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I've never been able to get enough. I've learned to be content with what I do get though, and the effort behind it, because love can be wonderful.
I woke up one morning after a dream, and realized that that dream contained the only romance i'd felt all year.
...and it wasn't even real.
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Nutri Burn Keto Eat 800 calories for one week, eat only bananas, or some other ridiculous plan. No matter how much a person works out, if you are still eating the wrong foods then you will not lose the weight that you want too. Learn new habits, slim habits, and you will be able to say goodbye to diets forever.
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We're sure you think of Warehouse as fondly as we do. Throughout the 1990s, this high-street stalwart was our trusted source of going-out tops, party dresses and snappy workwear. True shopping aficionados will no doubt recall their first-ever Warehouse purchase with great clarity: I'm certain mine was a pinstripe pencil skirt—a top choice as a teenager trying with all her might to look entirely sophisticated.
While the store has remained a part of the Great British retail scene, the big changes that have been afoot at HQ over the past few months will put the destination at the very centre of your fashion radar once more. The shift first started when Warehouse announced two key new appointments: Alasdhair Willis as brand consultant (who is also Hunter's creative director and husband to Stella McCartney) and Emma Cook as design director (you will no doubt recognise the name from her eponymous label).
This look will be dropping in mid-October.
Fashion editors have been practically doing cartwheels and selling their grandmothers to get the new collection into their magazine shoots/online galleries/own wardrobes since we were privy to an early preview a few months back, but now the new dream team's first big step has gone public, with the collection dropping into stores and online as we type. In fact, you'll soon find that every single Warehouse shop looks completely different too: Starting with the overhauled flagship on London's Argyll Street this week, the look is slick and industrial—so fresh, so clean.
So, what's the actual fashion vision? Emma has cooked up directional pieces that many other stores wouldn't be bold enough to debut at this kind of affordable price point—and for that we are grateful. Using her unique play on colours, prints and shapes, there's an individual aesthetic that ticks off some trends but also kick-starts them from within the brand.
Warehouse Monogram Jacket (£99) and Monogram Trousers (£89). The bag will launch later in the season.
Zebra wrap skirts, gigantic teddy coats, popper trousers, slinky silk dresses worn over matching palazzo trousers, outsized sweaters in unexpected pastel shades… The look is layered, a little bit '90s (but of course!) and uncompromisingly cool—with Emma even daring to go so far as introducing a retro skate-style Warehouse logo that snakes down trousers and across clutch bags. Radical, but really, really going into our baskets right away.
Warehouse Slim Polo (£35), Classic Sweat (£29) and Slim Joggers (£29). The skirt and bag will be available at the beginning of October.
Such a gorgeous shade of pink.
We'll follow the lookbook and layer this over trousers.
Brown is one of A/W 16's favourite hues.
The kind of hugs we do want.
Pop on a roll-neck underneath and you've got another winter outfit.
This old-school trouser idea is definitely staging a comeback.
For girls who like their florals edgy.
If you like discovering the unexpected, check out these cult-followed It sneakers.
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Octopus is a UK-based, multi-strategy asset manager with more than £7 billion ($9.2 billion) in assets under management, primarily in alternatives, which is funded by a mix of institutional and retail capital. The investment teams at Octopus have developed in-depth expertise and established market-leading positions and strong track records in renewable energy, healthcare real estate, property lending and venture & growth capital, principally in the UK. By way of example, Octopus Energy is one of the largest investors in renewable generation assets across the UK, with a portfolio enterprise value exceeding £2 billion. In Real Estate, Octopus Healthcare and Octopus Property have over £1.9 billion under management. Octopus Healthcare is focused on the changing demographics in the UK and the dramatic shortage of suitable infrastructure. The fund invests primarily in healthcare related properties, including care homes, GP surgeries, special-needs schools, retirement communities and private hospitals. Octopus Property has committed more than £2.5 billion in short-term lending, mainly to professional borrowers in the UK’s commercial and residential sectors. Octopus Ventures has been one of the longest-standing early-stage and growth capital ventures investors in the UK. It continues to back dynamic entrepreneurs with a vision. Octopus continues to seek strategic partners and financial investors with which to build partnerships in the long term.
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Indian skin suffers from some of the most severe kinds of environmental aggressors which includes pollution, extreme sun rays and harsh heat. Sadly, nothing can be worked upon reducing pollution levels but a lot can be done other than that to minimize the attack of allergens on your skin. When you consult dermatologist in Siolim, Goa, they will tell how to keep your skin healthy in extreme conditions. Moreover, if you are experiencing any kind of skin problem such as moles, warts, scars, persistent rashes, they will provide apt treatment for it using the best of technology. Some of the leading dermatologist in Siolim, Goa who practice at hospitals like AIIMS and Gangaram also offer cosmetic solutions for nose reshaping, excess fat build-up, body contouring and more. Booking an appointment with them was never so simple until 365doctor started its services of providing free online appointment with the best of dermatologist. You can Visit 365doctor and easily fix one for yourself.
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This split, so the thesis goes, aims to stifle any truly creative political critique of our institutions, thereby avoiding genuine structural changes that might hurt private capital’s interests. In this view, ‘depoliticization’ is the diminishing of any public capacity to imagine, create or deploy new forms, such that the depoliticizing political-economy split is an inherently anti-democratic defence of capitalism.
For example, discussion on who should bear the cost of the economic crisis is depoliticised. In business, transnational corporations wriggle out of any democratic scrutiny exercised in national interests. In law, institutions and rights become fixed in a way that can tend to immobilise political thought and action. In the symbolic field, undermining everything, the capacity to think or posit new institutional forms is deadened by fear and indifference.
In this way, runs the thesis, global capitalism feeds on depoliticization, so capitalists promulgate it until the freedom and autonomy of a political life is no longer possible. This authoritarian state is, the book suggests, the inevitable and imminent outcome. However, this is not so much a warning about fascism’s resurgence. Rather it is an intricate, provocative and mostly quite convincing theoretical elucidation of the subtle, sub-conscious architecture on which the current drift towards authoritarianism is constructed. The benefit of this work lies in the way it points out opportunities for a redesign: reconnecting politics with economy – politicising the debate, imagining and implementing new forms – becomes a key objective with a new and significant value.
Depoliticization assembles its tally of authors from five countries, representing over a dozen disciplines spanning economics, history and philosophy as well as political and social theory. There is a preponderance of Scandinavian contributors, but nevertheless the stated intention is to urge more transnational debate on our (perhaps Western) political fate and legacy.
In accordance with its central theme, the essays are organised in two parts: Economy and Politics. Opening with Straume’s more in-depth look at how the depoliticizing political-economy split leads to personal suffering (principally, it detaches us from reality and creativity), part one goes on to dissect capitalism’s ‘economic logic’. Arnason cites Baechler, Wallerstein, Boltanski and Chiapello to expose not only the irrational ‘spirit’ that underpins its multiple manifestations, but also and critically, the social-historical context that spawns it all. D T Cochrane’s ‘power theory’ harmonises Thorstein Veblen and Castoriadis in order to critique Marx’s Labour Theory of Value and pin down capitalism as ‘the valuation of control’. According to Lundkvist, this control commodity is used unaccountably by an oligarchy of transnational corporations to choke off market competition. Their strategically managed alliances and mergers give the lie to any notion of a ‘global free market’. Instead they spiral inexorably towards a ‘capitalist planned economy’. J F Humphrey rounds off part one by connecting the discussion to the current economic crisis. He draws out from Marx how money transforms from a means of exchange to become the ultimate commodity: production determines distribution, exchange and consumption, such that what is produced has no (social) value other than to satisfy the need for accumulation; or as Cochrane might say, control.
Blinkenberg builds on this in part two, working from Jacques Rancière’s argument that money as power requires the exclusion of ‘virtue’ (or perhaps ‘social value’). Rather, an ‘authoritative allocation of values’ ascribes virtue in order to legitimise acceptable political actors. Here depoliticization is a method of ‘value-neutral’ policing that safeguards the hierarchical distribution of power against democratic egalitarianism. Changing the hierarchy’s regimes for ‘truth-production’ by disclosing the function of truth, is what Foucault sees as the purpose of intellectual and political action, according to Jacobsen. Yet relativism, Foucault’s ‘tyranny of perspectives’, means that any claim to objective truth always proceeds from an infinite regression of fundamental hegemonic discourses, dissolving objectivity. Such impotence is perhaps made manifest in Europe’s Kafkaesque language shift from ‘pedagogy’ and ‘education’ to ‘learning’, as argued by Straume. Commodified and assessed by endlessly uncertain tribunals, ‘learning’ comes packed with a capitalist payload of quantitative, computable subtexts: competition, employment, product and again control are deemed virtuous for the ‘entrepreneurial citizen’. The lost ethos of autonomous critique, inspired by love in Castoriadis’ pedagogic scheme, is de-valued, de-personalised and effectively de-commissioned. Finally, Nilsen’s analysis of Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut illustrates the outcome of extreme wealth inequality and a switch from ‘productive capitalism’ (growth) to ‘finance capitalism’ (no growth). This is demonstrably a grand repetition of deteriorating trust, consciousness and intelligence that sets up the apparently imminent, unavoidable descent into despotism and dictatorship.
But democracy’s shallow grave may not be dug yet. If you’re prepared to bury your head in the text and not the ground, you can find some genuinely useful arguments here. For example, Cochrane’s frankly excellent reading of capitalism as ‘the valuation of control’ provides a strong theoretical case for competing to command assets socially. Similarly Straume’s first essay shows that depoliticization rests on the inability to provide ‘sufficiently robust meaning’, such that teaching critical thinking to every citizen becomes a political as well as an educational mission.
‘Depoliticization’ is not directly addressed in every essay; for some it remains at the side. However, the papers overlap each other well enough to be stitched together with a good narrative, and so the eight authors cover the theme well. Collectively, they delve deep into capitalism’s depoliticizing traits, often working at the level of language and meaning. There are some quite fascinating technical constructions offered in explanation of unconscious or unobvious shifts, such as: controlled ‘free markets’; consumption determined by production; or money, power and control commodified for accumulation. There are also references to more popular economics (Stiglitz and Soros for example) and the odd graph (not listed in the contents) to explain relevant numeric data.
Given their intensity and density, some of the essays are wonderfully clear although in at least two, the author’s purpose or line of thought becomes obscured; whether by poor writing or poor translation is unclear. More of a practical problem was the lack of an index; while the use of footnotes rather than endnotes means locating a cited source requires endless flicking.
But the only real issue was in terms of a personal take on ideas. For me the capitalist paradigm of ‘growth’ appears to be accepted without question, despite its physical impossibility. Moreover, there was a tendency to dismiss ‘logic’ or ‘evidence’ too readily, while quantity always seemed subordinate to quality. I would have liked to have seen these points more clearly and fully discussed, not lost in the background as ‘value-neutral’ givens. But then, this is not so much a criticism of the work as a rejoinder to the discussion; which the authors would surely welcome.
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Hand woven and hand made in Sri Lanka.
The Barefoot concept was created in 1958 out of a need for a rehabilitation program for young Sri Lankan woman, who had limited schooling and skills. Barefoot opposes exploitive practices. Each artisan earns a living wage enabling them to support their families with self-respect and dignity.
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Patrick (as per the photo above) is notso-hotso on gang signs, but who needs to be when you draw like this?
Mary works away on something - but wait! What's that on the horizon?
HER BRAND NEW INKLING! OH BABY OH BABY!
Jen-eye reckons that Ewoks are Star Wars' 99%.... there certainly are a lot of them.
Oisin draws the right honourable Judge Bearington.
Marijke was visiting - I think she fits right in.
but after that, I was easily distracted (and somewhat less accurate).
Patrick was super productive! More art, more armour.
Linda got a gigantic set of PITT brush tip markers - and she's getting great use out of the colours!
And that's the photos from another great Pub Scrawl! Come join us for another one, Pub Scrawl #59 - More than one way to avoid myxomatosis on the 02nd April 2012 - 20:30 in McSwiggans!
Don't forget our next Next Pub Scrawl - WUBWUBWUB is on next Monday, the 19th March 2012 at 20:30 in McSwiggans Bar, Woodquay. In related events that might be of interest in the area, my Mum's crochet group, Galway Crochet Craft, are having a display of Lace and Lacecraft of all kinds, including a demo in Lace-making on Tuesday the 20th at 19:30 in The View, Aras na Macleinn, NUIG. make sure to tell anyone you think might be interested! Admission is free and they're serving refreshments during the night.
FAS have an internship for an animator in the Galway area. I'm not au fait with how you get to be eligible for this stuff, but its worth looking into if you know the story.
Today's Inspiration shared some amazing work by Jack Davis last week, displaying his amazing penmanship which just blew me away.
New Irish Gaming/Fantasy/Sci-Fi magazine the Gazebo are looking for art for their upcoming #1 issue. The theme is Steampunk, if you have anything they need you might send it their way.
My eye was caught by this gorgeous work by Caitlin Hackett. I especially liked the way she was working in this photo.
Kevin of the Drink Draw Cork posted this wonderful video from the International Watercolour Society Jury Committee - so outstanding and above and beyond what I expect of watercolours, in most of this work.
There are free comics to download on The Bureau of Drawers which look absolutely fantastic!
My hunt through various Tumblrs for the best art posts about continues - here's a great one on the art of Mead Schaeffer, one of my favourite Golden Age American Illustrators.
Kevin Campion, friend to Galway Pub Scrawl, has posted his amazing sculptural practise pieces - I have no idea if this facebook album of his is public or private, so hopefully you can see it.
Patrick shared some mind blowing Star Wars themed posters created for an exhibit to try and capture the personal identities of Star Wars characters. They are really, really cool.
Our friends from SubCity Comics have an entry in the Eagle Awards - vote for "The League of Volunteers" in the Best European Comic category if you have a chance!
We had an impromptu Pub Scrawl in the NUIG College Bar for ITZACon on Saturday. I had meant to make this an official one, but it had slipped my mind. We'll have formalise it for next year. I'll post some pics of our Twisted Fairy Tale pieces when I have them.
My Saturday was a bit spoiled by the news of Moebius passing away. One of the greatest living cartoonists and illustrators has left us. RIP. James Gurney posted links to the fantastic Moebius documentary, Moebius Redux. You should watch it. Gar shared a link to Bleeding Cool's post on remembering him through his art as well - worth a look.
But something to pick up the mood - I stumbled across the inspirational site http://www.conceptroot.com/ - a nice repository of Concept Art imagery.
That's the round-up! See you next Monday for the Pub Scrawl!
One of our best nights at the Pub Scrawl! Then again, I say that about them all. :P Lots of fun and some very strange discussion going on (isn't it always).
Mary shows her prep work for her great Qwertee entry. If you haven't, you should go throw her a vote!
and I was playing with my old foe, cross-hatching.
Nico examines movement - great studies here!
Really great night all round! Our next date is a Bank Holiday, so a lot will depend on how crazy the pub is, but it should be fine. See you back here in 2 weeks or so for another edition of the Galway Pub Scrawl! Also, I have plans for a new feature for the blog, coming soon!
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Despite detractors, The Rising of the Shield Hero novel and manga series by Aneko Yusagi has become a wild success especially in Japan where over 6.2 million copies of the series have been published.
While announcing the release of the 13th tankobon volume for The Rising of the Shield Hero, which debuts on April 23rd, Yusagi reported that the novel and manga adaptations have been printed over 6.2 million copies in Japan since it first hit the market in August 2013. Yusagi had previously reported that the novel and manga series had been printed over 4 million times on February 25,2019. That means there have been 1.2 million printings in less than 2 months!
The Rising of the Shield Hero novel and manga series includes the novel series which was originally published on Shosetsuka ni Narou in October 2012 and subsequently published by KADOKAWA’s MF Books in August 2013. It also includes the spin-off series The Reprise of the Spear Hero, which has currently released three volumes. The manga with illustrations by Aiya Kyu was serialized in KADOKAWA’s Monthly Comic Flapper beginning in 2014. As previously mentioned it will release its 13th tankobon this month. The Reprise of the Spear Hero has also been adapted into manga format with illustrations by Neet. There are currently four tankobon volumes.
What do you make of the wild success for The Rising of the Shield Hero in Japan despite Western critics of the series?
Crunchyroll Teams with Fathom Events for ‘Saga of Tanya the Evil – The Movie’ – First Trailer Released!
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A progression of releases this end of the week appear to have let the cat out of the bag on what Apple intends to divulge on Tuesday, its real September occasion that it has customarily used to exhibit new iPhone models with forefront advances to reassert its tentpole position in Silicon Valley.
The tenth commemoration iPhone model will be known as the iPhone X, as indicated by engineer Steven Troughton Smith, who investigated a spilled work of iOS that will be discharged to buyers not long from now and found a few references of the up and coming iPhone models in the strings of programming code.
As per code, the iPhone X will be propelled nearby two other iPhone models called the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus, reaffirming that Apple is avoiding the "S" cycle, hopping to iPhone 8 in the wake of propelling the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus models a year ago.
The iPhone X is relied upon to highlight an OLED screen, a noteworthy takeoff from the present era iPhone models that ship with LCD screens. OLED screen offers enhanced shading portrayal, and more vitality effectiveness. The other iPhone models — the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus — are normal component LCD screens. The organization, in any case, may have plans to present True Tone Display for enhanced white adjusting, as we have found in the current iPad Pro models, 9to5Mac announced.
No less than one of the new iPhone models will dispatch with a never-seen facial acknowledgment innovation called "Face ID", enabling clients to verify themselves and open the telephone by simply observing the telephone.
Apple has figured out how to pull this accomplishment off by lodging sensors that can gage the profundity and demeanor of a face, the site included. Clients will likewise have the capacity to make utilization of this component by making custom Animoji, energized emojis that resemble individuals.
The incorporation of this element could additionally fuel Apple's strength in the cell phone industry. The organization, which has since quite a while ago situated photography as a key piece of the iPhone's promoting pitch, could use this new innovation to push the compass of iMessage, which is yet to increase much ground outside created markets.
This new component may have been in works for at some point. The code uncovered 3D interpretations of emojis that flaunted robots and monkeys. Off camera, the organization may utilized the innovation of FaceShift, a startup that offered movement catch mastery. FaceShift's innovation had been utilized as a part of Star Wars films. Apple obtained the organization in 2015.
Ryan Jones, the designer of well known Weather Line iOS application, said on Saturday that Apple had been dismissing his new application, likewise called Animoji, for most recent one year. "For the most recent YEAR I've been fighting App Store dismissals - we made an application called Animoji with energized emojis...now I know why," he tweeted.
The code recommended that no less than one iPhone show - likely the iPhone X - will transport without the Touch ID unique mark scanner, which the organization presented with the iPhone 5s and changed the way individuals opened their telephones. Apple's new facial acknowledgment innovation may turn into an industry standard, with various cell phone producers presenting comparable advancements.
It wasn't clear how a few of Touch ID's highlights — like the capacity to go to the home screen by squeezing it once — will be taken care of in the new iPhone demonstrate. It might, in any case, have plans to present a few new motions and communications to the power catch. 9To5Mac said control catch may get new twofold tap usefulness.
Likewise seen in the code was reference to Lightning Portrait mode, an element that is likely an improvement over the current Portrait mode, which the organization presented with the iPhone 7 Plus a year ago.
Refering to an up and coming rendition of Apple Watch programming, the independently reaffirmed that the up and coming Apple Watch will highlight LTE cell arrange bolster, and will have the capacity to make and get telephone calls autonomously of the iPhone. The LTE-empowered Apple Watch will obviously have a similar telephone number as the iPhone it has been combined with, the blog included, refering to references in the code spotted by Steven Troughton Smith and different designers.
A little reference of the AirPods was additionally seen in the code by Smith. The organization may have plans to present an overhauled model of AirPods, its Bluetooth headphones that it revealed a year ago. In any case, aside from repositioning of the charging pointer light, no different changes were spotted. Current era AirPods expect clients to open the AirPods case to see the charging pointer.
The amended model may have a marker set outside the body. What's more, finally, the code likewise reaffirmed past reports that the new iPhone models will have a set pattern over the close bezel-less show. The code recommended that left half of the status bar will include the framework clock time, while the correct side showcases Wi-Fi, cell flag quality and battery life.
Smith likewise discovered references of an Apple TV that proposed that the up and coming gushing gadget will locally stream recordings at 2160p and bolster an assortment of shading positions. The up and coming Apple TV, Smith included, will probably expect clients to have no less than a 15Mbps association with stream recordings in 4K determination.
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Applications must be submitted at least 4 weeks in advance of your event for consideration. Do not advertise your event until your application has been approved.
Applicants desiring to hold major events, especially those that are publicly advertised, should submit their application at least 90 days in advance, as a pre-event meeting with City staff will be required.
What type of events requires a Park Special Use Permit?
How much does it cost to hold a special event at a park or facility?
What type of races or events will be charged a participant fee?
When do I need to submit my Park Special Use Application?
What if my event is an annual event? Will I get the same date every year?
If my event involves a shelter rental, when should I reserve the shelter?
Where can I get a Park Special Use Application?
Can I have amplified sound at my event?
What type of events will require a Certificate of Insurance?
What other items will I need to hold a special event at a park or facility?
What criteria is used to evaluate an event for approval?
What are some examples of events that require a Park Special Use Permit?
What are the repercussions of misrepresenting an event on the application?
Why are Park Special Use Permits needed?
Can I sell items at a park event?
What proof do I need to document my non-profit status?
What type of agencies can qualify for non-profit status?
use of temporary structures or facilities, such as tents, shade structures, stages, booths, amusement devices (such as, bounce house), etc.
Note: A different application is required for geocaching and letter-boxing.
The cost of holding a special event at a park or shelter depends on several factors. Below is a list of the various fees and deposits that may be charged depending on the event type. The minimum fee for approved use of a park or trail is the $40 Special Park Use Fee.
When facilities are used semi-exclusively by the renter and the renter charges participation fees, the renter will be charged per participant as outlined in the chart below. A $75 per day reservation fee is due at the time of the reservation. The balance of the fees (over $75) based upon actual usage is due 10 days after the event.
The City of Columbia has experienced a growing demand for the use of parks & trails by a variety of commercial and non-profit entities, including health and fitness providers, dog trainers, yoga instructors, and other outdoor professional service promoters. In order to effectively manage the commercial and non-profit use of parkland and trails, the Parks and Recreation Department established a participant fee for fee-based races/events in the parks and trails.
In order to host a fee-based race or event at a park or trail, event coordinators need to fill out a Park Special Use Permit Application. The permitting goal is to promote successful partnerships between commercial and non-profit entities and public park users while ensuring the safety of park patrons.
