On the other side of things, I remember once, in elementary school at Pius XII, having one of my teachers ask the whole class of kids which of our dads worked in the mines. Almost every single hand in that classroom was raised and I remember being surprised. We also all had dads who carried the old metal lunch pails to work, and then home again, each day. (I remember we weren't really allowed to play with my dad's lunch pail, but I do recall I used to like to sit on it. Not sure why, but I think I was amazed that his lunch pail was so sturdy, unlike my plastic Holly Hobbie one with the tiny thermos.) Sometimes, I remember, there were newscasts on the radio of accidents in the mines. You'd hear about it in passing, over the car radio or on television, but I never had a friend who lost a father, so I guess I was lucky. I also recall my dad's story of some strike or another in the 1970s at the Copper Cliff Refinery and how mine managers were flown over the line in a helicopter. I didn't really understand it all as I was little then….but I had a sense that my town was a mining town. There was no escaping it.
I've been doing a lot of reading about mine safety right now as I've been working on my first novel, which is set in Creighton. It's no longer there, but it was a mining town on the edge of Sudbury, past Copper Cliff and around Lively, in rather generalized terms for those of you who have no idea of the geography of this place. 🙂 My maternal great-grandparents owned a general store out in Creighton. Anyway, my novel is set in Creighton, at least to start off, and I've been spending time reading old issues of the INCO Triangle, searching out references to family and specifically to my grandfather, Len Ennis. He was a mine superintendent for part of his career and some of the story of his life is that he was "let go" from his INCO job because he pressed for an increase in mining safety. I don't know enough about his life yet, mostly because I only met him once, when I was seven and he was in a nursing home in Garson, at the end of his life. I remember that my mum and my aunt, Gail, took my cousin Liam and I out to Garson to meet him. I remember he had longer hair and seemed nice. I only met him once. Now, in my early forties, I'm trying to figure out more about him, especially in terms of his role in Northern Ontario mining history. It's a pretty interesting journey, to be honest, but I know I'll be spending part of my summer holidays doing more research on Creighton and mining safety. I may not have known him personally, but I can respect the fact that he was willing to be fired because he so dearly believed in mine safety for the men who worked under him. I know that much about him. I want to know more.
This week has been very difficult for Sudburians. On June 8, 2011, there was a terrible event at Stobie Mine that caused the deaths of two men, Jason Chenier and Jordan Fram. I have no need to re-hash the details of that day. It's all in the local media right now and it's been hard to read it in so much detail this week. You see, I remember Jordan Fram from when I started teaching at St. Charles College. He was in an English class I taught. I remember that he and his friends were a bit goofy, but that they were all really nice boys. They were young when I taught them, all of them sort of in that "in between" space in time when boys are becoming young men, as if their bodies had grown too tall, too quickly over summer holidays. Their voices were all crackly and they loved practical jokes. One of my favourite memories of my time teaching at St. Charles was that a particularly feisty group of boys in one class rearranged my entire classroom on April 1st, trying to see how I would respond when I entered the room. I also remember one boy who hid behind a curtain, on top of a heating unit, for most of one class, giggling, with his friends trying to see how long it would take me to figure out he was there. (It took too long, I'll admit that, but I was a newbie teacher then and I think they enjoyed tormenting me a bit on a daily and weekly basis!) Jordan was a part of that group of boys, all full of gumption and all very, very funny. They knew it, too, and I think they continually tried to crack me up…and it usually worked. They were good boys. They grew up into good men. I know this because I often run into them around town and they'll remind me of some of the pranks they pulled back then. But then they tell me that they are happy, that they have great jobs, fine wives and young families. Usually, I want to cry. It's always so nice to see your students grown up. It's a gift to be able to see how they've grown and flourished. It's one of the best parts of being a teacher, I think.
The inquest this week has made me think of Jordan and his crew at SCC. Those were good days. They must all have cherished memories of their time there as students, and of the lifelong friendships they made. I feel so horrible for those boys, those men, this week. I know how I felt when I first heard Jordan had died in that accident in 2011, but the inquest details in the paper this week has made me think of those young men each and every day. I hope and pray they're all okay. I know they're likely thinking of Jordan, and missing him. I think of his family, too, and of how their lives have changed. It is, quite simply, heart breaking. I hope they know that there are a lot of people praying for them….including me.
We forget, too often I think, where we come from….or maybe we try to forget it. I'm not sure which it is. We shouldn't think Sudbury is "just a mining town", as so many have tried for so long to diversify its economy and market it to the world beyond the mining sphere. Still, I don't think we should ever forget that, at its heart, Sudbury will always be a mining town. We owe our miners, and our mining families, a great debt of gratitude. I know that much. Every time I feel the earth shake with a rock burst, so that the foundation of my house shakes and my dogs bark, well, I am reminded that I am living on earth that is mined each and every day, in mines that are often over one hundred years old. That is an amazing thing, when you really think about it. We live in an amazing place, with amazing people. Jordan Fram was one of those people, so we can't ever forget him.
On this National Day of Mourning, I think of Jordan, but of so many other miners we may not know personally….and not just here, but also out east, in Springhill and Westray. They all just went to work one day, thinking it was just another day, not knowing it would be their last. You see, this week in particular, reading all of these inquest details, I will never forget where I'm from, or what people here have sacrificed. Our miners deserve our support, our prayers, our love….and our promise to remember and honour all of their lost ones…for they are all ours as well.


