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For Summer Prescott, the definition of home is not one most of us would recognize.
Without the familial compassion that many of us take for granted, Summer attempted to find home–initially, within the framework of abandoned houses, with relatives, within the arms and hearts of those who were unable to truly care for her. She sought safety and security from those she loved, and in its absence, chose solitude–the origin of the hardest-won independence. Over the course of years, Summer simply learned to survive the searching. She uses what she discovered to shelter others, and to teach them how a home can be made with a love that is just and generous.
Summer was born a healthy girl in every respect to parents who loved her. When Summer's father died before her third birthday, she would have to compete for her mother's attention against a changing cast of boyfriends, drug and alcohol abuse. Despite the circumstances, Summer's affection for her mother and little sister remained strong.
Through the years, Summer adapted to a constantly changing environment. Her mother's boyfriends were often unstable and dangerous (one of these men was later suspected for the Green River Killings). Summer explained that one of the ex-boyfriends broke into the house to kill her mother's new boyfriend. She remembers him sitting in the kitchen glaring at her with a lighter in his hand, setting fire to her favorite pencil.
"I don't know why that affected me so much–it was just a pencil–but I was crushed". She described the impression as strange, whereas other past, violent acts seemed to her like part of her story. She saved the pain of these incidents for moments when she felt safe to feel them.
Often, Summer spent long days alone at the nearby lake. She stayed in abandoned houses. She would regularly wake up there and go to school. The abandoned houses provided her refuge–for a time–but Summer had difficulty adjusting to the growth of the family, and became increasingly belligerent when her mother remarried.
At thirteen, Summer was sent to Mountain Park Baptist Academy, a place she describes as fire and brimstone. Her parents hoped she would find guidance, but for the next 19 months, Summer found cruelty, combative leaders, and children made to behave like soldiers. She found a different kind of love from her schoolmates–those who shared a similar suffering.
Summer was forced to memorize scriptures by writing them hundreds–even thousands–of times. She recalls writing First Corinthians 13:1: "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging symbol."
With a tender gratitude and genuine esteem, Summer understood their actions as contrary to the teaching, but says she is grateful. "They were like clanging symbols, but God showed me that."
A close friend of Summer's was killed–an incident motivating her to return to her family. This turned out to be temporary. "I was taken into foster care, when my Step Dad and I had a fight. We were both charged for assault, but the police took me to Juvenile Hall–my parents said they did not want me with them. I was at the detention center for only a few hours while I waited for a case worker to come take me to my first of many temporary houses."
She had a new caseworker each time she was transitioned, and was abruptly moved around so often that she never had the chance to really know any of her foster parents. Summer remarked. "I was rarely in a home for longer than 3 days. They cared about the money (they got for foster care) not us, and didn't trouble themselves to make any bluff about it either."
But there was only one home where she felt cared-for. It was a home where rules were clearly established to protect the girls. Yet, even the time she spent at this home was short-lived.
One morning she was given a bus ticket and told not to return until 7 o'clock. Summer was devastated. She had never ridden the bus alone. She had no idea what she was doing–or where to go. Summer was certain that no one understood her or had the power, or desire to care for her. "I didn't age out of foster care, exactly, I ran away." She said, emphatically.
At 15, she left foster care and lived with her Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) sponsor. "I was not addicted to drugs or alcohol but I liked being a part of a family, and I found that in AA." There she met a 32-year-old man. "He let me live with him in exchange for cleaning."
The arrangement eventually became grim. "He tickled me and then kissed me. I tried to stop him and then gave in, thinking if I don't do this I won't have anywhere to go."
He told her not to tell anyone because of their age difference. "This was the most desperate time of my life." Summer said. Later, when she discovered she was pregnant with his child, she moved back in with her mother.
While Summer was still pregnant she met another man at AA, and fell in love. he was supportive during her pregnancy, and the couple married–but the happily wasn't ever-after. A rift grew between them, ending the relationship. Though Summer felt guilty and flooded with shame, she wanted a divorce and a place of her own.
Despite being a single parent with a divorce in progress, she wanted to be a responsible provider, inspired by the simple dream of an apartment, a car, and a safe place for her children.
She began dancing at a popular strip club, after her friend boasted of making a thousand dollars a night. Dancing was not quite the way Summer understood it–you were supposed to touch. "You are a self-contractor, with lots of fees. It costs money to rent the stage, half of the cost of each dance goes to the club. If you don't make enough you acquire a debt to the club–until it is worked off." She explained.
"It is not much more than an average minimum wage job. Prostitution was encouraged." Summer said the bouncer would shine a flashlight to alert dancers of a potential bust. One of her coworkers said point-blank, "Look around you–If you can't strap on a condom and finish the job, you aren't going to get by…so get out". Get out she did. Summer met a drug dealer who helped her get out of dancing and find work as a server.
Summer then fell for one of her coworkers. He moved in with her and the relationship mutated gradually into violence. At one point, Summer had been beaten so badly, she thought she would die. Her head was so swollen that her face was unrecognizable. Though she had no plan, she found the courage to press charges, and see the man sent to jail.
Life took on a rhythm of child support, and longing. She sometimes got to visit her daughter for two days at a time–but no more than twice a month. The darkness stretched beyond her sight. Summer dragged herself to a church full of elderly people, where she could barely hear the sermons. "[God] was protecting me and was with me," she added.
Summer befriended a man from AA who owned a tattoo studio and held bible studies. She recognized enormous changes in his life, and decided to check out the church he attended. Summer sat through all three sermons that day, listening over and over to the sermon about God being a father who never leaves us. The pastor apologized for fathers who had left. He spoke of avoiding the examples of people in church or people in the bible, following the example of Jesus in the bible.
Summer would come in every week and look around and see young people like herself. She didn't feel alienated, judged or excluded. Summer reflected, "God protected me from so much…it's amazing" She said, listing the things that she is surprised never happened to her. She never got into prostitution, was never addicted to drugs. When she was beaten, she hadn't been killed, and somehow had the clarity to leave.
Soon after, Summer met a really cute guy. The two talked about the bands they liked. He took her iPod and downloaded every song by Tool and A Perfect Circle for her.
Summer, blushing and giggling, exclaimed "I fell in love with him on the spot".
He began to go to church with Summer, but she didn't know what he would think. She was shocked when he became a Christian.
A little while later he came home from a church retreat and said, "I am not supposed to be sleeping with you. I want you to be my wife." Summer knew he adored her son and daughter as his own, and they began to make wedding plans. Just before the wedding, Summer discovered she was pregnant. They were overwhelmed with excitement.
Some changes came with ease, while others were jolting. Almost immediately after the wedding her husband lost his job. "But we were surrounded by community. It was so humbling. The church has helped in crazy ways. People showed up from my community group with everything we needed for the baby. We got so much baby lotion that we still had some four years later! They paid our rent and made it easy to take the help–and ask for it–because they just said its God's money. I learned how to see this for myself. What I have isn't mine. It is His for me to give. My car isn't mine–it's His, so I can give a ride–things like that. It changed our life–having people serve us."
In addition to her roles as a wife and mother, she is a volunteer with REST: Real Escape from the Sex Trade. She especially loves to serve women that have suffered from trauma that is similar to hers.
Summer also has a deep affection for the former residents of Mountain Park Baptist Academy (the institution was shut down after two resident boys murdered a classmate). She has reconnected with, and is encouraged by them, helping one another work through their suffering, and needs.
These days, Summer is relentlessly hopeful and feels at home in her story. "When I was a child I wanted most to be loved; now I want people to know they are loved–no matter what situation they are in."
Post originally published on Nov. 6, 2013 by SalaamGarage as Summer Homes by Kacie Grice and Christian Downes, photos by Della Chen.


