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Notice to Parents, Guardians, Pupils, and Teachers Complaint Rights
It is the policy of the Fuente Nueva Charter School (the "School") to maintain a positive and productive working and educational environment. The School does not discriminate on the basis of disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, race, color, ancestry, or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes set forth in California Penal Code section 422.55 in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. OCR Notice of Non-Discrimination for Title VI, IX, Section 504, Age Disc. Act and Boy Scouts Act. The School is primarily responsible to ensure that it is compliant with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations. There are some circumstances, however, when employees or students may take issue with other employees or students or someone may believe that a violation of federal or state law is occurring in certain educational programs. The School encourages complainants to first address the issue with the other person directly using conflict resolution skills when possible. For more information on conflict resolution process, see the School's Dispute Resolution Policy.
Types of Complaints to be Filed Using the UCP: If, however, the complainant does not feel comfortable with this approach or the complaint involves harassment, discrimination, intimidation, or bullying based upon the above-identified characteristics, or any other legally protected category, in its programs or activities, federal or state laws, or regulations governing educational programs, or improper student fees, failure to accommodate lactating students, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) resources, failure to comply with statutes relating to foster care pupil records transfers or foster care pupil education or a complaint that the School has not complied with the requirements of Education Code sections 47606.5 (annual update to goals and annual actions) or 47607.3 (outcomes for pupil subgroups), as applicable, or other violation of state or federal law under the following programs pursuant to 5 C.C.R. § 4610(b): Federal Title I- programs, including improving academic achievement, compensatory education, English learner programs, Child Nutrition Programs, Special Education Programs, Physical Education: Instructional Minutes; Pupil Instruction:, the complainant must use the below identified complaint procedure. The School will investigate complaints and seek to resolve them in compliance with this policy.
Internal Procedures:
The Charter Director has the responsibility to maintain a work place and educational environment free from any form of sexual or other unlawful harassment, discrimination or conduct. Unlawful discrimination or harassment may be based upon actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnic group identification, race, ancestry, national origin, religion, color, mental or physical disability, age or on the basis of a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other category protected by law. Consequently, should the Charter Director become aware of any conduct that may constitute discrimination, harassment or other prohibited behavior, immediate action will be taken to address and remediate such conduct.
Making a Complaint: Any person who has experienced or is aware of a situation that is believed to be sexually and/or otherwise unlawfully harassing or represents a violation of law as identified above, has a responsibility to report the situation immediately to Beth Wylie, Charter Director, 1730 Janes Road Arcata, CA 95521 707-822-3348. Employees who believe they have been the victim of any employment discrimination should follow the complaint procedures identified in the employee handbook. If the complainant is unable to put the complaint in writing, due to a disability or illiteracy, the School will assist the complainant in filing the complaint.
If the employee or student is not comfortable contacting Beth Wylie Charter Director, or if that individual is not available, the employee or student should contact Luke Bisecker Arcata School District Superintendent 1435 Buttermilk Lane Arcata CA 95521 707-822-0351, who has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies and other complaints identified. OCR Non-discrimination notice. A Harassment/Retaliation/Unlawful Conduct Complaint Form may be obtained from Jennifer DeParma, Arcata School District Office.
Anonymous Complaints: Any employee or student who believes that there has been a violation of state or federal law as articulated above, or an improper imposition of student fees, should make a written complaint to the Beth Wylie, Charter Director, 1730 Janes Road Arcata, CA 95521 707-822-3348. Students making a complaint of improper fees or complaints that the School has failed to comply with Education Code sections 47606.5 or 47607.3, may make the complaint anonymously if the complaint provides evidence or information leading to evidence to support an allegation of noncompliance with the applicable Education Codes.
6 Month Limit on Certain Complaints: Complaints relating to discrimination (other than employment discrimination) must be filed within six months of the alleged discrimination or when the complainant first obtained knowledge of the alleged discrimination, unless an extension has been obtained from the Beth Wylie or his/her designee. Such extension by the Beth Wylie or his/her designee shall be made in writing. The period for filing may be extended by the Charter Director or his/her designee for good cause for a period not to exceed 90 days following the expiration of the six month time period. The Charter Director shall respond immediately upon a receipt for extension.
Informal Resolution: If the parties mutually agree, the complainant and the School may resolve the matter through mediation or otherwise informally. If mediation fails to resolve the matter, or the parties do not agree to mediate the matter, the formal complaint procedure identified below shall be followed.
Investigation of Complaints: If the complaint alleges wrongdoing involving discrimination (other than employment discrimination) or claims of failure to comply with applicable state or federal laws or regulations, the School will complete an investigation and submit to the complainant a written decision regarding the complaint within 60 days of receipt of the complaint. During the investigation, the complainant, his/her representative or both, will have the opportunity to present the complaint and evidence or information leading to evidence to support the allegations of the complaint. The 60 day timeframe may be extended by the written consent of the complainant.
Refusal by the complainant to provide the investigator, at any level of the investigation, with documents or other evidence related to the allegations in the complaint, or to otherwise fail or refuse to cooperate in the investigation or engage in any other obstruction of the investigation, may result in the dismissal of the complaint because of lack of evidence to support the allegations.
Complaints will be handled as discreetly as possible, consistent with the need to investigate effectively and promptly resolve the matter.
Beth Wylie will be knowledgeable of the laws/programs that he/she is assigned to investigate. If the complaint alleges employment discrimination, the Board of Directors will send it to the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (the "DFEH") for investigation as required by law.
Written Decision: The Charter Director shall prepare a written decision, which decision shall contain the following: 1) findings of fact based on the evidence gathered; 2) conclusions of law; 3) disposition of the complaint; 4) the rationale for such disposition; 5) the corrective actions, if any are warranted; 6) notice of the complainant's right to appeal the School's decision to the California Department of Education; and 7) the procedures to be followed for initiating an appeal to the Department of Education. Within 60 days of receipt of the complaint, the Charter Director will send a copy of the written decision to the complainant.
Appeal of School's Decision
Appeal to CDE: Except for complaints regarding instructional materials and teacher vacancies or misassignment, a complainant may appeal a decision to the California Department of Education ("CDE") by filing a written appeal within 15 days of receiving the decision. The complainant shall specify the basis for the appeal and whether the facts are incorrect and/or the law is misapplied. The appeal should be accompanied by a copy of the locally filed complaint and a copy of the School's decision. If the CDE determines the appeal raises issues not contained in the local complaint, the CDE will refer those new issues back to the School for resolution. If the CDE determines that the decision failed to address an issue raised by the complaint, the CDE will refer the matter to the School to make the necessary findings and conclusions on any issue not addressed. The School will have 20 days to make those findings.
Any employee found to have participated in improper harassment or discrimination will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including possible dismissal. Any student found to have participated in improper harassment or discrimination will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including possible suspension or expulsion.
External Procedures: Filing a Complaint with the DFEH.
Employees or job applicants who believe that they have experienced unlawful employment discrimination or harassment may file a complaint directly with the DFEH. The DFEH serves as a neutral fact-finder and attempts to help the parties voluntarily resolve disputes. If the DFEH finds sufficient evidence to establish discrimination occurred and settlement efforts fail, the DFEH may file a formal accusation.
Employees may also pursue the matter through a private lawsuit in civil court after a complaint has been filed with the DFEH and a Right to Sue Notice has been issued. For more information, contact the DFEH toll free at (800) 884-1684, or email the DFEH at contact.center@dfeh.ca.gov or visit its website at www.dfeh.ca.gov. To contact the nearest field office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), call 1-800-669-4000. You should be aware that state and federal law provide time limits within which complaints must be filed. Contact the relevant agency to determine the applicable time limit.
Retaliation Policy
It is in violation of the School's policy for the School or any employee to demote, suspend, reduce, fail to hire or consider for hire, fail to give equal consideration in making employment decisions, fail to treat impartially in the context of any recommendations for subsequent employment that the School may make, adversely affect working conditions or otherwise deny any employment benefit to an individual because that individual has opposed practices prohibited by law or has filed a complaint, testified, assisted or participated in any manner in an investigation, conducted by the DFEH or their staff. Any employee retaliating against another employee, applicant or student will be disciplined, up to and including termination.
Examples of protected activities under the School's retaliation policy include seeking advice from the DFEH or Commission; filing a complaint with the DFEH, irrespective of whether the complaint is actually sustained; opposing employment practices the employee reasonably believes to exist and believes to be a violation of the law; participating in an activity that is perceived by the School as opposition to discrimination, whether or not so intended by the employee expressing the opposition; participating in the proceeding of a local human rights or civil rights agency on a legal basis.
Nothing in this policy shall be construed to prevent the School from enforcing reasonable disciplinary policies and practices, nor from demonstrating that the actions of an applicant or employee were either disruptive or otherwise detrimental to legitimate business interests so as to justify the denial of an employment benefit.
The School will send to students, employees, parents or guardians of its students, school advisory committees, and other interested parties a notice of rights under this policy on an annual basis. Upon request, a copy of this policy will be made available free of charge and is also available on the School's website.
Fuente Nueva Charter School • 1730 Janes Road • Arcata, CA 95521 • 707-822-3348 • Fax 707-822-5862


