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Overpriced best-sellers: how does Apple do it?
Posted on April 21, 2011 by Carolyn Thomas
There are PC users, but Mac enthusiasts. I'm one of them. I've owned Apple computers since the mid 1980s with my first used Apple IIC desktop (see left). So on August 24, 1995, when Bill Gates unveiled Microsoft's 32-bit operating system for PCs called Windows 95, (remember the Rolling Stones singing "Start Me Up" over images of their new Start Button?) we Apple fans just yawned:
"Click and drag? Oh, whoop-de-doo. We've been doing that for years…"
Windows 95 was like Mac 84. And today, Fortune magazine's annual list of Most-Admired Companies – for the fourth year in a row – is topped by Apple. It's a company on a roll. How do they do it?
In 1984, Apple launched its first Macintosh computer, and began building a reputation as a group of outsiders. Creative people thinking outside the box. In a world dominated by boring IBM clones and big DOS-boxes, the Mac was radically different than practically anything on the market at the time.
With this iconic "1984" television commercial (launched during the third quarter of the Super Bowl XVIII broadcast), Apple began to market their Macintosh brand, appealing to customers who appreciated the cool graphical touches and artistic details that the monospaced text of DOS could not provide.
The Mac was definitely a breakthrough, according to tech journalist Kevin Maney:
"It made computing simple for non-techies. It compares with the first jet airliner, the Boeing 707, which revolutionized air transport and influenced the entire range of jets we fly today. The Mac made computing truly personal. It made an inaccessible process human. It was, perhaps, more like the arrival of the telephone in an era when communications happened by Morse Code tapped over telegraph lines. Or the first Kodak camera in 1888, bringing photography to the masses at a time when the art required fragile equipment and harsh chemicals."
And even when the popularity of Windows began overshadowing their market share, Apple chose to strategically simplify their machines and begin marketing to users, stressing easy setup and simple, attractive – even colourful – design. Today of course, even though many people may still consider the Windows and Mac operating systems to be either/or options, a growing number are like me, choosing to run both on our Macs.
Even PC World staff writers Narasu Rebbapragada and Alan Stafford raved:
"Most computers look like they were designed by manufacturers of low-end office furniture, but Macs are so beautiful that they'd probably be fixtures in movies and on TV even if product placement didn't exist. And Apple is so basically innovative an organization that it essentially serves as the R&D arm of the entire technology industry."
They added that the Mac's operating system "will make Windows users jealous." And what's not to love about the fact that, if you're on a Mac, you're safe from real-world viruses, worms, Trojans, and most other baddies? (They do warn, of course, not to run Windows via Boot Camp or Parallels, and who can forget those iPods shipped a few years back that did contain a nasty worm? But generally, it seems that malware writers seem to be focusing their evil attention elsewhere.)
As management consultant and former editor of the Harvard Business Review Thomas A. Stewart explained this month in BNet News, a company on a roll like Apple gathers investors, groupies, and explainers.
"The company's blistering pace of new product releases has continued to set the bar high for tech companies across the board."
And that was published even before the iPad 2 was unveiled.
Wired magazine observed that Apple's retail stores seem to exert what they called a "gravitational pull" on shoppers. Nearly 30% of shoppers who pass within 25 feet of an Apple Store are drawn inside, according to a survey by analyst Gene Munster at the investment bank Piper Jaffray. Is this because visiting one of Apple's 170 worldwide locations, like the gorgeous 24-hour Fifth Avenue glass cube store in New York City, is such a memorable experience?
Apple stores are unbelievably profitable, say the pundits at Wired. These stores average $4,000 per square foot in sales, compared to the North American retail sales average which is a little over $300 per square foot. Gary Allen, who runs ifoAppleStore, which closely tracks Apple's retail chain, explains:
"They are way off the scale from other retailers. Apple sells small, high-priced goods, but they are still selling a lot of product for the retail space they have."
Allen adds that Apple's total sales last year topped $65.22 billion, of which over $14 billion was net profit.
UPDATE: May 3, 2011: Apple today announced record fiscal 2011 second quarter revenue of $24.67 billion and record second quarter net profit of $5.99 billion. These results compare to revenue of $13.50 billion and net quarterly profit of $3.07 billion in the year-ago quarter. Apple's CEO Steve Jobs said:
"With quarterly revenue growth of 83% and profit growth of 95%, we're firing on all cylinders. We will continue to innovate on all fronts throughout the remainder of the year."
Over the years, like many other Mac "enthusiasts", I've done my bit to help Apple's bottom line by upgrading on memorable occasions throughout my writing/PR working life, including my darling Bondi Blue turquoise iMac desktop in the 90s, and last year's MacBook Pro, my first-ever laptop.
The love affair continues…
THE NAG'S DISCLAIMER:
Unfortunately, I have not received any financial incentives or free computers from Apple despite writing such nice things about their products.
NEWS UPDATE: October 5, 2011 – Apple founder Steve Jobs Dies – "We are here to put a dent in the universe". Here's how MacWorld described his legacy:
The Apple II, the world's first mass-produced personal computer.
The Macintosh, the basis for almost every single personal computer interface on the planet today.
Pixar, one of the most successful movie studios of all time.
The iPod and iTunes, which transformed the music industry and changed how we listen to music.
The iPhone, which upended the stagnant cellphone industry and created the concept of a modern smartphone.
And the iPad, which defines a category and pays off the original Mac's promise of being a "computer for the rest of us."
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5 thoughts on "Overpriced best-sellers: how does Apple do it?"
Ramon on April 23, 2011 at 7:53 am said:
I too am one of those Mac "enthusiasts". I think those
"I'm a PC" ads somehow got it right. Macs are cool to use, let's face it… 😉
Tech Guy on April 25, 2011 at 7:04 am said:
I don't get it. For half the price you could get a perfectly good laptop that does the job. Only difference, the PC doesn't have the "cool" factor that seems so important to so many.
Kate on May 11, 2011 at 5:18 am said:
My first Mac was a second hand 512k with a dot matrix printer which cost a grand total of $2,500. Mac is essential for anyone in publishing but I can't imagine using anything else, even though the hard drive on my iMac desktop recently crashed.
I think a big part of the attraction, apart from design and ease of use, is brilliant customer service. If you have a problem you can go in and get it assessed at no charge and when you buy a new product you get one-on-one help to set it up.
Carolyn Thomas on May 11, 2011 at 4:30 pm said:
I've had the same experience with Mac customer service here, Kate. My local guys seem to live, breathe, eat and sleep Macs, unfailingly curious and generous.
Customer Relationship Management on June 3, 2011 at 5:00 am said:
Apple is reportedly planning to shepherd its existing iTunes subscribers into the company's upcoming iCloud service, by initially offering them to make the online pilgrimage at no cost.


The right-hander strikes out a season-high 14 as the Brewers narrowly avoid being shut out for the eighth time in the first six weeks of the season.
A day after riding a couple home runs — including an improbable blast by Brent Suter — to a one-run victory over reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber, the Milwaukee Brewers saw their offensive struggles return.
Carlos Carrasco was good the first couple innings, got dialed in by the third and in total control the rest of the way as the Brewers completed their brief five-game homestand with a 6-2 matinee defeat at Miller Park.
Carrasco, a nine-year veteran, struck out a season-high 14 in a 117-pitch, complete game with Milwaukee scoring once apiece in the seventh and the ninth to narrowly avoid tying their 2017 season total of eight shutouts just six weeks into 2018.
"Tough," said third baseman Travis Shaw, first to get the Brewers on the board in the seventh with his RBI groundout. "Spotting his pitches. Slider was really good today. I think that was pretty evident with some of the swings we had throughout the day. He pitched all nine.
"We were kind of waiting to get to the 'pen, but he was in total control from the get-go."
Lorenzo Cain singled to lead off the day for the Brewers and Jonathan Villar singled in the second. After that, it was almost all swings and misses as Carrasco settled in.
The right-hander struck out the side in the third and the fourth, and struck out the final two batters he faced in the fifth. Domingo Santana was the lone Milwaukee hitter to make contact over that span, and he grounded to second base.
Brewers starter Junior Guerra was just as sharp until the fourth, when the Indians doubled, singled, doubled and then got a three-run home run from Tyler Naquin to hand Carrasco a 4-0 lead that proved to be more than enough.
A Francisco Lindor home run off Corey Knebel to start the seventh stretched Cleveland's lead to 5-0 before Milwaukee finally got to Carrasco.
Christian Yelich and Jesús Aguilar each singled, and Shaw drove in Yelich with his grounder to make it 5-1 and avert the shutout bid. Carrasco kept the Brewers right there, though, following Shaw's grounder with strikeouts of Santana and Villar.
Carrasco helped his own cause by singling in a run in the ninth, then took the mound in the bottom half with his pitch total at 96. Cain doubled to lead off, moved to third on a Yelich grounder and scored on an Aguilar sacrifice fly before Carrasco fanned Shaw to end it.
It was the 10th complete game of Carrasco's career and second this season. He also became the first Cleveland pitcher to throw multiple complete games this early in the year since Justin Masterson in 2013.
Carrasco's six straight strikeouts in the third and fourth fell one shy of tying the Indians franchise record, set by Kluber in 2014 and he struck out every batter he faced at least once aside from Hernán Pérez, who entered the game in the eighth.
"He can throw his slider for strikes and for (tough) balls," Aguilar said. "It's tough when he's got that two-seamer, too. It's a tough adjustment with the slider. He threw all his pitches for strikes. He was dominating the strike zone with every pitch.
"A good day for him."
All things considered a split against Kluber and Carrasco was a satisfactory outcome, although the continued lack of offense remains troubling.
"Coming in here we knew this was going to be a tough series with Kluber and Carrasco," said Shaw. "One out of two is OK. You'd like to win both, but we'll take one out of two against those two."
Save for the four-run fourth, it wasn't a terrible outing for Guerra. He allowed six hits and two walks but struck out nine — the second-highest total of his career — and in general looked much sharper than he did in his previous outing.
"Junior threw the ball really well, he really did," said Counsell. "He struck out five the first time through. They got a little rally going and he kind of hung a split with some guys on base. He throws that pitch with nobody on base maybe it's a one-run inning, or a two-run inning and we are right in the game.
The Brewers now head out on a second consecutive three-city road trip. This one will be more challenging, as it begins with four games at Colorado and finishes with three at Arizona and three at Minnesota.
All three teams made the playoffs last season. The Rockies and Diamondbacks are currently 1-2 in the National League West while the Twins are two games under .500 but still in second place in the AL Central, a game behind the Indians.
"(Bench coach) Pat Murphy always says there are no Western Illinois on the schedule," Counsell said. "You take the series as they come and you move on. The Indians are a really good baseball team and we faced their two best pitchers and we got a split.