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Windows 10 is the newest version of the Microsoft flagship operating system. I've heard good things about it, bad things about it and talked to people on the fence. Without exception everyone that I've discussed Windows 10 with, who have had problems with it, haven't known how to use it. Without exception I've been able to show them 2 or 3 small things in a 5 minute period that have made them completely change their minds.
Microsoft Windows 10 is a lot like threading a needle. You swear at it, get frustrated, and once you get the needle threaded it is really smooth sailing.
The needle I'm speaking about is the first thing you should know about Windows 8.0-Windows 10. It is what has frustrated most people who were used to Windows 7 and below. The missing start button functionality.
You will be happy to know the start button is basically back in Windows 10. That said here is the first thing you should know about Windows 10.
- Press the Windows Key (the key on your keyboard that has the Windows Logo on it) and X at the same time. This will bring up everything you have been looking for, command prompt (admin), control panel, search, run, shutdown/reboot, and many administrator commands. It is my go-to for just about everything.
- There is a little message or notification icon in the system tray on the bottom right, usually between the sound icon and the onscreen keyboard icon. If you click that or swipe left from the right side edge of your screen, you will bring up something called the action center. This is a quick way to get to settings, wifi, tablet mode (or switch out of it). Tablet mode is very annoying to me for one reason. I can't get to the desktop when I want to, or quickly, it is frustrating. Pressing the tablet mode button will kick it into desktop mode and you will have access to your desktop again.
- Windows 10 will work on just about any computer from the last 15 years. You only need 1 GHz processor, 1 GB of RAM and 16GB of Hard Disk Space. The biggest roadblock for a 15 year old computer would be the hard drive. Most hard drives where 10GB. So you might have to go out and spend $25-30 on a 500 GB drive. It also works on ARM processor computers, which means things like Raspberry PI 2 can run Windows 10 (albeit not a full version like you would get on a big desktop).
- Windows 10 is on the XBOX ONE. This is significant because you can play XBOX ONE games on your Windows 10 desktop by steaming the games from your XBOX to your PC DESKTOP Screen. There is an app called (you guessed it) "XBOX" on your Windows 10 PC or in the Windows 10 App Store. It is free and will give you the ability to play any of your XBOX ONE games on your PC or Laptop running Windows 10.
- Windows 10 is the best operating system that Microsoft has put out to date. It represents all the current technology for both security, social media, games, and business applications.
- Microsoft Windows 10 is COMPLETELY FREE the first year as long as you have a qualifying OS. This means ANY system running Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 can upgrade for FREE right now.
- If you don't upgrade for FREE before August 2016 you will have to PAY $119 for Windows 10 Home and $199 for Windows 10 Pro.
- Installing Windows 10 is pretty easy to do. You just have to use the Windows 10 Install Tool. It's a free download, you run it, then it walks you through the installation step by step. You just need a qualifying copy of Windows 7, 8 or 8.1.
- You can run Windows 10 on your Mac. Then it will officially be a good Mac!
- Windows Defender takes care of viruses and malware now. It is a complete protection tool, so no more added expense buying 3rd party software! It's actually a very robust and very serious tool now.
If you haven't figured it out by now, I'm a big fan of the Windows 10 OS. I've been running it as a member of MSDN. If you haven't had a look at MSDN it is the Microsoft Developers Network. This is a network that Microsoft has for developers and early adopters. It lets you try most of their products, and even gives you some retail versions in some of the subscriptions. For more information you can go to www.msdn.com.
I give Windows 10 a solid 5 out of 5 star rank. It is an extraordinary operating system for everyday home and business use.


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This weekend we made our favorite cobbler in honor of summer's end. Recommended listening while baking: Caravan by Van Morrison. Both are guaranteed to put you in your happy place.
1/3 cup butter
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups milk
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 cups chopped fruit (we use 3 cups strawberries, 2 cups blueberries)
1/3 cup brown sugar
1. Preheat oven to 375°. Add butter to a 9"×13″ baking pan and place in oven to melt. I usually place it in the oven while it preheats and just remember to keep an eye on it.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, granulated sugar, milk, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Whisk together until smooth.
3. Pour the batter into the baking pan with melted butter. Do not stir – the butter will ooze up around the batter and may pool on the top. Totally OK.
4. Sprinkle berries evenly over batter, then sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until it tests done. The top should be golden brown.
Serve warm with Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla or eat cold for breakfast. You can even put some in your overall pocket for an afternoon snack.
{Strawberry - Blueberry Magic Cobbler}
Sunday, August 29, 2010
6 comments:
- PaisleyJade said...
Yum - that looks divine!!
- August 29, 2010 at 7:20 PM
- Scatterbox said...
Pocket cobbler IS magic.
- August 29, 2010 at 7:23 PM
Can't wait!
- August 29, 2010 at 7:33 PM
- Christine said...
Looks yummy!
- August 29, 2010 at 10:23 PM
- R said...
I walked into my favorite coffee shop in Berkeley yesterday and saw Flying Vegan granola bars!!! I almost jumped up and down. Yum!!!
- August 30, 2010 at 9:21 AM
- Today's Letters said...
just ate some for breakfast. nom nom nom ...
r, local 123? wouldn't be surprised if you saw the twinner sittin outside one of these days. it's one of her favorite hangout spots.
- August 30, 2010 at 10:41 AM
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Fast forward four years to one icy morning when I hit a patch of ice, fish-tailed, smacked into a snowbank sideways, and flipped my much-loved Jeep. (Some advice from me to you: always wear your seatbelt!) Anyway, I trashed it. At that point, I had little kids (though, thankfully, not in the car at the time). I thought: Okay, minivan . . . practical. Well, I bought one and finally understood what my guy friend had meant by neutered.
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Madagascar food and drink
Madagascar's food culture is built around the country's national staple, rice (riz, or vary in Malagasy), which is cooked until very soft and sits heavily at the heart of most traditional cuisine. Even enthusiastic rice lovers tend to tire of it eventually, but happily there are plenty of interesting flavours to accompany it.
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Breakfast (usually available 6.30am–9am) is typically not included at cheaper hotels, but added to your bill. A Malagasy breakfast consists of rice and greens, but a simple petit déjeuner (often referred to as a "Continental breakfast") is increasingly common, and consists of tea or coffee with French-style baguette bread, usually with butter and/or jam, and occasionally with pastries. If you add juice, eggs, sausages, yoghurt, cereal or anything else, it becomes an "American breakfast". Lunch (around noon–2pm) is again traditionally a meal of rice – a very big heap of it, often pressed into a deep bowl to form a pleasing mountain – accompanied by whatever laoka (sauce, stew, soup) is on offer. However, many small places will also serve a simple two-or three-course French-style menu du jour, sometimes with a couple of choices, and typically costing around 15,000ar. Dinner (around 7–8.30pm) is traditionally a smaller meal, but again the European style of dining is increasingly common. Tea or coffee afterwards are always an extra.
Where to eat
The main options are hotelys (a hotely is a local Malagasy restaurant with a simple menu of staple favourites); your hotel dining room; and foreign imports from pizzerias and crêperies to Italian, French, Indian and Chinese specialist restaurants; Tana has some very good French-Malagasy restaurants, and even Mexican and Japanese. Happily, Madagascar hasn't yet been graced with international cattle-shed burger chains or fried-battery-bird outlets.
Street food, served from a table in an established location at the side of the road – usually a quieter, shady corner on a busy central street – by a woman or several women, often accompanied by children and babies, can be very good indeed, and very cheap: rice and sauce, brochettes of beef, fish or prawns, roasted or baked plantains, bananas, cassava or sweet potato, stews and vegetable fritters may all be on offer. Your hostess will keep tabs on what you consume, and the bill tends to be less than 5000ar per person. Such pop-up kitchens tend to start serving late morning and will be there until early or mid-evening, whenever the food runs out or the customers fade away.
