A large block of salt, like a pink Himalayan salt rock crystal, works by attracting the water molecules in your room. In so doing, it also pulls in all the pollutants and contaminants attached to these molecules. The salt rock lamp helps to detoxify your room by capturing and holding these particles so they aren’t left floating around for you to breathe in. Then, as the bulb heats the lamp, the water vapor is released back into the air, but the rock salt lamp retains the contaminants.
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Beautiful and relaxing are the 2 main words I use to describe this Salt Lamp. It creates a very peaceful ambiance in the home and I find it to be therapeutic when I do my yoga. It is well made, and has a good weight to it. This salt lamp also has different sets of lighting to adjust from dim, medium and bright. It creates a beautiful atmosphere in any room and I love it.
You: "Salt is a thing I sprinkle on bland food to make it better." Internet: "Salt is therapeutic, the basis of an entire form of alternative medicine called halotherapy that's been around for millennia." The practice is said to treat everything from insomnia and anxiety to skin conditions, simple congestion, and cold symptoms, among other ailments. And you don't have to visit a salt cave spa in Spain to try it out. In fact, you could just buy a Himalayan salt lamp and set it jauntily on your side table like the conversation starter it definitely is, regardless of how well it actually works. Best case scenario, you start to sleep better! (We'll try basically anything for this outcome.) Worst case, you and your roomies find it to be a totally unique and delightfully kitschy decorative accent that also happens to provide a pinkish, glowing light. https://www.spiritualquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/p-1546-pumpkinproductimage.jpg
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Enjoy the best convenient night light, and have a good night sleep. This night lamp can be used as a gentle nursery night light or to keep dark hallways lit with dim soothing light and for creating a calming ambiance. These night lamps emit electromagnetic waves which help to deal with stress and anxiety. That results to boost your energy and improve mood. https://static.shareasale.com/image/59857/HSS300x250b.jpg
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“I love your Himalayan salt lamps, I bought one for my six year old daughter Izabella who suffers from severe allergies. She had inner nose nodules and within three days of sleeping with her lamp they have shrunk in size. She has had her lamp for months, she has also had less allergy fevers. I love this product!!!! I also bought one for my mother Donna age 78, who has had asthma since she was a child. She also suffers from emphysema, so breathing and coughing is a normal in her everyday life. Since having the salt lamp in the family room where she spends most of her time, she has drastically stopped coughing so much. She is also down on how much she uses her inhaler a day, seriously down from 8 times to 2, that is amazing!!!!“ Gabriel Mollina
Within a few days of turning the lamp on, I started to feel lighter and calmer. Soon, I’d see an easy kill, like a spinster librarian hurrying home in the rain, and just check her out; not try to murder her. It’s so nice to be able to go to get through those long stressful workdays, knowing I won’t need to go out and murder on my lunch break just to cope – all thanks to this simple cute lamp! https://smhttp-ssl-32478-organiclifestylemagazine.nexcesscdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/salt-lamps.jpg
Himalayan Salt Lamps are made from pieces of Himalayan salt crystals. They serve as beautiful interior decorations and act as natural sources of light. However, the many diverse functions of Himalayan salt extend far beyond aesthetics. Combined with a light source inside the lamps, the chunks of salt produce negative ions, which yield positive effects on indoor air. Placing a Himalayan salt lamp in every room of the home can reap several health and environmental benefits. Among other things, they can: http://www.ipagepro.com/saltlampsetc/logos/SaltLamp_0070.jpg
This Himalayan salt lamp amongst the rest are an environmentally friendly light source. Many are powered by low-wattage bulbs that consume only a small amount of energy, while others are lit simply by the flame of a candle. This lamp is beautiful and unique and remains classic with it's style making it a beautiful addition to the home. With over 6,688 customer reviews on Amazon, this is our top pick! https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Lx7iOS7nZqE/maxresdefault.jpg
Himalayan salt lamps can be used as an aid in color therapy (chromotherapy), an alternative method of diagnosing and treating a large number of illnesses. They produce a soft light in hues of ambient orange, yellow and red that helps with stress, attention deficit disorder, and general relaxation, among others. The serene light is thought to balance physical, spiritual and emotional energies.
I think people should just try them for their selves and make up their own minds. I know a someone that has been a teacher for 30 plus years and she swears by them. She has used these salt lights in her class room for the past 5yrs and like she said it’s just her opinion but her class rooms have been a lot calmer since she’s been using them. SHE has even gone as dark as to have themy off for months just to see if they were truly working. Oh ya she is a elementary teacher.
So yes, they’re beautiful, and you’re totally welcome to get one for that purpose. It’s just unlikely to provide any measurable medical benefits. But if you want one to add to your meditation routine or because it fits with your decor, go for it. “It’s a nice new-age prop to have,” Kogan says. “But also we have to be smart and not fall prey to marketing claims.” http://www.ipagepro.com/saltlampsetc/logos/SaltLamp_0468.jpg
Made of the same stuff you might sprinkle on dinner or cook a slab of salmon on, a Himalayan salt lamp consists of a large, often jagged crystal of pink salt fitted with a light bulb inside. (Please do not try to eat this lamp! Why do we have to tell you that?!) Supposedly, the heat from that bulb causes the salt to be released into the air—basically what you'd experience in a salt cave on a much less expensive scale. Think of how you feel after a day at the beach. Science aside, something magical definitely happens to your body after soaking up all that salty ocean air for an afternoon: Your skin's moisturized and clear, and the whole sleep thing? You go down like a rock after a beach day, right? It's not really that far-fetched to try and simulate this in your bedroom.
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The Mannerism (1520-1620)
The mannerism term is derived from Italian will handle and it indicates an artistic style practised in Europe lasting with little meadows one century between 1520 and 1620. In art the mannerism always appears when a style is on the decline and painting is exactly in this situation at the end of the Rebirth. The mannerism was born in reaction with classicisme. Whereas the Rebirth had discovered the laws of the prospect the mannerists exploit this depth either by exaggerating it or by abolishing it. The characters have rather artificial postures while releasing much sensuality.


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The organisation has a strong team of 115 volunteers who support riders each week.
Tauranga Riding for the Disabled offers equine therapy to anyone with disabilities and social challenges.
The organisation is growing, with increasing demands on its services with an ever- increasing waiting list.
The Equestrian Therapy Centre runs a six-day-a-week operation, catering for 140 riders each week.
Manager, Elisha Olds, says volunteers are at the heart of the organisation and to honour this, the organisation held a special event on Friday to celebrate them.
Lorraine Grantham was named as volunteer of the year with Gemma Benton being awarded youth volunteer of the year.
“Lorraine is passionate and committed to our cause. She gives us two days a week to volunteer in the programme supporting our riders to achieve their goals.
“She goes above and beyond regularly, during the holidays Lorraine has been known to come into the office to collect administration work, or take home all of the saddle blankets and get them laundered. Your dedication deserves this recognition”
Elisha hopes more people will put their hands up to assist with volunteer work.
“Those interested need have no previous experience as full training will be provided.
“We urge people to visit and see if Tauranga RDA is somewhere they feel they can invest their time.
