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Hi, I’m Stephen Ralph and welcome to my small business marketing website. I’ve been marketing online since 2001 and founded my first website in 2004. With over 14 years of online marketing experience I’ve learned a thing or two of what it takes to succeed online. The Lord, sportbikes, spearfishing, snowboarding, hiking, JEEPing, weightlifting and investing are my passions but basically anything that gets me outdoors is fair game. In addition, I’m also an active duty service member in the United States Air Force with just over 16 years. I have traveled all over the world with the military and have met countless amazing people along the way. I currently live on the beautiful island of Oahu and bought a new home just a short mile from one of the best surfing beaches on the island. Yeah, life is tough!

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After 16 matches in the Greek championship of A1, Charles Shackleford was severely wounded and was replaced by Walter Berry for the rest of the season. Shackleford kept on playing

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Two of our primary 6 pupils have taken the initiative to start up their own programming club. Currently they have a group of primary 2s every Monday lunchtime, where they are teaching them the various skills involved in programming. Here is a little taster of one of their sessions.

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Hey, I’m Nauman. I’m web designer and developer from Sydney, I’ve passion to design and develop slick web 2.0 applications. I felt to have little spot on web so started my name space, in spare time I’ll be posting my work here, I still not able to update all my work so visit again soon then you can find creativity of design with programming.

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AmandaMyers15 July 2012 at 21:24The pigs are always cute :) I like the mutant one. He looks ready for some pay back.ReplyDeleteAdd commentLoad more...

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As Van der Valk Hotel Sassenheim-Leiden we always looking for improvement and growth in our business and our employees. We attach value to the investment of our employees in terms of professionality and personal development. In 2015 we started a project aimed to the sustainable capability and development of our employees. This project is partly supported with subsidy of the ‘European Social Fonds’ (ESF). With the support of ESF, Van der Valk Hotel Sassenheim-Leiden wants to contribute a sustainable capability and permanent development of her employees. Go to the top

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My husband and I visited Phoenix, Arizona in November. We were actually visiting my daughter and her family as they welcomed the newest member of their household, our third grandchild. Since Baby was in no hurry, we had time to roam a bit and take our 2 year old grandson to a couple of parks in the area before she came. He has one he loves, and he tells his mom where to turn to get there when they're in the car, but for a bit of a change, we took a different route and ended up at this little park. It's actually in Glendale rather than Phoenix, and it's a small park with a pretty nice small playground that includes drums. I had to love that. I even got a photo of Little Boy playing the outdoor drums similar to one I have of my son playing outdoor drums at an amusement park way back when he was little. I was most attracted, though, to the little pond with a water fountain. So, we took a walk around the pond where there happens to be a statue: From this view, it looks like a little girl perched on a rock as she looks out over the pond and fountain. That, in itself, would be charming, but when you move to a different angle, this is what you see: It's actually a little girl pulling a little boy up onto the rock with her. The thing about the park that took most of our attention were the inhabitants of the picnic tables scattered around the area. Four or five of them held adults sitting under shade of shelter or trees, complete with their belongings. Now, being from a small rural area, this isn't a normal sight for us. It was a bit of a shock, actually. Everyone hears about "the homeless," but how many of us see them? It was a beautiful day for November, quite warm, and the fun of our park time with the grandson we only see on occasion was sobered by sympathy for these people who had no comfortable home to go back to after enjoying the park. What can we do? we wondered. As we were getting ready to leave, I was charmed by a group of older men that claimed the nearby table and sat down to play cards, like in the movies you see so often. That's also not something we see anymore. Way back when in my little hometown, there was a group of older men who used to sit and gossip on the bench in front of what used to be the hardware store. They're long gone now and I expected so were the days of card and checkers and gossip (yes, men do gossip) in a public gathering place. It was nice to see and I had to snap the photo. If you look at that photo closely, you will also see the other inhabitants of the tables, not there to play games. Just before we left, a small car pulled into the parking space and three boys barely in their twenties got out and scouted the area. I'll admit it made me a bit nervous. They were walking quickly and went around the perimeter of the park space pretty fast and I was glad we were leaving, wary of their intent, especially having the 2-year-old and our very expectant daughter out there. Then, those boys returned to their car, open the trunk ... and pulled out bags of bottled water and plastic zip bags full of snacks and proceeded to take them around to all of the picnic table inhabitants. Not what we expected. The news is full of stories that can't help but make you wary. But when we saw the scene from another angle, the story was fully different. Because the news is also full of racial strife stories, I'm going to add that the homeless and/or mentally challenged (since it's impossible to tell the difference without talking to them) were black and white, male and female, and the group of boys were both black and white, working together to help their neighbors. There was no strife. None of them feared the others. They were only making a simple acknowledgement of what the statue plaque says: we must rise together. It was a lesson well learned, and I post it here in hopes that we can all look beyond the stories flooding us, the one-sided stories full of strife, and start seeing it from other angles. Who was it who said: Look for the helpers in a catastrophe? They're always there. And remember there are far more helpers and helpful spirits than those who mean harm. There are. We only have a harder time seeing them. I wish all of us a beautiful and more peaceful 2017. That will only happen if we help make it happen. -----------art credit: Rising Together [1994, bronze, Dennis Smith at Bonsall Park, Glendale AZ]. Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest 4 comments: wangiwriter said... Lovely to read this story on so many levels.It is easy to despair at what is going on around the world, and we need to see those little acts of kindness that show us the good side of people. 11:44 PM LK Hunsaker said... I'm glad you enjoyed it. :) Unfortunately, we hear too much of the bad and not enough of the good. There is so much good out there.

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heydeermanDecember 28, 2004, 06:35 PMAny experience with this? I am interested in giving this a shot. I will be using factory loads and if you can recommend something I would appreciate it. GreybeardDecember 28, 2004, 11:15 PMShot loads are typically not very effective except at rather close range - closer than you'll typically be able to get to small game. Father-in-law uses 'em on squirrels that are raiding his bird feeders. He kills one now and then (with multiple shots) - but typically just peppers 'em enough to run 'em off (temporarily). If you "pattern" a shot load out of your 44 on something like a picnic plate, I suspect you'll find they get pretty useless beyond 4 to 5 yards. beenthereDecember 29, 2004, 11:23 PMEven the shot capsules spin from the rifling and disperse the shot in a pretty wide pattern very quickly. I've shot snakes at 3-4 yards and it worked well. Wouldn't want to try it much farther.

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Bahamas first attended the Commonwealth Games back in 1954 in Vancouver, Canada, although this coral archipelago of around 700 islands did not join the Commonwealth until 1973. Since its inaugural appearance this Caribbean country has only missed the Games of 1974 and 1986, winning the vast majority of its medals on the athletics track. This was the case in Melbourne 2006 with two silver medals, one for Tonique Williams in the women's 400 metres and the other in the women's javelin for Laverne Eve. At the Delhi 2010 Games the Bahamas won 6 medals and 4 of these were on the athletics track with the remaining 2 in boxing. The Bahamas National Olympic Committee has been recognised by the IOC since 1952 and is the body responsible for the management of all Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games matters in the Bahamas.

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I'm off and running. My tentative release date is September 2008! I am designing the book cover and my website is going strong. Yesterday, I sold my first copy! It was sold in the United Kingdom. I'm very excited about that. Afterthoughts is in editing now. I was surprised at how nervous I was at actually handing it over. So far, I've had great reviews. I'm also really excited at how many contacts I've developed over just a few days. Well, back to work. I still have so much to do.

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New chapter begins at The College of St. Scholastica McCarrick Geary. SubmittedThe College of St. Scholastica celebrated the inauguration of President Colette McCarrick Geary on Friday. About 1,000 people attended the historic event, including faculty, staff, students, alumni, the Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery, community leaders, elected officials, local and state college representatives, and other supporters and friends. “On this historic occasion,” Geary said in her Inaugural address, “as we stand in this expectant place, at the intersection of the present and a future we cannot yet fully glimpse, we renew our commitment to the values and beliefs rooted in our Catholic Benedictine heritage which have guided us through our first 104 years. They will continue to be the driving force behind all we will do in this second century of Saints. “We are joyful in the work that lies open to us today, because we are filled with hope for its promise for tomorrow. And so, it is a great privilege for me to join with this community as we build upon our remarkable history, and write the next chapter of the story of The College of St. Scholastica.” The inauguration festivities began with a Mass. The Installation Ceremony followed, from noon to 2 p.m., and a reception was held immediately afterward. The Installation Ceremony opened with a procession of approximately 200 people, led by bagpipers and featuring delegates from other colleges and universities, St. Scholastica faculty, members of the Board of Trustees, flagbearers, and guest speakers. Mary Ives, past chair of the College’s Board of Trustees, served as master of ceremonies. “Today,” Ives said, “we are especially aware that the work of The College of St. Scholastica is to preserve and impart the treasures of the human spirit, intellect and culture to new generations.” Duluth Mayor Emily Larson, a 1995 St. Scholastica graduate, spoke on behalf of alumni. “What I found here as a student — the teachings and values of a Benedictine experience — fundamentally impacted the person I was, the mother, partner and friend I am now and the Mayor I am becoming… I’ll admit I am biased, but: this is truly a special place. And we find ourselves together at an incredibly special time.” Other speakers included Kathleen Annette, President and CEO of Blandin Foundation of Grand Rapids and member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe; Minnesota Private College Council President Paul Cerkvenik; and Mary Dana Hinton, President of the College of Saint Benedict. An Investiture marked Geary’s official installation as president. She received a ceremonial President’s Medallion from Board of Trustees Chairman Christopher Dolan. “We commit to your care the leadership of this institution,” Dolan said to Geary. “With God’s grace, may you lead with wisdom. By accepting the President’s Medallion, you accept the charge to serve with justice, righteousness and honor as you carry out the duties of President of The College of St. Scholastica.” President Geary began her term as president on July 1. She comes to St. Scholastica from The College of New Rochelle in New Rochelle, NY. She joined that institution in 2010 as Vice President for Student Services, supervising health services, counseling and career services, disability services, intercollegiate athletics and campus ministry. Starting in 2014, she served as The College of New Rochelle’s Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives. She led implementation of a strategic plan working across six campuses and four schools to guarantee an integrated execution. Dr. Geary oversaw the Office of Mission and Ministry, which promoted mission-based commitments to liberal learning and expanding educational access to populations historically underserved by higher education. Earlier, Dr. Geary was Dean of Students at Manhattan College in Riverdale, NY. Over a 14-year span, she provided oversight to Student Life, Performing Arts, Residence Life, International Student Advisement, Counseling and Health Services. She was also a faculty member for more than a decade in the School of Education, teaching students in the master’s degree program in counseling. Prior to that, she was in private practice as a clinical psychologist and served on the staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Montrose, NY. She holds a Ph.D. in psychology from Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, NY, a B.S. in psychology from Manhattan College in the Bronx, New York City, and is completing an M.A. in theology at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN. Her previous experience as a clinician, professor and dean enables her to bring to the presidency considerable knowledge and a variety of skills in higher education. President Geary is the first laywoman to lead St. Scholastica, and the first female president since Sister Joan Braun served as interim president more than 40 years ago. The College’s last inauguration ceremony was in October 1999 for President Larry Goodwin, who retired last June. The College of St. Scholastica was founded in 1912 by the Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery in Duluth. The College is independent today but the Benedictine Sisters remain its sponsors. The College offers more than 40 programs. Total enrollment is 4,400. About 1,900 students are in traditional undergraduate programs on the main campus in Duluth, MN; the rest are in graduate, extended and online programs. St. Scholastica has extended sites throughout Minnesota as well as in Phoenix, AZ. St. Scholastica is regularly ranked as one of the Midwest’s best regional universities by U.S. News & World Report, and has been nationally ranked for quality by Forbes and Money magazine. Author adminPosted on October 15, 2016October 16, 2016Categories St. Scholastica Post navigation Previous Previous post: Pop-Up Downtown program continuesNext Next post: FDLTCC to host Sustainability Awareness Week

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In June of 2007, CBR News visited the Southern California set of “Iron Man,” the new film based on the classic Marvel Comics superhero. In what will be seen in the Jon Favreau-directed film as Tony Stark’s workshop, filled with classic cars, computers and other assorted Iron Man accoutrements, we spoke with the cast and crew of the hotly anticipated adaptation. We bring you the second of those extensive interviews today with the Academy Award-nominated Terrence Howard, celebrated for his role in the landmark “Hustle & Flow” as well as appearances “Crash” and “Ray.” In “Iron Man,” Howard portrays Jim Rhodes, military man and confidant to Robert Downey, Jr.’s Tony Stark. Fans of course know Rhodes as the man who will become the armored superhero War Machine, a destiny Howard spoke with us about in this candid conversation about “Iron Man.” Story continues below Tell us a little about your character, Jim Rhodes. Well, my character is a young man that grew up in the military, went to college as a result of the military, father was in the military, grandfather was in the military. So I am truly a son of the U.S.A. And sometimes a son wants to leave home, just to venture out, but then he always makes his way back, that’s my character. See, I think it’s pretty much a three-picture arc, so we’re right in the very beginning of that, of him having to consider, “Perhaps there is a different way.” My character starts out in complete disgust of how Tony has lived his life, but then he realizes perhaps there is a different way to live one’s life. So that’s where we are now, we’re in the debate of whose way of life is the right way, the military and the strict disciplinarian way, or his, as being an independent acting and behaving individual. That’s where it’s at. Scene from “Iron Man” What attracted you to this role? War Machine; the whole idea of being able to play a superhero, so to speak. Being able to go up in jets. The Department of Defense took me up in a P-38 and an F-16. They might let me go up in a B1. All those ideas, man, that was it for me. In “Iron Man,” do we see the birth of the War Machine? You read the comic book? If you read the comic book, then you kind of know what happens. But you still have to wait, because y’all aren’t taking away my next two movies. I like y’all, but, man. So you read comics growing up? Yeah. It was funny, I called my father and I asked him — because he used to be a big Iron Man fanatic and he loved the War Machine aspect of it — “When you were reading it, when you were younger, did you have any idea that inside your loins would be the one putting that on?” Marvel Studios Present of Production Kevin Feige indicated you’d been cast before director Jon Favreau came aboard. How early on was that? About a year before they got it started. I got a great manager, Victoria Fredericks, who was all over this a long time before. Me and [former Marvel Studios CEO] Avi Arad had spoken at [producer] Mike Medavoy’s party, one of the parties he throws, and he smiled at me like we were going to work together. And then about six months later, it all happened. I was taken by surprise by it. Did you tell your manager, “Hey, keep an eye on ‘Iron Man'”? No, she was like, “I’ve got something that I’m working on.” For like a year and a half she had been pursuing it because she knew that they had planned on doing it, so I was lucky. Coming from your dramatic work on films like “Crash” and “Hustle & Flow,” “Iron Man” is a considerably different role for you. Do you see this as a contradiction to your earlier work, or a natural progression for your career? Scene from “Iron Man” Well, a great director said to me once, “Limitation brings about genius.” And those other characters I had, like in “Crash,” I had an emotional breakdown. When you have an emotional breakdown, anything goes. “Hustle & Flow,” the character lives completely outside of society’s laws and regulations, and “Get Rich or Die Trying,” it was a character that had decided to hate the world because of what had happened to him in his youth. For me to be limited by what the Department of Defense sets out in military guidelines for an individual, to learn that discipline, I think in the long run will make me a much better actor. Even in this one, I sit back and I wait and wait and wait for those moments when I can get active, and when they let me out, I’m so thrilled. But I find myself walking in this disciplined manner from spending a month on a military base. I’m about to ask them to actually make me an honorary colonel. Are any parts of your character based on anybody you worked with on the base? General Thomas. He’s so insightful; he’s head of command at Nellis Air Force base. A black general, I had never heard of a black general in my life, so I was happy to meet him. But he’s so insightful, so sweet, very sweet, but very direct about accomplishing–The first thing he told me, because I shook his hand, respectfully, and he slapped my hand away. And he said, “You fly a 200 million dollar aircraft. Act like it.” So I shook his hand and tried to break it. What’s been the hardest thing about this project? Well, the hardest thing for me — if you remember in the comic book, even though Rhodey is “by the book” so to speak, he’s sort of a rogue in his own nature. But since we have the Department of Defense that we’re working with, then having to pull back, because we’re trying to appease them being so generous to us. But that’s been the hardest thing, to be as true to Rhodey as the comic book, and satisfy the needs of the department of defense. Have you been paying attention to the fan community surrounding Iron Man and what they’re expecting from the film? What I keep seeing the most, what they’re waiting for, is what I’m sure a lot of you guys are waiting for: “Will Iron Man follow the full course that the character does?” Because you have to remember, when the coming book came out, to have a character that was an alcoholic and all of that, and all those troubles, that was a big thing in the ’70s. So is that here, do you see that in this movie or not? All that is what they’ve been asking. And I’m glad that they’re concerned, and I can’t wait for them to come and see the movie and find out. I think this may end up being one of Marvel’s best movies because they were able to stay true because they’re doing it themselves. Scene from “Iron Man” What’s the coolest thing you’ve gotten to do? One day, the 14 Freeway was blocked because there was all this wind coming down. And I had to be on set, and the set was about 20 miles away. And I knew we had the Department of Defense working with us, and there’s an Air Force base nearby. So I’m like, I’m not going to make it to work for the next two hours. So I called them and I was like, “Call the Air Force and tell them to send a helicopter for me.” I go to arrive on set with this huge– We landed on top of a sand dune. That was the coolest thing. What can you tell us about working with Robert Downey, Jr.? I love him. My first film I ever saw him in was “Weird Science,” which I watched like 400,000 times. And so when I saw him [on set], that’s all I wanted to talk to him about. I mean, he had heard all these questions before. But to find that he was a fan of mine, and I told him that the reason that I really wanted to do this movie, especially once I found he was doing it, was I wanted to work with him because I wanted to learn from him. I mean, he’s brilliant. Every day he rewrites his script, every day. And we got great writers, but every day he would spend the first hour and a half making it perfect, making it better, and there’s this light, jovial nature about him that floats everywhere, and therefore when he focuses in on something, it’s powerful, magical. He’s really probably one of the best actors I’ve ever worked with in my life. And I look forward to learning more from him. What have you learned from him? Well, nothing looks so unnatural as an attempt to look natural. When you’re on the outskirts of the business, way over there, you can do whatever you want to do, because nobody’s really checking on you. But to get welcomed inside, and then everyone expects so much from you. For me, personally, the last film I did, I was so busy trying to be the good actor and not to ruffle anything, that I don’t think I did the service that I was supposed to do to it. Because as an artist, you’re not supposed to sit. An artist is supposed to stand, have a different point of view. And what I’ve noticed about Robert, he is just himself. He has no other point of view except his own. He believes in it wholeheartedly, and you got to win him over with a convincing argument. To have that type of backbone in a business where they remove your backbone slowly and surely, after he’s been through so much, I love him for that. And that’s what I’m learning from him. Was there a lot of improvisation on set? Well, you have to think, Jon Favreau as an actor; he’s an improvisational actor, so he brings those sensibilities to his directorial work. He trusts what the actors are going to. There’s one particular scene that just blows my mind in this movie where we were having a press conference, and Robert just decided to tell the entire press to sit down on the floor, 400 people, after we had already lit it to shoot it standing. It was brilliant, Jon went with it; they relit. And it just took the scene to another place. What we do is we’ll start off in the morning and talk through what’s there, and we’ll look around the room and ask, who believes it? And if we don’t believe it, then we’ll start having a conversation, “What would you say?” Sitting there we have that conversation of what we would say, and they have an old Dictaphone like this sitting around, and we’re all listening to it. The next thing you know, they’ll come back an hour later and have written out everything that we were able to put in to it. So it starts off with a structure, but then we let the plant go, and then we trim it down, and it’s perfect. It ends up being absolutely perfect. But Robert is the king of improvisation, because every single take he will adjust a word or phrase that just gets a little more closer to home, his light just gets brighter and brighter and brighter. Everyone is sitting there watching him like he is a mad genius. What kind of physical training have you done in preperation for your role as Jim Rhodes? Robert and his competitive ass, I almost tore my shoulder trying to keep up with him. Because here I am, 40, 50 lbs. heavier than him, so I’m in there lifting, and I push up about 225. Robert wants to go and do 235. And he did it, so I’m going to push it up to 245. But I took him out running, and gave him some nice cramps. He couldn’t walk for a couple of days, that was really nice. Is this the best shape you’ve ever been in? Oh, yeah, I’ve got titties. I don’t need my girlfriend no more. I watched Jon [Favreau] drop 70 lbs. in the process of shooting this thing. He’s been eating 900 calories a day, that’s it, and directing this movie. He has completely slimmed down. And he’s still on it. I think him and [longtime collaborator and “Swingers” co-star] Vince [Vaughn], because he’s getting a little money, you get a little comfortable. Look at what I’m eating. But running six miles a day allows me to eat the salt and the sugar that I want. Tell us about working with Gwyneth Paltrow. We’ve had a couple of scenes, but Gwyneth is hard to work with because she’s so beautiful. And you try not to flirt with her, you don’t want to flirt with her, but you’re hoping somewhere in your heart, “I’m hoping she likes me.” And working with Jeff Bridges? Jeff surprised me, because he is so good at improvisation. He’s so comfortable. He reminds me of Nick Nolte in that sense. They’ve always been competing giants anyway. But he’s like that, and one of the first times when we got together, he took me in his trailer, we smoked cigars, drank some vodka, and played guitar for four hours after wrap. And he’s a brilliant musician, and a great song writer, you know? Jeff is beautiful. And he kept giving me hints on how to play my character. I love his work, so for him to tell me–Gwyneth is giving me points, same thing with Robert, we all do that. And then you know everybody is completely secure. Have you been able to get your comics-reading dad to the set? No, I just got my mom out here. My dad, he wanted me to buy him a boat, and so I told him to go build my house. When he finishes my house, he’ll get his boat, and then he can come out here. What did your mom think of the set? She loved it, she always thought Robert Downey Jr. reminded her of my brother. And she went up to him and hugged him like he was her son. Considering this cast, do you think we’re getting to the point where the Motion Picture Academy will recognize the work in great comic book adaptations? If you look at the stuff that Robert does in this movie–I mean, at the end of every take, someone is applauding. He’s brilliant, so if anybody ever gets an Academy nomination for a comic book, I think Robert might be one.

