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Omnicell's Automated Medication Dispensing System Honored With 2010 Best in KLAS Award

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Omnicell, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMCL), a leading provider of system solutions to acute healthcare facilities, today announced that KLAS, a prestigious healthcare research firm, has named Omnicell's OmniRx® automated dispensing system the recipient of its 2010 Best in KLAS award for Automated Medication Dispensing Units for large hospitals with more than 200 beds. The "Best in KLAS" ranking is given to the vendor scoring the highest position in its category and is a special recognition for vendors in market segments that have the broadest organizational impact for hospitals and clinics. Additionally, Omnicell was awarded Category Leader for OmniRx for hospitals under 200 beds as well as Category Leader for Pharmacy Automation Medication Carousels for its WorkflowRx™ and carousel.

The 2010 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Medical Equipment marks the fifth consecutive year that Omnicell has received the top KLAS ranking for OmniRx. This is the first year that the Automated Medication Dispensing Cabinets (over 200 beds) market segment winner has been awarded the "Best in KLAS." Previously, winners in this segment received Category Leader awards.

"A major investment in medical equipment – whether for diagnostic imaging, pharmacy automation or another vital area – is a significant, often costly, endeavor for any healthcare organization," said KLAS President Adam Gale. "This annual report, recognizing medical equipment vendors that have shown a unique dedication to their customers, is intended to help providers wade through all the options and identify vendors and solutions that are the best fit for their organizations."

This year OmniRx as well as WorkflowRx and carousel received the highest "overall satisfaction" scores to achieve the overall top ranking for their categories. Omnicell achieved the highest ranking in both the Automated Medication Dispensing Units (over 200 beds) and (under 200 beds) market segments in the "buy again" category with 97 percent of hospital executives indicating that they would purchase Omnicell's medication dispensing cabinets again and 88 percent of WorkflowRx and carousel customers saying that they would buy the product again.

OmniRx automated medication dispensing systems are designed to increase patient safety and improve workflow efficiency. Key features in OmniRx products include guiding lights technology, SinglePoint™ proprietary software for a secure and easy method of stocking up to 100 percent of a patient's medications in a single location and Anywhere RN™, which allows nurses to remotely access the Omnicell cabinet and manage medications from anywhere in the patient care area. Omnicell's carousel with WorkflowRx software includes a powerful, automated inventory management system to increase productivity and reduce costs in the central pharmacy. Seamless integration provides greater control and tracking of medications, improves dispensing accuracy and enables dynamic reordering of all pharmacy stock.

"It is a tremendous honor to be recognized by KLAS with the top award in our category for the fifth consecutive year as it validates Omnicell's commitment to provide solutions that exceed customer expectations," said Marga Ortigas-Wedekind, Omnicell vice president, global marketing and product development. "This resounding endorsement for both OmniRx and WorkflowRx and carousel demonstrates that our solutions for pharmacy and nursing are highly valued by our customers."

Omnicell has now received KLAS awards for three of its products in four separate categories. In addition to the awards for OmniRx and WorkflowRx and carousel, in December Omnicell's OmniLinkRx® received the Category Leader distinction for Medication Order Management Systems in the 2009 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services report. OmniLinkRx received this award in the first year the product qualified for ranking.

About Omnicell

Omnicell, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMCL) is a leading provider of systems to enable healthcare facilities to increase operational efficiency, enhance patient safety and allow clinicians to spend more time with their patients.

Founded in 1992, Omnicell's medication-use solutions include complete automation systems for the central pharmacy, anesthesia workstations for the operating room, dispensing cabinet systems for nursing units, and safe, secure medication transportation and verification systems to the patient bedside. From a medication's arrival at the receiving dock to its dosing to the patient, Omnicell systems store it, package it, bar code it, order it, issue it, and provide information and controls on its use and reorder.

Omnicell supply product lines provide a healthcare institution with comprehensive supply chain solutions that result in fast, effective control of costs, capture of charges for payer reimbursement, and timely reorder of supplies. Products range from high-security closed-cabinet systems and software to open-shelf and combination solutions in the nursing unit, cath lab and operating room.

About KLAS

KLAS is a research firm specializing in monitoring and reporting the performance of healthcare vendors. KLAS' mission is to improve delivery, by independently measuring vendor performance for the benefit of our healthcare provider partners, consultants, investors, and vendors. Working together with executives from over 4500 hospitals and over 2500 clinics, KLAS delivers timely reports, trends, and statistics, which provide a solid overview of vendor performance in the industry. KLAS measures performance of software, professional services, and medical equipment vendors. For more information, go to, email, or call 1-800-920-4109 to speak with a KLAS representative.

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Today® Sponge Returns to Store Shelves in Canada

BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Mayer Laboratories, Inc., a marketer of high-quality contraceptives and the exclusive distributor of the Today Vaginal Contraceptive Sponge for the US, Canada and the EU, announced today that the Today Sponge has been re-launched in Canada.  Today Sponge is now available exclusively at all Shoppers Drug Mart locations in Canada. Shoppers Drug Mart has 1,149 stores in nine provinces and two territories in addition to Pharmaprix in Quebec.

In May of 2009, the Today Sponge returned to store shelves across the United States in more than 20,000 drugstore locations including CVS, Walgreens, and Rite Aid.  It quickly became the #2 best selling Female OTC Contraceptive in the United States and is the fastest growing brand in this category.

Originally introduced in 1983, the Today Sponge affords the freedom and flexibility of 24 hour contraceptive protection, and offers a safe, effective, hormone-free birth control alternative for millions of women.  The Today Sponge has been a popular over-the-counter birth control method for women, with over 150 million sponges sold since its introduction.

According to David Mayer, CEO of Mayer Labs, "We are pleased to re-launch the Today Sponge in Canada. The Today Sponge is an important hormone-free birth control option for women and has always remained popular with many advantages. The recent interruption of distribution was not due to product quality or lack of consumer interest, but was the result of the previous owner's bankruptcy." Mayer Labs will be supporting the product with a national marketing campaign to inform women of the product's return. Suggested retail price for a 3 pack box - C$18.49-$18.99.

About The Today® Sponge

The Today Sponge is a soft polyurethane sponge containing nonoxynol 9, a spermicide used by millions of women for more than 40 years.   The Today Sponge prevents pregnancy in 3 ways:  1) by blocking the sperm's path 2) by absorbing the sperm and 3) by continuously releasing nonoxynol 9, which quickly kills the sperm on contact. For more information including effectiveness, directions and warnings visit:

About Mayer Laboratories, Inc.

Mayer Labs is an innovative, California based company with more than 20 years experience in marketing and distributing high quality contraceptive and reproductive healthcare products in the United States, Canada and Europe. Mayer Labs' products include Today Sponge, Kimono brand condoms, and Aqua Lube personal lubricants.  For more information visit: Today® is a registered trademark of Alvogen, Inc.

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Over 350 Industry Professionals Explore Antibiotic Reduction, Sustainable Farming at BIOMIN Asia Nutrition Forum in New Delhi

Over 350 Industry Professionals at ANF India10 November 2017 – The BIOMIN Asia Nutrition Forum held at Hotel Novotel in New Delhi on October 25, 2017 attracted over 350 enthusiastic participants from South Asia. All attendees were accorded a grand welcome at Hotel Novotel by the BIOMIN team on October 24, which was followed by a welcome dinner.

Held every two years, the Asia Nutrition Forum is the premier scientific assembly for connecting with peers, fostering partnerships and exchanging information, experiences and best practices.

BIOMIN strongly believes in giving back to the community and the Asia Nutrition Forum is a platform for connecting experts, researchers and academics with the customers.

On October 25, customers were enthralled with the performance of ‘Gatka’ a traditional form of combat training in which wooden sticks are used. This traditional Sikh martial art form is popular among the masses and is recognized as a sport nationwide.

Following this performance, Edward Manchester, Regional Director, BIOMIN Asia-Pacific gave a brief introduction about the significance of Asia Nutrition Forum.

In his welcome speech, he said that the venue for this year’s Asia Nutrition Forum in India is special, as New Delhi represents the rich historical and cultural heritage of India.

“The Asia Nutrition Forum is acclaimed as the credible platform for knowledge sharing and has consistently shared invaluable technical knowledge for the betterment of the industry and this series of seminars are held across Asia every two years,” Edward Manchester stated.

Moderating the series of technical seminars, Dr. Sujit Kulkarni, Managing Director, BIOMIN India said that the Asia Nutrition Forum acts as an agent of change. “This event is significant and the theme for Asia Nutrition Forum ‘Driving the Asian Protein Economy’ shows how BIOMIN is committed to sustainable development,” he said.

Following this, he introduced the first speaker to the customers and marked the beginning of series of technical seminars.