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Q: jquery select adjacent items if they are of a specific class name I have the following markup and am doing some jQuery mouseovers and am going to set the background-color. I'd also like to set the background-color of the adjacent class if the class is a .list_spacer
I currently have:

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$('.list_item').on('mouseover',function(){
  $(this).css('background-color','yellow'); // <- yeah, the simplest possible scenario
});

And am thinking there must be some way of accessing adjacent divs and setting only if of a certain class but don't know how. Any ideas on how to do this? I only want to select if immediately before or after and has class of list_spacer
thx in advance

A: You could user .prev and .next methods to access adjacent tags.
Example:
$('.list_item').on('mouseover',function(){
  $(this).prev().css('background-color','yellow');
});

To access a certain class, use:
$('.list_item').on('mouseover',function(){
  $(this).prev('.list_spacer').css('background-color','yellow');
});

You also can access parent tags:

$('.list_spacer').parent().css('background-color','yellow');

A: Try using .next('.list_spacer') or .prev('.list_spacer')
$('.list_item').on('mouseover',function(){
   var $this = $(this);

    var $div = $this.prev('.list_spacer').length ? $this.prev('.list_spacer')
                                                 : $this.next('.list_spacer') ;

    $div.css('background-color','yellow'); //
});

Check Fiddle

A: Use border instead of background color as background color will not be reflected as the list has no content and width.
$(function(){
    $('.list_item').on('mouseover',function(){
$(this).css('background-color','yellow');

$(this).next('.list_spacer').css('border','1px solid green');

});
});