This fee only applies to events that charge a registration or other established fee.
Will non-profits have to pay this fee?
Yes, but exemptions may be granted in some cases depending on the type of event and who manages it. For example, if a non-profit agency is hosting an event where the participant solicits pledges, they may not be charged this fee. If a non-profit hires a for-profit agency to run and manage a race and a portion of the participant fees are given to the non-profit, they will be charged a fee. Since there are potentially many scenarios that can be encountered regarding non-profit agencies, any exemptions to the fee will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Is this a new fee?
No. As documented in the Code of Ordinances for the City of Columbia, there has been a fee for the use of park facilities for many years.
Although the authorization to charge participant fees has been in the P&R Fee Ordinance for many years, it has not been assessed to organized races/events until now.
What is the fee and how will it be used?
As noted above, the participant fee is actually two fees: Activity and User Fee. The Activity Fee is used to offset the operational costs associated with the facility, park, course, field, etc. The Activity Fee for youth and adults is $1.80 per game/activity. The User Fee is a designated fee that funds capital projects or major improvements to existing facilities. The User Fee for Youth is $0.45 per game/activity and is $0.60 for Adults. The User Fee helps fund capital projects, such as lighting a baseball field, purchasing disc golf baskets, new concessions/restrooms, or improvements to pools or picnic shelters.
Isn’t there a park sales tax that provides funding for the trails?
Yes. There is a permanent and temporary park sales tax that is used for all parks and recreation facilities, including trails. The permanent park sales tax is proportionally used for operating expenses for parks, shelters, trails, athletic fields, pools, etc. Unfortunately, the tax is close to reaching its maximum, and unless there’s another partial funding source for trails, it will be difficult to keep expanding the trail system. The temporary park sales tax is used exclusively for specific Parks and Recreation capital improvement projects that are identified by Council. Any capital improvement project (new project or major renovation /repair) that is not specified on this list needs a funding source in order to move forward.
Are other groups paying the Activity/User Fee?
Yes. The department has always charged this fee for department sponsored and co-sponsored programs, including those at the Activity and Recreation Center, golf courses, pools, shelter rentals, sports, races, etc. This fee is also charged to all of our youth sports organizations (Diamond Council, Columbia Soccer Club, Columbia Youth Basketball Association, Columbia Youth Football League, etc.) and is based on an average roster size and number of games.
Patrons at the Activity and Recreation Center (ARC) and the golf courses pay the Activity/User Fee plus an additional ARC and golf course user fee. Those specific user fees can only be used at the golf courses and the ARC.
In addition to previously mentioned programs and organizations, the department charges the participant fee for special events that use the Rhett’s Run Mountain Bike Trail, Disc Golf Courses, and other fee-based events that use open spaces in the parks (fitness/aerobics classes, personal trainers, etc.). In these situations, the parks are kept open to the public, except if there’s an area that might cause safety issues, i.e., a blind curve at Rhett’s Run.
The only groups that were not charged this fee prior to 2013 were race event promoters that conduct fee-based races/events on the parks and trails. This has been an issue for several years, as a common complaint the Parks and Recreation Department hears from other park users is that it’s not fair that trail event promoters have been exempt from paying the participant fee, while all other types of event promoters have paid these fees. Therefore, it was explained to trail event coordinators that starting on October 1, 2013, the participant fee would be effective.
Will there be a discount based on the number of participants in our races?
Yes. There is a sliding scale that will allow for discounts as the number of participants increase. See chart below.
It is recommended that applications be submitted at least four (4) weeks prior to your event. Applicants desiring to hold major events, especially those that are publicly advertised, should submit their application at least 90 days in advance, as a pre-event meeting with City staff may be required and a City Special Event Application may be required in addition to the Park Special Use Application. Applications submitted less than 4 weeks in advance will be considered on a case-by-case basis. All fees associated with the event are required to be paid at least 2 weeks prior to the event.
What if my event is an annual event? Will I get the same date and location every year?
Shelter reservations can be made up to 364 days in advance and are on a first-come, first-serve basis. For other park or trail locations, event planners may request the same date for the following year if they turn in a completed Park Special Use Application and pay any necessary fees within 30 days after the current year’s event. If we do not receive the completed application by then, the date is open to the public.
Multiple events will not be allowed to be hosted on trails during the same day.
You should reserve the shelter right away, even before submitting your Park Special Use Application. Otherwise, by the time your permit is approved, the shelter may no longer be available. If your permit is denied, the shelter reservation fee is refundable. To reserve a shelter, see Picnic Shelter Reservations.
Applications are to be submitted online via the permit system portal.
For most applications, within 2 weeks once all information, supporting documentation and payment is received from the applicant. For major events, especially those that are publicly advertised, it may take up to 3-4 weeks and may require a pre-event meeting with City staff.
Amplified music is permitted, but must be kept to a reasonable level so as not to disturb the peace, quiet or comfort of the neighboring inhabitants. Amplified sound shall not exceed the distance of 100 feet from the building, structure or outdoor area in which the device is located.
Absolutely no profanity or profane lyrics are allowed in the selection of music that is played for the event. If such music is heard by park staff or if complaints are received from other park users, it will be grounds for shutting down the event and a prohibition on any future events by the sponsor.
do not include the use of any high-risk device or the participation in any high-risk activity.
The landing or take-off of individual hot air balloons (excluding commercial rides).
Any other event or activity that, in the judgment of the director, involves a moderate risk of injury.
expected attendance of 1,500 or more or that involve a high risk of injury.
Hot air balloon festivals or competitions.
Events involving animals for show, display or rides.
Events involving devices that entail the risk of injury including, but not limited to, inflatables (such as bounce houses), amusement or carnival rides, mock weapons, or battery or gas powered devices/toys.
Any other event or activity that, in the judgment of the director involves a high risk of injury.
Tethered hot air balloon rides.
Fireworks, pyrotechnic displays, and torpedo/rockets.
Helicopters, airplanes, powered parachutes, hang gliders and other aerial or aviation devices other than hot air balloons.
Motorized vehicle races or contests and precision driving contests and stunts.
In addition to the Park Special Use Application, the following items may be required depending on your event.
Copy of Certificate of Insurance for your event – Applicants must obtain Comprehensive General Liability Insurance protecting the City of Columbia.
Business License for the sale of food or merchandise. These forms are available at the Business License Office, please call 573-874-7378.
City Building Development Permit for tents and staging – All tents larger than 10′ x 10′ and staging structures require a building permit, please call 573-874-7474.
List of food vendors and /or event related items which will be sold at your event subject to Parks and Recreation Department approval.
List of event sponsors and promotional banners for your event.
Press package or promotional material for your event.
Copy of Street Closure Form. Contact City Manager’s office at 573-874-6338. Include a map of road closure & directional signs and/or barricades.
Documentation of tax-exempt status (for religious organizations and educational institutions not registered with the State of Missouri as a non-profit agency).
Detailed site map and/or route map.
A detailed schedule of event activities.
Payment of Park Permit fees.
What criteria are used to evaluate an event for approval?
As previously mentioned, the Department works in partnership with event organizers and sponsors in order to provide an event that will provide recreational value to the participants, and at the same time, preserve the natural resource. Thus, the Department gives priority in the allocation of park space to those special events which are compatible with the Department’s mission.
For the purposes of special event approval, compatible events can be defined as those which focus on recreational activities which are physical, social, cultural, artistic and/or environmental in nature. Events whose primary purpose is not compatible with the Department’s mission are generally not approved although they may be considered on a case-by-case basis. On occasion, the Department does approve events which are not compatible with its mission but have a significant interest to the city. Examples include events of economic or tourism interest and/or civic, provincial, national or international events. It should be noted that these events may have additional special conditions of use placed on them.
Compatibility of the event with existing uses/users of the park including public safety Compatibility refers to regular park use in the general sense – passive, active or natural as well as the impact the event on other’s enjoyment of the park, etc. The evaluation will be based on: whether the area is appropriate for the event; whether other uses of the park can continue during the event; whether the event impacts more the immediate site (e.g., noise, trash, traffic); and whether there are any safety concerns regarding the scheduling of the event in the area.
other park users/users Intensity and frequency refers to the level of both scheduled and casual park use. It is recognized that parks do have limits on the frequency and number of events. Thus, efforts are made to distribute events across the park system as well as regulate the frequency on a specific site.
Park condition – protection and preservation The scheduling of an event cannot be at the expense of the park’s regular use, especially with regard to environmental sensitive areas. It should be noted that parks differ in the level of programming that they can accommodate. Thus, the intensity of programming may differ from park to park. The evaluation will focus on whether the area’s current condition can withstand the activity, as well as whether the scheduling of an event could possibly damage the park beyond immediate repair. The event will be evaluated based on the impact on the natural environment, including natural and cultural resources, riparian areas, wetlands, and sensitive species. The season, time, intensity, duration of the event will also be evaluated.
Availability of amenities on site To lessen their impact on the immediate surroundings, large events are scheduled at parks with the necessary support amenities, such as washrooms, parking, access to alternate transportation, waste receptacles, etc.
Activities at a park shelter consisting of 200 or more people Private functions with or without food services, generally restricted to larger picnic shelters.
Runs, Walks, Bike Events or Races Participation open to the public, may focus on fundraising and/or “cause” awareness. Donations or pledges possibly collected on site. Includes races where participants pay an entry fee and follow designated courses. Events may involve the use of amplified sound, staging, tents, temporary road or trail closings, and/or the sale of event-related items.
Tournaments are restricted to designated athletic facilities.
Note: All softball, baseball, soccer, football and lacrosse tournaments and games are to be scheduled through the Department’s Sports Programmer. Special Event Permits may be needed for supplemental items such as the erection of tents, sales of tournament-related items or food and beverages. The first contact is with the Sports Programmer Supervisor (573-874-7466) to determine field availability.
Weddings Any wedding held at a park location other than at a reservable shelter.
Concerts & Theatrical Plays Musical or theater events, consisting of live performers. Participation is open the general public. May be restricted to designated areas.
Community, cultural, political, or religious events. Participation may be open to the general public or to a targeted group. May focus on fundraising and/or “cause” awareness. May involve entertainment, food and beverage service, staging, public address sound systems, the sale of event-related items, etc.
Festivals Multi-faceted events, participation open to the public. Usually involve booths, staging, tents, public address sound systems, the sale of event-related items, etc. May involve food and beverage services. Large festivals have an extensive setup and take down requirements.
Includes the burning of logs, charcoal or other fires outside of the designated picnic grills.
Note: Bonfires are allowed at the designated fire pit at Collins Shelter, Stephens Lake Park and do not require a Special Use Permit.
Pony or horse rides either operated by a commercial vendor or by a private owner.
Note: only non-profit organizations may be authorized to collect funds.
Includes hot air balloons that either want to land or lift off from a park. Note: All radio-controlled planes and self-propelled rockets are not permitted.
Any misrepresentation as to the nature of the event, the number of attendees expected, contact or payment information, or any other falsification of permit documents will result in the immediate cancellation of the event and forfeiture of fees paid and may also result in denial of future permit requests and/or legal action.
Special events are of great value to the City of Columbia as they contribute to the cultural and ethnicity of the City. A number of these events also have significant economic benefit through increased tourism, and many events also serve as major fundraisers for various non-profit organizations.
Special events are those activities which require the designation of exclusive use of an area and/or require the approval of conditions of use as outlined under the Park Special Use Permit guidelines. Many of the City’s special events are sponsored by non-profit organizations that organize and conduct these activities. Often, the City’s role with some special events is primarily limited to providing the facility or park. Since the City does not directly provide staffing or direction during these events, it requires a mechanism to delegate the control of a site to an event organizer/sponsor. This is accomplished through the Park Special Use Permit approval process.
City policies require that no person or organization shall advertise, organize, hold, or conduct any special event or activity in or on City park or recreation property without first having received a valid Park Special Use Permit.
Only regular licensed concessionaires acting by and under the authority of the Parks and Recreation Director can sell items at a park or facility.* Permission may be granted ONLY to non-profit agencies, with a $60 Concession Permit Fee charged. If you are a non-profit agency, permission to sell items at your event may be obtained by filling out a Park Special Use Application.The concessionaire is responsible for obtaining any other licenses required for sales. Collection of monies is restricted to the approved event area ONLY. Absolutely no solicitation of funds from general park users allowed.
Non-profit agencies must be registered with the State of Missouri and provide their State Charter number on the Park Special Use Application. (See MO Secretary of State website [search word: “non-profit”].) Religious organizations or educational institutions not required to register with the State must provide documentation of their tax-exempt status (IRS determination, articles of incorporation, or audited financial statement).
The following excerpt is from Chapter 355 – Nonprofit Corporation Law in the Missouri Corporation Statutes.
Nonprofit corporations may be organized under this chapter for any one or more of the following or similar purposes: charitable; benevolent; eleemosynary; educational; civic; patriotic; political; religious; cultural; social welfare; health; cemetery; social; literary; athletic; scientific; research; agricultural; horticultural; soil, crop, livestock and poultry improvement; professional, commercial, industrial, or trade association; wildlife conservation; homeowner and community improvement association; recreational club or association; and for the ownership and operation of water supply facilities for drinking and general uses; and for the ownership of sanitary sewer collection systems and waste water treatment facilities; or for the purpose of executing any trust, or administering any community chest, fund or foundation, to further objects which are within the purview of this section. No group, association or organization created for or engaged in business or activity for profit, or on the cooperative plan, provision for the incorporation of which is made by any of the incorporation laws of this state, shall be organized or operate as a corporation under this chapter.
As a recipient of federal funds from the U.S. Department of Interior, the Columbia Parks and Recreation Department operates programs subject to the nondiscrimination requirements of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act Under Title VI; the U.S. Department of Interior strictly prohibits discrimination because of race, color, or national origin in its federally assisted programs. This Department is also committed in both policy and practice to enforce and implement all required provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Description: More details coming on another awesome event that is a fundraiser for our school!
Description: Confirmation at the Cathedral of St. Paul this evening @ 7:00 PM.
Description: All parishioners are welcome to join the Faith Formation students. We will gather for the opening of the rosary in Oehlke Commons and then process into the church where we will present our flowers and crown Mary. Everyone is invited to bring a flower to place in the vases that will be arranged around the statue of Mary. A reception follows in Fellowship Hall.
Description: You have to eat anyway....so join us for a potluck dinner in Fellowship Hall. We are focused on creating community at Saint Ambrose. Whether you are single or a family of 10 or more or somewhere in between, you are welcome to join us. We will have child care available once we are done eating so the adults can have the opportunity for their own fellowship. Contact Samantha Peterson at 612-607-4879 or hilby002@gmail.com with any questions.
Description: Partners in Praise Girls Choir, celebrating our 25th Season, is a spirited, highly disciplined, joyous group of girls in 8th to 12th grades from the greater Minneapolis and St. Paul Communities. This concert is free and open to the public.
More details coming on another awesome event that is a fundraiser for our school!
Confirmation at the Cathedral of St. Paul this evening @ 7:00 PM.
All parishioners are welcome to join the Faith Formation students. We will gather for the opening of the rosary in Oehlke Commons and then process into the church where we will present our flowers and crown Mary. Everyone is invited to bring a flower to place in the vases that will be arranged around the statue of Mary. A reception follows in Fellowship Hall.
You have to eat anyway....so join us for a potluck dinner in Fellowship Hall. We are focused on creating community at Saint Ambrose. Whether you are single or a family of 10 or more or somewhere in between, you are welcome to join us. We will have child care available once we are done eating so the adults can have the opportunity for their own fellowship. Contact Samantha Peterson at 612-607-4879 or hilby002@gmail.com with any questions.
Partners in Praise Girls Choir, celebrating our 25th Season, is a spirited, highly disciplined, joyous group of girls in 8th to 12th grades from the greater Minneapolis and St. Paul Communities. This concert is free and open to the public.
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Again continuing on Benjamin Graham, this weekend I was privileged to have read a book by this title “Benjamin Graham, Building a Profession”. It is a collection of rare writings by and interviews with one of financial history’s most brilliant visionaries. The book presents Graham’s evolution of ideas on security analysis spanning five decades.
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To use the document delivery web request form, you must have a valid library (Dalhousie ID) card and must be registered with the libraries. You can register at the Service Point/Circulation desk at any of the Dalhousie Libraries or online.
If you register in person the Document Delivery request form will be available to you immediately. If you use the online registration form please allow 48 hours for staff to complete your registration before accessing the Document Delivery request form.
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According to a nationally representative survey, dementia rates are decreasing. And although experts in the field remain cautiously optimistic, dementia remains a very real and challenging issue that millions of people and their families deal with on a daily basis. Currently, four million to five million Americans currently have dementia.
Dementia, which is different than Alzheimer’s but often used interchangeably, is caused by damage to the brain which can create problems with your memory and how well you are able to continue to think and execute plans. Alzheimer’s Disease a form of Dementia. Although Dementia gets worse over time, it varies person to person. Some people decompensate quickly while others can stay the same way for years. Chances of getting dementia rise as we age, but this doesn’t mean that every person will get it.
Some people simply have memory loss but not dementia.This is referred to as mild cognitive impairment – the middle between normal aging and dementia. There is an increased risk associated with dementia but not always.
Depression. Dementia symptoms can mimic depression – meaning people who are depressed can often have memory problems.
Underactive thyroid gland, deficiency of Vitamin B12 or fluid buildup in the brain, can often be treated and decrease the dementia.
Multiple medications. The elderly are often taking several medications and the combination of these medications can cause symptoms that look like dementia. Don’t assume its dementia. Talk to the doctor about all the medications that you or a loved one is taking. This includes all medicines and all over the counter ones like herbs and vitamins. The synergistic combination of these can have a ‘dementia like’ effect on the brain.
With progression, a person may begin to act differently by striking out at others, becoming scared, clingy or childlike or forego personal hygiene – like brushing their teeth or bathing. They cannot take care of themselves. They may not know who they are or recognize their loved ones.
A physician conducts a physical exam. Part of the exam includes a history of past and present illnesses, which is corroborated with family members. They will also test your memory and other mental skills by asking some simple questions like: the day and year, who the president is, repeat a series of words (usually 3) or draw a clock face. They would also look at medical tests that would help substantiate a cause of dementia that could be treated. For example, checking your thyroid, possibility of an infection, an MRI or CT scan, which could help your doctor locate a brain tumor.
Although there is no cure for dementia, some medications can slow the progression. Medication might also help with changes in emotions people with dementia often experience. Increasing socialization and counseling both for the individual and family, can also be of benefit. If a person had a stroke, recommendations for lifestyle changes are necessary. Making these changes can help prevent the onset of another stroke. Changes such as: healthy food choices, staying active (daily walks are great!), maintaining a healthy weight or losing weight, and not smoking. Often as we age, there is a greater likelihood of co-morbid (more than one) medical issues. People often have high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol – to name but a few. Maintaining an overall healthy lifestyle is key!
Helping a loved one experiencing dementia can be challenging and over time can cause caregiver stress. However, there are things you can do to keep your loved one safe at home and interact with them on a positive and often times fun way. Keeping them safe at home means putting handrails in bathrooms, hallways, and stairs to prevent falls. Handy gadgets for the elderly such as pill boxes, reminders, larger visual items also help. Playing board games and quizzes also helps engage them and creates a positive relationship.
This is also a time – before they get worse – to ensure they have a living will (this states the type of medical care he/she wants) and a durable power of attorney (let’s the person choose someone to be the health care agent who will make decisions after he/she no longer can.
There is no perfect answer or perfect solution helping someone who is experiencing dementia. However, love, support, and listening help. Taking a family and ‘we are in this together’ approach helps everyone in this type of situation.
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A native of Hong Kong, Jessie is a soprano based in London and she completed her Master of Music at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and gained her Master in Opera at Conservatori Liceu, Barcelona.
As an award-winning artist, Jessie was awarded the 1st Prize, Gitanilla Prize and Leoncavallo Prize in 2016 Antonio Bertolini Competition. In the same year, she received the 3rd Prize in the Coop Music Award Grand Finale in Milan, as well as the 3rd Prize from 2016 Yokohama International Music Competition.
As an enthusiastic concert singer, she has given concerts and recitals in venue such as Teatro Dal Verme Auditorium Gaber Pirelli (Milan), Southwark Cathedral (London) and Leoncavallo Museum (Brissago).
Operatic appearances include: Konstanze/The Abduction from Seraglio with Patras Municipal and Regional Theatre in Greece, Queen of the Night/The Magic Flute with Porcupine Productions London and Conservatori Liceu in Barcelona, Anna Reich/The Merry Wives of Windsor at Theatre Rudolstadt in Germany, Corilla in Viva la Mamma with Jerusalem Vocal Arts Festival in Israel, Suzi in Between Constellations and Second Geisha in Beauty and Sadness in Hong Kong.
Any message that you send here will be checked by Audition Oracle for suitability (to filter out spam), and then forwarded to Jessie Tse.
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Donald Trump’s first White House Christmas cards were a simple cream-colored design featuring the Presidential Seal, embossed in gold foil, inside a thin gold foil border. Inside, also printed in gold was the message, “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year” in an elegant script font, followed by the signatures of the President, First Lady and 12-year old son Barron. Mr. Trump made a point of including the words Merry Christmas in the cards as opposed to his predecessor, President Obama, who always used a more secular, non-religious verse.
A special, supersized burgundy version of the card was sent to all Senators and Congressmen. In keeping with The Donald’s obsession with all things bigger & better, the cards sent to Congress were nearly four times the size of an average Holiday card.
New York City real estate developer and reality TV star Donald J. Trump was elected America’s 45th president in November 2016. Despite no prior governmental experience, the billionaire businessman ran as a Republican and scored an upset victory over former First Lady, Senator and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. Trump began his career working for his father’s real estate development firm, taking over its leadership in the 1970s. Over the next few decades, he built hotels, office towers, casinos and golf courses and also created and starred in the hit reality TV show “The Apprentice”.
After college, Trump joined his father’s company, which developed apartments in the outer boroughs of New York City. He became president of the firm in 1974 and went on to make a name for himself in the Manhattan real estate world with the construction of several high-end hotels. Also in the 1980s, Trump opened hotel-casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey; acquired Manhattan’s storied Plaza Hotel; and bought the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, which he turned into a private club. His other ventures included brief ownership of an airline and the New Jersey Generals of the short-lived United States Football League. In 1987, he published his autobiography, “The Art of the Deal” which became a best-seller.
