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Cindy was born to a mother who was little more than a child herself, giving birth to Cindy at 16 years old and following up with a sister one year later. It wasn't until later in life that Cindy fully appreciated the strength and sacrifice it took for her young parents to raise two successful, independent daughters.
Cindy grew up in a low rental apartment complex in a tough neighbourhood – although she didn't think of it that way at the time – it was just 'home'. It wasn't until her new middle grade school friends (from a more affluent area) weren't allowed to come to her place that her perspective shifted. Even then, it didn't really hit her until she saw the set of her dad's face when he heard. Maybe that's in part what drove her to be a high achiever – to show the world she had value, that she was worth it. Oh, the baggage we carry from childhood.
She went on to graduate from the University of Toronto with distinction and then from the prestigious Osgoode Hall Law School. But she never forgot her roots, passing up more lucrative job offers as a lawyer to work instead for the 'underdog'. She built her own social justice law practice, fighting for workers' rights, women's rights, human rights – you get the idea.
One of her deep abiding philosophies in life (which she inherited from her dad) is that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect in life, regardless of sex, race, class, colour, disability or any other artificially imposed external factors.
From a young age, she always admired the strength, tenacity and ingenuity of women and often wondered how it was that men came to rule the world. At their modest dinner table in their tiny kitchen the Watson family discussed and debated injustices in the world. The conversations often turned to Amazonian women warriors and leaders, or animals where the females ruled the roost. So it was perhaps inevitable that Cindy's passion for women living lives fully on purpose and stepping into their feminine power would become her driving mission.
Although in her dad's well-intentioned desire to raise strong, independent women, he injected an unhealthy dollop of suspicion towards men, always cautioning that 'whatever you think they're thinking, it's 100 times worse'. So probably not surprising that she got married later in life … but then she made up for lost time having 3 kids in 3 years! And she loves them all fiercely (though the boys no doubt wish she'd ease up on the equality discussions once in awhile). 🙂
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Now some weeks ago, a friend pointed out a church to me. That church is owned by Brother Titus (not real name).
The Brother Titus that was the former deliverance minister of Fire Mountain Gospel Church.
I'm sorry I don't know the Fire Mountain Gospel Church personally but I've heard of it and the great miracles that happen there. I've also heard about its founder and how he started the church.
Now, here's what I heard about the founder and presiding Pastor of Fire Mountain Gospel Church. I heard he was a young graduate of Lagos State Polytechnic and he fellowshipped with Mountain of Prayer and Deliverance Ministries as a student. His spiritual gifts were legendary as a vibrant young man and so the General Superintendent of MPDM took him under his wings for mentorship and tutelage. After 5 years of Pastoral tutelage, he gathered some of his colleagues and told them the Lord was calling him to 'come out of his Father's house'. With their encouragement, he told the General Overseer of his calling. The Man insisted he needed more training. He wouldn't have any of it but a rich member of the church who can testify of his spiritual gifts decided to help him sponsor his ministry.
After an initial largesse of 2million naira was given to him, he secured land and equipments and materials to start his church. His financier was always on hand to give more. To make the services livelier and attract youths, he got a band and lots of youths from the G.O's church, MPDM (where drumming is forbidden) relocated to his church, FMGC. They pay their offerings and tithes faithfully during every service though they haven't gotten a job after getting their tertiary education. Things were going well; he only needed to recruit a firebrand deliverance minister with the same level of gifts he possessed because being a Pastor now and a church founder made him more engaged with external relations, conferences and such meetings. He first recruited Brother Demas who left after two months with some members to start his own ministry just two blocks down the road from the headquarters of MPDM. It was a strategic decision and a strategic location. Then Brother Philetus who also left after 7 months because he was due to be promoted to 'the next level in the ministry' but wasn't. He also later started his own church with some other members who felt similarly cheated in the promotion and management of FMGC. Then Brother Titus came along, very humble and little flair for extraordinary displays of miracle and power but he could pray fiery prayers. He was also a University graduate searching for employment. By now, FMGC was already a massive church in Nigeria due to the unflinching largesse of its relentless financier who has also invited other rich friends who have also testified of the miracles in FMGC and how their businesses boomed since they joined.
One of the new rich men noticed Brother Titus and took him shopping once and 3 days later while Brother Titus was wearing his new Gucci suit on the pulpit he noticed a lady called Rita. She just joined FMGC, he wanted to marry her after a couple of months of dating. The problem is that Rita hasn't been baptised and the G.O. refused to conduct the wedding. Brother Titus confides in Rita and they both leave the church. Brother Titus' rich friend hears of it and donates money to the couple. They start their own church and name it Fire beyond Fire Mountain Gospel Church. In a few months, the church has grown from its initial membership of just 2 to 102, because people have heard that the Brother Titus has been so blessed by God such that he has never worked as an employee of anybody yet God has blessed him and he can wear Prada and Gucci, whenever he wants.
That's the same thing my friend told me when he pointed it out to me. I told him, the devil wears Prada too.
Then I ask, all these new churches springing up like fungi at every street corner in Nigeria, are they all still part of the protestant movement?
I thought that ended a long time ago, so why all the protesting? Old habits do die hard. Anyway, I'm not against founding of churches but I think limits are good in every sane society and if Nigerians are really faithful to Christian teachings, their suffering from large scale corruption should have ended long ago. Several of FMGC's big spenders were recently alleged to be members of a political cabal that sold crude oil to bunkering vessels of the coast and imported electricity generators at $50 unit cost and sold them for $250 per unit to citizens whose monthly earnings are just about $120 (that's about the new IMPROVED minimum wage for the Nigerian worker).
Also, has anybody noticed that the new churches are founded by young graduates whose degrees would have found better use if there was employment? Anyway, mine is just an observation but I wonder when all the fake hungry protesting will stop and give way to REAL PROTESTS AGAINST CORRUPTION IN HIGH PLACES.
PS: My first novel will be published on 14th March, 2014 and I will appreciate it greatly if you'll be one of my first readers. I promise it'll be sold at a relatively low cost and I'll put up the links as soon as it's available for sale.
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MIAMI (October 28, 2014) — Azul Hotels by Karisma, a premier collection of Gourmet Inclusive® properties located throughout the Riviera Maya, Mexico and Negril, Jamaica, today announced a $40 million expansion of the award-winning Azul Fives Hotel by Karisma in Playa del Carmen. The expansion of Azul Fives Hotel, scheduled for completion in January 2015, will include an Essence Section featuring 64 luxuriously appointed suites and The Fives Plaza with three gourmet restaurants, two bars, a coffee shop, and a gym. "Azul Fives Hotel has become a favorite destination of visitors and our decision to expand was a direct response to an increasing demand for one-, two-, and three-bedroom suites, personalized service and unique experiences," said Mandy Chomat, vice president of sales & marketing for Premier Worldwide Marketing, the exclusive worldwide representatives for Azul Hotels. Azul Fives Hotel's Essence Section will encompass 64 contemporary one-, two-, and three-bedroom Essence Suites, including Essence Swim-Up Suites and Essence Sky Suites with expansive private rooftops complete with daybeds, Jacuzzis, BBQs and views of the lush tropical gardens, pristine pools, nearby cenote and mangroves. The spacious suites are perfect for couples traveling together or families who typically request connecting rooms as they offer ample shared living spaces and private accommodations. The newly expanded area will also boast two of its own pools with swim-up suite access. At 13,000 square feet, The Fives Plaza at Azul Fives Hotel will introduce three new exquisite a la carte restaurants: Koh Thai (wok cuisine), Oka Sushi (Japanese cuisine), and La Brasserie (French bistro cuisine) plus two new bars: Nineteen Ten Mexican Cantina and The Gin Bar with 20 different types of premium gin. Additionally, a new coffee shop, Kafeina, with patio terrace and a state-of-the-art gym will debut. Guests will enjoy the alfresco atmosphere while being serenaded by live music under the Mexican sky. Guests of Azul Fives Hotel will also enjoy the existing five a la carte gourmet restaurants at The Beach Club overlooking the Caribbean Sea, including Sea Olive (cuisine du soleil), Meso Tapas (Latin American cuisine), Flavours (world cuisine), Arezzo (Italian cuisine), Oriola Beach Club Grill, and multiple bars and lounges such as Zky, a stylish sky bar and lounge serving spectacular Caribbean views alongside the latest cocktail trends. A 10,000 square foot Zen-inspired Vassa Spa beckons, inviting visitors to a VIP couple's massage suites, hydrotherapy areas, weight training systems, cardio equipment, on-site bridal and kids suites, wedding packages, and relaxation lounge. Guests will also enjoy a new beachfront Sky Massage palapa for the ultimate pampering experience. Couples looking for dream destination weddings will be able to choose from a variety of picturesque locations, from the ocean pier for small but stunning gatherings to the resort rooftop venue for a Sky Wedding overlooking nothing but the azure sea and sky. Azul Fives Hotel presents couples with unsurpassed quality, excellent value and total flexibility, inviting them to build customized events from start to finish or be encouraged by one of six themes comprising the Memorable Moments Signature Wedding Collection™. Inspired by brides and influenced by designers, the Memorable Moments Signature Wedding Collection™ presents a carefully crafted recipe of passion and style, including special touches that make each Gourmet Inclusive Wedding Event™ simply irresistible. Only a few steps away from all suites at Azul Fives Hotel, Azulitos Playhouse beckons little ones. The impressive facility features a variety of engaging toys and programs, My Gym Children's Fitness Center activities, and Pack & Play offering complimentary cribs, changing tables, strollers, monitors, bottle warmers, baby spa robes and baby food to make family vacations easy. Azul Fives Hotel is also ideal for teens featuring a Breeze Teen Club with DJ challenges, movie screenings, Xbox and Wii, a social media corner, pool tournaments, archery, and snack corner with popcorn and soft drinks. All stays at Azul Fives Hotel begin with aromatherapy and pillow menus. The Gourmet Inclusive vacation experience at Azul Fives Hotel is carefully catered to guests that prefer quality over quantity. From the freshest and finest ingredients for an unrivaled culinary journey to ultimate relaxation with 24-hour room service and beach beds, Karisma Hotels & Resorts continuously raises the bar and sets the standard for the world's finest travel. Rates at the new Essence Section of Azul Fives Hotel will begin at $217 per person, per night based on double occupancy, including the Gourmet Inclusive Experience (gourmet meals served a la carte, premium alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, 24-hour room service and full service concierge), for stays starting January 1, 2015. Rates are inclusive of taxes and fees. Hotel reservations can be booked through a GI Vacation Consultant, by calling 1-866-527-4762, or by visiting www.karismahotels.com.


Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) introduced a constitutional amendment today to overrule a recent Supreme Court decision on campaign spending.
special-interest things into "people" and money into "speech."
Move To Amend Podcast of web briefing by David Cobb of Campaign to Legalize Democracy - for the Backbone Campaign. Check it out!
YouTube - NWO poisoning rain water A must watch and learn video!!
Courageous British MEP Nigel Farage savaged Bilderberg member and global governance proponent Herman van Rompuy during a speech in front of the EU parliament, labeling the EU President �the quiet assassin of European nation states,� while van Rompuy sat and squirmed.
"In a free country there is much clamor, with little suffering; in a despotic state there is little complaint, with much grievance."
Lots of indoor and outdoor space so this will be fun no matter the weather. But get there before 4pm to avoid Silicon Valley traffic!
Beneath the Snow: Anarchist Reportback on the "No Olympics on Stolen Native Land" Convergence, Friday the 26th @ S40 Please come out!
part of the Vancouver Media Coop; they are also involved with Unconventional Action in the Bay.
It's a 3 hour hoopathon. Bring some extra hoops to share with hoop newbies!
Cellspace is donating the space and the sound system. All you have to do is bring a donation, a good heart, and hoop for Haiti Earthquake Relief. Oh bring your music ta boot!
We are looking at donating to "Partners in Health" which have been doing work in Haiti for over 20 years and are amazing in working directly with the Haitian people.
cellspace 2050 Bryant St. SF, CA, 94110 http://cellspace.org between 18th and 19th St.
The parade starts on Market, goes up Geary, down Post and ends on Kearny at Columbus.
���INTERACTIVE ART & MUSIC��� First-Ever Cyborg Creation Station!
electronics, circuitboards and silver body paint - digitally enhance your dance!
TIM ANDERSON - Electric Guitar Lesson learn the secrets of legends in just 5 Minutes!
RICH DDT - From DJ to Controllerist: How live is live?
�DANCETECH� Keep an eye on stage for some very special technologically enhanced dance performances!
� A community ceremony & sharing of the times we live in: "Death, Transformation & Rebirth"
birth and thehuman potential. This film is like nothing you have ever seen before !
"Spirit Games, vol 2" on Sat Feb 27 at 8:00pm-4:00am The Soap Factory The Soap Factory 555 De Haro St., SF Doors: 8:00PM, Showtime: 9:00PM $15 adv.
Local San Francisco Poets will be gathering at Glide Memorial Church for a Reading to benefit Doctors Without Boarders.  Sponsored by the good folks at The Friends of San Francisco Public Library featured readers will include:  Jorge Argueta, Max Blanchet, Boadiba, Jack Boulware, Veronique Deschamps, Agneta Falk, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jack Hirschman, devorah major, Sarah Menefee, Couca Mesidor, Janice Mirkitani, Alejandro Murgia, Dottie Payne, Ishmael Reed, Tennessee Reed, Arthur Sheridan, Michael Warr, Cecil Williams, Al Young with music by George Long, Maria Medina Serafin and Zeke Nealy.
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Meet us in the plaza at the start of the cable car track on Powell at the north side of Market.
The protest will begin at the meeting point and continue down Market to Van Ness and end at City Hall.
About an hour. We appreciate you showing up in any capacity you can.
MIGHTY's bringing back the $5 party folks. That $5 will get you 5 of San Francisco's best talent hitting the decks and $5 drinks (anything you want!) 'til midnight.


III. Secretary/Treasurer Caveney presented the 2011-2012 Treasurer's report. For privacy reasons, this report is not available online, but it can be obtained by any LCA member from Caveney upon request. In general, the past year was not good for the treasury because Tropical Storm Lee depressed turnout at the 2011 to the point that the LCA lost a significant amount of money. On the positive side, the LCA did well at the TSP events, the Pro-Am and the Paul Morphy Open.
IV. Scholastic Coordinator R.J. Tagorda gave a report on the state of scholastic chess in Louisiana. In general, scholastic chess in Louisiana was strong on quality, but short on quantity. Louisiana scholastic players continued to do well in national competitions, including Dex Webster being the National 5th Grade Champion. However, the lack of coaches in Louisiana available to coach at schools limited the number of schools participating in chess.
V. In old business, the issue of membership dues was revived after due were raised last year to $20 for adults and $10 for scholastic players. Caveney presented a proposed LCA Fiscal Sustainability Plan that involved all memberships being $15 among other things. Voting was tabled until new business because some members did not want to vote on dues until services provided by the LCA were discussed. In other old business, the weekend for the state championship was discussed. By acclamation, players wanted to retain the seven-round format. That generally allowed only three weekends: Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving. Eryk Hargrove suggested a two-day seven-round format with the first four rounds being G/1. That suggestion did not gain much support. Each three-day weekend had problems: scholastic players do not all get Memorial Day off and are often in exams at that time; Labor Day Weekend is at the height of hurricane season; and Thanksgiving Weekend is a major family holiday with many people out of town. After much discussion, by a significant majority, the membership voted to keep the tournament on Labor Day with Thanksgiving Weekend being the back-up plan in case of tropical weather on Labor Day. The final matter of old business was whether to select the Louisiana State Champion in a closed, invitational format rather than the current open format. The suggestion failed more or less by acclamation.
VII. During new business, it was announced that Patrick Ballard had agreed to continue to be the LCA website administrator and without compensation for the forthcoming year. The motion to reappoint Patrick Ballard as LCA website administrator was passed by acclamation. Patrick Ballard was awarded a free LCA membership for the upcoming year by acclamation.
VIII. The LCA Fiscal Sustainability Plan (FSP) was considered in conjunction with another proposal by Caveney, the LCA Website Improvement Plan (WIP). After much discussion and amendment of both proposals, both were passed as amended. Dues remained at $20 for adults and $10 for scholastic players. LCA membership no longer required for state scholastic championship. LCA membership now required for all players in LCA membership required adult tournaments, whereas previously players in 8th grade or lower were not required to get LCA memberships. Both the FSP and WIP, as amended and passed, are available on the LCA website.
IX. Outgoing President Sid Souvey expressed concern about the lack of details presented in bids for the state championship. It was pointed out that nobody had actually made a formal bid for the state championship in many years and the LCA basically had to ask people or chess clubs to hold it. No motions were made or passed on this issue.
X. The meeting was adjourned.


