Frequently asked questions and answers
Where do the courses take place?
All ski- and snowboard group courses take place on the mountain station (across from the Tirolerhaus) at our meeting point.
Cross country group courses take place at (Golf course) between Ehrwald and Lermoos.
Private courses take place on the Ehrwalder Alm, the Sonnenhang or another ski area on request.
When do courses take place?
The goup course for children start at 9:45 am (first dag 9:30 am to make the groups!)
There are all day courses for children (9:45 - 11:50 am and 2 - 4pm)
or half day courses for children (9:45 - 11:50 am)
during the carnival holidays (11th - 18th Febr 2018) half day course for children is only from 12 - 2 pm
Snowboard group courses: 12 - 2 pm (high season 9:45 - 11:50 am as well)
Group courses for adults: 9:45 - 11:50 am (high season 12 - 2 pm as well)
Private courses are from 12 - 2 pm and can only be booked for that time online. In case you want to book a private course in the morning (9:45 - 11:50 am) or in the afternoon (2 - 4 pm, please send us an email
Who needs a skipass?
All participants from 6 years old need a skipass.
Is the skipass included in the course?
No, the skipass is not included in the course.
When and how are the groups made?
All participants meet 15 minutes before course start on the first day to ski a short trail for us to determine their level and divide them into groups accordingly.
Beginners obviously don't have to do this.
Are there english speaking instructors?
Generally all our instructors speak german and english - about 80% speak dutch as well
Especially during the holidays we have a lot of dutch in our ski school team, many of them working with the children.
Can I book a course with a specific instructor?
We'll do our utmost to book that special instructor again in case of a private booking. For group course however, we can't promise anything.
Can I book a course in advance?
Yes, you can book your course online.
Is there a day care at midday?
Yes, children can come to the skikindergarten at midday, either for 2 hours (15€) incl. lunch and supervision or for 1 hour (10€) incl. lunch and supervision.
Is there a kindergarten/day care?
Yes, in the Tirolerhaus is a special kindergarten/day care for all children who don't ski. You can't book the kindergarten/day care - it is open every day from 9 am - 3 pm and and you can pay for it there (1h 12 € or 1/2 h 7€)
How much is a course?
All prices of the different courses can be found here http://www.skischuletotal.at/preise/
Are there courses on Saturdays?
Yes, on Saturday we NOW have the Saturday Special, - a 3 h group course for children and adults.
There is also a Saturday Special is for snowboard beginners.
Private courses are then taking place from 1 - 3 pm.
From what age my child can start a course?
Children can start learning to ski from 3 years of age.
How many days comprises a course?
The course can be booked as you like, you can add or take off days as you wish - we are very flexible!
Where can I book a course?
You can book a course online on our web site. You can also book locally in our office or on the Ehrwalder Alm mountain station at our meeting point.
You can pay there where you book, also with card (EC/Visa-Master)
When do beginner courses take place?
Generally beginner courses take place on Saturdays, Sunday, Mondays an Wednesdays.
Do you have an afternoon program?
Yes, every afternoon we offer an additional program for children - Click here to find out more
Are pictures taken?
Yes, pictures of all groups are taken during each week, at the final race and the prize giving ceremony - you'll find them at Foto Somweber in Ehrwald Hauptstraße 12 or on www.fotosomweber.at
Is there a final race?
Yes, every Friday a final race is held for the children - prize giving is either after the course on the Ehrwalder Alm or in the evening at 5 pm in the Zugspitzsaal in Ehrwald - Each child receives a medal and a certificate.
Do I get my money back when my child is ill?
Yes, when you have a medical report, you'll get a refund for the lessons, material and lift cards that the child didn't use. Please inform us through our office immediately.
What ski do you offer?
We use ski from the brand Rossignol - from top racing ski up to freestyle twin tip
What kind of boots do you offer?
We have the boots from the brands Rossignol, Dalbello, Deluxxe und Fischer
Can I buy inlay soles?
You can buy several kinds of inlay soles in our office and have them adjusted to your feet immediately.
Can I book the material in advance?
Ski and boots can be booked in advance, but only online.
Where can I rent and pick up the ski?
Material can be rented and picked up from our office (Kirchplatz 14a, 6632 Ehrwald).
Is there a storage possibility?
We don't have storage possibilities.
Can I have my ski/board repaired or waxed?
Of course you can have ski and board waxed and repaired in our office.
Do I pay for 6 days on a 7 day rental?
Yes, for a 7 day rental, you only pay for 6 days.
Do children need a helmet?
Helmets are not obligatory - we do of course advise to wear one - For children the helmet comes free with the rental of the other equipment - Adult helmets are € 2,- per day
Can I rent ski goggles / ski clothing?
We have ski goggles for sale (Adults € 30,- Teens € 26,- and children € 20,-) - We don't have goggles or clothing for rent.
When can I book?
The online shop opens at the end of the summer and closes at the end of April.
What can I book?
You can book courses and equipment online.
What can I NOT book online?
Special requests regarding private courses, the Saturday special, VIP ski's, helmet and the kindergarten in the Tirolerhaus can not be booked online. Just write us an email - we'll happily deal with your requests
How can I pay?
You can pay with PayPal or with credit card


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To thee, my firefighter master, I offer my prayer. Feed me, water and care for me, and when the fire is put out, provide me with shelter, a clean, dry bed, and stall wide enough for me to lie down in comfort. Always be kind to me. Your voice often means as much to me as the reins. Pet me often, so that I may serve you the more gladly and learn to love you. Do not jerk the reins and do not whip me when going uphill.
Never strike, beat, or kick me when I do not understand what you want, but give me a chance to understand you. Teach me gently not to fear the smoke and flames and clanging of the fire bells. Watch me and if I fail to do your bidding, see if something is not wrong with my harness or feet. Do not check me so that I cannot have free use of my head. If you insist that I wear blinders, so that I cannot see behind me as it was intended I should, I pray you be careful that the blinders stand well out of my eyes. Do not overload me or hitch me where water will drip on me. Keep me well shod. Examine my teeth when I do not eat; I may have an ulcerated tooth and that, you know, is very painful.
Do not tie my head in an unnatural position or take away my best defense against flies and mosquitoes by cutting off my tail. I cannot tell you when I am thirsty so give me clean, cool water often. Save me by all means in your power from that fatal disease - the glanders. I cannot tell you in words when I am sick, so watch me that by signs you may know my condition.
Give me all possible shelter from the hot sun and put a blanket on me, not when I am working, but when I am standing in the cold. Never put a frosty bit in my mouth, first warm it by holding it a moment in your hands. I will pull the steamer or hose wagon without a murmur and wait patiently for you, long hours of the day or night as you save lives. Without the power to choose my shoes or path, I sometimes fall on hard pavement which I have often prayed might not be of wood or brick, but of such a nature as to give me safe and sure footing. Remember that I am ready at any moment to lose my life in your service, for I now am also a firefighter.
And finally, oh my firefighter friend, when my useful strength is gone, do not turn me out to starve or freeze or sell me to some cruel owner to be slowly tortured and starved to death; but do thou, my friend, take my life in the kindest way and your God will reward you here and hereafter. You will not consider me irreverent if I ask this in the name of Him who was also born in a stable.


