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The Arizona Pet Project Receives Rachael Ray Save Them All Grant to Offer Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Program
We have some exciting news!
The Arizona Pet Project is thrilled to be a recipient of a Rachel Ray Save Them All grant from national animal welfare organization Best Friends Animal Society.
This life-saving grant helps us conduct our spay and neuter program. Our mission is to reduce the number of companion animals entering our shelter system. Free spay and neuter surgeries are provided to pets and their families through mobile clinics in target Phoenix zip codes.
2 spay and neuter surgeries performed directly reduces euthanasia of one dog or cat.
The Arizona Pet Project also supports animal welfare organizations that assist low-income pet owners. We do so by providing free surgeries to their furry clients. A network of high-volume spay and neuter clinics delivers these services.
"This grant means that we can continue providing low-cost and free spay and neuter services to the community which has contributed to an 82% reduction in pet euthanasia valley-wide over the last 13 years," said Executive Director Leanna Taylor. "Our goal is to perform 4,500 spay/neuter operations over the next 12 months. We appreciate the support to ensure pet owners have access to these critical services."
The Arizona Pet Project is an active partner in the Best Friends Network. This network offers help and support to animal rescue groups and shelters that save lives in their communities.
About Best Friends Animal Society
Best Friends Animal Society is dedicated to ending the killing of dogs and cats in shelters. A leader in the no-kill movement, Best Friends runs the nation's largest no-kill sanctuary for companion animals. They have adoption centers and spay and neuter facilities in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. In addition, they offer lifesaving programs in partnership with more than 1,600 rescue groups and shelters across the country. Since its founding in 1984, Best Friends has helped reduce the number of animals killed in American shelters from 17 million per year to an estimated 4 million. By continuing to build effective initiatives that reduce the number of animals entering shelters and increase the number who find homes, Best Friends and its nationwide network of members and partners are working to Save Them All®.
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A new, original Jenkins & Burns novella from the author of Deadly Readings, Deadly Getaway, and Deadly Expressions. In the aftermath of the most destructive hurricane to hit the Jersey Shore in a century, Elise Burns and the other residents of Ocean Point are doing their best to recover and rebuild, which is why the recent string of robberies hits everyone especially hard. Fuming to catch the thief preying on those who have already suffered so much, Detective Mitch Burns will stop at nothing to solve the crimes. When another robbery turns to murder and a college student who's interning at Elise's newspaper is caught with the murder weapon in his hand, Mitch is convinced it's an open-and-shut case. Elise knows the brash and ambitious aspiring reporter would go to any lengths to get a story, but was he a killer? Following clues from the intern's notebooks and her own reporter's gut sense, she sets out to track down a thief and a killer and exonerate a suspect she doesn't even like—even if she has to put herself in harm's way to do it.


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Q: MySQL - UPDATE query referring to another table I need to update some records in one table by clause from another.
table_A - status to change

ID
DID
status
value

1
29
OK
X-9

2
29
OK
X-8

3
29
OK
X-6

table_B - clause

v_1
v_2

X-9
2022-07-13

X-8
2022-06-30

X-6
2022-06-30

I tried by this query but doesnt work...
UPDATE
    table_A
SET
    table_A.status = "NOK"
FROM
    table_A AS table_A
    INNER JOIN table_B AS table_B
        ON table_A.value = table_B.v_1
WHERE
        table_A.DID = 29
    AND table_A.status = "OK"
    AND table_B.v_2 < NOW()

I will be grateful for your help

A: This is basic syntax errors when using UPDATE query
Your query should be something like:
UPDATE
    table_A AS table_A
    INNER JOIN table_B AS table_B
        ON table_A.value = table_B.v_1
SET
    table_A.status = "NOK"
WHERE
        table_A.DID = 29
    AND table_A.status = "OK"
    AND table_B.v_2 < NOW()