“Those who commit will be involved in an organisation that is passionate and committed to the cause of offering equine therapy to better lives,” she says.
Volunteer of the year Lorraine Grantham with Tauranga RDA manager Elisha Olds and equine therapy horse Cracker. Photo Sam Garnder
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In the beginning, there was a boy named Jack. He was on ship named First Wing. First Wing crashed on water planet named 4b53b6. Now Jack is on a raft being circled terrifying deadly sharks!! Jack has a hook to get supplies like wood, food, and water to make his raft bigger. Jack said, “Great! Now it’s raining. Oh! I see a island now!” Jack makes a sail to go to the island. Jack is now on the island. Jack sees a tree. Jack sees a weird substance in the distance. Jack sees a hurricane in the distance. He needs to get to shelter fast!
Jack sees a tornado in the distance. Jack is in a cave now. Jack screamed, “Ahhh! Bats!” Then, Jack gets hit by a rock, and then he gets knocked out. Jack said, “Uhh, what happened?” It was like he died, but he didn’t die. The storm died out, and Jack named the storm Harve.
He was hunting for food. Then, he went to get some wood and rocks. Then, he made a campfire. Then, he cooked his food. He said his prayers, and then ate his food. He found someone on the floor. When he woke up, his name was Gabriel. Then, he fixed his ship named First Wing.


Snippets from the event
On how it all started . . .
“My dad knew that I would one day write and publish.”
“Meg Cabot, Sophie Kinsella, Lisa Lutz, and Emily Griffin . . . Writers who showcase the female spirit in an enjoyable but touching, encouraging way. . . I knew I wanted to write about women.”
“And there was going to be four ladies, and you were going to love them, but at the same time you’d want to shake them by the shoulders because . . . WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR LIFE?”
“I’ve just published the first book. I’m almost done with the second book, and I’m halfway through the third.”
On Of Heads and Hearts in the Metro . . .
“The book revolves around these four early-twenties ladies and tries to capture the essence of friendship—that life-saving element of friendship . . . Because friendship does save.”
“[The book] begins at this point in their lives where it’s a very trying time, especially for Jazmine. She’s gotten pregnant and her boyfriend abandons her . . . Since she moved to Manila to study and then later work as a foundation worker, she’s been providing for her family. Even for her younger sister’s education . . . Stigma of becoming pregnant before marriage. And to add to that the boyfriend deserts her. So the family shuns her.”
“Anne decides to elope with her boyfriend at Boracay. This sparks certain things with the different girls in the group . . . Jazmine’s got this overwhelming sense of responsibility for her family, having been at the poorer end of the spectrum. While Anne comes from a wealthy family, she’s the youngest, but she’s been trying so hard to attain some acknowledgement from her family–that she’s an adult, that she’s achieved something . . . These unspoken jealousies rise to the surface.”
“Zara’s a travel writer . . . Very organized, the level-headed one. She makes decisions and runs her life based on logic and reason, wants this level of control on things, while battling emotional insecurities.”
“Innocent, pure, fresh Laine who’s always there for church activities, outreaches, and environment clean ups. Who’s never had a boyfriend. This time in her life, she’s introduced to someone from her past, who might disturb this cocoon that she’s been so peacefully wrapped in.”
Why the series title . . .
“Of Heads and Hearts . . . A lot of times, women struggle between their emotions and what their mind tells them to do.”
“These ladies have different passions in life: family, society, God, ambitions, love . . . I wanted to capture these different aspects, because these are what it means to be Filipina, I think. To have grown up in a country where there’s urbanization but there are [at the same time] traditional ways of thinking . . . A strong sense of religion . . . financial inequalities . . . Mix of Western and Asian . . . Islands of different personalities. And all this is beautiful. And to be celebrated. And to be written about.”
On what comes next after Book I . . .
“What I’m hoping to achieve in the next four books is an explosion of different settings and new characters that the [individual] ladies experience . . .”


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Separated by the river Tyne, the two cities of Newcastle and Gateshead have something for everyone, whether you’re a party goer, culture cat or avid shopper. Local blogger Rachel Kershaw shares her tips for a crazy weekend away…
With a worldwide reputation as party city it should come as no surprise that NewcastleGateshead attracts its fair share of night crawlers. The nightlife – recently ranked third in the world behind only London and Berlin – really is electrifying, but don’t sleep in too long because there’s so much to discover on Tyneside during the day as well.
Iconic landmarks like the Sage Gateshead, the BALTIC centre, the castle and the nearby Angel of the North offer year-round reasons to visit, whilst an eclectic year-round programme of events means there’s always something extra going on, from craft beer festivals to Shakespeare’s finest dramas.
It’s true what they say about the people too, Geordies are some of friendliest folk on the planet, bursting with pride about their local heritage and culture and keen to show off all the different sides of their city. So pack your dancing shoes but remember to bring your camera too so you can capture all the amazing moments you’re sure to have in this thriving corner of North East England.
Best of the Beaten Track
When most people think of Geordieland they probably picture one of the seven iconic bridges across the River Tyne like Gateshead Millennium Bridge (the world’s first and only tilting bridge) or the world famous Tyne Bridge. I’m lucky enough to see these architectural marvels nearly everyday and never bore of wandering along the quayside to soak up the atmosphere in this beautiful part of the city. Every Sunday there’s a food and craft market here where you can pick up anything from a framed photo of the local landscape to some of the region’s tastiest food.
Stroll across the Gateshead Millennium Bridge from the Newcastle side and you’ll come to BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art; housed in a former flour mill and with stunning views from the top floor, BALTIC is a great place to spend a few hours, immersing yourself in acclaimed modern art. Also on this side of the river is the magnificent Sage Gateshead, a truly unique music venue and one of my favourite places to hear live music. It’s easy to spot the building as it stands proudly on the banks of the River Tyne like a giant silver armadillo. Even if you don’t have tickets for a gig it’s worth popping in as the building itself is spectacular.
Less than four miles from the Quayside is the impressive Angel of the North. This contemporary steel sculpture designed by Sir Anthony Gormley is one of the most talked about pieces of public art ever produced. The Angel’s 54 metre wings dominate the skyline and can be seen for miles around but you really have to get up close to fully appreciate its grandeur.
No visit to Newcastle is complete without a visit to the landmark from which the city takes it name. Newcastle Castle is made up of the Black Gate, where you can walk in the footsteps of the vagrants and vagabonds who have been imprisoned here over the centuries, and The Keep which is one of the UK’s finest medieval stone castle donjon’s still open to the public and boasts breathtaking views of the cityscape from its rooftop.
A few years ago Lonely Planet named NewcastleGateshead ‘the hipster capital of the North East’ but to be honest, I was a bit baffled by that as even the trendiest bars and coffee shops have an unpretentious vibe and welcome a really mixed crowd. In fact one of Newcastle’s most popular nightclubs, World Headquarters, actually has the words ‘uniting all communities’ on its logo.
That club just so happens to be one of best places to dance the night away in Newcastle city centre but for local bands, great banter and real ales in friendly, down to earth pubs I recommend you head to Ouseburn Valley, a quirky and creative corner of the city where there’s never a dull moment, I especially love The Cluny for live music and the Free Trade for regular beer festivals.