WELL this summer's festival season is officially under way, with events like Barcelona's Primavera Sound setting the scene for the coming months.
There have already been a few mishaps though. The very promising Trafalgar Festival fell victim to some dodgy municipal decisions, having its venue at Barbate gazumped by the more established Cabo de Plata Festival, which had to move from its original Tarifa site.
It appears the local authorities are back to their usual tricks.
Never mind, let's look forward to the good stuff, beginning with the Ojeando Festival in Ojen on the first weekend of July. This is a must for those interested in the local indie scene, with a great lineup of bands playing on the festival's three stages over two days. Bands include Supersubmarina, Trepat, León Benavente, Full, Delorentos, Hungry Butterfly and Flaming Dolls. Many of the shows are free entry, while for the headliners a two-day pass is a mere €20.
In fact that first weekend in July is proving to be a busy one with the Torremolinos Funky Town festival on the Friday, featuring disco star George McCrae, best known for his 1974 hit 'Rock Your Baby'.
The following day, Saturday 2, sees the start of the two-day Fuengirola Blues Festival at Sohail Castle. Over the past year we have seen the tragic and unexpected loss of too many of our musical heroes, giants such as David Bowie, Lemmie and Prince. But there is one star who actually should be dead by now, having been diagnosed in 2012 with terminal pancreatic cancer, but continues to perform and will be headlining on the Sunday. I am of course referring to Wilko Johnson, former guitarist with Doctor Feelgood who, along with his band which includes former Blockheads Norman Watt-Roy and Dylan Howe, will be rounding off a great weekend of blues.
That's it for this edition, don't forget to get out there and keep music live by supporting local venues and festivals!
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Sojourner – The Shadowed Road
Band: Sojourner
Title: The Shadowed Road
Label: Avantgarde Music
Country: New Zealand/Sweden/Italy
Welcome to Sojourner's world – a romantic and melancholic one, lost in times and centuries. The Shadowed Road is band's second full length album, after Empires of Ash, released in 2016. Sojourner are a New Zealand quintet band, but includes musicians from Sweden and Italy. The Shadowed Road easily takes the listener to ancient magic kingdoms. The wind brings Past into the music, it rushes through the leaves and the grass, swings into the air, and whispers into your ears.
Overall I can state that the album is a fantastic production with very deep and powerful sound. And it can't be something else! The album was mixed by Øystein G Brun form Borknagar, at Crosound Studio (Norway) as well as mastered by Dan Swanö in Unisound AB (Sweden). On top Anders Jacobsson of Draconian provided the lyrics for "Titan" song. Stylistically it is a magnificent melodic atmospheric black metal with epic parts, longing sad moments and folk motifs. The songs are long. 7 tracks in 51 minutes total running time urge the listener to take The Shadowed Road and experience the magic. The cover art is impressive too. It has been crafted by the Romanian illustrator Bast, along with all internal artworks. The cover art describes very well the album – a picture of a glorious temple somewhere on a silent forgotten cliff shore of a vast land, already in ruins, touched by the hands of time, drowning in oblivion.
Melodic, epic and in search for the glory of the lost empires and their mightiness – this is The Shadowed Road. There are two types of heavy vocals – one black-kind and another more into the death spectrum, often overlapping. Of course there are the gentle female vocals. All the seven tracks are abundant of piano and synth passages, solos and sometimes acoustic guitars. A lead guitar, tin whistle and synths, all mixed in one main melody, are running almost all the time across every song. The tin whistle especially creates that folk heroic feeling from the past times, ancient lands and nature. However, this somehow turns into a disadvantage, because it gets too much (for me) at a certain point of listening, and on top it creates similarity in the tracks. I really liked the rawer solid and intensive parts, where the band adds emotional pressure to the romantic beautiful moments. There is a lot of soul put down in the transcribed ancient melodies, mixed with aggressive, yet lonely melodic black elements. The Shadowed Road is an album that builds an overall grandiose atmosphere. It is a metaphor album, a voyage. And I invite everyone to take and walk alone The Shadowed Road and to enter the mighty forgotten kingdoms. And stay forever there. 8/10 Count Vlad
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The IoT Forum gathered to discuss the subject of Predictive Maintenance (PM) in the industrial Internet of Things. Our meeting was kindly hosted by Nokia in Sunnyvale, and we braved the traffic and thick, smoky air to hear from some great speakers and companies offering PM and service.
The main objectives of PM is to reduce OpEx through better optimization and maintenance of manufacturing equipment, and through a reduction in malfunctions, stoppages, or shut-downs. Another advantage is increasing the availability of necessary parts or replacements, by advanced knowledge of a specific need.
We learned that the majority of IIoT PM deployments occur in Brownfield environments, where they are retrofitted to existing machinery and equipment. This is more often the case than new equipment, because unlike cellphones, or even cars, manufacturing equipment can have a very long useful life, so modernizing and connecting equipment often means attaching modern sensors and connectivity solutions to existing plant.
The various speakers showed how a full PM solution, including analytics and UI can be deployed on an end device, like a simple vacuum with automated carpet depth and "change filter" lights, to a mid size industrial deployment, where a line machine is equipped with sensors that report status back to a factory-based control room, to a global-scale supply chain, where data gleaned from IIoT sensors around the world can inform global Ops managers the status of their systems, and likely points of failure.
One interesting caveat from the day was the advice to include, in a full PM system, the work of sensor makers, Data Scientists, and operations people, ALL collaborating to the holistically planned solution — YET, NOT to ask one of those groups to do the jobs of the other, for example, don't ask the Data Scientists to figure out the operations part of the solution, or vice versa.
Once again, thanks to our great speakers, and host Nokia. Members can access today's presentations in the Member Library.


When your back wheels are off the ground you have no parking brake!
We replaced our original A & E curb side awning with Carefree of Colorado. We love it! I really like the fact that it utilizes a motion sensor as opposed to the old wind sensor that always seem to fail at some point. The sensor has 3 - settings: Low, Medium, High. I can simply shake the awning to get it to retract. We've seen it retract as a result of a wind burst while the material was attempting to bellow out. The new awning was mounted in the exact same location as the old one so there were no discolorations showing from the old awning.
I replaced all 4 shocks on my '05 40 footer. The fronts are a piece of cake, 30 mins each taking your time.
The rears are a little tighter and take a little longer. I wasn't going to do the rears my self but once I gave it a good hard look I decided why not. I drove up on some blocks to get a little more maneuvering room and was able to get my impact to each of the nuts. If memory serves it took about an hour and a half. I didn't rush and didn't even bleed, well, not very much. Would I do it again, heck yeah, you get to lay down! I've made a couple of other Alpine improvements that were as bad or worse.
FWIW, I'm 66 and built like a Manatee.
Alpine Coach........That's how Jaguar would've done it!
"Very large" is kind of a relative measure of girth -- suffice to say, there is not a lot of room to get under the coach. The fronts are better to get to, the rears not so much. Challenge in both front and rear is getting to the top bolts--air wrench is mandatory equipment. Lots of advice on the forum about shocks--my preference is the new Koni 99-series for the font and the old Koni 88-series for the rear.
With enough blocks under the jacks, you can lift the front (or rear for that matter) off the ground. Whether you want to or not is another matter. For myself, I want all four wheels on the ground. FWIW, if leveling and the HWH system indicates unlevel across rear plus unlevel on one side, generally the DS rear tires will come off the ground. If this looks likely to happen, I put blocks under those tires then level up.
My son and I just replaced the fabric on the manual A&E awning on my car trailer. Took about 2 hrs. You need two persons for most of the job but 3 for a few minutes in the middle of the job.
Google awning replacement. I found a couple of videosthat helped a lot.
The owners manual warns against raising the wheels off the ground with the leveling system. The HWH manual (or the owners manual or both) advises against putting anything under the jacks. Of course we all disregard certain portions if the manuals as we deem necessary.
Should a wheel be raised off the ground while leveling, note the size of the air gap under the tire (ideally less than an inch or two), retract the jacks and drive up onto a suitable leveling pad that is equal to or greater than the air gap observed earlier. Some weight on the pad is preferable to a pad sitting beneath a still hovering wheel. Suitable wheel chocks fore and aft would be a good addition to the safety protocol in such a situation. Re level the coach and check to see that no wheels are off the ground.
As for pads or blocks under the jacks, these are useful on dirt or gravel spaces where the jacks have a tendency to punch a hole in the ground as well as on asphalt where a jack may sink in over time.
Given a choice, parking in close proximity to a coach with it's wheels 8" off the ground should be avoided.
Now I wondering if there's a correlation to tire distance aloft and diminished size of ......well you know!