Give it a try

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What Cholesterol Levels Mean. Exposed pine trees were also found in other studies to have increased resin production a possible stress response and low seed germination. Possible complications include milia, hyperpigmentation, and swelling. Readers Comments 26 Share Your Story. The most common of these are scaly patches of skin and red, itchy bumps or patches all over the place. The Magnesium Miracle, , up to page When buying juices, look for products fortified with extra vitamin C.
Though there are plenty of ways to get antioxidants through diet, supplements can help you get even more. Alpha-Lipoic acid ALA is an antioxidant that has been studied in diabetes, heart disease and liver disease.
It supports sugar metabolism in the liver and prevents alcoholic liver disease. The most common dose is mg three times a day. The most common dose to support the liver is — mg twice daily.
ALA may interact with diabetes medications, so consult your physician regarding the best dose. There have been rare cases where very high doses of NAC increased liver enzymes. Low ALT levels are considered normal in healthy people - they are a good thing. Not Helpful 7 Helpful 7. Is it dangerous to take antioxidant supplements, acid such as alpha-lipoic, and consume alcohol?
If you have liver disease you should not be consuming alcohol at all. This will further damage the liver and perhaps cause you to go into liver failure and hepatic encephalopathy, which is loss of brain function due to your liver being unable to remove toxins. Not Helpful 16 Helpful Not Helpful 2 Helpful I get jaundiced but I do not have hepatitis and my enzyme levels are normal. Why might this be? It's possible that you're anemic, which can be caused by a number of variables including sickle cell disease.
You should see a doctor to be sure. Not Helpful 1 Helpful 1. Following a month of severe diarrhea, my liver ALT level was and has now gone down to What do these figures mean, how can I help, and how abnormal are they? I am 75 and female. Answer this question Flag as How do I lower my liver enzymes if I am diabetic? How do I know if I have a good score on my liver enzyme test? My liver is enlarged to 16 cm. My GT and Alp are high.
Do you have any advice for me? Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Already answered Not a question Bad question Other. Tips Liver function tests should be run every six months, or as directed by your physician, until your liver enzymes are at an acceptable level.
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LL Lisa Lee Oct 27, Due to misdiagnosis and mishandling, treatment was delayed, and my liver enzymes came back high. I am already employing these suggestions, and glad that there is increasing literature for those of us affected by this disease. As a holistic practitioner, I applaud your recommendations that are not pharmaceutical in nature. TP Thana Praka Aug 16, Your detailed information has given me all that I want to know about how to reduce my elevated LFT. I understand now that I am heading in the right direction with my food.
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Explore all of our topics and pages and stay tuned for updates. Test your bully smarts. Is there an activity you want to know more about? Just exercise more, scientists discover A more active lifestyle doesn't just reduce your risk of cancer and improve survival rates among cancer patients: Medical mutilations have been performed lately on women told they are genetically Obamacare to punish healthy eaters as insurance rates double or triple for those who choose to take care of their health According to an analysis just published by the Wall Street Journal, healthy people will pay double or triple their current A detailed analysis of Obamacare health insurance rates reveals something very disturbing: Healthy people will be paying double or triple the rates they are currently paying, while premiums will go down for those who live on junk foods and develop chronic disease.
But the power of advertising has prevailed, even more so in third world countries with less restrictions on cigarette advertising. Is it the Tobacco Plant, or Something Else? Avoid enclosed areas where people smoke. The Department of Health and Human Services had approved chemical additives to cigarettes by Among them are ammonia compounds to create a nicotine freebase effect. Then there are the toxic additives to the paper to make it burn evenly. Cadmium is a heavy metal with a half-life of 10 to 30 years residence in human tissue, and it easily surpasses toxic levels.
Russell Blaylock has voiced concerns over chemtrail aluminum nanoparticles that are breathed in and make their way into the central nervous system and brain. Access a study on that here.
Lipoic acid is important for preventing the onset of diabetes, improving blood sugar control, reducing the incidence of cataracts in diabetics, preventing kidney damage which is a common diabetes complication , and it also helps prevent peripheral neuropathy which is common in diabetics. Many cases of diabetic neuropathy can be improved and even cured using mg, three times a day. In the absence of neuropathy, I recommend doses of mg two times a day. I consider lipoic acid an absolutely essential part of any treatment or prevention strategy for diabetes.
Niacinamide— This is a specific form of niacin. Niacin is a nutrient all of us should get more of. For diabetics, it's one of the most important nutrients for maintaining proper fat metabolism and correct triglyceride levels. I have my patients take a minimum of mg of niacinamide a day. Preferably , mg daily.
L-Carnitine— L-Carnitine works incombination with fat molecules, lipoic acid, and acetyl-coenzyme A to penetrate the membrane of the mitochondria. I recommend 1, mg to 3, mg of carnitine daily. Glycyrrhiza glabra— You probably know this one as licorice. Licorice is one of my favorite herbs for my diabetic patients because of its amazing effect on exhausted adrenal glands.
It does this by increasing the number of islet cells in the pancreas and actually regenerates and repairs islet cells previously destroyed by free radicals.
And the second is Mormodica Charantia, or bitter lemon. I recommend mg of a 4: Together, these two herbs alone can have a modest effect on insulin sensitivity, but when combined with the other supplements mentioned here, they can make quite a difference.
It can't flow well, and tends to clog. That's why the doctor had placed her on an aspirin twice a day. To keep her blood thin and flowing well, I prescribed two treatments. First, I put her on a boiled vegetables-only diet. Absolutely no fat or protein. Dietary fat and protein thickens the blood for several hours after eating, and this was not a good idea for her at this time. Second, I had her take the following supplements three times a day: All of these remedies work in different ways to thin out the blood.
The cardiologist performed a stress test and an echocardiogram. No signs of heart disease at all. She was given full permission to start a regular exercise program.
It is now seven years later. I see June once a year just to make sure that she is taking good care of herself. The key to her program is a combination of monthly chelation treatments combined with a personalized diet and an exercise program.
In this form, it's one of the best remedies for intestinal parasites and yeast. I'll never forget a patient I had once who had severe coronary artery disease, and was told by his cardiologist that he needed an immediate surgery or he would surely die. Instead he started eating a whole bulb of raw garlic a day, along with two teaspoons of cayenne pepper. But it shows you how powerful the herb is.
I would recommend that you mince fresh garlic, let it soak in olive oil for about an hour, and take it that way. Start off easy, because it might take a while for your stomach and intestines to get used to it.
But even with this in mind, we nevertheless have legitimate methods and instruments to protect our own market, and above all citizens. The WTO is a big pusher of genetically modified crops. They would then be obliged to actively seek the additional information needed for a more objective risk assessment, and to review the measure within a reasonable period of time.
Serbia is one of them. This is a private organization which, like the biotech companies currently trying to dominate agriculture, have undue influence and power over world industry. A three-man tribunal http: At least Putin is protecting his people from poison.
They have also been credited with contributing to the decimation of honey bees around the world. The pesticides acetamiprid and imidacloprid need tighter restrictions. They say these two pesticides, commonly found in conventionally-grown US crops, can have serious health repercussions and must be cut back. Earlier this year, the US Dept. For years, children in the U. Those with the most imidacloprid included: The produce where it was found most frequently included: The sickening overuse of pesticides has led to countless environmental and health issues both in the U.
Cell phones emit radiofrequency energy, a form of non-ionizing radiation. Our bodies absorb this radiation and have a difficult time processing it — leading to numerous bodily complications. Interestingly, the tumor development was found on the side of the head in which the cellphone was most used. On the association between glioma, wireless phones, heredity and ionising radiation http: One of 18 States Pushing Corporate Drugs http: Russell Blaylock on MSG and brain-damaging excitotoxins http: Russell Blaylock on devastating health effects of MSG, aspartame and excitotoxins http: New "Natural" Doritos contains yeast extract http: The problem is that yeast extract is a hidden source of MSG monosodium glutamate , according to my sources see below.
Yeast extract is also used in so-called "natural" veggie burger products sold in grocery stores and health food stores. In fact, yeast extract is the No. Don't trust the labels that say "all natural" on the front. Read the ingredients and look for yeast extract.
Hear the 'Awakenings' podcast from the Health Ranger http: It is an evergreen tree from South America that produces a type of bark that has been claimed to cure or prevent cancer, along with other illnesses. The scientific name is Tabebuia avellanedae, and the tea that is made from this bark is often referred to as "Pau d'arco," though many alternative names have been used. The University of Maryland found that this specific tea, or bark extract, has anticancer properties, as well as anti-inflammatory, antiparasitic, antifungal and antimicrobial properties.
There has not been any well-known testing on humans, but studies have already proven that this particular bark provides a stimulation of immune system cells known as macrophages. Additionally, this bark has been reported to kill lung cancer cells and liver cancer cells that were grown and analyzed in a test-tube study. The tea, often called Taheebo tea, is hard to mix with water, requiring up to 20 minutes of varying heat and boiling measures, but many people have reported this particular tea to have cured them of their health ailments.
One website reports a testimonial that claims this tea to have cured a man diagnosed with lymphoma, and who had only a matter of months to live. In , Anna Hodgekiss with the Daily Mail reported a woman who had been diagnosed with Crohn's disease and who took it upon herself to test many different barks for a cure.
She did not specify the particular bark she found successful, but she has already sold it to a pharmaceutical company, going to show that bark is a form of treatment in which people can place their trust. The typical uses of Pau d'arco, listed by the University of Maryland, include treatment of cancer, candidiasis, influenza, parasitic disease, herpes and bacterial infection. Louise Tenney writes in the Cancer News Journal, that this tree bark, sometimes called Ipe Roxo, has curative powers that have proved countless times to have healed thousands of people.
It very well might be that the cure for cancer is found in this tree bark. Distributors of this bark reported that a client cured his dog of a skin condition with the tea. The owner himself claims this tea cured colon cancer in his own father.
Although this tree is now endangered, the main producers of the tea instructs people to use their signature method when stripping the bark from the tree so that it does not kill the species but leaves it able to produce more bark for future harvests. High levels of the bark extract have the potential to be poisonous. One study, however, conducted in the 70s by the National Cancer Institute, found no toxic effects on liver or kidney tissue.
The ACS also claims that many people are selling derivatives and false variations of the bark. There was a study in Canada that tested 12 products claiming to be Pau d'arco and found only one of these products to have contained lapachol, which is the pure ingredient of Pau d'arco. The University of Maryland cautions consumers that this bark in heavy doses can cause unmanageable bleeding, while some proponents actually claim this is a blood builder.
It is hard to tell how beneficial this herb exactly is, but it might prove more helpful than harsher Western medical treatments. Sources of this article include: Their antioxidant component scientifically proven to cause cancer http: We're talking about nearly 75, Americans each year. Is this a plague upon us?
Chickens are supposed to eat BUGS too, y'know? Also, fish are supposed to eat plankton, krill and algae and many types are high in omega-3 -- not corn and ground up-larger fish from which they accumulate heavy metals, PCBs and other toxins. Much of what medical researchers conclude in their studies is misleading, exaggerated, or flat-out wrong.
So why are doctors—to a striking extent—still drawing upon misinformation in their everyday practice? John Ioannidis has spent his career challenging his peers by exposing their bad science. A new book exposes the fraud and reviews the legitimate alternative cures. Neither a cure nor prevention is the priority any longer, because the real money is made from treating cancer.
Despite the efforts of the cartel to suppress natural cancer therapies, many have succeeded in actually curing thousands of terminal patients so that they can return to a normal life.
Juxtaposing these alternative therapies against traditional therapy is the focus of the book. As far as the 'War on Cancer', even with hundreds of billions contributed to the cause over the past 4 decades, the survival rate shows little improvement.
In place of the medical cartel-devised Obamacare, a new system designed from the ground up is needed to create truly affordable healthcare. It's necessary to take a stand, don't wait for armed IRS agents to come knocking at your door. Interleaved with these stories are factual reports about the Medical Cartel. Tribute is paid to visionaries who made major contributions towards our understanding of cancer, especially Dr Otto Warburg, Nobel Prize winner and biochemist who discovered the generic cause of cancer in the 's.
Other great innovators in cancer research and promotion of natural cures are Dean Burk, Max Gerson, Stanislaw Burzynski and Ernst Krebs Jr who each achieved extraordinary breakthroughs. Now, the imposition of Obamacare appears to be an even worse omen for the future.
Later, he tried to change his promise to a conditional one: That era has been long gone as a large number of Congressmen now spend their time huddling with lobbyists and planning new ways to enrich large corporations.
According to Ron Paul, "16, armed bureaucrats coming to make this program work - if it was a good program and everybody liked it, you wouldn't need 16, thugs coming with their guns and putting you in jail if you didn't follow all the rules. Senator Max Baucus, from whose committee the bill originated said Obamacare was drafted by Liz Fowler, left, who was Vice President at WellPoint, the largest private health insurer in the country.
Then she returned to the Senator's committee to play a prime role in drafting Obamacare legislation. Not only did Fowler play a major role in writing the law, but she then joined the Obama Administration to help implement the law. Yet even with documented evidence of their successful cures and patient testimonies to back them up, these medical visionaries have suffered inordinate harassment and in some cases arrests, lawsuits and trials initiated by the American Medical Association and the corrupt FDA until most were forced to close their clinics and leave the United States.
Fluoridation and Cancer As Dr Burk of the NCI revealed thru scientific studies, adding Fluoride to city reservoirs results in dramatically higher cancer rates in those cities. Vaccination and Cancer A steady increase in the vaccinations of young children has led to the dramatic increase in cancer over the past 60 years.
The SV40 virus embedded in the polio vaccines of the 50's has proven to be a virulent carcinogen. Vaccine preservatives such as mercury and formaldehyde are also highly toxic and bio-accumulate in the body. At the FDA, which is, in fact, killing Americans at that rate, no one has ever felt the need to step forward and speak up. Let's shift the venue and ask the same question.
If you were a medical reporter for a major media outlet in the US, and you knew the above fact, wouldn't you make it a priority to say something, write something, do something? And with that, let's go to the smoking guns. The report was compiled by outside researchers who went into the FDA's own database of "serious adverse [medical-drug] events. The FDA knows and it isn't saying anything about it, because the FDA certifies, as safe and effective, all the medical drugs that are routinely maiming and killing Americans.
Previously, I have documented that the FDA knows; because the FDA has a page on its own website that admits , people are killed every year by medical drugs, and two million more people are severely injured by the drugs.
How many smoking guns do we need before a sitting president shuts down the FDA buildings, fumigates the place, and prosecutes very large numbers of FDA employees? Do we need , smoking guns every year?
Do we need relatives of the people who've all died in the span of merely a year, from the poisonous effects of FDA-approved medical drugs, to bring their corpses to the doors of FDA headquarters? And let me ask another question. If instead of drugs like warfarin, dabigatran, levofloxacin, carboplatin, and lisinopril the five leading killers in the FDA database , the , deaths per year were led by gingko, ginseng, vitamin D, niacin, and raw milk, what do you think would happen?
I'll tell you what would happen. The resulting fatalities would be written off as necessary collateral damage in the fight to keep America safe and healthy. All those phony stories in the press, reported dutifully by so-called medical reporters? The stories about maybe-could-be-possible-miracle breakthroughs just over the horizon of state-of-the-art medical research? Those stories are there to obscure the very, very hard facts of medically-caused death on the ground.
The buck stops at the FDA. Except in the real world, it doesn't. Which tells you something about the so-called real world and how much of it is composed of propaganda.
Here is the situation. No medical drug in the US can be released for public use unless and until the FDA says it is safe and effective. The FDA is spitting out drug approvals month after month and year after year, and the drugs are routinely killing , people a year and maiming two million more, which adds up to a million deaths per decade and 20 million maimings per decade.
The FDA and the federal government are doing nothing about it, even though they know what's going on. This is mass murder. Well, a New York court made such a determination long ago, and recently refused the plea of a plaintiff who tried to overturn the archaic decision. Massachusetts], all children who attend New York pubic schools can be 'forced' to be vaccinated, according to a 2nd circuit court of law. The law was determined in but was recently challenged by Dina Check, the plaintiff who decided that her Catholic religion gave her a right to determine whether or not her child should be vaccinated.
Unfortunately, it's true that vaccines can potentially cause unwanted problems, as outlined even by the CDC's Vaccine Adverse Event reports.
Vaccine could lead to reproductive health damage, hampered child development, and other neurological disorders. This is no less abhorrent than the teenage girl who was recently told by a court of law that she HAD to get chemotherapy for her cancer treatment. How can the nations of the free make such an enforcement on its citizens? There are currently 58 bills in 24 different states that would limit your rights when it comes to vaccines, and in some cases, you would be forced or face jail time or have your children taken from you by Child Protective Services.
This should also cause a moment of reflection since the US has an extremely high infant mortality rate and we start vaccinating our babies before they even reach 12 months old. I hope Dina Check appeals, and so does the year old Hodgkin's patient.
Your health is your right. Obamacare Fiasco This chapter covers a description of the failed launch, website deficiencies, security issues, continuing exclusions and delays and the insidious role of the IRS. Natural therapies are available and the book highlights several possibilities. One must realize that cancer is not some foreign invader but a part of our biological process that has run amuck. It can be cured with proper knowledge and self discipline.
Dr Otto Warburg recommends a solution and makes a startling revelation: For further info see http: If a paperback is preferred expected in 2 months , please send your email address. David Belk videos on the True Cost of Healthcare. Kenneth Anton is an American who resides in Bangkok. Ryke Geerd Hamer, left, discovered that not only cancer but all diseases are triggered by unexpected shocks and traumas.
Thugs showed up and threatened that if he didn't disown his findings, things would become unpleasant. Hugo Salinas Price [Lindsey Williams knows this Mexican billionaire, who has given us advice about the coming collapse of the dollar -- search for his name on my Latest page. When the war was over, the Spanish began to investigate the culture of the conquered people and found, to their amazement, that the people of what is now Mexico possessed a vast body of medical knowledge based on the curative qualities of plants.
The Spanish filed reports and sent back to Spain drawings of the plants with their Aztec names together with information about their curative powers. The reaction of the doctors in Spain was immediate. They do not know that the human body is governed by four humors or liquid spirits in the body: These humors are affected by the planets, the Sun and the Moon.
When there is no balance of these humors in the body, then the body is sick. The Aztecs have only experience upon which to base their medicine; our medicine is vastly superior because we know the true theory of health, and we deduce our medicine from the theory.
The hemorrhage stopped immediately. The case against the Aztec doctor was dismissed. Such is the world, and such it will ever be. Today, Ph Ds in Economics infest the landscape. However, we are not to be taken into account, like the Aztec doctors, because we do not know the all-important theory. We only have the experience of centuries, or millennia, to back up our considerations, and that of course, cuts no ice: Take the case of the Dutchman Antony van Leeuwenhoek He became wealthy as a cloth merchant.
In his youth, as an apprentice to a cloth merchant, he first saw a magnifying glass, which was used by such merchants to examine their goods more closely. Later on, he developed a fascination with lenses; he began to make his own lenses and to apply them to looking at tiny things which had never been examined before. He wrote to the Royal Society believing them to be open-mined and interested in his work.
Well, the Royal Society disbelieved his account of these microbes — the first any man had seen! He was only a retired cloth merchant. What could he know?
Then again, we have Galileo, who first saw the moons that circle Jupiter, which convinced him that the Earth circles the Sun — an opinion hateful to the Catholic Church at that time. He barely escaped burning at the stake, a fate which ended the life of Giordano Bruno in , who postulated an infinite Universe and the multiplicity of worlds. An emissary from the Inquisition visited Galileo in his home. Galileo urged him to look through his telescope and see the moons of Jupiter for himself.
The official refused to look through the telescope. Theory or dogma had to take precedence. The facts are irrelevant if they do not confirm the theory or dogma. This attitude prevails to our day, and will always prevail as long as human nature is what it is.
The experience of the Wright brothers is illuminating with regard to the Media. The Wright brothers had been flying their airplane on the outskirts of Dayton, Ohio, for five years before the local newspaper decided to send a reporter to investigate — the idea of a heavier-than-air machine taking to the air was unthinkable, why bother?
Fiat money is now rapidly destroying the world, but in spite of all the signs pointing to fiat money as the cause, the foremost brains of the world refuse to acknowledge the fact.
Their theories, which they were taught in prestigious schools and universities, take precedence over the fact of collapsing economies. This book was first published in , and reprinted in This book places before us a microcosm of our present world. What happened in Revolutionary France in the years to is precisely what is taking place in the whole world in The world is living in a process of monetary degeneration which began, explicitly, with the outbreak of World War I in , though its origin lay in a series of previous financial malpractices dating back years before World War I; the disastrous conclusion of that process is approaching.
In spite of the negative results which this policy soon produced — a steadily falling purchasing power of this fiat money, reflected in the rising prices of all goods - they insisted on pressing forward on this mistaken road and attributed the bad results to everything but their policy of inflation with fictitious money.
That invariable law of finance with regard to fiat money, the law of the acceleration in the issue of fiat money and its concomitant accelerated depreciation, took possession of the French legislature. Seven years later, France was totally ruined. Manufacturing had closed down. Unemployment was pervasive and consequently the stagnating salaries for labor brought enormous hardship for the poor, amid rising prices of food, clothing and fuel. Unemployment was only relieved by the military drafts which sent millions of Frenchmen to their deaths in the foreign wars.
Morals suffered a precipitous decline. All business activity became a game of chance. Speculation enriched unscrupulous men and at the same time swept the poorer classes of the population into misery.
Famine forced the government to dole out bread to the population. What is perhaps most noteworthy in this fateful French experiment is that not one of those responsible for the disaster ever acknowledged having been mistaken. What took place in France, under the régime of fiat money, is precisely what is happening in our world today. The same phenomena observed in France in the 18th century can be seen all over the world, today.


