![]() He is also a songwriting, guitar-playing, Guinness World Record-holding, diaper-changing, galaxy-defending dad! GREG ABBOTT is an illustrator and graphic designer. Tom's books have been translated into thirty-two languages and counting. ![]() With his wife, Giovanna Fletcher, Tom is the author of Eve of Man, the first in a YA trilogy. The Dinosaur That Pooped picture books, written with his bandmate Dougie Poynter, have sold over a million copies. Tom is also the bestselling author of picture books T here's a Monster in Your Book, There's an Elf in Your Book, and There's a Dragon in Your Book, which received a Children's Choice Honor. The Christmasaurus was the biggest debut middle-grade novel of 2016, and The Creakers was a number one bestseller. Kirkus ReviewsĪbout The Author TOM FLETCHER is one of the UK's bestselling authors for children. A fun story with plenty of little-kid appeal. an energetic and laugh-filled read-aloud, either with a group or one-on-one. ACHOO! UH-OH! Bestselling author and musician Tom Fletcher and illustrator Greg Abbott have once again created a creature that readers will fall in love with-and want to play with-again and again! Don't miss a single story in the Who's In Your Book series - There's a Monster In Your Book Then, a darling little dragon hatches from it! But whatever you do, don't tickle its nose, because you don't want it to sneeze. Full color.īook Synopsis OH LOOK! The cutest baby DRAGON has hatched inside YOUR book! Get ready for another lively, interactive read-aloud in the Who's In Your Book series! This infectious read-aloud invites kids to use their powers of imagination-along with some stamping, blowing, and flapping-to save their book from an adorable baby dragon's flammable sneezes! First, you'll see there's an egg in your book. ![]() About the Book From the bestselling creative team behind "There's a Monster in Your Book" comes this companion that encourages the reader to take care of a little dragon that has hatched from its egg and try to put out a fire after the dragon sneezes. ![]()
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![]() ![]() King pin wear is inevitable, but following preventive maintenance practices will prolong part life. With a king pin kit from Spicer, technicians can be assured that the components they’re installing meet Dana’s rigorous standards for quality. Spicer® offers all-makes kits that are designed to deliver a significant performance advantage, provide easy installation, and that meet OE specifications. Replacing all of the worn parts at the same time, including the bushings, seals, shim pack, thrust bearings, and king pins, will help avoid further downtime later. If part replacement is called for, a king pin kit that is specific to the axle model-and that contains all the components required to refurbish the axle and the steering knuckle-can help with this demanding task. A king pin will likely need to be replaced one time in the lifespan of a truck. That’s because a worn king pin allows for too much end play in the tires it’s much more efficient to detect a worn king pin by keeping a log than by observing fast-wearing tires.Įven with correct maintenance, king pins are not indestructible. This end-play log will serve to indicate when part replacement becomes necessary, and it can help prevent premature tire wear. Use a dial indicator to check for end play and keep a log of the findings. In addition to regular lubrication, it’s a good idea to check for steer axle king pin problems every time a truck is on a lift. Maintaining proper lubrication is the key for the long life of the parts and the system overall. Less-than-ideal grease intervals or use of the incorrect grease will cause the protective layer of grease to break down, and the interior of the bushing will begin to erode due to the metal-on-metal contact. With proper maintenance, a layer of grease ensures that the king pin does not make contact with the bushings. However, by far the most frequent cause for king pin wear is lack of maintenance. There are two main causes of king pin wear: poor maintenance practices and damage due to an accident. Especially when managing a fleet, costs like that accumulate quickly. For example, a loose king pin in an axle can eventually necessitate replacing the entire axle. If a worn king pin is ignored, or a repair is not completed thoroughly, the result can be costly structural repair. Signs of king pin wear or damage include uneven front tire wear, incorrect vehicle alignment, and a pull in the steering. These hefty steel pins work in tandem with the bushings to handle intense forces while keeping the knuckle in proper alignment. The king pin on a truck connects the steer axle to the steering knuckle, supporting the steering geometry and allowing the wheel ends to turn the vehicle. King pins, the bushings that encircle them, and their related components are essential for proper steering. When king pin wear occurs, get the labor-intensive replacement job done correctly the first time with a kit that provides high-quality parts and ease of installation. Proper maintenance is the key to prolonging the life of the crucial king pin, but no part lasts forever. A “king pin” may be defined as “a thing essential to the success of an operation,” so it’s no surprise that the steer axle king pin in a commercial vehicle is a supremely significant part. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mark also served as an adjunct professor in the business and in the communications departments at Wartburg College. Mark is considered by some a Civil War expert (and that explains his novel). ![]() One of Mark’s fondest business memories was being named to INC 500 two times and attending the INC 500 conference with other winners. One of his most popular YouTube videos is on “ How to Look Good on Zoom.” Mark is an active blogger OneMinuteMarketer® with nearly 1,000 readers each week on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter. ” He also wrote a novel called “ Reenactment.” When he found that many nonprofits struggled with complex branding puzzles, he wrote the book, “ NonProfit-NonMarketing. He is creatively ambidextrous - son of an artist and engineer - and famous for distilling complex ideas down to a few words and a few visuals. Today he serves in an employee role as special projects consultant. After 25 years of leading creative teams in video production, graphic design, PR, writing and web development, Mark transitioned out of ownership in 2021. From that day forward Mark discovered a love of the big idea that moves the needle.Īfter 12 years at KWWL, Mark became a business owner as a co-founder of ME&V - rebranded as AMPERAGE in 2015. The effort raised a few million dollars in undiscovered wills and legacy gifts. Mark wrote his first direct-mail fundraising letter in 1981 for the University of Iowa Center for Advancement. That’s 15 million people who watched a “commercial” on YouTube. So how is it doing? Well, as you can see, the commercial has more than 15 million views on YouTube. And of course, their iconic standard branding line about saving 15% or more on car insurance. It’s a triple scoop of creativity that is pleasing to the eye and ear. Scoop! There it is, and GEICO has found a way to break through the clutter and build a brand around fun ads, great characters and music. The clever mix of ice cream names and the strong beat drives the commercial so much you want to get up and dance. “Scoop, there it is” is sure to be a slang phrase of 2021. The GEICO ad features Atlanta’s TAG Team (aka DC “The Brain Supreme” Glenn and Steve Rollin Gibson). GEICO has discovered that advertising in a digital world is a new medium that requires some artful sales, loud and literal messaging and a lot of entertainment value.ĭo you recognize the following line from a GEICO ad? “French Vanilla, Rocky Road, Chocolate, Peanut Butter, Cookie Dough … scoop, there it is. It seems that many advertisers just want to tell people things in commercials and videos, and magically have them immediately react and buy something, give money, sign up or schedule an appointment. Advertising today is different, but most have not figured out all the new-age subtleties. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Nearly half the managers and nearly all the assistant managers came with us," he said. ![]() "The employees are the ones who have to introduce us to their customers."īrown has worked to retain supervisory personnel as well. "The employees are the key contact when you're acquiring something new," Brown added. "We offered employment to all the people who'd been working in the stores with the same wage, seniority, job and benefits," he said. has so far retained 95% of the workers at the acquired units. To keep the stores' customers, Brown said, you need to keep the stores' staff, and Stater Bros. ![]() ![]() I know it sounds trite, but he considers it a family enterprise," he added.īob Lupo, a high-yield bond analyst at BancAmerica Securities in Chicago, said, "The service that Stater provides is probably the best in southern California, in terms of friendliness, courtesy, helpfulness and knowledge."īrown said the workers at the stores he acquired from Albertson's will be the determining factor in whether the expansion succeeds. "They do a good job on low margins because Jack Brown keeps his hand on the pulse of the market. is a very good operator," said Ted Bernstein, an analyst with Grantchester Securities, New York. Industry analysts told SN Brown's people-centered style of management is one of the company's key assets. Meanwhile, Brown had informed Stater Bros.' other 10,000 employees of the deal through the company newsletter. "They knew they were important because I am the president and CEO of this company, and I was there to talk with them," said Brown. While some of these sessions had the CEO speaking before large audiences, Brown said there were a great many one-on-one encounters as well. stores have for more than 60 years, he said.īrown, who joined the company as president and CEO in 1981 and added the title of chairman five years later, also has no intention of changing his very personal, hands-on approach to management.