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Australia is the world's sixth-largest country by total area and has a population of almost 23 million. Australia is made up of six states and two territories. The below map will give you an idea on just how large Australia is compared to Ireland.
Aboriginal settlers were the first known and documented arrivals to Australia; they came from South East Asia approximately 40,000 years before European explorers in the 17th century. In 1770, Captain James Cook took possession of the continent on behalf of Great Britain. Over the late 18th and 19th centuries six colonies were created. In 1901 they federated and the Commonwealth of Australia was born.
Information on the Australian flag can be found here
Western Australia is one of the oldest lands on Earth with a rich Aboriginal history dating back more than 40,000 years. Captain James Stirling founded the Swan River Colony on the 1st of June, 1829. Unlike other Australian states, Western Australia was colonised as a free settlement and not a penal colony. The original state capital was to be the harbour town of Albany however this was moved to the fruitful Swan river valley, which is now the site of Perth and Fremantle.
It wasn't until 1850 that convicts arrived and by then the basic structure of the settlement had been established. The early growth of the city was slow. By 1849 the population was 1148. In 1891 it had only grown to 8447 and in 1911 it was only a medium sized country town with a population of 31,300. To put that into perspective – just 100 years ago Perth was only about the size of Bray, Co. Wicklow.
The arrival of the Trans-Australian Railway in 1917 and the early success of the gold mining towns pushed the population to 272,528 in 1947 and the subsequent immigration from Britain meant that by 1981 there were 809,035 people living in Perth and its suburbs.
For more information, click on the following link: http://www.about-australia.com/facts/western-australia-history/
The population of Perth is now over 1.8 million and is growing by approximately 50,000 per year.
Visit here to read more about Western Australia.
Australian Aboriginals were the original inhabitants of Australia. They lived a nomadic existence, moving within fairly well-defined geographic regions, as they followed the seasons and food sources. Indigenous Australians survived in harsh climatic and environmental conditions which ranged from cold temperate to hot tropical, coping with arid conditions and torrential rains. They have lived for many thousands of years in ways that sustained their societies while conserving resources, protecting fragile soils and leaving a light footprint on the environment.
Nyoongar is the generic term for indigenous people of the south west of Western Australia. The area at the base of Kings Park in Perth, known as Goonininup, was an important ceremonial and dreaming area for Aboriginal males.
For more information, click on the following link: http://www.bgpa.wa.gov.au/kings-park/visit/history/aboriginal-history
Rock Art and Ancient Culture
Australian Aboriginal culture believes that spirit ancestors breathe life and energy into traditional dance, song and design and play a very important role in indigenous culture throughout Western Australia. These ancestral spirits possessed supernatural powers enabling them during the Dreamtime of the world's creation to change into human, animal or other forms. Spirit ancestors govern and determine Aboriginal people's ritual activity, imparting a specific meaning to every step of a dance, every verse of a song and each pattern in a painting.
For more information, click on the following link: http://www.westernaustralia.com/au/About_Western_Australia/History_and_Culture/Pages/Aboriginal_Culture.aspx
A collection of Australian Aboriginal rock art featuring distinctive stick-like images was discovered in Australia's North West in the late 1990s. Archaeological dating placed the Gyorn Gyorn also called Bradshaw paintings among the oldest paintings on record.
History is reflected in art, which varies, including cave-paintings, rock art and bark paintings in the north, to the very detailed patterned dot-paintings throughout the central Golden Outback. And while the paintings are aesthetically beautiful, each one is unique and tells its own story.
Dance and body-painting is also a method of story-telling, so corroborees (traditional dancing) remain as important ceremonies portraying dream times stories of evolution, and how the world came to be.
To read more on Aboriginal culture go to
http://www.aboriginalculture.com.au
http://www.westernaustralia.com/au/About_Western_Australia/History_and_Culture/Pages/History_and_Culture.aspx
http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-indigenous-cultural-heritage
http://year3history.edublogs.org/indigenous-art-forms/
http://www.westernaustralia.com/au/About_Western_Australia/History_and_Culture/Pages/Aboriginal_Culture.aspx
http://www.aboriginalartonline.com/art/rock.php
The 10 public holidays in Western Australia are New Year's Day, Australia Day, Labour Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, ANZAC Day, Western Australia Day, Queen's Birthday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
For more information, click on the following link: http://australia.gov.au/topics/australian-facts-and-figures/public-holidays
Australia Day is on January 26th and commemorates the establishment of the first European settlement at Port Jackson, now part of Sydney, in 1788. It is an opportunity for Australians to come together to celebrate their country and culture. There are reflections on the achievements of the nation and explorations of way to make the country even better in the future.
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/australia/australia-day
Perth puts on a spectacular fireworks display every Australia Day.
ANZAC is an abbreviation for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The soldiers in those forces were known as ANZACs, and the pride they took in that name endures to this day. ANZAC Day is celebrated on 25th April is probably Australia's most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.
For more information, click on the following link: http://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/anzac/anzac_tradition.asp
Australian Slang
Just as we have our own Irish slang, so do the Australians. Australian slang is also called Strine, and is considered a common way of speaking. Words and phrases handed down from their ancestors have become iconic to Australia.
There are certain words that have a completely different meaning. For example if someone compliments your 'thongs', they are referring to your flip-flops and not your underwear!
For more information, click on the following link: http://alldownunder.com/australian-slang


With the Premier League season done and dusted, a lot of us will be turning to Football Manager to fill the football-shaped hole in our lives this summer.
🗣 | Find out what happened when @ronaldkoeman pitted his wits against @FootballManager co-creator Paul Collyer!
And it looks like Everton manager Ronald Koeman maybe doing the same, after dabbling in the football management game at an event recently.
However, he'll need to improve his management skills if he wants to take the game seriously, after losing his first match against the game's creator.
The 54-year-old took on gaming genius and Toffees fan Paul Collyer in an Everton vs. Everton clash.
Both managers picked almost identical line-ups, although Koeman opted for Dominic Calvert-Lewin in his back-line, while Collyer went for Mason Holgate.
Tactically, Koeman decided on an attacking 4-1-2-3 formation, with Collyer setting his team up in a 5-4-1.
Interestingly, Koeman picked midfielder Ross Barkley in his first-team, despite his real-life reservations for the midfielder.
But things went pretty badly for the Dutchman, with his simulated Everton side 3-0 down by half-time, thanks to goals from Tom Davies, Idrissa Gana Gueye and Romelu Lukaku.
For newbies, the game can be relentless.
But the second-half was an improvement for Koeman, whose side pulled two back thanks to a brace from Lukaku.
Despite a late flurry of action, the game's creator held on against the Premier League manager to win 3-2.
Speaking after the game, Koeman said: "It was very interesting for me to sit down with Paul and Football Manager to understand the technicalities of this computer game and get some insight into the history behind it.


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The webcam shows a view from Wirral looking toward the iconic Liverpool Waterfront with the Pier Head, Three Graces and Cruise Liner Terminal in the distance.
Discover a place when the air is filled with history and the city walls hold centuries of stories.
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Enjoy a scenic drive around Liverpool followed by a village stop for traditional cream tea.
Experience a hometown retrospective on one of the most influential rock bands of all time—The Beatles.
Explore the lives of The Beatles—the epic band of our time—and enjoy an experience that's perfect for all ages.
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Take in all of the sights and sounds of Liverpool, where The Beatles got their start, and get a close look at the city's stunning architecture.
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Amid Japan's changing work-style landscape, office space provider WeWork grows at a dizzying pace
Masami Takahashi, general manager of WeWork in Japan, poses at the Iceberg, the firm's sixth co-working space in the country, in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Sept. 26. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
by Hiroko Nakata
The seven-story tower with a glass exterior near Tokyo's trendy Omotesando district serves not just as a co-working space with computers and free Wi-Fi. There is also a pantry, a bar counter and a spacious lounge where you can drink freshly roasted coffee and beer on tap free of charge. There is even a room for meditation or prayer.
The building, dubbed the Iceberg, is the sixth flexible office location in Japan opened by New York-based co-working giant WeWork, which has more than 260,000 users around the world.
Since the 8-year-old startup entered the Japanese market in February, it has transformed the landscape of the real estate business, experts say.
Financially backed by SoftBank Group Corp., WeWork has expanded its business at high speed and on a massive scale in prime Tokyo locations that have stunned local office operators. The company tries to add value via amenities like pantries and lounges, while "community managers" seek to enhance clients' communications efforts, which is new to many Japanese workers.
"People need a working environment — and working style — more open and flexible, where you can interact with others, unlike their rather closed environment in the past," Masami Takahashi, general manager at WeWork Japan, told The Japan Times in a recent interview. "Especially, millennials who grew up with social networking are open to sharing their ideas with others and being connected with others," he said.
Since the company's launch in Japan, the pace of expansion has been overwhelming.
The first space opened in Ark Hills South Tower in Tokyo's Roppongi district in February. In March, Tokyo's Marunouchi business district was up next. In the following month, an outlet opened on the top floor of the Ginza Six commercial complex and a whole building of offices started up in Shinbashi. It opened another space in Hibiya in July and the Iceberg in August.
All of the WeWork locations have floor space of about 3,000 to 8,000 square meters, whereas shared office space operations started by land developers and office operators in central Tokyo over the past two years have topped out at 300 to 500 square meters, with some exceptions.
WeWork plans to open five more locations in Japan by the end of this year. It will launch one in Yokohama on Nov. 1, and Osaka, Fukuoka, and Tokyo's Kyobashi and Nogizaka districts, are also on the list.
The giant startup has an ambitious outlook in the country, where one of the government's top priorities is to promote work-style reforms amid the shrinking working population. WeWork first targeted freelancers and entrepreneurs. But then it also started to focus on corporate clients.
Experts say the demand for co-working space is backed by various factors. Advanced technologies enable people to work wirelessly worldwide. Because of digitalization, it is now easier for entrepreneurs to start businesses without massive capital investment. Domestically, Japan's aging population is prompting companies to improve productivity amid fierce global competition. Poor working conditions, which have sometimes led to karōshi (death from overwork), is another factor supporting flexible working styles and such office demand, said Yuto Ohigashi, a specialist in the real estate market at Jones Lang LaSalle in Japan.
Based on that demand, "WeWork is definitely playing in a different league with its rapid growth and its own business model," he said. The firm also aims to boost communications among its clients, big companies and young businesses alike, which has not often happened in traditional Japanese working culture.
"People working for big companies (in Japan) had few chances to interact with those in other industries," said Takahashi, who has worked for Sony Corp. He is also the former president of Uber Technologies Inc.'s Japan arm.
Increasingly, large domestic firms have established satellite offices in flex office spaces partly to improve their working environments and to foster interaction that can inspire innovative ideas. Large corporate tenants in Japan include SoftBank, Marubeni Corp., Lixil Corp., Sompo Holdings Inc., Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Fujifilm Corp.
Some firms place special teams in WeWork spaces, including Marubeni's development section and Fujifilm's AI research center. In the U.S., tech giants such as Amazon and Microsoft have WeWork offices for some divisions.
"Globally speaking, one-fourth of our tenants are big companies, and this segment is the one experiencing rapid growth," Takahashi said.
To support communication amongst firms, WeWork positions a team of three to five community managers at every location. They introduce different members and plan events every day, including chances to learn about new technologies like blockchain or even to get to know each other through cooking rice balls or salsa dancing.
The interior design at the sites is also aimed at encouraging communications, with many internal walls made with glass and corridors intentionally narrow enough to encourage members to greet each other when they pass. In addition, like some offices in other countries, Iceberg's outside walls are constructed with glass to allow for ample sunlight.
WeWork also provides an app for members around the world to chat and exchange information.
There are three types of services: free-address desks, fixed desks and private offices. In the case of Iceberg, the cost to rent a flex desk is at least ¥74,000 a month.
WeWork drew attention last week when media reports said SoftBank was in talks to buy a majority stake. The Wall Street Journal said the investment could total between $15 billion and $20 billion and would likely come from SoftBank's Vision Fund. SoftBank already owns nearly 20 percent of the startup after pouring in $4.4 billion last year. Both SoftBank and WeWork declined to comment on the reports.
Last month in New York, WeWork announced that it had become the largest private office tenant in Manhattan. Since it was founded in 2010, the firm has occupied more than 490,000 square meters of space in Manhattan, a larger footprint than any other company in the district.
But the rapid expansion also raised concern about what would happen to the business if the current economic uptrend, a factor supporting the overall real estate sector, came to a halt, like the case of the Lehman Brothers failure in 2008 setting off a global shock, especially when the startup giant has reportedly increased losses.
"Generally speaking, a downturn risk (in the real estate market) is always a risk factor," Ohigashi said.
When the U.S. land market, which has been on a positive trend since the "Lehman shock," and the Japanese market, which has also been picking up since the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, start to slow down, it will be up to WeWork's strategic response, Ohigashi said.
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Q: How to rsync files with filename number bigger than a number? I got a few hundred folders, all with the same name structure, ##* , I need to backup with rsync all the folders within 00 to 15_ range to a drive and 16_ to 99_ to another drive. How can I filter the each list to pass this to rsync?.
drwxrwxrwx+  10 user  user    4096 Feb 16  2017 07_MrSmith
drwxrwxrwx+   3 user  user    4096 Mar 24 12:55 10_Other_File
drwxrwxrwx+   4 user  user    4096 Aug 23 14:33 15_New_Interesting_folder
drwxrwxrwx+   9 user  user    4096 Aug 31 17:23 16_SimpleFolderNaming
drwxrwxrwx+   3 user  user    4096 May  8 12:53 17_VeryCurious
drwxrwxrwx+   6 user  user    4096 Mar 28 12:38 17_MantinanVinil
drwxrwxrwx+   3 user  user    4096 Mar 28 11:47 17_AnotherFolderWith_Subfolders

