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The first half is for the beautiful, the second half is for the creepy. Take a look at some of the most striking ship wrecks still visible across the world.
Historical: what happened to South Africa's cruise ships?
Some of them were infamous, some of them were souless, some of them sank and entered the annuls of history, while others were unmitigated disasters.
Historical: The first passenger ship with electric lights
SS Columbia was also the very first passenger ship, and indeed the first ship of any kind, to feature a dynamo electrical generator.
Historical: The difference between an ocean liner and cruise ship
It is because of the ocean liner that the cruise industry remains an evocative subject for many, representing freedom, mystery, adventure, luxury and convenience to different people. But, what are the principle differences between the two?
Historical: History of air-conditioning at sea
Imagine standing on a sweltering promenade deck aboard a ship rolling sluggishly from side to side as it pushes its way through a lazy swell that shimmers like oil in the hot […]
Historical: The first cruise ships
The origins of the cruise industry are murky and contested. Many cruise lines claim to have been the first to develop this lucrative market that only matured in the late 20th century, […]


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Students who are curious about the similarities and differences among cultures around the world often find a fresh analytical perspective in anthropology. This program emphasizes sociocultural anthropology, which is the study of contemporary peoples as investigated directly by anthropologists through field research. Departmental offerings also provide exposure to particular cultural areas in which the faculty hold expertise: Asia, Latin America, Africa, Native North America, and the Islamic World. For majors and minors in anthropology, the sequence of courses in theory and methods seeks to encourage analytical skills, provide a foundation in anthropological theory and develop practical skills in observation, interviewing, ethics and interpersonal rapport. The study of anthropology contributes to the liberal arts education of students by providing new tools for understanding and analyzing the diversity of world cultures, as well as our own.
Career Opportunities in Anthropology
With its emphasis on non-Western cultures and its integration of perspectives from the humanities and sciences, anthropology offers versatile training for students in our increasingly interconnected world. A major or minor in anthropology provides excellent preparation for careers in research, education and human services, especially those which involve contact with international and/or multicultural communities. Students of anthropology find employment in both the public and private sectors, in fields as diverse as international development, refugee resettlement, hospital administration, museums and cultural resource management, and tourism.
Facilities and equipment available to the department include classrooms, offices and instructional aids in Eaton Hall, Native American art collections in the Hallie Ford Museum of Art and library holdings.

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Shipboard Photographer
We are looking for individuals with photography experience and outgoing personality to work as photographers on board our FunShips. Professional, customer-oriented attitude and willingness to learn is key. Great opportunity to travel and meet people from around the world.
Responsibilities include:
Shooting, processing and selling digital photography on board. These include, but are not limited to, guest pictures of embarkation, portraits, gangways at the ports of call, dining room, pool/deck, and weddings.
Selling retail items such as cameras, batteries, digital media, folios, albums, etc.
The shipboard photographer reports directly to the Photo Manager and must adhere to all shipboard rules and regulations, including dress code. This is an 8-month on, 8-week off, onboard position for which a valid passport is necessary. We are also hiring for the shorter Alaska season of May through September. We will provide your airfare; all necessary equipment such as cameras, lenses, flashes, media cards, tripods, flash meter; and a full set of uniforms. Due to the limited space onboard, it is necessary to share a cabin with someone of the same gender. Phone and internet communication to shore side is available for a nominal fee. Please note some web sites are restricted due to limitations in satellite communications bandwidth.
Please send your resume and cover letter to email@example.com. Do not send web-linked resumes.
Resumes are reviewed every two to three months as our needs dictate. You will receive notification when your resume is reviewed. All resumes will be kept in our database for at least six months after being reviewed.
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UPDATE: This post was three years old and while we would still use these treatments if we got the flu, we haven't gotten sick during that time. We use a preventative regimen of supplements, lifestyle factors an sleep/stress reduction. Here are the supplements we take regularly to help boost immune health.
We had our first bout with the flu this week, and from my experience, all the hype is very overblown. In the course of 3 days my husband and both kids have contracted, and gotten over the flu (it is possibly, but not confirmed as the H1N1 strain). They all had the three common symptoms being listed for this years flu:
- Fever
- Body Ache
- Respiratory Symptoms
What we did not do: swine flu shots, seasonal flu shots, Tamiflu, antibiotics, visit the ER, Tylenol, fever reducers, etc.
What we did do:
- Hydration-At the onset of first symptoms, they all started drinking a lot of water, up to a gallon and a half that day in my husband's case
- Hot Tea and tons of Homemade Bone Broth-As hot liquids have been shown to stimulate the immune system and stop proliferation of the flu virus, they all continuously sipped hot herbal teas, homemade chicken soup and hot water with lemon juice and honey.
- Vitamin C- More and more evidence is showing that vitamin C is the ascorbic acid form can battle the flu and other viruses better than medication. For the kids, I started with 500 mg chewable doses and continued until they reached bowel tolerance (the point that it causes diarrhea) and then reduced to half doses every two hours. This amounted to about 3,000 mg total by the time they were symptom free. I continued 500 mg a day for several days to increase immunity. For my husband, I gave 500 mg every hour until bowel tolerance and half doses every hour after. This amounted to almost 5,000 mg for him by the time he was symptom free.
- Oil of Oregano-one drop in water every couple of hours is a powerful antiviral and antibiotic (not for use during pregnancy)
- Homemade elderberry syrup-1 Tablespoon every hour for husband, 1/2 Tablespoon every hour for kids. This is very similar to Sambucol, which is sold nationwide.
- Organic Apple Cider Vinegar with "the mother"-One Tablespoon in 8 oz water every three hours. This alkalizes the body and kills any yeast that can be feeding infection.
- Removal of carbs and sugars from the diet until completely well-At the first symptom, all three were pulled off of carbs and sugars, which can feed infection. If hungry, they ate tons of soup, healthy forms of protein, vegetables, and vegetable smoothies.
- Lot's of rest-This one is pretty obvious during any illness
Hopefully none of you will deal with any illness this year, but if you do, maybe some of this may help you too.


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In our 5-day Beginning Weaving Class, students learn everything they need to know in order to design and weave simple, but beautiful weavings with a plain colored warp on a treadle loom. The course includes instruction in loom setup (winding a warp and tying it on), planning and designing the colors and yarns of your weaving, weaving techniques on a Rio Grande Style floor loom, and mending and finishing your piece.
In addition to instructor-led, hands-on learning, each student will also receive a classroom workbook with historical background, weaving terminology, and practical instructions to be used as a guide during the class and beyond.
All weaving equipment and instruction are included in the class price. Warp threads will be supplied on the looms. However, weft materials – the colored yarns you will be using to create your design – will need to be purchased on-site, with two different weights to choose from: rug (heavier weight) or blanket (lighter weight).
Students are welcome to browse the Tierra Wools yarn selection once they arrive on site. If you'd like to get an idea of the color selection beforehand, you can also visit the website of Shepherd's Lamb, our local partner and yarn supplier. Click here to visit Shepherd's Lamb.


