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To quote one of my favorite recording artists, Sam Cooke:
"Change is gonna come."
With the introduction of voice assistants like Alexa, Google Now and Siri, I predict that voice search may surpass traditional type-search in the not-so-distant future, making for yet another incredible technological advancement.
Around the office, we often discuss how much we treasure our handy little assistants. I know I use Alexa on the daily. She's a good woman; an even better know-it-all. She can keep me in the know with any and everything as I sit comfortably in the corner of my room, sipping coffee and trying to wake up for the day.
As rad as it is to have a friend around to look up all the things as I bark orders, it also marks the evolution of digital marketing as we uncover how this changes our optimization practices. It changes how I do my job. I'm not complaining–it keeps me on my toes. A new term has even come out of the deal: voice search optimization, or VSO.
So, how does this change things for content writers, digital marketers and SEOs? Read on.
Target Like You Talk
This is the part I'm excited about–we can focus more on targeting the human and less on targeting the bot. Cue happy dance.
Semantic search is a major player in the SEO game now more than ever, because it is much more human. Semantic search improves accuracy by attempting to discern contextual information and intent.
These searches are much more conversational, and instead of targeting just a few specific keywords, you can expand to include long-tail keyphrases.
This change in VSO has caused the search engines to adapt in a way that allows them to provide more suitable search results.
So the search engines all got together one day and, realizing that they needed to include related data sets instead of just focusing all of their figurative energy on keywords, they changed their ways.
Instead of queries like "breakfast spots in Houston," searchers are speaking queries such as "where to eat crepes in Houston."
There's a question in that query with a valuable takeaway for digital professionals: Target question keyphrases. Searchers are highly likely to ask their voice assistants questions in today's digital landscape, so we must target those questions.
As professionals in the digital realm, we must also change our ways by realizing that people are speaking their queries. The solution is quite simple: target like you talk.
Optimize for Local Search Listings
Local search listings are gems, because one of the most abundant uses of voice search is with a hyper-local focus.
People love to ask their voice assistants questions about things to do around them. Give the people what they want! Notably, searchers often pose queries for places they can go:
- "OK, Google. Find Chinese food delivery near me."
- "Alexa, what's the best bar near me?"
- "Siri, where is the closest movie theater?"
If a query includes the phrase "near me," the voice assistant will automatically refer to the GPS location of the mobile device. Next, it cross-references the location data with local listings.
Basically, your business will not do well with mobile voice search queries if you're not listed, so get to it!
Become a Better Listener for Voice Search Optimization
You've heard the adage that to become a better writer, you should read more. Well, to become a better search marketer, you need to listen more. Can I get a show of hands for who here talks the same way they write?
I'll wait…
You'd be hard-pressed to find someone who writes exactly the way they speak, so it goes to reason that the way searchers utilize voice queries will differ drastically from the way they type them.
If you listen to how people reference your brand or business, you will get a better idea for how they may use a voice assistant to ask questions about your business or industry.
To use the earlier example of the movie theater, a searcher may enter "movies near me" on their keyboard, but when using voice search they would most likely say, "what movies are playing near me?"
So clean out those ears. Listen to the way your customers talk about your business on the phone and in person, and that will be a great foundation for starting to optimize for voice search.
Make Sure You Optimize for Mobile
As mentioned earlier, most voice searches are taking place on a mobile device. But, what is a user going to do if they happen to find you via a voice search on their iPhone, only to find that your site looks like the zombie apocalypse on their screen?
Run. They're going to run.
It's worth reminding you that the search engines love a responsive, user-friendly site. They also favor speed, so you want to ensure your load time is quick.
The search engines aren't the only ones you need to please; remember that customers have come to expect fast, mobile-friendly sites. They will expect nothing less from your business.
Without optimizing for mobile, your efforts in VSO will be rendered useless. You want to make sure that users stay on your site once they find it.
As the landscape of our evolving industry continues to metamorphose, we as digital marketers must develop innovative tactics and real-time solutions to keep up with the technological advances.
Always remain one step ahead, my friends, because change is gonna come.


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SOURCE: Titan Medical Inc.
June 22, 2016 19:40 ET
TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - June 22, 2016) - Titan Medical Inc. (TSX: TMD) (OTCQX: TITXF), focused on the design and development of SPORT, a robotic surgical system for application in minimally invasive surgery, reported shareholder vote results from the Company's Annual Meeting held today.
All of management's nominees for election were duly elected as directors of the Corporation by the shareholders present or represented by proxy at the meeting. The results of the vote were reported to the meeting by Computershare, which acted as scrutineer at the meeting, as follows:
A total of 102,693,652 of the 147,398,113 common shares outstanding were voted at the meeting.
The number of votes withheld from the election of John T. Hargrove at the meeting exceeded the number of "For" votes cast. Therefore, following the meeting, Mr. Hargrove tendered his resignation as a director of the Corporation in accordance with the Corporation's majority voting policy. The resignation was made subject to acceptance or rejection by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
Upon the recommendation of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and after careful consideration, the Corporation's Board of Directors accepted Mr. Hargrove's resignation from the Board. The Board also appointed Martin Bernholtz, CPA, a member of the Board of Directors since 2008, as interim Chairman of the Board. Mr. Bernholtz is currently Chief Financial Officer of Toronto-based Kerbel Group, Inc. Additionally, a search for a new Chairman of the Board has been initiated and Mr. Hargrove will remain Chief Executive Officer.
"We have listened to our shareholders vote and have accepted John's resignation from the Board of Directors," said Mr. Bernholtz. "John has served as our Chairman with distinction since March 2013 and on behalf of our entire Board we thank him for his tireless dedication to Titan Medical. The entire Board is grateful that John will continue as our Chief Executive Officer as he leads our focused effort to conclude development of our SPORT Surgical System and the submission of our 510(k) application to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. Our search for a new director, who will also serve as Chairman, will be intensive and widespread and our goal is to attract a proven leader in the medical device industry who will bring extensive experience, knowledge and relationships to Titan's Board of Directors. We will update our shareholders on our progress with this search as developments merit."
About Titan Medical Inc.
Titan Medical Inc. is a Canadian public company focused on the design and development of a robotic surgical system for application in minimally invasive surgery ("MIS"). The Company's SPORT™ Surgical System, currently under development, includes a surgeon-controlled robotic platform that incorporates a 3D high-definition vision system and multi-articulating instruments for performing MIS procedures through a single incision. The surgical system also includes a surgeon workstation that provides a surgeon with an advanced ergonomic interface to the robotic platform for controlling the instruments and provides a 3D high-definition endoscopic view of inside a patient's body. The SPORT™ Surgical System is designed to enable surgeons to perform a broad set of surgical procedures for general abdominal, gynecologic, and urologic indications. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.titanmedicalinc.com.
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A pair of opera singing sisters are tearing up the hymn sheet with their modern children's choir.
Little Belters is a new business venture by siblings Claire and Tina O'Brien.
The pair, who grew up in Wythenshawe, teach five to 11 year olds music ranging from classical and obscure folk, to Arctic Monkeys.
After their Altrincham and Chorlton groups amassed more than 85 members the duo now hope to roll out five more Greater Manchester locations providing children with high quality, out-of-school vocal training.
Claire said: "We didn't set out to start a business really, I live in Altrincham and we set up what was then the Altrincham's Children Choir.
"There is loads of stuff going on for kids, theatre classes and dance classes but unless you are in your school choir or want to audition for one it is hard.
"We wanted to start a high quality group on our doorstep for children where we train them to be great singers and confident performers."
Having started in 2012 the group now has 50 members and a 'sister group' in Chorlton that is also proving popular.
Tina said: "There is an opportunity for quality choirs and quality singing tuition that's totally fresh and non-traditional.
"We were quite surprised by how well received it was and how much people wanted to support and take part in it."
Despite their down-to-earth approach the sisters come from a high pedigree of vocal talent.
Mother-of-two Tina studied at the Royal Northern College of Music before joining Glyndebourne as a trained opera singer, performing at the last night of the proms.
Younger sister Claire studied music at Hull university and then sang with a highly respected chamber choir called the Joyful Company of Singers.
Little Belters operate a strict no audition policy so any child that loves to sing can join. The hourly sessions, which cost £5, are high energy, fast-paced singing lessons, delivered once a week.
Claire said: "Sometimes classical music can be taught in a boring way, it can be very sterile and very uninspiring. We try to take on things that people would never expect children to sing like Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs and we have recorded with European House DJs."
The rebrand has helped get the vision across, as Claire explains: "When you hear the word choir you either think of little boys in church with ruffs round their necks or old ladies.
"It didn't reflect what we do but Little Belters really sums us up."