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Crisis counseling for urgent concerns; available 24 hours a day.
Counseling for an evaluation and brief counseling for students.
Consultation and Outreach for faculty, staff, parents or students who are concerned about a Stanford student.
Below is a list of potentially helpful online mental health resources. The CAPS clinicians have worked to pre-screen different online-based resources and phone apps that could benefit Stanford students. As always, students should use discretion in deciding which of these resources are helpful.
Joyable is an online-based treatment for social anxiety that utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy. In addition to learning skills to conquer social anxiety through the online platform, the program also utilizes personalized coaching through phone, text or email to support users' experience of the intervention and progress. Beginning in February 2016, Joyable will be running a free trial for Stanford students.
MoodGYM is a free, innovative, interactive web program designed to help people with depression and anxiety. It consists of five modules, an interactive game, anxiety and depression assessments, downloadable relaxation audio, a workbook and feedback assessment.
Using flash diagrams and online exercises, MoodGYM teaches the principles of cognitive behavior therapy—an evidence-based treatment for depression. It also demonstrates the relationship between thoughts and emotions, and works through dealing with stress and relationship break-ups, as well as teaching relaxation and meditation techniques.
The MARC center's site contains information about online mindfulness meditation classes and also free guided meditations.
1) Windhover is a venue designed specifically to promote mindfulness/meditation, and they offer a beginning meditation sessions. The teacher for the session may have additional knowledge of resources for further continued classes or training.
2) Redwood City Insight Meditation Center teaches meditation and mindfulness. Gil Frondsdal, the Director, has a PhD from Stanford. While grounded in Buddhist philosophy, the center is open to all people. From the website: "IMC welcomes anyone and everyone who has an interest in the teachings and practices we offer. We aspire for our community to represent the wide range of diversity found in our society. IMC is intended to be a spiritual home for everyone who practices here." The center has downloadable talks, so that you can listen and try out for yourself the style of teaching before deciding whether or not to visit the center. There are no fees for this center.
About IMC. The Insight Meditation Center is a community-based, urban refuge for the teachings and practice of insight (mindfulness, vipassana) meditation.
4) Compassion Cultivation Training is offered regularly at C-CARE and is based in, and provides, mindfulness training. There is a fee for the class.
6) Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction at Stanford – regular 8 week courses offered year-round. There is a fee for the class.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). April 7, 2015, 7:00 PM. Li Ka Shing Learning Center, Room 130.
A free app developed at John Hopkins University that can be used to track your daily mood. Features include tracking through text message and sharing data with your doctors or other health care professionals.
A popular and engaging meditation app that allows users to learn the basic principles of meditation and guides you through meditation exercises.
A "science-based happiness" app that engages users through games and activities in learning how to overcome stress and worry and increase daily happiness.


IOMAX Paris Air Show 2015 Press Release | IOMAX USA, Inc.
IOMAX, based in Mooresville, North Carolina USA is introducing a new armed reconnaissance variant of the Thrush S2R-T660 turboprop at the 2015 Paris Air Show. The design and development of the aircraft, trademarked the Archangel, began in November of 2012 and builds on IOMAX's history of delivering the only currently fielded, heavy precision strike / Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) equipped Border Patrol Airplane (BPA) in the world.
The employment of the first generation BPA developed by IOMAX, based on the Air Tractor (AT-802), proved to be a force multiplier for a Middle East customer. The idea to convert the airplane's two greatest strengths, its ability to carry an extremely large payload with its simplicity of design, fulfilled a critical void which had existed in the aviation battle space for decades. Although the strategy of designing and employing an extremely sophisticated precision strike / ISR capability on board an aircraft designed for agricultural spray operations seemed to contradict current worldwide trends towards unmanned air vehicles, the concept has proven extremely effective in various combat environments over the past five years.
During the process of fielding the first generation BPA, IOMAX encountered several limiting factors, as would be expected with any first generation product. During the integration of the Block 1 and 2 AT-802 based BPAs, the aircraft mission capability was hindered due to the many modifications required to transform the aircraft from a crop duster to a medium altitude, weaponized, ISR platform. During this developmental process, it became obvious that in order to maximize the many benefits associated with this type of airplane – such as simplicity of design and the ability to carry large amounts of fuel and weapons – the design and integration process should run parallel to the manufacturing process. This would allow the airplane to be purpose-built around the mission versus the mission being built around the capabilities and limitations of the airplane.
"We wanted to design and offer our clients an affordable platform for the border security mission which would holistically address the performance and safety deficiencies of the first generation BPA. In order to achieve this in the future, we realized that we would have to partner with the aircraft manufacturer throughout the design, integration and manufacturing processes," explained Ron Howard, IOMAX President and CEO.
To this end, IOMAX selected Thrush Aircraft's S2R-T660 aircraft as the basis for the next generation BPA. IOMAX also established an exclusive relationship with Thrush Aircraft and jointly invested in the design and development of the Archangel, the next generation, purpose-built BPA.
The Archangel's design supports air component requirements for counterinsurgency (COIN), armed reconnaissance (AR), close air support (CAS), forward air control (airborne) (FAC(A)) and combat search and rescue (CSAR). It is a very affordable platform with low acquisition cost and a typical flying hour cost well below $1,000. The Archangel has commonality in communications, datalinks and weapons with other military aircraft around the world. This provides for interoperability and reduces the cost of acquisition, sustainment and integration with partner nations. Communications options include at least three secure radios, HF radio and streaming video datalink compatible with the Remote Operated Video Enhanced Receiver (ROVER).
The Archangel is uniquely equipped with a high performance EO/IR reconnaissance and targeting capability combining a suite of precision strike weapons that can execute precision strike missions with low collateral damage against both moving and fixed targets. The EO/IR system allows for wide area search and also magnification for identification. The Archangel carries munitions similar to existing fixed wing attack aircraft and helicopters, including 2.75" (70 mm) Laser Guided Missiles, Hellfire AGM-114 Missiles, and GBU-58 and GBU-12 Paveway II Laser Guided Bombs.
With all six wing store stations carrying weapons, the Archangel provides the ability to engage a broad spectrum of both soft and hard targets. From patrol boats to ground vehicles, the Archangel provides the crew the means to locate, identify, track, destroy and conduct battle damage assessment. Load out examples include 48 precision laser guided 2.75" missiles or 12 Hellfire missiles or 6 Paveway II guided MK81 or MK82 bombs. No current military platforms are known to accommodate this variety of weapons needed for the precision strike and CAS roles.
IOMAX is a privately held company located in Mooresville, North Carolina and employs 150 personnel.