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Halifax's Quinpool Road is a very cool place to flaneur. Why? Because of its fun mix of old and new shops and buildings. No other street in Canada that I have visited has so many merchants with a 25+ year history on the same street.
Old & New
At first glance, many might dismiss the street as being old and tired, especially if you are just driving by. But if you get out of your car, or off the bus and walk along the sidewalk, you will begin to realize there is more to Quinpool Road than meets the eye.
I think Jane Jacobs (an urban writer and activist who championed new, community-based approaches to planning from 1960 until her death in 2006), approve of how Quinpool Road is evolving with a nice mix of the old and the new.
Old School
Freeman's Little New York restaurant and bar has been on Quinpool since 1956. Open 24 hours, it remains a popular spot for those who want a late night pizza – to stay or go! A popular happy hour spot too, it is a great place to mix with locals.
Quinpool Road is home to perhaps Canada's best shoe repair shop. I am not kidding. Quinpool Shoe Repair has been operating in the same location since 1958. I was immediately intrigued by the its blade sign that not only includes a shoe, but a skate too.
Yes, inside sits an old skate sharpening machine that brought back memories of when I was a kid who used to drop off my skates at a house on the way to elementary school where an old guy (everyone is old when you are 7 or 8) sharpened them on a similar machine in his basement. I would pick them up on the way home.
Cost….30 cents I think! But I digress.
Quinpool Shoe Repair often will do repairs while you wait. While we were there, a lady brought in her shoes for a simple repair and was immediately asked, "Do you want to wait for them?"
While the classic shoe repair shop aroma of leather and polish is in the air, this is no little "hole in the wall" shop. Large, bright, clean and very well organized, including a six-foot long wall of shoe laces – there's an immediate sense of pride of ownership and craftmanship when you walk in.
Quinpool's Armore Tea Room, has been a Halifax landmark since 1958. Its name harkens back to its early days. Today, it is best described as old fashioned diner serving all day breakfast (including homemade meatloaf, liver and onions) and great milkshakes. Open from 5 am to 8 pm daily, it remains old school with its "cash only" policy.
Across the street from Armore is Canada's first donair shop, "King of Donair" which opened there in 1973. In 2015, Halifax Regional Council proclaimed the donair the official food of Halifax.
When I went in and said I was from Calgary, it was quickly pointed out that real donairs have only onions, tomatoes and a sweet and garlicky donair sauce, "none of that lettuce, pickles or cheese junk they add in Western Canada." You could tell the King is proud to have developed the original recipe.
In addition to multiple locations in Halifax, King of Donair has expanded elsewhere in Eastern Canada, as well Western Canada - including Calgary, Edmonton and Grande Prairie.
Backstory: Original owner, Peter Gamoulakos created the original 'doner' (what he called it briefly) with lamb topped with tzatziki. But Haligonians did not take to it. So Gamoulakos being an astute businessman, changed the protein to beef, developed the sweet garlicky sauce (using Carnation evaporated milk no less), changed the name to "donair" and a legend was born. He sold the store many years later and King of Donair has changed hands a couple of times since. Despite a few people trying to take credit for the donair, it remains Gamoulakos' legacy.
Further up the "Road" is Aerobic First in what at first glance looks like an old, rather non-descript house (because that is what it is). However, curiosity made me walk in to discover a place packed with shoes, skis, boots and other sports wear equipment. Their claim to fame - "our staff are among the best shoe and boot fitters in Canada" according to their website and I believe them. I tried a few pairs on, but resisted as I really don't need anymore flaneuring shoes. The staff were very friendly and let me browse without feeling awkward. Eventually I struck up a conversation with one of the staff, who turned out to be the owner, who told me they have been in business on Quinpool since 1980.
I really wish I needed new flaneuring shoes.
Cool New Merchants
Intermingled with the old timers on Quinpool are the "new kids on the road," the cool new merchants.
"Sarah and Tom," a Korean pop culture store recently opened on Quinpool, a sure sign that young people are moving in. At first, I mistook it for a cool kid toy store. It all started when Sarah Milberry from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia went to Korea to teach English, met her husband Tom Yun (aka Tom) and together they decided to bring a bit of Korean retail culture to Canada – they have stores in Toronto and now Halifax. I love today's global world these days and how it leads to creating cool streets where a Korean toy store meets a skateboard shop.
As just across the street from Sarah and Tom sits another new kid on the road, Pro Skate home of Halifax's skateboarding community. But rather than the typical bohemian looking skater shop, Pro Skate has a friendly upscale atmosphere that even includes a micro café at the front with a few seats looking out onto the street. Very cool.
Halifax's popular Morris East Restaurant + Wine Bar recently opened its third location in Quinpool Road's The Keep, a mid-rise condo complex. While the restaurant has a full menu, whenever we walked by, it seemed more like a busy pizza parlour where the cool people hang out. Every street needs a couple of good pizza places. In fact, there probably should be a "Pizza Index" to measure street vitality i.e. the more pizza places, the more vitality.
Then there is the new home décor store, Zephyr Rug & Home that offers amazing rugs as well as contemporary Canadian, American and Italian furniture. With all the area's new condos projects (recently opened, under construction and planned) in Halifax's City Centre, Zephyr could be the catalyst for Quinpool to become a design district. After all, Secord Gallery, one of the longest established art galleries and framing shops in Atlantic Canada dating back to 1979 is also on Quinpool.
Eclectic Eats
Quinpool has an amazing array of ethnic restaurants and grocery stores – Korean, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Lebanese and Chinese. There is also a healthy independent café culture along the road with great names like Atomic Café, Heartwood Bakery and Café, Lucky Penny Coffee Co., Dilly Dally Coffee Café and Other Bean. And yes, a Starbucks and a Tim Horton's too.
Sweet Hereafter Cheesecakery's décor is as rich and yummy as its cheesecakes (see photo). Open noon to 10 pm, it is cool a spot for a sweet afternoon delight or a nightcap. They offer a different selection of cheesecakes that very everyday. My choices when I was there were: maple pumpkin, autumn apple, apple pecan and banana bread. My pick - maple pumpkin – decadent and I was not disappointed!
Quinpool Road is unique in that while it is mostly small "mom and pop" shops, one block is dominated by large format stores - Canadian Tire, Atlantic Superstore and Nova Scotia Liquor Store. Fortunately, the stores have street entrances with all the surface parking in the back, offering the best of both worlds - walkable at the front, drivable at the back. I wish more developers and big box stores would do this as it makes for a much better streetscape. That being said, the facades of all three stores are due for an update - it could become a very funky block.
The Atlantica Hotel Halifax, a 230-room four star hotel located at the east end of Quinpool Road adds another dimension to the mix. Every good street needs a hotel or two.
Mixed-use Madness
While Quinpool Road is currently surrounded mostly by modest homes, this is going to change. Like most urban streets in vibrant cities across North America, Quinpool is on the cusp of a mega-makeover.
Recently completed is The Keep, an 8-floor, 74 unit residential project with ground floor retail - Starbucks, upscale outdoor retailer, (The Trail Shop which moved from its original home on Quinpool that it had occupied since 1968) and Morris Eats. (FYI: A "keep" is the innermost and strongest structure or central tower of a castle. The name is a "metaphor for the strength of the building and its central location in Halifax" says The Keep's website.)
After 80 years, the art deco Oxford theatre closed in 2017 and was sold to a developer - a sure sign that change is in the wind for Quinpool Road.
Other projects in the planning stages include the controversial The Willow Tree, a 25-floor residential building with street retail and the Drexel, an 15-floor mixed-use development. At Quinpool and Robie, plans are currently being finalized for an 18-floor condo tower on the site of the former Cruikshank's Funeral Home, as well as an 11 and 22-floor residential tower next to it.
The addition of these new mixed-use condos projects should benefit existing merchants as well as add new retailers, restauranteurs and entrepreneurs to the mix of existing shops.
Last Word
In 1960, Jane Jacobs, in her "The Death And Life of Great American Cities," wrote the ideal mix for street vitality was to have "one third of the buildings new, one third old and one third middle aged."
While I realize streets must evolve, I hope it does so gradually so it doesn't lose the charm of its older homes and buildings too quickly. The cool mix of old and new, the chic and the shabby chic is an aesthetic worth keeping.
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Until yesterday, I was of the mindset that the freemium business model could be applied to most business software offerings and it was a matter of coming up with the right packaging to determine which features should be offered for free and which should be offered as premium, for-pay features. I am now of a different mindset.
In the business software world, I think the freemium business model is ideal for the following use cases:
- Offerings that are targeted at an individual and where no organizational decision making is required to decide whether to use the offering or not. LinkedIn is a good example of this.
- Offerings that involve small workgroups and where its initial usage is not part of a business-critical workflow (i.e., its usage does not require high-level authorization within an organization). Wikis, I believe, are a good example of this type of offering. Within organizations, wikis can initially be used by small groups of people for purposes that are not business critical.