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Cleaning your home is one of the least favorite things for most of us. To make things worse to keep our house clean costs time and money for expensive products and accessories. That's where homemade cleaning products and tricks come in handy.
We found several excellent tips and homemade cleaner recipes to share with you. Hopefully, these DIY cleaning solutions will come in handy when you are doing your day to day house cleaning.
One thing coffee mugs are frequently subject to is, you guessed it, coffee. And less great, coffee stains. If you get to the stains right away, you can usually get them out with little more than some vigorous scrubbing, but if you have left the stained mug to sit for any length of time, removing those brown discolorations can be a true nightmare. This method will help!
Anything you put on clean clothes should be clean itself. Even though you just use your iron on clean items, that doesn't mean it still can't get dirty over time.
Obviously, if there is any gunk or spots on your iron, you should clean it. But also, if your iron drags at all when you move it, it's definitely time to clean it. Here's how to best clean an iron.
Lampshades are awkward to clean because they are weird shapes and can't usually be gotten wet. They have to be cleaned regularly though since dust sticks to them so easily. The simple and most effective way to clean them is just to use a lint roller. The roller will gather up all the dust and leave your shade clean and dust-free!
Lint rollers can also be used in cars for quick clean ups. If you are ever in doubt on how to clean car upholstery, this strategy is particularly great if you have pets that sometimes take car rides. After the ride, you can quickly get up any pet hair left behind with the lint roller.
Plus, the rollers are small enough to fit between seats and in other hard-to-reach places and can be stored right in your car. For this and other ways, lint rollers can be used, check here.
What works better at unclogging drains than Drain-O? Ever wondered how to best unclog a drain? What's more environmentally friendly and safe for you, your family, and your pets than Liquid Plummer?
What do you probably have in your house right now that will unclog that stopped up drain? Use it as the best natural vinegar and baking soda drain cleaner you can get. This combo, when combined, creates a chemical reaction that is both fun and functional.
Laminate flooring is popular because it's a relatively inexpensive alternative to real wood flooring, and yet looks pretty much as good as wood when new, and because it's easier to clean than wood. Even though it is easier to clean than wood, it still requires some upkeep to maintain that like-new shine. These homemade floor cleaner tips will keep that floor looking new for years.
Thanks to all the water constantly splashing onto your faucets from dishwashing, tooth-brushing, hand washing, or filling up glasses or pots; your faucets end up with water spots almost immediately after they have been cleaned. However, there is an easy trick that will help you clean those spots with ease and help them stay clean.
Over time, those bright white cutting boards end up getting a little dingy and discolored. This can make them look dirty even when they are freshly cleaned and scrubbed.
To help bring the white back to your cutting board, you don't want to use any potentially harmful chemicals, and you don't have to. All you need is a lemon. For extra tough stains, use salt as well.
We all know towels start to smell after they have been used a few times, but why are they sometimes still a little smelly once they have been washed and dried. The answer is actually in that fabric softener and detergent you use. Both can build up on your towels over time and create that not-so-clean smell even after the towels are washed. This easy method will eliminate that problem, however.
Even when you get your pots and pans clean, they still may not be a shiny as you like if they are older. You can keep even your old pots and pans looking shiny and new with a single, simple ingredient. All you need is some Dr. Bronner's Castile soap. Castile soap is a vegetable oil-based soap that will both clean and shine. Check it out.
Have stubborn carpet stains that just won't go away? This method of removing stains works so well it's dubbed a "magic" solution. You'll need to take a couple passes at the stain, and if it's a fresh stain, you'll need to make sure that you've gotten all the excess liquid up before you start. Then, all you need is baking soda, dishwasher soap, white vinegar, and a white washcloth and you will get the best homemade carpet cleaner and super-cheap.
Keyboards are tricky to clean both because they have lots of little moving parts that dirt and grime can get between and inside of and because they have electronic parts so they can't get wet. You aren't stuck with a dirty keyboard until you by a new one, however. You can get those keyboards clean with this safe and effective method.
Granite countertops are a tricky thing to clean. Most commercial cleaners that work fine on other types of surfaces can damage or scratch granite. Luckily, you can save money and save your granite if you know how to clean countertops. Make a homemade recipe using hydrogen peroxide, dish soap, and essential oil. Combine the ingredients in a spray bottle for easy application and get to work!
Permanent marker is, well, permanent. The name says so. But I'm going to tell you a secret. The name lies. Permanent marker isn't permanent, even if some artistic rugrat got a hold of one and decided your hardwood floor was a great place to draw. In fact, all you need to get rid of that marker stain is toothpaste. Don't believe me? See for yourself.
Of course, you know to wipe down the outside of the oven glass. And you know to wipe down on the inside of the oven glass. But do you know how to wipe down in between those two panes of oven glass? You don't need to take your oven door apart as you might think. In fact, you only need a few household items to get that tricky glass inside the oven door. This oven cleaning tutorial will show you how.
If your sneaker soles used to be white but are now sort of a dingy grey color, even after they are washed, it may be time for from more extreme brightening solutions. The best thing for those shoe soles is toothpaste. Make sure you aren't using a gel though. Just use the standard white version to keep from undoing your hard work.
If you are looking for an all-natural way to clean your bathroom, this recipe is perfect for you. The homemade tub scrub contains three simple ingredients: baking soda, eggshells, and essential oil. The eggshells are crushed to make a calcium powder that gets those tubs scrubbed clean. You can add the essential oil of your choice to create the perfect scent for your cleaner.
Since grout is usually slightly recessed in the floor or walls, your standard mopping or sponging off of the floor or walls don't usually get the grout particularly clean. This oversight becomes obvious when your grout starts to turn not-so-clean colors. Don't worry, though! This homemade cleaner is designed specifically for grout and will have yours looking like new in no time!
Particularly if you have hard water, you'll find washing your glasses will result in the glasses become cloudy. This can be a frustrating problem since it is the thing you are using to clean that is making it look dirty. However, this homemade eyeglass cleaner will banish those clouds from your glasses and keep that glassware looking crystal clear and clean.
The biggest trouble with cleaning windows is all the streaks most cleaners leave behind. It's so difficult to clean windows or mirrors without there being at least one streak left to mark where you cleaned. However, don't think you have to be stuck with streaky windows forever. This window cleaner will let you have streak-free windows every time you clean!
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Cleaning takes up far more time than anyone would like. If we don't spend a significant amount of time cleaning, we suffer for it with dirt and clutter and unpleasant smells around the house. Happily, there are plenty of ways to cut down on your cleaning time, and we've gathered over a dozen right here.
Some involve tricks that will speed up otherwise slow cleaning processes, some are recipes that will clean more efficiently than commercial cleaners (or at least save you a trip to the store), and some are advice on how to clean cleaning supplies, so you don't waste time trying to clean with something dirty. All are valuable. Check them out below.
In the summer months, gas grills get a lot of use. Most people remember to clean the grate, but neglect the rest of the grill. To have a grill that looks top notch, and not like a grimy mess, you'll need to clean the whole thing regularly. You'll need several things to get started, and make sure you wear old clothes because you are sure to get a little messy, but this tutorial will show you exactly how to do it.
Microfiber is very tricky to clean, and a lot of your standard cleaners should not be used on it. Rubbing alcohol, though, can be safely used if you are careful, and it will remove most spots and stains. This "how-to" post will explain exactly how you can clean that dirty microfiber couch and will answer some common questions about cleaning couches.
Carpet stains can be a disaster, particularly if they are something extra stainings, like red wine or Kool-Aid. But you don't need expensive commercial stain removers, just make your own carpet stain remover and you can truly get even that tough stain off your carpet. All you need is some clear Windex, a towel, and an iron. This method works with even set-in stains. Check it out.
Bleach gel is great for spot removal on white laundry. Just remember, since it contains bleach, you don't want to use it on any colored items as you will have to remove stains from your clothes afterward. Just keep a bottle handy for whenever you need it. You can make your own for hardly any money with this handy recipe. All you need is bleach, cornstarch, water, and a container with an applicator.
If you have a young child, chances are you have a pack-and-play. You may wipe it down regularly, but that is not enough. You need to wash them thoroughly now and then. These directions will tell you exactly how to get your pack-and-play clean. Depending on where you live (humid vs. dry) and the material the mattress is made out of, you may want to forgo soaking the bed as well.
If you cook a lot, you know your kitchen is prone to greasy floors, even if you clean frequently. Grease is one of the toughest things to get out of floors, so your standard floor cleaning supplies might not do. This recipe is specially designed to cut through grease on floors and get your kitchen floor cleaner than it's been in a long time.
Hard water stains in your toilet can make your toilet look disgusting, and they are so hard to get rid of. Plus, even when you do, the minute your back is turned they reappear. It's a constant struggle. This article has the perfect way to get rid of water stains (without using harsh chemicals). All you need is a pumice stone.
One of the best things about washing towels is the comforting clean smell afterward, but so often that fresh-clean smell from just-out-of-the-dryer towels you remember from your childhood (or just last week) isn't there. It's probably your detergent or fabric softener, but a little baking soda and vinegar can fix it right up and make those towels smell great again. Check out how here.
No matter how hard you try to prevent it, microwave stains happen. Before you know it, your microwave has all sorts of gross things inside it. Cleaning all the stuck on gunk is awkward and difficult, but there is an easy way to do it. You just need a bowl and some vinegar to start. Check out these directions to see how easy cleaning your microwave can be.
If you have ever tried to clean tubs with stuck on rings, you may have noticed that despite all the commercial brands' claims, it is extremely difficult to remove those rings. A lot of scrubbing and cleaner is involved, if they ever come off at all. But this amazing bathtub trick actually lets you get rid of those rings without any scrubbing at all. All you need is Dawn dish soap and vinegar (and about an hour to let it sit).
Dish wands are also great for bathroom walls and surfaces. You'll need to rinse everything off after, but they are perfect for a quick wipe down and good for harder to reach places. They are especially great for quick cleaning of the bathtub. Just keep it on hand for easy access. See exactly how to use them to clean your bathroom right here.
Sure, commercial brand dusting spray has been around for a long time. That's how Pledge became a household name, after all. But you can make your inexpensive dusting spray that works wonders right at home. This tutorial will teach you exactly how to whip this great spray up. It's easy!
If you have a toothbrush and some homemade staples, like baking soda, cleaning grout isn't hard to do. While many of us overlook grout, shining up those spaces between the tile can make a huge difference to how clean your floor looks. This guide will give you an easy homemade recipe for cleaning grout and tell you step-by-step how to do it.
The more you cook, the scarier your stove burners become. Since all that gunk is burnt on, it may seem impossible to get it all off, at least without exhausting yourself and making your fingers bleed with all the scrubbing. But this no-scrub method will have those burners like new in no time, with minimal effort from you!
After awhile, particularly if you have hard water, your shower head will get calcium deposits and need to be cleaned. In addition to looking pretty funky, calcium build up can affect how well your shower head performs, blocking some openings and causing others to spray in wild directions. Luckily, cleaning your shower head is easy. All you need is a baggy and some vinegar. Check out how to clean your shower head with these directions.
Use vodka to clean windows, deodorize clothes, and shine kitchen sinks. And that's only a few things vodka can be used before besides drinking. You can even use it to help preserve cut flowers and to kill weeds (just depends on how much you use and what you mix it with). Check out how to use vodka for these cleaning tasks and several others right here.
If it's been awhile since you took the burners and drip pans off your stove and gave the gas stove burners a good cleaning, you're probably frightened by all the burnt on gunk that's been hiding under there.
It may seem impossible to get off at first, but with a little baking soda and hydrogen peroxide, you can have them looking great again in no time.
Vacuum cleaners do a great job cleaning, but only if they are cleaned regularly themselves. Vacuum cleaners may appear to be difficult or time-consuming to clean, but they really aren't! Each vacuum cleaner has a slightly different cleaning method, so be sure to check your instructions. If you have a Dyson, or if you just want a general vacuum cleaning guide, check this tutorial for detailed pictures and instructions.
Make sure others know these cleaning essentials too, and share this page with your friends!
Kitchens are one room in the house that takes near constant cleaning to keep in any presentable shape (at least if you ever use your kitchen much). Most kitchen items are fairly straightforward to clean, even if they are a little tedious at times. However, there is a surprising number of things in the kitchen that are difficult to clean or that you simply forget to (or aren't aware you even need to) clean until they are some degree of scary dirty. Never fear! There are plenty of simple solutions to your difficult kitchen cleaning problems, and we've gathered more than a dozen here for you.
Then, wipe again with a cloth to leave a light coating of mineral oil that will help combat future greasy dust. To get the full low-down on this technique, click here.
Window tracks are the bane of any clean kitchen. They are easy to overlook and how exactly do you get them really clean? Well, the process is a little involved.
You'll need vinegar, baking soda, dish soap, and some towels, but you can get even the dirtiest tracks clean with this method. Here is the tutorial so you can see exactly how it is done.
An important part of keeping your kitchen clean is knowing how long that fruit you have in your fridge or on your counter will keep.
This handy chart gives you the approximate time popular fruits stay good after they are ripe, even once they are cut in half. Adhere to this chart, and you won't have to worry about spoiled fruit in your kitchen.
Kitchen blinds can be tricky to clean, especially when you just have to clean up all the dust cleaning the blinds created. To get the job done quickly and easily, wrap a pair of tongs in microfiber clothes and run those along the blinds.
The microfiber will pick up most of the dust, and the tongs will let you easy get between the blinds and do both sides at once.
Cabinets are a pain to clean and keep looking good, but wood cabinets may be the worst of the bunch. In addition to just getting them clean, to have the wood look really good, it needs to be polished too. Murphy's cleaner not only is great at cleaning wood it leaves a nice finish that keeps your wood looking good after.
Murphy's cleaner not only is great at cleaning wood it leaves a nice finish that keeps your wood looking good after. Here is a comparison between four wood cleaners, and you can see why Murphy's is the clear winner.
You don't want to clean your wooden cutting boards with soap and water, and they definitely can't go in the dishwasher, so how do you get them nice and clean? Although for everyday cleaning, just rinsing the board under warm water will do (never let it soak! That will hurt the wood), you need more deep cleaning methods as well. Kosher salt and lemon work wonder to get those boards spotless. Here's how you use them.
Part of smart cleaning is taking steps not to need to clean as often, or as much). To help keep things in the fridge as fresh as possible for as long as possible (and thus reduce messy clean-up in your fridge or questionable mystery food hanging out in the back), here's a breakdown of what types of things should go where.
If the bottom of your pans look like you rescued them from a forest fire, you may think there's just nothing you can do about it.
After all, that blackness now seems part of the pot's chemical makeup. You can clean your old copper pots easily with vinegar and salt, however, some Bar Keepers Friend and a little elbow grease can have those pots looking shiny again. Find out exactly how to get the results shown in the picture right here.
One thing you may have never considered cleaning is your refrigerator coils. Fridge coils accumulate dust and grim over time, and since they are hidden, they tend to get overlooked. Not only do they probably desperately need cleaning, but dirty refrigerator coils raise your electric bill. They are surprisingly easy to clean. All you need is a vacuum cleaner with an attachment. Check it out.
Faucets all get calcium build up over time, particularly if you have hard water. To combat this, and make your faucet look and perform much better, put some descaler in a plastic bag and tie the bag around your faucet head. This tutorial will walk you through how to get the best results, including giving you advice on using a Magic Eraser to finish off the process.
To keep from having to clean up messy ovens, you can use an oven liner to catch spills. You can also line the bottom rack of your oven with foil or a cookie sheet to serve the same purpose.
Don't put either on the bottom of your oven though because they could damage your oven by causing it to heat unevenly.
You don't need expensive stainless steel polish to get those stainless steel appliances shined up. Pledge actually works wonders. First, you will want to clean the stainless steel to make sure all the grime, grease, and dust are removed. Then, a good wipe down with Pledge will shine those stainless steel items. Check out these directions to see exactly how you do it.
If you find your garbage disposal is often smelling stinky, you may not be cleaning it right (or often enough). You need to not just scrub the outside, but you should get under the splash guard too and scrub there as well. A toothbrush is the easiest tool to use to get those tricky garbage disposals clean. Check out this tutorial for the right way to clean that disposal.
It's extremely important to descale your coffee makers regularly, whether you have a normal coffee maker or a Keurig. There are several different ways to go about this process depending on the type of coffee maker you have, but all are relatively simple.
This article will explain exactly how to clean your coffee maker no matter what type you have and offer helpful tips to get them extra clean.
While you should clean your stove vent filter before it looks like the picture above, how many of us actually remember to do that?
The good news is even if yours does look this alarming, you don't need to toss it and buy a new one. Just soak it in Borax and hot water and it will end up good as new. Here's how.
Some countertops are easier to clean than others. For those of you with granite counter tops, you might be hard-pressed to find a great cleaner that specifically works on granite. In particular, any citrus-based cleaner or vinegar is a huge no for granite as they can increase the wear and tear and decrease the life of your countertops. This homemade granite countertop cleaning recipe is easy to make and is specifically designed to clean without doing any harm to the surface.
Kitchen sinks can be washed out with soap and water fairly easily, but getting them to shine like new is sometimes a difficult process. You might be surprised, but simple flour actually works wonders for your sink shining purposes. This tutorial will give you the full low-down and tell you exactly how to use flour to shine those kitchen sinks right up!
Don't keep these tips all to yourself. Share this page with everyone who has a kitchen to help them out too!