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Submitted by Peter Lumb on Wed, 2021-09-29 13:47
The Sustainability Team have been working with the University Farm to install a slurry-fuelled Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant at the Farm. The plant is now up and running and, in the month of August, was the second most efficient system of its size in Europe!
The AD plant was built to order by Belgium-based Biolectric and was delivered to the Farm in early June. The assembly team, who travelled with the plant, spent three days transforming the flat pack into a fully constructed reactor (and you thought IKEA furniture was complicated!). The plant began operating in July with a starter culture from a local AD plant to encourage the 'right sort' of microbes. The system works by collecting fresh slurry from the dairy cows which is pumped into an insulated, sealed tank. In here, the microbes (which also naturally occur in the slurry) are allowed to multiply in the warm conditions. They feed on the food material contained in the slurry producing methane as a biproduct. The methane is collected, scrubbed and pumped through to the shipping container pictured below.
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Here, two engines burn this gas to generate electricity to power the Farm. Once all the food from the slurry has been consumed this digestate is pumped into one of the normal slurry towers and is applied to the grass fields to boost the grass growth. This grass is then harvested and 'pickled' to produce silage which is fed to the cows throughout the year. It's important to remember that methane is produced naturally from slurry, but the controlled conditions of the reactor mean that as this is collected and burnt it reduces the CO2e (Carbon Dioxide equivalent) and produces green electricity for the Farm.
July 2021 showed steady signs of increased electricity production and in the month of August, it was the second most efficient system of its size in Europe (out of approximately 315 installations!). The graph below shows the electricity consumption of the whole Farm, month by month, showing 2020 in green and 2021 in blue. It clearly shows the impact of the AD plant generating electricity in July and being operational in August and September.
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Stay tuned throughout the year to hear how the plant performs during the colder months and for more information on how this green electricity is helping the Farm with their circular economy aims.
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Welcome to New Jerusalem C.O.G.I.C.
CHURCH HISTORY.
New Jerusalem Church Of God In Christ is one of America's premier churches. Bishop Barnett Karl Thoroughgood was inspired by God as a teenage sanctified preacher to begin a work among youth.
Reared in Holiness all his life, Thoroughgood knew the life changing power of Jesus Christ and wanted to share it with all, especially his peers. So moved, he began to hold prayer meetings where young people like himself could fellowship together. The prayer meeting became known as the Youth Consecration Band (YCB). The YCB met every Saturday night in the living room of the home of the Late Mother Elsie Tann, which still stands on South Birdneck Road to this day.
Being led of God, on the first Sunday in January 1970, Bishop Thoroughgood opened a small three-room flat top building that was previously a community store as a house of worship. On the opening Sunday, two men were extended the right hand of fellowship as the first two members of the New Jerusalem Holiness Church. It wasn't long before word began to spread and people packed that little building. Soon remodeling began with the knocking out of a wall to double the size of the sanctuary.
In May of 1971, just a year and four months after the initial launch of the church in a threeroom flat, construction began on a third sanctuary. The capacity for this new structure would seat approximately 100 hundred persons. Later that year the sanctuary was completed and New Jerusalem officially became affiliated with the Church Of God In Christ (COGIC). The Late Bishop David C. Love, Presiding Prelate of the First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, State of Virginia, COGIC, came to dedicate the church as the New Jerusalem Church Of God In Christ.
During the years 1972-1974, the congregation continued to grow. When visitors attended services, there was standing room only. New Jerusalem moved to the Second Jurisdiction, State of Virginia, under the leadership of Bishop Samuel L. Green, Jr. Elder Thoroughgood became the District Superintendent of the Virginia Beach District, Second Jurisdiction and New Jerusalem became the district Headquarters. In 1975 the church began to expand, and new construction began to increase seating capacity by more than 200 seats.
Between 1979-1983 funds were raised to purchase surrounding properties. In 1983 the foundation was laid for a 1.6 million dollar project. In 1988, though not complete, we began having worship services in the new sanctuary due to a large influx of members. The church has continued to grow becoming an integral part of the greater Hampton Roads religious community. Our church continues to serve the needs of the community at large. The STOP Organization, a federally funded community action program for the entire city of Virginia Beach is housed a New Jerusalem. The social ministries of the church remain active, providing for those in need until funds are exhausted. As the only full-time church in the area, New Jerusalem continues to meet the spiritual needs of congregants as well as residents of the community on a daily basis. Under the leadership of Bishop Thoroughgood, New Jerusalem has become a nationally known church as well as internationally for the mission work in the country of Haiti.
At present, we have more than 1800 members, 1100 active, and more than 500 families. The organizational structure of the church has grown to include several departments and auxiliaries. Today five pastors, five elders, six ministers, twenty-three deacons, and nearly fifty missionaries – ranging from junior to licensed evangelists – serve our church. In 2004 we completed a new fellowship hall, and in 2005 we will begin construction on a new chapel, administrative and educational annex. As of 2006, Bishop has outlined his vision which calls for a Christian academy, women's shelter, daycare center, and a family life center. For thirty-six years, the New Jerusalem Church Of God In Christ has served as a beacon for countless numbers of lives. Its effects have been felt around the world. From a three room flat to a 1700 seat auditorium we've trod, and there's more to come. We are ambassadors of faith, love and deliverance, encouraging all we meet — FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS.
As you navigate through the website, utilize this empowering tool to learn about our church history, our founder, the Bishop Barnett Karl Thoroughgood, and our calendar of events. You can also donate to the ministry and use our Text Message option to link directly to our ministry and be updated on services, events, and other information that will keep you connected to this fellowship. We will continuously improve our site and add additional links in an effort to serve you better (or better serve you).
I extend an invitation to you and your family and friends to join us for a life changing, Spirit-filled worship experience. New Jerusalem Church is a Holy Ghost driven ministry dedicated to transforming lives through the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
We are determined to make a positive impact upon the city of Virginia Beach by creating an atmosphere where all individuals and families can grow and flourish and discover God's plan for their lives. On behalf of the New Jerusalem Church Family thank you for visiting our website.
Bishop Barnett Karl Thoroughgood
Founding Pastor
Celebrating the life & legacy of Bishop Barnett Karl…
Celebrating the life & legacy of Bishop Barnett Karl Thoroughgood. Bishop Barnett Karl Thoroughgood was called home to glory on February 5, 2012, shortly after delivering an impassioned sermon to his beloved congregation at New Jerusalem Church of God in Christ in Virginia Beach and after a lifetime of faithful service to God. He was the son of John Thomas Thoroughgood, a preacher, and his wife, Mildred B. Cooper Thoroughgood. Barnett Thoroughgood began to preach and teach others at a young age, becoming licensed as a minister and ordained an elder in the church of God in Christ while he was a teenager by Bishop David C. Love in 1970. Barnett Thoroughgood founded the New Jerusalem Church of God in Christ with two members in the Seatack community. He was officially appointed the pastor of the church two years later. Under Bishop Thoroughgood's inspired leadership, New Jerusalem Church of God in Christ grew in faith and numbers, becoming one of the largest churches in Virginia Beach at the time of his passing with a wide variety of missions to serve the greater community.
Bishop Thoroughgood served the Church of God in Christ denomination in various capacities and most recently as Second Administrative Assistant to Bishop Samuel L. Green, Jr., and District Superintendent of the Virginia Beach District. He took an active role in community affairs, serving on the Virginia Beach Planning Commission and working alongside community leaders and city officials to help those in need. Throughout his life, Bishop Thoroughgood pursued knowledge and education, graduating from Union Kempsville High School, earning bachelors and masters of divinity degrees from Norfolk Theological Seminary and College, and receiving certificates from Boston University School of Theology and other institutions. He earned numerous awards and accolades for his distinguished service to the church and community, including two honorary doctorates, the American Legion Distinguished Achievement Award, and resolutions, certificates, and proclamations from various entities.
Bishop Thoroughgood touched the lives of countless individuals over the course of his remarkable life and ended his days as he lived them, sharing his love while teaching and preaching to others. He will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife of 39 years, Mother Ernestine Thoroughgood; children, Bertram, Emmanuel, Jonnathan, and Mekia, and their families; numerous other family members and friends; the children that he and Mother Thoroughgood adopted, and helped through the Social Services Foster Care Program; the congregation of New Jerusalem Church of God in Christ in Virginia Beach Va.; and the National Church of God in Christ family.
Even though the body of Christ is saddened by the loss of our beloved spiritual and community leader, Bishop Barnett Karl Thoroughgood taught the members of New Jerusalem Church of God in Christ to live a life of Holiness, have a heart of forgiveness and live a Godly life on Earth so we can not only see him again, but we will see the face of King Jesus and rest in our eternal home in Heaven.
Elder Adam Lavell Thourogood Sr.
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Elder Adam Lavell Thourogood, Sr. was born June 18,…
Elder Adam Lavell Thourogood, Sr. was born June 18, 1970 in Virginia Beach, Virginia to Mr. Otis Olando Thourogood Sr. and Mrs. Sylvia Patricia Thourogood. He received his educational training through the Virginia Beach City School system and is a graduate of First Colonial High School. He attends Tidewater Community College and is pursuing his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and a degree in Theology. Under the leadership of his uncle, the Bishop Barnett Karl Thoroughgood, Elder Thourogood accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal savior at the age of seven years old. He served faithfully at New Jerusalem as a choir member, a member of the youth department, the usher board, the acolytes, and the junior ministers training core. Elder Thourogood was licensed as a minister on January 2, 1994. Elder Thourogood along with some of his close friends in Christ were named "The Sons of Thunder" by the late Bishop Barnett K. Thoroughgood because of their zeal and explosiveness to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ. They were later ordained as Elders in the Church of God in Christ by the Prelate of the Virginia 2nd Jurisdiction Bishop Samuel L. Green Jr. on August 16, 1998. While his constituents in the gospel moved on to be pastors in ministry, Elder Thourogood remained faithful in serving diligently at the New Jerusalem COGIC. While serving he was promoted as one of the assistant pastors and was appointed as Pastor of Ministry, which oversees all ministries of the church. He started the school of ministry, which was designed to develop the young ministers in the church doctrines and ordinances of the church. This was implemented to prepare them for ordination. Elder Thourogood was the chairman of the Young Adult Fellowship founded by Bishop Thoroughgood. The purpose of the Young Adult Fellowship was to effectively train young men and women on how to live a life of single piety. He was then enrolled in the School of the Prophets founded by Bishop B.K. Thoroughgood.
Elder Thourogood served in the United States Army from 1989-1993 and was employed with the City of Virginia Beach for 15 years. Inspired by the prophecy of Prophet Kevin J. Harris, he in faith, resigned from the City of Virginia Beach to pursue his own business. He is now President and Founder of ACTGOOD, Inc., which partners with FedEx Ground parcel & delivery services. Because of his pride in the quarter in the Piedmont region and also was invited to a "Best in the business Banquet" to meet with FedEx Ground top officials. ActGood, Inc.currently employs six employees.
Pastor Adam has been married to Lady Charmyn Thourogood for twenty two years. Together they have parented six children, Adam Jr. (A.J), Charnell, Jessica, Aaron, James, and William. He is the second child of six siblings, OtisJr. (Lisa), Karl (Vanessa), Katinee (Hollis), Andre, Amy (Seth), Patrece (Jason), with a host of nieces, nephews and one great nephew. His godmother, Mrs. Sharon McAllister has played a vital role, and is a great influence, in his life.
On May 19th 2012, Elder Adam Thourogood was officially appointed to the office of Senior Pastor of the New Jerusalem Church of God in Christ, where he has followed in the footsteps of the Founder, and continues to fulfill the dream that was set for this ministry. Elder Adam is a man that seeks the heart God. He has a heart for God, His people, and the ministry. The vision that God has birthed in him is that of developing men and women in their spiritual, financial, and physical lives. He passionately seeks to spread love among the body of Christ and the world. If he could be described in one scripture, it would be the sentiments of David in Psalms 37:23-24: "The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the Lord upholds him with his hand."
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Pastor Waddee "YD" B. Thoroughgood was born in the…
Pastor Waddee "YD" B. Thoroughgood was born in the Fall of 1951 to the late Missionary Mildred Beatrice Cooper and the late Pastor John Thomas Thoroughgood in Virginia Beach, VA. Dr. Thoroughgood attended Union Kempsville High School and graduated from First Colonial High School. Dr. Thoroughgood is a Vietnam Veteran of Honorable mention.
He is a past student of Regent and Hampton Universities. He attended Tidewater Community College, where he obtained an Associate's Degree in Community and Social Services with emphasis on Social Work. He received a Doctorate of Divinity Degree from Rhema Seminary and Bible College. In 2006, he received a Doctorate Degree in Theology. He is an Old Testament scholar. Pastor Thoroughgood has received numerous awards and recognition locally and abroad.
Pastor Thoroughgood served under the leadership of his father at Bright Star C.O.G.I.C., now Church of the Advent. Pastor Thoroughgood not only assisted his father, in the capacity of adjutant, he was a Deacon, and later an Elder under his father's ministry. After the sudden death of his father, in 1979, Bishop Samuel L. Green appointed him Pastor of Bright Star C.O.G.I.C.
Following the leading of the Lord, Pastor Thoroughgood changed the name of the church to Church of the Advent, which means "Church of the coming of the Lord." Under the Leadership of Pastor Thoroughgood, Church of the Advent acquired an edifice for worship in the Bells Mill section of Chesapeake, VA.
The Lord gave him the theme for the church: "It is through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fell not…" (Lamentations 3:22). Thereafter, the Lord gave Pastor Thoroughgood the mission statement of the church: "Declaring the truth and the power of Jesus Christ with excellency; challenging believers to live victoriously, grow spiritually, know God intimately, in preparation for the coming of the Lord."
Currently, Pastor Thoroughgood serves as Superintendent of the Virginia Beach District, National Adjutant Overseer of the Church of God In Christ, and Vice-President of the Virginia Beach Minister's Forum. He is the past president of the Virginia Beach Minister's Forum, past committee member of the Virginia Beach Ethnic Relations Committee and Chaplain of the Virginia Beach Police Department.
Pastor Thoroughgood married Shylene Smith Thoroughgood in August of 1971. Four children were born of this union: Jennifer Thoroughgood (deceased), Díyan Ward, Yvette Thoroughgood, and Waddee B. Thoroughgood, Jr. Pastor Thoroughgood also has five grandchildren. Pastor Thoroughgood is a loving husband and father. He is a philanthropist and is concerned with the enhancement of mankind.
On May 19th 2012, Elder Adam Thourogood was officially appointed to the office of Senior Pastor of the New Jerusalem Church of God in Christ, where he has followed in the footsteps of the Founder, and continues to fulfill the dream that was set for this ministry.
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Zach Ziemek (born February 23, 1993) is an American athlete competing in the decathlon. Ziemek won the bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene with a personal best score of 8676  In 2021 he finished 6th at the Tokyo Olympics. He represented his country at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, where he finished 15th. Ziemek finished 7th in the decathlon at the 2016 Olympics.