In 1989, his net worth was 1.5 billion. However, the early 1990s saw an economic recession and a slump in the real estate market. Trump was deeply in debt and several of his casinos filed for bankruptcy. In 1995, he reported a nearly $1 billion loss on his taxes. Trump eventually made a financial comeback, due in part to a business model that involved licensing his name for a wide variety of items, ranging from luxury condominiums to steaks, beverages and neckties. He continued to acquire and develop real estate properties, including office buildings, hotels and golf courses around the world. In 2016, he became the first billionaire elected to the White House.
Before winning the U.S. presidency, Trump never held any elected or appointed government office. In 2011, Trump began questioning in TV interviews whether President Barack Obama was born in the United States. In the following years, he helped fuel rumors about Obama’s birthplace while growing his audience on social media and gaining the attention in the world of conservative politics. Eventually, President Obama felt the need to release his long-form Hawaiian birth certificate in 2011 (he had released his short-form birth certificate in 2008).
In June 2015, the real estate developer announced his presidential candidacy in a speech at Trump Tower. His simple and effective campaign slogan was “Make America Great Again,” the message printed across the baseball hats he often wore at his rallies, and spoke out against political correctness, illegal immigration and special interests, while promising to cut taxes, scrap or renegotiate trade deals and create millions of manufacturing and other jobs for American workers. His brash, unapologetic style and often-controversial comments earned widespread coverage in the press. Political opponents and many in the media accused him of bigotry and xenophobia. In May 2016, Trump clinched the Republican nomination, beating out a field of 16 other candidates, including early-favorite Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and John Kasich.
In the general election, Trump ran against Democrat Hillary Clinton, the first female presidential candidate from a major political party. The race was divisive, in part due to a number of inflammatory remarks and tweets made by Trump about his opponent, minorities, and other groups, including undocumented immigrants. While many members of the Republican establishment distanced themselves from the candidate, Trump’s supporters admired his bombast, outspokenness and business record, along with the fact that he wasn’t an overly-polished politician.
As the election neared, nearly all off the polls predicted a victory for Mrs. Clinton. However, on November 8, 2016, in a stunning upset, Trump and his running mate, Governor Mike Pence of Indiana, defeated Clinton and Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. Trump’s victory came about in large part due to the votes of blue-collar workers in the traditional Democratic strongholds of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin & Michigan. He tallied 306 electoral votes to his rival’s 232. Clinton won the popular vote by almost 2.9 million.
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Constructed from durable, weather resistant Hermann Oak russet harness leather, this 5/8" headstall has a double rope noseband for lateral pulling action on the horse's head. The malleable iron snaffle bit is guaranteed to rust for a better taste in your horse's mouth. Durable nickel plated hardware. Horse size.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Claims of neglect and resident endangerment are now surfacing at several area nursing homes.
Overnight, News 4 learned of a class-action lawsuit filed by the local law firm Brown Chiari.
It’s on behalf of residents at homes operated by Legacy Health Care.
The group operates numerous facilities including, Ridge View Manor, Williamsville Manor Nursing home and Sheridan Manor.
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I haven’t had a lot of time to update this blog recently. It’s served me well over a number of years, but the simple truth is that I haven’t been able to give it the attention it deserves. I’m hoping, in the future, I’ll be able to change that, but for now it’s on hiatus.
Having said that, I’m still active in many places online. You can follow the links at the top of the sidebar to find me on various social media outlets, including Instagram and Youtube, where I can most often be found. The latter, in particular, replicates some of what I once blogged about, with videos chatting about my latest reads and writing progress. I hope you’ll join me there!
‘A Lonely War’ is Here!
We’re halfway through the summer here in the UK, even if it hasn’t felt much like summer at all. Maybe it’s a little bit more seasonal where you are, and you’re looking for something to read? Well then, this is the perfect post for you!
The third book in my steampunk/epic fantasy Flight of the Lady Firene series is now available! It’s called ‘A Lonely War’, and you can find the details below.
Home should be where the heart is, but for Fleet Manteios it’s nothing but a place of obligations and bad memories. When she’s drawn back to Requies to attempt a reconciliation with her dying father, she finds it a changed city. Her estranged husband might still be there, but there’s a fresh sense of hope and freedom on the streets – and there’s trouble, too.
The last person Fleet expected to see has made her way to the city, and what’s followed her could put every life in danger. Fleet’s loyalties are about to be divided, between the family she abandoned, the friend who was once a foe, and the city she fled from – and which might not want to be saved.
I’m really proud of this book, both the themes that ended up running through it, and the choices Fleet makes during the story. It’s also the longest Lady Firene book to date, which wasn’t intentional, but sometimes you’ve just got to let the story go where it will.
I feel like a lot of the recent posts I’ve written, or haven’t yet written but plan to write, have a common theme: namely, that it’s important to know the rules of writing fiction, but also when to break them. Or, in some cases, to break them… but only temporarily.
Take this particular piece of advice: every scene in your story should have a purpose. As a reader, I can’t dispute this. Reading a meandering book, filled with descriptions or exposition that seem to do nothing but show you how skilled the writer thinks they are, is deeply frustrating. On the writing side, I think we should strive for purpose and meaning in every scene of a finished story, to improve pacing and tension, and to stop the reader getting bored. But no published story starts out as a fully formed, completed animal, and that’s where breaking the rules come in.
You see, I think there’s something to be said for not always knowing your scene’s purpose before you write it. Admittedly, not knowing for an entire novel would make writing it a very slow affair, but sometimes it can be a relief to throw caution to the winds and just write, to see where the characters take you. Not only might you surprise yourself with the twists the story takes, but there can be some truly serendipitous moments, throwing up new possibilities you’d never considered before.
If you consider yourself a pantser, i.e. you write by the seat of your pants, this is probably a feeling you get every day. I believe even staunch outliners can benefit from occasionally writing without purpose, though. It often feels to me as though some subconscious part of my brain keeps working on my stories when I’m not actively thinking about them (call it the Muse, if you will, although I don’t believe that’s something writers should rely on or even need to be able to write). When you write without any clear idea of where a scene is going, your subconscious starts throwing in the things it’s been mulling over – and quite frequently it has better ideas!
As I said before, I don’t like the idea of relying on the Muse, or writing every scene without a purpose in mind (and I think a lot of pantsers do more internal outlining than they realise), but there are times when you really don’t know what you’re going to write – and that’s okay. Simply putting your characters together and seeing what comes out might surprise you, and might even turn your whole story upside down, in the best way possible.
I love Pinterest. Perhaps it’s because I have a very visual brain, but I find endless inspiration in all the pretty pictures and beautiful artwork, sparking story ideas left, right and centre. In recent weeks, I’ve also found it to be a surprisingly useful repository of writing advice, sometimes in poster form, and sometimes in full articles hidden behind the pictures. There’s a problem with taking writing advice from the internet, though, particularly from a site that’s as open and lacking in curation as Pinterest. What one user finds enlightening is going to be completely useless for another… And that’s where this post comes in.
You see, whilst browsing Pinterest images today, I came across one titled ‘How to Write a Novel’. I clicked on it, wondering what fresh nugget of inspiration I might find – only to be left dismayed. According to this image, after all, ‘writing a novel’ could be easily summarised in a few bullet points, cheerily arranged on a brightly coloured poster; not only was it painfully simplistic, but some of it was just plain wrong.
Okay, if I’m honest, the real problem with this poster wasn’t the advice itself, or its terrible English (always encouraging, given the subject). The problem, really, is with the prescriptive nature of advice like this. Not only is it impossible to break the process of writing a novel into such simple steps (write several drafts, then proofread when you’re done is the last one – so casual, as if that might not take you anywhere from a month to a decade), but it’s also impossible to so clearly define that process in a single way. Every writer works differently, and by that I mean really, REALLY differently, sometimes even from one book to the next. A few bullet points on a poster isn’t going to change that.
But this advice is aimed at new writers, you might say. In actual fact, I think that’s worse. Implying there’s One True Way to write a novel is singularly unhelpful for anyone coming to writing for the first time. There are enough worries and insecurities in being a new writer without being told you’re Doing It Wrong. And I know this might sound hypocritical of me, being someone who frequently gives out writing advice on the internet, but here’s the one thing I always come back to: everything I suggest is subjective, and it won’t work for everyone. This is simply my experience, learned by trial and error, by making endless mistakes, and by listening to – but not always heeding – the words of people who’ve been doing this longer than I have.
If you are a new writer, worrying about how to tackle your first book, here’s my biggest piece of advice. In the words of a well-known sports brand, Just Do It. Start writing, make mistakes, and learn from them. Every piece of advice you’re ever given (including this one)? Consider whether it could work for you, but don’t treat it as gospel. Every writer needs to find their own path, be that the same as their idol’s or radically different to everything that’s come before. There’s no easy road map to becoming a writer, even to writing a single story, no matter what posters on Pinterest might try to tell you – and whilst that sounds kinda scary, it’s ultimately liberating. Go out there, do your own thing, and remember: there’s no-one who knows your writing process better than you.
I am, for those who don’t know, self-employed. With my partner, I run a B&B and smallholding, taking care of the house, the guests and the animals in equal measure. It’s an enjoyable job, but like all self-employment, it comes with a few negatives. Today, for example, I realised that I really haven’t had a day off in at least a week, and won’t get one for several more days. I imagine that the idea of a fortnight without a day off from their job would horrify an awful lot of people, but it’s something that I’ve not only got used to, but actually don’t mind. Quite a few of those days, after all, aren’t a straight eight hours of work; I might work until lunchtime, or 3pm, or simply do a few chores on a day that would otherwise be free time, simply so I don’t have to do them later. It turns out, you see, that I actually quite like having a job that allows me to take this ‘little and often’ approach, and it’s the very same thing I do with my writing.
There are two main schools of thought when it comes to getting your writing done, and I’ve seen both part-time and full-time writers who fall on either side. Some are what you might call ‘binge writers’, who save up all their writing time and then hammer out 10,000 words in a day, only to not write again for two weeks. Depending on your work/life schedule, this might work well, allowing you to properly focus on your story for a defined period of time, and thus get far more work completed than you might otherwise have managed in those two weeks. Some people simply enjoy writing this way, whether it makes them more productive or not. For many writers, though, and particularly part-timers with a reasonably regular schedule, I don’t think this is the way to go – and thus we come to back ‘little and often’.
The most successful writers, it seems to me, make their writing a habit. There’s no waiting for inspiration to strike, no writing ‘when they’ve got time’ (because most make time, one way or another – more on that in a later post). Instead, these are the people who sit down each and every day, and get the work done.
This is a method I’ve gradually settled into over my years of writing, and it’s one I suggest most writers try to adopt, to a greater or lesser extent. Creating that habit, that discipline, tends to get work finished far better than the occasional, irregular binge. It’s no exaggeration to say that slow and steady wins the race – just 500 words written every day will produce 182,500 over the course of a year, which is somewhere in the region of two average-length novels, or an awful lot of short stories.
That ‘little and often’ method can also work on a daily basis. Instead of wondering when you’re going to find time to sit down and write 1000 words, aim for just 100, or 10 minutes, or whatever you can fit in. Maybe you’ll only manage 100 words/10 minutes that day – or maybe inspiration will strike, and you’ll suddenly produce a lot more. Maybe you’ll find you can actually fit an extra 10 minutes in here, and another 10 there, and suddenly you’re not so far off that 1000 words after all.
This, in my experience, is how stories get written – and, more importantly, finished. Little snippets of time, a few words here and there, and one day you look up to find you’ve produced a book. Not only that, but if you’re a part-timer, you’ve hopefully also found time to have a job, or raise a family, or pursue other hobbies and interests along the way. You find that you don’t have to let writing consume your life if you don’t want to, but that you can still produce stories more quickly and systematically than you’d ever believed possible.
I know, for some people, this is all going to feel a bit dry and boring. What about inspiration? What about the Muse? Well, I was a bit scathing about the Muse in my last post, so I won’t repeat that here; maybe you really do need that lightning strike to help you write, and that’s fine. On the other hand, maybe you’re looking at the chaos of your life and wondering how you’re ever going to find time to produce the story that’s burning inside your head. If that’s the case, there really is nothing for it but the ‘little and often’ approach: a few stolen minutes here and there, a few sentences written whilst you’re on the bus, or on your lunchbreak – or even on the toilet, if you really feel so inclined – just to see what you’re able to create. Try it, and see what happens.
In recent months, I’ve become fascinated by the world of Booktube and Bookstagram, which are – for those who find the terms as baffling as I once would have done – essentially just posts about books and reading on YouTube and Instagram. There’s something strangely hypnotic about watching someone stand in front of a camera and just review a book, or show you the paperbooks they’ve recently bought, one by one. There’s also something calming about scrolling through pictures of books (or at least there is for me, and I’m fairly certain I’m not the only one), and of course it can be a great way to find recommendations.
What I love most of all, though, is how enthusiastic all these video-makers and photographers are about books – just good old, no nonsense books – and reading, and sharing their finds. That passion is incredibly satisfying to come across when you’re a reader yourself, living in a world that so often puts more money, time and effort into every other entertainment and educational medium imaginable.
This, then, brings us to the Readathon. A readathon is, at its most basic, an organised online event, during which the participants read as many books as possible, or perhaps try to do nothing but read (particularly when the event is over a short period, like 24 hours). This last weekend saw one of the year’s two Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathons, which is a particularly popular event, and seemed to me as good a place to start as any.
It’s an interesting experience, spending 24 hours reading as much as possible, made even more interesting by the fact you’re doing it at the same time as hundreds, even thousands, of other people. There’s lots of chat about the event on social media, lots of people sharing what they’re reading, and a general sense of camaraderie similar to what I’ve found with NaNoWriMo – essentially, we’re all doing this slightly ridiculous thing, because we all share the same love! That connection is a powerful thing, and when everyone is engaged in something as simple as reading, all other boundaries cease to matter.
As a means to simply read more books, I also found it quite successful. I wasn’t particularly strict with my time, spending an hour here or there doing something else, and stopping to eat/sleep (which not everyone does!). This particular readathon also fell over two days for a UK time zone, and I was much more successful at reading during the afternoon and evening of the first day than I was the morning of the second. Even so, I read something like 220 pages of a couple of paperbacks (finishing one and starting another), plus about a third each of two ebooks. That isn’t much, perhaps, by the standards of a fast reader, but I’ve gone whole weeks in the past without turning so many pages.
Would I, then, recommend readathons to other readers out there? If you either want an excuse to really focus on reading for a set period, or to meet other readers, it’s a definite ‘yes’. I realise the 24 hour structure of this particular event won’t work for everyone (I just got lucky that it didn’t coincide with work hours), but there are a whole range of other readathons discussed online. Some last a day, others a week, but all share the purpose of getting people to read more books, and bringing passionate readers together – and with aims like that, you’ll hear very little complaint from me!
This Writing Life: Should You Stick to One Series at Once?
I’ve titled this post with a question, and before I begin, I’m going to be completely honest: I’m not sure it’s a question I can answer. This, you see, is a topic I’m currently wrestling with, and all I can do is summarise my train of thought, with the pros and cons that have occurred to me. And really, there are both, whether you choose to write a single series from start to finish, or jump about between books.
A little background: I currently have one unfinished series, with two books published, a prequel available to my newsletter subscribers, and another novel on the way. It’s a series that’s very dear to my heart, and I intend to write at least a couple more books (and I have tentative ideas for more after that). The problem is, I’m something of a magpie brain when it comes to writing — whilst I’m usually able to get to the end of a first draft without being distracted, as soon as that’s done, I want to be off and working on the new shiny thing, which isn’t usually the next book in the series, at least not right away.
What’s the problem with that? From a writing perspective, there isn’t one. You might struggle to get back into a story’s world when you return to it, having written something else in between, but the same can be said of taking time off to edit, or having a writing break for another reason. I tend to find instead that jumping around between projects give me a fresh sense of enthusiasm when I return to one, as I’ve had time to develop exciting new ideas and view previous books in a more balanced light. No, the cons, in this case, come from the publishing side.
Conventional wisdom, you see, suggests that it’s easiest to gain an audience (whether you’re self- or traditionally published) by a) writing a series, and b) producing the books in that series at regular intervals. There are plenty of exceptions to that rule, of course — George R.R. Martin, I’m looking at you — but it’s wisdom that holds true for the majority of writers. That means taking the time to write other books is suddenly off the agenda, particularly if you’re a slow writer, because it’s more important to continue the series you’re already in the middle of.
Well, okay, it turns out I do have something of an answer, and it goes like this: do the work. For me, writing first drafts is easy. Editing is harder, and committing to a single series is harder still. Wherever you are in your writing career, though, sitting down and working every day (or at least on a regular schedule) is the most important thing. For new writers, that might mean hammering away until they finish their first book. For me, doing the work means making sure I keep up with at least one series — and if there’s time to write something else, that’s fine, but what I’ve started has to come first.
Sometimes, that just isn’t what you want to hear. It’s quite frequently not what I want to hear, which is exactly why I wrote this post. We all have to remind ourselves, from time to time, that commitments have to come before distractions; that whilst writing what you love is important, there’s a reason you started that series, or book, or short story in the first place, and that’s probably got more to do with love than the idea you only came up with two days ago. Whether we have waiting readers or not, we have to stay true to our own vision of what we’re creating — and if that’s a series, then we owe it to ourselves, as much as anyone, to do the work and finish what we’ve started.
It’s not something I’ve talked about much on this blog, but I’m a massive fan of writing-related podcasts and have been for a few years now. I’ve also, in the past, thought about starting a podcast of my own, but could never quite summon the nerve. Just sitting alone, talking into a microphone, is somehow a lot more intense than chatting to a group of friends, so I always tended to confine my personal writing thoughts to this blog.
Well, no longer! After being brought together by the Guild Wars 2 fan-site Chronicles of Tyria, a group of us intrepid writers have dived into the podcast pool. Every two weeks, we’ll be chatting about writing topics — fan-fiction and character creation have been our first two episodes — as well as including the occasional review/story chat of a game, book or film.
Essentially then, if you want to hear me talk about writing in far more detail than I usually do on this blog, or you just like podcasts in general, you should head on over to Words Are Hard, and listen to our first episodes. You’ll also be able to find us on iTunes soon.
There’s a saying in the online world that, if you’ve spent much time around marketing blogs, you’ll probably have heard: content is king. It’s usually attributed to Bill Gates, some time in the mid-90s, but for the purposes of this post, its origin is irrelevant. Instead, I want to talk about the idea of ‘content’, and why I think it’s a pernicious one, particularly if you’re interested in a creative lifestyle rather than simply making money online.
The phrase ‘content is king’ is most frequently used in blogging terms i.e. you need plenty of quality content on your blog if you want it to succeed financially. That, in its most basic sense, I wouldn’t disagree with. However, in recent years, I’ve seen the word ‘content’ bandied around in a number of other spheres. Content is no longer just what you put on your blog: it’s your fiction, your music, your podcasts, your artwork, your photos of your cat. Again, at its most basic, all of this is ‘content’ – but lumping it all together creates a problem.
You see, not all media is created equal, or at least I don’t believe it should be. That novel you’ve spent a year slaving over isn’t equivalent to someone’s newest Tumblr post; a portrait done in oil paints by a skilled artist isn’t equal to that Vine you just filmed of your cat knocking things over.
These are exaggerations, of course, and things become more difficult to compare, let alone place a value on, as they either become more similar or when they’re in completely different media (how do you decide whether a masterful painting or a classic novel has more value, for example? The answer is always going to be subjective). This isn’t about deciding which is ‘better’, though, but rather about believing not everything is the same.
And that’s where my problem with content comes in. As creators, we’re constantly hearing this ‘content is king’ message, and being told that we’ll only be more successful if we keep producing more, more, more. Trying to follow this mantra, though, doesn’t take into account either the personal value we place on our art, nor the time that’s gone into it; the world would be a far poorer place if every piece of art, music and literature was suddenly replaced by low-grade ‘get rich quick’ blog-posts and tweets, in a misguided attempt to produce more ‘content’.
Maybe this sounds a bit snobby, but I don’t mean it to be – there’s undeniably a place in the world for business blogs and cat videos, after all. I’m also well aware that some of the media I consider an important part of my life would be considered trash by others, and vice versa. The important thing, really, is that whatever medium we create in, we take the time to think about what we place value on and why, and to make sure that the rush for ‘content’ never overwhelms our desire to make art, in whatever form that takes.
More is not necessarily better, quantity shouldn’t rule over quality, and sometimes you just have to focus on the passion that’s eating away at your heart, no matter how long that takes, or how much ‘content’ you could have created in the meantime.
In my last few posts, I talked about why you might want to be a part-time writer, but today it’s time to get into the meat of really doing it: of committing to being a writer, whilst knowing you have a job to go to, kids to look after, voluntary work or hobbies or social events that need your attention. Because all those things are also important, right?
Of course they are. The trouble with a lot of writing guides I’ve read is that they espouse a rather simplistic message. If you want to be a writer, they say, you will WRITE. The harshest of these guides suggest that if you don’t write, then you never wanted to be a writer at all.
To a certain extent, this is something I agree with. Going for weeks, months or even years without writing anything, whilst continually talking about writing? That really doesn’t make you a writer. Sorry, but it’s true. However, suggesting you need to write every spare minute of every day if you’re going to make it as a writer isn’t true, either. Being a part-time writer is all about finding balance in your life, and the first thing you need to set are your priorities.
Fuzzy or not, though, every part-timer needs to work out their priorities. For me, this is a fairly simple process. There are things, after all, that just must be done. I have to work and thus earn a living. I have to eat and exercise. If you’ve got kids, you’ve got to feed and clothe them, too, or maybe you’ve got relatives to care for, or pets. Either way, these things will take up a certain amount of your time, and whilst you can try to delegate or maximise your efficiency all you want, that’s never going to completely go away.
Where priorities really become important, though, is in regard to the remainder of your time. You’re home from work. You’ve eaten. You’ve walked the dog. Now what?
It can be all too tempting at this juncture to turn on the TV, or reach for a book, or watch three hours of cat videos on YouTube before you fall into bed. Quite frankly, there are days when I can’t find the energy to do anything else. The rest of the time, though, when these temptations sneak in, I start asking myself questions. Which is more important to me: finishing this book or watching another episode of Location, Location, Location? (My love for home buying/renovation shows knows no bounds.) Am I going to kick myself if I don’t get this chapter finished this week? Are people really going to remember my extreme prowess at Minesweeper after I’m dead?
Okay, maybe that sounds a bit drastic, especially that last one (I’m terrible at Minesweeper), but there are times when you really have to remember what your priorities are. Maybe the most important thing to you right now is volunteering at a soup kitchen, or redecorating your living room, or raising alpacas, in which case you need to go out and do those things. Maybe, though, it’s writing that’s more important to you than anything else — which means, when the lure of the TV, book or video game is calling, you have to be strong. You have to write instead.
