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As many know, I am a huge fan of this film, a loyal follower since the film Terrifier first appeared at a film festival back in 2010, and the oodles of merchandise continues to grow. For those still without this gorefest horror film in their collection, it’s available for purchase from https://epic-pictures.com
Let’s review some of the items:
From https://terrorthreads.com/ :
Aside from the T-shirt and Hoodies, an Art the Clown mug exists at a cost $20 and for the vinyl fans a Turntable Slip mat also at $20, which I have both. Then there are pins, patches, a phone case was available since sold out. Next up, under the banner of Terrifier another mug “Man of the Hour” and also available in Turntable Slip mat both available for $20 each. Staying on the theme of Man of the Hour, an 18” x 24” poster Limited Edition of 250 from artist Sam Coyne, along with numerous t-shirts, hoodies, sweaters all sold out, including a limited edition mug “Hours of Terror/ Till Death Do Us Part”, these were of special sale held on February 8th.
But wait there’s more for you juggling your expense…
Did you purchase the soundtrack? It’s still available from https://forevermidnight.store/ A score composed and performed by Paul Wiley, that comes with a digital download of the album too all for the cost of $25. The track listing found here:
Terrifier (Alt Version)
Stabbed In Back
As we continue our journey through the Terrifier and Art the Clown universe, one knows they made an impact when a company called Trick or Treat Studios gets involve, announce late last year that Art would have his likeness added to their massive mask collection, for the cost $60. The pictures show the detail, from the eyes to the maddening grin. https://www.trickortreatstudios.com/terrifier-art-the-clown-mask.html
In addition, they offer an air fresher, another pin and the full costume which might not fit all individuals (such as 3x or tall).
Both Ebay and Etsy have the obsession with Art; too.
For example, on ebay BadKittyMagnets has a 3 x 4” Terrifier Magnet of the Movie Poster for $6 and there’s others with similar products, and as for Etsy numerous offering including Terrifier Art the Clown 2016 Kitchen Knife from DeadDaveDesigns, featuring a real kitchen knife with Art the Clown face on one side and the Terrifier title card on the other for the cost of $25 – this is very cool!
Lastly, both David Howard Thornton and Damien Leone are doing signings at various conventions, including the NJ Horror Con and Film Festival in Atlantic City at the Showboat from March 29 to 31st. | <urn:uuid:a2b2521a-0d56-42a6-8a00-7bf868ef6e11> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | https://thehorrortimes.com/2019/02/28/art-the-clown-from-terrifier-merchandise-by-baron-craze/ | 2019-05-20T16:26:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232256082.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20190520162024-20190520184024-00235.warc.gz | en | 0.937093 | 625 | [
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A new program of Quick Response Arts Grants is being trialled by the City of Melbourne, in a bid to give the city’s creative communities more flexible access to funding.
Artists, creative practitioners and organisations can now apply for up to $4,000 in funding at any time, with support considered for unforeseen or unexpected opportunities arising at short notice.
This includes new works, specific elements of a larger project or for taking a project to another level.
Chair of the City of Melbourne’s Arts, Culture and Heritage portfolio, Councillor Rohan Leppert, said the trial would test Council’s ability to cut down wait times, providing vital funding for creative activities which add to the life and colour of the city.
“We’ve taken on board the creative community’s feedback by giving a new opportunity to access grants,” Cr Leppert said.
“These new quick response grants are open to artists and creatives across all disciplines, from music and dance to theatre and visual arts.”
The quick response model will see grant applications assessed on a monthly basis, with an initial pool of $49,000 set aside for the trial.
“The City of Melbourne is committed to investing in the arts and fostering our city’s creative community,” Cr Leppert said.
“While we continue to encourage applicants for the Annual Arts Grants Program, these quick response grants will allow us to respond to artistic events or programs which arise outside the normal timeframes.”
The outcome must be activated within the City of Melbourne, with the artist given six months to complete the work described in their grant application.
Grants are available to artists, creatives and small to medium arts organisations across all disciplines, backgrounds and career stages.
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Below is Kashu-do’s philosophy statement.
I recommend reading them side by side.
Sometimes we see the same basic thoughts expressed by different people from different perspectives.
Through all my experiences, I have come to shape (and be shaped by) a simple philosophy:
Faith, Courage and Patience…Hard Work is a Given!
This is Kashu-do (歌手道), The Way of the Singer. I toured Japan for one month each of eight consecutive years. Naturally, one of the first words I learn was the word for singer: Kashu! The name Kashu-do came out of my experience in Japan. I also study Kung Fu and find many parallels between the disciplines of the Martial Arts and the Performing Arts.
Philosophy is not based on pretty words but in real experiences. Singing in general, but especially operatic singing, is indeed a lifelong pursuit. My Kung Fu Teacher, Karl Romain of Edgewater Kung Fu Academy often says: “The goals we set are the goals we get,” and being a singer often begins with a beautiful vision that most people are willing to give up the moment it becomes difficult. And it will become difficult!
The average operatic aspirant comes into the field with no idea about what is necessary to make a living as a classical singer. They simply do not think that far ahead and it is often very late in the game that they begin to realize what it really takes. The aim of Kashu-do (歌手道) Studios is to bridge the gap between where the singer is and where they need to be in order to be viable, marketable and employable. There is no great mystery here, for singers must have certain skills and it takes time to acquire those skills. The greatest lie that is continuously propagated is that talent is a gift. Talent is an inspiration developed by hard work. The singers I love to teach must sing and they will not take no for an answer. Their lives will take many twists but they will stay the course.
Vocal Talent and Vocal Training
What is the vocal difference between a great singer and the aspiring singer? A great singer has a voice that is trained, and I do not use the word ‘trained’ lightly. A singer is an athlete and the muscles involved in singing must be properly trained to do the job. A football player does not train in the same way that a boxer does, nor should a singer train the same way that a common sports athlete does. Having a healthy fitness base helps singing, but a singing athlete must train specific muscles; including the extrinsic and intrinsic muscles of the larynx, the muscles of breathing, the muscles responsible for balanced body alignment, etc.
The Opera singer is a special vocal athlete. The fact that someone can make a pretty vocal sound does not mean they are ready to do battle with an operatic orchestra, sans microphone. The Opera singer must win this fight every time. This incredible battle is won by a singer’s innate acoustic superiority in relation to the orchestra, providing the singer is using all the resources available to him/her. Though this superiority depends on acoustic law, the muscles of the throat and of the respiratory system must be strong enough to generate and transform the powerful compression of air inside the lungs into an acoustical energy of a very specific kind. This strength (often called talent, chops, voice) is either trained unconsciously by the singer because of a specific cultural environment (e.g. the Italian language and extroverted culture, singing Gospel music at an early age, Swedish Kulning, etc), or by a teacher who understands what vocal strength means relative to opera and how to train for it. When a singer is physically trained, they can make extraordinary operatic sounds look and sound easy. During this daunting vocal training there is incredible focus and effort needed. In the beginning of training singing will not be easy! It should be said however that like a good athlete, training is difficult but performance should be easier.
A great vocal technique begins with great vocal health. I discovered very late in life that I had an intolerance to gluten which caused swelling throughout my body, even at the level of the vocal folds, and had I known this earlier I would have been spared a great deal of stress and time. It is important to be able to tell the difference between a vocal problem that exists because of technical issues and one that is caused by health issues. Allergies, acid reflux, nutrition and even a woman’s menstrual cycle are difficulties that a singer must confront and make plans for.
Beyond the voice, a singer must be a reliable, trained musician. Issues of nervousness often stem from the inability to feel musically secure and making music with a complex musical texture can be a very scary experience if the singer is not keenly aware how he or she relates musically to that ever-changing texture. Some singers don’t even know that musical insecurity is the source of their nervousness because they believe that they truly know the music. Memorizing hundreds of pages of music to present in front of a live audience is no small matter, and not everyone is equipped to do this. Many singers do not succeed because they are not musically sophisticated enough. Often they are unaware of this inadequacy. Keep in mind it takes even more patience to learn the language of music for those singers who begin their studies later in life.
Stagecraft and Stage Presence
Singers often pay for acting lessons hoping that they might acquire an advantage over their operatic competitors who are notorious for being poor actors. First of all, it is important to note that skilled opera singers are generally excellent actors. Great operatic acting requires different skills that a straight actor sometimes does not understand since they do not have experience dealing with the changing role of the music in the context of opera. It isn’t a lack of acting lessons that make a singer look dramatically uncomfortable, but instead an opera singer’s stage presence is often curtailed by technical and musical insecurities. Without a clear understanding of music as a dramatic tool, singers will be unconvincing even if they have had good theatrical training. The same is true for singers who have unnecessary physical tensions due to poor technique. Even with excellent training in stagecraft, the physical tensions will hinder dramatic delivery. In singing as in acting, all elements must become one and every aspect depends on the others. Stage presence is the result of an inner confidence we achieve when all elements have been trained such that they occur without stress.
Languages, Poetry, History, and more……
The etceteras of opera are endless. One cannot escape the necessity of proficiency in at least a few languages; Italian, French, and German are a must for the most commonly performed literature, and English remains the international language of the opera theater. Then there are the speciality languages like Russian and Czech, which are becoming more and more mainstream these days. Obviously we cannot speak every language, but in our hearts we must wish that we could master them all and that intent for perfection reveals the inner quality of the artist.Operatic libretti are often poetic in nature and we as artists must be sensitive to the difference between the common nature of language spoken in the streets and the carefully crafted language of a skilled librettist. We must at least desire to be poets in order to not only understand but also appreciate the poetry of Da Ponte or Boito or Hoffmansthal or Menotti or Wagner.
Today we have the luxury of the Internet for the purpose of research and we no longer need to be birdwatchers to be able to get a glimpse at a King-Fisher nor amateur botanists to experience the special color and shape of a Hibiscus. Whether now or two hundred years ago, curiosity about the world is the hallmark of every artist. The historical relevance of the operas we sing and how they may translate to issues of our times is at the heart of the art form. Those singers who do no task themselves such questions are at a disadvantage even before the first rehearsal of a piece and the superficiality of their preparation will be evident, even felt when they audition the first time.Even if a singer does not have the knowledge, if they have curiosity and a true desire to know,then that essence will permeate every note that they sing. This element is often what makes the difference between being the singer who gets in the finals and the one who is picked for the job.We cannot know everything, but an artist should want to know as much as possible!
Be the light, not the moth: A Philosophy For Business and For Life
Singers often buy into the myth that they have to chase after a career or they will never work. And yet I see the opposite. Singers pay trainers to become skinny, coaches and acting teachers to help them prepare their parts, beauty consultants to find the right hairdo, and fashion consultants to find the right look, often getting no better results than they did without the various and sundry superficialities. They network madly, writing to every agent and every person they know in the field hoping to get cast in this or that show and still they get little for their efforts. Yet I can tell you of a singer that walked into an audition wearing her street clothes, and walked out with a powerful manager who has been guiding her career to the highest level ever since. No, I do not advocate walking into an audition looking less than your best, but this student of mine was invited to an impromptu audition and did not have time to take care of the exterior aspects. She arrived with a smile and delivered such a performance that she could not be denied. She was able to do this because at the time of the audition she was vocally and musically secure, a result of many years of eradicating every technical fault and experiencing the music at its core for the sake of the art and of artistry. All the exterior factors are important but only when the interior ones (the voice, the musicianship, the language skills, the love of the art form) are completely solidified in the persona of the singer. When the substance is all there a singer will be able to exude confidence,and this is what attracts agents, conductors, directors and producers. My philosophy for success is simple; make yourself irresistible musically, vocally, and artistically. Then lose the extra pounds and find the clothes and hairdo that go with your irresistible artistic self. All the networking in the world is a waste of time if the product is not ready for market.
In the end, a singer must be able to wake up in the morning and feel that he or she is possessed of a very special substance that others want to experience. This substance is like a beautiful home.It must be built with the greatest of care and with the finest materials. Upon seeing it everyone must desire to live there. Operatic talent is multi-faceted. I know only one way to guarantee success and it demands that all facets be irresistible. A true singer wants no less! It takes love of the art form and love of self.
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BRUSSELS—The European Union’s anti-terror chief will tell EU interior ministers on Thursday about the “major security threat” posed by the increase of foreign fighters in Syria poses.
A note for the meeting from the office of EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove stresses that the number of fighters travelling back and forth from Syria is increasing.
The note, obtained by The Associated Press, specifically calls for better use of airline passenger information available to security officials to keep track of when and how rebels move to Syria.
Such legislation remains stuck in the European Parliament, and could remain there for months to come, considering the furor over the revelations from National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden about wholesale data-mining of EU citizens.
The note does not name the number of fighters travelling from the 28-member EU to Syria.
But the 11 western European countries with the biggest contingents in Syria are estimated to have some 1,200-1,700 people among rebel forces, according to government and analyst figures compiled by The Associated Press for a story published Tuesday. That compares to estimates of 600-800 from those countries in late spring.
Belgian Interior Minister Joelle Milquet organized an international gathering on the subject with a dozen counterparts on the eve of the EU meeting.
“We have to anticipate the returns (of fighters from Syria), the ways to handle this, the prevention measures and especially the exchange of information on the travels,” she said.
Last month, the head of Britain’s domestic spying agency said the intelligence service had seen “low hundreds of people” from Britain go to Syria and that some have since returned — stoking fears extremists could pose a domestic threat.
Some of them, said Britain’s counterterror chief Helen Ball on Wednesday, “decided to get themselves trained to use weapons or build bombs and engage in fighting”
“They are not some romantic freedom fighters,” Ball said.
EU interior ministers will also be looking at ways to co-operate more closely with Syria’s neighbour Turkey, through which most of the fighters move to get to the Syrian rebel camps.
“The EU should offer to assist Turkey in improving controls at borders and airports and should do more to help in preventing radicalization of individuals, especially in refugee camps,” the note said.
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As U.S. markets have recently witnessed, sudden bouts of volatility can quickly upend bull market conditions, especially in an aging business cycle. While investors may still want to capture further upside potential as the economy continues to expand, more are concerned about downside risks that can impede further gains.
On the upcoming webcast, A Survival Guide to Market Volatility, Edward Lopez, Head of ETF Product Management for VanEck, and Stephen Blumenthal, Executive Chairman and Chief Investment Officer at CMG Capital Management Group, will highlight a dynamic investment strategy driven by institutional-level expertise from Ned Davis Research that could help investors enhance long-term investing and better manage downside risks.
Specifically, the VanEck Vectors NDR CMG Long/Flat Allocation ETF (NYSEArca: LFEQ) can provide investors with an investment solution that offers a systematic approach to preserve capital by increasing cash when market health is weak and participating in uptrends with a full allocation to equities when the markets are strong.
LFEQ tries to reflect the performance of the Ned Davis Research CMG US Large Cap Long/Flat Index, which follows trade signals that dictates the portfolio’s equity allocation ranging from 100% fully invested or “long” S&P 500 exposure to 100% in cash or “flat” Solactive 13-week U.S. T-Bills.
The index’s model follows a two-step process. The first step measures trend following and mean reversion within the S&P 500 industry groupings to determine a bullish or bearish market environment. Additionally, the model applies a risk filter process to ensure that all of the price-based industry level indicators are effective over time.
The second step calculates the scores taken from the first phase to produce the equity allocations of the index. When the index is not completely long or flat, either 80% or 40% of the portfolio will be allocated to the S&P 500, with the remainder allocated to the Solactive 13-week U.S. T-bill Index.
LFEQ current portfolio positions include about 41.5% in S&P 500 and 58.8% U.S. Treasury Bills.
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Our conditions of sale
Conditions of booking and cancellation
Bookings shall only be effective after written confirmation by the client (post, email or fax) containing a postal address or a bank card number by way of guarantee.
Cancellation is possible at no cost up to 48 hours before the arrival date. After this time, you will be invoiced for one night for each room booked.
Animals are allowed in the hotel at no additional cost.
Information on the various services offered
Welcome to La Flambée hotel and restaurant. We wish you a pleasant stay and invite you to read the following information about the services available to you.
- Reception is open from 7.00 to 22.00 on Monday to Friday and from 8.00 to 22.00 on Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays.
- Payment of your bill will be made on the day of departure (or the evening before if you require).
- An alarm call can be booked for the following morning.
- At reception you will find some tourist information about activities and places to visit in the area.
- The hotel is closed at night. For access after closing time, please ask at reception for the access code.
- All rooms in the main building and the pavilion are non smoking.
- Rooms are cleaned between 9.00 and 15.00. Rooms must be vacated by 12.00 at the latest on the day of departure.
- Each room has a television. A list of channels can be found on the desk.
- Pets are allowed free of charge, but please ensure that they are well behaved.
- Please inform us on the day of departure of any drinks taken from the mini bar.
- Eating meals in the room is forbidden (except for room service)
A continental breakfast is served every day in the restaurant from 7.00 to 10.00 on weekdays and from 8.00 to 10.00 on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays. Room service is available for a supplement of 10.00 € by filling in the request form in the welcome pack and returning it to us.
- The restaurant is completely non smoking.
- Lunch is served from 12.00 with last orders at 14.00.
- Dinner is served from 19.00 with last orders at 21.30.
- A children’s menu is available for children under 10 years old.
Open exclusively to hotel guests from 15 June to 15 September (depending on the weather and any local water restrictions). Please note there is no supervision and it is your responsibility to ensure the safety of your children. Swimming towels are available at reception. Please do not use the bathroom towels. Please ensure the passage door is closed after use. Food, drink and animals are not permitted by the poolside.
As we do not have a night porter, as a security measure we would recommend that you do not leave any valuables in your car.
All the staff at La Flambée are at your disposal in order to make your stay as pleasant as possible.
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Lenny’s Sub Shop
Franchise Fee: $20,000 – $25,000
Total Investment: $122,825 – $350,200
Can Be Home Based: No
SBA Approved: Yes
Len Moore started out as a busboy and worked his way up to general manager of a restaurant by the age of 18. He continued to work in food service management throughout his life and was one of the earliest Chick-Fil-A franchisees. In 1998, he and his wife Shelia decided to open their own restaurant, a sandwich shop, in Bartlett, Tennessee. Though they only planned for a single unit, the popularity of Lenny’s Sub Shop led them to franchise in 2001. After selling the company in 2004, Moore still stayed involved in the business– this time as Lenny’s Sub Shop franchisee. | <urn:uuid:b7ba8fa4-74cc-4e73-80b7-18fed0017efb> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | http://franchiseusa.net/lennys-sub-shop/ | 2019-05-24T07:45:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232257553.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20190524064354-20190524090354-00155.warc.gz | en | 0.966516 | 180 | [
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Through her work as proprietor of an eponymous event design firm, Ryan Abney developed an affinity for planning events for nonprofit organizations in metro Detroit. “I was hosting mainly corporate fundraising and social events,” says Abney, 40. “But my nonprofit clients made me feel like I was doing something for the greater good.” Tapped by Friends of Detroit Rowing, a nonprofit with a mission to keep the sport of rowing alive in the region she’s called home since high school, the Evanston, Ill. native has been tasked with generating funds for the restoration of one of Detroit’s longest standing historic establishments: The Belle Isle Boat House. Nearly eight months into a five-year renovation plan, Abney shares just how her expertise in event design will help restore the Boat House to its original grandeur.
Hour Detroit: How were you first introduced to the Belle Isle Boat House?
Ryan Abney: I was working for Ford Motor Company in Dearborn in the maintenance and planning department. The company was going through downsizing, so I took a separation package and launched Ryan Abney Event Design in 2012. Friends of Detroit Rowing, the nonprofit that is responsible for the Boat House, contacted me in mid-2016 to plan a fundraiser for the building, and in the planning of that event, we started talking about how venue rental could be their saving grace as far as raising the funding they need to restore the Boat House.
The Boat House was originally an exclusive facility. Why are you looking to change that?
It was very exclusive. In 1839, a rowing team and sailing club came together and formed the Detroit Boat Club — the Detroit Boat Club is the name of the sailing organization and social club, which still exists to this day, and the Detroit Boat Club Crew is the rowing team that is still in the building. The Boat House was exclusive not just in that you had to be a member, but when they were co-existing in the space, the rowers, for many years, weren’t allowed upstairs. With everything that’s currently going on in the nation, inclusivity is what we should be focusing on. How can we work together? Organizations that are forged in community collaborations, are the ones that are long lasting. The more we can renovate the space, the more of the community that we can bring in.
“The boathouse is seeking to sustain its future by honoring history while writing a new chapter of inclusion and diversity of form and function. I want to make the future here as rich as its history.”
— Ryan Abney
How has the community responded to the renovation plans?
The community has been extremely supportive. We’ve hosted a couple of events where people have said, “I drove by this building for years and have never been inside.” Now, they can go out and tell the story that it’s a place for everyone. The river-fed pools are probably the only elements that we’ve had a little bit of pushback on. Johnny Weissmuller, who played Tarzan, trained in one of the pools. At the time, we didn’t have as many rules and regulations but nowadays, water that’s coming in from the Detroit River is not considered an acceptable water source for a pool. The plan that we’re looking at now is to drain them, fill them, and use them for greenspace. Other than that, we’re really doing our best to strike a balancing act between preserving and respecting the history of the Boat House, while being responsible for the people that are going to rent the space.
In February, you told the Detroit Free Press that Roy O’Brien Ford and Penske Corp. are among donors. Have other investors signed on since?
Meridian Health Plan has also been a donor, and events and rentals have skyrocketed. We are booked through 2018, there are some months in 2019 that are taken, and I just had an inquiry for 2020. We are also doing the second Belle Isle Family Fun Passport, Antique & Classic Boat Show the first Saturday of August. We have 22 slips on the east side of the lawn that we restored a few years ago, so antique and classic boats come in and use the wells, and we have some land displays and a picnic. Sometimes, we’ll even become the charity partner for events hosted on the property and a portion of the proceeds go towards the major donor renovation program.
Why is it so important to restore this Detroit landmark?
The boathouse distinguishes itself, in that we wish to renovate the space while maintaining its core historic purpose; a boathouse and community-use venue. Other [historic] Detroit buildings are being saved, but the core use or purpose isn’t maintained. The boathouse is seeking to sustain its future by honoring history while writing a new chapter of inclusion and diversity of form and function. I want to make the future here as rich as its history.
The Five-Year Plan
Together with Friends of Detroit Rowing and board members, Abney has developed a $5 million, five-year plan and major donor renovation program to restore the Belle Isle Boat House. “This shows people that we have a plan for the future. We want to be in Detroit for the long haul and we want to take part in the revitalization.” Here’s what the plan looks like.
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Conference room and studio (available to rent)
Lobby wood paneling
Various Women’s City Club repairs
Total cost: $500,000
Repairs slated to be completed in 1 year:
Converting swimming pools to green space
Electrical and lighting
Parking lot pavement and gate
Roof and ceiling repairs
Estimated cost: $194,000
Down the Line
Repairs to be done in the next 2 to 5 years:
Door maintenance and lock installations
Estimated cost: $4,806,000
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Connect with other Billiken Parent and Family Association members at Homecoming and Family Weekend, Fall Welcome events, Family Trivia Night and the Family Basketball Game.
Family Trivia Night
The 10th Annual Family Trivia Night was held on Saturday, February 16, 2019 in the Busch Student Center Wool Ballrooms at 20 N. Grand Blvd. More information about next year's event, including registration details, sponsorship opportunities, donations and event program will be posted on this page when it is available.
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BPFA Day at Chaifetz
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I mounted an old Pflueger Medalist on it that my wife had picked up for me at a garage sale two years ago, loaded it with a floating 5wt line and tucked it in the back seat of my truck with a bunch of camping gear and my JP Ross 6’ 6” Beaver Meadow 3wt. The next day my Father and I drove north to spend a couple days on an Adirondack Brook Trout stream and give the glass it’s first test. I still didn’t know what to expect, I hadn’t even cast it in the front yard.
The next day, standing in a small river and releasing my fourth Brookie I felt I had started the day off good with the old Beaver Meadow, and it was time to give the new glass rod leaning against the truck tail gate a first cast. Jordan told me it was a medium action. Let’s get something straight right now. I’ve only been fly fishing for 5 years now, I’m not the world’s greatest caster, and you could tell me it was a slow, medium, fast, or lightning speed action rod and it’ll only have me analyzing in my head what I think that means. But most times with my limited experience with the only couple rods I’ve ever fished none of these descriptions are going to mean much more than squat to me. I just have to try it. I’ll figure it out, leave the technical stuff to someone else.
So I stripped line from the reel and made my first cast. I was targeting a pocket about twenty-five feet away that I had hit repeatedly with the graphite 3wt. I made a couple back casts, they weren’t the smoothest casts, I felt like I was getting ahead of it, but I hit the mark. After doing this twice I stopped and stood there. I had to adjust something, I felt like I was rushing the cast motions and the rod didn’t like it. I slowed down. The rod loaded beautifully, I could feel it load over my shoulder behind me and as I made the first forward cast something made me decide to make it the one and only forward cast. The rod tip ending pointed at the pocket water, line shot through my fingers and raced through the guides. The small streamer I was casting entered the water about two feet beyond the target…in one back cast and one forward cast. It felt suddenly like I had been casting this rod for a long time, just like that, I had it down. It was smooth. It shot line, it covered more distance in one cast than the light graphite rod I had just put down. More distance, with much less effort. I remembered one of our old range instructors in the Air Force trying to help an airman to make better and faster magazine changes. “Slow down. Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.” I took my time, made slower, smoother casts, and the line covered distance at an alarming rate. This was good. For the next half hour at least I would shoot line up stream about twenty-five to thirty feet at a forty-five degree angle, let it drift down below me and just as it would start to swing across lift it off the water in one motion, sending it over my shoulder, and then in one forward motion send it back up stream again to the same target and repeat it over and over without any real effort. It just felt right. I was sold on glass at that point. It felt different. It felt right.
I caught several Small Brookies in the eight to ten inch range on it that day, and while a 5wt is a bit overkill for fish that small, it was more of a test of how quickly I could figure it out. And then once I did, almost immediately, it became how smooth could I make the casts and how few false casts would it take me to get it where I wanted it. I was ready to hunt bigger fish that would test the rods feel in a fight. I had Smallmouth waiting in the creek out back at home. If anything would test the fight of the rod, they would.