The leafy suburb of Jesmond also has a vibrant nightlife, the area is popular with students and the main street, Osborne Road, is lined with cool cocktail bars and stylish restaurants like Jam Jar, Sohe and 97 & Social.
If you visit NewcastleGateshead during the first weekend of the month keep an eye out for the Boiler Shop Steamer, this regular event brings together some of the region’s finest food and drink as well as chefs, mixologists and DJ’s from across the country under one very cool roof. The Boiler Shop was the birthplace of Robert Stephenson’s Rocket; I have often wondered what he would make of his workshop being takeover by culture vultures.
Experience & Events
One of thing’s I love most about living in NewcastleGateshead is that there’s never an excuse to be bored thanks to a jam packed calendar of cultural events. From ‘Juice Festival’ – a festival specifically for families and under 25s, to the magical line up of events like Enchanted Parks that take place during the magical NewcastleGateshead Winter Festival – there really is always something going on!
Theatre-goers are spoilt for choice in Newcastle, There’s the Grade I listed Theatre Royal (regional home of the Royal Shakespeare Company), the intimate Live Theatre, the impressive Northern Stage and the world’s oldest working Victorian theatre, The Tyne Theatre all within the city centre. A few miles down the road there’s also, Sunderland Empire which showcases West End shows direct from London and the PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay which is great for family shows.
A day at the races is always guaranteed to get the adrenalin pumping and Newcastle Racecourse is one the country’s finest so it’s well worth checking out their events programme. If you want to shop till you drop then you’ll be pleased to hear that Gateshead is home to intu Metrocentre, the largest indoor shopping centre in Europe. In these parts, we’re also rather proud of the Tyneside Cinema, a hidden gem of an independent cinema in the heart of Newcastle with a beautiful art-deco interior and free guided tours every Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday at 11:00am. A tour will help you imagine what life was like for locals when the cinema first opened in the 1930s, before the Internet and TV dominated our lives.
To escape the hustle and bustle of the city it’s very easy to get to the coast or countryside by public transport. Tynemouth is a bustling seaside village that’s just a short metro ride from Newcastle and as well unspoilt beaches and beautiful bays overlooked by ancient monuments like Tynemouth Priory, it also has a vibrant cafe culture and lots of independent shops to discover. The Northumberland National Park is also on Newcastle’s doorstep; its dramatic landscape is simply stunning and the area feels very tranquil. It’s especially magical to visit at night, when Northumberland International Dark Sky Park is the perfect place for star gazing. The lack of light pollution means you can see the sky twinkle and sparkle like nowhere else in England.
Like any cosmopolitan city, NewcastleGateshead offers a varied mix of hotels, B&B, apartments and hostels with something to suit all budgets. If you’d rather spend your cash on going out than where you lay your head then check out Euro Hostel, Motel 1 or Sleeperz. You’ll be surprised at the quality you get for your money with these funky budget options that all have great locations in the heart of the city centre. For a more luxurious stay you could head for the newly built Crowne Plaza Newcastle, which offers excellent spa facilities to relax in after exploring the city. It also has its very own Gin Bar. The Vermont Hotel is one of Newcastle’s oldest and most sophisticated hotels and boasts Newcastle Castle as its next door neighbour. Hotel du Vin is also a popular choice; it offers elegant, contemporary rooms in an Edwardian building filled with character. It originally belonged to the Tyne Tees Shipping Company so expect a subtle nod to a nautical theme. If a cosy home from home is more your style, there’s a great selection of locally owned guesthouses and hotels in nearby Jesmond where a friendly Geordie welcome awaits you.
Newcastle has the highest ratio of restaurants per resident of any city in Northern England so you certainly won’t go hungry. Eating out on a budget is a doddle as loads of restaurants have happy hour in the early evening; this is especially popular in the plethora of Italian eateries across the city. For food on the go you can’t beat the tasty and filling burritos from Zapatista. You can also eat very cheaply if you head for the Grainger Market, a Victorian covered market in the heart of the city which offers everything from pizza by the slice to locally sourced oysters. The abundance of high quality local produce is something the city’s most revered chefs take advantage of and you’ll find sensational seasonal menus at the likes of SIX (located on the top floor of BALTIC), Artisan, Jesmond Dene House and Newcastle’s Michelin star restaurant, House of Tides, who’s chef is none other than Kenny Atkinson.
Just a couple of years ago NewcastleGateshead was voted 3rd place in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards for European nightlife destinations, behind only London and Berlin. And with two universities in town nightlife isn’t just for weekends – the bars and clubs are jumping most nights. The area between Central Station and the bottom of Grey Street is known as the Diamond Strip, the bars here attract a well-heeled crowd who aren’t afraid to splash out on their drinks. Most of them will end their night in clubs such as Livello or Tup Tup Palace or perhaps the new and rather trendy Aveika – a Japanese Restaurant and late night bar near the Quayside. Newcastle Quayside has an eclectic choice of bars and restaurants and due to quite a few new places opening up recently, it’s seeing a bit of a resurgence. The Bridge Tavern is probably the jewel in the Quayside’s crown. It has its own on site micro-brewery and a secret roof terrace where you can enjoy your pint under the canopy of the Tyne Bridge. For a much more cheesy night out you could head for the infamous Bigg Market complex of bars and clubs and dance to classic pop in Flares (be warned though, this is hen and stag party territory!), or check out the gay friendly bars in the ‘pink triangle’ located around the Life Science Centre. I’ve enjoyed nights out in all three spots over the years but these days I prefer the more laid back (read grown up) bars such as Alvinos, Lady Grey’s, dAt bAr, Lola Jeans and Pleased to Meet You which are located close together in the city centre. Head for Pilgrim Street or Grey Street and be sure to check out the side streets in between and you won’t go far wrong.
Getting There & Around
The very handy Tyne and Wear Metro is a great way to get around the North East, there’s even a stop at Newcastle International Airport so if you’re jetting in for your visit you can get to the city centre with ease. Newcastle is also very easy to get to from London by direct train, it takes less than three hours and the scenery along the way isn’t half bad! Being so close to the coast means you can even reach NewcastleGateshead by boat. DFDS Seaways sail in to the nearby port of North Shields from Amsterdam every morning.
It’s well worth following @altweet_pet on twitter for top tips about how to make the most of your visit. There’s also a friendly community of local bloggers who would be more than happy to answer your travel questions, just use #nebloggers. When you arrive in the city look out for local listings magazines The Crack (monthly) and NE1 (fortnightly) which will tell you what’s going on during your stay. The local tourist board, NewcastleGateshead Initiative, also produce a brilliant Pocket Guide and map, these are free and you’ll probably be able to pick them up at your hotel.
Newcastle has changed a lot in 50 years to say the least, but if you want a glimpse of a tougher era The Day of the Sardine will take you back to the early 1960s and the life of disaffected working class youth.
Michael Caine stars as the London gangster Jack Carter who returns to his hometown to investigate the death of his brother in the classic crime thriller Get Carter (considered by some the best British film of all time!). The film features plenty of shots from the region as it looked at the time, including from such iconic locations as the Newcastle Racecourse. For something more contemporary and light hearted try The One and Only.