Between 9th and 15th April 2007, the results of all the visits generated by the research associated with the twelve candidates in the 1st round of the presidential elections on 22nd April reveal that Nicolas Sarkozy received 37 visits of every 100, which is over a third. Ségolène Royal was second with 22 visits out of 100, and François Bayrou third with 18 visits out of 100. Jean-Marie Le Pen came in just after this lead trio with 12 visits out of 100.
The other candidates were a long way behind: 3% of the visits for Olivier Besancenot and José Bové, and 2% for Gérard Schivardi.
The five candidates receiving the least number of searches on the Web between 9th and 15th April 2007 (Marie-George Buffet, Dominique Voynet, Frédéric Nihous, Philippe de Villiers and Arlette Laguiller) each obtained one visit in every 100.
The results of the Web searches linked to the 12 candidates are not to be connected to the surveys of voters' intentions. The Web searches are highly linked to the topicality of the candidates (media appearances, opinion, affairs related to their private life…), and are not commensurate with voters' intentions. These searches are also carried out by supporters as well as critics of the candidate and are not therefore a fair reflection of their popularity. A candidate can in this way create a considerable stir in the media but fail to influence voters' intentions to the same extent.
In this study, the sites retained amongst the audited sites are those associated with media and current affairs. The searches conducted by Internet search engines were recorded at each visit made to one of the retained sites. Searches containing the name, with the insertion of possible spelling mistakes, are counted up for each of the twelve candidates.
We have examined a selection of the searches carried out. For each candidate, the size of the sample provided us with a good cross-section with a level of uncertainty fixed at 5%. Precise work on the sample has enabled an estimation of the visit rate to be excluded (e.g.: 'Royal Air Maroc' should be excluded from visits attributed to Ségolène Royal).