Over the next few months I caught plenty of Good sized Smallmouth Bass from the creek at home that would peel line off the old Medalist and put a good arch, sometimes doubling the rod over almost in two, and the rod ate it all up. I was putting it through the ringer now. I strung it up with a sink tip 6wt line after JP told me at one point that it wasn’t just a medium action, but a medium progressive. I had no idea what that meant. You learn something every day and so after learning that this meant I could go up or down a line size and the rod would still act right I remembered the small stack of lines in the house and selected the 6wt sink tip simply because I’d never fished one before. Going up a line weight increased the speed of the rod slightly. I could feel it, but it still felt fine. It still felt like the correct line. I fished it on Cranberry Lake in the Adirondacks on our family vacation from my old canoe, and then again at the end of the summer on a small lake on a family farm. There I put it to work hauling Largemouths out of the dense weed beds along the shore and then back to the floating line to torment pan fish with hoppers and small poppers.
It’s a different feel altogether if you’ve never fished glass before. I don’t know that it’s more sensitive than graphite, it seems to me that since graphite replaced it as a newer, better material that it should be less sensitive. But I don’t think it is. Maybe it feels a little heavier to me, therefore transferring the energy to my hand with a little more “gusto.” It’s smoother than I imagined glass would be, and I feel it work more than I thought I would. It loads up energy like a boss. Maybe it’s the guides JP chose for the rod, but it shoots line like an animal, no matter what line I spooled it with, down a size, up a size, or right on the money. The engraving on the reel seat, “Zen Trout”, adds that touch of class that says this didn’t come from no big box company pal, this came from a rod builder, not a rod factory. JP says he’s built over 6000 rods over the past almost twenty years, I figure with the release of these, he better be ready for at least that many over the next twenty. The JP Ross moto is “Simply Fish.” With this rod, I’ll accept that challenge without a second thought. | <urn:uuid:3e2e46a6-ceb6-4302-9893-ee7b01ddcab5> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | https://www.jprossflyrods.com/blogs/streamer-junkie/61298949-beaver-meadow-glass-the-5wt-trials-by-mark-usyk | 2019-05-25T11:26:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232258003.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20190525104725-20190525130725-00315.warc.gz | en | 0.978091 | 1,782 | [
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Abuse In Boarding Schools: Alex Renton Talks To James
2 May 2017, 17:21 | Updated: 2 May 2017, 17:37
Alex Renton's book Stiff Upper Lip covers his own experience of abuse in boarding school and looks at how widespread the problem is. James O'Brien met him in the LBC studio and it made for a compelling, troubling interview.
James has several close friends who suffered abuse at the hands of teachers and talked about their experiences with the writer and journalist.
Renton's research points up how much of an issue it is: "It's almost as though there was a manual for how to run a private school and how to cover up scandal," he told James.
"The toleration was there...it's pretty clear that some people have slightly sidelined their sexual abuse because the neglect and the psychological abuse that arises just from being sent away from love at eight years old was more damaging."
Watch more of the interview above.
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Step 1: Select My Devices. Tap on “+” icon present at the bottom of your screen. Select Switches and Controls. Tap on Curtain Controllers.
Step 2: Select Aeon curtain Controller. In order to pair the device with the Hub, tap on Next present at the bottom of your screen.
Step 3: Click the white button on the rear of the switch.
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Land owners and companies who invite you to visit them and shop in their stores owe you and your family a duty to keep their property in a reasonably safe condition.
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Infrastructure Project Manager. 6 Month Contract. Telford
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Nestled in the rolling hills of Rwanda, the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village is like a picture postcard.
“It’s stunningly beautiful,” said Noah Wolf-Prusan. “Everything is immensely green.”
Wolf-Prusan is just back from a yearlong fellowship working at the Rwandan home for orphans and vulnerable youth, and the memories are still vivid. It was a life-transforming year for the 29-year-old son of Lehrhaus Judaica’s Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan and Rebecca Wolf-Prusan — and a far cry from his native San Francisco.
“The best thing I did for myself is that I had no idea what I was getting into,” he said.
The site is a school and community with an unusual story, summed up by an unusual name that combines a word (agahozo) in Kinyarwanda, the main language of Rwanda, with a Hebrew one to mean a place where tears are dried, in peace. It was founded in 2008 by the late Anne Heyman, a South African Jew who had spent time in Israel, where she became familiar with the concept of the Israeli youth villages that housed rescued and orphaned Jewish children after World War II. When she heard about the roughly 500,000 children orphaned by the genocide in Rwanda, she decided that the youth village model could help there, as well.
Ten years later, Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village is a full-time residential high school, with more than 500 children who both live and study there, grouped into families, each with a house mother who takes care of them emotionally and physically. Almost 25 years after the bloodbath of 1994, the village houses not only genocide orphans but also youth who have suffered abuse or poverty, or are vulnerable in other ways.
“Almost everyone you’re interacting with here has suffered trauma in one way or another,” Wolf-Prusan said.
He was one of several fellows at the village, which regularly brings in volunteers from outside Rwanda. Wolf-Prusan spent a year doing PR and communications work, giving tours to foreign journalists and occasionally meeting celebrities such as Charlize Theron. Like the children who live there, he also became part of a family, bonding with teens who, despite coming from troubled backgrounds, were eager to learn and discover.
“Every opportunity you give them, they just jump at it,” he said.
Wolf-Prusan found out about Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village in the usual way people find things these days — online.
“I think I found it on a search engine,” he said. “Everything kind of came together really fast.”
Although he had never thought about helping out in Rwanda, he did want a volunteer opportunity. He was living and working in New York for URJ Kutz Camp when, intrigued, he applied.
“A month later, I got an email saying are you still interested in going to Rwanda,” he said. “I was like, whoa.”
The fellowship was supported by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, which runs a program called the Entwine Global Jewish Service Corps that places people in their 20s and 30s in volunteer positions around the world, from Mumbai to Jerusalem.
Each year, several are sent to the Agahozo-Shalom Village. It’s one of the many connections the village has with the wider Jewish community. The first few years, the village was run by Israelis with expertise in the youth village concept; now the executive director and head of the village are Rwandan, as is the staff.
Donations still come from Jewish communities or donors such as the Edmond J. Safra Foundation, and the village leases land to the massive Gigawatt Global solar field, which is situated there because of an Israeli connection between founder Heyman and the company’s president, Israeli-American solar power entrepreneur Yosef Abramowitz. And in honor of Heyman, who died in 2014, the village has a Tikkun Olam club.
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“The experience is an amazing, amazing thing,” Wolf-Prusan said. “The students there, they’re just really incredibly sincere people.”
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Chiranjeevi received a big relief in the case related to the violation of Model Code of Conduct. A case was booked against the Actor-turned-Politician in Arandalpeta Police Station in Guntur in 2014. He faced charges of violating the election code by campaigning even after 10 pm on April 27th, 2014.
Chiranjeevi moved a petition in the Hyderabad High Court challenging the lower court taking the chargesheet filed in this regard into consideration. Chiru's Counsel informed High Court that a false case was booked against Megastar when he was returning home after the completion of campaigning. Convinced with the argument, Justice T Rajani dismissed the case against Megastar.
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Podcast Interview on 'A Well Designed Business'!!
So many great things have come from attending the Design Bloggers Conference in L.A., like being able to connect with some pretty amazing ladies like Claire, Bria, Meredith, and Doreen. We're all sharing our homes with you throughout April and May as part of a #SpringIntoHome series - if you've missed out on the posts so far, you can find them here.
But, I have to say, one of my favorite things that has come from the Design Bloggers Conference was meeting one of the panelist speakers, LuAnn Nigara. LuAnn hosts 'A Well Designed Business' podcast - one that I've listened to quite regularly for the last year or so and thoroughly enjoy. LuAnn interviews interior design professionals and other industry experts, providing valuable tips and strategies to help interior designers run profitable, efficient businesses. LuAnn is a sharp business woman and has a great sense of humor so I know you'll love her speaking style. You can listen to my interview with LuAnn through her website or through iTunes by searching for 'A Well Designed Business'.
TODAY, KELSEY TALKS WITH LUANN ON:
- the Design Bloggers Conference + why you should attend
- the importance of networking, face-to-face if possible
- forming authentic relationships with others in your industry
- marketing your interior design business + how you can use a blog as a marketing tool
- her business degree + how it ties in well with managing an interior design business
- starting an interior design business from the ground up + how to land your first projects without a developed portfolio
- the 6-Six Step design process Kelsey uses for her projects
AND SOME EXCITING NEWS....
I'm also excited to announce that I will be guest blogging for 'A Well Designed Business' To The Trade blog, found here. I'll be sharing things I'm learning through my journey in starting a new business and helping to answer many of the questions LuAnn receives from designers across North America who are starting brand new businesses of their own. It's all about lifting each other up and if I can help someone by sharing the tips and strategies that I'm currently learning, I'm thrilled to be able to do that through LuAnn's platform. Stay tuned for the first post for 'A Well Designed Business'!
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This week, the Telegraph newspaper – often referred to as ‘Torygraph’ – published a highly provocative article, entitled “Working class children must learn to be middle class to get on in life, government advisor says” which reported on recent comments made by Peter Brant, head of policy at the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission. Leaving aside for a moment that this is not exactly what Brant said, this piece is oozing with symbolic violence and provides another example of the narrow and problematic notions of aspiration, class and social mobility held by our politicians, policymakers and the right-wing media. In this guest blog post, Jessie Abrahams – a ‘working class’ student who attended an elite university and has researched social class and belonging – offers an alternative perspective.
The – not so subtle – message of the Telegraph article is that working-class culture is inferior and that everyone should be middle class because it is ‘the best’. This message is disguised within the text through blaming the working classes and their culture as a barrier for young people in their attempts to reach university, making them feel that they won’t fit in. The underlying point has some truth to it, indeed a large body of literature in the sociology of education has shown that working-class young people might not apply to ‘elite’ institutions due to a perception of them as ‘not for people like us’ (see for example, work by Louise Archer, and Diane Reay). Or, if they do go, they commonly experience problems with coping in this environment. However, the Telegraph at least seems to have missed the point.
The ‘solutions’ to these feelings of not belonging that are offered in this piece are morally problematic – presenting working-class kids ‘deficiencies’ as an explanation for a lack of social mobility, just as Gove has done in many of his comments on education, social class and ‘mobility’. They are also totally nonsensical and far removed from the realities of poverty in Britain. The article comments that: “Children from poor homes need help to change the way they eat, dress and conduct personal relationships to get ahead in life”. Such statements neglect recent headlines regarding the massive rise in the number of families using food banks, which suggest that more urgently the government might want to focus on ensuring that working-class children can actually get access to food, rather than instructing them on how to eat. This point aside, what is overlooked here is the fact that these middle-class practices (eating at restaurants and visiting the theatre) are not simply ‘lifestyle choices’ or signs of moral character that are on offer to all young people. They are explicitly tied to money and access to other resources that are unequally distributed.
A recent post by blogger Michelle Brook on her experiences of being from a working class background and attending Cambridge was the source of inspiration for Brandt’s piece (which led, in a mad turbulence to this ridiculous propaganda by The Telegraph). Michelle writes:
Those of us who leave our backgrounds behind have to cope with not really fitting in where we are now, but growing in a way that makes it hard to fit in where we came from. We have to prove ourselves to ourselves repeatedly, reminding ourselves that we can belong here. Being surrounded by others who don’t seemingly understand that experience makes it even more difficult for us. There needs to be more of us who are willing to talk about our experiences, and we need to make sure the conversation about equality doesn’t just end on formal education.
Michelle’s message – which seems to have been lost in a flurry of right-wing tabloid babble – is that we need to make visible this invisible group: talk about us, make us feel comfortable and, most importantly, feel normal rather than lacking or inferior. Her point is not however – as the Telegraph have interpreted – that we must become ‘more middle class’.
From my experience of being a working-class student attending an elite university I was struck by how fearful and narrow the Widening Participation (WP) department and its associated policies seemed to be. I remember being in a departmental meeting on WP and staff discussing the perplexing issue regarding why certain departments (namely Social Policy) were so good at getting students from non-traditional backgrounds into the university. They pondered what could be done to ‘pinch’ these WP students and get them to study Sociology instead. It was at this point that I realised the focus of WP departments is deeply problematic: it is about access and access in the broadest sense, in the ‘pinching other students’ sense.
As the meeting progressed and I made my suggestions, I begun to realise that they were scared, scared of labeling anyone as a ‘widening participation student’. Widening participation seemed (and still seems) to stop at getting more students from disadvantaged backgrounds into university. It’s about increasing the numbers as though simply creating a more ‘diverse’ student population equals a more socially just and equitable system. This is not surprising since there are no incentives from ‘the powers above’ to do any more than this. However, it is totally absurd and perhaps goes some way to explaining why those of us who make it to elite universities feel so uncomfortable there, why some end up dropping out, and why some never even apply in the first place. These ‘elite’ institutions look so unwelcoming and unsupportive.
I argue then that what is needed to promote ‘social mobility’ is not for the working classes to ‘become middle class’, but for middle-class institutions to become more welcoming and accepting of working-class culture. I have argued many times – and will continue to do so – that there is a need for universities’ widening participation departments to act as a network for their students, to provide a space where they can feel comfortable and find people in similar situations. We need to stop pretending that everyone in the university is middle class – or should be. I for one would like to stand up and be counted and offer support for those just entering the middle-class world which Michelle describes as a: “scary place, full of unwritten rules that are alien to someone coming from a background where survival is paramount”.
I now realise how lucky I have been, in that academics from working-class backgrounds have been my rocks, they have sought me out and others like me and nurtured and supported us. They have shown us through example that it is okay to be working class and to occupy middle-class worlds such as universities without changing yourself (too drastically) to fit in. They have provided a place to go, where there is a shared understanding, where there is no need to attempt the dinner conversations about skiing holidays and ponies that Michelle discusses.
Suggesting that working-class students need to become middle class culturally in order to fit in at university is like suggesting that Black students should become ‘more White’, or that women should behave like men. This seems to me to be the wrong way around. Our universities need to recognise how they exclude others. It is universities that need to change – to become less middle class, masculine and ethnocentric in their practices to accommodate their diversifying population, rather than force everyone into the same homogeneous box.
About the author:
Jessie Abrahams is a first year ESRC funded PhD student at Cardiff University looking at the effect of the increased tuition fees in England on young people from different social class backgrounds and their perceptions of the possible in such a context. Prior to this she was a research assistant on the Leverhulme Trust funded research project ‘Paired Peers’. The project qualitatively followed a cohort of 70 students throughout their undergraduate degrees at the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England. She is also a co-convenor of the BSA Bourdieu study group.
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Winter Family Photos
I hear it all the time: the winter is no good for family photos. The weather is bad, nothing’s green and the holidays are stressful. I like to turn these three objections around and say winter is the perfect time of year for taking family photos.
True, the weather can be a challenge in Colorado, but, come on, 300+ days of sunshine and storms that come one day and leave the next? It’s a perfect scenario for making great photos, especially if you and your photographer are flexible enough to move when the weather is right.
I know, nothing’s green. Good. Then your photos might look different from everyone else’s. Winter’s color palate can be on the cold side with its whites, blues, dormant trees and dead grasses. It might at first seem like the worst backdrop for family photos, but, if you pick the right day, that cold snow, combined with the winter’s sun, can make warm faces seem to glow warmer. And green is all around us in Colorado, you just need to search it out. Many open spaces along Colorado’s Front Range offer anything from open mountain meadows to dense forests. If you need help, Stark Bellamy Photography has a list of great places you can go. We’ve been known to scout locations ahead of time for clients just to be sure it’s going to work out. And, if you’re looking for a holiday photo, nothing says Colorado Christmas like a snow-filled aspen grove. We have some choice locations picked out for just such an occasion.
Ok, now the big one. Stressful holidays. We can’t promise to make your holidays stress free, but if you carve out a few hours for family photos, we can almost guarantee a walk in the woods as we make beautiful photos will take your mind off all the shopping and heavy traffic… at least for the duration of the shoot.
So if winter seems like a good time for your family photos, drop us a line. We’ll put together a list of a few places and clear some spots on the calendar to make it happen. | <urn:uuid:8a102f52-f8ae-435f-8b9a-5734814ec913> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | http://starkbellamy.com/winter-family-photos/ | 2019-05-23T05:36:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232257100.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20190523043611-20190523065611-00435.warc.gz | en | 0.935805 | 453 | [
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Year round there are so many conferences, meetings, ceremonies and parties to attend. Ladies are always in a dilemma to choose what to wear. Well many times the choice is obvious i.e a formal gown but which one. To choose one dress and finally wear that is one difficult task to be accomplished. Now here are few simple tips to choose a dress and finally wear it.
Occasion: Depending on the occasion, you can choose to wear a particular dress. If it is a professional conference do not choose something glittery. Also black, grey, blue and white work best for professional occasions. If it is a cocktail party formal gowns with glitters are always welcome. The colors for party could be any depending on your choice. Black is an obvious choice of many, so to stand out in the crowd you could choose not to wear black.
Duration: Check the duration for which the you will be wearing the formal gowns. If it is a daylong event, wear something that you are comfortable in and something that is loose to the body. Do not pair your dress with high heels for such occasion, you may end up with a sore feet.
Accessories: Sometimes you might be in a mood to wear some accessories. In such case do the math before randomly choosing a dress. If your accessories are heavy, choose a subtle dress with less work on it. And if your accessories are small you can go ahead and choose some heavy glamorous dress.
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5 Uses For Resources
Adult fleas are wingless and reddish-brown insects which are laterally compressed and have piercing-sucking mouthparts to suck blood from their hosts. A female flea can lay 20 to 50 eggs per day, adult fleas remain on their host where they mate, feed, and lay eggs, and their eggs may land on surfaces such as bedding and carpeting hatching in 2 to 5 days. Larvae development usually takes eight to fifteen days, being described as long, wormlike, and hairy with brownish head without eyes or legs, feeding on dried blood and excrement that adult fleas produce. The life cycle of an adult cat flea is up to 30 to 40 days, and if grooming is restricted a female adult flea can survive up to 50 days, with flea larvae living up to 18 days.
Flea management involves using new, safer, and effective products combined with proper pet grooming and thorough cleaning of indoor and outdoor environments. Flea populations are greatest in places where cats or dogs regularly sleep. Flea larvae are less likely to be present in areas where there is exposure to sunlight and parts of the home where there is heavy pedestrian traffic. To maintain sanitation, it is important to clean all areas where your pet goes, so vacuum rugs, carpets, floors, crevices around baseboards, upholstered furniture, and cabinets everyday or every other day. This is an effective way to kill flea larvae in your carpet, stimulate pre-emerged flea adults to leave their cocoons, and pick up adult fleas. Pet beddings should be washed with hot and soapy water at least once a week. You can also control fleas by treating the outside environment where your pets stay most of the time such as dog house, kennel areas, and beneath decks using sprays containing permethrin like Advecta Yard.
There are many flea treatment brands available int he market today such as Advecta 3 for preventing and killing fleas, flea eggs, flea larvae, ticks, biting flies, mosquitoes, and lice, that contains imidacloprid, permethrin, and pyriproxyfen. Advecta Flea and Tick Dog Spray kills fleas and ticks on contact and it keeps killing up to 14 days, whereas Advecta yard is good up to 4 weeks. You can use a special metal flea comb to remove adult fleas from your pet’s coat, providing comfort and reducing flea breeding. Depending on where you live and the climate you have, flea infestation can be a major problem, effective your pet’s health and comfort. You can check more details about Advecta Flea Treatment Products by visiting their homepage or website. Keep your pets flea-free with Advecta!Smart Tips For Finding Animals | <urn:uuid:66c6bab9-aed5-416c-952f-7f4d9fb9c16e> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | http://www.open-rhone-echecs.com/5-uses-for-resources-2.html | 2019-05-23T06:09:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232257100.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20190523043611-20190523065611-00435.warc.gz | en | 0.943136 | 596 | [
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We are a culture of bandaids…..of temporary fixes……of trying resurrection versus changing our behavior. We always seem to want to be anywhere but where we actually are. We manipulate time according to our own definitions. We complain of the waste … Continue reading
I learned how failure is essential for growth and confidence from my dog Frida. We were hiking in a heavily bouldered area. Already a tough task for a human—-an even tougher task for a long bodied, short legged canine. We … Continue reading
I step into the ring and am summoned to the center….looking right into myself. I hear the referee’s instructions like a faint, tinny, hollow echo. I never lose my gaze as I back up to the corner and hear my … Continue reading
Mobility is a systemic thing. The more mobile our bodies are, the more mobile our brain and thinking is. Mobility gives you options and vision. It gives you the time you need to respond and adapt to ever changing moments. … Continue reading
It’s not that you always want to be in the gap, it’s that it’s the hardest place to stay calm…..It’s why we practice so much on getting more aware of how we get to, move in, stay or flee the … Continue reading
When I was 17 years old, I was living in Denver, CO and going to Lakewood HighSchool. I had a job at Dairy Queen but needed to make more money to pay for groceries, pay for gas money and other … Continue reading
How do you define struggle? If you don’t struggle, you don’t learn and your experience doesn’t really get to be your own. I worked with Highline College to mentor an intern, Mahamoud. I wasn’t really sure what I was going … Continue reading
The flow- the zone- whatever you call it is something that athletes view as the end all be all state to be in. It seems to be elusive and something that happens versus something we create. I want to be … Continue reading
I am the great offender of cutting people off- sometimes I think I’m even as bold to finish the concept, thought or sentence for another. I’m certain this is my least favorite habit that I engage in currently. I find … Continue reading | <urn:uuid:3d3e530c-fb57-446a-8d76-04ece2e69324> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | https://arcaroboxing.com/tag/learning/ | 2019-05-23T05:33:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232257100.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20190523043611-20190523065611-00435.warc.gz | en | 0.932018 | 560 | [
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The third and final installment of Miranda Bud’s blogs…
The Watson and Crick discovery of the DNA double helix is an iconic image of our scientific age. It is considered the milestone of contemporary genetics and is such an integrated part of our society that saying “it’s in my DNA” is a commonly used phrase by many people.
Working with Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin they unlocked the most important scientific discoveries of the 20th century. It led to countless advances, solved a mystery which had troubled scientists for decades and it was what produced Francis Crick’s famous statement in the Eagle pub on the 28th February 1953 that he and Watson had “found the secret of life”.
Since then a lot more research has been done to unravel the secrets of DNA and to decode the human genome. What surprised me though was that DNA structure is not something merely left to the scientific world…
In 1993 Bijan, an American fashion designer, brought out ‘DNA’ perfume, with the caption “DNA…it’s the reason you have your father’s eyes, your mother’s smile”. This highlights the link between art and science that exists and which is becoming more visible, as more and more artists and designers take their inspiration from molecular biology.
From my time at the Science Museum I have seen more than anything how science can be related to all aspects of life. From fashion to fission, science helps build a picture of the world around us and tries to give us reasons for why we live the way we do.
I loved seeing a different side to the museum, one most members of the public don’t get to experience. Blythe and Wroughton with their huge stores allow you to see not just science, but history as well. There are so many objects each with a unique story, and I only regret that I have only managed to discover but a few of those stories in my short time here. | <urn:uuid:0a0b4cae-f7cd-4aa1-ae2b-4f4431724db7> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/the-secret-of-life/ | 2019-05-23T04:53:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232257100.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20190523043611-20190523065611-00435.warc.gz | en | 0.966402 | 414 | [
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Midfield Marvels of Spurs and England
Tottenham Hotspur is a club with a rich heritage of nurturing some of the finest English footballers to have played the game and the new generation of Spurs starlets are set to continue that tradition.
Ever since the great Spurs teams of the 1960s saw the likes of Jimmy Greaves take his astonishing club form and turn it into goals for his country – 44 of them in total - fans have become accustomed to seeing their club’s stars strut their stuff for England.
The 1970s were no different, with England World Cup winner Martin Peters becoming a mainstay in the Spurs team. In the 1980s, England players like Ray Clemence, Glenn Hoddle, Steve Hodge, Chris Waddle and Gary Stevens all played their club football at White Hart Lane.
Gary Lineker, Paul Gascoigne, Teddy Sheringham, Darren Anderton, Nick Barmby and Sol Campbell were amongst a glut of Tottenham stars who shaped the fortunes of the national team throughout the 90s. Since the turn of the century, the likes of Ledley King, Jermain Defoe, Paul Robinson and Aaron Lennon have also all turned out for the Three Lions.
The Premier League dominance of Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal in recent years has made it more difficult for Spurs players to catch the eyes of England coaches like Steve McClaren and Fabio Capello. But under Roy Hodgson’s leadership there has been a revival of Tottenham talent appearing in the England squad.
With the 2016 European Championship in France on the horizon, four Spurs midfielders are hoping to follow in the footsteps of Gascoigne, Anderton and Lennon by turning it on for their country at a major tournament. The football betting odds as of 8th January are offering 9/4 on two or more Spurs players starting in England’s Euro 2016 opener.
Here are four of the current crop of Tottenham players hoping to clinch a place in Roy Hodgson’s squad.
Despite being just 19 years of age, Dele Alli is perhaps the most likely Spurs player to make it to France.
Having graduated through the England youth ranks, Alli made his debut for England in a 2-0 win over Estonia, and went on to score a superb goal in his first start for Hodgson’s team against France.
If he can maintain his current form and fitness, it will be hard to argue against him making the squad.
Despite coming under fire from certain quarters this season, Eric Dier has adapted well to making the transition from defence to midfield. This has been a major factor in his emergence as an England international.
He featured as a substitute in England’s friendly defeat to Spain and then started in the subsequent victory over France. The strength of his link-up play with Alli could persuade Hodgson to take him to the Euros.
Despite playing only a bit-part role in Tottenham’s strong start to the Premier League season in 2015/16, Ryan Mason remains an emerging talent who could prove valuable to England.
He is likely to be towards the fringes of Hodgson’s options for the summer, but his assist for Andros Townsend’s goal in his only England appearance to date, back in March 2015 against Italy, will help to keep him in the running.
With 10 England caps and three goals to his name, Townsend could have been forgiven for thinking he would be a shoo-in for the England squad for the Euros just a year or two ago.
Since then, his form has waned at club level and he is said to be seeking a move away from White Hart Lane.