Soundtrack to the City
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UK Power Networks (UKPN) has revealed plans to trial a new smart grid technology designed to smooth power flows arising from volatile renewable generation and new sources of demand such as electric vehicles.
The Faraday Grid system consists of an independent network of bi-directional power flow control devices, called Faraday Exchangers, that automatically maintain a target voltage, frequency and power factor.
Faraday Grid said the technology reduces the need for backup generation and balancing services and, if implemented at scale, can potentially double the amount of the renewable generation an electricity network can accommodate, thereby avoiding the need for expensive reinforcements.
According to the company’s website, Faraday Exchangers can also save money by replacing the functions of a number of different devices – converters, inverters, rectifiers and transformers – at a lower overall cost.
UKPN plans to install Faraday Exchangers within its London network in time to begin testing in spring 2019, becoming the world’s first electricity network to deploy the hardware.
“Energy systems around the world are going through unprecedented change to meet increasing demand for electricity in a sustainable way,” said Faraday Grid founder and chief executive Andrew Scobie.
“Renewable energy has a critical role to play and it is crucial it is delivered at the lowest cost, so that the transformative benefits of electricity can continue to be enjoyed by all.
“The Faraday Grid is specifically designed to ensure energy systems are equipped to meet society’s need for affordable, secure and clean energy long into the future.”
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It’s been a long summer break (actually it hasn’t but it seemed it), but we got through it and F1 is back this weekend with the Belgian Grand Prix. So this week on the podcast we get back to having a race preview of what’s got to be one of our favourite races on the calendar The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in the Ardennes Forest.
Also this week we’ve found out that Formula 1 themselves have started their own e-sports competition in conjunction with Codemasters with some very similar rules to a certain Formula Lee competition that we’ve been running for the last year!
There’s all the usual tangents as well and a Who’s A Total Shunt that comes down to… well we’re not going to spoil it here, so you’ll have to listen along with a couple of questions in the mailbag and the usual tangents.
No Dan this week as he was keeping the internet safe and working for us all and towards the end of the show, Paul mentions a motorsport charity that he’s had some involvement with and you can find details of here


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Andrew will be delivering a keynote at the Corporate Innovation Symposium on IBM’s Watson Developer program as well as his move from 12 years of startups to IBM late last year.
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We will focus on highlighting innovation taking place in various big companies and help to form strategic alliances between the corporate and startups ecosystem.
Lets’s face it innovation within large corporations is often slow and ineffective or very expensive. Management of this process is usually driven by short-term goals and influenced by internal politics.
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And now he’s back, and on the run from some international spies! Or so it seems, at least…
Of course, Martin hasn’t really landed himself in a real life action movie, he’s just picked up the wrong backpack. Those ‘spies’ chasing him? They’re just the parents of the kid whose bag he accidentally picked up, of course.
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A prisoner escapes from Dartmoor Prison and Anna’s secluded life living in a cottage on the moor with her family feels threatened. She’s physically distant from her husband and finds her teenage son’s internet use suspect and sinister. The question is, why? Anna has a secret in her past, one she fears still has the power to threaten her physically and emotionally. Meanwhile a young idealistic teacher begins a new job full of enthusiasm until one of her students attacks her in such a brutal way her life is changed forever.
What Lies Within is the debut novel of Tom Vowler, assistant editor of the literary journal Short Fiction and Associate Lecturer in creative writing at the University of Plymouth. The book is more than the usual psychological thriller, in fact I find it hard to categorise : it’s intelligent, subtle and sensitive, full of atmosphere and tension with a wonderful creeping menace that will keep you hooked until the end.
Throughout the story the past is the prism through which the characters face their present and their future:
‘But what it had done to her, the filter it left, through which all the future had to pass, had the permanence of granite.’
The story is split into two points of view: Anna and an unnamed first person narrator and at first they appear unconnected, but Vowler is totally in control of his story and when the two strands eventually collide the effect is both dramatic and satisfying.
Vowler writes in beautiful and understated prose that deftly and sensitively explores the difficult issues the book addresses. Your reviewer was particularly impressed by the way he handled the scenes depicting the sexual assault, as although the writing is visceral and disturbing it is never gratuitous. I also thought he captured the responses of other people to the attack with a clarity that really unsettled this reader as sadly they felt all too authentic. Vowler proves once again that it isn’t necessary to share the gender of your character in order to write with sensitivity and empathy.
Vowler is particularly strong in his descriptions of Dartmoor and I sense it is somewhere he knows well. The moor is more than just a backdrop to this story. The sense of unease and menace is compounded by the wild and lonely landscape. The moor is as isolated as the characters as they grapple with their past. The lack of intimacy between Anna and her husband is subtly reflected by the landscape and Vowler demonstrates great skill in the tender way he describes their relationship as it is pushed against the strain that threatens it.
As with every good writer the attention is in the detail and Vowler displays great skill in the way he focuses on the smallest of moments to provide a fresh and authentic voice. After the assault, our character is disgusted not by the physical scars the attacker’s left on her, but by the fact that he uses her bathroom and fails to flush:
‘How he didn’t flush it, that I had to hours later when I could bring myself to move. I used a whole bottle of bleach the next day, throwing the brush away once done. I have flushed it a hundred times since.’
One of the book’s themes is nature versus nurture and Vowler handles it well. The quotation at the beginning of the book by Henry David Thoreau leads us towards the book’s conclusion:
‘The question is not what you look at, but what you see.’
At the end though, I did feel that he veered just a little too close to cheating the reader. You won’t find any spoilers here, but I did question the character’s actions at the book’s conclusion feeling that they would have perhaps thought more carefully about certain aspects years before and saved themselves a lot of heartache.
Any Cop?: What Lies Within is an accomplished first novel. It’s a dark and unsettling read told with compassion and sensitivity that will leave you mulling over the implications long after you’ve finished reading.


God is the great Organizer. Creation reveals His organizational skills as He forms the heavens and the earth and then fills them with life. Throughout the process He creates systems (solar system, ecological system, reproductive systems, biological systems) which He has sustained for thousands of years.
The Lord gave Israel a number of systems during their first year while they camped at Mount Sinai: the sacrificial and Levitical priesthood systems; sanitation and dietary systems; judicial, social, and moral system; and Israel's entire cultural ethos. New systems for a new people.
Moving 2.5 million people through the desert requires another system. The Lord gives a system for that as well.
The Lord begins with a census, "Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers" houses, according to the number of names, every male individually" (Num. 1:2). He instructs Moses to designate one man from each tribe to assist him in numbering the whole community by their clans and families. The Lord has Moses create a banner for each tribe and positions each tribe in at a specific place around the perimeter of Tent of Meeting.
In Numbers 10 the Lord introduces an announcement system using trumpets. When two trumpets sound, the whole community is to assemble before Moses at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. At the sound of one trumpet the community prepares to move, and at the sound of the second trumpet the tribes camping on the east are to set out. His subsequent instructions give other signals designed to communicate different instructions to the entire community. He organizes His people as an army ready to march forward from Egypt to the Promised Land, using His systems for discipline and direction.