Dr. Theo A. Niewold, PhDLivestock rearing without antimicrobial growth promoters

Dr. Theo A. Niewold, PhD, Professor Nutrition and Health, University of Leuven, Belgium in his technical session pointed out that there is increased awareness on gut health and stated that antimicrobial growth promoters are on the way out.

In his session on “Livestock rearing without antimicrobial growth promoters is perfectly possible using anti-inflammatory feed compounds and feeding strategies” Dr. Theo A. Niewold informed the audience that non-antibiotic anti-inflammatory compounds i.e. natural products rich in bioactive compounds have similar positive effects minus the disadvantages.

Explaining about the causes of inflammation and various types of inflammation in his presentation, Dr. Theo A. Niewold said that anti-inflammatory compounds promote growth and pointed out the process of intestinal anti-inflammatory reflex and the intestine’s complex and dynamic ecosystem.

“Encapsulation is needed for concentration in small intestines to have anti-inflammatory effect” he said and emphasized the critical role that biomarkers can play in developing anti-inflammatory feed compounds.

Dr. Robert F. WidemanProbiotics as alternatives to antibiotics

In the next session “Probiotics as alternatives to antibiotics for treating lameness due to bacterial infections in broilers”, Dr. Robert F. Wideman, Jr., PhD, Emeritus Professor, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, USA explained how various experiments have proved the effectiveness of probiotics as alternatives to antibiotics.

“Probiotics decrease the incidents of lameness by 50% and studies have proved that there is significant reduction in bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO)” he said pointing out a study.

“Probiotics stimulates and protects mucous and it is a proven thing that probiotics can provide effective alternative to antibiotic for reducing BCO lameness,” he added.

Health secrets of the gut

Dr. Daniel Petri, PhD, Global Product Line Manager Microbials at BIOMIN, in his session on “Health secrets of the gut” explained in detail the key role played by gut and pointed out that intestinal microbiota influence the immune system of the host with long lasting effect. “The gut is the largest component of the immune system, and so gut health is crucial,” he added.

He described how the gut quickly gets colonized by microbiota from the environment and informed about the high risk of colonization with unwanted microbes in newly hatched chicks. “Protective gut microbes are not yet established in these chicks and so they respond slowly and hence they are at high risk,” he added.

Protein for all

In the post-lunch session, “Protein for all”, Dr. Pavan Kumar, Animal Feed/Soy Meal Manager, U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) gave key statistics on the protein consumption in India with comparative figures in other developing and developed countries.

“Chicken meat is the most affordable animal protein and there is no doubt that appropriate intake of protein will result in stronger India,” he added.

Dr. Pavan Kumar suggested that all poultry entrepreneurs should adopt at least two villages in their vicinity and educate the people about the importance of protein consumption and its benefits.

“Creating awareness among the people in India about protein consumption is the need of the hour and this will have a positive effect resulting in win-win situation,” he concluded.

Feed Converter-Gift to gut health

Dr. Sudipto Haldar, Agrivet, Kolkata in his session on “Feed Converter-Gift to gut health” underlined that an uninterrupted mucous layer is important and said that the condition called ‘dysbiosis’ affects the small intestinal mucous layer, which in turn negatively impacts productivity.

“Dysbiosis also alters intestinal fluid dynamics, dynamicity of gut microbiota and gut health,” he said and underlined that when the gut health is not good, the immune response system redirects protein away from muscle development to tissue repair. “The intestinal system is the engine that drives all others,” Dr. Sudipto Haldar said.

He stressed that phytogenic feed additives have enormous potential and informed that PFAs have anti-bacterial properties, improve nutrient digestibility and increase fluidity of cell membrane. “Phytogenic additives cut down the cost of gut immunity. A good gut gives good return,” he remarked.

The role of R&D for an organization to become a pioneer

Dr. Eva Maria Binder, PhD, Vice President Research, ERBER AG in her session on “The role of R&D for an organization to become a pioneer” told the participants about the ERBER Group R&D process and the history and growth of BIOMIN over the years. “Our R&D is basically this: breaking things down to molecules so that we exactly measure how our products work, and that is how we stand out and are unique,” she added.

Explaining in detail about how BIOMIN became a leader in mycotoxin management, Dr. Eva Maria Binder said that the strong R&D team helped the firm to become a pioneer in many areas.

“We are collaborating with about 200 universities and research institutions and our entire operations is R&D based,” she said and informed about the company’s R&D activities, for example nutrigenomics and precision farming.

With this session, the series of technical seminars, which was highly informative in content came to a close. Thanking all the speakers, who came from the US, Belgium and Austria, Edward Manchester, Regional Director, BIOMIN Asia-Pacific said that the sessions offered a fresh perspective on the alternatives to antibiotics.

“The sessions were wide-ranging and highlighted scientific inputs in the respective areas. I encourage the participants here to try and follow these valuable inputs and suggestions in their operations,” he said in his concluding remarks.

He also thanked Dr. Sujit Kulkarni for the excellent arrangements in making the Asia Nutrition Forum, a huge success among BIOMIN customers in South Asia.

Following this, Dr. Hannes Binder, PhD, Managing Director at BIOMIN in his special address thanked all the speakers and the participants for their support. “BIOMIN is committed to provide excellent products and service to drive the Asian protein economy,” he pointed out.

Apart from hundreds of participants from India, customers from other South Asian countries like Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka too participated in the New Delhi leg of the Asia Nutrition Forum.

Towards the end of the event, Dr. Sujit Kulkarni, Managing Director, BIOMIN India conducted an interview with Dr. Hannes Binder and Dr. Eva Maria Binder to let the customers know about their career path hand in hand as scientists. Participants were enthralled by the interview, in which both the top executives shared their life journey with ERBER Group.

On a specific question on BIOMIN’s future plans for India, Dr. Hannes Binder told that the continuous overwhelming support of BIOMIN customers in India and South Asia would encourage them to set up a production facility in India at the right time.


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Bioregional Assessment Explorer

The Bioregional Assessment (BA) Explorer is a mapping tool that displays results of the bioregional assessment for the Maranoa-Balonne-Condamine subregion. Results for the GalileeGloucesterHunter and Namoi subregions will be added as the assessments are completed.

What will you see in BA Explorer?

BA Explorer displays information about how groundwater levels and surface water flows might change as a result of coal seam gas and coal mining development. Results are reported as probabilities – the percent chance that a specified change will happen. Users can choose to show changes that have a 5% chance, a 50% chance or a 95% chance of happening.

The zone of potential hydrological change is the area where changes in groundwater or in surface water cannot be ruled out (which means there is at least a 5% chance that change will exceed thresholds).

Ecosystems, represented by landscape classes, and water-dependent assets are overlaid on this zone. Overlaps indicate where further work using more detailed local-scale information is needed to understand whether there will be impacts and how large they might be.

The Bioregional Assessments (BA) Explorer is a mapping tool that can be used to visualise results of results of the bioregional assessments.

Tips for using the BA Explorer

  • Look for the ‘MORE INFO’ links and tabs for definitions and more detailed explanations.
  • For the landscape class query, look for the tab titled ‘LANDSCAPE PROFILE’ to understand how much of a landscape class may experience changes in water. Results for relevant hydrological response variables are available for download as a csv file.
  • For the water-dependent asset query, look for the tab titled ‘ASSET PROFILE’ to understand how much of an asset may experience changes in water. Results for relevant hydrological response variables are available for download as a csv file.

Technical details

Ruling out impacts

The assessments rule out impacts on water resources and water-dependent assets in areas that are very unlikely to experience hydrological change (areas with a less than 5% chance of change). Within the zone of potential hydrological change, there may be changes in groundwater drawdown or surface water flow, but this does not necessarily mean that assets or landscape classes will be impacted. Further local-scale investigation may be required to understand these impacts. Governments, industry and the community can focus on those areas that are potentially impacted and apply local-scale modelling and knowledge when making regulatory, water management and planning decisions.

Changes closer to the surface

BA Explorer shows the modelled extent of groundwater drawdown in the regional watertable. This is where most ecosystems and assets source their groundwater. Information on the potential changes to deeper aquifers can be found in the technical products.

Point-in-time assessment

Bioregional assessments are based on information available at a point in time. Up-to-date information on water-dependent assets (such as streams and bores) and landscape classes may be available from their original sources. Check the details of each assessment to understand the data and methodologies used, the assumptions made and the gaps in available information.

Variations of results between technical products and BA Explorer

There may be some small differences between the results displayed by BA Explorer and the results reported in the impact and risk analysis (product 3-4) and outcome synthesis (product 5). These differences arise from minor changes in the calculations required for rapid display on BA Explorer.

User support and documentation

BA Explorer is designed to be used alongside the other products of the bioregional assessments. Reading the outcome synthesis (product 5) will help you to understand results on the BA Explorer.

BA Explorer presents the data contained within the impact and risk analysis database of each assessment. The impact and risk analysis database documentation provides details and explanation about the databases, their structure, and the naming of tables and columns.