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News headlines today in the Netherlands and subsequently in international media suggest that Dutch minister of defense Ank Bijleveld has said that the Netherlands is at "cyberwar" with Russia. These reports are misleading and misrepresent reality.
On Sunday 14 October 2018, during an interview in the right-leaning Dutch tv show "WNL Op Zondag", journalist Yoeri Albrecht brought forward the words "propaganda war" and "cyber war"; this was in the context of the disruption of a Russian cyber operation as revealed on 4 Oct 2018 — which is about intelligence & espionage, not about war (semantics matter).
Note: the NU.nl even states 'Minister Bijleveld spreekt van een "cyberoorlog" in het televisieprogramma WNL op Zondag', which is hard to interpret other than as suggesting that Bijleveld herself mentioned the word "cyberoorlog" (English: "cyberwar"). She never mentioned that word a single time.
The minister's response, especially in its context and given the precise words & intonation etc., in no way warrants headlines of the likes seen here. Also, note that the minister herself did not mention the word "cyber war" a single time during the entire show. The minister could, and perhaps should, have objected to the word "war" — which, let me repeat it once more, was brought forward by others — but didn't at that time. But neither the lack of explicit refutation nor (even) the confirmation, taking the context into account, warrant such headlines.
I hold the Dutch 'fourth estate' in high regard. But in my opinion, the Dutch journalists/editors who chose to spin the WNL conversation into dubious headlines failed us as a society today (a little bit); perhaps in an instance of 'medialogica'. While Dutch journalists are not responsible for what e.g. RT & Sputnik do, they do have a moral responsibility to be accurate in reporting, especially regarding these matters, taking into account geopolitical developments. That responsibility includes anticipating potential re-use / abuse of news in support of ongoing information operations — by which I'm not implying they should not report something, but by which I am claiming that due diligence is necessary when reporting about these sensitive topics.
Failing to take such responsibility means accepting the risk that one becomes a useful idiot to others — which I also stated in a tweet (it's a bit offensive, but for good reason). Today's headlines were misleading and unnecessarily provided informational cannon fodder for ongoing information operations that may also be aimed against the Netherlands.
According to reports by Dutch news paper NRC Handelsblad and Swiss news paper Tages-Anzeiger published on 13 September 2018, western intelligence agencies thwarted a plot involving two Russians intending to compromise the computer network of a Swiss government laboratory — the Spiez Laboratory, which carries out investigations related to nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and defense (CBRN).
The two were apprehended in The Hague (NL) in early 2018 and allegedly carried (unspecified) equipment with them that can be used to compromise computer networks. They are believed to work for GRU, Russia's foremost foreign intelligence agency. The apprehension was the result of cooperation between various European intelligence services, reportedly including the Dutch Military Intelligence & Security Organization (MIVD).
The Spiez laboratory has been commissioned by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to carry out investigations related to the poisoning of Russian double agent Skripal and the use of chemical weapons by the Russian-support Assad regime.
Switzerland's federal intelligence agency NDB confirmed knowledge about the discovery and expulsion of the two. NDB states that it has "cooperated actively with Dutch and British partners" and has thereby "contributed to preventing illegal actions against a sensitive Swiss infrastructure".
The Spiez laboratory had already been a target of hacking attempts earlier this year, according to a spokesperson of the laboratory. "We defended ourselves against that. No data was lost", the spokesperson stated to NRC Handelsblad and Tages-Anzeiger.
On 14 April 2018, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov stated he had obtained the confidential Spiez lab report about the Skripal case "from a confidential source". That report confirmed earlier findings made by a British laboratory. The OPCW states that its protocols do not involve dissemination of lab reports to OPCW member states. It remains unknown how Lavrov got hold of it.
In the aftermath of the Salisbury incident, the Dutch government expelled two employees of the Russian embassy in The Hague. In a letter (.pdf) sent to the Dutch parliament on 26 March 2018 — the day on which a large number of countries announced bilateral measures against Russia —, the ministers of foreign & internal affairs stated that they decided to expel the two "in close consultation with allies and partners". The Russians were ordered to leave the Netherlands within two weeks. It is unknown whether the two expelled Russians are those who were apprehended in The Hague.
In a November 2017 parliamentary letter from Dutch minister of internal affairs Ollongren, the minister stated that Russian intelligence officers are "structurally present" in the Netherlands in various sectors of society to covertly collect intelligence. She stated that Russia in addition to classical (human) intelligence methods also deploys digital means to influence decision-making processes and public opinion.
UPDATE 2018-12-19: the Dutch government has reportedly (NOS, in Dutch) decided to move the sigint collection facility in Burum (NL) to another country (!), something that chief of military intelligence Onno Eichelsheim expressed (NRC Handelsblad, in Dutch) concerns over in an interview. It is unclear which country or countries have been considered. Obviously, if the Dutch want to uphold existing operations and ways of working, it must be a country that has laws that are compatible with the Dutch laws, notably a legal framework that includes bulk search & selection of communication (at least for ether communication, as the Burum facility focuses on satcom).
The Dutch policy debate on 5G spectrum is caught in deadlock: there are opposing legitimate interests of Dutch telecom providers and the Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) in the 3.5GHz band. The House of Representatives discussed 5G on 29 March 2018. The 3.5GHz band, the most promising of the three standardized 5G bands (700MHz, 3.5GHz, and 26GHz), is also the band that in the northern half of the Netherlands — above the 'Amsterdam-Zwolle' line that cuts the Netherlands in half — is fully reserved for the MIVD's satellite station in Burum, part of the National Sigint Organization (NSO; which is now part of the Joint Sigint Cyber Unit aka JSCU). In 2016 there was a similar situation when telecom operators sought to improve 4G connectivity using the 3.4GHz band (presumably too close to 3.5GHz).
Below follows an unofficial translation of an article printed in the 4 May 2018 issue of Technisch Weekblad.
The deployment of a nation-wide 5G network in the Netherlands may end up being seriously delayed because the most important 5G band (3.5GHz) is reserved for the Dutch intelligence services until 2026. The AIVD and MIVD eavesdrop on ether communications via their satellites dishes in the Frisian place of Burum.
Telecom providers and other industry parties raised an alarm about this in the House of Representatives on 29 March 2018. Earlier, MP William Moorlag (Labour Party / PvdA) even argued that the MIVD antennas should be moved to drilling platforms at sea.
5G is the next generation of mobile data communication technology. Its bandwidths are 3-10x that of 4G, connections are established 20x faster (lower latency) and a million devices per square kilometer should be able to connect. 5G should realize the internet of things. The low latency is important for communication between self-driving cars. For smartphones, 5G is not a necessity, although the high connection/device density is an advantage. Dutch telecom provider KPN states: '4G connects people, 5G connects society'.
Whether 5G will indeed arrive at a large scale is uncertain. GSMA expects the share of 5G connections in the global data communications to grow from 2% in 2020 to 12% in 2025. More than half of the 750 telecom operator chiefs interviewed by the GSMA mentioned 'lack of a clear business case' as biggest threat to 5G. The required investments are estimated at 150 billion euro globally on an annual basis. This is largely due to the fine-grained network of antennas that is required to achieve high throughput and low latency.
According to the standard, 5G will use three bands: 700MHz, 3.5GHz, and 26GHz. The 700MHz band, which has the longest waves, does not offer high throughput and is mostly useful to help support a nation-wide network. The 26GHz millimeter band has very high throughput, but due to its short waves has a short range and can only be used for the last couple of hundred meters of a mobile connection. The 3.5GHz band combines the best of both: high throughput and good range. It is the presumed backbone of 5G, but is reserved for use by the MIVD.
Norp expects that 5G networks on the 3.5 GHz band can largely be deployed via existing 3G/4G antenna locations. But simply using the 3G and 4G bands for 5G is not an option for the near future, because equipment manufacturers will first make their 5G equipment work with the internationally agreed bands. Notably the 3.5GHz band.
State secretary Mona Keijzer (Economic Affairs) announced she will present directions for solutions to end the deadlock, and that she will elaborate on those in her Digital Connectivity Action Plan. Norp hopes a creative solution will be found to allow telecom provides and the MoD to share the 3.5GHz band. At the longer term, the MIVD will no longer be able to control the 3.5GHz band. 'Because Germany will use the 3.5GHz band for 5G', according to Norp. Regardless of the Dutch government's policy, the MIVD will get competition on the 3.5GHz band.


Sadabhar Hair Oil with Camphor, Menthol and various cooling and hair-nourishing herbs, such as Sandalwood, Rose, Ushira, Shatawari and Sadabahr, prepared with Sesame and Light Mineral Oil, is extremely calming and soothing in nature. This scalp massage oil is recommended for relieving stress, headache and fatigue. Sadabahar Hair Oil significantly improves the quality of sleep as it induces a sound, peaceful sleep.
Besides relieving stress, this hair oil also checks dandruff, scalp infections and excessive hair fall, endowing you with strong and healthy hair.
Pudina Satva (Menthol) and Karpura (Camphor) are extremely cooling, soothing and healing in action. They exert significant decongestant and analgesic effect as well, hence, effectively relieve stress, headache and muscle fatigue.
Furthermore, these natural ingredients help in quicker and deeper absorption of other active ingredients, thereby enhancing the overall efficacy of the therapeutic product.
This renowned antioxidant and natural hair conditioner Amalaki, effectively prevents premature greying of hair, promotes hair growth and strengthens the hair from root to tip.
Amalaki effectively protects your natural hair colour, and promotes natural shine and lustre of your hair. This tannin-rich fruit endows the vital nourishment to scalp that is necessary for hair growth and significantly prevents various scalp infections.
Brahmi effectively relieves stress, anxiety, restlessness and fatigue, and induces a peaceful sleep.
Sandalwood calms, relaxes and soothes your mind and adds unmatched sheen, radiance and gloss to your tresses.
A soothing flower with potent antioxidant and aromatherapeutic properties that exert cooling and calming action on the system.
Rakta Gunja remarkably promotes hair growth and ameliorates Scalp inflammation.
Shoe Flower (or Hibiscus) is one of the best known traditional and laboratory tested herbs that significantly maintain the natural colour of your tresses. It exerts healing effect on the scalp and effectively promotes new hair growth.
Gandha matra (or Prasarini) exerts anti-inflammatory and soothing action.
Bhrngaraja, which is appropriately known as Kesharaja (Ruler of Hair), maintains your natural hair colour, and keeps them healthy, long and strong. It is well-researched herb and a potential hair growth promoter1, which is extremely useful in Alopecia (balding).
Saabahar helps alleviating stress and improve cognitive functions. Its alkaloids are hypotensive, sedative and tranquilizing in action. Vinpocetine, a semisynthetic derivative of its extract, has been observed to exert cerebral-blood flow enhancing2 and neuroprotective effects.
A nourishing herb that energizes the scalp and promotes stronger hair growth.
Ushira efficiently cools and soothes your scalp, and endows a relaxing impact.
Besides possessing an extremely soothing fragrance, Ketaki exerts significant anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial action as well, whereby it protects the scalp against various infections and inflammations and checks excessive hair fall. It efficiently conditions the hair, enhancing their texture and keeping them radiant and beautiful as ever.
The dermal papilla located at the base of each hair follicle is thought to be a key organ that regulates many aspects of the hair follicle, in particular, hair growth. Latakasturi essential oil has been observed to promote dermal papilla cell growth,3 hence, this herb effectively promotes new hair growth.
Nagarmotha exerts anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. Studies reveal that it improves sleeping time.4 This antioxidant herb significantly promotes hair growth as well.
An efficient hair growth stimulator and protector that keep your hair silky-smooth, supple, strong and healthy. It maintains the color of your tresses and protects against premature greying of hair as well.
Take sufficient quantity of Sadabahar Hair Oil and apply thoroughly on your Scalp and Hair. Massage the scalp gently with finger tips for 2-5 minutes. Repeat 2-3 times in a week for best results.
Datta K, Singh AT, Mukherjee A, et al. Eclipta alba extract with potential for Hair growth promoting activity. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 2009; 124(3): 450-6.
Szilágyi G, Nagy Z, Balkay L, et al. Effects of vinpocetine on the redistribution of cerebral blood flow and glucose metabolism in chronic ischemic stroke patients: a PET study. Journal of Neurological Sciences. 2005; 229-230:275-84.
Komaki Ryoichi. Identification of dermal papilla cell-proliferating substance in Hibiscus abelmoschus essential oil. Fragrance Journal. 2005; 33(12): 51-57.
Pal D, Dutta S, Sarkar A. Evaluation of CNS activities of ethanol extract of roots and rhizomes of Cyperus rotundus in mice. Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica. 2009; 66(5): 535-41.


