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The FDA said it uncovered a second and unexpected cancer-causing impurity in three batches of the blood pressure medicine valsartan that were sold by Torrent Pharmaceuticals.
The testing, which was triggered by an inspection of the Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical plant in China in 2017, has led to a number of recalls of the popular drug.
In its latest update of the ongoing investigation, the regulatory agency said the newest impurity to be found was N-Nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA), which is a known animal and suspected human carcinogen. The products tested were included in Torrent’s recall last month.
“As we continue to investigate the root cause of the impurities found in products that contain valsartan, our scientists are testing these products to better understand these impurities and to ensure they’re not present in other products,” Scott Gottlieb, M.D., FDA commissioner, said in a statement. “We’re also taking steps to make sure we’re providing stringent oversight of manufacturing processes to reduce the likelihood that impurities could be introduced into other products.”
The agency has said the tainted drug may have been on the market for years, and it will continue to update its list (PDF) of more than a dozen products that were sold in the U.S. that have been recalled.
Earlier this summer, the European Medicines Agency said that Huahai had told them it had identified NDMA in valsartan sold in the European market.
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Jan, Sajjad Ullah & Anwar, Mumtaz Ali (2013). Collaborative Research in Economics in Pakistan: The Case of Pakistan Development Review from 1973 to 2009. Library Philosophy & Practice
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As an enthusiast who also loves a bargain, I’ve noticed some great automotive values coming out of Canada lately. With the current strength of the U.S. dollar in comparison to the Canadian dollar, it’s no wonder that some Canadians are opting to sell their collectible cars on sites like Bring a Trailer, which cater primarily to U.S. buyers.
But how difficult is it to import a car from Canada to the U.S.? The short answer is, it can be pretty easy and painless—especially if the car is at least 25 years old. My recent experience importing my “accidental” purchase went rather smoothly.
TIP #1: You have to buy or sell the car in Canada
If you think it’s going to be easier to cross the border and do paperwork after the fact, think again. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection guidelines make it clear that you need to present all your documentation at the border upon entry. That means the bill of sale and any ownership documents need to be sorted (presumably with payment) before driving or towing the car stateside. For you Canadians looking to sell a car, make sure the buyer knows this. Penalties for non-compliance with import laws can get your car seized, and you do not want that.
TIP #2: The magic number is 25 (years), and it is based on the car’s manufacture date.
My car is a 1987 Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL, manufactured in November 1986, so it is well beyond the 25-year criteria. I noticed it early during its seven-day auction cycle, thanks to its unusual green color (I like green cars), but I didn’t look at it seriously until the last day of the auction.
About five minutes prior to the end of the auction, I saw that the car was sitting at only $3600, which seemed really cheap for what appeared to be a very clean car with only 53,000 miles. I assumed the reserve to be much higher than that, so I decided to help things along with a $4000 bid with about two minutes to go. Just before the auction ended, a new bidder appeared and outbid me at $4126, which automatically extended the auction by two minutes. I placed another bid at $4500, still thinking that we surely must be far from the reserve, then I watched the clock wind down without a counter bid, and I was declared the winner.
I was excited to have won this car at what seemed to be a great price. Then reality hit as I realized that: 1) I’d just bought a car—sight unseen—that was in another country, and 2) I needed to have “the conversation” with my spouse, since I had just purchased another car without discussing it first. I decided to look at this as an adventure, and I figured it’s easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.
The seller and I talked on the phone shortly after the auction ended on a Thursday afternoon, and we decided that the following Thursday would be the best day for me to pick up the car. Over the next couple of days, I booked a Wednesday one-way flight from Dallas to Toronto and booked a hotel for that night so that I could pick up the car first thing Thursday morning and immediately hit the road for Texas.
TIP #3: Allow additional time for international wire transfers, or be prepared to carry cash.
I went to my bank on Monday morning to wire the purchase price to the seller. I’ve dealt with domestic wire transfers plenty of times in the course of my business, so I didn’t expect any issues here. However, I was informed that since this was considered an international wire transfer, it could take up 3–5 business days for the funds to show up in seller’s account. Even after escalating the issue, no one could assure me that the funds would be in seller’s account by the time I arrived in Toronto on Thursday to pick up the car. Clearly this was not acceptable, so I withdrew the $4500 in cash, caught an Uber to the airport, and flew to Toronto.
TIP #4: Make sure you have proof of insurance, a valid license plate or temporary permit, and means to secure said plate/permit in a visible manner.
On Thursday morning, the seller, Peter, picked me up at the hotel, and we went to the garage where the car was stored, next to his 1991 BMW M5. The M5 was also for sale (although it was very tempting, I had to remain focused on the task at hand). I took a quick look at the Mercedes, which was even better than I expected. Then we went to Peter’s bank to deposit the cash and sign paperwork, before heading back to the garage to get my new 30-year-old car.
I’d printed a temporary transit permit before I left Texas. There were several types of permits available on www.txdmv.gov ; I selected the least-expensive option, the Texas One-Trip Permit, which was valid for 15 days and cost $9.75. I placed the permit in the rear window, but I forgot to bring some tape to secure it in a visible position. Peter said that his house was just a few blocks away, on my way out of town, so he suggested we stop there to get some tape.
We were less than a block away when I saw flashing red lights in my rearview mirror. I turned the corner and parked in front of Peter’s house, followed by a Toronto police officer. The officer informed me that he pulled me over because there was no visible license plate on the car. I explained that I had just bought the car that morning and pointed to the temporary transit permit laying down inside the rear window. He said that it was not visible, so that was a violation. Peter approached and further explained that we were on our way to his house right across the street, specifically for the purpose of getting some tape to secure the permit in a more visible position.
The officer asked for my license and proof of insurance. I handed him my Texas driver’s license and explained that although the car was insured as of that morning, I did not have the insurance card in hand (I didn’t know at the time that Hagerty had emailed the proof of insurance card to me; I hadn’t checked my email yet). The officer frowned on that, but Peter mentioned that his insurance was still in effect and offered to go inside his house across the street and get proof. This satisfied the officer, and he went on his way. Peter gave me a few bottles of Canadian water for my trip, then I headed towards the U.S.-Canada border.
TIP #5: Call the local U.S. customs and border protection office before you go.
Before I left Texas, I called the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Buffalo office. There is a dedicated phone line for those who are importing a motor vehicle—716-843-8348—and a recorded message contained helpful info including which bridges to use, hours of operation, required paperwork, etc.
TIP #6: Have all your forms completed to the best of your knowledge, and print them on letter-size paper.
I drove up to the first available gate, provided my passport, and informed the officer that I am a U.S. citizen who just purchased this car in Canada and am importing it to the U.S. for personal use. He asked if the car was registered; I pointed to the temporary transit permit in the rear window. He told me to drive forward and turn to the left, and another officer would direct me to a parking space and then inside the building. Once inside the building, I provided the officer at the front desk with my paperwork (Canadian registration for the car, bill of sale, DOT form HS-7, EPA form 3520).
Be sure to get the DOT and EPA forms stamped before you leave the customs office. One member of the Hagerty editorial team, upon importing a car, was told the forms don’t need to be stamped because the car is exempt, which is incorrect. This came back when he tried to register the car, as most states require the forms to issue a title, even though the import was approved by Customs and Border Protection. This resulted in an extra trip to the nearest CBP office and much unneeded stress.
Although it’s not necessary to have the DOT and EPA forms filled out before you arrive, it can speed up the process. I had the DOT and EPA forms mostly completed except for the customs info at the top. I had printed the DOT form on legal paper, as it appeared to be sized for that; the officer said that although the form was much more legible on legal paper, he had never seen it printed that way, so he had me fill out the form again on letter-size paper.
I was then instructed to take a seat while they reviewed my documents. About 15 minutes later, the officer called me to the desk and instructed me to follow him upstairs and pay the duty owed. The duty was calculated as 3 percent of the first $1,000 of purchase price, then 2.5 percent of the remainder: ($1000 x 3%) + ($3500 x 2.5%) = $117.50.
I read on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website that “as a returning U.S. resident, you may apply your $800 CBP exemption and those of accompanying family members toward the value of the vehicle if it: accompanies your return, is imported for personal use, and was acquired during the journey from which you are returning. For CBP purposes, a returning U.S. resident is one who is returning from travel, work, or study abroad. After the exemption has been applied, a flat duty rate of 3 percent is applied toward the next $1,000 of the vehicle’s value. The remaining amount is dutiable at the regular duty rate.”
The regular duty rate for automobiles is listed on the same page of the website as 2.5 percent but a whopping 25 percent for imported trucks. Based on this formula, I should have been charged $97.50: (1000 x 3%) + (2700 x 2.5%) = $97.50. I asked the officer about the $800 exemption, and he told me that applies only toward personal items, not vehicles. Even though I believe he was clearly wrong, I decided not to push it since it was only a $20 difference. And he had a gun.
After payment of the $117.50 duty (they accept cash and credit cards), he returned my paperwork, having stamped the DOT and EPA forms and added form CBP 7501 and said I was free to go. Total time: 40 minutes.
I tried to get a photo of the car with Niagara Falls in the background, but I couldn’t get close enough, so I continued on. After a stop in Akron, Ohio, to visit a private car collection and have dinner at Luigi’s, I continued on to my mom’s house in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I spent Friday with Mom, found her lost dog (Randy apparently likes to ride in the back seat of the Benz), got a new set of Michelins (the previous set of tires had good tread, but they were 13 years old), and went to visit my brother in Lake Pleasant. On Saturday morning I drove to Noblesville, Indiana, to visit my sister and family before arriving at a friend’s house in Memphis late Saturday night.
TIP #7: Call your local authorities ahead of time and ask if they require any additional forms or procedures.
The next morning I headed to Graceland for a photo op, then I was back on the road. After a couple of gas stops, I was home in Dallas at 6:15 p.m. The car ran great the entire trip, with no issues whatsoever. It’s definitely a different driving experience compared to my Porsche and BMW, as this car seems to float down the road, but it was a very comfortable journey with cold A/C throughout. I had driven a total of 3,100 kilometers—1,926 miles—but I wasn’t done yet. I still had to deal with the State of Texas.
On Monday afternoon, I took these forms to the Dallas County Tax Assessor’s office to title and register the car: Ontario registration, bill of sale, stamped DOT form HS-7, stamped EPA form 3520, stamped CBP form 7501, Application for Texas Title form 130-U, Application for Antique License Plate form VTR-54, and proof of insurance. After waiting in line for 15 minutes, I presented my forms to the clerk. He looked through the paperwork, then walked away to talk to another employee. After a lengthy discussion amongst the employees they determined I needed form VTR-68-A, Law Enforcement Identification Number Inspection. For imported vehicles or those with a non-standard VIN, many other states require a similar form where a police officer confirms the serial number and does a basic safety inspection.
Another five minutes in line and another clerk told me they no longer have that form and suggested I call the Dallas Police Department Auto Theft Unit and schedule an appointment for a VIN certification, then an officer would complete the form. Time spent: 45 minutes. (Yes, that’s five minutes longer than at the U.S.-Canada border. And I still wasn’t finished.)
I went out to the car to call the DPD Auto Theft Unit, and I was told that VTR-68-A appointments are scheduled only on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 8–10 a.m. Fortunately there was an 8:30 appointment available the next day, so I took it. I was told that if I was late, even a minute, they would no longer honor my appointment time. And my driver’s license must be valid and indicate my current address. Time spent: 10 minutes.
First thing Tuesday morning, I headed across town for my 8:30 a.m. I left early to ensure that I wouldn’t be late. Traffic is typically horrible at that time of morning, but I made it with 10 minutes to spare. An officer came out to the parking lot, looked at the car, asked for the keys and my driver’s license, and drove the car inside to do whatever it is they do to “certify the VIN.” After a long wait, I received a completed form. Time spent: 1 hour.
Later that morning, I headed back to the Dallas County Tax Assessor’s office and waited in line again to re-present my documents, along with the newly-acquired VTR-68-A. The process went more smoothly this time, and I was presented with a bill for $339, which includes a $13 title application fee, $20 Texas Mobility Fund fee, $281.25 state sales tax, $10 antique plate fee, $10 county road bridge add-on fee, and $4.75 processing and handling fee. Time spent: 30 minutes.
All in all, the process to import a 25-year-old (or older) car from Canada to the U.S. was surprisingly easy, even though the State of Texas was a royal pain to deal with, as always. All I needed to get the car into the country was:
Bill of sale
Temporary U.S. transit permit or license plate
DOT form HS-7
EPA form 3520
Cash or credit card to pay import duty
Time and dollars spent with U.S. Customs: 40 minutes, $117.50.
And this is what I needed to get the car titled/registered/plated in Texas:
Bill of sale
Stamped DOT form HS-7
Stamped EPA form 3520
Stamped CBP form 7501
Application for Texas Title form 130-U
Application for Antique License Plate form VTR-54
Law Enforcement Identification Inspection Form VTR-68A
Proof of insurance
Valid Texas driver’s license with current address
Cash or check to pay fees (they will accept credit cards, but charge an additional fee to do so)
Lots of patience
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Pop! Review: Earth Day 2018 Wall-E (Box Lunch Exclusive)
For today’s Pop! Review, I’m going to take a look at the special Earth Day Wall-E, which was released by Box Lunch stores here in the US the week preceding Earth Day. Featuring Wall-E holding up the plant he found and safely placed in a boot, this proved to be a very hard Pop! to get, as he sold out within minutes online and people going to the Box Lunch stores had to wait for hours at some locations to guarantee getting one. Let’s check him out.
The one thing interesting about this Pop! is that it was made partially from recycled materials. The figure is comprised of 20% recycled material, with the box at 80%. Additionally, the window itself is 100% recyclable. This does make for a bit of a flimsy box, so “mint” in box collectors could have a hard time finding a perfect box. Indeed, none of the ones I was able to get in store for my friends and I were 100% perfect… and I watched the Box Lunch employees take them directly out of the master case. However, being that I don’t care about small imperfections on a piece of flimsy cardboard protecting a plastic toy….. sorry, collectible….. I was not worried.
I love the previous Wall-E Pop! in my collection, but this one is so much more fun, and meaningful from the movie. It shows Wall-E in a moment from the movie in which he is so loving and caring. Perfect as a representation of Earth Day.
I also had the chance to bring this Wall-E Pop! with me down to Disney’s Animal Kingdom for Earth Day last month, which was also the park’s 20th Anniversary. There, Wall-E got to pose with the 20th Anniversary logo and the Tree of Life.
I will be posting additional pics I have taken around the Disney Parks this past trip (and my January trip) later this month for all to see.
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Living in the NYC area, Travis has grown up loving a multitude of things, from Disney to Broadway to the fine arts… and beyond. He is the Press Reporter for such events like the NY Toy Fair and New York Comic Con. Additionally, he is also an amateur puppeteer, toy collector, avid movie goer, and carries his camera around wherever he goes. | <urn:uuid:fbcfcf44-90bc-47a9-8701-5882da130f0c> | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | http://diskingdom.com/2018/05/05/pop-review-earth-day-2018-wall-e-box-lunch-exclusive/ | 2018-05-25T12:52:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794867092.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20180525121739-20180525141739-00362.warc.gz | en | 0.969732 | 521 |
Namesake glaciers still make park magnificent
The glaciers, as beloved as they are, and as important a climate sentinel as they are, are nowhere near the top attractions in this park.
Most people never visit them. They see snow, yes. But they see glaciers only from a distance, if at all.
"The joke is, once the glaciers are gone, we'll have to change the name of the park," says park ranger Leigh Linstrom at the Apgar Visitors Center. But the name, she says, really came from how this park's towering landscape was formed - by glaciers.
"When you come here, you are seeing mountains, gorgeous lakes and wildflowers," she says. "That will all still be here after the glaciers are gone."
There are an estimated 25 glaciers left at the park, down from about 150 in 1850. At least 100 feet thick, they provide critical water to these mountains. Scientists now think the last of them could melt in the next eight years with the unseemly haste of Frosty the Snowman in a tanning booth.
But what a lot of people don't know is that these are not the glaciers from 12,000 years ago, which formed the park. They are more recent, growing large and mighty between 1400 and 1850 during what's called the Little Ice Age and retreating since then. This is the end of an act, not the whole play.
In Michigan, we thank glaciers for creating the Great Lakes. People in Montana thank them for creating the majestic terrain of this national park near the Canadian border with its long, deep, narrow lakes and its sheer, angled limestone peaks. Out of aching geological upheaval has come such a stunning place that writers have struggled to describe its glories.
"Here is the backbone of the continent and the little and big beginning of things. . Here peak after peak, named and unnamed, rear their saw-tooth edges to the clouds," an early brochure described. "The air is laden with the fragrance of pine and hemlock that grow tall and stately in the valleys and on the mountainsides; it blows you alive with vigor."
All that? Still true.
Things to know about Glacier
Glacier has the nation's most famous national park tour, the Red Jammer bus tours in big, red 1930s vehicles.
It has the coolest name of a road in any national park, maybe any road in America. Going-to-the-Sun Road crosses the middle of the park, west to east, and provides spectacular scenery.
It has gorgeous lodges, thanks mostly to the Great Northern Railway, which built the best ones in the early 1900s.
It is intertwined with American Indian heritage. The Blackfeet Reservation borders Glacier to the east, with its Plains Indians museum and resurging (but still tiny) roaming bison herds.
It has the most romantic way to get to a national park - the Amtrak Empire Builder cross-country train. It can drop you off at two stops in the park.
Its border with Canada's Waterton Lakes National Park, a smaller but northern extension of Glacier, gives it an international flair.
It has deceptively cute animals. Bighorn sheep. Mountain goats. Grizzly bears. Mountain lions. Aw, they look so cuddly, just like those stuffed animals - except the bears have long sharp claws and teeth, and bear spray out here is sold in heavy-duty XL size.
When I visited in late July, Glacier was warm. And impressions of global warming are all about what happens to you on your vacation, right?
On July 26, it was 76 degrees at Logan Pass Visitor Center, at nearly 6,700 feet elevation - shorts and flip-flops weather.
By Aug. 23, it was in the 20s at night at some places in the giant park, and a snow warning was issued.
The winter of 2010-11 featured 400 feet of snow and bitter cold. But last winter, it was so mild that Going-to-the-Sun Road opened June 18, about a month early.
That is good for tourism, which was up 14 percent the first six months of the year (the trend continued in July, with 630,093 visitors, up 9 percent from 2011). On the other hand, it makes it hard to plan a trip to Glacier. Should you rely on Glacier opening early? Or being socked in by snowdrifts? Wear a coat? Or shorts?
Beloved by hikers and others who treasure its 700 hiking trails, remoteness and heavenly sights, the park is powerful and mighty. Its cascading rivers can entrance or drown you. Its hiking trails can awe you or lose you (a 19-year-old park worker from Michigan has been missing since July 28 after setting off for a hike alone).
Its scenic mountain roads can stun with their beauty and at the same time make you crazy with all the construction going on in the short season. Going-to-the-Sun Road repairs are due to end by 2015, but in the meantime, prepare for high-altitude stops.
And yes, there still are glaciers, even if you don't visit them.
"Less than 1 percent of people get up to a glacier; they are tucked up there in the north- and northeast- facing slopes," says Park Ranger Scott Emmerich. "Can people see them for years to come? Yes."
But don't waste time. Come on up to the future Florida of Montana - I mean, Glacier National Park.
IF YOU GO:
GETTING THERE: Fly into Glacier Park International in Kalispell, Mont., or Great Falls, Mont. Or take the Amtrak Empire Builder train from Chicago round-trip (about $400 in coach).
LODGING: I much prefer quiet East Glacier, but West Glacier is more popular. In East Glacier, try the Glacier Park Lodge, the iconic 1912 hotel with a massive log structure ($145-$359 per night; now is a good time to book for summer 2013). A more modest choice is Dancing Bears Inn ($118-up, www.dancingbearsinn.com, 406-226-4402). In West Glacier, try the Lake McDonald Lodge ($127-$179) or camp. For reservations for Glacier Park Lodge, Lake McDonald Lodge and campgrounds, see www.glacierparkinc.com, 406-892-2525.
TOURS: Even if you are not the tour type, first-time visitors should definitely get their bearings by taking the Going-to-the-Sun Road tour on a Red Jammer bus (about $45-$80, depending on length and destination, through www.glacierparkinc.com ). I booked ahead of time. A shuttle takes park visitors to various locations for free. Lots of tours, boat rides and narrated hikes are available at the park; see the National Park Service (( www.nps.gov/glacier ) and the Blackfeet company www.glaciersuntours.com.
EAT: Try the relaxing Lucke's Lounge at Lake McDonald Lodge in West Glacier. If you can get in, try the popular Mexican restaurant Serrano's at 29 Dawson Ave., East Glacier.
PARK PASS: You need a national park pass to enter the park. An individual hiker pass, $12, is good for seven days. A vehicle pass is $25.
GOING-TO-THE-SUN ROAD: This is the main tourist road. It will close between West Glacier and Logan Pass on Sept. 16 this year for renovations.
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In the Gem Grab Event, there are two teams, each of which consists of 3 players. In the middle of the arena, there is a gem mine that produces purple Gems every 7 seconds. The objective of the game mode is for your team to obtain 10 Gems. When a player is defeated, they will drop all of the Gems that they have picked up. Once a team has 10 Gems, a countdown will appear on screen which lasts 15 seconds. If the counter gets to 0, the team that obtained the countdown will win. The countdown will stop and reset if a Brawler is defeated and drops enough Gems for their team to drop below 10. If both teams have more than 10 Gems and the same number of Gems, the countdown will not start until one team has more Gems than the other team.
There can never be more than 29 Gems in play at once. When the 29th Gem is spawned, a 30 second countdown will begin. Once this timer expires, the game will end, and the team holding the most Gems will win. Also, when there are at least 10 Gems lying on the map, the mine will not produce any more Gems until a Brawler picks one up.
- Gale: Gale is extremely niche for control based events like Gem Grab. He can chip away at enemies and the enemy Gem carrier consistently with his attack, and his fast reload speed allows him to constantly chip away at enemies. His Super can be used to push away high-damaging enemies and tanks/assassins from approaching the Gem carrier. His Super can also push enemies away from the gem mine, allowing him and his allies to collect Gems with ease.
- Nita: With her relatively high health and area damage, Nita is an excellent counter to groups of enemies collecting Gems. In addition, Bruce can not only track down enemies that are hiding in bushes and force them to move away, but also it can be used to protect the Gem carrier, as well as hindering enemies from collecting the Gems if the Gem carrier gets taken out.
- Pam: Pam is a decent Gem carrier. Her healing turret along with her Mama's Hug Star Power and Pulse Modulator Gadget can keep her team alive, and her high health lets her tank some damage to retrieve Gems. Her Mama's Squeeze can also be used in this game mode to control enemy territory much easier.
- Poco: Poco is a great Gem carrier. His widespread attacks can deal a lot of damage to groups of Brawlers, and he can heal himself and his teammates to stay in the fight. Poco does particularly well with tanks such as Rosa, especially with his Da Capo! Star Power and his Tuning Fork Gadget, as this allows the tanks to be continuously aggressive without having to constantly fall back to heal.
- Jessie and Penny: When enemies clump up, their ability to hit multiple targets can deal a high amount of damage, allowing them to hold the Gems very well. Their Supers can be used to control an area or the Gem mine and keep enemies distracted, with Penny’s mortar being better off placing hers behind walls.
- Tara: Tara can use her Super to either grab the enemy Gem carrier for her and her teammates to defeat them and steal the Gems or bunch up all of the enemies to prevent them from defeating her team's Gem carrier. Her Psychic Enhancer Gadget is also useful for tracking down enemies (especially Gem carriers) in bushes.
- Rosa: Rosa's Super allows her to rush into the Gem mine and escape, even if all three Brawlers are attacking her. Her fast movement speed also allows her to catch up to the Gem carrier and defeat them. In maps with an abundance of bushes, her Plant Life Star Power can boost her survivability, especially if she’s the Gem carrier. Her Grow Light Gadget can be used to connect lanes of bushes to sneak in and out with the Gems much easier.
- Gene: Gene's Super can be used to take an enemy out the fight, making it easier for your team and leaving the enemies at a 2v3 situation. His Super should especially be used on the Gem carrier, which can potentially change the fate of the match. His Magic Puffs Star Power is very essential for this mode because Gene's teammates will likely be injured from trying to collect the Gems, and Gene can then heal his teammates, especially the Gem carrier. He can also use his Super to pull low-health enemies towards the minecarts in Minecart Madness to eliminate them.
- Tick: Tick can be used for area control of the map, especially on the Gem mine, preventing enemies from collecting Gems. His Super can be used to track down enemies, especially the Gem carrier and defeat them or can be used as defense for yourself or your teammates.
- Bo: Bo can be a great Gem carrier. With his Super, he can spawn it onto the gem mine. The enemies will most likely walk into the mines, making him versatile for area control. If his team is winning, he can place the mines under his feet so if he’s defeated, any enemies that attempt to defeat Bo will likely fall into the trap. This strategy works very well with his Snare A Bear Star Power.
- Barley: While not necessarily a high-tier Gem carrier, attacking early can maintain area control and delay opponents' access to the Gem mine, force injured Brawlers out of bushes, and can keep allied Gem carriers secure by keeping enemies at a distance.
- Emz: Emz acts as a bodyguard for a gem carrier, putting enemies at bay with her area control attack and Super. Rosa, Jacky, and other commonly played "aggro" Brawlers can be stopped in their tracks with a combination of her main attack and slowing Super. She can also control the Gem mine with her attack’s ability to linger. Her greatest threats are enemy sharpshooters and throwers, which can defeat her at range.
- Mr. P: Mr. P is a decent Gem carrier and a good support Brawler too. His attacks can bounce over walls, allowing for great area denial and hindering enemies from healing. His Super is very useful - his porters can continuously spawn and help tank a shot or two for your teammates or seek out aggressive enemies, even more helped with his Revolving Door Star Power, because the rate of which the porters spawned will increase, pressuring enemies.
- Spike: Spike is capable of dealing massive damage at close range or grouped-up enemies due to his main attack exploding on impact and the spikes from it being shot in all directions. His Super is also very useful for either controlling the Gem mine or slowing down the retreating enemy team if they’re retreating with Gems.
- Sandy: Sandy can provide much value by placing down his Super, allowing allied Gem carriers to escape with the Gems. His Sleep Stimulator Gadget can keep him alive if he is carrying Gems. Sandy’s attack also pierces, making it effective against grouped-up enemies.
- Colette: Colette is a good tank counter to many of the tanks common in this game mode as she can easily strip them down. Her Super can also be useful for collecting Gem from fallen enemies or from the Gem mine while being able to dash away quickly.
- Max: Max is a great Brawler for this mode because she can boost her and teammates' movement speed with her Super to either rush in to or retreat from the Gem mine, all the while collecting Gems; her Phase Shifter Gadget is also useful for the latter.
- Rico: One of the better sharpshooters for Gem Grab, Rico outmatches many other long-ranged Brawlers due to his bouncing ability, making him great on enclosed maps where others would have trouble. While Rico's fairly low health means that he should normally play as an aggro support, at critical situations he can rush in with his Robo Retreat Star Power, grab any possible Gems, and retreat to safety.
- 8-BIT: 8-BIT is one of the best Brawlers in this mode. Although 8-BIT has a very slow movement speed, 8-BIT is able to provide a lot of support for his teammates by increasing their damage inside his turret, allowing them to deal a lot of damage to their enemies, which helps them gain control. Additionally, he is able to alleviate his slow movement speed with his Plugged In Star Power. Combined with his Cheat Cartridge Gadget, 8-BIT is excellent both as a Gem carrier and to pressure enemies.
- Byron: Byron can offer immense utility for his team, as his main attack can both deal high damage and heal his teammates by a significant amount over time. Additionally, his Super can both deal a good amount of damage to enemies and heal his teammates and himself at the same time. His Shot in the Arm Gadget provides himself with healing, therefore boosting his survivability, which makes him one of the most versatile Brawlers for Gem Grab.
- Sprout: Similar to throwers, Sprout is a pseudo-thrower that can consistently keep enemies away from the Gem mine, especially in maps with a lot of walls. Not only is its Super useful for enclosing the Gem mine and hindering enemies from collecting Gems, but it can additionally block enemies from reaching your team with the Gems. Throughout the match, Sprout can stay alive with a combination of its Garden Mulcher Gadget and Photosynthesis Star Power.
- Amber: Amber is a great Brawler for Gem Grab because of her long range and her Super that can destroy bushes. Amber is decent both when you want to grab Gems or defend a teammate. With Amber's Wild Flames Star Power and her Fire Starter Gadget, she can charge her Super by using her Gadget behind a wall and charge her Super with her Star Power. When Amber has her Super, she should throw it behind enemy walls to burn the bushes and hopefully burn enemies hiding there. She’s also versatile for area control, as she can place her fluid(s) over the Gem mine, and if an enemy attempts to cross the puddle to collect Gems, she can ignite it, burning the enemy and rendering the enemy vulnerable.
- Griff: Griff is a great Brawler for area denial Brawler, as his Super and Piggy Bank Gadget can be deployed on the Gem mine, hampering enemies from heading into the mine for a significant amount of time and allowing him and his teammates to collect Gems with ease. In addition, his high damage output with both his attack and Super allow him to get rid of enemies quickly, defend the team Gem carrier, or quickly eliminate the enemy Gem carrier despite his slow unload speed.
- Stu: Stu is a versatile Brawler in Gem Grab. Because his Super charges in one hit, he can either play 2 roles: an aggressor or the Gem carrier. As an aggro, using his Super, he can chip away and poke at enemies with his attacks and dodge their fire with his Super. As an Gem carrier, with his Super, he can dash up and collect Gems and he can also evade dangerous area control with his Super from Brawlers such as Amber, Bo, Lou, or throwers.
- Squeak: Squeak is effective at area control, his attack and Super’s stick mechanic can force enemies to avoid the Gem carrier or the Gem mine. He can also use his Windup Gadget to defeat the enemy Gem carrier if the enemy us escaping from your team.