However, Hodgson knows he can be relied upon for England and his pace and flair on the wing should be enough to keep him in the manager’s mind – even if he is no longer a Spurs player by the time June rolls around. | <urn:uuid:9443c17e-aed0-4b23-a033-e0724d978f75> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | https://www.footballiscominghome.net/midfield-marvels-spurs-england | 2019-05-23T05:34:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232257100.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20190523043611-20190523065611-00435.warc.gz | en | 0.975512 | 809 | [
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Atmospheric Wood is a research project based on a historic contact printing technique, commonly called blueprint. Invented by Sir John Herschel in 1842, first used as a mean of illustration and documentation by Anna Atkins, blueprint, or cyanotype, was re-purposed to reproduce technical drawings for architectural and engineering projects. Reviving and interpreting this traditional knowledge, Atmospheric Wood aims to bring back this process to contemporary architecture.
Inspired by the night sky
While exposed to light, the process transforms untreated wood into an elegant assortment of blue hues and a maze of pointillist patterns using natural minerals. The immersive patterns and tonalities draw visual associations to the night sky. Our goal is to create products for inhabitants of the modern metropolis yearning to stay close to nature in creative and unexpected ways.
Crystals interacting with the surface
Designing with sunlight
The key element in this process is sunlight and, more specifically, its interaction with an UV light sensitive solution. While exposed to light, the process transforms untreated wood into an elegant assortment of blue hues. In addition, a maze of pointillist patterns is created using a scattered application of natural minerals. The results vary depending on the environmental conditions during production and types of wood used.
We love wood
Wood is treasured and a crucial natural resource that this project aims to enrich and celebrate. The project is aimed to find synergies between embracing the raw material and enriching it.Moreover, capturing and praising sunlight as a significant aspect of architecture, hence Atmospheric Wood is contextualized to be used within built environment aiming to help users to reconcile with their surroundings.
The importance of location and time in the process and its clear traces in the final results allows the user to connect with the ritual of making, discovering the inclusive aspect in process based design. Atmospheric wood experiments with the process and, manipulating it, invites a wider public to consider re-imagining alternative techniques for contemporary applications. The implementation of digital production techniques, such as Computer numerical control (CNC) and laser cutting, allows the material to be used in efficient and relevant ways keeping the process applicable in today’s world. | <urn:uuid:885ed1ce-4493-4c2c-b11f-4010ace0e611> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | http://atmosphericwood.com/process/ | 2019-05-24T11:54:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232257605.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20190524104501-20190524130501-00035.warc.gz | en | 0.920043 | 437 | [
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SizeMe makes it possible to scan a directory and compare it to how many floppy/zip/CD-R/DVD-discs you need. (Many calls it spanning or span of elements over a medium). It tries to fill each disc up as much as possible, and gives you the result on each disc.
Maximize your output!
SizeMe scans a directory and compare it to how many
floppy/zip/CD-R/DVD-discs you need. Not to be mistaken with the movie
This is your ultimate file organizer for burning a huge collection of files!
(Click the image for fullsize)
Download current version by clicking the link v2.0.0 build: 1926
- MusicMode a “Playlist generator” added
- Wizard for setting your options
- Some critical bugs fixed!
- ISO file creation on a disc
- Possible to use hotkeys for functions
- Context menu handle on every item
- Copy, move and delete function on each disc
- Each scan is done in only once instance
- Drag’n’Drop support so you can simply drag the Disc into Nero (or any other preferred burning software) and it will add the maximized disc. Remember that you can right-click on the discs to, functions like: copy, move and so on are there
- Customizes as you select
- Context menu handling by right clicking on a drive anywhere in Explorer
Feedback and links to other sites
“Tool Of The Week@ Week of July 24, 2005”
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Yamaha Scooter Parts, GY6 Scooter Parts, Minarelli Parts, Linhai Aeolus Scooter Parts, Franco Morini TGB Hyosung Aprilia, Stage6, Malossi, Polini
Benelli 150 2008/2009 Models
We do have parts and can help with all problems with this scooter which is chinese made using a GY6 150 engine that is a little different than all others
Not solid on price so it depends if you are local or not.
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This special episode of CS posts to the sanctorum.us website on Easter Sunday, 2015. I realize many subscribers will hear it at a later time, but since each week’s episode posts early Sunday morning, and this is Resurrection Sunday, a special podcast seemed appropriate. This week, we’ll be taking a look at the place of the celebration of Easter in the Early Church.
There’s considerable controversy over the origin of the word Easter as the label that’s come to be attached to the Christian commemoration of the Resurrection of Christ. It’s best to see the word coming from the Germanic languages & the Teutonic goddess of Spring, Eastre. Her festival marked the vernal equinox, & with the arrival of Christianity the holiday morphed to be the anniversary of the resurrection of Christ.
Today you’ll occasionally hear someone connect the word Easter to the Canaanite goddess Astarte, the Babylonian Ishtar, or some such other ancient deity. While there may be some etymological connection between the Teutonic Eastre & the Mesopotamian Ishtar, it’s submerged under the mists of time.
But for many years before the label “Easter” was attached to the day, the Church referred to it as Pascha, a Greco-Roman word for the Hebrew word for Passover.
Let’s not forget that Christianity’s roots lie in Judaism. The Gospel that is the heart of the Christian message is that Jesus fulfills all that the Jewish Passover points to. Just as the blood of the first Passover lambs delivered the Jews from bondage in Egypt, the blood of Christ, the Passover Lamb of God, delivers believers form bondage to sin & death. And in the first several decades of The Church, most Christians were Jews. Their Easter was really a Christian Passover, and they referred to it as such.
Then, as time passed and more Gentiles became Christians, the distinctly Jewish flavors of the church’s worship and calendar began to dim & alter.
The ante-Nicene church, that is, the Church before the first Council of Nicea in 325 AD, observed 2 annual holidays. The first was Passover which commemorated Christ’s suffering, and Pentecost which celebrated His resurrection & exaltation. Pentecost began with Resurrection Sunday & ended with Pentecost 50 days later.
Even though these were reckoned as 2 different holidays, Passover & Easter, by reason of their closeness in date, were a continuous celebration, combining the great sorrow with even greater joy.
The Christian Passover grew naturally out of the Jewish Passover just as the Lord’s Day grew out of the Sabbath. It’s the oldest and most important annual festival of the Church, and can be traced back to the 1st C. By the early 2nd C, it was being universally observed. From the beginning Jewish Christians continued to celebrate Passover, seeing the earlier holiday as prophetic of Christ. Gentile Christians, for whom the Jewish Passover had little significance, celebrated the Lord’s resurrection as they did every Sunday.
Between Good Friday that commemorates Jesus’ death and Resurrection Morning on Sunday is “the great Sabbath.” On that day the Eastern church fasted, often tarrying awake all night in anticipation of the glorious Return of Christ. A feast was held on Sunday to commemorate Jesus’ resurrection. This feast eventually became the defining part of the entire Paschal season.
Over time a new tradition developed in preparation for Easter. The day was preceded by a season of penitence and fasting, culminating in “Passion” or “Holy Week.” The fasting varied in length from 1 day, to 40 hours, to 6 weeks. By the 6th C, it was fixed at 40 days and today is called Lent.
The Early church fathers chart for us the debate that arose in the 2nd C over WHEN to observe Pascha. That debate grew over time to become one of the most contentious issues the Early Church wrestled with.
Two traditions developed in the Church of the Roman Empire & Mediterranean world. Since we’re pretty deep now into Church History, I’ll be you can guess where & how the sides of this debate lined up. If you said East & West, give yourself a pat on the back. Between the 2nd & 4th Cs, East & West argued vociferously over when to celebrate Easter.
While there were some simmering doctrinal debates like Arianism, the argument over when to celebrate Easter was just as, if not even more, contentious! And that likely gives us a clue to the root of the debate. Let me use an illustration.
Mark & Bill both are big time Los Angeles Dodgers fans. They’re on the same work team at XYZ Gadgets & Stuff. Both vie to be assistant to the team’s foreman, Fred, who could care less about baseball or any other sport. Mark & Bill agree it would be fun to get anyone on their work-team who wants to, to go to a Dodger game. The 2 dozen members of the team agree, so Mark & Bill look at the calendar to pick a date.
Mark says Tuesday, June 3rd is good. But Bill’s busy on Tuesday nights doing ballroom dancing with his wife. In fact, he knows Mark knows he’s busy on Tuesdays, so he picks Thursday, June 5th because Thursdays are Mark’s night to watch his kid. While Mark & Bill have kept the competition for position between them pretty light till now, word’s gone out that Fred’s getting promoted and his position will be opening up. So the tension between the 2 has increased dramatically. They’ve been digging each other and finding little things to argue over, each trying to outdo the other. The debate over which day to go to the game takes on a life all of its own as each campaigns for supporters in the work-team. Bill & Mark stop talking TO each other but ramp up a lot of talk ABOUT each other.
Soon the team is split 3 ways; Bill’s supporters, Mark’s supporters and those who refuse to take sides.
Then, one day in the parking lot after work, Bill & Mark come to blows. The argument seems to be about whether they should go to the game on June 3rd or 5th. Both guys claim that’s what the tussle’s about. But they’re the only ones who think that’s what it’s about. Everyone else knows it’s really a competition to see who’s going to take over the team as the new boss.
Reading between the lines of the chronicles of the Early Church – that is the ante-Nicean church – brueha over when to celebrate Easter, you can’t help but see a Bill & Mark / East & West tussle over “who’s in charge?” Who’s the big dog? Who gets to call the shots & control the levers of Church polity?
As Philip Schaff says in his monumental work on The History of the Church, the paschal controversies of the ante-Nicene age are a complicated chapter in the story, and are not yet cleared up by modern scholars. Though they were more of an administrative issue than doctrinal, they threatened to split the church; both sides laying too much stress on externals. Indirectly, the debate touched the question of the relationship between Christianity & Judaism.
The Eastern church stuck to the date set in Scripture for the Jewish Passover, the 14th of Nisan. This position is called ‘quartodeciman’ meaning 14th. The Eastern Church commemorated both the death & resurrection of Jesus on Passover, regardless of what day of the week it was. The Western church located the general time around the 14th of Nisan, but set the nearest Friday as the day Christ died with the following Sunday as the day He rose. So while the Eastern Church locked in the same day every year – the 14th of Nisan, the Western Church made it the same day of the week every year.
Thus a rather shocking spectacle followed when in the regions where East & West met, there were churches that overlapped their observance of first the death, then the resurrection of Christ. Some Christians mourned His Passion & death while others joyously celebrated His rising. It’s not difficult to see why tension rose between different communities of faith. Earnest efforts were made to harmonize the opposing factions about the fundamental facts of the Gospel and of the sacred season of the church-year.
The Crucial issue was whether the Jewish Passover, whether it was a Friday or not, or the Christian Easter Sunday, should control the time of the festival. The Eastern practice of adhered to historical precedent, and had the advantage of an immovable Easter, without being Judaizing in anything but the observance of a fixed day of the month. The Western custom represented independence from the Jewish calendar.
Another way to look at it is that in the Eastern tradition, chief stress was laid on the Lord’s death. In the Western tradition, it was on His resurrection.
The solution to the dilemma came by merging the 2 into one. Easter is still connected to the Jewish Passover as to its general season, but it’s fixed to a Sunday. This rule was set at the Council of Nicea in 325.
So here’s how the date of Easter is calculated à
Easter is always be celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon succeeding the vernal equinox, and always after the Jewish Passover. If the full moon occurs on a Sunday, Easter-day is the Sunday after. By this arrangement Easter may take place as early as March 22, or as late as April 25.
Okay, that’s the technical stuff. Now I put my pastor hat on, and honor the day for what it commemorates. Warning to those offended by overtly religious content, the rest of this episode is unapologetic Gospel proclamation.
Were it not for the resurrection, the history of Planet Earth would be radically different. When Jesus died on that Roman cross, it looked to everyone that His campaign was done. He’d run His course and now it was over, done, finished! Even His closest companions had bailed on Him; all but John, who also eventually left the scene and returned to hang out with Jesus’ dejected disciples.
Jesus’ body was removed by the execution detail and handed over to a couple of covert supporters who wrapped Him in a linen shroud, shoved in some burial ointments & herbs, and placed Him in a newly hewn tomb in a nearby garden. These two men were in a hurry because the sun was about to set, signaling the start of the Sabbath, when work such as they were doing was strictly forbidden.
Watching from a distance was a little group of women who’d been wondering what would become of Jesus’ body. They watched the way the two men fumbled the burial task. It was obvious they were unaware the proper routine which the women knew well as it was something they’d done many times. They followed as the two men carried the body to the tomb and watched as they set it inside, then rolled the big stone across the entrance. Just as they did, the sun set, starting the Sabbath.
The women vowed they’d return at the first opportunity to do a proper job of the burial. That’s why they came so early Sunday morning. And as they made their way, they wondered aloud who’d move the stone for them. Sealing the tomb had been easy because a slight decline allowed the stone to roll easily. Pushing it up an incline would be a different matter; too much for the women without help.
When they arrived, they realized they’d not need help with the stone—it was already lying on the ground in front of the tomb, as if knock over by a mighty hand. They looked in to see two radiant figures sitting upright at each end of the bench where Jesus body had been. Between them was an empty linen shroud made stiff by the dried burial ointments. One of the angels, for surely that’s what they were, said to the women Jesus had risen from the dead, just as He said He would. They were to go to the disciples and tell them.
They did, and as the day wore on, Jesus Himself appeared to several people and groups.
Those disciples, so shattered & disheartened by Jesus’ death, hiding out lest the authorities expand their search and arrest them too, go from cowering in fear, to a boldness that’s willing to face down both the Jewish High Court and the might of Rome.
There’s really no accounting for the transformation of the Disciples other than the Resurrection of Jesus. And while they literally saw and felt Him after the Resurrection, many millions since, while not having that privilege, still know the reality and power of the resurrection by virtue of the transformation that’s taken place in them by faith in Christ.
But please understand, not just faith – not the mental mechanics of believing just any old thing. According to the Gospel, faith doesn’t save us, JESUS saves us. Faith is just how the salvation He won flows to us, that is accrues to our account. Salvation is a gift God gives. The hand that receives it is faith.
Contrary to much popular thought, what the Bible means by Faith is not a “blind leap in the dark.” That may describe some people’s religious faith; their spiritual posture, but it’s not Biblical faith. Real faith is a reasonable response to the evidence.
You see, Christianity is rooted in history. It’s not merely the sage musing of some holy man. It’s not just a system of ethics, a “be nice & recycle” philosophy. The Christian Faith stands or falls on historical events. There was a real man named Jesus of Nazareth who lived, died and rose again. That He rose from the dead means we have to regard Him as different from all other people and assess His words & works with the utmost consideration.
I’m doing this podcast, a history podcast, because I’m absolutely convinced, utterly sure, Christianity is rooted in real historical events. I’m a Christian, not in spite of the evidence, as scoffers contend, but BECAUSE of the evidence.
Let me end with this: Applying the rules for how we know if something really happened in the past, a fair observer has to come to the conclusion Jesus rose from the dead. To categorically deny the resurrection from a presupposition that the dead can’t rise is to make a claim to omniscience. The skeptic becomes the very thing he denies, an all-knowing deity.
Please understand I don’t mean to offend by saying that. I only seek to reason with those who’ve categorically rejected the Gospel because of its supernatural elements. No one is so blind as he who WILL not see.
To any skeptics or scoffers who’ve hung through this far, I want to commend you for doing so. I respect you and your opinion. I really do. I’m thankful we live in a time and place where we can openly share different views and do so in a polite way without running to name-calling & polemics. I’ve been challenged by skeptics at many times and from many angles. I’m thankful for these as they’ve served to sharpen my thoughts and focus my motives. Too often we err and do what we saw earlier in this podcast; we talk ABOUT each other rather than TO one another.
Ideas tend to look a lot different when we’re dealing with them via a person rather than in a book, magazine, or when framed by someone in our own tribe.
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A MEETING AT TUI HEADQUARTERS
The Aligned Scouting Meeting brings together executives from TUI’s key hotel brands to review promising site studies and discuss the current state of play on project negotiations.
Pearl diver – what a stunning job title! And the work itself is just as stunning: plunging into turquoise waters and, in the true spirit of discovery, plucking out a unique object. That, at least, is the glamorous theory. In practice, the pearl diver relies on one skill more than any other: staying power. Dieter Kornek has it, and he uses it around the world in his quest to discover new pearls for the TUI hotel portfolio.
Hotel operations in TUI Group are on a path towards growth. The current portfolio contains around 300 properties. Combined with the cruise business, they now account for half the EBIT posted by the tourism group. The focus for this expansion is on destinations in Asia and the Caribbean, where the sun shines 365 days of the year, and on new hotels in Europe. The people who go out and search for suitable land or buildings are called hotel scouts. Their task is to trawl the holidaymaking regions and uncover new projects, be they on the Mediterranean Sea or the Indian Ocean.
Dieter Kornek has been an expert in this field for many years. He previously worked in project development for Accor, Motel One and Falkensteiner Hotels. He laughs when asked if there is any holidaymaking region he hasn’t been to yet: “In the world, maybe, but I know Europe like the back of my hand.” Since June 2017 the business administration graduate has been in charge of Project Scouting for TUI Group. The department is still expanding, but already the team screens about 600 hotel offers a year which land on their desks. They don’t always merit further investigation, but thanks to his experience, Dieter Kornek has a well-trained eye for the buildings and land with potential. The supreme factor is location. This is the key consideration when assessing whether a property or resort will turn out to be a genuine pearl.
»We want to change perceptions in the market. The world of real estate is not so familiar with TUI as a hotel operator.«
“Apart from our top-performing joint venture, Riu, a major focus of this expansion is on our own brands, like TUI Blue, Robinson and TUI Magic Life. So we work very closely with their executives,” explains Dieter Kornek. The Group’s tour operators also help to assess the market potential of a particular hotel and to calculate appropriate rates. “Drawing on all the information we collate, we put together an initial rough analysis of profitability, Kornek continues. Hotel scouts do not simply surf on the crest of a trend. They do their sums. “We estimate the number of rooms, how many days the facility will probably open, capacity and average rates. Fixed operational parameters like staff costs complement the fruits of our own experience and regional know-how. But inflation and price rises are also factored into these figures. Ultimately we are looking at a period of at least 20 years to take account of amortisation and the usual life cycle of a property.” If the rate of return looks encouraging after this exercise, it’s time for the scout to book the next plane ticket.
While the Croatian coastline reveals spectacular views of Dubrovnik and the landscape around it, Dieter Kornek is eyeing his watch and the milometer in his hired car. He is familiar with this region, but what he doesn’t know yet is the precise transfer time from the airport to the potential hotel. As a scout on the road, he never stops analysing. When he inspects a location, he is not guided by gut feeling, but by the checklists that are always on his mind as he evaluates the site and its surroundings. Distance to airport is one criterion. So are beach quality and general infrastructure. In this case, the latter seems to be the critical issue. He collects the landowner, and they drive the last few kilometres together along a bumpy track. There is no official road yet. This unique location needs to be weighed up against a long list of investments. “We’ll run through the figures and talk to our colleagues,” concludes Dieter Kornek, while the setting sun demonstrates the magical sight awaiting future guests.
»The great thing about Montenegro is that so far there’s been less development than in Italy or Spain.«
The next day sees Dieter Kornek crossing the nearby border to Montenegro. The little Balkan state has evolved in recent years to become one of the fastest growing destination countries, thereby qualifying for TUI’s hotel shopping list. The first property to visit is an existing hotel in Herceg Novi. It has a picturesque old town that holidaymakers can easily reach by strolling along the beach promenade. The hotel scout loves the location, but the building itself evidently needs renovation. As Dieter Kornek walks briskly around the winding corridors and steps into the narrow rooms, he soon realises: “This does not come up to our standards. I think it would make more sense in this case to knock it down and build something new.” Not good news for the potential vendor, but he says he is still open to further negotiations. Time for the next appointment. Kornek takes the car and then the ferry. In terms of size, the unbuilt land near the port of Tivat would lend itself to one of the Group’s club brands. The scout then discovers a little added bonus: the site has its own beach, and it is not separated from the hotel by a promenade. He outlines the next stage of the process: “When I get back to the office, I will write up my reports and discuss any new details with the executives of the brands concerned.”
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I am 70 and was detected with glaucoma when I was 57. By that time enough damage had happened. First I was on Timolol which brought down the IOP to 17 in each eye. The eye doctor introduced Latanoprost (0-0-1) when I was 60. When I was 62, during the times the IOP exceeded 20, I was added Dorzolamide (1-1-1) to bring down the IOP to less than 14 in each eye. Also other combinations Dorzolamide+Timolo1(1-0-1), Brimonidine+timolol)1-0-1) were tried.
Dorzolamide had too much of side effects causing burning sensation, dryness, discharge from the eye, hive-like swelling on the face, crust formation, blepheritis. But whenever the IOP would shoot up to 26, Dorzolamide was effective in bringing down to 14.
But I realized that even with Timolol (1-0-1) and Latanoprost (0-0-1) all these years the IOP has been below 20 with no changes in the fields, which remains almost the same as it was when I was 57. So the eye doctor was also OK with it. The cardiologist is OK with my ECG and does not feel adverse effect of Timolol.
However, because of the advancing age, my eye doctor now suggested trying other combinations and again prescribed Dorzolamide (1-1-1) which, even after using tear drops, I find it unbearable. Of course Latanoprost is regularly being used all these years.
As Dorzolamide is too troublesome, I want to know is it OK to try the following combinations provided the IOP remains around 14 in each eye with my following background? My pulse rate will be around 50-52 but BP will be normal with diastolic around 65-75 and diastolic around 105-120.
Whenever ECG is taken they mention as ?bradycardia?. When Timolol was first prescribed, the eye doctor had not checked my pulse rate nor my BP. So I am under the impression that my pulse rate has been below 60 all the time. But because of advancing age I want to avoid Timolol or use it to the minimum.
My diurnal study has indicated IOP tapering off towards evening. Hence can I try the following combination?
Brimonidine (1-1-1), Timolol (1-0-0),
Latanoprost or Travoprost (0-0-1)
Thanks for your Question
These three eye drops Brimonidine ,Timolol and latanoprost are powerful eye drops for glaucoma treatment and they are not from the same family or categories so there are no contraindications of using them in combination to lower your intraocular pressure.
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The Marin Journal
Thursday, April 18, 1901
Robert Fowler, age 82 years, died in the city last Thursday. He was the father of Mrs. H. J. Leutholtz of this city, and was one of the pioneers of the Sonoma Valley.
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The Academy of Light was originally founded by Rosemary and John Butterworth. After 22 yrs of devoted service through the Southern Cross Academy of Light / Academy of Light, and 12 years of weekly commutes to their farm they have permanently relocated to their beloved Jacaranda Haven. We are very pleased to announce that we have a new Committee of talented and dedicated souls – some new, some familiar – who have stepped up to assist in the running of AOL.
PRESIDENT & TREASURER – Paulien Gort
Paulien Gort is a Sound Healer, ThetaHealer and Family Constellations facilitator at White Raven Healing in North Narrabeen. She runs regular Sound Baths in the Northern beaches and the city and facilitates regular Family Constellations workshops. Her wish is to support children and young adults with Sound Healing making it easier for them to navigate these changing times. She offers special Sound Baths for this age group in her healing practice or at other locations.
She has 25 years of experience in finances and has been a member on different Committee’s in the arts in the Netherlands as well as in Australia. Some of those positions were in the role of Treasurer, like for the Energetic Healing Association. Throughout her life she has always combined finances, the Arts, spirituality and healing. She has been coming to the AOL for about ten years and has been part of the Sound Events since this year. She is really excited to be part of continuing the AOL, building on this special spiritual community where people can come and bath themselves in high vibrations, and the wonder of the energetic and spiritual world.
SECRETARY – Vice President
I am a Crystal & Energetic Healer & owner of Anchor Your Soul, also a psychic intuitive and a Tesla Metamorphasis practitioner.
I have always loved spending time in nature connecting with the land and have had an interest in crystals, quantum physics and all things metaphysical most of my life.
My soul purpose is to assist people in raising their vibration so we may raise the vibration of the Earth.
I have been part of AOL for a year and a half and love the community here. I am passionate about carrying forward on the foundations that Rosemary Butterworth created and expanding AOL to reach, teach and educate a larger demographic and spiritual community.
I look forward to working, meeting and connecting with everyone within the AOL fam.
SECRETARY – Rochelle Self
My name is Rochelle and I am really excited to be part of the AOL commitee. I love the role that AOL plays in the spiritual community. I am studying psychotherapy and have experience in an array of wonderful healing modalities such as Theta Healing, Reiki, meditation, crystal bowls and sound. I just love energy work really! I can’t wait to meet everyone over the coming year at an AOL event soon!
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For us it is important to know this, because they are someone we look up to. We want to know if it is possible for us to reach the same results. Without taking any drugs and being completely natural.
Whatever the answer to the questions “Is John Cena on steroids?” may be, you shouldn’t get discouraged from your training.
Your body is different from his is, your natural bodily processes are different. Work hard and you will reach the full potential of your body.
Such an impressive physique at such an age has led to wide speculation as to whether the professional wrestler has indulged in steroids during is impressive running as a professional athlete.
Throughout interviews for several media outlets and even internet blogs, the wrestler has always maintained his innocence on the matter.
Strongly denying ever having used and steroids, insisting that his entire look is all natural and not in any way chemically induced or enhanced.
He claims to have put in the required work in the gym, committing to the advice and instructions of his trainers throughout the years.
Since he started at a young age, he attributes his gains to nature. He insisting that his exercise only supplemented what biology had naturally gifted him.
His claims are also substantiated by his employers, The WWE, who have always been firmly behind the wrestler sometimes even issuing statements of support and response on his behalf.
One thing is for sure, John Cena has never diverted from his claim of being all natural. And only depending on a tough workout routine and a good diet.
Setting aside his claims of innocence let’s take an in-depth look at the athlete. And see whether or not he has indulged in the use of steroids sometime along his long illustrious career.
John Cena himself claims to have always been completely natural.
Today we shall see if this claim holds water, as evidence usually speaks louder than words and claims.
Evidence of Steroid Use
The first thing that the doctor does when you walk into his office for a consultation or a test. Is they ask for the symptoms that you are displaying.