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How to Create a contemporary feminine Japanese bun This Japanese inspired bun harks both to the past and the future. A high bun fanned out at the top and adorned with a red floral flourish, this bun is reminiscent ever so slightly of geisha headwear. However, the loose, touseled bangs in the front are undeniably modern and bohemian. To learn how to create this feminine bun, check out this hairstyling tutorial. Please enable JavaScript to watch this video. Related

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Managed to keep it going in the direction I wanted, need to sort the EQout some parts as it’s a bit tinny, also need to add some string soundsand maybe a lead/hook somewhere and maybe the percussion sounds needsome work, ok still quite a bit to do What do you think? Me x A few comments from various people. – It reminds me of DMs ‘Precious’ – Wife – that doesn’t sound like you at all – Colleague – is that the melody from ‘Small Town Boy’ by Bronski Beat – A Twat – yeah it’s alright – Baz from Electrobelle*

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3 Comments » It isn’t quite “Walnut Grove”, but the pure and wholesome intention is the same. In the coming weeks and months, you’ll find Pagan Homeschooling Lessons for you and your precious Mini-Pagans! Since everyone walking a Pagan path subscribes to differences in practice and belief, not every lesson may appeal to every member. Simply choose the material best-suited to your spirituality, or alter contents to meet your liking. Please don’t hesitate to suggest potential training themes, share your ideas, resources, or questions. The Moonlit Grove is for all, regardless of faith or age.

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In each issue, Essen & Trinken Für jeden Tag offers a large number of incredibly delicious and creative recipes. Convenience-oriented and simple to prepare, but always with a little surprise, a special twist, a new ingredient. And all of this along with the quality and guaranteed success for which Essen & Trinken is known. There are also interesting facts about wine, spirits and other beverages, information on useful accessories, and plenty of practical tips and tricks for the kitchen, the household and entertaining. Not only the recipes are quick and great for everyday use – the format is, too! The magazine is small and handy, fits in any handbag, and can be taken along and used anywhere. DIGITAL essen-und-trinken.de is the extensive content and community platform for all matters associated with the living worlds of eating, drinking and inspires, advises and networks users with a blend of editorial and user-generated content, practical tools, recipe videos and a wide variety of seasonal topics. 10,000 recipes from the Essen & Trinken kitchen and a large video database for recipes and instructional videos on baking and cooking motivate the user to experiment in the kitchen. An interesting recipe community in which users share and exchange their recipe ideas and cooking tips rounds off the service for enthusiastic cooking fans. Represented In: US KEY FACTS Country Germany Target Audience Essen & Trinken Für Jeden Tag is aimed at 25 to 49 year-old Germans who are highly interested in cooking, recipes and entertaining.

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In September 2012 Opportunity Nation hosted its 2nd national Summit to shine a spotlight on one of the earliest and most critical rungs on the ladder of opportunity: ensuring that the rising generation is equipped with the skills needed to compete in the current and future economies. At the Summit we...

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Chicago-based Oxford Capital Group acquired the Bay Harbor Hotel & Conference Center in a transaction facilitated by Miami’s CBRE Hotels. Bay Harbor Hotel & Conference Center The 261-room Bay Harbor Hotel & Conference Center in Tampa, Fla.—formerly known as the Radisson Hotel—traded hands recently, as announced by CBRE. The property at 7700 West Courtney Campbell Causeway was acquired from Benjamin Mallah of Tampa by Chicago-based limited liability company Oxford Capital Group. The seller was represented by a CBRE Hotels team from Miami, which was led by Senior Vice President Robert Taylor and Senior Associate Lisa Zaranek. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The resort was built in 1974 on 6.69 acres of waterfront land in Rocky Point. Located north of Interstate 275 and just west of Florida State Road 589 and Tampa International Airport, the Bay Harbor Hotel & Conference Center benefits from the nearby Rocky Point and Westshore commercial demand generators such as the International Plaza and Bay Street, which is just a couple of minutes from the site. The lot also gains from its frontage along the Courtney Campbell Causeway, as well as beach access and water views. Renovated from 2012 through 2014, the property now encompasses a six-story hotel building and offers a roster of on-site amenities including three bars, sports courts, jet ski rentals, an outdoor stage, wooden pier and boat dock, heated outdoor pool, 24-hour fitness center, and a gift shop. There is also a free-standing single-story restaurant, which brings the property’s total surface to 173,596 square feet.

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Everyone seemed to ask as I headed into Changi General Hospital for my hernia operation. I didn’t understand why it seemed so odd to them. Maybe it’s the way I was brought up. We tried our darndest not to be more trouble. I did the necessary of course: arranged for a family member to pick me up after the op and all. But a hernia op, I was told, was pretty straight-forward stuff. I’d be in and out in a day. The nurses showed me my bed where I’d wait to be wheeled in for the op. It was in a ward with five other patients who were all waiting for their minor surgeries. While watching movies loaded on the iPad, I made sure I smiled at them. There was a certain camaraderie; this was a shared moment in our individual journeys. It was oddly Singaporean. I was beside a Eurasian man, who was beside a Malay man, both in their sixties. Across there were two Chinese men, one looked like he was in his eighties, and couldn’t speak English; the other was a fifty-something. Like me, he had his iPad. I noticed that I was the youngest by quite a bit. I smiled at them as they were wheeled to the operating theatre one by one. They smiled back; like we were all headed for a tour or something. We wished each other well. When the nurses told me that my procedure would be postponed a little because they had shifted me to accommodate the more difficult cases earlier in the morning, I silently prayed for whoever it was that went ahead. It sounded serious. “You’re young and fit, you’ll recover faster than most,” I thought to myself, echoing what the surgeon told me in an earlier appointment. It was a few hours before their wheeled me in. It felt like I was on a amusement park ride. Or more accurately, like the transit system in the old video game Half Life. There were hospital personnel in many different coloured outfits, and I was always looking out for the “rarer” ones, like they were rare pokemon you could collect while being pushed on a bed through this maze. And then the operating theatre, where I was transferred on to this very narrow operating table. It had heated blankets underneath. I really appreciated the warmth. 80s retro music was piped in. When they asked if I had any questions, I asked, “who gets to choose the music?” “One of the nurses, probably. Sometimes we get Chinese pop songs.” Then they did the whole just breathe this in deep, it’s just oxyge… I woke up back in the ward, my right thigh totally numb and immobile. I look up at the clock and realise that three hours had passed. Although unable to move my leg, I felt normal and alert. I had sandwiches and hot chocolate; my first meal in 18 hours. I was ready to go home. Until the fever hit. Trembling uncontrollably while wearing nothing but the bareback robe from the operating theatre, they layered blankets on me as I lay in fetal position and tried hard to sleep, hoping it’d all go away. It was startling how quickly I went from a state of self-sufficiency to utter want. The minutes were hours and as the anesthesia wore off, the real pain began. They checked me into the normal ward. My day surgery had become a sleepover. It felt like someone had yanked hard on my internal organs, and a huge streak of pain ran down my right side. You know the pain that comes with holding your pee for way too long? That was perpetually there, and I began to worry that something went wrong. In the middle of the night they woke me up for an x-ray. I was drenched in sweat, and took a while to push myself up to a sitting position, and even longer to slump myself into the wheelchair. The x-ray technician asked if I could stand to have the x-ray taken. I mustered what I had, and realised my body did not move an inch. I smiled weakly and told him I probably couldn’t. They took my x-ray with me sitting down. I was so grateful. When they wheeled me back I asked to go to the bathroom. Lifting my legs out of the wheelchair was hard; walking, bent over in pain to the nearest cubicle was rather challenging. Everything that was easy became infinitely more difficult. How much difference 24 hours makes! The fever would eventually subside. The internal pain would persist, until I realised the nurses had placed a dose of painkillers on the side table, and I had failed to notice it. I wasn’t upset - they were probably doing me a great favour by not waking me up. Sleep was the only refuge, and very hard earned. Painkillers would have been nice though. :) As I recovered my strength, I took time to talk to the nurses; find out where they were from, and how they felt working so far away from home and family. In my time of need they were the ones I had to rely on, and they shone brilliantly. It is truly humbling how quickly my perspective changed as I moved from perceived strength to complete brokenness. When things are going well in our lives we look upon the less fortunate in a certain way, but until we are in a position of need, it is hard to truly understand how much the small things matter. A helping hand, a smile, a warm blanket. Even as I recover from the stitches and walk about still slightly bent over, I will slowly forget what it was like to place my well-being entirely in another person’s hands. But I hope I’ll keep some of the perspective, and more of the humility. If anything, a better grasp of how quickly the tides can change. If anything, a stronger devotion to serving those for whom the tides have not been as kind. The Search for Singapore's Semangat August 4, 2012 5:05 PM It’s been a week since the government officially opened its doors for public feedback on population issues via population.sg, and I can’t even begin to describe how encouraging it has been to see how so many Singaporeans put in considerable effort and contributed many creative ideas and suggestions. Many things could be made better: public transport, the availability of housing, flexibility in the workplace for better work-life balance, education…the list goes on. But I cannot help but sense a deeper need that we find hard to define, because we seem to have lost the vocabulary for these things when we pursued math and science at the cost of the arts and humanities so many years ago. Truth be told, most Singaporeans would agree that we’re doing better than most other countries in the world. We enjoy a relatively reliable infrastructure, and I’m personally comforted by the recent push towards more green spaces. I guess the question, when asked bluntly: why aren’t we happy? If Maslow’s pyramid applies, it would appear we’ve maxed out on the eating, drinking, shelter layers, and are looking to fulfill the higher-order needs. There’s been a lot of talk about the Singapore identity, finding what it is, or preserving what we had. We’ve made huge sculptured chunks of the pledge and placed them in various parts of town, where people can hit a huge “Like” button to show their appreciation for the phrase. I often ride my skate-scooter to work, passing by a few of these and hitting the button whenever I can. But it feels empty. I’m looking for something greater, something more important than economics. I’m looking for something I can believe in - a Singapore I can believe in. It is more than her resilience to overcome financial recessions, or her shiny new coat of paint as she wows the world by hosting the F1. I’m looking for an articulated set of beliefs and values that would transcend the basic need for survival. I don’t think we really have that yet. When I was much younger, Singapore took an almost militant stand against gambling. I remember jumping on the bandwagon a little when people said Singapore was boring, and would be more vibrant if it opened up a little on this; and that the old man was just being an anal-retentive puritan who was out of touch with the times. But deep down I was proud that we stood up for something, and that LKY defended these beliefs in the face of criticism and the lure of monetary opportunity. I miss that feeling so much. Just today, it was announced that Asia Pacific Breweries, the makers of Singapore’s own Tiger beer, would be sold to Dutch brewery Heineken. The reason given was that the economic incentive was too good to pass, and they were doing what was right by their shareholders. I can empathise, especially when we live in an era where cashing out seems to be the end game plan for new corporations these days. Yahoo! should have sold while they were up, Facebook cashed out at the right time, and my beloved Digg is now touted as the cautionary tale of not selling out at the right time. So I can understand the pressure on Hsien Yang to roll the company over for a good profit, and his explanation that they had their shareholders in mind. But I can’t help the general feeling of despair, that the shadow of Mammon — sheer, the unadulterated love of money — looms over everything we have. Tiger Beer was a brand we grew up with, and one of the few global brands that belonged to us; and it no longer belongs to Singapore. We have lost another part of ourselves. Every now and then we are asked the question: what will you die for? The model answer, as everyone knows, is “family”. Without being as dramatic, I’d post the question, what would we fight for? More compassion for the poor, the handicapped, the underprivileged. An end to senseless discrimination, in its many shapes, forms and guises. For home. Because home is more than a place family gathers. Home embodies a set of beliefs, protected from the harsh Darwinian forces of nature. I imagine my children running down sunny halls filled with Singaporean poetry and song. Dare we dream these things, or do we continue the push and pull of train timings and square footage of HDB flats? As Gilbert wrote, These are things I know I may never learn to say. So we speak of smaller daily things, and soon this brief connection will unmake itself, and expire. Disclosure: I work at the National Population and Talent Division, but the views I share here are my own…you know the drill. Update: There have been quite a number of citizen-initiated efforts, especially since National Day is round the corner. Thought I’d try to capture the ones that I come across. If you found any notable ones not here, drop me an email at Stand Up For Our Singapore: By the folks at RedSports: A pretty awesome music video, composed by Galvin Sng, and performed by a great bunch of fellow Singaporeans:

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Just some ramblings of the last 5 weeks or so of professional boxing results. My rising again star Edwin Valero murders his wife and kills himself. The Malignaggi vs. Khan fight showed that Paulie has no more "Magic". Mayweather is still right on the "Money". Lucian Bute read Edison Miranda his rights. Adamek is now a contender in the heavyweight division and Arreola's "Nightmare". Showtime is still in the ring with their "Super Six" series, especially after the Froch vs. Kessler show. Andre Berto is a real badass and Sergio "Marravilla" Martinez truly lives up to his name and is the most exciting guy in boxing. What's next? What not to miss? Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez FOURTH FIGHT this Saturday on Showtime. These are two true Mexican worriors therefore you know what to expect. Also Yuri Foreman vs. Miguel Cotto WBA junior middleweight title fight on June 5th (HBO). With the future of their careers on the line, one will rise and one will fall in Yankee Stadium. Posted by Anthony Luevanos at 11:28 PM No comments: Saturday, May 1, 2010 "Fight Night!" The match of the year is finally here. Floyd "Money" Mayweather (40-0, 25 KOs) vs. "Sugar" Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KOs). This bout is obviously an HBO PPV event 9pm ET. If you are in the Chicago area the fight will be shown at a few different places.Cagney's2142 N ClybournChicago, IL$10 CoverShowplace Icon Theatre (21 and over)150 W RooseveltChicago, IL$30 Full BarKerasotes Theater City North 142600 N Western Ave.Chicago, IL$20Kerasotes Theater Webster Place 111471 W Webster Ave.Chicago, IL$20

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Obsidian is fairly fragile. Avoid sharp blows, as it will crack. Click on the gem name for more information about that stone.