See the technical products and methodologies to understand how the information has been developed.

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How Young Entreprenuers Founded A Magazine

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Magazine founders Amanda Nicole Abrams on the left, Fatiah Rebbekkah far right, with a friend in the middle

The Black Star News speaks with the two founders of The Morgan Magazine. The official launch date is September 20 at Jay-Z's 40/40 Club.

BSN: Tell us your story: when, why and how did your business get started?

Amanda: Ever since I was a little girl, in the 4th grade to be exact, I wanted to own and run my own magazine. I will never forget, it was a class assignment to write an essay to tell your story, about your parents, siblings and what you do outside of school.

So, my mom, who helped me with all my projects, helped me because I came up with the bright idea to put my essay in the form of a magazine. I had so much fun doing that project, it was then that I decided I want to have my own magazine when I grow up.

Fatiah: When I was a teen I became one of Teen Vogues IT Girls, in taking part in that I knew one day that I wanted to be an Editor of a Publication. Shortly after I became an intern at different Fashion Brands and soon after a Celeb Stylist which fell into Creative Directing, in hopes that one day I will earn the title of an Editor in Chief of a publication if I work hard enough. In working with other publications it kind of pushed me to want to make that dream a reality sooner. I became annoyed and nearly fed up with how some publications functioned also I hated how they treated me.

I wanted to kind of show people that I was ready to take on that title even if I give it to myself.

Fatiah: I walked inside from a shoot with a publication I worked so hard for, let's not forget to mention it was a favor to help them grow which means I was not being paid. They totally threw me under the bus and left me out to dry almost making me look beyond unprofessional. That for me was the last straw I am known for being great at what I do as a Stylist I couldn't allow this to be something that would happen again so I walked in pissed telling my mom how I want to start my own publication, ranting on and on about how I keep making others great and not doing more for myself.

Amanda: It just so happen that, I walked in making my big announcement on how the doors are officially closed on a business I ran for the past 8 years. I was ready to embark upon a new journey, and that is when it dawned on me my dream of running a publication for all these years, and now it was finally time. I knew with the right people by my side this could work. As I was ranting on and on, my mother rudely cut me off to tell me, that my sister and I will do this together, yes. She said we will, it was not a question but a command. So it was then, April of 2014 that Fatiah and I brainstormed all night about the name, the content, the team etc.

BSN: Tell us about The Morgan Magazine

Amanda: Well The Morgan Magazine, has put together an amazing, and dynamic team of professionals. We have all put our minds and resources together to create issue number one. The Morgan Magazine's first issue is almost more than we dreamed of. We are set to launch September 20th at 40/40 Club in NYC. We already have taken part in other businesses overseas making sure to spread the brand as far as possible. Things have taken off and we can say that this is just the beginning.

BSN: What is the mission of your business?

Amanda: At the core of The Morgan is creativity and self expression, individuals must know the importance in self expression, it is not only a need it is a must. The core qualities of The Morgan is, Self Expression and Individuality. Our mission and vision is not only to be a successful publication, but to communicate artistry and individuality to our peers to be a living testimony that age does not define when to begin something new. The Morgan Magazine values Human Rights and people not being defined by age. We also as young woman are active supporters of Girl Scouts, we do not consider ourselves as role models but a living testament of being true to who you are. Also that you do not have to be a product of where you are from.

BSN: How do you embody your brand in your business every day?

Faith: We always make sure to shine a light on young men and woman who are achieving their goals and dreams to set as an example that age does not define success.

BSN: How do you communicate your brand visually? Tell us about your logos, imagery, colors, typography.

Amanda: We give you a little bit of class and sass. For example our logo as you can see it is elegant in its simplicity but we always make sure to spice it up with pizzaz and color. If you look on our website you can see the logo paired with a young fun artsy background as well as our speciality logo we use for invitations or letter heads our logo is always paired  with something fun, young, and artistic. We feel that it shows how we are all artistic and love to express ourselves through art.

BSN: Tell us about the process of crafting your brand.

Amanda: We did not work with any designers or any agency, proudly we created everything on our own. We evolved rapidly and carefully of course with a bit of organic spices aha! We wanted to launch after Septembers 2014 Fashion Week to make statement. Thankfully but surprisingly we were on the same page in what we wanted before we actually began which made things fall in line with ease. As far as shoutouts go we want to thank Apple and all its devices for allowing us to multi-task and make The Morgan come alive.

BSN: How do you see your brand expanding?

Faith: We expect our brand to grow and evolve because we as a team always project forward, we constantly think of what is next after the next. Not only will we give our audience what they crave but we feel compared to our competitors we are a little out of the box. Honestly, the core of our brand is who we are as individuals making it that much easier to stay true.

BSN: What are the biggest challenges your business faces?

Amanda: The biggest challenge we face in our business is that we are two people who run and own the same brand, two people equals different minds which at times do not agree. Not to mention that we are also sisters! Yet that challenge is what makes us great. Because two minds are always better than one.

BSN: What would you advise a budding entrepreneur?

Amanda: Start now!

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School Groups and Volunteers Plant Trees at The State Arboretum of Virginia. The arboretum received a grant from the Virginia Department of Forestry's Urban & Community Forestry Program to improve and extend the forest at the front entrance. By spring of 2013, volunteers and school groups will have planted 150 trees that will provide wildlife habitat for many years to come. Participating groups include The Nysmith School for the Gifted, Rappahannock High School, Saplings, Inc. (a non profit tree planting group), the Front Royal Tree Stewards, and the Master Naturalists.

The Nysmith School for the Gifted
Nysmith students plant trees
Students pull a tree out of its pot.

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Dirty hands for a good cause.

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A chestnut oak settles into its new home.

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The whole group busy at once planting 20 oaks, tulip poplars, and sweet gums.

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John Wu, Jill Brown, and Maulik Patel finishing planting pawpaw seeds.

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Mini Crane is multi-purpose lifting equipment that finds various applications in different sectors for lifting and carrying heavy goods. We, Sabin Enterprises is the leading Mini Crane Manufacturers, manufacture high performance Mini Crane with a wide array of features. We offer three types of cranes that come with special features and the speed range varies from 18 to 300m per min according to different models. Sparrow Mini Crane is one such type of Mini Crane that comes with a winch, which can be friction roller driven or gear box driven. As per the needs of the customers, Mini Cranes come with a friction lining or electromagnetic breaks. Our Hydraulic Mini Crane is highly acclaimed in the industry making us one of the most reliable Mini Crane Manufacturer in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

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Are you having difficulty remembering things? Memory problems, whatever their cause, can have a significant effect on your quality of life. Losing your memory can make you look like you are irresponsible or incompetent, cause you to perform poorly at your job, and cause you to let down those you care about. Employ some tactics from this article to assist in memory retention.
If you are trying to learn a great deal of information, studying in many different spots will help your brain hold into your memory. This prevents you from associating the information with one particular setting, which helps to instill it more deeply within you. Simply put, learning things in different locations makes it much easier for your brain to convert information into long-term memories.
Rid your mind of negative thoughts in order to improve your memory. Studies show that people who are stressed or who have negative thoughts suffer more from memory loss than other people. Your doctor can be a great resource for methods of relieving stress.
Even though your brain is not a physical muscle, it does need regular workouts to keep it sharp. It has been proven in studies that playing puzzles will help fight off senility.
Spend a moment to establish a relation between the information you are attempting to put to memory to some already established knowledge. When you build ties between new and old information, it will help you retain the new information in your memory. In addition, the task of discovering a suitable relational link is apt to benefit your memory itself!
Go to your local library to get books to boost your memory. There are thousands of well-researched, straightforward books available in a variety of topics related to memory. Many of these books are written by respected leaders in the field, yet are easy enough for anyone to understand.
Make your memory stronger by taking ginseng. Studies have indicated that its ingredients can help your brain grasp and retain information. It has additional overall health benefits, as well. Another natural ingredient which has been scientifically proven to improve memory loss is green tea.
Profound memory loss is a tragic consequence of aging for many people. A great way to prevent it, particularly in demented patients, is using prescriptions.
Information should never be crammed into your brain. To be more effective, make several study sessions to break up the information intake. Don't try to memorize everything in one sitting. Your mind will be overwhelmed, and you will not remember the information for very long. Make time in your regular routine for study sessions so you'll be in the habit of recalling the information that you need.
Learning doesn't end once you have your college diploma, so commit to lifelong learning. If you do not learn always, your memory section of the brain will begin to decay. When you do need to remember things, it is going to be harder.
By incorporating these tips into your own life, you now have the ability to retain and form memories. This will help your life in a variety of facets. Hopefully these tips provided you with some excellent advice so you can begin to enjoy your improved mental capacity.