- El Primo: El Primo has high health so he can tank damage for his teammates. His Trait allows him charges his Super up easily, which can be used to jump onto the Gem mine and collect Gems or retreat with Gems, as a Gem Carrier. Additionally, he can be an aggro by jumping onto the enemy team and defeating them. His high damage output and his El Fuego Star Power can justify this strategy even more, and his Asteroid Belt Gadget can be used for area control.
- Controlling the area around the gem mine is important early in the game. Keep enemy Brawlers away while your team collects the Gems as they appear.
- If you hold many of your team's Gems, do not push forward without back-up from your allied Brawlers. If you are defeated without back-up, the enemy team will easily collect all of your Gems and gain the upper hand.
- If you are part of the losing team during a countdown, you do not have to go for the enemy with the most Gems. Defeat any enemy that could stop the countdown, collect the gem(s), and retreat.
- If you are part of the winning team during a countdown, it is most advantageous to either retreat if you are holding Gems or protect your teammates who hold your team's Gems. Do not act reckless, meaning throwing yourself out, as it can leave your team at a disadvantage.
- A common strategy is to have one aggressive Brawler, one gem carrier, and one support Brawler. The aggressive Brawler's job is generally to wreak havoc on the other team, going into enemy territory to do so, (i.e. Bull, Crow, Stu, etc.). The Gem carrier should carry all of the Gems and be protected by the support Brawler. Common Gem carriers are Pam, Poco, and Jessie. They also have support mechanics that can assist everybody in the team such as Sandy's Super or Barley's Herbal Tonic Gadget.
- When you are playing a Brawler who can travel using their Super (Piper, Darryl, Edgar, etc.), do not try to jump into the gem mine without support unless you are not carrying Gems.
- Colette can use her super to grab the Gems and run which is very useful especially when the enemies are close to the Gems. You can use jumpers like El Primo or Piper to collect the Gems and jump out of the main area.
- Often, getting behind enemy lines is really important, especially in maps like Hard Rock Mine, Double Swoosh, or Twisted Torpedo, which contain a lot of bushes and cover.
- On 18/12/17, Star Player is now less likely to be awarded to players who dropped a lot of Gems.
- On 5/12/18, the Gem Grab maps are now 4 tiles wider.
- On 15/4/19, the Gem mine now spawns the second gem later.
- On 16/12/20, the length of time Gem Grab lasts has now been adjusted. Now it lasts for 3 minutes and 30 seconds.
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OAKDALE -- The relationship between the city and its police force has taken significant positive turns in the last two months, with the latest good news $275,000 in federal stimulus money for the department.
That is enough to fund one police officer for three years and will be used by Oakdale to help maintain its 26-member force. The city applied for funding for five officers, hoping for any help.
The award comes about a month after the city and the force agreed on concessions that maintained staffing levels while trimming the department's budget by more than 15 percent.
The discussions that went into securing that agreement frequently were contentious and for weeks yielded little movement before a turning point May 20.
That was the night the City Council asked City Manager Steve Hallam to find out how much it would cost Oakdale to align with the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department for its public safety -- a move that would have eliminated the Police Department.
The request was not a bluff. The city's negotiations with the Oakdale Police Officers' Association, which represents the 26 sworn officers, were going nowhere with five weeks remaining in the fiscal year. The two sides needed to agree on concessions that were in line with cuts that had been made in every other department.
"That request brought to everybody's attention the seriousness of the situation," Hallam said. "No one wanted to look at that if we didn't have to. Oakdale has taken pride in very high-quality law enforcement. But our situation was that serious and the request did a lot to get the attention of people and underscore the need to find common ground."
Message on candy wrapper
But there may have been another turning point that began in a bowl on Hallam's desk.
During one of the bargaining sessions, held in Hallam's office, Joseph Parreira, president of the Oakdale Police Officers' Association, reached into the bowl and pulled out a piece of candy. On the inside of the wrapper were the words "It's never too late for a fresh start."
"We thought about that for a second," Parreira said. "We sat back and focused on looking out for the best interests for our members and the citizens, as well as the city, keeping all three concerns on equal ground.
"Our members and the citizens always were our largest concerns, but with agreement we've shown we're just as concerned about the city. I think we've made that step. I think the city has brought us into the fold as well."
Within four weeks, a new contract was in hand. The concessions by the officers plus the city dipping into its reserves let the department keep all of its officers. Maintaining the 26-member sworn force was the most important promise sought by the OPOA, and in exchange, the OPOA agreed to these concessions:
- Officers agreed to take 12 furlough days during the fiscal year.
- A fitness incentive plan was eliminated.
- The SWAT team was disbanded, crossing guard shifts were cut and a dispatch supervisor position was eliminated.
- A change in the departmental health plan saved $100,000.
- Reorganization within the department put more officers on patrol, which potentially could shear $100,000 in overtime costs.
The cuts weren't painless, but they resulted in job security for a force that was facing the possibility of losing as many as six badges.
"There's nothing worse than not knowing if you're going to have a job or not," said Police Chief Marty West. "Having this agreement has really helped morale. There's stability now and people know they are going to have a job."
Hallam added that the newfound ability to work quickly toward a labor agreement should bode well for future talks, because in today's economy there are no guarantees next year's budget won't require a whole new round of difficult choices.
"What we've accomplished here has done a lot to begin to build that trust," Hallam said.
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As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a Sasquatchologist. My childhood fascination with the mythical man-ape bordered on obsession. I had every Bigfoot book and toy imaginable (including plastic Sasquatch snowshoes I used to make footprints in the neighbors’ yards), I saw every ridiculous Bigfoot-umentary that played within a hundred miles of my hometown (and wrote a chapter about them in my book Hick Flicks), and when the bionic Bigfoot guest-starred on The Six Million Dollar Man, I was in heaven. To this day, whenever I notice a Bigfoot special is coming on Discovery or History or SyFy, I find myself hitting the record button on my DVR, almost subconsciously. It’s a sickness, I guess, but I can’t help myself.
So naturally, when I saw that Animal Planet was launching a new series called Finding Bigfoot, I immediately volunteered for TV Club duty. I mean, think of it: Not only is this an entire reality series devoted to Bigfoot, but implicit in the title is the promise that they’re actually going to find him this time! I’m sure they wouldn’t lie about that, right?
The first two episodes of the series (one of which, “Bigfoot Crossing in Georgia,” aired earlier this week as a sneak preview) introduce the team members from the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization who will presumably be doing the finding. The leader of this prestigious organization is Matt Moneymaker, an appropriately puffed-up moniker for such a hilarious blowhard. Matt is very matter-of-fact about the existence of the Sasquatch; he knows what they look like, what they sound like, and what they smell like, and he reacts to skeptics with the sort of condescending eye-rolls you or I might reserve for someone who doesn’t believe in the moon landing. “One of my claims to fame in the Bigfoot world is that I’m the one who discovered Bigfoots do wood-knocks,” he preens, although he fails to mention which scientific journal published this finding. I’ll try to get that information for you later.
He’s mildly annoying, but the rest of the team is better company. Evidence analyst Cliff is an earnest nerd, field biologist Ranae is the skeptic of the group (or the Scully, if you will), and “expert field caller” Bobo is an amiable, hulking dude who may be part Sasquatch himself. The BFRO’s first case takes them to the woods of northern Georgia, where a state trooper’s dash-camera has captured compelling footage of a blurry blob running across the road at night. After re-enacting this incident by having Bobo run into the road as a car speeds toward him (I’m pretty sure this was a bad idea), the team hosts a “town hall meeting” with locals claiming to have seen the creature. Matt and Bobo accompany a scary dude (who looks like he might not be averse to leading a couple of Bigfoot hunters deep into the woods for some Deliverance action) to the site of his encounter, but Matt smells a rat. His smug dismissal of the man’s story (“That’s not what they look like! It flies in the face of everything I know reality to be!”) is truly priceless.
The first episode airing in the show’s regular Sunday night time slot, “Swamp Ape,” finds our bigfoot hunters getting in on the swamp reality craze by traveling to the Everglades in search of the elusive skunk ape. A smaller, stinkier cousin to Sasquatch, the skunk ape apparently gets his jollies by knocking over bird feeders and shaking trees at passing Seminole tribesmen. The BRFO take to the woods with the obligatory night-vision and thermal cameras and employ an increasingly hysterical series of Bigfoot howls and hoots to attract the creature. (Honestly, I laughed harder every time Matt worked himself up for another screechy Bigfoot call.) All they manage to prove, however, is that if you go into the woods at night, you’re likely to hear all sorts of sounds, very few of which will turn out to be made by a Sasquatch.
I guess that’s why Finding Bigfoot amuses me more than Haunted Collector, the paranormal reality show I reviewed earlier this week. With the possible exception of Ranae, I get the feeling these people really believe in what they’re doing and are pretty much oblivious to the unintentional comedy they’re creating. It’s amazing how seriously Matt and Cliff, in particular, present such flimsy evidence as eyewitness testimony, footprints, and vague thermal images as definitive proof of the Sasquatch’s existence. Their excitable, grandiose pronouncements about what they’re doing are so at odds with what we’re actually seeing, I sometimes felt like I was watching a Christopher Guest mockumentary. I can’t wait until the episode where they finally find Bigfoot. It is going to be so awesome.
- In the BFRO lingo, the Sasquatch is often referred to simply as a “squatch.” This made me laugh pretty much every time, especially when Bobo announced, “It’s lookin’ good. It’s feelin’ squatchy.”
- I also laughed when Bobo tumbled ass over teakettle off a porch. But I felt bad about it afterward. | <urn:uuid:824aec39-bb6a-400d-928d-4004af888aaf> | CC-MAIN-2015-14 | http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/ifinding-bigfooti-57039 | 2015-03-29T10:43:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298464.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00217-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956312 | 1,185 |
Start by defining accountability for IT processes and tasks, and identifying the most important metrics. This phase will take you through the following activities:
- Define accountability for processes.
- Define accountability for tasks.
- Map holy trinity metrics to operational KPIs.
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You know the NFL(their sponsors and networks) do not care care and it will take a government(state levels most likely) to shut them down. That’s another big issue, oh hey, California, Washington etc day they can’t play. They’ll pull a NBA and move it to a more forgiving state.
Right now I’m on the fence. We as a people clearly did not beat this virus when we should have. So I’m of the opinion more and more the season will be toast as days go on. But I also know the NFL wants it’s money and a certain “person A” in government would throw a shitfit if the NFL wasn’t going on during the lead up to this years election. So all bets are off for now. | <urn:uuid:2510557d-f137-440f-804f-dfbf6923c553> | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | https://www.carolinahuddle.com/boards/topic/155779-nfl-combine-thread/?page=28 | 2020-07-14T14:06:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655880665.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20200714114524-20200714144524-00220.warc.gz | en | 0.95733 | 171 |
Don't miss The Crackwalker!
- Written by Sara Piszel
Studio B Theater Co.
Written by Judith Thompson
Directed by Steff Salo
Cast: Matthew Vurajic as Alan, Collin Halfday as The Man, Derek Roberts as Joe, Stephanie Simonetta as Sandy, and Kiersten Rozell as Theresa
Where: Fanshawe College Theater, Citi Plaza
When: Aug 9-11, 7 p.m. (plus 2 p.m. matinee Sat.)
Note: This performance includes nudity, sexual content, foul language, and fake smoke. This is for a mature audience only; do not bring your children!
Well, having read that advisory, I was immediately intrigued.
The Crackwalker, written by celebrated Canadian playwright Judith Thompson in 1980, is a rare glimpse into the lives of the destitute. The play puts a microscope on the lives of two couples who are deeply flawed. Bad-boy Joe likes to beat on women, Sandy hates weak men; a match made in hell. In the beginning, you feel like these two characters are worse off than sweet but slow Theresa, and Alan, who always seems to mean well, despite his efforts to make the peace every time Joe gets out of control.
Things are not always as they appear.
The Crackwalker’s intimate look into these two down-and-out couples living in Kingston, Ontario takes place before cell phones, Google access to information, HIV/AIDS awareness. Their reality: how to score another smoke, drink, hit, even a donut.
Poor and uneducated, Alan and Theresa are suffering from mental disorders. Red flags are raised when Alan passive-aggressively handles Joe's attack on Theresa. There is a history of abuse between these two people, and Alan always sneaks out of confronting Joe.
Alan seems sweet in the beginning, serenading a sleeping Theresa, but in reality, he is more troubled than all of them.
As Alan and Theresa spin out of control, conversely, Joe and Sandy seem to mature. This play examines the difficultly of dealing with violent and self-destructive behavior, and for Alan and Theresa, a mental disability on top of that. Sandy and Joe manage to fight their way to the surface of the murky swamp. Sadly, the end of the story is much more tragic for Theresa and Alan.
But sad as the story is, there are moments of levity.
Like a single flower blooming in a field destroyed by a forest fire, the songs from Sandy and Alan held a kind of beauty that is only experienced when suffering long, and enduring pain. These moments were brief, but extremely powerful.
All of these actors have incredible chemistry on stage, and nailed their characters. I was extremely impressed with Derek Roberts’s body language; from his facial expressions, way of moving and walking – everything he did was just spectacular.
One thing that struck me as odd was the Moosehead case that the Canadian beers were coming out of. I couldn’t help but think that something cheaper like Busch would have been more appropriate.
Other than that the props and costumes were excellent. From the dirty, ripped wife beaters, the broken heels and skanky outfits – the tone was set. The music choices were also fantastic – the Cranberries, Bob Dylan and all sorts of tortured souls played to the drama occurring onstage.
I would have liked a more emotional response to the tragedy at the end from Sandy and Joe, because it was so intense that it would have required pulling out all the stops. The unimaginable nightmare they were dealing with was not an easy scene to pull off, granted, but I wanted a little more from them.
This is a lengthy play, but I never glanced at my watch once – another surefire indication that the play is well worth seeing.
Sara Piszel studied English at York University. She currently resides in London where there is an abundance of art to explore and write about. | <urn:uuid:992bf776-2f97-4f88-8a94-4d917aebcda3> | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | https://thebeatmagazine.ca/index.php/theatre-reviews/1168-the-crackwalker | 2022-05-22T06:41:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662545090.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522063657-20220522093657-00084.warc.gz | en | 0.968771 | 837 |
This week, another trucking industry icon, Big Rigs, joins the Prime stable, as Diesel’s publisher, Prime Creative Media, announces it’s delighted to be the new custodian of Big Rigs National Road Transport Newspaper, that has proudly covered the transport industry for the past 28 years.
As a grass roots publication serving its loyal audience Australia-wide, the newspaper has a strong heritage and legacy in the industry. The fortnightly publication is distributed for free at key transportation points, businesses, organisations and events around Australia, as well as through paid subscriptions. With a monthly circulation of 56,982, and an online audience of 198,876 unique visitors per month, the masthead provides important news, technical knowledge, educational articles, industry updates, and welcomed entertainment.
“We are so humbled to be able to build upon the great work of this publication. It has served as a trusted source for the transport industry for almost three decades, and fits ideally with our purpose of growing individuals, organisations, and industries,” says John Murphy, CEO Prime Creative Media. “We will be putting additional resources into the newspaper, web site and electronic newsletter, building upon its current multi-platform offering. The transport industry is such a critical component of Australia’s economy, and will be a guiding force in our nation’s recovery. We are so proud to serve this industry with such a valued publication.”
As Big Rigs, joins the Prime stable, Prime Creative Media will be supported in this work with some of the well-known identities of the existing Big Rigs Team, as well as the addition of experienced transport media professionals.
For more information, please contact:
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NASCAR's fifth race of 36, the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway, will roar to life with the green flag on March 24. Action on the two-mile D-shaped oval track with 14 degree banking in Fontana, California can be experienced from one of 90,988 seats in the stands or viewed on FOX at 3 p.m. Sunday.
The California facility, built on 568 acres, is one of NASCAR's longest at the aforementioned two miles. The wide track is favored by some of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) drivers as it facilitates passing high and low with average race speeds of 145 mph plus.
It's week 12 of 52 in 2013 and NASCAR races on 36 weeks during this year so the fifth race of 36 may not yet seem critical to the NSCS championship. Yet every race has a total of 48 potential points and every point could count big later on as only 12 drivers will become champion contenders.
The top-five drivers in the point standings, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer and Greg Biffle had thoughts going into Fontana.
NASCAR fans might learn more about what to expect at the next race from those leader comments. The next 400 miles of stock car racing equals 200 fast laps of action.
The new Gen-6 cars should like the long, wide track at Auto Club Speedway and provide a race that is fun to watch.
The show between the green flag and checkered flag will tell fans whether their viewing time was well spent.
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Ford)
Brad Keselowski has brought some momentum from his 2012 NSCS championship into the 2013 season. That doesn't always happen; plus his Penske Racing team has switched from Dodge to Ford a factor that often leads to a slow start. Keselowski and team are showing some strong adaptation skills. His Fontana thoughts:
We've run really well with the Nationwide car at Auto Club Speedway over the last couple of years. We don't yet have a win to show for it, but it gives me a boost of confidence because Fontana has been one of the tougher tracks for me over the years. I'm really looking forward to going back this weekend and having a solid race with the Miller Lite Ford.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (No. 88 Chevrolet)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has no problem getting the most popularity votes or the most gear sales on midways and on the Internet. Last year's good performance has continued into this season. His second place spot is proof. He had many words about Fontana:
I like the way the track has gotten really wide and you can run at the bottom, at the top or the middle. I love tracks like that. They put on really good races, and there are opportunities to pass when you run a guy down, you can change the line you're running and get some clean air on your car. You feel confident that if you do the right thing and drive the car well, that you can make a pass. I love that about that race track. The surface has got a good age on it and we even run on the apron some down there in Turns 3 and 4, which is a lot of fun when you can get your car to do that. It's a wide track; I think the racing there is a lot of fun for a driver.
Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Chevrolet)
Jimmie Johnson and team with Chad Knaus don't have to occupy the No. 1 spot all year to snatch the championship. They have proven that. But this year they're near the top already and that may be a good sign going forward. Jimmie shared his Fontana thoughts:
I think it's going to be a fun race. We have a lot of race track to race on. We're all getting smarter about the cars. I'm excited that Lowe's is allowing me to have my foundation's colors on the race car. That combination has been awfully successful for us over the years.
Clint Bowyer (No. 15 Toyota)
Clint Bowyer will be buoyed for sure coming into Fontana. Recently, he was able to buy the dealership he worked at before working his way to NASCAR. Bowyer didn't have comments about Fontana but his mood is obvious. He shared his hometown thoughts:
This is really a dream come true for me in so many ways. I used to work at that dealership before I ever got to the Sprint Cup Series. I was the young guy running around doing anything and everything that needed to be done. Now I'm in a position to partner with the Davis-Moore Auto Group to buy the dealership and continue giving back to the community that I grew up in. This is where I'm from. It's where my parents still live. I couldn't be any prouder or happier to be in this position and to continue to support my hometown community.
Greg Biffle (No. 16 Ford)
Greg Biffle and team always seem to pull out a win when few see them ready for one. But Biffle owns NCWTS and NNS crowns and could be the first to ever get three in NASCAR if he can pull off an NSCS crown. Biffle was happy to share his thoughts:
I can't wait for California, I love that race track and I love going out west. That track is big, fast and bumpy, but I don't know how it will be with the Gen-6 car. We are working on getting over the bumps, which obviously didn't work out well for us in Las Vegas. So we have a new plan for California. I look forward to picking up our first win of the season; I think we can do it at California.
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Pix4D opens US office in San Francisco12.02.2015 08:05
Pix4D announces the opening of our new office in the United States, to both better serve the U.S. market and to develop a strong network of partnerships in a variety of sectors.
The office is located in downtown San Francisco, close to a vibrant start-up community of UAV developers, large company headquarters, and several key industries. “After doing numerous conferences and trade shows in the U.S. over the last two years, we saw a big potential there for the expanding market of UAV technology,” said Pix4D CEO, Christoph Strecha. “Opening an office in the U.S. enables us to be even closer to those who can benefit from our technology and to collaborate locally with partners and customers.”
Antoine Martin is managing the office, bringing with him seven years’ experience in the UAS industry and many years’ experience in business development, sales, and strategy. The U.S. office works closely with value-added resellers, UAV and camera manufacturers, enterprise integrators in UAV and imaging technology, and current clients.
The U.S. branch is looking for talent as it continues to develop relationships, set up workshops and establish a U.S. presence for media and industry events.
Founded in 2011 with over ten years of leading scientific research, Pix4D has become the leading provider for professional unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) processing software. Started as a spin-off of EPFL’s (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) Computer Vision Lab in Switzerland, Pix4D is a dynamic and rapidly expanding company that is pursuing its R&D efforts by collaborating with industrial partners as well as EPFL in research projects supported by the Swiss Government. | <urn:uuid:6e7f2b95-ba37-4f69-a886-33ecd0a718f3> | CC-MAIN-2016-22 | http://startupticker.ch/en/news/february-2015/pix4d-opens-us-office-in-san-francisco | 2016-05-29T09:34:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-22/segments/1464049278887.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20160524002118-00225-ip-10-185-217-139.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954775 | 389 |
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A group of youngsters hanging out Friday night on Sterling Street in Pontiac. But police say they were up to no good - targeting drivers, throwing pumpkins at their cars.
"They shouldn't be out on the street that late at night in the beginning," says neighbor Peggy Couture.
Neighbors heard all of the ruckus. They say the street gets pretty rowdy - especially on the weekends.
"They go out and run the streets and shoot each other for stupid stuff that don't mean nothing," says Couture.
But last night this pumpkin prank took a violent, almost deadly turn. The group messed with the wrong driver.
A man in a silver Ford pick up truck wasn't having it, after a pumpkin was thrown at his truck. Police say the man got out, started arguing with the pranksters and then took out his gun and shot into the crowd. A 21 year-old woman was struck in the stomach. She is still in the hospital.
"I hope the person gets caught who hurt the person. But the young kids should never have been doing that in the first place." | <urn:uuid:8b6fa386-4f2e-4bdf-a1f5-ab5fe35b2ab0> | CC-MAIN-2014-49 | http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/news/Pumpkin-throwing-leads-to-shooting-in-Pontiac/17621492 | 2014-11-27T14:42:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-49/segments/1416931008720.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20141125155648-00165-ip-10-235-23-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.983206 | 229 |
Monotheism, or the belief in one God, has been an aspect of world religions as far back as recorded history tells. There is several possibilities for how Monotheism arose in ancient culture. One way would be to raise one of the gods of a polytheistic society so high above the rest that the others are eventually forgotten. Another would be that maybe a culture had started out as monotheistic. However monotheism started, it has made a major impact on society, but where did this idea arise.
From a Christian perspective, the best source of information on origin of monotheism is the Hebrew culture. As we know, the Hebrew culture wasn"t always consistent in there observance of worship to one God, but they were supposed to be. The Hebrews had a problem with always wanting to worship the gods of there neighbors. It is important to remember that, although the Hebrew culture may have only worshiped one God, the possibility exists that they still believed in many. In that time, the belief was that when two countries went to war, the gods of the country fought each other, and whoever had the best gods won. Well, the Hebrews may have simply believed that they just had the best one, not necessarily the only one.
Many religions over history have worshiped the sky-god. This may be the beginnings of some monotheistic ideas. The sky-god would be different from other gods, because it is one that can be seen more prominent than other types of gods. In most cultures throughout the world, sky-gods of some kind where worshiped. Some cultures even eventually stopped worshiping all the other gods, and only worshiped the sky-god. But is that truly a possible beginning of Monotheism.
In his book, Prehistoric Religion, E.O. James writes, "Under prehistoric conditions there are no indications that at any time or place, or in any cultural level, one single all supreme Deity was believed to have existed to the exclusion of all other divine beings. | <urn:uuid:c52a1e07-14c1-4b91-a04c-153b2517a715> | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | https://www.exampleessays.com/viewpaper/1001.html | 2021-05-14T00:51:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243989616.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20210513234920-20210514024920-00526.warc.gz | en | 0.976958 | 416 |
A new tourist attraction is to be opened at the famous Bran Castle (also known as Dracula’s Castle) this summer, namely the secret “Time Tunnel” Queen Mary was using when she wanted to get to the royal garden faster.
The tunnel, which was built in 1930, will open for visitors on July 1, following an investment of EUR 1 million, local Adevarul reported.
The tunnel has a length of some 40 meters and has never been open to tourists. Those who will visit the tunnel will first get into a an elevator that will descend over 30 meters through the old well, and then will walk another 40 meters through the secret underground tunnel to the Royal Park. The visit will not be included in the price of the entrance ticket to the castle.
Last fall, a tea house was also opened at the Bran Castle.
Bran Castle is the most well known Romanian castle, mostly due to its connection with historical ruler Vlad Tepes, also known as Dracula. Located near Bran in Transylvania, the castle’s history and stories attract increasingly more tourists every year.
Read more about Bran Castle and other beautiful castles in Romania here.
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My “engineering learning styles” session yesterday was based on work done by Richard Felder and Barbara Soloman at NCSU. We adapted the content to programming/hacker-school-specific descriptions, shared where we fit on each scale (with big surprises as we looked around the room), and swapped tips on how they affect our coding/teamwork, and drew a bunch of pictures (I’m a visual learner). If you missed the session, you can take the learning styles quiz on your own and read the descriptions of the styles. Case-study stories are at the bottom of this page along with tons of additional reading.
Warning: within 5 minutes of taking the quiz, you will think “but Mel, I do [weird-thing!] that doesn’t fit inside the model!” You’re right; the model’s broken. All models are. They’re just languages to talk about your learning with, which is what I wanted to give you; use what works, chuck what doesn’t. We often wobble across a wide range on the scale depending on context/topic/skill-level/people/breakfast/etc. because many of us have learned to adapt ourselves to a wide range of educational environments; the trick (and my great hope) is that you’ll start adapting your environments to work for you.
Tips I remember from yesterday:
- Active learner? Do study and discussion groups. Pair program (especially with a reflective learner); you’ll likely enjoy “driving” the keyboard. And please, please, please do test-driven development; it’s a discipline you may find hard at first, but taking that one step before following your natural impulse to dive in will lead to cleaner code and fewer bugs and world peace.
- Reflective learner? Write notes and take time to digest them afterwards. Pair program (especially with an active learner); you’ll likely enjoy the “shotgun” (non-typing) seat. Also: stop reading stuff and push yourself to just write code.
- Sensing learner? Make a list throughout the day of Concrete Things I Am Learning. You see the world as made of concept-nodes (that happen to be joined by edges), and you’ll be way more comfortable when you concretely know what those concept-nodes are.
- Intuitive learner? Every time you learn something new, sit down with a person/project/book/idea that seems to be completely unrelated until you figure out how the ideas connect. You see the world as made of concept-edges (that happen to be between nodes) and things won’t click until they fit into the stuff you know already.
- Visual learner? Tweak your editor’s color scheme, font style, etc. until you’re Really, Really Happy With It. Draw pictures of everything, on everything; use physical movement and space (computer windows in the same arrangement, books in the same place on your desk, waving your hands in the quicksort-dance…) and think about “translation to/from words” as “good communications work,” not “what a waste of time.”
- Verbal learner? Write. Talk. Learn to use powerful text manipulation/search tools like ack. And think about “translation to/from pictures” (when working with visual learners) as “good communications work,” not “what a waste of time.”
- Sequential learner? Embrace tutorials/textbooks, but don’t get stuck on them; if you can’t get past step 3, get someone to kick you out of your rut, or find another sequential book/tutorial/etc and look for their equivalent of “step 3″ (example: stuck on a chapter on compilers? go find other videos/book-chapters/etc on compilers, read them, then come back to your linear track and see if you’re unstuck).
- Global learner? Keep trudging through the “WTF-zone” (the time before The Revelation Moment Where It All Makes Sense) — massive immersion and exposure is the key. Also, remember that having The Revelation doesn’t mean you’re done with a topic; even if you can intuit the correct answer, you haven’t really learned something until you can teach someone else how to get there too.
- Any sort of learner? Work with and talk to people of different and similar learning styles with you and ask them to think out loud for you. You might pick up tricks on different ways of thinking/seeing, or gain empathy for why your colleague does something that seems bizarre to you.
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We have observed
5 EP applications
has served for within the last five+ years.
(We consider all applications which have an EP A1 or A2 publication dated after April 27, 2013).
Please note, that we only count EP applications,
in which the name of the patent attorney is explicitly mentioned as representative.
These EP applications are:
CHANNEL FORMATION FOR THE FIXING ELEMENT OF A DENTAL SUPERSTRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME
HEADREST FOR MASSAGE TABLE
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING OPERATIONAL SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CROSS-FLOW GRAIN DRYERS
METHOD FOR OPERATING A DIRT STOP SURFACE, DIRT STOP SURFACE UNIT AND DIRT STOP SURFACE ASSEMBLED THEREFROM | <urn:uuid:e3228fd5-d08d-44d4-95cf-56f4222eeaf3> | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | https://ipib.ci.moez.fraunhofer.de/people/peter-kocsis | 2018-04-27T08:27:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524127095762.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20180427075937-20180427095937-00596.warc.gz | en | 0.784727 | 179 |
To get players loose while working on acceleration and running technique.
- Have the players line up and spread out on the goal line.
- On the coach’s signal, the players will begin running for the 40 yard line.
- Players will begin at about 70%, slowly building up their speed and intensity, until they are going full speed for the last 10 yards.
- Make it clear to players that this drill is not a race. The focus is on warming up and running with control and pace. | <urn:uuid:11781743-1a7c-4bf6-877b-0dd5147135e1> | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | https://www.football-tutorials.com/40-yard-buildups/ | 2019-11-19T07:05:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496670036.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20191119070311-20191119094311-00307.warc.gz | en | 0.969945 | 105 |
Edelweiss, Switzerland’s leading leisure travel airline, has added a second Airbus A340 bringing its total fleet to ten aircraft. The fully refurbished long-haul aircraft offers flight passengers a relaxing start to their holiday.