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BSA/AML Fundamentals Bootcamp
Tuesday and Wednesday, August 18-19, 2020 - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) is an on-going, ever-changing “safety and soundness” issue, and compliance continues to be a top priority with the regulators. The financial industry is required to take an increased leading role in the prevention of money laundering and potential terrorist funding. One major requirement is to designate a BSA/AML Compliance Officer and to ensure that both the BSA/AML Compliance Officer and the BSA Team are well trained and qualified to carry out the critical duties. This Bootcamp provides the framework for understanding the BSA team’s roles and responsibilities for BSA/AML and OFAC compliance.
This two-day comprehensive session provides the tools, techniques, and “real world” practice and examples for learning the critical components of a BSA/AML program. We will review the basic BSA regulatory framework and provide you with an understanding of the BSA, OFAC, Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing as well as the core recordkeeping requirements. Attendees will utilize the FFIEC BSA/AML Examination Manual – including recent updates!
This bootcamp focuses on the fundamentals and basics of BSA and is designed for newly-appointed BSA Officers, BSA team members needing a refresher, or those responsible for supporting the function.
Advanced BSA/AML Academy
Thursday and Friday, August 20-21, 2020 - 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) continues to be a top priority of the regulators. Examiners are increasing their focus to ensure financial institutions are complying with all aspects of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and its many regulatory requirements. Potential legislative changes to the Bank Secrecy Act are in the works in the U.S. House and Senate. In addition, the dramatic increase in the number of sanctioned individuals and entities and the growing complexity of the OFAC sanctions. And, the changing landscape of banking the cannabis industry continues to be an evolving hot topic.
This comprehensive 2-day program features industry specialists and regulators who will discuss the latest changing BSA topics above as well as other BSA/AML priorities, and offer tips and tools to develop and manage an effective BSA program. Topics this year include Updating Your Policy and Procedures, Cannabis Banking Policy Revisions, BSA Implications with COVID-19, Regulatory Input on New FFIEC Updates and more.
This program is designed for those who have a working knowledge of BSA compliance including BSA, AML, Compliance and Fraud Officers Team Members, and Auditors. Individuals with accountability for BSA Compliance will also benefit from this program, such as: retail management, risk management, operations, and employee development.
Individual Program Fee (per person, includes OnDemand access)
Full Series Fee (per person, includes OnDemand access)


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I became a fan of Mike Edison after reading his wild memoir I HAVE FUN EVERYWHERE I GO: Savage Tales of Pot, Porn, Punk Rock, Pro Wrestling, Talking Apes, Evil Bosses, Dirty Blues, American Heroes and the Most Notorious Magazines in the World.
You can imagine how honored I feel to be included in Mike’s BANNED BOOK PARTY (which takes place this Friday night.) I’ll be talking about an especially dopey bout of pop culture hysteria, I’ll do a short slideshow, read from a “controversial” novel and screen one of my all-time favorite film clips.
Details are below, don’t miss this mad monstrous party.
The line-up includes Mike Albo, Judy McGuire, Rusty Ward and the Interstellar Rendezvous Band.
Friday September 28th, 9:30 pm (changed from 8pm)
92Y Tribeca, 200 Hudson Street
An evening of literary hi-jinks, state-sponsored fear, vampires, music, sex and smokin’-hot smarty-pants thrills!!!
Author and provocateur Mike Edisonhosts the wildest edition yet of his annual party celebrating “Banned Book Week,” joined by the Interstellar Rendezvous Band. Twirling a beatnik’s brew of outer-space bop and dirty blues, the all-star band features drummers Bob Bert (Sonic Youth), Dee Pop (Bush Tetras, Gun Club), and keyboard ace Joe McGinty (The Loser’s Lounge), along with Edison on his patented set-for-stun Theremin.
Edison performs his pragmatic and hilarious piece “How to Write a Porn Novel,” and a selection from his latest outrage, the X-rated political satire, Bye Bye, Miss American Pie, which he hopes one day will be banned.
As always, the show ends with the legendary “Name That Banned Book Contest.”
Come on out and see how well you know your banned and censored classics! Count on prizes, surprises and a headful of fun.
“Smart, filthy, and funny, Mike Edison is no ordinary author… Edison brings the stories from his book to life with the performance chops of a seasoned rock’n’roller and the humor and bombast of a former Screw magazine editor-in-chief.” —Spin
“One of the raunchiest stars of modern gonzo journalism.” —Flavorpill
“Mike Edison could read from a tractor manual and I would be interested.” —Supermodel Paulina Poriskova in HuffingtonPost
Tickets: $10 in advance / $12 day of
Doors 9:15 pm, Show 9:30 pm
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The deal will help the combined company develop color versions of its displays and mass produce them by the end of 2010, said Sriram Peruvemba, E Ink's vice president of marketing. Current models show shades of gray.
Why no color on Kindles and other readers yet? Amazon, at least, says it's not happy with the quality on current prototypes.
So now Jeff Bezos, Amazon's CEO, is that much closer to his goal of Kindle color.
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E Ink makes the top layer of the electronic ink displays, then ships them to Prime View, which adds a bottom layer that's similar to those used in LCD panels. Prime View bought the electronic ink technology of Royal Philips Electronics NV in 2005. E Ink, which was spun off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said it had raised more than $150 million from investors, including Intel Corp., Motorola Corp. and Hearst Corp. E Ink had first-quarter revenue of $18 million. It has not revealed whether it is profitable.


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In addition, fd2s principal Steve Stamper is a former president of the Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD), and was instrumental in the recent development of the SEGD Green Paper, which establishes best practices for sustainability in environmental graphic design.
fd2s has served as the wayfinding/graphics consultant for several projects that have received LEED certification from the USGBC. We are currently working with Sea Scout Base Galveston, a project seeking LEED Platinum certification; Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and The University of Chicago Medical Center’s New Hospital Pavilion, which are both seeking Gold certification. Other projects include The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts; the headquarters of the Livestrong Foundation, and the Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, the first children’s hospital to receive Platinum LEED certification.
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Use of Technology
Where possible, we further minimize the need for excessive signage by leveraging technology. This can include technology-enhanced signage elements that display varying messages depending on the needs of the user, or alternatives to signage, such as wayfinding web sites or touch-screen kiosks.
Design for Reuse
By designing wayfinding systems that utilize similar, interchangeable components, and that use hardware fasteners (rather than adhesives), fd2s is finding ways to dramatically limit waste as large developments evolve and expand over time.
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LEBANON, Ohio -- (WXIX) -- A verdict has been reached in the case of a Warren County man whose 4-year-old son was scalded to death by his stepmother.
Robert Ritchie was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and child endangering on Friday.
Ritchie was tried three times in connection the March 2016 death of his son, Austin Cooper.
Prosecutor David Fornshell said Ritchie's wife, Anna, put the child in 135-degree water and held him there for 20-25 minutes, causing his eventual death, because she resented becoming his primary caregiver.
Ritchie knew his son was badly burned, but didn't check on him for 15 hours, according to prosecutors.
Fornshell has said Austin would likely be alive had he received medical treatment.
Judge Robert Peeler declared a mistrial in Ritchie's case in December of 2016, after the jury was unable to reach a verdict.