īetween the mid-June announcement of the Albertson's deal and the early August rollout of the acquired stores under the Stater Bros.' banner, Brown said, he had met with 2,100 of his 3,000 new employees. The additional units will emphasize low prices and cheerful service, as Stater Bros. chairman, president and chief executive officer, said he doesn't expect the expansion to change the way the company does business. any beachfront property, but will bring the chain into San Diego County for the first time as well as increase its presence in Los Angeles County. These additional stores won't give Stater Bros. acquired were flagged Albertson's and 10 were flagged Lucky Stores, an American Stores banner. Stater Bros.' haul was part of the nearly 150 units Albertson's was required to sell to win federal antitrust approval of its purchase of American Stores, Salt Lake City. In June, Stater Bros., which for several years had remained relatively stable around the 100-store mark, acquired 43 stores and one development site from Albertson's, Boise, Idaho. Running a larger company.Īnd whether, in this current age of consolidation, the company should try to grow on its own or be acquired by an aggressive, national company. Remodeling 43 stores acquired in June, a task the chain doesn't intend to begin until January, and switching them to Stater Bros.' every-day-low-prices format, a task the chain began as soon as the ink dried on the acquisition agreement and had completed by Labor Day.Ĭompeting against more aggressive operators, such as Safeway, Pleasanton, Calif., and Kroger, Cincinnati, in a region Stater Bros. However, they also said the largest independent supermarket chain in southern California has no shortage of challenges ahead of it. Industry analysts interviewed by SN said the new, 40% larger company has a good chance of succeeding on this foreign turf. is now expanding westward into fiercely competitive territory closer to Los Angeles and San Diego. It has a 27.8% market share in San Bernardino and Riverside counties, which puts it well in front of its second-place rival, Kroger Co., Cincinnati, which has 21.0%.īut Stater Bros. The company that has long referred to its base as the "Inland Empire," a realm centered in San Bernardino and Riverside counties just east of Los Angeles, has begun a dramatic march toward the sea. ![]() ![]() ![]() Of course, if you do not have any longleaf pines in your forest but want to manage for them, then you will have to consider some form of artificial regeneration like planting. Planting can be expensive and getting seedlings to survive can sometimes be difficult. While artificial regeneration methods such as planting are common forestry management practices, it is not the only way to regenerate your forests. Today, when landowners consider restoring longleaf pine on the landscape, most think they need to clear-cut and replant to start the next forest. Regardless of the opening size, seedlings always had to be present on the ground for the forest to continue. In some cases, there were also large openings of several hundred acres due to tornadoes or hurricanes. These openings would have varied in size and may have ranged from less than an acre, due to the loss of a single tree from a lightning strike or windfall, to a few acres due to insects or a large-scale wind event. ![]() So stands of young seedlings needed to develop under larger trees, where they would wait for an opening in the canopy to occur so height growth could begin in earnest. Longleaf pine seed is heavy and falls only about 75 feet from the parent tree. ![]() The original longleaf pine forest was self-perpetuating where seedlings always had to be present in the understory. To germinate, longleaf seeds benefit from contact with bare soil, but fire suppression allows hardwood and other pine species, such as loblolly, to invade the remaining stands of longleaf, thus inhibiting regeneration. Natural regeneration of longleaf at the time was also generally unsuccessful. Widespread harvesting of forests in the late 1800s reduced longleaf acres substantially. This is due, in part, to conversion to agricultural use, urban development, lack of fire (natural or human caused), and plantation forestry. The area covered by natural longleaf forests has been declining for 150 years. This led to longleaf forests often being called “longleaf savannas.” Because of these fires, longleaf pine forests were generally open with very few woody stems in the midstory, and they had understories that consisted of grasses and legumes. The location of historic longleaf forests was tied closely to the occurrence of frequent fires that were once common across the Southeast. It was once the dominant species on the southeastern coastal plain from North Carolina south through central Florida and west to eastern Texas. Longleaf pine’s life history is unique among southern pines. Landowners often overlook the option of uneven-aged management of longleaf pine because they think it is too complicated. ![]() ![]() ![]() Readers may recall that White hired Anthony Moore, his long-time friend from their days together at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary after Moore was fired from the Village Church for filming another friend of his (and assistant pastor) on numerous occasions in the shower.