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Year 5
Glossary of Teaching Terms and Abbreviations
Claire Cawley, Paul Salisbury & Channi Davis.
Year 5 Teaching Assistants
Lizzie Wiles, Chris Hearnshaw, Sunni Gandhi (afternoons)
Year 5/6 Phase Leader
Wendy Gibson
Detailed information will be sent out at the beginning of each half term.
View our most recent Topic Web here: Summer 2 – Topic Web- Year 5- Putting Manchester on the Map
View our 2017/18 Curriculum Overview here: Year 5 Curriculum Overview 17-18
Click here to see the National Curriculum for Year 5.
If you have any questions about our curriculum please contact our Headteacher, Deborah Howard, to pass on to the Curriculum Lead.
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Year Group Targets
Homework Timetable
Homework is sent out on Mondays and is collected fortnightly.
You may find the following documents helpful when reading with your child:
Reading Comprehension Parent Handout
Reading Comprehension Bookmark
PE Days
- Outdoor PE- Friday
- Indoor PE- Wednesday
PE Equipment
Indoor– shorts, t-shirts and trainers or pumps. Jogging bottoms and a jumper optional for outdoor games. Please ensure these are named.
Please make sure your child's name is on their lunchbox. All lunch boxes are kept in the classroom.
Home Time
Children will be collected from the main playground between the two metal structures.
Click on the map below to enlarge.
Coats and PE kit should be put in the cupboards provided in the classroom.
Please name your child's coat.
All money brought to school for trips/visits must be put in a sealed envelope with the child's name and class on and then placed in the post box in the Reception entrance area. No money is to be sent to the class teacher.
Toys and other personal belongings should not be brought to school.
Contacting a Teacher
Please make an appointment via the school office by emailing email@example.com, to arrange a mutually convenient time. If your child is going to be absent from school please ring the office on 881 4266 and leave a message on the answer phone before 9.30 am. If you are collecting children for an appointment please remember to sign your child out at the school reception.
Our PPA (Planning, Preparation and Assessment) time will be on Friday mornings and covered by Midge Murray, Kieran Bentley and Nicky Appleby.

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Let's get one thing straight here: I'm an optimist. I'm never confined by the glass half-full thing. My glass is always brimming (granted, it's usually a wine glass) because life is too darn short to spend so much time wondering "what if." I'm a huge fan of Gretchen Rubin and The Happiness Project. I get daily quotes from Positively Positive. I want to believe that people have the best intentions. I want to think that everyone is filled with love and kind thoughts. But this world doesn't have unicorns (although you can get your fill on Etsy) and rainbows are fleeting. You know what really bugs me? Mean people.
Here's the scenario: I'm driving the minivan with a kid in tow. Some "gentlemen" (benefit of the doubt, people) in front of me has his right blinker on. I notice that some folks in the right line are nicely giving him space to move over. They certainly don't have to, but they are doing it anyway. The thing is, he doesn't move over. It seems that he isn't even aware that he has his blinker on. I decide to honk. It's a friendly short tap, not to be confused with a prolonged honk symbolizing anger and frustration. This wasn't that kind of honk at all. My plan is to point to his blinker and give him a heads up. Except, I was never given the opportunity. The kind sir raises his hand through the sunroof and gives me the finger. This makes me crazy. I roll down my window and tell him, "your blinker is on," to which he replies "$%^& You!" My 8-year-old is watching the whole thing go down. He could see that I'm pretty pissed. Here I am trying to do something nice and I'm berated for my kindness. I'm not perfect, but what gives?
Flash back to last summer. I'm driving home from the aquarium with three kids in tow. I'm in the carpool lane and we are just cruising at a decent speed. Suddenly, everyone starts breaking and the next thing I know, we are in a six car fender-bender with my car located somewhere in the middle. I'm hit from behind and I hit the guy in front of me. It's a mess. Two of my boys are freaking out and one is magically still napping. We start taking down information and I call a tow truck to get me physically out of this conundrum on the dreaded 405. Everyone is being super nice, which is unusual for LA freeways. And then it starts: "Get the fu#$ out of the way" people in other cars start yelling at us. "Move your fu#$in car." Um, I'm on it. Except that my car is planted firmly between two other cars, and oh yea, I'm a bit shaken up. No matter. People are honking and cursing and it is the absolute worst.