I met Mike and Norma at a local drugstore in Brooklyn in early April and they both had amazing work they were willing to share.
Their post was preempted by the Tattooed Poets Project, so I thank them in advance for their patience.
Mike shared this enormous black panther tattoo that covered a huge section of his left calf:
Mike, who estimates he has about 15% coverage, also told me that this was a cover-up. "What did you cover?" I asked. "A dolphin with a tribal design," he replied. Norma indicated that covering that tattoo had been an excellent aesthetic choice.
Mike credits Chad Smith at Screamin Mimi Tattoo in Amarillo, Texas with this piece.
I then turned to Norma, who was gracious enough to share this incredibly beautiful geisha tattoo on her left calf:
Roxxy, an artist at Elite Tattoo Gallery in Fort Worth, Texas, free-handed the design. The Japanese characters form a haiku, the meaning of which Norma didn't have with her. Regardless, it's a stunning work of art.
Thanks to Mike and Norma for sharing a little bit of their extensive ink with us here on Tattoosday!


Cancel my membership at my current gym and get a new membership somewhere else (the new place has an indoor track and fitness classes that I hope will motivate me to be more active).DONE before the New Year even started! :)
- Buy a fitness class punch card for 10 classes each month and attend 10 fitness classes each month. I continue to buy punch cards, but don’t usually go to 10 classes per month. I go to Zumba or Zumba Toning at least once per week and use it as cross-training. With my running increasing, I most likely won’t be going to 10 classes a month.
- Do strength training at least twice per week. I have definitely improved on this by downloading the 100 push-ups and 200 sit-ups apps to my phone. I try to do them 2-3 times per week.
- Run at least three times per week. I have really kept up with my running! I have been running at least 3 times per week on average.
- Reach a goal of 50 miles in a month walking and/or running by the end of the year. Last month I reached 46.19 miles and I am certain that I will reach my goal of 50 miles in a month sometime this year.
Run at least 3 5k races this year, and either an 8k or a 10k.I ran the Ice Cube 5k in February, the Mud Dogs 10k in March, the River Run 5k in May and the Little Foot 5k in June. And I’m not done… I will probably do at least on more 10k and a few more 5ks, ending the year with the Mid Land Half Marathon in November! Train for a duathlon and complete one by the end of the year.My sights are set on the half marathon now, so I think this goal will have to wait until next year.
- No eating out on Wednesdays unless it is a special occasion or we are out of town. I have not paid any attention to this in the last few months…
- Post a “What I Ate Wednesday” blog at least twice per month. Yeah, hasn’t happened.
- Drink at least 80 oz. of water each day. Not paying attention to this lately, but I need to!
- Cut down on drinking diet pop and eventually give it up – possibly for Lent? I did give it up for Lent and I did really well staying away from it until recently… need to cut back again!
- Cut out artificial sweeteners as much as possible. I have definitely cut back on artificial sweeteners, other than what I have had lately in diet pop.
- Make my lunch for work at least 3/5 days per week. I go back and forth with this. Some weeks I bring my lunch or eat lunch at home almost every day. And then I go back to getting take out.
Use MyFitnessPal and post a weekly summary at least once per month to this blog.I really haven’t been using MyFitnessPal and I probably won’t continue to use it. Right now I am more focused on my training and eating what feels right.
- Put at least $100 per month into both savings accounts. We have our accounts set up that $50 automatically comes out of our checking into savings every payday, so this is happening… although we have unfortunately had to dip into our savings a bit for bills.
- Do Project 365 (take a picture every day) and post a weekly summary to this blog. I have been trying to keep up with this more in May and June.
- Make at least two Pinterest recipes per month and blog about it. I actually did post a couple recently!
Go on an overnight ski trip with Ken.Didn’t happen – maybe next year! Get season passes to Cedar Point.Probably won’t be getting them this year, too much work to do on the house.
- Visit my out-of-town friends at least 6 times this year. I went down once in April, and just recently visited when my best friend’s baby was born! :)
- Sing karaoke. Not yet, but I have a feeling the next time the “wingmen” get together this is happening…
Visit my parents at our cottage (their home) at least 2 times this summer.I guess it isn’t “technically” summer yet, but we went up for Memorial Day weekend and for the Little Foot Race on Father’s Day weekend.
- See 311 in concert this summer. Tickets are purchased for the Common Ground Festival in Lansing… they are also playing at Freedom Hill, so I might just see them TWICE this summer!
Plan a vacation and REALLY use my vacation days.No real vacation this year… but I am using my vacation days!
- Organize and submit all of my continuing education credits. I have got to get on top of this.
Complete the application to become a Board Certified Specialist in Gerontological Nutrition by 4/24/14 or make the decision to wait until next year.I think I have decided that I am actually going to wait to do either this or grad school until my next continuing education cycle starts since I already have a lot of continuing education credits. The CSG or grad school would actually fulfill all of my CEUs for a reporting period (which is 5 years). Study for the CSG credential exam.See above.
- Go to church with Ken’s family at least once per month. I have only missed Mass twice since Christmas.
- Read the Bible. I read the Gospel of Matthew during Lent and get Bible verses sent to my email every day. I also read scripture whenever I meet with my RCIA teacher.
Start RCIA in the fall.I started the Inquiry process back in January, and start actual Inquiry Classes this month!


One of the most popular questions people ask me all the time, is- “How are you so successful at a young age?” First, thank you so much to all the people who see my life as a success. Second, I believe that my success in life is just get started, that many more adventures and business opportunities are coming.
So the short answer, I dream every single day. I never want to settle. When I am not reaching my goals, I push myself harder daily in order to get there. But most importantly, I am aware that I am running my own race. So many people want to be exactly like the people they look up to. It’s great to have mentors and people you strive to be, but girl, you are your own person! Comparison will kill your dreams.
Don’t compare yourself to someone in their winning season, because you may have not seen them in their losing season.
Last year, I completely lost sight of who I was for a long time. My business was failing because of it, my life was falling apart, and the only thing that was doing well was my social life. I would wake up some mornings and be so mentally and physically exhausted I wouldn’t even make it out the door. I told myself that there had to be a breaking point, that things would get better. What’s funny? Is not too many people knew that I had cried myself to sleep, skipped dinner but not drinks. As a college grad, single woman, and adult on my own I was struggling… hard.
That was my losing season.
I kept running, I pushed myself to do better. When I started to do better for myself, eat healthy, go to bed before 2am, and force myself to work on my dreams, little by little I was back in my race.
Was it hard to see some of my friends get new jobs, promote, move out of my home state, and get engaged, yes! But imagine if I gave up because of what other people were up to? You can be silent with your dreams and work hard until you reach them, it doesn’t have to be all over your social media. The important part, is not stopping. If you think that an opportunity is worth it, through the tough times and the easy, you will keep up with it.
Do I think that I am in a winning season? Right now, yes. I wake up every single day with a smile on my face doing something I love, with so many people who support me. To the people that don’t, that’s okay. Because inside and out I am happy.
This is YOUR life, your race, and you are the only one running it. So get up every single day and try to make yourself proud! I’ll be cheering you on.


ACE EV is excited to announce their collaboration with Leading Smart Cities solutions provider SenSen Networks. A Memorandum of Understanding between the two will kick-off the development of autonomous vehicles and driving capabilities for ACE Electric Vehicles to be manufactured in Australia by ACE.
With World EV Day approaching, this is a major step for both companies to build Australia’s capability to build on a greener lifestyle for its citizens now and into the future. ACE EV sees this as a great position for the range as new opportunities in AI assisted drive open up across the region.
SenSen is a world leader in multi-camera, multi-sensor data fusion technology delivering highly accurate, enforcement-grade solutions to make cities smarter worldwide. Using the SenDISA (SenSen’s Distributed and Intelligent Sensor Analytics) platform will allow the fusion of data from cameras and sensors to detect vehicles, people and objects, determine their speed and location and ascertain various attributes necessary to save lives and improve citizens’ wellbeing.
Through this collaboration with SenSen, ACE will be using the customised SenDISA platform to deliver autonomous driving capabilities for ACE Electric Vehicle customers and clients.