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To be fair, while meals in Madagascar can be very enjoyable, too many are stodgy and oily: it only takes two evenings in a row of tough zebu steak, with added bone fragments and soggy fries accompanied by the standard heap of well-boiled rice, to make you long for a green salad and quiche or a tasty bowl of pasta. If you get bored of repeated zebu, among other meats look out for pork (kisoa in Malagasy), which is less common, but can be very flavoursome. Chicken, not surprisingly, is usually tough, but the duck can be good and a well-cooked romazava (traditional spicy beef and pork stew) can be excellent and has become almost the national dish. Other dishes to sniff out include various popular Chinese-style noodle soups (misao) and Indian curries (kary/kari).
Some of the best meals are to be had on the coast where seafood reigns. The shellfish is invariably excellent: fresh lobster (homard) or crab (crabe) rarely cost more than 25,000ar, and shrimps/prawns (crevettes), scampi/giant prawns (langoustines) or rock lobster/crawfish (langouste; as big as a lobster but without the huge claws) can be almost as good and are even cheaper. They're the staple of the Nosy Be and Île Sainte Marie tourist restaurants – as are squid/cuttlefish (calmares). Whole fish (the catch of the day, often in coconut, or raw – à la tahitienne), tuna (thon), shark (requin) and various billfish including swordfish, marlin and barracuda are also sometimes available.
Vegetarians can have a hard time of it in restaurants, as so little can be guaranteed meat-free, but most places can happily make up a salad of raw, peeled vegetables with a dressing, even if there's nothing specific on the menu. With cheese from the highlands, crusty bread, and fruit, peanuts, cashews and coconuts from the markets, you won't starve.
Fruits available include bananas, fresh coconut and pineapple all year round, and mangos, lychees, rambutans and mangosteens in season.
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Madagascar has the usual range of fizzy drinks, plus something called Bonbon Anglais ("English Sweet"), a tongue-assaulting bubblegum-flavoured soft drink. Tap water is often safe to drink, but to save the trouble of worrying most visitors buy the local bottled mineral water, Eau Vive, by the 1.5-litre bottle. It's available everywhere from roadside shacks to supermarkets and petrol stations, and costs from 1800ar to 5000ar.
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Allysa Reyes is a 22 year Bartender and GoGo Dancer with an infatuation for Mustangs. When she began driving she was given a 1998 SN95 Mustang, and when it was unfortunately wrecked Allysa picked up her 2016 Ecoboost S550 Mustang that she has nicknamed Rosey. She has already added a Roush Cold Air Intake, a Magnaflow Exhaust and a Tune but has much bigger plans for it. Some of her plans include lowering it on bags, wheels, a body kit, and racing seats... but if ShockerRacing was offering to buy her any one mod for the car, Allysa tells us she would want a bigger Turbo... hit the link to learn more about our latest ShockerRacing Girl!
ShockerRacing has helped many of today's popular car models get started in the industry. We are often recognized by auto companies as a respectable source to find the best of the best models for their shows, events, or photoshoots. Our newest model to the team noticed the benefits of working with ShockerRacing and contacted us to join the team! She was ecstatic to see the teamwork and admiration the ShockerRacing Girls have for each other... Just as ecstatic as ShockerRacing is to have Miss Kimmye join the team.
Kaleigh Callahan first jumped into our feeds when she submitted photos with her 2013 Ford Mustang for the 2017 #ShockerRacingBadSanta contest. Since then, her level of excitement and enthusiasm towards joining the ShockerRacing Girls team has been off the charts! This Las Vegas native chose a secluded area of a parking garage, labeled as a "No Parking Zone" for her shoot with @HolyWaterProductions. "We were approached by a security guard who informed us that it was a No Parking Zone," said Kaleigh... guess it wasn't quite secluded enough! Hit the link to get to know more about Kaleigh and her Stang:
Skylar Baggett is back with a Monday Mini feature for ShockerRacing. Skylar once again met up with Texas photographer, Dennis Scales, to get us some amazing images with a C6 Corvette Grand Sport and a 1967 Camaro Resto-mod. She chose to shoot in our popular Tank Crop Top and our classic black and white Bootyshorts.
Hit the link to see Skylar take on this pair of beasts:
Shocker racing is excited for the new year, and we know the winter season has been at it coldest the last few weeks. However, ShockerRacing.com is encouraging models to get out there and bring in the new year with a shoot for our #ShockerRacingSweetheart Contest. We have been encouraging our favorite Car Girls to show off their best work with various contests since October and now ShockerRacing has another chance for car models to win some FREE apparel! The contest is available to any ladies that want to join in on the loving fun! Hit the link to see the rules.
It's refreshing to see a car girl named Shelby driving something other than a Mustang. So often, ladies named Shelby were named after the iconic Mustangs because their families were die hard Ford fans. Shelby Evans admits that her first car was a 2012 Ford Mustang GT but she upgraded to a stick shift C7 Corvette with the Z51 package and hasn't looked back! Hit the link to learn more about the SEMA Girl with a need for speed:
Connecticut native, Candy Ortiz has been around cars her entire life. When she was just 9 years old she was helping pull motors from cars! 22 years later, Candy is driving a modded 2009 Honda Civic Si that she plans to boost. Candy also has her own car club along with running a CT Chapter for SI Club. "I would much rather be in a garage with a beer and wrenching than out at a bar," Candy exclaimed, "If there are car shows or meets going on, you don't have to look hard to find me!"
Here at ShockerRacing, we encourage our models to maintain their official model status by doing multiple shoots or events a year. We ask the models to represent our team by featuring their favorite ShockerRacing gear. You may remember Tricia's first feature from back in June of 2017: Tricia Martinez Brings Some Texas Heat to ShockerRacing.
Hit the link to see Tricia's full new photoshoot with Marco's S550 Mustang:
We love to expand our team/family here at Shocker Racing with wonderful women who having amazing qualities like, Angela Sasso. Angela has been a long time supporter of SR and featuring Angela has been in talks for quite some time! This Long Island sweetheart finally joins the ShockerRacing Girls with this killer shoot featuring Godzilla aka an R35 GTR. Keep reading to learn about Angela's shoot and get to know our newest model.
The #ShockerRacingBadSanta Voting is finally here!!! We challenged the ladies of the car scene to come up with their best Bad Santa photos... of course featuring themselves with a car! We received some great submissions this year and the shoot that gets the most votes here on the website will receive a free apparel item from ShockerRacing.com! Hit the link to see the submissions and get your votes in!
Voting will end at 10pm CST on Christmas Day - December 25th, 2017... so don't delay:
It's been a while since we have seen our girl Taylor Ethridge in the Shocker Racing uniform. We are so glad to have her back and as you can see she's just as gorgeous as ever. We are digging the vibrant red new hair! As well as some of the upgrades on her beautiful Stang. You may remember her previous photoshoot where she busted out some of her ballet dance moves with her Mustang... If you don't remember, check it out here:
Taylor Ethridge with her 2014 Mustang 5.0
Hit the READ MORE link to see the new photoshoot...
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School trips and visitors are a key element of school life. Class and year group trips to places of interest are an excellent way of generating fresh enthusiasm for key topics and these take place on a regular basis to a variety of exciting and stimulating destinations, adding to the enjoyment of education. These include trips to museums, art galleries, zoos and outdoor centres. At times the whole school may be involved, as was the case in recent visits to the National Gallery and Legoland.
Each term visiting specialists add to the teaching of topics like 'People who help us', World War II and the Blitz and historical re-enactments.