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Today is the day. Ill start on a journey I've been planning for years, though at the time I didn't know where it would take me. It may seem like a mere bike tour, with saddle bags, fenders, and even a solar panel. But in fact it's more than that. This bike tour is a pilgrimage. The result of life throwing certain things my way. The result of many factors coming together and presenting one route, one option. The conclusion based on a pragmatic analysis of data that NOW is the time. There is no reason not to. It might even be the last chance I get. When I was a kid I heard a story of a guy who took a trip around the world. He was a scientist or something stable with little vacation time. He had a girlfriend and a house and a dog. Then everything happened all at once. He lost his job. His girlfriend broke up with him, taking the house and the dog. He was left with nothing but time, freedom, and a bit of money in the bank. So he left and traveled all around the world. Partially, he said, because he didn't know what else to do. But mostly, he said, because he realized that it might be the last time in his life he would have the opportunity, without a job, without a house, without a family, to take so much time to travel. His only regret, he said, was not having the companionship of his dog. Well my situation isnt nearly so extreme. But some things did happen in my life, and I did find myself, suddenly, with some extra time. And* the Eurobike is happening next weekend in Friedrichshafen (-hagen?), and I just couldn't justify anything other than to ride for a week from Northern to Southern Germany, landing at Eurobike. I might even ride back. And while I'm at it, why not do it on an 80% plant-based bicycle and blog the whole way? So here goes! Off to Friedrichsha(f/g)en! Dan

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Rebounding three strokes on the third day of competition to card a nine-over 81, Goeun Lee sits 35th after 54 holes at the 2012 NCAA Division II Women's Golf National Championship. With a three-round total of 29-over 245, she will take to the par-72 6283 yard Persimmon Ridge Golf Course for the final day on Saturday, May 19. Nova Southeastern still holds onto the first and second spots, with Daniela Ortiz (73-72-79—224) and Abbey Gittings (72-75-78—225) sitting first and second, respectively. The battle for third became a hotly contested position after the third round, with Melanie Audette (Florida Southern), Lilliana Cammisa (Nova Southeastern), Kelly Hartigan (Grand Valley State), and Meghan Moore (UNC-Pembroke) knotted up with a 54 hole total of 12-over 228. Overall, Nova Southeastern holds onto the top team position after three rounds, bringing in a score of 308-306-315—929. Florida Southern continues to sit in second with a score of 314-315-309—938, and Grand Canyon took sole possession of third with a three day total of 330-322-305--957.

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April 4 and 5 was the Houston Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. I walked 26.2 miles over 2 days! I raised $1,910.00 for breast cancer awareness with the help of family and friends. It was an exhausting weekend but I am so happy that I did it!!! I walked in memory of Leo Romeijn. Danny's brother died in November 2008 from Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Cure one cancer.....cure them all! Posted by Jenn at 8:59 AM Reactions: 1 comment: TheresaApril 7, 2009 at 10:23 AMWhat an accomplishment Jenn!!!! I am sooooo proud of you! You are such an commentLoad more...

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Hathaway Could Be Improving TweetShareGoogle+Email Cheyenne, Wy – Former Governor Stan Hathaway remains hospitialized...but his daughter say he isdoing better. The 81 year old Hathaway is listed in serious condition at UnitedMedical Center-West in Cheyenne. Officials cannot discuss what Hathaway is being treated for. But Hathway's daughter, Susan Garrett says her father has improved,but there is no word on when he might be able to go home. Hathaway was admitted on Tuesday. He was Wyoming Governor from 1967 to 1975 and served a short time as PresidentFord's Interior Secretary, before resigning for health reasons. the discussion thread. Our Partners

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Plant Breeding and Genetics With the development of the Plant Breeding and Genetics Program, UNL is acknowledging that plant breeding efforts must be expanded to meet national growing demands for value-added traits, renewable energy resources, enhanced crop nutritional value, and improved crop performance on increasingly marginal lands exposed to new environmental stresses. The Plant Breeding and Genetics Program combines several unique capabilities that are especially well suited for the type of graduate training environment we have created. As increasing amounts of genomic data become available, and genes are discovered that influence crop responses to abiotic stress, breeders must be skilled at accessing and effectively exploiting these sources of information. As environmental and safety regulations become more exacting, students will need appropriate training in crop management for strict identity preservation required to work with regulated transgenic traits under field conditions. Our program aims to achieve a more diverse, technology-rich and integrated research and training experience with opportunities for regular interaction with commercial plant breeding programs. This type of diverse training will be essential for our future plant breeding Ph.D. students to move into industry or into academic positions. This PhD degree is conferred through the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture. Find out how to apply to the Plant Breeding and Genetics Program. Meng Xie shows Dr. Ed Cahoon his results. Plant Sciences Program Contact Information Plant Sciences Program (402) 472-2635 N300 Beadle Center Lincoln, NE 68588-0660 [email protected] Related Links

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Miss Moneypenny - Cupcakes & date:Dec 23, 2008Social count:0 0SHARESAs most of my loyal readers can attest, I'm all about finding the most affordable and practical options when shopping for myself, except when it comes to bags and wallets. Since durability is key, I like to invest in well constructed leather pieces that will also look chic and classic. Since my Hobo wallet is on its way out, here are some promising replacements that are top on my list. Marni - The mustard yellow leather paired with an ultra sleek buckle could totally double as a clutch at night. Marc Jacobs - If I decide to go for a sturdy wallet in a classic shape, this little Marc Jacobs number will be the one. YSL - The ivory color is a nice departure from my sea of brown and black wallets with its trademark lock and preppy flap. Miu Miu - Last year, I was obsessed with the bag version of this wallet, but think the miniature size will add some nice texture to my purse. Louis Vuitton - The pebbled leather and added zipper with studs adds a bit of edge to this anonymous Louis Vuitton. Marc Jacobs - This shade of petal pink is probably one of my favorites and in this quilted pattern, it's almost too cute to resist. What do you think, my lovely readers? Do you have a favorite?Tagsterms:marc uplouis vuittonBy 0SHARES{{link.name}}©

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One of the most renowned marketers in the world Seth Godin says, “smart companies abandon worry and embrace change”. This post is inspired by some of his thoughts on marketing: People see right through fake. It melts away instantly (along with your money). Everyone in every type of business needs to be a marketer these days. From the sandwich guy down two floors to the kids trying to differentiate themselves by selling Kool-Aid rather than lemonade. As a result, a lot more bad marketing is contaminating the air. There’s no rulebook to great marketing. In fact, the greatest marketers are the ones who take the supposed “rulebook” and toss it out the window (or probably something more unique like light it on fire or cut it up into an art piece). However, as difficult as it is, marketing is a necessary component of every business. Marketers think that the more they can get their messages across, the better—bus ads, bench ads, banner ads, and any other obnoxious placement that will get, let’s face it, ignored. Interruption marketing rarely works (unless you’re showcasing puppies or babies). Anymore, you have to ask to access consumers. You have to put your offer on the table and leave it there, hopefully wafting temptingly in their direction so they want to examine it closer. Attention is filtered. You have to earn trust before consumers are willing to listen. So, how do you get heard? By being consistently remarkable. We know that’s a tall order, but just look at companies that have managed to do it. The first one that comes to our mind is Apple. They have people literally lining up at their doors when they release a product. Why? Because they never disappoint. And they’re unpredictable. Their innovations are worth sharing. People get amped up over a leaked phone schematic as if it were dirt on the President. And it’s not. Often times it’s a simple scribble left accidentally on a bar napkin by some tired Apple Genius. But nevertheless, it spreads. Apple is trusted. People know that, when their new products are finally released, it won’t be average. And Apple has swagger. They know that they’re excellent at what they do. And how do consumers respond? By trusting them more. Confidence is an indication of quality. Because consumers aren’t dumb. And they know that marketers won’t boast a product unless it can stand up against the competition. Swagger without substance will result in a permanent loss of clients.

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January 27, 2011 in Uncategorized | by sdsulibrary | Leave a comment Welcome to Spring Semester 2011! As your classes are getting underway, we are developing a full slate of exhibits and programs to educate, inspire, and entertain you. Here’s a sample of what’s ahead: “Echoes of the War: The Civil War Sesquicentennial,” an exhibit commemorating the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the U.S. Civil War. It runs from January to June in the Donor Hall. Several lectures will be held in conjunction with the exhibit (time and place TBA). “Sources of Conflict: Researching War in Special Collections” is an exhibit that features materials on the Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War I and II, Spanish Civil War, and the Vietnam War. It is located in the area outside Special Collections on the 4th floor of the Library Addition. This year also marks an anniversary for the Peace Corps—it’s their 50th—and they will be sponsoring an exhibit in the Reference Services area this March. We have a lot of authors visiting us this spring, including David Kirby on March 24, Nikola Madirov on April 18, and Rikki Ducornet on May 9. The Hugh Hyde Living Writers Series begins next month, with Richard Katrovas presenting a reading on February 10, Joe Haske and Eric Miles Williamson on February 16, Susan Conley on March 3, Glover Davis on March 15, and Harold Jaffe on April 13.

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This month we have two Winner Take All... the first is a double page to make into a book, the second is a Card... this is page 1 of the double page. I coloured with blue ink on matt card and then masked the crown and the swirl and went over with distress blue, then overstamped with white embossing.

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You might have assumed "State Property" was a one time thing, but Beanie Sigel is back with mo' bling. The last venture was billed as a film soundtrack, even though "direct to video" is the most complimentary thing one can say about it. In fact there's no doubt that of the two, the soundtrack was the only joint worth copping for home entertainment. "Beans" may be a lot of things, but he's nobody's fool. Why invest hard earned funds in a movie nobody wants to see when those ducats can go straight to the music people really want instead? So this time out, don't bother to look for "State Property" in theaters or as a rental at Blockbuster. Bypass both and go directly to your local record store if you want to see and hear more of Roc-A-Fella's crew: Freeway (now a star in his own right), Oschino & Sparks, Chris & Neef (a.k.a. the Young Gunz), and newcomers Peedi Crakk and Dirt McGirt. You might know the latter better as Ol' Dirty Bastard. No joke. Big Baby Jesus is now rolling with the Roc. By now, the single most people have heard off this compilation is the Young Gunz track "Can't Stop, Won't Stop." With interpolations of "Overweight Lover in the House" and "Superrappin'" in the mix, it feels a little bit like a throwback to the old school. Darrell 'Digga' Branch's beat accentuates this feel by being the kind of stripped down beat Rick Rubin would have produced for LL Cool J on "Radio." Both rappers shine brighter in this format, with Chris in the role of smooth playa and Neef as the hot upstart just waiting to get his shot - literally: "No, no, don't make me the bad one Then negotiate when the man wit the badge come You know the rules when a nigga was yappin Ain't no rappin, when we see 'em we clapp 'em Plastic bag 'em, then we findin a ditch (yeah) Toss the magnum, then we findin his bitch (yeah) Then take a step over the shit we left over Now I gotta go and tell my niggaz what happened Niggaz better believe, we the youngest in charge (yeah) Ain't takin a deal man, I run wit a charge (yeah) Chris and Neef, we runnin this rap shit State Property poppin anyone of you bastards" It's a nice way to set off the compilation, but Sigel and Jay-Z take over on the lushly produced D. Dot track for "It's On." It's so good, Hova probably should have saved it for "The Black Album" (tentative release date: November 28th). Sig' is straight off the streets per his usual style, but Jigga's straight out the boardroom: "Since you was a baby coward We been sprinklin the world with baby powder +So Fresh and So Clean+ Been a OutKast since I was a teen But I outlast cause I outblast anybody you bring Young, you got it the prophet I told y'all niggaz Then I showed y'all niggaz you +Can't Knock It+" Momentum slows down a bit on "Temporary Relief," a duet between Peedi Crakk and Sparks. Their rhymes are nothing spectacular, and Boola's beat does nothing for them either. Crakk tends to use played out similies - "caliente, lle' bubble like hot lava" and played out trash talking - "half-black, half-hispanic, you all faggot." Sparks would be better off by himself. Freeway shows him how to do this (son) on his Bink produced track "Rolling Down the Freeway." The symphonic backdrop gives a tightly wound Free energy for his sing-song style: "Close your eyes, I can take you to the hood B Closer than you could be Bumpin the, hood chickens with enticin looks that pack 9's Half the hood niggaz roll with shotties Other half gotta watch they bodies From the niggaz with the black mask, snatch cash, fuck the lottery Either strong arm robberies or strong ties to Bobby" Never let it be said the otherwise devout Muslim doesn't get down for his in a verse. It's all love though, whatever you gotta do to feed the fam'. Next up is "B.B. Gun," a decent all-star track from Young Gunz, Oschino, Beanie and Peedi. Chad Hamilton's beat helps it, but the ridiculously silly chorus hurts it. The Young Gunz are back again on the following track "State Property (You Know Us)" featuring Sigel, who comes in and steals the show right at the end: "Cut the check, I turn a mill' into a billion two." Some may be tempted to skip right over it to get to "When You Hear That" though, cause it's the only track on the whole CD where Dirt McGirt gets a chance to join in and shine. Listening to his rap it's nice to know some things never change - he's still so fam-damn-funky just by being almost incomprehensible: "The Ol' is famous, for igno-rhymeous I gets mine, stop bein boisterous Americana, half Mon-TANA Only gonna, smoke the best mari-WANNA Diss the Grammy's, on the panel Change the channel, good smell flannel You think shit is dandy, or pussy is candy? Forty foot glock, keep it handy! I fucked Amanda, you talk propaganda Only gettin money, on the Miranda I stay candid, government branded Heavy handed, woman demanded!!!" Does it make sense? Does it even need to? God bless Ol' Dirty. The song's beat is unremarkable, but his second verse saves the whole thing from mediocrity. Speaking of which, Freeway dissapoints on the song "Still in Effect" with Neef; having none of the power or ferocity of his previous appearance on the album as they rap over what must surely be a fluke - an UNINTERESTING Alchemist beat. I suppose even DJ Premier has an off day now and then too. More noteworth is the cut "Blow" featuring an assembly of the Roc-A-Fella upstarts paired with Twista. It's long been rumored he's looking to ink with either Bad Boy or the Roc, but for now he appears to still be signed to Atlantic. That doesn't stop him from doing his usual when he appears on a Roc track, and that's shine his motherfucking ass off: "I'm a nigga that'll never go-a broke To attend, always help a motherfucker get back up I can hook you up with whatever you want Fill the city up with 50 bricks and blow the shit smack up Cut my hustle with real-ass niggaz Cause on the block, now hoes, you need, some hard Twista be servin what the niggaz spark Dealin rocks, blows, weed, pharm' [...] Cause you feelin the feelin of makin a killin and steady comin up I'ma cop myself a whole blow field Blow so trill you can tell it was the real, deal Even if I hit it hard with the pill Tell me how you feel, maybe you was feelin kinda froze When you took a swill off in the nose They be servin O's, cause the fiends gotta get it Even though they know it make a body decompose" Fuck Vin Diesel - when you hear Twista rap he IS the fast and the furious. Oschino's a lot slower on his solo track "Been Down Too Long" but the topic is the same - hustling drugs while ducking rivals and cops. Even though the subject might be getting monotonous, Black Key's heavy beat and Oschino's first person narrative stating he's "been down too long like Mandela with apartheid" make the song a dark and moody winner. Skip "G.A.M.E." completely though - Henny Loc's track hurts the ears and you won't want to stick with it long enough to catch Lil' Cease in a guest appearance. "Just Another Nigga" gets it back on track with a Ruggedness beat and more show-stealing raps from Beanie: "In ninety-eight y'all couldn't trace my mug Now y'all hate and wanna waste my blood Cause I'm eatin wanna taste my grub Tell you what I give you food for thought, the spoon and fork But y'all BITCHES doin the dishes Feed you shells from this trey-five snub Not processed, the case won't budge No prints pimp, latex glove You lose in court, fuck you gon' prove in court? Sig' don't believe in leavin witness" The album pulls off two winners in a row with "Want Me Back" - a pounding Chad Hamilton track with a sped up Dionne Warwick sample of the same name. "See Clearly" is skippable though - not only does it feature Peedi Crakk, it features him singing a bad rendition of Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now" in the intro. Pass it up for the worthwhile and much more heartfelt "If I Could Do it All Again" by Oschino & Sparks. How you feel about the next track is up for debate. If you're an old school head you'll immediately recognize the Boogie Down Productions classic that "Criminal Background" covers, and you'll either be glad somebody still acknowledges the greats or mad that Peedi Crakk perverts that beat with his whackness. Closing with the bonus track "94 Bars" by Young Chris, the "State Property Presents Chain Gang Vol. II" features somewhat better beats and noticeable improvements over the last compilation. Young Gunz are shining the most, although Oschino & Sparks show more of the potential that brought them to the Roc in the first place. In the end though one is left feeling that an EP for any of these artists (save Crakk) would have served them better with more time to shine in the spotlight alone. This album is certainly not a must own, but give credit where it's due to Sigel for recognizing his compilations don't need to be accompanied by feature films.

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The Rockabye Baby music collection is specially designed for modern-music minded mums and dads who want to share heavy rock songs with their kids without scaring them for life. Rockabye Baby is a series of CDs containing lullaby versions of pop and rockbands like: The Beatles, Metallica, Pearl Jam, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, U2, Smashing Pumpkins, AC/DC, Elvis Presley, Black Sabbath, Foo Fighters, Eminem, Fleetwood Mac and many many more.