Career
At the 2020 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) Ziemek came third behind Garrett Scantling and Steve Bastien (athlete) with an Olympic qualifying score to earn a spot at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. At the trials, Ziemek set the world record in the decathlon jumping events with performances of 7.74 in the long jump, 2.14 in the high jump, and 5.55 in the pole vault. Only three other men have ever gone higher in an 8000+pt decathlon: Erki Nool (5.60m in his 8628, 1998), Aleksandr Averbukh (5.60m in his 8084, 1997) and Timothy Bright (5.70m in his 8216, 1988)

His main personal bests are 8471 points in the decathlon (Eugene 2021) and 6173 points in the indoor heptathlon (Birmingham 2016).

Ziemek resides in Sun Prairie, WI and trains at his alma mater the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  He is coached by Nate Davis, assistant coach for the Wisconsin track & field team. He is married to Victoria Paulson Ziemek.

Competition record

Personal bests
Outdoor
 100 metres – 10.55 (0.0 m/s) (Tokyo 2021)
 400 metres – 49.04 (Eugene 2016)
 1500 metres – 4:40.05 (Athens 2021)
 110 metres hurdles – 14.29 (+1.6 m/s) (Madison 2017)
 High jump – 2.14 (Eugene 2021)
 Pole vault – 5.55 (Eugene 2021)
 Long jump – 7.73 (+1.7 m/s) (Eugene 2014)
 Shot put – 14.99 (Tokyo 2021)
 Discus throw – 50.90 (Des Moines 2018)
 Javelin throw – 60.92 (Rio de Janeiro 2016)
 Decathlon – 8471 (Eugene 2021)
Indoor
 60 metres – 6.75 (Birmingham 2016)
 1000 metres – 2:48.25 (Geneva, OH 2013)
 60 metres hurdles – 8.03 (Iowa City 2018)
 High jump – 2.06 (Geneva, OH 2013)
 Pole vault – 5.40 (Fayetteville 2013)
 Long jump – 7.48 (Birmingham 2016)
 Shot put – 14.53 (Birmingham 2016)
 Heptathlon – 6173 (Birmingham 2016)

References

1993 births
Living people
People from Itasca, Illinois
Track and field athletes from Chicago
American male decathletes
Wisconsin Badgers men's track and field athletes
World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
World Athletics Championships medalists
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Darkness falls upon the land. Blood-curdling screams are heard in the distance. Is it a werewolf attack? The zombie apocalypse? No, something far more sinister…The Bar Exam.
On this Halloween, I want to tell you the spine-chilling tale of The Bar Examiner. A great many law school graduates have fallen victim to this blood-thirsty fiend. Some have survived to tell the tale, while others have disappeared from the legal profession, never to be seen again.
Does The Bar Examiner possess supernatural powers? If by supernatural, you mean having the power to destroy your dreams of becoming a licensed attorney, then I'm afraid the answer is "yes". While The Bar Examiner cannot damn you straight to the fires of hell, it can send you to purgatory where you would exist in an agonizing state of limbo between law school and the practice of law.
Does this monster get its evil powers direct from Satan? Well, not exactly. The Bar Examiner derives its authority from your state's Office of Bar Admissions. How does it exercise such evil powers over innocent law school graduates? By giving you a score that does not reflect your true knowledge and ability on the essays and MPT (Multistate Performance Test).
Just like vampires and werewolves can turn you into one of their kind with a single bite, the attorneys who grade your bar exam answers can transform you into one of their own with a single stroke of their red pen. But, before they will bestow their powers upon you, they must deem you worthy enough to join their ranks. Therefore, you must prove that you can think and express yourself like a member of the legal profession.
Answer essay questions in the time allotted. Just like a vampire racing back to his coffin before the coming sunrise, time is not on your side when you are taking the bar exam. Therefore, you must practice writing essay and MPT answers under timed conditions to be sure that you will succeed in writing complete answers under the tremendous time pressures of the actual exam.
What will it take to appease The Bar Examiner? A human sacrifice? Your first-born child? No. To satisfy this monster you must organize your answer in a way that is pleasing to the grader and makes his or her job easier by responding to the issues in a logical order. Use complete sentences and paragraphs that are responsive to the call of the question. Respond to all parts of the question and avoid angering the grader by raising issues that are not responsive to the call of the question.
Like a silver bullet or a stake through the heart, The Bar Examiner does have a weakness: the IRAC method. If you use it effectively to identify key issues, cite relevant RULES of black-letter law, analyze facts, and reason to a lawyer-like conclusion then IRAC will be your silver bullet. Use it to craft an answer that leaves The Bar Examiner no choice but to give you a passing score.
On Halloween, zombies roam the earth in search of human brains. Similarly, bar exam graders are seeking evidence that you have a brain (and know how to use it). Therefore, they are not simply looking for the "right" answer. Instead they want an essay that demonstrates your ability to engage in legal thought and analysis. The value of your answer is not based upon the conclusion reached, but rather your understanding of the facts, recognition of the issues, use of applicable principles of law, and the reasoning by which you arrive at your conclusion.
If you follow my advice, you just might live to tell the tale of the day you crossed paths with The Bar Examiner!
The bar exam requires you to write essays on a variety of legal subjects. The best way to prepare is to get a hold of recent exams and write as many practice essays as you can under timed conditions. Then review your answers by comparing them with sample answers. However, when asked whether they wrote practice essays, students who failed the exam often answer "no" or "not many". Instead they spent the bulk of their study time simply memorizing the law.
The bar exam does not simply test your knowledge of black-letter law (that would be too easy). What it really tests is your ability to apply the law to various fact patterns by responding to the call of the question in a lawyer-like fashion. You cannot learn this vital skill by simply memorizing and reviewing the law (what I call "passive" studying).
There is only so much you can learn from staring at an outline. Until you understand how a legal concept can be applied to a bar exam fact pattern, you have not truly mastered that concept for bar exam purposes.
Instead of passively reviewing the law, you must actually sit down and write practice essay answers under timed conditions. Then you must take the time to compare your answers with sample answers to discover what you missed and look for ways to improve. Your early efforts will usually be terrible. Do not get discouraged. This is part of the process and to be expected. It is the steady improvement that comes from learning from your mistakes that will carry to victory on the bar exam. Those who roll up their sleeves and engage in this process (what I call "active" studying) find that it yields fantastic results over time.
Every law student has heard of IRAC (Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion) but few know how to use it effectively. When used properly, the IRAC format demonstrates to the grader that you know what you are doing. Bar exam graders read hundreds of answers to the same question. After the first dozen or so, they have a pretty good idea of what they are looking for. If your answer does not conform to this template, you have just made the grader's job more difficult. Any frustration that the grader feels in deciphering your answer will be reflected in your grade.
Aside from not writing in IRAC form, the next most damaging thing you can do to sabotage your own essay grade is to not follow instructions. The bar examiners only want you to discuss certain issues in your essay answers. These issues are raised by the "call of the question", that portion of the question that tells you what is required to answer it. If you fail to address the question asked or if your answer goes beyond the scope of the question to discuss unrelated issues, you will annoy the grader and sabotage your own score.
Time management is a major factor in your essay writing success. One of the biggest mistakes that I see students make over and over on bar exam essays is to begin writing the moment they open their blue books. Instead, what they should be doing is using the first five or ten minutes of their allotted time on each essay to organize their thoughts and plan their answer. Most jurisdictions will provide scratch paper or at the very least permit you to make notes on the face of the question. Use this space to plan out your essay. No one will see these notes except you so do not worry what you write there. Simply get all of your ideas on paper in as few words as possible. Then number each idea in the order in which you plan to discuss it, leading with your most important issues first. Eliminate from your list any issues that do not fit the call of the question. This simple process will prevent you from wasting precious time and space on issues that are not going to earn you many points.
Do not assume (because the person grading your essay is an attorney) that you do not need to explain the relevant points of law (because, after all, he or she already knows what "res ipsa loquitur" means). Remember, it is not the grader's knowledge that is being tested here. It is yours. Therefore, you must act as if your reader knows very little about the issues tested and be sure to explain your answers fully. You cannot get credit for knowing something unless it actually appears in your answer.
If you choose to follow the numbered steps listed above, I have no doubt that you will achieve failure on the bar exam essays. But if you choose to follow my detailed advice instead, your chances of achieving a passing score on the bar exam essays will improve dramatically. Choose wisely!