I tried looking for parameters of the 'find', 'xargs' or 'rsync' command that allows to compare subsets with numbers, but I can't find a solution to this.
When I do:
find -maxdepth 1 -regextype posix-extended -regex '..[0-1][0-5]_*'

to filter the folders within 00-15 range doesn't returns anything.

A: With zsh:
rsync ... <0-15>_*(/) somewhere
rsync ... <16->_*(/) somewhere-else

With ksh or bash -O extglob or zsh -o kshglob:
rsync ... @(0[0-9]|1[0-5])_* somewhere
rsync ... @(1[6-9]|[2-9][0-9])_* somewhere-else

Or you could do it in separate globs (though you'll see error messages from rsync if either of the glob doesn't match any file and you could end-up rsyncing files that are called literally 0[0-9]_*, 1[0-5]_*...):
rsync ... 0[0-9]_* 1[0-5]_* somewhere
rsync ... 1[6-9]_* [2-9][0-9]_* somewhere-else

(note that bash and ksh don't support the (/) glob qualifier to select files of type directory only).
POSIXly:
find . ! -name . -prune \( -name '0[0-9]_*' -o -name '1[0-5]_*' \) \
  -type d -exec sh -c 'exec rsync ... "$@" somewhere' sh {} +
find . ! -name . -prune \( -name '1[6-9]_*' -o -name '[2-9][0-9]_*' \) \
  -type d -exec sh -c 'exec rsync ... "$@" somewhere-else' sh {} +

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BRIT will showcase new enhancements to the BRIT Vision multimodality breast imaging workstation and demonstrate a bundled mammography solution that integrates MRS' mammography reporting software into the company's workstation.
Enhancements to BRIT's DICOM routing module may create new efficiencies in auto routing studies to clinicians. New routing rules for the Roentgen Router include auto routing based on study status changes; the "Doctor Pal" mechanism that y routes studies based on different RVUs, keeping same patient studies linked together to help facilitate reading and diagnosis; and differentiation of studies by CPT codes, such as screening mammography versus diagnostic mammography exams.
Modular systems built using commercial off-the-shelf hardware and software based on standards such as DICOM-3 and HL-7 reportedly make BRIT's solutions flexible, readily upgradeable, scaleable, reasonably priced and easy to integrate. BRIT also provides services for archiving and accessing exams via Virtual Private Network that meet HIPAA's security regulations.


Fight between two groups of Partizan fans. 07.04.2019 - Hooligans TV - The best site about this topic!
Internal fight between Partizan supporters during their away match in Novi Sad.
Yesterday in the town of Kać near the city of Novi Sad, Partizan fans again clashed with each other before the match.
4 people were injured, two of them seriously. 21-year-old with severe head injuries, (he is already after surgery) and 34-year-old with spinal injury.


Today we are going to talk about one of the most important things for hormonal balance that we have never covered and you have probably not thought of before. Have you thought about sleep and its impact on fertility? This video was shared live! Download the Instagram App to watch our live broadcasts!
It is very surprising how important sleep is for hormonal balance/function. One of the key hormones that stimulates ovulation, a hormone called Leptin, is actually created while you are sleeping. If you are not getting enough sleep, you are not producing enough of this hormone. Leptin is currently being studied as a possible future fertility medication/fertility drug treatment for stimulating ovulation.
All of the key hormones – luteinizing hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, estrogen, and progesterone – are affected.
Fertility Charting to detect ovulation will be nearly impossible.
Hormonal imbalance issues increase because there is a certain amount of daylight that is needed on the skin and eyes for proper hormonal stimulation.
There isn't a specific number, although experts say that for adults, 7-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep is best. Each person is going to be different though. Listen to your body!
1. Preparing for bed by creating a sleep routine, doing the same thing(s) before bed every night.
2. Avoid caffeine, nicotine, alcohol and stimulating herbs before bed.
4. Try making the room very dark (blackout curtains) and using a sound machine.


Need to make sure your marketing takes full advantage of your audience, especially when it comes to timed subscribers on TPNI Engage? If you set up this TPNI Engage MailChimp integration, we'll make sure they're replicated on MailChimp as well. It will trigger for each new timed subscriber you add to TPNI Engage, adding a matching subscriber to your MailChimp list automatically from then on.
Want a little help making sure your TPNI Engage subscribers see the best you have to offer? Use this TPNI Engage MailChimp integration to automatically make sure that they are also added to MailChimp when you add them on TPNI Engage, never letting anyone slip through the cracks once it's active.
It's easy to connect TPNI Engage + Mailchimp and requires absolutely zero coding experience—the only limit is your own imagination.


While most Cirris testers have a built-in Digital I/O port, the number of inputs and outputs are not sufficient for some situations. That's why we developed the Digital I/O module. It provides more capability with 28 outputs, 20 inputs, voltage options, and more current.
Automated Testing Process – Digital I/O lets you set up automated actions to make the test process safer and more efficient.
Increase Safety – Use Digital I/O to add extra safety features to your process, such as status lights and audio output.
More Inputs/Outputs – The Digital I/O module has more inputs and outputs than the built-in version.
Twenty Dual Pins – Twenty pins can be used as either an input or output giving you even more Digital I/O options.
Voltage Options – Voltage ranging from 3.3 volts to 24 volts expands your tester's capabilities.
Program using Lua – Use scripting to customize test programs.
Setup Options Available – If you are unfamiliar with Lua programming, Cirris can help create the scripts needed for your Digital I/O needs.


On Axis III are listed general medical conditions that may be relevant to the disorder(s) listed on Axes I and II. The presence of Axis III should not be taken to suggest a mind-brain dualism, with Axes I and II representing problems of the mind in the absence of a physiological basis. On the contrary, mental experience is rooted in the function of the brain. Axis III is included in the DSM to encourage a comprehensive evaluation and a consideration of the various ways in which a general medical condition may be related to mental disorders.
There are several ways in which medical conditions may be related to mental disorders. First, the medical condition may be the direct cause of the mental condition. For example, hypothyroidism (Axis III) can lead to a syndrome of depressed mood known as Mood Disorder due to Hypothyroidism (Axis I). Similarly, Alzheimer's Disease (Axis III) produces Dementia of the Alzheimer's type (Axis I), and systemic infections (Axis III) can produce a Delirium (Axis I).
treatment (e.g., diabetes), and might be unable to adhere to the treatment without assistance.
What are axis 3 disoreders?
Is alzheimer's disease an axis II condition?