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How You Can Talk To Your Partner About Your Depression

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It can be hard to overcome depression, whether or not it is genetic in roots or induced by circumstances. Though when you have the correct information as well as help to overcome depression, you will be able to do anything. The information offered here will steer you in the right direction to cure your depression.
Avoiding all sugar types can actually help lessen your depression. Compared with complex carbohydrates, these simple sugars are absorbed more quickly into the bloodstream. This will result in an initial energy burst followed by a crash of fatigue and depression.
Stay up with your social activities. If you feel depressed, you might feel like you do not want to do some things. It is still crucial to do them, though. Keep doing what you normally do. Giving up your regular routine will just make your depression worse.
Don't let yourself get trapped in a downward spiral of depression. Focusing on the negativity in your life will make your depression worse. Always think positively, and surround yourself with people who share a positive attitude.
Meditation is something you might want to consider to help you manage your depression. There have been many studies on the positive effects of meditation on your mood. Not only can it lift your mood, it can also lower blood pressure.
Dress well in order to feel more confident and lighten your mood. Go out, and dress nicer than you normally do. You don't even need a specific reason such as going to church or to a club, do it simply to feel better about yourself. Dressing up and making yourself look attractive goes a long way in helping you feel great and eliminate depression.
You may not exactly be depressed if you just feel somewhat down about an event in your life. Seek the advice of a counselor or other professional to get a proper diagnosis.
Buying a journal where you can pen out your emotions and feelings into is a good purchase when you suffering depression. Expressing your feelings and thoughts on paper might help you start to feel better. You should be able to recognize some common patterns. This can help you see the things to exacerbate your emotions and what you can do to mitigate them.
It may be a cliche, but fresh flowers can help lift you up mentally. From the bright colors to the pleasant aroma, the healing power of flowers is not nearly as trite as it may sound. In order to truly benefit from this simple technique, go out and buy some fresh flowers for your home.
It is important to comprehend what depression is. Depression is not only mental, but it is physical too. When you have been stressed and anxious for a period of time, this can cause the brain to reduce the amount of serotonin it produces. When this happens, the symptoms of depression will worsen. Anti-depressants encourage serotonin production in the brain, and for this reason are prescribed for those with depression. There are also a number of natural methods which can boost your serotonin levels. Make sure you get an adequate amount of sleep every night, regular exercise and eat a diet that is balanced and healthy. Also be sure to avoid caffeine.
In some cases, depression can be hard to defeat. Do not allow yourself to believe that it isn't possible, however. Make a commitment to do everything in your power to overcome it. You now have some great tools and tips to help you live a happier and healthier life.

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Disgusting Hope not Hate uses Jo Cox murder to beg for money and attack Nigel Farage

Trade union sockpuppet, Hope not Hate, have again tried to use the tragic murder of Jo Cox as a campaigning tool in an email which must surely disgust even their most devoted supporters.

Hate not Hope's chief executive, Nick Lowles, has sent an email to supporters asking for donations to a memorial fund which he will get a share of, linking her murder to the EU referendum and attacking Nigel Farage. He also plugs an article he's written for the Newsweek website in which he again attacks UKIP and Nigel Farage.

This disgusting little man has - three times now that I know of - used the murder of Jo Cox as a campaign tool in the last 24 hours. This is at a time when both sides of the EU referendum campaign (UKIP included) have agreed to suspend campaigning as a mark of respect for the death of this lady. Not only is Nick Lowles unwilling to respect that decision, he is even seeking to profit from it by urging people to donate to the fund that he will share.

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Bloomfield College Dean's List Announced
In October, these accomplished students (having achieved Dean’s List in both the fall and spring semesters) will be honored at a ceremony.
Jasmine Mans to Headline Poetry from the Margins at Bloomfield College
On February 20, the College will host Poetry from the Margins. The event will feature a poetry performance by spoken word sensation, Jasmine Mans.
Bloomfield College Partners with Newark’s Pillar College
Two of the founding members of the Newark City of Learning Collaborative (NCLC), have partnered on the matriculation process of Bloomfield College students seeking a master’s degree in counseling from Pillar.
Bloomfield College Alumni Support NJ Students Through Non-Profit
After observing how many parents were financially unable to provide their children with basic educational necessities, the generous brothers devised a plan to launch a non-profit.
Bloomfield College Hosts Teams in Global Game Jam 2018
42,792 people registered in 804 jam sites located in 109 countries this year. Bloomfield College was New Jersey’s second largest jam site, with 67 participants who made 19 games in under 48 hours.
The Company @ Bloomfield College Announces Contemporary Dance Show
"Dance Your Story" will open its doors on Friday, February 9, at 7:00 p.m. A reception will be held at 6:00 p.m.
Bloomfield College is Now a CISCO Networking Academy
“Adding Cisco Academy status to our B.S. in Network Engineering program will give students access to the premier provider of networking software and education, beyond the important theoretical foundation provided in our courses, and state-of-the-art equipment,” said Carolyn Spies, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Korean Festival 2012

In an event that is becoming an annual celebration, the Korean students from the ITPS division hosted a festival on the Quad that included authentic foods, a mock wedding ceremony, traditional Korean dances, games, contemporary music sung in both Korean and English, and calligraphy.

All the food had been prepared by the Korean students from the Global Internship, TICKET and MAST programs. Jap-chae, a dish prepared with glass noodles; bulgogi, which is Korean bar-be-que; sanjeok skewer, a kabob-style dish with vegetables and meats; and bibimbap, known as a taste of harmony served with hot pepper sauce, were among the many dishes available to the College community. “These students have been preparing food for a week,” says Dr. Peter Jeong, vice president for ITPS.

The diners were treated to a wedding ceremony in which one of the Korean teachers explained the ceremony and its traditional rites. The bride and groom sit on opposite sides of a table after bowing to each other’s families and seal their vows by sharing a drink. The groom’s mother tosses nuts into an apron the bride and groom form to foretell the number of grandchildren she may expect.

Two dances were performed, a drum dance by a solo performer and a fan dance performed by a trio of performers. As they danced, the traditional skirts whirled around their feet in a rainbow of color. The dances were quite graceful and mesmerizing to the audience.

The younger generation also got into the act by performing contemporary rock songs in both Korean and English. While dancing was performed on the stage, a group of students replicated the moves off stage, obviously enjoying the similarities in the pop culture.

This event is eagerly anticipated by the college community each year and draws a huge crowd. “Sharing our cultures is one of the hallmarks of Bloomfield College,” says President Richard Levao. It was most certainly a delicious and educational way to spend an afternoon.

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An Overview of improving sales probability on Amazon

Selling, maintaining and advertising on the Amazon platform demands a distinctive approach to success. Ranging from the application of varied resources to sophisticated strategies; it necessitates a holistic approach towards upholding a prosperous position on this marketplace. Adding on to the stress and strain, the marketplace is absolutely competitive, resulting in the optimization to be a complete challenge. Central concepts of contesting these challenges happen to be Product dicoverability and Product Buyability.

Let’s start off by defining these concepts:

Discoverability – A product’s discoverability is its ability to be found on the Amazon platform from the consumer’s point of view. It is important to remember that Amazon SERPs are product oriented and sellers have limited entitlement of increasing product sessions. Therefore, overall it is the product which needs to be focussed on. Increasing the discoverability can be related to driving traffic in terms of traditional marketing.

The following is an example of an Amazon SERP for the keywords ‘chandeliers for living room’:Untitled

As seen from the results, the product ‘Prop It Up Antique Design Brass Chandelier – 5 Lamps’ is listed among the best sellers and is also the first product on the result page. Amazon shows the product price range and the number of other offers (other sellers) on the SERP itself, which further promotes the purchase decision in any consumer. In a product like chandeliers, the product design plays an extremely vital role and probably that is the reason why the display of the SERP is in the tiled format clearly showing all designs. Motivating discoverability is dependent on many factors that are portrayed on the SERP including:

  • Image quality
  • Discount rates and offers
  • Reviews rating
  • Any tags that have been achieved (e.g. best seller)
  • Payment information

All these factors together can be well dealt with in the optimization process and as we will see later on, all marketing activities eventually form a cycle whereby each process is inter-dependent and linked with the others.

Buyability – Product buyability is based on two metrics:

  1. A seller’s percentage of total buy box ownership
  2. Traffic conversion on a product page

To better understand this, let’s take an example of a corner table. Suppose this corner table received a total of 100 orders in a month. The first metric of buyability focusses on having the highest share of the total 100 orders. The second metric of buyability is highly driven by discoverability and and overall optimization practices.

Taking a closer look at the SERP for chandeliers:

The SERP itself shows options for other sellers as well, but at this point, the buy box is with Prop it up. Looking from the perspective of this seller, buyability will be to continue having the buy box.

Discoverability is directly related to Amazon SERPs and buyability is most relevant on the product detail pages. Both these concepts are inter-related and form a cycle – sustaining a high position of sales for a particular product.