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Most popular at the top Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, 2by Page Keeley; Francis Eberle; Joyce B. TugelNational Science Teachers Association 2007; US$ 26.95The popular features from Volume 1 are all here. The field-tested probes are short, easy to administer, and ready to reproduce. Teacher materials explain science content and suggest grade-appropriate ways to present information. But Volume 2 covers more life science and Earth and space science probes. Volume 2 also suggests ways to embed the probes... more...Add to my wish listAdd to cart

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Martín Benvenuto is one of the leading choir conductors in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he has been Artistic Director of the Peninsula Women’s Chorus (PWC) since 2003. Active as a clinician, panelist, and guest conductor, Benvenuto is also Artistic Director of WomenSing (WS), has served as Artistic Director of the Contra Costa Children’s Chorus, and has been on the faculty of the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir for eight years. Recognized for his exacting technique, and a passion for drawing the finest choral tone, Benvenuto’s repertoire is extensive. In addition to the historical repertoire, his choirs are dedicated to commissioning new works from upcoming and established composers from the U.S. and abroad. His choirs have earned high marks in international competitions in Argentina, South Africa, Canada, Hungary, and Spain. Of particular note are the PWC’s American Prize in Choral Performance (winner in 2015, second place in 2011), which recognizes the best recordings by choruses in the U.S., the 2010 Chorus America/ASCAP Alice Parker award, which recognized WomenSing for programming recently- composed music that expanded the mission of the chorus, and the Third Prize awarded to the PWC at the 2006 Béla Bártok International Choir Competition, one of the most prestigious in the European circuit. Benvenuto highly values artistic collaborations: his choirs have collaborated with Veljo Tormis, Joseph Jennings, Karmina Silec and Carmina Slovenica, Charles Bruffy, Quinteto Latino, California Shakespeare Theater, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, and the Golden Gate Men’s Chorus, among others. Benvenuto has prepared choirs for organizations such as the San Francisco Opera, the Oakland East Bay Symphony, the Redwood Symphony, and the Kronos Quartet. He has also has appeared as tenor soloist with leading Bay Area ensembles. Benvenuto holds a D.M.A. in choral conducting from Boston University, where he studied with Ann Howard Jones and the late Robert Shaw. He earned his master’s degree from Westminster Choir College, where he studied with Joseph Flummerfelt, majoring both in Choral Conducting and Voice Performance and Pedagogy. His undergraduate degrees in choral conducting and composition are from the Universidad Católica Argentina. Lindsey Huff Breitschaedel, accompanist Lindsey Huff Breitschaedel joined the Peninsula Women’s Chorus as its accompanist in 2015, bringing with her a breadth of musical experience. She has a Master’s degree in Opera Accompanying from the Vienna Conservatory, a Master’s degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in Piano Accompanying, and a Bachelor’s degree in Musical Studies from the University of Redlands, where she studied piano, organ, harpsichord, and voice. Lindsey has served as an accompanist for Stanford University, Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir, and Musiktheater Schönbrunn in Vienna, and as staff accompanist at the Community School of Music and Arts in Mountain View, the San Francisco Conservatory, Skyline Community College, and City College of San Francisco. Recently she was on faculty at both Cañada Community College and the German International School of Silicon Valley. Currently on staff as an accompanist at Santa Clara University and a regular performance accompanist with First Street Opera, Lindsey also teaches private piano lessons at her studio in Campbell.

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Strap the explosives to your body and walk into the crowded place, fly the highjacked airplane into the civilian building, drop the "guided" missile into the TV building full of civilian workers or fly a jet over Beirut and drop bombs into civilian targets -- all the same CRAP to me. There is no just side in any war if it included innocent civilians being killed. You can say whatever you want -- who provoked who, who was oppressed for years, but that does not give the other side any reason to kill or hurt a single innocent civilian. So, I don't care if you're catholic or Orthodox Christian, or a Jew or if you believe in Alah, or if you speak English or French...this madness needs to stop and innocent should not be killed. Some countries have realized that and did not want a part of all that in Iraq, on the other hand some other countries and groups are unstopable... Peace to all! IMO we all live in a world where everything that is won must be fought for- including the ground under our and your feet (Texas, in your case) which is either part of the USA or part of Mexico, depending on your desire and perspective. Really, would Texas not fight to exist if it came right down to it? You know it's the only state that reserved the right to secede from the union if it ever decided to-! __________________ 2007 335i Coupe TiAg w/black+silver interior & sport package-Feb or March delivery ... 2006 MINI CooperS vert, Pepper White, Aerokit, ASA wheels & Helix 15% reduction pulley and CAI, Wetokole seatcovers, Sirius & other bits

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Act 48 of the 2011 Legislative Session established a reporting requirement for DVHA to post on its website Medicaid per-member per-month costs. Title 33 VSA §1901(g) requires that the Department of Vermont Health Access shall post prominently on its website the total per-member per-month cost for each of its Medicaid and Medicaid waiver programs and the amount of the state's share and the beneficiary's share of such cost. FY2017FY2016 FY2015 FY2014 FY2013 FY2012 Navigation

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Tesla Coil Performance Art +1 (213) 973-9893 HomeAbout Us Our TeamGallery BlogTestimonialsShow PackagesContact Us Select PageHomeAbout Us— Our TeamGallery— BlogTestimonialsShow PackagesContact Us Category: Education and Training Lightning in a Bottle Festival 2013 Michael Tam Wood teaching at LIB 2013. Continue Reading SkyFireArts Educational Offerings Live Workshops –SkyFire – Staff Dance This class demonstrates how any artistic or athletic pursuit, in this case Staff Dancing, can be an opportunity for personal realization and fulfillment. We learn to focus our minds in ways that increase productivity & creativity, as well as how to move our bodies for maintaining health and vitality. Continue Reading Michael Ravenwood’s Teaching Biography & Experience Bio Michael Ravenwood was born in Tokyo, Japan, and moved to the Philippines & Singapore before coming to live in America. 30 years ago, he began studying Martial Arts and has trained in numerous styles including Karate, Ninjutsu, Kung Fu & Tai Chi. It was at that time that he also began practicing Meditation, and has Continue Reading SkyFireArts Educational Philosophy Our presentations & workshops empower participants to enhance their life experience by increasing energy consciousness. Through gaining an awareness of how we are currently using our energy, we gain the power to express it in new ways. Our programs focus on developing knowledge of how we conduct energy in our every day lives, and how that translates into our Continue Reading Book a Show Watch Sizzle Reel Entertainment Menu Download EPK (pdf) Newsletter Signup Occasional emails from us about upcoming performances & events! You can unsubscribe at any time, with one-click, from any email we send. Name: Email: Subscribe Recent Posts SkyFireArts in Miami NYE 2016 Michael Ravenwood @ The Community Speaker Series SkyFire Arts at 5tardium in Korea What is SkyFire? SkyFireArts at 5tardium in Korea Categories Education and Training Events and Shows Philosophy Press Articles Video Gallery Newsletter Signup Form. © Copyright 2017 by SkyFireArts. All Rights Reserved. Site Design by Binary Jungle

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HOUSE SHOWS HOSTING/SUPPORTING FORMBarb Rocks is collaborating on some house shows throughout the Bay Area with other people in this circuit. "The One Roof Sessions" are all about talented artists/bands performing in intimate environments with close friends, fans, and music lovers around. There's such a closely knit music scene in San Jose and we wanted to create a place where everyone could gather under one roof and enjoy each other's music. We figured the best way to do that was with a house show and a huge group jam session (and possibly a few drinks. These are invite-only events at various locations with local and touring performers.If you are interested in HOSTING/SUPPORTING future shows, please use form below:By supporting, we mean sound, photography, set-up, clean-up, chairs, etc. which are important things to have at these events, so we do need volunteers. We are also looking for VIDEOGRAPHERS to document these shows on a donation basis. Thank you!HOSTING/SUPPORTING APPLICATION Name * Name First Name Last Name Email Address * Select * Hosting Supporting Message / Referred By Thank you for applying to host or support the house show circuit! We will be contacting you soon via email about possible dates and appreciate you wanting to be a part of something awesome!

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I signed up for a Row Houses Swap in the Mixed Media Misfits group. We need to make a set of 3 row houses to send out to one person. Because the row houses go to one person, I wanted them to look good together, while being able to stand alone. Started with a work sheet that had collected inks, paint and gesso over time. Cut out three pieces to cover the row houses. For one, I inked one side of a Cuttlebug embossing folder with blue Distress Ink and ran the paper through the Cuttlebug. Then colored the raised areas with gold Encore! ink. Adhered to a house shaped piece of cardboard and trimmed the edges. Colored the edges of the house with walnut stain Distress Ink. Added copper German scrap to the roof. Colored the metal rim of a "jeweled" brad with a copper metallic pen and added to the house. Found some scrap decorative paper that had been then left over part of an On the Edge decorative die. Colored the edges with walnut stain Distress Ink and attached to the bottom of the house. Attached a vintage image with butterfly wing image to the house. Cut out words from a dictionary and colored with antique linen Distress Ink. One house done. Ran another piece of the worksheet through a Tim Holtz embossing folder (without inking) through the Cuttlebug and colored the raised areas with gold Encore! Ink. Adhered to a house shaped piece of cardboard, trimmed the edges. First colored the edges with walnut stain Distress Ink. The colored edges of roof with StazOn Copper ink and used baby blue Stickles over the embossed bird images in the roof. Added copper German scrap to the bottom of the house, then used a copper metallic pen to the roof edge (also used to color the metal edges of the "jeweled" brads). Cut out words from dictionary and colored with antique linen Distress Ink. Added a vintage image and added some baby blue Stickles to dots on the fairy wings. Another house done. Adhered another piece of worksheet to another house shape cut out of cardboard and trimmed the edges. Colored the edges with walnut stain Distress Ink. Stamped flourishes along the house edges with Copper StazOn Metallic Ink and outlined with white pen. Cut out gold paper with decorative die cut and glued to the roof. Outlined with copper metallic pen and added pink & yellow mini rhinestones. Cut out words from dictionary and colored with antique linen Distress Ink. Added vintage image. Used piece of torn tissue paper that was sprayed yellow and stamped with gesso. Colored edges with copper metallic pen and adhered to bottom of house. Final house done.

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I have this tradition where every year, I go out to the Cuff every night before Thanksgiving and dance my ass off. Sure, it’s dangerous because I might have a hangover the next day for Thanksgiving meal but sometimes you just have to go with it and live your life big, you know? Three Thanksgivings ago was the first time this little tradition started, this Thanksgiving will mark four years to the day. That was the day I met the Cougar. There are never any women at the Cuff. I noticed her from across the room and she noticed me. I may have been highly intoxicated so the details aren’t entirely clear but we made out, a lot, on the dance floor. My friend GP was trying his damnedest to get her to take me home with her. Luckily, she did not but I did get her phone number. The next week, we set up a hangout. She was going to come over to watch DEBS. My roommates were also present so the flirtation was awkward to say the least. There’s a part in the movie where I always joke, “Oh, look, her name is Lucy Diamond and she shits diamonds when she leaves the room.” The cougar then turned to me and said, “If she shits diamonds when she leaves the room, what do you do?” I’ll give you a minute to think about that one. I’ve never been so uncomfortable in my life. I was freaking out. After the movie, she dropped me off at Changes and kissed me goodnight. Later, we made plans to go on a real date. We were going to go see that dumb movie Capitalism: A Love Story. She drove and on the way, she asked me if I knew how old she was. I, of course, didn’t remember what she had told me the previous week. GP and my combined estimates the next day had her around 34. We were wrong. She was 42. She explained to me that she had just divorced and we couldn’t be dating. The woman she divorced was also in her 20s and she felt history was repeating itself. Mind you, I was 23 at the time. When she dropped me off after the movie, I flirted and then left the car. She screamed after me, “You know I have the right to change my mind any time I want, right?” I laughed and then entered the house. The very next morning, she sent me an e-mail titled “I’m a flirt…” and in it, included two semi scandalous photos of herself in a catholic school girl uniform ala DEBS. The photos were old but she looked exactly the same. Seriously, you couldn’t tell she was 42. She looked 30, maybe. But the e-mail was weird considering we weren’t supposed to be dating. I continued to text her but we didn’t make any real plans for a while. Finally, she was supposed to come over for another movie night. She showed up 20 minutes early to tell me she couldn’t make it. Evidently, she was a landlord and had to take care of some things. She grabbed one of Laura’s delicious pot pies and then left. First, why didn’t she just call to tell me that? Second, why the hell did she take my pot pie? You don’t understand, those little pot pies were like heaven and a heaven I can no longer eat now that I have been diagnosed with celiac’s disease. I was livid. A while later, she sent me an e-mail titled “I made a movie…” and in it, included her “version of the L Word” To which, I responded: “I think you sent this to me by mistake. I’m guessing that’s for (or from) your ex that you’ll be seeing tomorrow because otherwise all I heard was lesbianpsychobabble, which I try to avoid at all costs. Except when watching The L Word because those crazies have no effect on my life.” Weird, random note about that video too – a lesbian comedian posted one creepily similar a year after and I swore she got the idea from this video from the Cougar. Evidently she didn’t. I know, I e-mailed her to ask. Check it out though if you want to get creeped out that all lesbians must think like this. I couldn’t really explain any of this behavior. I tried telling my friends the story but they just told me to run away. I was still texting her here and there so my friend Meghan tried to warn me in a different, more creative way: I would like to tell you that I listened completely but I still hang out with the Cougar if I see her or if she texts me something fun. You can read about how she terrorized my Super Bowl party this year or how I slept at her house the night before the AIDS Walk last year. What can I say? I have a very high tolerance for people. Spread the Wettness:FacebookTwitter Category : Wettness Tags : crazies, dating, DEBS, I can't help it because she was hot, I'm sorry, my ridiculous life, the cougar, weird e-mails, weird people in my life, what would you do? facebook

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I grew up in Berkeley, where the university was omnipresent. It wove in and out of the city, an integral part of the landscape, the social environment, and our lives. I rode around its edges on my daily bus trips to town, and walked through campus on my way to other places. It was part of our daily lives, our conversations, our awareness. It was always there, like the campanile, a constant presence.When I entered the university as a student, it felt like going to the school across the street. My life didn't change in any appreciable way; my landscape didn't alter; I didn't enter a world that had been barred from me. I simply went to class in the bigger buildings on campus.When I transferred to UCSC, however, the town/gown split was noticeable. I lived in Ben Lomond and then Santa Cruz. Any trip to UCSC was deliberate, a steep climb to our local City on a Hill. The town did not take the proprietary interest in campus that Berkeley did; the university was not casually called by the same name as the town; UCSC was called out separately, not “Santa Cruz” or “campus,” but always “UCSC,” that place up there, that-a-way, the redwood tower up the hill surrounded by the old Cowell cow pasture.Going back to Berkeley, I go back to both town and gown, to the city of Berkeley and the university that calls itself both “Berkeley” and “California,” a place steeped in history and geography, a place where the boundaries all blur together, a place at once personal and commercial and intellectual.My brother took a quiz on Berkeley slang and came out with the result “You live in Berkeley, don't you?” I took the same quiz and got the same results, even though it has been 30 years since I lived in Berkeley. It has, however, remained my hometown, and a strong sense of my identity. I am a Berkeley girl, and the local dialect has apparently not changed that much in those 30 years. I have asked other people, people who are Californians but not from Berkeley or Oakland, whether they know, for example, the meaning of the slang term “shorty,” but no one does.The Santa Cruz mountains have been my home for most of the 30 years since I left Berkeley, and I have a strong connection with the San Lorenzo Valley, and with Santa Cruz, and also with its university. My degree is from UCSC, and my marriage was made there, and it also calls to my heart.I don't get up to UCSC that often, though. Not every year, and then only for cultural events. The university seems closed to me in a way that Berkeley (my twin Berkeley!) never has. It has never been mine, nor I its, in the same way that Berkeley has been. My children have been to Berkeley's campus more often than they have been to UCSC even though they spend far more time in Santa Cruz than they do in Berkeley; every time we go to Berkeley, our path runs through the campus. In our daily lives, our paths almost never run to UCSC; it takes an effort and a purpose to get us to our local campus.UCSC is hidden, tucked away, keeping its secrets shrouded in its redwood heart.Malcolm and I went up there yesterday for the opening of an art exhibit. I had thrills of memory, winding up the long road to the art gallery. We viewed the exhibit, and chatted with various people we knew, and walked back slowly to our car.I knew the university was all there, places that I knew, places I might visit with Malcolm, along the various paths that wind through the campus. All I could see were the redwoods and a few buildings, and the occasional banana slug. Posted by Heather Madrone at 11:35 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest 1 comment: suzee said... The sense of wanting to be a "real" East Bay Arean was part of what made me apply to Berkeley, even though there were other, easier, ways I could have achieved this degree. It's a special place.

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In mid-October 1982, I was taking mostly candid shots with my Instamatic 110 camera while on pilgrimage in the Holy Land. When my one roll of film was developed, this beautiful image of Jesus was there for all to see. I told my husband I felt there had been a mix-up. I couldn’t remember seeing the picture, let alone having taken it. I found this confusing, for right there in the middle of my negatives was the negative of this beautiful and inspiring picture of Jesus. I felt I must have had a lapse of memory, for how could I forget taking a picture of such beauty? That’s when I took it to the priest who had been our guide in the Holy Land. He, too, in all his many trips there, had never seen this picture of Jesus. Then my travel agents took the picture with them to New York, to people who study paintings and frescoes from all over the world. According to them, too, this picture is not to be found in the Holy Land. That’s when I knew I had to retrace my own steps in the Holy Land. Three times I did this, but I never found this picture nor anyone who had ever seen it. From the very beginning, both my husband and I saw the beauty of this picture. Being already in ministry as secular Franciscans, we had prints made and gave them away. Our friends were captivated by it when we had it framed for our house. Everyone wanted it. However, at that time, we had never shared the story behind the picture. We wanted only to bring Jesus Christ to the people through this picture. We felt it was not important who took the picture or how it came to be. But what is important is the Face of Christ and the peace that goes with it, whether people know the story or not, for this image of Jesus is truly a portrait of Everlasting Love.