A Pro Max SL standard tank water heater is designed to deliver an economical performance that can lower your energy bills and also provide long-lasting value. Featuring a 40-gallon tank and a 40,000 BTU gas burner, the GCR-40L Standard Vent delivers a first hour rating of 70 gallons and a recovery rate of 41 gallons per hour.
With any gas water heater, it heats water by burning either natural gas or LP (propane). Gas water heaters need a source of air and also need to be vented properly. Cold water enters the water heater through an internal "dip tube" which forces the cold water to the bottom of the tank and pushes hot water out through the outlet connection. This arrangement provides the most hot water for a given tank size. Most gas water heaters use a pilot light. The pilot light on some models also generates the power needed to operate an electronic gas valve. When cold water enters the tank, the temperature sensor on the gas control tells the main gas valve to open. Gas flows to the burner where it is lit by the pilot light. The air needed by the burner is supplied by the room where the water heater is installed. The exhaust gases are vented to the outside. When the proper temperature is reached, the main gas valve shuts off. Because water can corrode the steel tank, we glass line the inside of the tank and install an anode rod to help reduce corrosion. The temperature and pressure relief valve is a safety device designed to open if the internal temperature or pressure of the tank exceeds certain limits. Water heaters should be large enough to provide adequate hot water even when temperatures are cold and household demand is greatest.


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Q: Getting a bean with all its dependencies using Spring ServiceFactoryBean I have custom factory class to get a bean using Spring's service factory bean. However, the bean that I want to get from this factory bean, has nested bean dependencies. My question is how do I get a bean from this factory with all its nested dependencies met?
Spring Config :

<bean id="beanFactory"
    class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ServiceLocatorFactoryBean">
  <property name="serviceLocatorInterface" value="com.example.MyBeanFactory">
</bean>

Public class MyBean
    {
       JobBuilder builder;
    }

Public interface MyBeanFactory
    {
      MyBean getMyBean();
    }

Now when I do MyBeanFactory.getMyBean()... I want have to have MyBean instance that includes JobBuilde instance, inside it.

A: You can treat the implementation class as any other class in the Spring application - just autowire any dependencies that you need. One suggestion I have is to define an interface for the bean class. Example:
public interface MyBean {

  void doStuff();
}

Provide an implementation:
@Component("defaultMyBean")
public class DefaultMyBean {

  @Autowire
  JobBuilder jobBuilder;

  public void doStuff() {
   // do stuff with jobBuilder
  }
}

And then the factory interface:
public interface MyBeanFactory {

  MyBean getMyBean();
}

Configuration remains unchanged.

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Insurance Coverage Gap for People Living In Rural and Small Towns Compared with Metropolitan Areas Widens
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 • A report on healthcare access found the number of uninsured patients is on the rise in the 17 states that haven't expanded Medicaid. Florida is one of these states.
Intersection: SunRail Expansion
Tuesday, July 24, 2018 • SunRail is getting ready to roll out its Southern expansion. Trains will begin picking up passengers at four new stations for the Central Florida commuter rail system at Meadow Woods, Tupperware, downtown Kissimmee and Poinciana next week. John Mica, former central Florida congressman and chair of the house transportation committee, joins us to talk about what the expansion could mean for ridership along SunRail and for the future of the system.
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Intersection: Orlando International Airport's Multi-Modal Future
Tuesday, June 19, 2018 • Orlando International Airport's new terminal – where airlines will begin service in 2021 – is designed to connect rail service to the airport. But how soon will trains roll into the terminal? Greater Orlando Aviation Authority CEO Phil Brown and senior director of Public Affairs and Community Relations Carolyn Fennell join us to discuss expansion plans and the future that airport leaders envision as a multi-modal transport hub for Central Florida.
Florida Hospital Branches Out into Marion County with New Acquisition
Friday, April 20, 2018 • Adventist Health System is expanding into Marion County. It's adding Monroe Regional Medical Center.


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Q: Unable to validate Kubernetes cluster using Kops I am new to Kubernetes. I am using Kops to deploy my Kubernetes application on AWS. I have already registered my domain on AWS and also created a hosted zone and attached it to my default VPC.
Creating my Kubernetes cluster through kops succeeds. However, when I try to validate my cluster using kops validate cluster, it fails with the following error:

unable to resolve Kubernetes cluster API URL dns: lookup api.ucla.dt-api-k8s.com on 149.142.35.46:53: no such host

I have tried debugging this error but failed. Can you please help me out? I am very frustrated now.

A: From what you describe, you created a Private Hosted Zone in Route 53. The validation is probably failing because Kops is trying to access the cluster API from your machine, which is outside the VPC, but private hosted zones only respond to requests coming from within the VPC. Specifically, the hostname api.ucla.dt-api-k8s.com is where the Kubernetes API lives, and is the means by which you can communicate and issue commands to the cluster from your computer. Private Hosted Zones wouldn't allow you to access this API from the outside world (your computer).
A way to resolve this is to make your hosted zone public. Kops will automatically create a VPC for you (unless configured otherwise), but you can still access the API from your computer.

A: I encountered this last night using a kops-based cluster creation script that had worked previously.  I thought maybe switching regions would help, but it didn't.  This morning it is working again.  This feels like an intermittency on the AWS side.
So the answer I'm suggesting is:
When this happens, you may need to give it a few hours to resolve itself.  In my case, I rebuilt the cluster from scratch after waiting overnight.  I don't know whether or not it was necessary to start from scratch -- I hope not.

A: This is all I had to run:
kops export kubecfg (cluster name) --admin

This imports the "new" kubeconfig needed to access the kops cluster.

A: I came across this problem with an ubuntu box. What I did was to add the dns record in the hosted zone in route 53 to /etc/hosts.

A: Here is how I resolved the issue :
Looks like there is a bug with kops library though it shows
**Validation failed: unexpected error during validation: unable to resolve Kubernetes cluster API URL dns: lookup api **
when u try kops validate cluster  post waiting for 10-15 mins. Behind the scene the kubernetes cluster is up ! You can verify same by doing ssh in to master node of your kunernetes cluster as below

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*Go to page where u can ec2 instance and your k8's instances running

*copy "Public IPv4 address" of your master k8 node

*post login to ec2 instance on command prompt login to master node as below
ssh ubuntu@<<"Public IPv4 address" of your master k8 node>>

*Verify if you can see all node of k8 cluster with below command it should show your master node and worker node listed there
kubectl get nodes --all-namespaces


Hello friends, my name is in Majibul Hussain and in today's post, I will tell you how you can create a website or blog on a freeway.
When it becomes more popular you can also add a custom domain to it, If you have more difficulty reading it, you can see the video in which you will find the bottom.
The first thing you need to Create a Gmail ID. Once You Create Than Go To Blooger.com. on Blogger.com, then sign up with your Gmail ID there. After that, you can see that The Blogger say Put Your Web Address Blog has its address URL all the stuff Put on and take care of one thing that if you create a blog or a website from Blogger then it comes With Subdomains. It is also the method of removing Sub Domain. You have to buy the Custom domain, You can use the Subdomains until you start making good money.
When you create a blog, you should Need visitor And How You get Visitor. You can use social media to bring visitors. You can share posts and so on. You can share your blog on the social Site, and if you want more visitors, then you can Adword to promote your website.
You can put a post on any of the many ways such as How to Root Android Phone. You can put a lot of this method. You can add any Type Of Help Full Post from anywhere in the Technical field, after that, when your blog becomes more popular So you can Use Google Adsense To Monetize Your Site, it will start to make money. Start typing the article, so that more visitors will come.


We have happy and healthy Shiz Tzu puppies for sale in Florida. Choose and buy a purebred Shih Tzu puppy from Florida Pups in Sarasota, Tampa, Orlando, Port Charlotte, Fort Myers Florida.
Looking for a Shih Tzu puppy? You've come to the right place! Here at Florida Pups you can find teacup and AKC Shih Tzu puppies breeds for your family. We've been specializing in Teacup and Toy Shih Tzu puppies for sale in Florida. Serving Tampa, Lakeland, Orlando, Fort Myers, Venice, Punta Gorda, Fort Lauderdale, Saint Petersburg, Clearwater, Spring Hill, Bradenton, Miami, Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota, Brandon, Port Charlotte, Naples, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs, South Florida.
Florida Pups is a private dog breeder in Florida, where the puppies receive the best care and attention. We are a Shih Tzu breeder with Shih Tzu puppies for sale and other pups for adoption.
The Shih Tzu is a toy dog breed who has its origins in Tibet and who has been developed in China. The Shih Tzu was recognized in Britain in 1946. The AKC recognized the breed in 1969. The Shih Tzu is a small puppy and a great family companion. If you want to buy a Shih Tzu puppy and you are located in Florida, Florida Pups is a breeder who has healthy, cute and AKC registered Shih Tzu puppies for sale in Florida.
The Shih Tzu is a sturdy little dog, with a long silky hair. His double coat is reaching the floor and it can have a range of colours: gold, white, brown, and black or different combinations of these colours. The fine and silky Shih Tzu coat is hypoallergenic, which makes him a perfect dog for allergy sufferers. This puppy is characterized by large dark eyes, a short muzzle, round head and large, pendant ears covered in long and abundant hair. The Shih Tzu is slightly longer than tall and he can weighs between 9 and 16 pounds.
A Shih Tzu puppy will conquer you with his alert, outgoing and affectionate personality. He is very smart and he responds very well to training. He needs to be trained with patience and gentilness from an early age. The Shih Tzu is very courageous, being a great watchdog. Because he is a friendly puppy, he gets well with other dogs, people and children. If a Shih Tzu puppy isn't trained at a proper age he will become undisciplined. He can suffer from separation anxiety and he can develop Small Dog Syndrome, which leads to growling, snapping and even bitting. This dog can be sometimes obstinate, that is why consistent and firm training from an early age is important to have a sweet, well-manered and trusworthy puppy. Shih Tzu make excellent house pets, being active indoors. They are satisfied with short daily walks outside but be careful when it is too hot because they are sensitive to the heat. They also enjoy a play in a large fenced-yard.
If you want to adopt a Shih Tzu puppy, you need to know that his coat requires a daily brushing with a bristle brush, especially if he has a long hair. For a much easier care, some owners decide to keep their Shih Tzu's coat short. The good fact is that this breed sheds little. A Shih Tzu puppy also needs the cleaning of the eyes and ears. To maintain him in a good shape and to have a healthy and beautiful puppy it is important to feed him correctly. A proper nutrition will ensure him all the nutrients that he needs to have a long and healthy life. Do not overfeed him because of his tendency to become overweight.