The latest Canadian victim of the relentless IED campaign by insurgents in Afghanistan was headed home Saturday after his flag-draped coffin was loaded onto a military transport plane.
Nov. 2, 2009 8:30 p.m.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The latest Canadian victim of the relentless IED campaign by insurgents in Afghanistan was headed home Saturday after his flag-draped coffin was loaded onto a military transport plane.
Sapper Steven Marshall, 24, of 11 Field Squadron, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment, was the sole casualty of an explosion that struck his patrol Friday in Panjwaii district, 20 kilometres southwest of Kandahar city.
More than 2,300 Canadian and foreign troops gathered under the floodlights on the tarmac at Kandahar Airfield to pay their last respects to the Calgary native.
One of Marshall's best friends, Sapper Dustin Perry, also called attention to his penchant for cracking jokes, which brought out the best in everyone.
Marshall is the 133rd Canadian soldier to die as part of the Afghan mission. He was the second Canadian soldier killed this week by an IED.
Lt. Justin Boyes died Wednesday in an explosion that also injured two other soldiers. His body arrived at CFT Trenton, Ont., on Saturday.
Private sector analysts HMC Inc. have tracked a more than 60 per cent increase in the use of IEDs in Afghanistan between 2006 and 2008. It has already tracked well over 100 more cases in 2009 than for all of 2008. Since April 2007, 65 of the 88 Canadian deaths in Afghanistan have been the result of improvised explosive devices.
As a sapper, Marshall was on the front lines of efforts to minimize the threat presented by the home-made bombs.
"With his skills Steven held one of the critical keys to a lasting peace in Afghanistan," said Defer.
Marshall was working in an area thought critical for the future success of the counter-insurgency strategy initiated by Brig.-Gen. Jonathan Vance earlier this year. The Canadian military is working to establish a series of model villages in the Dand district that will allow them to separate insurgents from the population at large by providing security and basic economic development.
Marshall was killed in the area around Belanday, which borders Panjwaii and was considered one of the success stories of the new strategy.