Let us look at some of the common tell-tale signs of steroid use. And determine whether John Cena displays any of them.
Bigger skull (Positive)
Having blocky appearance and bigger skull than before is an evidence of usage of human growth hormones, which are essentially considered steroids, as they have similar effect.
You can see this in John Cena, as his skull is bigger and blockier than it was before. Skulls don’t grow in the course of adult life.
Thus, we can make a conclusion that John Cena is on steroids.
Flushed skin (Neutral)
When you use steroids your temperature and blood pressure rises so you have skin that appears redder than usual.
Now, this is one of the most important tells of a steroid user, however when we talk about John Cena it is a little bit controversial.
We can often see him with flushed skin, but a lot of the time he is quite pale.
So for us this is not a very valid evidence, as his flushed skin can come from any number of factor, but his paleness can also be an evidence of some external factors.
Consistent fast growth (Positive)
Now, those of us who have trained and researched bodybuilding and its effects on one’s body know that growth period is usually limited to first 6 years of bodybuilding and from there it only goes down or stays the same.
John Cena has over a decade of training and he doesn’t stop growing. On the contrary, he grows quite rapidly still.
This is highly unlikely after so many years of training without any help from steroids.
Steroid gut (Positive)
It has been proven that taking steroids for quite a long period of time is going to take its toll on you.
And one of the side effects is having bloated stomach. We can look through some of John Cena’s latest pictures and see the evidence of this.
Especially when he is not sucking it in you can see that he does have some excess weight that could be caused by steroids.
Now, it could just be water weight or maybe he has developed a special passion for burgers and fries.
Evidence of Natural
Even though there are some pretty damning pieces of evidence for his steroid use, we want to say some things against, just for the sake of the argument.
He isn’t huge (Positive)
While John Cena is certainly very considerable in size, he isn’t huge, like some of the known steroid users that we have discussed earlier.
He looks medium and there is a good chance that his natural physique and metabolism, hard work and good diet have helped him achieve this body.
Less popping veins (Positive)
When you think of a steroid user you usually see those popping veins all over their upper body, but John Cena simply doesn’t have that.
Those effects of steroids can me masked, but more likely explanation is that he is natural.
He is proportionate (Positive)
A sign of steroid use is extreme size of upper body, but John Cena looks quite proportionate to us. He is still very muscular, but his arms don’t resemble balloons, which is always an evidence against steroid use.
He passes regular steroid tests
To compete in WWE you need to pass frequent steroid tests. Tests can be cheated and the control is not so tight, so we think that it is not a very strong argument, yet it still deserves to be considered.
So, our verdict is purely speculative and based only on the outward appearance of things. Literally just judging the book by its cover. But, looking at all the outward signs discussed above, there is some evidence that John Cena is or has been on steroids at some point in his career as a professional athlete.
This does not in any way demean his achievements in and out of the WWE ring. Steroids have become something of a norm among athletes, especially body builders. Our job, however, isn’t to judge him or condemn him for consistently denying the use of steroids despite the clear and visible signs, we are just here to lay out the facts and have you make up your own minds on the issue.
We think that the John Cena case is very conflicting. He could be taking steroids and he could be natural. We cannot make up our minds, as never before have we had so many conflicting pieces of evidence. If we have to choose in between, our verdict is simple, steroid use is evident and as such, undeniable.
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Pine Bluff Chemical Activity (PBCA)
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Pine Bluff Arsenal (PBA) was one of nine Army installations in the United States that stored chemical weapons. The arsenal's chemical weapons stockiple consisted of various munitions and ton containers, containing GB or VX nerve agents or HD blister agent. The chemical weapons originally stored at the arsenal consist of various munitions and ton containers, containing GB or VX nerve agents or mustard blister agent. The Army designed the Pine Bluff Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (PBCDF) to destroy this chemical weapons stockpile, comprising approximately 12 percent of the nation’s original chemical weapons, in November 2010. This marked the end of nearly seven decades of chemical weapons storage at the Arsenal. The facility and storage area are undergoing closure operations in accordance with strict internal policies and procedures and federal laws and regulations.
PBCDF started disposal operations by destroying M55 GB rockets and later GB containers, with the last GB rocket being processed in May 2007. This marked the end of all GB munitions at PBA. The facility began processing M55 VX rockets in October 2007, with the last VX rocket being destroyed in February 2008, marking the destruction of all stockpile chemical agent-filled rockets at PBA. They began their final campaign, destruction of mustard agent-filled ton containers in December 2008. The facility used high-temperature incineration technology, a technology employed by the Army for more than a decade, safely and successfully disposing of more than 80 percent of the nation's original chemical weapons, including the 12 percent stored at PBA. Neutralization of the chemicals was completed in October 2006, and demolition of the last IBPF building took place in December 2006 – the final former chemical weapons production facility destroyed in the United States.
Pine Bluff Arsenal located in Southeast Arkansas, is 35 miles Southeast of Little Rock and 8 miles Northwest of the City of Pine Bluff. PBA is bordered on the East by the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System and on the West by the Union Pacific Railroad and U.S. Highway 65, making it directly accessible by rail, road, or waterway. The City of Pine Bluff boasts on of the busiest ports on the Arkansas River and serves as a transportation hub for the regional railroads. PBA is located 35 miles south of the Little Rock National Airport, and 40 miles from Little Rock Air Force Base.
PBA is 8 1/2 miles long by 2 3/4 miles wide and covers 14,944 acres. It includes 952 buildings which provide 3.3 million square feet of floor space, including storage bunkers. It also has 42 miles of railroad track and 2 million square yards of roads and paved surfaces. Overall employment as of the end of FY96 included 886 Arsenal civilian employees, 128 civilians employed by tenant activities, and a total of 59 military personnel. Payroll for FY96 was $44,334,685.
The facility was established in November 1941 as the Chemical Warfare Arsenal; it was renamed Pine Bluff Arsenal 4 months later. Its original mission was as a manufacturing center for magnesium and thermite munitions. The arsenal produced its first incendiary grenade on 31 July 1942. During World War II and the years following, the arsenal' s manufacturing capabilities continued to expand to manufacture, load and store war gases; and to fill smoke and white phosphorus munitions. The expansion included facilities to manufacture and store various types of chemical-filled weapons. Arsenal-produced conventional munitions were used in the Korean and Vietnam wars. During the war years, the arsenal produced millions of grenades, bombs, and shells as well as millions of pounds of mustard and Lewisite. While the arsenal manufactured these agents during World War II and remains a storage site for a portion of the US chemical defense stockpile, it has never produced a lethal nerve agent.
A biological weapons mission was added in 1953 and continued until 1969. Pine Bluff was the site of the Production Development Laboratories, responsible for manufacturing and loading biological munitions. President Nixon banned biological weapons in 1969 and manufacturing ceased. The bioweapons production facility at Pine Bluff was abandoned and partly dismantled in 1969. In 1972, this part of the complex was renamed the National Center for Toxicological Research, removed from the jurisdiction of the Arsenal and placed under the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
Currently, it manufactures chemical, smoke, riot control, incendiary, and pyrotechnic mixes and munitions. Limited production facilities also are used to manufacture chemical defense items such as clothing and protective masks. Pine Bluff is the only active site at which white phosphorous-filled weapons are loaded.
The Pine Bluff Chemical Activity maintains its stockpile on 431 acres of land is located in the northwestern portion of Pine Bluff Arsenal.
Selected as the sole site for the Binary Production Facility in 1978, the program was active until 1990.
The Pine Bluff Chemical Activity's specific mission is to store its stockpile of 3,850 tons of chemical weapons until they are disposed of through the Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program. The Pine Bluff Chemical Disposal Facility will use incineration technology to safely dispose of 12.3 percent of the original US stockpile of chemical weapons. In fact, the U.S. Army is awaiting approval from the Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology to build a chemical weapons disposal facility.
The Pine Bluff Chemical Activity has safely stored blister agent, or mustard nerve agents since the 1950s and 1960s when the weapons were brought to the Arsenal. The stockpile consists of rockets containing the liquid nerve agents GB and VX and one-ton bulk storage containers with mustard. The safe storage of the entire stockpile is overseen by the U.S. Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command, who is charged with monitoring the storage.
Disposal Schedule: Construction: 1999 Testing: 2001 Operations: 2003 Closure: 2007
AGENT ITEM QUANTITY POUNDS HT-Blister Ton Containers 3,591 6,249,100 HD-Blister Ton Containers 107 188,400 GB-Nerve M55 Rockets 90,231 965,480 GB-Nerve M56 Rocket Warheads 178 1,900 VX-Nerve M55 Rockets 19,582 195,820 VX-Nerve M56 Rocket Warheads 26 260 VX-Nerve Mines 9,378 98,460
Pine Bluff Arsenal possesses diverse capabilities in the field of chemical/biological protection. These capabilities include:
- Frabrication, fill and testing of chemical/biological filters in various sizes and configurations
- Chemical impregnation, repair, renovation, and testing of chemical protective clothing Rebuild and calibration of Defensive Chemical Test Equipment
- Worldwide certification to Department of Defense and contractors engaged in the testing or manufacturing of individual protective equipment
- Protective mask rebuild/repair
The Arsenal's involvement in the area of protective masks began in the late 1970s when Pine Bluff Arsenal was given the mission to produce M24/M25 A1 Masks. Today, Pine Bluff Arsenal is the United States Army's sole facility for repair and rebuild of the M17 series, M9A1, M24, M25A1, and M40 masks, and the M20 breathing apparatus.
As the only manufacturer of white phosphorus munitions in the western hemisphere, Pine Bluff Arsenal is modernizing the WP plant originally constructed in the 1940s. In late September 2005, officials signed a $20 million contract for the modernization project with Shaw Environmental, Inc., headquartered in Stoughton, Mass. This is the contract largest project undertaken on the industrial side. The modernization effort will improve the safety, environmental performance, flexibility of the operations, and efficiency of the filling of the munitions. The entire project - from design to contract - has been a joint effort with PBA, the Chemical Materiel Command and PEO Ammunition Office.
One of the largest investments in PBA's industrial capacity since the early 1980s, this modernization will be key component of posturing the Arsenal for future workload. It will add state-of-the-art safety features and greatly improve production efficiency.
PBA is the only facility that uses the raw materials, which are extracted from phosphorus rocks, and is a by-product. The form used by the military is highly energetic (active) and ignites once it is exposed to oxygen. This makes it absolutely essential to keep it in an environment that is away from oxygen - either inside an inert atmosphere or under a layer of water. In a heated format, it is extremely dangerous and can create damaging burns.
The design phase of the project, which took about two and a half years, was a collaborative effort between PBA, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and Jacobs Engineering Group. The WP project is a very complex system because not only it replaces the manufacturing lines, but also replaces the complete system - including supporting elements such as the scrubber and wastewater systems. This is going to introduce the latest environmental equipment that is available to try to minimize the waste generated. It is going to be more efficient.
The line will be downsized as a result of the modernization, going from four to one production line. The requirement for WP has been reduced. That is the reason for downsizing. However, the Arsenal is optimizing the process at the same time and lean manufacturing concepts will be introduced. The unique part of the process, is that WP production will continue through the construction phase. The WP facility is one of the largest in production at the Arsenal. The plan is to divide the building in half and have the existing equipment be operational during installation of the new systems. Three new buildings are also going to be added to the new facility - a scrubber and wastewater system, and storage facility.
Fabrication and installation was expected to take approximately 15 months. Testing of the new line was tentatively scheduled for early 2007 and the new systems was set to be online by second quarter of 2007. Additional parts of the overall project - part of the capital investment portion - were awarded to Tri-State Industrial Contractors, Inc. of Texarkana, Ark., for infrastructure work; High Voltage Maintenance, Inc., of Quitman, Ark., for electrical work; and Quality Fence Company of Pine Bluff for fence work.
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Friends and Family,
I was supposed to hear from my local oncologist today to tell me the results of my MRI. Of course, I didn't get a call at 9 AM. I didn't get a call in the afternoon either. At 4:45 Genevieve was urging me to reach out to my doctor again, so we didn't have to wait until after the weekend to get the news that, not to be overly dramatic, could impact my lifespan. I told her I had exchanged emails with his nurse a couple hours earlier, so there was nothing else to do but wait.
Just before 6:00, Dr. Cetnar's nurse called. Dr. Cetnar had reviewed the report, but the results still weren't clear. Wendy told me that it may not be malignant, and it's unclear whether a biopsy should be done. He reached out to a gastroenterologist for a consultation, since this is their area of specialty. Of course, I asked, when I might hear the results, since I'm sitting in limbo until then. "Early next week," she told me. I reminded her that this is just a wee bit stressful, so soon would be helpful. I got a supportive, but non-committal, response.
So how am I dealing with it? It could drive me a little "Mad," but at the moment I'm taking it well.
I'll keep you posted when I know more. In the meantime, thank you all for your love and support. It has kept me going these past couple of days, not to mention the last eleven years. | <urn:uuid:a8555162-b1b9-4c03-8ed6-8a275be64537> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | https://www.dannwonser.com/blog/the-results-are-in-sort-of/10/20/2017 | 2019-05-25T19:48:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232258439.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20190525184948-20190525210948-00075.warc.gz | en | 0.987554 | 331 | [
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After sharing a better look at its upcoming Tommy Hilfiger collab, Kith announces a new partnership with Branded Arts, a platform to raise awareness and contribute to under-funded school art programs. The collaboration will help support Maya Angelou High School in South Central Los Angeles.
The collab features a redesigned of the school’s new logo, a phoenix which speaks to Dr. Angelou’s powerful poems, and also features “MAYA” subtly spelled out in the wings. This will be painted on the school’s basketball court, as well as other locations.
For the capsule collection, KITH designs a short sleeve tee, two long sleeve tees, and one hoodie, all of which features a photo of Dr. Angelou on the front with a small Kith logo. On the backside, each pieces has an added quote of Angelou’s including “Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.”
KITH has donated 1500 of these long sleeve tees to the students of Maya Angelou HS while the other pieces from the capsule will be released to the public through Kith’s stores and website today at 11 am EST. 100% of the proceeds from this launch will be donated to Maya Angelou High School.
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New ELAN Smart Home Control Software Named “Human Interface Product of the Year” at CES 2017
11th January 2017
At CES 2017, the promise of the truly integrated home of the future became a reality when ELAN introduced the latest generation of its award-winning smart home entertainment and control system. ELAN’s strength has always been ease of use, reliability and performance. The new ELAN 8 enhances the intuitive interface and adds voice control through Amazon Alexa, plus powerful new user managed features. These advances were recognized at CES 2017 when ELAN 8 was awarded with the “2017 Human Interface Product of the Year” award from the Consumer Technology Association’s (CTA) Mark of Excellence Award Program Committee. The award was presented on Friday, January 6, 2017.
“The smart home just got smarter,” said Joe Robert, President of Core Brands, the parent company of ELAN. “With ELAN 8, homeowners can integrate all of their individual ‘smart’ devices and subsystems, and control them through the intuitive and elegant ELAN interface that anyone can learn in minutes. ELAN 8 represents the very best blend of robust and reliable custom installation technology that can be easily personalized, leveraging the new generation of IoT devices and appliances. We are thrilled to be honored with a CTA Mark of Excellence award.”
The ELAN 8 software eliminates the need to have multiple apps and control switches for managing lighting, security, audio, video and other aspects of the connected home. All these components can now be controlled by the intuitive ELAN system. In addition to integrating with Nest, Lutron, DISH and other popular subsystems, ELAN enables voice control through Amazon Alexa to access its common control functions.
Security is an important part of the enhanced smart home experience and the new ELAN 8 steps up its functionality with a new dynamic video transcoding feature. This enables ELAN to pull high bitrate video from popular cameras and door stations, and dynamically transcode those videos in real-time to ensure the video footage delivered to the user is of the highest quality, and that it’s reliably delivered to mobile devices.
ELAN 8 adds an all-new media tab and streaming interface, with a new “zone” sleep timer function. All updates display the flexible elegance that users have come to expect from ELAN. The new channel guide and “TV favorites” interface lets everyone in the home easily manage their own channel favorites, and family members can quickly group media zones 'on the fly' for the most responsive entertainment experience possible. The update adds new slider controls, hundreds of new subsystem icons and a custom tabs option for ultimate personalization, and integrates Microsoft Outlook, Google Gmail and Apple iCal into the ELAN calendar module, for a seamless fit with the homeowner’s lifestyle.
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March 7 – April 6, 2019
Sunday, March 10, 5-7pm
“I Read the News Today, Oh Boy” features the work of three Boston artists who examine contemporary
political and cultural trends: Linda Bond, Gary Duehr and Chantal Zakari.
Linda Bond addresses issues of social concern, primarily the mediated
experience of global conflict. Working from representation to abstraction, with pages of The New York
Times as source material, she uses materials that include gunpowder, graphite, gouache, blood,
embroidery, and woven and cut paper.
In his series “Cell,” Gary Duehr creates large Jacquard tapestries that resemble
history paintings. Taken from photographs in the media, the images capture a dramatic moment in time
where individuals are caught in a public crosscurrent. There are protests and vigils, accidents and scenes
of chaos, moments of intimacy and perseverance.
Chantal Zakari designs pennants, sailing burgees and medieval gonfalons that
explore vexillography layered with visual elements from various historical periods. The title of her series,
“Strategic Planning,” is drawn from the term “Strategic Plan,” which has its origins in the military, but has
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By Josh Ledgard
Do a Google search for “Marketing Blogs” and you will find yourself looking at pages and pages worth of blogs. As if you weren’t already overwhelmed enough, there are new blogs popping up every day. With so much to choose from, how do you know that you’re getting good information from a reliable source?
To help narrow your search, we’ve put together a list of the TOP online marketing blogs for you and even broken them out by categories. For fun we’ve even declared the top choice in each category for those of you without the time to read all this amazing content.
Software By Rob -Rob Walling dishes out amazing insights on a weekly basis via his podcast “Startups for the Rest of Us”, but the blog is also worth subscribing to for more in-depth thoughts and guest posts. This blog wins for it’s consistent delivery of high quality content.
Steve Blank – While not strictly focussed on marketing Steve’s a huge proponent of lean customer development and his blog features tons of great posts and case studies on how to zero in on your product market fit… which needs to come before marketing anyway.
A Smart Bear – Jason Cohen is the founder of WP Engine and his views on profitability, startup marketing, and building a great organization are worth subscribing to.
Paul Graham Essays – From the guy who started the famous YC incubator. Each lengthy article is like reading the cliff notes on an outstanding book on building amazing startups.
Startup Marketing Blog – Although Sean doesn’t update it frequently this blog is an amazing asset for those who are just starting out. It covers the many aspects of marketing and breaks them down in a way that makes sense to those who may be new to marketing. Startup Marketing Blog focuses on how to grow your startup from the ground up.
Growth Hacking Pro – Jacek Blaut gives his readers the tips and tools they need to successfully grow their startups. His focus is on teaching different tactics to help you grow your lead list and retain your leads.
Onboardly – The Onboardly blog is geared primarily towards PR and content marketing strategies for startups. They do have a good deal of posts on other startup marketing strategies, as well, so even if you’re not interested in content marketing, it is worth your time to read through some of their posts.
CopyHackers – Joanna and her team are great to work with and produce a TON of quality content on their blog and eBooks. Highly recommended. If you follow her advice you’ll get results.
CopyBlogger – Created by Brian Clark and Sonia Simone, CopyBlogger provides its readers with a steady stream of information about anything and everything related to content marketing. If you’re looking to create content that sells, or even if you are just looking to make your content more engaging, CopyBlogger is definitely a blog stop you will want to add to your list.
The Copybot – Whether you’re writing site updates, ads, blog content, creating eBooks, or making up new taglines, The Copybot has information for you. The Copybot is a one-stop shop when it comes to marketing with the written word.
Problogger – Written by the self-proclaimed Problogger himself, Darren Rowse, Problogger focuses on everything you need to know to create a successful blog of your own.
Heidi Cohen – I have to admit being won over by the lead image on her blog featuring a baseball player designed to help you improve the batting average of your marketing efforts.
Moz Blog – Your one stop shop for everything SEO related. They say that when it comes to online marketing, SEO is King. Whether you’re teaching yourself SEO, are looking for a refresher, or just like to stay up to date on what’s new in SEO land – Moz Blog is where you want to be.
ReelSEO – ReelSEO is a great resource for news, analysis, tips and trends as they pertain to video marketing.
Search Engine Land – Stay up to date on everything that’s going on with search engines.
Search Engine Watch – As one of the oldest SEO blogs out there, Search Engine Watch has earned its place on the list. Search Engine Watch is very choosy in the articles they decide to post, so when something new finds its way to your feed, you know that it’s sure to be a good read.
SEO by the Sea – Bill Slawski examines search engine patents and white papers in order to provide his readers with relevant content on Internet marketing and SEO. In doing this, he’s able to keep readers up to date on what’s working and what’s not in the world of SEO, while also predicting future SEO trends to keep you ahead of the curve.
Buffer Blog – Buffer is a simple solution to scheduling out your companies social media posts every week. They’ve had a metioric rise that’s, in part, due to the effort they put into customer education on marketing via their blog. The focus on is social media.
Social Media Examiner – In addition to providing its readers with tips and tricks on effectively marketing using social media, Social Media Examiner also helps you to learn how to incorporate these strategies in with the rest of your marketing. Social Media Examiner offers a wide array of content from many different writers, which gives you a lot more variety than some other blogs out there.
Sprout Social – Specializing in content about social media, Sprout Social offers tips and tricks to its readers. Additionally, thousands of brands post content through Sprout Social every day, which offer readers plenty of examples to take into consideration when creating their own content.
Sales Force Marketing Cloud – Here you can read up on social marketing news, social media best practices and social strategy. Because this blog is a part of Radian6, you can also find plenty of information on social analytics.
Affiliate Marketing Blog – Written by Geno Prussakov, Affiliate Marketing blog offers its readers posts and videos to teach the ins and outs of affiliate marketing.
Missy Ward – Written by the co-founder of Affiliate Summit, Missy Ward’s blog offers plenty of advice on affiliate marketing – and what you need to know to be successful as an affiliate marketer. Missy Ward’s blog is a great place to stay up to date on affiliate marketing news, tips, advice, and events.
John Chow – Everything from PPC management to general marketing with a focus on affiliate income.
KISSmetrics – Metrics are the future of marketing and this company delivers a killer blog and even has it’s own iPhone app for hte content. A great resource when it comes to conversion rate optimization and A/B testing. Here you’ll find plenty of content about testing, analytics advice, and converting your site traffic and social media following into leads. Don’t miss the infographics too.
** Runners Up
Only4Videos – Only4Videos offers tips and recommendations for using videos and vlogging to increase sales, grow Email lists, and increase site traffic – among other things.
Vidyard Video Marketing Blog – Vidyard teaches its readers how to capitalize on video marketing and convert compelling video campaigns into product sales. If you’re interested in video marketing, you definitely need to read this blog.
AnnieLytics – I don’t think anyone knows more about Google Analytics than Annie… not even the product managers at Google.
Occam’s Razor – Written by Avinash Kaushik, Occam’s Razor is hailed as THE best marketing blog for marketing analytics. From here you can learn almost anything you could ever want to know about data-driven marketing strategies.
Analytics Talk – If you’re interested in analytics, Justin Cutroni’s blog Analytics Talk should be on your must-read list. As the Analytics Advocate at Google, you’ve kind of got to assume that he knows what he’s talking about when it comes to analytics.
Seth Godin – He wrote “Permission Marketing”. You need to take what he writes seriously.
Distilled – The majority of Distilled is focused on SEO marketing, with a little bit of social media and mobile marketing thrown in, as well. Distilled is one of the most well-known names in SEO information, so you definitely want to subscribe here to stay “in the know” with what’s working for SEO.
HubSpot – Marketing tips and advice for marketing at any level – from startups to marketing experts. HubSpot has an endless supply of information on anything and everything related to marketing.
Adobe Digital Marketing Blog – The great thing about the Adobe Digital Marketing blog is that it doesn’t just focus on any one specific area. With 10 different categories to choose from, including analytics, social media, Email, and search marketing, you’re sure to find some useful marketing information here.
Brian Solis – Authored by Brian Solis, his blog covers many aspects of marketing, focusing mainly on how emerging technology affects business, marketing, and culture.
Quick Sprout – Neil Patel is the co-founder of Crazy Egg, KISSmetrics, and Hello Bar. He is considered by many to be a marketing “guru,” which means that any information he is putting out there through his blog is probably something you want to be reading.
Our own KickoffLabs Blog – Of course we had to include our own blog, for without it, how would you have ever found this awesome list? Here at KickoffLabs our focus is on landing pages and everything that you can accomplish by using them. We offer you ideas and insight on how to use landing page to gain leads – and keep them. Want to know more? Check out some of our other posts and try our Landing Page and Opt In campaign tools today.
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LEARN all about Adam's aversion to Wella-Hella-Hellas!
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GAWP at Bela Lugosi's crazy inventions in the 1939 horror 'The Phantom Creeps' and marvel at the ineptitude of bald robots with eyebrows, magic meteorites, paralysis spiders, and the wisdom of using ex-convicts named Monk to adjust your invisibility belts!
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On Friday, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) claimed that he rebuked President Trump when he used the term "chain migration" during his bipartisan meeting on Wednesday:
When it came to the issue of "chain migration," I said to the president: "Do you realize how painful that term is to so many people? African Americans believe that they migrated to America in chains, and when you speak about chain migration, it hurts them personally." He said: "Oh, that’s a good line."
As Alex Griswold of The Washington Free Beacon notes, an October 2007 press release from Durbin’s official website in which lawmakers are urged to support the DREAM Act uses the term "chain migration":
The DREAM Act would NOT lead to “chain migration”. DREAM Act beneficiaries would have very limited ability to sponsor family members. They could never sponsor extended family members and they could not begin sponsoring siblings or parents for at least six years.
A December 2010 column by Kristen Hare that uses the term "chain migration" without condemnation can be found on Durbin’s website as well.
Additionally, Durbin has even used the term himself:
During the immigration meeting with President Trump, Sen. Durbin used the word "chain" when talking about areas of agreement between Democrats and Republicans on certain issues:
We have a deadline looming and a lot of lives hanging. We can agree on some very fundamental and important things together on border security, on chain, on the future of diversity visas...