The Airbus A340-300 HB-JMF –taken over from Edelweiss affiliate SWISS– has been fully refurbished and equipped with the latest generation seats to ensure even greater travel comfort. The aircraft also features a state-of-the-art Inflight Entertainment System so that passengers can while away their time on board in the most enjoyable way. As well as a fresh interior design, it has also been fitted with the new Edelweiss lighting concept that includes cutting-edge LED technology.
The new Airbus A340 enables Edelweiss to fly 314 passengers to their holiday destination, offering 211 seats in Economy Class, 76 in Economy Max and 27 in Business Class
The first flight with the new Edelweiss flagship will be operated on Friday, 14th April, at 1.30 pm, when the aircraft will take off from Zurich to Tampa Bay/Florida.
The ideal aircraft for flights to Edelweiss’ new holiday destinations
HB-JMF is the second Airbus A340 to join the Edelweiss fleet. In tandem with the aircraft, three new destinations will be added to the Edelweiss route network as follows: Cancún/Mexico (from 16th April), San José/Costa Rica (from 9th May) and San Diego/USA (from 9th June).
Two more A340 aircraft will join the fleet by the end of 2018, thus enabling Edelweiss to further expand its flights to dream destinations. The airline’s long-haul fleet will then consist of two Airbus A330s and four Airbus A340s. | <urn:uuid:0c721505-cdda-4702-9552-4028cae81798> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://www.flyedelweiss.com/EN/media/press-releases/Pages/2017-04-13-long-haul-aircraft.aspx | 2019-07-20T22:52:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526714.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20190720214645-20190721000645-00481.warc.gz | en | 0.940133 | 380 |
Now you can sleep comfortably just about anywhere! From camping in the great outdoors, as a spare bed in the home for that unexpected visitor, as a bunk for when the grandkids visit, or just as an extra bed for your vacation home – wherever space is at a premium – the Cam-O-Bunk Large Portable Bunk is just what you need.
By simple and quick assembly the supplied stack adaptors allow you to place one cot on the other, so to maximize the number of sleepers per square foot. The Cam-O-Bunk can also be converted into a sitting bench during the day or alternatively be used as two single cots. The Cam-O-Bunk offers you one cot system with many options.
The Cam-O-Bunk is fully portable with a no tool assembly which is quick and easy. All parts are supplied in a neat, zippered canvas carry bag, making it convenient for both storage and transportation. The robust, anti-rust, steel frame adjusts to uneven ground and has a weight tolerance of 500lbs (226Kg) per single cot. To alleviate ground sinking, the end frame has been rounded so to protect floors or tent bottoms and also add to overall stability of the bunk system. A set of 4 anti-skid rubber foot pads are included which too assist in ground sinking and are useful to avoid the possible slipping on a slick surface.
The Cam-O-Bunk is one of the only cots on the market today with no third leg or center beam. Instead the sleeping deck, which is manufactured from a high grade Polyester, conforms to your body shape for true contoured comfort and an overall better nights rest. The Polyester mat is a generous 28” (71cm) wide is water resistant, hygienic and can easily be washed down with a wet cloth if needed.
In addition to the Cam-O-Bunk portable bunk system the kit also comes with a cabinet that has been custom made to fit all Disc-O-Bed bunk systems. This large cabinet can be used for the convenient storage of personal items, gear or as a useful accessory on the camp site. The zippered and lockable cabinet simply attaches to the end of the bunk, boasts 3 shelves with moveable dividers and outer pockets. In addition, for easy transportation and portability, the cabinet ‘packs down’ to 1/10th its normal size. A great accessory, within arm’s reach.
If you would like to increase the space between cots, the included set of leg extensions are simply inserted and attached between cots, increasing the distance between two cots by an additional 7” (18cm).
We didn’t invent sleep, we just made it a whole lot better – the Cam-O-Bunk by Disc-O-Bed.
- Versatile – use as a bunk, a sitting bench or two single cots
- With less than 3ft (1m) high, the Cam-O-Bunk fits most domed tents on the market today – and access to the top bunk is easy
- High Grade polyester sleeping deck provides a true contoured comfort with no middle brace
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LIMB clinics are located in many major cities across the globe, such as in Detroit and Hengsha. These clinics provide people wishing to be augmented with surgically implanted mechanical augmentations. They sell neuropozyne to mech-augs to counteract their rejection syndrome, as well as other products needed by augmented people such as Praxis software, ammunition (namely for the Typhoon) and nutrients. Smaller LIMB clinics can be found outside major cities, such as the one located in Panchaea which provides its largely augmented workforce with the products they require.
By 2029, two years after the Aug Incident, it appears LIMB clinics are starting to close their doors worldwide. Prague, once home to one of the largest populations of augmented people, now has an abandoned LIMB clinic in the wake of the Aug Incident.
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Introduction to the Gospel of Luke
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
In the 3 year cycle of Sunday Lectionary readings, 2001 is Year C, the year of Luke.
According to a tradition dating from the second century, Luke is the doctor to whom Paul refers to in his letter to the Colossians as his fellow worker and companion. Most scripture scholars conclude that Luke was a highly educated writer and gifted storyteller who knew the Greek translation of the Old Testament and had perhaps been a convert to Judaism before becoming a Christian. Luke admits that he was not an eyewitness to the ministry of Jesus. For his narrative he draws on Mark's gospel, on a collection of Jesus' sayings known as Q (for the German word Quelle meaning "source") and on a number of other written and oral sources.
Luke wrote his story in two volumes - the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. The first reading for the entire Easter season in Year C is from the book of Acts, giving us the opportunity to experience the two accounts as a unified narrative of the ministry of Jesus and its continuation in the ministry of the early church.
The date of Luke - Acts is usually given at around 80, based on Luke's use of Mark and his description of local church structures and issues. The gospel of Luke appears to be addressed to people of Greek background, perhaps both Gentiles and Jews who had been evangelised by Paul.
Luke's gospel tells of Jesus' journey from Galilee to Jerusalem, a journey which is completed in the Acts of the Apostles by the journey of the church from Jerusalem "to the ends of the earth". The Lectionary readings represent faithfully Luke's "Travel Narrative" (chapters 9 to 19), the journey of Jesus to death, resurrection and return to the Father.
Luke's journey story is not just a geographical or historical record however. Rather it is depicted as a journey for the whole church and for the individual Christian - a journey towards suffering and glory. The disciples suffer in Luke's story, but always joyfully, and despite the conflicts and persecutions portrayed in Acts, the picture of the life of the early church is a very positive one.
Luke's goal is to inspire in Christ's followers a faithfulness to their commitment based on God's fidelity to them. He does this by reminding the hearer/reader of God's past faithfulness and drawing attention to parallels in the present. This instills hope and trust in the promises yet to be fulfilled, including the return of Jesus and the redemption of Israel.
Luke's is the only gospel to call Jesus "Saviour" and salvation is a prominent theme but unlike Mark and Matthew who link salvation to Jesus' death on the cross, Luke shows Jesus saving people throughout his ministry. And today salvation is happening in their midst: "Today this scripture has been fulfilled", "Today salvation has come to this house", "Today you will be with me in paradise".
Traditionally the four evangelists are symbolised by a man (Matthew), a lion (Mark), an ox (Luke), and an eagle (John) on the basis of Rev 4: 6-7. The winged ox is associated with Luke because of his emphasis on the sacrificial aspect of Christ's life and because his gospel begins with the story of Zechariah in the temple where sacrifices were offered.
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I am Robin
Of the Warrior
And the Bard
The sea green eyes flicked backward and up as a picnic basket was lowered over the rear support of the marble bench, near the sanctuary for Solon and Hope. A good sized boot with jingling buckles appeared next followed by the other; and the remainder of the leather clad warrior joined her bard.
"May I disturb your reverie?" light indigo eyes twinkled politely.
"With food? Always." The quick reply. "What are we having?"
"ummmm smoked fish, fresh bread, cheese, wine, water, song, nut bread, and perhaps some love if you are lucky, " The dark eyebrows waggled, and she inventoried the meal.
"Sounds like a brilliant menu," chuckled the bard leaning back for a stretch. "It was time for me to move."
"Been here awhile, then?"
"So this talking to Hope---it’s a good thing for you?"
A deep breath was taken and released.
"It is. I didn’t realize that there was so much that I wanted to tell her. After, ‘sorry I poisoned you’.. You know." Green eyes fluttered down.
A loaded silence.
The warrior recovered gracefully,
"Don’t be. I was wondering if you would rather eat before we have this discussion though."
There was a quarter candle mark of companionable munching.
Another stretch, leaning back, and a deep breath, this time from the warrior--- first jab.
"So. After you apologized for poisoning Hope, what have you talked about??
"Your words, Bard."
"Your inflection, Warrior. It cuts like a blade."
A lean and long warrior’s arm moved behind the smaller shoulders and snugged the bright haired poet closer to touch dark hair with light.
"Shall we start over?"
Double Deep breaths.
Tears fell from forest eyes.
The bard eased into the leathered shoulder where she knew there was always comfort and strength for her. Except…
The Conqueror felt it in her; a cold still place even after so much time.
"I am so sorry I didn’t do this for you on that horrible day, Gabrielle. I was paralyzed by my own rage and grief."
Pensively, quietly, "There is no space for me to hold anything against you, Xena and I don’t. We both made terrible mistakes."
"But I left you to nurse a grudge, and I was older, and had I been wiser, might have headed off the entire debacle."
"Xena, that’s hindsight. Everyone has perfect vision in hindsight." She adjusted her head against the shoulder. " It was the worst day in our history. I have moved past it ---mostly. It catches up with me sometimes."
"I wish you could forgive yourself, Gabrielle."
"Why not? What purpose does it serve?"
The fair hair came off the shoulder to gaze at the Conqueror.
"Pardon me; Look who is talking?"
The arm was removed.
"It‘s just different."
"Why? Because it’s my sin and not a ‘Sin of the Warrior Princess’. Does that make it any less of a sin?"
The Warrior sighed and leaned forward to retrieve a medium sized branch from the grass. She slammed it into the ground, removed the Tide from its scabbard on her back, and commenced to shave the branch of its bark and leaves methodically, but with cold efficiency on every side. Then she split the sick in half, then in quarters, then…
"Yeah." She was chopping the stick into small pieces beginning at the top now.
"What are you doing?"
"Wondering why I even try to engage in these conversations with you."
The Bard snorted-- snickered through her tears. Then she punched the warrior on the arm.
Gabrielle leaned across the Conqueror and retrieved the sword with authority, "Give me that."
Sniffing and shaking the final tears away, the Amazon Queen slid the legendary sword back into its sheath on her soul mate’s back. She took the callused hand in her own and raised it to her lips.
"I love you; my behavior doesn’t show it. Forgive me?"
The clear sky eyes were steady meeting hers. And her smaller hand was raised to the warrior’s lips with a promise.
"You’ve done nothing to forgive; I love you. Nothing will ever change that Gabrielle. Nothing in our history; nothing in our future, will ever change that."
The Bard’s eyes told her Warrior that she had chosen the right words.
Hands clasped, they gazed at the young trees bending with the directing breezes.
"So what do you tell Hope?"
The green eyes considered deeply, looking at the trees.
"Well, there is only a small part of Hope that isn’t consumed by the demon, and I don’t know when she listens. It’s odd, Xena. I feel like I speak to a candle in a cave, but it doesn’t matter, there is a flame there nonetheless, right? I always thank her for helping Birdie… and then I tell her stories."
That brought the rare radiant smile.
"I think that is wonderful, Gabrielle."
"Fantastic. I bet Solon is listening as well."
" I hope so."
Another quiet moment. Then the warrior spoke.
"Shall we make a new promise?"
"No more regrets?" The bard read her mind.
"Stories of love and courage."
"I like that idea."
The Conqueror rose quickly and in the same motion, swept her soul mate from the bench completely into her strong and loving arms. The Bard took the face that held the sapphire eyes into her gentle hands, and gazed into her lover’s soul as the warrior began to turn slowly in a circle that further tightened their embrace and dismissed the rest of the world.
The young oaks bowed and waved approval.
We followed water out of habit. Just trekking off willy nilly into the woods was a very good way to become lost and water is food, direction, and company. The chilly breeze and the steady complicated rushing sounds of the cold river always sooth the heated flow of my thoughts eventually. How had I managed to leave my bed with such good intentions early in the day, and before lunch, create total disaster?
Zephyr padded along at my side giving me an occasional inquisitive stare.
"You and your optimistic "fairy fox dance," I grumbled at her. "It was certainly no prediction of how MY day was going to play out; I might as well not even go home tonight, Zephyr. Mama G and Baba Xe might have managed the ‘vines’ indiscretion’ but the vines plus the broken arm on Arrot? I don’t see a good end to my day at all."
The fox came nearer to me and put her head under my hand, gave it a little toss and a gentle lick.
I looked down at her.
"Oh Zephyr, it’s not your fault at all."
She knew that; she just felt bad for me.
"Well, do you have any suggestions?"
"Always the girl with the simple solution, aren’t you?"
"Suppose we might as well."
"I’ll have to do this the hard way, you know. You be ready."
We found a relatively quiet place where the water was pooling. I pulled off my boots and rolled up my pants above my knees. In my haste to depart the Amazon practice fields I did not bring an archery set, so it was fishing "Baba’s Way" or bare handed, and it was not my favorite method. I took off my vest, pulled the long tails of my shirt out , tied them to keep them dry, and waded into the cold water.
All right. Focus. Be one with the water- one with the fish. Be absolutely still. Meditate. One with the water—one with the fish.
Zephyr, if you are hungry, you better quit laughing!!"
That black fox was sitting on the bank showing every one of her teeth in an enormous foxy smile. She knew how hopeless was at this.techique.
One with the water, one with the fish. Absolutely still. Feel the energy of the fish as it fins into my space. Feel it ,… patience…. feel it. THERE!!
I stuck my head underwater.
"Minotaur SHITE!!! ALMOST!!" Sputtering and spitting.
Zephyr was rolling over and over now laughing. I know she was.
She sat up at attention.
"Well you ought to be."
I pushed my wet hair back. Concentrate, gods, I hated fishing this way!! Again… one with the water, one with the fish… patiently, wait for it, wait for it, GOTCHA!!!!
I threw the fish right at Zephyr. She ducked and gave me an offended look.
"That will do for both of us, girl; that is the sum total of my bare handed fishing!"
Zephyr fetched the fish, and carefully tore the head off, and it was yet big enough for both of us thanks to the merciful gods.
Firewood next. Zephyr was good at that. She would eat fish raw, but I wouldn’t, so she had learned that I needed firewood, and it was a variation on the game of fetch. She brought several midsized sticks to make up for her laughing.
I had my flint in my small pack and it wasn’t long before we had a cheery flame, which helped dry my hair and pant-legs. I filleted the fish, added the touch of salt I found in my pack, and lay it on a frame of green sticks, that I fashioned with my boot knife.
"Seems like old times, Zephyr."
Well not the best of old times.
We shared the fish and had a drink from the stream. I stretched out to rest a while and ponder the next step. There was a rustle nearby. Zephyr’s head rose in high alert.
"What is it girl?"
I sat up looking. Neither of us moved. Silence in the forest.
At the narrowest part across the river, first dark linings, then the silver rims of large ears, a black muzzle, and then yellow eyes appeared.
"Well hello fellow."
He wasn’t looking at me.
"Well, go see about him then."
She crossed the river in one bound.
She looked back.
"Will you catch up later then?"
I was on my own.
"She will return, Birdie; you are her first love."
"Tis I, little friend."
"You show up at the oddest times."
"I think my timing is perfect."
"Impeccable timing, Marcus. I was wishing for you."
"Thank you my friend."
He appeared sitting by me, arms resting on his knees.
"You look well, Marcus; how is the afterlife?"
"It’s good, my friend. I stay busy, healthy, happy. It far exceeds anything I ever had in the former life."
"I’m glad." I said to him. I truly was.
"You are doing wonderful work with the stars. There are nights I could look forever at the patterns, Marcus."
"Well, it was your idea after all."
"How does that work out, Marcus? I wrote the story and you now have the job?"
"Fortunately, not EVERYTHING happens just that way, Birdie, or all of us in the afterlife might be performing some very funny functions. But there are some myths that are spoken, and they become well, they BECOME."
"Wow. That is mind boggling, Marcus."
"Did you ever find out if you were accepted to the Academy of Bards?"
"You’ll get in."
"I don’t know, Marcus."
" I don’t know about much." I drew in the dirt with a stick.
"Are you talking about that trouble you had at school?"
"I messed up, didn’t I Marcus?"
He thought a moment.
"I’d have to go with a yes, and no,, Birdie."
"Well, at least I wasn’t completely wrong."
"You were right to stand up FOR Evaline, and right to stand up TO Arrot. You didn’t mean to injure her."
"Marcus, that sounds good to me."
"But where you went awry was when you left the premises."
"But I had to leave, Marcus; I was overwhelmed. It was a frustrating morning."
"The too much tea, the vines, then the broken arm…"
"But now you have skipped school, and no one knows where you’ve been, and you know that is always brings a price."
"Yes, I know."
"So why do you do it, Bird?
I threw the stick at the water.
"Ohh, I don’t know, Marcus! Situations become pile up at the door, and I have to find some space to think. I know it’s not the best decision, but it just happens. There is too much, and I need to get off alone with just Zephyr in the quiet."
"Well, you must decide if the solitary time is worth the consequences you must pay, Birdie."
" But I do feel kind of somewhat a little bit calmer."
It was lame; the truth is, I run when I am overwhelmed; I panic.
"That makes no sense."
"I know it; but it’s the best I’ve got right now, Marcus."
We both laughed then.
Zephyr returned and sat quietly.
"Have fun, girl?"
She gave me a withering look.
"That is a definite ‘none of your business’, Birdie."
"Did your Grandba ever make anything of my silver ring?"
"Not that I know of, Marcus. Actually, I need to give it to her again. Think it slipped her mind."
"Tell her to look in a leather pouch under the clothing in the bottom drawer of the green chest."
"I will, Marcus. What will she find?"
"Ah ah ah, Patience, my fledgling friend. There are things we celestial beings are privy to a bit sooner than you earth bounds, that’s all."
"Patience. Work on patience, little girl."
"Marcus. You are annoying. It’s a good thing that I am so very fond of you."
"And I of you, my little bird."
"You have that ‘time’s up’ sound in your voice, Marcus."
"You are perceptive."
I touched my head to his.
"Any advice for my trouble, old friend?"
"My usual, little sister. Be brave, be honest, be responsible for your actions, be loving, be strong, be humble."
"I try, Marcus."
"I know that you do, Birdling. And you do a good job.. I watch and listen, and I am proud of you."
"Are you really, Marcus?"
"Yes I am; when I am not, I will tell you. Don’t worry. Now be good, my girl."
One cannot hug a ghost, so I closed my eyes and just felt his spirit fill and move within me for a moment.
"I will Marcus. Thank you for coming, and come back to me, soon."
"Love you, Birdie…."
The stars in his dark eyes were the final things to fade.
"Love you, Marcus."
Zephyr and I sat quietly listening to the rush of the river for awhile, allowing our acclimations to return to reality.
"Well girl," her eyes closed under the brisk rubbing my hand gave to the top of her head," Reckon it’s time we made our way home to face the various kinds of music that await me, right?"
She gave me an affirmative look and a touch with her nose. Time to go home to Amphipolis, a nice dinner and an evening by the fireplace for black foxes. It probably wasn’t going to be that pleasant for me, but I would handle it. Be brave, be responsible for my actions, be strong, be humble, that was what Marcus said. I re-adjusted my sword and scabbard, and then slung the strap of my smaller sling pack going across my chest the other way. We turned our noses toward Amphipolis. Only a dozen steps from the river, Zephyr stopped; her ears went straight up.
"What is it now, girl?"
My feet were quiet and I listened carefully, my ears dissecting sounds of the woods, one at a time. The river on the stones, the wind in the trees branches, a squirrel scampering in the dead leaves beside us, an unidentified bird call, the low rumbling purrrrr of a mountain lion watching…
My hand played with Zephyr’s furry head and I looked down at her.
"It was YOUR idea that we get out of bed today, wasn’t it?"
"Eph!" The Amazon Queen gave the formal salute to her Regent, fist on heart, then warrior’s handshake, then the very Gabrielle signature warm hug.
"Ephiny, it’s been far too long, my friend. But you look sound and healthy."
"My Queen, I am happy to see you as well." the regent returned the emotion deeply, fondly, and continued, "It seems as if there is always so much to do in the camp, and it keeps me from coming to the fortress as often as I would like, or at least for the REASONS, that I would like." She looked down and toed the dirt with her soft boot a bit.
"That doesn’t sound good," Gabrielle picked up the signal immediately. "You are the bearer of bad news aren’t you?"
"Well, that depends on how your majesty wishes to handle it," The hazel-eyed officer spoke quietly but not without a smile, "The situation exists mostly between me and my goddaughter."
Gabrielle sighed, "Why I am not surprised? She tumbled a little out of the wrong side of the bed this morning. Something happened at school?"
The Amazon shook her head, "The kid is the product of her parents, I will give her that; and she is truly growing up, Gab. You will be proud of most of this."
"Just tell me, Ephiny." Mama G’s eyes closed patiently.
"Well," The Amazon led her Queen to a fallen log and they sat down together, "Birdie put a minor fracture in the school bully’s arm, but following that, she practiced her first aide, and applied a light pressure point for pain."
Gabrielle’s eyes were closed and her hands were folded in her lap.
"There’s more, "the regent smiled, "Arrot, the bully, told me herself that she deserved what Birdie gave her. Told me that she was picking on another girl, and that she, (Arrot) was calling Birdie names. Birdie took her down easy, and she is also going to do her scroll work and chores that Arrot will struggle with while she is mending. In other words, the bully is now a fan of Birdie. The kid has the diplomatic skills of her mother the bard wouldn’t you say?"
"I would have to say that’s not bad at all. I was able to talk and squirm my way out of quite a lot of trouble in my youth, even before Xena." Gabrielle rolled her eyes heavenward with a sheepish grin.
"But Gabrielle, I am here because Birdie then left school without permission—without notifying me; and that, I cannot abide." Ephiny’s voice had gained an edge to it.
"I understand completely, Eph, and Xena will skin her alive for doing that. It’s an unfortunate habit Birdie has; she would never run from a fight, but she panics when emotions or people become too complicated. It’s actually a trait I believe that comes from our warrior princess, that’s why she is trying to teach her better ways. So far she hasn’t succeeded."
"Well, Xena doesn’t need to deal with it if I am here; it’s a school related issue. Where is the kid?"
The bard’s eyes froze along with her heart, "You mean she never returned to school?"
The regent’s eyes understood, "and she hasn’t come home?"
As the mutual realization dawned on the two women, the long shadow of the conqueror approached with her easy gait and smile.
"Welcome Ephiny, "she clasped the Amazon’s arm in the powerful warrior’s handshake, "It has been too long; I am glad to see you."
Blue eyes took brief account of green.
"What is wrong?"
I turned both my sling pack and my scabbard forward so they made a kind of X carrier in front of my body. Zephyr was looking dubious.
"Sorry girl, it’s the best I have right now, unless you can climb a tree on your own."
Well, of course foxes don’t climb trees, how ridiculous.
I picked her up, fortunately Zephyr is a small black fox, and threaded her through the X of the carry straps. She grunted and licked my face.
"I know it’s uncomfortable, but it’s only until I can find you a good fork in the tree."
She groaned and whined as I began to climb. We were perhaps sixty hands from the ground when the mountain lion came into view. My speed increased, which was fortunate, because our predator quickly caught our scent. She looked up, licking her lips and exposing long teeth.
"And then she left? I will kick her butt," the Conqueror said, pacing.
"No, that’s why I’m here,"Chuckled the Amazon Regent.
"I wonder if any other local kid has so many big names after her," mused the mother/ bard. "That would be tough. Xena the Conqueror, the Battling Bard of Potidaea, and the Regent of the Amazon Nation, all after the same little thirteen winters old butt."
"Gabrieeeelllle. How many times has she done this? Disappeared without notice?" The sapphires flashed.
"I know my love, but again, she is THIRTEEN. Let’s remember that as well. And there are three of us. We can’t all clobber her."
"I don’t believe that Birdie left school because she was afraid that I would punish her," Ephiny spoke thoughtfully. "Birdie left camp because the day just wasn’t working out well for her. I had already chewed her ears for taking the vines route in."
"Oh, she broke the vines rule as well? She really was having a prize winning day," growled the Conqueror. "That kid!!"
"Xena." Said the Bard very softly, "Who TAUGHT her to take the vines route? Who took her swinging on it when she was just old enough to walk?"
There a brief pause.
"Regardless," spoke the bard in the continuing voice of reason, "You two take a walk; give ME a little space, so that I can meditate a moment and make sure that Birdie is ok."
"C’mon Eph, we’ll walk ahead to the tavern and begin our plan." Xena took her arm. "Actually, if I know my kid, she’s on her way home before dark. She is pretty good about that."
Gabrielle breathed very deeply, one, two, three breaths. Focused, concentrated…The verdigris eyes closed; the vast blue ocean washed calmly in and out…slowly, flowing up on the sand and back out… Longer, quieter, focus….. a small blue star on the horizon.. Present, but flickering. Fine, but possibly in danger.
"Zephyr, we have a problem."
The lion completed a third leap up the tree during which she stretched a huge paw with deadly extended claws. I had managed to put Zephyr in a wide fork in the tree and thus relieve her of her uncomfortable seating in my makeshift harness; however, she was shaking so badly at the threat of our attacker, I was afraid she might actually fall out of the tree.
She called to me with a little whimper. When I looked at her, Zephyr’s eyes had the fiery flare of her god-fox form.
"It won’t help in this situation, Zephyr, but thank you."
If Zephyr were human, she would have shrugged. Instead, she made a sound part way between a snort and a snert, and I laughed. It is wonderful, even in the worst of times, to have a black fox as one’s soul mate.
The lioness leaped again and would have had my foot but I lifted it watching her. My sword was ready, but I did not want to hurt the lioness. Our choices were limited. Her last leap caused her to fall back on her side though, and I could see the milk buds on her belly. Never mind. I could not hurt her. So—Plan beta.
"Lady," I called down to her, "Please do not attack us. I see that you need to feed your young, but we would not be a good meal for them. I have no wish to harm you and I will help you to catch fish to feed your babies if you will allow us to come down without killing us."
The lioness made one greater leap and her claw ripped into my pants, but I rapped her nose with the flat of my sword, and discouraged her once again.
She lay on the ground looking up at me.
"Please Lady," I kept talking to her, and she rolled up to look at me. "If you spare me and my fox, I will bring you milk from the Inn for your babies."
"Portia, stand away."
The rich commanding woman’s voice floated across the evening breeze. Soft boots appeared beside the lioness, who stood quickly and took her place beside them as if she were a simple house cat. I could see that the boots were embroidered with beautiful metallic threads, and that they housed dark toned lengthy legs. A light colored soft skin tunic, embroidered with more of the incredible thread, covered a slim muscular body. The hair was dark with silver streaks like moonlight shining in it, and the eyes were an untamed flecked golden color—the eyes of the lioness. An Amazon sword set with flashing jewels was at her waist and an ornately carved archery set was at her back.
The voice spoke again, "Come here, little sister, "and Zephyr leaped from nearly seventy hands high in the tree to land safely in the woman’s arms. She spoke once more,
"Robin of the Warrior and the Bard, do you know who I am?"
I remained in the tree but bowed my head respectfully,
"Yes, My Lady," my voice shook with involuntary fear.
"You can only be Artemis, Goddess of the Moon and the Hunt, Protector of Expectant Mothers, young children and animals, and Keeper of the Amazon Nation."
(To be continued)
Sears straight past
Pretenses of human
A golden vessel of heat,
Strides upon me like
Through my eyes, I am
Stripped bare naked.
In its entirety
My mind, my thoughts,
My imagination, my joy,
My success, my failures,
My secrets, my shame,
My wounds, my scars,
My very soul
Belongs to her.
I am held helpless
In her hands
In an instant,
In that singular
Glance of the goddess.
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Latest figures released by the Department for Education show that the number of looked after children in England placed for adoption, which rose from 2011 to 2014, has decreased by 15% in 2015 to 3,320 (as at 31 March). This is consistent with the decrease in the number of looked after children with a placement order in place at 31 March which has dropped by 24% from 2014. The National Adoption Leadership Board has linked decreases in placement orders to the impact of two relevant court judgments, Re B (A Child) UKSC 33 and Re B-S (Children) EWCA Civ 1146. The National Adoption Leadership Board has published guidance on this issue.
There were 5,330 looked after children adopted during the year ending 31 March 2015. Whilst numbers continue to increase, the rate of increase in 2015 is lower than in previous years: there was an increase of 5% between 2014 and 2015, compared with an increase of 26% between 2013 and 2014.
The number of looked after children has increased steadily over the past seven years. There were 69,540 looked after children at 31 March 2015, an increase of 1% compared to 31 March 2014 and an increase of 6% compared to 31 March 2011.
The majority of children looked after are placed with foster carers. In 2015 the number of children in foster care continued to rise; of the 69,540 children looked after at 31 March, 52,050 (75%) were cared for in a foster placement.
In response to the latest figures on adoption and placements, John Simmonds, Director of Policy, Research and Development at CoramBAAF said:
"The Department of Education's new adoption statistics present a complex picture. On the one hand there is the largest rise in children leaving care that we have seen for many years and at the same time there is a dramatic fall in the number of children with adoption as their long term plan but who have not yet placed. This see-saw of statistics indicates a significant lack of confidence and confusion about making long term plans for a group of highly vulnerable children.
"Ensuring that all children have the benefit of a loving, stable, and lifelong family life could not be a more significant responsibility in social policy. This has long been an identified priority in the U.K. For a very small group of children, the serious risks in the family of origin mean that alternatives have to be proactively planned for and adoption is one of those alternatives. Local authorities and the courts carry the responsibility for this but the current situation strongly indicates that there is a widening gulf that is seriously damaging the prospects for these children. This cannot be allowed to continue and there is an urgent need to establish a more coherent, evidence based and child centred set of principles. We owe these children no less."