Every system God gives His people communicates His direction, reveals His care, and protects His nation from the chaos of the nations around them. His simple system of summoning and grouping His people works effectively for forty years as the community moves nearly fifty times in the wilderness.
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The driver of a VW Polo was killed in a head-on collision on Graceland Road in Secunda in Mpumalanga on Friday night, paramedics said.
At about 11pm, ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene and found the driver, a man believed to be in his 20s, was killed in a collision with a bakkie, ER24 spokeswoman Annine Siddall said on Saturday.
“Unfortunately, there was nothing paramedics could do to save the man and he was declared dead on the scene. The driver of the bakkie, a man believed to be in his 40s, sustained minor injuries and he was transported to Mediclinic Highveld for further medical care. Local authorities were on the scene for further investigations,” she said.
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Last month, you read about Kelsey Amara’s travels back to Guatemala, the country of her birth. She made her first return trip with her parents Margaret and Mark in 2004 and her second as a solo journey in 2017. The Amaras were one of the first adoptive families to travel with Cooperative for Education, but there have been many more in the meantime. And now there’s a specific experience – the Heritage Tour – for families connected to Guatemala through adoption.
Some things never change:
Below, check out Margaret’s perspective on returning to Guatemala!
Margaret Amara’s family journey with Guatemala started many years ago, but she always knew it would include returning to Guatemala. “When we chose the path of international adoption, we always knew we would someday take our daughter to visit her birth country,” says Margaret. The Amaras did their research, had many conversations as a family, and decided to return with their daughter, Kelsey, in 2004. “Our trip to Guatemala, when our daughter was 16, was the right age for her.” And traveling with Cooperative for Education was the right choice too because the tour was “very organized, comfortable, safe, and full of beautiful Guatemalan cultural experiences.”
Margaret says that she and her husband Mark were “observers of [Kelsey’s] discoveries,” but they did their share of participating as well. They carried textbooks, handed out pencils, interacted with students and teachers, and braved the bus rides on bumpy Guatemalan roads.
But those aren’t the memories that stick out in Margaret’s mind. She remembers “the gorgeous colorful clothes the people wore. The vibrant cheerful colors of reds, greens, yellows and browns were so uplifting to our thoughts… Those cheery colors spoke loudly about the people of Guatemala and their thoughts about their lives[:] happy, vibrant, optimistic, and joyful.”
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Margaret also vividly remembers “visiting the schools and the students, observing the Guatemalan culture first hand, and being able to directly interact with Guatemalans” as seen in this classic ‘save-for-the-embarrassing-wedding-slideshow’ shot of Kelsey dancing with a student at a Textbook Program school. (Sorry, Kelsey!)
But how did this trip impact the Amara family, especially Kelsey? “After the trip, I felt that our daughter was more comfortable with her identity… I think the trip helped her in a good way in her moving into adulthood, independence,” Margaret says.
And regarding travelling with Cooperative for Education (CoEd), Margaret says:
“Our family trip with CoEd was the absolute right way to introduce our daughter to her birth country… When visiting a foreign country for the first time with their adopted child, I recommend going with a known tour group. With the Heritage Tour, the participants get to enjoy, experience, and relish in all the beauty of the Guatemalan people and not worry about anything!”
For more on birth country travel, check out the webinar hosted by mental health therapist Tisha Way Gaynor of the International Adoption Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital: “Hopes, Fears, and Psychological Development: Things to Consider When Planning Birth Country Travel.” Just click the button below and fill in the form to get access!


Interwoven is an ongoing creative project involving local African Women hailing predominantly from Ethiopia.
Over the course of the last 3 years the Interwoven ladies have worked with facilitators from a range of backgrounds in; sewing, photography, stencilling and have visited a range of arts settings such as Ian Potter, Australian Tapestry Workshops, The Social Studio and Werribee Mansion.
Their most recent project with emerging CCD Practitioner Billie-Jo Whitbread involved the women learning a snap and shoot style of photography that explored visual perspectives on their own identities and their collective identities as African women living in Melbourne’s Western suburbs. The women have a fond appreciation of lush gardens and plentiful flowers and so experiencing Melbourne Botanic Gardens and the Rose Garden at Werribee Mansion inspired them to take a range of portrait style shots with some of the women in traditional garb. Some chose to hold objects of significance such as photos of themselves as young women and beautiful hand woven serving bowls. This process stimulated lively conversations around migration, their homelands and their current life in Melbourne.


Don’t sacrifice the benefits of improved equipment by missing the basics
Just a decade ago I would have found it hard to believe, but millimeter-frequency applications above 50 GHz are going genuinely mainstream. Wireless HD, 802.11ad wireless networking, 5G cellular, and automotive radar are high-profile examples of an important trend, supported by remarkable advances in semiconductor technology.
I’m not surprised at the existence of applications at these frequencies, but I am surprised that retail prices begin under $200 for Wireless HD, and radar options are available on fairly pedestrian cars, albeit the higher-end versions. Bringing this technology to the mass market at the price points required for large-scale adoption poses tremendous challenges in design and manufacturing.
The engineering challenges have been a little less daunting as more millimeter test equipment has become available with single-box direct-connection coverage to 67 GHz. Keysight’s recent introduction of the N9041B UXA X-Series signal analyzer breaks new ground, increasing direct coverage in coax to 110 GHz. The new signal analyzer provides low noise, good accuracy, and wide bandwidth—1 GHz for internal sampling and 5 GHz for external—to allow engineers to focus on their designs and measurement results instead of pulling together multi-part test solutions where calibration and repeatability may be in question.
However, all this hard-won (and rather expensive) performance can be compromised if you miss even one of the fundamental practices for good measurements at these very high frequencies. The millimeter range is generally defined as 30–300 GHz, with wavelengths down to 1 mm, and these tiny wavelengths are the heart of many problems and challenges.
Connectors are a good place to start because they exemplify so many of the ways that millimeter measurements will test you. Here’s a close-up of female and male 1 mm connectors, which are mode-free to more than 110 GHz.
Female and male 1 mm connectors. The center pin in the jack on the right is only one-quarter of 1 mm in diameter, generally too small for me to see without magnification. (Image from Wikimedia Commons)
The small size and precise geometry of millimeter connectors and cables demand special machining and fabrication. They are necessarily somewhat expensive and inescapably more delicate as frequencies increase and dimensions decrease. In a previous post I described their frequency ranges and intermating possibilities, and here I’ll note that, despite mechanical compatibility, all intermating and even same-connector mating still produces impedance problems that should be avoided wherever possible.
Perhaps the most important connection is the one at the front panel of the test equipment. Despite their delicacy, male connectors are better than the alternative at millimeter frequencies. The usual practice is to attach a female-to-female “connector saver” at the instrument, but this choice is complicated by the fact that impedance problems and loss through cables and connectors or adapters also get worse as frequencies increase. In some cases, it’s worth the cost and trouble of acquiring custom cabling with correct gender at each end, especially considering how precious power and performance are at these frequencies. Custom cabling also allows the cables to be as short as possible. Indeed, one tactic that is sometimes overlooked is to simply move the DUT and instrument as close to each other as practical.