Bank One, Mansfield, founded in August 12, 1847, is currently an active FDIC insured bank. The chartering agency for Bank One, Mansfield is currently with the State. This FDIC insured bank is not being operated by government conservatorship. Bank One, Mansfield has an FDIC insurance membership with the BIF – Bank Insurance Fund and is regulated by the Federal Reserve Board (FRB).
Bank One, Mansfield is assigned uner the Chicago Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) supervisory office and had obtained their federal deposit insurance on January 01, 1934.


NASHVILLE – Lisa Wickham's name is already in the Tennessee Tech track and field record book for the 60-meter dash, but on Saturday afternoon at the Vanderbilt Invitational she broke her own mark, running the 60 in 7.40 seconds.
"Lisa did an incredible job today," said head coach Wayne Angel. "She was obviously very well prepared, and she brought her best while running alongside some of the best in the country in the 60 meters. Extremely proud of what she was able to do."
Wickham started by winning her heat with a preliminary-round time of 7.46 seconds, which gave her the third of eight qualifying spots for the finals.
Despite that time, which was the third-fastest of her career, she still had enough in the tank for her 7.40. It becomes the new Tech standard in the 60 by just one-hundredth of a second (7.41).
It's one full tenth of a second faster than any other mark in the OVC, which is a large margin in such a short-distance race.
Nationally, her time sits at No. 25 on the NCAA Division I Indoor Qualifying List.
It was the fifth time Wickham has finished in the top six in the event.
Teauna Anderson competed with Wickham in the 60, and cut .07 seconds off her old best with a time of 7.92. It was the second week in a row with a new top mark for Anderson, who ran that previous best in 7.99 last week at Kentucky.
Defending OVC-Championship runner-up D'Airrien Jackson took ninth place in the 400 meters with a time of 56.78 seconds. It was the 10th career top-10 finish in the 400 for Jackson at an indoor meet.
Khemani Roberts came in 19th in the 400, as she clocked the second-best indoor time of her career, 57.88 seconds.
Anderson ran another personal best on Saturday in the 400, coming across in 1:02:05.
Jordan Toney ran her first-ever collegiate attempt in the event in 1:03.11.
"I was happy with what we did on the track," Angel said. "Lisa and D'Airrien were our leaders, and then Khemani looked good too. I was also really proud of our younger runners who continue to get better every time out."
Eshe' Robinson just missed a new season-best with a time of 9.51 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles.
Alexa Brugere was Tech's best athlete in the 800 meters, recording a mark of 2:24.98 in her first collegiate attempt.
Vivien Chesire ran in the event as well, and took a time of 2:38.56. It was nearly a 2-second improvement on her first attempt, which she ran during the team's first meet of the year in December.
"Overall, I think we're in a decent spot," Angel said. "It's still very early, and we haven't even come close to our peak yet. We are ramping up our intensity and improving as we go, which is the most important thing at this point in the season."


I've observed a couple of glitches when rendering a PDF with the -i (ignoredraworder) option, one of which occurs when it is combined with -G (flatten).
I'm fairly Flash ignorant, but it appears that on some pages the shape that would fill the background (or parts of it) with white is not being drawn, and there are areas of transparency.
This isn't obvious in a web browser with a white background, but if rendered with swfrender and previewed (which shows these areas as grey) or displayed in a page with a colored background it becomes obvious.
When using this command, or combined with -G, I don't see any issues in the rendered.
When using only -i, the HP logo on page 3 is drawn with a transparent/grey box visible around it and to the right.
When -i and -G are combined, the same issue is present on page 3, but additionally the background of page 1 is transparent/grey.
I've uploaded the PDF and the various .swf renderings to http://ultradodge.minus.com/m11mXEkPw/4l if anyone wants to investigate (the background on that site shows up the areas I mentioned).
(Alternatively if someone can point me in the direction of what could be causing this I may be able to chase it myself).


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Our delicious crust filled with lots of cheese as well as mushrooms, onions, green peppers, broccoli, spinach, and tomatoes.
Chicken steak, sauce & cheese.
With pepperoni, sausage, ham & bacon.
Louisiana hot sauce, tender chunks of chicken breast, Italian sausage, black olives & fresh sliced onions.
Our salads are made from the freshest & finest ingredients chopped daily & served with garlic bread & choice of dressing.
Lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, fresh green peppers, cucumbers, egg, olives.
With turkey, ham, and cheese.
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Feta cheese, olives, eggs & anchovies.
American cheese, garlic, salt, peppers & oregano.
Fried onions, hot peppers & American cheese.
Cheese whiz & mozzarella cheese & bacon bits. Served with a side of ranch dressing.
With hot or mild sauce. Served with French fries, coleslaw & side salad.
Served with BBQ or honey mustard sauce. Served with French fries, coleslaw, lettuce & tomatoes.
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Served with BBQ, honey mustard or hot sauce. Served with French fries, coleslaw & side salad.
Tossed in your choice of mild, hot, BBQ, honey BBQ or garlic parmesan.
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With onions, cheese, and sauce.
Chicken, steak, sauce & cheese.
Fresh dough filled with an abundance of cheese, sauce, steak, pepperoni, onions, mushrooms and green peppers.
Served with lettuce, tomatoes & mayo. Includes French fries & coleslaw. Choice of white or rye bread.
Your choice of white, wheat, rye or kaiser roll.
Your Choice of American, Whiz or Provolone cheese.
Mushrooms, pepperoni, onions, green peppers, sauce & cheese.
8 oz. black Angus 100% lean beef.
Served on a fresh seeded roll with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, oregano.
Cooked salami, capicola, ham, beef salami & provolone cheese.
Romaine, feta cheese, onions, green peppers, oil, vinegar.
Lettuce, tomatoes & fried onions.
Lettuce, tomatoes, hot sauce & blue cheese.
Lettuce, tomatoes, mixed cheese, olives, broccoli, cucumbers & choice of dressing.
Grilled chicken breast, onions, peppers, cheese whiz & salsa.
Strips of grilled chicken, roasted peppers, Swiss cheese, salsa & crisp iceberg lettuce.
Grilled chicken, spinach, oregano & melted mozzarella cheese.
On pita bread with lettuce, tomatoes, onions and tzatziki sauce.
Served with sour cream & French fries.
Chicken, bleu cheese, hot sauce.
Tomatoes, green peppers, fried onions, mushrooms, broccoli, spinach & olive.
With sauce, provolone cheese, green peppers, and onions.
With meatballs or sausage or chicken parmigiana.
All seafood platters include coleslaw, side salad & garlic bread.
1 flounder, 1 crab cake, 2 jumbo shrimp, 2 scallops.
Plain, chocolate, strawberry, cherry or pineapple.
Carrot, chocolate, strawberry short cake or oreo.