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While the big amusement parks in North Rhine-Westphalia start their 2004 season with discount promotions, a small park close to the border between Germany and the Netherlands near Venlo invests 15 million Euros in a new themed area with three larger attractions. In spring 2001 Toverland opened as a pure indoor park, but now this expansion marks the beginning of the way towards a 40 hectares large amusement resort during the next couple of years. After the "Echanted Land" the "Magic Forest" will open in July - for 365 days a year.
The second indoor hall, with a size of around one and a half soccer fields, will offer an adventure playground for the small visitors as well as a log flume made by Mack from southern Germany and a bobkart ride made by Wiegand. The water ride attraction will feature two drops, a backwards section and three rotating platforms. The smaller drop will be negotiated backwards, the final drop with a height of 15 meters will be placed outdoors. Ascent and descent will be attached to a huge magical tree. The indoor part will be integrated into a rock massif; gigantic trees, climbing towers harmonically fitting into the forest concept, slides and suspension bridges as well as smaller rides will complete the scenery.
Roller Coaster news 2004 at the Euro Amusement Show
Even a fun house, dubbed Villa Fiasko, will be added. The largest and most surprising highlight will surely be the Motorbike Coaster made by Vekoma Rides Manufacturing, a concept that was presented to the public for the first time at the IAAPA in 2003, the largest trade show for leisure technology worldwide.
Left: Caroline Maessen, director of Toverland, tests the Booster Bike
"Our Motorbike Coaster is a modern homage to the steeplechase rides", Peter van Bilsen from the Dutch manufacturer Vekoma tells us. In 1897 the first horse race course of this kind was opened in Coney Island/New York. At that time two horse imitations made of wood held a neck-and-neck race on two parallel steel tracks. The steeplechases were very popular because the weight of the two riders of each horse decided about the outcome of the race and every run was a new challenge.
Further copies followed, one of them in 1976 at Knott's Berry Farm in California. This variant was built by Arrow Development and offered motorbikes (!) instead instead of horses. Four years later those bikes were replaced by soapboxes. The Soap Box Derby was operated for another 15 years, then it wase replaced by a rather unsuccessful Racing Looper from Japan.
The second delivery of this ride opened in Europe, more precisely at Blackpool Pleasure Beach where it caters for some hot races on a three-laned course until today. Two persons per horse sit firmly in the saddle, draw in the reins and negotiate the curves with a maximum speed of 30 kilometers per hour.
Booster Bike facts
World premiere of Vekoma Rides Manufacturing's Motorbike Coaster
Max. Height
Max. vertical acceleration
Max. horizontal acceleration
Ride time
1 for 16 people
Vekoma Rides Manufacturing
July 3rd
Link to the official website of Toverland
Pictures: Vekoma/Toverland
Overview of the "new" Toverland
Picture: Toverland
The visitor won't experience a race at Toverland, but this world's first will offer plenty of fun and thrill anyway: A catapult start launches the train consisting of eight carts to 75 kilometers per hour, camelbacks will provide lots of airtime, steep turns and directional changes will offer pure race feeling. The Booster Bike, as the 590 meters long roller coaster will be called, will be completely installed outside.
A main street will form the connection between the two indoor areas and lead along the log flume, a survival course and some water games. At its end will be placed the station of the coaster that shines in a friendly green like the rest of the ride. Zork, a new character, will be integrated into the theming of the coaster and decorate the futuristic Booster carts as the main motif. Responsible for the artistic design of the coaster and the Magic Forest is the German illustrator Arndt Grutke. Later, when the vegetation will have had time to grow, the lengthy lindworm will run through a natural ambience of dense trees. Even the station will be twined by tendrils.
The layout is very clearly arranged and only the midle part shows some curve combinations. The horizontal launch and two camelbacks are parallel to each other and lead along the building housing the new Magic Forest to a figure-eight part with steep turns and a horseshoe element. The green track on grey supports will have a maximum height of only 15 meters, but the Booster Bike lives on daring curve combinations and camelbacks negotiated at high speeds. The lateral banking will be more than 90 degrees at some points, and in combination with the new seating position the riders will experience a first class feeling of speed.
The heart of this high speed roller coaster is the catapult launch. This is the first time Vekoma Rides Manufacturing uses this hydraulic system that is successfully employed by the parent company Huisman-Itrec at offshore installations. For example, the highly dynamic hydro engine is used at cranes mounted on ships that go into action at the construction of pipelines. The hydraulic engines counteract the movement of the sea and stabilize the load. Only minor modifications had to be made in order to employ the system for the Booster Bike. It launches the train to 75 kilometers per hour in only 2.8 seconds using a winch. The acceleration along the driving direction will be around 0.7g.
Picture: Vekoma
Layout Booster Bike
The construction and production process will take only half a year. A new type of track was developed and the train including the chassis has also been completely redesigned. Realizing such a project in such a short time demands for a clever planning management.
Left: Vekoma's Charlotte van Etten und Peter van Bilsen visit the construction site of the Magic Forest - Right: Log flume construction
Up to 30 engineers of Vekoma and Huisman-Itrec have been involved in the process and still are. Works on the foundations will start in one and a half weeks, the catapult launch is supposed to be ready for test runs in two months and the opening is planned for July 3rd - a very tight schedule.
Caroline Maessen, director of Toverland, is certain of the success of the high tech novelty: "The opening of Magic Forest is the second phase of our gigantic masterplan. Toverland was opened in 2001 and we had almost 800.000 visitors since then. With this expansion we will mainly appeal to a younger audience. Our building project including the bobkarts and the log flume has been settled for quite a while, but we absolutely wanted to present a thrill attraction for our open air area. At the IAAPA last year in Orlando we found what we were looking for at Vekoma, the company that already built our first roller coaster. The motorbike coaster is a unique ride that perfectly fits into our concept."

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Exposition Brand Lemon Crate Label, Johnston Fruit Co., Santa Barbara, California. Image of a Diploma awarded for Grand Prize at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition.
Exposition Brand Lemon Crate Label. Vintage label from Johnston Fruit Co., Santa Barbara, California. This original, mint 1940s label measures 8.75x12.25 inches. Image of a Diploma awarded for Grand Prize at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition.


Facebook expanding facial recognition to profile photos. Do you like this?
Facebook is considering adding profile photos to the images it uses to suggest tags and other helpful tasks. Does this worry you?


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Q: Internal server error in JMeter Am trying to load a test transaction in my server with JMeter.
I created the script using Badboy software and tried to run it on JMeter but it gave me a internal server error.
Thread Name: Thread Group 1-1
Sample Start: 2017-08-04 17:33:21 SGT
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Connect Time: 0
Latency: 16
Size in bytes: 477 Sent
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Headers size in bytes: 445
Body size in bytes: 32 Sample
Count: 1
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code: 500
Response message: Internal Server Error

Response headers:
HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2017 09:33:11 GMT
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I tried using blazemeter recording software as well but even though there was no server error, there was no recorded transaction or logins in my server logs.
Thanks for the help

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*According to HTTP Status Code 500 description

The HTTP 500 Internal Server Error server error response code indicates that the server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request.
This error response is a generic "catch-all" response. Oftentimes server administrators log error responses like the 500 status code with more details about the request to prevent the error from happening again in the future.

So first of all you need to check your application logs, most likely you will get more detailed information from them.