I realise this isn’t always as easy as it sounds. How do you choose between an obligation to a family member or your community, and your personal goals, for example? Explaining your priorities to those around you can also be hard, particularly if your loved ones just don’t see value in your writing. However, having some idea of your own priorities is absolutely valuable for part-timers in all fields, so that when distraction and weariness set in, you can think about what you most want out of life, and immediately know how to spend your time. And if one of those priorities is writing, and you put aside everything else to do it? That’s when you can call yourself a writer.
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Got a website? Then look at this home business website checklist.
An article from Matt Press, Splash Copywriters, offering some website tips and looking at factors connected to a home business website.
There are many factors that contribute towards having a good home business website.
The trouble is, when people want their own home business website, they tend to only focus on one or two aspects, be it design, UX, content or whatever.
Have you done everything you can behind the scenes to optimise your website?
Do you even have the ability to create metadata in your Content Management System?
Does your content have the right keyword density?
Page one of Google trumps beauty every time, because there’s no point having the prettiest website in the world if no one ever finds it.
There are three things to remember about content.
Firstly, quality content contributes massively to Search Engine Optimization, so it’ll help your home business website get found.
Secondly, because everyone’s so used to traditional marketing tactics, we’re ignoring a lot of them. So to drive traffic to your website, we have to use content to draw people in. That means your content has to be engaging.
And thirdly, a lot of home businesses have subsequently become aware that they need to use content to engage with people, so spend a lot of time on your content – yours has to be better than theirs.
Is your home business website set up so that you can actually see whether your calls-to-action are generating leads, and leads into sales?
Make sure all the necessary coding is in, so that you can use Google Analytics and Google Webmaster to pick apart everything you need to know. Your home business website is your shop window, so it’s vital that you’re on top of how your audience is finding you, what they’re doing and where they’re going.
Is everything about your home business website geared up to sell? Are you targeting the right audience?
You should have a very clear idea about who your best customer is, what they like to read and how they enjoy reading it. Once you know who you’re trying to sell to, you can tailor your website accordingly.
Is your website socially savvy or a bit ‘dad at the disco’?
I think we all know the importance of social media by now. SEO, reputation, leads – a solid social media strategy can do it all.
So therefore, your home business website needs to be social, to be part of that strategy. There need to be clear links to whatever social media platforms you’re using and, likewise, your social media pages need to be reflect the tone and feel of your website. Any disconnection between the two only puts another preventable barrier in the way of a sale.
In summary, people say that you should never wait for the perfect conditions to do something in business because it’ll never happen. That’s true, but for something as important as a website, you need to be thoroughly prepared.
Follow my home business website checklist and you won’t go far wrong.
Thought for the day: driving traffic through paid marketing is not the only way, website networks work as well!
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India's suspended Olympic body elected world squash chief N Ramachandran as its president on Sunday, raising hopes of the country's return to the Olympic fold after a 14-month absence.
Ramachandran, whose elder brother N Srinivasan was on Saturday picked to lead the International Cricket Council, was the unanimous choice for president in the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) elections in New Delhi.
Also elected unopposed were sports official Rajeev Mehta as secretary-general and the country's tennis chief, Anil Khanna, as treasurer, the IOA announced after the general body meeting.
Ramachandran, who made an unsuccessful bid last year to get squash into the Olympic Games, served as the IOA treasurer from 2008 to 2012 and has been president of the World Squash Federation since 2008.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) froze India's membership in December 2012 and suspended it from the Games movement when the IOA elected a number of tainted officials to key posts.
The officials in the row included secretary-general Lalit Bhanot, who is currently out on bail on corruption charges linked to the chaotic 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.
The IOA, after initially refusing to keep tainted officials out, finally accepted an IOC diktat last December to revise its constitution and elect "clean" office-bearers in fresh elections.
Representatives from the IOC were present at Sunday's elections, but it was unclear when India's ban will be lifted.
The polls, which came two days after the start of the Winter Olympics, denied India's three competitors in Sochi the opportunity to carry the Indian flag at the opening ceremony.
The team, led by luge exponent Shiva Keshavan in his fifth Olympics, are competing as independent athletes under the IOC flag.
Senior sports administrator Vijay Kumar Malhotra, who was appointed the IOA's interim chief by the IOC after the suspension, said he was hopeful India will be back in the Olympic fold within a fortnight.
"We will be back soon. In fact, our flag could even be raised at the closing ceremony in Sochi (February 23)," Malhotra told reporters.
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Excelencia in Education accelerates Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies, and advancing institutional practices while collaborating with those committed and ready to meet the mission. Launched in 2004 in the nation’s capital, Excelencia is building a network of results-oriented educators and policymakers to address the U.S. economy’s need for a highly educated workforce and engaged civic leadership.
More than 60 leaders of higher education and Latino advocacy institutions and organizations this week endorsed The Seal of Excelencia, a major national initiative announced today by Excelencia in Education aimed at significantly increasing the number of Latino students attaining college degrees by 2030. Coverage of the announcement included Inside Higher Ed, Dallas Morning News, Community College Daily, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, The Hechinger Report, and Hispanic Outlook on Education.
A report released by Excelencia in Education and Gallup revealed that Latino graduates of Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) with inclusive environments and strong support systems are more likely than the general college-education population to have fulfilling professional, personal, and social lives.
Coverage of the announcement included The Chronicle of Higher Education, NBC News, Inside Higher Ed, The Hechinger Report, Education Dive, Hoy Los Angeles, Diverse, Issues in Higher Education, and Working Nation.
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Good news for the Forgotten and GalCop. Military Militia, a XBOX group, did join GalCop. This gives the players from us who do play on XBox the chance to meed more friends out there in the dark.
Welcome in the Helicon's Peak Expedition, CMDRs.
Here you will find informations and suggestions about the first Pegasi Sector Commonwealth expedition.
Where we will go: We will reach the Zarura Ship trying to follow the originary path, searching for as many informations possibile.
What we will do: We will take the right time to explore nearby every POIs in the planned route. Now we know exactly what the original expedition was searching for. Now, the questions are: have they found it? Have they left something beyond?
What we will expect to find: The best expediction result should be finding data log, crash site, other artificial devices.
Considering the "premonition revelation", we expect some other forces will soon arrive to investigate or to give support to the the cover up. Probably they will be military ones. We also know that the entire Zurara's crew was killed by a sort of neuronal agent; probably to protect this weapons and to hide what happened. There is the possibility that some sort of defences are still active.
The link between the Rift and the Targhoids is well known. We cannot exclude some non-human encounter.
This is why we will go armed.
The PSC Command is spreading the idea this is a pure explorative expedition. trying not to attract too much curiosity about it. Telling the true, also the military reconnaissance has a great importance.
1) Explorers: Classical high jump range ships, with a light weaponary, shields and armour with all the necessary for prospecting and exploring. Because the unknow dangerous we can encounter, classical stripped not armed fits are not allowed.
2) Armed Scouts: The military part of the fleet; fast, armoured and best armed ships, capable of find any threat and engage it.Scouts are also low fitted for exploration and ground reconnaisence.
3) Large support ships: Logistic well armed ships, capable of an impressive amount of fire, in case of emergency; they can be used as little motherships and mobile HQs for the expedition.
Because of the fact we are all friends, we did decide to make it official. I would like to introduce the Pegasi Sector Commonwealth.
Every Member of The Fogotten is automatically a Member of the Pegasi Sector Commonwealth.
Our long time member Captain CTGuy is now responsible for our diplomatic contacts.
The fleet command wishes him success in everything CTGuy is doing. We know he is the best commander for this job!
Any battles or duels would be to either shields down or hull down to an agreed%.
No need to book, just turn up at 20:00 UTC (which is the same as the ingame clock) and Roentgen in LFT 37 (on a Friday in Big Pappas Private Group). When you arrive, shout on Discord or local chat and organise yourselves. Or if you just have lots of question, jump straight into the Discord chat, no need to be at Onnes.
Our friends the paladins plan a nice fun event. It would be amazing if we could participate .. best with our Medusas!
Who does wan’t to come and and has a Cobra MKIII should come with it … if you miss the paintjob say “paintjob” in time ..
Of course you can also come in your type-9 or Conda or Sidey … doesn’t matter … only think about that you will explode a couple of times.
commander Totha is lost on his journey through the galaxy after a malfunction on his ship. We need to find him. Read about this on http://cmdr.totha.co/.
This is for you … Totha is on his long journey back from Colonia to our all home. Follow him on his long trip through the dark galaxy.
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Founder of one of the world’s foremost luxury yacht brokers, Nick Edmiston, by his own admission, has led a charmed life. In an exclusive interview with Chief Executive Officer, he discusses with Ross Davies his personal philosophy on selling, how his business survived the recession and where he sees future growth for the industry coming from.
"You'll have to forgive the seagulls," says Nick Edmiston jovially as we ensconce ourselves on board his yacht, moored in the resplendent French Riviera.
It is a setting in which Edmiston is unashamedly at ease. He has called Monaco home since 1996, the year in which he established his luxury yacht brokerage firm Edmiston & Company.
Since then, the group has established itself as one of the most powerful hitters in perhaps the world's most lucrative realm; luxury yachts still remain the ultimate big-ticket item when it comes to inordinate displays of wealth.
"There's a lot of ego in the business, no doubt about it," admits Edmiston. "In fact, I would say money has little to do with it at the end of the day. Buying a yacht is not an investment in terms of making money, or getting a good deal; it's about investment in life and learning how to enjoy it."
"Luxury yachts still remain the ultimate big-ticket item when it comes to inordinate displays of wealth."
Listening to Edmiston, it's difficult to imagine his life away from the Riviera. Yet, his formative working years were spent slogging it out in the boardrooms of the city of London, before making what would be his defining break.
"I got bored of it," he says, referring to his time in London. "So I decided to join a friend of mine who had a boat business. That was over 40 years ago, and, since then, I've not looked back - although I've probably become increasingly more unemployable during that time."
This good-humoured insouciance clearly belies a steely business resolve. Edmiston & Company, today, has 80 offices spanning the likes of New York, Mexico City and Abu Dhabi, and is commonly regarded as a leader in the sale, charter, management and construction of some of the world's largest yachts.
Impressively, while Edmiston & Company was not impervious to the pains of the financial crisis, the group was still able to drive growth during this period, while many of its competitors faltered through lack of demand.
"Let's be clear, the market was a difficult place around 2008-09," says Edmiston. "Those were tough years for us, too, but what we managed to do was keep in touch with the people and countries that were still prepared to spend their money on luxury yachts. We were able to speak with those individuals and educate them on how to spend new money."
Going back even earlier, the emergence of Russia's moneyed elite - enamoured with free-market economics - in the '90s couldn't have come at a better time for Edmiston, as he looked to expand his burgeoning business.
"I was one of the first people to get into the Russian market, which has turned out to be a really strong area," says Edmiston. "I've sold quite a lot of yachts to Russians over the years, and that became an important part of our business, particularly from the late '90s onwards. At one time or another, Russians have accounted for more than 50% of our business."
And now? According to Edmiston, the luxury yacht sector has remained in rude health through the continuous willingness of its patrons to spend vast sums of money; this goes for developing and established marketplaces.
"The money is coming from various areas at the minute," explains Edmiston. "For instance, we recently sold a yacht to an Indonesian; while the Arab world is busy right now. America is coming up again, too. That's not to mention the developing countries like Brazil and Mexico, where we are growing our presence."
Edmiston describes himself as being in the "education business", in so far as his position as mediator between potential buyers and the shipyards where designs are finally realised. This, he says, usually involves developing a clear insight into the needs of his clients with solutions delivered on an ad-hoc basis.
"Our focus is based around giving people a really personal service," he says. "It's also about making sure the individual is making the right choice in buying a yacht. I would say one of our strengths is the honesty we have with our customers.
"Edmiston describes himself as being in the “education business”, in so far as his position as mediator between potential buyers and the shipyards where designs are finally realised."
"First and foremost, we tell them, you've got to be able to afford it. I always say to people, never spend more than 10% of your net worth on buying a yacht, and that it is going to cost you roughly 10% a year to run it. If you wake up in the morning and think, 'Hell, that goddamn yacht', you shouldn't have bought it in the first place."
While the lion's share - 60% - of Edmiston's income derives from sales, in keeping with this "only buy if you can afford it" philosophy, he advocates potential buyers with scant previous experience of owning a yacht to try chartering one beforehand, so as to see if they are well suited or not.
"Charters are an important part of our business," he explains. "It is often the best way in for first-time buyers, who might then go on to buy a second-hand yacht. I would discourage somebody who turned up and said, 'I want to build a new yacht, but I have never been on one before'. I would advise them to instead try three different yachts over two weeks, and get a feel of what they like, and whether they want to proceed."
Such counsel is clearly highly regarded by his customers; of whom several now constitute Edmiston's "close and personal friends". It is arguably this hands-on approach that has kept his business ahead of much of the competition.
Speaking of which, how does he view his peers across the current luxury yacht brokerage landscape?
"Well, first off, there are a lot more people in the market than there were when I started," he answers. "A lot of guys were actually trained by me. There are some good people out there, but I would say that we are still very much at the top. I'm probably a bit older than some of the people in the business; the next successful person in the business is probably about half my age. But it goes to show - even if you are old and decrepit, you can still run a successful business."
Clearly much has changed since Edmiston first dipped his toe into the industry. For one, he says, on-board technological amenities and communications are now indispensable for owners, in line with modern, round-the-clock business routines. Yacht manufacturers have tailored designs accordingly.
"On-board technological amenities and communications are now indispensable for owners, in line with modern, round-the-clock business routines."
"Obviously, one of the things that has made a huge difference is communications," he says. "Today, a CEO can sit on the back of a yacht in their shorts while conducting a takeover battle in New York. That is one of the major things that has changed yachting, and has changed the use of these yachts. It's not surprising given how communications have really altered the world over the last decade or so. The way we do business has changed."
With the after-effects of the global recession gradually giving way, the luxury yacht sector finds itself looking to the future with a renewed sense of optimism. Yet, while emerging markets could play a considerable role in driving growth, Edmiston is also quick to counter any claims that China will be leading the way - contrary to common opinion.
"I was there last year, and I'm going back again later this year," he states. "I think that we will see business there, but I don't think there will be a lot at the big end to start with. This really relates to the question of how different cultures understand and appreciate the lifestyle that comes with owning a boat - yachting is still relatively new to the Chinese."
Whether China - and indeed India - joins the party remains to be seen. For Edmiston, however, the business of luxury yacht brokering carries the same golden allure that it did 40 years ago when he first left London.
"I still work, on the whole, seven days a week, although no longer 24 hours a day - it's more like a mere 16 now," he says. "You need to keep on top of it, but I've got a great, young, vibrant team around me, too, which is why we've got this flourishing business. I still get a thrill out of doing it."
Edmiston & Company was founded by chairman Nicholas Edmiston in Monaco in 1996. Initially, with offices in Monaco and London, the company grew over the next decade with offices opening in international locations including Mexico City, New York and Abu Dhabi.
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I have had several sleepless nights fretting over the photos I erased from my camera. We had just returned from an Hawaiian cruise and was viewing and uploading my photos. The upload program stopped, unbeknownst to me and apparently before completing the upload. I was hasty in clearing the memory card and then later learned that half my photos were missing. Recover My Photos saved the day. I am particularly pleased as the photos I lost were of the Napali Coast on the Island of Kaui, an area inaccessible except by helicopter or boat. So now I have my complete set of photos and I can sleep again. Thank you so much.
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Pampering yourself through spa services at the Spa at the Village is one way to give yourself a break as you prioritize your wellness. This Day Spa at TPC offers a wide range of services: from massage therapies to sauna treatments and body shaping methods and you can expect that this spa would be able to make you feel good from within.
An example of the Day Spa at TPC services that this spa offers is the hydrotherapy treatments. This type of spa service is said to “heal” the body holistically, and bring it to an optimum state that would make you feel vibrant and fresh. This therapy, along with the many spa services from the Spa at the Village, lets you enjoy the experience of treating your body to something that it truly deserves.
Day Spa at TPC services at this spa also include the infrared sauna treatments, which give you the chance to shape your body by losing weight appropriately, and toning and tightening your skin to make it look fuller and more lively. The treatment deals with not just making you lose your weight, but it also ensures that you would look good after the treatment by focusing on giving you healthy skin. The Spa at the Village lets you reshape your body and nourish your skin so that it would not be flabby after the weight loss process. Losing weight might be your primarily goal, but the spa assures you that you would get more from its treatments to fully sculpt your body.
When seeking for the right services, you must know that only well-trained and duly certified staff and attendants conduct the Day Spa at TPC services in the Spa at the Village. This lets you know that you can depend on this spa to give you the only the best services in spa and other treatments for your body’s benefit.
Take time to visit this spa and indulge yourself into the marvelous array of spa services that it can provide. Giving yourself the freedom to choose how you want to be pampered and treated is possible with the Spa at the Village, and you would not want to be anywhere else for all your spa needs.
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This week’s headlines include, ruling on human gene patenting, human genome project caused science boom, stem cell news, Sanofi’s four-strain flu vaccine approved, and geneticists want data sharing.
“Mercedes K. Meyer is a Washington patent attorney, with a Philadelphia connection, and is board member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. She is also worried that Monday or later in June, the Supreme Court will rule against Myriad Genetics in a much-followed case with the very succinct question: “Are human genes are patentable?” A Bryn Mawr College graduate, Meyer and the AIPLA wish the nine Supreme Court justices had chosen a different question or framed the discussion differently.
“Every year, about 1,000 babies are born in the United States with half a heart — a rare defect that requires a series of risky surgeries and, even then, leaves the infants with a strong likelihood that their hearts will wear out prematurely. Now, the Mayo Clinic has received federal approval for a first-of-its kind clinical study to see if stem cells from the babies’ own umbilical cords can strengthen their underdeveloped hearts and extend their lives. If it works, the new technique could buy these children time as scientists scramble for a cure for the congenital defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS).
“The $14.5 billion investment by the U.S. in the Human Genome Project, completed a decade ago, has paid off more than 60-fold in new jobs, drugs and a rapidly expanding genetics industry, an analysis has found. The endeavor to map human DNA in its entirety created $966 billion in economic impact and $59 billion in federal tax revenue, according to the study released today by United for Medical Research and Battelle, two research advocacy groups. Dozens of companies have started with the knowledge gained from the project, leading to new diagnostic tests and development of medicines that can be matched with gene variants linked to disease. The project triggered a new era in the life sciences, with new oncology drugs and screenings among the early developments in the field, said Greg Lucier, chief executive officer of Life Technologies Corp. (LIFE).
“French drugmaker Sanofi SA said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved its four-strain influenza vaccine, which is meant to provide better protection from infection than traditional three-strain flu vaccines. The Fluzone Quadrivalent vaccine is licensed for adults, adolescents and children 6 months and older, and will be available in the upcoming 2013-2014 flu season, the company said on Monday. The 2013 influenza season will be the first when quadrivalent influenza vaccines will be available in the United States.
“Researchers based at the University of California, Los Angeles announced today that they’ve found an abundant, cheap, easy-to-obtain source of stem cells that could prove to be ideal for regenerating all the basic tissue types of the human body. That source is adipose tissue, or fat. Stem cells were discovered in human fat in 2001, and called adipose stem cells (ASTs). The cells described by the UCLA scientists, led by Gregorio Chazenbalk, in the journal PLOS One, are different.
“It is a paradox that bedevils genomic medicine: despite near-universal agreement that doctors and geneticists should exchange more data, there has been scant movement towards achieving this goal. Now, a consortium of 69 institutions in 13 countries hopes to address the problem by creating an organization to enable the free flow of information in genomic medicine. On 5 June, the consortium, which is calling itself the ‘global alliance’, announced that the organization will develop standards and policies to encourage data-sharing of a person’s DNA sequence combined with clinical information. The alliance’s founders are basing their model on the World Wide Web Consortium, which in the 1990s established standards for the programming language HTML and spurred the growth of web pages across the Internet.
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If you want to pick the right gopro compatible drone out of the huge selection presented on the market, use our top list. We have checked hundreds of products with the aim of helping you buy the very best gopro compatible drone.
We are glad to share our list of the best gopro compatible drone! On this page, you will find gopro compatible drone with the highest price/quality ratios. Every option listed below can be ordered at marketplace.
The ei-hi s900r has the headless intelligent orientation control (ioc) function.
300-500 meter range: even out at far distances the blackhawk handles with 100% control, you’ll be amazed. 15-17 minute flight time: the blackhawk flies for up to 17 minutes on medium throttle flying. Action camera mount for gopro hero 3 and 4 cameras to capture aerial footage in hd. So much fun – this drone is different from your average toy, it flies fast & it goes far, you’re gonna love it. 6-axis gyro and independent escs built in automatic lock protection will help you avoid burnout due to dead lock.
What if a receive a wrong item instead of the gopro compatible drone I ordered?
If you were unlucky enough to get a wrong or broken product, use electronic mail or international telephone to contact the customer support team. They will help you to return your money or get the right gopro compatible drone.
Overlong flying time,: the drone brushless motor ensures lower spin friction and heat, no waiting between each flying, also prolongs up to 50% of the battery working time. Plus the high capacity 1800mah lipo battery, the rc brushless drone can fly up to 18 minutes on a single charge without mount and camera. If fixed with the mount and an action camera, it can fly up to 10min. Special favor for a limited time. More than 35min flight,: with two batteries included, they will double the flight of your drone, enjoy more than 35min flying experience each time you go outdoor. Besides, the propellers will hit the frames or obstacles in flying. They will be broken after several flights, and affect the power and working time of the drone. Amazing power,: do you have experience of that your drone was blown away and got lost when flying outdoor. It is equipped with four mt1806 1800kv brushless motors, which are at least 10 times more powerful. You can have a steady and controllable fly and photography in windy day. Good photography platform,: come with gimbal mount which is compatible for most of the action camera as gopro 3 3+ 4, sjcams sj4000 sj7000 (camera is not included), to deliver high quality shots. Please be noted you can t control the action camera to take photos or videos via transmitter, you can just turn on the camera and let it keep working during flying.
Smart transmitter alarm &500m long distance control,: the bug3 drone is built-in with independent esc and with smart transmitter. The controller will alarm when your quadcopter is in low power or fly too far away, then you can call back your drone in time and reduce the rate of crash. New generation two-way 2.4ghz remote control technology enhances the control distance to 500 meters. Just make sure you can find your copter in the sky.