My 6-year-old tells me about a kid at school, let's call him "Abel," that is just plain angry. Abel goes up to kids and calls them "nerds" and "dummies." My boy says "he just likes to be mean." I know the kid in question's mother, and she happens to be very amiable. I tell my son to treat other people with respect, and I'm sure Abel's mother says the same thing. Some people just get off being rude. I used to apologize for them. I would say "maybe he is having a bad day" or "he's trying to get attention and this is the only way he knows how." But now I'm not so sure. And I'm tired of defending them. So I tell my kids that some people are mean. And mean people suck. But you know what? We are still going to be nice and we are not going to let them ruin our thunder. But they do suck, sorry about it.


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Reminding You Again -Phone Scams Are Alive and Well
Recently we've written some articles about online tech scams as well as other scams making the rounds on the Internet. But phone scams continue to be just as popular with scammers out to steal you money as the Internet scams are.
We feel it's important to remind you often about these phone scams, because there are still hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people being scammed by phone scams.
Even after writing about phone scams many times, it never fails that we get two or three emails every week from people who were scammed by telephone calls that supposedly came from Yahoo, Microsoft, Google, etc. These phone scams all follow a familiar pattern – the scammer tells the victim:
1. Their computer is spreading malware
2. Their computer is infected with malware
3. Their computer has been hacked
4. Their computer has been compromised by viruses and/or Trojans and their computer is spreading the viruses or Trojans to others.
Folks…friends… people… listen to us:
NO ONE and NO legitimate company is going to call you to tell you your computer is infected. NEVER. NEVER. NEVER. NEVER.
If anyone calls you and tells you that your computer is infected — HANG UP. If you want to go through the hassle of reporting it to the police — that's up to you. Our job is to protect you and keep you safe.
Never talk to these scammers – they're criminals out to steal your money by deception. Especially NEVER LET them "connect to your computer" to implement fixes or "clean up your computer". You'll be opening up your computer to backdoor Trojans and other nasty stuff so the criminals can gain access your PC … or (and more likely) they'll charge you $129 or more to "repair" or "clean up" the infection you never had to begin with. And you'll be asked to pay with your credit or debit card, and that opens a whole new set of worries.
We've heard from more than a dozen subscribers in the few weeks who've been victims of telephone scams. Sadly, some of them fell for the scam and allowed someone they didn't know to access their computers remotely to do Heaven knows what to their computers. This is a fact. We've worked on computers which have been compromised by scammers.
And one other thing. If you get call from someone who claims to be from, let's say, Yahoo Tech Support, and you think you're going to be wise and look up the number and call them back — you might get scammed anyway. You might see something like http://yahootechsupport.gonnascamyou.com/ and see a list of "Yahoo Support" numbers But the domain name is only what shows right before the .com/.net/.org etc. The first part of the URL can be a sub domain –and any domain owner can make a sub domain. See http://halloween.thundercloud.net/ . It's still Thundercloud.net — no matter what it says before thundercloud.net.
Be careful. Remember NO ONE and NO LEGITIMATE company is ever going to call you to warn you that your computer is infected with anything. No legitimate company is going to call you and tell you that your computer is spreading spam or malware, not even if your computer is really infected – and not even if it is really spreading spam. Even if it is spreading malware or viruses, no one is going to call you.
CAUTION: Use your common sense and remember: If anyone calls you to tell you that you have a problem with your PC…Hang up. Do not talk to them, and above all do not allow anyone who calls you unsolicited, to connect to your PC. NEVER.