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Michael Cohen says 'of course' Trump knew hush-money payments were wrong
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Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, leaves federal court after his sentencing in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. Cohen was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for an array of crimes that included arranging the payment of ... more >
By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times - Friday, December 14, 2018
Michael Cohen said President Trump knew all along that the hush-money payments were wrong, according to an interview with ABC News that aired Friday.
"First of all, nothing at the Trump Organization was ever done unless it went through Mr. Trump," Cohen told ABC News.
Regarding the payments to silence Playboy model Karen McDougal's claim of having an affair with Mr. Trump, Cohen explained the situation was between Mr. Trump and the National Enquirer's David Pecker.
"I just reviewed the documents," said Cohen, Mr. Trump's former personal attorney and "fixer." "I gave loyalty to someone who truthfully does not deserve loyalty."
Cohen said Mr. Trump "of course" knew the payments were wrong, which is why the lawyer was directed to keep it hidden. Then-presidential candidate Trump wanted to avoid a bombshell of affair rumors, after the "Access Hollywood" scandal, just two weeks before the polls opened.
"He was very concerned about how this would affect the election," Cohen said. "[It was] to help him and the campaign."
Mr. Trump has defended himself, saying that Cohen, as his lawyer, should have told him that the hush-money payments crossed a line.
"I never directed Michael Cohen to break the law. He was a lawyer and he is supposed to know the law," Mr. Trump tweeted Thursday.
The president also argues that the payments shouldn't constitute a criminal charge no matter what, but Cohen took the plea deal to embarrass him.
Cohen said the president's arguments on Fox News Thursday were "inaccurate" and that he is not intending on embarrassing him.
Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison this week for campaign finance violation, bank fraud and lying to Congress.
"The people of the United States of America, the people of the world, don't believe what he's saying," he said. "The man doesn't tell the truth. And it's sad that I should take responsibility for his dirty deeds."


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Giancarlo Fisichella, also known as Fisico, Giano or Fisi, is an Italian professional racing driver. He has driven in Formula One for Minardi, Jordan, Benetton, Sauber, Renault, Force India and Ferrari. Since then he has driven for AF Corse in their Ferrari 458 GTE at various sportscar events, becoming twice a Le Mans 24 Hour class winner, and a GT class winner of the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. He was also Ferrari's F1 reserve driver for 2010. Fisichella won three races in his Formula One career, the first of which was at the chaotic 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix, a race abandoned for safety reasons with 15 laps remaining. After several days of confusion regarding rules and technicalities, Fisichella was eventually declared the winner in the following week, and collected his trophy in an unofficial ceremony at the following race. He was brought into the Renault team to replace fellow Italian Jarno Trulli, and won his first race with the team in Australia in 2005.
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We have geared our entire modus operandi to helping our clients get things done, their marketing in particular.
You know you need a new brand/ad campaign/website, so you hire a professional to help you. They present two or three concepts for you to choose from, but you can't really tell the difference. How do you know which is best? How do you know any of them are really good (other than they're better than what you had)?


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Der Triftgraben ist ein Meliorationsgraben und rechter Zufluss des Selchower Flutgrabens in Brandenburg.

Verlauf
Der Graben beginnt im Südwesten der Siedlung Waltersdorf, einem bewohnten Gemeindeteil der Gemeinde Waltersdorf, durchquert diese in nördlicher Richtung und führt nördlich der Siedlung in westlicher Richtung auf einer Gesamtlänge von rund 1100 m aus dem Ort. Nun verläuft er weitgehend in südlicher Richtung auf die Siedlung Eichberg zu. Auf einer Länge von rund 1250 m verläuft er hierbei parallel zum östlich gelegenen Südlichen Plumpengraben. Das Siedlungsgebiet durchquert er ebenfalls weitgehend in südlicher Richtung und entwässert schließlich südlich des Saarlandplatzes in den Selchower Flutgraben.

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Gewässer im Landkreis Dahme-Spreewald
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Biden addressed the 70th anniversary of Visiting Nurse Health System.
ATLANTA -- Former Vice President Joe Biden was in Atlanta Thursday to speak at an event recognizing the 70th anniversary of Visiting Nurse Health System.
The event was held at The Whitley Hotel (formerly the Ritz-Carlton) at 3434 Peachtree Road.
The Biden Cancer Initiative is an extension of the work Biden began while in the White House. Its mission is to accelerate cancer research, prevention, and diagnosis while reducing disparities in care and cancer outcomes.


By: LATF Staff | Aug. 6, 2018, 9:02 a.m.
Kentucky Fried Chicken® announced today that it has selected actor, comedian and director Jason Alexander as the latest celebrity to play the role of the brand's iconic founder, Colonel Harland Sanders. Beginning August 6, ads featuring the sitcom veteran as the Colonel and dinnertime hero will air on television and computer screens nationwide to promote KFC's $20 Fill Ups™, which for the first time are available in four different varieties.
"I am all-too familiar with the challenge of family dinner," said Andrea Zahumensky, CMO, KFC U.S. "With four chicken meals to choose from and each at only $20, we are continuing KFC's tradition of providing an easy dinnertime solution for families at a great value – and there's no better person to spread the word about our new 'family of four' in a sitcom setting than comedy extraordinaire Jason Alexander!"
Alexander's background as a star of one of the greatest sitcoms of all time makes him the perfect choice to play KFC's "Family Colonel" and bring this family dinner conundrum to life.
"As the son of two working parents, there were plenty of dinnertimes when a bucket of chicken and all the fixins saved the day," said Jason Alexander. "It's been fun to combine my personal love for KFC with my sitcom experience into a new take on the role of Colonel Sanders."
Since every family is unique, KFC's famous $20 Fill Up is available in four different, equally delicious options: new boneless breast filets, Original Recipe® chicken-on-the bone, Extra Crispy™ chicken-on-the bone and Extra Crispy tenders. All four varieties also come with sides and biscuits.
Smaller families can also enjoy KFC's $10 Chicken Share bucket designed for two.


As a past winner of CBC's "Canada's Smartest Person" competition and a former contestant on Jeopardy!, Peter Dyakowski seems like the perfect candidate to open a tutoring franchise. But being a multi-unit franchisee with Oxford Learning Centres is actually a second career for Dyakowski, who plays guard for the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Dyakowski began researching education franchises online but wanted to meet face-to-face with franchisors before making any big decisions. So, in 2013, he attended The Franchise Show in Vancouver, where he met Matt Baxter, Vice President of Business Development for supplemental education franchise Oxford Learning.
As a first-time business owner, and without any experience in education, Dyakowski says he felt "100 per cent prepared" to open his first Oxford Learning Centre thanks to the training he received prior to opening. "Matt made sure I had all of the corporate information and pre-training materials I needed, we visited existing centres together, and I attended a training program at the Oxford Learning headquarters in London, Ontario." He also received ample start-up support, including site selection and grand opening assistance.


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El efecto Hanle es la modificación en la polarización electromagnética existente cuando los átomos están inmersos en un campo magnético tal que su correspondiente separación provocada por el efecto Zeeman es comparable a la inversa del tiempo de vida de los niveles involucrados.

Su nombre proviene de Wilhelm Hanle, quién lo describió por primera vez en Zeitschrift für Physik en 1924.

Aplicaciones
 La observación del efecto Hanle en la luz emitida por el sol es usada para medir indirectamente sus campos magnéticos, ver:
 Polarización en astronomía

Referencias

Física atómica
Magnetismo
Fenómenos físicos


The collectable 'Naked Army' range features striking cold cast bronze figurines, portraying Australian soldiers from the First World War through to modern conflicts. This figurine has been specially created to remember the bravery of our nurses in the First Word War. Each figurine measures 12 inches and is finished by hand, with superb attention to detail. Limited edition.