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Three Chicago mayoral hopefuls are scheduled to formally launch their campaigns this weekend, but former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is rearing back for a second punch -- hitting the airwaves with nearly $750,000 in commercials.
The TV ads will air starting Monday, the first day candidates for mayor can file for the office and immediately after this weekend's festivities, which promise plenty of pomp and considerably less circumstance.
Emanuel, U.S. Rep. Danny Davis and state Sen. James T. Meeks each promise they'll declare their candidacies to succeed Mayor Richard Daley, the city's longest-serving mayor whose September announcement that he wouldn't run for a seventh term set off a political sprint.


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The Muslim Issue
written by Staff
Wednesday July 2, 2014
Remember all those "innocent" Rohingya Muslims from Bangladesh who are "persecuted" by all those terrible violent Buddhist monks in Burma/Myanmar who keep spreading terror around the world? Well, the same innocent people problems are expanding into India.
The Burma situation is simply another jihad mission that Bangladeshi Muslims pour into Myanmar to commit. And due to its proximity to India, India gets spill-overs. All of this is growth in activity connected to the international Caliphate / Khilafa movement.
Rohingya Muslims originate from Chittagong terrorist. The Bangladesh Muslims have been brutally persecuting non-Muslim minority sects in Bangladesh for many decades, killing many of. The Rohingyas are trained in different Al-Qaeda and Taliban camps in Afghanistan. In 1990s, 70,000 to 120,000 Muslim youth trained to fight in Asia, Africa, and in Middle East in different Al-Qaeda and Taliban camps in Afghanistan. Al-Qaeda highly trained a notable number of Islamic groups and indoctrinated them with the mission of "Jihad" that influx all over the world the message of fear and violence.
Arakan Rohingya Nationalist Organization (ARNO) and Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO) were among the groups who were trained in Afghanistan camps and were and are active in Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Every single Islamic terrorist attack from 9/11 to Bangladesh or else where in world is direct or indirect curse of the mushroom growth of Islamic terrorism. Harkat-ul-Jehad Islami-Bangladesh (HuJI-B) and Jamaat-ul-Mujaihdeen Bangladesh (JMB) have had a strong relation with the Afghanistan based Islamic terrorist networks. Bangladesh witnessed a mass bloodshed in the name of bloody Islam. Roads of Bangladesh were shacked with the slogan "We are Taliban and Bangla Will be Afghan".
Like all Muslim societies where warlord Islamic ideals are being promoted and encouraged, Bangladesh is experiencing the highest challenge in controlling political Islam and Islamic terrorism. The scenario has changed now Bangladesh becomes the highest threat before world peace and security.
Mind you that the Obama administration and the EU has been pressurizing Burma to not fight back against these violent terrorists but take in the "persecuted Rohingya's" with absurd "human rights" and "equality" demands that are nothing but cruelly laughable. The Obama administration in particular has put a lot of pressure on the country to force them to do nothing while the subhuman savages pour into their country to occupy it and slaughter their people.
The West has such miniscule knowledge about the endless problems with Muslims faced by India, Myanmar and other countries they should frankly shut up and stay out of their efforts to defend and govern themselves.
Rohingya terrorists in the guise of "asylum seekers" pouring into India with boats through the waterways, like in Burma. This method of infiltration into non-Muslim countries are used by Muslims into Europe on a daily basis.
The Times of India
written by PTI staff
Wednesday July 2, 2014 and updated on July 3, 2014
An Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist, suspected to be involved in the German Bakery blast of Pune in 2010, was arrested from the city on Wednesday, the police said.
A special team of the Kolkata Police STF arrested Zahid Hussain, a Bangladeshi national, from outside Kolkata rail station under Chitpore police station in the evening.
Hussain, a resident of Mirpur in Bangladesh, is suspected to be one of the main conduits of IM leaders in India, a senior STF official told PTI on condition of anonymity.
"Zahid Hussain was in touch with all the important Indian Mujahideen leaders and used to supply them with fake Indian currency notes and explosives. He is also suspected to be involved in German Bakery blast in Pune," the official said.
The explosion in German Bakery had left at least nine persons dead and scores injured in February 14, 2010.
"We are investigating all the aspects. He will be produced before the court tomorrow," he said.