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The end of AIDS may be just over the horizon, but the crisis is far from over. Despite years of progress in preventing and treating HIV, the number of new transmissions nationwide remains stuck at 50,000 a year, and continues to disproportionately affect communities of color.
New York is still the epicenter of the epidemic, with more people living with HIV in our state than any other in the country. And here in New York City, a key component to breaking this cycle is making sure every low-income, HIV-positive New Yorker has a safe and stable home.
When New York City's HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA) was established, it was one of the first government agencies to respond to the AIDS epidemic. Today, HASA remains among the most comprehensive government programs serving people with HIV, through a variety of life-saving services, including financial housing assistance.
But current HASA regulations exclude about 7,300 New Yorkers with HIV from critical housing benefits. To qualify for HASA housing benefits, people are required to have an AIDS diagnosis or have symptoms of HIV disease. But this disregards the simple fact that New Yorkers with HIV who have no symptoms are often paying high medical bills -- a huge financial burden.
Over the years, I have been devastated to see people actually making themselves sicker, intentionally letting their HIV go untreated, in the hopes of receiving desperately needed help to keep a roof over their heads.
For people with HIV, a lack of stable housing is a barrier to care and successful treatment. A growing body of research shows that people who have stable housing are less likely to use drugs, less likely to engage in high-risk sexual acts, and more likely to receive and adhere to the medical treatment they need to stay healthy and keep viral loads low. We know that homelessness is one of the primary drivers of the epidemic and of the progression of HIV disease into AIDS. That's why, if we are serious about ending AIDS within a generation, it is critical to ensure housing security and expand HASA benefits to all New Yorkers with HIV.
Last month, Mayor de Blasio announced his commitment to expand HASA benefits to all people living with HIV in our city, including to the hundreds who sleep in our shelters on any given night. But there's no guarantee that this will happen.
With the $99 million price tag that comes with expanding these benefits, it will take real cooperation between our city and state leaders to secure the funding we need to help end this epidemic. It's going to take all of us putting politics aside and working together to tackle this crisis with the urgency it deserves.
And we can't stop there. We have to put a stop to discriminatory housing practices by unscrupulous landlords who are breaking the law in broad daylight.
It is illegal in New York City to refuse to rent or sell housing to people whose income comes from public assistance programs like HASA. Yet, across our city, landlords are blatantly turning away people who pay their rent with HASA vouchers. My office has seen too many HASA clients whose landlords have put in writing that they will not accept the vouchers.
We have come too far to let this stand in New York City.
As the city's Public Advocate, I have worked to put bad landlords on notice, to take cases of discrimination to court, and to help build the political pressure needed to expand HASA benefits.
To be sure, we are making real progress in the fight against HIV. In 2014, New York City recorded its lowest number of new HIV transmissions ever: only 2,718 new cases of HIV -- a 35% drop since 2004. But we cannot rest until that number is zero.
As a lifelong New Yorker, I have seen the human toll of this epidemic, as it has affected my friends and neighbors all around me. I was here during those dark years when we barely knew what AIDS was, let alone how to treat it or prevent its spread.
Now that we have a plan to finally end that epidemic, we must be aware that housing is more than just a basic human right. It is one of the most important tools we have to end the AIDS crisis and extend the respect and dignity owed every New Yorker.
Letitia James is a NYC public advocate.


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I know it's not much, but at least there's something to go on after last week's announcement of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. The game is due out next year, and brings with it a new gameplay system, world and characters.
Here's three pieces of concept art, with my favorite being the rundown on the Red Dragon Monster. The second bullet point on this image tells us that "The Dragon is strong." I bet he is.
There's also a new webpage for the game, though you won't find much there yet. The website promises that we'll find out more on this game on September 4 -- today. Stay tuned.
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As far as Thailand holidays go, idyllic islands in the south of are never short on beaches — and Phuket is no exception to the rule. With 36 beautiful beach choices lining the shores of the island, it doesn't matter whether you're looking for a place to paddle and drink cocktails or a jet-ski adventure – you'll find the right spot for you.
Situated a short distance north of the hustle and bustle of Patong, Kamala Beach is known to some as the Millionaire's Mile. Lined with luxury resorts and villas, by day you can relax and watch surfers enjoying the waves, or even have a go yourself.
The southern part of the beach, from the ornate temple to the main village area, has a gentle swell ideal for beginner surfers. Further up towards the popular Phuket FantaSea attraction, offshore sandbanks create three-metre high waves suited to more experienced surfers. And if neither of those sound appealing then don't worry, because you can rent a lounger and unwind in style with drinks brought to you while you tan.
Picturesque Nai Thon is part of the Sirinath National Park, a golden stretch of sand lined with casuarina trees that has escaped over-development thanks to its protected status.
While you won't find any real watersports here, you can try your hand at snorkelling just off the shore and be treated to unobstructed views of tropical fish and colourful sea anemones. The beach itself has no shops or bars, but just across the street from the peace and quiet you'll find a few venues where you can pick up refreshments.
Much quieter than some of it's island neighbours, Nai Harn is one kilometre of white sand and clear water without the usual bustle that you'll find on holidays in Phuket. You can rent a sunlounger for the day here for 100THB - about £2 - and drinks vendors working from beach huts will be happy to serve you cold beers or fresh coconuts as you bathe in the sun.
Walk past local restaurants selling Thai cuisine at the edge of the sand, and you'll find a lagoon at the southern end of the beach that's perfect for children to play in.
A far cry from the main beach in Patong, Freedom Beach is a remote getaway that might make you feel like you've got the whole island to yourself.
If you don't fancy trekking through the jungle to get here, the easiest thing to do is take a boat from one of the other beaches - or better yet, book a boat tour that will spend a day taking you to all the best beaches on the island.
Despite its remote location, there are sunloungers hidden in the shade of the palms and a few small restaurants dotted along the powdery white sand, so if you visit in the high season you can still grab a cocktail between swimming, snorkelling and sunbathing sessions. Boats come ashore in the middle of the beach, with the north and south ends designated to aquatic exploring.
For jet-skis and banana boats, parasailing and windsurfing, Surin Beach is the place to head. This kilometre-long beach is just north of Kamala Beach and boasts clean sands and warm waters to complement its natural beauty.
A little livelier than some of the nearby options, Surin Beach houses a range of dining and drinking options to satisfy even the fussiest eaters, making it the perfect place to watch unforgettable sunsets with a cold drink at the end of a day in the sun.


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'Jack Reacher: Never Go Back' is all action, all the time (PG-13)
Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) will use a gun if the situation calls for it, but he prefers to use his fists. His punches in "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" don't so much land as explode like cannon shots, decimating car windows, cement walls and the faces of his enemies: soldiers turned mercenaries with grown-out buzz cuts. Reacher is a former military himself, an ex-major in the Military Police Corps.
Now he roams the land solving crimes, enacting justice, and calling the current commanding officer of the 110th, Susan Turner (Cobie Smulders), to commiserate about the job. When Susan's arrested for espionage, Jack goes into full Reacher mode — he's a bit like a very violent, near psychic MacGyver — to spring Susan from the clink and uncover a shady military arms deal.
2012's "Jack Reacher" was the first big screen adaptation of the best-selling Lee Child novels featuring the character, but with Cruise in the leading role, the character is simply a vehicle for Cruise's star strengths — his efficient physicality, laconic, twitchy charm, and dogged pursuit of righteousness. As Reacher, he's anti-establishment, anti-authority and he absolutely hates being followed.
In "Never Go Back," Reacher's solitary loner life on the road is tested when it's revealed that a paternity suit has been filed against him for child support. The child is now a sassy, sarcastic, eye-rolling teenage girl, Samantha (Danika Yarosh), and DNA test or not, Reacher's obligated to protect her when the bad guys target her to get to him. Going on the run from murderous ex-military mercenaries, they make quite the trio.
Fear not for the cardiovascular health of the Reacher clan. They traverse most distances with the upright, arm-pumping sprints that are Cruise's signature move. Smulders paces him step for step, and rains hell on bad guys with sticks and garden hoses and any other available implement. Reacher might be wondering whether or not he's fathered a daughter, but it's clear that Susan is the true heir apparent to the Reacher legacy.
Directed by Edward Zwick, "Never Go Back" is the kind of action film where the simpler moral story sits on top of the larger, twistier, but essentially unimportant plot. There are New Orleans junkies, and security contractors and opium smuggling, and you'll often question the plausibility of the story and the laws of physics here, but none of that really matters. What matters is the opening and softening of Reacher's heart.
Zwick's direction is clean, clear, workmanlike action filmmaking, but the auteur is Cruise himself. The character is an ideal vessel for Cruise's gifts as a movie star. Cruise is one of the most consistent stars of our era — he doesn't seem to age — and in "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back," Cruise proves that in his career, the more things change, the more he stays the same.
Cast: Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Danika Yarosh, Holt McCallany, Aldis Hodge.
Director: Edward Zwick.
Screenwriters: Edward Zwick, Richard Wenk, Marshall Herskovitz.
A Paramount Pictures release. Running time: 118 minutes. Vulgar language, bloody violence, action, adult themes. Playing at area theaters.