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Prescott Not Bothered By Jerry's Outspoken Love of Paxton Lynch
Dak Prescott was selected by the Cowboys in the fourth round after they tried and failed to trade up for Paxton Lynch
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has made no secret of just how bad he wanted to land Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch in the first round of the draft, to the point that many have wondered how the quarterback the Cowboys DID get—Mississippi State's Dak Prescott—feels about all of it.
As it turns out, the fourth rounder isn't at all worried about Jones' unrequited love of Lynch.
"I'm just going to go out there and prove myself everyday on the field, and prove myself everyday in here," Prescott said, per the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "Just be the player and person that I am. It really doesn't mean anything to me [that they wanted Lynch].
"I'm sure I wasn't the first one on Mississippi State's recruiting board when I committed to them. But everything works out and happens for a reason."
In the end, Prescott became the first quarterback drafted by the Cowboys since Stephen McGee in 2009.
"It's about what you make of your opportunity," Prescott said. "And that's my opportunity right now. I've been given a chance to be on this great team with this great organization with great players. It's my job to come in here and make myself better, make these guys around me better and just be the best player and person I can be."

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Learn how to define the problem you are trying to solve and define your specific solutions with the Aspen Institute's practical Theory of Change Guide.
Chances are you have heard of The Theory of Change methodology, which is often used in enterprises, NGOS and governmental organizations that promote social change.
According to the Center for Theory of Change, it is defined as the building blocks required to bring about a given long-term goal. This set of connected building blocks–interchangeably referred to as outcomes, results, accomplishments, or preconditions is depicted on a map known as a pathway of change/change framework, which is a graphic representation of the change process.
But how does it work exactly? And how can you apply it to your social impact project? Learn how to define the problem you are trying to solve and define your specific solutions to that problem with the Aspen Institute's practical Theory of Change Guide. The guide has a specific emphasis on comunity building, and includes a step-by-step guide to planning a Theory of Change meeting along with a resource toolbox and a case study.
Download the Theory of Change Guide here.


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Zero Killed – Official Movie Site A film by Michal Kosakowski
'ZERO KILLED' U.K. PREMIERE @ RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL – LONDON
We are proud to announce that 'Zero Killed' is an official selection of the 20th Raindance Film Festival in London, United Kingdom. This will be our U.K. premiere of the movie. The festival will take place from 26th September to 7th October at it's home of Apollo Cinema Piccadilly Circus SW1Y 4LR. We hope to meet you there @ the festival! We hope to meet you there @ the festival!
Raindance Film Festival 2012
Raindance 2012 Announces Line-Up (thehollywoodnews.com)
The screening dates are
Friday, Sept 28, 1.30pm @ Apollo Cinema Piccadilly Circus
Sunday, Sept 30, 1.15pm @ Apollo Cinema Piccadilly Circus
Raindance Film Festival is Europe's leading independent film festival. Started in 1993 and celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2012, it is listed by Variety as one of the world's top 50 'unmissable film festivals'. Raindance aims to nurture, support and promote independent films and filmmakers from the UK and around the world.
About Zero Killed (by Owain Pacisuszko)
Since 1996 Michal Kosakowski has been asking people, from all walks of life, about their murder fantasies, turning their dark confessions into short films on the condition that his subjects act in them, allowing them to live out their fantasies. This film brings those shorts together with interviews from his 'murderers' and 'victims.'
There's something for everyone in the grim realisations of their homicidal daydreams, some are darkly comic, some brutal and drab, there's torture, poisoning, assassination, even a philosophical suicide. Kosakowski has succeeded, often eerily so, in creating depictions of murder that teeter perilously between fantasy and snuff. Amongst this the contributions from his participants ruminate on the simple desire to kill, how it can become intermingled with daily frustrations and what would drive someone to perhaps make the fantasy a reality.
Scenarios vary, from a farmer musing about the character required to kill a sheep, something he has to do on a daily basis, to a soldier pondering the justification for their actions, or the seemingly universal desire for murderous revenge if someone harmed your children. Kosakowski tantalisingly keeps his subject's careers anonymous, leaving the viewer to create their own little fantasies about what they do for a living and how that may have influenced their make-believe murder.
A strangely playful film, this is in turns a riveting, wince-inducing succession of nightmare scenarios and at once an arch, wry look at the cruellest fantasies that ordinary people harbour.
This entry was posted on 04/09/2012 by Michal Kosakowski. It was filed under Festivals, News .
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Lehighton lights 72 sponsored trees
Published December 05. 2016 02:45PM
by Jarrad Hedes jmhedes@tnonline.com
A weekend full of Christmas celebration came to a colorful conclusion Sunday night with the lighting of 73 trees in Lehighton Borough's upper and lower parks.
The Lehighton 150th Celebration Committee organized the Christmas trees in the Park event.Foothill Farms supplied the 72 smaller trees, which groups, individuals and businesses adopted for a minimum $40 and decorated leading up to Sunday's lighting. It also donated one main tree located next to the Lehighton amphitheater.Jenna Kroboth, Sesquicentennial princess, and Serenity Foraker, Little Miss Sesquicentennial, led the countdown prior to the lighting and A.J. Salerno of Foothill Farms flipped the switch."It's been wonderful to see so many people from town come together this weekend," said Autumn Abelovsky, secretary of the 150th committee. "For our first event, we really couldn't have asked for more. We're looking to add and help this grow in the future."Christmas spirit was in the air as the Pale Moon Players sang a medley of carols around the parks.The Lehighton Band, TNT Studio of Dance and the Zion Ecumenical Cantata also provided entertainment.Mylee Hauser, a fourth-grade student in Lehighton, sang a rousing rendition of "Winter Wonderland" on the amphitheater's stage.The Lehighton Fire Department volunteered its time decorating the centerpiece tree.Decorative greenery around the park fountain was provided by Yenser's Tree Farm."I love Christmas and I think the trees are a wonderful idea that is taking off around the area," said Darren Anderson of Lehighton. "I thought it would be hard to get this many people out here, but it's truly nice to see. The trees are a great way to honor loved ones or keep memories alive."Christmas is a time of joy, but also one to remember those who have fallen on tough times.Abelovsky called to mind the families forced out of their homes by a fire on North Second Street in Lehighton before Thanksgiving."We have placed a giving tree in the amphitheater for those wishing to donate funds for these families," she said.Nicole Beckett, Lehighton borough manager, said the town would like to build on the success of Christmas in the Park."We look forward to more opportunities for community togetherness," Beckett said. "We want to thank the 150th committee for putting on an amazing inaugural event."
The Pale Moon Players sign a medley of Christmas carols before the tree lighting in Lehighton Borough on Sunday night JARRAD HEDES/TIMES NEWS


JustGo Hostel Braga i Braga, Portugal: Reservér nu!
Braga, besides being awarded as European Youth Capital in 2012, has also an unique richness in cultural and historical terms. Here you can find the oldest cathedral in Portugal, Sé de Braga.
JustGo is centrally located at the main avenue of Braga and in the surroundings you will find restaurants, bars, markets and also cultural facilities.
The Hostel combines the urbanistic character of the city with an attractive and cosy modern design.
Our Dorms were thought regarding your privacy and well-being. Therefore, you will find in each bed a reading light and a curtain.
The Twin rooms have private bathroom and an LCD TV. Also, there's a balcony in the Deluxe Twin rooms with a panoramic view of the city.You will find a panoramic view as soon as you get in our meal area. You can cook your meals in our modern furniture and while you are eating you may look at two of the most iconic monuments in Braga, Sameiro e Bom Jesus.Sounds too good to be true? It's actually that good!
In our lounge room there's a small library, a PC for your own use, a LCD TV and a WC. Our lounge is so comfortable, that we've decided to input the reception nearby it so we can enjoy a piece of that harmony too.
Our Wi-Fi is free and has an optimal signal throughout the Hostel.