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As technology's presence continues to grow in our schools and homes, parks and playgrounds remain an ever-popular destination for parents and their kids. In these environments, children can socialize, explore nature, and play. When one mother took her daughter to their local park, however, she discovered something dangerous instead.
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Since this traumatic experience, Amy and her daughter have not yet been back to the playground. While Demi-Mai is thankfully making a full recovery at home, Amy is dedicating herself to telling other parents about her experience. She urges all parents to check playground equipment before allowing their children to play on it, because no parent should experience what she did that day.
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Idea For a Diplomacy Map
: 9/28/2016 16:53:02
Level 55
I have an idea for a diplomacy map with dynamic territory income. Every territory can have a base value for having it and it can be increased by capturing square territories disconnected from the main map, but connected to the territory in question. Each square is in a bonus with its territory worth 1, so when the territory is captured the squares become worthless.
Different territories can have a different amount of squares linked in a line. For example a territory like Graz could have an income of 1 and 1 square, making its max income 2, while Paris can have up to 10 squares making its total income 11.
This can also simulate sieges as an attacker won't get all the income from a fully developed territory like Paris until all player controlled territories are taken and the defening player can make attempts to take it back.
Idea For a Diplomacy Map
: 9/28/2016 17:37:10
Level 53
I have actually been thinking of doing soething like this.You could have 3 modes for every territory:Occupied,Automomous and Directly controlled.
Each mode gives out more income,working with a base value.(e.g. occupied territories give out 33% of their base income,autonomous 66% and directly controlled 100%)
A more fun and approachable idea would be to have occupied,held and cored provinces.This could make for some interesting games where you actually have to strike peace to get the full value of your conquered lands.This,of course,would require you to have a pretty small territory count.
Idea For a Diplomacy Map
: 9/28/2016 17:47:34
Level 60
The only problem youd face is clutter. Thats alot of squares in addition to a normal diplo map. Youd got to make it obvious to the players that Land territory X connects to square Y, or people will bolt. It shouldnt be a problem with file size though, too many people give that as an excuse, but theres tons of ways to reduce size. (such as making every object have a stroke and fill of null before you upload. It still pops up in warlight)
Idea For a Diplomacy Map
: 9/28/2016 18:00:36
Level 53
What I meant by saying you would need a pretty small terirtory count was that he would hit the 3200 territory limit pretty fast by having 3 extra territories for each normal one.Also that clutter is indee that biggest problem.You could split the map into regions/states and categorise the territories that way,or make the initial territories so big the modes can fit into them.
Idea For a Diplomacy Map
: 9/28/2016 18:03:38
Level 60
theres a 3200 territory limit?
Idea For a Diplomacy Map
: 9/28/2016 18:05:36
Level 53
There is a reason the 2 biggest maps in this game have the exact same territory count
Idea For a Diplomacy Map
: 9/28/2016 18:08:42
Level 60
no need to be condescending. I had never heard of such limit.
Idea For a Diplomacy Map
: 9/28/2016 18:10:59
Level 53
Didn't want to sound mean.I just figured you would know because you are a pretty experienced mapamaker as it seems.
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As you no doubt will be aware, death happens. It is an extremely necessary part of life. Or, as my optimistic imagination puts it: Life is a part of every death.
The human race, to which so many of my readers belong, has always been afraid of death. Even most of those who say they are not do, I think, feel something: the slightest tendril of fear, of doubt, even horror, at what awaits beyond. It is something primal, something ineradicable; no matter how hard that annoying rational part of our brains may protest at the silliness of the fear — "I do not fear death, in view of the fact that I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it," as Mark Twain had it — we are still a wee bit worried by death.
Or rather, what happens beyond it. If you are of a religious inclination you will certainly be terrified about where you are going to go — God's grace, or Satan's torment? (Replace Satan and God with whatever brands are popular in your neck of the woods). If you aren't worried, then you think you are moral enough to get into Heaven: such proudness is surely a quick route — one of many — to Hell. Thus, your chances of being damned are much higher, and you should be — nay, need to be — very worried about your spiritual accommodation after death.
Such religious contortions of logic aside, I do fear death. Not because of Heaven or Hell or … or any reason I can think of. I'll miss loved one, of course, but … there we go again. I'll miss loved ones. No, I won't. I won't miss anything. I won't be to miss anything. I shall simply cease to exist as a living human, as a living being, my flesh decaying, my self no longer of any more significance in the grand scheme of themes than a rock.
And I think part of it is right there — in my human arrogance, natural and innate. I will no longer be of any significance — the idea that I was anyway, really, is preposterous, though understandable. How can people like Beethoven and Mozart, Tolkien and Tolstoy, Da Vinci and Newton and Darwin, simply cease to be, we ask? How can those brilliant people no longer exist, and never exist again? What a loss! Inherently solipsistic, we simply cannot fathom that the world — the universe — could/does/has/will carry on existing without us. We cannot, in fact, fathom that there would be any point to life (or death) without us.
That arrogance, that solipsism, is a key part of the religious desire for life after death. It's a nice cosy thing. Hell, of course, isn't, but that makes the view from Heaven even nicer; knowing that you are one of the saved, that you could be in the eternal torment below, you are bound to appreciate your 'luxury' at God's feet, where all you have to do is that which you are ordered: to love the being to whom you kneel in a bondage you could not have chosen, and sing your praises. Of course, for some, the tedium of Heaven is relieved if you believe that you get to violate multiple virgins.
Whether we like it or not, we are born dualists, and we shall die dualists — thankfully, death is the end of the matter.
But, throughout history, and still in the modern day, many do not share that view. Consequentially, death has been, until recently, solely in the hands of the churches. If I die tomorrow, unexpectedly, I expect I shall be buried in some sort of churchyard or another. It won't matter to me: I'll be dead. But, while I am being munched upon by the worms below (believe me, they can munch when they want to, the bastards), people standing over me will probably say things like, "he's in a better place", or some other nonsense. I appreciate the spirit of the sentiment (and spirit is the only word I seem able to use in that sense), but I do not appreciate the words themselves.
"He's in a better place." What? A hole in the ground! Where the hell do you think I lived in the first place that you consider this an improvement?! No: I am not in a better place. I do not want to be beneath the ground, whatever 'divine' Prometheus-like fire I had within me quenched; I want to be alive. But I am not.
Secular platitudes like, "the world was a better place for having him", would probably please me more — were I alive to witness them – but even those would not be consolation enough.
The only consolation is that death is the end. That truth has its own beauty, its own inspiration to live the one life we have, and to live it well, and to throw aside the ultimately time-wasting fetters of superstition and nonsense in which we have mired ourselves for millennium after millennium, and it is a beauty far beyond that of the revelations of religion. Our minds will never quite silence the primitive howling and gibbering at the dark, but we can, graciously, choose to ignore that sound and focus instead on the beautiful cadences and rhythms, the poetry, of clear, clean, diamond-sharp reason; because we have within the fatty lump at the top of our spinal cords the power to resist the impulses which made us; we have it within our power to make the world over.
It is time to grow up, fellow humans. And then, as with all things, to die.