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The Preservation of Strawberry Corn
By William Woys Weaver
Strawberry corn has almost become extinct on multiple occasions, but due to the tireless work of a few individuals it is still around today.
The story of this extremely beautiful rose-to-raspberry-colored corn is about as tangled as any plant genealogy can get. While I have been able to sort out some of the history, let it be said that we have no Tutelo peoples to celebrate the recovery of what was once an important ceremonial plant in their culture. The last Tutelo died in the 19th century, so the corn lingered on in the hands of other native peoples who cared for it and nurtured its story, an orphan among orphans.
I have no idea how the corn received its intriguing name, although I suspect it may have been associated at one time with a festival that occurred about the time wild strawberries ripened. Furthermore, while the ultimate task of saving the strawberry corn fell mostly to me, I was not the original keeper of the seed. Bringing it back from near extinction was the product of many diligent hands. But first, who were the Tutelos?
The Tutelos
The Tutelos were an Eastern Siouan tribe who once inhabited the piedmont of Virginia and North Carolina, then later, parts of Western Maryland. Due to European encroachments, they moved many times and by the 1740s were living at Shamokin on the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. They then removed to New York State to live among the Iroquois. Their main village was destroyed in 1779 during the Sullivan Expedition, and this appears to have effectively broken down their cultural identity, because after that the Tutelos intermarried with other Iroquois, especially the Senecas.
The Strawberry Festival Corn was taken north during all of these displacements and was adopted by some Senecas as part of their food culture. It is not clear who was growing the corn in the 19th century, but among the Cornplanter Senecas in Warren County, PA, a group living along the Allegheny River, some families maintained the variety. A Cornplanter Seneca whose Indian name was Little Blacksnake appears to have been the last keeper of the seed.
The Cornplanter Tract had been established in 1796 and was supposed to have been deeded to these people in perpetuity, but the Army Corps of Engineers decided in the 1960s to erect the Kinzua Dam which flooded the Indian lands in 1965 and forced them to relocate. Most of those people moved to the Allegheny Reservation in New York. Quaker Indian rights activist Theodore Brinton Hetzel (1906-1990), a member of the Indian Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, worked with the Cornplanter Senecas in an attempt to prevent the dam. When those lawsuits failed, he helped raise money to cover the cost of relocation.
This relocation effectively ended the historical agricultural traditions of the Cornplanter Senecas, and Theodore Hetzel found himself heir to a large collection of seeds that had belonged to Little Blacksnake and other people in that group. Due to his tireless work on behalf of the Indians, he was adopted by the Seneca Wolf Clan in 1964 and by the Tuscaroras in 1972. It was from Ted Hetzel that I acquired the Cornplanter seeds because he did not have a garden large enough to maintain so many rare Native American plants. This included a number of beans as well as a partial cornbraid of Tutelo Strawberry Corn and a few ears of a calico hominy corn (short-ear dent) with green and white kernels. Much of the corn had deteriorated, but I froze it hoping that I could revive it at a later time when I could tackle it under more ideal conditions.
Ted Hetzel was a distant cousin of mine through the Brintons and we were both members of Haverford Friends Meeting, so our mutual interests in Native American agriculture went back many, many years. Imagine his thrill in 1988 when he saw a small stand of Tutelo corn in my garden and the subsequent shock when he came back to photograph it and found it fully destroyed by raccoons.
Tutelo Strawberry Corn
Tutelo Strawberry Corn is special. It only grows 4 to 6 feet tall with one or two cobs no more than 20 inches from the ground; it's highly vulnerable to pests in search of snacks. The sap of the plant itself is almost like sugarcane, which may explain why the mature corn, when ground for hominy or mush, tastes as though it has been sweetened with maple syrup. This sweetness is something wildlife relishes, thus part of the stress of getting the corn back into production has been my ongoing war against crafty raccoons and bionic squirrels. The seed situation was so bad that in 1998 I was reduced to 58 plants, and not all of the cobs survived the attacks.
In 2001, I set out to tediously hand-pollinate what remaining plants I was able to get in the ground, which brought my seed count up to where I wanted it. I then froze the crop for safekeeping, realizing I needed a safer place than my garden to grow it. But coyotes showed up, so the raccoon problem gradually went away. As part of the gardening workshops I was holding in 2010, we planted 21 hills of Strawberry Corn and they ripened to perfection.
The day before my class planned to harvest the corn, my property was invaded by Australian Tree Rats (tropical escapees from Port of Philadelphia shipyards most likely) and they not only stripped the corn from the cobs in one night, they also devoured all the ripening peas, apples, grapes, figs, cornelian cherries, pears, pawpaws, tomatoes, and whatever else they could reach (they climb trees like squirrels so nothing is safe). The only clean thing about Australian Tree Rats is that they feed on fruit rather than refuse like common rats. They have no fear of humans and will literally snatch food right out of your hands. However, the winter kills them because there is nothing to eat, so Nature settled the score for me later in the year. But the Strawberry Corn was now very much in danger of extinction.
Left with one frozen container of seed, I was feeling quite desperate until one of the attendees in my workshop volunteered his highly secluded farm as the site for a 2011 growout. Jeff Warden of Mill Hollow Farm, a new organic farm near Newtown Square, Pa., deserves a gold medal in this case because we managed to force 600 seedlings and then hand plant them on a gentle hillside surrounded not only by a wall of electric fences, but patrolled 24/7 by several large human-friendly dogs that have developed a connoisseur's eye for groundhogs, raccoons and anything else that might be tempted to wander onto the property. Because of Jeff, the 2011 season produced enough seed corn so that in 2012 we plan to get everything up to commercial scale.
This has been my hope all along: get these rare corns into production so that Americans can savor the taste of real food again. Best of all, Mill Hollow Farm is located probably 20 or 30 miles from any kind of GMO crops so we can grow open-pollinated heirloom corn without worrying about genetic pollution. While it looks as though Tutelo Strawberry Corn may turn into a success story, the equally beautiful calico corn that also came from the Cornplanter Senecas has been lost. All the more reason that we should double our efforts through creative partnerships to save and propagate the priceless heirlooms we still have.

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LG G6+ has now been launched after lot of waiting and rumors for its customers. It was one of the most anticipated smartphone in the market right now. The biggest wait for G6+ was because it had wireless charging which is surely a big upgrade to G5.
LG G6+ supports wireless charging which will also be supportable for Samsung phones and wireless charging docs like fast charge wireless charging stand. Upon testing the phone with Samsung wireless charging stand it was found that it immediately pops up the notification saying the phone is now being charged.
Alongwith G6+ variant LG also launched another variant which will of 32 GB. The main difference between the two variants is only the storage. Alongwith the wireless charging feature, G6 plus comes with a high field quad DAC feature in all markets. There have been new colours launched with this model like optical astro black, optical marine blue and also optical terra gold.
Manufacturers of this phone are now releasing new features for its flagship via a software update. These new features include face print, low power consumption, and also covered lens waning which will be rolled out with the software update. As far as display is concerned the phone will be launched in 5.7 inch display with 1440 x 2880 pixels. For camera there is 13 MP rear and also 5 MP front. The phone will come with 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage. Battery will incapacitated with 3300 mAh. The phone will run on Android 7.0.