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A downloadable game for Windows
Do you like to explore labyrinthine dungeons for hours ? To find heaps of treasures, items and gear ? To fall victim to a lot of vicious traps, and to die just before reaching the merchant because of some huge monster that tore you apart in a single strike ? Then Verlies was designed just for you !
Verlies is a dungeon crawler / Hack & Slash taking place in dungeons filled with deadly traps, chests and other randomly generated stuff. You will be facing enemies, searching for equipment and powerful scrolls, and meeting NPCs offering various services for a fee. All of this being randomly generated, from start to finish (spells' cost and power, enemies' strenght, gear's statistics, location of the NPC, etc ...). It's impossible to play the same game twice !
To face these traps waiting to kill you at every corner you cross and every box you open, you will have 12 "jobs" to choose from. They will allow you to build your own and unique character.
Building a balanced game (difficulty, economy, ...) was one of the main objective of the development, and was conducted with the utmost care. You will definitively have a hard time choosing between the various services offered by the NPCs (sale & purchase, maintenance of the gear, blessings, forging of new items, etc...).
Key Features
- Game randomly generated
- 60 dungeons
- 4 levels of difficulty
- Loot, loot and loot
- Fully moddable
|Koya Game
|Role Playing
|Action RPG, Difficult, Dungeon Crawler, Hack and Slash, Procedural Generation, random, Roguelike
|Average session
|A few hours
|Keyboard, Mouse
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of 1.00€ EUR. You will get access to the following files:


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2 thoughts on "Dualit 72203 Jug Kettle, 1 Litre, Stainless Steel and Canvas White Finish Reviews"
73 of 73 people found the following review helpful
Very pleased.,
24 May 2016ByCoco –Verified Purchase(What is this?)This review is from: Dualit 72203 Jug Kettle, 1 Litre, Stainless Steel and Canvas White Finish (Kitchen & Home)I'm really pleased with this kettle. It can take nearly 2 pints (1 lt) of water, so it is not too small. It is quiet compared to my last kettle and its limescale filter is stronger too. I have attached a photo of it next to a teacup to show the size – It does not come with the teacup.
The good things about it are,
It is light, easy to use and quick to boil
Its small size is good because I end up just boiling the amount I need.(I'm hoping to save both electricity and water)
The spout is well designed so it pours well.
The not so good things are,
The colour of the flex and plug is black despite the rest of the plastic being in the off white colour shown.
The hinged lid has been a bit stiff to start.
If you have found this review helpful, please let me know.
170 of 170 people found the following review helpful
High Quality 2 Pint full Power Kettle :- – -:- Updated April 2016,
23 Dec. 2009ByTyke (Sheffield, GB) –Verified Purchase(What is this?)This review is from: Dualit 72200 Jug Kettle, 1 Liter, Stainless Steel and Black Finish (Kitchen & Home)I have had one of these for about 6 weeks and am very impressed with it. As the description clearly describes, this is the smaller of the Dualit jug kettle range but is no mini travel item as it has a full power 2kw element for fast boiling and holds 2 pints to the maximum fill mark. This makes it great in the kitchen where it is a handsome, sturdy and compact addition to the worktop. It would also make it unsuitable for places with a very limited power supply such as caravans, hotel rooms, in-car inverters or small camping generators. For that you should look to a model where the element is around 500w.
I have arthritis and initially found the hinged lid to be a little too firm but solved this very easily using the 3 clearly visible tension pips on the inside of the lid. The result is a kettle which has a secure lid and is a joy and ease to fill in-situ. People with arthritis tend to make adaptations to every day tasks and my kettle-filling tip is to leave the appliance on the stand, open the lid then part fill a lightweight plastic jug with the required water:)
In another section I heard someone complain that the directions of Dualit kettles advise that they should not be left with standing water. This is not in the essential safety instructions but is given as advice for people in hard water areas to avoid rapid scale build up. Taken in context the advice is a helpful suggestion, not a dire warning!
Happy boiling:)
Edited To Add Text- It is now 14 months later and I have had not even one minor problem even though the lovely compact kettle is used perhaps 8 or 9 times a day. It has also never shown any sign of scale, have other people found that or is it just our soft water?
Edit – It has now been three years and this kettle remains one of my better acquisitions with not one problem thus far.
Edit September 2014 – My time really flies, I hadn't realised that I'd had my 'new' kettle for five years but it's still working fine although the little neon lamp which used to glow when the switch was down has stopped glowing. I remain very pleased with it and have purchased a second so that I have a replacement when my original finally stops working
April 2016 – Still working well, several times every day.
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Move on from Ryan, urges 2fm chief
THE new head of 2fm has insisted that the RTE station must move on from the death of Gerry Ryan three years ago.
Dan Healy said: "He's in the building, there's no two ways about that. His brother works beside me; you have to pay respect to that.
"But I think the station has to respect the Ryan family and his colleagues. And we have to go ahead now. I think it's time to look forward."
Mr Healy was responding to questions about 2fm not marking Mr Ryan's anniversary on air in April.
He said: "I think that sadly for 2fm it has to move on from Gerry's past. It's very difficult for his family. It's very hard for those people who worked with him.
"There will be other great presenters but Gerry Ryan was unique. Everybody adored Gerry Ryan."
Mr Healy (50), who succeeded John McMahon at 2fm in May, said he had full confidence in Ryan Tubridy and felt that the presenter's ratings would climb.
He has no intention of taking on outside broadcasters to fill in on programmes, such as former Westlife star Nicky Byrne.
Mr Healy added: "We don't want him. There will be no more Nicky Byrne because we have great broadcasters."
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The Network Edinburgh
Royal Scots Club, 30 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh
6.00 for a 6.30pm start
Following the demise of the original Liquid List in Edinburgh a number of years ago, The Network Edinburgh (TNE) has run successful ex-Forces networking events in Edinburgh. Together Jules McElhinney of TNE and the OA Scotland now run this regular networking meeting in the Royal Scots Club at 30 Abercromby Place in Edinburgh (EH3 6QE).
You are advised to check with OA Scotland (or via their website) that a scheduled event is indeed due to take place before planning to attend, particularly if you intend to make a special journey into Edinburgh.
About The Liquid List
The Liquid List is the monthly event of The List held in different locations. It enables business development, job search advice, employment and recruitment networking with people who are, or have been, in the Armed Forces and want to help others. Through these monthly meetings, The List enables job seekers, prospective new Members, existing Members and those employers - who particularly recognise the value of the human talent associated with the Services - to get together to network.
If, as a job seeker, you do not create your own leads and rely on responding to job adverts you are halving your chances of finding a job: The List network is genuinely unique – it creates the conditions for you to make that warm call or contact employers direct. The Liquid List takes this one stage further and puts you in a room with employers!
What to expect:
There is no need to be a List, OA or TNE Member or to book in advance; just turn up from 6pm onwards for a start at 6.30. TNE and OA hold an 'open house' policy for its networking meetings, as such there is no need to register and no requirement to be on an 'attendance list' though it is in your interest to be recorded as having attended. Entrance is free, with the event open to all ranks (and former ranks) from all 3 Services
Business smart or business informal/casual - remember you are seeking to create a favourable first impression. You will require an open mind, business cards (if you have them) and your wallet for a couple of drinks.
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Brett Favre jersey retirement ceremony unlikely this season at Lambeau
GREEN BAY-Brett Favre's retirement from the Packers became complicated after he changed his mind and wound up playing with the Jets and then the Vikings before calling it quits again.
And while reports recently indicated that Favre had been in positive talks with Packers management recently, President Mark Murphy indicated Thursday that a retirement ceremony this season is unlikely.
The acknowledgment came during some questioning by media after Murphy spoke revenue and contracts.
\"No, I don't anticipate having him retire a number during the season in a game this year.,\" Murphy explained. \"We have very good relations and have had very good communication, but I don't anticipate that this year.\"
Murphy has made it clear he wants Favre's jersey to be retired by 2016, before the quarterback goes into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Only 5 players in Packers history have had their numbers retired; Tony Canadeo, Don Hutson, Bart Starr, Ray Nitchke and Reggie White.