Story courtesy of Family Law Week
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There has been a 29% increase in the number of young people speaking to ChildLine advisers about sexuality and ‘coming out’, the helpline has revealed.
More than 5,000 counselling sessions were delivered by ChildLine in the last year on the subject of sexuality and gender identity issues – with the rise in young people talking [...]
The Independent Review into Children’s Social Care needs to avoid reiterating a government ‘blame culture’ and negative narratives around the social work profession.
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Nota di Lavoro, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei 50. 2000
Our interest here concerns liquidity supply as a distinctive feature of the bank-borrower relationship. Any agent facing an opportunity or a commitment may find him/herself unexpectedly illiquid, and hence he/she may find it profitable to borrow "on call" if this costs less than missing the opportunity or defaulting on the commitment, or costs less than using non-money goods as means of payment. This is the essence of what Hicks called "the overdraft economy". Accordingly, we call a debt contract inclusive of the liquidity service an "overdraft debt contract", and we investigate its efficiency properties in a continuous time stochastic model of a repeated bank-borrower relationship where the key problem is the credibility of their mutual commitment between the two parties. Our main finding is that efficient, i.e. cost-minimising, overdraft debt contracts emerge in the absence of perfect commitment and enforceability as the borrower and the bank can exert mutual threat of termination. | <urn:uuid:fe9e4282-4f3d-4284-bd8c-bb3a40f3b4a8> | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/155104 | 2017-11-19T21:21:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934805809.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20171119210640-20171119230640-00772.warc.gz | en | 0.928037 | 217 |
Arrived in the USA…
Early on this Sunday morning Jörg brought us to Nürnberg Airport. The start of our first trip to New York City was made and on time we took off towards Düsseldorf Airport from where we would fly to Newark Airport. The Short fine was nothing special except for an almost empty plane. The flight to the US went fine as well even the food was good.
After 8,5 hours flight-time we arrived at Newark where we needed 30 minutes for the Customs. Our suitcases where already circling on the baggage claim carrousel and at 15:45 we where waiting outside for Glenn which would pick us up to get dinner together with Gina and his parents.
The dinner was planned at the favorite restaurant of Glenn but it was way too busy which made us change to the Cheeseburger in Paradise! Danielle and I both got an All-American Cheeseburger! The burgers where really good and the company was even better. We had much fun and there will be much more to look forward to this week!
After dinner Glenn drove us to our hotel which is really in the middle of Manhattan! The location is better then we expected. At the check-in we where already surprised by the friendliness and got directly a FourSquare Action coupon for additional points for our stay, free entrance to the fitness area and free wireless internet ($ 9,95 for 4 hours). This because I’m a Priority Club Gold Member! The hotel room looks amazing and is on the 42nd floor! It’s not a Time Square view and it was to dark to see what our view is.
After checking out the room we went down for a short walk through Manhattan. This walk brought us to the Disney Store, Starbucks, Toys’R'us, Rockefeller Square and the Apple Store on 5th Avenue! After some grocery shopping we went back to the hotel and after being awake for 23 hours we are both very tired!
Because of the jet-lag I (Sander) woke up early at 5:55 this morning and Danielle woke up short after. It was nice to read the reactions on the blogpost from yesterday! And soon after we were ready to go!
The first stop was Planet Hollywood to get our New York Passes. The first stop of the day would be the Top of the Rockefeller Centre. We decided to take the metro and got Metrocards which are prepaid tickets. Every ride costs $ 2,25 and if the money is gone you can reload the card at every metro station or select bus stop. After a short metro ride and walk we entered the Rockefeller Centre and it seemed like we were the only ones visiting early. There was no waiting line and we could take pictures from every observation deck and the views from there are great! There is free wifi on top and that combined with the iPhone app made it easy to spot the highlights in the area.
After a short stop at a Starbucks we went towards Bryant Park which is a small park near time square. From there we walked towards Grand Central, the major train station in New York. We spend some time in the new Apple Store there, this is definitely the most beautiful we have seen so far!
After a shirt while we took the Line 4 Metro in Downtown direction to visit Wall Street. We had a look at the New York Stock Exchange and the statue of George Washington.
From Wall Street we walked via Water Street to Battery Park. From there we went took the Statue Cruise towards Liberty Island to check out the refurbishment works on the Statue of Liberty. From here we have made also some amazing pictures of the New York Skyline including the Freedom Tower/One WTC which is being build at this moment. We soon stepped on he ferry towards Ellis Island.
Ellis Island is the place where all the immigrants from oversea went in the early 20th century. It was interesting to see the process where all the immigrants went through in the time. At 14:45 we went back to Manhattan because we would meet up with Glenn at the Staten Island Ferry.
Glenn showed us some other things in Manhattan like the globe which was standing in the original World Trade Center but got damaged in 9/11. The ball is a special symbol together with the internal flame. Interesting place since you have a clear sight on the One WTC from that place.
We walked through the streets of Manhattan and ended up at Pier 17 where Danielle and Glenn had a Bubble Thea, I went for a regular coke. After a drink we decided to go to Staten Island to have a look at Glenn and Gina’s place.
For dinner we went to our all time favorite steakhouse the Outback! Gina joined us too and we had a lot of fun together! And off course we learned some new signs!
After diner Glenn took us back to the Statem Island Ferry which we took back to Manhattan. And after a ride with Metro Line 1 to uptown we got back to 50th street near our hotel in no time. After 13 hours of wandering and traveling we are tired but we seen some amazing things.
Thanks Glenn and Gina for joining us today!
A little bit of Disney in NYC…
Today we woke up pretty early because we wanted to visit the Observatory deck of the Empire State Building at 5th Avenue. After we took some pictures of our hotel by daylight we went to the subway station to drive to the Empire State Building. The sun was shining and the sky was crystal clear. We also saw Macy’s, but that was for later.
Thanks to our New York Pass we did not have to pay for the Entrance for the Empire State Building. We bought some sort of map and with this map we could see where in NYC all the buildings really are.
As soon as we entered the waiting line we had to go through a security check (similar as a security check at the airport). After that we went to the elevators which took us up to the 80th floor of the building. At the 80th floor we had to change the elevator to get to the 86th floor. Here we got to the Observatory Deck and guess what we saw…… The Disney Fantasy (Cruiseship of the Disney Cruise Line) at the Hudson River going to the Cruise Ship Terminal, We took a lot of pictures from it. At the East and South Side of the building it was very windy and cold. On the other hand, the other side of the building was easy to found and here the sun was shining. The views were amazing. There was a possibility to get to the 102nd floor for an additional § 15, but we did not do this.
After this it was time to go to the 9/11 Memorial. Again we took the Subway and founded it pretty soon. And here again a big security check . The Memorial was pretty impressive even though the Museum was not open jet. From here it was also possible tot see the Freedom Tower. This tower is still being built and we think it is going to be beautyful.
After that we went back tot Macy’s, the biggest department store in the world. First we went to the restaurant in the Cellar of Macy’s. It is located at 151 W 34th. We both had the Burger of this restaurant and it was very good. After that it was time to go shop, but Macy’s was not what I was expecting from it. So we went to the next store – Victoria’s Secret. This store was a madhouse, because they launched a new fragrance. We bought some nice things there. Next shopping shop was going to be Bloomingdales, but Bloomingdale is unfortunately not next to Macy’s and Victoria Secret, so we had to walk a couple of blocks.
When we we’re walking towards Bloomingdales we saw the New York Public Library, so we we’re going to visit the Library. It was a short visit (only the restrooms) and we were walking further towards Bloomingdales. We stopped at the Build a Bear shop and at Armani and Tommy Hilfiger (where we bought some new clothes for the both of us).
We had to walk 22 blocks on 5th Ave. After we took some pictures of the Apple Store at 5th (by daylight) we arrived at Bloomingdales. The store is really big, but a lot of people are trying to sell you all kinds of stuff. At the cosmetic department, they tried to sell me some expensive cremes, but they did not succeed. On top of that, I was trying on some clothes of Ralph Lauren in a dressing room at the Michael Kors part of floor. The saleswoman was freaking out…. Sometimes the Americans are a little crazy.
After the shopping part of the day we were really thirsty, so we went to the Trump Building to get a Starbucks. The Trump Building is a really chique building with lots of companies in it. On our way back to the hotel we visited finally the Magnolia Bakery. A Bakery where you can buy really expensive Cupcakes, but when you are in New York, you just have to buy them. And I can tell you, they are delicious.
Pretty early we arrived at the hotel, because walking all day through New York is no picknick and we need to give our feet some rest.
This third day in New York City we had not so great weather, better to say we had really bad weather. So we needed to plan as much indoor activity as possible. We started the morning with a Starbucks so we could wait in line at the TKTS Booth. Here you can get tickets for Broadway shows on the same day. We decided that we wanted to go to an afternoon show.
We went for Sister Act and we were lucky since they had tickets available with 50% off. So the decision was easy and we ended up with 2 tickets for seats in the middle of Row 17 in the Orchestra. The show takes place at 14:00 at the Broadway Theatre just 4 blocks away from our hotel. After getting the tickets we did some shopping at Times Square and we waited for Yves to get home from work so he could make a print screen from us on the webcam on Times Square.
After the picture it started to rain and we decided to walk through the M&M’s World to Pier 88. During our walk we saw some firetrucks passing a couple blocks away from us. I was disappointed since it seemed like I missed a nice photo opportunity. Just a couple minutes later the road was blocked by at least 5 fire trucks including a Ladder. We watched this scene but it seemed like nothing was wrong in the end and the firemen left the scene soon.
At Pier 88 the Disney Fantasy Cruise ship is docked for the Christening Ceremony. We wanted to make some close up pictures but there was a lot of security and it was very difficult to come close. But in the end we got some pictures from the parking deck of Pier 90. Unfortunately the rain make the pictures less nice.
After visiting the Manhattan Cruise Terminal we went back towards the hotel and after a lunch we dropped our stuff in the hotel room before we walked to the theatre for Sister Act. the show was really good and the music and atmosphere were both great.
After the show we continued with shopping. We walked in the direction of 5th Ave and visit Michael Kors, Saks 5th Avenue, Abercombie & Fitch, Hollister and we ended the afternoon with diner at T.G.I. Friday. Danielle went for a Cajun Shrimp & Chicken pasta and I had a Jack Daniel’s Burger. We decided to not have a dessert and instead go to the Magnolia Bakery for cupcakes. Today Danielle picked the Red Velvet cupcake with whipped vanilla cream topping and 4 different colors (purple, yellow, green and blue).
We walked back to Times Square where Danielle bought a nice sweater from American Eagle Outfitters with 15% off because of a Foursquare check-inn. And we went back to the Disney Store since Danielle had seen a very fluffy plush Dumbo which she wanted to adopt.
After the Disney Store visit we went back to the hotel for our last night in Manhattan. Tomorrow we move to the Indigo in Rahway just north from Staten Island where we have the rehearsal and the rehearsal dinner tomorrow evening.
We both woke up somewhere around 6 o’clock in the morning but we didn’t want to get out of the nice warm kingside bed. Main reason was probably that it were the last hours in the Crowne Plaza hotel and we needed to move to the Indigo Hotel in Rahway, New Jersey. But first we needed to repack the suitcases since we had more stuff with us then the day we arrived.
After replacing we checked out and went downstairs to get a taxi. This taxi should bring us to the rental car facility from Newark Airport. It was an interesting adventure explaining this to a driver who could barely speak English. But we ended up on the right place. At National we were Rey lucky since we got a nice upgrade offer and we upgraded to a Fullsize SUV. We got a GMC Yukon which was fresh and almost brand new. Everything seemed to be fine and at 10:45 we left and drove to Jersey Gardens, an outlet Mall.
In Jersey Gardens we had a nice lunch in the food court. It was very easy and in most stores we where the only customers. Except at Tommy Hilfiger there it was busier. We succeed in the store and Danielle bought a whole new outfit for the wedding rehearsal which takes place tonight.
After shopping at Jersey Gardens we drove to Woodbridge and this was very close to our hotel in Ranway. On the way to the mall it became clear that there was a problem with the Yukon, the mirror wasn’t working properly. After a Starbucks I bought a pair of shoes for tonight and we left the Mall. Due to the problem with the mirror we went to the nearest National Car rental office. After 20 minutes they suggested us to take a smaller car or to drive back to National to get a new car. After a couple minutes everything was done and we left with a black Chevrolet Yukon.
After this car issues we went straight to the hotel. The indigo hotel is very nice and seems to be verily new. It has hotel rooms with very high ceilings and with a very modern interior.
After changing our clothes we went for the rehearsal in the church. It was nice to see how that works. After the rehearsal we went with about 40 people to Nove an italian bistro in Staten Island. We had a very nice dinner and got to met some amazing people.
We really look forward to tomorrow.
The Gina & Glenn wedding…
This morning we woke up and told each other this day is the reason for this vacation and this is also the day we looked forward too for a year. We managed to get a late checkout (14:00) in the Indigo hotel which fitted almost perfect to the time we should be in the church (15:30).
Since we still wake up early due to the jet-lag we had some time left today. Danielle thought that shopping would be a great way to spend the morning and we went to Woodbridge Centre. She wanted to buy slipper as an exchange for the black heels she had brought with her. But first we needed a breakfast and we ended up at the Starbucks. Danielle found a nice pair of slippers which fitted perfectly to her dress.
After successful shopping we went back to the hotel to change from jeans to dress/suit. After changing we packed the suitcases in our car and went towards the church in Staten Island. The church is new and looks great. It is the most beautiful church I’ve ever seen.
The wedding mass was nice and somewhat different them we are used to from in the Netherlands. There was a live singer and the participants are participating more. The priest even made some jokes. After somewhat over a hour the mass was over and it was time to congratulate the newly weds. Then we needed to rush to the hotel to be on time on the party location which was in the Venetian in Garfield New Jersey.
There was a lot of traffic on the road but in roundabout 45 minutes we arrived at the Holliday Inn. And we were just in time for the latest shuttle towards the The Vemetian which meant we could both drink some alcohol! When we arrived we both were blown away. Such a nice location. In between the other 240 guests we soon found a table with Richy and Denise (the people we celebrate thanksgiving with in 2009). The food served at the cocktail party was delicious, they were serving a huge amount number of really big shrimps. Rumors go that there is no shrimp left in the oceans near New York City.I also had a short look at the location and made some pictures with my iPhone.
Soon the 2nd part was starting and we were sitting on table number 20. With other friends from Glenn. The dining room was even more beautiful then the other areas of the location. The food served was very tastedful and contained Sushi, Burgers, Chinese style food, Italian food and probably lost more but it was too much to try everything. You all know I’m a big eater and I’ve seen some food coming together but this topped everything. And the things I tried were really delicious.
And where there is dinner there is also a dessert. And I didn’t make any pictures of this part since I was blown away. It seemed to be even more then the main course. There were a white chocolate fountain, milk chocolate fountain, wafer makers, popcorn machine, cotton candy, cocktail glasses with different kinds of pudding, chocolate mouse, cake, fruit covered in chocolate, fruit. Can you remember the picture of the strawberry we had at Magic Kingdom in 2009, the one bigger then a golf-bal? Today I should have brought a honk-bal because the strawberry were bigger and more tasteful.
And in between the eating there was a lot of dancing going on. And yes there was some alcohol too. They actually had some interesting beers like Guinness and Corona! There were cocktails and shots without limits. And the following guy, Sully “took one for the team”
I think this picture says it all. We had an awesome experience and if they ask us to come to the party again we would definitely do it! The two families and the friends of both Glenn and Gina are great we’ve met a lot of nice and interesting people.
And the. A couple readers asked after pictures from the dress. I would first try to describe it. Gina was the shining star of the day. Her dress was American made and that was something you could see by all the shining stones on the dress.
And then there was also the groom.
Glenn, Gina it was a pleasure to be part of this wonderful day. We can’t thank you enough for inviting us. I’m looking forward to the anniversary party’s already! ;-) Thanks for making us part of the beginning of your future together.
The day after…
We were tired after yesterday’s party or the jet-lag is over because we both woke up after 8:00 in the morning. As you might have seen in the blogpost from yesterday we had a great time and the wedding was the main reason for making this trip. And if we would need to decide again we would do it again.
This morning we had breakfast at the hotel restaurant together with all the guest and the newly weds which stayed a night in the hotel after the party. It seemed like the party continued for another couple hours. We got to learn some more sign language and showed some party pictures!
After breakfast we said goodbye to the families and friends of Glenn and Gina and we left the hotel to go to Woodbury Common. This is said to be the largest outlet mall in the world with 220 different shops. And we still wanted to do some shopping. After driving 45 minutes we arrived there and it seemed really busy. The shops are much larger them the shops we’ve seen in any other outlet we’ve been to.
We’ve spend over 4 hours and we still have the feeling there was more to shop. We bought a lot of stuff at Tommy Hilfiger, glasses at Michael Kors and had a great deal on 7 for All Mankind jeans. After the shopping we went back to the hotel since we planned to have dinner together with Glenn, Gina, Ian and Maxx in Hoboken, New York.
Gina took Glenn to a pizza place a couple weeks ago and Glenn sensed us the picture via WhatsApp. We both told him we want to get such a gigantic pizza slice too. And so we did. It was a really busy neighborhood which was caused by the celebration of St. Patrick’s day. This is celebrate 2 weeks early here to not have a conflict with the party’s in New York City at the official date. The pizza was delicious and the slice where about 50 cm. long. We took a normal size pizza with the 3 of us and we were lucky since it was enough food. A normal size pizza is the size of a family pizza in Germany.
We had a blast this evening and we had some laughs for which my stomachs still hurts! I can only say:
“Talk to the hand, please”
Thanks for taking us there Gina and Glenn, Ian and Maxx thanks for the fun we had together!
Central Park and more…
When waking up we had no idea about what we would be doing today. We had some ideas like going to a movie, visiting Glenn en Gina but no real plan. Then Glenn send us a WhatsApp message about what to do today. Danielle really wanted to go to Central Park since we didn’t had time in the beginning of the week. So after taking a shower and having breakfast at the Starbucks near our hotel we went for a drive to the Ward’s residence in Staten Island.
After arriving there we took the express bus to Central Park which took us about 40 minutes and we got of the bus at the entrance of the park. In the park we walked in uptown direction towards the turtlepond. From there we walked towards the Belvedere Castle.
We were lucky that we had Gina with us as guide so we got to see the nice spots. We saw a lot of nice places like the Bethesda fountain, the boathouse, the Shakespeare theatre and a lot of squirrels.
I was willing to find a geocache in the USA during this trip to drop the “Around the World” travel bug. And what would be a better place for a travel if then one which would like to travel around the world then the Central Park where lots of foreigners try to find a geocache. It took us a minute or 10-15 to find it due to juggles around but I found it in the end.
After the geocache we visit the strawberry fields and the imagine sign which is a memorial to John Lennon who lived a cross the street. And there we had some luck as the self declared major of strawberry field was just talking about the area.
The hike made us feel hungry and there was a nice dinning place in 72nd street called Dallas BBQ. This was a place Gina recommended us to go in the beginning of the week but we didn’t had the time to do so. The place had some awesome food for really great prices for the Manhattan area. Glenn, Gina and Danielle went for a half chicken and a Texas size piña colada. I picked the beef baby back ribs with a Texas size beer. And as you can see it tasted great.
Then we went to the Apple store where Danielle got a pink bumper for her iPhone. The store was crowed and there was a line for the elevator. I can imagine that this is the best selling store in the world.
We picked a metro to the area where Little Italy is for a dessert. We went to the Ferrara Bakery which is an Italian American bakery which is said to be the first place in the USA to server espresso and was established back in 1892. On the way there we got to see a live breakdancing session I the metro.
Glenn found out that his cousin was working at the firehouse that night and suggested to pay him a visit. He is working on the Ladder 5 which is a fire station near to the Freedom Tower. It was the station where former major of New York City made a phone call to president Bush on 9/11. For us this was a unique opportunity to visit a firehouse. It was really packed and with equipment and firefighters.
From the fire station we went back to our car at Staten Island by Metro, Ferry and train. On the train we needed to wait very long at a certain station without a real reason. All of a sudden 2 men came I to the train told an older man to get out which he did. The two men were undercover policemen and arrested the man. At the time we came back at the car we said goodbye to Glenn and Gina for the last time this trip. And we went back to the hotel.
The day which started without having a plan ended up to be one of the days we have seen the most of the city. Thanks Glenn and Gina for taking the time to show us a bit more of New York we had a blast.
Back home again...
We woke up with a very sad feeling, the trip we started planning a year ago was about the end. We got a late checkout and this made it possible that we could sleep a little bit longer today. Which was not bad since we would miss a whole night due the time difference.
After packing most of our stuff in the suitcases (Danielle) and me writing the blog from yesterday we decided to go out for something to eat. We ended up eating a sub at a local Subway for and at a local Starbucks for a frappuccino. After breakfast/lunch we went back to the hotel room to pack the last items in the suitcases and the carry-on bags. I got the task to guess the weight of the suitcases and I guessed it would be just about right.
After packing the car we left the hotel in the direction of J.F. Kennedy Airport. Without looking at the navigation system how we would be directed we left in the direction of New York City. Soon found out that the drive was a very exciting one over the George Washington Bridge. Danielle told me that it was great to look around, I paid more attention to the traffic since it was busy on the road.
Soon we arrived at National Car Rental to return our Full-size SUV and everything was fine. Too bad we only got to drive this car for a couple days. I can imagine driving this car in one of our next USA trips for a longer period.
For the rental car facility we took the AirTrain to Terminal 1 where the Lufthansa check-inn is located. Danielle was not so sure about the suitcases but as I guessed earlier today we had one suitcase from 21,8 kilogram and the other one was 22,6 kilogram. It’s allowed to have 23 kilogram heavy suitcases. We went directly to the security line and waited near a power outlet to board our flight to Munich. The flight took of 10 minutes earlier then expected and due to the strong back wind the flight time was only 6:56 hours instead of the 8:15 on our flight plans. We landed in Munich at 6:40.
Due to the early arrival we could enjoy a breakfast at the Munich Airport and we were also sure that our suitcases would be on the same flight to Nürnberg. At 8:50 our flight took of and at 9:08 we both woke up from the rough landing on the runway. Since we woke up so abrupt we directly grabbed our coats and luggage jumped in the bus to the baggage claim and at the moment we walked in the suitcases arrived.
And as always at airports the officers from customs are really active if a flight arrives. But this time we were lucky again. They picked the man walking behind us for a check. We were happy and we rushed through the doors to get a ticket for the U-Bahn and the train. At 10:45 we arrived at home.
Danielle unpacked and I started checking my 200+ business mails. We were both directly back into reality. The next evenings I will spend uploading additional pictures to our Flickr account and Facebook.
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If you're anything like us, you're a sucker for the super powered Corvette ZR1. John Davis is like us.
Basically, this is the ultimate Corvette. It's as fast as a Navy catapult, probably, since it gets to 60 in just 3.5 seconds.
Brute force that John Force would love. If he weren't affiliated with Ford.
What's amazing is that the super Vette is the fastest car MotorWeek has ever tested at Roebling Road Raceway (we don't get to see that time...). Perhaps the Michelin Pilo Sport tires (not Pilot Sports, apparently) helped? | <urn:uuid:00217df0-51e0-443f-b04d-430ec601f30a> | CC-MAIN-2014-41 | http://jalopnik.com/the-2009-chevrolet-corvette-zr1-proves-itself-on-track-1441304108?autoplay=1 | 2014-09-17T18:05:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-41/segments/1410657124236.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20140914011204-00148-ip-10-196-40-205.us-west-1.compute.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972788 | 130 |
The Chairman of the Party of veterans of Russia Ildar Rezyapov wants to see her on this post. According to him, Olga Buzova will be able to support the mass of voters. The Bureau will make a decision soon.
On the eve of presidential elections, many are actively discussing the candidates who could replace the current politicians. Party of veterans of Russia proposed to run well-known TV presenter Olga Buzova for mayor of Moscow. Elections will be held in September this year. According to the Chairman of the party of Ildar Rezyapov, the star of the reality show “Dom-2” has all the chances to win.
“In our country the role of women in public and political life artificially understated that show the ongoing presidential election. Olga Buzova from military families. At the time she graduated from high school with a silver medal, and the University – with honors. Has extensive experience of public activity in different directions. We believe that it will be able to enlist the support of the mass of voters”, – said rezepov.
On Instagram Buzova signed about 12.5 million people. By the way, about as many people live in Moscow. According to Ildar, the decision will be made by the Presidium of the party.
“We consider such a proposal, and it will be a collective decision. Let’s wait for the meeting of the Presidium”, – said rezepov.
Itself Buzova had no immediate comment on the news. However, previously, the star admitted that probably in a few years she will follow in the footsteps of Ksenia Sobchak and will run for President of Russia. Olga Buzova has hinted at participation in the elections
“I’ll wait four years. I’m only 31,” wrote the star on Twitter.
Now Olga is in a tour of the cities of Russia. She recently released the song “She’s not afraid,” and soon fans will appreciate the video. However, as she said, she plans to go to the presidential elections on March 18. “I will vote in Moscow, at school number 1234 on a Small Palashevska alley, 3” – shared the actress.
As reported fedpress.ru the star of “House-2” does not deny the existence of the proposal from the party of veterans of Russia. By the way, rezepov actively following the work of Olga Buzova. When insulted her party Comedy Club Andriy Skorokhod, they released a statement in her defense.
“As you like to refer to the work of Olga Buzova, the success or failure of its creative activity is determined by the viewer, but to insult any person, is unacceptable in our society. Especially when it makes a man against a woman. We live in a legal state, so such actions must obtain, if necessary, appropriate legal assessment in the course of judicial proceedings”, – stated in the text. | <urn:uuid:c6ec67c5-2c2d-4ad5-baeb-5039f97fed6a> | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | https://capelino.com/olga-buzova-was-asked-to-become-mayor-of-moscow/ | 2022-11-28T08:24:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710488.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20221128070816-20221128100816-00048.warc.gz | en | 0.96344 | 649 |
I'd want to hire it as far from busy big cities as possible. The idea of damaging one, even if insured, would be so upsetting.
So to maximise this, you'd want to do it during term time (kids in school, less people on holiday), when there's good weather.
You'll want to pick up the car outside of rush hour, so around 10am, and still have a couple of hours to get out of town before the lunch time rush starts.
The best mountains are in the north, bordering with Switzerland. The lakes are there too, for some different scenery.
This from an Italian luxury car hire website:
Every region in this beautiful, boot-shaped country is different form[sic]
the other. To hire a Ferrari in Italy will enable you to reach
everyone[sic] of those regions in elegance and style. If you are in North
Italy, looking for a car rental in Milan, rent one of our Ferrari cars
and drive along snow-caped[sic] mountains, beautiful lakes (Garda, Como and
Maggiore) and fascinating amusement parks. Don't forget to drive your
Ferrari to Bergamo, Verona and Venice! In the center of Italy you can
hire a Ferrari in Florence and tour Tuscany, including Bologna and
Pisa. This route will be dotted with green forests, round hills and
small towns that time hasn't touched. You can rent a car in the South
of Italy, and drive through delightful beaches, deep blue sea scenes
and enchanting islands.
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A little off, I wish that I was able to capture this piece of architecture without the bush so prominent. I do like that it’s prominent and its color really shines. This was taken at the Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco around 2pm. It’s hard to take a shot of this as all the other tourists want to take selfies here and with the weather it could easily rain. So it took me a lot of time to get this shot. Next time I will try to angle it better.
I have a lot to work to do as I am not taking all the necessary steps to take ahold of my life and improve it. I still have to shake off the laziness. I fail a lot but I still get up and do my best. There are some opportunities coming my way, however, I will get out there and see what I can do. | <urn:uuid:6dbf24c0-3154-41f3-a965-44d384a6e31d> | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | https://davidrobbinsjr.com/2019/09/24/day-9-a-new-world/ | 2022-10-01T21:35:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030336921.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20221001195125-20221001225125-00196.warc.gz | en | 0.983463 | 186 |
Yep, you read that right. It’s been a stressful few weeks for me. Some of my readers will know that, in 2014, I found out that only one of my kidneys was working. Click here if you want to catch up on the story behind that! As a result, I get an annual check up to make sure that my functioning kidney is still healthy. I want to share my story today, just in case there’s someone reading this who is experiencing something similar. Here’s what happened with my recent health scare and how it triggered my disordered eating.
It started with a normal check up…
Every year, I have blood tests taken which check whether or not my kidney is filtering my blood efficiently. Last year I was told that my kidney was functioning really well on its own. So, you can imagine my shock when my doctor announced in February: “Your kidney functioning has reduced.” Immediately, panic filled my mind. I started to assume the worst and began interrogating my doctor about exactly what had changed.
To put it into context, when you have your kidney function measured, you get a score. Anything above 60 is fine. My last score was 81. My new score was 56. I was devastated. The doctor advised me that I needed to have more blood tests taken, as well a urine test and an ultra sound. He wanted to make sure that my results were accurate.
Google is not a diagnostic tool.
But try telling me that. After my conversation with the doctor, I was consumed with researching Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). After a few weeks of waiting for further test appointments, I had pretty much diagnosed myself with Stage 3a CKD. If my health scare diagnosis were true, I would need to focus on preventing further decline in my kidney function by living a healthy lifestyle. This meant following a whole foods diet and exercising regularly to strengthen my cardiovascular health.
Needless to say, this triggered my disordered eating.
The irony of my relationship with clean eating.
At first, I couldn’t help but laugh at my situation. For 15 years, I had obsessed over only eating foods that were deemed ‘good’ for you. I had tried, and failed, to be a clean eater. Now, having rebuilt my relationship with food, I was potentially faced with the necessity of avoiding processed foods. My mind went into overdrive.
Suddenly, I lost all desire to eat sugary foods. My only focus was to cook from scratch and to try and eat as ‘clean’ as possible. Jarred sauces were out of the question. Alcohol was repulsive. I began exercising 5 times a week and chugging 2 litres of water every day. I was desperate to protect my kidney.