The picture above suggests another area of best practices: connector care. These connectors do not appear obviously damaged or displaced, but some contamination is clearly present. Because of their tiny dimensions, special cleaning materials and techniques are needed for microwave and millimeter connectors. Connector gauges are also important to ensure that mechanical dimensions are within the tight tolerances that provide a reasonable impedance match. For more detail on torque and other coaxial connection issues and practices, see the classic (old!) application note Principles of Microwave Connector Care (AN-326), Keysight literature number 5954-1566.
Proper connector torque is another fundamental for good millimeter connections, and in a previous post on torque I discussed the mechanical essentials and ways to avoid damaging these pricey little parts.
Finally, given the connection losses in coax and the sometimes cumbersome physical implications of waveguide, you may want to consider external mixers. Keysight’s Smart Harmonic Mixers cover 50-110 GHz and make this approach much more convenient and accurate than previous mixers. They allow you to create a remote test head, placing the measurement plane right at the DUT. While they lack the IF bandwidth of the new UXA signal analyzer, they do allow non-millimeter signal analyzers to cover these high frequencies.
These fundamentals are hardly “basics,” but they’re straightforward practices to implement—and they’ll help you pass the tests you’ll face as your designs take you well into millimeter territory.


i’m the king of the bugfix
now is “NethServer 7 ready”
I put script in %post section of rpm package which add a file in /etc/sudoers.d/ if found nethserver version 7. The control check is into the php file too, if the version is 7 use “sudo smbstatus” instead of “smbstatus”
I have upgrade package but …
Nome Utente -> OK
Nome Host -> NOT OK
Indirizzo IP -> OK
My Nethserver 7 DC
[root@sogomail ~]# smbstatus -p
Samba version 4.4.4
PID Username Group Machine Protocol Version Encryption Signing
i’ll try to fix in the next release
Please, don’t create files in %post.
Revert https://github.com/carlominucci/SambaStatus/commit/2600d6b7c0a3e28ff96a9960718d54286f8ffa38 and add a file in the rpm package like in this example:
Amazing collaborative effort guys
I wonder if is safe to install the module?
SambaStatus for NethServer 7 is ready!!!
You can download and install from here http://minucci.net/nethserver/nethserver-sambastatus-7.0-1.x86_64.rpm
For NethServer 6.x you must use the old version. Found all version here http://minucci.net/nethserver/
Source here https://github.com/carlominucci/SambaStatus
Samba Status Module in nethserver 7
That’s a big news. I love the pic
I definitely love the pic, but his badge choice is the top!!!
@gecco thank you for the module and for being here!
Thanks for the module.
To install I just need to do this?
rpm -i nethserver-sambastatus-7.0-1.x86_64.rpm
and nothing else?
That should be enough, provided you have downloaded the rpm first and are in the directory you saved the rpm to.
[root@ns7 ~]# wget http://minucci.net/nethserver/nethserver-sambastatus-7.0-1.x86_64.rpm
–2018-10-03 21:18:28-- http://minucci.net/nethserver/nethserver-sambastatus-7.0-1.x86_64.rpm
Resolving minucci.net (minucci.net)… 126.96.36.199
Connecting to minucci.net (minucci.net)|188.8.131.52|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 6236 (6.1K)
Saving to: ‘nethserver-sambastatus-7.0-1.x86_64.rpm’
100%[======================================>] 6,236 --.-K/s in 0.001s
2018-10-03 21:18:28 (5.73 MB/s) - ‘nethserver-sambastatus-7.0-1.x86_64.rpm’ saved [6236/6236]
[root@ns7 ~]# rpm -i nethserver-sambastatus-7.0-1.x86_64.rpm
Why the “Share” tab is empty?
Currently I have 4 shared folders:
Locked Files shows just two (maybe the only used right now):
BTW… Wonderful module. Thank you @gecco !
“Share” tab is the result of the command
if you don’t have any active connection the tab is empty. Mayby i have to change the name of this tabs
Using windows 8,
Open an image file in a shared folder
I wait some moments
Run the command and check the “Share” tab
Both shows empty
Maybe I need to restart something?
I run Fedora28 and as soon I connect to a share, it shows in Sambastatus just fine…
Hm, as @robb reported, the command and the Share tab is working for me in Windows 10 and Firefox but if the command result is empty there may be another problem…
Thanks for your effort!
The machines joined to domain was not working for me because they’re not listed in
/usr/bin/net to sudoers and changed the command in the Joined.php template.
# # 30_nethserver_sambastatus # %srvmgr ALL=NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/smbstatus, /usr/bin/net
$command = "sudo /usr/bin/net ads search -P objectClass=Computer | grep 'cn: ' | cut -f 2 -d ' ' | sort"; $pc = shell_exec($command); $arrpc = explode("\n", $pc);


Dandelion roots have been used for medicinal purposes for a long time. So, when I was harvesting my greens for the pesto, I kept the roots too. I have to admit that pulling a dandelion out with the root intact is difficult, but even more rewarding than pulling a carrot out of the earth, and that's saying something! These ugly, white, slightly parsnipy looking roots are really good for you. They clean your liver and help with digestion. Plus, when roasted in the oven and infused into milk or water and sweetened with a little honey they make a lovely tea reminiscent of chicory and the Italian toasted orzo drink. That's to say, nutty, mildly bitter and round with a lovely dark colour, it is, dare I say a good, caffeine-free substitute for coffee (but then I'm not a coffee girl). To roast your dandelion roots, give them a good wash, then put them on a cookie sheet in a 325F oven, turning them over every 15 minutes or so for up to an hour. I found that I took some out earlier than others. The thin ones will get dark brown and toasty quite quickly, while the thicker ones will stay soft inside. You want them hard, crunchy and dark brown (see photo). When they're ready, cool them then grind them in a clean coffee grinder or with a mortar and pestle until they are coarsely ground. Infuse a teaspoon or so per cup in hot water or milk, strain, sweeten to taste and enjoy!
8 c Dandelion Greens (make sure they come from somewhere that hasn't been sprayed with pesticides, like your own backyard)
2 Cloves Garlic
1 t Sea Salt
1 c Toasted Walnuts
1 Lemon, Juice And Zest
⅓ c Olive Oil
- 1. Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Add 1/2 the washed dandelion greens to the pot, swirl with a pair of tongs and remove to a large bowl of ice water. Do the same thing with the remaining greens. Remove the greens from water and place in a colander. Squeeze the remaining water out of them and roll them in a clean kitchen towel. Place in the food processor with the remaining ingredients and pulse until well combined. Taste and adjust salt, pepper, garlic and lemon if you think it needs more. It will depend on how bitter your greens are. Check the consistency too, if you like it runnier, add more olive oil or even a little water.
Use the pesto for pasta, salmon, chicken, toasts, tomato sauce, etc. I usually freeze a few portions in an ice cube tray, when frozen, remove and place in a ziplock in the freezer. Then you have pesto to use whenever you need it!