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Try adding HTTP Cookie Manager to your Test Plan and setting CookieManager.check.cookies=false property in user.properties file

*In the majority of cases you cannot just record and replay a modern web applications actions as they widely use dynamic parameters for client state tracking and security reasons. So you need to design your test like:

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*Open Login Page (normally GET request)

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*Extract dynamic parameters using JMeter PostProcessors and store them into JMeter Variables

*Perform Login (normally POST request) providing credentials and the aforementioned extracted dynamic parameters values

The process is known as correlation and given you properly implement it you should be able to replay your test scenario using JMeter (use View Results Tree listener and 1 virtual user to validate your test)

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Ahead of the rescheduled general elections, leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State have alerted President Muhammadu Buhari and the national leadership of the party of the looming defeat of the party as a result of alleged anti-party activities of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.
The party leaders from Akoko North West Local Government Area of the state alleged that the Governor has mobilized all state and local government machinery and the party's resources to support his political allies who are contesting on the platform of an opposition party, Action Alliance (AA).
They called on President Buhari and the national leadership of APC to relate directly with all APC candidates in Ondo State.
They expressed displeasure over the anti-party activities of the Governor and the silence of the National Executive Committee on the issue.
Meanwhile, Governor Akeredolu has continued to deny aligning with any political party except his party, the APC.


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Classrooms shown in the video session are from Teaching Reading K-2: A Library of Classroom Practices.


ALL THESE PATTERNS ARE GENUINE FIRST WORLD 1914-18 PATTERNS, AND ARE IN MY OWN COLLECTION The patterns on these pages are genuine designs and patterns produced during the years of the First World War 1914-1918 and were approved by various councils and committees concerned with the comfort of our fighting boys and girls overseas and in the many hospitals around the UK and at Red Cross stations all over the world in the midst of battle.
Field and Hospital Comforts: 1914-18 Great vintage knitting and crochet book full of patterns for comorts for the servicemen at the front and in the trenches. Crochet was more popular at this time, but there are over 20 patterns for various items that would be useful to the boys fighting away from home and in hospitals overseas as well as at home. Mothers, sister, wives and sweethearts along with young girls clicked away with their needles and flicked across with their crochet hooks at every spare moment they had. Below you will find a selection of these patterns available as pdfs or photocopies. If you go to the main service pages you will find another booklet and some more interesting items from these long ago years.
FHC18-3+4cr: Great vintage First World War knitting pattern for helmet with cape. Knitted in double knitting yarn and to fit average head. These instructions are very basic and simple to work. Knitted on 4 needles.Included are instructions for a vintage crochet scarf-hood pattern from 1914-18 First World War. This one is for a hooded scarf to keep the chills at bay simple to work in double knitting wool.
FHC18-5+8-1+2: Fabulous vintage knitting pattern for Rifleman's mittens 1914-18 First World War. First finger (trigger) and thumb left open. Knitted in vintage double knitting on 4 needles. Also instructions for chest protector knitting pattern 1914-18 First World War. This is for a body or chest protector that buttons round the waist, again knitted in vintage double knitting wool, and armlets worn under coats and over shirts for extra warms in a thicker wool similar to modern double knitting.
FHC 18-9: Great vintage undershirt or vest knitting pattern 1914-18 First World War. Great essential item - easy to knit, no sizes given.To recreate work a tension square on the size needles suggested in modern 4ply and alter number of stitches as required.
FHC 18-10cr: Great vintage sleeping bag crochet pattern 1914-18 First World War. Fabulous item! Here are instructions for crocheting a sleeping bag with lining. No sizes given, but tells you how long to crochet each part that is joined together - simple instructions. Also included in this pattern are instructions for a bolster pillow and blanket both in crochet. Pillow measures about 20 inches in length and the blanklet is about 48 x 72 inches, but could be worked to any size as with the pillow. So essential, as hopsitals were so short of supplies during those desperate years anything from home was welcome.
FHC 18-11+14cr: Great vintage bed jacket crochet pattern 1914-18 First World War. Essential item in chilly hospital wards during the Great War. Worked in one peice, again no sizes given, probably just average chest.Hospital stockings, knitted this time, another essential for those laying in bed for long periods of time, here shown with or without feet. Knitted in vintage double knitting wool.
FHC18-13: Great vintage knitting pattern 1914-18 First World War. Scull cap for wearing under helmet - you can see that these did not change for the Second World War - many of these patterns were used in both wars and some even for the previous Boer War! (1899-1902) The body belt was very useful for extra warmth and simialr ones were indeed worn in most wars and at home! Vintage double knitting wool was used.
FHC 18-15+16: Great vintage knitting pattern 1914-18 First World War. This is a simple pattern for knitted bath slippers or bedroom slippers, pre made soles needed or home made ones from cork, suede, leather or other waste materials or crocheted. A crochet pair are also included in this pattern.crochet Also included is a hot water bottle cover pattern. Essential in every hospital!!! this one is crocheted but a knitted ones were equally as popular and so easy to work in double knitting. So easy to make.
FHC 18-16-2cr: Great vintage WITHER PAD crochet pattern 1914-18 First World War. Well, this is unusual - it was for a horse, under the saddle or pack across the withers. And it has been suggested that it would have travelled with the serviceman rather than the horse. It was made from 4 crochet peices, 2 measuring 6 x9 inches and 2 measuring 9.5 x 13 inches.
Scotch Wool 7w2: Great vintage knitting pattern for serice men, helmet and two different scarves, these leaflets were suppled free for knitting for the forces during both the war. This may have been issued during the First World War 1914-18 as it is similar to a 1920 pattern that I have for service knitteds.
Soldiers and Sailors Comforts-1+2+3: Helmets or caps. From 1914-18 war. Vintage knitting patterns 4 different styles including this one. Large and small sizes for one of them. It says that this one is recommended by the war office. Knitted in vintage 3ply (modern 4ply) and vintage 4ply or modern double knitting. Also included is this CROCHET pattern for a Waist Coat, no size given. Worked in double knitting. A pattern for hospital shoe,or sock, over sock, hospital stocking, and this rather super slipper the slipper is CROCHET, but the others are knitted - you will also get the instructions for the two CHOLERA BELTS. This is a super pattern for those essentials in re-enactment, stage dressing or TV set dressing.


I am having an issue with Microsoft outlook 2003. When i try to send a mail the following error is generated nd the mail stucks in outbox.
You don't say which version of Outlook you're using but in 2007/2010 go to tools/account settings, select the account, click 'change' and then the 'more settings' button. Select the 'advanced' tab and take the tick out of the 'this server requires an encrypted connection' box - click the 'use defaults' if necessary to get numbers in the boxes. See if this works. If not you will have to contact your ISP, or check their webpage to see what settings you should be using.