Many folks who find they were scammed are embarrassed, so they don't tell anyone. If you were scammed, and you paid one of these scammers, contact your bank or credit card company ASAP, tell them you've been scammed and ask for your money back. There is nothing to be embarrassed about – it happens to many thousands of good people every day. Also, if you've given your credit card number to a scammer, ask fora new account number or credit card number. It is very rare for a bank or credit card company to say no when you say you've been scammed and you want to get your money back.
Be careful. Use your common sense. Always remember:


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Roland Lemke serves as one of our key design leaders within our national education practice. His creative vision energizes project teams across the firm, and throughout his 25-year career, he has partnered with some of the country's most esteemed colleges and universities. An expert at creating facilities for sports, recreation, and student and residential life, his passion shines when the interactions of design, program and campus community become a reality. One of Roland's most celebrated traits is his authentic desire to listen first, and then to translate his observations into dynamic possibilities.
In addition to acting as a firm-wide design leader, Roland is the office practice leader for our Washington, DC office — strengthening our presence in the city and fostering new community and client relationships.
My design process is fueled by a significant amount of discovery. Long before I start developing concepts, I immerse myself in the world of the client — listening and learning from them to better understand their vision and needs. This understanding allows me to balance their programmatic needs with a strong architectural idea that creates a sense of clarity and understanding for those using the building. This clarity is apparent at all levels: from the context in which the building sits to the functionality of the interior spaces.
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CROMWELL — Officials plan to develop written guidelines for the town's bidding process.
``Right now there is no written process,'' First Selectman Ryk Nelson said last week. ``We want to set up parameters and guidelines for how we go about making a purchase and how bidding is done for that.''


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My skin is extremely sensitive to the sun. Minimizing sun exposure is an important factor
when considering potential hikes. The best sun protection is staying indoors but
when I know I'm going to be outside I stick with the Murad products.
I've been using the Murad sunscreen products for years
with great results. My favorite product is the Murad Waterproof Sunblock SPF 30. Having a
waterproof lotion is a plus because it doesn't seem to rub off as easy as other lotions
when I perspire throughout a hike.
In The Murad Method, Doctor Murad talks about the importance of holding water, "Before a hike, I drink water and take supplements of antioxidants, glucosamine, and free fatty acids, including gamma linolenic acid, lecithin, choline, and two aspirin for the anti-inflammatory effect(As a physician, I have worked out this regimen for myself. Before taking any nutritional supplements and aspirin, you should check with your personal physician.) This program has one major purpose: to help my cells hold on to water. Nowadays when I hike with friends, they seem to need much more water than I do. I consume much less water during the hike and my mouth does not feel as dry. And I feel great afterward." [49-50]
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Gwen Stefani Tickets
Gwen Stefani is an American singer and songwriter who first came to prominence as the co-founder and lead singer of the Grammy Award-winning band No Doubt, whose 1995 album Tragic Kingdom propelled them to stardom selling 16 million copies worldwide. She launched her solo career with 2004's Love, Angel, Music, Baby and a coinciding tour, solidifying her place as one of rock's most unique and hip female artists.
Ten years after the smash-hit success of 2006's The Sweet Escape, Gwen Stefani is back with a brand new album and concert tour! This is What the Truth Feel Like was released in March 2016 with the lead single "Used To Love You". Stefani will be touring with rapper Eve on her latest tour, which will hit concert venues in the summer of 2016.
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Gwen Stefani (born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, fashion designer, and occasional actress; and is the frontwoman of the ska/rock band No Doubt.
A native of Anaheim, California, Gwen Stefani first experienced mainstream success with the release of No Doubt's 1995 album Tragic Kingdom, which spawned hits such as "Just a Girl", "Spiderwebs", and "Don't Speak". Follow-up albums did not match the sales of Tragic Kingdom, but were successful on different levels of popularity and genre.
In 2004, Gwen Stefani wrote and recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby., for which she consulted producers The Neptunes, singer-songwriter Linda Perry and OutKast frontman André 3000, among others. The album contained pop music and dance music tracks, including hip hop and slow jam-influences. The third single, "Hollaback Girl", was very successful, and became the first U.S. digital single to exceed sales of one million.