We encourage our parents to help with cookery lessons and RE lessons where appropriate and parents have also been involved in our theme days on Diwali, Chinese New Year and Book Week.
|Weekly Walks
|Bus and Train Ride, Weekly Walks
|Weekly Walks, Paradise Wildlife Park
|Weekly Walks, Crew "Cornelius goes to school"
|Weekly Walks, Suntrap
|Weekly Walks, Kidzania
|Year 1
|Crew "Human Machine"
|Leeds Castle
|Colchester Zoo
|Year 2
|Crew – "Life and times of Mary and Florence"
|Florence Nightingale Museum
|Isle of Wight Residential, RHS Hyde Hall
|Year 3
|Crew "Roman Ramifications"
|Roald Dahl Museum
|Year 4
|Stubbers Outward Bound Day
|Natural History Museum, Tring
|Isle of Wight Residential
|Year 5
|Stubbers Outward Bound Day
|William Morris Gallery
|Kentwell Hall
|Year 6
|Fairlop Sailing Centre, Junior Citizens Day
|Shakespeare's Globe
|Activity Week
The Isle of Wight trip, for children in Years 2-4, helps to forge stronger friendships and develop self-confidence and a respect for their peers. It also offers experiences in a number of exciting and challenging excursions that add to the enrichment of the children's curriculum. This has always been a popular week away where many happy memories are shared with the rest of the school upon their return.
During the Easter holidays the Prep Department have the opportunity to ski in Europe. This excursion is in conjunction with Bancroft's Prep School.
Our Year 6 pupils attend an outward bound residential trip during the summer term. This exciting venture offers the pupils the chance to build self-confidence and work as part of a team under the watchful eyes of experienced, enthusiastic instructors. It stands them in good stead as they embrace the challenges of senior school life.


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A waterfall in the Texas Hill Country/
As you know from some of my previous posts, back in the Springtime I went on a little tour through the Texas Hill Country in search of wildflowers. I had some good success and hope to do that again next year. I think this year I was about 1 week early - I still got some good shots but boy did the flowers just explode a little while after I went! Anyways, while I was there I passed through a little town called Llano. In a previous post I showed their big bridge which crosses over the Llano River. While I was down around the base of the bridge, I noticed this waterfall that was spilling over the little dam. This isn't your "oh my gosh would you look at that" type of waterfall, with a huge drop zone and crashing water flying everywhere, but rather it's a bit more subdued and gentle. The thing I like most about it is all the naturally occuring pink granite that it's flowing over. The colors of the moss combined with the pink granite and blue sky were a color combo I could not pass up!


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|13 January 2015
Following on from last year's highly successful event, organisers have recently released the 2015 Geltwood Festival workshop schedule.
Preparations are already in full swing for this year's Geltwood Festival.
Following on from last year's highly successful event, organisers have recently released the 2015 Geltwood Festival workshop schedule and are looking forward to seeing the Festival continue to evolve.
The annual week-long craft festival, held in Millicent, opens on Friday 6 March and concludes on Sunday 15 March.
With a jam packed workshop and event schedule it is guaranteed to entice hundreds of craft enthusiasts and visitors to the region.
There will be something for everyone as the workshops aren't solely focussed on quilting. Participants also able to take lessons in the arts of fabric making, book making and cake decorating.
Wattle Range Council Mayor Peter Gandolfi said: "It is great to see our town showcased in what has become a much anticipated event on the local calendar."
"The town comes alive with colour and creativity and the entire community gets behind our local craftspeople in supporting the Festival." he added.
Many of the visitors to the town will be participating in workshops. Local workshop coordinator Xenia Holland is again excited by the calibre of tutors who are booked to attend the event. "Registrations are now open for all of the fantastic workshops," she said. "You don't have to be an expert and we encourage novices or beginners to join us and have a go!"
For further information regarding the Workshop schedule and what it has to offer including dates, times and venues please visit: www.geltwoodfestival.com
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Mexico's fluid shape makes them dark horses
"There's a lot of movement arrows on that diagram", you might be thinking. And you'd be right – there are, for that's the key to Mexico's system – movement from almost every player on the pitch and plenty of width when attacking.
The 3-1 defeat to England was harsh on Mexico. They dominated possession and created the better chances – a lack of composure in the penalty area was their downfall.
Although expected to play a four-man defence, they instead lined up with what was basically a 3-4-3 system, with energetic wing-backs, pacey wingers, and Rafael Marquez stepping up in front of the defence to become a centre-half.
There has been somewhat of a turnaround since Javier Aguirre took over as manager. This side featured just two of the players who started the final game under the reign of Sven-Goran Eriksson just 13 months ago, a disastrous 3-1 defeat to Honduras.
Whereas Eriksson had the side playing cagey, static, rigid football, Aguerre has the side expressing themselves and playing more attractive possession football.
Despite this, for the England game Mexico did not play Andres Guardado, the exciting left-sided attacking midfielder for Deportivo La Coruna, who many would pinpoint as Mexico's best player. Instead, both Giovani dos Santos and Carlos Vela interchanged either side of Guillermo Franco.
The basic formation
This photo from the first half at Wembley (they are attacking the goal closest to the camera) shows Mexico's shape when they have the ball. The centre-backs (marked in red) spread across the width of the pitch, with Rafael Marquez the only one within the width of the penalty area. Ahead of them, the wing-backs push on over the halfway line, whilst Gerardo Torrado comes deep and looks for a short pass into feet. His midfield partner, Efrain Juarez, plays a more energetic role and is further up the pitch.
The three forwards are spread across the width of the penalty area. Guillermo Franco looked to drop deep and drag the centre-backs out of position (as you can see, there is a lot of space for him to receive a ball to feet), with Vela and dos Santos looking to run in behind the England defence.
The most notable aspect of the above picture is that Mexico have three players wide on their right-hand side, wider than any England player, despite the fact the ball is on the opposite side of the pitch. This is a key part of Mexico's game, looking to stretch the play and make the pitch as wide as possible.
A five-man defence when not in possession
Now in the second half (attacking the goal at the far end), Mexico's defensive shape when they lose the ball becomes clear. The two wing-backs (in pink) drop almost level with the centre-backs (in red) when out of possession, creating almost a back five. The middle centre-back, Rafael Marquez, steps up ahead of his two central defensive colleagues and picks up any player playing 'in the hole' – in this case, Wayne Rooney. The three forwards (in yellow) stay high up the pitch and press the defenders, whilst the two midfielders (in blue) take up fairly standard positions, with Juarez dropping deeper than Torrado.
Cancelling out a 4-4-2
This reiterates the point that Mexico only have two midfield players when defending – it really is a five at the back, and three upfront. Mexico's wide players occupy England's full-backs, there is a straight 2 v 2 battle in the centre of midfield (blue), the wing-backs occupy England's wingers (pink) and the three centre-backs take care of England's two forwards. In the end, the only 'free' player on either side was a single centre-back. Rafael Marquez was able to step up more confidently than Ledley King (leaving two centre-backs against two strikers is more comfortable than leaving one centre-back against one striker) and therefore Mexico dominated possession.
Marquez happy to step up
Here, Marquez's freedom to get forward is underlined – he moves a good 15 yards ahead of the other two centre-backs, giving Mexico a numerical advantage in the centre of midfield. It also shows how naturally Mexico's system creates triangles in wide areas – here Torrado (6, in blue) and the two other players close to the ball should be able to hold possession and work the ball around England's two wide players.
In all, this was a rather good demonstration of how an attack-minded 3-4-3 can dominate possession against a 4-4-2. The key is the 'free' centre-back, who must be able to move into midfield to help retain the ball in that zone.