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May 14, 2014 TweetShareGoogle+Email Sarah Eagan applauded Gov. Malloy for finding room in the state budget to create over 1,000 new pre-K spots for needy children. Credit U.S. Embassy Manila / Creative Commons Connecticut's Child Advocate Sarah Eagan said the 2014 legislative session was beneficial for the children of Connecticut. Overall, Eagan said she's happy with what was accomplished in this short legislative session, including finding room in the budget to pay for 1,020 new preschool spots statewide. "I know the governor and the legislature continue to make this a priority," Eagan said. "I think in the midst of this very challenging fiscal climate, to be able to have fidelity to that goal is extremely encouraging." The new pre-K spots, plus the creation of Connecticut Smart Start -- a grant program that will allow school districts to expand the number of pre-K classrooms -- is a big step toward the goal of universal pre-K for Connecticut, Eagan said. Eagan also commended lawmakers for formally opening the Office of Early Childhood, and establishing a new board to monitor the state's juvenile justice system. "The Juvenile Justice Board will take a closer look at how we are meeting the needs of children and youth in the juvenile justice system," she said, "what our goals are for success, and increased transparency and accountability in that system." Eagan was disappointed that for the second year in a row, legislation failed to come up for a vote that would have given inmates with long sentences for crimes they committed as a teenager the chance to make their case for a shorter sentence to a parole board. The bill would have squared Connecticut law with two recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings. Listen Listening... / Listen to the full interview. Tags: childrenDCFConnecticutThe the discussion thread. © 2017 WNPR News

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The New York Times didn’t mention the Eason Jordan controversy until Jordan quit—but now the sad old broadsheet has finally found an angle: unedited bloggers are hurting good people! With the resignation Friday of a top news executive from CNN, bloggers have laid claim to a prominent media career for the second time in five months. Two careers have ended? Last I heard, Dan Rather still had a job—hosting 60 Minutes II. In September, conservative bloggers exposed flaws in a report by Dan Rather; he subsequently announced that on March 9 he would step down as anchor of the “CBS Evening News.” On Friday, after nearly two weeks of intensifying pressure on the Internet, Eason Jordan, the chief news executive at CNN, abruptly resigned after being besieged by the online community. Morever, last week liberal bloggers forced a sketchily credentialed White House reporter to quit his post. This story could have been written at any time in the past forty years. Simply change a few words and you’d have a piece about “abruptly resigning�? after “being besieged by the journalistic community.�? Certain footwear now resides on an alternate pedal extremity, and journalists don’t like it. Some of those most familiar with Mr. Jordan’s situation emphasized, in interviews over the weekend, that his resignation should not be read solely as a function of the heat that CNN had been receiving on the Internet, where thousands of messages, many of them from conservatives, had been posted. “Many of them from conservatives�?. Scary. Does the NYT ever visit Democratic Underground? Lots of heat there about Fox News; but heat alone, as the NYT concedes, isn’t enough. Nonetheless, within days of his purported statement, many blog sites were swamped with outraged assertions that he was slandering American troops. Well, he did accuse them of killing journalists. But while the bloggers are feeling empowered, some in their ranks are openly questioning where they are headed. One was Jeff Jarvis, the head of the Internet arm of Advance Publications, who publishes a blog at Mr. Jarvis said bloggers should keep their real target in mind. “I wish our goal were not taking off heads but digging up truth,” he cautioned. That seemed to be the aim all along; bloggers repeatedly called for the video of Jordan’s speech to be released. (UPDATE. Jarvis points out that this quote is highly selective and misrepresents him.) At the same time, some in the traditional media are growing alarmed as they watch careers being destroyed by what they see as the growing power of rampant, unedited dialogue. “Rampant, unedited dialogue�?—again, I refer you to Democratic Underground—has absolutely no effect unless it’s supported by evidence (for example, a faked-up National Guard memo or a bogus quote). How often have posters at DU called for the head of, say, Sean Hannity? Yet their rampant, unedited dialogue has had no impact at all. Steve Lovelady, a former editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Wall Street Journal and now managing editor of CJR Daily, the Web site of The Columbia Journalism Review, has been among the most outspoken. “The salivating morons who make up the lynch mob prevail,” he lamented online after Mr. Jordan’s resignation. He said that Mr. Jordan cared deeply about the reporters he had sent into battle and was “haunted by the fact that not all of them came back.” Bloggers make “outraged assertions�?. Lovelady is “outspoken�?. It was a businessman attending the forum in Davos who put Mr. Jordan’s comments on the map with a Jan. 28 posting. Rony Abovitz, 34, of Hollywood, Fla., the co-founder of a medical technology company, was invited to Davos and was asked to write for the forum’s first-ever blog, his first blogging effort. In an interview yesterday, he said that he had challenged Mr. Jordan’s assertion that the United States was taking aim at journalists and asked for evidence. Mr. Abovitz asked some of the journalists at the event if they were going to write about Mr. Jordan’s comments and concluded that they were not because journalists wanted to protect their own. There was also some confusion about whether they could, because the session was officially “off the record.” Mr. Abovitz said the remarks bothered him, and at 2:21 a.m. local time, he posted his write-up on the forum’s official blog under the headline “Do U.S. Troops Target Journalists in Iraq?” He did not think it would get much attention. But Mr. Jordan’s comments zipped around the Web and fired up the conservative bloggers, who saw the remarks attributed to Mr. Jordan as evidence of a liberal bias of the big American news media. Very occasionally—perhaps every couple of decades or so—such evidence appears, yes. “I think he was attacked because of what he represented as much as what he said,” said David Gergen, who moderated the panel at Davos and who has served in the White House for administrations of both parties. He said he was troubled by the attacks on Mr. Jordan and said that his resignation was a mark of the increasing degree to which the news media were being drawn into the nation’s culture wars. “Drawn into the nation’s culture wars�?? While over the years Mr. Jordan had helped vault CNN to some of its most celebrated triumphs - it was largely through his diplomatic efforts that CNN was able to broadcast the first live footage from the first Gulf War, in 1991 - he also drew criticism. In one case, he wrote an article for the Op-Ed page of The New York Times in April 2003, saying that CNN had essentially suppressed news of brutalities so the network could maintain access and protect its people in Iraq. Why the qualifier? Jordan stated outright that CNN had suppressed news of brutalities. There’s a clue in the headline: The News We Kept to Ourselves. Through the latest uproar, the substance of Mr. Jordan’s initial assertion about the military targeting journalists was largely lost. No, it was never released. ... the notion that journalists are “targeted” by the military did not first emerge with Mr. Jordan at Davos. Nik Gowing, a presenter, or anchor, for the BBC, has advanced the theory in writings and speeches that because the media can now convey instantaneously what is happening in a war zone, military commanders may find journalists a hindrance. The Pentagon has dismissed such theories. So have journalists. Ms. Robinson of CNN said that the network had no transcript of the session or a videotape because the conference organizers said that they considered the session off the record. Oh, please. Does anyone think that CNN would respect an “off the record�? plea if this story were about George W. Bush instead of Eason Jordan? (A videotape does apparently exist, by the way.) She said that the content of Mr. Jordan’s remarks was not in dispute, but that assertion has not satisfied those critics on the Internet who contend Mr. Jordan and CNN have something to hide. Easy way to answer that criticism: release the tape. (Interesting, too, that the content is now “not in dispute.�?) The online attack of Mr. Jordan, particularly among conservative commentators, appeared to gain momentum when they were seized on by other conservative outlets. A report on the National Review Web site was followed by editorials in The Washington Times and The Wall Street Journal, as well as by a column in The New York Post by Michelle Malkin (a contributor for Fox News, CNN’s rival). It’s a conspiracy, is what it is! Mr. Abovitz, who started it all, said he hoped bloggers could develop loftier goals than destroying people’s careers. “If you’re going to do this open-source journalism, it should have a higher purpose,” he said. “At times it did seem like an angry mob, and an angry mob using high technology, that’s not good.” Unlike in the past, when the highest technology was only available to companies like CNN. And what did they do with it? They didn’t use it; for example, they deliberately concealed stories of brutality in Iraq. Welcome to now, babies. Some call it “the information age�?. UPDATE. Here’s an Eason Jordan speech from 1999: I thank you very much for being here tonight. Let me also thank Fidel Castro. In the earliest days of CNN, when CNN was meant to be seen only in the United States, the enterprising Fidel Castro was pirating and watching CNN in Cuba. Fidel was intrigued by CNN. He wanted to meet the person responsible. So Ted Turner, who at that point had never traveled to a Communist country or knowingly met a Communist, [went to Havana]. It was big deal for Ted and during the discussions Castro suggested that CNN be made available to the entire world. In fact it was that seed, that idea that grew into CNN International, which is now seen in every country and territory on the planet ... The triumphalism exhibited throughout is remarkable (this was prior to Fox News gaining market share), as is this stunning lie in response to an audience member asking about “access in Iraq�?: CNN has had tremendous difficulties with the Iraqi government, a government that’s accused me during my own trips to Baghdad of being a CIA station chief for Iraq. 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From the first rockets, to the first man on the moon, First and Farthest celebrates humanity’s great accomplishments in the Space Race. Appropriate for 5th grade and up, this show will bring back memories for those who have experienced the Space Race and inspire new generations to keep exploring our universe. This show was sponsored by an HSI STEM grant and there is no admission charge.

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Posted in What's New Junior Summer Programs Published May 20, 2017 Posted in What's New Adult Summer Flex Schedule Published February 22, 2017 Posted in What's New HS Doubles Camp Published January 31, 2017 Posted in What's New Summer Tennis Rookies Published November 2, 2016 Posted in What's New Summer Tennis Camp 2017 Published September 14, 2016 Click for more details & to register Posted in What's New Stroke of the Week Published September 14, 2016 Call the office to reserve your spot 973.507.9412 Posted in What's New The Strand at the 2015 U.S. Open Published October 20, 2015 By Alex This year, some of the pros had a chance to head out to the U.S. Open as many of you likely did as well. What most of you probably did not do, however, is attend the qualifying tournament and practice sessions the week before the main draw started. This year, as every other year, the USTA holds a qualifying tournament the week before and schedules practice sessions around the grounds for the top ranked players. The practice sessions are even scheduled on two of the best show courts: the Grandstand and Louis Armstrong Stadium. These practice sessions include all of the top plays such as Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams. The grounds during “qualifying week” are still fun and alive. Concessions are open and there is a definite buzz around the grounds due to the significant fan presence. The players are also more relaxed and likely to interact with the fans. Perhaps the best part, however, is that you are often sitting in the first row – so close to the players that you can hear them speaking with their coaches. In addition to being entertained, you will learn a ton seeing the players from close range. Finally, to top this all off, admission is free! This year, we were lucky enough to see two of the best players of all time: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Check out this YouTube video of Federer’s practice session against David Goffin: In many ways, the highlight of the day was Rafael Nadal, though. Perhaps because his game is so much more “manufactured,” it somehow seems easier to pull things out of his game that we can all apply in our own games. In the following video, Nadal is at net practicing his volleys. Volleys are not the first thing you think of when Nadal comes to mind. Nevertheless, this is precisely why his volleys are great models. Since volleys do not come as naturally to him, he has to make sure his technique is spot-on. As you will see in the video, his split steps are precise and always occur when his hitting partner (Tommy Robredo) makes contact with his groundstroke. His contact point is in front of his body and his racket head is always above his wrist. He also generally does not swing, instead relying on his legs for the power on his volleys. As you can see, he ideally makes contact as he is pushing off his back leg. In this other video, Nadal is rallying from the baseline. This video is excellent for a number of things. Take a look at how active his feet are between shots. He does not stop moving and is always on the balls of his feet. Nadal obviously hits a lot of open stance forehands, and this close-up video is great in that it makes it easy to see how he loads his weight on his outside leg while still rotating his upper body. Also, take note of how early he hits the ball. His contact point is always in front of his body. Moving on to the serve, you will see Nadal shift his weight back as he begins the serve motion. From there you will see him bend his knees so he can explode upwards into the serve. For all you beginner and intermediate players out there, take a look at his tossing arm. Notice how the only moving part is his shoulder. The elbow and wrist are still. Also, check out how Nadal’s hitting arm is bent and forms a straight line with his shoulders. This is crucial for optimal power. Speaking of power, pay close attention to the way his hitting arm slows down before it goes behind his back. This allows his racket to stay in motion behind his back. Also, notice how his body and arm are extending upwards as he makes contact. In other words, he is not hitting down on the ball. Make a note of how is right arm tucks in toward his chest to get out of the hitting arm’s way, while also helping to maintain his balance. Also crucial for his balance is the way his left leg kicks back as he lands on his right leg after contact. Just like a pitcher in baseball, the kicking back leg allows Nadal to throw all of his energy into the serve without falling forward. Finally, take a look at how his eyes stay focused on the ball through contact. As with any shot, keeping your eyes fixed on the ball is simultaneously the easiest thing to do, but also the thing we most often fail to do well on our shots. Last but not least, let’s take a look at Nadal’s returns. In this video, you will see how Nadal is in the air and about to land in his split step just as you hear Tommy Robredo make contact with the serve. This precise timing of the split step is just as crucial on the return of serve as it is on the volleys. Take note of how relatively short Nadal’s backswings are on the returns. Nadal’s forehand in particular is normally quite loopy, and yet he manages to make it incredibly compact on the return. This allows him to make consistent and clean contact with the ball out in front of his body. Qualifying week for 2016 is set for August 23-26. Mark your calendars now and make sure you attend. Also, if you are interested, let us know as the date draws closer so you can join the Strand pros there next year. There is no doubt in my mind you will find it far more entertaining than the actual tournament. Posted in Daily Happenings, Recent Blogs, Tennis News Less is More Published January 13, 2013 By: Steven C. At 79, track coaching legend Tom Tellez, who has coached Olympic Gold medal winners Carl Lewis and Leroy Burrell, still conducts all his own clinics, running with athletes 30 years his junior. He can do this because of proper technique. “I know what to do so it’s a lot easier for me,” Tom Tellez says. “If you have good technique you don’t have to work so hard because you can just do things easier.” Modern day athletes and trainers have turned to a philosophy of overtraining. “The only thing is more, everyone is doing more,” Tellez says. “I’d rather do a little bit and do it right than do it a lot of times and do it wrong.” Tellez, who has 56 years of coaching experience and a student of biomechanics and kinesiology, says simplicity is a lost art in training today. Tellez’s top three keys to improvement. 1. Technique 2. Limited repetition speed drills (or drills relative to your sports biomechanics) 3. Rest- (master the art of doing nothing). This will be fun to learn. Only after these, then you can worry about strength training. Tellez believes that “you can be as strong as you want but if you don’t apply forces correctly it’s not going to work. You’re just wasting your time getting stronger.” Between 1984 and 1996, seven of the USA’s overall 13 gold medals and six of the seven United States sprinters who won Olympic Gold Medals where coached by Tellez. His job was to get his athletes to learn as quickly as possible and not spend time repeating a process to get to the correct result. Tellez’s information is timeless and scientifically sound. What really sets him apart is his knowledge, especially in applied biomechanics. “Its better to do something correct just four or five times. A coaches job is to get the player to do learn the process within four times not spend 50 times trying to get the form correct.” It called Educational Psychology. Teaching students how to learn. Tellez says something is wrong on his end if a student can not pick up something up in four or five times. This is why his athletes were so successful. Tellez could communicate the correct technique in a limited time. This concept can be applied to anyone. We are not world-class athletes but we all want to get in better shape or learn something and make it a long drawn out process. Learning something new can be quit difficult without the proper tools. Degrees of learning is not about the subject matter, it’s about the tools applies to that subject. We all had a teacher that made a subject come alive and easy to learn because of those factors. It’s the tools applied through story telling, or key words that make learning easy. The goal is to get you to the correct form within that easy four-rep period, make it fun and do it for a limited amount of time, then move on to a simple meal and everyone’s favorite rest. Do this enough and you will start to feel better about everything in your life. That brings us to what you need to workout. Now take a look at a mirror. That’s mostly it. Oh and these also (a band, leg band – and a mat). And that’s really it. An avalanche of equipment for sale today has bombarded us. “You don’t need all these machines just do dynamic exercises,” Tellez says. Dynamic exercises are moves where you use your own body weight. They include: 1. Push ups. 2. Sit-ups. 3. Pull ups. 4. Planks. 5. Stretching. Simplicity in exercises, phrases for techniques, and meals will get you where you want to be. Posted in Nutrition What Happened to Variety? Published November 15, 2012 By: Alex A. The ATP World Tour Finals just ended and Novak Djokovic took the title. It was obvious to viewers that the court at the 02 arena in London was slower this year as compared to last year. The players commented on the change as well. Federer went to the net less and was punished for attacking. The more defensive baseliners, on the other hand, thrived by simply getting one extra ball back and waiting for errors. This change at the 02 arena is in line with the overall slowing down of surface speeds in tennis that has been ongoing for the last ten to fifteen years. However, this begs the question of whether this is a good trend. Isn’t variety a good thing? Isn’t it fun to see different styles of play clash on different surfaces?

http://www.strandtc.com/blog/

The publication of the current four-volume Lectionary for Mass between 1998 and 2002 included all saints and blesseds at that time. With the passage of time, and another Lectionary update from the Congregation in 2015 (Notitiae 51 [2015], 349-360), the USCCB’s Secretariat of Divine Worship began to compile all the updated citations and other corrections into a supplemental volume of the Lectionary for Mass. This collection of readings was eventually augmented and developed into the Lectionary for Mass Supplement. Contents of the Supplement include readings for saints included in the Third Edition of the Roman Missal (e.g., St. Sharbel Makhlūf, Priest) or those following its 2011 publication (e.g., St. John Paull II, Pope); saints proper to the dioceses of the United States of America (e.g., St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin); readings for the extended Vigil of Pentecost; and other texts for some Ritual Masses, Masses for Various Needs and Occasions, and Votive Masses. Editions are available from Catholic Book Publishing Company, Liturgy Training Publications, and Liturgical Press.

https://adoremus.org/2017/03/11/lectionary-mass-supplement-available-publishers/

Estabrook School is an exceptional place to learn and grow. Every day, students engage in learning that is targeted to meet their needs, in an environment where every child feels supported. In addition to the topics explored and skills learned as part of the Learning Expectations of the Lexington Public Schools, Estabrook students engage in study related to our status as a LEED-certified green school, venture into nature in and around the conservation land that abuts our school, and explore robotics/engineering projects as part of our robotics/maker space initiative. With students at the center of everything we do, Estabrook values development of the whole child. We know that learning is very much a social experience. To that end we focus on teaching students social competencies and how to develop and sustain healthy peer relationships. Our faculty and staff are dedicated to exceptional teaching and learning. They are engaged in continuous professional learning across Massachusetts and around the world. Teachers routinely collaborate with professionals across the district, and participate in and present at regional and national conferences. Students and staff are supported by an unparalled group of parents and families that strengthen all that we do. Estabrook has long been a pioneer in educational innovation, since opening our first building in 1961. Estabrook has been recognized routinely for its education program. In recent years, groups from as close as Boston and as far away as China and Kuwait have visited the school to learn about our teaching. In 2016, Estabrook played host to the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s annual “Story of a School” event, during which Estabrook was showcased as a model school. Welcome to the Joseph Estabrook Elementary School!