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With stores in Poulton-Le-Fylde and Ansdell, The Carpet Store is The Fylde Coast's premier carpet shop servicing Poulton-Le-Fylde, Blackpool, Lytham, St Annes and Kirkham.
We stock a vast range of carpets, vinyl and wood flooring all at prices that please.
We also offer a repair, re-lay and re-adaption service, top quality fitting service.
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The U.S. Coast Guard, with nearly 42,000 men and women on active duty, carries out both civil and military responsibilities. In a typical year they have responded to 19,790 Search and Rescue cases, saved 3,560 lives and more than $77 million in property. Watch as they train in this MH-65D Dolphin Rescue Helicopter from Air Station Los Angeles along with crews from Baywatch Marina Del Rey near Malibu, Calif., on January 9, 2015. Semper Paratus,"Always Ready."
The Los Angeles County Lifeguard service is the largest professional lifeguard service in the world. In addition to providing for beach safety and emergency medical services, LA County Lifeguards have specialized training for Baywatch rescue boat operations, underwater rescue and recovery, swift water rescue, cliff rescue, marine mammal rescue and marine firefighting. The Los Angeles County Lifeguard Service served as the model for the television series Baywatch which was created by part-time lifeguard Gregory J. Bonann.
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The groovy time good old Britain died: 1965 THE YEAR MODERN BRITAIN WAS BORN BY CHRISTOPHER BRAY
Star role: Diana Rigg in 1965 as Emma Peel in The Avengers
For Philip Larkin, the Permissive Society began in 1963 - perhaps so he could rhyme it with 'the end of the Chatterley ban and The Beatles' first LP'.
Christopher Bray much more convincingly argues that 'the old Britain died and the new Britain was born' two years later, when 'liberating legislation on homosexuality, divorce, abortion, race and censorship' was brought in - creating a culture in which, half a century later, things that were once banned are pretty much compulsory.
In 1965, let me tell you, I was five. As an authoritative eye-witness, therefore, I can assert that though, in this pivotal year, John le Carre, Harold Pinter and John Fowles got into their stride, Alf Garnett appeared on our screens, Ian Brady was arrested for murder and Concorde was being built in Bristol, society was losing more than it was gaining.
Divorce rates doubled between 1965 and 1970. They quadrupled by 1975.
There were nine million cars in Britain at the beginning of the Sixties, 16 million by 1970. Today there are 31.25 million. Utterly mad. Cars are eating our cities and countryside like cockroaches.
Yet in 1965, Anthony Crosland, the Labour politician who'd eradicated grammar schools, said: 'All of us want the car and the greater freedom of mobility it brings.'
What wicked short-sightedness. Britain simply became polluted and congested. The M4 opened in 1965, which had the effect of letting the Welsh out: I was among them.
The growth of the motor industry meant wanton architectural destruction. Though 'developers' protested, Conservation Areas began to be established in 1965 - otherwise, the Georgian terraces of Islington, North London, for example, would have been flattened.
The philistines did succeed in decimating the railways, however. In 1965, 1,071 miles of track were torn up, charming stations demolished, country towns and villages cut off. 'Passengers were the last things on Beeching's mind,' says Bray.
Beeching's axe was an 'exercise in market-driven ideology' - bloody hell - and he was heedless of everything that John Betjeman, say, loved and cherished about the English landscape, its 'peace and seclusion' and age-old quaintness, upon which no price can be put.
Thunderbirds are go: The show launched in the Sixties
Perhaps this is what 1965 most represents - the clash of an older, merrier England, the England we'd fought two World Wars to protect, and a bleak future of concrete and glass, where everyone was under the influence of mescaline and LSD.
Bray's most interesting point is that despite the apparent newness of everything - the gleaming plastic James Bond interiors of the QE2 or Thunderbirds on ITV - it was a schizoid and divided time.
Unwrap what was new, inside it was old and traditional. The Beatles may have appeared to embody 'mad dreamscapes' in Help, but their lyrics are 'suffused with nostalgia for a world gone by'.
And to get the full benefit of the 'satire boom', to pick up the clever-clever jokes, you needed to have gone to Oxford and Cambridge, or to have received an old-fashioned education. When Peter Cook opened the Establishment Club, the most satirical thing about it was that the members were (upper-middle class) members of the Establishment.
End of an era: The reveals how it was a time when traditional values were lost
To look back at 1965 is to want to side very strongly indeed with the traditional values that were being upended, not to applaud the things that were fab and cool and trendy.
Too many cars, too many people, too much pretentiousness - and, since 1965, too few risks. Bray points out that 'one of the biggest cultural changes in Britain in the past 50 years' is that children 'are not allowed to play outside without heavily vetted adult supervision'.
Absolutely true. Kiddies remain in their rooms, growing obese as they diddle with their computers and smartphones, unable to socialise face to face, speak, discuss or form sentences. They are convinced everyone over 25 is a paedo.
There will never again be a young Roger Lewis, patrolling the zeitgeist, missing nothing and being cross about it. Now it's people wearing bright synthetic fabrics; it's texting and tapas.
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Frankly, I haven't been for quite some time. And this pregnancy I got a little lax on my diet during our two rounds of IVF and allowed myself to gain too much weight. The end result is that I'm heavier at the start of this pregnancy than I've ever been at the start of a pregnancy. It's a fact I'm quite self conscious about.
After a pity party I said to myself,
"Self- look. You're pregnant. You're going to get fatter. Right now your vanity isn't the concern. So we're going to make healthy choices and try to keep it in check, not let the scale dictate our self worth, and deal with the weight in a few months."
Then I learned, at my 10 week check up, that my doc sends all twin patients to a specialty high risk team that comes with a cool perk. A nutrition plan.
Just what every woman staring down the barrel of a potential 50 pound weight gain wants.
A diet.
So for roughly 3 weeks I've been walking around with a chip on my shoulder about my upcoming "nutrition" meeting. OK, fine. It wasn't a chip. It was a boulder.
So I arrived at what I will call my "Twins Team" appointment today with a smile. A forced smile perhaps, but a smile nonetheless. Then they called me back to prepare for my ultrasound.
It was like I was being indicted. The technician read my list of crimes aloud to me:
"So I see we're dealing with a surrogacy, twins, approaching advanced maternal age (thanks), and obesity, because I see that belly!"
This woman really knows how to win friends and influence people. I spent the next part of our ultrasound pouting and trying to suck in my ever growing twin belly. However, try as I may, I wound up liking the technician anyway- despite her total lack of tact.
After the ultrasound I headed into the "consultation" room to meet my "twins educator" and receive my diet. Again, try as I may, I just couldn't help but love the woman. She was tiny, and spunky, and flat out adorable. I almost even let my guard down by the time the nutrition plan came up.
I bristled. I was ready for a fight. I'm pregnant. And If baby wants a bowl of spaghetti, baby gets a bowl of spaghetti, dammit.
She started with my daily caloric limit.
I was sure she was about to tell me no more than 2000.
I am to consume 3500 calories per day.
My jaw dropped.
That's a LOT of calories, and I'm not sure I can do it, if we're being honest.
Next, protein.
Aim for 175g a day.
Now, for most people that might seem like a ton. But for me, that's really just an added supplement in the morning and Greek yogurt at lunch. I trend towards a very high protein diet on my own. So- bonus.
But then I knew what was coming.
I typically try to aim for 100-150g per day when I'm not paying attention to my weight, 50-100g when I am. So I was expecting her to tell me no more than 100g.
Wrong again.
They don't really care.
But, maybe try to keep it to 300g per day or fewer.
And then came the bonus round. Dessert if you will.
They want me to gain 40-50 pounds.
Say WHAT?
Typically us chunky bottom girls are told try to gain as little weight as possible. 10-15 pounds max. That said, I usually gain right around 30 no matter what I do. So, for me, 40-50 seems absolutely attainable and acceptable. I really let out a sigh of relief.
And, now the challenge....
Most pregnant women try to hold off on their weight gain until the third trimester, when gain is fast and furious. But with twins, we won't make it to 40 weeks. These babies will be born in the 38th week if not before, as waiting longer tends to lead to increased risks. Typically twins come between 34-37 weeks gestation. As a result, my "Twins Team" would like me to try and gain the mass of my weight NOW, in the second trimester, as I won't have much of a third trimester in which I CAN gain weight.
This part will be the challenge for me, as it scares me. It goes against everything I've ever known or tried to achieve in my previous three pregnancies. The math of it baffles me. My home scale says I've gained 0 pounds so far, and we'll go with that one as I'm nude (sexy) when I weigh at home vs. clothed in inconsistent outfits when I weigh at the doc's office.
So, that means they'd like me to gain 30-40 pounds in the next 12 weeks.
That's 2.5-3.5 pounds PER WEEK.
While normally this would sound like a lot of fun (bring on the cake!) the hard part will be gaining that much while eating the RIGHT kind of foods. I don't have ROOM in my stomach to eat the wrong things. I have to make every mouthful count.
Plus, if we're being honest, I'm kind of terrified to gain that much, that fast, and then try to stave off all but 10 pounds of gain over the final 4-6 weeks of pregnancy- when the body just starts gaining no matter what you do.
So, that's the twins diet. Not at all what I expected, but I really feel like I can manage it. Live with it. Like all diets, there is some fear and self doubt, and like all diets, there will surely be some cheating (I do have leftover birthday cupcakes you know...). But, in general, I feel empowered.
Let's do this.
So much has happened over the last week or so. I think I'll break it into a few smaller posts over the next several days. So, until next time!