Turns out, "Madness Ends" with a few happily ever afters.
There was a time when it looked like tragedy would befall everyone from Briarcliff, but hope prevailed at least for some. While the evils of Briarcliff were always with them, Lana, Kit and even Jude were able to find happiness.
Lana's successful career was both made and continued due to her experience at Briarcliff. The conversation between Lana had with Jude when she first inquired about covering Briarcliff was quite prophetic.
She was driven to succeed and used the horror of her past and her investigative skills to continually move forward. She got Briarcliff closed down after finding the horrid conditions, she went after Cardinal Howard for his complicity in Dr. Arden's experiments and never forgot about the son that she gave up.
After all the horrors and lies that the former Monsignor was responsible for, he took the easy, but sinful way out. He killed himself rather than face the consequences for his actions. Even though he was long gone from Briarcliff, the institution ultimately killed him.
During the interview, Lana decided to come clean about her decision to give up her son. Initially, it appeared she wanted to set the record straight and clear her soul, but it was much more than that. She knew that Johnny was there watching and that he was a killer like his father.
Johnny's obsession with his dad and hatred for his mother made less sense after finding out that he did meet her once before. Lana sought him out as a child and showed that she cared in their brief encounter. Why wasn't that enough? The tape!
No child should have to hear such hatred from their mother. That sent Johnny on a murderous path and ultimately to his death. It was a fitting end for Lana to kill her son, just like she took out his father.
Not all that came from Briarcliff was bad, though, there was happiness to be had as well. Lana had a successful career, found love again and a friendship with Kit. She waited too long to save Jude, but Kit was there to make that right.
After all that Jude did to Kit, it should have been a surprise that he would have saved her, but really it wasn't. Kit was a good man with a humongous heart. Jude may have only had six months, but she didn't die alone in Briarcliff. She had experienced the love of a family, being called Nana and dancing with Kit for real rather than only in her mind. When the Dark Angel came this time, she was ready to go with Kit by her side.
Kit's life on earth was cut short, but he had the most to show for it. His heart was made for loving. He cared for his two children and was fortunate enough remarry again. His love and family not only healed Jude, but Lana too. His family became hers. Did the aliens target him because he was well-suited for love and forgiveness? Or did they give him those qualities? That will remain a mystery and live on through his two wonderful and successful children.
Lana was the last one standing.
Sister Jude: I do hope you know what you are in for. The loneliness, the heartbreak, the sacrifice you will face as a woman with a dream on her own.
Lana: You don't have any idea of what I'm capable of.
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And, with that, the Asylum installment of the American Horror Story anthology came to a satisfying conclusion. Briarcliff tarnished the lives of everyone who entered its doors. While most died or were killed, a few persevered and had a happily ever after.
Were you satisfied with the ending? Get the answers you were looking for? Glad that both Kit and Lana had happy endings?


Aleesah Darlison is appearing at this week’s All Saints Literature Fest on the Gold Coast. Aleesah writes the Unicorn Riders series as well as reviewing books for The Sun Herald. This year she has joined forces with Taronga Zoo to deliver a series of talks and workshops on Aussie animals, protection of species and the environment. Here, she invites us into her own habitat, sharing her writing space and process.
Where did you write your latest book? How important to you is the space in which you write?
I write all of my books in my study. It’s not a HUGE space, but it’s all mine. Everything I need is within easy reach and if I need peace and quiet to write I can shut the door.
Do you transform your space in any way for each book? Do you ‘get into character’ at all?
I always put up posters, photos, maps and props related to the writing. With Unicorn Riders, I have unicorn images and figurines everywhere as well as character illustrations and avatars. These things help keep me focused and on track and also provide inspiration. The Unicorn Riders series has 4 main characters, so I tend to let their conversations flow through my mind then my fingers and onto the page.
Do you keep regular writing hours? What are they? If not, when do you write?
I write whenever I can, which is usually when the kids are at school or asleep. I can be working all hours of the day or night (I have the black circles under my eyes to prove it!), but I love writing, so it’s never a chore. It’s a joy.
Do you have a morning ritual? Roald Dahl was said to sharpen pencils. What settles your mind for writing?
After the rush of getting three small children off to preschool and school, the things that settle me down to writing are a hot cup of ginger tea and a quite house. That’s all I need…


The Mountaineers is an outdoor community teaching skills to explore the outdoors safely and responsibly. They work to protect the outdoor experience for generations to come.
We will have raffles and swag giveaways as well as folks from the Mountaineers to provide information about their great organization.
About Beer Trumps Hate
Beer Trumps Hate was started in 2017 by Rooftop Brewing Company in response to negative rhetoric in the national political environment. In the belief that beer and community go hand in hand, Rooftop Brewing Co. has created a program in which local breweries choose a month and a beneficiary organization they would like to support with proceeds in an effort to promote awareness and raise funds. #DrinkBeerDoGood #BeerTrumpsHate


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Vehicle Engineering Manager Stephan Presser has a passion for cars that dates back to his childhood in Heidelberg, Germany, where he could hear the roar of F1 cars racing around the Hockenheim track in the distance.
He knew from a young age that he wanted to be an engineer – the only question was whether he would specialise in planes or automobiles. Fortunately for Ford Motor Company, he chose automobiles.
“I think I always had an affinity for cars and motorbikes,” Presser said. “When I was a young man, the cars I bought were in constant need of attention on the weekend just to keep them running for the next week. So I started to appreciate the details and mechanics of those machines.”
Raised in Heidelberg and Flensburg, Germany, he later earned a Master’s degree in Vehicle Engineering at the Technical University in Berlin.
As Vehicle Engineering Manager for the new Ford Ranger, Presser started by setting attribute targets with his team – ride comfort, handling, off-road performance, fuel economy, aerodynamics, acceleration and top-speed, to name a few. As team leader he ensured that engineering specifications and vehicle targets were met and was ultimately responsible for signing off on the vehicle’s performance.
“Working with and guiding a team of highly qualified experts to deliver the technical side of the programme and ultimately a cohesive product is the rewarding part of this role. It’s amazing what a focused and dedicated team can achieve jointly,” Presser said.
He started with Ford in the Vehicle Dynamics department in 1994, working on the first Ford Focus programme in Cologne, Germany. He then moved to the U.K. to join the Fiesta team, where he also worked on a pickup for South America – his first experience as a team leader.
In 1999 he moved back to Germany to work on a variety of Ford projects. Then, in 2003, Presser was promoted to Vehicle Dynamics Manager for Ford of Australia. He moved to Melbourne, where he resides today. In 2006 he was appointed to his current position as Vehicle Engineering Manager for the Ranger.
“I have had so many more opportunities than I ever thought possible when I joined Ford in 1994,” Presser said. “It has been an interesting and exciting ride so far.”
One of the highlights of Presser’s career was when Ford of Australia won the Wheels Car of the Year award for Territory in 2004.
“We again exceeded expectations for the driving dynamics of an SUV,” he recalled. “It’s great when you bring something to market and it does well – it makes all the efforts worthwhile.”
Presser is confident the new Ranger is also destined to make a big splash in the automobile market.
“The first impression is always visual, and I think the car looks great,” he said. “I think people will be surprised when they get in, with the craftsmanship, drive-oriented cockpit, comfortable seating and extra space.”
Presser believes that when customers drive the new global pickup they will be impressed, “I think they will see and feel the strengths of the truck: our clear target was to deliver the best driving experience out there.”
The German engineer is especially satisfied with how Ford’s global Ranger team managed to work together and pool their varied backgrounds and experience to come up with a true ‘world car’.
“Everybody needs to have patience and endurance and be able to listen to others,” he explained.
Beyond that, Presser says the team managed to accurately project where the industry and customer preferences were headed.
“I am pleased with the way we predicted the future. When you set up an all-new vehicle there is a lot of crystal ball rubbing going on,” he said. “What are the trends? What will the customer expect four or five years from when you start developing the vehicle? I think we have gotten it right in terms of technology, powertrain and transmission line-up, refinement and performance. In hindsight, I am very pleased to see that most of the decisions we made in 2006 are now proving to be the right ones.”
Presser has immersed himself so deeply in his work that during his free time he likes to get away from it all. He no longer spends weekends tinkering with cars in the garage. Instead he prefers travelling with his wife of 15 years and two sons.
Personal insights and fun facts:
Presser finds it amusing that his colleagues don’t seem to think Germans have a sense of humour: “Have they forgotten about people like Michael Schumacher and Boris Becker?”
His biggest holiday treat is to read a book from beginning to end, in just a couple of days.