The major goal of all marketing optimizations on the Amazon platform is to increase the conversions from all the sessions on a product i.e. receiving a higher conversion fraction from total number of sessions. Two prime ways to do so are based on the metrics of product buyability.

  1. Buy box ownership: Getting a higher number of orders is directly related to your buy box share. The higher your buy box ownership percentage, the more orders you get and as a result more revenue is generated.
  2. Product Page Optimization: Conversion rate optimization (CRO) needs to be brushed up with minute practices and best strategies such that once a customer has landed on the product page, nothing convinces him/her to leave without ordering. Robust tactics should be implemented in describing the product page content – title, description, image quality and placement, etc. Take a look at the product page of the best seller for the chandeliers:

 Each aspect of the product detail page has been well explained on this product. Images have been provided in good resolution from various angles. The title of the page is complete including the brand name, product name, product type and product size. Good number of reviews and ratings are highlighted. The price and delivery details are also appropriately listed. Bullet points have been all utilised giving all the information that would answer the questions arising in any consumer’s mind regarding purchase. Detailed information on designing a product page can be found here.

Before investing ample time and resources on product page design and optimisation, it makes absolute sense to first grab a good share of the buy box ownership. Otherwise all these efforts will be directed towards a competitor’s offer. The question is when to start strategizing buyability according to metric 2 – conversion rate optimisation?

To start off the process, you must first dig into your sales performance reports and pick up your top performing products based on the following criteria:

  • Number of orders: Identify the products that have got the highest number of orders and then analyse on the reasons – which may include high number of sessions/page views or a higher buy box share.
  • Sessions: Look at the ASINs that have been receiving the highest number of sessions and analyse the buy box share for them. Marginal changes in the buy box share for ASINs with high sessions can result in a good number of orders.
  • Revenue: Again, working on minute changes for the buy box with products generating revenue in the higher range make pay off with significant results.

On performing this analysis, you might find quite a number of your products overlapping in all the above categories. These are the products that you should focus on performing the maximum CRO techniques, followed by the products falling individually on the top of each category. Select these products for optimisation processes.

The overall process can be summarised as a two stage process:

  1. Win the buy box
  2. Improve conversion rate

Elaborated work on these two basics are sure to drive your sales at good speeds and heights!

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Have you ever noticed the first perfect boating day comes completely unannounced? It’s 40 and cloudy. It’s 40 and cloudy. Add 22 more days of 40 and cloudy. Then, on a Thursday: sunny and 72! “Boss, I’m (hack, hack) sick. I’ll be in Monday, for sure.”

Your boat was nicely winterized. What could go wrong? Before 8 a.m. you’re in the garage, yanking the winter tarp off the boat, moving the wheel chocks, raising the garage door, hooking up the truck and rolling out the driveway headed for the ramp. No way this day’s gonna escape you.

As you pull out of the drive onto the street, there’s an awful sound: You slam on the brakes, get out and find you neglected to tilt the engine up. Now the skeg is bent, but not a lot. The prop is also bent, but not a lot. Two “not-a-lots” make one spectacular “awful,” trust me. Blocking the morning commuters, you try to tilt the engine, but there’s no response from the cowl button. Up into the boat, off with the console cover — no key. Back to the battery, where you discover you disconnected the negative cable for the winter. You hook it up quickly, turn the battery switch to ON, tilt the engine, turn the battery switch to OFF. You wave at all the late commuters, and off you go.

At the ramp — it’s Thursday, remember — there’s no traffic. You swing a big arc and back down the ramp as though you’re a big-rig trucker. As soon as the bilge pump kicks on, you’re grateful you haven’t released the winch, because you have to haul the boat back out to install the drain plug. Back down the ramp, release the boat, tie it to a pier post and watch the single loop on the bow cleat pop off. Retrieve the boat using a branch, retie it, toss in your safety-gear bag, park the truck and trailer, run back to the boat, jump in, tilt the engine. It won’t. Battery switch! You switch it to ON, the engine tilts ever so slowly down.

When you turn the key on, the voltmeter shows 8 volts. You call and ask your wife to swing by the nearby auto-parts store to get you a new battery on her way to work. She does. You yank the old one out, install the new, turn the key to ON. Still 8 volts. The engine barely cranks over. She got a bad battery, obviously. You jump in the truck, blaze to the same store, swap batteries, go back to the boat and hook it up. Still 8 volts. Then you notice the corrosion on the negative cable, so you scrape it clean, reattach it with a star washer and voila, 13 volts.

You turn the key again — nothing. The gauge doesn’t move and a warning buzzer beeps. The safety lanyard is dangling free! Reattach it and the beeping stops, but the engine won’t turn over. The battery connections are fine; you rechecked. It’s 10 a.m. now, and the day is waning. You study the gauges; you turn the key. Nothing. The shift lever is in forward. Did you bump it? Move it into neutral. Aha! The engine cranks over with alacrity. You’ve already expended more energy than you would have at work, so you might as well enjoy the day.

In another scenario, everything happens the same until the point where the “engine cranks over with alacrity.” It doesn’t. You squeeze the primer bulb, engage the primer, crank the engine over. God love it, it tries to catch and run, but it’s not happy about it. The combusted fuel smells awful. You remember reading on the stabilizer can — the one you poured into the tank when the boat was in the garage, just before you put the winter tarp on — that it would preserve fuel for two years. It’s only been six months, for cryin’ out loud! You take the engine cover off, shoot starting fluid into the air box and the engine starts. And quits. Repeat effort, repeat result. The gods are not with you today. You dejectedly float the boat onto the trailer, snug the winch, tilt the engine, haul it home and bemoan losing a day’s wages without a suntan to offset it.

Want to avoid these scenarios, which I see a half-dozen times a year? Last things first: Fuel stabilizer does the engine components no good unless it’s run through the engine before it gets stored. If you have a 50-gallon tank that you add stabilizer to, it will take over a day for the stabilizer to become miscible with the fuel. Then you need to run the engine to get the treated fuel through the carb jets or EFI components. Otherwise, whatever you have in the fuel system will be garbage by springtime, and nothing helps my (taxable) bottom line more than rebuilding powerheads where aged, untreated fuel was expected to function. Fuel-system rebuilding is lucrative, too.

Make a checklist for yourself. Don’t even think of leaving the driveway until your voltmeter shows a full 12 to 14 volts (your gauge isn’t exactly precise) and your warning check buzzer works. You can tilt the engine up and down. With a flush attachment on your garden hose, you can start and run the engine, bring it up to normal operating temperatures, check for functioning thermostats and a smooth-running engine. Make sure the gas fill cap is on and tight. Look for abnormal leaks coming from anywhere around the engine. Check that the boat drain plug is in, the battery cables are clean and tight, you have an up-to-date safety kit on board, the engine is in its trailering tilt position and the battery selector switch turned to OFF.

Enjoy your day off next time, Ferris.

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(89 replies, posted in Creative)

Thats so cute that you can do stuff like that with him. Train him well.

(15 replies, posted in Fans)

Well as far as I know its in the books. As the Nulls weren't even mentioned in the first RC book. So to me that means that it wasn't in the video game.

Its still funny! I think I'll put it in my locker wink

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Very nice ner'vod. Looks like you had some fun. I think its boss to have armor and a buy'uce. ( ooh i hope i spelled that right. Im tired after finishing so much homework.)

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Books! Language is beautiful, even when being brash and crass. You can create special effects with your imagination that no computer or special effects guy will ever come up with. And once you watch a movie all you are is alone again, but a book, is personal. You hold it, touch it, smell it and they can surround you and my simply looking at them can bring a whole world and memories of where and when you read it right back. Oh yes. Books hands down.

Vinyl (records) or Cd's (digital too).?

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Hey guys! I am back!

Its a long story, but I got grounded, then my brother ( can't we be rid of them??) found a way to bust up the computer. But Now that all is resolved. big_smile What's going on?

Oh ok. Sorry if i was being one of them.

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Welcome back! I'm not sure if I met you or not but I'm happy you're here if i did or not!

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Happy Birthday guys! I don't think 24, 33, or 27 is all that old anyway! Its not years, but the miles. Or mind set for that matter.
My birthday was in May, and I turned 17!

Explsions are fun! Why does it matter if he used 1, 2 or ten rockets. Just because you don't agree that doesn't mean its wrong does it?

I don't have much Fett in my life, per se. I have an action figure and the bobble head. I hope my mom or someone gets me the fat head beacuse I just think that would look spiffy next to my computer big_smile

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Rogue was startled when she landed on the stone courtyard. Two lizard like creatures rushed toward her, and tried to put something into her neck.

"NO! She shouted. She felt clean of memories save her own, and it wasn't ready to just have others again. "You can't touch me. I'll kill you."

"Don't worry lovely." The critter said. "I ain't going to touch you, just the soul crystal. We were warned about you ahead of time."

"Whats going on?" Rogue demanded.

"You'll see."

There was a sharp and intense pain as the soul crystal embedded itself in Rogue's spine. She could not help but cry out.