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Websites using Google Tag Manager (GTM) can easily deploy Cookiebot by following these step-by-step instructions.
In this guide, we will show you how to:
In this guide, we will show you how to:
- Implement the cookie consent banner
- Control cookie-setting tags
- Display the cookie declaration on a subpage
We assume that you have already created a GTM account, created a website container in GTM and added the GTM container snippet to your website as required: https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/6103696
1. Implementing the cookie consent banner in GTM
In your GTM container, click "Templates" > "Tag Templates" > "Search Gallery" and select "Cookiebot CMP" from the list of community tag templates. Click "Add to workspace" and confirm by clicking "Add".
Create a new tag by clicking "New" > "Tag Configuration" and select "Cookiebot CMP" from the list of standard tag types.
In the "Cookiebot ID" field, copy in the ID from the 'Your Scripts' tab under your account on cookiebot.com.
In the "Cookiebot ID" field, copy in the ID from the 'Your Scripts' tab under your account on cookiebot.com.
Choose "All pages" as trigger and apply a name to your tag at the top of the configuration page, e.g. "Cookiebot". Click "Save" to create the tag.
This is what your tag configuration should look like (except for the value of the Cookiebot ID):
Make sure that you have registered and saved the domain name(s) of your website(s) in Cookiebot.
2. Controlling cookies
To honor the visitor's consent, you need to define the logic that controls the behavior of cookie-setting tags on your website.
In your GTM container, click "Templates" > "Variable Templates" > "Search Gallery" and select "Cookiebot Consent State" from the list of community variable templates. Click "Add to workspace" and confirm by clicking "Add".
Now, add a variable and name it "Cookie Consent" by creating a new Variable and selecting "Cookie Consent State" from the list of standard variables. No configuration is available or needed.
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- Event Name: cookie_consent_preferences, Event Type: Custom Event, Fires On: Some Custom Events, Filter: Cookie Consent - contains - preferences
- Event Name: cookie_consent_statistics, Event Type: Custom Event, Fires On: Some Custom Events, Filter: Cookie Consent - contains - statistics
- Event Name: cookie_consent_marketing, Event Type: Custom Event, Fires On: Some Custom Events, Filter: Cookie Consent - contains - marketing
Tags that are setting cookies within one of these three categories (see the scan report from Cookiebot if you are in doubt) must only be triggered when the user has consented to the relevant category/categories. For this, replace the existing Firing Trigger on each cookie-setting tag with the relevant cookie-trigger, e.g. "Cookie Consent Statistics" for Analytics.
If a tag requieres more than one trigger, e.g. multiple cookie-categories, then create a new trigger of type Trigger Group and add all the relevant cookie-triggers and any other trigger and set "This trigger fires on" to "All conditions". Replace the tag's existing trigger with this Trigger Group.
3. Implementing the cookie declarationTo make available an option for the user to change or withdraw consent, implement Cookiebot's 'Cookie Declaration' on a page of your own choice by embedding the following script tag directly into the source of the page and position within the page where you want the cookie declaration to be displayed (replace 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 with your own Cookiebot ID):
<script id="CookieDeclaration" src="https://consent.cookiebot.com/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/cd.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
Make sure to link to the page that embeds the declaration from all pages on your website, e.g. in the website template footer.
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For instructions on how to make the cookie banner change language depending on which (language) part of your website a visitor navigates, please see Multilingual support when using GTM.
When you implement Cookiebot using GTM, Cookiebot will also be able to control tags not set from GTM, i.e. script tags that are inserted directly in your website template. Just mark up such tags for 'prior consent' as described in our general implementation tutorial.
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Synthetic intron pIRES needed - (Mar/18/2009 )
Hi all,
I am new to this forum and I hope you can help me out.
I am currently planning to create a pRRLsin cPPT PGK lentiviral construct with an pIRES based insert containing my gene of interest and eGFP.
I will use PCR amplification to amplify my inserts from start till stop codon introducing an Kozak sequence before the atg and the desired restriction sites.
Subsequently I will use restriction enzymes to place the complete insert: kozak"gene of interest"-IRES-kozak"eGFP" into the pRRLsin.
My question, concers the IVS synthetic intron that is present in the pIRES plasmid from clontech. Am I required to also introduce this IVS sequence into the pRRLsin? According to the manual of the pIRES it is there to enhance RNA stability. I however have not found a restriction site that allows direct cloning from the pIRES to the pRRLsin including this IVS sequence.
I do however have a site (introduced through my primer) that allows direct cloning of the insert whithout the IVS sequence.
The complete insert is too long to amplify through PCR approximately 2.5kb.
Does anyone have axperience with this IVS sequence and its effect on protein expression. If I don't really need it, it would save me a lot of cloning. All suggestions would be very much appreciated!!
To make a long winded explanation short, you don't need it for what you are doing.
That's exactly what I wanted to hear!
Thank you very much for your quick reply.


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Skin blisters typically appear as circular, raised areas of fluid that collect underneath the top layer of your skin. The fluid, called serum, is usually clear to yellow in color and comes from your damaged blood vessels. Blisters develop to protect damaged skin from further harm. Skin blisters form due to various reasons, including diseases and external factors.
Impetigo Blisters
Impetigo is a fairly common skin infection caused by bacteria, usually streptococcus, staphylococcus or Methicillin-resistant staph aureus, also known as MRSA. The University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) reports that impetigo symptoms include developing one or several pus-filled blisters. These blisters tend to itch and ooze a yellow to yellow-brown liquid. This infectious disease spreads through this fluid. Mild impetigo infections typically respond well to prescription antibacterial creams, while more severe infections require oral antibiotic medications.
Sunburn Blisters
Skin blisters sometimes form on sunburned skin. Sunburn symptoms typically appear within several hours of intense sun exposure and generally go away without medical treatment within several weeks. Sunburn skin blisters are typically small and filled with a clear liquid. The Mayo Clinic suggests that you talk to your doctor if the blisters open and drain a yellow pus.
Atopic Eczema Blisters
Atopic eczema is a chronic skin condition that involves itchy rashes and blistering skin. Medline Plus explains that atopic eczema occurs when your skin overreacts to a specific stimulus and develops long-term inflammation. Some common eczema triggers include house dust, pollen, stress, pet dander, mold and extreme heat, cold or moisture. Foods sometimes cause eczema flare-ups, particularly wheat, eggs, dairy and peanuts. The blisters that form with eczema rashes typically ooze liquid and crust over.
Chickenpox and Shingles Blisters
Chickenpox and shingles are both skin conditions caused by the varicella-zoster virus. Chickenpox, a common childhood disease, causes the formation of hundreds of liquid-filled blisters. These extremely itchy blisters generally turn cloudy within two days, after which they pop open and turn crusty. The UMMC reports that around one in 10 adults will develop a shingles infection once the chickenpox virus reemerges during a time of extreme stress. Shingles, sometimes called herpes zoster, involves developing an itchy, blistering rash. The fluid-filled blisters pop, forming small lesions that soon dry out and crust over. While most cases of chickenpox and shingles must simply run their course, doctors might prescribe antiviral medications for more severe cases.
Dermatitis Herpetiformis Blisters
Dermatitis herpetiformis, sometimes called Duhring's disease, involves a chronic, blistering rash. While the exact cause of this skin condition is unknown, as of 2010, researches have linked this illness to gluten sensitivity. The extremely itchy skin blisters that form with dermatitis herpetiformis typically show up on your back, buttocks, knees and elbows. Sufferers often respond well to following a gluten-free diet along with taking doses of prescribed antibiotics.
Is This an Emergency?
- University of Maryland Medical Center: Impetigo
- MayoClinic.com: Sunburn
- Medline Plus: Eczema
- University of Maryland Medical Center: Chicken Pox
- University of Maryland Medical Center: Shingles
- University of Maryland Medical Center: Dermatitis Herpetiformis
- University of Maryland Medical Center: Blisters


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1) Order your PT 300
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With OMNI's PT 300, it's never been faster or easier to get the benefits of a full M2M solution in your business. Everything you need, hardware, data, and software, is included for one low monthly rate of $40/month!
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Competition Management - Teams (Cups - Add Team) Follow
Competition Management – Team Management
(Cups – Add Team)
Starting from the Teams tab in the Cup Management section, the process for adding teams to a cup draw is the same as for adding a team to a division.
Select Add from the Cup Management>Teams tab and continue as before. You cannot add a team once matches have been played.


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Moving right along demonstrating the new Drupal 8 Object Oriented Programming structure, this next part of my blog series is going to focus on creating a custom field formatter.
Drupal programming
In part 2 of my Object Oriented Programming (OOP) for Drupal 8 series, we are going to create an administration form. If you missed part 1, I talked about how to make a simple custom block in D8, which is something we do here at Commercial Progression to brand our sites. I chose a custom block to show that the new changes in D8 aren't so scary, and to introduce object oriented concepts and definitions with a real-world example.
Object Oriented Programming (or OOP for short) organizes code into objects with properties and behaviors. Drupal developers are comfortable with the paradigm of procedural programming, which uses functions to pass in data, manipulate it, and return something. In the following post, I will help explain to tech-savvy developers how OOP will look and feel in Drupal 8.