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The danger of sourcing food and material from the Fukushima region
Ground-level nuclear disasters leave much more radioactive fallout than Tokyo is willing to admit
A storage tank for contaminated water near the site of the Fukushima nuclear disaster
International concerns are growing over the Japanese government's plans to provide meals from the Fukushima area to squads participating in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The starting point for the Olympic torch relay, and even the baseball stadium, were placed near the site of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. It seems to be following the model of the Tokyo Olympics in 1964, where Japan's rise from the ashes of the atomic bombs was underscored by having a young man born the day of the Hiroshima bombing act serve as the relay's last runner. Here we can see the Shinzo Abe administration's fixation on staging a strained Olympic reenactment of the stirring Hiroshima comeback – only this time from Fukushima.
But in terms of radiation damages, there is a world of difference between Hiroshima and Fukushima. Beyond the initial mass casualties and the aftereffects suffered by the survivors, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima resulted in little additional radiation exposure. Nuclear technology being as crude as it was back then, only around one kilogram of the Hiroshima bomb's 64kg of highly enriched uranium actually underwent any reaction, resulting in a relatively small generation of nuclear fission material.
Whereas ground-based nuclear testing results in large quantities of radioactive fallout through combining with surface-level soil, the Hiroshima bomb exploded at an altitude of 580m, and the superheated nuclear fission material rose up toward the stratosphere to spread out around the planet, so that the amount of fallout over Japan was minimal.
Even there, most of the nuclides had a short half-life (the amount of time it takes for half the total atoms in radioactive material to decay); manganese-56, which has a half-life of three hours, was the main cause of the additional radiation damages, which were concentrated during the day or so just after the bomb was dropped. The experience of Nagasaki was similar. As a result, both Hiroshima and Nagasaki were able to fully resume as functioning cities by the mid-1950s without additional decontamination efforts.
Piles of plastic bags containing contaminated soil and other waste, a common site in the Fukushima region
Fukushima's radiation increases over time
The Fukushima disaster did not result in mass casualties, but the damages from radiation have only increased over time. The nuclear power plants experiencing core meltdowns had the equivalent of around 12 tons of highly enriched uranium in nuclear fuel – roughly 12,000 times more than the amount of uranium that underwent nuclear fission in the Hiroshima bomb. At one point, the Japanese government announced that Fukushima released 168 times more cesium than the Hiroshima bomb. But even that was merely a difference in emissions; there's an immeasurable difference between the amount of fallout from Hiroshima, which was left over from a total spread out over the planet at a high altitude, and the amount from Fukushima, which was emitted at ground level.
Hiroshima also experienced little to no exposure to cesium-137 and strontium-90 – nuclides with half-lives of around 30 years that will continue to afflict Japan for decades to come. Due to accessibility issues, most of the forests that make up around 70% of Fukushima's area have been left unaddressed. According to Japanese scholars, around 430 square kilometers of forest was contaminated with high concentrations of cesium-137. The danger of this forest cesium is that it will be carried toward residential or farm land by wind and rain, or that contaminated flora and fauna will be used in processing and distribution. Indeed, cedar wood from Fukushima remains in distribution in the region, and was even shipped off recently to serve as construction material for the Tokyo Olympics. Meanwhile, the incidence of thyroid cancer in children – a rare condition – has risen all the way from one to two cases before the incident to 217 in its wake. Yet the Abe administration has only impeded a study by physicians, using various government-controlled Fukushima-related investigation committees as vehicles for sophistry and controlling media reporting on the issue.
Seok Kwang-hoon, energy policy consultant of Green Korea
Abe administration hoping to cut costs in nuclear waste disposal
The economic consequences have been astronomical as well. From an expert group's analysis, the Japan Center for Economic Research estimated that the 14 million tons of radioactive waste from collecting Fukushima's cesium-contaminated soil would result in a financial burden of 20 trillion yen (US$187.98 billion) based on the acceptance costs at the Rokkasho-mura radioactive waste disposal center. Contaminated water from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant – which already amounts to 1.2 million tons and is expected to increase to 2 million – was predicted to cost fully 51 trillion yen (US$479.35 billion) in tritium and strontium removal costs alone. Factor in the 10 trillion yen (around US$94 billion) in resident compensation, and the amount is close to the Japanese government's total annual budget. Hoping to cut costs, the Abe administration announced plans to reuse soil waste in civil engineering, while the contaminated water is expected to be dumped into the Pacific after the formalities of a discussion. But few if any Japanese news outlets have been doing any investigative reporting on the issue.
When Abe declared the situation "under control" during the Olympic bidding campaign in 2013, this truthfully amounted to a gag order on the press and civil society. Having the world's sole experience of filing and winning a World Trade Organization (WTO) case on Fukushima seafood, South Korea may be in the best position to alert the world to the issue of radioactivity and the Tokyo Olympics. I look forward to seeing efforts from the administration.
By Seok Kwang-hoon, energy policy consultant of Green Korea
http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_editorial/907055.html?fbclid=IwAR2Ti-3gI3Y7LeHNSPy9DG0CKQNJYx_kg83WdIk1vbOe3bWBXLYov8HkgeU
September 1, 2019 - Posted by	dunrenard | fukushima 2019	| 2020 Olympics, Contamination, Food safety, Fukushima Prefecture, radiation, safety


SpringFest, presented by St. David's Emergency Center and the Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce, is an annual outdoor event chock-full of fun activities for the whole family.
This year, the 12th Annual Lake Travis SpringFest will be at the Hill Country Galleria, so you can expect to see some of your favorites from last year and a bunch of new soon-to-be favorites too.
Wait, what's SpringFest?! Well, you're in luck, because we're breaking it down for you today.
SpringFest is an all-day festival designed to celebrate two things – springtime and the Lake Travis community. It's filled with shopping, food, live music, cold brews, wine and fun activities for the whole family. They're expecting a record number of attendees, so that's why we're sharing insider tips to help you navigate the festival.
This huge event is happening rain or shine. As they say in Texas, "If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes." Unless it's 102 degrees in June and then you have to wait about four months for cooler temps, but we digress.
SpringFest will have things like a KidZone (almost as big as a football field) and Toddler Town (for the littles), performances and live music, as well as the Outdoor Lifestyle Expo (Boat Expo) featuring the latest in watercraft and recreation fun.
You can sip local and regional craft beers and wine in the Craft BrewHaus and WineStomp.
More than 95 local and regional artisan vendor booths will be participating to make your shopping experience even better.
Yoga with GOGA! You must sign up in advance for this, and the class is limited to 30 participants.
Check out Lake Travis SpringFest for more information.
Editor's note: The original version of this post was published on April 28, 2015, and updated for the 2019 event.


One among quite possibly the most popular electrical wiring queries is regarding how to wire a switch. When employing switches in your own home is sort of easy, wiring one may not be that quick for everyone. An ON-OFF switch is actually quite simple to wire. There are different types of switches, but for this instance, let us say you will be setting up a single-pole toggle switch, an extremely prevalent swap (along with the simplest).
You'll find 3 hues of wires in a very normal single-pole toggle switch: black, white, and inexperienced. Splice the black wire in two and connect them over the terminal screws - 1 on top rated as well as other about the bottom screw of the change. The white wire serves for a supply of uninterrupted electricity which is usually related to your light-weight colored terminal screw (e.g., silver). Hook up the environmentally friendly wire to the ground screw within your swap.
These ways would frequently be adequate to generate a normal change perform and not using a dilemma. Nevertheless, in the event you are certainly not self-assured which you can complete the endeavor correctly and properly you superior let the professionals get it done instead. Immediately after all, there's a reason why this job is probably the most popular electrical wiring concerns requested by most of the people.
For a few reason, the best way to wire a ceiling fan can also be among one of the most widespread electrical wiring inquiries. To simplify this job, you may use just one change for just a single ceiling fan. To wire the supporter, it can be only a matter of connecting the black wire from the ceiling fan into the black wire of the switch. When there is a light, the blue wire ought to be linked towards the black wire of the switch too.
There are actually motives why these are generally essentially the most commonly asked electrical wiring issues. One, many assume it really is basic to complete, and two, they're the frequent electrical duties at your home. But then you should not set your protection at risk with your purpose to save cash. The stakes could even be much higher in the event you make an effort to get monetary savings and do an electrical wiring task without sufficient information or experience.


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