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Authorized Driver Program
Any individual who wishes to drive a diocesan owned or rented vehicle must be authorized to drive for the Diocese by the Office of Risk Management. Diocesan owned vehicles are vehicles registered and/or titled to a Catholic Diocese of Arlington parish, school, office, or location operated by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington (CCDA). Rental contracts must list the name of the parish, school, or CCDA office to qualify as a diocesan rental; it may not be listed in an individual's name. Authorized drivers may be employees or volunteers within the Diocese.
To become an authorized driver, applicants must:
Be at least 21 years of age (25 years of age for WorkCamp)
Have a minimum of three years' driving experience
Complete the Authorized Drivers application
For drivers who hold a Virginia license for less than three years
Submit three-year driving record from their prior state DMV
For drivers with non-Virginia licenses only
Submit three-year driving record from the state DMV
For International Nationalists only
Have an International driver's license
Submit three-year driving record from their foreign country
Click on link to access the Authorized Drivers application. The application must be completed in full, signed and returned to the Office of Risk Management by fax or email.
Motor Vehicle Record
The Office of Risk Management is able to directly obtain motor vehicle records for drivers who have been issued Commonwealth of Virginia driver licenses. If the driver has a license issued from a state other than Virginia, the driver must submit their three-year driving record from their state DMV. The Office of Risk Management will reimburse fees to obtain out-of-state motor vehicle records, up to $15.
Once the driver application and motor vehicle record check have been completed by the applicant and submitted to the Office of Risk Management, the applicant will receive an email from the Office of Risk Management alerting the applicant of approval or denial to drive a diocesan vehicle. The information will also be communicated to the location for which the applicant wishes to drive. Any diocesan location can assign and revoke access to their owned or rented vehicles at its discretion as long as the person is an Authorized Driver.
Recheck and Expiration
The Office of Risk Management reserves the right to re-check driving records at any time and to seek further review of an operator's ability to continue as an Authorized Driver, which may require a hands-on driving test. In the event an applicant was not approved, the applicant may request a review in a year. Approved drivers should anticipate a review no later than five years after their approval date.
A driver may be required to show their driver's license prior to driving a diocesan vehicle and will be required to have a current driver's license with them at all times in the vehicle. Based on an individual's driving history or behavioral attitude, the Office of Risk Management reserves the right to review and revoke that person as an Authorized Driver. In the event of a motor vehicle accident, the driver may be ask to take a drug test.
Reporting Accidents and Incidents
An Automobile Accident Report must be completed for every accident or any incident involving property damage or injury. Reports should be completed within 24-48 hours (prompt reporting is key to recording accurate information and to help eliminate delay of medical coverage). Keep the reports on file at the parish/school and submit a copy to the Office of Risk Management via fax or email.
Current List of Authorized Drivers
A full list of all authorized drivers is sent to each parish, school, and CCDA office every month. Specific requests may be sent to riskmanagement@arlingtondiocese.org at any time.


In the world of Software Defined Radio there have not been many new products introduced over the past year. The products that have been introduced have been a little pricey for what they do. With that being said, there is not much if anything that can beat the venerable RTL2832U dongle as a great low cost introduction to the world of SDR. The R820T variant of the RT2832u dongle has turned out to be a solid performer for entry level applications over the past couple of years. Just recently a new and improved version of the RTL2832u – R820T has become available very cleverly named the R820T2. These new dongles are being made available in the US by NooElec on Amazon for around $24.95.


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EthmoidSinusDisease.com - Sinus Infection, headache treatments, sinus congestion relief.
Sinus infection is commonly known as sinusitis. It is one of the common discomforts felt especially when experiencing colds. It causes headaches (usually confined within the eyes, as well as the nose and cheek area) coughing, fever, bad breath and nasal congestion with thick mucus secretions from the nose.
One of the functions of the sinus is a form of defense against viruses, germs and other foreign objects which will breed bacteria. Normally, it can defend against these, but if the defenses are disrupted it allows for the entry of bacteria and germs to enter the nasal passages thus causing sinus infection.
There is basically two types of sinus infection: acute sinus infection and chronic sinus infection. Acute sinus infection usually lasts some 10 days occurring no more than three times per year. There are over the counter medicines which work well against acute sinus infections. Chronic sinusitis usually last longer, usually lasting more than 20 days and they occur more than four times a year. While both demand medical attention, chronic sinusitis require expert medical advice. If you experience chronic sinus infection, it is advised that you go to an EENT specialist. That way, the specialist can pinpoint the exact problem which triggers the chronic sinusitis.
Tens of thousands of people suffer from sinus infections every year. Most of them do not know their sinus infection is actually a fungal infection. For decades it was commonly thought that all or most all sinus infections were caused by bacteria. Doctors prescribed antibiotics routinely, often not prescribing them long enough and then had the patient repeat because the infections didn't go away.
So for many years people suffered with sinus infections and were not getting the relief they sought. Not through antibiotics or other drugs either. Then research and studies were done and it was discovered that most were caused by fungi.
The fact that sinus infections were caused by fungi or mold, explained why antibiotics didn't work since antibiotics are prescribed only for bacterial infections. Later it was thought that it was unlikely that antibiotics could reach the sinus cavities even if they worked for bacteria.
So for all those years doctors were barking up the wrong tree.
So the answer to the question "What are the symptoms of a sinus infection?" is simply the same symptoms people have always had that have been claimed as caused by bacteria.
To review those symptoms, one of the most common ways to tell if you have a full-blown sinus infection is the spitting up of yellow mucous. The yellow tinge will almost always be the result of a sinus infection.
Also you may have a slightly irritated or sore throat which can easily be relieved by a solution of 1/2 measuring teaspoon of salt in one cup of warm water, then gargle. If your throat feels better in a few moments, it was likely caused by irritation from sinus infection drainage.
You may or may not have a sinus headache. Many people do have a headache and don't make the connection. There are several places on the face and top of head that you can have facial pain or a headache.
A sinus infection affects the whole body so you can feel tired and low on energy. Many people don't realize this and suffer for days thinking they have a cold.
A sinus infection or sinus fungal infection can be stopped in its tracks if discovered early enough. Medications and drugs are not the answer. Antihistamines will dry up the mucous and drainage so it can't move through the nasal passages and won't help. You want the sinuses to drain. They need to move a quart of mucous through them every day. You may feel it sometimes in your throat.
In any event get started on natural treatments as soon as you know you have a sinus infection or rather a sinus fungal infection or think you're getting one. You can stop it in its tracks. There are plenty of natural treatment options.
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Recently a St. Louis jury awarded Reggie Bush, a former NFL running back, a total of $12.5 million in damages for a 2015 slip-and-fall that ended his performance in the season and likely contributed to his retirement in 2017.
While I don't write too much about sports, I think in this case Mr. Bush is more than entitled to damages paid by the Los Angeles Rams (who were still the St. Louis Rams at the time of his injury). The circumstances of his career-damaging injury could have been avoided with appropriate caution taken by the Rams. Because they did nothing, he had every right to seek damages under premises liability law, as anybody would if they were hurt by the negligence of property owners.
Let's look a little closer at the lawsuit.
Reggie Bush was injured playing football at St. Louis' Edward Jones Dome on November 1, 2015. Bush's team, the San Francisco 49ers, played against the St. Louis Rams shortly before that franchise moved to Los Angeles.
At the end of the clip you can see Bush clutching at his leg. Following the slip and fall he was diagnosed with a torn Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL), a serious injury to major connective tissue in the knee. Obviously this would be a problem for almost any athlete, but for a football player whose position is actually defined by running, leg injuries are even more disastrous.
The torn MCL required surgery, ending Bush's ability to play for the rest of the season. His contract expired when the season ended, and his negotiating position for renewal was severely hampered by the injury. He played one more season with the Buffalo Bills in 2016, but reluctantly announced his retirement from the game the following year. Believing the injury to be the main reason his career derailed--and knowing the Jones Dome incident to be the source of that injury--Bush filed suit in 2016 and recently won.
Because the Rams were hosting the 49ers at the Edward Jones Dome, Bush and the visiting team were invitees. The premises' owner/operator owed a certain duty of protection and safety to invitees, meaning that the 49ers had every reason to believe the Dome would be safe for a football game. It's no different than walking into a grocery store expecting not to slip on a puddle of water because the store's operators should mop it up. The 49ers assumed the normal risks of playing a contact sport, but dangerous terrain isn't usually one of them.
Bush's five-page suit against St. Louis was pretty straightforward: His attorneys argued 1) that the "ring of death" was dangerous (hard to argue with a name like that), 2) that the Rams knew it, and 3) that they did nothing to correct the problem. Bush, an invitee, was hurt because St. Louis knowingly ignored a hazard (we'll get to the "knowingly" part in a minute). That's pretty much the textbook definition of a premises liability claim, and given his award the St. Louis jury seems to have agreed.
Where Does the $12.5 Million Come From?
The jury award to Reggie Bush can be broken into two parts: actual damages and punitive damages.
Actual damages are awarded to plaintiffs based on provable financial losses like medical bills or lost wages. In Bush's case, the MCL injury affected his ability to renegotiate his contract after it ended in 2015. An athlete in his prime is in a much better position to negotiate a high salary than one with a debilitating injury that cut his previous season short. Bush's attorneys successfully argued that his earning potential was negatively affected by the knee injury, and the money he could have earned without the surgery was factored into the jury award. Bush was granted $4.95 million in actual damages.
Punitive damages are awarded when a defendant is found to have demonstrated gross negligence--that is, a conscious disregard of the need for reasonable care. That disregard often causes grave harm that could have been foreseen and avoided. It's different from ordinary negligence because it's not just a careless failure to exercise reasonable care--it's an outright refusal to do so. Whether the Rams felt that covering the concrete would be too expensive or just unnecessary, they looked at a potential risk and chose to dismiss it.
Bush was not actually on the playing field when he slipped; he was out of bounds in the area surrounding it. That may sound like hair-splitting, but it's actually important: The risks he agrees to are ones directly related to the gridiron, not the whole darn complex. Slipping and falling on concrete around the field is no more a normal hazard of Bush's job description than a locker falling on him or a bear mauling him at the hot dog stand. Point being, the way in which he was hurt had almost nothing to do with the specific risks of his profession, so "assumption of the risk" defenses don't really work.
As argued by Bush's attorney, it's not unusual for a football player to need space to slow down after a fast-paced play. Bush was returning a punt when he was pushed out of bounds, meaning he was likely running all-out. He can't just stop on a dime (thanks, physics), so he used all the available space to slow down, including the the exposed concrete where he slipped. It's not his fault the stadium wasn't designed for this very common happenstance.
If the Rams want to argue that Bush was simply "doing what athletes do" when he was hurt, they also have to admit they needed to provide a safe environment for him to do so. That means taking reasonable care in its setup and removing or mitigating hazards (like, say, something so dangerous it was called a "ring of death."). Shortly after Bush's injury the Rams covered the concrete surface with slip-resistant rubber; if they were so confident it had nothing to do with his fall, why do that?
In many premises liability cases defense attorneys might argue that a danger couldn't realistically have been predicted. They suggest that "nobody could have seen it coming," and because it was such a surprise they couldn't have prepared for it. Even if this argument's only partly successful, it could get the charge reduced to ordinary negligence. Arguing it down from gross negligence means punitive damages are no longer on the table, which would have saved the Rams millions of dollars. The "whodathunkit" gambit costs the defense almost nothing to throw out there; if they can make a jury doubt their culpability, they're closer to getting off the hook.
As it happens, that argument won't work here because just one week before Reggie Bush fell, New York Jets quarterback Josh McCown had a similar moment on the Jones Dome's concrete. McCown was pushed off the field during a play; as he struggled to stop he entered the "ring of death" and, unable to plant his cleats in the surface, skidded directly into the stadium wall and injured his shoulder.
With a clear and recent precedent, it's basically impossible for the Rams to call Bush's fall a "freak accident."
Because of these problems with the Rams' defense (in the courtroom, not on the field), it's unlikely the jury had to deliberate too hard before deciding in the plaintiff's favor. They awarded Bush $7.5 million in punitive damages, mostly to punish the Rams for failing to act on their knowledge of a risk.
Some readers may not feel much sympathy for Reggie Bush's injury; it can be tough to feel bad for a millionaire. However, it's important to look past that and see that the law that helped him helps all of us the same way--maybe not always to the tune of millions of dollars, but with the same goal.
When we go to public places run by private businesses--the grocery store, the gym, and even the Jones Dome--we are invitees, protected by the rules of premises liability law. The owners of those premises are required to maintain a safe and risk-free environment for their attendees. Visitors to these locations can reasonably expect to buy frozen waffles, do bicep curls, or slow from running to stopped without getting hurt in the process. If the owners fail to maintain their premises in a way that satisfies those expectations, they could be considered negligent.
Millionaires or not, anyone hurt by the action or inaction of another party deserves the chance to be made whole. One person may slip on a puddle in the aisle of a grocery store, and another may do so on exposed concrete in a $280 million stadium during a nationally-televised football game. Both are right to seek redress from the parties responsible for not fixing the problem before the injury could ruin their day, their career, or their life.