For horse people, spring means better weather and longer days, which in turn mean more opportunities to spend time with your horse. For horses, spring means lots of tempting, delicious new grass to eat. The fast-growing grass of spring is candy for horses, and access must be controlled to keep your horse healthy.
Horses are grazing animals and born to thrive on grass, right? Well, yes, but too much grass too soon can do them great harm. After a winter diet of hay and concentrates, a horse turned out to graze at will in lush new pasture is at risk for colic as well as "founder" or laminitis. As horse owners, we often have to protect these large but fragile animals from their own instincts.
New-grown grass is especially high in soluble carbohydrates, such as fructan. These simple sugars and carbohydrates are readily broken down in the horse’s digestive system. Overconsumption can lead to excessive gas production in the intestine, or “gas colic.” Gas colic is painful and distressing for the horse, and frightening to the owner. Worse yet is “impaction colic,” where the intestine fails to move ingested material along normally. Instead, the gut is blocked or impacted. Impaction colic is not only extremely painful, it is potentially lethal and requires immediate veterinary care.
The sudden influx of simple sugars from new grass can also result in the metabolic changes which cause laminitis. Laminitis, or founder, is the result of damage to the tissues that bind the hoof wall to the underlying bone. The condition makes it painful and difficult for the horse to walk or even stand normally.
Veterinary attention should be sought at the first symptoms of laminitis. Symptoms include: lameness, heat in the hoof, pounding digital pulse, and the classic “laminitis stance.” In the characteristic stance, the horse is trying to relieve pressure on his front feet by bringing the rear legs further underneath his body, and pushing the front feet forward. If laminitis is left untreated, the bone of the horse’s foot can protrude through the sole of the hoof. If that happens, prognosis for regaining soundness, or even survival is questionable.
Does this mean you have to deny your horse the pleasure of his favorite food? Not entirely. It means you have to be the brains of the partnership, and introduce your horse to spring grass with care.
-- Start with grazing sessions of 15 minutes, and gradually work up to a full day. Later in the season, the grass will mature at a lower sugar content, and restriction won’t be so critical.
-- Fructan and other sugars rise during morning hours to peak around noon, and then gradually decline through the afternoon. Avoid grazing during peak times.
-- Follow any special veterinary recommendations for your horse or pony. Some animals are especially inclined to laminitis or excessive weight gain, and have to be managed with extra caution.
Spring is a great time to be outdoors enjoying your horse. Watching your horse grazing peacefully with his friends in a brilliant green pasture is a lovely sight. Just don’t forget: As you wouldn’t leave your child to live on a diet of Easter candy, your horse needs you to look out for his best interests.
Marlissa blogs about books (including horse books!) and the reading life at "You Are What You Read." She is also a Pinterest addict and can be found at her page of the same name.


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I am 42 and have used meth everyday for over a year. Recently I have quit and with the help of anti-depressants I feel hopeful I can stay off of it.
My problem is that I haven't gone to the gym in a year and feel really weak, out of shape and not confidant. I'm not skinny nor fat, although I should lose weight instead of gain if it were a choice of the two. (Although in all honesty, when I saw James Franco in white tights, it did look a lot like my body, although not sure that's a good thing for Franco....)
I am afraid to see the judgmental evaluations of guys in the gym, I live in an extremely superficial gay neighborhood where getting old is considered a criminal offense and being out of shape is also a felony (JK).
I'm serious. It hurts and I know what people are thinking by the bitch face expressions of disapproval and it is what has kept me away from the gym.
Any suggestions? Any ideas for a routine to get back into the swing of things


Amber Portwood shared a very awkward dinner with her daughter Leah that had Teen Mom OG fans cringing.
In a preview for Tuesday night’s episode of Teen Mom OG, Amber accepted her baby daddy Gary Shirley’s invitation to come over for dinner and visit with their daughter, Leah.
Shared by Teen Mom’s official Instagram page, the clip shows Amber coming into Gary’s house and greeting her daughter Leah from afar rather than with a hug.
Teen Mom OG star Amber Portwood shares awkward dinner with daughter Leah
Leah seemed disinterested that her mom Amber showed up for dinner and continued to carry on with her younger sister.
When Amber sat down next to Kristina at the table, she began to brag about how “amazing” it has been living alone for the last 16 months.
As Leah played with her sister at the table, Amber was quiet and looked in the other direction, seemingly bored and uninterested.
After more forced conversation between awkward silence, Amber finally left. When she said goodbye, Leah ignored her.
In her car as she pulled away, Amber could be heard saying to herself, “I don’t know what the point of this was … for driving 40-something minutes.”
Teen Mom OG fans react to Amber and Leah’s ‘cringey’ dinner scene
Teen Mom OG fans watched the clip and cringed at the uncomfortableness of Amber and Leah’s meet-up.
“This is the most awkward and uncomfortable dinner and I’m not even at the table with them,” wrote one Teen Mom OG fan.
“This is so painfully cringe to watch,” wrote another Teen Mom OG viewer who sarcastically agreed with Amber. “you’re right Amber – what was the point of that????”
“Omg the awkwardness,” read another comment on the video.
Amber and Leah’s relationship has been fractured for many years. Amber lost custody of Leah due to arrests for drug possession and domestic violence.
Since then, Leah has been raised by her father, Gary Shirley, and his wife, Kristina Shirley, to whom Leah has grown close.
Leah also shares a three-year-old son, James, with her ex Andrew Glennon. Leah also lost custody of James after she was arrested again for domestic violence in 2019 when she allegedly attacked Andrew with a machete while he held James.
Tune in tonight for an all-new episode of Teen Mom OG and see what else Amber and the rest of the cast have been up to.
Teen Mom OG airs on Tuesdays at 8/7c on MTV.