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The General Election took place yesterday on 7 May 2015. The Conservatives won by an overall majority (329) with David Cameron returning as Prime Minister. Labour leader Ed Miliband and Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg both resigned today. The SNP almost made a clean sweep in Scotland winning 56 seats (50 more than in the last election). Labour have 232 seats, Lib Dems 8, UKIP 1 and others 23.
On resigning Ed Miliband said he was "deeply sorry" about the result in Scotland. One of the unexpected casualties of the election was Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls who lost his Leeds seat to the Conservatives. The country is still waiting to see if Paddy Ashdown will "eat his hat" after claiming that he would publicly do so if the exit poll suggestion that the Lib Dems would lose dozens of seats were true.
Here are some of our local results:
Conservative Christopher Chope 28,887
UKIP Robin Grey 10,663
Labour Andrew Satherley 4,745
Liberal Democrat Andy Canning 3,263
Green Party Shona Dunn 2,149
CON majority: 18,224
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Conservative Michael Tomlinson 23,639
Liberal Democrat Vikki Slade 13,109
UKIP Richard Turner 5,663
Labour Patrick Canavan 2,767
Green Party Mark Chivers 1,321
CON majority: 10,530
North Dorset
Conservative Simon Hoare 30,227
UKIP Steve Unwin 9,109
Liberal Democrat Hugo Miéville 6,226
Labour Kim Fendley 4,785
Green Party Richard Barrington 3,038
CON majority: 21,118
New Forest West
Conservative Desmond Swayne 28,420
UKIP Paul Bailey 7,816
Labour Lena Samuels 5,133
Liberal Democrat Imogen Shepherd-DuBey 3,293
Green Party Janet Richards 2,748


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Lake Fire Blows up and Enters Seeley Lake Area
The wildfires of
2007 struck right into the heart of our mushing community August
4th,2007. With 20mph plus winds the fire quickly engulfed
efforts to contain and six kennels had to be evacuated.
clear brush for Approved Montrose Trail
these big old logs are in the wrong place...
Clearing a trail proves
to be a "thick" task in some places
Clearing the
Approved Trail at Montrose
Straw Cleanup
at Seeley Lake - Spring 2007
to the M.U.T.T. organization and all of the Volunteers
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Stimulate your senses with quality, innovation and comfort and treat yourself to one of the best panoramic experiences over the Dalmatian coast.
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Definition of area centralis
- Light from the very center of the visual field, the area of space that we "are looking at," projects onto the area centralis or macula.
- —Peggy Mason, Medical Neurobiology, 2011
- The area of maximal visual acuity and highest cone density in the retina of the horse is the area centralis.
- —Dennis Eugene Brooks, Ophthalmology for the Equine Practitioner, 2002
- By contrast, dogs have what is called an area centralis: a broad central region with fewer receptors than a fovea, but more than in peripheral parts of the eye.
- —Alexandra Horowitz, Inside of a Dog, 2009


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David Cangelosi
Artistic/Program Director
Internationally acclaimed Tenor, David Cangelosi, along with members of the Montgomery Symphony Association, established the Vann Vocal Institute in 2007. Now in its 11th season, Cangelosi continues to serve as its Artistic/Program Director. Bringing world-renowned opera stars and pianist/coach/conductors to Montgomery, Alabama to perform and educate, the Institute has hosted hundreds of aspiring vocal artists to the campus of Huntingdon College for this tuition free program. Maintaining a rigorous professional schedule, Mr. Cangelosi has recently completed an award winning, multi-year, performance and recording project of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen with the Hong Kong Philharmonic under the baton of New York Philharmonic Music Director Designate, Jaap van Zweden.
Mr. Cangelosi has performed with major opera companies and symphony orchestras worldwide, including the Metropolitan Opera, Paris Opera, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, Dallas Opera, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Cleveland Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony, Columbus Symphony, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Saito-Kinen Festival (Japan), Santa Fe Opera, Canadian Opera Company, New York City Opera, Spoleto Festival (USA), Washington Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Los Angeles Opera, Boston Lyric Opera; and recordings with EMI, Classics London; Royal Covent Garden Orchestra, Naxos, and Newport Classics. Venue highlights include performances at Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl, Luxembourg Philharmonie, Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Paris; and the Musikverein, Vienna. He was also featured in a full-length feature film of Tosca for the Venice Film Festival, and recorded the Forging Scene from 'Siegfried' with Placido Domingo for Wagner: Scenes from the Ring with EMI Classics.
Recent and upcoming performances include Der Ring des Nibelungen with Washington Opera and San Francisco Opera; Das Rheingold with Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, Moby Dick and Madame Butterfly with Dallas Opera, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg with the Metropolitan Opera, Tosca and Eugene Onegin with Houston Grand Opera, Salome and Der Rosenkavalier with the Boston Symphony, Das Rheingold with Opéra de Montréal, and The Cunning Little Vixen with The Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall in Cleveland, and subsequently on tour throughout Europe.
Mr. Cangelosi has maintained a close association with Lyric Opera of Chicago, performing dozens of roles over 20 consecutive seasons including his signature role of 'Mime' in Der Ring des Nibelungen. He made his 2004 Metropolitan Opera debut as 'Mime' in Das Rheingold conducted by James Levine, and has returned to the Met in recent seasons with principal roles in Andrea Chenier, Il Tabarro, and Tales of Hoffmann.
In addition to his duties with the Vann Vocal Institute, Cangelosi also serves as 'Distinguished Artist-in-Residence' at Huntingdon College in Montgomery Alabama, and actively travels the country as a recitalist, symphonic guest-artist, competition adjudicator, and Master Class instructor.