Syncing step 2: after following the step above, turn on the control on the remote and pull the throttle stick first up and then down – it should emit a beep sound to confirm syncing. At this point slowly pull the throttle stick up to start the rotors. Compatible with all models of go pro hero, this quadcopter comes equipped with the attachment in which you can attach your go pro camera and it supports the headless mode, in which you don’t have to worry about the orientation of the quadcopter when it is flying. It is very easy to get in and out of headless mode while the quadcopter is still flying.
The ionic s900 quadcopter supports the 1-button 3d roll function – just press that buttom and see the quadcopter perform a 3d roll. Also supports 1-button roll forward and roll back function – details described in the instruction manual that comes with the drone. Ionic stratus drone quadcopter for gopro with 6-axis gyro system, one-key return, headless mode, shock absorption cradle head (silver)(compatible with hero – the first affordable highly versatile 6-axis gyro-system based drone quadcopter capable of carrying a go pro hero camera. Please follow these instructions carefully for syncing the remote: place the two extreme left and extreme right keys to either up or down position. Note that both needs to be either up or both needs to be down. The remote won’t sync if one is up and one is down.
What is the average cost for a good gopro compatible drone?
The price of a gopro compatible drone should never be the determining factor. Even if you are able to afford the most expensive model, you might do not actually need it. gopro compatible dronein the average price range can cover all your needs and save you a few bucks at the same time.
Headless mode: usually, the forward direction of a flying multi-rotor is the same as the nose direction. In headless mode, the forward direction has nothing to do with nose direction. The direction will be the same as your transmitter. Kindly read the manual provided with the product for steps on how to operate it. Fpv real-time transmission: equipped with the 720p camera, it allows you to see what the drone sees, monitor real-time video with your phone directly. Please charge the battery before using it. One key return function: once you press the button, the drone will vertical return along the direction of the transmitter under headless mode. What is in the package: mjx x101 drone with hd fpv c4008 camera(720p).1x remote controller.4x protecting frames.8x main blades.1x 7.4v 1200mah lipo batteries.2 x landing skids, screwdriver, charger, user manual.12 screws, original box.
Compatible with 3d vr headset on “mjx fpv” app: use your own vr headset (not included) to see the world in a different way. Drone operation difficulty index: 2 stars, easy to control; recommended age: 14 years and above.
How did you create this rating list with the best gopro compatible drone?
We compared over a hundred of gopro compatible dronefrom various manufacturers. To make our buying guide as honest as it is possible, we took into consideration all the important characteristics, such as price, weight, material, assembly quality, and many more. If you want to find the best gopro compatible drone for the least amount of money, our TOP list will be very useful for you.
Headless mode – the ei-hi s900r has the headless intelligent orientation control (ioc) function. Usually, the forward direction of a flying multi-rotor is the same as the nose direction. By using headless ioc, the forward direction has nothing to do with nose direction. This lessens the steepness of the learning curve and allows the pilot to enjoy flight while slowly learning each specific orientation of the quadcopter. One key return function – once you press the button, the drone will vertical return along the direction of the transmitter under headless mode. 6 axis gyro – equipped with the latest 6-axis flight control systems.3d lock, more scheduled flight, operating more to the force. Compatible with gopro – comes with a secure gopro camera mount, gives you the freedom to control the drone and take photos or videos during your flights. Bring a brand new perspective to your photos and videos from an aerial view.
What exactly I should pay my special attention to when choosing a gopro compatible drone?
If you are buying a gopro compatible drone for the fist time in your life and do not really know much about it, you should always look carefully for user reviews from other customers. Learn from the experience of other people and try to find a gopro compatible drone according to its material and assembly quality.
Are there anything special that I should know before buying a gopro compatible drone?
Marketplace provides a myriad of convenient features to help you compare and choose gopro compatible drone. It also aggregates thousands of reviews from people all over the world. Always read them before choosing a gopro compatible drone!
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In talking about renewable and sustainable energy sources, most people think about brand new technologies. In truth, many renewable technologies are improvements and updates of energy options that have been around for centuries. The Hydrovolt is a new take on hydroelectric power that is making a splash in the micro-hydro world. The Hydrovolt is “a hydro-kinetic water turbine that floats in man-made water channels.” In other words, it puts the power of hydroelectricity in your hands.
Burt Hamner, co-founder and CEO of Hydrovolts, Inc., emphasizes this point.
Find out more with this video introduction to the Hydrovolt. My favorite scene is a guy standing at the side of the channel, smiling and holding a lightbulb directly energized by the Hydrovolt- it’s a hopeful image, one that speaks to the greater hope offered by small-scale hydropower. These are the kind of bright ideas that make community-focused, sustainable energy a reality.
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Holding the lightbulb is CEO and Co-founder Burt Hamner.
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Seattle’s Best has a gift for their patrons this Holiday Season. Like it’s competitor- Starbucks – you are given a sticker card and upon collecting the prerequisite number of stickers – you get the gift.
In my opinion – Seattle’s Best did a good job of not offering another planner. I think their marketing team read the Blue Ocean strategy. Why compete in what Starbucks is already offering – when they can tap into a subset of the market who wants something else? In this case – that something else is a Seattle’s Best Tumbler and an Environmental Tote bag from Team Manila.
The package is given in a nice box. The tumbler is very pretty and the tote bag is also well designed. I got my package today and here are the pictures of the unboxing.
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Thank you for attending a technology workshop at the Aurora Public Library. Your feedback is very important to us. We use this information to improve existing workshops and develop new workshops.
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Welcome to Day 2 of our series on decorating Easter Eggs! In case you missed day 1 we used dye to decorate our eggs. Today we are sharing our wax resist Easter eggs idea for decorating Easter Eggs! This was a new idea I had not ever tried before last year, but we were all very pleased with the results.
That’s it, another super simple way to decorate Easter Eggs, that can make some amazing looking Easter eggs!!
I am linking up with these great linky parties! Stop over for some great ideas!!
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This would have been a Carl Miler, Ben Schiff or Molina & Sons built kiddie coaster. All there manufacturers were nearly identical in design and difficult to tell apart without close-up pictures of the trains.
Many rides at Asbury Park were indoor at "Palace Casino and Amusements". The Ferris wheel was boarded from inside this facility for example. Asbury Park also had many typical boardwalk concessions and appears to be the case for this small roller coaster. It existed outdoors near the entrance to the "U-Pedal Boats".
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As a recently retired man was sitting on his porch down in Kentucky, his Social Security check was delivered. He went to the mailbox to retrieve it and thought to himself, Is this all my life is going to be from this time on? Just sitting on the porch waiting for my next Social Security check to arrive? It was a discouraging thought.
He went down to the local restaurant, and asked if he could get a job cooking their chicken. Very soon the chicken became the most popular item on the menu. He opened his own restaurant in Kentucky. Then he opened a string of restaurants and eventually sold the Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise to a national organization for millions of dollars. He became their public representative and continued in that role until his death.
Third, pray. Come before the Lord in prayer. You do not have because you do not ask. You do not find because you do not seek. The door doesn’t open because you don’t knock (see Matthew 7:7–8). Please pray. God really answers prayer. Please believe me. He does! It is a great encouragement to see God work in answer to prayer.
When we pray, our attitude is transformed. It is through prayer that the Lord changes our hearts and His peace is able to enter in, lifting us above the circumstances we may be facing.
This entry was posted in K.P. Yohannan on October 27, 2010 by gfaseo.
Jesus was fully God and fully man, so I am sure that He very much wanted to make the trip immediately, to go and touch His friend Lazarus and raise him up. When He heard about Lazarus’s sickness, He was about 30 miles away from the town he lived in—at least a two-day journey! But the Bible does not tell us that Jesus rushed out the door to go to Lazarus. Instead, “When Jesus heard that, He said, ‘This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.’ Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was” (John 11:4–6,emphasis mine).
This entry was posted in K.P. Yohannan on October 25, 2010 by gfaseo.
It is only in seeing Christ’s humility and esteeming others better than myself that I am able to love my fellow man and walk humbly with him. As we embrace these opportunities, the sweet love of Jesus flows out of our lives, drawing all men to Him.
Again and again, as the disciples traveled with Jesus, they saw His humility, His tears and His gentleness. Anyone could approach Him; there was no high-mindedness in His response to anyone. From the worst in the society to the most refined in the community, all could approach Him. He who knew their every sin and flaw still embraced them. Each was treated with dignity and compassion. This is the humility of Christ. And He did this so that we might do as He has done.
This entry was posted in K.P. Yohannan on October 21, 2010 by gfaseo.
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.
That is why throughout the Old Testament, God seemed to continually remind His people saying, “Don’t forget. Celebrate the Passover year after year. This will remind you of Egypt and how I brought you out to freedom” (paraphrase, see Exodus 13:6–8). “Collect a jar of manna and save it to remember how I fed you in the wilderness” (paraphrase, see Exodus 16:32–33). “Take twelve stones out of the Jordan and make a place of remembrance. Then someday you can explain to others what I did for you” (paraphrase, see Joshua 4:5–7).
This entry was posted in K.P. Yohannan on October 20, 2010 by gfaseo.
This entry was posted in K.P. Yohannan on October 18, 2010 by gfaseo.
Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls.
It is when we look horizontally that we get discouraged. When we let what people say or think and the expectations people have of us to influence us, then discouragement sets in. When we look to men (horizontal) rather than to God (vertical), we easily become weary.
These verses say, “Look unto Jesus” and “consider Him.” It is in bringing our lives before the Lord that we find encouragement. All our troubles and all our reasons for discouragement fade away when we look up and see Him.
This entry was posted in K.P. Yohannan on October 14, 2010 by gfaseo.
So I told the driver to stop the rickshaw. He quit peddling and, concerned he had done something wrong, asked, “What happened?” I said, “Nothing is wrong. I just want you to give me the handlebars and you go and sit on the back.” He couldn’t believe it! I got on the front seat of that rickshaw and peddled the rest of the way. When I got to my destination, I gave him a Gospel tract and paid him more money than he deserved. The man was blown away by what he had witnessed and experienced. Truth is, I never could have done something like that if I thought I was better than that man.
This entry was posted in K.P. Yohannan on October 13, 2010 by gfaseo.
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While the F-l used conventional kerosene-type fuel, the J-2 improved its performance through the use of relatively exotic liquid hydrogen, which nearly doubled its efficiency. Despite being more efficient, it could not match the raw power levels attained by the F-l, making it more suitable for an upper stage. A single engine could balance over l00 tonnes and it could be restarted in space. It traced its origins to work done in the 1950s to create a hydrogen-burning rocket engine but its development funding came solely from NASA who wanted the inherent benefits of hydrogen applied to its Saturn vehicles.
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Of course, as with most foot problems, it is very important to consider your footwear. Wearing the wrong shoes for your feet can cause big problems, and a lack of support and cushioning can lead to conditions like Achilles tendonitis. Custom orthotics may be a very helpful addition to your shoes, supporting your feet in all the right places and assisting with the healing process.
Here at Foot Solutions, our friendly staff will be happy to help you to find the best shoes for your feet. If you are experiencing foot problems, such as tendonitis, hammer toe or plantar fasciitis, we can offer advice and information on how to treat the issue and prevent further problems from developing.
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The District Court Rules Committee, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 91 of the Courts of Justice Act 1924 , section 72 of the Courts of Justice Act 1936 , section 34 of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 , section 7 of the Courts Act 1964 and section 24 of the Interpretation Act 2005 , do hereby, with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, make the following rules of court.
Dated this 9th day of March 2009.
1. These rules may be cited as the District Court (Forms) Rules 2009.
2. These rules shall come into operation on the 23rd day of March 2009 and shall be construed together with the District Court Rules 1997 to 2009.
“1. (1) To the extent that sections 14(1) and 14(2) of the Courts Act 1971 (as substituted by section 23 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 ) provide that an order so signed shall be evidence in any legal proceedings of the said decision, an order recording a decision of a Judge of the District Court may be signed by a Judge or (provided that it complies with the requirements of sub-rule (2)) by any District Court Clerk assigned to the District Court area in which the order was made.
(b) contain such other modifications as are necessary.
(3) To the extent that sections 14(3) and 14(4) of the Courts Act 1971 (as substituted by section 23 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 ) provide that a warrant so signed shall be evidence in any legal proceedings of the matters to which the warrant relates, a warrant issued by a Judge of the District Court may be signed by a Judge or (provided that it complies with the requirements of sub-rule (4)) by any District Court Clerk assigned to the District Court area in which the warrant was issued.
(c) contain such other modifications as are necessary.
(5) Where a copy of an order made in any case of summary jurisdiction is required, the order shall be drawn up by the Clerk for the court area wherein the order was made and shall be signed by a Judge or (provided that it complies with the requirements of sub-rule (2)) by the Clerk. The Clerk shall retain such order in his or her custody.
4. The District Court Rules, 1997 ( S.I. No. 93 of 1997 ) are amended by the deletion from Schedule B of Forms 35.1, 35.3 and 35.4.
These Rules amend Order 35 of the District Court Rules to provide for the signing of orders or warrants by the Clerk in accordance with the provisions of sections 14(1) and 14(2) of the Courts Act 1971 (as substituted by section 23 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 ).
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St Paul’s letters to the Corinthians close with the words that have become familiar as the words of the “Grace”.
This is one of the first “Tinitarian” prayers - prayers speaking of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Celtic tradition took this on and there are many prayers of blessing which call upon the Trinity to bless - indeed to be a part of the daily life of the people. Their lives were precarious and they knew their total dependence on God - and for them, it was natural to keep God at the centre of it all.
We make a sign of the cross on our own bodies to remind ourselves that we are called to take up our cross each day and folow Jesus.
We are also reminding ourselves of the love the Tinity bears for us.
This is the love of the Father and Creator who called us into being.
This is the love of the Son who suffered the agony of death so that humanity might live.
This is the love of the Spirit which flows from the lives of the Father and the Son - the Spirit who lives within us and guides us in the way of all truth.
We cannot do anything to deserve such love - only receive it with gratitude.
We can pray the Sign of the Cross - and the Grace - aware that we are loved - and protected by the Trinity we invoke.
in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ - the love of God - and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit.
How can you make the Sign of the Cross a prayer of commitment?
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ALL media outlets--including Fox, CNN, MSNBC and others--want you to believe that non-whites are practicing 'identity politics.' They're not. And the sooner you, the reader, honestly understands this and you digest it into your very core, you will better understand what needs to be done.
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The Group was formed to take advantage of the cost savings and efficiency improvements that could be made through sharing staff, labour and plant.
Each Board remains its own legal entity making their own policy, taking their own decisions and dealing with their own issues, but because many of the issues and works required are common to all, it is possible to have broadly similar policies so that each District is managed in a similar way.
The Boards have shared offices at Prickwillow which are owned by Middle Fen and Mere I.D.B. but the running costs and staff costs are shared on a percentage basis throughout the Group. Plant and labour owned/employed by some of the larger Boards, undertake work in other Districts on a contractor basis as well as in their own District. This labour force is supplemented by outside contractors to ensure that the Group’s overheads are kept to a minimum and our own plant and labour force is fully employed.
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We would like to take a moment to introduce you to our new Kids’ Ministry Director, Shelagh Raymer. Shelagh is no stranger to MBC, she will continue to serve as our Director of Women of Grace Retreats and the summer Women of Grace Café.
Her outstanding ability to connect and coach young people who will be in the frontlines of leading our high impact Kids’ Ministry will ensure that your children are well cared for in a safe and compelling environment. Shelagh can be reached at shelagh.raymer@mbc.on.ca.
In these next few paragraphs, Shelagh shares a little bit about who she is and how God has prepared her for this role. May you uphold Shelagh and her family in your prayers as she enters this phase of ministry leadership.
I have marked this verse for two reasons, one because it is my own prayer and two because it is my prayer for my children. It is a daily reminder that I have a responsibility to help myself and my children seek the Lord and not to wander from His commands. Being a part of the MBC community for the last 16 years has helped our family grow in our spiritual walk and understanding of these commands.
Our connection to MBC began as an invitation from friends to camp overnight. We returned for vacation the next couple of years as campers and fell in love with the community and the opportunity this holiday oasis provided for our family. It had a family friendly beach, a children’s program and solid Bible teaching for my husband and me.
A number of years ago God provided us the opportunity to purchase a trailer at MBC, a spiritual investment for our family. Our children never had to be ‘sent’ to the Kids program, they ran or rode their bikes collecting their friends along the way. They had amazing leaders who taught them about Jesus and they dreamed of one day being just like those leaders. Our youngest child accepted Christ into her life as a result of the lesson she heard that night at program. The spiritual investment was paying off.
As a Momma I have watched our three be a part of the program and serve in KIDS Ministry. Their dreams of becoming ‘those leaders’ have come true: our spiritual investment bears fruit. As I observed I was reminded that it does take a village to raise a child. I know this to be true because I have benefitted from being a part of this unique village we call MBC. As the director of Kids Ministry I am excited to be a part of the lives of the children who will walk thru the doors each day. I believe it is my responsibility to support parents by helping their children realize Gods commandments and to seek after them so they will not wander from them. I want for parents what I had when my three were younger and attended the Kids Ministry, the desire to be there every opportunity they could and to soak in God’s word, to build relationships with leaders and friends that will last for eternity.
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The former Macy’s chairman and ceo opened the University of Arizona’s annual Global Retailing Conference emphasizing the importance of education amid continued industry change.
TUCSON, Ariz. — Terry J. Lundgren is forever the student, for years sitting at the front of the room taking notes at the annual Global Retailing Conference to bring back to the Macy’s team.
“Now I’m thinking about, ‘I’m going to have these notes, I’ve got to figure out what to do with them,’” he said Thursday morning to chuckles from the audience in his address kicking off the conference put on by the University of Arizona and the Terry J. Lundgren Center for Retailing, which takes place here through Friday.
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David Andrew Wiebe is the founder of The Music Entrepreneur, a website that helps musicians claim their untapped business potential. His upcoming eBook, The New Music Industry: Adapting To - And Thriving In - The Information Age, is slated for a fall 2014 release.
There isn't necessarily a right or a wrong way to promote a music website, especially when it comes to what tactics or strategies to use to draw attention to it.
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We’re back with the latest slots releases!
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We end our weekly roundup, with perhaps the most anticipated release: Aristocrat is all set to launch a slot game based on the sci-fi-fantasy TV programme Westworld. The game leverages full potential of the fantasy and takes players on a thrilling journey through Delos Lab and Westworld, filled with unexpected twists and turns, fan-favourite characters and beautiful landscapes, as well as high-definition footage of the most memorable scenes, episodic photography and the show’s distinctive music. It promises to be a unique gaming experience in which fans can play in two different worlds.
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Divorce is never easy and even if both parties want to end a marriage, things can get complicated. Kris and Brue Jenner have had to carry out their divorce in front of the world and they are dealing with all the drama and rumors that come with a normal divorce as well as all of the added issues that come with a celebrity divorce.
Kris Jenner recently talked about the divorce and said that her first divorce from lawyer Robert Kardashian helped prepare her for her divorce from Bruce.
She said that her divorce from Robert taught her how to deal with the rumors and the drama and that although her marriage to Bruce wasn’t any less meaningful, she felt the divorce process was easier.
“It’s not an easy thing. … I went through a divorce a long time ago with Robert Kardashian, and it was not fun. It was so scary, and I was so young, and I had four kids. And then we ended up being best friends. But there was a period of a couple years in there where it was really ugly and hard and you didn’t want the kids to take sides,” she said on The Talk.
“It was a really good learning experience for me, because I learned how to deal with something, if it ever came up again and now we are going through it,” she added.
She also said that she thinks this divorce has been easier because of the way Bruce is handling it as well.
She said that she is still really close to Bruce and will always love and respect him. She added that the two just realized they weren’t good together anymore.
“Divorce is a decision. It’s not a good decision, but we are happier living apart than we were together,” she said.
Kris has moved on since the divorce and already has a new boyfriend. Bruce has been rumored to be dating several people, but has not confirmed a new relationship.
Hopefully both of them will be able to find happiness and love again.
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Wow, that’s very impressive – and a huge win for SQL Server Professionals everywhere.
I’ll be honest: since I spend so much of my time on my clients’ machines when analyzing performance problems and looking at execution plans, I’ve made a conscious effort in the past to avoid using Plan Explorer too much in my Lab – for fear of spoiling myself.
This announcement changes all of that – meaning that I’ll have a whole suite of additional tools at my disposal when performance tuning or troubleshooting.
It doesn’t take a genius to see that SQL Sentry is trying to use Plan Explorer PRO to establish a ‘foot in the door’ with as many potential customers and clients as possible.
But a maneuver like this only works with a market when you’re providing something that users REALLY want, management can easily see the value being offered, and the tool being offered is really solid (non-buggy).
Interestingly enough, that sums up Plan Explorer PRO perfectly.
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Are You Looking for a Floor Sanding Company in Crouch End, N8?
Too often taken for granted; wooden floors have been a feature of traditional English building for centuries.
In diverse locations – the home, office, bar, shop, cafe, school, gym - they give long-lasting service. As a hygienic surface so easy to keep clean, they add that touch of natural beauty and class.
So wooden floors are well worth looking after. And as the only floor surface that improves with age, they develop a character that can add value to all kinds of domestic and commercial properties.
Give your floors a facelift when they’ve become dull, marked or damaged. Repairing and restoration is the answer – from a specialist floor sanding company.
Whatever your surface - hardwood boards or parquet blocks; cork or bamboo, Sanding Wood Floors provide comprehensive wood floor sanding and refinishing services in Crouch End N8.
You’ll get a clean efficient job with minimal disruption to your home and business. Our machines offer virtually dustfree sanding. And we can work flexibly - at weekends or even overnight - to minimise any closure and loss of busi ness.
We provide all the work you need for a beautiful new floor: repairs to damaged timber; gaps filled; staining for fresh look; protection with natural oil, lacquer or hard wax.
For period floors, as in herringbone, mosaic or parquet flooring restoration, we repair damaged areas with original materials. You’ll enjoy an authentic floor that may be better than the original - given the improvements in floor products and restoration techniques.
So call us today for your free assessment. After twenty years in wood floor refinishing, we provide the best advice and a package to meet your needs. Your new floor will stay looking good - and give splendid service for years to come.
Call on Sanding Wood Floors when you need a floor sanding company in Crouch End N8.
For a truly professional job in Crouch End N8 - contact us today!