The results were in…
6 weeks after my health scare, I was given my results. My kidney was fine. My new score was above 60 although I wasn’t told exactly what it was. It was likely that I had been dehydrated on the day of the first set of tests. My self-diagnosed chronic kidney disease disappeared. Clean eating was off the table. And instantly, having restricted chocolate for weeks, my cravings hit me like a tonne of bricks.
In the days that followed, I found myself eating when I didn’t even want anything. I was eating, just because I could. Turns out, the restrict and binge cycle never fully goes away. It’s why I talk so much about the importance of not restricting here on this blog.
Where my head is at now.
It’s a tricky one. On the one hand, I’m ecstatic that I don’t need to follow a specific whole foods diet. On the other hand, this experience has been pretty scary and it’s made me think more about preventative care for my kidney. As we age, it’s normal for kidney function to reduce. But when one kidney is doing all the work, it makes me want to do everything I can to support that organ.
I wish there was a conclusive ending to this story. At the moment, I’m still very much torn between protecting my kidney or protecting my mental health. The last thing I want to do is fall back into full-blown disordered eating. I know it will be possible to get to a point where I feel I can do both, but right now it feels very much one or the other. I guess that’s just how my mind works.
Let me know if you’ve been able to resonate with my recent health scare or disordered eating. I share my experiences in order to help others feel less alone and, perhaps selfishly, I’d like to feel less alone too. Mental health problems can feel very isolating and, often, the mind convinces us that we’re the only ones struggling. I want you to know that you’re not alone. | <urn:uuid:8aa6dc01-3eb8-4577-a95e-45062a1c0e76> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://takeapawsblog.com/my-recent-health-scare/ | 2023-09-27T18:11:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510319.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927171156-20230927201156-00028.warc.gz | en | 0.985686 | 1,033 |
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I still find it incredible strange that the 90's are such a bygone era, that they are ready to be rehashed anew by the fashion world, having already provided rampant inspiration for many of this past season's collections. I myself lived through the 90's, remember the day Kurt Cobain died, and still have Pearl Jam's Vitalogy on cassette tape somewhere. I even have the clothes to prove it, including some Betsey Johnson baby-floral dresses, Courtney Love style slips, and a pair of Doc Martins that I bought when I was fifteen, although I admit, I tossed all of my flannel shirts from that era out a long time ago. I guess it just makes me feel really old when I see things from my not-so-distant past dug up and brought back to earth as "vintage."
Well, even though I feel like it might be slightly too soon for my comfort to start reminiscing about the 90's, I will reach back and wax poetic about one collection in particular, the infamous grunge collection that Marc Jacobs designed for Perry Ellis Spring 1993. Even if Marc simply lifted the looks that kids were wearing on the street and put them on the catwalk, to me, that collection epitomized an era. It also put Marc on the map, even if it got him fired. Shockingly, I had a lot of difficulty finding images of the collection online, even though it's referenced so often, even by the designer himself for his Fall 2006 collection. WWD has the entire runway show on their website, but you need a subscription to view it properly. Apparently though, I've heard that the new Model as Muse exhibition at The Met pays homage to some of the original looks, although I have yet to see it. I decided to pay homage to the collection myself today, with my open-front Anna Sui floral dress layered over a vintage slip, and mismatched with some disheveled and deconstructed plaid. I even dragged out my old Doc Martin boots...
Six Six Sick deconstructed plaid shirt, Anna Sui floral print dress, vintage slip, Doc Martin boots, tights from Paris, beanie from the dollar store, Antti Asplund necklaces
The infamous Grunge inspired show that Marc Jacobs did for Perry Ellis Spring 1993.
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There is nothing more vital to community than communication. Because full-time Huntingdon students receive laptop computers and are connected to the College Web site as their home page—as well as through Huntingdon’s e-mail system—there are many ways to receive and disseminate information through the College’s Office of Communication, Flowers 103; email@example.com. Here are a few important things you need to know:
The Huntingdon Web Site
The Office of Communications maintains the College Web site. If you are searching for information on the Web that you can’t find, please let us know. Accessibility to information and easy navigation are two of our foremost concerns, so your feedback is important (firstname.lastname@example.org). Certain sections of the site, described below, are especially helpful in keeping up-to-date with Huntingdon happenings.
Important information and pertinent announcements are posted under the Take Note section of the College Web site, at the top of the screen on the home page.
Stay current on what’s happening on campus by referring to this section on the home page, from which you may link to the main calendar and sort events by event type or audience.
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E-communications and News
The College publishes a weekly e-newsletter, The Talon, that is disseminated by e-mail to traditional day students, faculty, and staff, and to alumni, friends, neighbors, and parents who ask to be included on the the distribution list. The Talon is also posted on the home page at the time of publishing. To request inclusion on an e-distribution list if you are not a full-time student, faculty, or staff member, send an e-mail to email@example.com and indicate your relationship to the College through one of the aforementioned categories. If you are a parent, it is helpful to know your student’s name, as well. To submit news, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.org.
The latest news releases are posted on the “News” section of the site on the site’s home page.
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The Office of Communication is happy to serve students and families in telling Huntingdon’s good news. If your club or organization is planning an event, be sure you post the event on the main calendar by submitting an Event Request Form to the Office of Travel and Event Planning (Tricia Grier); and then be sure you publicize it to the College community by submitting it to the Office of Communications by sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.org. Your publicity request must include the event title, the name of the group hosting the event, the purpose or content of the event, the date, time, place, and cost of the event, and how to RSVP, if necessary. Be sure to include an event contact person’s e-mail and phone number in the request.
The Office of Communications is always interested in publishing good photography of campus events. High resolution photos are necessary for print media; lower resolution photos can be used on the Web only. If you have a photo that you would like to give to the Office of Communication for publishing consideration, simply send it by email to Su Ofe at email@example.com. Be sure you indicate what the photo depicts and who shot it. Please recognize that we cannot always give photo credit to the photographer and the College has the right to use the photo in any way deemed suitable once the photo has been submitted, with no compensation paid to photographers. To request photos for use in publications or to send a request for a photographer to be present at an event, send an email for that purpose, as well.
HUNTINGDON COLLEGE MAGAZINE
Huntingdon College Magazine is published annually near the end of the calendar year and is distributed on-campus and mailed to alumni, friends, and parents of current students. You may also read it online. The magazine is produced by the Office of Communications.
The Office of Communications produces numerous College publications for use in College marketing, including posters, brochures, and materials used by the Office of Admission. If your office or organization is in need of a poster or brochure, contact the Office of Communications so that we can discuss your needs and determine the most appropriate way to meet those needs.
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Kazuaki Yazawa, Microsanj/Purdue University
Dustin Kendig, Microsanj
Peter E. Raad, TMX Scientific/SMU
Pavel L. Komarov, SMU
Ali Shakouri, Purdue University
Thermoreflectance thermal imaging is an optical technique for measuring, with external illumination, the relative change in the surface reflectivity as a function of temperature for a specific sample or semiconductor device. As the temperature of the sample changes, the refractive index, and therefore, the reflectivity also changes. A first order relationship between the change in reflectivity and the change in temperature can be approximated as [1,2].
where, κ is the Thermoreflectance Coefficient
The Thermoreflectance Coefficient is a basic material property that depends on illumination wavelength, ambient temperature, material surface characteristics and, in some cases, may have some dependence on the material processing technique. For most metals and semiconductor materials of interest, the value of the Thermoreflectance Coefficient will be in the order of 10 -2/K to 10 -5/K. Thus, to detect a temperature change of 1 ºC, it is necessary to detect a reflectance change of 1 part in 100 to 1 part in 100,000. It is important therefore, to pre-obtain an accurate value for the Thermoreflectance Coefficient to achieve the best temperature resolution when doing thermal analysis on semiconductor devices. It is equally important to select an illumination wavelength that provides a Thermoreflectance Coefficient to be near the maximum value for the material being analyzed. The illumination wavelength also impacts the spatial resolution so, in some cases, a tradeoff may be warranted to achieve the desired results.
The purpose of this paper is to provide a better understanding of how κ, the Thermoreflectance Coefficient, varies with respect to:
- Material Temperature
- Device Material Properties
- Illumination Wavelength
- Optics/Microscope Numerical Aperture
Compared to IR thermography, the thermoreflectance technique has the important advantage of working over a very wide temperature range. The Thermoreflectance Coefficient does have a dependence on the material temperature, but fortunately, this dependence is relatively small. As an example, the thermal performance of copper micro-vias, only a 2.7 % change in Thermoreflectance Coefficient was detected for a temperature change of approximately 200 °C. Additionally, good thermal images of gold contact layers in small devices have been obtained with sub-micron spatial resolution over temperatures ranging from 10 K to 800 K. Obviously, if the best possible precision is required, it is necessary to measure the Thermoreflectance Coefficient at operating temperatures of interest.
Processing Technique: For any given material, the Thermoreflectance Coefficient is not a strong function of surface preparation or the deposition process. Calibration for each device under test therefore, is generally not required. This differs from IR thermography where the emissivity can change substantially and as a result, must be calibrated each time to obtain accurate temperature data. The Thermoreflectance Coefficient of gold prepared by various thermal or e-beam evaporation techniques was measured and always showed consistent values. On the other hand, if there is a significant difference in the visual color of the material due to major microstructures, porosity variations, or surface oxidation, the Thermoreflectance Coefficient can be affected significantly.
Dielectric Coatings and Passivation Layers:Dielectric coatings or passivation layers will change the reflective properties and thus the Thermoreflectance Coefficient. Due to optical interference in thin layers, oscillations in the thermoreflectance signal can be observed. For these cases, if there are adjacent coated and uncoated regions on the sample, one can use temperature continuity on the surface to calibrate the
thermoreflectance coefficient. If this is not feasible, the Thermoreflectance Coefficient needs to be determined. This can be done by mounting a sample with small thermal mass on a temperature-controlled stage and measuring the change in reflected signal versus temperature (Fig. 1).
Multiple temperature cycles and averaging are necessary to obtain good signal to noise ratio. Conducting the experiment with different illumination wavelengths simplifies the analysis as optical interference peaks are shifted and one could use the envelope of the measured signal to extract the temperature profile.
For any particular material, the Thermoreflectance Coefficient is very strongly dependent on the illumination wavelength. As illustrated in Fig. 2 , the Thermoreflectance Coefficient for aluminum is near zero at an illumination wavelength of 400 nm and orders of magnitude higher at 800 nm. In the case of gold, the Thermoreflectance Coefficient has a positive peak value at about 470 nm, goes to zero at about 500 nm, and exhibits a negative peak value at about 520 nm. It is therefore, very important to select the appropriate illumination wavelength for the materials being analyzed.
The following table lists the recommended LED wavelength for typical materials to obtain near optimal values of the Thermoreflectance Coefficient. Note that two alternatives are shown for gold, one for the positive peak and one for the negative peak. Two sources are also indicated for Nickel and Titanium since the peak values for both of these materials are quite broad.
For other material systems, one can easily extract the Thermoreflectance Coefficient if there is an embedded temperature sensor on the chip near the region of interest. The calibration procedure entails heating the entire chip uniformly using an external thermal stage. The thermoreflectance change across the full sample is recorded by the CCD while the temperature is measured simultaneously with the sensor. The calibration image and sensor measurements are correlated to produce values for the Thermoreflectance Coefficient for each region-of-interest on the chip.
In the absence of a temperature sensor, the Thermoreflectance Coefficient can be determined in the manner described earlier, using a sample of the chip with a small thermal mass (e.g. 1×1 mm2 up to 1×1 cm2 die) so that the temperature can be cycled.
Microscope Objective Numerical Aperture (NA):
The magnitude of the Thermoreflectance Coefficient also has a dependence on the numerical aperture of the microscope objective used in the imaging . This is due to the component of the light polarized perpendicular to the surface which can be non-negligible for high numerical apertures, e.g. NA > 0.5. The spatial resolution is known to be determined by the following expression:
Spatial Resolution = λ/[2∙n∙Sin(θ)]
where λ is the wavelength of the illumination source, n is the index of refraction (1.0 for air), and θ is the half-angle of the cone of light exiting the microscope lens. The component n∙sin(θ) is called the Numerical Aperture (NA) and is dependent on the optics and objectives of the microscope.
The above relationship is shown in Fig. 3 for wavelengths up to the near infrared (NIR) range.
For precise measurements of temperature distribution with a high NA lens, it is recommended to:
a) Perform measurements initially with a low NA and low magnification lens over a large area and
b) Without changing anything in the device, change the lens to higher NA and scale the temperature data accordingly.
This approach works when relatively large areas of the sample surface are available for imaging (e.g. 50-100 microns diameter). If the region of interest is very small and only visible with a high NA lens, then direct calibration on a temperature-controlled stage is necessary. Since small changes in the stage temperature can defocus the image seen by a high NA lens due to the thermal expansion of the sample, autofocusing during calibration is required.
M Farzaneh, K Maize, D Luerßen, J A Summers, P M Mayer, P E Raad, K P Pipe, A Shakouri, R J Ram, and Janice A Hudgings, CCD-based thermoreflectance microscopy: principles and applications, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 42, 143001-143021 (2009)
G. Tessier, S. Hole, and D. Fournier. “Quantitative thermal imaging by synchronous thermoreflectance with optimized illumination wavelengths.” Applied Physics Letters 78.16 (2001): 2267-2269.
P. E. Raad, P.L. Komarov, and M. G. Burzo, “Thermo-Reflectance Thermography For Submicron Temperature Measurements,” Electronics Cooling, v. 14, Feb 1, 2008
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|Vander Meer, Robert - Bob|
Submitted to: Annals of the Entomological Society of America
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/1/2007
Publication Date: 7/11/2007
Citation: Calcaterra, L., Vander Meer, R.K., Livore, J., Pitts, J., Tsutsui, N. 2007. A survey of Solenopsis fire ants and their parasitoid flies (Diptera:Phoridae:Pseudacteon)in central Chile and central western Argentina. Annals of the Entomological Society of America.Vo. 100(4):pp.512-521 Interpretive Summary: The knowledge of the invasion mechanism of an alien species is considered primordial to design control strategies. To determine if the invasiveness of alligator weed Alternanthera philoxeroides is explained by advantages of ecological differences between the native and introduced regions or rapid adaptive evolution in the exotic range in China, we compared 19 morphological and anatomical traits of alligator weed collected in native (Argentina) and invasive (China and USA) regions. The results show that native populations from Argentina had significant morphological variation in nine traits, whereas populations from introduced regions showed no significant variations in any of the 19 traits. From these morphological characterizations we suggest that one population from Argentina (Santa Fé, 59°49'W, 29°16'S) seems to be similar to the one that originated the invasion in China and also in USA. Hence, we encourage control programs that considered this feature as important for any future decisions.
Technical Abstract: The damage caused by biological invasions has traditionally been thought to result from alien species taking advantage of ecological differences between the native and introduced regions. In contrast, evidence is increasing that invasive plants can undergo rapid adaptive evolution during the process of range expansion. Using a common garden approach, we compared 19 morphological and anatomical traits of Alternanthera philoxeroides collected in native (Argentina) and invasive (China and USA) regions. The results show that native and invasive A. philoxeroides have become genetically differentiated. Populations from Ar-gentina had significant morphological variation in nine traits, with heritability varying from 49% to 89%. The nine traits are stomatal density, stomatal index, diameter of stem, diameter of pith cavity, thickness of vascular cylinder, thickness of cortex, area ratio of vascular cylinder, area ratio of pith cavity, and leaf index. However, populations from introduced regions showed no significant variations in any of the 19 traits, indicating that the morphological differences within introduced regions might be based on phenotypic plasticity. Based on the result of PCA (primary component analysis), all five introduced populations and one population from Argentina (Santa Fé, 59°49'W, 29°16'S) can be clustered as one group, implying that the Santa Fé population may have similar genotypes with the lineage introduced to China. The existence of genetically differentiation of A. philoxeroides between native and introduced regions should be considered in any program that attempts management or utilization of this plant. | <urn:uuid:b461a5ba-29c4-440f-9625-f6c100830bf3> | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?seqNo115=200876 | 2017-10-19T02:12:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187823214.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20171019012514-20171019032514-00214.warc.gz | en | 0.896174 | 665 |
edit: The short form of the question is Why are there TWO telescopes?? A longer version follows.
I'm aware that a single baseline, two-element stellar interferometer can be used to measure the separation between a pair of stars by looking at the Fourier transform of the intensity vs time of the interference. A single frequency peak is produced by one star, but if there are two close together, there will be "beating" in the time series that shows up as two peaks in the FT.
But I'm wondering if the LBT was designed and built with a plan to do more than that. Just for example, did plans include an ability to use interferometry to help reconstruct 2D images, or enhance the resolution beyond that which is already provided by the adaptive optics used in each half separately? Were there other plans or justifications?
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - FBI director James Comey on Thursday defended his agency's efforts to force Apple to help unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers, as he warned of risks of unbreakable encryption.
"The San Bernardino litigation is not about us trying to send a message or establish some kind of precedent," Comey told lawmakers at the House Intelligence Committee.
"It's about trying to be competent in investigating something that is an active investigation."
Apple is at the heart of a closely watched legal battle after a US judge ordered the tech giant to provide assistance to the FBI to unlock the encrypted iPhone in question, which belonged to Syed Farook, a US citizen.
Along with his Pakistani wife Tashfeen Malik, Farook gunned down 14 people in the Californian city of San Bernardino in December.
Investigators want help unlocking the device but, Apple chief Tim Cook says unlocking the iPhone in the name of fighting terrorism would be "bad for America".
"It is a precedent that should not be done in this country, or in any country," he told ABC News on Wednesday.
Apple has equated the request to "hacking" its own devices and building a back door which could be used by others.
Comey said the question of whether tech firms should be able to create tamper-proof encryption was the "hardest question" he had ever seen in government.
"It's going to require negotiations and conversation," he said.
Comey noted that while encryption is attractive in principle, law enforcement must have some sort of continued access to information to keep the public safe.
"Law enforcement really saves people lives," he said. "We do that a whole lot through court orders that are search warrants."
Comey told lawmakers the public should understand "the costs associated with moving to a world of universal strong encryption."
He commented that with the growth of this kind of encryption, "the world will not end but it will be a different world from where we are today."
Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg has said he is "sympathetic" with Apple's quandary and other tech firms have offered guarded support.
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As much as we all love the holidays, they can definitely throw a wrench in our normal routines – especially when it comes to our baby’s sleep. Between all the excitement and possibly being out of our usual environment, it’s not uncommon for babies to have disrupted sleep during the holiday season.
But now that the holidays are over, it’s time to get back on track with your baby’s sleep so you can all be well rested and ready to take on the New Year.
Here are a few tips to help you get back to a more regular sleep schedule:
1. Start with morning wake up
If your baby or toddler has been sleeping in in the morning, start waking them up at the same time (eg. 7am) to help get their body into a good rhythm and to help with the next tip (earlier bedtime). If it’s early morning waking that you are struggling with, check out my Early Waking Masterclass to help get your little one sleeping a little later.
2. Gradually shift your baby’s bedtime
If you’ve noticed that your baby’s bedtime has been pushed later due to holiday events, start by gradually shifting their bedtime back to its normal time. If you are waking your baby in the morning to start their day at a regular time then bedtime will naturally be an appropriate time. A bedtime between 6-8pm is optimal for babies from 3 months all the way to toddlerhood and early childhood. This can help prevent your baby from becoming overtired and make it easier for them to fall asleep.
3. Stick to a consistent, relaxing bedtime routine
A consistent bedtime routine can be very helpful in helping your baby relax and fall asleep. Try to stick to the same routine each night, including a bath, reading a book, and singing a lullaby for example. This will signal to your child’s brain that it needs to start producing sleep hormones because sleep is coming. Avoid screens at least 2 hours before bedtime to allow your child’s brain to unwind and produce melatonin. The blue light from screens (tv, tablet, phone etc.) suppresses the production of melatonin and is very stimulating for your child often resulting in difficulty settling if too close to bedtime.
4. If your child is still napping, aim for naps at regular times
Aiming for naps at regular times (in other words, following a schedule) can be really helpful in getting your little one to take good naps and sleep well overnight. This is because it sets their circadian rhythm to expect sleep at these times and helps with consolidating night sleep. If you are struggling with setting up an age appropriate schedule for your little one (3-12 Months old), look no further, I have the perfect guide for you which has schedules and troubleshooting for each month.
5. Be patient
It may take a few days or even a week for your baby to get back into a regular sleep pattern. Be patient and consistent with your efforts to get your baby back on track with their sleep. And if you need further support with this, let’s chat!
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Meet Supercontinent Pangaea Proxima—in 250 Million Years
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Sunday, March 30, 2014
The Dream Thieves (YA)
Book #33 Read in 2014
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (YA)
This is the second book in a YA paranormal series. Teens are trying to find a ley line. This book focuses more on Ronan and his ability to bring back objects that appear in his dreams. Mr. Gray is a complex villain in this book; a hitman hired to bring back the object that is really a person. Blue is still struggling with her destiny of killing her true love with a kiss and is struggling with her feelings for Gansey and her non-feelings for Adam. Of course the ending is a cliffhanger one; book 3 will be out in October.
The characters in this series are interesting and complex. This book started off slowly for me (I loved the first book, The Raven Boys) but picked up halfway through and then was a totally engaging read. Besides the mystery of finding the ley line, there is also a good action plot with Mr. Gray, as well as humor and romance. All in all, a good read. | <urn:uuid:9e018392-6753-4fa8-9b80-21fdcaa8c322> | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | http://melissasbookpicks.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-dream-thieves-ya.html | 2017-04-29T11:24:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917123491.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031203-00140-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970361 | 234 |
TRT Running – Coach Gary
I am a coach, runner, mentor and just a simple guy who loves athletics and the community around it. Last year I formed a club TRT Running. A few people have asked me what TRT stands for:
Track-Road-Trail. Our personal motto is ‘I run them all’.
Like life, there is a journey on how I arrived here. Whilst I participated in Little A’s & Cross Country at school, life took a different direction. At 33 years of age a mate asked to run a 10k with him and at 95 kilograms I ran the River Run in Brisbane. That was over 12 years ago.
A lot has happened since then. My mantra in life from an early age is ‘Create A Purpose & Be Patient About It’. I use this with all my runners, coaching and the club.
I started out jogging, became a personal trainer and stepped into my first running coach role with Can Too on the Northern Suburbs. In 2012 I started my own running group with three runners training for the Great Ocean Road half marathon. By 2016 that had grown to 60 runners.
This was when the idea of TRT came to mind. The sport is not just track. Look at the thousands that compete in road races, and trail races sellout in a matter of days. TRT just made sense.
With the business mentoring of Michelle McAdam we rebranded, became affiliated with Athletics NSW, have 5 coaches who we train over 110 adult runners in Sydney, across Australia and internationally. I also train 60 junior runners and 20 teenagers.
We are just a recreational running club on the Northern Beach / Suburbs. Sure, we have some quality runners, however 95% of the group are out there to have fun, socialize and personally challenge themselves. This is the future of athletic clubs in my mind.
In our group we train track runners for 400, 800, 1500, 3000, 5000, 10000 metre races.
Jump onto the road and its 5k, 10k, ½ Marathon, Marathon, 50k & 100ks.
Then we have the runners who love dirt and the real long stuff. Trail races from 10k to 100 miles and multi day events up to 320kms. And we have the track ultra runners who love running laps for 12 hours or 24 hours. Think about it, that is a choice of over 20 different types of racing. Fast, dirty and mentally challenging. This is fun for me.
Fun, as constructing a program for a runner is the easiest part. It takes time to know your runner, build trust, develop the relationship and understand what makes that person tick. You also have to understand the behind the scenes stuff. That’s called life. It has the biggest impact on most runners, and all of our coaches take a runners life serious. We are there for them, helping… That is our community basically. And this is why I coach. I love trying to get the best out of a person in every aspect.
I am pretty lucky.
Coaching on the Northern Beaches & Suburbs we are lucky to have so many places to train at. Trails, beaches, open roads, ovals it is just so amazing as a coach to have this at our feet. 7 days a week I am out and about. Ten group coaching sessions during the week, road and trail on the weekend. Races, programming, chatting with runners, meeting new runners, working with the other coaches, thinking about the growth and what we can always do better. Throw in my own desires to compete, it can get pretty busy. But this community gives so much. With that why wouldn’t I do what I do. Being an ok runner at 45 years of age, I have had the opportunity to combine my running with travel.
2015 & 2016 100km World Championship in Netherlands & Spain. Nine of our team running Berlin Marathon. Taking some of my runners to China in 2016 & 2017 for desert & road races. Japan in 2017 and as I write this having just completed Tokyo marathon in 2hrs:31:49 I believe if you are able to combine what you love with travelling the world, life isn’t too bad.
And as a coach, that is what I want to focus on. Giving runners opportunities. And this is what TRT Running is. A club of the future, creating opportunities in running and life.
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Airline analysts are growing more confident that American Airlines and US Airways will merge — a move that probably wouldn’t have a big impact on Las Vegas’ flight schedules but could force ticket prices to go up.
US Airways fueled merger speculation last week when the suburban Phoenix-based airline announced that it had reached deals with three American Airlines unions on conditional labor agreements.
US Airways executives downplayed the significance of the deals, saying a merger, if viable, is still a long way off.
The Allied Pilots Association, the Transport Workers Union and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants reached agreements.
That’s good news for most of the 175 American employees in Las Vegas, who are among the 13,000 airline workers who could lose their jobs under parent company AMR Corp.’s restructuring plan filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York. A merger with US Airways could head off the AMR alternative.
Lawyers for AMR are in court this week and filed a motion seeking the elimination of $990 million in union contracts.
Analysts have said a merger could save many jobs because there’s little competitive crossover between American and US Airways. That’s particularly true in the Las Vegas market.
At McCarran, US Airways and American don’t compete on a single route.
US Airways has 21 daily flights from Las Vegas to Phoenix, Philadelphia, Charlotte, N.C., and Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport — all US Airways hubs. American has 25 daily flights to that airline’s hubs in Dallas-Fort Worth, Miami, New York’s John F. Kennedy International, Chicago’s O’Hare International and Los Angeles International.
Because of that lack of crossover, a new American Airlines would be less inclined to pare flights from the Las Vegas schedule, analysts say.
“Both American and US Airways are operating with at- or near-maximum load factors,” said Bob Herbst of AirlineFinancials.com. “As such, it is unlikely their merger would cause reductions in labor forces, with the exception of some mid- to upper-level management positions.”
Consumer advocates have a different worry — that the price of the average ticket will climb, because less competition usually translates to higher prices.
Las Vegas is particularly vulnerable to price fluctuations because it’s one of the lowest-yielding markets in the country. The majority of its customers are leisure travelers and not higher-spending business customers.
Las Vegas is somewhat insulated from price spikes, however, because Southwest is the dominant player in the market and some other significant low-fare airlines — JetBlue, Virgin America and Frontier, for example — have a presence here.
“In 2005, the Big Three networks of American, Delta and United — along with Southwest — controlled roughly half of domestic capacity,” said analyst Jamie Baker of J.P. Morgan in a report. “If US Airways and American successfully merge, close to 90 percent will be concentrated in the hands of just four airlines. Sure, two airlines controlling 100 percent market share might sound better (for investors), but let’s be realistic. Four airlines with 90 percent market share represent the optimal industry structure and should allow for consistent return generation going forward, in our view.”
US Airways’ management has had no qualms about cutting less profitable routes in the past four years, modifying the company’s business model to focus on higher yields and hub flying instead of leisure market routes that were popular when the airline operated as America West Airlines.
The end result was that America West, once the dominant air carrier at McCarran, shrank in its merger with US Airways and became a second-tier player in Las Vegas under its new philosophy.
US Airways CEO Doug Parker has been an advocate for industry consolidation and mergers and would be the presumed head of the new Fort Worth, Texas-based American.
“The easiest way to fight volatile fuel prices is not with market-share battles and double-digit growth in hypercompetitive markets during a recession, but with less capacity,” Daniel McKenzie, an analyst with Rodman & Renshaw, said in a report to investors.
Analysts say American’s survival may depend on a merger and, by process of elimination, US Airways is the likeliest partner.
Some have identified JetBlue as a prospective merger partner with American, but most analysts think Parker’s drive would push US Airways to be the lead prospect. They say Delta and United wouldn’t be in the running because the Justice Department would not allow either of those carriers to become the dominant market player.
If American were to merge with US Airways, the blended airline would become the largest ahead of United and Delta.
“In every potential transaction, there is a consequence to doing it and there is a consequence to not do it,” Herbst said. “The merger of US Airways and American has far more positive benefits than negative ones and their merger would play a major role in making the U.S. airline industry better.”
“We think AMR’s stand-alone ambitions could be materially detrimental to industry prosperity,” Baker added. “To be fair, we certainly understand why AMR came up with its plan, but we just view it as a step backward for the industry. We believe a significant component of the value created by a US Airways-American merger is measured in the avoidance of value destruction that could occur absent a merger.” | <urn:uuid:542441be-7e83-495f-b122-43d4e29cd9c5> | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/2012/apr/24/american-us-airways-merger-could-lead-higher-ticke/ | 2017-08-23T11:44:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886120194.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823113414-20170823133414-00104.warc.gz | en | 0.944845 | 1,156 |
Power REIT CEO David H. Lesser Purchases 200 Shares (PW)
Power REIT (NYSE:PW) CEO David H. Lesser bought 200 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 10th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $8.90 per share, with a total value of $1,780.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer now directly owns 312,370 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,780,093. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.
Power REIT (NYSE:PW) traded down 0.44% during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $9.11. The stock had a trading volume of 1,941 shares. Power REIT has a 1-year low of $7.77 and a 1-year high of $9.72. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $9.20 and its 200-day moving average is $9.19. The company’s market cap is $15.2 million.