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Since we announced the call for Shopper Marketing Hero nominations back in February, we received many entries. But this one was unique: not just one, but four people wanted to recognize René Robers, Customer Marketing Manager at Heineken USA. All of them were her colleagues. Here is her story.
Under René's direction HEINEKEN USA became the FIRST alcohol vendor to partner with our customer on their new "cash back" digital loyalty program.
Created best-in-class post-promotional analysis process for customer programming"
"René understands the customers needs and limitations, and delivers tailored programming that is relevant, impactful, and innovative. In addition, she is a thought leader and vital contributor to the our team."
"René has been able to step into a role at Heineken USA to help her buyer and sales counterparts with exceptional shopper marketing expertise!
Rene has been leading and selling in shopper marketing initiatives to help solve around Kroger's new Beverage Aisle solution strategy.
I would like to formally recognize René and her work around shopper marketing for Kroger."
When I reached out to René for an interview, she was humbled and excited. I couldn't wait to ask her about her shopper marketing journey.
RR: I started my career in shopper marketing through an agency supporting General Mills in early 2012.
RR: To be successful in shopper marketing you must always be willing to learn new things, enjoy collaborative working relationships, and be able to take fact-based insights and apply them to real-time strategy.
RR: Tenacity - I am determined to deliver on my team's needs (which often require fast timelines and complicated asks with state alcohol laws) and unique solutions that inspire shoppers to change their purchasing behavior. Persistence and responsiveness are key to ensure asks and ideas are supported from concept to execution, and my team often makes remarks about this strength!
RR: I am fascinated by the sheer possibility of promotions. I love starting with a problem or sales opportunity and building a program that draws a shopper in, like Coachella with Heineken or boxing with Tecate, and in turn grows the business. It's a lot of fun to layer in sweepstakes, prizing and POS that bring it to life!
RR: I am a huge proponent of agency experience - starting as an Assistant Account Executive allows you to learn the planning and creative process and client service. ("The Art of Client Service" by Robert Solomon is a great book to guide good behaviors as you begin your career.) Building relationships through this experience can lead to great opportunities to move into a client-side shopper marketing role.
OY: What are the most important current trends that will change the way shopper marketers do their jobs?
RR: I think it's obvious that eCommerce will change how we encourage trial of new items and drive shopper engagement with our brands, as they can start to avoid in-store messaging and displays, where a great deal of our effective marketing tactics live. While digital is becoming a larger part of our budget, there is still a lot of work to do to prove ROI - which is where eCommerce will help advise us.
RR: I believe Coca-Cola truly grasps insights to create programs that motivate shoppers. From introducing new flavors to nailing targeted messaging, they meet them where they are. I am also impressed with brands who have leaned into influencers to gain success by increasing awareness via platforms like Instagram, such as ThirdLove.


I have mentioned Groupon here before. You sign up for their emails, and hey send you a daily offer up to 90% off on something in your town from restaurants to attractions to services. Once a "group" (certain number) of people purchase that offer it becomes a "Groupon". You can sign up here.
I just got a $10.00 gift certificate to Cold Stone Creamery for $5.00 from Groupon last week! Yummy – can't wait to use it on a date with my husband!
There is another site that it is a lot like Groupon, but will have different offers than Groupon. It is called BuyWithMe.
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The 17th Sevenoaks (Westerham) Scout Group provides an active progressive programme for young people from the age of 6yrs old and upwards.
We are also connected to the Beaufighters Explorer Unit, that meet on Tuesdays.
Have you or your young person had any experience of scouting?
Why not join in the fun as an adult?
Think you might enjoy scouting as an adult? Or perhaps you think you might be able to help behind the scenes? Contact the Group Scout Leader using the details above. There is a place for most people in scouting!


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Q: Is it possible to choose a garbage collection algorithm in GWT or any other JavaScript framework I want to know if its possible to choose a GC algorithm via code or by some other way
(like specifying GC algo for JVM) in javascript or any JS frameworks.

