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March 8, 2008


What to do if Circumstances prevent Delivery?

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What to do if Circumstances prevent Delivery?

If circumstances beyond the control of the contractor result in a late delivery and installation, it is the responsibility and obligation of the contractor to make the details known immediately to the contract administrator.

Term Contract No. 870A

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March 5, 2008



Subtracting Players

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Subtracting Players

About 30 people play in the league, at a fee of $240 for a session spanning 5 months. “It works out to $11-$12 a night,” said Ginns. “Usually about 20 or 25 show up, and we split up to balance ability and keep sides evenly matched. One team wears light-colored jerseys and the other wears dark shirts.” The teams scrimmage in one long game lasting the 1 1/2-hour duration, adding and subtracting players in six-on-six shifts lasting 2-4 minutes. “Trades ensue if the sides aren’t even,” joked Murray. A typical night’s end score might be 6-5, or 10-4, though sometimes no one has the energy to keep score, said Wassertzug. Only the goalies don’t leave the ice on a regular basis.

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March 2, 2008


Government Seeking Window Blind Inovation

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Government Seeking Window Blind Inovation

“25 percent of the energy used to heat and cool buildings goes right out the window,” Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham said. “The innovative technologies receiving funding today will improve U.S. industrial competitiveness while reducing energy use, helping to make our nation more secure.” Existing custom blinds and shades can be improved to help reduce energy costs.

The Energy Department selected 19 organizations out of 202 proposals to receive funding as part of two DOE programs: Inventions and Innovation (I&I), and the National Industrial Competitiveness through Energy, Environment and Economics (NICE3) initiative.

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Clairsentience and Claircognizance in Parapsychology

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Clairsentience and Claircognizance in Parapsychology

In the field of parapsychology, clairsentience (From the French clair, clear, +

sentience, feeling, ultimately derived from the Latin clarus, clear, + sentiens,

derived from sentire, to feel) is a form of extra-sensory perception wherein a

person acquires psychic knowledge primarily by means of feeling. In addition to

parapsychology, the term also plays a role in some religions. For example:

clairsentience is one of the six human special functions mentioned or recorded in

Buddhism. It is an ability that can be obtained at advanced meditation level.

Generally the term refers to a person who can feel the vibration of other people.

There are many different degrees of clairsentience ranging from the perception of

diseases of other people to the thoughts or emotions of other people. The ability

differs from third eye in that this kind of ability can not have a vivid picture in

the mind. Instead, a very vivid feeling can form.

In the field of parapsychology, claircognizance is a form of extra-sensory

perception wherein a person acquires knowledge primarily by means of

intrinsic knowledge. It is the ability to know something without knowing how or why

you know it.

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