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Researcher and children’s media consultant, R. Bradley Snyder, has offered insights that have informed the creation of some of the industry’s most successful television programs, videogames, toys, and campaigns. Brad has consulted on programs such as Adventure Time for Cartoon Network, Aqua Teen Hunger Force for Adult Swim, and Super Hero Squad and Avenger for Marvel. Other clients include Disney, Discovery Kids and National Geographic Kids. For more than 20 years Brad has explained children and youth to adults, and his work extends far beyond the entertainment community into social services, including reforming juvenile correction and detention systems for the US Department of Justice.
In 2012, the prestigious medical publishing company, Demos Medical, approached Brad to share his insights with the parenting community. The result was his book, The 5 Simple Truths about Raising Kids, which is used in parenting classes and board rooms across the country. Following that success, Brad was asked to partner in a new publishing house for children’s books. The first books - What Every Child Needs To Know About Elvis Presley, What Every Child Needs To Know About Cancer, and What Every Child Needs To Know About Coffee - explain pop culture to children and are available in bookstores nationwide.
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Total Trinitarian and Chalcedonian orthodoxy, issuing, as that does, in a holding of the line on pro-life (all the way back to the 1960s, unlike Michael Ramsey), on the traditional definition of marriage, on social justice, and against unjust wars. So, not a Thatcherite neocon, which is the very antithesis of "old-fashioned Christian principles" as surely as more conventional Marxism was. Probably too academic for the job, and definitely too nice. But just wait for Sentamu, who has exactly the same principles, and quite right, too.
The Church of England and the Conservative Party stood for the same thing in the 1950s. The Church of England, the coming John Sentamu as much as Rowan Williams, still does, and really could not not. But now, that position is screamed down as "Marxism" and what have you by people who are themselves the true dialectical materialists and class warriors, only in the bourgeois rather than the proletarian interest. The same is true in relation to the Eisenhower Republican who is currently the President of the United States. There are many other such examples besides. | <urn:uuid:67cb2540-d6d6-4ba7-946c-cad1823437a3> | CC-MAIN-2014-41 | http://davidaslindsay.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/rowan-williams-and-his-critics.html | 2014-09-23T16:19:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-41/segments/1410657139314.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20140914011219-00004-ip-10-234-18-248.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970357 | 235 |
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Time is of the essence for people in on the go. Whether they are on the way to school, having a drink at the coffee shop, or pumping gas at the gas station, documents need to be printed. With the three versions of cloud SaaS that ePRINTit™ offers, users are able to obtain output through one of three convenient deployment options: Desktop/Tablet Release, Kiosk Station, Printer Release.
1. Desktop or Tablet Release Station: This release mechanism is installed on a connected PC and functions with any attached default printer. Users can pay the cashier or pay through on screen payment methods.
2. Kiosk Stations: User friendly kiosks with ePRINTit™ hardware and software allow users to release print jobs through USB, release code, or cloud account authentication. Kiosk user interface can be installed on standalone Tablets or full-size touchscreen PC’s.
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Yahoo! Yippee! Wahooeee!
It’s Spring Break and we are so excited! We started out our weekend by skiing some awesome powder and then we packed up the car and headed west to Utah. It was a funny contrast from the super snowy day we had on Sunday to the warm and sunny days we enjoyed at Canyonlands. We all love the deserts of Utah. Normally we would stop in Moab and ride our bikes but this time we kept on driving and met up with some friends in Canyonlands National Park. We camped there for two days. Instead of biking we decided to take some fantastic hikes and let the kids climb a bit. Amazingly enough, there were some pretty great climbing and bouldering right at our campsite so Scott set a top rope and all the kids took turns climbing on rock. So, now we are warmed up, sun-kissed, refreshed and ready for the next spring snow (which is supposed to arrive tonight).
I am tired and not feeling overly wordy tonight so enjoy ALL the pictures. I had a blast snapping away. My pictures don’t do the landscape justice. It is beautiful and sometimes feels like a different planet. If you haven’t been, you need to go. It’s crazy super cool.
And…..in case you wondered what it looks like in Summit County right now….here you go. Now you won’t have to wonder why we need to point the wheels west and drive:)
The kids and I before heading out for a ski day. By the time we got back to the truck, there was at least six inches of new powder on it.
Have a great night. Tomorrow we are headed to Colorado Springs to pick up our new puppy. Check back for some adorable puppy pictures! | <urn:uuid:8e6b7f19-c739-4831-b389-6cdc00e1d4e3> | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | https://coloradowescotts.com/2014/04/17/spring-break-2/ | 2022-10-06T17:04:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030337853.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20221006155805-20221006185805-00512.warc.gz | en | 0.958026 | 375 |
DAYTONA BEACH -- The ride through the tunnel wasn't so tough for Rusty Wallace. The first lap around the racetrack was different.
For the first time since Dale Earnhardt died, Wallace and the rest of the NASCAR drivers returned to Daytona Beach on Thursday, each coming face to face with their own mortality in a sport with a preciously thin margin for error.
''I went into Turn 3 today, and it was like, 'I remember that melee,''' Wallace said. ''I was in the middle. Earnhardt shot across my bow. I got on through and said, 'Whoa, this is cool, the world just opened up.' I didn't know he had been killed in that corner.''
That was Feb. 18, in the last lap of the Daytona 500. As drivers return 41/2 months after the tragedy for the Pepsi 400, they come back to find a different track -- a different sport.
Most notably, they've lost their most colorful, independent character in a sport that has become more buttoned-down and businesslike as it has grown exponentially over the past decade.
They also lost the rival they respected the most, and one of the few athletes in any sport who simply couldn't be ignored.
''I used to go to the racetrack and say, 'How did Earnhardt qualify?''' Wallace said. ''I didn't ask who was on the pole. It was, 'How did Earnhardt qualify?' Now, I just go to the track and run.''
An afternoon thunderstorm scrubbed qualifying Thursday, meaning the drivers will come back at noon Friday to determine starting positions for Daytona's annual summertime race.
Of course, with everything happening at speeds reaching 190 mph, there will be very little time to reminisce or grow teary-eyed over the loss of an icon.
''It can be one hell of a wreck if your mind's wandering around out there,'' Wallace said.
He recalls being clipped by Earnhardt at the end of a 1993 race in Talladega. Wallace's car flipped 10 times. He woke up in a medical helicopter with an IV in his arm.
It was Earnhardt who emerged that day unscathed, thinking Wallace's injuries might have been fatal, and insisting on hand-delivering Wallace's racing gloves to him.
Like so many of his competitors, Wallace marvels at how innocent-looking Earnhardt's accident was. It was two cars, no rolls or spins, a split second that drastically changed the sport -- compared with his own 10 flips, and hundreds of other accidents over the years that have looked so much worse than Earnhardt's.
''I guess when it's time to go, it's time to go,'' Wallace said, shrugging.
With Earnhardt gone, officials at NASCAR and the tracks that stage these races have struggled with the question of how to honor Earnhardt without overdoing it.
Nowhere is that question more important than at Daytona.
Here, track officials chose to hang large, black banners with Earnhardt's trademark No. 3 on the outside of two towers on the north side of the track. The bottom of the banners reads ''In our hearts forever.''
When the race is over Saturday night, the traditional fireworks display will become an Earnhardt tribute, one of dozens the drivers have seen and heard as they've worked their way to the midpoint of the season.
Some drivers, including Dale Earnhardt Jr., have grown a little tired of the routine. Others are more tolerant.
''It doesn't get old to me,'' Ward Burton said. ''Dale had been around a long time. He was the leader of the sport the last couple decades. Obviously, he was a big talent on the racetrack. We don't get tired of that. I know his fans are obviously still hurting and always will.''
For his part, Earnhardt Jr., has declined interviews this week, choosing instead to release a few prepared statements through his public relations staff.
Earnhardt Jr., was seen joking with NASCAR chairman Bill France outside the Winston Cup trailer Thursday, before ducking out and running to his own trailer, avoiding a hopeful rush of TV cameras and microphones.
''This may sound strange or hard to believe, but I'm looking forward to racing at Daytona,'' Earnhardt Jr. said in his previously released statement. ''It's the greatest track we race at for all of its history.''
On Tuesday night, the employees at Dale Earnhardt Inc., had a midseason party to celebrate Michael Waltrip's overlooked victory at the Daytona 500. Teresa Earnhardt and Dale Jr., were there. Everybody seemed to have a good time.
''We have our good days and our bad days, but we're here and everyone seems to be doing good,'' said DEI vice president Ty Norris.
Still, things are different without the Intimidator, the man who won 34 races at Daytona, including that heartpounding breakthrough in 1998, when he took his first Daytona 500.
Coming Saturday: The first race sans Earnhardt since 1978.
''We miss him, and to come to Daytona certainly reminds us of the night we left here,'' car owner Robert Yates said.
''He helped build our sport, so the best thing we can do to honor him is to do it the way he did.''
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I was going to just jump straight back in again, but then I realised just how long it’s actually been and realised it was probably best to address it, so…
Hi, I’m here, I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth!
I wish I had a proper excuse for not writing before, but honestly it’s just been a combination of working long hours and feeling like I’ve had nothing good to write about. I’ve been completely stuck in a reading rut for the last few months, my creative stuff is utter pants and well, politics has just been making me sad; and with my three favourite topics out of action there hasn’t really been a whole lot to say.
I’m not going to promise regular posting, but I’m back with a few ideas and I will be trying a hell of a lot harder. As one of my best friends and the wonderful woman I have the pleasure of sitting next to for 7 hours a day, 5 days a week keeps telling me – I’m paying for this domain, so I’d better get writing!
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Non-profit fights against horse abuse in New Mexico
Group works to provided free services to horse owners
Horse abuse is a problem in New Mexico, officials say.
Many times, owners abandon their horses when they can no longer afford them. They're either left to starve to death or are sold to slaughterhouses in Mexico.
Now a local non-profit is working to put a stop to that.
"They deserve the same sort of dignity and care as a dog, cat or any other loved animal," said Phil Carter with Animal Protection of New Mexico.
APNM has been providing free services to horse owners for the last five years.
"Help for feed, hay when people are in a financial difficulty and need help paying for the feed. We can also help with varieties of veterinary care," Carter said.
As of this week, APNM has fed and taken care of 650 horses.
Kendra Loring received a helping hand last year.
"It's fantastic, I mean, there are so many horses that need help," she said.
Loring lost one of her jobs last fall just as she was planning to get one of her horses gelded, an operation similar to neutering that costs at least $400.
"Living on a riding instructor's salary, it was going to be challenging if I had to pay for it myself," she said.
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Semi-Truck And 18-Wheeler Truck Accident Causes In South Carolina
Car drivers and other motorists face a great risk when sharing the road with a large truck. Given a truck’s massive size and weight, and sometimes its dangerous cargo, any small mistake can quickly escalate into a catastrophic accident.
In South Carolina, this unfortunately happens quite often. According to the SC Department of Public Safety, in 2017 alone, a total of 59 fatal collisions in the state involved truck tractors, killing 65 people. That’s about one truck accident fatality every six days.
What causes truck accidents, and why do they occur frequently? These are the facts.
Top Causes Of Truck Wrecks
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), which regulates the trucking industry in the US, conducted a major study on Large Truck Crash Causation. The study revealed that these are the major reasons for truck accidents:
- Driver’s poor decision. This includes a truck driver going too fast, following other vehicles too closely, and misjudging the speed of surrounding vehicles.
- Driver’s poor recognition. This refers to the driver’s awareness of what’s around them. Poor driver recognition may mean being inattentive or distracted.
- Driver non-performance. Truck drivers need specialized training in operating a large vehicle, but many still fail to operate safely. Common examples are falling asleep at the wheel and driving while impaired or fatigued.
- Vehicle issues. Without proper inspection and maintenance, a tractor-trailer or cargo truck can suffer from dangerous malfunctions such as brake failures and tire blowouts.
Apart from these top reasons, there are other associated factors in truck wrecks, including roadway problems, traffic flow interruption, unfamiliarity with the road, and inadequate surveillance.
With such causes present, various types of truck accidents can occur, such as:
- The height and weight distribution of large trucks make them more prone to lose their balance. Rollovers could be triggered even by the slightest change of direction or speed.
- Jack-knifing. This is when a truck’s trailer sways in a different direction from its cab, causing the vehicle to double up in a V-shape, like a folding pocket knife.
- Underride accident. When a regular car and a much-larger truck collide, the smaller vehicle could skid under the truck, crushing the car’s occupants.
- Rear-ending. Trucks take longer to stop, so it is crucial for truck drivers to keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front of them. When a truck crashes into the rear of a regular car, the impact could be enough to severely injure the car occupants.
- Dangerous cargo accident. Large trucks and tankers often carry risky cargo such as chemicals, oil, construction materials, and hazardous substances. During a crash, these could spill out onto the road, especially if they were improperly loaded.
How Truck Accident Risks Increase
A variety of circumstances can increase the risk of truck wrecks. One factor often cited are the long shifts that truck drivers take, particularly when they transport goods across multiple states. With tight schedules and few rest breaks, it is not uncommon for truck drivers to get overworked and fatigued, which in turn affects their ability to operate a large vehicle efficiently.
Federal and state laws aim to minimize truck driver fatigue by regulating the hours of service in the trucking industry. However, many truckers still manage to slip through these regulations.
In addition, there are trucking companies that take dangerous shortcuts in conducting their business, such as skipping vehicle inspections and maintenance, overloading their vehicles, and failing to properly train their drivers.
Identifying the causes and factors of a crash is crucial to determining liability in a truck accident. While truck drivers are often found to be at-fault in crashes, the responsibility may also rest on truck companies, contractors, and even truck manufacturers. It takes an experienced accident attorney to effectively establish truck accident liability and help victims obtain fair compensation.
SC Truck Accident Lawyers – Contact Kassel McVey
If you or a loved one has suffered from a truck accident in South Carolina, get in touch with us at Kassel McVey. Our law firm is highly trusted in the state when it comes to holding negligent parties liable and obtaining favorable compensation for our clients. Talk to us about your truck accident by calling Kassel McVey today at (803) 256-4242.
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Depending on what state your MHP is located, you should contact the appropriate utility regulatory agency as to their requirements. While almost every state allows sub-metering, each has different utility regulations concerning sub-metering.
Regardless, When transitioning a MHP to sub-metered tenant paying their own utilities: A new mind set has to be implemented; Including communications with the residents why their is a urgent need to curb the community’s ever increasing use and cost of water and sewer service; and gain the residents support to the community’s new proactive water conservation measures. We offer resident education as part of the transition process.
Many third party billing services, including our company Southern Water Management, allows a manager complete access to a utility billing cloud service, in which the manger simply inputs the residents’ meter reads, bills are generated, along with consumption comparisons, leak information;The manager can include the water/sewer bill with the rental invoice. Accounting and regulatory compliance is handle by the third party billing service. Depending on the number of accounts the cost is @ $5 per account billed to the resident.
Water and sewer consumption is 25 to 35% less when residents are responsible for their own use. In some cases, for going a rental increase in lieu of residents paying for their own water sewer service is more palatable than increasing rent annually just to stay even with the escalating utility costs. For example, say water/sewer runs $75 per home when the landlord pays, when the resident pays, the cost is $50, drop the rent by $50 (or for go an increase) the landlord is still better off by $25.
Obviously, rental increases or residents paying for their own water/sewer is an uncomfortable situation, but is necessary to keep a MHP a viable business.
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Your upcoming Servolution is an amazing way to rally your church in sacrificial service for the good of your community! Each individual, family, and small group will become front line missionaries, caring for the needs of the lost and hurting, bridging relationships, and inviting them to come see the Lord at work at your church.
An outreach like this requires a striking shirt to provide a visual link for those who come in contact with your Servolution workers. Your MinistryGear designer will work with you to create your own unique Servolution shirt that ties it all together.
Start a Revolution in Your Church Through Service
The Servolution is on! Your church is going to be all-hands-on-deck breaking a sweat and showing the love of Christ to your neighbors. And you want them to look the part! They’ll represent your church well, getting the community’s attention, as they go out in force in the unique shirt you designed!
Your MinistryGear designer, a creative professional who loves to serve the ministry you represent, will create an outstanding design that everybody will love. And the design work is free for your Servolution! That’s right. FREE!
“Servolution” is a movement that challenges churches to revolutionize the way they operate in their communities by creating a culture of service to the communities and neighborhoods in which they exist. Inspired by the book “Servolution” by Dino Rizzo, churches across the country are empowering their congregations to be the hands and feet of Jesus by taking on massive service projects in their cities and towns.
Whether they’re serving at their local pregnancy centers, washing police cars, weeding at the public elementary schools, painting rooms at the homeless shelters, or making repairs to an elderly widow’s home, Servolution churches put their hands to work, showing Christ in practical ways that inspire hope, and encourage the unchurched to come and check out what God is doing in the church down the street.
As you prepare for your Servolution, we pray God will meet your members in their reasonable service and, by His Spirit, draw souls to salvation through the work of your church.
We Love Ministry
Your MinistryGear designers understand ministry. We know you have limited resources, but your work is impacting the world for Christ. So we’ll deliver your custom designed Servolution t-shirts on time because it’s our way of serving you and your community with our God-given talents. We’ll make it as easy and quick as possible, so you can get back to ministry! And we can’t wait to hear how your Servolution day goes! Send pics. 🙂
Ordering t-shirts might be new for you. Or you may have had a bad experience in the past. We’ve worked hard to create a bullet-proof process and we’re confident we’ll deliver the highest quality screen printed t-shirts you’ve ever had! Custom shirts don’t usually come with guarantees, but ours do. We’re sure we can deliver. If your Servolution shirts have flaws or don’t arrive on time we WILL make it right for you!
Something else for free? We got that. Your Servolution t-shirts will arrive at your door within 14 days via MinistryGear’s free Ground Service! Need it sooner? Rush delivery guarantees delivery within 8 days. Still not fast enough? Miracle Delivery delivers in 3-6 days! Questions? Call us at 1-888-812-4044, or visit our shipping & delivery page.
(Order times reflect orders shipped within the 48 contiguous United States.)
You’re more creative than you know. You have a MinistryGear designer at your service to create the perfect design – for free! Free custom design is part of the deal. If you have an idea, your designer will help bring it to life. Together you’ll create, modify, or customize any cool design you can imagine. Add your text, color combos, images and logos and soon you’ll have a beautiful – and wearable – work of art. You’re gonna love it!
It’s not about the shirts.
Sure, we love making great t-shirts. But to us, it’s all about serving your church with our God-given talents. We’re artists, designers, and creative brothers and sisters who love finding solutions for churches, pastors, and ministries. It’s not for our glory, but for His. Working as unto the Lord as we serve you is what gives us purpose in our work, and we’re honored to partner with you. It brings us great joy to serve the Kingdom in this way. Therefore, it’s our desire to do everything we can to guarantee you get the best looking shirts, at the best price, and on time. Every time. We know you have better things to do than worry about things like late shipments and mistakes. Taking care of these crazy details is our ministry. So thank you for considering MinistryGear for your custom church t-shirts. | <urn:uuid:ef2affe8-a371-4cc9-a990-6f0fcb4f2d43> | CC-MAIN-2018-34 | https://ministrygear.com/servolution/ | 2018-08-16T11:55:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221210735.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20180816113217-20180816133217-00023.warc.gz | en | 0.924778 | 1,063 |
Elliot is an associate at Bird Marella. He represents clients at trial, in arbitration and in parallel civil and criminal investigations. His practice focuses on complex business disputes, including breach of contract and business tort cases, commercial fraud, and claims arising from the False Claims Act. He has appeared in both state and federal court and has been involved in several trials. He has represented Fortune 500 companies and large private companies in the technology, banking, healthcare, entertainment, and manufacturing industries.
Prior to joining the firm, Elliot worked at Kirkland & Ellis in New York, where he represented board members, C-suite executives, and corporations in connection with complex commercial transactions and government investigations. He has also represented defendants in several consumer protection and securities class actions.
Elliot is a graduate of Columbia Law School. While in law school, Elliot externed at the Queens County District Attorney’s Office where he prosecuted several dozen domestic violence cases. After graduation, he clerked for the Honorable Henry B. Pitman of United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Elliot was litigation counsel for a publicly-traded California financial institution in a complex fraudulent transfer action against the financial institution’s former customers arising from their failure to repay a $9 million commercial loan. After taking over the case for another law firm, defending multiple dispositive motions, and vigorously pursuing discovery against newly-named parties, the defendants agreed to pay a confidential sum on the eve of trial. Prior to Bird Marella’s representation, the defendants had refused to engage in any meaningful settlement discussions.
Elliot represented a company that owns hospitals across the United States in an internal investigation involving accounting irregularities. The investigation resulted in remedial actions taken by the client.
Elliot was litigation counsel for a prominent California law firm in a False Claims Act case of first impression, alleging the firm “fraudulently” induced its former client, a public agency, to disburse several million dollars in public funds. Bird Marella aggressively litigated the relator’s standing to pursue the case, and obtained a writ of mandate from the California Court of Appeal finding that the relator had a conflict of interest that precluded them from participating in agency decisions relating to the lawsuit. After filing summary judgment motions, then persuading the Court of Appeal to stay all trial court proceedings, Bird Marella was able to settle the case for a small fraction of the public funds at issue.
PRO BONO EXPERIENCE
Elliot successfully represented a pro bono client unjustly committed to more than 25 years of solitary confinement in New York correctional facilities, the second-longest tenure in New York State history. After Mr. Proctor’s procedural and substantive due process claims were dismissed at summary judgment, Elliot successfully convinced the Second Circuit to overturn the decision and to set a new standard for procedural due process claims raised by inmates housed in solitary confinement. See Proctor v. LeClaire, 846 F.3d 597 (2d Cir. 2017).
Elliot has also successfully represented asylum seekers before the Department of Homeland Security, who sought refugee status in the United States on the basis of their LGBT status.
- Member, Young Lawyers Division of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Los Angeles
- Board Member, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice
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Bird Marella prevailed in the highly-publicized trial against real estate developer Mohamed Hadid regarding the hillside mansion in Bel Air he illegally constructed. After years of hard-fought litigation, Bird Marella obtained orders to fully demolish the home (after first securing partial demolition), won a multimillion-dollar award in damages at trial, and defeated Hadid’s ...
Bird Marella attorneys Ekwan Rhow, Elliot Harvey Schatmeier and Kate Shin obtained a substantial recovery for their client, a publicly-traded California-based bank, in a complex, fraudulent transfer dispute. The dispute arose after several of the bank’s former customers failed to repay a $9 million commercial loan. Rhow and his team ... | <urn:uuid:3807b83e-cb8e-4744-be06-ce7f47984661> | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | https://www.birdmarella.com/attorneys/elliot-c-harvey-schatmeier/ | 2021-10-24T05:09:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585911.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20211024050128-20211024080128-00690.warc.gz | en | 0.953954 | 839 |
The Laurel Club was an organization of Connecticut legislative reporters established in 1909. It was formed “To foster cooperation among legislative newspapermen; to promote better government by accurate and fearless reporting; to puncture the overinflated egos of legislators.”
[…] Dew Point Posted on July 2, 2010 by dubymcd Michelle Thomas writes a remembrance of Mike Collins for […]
Anon, Don’t hate newspapers, nohnitg I love more than a lazy morning a pot of coffee and a really thick newspaper.However, I read Investors Business Daily, Wall Street Journal, and the Financial Times.I disdain the Hartford Courant. Truly a rag destined for the bird cage. I hold the HC accountable for years of slanted reporting, being the cheerleader excessive spending and not informing their readers of the dangers of runaway intrusive government. Turn their building into office condos and let something productive for once come out of it.I even read the NYT sometimes.Regards “renaissancewoman”, key word in your post is “our college professor”. I realize they probably make up your world right now, but at some point if you do leave that insulated world, hopefully you’ll realize how isolated and incestuous college thinking is. I’ve been there enough, 3 degrees and no I am not including high school as a degree.Regards using newspaper as a “source”, the times in my life where I have had actually inside knowledge of an event have made realize that all news accounts are missing key points of information and most times key points that are just wrong. Newspapers in my opin are suspect sources of information. Many must be read and the reader must sort out what fits and what does not.The crime the Hartford Courant committed is hiring reporters of one politician slant, the people of Connecticut have spoken, they don’t like the HC enough to keep it in business. | <urn:uuid:6db4b727-3fd5-4d83-9b45-6472dc61dafa> | CC-MAIN-2015-35 | http://thelaurelct.com/2010/06/29/mike-collins/ | 2015-08-31T15:17:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-35/segments/1440644066266.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20150827025426-00215-ip-10-171-96-226.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953752 | 398 |
SYDNEY - Injuries to wingers Peter Betham and Alofa Alofa have forced NSW Waratahs coach Michael Cheika to call up a replacement for Saturday's Super Rugby conference derby with the in-form Western Force.
Utility back Ben Volavola will fly to Perth as emergency injury cover after the Waratahs lost two outside backs in their 22-11 win over the Stormers on Saturday.
The win came at a cost, with Betham and Alofa both injured in the battle.
Scans in Cape Town on Sunday confirmed a break in Betham's left foot, while fellow speedster Alofa suffered a medial ligament strain in his right knee.
Betham and Alofa stayed overnight in Johannesburg before flying to Sydney on Monday rather than joining the team, who flew straight to Perth for Saturday's match with the Force.
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Two years ago, Helen Branswell wrote for STAT that “When Towns Lose Their Newspapers, Disease Detectives are Left Flying Blind.” Epidemiologists depend on regional outlets in monitoring outbreaks, Branswell explained, and in 2018, they were concerned about increasing threats to an important resource. Two years after the publication of Branswell’s article, even more towns have lost their newspapers, and the onslaught of a worldwide pandemic casts the essential role of disease surveillance into hyper-focused relief. Here’s the irony: our society is better positioned to recognize the value of monitoring local journalism for viral warning signs—but the local news ecosystem is more beleaguered than ever. The current pandemic’s effects on local media could make it even harder for us to detect the next infectious disease outbreak.
Many disease-monitoring resources around the world rely on data from local newsrooms. HealthMap is one such resource, an epidemiological web-crawling tool that monitors emerging infectious diseases across the globe, providing data to healthcare workers, students, researchers, epidemiologists, and governments. “Local news is an important source for us,” says Autumn Gertz, HealthMap’s program coordinator.
As local newsrooms shrink amid a pandemic, the ironic and troubling implications for disease surveillance are difficult to quantify, but easy to observe. David Scales, a clinician and professor of medicine who was a research fellow at HealthMap from 2010 to 2013, explains the role local news can play in tracking disease, noting that shoe-leather reporting is a tool for gathering public health data just as it is a journalistic mechanism; it can provide clues for epidemiologists to interpret. “Journalists don’t necessarily have to connect the dots,” Scales says. “If a journalist in, say, Fall River, Massachusetts is saying, We’ve had a couple of people end up in the hospital because of food poisoning, and then a reporter says that in Providence, Rhode Island, and then another in Newport, Rhode Island—all of a sudden, someone sitting at the State Department of Health in Rhode Island is asking, Why do we have a sudden spike in food poisoning?” In 2011, Scales and colleagues studied how decreased news coverage can lead to gaps in disease surveillance, demonstrating a correlation between diminished reporting resources—because of attention to other major outbreaks, for example, or coverage reductions on holidays—and decreased disease alerts. Though the small drop that the researchers measured didn’t upset the system, it raises questions about how large a drop the system can sustain.
ProMED—one of the largest resources reporting infectious disease outbreaks in the world, now familiar for its frequent citations in national reporting on COVID-19—also depends on journalism. “Media reports are one of our best and earliest sources of outbreak information,” says Larry Madoff, Editor at ProMED.
Though it’s difficult to quantify the effect of declining local news coverage on our capacity to monitor infectious disease, it’s clear that local information is best positioned to prevent outbreaks. “A pandemic starts at the local level,” Madoff says. “The closer you can get to identifying a cluster and outbreak at its origin, the better. The further you get from the local, the bigger an outbreak needs to be before it gets noticed or picked up and the more likely it is to spread.”
The implications of local news decline can be both immediate and enduring. When Maia Majumder, a computational epidemiologist, saw CJR’s news desert map back in 2018, she warned Helen Branswell of “a disaster for infectious disease surveillance.” After working with HealthMap for four years, Majumder went on to a post-doctoral research fellowship, then a full-time research and teaching position. Today, her epidemiological work focuses more on the long-term: her team is studying the influence of media on emerging infectious diseases. Over the past months, Majumder’s team has faced setbacks corresponding to the disappearance of local news archives and entire newsrooms. “Sometimes, when you try to click on the link that you saved a couple of months ago, it doesn’t exist,” Majumder says. “This creates a lot of problems for historical analysis and longitudinal studies.”
The pandemic begets a troubling cycle: a worldwide disease outbreak has hurt local newsrooms—the same local newsrooms that will provide an important line of defense in predicting, preventing, and understanding the next outbreak. As regional news outlets weaken and dwindle, so does that first line of epidemiological defense, and we’re caught in an increasingly murky feedback loop that leaves us more aware of the system’s limitations—but less prepared to address them.
The Journalism Crisis Project aims to train our focus on the present crisis, tallying lost jobs and outlets and fostering a conversation about what comes next. We hope you’ll join us (click to subscribe).
EXPLORE THE TOW CENTER’S COVID-19 CUTBACK TRACKER: Over the past six months, researchers at the Tow Center have collected reports of a wide range of cutbacks amid the pandemic. Now there’s an interactive map and searchable database. You can find it here.
CONTRIBUTE TO OUR DATABASE: If you’re aware of a newsroom experiencing layoffs, cutbacks, furloughs, print reductions, or any fundamental change as a result of covid-19, let us know by submitting information here. (Personal information will be kept secure by the Tow Center and will not be shared.)
Below, more on recent changes in newsrooms across the world:
- POLL SHOWS LOW LEVELS OF TRUST: A new Gallup poll found that six in ten survey respondents reported little to no trust in the “mass media” to report the news “fully, accurately, and fairly.” This low level of trust “has been persistently low for over a decade and shows no signs of improving, as Republicans’ and Democrats’ trust moves in opposite directions,” Gallup reports.
- THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN HELP: For Poynter, Steve Waldman wrote about a recent proposal for government intervention on behalf of local news outlets, one he believes will allow publications to preserve editorial independence. The plan, an initiative of the Rebuild Local News coalition, proposes a refundable tax credit for news subscriptions and donations, the re-establishment and integration of private newspapers into non-profit organizations, changes to antitrust laws, and a variety of other strategies to incentivize sustainable financial support and to deter exploitation. Despite his belief in the project, Waldman writes, “solving the local news crisis will require much more than enacting these proposals. Foundations and individual donors will need to significantly increase their support, and the commercial sector will need to continue to innovate.”
- GOOGLE WANTS YOUR ADMIRATION: For NiemanLab, Josh Benton wrote about Google’s billion dollars in financial support for local news, arguing that such donations are in the tech company’s own best interest when it comes to building good will with the public. “When a corporate announcement like this seems to make no sense at all from a straight profit-and-loss perspective, it’s probably about meeting a deeper need somewhere else — in this case, Google’s need to be beloved enough to remain underregulated,” Benton writes.
- TECH PLATFORMS COULD BE UTILITIES: For CJR’s daily newsletter, Mathew Ingram asked whether Facebook and Google could be considered “democratic utilities.” Through conversations on CJR’s Galley discussion platform, Ingram talked to Dipayan Ghosh and Joshua Simons about their recent paper advocating regulation of the tech giants’ algorithmic infrastructure. The two compare Facebook and Google’s power to that of old oil and railroad “trusts,” contending two things: that Facebook can be considered a monopoly and that it has caused social harm. Tech platforms ought to be considered utilities, Gosh told Ingram, and they ought to be regulated as such.
- SUPREME COURT TO RULE ON LOCAL MEDIA REGULATION: Last Friday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about relaxing media ownership regulation at the local level, Deadline reported. At present, regulations don’t allow cross ownership of local newspapers and television stations or local radio and television stations. “The FCC has argued that the ubiquity of the Internet makes that rule unnecessary. But a lower court ruled that the FCC hadn’t taken into consideration the impact of its rule changes on minority and female ownership,” Jill Goldsmith writes.
- NEWSLETTERS GO LOCAL: Axios is on track to be profitable in 2020, the Wall Street Journal reported, and it has plans to launch Facebook-sponsored local newsletters, beginning with newsletters in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Denver, Tampa, and Des Moines. For the NewStart Alliance newsletter, Jim Iovino asked whether local journalists could make a living off the newsletter model. And at the Reynolds Journalism Institute, Pete Pachal wonders when newsletters might hit a breaking point, writing “After all, no market rises forever, and all trends come and go.” (Elsewhere, Bello Collective wrote about local outlets using podcasts to build connections with readers).
- IPAD INITIATIVE KEEPS SUBSCRIBERS ENGAGED: Two years after the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette replaced subscriber newspapers with iPads in its transition to digital subscriptions, Northwestern’s Medill Local News Initiative assessed the initiative’s success. Though the paper lost some subscribers in its initial shift from print to digital, researchers at the Medill Spiegel Research Center say that the Democrat-Gazette’s monthly churn rate is lower than any of the twenty outlets the center has examined over the past few years. Though a few subscribers noted that they missed the feel of a print paper, the publication’s successful transition demonstrates the importance of communicating value to readers.
- NATIONAL ORGS BEEF UP NEWSROOMS FOR ELECTION COVERAGE: Two initiatives, Votebeat and Election SOS Fellowship, are working to place more local reporters in under-resourced newsrooms to cover the election, NiemanLab reported last week.
- BRIGHT SPOTS: Conde Nast has reversed pay cuts implemented in May, WWD reported. The Cumberland Westmorland Herald, a 160-year-old local outlet in the UK, is profitable again after a near closure six months ago, PressGazette reported. And two local digital startups have hit promising targets in fundraising and subscriptions, Poynter found.
- UNIONS CONTINUE TO FIGHT: Staffers at WAMU, Washington DC’s NPR station, have unionized, the Washingtonian reported last week. This announcement followed Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez deciding to pull out from the New Yorker festival in solidarity with the New Yorker union. And on Monday, the New Yorker union reached an agreement with Condé Nast, ending at-will employment for staffers and ensuring the provision of just cause for termination.
- MORE FURLOUGHS, CLOSURES: Essence magazine furloughed staff as a result of the pandemic, The Daily Beast reported. And CNN has shuttered its storytelling division, Great Big Story.
JOURNALISM JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES: MediaGazer has been maintaining a list of media companies that are currently hiring. You can find it here. The Deez Links newsletter, in partnership with Study Hall, offers media classifieds for both job seekers and job providers. The Ida B. Wells Society announced that its micro-loan program for journalists would no longer require recipients to repay their loans—you can apply here and donate here. The Successful Pitches database offers resources for freelancers. The International Journalists Network lists international job opportunities alongside opportunities for funding and further education. And The Lenfest Institute has begun the Lenfest News Philanthropy Network, which offers training and support for news publishers of many sizes and business models.
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Posted by Admin on February, 20, 2020
Ladakh, the brown mountains and valleys with crystal water is the dream destination for everyone. Be it honeymoon couples, families, friend groups or individuals, everyone would enjoy a memorable trip to this union territory of India. When you are going to plan a 7-10 days’ vacation trip to your dream destination, it’s obvious that you will want to make sure that everything happens in a hassle-free way. And, for that, booking in advance is the safest option. Apart from booking transports, selecting hotels for stay and choosing meal options will keep you relaxed during your trip.
But if you need to cancel your trip for any reason, your Ladakh hotel room booking, flight tickets, etc. in advance, will go into the bay!
This article aims to put the entire focus on some important travel trips for visiting Leh Ladakh without wasting a single penny of your hard-earned money.
1. What is the right time to travel?
Do not travel in the peak season! Traveling in quite off-beat seasons like April - May or August – September i.e. when the peak season is just about to start or end is advantageous to cut your budget. This may get you some lower-priced on spot bookings. Also, less crowded lets you enjoy the places in a comfortable manner.
2. How to cut the budget on your stay?
It is always better to share a room within 3 to 5 people who are traveling in a group. This way the room price will be shared between 3 – 5 people. In the same way, bike/ taxi fares will also be shared. Remember self-driving is always the most flexible and cheapest option to travel. Cutting down your travel cost matters the most on a trip to Leh Ladakh.
3. On the spot deals
You need to keep in mind that the valleys of Spiti and Ladakh are filled with uncertainties like landslides, roadblocks, health issues, etc. If you have pre-booked your hotel rooms, it means, for any reason you need to be present at the place on time. So, try to grab on the spot deals. Read below.
4. Wisely choose your place of accommodation
You can make online Ladakh hotel booking in advance. Otherwise, the alternative option is to avail of the homestays in Ladakh & Spiti. Such accommodation options are well versed with comfortable beds, clean rooms, and hygienic western toilets. Keep in mind, in every location on your way to Leh Ladakh, you will require to stay for a night only.
5. Widely choose eating places
Have your meals at the local dhabas or primary restaurants, these are some good options for saving money. This way you will also get the chance to eat local and fresh food in general. Give a chance to your taste buds to eat some local Tibetan food.
6. Make payments for individual meals
When you are traveling in a group, all the group members/ number of families usually share the entire budget of the Leh Ladakh tour and so the cost of the meals. Paying on the table on an individual basis will help in saving money.
7. Plan in advance for traveling through the air
Current air tickets always cost higher, especially during the peak seasons. So, you may skip booking Ladakh hotels online in advance but should not forget booking advanced air tickets. It is true especially for Leh Ladakh as the airfares may get doubled during the seasons.
Getting in Ladakh in a group is a bit easier as many people have a similar mindset and they look forward to meeting new travel partners to share some cultural values and budget of the cost. If you do not have your own group members, search online for travel partners!
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Shakespeare Goes Country
Nashville songwriter Marcus Hummon and actor Adrian Pasdar, the husband of Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines, are the creators of the new musical Atlanta. The show will run through Jan. 6 at L.A.’s Geffen Playhouse. Set during the Civil War, Atlanta mixes the words of William Shakespeare with bluegrass and country music. Marcus has penned hits for Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw and others, while Adrian is the star of TV’s Heroes. | <urn:uuid:994da8a9-e2ea-47f7-8e0f-f1ffa55a8427> | CC-MAIN-2015-27 | http://www.countryweekly.com/news/shakespeare-goes-country | 2015-07-02T18:22:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-27/segments/1435375095668.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20150627031815-00239-ip-10-179-60-89.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.884447 | 110 |
The Wall Street Journal is holding out Ann Kirkpatrick’s transparent pandering on gun control as evidence of the Democratic Party’s hard left turn on the Second Amendment.
In 2010, Kirkpatrick touted her ‘A’ rating by the NRA.
Now, eight years later, Kirkpatrick is running on a strident gun control platform and telling voters she has no guns in her home.
Matt Heinz continues to savage Kirkpatrick on air for her hypocrisy on this issue.
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After two years of production at a special vehicle workshop in Japan, Lexus has churned out its last LFA.
Built at a rate of about one per day, the handcrafted halo car was one of the most sought after, low-production run vehicles in recent memory.
Despite the hype, Lexus was adamant from the onset that only 500 LFAs would be built. Larry Hutchinson, then director of Lexus in Canada, told Canadian AutoWorld at the 2011 Canadian International Auto Show that only 10 LFAs would make it to Canada – and that all of them were spoken for.
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Recapping what was seen, heard and learned at MURTEC 2016. Sponsored.
With $25M in funding, aesthetics and self-service kiosks plant the seeds of growth for fast-casual newcomer honeygrow.
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Expert advice and best practices on how to ensure a successful mobile rollout.
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Appetize partners with FreedomPay to create secure tablet point of sale solution
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Point of sale happenings include the latest mobile app upgrades from Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts, plus the unveiling of Taco Bell's Tacobot.
Verizon's 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report finds cybercriminals are exploiting human nature.
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Low energy and sustainability solutions provider, Inteb, is rapidly expanding its team to service its Green Deal projects
Former police and Special Branch detective Andy Lang is head of Green Deal, using his skills in process re-engineering, programme management, problem solving and transformational change in his role at Inteb.
Key to this is his ability to network with Government at both regional and national levels, to influence policy and developments.
He is already working with ministers and the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC), focusing on the Green Deal agenda, and helping to drive innovation in this area, through Inteb’s role as one of five Green Deal Providers with Active Provider status.
Andy has already acquired a strong Green Deal team at Inteb. This comprises: Hannah Wake, Bethany Cooke, Robert Clarke, Johnny Stobbs and Fiona Salisbury. Two new apprentices have recently come on board.
The team has expanded so quickly over the last six months, that it has had to acquire additional office space. Some of the team are studying for qualifications that will enhance their skills. Hannah is studying project management, while Bethany is on an accountancy course and has taken the lead in the auditing of Green Deal projects.
Andy Lang said: “We have a rapidly growing and vibrant Green Deal team, which is allowing us to drive Green Deal innovation and installations.
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Ronnie Screwvala says he petitioned to fast-track investigation following INOX ban on Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota
Ronnie Screwvala had recently filed a case against multiplex chains for charging an exorbitant virtual print fee.
It was recently reported that Ronnie Screwvala-produced Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota will not be showcased in any of the INOX theatres because Screwvala had filed a case with Competition Commission of India (CCI) against four multiplex chains in India. The petition demanded that the multiplexes should not charge the virtual print fee (VPF) anymore and described it as a "draconian discriminatory charge."
Screwvala told Times of India that the INOX management will only screen the film if he withdraws his complaint.
He said, "We are compelled to pay the VPF and so we are paying to other multiplexes under protest. Even with INOX, we had agreed to pay under protest, but they were clear (that) we had to withdraw the complaint unilaterally." Screwvala added that this ban is a "basic attack" on his "constitutional right" to seek redressal and said that he has petitioned to fast-track the investigation.
Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, directed by Vasan Bala, was also released in the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea, Indonesia, South Africa and Japan among others. The film, starring Abhimanyu Dassani and Radhika Madan, recently hit Taiwanese theatres and will soon release in China and the US as well.
Watch: Priyanka Chopra shuts down split rumours, calls herself 'most famous Jonas’ in Netflix roast session
Netflix's new special The Jonas Brothers Family Roast saw Priyanka Chopra taking an aim at Nick Jonas.
The trailer of Atrangi Re will release tomorrow, 24 November
John Abraham, once an experimental actor and symbol of unassuming masculinity, reduced to a demolishing machine today
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Jon Thorsen on why you should buy wine from Costco:
Costco's average margin (per their financial filings) is about 12 percent. Costco has stated that the highest margin they will take on a non-Costco brand is 13 percent and they strive to keep it closer to 10 percent. On private label items (Kirkland Signature) they will go up to 15 percent margin but of course the price is still lower than other brands because they cut out the middleman. It's an amazing business model—their stores average about $160 million each in annual sales. Their total revenue is around $90 billion and they make several billion in net earnings, yet investors complain because they think their margin is too low and they pay their employees too much!
So what does this have to do with buying wine? I believe the 10–13 percent margin is similar for alcohol. No wonder Costco is the largest retailer of wine in the United States. I talked to a local store manager recently and commented on how a local upscale restaurant was advertising a wine for $12 per glass and $46 per bottle. At the time my local Costco was selling this wine for $9.99 a bottle. He stated Costco's markup on that item was 12 percent, which would put their margin at just under 11 percent. This means that unless you're dealing with a special buy/closeout type situation, you really are not going to find wine much cheaper than at Costco.
The other nice thing about Costco is that in my experience their buyers do a fantastic job picking out high-quality products. If they stock it, you can be fairly sure it's good, unlike some of the other big chain stores. Since Costco is the largest retailer of wine in the United States, products tend to turn over quickly so there is quite a variety over time. The downside of this is that a wine you loved may be gone the next week, so if you like it you better buy a bunch.
I wish I could chat with the wine buyer for my local Costco and make some requests. And I'm with the author. We complain about companies like Costco and Amazon.com having margins that are too low, yet perhaps we should more often praise companies that generate so much consumer surplus for the world (as long as they compensate their employees fairly).
It's humorous to see the variation in wine selection from one Costco store to another. I was at a Costco in Novato, up north across the Golden Gate Bridge, helping to pick up supplies for a party, and saw half bottles of 2006 Chateau D'Yquem and a bottle of 2009 Screaming Eagle in their glass-case secured wine display. The Screaming Eagle was selling for $2149.99. You can likely deduce the average income of residents in the area (my local San Francisco Costco doesn't carry such fare, though given real estate prices in the city, perhaps they should).
Another useful tip from the piece:
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Actually I think cranially challenged people are blessed with digestive tracts and immune systems of iron. I used to work with a guy (back when I worked construction) who was always drunk all week and high all weekend. Literally ate from dumpsters because he would rather have spent his money on cigarettes, and lived ..well, you get the picture. But I never knew the guy to have a sick day in his life, or hardly even get hurt! Never missed work, its amazing. Look at Keith Richards, Mic Jagger and the guys of bands like Aerosmith and AC/DC, they should all have been dead a long time ago. Any of us would have died of a heart attack or kidney failure decades ago. That's not to say that those band members are stupid but, you get what I'm saying.
And now that I am sufficiently off track....let me stop. And start cooking a half green sweet potato.
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— Tucker Carlson (@Tucker_Carlson) October 31, 2012
The Hurricane Sandy storm damage here in my Connecticut town was fairly extensive — beautiful old trees are down everywhere, 85 percent of our homes are without power, and officials are saying it will take at least 10 days to restore electricity — but at least our homes are standing. I’ve seen the photos of New York and New Jersey; in our way, we were lucky.
Still, on Twitter, a number of people have suggested that it might be interesting to hear how a tech columnist muddles through a 10-day stretch without electricity and Internet (not to mention heat or hot water).
The short answer is: Pretty much like the other seven million people whose electricity blew out with the storm. You manage.
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Internet. Our town has made the public library and town hall available for charging gadgets. The library also offers free Wi-Fi, although I have yet to be able to get online there; the place is mobbed and the network is hopelessly overloaded.
For Internet, therefore, I’ve been using my phone’s tethering feature. My laptop can get online using my phone as a glorified Internet antenna, a service for which I pay Verizon $20 extra a month. And for which I’m very, very grateful right about now.
It’s a little flaky, I’ll admit. It often starts out with superspeed (says “LTE” on the menu bar); then, after five minutes, it drops down to “3G”; and after 10 minutes, it drops down to the little “o,” meaning an excruciating 1984-era, dial-up speed. If I shut down the phone and restart it, the speed comes back.
Power. The problem with using the phone as Internet, of course, is keeping it charged.
Longtime readers may recall that, two years ago, vicious windstorms knocked out our power for six days during a frigid March. When I blogged about it, many commenters expressed shock that I, Mr. Tech, did not own a generator.
Well, trust me, after that experience, I went and bought one — the Homelite HG5000 (it was about $600 at Home Depot). It’s a big, heavy, deafening, stinky, apparently dangerous contraption. (“Using a generator indoors or in your garage WILL KILL YOU IN MINUTES,” says a metal plaque on the top.)
You pour in gasoline, start it up like a lawnmower, and plug in up to six gadgets. It’s horribly designed. Just to turn it on, you have to unplug everything, turn on the fuel valve, pull out the choke loop, turn on the master switch, yank the starter, wait a few seconds, push the choke loop back in, and re-plug your appliances. And all of this seems to be explained in 4-point type on page 41,922 of the Owner’s Warnings Book; electron microscope sold separately.
But I run it for a few hours a day, in hopes of saving the food in the fridge and keeping laptops and phones charged.
As it happens, though, I have two charging devices on hand that are a good deal less stinky. One is the nPower PEG, “the world’s first kinetic energy charger for hand-held devices.” It looks like a plastic piston, about a foot long. Inside is a weight, an inductive coil and a battery. As you walk, your movements charge up the battery; from there, you can charge a USB gadget like a phone or iPad.
The company cautions that you need a lot of motion to do any real charging. You’d have to walk for 26 minutes to make a 1-minute call on the 3G cellular network. Think three-week wilderness treks, not your daily walk to work.
Still, I had a brilliant idea: I’d hang this thing from a tree during the overnight violence of the hurricane. Surely 12 hours of crazy swinging and bouncing would generate a little juice.
Unfortunately, the first step when you open the box is to charge the battery fully from a USB jack — and my power had already gone out at that point. I still did the tree-hanging thing, but it didn’t charge at all. I’ll give it a fairer test once the power comes back on.
I had better luck with the Revolve XeMini solar charger for USB gadgets ($65). It’s about the size of two decks of cards, and it’s exactly what it sounds like: a solar-chargeable backup battery with two USB jacks for recharging your gadgets. (You can also plug it straight into a power outlet or car dashboard to charge its battery.) The company says that one charge will give a smartphone about 6.5 hours of talk time.
All I know is that when our power went out, we were able to charge two phones simultaneously. The phones’ batteries were about 20 percent full and the XeMini powered them both back up to half in a couple of hours. The company points out that the XeMini is billed as a “light-assisted power,” not “solar charger,” because something this small can’t manage more than a topping off, a trickle charge. But I was glad to have it.
Showers. Our local Y usually opens its doors to the public during natural disasters like this one, but this time, it’s in 20 feet of water and is closed indefinitely. I learned that my son’s best friend’s house still has hot water, so yes, I’ve had a shower.
Heat. This is becoming the biggest inconvenience. Last night it was in the low 40s, and it’s supposed to get colder. We walk around in parkas and sleep under a mound of blankets. The schools have been closed all week, of course, so I’m trying to keep my kids occupied with games, DVDs on the laptop and day trips.
Tonight, I’m taking them for a weekend trip to Boston, where a dear friend has offered to supply a guest room and electricity, heat and hot water. We’re thrilled. Sometimes, the technologies a columnist and his family crave most are 100 years old.
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Gainesville Apartment Scam
GAINESVILLE - It's just about the end of the month, a time many people are looking for a new place to live. However in one case, an unknown woman is suspected of scamming at least four different people out of thousands of dollars, after renting them all a property she didn't own.
A bogus "for rent" sign, fraudulent lease papers and fake receipts are all part of a Gainesville apartment scam that cost victims thousands of dollars. A posting online of a vacant apartment deceived people into handing their money to a con-artist. The woman went as far as breaking into and show-casing a home that wasn't hers, and she still hasn't gotten caught.
Jennifer Cowart a single mother with two kids was excited to put a total of $1200 down for her new apartment at Woodside Villas in Gainesville. The seller? A private owner by the name of "Shannon McCleary." Cowart got receipts for her payments and a new set of keys. While she thought everything was set to move in, it wasn't and that's because there was already another family living in it. "I am so upset, I just want her to get caught and get my money back," she said. "I thought I had a place but it turned out to be a scam," Cowart added.
The apartment wasn't being sold by "Shannon McCleary," but by Matchmaker Realty of Alachua County. If you take a closer look you can tell this door has been tampered with and that's exactly what the scammer did. The scammer broke into the property and changed the locks, tricking the victims. The scammer went as far as getting rid of the original sign and posting a new sign with her number on it.
Scott Arvin with Matchmaker Realty said, "Usually if the property is a lot lower than other properties in the neighborhood, and it's to good to be true... It usually is."
Art Forgey with the Alachua County Sheriff's Office, said the woman hasn't been caught. "If you're going to use Craigslist, just be ready that it could be a scam... If you're going to meet with somebody to purchase something say an apartment, do it in a very public place... Maybe where there are cameras," Forgey said.
Cowart says it's a lesson she'll never forget. "I never will pass by no sign like that again... I'll just go to an office somewhere and apply for an apartment," Cowart said.
The scammer used both the Craigslist post and a fake sign to lure people in. As of now five victims have surfaced in this case, including Matchmaker Realty. If you have any information that may lead to an arrest, don't hesitate in calling the Alachua County Sheriff's Office.
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Art Director, Games
About Entertainment One
Secret Location, an Entertainment One company, is an Emmy® Award-winning content studio for emerging platforms. We combine cutting-edge technology with traditional storytelling to create powerful experiences. Our goal is to always find unique concepts where these different verticals intersect, creating solutions that connect with audiences and generate awesome results.
Are you as enamored with the promise of virtual reality as we are? Have you designed games or worlds that users have fallen in love with? Are you excited to push pixels and melt GPUs in order to deliver the absolute best visual experiences in the world?
If so Secret Location wants someone like you. Someone who is not afraid to experiment, push outside their comfort zone, crush boundaries and eager to constantly learn and evolve their skill set.
If none of that scares you, then Secret Location needs you as their Art Director in Los Angeles; to be the vision holder and evangelist for our properties; applying your notable experience and proven ability to deliver cutting edge immersive visuals; defending, tweaking and maximizing visual fidelity against the onslaught of budgets, timelines and stakeholders.
In the end, we need someone with a keen eye, tremendous talent, and an avid interest in pushing the leading edge of game art development, specifically in VR.
- The Art Director is equal parts manager, mentor and hands-on artist.
- As a manager, the Art Director will identify the strengths and weaknesses of their team and pipeline, they will see problems ahead of time and work with the Producer to prevent and mitigate risk; they will mentor their team and draw out potential in individual artists.
- As a mentor, the Art Director is the evangelist of the project and its creative potential; advocating, advising and, where necessary, demanding better and better results.
- As an artist, the Art Director is responsible for establishing the creative look & feel, pushing the limits of feasibility and ultimately delivering the world class visual output Secret Location expects.
- The Art Director will collaborate with stakeholders, executives and department leads to deliver world-class visuals on schedule and within scope and budget, contributing significantly to establishing Secret Location as a premium producer of Virtual Reality experiences.
- The Art Director will deliver and/or oversee the delivery of storyboards, look development, concepting development, layouts, designs, graphics, models, textures and shaders and other production materials as well as assigning tasks, approving work, and managing the time of assigned resources.
- Throughout a project the Art Director tracks creative milestones and ensures that the team stays on track, critiques and reviews art when it comes in, gives notes for revision, provides mock-ups, and lights the fire under the creative staff.
- In pre-production;
- the Art Director leads the creation or exploration of of storyboards, layouts, user interfaces, character design, models, textures, shaders, environments, and all other visual material. He or she also directs the research and development of new pipelines. When the programmers have an engine prototype in place, the art director oversees the insertion of placeholder art.
- In production,
- the Art Director keeps a close eye on the pipeline, assigns tasks, approves work, constantly checking in with the team to monitor asset creation; maintaining an art production pipeline, process and workflow that ensures the art direction adds considerable value to the finished product.
- The Art Director is hands on and jumps in where his/her skills are best suited to prevent blockers and maximize team output.
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- 5+ years in lead artist or lead concept position, with heavy emphasis on maintaining strong team dynamic, creativity and efficiency
- Must have shipped multiple titles on PC or console. High preference for AAA experience.
- Prior experience as a lead environment or character artist is applicable to this role, as is work as a lead game designer.
- Expert understanding of game engines (Unity and Unreal) and the game development process, from design methodology to craftsmanship and production; and specific art integration pipelines.
- BA or BFA in Computer Graphics, Game Design, Visual Effects or equivalent experience.
- Experienced at pitching visual and gameplay designs and able to adapt visual design goals to the strengths of the various platforms.
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Its state assembly approved a “Choose Life” plate on Friday. Funds from sales of the plates would go to an anti-abortion group.
That’s the arrangement that North Carolina Republican legislators had in mind when they approved a plate program in 2011. But the plan has been on hold since the ACLU sued, contending the plate unconstitutionally offers a single viewpoint without making the opposing view available.
A federal district court judge agreed with the ACLU but the state appealed that ruling. A federal appeals court heard arguments in the case last month, but has not yet issued a ruling.
The Wisconsin bill passed the Assembly in an overnight session crammed with contentious issues. It now goes to the Republican-dominated Senate.
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The acclaimed production is landing in 2020.
It’s seeming more and more like Australia is becoming a hub for renowned international theatre productions. First came Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, followed by a recent Hamilton announcement. Now, Shrek The Musical is making its way here in early 2020 and images from previous shows seem promising, if not mildly terrifying.
Jokes aside though, Shrek has had a really successful run as a musical since its launch in 2008. The production has received eight Tony Award nominations, 12 Drama Desk nominations, ten Outer Critics Circle nominations, three drama league nominations and a Grammy nomination for Best Musical Show Album. So, whether you’re planning on going unironically or you’re heading along for the meme-factor, chances are it’ll be a show to remember.
The production will be touching down in Sydney’s Lyric Theatre first before heading to Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne, then the Lyric Theatre in Brisbane.
Broadway's monster smash hit #ShrekMusicalAU is headed to Australia! Based on the The Academy Award-winning animated film Shrek, the hilarious story of everyone's favourite ogre will be brought to life on stage at Sydney Lyric Theatre in early January followed by seasons at Her Majesty's Theatre Melbourne & QPAC! This lavish multi-million dollar musical is part romance, part twisted fairytale & all irreverent fun for everyone! Waitlist now: https://bit.ly/2Ig8ctg 👸🏰🐴
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Brave New Knits (Rodale 2010; available as of this writing for $15.63 via the link above), is, in a nutshell, about knitting blogs. A devoted blog-reader and visitor to sites like Ravelry, author Julie Turjoman has collected 26 projects from participants in the on-line knitting world, along with profiles of their creators. You'll recognize many of the most famous names -- Stefanie Japel of Glampyre Knits, Wendy Bernard of Knit and Tonic, Clara Parkes, of Knitter's Review, to name a few -- but you may also find one or two bloggers that you've missed or haven't visited in a while. If you are fascinated with the world of knitting blogs, you'll enjoy reading the profiles describing how these bloggers got started, their knitting background, what they hope to achieve by blogging, and background about their designs.
In addition to presenting profiles of her subjects, Turjoman asked each of them to design a project. It's fascinating to see this collection of items, ranging from the small accessory (knitted pins) to full-size sweaters, with a range of styles and techniques presented. (More on the projects in a minute.)
As for structure, the book begins with a forward by Ravelry's own Jess, followed by an introduction by Turjoman, where she describes how she got hooked on Knitting Blog-land, and why she chose to write this book:
Clearly, blogging has changed knitting, yet knitting has influenced its little corner of the blogosphere in equally potent ways. The knitting community is one of the most fortunate subcultures to benefit from the rise of social networking sites on the Internet. I wondered why no one had assembled the staggering talents of this group in book form. It struck me that the most successful designer-bloggers have compelling personal stories, and that the larger knitting community would love to learn more about them.
The remainder of the book is divided into two sections, the first containing sweaters and other full-size garments, the second devoted to accessories. In the first section, you'll find thirteen profiles and designs, ranging from this lovely cabled sweater-jacket
to Stefanie Japel's short-sleeved wave-cable pullover.
The accessories section contains 13 patterns and profiles, and among my personal favorites are Jared Flood's lace-edged scarf
and Sean Riley's swirling Helix socks:
The breakdown of accessories is as follows: a tam and mitts set, three pairs of socks,
three scarves/neckgear, two hats, one pair of gloves, a blanket, a pin and a shawlette. Most of the accessory projects are likewise designed with women in mind, although a few could be more unisex in nature, depending on taste and the yarn/color used.
The book is a whopping 240-plus pages, and the vast majority of it is devoted to the profiles and patterns. (There are a few pages in the back with the typical information -- contact information for the designers, abbreviations, explanations of special techniques, and so on.) It's worth mentioning that photography was done by the talented Brooklyn Tweed, Jared Flood. The book is nicely designed, and includes schematics and charts (all black and white except for the sock chart, which is color). It's a paperback, with fold-in book covers, and the size is just right for popping into your knitting bag.
So Brave New Knits gets two thumbs up, one for fans of the knitting blogosphere and one for fans of lovely knitting patterns. Just promise me, Julie, that if there's a sequel, you'll send me another call for submissions, 'kay?
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MIKE WANG is a filmmaker who got his start as a commercial director at the age of 23. Born in Taipei and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Mike’s very first job was a comedic Budweiser spot called “What Guys Want” for DDB Chicago. The spot made the short list at Cannes and was the beginning of a decades long directing career. Clients include Anheuser-Busch, Mercedes Benz, Target, Fox Sports, Heineken, Epson, Lego, State Farm Insurance, Sunsweet, Cars.com, Time Warner Cable, Toyota, and most recently a series of Chinese American market spots for Wells Fargo, Zelle, and AARP.