"Ah quit your whining." The lizard said. "Everyone gets one here in Gerridar." And with that the strange disfigured being lifted Rogue up and dragged her to a room. "Here listen to the Countess. Im sure you'll be enlightened." And with that he shut the door, leaving her in a small room save nothing but a stool.

Soon Rogue found out what the creature had meant by the countess. She was a striking woman, yes, but what caught Rogue's attention was her message. Truely it was a lot to take in all at once, but that did not matter. The message hit home. And Rogue was most definately intreagued. This could be a new life for her here. She didn't need to have such a complicated past anymore. And she could have power. Power that came from her internal strength, not just from someone else. Yes, Rogue was very interested.

So she left  the small room, looking for her way to get to Tesba. There seemed to be a stable of sorts not to far away. And there didn't appear to be any faster way to get any where, so she went into the stable.  She looked around, but didn't see much. Since it was desert, she wanted something that would work there. "Excuse me?" She asked the figure that had his back turned to her. "Do you have any camels?"

"Yessss" said the figure, who was yet again some creature or mutation that Rogue had not seen before. "One Jussst came in. You may take it."

"Thanks." She replied and went in the direction that he pointed. She climbed on with just the hint of sturggle, but then took off towards the safe zone.  It didnt take long for her and the camel to fall into a nice rhythm. She almost felt that it was a quite nice new experience. She laughed as along the way she passed some man trotting along the way on a donkey. She wasn't going to break stride, nor did she know how, but as she passed she saw the look of discomfort on his face. She chuckled to herself.

As she entered Tesba, she could hear many murrmings of all the different goings on of the area. There was talk about a sandworm, but Rogue didin't know what that was. So she dismounted and left the camel where it seemed all the other animals were. She wondered what to do next. But she was a bit tired from the ride so she decided to go into the bar she just saw and at least rest and have a drink.

*I hope this is ok with everyone. Sorry for my lateness.*

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Name: Rogue ( Anna Marie)
Age:   25
Job:  X men member
Realm: Earth ( the not too distant future where mutants have appeared)
Abilities:  Rogue is able to absorb psyches and abilities of individuals or several beings at once. In the case of super powered individuals, she absorbs any extra abilities they might possess. This absorption usually leaves its victim weakened, and sometimes unconscious. Their powers may also be temporarily weakened or removed. This transfer is usually temporary, lasting for a period of time relative to how long contact is maintained. If Rogue holds on to her victim for too long the victim may die. Most often this process happens instantly when Rogue touches someone.
Appearance: http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc27/rogue_r/X-men-Rouge.jpg

Rogue walked the halls of the large mansion. It was late and everyone else appeared to be asleep. This was the time that Rogue liked the best of all, where it was quiet and she didnÃ¢Â€Â™t have to worry. Well, worry as much. She always had nagging thoughts inside her, some she was certain did not come from herself.  The weight of those that she had touched still lived with in her.  Many years had passed for some, but time didnÃ¢Â€Â™t matter. Some now just were a part of her.  She allowed her thoughts to wander, and as they rested on the thought of Gambit, something strange, even strange to Rogue, happened.  An odd hole opened underneath her, all full of spiraling blues and whites. As she fell into the vortex, Rogue  could feel the old memories leave her. She felt the strength and other powers she had gained from Ms. Marvel leave her. She continued to fall, and soon she just felt like Anna Marie, a girl from Mississippi. It was just her once again.

Fett has much to do with himself. He knows that the Vong would never allow the way of life that he has known to continue. I think it is as much as self preservation than a code of honor. It just makes more logial sense to fight the invaders, who want to fight you.

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Hmm.. last time I checked I was 5'6". But I'm done. Thats all I'll ever be.

Finally got to see it yesterday and it was AMAZING! I'll fight anyone who doesn't like this movie.

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Not alone Si Titran. I liked some of them too. Some I didn't, like Leia's buns.

Oh wow. That is so cool!  You did a good job regimas. Looks like so much fun.

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Oh I love those movies so much. I've always read the books and loved them. I only wish I got to see them on the big screen.

So many movies from books totally mess up the story line, and while LotR does change somethngs, its tolerable, and sometimes for the best.

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Least favorite character? I would have to say Count Dooku. He's supposted to be this powerful Sith apprentice, be so big and bad for basically starting the Clone Wars in all, but in the end he's just a pawn and puppet and thus deserves his demise.

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Thanks! I've got a spiffy  nice avatar now too. I'm sure i'll like it here.

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I love action movies! So many to choose from.

Terminator 2 is a good one. I also enjoy True Lies because it is trying to be over the top and silly at the same time. The Matrix triliogy always puts me in a good mood too.

(30 replies, posted in Fans)

I think most scary movies aren't all that scary. I think mine is Psycho. The black and white makes it creepier.

(313 replies, posted in Fans)

Thanks! Its a line by Boba.

(35 replies, posted in Fans)

to quote Han Solo "Ancient weapons and hokey religions are no match for a good blaster at your side" I'll take a nice pair of WESTARS any day.

(313 replies, posted in Fans)

So many clever signatures. I don't know how i could but a value on them all.  I'm new but, how do you like mine?

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Avatar request page? Is that the link on the header? How do you post a picture?


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The tastiest raspberry and macadamia vegan brownies

The Wholehearted Cook Dani Venn treats you to this delicious vegan dessert recipe.

Check out this recipe from Dani Venn, The Wholehearted Cook.

Ingredients (makes 12)

2 medium sweet potatoes cut into 5cm rounds (Approx 4 cups)

1 cup / about 20 medjool dates, seeds removed

1 cup almond or hazelnut meal

1/2 cup raw cacao powder

1/2 cup arrowroot / tapioca flour

1 cup nut butter (almond, hazelnut, peanut)

1/4 cup raw sweetener (maple syrup or rice malt syrup)

A good handful of frozen berries

1/2 cup macadamias, roughly chopped

Line a 30 x 20cm baking tray with baking paper, preheat fan-forced oven to 180 degrees

Place sweet potato in a large steamer for 20 minutes or until very soft, remove from steamer and place in high-powered food processor along with dates. Process on high until completely combined and mixture is smooth.

Remove from food processor and add almond meal, cacao, flour, nut butter, raw sweetener and stir well to combine. You can do this in the food processor however don’t overwork the mixture or it becomes a bit gluey and pasty. I like to throw in the raspberries and macadamias in last and give them a little mix into the batter to just combine.

Add mixture to baking tray and smooth out the surface. Place in oven and bake for 20 – 25 minutes. When cooked, remove from oven and allow to cool slightly before cutting into squares.

Do not peel sweet potato to retain extra nutrients

You can find medjool dates in the fresh food section of your grocer or supermarket, if you can not source fresh dates, you can use dried however they may need to be soaked in warm water prior to use.

Brownie should be still soft and fudgy when removing from oven although look for a slightly hardened surface to know its cooked through.

Store brownie in an air-tight container

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Janus, Jaroslav

Janus in Slovakia's Olympic Camp

According to NHL.com, 2009 Lightning draft pick Jaroslav Janus, a goaltender out of Erie of the OHL, is participating in Slovakia's pre-Olympic camp this week. Janus, a 6th round pick this year by Tampa Bay, is unsigned at the moment, but can re-join the Otters as an overager next year or go to Russia if not signed for goaltending depth by the Lightning this summer. Janus was a second round selection of Lokomotiv Jaroslavl in this year's KHL junior draft.

Janus was named the top goaltender at this past World Junior Championships for Slovakia. In 2007-2008 he was named the Otters' Most Valuable Player. He went 25-20-4 with 3 shutouts this year for Erie with a 3.24 GAA and .908 save percentage.

Complicating matters for Janus this summer in regard to signing with the Lightning is the fact Tampa Bay no longer has an ECHL affiliate and prospects Riku Helenius and Dustin Tokarski are expected to man the nets in AHL Norfolk.

Other goaltenders at Slovakia's camp include Colorado's Peter Budaj, Montreal's Jaroslav Halak, and former Nashville Predator Jan Lasak.

Best Draft Since 1998?

It's almost impossible to beat the haul the Lightning got in 1998 (Vincent Lecavalier, Brad Richards, Dimitry Afanasenkov, and Martin Cibak), but I think the Lightning might've just completed their second best draft in team history. They already completed a first in history making a pair of first round picks on night one of the draft with Victor Hedman and Carter Ashton, so they were on their way already.

However, their second and fourth round selections really put this draft over the top. Richard Panik is a big time gamble, but he's going to a very good program in Windsor and will be playing for Bob Boughner. On pure talent, he could be even better than Ashton if you can get his head on straight, and he'll be in the environment in Windsor to facilitate that.