Īccording to an article written by Julie Roys on May 1, 2020:Ĭedarville University President Thomas White maintains that he was told an “incomplete narrative” about Anthony Moore-the man he hired in 2017 after Moore had been fired by The Village Church (TVC) for “grievous sexual immoral actions.” It would appear that Cedarville University President, Thomas White is a two-time loser when it comes to discerning Christian character, or perhaps he is a perfectly fine judge of character, but when it comes to choosing between character or friendship, White will choose friendship every time. ![]() It is true that Armstrong did resign, but they left out an important piece of information, that is, had he not resigned he would have been fired. Well, I have to give Armstrong’s handlers credit for cleverly crafting the statements above. He is currently relocating and will be starting a new ministry soon. In 2014, he became the 5th senior pastor for The Chapel in Akron, Ohio. Tim Armstrong was the founder and senior pastor of Crossroads Community Church in Mansfield, Ohio. But Armstrong is apparently so vital to the growth of the Kingdom that after a mere three weeks since his forced resignation from the Chapel the Lord has opened the door to a new ministry. Generally, most disgraced preacher types take a minimum of six months before reappearing on the scene having repented, rebranded, and ready to spread their version of the gospel, having heard directly from the Lord Almighty that His Kingdom cannot prevail without their unique ministry. Tim Armstrong is just one more preacher-gone-bad in a long line of Christian celebrities to quickly land another job in the lucrative field of Christian Ministry. Sad news? Well, turn that frown upside down my Christian celebrity-loving friends. The website will be updated on occasion but no further programs will be created for the foreseeable future. At that time, the program will no longer air on any radio stations. You can still listen on WKJA 90.9 in Barberton, and on WNPQ 95.9 in Canton until August 29. The Worthy Walk radio program on WCRF Moody Radio Cleveland is no longer airing. Once he has established himself, we will post updates to let our listening audience know. ![]() He will be moving on to new ministry opportunities. This just in from The Worthy Walk: Sad news…Įffective July 30, Pastor Armstrong chose to resign from The Chapel in Akron, Ohio. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This makes it harder for browser sniffers to reliably determine the correct browser version vectors. Download: Tor Browser 11.0.2 (32-bit) 71. The network consists of thousands of servers run by volunteers, called Tor relays. 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Nottingham has excellent transport links and our rehab centres are easy to get to. Research Assistant in Microbiology and Bioinformatics. The state-of-the-art, 70-bed NRC would be built alongside the new Defence rehabilitation centre (the ‘Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre’) which is operated by the Ministry of Defence and started treating patients in late 2018. Existing rehabilitation services would transfer there from their current base at Linden Lodge on the City Hospital site in 2024. The proposed facility would create a regional centre of excellence, combining under one roof, specialist resources for research and development and innovation in rehabilitation treatment, as well as for teaching and education. Get homely accommodation & care from the professionals. NRN is a network of organisations offering support, advice and treatment to people who use alcohol and drugs in a problematic way. The Enable Me Centre is an Assessment and Demonstration Centre, part of the brand new Equipment for Living service for Bournemouth and Poole residents. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) has been named by the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) as the NHS provider for rehabilitation services at the proposed new National NHS Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate near Loughborough.įind out more from the National Rehabilitation Centre website: The CCG approved proposals to build the facility following a public consultation during the summer of 2020. Located in Nottinghamshire, our rehab centre helps patients with drug & alcohol addictions. The Level is part of Nottingham Recovery Network (NRN), the local drug and alcohol service for people living in Nottingham City. ![]() ![]() ![]() OpenEmu is an open-source multi-system game emulator designed for macOS. OPA Based Alice Microphones: a Cardioid and a Figure 8 in Audio I hope this helped - more tutorials coming soon! Be the First to Share Recommendations Openemu Mac Download Games Now you're all set! Play almost any game you can find with OpenEmu! If you have any questions, feel free to ask. You can also access this menu via Preferences. You can save your controls for every individual console you use. To edit controls, hit the gear button in the bottom menu, and then hit 'Controls'. It may take a minute or two to scan, but afterwards the game will be ready to run! To launch the game, double click the game icon, or rt click > Play Game. Step 2: Add Games to Your Collection!