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(Russian Look via Zuma Wire/Newscom)
A mishap by a plane during takeoff nearly cost a Russian mining company hundreds of millions of dollars. The problem: The plane was a cargo plane, the cargo was gold-and-silver doré bars, and the mishap involved the plane accidentally dropping 3.4 tons of the valuable cargo onto the runway. The March 15 incident happened in Yakutsk, a Russian city in Siberia, when the plane's cargo door gave way during takeoff. Pilots landed the plane at a nearby airfield and returned to Yakutsk airport to begin collecting the precious metals. According to authorities, all the bars were eventually recovered.
(David Richard/AP)
Cleveland blues
An informal support group for fired Cleveland Browns coaches met at a restaurant in Indianapolis during this year's NFL Scouting Combine, according to ESPN. Since 2008, the Browns have racked up a 38-122 record while firing five head coaches. In that time, the Browns have also cycled through nine offensive and defensive coordinators. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the group met at a restaurant named "Rock Bottom."
Cheesed off
They had one job. Many patrons of a British cheese festival left with empty stomachs after organizers ran out of cheese midway through the event. An official with the Big Cheese Festival blamed stormy weather for chasing off some of the festival's vendors and leading to the shortage. An official with the event published an apology for the March 3 fiasco on its Facebook page and promised a 50 percent discount to all dissatisfied patrons for next year's event.
(Ingram Publishing/Newscom)
Forget drunk dialing, comparison shopping site Finder.com says Americans have a new problem: drunk shopping. According to the site's February 2018 survey, drunk Americans spent nearly $450 on average over the course of the year during alcohol-influenced online shopping sprees. Last year, Finder.com reported the average American spent just $206 drunk shopping. The survey also claims that men's boozy spending more than doubles women's.
Danny Lee Konieczny (Lake County Sheriff's Office)
He went to the hospital in an ambulance, and he went home in one also. Danny Lee Konieczny told Lake County, Fla., sheriff's deputies that his long wait in the Villages Regional Hospital waiting area prompted him to steal an ambulance and drive it 7 miles back to his home in Lady Lake, Fla. "He was upset because he was just put in the hallway to wait and was not being seen at the hospital," an officer said. Officers used a GPS device to locate the ambulance at Konieczny's home. Konieczny, 60, said he checked to make sure the ambulance was empty before taking it.
Bradley Strange on the roof (Megan Ehrhart/The Citizen)
High above them
An attempted robbery led to an unusual standoff in Auburn, N.Y. Police allege that 33-year-old Bradley Strange demanded the wallet of a 75-year-old man on March 11. When officers arrived at the scene, they spotted Strange climbing out of a window and onto the roof of a two-story home. There, authorities surrounded the building and decided to wait Strange out. An Auburn police spokesman said Strange finally gave himself up, but only after spending nine hours avoiding custody on the roof.
(AFP Photo/Courtesy of Kym Illman)
Voyage down under
A gin bottle washed up on Australia's Wedge Island—132 years after the German navy tossed it into the ocean. Tonya Illman discovered the message in a bottle while walking on the beach in January. "I picked it up thinking it might look nice on display in my home," she said. Illman later discovered a cryptic message in the gin bottle. Eventually officials with the Western Australian Museum helped her and her husband identify the note as part of a German naval experiment dating to 1886. The German navy had tossed bottles into the ocean to study ocean currents. Each message asked the finder to return the note to the nearest German consulate along with where and when the bottle was found. Before Illman's discovery, the last bottle had been returned in 1934.
Disney in the desert
Headlined by a 50-story-tall Torah-themed roller coaster, a group of investors has announced plans to build a Jewish Disneyland in the Negev desert of Israel. The group has hired American theme-park builder ITEC Entertainment for the project and expects its completion by 2023. The proposed 4,000-acre park has already raised $400 million in foreign investment and promises a re-creation of the Splash Mountain attraction found at Disney theme parks.
Rolan Gopel (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
A fine mess
A resident of Western Australia has discovered he's breaking the law by living on his own land. City officials with Menzies, Australia, began fining Rolan Gopel $50 a day in August for living in a camper van on land he purchased in 2015. Specifically, the city has ordered Gopel to install a septic tank on the property and connect to the city water mains. Gopel, 58, lives off a small pension and said he cannot afford and does not want the improvements. In an effort to obtain compliance, the local court imposed a fresh $3,100 fine in March. "I refuse to pay a fine for living," Gopel told Australia's ABC. "I refuse to be homeless."