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At some point this season, Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle knows he's going to need Greg Smith.
With several teams fielding a front wall consisting of tall and burly players fit for a football field, the presence of the 6-foot-10, 260-pound Smith is a necessity. Particularly if Tyson Chandler (7-1, 245) gets into foul trouble.
"He hasn't been on the court that much," Carlisle said of Smith. "We need him.
"I try to get him in there some when I can because he needs experience with our guys, and he's done a good job."
Going into Saturday's game against Minnesota, Smith had played a total of only 35 minutes in six games. But the four-year veteran knows he has to wait before he can accumulate more playing time.
"Coach has a rotation right now and it's good," Smith said. "I don't want to mess up anything that's going on good right now.
"I'm just going to be here, and whenever they call me I'll be ready. I'm going to keep cheering these guys on and keep motivating these guys to go out there and play well whether I'm playing or not."
The Mavs have often played Brandan Wright (6-10, 240) and Chandler on the floor at the same time when going against a big lineup. Although Carlisle sometimes substitutes Chandler for Smith, he said "it's possible'' he may also start using Smith and Chandler in the game together.
"We haven't gotten there yet," Carlisle said. "There's probably a better chance of seeing him and Wright together than him and Tyson.
"We have to get Tyson some rest when we can, but [Smith has] been working in the two-big groups in practice. He knows what we're doing, so if he had to do that he can certainly do it."
Wright also is confident that Smith can do the job when called upon.
"He's got to get himself in a good rhythm, but he hasn't played much," Wright said. "He's going to do the things he need to do to get himself ready and prepared."
The Wright stuff
Heading into Saturday's game against Minnesota, Wright, the Mavs center/forward, was leading the NBA in field-goal shooting at a gaudy 74.5 percent.
While several of Wright's baskets have come via dunks, he's also increased his shooting range.
Carlisle believes since Wright is away from the system he played with the Golden State Warriors from 2007 until the Mavs acquired him in 2011, Wright now has more room to be successful on offense.
"He plays in a system where there's space; he's got room to operate in there," Carlisle said. "There was never that much space [with the Warriors], so he was always grinding with the big guys and he was playing [power forward] instead of [center], so it was more challenging offensively.
"But look, he's fit in very well here. And the fact that he's looking at some of these two-big lineups and we're having some good stretches with it tells me that there's growth in his game and that he's getting better, and he certainly works hard at it."
• Carlisle said there's a chance that point guard Raymond Felton could be activated and start his four-game NBA-mandated suspension Monday when the Mavs play at Charlotte.
• The Mavs start a two-game road trip Monday in Charlotte. The trip ends Wednesday in Washington with the Wizards before the Mavs return home Friday to host Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.


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Another Swank Take...
Vanity Fair sent its best writer, Leslie Bennetts, to interview two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank. The results are startling revelations about Swank's divorce from actor Chad Lowe, and I don't think they do much for Swank.
She says Lowe is "sober" after overcoming demons, but that his addiction — whatever it was — tanked the marriage.
I have to speak up a little in defense of Chad Lowe. When he married her, Lowe had no idea Swank would become an overnight Oscar darling with a runaway career. He was always a hard-working actor who labored in the shadow of his showier brother, Rob.
But Chad was just as talented and never traded on his brother's fame. It must have been pretty hard to wake up and discover himself in that position again, this time with his wife.
I'm a little surprised Hilary "sold out" Chad that way. When I saw them together, he was nothing if not supportive and solicitous. It's hard to imagine the Vanity Fair piece was agreed to by Swank as a means of hurting Lowe. Good guys are allowed to screw up once in a while, too. - RF


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Health Insurance Medical Research Fee
A small but lucrative component to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is due to start in 2012. Known as a medical research fee, the Federal Government will begin charging individuals with health insurance this fee starting in 2012. Expect to see this add-on fee to appear on your health insurance premium bills very soon as health insurance companies are responsible for collecting these fees.
The purpose of the medical research fee is designed to provide funding for the collection of data in regards to the effectiveness of prescription drugs, diagnostic testing, medical treatments and procedures. This information will be collected by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, which is an independent organization with the stated purpose of helping people make informed decisions regarding their health. Improved health care delivery and effective treatment options are a component of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute's overall mission. Read more…
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Health Care Reform and Loaded Exchange Boards
With the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act being enacted, many states are finding the law to be quite confusing. Regulations have yet to be developed in some areas, while funding sources for others aspects of the law are still up in the air. For such a complex undertaking, there are going to burdens for states to overcome. But one financial burden that the states have already received funding for is also turning out to be a burden on its citizens.
The Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires that all states adopt and operate health insurance exchanges. These exchanges are intended to be utilized by individuals that are not able to obtain health insurance through their employer, Medicare and other sources. Small businesses are also eligible to participate in the exchange so that they too can obtain affordable medical coverage for their employees. Read more…
Categories: Health Care Tags: Health Care Reform, Health Insurance
Facility Fees Not Covered by Health Insurance
Just about everyone that pays a utility bill understands how there are a variety of fees and taxes added onto the bill. The same applies to city taxes, which now generally try to pass tax levies for police, fire, street maintenance while charging a fee for picking up trash. Somewhere along the line paying one fee or tax was not enough money so agencies started tacking on to their base fees. Unfortunately, the same thing is happening in the health care industry as well.
A number of people are reporting that their medical providers are hitting them with "facility fees" that are not covered by health insurance policies. The facility fee bonanza has exploded in some regions of the country and is especially prevalent in the City of Cleveland, Ohio. A number of individuals in the Cleveland area have complained that these facility fees are costing patients $65 an office visit and even more. Read more…
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Just a quick entry to comment on a recent 1-day workshop I attended hosted by Leica Akademie. The topic was "Working with available light." The instructor was Tom Smith (real name), manager of Leica Akademie Events and Education. The workshop was held in South Beach, Miami, so it was a quick drive for me to get over there and check it out.
In a word, the workshop was fantastic. Tom was knowledgable, informative and very engaging. There were participatns of all skill levels and he managed to find ways and levels of discussion to involve everyone.
The main focus of the day was learning how to better manage the light you're working with while really zeroing in on making the most of your camera's metering to enhance your exposure... not just getting a good exposure but truly getting it "right." While there was plenty of discussion about quality of light, the real emphasis was using the light you have to better compose your picture and to tell your story... all the while using the proper exposuring techniques to make sure your blacks are black and your whites are white. Not as easy as it sounds.
Of course, being a Leica hosted event, participants were given the opportunity to try out a wide array of Leica equipment. Seriously, these guys had about $250,000 of gear being passed around. And while there was a Leica S2 sitting on the table continuously whispering my name throughout the day (at one point I'm sure it was winking at me), I chose to stay focused and faithul to the gear in my bag... though I might have been persuaded to part with a couple of grand to upgrade my M9 to the M9P. The M9P's understated "no branding" aesthetics has to be the most amazing counter use of an anti-designer label "status symbol" statement I've ever seen. (Translation: "I'm so cool that I don't need you to know I'm shooting with the hippest camera on the planet... so much so, I'll pay extra just so you don't know.") Yeah... I really want one. It is absolutely gorgeous!
We participated in several excersises throughout the day shooting low key with black backgrounds, high key white "hot" backgrounds, low light, bright light and even a little night light. This included a 1-2 hour walk around South Beach... itself a pretty outrageous experience in walk-around photography.
All-in-all I'd recommend attending this workshop to anyone serious about getting better. I don't care what level of this game you play at, the shared experience and information will always gleen out a nugget or two that, if nothing else, will get you thinking differently. And after all, this is a thinking man's (or woman's) game. If you're not thinking before you push the shutter, then all the more reason these workshops are for you.
Thanks again to Tom Smith and the Leica Akademie