As with many three-man defence systems, it may come unstuck against a side playing a 4-3-3 with two natural wingers. Look at the picture above, and imagine how much space England's wide players in a 4-3-3 would have been afforded, with Mexico often leaving just two men at the back.
With the players Mexico use, however, they should be able to respond fairly easily to this threat – the wing-backs are full-backs and therefore would be able to drop back and get goalside of opposition wingers, and Marquez is more than comfortable in a permanent central midfield role, meaning the side would become more like a 4-1-2-3 fairly seamlessly. ZM has recently put forward the view that an imminent tactical trend is a 'centre-half' dropping back from midfield to defence, creating a back three and allowing the full-backs to push on – Mexico's switch to a four-man defence would essentially be the reverse of that, but has many similar characteristics.
Mexico's system seems organised yet fluid, and very difficult to play against. Although they lost 3-1 at Wembley, they dominated the ball and created more genuine goalscoring opportunities. If they are to get to the knockout stages in South Africa they will need improvements at both ends – their centre-backs must be more dominant in the air, and they cannot afford to waste such glorious goalscoring chances. The latter issue is probably the key – either Carlos Vela or Giovani dos Santos need to step up and demonstrate their full potential – if they can do that, Mexico could progress.


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Downloads or records streaming video straight from your browser. Burns videos to video CDs or, with Plus, DVDs. Attractive interface. Integrated music store.
Buggy, especially with Firefox. Some recorded video jerky on playback. Confusing integration with Rhapsody service. Transcoding features still months away.
Bottom Line
RealPlayer 11 shakes things up with its savvy video-download features, but bugs and limitations keep it from stealing much thunder from iTunes.
There's good news and bad news about the beta of RealPlayer 11, the latest version of Real's media player/manager. The good news: The program now offers one-click video downloads from sites such as YouTube, Yahoo! Music Videos, and Comedy Central. The bad news: Some of the better features, such as burning videos to DVD and transcoding them to other formats, require you to purchase RealPlayer Plus ($29.99). Although the early beta I tested impressed me, Real definitely has some bugs to iron out.
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During installation, RealPlayer gives you the useful option of making it the default player for only those media types that aren't already associated with other software. That sure beats the old methods of stealing all file associations outright or making you choose them manually (which you can still do). The installer also adds a Firefox and Internet Explorer extension that causes a Download Video button to appear when you mouse over an embedded clip. One click and RealPlayer downloads the video, which doesn't have to be playing or even remain on the screen. YouTube videos arrive in that service's FLV format; most others are saved using Real's proprietary new IVR format, which means you have to use RealPlayer to watch theman annoying limitation.
Why bother downloading Web videos when you can just as easily stream them? For starters, it gives you an easy way to organize your favorites and build video playlists. It also enables off-line viewing so, for example, you've got something to watch when you're on a flight with no Internet connection. In addition, it lets you record live webcasts, which might not be available for viewing later, and enables time-shifting, something you can't always do easily (or at all) with streaming video.
In my testing, integration of the RealPlayer beta worked flawlessly in Internet Explorer, but in Firefox the Download Video button appeared only sporadically, as though the extension had trouble detecting video. What's more, RealPlayer did a poor job of labeling many of the downloads: A Daily Show clip appeared with the name Comedy Central Motherload.flv, while music videos were labeled Yahoo! Music Videos, Yahoo! Music Videos2, and so on. Of course, you can rename your downloads, but it's a hassle. This problem may be more one of poor metadata attached to the files than one on Real's end, but it's still annoying.
The software directly downloads most videos, but for some, it records the stream (most likely because the hosting site blocks downloads). Although that's a clever workaround, the result is poor. Yahoo! music videos looked extremely jerky on playback, even though they were silky-smooth while streaming. Furthermore, I had considerable trouble recording video within RealPlayer itself. It either recorded the wrong clip or flat-out didn't work. On the plus side, the music videos I retrieved from VH1.com (which RealPlayer was able to download rather than record) played just fine, as did all other downloaded videos.
There are some limitations, of course. You can't download some videos, such as NBC.com's episodes of 30 Rock or shows on AOL's In2TV, because of copyright restrictions. You're also limited in what you can do with downloaded videos besides watch them on your PC. The free version of RealPlayer 11 lets you burn them to video CDs, but that's about it. You'll have to buy the Plus version if you want to burn DVDs or convert videos to other formats.
Real has committed to supporting the Apple iPod, beginning later this year, but support for other mobile formats remains up in the air. As for video CDs and DVDs, the RealPlayer 11 beta refused to burn most of the videos I downloaded via RealPlayer, reporting that they contained no video content. Keep in mind, too, that most streaming videos are fairly low-resolution, so they won't look particularly good on a big TV. That being the case, I'd say the DVD option should be viewed as more of an archival tool than a "gather 'round the TV for some YouTube classics" showcase.
The rest of the RealPlayer 11 beta is a mixed bag. It sports a retooled, generally pleasing interface, with Vista-style ribbon elements mixed with traditional tabs and pull-down menus. Curiously, player controls have migrated from the top to the bottomnot a good move, as the text-heavy menu/tab section up top needs something to break it up. And the company still hasn't attended to a few obvious basicsthe product needs a dedicated shuffle-play button, for example (you have to delve into the menus to enable or disable the function), and album art appears as a tiny thumbnail, with no option to make it larger.
Users may be confounded by the differences between RealPlayer's Music section, which serves up Real's robust à la carte store, and the Music link in the Real Guide section, which launches Rhapsody Online in your browser (Rhapsody is a RealNetworks subsidiary). The latter offers an all-you-can-eat subscription option, whereas RealPlayer's own SuperPass ($14.99 per month) delivers various premium content (and RealPlayer Plus), but not unlimited music downloads. It's all quite confusing; Real needs to do a better job of separatingor integratingthese two services.
In the meantime, there's enough reason to nab RealPlayer 11. Although plenty of utilities can save video clips to your hard drive, none of them comes close to RealPlayer's ease-of-use for downloading and organizing Web video. If the company can shake out the bugs (and remember, this is still very much a beta) RealPlayer 11 could very well become the must-have media manager for the YouTube generation.
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What Can You Benefit Through Silver Jewelry? If you know about jewelry, you might know that, for many centuries, it has enjoyed such great popularity in many, many parts of the globe, as it is very beautiful and elegant. These people might know that there are a lot of different types of jewelry, each one special in its own unique way. One might be surprised to find out, however, that there is one type of jewelry which has definitely gained a lot of popularity in the modern world of today and with so many different people of different countries, and it is silver jewelry. You will certainly be pleased to know, then, that when you purchase silver jewelry, you will be able to enjoy a lot of things, and the benefits that you receive will certainly be wonderfully satisfying and worthwhile to you. The first thing that people can enjoy when they purchase silver jewelry is the benefit of being able to save a great deal of money. This is so because silver is found in greater quantity than the other precious metals, giving manufacturers the chance to sell it to consumers for a more affordable price. If you love jewelry, then, you will be happy to know that the affordability of silver will make you able to start a big collection of different pieces, which you will definitely feel much satisfaction with. Another thing that people can enjoy through silver jewelry is the benefit of having jewelry which is very durable and long-lasting. People who purchase jewelry of low quality might be disappointed in them, as, after a few uses, they can fade and change color, looking unattractive and less than beautiful. You will be glad to know that silver jewelry is not at all like this, as it is known to last for a very long time without losing its beautiful shine and charm.
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Finding the best silver jewelry manufacturer is also something which is wonderfully beneficial to you because when you do so, you can be sure that you can find there pieces which are very beautiful, pieces which you will no doubt love wearing with all kinds of clothing. Silver jewelry can go with all types of clothing, and what is more, it can come in so many shapes and sizes, giving people the chance to be diverse and interesting in their choices.