Crouch End is an area of north London, in the London Borough of Haringey. Crouch End is in a valley between Harringay to the east, Hornsey, Muswell Hill and Wood Green to the north, Finsbury Park and Archway to the south and Highgate to the west. Crouch End - the prosaic name is said to come from the Latin 'crux', a cross or crossroads, plus 'End', as it is at the eastern end of a valley. Where the clock tower is was once a local house called Crouch Hall.
Crouch End grew up as a hamlet on the old medieval route from London to the north. At this time it was governed as part of Hornsey which became a parish in around 1300. This heavily-wooded area contained farms and villas, one of which was Crouch Hall, probably built in 1681 at the crossroads of what came to be known as Crouch End. The transcribed diaries of William Copeland Astbury, recently made available, describe London life, including walks to Crouch End, in great detail 1829-1848 Crouch End remained rural until around 1880.
Among its more prominent buildings is the modernistic Hornsey Town Hall, built by the Municipal Borough of Hornsey as their seat of government in 1933-5. The architect was the New Zealand-born Reginald Uren. The interior and exterior have been used several times as a location by the BBC soap EastEnders. The centre of Crouch End is dominated by a red-brick clock-tower, built as a memorial to Henry Reader Williams in 1895.
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A MAJOR GAP between the leadership experience of the Senior Management Team (several of whom were in sight of retirement age) and the middle-managers who had received little development other than in technical and business skills. There was also a need to change the leadership style and culture of the organisation to become more inclusive and engaged with its employees in order to improve performance in a rapidly changing market.
West Midlands Pension Fund (WMPF) was, at the time of our engagement, the largest fund in the UK primarily serving local government. It has over 257,000 members and 300 Scheme employers. The assets of the fund of ca. £9bn were primarily managed in-house by a team of investment professionals. WMPF faced unprecedented change because of the planned reforms of the UK pension industry and because of the declining and increasingly competitive traditional market. The organisation had been very traditional in its directive style of leadership and career progression based on longevity and favour rather than merit. Nadine Perrins was recruited to manage the restructure of the organisation and the performance and development of the people to meet these changing needs alongside the introduction of a new national pension scheme in 2014.
To produce a cadre of leaders across the organisation at different levels that could provide improved performance through development and engagement of all staff.
Leadership succession planning for the fund from internal staff, supplemented by external recruiting.
think beyond their own self-interest and their own departments / silos for the benefit of the organisation and all its stakeholders.
have increased self-confidence to challenge the status quo.
bring their values to full consciousness in everything they do.
demonstrate embedded new behaviours that improve both their own performance and the performance of those around them.
are more focused on developing their people and providing an environment that maximizes sustainable levels of performance.
A diagnostic: interviewing each participant in advance to identify individual issues, relationships between participants, and their views of the organisations. A non-attributable report produced to provide an overview SWOT analysis of the organisation.
A series of one day MasterClasses that enable participants to meet the goals outlined which focus on developing emotional intelligence (EI) and transpersonal leadership using LeaderShape’s REAL model.
Individual and team 360° assessments using the unique LEIPA© 360° assessment tool which not only measures EI and identifies key development areas but also assesses competence is 6 leadership styles and their importance in the organisation and their individual role. Also included was a mini-8ICOL© self-assessment to help identify competences in personal conscience and self- determination.
All but one of the participants reported that they found value in the programme and over 80% found it to be both very enjoyable and very worthwhile in terms of improving their performance in their own roles and in increasing their self-confidence. Participant in the first cohort rated the overall value at 8.4 out of ten and the second cohort at 9.1.
The programme found out how those very few who were not willing to learn could be better leaders and work for the best of the organisation.
Feedback from across the organisation demonstrates that a big majority of the participants are performing at a very high level.
The silos that existed at the beginning of the programme have been broken down to such an extent that each cohort is now an important X-division team.
Teams are responding well to the new KPIs (key performance indicators) set by the new Director and her senior management team.
In general, the organisation is more robust in responding to the increasing pressures of the changing pension’s industry environment.
The organisation has become much more focused on serving the employer organisations that individual member clients work for.
The leaders who participated on the programme are much more resilient to leading their people through difficult times.
The following are anonymous comments from the participants of the programme extracted from WMPF’s in-house evaluation of the programme.
There were, in fact, a very large number of positive comments and you can see more of them in our Testimonials section.
Question “Was the programme good value?” 86% said “YES”.
93% were selected for the course by senior management.
Helped me perform my job role better to benefit of WMPF 64% scored eight to ten.
Helped me better understand my role as a leader at WMPF 64% scored eight to ten.
Increased my Self-awareness: 79% scored eight to ten.
57% scored eight to ten.
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The face is the prime indicator of a woman’s beauty, and her eyes are believed to be the gateway to her inner being. It does not also mean that the face is the only focus of beautification on a woman’s body. Though makeup is mainly used by women, skin care is vital for everybody no matter their gender. Application of makeup should be done in reasonable proportions to boost beauty and elegance without losing character.
Currently, there are numerous beauty products in the market. With all these products available, one can easily get confused about which products to use resulting in bad choices that do not serve the deemed purpose of beauty enhancement. To avoid all this confusion, a woman should consult professionals for advice on the ideal makeup and skincare products for her individual skin. A woman should stick to what is right for her and pride herself in self-expression without overindulgence. With the correct strategies, paramount beauty is achieved.
1. A woman should know her right color foundation. She, who wants to apply some makeup on the skin, should take her time to learn her complexion foundation. Instances of the face being different from the neck in terms of complexion shade many times are due to improper selection and use of makeup. Skin treatments that contain exclusive antioxidant blends of vitamins A, C, E and green extracts are highly recommended.
2. The daily moisturizer that a woman wears must have a skin protection factor of at least 15. That rating provides a fair-skinned person 15 times more protection for their skin than with unprotected skin. Daily use of sunscreen is a fundamental factor in the maintenance of a healthy and radiant skin.
3. For the skin to maintain its healthy natural glow, women are advised to drink lots of water to boost natural metabolisms. Water maintains the skin’s natural glow and general well-being. Medics recommend a daily consumption of 8 glasses of water.
4. Bronzer accelerates the aging rate in women hence it is advisable not to overuse it. Instead, a woman should make use of GLO mineral bronze during her youth. This GLO is available in numerous tone gauges and shades matching every natural complexion.
5. Exfoliation should be done on a regular basis Irrespective of the kind of skin one has. It entails getting rid of dead skin cells on the surface. That will ensure a revelation of a bright and luminous complexion that is highly desirable.
6. Women should ensure that they wipe their makeup off before going to bed at night. That prevents the pores from becoming clogged with leftover debris and oil.
7. It is highly advisable never to blend different eye shadows. If a woman happens to be a lover of multiple eyeshadows, it is necessary that she buys an eye shading brush to mix all of her colors.
8. Do not use lipstick as a blush. One of the two would not exist if they were designed to serve equally. Or, to avoid taking much time, try one that is wholly crammed with lip gloss, blush and eye shadow.
9. A woman must never line her lips with extreme dark shades. It is recommended always to choose a color that is not darker than two shades of natural lip color. For those who have a hard time choosing a lip liner now, they have an idea.
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KUND (DEVSAR): Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Sunday that youth in Kashmir were imposing a “self-afflicting pain” upon themselves which hurts “nobody else”.
Speaking at a public meeting, Mebooba said that recently when she went to Ajmer to the dargah of Hazrat Khawaja Moin ud Din Chishti (RA), she met an officer there who was all praise for the talent and intelligence of the youth from Kashmir.
“Alas, they (the youth) are imposing a self-afflicting pain upon themselves which hurts only them and nobody else,” Mehbooba said.
Appealing to the youth to desist from the path of violence, the chief minister said the world is witness to the fact that violence has not resolved any issues, rather has given birth to many more.
She said she is pained to see that a common citizen of the state is the ultimate victim of this whole scenario of uncertainty, violence and acrimony.
“It’s the people of the state alone who get killed. Their businesses suffered, their education was affected, and what not,” she said, addressing the public after laying foundation of some key developmental projects in Kunda area of Devsar.
Terming peace as imperative for taking the state out of its uncertainty, she appealed to people to maintain peace so that she can take her agenda of dialogue and reconciliation to fulfillment.
“Give me peace. I will pursue dialogue, opening of routes like Kargil-Skardu, Jammu-Sialkote, Nowshehra-Jhangar. I wish people on both sides would march together on the path of growth and development, she said.
Minister for Public Works, Naeem Akhtar; Minister for Food Civil Supplies & Public Distribution, Choudhary Zulfkar; Member of Parliament, Nazir Ahmad Laway; former Deputy Speaker and Vice President, PDP, Muhammad Sartaj Madni; and other leaders also addressed the public meeting.
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up-side. chief justice roberts essentially said the commerce clause did not affect this. it wasn't expansion of the federal power. do you see it as that? >> we have to vote against expansion of the federal power. i can't figure out what they were doing. previous commerce clause was a farmer in ohio. who is growing wheat on his own land. and we thought we had the right to regulate that. i thought the courts would say you can do whatever you want to do. >> that is what he was saying. he's embraced the commerce clause all along. there are challenges on the commerce clause because it's expansive. roberts coming back and potentially saying there is a limit to what the supreme court will allow under the commerce clause in terms of expansion of government. the government in that sense may have gone to the future of roberts court. now, while liberals may be cebrating today. may rue the day because they find that roberts now says they found the way we were thinking previously, that commerce clause is not to be taken as opening the door to any federal action. >> bret: do you agree with that?
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I have always loved photography. Growing up I was always the friend with the camera documenting whatever silly thing we were doing, and in high school I was the editor of the yearbook. I received my BA in Photography from Brigham Young University. I adore film and much of my personal work is shot on medium format film. I have a love/hate relationship with the smell of fixer that lingers on my hands forever and find few things as beautiful as a well executed fiber black and white print.
This blog is a place for me to share personal work as well as client work, so there is a wide range of subjects!
In my bag - Nikon D700, 70-200mm 2.8, 24-70mm 2.8, 50mm 1.8, Nikon F100, Contax 645, Nikon Sb-900, Promaster LED 42, Hoya Filters.
Photo by my amazing friend, Molly.
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The UK election is less than a week away, and as expected, immigration is a key issue in the main parties’ manifestos.
In fact, with Brexit a mere two years away, immigration looks to be one of the most divisive topics in this snap election. After the election, Immigration Solicitors will be scrambling to get the best results for their clients before any rules that may be detrimental to their case are brought in.
To help you understand each parties’ stance on immigration, this article breaks down the promises made and examines the main parties’ past views on immigration to see if their 2017 commitments are consistent with what has been said in the past.
Theresa May just cannot let the below 100,000 immigration target go. Despite failing to meet this goal for the past seven years, the Prime Minister has promised to reduce net migration by this figure in the next five years.
On the campaign trial, she has stated: "What we need to do is have proper control of our immigration and, of course, we are going to be able to put in rules for people coming from the EU to the UK once we leave the European Union.
"I want to ensure we are controlling migration because too high uncontrolled migration puts pressure on our public services, but it also lowers wages at the lower end of the income scale."
In her 2015 speech to the Conservative Party conference, Theresa May left us in no doubt about her views on migrants. She stated that millions of people from poor countries wanted to come to the UK and Britain should focus on giving aid rather than Asylum to refugees.
Mrs. May also blamed immigration for creating a less “cohesive” society, putting pressure on public services and driving down wages, all of which have been debunked by academic research.
Following the address, Simon Walker, the then Director General of the Institute of Directors attacked the speech as one that peddled “nonsense myths.” “We are astonished by the irresponsible rhetoric and pandering to anti-immigration sentiment from the Home Secretary. It is yet another example of the Home Secretary turning away the world’s best and brightest, putting internal party politics ahead of the country, and helping our competitor economies instead of our own,” he said at the time.
“The myth of the job-stealing-immigrant is nonsense. Immigrants do not steal jobs, they help fill vital skill shortages and, in doing so, create demand and more jobs. If they did steal jobs, we wouldn’t have the record levels of Employment we currently do”.
When asked about Labour’s immigration policy, leader Jeremy Corbyn said the party would introduce a border control system "based on needs of the economy" and family reunion.
The Labour leader also said he is "not going to make false promises" on immigration numbers.
The Labour Government under Tony Blair has widely been blamed for the rise in immigration. In 1997, Mr. Blair’s first year in office, net migration had been 48,000, but it rose extremely rapidly over the next 12 months, almost trebling to 140,000 in 1998. It was never to fall below 100,000 again.
The rise in numbers was mainly caused by an increase in Asylum applications. However, it was in 2004 when the real increase began. That was the year ten more countries – eight of which had been part of the eastern bloc during the cold war – became members of the EU. In what is now generally accepted as a miscalculation, the Labour government did not put any restrictions on the number of people entering Britain from these ten countries, which at the time it was entitled to do.
The result was a colossal jump in immigration from Eastern European countries, a situation which arguably led to Britain voting to leave the EU.
The Liberal Democrats are the only party that has committed to holding a second referendum on Brexit. They have also stated that they are committed to the free movement of EU nationals.
Like the Labour party, the Lib Dems manifesto also wants to remove students from official migration statistics and allow high-skilled immigration to be a possibility for sectors which need certain skill sets.
They have also said they want the re-establishment of the "Dubs" child refugee scheme and to welcome 50,000 Syrian refugees into the country over a period of five years.
The Greens are also committed to free movement. They have also committed to a more flexible Asylum system and to put an end to immigration detention.
Not surprisingly, the UK Independence Party is completely against the free movement of EU nationals coming into the UK. In addition, it has pledged to bring in a “one in, one out” system to reduce net migration to zero over the next five years.
The battle for the British Government is between Labour and the Conservatives. Both are committed to Brexit, but under Labour, a ‘softer’ exit from the EU is being promised.
We will have a better idea of the future of Britain’s immigration law on 9th June.
OTS Solicitors is regarded as one of the best immigration law firms in the UK. If you need advice on any immigration law matters, please phone our office on 0203 959 9123 to talk to one of our dedicated Immigration Lawyers.
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On this Episode of HealthMade Radio Dr. Michael Karlfeldt interviews Robert Tisserand a world-renowned expert on essential oils and aromatherapy.
Robert has spent his life advancing aromatherapy and the world’s understanding of essential oils, their benefits and safe use. He has more than 40 years of experience developing aromatherapy products and essential oil blends. In 1977, he wrote The Art of Aromatherapy a seminal book that is now available in 12 languages. More recently, he co-authored the 780-page book mentioned above, Essential Oil Safety, a definitive guide for the safe use of essential oils.
Robert integrates scientific data with holistic principles within his approach to essential oils. He follows research that is published about essential oils and collaborates with physicians, pharmacologists and herbalists. He understands the foundations of oriental medicine and is informed by the Western herbal and naturopathic traditions that emphasize cleansing, protecting and strengthening the immune system as well as assisting natural healing processes.
Meanwhile, Robert continues his work as a leader in the global aromatherapy community and shares his knowledge through his blog, events and online training.
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Our founder Megha recently met Kavita Shukla, founder and CEO of Fenugreen at a conference where both of them were invited to speak about their entrepreneurial journeys. Kavita’s for-profit venture with a social mission immediately struck a chord with Megha, who believes that businesses can be both profitable as well as socially responsible. Seeing Megha’s excitement about Fenugreen, I decided to dig in and see what Kavita’s business model was all about.
Kavita invented a special sheet of paper called “FreshPaper’’ as a part of her middle school science project. Little did she know that this simple innovation could one day have a chance to revolutionize the global food system!
FreshPaper is a five square inch of paper infused with organic spices, which helps keep fruits and vegetables fresh two to four times longer than it was previously possible. At theTEDxManhattan talk Kavita informed the audience that a quarter of the world’s food supply is lost to spoilage and 1.6 billion people across the globe live without access to refrigeration. Her special sheet of paper- FreshPaper can help curb this problem. All one needs to do is put this paper on the fruits and veggies, and this organically infused paper will prevent fungal and bacterial growth on them, increasing the life of the perishable produce.
Fenugreen’s FreshPaper is now available at Whole Foods, Wegman’s and Big Y in the US. It can be ordered online in 35 countries (including developing countries) around the world. Fenugreen uses disabled workforce at its production center, has started educational programs at DC area as well as donates one FreshPaper packet to foodbanks for each packet purchased.
The challenge faced by companies across the globe is – how to create sustainable business models that are profitable as well as environmentally friendly and socially beneficial…how to maintain the social mission of the company when investors ask for increased returns. Kavita’s Fenugreen and Megha’s MSD which works with emerging and impact brands are both shining examples of how brands can maintain the balance.
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Our hotel in Vilnius invites guests not only to relax, but also to host business meetings, conferences and seminars.
Hotel Domus Maria has three different-sized conference halls with authentic architecture, ideal for receptions and/or conferences.
The largest conference hall can accommodate 120 people and is decorated with authentic 18th century frescoes. This spacious and beautiful hall can be used not only for conferences and meetings, but also for gala buffets and banquets.
For smaller groups of people or training sessions, we can offer our “Conference” or “Meeting” halls, which can be used to organize small seminars or meetings, and accommodate up to 40 people.
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There's an increasing possibility that Donald Trump will win the American presidency. The polls are tightening and he has confounded just about every commentator thus far.
Some say this will be the end of civilisation as we know it. Others say it will simply destroy the economy. Many Americans seem to think it will make their lives better.
I would suggest that he has served one good purpose, the same purpose served by BREXIT, Pauline Hanson in Australia and other similar events that seem to be becoming increasingly common.
While repugnant to many, is inflammatory US presidential candidate Donald Trump actually serving a greater good? here today.
It is the latter that concerns me most.
It is years since I've heard a politician in just about any country articulate a clear vision for his or her country. It is rare in the world and unheard of in Australia over the past 20 years for a politician to outline exactly what they are trying to create and how they will create it.
Vision is important. It not only provides direction, it inspires people, brings them together and encourages them to work together to realise a plan that serves the long-term needs of the population.
In Australia, Menzies had a vision, Whitlam had a vision and Keating had a vision. But no prime minister since has articulated any kind. Articulation of a vision is part of effective leadership – and leadership is the one feature lacking in our political system today.
Hence, people are turning to alternatives – even if they involve people as repugnant as Donald Trump and Pauline Hanson. When an individual in the desert cannot see the water, they will drink the sand.
Will this change? I doubt it!
Can this change? Most certainly!
How will change occur? By the community supporting alternatives such as Donald Trump until the establishment gets the message!
I despise Donald Trump and everything he stands for, but he may well be performing a service.
У нашей организации интересный сайт , он рассказывает про avtovoz.co.ua.
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Today, the industrial marketer’s job security depends on a successful strategy that includes new methods to communicate the processes, materials, technology and approaches the company is undertaking. The spec sheets and technical facts that marketers once relied on won’t cut it anymore. Industrial companies need a fresh set of tactics to connect with their audience.
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With great sadness we announce that Tom Drury died Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at Meadow Brook Care Center of complications of diabetes and COPD. We are grateful for the care he received at Meadow Brook.
Tom was born May 3, 1941 to Doctor Thomas Drury and Celia Jensen Drury. Tom graduated from South High School and the University of Utah. While he was in school, he starred in many assemblies and plays and won Utah’s outstanding actor his senior year. He was a talented singer, actor and musician.
While attending the University, he was affiliated with Phi Kappa Alpha. He sophomore year, he was chosen to play the Devil in “Damn Yankees” and performed the play over one hundred times to USO troops around the world.
He married Jean Drury after graduation and moved to California to pursue his singing career. He sang with The New Christy Minstrels, The Goodtime Singers and many duos and trios. He had small parts on television and movies. He later divorced and moved back to Salt Lake City.
Some of Tom’s best loved roles were Ben Franklin in Hale Theater’s 1776 and Tevya in Fiddler on the Roof in Murray Park. Tom loved the outdoors; his favorite camping spots were the Uintah’s and fishing at Mirror Lake with his brother and grandpa. Tom loved working with wood and created many beautiful works of art.
Tom was proceeded in death by his brother, Danny Lee, his sister, Marjorie, and his parents. He is survived by his sisters, Sharron Furness, GayLynne Lillie, Virginia Dahle, Tonya Baxter and many nieces and nephews.
Private services have been held. He will be greatly missed.
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We describe a novel all-optical hybrid mode-division multiplexing (MDM) -optical code division multiplexing (OCDM) architecture for future flexible access network. We successfully demonstrate, for the first time, an asynchronous on-off keying (OOK) modulation, 2 mode x 4 code x 10 Gbps transmission over 2km two mode fiber (TMF), without dispersion compensation at single wavelength, by using 16-chip (200 Gchip/s), 16-phase-shift keyed (PSK) optical codes (OC) generated by a multiport encoder/decoder (E/D) and an optical mode multiplexer/demultiplexer (MMUX/MDeMUX). We also analytically and experimentally evaluate the mode crosstalk tolerance as a function of the LP<sub>01</sub> and LP<sub>11</sub> modes.
This paper describes summary and recent achievements of Lambda Utility Project, which is one of the major Photonic Network R&D Projects supported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) and National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) Japan.
We show that, in addition to a stable single soliton, a dispersion-managed system can also support stable bi-solitons. The system parameters in which the bi-solitons can exist are also studied. In addition, we propose novel error preventable line-coding schemes in which binary data are assigned to bi-solitons and single dispersion-managed solitons. By using the schemes, impairments arising from intra-channel interactions can be drastically reduced compared with the conventional scheme for the same bit rate.
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Bounds, Boardman, Carradine, Chapman, Clarke, Fletcher, Godbey, Hills, Law, Lincicome, Morrisen, Wesley and more.
Black, E. W.: Where Are The Dead?
Jernigan, C. B.: Entire Sanctification From the Prairie Schooner to a City Flat Pioneer Days of the Holiness Movement, etc.
Lincicome, Forman: Behold The Man Doubles of the Bible, The Enemies of the Home Lot in Sodom, A Soul, The Three D's of the Sanctified, The Tribute To Mothers, A World's Greatest, The What Is Your Life?
Sweeten, Howard W.: Must We Sin?
Williams, Lewis Milton: Where Art Thou?
Wimberly, Charles F.: Is The Devil a Myth?
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After two days of intense negotiations, airlines at Philadelphia International Airport and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) reached an agreement on "labor peace" language in a new five- to seven-year lease with the city.
Beginning July 1, about 2,000 workers employed by airline subcontractors, including skycaps, wheelchair attendants, aircraft cabin cleaners, and baggage handlers, will be paid $12 an hour, in keeping with a "living wage" standard approved by Philadelphia voters in May 2014. The workers now earn as little as $7.75 an hour plus tips.