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LOS ANGELES — Internet services firm CloudBlok.com is redefining cloud-based VPS hosting through its introduction of "Bloks" — predefined modules that make setting up a web server easy and fast.
These Bloks include Linux distributions such as Centos, Debian, Fedora, Scientific, Suse and Ubuntu — plus admin and software solutions, such as cPanel and WordPress, for a high level of customization with just a single click. Cloud Blok plans on adding more Bloks in the future.
According to the company, web hosting has become an essential part of doing business today, but when many entrepreneurs begin developing their own website and turn to the topic of hosting, they are often overwhelmed by the challenges, learning curve and options.
In response, some website owners will endeavor to be true webmasters who figure out everything themselves, while others will seek a full service hosting provider. Others will want a combination of full flexibility, low cost and service — often turning to shared hosting as a result. While shared hosting may be a good option for those who do not have a demanding site or app, or who want something cheap and easy to learn, it is not the best option out there.
"You're tying yourself to a huge list of rules and limitations and you will quickly have to find a solution that provides the freedom and stability you need to run your site properly," explains a Cloud Block rep, adding "When time, pricing and knowledge are all key factors that are important to you, your next best solution is VPS / Cloud hosting [because] it is extremely flexible, powerful and price sensitive."
The problem is that many website owners have no idea how to setup a Virtual Private Server, nor do they have staff capable of doing it. While there is the option of using fully managed hosting, this raises monthly costs significantly.
To solve this problem, Cloud Blok has released its cloud-based VPS solution, offering users a control panel for adding domains, email addresses, databases and more.
"Without a hosting control panel, the server would be as useless as a car without gas," the rep notes. "This made us wonder how could we give the client control over the server in a way any one can understand."
Cloud Blok's solution was the use of one-click install scripts that allow control panels and other software to be installed with all the essential dependencies with just a few clicks.
"These little programs are called 'Bloks,' and they hold the key to giving people without any admin skills [the ability to setup] a production ready server," the Cloud Blok rep explains. "In just a few clicks you go from no server, to a server with a hosting control panel and a script."
Most customers reportedly choose Centos as their operating system, setting it up in several minutes, without touching the command line (SSH). A detailed guide is available for each of the control panels that Cloud Blok offers as a one click install, so users can simply click and start uploading their content — with the backing of a support team if help is needed.
For more information, visit CloudBlok.com.
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Restorative Yoga at The Inner Place Yoga Studio
Restorative Yoga classes at The Inner Place prioritise stillness, relaxation and calming the mind.
During Restorative Yoga traditional standing or lying Yoga postures are adapted using equipment such as bolsters, blocks and straps to support your body, so that you can hold the poses for longer. This allows your body to open and stretch through gentle, passive practice. As the body naturally releases it lets go of deeply held muscular tension and stress to bring about a state of deep well being, rest, and renewal.
Restorative Yoga classes eliminate any risk of strain and are gentle and highly relaxing and make a great complement to the more active classes offered at The Inner Place.
Generally there is a minimum of two teachers present in our Restorative Yoga classes, to guide and assist you into the poses, adapting and utilising the equipment as is necessary.
Restorative Yoga is like a comforting blanket for the body and the mind. It is beneficial for everyone and especially useful for times in your life when you are feeling tired and frazzled.
It is also very useful to help recovery from illness and injury or to ease emotional depression and anxiety caused by traumatic events such as divorce, job loss or the death of a loved one.
Restorative Yoga classes at the The Inner Place offer a window of peace and calm in this ever stressful and busy life and bring physical, emotional and mental relaxation and healing.


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GEMCC were saddened to have to break the news of the death of Gary Strain founder member of the club, Chairman from 1997 to 2006 and frontman of local band Tantrum.
Gary passed away on 18th December 2011 after a battle with cancer.
A true star, he was a gent who never had a bad word to say about anyone and we will miss him!
Ride Free Mate x


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'Best Nasso' from Lake zone drop a new single today. He was quiet for a few months but now back again with the giant name in the Bongo Industry. 'Best Nasso' dubbed this new tune as 'Wema Sepetu', A former Miss Tanzania during the year 2006.
'Wema Sepetu' is just a refreshmet song as well as educational song. It's message focsed on 'Wema Sepetu' as an Iconic to the general audiences. 'Best Nasso' is talented and hope this songwill lead all people tothe positive way!.
'Wema Sepetu' produced by 'Razzo Boy'.


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Let's set the mood…
You're all ready to go. You're rocking your every day look, just waiting for your mascara to dry before you spritz with fix+. You grab your keys and head to the car and notice that your lips feel chapped. But, you really wanted to wear at least a little color on the lips.
Be hold, the solution!
Nivea has a lip care item called, "A Kiss of Care and Color." This is a balm with sheer color that will give you a benefit of moisture to help the chapped lips, but also add something and make you feel just a tad more put together.
The swatch shown is the color Sheer Berry, however, I have seen other colors.
Thanks, Nivea, for another great drugstore item that has the right price and a great purpose.
Until next time, plant nothing but love.


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NYE Ft. DJ SPEN at Taylor's Rooftop Tickets
7:00pm, Sun 31 December, 2017
Taylor's Rooftop, SYDNEY, NSW
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Ladies and gents,
It's that time of year again! NYE is just around the corner and where better to celebrate bringing in 2018 then everyone's favourite rooftop bar. This year we couldn't resist ourselves and have gone all out bringing Glitterbox resident DJ SPEN all the way from Baltimore, USA for an intimate and special exclusive show minus the hefty standard NYE price tag.
A unique open-air oasis, smack bang in the middle of the city with views of the harbour and fireworks and the best music in town - house music all night long!
Joining DJ SPEN on support duties are none other than Australia's finest in Mo'Funk & Husky as well as Nukewood, Oscar De Lima and Tasmen.
A little more on DJ Spen.
Spen, whose career spans two decades, was front row centre at the birth of hip hop in the early Eighties. "The hip hop thing - it was something new that came around. You turned on the radio at that time, '79, '80, and you were bound to hear it.
From his first successful foray into music with Numarx, Spen went on to the Basement Boys, having found himself at the cutting edge of another exciting emerging genre - house.
On to the present - Spen's newest love as of 2004 is Code Red Recordings, the label he runs with his partner in crime and fellow MuthaFunka Gary Deane. Code Red has gone onto releaing some of soulful houses most sought after gems.