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When all has been said, then, people will definitely benefit a lot of wonderful things when they decide to purchase silver jewelry from a good manufacturer.


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A professor once walked into the classroom with a glass of water. He stood before the class and asked, "Can you guess what is the weight of this glass of water that I hold in my hand?" The students began to guess, "125 gm", "150 gm", another said "137gm" and so on. The professor stopped them and said, 'I too do not know its weight. My guess too will be wrong. I will need a measuring scale to be accurate." The students look perplexed. The professor continued, "Now if I hold this glass for a few minutes, what would happen?". The students replied nothing much would happen. Then the professor said, "If I continue to hold this glass for an hour….or even more for a day, what would happen?. The students said that his hand would pain, grow numb and may also need medical assistance. The Professor smiled and said, "This is the same way we hold on to our negative thoughts. We hold on to our negative thoughts for a long time through life. When the simple solution is to put it down just like this glass of water"
The Principles of Success are very few but they call for practice and hard work. Success also calls for us to work on changing ourselves bit by bit. Change is something that will happen no matter whether we like it or not. The things around us change, the people around us change and we too change. The best we can do is be prepared and ready for the change.
Through the word CHANGE I will share with you the principles that make success and happiness possible.
C – Every Choice has its Consequences
Every choice we make in our life has consequences. Life gives us many things to choose from. We can choose the good, or we can choose the bad, or we can just ignore the choice presented to us. Yet, whatever be the choice there will be a consequence for every choice we make. Let us suppose a student chooses a negative and hurtful habit such as smoking. The student might feel that it will just be one puff or just one cigarette. But do you think that this "one puff" has no consequences? That "one puff" of smoke leads to another and yet another and after a few years the student finds their lungs impacted. More than 1 million people die in India due to smoking tobacco. So be wary of what you choose. If you choose negative habits you will need to bear negative consequences. If you choose positive habits you will reap more satisfying rewards.
When you choose the right path, there will be dis-comfort. If you decide to go before the class and give a speech, your friends may poke fun at you and even threaten to quit being your friend. But the more you practise to choose the right path the more you develop a stronger will and determination.
The choices you make today or even tomorrow will decide your future.
H – Be Hungry for Knowledge and Improvement.
The best hunger to have is the hunger for knowledge and improvement. It will ensure you never stay hungry your whole life. Knowledge will give you skills on how to earn and supplement your basic needs. Knowledge will give you the understanding about life and how to act wisely. It teaches you to ask questions and seek answers.
Learning happens only when there is a change in your life. Reading a book is of no use if you do not allow yourself to learn something from it. You can get your knowledge by observing everything around you with questions and then seeking solutions. You can improve on your knowledge from the people around you, from the situations you face and from introspection or contemplation. It is important to learn how to ask for HELP when you face a problem. There is always someone out there who will be able to guide you to achieve a solution.
A – Take Action. Take 10% More action. Take Feedback.
Life is all about the actions we take and the choices we make. The most famous people in the world are the people who have taken action and improved themselves over time. The life story of APJ Abdul Kalam is one such inspiring story.
You may need to improve on a skill you are lacking in. Let us say, a student is "afraid" of Public Speaking. Now, this "fear" will always remain with the student till he/she decides to take action on it. When the teacher gives such a student a chance to speak before the class, the student will certainly make mistakes. This "fear" may not go in one day, or two days or even five days… but the more the student takes action the more fear will lessen. The first time is always the most difficult. Your friends may poke fun at you, you may feel awkward, you may forget your speech, you also may make grammatical mistakes. The next time remember to do it just 10% better. And the next time after that another 10% more. You will need to make the effort to improve just a little bit.
N – Never Quit.
There will be times in life you wish to quit a goal or a job. By the phrase "Never Quit" I mean that you need to learn all you can before you decide to change your path. I find that people change goals and jobs very fast and they don't seem to learn anything in the long run. Do not quit till you know you have learnt enough and only then move on to learn newer things.
The never quit advice also has within it the motto of "try, try and try again". To try and try again will give you a character that you will be proud of in life. If you try once and then repeat the try half-heartedly, then you will not learn. If you try then you should try with all your heart. You should put in all effort into each work you do, into each game you play, into every book you read.
G – Grow with Gratitude.
Gratitude is when you are thankful for all the blessings and knowledge you have received. You will find that so many people have taught you so many wonderful things in life. It is our duty to pay them respect. We learn from our teachers, our elders, our parents and our friends too. We need to be thankful to everyone who has helped us become a better person.
On the other hand, a complaining nature will not get us far. We find so many people around us who keep complaining all the time. A person who keeps complaining does not look to solve their problems. But, when you are grateful, you also are able to come up with solutions to solve the problems you face.
E – Everyone Matters.
Happiness is felt best when you are sharing your knowledge and skills with everyone and for the benefit of everyone. There are so many people in the world who do not have the skills and knowledge you have. There are so many poor and downtrodden people who need help and assistance. It is our duty as human beings to work for the benefit of everyone.
The truly happy person is one who works not just for himself/herself but for all of society and humanity included. He/She enjoys building and sharing a community for all.
The student who understands CHANGE allows CHANGE to improve his/her character for success and happiness. Wish you all the very best for your future! Make the Change happen!


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MP Economy Range
Convert big rooms into smaller rooms quickly and easily with the MP Mobile Folding Partition.
The MP range is constructed of heavy 16 gauge 1.25" round steel tubing with an industrial strength powder coat finish, and connected by rounded plastic corner joints for safety.
The attractive and durable 12 oz cotton fabric panels are tensioned between the tubular steel frame. Each panel is connected to the other via a patented 360 degree hinge.
When stored, it folds down to less than 4 square feet of floor space.
The MP range also features our patented full-panel End Members that provide stability and safety by eliminating areas that children could stand or ride on.
The MP range can be used with or without wheels, folded to divide spaces less than 10 feet wide, and expanded to any length by the purchase of additional units to meet all of your portable partition needs.
The MP range is lightweight, flexible, sturdy and durable – all at an affordable price. This product is available in four colors, blue, red, black and beige.
- MP Patented 360-degree NoPinch™ hinges
- Patented 360-degree hinge allows for easy partition manipulation into infinite positions.
- Replaceable panels (100% cotton canvas fabric) The attractive and durable 12 oz cotton fabric panels are tensioned between the tubular steel frame.
- The panels can be removed and replaced if necessary by opening a Velcro® flap on the top and bottom, removing the corner joints, and sliding the panel off of the frame.
- Steel frame with round molded corners
- Each fabric panel is tensioned between a heavy 16 gauge 1.25" round steel tubing for strength, connected by rounded plastic corner joints for safety.
- MP Patented full-panel EndMembers Patented full panel end member eliminates a tripping hazard common with other partition systems, reduces the possibilty of anyone riding on the unit, and most importantly creates a stable partitioning system. Some assembly necessary.


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Use Guides and Snapping in InDesign CS5
When you're creating page layouts in InDesign Creative Suite 5, using guides with snapping enabled helps you align elements on a page and position objects in the layout. Aligning objects by eyeballing them is difficult because you often can't tell whether an object is out of alignment by a small amount unless you zoom in to a large percentage.
Make sure that snapping is enabled by choosing View→Grids and Guides→ Snap to Guides. When you drag the object close to the grid, the object attaches to the guideline like it's a magnet. Aligning an object to a guide is easy after you create a guide, and you'll notice that InDesign displays temporary guides when you move an object near another object or near a guide.
Column guides: Evenly distribute a page into columns and can be used to align text frames in a document. These guides are set when you open a new document in InDesign that contains more than one column. Column guides evenly distribute the page into columns and can be used to align text frames in a document.