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Stocks fell on higher volume after the Senate delayed the healthcare vote. At the close the Dow was off 98 points at 21,310. The NASDAQ also fell on lighter volume. Tech stocks fell while banks continued to rally. IBD has the market still listed in rally mode and the BTS indicator continues to be positive.
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen spoke in London today and in an exchange with Lord Nicholas Stern, President of the British Academy, she cited the “very” strong capital positions of the major banks after all these firms passed the stress test this year. Then she boldly predicted that an event similar to the 2008 financial crisis will not likely happen “in our lifetime”. This quickly brought up the reminder that prior to 2008 Fed Chair Ben Bernanke stated that rising subprime mortgage defaults was not a problem. While anything is possible, the fact that US banks are sitting on over $2 trillion in excess capital is comforting.
Oil prices were up a bit. WTI crude traded up 1.9% to $44.22 per barrel. US inventory readings will be out soon and traders are expecting a drop in stockpiles.


I finally took the plunge and booked tickets for Owen and me to see Dora’s Pirate Adventure LIVE! It’s the first weekend in February. I think he is going to love it. We’ll be on the first balcony, so he should have a good view of everything. I can’t wait to see what he has to say about it. That will be Keith’s first weekend away, so maybe the Dora show will be something for Owen to look forward to when he misses Daddy. I think it will be tolerable; of all the characters that Owen likes, Dora is one of the better ones as far as making my ears not bleed. Teletubbies, not so much.
We went to a birthday part at Chuck E. Cheese Friday night. The boys were so good. Ari fed all of his tokens into the same machine, over and over again, and ending up winning a lot of tickets for doing nothing. All he wanted to do was put the tokens in. Owen played every game and slid on every slide, and ate two pieces of pizza and had a ton of fun. He is at the perfect Chuck E. Cheese age, really. He just loves everything about it (except Chuck E. Cheese himself, and I can’t blame him for that). We had a great time, the boys got to bed super late, and slept in. So it was good for everyone.
I’m going to Chicago this Thursday, just for the day. I have only one meeting, so that’s a nice break from the usual trip crammed full of meetings. And I love traveling with no luggage!
Owen goes to the dentist on Wednesday. If you remember the last time he went, he screamed and cried and kicked the dentist and hit the dentist the whole time he was getting his teeth cleaned. We (a dental assistant and myself) held him down and finished the cleaning, but when we left the office, he was bright red and dripping with sweat and heaving with leftover sobs. So this time, we bought a Dora automatic toothbrush and some Dora toothpaste, wrapped it up, and promised it to him if he acts better this time. I don’t anticipate it, though, and THAT IS WHY KEITH IS TAKING HIM.
Yesterday I tickled Ari and he said, “No!” and gave me a very stern look. The baby, he grows up too quickly.


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FLINT – If cable TV is looking for its next reality show, then it may want to send producers to Flint to stop in the basement of the downtown YMCA.
The weight room is full of characters ranging from 16 to 71 years old. Some are silly, some serious, others calm, but they all share one goal and that's the improvement of their physique.
Five days a week, for sessions that last 2-3 hours at a time, a diverse fraternity of weightlifters – men and women -- link up to push each other to their peak. And for the first time in three decades, the YMCA of Greater Flint sent a team to the American Drug Free Powerlifting Federation State Championship in Lansing, where nine individuals took home first-place trophies on Saturday, April 12.
James "Fuller Dee" Fuller, Edward "Silverback" Driver, Chad Lawson, Pat Haley, Othel "Big O" Walker, Jerome "Champ" McKay, "Rookie of the Year" LaKeisha Glover, Nikki McEwen, and Robert Buick all contributed to the state title. Rico Flynn is another longtime member of the group who has won international events in the past and Aaron Schmidt, 16, is the baby of the bunch who started showing up a year ago to shed weight.
"We always talk about doing a reality show here. We have a lot of fun down here, but we do a lot of work, too," said 57-year-old "Coach" Broderick Washington, the team's mentor. "We play and have fun, but we work hard. We switch up different body parts every day for growth and for power."
What makes this group unique is that all of them are drug-free, amateur lifters. Some are world record holders, state champions and national champions. This Saturday, April 26, members of the team will compete locally in its fourth annual YMCA of Greater Flint Bench & Rep-Out Championships at the YMCA Downtown Branch.
Flint Central graduate Dave Cammon, 62, is in charge of directing the team as the captain/coordinator. He decided to put a squad together for the first time in 30 years because so many lifters were training together but competing individually in different tournaments across the country and collecting awards.
This weekend the YMCA members won't be lifting as a team, but five of the lifters will be competing for local bragging rights. Winners get trophies and their name on the wall in the basement of the weight room on the colored result sheet pages that are tacked in a glass frame.
"As YMCA members, we pay $43 per month and we're not letting nobody get their name on our board," said Walker, an overall winner who likes to master every event. "If I don't come to the gym every day, then my life wouldn't be right because it's a part of my life. The gym becomes part of your life and it keeps you going, so the people here become family."
Weigh-in begins for this weekend's event at 9 a.m. and lifting starts at 11:30 a.m. There are two competitions at the meet, bench press and rep-out -- where you lift your own natural weight -- and is open to men and women of all ages for a $30 fee. Glover is one of the two women who train with "Coach" and the fellas on the regular. She has experienced a drastic change in her lifestyle since committing herself to the gym and has encouraged her husband to join soon.
"It changed the way I eat because you can't eat whatever you want and think you're going to feel good while you're working. So, health-wise, I don't ever want to go back to being stagnant," Glover said. "They really could have a reality show down here. If you just came down here and sat for a little bit, it's hilarious. They're a good group of people, everybody has different backgrounds so you might meet a mechanic down here that can fix your car or a doctor working at Hurley."
Before entering the basement weight room, there are a few rules that everyone must abide by, though. Driver, 71, is the oldest of the group and he's been training at the YMCA for more than 30 years so he feels in charge.
"We welcome you once you come in here," Driver warns any newcomers. "But there's no foul language, no fighting, no sagging, and those are the rules. Just be obedient and be able to take a joke down here."
So if producers were to pick up the show it wouldn't be much drama, a la "Basketball Wives LA" or "Love & Hip Hop ATL," just good old-fashioned family fun. And drug-free weightlifting, of course.