If finishing is winning, then I guess I better get started.
Join me as I track the success of my personal Couch-To-Victory plan to save my life and get permanently healthy.
Getting off the couch and completing a 5K run was very exciting. When I win my first 5K race will be even more exciting.
I'm proud and excited that Team Fluid is helping me get there.


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Q: Booting up Overwatch stuck on blank screen? Yesterday there was a new patch for Overwatch, patch 1.25.0.1, after updating it today I get stuck on a blank screen when booting up the game.

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*Tired uninstalling and reinstalling Overwatch

*Even uninstalled and reinstalled Blizzard Battle.net just in case.

Neither made a difference, I am still stuck on the blank screen.

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*Has anyone had a similar issue?

*How did you solve it?

A: I've had this problem for ~6 months now, PTR and Live.
I have a Windows 10 box, and what I do when I encounter this is

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*Create a new Desktop (using Windows+D)

*Open up Task Manager in the new desktop

*End the Overwatch and Battle.net Launcher processes

*Open the Launcher and try again

I've had to repeat this process 6-7 times sometimes before it works, but it always eventually works.


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Crews have been diligently working towards filling the many potholes in Illinois that started to appear after last week's polar vortex.
Post by Illinois Department of Transportation.
A combination of ice, snow, and salt from the storms did some pretty impressive and destructive work on the state's roads. The most severe pavement damage occurs when snow and ice melts, the water seeps into the cracks of the roadways, and then freezes – expanding to deepen the cracks.
Frozen, brittle roadways can also easily be damaged by snowplows.
Workers set out today to begin filling the most severe potholes in the most highly trafficked areas.
Chicago's road workers are pushing to restore the roadways in seven days.
So far 26,000 have been repaired this year. Chicago DOT repaired more than 625,000 potholes in 2013.
One pothole costs an average of $6.81 to fix.
Illinois interstate potholes can be reported to the Illinois State Police Department: 630.241.6800 ext. 5042.
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Robert "Bob" Harris, age 85, the beloved owner of Bob's Shoes and a resident of Mount Pleasant, passed away on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at his home. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Williams Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant with Kyle Harris and Edd Brown officiating. Burial followed at Bob's home in the Harris family cemetery, Peaceful Woods Cemetery.
He was the son of the late Arthur Lee and Lillie Kathrine Mayberry Harris. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Sylvia Ann Talley Harris; children Kerry (Leisa McCaleb) Harris and Cindy Harris; grandsons, Adam (Galina) Harris, Tony (Bri) Nascimento, Kyle Harris and Nathan Harris; and great grandson, Kolby Nascimento.
He was preceded in death by a son, Kirby Harris and 13 brothers and sisters. He was a member of the Beech Hill church of Christ.
"Mr. Bob" as many called him never seemed to meet a stranger. As we all knew he would, Bob worked until he absolutely couldn't. In the past year as he recognized his declining health, he would occasionally say firmly and happily, "I am a worker and I wanted to work." A strong industrious work ethic combined with always being fair and honest were just the beginning of what made Bob who he was.
He grew up in Centerville, in a humble hardworking family where he was the youngest of 14 children. At age eight, he began working on the town square shining shoes for a dime. He would bring that money home and give a nickel of each dime to his mother or his sister who had polio.
Through his youth he took on many different jobs. At age 15, he walked into "T" Doc Baker's Shoe Shop to get some boots repaired and instead he was hired to work starting right then. This began a lifelong career as a shoe cobbler, selling and repairing shoes and boots. His tireless work ethic and personality made him a success.
He was called away to serve in the army during the Korean War. He also worked on pipeline and commercial building construction. It wasn't long until he purchased a little shoe repair shop on Bluegrass Avenue in Mount Pleasant. Bob firmly believed in the idea that you always serve everyone equally. For 56 years, he worked his magic in his shop making many lifelong friends along the way. His children, Kerry and Cindy "grew up" working in the store alongside their father learning the value of hard work and service.
Bob also loved being outdoors and doing physical work, keeping a few cows, and especially cutting wood on his farm. For many years he loved fishing on the Tennessee River and fishing Swan and Cane Creek.
But more than all of this, Bob loved his family. Sixty years ago he married his sweetheart, Sylvia Talley and had three children. He was active in the church serving in many capacities including being a deacon, song leader and being a Christian example until the day he passed. He was a loving family man who was so proud of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Bob was remarkable in overcoming many obstacles in his life and was such an inspiring example because of it, believing there's always someone who has a worse situation. He loved to have fun and laugh, even in his last days. He was a generous, kind-hearted man who quietly helped many others. A jolly, genuine, honest, respected and greatly loved man who will be missed by his community, his many friends and most of all by his family who loved him so dearly.
Williams Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. Condolences can be given to the family online at www.williamsfh.com.


Pawlo Korobtshuk (Павло Коробчук) was born on July 12, 1984 in Lutsk, Ukraine. He first attracted public interest as a contestant of many poetry slams, of which he won quite quite a few. Korobtshuk has published two volumes of poetry up till now. He is also known – especially in collaboration with other artists – for trying to combine music and poetry in his work. In 2004 the poet was awarded the Literature Prize of the publishing house Smoloskyp.
Korobtshuk works as a journalist and lives in Kiev.


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Home » Urban Forest » We're back at it!
While we were busy with activities this past year including workshops, tree talks and more, we fell silent on our blog. We would like to change that and are seeking your input to shape the future of this resource.
Posts planned for the next few weeks include an update on the work the OUFC has been doing this past year, a post about some exciting urban forestry projects going on in cities around the world and an update on EAB. In the meantime, check out some of the amazing posts from previous years below.
In carrying with the long tradition of acting as a hub of information for urban forestry professionals in Ontario, we are looking for contributors to write guest posts on our blog. If you or a colleague is working on a topic you think would be of interest to the urban forestry community of Ontario, please email us at info @ oufc.org.
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Issued by the Raketa factory to commemorate 30th Anniversary of Victory in the Great War (WW2). The special gift to WW2 Veterans. Very rare!
Mechanical movement RAKETA 2609.HA with 19 ruby jewels. Manual winding. Central second hand. Shock protection. Stainless steel back. Organic glass. Size: 40 mm x 33 mm, thickness 10 mm. Comes with leather band. No papers, no box. The watch is running well and keeps correct time! Prefect condition! Made in USSR (1975).


Kansas City, MO— The United Soccer Coaches have released the 2018 NCAA Division III Regional Teams and Sage's senior women's soccer player Samantha Trimblett (Monroe, NY/Monroe-Woodbury) was honored with a selection to the 2018 All-East Regional Third Team. A 2018 Empire 8 Women's Soccer First Team All-Star, Trimblett is also a current candidate for the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Women's Soccer Team, selected by CoSIDA after earning first team all-district acclaim.
An accomplished student-athlete, Trimblett has a 3.70 grade-point-average as a graphic and media design major at Sage. With her selection to the Empire 8 All-Star Team, she is the first Gator women's soccer player to earn a spot on the Empire 8 First Team in women's soccer.
She earned Empire 8 Player of the Week honors in the fall of 2017 to become the first Gator honored with the weekly player citation as the Gators were new to the Empire 8 last fall. As a junior, she was also recognized by the Empire 8 with a selection to the Empire 8 Second Team.
She was also honored in late October as the Empire 8 Offensive Player of the Week after a 2-0 week for Sage with her adding four goals and a hat trick in the team's win over Houghton and helped the Sage team collect the No. 4 seed in the Empire 8 Tournament.


FDR's New Deal programs put people back to work including many in various arts projects. But what happened to these important pieces of our nation's history? Our contributor has inherited some paintings that may be part of this lost work. Created by her aunt, Thelma Johnson Streat, she believes they were mural studies. Did any of these studies become murals and do any of them still exist?