Pharrell has worked closely with Gwen Stefani to produce her second solo album entitled, The Sweet Escape. The album was released in December 2006 and will be followed by a massive world tour beginning in early 2007.
Several rumors indicate that Gwen Stefani will re-unite with her band No Doubt in the near future to begin recording a new studio album, however, this is yet to be confirmed.


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Use BEAM's 'Marketing Performance Indicator' (BEAM MPI) to see how your marketing stacks up!
Take our quick quiz to rate your marketing attributes and activities. The score system will tally your results to assess your current marketing, and make some suggestions along the way!
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The new additions for this week were of a more elite classification, with all falling under our "Expensive" category—encompassing rarities, boutiques, newcomers, defunct favorites, and more.
Due to our staff being out of the country, these cigars received an extra week in the ring before receiving their initial ranking. This doesn't have a negative effect, only making for a more accurate result with the added number of votes each cigar received.
With an average price of $14.65, the group tallied an overall positive score, winning 51% percent of battles—ranking in the top 65th percentile of new additions.
Cigars of the Week
Each week, 5 – 10 cigars are added to the Cigar Wars battle field. And the week following, we will rank these new entrants and see how they performed in action!
SEE ALSO: Cigars of the Week Ranking Method Explained
Serino Royale Maduro XX
Serino Cigar Co. entered the premium cigar market in 2016, lead by their most premium bend – Serino Royale Maduro XX. The cigars are blended by Omar González-Alemán at the heralded La Corona Cigars factory in Nicaragua.
- Wins: 225
- Losses: 239
- Record: 48.5%
Plasencia Alma Fuerte
Alma Fuerte is the first in a series of releases from the new Plasencia 1865 brand, where the famed Plasencia family of Nicaraguan tobacco artisans can adequately showcase their 5 generations-worth of tobacco expertise.
- Wins: 240
- Losses: 251
- Record: 48.9%
Benji Menendez Partagas Master Series
Benji Menendez Partagas Master Series cigars were originally released in 2009. The cigars were hailed for their premium Cameroon wrappers and superior price/value.
- Wins: 212
- Losses: 213
- Record: 49.9%
Undercrown Flying Pig
Drew Estate introduced their fan-favorite "Flying Pig" size to the Undercrown line of cigars in 2012. The cigars were originally available only to the Netherlands and considered among Drew Estate's most sought after releases.
- Wins: 238
- Losses: 212
- Record: 52.9%
Davidoff 702 Series – Special R
Davidoff has taken 7 sizes from their traditional "White Label" cigars and replaced their mild wrappers with an Ecuadorian 702 hybrid habano leaf; offering an edgier smoking experience while retaining the original cigar's refined qualities.
- Wins: 177
- Losses: 157
- Record: 53%
- Davidoff 702 Series – Special R
- Undercrown Flying Pig
- Benji Menendez Partagas Master Series
- Plasencia Alma Fuerte
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CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - The tents are up, the artists are in, and the weather is right. Volunteers have been busy preparing for one of Charlotte's favorite festivals.
"Festival in the Park is the best thing going on in Charlotte for artists in my opinion. They claim to get 100,000 people through this park," said David French. He has been a vendor for years.
You'll find him painting in NoDa most of the time, but this weekend he'll be one of the one hundred and fifty displaying here.
"I keep coming back for the people.There are so many people that plow through here."
The festival is in it's forty sixth year. It's made possible by volunteers like David Dalton, who began volunteering as a teen.
"There's something nice about the oldness and the antiquity, but every year we do try to create some new things so that every year it's not just the same old same old," said the president.
This year there are new stages, artists, music, and food. Dalton says this makes a difference. "We believe the more you interact with art the more you're going to learn appreciation and awareness of the arts."
Children's entertainer, Mark Herbert, agrees. "It's just a really good way to get a taste of what the people are doing. It's kinda by the people for the people."