We sat down with Scarborough/ Toronto dentist Dr. Mark Cohen to ask a few questions about how he translates his love for dentistry into an exceptional patient experience. A graduate from McGill University with both a Bachelor of Science Degree and a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree., Dr. Cohen and his team joined the Dawson family in August 2012.
A: White, straight, natural teeth that really light up a person's face!
Q: If time and money were no issue, what dental treatment would you give everyone?
A: I would love to provide dental implant replacement for every patient with missing teeth. Dental implants are a permanent way to help you get your confidence and smile back. Replacing a missing tooth is also important for avoiding bone loss and maintaining good oral health. The best part is that dental implants look just like your own natural teeth, so no one will know they're implants.
Q: People often associate dentists with discomfort, but what is the greatest joy about being a dentist?
A: Being able to help a person suffering from severe dental issues so that they are able to chew with comfort and security.
Q: What is the funniest thing that has ever happened when you had someone in the chair?
A: I once had a patient who loved to pull practical jokes on me. I still think back on and laugh at the thought of some of them!
After years of falling for this patient's jokes, I decided to play one of my own. One day, when I was working on a deep cavity of his, I asked to be excused for a moment. I went to my private office where I just happened to have an industrial drill. I took the drill and returned to the room to "continue" excavating his deep cavity. His face was priceless!
Q: What is the best piece of advice for someone who has a fear of going to the dentist?
A: Schedule a meet and greet. Make an appointment just to see the office and meet the dental team. You can sit down with the dentist and talk about any past negative dental experiences or current concerns that you have, without the pressure of doing any treatment that day. It will be easier to come to the office without the pressure of any dental work planned.
Q:What's the biggest myth about dentists?
A: That dentists make up their own fees for services. In fact, each year the governing body for dentists in Ontario provides us with service fee guidelines.
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Nowadays, the increasingly common users who supply RPAS from abroad, usually expressed as drone, need to apply for technical eligibility. In this context, an important announcement has been made by SHGM on how to make the applications. Payments not made through the Clearing System will not be serviced and the application for technical eligibility will not be considered eligible.
The applicant SHGM issued an important announcement on how to proceed with this process. It announces step-by-step guidance of Imported Tenacity Eligibility Complaints. The announcement is like this.
It is compulsory to add Accrual Number to the explanation section during the payment process, and the service will not be provided for the payments not made in this way. To register before payments made as an institution, please write to accounting (at) shgm.gov.tr must be sent.
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Anna Zuevskaya | Posted on October 31, 2020 |
Executive Director Introduction
Today we reflect on a significant milestone for the Asheville-Buncombe Community Land Trust (ABCLT) – the six-month anniversary of hiring our first Executive Director! We welcomed Anna Zuevskaya to our team on January 27th and despite all the challenges that this year has brought, we have a lot of accomplishments to celebrate. Since Anna hasn't had the opportunity to meet many of you in person, we'd like to introduce her virtually.
A Letter from Our Executive Director:
I am humbled to serve as ABCLT's first Executive Director and I feel like this is exactly where I am meant to be right now. Born and raised in the Ukraine, growing up poor shaped me to have a relentless determination to make the world a better place. When I was nine, my parents and I came to the United States with three duffel bags and endless uncertainty ahead of us. My life was forever changed.
While I wasn't aware of it at the time, I later realized that the support we received from others was a significant factor in us being able to achieve economic stability and later become homeowners. Because we were refugees, a local nonprofit set us up with an apartment and helped us acclimate. I now know that the neighborhood where we were placed contributed greatly to our quality of life. There was a shopping center with a grocery store and pharmacy within walking distance and my parents could walk to a nearby bus stop for transportation to work. We lived near other immigrant families and I could go there after school until my parents came home from work. All of this impacted who and where I am today.
After receiving a Master's in Social Work and a Master's in Urban Planning from the University of Michigan, I moved back to Charlotte and started as an AmeriCorps with Habitat for Humanity. Through this role and my future position with a Corridor-wide neighborhood coalition, I was able to work side by side with community residents who had been pushing to improve their neighborhoods for decades. I was fortunate enough to learn from these leaders and I'm forever grateful to them for allowing me to make mistakes and learn from those mistakes so that I myself could become a better leader. Without failure, there is no success.
Today, I'm a fierce advocate for community wealth building because of the grassroots work that I did with West Charlotte residents. I'm a firm believer that we have to be bold and try innovative approaches like Community Land Trusts so that we can achieve an equitable and just society. Creating community ownership and keeping resources within communities, especially communities of color that have been disproportionately affected by racist policies and practices, is one of the ways in which we can redistribute power and wealth. I am committed to getting ABCLT fully operational and partnering with you to create an Asheville that honors everyone's culture and heritage; to create an Asheville where housing is attainable and Black communities are thriving for generations to come.
Board of Directors Introduction
We are blessed with a diverse Board of Directors who have an incredible amount of experience and connections in the City of Asheville and Buncombe County. You've probably seen many of our Board members on the ground in the community or heard about the great work that they do behind the scenes to create a thriving City and County. If you haven't had a chance to meet or work with these remarkable individuals, click here to visit our website and get acquainted with our team!
Update on the Last 12 Months
Since officially receiving our 501c3 status in May of 2019, we have been really busy working behind the scenes to solidify our internal organization structure. While non-profit organizations are already complex, a Community Land Trust has additional layers that are important to finalize before the organization can begin to acquire properties. It has been a long and rewarding process to get to where we are now and we want to share some of what we've been doing with you:
Updated our by-laws (July 2019)
Partnered with the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville to host a fundraising event that brought in approximately $3,000 in donations (October 2019)
Hosted a membership event (October 2019)
Hosted our first annual membership meeting where the membership voted to elect new Board Members (December 2019)
Finalized policies such as the ground lease, homeowner selection policy, and fair housing policy (December 2019)
Hired our first Executive Director (January 2020)
Created a strategic plan for the organization (March 2020)
Established a framework for organizational committees (June 2020)
Created a logo and started working on marketing materials (June 2020)
Compiled contact information, which is how you're receiving this newsletter! (July 2020)
Outlook for the Next 6 Months
Although we've accomplished so much, we know that the real work is just beginning and we're eager to get started making a difference in our communities. Here are a few of the exciting things we hope to accomplish in the next six months:
Host a series of virtual community events around housing justice, permanently affordable housing, and community wealth building.
Train community residents on the Community Land Trust model and compensate those residents for facilitating discussions at our community events.
Acquire our first home and host orientation sessions for those interested in becoming homeowners, members, and/or volunteers. We plan to start accepting applications for homeownership on September 1st so be on the lookout for more information soon!
Update our mission and vision to reflect our commitment to wealth building, community ownership, and collective action.
Finalize marketing materials and revamp our website.
Research other Community Land Trust models and bring innovative solutions to ABCLT.
Host a fundraising event to help sustain the organization for years to come!
We know many of you paved the way for where ABCLT is today and we want to thank you for all your effort and dedication. We also know that you probably haven't heard from us recently and we want to offer each and every one of you opportunities to get reconnected:
Like us on Facebook and Follow us on Instagram!
Attend our Upcoming Board Meetings. Meetings are held at 6pm on the second Monday of every month. Currently, meetings are virtual via Zoom, but members of the public are still welcome to join. We will email the meeting link three days prior to the board meeting.
Save the Date for Our Next Event. We will be hosting our first virtual event on August 17th at 6pm so pencil us in for an evening of education and conversations. We will send more information in early August!
Become a Community Ambassador. We cannot do this work without community members. As we continue on this journey, we will train community residents to be ABCLT ambassadors and work side-by-side with our staff and board to fulfill our mission and vision. In the coming months, we will share more information on how to join us so stay tuned!
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Welcome to this edition of Words For Thought, the blog on wordrefiner.com. Like many of the previous blogs we are looking at homophones. Words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.