- Now, get out in your yard and pick some dandelions! Then decorate your dining room table with some humble little yellow flowers while you wow your guests with pasta and dandelion green pesto and a warm cup of roasted dandelion root tea with dessert.


Robin: Your body is telling you that 162 is perfect for you and it is a weight that you can maintain. You have reached your goal. Congratulations.
It was none of my business telling you what to do. You know what is best
for you. I am sorry.
HW195 Jan /13
December 1st, 168 lbs. 27 gone 53 to go
New Years Goal 164 There I put it in writing
Exercise Challenge 12 weeks
Beginning November 29, 2013 SW169


The following statistic, from a study done by Albert Mehrabian, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at UCLA, is among the first things I tell every client. Known as the “7%- 38%- 55% Rule” it states that there are three elements to any face-to-face communication: words, tone of voice, and body language, and we are influenced by these things as follows:
• 7% of our influence comes from the words we say
• 38% from our tonal quality while saying it
• 55% by what our body is doing while we’re saying it
What does this mean? So often we think presentation and communication are about the words we say. In fact, it’s often far more about how we say them, and what our body is doing while we are saying them.
For example, we’ve all been introduced to the person who says, “Nice to meet you” with a fishy hand, a nominal smile, and an over-our-shoulder-to-see-if-someone-more-interesting/important/attractive-is-coming-in-the-room gaze. Contrast that with meeting someone who’s genuinely delighted to meet you.
Same words, very different message.
My goal in telling you this is to help you begin to consider the ‘global’ impact of your message—to understand the importance of managing every aspect of your presentation style.
• Knowing that listeners often remember just 7% of the words you say will remind you to choose language that’s precise, colorful, and concise.
• Knowing that 38% of your impact comes from your tonal quality will reinforce the importance of having your tone match your message: be authoritative, commanding, persuasive, entertaining, etc., depending on your objective.
• Knowing that 55% of your impact comes from what your body is doing while you are speaking will encourage you to focus on how you can best express commitment to, and enthusiasm for, what you are saying through your facial expressions, posture, and gestures.
Breaking down your message in this way makes it much easier to figure out what you need to do to capture your listener’s attention. You can ask yourself:
• Is my language flabby?
• Do I sound happy when I’m giving good news, or genuinely sorry when I’m apologizing?
• If I were on television—and the sound was off —would someone walking by the TV know from my body language that I was enthusiastic about or committed to what I was saying?
As with anything, the first step to creating effective change is awareness. Now that you have a greater understanding of the factors in play when you present yourself, you can begin to pick and choose, strengthen or minimize, bump up or play down each element to achieve the results you desire.
“My Name is Bond”
From time to time I teach presentation skills seminars for new hires at large corporations. Inevitably, at some point during my pitch the concept to a new firm, I hear, “Yes, but most of the time all these kids get to say in meetings is their name.” “ALL??” is my response. [At this point, I know the person I'm speaking might benefit from some presentation skills training, too.] Why? Because you are never “just” saying your name. Presenting the self is an opportunity.
The best example of this I can think of is, “My name is Bond. James Bond.”
Regardless of who’s saying it, Roger Moore, Sean Connery, or Daniel Craig, within that one sentence we hear a world of possibility.
In the same way, then, whenever you introduce yourself you need to say your name with such panache that your listener:
• remembers it
• is left thinking, “Wow, that guy was impressive….Am I supposed to know him?”
• is so knocked out by your ‘presentation’ he wants to get to know you better
If it helps, you can imagine you have ‘Q’ as your backup, an Aston Martin as your getaway car, and a cold martini waiting at home.
So whether you are sitting in an executive board meeting, standing up at the PTA, or shaking hands in an elevator, always give your name the VIP treatment that flags it as a ‘Marquee’ name for those around you, leaving them alive to the possibilities knowing you will offer them.
Useless Modifiers are Just That:
“It’s great, it’s amazing, it’s incredible, it’s so cool…”
Can you tell from the above whether it’s your boss talking about the new hotel he just stayed in, your co-worker telling you about her new car, or your teenager describing the new telephone he wants you to get him?
The only way we’ll believe your experience or product or skill set is amazing is if you tell us WHY. And it’s not enough to include the answers to the standard ‘reporters questions’: who, what, where, when, why. We need to know what did you see? Hear? Touch? Taste? Smell? How did it make you feel? What did it remind you of?
A good place to see people practicing this is on cooking shows. Because we can’t smell or taste the food, these chefs have to describe those elements in detail, “The smell of these cookies baking reminds me of sitting on my Grandma’s back porch watching the laundry dry on the line…”
As with most things, this is a skill that comes with practice. Initially, your practice will just be to notice when others are falling back on ‘great’ ‘amazing’ ‘incredible”. One place I hear this a lot is with actor interviews. A common interview question actors are asked when their new movie opens is, “What was it like to work with so-and-so director/fellow actor?” In these moments, unless there’s been some coaching, many actors fall back on, “He was great.” “He was amazing”…Granted these stock responses are understandable. They don’t want to say, “Oh my goodness, I was in hell.” What, then, could they do instead? What’s a safe answer that also highlights their intelligence? Tell us a story: “One thing I didn’t expect was his wicked sense of humor. He played the most ridiculous jokes on the entire cast. For example, one day he…” etc.
Once you’ve spent some time observing others, you will want to begin to notice your own habits. How was your day? Your sandwich? The movie? Have your friends challenge you. Can you get through each of their questions without using a single useless modifier? Once you accept the challenge, you’ll discover that it’s great fun—and they’ve started referring to you as a master storyteller.


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Redbird Volleyball Visits Indiana State
Nov. 11, 2011
NORMAL, Ill. -The Illinois State volleyball team (17-10, 9-6 MVC) will head out to take on Indiana State (13-14, 5-10 MVC) for its last conference road match of the season Saturday at 6 p.m. (CST) at the ISU Arena.
“Indiana State is in a position where they can qualify for the conference tournament and it is important for us to understand the mind set of our opponent,” said head coach Melissa Myers. “They are a low error team and very good defensively and from the service line. We know it will be a tough battle and we will have our hands full this weekend.”
Illinois State is coming off of a 2-0 finish last weekend for its first road sweep of the 2011 season, after defeating Southern Illinois (3-1) and Evansville (3-0). LeighAnn Hranka led the Redbirds after recording 18 kills and 14 digs against Southern Illinois for her tenth double-double (digs/kills) of the season. She continued to be dominant the following night and tallied 12 kills and nine digs. Hranka led all hitting and recorded hitting percentages above .200 in back-to-back performances. Jenny Menendez controlled the Redbird backcourt after compiling 49 digs in two matches. She averaged eight digs and marked a new personal-best 24 digs in a three-set win against Evansville. The performance also marked her eleventh match with 20-plus digs this season. Illinois State ranks in the top five in kills (12.97 per set), opponent hitting percentage (.168), assists (12.15) and blocks (2.28 per set) in Valley statistical categories.