Here’s the footage (pertinent portion begins at the 33:52 mark):
According to TIME, chain migration is "the process by which one immigrant is admitted to the country, then he or she sponsors relatives back home to come to the U.S., who in turn could sponsor more relatives."
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There is simply nothing else like The Lion King.Ticket prices range from $25 - $165.The Lion King is routinely one of the top-grossing productions on Broadway, and for good reason.
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Rise of the Tomb Raider quickly crept its way into my list of top games of 2015. I knew it would be a good game – every indication, every preview, every “one hour of Rise of the Tomb Raider gameplay” video told me that I would be getting more of the same – more of an already good predecessor. And that’s what I got. Yet the game turned out to be so much more.
The Tomb Raider reboot was a phenomenal revival of an ailing franchise. Crystal Dynamics created a combination of Uncharted-style climbing and fun, rewarding bow combat that brought what was once a character that I could not care less about right back into the spotlight. With Rise, you get all the same things that made the 2013 reboot successful on a slightly bigger scale.
It’s the strength with which the game demanded my attention that truly stood out. It launched on the same day as Fallout 4 and I fully expected it to take a back seat to the wasteland survival RPG I’d been eagerly awaiting. Instead, it was Fallout 4 that got put on the backburner while I proceeded to play 30+ hours of Rise.
The game centers on a post-origin story Lara Croft, who in the first game bumbled around caught in circumstances outside her control and ended up on top through strength of will and a seemingly indestructible body. This time around, Croft is a good deal more self-assured and confident, instead charging headlong into a conflict that she could just as easily choose to avoid. Her obsession for finishing her father’s last work before his death and absolving him of his failures is the root of her newest bout of exploration. And while a stronger character is brilliant, the second entry in the rebooted series feels a bit more like the second part of an origin story than it needed to.
Beyond that characterization, the narrative features all the same old tropes and hallmarks of this type of story, resulting in a rather predictable plot. The one big bad organization (Trinity), the psychopath trying to kill you (Konstantin), the shocking betrayal, the native rebels defending their homeland from invasion, and a dash of magic – it’s all there in spades. The story is told competently and confidently, and the acting is on point, if a bit breathy. Camilla Luddington does a great job as the protagonist. And yet it is not the most compelling part of the game.
What truly brings you back to play Rise of the Tomb Raider for hours on end is the gameplay. The bow and arrow combat feels miles better than it did in the 2013 reboot, and that’s saying a lot considering how great it was beforehand. The bow can be upgraded by gathering resources throughout the guided, semi-open world, as well as through story-based development. Shooting a bow felt impactful and challenging in a way that made me entirely forget that any other weapon even existed. Yeah, the assault rifle, pistol, and shotgun are useful. Yeah, you can craft makeshift smoke bombs and fire grenades from tins and gas canisters you find on the ground. But why would you want to when it’s so damn fun to move from cover to cover, pop out to pin a guy’s head to a wall, and move on to the next one?
You can choose to play the game all guns blazing or take the stealthy route, but I found that a healthy mix of both was the optimal way to go. Sometimes you can see a leaking gas container that you can light on fire and take out half the baddies before destroying their shocked friends. Other times you can sneak from one bush to the next and break necks without a sound. Both are brilliant in their own way, and both deserve to be experienced in a single playthrough.
The map is peppered with little side challenges, quests, and collectibles that you can both obtain immediately and occasionally have to wait for future upgrades. Typically, this frustrates me in other games. I’m not big on the open world collect-a-thon games that have you bumbling around ignoring the main plot to get meaningless side trinkets. But in Rise of the Tomb Raider, each trinket you find is well-characterized and given a place in the plot, explaining the overarching histories of the Russians, Atlas, the natives, and even Lara’s father. They feel meaningful to discover, which you don’t often find in other games.
Then there are the challenge tombs. There are nine of them in the entire game, and all nine have different physics-based or logic puzzle challenges that you need to complete in order to get to the end. The reward in each is a skill, often overpowered compared to the rest of the skills you can obtain in the progression system but never so much that the game becomes too easy. The tombs are fun to play and experience, and the scenery is gorgeous, but I did find each one either a bit too easy or a bit too short. As a whole, they’re nine extras in the game that should be experienced, even if individually they can be a bit shallow.
Graphically, the game is stunning, boasting some of the most beautiful environments I’ve seen on Xbox One. Texture work is not without its flaws, but the vast majority of what you see has been worked on with such meticulous detail that you won’t care about the small oddities. The in-game framerate is generally a stable 30fps with some occasional drops when you make too many things go boom. That can’t be said for the cutscenes – the most glaring technical problem with the game – which run at a lower resolution and frequently drop to what feels like below 20fps, resulting in a choppy and jarring experience. Overall, however, Rise is absolutely gorgeous.
Simple and predictable story and minor technical flaws aside, Rise of the Tomb Raider feels like a tremendous success on the part of Crystal Dynamics. They gave us a game that feels like more of Tomb Raider 2013, and yet improved on the formula in every way, from the character development to the graphics and even the gameplay.
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I wanted to update you on the recent developments on our exit from the EU. As many of you are no doubt aware, on Sunday 25th November, there was a special European Council on Brexit. EU leaders agreed the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration on the future relationship between the UK and EU.
Citizens’ rights is a key part of the agreement, so this represents a big step forward in providing certainty for UK nationals living in Spain. As the PM said following the European Council “If you are one of the over 3 million EU citizens who has come and built your life in the UK – come to be our colleagues, our neighbours and our friends – you need a deal that guarantees your rights. If you are one of the almost 1 million UK nationals living elsewhere in the EU, you need the same. This deal delivers for you all.”
The next stage is for the UK Parliament to vote on the deal the Government has negotiated, which is expected on the 11th of December. The European Parliament will also vote on the agreement.
If approved, the Withdrawal Agreement will secure the rights of 1 million UK nationals living in the EU. It means that the 300,000 British people who have chosen to make Spain their home have a legal guarantee that they will be allowed to stay here after the UK leaves the EU on 29 March 2019.
The Agreement also defines the Implementation Period as running from 30 March 2019 and until 31 December 2020. All UK nationals lawfully residing in Spain on 31 December 2020 will be covered by the Withdrawal Agreement. Under the current rules, UK nationals living in Spain must register with the Spanish authorities (at the Oficina de Extranjeros or at a designated local police station) to be legally resident here. Therefore, I and the team strongly recommend you ensure you are correctly registered as a resident, as is your current obligation. For detailed advice on registering, please see gov.uk/living-in-spain. We will, of course, update our advice if the Spanish authorities announce any changes to the registration requirements linked to Brexit.
During the Implementation Period, you will be able to visit, live and work in the EU broadly as you do now. If you want to move to a different Member State, you will be able to do so during the Implementation Period.
UK nationals and their families covered by the Agreement will continue to have broadly the same access to healthcare, pensions and other benefits as they currently do. And you will be able to leave Spain for up to five years without losing your right to return if you have acquired the relevant residency status. If you have any questions about who is covered by the Withdrawal Agreement, please see the UK nationals living in the EU pages on gov.uk.
- Make sure you are correctly registered with Extranjeria here in Spain (please see uk/living-in-spain)
- Sign up for email alerts to stay up to date and find out about our outreach events, by visiting the Living in Spain guide on uk.
- Follow our “Brits in Spain” social media channels, including on facebook.
Both the Embassy and our network of consulates will continue with outreach events across Spain to answer your questions about your rights and Brexit, with three events planned before Christmas and more planned for the new year.
And we will continue to update you with key information in the months ahead. In the meantime, I would like to wish all British nationals living in Spain, a very merry Christmas. | <urn:uuid:8dbd2e61-9f8b-493a-b0c9-21a6dc429715> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | http://www.theleader.info/2018/12/05/an-open-letter-from-hma-simon-manley-to-british-nationals-living-in-spain/ | 2019-05-22T09:51:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232256778.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20190522083227-20190522105227-00035.warc.gz | en | 0.957667 | 724 | [
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On April 14, mixed Mitrovica Rock School band Proximity Mine was invited by the Danish Guard Detachment of KFOR to perform at its humanitarian Dancon March and benefit concert at its base in Novo Selo.
The soldiers marched 30 km that day and were surprised by Proximity’s performance upon their return. There was a surprise for the band as well: the stage where they had to perform wasn’t exactly as they imagined… a massive truck had been converted into one of the most eye-catching stages where our bands have ever played.
The band members were welcomed by the soldiers with food and drinks and set up the stage. Project managers Liza and Emir had brought Rock School CDs for the camp soldiers which made them very happy because now they would have some nice music in the background while they drive in their cars.
It was a great show both for the band and the audience. The proceeds of the day were generously donated to the Mitrovica Rock School and will go to a public address system for school concerts. The Mitrovica Rock School is thankful for the generous support of KFOR’s Danish Guard Detachment. | <urn:uuid:d3f5aeea-55b9-452c-925f-6d7df42cf953> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | https://www.musicianswithoutborders.org/2018/04/proximity-mine-perform-on-truck-stage-at-major-benefit/ | 2019-05-22T10:04:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232256778.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20190522083227-20190522105227-00035.warc.gz | en | 0.990542 | 238 | [
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I woke up fed up, but made up my mind not to give up. American politics didn’t change who I am but it did change how I view people. God created me with a heart of compassion, even pre-salvation my tender heart always wanted to right the wrongs of other people. I have no prejudice in me because of the color of a person’s skin, or a lifestyle of sin. Sin is committed by all of us, and it’s not justified by any of us; but forgiven by the Lord Jesus Christ upon the acceptance of Him as Savior and the price He alone paid on Calvary. I can’t work for it nor will my compassionate heart gain me any brownie points with God. Compassion is expected.
So why did I wake up fed up this morning?
- Because the Lord feeds His people the finest cuts of meat and they spit it out on the ground in exchange for ice cream.
And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
Preachers preach their hearts out expounding the truth in the Word of God, but because it goes against what the “world” deems as acceptable, even the parishioners who are in the house of God on Sunday don’t want to hear it and rally against it as if they have the authority of Almighty God to change what is right and what is wrong. I’m fed up with that non-sense! But I still believe that there’s a few of us left who believe the Bible from cover to cover, who don’t read between the lines or change the lines, we just accept it as truth. And because there are a few of us left I believe God has been merciful to America and would love to show this egotistical lot of Americans who it is that’s in charge and Almighty. But the few of us who are left must be bold.
- Because the world views the life of an animal more valuable than the life of a human.
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea. And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done. And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
This is slightly out of context of Mark 5, because I don’t know that the pig keepers cared more about their pigs than they did about the crazy man in the cemetery. But I can say flat footed today that the people of America (as a whole) would care more about the pigs than the crazy man. Don’t get me wrong… I love critters, and believe that they should be pampered and loved on. But if it came down to the life of my dog or the life of my child, it’s not up for debate. My child wins, or anybody else’s child in harm’s way. But Americans will scream bloody murder for the rights of a dog that maimed a person but will say nothing when a child is murdered before it’s allowed to be born and it’s body parts sold by Planned Parenthood. How much longer will God be merciful to us who say nothing?
3. I’m fed up with those who mock Christianity and attempt to belittle the Lord Jesus Christ.
They can’t honestly belittle the Lord. I mean really… the Creator of all the Universe. How can you talk down to He who looks down upon you from on high and could by His breath speak you out of existence? It’s laughable… if it weren’t so doggone scary! Jesus spoke in Matthew 25-40 saying
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
God said, “I saw you feed and care for my people.” Even though the world tries to belittle what Christian’s do and to stop the ministry of feeding hungry souls the Word of God, we just need to continue on, fed up or not. Just keep feeding people the truth, because God sees, and one day those who mock will mock no more.
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Driving the car, walking the dog . . .
cresting the hill. When suddenly
you catch sight of the day-moon, why
does it come with what is almost a jolt of pain?
You mean the pain inflicted by its beauty?
No, I mean the pain
caused by its having been up for hours,
and though you’d noticed, you had not seen.
Blaring at you from a sky
the blue of a fast car of a bygone day —
you have so far to go in your perceptual awakening
and the day-moon is the meter of your failings.
And if you’d seen, would you still feel
that soft and slightly sick spot in your stomach
whenever you stoop to self-reflection: now
you wouldn’t stoop, being perceptually awakened
though not boastful, no never boastful.
Meanwhile the day-moon circles the globe like Superman,
hauling the seas on his white shoulders
flying half a mile a second,
getting things done
but also as calm as the Virgin Mary.
See her face up there?
People used to say that it was made of cheese.
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The Androids will clash with Super Saiyan Blue Goku and Vegeta in a “What If” scenario for Dragon Ball FighterZ.
Bandai Namco and developer Arc System Works took to this week’s issue of Jump Magazine to announce the latest Dragon Ball FighterZ development update. As some would suspect judging by the appearance of Golden Frieza, the eccentric Dragon Ball Z fighting game from the creators of Guilty Gear and BlazBlue will venture into Dragon Ball Super lore with the inclusion of Goku’s and Vegeta’s ascended Blue “Super Saiyan God” forms. Further page scans reveal Androids “16” and “18” will return as playable characters; though “Android 17” was hinted at in previous magazine photos, he has yet to be confirmed as a a playable character, but appears beside twin sister Android 18 in a screenshot for one of her special attacks.
In similar fashion to the Dragon Ball Xenoverse titles, Dragon Ball FighterZ will opt for a “What If” scenario for its Story Mode, rather than attempt to compress over 300 anime episodes and a few dozen movies into a couple hours of gameplay. According to the Jump article, the Story Mode sees the heroes of the Dragon Ball universe fighting against a resurrected, exponentially more powerful Android 16. More details are expected to arrive at Gamescom 2017, but the magazine feature also reveals that players can participate in a 3-on-3 online Party Match Mode, where six players control each individual character over the course of the match, akin to KOFXIV‘s own Party Battle Mode.
Dragon Ball FighterZ is expected to release early next year for PC, Xbox One and PS4. Arc System Works and Bandai Namco will hold a closed Beta test next month between 9/16-9/18; sign-ups will open on 8/22.
Source: Jump Magazine
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Cakes by Carrie-Anne is run by Carrie-Anne Dallas, a professional cake artist who specialises in cake design for weddings, birthdays and all types of events. No matter what the occasion, Carrie creates beautiful designs and unique cakes perfectly tailored to your requirements.
I’m a mother of 2 children, and one angel baby. Happily married to the man of my dreams (quite literally)…but that’s another story. I was born in South Africa and spent 9 wonderful years there before my parents decided to make the move to Vancouver, Canada. I spent 14 years there, growing up and trying to find my way. I finally decided that I wanted to be a Pastry Chef, so enrolled in Pastry School. Fast forward a few years and a mild obsession with Scotland (I was introduced to Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander book series when I was 14 years old by my step mother) and I packed my bags for the solo holiday of a lifetime. I just never went back. I met my gorgeous husband and as they say ‘the rest is history’.
I knew I always wanted to be a mom, and I decided that while my husband (Kyle) was working, I’d try to bring in a bit of an income from home. Baking was the obvious answer and before I knew it, my little business started to pick up.
I love challenging myself and am always on the lookout for inspiration. When I’m not caking, I can usually be found reading (true crime, history, time travel or a good romance) or immersed in True Crime TV. I am incredibly morbid and love all things gory. Kyle might say I have a disturbing fascination with death. I just call it profound curiousity. I would have loved to be a Medical Examiner if I wasn’t caking. Saying that I love ALL things Disney, and have turned my little girl into a bit of a Disney fanatic as well….#sorrynotsorry. I’ve got accomodation for fairies in our garden and I’ll never say no to making a girly, glittery cute cake!
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MY LITTLE PRINCESS
The first time I met her was in 2014, I was miss Elkhart County 4-H Fair Queen. Imagine kids running everywhere by Park Stage, on Kid’s Day. There were watermelon races and fun events for all kid’s to participate in. Little did I know this was a day that I would meet a little girl that would change my life forever. Her Name is Moriah but I refer to her as my little princess. Moriah was sitting in her chair, her sister and family standing next to her. My parents were with me as well so they got the chance to talk to Moriah’s mom as I got to talk to her. As I sat down next to Moriah, the first words she spoke were, “I can’t be a princess because I have to wear these boots.” Moriah was born just a little bit different just like me, she had to wear special shoes on her feet that she called boots. I looked down at my own feet as I was wearing cowboy boots that day at the fair and said to her, “Moriah look I am wearing boots too! Just like you, and what do I have on my head?” Moriah replied with, “A crown, and you are a princess!” Hearing the words of “I can’t be a princess” broke my heart. I can remember kneeling down and whispering in her ear, “Moriah, you ARE a princess no matter what anyone else says, you are beautiful and you are God’s princess, never forget that.” I had a bag of different girly accessories that I gave to kids around the fair so I made sure to give Moriah and her sister some accessories. This little girl made a huge impact on my life that day. This is why I am here, these are the moments that I live for.
Just recently Moriah had another surgery and the day before I made sure to call her and let her know that everything would be okay. She told me she was scared, and I let her know that God is in control of everything and will be next to her protecting her. Moriah told me that she often is told that. She told me of her dolls and stuffed animals and asked me when she would see me again. I promised her to come see her the day after her surgery. On the phone she asked about my new crown and sash that I had just received. I told her I would bring them and she could try on my new crown. While chatting about crowns and princesses Moriah mentioned that she does not have a real crown. My brain began to think how could I give this little girl a true crown? Moriah deserved a real crown to show her courage and bravery.
It was November 25, 2015, time to see my little princess again. She came out in the cutest penguin pajamas, a smile on her face as always! While visiting we talked for a while and I asked how her surgery went and she gave me a thumbs up. Time to see the crown she said! We had some fun trying on my crown and sash and of course taking selfies! Because what girl doesn’t love a great selfie right? As Moriah twirled around I told her I had a very special surprise for her. It was the first crown I had ever received, a small tiara from Semi-Formal my sophomore year of high school. I decided it was time to pass it on to my little princess Moriah. As I put the crown on her head I saw her face light up. This made my day! Together we read a princess devotional out of the new book I gave her and in this moment was when I thought to myself how much of an impact this little girl has made to my life. As it was unfortunately time for me to go, we walked to the door together, took a few more pictures and as I was just about to go she hugged me and then hung onto my foot telling me she was never letting go! With the crown still on her head she made sure we knew that she was never taking the crown off of her head. She even tried to go get some glue to make sure it stayed but we reassured her that was not a good idea. As I left, I received a message from her mom with a picture of sweet princess Moriah standing, looking out of the window watching as I left.
You have made such a huge impact on my life, you will always be my little princess. Please never forget how truly beautiful you are inside and out. You are brave and courageous and that shows day in and day out. Remember God gives his toughest battles to his bravest soldiers. God has a plan for your life and he will guide you through your whole life, so never worry for what is to come because he knows where you will be ten years from now. Never stop dreaming, no matter how big or small any dream is achievable if you just believe in yourself and your dreams, I can promise you that. If you ever need anything please know I am always here, just a phone call away. Keep your head high always and keep believing in yourself. You changed my life since the first day I met you, always remember that you are God’s princess.
Well known for her love for Jesus, coffee, and having one arm. Sarah share's stories in her life in hope to help others. She wants you to know that,
"Our differences do not define who we are but are a part of the story that God has written for our lives."
Sarah says, " I hope that I can be someone to relate to in a world of untold real stories. Everything I write is from my heart and real."
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About The Art Program
What can the Art & Design Program
at Barry University offer you?
The Art & Design Program at Barry University prepares you for your future life as a professional in the fields of studio art, graphic design or art history and for advanced study at the graduate level. Our small classes allow each of our student artists and art historians valuable one-on-one time with the faculty and the opportunity to develop strong bonds with fellow students. Within the Art & Design Program the ratio is usually one faculty member to every 15 students.
The advising program at Barry University is unique. Upon arriving at Barry University, you will be assigned an advisor within the Art & Design Program who will assist you through your entire educational experience. Your personal academic advisor will be there to help you with course selection and scheduling, as well as mentoring and assisting you with any other university issues you may encounter.
Art & Design majors enjoy the congenial atmosphere of the Fine Arts Quadrangle where students and faculty from all of the arts congregate. Personal tours for both you and your family are available by appointment throughout most of the year and can be scheduled through the Office of Admissions.
Who can help you?
For Studio Art, contact Professor Angi Curreri
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Annie Besant Biography
Founder of the Home Rule League and famous Theosophist, Annie Besant was born in London on October 1, 1847. Her father died early when she was just five years old. She traveled widely as a young woman.
In 1867, she married 26-year-old clergyman Frank Besant, but the marriage did not last long. She began to study part-time at the Birkbeck Literary and Scientific Institution. She was a strong advocate of women’s causes, secularism, birth control, Fabian socialism and workers’ rights. She read a large number of books and soon she began to question many long-held religious beliefs. She wrote a column for the National Reformer, the newspaper of the National Secular Society.
The Society advocated a secular state: an end to the special status enjoyed by Christianity. She was close to the Society’s leader, Charles Bradlaugh. In 1877 they published a book by the American birth-control campaigner Charles Knowlton. Besant was a good writer and a powerful orator. Her membership of the Fabian Society lapsed in 1890 and she became a member of the Theosophical Society.
She came to India for the first time in 1893. After coming to India, she devoted her energy not only to the Society, but also to India’s freedom and progress. Under Annie Besant’s leadership, there was a refocusing of the Theosophical Society’s activities on “The Aryavarta”, as she called central India. She was instrumental in setting up a school for boys to groom future leaders for India. She had joined the Indian National Congress and in 1916 she launched the Home Rule League, actively promoting self-rule for India. She passed away on September 20, 1933. | <urn:uuid:0eee7d42-07a0-4901-9cfd-09b4926f5ebf> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | https://www.mapsofindia.com/who-is-who/social-activits-reformers/annie-besant.html | 2019-05-27T03:29:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232260658.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20190527025527-20190527051527-00115.warc.gz | en | 0.979015 | 380 | [
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The strategic communications specialist advising a financial industry effort to enhance Wall Street’s image has plenty of experience in spinning the American public: In the Bush White House, he was one of the aides in charge of the administration’s fact-bending campaign to sell the Iraq War.
Bloomberg reported on Thursday that Jim Wilkinson, a one-time senior aide to former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, is part of a campaign, spearheaded by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), to quell the upsurge of “populist” anger directed at the financial sector. But the story leaves out an important part of his résumé: He’s a GOP PR operative with a history of disseminating misleading information and once served as the deputy communications director in the Bush White House.
In the run-up to the Iraq War, Wilkinson was a member of the White House Iraq Group, which devised the administration’s information offensive making the case for deposing Saddam Hussein. He played a key role in drafting “A Decade of Deception and Defiance,” a white paper circulated in September 2002. The report outlined the myriad ways in which Saddam’s regime had flouted international sanctions, along with its alleged pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and supposed links to terrorism. The paper, riddled with information that has since been debunked, relied in part on the claims of an Iraqi defector, Adnan Ihsan Saeed al Haideri, who had previously been deemed unreliable by intelligence officials. Nevertheless, the document was released to back up Bush’s speech to the UN General Assembly on September 12, in which the president laid out a host of allegations against the Iraqi dictator. Among other things, Bush claimed, “Iraq has made several attempts to buy high-strength aluminum tubes used to enrich uranium for a nuclear weapon. Should Iraq acquire fissile material, it would be able to build a nuclear weapon within a year.”
By November 2002 Wilkinson had been installed as Central Command’s (CENTCOM) director of strategic communications, where he coordinated the administration’s information campaigns on Afghanistan and Iraq. As the military’s “Shock and Awe” campaign commenced in March, Wilkinson presided over press conferences at the military’s forward base in Doha, Qatar, where reporters were fed a daily dose of spin and misinformation.
In an updated version of The First Casualty, a comprehensive account of journalism during wartime, Phillip Knightley writes that in Doha:
stories were floated, picked up, exaggerated, confirmed and then turned out to be wrong. Basra was secured—it fell seventeen days later. Um Quasa fell daily. Saddam Hussein had been killed; Tariq Assiz had defected—both stories were wrong. There was an uprising in Basra that never happened even though Central Command announced at a briefing that it had. Was this deliberate strategic disinformation?
At one point, Wilkinson claimed that Saddam’s forces were seeking uniforms “identical down to the last detail” as those worn by US and British troops. He said Saddam’s Fedayeen intended to “wear them when conducting reprisals against the Iraqi people so that they could pass the atrocities off as the work of the United States and the United Kingdom.” His claim was never corroborated. Wilkinson was also in charge of CENTCOM briefings when the phony story about Private Jessica Lynch’s dramatic capture and rescue was floated, though, when this incident was later probed [PDF] by a congressional panel, he claimed he was unaware of the source of the false information provided to the press.
Wilkinson (who’s also credited with promoting the 2000 campaign meme that Al Gore said he created the Internet) later moved on to the Treasury Department. There he served as Paulson’s senior strategist and adviser, counseling the treasury secretary and former Goldman Sachs CEO on crisis management and other matters. At the close of the Bush administration, he joined the powerhouse international PR and communications firm of Brunswick Group. In March, Michele Davis, who’d served as Paulson’s public affairs director, signed on with the firm as well.
Along with Davis, Wilkinson is now fighting a new information war, on behalf of embattled finance firms yearning for the days when million-dollar bonuses and luxury retreats were none of the public’s business. The pair are part of a Brunswick team that’s devising SIFMA’s PR campaign, which earns the company a retainer of $70,000 a month. The strategy, according to documents obtained by Bloomberg, calls for a “city-by-city, grass roots” effort targeting such international hubs as New York, London, Washington, and Brussels. The goal: to convince the public that Wall Street is open to reform, and is part of the solution, not the problem. But what does it say about Wall Street’s commitment to change that it turned to a man notorious for misleading PR campaigns to sell the US public on its transformation? | <urn:uuid:8377d08e-90e6-4a1f-aedc-133c30a6be0c> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/06/guess-whos-selling-wall-streets-bull/ | 2019-05-20T02:47:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232255536.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20190520021654-20190520043654-00155.warc.gz | en | 0.967439 | 1,053 | [
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The Arlington County Police Department (ACPD) seeks the public’s help in finding those responsible for these cold-case crimes. Although some of these cases are more than 30 years old, detectives still hope each case will someday be solved, and the victims’ families will have some closure. If you have information about any of these cases, call the ACPD Tip Line at 703-228-4242 or Crime Solvers at 866-411-8477.