I understand how important it is to have an error free manuscript. With over 40 years of experience, I have found that homonyms give almost every writer fits and difficulties. The correctly spelled word in the wrong context will not be flagged by most spell-checkers.
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These four words present an interesting group. They are related by sound only, true homophones. Two are English and one has multiple meanings, one is Oriental, and one is French. They are all from the last half of the previous millennia, and two have been in use in the English language for less than 200 years.
Peak is a widely used word, it functions as a noun, verb and an adjective. It has a history going back several hundred years in the English language. It is also an archaic word with a rather startling twist, as we shall see later. At the core, it means top or point, like a mountain or a career. It also can refer to a person's or group's abilities or popularity. It has many synonyms such as summit, climax, acme, and zenith to name a few. It can refer to facial features such as a widow's peak or the peak of a beard.
In the United Kingdom it can mean the stiff brim of a cap. It can also refer to an extension of a sail on a sailing vessel.
In one sense perhaps, peak is its own antonym, an opposite meaning in health. In the early 17th century it was part of a phrase "peak and pine" that meant to shrivel or waste away. We have William Shakespeare to thank for that. Perhaps, he was making a joke, and we are simply too removed in space, time and culture to appreciate it.
Peek has a multi-century history as part of the English language, as does the previous word. It is a slightly sneaky word, it means to take a quick or furtive look. We can peek around a tree, we can peek into someone's background (the internet has made that easier than ever in a number of ways), and play peek-a-boo with a child. It is a singular word in usage and definition.
Peke is our word from the Orient, it is the youngest word of this group in the English language. It is an abbreviation of Pekingese, a small dog with long hair, short legs and a pushed in nose. This lapdog was introduced in the 1860's to Europe from Pekin, China; now known as Beijing. It was a very popular dog with the aristocracy of both civilizations. It is common for Pekes to have difficulties with breathing.
Pique is one of many words that have dual citizenship in both the English and French language. It actually has a split personality because it can be pronounced two different ways, more on that later. Primarily, from the middle of the 16th century, it means to feel resentful or irritated because of a perceived insult. Some synonyms are petulance, indignation and vexation. It can also be a verb and means to stimulate or irritate, it can be either positive or negative.
The second pronunciation is not a homonym to the others: "peekay". It is from the same time approximately as Pekingese, and it means a stiff fabric woven in a raised or ribbed pattern. The literal translation of the French is "backstitched".
There they are, four words with identical sounds, an entangled history and rather unrelated definitions. If you choose the wrong word the reader will feel like they hit a speed bump and might drive off your road. Do all in your power to prevent that from happening. Use Word Refiner, beta readers, critique partners, proofreaders and editors to ensure that your work is error free.
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Is Disney the Happiest Place on Earth?
Last week it was announced by The Walt Disney Co. that former CEO Bob Chapek earned $24.2 million in total compensation during the company's fiscal 2022 year (ending September 30), his final full year as CEO. In addition, Disney revealed that Chapek should receive a severance package valued at $20.4 million, though the exact number will depend on Disney's share price over time. That severance package includes Disney stock currently valued at $12.6 million, with the rest in cash.
Chapek was named CEO in February 2020. He was terminated by the Disney board after Disney's last fiscal year ended. One of the main reasons he was fired in 2022 was the disappointing financial performance of the company over the last two years.
Excessive Executive Compensation Packages
Chapek's combined compensation and severance package of about $44.6 million is a nice payday for someone who lasted less than three years as the CEO. This raises the question whether the board of directors is acting in the best interests of the shareholders in approving executive compensation and severance packages for CEOs. They owe a fiduciary duty to the shareholders with the expectation that they will make decisions in the best interests of the shareholders, including on financial matters, and that their decisions will maximize share value.
Meanwhile, current Disney CEO Bob Iger, who stepped down from the company at the end of 2021, earned $15 million in compensation during Disney's last fiscal year (he worked for the company as executive chairman of the board of directors for part of that period).
Chapek was paid $32 million in fiscal 2021, while Iger received $46 million, during which time he was the executive chairman. Iger re-joined Disney last November, with a pay package valued at about $27 million in annual target compensation, including a $1 million salary, a $1 million target bonus, and the rest in equity.
It is hard to imagine that Chapek will walk away with such an excessive compensation/severance package while the share price of Disney stock declined 44 percent in 2022, although it is projected to rise in 2023.
Shareholder Model of Corporate Governance
The shareholder model of corporate governance is founded on classic economic precepts, including maximizing wealth for investors and creditors. In a public corporation, firm decisions should be oriented toward serving the best interests of investors. Underlying these decisions is a classic agency problem, in which ownership (investors) and control (managers) are separate.
Managers act as the agents of the investors (principals), who expect those decisions to increase the value of the stock they own. However, managers may have motivations beyond stockholder value such as increasing market share or more personal ones including maximizing executive compensation. In these instances, decisions may be based on an egoist approach to ethical decision making that ignores the interests of others.
The principal-agent relationship involves a transfer of trust and duty to the agent, while also assuming that the agent is opportunistic and will pursue interests that are in conflict with those of the principal, thereby creating an "agency problem." Because of these potential differences, corporate governance mechanisms are needed to align investor and management interests.
One of the most common approaches to the agency problem is to link managerial compensation to the financial performance of the corporation in general and the performance of the company's shares. Typically, this occurs by creating long-term compensation packages and stock option plans that tie executive wealth to an increase in the corporation's stock price. These incentives aim to encourage managers to maximize the market value of shares. Since much of their compensation comes in share value, there is an incentive to do whatever it takes to increase the shareholder price, and this is why the financial frauds of the early 2000s occurred (e.g., Enron and WorldCom).
Does Disney Need an Activist Shareholder?
The Disney preliminary proxy filing comes as the company prepares to fight activist investor Nelson Peltz, who is seeking a seat on Disney's board of directors. Peltz is asking Disney shareholders to vote for him in lieu of one of Disney's existing directors. The company laid out its reasoning last Tuesday for why that it believes that is not a good idea.
Nelson Peltz co-founded Trian Fund Management, L.P. in 2005. He is an activist investor who seeks to own a significant stake in publicly traded companies. Peltz has sat on the boards of Proctor & Gamble, Ingersoll-Rand, and the Heinz Company. Perhaps he can bring a stronger sense of responsible decision making when it comes to executive compensation. The record of Disney management has not been good in that regard, as discussed below.
Another Firing of a CEO
This isn't the first time that Disney has been challenged on its severance packages. On August 9, 2005, Chancellor William B. Handler of the Delaware Chancery Court ruled that the directors of Disney acted in good faith when Michael Ovitz was hired in 1995 to be the CEO of Disney and then allowed to walk away 15 months later after being fired by Michael Eisner, the chair of Disney's board of directors, with a severance package valued at $130 million. That decision was hard for me to believe. It seems as though the Chancery Court has a different definition than I do of corporate social responsibility.
You would think that the board learned its lesson in approving such excessive severance packages. The argument is that the company needs to offer such large packages to entice top executives to serve as CEO of Disney. That may be the case, but the board does not appear to be doing its due diligence when two CEOs walk away with extremely large severance packages in less than 20 years. It's interesting that the list of CEOs of Disney on its website includes neither Ovitz nor Chapek. What ever happened to transparency?
On a personal note, I recently read that the one-day ticket for Disneyland in Anaheim, CA ranges between $119-$164. This would be $656 for a family of four, not to mention the additional $30 to park for the day. You can see where it wouldn't be so unusual for a family of four to pay $1,000 for a full day's visit including food, special charges for rides, and souvenirs.
Is this the best use of company resources? Perhaps the board should consider lowering the costs so going to the theme park is available to those who currently are priced out. Top executives can survive on one million less in executive compensation to help society on a broader scale. It seems the responsible thing to do in this age of equity in dealing with others.