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US Department of Labor's OSHA finds 14 safety and health violations during
follow-up inspection of Miami Valley Polishing in Piqua, Ohio
PIQUA, Ohio – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Miami Valley Polishing LLC for 14 – including seven repeat – safety and health violations at the company's Piqua facility. OSHA conducted an inspection in July as a follow-up to a May 2011 inspection that resulted in citations for failing to evaluate workers' exposure to chromium and lock out the energy sources of machinery, among other violations. Proposed fines for the most recent inspection total $57,144.
"Miami Valley Polishing is compromising the health and safety of its workers by allowing previously cited deficiencies to continue without correction," said Bill Wilkerson, OSHA's area director in Cincinnati. "Training employees and evaluating their exposure to hazardous chemicals such as chromium is vital to their long-term safety and health. OSHA is committed to protecting workers on the job."
Specifically, the seven repeat violations include failing to administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program for workers whose noise exposure exceeds a time-weighted average of 85 decibels for eight hours; train workers on the hazards of exposure to hazardous chemicals such as chromium; develop a hazard communication program; provide information on the use of respirators; lock out machinery during servicing; guard machines; and use compressed air below 30 pounds per square inch for cleaning. A repeat violation exists when an employer previously has been cited for the same or a similar violation of a standard, regulation, rule or order at any other facility in federal enforcement states within the last five years. Similar violations were cited based on the 2011 inspection.
Three serious violations involve failing to establish an audiometric testing program, using a ladder that did not extend more than than 3 feet above the roof line and not providing strain relief for electrical cords. A serious violation occurs when there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.
Four other-than-serious violations involve failing to record injuries and illnesses in the OSHA 300 log for the year 2012, develop and implement an emergency action plan, and mount and maintain portable fire extinguishers. An other-than-serious violation is one that has a direct relationship to job safety and health, but probably would not cause death or serious physical harm.
Miami Valley Polishing employs about 40 workers at its Piqua facility, where stainless steel, aluminum and other metals are polished. The company has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA's area director or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
To ask questions, obtain compliance assistance, file a complaint, or report workplace hospitalizations, fatalities or situations posing imminent danger to workers, the public should call OSHA's toll-free hotline at 800-321-OSHA (6742) or the agency's Cincinnati Area Office at 513-841-4114.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA's role is to ensure these conditions for America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For more information, visit http://www.osha.gov.
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Meet Some of Our Guides!
A.R.O. has some of the most experienced and entertaining guides in the industry. Many of our guides have been with us for over twenty years providing great trips for our guests and conferring their "river wisdom" and tall tales to our younger guides.
It is hard to believe but Alex Atchie has been a whitewater guide with ARO for thirty years. When ARO established the first rafting trips on the Black River in 1983, Alex, an enthusiastic young fishing guide, stopped in and said he would like to train. He fell in love with rafting and has been guiding and entertaining our customers ever since. Alex has been training our guides for decades and has undoubtedly logged more miles on the whitewater of the Black River than anyone else on the planet. Alex spend a number of years with wolves and caribou when he worked as a whitewater fishing guide in the Whale River, which empties into the Arctic Ocean. Alex is a manager in the ski industry in the winter.
One of the founding fathers of A.R.O. Gary is as enthusiastic about rafting today as when he made his first practice runs on the Moose River in 1979. Gary is ARO's president and operations manager and the heart and soul of our team. ARO's five star TripAdvsor rating is largely a product of the fact that Gary puts our customers safety and the quality of their experience above all else.
While Erika is not even as old as Adirondack River Outfitters, her river skills and work ethic helped her float to the top of the whitewater world. Erika is one of our top guides on the Spring and Summer Black River and Spring Hudson River.
Kevin "Critter" Dixon
Thirteen years ago Kevin decided to train as a raft guide and has been part of the ARO family ever since. On and off the river Kevin's alter ego "Critter" is highly entertaining. His "Critterisms" frequently appear on our Facebook site. Kevin is a ski instructor in the winter at Gore Mountain.
When Mary was 16 she started working at ARO selling tee-shirts and went down the river as often as she could. She got her whitewater guide's license at 18 and has been on the river ever since. Mary often guides four trips on the Hudson River and three trips on the Black River during the same week! Mary clearly LOVES being a guide and her energy and enthusiasm are infectious.
Chris "The General" Koll
The General is a kayaking icon on the Black River (and many other rivers in the east) and has been a safety boater for ARO for most of his adult life. Your weekend rafting trips on the Black begin with Chris's combination safety talk and stand-up comedy routine. Chris is a director for the American Whitewater Affiliation (AWA), and past editor of the AWA Journal. In both capacities he was instrumental in protecting many rivers from development.
Carly was born to whitewater, her mother Caron frequently accompanies our trips in a kayak and Carly has the great fortune, or many would say misfortune, of being the General's daughter. Carly is both a licensed and experienced guide and a safety kayaker. It is rumoured that she is still a college student but as much time as she spends on rivers and ski slopes, it is hard to imagine.
When Matt isn't guiding he is working on developing his growing business making goose decoys. His company is growing but Matt says it will never draw him away from guiding. "I can hire people to work at my company but I can't replace the excitement and rewards I get from guiding." Check out his decoys at www.fieldkingdecoys.com.
Larry La Faver Jr. (Scary Larry)
Larry started as a rafting customer 12 years ago and has never gone home. "What other job is different every day; different water levels, different people, and lots of adrenaline?" His enthusiasm and obvious love of what he does makes him one of our most requested guides.
While many of our guides have college degrees in biology, history, education or even business, Dylan is the first to have actually studied paddling and guiding in college. He has a Bachelor's degree from SUNY Plattsburgh in Expeditionary studies which focused on planning and executing wilderness expeditions. Dylan has planned and led expeditions in the crocodile filled waters off the Pacific coast of Panama and in the Florida Keys and Everglades. Dylan has been a raft guide for ARO for three years and is a ski instructor at Whiteface Mountain in the winter. He is another second generation ARO guide and actually made a prenatal run on the Black River while his mother guided.


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Those who know me, might be shocked to see this choice of mine. I have always been a lover of n*de/neutrals with mild variations. I had no idea that I would pick up this shade, but all thanks to you lovely ladies who sport bold fun shades and inspire me. Thus came home the Flat Out Fabulous from the “Retro Matte” range of MAC to my home.
Inspired by Ruby Woo’s overwhelming popularity and one-of-a-kind texture, MAC introduces new bold shades in its Retro Matte finish. Eye-catching colours like Dangerous and All Fired Up create a look that’s fiercely feminine.
My Experience with MAC Retro Matte Lipstick – Flat Out Fabulous:
This comes in the regular MAC packaging, nothing fancy, just functional and classy matte black. Details of the product are mentioned on the outer carton.
Shade: I have not seen such a bold bright neon shade in a long time. I may say I have never seen such a shade. Bold bright is fine, but neon? Yes, during the day when you wear it alone, it is a neon pink with hints of purple. It looks so bold that I feel awkward at times, but this shade has surprisingly fetched me compliments from absolute strangers. I had doubts regarding the shade as I have very strong yellow tones to my skin whereas this is a cool-toned shade. If you put this on, you have to keep the rest of the makeup understated unless you are walking the ramp. This can be a total head turner in parties, so if you are still looking for the bold cool neon pink, look no further.
Texture: As the name states, it is a purely matte lipstick with no shimmers or glitters, but it glides pretty well on the lips. There is no tugging or pulling and the color deposits in one swipe. The intensity of the shade can be built up though on swiping multiple times. Your lips do not feel dry unless you have very dry lips. After 3-4 hours, a lip balm might be required.
Exfoliation is something very important as the matte texture is unforgiving and might tend to focus on dry patches and fine lines. Also worth mentioning is the lightweight texture of the lipstick, it is like applying nothing on the lips.
Staying Power: It stays LONG, like really long. It stayed on me for more than 6-7 hours, but it stains like hell. You just cannot get rid of the stain no matter what you try. I have tried with oil, makeup remover, lip scrub, no avail. It will just stay! don’t be shocked if I say the stain lasted till the next day with all meals in between.
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- Bold neon shade.
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Online consignment shops are quickly becoming one of the hottest things in the retail and tech worlds.
And now, one of these companies might be headed for an IPO, according to Fashionista.
That company is The RealReal, which sets itself apart by selling luxury goods like Chanel and Fendi bags.
“In theory, this is our last [fund] raise prior to an IPO,” CEO and founder Julie Wainwright said to Fashionista. “That’s where we’re going.”
The company revealed last week that it had raised $40 million in its latest round of funding led by Greenspring Associates, bringing its total funding to $123 million in funding, Fashionista noted.
This announcement comes on the heels of the news that online consignment shop Poshmark had secured an additional $25 million in funding, bringing its total funding to $70 million. And in the fall, Bloomberg had reported that ThredUP had raised a total over $131 million, highlighting a round of $81 million led by Goldman Sachs.
ThredUP has also been securing partnerships with major retailers, including Macy’s and Target, enabling customers to sell used apparel in exchange for store credits. The used clothes have to adhere to ThredUP’s standards.
ThredUP appears to be attempting to change the perception of used clothing with its popular Instagram page, which shows of an appealing aesthetic.
All of this proves just how rapidly the used-clothing industry is growing. ThredUP recently released a report that estimates the used clothing industry will be a $25 billion business by 2025.
“Growth in the resale market is expected to outpace all-ecommerce and retail sectors over the next 10 years,” ThredUP’s report says.
Wainwright told Fashionista that The RealReal is reaching for $1 billion in annual sales within the next two to three years. And its IPO makes it look it might be a winner in the used-clothing race.
Some critics question whether the used-clothing market will be successful at all, however.
“I don’t even know if there is going to be one winner,” Forrester Research analyst Sucharita Mulpuru said to Bloomberg in the fall. “This model is never going to take over the world.”
And don’t forget, there’s one major competitor that nobody’s mentioning: eBay, which Bloomberg noted in the fall had been working to make its processes more seamless.