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Never have such prophetic words been spoken.Our sources have revealed that some premature popping corks were heard when news of an NPAS decision filtered upwards and outwards.For the moment the decision will remain under wraps until lawyers are instructed and a review request considered in advance of the matter proceeding to Judicial Review in the High Court.Suffice to say that should the decision stand then the TSRGD 2002 could be ripped up and burned, loading and unloading will be at the whim of the Parking Attendant on the day and photographic evidence (including that of PCNs attached to a vehicle BEFORE the PCN was actually issued) dismissed as irrelevant.At 45 pages it is perhaps the biggest judgment handed down by any adjudicator ... no wonder it took since 20th November to deliver.Having been round the block a few times ... such as the time when we caught all the local councils misusing public money and forced the District Auditor to investigate ... his decision was handed down after many weeks ... the day after the local council elections.This time, an adverse decision could have affected the smooth implementation of the new Traffic Management Act ... especially as the points argued affected every CPZ in the country. So much so that the Department for Transport's Roger MacIntosh confirmed that they were having to consider amending the legislation. This wasn't a private comment ... it was in front of local authority officers at the Institute of Highways Engineers Annual Conference.So how could an adjudicator get so many points wrong and dismiss evidence from the DfT and find in favour of a council that has spent the last two years correcting mistakes and one that sacked NCP Ltd from the contract?Politics my dear boy, politics, not to mention the preservation of a £billion a year industry.Well, the next few months is going to be very interesting especially when the officials at the DfT receive their requests and the adjudication service's independence is going to be thrust into the spotlight. Doesn't seem like two and a half years ago that certain NPAS officials thought I was mad.

http://neilherron.blogspot.com/2008/03/judge-tread-lets-fight-them-in-court.html

If you've been through fertility testing and learned that you have a low sperm count, it's certainly important to understand what this means. The leading cause of male infertility is low sperm count, so rest assured that you are not alone with this issue. You probably have questions about what caused your low sperm count, and how you may counteract this problem. Here, we discuss the many possible causes of low sperm count, helping you to understand this condition better. Smoking and Substance Abuse Cocaine, marijuana and smoking all impair sperm and reduce the number and quality of the sperm. Both cocaine and heavy marijuana use have been found to reduce sperm by as much as 50%! Marijuana makes the sperm's ability to swim more difficult, and makes its ability to penetrate the egg less effective. In addition to lowering sperm count, smoking may also hurt sperm motility and lifespan, and may put the fetus at risk for genetic problems. A 1999 study of male smokers also found that smokers have a lower sex drive and less frequent sexual activity. Other Lifestyle Issues Stress, both physical and emotional stress, can also inhibit sperm count. Stress may interfere with the hormone GnRH, and thereby reduce sperm count. It is very important to recognize stresses, such as relationship problems, impotence, premature ejaculation and other issues that may reduce sperm count. If you use lubricants, such as spermicides, oils or Vaselines, this may also limit the sperm count as well. Foods and Body Weight Low sperm count can also be caused by issues with your weight and your eating habits. If you are deficient in vitamin C, selenium, zinc or folate, you may be at risk for low sperm count. If you think that these may be a problem for you, you should have a physical done and blood work taken. Obesity has also been linked to low sperm count, so it is also important not to eat too much, to keep to a regular weight and to exercise. Age Age has not been tied in a definitive way to low sperm count, but researchers do believe that there is a correlation. Men under the age of 39 usually have fertilization rates over 60% while those over 39 have fertilization rates slightly over 50%. Obviously, this can be due to many factors, but researchers believe that one of them may be sperm count. Genes Much of our health is determined by our genes. Genetic factors may certainly inhibit sperm count, including issues such as cystic fibrosis, Klinefelter syndrome and Kartagener syndrome. If you have any of these issues, or believe that you might, you should certainly speak to your doctor about your sperm count. Environmental Factors There are certain work locations that might put people at more risk for low sperm count. These include places that would expose you to toxins, chemicals and infections. Chronic exposure to heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and arsenic can also influence sperm production. Radiation treatment and x-rays can also damage sperm count. If you've had a massive exposure to radiation, it can take up to two years for normal sperm production to return; in some extreme cases, that production never returns. Overexposure to heat can also cause a low sperm count. This may occur at a work location, or it might be because of prolonged fever, consistent sauna or hot Jacuzzi use, or from working with a laptop on your lap for too much time. Bike Riding While this may come as a surprise to some, extensive bike riding can influence sperm count. Bicycle riding has been linked to impotence and can lower the sperm count. This is due to the pressure on the body from the bike seat, as it is thought to damage blood vessels and nerves needed for erection. Mounting biking, specifically, puts shock on the perineum and increases the potential problems for the scrotum. Speak to your doctor if you believe that you might have a low sperm count due to one of these factors. Should you already know that you have low sperm count, you may be able to take measures to reverse it by avoiding some of the risk factors discussed here. Similarly, a fertility specialist can help you to deal with this issue and to work on having a baby, despite this set back.

http://fertilityfactor.com/low-sperm-count.html

Information is the lifeblood of any organization. In fact, it’s quite likely that the value of the data stored in your IT systems is greater than the cost of your physical assets. Yet many companies have no plan in place to protect them against data loss. By neglecting to backup and protect your data sufficiently, you’re placing your company’s future in jeopardy. Fire, theft, hard drive crashes and other system failures can occur at any time. How are you protecting your data against accidental loss? We will ensure you have a tried and true data recovery system in place. We will analyze your current situation to determine how you are currently backing-up data, and will develop a comprehensive plan to address your IT disaster recovery and data backup, recovery and archiving needs. We’ll explain all your options— including backing-up to cloud computing, tape, disk or a hybrid solution – depending on your requirements. Velocity Cloud Backup uses innovative cloud computing technology to automate your backup to a world class data centre in Mississauga, Ontario where we have multiple redundancies built-in to ensure your data is always accessible. Our service will back-up your servers, workstations, laptops, even iPhones and iPads. We will compress, de-duplicate and encrypt your information before any data leaves your site. Then, once your service is up-and-running, we will back-up your data once a day through the internet into our cloud. In the event of a crisis, our full suite of backup and recovery services will enable the rapid restoration of all your business systems, mitigating all risk of downtime and information losses. Our services include: Comprehensive analysis of your data back-up needs Data back-up and recovery Maintain, service & monitor back-up software Data integrity checks Business continuity management services A full suite of cloud recovery services including: Velocity Cloud Backup: A monthly cloud backup and recovery service that enables the rapid restore of all business systems in the event of a crisis, mitigating all risk of downtime and information loss. Velocity Cloud Security: A monthly cloud security service that combats computer viruses, hackers, and other online menaces while monitored by an expert security staff.

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NOTE: This gallery contains all photographs taken by the Cypress College Public Information Office at the 47th Commencement. We are posting them (including misfires, over-exposures, multiple takes, etc.) so our graduates and their families have accessess to everything available. A smaller, more-selective, gallery will be posted in the week following graduation. If you see a photograph you would like to have, please note the image number and let us know at [email protected].

http://news.cypresscollege.edu/Photos/2014-47th-Commencement-Full/photos.html

In a recent interview with David Joy in the Cashiers Crossroads Chronicle regarding a county wide barking dog ordinance, Incumbent District 4 Jackson County Commissioner Mark Jones stated that he is “... on the fence” and “… is not going to take a position” relative to a barking dog ordinance. As a candidate for the District 4 Jackson County Commissioner seat, let me state clearly that I am not on the fence on this issue and I clearly have a position. I do not support a countywide barking dog ordinance and oppose any amendment to the Jackson County Noise Ordinance that attempts to institute a countywide barking dog provision. While I sympathize with those who feel they have a problem with a nearby dog, to think that county government in Jackson County can quiet dogs from the South Carolina line to the Qualla Boundary and all points in between is simply not practical. Secondly, a countywide barking dog policy ignores the rich hunting heritage of a great number of Jackson County residents. In an age when hunting rights are under attack already, I will not support any laws that continue to undermine those rights. Lastly, private property includes one’s tax dollars. As a property rights advocate, squandering hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on a countywide barking dog policy that cannot possibly be enforced is a violation of my core beliefs. If a disagreement between neighbors over a barking dog reaches a complete impasse, there are remedies in court that do not affect the rights of the county in its entirety.

http://smokymountainnews.com/opinion/item/7915-jones-does-not-support-barking-dog-ordinance

BARBE SAINT JOHN -Love Tattooed on My Heart Necklace, originally uploaded by artstreamstudios. Just another love-ly heart at the shop -- all profits go to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation!Two amazing necklaces by Barbe Saint John, still available! This exhibition will be closing soon, so don't forget to take a peek.I have been down with the flu here so keeping this short ... more this weekend! Posted by Susan Schwake at 13:58 Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Labels: lovely hearts 2 1 comment: lovecharm said... Great Idea. is a good site for love jewellery. Also has a good collection. Please let me know other good sites you like. I like your taste.

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New, global and extended markets are forcing companies to process and manage increasingly differentiated products with shorter life cycles, low volumes and reduced customer delivery times. In todays global marketplace production systems need to be able to deliver products on time, maintain market credibility and introduce new products and services faster than competitors. As a result, a new production paradigm of a production system has been developed and a supporting management decision-making approach simultaneously incorporating design, management, and control of the production system is necessary so that this challenge can be effectively and efficiency met.'Maintenance Engineering and its Applications in Production Systems' meets this need by introducing an original and integrated idea of maintenance: maintenance for productivity. The volume starts with the introduction and discussion of a new conceptual framework based on productivity, quality, and safety supported by maintenance. Subsequent chapters illustrate the most relevant models and methods to plan, organise, implement and control the whole maintenance process (reliability evaluation models and prediction, maintenance strategies and policies, spare parts management, computer maintenance management software CMMS, and total productive maintenance TPM, etc.). Several examples of problems supported by solutions, and real applications to help and test the readers comprehension are included.'Maintenance Engineering and its Applications in Production Systems' will certainly be valuable to engineering students, doctoral and post-doctoral students and also to maintenance practitioners, as well as managers of industrial and service companies. Rezensionen ( 0 )

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Tried, tested, trusted ... and now even better! Teachers all over the world trust Project. This brand-new edition has been improved and updated in direct response to feedback from teachers. The tried and tested methodology, together with the wide range of material presenting real language in real contexts, will inspire a new generation of English learners from the ages of 9-10 years. Key features New, clear vocabulary sections added to the grammar-based syllabus and integrated skills work. Texts, topics and activities such as cartoons, traditional songs and stories and project work will all appeal to students. 'English across the curriculum' pages provide students with the language they need to discuss school subjects in English. Culture sections within each unit enable students to explore differences and draw comparisons with their own cultural backgrounds. Brand-new Culture DVD offers a wealth of visual material showing aspects of life in Britain and other English-speaking countries. New Workbook Pack supports learner independence: the CD-ROM includes interactive exercises and selected material from the Culture DVD, and the Workbook itself contains graded exercises, progress checks, and clear 'can-do' statements after every unit, reflecting the Common European Framework. Dostupnost: Sklad Popis: Úplný název: Project the Third Edition 1 Učebnice (Hutchinson Tom): ucebnice anglictiny Vydavatel: Oxford

https://www.knihkupectvi.mobi/knihy/project-1-the-treti-vydani.html

Thriller starring Joan Collins and James Booth in which a family set out to take revenge on the man who raped and murdered their youngest daughter. Carol Radford (Collins) and her husband, Jim (Booth), are naturally distressed in the aftermath of their daughter's death. When they discover that the man suspected of carrying out the crime, Seely (Kenneth Griffith), has been released by the police, they decide - along with a number of local vigilantes - to deal out retribution themselves. However, will a plan conceived in such haste work out as they'd hoped? Contains strong violence, revenge theme and references to paedophilia For more detailed insight, tap here Cast Joan CollinsJames BoothRay BarrettSinéad CusackKenneth GriffithTom MarshallSinead Cusack ©2017

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I started surfing at a young age and loved everything about it and since then it has been a passion in my life and I look forward to surfing for a long time Highlights My family owns a beach house so I have the opportunity to surf multiple times a month. I always love to record surfing using my fathers GoPro. I look forward to posting many videos and pictures of me surfing.

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I think we have better young talent...honestly(albeit not a lot of it). I'd rather have Bayless, Bargnani, Derozan, Johnson and Davis as a core... so I choose TO.

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The photo shows the "crosswind" runway, oriented east-west (the wider runway in the left of the photo). San Lorenzo Village is to the left of the runway, largely out of the frame of the photo. Winton Avenue is shown in the lower right. Because of the orientation of the original runway, planes took off over the bay. The crosswind runway was abandoned in 1969, to allow for commercial development west of the airport, and replaced by the north-south runway seen on the right. With this change planes began taking off over San Lorenzo. The onslought of noise was so alarming that San Lorenzo residents raised hell in large public meetings. As a result, the City of Hayward adopted an ordinance limiting the noise level of fixed-wing aircraft using the airport. The limits cover only a tiny percentage of planes using the airport and the ordinance does nothing to prevent planes from taking off over San Lorenzo.

http://haywardairportnoise.org/hat1946.html

Depending on the volunteer/leader situation, the Tuesday and Thursday afternoon Deliveries (those are both HeartLove Place) could be just drop-offs or they may be stay and serve. Check back for an update…

http://www.campuskitchens.org/2012/03/spring-break-at-ckmu/

Previous Issues of Info August 2003 This year's American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) convention in Seattle, July 12-16, was a resounding success. Over that five-day period over 2000 librarians attended a variety of workshops, seminars and special events, many of which either involved individuals from our law school or were hosted at the law school. The opening day Diversity Symposium provided a rousing debate between our own Professor Hank McGee and Curt Levey, Director of the Center for Individual Rights, on the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court's Grutter decision for continuing racial integration of law school classes. Anyone unsure of what time the symposium started or where within the convention center it was being held, could consult the Seattle University Law School-sponsored plasma screen monitor adjacent to the registration/exhibit area. Monday morning Stephanie Wilson and Bob Menanteaux provided formal tours of the public and non-public areas of the library, as well as the Sullivan Hall art collection. At the Monday Association Luncheon, and on behalf of the Library, Kerry Fitz-Gerald accepted the 2003 AALL Excellence in Marketing Award for Best Use of Technology for the Seattle University Law Library Virtual Tour. The Law Library tour was featured at the Public Relations Special Interest Section (PR-SIS) table in the Exhibit Hall, and was the topic of a short presentation at the Tuesday morning PR Roundtable. At the ALL-SIS Breakfast, Kristin Cheney received a Recognition of Service certificate for serving as Chair of the ALL-SIS Local Arrangements Committee. Tuesday afternoon was a busy time at the School of Law as we prepared for the Conference of Newer Academic Law Librarians (CONALL) program in the 1st floor Courtroom. Adjourning at 6:15, CONALL attendees joined their more seasoned colleagues in celebrating the highlight event of the conference--the Academic SIS Awards Reception! Steve Burnett welcomed the attendees. Scheduled from 6:30-9:00 p.m., librarians arrived early and stayed late to enjoy a sumptuous menu of northwest cuisine, tour the building, see demonstrations of in-house instructional technology, and visit on the patio, all while listening to the incomparable Michael Powers jazz trio. All in all, it was a great week--lots of work, but lots of fun. Although most of us will readily admit that we're glad that next year's meeting will be held in Boston. Back to top The Law Library is pleased to announce the New Theo! Our online research portal received a face lift and new organization this summer. These changes give the research portal improved functionality as well as more closely tie the Library web-look with that of the School of Law. Use the research portal to find materials in the Library, conduct online research, access specialized databases, and get research help. Theo is available at or at Back to top On June 19, the library hosted the 8th Annual Bridge the Legal Research Gap. This free program offered thirteen instructional sessions taught by librarians from our library and the University of Washington Gallagher Law Library. Sessions were designed to reacquaint students with research skills that are useful in summer legal employment. Topics included legal drafting, administrative law research and Washington legislative history. Students working at Seattle law firms were encouraged to attend this event. Thus, while the majority of attendees were students from Seattle University and the University of Washington, students from twenty other law schools also attended. The roster of attendees included students from Harvard University, Columbia University and Stanford University. Back to top With the summer closure of the Gallagher Law Library, and the reorganization of King County Law Library, our law library’s patron load increased substantially. UW law students were given free access to our resources (subject to licensing limitations). The number of attorneys and pro se patrons increased, as did the number of requests for services, including Reference. We also loaned more materials to other libraries via interlibrary loan while the UW and King County collections were inaccessible. The library membership program welcomed twelve new alumni members and eleven general attorney members. An Edmonds Community College paralegal class toured the library, received online instruction of the library catalog and Shepard’s, and utilized their new skills to complete an assignment. While these events kept the library staff quite busy, the increased patron traffic in the library did not deter them from providing continued assistance to our current law students and law faculty. Back to top Visitors always enliven the atmosphere around the law school. This past summer, the librarians were busy serving a number of visiting instructors here to teach for the summer term and enjoy a few weeks soaking up Seattle ambiance. Kelly Kunsch was responsible for Professors Williams and Scales while Stephanie Wilson was assigned to Andrew Schwarz. Professors Holden-Smith and David Langum received assistance from Bob Menanteaux. Each faculty member received a personalized packet of information on library services prepared by Jane Draney. Back to top Starting this summer, every student taking an independent study course has been assigned a librarian. The assignment is now a requirement for taking such a course. The librarian’s function is to advise the student on research strategies and resources. During the summer, there were 16 independent study students working with the four Reference librarians. Back to top In mid-June, a new gaggle of 1Ls arrived at the School of Law. Reference Librarians participated in several orientation sessions and library tours. Kelly Kunsch also gave his introduction to the United States legal system to the ARC students. Back to top Reference Librarian Kerry Fitz-Gerald participated in this summer’s Faculty Seminar on teaching justice issues in the curriculum. The intensive seminar, which met periodically over four weeks, focused on Catholic social teaching, with readings including a number of papal encyclicals and other important documents tracing the Catholic Church’s position on the rights and needs of workers. These documents spurred challenging discussions about social justice and the appropriate roles for faculty, staff and the University as a whole in teaching and living social justice.