It's four days of culture, that won't cost your family a dime.
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Linksys WRT1900AC 802.11ac Smart Wireless Router Review
Management GUI
Here we have the setup menu for the WRT1900AC router. There are two options for setting up your router: one uses the wizard that guides you through setup and the other allows manual setup.
Next we setup the wireless SSIDs we want to broadcast along with passwords.
Next we have the option of setting up a Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account; this will allow us to access our home network on the go.
After setting up our Linksys account, we land at the home menu for the WRT1900AC. Here you can see it has a sleek modern layout with all important information listed on the main page.
Here we have the network map, which is where you can see what devices are connected to your network and through what type of connection.
Above, we have the built-in speed test. As you can see, my Internet connection isn't too bad.
The external storage menu allows you to setup and configure USB and eSATA storage devices to be used on the network.
Over on the connectivity menu, you will find options to change your wireless SSIDs along with the passwords. If you switch tabs, there are more advanced options for configuring your WAN manually along with an administration menu to save and restore router settings from a file or reboot and factory reset the router.
Here we have the security menu that allows us to enable or disable firewalls for IPv4 and v6 along with DMZ and port forwarding options.
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Privately held companies ended 2013 with annual sales growth averaging 5.4 percent, the slowest rate of sales growth since 2009, when sales contracted an average of 5.3 percent, according to a new report from the financial information company Sageworks.
Private companies saw average sales growth of 8.9 percent in 2012 and 9.6 percent in 2011.
"The sales growth rate for private companies in the U.S. has significantly declined in the past year," said Sageworks chairman Brian Hamilton in a statement. "Although companies are growing, the rate of growth is down, which is concerning."
Private companies with annual sales of less than $10 million experienced a similar trend, with sales growth slowing to an average of about 4 percent in 2013 from nearly 8 percent in 2012, according to Sageworks' Private Company Report.
Private companies drive nearly 50 percent of private nonfarm GDP and 65 percent of new job creation in the United States, so their financial performance is an essential gauge of the overall U.S. economy, Sageworks pointed out.
Overall, privately held businesses posted strong profit margins in 2013, but Hamilton noted the average annual margins might be the result of business owners being cautious to take on overhead in the form of new employees and assets. Privately held companies' net profit margin, on average, expanded to 8.5 percent in 2013 from 6.1 percent in 2012. Net profit margin has been adjusted to exclude taxes and include owner compensation in excess of their market-rate salaries. These adjustments are commonly made to private company financials in order to provide a more accurate picture of the companies' operational performance.
Among four major sectors analyzed by Sageworks, manufacturing (NAICS 31, 32, 33) experienced the biggest slowdown in sales growth from 2012. Average sales growth was 3.2 percent, compared with double-digit growth in both 2012 and 2011. Net profit margin for manufacturers expanded on average, but less dramatically than in other sectors. Privately held manufacturers' average net profit margin for 2013 was 6.1 percent, compared with 5 percent in 2012.
Previous research by Sageworks indicated that some of the fastest-growing industries support activities for mining, oilseed and grain farming, manufacturing of agricultural, construction and mining machinery and computer systems design and related services.
The government's GDP report noted that, despite the fourth-quarter bump, the U.S. economy's growth slowed in 2013 to 1.9 percent from 2.8 percent in 2012.
Through its cooperative data model, Sageworks collects financial statements for private companies from accounting firms, banks and credit unions and aggregates the data at an approximate rate of 1,000 statements a day. The ratios in the Private Company Report are subject to change as companies continue to file their year-end financials, but Sageworks said it is confident the 2013 numbers are indicative of directional change.
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It was a sunny day when we visited the Merlion Park. It is considered as a major landmark of Singapore; a major tourist attraction at One Fullerton, Singapore, near the Central Business District (CBD). I am in awe as I saw the great infrastructures ans the beauty of its surroundings.
|Singapore - Merlion Park
The Merlion is a traditional creature in western heraldry that depicts a creature with a lion's head and a body of a fish.