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Capitol Alert
California teachers unions promote charter school bills
California's politically potent teachers unions are promoting bills requiring charter schools to hold open meetings and to consider all applicants while cracking down on for-profit charter operators.
Charters schools, which receive public funding but operate under different rules than traditional public schools and often employ nonunion staff, now number more than 1,100 in California. Critics – including union officials who accuse charters of selectively admitting only the most promising students – warn that charters produce uneven results and argue that some schools are motivated more by the pursuit of profit than by student success.
"What we see nationally and in California is that these for-profit companies are siphoning off funds that should go to the classroom for corporate profits," said Ron Rapp, a lobbyist for the California Federation of Teachers. "This must stop."
A bill sponsored by the California Teachers Association, the California Federation of Teachers and the California Labor Federation would prohibit charter schools from being managed by for-profit corporations. Assembly Bill 787 would also ensure charter teachers are covered by the Education Employment Relations Act, part of what the bill's author called an effort to help teachers organize.
The bill "would open up the already legal avenue to unionize," said Assemblyman Roger Hernández, D-West Covina. "The ability to unionize is a civil right, the right of association is a civil right, but charter schools have this culture of infringement on those rights."
While many charter schools do an exemplary job, said Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, he argued that some cherry-pick students by imposing entrance requirements that include having parents volunteer, requiring entrance exams or dictating a minimum GPA. Senate Bill 322 would ban such requirements and have charters comply with the same expulsion and suspension requirements governing traditional public schools.
"Charter schools were established with the mission of providing educational opportunities for all students, with a special emphasis on providing educational opportunities for students who are academically low-performing or with some special needs," Leno said, adding that his bill "re-establishes California's commitment to this goal."
Assembly Bill 709, by Assemblyman Mike Gipson, D-Carson, would require charters to comply with open meetings and public records laws.
Representatives of the California Charter Schools Association, which is opposing the Leno and Gipson bills and is evaluating Hernández's measure, said supporters of the package repeatedly mischaracterized charter schools. Charter schools' student bodies "look an awful lot like traditional public schools," said California Charter Schools Association lobbyist Rand Martin, discounting the notion that charters skim off top students, and his organization estimates that a sliver – between 2 and 3 percent – of California charters are run by for-profit corporations.
On unionization, "we've never had a problem with that," Martin added. "CCSA has been agnostic on the issue of unionization since its beginning, and the law is agnostic on that – it lets them unionize."
Call Jeremy B. White, Bee Capitol Bureau, (916) 326-5543.


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If we're going to be honest, it all started with my mother-in-law. Back in December, she brought a roasted vegetable tart over to my house for dinner, the kind of thing that changes your life in the way that only a pile of roasted sweet potatoes and eggplant secured by a thyme-flecked egg custard tucked inside a pastry crust can. The recipe can be found here, but the photograph looks nothing like what Jan brought over. Hers was heaped with vegetables, an architectural statement of a tart. It was glorious.
It got me thinking about tarts. Cooking vegetarian, it's easy to get stuck in a rut, I think. Or maybe everyone gets stuck in a rut now and then. Especially in the summer, when soups are less appealing, the question of what to eat for dinner seems more weighty. When I happened upon what seemed a winning, fairly light and part whole-wheat tart crust recipe in one of my old favorites, The Best Vegetarian Recipes by Martha Rose Shulman, I decided to try it out. This was in May. I had some leftover arugula pesto from the previous night, and a bunch of radishes from the garden. I pan-roasted the radishes, and whisked some of that pesto into three eggs, topped the whole thing with a little parmesan and let it bake.
It was easily the best meal I've cooked all year.
The crust is wheaty but not overbearingly so-- it's rustic and hearty enough to stand up to the filling. You can fill it with pretty much anything-- I've made other incarnations involving broccoli, zucchini, and green beans over the course of the summer. But last night's try was the hands-down best so far. Roasted tomato tart with basil pesto.
Roasted Tomato Tart with Basil Pesto and Smoked Mozzarella
1/2 cup warm water
pinch sugar
1 1/2 tsp yeast
3/4 tsp salt
1 egg
3 tbsp olive oil
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
Proof the yeast with the sugar and water for a few minutes in a medium bowl, then whisk in the egg, salt, and oil. Add the flours, working the dough gently until it holds together. Divide the dough in half (this recipe makes enough for two tarts) and put one half away in the freezer for next week. Roll out the other half on a floured surface, then fit it into a lightly oiled tart part (or a round metal cake pan, or a pie pan, in a pinch). Preheat the oven to 375, and bake the unfilled crust seven minutes.
Six good-sized tomatoes, halved or quartered and roasted at 400 degrees for half an hour
Fit these into the crust once it's baked. Then whisk together:
Three eggs
1/2 cup basil pesto-- you can improvise a quick pesto of minced basil, parmesan, olive oil, salt, and a sprinkle of pine nuts.
Pour this over the tomatoes in the crust, then top with some slivers of strong-flavored cheese. Smoked mozzarella was our cheese of choice last night, but parmesan, feta, fontina, or asiago would definitely work nicely.
Bake an additional 35 minutes.


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Pavilion Dance Centre
Learn to dance at the Pavilion Dance Centre! We have an excellent team of master instructors and professional performers and offer a wide variety of classes to meet your dancing needs! Whether you are dancing for fun, exercise or to improve your technical skills, we are confident you will enjoy dancing with us!
Dance Handbook
The PDC handbook is a comprehensive guide to dance classes and lessons offered by the Pavilion Dance Centre in Elk Grove Village, IL. Many styles of dance are offered for ages preschool through adult for any level of experience. Take a look at all the fun, education, experiences and memories we have to offer!
Contact the Pavilion Dance Centre
For more information regarding the Pavilion Dance Centre, please call 847-228-3519 or contact the Dance Coordinator, Jessica Beirich.


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Hi everyone! It's Bibi here today, just to show you the card I made for my sweetie on Valentine's day. We don't really celebrate it (not a tradition here in Norway), but I do make him a card every year and he gives me flowers. Usually I make him a more masculine looking card, but this year I decided to make something completely different.
When I started making this card, what you see here was meant to be the background paper with a panel with some romantic stamp and message on top .... but once it was finished, I liked it so much that I didn't want to cover it with anything, so ... pretty plain and simple, here it is:
OK, 'nuff bragging. If you want to see what Katy made with these stamps the other day, jump over to her blog and check it out: http://postcardsfromtheattic.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/botanical-tag-for-rubber-dance.html As chance would have it, she had used Inktense pencils and a waterbrush, too! Great minds think alike, you know ;-)
Thank you for stamping by! Leave me a comment and make my day, why don'tcha? :-D


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Stately Pergolas for Yards in Wichita, KS, and Neighboring Communities
Homeowners can enhance their yards with pergolas from All Seasons Construction. Our rough cedar pergolas are meant to provide partial shade from the hard elements while still allowing some of the warmth and light of the sun to shine through on to the yard or outdoor living space in Wichita, Kansas. What's more, our pergolas will always be installed by our certified and specialized technicians in accordance with industry best practices and with meticulous attention to detail to make certain that they look and perform at their best well into the future.
With a pergola from All Seasons Construction, you can always count on craftsmanship that exceeds that of our competitors in Wichita, KS. That is because all our pergolas are manufactured with the highest-quality materials and are meant to last for years to come. Each one of our spectacular pergolas are designed with exceptionality and versatility in mind, as they will:
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And, at All Seasons Construction, providing our customers with an exceptional home improvement experience is just as important to us as the quality of the pergolas that we install and the installations that we perform. From first contact to the final product, our team of professionals will work with you every step of the way in order to design, create, and install the ideal pergola to enhance your yard and best suit your style preferences and budget requirements. And, to make sure that your dream comes into fruition, we assign a project manager to oversee and streamline the home improvement project. Because of this level of dedication to our customers, it should come as no surprise that we maintain an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.
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Indiana animal park welcomes new longhorn calf
Posted: Jul 13, 2012 8:43 PM EST | Updated: Nov 6, 2014 4:53 AM EST
FISHERS, Ind. -- An Indiana animal park just welcomed a new addition, and it's a real piece of living history.
Check out this longhorn calf.
The breed dates all the way back to the 1600s.
The livestock manager at Connor Prairie, near Indianapolis, said it's important to keep it alive.
"Living history is also passing on the genetics that are four fathers had worked so hard to develop," said Livestock Manager Kevyn Miller. "There are traits there that breed has that some of the other breeds have lost and we may need to pick those up someday."
The calf's novelty has caused quite the excitement, especially in the animal encounters barn.
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The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has announced its decision to appeal against the decision of the Czech Olympic Committee's Arbitration Panel in the matter of the alleged breach of anti-doping regulations by Roman Kreuziger.
In response to this notification Roman Kreuziger's legal representative, Dr. Jan Stovicek, made the following comments:
"We note the appeal lodged by the UCI in the case of Roman Kreuziger, we were expecting it. However, the strong arguments remain on our side. We are convinced, and during discussions before the Czech Olympic Committee's Arbitration Panel is was clearly demonstrated, that the Expert Panel of the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF) decided on the alleged guilt of Roman Kreuziger on the basis of incomplete and insufficient information. This relates, in particular, to the fact that two-thirds of the blood samples used as a basis for the decision making process were not during transportation to the laboratory demonstrably kept in conditions conforming to WADA regulations and may therefore have deteriorated. In addition, Roman Kreuziger has since 2003 suffered from hypothyroidism (insufficient function of the thyroid gland), and a worsening of this condition required the use of high doses of a substitute hormone L-Thyroxine precisely in the years in which the suspicion of misconduct arose (2011 and 2012), which was unknown to the panel.
The CADF Panel, which comprises respected haematologists (but no endocrinologist), did not, however, take into account fundamental work in the area of endocrinology, which is very important for this case. Therefore we sent an open letter to the panel (text attached) requesting them to reassess their position. We believe that the panel will bear this in mind and are aware of their scientific and legal responsibility for these important deliberations.
We firmly believe that common sense will prevail. I should stress that the Czech Olympic Committee's Arbitration Panel, the supreme independent body dealing with breaches of anti-doping regulations in the Czech Republic, cleared Roman of any wrongdoing. Roman Kreuziger has never exceeded the basal (extreme) values of the biological passport – if guilt is to be apportioned in such a case it begs the questions, what purpose do the basal values in an athlete's biological passport actually serve? And, what are the clear criteria for determining guilt?
Roman Kreuziger is thus innocent and should be treated accordingly.
We are all in the same boat in the fight against cheats in sport. We are in agreement with colleagues from the UCI and CADF experts that the biological passport is a fantastic tool. However, it needs to be used correctly and fairly. There is currently a lack of clear rules for determining what is and is not a breach of anti-doping rules. This lack of transparency opens the way for speculation, and this devalues the credibility of the entire system. This is something none of us want.
Anti-doping regulations serve to protect decent athletes, and should not be a tool for bullying them. I understand that the UCI wants to demonstrate an uncompromising stance in the fight against doping in cycling. You cannot measure everyone by a different scale. It's the same as accusing someone of murder because they have kitchen knives at home.
The case of Roman Kreuziger is a very important precedent not just for cycling, but for all sports. Today it is Roman in the dock, but tomorrow it could be any other athlete. We are confident that the CAS will decide this case quickly and impartially and will not permit an honest man to be prevented from carrying on his profession. We should not allow the fight against doping to become a witch hunt."