http://law.seattleu.edu/prebuilt/library/newsletter/2003August/index.html

Fishing with kids is such a cool experience. They are keen anglers, willing to learn and are totally stoked when then catch big fish. My earliest memories fishing are still clear in my mind and I hope that these kids enjoyed the same and remember their time in Exmouth as something special. Sharing a passion like fishing and spending time with one of your kids or your parents on the water is amazing. My wish is that these kids remember their time on the boat here in Exmouth as something that they will never forget. Watching a father’s face glow as their kid lands the biggest fish of their life and watches them release it, is absolutely priceless. 18 yr old Kirsty Hughes joined her father for a day out with me on the boat and managed this fantastic queenfish on the flats. Teaching kids about the importance of catch and release and how we as anglers can play our part. 10 year old Angus from Canberra was on a family holiday and had the best afternoon’s fishing he’s ever had in his life. Ok he broke his rod on a big fish, but that’s all part of learning that big fish mean business. Father Jeremy providing some support so Angus isn’t pulled overboard 10 year old Angus with his first longtail tuna. He went on to catch another 2 of these and dropped a couple more too. Just when you think it can’t get any better, a school of golden trevally swims under the boat and young gun angler Angus dropped his lure right into the feeding zone. My 10 year old niece Jasmine Dundas wanted to come fishing with her Dad and I one afternoon on a recent visit they did to Exmouth. First cast and she’s managed to hook her first longtail tuna!! Arms get tired with big fish, this is where Dad steps in to offer some assistance How could you not have fun if you’re out fishing with your Dad and hooking into the biggest fish of your life !! Jasmine with the biggest she’s ever caught, well done girl ! I welcome any parents wanting to share a boat with their kids. It will be a day of learning, laughter and a fantastic outdoor experience for everyone. For all inquiries about guided fishing and available dates, please contact me here One thought on “Fishing with kids” Jeremy Christoffelsz on April 29, 2012 at 12:00 am said: “Jono, we are back home in chilly Canberra and Angus is asking if we can head back to Exmouth for the next holidays. That trip we did with you has featured and continues to do so in many of our conversations, it was certainly the highlight of the whole trip for Angus, thank you for helping make our visit to Exmouth an exciting and unforgettable one. Our trip the next day on the ‘traditional charter’ boat could not have been a more opposite contrast to the one we did with you, our trip with you was calm , peaceful, tranquil, and about protecting and appreciating the surrounds. Our trip with these guys was an interesting one as well, and we did catch plenty of fish! However we did experience the wildest seas and were the only ones out there that morning, it was also carnage on a grand scale, we wanted to put everything back except for 1 tuna but the guys insisted on keeping all we caught as they needed the food!!! We unanimously decided that “Bottom Bashing” with the war cry of ‘get those lines in the water and kill some fish’ was not our concept of fishing. I enjoyed being a spectator on your boat much more than I enjoyed being on the other one catching fish, so thanks once again an hope to see you again.”

http://www.exmouthflyfishing.com.au/blog/?page_id=583

The MBA hosts the fifth annual Bench Bar and Bagels event on Tuesday, November 19, 7:30-8:30 a.m. at Tonkon Torp, 888 SW 5th Ave. Ste. 1600. Please join your colleagues and members of the judiciary for a light breakfast and coffee. This event is offered at no cost to MBA members and judges. Non members: $10. Thank you to Tonkon Torp for generously hosting and sponsoring the event. Please RSVP to Kathy Modie, [email protected].

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It has been a very cold but beautiful day here in Auld Reekie, so I have tried to take advantage of this great weather as best I can. Started the day with fine hour longish run with the girls over Torphin/Bonaly way. Then took myself for a boulder down at Alien 2. Although indoors it was still quite baltic. Then raced up the crags at Arthurs Seat to try and get a photo of the sunset. I probably should have stayed a while longer but I was getting cold and I think I should have had my tripod too. Never mind, next time.

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Do you remember, just over three years ago, when I told you about my neighbour Tamura-san, who cut down a large cherry tree on his property just across the stream from my workshop? That was really quite a sad event for me - the tree had been very beautiful, and was the only cherry in view from my windows. Actually, the story was quite a bit 'worse' than what I described; he hadn't stopped with just the cherry tree. He kept his chain saw very busy that season, and brought down quite a few trees on his property. I had been greatly saddened by the loss of beautiful greenery. What do you think about that phrase 'three years'? Does it seem like a long time? That of course depends on what you are talking about. In the life of a young child, three years is an incredibly long time, and many changes will take place during that time span. For someone like myself, settled into the middle of his life, and working on long-term projects, it may seem that nothing much changes over the course of three years. If we think about such things as trees, our first reaction may be that three years is 'nothing' in the life of a tree. After all, trees don't seem to change at all; they are simply 'there', part of the scenery around us. At least, that is how I used to think of trees, before I moved to this house, and had the experience of watching Tamura-san battle the trees on his property. And 'battle' isn't an exaggeration! Every year he uses his chain saw to bring down a couple of the largest trees, as well as a number of medium-sized ones, but nothing seems to change. His property is still covered with trees! They just keep coming back, and they just keep growing. One area just in front of my window off to the right is a perfect example. No more than a couple of months after I moved in nine years ago, he brought down a very tall tree in that area. My building is four stories high, and this tree was higher still. When I asked him why he was cutting down such a magnificent tree, he said it was for safety; it might blow down and damage my building. I was saddened to see the bare space and raw stump, but couldn't complain. Just a few years later though, not only was there no trace of the stump left, but a pair of new trees had grown in the same space, and towered up to my third floor, leaning out over the river towards me. In autumn their leaves made a beautiful show outside my windows. But I knew what to expect, so avoided becoming too attached to the scene, and some time later, I was proved right, as they disappeared one day when I was away from home. I came down to the workshop the next morning to see fresh stumps, and a pile of sawn logs. The trees didn't give up though, and fresh shoots soon sprouted from the stumps. Tamura-san slashed them off. But he then ignored this corner of his property for a couple of years, and while he had his back turned, up they came again. Just this past week, he returned to the battle, cut away all the new growth, then wrapped the stumps in black plastic. I no longer get upset about the cutting and chain-sawing. I have learned that overall, the plants and trees over there are growing faster than he can keep them cut back. I am currently enjoying a new grove of a half-dozen trees in an area that was bare just a short time ago, and this year I enjoyed the sight of another beautiful cherry - a tree that I hadn't noticed before because it was too short and hidden by some other trees. It has grown tremendously, and put on a wonderful display this year. To those of you who are gardeners, or who have property with many trees, I suppose none of this is 'news', and you probably share Tamura-san's frustrations, but to me, who only ever lived in the city before, it has been quite an education. Trees aren't immutable non-changing things after all - and for Tamura-san, they're weeds!

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The Obama administration still hasn't cured a breach of trust with Congress over intelligence oversight, even though the Senate voted last week to confim John Brennan as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.) said Tuesday. "It's a terrible situation," a clearly steamed Rockefeller said during an annual Senate Intelligence Committee hearing focusing on global threats to the U.S. "What happened over the last couple of weeks is a threat, is a threat to trust between us and you, us towards you and you towards us," Rockefeller said. He made clear that he does not believe Congress would have been granted access to key legal memos on the claimed authority to kill U.S. citizens abroad unless senators had threatened to block Brennan's confirmation. "What basically happened was that we were given certain things which we requested primarily because you, sir, were up for confirmation," the West Virginia Democrat said. "Had we not been given those things, some of those things which we requested, the confirmation would not have had the votes. And it wouldn't have mattered who had been put up." Rockefeller said he was personally offended that when some secret memos were eventually made available to him and to a staffer, administration officials sent a minder to watch him and his aide as they reviewed and discussed the documents. "As I sat with my Marine intelligence expert in a room, there was a minder who was sent in. I was unaware that that person was going to have to be there. It was an insult to me," Rockefeller said. "And I kicked the person out. He said my orders are I have to be here. And I said something else." Apparently referring to the legal opinions, Rockefeller said there was "nothing in them which is a threat to anybody." "Things after the confirmation went directly back to the way they were from 2001-2 to 2007," the senator said. After Rockefeller spoke, Brennan and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said they were committed to providing the committee complete access to information under their purview, but that the situation became more complicated when the materials involved legal memos and other records that could be subject to executive privilege. "That's where we begin to have problems," Clapper said. "Like most hostages, I was excluded from the ransom negotiations during my confirmation process," Brennan joked. "What I really want to do is have as much dialogue as possible with you so that trust can be built up." Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said access to the legal memos was essential for the panel to do its job. "Particularly with our obligation, which is robust oversight, you cannot know whether something that is carried out by the executive branch is within the law unless you see those opinions which phrase the law and I think that’s the problem," she said.

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After good weeks of summer at home in Austria, I was really keen for winter number two. About 30 hours of traveling from Vienna, to Amsterdam and Lima till we finally arrived in Santiago de Chile. We picked up our camper van from Wicked Campers South America at the airport and started our journey towards south to Termas de Chillan for our first day on snow. We spent one day in the ski area to get used to our skis again. After some good powder skiing we packed our tent and sleeping bags and hiked up about 400 vertical meters next to the ski area. After a cozy but stormy night we continued our hike to a ridge line. Some climbing later we skied down some nice spines on the back side and hiked up again to our tent. Back at the car we decided to go even further south to Bariloche, Argentina. It was supposed to be like a 13 hour drive. Due to a closed border in the south and two car break downs we needed 3 days to get to our destination. We met Marius(our photographer) who stayed in a really comfortable penthouse in the 10th floor with an amazing view on the lake and the surrounding mountains. The ski area there is awesome. With short hikes it ‘s possible to reach cool faces with some nice cliffs. We even had some really good snow in the trees and found some nice airs....finally! Tomorrow we are off to Santiago for the Freeskiing World Tour contest in Chile, which will be held by a cat skiing operation called Ski Arpa. Let’s see how that goes :) cheers

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YOU ARE HERE: Daily Pilot It's time to start healing Costa MesaMarch 23, 2011I'm still trying to process the suicide tragedy at Costa Mesa City Hall on March 17. An extreme consequence from an extreme City Council agenda, is what it appears to me. As we all try to heal through this, may I offer this advice to the mayor and council?First, trim the budget with a scalpel, not a hatchet. Second, treat your employees with respect and compassion; they are your city's greatest resource. And third, stop reducing the operating budgets of the police and fire departments — there have been too many reductions in service already.There is no substitute for the number of officers and firefighters on duty protecting us.Mike SprengerCosta Mesa*City should delay a sad city worker killed himself ("Costa Mesa city employee jumps to death at City Hall, March 17). It is sad for our city, Costa Mesa, and for everyone. If there is a money issue, people have to think money comes and goes, but that life goes on. And remember, life comes only once. I am very sad to see that young man took his life. Why?This is a very difficult time for everyone — city workers, the mayor, City Council members. I am kindly requesting that the mayor, Gary Monahan, and Mayor Pro Tem Jim Righeimer, council members Eric Bever, Wendy Leece and Steve Mensinger, postpone their decision to give slips to everyone for the time being. Think over and discuss this decision and find the right solution.I am making this request because the situation is very bad and sad. Please do not make it worse, but try to make bad circumstances better. I'm writing this request from my experience as an ex-border security officer and a 1996 Atlanta Olympics security officer.Surat SinghCosta Mesa*Laguna skateboard ordinance is for the bestI want to thank the Laguna Beach City Council for governing on behalf of all Laguna residents at the most recent City Council meeting. I was proud to be part of a community that chooses to negotiate reasonable solutions, rather than wage a campaign of hate and propaganda.I also think it was important for the kids to see that their authority figures consider their rights and opinions when legislating. To the citizens of Laguna Beach, I implore you to read and understand the facts of the skateboarding ordinance, and also be mindful that skateboarding is still legal in most parts of town.Please let the Police Department do its job to enforce the regulations set forth by the City Council. The legacy of this contentious debate will not be stained with hyperbole and misinformation, rather it will be remembered as a time we worked as a community to achieve a mutually beneficial result.Jennifer GibbsLaguna Beach FIND MORE STORIES ABOUTHealingFEATURED ARTICLESUnion ad targets Costa Mesa mayorMarch 29, 2011Commentary: Mayor should assemble a 'team of rivals'December 13, 2013

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What I have noticed is that most of us have a lot of ideas and a passion for completing side-projects; but, we just don’t know how or where to start. The first thing you need to figure out: why you want to do this side-project? What is your desired outcome? Define your definition of ‘done’. Do you want to create art for the sake of creative exploration? Do you want to create and sell art? Do you want to create and sell another product or service? Knowing what your definition of ‘done’ is; and, why you want to get it ‘done’ will fuel your daily motivation. To make it easier on yourself, define the definition of done for a minimal value product. Don’t overstretch yourself with all your crazy and wonderful ideas: just be smart and reduce it right to the core. For BetterJournaling® the core is journaling and productivity. For users to translate their big goals into bite-sized tasks: planning, reviewing and reflecting – to get the job done. The definition of done for it;s MVP was the printed version of the 13-week journal. What side-projects can teach you Side projects can help you manage and reclaim your time. You get to explore your creativity and learn new skills in the process. Some side projects may very well lead to adding financial value to your business – perhaps even passive income! Different side projects may lead to a wider network, which add value to a group or community that might not completely fit with your work for other clients – this could lead to an extended niche for you. Overcome fear failure, Overcome perfectionism, Increase self-confidence, Learn new skills (resume or future opportunities), Explore creative side, Find your passion, Do what you love, Expand your business by adding assets, Make something that adds value to others, And… learn time-management. In all cases, side projects say something about you… About your grit and hustle. About your determination, discipline, interests and passions. Even if you reclaim 1 hour a day per week, that gives you 7 hours to work on your side project (!). You and I both know that you can do a LOT with 7 hours. Imagine what 32 hours a month will give you; or, 384 hours a year… How to find the time with Rescuetime Even if you knew exactly what it is you want to make and why you want to build that specific thing… 9 out of 10 projects fail because of poor time-management. Don’t bother with the old line, “I don’t have time” – excuse! Give yourself the credit you deserve, and ask yourself, “how can I find the time to do this?” – that sounds so much better, doesn’t it?!. Assess how you spend your time daily. Keep a track for just one week and be brutally honest. A plugin like Rescuetime can help you with that. What do you spend time on that is either delivering health, profit or growth? How much time? Where do you waste your time on? How much time? How much time do you spend sleeping, eating, buying groceries, cooking etc? How much time is left? Where can you find time to work on your side project? How much have you found yourself with? A recent day for me looked like this, I try and maintain a Productivity Pulse of at least 65. Break it down & start doing! Decide on the task you are going to get done NOW Set your alarm for 15 minutes and just start. Work on the task until your alarm goes After the alarm, take a 5 minute break and allow yourself to do some procrastination, surf/shop/tweet. But just for 5 minutes! Repeat until the task is done (or you run out of time) ps. I like to use PomoDoneApp, it works with many useful applications like Slack, Trello, Todoist, Wunderlist, JIRA etc! Why 15 minutes? It’s a small increment of time, because if you don’t even have 15 minutes… why bother at all? Because 15 minutes is a small increment, you’re more likely to end the first 15 minutes with a hunger for more time to finish some more work. Before you know it your side-project is done and ready for launch! Don’t say you don’t have time again! Reclaim your time: stop planning and start doing. Thanks for reading, you are awesome. You know that, right?! Reclaim your time from your busy schedule to work on your own ideas or side-project.Benefit from my learnings, find out how to make time, be crazy productive and be super happy working on YOUR own ideas: it's all in this 4 page ebook.Download ebook Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Related Reclaim your time from your busy schedule to work on your own ideas or side-project. ​ Benefit from my learnings, find out how to make time, be crazy productive and be super happy working on YOUR own ideas: it's all in this 4 page ebook.