The airlines, led by American Airlines, agreed to lease terms that support workers' rights to join labor unions and that ensure the wage standard will be enforced with airline subcontractors.
A City Council committee approved a bill Thursday enabling the city to execute the lease. It will be voted on by the full Council on Thursday.
"We worked with both the city and the SEIU to come up with provisions that we could all live with and be happy with," said Michael Minerva, American Airlines vice president of government and airport affairs.
The lease states that airlines will not oppose union-organizing efforts by the subcontracted workers. The 22 airlines serving Philadelphia airport agreed to send letters to their contractors, pledging "not to terminate agreements with any contractors if their employees elect to organize. That's a new commitment that American and the other airlines are making," Minerva said.
Gabriel Morgan, vice president of SEIU Local 32BJ, said: "We think this is a great deal for our union, and for workers at the airport."
Many airport workers employed directly by the airlines and the city are union members. And the SEIU is trying to organize the low-paid airline subcontractor employees.
"Contractors at the airport who have routinely been violating the law will now be required to follow all federal and local labor laws, or else lose their contracts," Morgan said. "The airlines have really stepped forward and said, 'We're going to make sure our contractors are following the law.' It's a historic first step."
The interfaith clergy group POWER, which has held prayer vigils and demonstrations in support of the subcontracted workers, supports the new lease agreement.
The airlines adopted language that satisfies a "labor peace" ordinance approved by City Council in December.
"For the SEIU, it was having a clear signal out there from American, as the largest airline," Minerva said. American transports 70 percent of the passengers in Philadelphia.
"The SEIU's concern was the subcontractors were afraid to organize because American, or the other airlines, would not like that and would retaliate," Minerva said. "So we agreed to issue a letter to our vendors, saying that we support union organization and we won't terminate a company just because their workers organize."
American, as a "heavily unionized company, takes pride in our employee and union relations," Minerva said.
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Please provide FHitResult SweepResult in OnComponentEndOverlap() similar to OnComponentBeginOverlap(). SweepResult.Component.Get() and SweepResult.Item allow to get instance index for UHierarchicalInstancedStaticMeshComponent or UInstancedStaticMeshComponent. Without SweepResult it is impossible to determine instance index that stopped overlapping.
I have entered a feature request to have a FHitResult added to the OnComponentEndOverlap() function (UE-24841).
Wow, thank you. Happy New Year!
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Stephen M. Irwin is an Australian screenwriter, novelist, actor and filmmaker based in Brisbane.
Stephen wrote and directed a number of short films, including award winning shorts Car Pool (Best Comedy, St Kilda Short Film Festival 2007) and Ascension (Best Short Film, Sci-Fi-London 2008). He has written and directed documentaries broadcast on Australian television, and has been engaged as a writer of Australian series drama.
Stephen has most recently written the acclaimed murder-mystery series Secrets & Lies, following the story of a man who finds the body of a murdered boy, quickly becoming the prime suspect.
Interested in Stephen M. Irwin or contacting the screenwriters?
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To the Editor: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were more at risk of hospitalisation, admission to intensive care units and death during the 2009 influenza A pandemic than non-Indigenous Australians.1 We conducted a descriptive analysis of our response to the pandemic at Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service (Winnunga) — an Aboriginal community controlled health service in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, which provides comprehensive primary health care to more than 3500 patients per year. Data were sourced from the Winnunga electronic patient record system, pathology laboratories and ACT Health. The Winnunga Board approved this analysis and report for publication.
In May 2009, we implemented the pre-existing Winnunga influenza pandemic plan, working closely with ACT Health and the ACT Division of General Practice. We enhanced infection control, implemented influenza testing procedures, initiated electronic data collection and obtained oseltamivir from the ACT stockpile to dispense on site. We adapted ACT Health pandemic protocols to create a flow chart appropriate for Winnunga, with approval from the ACT Chief Health Officer. This involved using clinical discretion to decide whether to dispense oseltamivir to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with mild illness, and included the provision to supply prophylactic oseltamivir to high-risk household contacts, especially in overcrowded households. A plan was made to open an on-site influenza clinic, but this was not necessary.
Increased testing for influenza commenced in late May. The first patient with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza was identified on 1 July (Box). Of the 168 nasal swabs tested for influenza by polymerase chain reaction analysis, 52 (31%) were positive for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza. In addition, six Winnunga patients tested positive at other locations. In late July, testing guidelines changed and laboratory testing was no longer recommended for most patients with influenza-like illness.2 Consequently, we did not identify test-positive cases past the beginning of August. The actual number of cases of pandemic influenza that occurred in Winnunga patients is unknown.
Of the 58 patients who tested positive, 54 were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, 28 were male, and 47 were ACT residents. The mean age was 22 years (range, 0–62 years), 31 patients were aged under 20 years and four patients were pregnant. There was one overnight hospitalisation.
During July, Winnunga accounted for 8% (44/551) of all notified pandemic influenza cases in the ACT — more than expected based on patient numbers alone. However, more testing may have been done at Winnunga than at other organisations because of our high-risk population.
In July and August, 13% (204/1604) of all presenting patients at Winnunga had an influenza-like illness. There were 229 recorded episodes of influenza-like illness between May and November with a sharp peak in July and a smaller peak in August (Box).
Oseltamivir dispensing commenced 1 week before identification of the first patient who tested positive, and corresponded with episodes of influenza-like illness (Box). A total of 107 courses of oseltamivir were dispensed to 33 children and 74 adults. Clinical risk factors other than Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status were recorded for 47 of these patients. Oseltamivir dispensed to Winnunga patients at other locations was not included in our analysis. We do not know whether oseltamivir made a difference in reducing severity of disease or preventing hospitalisations in our patients.
During July and August 2009, pandemic influenza created an increased workload at Winnunga. Although there were some staff absences due to pandemic influenza, these were short and did not significantly affect clinical functions. Pandemic influenza in patients was also not as severe as planned for. A more severe pandemic would place a significant burden on our already busy Aboriginal medical service.
A pre-existing influenza pandemic plan, internal public health capacity, good working relationships with local health agencies, on-site dispensing and service-specific protocols were important features of our response to the 2009 pandemic. Vaccination for influenza is being strongly promoted at Winnunga in 2010.
Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service, Canberra, ACT.
1. Kelly H, Mercer GN, Cheng AC. Quantifying the risk of pandemic influenza in pregnancy and Indigenous people in Australia in 2009. Euro Surveill 2009; 14 (5): pii=19441. http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19441 (accessed Jan 2010).
2. Guest C. Management of suspected cases of H1N1 influenza ’09 in the ACT. Update – 21 July 2009. Canberra: ACT Health, 2009. http://www.actdgp.asn.au/content/Document/July%202009/Letter%20GP%2021%20July%20Final.pdf (accessed Apr 2010).
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This years theme for the Absurdly Formal Venture Ball is Under the Big Top!
Come join the Denver Area Council Venture Officers Association for their Annual Absurdly Formal Venture Ball (AFVB) on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Donald E. Scott Colorado Adventure Point, 10455 W. 6th Avenue, Ste 150, Denver CO 80215! Colorado Adventure Point is located on the west side of Hamilton Scout Headquarters. The theme this year is "Under the Big Top". The dress will be circus themed (Class A's are ok).
Cub Scouts and their families are invited to join us from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. We will have games, snacks, GAGA ball, and a whole lot of fun for the entire family.
Then the fun begins! Rock climbing, welding, shooting sports, music and even more, it's bound to be a blast and it lasts from 8:30 pm - 12:00 am. Dinner is included for the Venturers.
You don't want to miss out on all of the fun! So, don't delay, register today!!
Before 3/22/2019 a discount of $5.00 will apply to all Cub Scout and Family Registrants.
Before 3/22/2019 a discount of $5.00 will apply to all Venturer Registrants.
While there are no refunds for this event, we do expect it to book in full quickly. It at a later date you are unable to attend, please be courteous and contact the Scout office so that someone else might attend in your place.
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Rideworx began with one persons lifelong obsession with motorcycles and a dream to build a hub for all bikers to share. Rideworx have a passion for bikes, the look, feel, power, noise, smell and more importantly the Ride. The knowledge available within our team will leave you without hesitation the confidence to purchase from Rideworx. Rideworx is an independent company, our aim is to make your experience as pleasurable and simple as possible.
With years of knowledge and experience in the retail sales of new and used motorcycles, it is possible for us to offer you that extra something special. Have a look around our online showroom, there is no hard sell, no forms to fill out, just take your time browsing and if you see something you like from our current stock simply add to cart and buy.
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Guarantee On Products (Jewelry) Made In House. If It Breaks I'll Fix It.
Custom Orders WelcomeDouble-click here to edit the text.
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Within the next 2 weeks, if the price is agreeable.
I am looking to rent or sell my property and wish to have it looking it's best, the house is a neutral barley white with white ceilings, with white woodwork. No paintwork is damaged, it just needs a spruce up.
The kitchen and bathroom do not need doing.
I hired Stuart to paint my house, Walls, Ceilings and Woodwork, so that I had options with the property regarding renting or selling, At the start of the job, I gave him the keys and I left him to get on with it, I popped in occasionally to check on the status, and any issues I had were rectified without quibble, Stuart did an excellent Job and I would happily hire him again and recommend him to others.
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This Old Blood Noise Fault Overdrive/Distortion is in mint condition.
Our friends over at Old Blood Noise Endeavors never seem to disappoint. The Fault is a versatile gain machine that can bring you from a little grit to full blown distortion in no time. You can cut or boost the Bass, Mids, and Treble, and boost the volume with the Volume knob. If you're looking for an overdrive, engage the bypass switch. If you want to take things up a notch, click the Gain 2 switch and get all out distortion.
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Glad to be away rather than home, but still don't think we'll win.
3-0 to palace, I always try to be upbeat with predictions.
More realistically, crap backwards/sideways passing until we're 2-0 down and then a purposeless sub on 76th minute.
a point would be good!
They'll simply want it more and most likely get it.
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Neurons communicate with electrical impulses called spikes. In the 1930s, scientists began to record spikes from individual neurons using small metal electrodes inserted into the brain. They observed neurons with activity rates of tens to hundreds of spikes per second, with each spike lasting a few milliseconds.1 The brain seemed to be buzzing with communication. Then in a 1968 review of microelectrode technology, the biomedical engineer David Robinson brought an important discrepancy to light. As electrodes are lowered into the brain, they should detect activity from any cell they come close to. In a typical recoding, this would theoretically amount to about 200 cells. Yet researchers were lucky to record from five cells per electrode insertion. Where were the rest of the neurons?
Many brushed these concerns aside—the low discovery rate might be due to tissue damage from the electrode, or because the recordings were made while the animal subjects were anesthetized. But Robinson’s insight was vindicated 30 years later as researchers began to make painstaking recordings from the inside of cells.1-3 They found that the majority of neurons in the cortex spike much less than the commonly reported 10-100 spikes per second, and that these high rates describe only the most active 3 to 20 percent of cells. It turns out that scientists had long failed to record from the majority of neurons in the brain, simply because they lacked the methods to detect them.
A small population of neurons fire hundreds or thousands of times more often than others.
Today we know that a large population of cortical neurons are “silent.” They spike surprisingly rarely, and some do not spike at all. Since researchers can only take very limited recordings from inside human brains (for example, from patients in preparation for brain surgery), they have estimated activity rates based on the brain’s glucose consumption. The human brain, which accounts for less than 2 percent of the body’s mass, uses 20 percent of its calorie budget, or three bananas worth of energy a day. That’s remarkably low, given that spikes require a lot of energy. Considering the energetic cost of a single spike and the number of neurons in the brain, the average neuron must spike less than once per second.4 Yet the cells typically recorded in human patients fire tens to hundreds of times per second, indicating a small minority of neurons eats up the bulk of energy allocated to the brain. The remaining neurons may fire a few times per minute or less. This energy budget puts limits on how much of the cortex can be engaged at once: In total, no more than 1 percent of neurons can be active. This may explain why our attention is so limited in scope—our brains can only allocate so many spikes to any given perception.
Why does the brain keep around a huge number of relatively inactive cells? The question is a hard one because while we know that spikes translate into our perception of the world, we’re still far from knowing how.5 This translation is referred to as the neural code, and neuroscientists have been trying to crack it for the past 100 years.
There are two extremes of neural coding: Perceptions might be represented through the activity of ensembles of neurons, or they might be encoded by single neurons. The first strategy, called the dense code, would result in a huge storage capacity: Given N neurons in the brain, it could encode 2N items—an astronomical figure far greater than the number of atoms in the universe, and more than one could experience in many lifetimes. But it would also require high activity rates and a prohibitive energy budget, because many neurons would need to be active at the same time. The second strategy—called the grandmother code because it implies the existence of a cell that only spikes for your grandmother—is much simpler. Every object in experience would be represented by a neuron in the same way each key on a keyboard represents a single letter. This scheme is spike-efficient because, since the vast majority of known objects are not involved in a given thought or experience, most neurons would be dormant most of the time. But the brain would only be able to represent as many concepts as it had neurons.
Theoretical neuroscientists struck on a beautiful compromise between these ideas in the late ’90s.6,7 In this strategy, dubbed the sparse code, perceptions are encoded by the activity of several neurons at once, as with the dense code. But the sparse code puts a limit on how many neurons can be involved in coding a particular stimulus, similar to the grandmother code. It combines a large storage capacity with low activity levels and a conservative energy budget.
Sparse coding is considered one of the great triumphs of theoretical neuroscience, as its predictions are in stunning agreement with real data. In a 1996 paper, the neuroscientists Bruno Olshausen and David Field trained an artificial neural network to “learn” images. Their network was constrained to a sparse code by limiting the number of neurons active at any given time, and requiring that the information each neuron encoded be maximally independent from that encoded by other neurons. Under these constraints, the artificial neurons extracted information from images in the exact way that real neurons in the visual cortex do: by spiking for local edges with a particular form. In the brain, neuroscientists believe these edges first reassemble into shapes and textures, then eventually into the perceptions of specific concepts like faces, bowties, and boats. The visual world gets ripped apart into its primary elements before meaning is layered on as information rises through increasingly specialized brain regions.
The sparse coding strategy explains why some neurons spike extremely rarely: They encode very specific information. But it doesn’t explain why a small population of neurons fire hundreds or thousands of times more often than others. This can partially, but not fully, be explained by the diversity of cell types—some neuron classes simply spike more than others. But even among excitatory cells, the most common neuron class, there is a dramatic activity imbalance. This disparity might represent two separate coding strategies: A small, active population might make a rapid “best guess” for enabling more immediate responses, while the quiet population refines this into a specific perception. Think of all the times you thought you caught an ominous figure out of the corner of your eye, only to realize it was a coat rack.
The quiet neurons might be doing more than refining perceptions. Though they spike infrequently, we know from intracellular recordings that they still receive inputs from other neurons, which causes their membrane voltages to fluctuate. The sum of these fluctuations and spikes constitute what’s commonly known as brain waves. Over the past 15 years scientists have begun to amass evidence that these brain waves play an active role in information processing, shunting some neural inputs while enhancing others, for example, or altering the timing of spikes. This suggests that spikes are not the sole information-carrying signal in the brain, and that, in turn, the “inactive” neurons are doing much more than it seems.
If this is true, we really do have latent mental capabilities, as suggested by the 10 percent myth. They are more prosaically referred to as learning.
Kelly Clancy studies neuroscience as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Basel, in Switzerland. Previously, she roamed the world as an astronomer and served with the Peace Corps in Turkmenistan. She won the 2014 Regeneron Prize for Creative Innovation for her work designing drug-free brain therapies.
1. Shoham, S., O’Connor, D.H., & Segev, R. How silent is the brain: Is there a “dark matter” problem in neuroscience? Journal of Comparative Physiology A 192, 777–784 (2006).
2. Henze, D.A., et al. Intracellular features predicted by extracellular recordings in the hippocampus in vivo. Journal of Neurophysiology 84, 390–400 (2000).
3. de Kock, C.P., Bruno, R.M., Spors, H., & Sakmann, B. Layer- and cell-type-specific suprathreshold stimulus representation in rat primary somatosensory cortex. The Journal of Physiology 581, 139–154 (2007).
4. Lennie, P. The cost of cortical computation. Current Biology 13, 493–497 (2003).
5. Olshausen, B.A. & Field, D.J. How close are we to understanding v1? Neural Computation 17, 1665–1699 (2005).
6. Olshausen, B.A. & Field, D.J. Emergence of simple-cell receptive field properties by learning a sparse code for natural images. Nature 381, 607–609 (1996).
7. Bell, A. J. & Sejnowski, T. J. The “independent components” of natural scenes are edge filters. Vision Research 37, 3327–3338 (1997).
8. Margolis, D.J. et al. Reorganization of cortical population activity imaged throughout long-term sensory deprivation. Nature Neuroscience 15, 1539–1546 (2012).
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The Reader Bee: Sunday Confessions: Are you a Moody Reader?
Sunday Confessions: Are you a Moody Reader?
"Sunday Confessions is a weekly meme started by Marcie at To Read or Not to Read, as a way to get to share a bit about herself and also learning more about me and you. Sometimes its about books and book related topics and sometimes it's not. This is all in good fun and I would love it if you would participate.
Are you a moody reader?
Are you a moody reader? Leave a comment with a link to your post!
Ha, I saw you post this on Twitter and you made me join the meme when I only pledged to do the Saturday Wishlist one, lol.
I am so much a moody reader! I wish I wasn't, it makes it really hard to review, especially when authors send me things or I have galleys and ARCs that have to get reviewed by release dates.
Glad you decided to join Barbara! I loved your post!! LOL, you don't sound crabby at all!!
Marcie- I agree!!! Thanks for hosting for us!
I am definitely a moody reader. Sometimes I only want to a read a certain, particular story and that's it. And sometimes I get frustrated when it feels like I've been reading the same kinds over and over.
I feel a lot with the main characters, so I dont know if that counts.
Countdown to "City of Fallen Angels"!
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We're a normal group of homeschool parents and kids, just like you. And, just like you, we wanted a great place to buy (and sell) used books and curriculum. Boom! Here you go. HomeSchool Trading Post is a place for just that. It's the wild wild west out there in homeschool land, and it ain't easy gettin' good advice and reading lots of comments before you buy. So BOOM! Have fun shopping.
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Calling all animal lovers! The Houston Zoo will be with us for a wild night. Get up close and personal with some of your favorite animals. Kids receive a FREE Kid's Meal (4-count) when they wear their zoo animal costume.
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This weekend, 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate spoke at a gathering of the National Rifle Association. During her talk she stated, “If I were in charge, they would know that waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists.” That line was met with considerable applause from the crowd.
Although I have a lot of areas of disagreement with Sarah Palin’s former running mate, Senator John McCain of Arizona, one position that I did appreciate was his steadfast opposition to torture. Having served in Vietnam, we have been told that he experienced horrible treatment at the hands of his captors and thus knows firsthand of these loathsome practices. As such, McCain believes that America should not embrace the inhuman tactics of torture. Regrettably, it seems that Sarah Palin thinks otherwise.
Palin’s viewpoint seems to harken back to Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina who famously declared that anyone suspected of being a terrorist, whether proven or not, should not be afforded due process or legal protection under either the U.S. Constitution or international law.
Also, Sarah Palin doesn’t seem to understand that although torture can sometimes provide useful information, it can also be wildly unreliable as “people will say anything when subjected to intense pain“.
Not only are Palin’s comments on Saturday disturbing from the perspective of constitutional liberty and human rights, they also indicate a troubling theology.
Does she believe that we ought to forcibly baptize non-Christians? Are her thoughts a nod to the idea of conversion by the sword, the same practice that many on the right condemn some Muslims for enacting on their non-Muslim neighbors?
And shouldn’t most Christians be offended by the idea of comparing baptism, which many of us believe holds deep theological significance, to the loathsome torture of waterboarding? Do we honestly believe that baptism ought to be held up in the same light of simulated drowning?
Therefore, as they are an affront to both civil liberties and to Christianity, Sarah Palin’s comments regarding baptism by waterboarding must be completely and utterly repudiated.
Certainly some liberty-minded Republicans wish that Gary Johnson would return to the Republican fold. After all, he was elected as a Republican in New Mexico.
However, any memory of the 2012 Republican presidential primaries would make such a switch highly unlikely. For those who do not recall, Johnson first began his presidential run as a Republican in 2011. Despite being a fairly important former elected official and offering a memorable quip that several dogs created more “shovel ready” jobs than President Obama, he was only allowed to participate in two debates. In a party and media fueled catch-22, his poll numbers were low because he didn’t get much coverage. And as he didn’t get much coverage, his poll numbers could not improve.
In addition, former Governor Johnson has some philosophical differences too. Although marking himself as a strong fiscal conservative during his time in elected office, Gary Johnson holds a number of social views which put him at odds with the religious right wing of the Republican Party.
Now there are some Republican politicians who have used the Libertarian Party as a resting point before returning to the GOP. For example, 2008 Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr has since rejoined the Republican Party. Then again, I thought Barr a rather curious choice for the LP. Although I didn’t consider myself libertarian in 2008, given his previous support of the Patriot Act and the War in Iraq, I thought that I was more libertarian than Mr. Barr.
On the other hand, the Republican Party is still searching for an identity and unfortunately there is a sizable contingent of the leadership that is openly hostile to libertarians and conservatives.
So, it should be interesting to see when and if Gary Johnson kicks off his presidential campaign. I assume that if he runs as a Libertarian again, it should increase public understanding and membership in the LP.
As many of you may know, for the last year and a half I have been attending the RISE United Methodist Church in Harrisonburg, VA. To tell you just a little about the church, although it serves the entire population, it focuses heavily on the area college students.
Well, at the service last Sunday, the church announced that it is going through a period of considerable financial difficulty. I’m sure that this comes as sad news to many, as RISE has had a positive impact on the spiritual development of so many individuals in the Harrisonburg community, myself included.
I know that many of us are struggling in the current economy and funds are often at a premium. However, if you could spare a few dollars to aid this church, this family, I’m sure it would be greatly appreciated.
If you feel so moved, please visit the RISE website to offer what you can or…better yet, stop into the RISE house on 690 S. Mason Street (the intersection of Mason and historic Cantrell).
RISE has given so much to so many and so today I humbly ask my friends and neighbors to help support her in her time of need.
This weekend, the Republican Party will be holding their sixth district convention in Botetourt County. The details are as follows: It will be taking place on Saturday, April 26th, 10:00 A.M. at the Lord Botetourt High School located on 1435 Roanoke Road in Daleville, Virginia. One of the main purposes of this gathering is to elect a chairman of the regional party. As previously mentioned, they will choose between current chairman Wendell Walker and former Speaker of the House of Delegates Vance Wilkins. Representative Bob Goodlatte does not have an intra-party challenger (though if he did, that contest would have taken place in a primary at a later date).