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The announcement that hosepipe bans affecting around four million people were being lifted came as communities hit by the deluge began counting the cost.
Insurers estimated that they would have to pay out more than £200 million to householders whose properties and possessions had been affected. Meanwhile it was reported that the recent heavy rain had led to vegetables being ruined and crop shortages.
The Environment Agency said yesterday that across the country, 391 properties had been flooded with the South West suffering the most.
A man was killed in Northumberland when his car crashed off a rain-soaked road.
Yealmpton in Devon saw the worst flooding, with 35 properties affected in the village after the river Yealm burst its banks.
A dozen families were forced to move out of their homes, including a couple with a three-month-old baby.
Flood waters of up to seven-and-a-half feet swept through the village on Saturday and burst into riverside homes, destroying furniture and cherished possessions as well as writing off cars.
Danni Earnshaw, manager of the Rose and Crown in Yealmpton, said: "People have had to rip out carpets and rescue anything they can. It was just horrendous. A guy came in, he said he had been up from 5am trying to get water out of the kitchen."
Residents of the village, which has 2,100 residents, banded together yesterday to help those worst hit, such as dance teacher Jurek Sroha, 70, and his wife Sylvia, whose four-bedroom detached home suffered heavy damage.
Mr Sroha's two cars parked outside were submerged while a three-piece suite and other valuable furniture were destroyed and family photo albums ruined.
Like others whose properties were damaged in the floods, he and his wife will be likely to have to spend months living away from home as structural damage is repaired and electrical safety checked as well as smell from sewage cleaned out.
But Mr Sroha said: "At the end of the day my wife and I and the two dogs escaped and there is no loss of life and there is a lot to be thankful for."
Keith Baldry, a member of the local district and parish councils, said an emergency centre had been set up and villagers "came together".
The floods in Devon came after 115mm of rainfall was recorded in a 24-hour period between Friday and Saturday, more than twice the July average of 45-50mm.
Yesterday, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman was visiting Ottery St Mary, near Exeter, which saw some of its main roads turn into rivers.
Mrs Spelman visited flood defences, including one culvert that protected nearly 60 properties from water entering their homes.
Elizabeth Nickels, 62, said they had been incredibly lucky that the flood prevention scheme had been completed just weeks ago.
"Down by the bottom of Slade Close on the other end of the town it was absolutely dreadful," Mrs Nickels said.
"The water was coming off East Hill in absolute torrents and they were absolutely unable to get in and out of that part of the town.
"So we were so much luckier on this side of the town, I mean the defence worked, and thank goodness for it, when you think it's only been finished a few weeks it was exactly at the right time."
Western parts of the country affected by the flooding were enjoying a respite from the wet weather today as flood waters subsided, although there were heavy showers across the eastern half of England.
The coming week is expected to see more wet weather and although there will be some sunny spells to break the gloom, temperatures will be several degrees below the July average, struggling to reach the high teens in the south east.
Waters were still rising yesterday morning around Radipole Lake in Weymouth Dorset, where a high tide meant council officials were for a time unable to open gates that would normally allow them to drain it into the sea.
A car park which his to be used as a park-and-ride venue for Olympic sailing venue was inundated, as was the nearby Gurkha restaurant – which the owner, Dhan Gurung, said had just had a £40,000 refurbishment.
A spokeswoman for the Association of British Insurers said while the full scale of the number of claims was not yet known, the total payout would be likely to be somewhat larger than the £175 million following the Cumbria floods in 2009, as the latest floods covered a much larger geographical area, stretching from Scotland to the South West.
Meanwhile, the final four water companies with hosepipe bans have announced they are lifting them with immediate effect.
South East Water, Sutton and East Surrey Water, Veolia Water Central and Veolia Water Southeast said the restrictions that have been in place since early April have now ended following the "abnormally heavy rainfall" that has deluged much of the country.
Seven water companies across southern and eastern England had brought in the hosepipe bans after two unusually dry winters left some groundwater supplies and rivers as low as in the drought year of 1976.
But Thames Water, Anglian Water and Southern Water all removed the restrictions last month - now known to be the wettest June since records began.
Double the average rain fell during the month while April was the wettest in records dating back more than a century to 1910.
A joint statement from the four companies said they were heavily dependent on ground water supplies but these have now recovered sufficiently to enable them to lift the bans.
Meanwhile, it was reported that broccoli was being imported from California as the downpours ruined vegetables and led to shortages of crops.
Potatoes, cauliflowers, carrots, cabbages and broccoli were rotting in waterlogged fields and could not be reached by tractors, the National Farmers' Union said.
Hayley Campbell-Gibbons, its chief horticulture adviser, told The Times: "Supply is going to be disrupted. That's a given. We just hope the weather picks up and we might be able to salvage something."


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After her husband's death, Hana lives on alone in the family villa. Her two sons visit her with their families, but these visits frequently end in quarrels. When Hana meets Brona, a hardy fellow, inured to winter swimming, a new world opens before her. Brona's team-mates absorb her into their team and Hana gradually learns to overcome her fear of icy water. Her relation with Brona grows into love.