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We have seen an increase in the number of small businesses facing VAT assessments of significant amounts, likely to have a severe impact on the company's cashflow and financial status, particular in light of the current challenges concerning COVID-19. We have been successful in a number of hardship applications made on behalf of our client, to allow our clients to pay the disputed sums following their appeal in the Tax Tribunal.
What is a hardship application?
Where a company or an individual has received an assessment from HMRC for payment of tax and this is the subject of an appeal to the First Tier Tax Tribunal, HMRC can request that payment of the assessment be made in full prior to the Tribunal hearing the appeal under section 84 of the VAT Act 1994.
It is for the taxpayer to demonstrate that payment of the disputed tax would cause them to suffer financial hardship and each case will be considered on the basis of the facts.
Information requested by HMRC when considering hardship applications
In giving serious consideration to hardship applications and exercising their discretion, HMRC has previously issued guidance on the information they require about a company's financial affairs.
An explanation as to why the company would suffer financial hardship if it required to pay the disputed amount before a Tribunal Hearing
Copy of the most recent annual accounts and management accounts
Bank account statements for a requested period
Any loan or overdraft facilities the company has with any bank or financial institution
Assets and liabilities of the Company
Budget and cash flow forecast (at least the next six months) to include all income streams, revenue costs and capital expenditure. It should identify the expected funding requirements throughout the year and also the maximum funding available.
Business premises' owned or leased by the business
Investments that are held by the company. This should include stocks, shares and investments in other businesses
Steps taken by the company to raise funds to pay the assessments
Any assets subject to a charge by a bank or other financial institution as security against existing borrowings
In the event that all the information is not provided or HMRC are not satisfied that the taxpayer would suffer hardship, HMRC will reject the application.
Where HMRC grants the application, the appeal will proceed to be heard in the Tax Tribunal without the taxpayer being required to pay the disputed sums first.
Case Study: HMRC grants Company's successful hardship application
To date, we have been successful in making hardship applications on our clients' behalf.
Recently HMRC requested information from our client to assess its hardship application within 30 days. We work with our clients to obtain and assess the information requested by HMRC to identify any gaps or weaknesses where HMRC may oppose an application for hardship and we carefully prepare witness evidence in support of an application for hardship.
In the event HMRC oppose an application, the Tribunal will consider the same therefore it is important to seek legal advice from the outset and carefully prepare evidence in the required form to achieve a successful outcome.
In this case, in light of the information provided and arguments made that the company would suffer hardship if required to pay the disputed sums before its appeal was determined, HMRC granted the company's application.
How do I appeal to the Tax Tribunal?
Upon receiving an assessment, if the HMRC internal review procedure has not yielded a satisfactory conclusion, then recourse is available by appealing to the First Tier Tax Tribunal (section 49D, TMA 1970).
The procedural rules governing the First Tier Tribunal are found in the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Tax Chamber) Rules 2009 (SI 2009/273). The Tax Tribunal is completely independent of HMRC and is governed by an overriding objective to deal with cases fairly and justly (rule 2, First Tier Tribunal Rules (FTR 2009)). The Tribunal will consider the evidence of both parties, equally whilst the judge heavily relies on previous case law.
Commencing proceedings at the First Tier Tax Tribunal is subject to statutory time limits. It is recommended that legal advice is sought as soon as you become involved in a HMRC dispute to prevent a situation where a potential claim becomes time-barred.
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The Chilton County Volunteer Firefighter's Association handed out several honors during its annual banquet on Jan. 15, including its firefighter and paramedic of the year. ... Read more | Add your comment
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JIS approved for program excellence award
Clanton's skating rink turns 60
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Maplesville Fire as close as family
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 11:33 am
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Wadsworth named National Philanthropy Day Award Winner
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Jakobe Worthy (No. 4) is challenged at the basket. He led CCHS with 16 points against Jemison on Nov. 20. (Photo by Brandon Sumrall/Special)
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CCHS pulls away from Panthers in second half
By Anthony Richards
Chilton County High School's boys basketball team earned a 63-51 win at home against rival Jemison on Nov. 20.
It was the first meeting of the year on the hardwood between the cross-county rivals.
Jemison led 15-14 with just less than two minutes to go in the second quarter.
However, it was the last time the Panthers were out front on the scoreboard, because CCHS went on an 8-1 to finish the first half and led 22-16 at halftime.
"After halftime we had to come back out and just knuckle down and keep doing what we know how to do," CCHS guard B.J. Davis said.
The Tigers did just that and a transition layup by Jakobe Worthy grew the lead to 10 points.
Nathan Johns of Jemison led all scorers with 21 points. (Photo by Brandon Sumrall/Special)
CCHS was able to distance themselves in the second half thanks to contributions scoring from a variety players.
"What we're trying to do is build a program," CCHS head coach Austin Moncus said. "The guys that we have here are buying in and playing for each other. The bulk of our guys are 10th and 11th graders, so the future of this program is very bright."
One of those 10th graders is center Latavion Floyd, who had a productive night on the boards and used his size to create a presence down low.
"We've been doing drills on that (post play) in practice, and it really helped get the job done," Floyd said. "It felt great out there. We were playing as a team, and we came out on top."
Floyd had 14 points and was one of four Tigers to finish with double-digit points on the night.
Worthy led the group with 16 points, while Jakeveon Bolding had 13 and Davis chipped in 12.
According to Davis, he is excited to see what this team looks like at the end of the season, because he feels like they are becoming more cohesive with each game they play.
Nathan Johns was once again the best player on the floor for Jemison, and Moncus knew that would likely be the case heading into the game.
"Going in we said that if he got the ball on the box, we were going to double-team him every time," Moncus said. "The offense that they ran was so good, that we could never get him on the box because they were always moving. With a kid like that, it's hard to stop them. He's a great player, and he got his (points)."
Johns led all scorers with 21 points, and Harrison Hilyer added 12 points for Jemison from his point guard position.
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Kobe says Lakers' record not a factor in his returning to play this season
By Brett PollakoffJan 18, 2014, 3:30 PM EST
If you haven't watched the Lakers play recently — and unless you're a die-hard fan of the team, you would have no real reason to — you may not know just how dire things have become for one of the league's traditionally great franchises.
There is no star power in Los Angeles playing for the purple and gold at the moment, and in fact, with Nick Young suspended for Friday's game against the Celtics, the Lakers had guys like Kendall Marshall, Ryan Kelly and Manny Harris all playing huge chunks of meaningful minutes.
The fact that they got the win over a rebuilding Boston team means little to a franchise that's 10 games under .500 on the season, seven and a half games out of the last playoff spot in the West, and measures itself in championships.
This is a lost season for the Lakers, and one that some may suggest might be better off spent continuing to pile up losses in order to secure a more favorable draft position, rather than see Kobe Bryant try to return from injury to play alongside the mostly borderline talent on the roster.
But Bryant is facing basketball mortality, with just a couple of seasons remaining on a career that has been one of the greatest of all-time. So you can understand, then, why his team's record this season means little to him when considering whether or not to return to play this season.
From Jessica Camerato of Basketball Insiders:
Regardless of how many losses overshadow those in the win column, Bryant is determined to return this season from a fractured left knee injury. Sitting out the remainder of the year is not a consideration for him.
"The only thing I can consider, the only thing I can afford to consider, is getting better and getting strong," he said prior to the Los Angeles Lakers game against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. "I can't allow myself to think any other way. I can only think about the next day. To do anything else becomes distracting. You give yourself wiggle room to not push yourself as hard as you possibly can. If I think that I'm going to sit out or this that and the other, then the motivation is gone. I refuse to have that happen."
In addition to wanting to milk every last moment out of the game before he hangs 'em up for good, there could be some long-term benefits for Bryant in returning this season.
While Bryant maintains that his torn Achilles that was suffered last season had nothing to do with this latest injury (a fractured bone in his knee), no one knows for sure. Playing the remainder of the year and getting his body back into durable basketball shape may help prevent similar injuries from popping up in the future.
Whether there are benefits to a return or there aren't, there's no denying this season has been a wasted one for both Bryant and the Lakers. It appears, however, that once healthy enough, he'll try to make the most of it.