Margin guides: Define the area between the edge of the page and the main printable area.
Ruler guides: Manually defined and can be used to align graphics, measure objects, or specify the location of a particular asset you want to lay out.
Smart guides: As previously mentioned, smart guides offer the ability to align objects on an InDesign page to other objects or even to the page. Smart Object alignment allows for easy snapping to page item centers or edges or page centers. In addition to snapping, Smart Guides give feedback to the user indicating the object to which you are snapping.
Don't forget that in InDesign CS5 you delete all guides at once by right-clicking the ruler (Windows) or Control-clicking the ruler (Mac) and selecting Delete All Guides from the contextual menu.


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Emergency Sanitation Workshop
April 19, 2012
First Announcement & Call for Registration
Delft 13 -15 June 2012 (at UNESCO-IHE)
13th June elevated toilets
14th June De-sludging equipment,
15th June Sludge disposal and treatment facilities
In many emergency situations access to adequate sanitation is one of the strongest determinants of survival. At times, especially in difficult contexts such as urban disasters or flooding, humanitarian actors lack sufficient capacity to ensure affected people have access to adequate sanitation. Unlike increased availability of emergency water supply options, only few alternatives for the pit latrine have been developed over the last thirty years.
A Consortium of organisations consisting of the Netherlands Red Cross Society (NLRC), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Oxfam GB, and WASTE Netherlands together with ALDUS building innovation is organizing a three day workshop to discuss Elevated toilets (kits), Desludging equipment, and Sludge disposal and treatment facilities.
The workshop aims to bring national and internationally known suppliers and manufacturers, knowledge centers, and humanitarian organisations together to discuss these three sanitation option. The workshop will connect humanitarian organisations and suppliers/ manufacturers by identifying and expressing specific needs and determining demand, and allow knowledge institutes to assist in their research agenda and the development of relevant products.
The workshop is part of a project funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign, aiming to develop functional and technical specifications that will allow design and development of selected (post-) emergency sanitation kits on three key sanitation elements: 1) Elevated toilets (kits), 2) Desludgingequipment, 3) Sludge disposal and treatment facilities.
The workshop will allow limited time for presentations or papers dealing with innovations and experiences related to the three options during the day scheduled for the specific options. A call is now open for Expressions of interest and a short abstract can be submitted to email@example.com before 15th May 2012.
Those interested to attend the workshop or parts of the workshop of most relevance to you will need to register before 15th May 2012 with Jan Heeger at firstname.lastname@example.com
Registration should include the following:
- Your name and contact details
- The name of the organisation you will present, or a brief description of your personal motivation to attend (part of) the workshop
- Specific days you like to participate (Participants are encouraged to apply for the subjects/days of their interest and experience only):
13th June elevated toilets
14th June De-sludging equipment,
15th June Sludge disposal and treatment facilities
There are no registration fees for the workshop. As there are limited places available it is advised to register early.
Transport-, subsistence and accommodation costs required for attending the workshop will need to be carried by the participant.
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Bigg Boss 10 Promos Starting Date Timing Premiere Episode Watch Online
Since 2006, a standout amongst the most questionable reality appears on Indian TV, Bigg Boss has been giving an understanding perspective to the life of VIPs. In the wake of starting its nine seasons effectively, the show is good to go to prepare for its fresh out of the plastic new season. Interestingly, the most well known reality show will open its way to the average citizens who will show up as challengers alongside stars.
Every one of the viewers of the show are especially energized since producers have revealed the authority promos of the truth appear. Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan, the most-adored host will return for the show's tenth season also with more fun and amusement.
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A standout amongst the most celebrated and disputable reality show is named as Bigg Boss which will be showcasing its tenth season soon on Indian Television station Colors Tv. There has been monstrous interest and suspicion among Indian viewers and fans to know the timetable and structure of the up and coming Bigg Boss season 10 videos of the show.
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The highly anticipated Bigg Boss season 10 will begin from the principal week of October with the same timings broadcasted at 9:30 p.m to 10.30 p.m at night. The show will at the end of the day be facilitated by celebrated Bollywood identity and genius Salman Khan. This famous in-house reality show can be delighted in by survey online scenes on Bigg Boss 10 official site www.colorstv.com.
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Before the Telecast of the new season, Bigg Boss 10 is as of now accomplishing news and tattles identified with the shows new idea, subject, and obviously about the host Salman Khan. This time, the show will highlight a typical man which is positively the greatest and shocking news among Indian Audiences. The Show will likewise have the VIP competitor however one individual from open will observe an opportunity to be the member of this notorious Bigg Boss House.
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When it comes to beauty, no doubt that every woman in the world is an advocate of it. Back when we were young, we spent most our days carefree. Now, we are reaping most of our careless days. One of the best regimens for the damages is maintaining a skin care daily routine. Admit it or not, it is not easy at the beginning! Well, a facial mask is a huge help if you are not the habitual type of person. What nice about a facial mask is you can do it from the comfort of your home, and it only requires you to use one to twice a week! It is convenient, especially for busy women!
Here are few tips for Facial Mask 101:
Tip #1: Buy what is appropriate to your skin type
It is really tempting to buy branded facial mask, but be cautious as you may be buying the wrong ones. Our skin is different from each other. Some have oily skin, some have dry. Lucky if your skin type is normal.
First of all, you need to determine your skin type.
- Normal skin- minimal to zero sensitivity
- Oily skin- shiny face complexion
- Dry skin- flaky skin texture
- Oily-dry skin combination- T-zone (nose, chin, and forehead) is oily and other parts are just dry
- Sensitive skin- mostly sensitive to the sun, products, and even on water
To give you an idea on what to buy, here are 10 facial mask brand available in the market:
- Laniege Firming Sleeping Pack- for sagging skin
- Nature Republic Bamboo Charcoal Mud Pack- for oily skin
- Burt's Bees Intense Hydration Treatment Mask- for dry skin
- Manuka Honey Purifying Clay Mask- promoting radiance skin
- Shiseido White Lucent Power Brightening Facial Mask- for damage skin (sun-related damages)
- The Body Shop Himalayan Charcoal Purifying Glow Mask- for excess oil and skin purisying
- Snow Skin Care Aura Withening Booster Mask- for skin regenaration
- Daiso Japan Facial Mask Charcoal Peel-off Blackhead Remover- for skin with large pores
- Dermal Collagen Essence Mask- for aging skin
- Pilaten Black Mask Tube Blackheads and Acne Remover- for acne prone skin
Tip #2: Exfoliate
To help remove your dead skin cells, you can exfoliate it. This process will also let your skin breath freely and absorbs the mask completely.
Tip #3: Apply mask after shower
It is best to apply after you take a shower since your pores are open. In this way, your skin will be able to absorb the ingredients from the mask and maximizing its effect! In applying, make sure to apply in upward position and if you can find a brush for facial mask application, the better!
Tip #4: Remove using lukewarm water
You cannot leave the mask on your face for so long. Just follow the instructions given in the packaging, take not eo of the time. To ease the removal of the mask, make sure you use luke warm water.
Tip #5: Apply moisturizer and toner
After removing the facial mask and washing it with lukewarm water, your skin will tend to dry. So, make sure to apply moisturizer and do not forget to use a toner too! The toner will maximized the effect of the facial mask on your face.


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A commanding leader and an energy level 7 koala, Pauline has such diverse and contrasting personality traits that I sometimes wonder whether she suffers from schizophrenia.
If you ask me, I would say there is a tough soldier hiding behind Pauline's smiling facade. Though a heartwarming koala, she isn't the typical hugging bear you meet. Sweet, yet strict. Tender, but never surrendering. That's Pauline.