A: There is no way to set the GC algorithm with GWT. GWT compiles to Javascript. So at runtime you only have Javascript on the client. Javascript apps inside the browser do not have the ability to set how the Javascript VM manages memory.


The closest airport to Fairmont Beijing is Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK).
Located at the Central Business District or CBD in Chaoyang Area, architecturally designed in the shape of traditional Chinese gate and easily recognized by the signature rose-gold glass curtain color.
The hotel is minutes from Pearl or Silk Market, LG Twin Tower, SK Group Tower, Beijing Yintai Centre and China World Trade Centre. The five-star luxury hotel is 40 minutes from Beijing Capital International Airport, 15 minutes from Oriental Plaza or Wangfujing Street and just 20 minutes from Financial Street by car.
Whether it is for business or pleasure, Fairmont Beijing is the hotel of choice for those traveling to Beijing.
Please print this map and keep it with you. The detailed instruction will ensure the taxi driver finds the hotel.
Take the Airport Expressway, continue towards East Third Ring Road and head south.
Exit at Guang Hua Road and continue south pass China World and Jianwai SOHO.
Turn right on Tong Hui He Bei Road.
Turn right on Yong An Dong Li Road (the adjacent CBD Plaza on the road side serves as a useful landmark).
Fairmont Beijing is right along the CBD Plaza, easily recognized by the signature exterior rose-gold glass curtain.
Head East along Chang An Avenue.
Fairmont Beijing is easily recognized by the signature exterior rose-gold glass curtain.
(Based from Canadian Embassy) From Dong Zhi Men Wai Avenue drive 3.5 km or 2 miles south along Xin Dong Road.
Make a left turn on Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue, after passing Silk Market.
Take Guang Hua Road and travel westbound.
Make a left turn on Jian Guo Wen Avenue.
China World Trade Centre and Shopping Arcade is also within walking distance from the hotel (approximately 10 minutes).
The Fairmont Beijing offers the main entrance parking for 10 vehicles. For queries, please contact hotel.


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By now you have some vague notion that Hilary Clinton may have crossed a line because she used a personal email for all her government business. And, by now, you probably don't even care anymore. It's another story that got your attention for maybe a day and then you moved on. Our constant drip of mock outrage, half-truths, and overblown crises takes will make you jaded to even important things.
So bear with me, please. This one actually is important.
Clinton claims she fulfilled this obligation by turning over emails from her server. However, in 2014 – one year after leaving the Department – she turned over thousands of additional emails as part of a request from the Select Committee on Benghazi. Currently, she is refusing requests from the Committee to turn over her server so that they can look for evidence of other emails.
Whether or not Clinton's actions were illegal aren't what I want to focus on. For me, the verdict doesn't matter, but the intent does. As the nation's former top diplomat and the current front runner for the White House in 2016, it is disturbing that she would jump through such hoops to avoid transparency. It's alarming that she would jump through even one hoop, no less several.
Even if she never intended to withhold any information, knowingly creating any hurdles to open information is inexcusable. In the wake of the NSA scandal, secret trade negotiations, and the general difficulty one encounters when trying to discern what the facts are, we should be striving for the fewest hurdles possible between the actions of America's leaders and the ability to access an open account of those actions.
Without such information, it is impossible to discuss whether or not certain actions were correct or even to learn the lessons of past mistakes. It's understandable that politicians don't want to want to be put through the wringer if they make a mistake (or even appear to), but sadly it's part of the job. Top level officials like Clinton help shape the direction of the country and understanding their motives – and having the ability to question them – is essential. Again, without access to all pieces of information, it's impossible to get a clear perspective on our own country's dealings. This is so vital to our democracy that accessing the information is almost more important than what we learn from it. The Benghazi Committee might be seen as GOP grandstanding, but in truth, the inability for them to see the complete picture is far more alarming than what they might do with that information.
Whatever her motives were, the fact remains that Clinton has clouded our hope that our government is open and transparent. For someone who seems to want to lead the country, the first step should be setting the best example. Having a private email for official correspondence is not setting a good example. Rather, it's setting the tone that subversion and secrets are still acceptable in our modern democracy.
America's citizens are already weary of their government given the almost countless examples of incompetence, negligent, and obvious lies coming from the top all the way down. But, it is important to remember that the system only stinks because we let it. If we want effective government that doesn't attempt to subvert open information that is rightfully ours, than we owe it to ourselves to demand more from our politicians.
I'll be starting with Hillary Clinton. Though I may agree with her on several issues, she has proven that she isn't the sort of leader I'm looking for. Should she run, this recent debacle has cost her at least one vote, one that I hope can be used on someone more worthy of leading our country.


The Cooler Bag produced by the manufacturer of the Cooler Bag now plays an important role in our lives, but when we use it, what should we do to identify it's good or bad?
Want to identify it is good or bad, or have a variety of ways, you can first use the ear to listen to, hand jitter jitter Cooler Bag, issued a crisp sound that is non-toxic Cooler Bag; and small and boring sound is a toxic Cooler Bag The Followed by the use of submerged test method to judge, the use of this method will need to put the Cooler Bag into the water, hand to the bottom of the water, wait a moment, if found to surfaced, then it is the advance product, otherwise it is Poor quality products.
There is also a way to use eye observation. In most cases, this non-toxic product is white, transparent or slightly transparent, uniform texture, toxic Cooler Bag is color or white, but the transparency is poor, more turbid, plastic surface tension is not uniform , There are small particles.
Cooler Bag in our lives play an important role, but in the use of the process, it can show what kind of characteristics? Today let us understand the specific knowledge under it!
With the continuous progress of society, this product it has been widely used, the use of this product can play a very good publicity role in the production process, we can print on it a variety of different patterns The And printing is very strong, in the course of the use of fade will not appear, etc., so that you can very good on the product publicity, followed by a good practical performance, is very strong. Made of plastic material, can be very resistant to acid and other corrosion, and can be repeated repeated use.
The above is about the Cooler Bag of knowledge, if you have other problems, then welcome to consult, we look forward to your arrival.
Cooler Bag flatness is a very important issue, but in the day when, in the end what factors will affect its flatness? Today Xiaobian for everyone to explain the relevant knowledge of it!
In fact, it will affect the smoothness of the method or have a lot, first let us think is the tension of the tension caused by the regulation, in fact, this warp tension adjustment is mainly warp, flat wire through the guide hole, Send the rollers and jumpers. There is the warp frame is the birthplace of uneven tension of the warp, can not but attach importance to this point. In particular, the rotational resistance moment of the tray shaft of each spindles of the creel is a source of direct influence on the tension of the warp yarns.
In order to increase the flatness of the product, so in the production of time, it is necessary to pay attention to its production process, so that it can make it get better use.


The football program is designed to give young athletes a fun learning experience in football. We will also play games of dodgeball each day! All participants are required to bring a snack, lunch and drink daily!
YOU WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNTIL YOU SUBMIT A COPY OF A MOST RECENT PHYSICAL AND IMMUNIZATION RECORD!
First half of the day will be the focus of skill building activities and second half will be more recreational adding to the experience.Dodgeball games and activities will be mixed in creating a fun experience.