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Once upon a time, it was big news when a…
Once upon a time, it was big news when a lawyer switched firms
By Norm Tabler
November 23, 2021, 1:28 pm CST
Norm Tabler.
It's an understatement to say that law firms have changed in the 50 years since I was first admitted to the bar. One of those changes was the demise, somewhere along the way, of what lawyers in my firm once called the Lemcke test.
I'm sure that no other firm called it the Lemcke test. Most firms probably never gave it a name. Nevertheless, this principle—whether named or not—was an important factor in determining the future of many lawyers.
But first, the name. The Midwestern firm I joined (and would be associated with for most of my career) was one of the state's so-called Big Three, each of them twice the size of other firms in the state. My firm was located in the state's largest city, and like most of the state's prominent law firms, situated above a bank.
Directly across the street was a building that had seen better days. Modest retail operations occupied its ground floor. The only store I specifically recall was a hat cleaner, catering to the few diehards still wearing fedoras or homburgs. "We Clean & Block Hats!," the sign proclaimed in neon script. (Do hat-cleaning shops still exist?)
That building was called the Lemcke Building. The small and solo law practices that occupied the floors above the ground floor retailers were invariably of less prestige than the firms perched above banks.
Near the end of each year, my firm's compensation committee made decisions about the compensation of all the firm's lawyers for the upcoming year, including promotions of associates to partner. These decisions involved many factors, both objective and subjective. But as I knew even before my brief tenure on the committee, no factor was more important than the financial consideration. After all, a law firm is a business and the relationship among its lawyers is primarily financial.
During the run-up to these year-end deliberations, it was common for some lawyers to make known their expectation of an increase in compensation or promotion or both. Rarely did a lawyer explicitly threaten to leave if expectations were not met, but an implicit threat was sometimes present.
It was in this context, half a century ago, that one of the firm's most-respected (and hard-nosed) partners articulated the concept of the Lemcke test. Pointing out the window to the Lemcke Building and barely suppressing a sneer, he declared that a lawyer who believes himself (it was always himself back then) underpaid must ask whether he could earn more if he moved to the Lemcke Building.
The Lemcke Building was a metaphor for the alternative of a smaller firm. The test was whether the lawyer would be more successful in a smaller firm. Why a smaller firm? Well, it couldn't be a larger firm because in our state there were no firms larger than the Big Three.
As you may have surmised, the test was as rhetorical as it was metaphoric. The answer to the question posed by the Lemcke test was virtually always no. Who really believed one of our lawyers would be better off in a smaller firm?
As smug and self-satisfied as the message was, the Lemcke test held some truth. If a lawyer wanted to practice the kind of law and level of clients we served, the alternatives were limited. True, the other two of the Big Three firms were probably as attractive as ours, but by unspoken gentlemen's agreement, none of the three had ever taken (or accepted) a lawyer from one of the other two, and no one could conceive of that ever happening. What's more, major law firms hired new lawyers—those recently completing law school or judicial clerkships—not experienced lawyers.
Whether it held any truth or not, the Lemcke test accurately reflected the culture of our firm. In those days, our lawyers—even those disappointed with compensation or status—generally believed that they could not fare better anywhere else.
Note that the foregoing paragraphs are written in the past tense. That's because the Lemcke test, and the culture it reflected, are only distant memories. Indeed, I may be the only one who recalls the term. For decades now, no knowledgable person has believed that a big firm lawyer's options are limited to moving to a smaller firm or, indeed, that smaller means lesser. First, consider what it means to be big. In practical terms, there is always a bigger firm. It may be headquartered in another state or in London, for that matter. But it's out there; it has or will soon have an office in our state; and it's an alternative for an unhappy lawyer to consider.
Second and more fundamentally, who says bigger is necessarily better? Countless smaller firms outrank larger firms in prestige and income. It's particularly true of firms that concentrate in specialties rather than engage in general practice, but it applies to general practice firms as well.
Third, large law firms no longer limit their hiring to new lawyers. It's common for a firm's growth plan to include acquiring seasoned lawyers or even entire law departments from other firms. And large firms are obvious targets for poaching. I long ago stopped trying to count the number of lawyers who have moved from one to another of the former Big Three.
In truth, there has been no Big Three for decades. Some of the formerly smaller firms have merged into regional, national or even international firms and are now larger than the former Big Three—which themselves, have grown beyond recognition, primarily through mergers with firms headquartered outside our state.
Are these changes good or bad? Both. Lawyers in a firm like mine have more alternatives than in the old days, and they recognize it. Those options test and perhaps weaken their loyalty. But the firm itself also has more alternatives. It may bring in a seasoned lawyer or even an entire practice group from the outside, posing something of a threat to those already on board. In that sense, the firm's loyalty to its own is tested.
The most significant effect of the changes is on the culture of a firm. In the old days, when virtually every lawyer in the firm was hired directly out of law school or a clerkship and had never worked anywhere else, there was a definable culture, unique to the firm. That's no longer the case.
I still maintain an office at the firm, but as a retired partner, I'm happily blind and deaf to the firm's compensation deliberations. I'm certain, however, they no longer include reference to the Lemcke Building.
Norm Tabler is a retired lawyer in Indianapolis, where his practice focused on health law. He serves on the editorial advisory boards of the ABA Health Law Section's The Health Lawyer; the ABA Senior Lawyers Division's Voice of Experience e-newsletter (for which he writes the column "Adventures in the Law"); and the Indiana State Bar Association's Res Gestae (for which he writes the column "Annals of the Law"). He writes and records a monthly podcast, The Lighter Side of Health Law, for the American Health Law Association's Health Law Weekly.
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Internet dating today is one of the most lucrative markets. A reported 20% of relationships now begin online. There is no longer a social stigma in finding your life partner through the personal columns of a magazine, or more likely, on your laptop. In fact, everybody's doing it. You don't even have to look locally, as the Internet now means the only barrier between you and fellow singletons is the time difference between your countries. Russian women are particularly sought after on international dating sites. They have exotic looks, enthusiasm, and they are seeking a life outside their native country, which is something a good number of foreign men are happy to oblige. A dramatic increase in the numbers of Russian women dating foreigners online came about after the fall of the USSR in the mid 1990's. Females outnumber the male population there, but apparently that's not the only reason for these ladies looking elsewhere for love. Olga Campbell writes in her article 'About Russian Men', that the reason they started to look further afield for a mate, was the tremendous impact their history had on shaping Russian male attitudes. Through the abject repression the nation suffered, she believes the women developed resilience and fortitude, whereas the men became bitter, immature, and unappreciative of their female counterparts. Olga herself is Russian, and now resides in Ottawa with a Canadian husband.
With President Putin taking charge in 2000, there was actually a drop in Russian women applying to the international dating sites. Possibly believing in a new positive future for the country, many women thought that maybe this wasn't the time to be marrying abroad. Whatever the reasons behind the drop in numbers, 2008 saw a resurgence that has increased annually. Maybe this time it was caused by the opportunities now seen in the media, and the freedoms enjoyed by women in other countries.
European dating sites are many and varied. One of the most popular and well-reputed sites is Anastasiadate.com. It boasts a massive four million users and specializes in introducing men of all nations to Russian women. They organize "Romance Tours," where gentlemen travel to the Ukraine and participate in a social event with the women on the website. They hold a six hour party which includes a beauty pageant, singing, dancing, introduction and chatting with the ladies, and even, at one event, a Guinness World Record attempt at "the most kisses in one minute." Last year, Anastasiadates' website apparently enjoyed a 220% increase in its internet traffic. Internationallovescout.com is a site set up by men versed in the ways of international dating online and includes reviews of all the various agencies, and relevant blogs of good and bad experiences. Read their guide for tips and pitfalls.
It's quite easy to see why men overseas are looking for love with Russian ladies. Scan the sites and you'll find beautiful young women, apparently untouched by feminism, looking for a better opportunity in a different country. These women need to be careful in their choices, especially if that choice has been determined by circumstance instead of a genuine search for a loving relationship. If you are that lovelorn gentleman who is looking for a gorgeous woman to respect and cherish, the woman of your dreams may be just a mouse-click away. But take the advice of Olga Campbell at Russian Women Magazine, and go easy on the vodka.