The Merlion park has it's viewing deck where you can be able to have the best view of the place and the buildings around it.
you can actually ride a boat to roam around the lake and have a closer look of the place.
Here's what i wore for the day. I just wanna wear something basic and comfortable to be able to wander around freely.


text: Thomasville, a trusted name in home furnishings, has grown their local chain with retail stores called Home Inspirations at Thomasville. Using attention-grabbing direct mail and web messaging, Giovatto's work has driven customers to their stores thus increasing profit. One stand-out feature of shopping at Home Inspirations at Thomasville is their free interior design consultations. Giovatto lets everyone know that for a home inspired by you, Thomasville is the place to go.


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Discontinue and replaced by Sapphire eSATA drive enclosure (model: SESCS)
This Addonics Z family eSATA drive enclosure is designed to accomodate practically any SATA storage device from full height to half height and turns them into an external storage with eSATA capability. Come in choice of eSATA interface or combo eSATA/USB interface, any SATA hard drives or optical drive can be connected externally to computer via the high-speed eSATA port or the convenience of the USB port using Addonics optional USB 3.0 - eSATA adapter. With the addition of an optional IDE-SATA converter, IDE drive or ATAPAI optical drive can also be converted into an eSATA external storge device.


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With spring officially underway, April 2018 restaurant weeks are happening. Whether you're a local or a traveller, don't miss these opportunities to dine for less when you're in town.
* Seattle Restaurant Week starts today. Book now for $18 two-course lunches + $33 three-course dinners through April 19. Make a reservation.
* East End Restaurant Week hits the Hamptons and beyond. Enjoy $28.95 dinners featuring the flavors of spring, April 8-15. Make a reservation.
* Dining Out for Life D.C. comes to the capital on April 12th. Book a table at a participating restaurant, such as Le Diplomate (pictured above), and 25-110% of your bill will be donated to Food & Friends, providing specialized meals and nutrition services to children and adults facing HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other life-challenging illnesses. Make a reservation.
* Jersey Shore Restaurant Week is a sure thing with $15.18 lunches and $22.18 + $32.18 dinners, April 13-222. Make a reservation.
* Western New York Local Restaurant Week is a delicious way to support local independent restaurants with $20.18, $30.18 + $40.18 lunches and dinners, April 16-22. Make a reservation.
* Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week brings three-course lunches + dinners for $25 + $35 to the Queen City, April 16-22. Make a reservation.
* Dining Out for Life Philadelphia hits the PHL on April 19th. Dine out and 33% of your bill will be donated to Action Wellness, and other area AIDS service organizations, to benefit men, women, and children living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Make a reservation.Continue Reading


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Flexi-C is designed to promote the combustion of coal in all types of industrial coal-fired boilers. It is primarily designed for use in coal-fired power stations.
The product is designed to increase the energy output per unit of coal consumed, increase efficiency, reduce levels of unburnt carbon, reduce smoke emissions and reduce particulate and Nox emissions from the plant.
The results obtained from the use of Flexi-C are coal and site specific. The optimum composition, amount required and rate and method of addition are unique to each application.
In summary the benefits of Flexi-C are:
- Improved combustion efficiency
- Reduced carbon particulate emissions
- Reduced excess air requirements (decreasing the excess air in industrial boilers from 30 to 10% is equivalent to as much as a 2% increase in overall efficiency).
- Cost savings associated with increasing the energy output of the fuel.
- Increased combustion efficiency reduces slagging, fouling and corrosion and cleans carbon deposits from boiler surfaces
- Reduced fouling and corrosion improves heat transfer, extends equipment life, reduces maintenance costs and reduces interruptions to plant operation.
- Opacity (black smoke) problems are virtually eliminated.
- Electrostatic precipitator performance is improved.
- Reduced fan power for soot blower operation reduces maintenance and repair costs.
- Reduced fly ash volume due to reduction in unburnt carbon.