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Stonemasonry
Lead Work and Hard Metal
Slating
Lime Pointing and Lime Plastering
Thermatech
Moor Park Preston
Heritage Conservation Restoration Ltd were employed to carry out the Conservation, Restoration and Associated repairs to existing stonework masonry piers and walls. The works also included the construction and two new stone piers carved to match existing piers that were once a part of Moor Park.
Work involved cutting back ivy and vegetation growth around the 2 entrances of the park. Light cleaning to stonework using the TORC system to allow re pointing and masonry indent repairs where stones had fractured due to iron fixings previously used to attach the metal railings/gates. The existing stone piers where then re pointed using lead caulking to match existing details when the piers were originally built.
The 2 new piers carved were made from Longridge stone and were in 3 sections with each piece weighing in excess of 1 tonne and stood over 3m high. With the use of a telescopic handler and Hiab wagon, Heritage stonemasons successfully fitted the Piers ready to receive new cast iron gates to the entrance of the park.
The works was carried out in partnership with Lost Art Ltd who carried out the making and installation of new cast iron railings and gates to the Park.
This Project has been awarded a Green Flag Award which is great news, "Many thanks to you and your teams for all the hard work that has gone into refurbishing the park over the last few years to this high standard, let's hope we manage to get a Phase 2 refurbishment scheme for the lake up and running before too Long"
https://www.preston.gov.uk/news/2018/jul/green-flag-recognition-preston-parks/
Client- Preston Council
Architect- John Gillman
Period- 12 weeks
Value- £35,000.00
Highly Commended King of Prussia Gold Medal Award
Heritage are pleased to have won highly commended amongst the entrants for the 2018 King of Prussia Gold Medal Award. In 2014 a detailed inspection of problem areas was carried out, revealing around 10 tonnes of unsupported plaster and extensive dry rot throughout the Chapel. This lead to immediate closure, a temporary structural suppo....
Heritage secure work on third Minster
Heritage Conservation Restoration are over the moon to have won a job at Grimsby Minster, and feel honoured to have a third Minster to add to their portfolio. The project will see roofing repairs to be carried out to the South Trancept and Chancel roofs. The work is due to start October 2019, and is expected to last approximately 10 we....
Head for heights in the Saddleworth hills
Heritage Conservation Restoration are pleased to have secured their first project at Christ Church, a Grade II listed building located locally in Friezland. Externally, the work will include a full rake out and repoint of the Spire, Tower and West Gable, as well as renewing the Lead Back Gutter on the Tower. Internally, Dry Rot Repairs....
"St Mary's Prestwich: Sustaining and Promoting our Heritage"
Working alongside Buttress Architects, Heritage Conservation Restoration have been awarded Internal and External restoration works at St Mary's, a Grade I listed Church in North Manchester. Christian Worship has been offered here for over 800 years, and the works are part of a wider project taking place at the church; "St Mary's Pre....
Phase 2 at St James Altham Commences
After the successful completion of Phase 1 works in 2016 which saw a complete re-roof to the Nave and internal re-ordering works, Heritage Conservation Restoration have commenced Phase 2 restoration work at St James Altham. The second phase will include joinery and re-roofing of the Chancel Roof, and internal plaster repairs. Phase 2 i....
Induction training Day at St Peters Church, Gamston
Heritage were asked on behalf on the Churches Conservation Trust to host a training day at St Peters Church in Gamston. Heritage set up different tables to enable the public to take part in talks and have a go at different aspects of construction including stonemasonry, lime pointing, lime plastering, glazing and Lead Work. Talks were gi....
Heritage highly commended at RICS Awards
At the RICS Awards 2017, we were delighted to be awarded the highly commended prize for our building conservation work at St Cuthbert's, Kentmere. Working alongside the PCC of St. Cuthbert's and architect, Mike Darwell, over a 26 week period, we worked on a full roof refurbishment of the Grade II listed building at St Cuthbert's.....
Heritage return to Blackburn Cathedral
After completing masonry and roofing works to the North and South Transepts at Blackburn Cathedral in 2016, Heritage Conservation Restoration Ltd have returned to carry out the next phase of works required. The project includes masonry and repointing works to the West Tower, North Transept, and East Chancel walls. The works also includ....
Heritage return to Lancaster Castle
Heritage Conservation Restoration Ltd have the privilege of returning to Lancaster Castle to carry out the restoration works to the Work Stores, Gate House and Governors House. The scope of work includes new lead roofs, slating to the Governors House, stonemasonry repairs and repointing works to the external fabrics of the building fac....
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HARARE – Two Zanu PF National Assembly members have rejected official vehicles offered through the Parliamentary Vehicle Loan Scheme, saying they did not go to Parliament for that but to improve the lot of their constituents.
Justice Mayor Wadyajena, MP for Gokwe-Nembudziya and his Hurungwe West counterpart Temba Mliswa, noted that while the vehicles were necessary to enable legislators to access their constituencies easily, they particularly did not need them as they already owned cars.
He was responding to youths who wanted him to explain government's wisdom in awarding the contract to Croco Motors ahead of local car assembler Willowvale Mazda Motor Industries (WMMI).
The youths argued that the initiative should have prioritised WMMI which would benefit them through employment creation when the car assembly is revived.
Earlier in the week, Mliswa said there was no need for MPs, who already owned vehicles, to benefit from the scheme.
Mliswa argued that the cash used to purchase vehicles should have been used to benefit the poor in various constituencies.
Remigeous Matangira, Zanu PF legislator for Bindura South, told the Daily News when the vehicles were availed to MPs he was elated to receive one but, he could do without it as he already owns another one.
Matangira said he wanted to see government showing commitment to improve the lot of civil servants.
"I am an individual who has worked hard and I have a farm and a small mine so I can afford to buy my car," he said. "The parliamentary vehicle is a bonus, so I think government should also consider civil servants' welfare because it is important and I know they will be taken care of," added the dreadlocked lawmaker.
Government is buying 360 new Ford Ranger vehicles worth about $12 million for legislators, at a time it is struggling to pay civil servants' salaries on time.
The purchase of the off-road vehicles is likely to further rock the boat for a government accused of profligate spending on perks for ministers and government officials while turning a blind eye to the plight of lowly paid civil servants.
Government also reportedly spent about $6 million recently to buy 100 fuel-guzzling vehicles for ministers.


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Full-year net profit of budget airline easyJet achieves 62 percent
Budget airline easyJet experienced a 62 percent jump in full-year net profit.
The carrier reported a net profit of 152.3 million pounds (213 million EUR; US$313 million) in the year ending Sept. 30, compared with 94.1 million pounds in the previous 12 months.
Revenue rose 22 percent to 1.8 billion pounds (2.5 billion EUR; US$3.7 billion) as passenger numbers were up 13 percent to 37.2 million,
The load factor, which shows how full the airline's planes are, dipped to 83.7 percent from 84.8 percent, reflecting expansion of easyJet's network.
The airline added eight destinations and 46 routes over the past year, bringing its network to 289 routes, using 77 airports in 21 countries.
EasyJet said that rising fuel prices meant the "fuel environment remains challenging," but said high fuel costs would be partly offset by the weak U.S. dollar.
"Despite challenging conditions, revenue, profit and return on equity have all shown strong improvements reflecting the success of our focus on low cost with care and convenience," said Chief Executive Andy Harrison.
The airline said it expects an increase in underlying profit before tax of around 20 percent in the current financial year, a forecast that excludes its proposed acquisition of GB Airways.
GB Airways, a British Airways franchise partner, serves 31 destinations in southern Europe and North Africa, mainly from London's Gatwick airport.
EasyJet said it expects to complete the 103.5 million pounds (euro148.9 million; US$212 million) deal by the end of January.
Andrew Fitchie, analyst at Collins Stewart, said the airline's profit growth was not sustainable.
"EasyJet's profit growth was entirely driven by the fleet financing switch from off-balance sheet to on-balance sheet," Fitchie said.
"Alongside this, tangible fixed assets grew 24 percent. Whilst this will continue to benefit the group as it moves more assets on balance sheet, this is not sustainable profits growth."
Shares in easyJet closed unchanged at 580 pence (US$11.96; 8.09 EUR) on the London Stock Exchange.


Here's another layout with that same Christmas dog. I think he is so dog gone cute! I have to say I'm kinda lovin' how much I've done for Christmas so far. The tree is up and mostly decorated, I've made a dent in my shopping and even finished a batch of Chex Mix. Though I may have done that a little too soon. I think it will all be eaten before the festivities begin. I only make it during this time of year and I like to give some away to the mail man and paperboy. I still need to make some beer bread for the black Friday pot luck at work and finish my shopping for the out of state-ers so I can get that box shipped out. I even wrapped some gifts this morning! Yeah for me. Now that's progress! I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and have much to be thankful for. I know I do!
Love this card, so CUTE!!
Is it really November 17th??


*His overall record: 289-22-3 over 24 years, 1986-2009 (.925%).
*His teams have won 10 NCAA Division III Championships.
*His teams have had a 54 game winning streak (1996-1999) and a 55 game winning streak (2000-2003).
*His teams have won 20 conference titles in 24 years.
*His teams have a record of 139-5 over the last decade with six national championships.
Larry Kehres begins his 25th season this fall as head coach at Mount Union College in Alliance, OH. A former quarterback for the Purple Raiders, Kehres became an assistant at his alma mater in 1974 and became head coach in 1986. The rest, as they say, is history.
Kehres was named the school's athletic director in 1991 and has overseen and aided in the expansion of the school's varsity sports. He also is an associate professor of physical education and, if that isn't enough, Kehres is serving as the current president of the American Football Coaches Association.


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Consumers continue to make more room in their busy lives for online video, according to new Nielsen Online VideoCensus data. In May, the time U.S. consumers spent watching the stuff was up a full 48.9% year-over-year, which translates to 188.7 minutes spent.
By comparison, the average American watched approximately 153 hours of TV every month at home, according to recent first-quarter analysis from Nielsen's A2/M2 "Anywhere Anytime Media Measurement" initiative.
The amount of time Americans spend watching online video is vastly overstated, according to the findings of some highly regarded research made public Tuesday. The disclosure, which is likely one of the more controversial findings being mined from an ambitious piece of academic research that actually observed how people spend their time consuming media, was made during one of a series of so-called "collaborative alliance" meetings hosted by Havas media shop MPG for the advertising and media industry in New York.


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