A SPANISH municipality has announced it will collect canine DNA from dog poo to catch owners who don't pick up after their furry friends.
Officials in Mislata, near Valencia, said police will begin taking samples of dog excrement collected by street cleaners to a local lab for analysis.
Owners have until December 31 to take their dogs to a vet so that a blood sample can be taken free of charge.
Those who fail to register their dog's DNA will face fines of €300.
If they fail to remove their dog's mess from the pavement, they have been warned that they face a €200 fine.
After a dog is registered on the DNA database, the owner will get a name tag that must be worn by the dog at all times.
Great idea, Sabinillas and Manilva should do this! The streets here are a disgrace.
Bet those crap-collecting cops will love their new duty. First of all they'll need a database of every dog's DNA in the area. Expensive, The fines will need to reflect that and the cost of the cop's poosticks and sample bags and the forensic analysis.
This thing could run and run….
& Ever worse if it's runny – lol …….. but seriously, Mijas council has already been doing this (for a while now) and it has had a tremendous result with the streets being much cleaner.
About time. I would charge all dog owners a 100euro registration fee for a dog licence, then when they buy a dog, that it will be compulsory to take it to obedience classes, and has passed this to an acceptable level. All dogs to be spot checked that they are legally registered and owners fined heavily if not.
Ray – you mean they have exterminated all the those poor dogs abandoned by the Spanish. My male dog was abandoned as a 3 month old pup and the female dog followed us home from a cortijo – she had over 250 ticks with blood sacs, how she survived I don't know. The sub-human who 'owned' her knew where I lived but he never came to claim his dog back as he knew his next move would be into a body bag, unless I had chopped his body up to feed all the abandoned dogs.
Suart: Let me say that you are a good man.
Ít is a pity that the vandalic comportament of so many dog owners make that this measure of CSI for dogs excrements will be as necessary,and I hope that It will aplied in all the spanish towns,beaches included.
It´s amazing to find that in some railways it is beginning to be allowed the presence of dogs. The problem are not the dogs else the animal of two legs that actually are many owners.
Stuart….. the stray dog problem is something else entirely …….. no, Mijas has a policy in place where if someone is allowing a (pet) dog to continually foul the pavements, then the DNA is checked and the offending owner receives a fine of (i beleive) €600 ……. it has certainly had an effect on the bad owners, but the good owners have no problem and openly support this.
Now, charging people €100 is ridiculous and would only make the stray problem worse as those who couldn't afford to pay would have no option but to abandon the poor animal. The Spanish law however should be amended to make spaying (or castration) necessary to do and maybe less expensive & then, after a few years, the stray-problem will sort itself out. There are far to many dogs in the shelters, and something 'legally' needs to be done to stop this problem, as the current laws certainly dont work.
As an archaeologist, I love visiting Merida in Extremadura, yet I spend much of my time looking down at the sidewalk in order to avoid, "Slip, Sliding Away"! Merida stinks! (literally not metaphorically).


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Movies old & new: How I evaluate motion pictures
December 2, 2020 December 2, 2020 ~ Lincoln Spector
A Facebook friend recently asked me why I gave The Wizard of Oz a B+. "Do you rate [a movie by] how it stacks up against modern films? Or how it compared with other contemporaneous movies? How much should your personal reaction to the movie count when you first saw it and how you feel about it now? Do you consider if the movie had aspects that were ground-breaking?"
His questions forced me to think about how I grade and review movies. It's not like reviewing computers (which I did for PC World long ago). It's all about my emotional reactions.
So, let me answer my friend's questions one at a time:
Do I rate an old movie against modern films or against those of its time?
The Wizard of Oz: I like it enough to give it a B+, which is nothing to sneeze at
I never really thought about that. I like or dislike old movies and new movies. To a large degree, it depends on the quality of the movie on its own. I'm not upset if a film is in black and white or shot in a narrow aspect ratio. I know it's a film of its time and I accept that.
And that includes such seemingly up-to-date issues as special effects. I love George Méliès' early trick films and modern Computer-generated Images (CGI). It's not the technology, but how the technology is artistically used. That's why so many people still love Ray Harryhausen's 60-year-old effects.
The only problem I really have with old films is the racism. America and Europe were far more racist decades ago. When I look at an old film, I often squirm. But I also consider the time the film was made. Buster Keaton's films in the 1920s had scenes that seem horrible today. But I realize they were made in a very different time.
By the way, I give an A+ only to films 20 years old or more. I want to make sure the movie would last beyond its time.
How much does my personal reaction to the movie count?
Collective: Important story, boring movie
I like to think that my personal reactions are the only things I consider. This is what reviewing is about – how you reacted to a work of art, and how you explain that to your readers.
But with consideration, it's more complex than that. For instance, we're in a time where American art cinema seems overwhelmed by left-leaning documentaries. If I pan one of these docs, someone may tell me I was wrong because the film had an important message to tell. But the most important message in the world won't help if the audience is sleeping.
And yes, my own leftwing political views affect my reviews, as does my joy of well-made slapstick comedy. My reactions to a movie are complicated.
Do I reconsider a movie's grade when I see it again?
2001: A film I loved it, liked it, then loved it again
I occasionally revisit a film and decide an early opinion needs changing. Consider 2001: A Space Odyssey. When I first saw it in Cinerama as a teenager, it was the greatest film ever made. Slowly, as the film's many prophesies turned out not to be true, my love of the film shrank. By 2015, I was giving it a B+.
When I saw it again in 2018, I decided that it was a masterpiece again, and gave it an A+. But even then, I didn't always give 2001 my highest grade. This particular film needs to be seen on a very big screen with great sound – projected in 70mm or 4K DCP. Sometimes, it's not just the movie.
Do I consider a film's innovations?
Last Year at Marienbad: innovation doesn't always work
Cinema, like any art, needs innovators. Without experimenting, we'd have nothing but the one-shot actualities of the 1890s.
But a lot of experiments fail. And if an experiment fails, I'm not going to give it a good grade.
Alain Resnais' Last Year at Marienbad, for example, is very innovative. It originally looked and felt like nothing that its original audiences ever saw. Many still consider it a masterpiece. While beautiful to look at, it's slow and pretentious. The people onscreen (I hesitate to call them characters) give you no reason whatsoever to care if they live or die. I consider it a mess.
And that brings up another issue: If you hate a film everyone else loves, or if you love a movie everyone else hates, don't follow the herd. Stick to your opinions unless you – and no one else – changes them.
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She: "What did the doctor say?"
He: "He said I had to lose a couple of pounds."
She: "Just a couple of pounds? By the way, how often did he say it?"
He: "Oh, about 9 or 10 times."
The Sunday school teacher asked, "Now, Johnny, tell me, do you say prayers before eating?"
"No sir," he replied, "We don't have to. My mom is a good cook.
Teamsters Local 988 opened its brand-new meeting hall in Houston in August, to unfavorable reviews by representatives of locals representing construction workers, plumbers, electricians and other trades. According to a Houston Chronicle report, the Teamsters had the hall built with non-union labor because union work was too expensive.
A little three-year-old was explaining the story of the Fallen Angels to his even younger sister.
Some angels said, 'We won't.' And so God started hell."
A visitor whose son was out scouting for a college to go to the next fall was impressed by a beautiful campus. The father turned to a professor who was showing them around and asked: "Just how many students have you here?"
The professor mused a minute and answered, "Oh, I'd say about one in a hundred."
"Mr. Gray," The professor asked, "What three words are used most among college students?"
The student answered, "I don't know."
Two friends sat outside the Post Office, each with an opened envelope in hand. The following conversation ensued.
"It's going to be an economical wedding."
"But I thought both families were wealthy."
"Oh, money has nothing to do with it."
"Well, the groom's Presbyterian. His uncle's a Methodist minister. The bride is a Catholic. Her brother's a priest, and their mother is Lutheran. What could be more 'economical' than that?"
A rotund friend, succumbing to pressure from his family, joined a weight-loss club. Well into the second week of his enforced regimen, he decided that he could no longer hack it. The administrator told him that the terms of the contract did not permit a refund.
"I'm not worried about the money," he said. "If you like, you can call it a donation and say that I wished to remain 'enormous'."
Efficiency experts have even invaded religion, specifically the Catholic confessional. They tell of a church with a sign that reads: Express Confession -- for parishioners with six sins or less.
A woman sat in the crowded waiting room and became engrossed in a magazine. When the nurse called her name, she found her leg had gone to sleep and she limped awkwardly in to the doctor's office. The doctor wrote a new prescription and two minutes later the woman walked briskly out into the waiting room again. As she put on her coat, she noticed another patient staring at her in astonishment. The surprised patient poked her companion and whispered excitedly, "See, Myrtle? I told you he is the best doctor in town!"
An elderly lady was stopped by a policeman who asked her why she was driving 66 miles an hour in a 35-mile speed zone.
The lady replied: "But I saw a sign that said 66."
"Madam," the officer explained patiently, "That is the route number."
"Oh, goodness, Officer. Good thing you didn't see me on Route 119."
Two yokels pooled their resources and bought a rather expensive bird dog. They then took their dog out of town to try him out.
An hour later one of the fellows said in exasperation, "I give up. I'm ready to shoot him."
His companion said, "Let's not shoot him. You throw the dog in the air one more time and if he still won't fly, we'll go and get our money back."
"After surgery," the Doctor told the patient, "You can pay $500 down and $300 a month."
"But that's like buying a car," the patient remarked.
"That's right, I am," said the Doctor.
"Your honor, my client has been driving for over thirty years."
To which the lawyer for the plaintiff retorted: "Your honor, if we are going to judge this case by experience, may I remind you that my client has been walking for over forty years."
A country doctor met a patient whose check had bounced. Trying to be as tactful as possible, the doctor remarked: "By the way, your check came back."
With a smile and a drawl the farmer observed: "What a coincidence. So did my lumbago."
A fellow evidently under the influence was trying desperately to catch a train back to his suburban home. Three times he got on the wrong train. Each time he was told that he would have to take another train. When he boarded a fourth train he slumped down in a seat beside a clergyman, whose eyes, ears and nose told him that this new passenger had been drinking too much. He told our besotted friend: "Brother, may I tell you that you are traveling the rough and rocky road to damnation."
To which the drunk replied: "Don't tell me I'm on the wrong train again."
Patient to doctor: "Doctor, it's mighty nice of you to come all the way out here to see me."
Doctor to patient: "Oh, don't mention it. I had another patient in this part of town, so I decided I could kill two birds with one stone."
Janie was a stenographer, single and extremely eligible. One morning as she came into the office, she was all smiles. With a flourish she gave cigars to the guys and candy to the gals. Her co-workers were puzzled at these traditional tokens of a new arrival. Had Janie been keeping things from them? Janie allayed their doubts and fears by waving her left finger and displaying a beautiful diamond as she proudly proclaimed: "It's a boy -- 6 feet tall and weighing 180 pounds."
A friend who teaches the first grade asked her class, "What do elks have that no other animals have?"
For their evening prayer this family was learning the traditional Catholic prayer: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be. World without end. Amen."
Everything seemed to be going nicely until Mama listened closely to hear five-year-old Betty pray her particular and decidedly feminist ending, which went like this: "WORLD WITHOUT MEN, AMEN."