- Improved fly ash quality.
Flexi-C marginally reduces SOX emissions. The reduction is a function of the amount used.


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I just found this trailer a moment ago. I haven't heard about this show until just now, but it looks pretty awesome! I like the fact that there are obviously all these different species and races of people even though it seems to take place right here on Earth, presumably in the future. Like a Star Trek taking place on Earth type thing! Sorta. You get what I mean! :p
This show's premiere date is currently set for April 15, 2013. That's a Monday, folks, so hopefully everybody's Monday is gonna get a little brighter! 🙂
Not that it isn't already bright, what with The Following and Deception, but hey…the more the merrier!


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OccurrencesJoshua 19:38 Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.
Judges 1:33 Naphtali didn't drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth Anath; but he lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and of Beth Anath became subject to forced labor.
beth-a'-nath (beth`anath; Bainathath): A city in the territory of Naphtali, named with Horem and Bethshemesh (Joshua 19:38 Judges 1:33). It is represented by the modern village Ainatha, about 12 miles Northwest of Cafed. The name signifies the "house" or "temple" of Anath, a goddess of the Canaanites.
BETH-A'NATH, was probably at the place called Ainatha 6 ms. n.w. of the waters of Merom, 93 ms. n. of Jerusalem.
Strong's HebrewH1043: Beth-anath
"temple of Anat," a place in Naphtali


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Harbour View
"A Jersey guesthouse, overlooking St Aubin Harbour, with a funky feel."
Review by Fiona Duncan, published 29th August 2009.
Jersey, as I have lately discovered, has many attributes, but its hotels, with a few exceptions, are not among them.
It's an island that offers serious-minded suits scuttling about the financial district of St Helier, but also the extraordinary low tides that leave half as much again of the island exposed in a glistening, lunar landscape. The names of streets and shops are a reminder that France is just 14 miles away. Memories of the Occupation are recounted in the underground Jersey War Tunnels, and there's the renowned zoo, Durrell Wildlife.
Plenty to do, and plenty of good restaurants, but where to stay? Longueville Manor (of which I have written), the Atlantic Hotel and new boutique Cardington House present the best options among the island's top hotels. As for mid-price, nowhere stands out; for budget accommodation, Harbour View is probably your best bet. It has a hippie feel, a great view, a fun restaurant and a kooky owner.
Set back from the road, overlooking St Aubin's harbour and bay, its quirky front terrace has a homemade air, with its jumble of palm trees, umbrellas, decking, clay pots, painted signs and street lamps. It makes you smile as you arrive, as does owner Kelly Keadell, a small, blonde, black-spectacled whirlwind who directs with a mix of brisk efficiency and laid-back bonhomie.
Kelly's parents ran the guesthouse before her. She took over at an early age, gradually upgrading the handsome old house over time. There's more to do: the dark, drab staircase and landings, which sprout in two directions, need most attention; Kelly has plans for them.
As she does for the 16 bedrooms that are slowly being upgraded. Nothing fancy: inoffensive, inexpensive bedroom furniture and lamps, cream walls, attractive wooden Venetian blinds, patterned duvet cover, wicker armchair. Older-style rooms are the same idea – but older style. Best are the two two-bedroom suites, one on the top floor, with fine sea views, and one overlooking the garden.
Kelly used to run the restaurant, but has handed over to Danny. "How come there are so many groups of women eating together?" we say. She looks at us quizzically. "Haven't you met Danny?" she replies.
There's a thing going on with hot stones in the Channel Islands. Danny claims the idea came to him one day as he sat in the sun on the beach, but I went to several other restaurants whose chefs, by some strange coincidence, must have had the same revelation. It involves sizzling bits of meat or fish on your personal hot stone, brought to the table in this case in a mini wooden tub. My beef, I'm afraid, was tasteless. The main courses were better. Kelly's buffet breakfast, in the same room, was uninspiring.