Paul Matthew Zeller
Paul Zeller, a 24-year-old Iraq war veteran, was murdered on June 30, 2006, while walking near the Pentagon Row shopping center. Detectives say Mr. Zeller was on his way home from work. He exited the Pentagon City Metro Station shortly before midnight, stopped at a grocery store, and then continued on foot toward his home in the Aurora Highlands neighborhood. He was walking on a sidewalk in the 1300 block of S. Joyce Street when he was shot. The first 911 calls were received at approximately 12:06 a.m. Any new information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, could help detectives solve this case and bring the victim's family some closure.
In the early morning hours of Saturday, July 15, 2000, officers responded to the 1800 block of Wilson Boulevard. in Rosslyn for a report of loud voices. When officers arrived, they discovered the body of David L. Butler in the parking lot of a car dealership. He was found just two blocks away from his apartment in the Colonial Village neighborhood.
Ronald Haynes was just 17 when he was slain on January 14, 1999. That night, Haynes and two of his friends got in a physical confrontation with three Hispanic males at the Glebe Market. The two groups ran into each other again later in the evening and without warning, two of the Hispanic males opened fire on Ronald Haynes and his friends. Haynes was shot and later died at George Washington University Hospital.
On August 21, 1998, 52-year-old Andrea Cincotta was found dead at the 1700 block of N. Rhodes Street Andrea’s boyfriend found her dead inside the closet of their bedroom. There was no forced entry to the home and no obvious signs of a struggle.
Vu Huynh was murdered on March 23, 1997. He was shot to death in the parking lot of Hi Cue Billiards on S. George Mason Drive. The suspect in the shooting is described as an Asian male dressed in all black, and he may be a member of the Laos Bloods (LB) or Dragon Fly (DF) gang. The firearm used in the murder was identified as a Smith and Wesson Model 67, a 38 Special double-action revolver.
Thirty-eight-year-old Arnett Bartlett was last seen alive on the evening of July 13, 1994. He was found dead five days later with multiple stab wounds to his neck and shoulder area.
On June 11, 1992, Sanford Swift was stabbed in the back room of the Roy Rogers restaurant located in the 5200 block of Lee Highway. The entire restaurant was neat and orderly except for the office, which was where the receipts for the night were counted — the money was missing.
On the evening of January 15, 1991, Sandra Carrera was found dead in her home located in the 2500 block of S. Walter Reed Drive. A family member made the discovery and immediately summoned police. The last time anyone spoke to Sandra was in the early morning hours on the same day she was murdered.
Shannon Weaver was found murdered in her residence in the 1400 block of S. 28th Street on November 30, 1990. The Medical Examiner determined that the cause of her death was asphyxiation.
Thirty-eight-year-old Constance Holtzman was murdered on November 9, 1988. She was found shot twice in her second-floor apartment bedroom in the 4400 block of S. Four Mile Run Drive. There is no suspect description.
In the early morning of January 12, 1988, two black males were observed struggling with Hugo Long when his wife went over and tried to help him. The men then tried to steal her purse and stabbed both Long and his wife. Long and his wife retreated into their house and called 911 at 5:55 a.m. Both victims were taken to the hospital, where they were treated for stab wounds. On January 15, 1988, Hugo Long died from his stab wounds.
On November 2, 1986, Bandar Alfisal was found lying unconscious on his hotel room floor. An autopsy revealed that the cause of death was strangulation. The occupants in the neighboring room heard a struggle at approximately 5 a.m. that morning.
On January 21, 1975, Dorothy Townsend was found at her place of employment at the 2500 block of Jefferson Davis Highway.
The suspect is described as a black male, 20-25 years old, 5 ft. 8 in. to 5 ft. 10 in. tall, medium-to-light complexion, with a medium-to-slight build. He had no facial hair, except for sideburns to the bottom of his ears. He was wearing a white knit hat, a white shirt-jacket, a brown vinyl hip-length coat and red shoes with white stitching.
James King Forrester
On September 22, 1975, James Forrester was found in his apartment bedroom at the 4400 block of S. 36th St. The night before, Forrester was seen hanging out with an AWOL (absent without official leave) U.S. Marine, described as a white male of Italian decent that went by the name “Steve.”
On June 17, 1974, Joseph Gwiadowski had been driving a taxicab for the Diamond Cab Company when he was found shot multiple times in his cab. Investigators believe the suspect might have called for a ride from a telephone booth outside of an establishment called Steve’s Restaurant.
John Raymond Herse
On August 14, 1974, John Herse and his wife were walking back to their hotel from the Orleans House Restaurant in Rosslyn when three men approached them from behind and pushed Mr. Herse to the ground. When Mr. Herse rose from the ground, one of the suspects shot him.
The suspects are described as three black males. The first was in his 20s, 5 ft. 7 in.-5 ft. 8 in. tall with a slim build. He was wearing a black hat, glasses (regular or lightly colored sunglasses), a dark jacket (possibly leather but not cloth) and a white t-shirt. The second suspect was also approximately 5 ft. 7 in.-5 ft. 8 in. tall and slender, with a plaid coat. A detailed description is not available for the third suspect.
Eilert (Eilil) Eriksen
Mr. Eilert Eriksen was found near the west entrance of Bluemont Park on December 16, 1974, though this is most likely not the place where Mr. Eriksen was attacked. His death was caused by blunt-force trauma.
James “Jay” Lorenzo Dial, Jr.
On January 15, 1971, James "Jay" Dial was shot while walking along the sidewalk. Injured, he wandered to a neighboring house for help, where he was found on the porch at a residence located at 2110 S. Kenmore Street.
Twenty-three-year-old Marcia Currier was murdered on January 8, 1970. Ms. Currier was found strangled in her bedroom in the 100 block of N. Columbus Street.
Twenty-five-year-old Rene Karam was last seen alive at approximately 10 p.m. on March 20, 1970. He was found two days later in the 1500 block of Key Boulevard, strangled in his bedroom.
On May 5, 1970, Frank Shipley and his wife came home and surprised a burglar who was inside their house in the 5500 block of N. 18th Street. The suspect confronted the victim and demanded access to a coin collection. Mr. Shipley was complying with the suspect's demands when he suffered a heart attack and fell to the floor. The suspect fled in Mr. Shipley’s 1968 Dodge Dart — the vehicle was later recovered.
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So I got a new laptop recently and setup everything and was watching GBI and then noticed for some reason polls don't trigger for me. I don't get the sound nor can I vote the poll shows up but it doesn't allow me to interact with it.
I did not have any problem with this on my old desktop so i'm not sure why all of a sudden its breaking? Using the same browser (Chrome Version 66.0.3359.117 (Official Build) (64-bit)) on both machines.
Regardless of this I disabled two Giantbomb chrome extensions GB QoL and GB Season Pass that I was running and that still didn't fix anything. Any suggestions would be appreciated. The only big difference between my old desktop and the laptop is I still have Windows 7 installed on the desktop while the Laptop has Windows 10 installed. Not sure if that matters but I can't figure out why I can't get polls to work. | <urn:uuid:b514cf3b-6fe1-4899-ae6b-f62e2f9271b1> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | https://www.giantbomb.com/forums/bug-reporting-33/not-getting-poll-option-on-gbi-stream-1831396/?page=1 | 2019-05-21T07:40:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232256281.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20190521062300-20190521084300-00315.warc.gz | en | 0.977485 | 195 | [
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Penstemon australis (Beard Tongue) nice spring foliage green-purplish color, flower stalks grow to about 2ft. Pink-white tubular flowers bloom in late spring early summer. Needs partial shade.
1 gallon also available
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Hello reader (if there are any).
I decided finally to get a blog as I’m now doing more internet gubbins, and I thought this would be an ideal place to some of my musings and stuff.
My two main internet ventures (in a predominantly unpaid way) are:
Squadron Leader Jack Steel The Starblade a podcast based very much on the Flash Gordon / Buck Rogers serials from the 1930s. There’s much derring do and heroic goings on, and we recording the second batch of episodes this Sunday!
It’s A Wrap! Simon & Wayne’s Spiffing Movie Review a movie review podcast where Simon Jones and myself give our thoughts on some recent (and not so recent) movies – it’s still in its early stages, but I think we’re getting there. I’ll probably add additional reviews and comments here after the episodes.
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Dubai City has something to offer for everyone. It never lets you miss a chance to capture some of the best moments in your life. Here is a list of things that you could absolutely do for free with your family, friends and loved ones.
1. Kite Beach
Kite Beach is located along the street of Jumeirah which is an open beach for the public. It provides you with a running track to basic gym equipment and a lot of options for cafes and food. Apart from all this, you could have a perfect glimpse and view of the Famous Burj Al Arab which is the only 7-star hotel in the world. Its one of the most iconic structure and one of the most instagramable posts. You can head down to umm suqeim and capture a perfect selfie or picture with this beautiful structure in your frame. There are also special selfie points at the beach to capture the structure more perfectly.
Also Read: Dubai Airport To Get Smart Corridors
2. The Dubai Fountain
A show that will just mesmerize you and cannot be missed. The Dubai Fountain is located right outside the Dubai Mall Promenade and can also be seen from Burj Park in Downtown Dubai which is absolutely free and can be enjoyed among all ages. What makes it, even more, better is the to view the world tallest building Burj Khalifa right next to it. The dancing fountain is well astonished by music, light and well choreographed and is played every 30 minutes on the famous beats of Michele Jackson, Adele, Arabic and Indian pop music.
3. La Mer
La Mer is the Newley opened and latest hotspot of Dubai. It has changed the way to look at the beaches, Relax at the beachfront or enjoy the walk along the Laguna it has something for everyone. La mer always has some events that are going around the year. You could swim in the waters of the Arabian Gulf and also enjoy the mesmerizing wall paintings.
4. Riverland Dubai
Riverland is located right in Dubai parks and resorts. Find all the iconic structures from around the world like the India Gate, medieval-themed French Village, the Mahican Boardwalk like 1960, European structures and more all under one stretch which has no entry fee. Also, enjoy the walk with your family and friends at the waterway stretch in Riverland.
5. Al Fahidi District
Walking down the streets of old Dubai gives you a completely different feel and emotion. It totally transports you back and makes relive the old culture and traditions. You would get to see the wind towers which were used at home and where the old air conditioner techniques in the courtyard. Discover olden homes and streets at al Fahidi District. There are also museums and olden style cafe which will give you a complete glimpse of Dubai and its history.
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Farming News - Government must “rethink & reform” how it engages with rural communities
Government must “rethink & reform” how it engages with rural communities
The House of Lords Rural Economy Committee has today (27 April) published its final report which calls on the Government to “rethink and reform” how it engages with rural communities.
The report found there was “significant room for improvement” in rural proofing to ensure Government policies are suitable for people who live and work in the countryside. It recommends the Government develop a “comprehensive rural strategy”, setting out objectives for rural areas, to be assessed by an annual report to Parliament, something which the Countryside Alliance called for ahead of the report.
The report follows a year long inquiry, in which the Countryside Alliance played a key role by providing evidence based on the results of an online survey in which over 1,000 people took part. The Alliance stressed that delivering a strong economy, increased productivity and thriving communities, cannot be achieved without recognising the vital role the countryside has to play.
The report reflects many of the concerns highlighted by the Countryside Alliance. It calls for the Government to review the rural impact of business rates and relief schemes, and calls on Ofcom to review the broadband Universal Service Obligation to assess whether targets for download and upload speeds are able to sustain rural life and business.
The Countryside Alliance will work hard to help turn these recommendations into action. The Government is expected to respond to the report shortly.
Countryside Alliance Head of Policy, Sarah Lee, commented: “Once again we have a report from the House of Lords that calls for a radical rethink on how the Government views and supports rural communities. It is now time for the Government to move away from one size policy fits all and sit up and listen to the voice of rural Britain. The Government needs to ensure that there is a deep understanding of the unique challenges the countryside faces and that starts with delivering on its commitment to deliver rural proofing.”
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Are You Desperate For Change, But Keep Repeating The Same Old Patterns?
Let’s face it. Modern life has its fair share of challenges, so much so that 90% of people want to shift something in their lives. Instead, they are stuck in habitual cycles of behaviour. As a change specialist with a background in process-oriented psychology and brain science, I help women in business achieve their full potential and restore their sense of personal freedom.
Are you experiencing any of the following?
You’re exceptionally talented with an amazing mind, but you’re way too hard on yourself. Your over-thinking inner perfectionist takes over with a loop of criticism that ends up leaving you anxious, depressed or stressed.
Your all-too-common default position is self sabotage. You lack the confidence to follow your deepest desires, so you end up playing small at work against your own instincts, intuitive knowing and creative brilliance.
You use your willpower to ‘suck it up and push through hard’ to achieve professional success rather than follow your heart. This lack of inner alignment leads to a feeling of emptiness, exhaustion and a trail of broken promises – to yourself.
Sharon The Neuro-Change Expert
Hi, I’m Sharon!
I’m a speaker, women’s empowerment coach and certified neuro-psychotherapist. I support corporate women who are ready for change to get unstuck and authentically transform themselves. My way of facilitating sustainable change is to look beyond diagnosis and labels. Instead, I help my clients deal with pressure in all aspects of their life by understanding the parts of themselves that no longer serve them so they can move forward in a positive way. I call this the Path with Heart.
Changing From The Outside In, And The Inside Out
My approach is unique because it draws on neuro-science, epigenetics (how our genes express themselves), mindfulness principles and process-oriented psychology to release blocks, empowering women to become freer to fulfil their dreams.
CLARITY & VISION
Develops a strong vision and new perspective to enable change ease
EMPOWERMENT & FULFILMENT
Increased fulfilment across earning capacity, jobs, relationships, health and self confidence
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Restores balance, and invites creativity and freedom
Disrupts negative habitual patterns for an optimal growth mindset
How Can I Work With Sharon
Sharon As A Coach
With more than 20-years experience in behavioural science, and as a former elite athlete, Sharon knows better than most the stress caused by being stuck in a performance plateau. She specialises in helping clients create the optimal brain conditions for long-lasting positive change.
Sharon As A Facilitator
Sharon is an expert facilitator of events and workshops that investigate the brain’s neuroplasticity (ability to change). Drilling down to the specific challenges faced by corporate women, she offers actionable ways to cope with everything from power struggles and different view points, to communication styles and performance pressures.
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Sharon / The Author
A Woman’s Journey to Self-Empowerment
During her years as an elite athlete, a series of shocking events occurred to Sharon which radically altered her path and view of life. Sharon’s story is one of overcoming great personal adversity to ultimately find her true passion and purpose in life. In this deeply personal memoir, Sharon not only shares the pivotal events that led her to be the woman she is today, but also discusses the power of limiting relationship patterns and conditioning for women and how to break free of them to become self-empowered and fully present in one’s life. | <urn:uuid:4e36d066-db9b-4ff8-8046-94cf0974446c> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | https://sharonfennell.com/ | 2019-05-22T11:49:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232256797.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20190522103253-20190522125253-00475.warc.gz | en | 0.926036 | 764 | [
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You’ve seen the commercials on television where insurers advertise their accident forgiveness add-on to auto plans. Chances are the feature has even piqued your interest, at least enough to give the ad your full attention. After all, it’s an intriguing option – especially when you consider that a single accident claim can increase your insurance premium by up to 40 percent each year. If you’ve had the misfortune of filing two accident claims in a year, your car insurance premium can potentially double.
Nobody wants to pay more than what’s necessary for car insurance, especially when you consider that insurance is one of the “necessary evils” of owning or leasing a vehicle. And that’s why adding accident forgiveness to your plan is an intriguing option for many, as doing so is a way to ensure that your premiums won’t escalate if you’ve been involved in an accident. As the end of the year is typically a time for consumers to reassess their spending and set budgets for the new year, we decided to take a closer look at the pros and cons of accident forgiveness.
The Advantages of Accident Forgiveness
The biggest benefit of adding accident forgiveness to your plan is that for a little bit more money, it’s essentially a way to ensure that you won’t be paying out the nose for a premium increase should you be involved in an accident. That can be appealing to many drivers, especially those who drive a lot and thereby have increased odds of being in an accident. It can also be appealing to those who have a history of traffic vehicle accidents. Considering that increased premiums after an accident can follow you around anywhere from three to five years, adding accident forgiveness can provide a significant savings.
Another benefit to accident forgiveness is that some insurers offer it as a reward, either for your long-term loyalty or because you have a clean driving record. When accident forgiveness is offered complementary, it doesn’t make sense to turn it down.
Some Serious Drawbacks
There are a few notable cons associated with accident forgiveness. For starters, you have to qualify for it. Typically, accident forgiveness is only offered as an option to drivers that have a clean driving record dating back three to five years. So if you’ve been in an accident or received a ticket recently, you’re out of luck.
Secondly, accident forgiveness is essentially insurance on top of insurance. Do have a product protection plan on your cell phone? Think of accident forgiveness insurance in a similar fashion, as you’re essentially paying for an unknown. Sure, it’s great if you need to use it – but if you don’t, you’re basically paying anywhere from 2 percent to 9 percent more on your car insurance premiums for a benefit you didn’t use.
Finally, there are a few other things that are worth pointing out about accident forgiveness. For instance, if you have it and are involved in an accident, your premiums won’t go up because of the accident – but they still could increase in other ways. How? Because your involvement in an accident could void any safe driver or accident-free discounts that you previously qualified for. Lastly, accident forgiveness isn’t an option everywhere, mainly because it’s difficult in some areas to get it cleared with state departments. For instance, if you live in California and want to add accident forgiveness to your plan, you’re out of luck. It’s not offered there.
If you’re interested in adding accident forgiveness, we’d encourage you to weigh the aforementioned pros and cons. Also be sure to try to estimate, to the best of your ability, what the premium increase would be if you were in an accident and had accident forgiveness versus what you’d be paying for accident forgiveness. We’d also encourage you to do some shopping around and see what other discounts you qualify for with various insurers.
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Just curious if anyone has any experience with the re-branded TongFang laptops that Walmart sells under its "Overpowered" brand. The prices were just lowered, and while they were originally a bit steep in cost for their specs, they're currently at a really desirable price range, arguably beating out the Helios 300 when it comes to price-performance, especially with the mechanical keyboard and 1TB hard drive.
This TongFang is the same we've seen from other resellers like Eluktronics, so it's not like Walmart had a role in building them like the disaster that is the desktop PCs. QC would be the same as any TongFang reseller. Any reason not to get this over a Helios 300 as a Christmas present other than "because Walmart?" The only risk I could see is skimping out on the RAM, HDD, SSD, or PSU, but even the parts in the desktops ended up being perfectly acceptable after being scrutinized by Tech Jesus, and Walmart offers a decent enough warranty policy.
If anything, the price cut, the mechanical keyboard, and the improved thermal solution makes it arguably better than the Helios 300 at a cheaper price, but it's easy to be hesitant about Walmart branded PCs.
Make sure it isn't "enhanced" by something called Intel Optimus. If you can't find any info on that for this laptop then you're probably fine on that point.
I say this because Optimus routes the GPU through the CPU for reasons, but forces the output framerate to 60. Which means despite having a 144hz fancy screen you'd never get to see more than 60fps.
This laptop is, for all intents and purposes, likely identical to the "Eluktronics Mech-15 g2", "Schenker XMG Neo 15", and other similar devices, and since I don't see anything about Optimus on those devices, I imagine it's the same for this laptop. For $999, Walmart having the benefit of scale, it really seems like an unbeatable bargain with literally no drawbacks, which is concerning.
I would really avoid shit like this from Walmart
The problem is that this is in response to the desktops, which are, I imagine, built in-house. The laptops, on the other hand, are just rebranded TongFang laptops which Walmart never has the opportunity to fuck up. They're the same laptops that have been rated very well, like the ones I listed above, but at lower prices due to Walmart's insane economics of scale. Additionally, the laptops are about $600 less than when this video was made. They've been repriced in the last day or two, which has changed a lot of perspective. It really comes down to QC and Walmart's customer service. With desktops, a few chances at problems due to cable management failures by Walmart's inhouse folk, but the laptop is OEM from Tongfang, which has a pretty decent reputation for these mass produced barebones machines.
I'd avoid buying anything from Walmart because ordering shit through Walmart.com is a fucking death sentence. I have dealt with stuff relating to Walmart.com while I worked for Walmart and they pretty much operate like two different companies with the same name. You cannot return things you got on walmart.com to the store, so you have to go through a bunch of fucked up stuff to return it. Not only that but the extra warranty Walmart sells on top of stuff are pretty much scams. If it comes to the store through anything other than Fedex or UPS, your package is going to be man-handled like the town whore. If it ships through YRC/Yellow Line. It -will- get damaged or lost.
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After my experience with two "gaming" laptops in the past, i can't help but think that Windows 10 consoles >>>> gaming laptops because if you intend to game on a laptop, you're gonna be stationary 99.9% of the time anyways. Additionally, most games generally favour high single-core performance, so a desktop i3 or i5 will be better with games than the CPUs typically found in laptops.
If you absolutely need something to type up documents on the go, i'd probably wait for those android laptop docks.
I wouldn't buy any ODM laptop. My experience with ODM stuff tells me that you will get overall better and more robust internal design from non-ODM brands.
I primarily use this for programming and testing projects, which means the 1060 is sort of necessary. Additionally, since my primary driver is a 144hz IPS, it's nearly impossible for me to use a 60hz display on a regular basis, especially if I were to use the two devices side by side.
Here's a newly released teardown of the cheaper SKU. Anyone have any information about the SSD being used here? Goldkey is pretty meh, but I mean, not necessarily a deal breaker. The thermals are fantastic though, and with the addition of the HDD and mechanical keyboard, it's an insane buy.
I have a "gaming" laptop that works fine for all intents and purposes. Didn´t buy it from Walmart though.
My question is mostly as to whether the OP's i7 / 1060 model chassis has a better cooling solution than the Predator Helios 300's infamous one.
I wouldn't trust Walmart with anything like that.
Rather have a custom build done by myself, if not mounted by whatever store I bought the parts from, if they do have the option to build it.
Yeah you have to learn some basic stuff about what you want and what you'll need after to have it all work well, but its better than to have glued bits on the mobo.
This is explicitly in regards to their laptops, which are manufactured by TongFang. Many reputable companies have resold this very same chassis build, like Eluktronics, but for higher prices due to the fact that they don't have Walmart's economics of scale. Walmart never touches the build before it's packaged, they simply have their logo slapped on the shell and pick out the parts they want TongFang to install.
I obviously can't build a laptop myself, and Walmart doesn't make them themselves, so no concern about hot glue. It's mostly a question of the quality of the parts they've chosen, and their customer service.
If all you're getting fuckered on is the SSD and RAM you can pop new ram and SSD in reasonably cheap, so really the question isn't is the laptop worth it, is the laptop + new ram and SSD worth it? Add the cost of those onto the cost of the laptop, is it still worth the price?
Still wouldn't quite trust them but if its prebuilt elsewhere, I guess it would be fine?
They could always screw up the order and deliver an inferior version for a higher price mark
I wouldn't touch it with a stick. Something has got to give with those internals at that price point, usually the quality of the mechanical construction.
My prediction is that the hinges will exploded into a thousand pieces within a year.
The chassis is by a reputable brand that has made this exact same chassis for other reputable boutique sellers like Eluktronics for a higher price point. The only reason Walmart can sell for so low is because they used cheaper SSD and RAM, but the chassis is the same good TongFang chassis used in $1600 laptops that have been reviewed very positively even for that price.
The same chassis at $899 (on sale now) is a steal. The only lower end "materials" are the Goldkey RAM, which isn't even that bad, and mostly is an issue because it's a single stick. Not dual channel.
The other low end choice is the non branded SSD, which performs well, but no idea long term reliability.
The last little niggle is that the bios and software support is Walmart's job, but they've pushed out updates and seem to be on top of that.
Honestly, all things considered, for $899, you would be insane not to buy it if you have the money, and just upgrade the RAM to dual channel of the same model and (if you're really picky) the SSD. Still, that would, max, cost $300 and that's still a bargain. Considering it has a mech keyboard and good thermals.
Fair enough, thank you for setting me straight. I'm just wary because I've been burned before
Just by that thumbnail alone, that's really cheap construction. I tear down laptops all the time and that's on par with Costco floor model $300 specials
Gaming laptops used to be a total and incompetent joke, and only had awful water-down versions of something that almost resembled that """GPU"""
now they can have full desktop GPU's that aren't downgraded trash
Expensive, yes, but for the right price they can be just as powerful as a desktop.
And it at the very least had the potential to be even worse than that. A friend of mine owned a a laptop back in 2013 which had a Radeon HD 7970M in it, and it was complete hit and miss whether it would actually get used or not, regardless of power saving settings. Worked fine after a custom BIOS version was installed, though
Keep in mind that Linux doesn't like these laptops for some reason, the store I work at has been selling Tongfang based laptops for over a year now, and the Linux support for it is not good for them.
Have you considered getting a work station, a problem with consumer laptops is build quality, which workstations might avoid. The downfall of my previous two laptops happened when the hinges failed.
From what I've found the laptops tend to be more expensive for similar spec's when compared to gaming laptops and have less games focused GPUs.
Best part is they skip all the gamer style.
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Cat lovers are very possessive about their cats and it becomes a tragic thing if their cat doesn’t come back to them and went totally missing, even they have searched everywhere.
Cats have certain homing sense, so they can easily travel many miles back to their home. Basically, pet cats don’t have a tendency to go far. Then again, a daring outdoor/indoor cat is more prone to meander.
In case if the cat becomes frightened, it can easily get lost as it gets befuddled and finds it difficult to trust its inward compass. This apprehension may be activated by being out of its safe zone. Your cat might likely to become frightened by teasing school kids, loud traffic noise, wildlife, barking dogs and that’s just the beginning.
There could be various possible reasons for your cat been missing and one of them could be that your cat ran away. However, you should not be too much worried about how to find a cat; here are useful tips to find a missing cat.
How to find a lost cat?
How to find a missing cat is not much difficult, you just need to keep the following points in your mind.
- Keep yourself relax and calm
- Search on immediate basis
- Take your friends, neighbors and passerby assistance.