And, we love that Alex Hutchings pick. Absolutely love it. You got a hockey player who can play center or wing. Good skater. Good hockey sense. He can pass. He can shoot. He mucks well for a little guy. He just knows how to play the game. It's shocking he fell into the Lightning's lap in the fourth round, and in getting Hutchings the Lightning completed a very successful first four rounds where they got 4 of the top 48 rated prospects by THN and 4 of the top 60 by Red Line. That's in a deep draft, no less, so they got a lot of quality.

The goaltenders, Zador and Janus, seem like a reaction to Karri Ramo's defection. Zador's got to get playing time, but he was a first rounder in the OHL Priority Draft in 2007, so he's got raw ability. Janus made his name at the WJC's and had decent statistics for Erie this season. Because Janus was an overager, he'll probably only have one more year in junior. Zador probably gets two. You're just wishing and hoping one of them develops the way Ramo did when the Lightning took a sixth rounder on him out of Lahti.

I have a feeling the Lightning got some value out of that Gotovets pick. I'm guessing if his name was Johnson or Wilson, he might've gone a couple of rounds sooner, but teams are terrified of the KHL poaching their players. Yes, there's a danger if Gotovets develops he could be poached by Dynamo Minsk, but he's already taken the step of coming over to Shattuck and he already speaks pretty flawless English. I don't think you make that commitment and go to an Ivy League school like Cornell only to turn back around and go back to Belarus, and I have yet to hear about anything glaringly wrong with his game other than the fact he's pretty skinny. He'll be a darkhorse to watch over the next few years.

The only regret is that the Lightning didn't find a way to get an offensive defenseman or two into the system. That'll be something they'll need to look at next year, and they'll certainly continue to try to flesh out their forward depth. Getting Ashton, Panik, and Hutchings was a whale of a start, though. Very good draft. I suspect they get at least three NHL players out of this group.

Evidently, Janus would've gone to Russia to play in the KHL if he hadn't been drafted, and he wants to play pro this season and not go back to junior. That's an interesting problem for a Lightning organization that has Riku Helenius and Dustin Tokarski all but inked into the lineup in Norfolk next season.

Jaroslav Janus

Out of Organization
Presov, SVK
2009 Draft (R6/#162)
Last Team:
Bratislava (KHL)
Projects As:
Depth goaltender

Draft Info

Draft Status:
Draft Year:
Drafted By:
Tampa Bay Lightning
Pick No.:
Draft Team:
Erie (OHL)

Contract Status:
Waiver Status:
Waiver Exempt
Contract End Status:

signed with HC SLOVAN Bratislava through 2017-18 season; becomes unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2017

Scouting Report

Scouting Comments:

Lightning Director of Amateur Scouting Jim Hammett: "Janus has got a little bit of (Dominik) Hasek to him, a little more flipping and flopping; a pretty flexible kid."

Player statistics powered by www.eliteprospects.com

 Season Team League GP GAA SVS%      Playoffs GP GAA SVS%
 2003-2004 HC Presov U18Slovakia U1814 - -|
 2004-2005 HC Presov U20Slovakia U201 7.00 .837|
 2005-2006 HC Slovan Bratislava U18Slovakia U1837 2.89 .910|Playoffs8 2.34 .925
  HC Slovan Bratislava U20Slovakia U2013 2.46 .922|
  Slovakia U17WHC-17- - -|
 2006-2007 HC Slovan Bratislava U18Slovakia U1835 2.51 .906|
  HC Slovan Bratislava U20Slovakia U2024 2.17 .935|Playoffs1 7.28 .800
  Slovakia U18WJC-185 3.14 .921|
  Slovakia U18WJAC-194 2.57 .928|
 2007-2008 Erie OttersOHL48 4.40 .892|
 2008-2009 Erie OttersOHL49 3.24 .908|Playoffs5 4.21 .898
  Slovakia U20WJC-207 3.20 .900|
 2009-2010 Erie OttersOHL13 2.81 .918|
  Norfolk AdmiralsAHL13 2.07 .922|
 2010-2011 Norfolk AdmiralsAHL9 3.64 .872|
  Florida EverbladesECHL27 3.06 .912|
 2011-2012 Norfolk AdmiralsAHL34 2.36 .914|Playoffs4 1.69 .937
 2012-2013 HC Slovan BratislavaKHL47 2.17 .928|Playoffs2 4.03 .867
  HC Slovan BratislavaET2 0.99 .963|Playoffs0 - -
  Slovakia Deutschland Cup2 2.00 .943|
  SlovakiaWC2 3.00 .875|
  Slovakia (all)International9 2.79 .884|
 2013-2014 HC Slovan BratislavaKHL41 2.86 .898|
  HC Slovan BratislavaET5 3.15 .905|
  HC Slovan BratislavaNadezhda Cup1 1.01 .963|
  SlovakiaWC1 1.50 .960|
  Slovakia (all)International3 2.16 .921|
 2014-2015 HC Slovan BratislavaKHL25 3.01 .891|
  HC Sparta PrahaCzech5 4.56 .848|Playoffs3 2.95 .888
 2015-2016 HC LitvinovCzech39 2.51 .913|Relegation1 2.77 .864
  HC LitvinovChampions HL3 1.00 .968|
  HC LitvinovCzech Q- - -|Qualification8 1.60 .923
 2016-2017 HC LitvinovCzech39 2.02 .931|Playoffs5 3.13 .892
  Slovakia Deutschland Cup2 1.92 .937|
  SlovakiaWC1 0.00 1.000|
  Slovakia (all)International4 1.71 .931|
 2017-2018 Bili Tygri LiberecCzech10 3.08 .882|
  Bili Tygri LiberecChampions HL5 2.32 .923|

Player statistics © www.eliteprospects.com
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Boutin, Jonathan

Falcons Recall Smolenak, Boutin and Waugh

The Springfield Falcons have announced the recall of LW Radek Smolenak, G Jonathan Boutin and D Geoff Waugh from Johnstown of the ECHL. In addition, the team has reassigned LW David Spina to Johnstown of the ECHL.

Through 6 games in Johnstown this season Smolenak has 2 goals and 6 points with 6 penalty minutes and a -4 rating. A 3rd round pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, Smolenak was rated the 9th best prospect in the organization in Bolt Prospects' Preliminary Rankings for 2006-2007. Boutin expectedly returns to the Falcons after going 0-2-0 in the last week with a 3.07 GAA and .919 save percentage. Waugh, who just recently cleared up work visa issues which had plagued him after strong showings at Lightning and Chiefs camps, was even in 2 games played with the Chiefs with 2 penalty minutes.

Boutin/Waugh Assigned to Johnstown

[url=]According to[/url], goaltender [url=jonathan-boutin]Jonathan Boutin[/url] and defenseman Geoff Waugh were reassigned to Johnstown of the ECHL following Springfield's victory tonight against Lowell. Boutin has not seen game action thus far in the regular season with Sean Burke in Springfield and Waugh has been struggling with work visa issues.

Commentary: Veteran Mentorship

Let me start this commentary by throwing out some Lightning trivia. Did you know the maximum number of appearances made in an NHL season by a goaltender the Lightning drafted is 16 by Zac Bierk? Did you know that in total goaltenders drafted by the Lightning have made 94 total appearances, 382 less than Nikolai Khabibulin alone? In fact, did you know John Grahame has played in more NHL games (122) than every goaltender drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning combined? This week the Lightning signed goaltenders Jonathan Boutin and Gerald Coleman to entry-level deals in hopes of turning the tide on 13 seasons worth of draft futility between the pipes. Both could have talented careers as pros, but something troubled me this week that I want to talk about. The team has been floating the trial balloon that both goaltenders may split time in the team's ECHL affiliate in Johnstown. Let me explain why I think that trial ballon should be shot down, flogged, lit on fire and then buried.

Boutin/Hrdel Sign

As expected, [url=]the Lightning have announced the signing of G Jonathan Boutin and LW/C Zbynek Hrdel to three year standard entry level deals.[/url] Boutin will now battle with [url=]yesterday's signee Gerald Coleman[/url] to see which prospect be next in line behind Brian Eklund. Hrdel adds some desperately needed potential scoring punch to a Lightning organization which is extremely threadbare for skill at the forward position at the minor and junior level.

Feaster Hopes to Sign Three by Thursday

A quick blurb from the Sunday paper: [url=]Jay Feaster intends to sign three of the team's 2003 draft picks by Thursday[/url]: G Jonathan Boutin, G Gerald Coleman and LW/C Zbynek Hrdel. All would be elligible to re-enter the draft if not signed by that time, although the new CBA will be less favorable economically for prospects if they choose to go that route. Speaking about the goaltending prospect situation earlier this season, Feaster had hinted only one of the prospects might sign. But Boutin and Coleman both showed the ability to dominate their respective junior leagues at times last season and with the Lightning becoming part owners of the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL there should be plenty of room for new arrivals.