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Sterile Plant Cultures—Terms and Instructions
Terms and Conditions
- Tubes (small container) normally contain between 2 and 5 plants and flasks (large container) contain 25 or more plants (usually many more). These numbers are subjective because plant tissue in vitro can be divided a lot when potted out to create more plants.
- A phytosanitary certificate costs $25 and MUST BE added to EVERY international sterile tissue culture order. Phytosanitary certificates can be purchased here at FlytrapStore.com.
- Please be aware that in some cases, it may take a few weeks to a few months for cultures to be grown out to fill orders. It is not possible to always keep plants sitting on a shelf waiting to be shipped.
- Please only order sterile cultures if you intend to pot them in soil upon receipt. Cultures will be sterile upon leaving the FlytrapStore.com Lab, but sterility is not guaranteed upon delivery. We ARE NOT responsible for contamination or damage that occurs while in transit. If you intend to use the sterile cultures for further propagation in a tissue culture lab and you find the cultures to be contaminated upon arrival, we will NOT send replacement cultures. After many failed attempts to send cultures internationally and maintain sterility we have found that it is extremely difficult to nearly impossible to do.
- The growing medium in tissue culture flasks is a gel that will break up during transit. The gel will likely completely cover the plants when you receive them. If you plan to pot out the plants, this gel must be completely rinsed off of the plants prior to potting. Additional potting and care instructions for deflasking tissue culture plants will be included in the shipment.
- The sterile containers will be well packaged for transport and be mailed in a carton that will protect them well during shipment. They should arrive in good condition. If they do not (if they arrive broken for example), please take photos of the cultures immediately when they arrive and send those photos along with as detailed a description as possible about how the plants were handled upon receipt. Replacement of cultures is at our discretion. to us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- There is a necessary waiting period before plants can be shipped, because the plant cultures first must be initiated into sterile culture conditions after being ordered, then observed and examined for at least 7-10 days to ensure that there is no microbial contamination. After that they are allowed to grow out for a few weeks to fill in the tube or flask. And once per month, the agricultural inspector is called to examine all plants destined for shipment outside the United States before he issues a phytosanitary certificate for the plants in each and every order. Only then can the plants be shipped. This means that there may be a delay of up to a month or in some cases up to 3 months or more (if the cultures must be grown out and the destination country requires multiple inspections several weeks apart before shipment, for example) before an order can be shipped.
- If import permits are required for your country of residence, you are required to get them yourself and we aren't held responsible for plants seized by customs. If you are unsure about whether or not your country requires import permits for sterile cultures, contact your government's department of agriculture. If you don't know how to contact them, email us at firstname.lastname@example.com and we can assist you.
Deflasking, Acclimation & Instructions for Sterile Cultures
WARNING— Plants in sterile containers are extremely fragile and will die quickly without proper care. We are not responsible for plant death due to negligence, so please read the following guidelines and instructions carefully.
Plants should be removed from sterile cultures IMMEDIATELY upon receipt. However, plants inside sterile culture containers have been growing in 100% humidity and under very gentle artificial light. Therefore the leaves of the plants will be relatively thin and weak and will need to be hardened (acclimated) gently, comfortably and slowly at first to life outside the container and under different conditions.
The leaves of plants taken from their culture containers and planted in growing medium can dry out and die within hours (or in extreme cases possibly in minutes) in conditions of lower humidity, direct sunlight, or both. Instead, the plants should be kept moist by spraying fairly often with a mist of water (distilled, reverse osmosis or rainwater) or by covering the containers they are transplanted into with clear plastic of some sort. In addition, they should be kept out of direct sunlight, which can be too harsh for these delicate plants during the first several weeks of their acclimation, and should be grown in either artificial light or in bright but indirect sunlight. Because the plants will be very moist but outside their previous sterile environments, fungus can occasionally be a problem. Therefore, it is recommended to have a fungicide nearby (one that does not contain a copper compound) to spray the plants before covering, or at the first sign of a flush of fungal growth.
Acclimating Plants to Life Outside Sterile Culture
For the first 2-4 weeks, please observe the following—
- Keep plants moist with mist or covering, gradually decreasing the frequency of misting or opening the cover or removing it more often.
- Keep plants out of direct sunlight, especially when they are covered (in which case heat could rapidly build up under the clear cover to the point of damaging the plants) and keep them instead under artificial light or bright indirect sunlight.
- Use a fungicide spray or have one nearby to use as a preventive for or rapid response to any fungal growth or outbreak.
Shipping and Importing Sterile Cultures
Most countries and collections of countries such as the European Union require that a shipment of live plants, including live plants in sterile tissue-culture containers, be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate which certifies that the plants are free of disease and disease-carrying organisms and insects. In addition, many countries require that a recipient of sterile cultures apply for and receive an import permit, usually before a shipment is initiated.
Shipping costs start at $15 and go up from there depending on the size of the order.
Photosanitary Certificate and Import Permit Requirements, by Country
If your country is not listed in the following table,
please contact us at email@example.com
An asterisk (*) indicates additional notes below the chart
|Import Requirements by Country
|Not Required
|European Union
|Not Required
|Hong Kong*
|Not Required
|Not Required
|New Zealand*
|Not Required
|South Africa*
|South Korea
|Not Required
|Not Required
NOTES for the above chart
* Hong Kong — although normally requiring an import permit, a statement can be accompany the phytosanitary certificate that specifies "no import permit presented," in which case there is a risk that the shipment would be confiscated by the customs agency.
* Indonesia — although normally requiring an import permit, a statement can be accompany the phytosanitary certificate that specifies "no import permit presented," in which case there is a risk that the shipment would be confiscated by the customs agency.
* Malaysia — although normally requiring an import permit, a statement can be accompany the phytosanitary certificate that specifies "no import permit presented," in which case there is a risk that the shipment would be confiscated by the customs agency. Apart from a Phytosanitary Certificate and Import Permit, the importer is required to obtain an import license from the Ministry of Trade and Industry which issues the license after the Import Permit is received from the Department of Agriculture, Malaysia. (The import license is shown to the customs agency in order for them to release the plants.) Information about import permits and licenses for Malaysia can be obtained from the following—
Director General
Department of Agriculture
17th Floor, Wisma Tani
Lot 4G2, Prescint 4,
62624 Putrajaya
Tel: (60-3) 8870-3002
Fax: (60-3) 8888-5069
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Contact: Datuk Roseley bin Dato haji Kahid
Director, Plant Protection and Quarantine Division
Third Floor, Wisma Tani,
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin
50632 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: (60-3) 2030104200/20301402
Fax: (60-3) 26913550
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.com
Contact: Wan Normah Wan Ismail
* Mexico — shipments of sterile cultures must be routed through an official port of entry.
* New Zealand — requires that sterile cultures be in transparent containers (sterile cultures from FlytrapStore.com are always shipped in transparent containers).
* South Africa — requires a spray treatment unless the import permit allows otherwise.
* Thailand — although normally requiring an import permit, a statement can be accompany the phytosanitary certificate that specifies "no import permit presented," in which case there is a risk that the shipment would be confiscated by the customs agency.


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The St Nicks Ladies of St Paul's Anglican Church host a shopping day for children on the first Saturday in December. This event is greatly anticipated every year, with this year topping 175 shoppers. Items are priced between .05 cents to $ 5.00 and each child is accompanied by a 'Shepherd' to help assist with their shopping.
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Plant and Urchin, set of FIVE(!), Petit Beast, $35.00.
One of the best ways to add interest to your interiors is with plants, flowers, and other various foliages. (That is a word now.) Many of us struggle, though, with the most important part of plant-having: keeping the suckers alive. I myself have just recently reached the point where I can reliably keep a plant alive for more than a couple of weeks. The items I am going to talk about today require no such skill. They are easy, beautiful, last forever, and most importantly, are practically free.
First up: the air plant. This little baby has experienced a resurgence lately, and that is a good thing, since they basically survive on air. They need a misting or a quick dunk in the sink a couple times a week. THE END. Also, they are very forgiving if you forget a few times. (Ahem.)
I love to see air plants in glass vessels because you get to see the whole thing that way. Roots are pretty too, y'all. I stocked up on these CB2 bud vases and a bunch of air plants, and I now I have a cute little air plant garden on my kitchen windowsill.
Plants: Air Plant Supply Co., prices vary. Vases: CB2, $4.95.
Closely related to the air plant (which is also called Tillandsia) is the big huge giant air plant, which is called Tillandsia Xerographica. Go on, say it. Now you're smart. They are so big and sculptural that you can literally set them on any surface and they will look awesome. I like mine in a shallow bowl, like the one below. Or I would do a group of three on a tray with a candle or something like that.
Tillandsia Xerographica, The Fallen Tree, $12.99. Bird bowl, Jonathan Adler, $188.
I am just going to be honest with you, this next one is my favorite. Philodendron leaves cost about one dollar at the florist, and they last forever. I mean months, as long as you keep water in the vase. Hell, probably any old liquid would do. Next time I'm going to try Diet Coke. All you need is one, and a vase or bottle with a narrow neck. Yay!
Vase: CB2, $34.95.
If any of you are familiar with the amazing Jessica Helgerson, you will recognize the photo below. She is also big into big statements: taking a branch so enormous it's practically a tree, shoving it into a demijohn bottle, and calling it a day. And it's fabulous. An architectural set piece, if you will. And please don't, because that was the most pretentious thing I've ever said. Anyway, along with a great big bottle, you will also need some bypass pruners and a nearby tree. Check it:
Bottle: You can find them on eBay. Search "demijohn" or "carboy." Corona 26" bypass loppers, Amazon, $41.79.
The branch thing will also last forever, especially if you take a hammer and smash up the end before placing it in water. Sometimes the branch starts growing roots, which means you just made a new tree, you nurterer of the earth!
BAM. Foolproof foliage. I rest my case.