- Do look at your previous place
- Use soft voice to call your cat.
- During search use toys and flashlight
- Do not hesitate to search at night
- Let other animal stay away
Permitting time to pass expands the open door for the cat to meander a long way from home. Prior to you begin the inquiry; it is imperative that you ought to stay calm and relax, so you can plan well where to start. It is common that you feel upset when your cat is lost. However, you should keep in mind that being in panic state won’t help; instead making a move promptly can moderate uneasiness.
Searching effectively is your first step in finding a lost cat. Promptly leading a broad inquiry will issue you a decent opportunity to discover your cat near to the area where it was misplaced.
Alternatively, you can also solicit the assistance from your companions and neighbors. Just simply remind those who are helping you in your search that if they detect the cat, they should not make any sudden movements or make noise, which could make the cat feel more uncomfortable.
You can also take help from passers-by, beside your neighbors and companions. At whatever point somebody strolls by, ask whether he has seen your cat. Demonstrating your cat’s photo to the bystander would in like manner help him identify your cat.
If you recently moved, it is an option to consider searching at your old place. If that’s really far from where you recently moved in, you may just ask the help of your friends and former neighbors to search for you.
In the event that you have changed your place recently, then do check your old residence. If your old spot is quite far from your new place, you might simply solicit the assistance from your companions and previous neighbors to scan for you.
Most of the lost cats are scared and they tend to hide in a spot and don’t want to leave that. The cat most probably won’t react to your voice like it usually does. So, to calm down your cat, call your pet in a soft smooching voice.
If your cat is hungry, hurt or trapped it will most probably meow. So, take a couple of minutes in every region to listen unobtrusively and mindfully for the cat’s whimper.
You can also solicit the assistance from other pet proprietors to keep their pets inside while you search for yours as the other cats or dogs in the region could have pursued your cat away. So, keeping those pets away could likewise help you in searching for your missing pet.
While searching, get ready to expand the extent of your seeking as you make the progress nearest to home.
Conveying a flashlight is assistance during your inquiry. Regardless of the possibility that you are seeking amid the day, convey a torch so you can look in shady places and catch the impression of the eyes of your cat.
Utilizing a toy could likewise help your inquiry. On the off chance that your cat has a most loved toy on a wand or on a string, similar to a plume or stuffed mouse, you can give a sense of playing to your cat while bringing its favorite toy with you when you search.
Other useful resources in your search can be children, watchmen and other individuals, as they spend time on the streets of your neighborhood. To build inspiration, you may offer a prize regardless of the fact that just for a little sum.
If you find that searching at the day time is purposeless, then you can also look for your cat at night. However, it can be a bit of testing, but it may be of help when it is calmer amid this time. At times, cats are additionally eager to leave their concealing spots during the evening when they can depend on the haziness for security. Some cats may even spend a few weeks in a spot and move starting with one concealing place then onto the next amid night.
Following such steps regarding how to find your lost cat, would help your cat to feel unafraid and calm down and it may come out of its hiding place. At the same time it is significant to have an idea where you should search for your cat. Here are some of the places:
- Hiding spots
The main concealing place your cat sees could be the spot where it could run when he gets to be lost and frightened. Look in your patios, sheds, carport and crawlspaces.
Begin looking close to the spot the cat was lost then you may keep seeking outside. Likewise, do check in vents, sewer channels and inside funnels.
- Neighbor’s house and yards
Search for your cat inside of a couple of entryways of the area where your cat was most recently seen. You might likewise check onto the homes and yards of your neighbors after their permission.
- High and Warm places
The cats tend to climb, when they are terrified, even the declawed cats do that. Search high corners, trees or housetops. Do not forget to look in between the rooftop and the dividers, if you have space there.
Your cat might choose to hide at the back of the heating machine during cold weather. It can even creep into a warming vent or even climb onto the engine of an auto from underneath.
- Areas where your cat could possibly be trapped
Do check the garages of your neighborhoods. Your cat might be locked up in your neighbor’s garage unintentionally. It is also a possibility that the cat have been driven away after jumping into a moving car or a delivery truck.
Also look at the places like construction sites. Your cat can be trapped in spots where there is rubble or pits or heavy equipments.
- Inside your house
Search underneath your furniture, in a bolted room or wardrobe or in a territory you once in a while visit, for example, a loft or cellar.
Also do check sleeping cushions or bedding boxes, the fireplace, dresser, recliner chairs, drawers, behind the books in a cabinet, behind access boards and apparatuses and tangled window hangings.
Here are some other optional tips on how to find missing cat:
- When you backtrack into the house, leave the entryway open.
- It is good to cycle up or walks around the area close to the zone your cat was most recently seen and drives gradually and inquires as to whether they have seen your cat.
- Give an ad in local newspaper, and check the newspaper on regular basis to update.
- Prepare pamphlet showing your cat’s information like name and the portrayal. Also mention your details for contact including, name, email address and cell number.
- It is also helpful if you add your cat’s picture on the pamphlet that would make it easy to recognize.
- Check the nearby safe house.
Apart from following the mentioned tips regarding how to find lost cat, you can also check Missing Pet Partnership, to see possibilities of what could have happened to your pet in their Recovery Tips-Probability Categories.
Missing cat poster
As mentioned before that in order to find your cat distributing pamphlets can be helpful. Here we are giving you some useful tips on the best way to make a powerful missing cat flier.
After looking everywhere when it is confirmed that your cat is missing, you should now begin making the blurb with the accompanying pointers:
- If available, it is better to use a photo of your lost cat. Either colorful or black and white both will work.
- Mentioning the prize will urge individuals to help you seek. Then again, it is a bit much that you say the sum. Some may very well need to get the prize and resort to simply exploiting you.
- Include each data that could be useful, for example, the age, sex, shading, coat length, collars or labels, say too on the off chance that it was smaller scale chipped however don’t put the microchip number.
- Incorporate all necessary information such as the sex, age, shading, collars, coat length, labels, along that also state whether it was micro chipped however, do not put the number of the microchip.
- Contact details should be bold and visible.
- Make a neat poster and re check to ensure that you have written every detail correctly with proper spelling and grammar. All these things will be useful in conveying a prompt message to the people looking at your pamphlet.
- Presentation is a significant factor. So, keep the title big enough and bold, so it can attract the passers-by’s attention and they can read it thoroughly.
- Instead of writing on a white background poster, it is suitable to select bright colored background to grab more attention.
- Refrain from mentioning information that is unnecessary. Just mention to the point details. Instead of writing a paragraph, convey your information in bullets.
- Stick your poster in your neighborhood within a radius of six to ten blocks. Additionally put them on superstores and restaurants after getting permission.
- You might receive some prank call apart from genuine calls, so be prepared.
- When you found your lost cat, remove all the pamphlets.
- You should be careful in calling people at home for returning your pet. It is better to meet them at any public place or nearby local police zone.
Lost cat finder
You can also take assistance of lost cat detectives and finders. You will find plenty of them who would aid in finding your missing cat. You can find one at www.lostcatfinder.com. You will also get helpful tips, choices and pointers in scanning for your missing pet at this site. In addition to that they also have search guides, missing cat tracker, missing cat profiling, missing cat publications and missing cat recuperation and live on location looks.
When you take assistance from a professional missing cat finder, you will most likely to get the result that your beloved lost cat will be found as they have the skills, training and procedures on the best way to look and salvage for your cat.
Either whatever possible way and mean you are adopting to search and recover your missing cat, be it an individual search or with companions and neighbors’ help or through a professional cat finder, the most important of all is your effort which you are putting in to get your cat back. It simply demonstrates how beloved and vital your cat is to you and hopefully you will get your cat back soon.
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, R. 1974) Seedling #435 B. TB, 40" (102 cm), Midseason to late bloom. Standards white; falls ruffled lavender-blue; yellow beard. 'Ivy League'
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| From AIS Bulletin #217 April 1975 Introducing PRESIDENT FARNSWORTH (T. Muhlestein). M-L, 40". (Ivy League X Lord Baltimore). Everything about this exciting lavender-blue and white amoena is big and bold-truly masculine. Heavy, wide flowers; large foliage and rhizomes and heavy stalks with many buds. Three and four open flowers that do not touch each other. Named for the President of the Orem, L.D.S West Stake, a great humanitarian, personal friend and connoisseur of the beautiful and aesthetic things of life. #435 B. $35.00. Tell's Gardens.
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The workplace is on its way to getting safer.
Ankeny-based MākuSafe has raised $1.25 million for continued development of wearable technology aimed at improving the safety for factory workers. The money was raised from private investors and was a convertible note round.
In total, MākuSafe has raised nearly $1.5 million, founder Gabe Glynn said.
MākuSafe is developing a wearable device for factory workers that goes on their arms to sense environmental conditions, such as noise levels and temperature. The hope is to provide up-to-date safety information and prevent fatal injuries.
Glynn said the company is going through beta testing through November and hopes to release a full product early in 2018.
Manufacturing, agriculture and logistics are the initial focus areas.
“I really feel like the technology we are exploring is something that’s never been done before,” Glynn said. “For the first time in human history we will be recording these types of environmental conditions and gathering this type of data on a human being for a length of time.”
2018 and beyond for MākuSafe
Glynn said MākuSafe will use the funds to hire additional software developers and continue developing relationships within the insurance industry.
“What we discovered is people in the insurance industry are really excited with what we’re doing, because they bare the burden of these accidents and claims that happen,” Glynn explained.
He said Des Moines-based insurance company EMC Insurance Co. invested in MākuSafe and is helping develop the technology. The Des Moines insurance firm has agreed to purchase about $340,000 of the wearable tech if MākuSafe has successful testing,
“We are seeing a bigger opportunity to expand our software platform to MakuSmart,” Glynn said. “We are eager to keep our company here and work with people locally. We’ve got great insurance companies here and over 6,000 manufactures in Iowa, so our goal is to stay right here.”
But raising the capital wasn’t easy
MākuSafe is the sixth startup Glynn has founded in 11 years. This was his first time raising capital and said he was thankful to have attended the “Raising Capital” seminar hosted by Square One and BrownWinick last year.
He suggests entrepreneurs avoid raising capital but for this company, he was forced to.
“For companies like ours in the hardware space and the costs of hardware engineering— which runs into the millions of dollars—it’s a requirement for somebody who doesn’t have the financial means,” Glynn said.
Glynn said the majority of the capital was raised in Iowa.
“During those months there were days where I had five or six phone pitches,” Glynn recalls. “And by the sixth one you’ve got to dunk your head in cold water and put a smile on your face and pick up the phone to call with the same enthusiasm and excitement you had in the previous five.” | <urn:uuid:d6d6990f-de1f-4f63-90cd-3ac1c623c3e3> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | https://clayandmilk.com/2017/10/16/makusafe-technology/ | 2019-05-27T05:01:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232261326.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20190527045622-20190527071622-00555.warc.gz | en | 0.971416 | 644 | [
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There is nothing worse than waking up to a cold house on a January morning and having to experience the wrath of cold water on your skin, as you get ready for the day ahead.
There are many different reasons why our boilers decide to misbehave, especially in the winter months. It could be the sudden power surge after not being utilized during the rest of the year, or it’s simply just had enough and not able to cope.
Don’t worry, there are many simple ways to check where the problem lies with your boiler but never attempt to repair the boiler yourself. Only a gas safe engineer should perform any boiler repair work and maintenance.
Check gas supply
The best way to check whether your gas supply is working or not is to check your other gas appliances in your household. Try turning on your gas cooker or gas fire, and if no gas is coming through that means you may have a gas supply problem and you’ll need to call your gas supplier.
Check power supply
Check your electrical supply to ensure your boiler is still plugged in. Sometimes, a power cut can cause the boiler clock to reset and lose your preferred settings.
If it is possible, check the user manual to rest your boiler to your settings and retry turning it on in couple of minutes
Check water supply
It’s worth checking if your water supply is turned on, if not, you may need to contact your water provider to investigate.
Check boiler pilot light
A boiler light can go out for a number of reasons. Using your boiler user manual, try to ignite your pilot light. If that fails, you will need to call a Gas Safe engineer to detect the problem and repair if necessary.
Check boiler pressure
The typical pressure range for modern boilers is 1.0 – 1.5 bar.
If your pressure gauge is lower than 1 bar, most systems will not function due to the boiler safety set up.
You can use your boiler user manual to get instructions on how to refill and restart your system if your boiler is below this range.
If the boiler pressure is showing the correct level, then you will need to contact your gas engineer.
Still no luck?
If the advice so far has made no difference to your heating or hot water supply then it would be wise to call in your gas safe registered engineer to further investigate the problem.
The most common boiler issue is the pressure dropping which causes the system to come to a halt. But this is an easy fix you can take care of yourself by adjusting the water pressure, according to the boiler user manual.
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So, you’re looking to take a trip nearby or may even be considering traveling to a distant state. Your first thoughts on where to go probably include New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, or Washington, D.C., and all the exciting things big cities have to offer. But, if you’re only looking at these common tourist destinations, you’re missing out on some truly hidden gems that may be lesser known but offer once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Smaller, underrated cities off the beaten path are absolutely worth a trip, and we’ll prove it to you. Read on for five often overlooked American cities and find out how to feel like a local.
Get Hip in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
The much-anticipated Pablo Center at the Confluence in Eau Claire officially opened its doors to the public in the fall of 2018. The center’s impressive inaugural season lineup includes dance productions, family-friendly performances, literary and film events, and musical guests spanning multiple genres staged in the 1,200+ seat theater.
A new art and performance center isn’t the only thing this Wisconsin town has going for it. A unique art trail, culture, world-class cuisine, popular breweries, live music, and miles of hiking and biking trails make Eau Claire just as hip as cities like Austin or San Francisco.
While exploring this town, be sure to check out the galleries, shops, and classes at historic Banbury Place, an old Uniroyal factory in Eau Claire that closed some 25 years ago and was successfully transformed into an artists’ and entrepreneurs’ community.
Take in the sights with the Downtown Eau Claire Sculpture Tour, a free exhibit of sculptures placed throughout town that features the work of both local and national artists. The kids especially will love the nationally recognized Chippewa Valley Museum, open year-round, with its award-winning exhibits and beautifully preserved historic structures on the grounds.
Book your stay in Eau Claire at the newly renovated Lismore Hotel, a DoubleTree hotel by Hilton. Located in the heart of downtown, this hotel and convention center is an easy walk from the Children’s Museum, Phoenix Park, the farmer’s market, countless restaurants, and breweries.
While you probably won’t find a direct flight to this hidden gem, all major airlines fly into Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport—just an hour and a half away from Eau Claire if you take I-94 E.
Discover Legends in Bristol, Tennessee
Welcome to the birthplace of country music and the exquisite outdoor playground that is northeastern Tennessee. In addition to being home to the famous Bristol Motor Speedway, this small community is rich with the history of Appalachian and country music lore and legend. Tour the Bristol Motor Speedway, the fourth largest sports venue in America, that’s known as the “World’s Fastest Half-Mile” and has some of the steepest tracks in NASCAR.
Learn about the roots of country music at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, which explores how this genre of music began in 1927 with the historic Bristol Sessions. These sessions launched the careers of Jimmie Rodgers, the Carter family, and others. Learn more about these sessions and other historical facts about country music at this Smithsonian Institute-affiliated museum.
Straddle the Virginia-Tennessee state line that runs right through the center of Bristol for a totally Instagram-worthy photo before visiting the dozens of local breweries and restaurants in the area.
Stay at the newly reopened Bristol Hotel. Dating back to 1925, this repurposed 65-room boutique hotel honors its history by keeping the original stucco exterior, display windows, and main facade. With a rooftop bar, sweeping views of the Appalachian Mountains, and comfortable communal street-front dining, this is the perfect home base as you explore the spectacular mountains and state parks that are short drives from Bristol.
The best way to get to Bristol is to fly into the Tri-Cities Airport, which offers nonstop flights from Atlanta, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Detroit, Ft. Lauderdale, Memphis, Orlando, and Tampa Bay. From there, simply hop onto I-81 S and you’ll be there in less than 30 minutes.
Thrill Your Taste Buds in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Foodies and history buffs shouldn’t miss out on a trip to Ann Arbor, Michigan, which is becoming known nationwide for its culinary scene. While the town still keeps its small Main Street and family farm personality, it’s become a hot spot for cultural attractions, shopping, fine dining, and nightlife.
The Huron River that weaves through Ann Arbor offers dozens of outdoor recreation opportunities like hiking and kayaking, while the Nichols Arboretum brings garden enthusiasts to the famous peony gardens. History buffs will love the area museums, including the Willow Run Bomber Plant, Yankee Air Museum, and University of Michigan Museum of Art.
And then there’s the food. As a college town with ever-hungry college students (Go Wolverines!), this town does not disappoint when it comes to local dives and chefs serving up the freshest local produce. We recommend the spicy chorizo Cuban Fritas at Frita Batidos or the melt-in-your-mouth truffle fries with rosemary aioli from the Jolly Pumpkin. No trip to Ann Arbor would be complete without stopping by the world-famous Zingerman’s Deli to try Lisa C’s Boisterous Brisket sandwich, which Oprah herself rated as an 11 on a scale of 1-5. Trust us, you’ll thank us later.
Use Roomkey to book your stay at Sheraton Ann Arbor Hotel. Centrally located just minutes from shopping and dining on Main Street, the Michigan Theatre, the University of Michigan, and much more, the Sheraton Ann Arbor puts the city within your reach.
Ann Arbor is just a quick 30-minute drive away from the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Luckily, there are 143 direct flights into and out of Detroit, so getting there should be a breeze no matter where you live.
Get Natural in Arcata, California
Home to Humbolt State University, Arcata, California, is part quirky boutique town and part nature lover’s paradise.
Across the northern stretch of Humboldt Bay from Eureka, Arcata’s beginnings go back to the Gold Rush when it was a shipping and supply center for the miners on the Trinity River. Today, Arcata offers handcrafted merchandise, a fun dining and festival scene, and an impressive collection of historic Victorian homes.
The Arcata Plaza is the true heart of this progressive city. The 1857 Jacoby’s Storehouse and the 1915 Hotel Arcata are worth exploring, as is the 1914 Minor Theatre, which some claim is the oldest theater in the U.S. built specifically for showing films.
The Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary’s 307 acres has fresh and saltwater marshes, tidal sloughs, 5 miles of walking and biking paths, and an Interpretive Center. Bird watching enthusiasts can spy more than 300 bird species as the sanctuary has the largest bird population on the East Coast. Don’t miss a chance to hike or bike the 575-acre Arcata Community Forest and Redwood Park with majestic redwood trees, located within city limits.
Get a great rate at Comfort Inn Arcata-Humboldt Area in Arcata with Roomkey. This hotel is conveniently located near Humboldt State University, Arcata Community Forest, Mad River Beach, and the Arcata Marsh.
Arcata sits right on the California coastline and is best reached via the California Redwood Coast – Humboldt County Airport in McKinleyville. United Airlines offers a direct flight to Arcata from the San Francisco International Airport.
Find Adventure and Creativity in Saranac Lake, New York
Located in the heart of the Adirondacks, Saranac Lake has a creative and adventurous energy that comes from the music, art, water sports, and stunning views of mountains that surround the community.
Outdoor adventurers will find no shortage of thrilling activities. The Saranac River provides a fun paddling route to nearby lakes, and those wanting a real challenge can tackle the Saranac Lake “6ers,” a series of peaks that range from moderate to difficult.
If you’re more of a downtown visitor, the distinct urban vibe of Saranac Lake and its shops, galleries, and restaurants will keep you busy. The vibrant arts scene is filled with free concerts, gallery shows, and public art. The farmers market, which is open every Saturday, complements the downtown offerings of great food, rich coffee, and interesting shops.
Roomkey partners with the historic and reimagined Hotel Saranac, Curio Collection by Hilton. An iconic landmark in the Saranac Lake village, the hotel was recently renovated to maintain its historic charm and thoughtful architecture, including the Great Hall, inspired by a 14th-century Italian palace. Be sure to take advantage of the complimentary shuttle and cruiser bicycles to get around.
Saranac Lake is located in the middle of the Adirondack Park, but it’s an easy drive from surrounding major cities such as Syracuse, Rochester, Albany, Burlington, Boston, and New York City. If you want to fly, the Adirondack Regional Airport is a 10-minute drive from Saranac Lake and is served by three daily trips from the Boston Logan International Airport via Cape Air.
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Emma came to St Stephen’s in September 2015 from Oxford, which has been home since she was born. She moved to central Oxford in 2011 to study for a degree in Human Sciences and then stayed in Oxford for a further year as a Children’s Intern at St Aldates Church. Having previously dreamed of being a dancer, doctor and social worker Emma left university sure that God was calling her into full time Children’s Ministry – something that she loves. In her spare time you’ll usually find Emma catching up with friends, enjoying a good book or reminiscing about her dancing days at a Zumba class!
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It’s evident in ongoing reporting from stakeholders and all interested observers that the viewpoints regarding future directions for B.C. forest management are not clear cut. Based on this most recent post at the government engagement site, it would indeed, as Jim Snetsinger told me here, be premature to draw any conclusions on what the final recommendations will be. Here’s a sampling of some of the views expressed by stakeholders in the Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland meetings, according to Snetsinger:
- Some were interested to understand the potential for converting a First Nation’s replaceable volume based forest licence to a TFL
- Some participants believe this volume-based to area-based conversion discussion should have been premised on how it could assist First Nations as the primary objective
- Environmental groups were clearly opposed for many of the same reasons that have previously identified such as issues associated with corporate concentration, access to crown land, leaving old growth stands intact to support non-timber values such as water, the need to deal with climate change, the need for a broader forest management discussion – not just the conversion of volume-based to area-based
- Some forest products producers were tentatively supportive as long as any conversions lead to better forest utilization and did not impede the potential to access low-value fibre for their operations
- The need to ensure long-term forest stewardship was a resounding theme I heard from many stakeholders.
On my way to the Dakeryn office May 3rd, 2011, I stopped to snap this image – in awe of the magnificent Disney Wonder, at the Port Metro Vancouver Cruise Terminal. This Monday, we’ll make the arduous journey from Yaletown to Waterfront Station – where my wide-eyed two and four-year-old daughters will have their cruise tickets to Alaska punched by Mickey. Note this blogger is scheduled to return just in time to join a far less exciting cast of characters: Roastmaster Jack Hetherington (Skana) and roasters Tom Casey (Welco), Andy McGibbon (West Fraser), and Ernie Harder (Retired), are scheduled to honour Lower Mainland market maestro Bill Barnett (Welco), recipient of the B.C. Wholesale Lumber Association’s prestigious Lumberman of the Year Award. Looking for tickets? Fuhgettaboutit! BCWLA President Chris Sainas (Dakeryn) confirms the 34th Annual BCWLA Roast at the Terminal City Club here in Vancouver June 12th is a sellout. See you there!
The provincial government’s Area Based Forest Tenure Consultation website declares that the proposed license conversion is simply intended to help address the issue of a declining timber supply in B.C.’s Interior caused by the mountain pine beetle. A flurry of opinion pieces this week would seem to suggest the proposal is more complex, and calls for more scrutiny. All of the commentary certainly points to the reality that there are conflicting tensions at work in looking for control to shape the future of forest management in this province. Some outtakes:
“BC forests are facing unprecedented challenges these days, whether it be the mountain pine beetle devastation of vast areas of forests, dwindling timber supply, mill closures, overharvesting, lack of reforestation and silviculture, cutbacks in forest service staff, gutting of forestry inspections, ramped up raw log exports, as well as various problems associated with climate change and ‘cumulative impacts’. So, why is the government so transfixed by TFLs at this time to the point of obsession, especially given the huge difficulties facing the forestry sector? Are vested interests at work here? For other global investors, a Tree Farm licence becomes an investment and asset in itself, a casino chip on the international market.”
– Peter Ewart, Tree Farm Licenses and Global Financiers, 250 News
“The consultation now underway is not full, it is not provincewide and it is not public. It is designed to obtain feedback only on the government’s predetermined scheme to convert replaceable forest licenses (to cut timber) into tree-farm licenses – a proposal that will benefit only a monopoly of large companies and one that the public has repeatedly rejected.”
– Norm Macdonald, B.C. Liberals Are Giving Away Our Forests to Their Business Buddies, The Province
“Dividing exclusive access to timber among the big four puts smaller players, such as small forestry businesses and those owned by First Nations and communities, at a disadvantage. The details of the shift have not been finalized, but the proposal looks to be at odds with B.C.’s stated goals to create more opportunities for First Nations and communities. And tying the future of B.C.’s forest industry to the performance of four companies, whose share of those replaceable volumes of Interior timber has already increased from 63 per cent to 68 per cent over the past five years even while total available timber fell by seven million cubic metres, is a risky move.”
– Ngaio Hotte and Harry Nelson, Volume vs. Area, The Vancouver Sun
“The genesis of area-based conversions originated with the Special Committee on Timber Supply that recommended to ‘Gradually increase the diversity of area-based tenures, using established criteria for conversion and a walk-before-you-run approach’. To implement this recommendation the government is gathering public input – a prudent next step for a very important topic. Kudos to Minister Thomson for having the conviction to employ this approach.”
– Rick Jefferey, Area-based Tenure: Neither Good nor Evil, Coast Forest Products Association
“How did we get to this point? It is no secret that this redressed proposal is especially aimed at companies operating in the Interior. After the mountain pine beetle epidemic, the province allowed a significant increase to the annual cut to deal with massive quantities of dead or dying trees in this region. But that process has almost run its course: dead wood is running out and forest companies are cutting down more and more living trees, also known as green timber. In a headline-making case, West Fraser and Canfor took one million cubic metres of green timber over and above the allocated cut, without penalty by the B.C. government.”
– Jens Wieting, B.C. Forest Giveaway Threatens to Speed Up Collapse, Straight.com
“The only evident plan is to keep the rates of timber harvesting unsustainably high, thereby making the eventual collapse of available timber even more painful for forest-dependent communities, a policy based on the premise that it is better to have more jobs today and none tomorrow rather than fewer jobs today and some tomorrow.”