The Redbirds will match-up against Indiana State for the second time this season, after defeating the Sycamores in four sets on Oct. 13. Indiana State has won three of its past four matches, including losing its most recent match to IUPUI in three sets. Molly Murphy led Indiana State with 16 kills and a .263 hitting percentage. She was the only Sycamore player to produce double-digits. Shea Doran added seven kills, two assists and two solo blocks and Kiya James led the defensive efforts with 21 digs. The Sycamores rank first in the Valley in service aces (1.30) and sixth in overall conference standings.
This will be the 56 meeting between the two teams, with Illinois State leading the series 50-6.
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EFFECTIVE 8/1/2008, GREAT's new adoption fee is $200, which includes registered micro-chip, solid color leash & collar, muzzle, & GREAT tag.
A greyhound can be a wonderful pet. They tend to be mellow, calm, quiet, and easy-going dogs. The breed is typically gentle and affectionate. Most require little exercise and are frequently described as the "world's fastest couch potato". The greyhound stands approximately 24 to 29 inches. Males are about 65 to 85 pounds; females are about 55 to 70 pounds. Greyhounds come in three patterns: solid, parti-colored (white with patches of another solid color or brindle), and brindle (a mixture of stripes of color). The colors are red, fawn, black, white, or blue (gray). Given proper care a greyhound can live to be 12 to 15 years old. Greyhounds available for adoption are usually between two and five years old.
Most greyhounds that have been racers have had limited exposure to children. Even though their temperament is very gentle and affectionate, due to the inability of very young children to understand dog safety rules, GREAT does not place greyhounds in households with children under the age of six. Also, because they have spent their racing careers in kennels, they are not technically house-broken, but they are kennel-broken, meaning they have been trained to eliminate outside and not to soil their kennels. Before a greyhound is available for adoption he/she stays with a foster parent for at least two weeks. During this period a schedule for "going-out" is established which sets a routine for the dog. Adoptive parents can reinforce this training by establishing a schedule and sticking to it. The organization will loan the adoptive family a crate (for a refundable deposit) for three weeks to aid in the dog's training. During the dog's stay with the foster parent their temperament is evaluated to see, among other things, what his/her reaction is to other dogs and small animals. The majority of greyhounds placed by GREAT live harmoniously with cats and other dogs. During this period they are also switched from a diet that consists of mostly raw meat to a diet of a pet store quality dry dog food. Their foster parents introduce new situations such as sliding glass doors, furniture, stairs, and windows and train them to handle such situations.
If you would like to find out more about adopting a greyhound, call the GREAT line at (813) 971-4732. If you wish to adopt a greyhound, fill out the Adoption Form online and submit it to GREAT. GREAT needs at least a week to review the questionnaire. All questionnaires are evaluated by the Adoption Committee. After the review has been completed and eligibility is established, a representative will contact you to arrange a time to meet you in your home for a home advisory. The home advisory is to answer any questions you might have and provide helpful information. Because of the home advisory, only applications from Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk, Pasco & southern Hernando counties in Florida can be considered.
The adoption fee is a $200 non-refundable donation. This fee includes a registered micro-chip, solid leash & collar, muzzle, and GREAT tag, and also covers spay or neuter surgery, teeth cleaning, an occult heartworm exam, a Parvo-distemper booster with Corona, a Bordetella and Rabies vaccination, and a fecal exam. Deworming is provided to all foster dogs and all dogs are started on heartworm medication. The state of Florida requires that all dogs placed for adoptions by a shelter are to be surgically sterilized within 30 days of the adoption. GREAT's policy is to handle this procedure before a greyhound is placed in a home. You will need to take the greyhound to your veterinarian within two weeks for an exam, heartworm preventative, and rabies license tag. This will be at your expense. After you have done so, you will need to mail your receipts to GREAT to fulfill that part of the adoption requirements.
There are books recommended for reading if you are considering adopting a retired racing greyhound:
ADOPTING THE RACING GREYHOUND
by Cynthia Branigan
RETIRED RACING GREYHOUNDS
by Lee Livingood
A COMPLETE OWNER'S MANUAL
by D. Caroline Coile
Procedure to adopt a greyhound
1. Click below and complete the Adoption Form.
2. Complete the application and submit.
3. Your application will be reviewed and processed.
4. Once the application is processed and the information is satisfactory, you will be called and a home visit will be scheduled. This meeting is to answer any questions you may have and provide helpful information about introducing the greyhound into your family.
5. Within 24 hours after the home visit, you will be contacted by the adoption coordinator and told whether or not you have been approved for adoption. If approved, you will work with your adoption coordinator on finding the best match for your home and family.


Protecting Your Customer List
Q: I am worried that one of my employees may want to leave soon and go to work for one of my competitors. Even worse is that I think he may try and take some of my best customers (or a list of my customers) along with him when he goes. There must be some way to stop that and I was wondering if you knew what that was? Thanks in advance. — Tony
A: The very nature of any small business is that your employees will learn plenty about your best customers: Who they are, their contact information and their needs, for starters. Employees will also likely have substantial contact with those valuable customers of yours.
That said, the first thing to understand is that, of course, your customers are not your property. They are free to hire whomever they want to provide them with the products or services they like. As long as your (former) employee did not illegally recruit the (former) customer, there is not much you can do about it in a free economy.
You may have noticed that the operative phrase here is "illegally recruit." Here is the general rule: An employee certainly can notify customers that she is leaving the employment of her company before she actually leaves, but the employee may not solicit her employer's customers while still working for your company. What is "solicitation?" That's what lawsuits are for, my friend! Solicitation is determined on a case-by-case basis.
After the employee has left the company, she is generally free to solicit the customers of her former employer, unless she uses the former employer's trade secrets to do so, or the customer information itself is a trade secret.
According to a typical law, a trade secret is information, including ...
"a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process, that derives independent economic value…from not being generally known to the public…and is the subject of efforts … to maintain its secrecy."
Note too that different states enforce trade secret laws to different degrees, but generally speaking, if you have made efforts to keep customer information confidential (your "compilation"), you can expect exiting employees to do the same. Many employees think that they can take customer lists with them when they leave, so you have to show them, and maybe even scare them into believing, that you sincerely consider your customer list to be secret and valuable.
In the future, you can more easily prevent employees from taking valuable customers with them if you have you employees sign certain agreements when they start their employment with you:
A Non-Compete Agreement: A non-compete agreement prevents employees from working for your competitors for a certain amount of time. Note that state laws differ (California for instance basically has done away with non-compete agreements), so you need to make sure all of these sorts of agreements are permissible in your locale.
A Non-Solicitation Agreement: Under the terms of a non-solicitation agreement, an employee agrees not to solicit any of your current customers or prospects. Employees are not prevented, however, from accepting your customers if the customer voluntarily chooses to go your former employee.
A Non-Disclosure Agreement: Also known as an NDA, this agreement states that in the course of their employment with you, employees will be learning confidential information (your customer list for example) and that they promise not to use it or share it with anyone without your permission for, say, five years.
Such agreements will go a long way towards preventing problems down the road. A great place to find some is Nolo.com.
Today's tip: The key to making your customer list a trade secret is to make sure that it contains non-public, confidential information such as key contacts within the company, the company's particular requirements, and so forth. Then take efforts to keep it confidential and tell your employees that it is confidential.
© 2010 Steven D. Strauss, www.MrAllBiz.com