Aubin's Harbour, St Brelade, 01534 499460; www.harbourviewjersey.com . Double b&b from £90. Disabled access.
Further information at www.jersey.com; for flights, visit www.flybe.com
The Hotel Guru verdict
If you can, plump for the suites
Young, fun and characterful; commitment and hard work from hands-on owner
Funky feel; attractive house; great location close to airport and st helier
|Food and drink
Standard breakfast: pots of yogurt and packets of processed cheese
|Value for money
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"Yunache" is the Bulgarian word for a doughty child…
… Strong and brave – both sport and health start from here!
We strive for the development of the creative and intellectual potential of every child in Bulgaria. We
rely on the health promotion titled "Health for the Healthy". This is just one step before prevention and
two steps before treatment of all diseases due to a sedentary lifestyle, poor diet and obesity.
What is "Yunache"?
"Yunache" is a project primarily aiming to support Bulgarian families. Sport is a tool by which we improve
our children's health. There is no need to be limited to only improving health, childhood is an example of
how through games our children develop their excellence in education, arts, and social skills.
What exactly do we do?
• We offer physical activities for children between 3 and 9 years which is a mixture of different
sports and exercises for speed, strength, accuracy, stamina, flexibility, balance and overall
• We do "Health Promotion". The World Health Organization (WHO) gives the definition of
"Health Promotion" as the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve,
their health. It moves beyond a focus on individual behavior towards a wide range of social and
environmental interventions. Health is the greatest value we want to give to our small doughty
• We form positive attitude towards sports within the family. The job of coaches and teachers is
very important, but parents are the ones to give their blessing to the children's love for sports
and active lifestyle. We believe that motivating children towards sports will in turn reflect and
motivate their parents as well.
• We give "additional weight" to nutrition trying to, again, involve the whole family in the process
of choosing proper combinations of healthy foods.
• We support sports in Bulgaria. By coaching children in different types of sports and developing
their physical experience, we give the basics for their future development in a variety of different
sport clubs.


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Afro Fusion Cuisine Foodie Gift Box
This box contains 7 spices.
Foodie Gift Box -African Spice blend Collectors, an Expertly paired seasonal selection of Afro Fusion Cuisine handcrafted products and recipes delivering a personal and unique cultural experience of African & Jamaican Cuisines!
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• 4 uniquely handcrafted products made Just for you
• The Real experience of having a gifted native chef handcraft your meal
• Carefully selected recipes to excite your taste buds
• An authentic meal story an Homage to a culture, a people, a makers story now yours!
• Free Tutorial & Recipe support
Why purchase our Foodie Gift Box -African Spice blend Collectors?
• It is fun, its deliciously addictive!
• Imagine a passionate and honest rendition of African & Jamaican culinary treasures JUST FOR YOU!
• Imagine easy to make African & Jamaican cuisine accessible to you in your own home.Imagine this!


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Characters 4 Kids Offering a fun package with magic show and balloon twisting. 647-529-6302 www.c4kids.weebly.com
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Zimbabwe is home to more than 80 rodent and bat species, several of which are either threatened or endemic to certain areas. Both of these mammalian orders are known or suspected to be host reservoirs for viral zoonotic diseases that could pose considerable threats to human populations. However, the composition, occurrence, and distribution of bats and rodents in Zimbabwe is poorly understood.
The Mammalogy wet collection at the Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe comprises some 6,000 specimens of rodents and bats preserved in alcohol. These records remain largely inaccessible, however, in specimen labels that themselves have never been analyzed or digitized. Meanwhile, the handling of specimens to access information from the labels has put them at risk.
To improve the understanding of distributions of bat and rodent species found in Zimbabwe, the Mammalogy staff will mobilize more than 6,000 records from specimens from this collection. Such knowledge can help identify areas where threatened species occur, allowing more effective channeling of resources toward their protection. The historic perspective offered by the presence or absence of specimen records across their range can also aid local and international researchers and policy makers who wish to assess current and future risk of vector-based diseases on Zimbabwe's human communities.