– Anthony Britneff, Tree-farm Licenses a Failure in Forest Management, The Vancouver Sun
While lumber futures hit a 9-month low this morning, I read this brief post with interest at Wood Business. The author, analyst Russ Taylor, President of the International Wood Markets Group, acknowledges that “U.S. demand for lumber has not been growing as forecast.” He confirms that sluggish single-family construction is “the issue”. With the exception of November (710,000 units) and December (675,000 units) last year, Taylor notes new single-family housing has been “stuck” between 590,000-650,000 units since late 2012. He reports a range of 583,000-654,000 in the first four months of this year. “In contrast, for the 14-year period 1994-2007, U.S. single-family housing starts surpassed 1 million units each month.”
In Taylor’s view, “Without a significant pick-up, lumber markets could become oversupplied by the wave of new capacity additions and/or shifts now coming on-stream in North America.” Little over one year ago at the 2013 COFI Convention in Prince George, Taylor’s bullish forecast contained a caveat; he cautioned that the key to the “super cycle” thesis was “sustained demand”, while suggesting that in his opinion, supply side dynamics were “the only thing that’s not changing” in the short term.
On a day when the NHL’s Canucks introduced their new manager to the media, one lumber trader’s meeting with Jim Snetsinger, who is leading the provincial Area Based Forest Tenure Consultation process, created considerably less buzz in downtown Vancouver this morning. Even so, my session with the former chief forester of B.C. (and attending representatives from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource operations: Doug Stewart, Director of Forest Tenures Branch, and Allan Johnsrude, District Manager, Chilliwack) was enlightening.
As a blogger keenly interested in forest stewardship, I wanted to learn as much as possible about the proposed conversion of some volume-based forest licenses to new or expanded area-based tree farm licences. The government engagement site tells us that “volume-based tenures typically allow multiple tenure holders to harvest in the same timber supply area. Area-based tenures, with some exceptions, limit timber rights to one tenure holder operating in a designated area.”
Snetsinger indicated that the stakeholder meetings to date have offered a diversity of opinions. Interestingly, he noted that in-person meetings have been generally more positive toward the proposed conversion, in contrast with many of the negative comments posted at the engagement website. I wondered how those contrasting views might play out when Snetsinger’s report and recommendations are presented to the Minister of Forests at the end of June. Snetsinger didn’t share the view, as some have reported, that the Special Committee on Timber Supply’s recommendations surrounding forest tenure issues were being misrepresented. In his view, the committee’s recommendations were “carefully worded to ensure that everyone agreed”. He suggested the conversion would mitigate timber supply as a result of the Mountain Pine Beetle.
In the face of reportedly negative response to the proposed conversion (Canfor CEO Don Kane has called it a “deal breaker”) it’s been suggested that preserving, protecting, and enhancing public perception of B.C.’s sustainably managed forests should be a priority. In response to a suggestion that it would appear Snetsinger’s group would be recommending proposed conversion to area-based tenures, B.C.’s former chief forester stated that drawing such conclusion at this time was “premature”.
About the same time as I was digesting views from my meeting with the forestry management gentlemen, Vancouver Canucks’ new general manager Jim Benning was sharing his opinion that any conclusions forecasting a Stanley Cup for next year were “premature”. We’ll stay tuned.
You might be in for a surprise. Is it about more than a teddy bears picnic? With the B.C. Government’s Area-Based Forest Tenure Consultation set to wrap up in Vancouver today and tomorrow, there’s certainly a range of opinion to explore.
Canfor president and CEO Don Kayne is on the record at his blog: “In our view, this is absolutely not the time for major changes to tenure administration. Given the uncertainty regarding the state of our forests, we believe that there are many higher priorities that would yield greater positive impacts. We feel the benefits of area-based tenures are marginal at best. The public opposition to this proposal is a deal breaker. It risks setting forest companies against our public landowners and giving the impression that area-based tenures are an attempt by our sector to assert more control over a public resource.”
“So who is behind the government’s push to change our volume based system to area based tenures?” asks professional agrologist and forester Jim Hilton in a thought-provoking piece here, in the Williams Lake Tribune. Hilton figures “there are two companies in favour of the conversion.”
“Don Kayne is worried that this is going to set off another war in the woods,” explained Norm Macdonald, Opposition Forests Critic, at a Debate of the Legislative Assembly earlier this month (see transcript here). Macdonald was Deputy Chair of the Special Committee on Timber Supply back in 2012. He feels now that the committee’s recommendations are being “misrepresented”. Citing a political agenda, Macdonald says “All we’re talking about is TFL rollovers,” calling the consultation “a sham”.
What says Minister of Forests Steve Thomson? “We are responding directly to the recommendations, and as I’ve said clearly, the way forward will be informed by those consultations and by the recommendations of Jim Snetsinger, a well-respected former chief forester who is leading the process for us.”
I hope to learn more in a scheduled meeting tomorrow morning with Snetsinger, who was himself a technical advisor to the Special Committee on Timber Supply.
“In Victoria, there seems to be a mindset that attrition and decline of traditional forest products is inevitable and OK. That’s woefully wrong. Most of the $1.5 billion spent to date (on the pine beetle crisis) has been aimed at dealing with impacts. There’s nothing wrong with that. But only about one-third of the money spent has gone back into improving the land base and growing forests for tomorrow.”
– Peter Woodbridge, Woodbridge Associates, Political Leadership Needed to Reform B.C.’s Inefficient Forest Tenure (July, 2012)
Here at Dakeryn, on these unseasonably warm West Coast days, you’d think they’d all be out sunning on our brand spanking new patio furniture. Seems most are out-of-sight indoors, working the phones. Even so, it got one blogger wondering about whether there are any design tips, beyond new deck chairs, to enhance an already-productive trading floor. Aha! Upon a quick search with Google, these five design tips for generating office productivity popped into full view:
- Natural Light – It’s suggested that traders will be “brighter and happier” when they feel connected with the outside world.
- Tidiness – While “clutter can promote creativity in some environments,” we’re told “it’s not always right for an office pushing productivity.”
- Comfort & Ergonomics – Calibrating your own work space “for comfort and accessibility” is said to be critical.
- Aesthetics – Studies have found that “beautiful spaces” elevate attitude and performance.
- Break Out Spaces – “If you work in an open-floor planned office that promotes a collaborative culture, it’s important to have a space where you can get away.. ‘Break out spaces’ can help improve staff morale and employee relationships. Communal areas are beneficial for all departments of a company.”
On a day like today, Dakeryn’s new ‘break out space’ is especially inviting during recess. When’s lunch?
Enjoying Dakeryn’s new ‘break out space’ – overlooking downtown Vancouver
In February, a bullish forecast from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) projected single-family production to increase 32% to 822,000 units this year (see post here). The April U.S. housing starts and permit data released today represents a pace of 649,000 units (a 5% increase over the 618,000 units built last year).
Much of today’s analysis points to significant variables beyond seasonal weather that are defining the reality of new home construction:
- “What’s been notable since the housing crash is how much construction is aimed at meeting demand for rental housing,” said Ryan Wang, an economist at HSBC Securities USA Inc. in New York. “There’s been a trend away from homeownership that’s persisted even as the pace of foreclosures has slowed. What we can see is that higher home prices, particularly for new homes, have weighed on demand.” Source
- “Starts for the volatile multi-family homes segment surged 39.6 percent in April. Permits for single-family homes, however, rose just 0.3 percent and continue to lag groundbreaking, suggesting single-family starts could decline in the months ahead.. questions remain over how lasting the current strength will prove, and the report on consumer confidence offered a cautionary note.” Source
- “For anyone tempted by these shiny headline numbers to conclude all the recent worry about the state of the housing market was much ado about nothing, we suggest you curb your enthusiasm, at least for now,” wrote Richard Moody, chief economist at Regions Financial Corp, in a note to clients. The report, he wrote, “shows more of the same – a vibrant multifamily segment with a single-family segment still awaiting takeoff.” Source
- “Single-family is still concerning, but multi-family is going full throttle,” said Moody, who had forecast 1 million housing starts. “We’re seeing job growth pick up, income growth pick up, and now there’s talk of loosening up credit for home purchases,” and those “should contribute to a pick-up in single family activity.” Source
- “The current stock of apartments is insufficient to satisfy demand, sending rents soaring across the country and making multi-family units an attractive investment for developers and landlords,” said Stephanie Karol, an economist at IHS Global Insight in Lexington, Massachusetts. Source
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Location: Ludington, Michigan
General Description: White Pine Village depicts the history of Macon County, Michigan through a community of 30 buildings, numerous artifacts, and interesting historical information. The village began through the vision of Mrs. Rose Hawley who saw an opportunity to capture the history of the county at the site of the first county seat in 1965. She, along with other investors purchased 23 acres, plan the layout of the village, and began collecting artifacts and buildings to move to the site. The pioneer style village opened in 1976 and has continued to grow and flourish with the help of many volunteers over the years. All of the buildings are stocked full of artifacts and interpretive signs to inform the public of the historical use of the items on display.
1) A visit to White Pine Village begins at the Admissions/Gift Shop building which is also the home for the county historical society many records. The volunteers working at admissions were very pleasant and we enjoyed talking with them before entering the village proper.
2) The 30 buildings in the village span the gambit of historical buildings you would have found in the area since the pioneer days. Included are the Burns Homestead, Trappers Cabin, County Courthouse, Hamlin Lake Cabin, Fire Station, White Pine Chapel, Town Hall, Post Office, and Marchido Schoolhouse.
3) Local businesses are also very well represented which included Blacksmith Shop, Doctor’s Office, Hardware Store, General Store, Print Shop, The Sugar Bush, and Port Huron Sawmill. In particular, I enjoyed The Sugar Bush which is a shack where they would collect and process maple sap into maple syrup. All you need to know about the collection of sap and rendering syrup is given.
4) Farm life over the last century are also well represented with Jorissen Barn and AG Equipment Sheds. I strongly recommend the Jorissen Barn which houses a number of exhibits about farming from the early days of horses to today. They even include a detailed exhibits about dairy farming which was all new to me.
5) Finally there are a number of small museums in the Village that included Museum of Music, Lumbering Museum, Lumber Museum, Artisan Center, Rose Hawley Museum, Maritime Museum, and Village Time Museum. I spent a lot of time in these various museums, especially the Lumbering Museum that is all about the lumber industry and the Village Time Museum that had a number of interesting clocks and information about clock production that was big in the county at one time. | <urn:uuid:133de79f-45c4-470e-8d4f-b2ef81a93304> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | https://somergl.wordpress.com/2017-lake-superior/kibby-creek-campground/white-pine-village/ | 2019-05-20T06:47:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232255773.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20190520061847-20190520083847-00035.warc.gz | en | 0.971298 | 516 | [
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2002-07 Subaru WRX Rear Sway Bar
Sway-A-Way’s 2002-2007 Subaru WRX rear sway bar is designed to replace the factory sway bar with an adjustable much larger diameter sway bar. Stock, the 2002 Subaru WRX come equipped with a 17mm rear sway bar. Sway-A-Way’s PN: 1904 is a 24mm replacement with three holes of adjustment. Please refer to the table below for stiffness increases over the factory bar. Sway-A-Way’s 24mm rear sway bar offers a sizable increase in stiffness resulting in less body roll for better overall handling. Installing a larger rear sway bar will remove understeer giving the car a more neutral to oversteer feel.
Sway Bar Stiffness Increase Chart
Sway-A-Way 2002-07 Subaru WRX 24MM Rear Sway Bar Compared to Stock 17MM
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Sway-A-Way uses in-house 3D scanning equipment and a CNC bender to precisely match the factory sway bar profile. This process allows for Sway-A-Way to manufacturer highly accurate sway bars designed to easily bolt-in.
Precision Forged Ends
Through processes mastered over the last 30+ years, Sway-A-Way uses induction heating, presses, CNC plasma cutting, and custom tooling to craft forged ends. This combination of CNC bending and forged ends results in a sway bar that is both strong, accurate and ready for the track.
Powder Coated for Corrosion Resistance
Sway-A-Way sway bars are sent locally to be sand-blasted and powder coated a bright red finish for lasting corrosion resistance.
Polyurethane Bushings & Grease
Included with every sway bar are two polyurethane bushings cast specifically for the stock bushing bracket and Energy Suspension Formula 5 Polyurethane Grease. Sway-A-Way’s bushings & grease are sourced directly from Energy Suspension, the leader in performance polyurethane products.
Pair this rear sway bar with the Sway-A-Way front sway bar in our 2002-2007 Subaru WRX Front & Rear Sway Bar Kit. This kit reduces front and rear body roll, improves overall handling and grip, sharpens your steering response and provides a more neutral/oversteer balance.
Sway-A-Way designs and manufacturers all Subaru sway bars in its Chatsworth, CA facility. Sway-A-Way’s Subaru sway bars are warrantied from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of (2) two years from the date of sale to the original purchaser. Please review our complete warranty agreement. | <urn:uuid:ed9746c3-1c54-4746-afbf-5c85a769a023> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | https://swayaway.com/product/rear-sway-bar-02-07-subaru-wrx-24mm/ | 2019-05-20T06:30:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232255773.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20190520061847-20190520083847-00035.warc.gz | en | 0.874822 | 593 | [
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13 Mar The Carrot Or The Stick by Chris
Publisher’s Note: The staff of Zero Gov is taking tactical training this weekend and Chris has helped us fill the gap to provide some terrific ruminations on freedom and liberty in our absence. Enjoy!
“There are thousands hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root”
-Henry David Thoreau
There are two ways to motivate humans, or any animal for that matter. The carrot or the stick. It’s that simple, reward, or pain. Profit or violence. Religion can even be broken down in a similar fashion, heaven or hell, salvation or doom. Providing you believe in hell. I do not personally believe in hell, because I do not believe in using the stick. I have a five month old German Shepherd that I train using reward based training. Now, I am no professional dog trainer, but she has responded very well to this training. She listens very intently to me, because there might be a piece of chicken breast in it for her. Is this wrong? Or, is my dog greedy? Of course not; not only is she not greedy, she does not recoil in fear when a human reaches down to pet her.
One has to ask then, why are we still using violence to motivate people, if rewards work so much better? Why is every government on this planet still using force, or the threat of force to provide services? Wouldn’t a system based on rewards work better to provide people services?
I have had many conversations with statists who get disgusted with me when I even mention market, or reward based solutions to solve problems. I’m always perplexed by this, because wouldn’t they be, by default, supporters of violence? I just don’t get why people are so afraid of free market based solutions. If you claim to be peaceful, and non-violent, which I’m sure most folk claim, and then you contradict yourself by supporting the current system. I have had people say they can’t support the system I propose for many various reasons. Sometimes many are very righteous in their responses. I always ask them, “If my system was based on the violence or the threat of violence would you support it”? The answer has always been no. Of course the follow-up question is “then why do you support this system”?
Are people so naive to think that because they are removed from the violence, it is not happening? The only way the government stays funded is through the threat of force. The government is force. The government is immoral, and it is founded in violence. No one can debate this fact. If this is not the case, stop paying your taxes and see what happens. If the system was not compulsory it would crumble by tomorrow. The reason it would crumble, is because the free market would be far superior to violence-based solutions.
We self-government advocates are trying to win hearts and minds. I will tell you where I have had success in persuading some to see that our current system is immoral. First of all, DO NOT mention market-based solutions! Only focus on pointing out the gun in the room. Get them to see that violence is the foundation of our government. Break it down to the basics, but don’t insult their intelligence. If they are rational thinkers, they will see it. Once they get it, they will start asking questions. This is where you would naturally start to talk about free market solutions, don’t! Turn it around on them. Let them be the ones to come up with solutions. If they are able to put you on the defensive, they will think they have “won” don’t let it turn into a debate. As I have stated, it’s the carrot or the stick. Let them be the ones to come up with carrot-based solutions. It’s the only solution left.
My cousin and his beautiful new bride came to visit my wife, and I a couple of months ago. He is a towering intellectual, and a force (no pun intended) to be reckoned with. He is a principled thinker who wants world peace. A very worthy goal, indeed. I want self-government. We had a great conversation. I told him the only way to world peace is through self-government. Any other way is immoral. In any government, if I cannot opt out, if I cannot say no, that system is based in violence.
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In the dead of winter it may have seemed like the cold days would never end, but now the warmer temperatures will be here sooner than we think. Green shoots will begin sprouting from the ground and buds will start forming on branches. The transition from winter to spring is a welcome change of seasons. As we wait for spring’s arrival, we can help give your landscape a head start. Sometimes it is easy to forget about landscaping maintenance during the winter months. The grass and weeds are not growing like they do in the spring and summer, and your property might be covered in snow during this time. While you might be tempted to just ignore your landscaping, and wait until spring arrives to deal with it then, that would be a mistake. You do not want your landscaping to fall too far behind. So call us at Memphis Landscape and we will get your lawn and landscape ready for spring and summer! We have compiled this list of necessary tasks for a successful growing season.
Late winter is a great time to have us do some pruning in order to prepare your trees and shrubs for the upcoming warmer weather. Professional pruning will promote new growth in the year ahead. We will trim back limbs that have been allowed to grow too long or too thick. Pruning will reward you with great looking trees later in the year.
We have had a lot of snow this winter, and one of the troubles your lawn faces at the onset of spring is snow mold, which becomes visible after heavy snowfalls. Thawing snow could reveal that your lawn has some snow mold. There are two main types of snow mold: pink and gray. They usually look like dead patches of grass with some fuzzy fungus on top. If you do notice some on your lawn, we will perform a combing process so the individual blades of grass can get some oxygen. This will help combat the snow mold. In addition, worm infestations in your lawn can lead to serious damage. It is important to let us treat this problem before these critters begin to thrive in the warmer weather.
Some branches or leaves of your evergreen bushes and shrubs may have died, so let us clean up the damaged plants around your property. They impede growth in the upcoming season, and we want to see your plants flourish in the upcoming season.
Did you have us make preparations for the winter freeze last fall, such as winterizing your sprinkler system? If so, now is a good time to have us come out and restart your system for you. We will drain and test your irrigation system to make sure no problems have developed while the system was laying dormant. You do not want to get into the middle of the warm weather only to find out that your sprinkler system is no longer working, so do what you can now to get ready in advance!
Adding some pre-emergent products to your lawn and garden beds prior to the weeds getting started for the year can put you ahead of the game. Using pre-emergents will keep weeds to a minimum. We can also add a slow-release fertilizer for you, so your lawn is full and lush all spring and summer long.
Do you have any plants which have outgrown their space and need to be cut back significantly? These kinds of cuts are similar to pruning, but they are more drastic in measure. This is a good time of year to cut back on some of your trees and shrubs that have taken over a walkway or patio, as they will begin sprouting new growth in the months ahead. Memphis Landscape is professionally licensed to handle these types of large projects.
February and March are the best time to install hardscapes. Most gardens benefit greatly from having one. Paths, patios, water features, and fireplaces help make a garden not only more usable but also beautiful. If you already have hardscapes like sidewalks, walkways, and driveways—they have taken a beating during the cold weather. Extreme temperature changes can cause concrete to expand and crack. If you have had to use a lot of salt to melt ice and snow, the excessive salt accumulation can wear away at surfaces. If it looks like they need a little repair, now is the time to do it!
Planting New Life
Once we are very confident that the last big freeze or snowfall of the winter is behind us, there is no reason to wait to put new plantings in the ground. To bring your property to a new level this year, take an overall look around at your landscaping and decide where you think you should add a few new elements, and we will be out to plant them for you!
Late winter and early spring is a good time to contact us to schedule projects for the late spring and summer months. At Memphis Landscape, our team combines superior design skills with horticultural expertise to customize each landscaping project we do in the Mid-South area. We want to work with each client to understand their unique landscape vision. We strive to formulate a plan that will enhance the architectural style of the client’s home. We also desire to exceed each client’s expectations through an understanding of their lifestyle requirements, plant preferences, and budget constraints. Call us today to have that garden and lawn you have always wanted! | <urn:uuid:7a3154c5-df60-4eac-8b5d-cc05d84e5fc6> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | http://memphislandscapellc.com/late-winter-landscaping-tips/ | 2019-05-21T10:30:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232256314.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20190521102417-20190521124417-00195.warc.gz | en | 0.962279 | 1,081 | [
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Brian Quinn is a Project Management Director for Cushman and Wakefield (C&W). Representing his client’s interests from project inception to completion, Brian coordinates large professional teams to implement design and construction solutions. He provides a complete range of services, including strategic planning, programming, estimating and budget control, scheduling, design and construction management, contract administration, project closeout and post‐construction services.
Just prior to joining C&W, Brian worked on several high‐profile projects throughout the Midwest Region, most notably the Total Quality Logistics build-to-suit of their new corporate headquarters in Eastgate, Ohio; the ground-up development of the Sencorp / Senco world headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio; and the Shire Pharmaceuticals building renovation in Newport, Kentucky. Brian not only has experience with multiple types of construction (industrial, commercial interiors, ground‐up, retail) but also has fostered solid relationships with several well‐respected clients, including Greyhound Lines, First Student Bus, Time Warner Cable, xpedx, Lincoln Financial, Total Quality Logistics, and Spectral Systems.
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Both parents and educators are often challenged with determining whether a teen is using drugs. With the widespread availability and abuse of prescription drugs and now heroin, today it is more critical than ever to know if a young person is involved in substance abuse. Intervening is sometimes a matter of life or death.
Teachers and educators may not have access to a student’s belongings, but this information could be helpful in discussing with a parent whose child you suspect may be using.
Inventive Ways Drugs May Be Stashed
As a parent, if you’ve ever suspected one of your children may be using drugs, you likely have tried going through their pockets and their backpacks for marijuana, pills, or other drugs. Yet any teen who wants to hide drugs can find ways hide them so well that a concerned parent will not be able to find them.
Most young people have unlimited access to the internet and here they can find detailed instructions on how to hide drugs (or anything else) in places parents or other adults are unlikely to ever check. There are a number of forums online dedicated to drug use and it is these sites where suggestions and instructions can be found.
Here are just a few of the hiding places suggested by these sites:
- Inside a dried-out marker or highlighter. Just cut out the foam and replace with drugs.
- Inside electronic devices like computer cases, speakers, game devices.
- Inside a stick deodorant case, lip balm case or other similar item.
- An old iPod hollowed out and filled up.
- Inside a disposable lighter. Just pull off the plastic cover on the bottom.
In and around the home:
- Above the ceiling, accessed through a bathroom vent.
- Inside air conditioner ducts.
- Buried in the backyard.
- Behind a plate covering a light switch or electrical outlet.
- Inside a mattress through a seam that has been discreetly cut open
Specially Made Items Designed for Concealment
There’s even specially made underwear with a zipper pocket for concealing anything from drugs to cash. One person advised others trying to smuggle drugs into drug-free music festivals that this underwear was his usual solution. Pre-hollowed lighters for drug storage (that will still light a cigarette or joint) can be purchased on Amazon.com, along with hollowed pens, hairbrushes, car cigarette lighters and even brand name water bottles that allow you to hide drugs under the section covered by the label. Just go to Amazon.com and type in “diversion.” You’ll find more than a thousand results for concealment. Some may be designed to hide other items such cash or firearms, but any of them can be used to conceal drugs.
Something as innocent looking as a metal travel mug could provide a hollow container for concealing enough drugs to get through the day. If this mug is carried into work or school, no one will even give it a second glance.
What Can You Do?
The first thing is to do your own research online and see what these forums, websites or videos are saying. Going to any search engine and typing in “where can I hide drugs from my parents” will provide plenty of results. The information in this article and what you find online will provide you with quite a list of possibilities.
If you’re an educator, you need to follow the policy and procedures at your school in regards to suspicion that a student has brought drugs on to the school property, or simply that you suspect they are using and are likely hiding them outside of school. In order to proceed, you will likely need to have a conference with the parents. Here you can share this information with them to help discover if their child is using drugs and hiding in their possessions or in the home.
A few years ago an Akron, Ohio newspaper reported on a display offered by a local children’s hospital that teaches professionals in the area to identify hiding places in a child’s room: The educational display recreates a typical teenager’s bedroom and then invites parents and professionals to find the concealed items. This educational opportunity is often offered by anti-drug coalitions and law enforcement groups around the country.
The best solution is to help young people leave drugs behind. If they are only at the experimental stage and are not heavily addicted, hard-hitting education that communicates to them at their level may be enough to result in their decision to quit. Over the years, Narconon staff have talked with many high school students following our drug education program who stated firmly that they finally understood what drugs really do to a person and no longer would be using them. Written surveys of our presentations have shown a high percentage of similar remarks. The Narconon drug education video curriculum is a science-based NREPP reviewed program that has shown to reduce drug use amongst students.
Our biggest weapon in fighting drug abuse is education. Only by decreasing the demand and removing customers from the market can we truly turn the tide on a broad scale. For four decades Narconon has delivered it’s very effective educational programs to millions of young people. Each day, group by group, we know that the one child who has been steered away from drug abuse may be another life saved. | <urn:uuid:4165b891-e181-4430-8de3-c6d158fc730e> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | https://www.drugeducationprogram.com/methods-teens-use-to-hide-drugs/ | 2019-05-21T10:38:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232256314.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20190521102417-20190521124417-00195.warc.gz | en | 0.953591 | 1,093 | [
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position of a manager
Optimization of business allows you to customize it so that it brings the maximum money, responds well to the ideas and actions of a businessman and can learn the maximum of its energy. A businessman is a person who differs from an ordinary person by a very high level of internal energy. To assimilate all of its business should be as optimal as possible.
It should be noted that the energy of a businessman is a very valuable substance. It is more precious than gold, platinum and diamonds combined. Its high value is associated with rarity. Continue reading
An effective business is a business in which there is no shortage of consumers. There used to be a shortage of resources, then a shortage of goods, but mankind coped with these problems. There are enough goods, enough services, shops where everything can be bought, in general, there is enough, but there are not enough consumers for all this and this is the main problem of our time.
The most interesting thing is that people have enough money. If not available, you can always get enough affordable credit. It turns out that the problem lies in people. This problem consists in the fact that people do not consume goods in the quantity necessary for a business. Since they do not do this, it means that something prevents them from doing it, they lack something. Continue reading
There is an opinion that the invisible hand of the market is what controls the market. Opinion is controversial, but dominant. This is considered because the market is uncontrollable and seems to be working on its own, as something independent. As a result, the market needs to obey, it is necessary to adapt to it, its opinion must be taken into account, it must be guided by its wishes.
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