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(Reuters) – Hackers have probed the voting systems of many U.S. states but there is no sign that they have manipulated any voting data, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Saturday. National security officials are investigating a number of possible leads suggesting that cyber-criminals are trying to influence the Nov. 8 presidential election, including by hacking into systems run by the Democratic National Committee. Republican candidate Donald Trump has repeatedly charged that the U.S. election system is "rigged" and top Democrats in Congress have charged that Russia is behind repeated attempts to access both party data and state voting systems.
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Public Awareness
Gain Visibility and Media Coverage
The American Academy of Audiology has launched a national initiative to raise awareness of the field of audiology and the work of its members. This initiative includes providing tools for members to also gain visibility within their communities. While the national office will work on obtaining national media coverage to support the Academy's member's efforts, your challenge is to localize the opportunity utilizing the tips and materials included herein.
- Create a State, City, or Local Proclamation
- Press Coverage for Audiology: Catch up with monthly updates when audiology, the Academy, and members are in the news.
- Member's-Only Public Relations Tool Kit: The kit suggests some tips and activities to increase potential coverage, and to offer guidelines and strategies for working with the media to promote these activities.
- Public Relations Hotline
- Media Spokesperson Bureau: Volunteer to showcase your subject-matter expertise with the media.
- Fact Sheets
- Press Releases
- Press Release Templates
Promote Audiology with Consumer Resources
Visit the following links/Web pages for consumer-friendly resources and information you can use with your patients and potential patients.
- NEW! Guide to Adult Hearing Health Care
- Create a State, City, or Local Proclamation
- National Audiology Awareness Month
- May Is Better Hearing Month
- Hows Your Hearing Consumer Web Site
- Get in the Hearing Loop
- It's a Noisy Planet. Protect Their Hearing®
- CDC National Center for Environmental Health--DOD Hearing Center of Excellence Posters: Protect Your Hearing …It's a Noisy World
WHO World Hearing Day: March 3
World Hearing Day is an annual advocacy event that aims to raise awareness and promote ear and hearing care across the world.
The theme for World Hearing Day 2018 is "Hear for the Future…and Prepare for It."
Download the posters and activity template in support of the public awareness initiative.


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1-5 Bedrooms, 2-3 Baths & Office
This is a plan with 5 versions (scroll down for more). The B & C version will match this elevation. The D version would end at the 3 windows on the left and there will only be one window on the right. The home exterior was just completed at the time of this photo.
B version 2,302 sq ft 3-4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths and Office (or 4th bedroom)
This is a new plan bound to be popular. It showcases a large island in the kitchen and raised cabinets, a pantry with roll out trays, with additional pantry space accross from the bench with caddies. The laundry area is abundant with a lot of storage space (you could opt to give some of that closet space to the office). You could take the office and make it a 4th bedroom by converting some of the closet space from the laundry to the bedroom.
The master bathroom features a fabulous walkin in Onyx shower with a small wall to stop the water from flowing out. Two caddies are close by for ample space. One of the vanities has small cubbies located on top for storage. Should this not suite your needs they are easy to eliminate (think of moving the sink to the left or right and adding a full linen cabinet). Want a tub? Look at the orginal Clay Center III at the bottom, take that master bath and replace it with this one, or create your own in this space.
This image shows the Clay Center III B version kitchen. Streamline Dorian (color) subway tiles shown as well as Corian countertops (Silver Birch), roll out trays, under cabinet lighting and mountain trim. The C version would give you 36" vs 24" where the roll out trays are expanding the pantry opening further to the left, and looking like 2 cabinet doors, with a hidden walk-in pantry behind them. Maple Wood Species cabinets with Mission door Style and natural Finish shown above.
All plans bath #1
Clay Center III B roll out trays in kitchen, versions D and E have 48". Photo shows 24" trays in plan B.
Clay Center III B & orginal Clay Center III
Clay Center III original, B & C laundry. This is one amazing laundry area! Plenty of space for storage, look on the plan to see the large closet area that would be opposite this pic! Mountain trim shown with Streamline (Dorian) subway tiles. Alder cabinets with natural stain and Mission doors shown.
C version 2,482 sq ft, 4-5 Bedrooms, 3 Baths and Office (or 5th bedroom):
Take all the above from the B version and add a 4th bedroom all under 2,500 sq ft. Now add a large WALK-IN pantry to the kitchen hiden by cabinet doors. This plan shows the office having closet space and additional closet space in the hall area (the smaller pantry had been removed as you now have a walk-in). A 4th bedroom has been added to the front of the house (laundry moved to back) and a closet has been added to the office which could also be a 5th bedroom. If you'd like the 5th bedroom larger consider adding a foot or two to this box (making it 29' or 30' which could also give you more room in the first bathroom (perhaps adding 5' shower).
D version 1,811 sq ft, 1-2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths with a possible office
This is the same kitchen, master bedroom and bathroom layout as the above plans (smaller pantry). However this is a 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, 1 piece plan. The laundry takes the place of the 3rd bedroom and is nice and spacious. There is a pocket door between the laundry and master bathroom to put your clothes away easily or have a close bathroom easily available for those wanting that feature coming in from the garage. Don't need the second bedroom? Make it an office for a 1 bedroom plan.
E version 1,635 sq ft, 1-2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths with a possible office
Some times great things come in smaller packages. While we will highlight what changes between the D version and E, this plan still packs the same great features in a more economical size with 176 les square feet than the D version.
This is the same kitchen as the above plans with a 48" pantry with roll out trays same as the D version. The difference in this and the D version is 3' less room in dining with the center window being taken out of the dining area which would also affect the elevation shown at the top of this page. Some space and cabinets have been taken out in the laundry and cubbies added. This plan is 28' x 58', the windows on each side of the living room patio door have been taken out. The master bath extra vanity has been taken out and a 18" linen cabinet has been added. This also shows an alternate bathroom below with a walk-in onyx shower. A regular shower vs the 72" showers can be added to the plans above also.
Original version 2,168 sq ft 3 bedroom, 3 bath and an office.
This house is pictured above. This plan showcases a different kitchen toward the front of the house verses the plans above. It also has a tub and shower (you could add this to the other plans and lose the larger shower and seperate vanities in the master bathroom. There is also a two sided fireplace shared by the living room and dining area. The elevation at the top of this page is from the house below.
The original Clay Center III kitchen. This layout is very different from the B & C versions above and features a kitchen at the front of the house. Cabinets shown are Oak with Salem Maple stain and chocolate glaze with Windom doors.
Clay Center III (orginal version) master bath
Clay Center III (orginal version) master bath tub