Years of experience in fashion have made her a great designer with unconstrained creativity; multiple entrepreneurial adventures have sharpened her leadership skills. Moreover, perhaps simply born this way, once she sets eyes on a goal, she never gives up until she gets it. Never.
When she dreams, she doesn't only dream big. She also cares and worries genuinely about society. All her entrepreneurial ideas dance around one concept: social impact. For her, nothing compares with the sense of fulfillment she feels when she sees her work and her business truly helping people.
Pauline understands that people perceive her as soft and kind. Somehow, along the way, she has also developed a unique sense of humor. For example, to help me better understand corporate finance, she shared with me this video:
In the few words we spoke, I found that her mind was wandering around all kinds of topics. It's interesting how this sweet girl reminds me of Schopenhauer. Somehow, she does.


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The term "green energy" is used a lot these days in the news and in business. However, you may not know exactly what is meant by the term. Green energy is any type of energy from a sustainable resource, such as the sun or wind. Read on to find out more about green energy and how it can work for you.
Try heating your home with a wood pellet stove. The pellets burned in a pellet stove are made of highly compact sawdust. They burn so cleanly than they are not required to get an EPA certification for emissions. Be aware, however, that the cost of the pellets may be high in some areas.
If you want to reduce your carbon footprint as well as save some money, do a load of dishwashing only when the dishwasher is filled to capacity. The machine should not be used when only a few dishes need to be washed. You might be surprised by the number of items that you can fit in your dishwasher. Align the dishes so several can fit inside.
If you are interested in alternative energy sources, you can start by contacting your current energy provider to see if they have anything to offer. Many companies are now able to harness power from solar and wind power. This may cost you more, as there is a price for the extra work involved in tapping these sources, but you will be doing the environment a favor!
A high-efficiency furnace becomes far less efficient with a clogged, dirty filter, so change your furnace filters often. This is especially important if you use tightly-woven pleated filters, because the HVAC system must work much harder to draw in air through its tiny openings. Most filters need to be changed or cleaned at least once every 3 months.
Upgrade the cooling and heating system in your home to geothermal systems. These heating and cooling systems utilize underground pipes filled with water or refrigerant. This is then transferred to a device which cools or heats the house. Underground temperature is steadier than the air temperature, making HVAC systems efficient.
As you can see, there are many different types of "green energy" technologies. Because there are so many options, there is bound to be a way to put "green energy" to work for you, while doing your part for the future of the planet. Use the information that you've learned in this article, in order to make an informed choice for your personal energy needs.


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Summary: ERROR_NO_RECOVERY_POLICY problems may pop up because of misconfigured system files in your windows operating system. And it's easy to find that your Opening programs will be slower and response times lag as well. It's deserved to mention, If you run several program at the same time, your PC will encounter sudden crash and unexpected freezes. The main reason for ERROR_NO_RECOVERY_POLICY problems are startup clutter, registry errors, RAM decline, fragmented files, unnecessary or redundant program installations, etc.
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"I guess you can tell I am a huge fan of Juventus Soccer team. I grew up in Napoli,Italy with several brothers who played soccer for semi-professional teams. My sisters each liked different teams around Italy because of the cute guys. Well maybe that was me also, lol. My father was a devout Roma fan, my mother is a Napoli fan was well as most of my family in Italy. My husband is a Germany fan but I don't hold that against him, well maybe sometimes I do :). I am currently watching the Euro 2016 finals. Italy play Germany on Saturday July 2, 2016. It will be a tough game but I am confident that we will win. Germany has never beaten us in a major tournament. My husband of course says we are going to be beaten so much we will have to drink our expresso with a straw. Not sure what he really means by that. We are so good and popular that everyone wants to be a Bianconeri.
It would be fair to say that it's been quite a day for Dani Alves. Kicking off early this morning with his first Bianconeri press conference, formally unveiling him as the club's new number 23, the Brazilian wing-back got to know all about his new home, new fans, new club and the history behind it all.
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The television show Undercover Boss continues to yield great management lessons, but each episode is less and less cringe-worthy. I don't know if I should be happy or disappointed.
Last Sunday's episode featured Bill Carstanjen, COO of Churchill Downs, Inc., going undercover to get a glimpse of what's really happening on the front lines. Bill seemed to get it right while sidestepping the sort of scandal shown in other episodes. He found out his employees' jobs were really hard, but the employees he worked with were very passionate and dedicated. He was touched by their personal stories, but resisted the urge to meddle in his operations or burn one of the employees' managers on national television like other bosses have done on the show. Bill even provided a gem of a quote as the show was wrapping up:
The most important things in life start with human interaction.
Unfortunately, the episode didn't have the kind of shocking (a.k.a. entertaining) moments I saw on other episodes. There weren't any openly disgruntled managers trying to lead the mutiny against corporate (see White Castle). I didn't see any corporate edicts being ignored (see 7-Eleven). No employee on the latest show used a coffee can for a restroom (see Waste Management). I know, 'yawn', right? Well, it was still an interesting show.


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Free Tools Convert Documents into EBooks
November 4, 2011
It is Friday and something only tangential to search—eBooks.
Here's an interesting idea: KillerStartups has listed "2ePub.com – Create Ebooks for Free." EPub has become the most popular file format for reading devices, but that isn't the only format to which this tool will convert your Doc or PDF document. Even Kindle's proprietary format is covered.
There are actually several tools out there that will convert your file into an ePub document for free. A few other choices include ePubConverter.org, Online-Convert.com, and Lulu EPUB Converter. The last of these even promises to fix "pesky errors" for you.
The write-up describes what is different about 2ePub:
The site's not only usable for free, it can also be used without having to sign up for an account first. All you have to do is to select the files that you want to have converted for the job to be done before you can even snap your fingers. And you can select as many as five different files at the same time, too.
This may or may not be the best option for you if you have the next Great American Novel just waiting to be converted into an eBook for all to read; check out several options.
The fact that so many options exist for converting files does emphasize how far down the digital road we have traveled.
Cynthia Murrell November 4, 2011
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Posted by Christina Huh
For Marketplace Money, Friday, September 23, 2011
We take a look at whether the Fed's Operation Twist will revive the economy in a significant way. Marketplace's Chris Farrell says with already low mortgage rates going lower, this is the best time to a house. If you need to sell your house, we learn how to get a fair appraisal and prevent foreclosed homes from dragging down the value of your home.
We check back with an Irish couple we profiled a few months ago. A year later, they're still paying the bills and the mortgage, but barely. We parse the different factors to consider when buying groceries; there's a lot more to it than simply mileage and carbon footprints. Phil Reed of Edmund.com gives insight on why used cars have been so expensive lately. A member of the International Rescue Committee talks about the unique emergency card he keeps in his wallet. And David Lazarus of the Los Angeles Times and Tess Vigeland give financial advice to listeners. Here are the songs we played:


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I came across corndogart and immediately fell in love with the artwork and the possibilities that the images held.
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Make fantastic pop-up books with your students using Dan Santat's Beekle for inspiration.
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This summer while researching projects for my seventh grade art class, I came across these Japanese Noh masks. They are quite expressive and beautiful, while maintaining their simplicity.
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An introduction to quantitative and logical reasoning for the nonscience/nonmathematics major. The question, ʻĆ£What is mathematics?ʻĆØ is explored, while focusing on mathematical systems or models, cultivating an appreciation for mathematics as an aesthetic art, and developing skills in problemsolving and analysis. (3 hours lecture)
Pre-Requisite(s): C or better in MATH 25, 26, 28, 29, 75X or higher or equivalent, co-requisite enrollment in Math 78, satisfactory math placement test score, or consent of instructor.
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
For transfer information within the UH system, visit the System Transfer page