ĭrag your game file, (for example: '3541 - Pokemon Platinum Version (US)(XenoPhobia).nds') to your OpenEmu browser. Unzip the file entitled 'OpenEmu_2.0.5.zip', and OpenEmu should appear. nds file for Pokémon Platinum, my favorite DS Pokemon game. 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OpenEmu is an open-source multi-system game emulator designed for macOS.It provides a plugin interface to emulate numerous consoles' hardware, such as the Nintendo Entertainment System, Genesis, Game Boy, and many more.The architecture allows for other developers to add new cores to the base system without the need to account for specific macOS APIs. ![]() ![]() The Harks own a sprawling nearly 5,000-square-foot four bedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom home in Charlottesville, Virginia worth an estimated $900,000 'You're basically going to be reporting people who you find offensive, right? According to your own ideology.' 'It ignores the whole history,' said Marinovic, a business professor at the school. Santiago has since helped Berman collect 77 faculty signatures to petition the school to investigate free speech and academic freedom on campus, the first step in getting rid of the Maxient system at the school.Īmong them was Professor Ivan Marinovic, who said the system reminds him of the way residents in the Soviet Union, East Germany and China were encouraged to alert authorities of anti-government rhetoric. 'They may not call that punitive, but that can be very stressful.' 'If you're an 18-year-old freshman and you get contacted by an administrator and told you've been accused of some transgression, what are you going to do?' he asked, rhetorically. ![]() ![]() 'There are a lot of instances of stereotyping,' he said, 'and people should have a resource to report it if they want to.'īut free speech advocates say the system is draconian, with Stanford mechanical engineering Professor Juan Santiago saying it could make students with differing view points feel ostracized. 'People need to be aware of what they're saying and who they're saying it to,' he said. Sanchez told the Journal he lets those comments slide off his back, but the Maxient system provides less thick-skinned students a path for redress. Professor Juan Santiago helped Berman collect 77 faculty signatures, saying that the system could make students with differing view points feel ostracizedĭ has reached out to her for clarification about her assertion that 'much speech is protected,' given that the First Amendment gives all Americans the right to complete freedom of speech.Īnd senior Christian Sanchez, the executive vice president of Associated Students of Stanford University, the school's student government, said he believes the system is necessary, noting that he bristles when another student refers to him as 'G,' short for gangster because he is Latino. Only Maxient and a small number of people within the student affairs office have access to records, Stanford spokeswoman Dee Mostofi said, though she declined to say how long the records are stored.Ī dashboard maintained by the school, though, the Journal reports, lists a few incidents students have reported using the anonymous system, including the removal of an Israeli flag and a racial slur written on a white board hanging on a dorm room door. Administrators would then work with the students to resolve the matter. The system defaults to anonymous reporting, allowing students to describe how they saw bias, which would trigger an inquiry within 48 hours.īoth parties are then contacted, but participation in the inquiry is optional. Maxient was founded in 2003 and is now being used at more than 1,300 institutions across the United States.Īt Stanford, students can use the system to report a Protected Identity Harm Incident, which is defied as conduct targeting an individual or group on the basis of characteristics like race or sexual orientation. 'Our centralized reporting and record-keeping helps institutions connect the dots and prevent students from falling through the cracks,' it says, noting: 'Maxient serves as an integral component of many schools overall early alert efforts, helping to identify students in distress and coordinate the efforts of various departments to provide follow-up.' ![]() 'It reminds me of McCarthyism.'Īccording to the company's website, Maxient is the 'software of choice for managing behavior records at colleges and universities across North America. 'I was stunned,' Russell Berman, a professor of comparative literature who created the petition, told the Journal. The school has been using the third-party system since 2021, when it became widely used at universities across the country for students to report their colleagues who were not wearing masks.īut university professors said they did not know of the system, run by third-party contractor Maxient, until the school newspaper reported on an incident in which a student was reported for reading Mein Kampf. Russell Berman, a professor of comparative literature created a petition calling on Stanford University to investigate free speech and academic freedom on campus after becoming aware of an online tool that allows students to anonymously report their peers for discrimination ![]() |
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