Hey everyone, it's Whatever Wednesdays and today is kind of a random post about my "Top Picks for Christmas 2018".
My daughter is 5 years old and my son is 3 years old, so these are kind of which toys in that age range which I think will be "hot" for this Christmas. I've looked at a lot of "hot toy" lists for Christmas 2018. To be honest, there seems to be an unhealthy obsession with "poop toys" this year, which I want my kids to stay away from. I'm hoping this is a passing fad. Anyways, after my extensive research here are some toys I've decided on.
These hatchimals glow in the dark! So not only is the element of "mystery" still there, from opening the eggs. But whatever you get will glow in the dark. Kids love glow in the dark stuff. I can imagine my kids will want to open this up and then want to keep them in their beds with them because they glow.
That said, this is an Amazon exclusive, so make sure to use my link if you do plan to buy them.
To be honest, when I saw it online, I wasn't too impressed because I thought it was kind of small. However, when I saw it in the store it's actually a pretty good size dinosaur and it does a lot of fun stuff. I think my son will really like it, and his older sister can help him figure out everything it does.
When I first saw these I was also underwhelmed. I thought they were going to be tiny dolls which were poorly made. However, I read a few reviews on them. From that I found out they're a actually good size, reasonably well made, and come with a lot of stuff for a reasonable price ($12.85 on Amazon as I type this, with MSRP of $14.99) — I think there is good value here.
This is kind of a dark horse candidate, however… I wanted to throw this in there too.
This is the original cartoon movie, and the real Transformers as they were meant to be seen. After watching it, they both want to watch the real transformers. After wiping away a manly tear from my eye, I set out to find the dvd set.
However, the price on Amazon is $79.99 for some reason. After some digging, I think the best price is actually on Ebay where the price seems to be around $30. I think there is good value there for the complete Transformers cartoon collection.
My kids still like PAW Patrol, but they're not crazy about it like they were last year. This is a pretty cool fire engine with a ladder though. I think a lot of fun could be had with it. If my kids were still really into PAW Patrol, then this one is a no-brainer. However, because their interest has waned, this is relegated to a "maybe" (at least for me).
That's it for right now… I have other stuff I'm looking into, but that should suffice going into this Black Friday. My son has developed an interest in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which he refers to as "Winja Turtles" so I'll be looking for something related to them too.
I'll probably do another similar post next Wednesday.
Just my opinions on hot toys for this holiday season, which I think provide good value.


A specialist nurse has extensive nursing and medical knowledge for a specific health care area. The profession of the theatre care nurse is based on the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required for the nursing of patients in emergency or planned surgery.
A Nursing licence issued by the Social Welfare Agency.
Special requirements: Nursing degree (180 ECTS credits) including degree project of at least 15 ECTS cr, or Bachelor's degree in health care, or equivalent qualifications.
Professional experience as a full-time nurse for at least 12 months.
Upper secondary level Swedish B/Swedish 2 B and English A.
The programme is run by the university of Karlstad with the following study locations: Falun, Gävle, Karlstad, Västerås and Örebro (rank three locations in priority order in your application). The programme is offered as full-time and partly distance education. Study groups meet regularly at the respective study location and at some on-campus meetings. A degree project related to the specialist area is required, 15 ECTS cr. Students study individually and/or in groups via a web-based platform, which requires computer skills. NB! Application must include certificates verifying your qualifications and be sent to Antagningsservice, R312, 106 53 STOCKHOLM.
Students work on assignments individually and/or in groups, via a computer based platform. Instruction is also in the form of video conferences, streamed lectures and on campus seminars. There are 4 to 6 campus meetings of 2-4 days in Karlstad In addition, there are degree project seminars.
The programme includes Practical placement (18 weeks) in a county council hospital at the study location, where students are guided in their learning by an experienced theatre nurse. Students may incur additional travel and accommodation expenses in connection with the training period.
There is a great demand for theatre care nurses in the whole of Sweden.
The professional degree awarded is Graduate Diploma in Specialist Nursing - Theatre Care.The general degree awarded is a Master of Science 60 credits with a Major in Nursing Science. Graduates are eligible to move on towards a two-year Master's degree or to a doctoral programme.


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Umberto Eco Annotated Bibliography & Selected Collectible Books
In the early part of his career, Umberto Eco, focussed on the study of medieval aesthetics and was a highly respected authority in this field. He combined this with an in-depth knowledge of media culture, literary theory and semiotics (how people make meaning of events, themselves and their relationships). The depth and complexity of Eco's work has given him critical acclaim virtually everywhere he is published.
So it was with this unique academic pedigree that Eco produced his first novel in 1980. The Name of the Rose combined much of his academic understanding into a historical, detective novel. The book included allusions to the works of Kipling and Conan Doyle amongst others. Published in his native Italian initially, the book was translated into English in 1983 by William Weaver.
For those wanting to own a first edition of The Name of the Rose, auction prices can reach $700 for the original Weaver translation. The original Italian texts can reach over $2000. Eco published his second novel, Foucault's Pendulum, in 1988 with the English version coming just a year later. This translation is available as a first edition for $300 to $400.
Eco has a large body of non-fiction works that the collector may want to investigate. Translations into English are generally much later than the original Italian text with several decades separating their respective publication in some cases. This means that a 1988 first edition, English language version of The Aesthetics of Thomas Aquinas can easily be found for less than thirty dollars compared to several hundred dollars for the Italian text.
When collecting Eco's work, his original Italian first editions can be hard to locate; the English translations are easier to find and generally cost less. However for the keen collector, theItalian texts which may be of greater interest.
Eco, Umberto. Opera Aperta - Forme e indeterminazione nelle poetiche contemporane.. Bompiani, Milano. (1962).
Eco, Umberto. Apocalittici e integrati: comunicazioni di massa e teorie della cultura di massa. Casa Editrice Valentino Bompiani, Milano (1964).
Eco, Umberto. The Bond Affair. Macdonald, London (1966).
Eco, Umberto. L'Uomo e L'Arte; L'Arte Come Mestiere, L'Arte Come Invenzione. Bompiani, Milano (1972). Eco's two-volume set, L'Uomo e L'Arte (Man and Art) , consists of volume 1, L'Arte Come Mestiere / A Cura Di Umberto Eco and volume 2,L'Arte Come Invenzione / A Cura Di Eugenio Battisti;
Eco, Umberto. Beato di Liebana. Miniature del Beato de Fernando I y Sancha. (. Ricci, Parma (1973).
Eco, Umberto. Stelle and Stellette. Quadragono Libri, Conegliano (1976).
Eco, Umberto. Il nome della rosa. Bompiani, Milano (1980).
Eco, Umberto. Beato de Liebana. Miniaturas del Beato de Fernando I y Sancha. Franco Mara Ricci,, Milan (1983).
Eco, Umberto. The Name of the Rose. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York (1983). Translated by William Weaver;
Eco, Umberto. The Name of the Rose. Secker and Warburg, London (1983).
Eco, Umberto. Postscript To The Name Of The Rose. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego (1984). Translated by William Weaver ;
Eco, Umberto. The Name of the Rose. Book Club Associates, London (1984).
Eco, Umberto. Travels In Hyperreality. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego (1986). translated into English by William Weaver
Eco, Umberto. Il Pendolo di Foucault. Bompiani, Milano (1988).
Eco, Umberto. Foucault's Pendulum. Harcourt Brace, Orlando (1989).
Eco, Umberto. Foucault's Pendulum. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center (1989).
Eco, Umberto. The Bomb And The General. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego (1989). Illustrated by Eugenio Carmi; Translated by William Weaver ; First edition as stated with ABCDE line on copyright page
Eco, Umberto. The Three Astronauts. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego (1989). Translated from the original Italian language by William Weaver ;
Eco, Umberto. The Gnomes of Gnu. Bompiani, Milan (1992).
Eco, Umberto. Misreadings. Jonathan Cape, London (1993). English translation by William Weaver ; Fifteen satirical essays
Eco, Umberto. How to Travel With a Salmon and Other Essays. Harcourt Brace, Orlando (1994).
Eco, Umberto. How to Travel with a Salmon and Other Essays. Secker and Warburg, London (1994). Topics of the 41 satirical essays include militarism, computer jargon, Westerns, art criticism, librarians, bad coffee, fax machines, and telegrams; A translation of Il Secondo Diario minimo from the original Italian by William Weaver
Eco, Umberto. Six Walks in the Fictional Woods. Harvard University Press, Cambridge (1994).
Eco, Umberto. The Island Of The Day Before. Harcourt Brace , New York (1995). Translated from the Italian by William Weaver; 250 copies
Eco, Umberto. Kant e L'Ornitorinco [Kant And The Platypus]. Bompiani, Milano (1997). 500 numbered copies
Eco, Umberto. Serendipities Language and Lunacy. Columbia University Press, New York (1998). Translated from the Italian by William Weaver First Edition
Eco, Umberto. Kant and the Platypus. Harcourt Brace, Orlando (1999).
Eco, Umberto. Kant and the Platypus. Harcourt Brace , New York (2000). Translated from the Italian by Alastair McEwen;
Eco, Umberto. Five Moral Pieces. Harcourt, Orlando (2001).
Eco, Umberto. Five Moral Pieces. Secker and Warburg, London (2001).
Eco, Umberto. History of Beauty. Rizzoli, New York (2004).
Eco, Umberto. On Ugliness. Rizzoli, New York (2007).
Eco, Umberto. On Ugliness. Harvill Secker, London (2007).