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I’ve recently had a couple of driving lessons. Even though I passed my driving test way back in 1988, I’ve not really driven that often, and I’ve never driven in Germany. So these lessons are just for me to get used to the laws of the road in Berlin. My driving instructor is a lovely lady who, in a good way, looks like Cesar Romero as The Joker in the old Batman TV series. My latest lesson included driving into a subterranean car park and through a car wash. I found out something that I didn’t know when I asked why: that it’s the law in Germany that you can’t wash your own car. Well. Well. Well. Written by Craig April 15th, 2005 at 6:39 pm Posted in Blah blah « With a G not an Apostrophe Scarlett Potato Head » 2 Responses to 'The Joker' Subscribe to comments with RSS or TrackBack to 'The Joker'. oh, that’s for environmental reasons. We germans can be extremely obsessive about our cars (as in “my car is my castle”), and we also (watchout, another prejudice) like it clean. So it was actually a very good idea to stop 50% (or even more) of Germany cleaning the car on every weekend and instead sending them through a car wash where the whole soap, chemicals, whatever can get recycled. Much better for the environment, isn’t it?

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Way back on 20 August 1977 Voyager One was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, two weeks after its sister Voyager Two. It is now, unlike many of us alive then, still going strong. What is really astounding is that its processing power is a fraction of that in a smart phone. It is travelling at … Continue reading → 2 Comments Pret a Manger – Prescribing Happiness I have been having a horrific past year or so, and have struggled to find ways to cope, and one of them is to treat myself to a visit to this chain of cafes. This may read like they are sponsoring me, but they really are good. Not just the friendly staff – that is … Continue reading → Leave a comment Horsemen of The Apocalypse on The Rails The weather in the UK has become utterly ridiculous, with a month’s rain falling in hours, in between occasional outpourings of sunshine. Thank goodness we can blame foreigners for this – or at least a foreign source – the Spanish Plume. Warm air from the Spanish plateau travels north, and when it hits the cold … Continue reading → 3 Comments On Education People with kids are plugged into an annual cycle of school related events, especially towards the end of the school year, with exams, sports days etc that leave the rest of us completely untouched. Much of what I hear of the education system is moaning about how hard it is to get into a good … Continue reading → Leave a comment Tomatoes Like Granny Used to Grow When I was little I apparently broke out of my playpen and went down the row of my mother’s carefully tended tomatoes, taking a bite out of each one, even though they were still green. I have long pondered why this happened – tomatoes are rich in potassium – was I deficient in this salt … Continue reading → 2 Comments Songs about Susan/Suzannes This is a really old one, Oh Susannah, a new take on an old song by the Grungemeister Neil Young: This is a more traditional version of it, but by the Trapp family, of Sound of Music fame: Here’s the Hollies with ‘Sorry Suzanne from Top of the Pops, 1969: This is Dandy Livingston, Susanne … Continue reading → 5 Comments Dominant Senses I seem to recall from the wider spaces of my research that the ancients believed there was a hierarchy of the senses, and that sight was the one that reigned supreme. I saw Al Pacino in ‘The Scent of a Woman’ the other night, in which he plays a solider who has been blinded, and … Continue reading → 6 Comments Russell’s Busy Making a Boat A few snippets from today’s Independent – or rather the baby, i version. Apparently Russell Crowe has been rumoured to be about to play media mogul Rupert Murdoch, but he has the best excuse ever. He is getting ready to play the role of Noah. “I am off to build a boat. Will be gone … Continue reading → 2 Comments Turnspit Dogs These dogs are now extinct, and few records survive of them as they were so badly treated; in fact, they only really existed in order to be mistreated. Back in the days when large animals were roasted in big country stoves with chimneys bigger than modern flats, the heat meant that constant turning was required, … Continue reading → 8 Comments Dovecotes These structures were homes for doves, originally built by monks to provide themselves with fresh meat through the winter. But they were long a source of dispute with their peasant tenants, as the birds lived off the grain from their fields, so on top of their normal tithes to the church, they were being indirectly … Continue reading →

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This is a photo book made by Juha Haataja, photographs taken while traveling to the village of Salla in Lapland, Finland, between Wednesday July 17th and Wednesday July 25th, 2013. The photographs were taken at Vuokatinvaara hills, Sallatunturit fells, and at Särkänniemi amusement park.

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homewhat's newdraw horse headdraw horseshorse namescoloring pagescolor your horseparts of the horsehorse colorsfavorites pagehalloweenface markingsleg markingshorse videosnumber magnetscontact ushorse cakes Horse Leg Markings Horse leg markings are unique to each individual horse. They may have markings on one, two, three or all legs. The markings can range from covering small areas to covering most of the leg. Markings can be perfectly even or jutting up and down or back and forth. Whatever their formation, you can look a long time to find two horses with exactly the same leg markings! Coronet A white marking that extends up around the coronet band. Pastern A pastern begins with white marking wrapping around the leg, above the hoof, up the pastern, and not going above the fetlock. Half Pastern A white marking above the hoof that extends up halfway on the pastern. Sock A sock wraps around the leg from the top of the coronet to anywhere above the ankle to halfway up the cannon bone. A sock is also referred to as a half stocking. Stocking A sock that wraps around the leg from the top of the coronet extending up almost to the knee or hock.

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I’ve discovered there are certain universal truths that exist no matter where you are on the globe: taxi drivers are the biggest con artists, politicians love playing power games and landlords will do anything to avoid spending money. I’ve now been in my flat on Chekhov Street (named after the writer, presumably, not the ensign on Star Trek) for almost a month. I moved in rather quickly upon arrival, as my temporary digs were costing me $40 a night and I hate to bleed money. The flat seemed pleasant enough upon first inspection, though the frilly and fragrant boudoir of a bedroom hinted that the last occupant was likely a chain-smoking lady of the evening. The rest of the apartment was fine, though the windowless holes in the stairwell lent new meaning to the term “open air concept” and promised that the building would offer little protection against the extremes of any season. Regardless of these reservations, I anted up my first month’s rent in US dollars, the unofficial currency of choice here in Tajikistan, and moved in.One month on, I’ve learned that acting in haste results in something other than leisurely repentance. A power cut on a Saturday evening was an annoyance at first, but I had been warned that such losses were common in Tajikistan, so I grimly accepted it until I looked out my window and saw every other building on my block lit up with a cheery glow against the approaching gloom. Things became a bit more urgent when I opened the door of my flat and found my stairwell also basking in light. As much as I appreciate having a unique apartment, I hadn’t counted on being the only one in my building with optional electricity. And here is where the fun began, as complaining to one’s landlady becomes a real test of linguistic acrobatics when one doesn’t share a language with her. Thankfully, one of my office mates with a solid grasp of Russian was willing to make the call on my behalf. When word came back that nothing could be done until the next morning, I cursed under my breath, put on all of the fleeces I could find and rolled myself up in Miss Kitty’s duvet for the night. The next morning, as promised, the landlady arrived with her electrician in tow, who also happened to be her brother. Supervising a team of individuals who appeared more interested in me than in the wiring, he nevertheless managed to get the lights back on, so I thanked them and counted myself lucky.Until the following week.That’s when I noticed hot water starting to stream into my bathtub. Not a huge flow, but a steady drip that promised worse if left unrepaired. Again, a phone call to the landlady through a helpful office mate resulted in a promise that a visit was in the near future. But while electricity failures rate high on a landlady’s scale of urgency, a hot water leak is a bit less concerning, apparently. So, three days later, she arrived with her plumber, who is also her electrician and brother. I greeted them again, as they were becoming the most regular guests in my flat, and the brother set about to fix the leak. I had every confidence in him after his deft handling of my power loss, but it soon became apparent that he had skipped class on the plumbing days of his handyman school. Asking for a wrench, he sent his sister downstairs to fetch it, leaving the two of us alone for a few minutes. And this is where things took a turn for the bizarre.Knowing I couldn’t speak Russian or Tajik, he started an impromptu game of Charades to communicate with me. He began by running his fingers around his face and tracing out what looked like the letter “M” over his head. “You want to take a shower?” I asked, “You’re sad, maybe?” I’m terrible at Charades, even more so when the person doesn’t understand my guesses, but apparently I was so far off the mark that even he sensed I was in the wrong ballpark. But he kept doing the motions, so I kept guessing. “You like birds, no, wait, you believe in angels, no, you’ve just escaped from a mental institution?”. Shaking his head vigourously after each wrong answer, he finally gave up and said one of the few English words he knew, “ Woe-man”. Oh, man, I thought. This didn't clear things up at all. Hoping he was asking me if I liked women and not if I needed to be fixed up with one, I nodded my head and smiled. Pointing to the floor, he appeared to be asking if I had a partner here, so I shook my head and explained in my best Tarzan-speak: “No woman here. Woman Holland”. That’s probably not how Kristel would prefer to be introduced, but at this point, simplicity was the key. The word “Holland” proved a puzzler to him, though, so he shook his head and said, “Woe-man” again, pointing at the door. With a sinking feeling, I realized that he was trying to set me up with his sister, so I smiled and shook my head, hoping he would take that as a sign of my lack of understanding, rather than a rejection of his flesh and blood. Thankfully, at that moment, his sister reappeared with the wrench and he could get a start on bashing my faucet off the wall.After twenty minutes or so, the tap had clearly been defeated and hung at a nifty forty-five degree angle, exposing a gaping hole in the wall. Through the hole, a flow of water now gushed into my tub, no longer impeded by the pesky plumbing. Looking at me, my new friend shrugged his shoulders, and even I could guess what that meant. Shutting off the water, he left his sister to try to straighten up the remains of my bathroom while we stood out in the hallway. Safely out of sight of his sister, the Charades again started, with him pointing at my bedroom and resting his head on his hands to indicate sleep and then pointing at the bathroom where his sister continued to work away. At that point, I knew that I was having my chain pulled, though I’m not sure that particular action would have translated properly into Tajik had I demonstrated it for him. So, I laughed at him and said “Nyet spasiba” and hoped that his sister would reappear soon to rescue me. Promising to return the next day to finish the job, the two of them left me to enjoy my waterless apartment.And waterless it stayed, for the next four days, though the landlady and her brother did show up during that time to check in, as if paying a visit to an incarcerated relative. It wasn’t until the leak deepened and spread down into the flat below me that something was finally done. Arriving at my door somewhat out of breath on Saturday night, the landlady pointed to the floor and said “Up”, which entirely confused me. I assumed the direction of her pointing was more accurate than her description, so I followed her downstairs to survey the damage. And the water had indeed spread to the ceiling of the bathroom and kitchen of the downstairs flat, with my new neighbour glaring at me as though I had filled my tub to overflowing and gone out for the day. I made empathetic noises that I hoped would mean the same in Tajik and we returned to my flat to try to complete the repairs. The landlady’s brother arrived soon after, and I didn’t need pantomime to understand that he had been properly chewed out by his sister. Promising to return the next day to finish the job, he once again left, this time shutting off the water to half of the building to prevent further damage. And he was true to his word, arriving promptly on Sunday morning to finally return the faucet to its rightful place on the bathroom wall. By this time, the novelty of trying to communicate with me, whether through Charades or not, had clearly been played out, and we only exchanged the most perfunctory of greetings and thank yous before he left. But I didn’t feel slighted. Given the state of this flat, I suspect that there will be plenty of opportunities for us to talk again in the near future. Posted by Glenn at 1:57 AM 1 comment: The Varzob Valley Located a short 20-minute drive outside of Dushanbe, the Varzob Valley is a favourite location for expats looking to enjoy a hike. With a new group of friends from VSO, I set out to explore it on a brilliant Sunday afternoon.

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Posted on February 11, 2013 by Mike Reply We have decided recently to change the way we run the site to help you find discount codes and special offers more easily. Wherever possible we will now group discount voucher codes for an individual retailer onto a single page and all the special offers on to another single page. This allows you to compare all codes and offers from each retailer on just 2 pages rather than having to navigate back and forward through the site. So now you will have all the offers in front of you on a single page and you just need to click on the one that appeal to you to get the code. Not all retailers are giving us the information we want in this format yet, but hopefully we will get to the point where all of them are.While we have been doing this we have removed a lot of old codes so the site will look a little bit bare whilst we rebuild it. Please bear with us as in the long term this should give you a much better shopping experience and make it much easier to compare offers. Let us know what you think using the comment box and we will try to adjust things to suit you where possible. Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Site Upgrades, Voucher For | Leave a reply Update on Automatic Feeds Posted on January 16, 2013 by Mike Reply We have been using an automatic third party feed to update the site with voucher codes on a daily basis. We have decided not to use this service from now on and will now be entering all codes and offers manually. This will result in a huge drop in the number of codes and offers available on the site, but on the positive side means that the quality of offers will be much higher. We found that a lot of the offers were of poor quality, often inaccurate and in many cases were duplicated. We also noticed that, particularly with offers, a lot of them were just a list of products with prices and were not offering you, our customers, anything special. Also with the number of poor offers on the site it made it difficult to find the genuine bargains! By entering the codes and offers manually we can be sure that all offers are genuine and whilst the quantity will be less this will be more than compensated by improved quality and accuracy.This also means that if you are signed up to our RSS feed you will no longer be barraged by hundreds of irrelevant offers being delivered to your browser daily, but will now receive only a few genuine offers. This change will take a while to filter through as old codes and offers expire, but you should see immediate changes and further improvements over the next few weeks. As well as the site not containing as much irrelevant content we hope you will like the fact that our offers give you a bit more information than previously. Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a reply It’s Sale Time Again, Time to Get Saving! Posted on December 27, 2012 by Mike Reply It’s that time of the year again and the sales are now in full swing. As well as all the special offers in the sales there are still plenty of voucher codes available for additional discounts and free gifts. The biggest sales and best savings are in the our clothing & footwear and electronics & appliances categories, but we also have plenty of great discounts throughout the site. It’s also the time of year when we all start thinking about our summer holidays and there are plenty of great deals out there for the early bookers so have a look at holidays abroad, UK holidays, hotels & accommodation and travel categories to see if you can bag yourself a bargain. Then sit back, relax and wait for the summer. Or better still, get across to the sales at Voucher For and sort out your summer wardrobe! Posted in Retailers | Tagged Christmas, New Year Sales, Sale | Leave a reply What’s the Future of Electrical Retailers as Comet Finally Shuts Posted on December 17, 2012 by Mike Reply The Future of Electrical Retailers So Comet has finally closed. It has been painful watching another of our electrical retailers slowly dying over the last few months and they will certainly be missed by us here at voucherfor. How many more will topple before thing get better? No doubt there will be yet another enquiry at a cost of ‘x’ millions to determine why the tax payer has to pay out ‘y’ millions instead of looking how our government can actually help, but that’s another story for another blog, probably on another site! It is sad that it has happened at this time of year, a lot of Christmases ruined! My initial concern was that with the downfall of Comet this would leave the biggest retailer of electrical appliances and electronic appliances, Currys / PC World, with a virtual monopoly. However it is good to see that we are still getting plenty of voucher codes from both Currys and PC World. I did have concerns that these would dry up once it became unlikely that a takeover would happen. On the positive side for our shoppers there are still more electrical retailers out there than most people probably realise which should keep the sector competitive. Check out our electronics and appliances category on our main site to find out who they are. Also remember that most major supermarkets and general retailers such as Argos all stock a good range of electrical and electronic appliances. There are also many online specialist electrical retailers such as Ebuyer to help keep that downward pressure on prices and get the best deals for consumers. So the future still looks bright, but we might just have to dig a bit deeper to find what we are looking for. There are still plenty of retailers offering appliances and electronics just not as many with them all in the one place. We will keep on working to try and find you the best deals so keep checking back. Posted in Electrical Retailers, Retailers | Tagged Comet, Electrical Retailers, Voucher For | Leave a reply Best Broadband Deal Online, Get it Here at VoucherFor Posted on July 14, 2012 by Mike Reply Best Broadband Deal including Free Evening & Weekend Calls We think this superb offer is the Best Broadband Deal available at the moment from the Primus Saver Service by New Call Telecom. We have checked out some of the competition on line and this offer is head and shoulders above anything else we could find. Primus saver are offering this fantastic 12 month deal for a total of £13.99 per month (£12.79 line rental plus £1.20 per month for broadband). Unlike some others there is no additional charge to pay to BT for line rental, your only bill is to Primus Saver, so what they quote is what you pay. What is Primus Saver? Primus Saver is New Call Telecom’s award-winning residential service offering a number of high-quality, low-cost home phone and broadband packages. Our broadband service is well-priced and reliable, just as it should be. We have done a quick comparison of what was available on the net today and this is what we found:- Supplier Broadband Phone Calls Included Price Line Rental Total Other BT 10GB Evening & Weekend £13 From £10.75 £23.75 Free for 6 months Plusnet 10GB Evening & Weekend £6.49 £12.99 £19.48 Line rental £9.49/month if paid for 12 months up front. Virgin 40GB Weekend £9.99 £13.99 £23.98 Primus 20GB Evening & Weekend £1.20 £12.79 £13.99 These costs as published on suppliers websites 14/07/2012 So now you have seen the price comparisons make your own mind up over who is giving the best broadband deal. This deal won’t be around for ever so get over to their site and order before it’s gone. (Primus Saver regular prices are still amongst the best going)

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Abstract:While providing a survey of the whole field of energy conversion and control, this book stimulates the individual to think creatively and inventively about energy technology. With an eye toward developing an `energy future', the authors discuss the energy crisis, energy sources and uses, thermodynamics, engineering approaches to energy conversion, nuclear and fossil fuel plants plus transportable energy sources and energy storage system. The problems and potential of new energy technologies are also explored, including solar, geothermal, wind and tidal energies. Of interest to many students and practising engineers as well, the book is a good reference on energy technology, with an excellent balance between breadth and depth of subject. Others will be interested in this book for the background necessary to understand and converse knowledgeably about this vital subject

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