In addition to commercials, Mike and his brother Steve Wang, one of Hollywood’s top creature designers (Predator, Abe Sapien, Underworld), served as Executive Producers and Showrunners of the hit Daytime Emmy winning live action television series “Kamen Rider Dragon Knight”, which aired on The CW/4Kids/Toonzai Network. The show, which is the US adaptation of the hit Japanese “Kamen Rider” series by legendary creator Shotaro Ishinomori, ran for 2 seasons, 40 episodes and is in syndication in over 12 Countries including Cartoon Network Latin America and Asia. With kid’s tv under his belt, Mike and fellow Writer/Creative Director Jeffrey Walker next served as Co-Creative Directors/Producers on a series of 3D Animated “mini-movies” for Lego which showcased the company’s very own Minifigures toys. He and his team were given the task to create a “day in the life” of the Mini’s by placing them in comedic scenarios. The animations have become a viral hit, currently playing on Lego.com, iTunes, and other social media programs.
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FIAP 2003 Best in Show
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The test results are in! The long wait is over and we finally have the official word from Quest Diagnostics on the matter of Kevin Levrone's urine and what metabolites it may contain. Of course Kevin claims he's "clean"; however, based on what's at stake, he's still decidedly nervous. Dave Palumbo so adamantly doubted his old friend's word that he, actually, had RX Muscle pay for the drug test!
The test was ordered by bodybuilding physician, Dr. Victor Prisk. According to Prisk, the screening tested for anabolic steroid metabolites, masking agents, clenbuterol, and epitestosterone-to-testosterone ratios. The results were actually faxed directly to Dave's house while Kevin was on the phone for his After Hours Radio interview.
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Cool reception when Adani convoy hits coal country
Locals in the coal mining towns of Mackay, Rockhampton and Clermont are not planning a warm welcome when Bob Brown's "Stop Adani" convoy comes into town next week.
With Adani's controversial $2 billion Carmichael mine still a sensitive issue in regional seats across Queensland, the former Greens leader's convoy of up to 770 cars protesting against the mine is expected to stir things up ahead of next month's election campaign.
Dr Brown's comments on Wednesday equating coal miners to heroin dealers will only fire-up locals who believe coal mining is the backbone of the Queensland economy.
"A lot of people think it's a bit of a joke or token gesture, but there's also a lot of people who are annoyed by the convoy," CFMEU mining and energy division Queensland president Steve Smyth said.
"They are coming up to regional Queensland where coal is really important to the community; it drives the economy and provides jobs. Adani is just being used as a stalking horse for activists who want to shut down other thermal coal mines."
Mr Smyth, who is based in Mackay, is an unashamed supporter of the Carmichael mine and is asking candidates in next month's election to pledge their support to the coal industry.
He dismissed the convoy as a "bunch of hipsters" who will leave their own big carbon footprint over the next two weeks.
A convoy of 70 cars left Devonport in Tasmania on Wednesday and will pick up more supporters and hold rallies over the next week as it travels through Melbourne, Albury-Wodonga, Sydney, Coffs Harbour and arrives in Brisbane on Easter Monday.
After a march to Adani's headquarters on Monday, the convoy – which does includes some electric cars – will head to Hervey Bay and then into the coal communities of Rockhampton/Yeppoon, Airlie Beach, Mackay and then ending up at Claremont on April 28.
The convoy is expected to include a total of 770 cars, undertaking parts of the two-week journey, including 330 cars from Mackay from Clermont, but only 30 cars will make the full 2500-plus kilometre from Devonport to Cleremont.
Dr Brown, who retired from Parliament in 2012, said he was not fussed about the reception he would receive in Queensland's coal country.
He said the Adani coal mine in the Galilee Basin in Central Queensland was the biggest environmental campaign since the Franklin Dam in Tasmania in the early 1980s.
"There will always be people who won't want freedom of expression in the way we are doing it, but we're coming peacefully and we're abiding by the law," Dr Brown said in an interview with AFR Weekend.
"We have a very important point of view for everybody who is worried about the Australia their kids are going to live in.
"It's a form of madness [to build the Carmichael mine]. This is about stopping the other mines going ahead in the Galilee Basin when the whole world knows we've got to stop burning coal."
Dr Brown said he hoped the convoy would galvanise opposition to the mine, no doubt assisted by the exposure of the federal election campaign.
Liberal National Party MP Michelle Landry, who holds the marginal Rockhampton-based seat of Capricornia, says the Stop Adani convoy is not welcome, saying the Carmichael mine was the "shining light" for future jobs in the region.
Isaac Regional Council mayor Anne Baker said the convoy had every right to come to Clermont, but she noted they were entering a region with 26 active coal mines.
"We live in a democratic country and everyone has the right to put their views forward," she said.
"But we are a very proud coal mining region. We absolutely support responsible development in terms of any mining project and we support the opening up of the Galilee Basin."
The Adani mine has split both the Coalition and Labor who are trying to balance voters in regional areas who support the project and inner-city voters in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne who are trying to do more on climate change.
It comes as LNP MP for Dawson George Christensen came under more pressure overs his overseas travel instead of spending time in his Mackay-based electorate.
New claims suggest he used taxpayer-funded flights – which were supposed to be returning him home to his electorate – to fly to cities to make connecting flights to the Philippines.
Mr Christensen, who holds the seat of Dawson on a 3.4 per cent margin, said his travel was within the rules. | <urn:uuid:9a5ff744-c870-423c-ae98-062008226c93> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://www.afr.com/business/energy/cool-reception-when-adani-convoy-hits-coal-country-20190417-p51ext | 2019-07-21T07:15:27Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526931.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20190721061720-20190721083720-00118.warc.gz | en | 0.973046 | 952 |
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Publication Date: 1974-Dec
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The Contribution of Demonstration Programs to Educational Policymaking.
Haggart, Sue A.
Policy, or program, analysis has the responsibility for providing policymakers with timely information about the consequences of alternative courses of action. In elementary and secondary education, however, the policymaking effort is complicated by the organizational gap often present between the policymaker and the practitioner or user. An educational demonstration program can help bridge this gap if analysis of the demonstration program serves as the communication link. This paper delineates an equitable way to develop cost measures, to assess achievement measures (as one outcome), and to compare alternatives using these measures. Brief examples illustrate a simple, analytically-sound way to make the most of cost and outcome data in comparing alternative programs. Because the analysis is straightforward, the results are likely to be more credible to the policymaker. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Demonstrations (Educational), Elementary Secondary Education, Policy Formation, Program Costs, Program Evaluation
Rand Corporation, 1700 Main Street, Santa Monica, California 90406 (Order No. P-5333, $1.50)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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We were really happy at Nuxeo yesterday to make available the first version of the Nuxeo IDE.
This is a great milestone, and one more achievement in implementing our vision behind the Nuxeo Platform!
But before jumping to features, documentation and other things, I thought it would be useful to provide some insight about this “yet another thing” provided by Nuxeo. So, before talking about Nuxeo IDE, I will indeed start with a quick overview of Nuxeo Studio!
Nuxeo Studio and now Nuxeo IDE… huh?
Nuxeo Studio is, as you might know, Nuxeo’s “Customization as a Service” tool, and like Nuxeo IDE, it aims at making the developer’s life easier.
It is software provided as a service, hosted, and runs 100% in a browser. We love this vision and definitely believe it fits with the future of software development: in the browser and in the cloud.
Nuxeo Studio was first released early 2010 and has been improved continuously, up to a point where today, the range of features is really impressive and we have many customers who love it!
It can be used to customize Nuxeo in many ways, from defining content views to new content types or working with automation chains to the very basics of look and feel customization! It now includes application templates, which help new users to quickly get started with Nuxeo and implement what they want. And, we still have a long long list of ideas for future features in the backlog.
This being said, we always knew Nuxeo Studio was really about “customizing” and not about “extending” the Nuxeo Platform. In other words, Nuxeo Studio is not a place to write new lines of Java code to develop brand new functionalities, such as a new content operations or whole new applications. And while we were improving Nuxeo Studio, we were indeed creating a gap between how simple it was to “customize” the Nuxeo platform and how “not that simple” it was to extend it further!
Customize in your browser, code on your laptop!
Not only that, but developers (from our development team and from the community) started to highlight the need to be able to work with both Nuxeo Studio and Java development on the platform simultaneously. That is how the idea of Nuxeo IDE came late spring 2011: to provide tooling to Java developers to extend the platform, making them more efficient but also enabling them to work with Nuxeo Studio as a customization interface.
In our ideal world, we would love to provide a fully browser-based IDE provided as a service, like Nuxeo Studio (and actually, don’t worry, we will keep looking at that for the long term :-)), enabling Java developers to code, build, deploy and run from a naked workstation, in a browser! Truth is, this might be the future of software development – but it ain’t for today, or tomorrow!
The reality is that today and still for some time, when it comes to serious development, real Java developers are using Eclipse (ok there are also some other tools…), are confident with it and will keep working with it for a long time. Based on that assessment, we decided to work on Nuxeo IDE, a new tool based on the Eclipse IDE, that will be part of the toolbox for Nuxeo developers, standing next to Nuxeo Studio for customization.
Nuxeo IDE is in no way saying we won’t go in the direction of “developing in the Cloud”. By “connecting” to Nuxeo Online Services and Nuxeo Studio, it does exactly this: enables development in the cloud as much as possible, and many upcoming features will explore that direction! Still, the core of the Java development has to remain on the laptop, for some more time.
So what are the goals of Nuxeo IDE and what can it help with?
The goals of Nuxeo IDE are simple: make it easy for developers who want to go beyond Nuxeo Studio by developing new code to plug on the Nuxeo Platform!
This will bring productivity, efficiency and comfort to development teams in charge of customizing the platform, and will be an additional criteria for choosing the Nuxeo Platform against other technologies.
What can Nuxeo IDE do for you in this first version? Already a lot!
- First of all, and here we are definitely talking about productivity, Nuxeo IDE embeds an SDK and a deployment system which makes it possible to automatically deploy your development work and see it live, thanks to the Hot Reload capability of the platform, without having to use external tools or go to the test environment and restart the server! Developers will definitely love that!
- Again about productivity, Nuxeo IDE comes with a set of templates for new projects, so developers don’t have to start from scratch. This includes a template for regular project, a template for Web Engine based project, a template for content operations and content services… A definitive time saver for developers, whether they work on a new project or on a proof of concept or prototype!
- And still about productivity, Nuxeo IDE is designed to be bound to your Nuxeo Studio project. Doing so, all the customization work done in Nuxeo Studio is understood by Nuxeo IDE projects, making it able to provide helpful features, such as code completion on content structures that you might have customized in your Nuxeo Studio project.
And Nuxeo IDE provides many more features, like a system to manage deployment profiles, an integrated Nuxeo Shell and others that I will let you discover later.
What doesn’t Nuxeo IDE provide?
First of all, Nuxeo IDE does not provide features that are already in Nuxeo Studio. As explained above, the two tools are complementary, and the goal is not to provide an advanced alternative to Nuxeo Studio, but a companion. We think it would be confusing to have two tools for the same thing, and looking at how Nuxeo Studio does the job when it comes to customization, we definitely want to stay on that track! Nuxeo Studio will continue to be developed, offering new and unexpected customization capabilities!
Second, Nuxeo IDE doesn’t look at the past – it is a tool developed for the next generation of the Nuxeo Platform. It comes today with a SDK based on the latest development version of the Nuxeo Platform, and it won’t be adapted for 5.4.2 or even older versions. This is only the first version of a tool that is here to stay, and following our open development model, we wanted to make this available and wanted to have as many developers as possible using it from the beginning. Use it, try it, engage with us and feel free to contribute and get back to us – this is open source software!
Third, plenty of other features and templates that we are only starting to think about. Here as well, please engage and get in touch with us if you want to team with us for the next versions of the tool.
And fourth: bug free software! We know this doesn’t exist. We have been testing Nuxeo IDE internally for a while, and we are really happy about the quality of the code, but we know bug free software would be a lie! So if you find a bug, report it.
So what next?
We will certainly be blogging more about Nuxeo Studio but for now, if you are a Nuxeo developer, or on your way to becoming one, I can only recommend that you give it a test run:
- Get it from its dedicated Eclipse Marketplace page
- Jump on the Nuxeo IDE documentation space dedicated to this new project – even if we are still working on it, the installation manual is already pretty solid
- If you still have questions, ask them on our QA website, you’ll get answers!
- And if you find bugs, please report them on the dedicated bug tacker.
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Snow Industry Launches Campaign to Attract Children
WHISTLER, British Columbia — With less than a year to go before America hosts the 2002 Winter Games, a coalition of heavyweight snow sports organizations is preparing to launch a grassroots campaign to get more children on the slopes — thus increasing the pool of future Olympians — and at the same time reverse the stagnant growth that has beset the industry for nearly two decades.
Under the auspices of the Ski Tour Operators Association (SKITOPS), a non-profit trade group of specialty travel companies, a wide variety of organizations has formed a unique task force to “share the passion of the mountains” with the young people of North America. Included are representatives of ski resorts, ski and snowboarding manufacturers, instructors, skiing publications, video producers, travel marketing interests and ski show promoters.
The impetus for the campaign came from a study commissioned by the Snowsports Industries of America (SIA), an association of manufacturers and apparel makers, showing that 45 percent of parents would ski more if it were “easier to include children.”
And a new survey by the Tour Operators Association, released last weekend during the group’s annual Network trade show and conference at Whistler confirms that family winter vacations seem to be on a downward spiral. Other industry research shows that the average age of skiers is creeping upwards — hovering around 39.
So the strategy is simple: Get the kids on board — or on the boards — and the parents will follow in their tracks.
Bruce Rosard, co-chairman of the SKITOPS Industry Vision Committee, says the group hopes to enlist the voluntary help of athletes, ski and snowboarding instructors, resort marketers, travel planners and “virtually anyone who has a stake in snowsports” to become mentors and motivators with schools, churches, synagogues, public recreation centers, and various youth organizations.
Concurrently, the task force intends to develop a Web site listing children’s programs, events and special offers aimed at enticing kids and families to share the joys of winter in the high country. Thus, the working name of the effort is “Mountain Clubs.”
Although snowboarding provided a shot in the arm for the ski industry a decade ago, most studies have shown that it was barely enough to offset the high turnover of skiers. Thus, it was a wash as far as growing the pie of snowsport enthusiasts. And while most ski areas foster school and junior development programs in their local, rural communities, they seldom have much impact on metropolitan areas.
The SIA study got the attention of industry supporters with a stunning economic comparison: The lifetime “value” of a skier who begins skiing at the age of 25 is $14,466, whereas the value of a skier who begins at age 10 is $52,024. That means the industry could nearly quadruple its returns by bringing more young people into the fold.
“It’s not exactly rocket science,” says Rosard, who is also president of Moguls Ski & Snowboard Tours based in Boulder, Colorado. “The earlier people learn to ski or snowboard, the better they become. The better they become the more they ski and snowboard.”
The targets of this unprecedented grassroots campaign are children and youth from ages 6 to 18. “Our focus in sharing our collective passion for the mountains is to emphasize fun, recreation, education, physical fitness, the environment and personal growth,” says Rosard.
Part of the effort will involve compiling and promoting the existing programs of the industry. For example, many ski areas, both large and small, offer free or low-cost skiing and boarding for children 12 and under, free or inexpensive lessons and gear rentals, and other perks such as free lodging for youngsters who are accompanied by parents. “But it has been difficult for us working individually to get the message out to the public at large,” says John MMorgan, co-chairman of the committee and national sales manager of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming.
Hoping that the team approach will command more attention, the committee is poised to reach out on several levels. Apart from SKITOPS, participants include SIA, the National Ski Area Association (NSAA), Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA), The Skiing Company (publishers of Ski, Skiing, Freeze and Transworld Snowboarding and owner of the Warren Miller ski film productions), Snow Monsters (a video company), Ski Area Management (a trade magazine), Mountain Travel Symposium, EM&M Consumer Ski Shows, BEWI Consumer Ski Shows, and Ski Maine for Kids.
Rosard says that additional groups will be invited to join as the campaign gathers momentum. And he emphasizes that this isn’t a one-shot, quick-fix attempt. “It’s a two- to three-year project at a minimum just to get it started. We can’t re-invent the sport and the industry overnight. We need continuity and long-term commitments.” But he hopes that the first elements of the campaign can be rolled out in time for the next ski season, which will get extra attention from the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. “We need to leverage the visibility of skiers such as (1998 freestyle Gold Medalist) Jonny Moseley, who really connects with children,” he says.
Rosard notes that the cost of skiing, widely touted as the reason for the sport’s lack of growth, is actually the least significant barrier to participation. More important are social and logistical issues, which respondents in the SIA study cited as “nobody to go with,” “not fun unless good (proficient in technique),” and “hard to learn.”
In recent years, the industry has made near-revolutionary strides in developing user-friendly equipment and in teaching people to ski and snowboard more quickly than in the past. The new shaped or parabolic skis are shorter and much easier to turn, and instructors can actually get beginners to negotiate lower intermediate slopes on their first day. But industry studies show that the public is still largely unfamiliar with the recent advances in technology.
The Ski Tour Operators Association (Web site: http://www.skitops.com) consists of 25 independently-owned ski tour operators in the U.S. and Canada, many of which are family-owned companies that have been in existence for 20 years or longer. The group is not affiliated with any resort, manufacturer or media organization. | <urn:uuid:c489763a-b981-4485-8ae6-84e05da1c3a6> | CC-MAIN-2016-50 | http://snowboarding.transworld.net/photos/snow-industry-launches-campaign-to-attract-children/ | 2016-12-09T17:59:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-50/segments/1480698542714.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20161202170902-00062-ip-10-31-129-80.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948075 | 1,377 |
November 22, 1908–April 19, 1976
The Gutenberg Bible, completed in 1454, is the first substantial book printed with movable type. Of the twenty-one complete copies in existence, one is on view at The University of Texas at Austin's Harry Ransom Center. This book—and the center that houses it—are the proud legacy of Chancellor Harry Huntt Ransom, known as "The Great Acquisitor."
Born in Galveston in 1908, Ransom came to UT in 1935 as an English instructor. Over the years he served as dean, provost, president, and chancellor. Ransom firmly believed that a strong library system was critical for a successful education, and he spent his career working to strengthen the university’s collection.
Ransom founded the Humanities Research Center in 1957. He knew he could not compete with the rare collections that institutions such as Harvard and Yale had built over many years, so he focused on modern authors. The result is one of the world's finest collections of twentieth-century writing, with materials from such luminaries as James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, and George Bernard Shaw.
Ransom's ultimate purpose was not simply to amass valuable books and manuscripts. He sought a collection of what he called "knowledgeable people."
After Ransom's death in 1976, the Humanities Research Center was renamed in his honor. Today, its treasures continue to draw scholars to The University of Texas, creating a continuing flow of knowledgeable people of which Ransom would have been proud.
The Harry Ransom Center on The University of Texas at Austin campus offers exhibitions and public programs. The reading room and galleries are free and open to the public six days a week.
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Gribben, Alan. Harry Huntt Ransom: Intellect in Motion. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2008.
Oram, Richard. "'Going Towards a Great Library at Texas': Harry Ransom's Acquisition of the T. E. Hanley Collection." In The Texas Book, edited by Richard Holland, 153–58. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2006.
Oram, Richard. "Harry Ransom." In American Book Collectors and Bibliographers (second series), edited by Joseph Rosenblum, 247–55. Detroit: Gale, 1998.
Harry Ransom Center. Guide to the Collections, edited by Margaret J. Barker. Austin: Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin, 2003.
Ransom, Harry Huntt. The Conscience of the University and Other Essays. Edited by Hazel H. Ransom. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1982.
Ransom, Harry Huntt. The Song of Things Begun. Edited by Hazel H. Ransom. Austin: The University of Texas Press, 1988.
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Here's what's new and interesting in entertainment and the arts:
- Newly reopened Angels Flight has long been a popular L.A. shooting location
- Jamie Foxx announces telethon for Hurricane Harvey relief
- Gwyneth Paltrow admits she's screwed up plenty of relationships
- Longtime 'Simpsons' composer Alf Clausen exits the show after 27 years
- Firefighter who resuscitated Princess Diana remembers her final moments on 20th anniversary of her death
- Instead of statues, Trevor Noah and Roy Wood Jr. have another idea for honoring Confederate history
The Kennedy Center Honors announced a historic crop of honorees for 2017 on Thursday, including the first Cuban American, singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan, and the first hip-hop artist, LL Cool J, to earn the distinction.
Rounding out the honorees are renowned actress, dancer, choreographer and Los Angeles native Carmen de Lavallade; television living legend Norman Lear; and music superstar Lionel Richie.
"The Kennedy Center Honors spotlights the extraordinary careers of five artists whose talent and ingenuity have enriched and shaped cultural life in America,” Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein said in a statement.
“This is a truly exceptional slate of honorees – made even more special by the fact that we will honor these artists as we also celebrate four decades of the Kennedy Center Honors,” said Kennedy Center President Deborah F. Rutter in the statement.
Kennedy Center Honors recipients are recognized for their lifelong contributions to the performing arts, including dance, music, theater, opera, motion pictures or television.
In 2016, the Kennedy Center Honors recognized Argentine pianist Martha Argerich, rock band the Eagles, actor Al Pacino, singer Mavis Staples and singer-songwriter James Taylor.
The 2017 honorees will be feted at a gala on the Kennedy Center Opera House stage Dec. 3, which CBS will broadcast Dec. 26. | <urn:uuid:986764b9-1acf-4625-bbb5-bdbb8f69bd12> | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | http://www.ctnow.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-august-gloria-estefan-and-ll-cool-j-to-make-1501781963-htmlstory.html | 2018-06-18T11:18:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267859766.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20180618105733-20180618125733-00588.warc.gz | en | 0.915254 | 409 |
Supporting Education in Gambia
|Gambia Education Support Organization's mission is to provide
assistance to Gambians and Gambian institutions in education in The Gambia.
Facilitate access to information and resources on education and research in the
Improve co-ordination and communication among members to support education in the
- To provide intellectual, material, logistic and other support to individuals and
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Oracle’s acquisition of Sun is having minor bumps, and in the process is making what would happen anyway happen faster. Cryptic? Well, how about this: JRuby team has left Sun. Their work was important, quite important actually. I’ve done some Ruby work before, of course starting with Ruby on Rails projects and after that some db utilities. I found out that scalability was the most important issue, and these guys were doing a great job with JRuby, so that ROR could run on Java. Java means scalability (among many other good and bad things).
Now they are gone to a rails company. I’m curious about the future of many other small but critical projects. Oracle is probably going to kill them all, and IBM won’t hesitate to increase the tension around Java related stuff since Oracle is a bigger enemy than Sun. We’ll end up losing valuable assets at the end. Good luck to JRuby guys, and thanks for all of their great work. | <urn:uuid:80d4ebde-82a5-4474-9cd2-4fc75c73dd02> | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | https://serefarikan.com/2009/09/05/jruby-team-gone-who-is-next/ | 2019-09-15T08:24:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514570830.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20190915072355-20190915094355-00480.warc.gz | en | 0.972761 | 209 |
What to Pack for a Trip to Norway
So you’re headed to Norway and have no idea what to pack? Look no further.
Back in February, I quit my job and became a full time traveler. My boyfriend and I picked Norway as our first destination. Preparation was a little crazy, with the whole lifestyle overhaul thing in addition to the trip planning. But we were lucky! We knew some experts who could give us packing advice: our Airbnb hosts. And now I can pass my Norway packing tips along to all you NTS readers out there.
If you’re an Airbnb newbie, get $25 toward your first booking here. (Pssssst… If you book, we get $25, too!)
Norway is a tall country, about the height of California. And, similarly, the weather varies greatly from north to south. Specifics of what you pack will depend on several things: season, region, length of your trip, and planned activities.
Things to Consider
Season/Region — Despite what you may think, Norway isn’t always freezing and covered in snow. The weather actually varies greatly depending on season and region. Check the local weather website for Norway at yr.no, where you can find seasonal averages for the particular cities you’ll visit. (Note that the default temperature scale is Celsius for this site.) Also, changes in weather can happen quickly in Norway, especially in the mountains. You always want to be prepared for unpredictable weather.
Since the yr.no site can be a little tricky to navigate, here are weather links for a few of the major cities in Norway. Check the overview page for current weather forecasts and webcams and the statistics page for historical weather data.
- Ålesund – Overview / Statistics
- Bergen – Overview / Statistics
- Bodø – Overview / Statistics
- Drammen – Overview / Statistics
- Fredrikstad – Overview / Statistics
- Hamar – Overview / Statistics
- Kristiansand – Overview / Statistics
- Oslo – Overview / Statistics
- Sandefjord – Overview / Statistics
- Sandnes – Overview / Statistics
- Sarpsborg – Overview / Statistics
- Skien – Overview / Statistics
- Stavangar – Overview / Statistics
- Tromsø – Overview / Statistics
- Trondheim – Overview / Statistics
If you’re visiting the lower coastal area of Norway, you’re in for warmer temperatures than the rest of the country (from the southern tip on up near Trondheim). Precipitation levels (rain) are high in this area, though, so you’ll need to pack water resistant materials to stay comfortable outdoors. Look at maps of the current high/low temperatures and precipitation on Accuweather to get a feel for weather trends throughout the country.
Trip Length — If you’re headed out on a long trip (7+ days), plan to do a little laundry during your trip to make packing easier. Dryers basically don’t exist in Europe, so this advice goes for almost any European country: pack lightweight, quick-dry materials. They’re easier to pack, easy to wash by hand, and the drying time will be significantly shorter than with non-quick-dry items.
Activities — Norway is an active country, and being outdoors is the best way to enjoy it. Hopefully you’ll be planning to get outside during your stay. You’ll want to pack comfortable, moisture-wicking activewear and dress in layers to stay comfortable as your body temperature or the outdoor conditions change.
Despite your specific Norwegian destination, pack these items:
- Hat — Make sure it covers your ears.
- Scarf — Think big, chunky, knit scarf. The longer the better.
Wrap your scarf around and around and around and leave very little tail to look like a true Norwegian.
- Gloves or Mittens — Mittens will keep your hands warmer.
My ski mittens worked just fine.
- Comfortable Shoes/Boots — Waterproof is best so you don’t need to tiptoe around puddles or slushy snow.
For women, I highly recommend Merrell’s Decora Chant for Norway.
- Wool Socks — Keep the toes warm. I like Smartwool socks.
- Coat or shell — Waterproof and windproof, again, will be best.
Pack your ski jacket, if you’ve got one. That’s what we did!
- Insulation layer — This is especially important if you’ve only got a shell for a top layer.
I wore my North Face Thermoball every day in Norway, and on cold or wet days I added my ski jacket on top.
- Umbrella — Skip this if you’ve got a waterproof coat with a hood.
- Emergency poncho — Not the most fashionable item, but if your coat’s not waterproof, bring one of these and carry it with you — just in case. Get one with a hood to keep your hair dry.
They’re less than $1 each and easily fit in your purse. Nothing like being cold AND wet.
- Sweater — A warm one. Wool is best.
- Waterproof pants — Not absolutely essential, but a really good idea, especially if you know rain’s in the forecast.
I bought these, and often wore them over jeans. Even when it wasn’t raining, these kept me much warmer and kept the wind out, too.
Sample Packing List
See what we packed for our trip to Norway on my personal travel blog here. We were good to go for all activities except our sailing trip, when our awesome Airbnb hosts geared us up to stay warm when they took us sailing on their wooden sailboat.
A Truly Norwegian Souvenir
If you splurge on one souvenir in this pricey northern European country, grab one of their famous wool sweaters!
This article was handcrafted for you from my 3-day Airbnb home in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
- Diana is an outspoken, DIY-ing, star-chasing, hockey-loving, dog-owning, veggie-eating professional wanderer. And that's not the half of it. Not long ago she jumped ship from a comfy, predictable American life, sold all her stuff, and set out to explore the unknown. Now a full-time traveler, Diana believes that spontaneity, a smile, and an organized suitcase are the three key elements to a happy nomadic existence. Follow her personal travels on North To South. | <urn:uuid:0731035a-c9b7-4278-a335-ce1b8a09fc8a> | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | http://stylishtravelgirl.com/what-to-pack-for-norway/ | 2020-10-27T03:16:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107893011.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20201027023251-20201027053251-00095.warc.gz | en | 0.917793 | 1,391 |
Boutique hotel Circa 39 is fresh off renovations and welcoming locals and hotel guests to its lush courtyard on Friday nights for a special Vino & Vinyasa yoga happy hour. The colorful hotel draws inspiration from world travel with a pastiche of African prints, vintage travel posters and photographs from around the world as decor.
Class is led by a lululemon yoga instructor in the interior courtyard starting at 6:30pm for an hour-long all level vinyasa session, followed by vino from onsite Wunderbar and healthy, light bites by Essensia, the restaurant at its sister property The Palms Hotel & Spa.
If you register ahead of time, class costs $25; $30 at the door. Onsite parking on 39th street behind the hotel is available on a first come first served basis for $15, but guests are encouraged to carpool, ride bikes or walk. Bring your own mat. Yoga, wine and healthy bites provided.
For more information and to register ahead of time, click here. Vino & Vinyasa currently runs every Friday now through the end of August and may be extended after that.
Pro Tip: Make an evening of it and grab a cocktail at the charming and cozy Wunderbar featuring global craft cocktails with an emphasis on rum, like a coconut mojito made with Miami Club. Jules Kitchen provides additional nourishment in a kitschy setting with a menu of small plates ranging from bang bang shrimp to jerk chicken sliders and veggie dumplings. | <urn:uuid:39871c14-ef4a-40e1-8599-7caf990cb251> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.miami.com/miami-hotels-motels/circa-39-hosts-vino-vinyasa-friday-yoga-happy-hour-18804/ | 2017-06-23T08:32:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320040.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20170623082050-20170623102050-00642.warc.gz | en | 0.934102 | 314 |
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