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Flavia V Litrenta
Obituary of Flavia V Litrenta
Obituary of Flavia (DiCroce) Litrenta passed away May 2, 2020.
At age 98, Flavia lived a simple but rich life. Married for nearly 68 years, she was a devoted wife to her beloved husband Pasquale, who passed away in 2010.
Flavia was a proud mother of a loving daughter, Nancy Segro (Jack), devoted son Lawrence (Mary) and her loving grandchildren, Alfred, Patrick, Christina, Laura, Joseph, and Anthony. Great Grandmother of Vincent, Blaise, Joseph, Elizabeth, Christian, Jeana, Mara Rose, Gabriele, and Anthony. Great Great Grandmother of Nico.
Flavia was born in South Philadelphia the oldest of five children. She dedicated herself to caring for her family, always cooking and baking, doing chores and maintaining the home. She was one of a kind and had her own way of doing things. She was always ready to go and always the first to be done. That was Flavia's way, "I don't monkey around," she would say while never complaining. She was a doting grandmother and spoiled her grandchildren. Her grandchildren were her royalty and she gave them everything that she could if it was hers to give. Flavia's great grandchildren also gave her great joy as well. She loved their lively visits and enjoyed hearing their stories and attended all of their celebrations.
In her final years Flavia lived fully at Washington Township Senior Living. She remained active and engaged taking part in the seasonal functions and parties. Flavia loved music, arts and crafts, and crocheted blankets for charity and was an excellent bingo player. She was well cared for by the dedicated aides and staff members at the facility.
Flavia was a force. Most of the time she seemed to be invincible. During her lifetime she overcame difficult injuries and illnesses but remained tough and unyielding. It took a global pandemic to slow her down but she stayed strong until the end.
Due to the National Health Crisis; Funeral Services for Flavia will be held privately for her immediate family.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Flavia's memory to Disabled American Veterans at DAV.org/donate
A Eulogy, written by Flavia's Granddaughter, Laura
Today, we honor and celebrate Flavia DiCroce Litrenta. At age 98, Flavia lived a simple but rich life. Married for nearly 68 years, she was a devoted wife to her beloved husband Pat, who passed in 2010. Flavia was a proud mother of two smart and accomplished children, Nancy and Larry; and a loving grandmother and great grandmother to very special kids whom she adored.
In her eyes, Flavia's kids could do no wrong. We were the very best! That was often the theme of many of Flavia's notable quips like, "Nobody beats my kids." If we faced rejection, she would echo my grandfather. "If they don't like you," she'd say, "they're the losers."
Flavia's words were often in our ears as kids. We'd laugh about her funny mottos. A favorite of course was when she'd say, "I don't monkey around." No, certainly not. Flavia didn't monkey around. She was steadfast in her beliefs and resolute in her actions. She had a keen memory and took a solid stance in her facts, her faith and her family. She was so very proud of her heritage, proud to be Italian and proud to be from South Philly.
As a child, the oldest of five, Flavia cared dutifully for her siblings and for her ailing mother. As a young lady, she was a hard worker, first as a seamstress for a clothing company and later in a factory, rolling and packing cigars. She worked the night shift and without a car, she had to ride the trolley at all hours. She went to great lengths and sacrificed much to get her family what they needed, good quality clothes and shoes for her children, yarn for her crocheting, even new strings for her husband's violin.
As a wife, Flavia dedicated herself to caring for her family, always cooking and baking, doing chores and maintaining the house. But she was one of a kind and had her own way. She tackled her tasks earlier than most. So many times I asked Grandmom what time she got up. "Oh.." she'd say, "2:30...3." Flavia started her day in the middle of the night! She was always ready to go and always the first to be done. That was Flavia's way. She didn't monkey around.
Another favorite phrase is her infamous response when you asked her how she was doing. Flavia didn't beat around the bush. You'd ask, "Gram, how are you today?" She'd say, "What's the use in complaining? No one wants to hear you!" Always telling it like it is -- that was Flavia's way. She didn't monkey around.
Flavia was a doting grandmother. She spoiled her grandkids in every way that she could. No, she didn't have much money, but she indulged us. She sparked our imagination, our senses and our appetites. Let me tell you how:
On steamy summer nights in my grandparents' tiny row-house on 7th street, my clammy skin stuck to the plastic-covered couch as a frozen Klondike ice cream bar dripped down my wrist. Grandmom and I watched Wheel of Fortune at night. She solved the puzzles quicker than the contestants, shouting out the phrases well before Vanna White finished flipping those consonants and vowels. When the Phillies were playing in town, we'd hear the fireworks go off at Vet stadium after a homerun, the booms just audible over the rumbling of the trucks tearing down the street. The vibrating hum of the window AC unit lulled me to sleep as I spread out on the lumpy sofa-bed in the living room.
Flavia was the ideal babysitter and playmate. She played countless card games like rummy and war, hide-and-seek, and board games like Aggravation and Sorry. She always let me win. We watched cartoons and shows together; Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers and Casper the Friendly Ghost, but she didn't like Woody Woodpecker. She said he was too fresh. We played dress up in her closet. She looped beads around my neck, wrapped sparkly shawls around my shoulders and slipped silky gloves on my hands. I destroyed most of it. I spilled baby powder on her carpet and I broke her bed, jumping on it like a trampoline. I sloshed soapy water on her black-and-white, tiled bathroom floor, and sprayed her floral perfume throughout the bedroom. She cleaned it all up and never told. She was my partner in crime. We used to play store. I would set up all of the knick-knacks around the living room and she'd pretend to be the customer. She'd ask how much each item was and paid me in pennies and nickels. We played for hours.
And, of course, when Grandmom cooked, I ate. We all ate, so much so that some of us had to be put on diets when we returned home from our stay with her. Her kitchen was my heaven. Donned in her hand-sewn house dresses, she fried meatballs in cast iron and simmered gravy all day. On special mornings, she squeezed fresh oranges into juice and dusted buttery slices of French toast with powdered sugar. She served Grandpop prunes. I used to feel so badly that Grandpop had to eat those prunes, always 4 of them, always in the same bowl. She served me raviolis for breakfast. She baked cupcakes from scratch...in fact, she'd say she could smell cake made from a boxed mix a mile away. And she could whip up a meal in no time, with just about anything. Her secret to making food delicious…salt… a lot of salt! And, again, I spilled just about everything on her kitchen floor; sticky pancake syrup, sickeningly sweet iced tea; thick whole milk and crimson-colored cranberry juice. She cleaned it all up and never told. She took me out to lunch sometimes. We'd walk a few blocks to Kmart. They had a cafeteria then and we would order the turkey platter that came with a scoop of clumpy mashed potatoes and gloopy, brown gravy. We'd even get a donut at the Dunkin' Donuts next to Pathmark. That was always such a treat.
To Grandmom, her grandkids were royalty and she'd give us just about anything if it was hers to give. Every time we complimented her, she offered us whatever it was that we were complimenting. "Grandmom, your earrings are so pretty." She didn't say thank you. Instead, she'd say, "You want them? Take them." And oh how she would order my grandfather around when we were there, "Pat, get out of the bathroom. The kids are here." "Pat, go to the store, the kids are here." "Pat, turn the air-conditioning on, the kids are here." "Pat, put the t.v. on, the kids are here." He obliged as he was given no choice. This was Flavia's way. She didn't monkey around.
She often reminisced about her time with us. She'd say she had the blues when she thought of her time caring for us. She proclaimed those times were her very best times. Certainly, Flavia's great-grandchildren also gave her great joy as well. She loved their lively visits and enjoyed hearing their stories, seeing their photos and watching their videos. She made it to their baptisms, communions and birthday parties, dressed to impress and handing out envelopes with cash tucked inside.
In her final years, Flavia lived fully at Washington Township Senior Living. She was well cared for by dedicated aides and staff members. Our family acknowledges and thanks all of them for their service and efforts. While there, Flavia remained active and engaged. She played bingo and kept track of her winning streak as her competitive spirit never wavered. "No one gets the best of me," she'd say.
She attended happy hour, wine and cheese time, sing-a-longs, and soirees. As a wife, she proudly took a seat in the audience to watch her husband's glee club performances. But in her final years, she herself took center stage, singing in a Veterans Day show and seasonal concerts. She even gave a New Year's Eve toast and led a sing-along. The oldest in the group and certainly the spunkiest, she sang loud and proud. She loved music and she knew every lyric and melody to so many forgotten songs from so very long ago. She enjoyed arts and crafts, crocheted blankets for charity, was featured in the center's newsletters, and always looked forward to themed celebrations. She especially enjoyed when the string band performed at South Philly Night and when her family attended the Valentine's Day party. Halloween was a highlight as children in costumes paraded down the hallways of the center. Grandmom proudly showed off her kids too while handing out candy from her door.
And, oh...let's take a moment to talk about her door...the best decorated door! She took such pride in her festive wreaths and door decor. For every holiday and every season, the decorations went up well in advance and were taken down before the holiday was even over! That was Flavia's way. She didn't monkey around!
Flavia was happiest whenever her kids were with her -- we all took our turns -- for daily drop ins, monthly check ups, when it was time for her signature perm, for holiday meals, to celebrate birthdays and even at the very end when we were permitted only a brief drive by. She was so happy to see her family; the last time I saw her, she smiled and waved.
Flavia was a force. Most times, she seemed invincible. She overcame insurmountable injuries, severe illness and significant setbacks in her lifetime. She remained tough and unyielding. It took a global pandemic to slow down Flavia. And yet she still put up a fight. She wouldn't give up and certainly didn't give in easily. She battled hard and stayed strong until the very end, until the work was done. And only then did she let go; only then did she allow herself to finally rest.
She was helped along the way of course, by her wonderful caretakers and her dedicated children. Loyal son Larry and his wife Mary, and dutiful daughter Nancy and her husband Jack…together, they ensured that my grandparents were always well cared for, comfortable and able to enjoy their lives to the fullest. We thank them for their tireless devotion and astounding effort. "My kids need to stick together when I'm gone," she'd say. "We will," we say. So, let's remember my grandmother, Flavia. Together, let's honor her life, her legacy and her memory. And in her way, let's be sure not to monkey around.


Silverton Casino Lodge Las Vegas representatives confirmed Monday that a Cracker Barrel restaurant and store are planned for the resort.
A Cracker Barrel representative said the company doesn't comment on new locations until the permitting process has been completed and ground is being broken. But Kimiko Peterson, Silverton's communications director, responding to a report from EaterVegas, said a Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, which includes the restaurant and store, is coming to the "overall Silverton Casino Hotel development."
"We will have more details to come regarding construction time frame and projected opening soon," she said. Craig Cavileer, president of Silverton, said the restaurant is expected to open in late 2016.
Until then, the closest Cracker Barrel locations are in Kingman, Ariz., which is about 103 miles from Las Vegas, and St. George, Utah, about 120 miles away.
Rumors of Cracker Barrel opening an outlet in Southern Nevada have been circulating for years. Most recently, the company affirmed that it was doing preliminary scouting for a possible location in North Las Vegas but had no firm plans there. It's also been rumored that the company had considered a location in Henderson, but couldn't come to an agreement with city staff about siting requirements.
The company has nearly 650 outlets in 42 states; besides Nevada, there are no Cracker Barrels in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont, Washington and Wyoming.
The company is known for its quaint, country-style buildings with covered front porch, complete with rocking chairs (which are available for sale). Inside the front doors is a store that offers many of the foods served in the restaurant, such as fried apples, apple butter and blackberry preserves, as well as toys, clothes and gadgets, with a strong emphasis on seasonal merchandise.
Beyond the store is the dining room, with a wood-burning fireplace (or maybe gas, in Nevada) near the door, and old pictures and antique implements covering the walls. The menu leans heavily to Southern favorites, including all-day breakfast with biscuits and country ham, if you're so inclined. The lunch/dinner menu, available after 11 a.m., revolves around Southern staples such as chicken and dumplings, country-fried steak and fried chicken with a choice of three sides, although steaks and salads also are available.