While on a camping trip, the reader gets lost in a cave and makes choices which determine the story's outcome.
This definitely isn't as good as the previous book in the series. First of all, the introductory material (instructions and background information) is rather redundant, making the first section of the story tedious since most of its content is already known. While I like the idea of a setting description and character list, it's pointless to provide these things if they're just repeated in the main text anyway. I also have trouble getting interested in a story that I know from the start is just a dream -- this kills any real sense of danger or urgency. As before, the gameplay is more or less nonexistent and the story isn't exactly original. While there are a few moments of genuine horror, they don't really make this book worth wasting much time on.


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The Charity Charge Show: EP 15: Shayna Dunitz – 3 DAY Startup
In Episode 15 of the Charity Charge Show, Stephen Garten chats with Shayna Dunitz, the former Director of Operations at 3 Day Startup and the current Chief Operations Officer at Central Athlete.
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts.
3 Day Startup ("3DS") teaches entrepreneurial skills to university students in an extreme hands-on environment. This proven program provides students the tools they need to start successful companies. Over 12,000 3DS alumni from 400+ programs across 6 continents–at over 150 schools including Harvard, MIT, WHU (Germany), Technion (Israel), and the University of Texas–have launched more than 90 companies that have collectively raised $130 million in investor capital.
Over 38 companies emerging from 3DS have been accepted to prestigious accelerators such as Y Combinator, TechStars, and Capital Factory. While early programs focused strictly on technology- and web-enabled startups, demand has led the team to expand the program to function across broader entrepreneurial endeavors. Schools have hosted 3DS programs focused on themes such as social innovation, energy, culinary, hardware, and more.
Foregoing a grant-supported model, the founders developed an earned-revenues strategy—3DS charges universities, governments, and corporations to deliver programs—which allowed the organization to grow in a scalable and sustainable way while preserving mission autonomy. Running 3DS as a successful business operation keeps entrepreneurship in the organizational DNA and allows the organization to remain faithful to the philosophy of learning-by-doing.
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What do we look for in our urban spaces? Simplicity and nature? A sense of permanence, a hammock for our minds; and rather than romanticising natural life, it is about enjoying lasting and timeless values. So anyone looking for a special venue for events, one that conveys all of the above, need not travel to Rapperswil on Lake Zurich. Enea Landscape Architecture also offers surroundings such as these in the heart of the city, too, at its very own Enea Garden Concept Store.
In the centre of Zurich the trail takes us above the rooftops of the old city centre, up to the Lindenhof, situated between the railway station and the Fraumünster Church. The site of the Lindenhof is at Zurich«s actual historical core and the city´s oldest public green space. From here there are wonderful views of the right bank of the Limmat and the university complex. The Enea Garden Concept Store is located right in the middle of the Lindenhof quarter, one of the oldest quarters in Zurich. Just a few hundred yards from St Peter´s Church, the Augustiner Church and the Fraumünster Church, the Garden presents itself as an indoor event: Outside In.
A delightful venue in the heart of Zurich, spread over more than 520 square metres. It provides premises of different sizes, ideally suited for all private functions and business events that require an exceptional setting and ambience.


California Genealogical Society and Library blog: We Need Your Books!
Henry Snyder at a California Genealogical Society used book sale.
The donation of books accounts significantly for the growth in holdings of the California Genealogical Society Library over the past century. Duplicate books and donated items that do not meet the library's retention guidelines are sold and the proceeds support the library.
The Library of the California Genealogical Society needs your books! Our library is built by gifts from members and friends. We are looking for books on family history, genealogies and local history. We accept one book or a whole library of books as long as they are within scope.
Books that are duplicate or out of scope are sold in the library or on ebay. The receipts are used for acquisitions and library needs.
In addition to our online and in-house sales we plan to have books on exhibit and for sale at our upcoming Ancestry Day in San Francisco on November 9, 2013. So we welcome duplicates as well as items new to our library. We will need time to ready the duplicates for sale so if you have books to donate we would appreciate receiving them this summer.
Please call the library at 510-663-1358 and leave a message. A member of the library staff will return your call. We can make pickups in the East Bay and San Francisco in some cases.
Photograph by Kathryn Doyle, 1/11/2011, Oakland, California.


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