Then, on May 3rd, the Libertarian Party will be holding a sixth district convention of their own. This convention will be held on Saturday, May 3rd, starting at noon at the Macado’s restaurant at 30 North Main Street in Lexington, Virginia. One of the major features of this gathering will be to determine who, if anyone, will be the Libertarian nominee to run against Representative Goodlatte. For the record, the Libertarian Party last ran a candidate in the 6th in 2010. It would not be surprising to see the party field a challenger, especially given that there is not a Democratic candidate in the race.
Thus far I have received no word on whether the Democratic Party will be holding a sixth district convention in the near future or if they have already done so.
Exciting political times here in the central western portion of Virginia!
Currently, the News Virginian, a newspaper based out of Waynesboro, is holding an online poll to gauge support for the various 2014 U.S. Senate candidates. The poll includes all four of the Republican options, Democratic Senator Mark Warner, and Libertarian Robert Sarvis.
So what does the poll show? Currently, Robert Sarvis easily tops the voting with 61.3% of the vote. Mark Warner comes in second at 21.8%. Ed Gillespie leads the Republican field with 13.2% and Shak Hill, the most well-known alternative to Gillespie, is farther behind at 2.5%. Both Chuck Moss and Tony DeTora do not crack the 1% mark.
Robert Sarvis at the 2014 Virginia Libertarian state convention.
Although the poll doesn’t display how many people have voted thus far, nor can it be declared scientific and thus accurate by any stretch of the imagination, it still holds some interest.
Looking back to the Republican presidential primaries in 2008 and 2012, Ron Paul often won these internet contests with convincing margins, though I don’t recall him with the kind of lead Sarvis has in this poll. Nevertheless, he fared much better in the online world than the ballot box as liberty-minded voters are typically younger, more technologically connected, and this much more likely to participate in these kinds of polls.
Although it is exceedingly early in the race, if any candidate does reach or exceed the 60% mark on Election Day, it will most likely be incumbent Senator Warner. After all, the last time he ran in 2008, he crushed former Republican Governor Jim Gilmore 65% to 33.7%.
It is true that we won’t know who the Republican nominee will be until after the Virginia Republican Convention in June. However, most pundits and pollsters currently rate this race as fairly safely Democratic. If that trend holds, could Robert Sarvis see a surge in popularity as a protest vote against the major party candidates? I suppose the answer to that question depends on who the Republicans nominate, the unity or disarray of the GOP, the popularity of Mark Warner, and the strength of the Sarvis campaign over the next several months. Perhaps a taste of things to come, I have spoken with a multitude of activists across the state and it seems likely that there will be a revolt in the liberty wing of the Republican Party if Ed Gillespie is the party nominee; if that transpires, Sarvis could see a substantial increase in support.
Want to add your voice to the mix? Click on the link for the News Virginian’s website and cast your vote in this straw poll.
On April 15th, 2014, Andrew Schmookler and Joshua Huffman appeared on 550 AM WSVA to discuss the political issues of the day once again. The topics in this program covered: the issue of money in politics, climate change, and also featured Republican Senate candidate Shak Hill.
You can find the program in its entirety on the WSVA website.
Earlier today, the James Madison College Republicans hosted a picnic at Purcell Park in Harrisonburg. More than a dozen students along with a handful of activists gathered together in the warm spring day to socialize and discuss politics. The featured guest was Virginia State Senator Mark Obenshain of Harrisonburg. Two other elected officials also made an appearance: Harrisonburg/Rockingham Clerk of Court Chaz Evans-Haywood and Delegate Tony Wilt of Broadway.
In part, given my considerable involvement in politics during my time at the College of William & Mary, I very much appreciate political interest and involvement among university students. After all, who knows whom among us will be our future leaders? Many of the principles students learn during these years along with their civic involvement will go a long way toward crafting great citizens.
Today marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp located outside of Weimar, Germany. On April 11th, 1945 at 3:15 PM, American soldiers took the camp.
In the summer of 1999, while studying in Germany, I had the opportunity to visit both Weimar and Buchenwald. Although much of the original camp was destroyed, a portion of it still remains. I’d like to share a few photos I took back then in the hopes that the terrible crimes against liberty and humanity committed there might never be repeated or forgotten.
A few moments ago, I received an email from the Wasinger campaign regarding Barbara Comstock. For those unfamiliar with these names, Wasinger, Comstock, and a whole host of others are seeking the Republican nomination to the 10th congressional district of Virginia. This email includes the line, “Barbara Comstock voted for President Barack Obama in 2008.” As you might image, I found that idea curious. Why would a Republican openly admit to voting for a Democrat, especially one like Barack Obama.
Therefore, I did a little digging and discovered that Barbara Comstock did say that she voted for Barack Obama. However, it wasn’t in the general election, but rather the 2008 Democratic primary.
To offer you some perspective, Virginia has open primaries and so in any given election a voter can choose to vote in a Republican or a Democratic primary, but not both. I don’t know if you remember, but back in 2008 Rush Limbaugh encouraged his listeners to vote in the Democratic primaries in order to stir up trouble and prolong the process.
Now I am no stranger to voting in Democratic primaries. For example, in 2013 I voted for Ralph Northam. It wasn’t the general election, but rather the Democratic contest. I thought Northam would be better than Chopra in much the same way Comstock preferred Obama to Hillary Clinton.
However, the Republican Party of Virginia recently decided that if a Republican votes in a Democratic primary, he or she would be prohibited from participating in Republican activities. I believe such a move to be anathema to the principles of a free and open democratic republic like ours. In addition, if this rule had been in place in 2008, Barbara Comstock would have probably been expelled from the party, not won as seat in the House of Delegates in 2009 as a Republican, and thus it would be exceedingly unlikely that she would be seeking the Republican nomination in the 10th today.
If I lived in the 10th district, would Barbara Comstock be my choice? No. She and I disagree on a few important issues and the names on her list of endorsers raises more than a few red flags. However, to attack her for exercising what I believe is her civil right to vote for Barack Obama in an open Democratic primary, which her tax dollars helped fund, is absolutely ludicrous. Unfortunately, an increasing number of Republicans in Virginia have been swept up in such partisan madness.
I encourage you to take the time to educate yourself and don’t assume that everything you read is completely accurate or not skewed for political gain.
Gillespie: Big Government Has Won?
Earlier today, I stumbled across an article in the National Review entitled, “Has Big Government Won?” Written in 2003, during the Bush presidency, the author of the piece asks if the Republican Party has cast off all notions of a fiscally responsible, constitutionally limited government and instead embraced the idea of unrestrained federal power.
Now that the Bush era is over, some Republicans feel that they can finally admit that the party strayed tremendously from its supposed principles during this time. That realization is no great news story, although it is worth repeating and remembering in the wistful hope that it never happens again. However, I’d like to draw your attention to the man referenced in the beginning of the article, then Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie.
Some would say that it doesn’t matter as it was ten years in the past and Ed Gillespie no longer heads the RNC. However, it is relevant to our present times because Ed Gillespie is currently running for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in the state of Virginia. Therefore, what Virginia voters need to know is does he still embrace these opinions? Has big government won? On his website, he declares himself to be a conservative, and although conservatives come in a multitude of varieties, one would be hard-pressed to label embracing big government as anything approaching conservative.
A decade is long time and there is no doubt that political positions shift and change. But does Ed Gillespie still hold his previous opinions? Does he still believe that the Republicans should not fight against the expansion of federal power? And if the answer to these two questions is yes, can any voter who considers himself to be either conservative or libertarian support Mr. Gillespie for U.S. Senate?
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Professor Stenson earned her Sc.B. in mathematics from Brown University in 1994 and her M.S. and Ph.D. in mathematics from Cornell University in 1997 and 2001, respectively.
At Juniata, she has developed several courses, including Combinatorics, The Heart of Mathematics, and the Mathematics Seminar. She especially enjoys her work with undergraduate research students.
She was a 2001-2002 fellow of Project NExT, a program for new mathematics faculty sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America. She continues to work with the Section NExT program of the Allegheny Mountain Section of the MAA. She is a member of the MAA, the American Mathematical Society, and the Association for Women in Mathematics.
Professor Stenson's research interests include the combinatorics of polytopes and hyperplane arrangements and the applications of mathematics to biology and chemistry. She has published articles in Discrete and Computational Geometry and Chemical Physics Letters.
She is married to fellow math professor John Bukowski. They have two sons, David and Daniel, who are a source of endless entertainment.
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The fender of your Audi A4 ought to be intact to keep your automobile seem rad. When you never like the underchassis of your automobile to show, see to it that the Audi A4 fender is not about to tear off. Kicked-up rocks, mud splashes, and other abrasive components could truly ruin the wheel opening and even the braking mechanism; other frames such as the sides of the engine chamber could lose their protective panel.
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It was career week and most of the huge companies around town came over to talk about industry choices we had while scouting potential seniors running for honors with exceptional qualifier scores. Everybody wanted to be someone and seemed so sure to know what career option to choose. At first, I didn’t understand what it was I was feeling at the time, but it made me feel bad about the indecisions and on the lack of preference over and under.
Over coffee that afternoon I was on my usual quiet state walking past the walls of Intramuros. The smell of moisten grass complimented the descending sun in the west. The styro cup I was holding had bite marks on it, not realizing I was gnawing on its defenseless brim.
I confided my dilemma to her and she was not in a hurry to dispense any answers. She just sat there by the wide windows of the convenience store we found ourselves at, listening intently as if I was a puzzle to solve. I was waiting for some quirky punchlines to shrug off my bickering, but instead, she just pursed her lips and pointed her index finger on my forehead and said that she was not worried about me, that I should see what she was seeing. I decided from then on that I love convenience stores and wanted to kiss her in the mouth occasionally.
From then on we were buddies for life. There was nothing in the world that could separate us. I told her about this place where I used to go to that she should try out, and there, in the weeks that followed, we spent our nights and the little money we had on second-hand records and inexpensive chocolate bars while listening to unearthed B-sides with cigarettes. While it lasted it seemed endless. I liked the classics while she burrowed herself to punk rock. She always had good taste in music I respected her, while she thought I was over sentimental and coyed that I was too sad I should seek professional help. One time we crashed a party pretending we were distant cousins just to see how the other kids in the subdivisions did it. Then we drove around town in her brother’s stolen car talking about how terrible it was, but deep down we thought how nice it really was and confessed eventually that we envied them. We laughed about it and pretended more. But could only go on so far that we knew we’d run out of roads.
She always persisted to take the wheel, going round places getting nowhere in particular, persisted that we go to the sea and drink by the fire. The nights were colder then but we always knew we had something to warm us with.
Sometimes if we’re low on gas, we’d just walk down the creek if there was enough moonlight and sat on the low walls of the golf course. We were juveniles, and those blue summers nights were ours. Had we held them close enough it would burst and we’d explode along with it. We would hold no form, morph into invisible energy roaming in the air, carefree. We would be in different places at once, many drifting parts of us, multiplied experiencing simultaneous life episodes. We wouldn’t have to worry about being overwhelmed; we’d be shapeless.
I looked across the purple dusk in that sullen, dry tropical afternoon, listening intently to the singing of the wind. And even though I have tried so much to reconcile, mustering with all might in this exponential attempt to remember even the slightest of, I could not have achieved it. For I am the chapters read from a torn paperback, dog-eared, spine ripped and worn down. I will always remember her drinking from a paper cup, placing it under her lips, on queue after a drag from a cigarette in the streams of smoke. Her skin was the railways on her cheek for tears, deepened and mapped with heartaches. I told her to listen, to just listen, for there was nothing left to do but to just wait for the playing of a well-chosen soundtrack that could rescue.
She got out of the shower and stood by the doorway soaked. It was hard not to watch her body glisten in the light. She asked me about the fight, on why I over-reacted like that. Obviously, she was upset about the whole thing and I did not want to make matters worse, so I turned the other way. I told her that I didn’t mean to scare her and all, but it’s something that I did not have control over like how I was when I am around her sometimes. Like the polar caps in the heat of the sun, I guess we just simply melt away.
Lightheaded, I asked her if she can go to the front desk to get some fresh bandages and anesthetics. Miles Davis’ Blue in Green was on the static radio. I looked outside and noticed that the moon was a bit distant than the usual. It was turning out to be a really slow night.
She was always the wiser one.
I looked around trying to get some grip on what’s going on. My head still felt woozy from the sedatives and vodka I took. On the newsstands, some guy from the government was causing trouble in the south. I then skimmed the column and memorized the name on the byline and thought that the writer was one tough guy to be able to say things like that. And I wished wordlessly, that someday I could be as brave.
We sat down along the roadside by the line of shrubs under the canopy of the trees. The heat was gentle, and the dews were still present on the soft landings of the open leaves. We waited for the first bus trip while drinking cool stale water from our canteens and watching the day unfold. The wound from my head was starting to dry off, a bit painful still, but it was better. Across the benches, there was a sidewalk vendor selling herb oils and healing mantles, who signaled to me for a remedy, but I rather self-heal.
We bought a local wine to get us through the cold by the time we reach the highlands. This helpful advice was taken from an old commuter, whose business was to bring farm and household supplies to the villagers up north. He was a light-hearted fellow with a pair of shiny, rosy cheekbones. We thanked him for the tip and offered if we could buy him a bottle as well, but he respectfully declined and said that he does not drink while working. Instead, he offered his home to us in a couple of days during the cropping of the harvest. And then he added that we could also help out should we want to earn a few pesos or just for the experience. We said we would definitely consider that and thanked him once again for his generosity.
The day was ultimately different compared to the last few days. As if there was something grounded governing those mountains. I never felt so still in my life. And in those moments, I genuinely heard the voice of silence speaking to me, as the waves of the wind carried its message across, it was like an endless cradle of fleeting conversation with nature itself, it was inexplicably serene.
Then I surveyed the scenery around us, from the line of trees with their broken shadows cast on the road to the uneven terrains of the hillside, heaving deep breaths as I began to wonder if the thought of staying has ever occurred to her. And in the midst of this wandering contemplation I suddenly arrived at the conclusion which I have always known, that she was a runaway, and like the great mustangs in the west, she is always meant to run.
And so, I hid these and leaned against her shoulder thankful still.
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Postcodes in New South Wales dominate a new table showing the areas of the country where the highest numbers of residents are in arrears on their home loan payments.
The data, seen by the Daily Telegraph, shows that of the top 20 home loan trouble spots, 19 are in NSW.
Figures were compiled by the University of Western Sydney with funding from the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Other key findings showed that the number of people unemployed in some parts of Sydney has more than doubled in a year.
Findings from the Urban Research Centre showed that the areas of Fairfield and Liverpool are hardest hit by unemployment, with the jobless rate there hitting 10.5 per cent.
Prime minister Kevin Rudd has this week unveiled plans to give people legal aid to fight their case against their home loan provider if they fall into difficulty making payments.
The assistance will be made available to all Australians with a home loan up to the value of $500,000.
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Ah, the misunderstood face peel. Have you avoided doing one for fear of burning or damaging your skin? Does the term “peel” coupled with “face” make you want to run in the other direction? As with any new treatment you should always be cautious, but when done right, face peels can improve a number of skin issues, including acne, dullness and uneven skin tone and with amazing results. If you’re new to face peels or looking for a quick and easy option to your current products or spa treatments, then you’ll definitely want to try this all-natural tropical fruit enzyme alternative.
If you consider yourself health obsessed, then you've probably explored the coconut craze in one of its many forms: coconut water, coconut oil, or even the milk. We know how hydrating the water is, how versatile the oil can be, and how delicious the milk is in some of your favorite dishes, but what really makes coconut a superfood?
GOOD LIVING IS GLAM FOR ECO DIVA BEAUTY – Remember when our cleansers and moisturizers had to be white, creamy or foaming in order to be considered pure and effective? We’ve come a long way in what we seek in a skincare product. Natural, non-toxic brands have widened the texture and color spectrum with the mainstream use of rhassoul, pink and green clays, multi-colored botanical powders, and going as far on the dark side as possible with the application of charcoal for many different uses.
Do you dread post flight breakouts and dry skin? Recirculated air in airplanes draws moisture from wherever possible, creating a moisture-free environment that can throw off our skin's balance. Dry skin usually gets drier, and oily skin tends to get oilier to overcompensate for the conditions. On a recent trip to Chicago, I followed these simple steps and they worked wonderfully.
The weather has been divine in NYC this week, however I'm trying to stay a couple steps ahead of the forecast. Knowing that it will get chilly and the temps will be taking a dive again soon, I'm prepping my skin with one of my favorite must-have dry skin weapons: avocado. Prepared three ways, I'm going to protect against free radicals and inflammation (inside), infuse my skin with a nutrient packed mask (face), and slough off dead skins cells while moisturizing with a delicate scrub (body).
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Curtis Jewell has recently released Strawberry Perl 5.12.3.0 so I went ahead and built a package that also includes Padre 0.84, the latest source release on CPAN.
It is a zip file and there is no installer for it. You can download it from here.
Once downloaded, follow the instruction on that page.
Comments are welcome here or on the regular channels of Padre, the Perl IDE.
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Many children are arrested in the middle of the night from their homes. In some cases, children are also arrested close to settlements or roads used by the Israeli army and settlers, during clashes with the military, near the Wall, or at military checkpoints. The arrests are conducted by heavily armed soldiers during raids on villages and are usually described as terrifying. These night-time raids often occur within days of a stone-throwing incident directed at soldiers, military vehicles or vehicles used by settlers being reported.
Once a military convoy has entered a Palestinian village, pre-selected houses are surrounded and the occupants ordered to exit with their identity papers. The commanding officer will identify individuals for arrest from a pre-prepared list in his possession. Frequently no explanation or documentation is provided to the arrested person as to why they are being arrested or where they are being taken. Arrest warrants are almost never used. In the case of children, parents are mostly told that their child is “wanted” and will be returned “soon”. The arrest process is often accompanied by physical and verbal abuse, as well as damage to property during house searches.
Once identified for arrest, adults and children are usually blindfolded with their hands tied behind their backs using a single plastic tie. This form of restraint causes unnecessary pain and suffering over extended periods of time because it restricts the blood flow to the hands. The other members of the family will then be ordered back inside the house at gunpoint and the arrested child will be led away to a waiting military vehicle for transfer to an interrogation centre. The use of military incursions into Palestinian villages and night-time raids causes fear and intimidation throughout the targeted village. According to former Israeli soldiers, their purpose is to deter all forms of resistance and to pacify the local population.
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The newly-named PURE Insurance Championship will continue to bring together the legends of the game alongside top juniors from The First Tee. The tournament is an official PGA TOUR Champions event. It’s the first of its kind in which junior golfers from The First Tee play alongside PGA TOUR Champions players as well as amateurs. They compete for the pro-junior title at legendary Pebble Beach Golf Links and Poppy Hills Golf Course. The tournament is televised internationally on Golf Channel.
In its 15th year, more than 850 participants from The First Tee chapters have benefited from the opportunity to play in the tournament. PURE Insurance Championship is one of 10 national opportunities provided by The First Tee Headquarters to encourage and motivate young people as they progress through the program and toward high school graduation.
Eighty-one participants representing 51 chapters will compete in this year’s tournament. PGA TOUR players currently committed to compete in the PURE Insurance Championship include Paul Broadhurst and Michael Allen. Our very own Brayden Seguin was one of the participants selected to go participate in the tournament and finished with a top 10 finish.
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I know a dad that once bought his son a car because he had taken a turn for the better. Not very long after this, his son got a DUI with the car and the dad took it back and sold it. I don't blame the dad, and may have done the same, but often our gifts are more of a bonus or a reward, than an actual gift.
Many times when we give gifts to someone, it is based on their behavior or performance. If we can take it back, then it's not really a gift, and it was never truly theirs to begin with.
God does not take back His love, His gifts, or His calling of us no matter what we do. It is not based on our performance, or our behavior, though we should try and live right. He did not call us, or give us the gifts in our life because we were good. It is because He is good, and He is faithful to keep His promises.
When I was young, God told me to prepare myself because one day I would be in the ministry, and I would be a teacher of His word. This was over twenty-five years ago when I was in my late teens.
After years of preparing for ministry, attending Bible college after work, getting a degree, studying, praying, fasting, there was a train wreck right in the middle of it. I went through a long drawn out divorce and it got really ugly, but I knew when I started contemplating ending it all, that it was time for change.
I resolved to just make the best of what was left of my life and forgot about ministry altogether. One day while praying this verse came to mind and I heard: 'What I have told you, I will do.' I was pretty sure that I had ruined God's plan for me, but I just wrote it in my journal and waited to see what would happen.
In time I was herded into ministry like cattle through a loading chute. Now here I am writing this and looking back through a string of unplanned jobs, it appears that He equipped and trained me for this along the way. Like Joseph, the things that I went through only brought me closer to His goal. He keeps His promises.
No matter what you have done in your life, the same gifts, the same calling, the same love, is still there. It is only dormant. Don't distance yourself from God because you think that you messed it up. When God gives us something, it comes with no strings attached, and He does not take it back. When your life is submitted to Him, the things that you are going through will only bring you closer to His goal.
Prayer: Heavenly Father I thank You for all that You do for me. My life has taken unexpected twists and turns, but here I am Lord, ready to serve You as best I can. Take me, use me, speak to me and through me, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.
How true this is, Pastor Dion. i have lived this message and am presently awaiting God's direction for the next move. Praise the Lord He doesn't change!
Amen! Father, I just thank You. I am so grateful for Your Word, The Holy Bible.
Dear Father I trust You and believe in Your designs, sometimes I feel You have forgotten me but I keep trusting Your will. Speak and lead me to be what You want me to be. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
Thank you Pastor, I needed this message. God bless you.
Thank you Lord for your everlasting gifts.
Thank You Lord, for not givng up on me, even when I give up on myself. My life is in Your Hands.
Thank you for this message today. I too have experience this sort of thing in my life. Where I thought I had messed up so bad that God could never forgive me or use me or give me the desires of my heart. As soon as I got back on track and began reading His word on a Daily basis, praying always for His will in my life, He directed my path for His Glory and ultimately for my good. God always works out everything that we go through for our good. He teaches us valuable lessons along the way and stremgthens us as He teaches us. I am not the same person I was 15 years ago. I have experience God giving me the desires of my heart without me actually asking for any of these things. God is so amazing and worthy of all of our Praise!!!
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Neat display piece! Does not work. 15" tall.
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