Course: CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY (80253)
Instructor: Robert Cavalier (email@example.com)
COURSE DESCRIPTION: After discussing the historical background for Continental Philosophy, this course provides students with an overview of key movements in 20th Century European Philosophy. The central tenets of phenomenology and existentialism (e.g., intentionality, Being-in-the-World, Bad Faith) will be discussed in the context of selected works from Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre and Merleau-Ponty and current trends in Continental Philosophy will be addressed through discussions of Habermas's recent work.
A. 17th and 18th Century
Descartes: The Emergence of Subjectivity
Kant: Transcendental Idealism
B. 19th Century
Kierkegaard: The Existing Self
Nietzsche: The Death of God
Part II The Phenomenological Movement
Husserl: "Cartesian Mediations" and "The Crisis of the European Sciences"
Heidegger: "Being and Time"
Sartre: "Being and Nothingness" and "Existentialism is a Humanism"
Merleau-Ponty: "The Phenomenology of Perception"
Part III Current Trends (from Thomas McCarthy's Ideals and Illusions)
Preface: Habermas's Discourse Ethics ("On the Pragmatic, the Ethical, and the Moral Employments of Practical Reason" )
Philosophy and Social Practice: Richard Rorty's "New Pragmatism"
The Critique of Impure Reason: Foucault and the Frankfurt School
Reason and Rationalization: Habermas's "Overcoming" of Hermeneutics
Practical Discourse: On the Relations of Morality to Politics
Readings: Selected handouts of primary sources plus William Barrett's Irrational Man and Thomas McCarthy's Ideals and Illusions: On Reconstruction and Deconstruction in Contempoary Critical Theory (MIT Press).
Exams: There will be four summary essays (worth 10 points each) and three exams (worth 20 points each). Essay #1 will cover Descartes and Kant; essay #2 will be on Kierkegaard and Nietzsche. The first exam will cover Part I of the course. Essay #3 will cover Husserl and Heidegger. The second exam will cover Part II of the course. Essay #4 will be on Habermas. The final exam will cover Part III of the course.
Participation and Attendance: Significant participation (i.e., questions, discussions of topics, etc.) is encouraged. Class attendance will be required. Four missed classes will result in 2 points deducted from the final grade average. Five missed classes will result in 3 points deducted from the final grade average and six missed classes will result in 5 points deducted from the final grade average. More than 10 missed classess will result in an Incomplete for the course.
A number of sites containing information relevant to this course can be found on the World Wide Web. As with many such sites, they vary greatly in both quality and quantity. Aside from using Net Search engines, good staring points can be found in the Stanford and Routledge Online Encyclopedias of Philosophy.


No. That is incorrect. Make a few prints with excellent profiles on various papers ranging from gloss to matte to plain uncoated paper and compare L=50 input to the final printed output values. This test will definitely not yield "constant" mid tone (L=50) results unless using absolute absolute rendering intent or to a lesser extent relative rendering intent without BPC, definitely not with perceptual mapping intents. However, Absolute and Relcol fail miserably for most digital images when printed to matte papers due to severe clipping of the shadow values and out-of-gamut colors among other issues. Hence the need for relcol with BPC and/or perceptual mapping, and hence the variability in mid-point mapping results.
OK, so I did the tests and the results are attached. Minor changes are expected with longer drydown.
CBP2 (Canson Baryta Photographique) shows an L* 50 value of 48, CRP (Canson Rag Photographique Duo) is 52, HPN (Epson Hot Press Natural) is 50. All the preceding were printed in RGB mode, RelCol with BPC (a small uplift is expected with BPC). Also included is HPNBW (Epson Hot Press Natural) in Advanced Black & White mode. While there is some variability around the midpoint, it's close enough that I switch from glossy to matte at will without substantive changes to overall look of the result. In all cases there is a smooth progression to the maximum black for each paper, with compression on the matte papers (as previously discussed). It should be noted that I optimize colour output on gamut, not density. While this test doesn't show what's happening with dark non-neutrals, there's no evidence of any clipping.
The printers used were an Epson 7900 (PK) and 9900 (MK). These results were obtained by printing a 51 stepwedge assigned an L* space, measuring with the output with MeasureTool and processing the results with QuadToneRIP's QTR-Linearize-Data.app.


Following the massively successful Las Vegas residency, Guns N' Roses
might be on a way to a full-on classic lineup reunion.
As the Las Vegas Sun
reports, the powerful crowd response to the shows featuring bassist Duff McKagan
drove Axl Rose
to actually considering the mentioned reunion."So much so, he's begun thinking about putting the original group all back together for a global tour,"
a "knowledgeable insider"
told the source. "That would be the biggest-selling rock tour of all tours."
Not disputing the knowledgeable insider, but another source claimed that a full-on reunion is still far-fetched. However, the return of guitarist Izzy Stradlin
, at least on a temporary basis, was supposedly set to happen during the residency.
The second source told Alternative Nation
that Izzy was scheduled to appear with the band in Vegas on June 6 in 7, but couldn't make it for an unknown reason.
In related news, Slash weighed in on McKagan's appearance with the Guns, telling Daily Star
that "it really isn't that big a deal. Duff told me he was going to fill in for what's-his-name."
And by "what's-his-name"
he meant bassist Tommy Stinson
But we're forgetting the most crucial thing of all here! Back in Vegas, Nicolas Cage
was caught behind the stage wearing a shirt with Nic Cage. Also drank from a goblet. And wore leather pants. And a cowboy hat. Just check out the photo.
But on a more serious note, Axl Rose's former manager did recently claim
that the classic GN'R reunion will happen in about two years. However, the latest info isn't exactly the most reliable one, so stay tuned for fresh tidbits.