Boutin Out at Least 3 Weeks

Boltsprospects staff writer [url=]Chad Schnarr[/url] has received word from the Quebec Remparts organization that goaltender Jonathan Boutin underwent an emergency appendectomy on Saturday and is expected to miss at least three weeks. Boutin, a 2003 3rd round pick, was recently acquired from the PEI Rocket and has played parts of the last two seasons with Quebec, PEI and Halifax of the QMJHL. Boutin, who was acquired by Hockey Operations Director Patrick Roy to take over goaltending duties down the stretch from rookie Maxime Joyal, could be available to return roughly two weeks before the end of the regular season.

Boutin Traded to Quebec Ramparts

The PEI Rocket (QMJHL) website is reporting Lightning prospect goalie Jonathan Boutin has been traded to the Quebec Remparts.

The P.E.I. Rocket trades to the QuÃ©bec Remparts the player JONATHAN BOUTIN (85-03-28).

In return, the QuÃ©bec Remparts trade to the P.E.I. Rocket the players LOUIS-PHILIPPE LACHANCE (86-01-02), JEAN-FRANÃ‡OIS BERNARD (86-11-10) and their 2nd round pick choice of the 2005 entry draft.

LOUIS-PHILIPPE LACHANCE GP 41, G 1, A 12, Pts 13, PIM 40, + 16
JEAN-FRANÃ‡OIS BERNARD GP 6, W 2, L 4, GAA, 4.58, SAV% 0.878

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bonar crump

bonar crump
husband - father - reader - runner - picker - grinner - lover - sinner

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Press Release

Bonar Crump
Phone: 918.510.0371

For Immediate Release

Controversial Book Topic is Making Headline News

Tulsa, OK, August 25, 2010 – New author, Bonar Crump is finding his book THROWING HAMMERS: SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND SELF is creating quite a stir. Ranked #9 on’s Hot New Releases list in June, Crump’s book covers a controversial topic that is making headline news everywhere. World-renowned author and researcher, George Barna, is asking about THE CRISIS OF CONFIDENCE IN THE CHURCH and major news outlets are interviewing prominent author, Anne Rice, about her recent declaration to, “Quit Christianity in the Name of Christ”.

“Those of us that have been paying attention the last 10 years have noticed significant rumblings in the distance concerning Christianity, relevance of the Christian church, and the overwhelming sense that change is coming. The recent denouncements of Christian religion in favor of a direct relationship with Christ by authors like Anne Rice and Carol Harper signal that the birth pains of this provocative message are at hand,” Crump said.

Crump has been receiving support across the nation. One Atlanta-based motivational speaker, Joann Corley, posted a quote from the book on her Twitter page, “We challenge the ‘big dog’ or we accept the leash.” Bonar Crump.

Crump challenges his readers to ask themselves, “How have we reached a point in which 30 million dollar
churches are being built on the South side of town while North-side churches are populated with families who aren’t able to feed their children three full meals a day?” One reviewer on claims that Crump’s book is, “like a spiritual AED (Automated External Defibrillator). An AED can diagnose a number of potentially life-threatening cardiac problems and treat them with an appropriate amount of electrical therapy. Like an AED, this book can apply its own "shock" to your spiritual heartbeat.” Crump says that the churches that focus on outrageous membership growth, vast campuses and ridiculously expensive sound systems are “making a mockery of Christianity and all that Jesus stands for.”

THROWING HAMMERS: SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND SELF is published by CreateSpace and can be purchased on For more information about the author or to preview the book please visit


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Monday, February 24, 2014

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater Review

The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2)

Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same.

Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life.

Meanwhile, some very sinister people are looking for some of the same pieces of the Cabeswater puzzle that Gansey is after...
I don't know what is it about these books that every time I finish them I feel like a part of me goes with them. Dramatic, right? I'm in love with this series. The thing is that I don't remember feeling this way about Maggie's previous books. I loved The Wolves of Mercy Falls series (except for book 3), and I didn't like The Scorpio Races. But I feel different about The Raven Boys and The Dream Thieves! The Raven Cycle is up there with my favorite series ever.

When I first started this book I was so confused, and the same happen to me with book 1. But once I got into it and relaxed my brain everything made sense, and I just didn't want to leave the characters and their world. It's like my brain has two different settings. Setting #1 is for regular books. Setting #2 is for books like this one. With the books in setting #2,  I can't just start reading and understand what's happening. I have to submerge myself in the world. I have to think like one of the characters. I have to be them. The Dream Thieves demands to be your one and only priority when you read. That made it a lot harder to let go of the characters when I finished it.

In The Dream Thieves,  we are introduced to new characters. At first I was a little afraid because I thought that these characters would mess up the chemistry between the old characters. But that didn't happen. The friendship between Blue and the boys grew even more. The new characters brought a new dynamic to this book. I even liked crazy Kavinsky. That guy was a psycho and kind of funny at the same time. I particularly enjoyed the scenes with the Gray Man and Blue's mom Maura. Their conversations were really funny and full of tension.

One of the aspects I love about The dream Thieves is the relationships between the characters. Maura and her mom don't have secrets between each other. They can read one another so well. It's beautiful to see that in a young adult novel. Another important relationship I have to mention is between Gansey, Adam, Roanan and Noah. These guys love each other so much. They would do anything to protect each other. It's lovely to read about this kind of friendship.

The Dream Thieves was a great addition to the series. The plot was amazing, and I'm very happy with the twist and secrets I learned. I'm also very excited with where Maggie is taking Ronan's character. Ahhhhhh! I can't wait for the next book!

Note: Did you guys know that Will Patton is the audiobook's narrator? I LOVE him!

  1. Glad to hear you loved it Bethzaida! I have this one and the first one on my shelf to read. Sounds like it's super confusing but worth it in the end. Lovely review.

    Jeann @ Happy Indulgence

  2. I loved this book too! I like the point you make about how it's like different from other books - just the way you slide into the world, very well expressed :)

  3. yes yes yes! I had a bit of trouble getting into TRB at first too, but then it all came together and I was totally hooked. I loved TDT--I thought it was even better than the first book, and I'm so glad you enjoyed it, too. Now we just have to wait for book three. *sigh*

    Wendy @ The Midnight Garden

  4. I really need to get my hands on this book! I remember reading The Raven Boys and absolutely loving it (I even got nightmares about it at one point!). Lovely review, Beth.

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Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Paradise eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 135 pages of information about Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Paradise.

“O ye! in chosen fellowship advanc’d
To the great supper of the blessed Lamb,
Whereon who feeds hath every wish fulfill’d!
If to this man through God’s grace be vouchsaf’d
Foretaste of that, which from your table falls,
Or ever death his fated term prescribe;
Be ye not heedless of his urgent will;
But may some influence of your sacred dews
Sprinkle him.  Of the fount ye alway drink,
Whence flows what most he craves.”  Beatrice spake,
And the rejoicing spirits, like to spheres
On firm-set poles revolving, trail’d a blaze
Of comet splendour; and as wheels, that wind
Their circles in the horologe, so work
The stated rounds, that to th’ observant eye
The first seems still, and, as it flew, the last;
E’en thus their carols weaving variously,
They by the measure pac’d, or swift, or slow,
Made me to rate the riches of their joy.

From that, which I did note in beauty most
Excelling, saw I issue forth a flame
So bright, as none was left more goodly there.
Round Beatrice thrice it wheel’d about,
With so divine a song, that fancy’s ear
Records it not; and the pen passeth on
And leaves a blank:  for that our mortal speech,
Nor e’en the inward shaping of the brain,
Hath colours fine enough to trace such folds.

“O saintly sister mine! thy prayer devout
Is with so vehement affection urg’d,
Thou dost unbind me from that beauteous sphere.”

Such were the accents towards my lady breath’d
From that blest ardour, soon as it was stay’d:
To whom she thus:  “O everlasting light
Of him, within whose mighty grasp our Lord
Did leave the keys, which of this wondrous bliss
He bare below! tent this man, as thou wilt,
With lighter probe or deep, touching the faith,
By the which thou didst on the billows walk.
If he in love, in hope, and in belief,
Be steadfast, is not hid from thee:  for thou
Hast there thy ken, where all things are beheld
In liveliest portraiture.  But since true faith
Has peopled this fair realm with citizens,
Meet is, that to exalt its glory more,
Thou in his audience shouldst thereof discourse.”

Like to the bachelor, who arms himself,
And speaks not, till the master have propos’d
The question, to approve, and not to end it;
So I, in silence, arm’d me, while she spake,
Summoning up each argument to aid;
As was behooveful for such questioner,
And such profession:  “As good Christian ought,
Declare thee, What is faith?” Whereat I rais’d
My forehead to the light, whence this had breath’d,
Then turn’d to Beatrice, and in her looks
Approval met, that from their inmost fount
I should unlock the waters.  “May the grace,
That giveth me the captain of the church
For confessor,” said I, “vouchsafe to me
Apt utterance for my thoughts!” then added:

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