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Cell Phones have explore everyday existence with increasing numbers of people taking pleasure in the service and additional freedom they offer. Their recognition has motivated BB Shopping – a number one United kingdom online shop to provide cell phone add-ons as gift products at reduced rates to the clients.
These cell phone add-ons add-value to cell phone sets – which makes them a life-style item. A few of the add-ons which are hugely popular, among consumers of Christmas gift products all around the United kingdom, are:
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We've available an assorted selection of cell phone add-ons that may be ideal Christmas gift choices for family members. We're dedicated to supplying the latest lifestyle products at reduced rates.


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Occupation: Musician, actress
Biggest accomplishment this year: Released her debut album, Sentimental Journey
Emmy Rossum has established a foothold for herself with her work on Showtime's Shameless, garnering her several award nominations in late 2012. This year, she has already appeared in her first movie in over two years with her role as the sinister Ridley in Beautiful Creatures while continuing her work as the lead in season three of Shameless. She also found time to release her second studio album, Sentimental Journey, a compilation of cover songs from 1920-1960 that reached as high No. 92 on the Billboard charts.

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Adoption of Amendments to 6 NYCRR 482-2 Operating Permit Program Fee Rule for 2019
The Title V/Operating Permit Program fee rule that was published in the Environmental Notice Bulletin on June 19, 2019 establishes the annual fee for all facilities subject to the requirements of Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act (Act). Regulated contaminants subject to the tonnage fee are oxides of nitrogen, volatile organic compounds, sulfur dioxide, particulates and hazardous air pollutants.
The 2019 fee consists of a $2,500 base fee plus the per ton fee, up to seven thousand tons of each regulated air contaminant emitted in 2018, as follows:
$90 per ton for 5,000 total tons or more of annual emissions,
$80 per ton for 2,000 but less than 5,000 total tons of annual emissions,
$70 per ton for 1,000 but less than 2,000 total tons of annual emissions and
$60 per ton for less than 1,000 total tons of annual emissions
This rulemaking has been undertaken in compliance with the NYS Clean Air Compliance Act of 1993, as amended in 1997, 1999, 2009 & 2015, section 72-0303 of the Environmental Conservation Law. State law exempts this annual rulemaking from the requirements of the State Administrative Procedures Act. This law requires the Department to calculate the fee by dividing the program's Legislative appropriation by the total tons of emissions reported by subject facilities for the prior calendar year. Consideration must be given to the balance in the Operating Permit Program Account and the collection rate of prior year invoices. For 2019, this calculation resulted in a fee per ton of $734.93. Facilities that are billed Operating Permit Program fees are major stationary sources of air pollutants as defined in section 19-0107.19 of the Environmental Conservation Law. Department regulations (6 NYCRR Subpart 202-2) require the filing of annual emission statements by all facilities subject to the Operating Permit Program. Facilities that filed a complete 2018 emission statement in a timely manner are billed on their actual emissions. Facilities that have failed to submit a complete emission statement by the due date are required by law to pay a fee based on their potential to emit.
All fees collected under this regulation are dedicated for use in the administration of the State's Title V/Operating Permit Program. Funds are deposited into the Operating Permit Program Account in the Clean Air Fund and are subject to audits of the Office of the State Comptroller.
For further information, please contact Cathy Jo Rogers at DEC's Division of Air Resources, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY, 12233-3258, phone (518) 402-8401 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Notice on Misuse of Posting on LBJ
Recently, the article has appeared online without Ben-David's byline and with a non-sourced addition claiming that Lyndon Johnson's mother and grandmother were Jewish.
This claim was not part of Ben-David's article, and the author says he has no information to substantiate the claim. Indeed, it appears in other articles published by anti-Semites who push the canard of an international Jewish conspiracy.
Things You Never Knew about LBJ
Lyndon Johnson -- A Friend in Deed
A few weeks ago, the Associated Press reported that newly released tapes from US president Lyndon Johnson's White House office showed LBJ's "personal and often emotional connection to Israel." The news agency pointed out that during the Johnson presidency (1963-1969), "the United States became Israel's chief diplomatic ally and primary arms supplier."
But the news report does little to reveal the full historical extent of Johnson's actions on behalf of the Jewish people and the State of Israel. Most students of the Arab-Israeli conflict can identify Johnson as the president during the 1967 war. But few know about LBJ's actions to rescue hundreds of endangered Jews during the Holocaust - actions that could have thrown him out of Congress and into jail. Indeed, the title of "Righteous Gentile" is certainly appropriate in the case of the Texan, whose centennial year is being commemorated this year.
Appropriately enough, the annual Jerusalem Conference announced this week that it will honor Johnson in February 2009.
Historians have revealed that Johnson, while serving as a young congressman in 1938 and 1939, arranged for visas to be supplied to Jews in Warsaw, and oversaw the apparently illegal immigration of hundreds of Jews through the port of Galveston, Texas.
A key resource for uncovering LBJ's pro-Jewish activity is the unpublished 1989 doctoral thesis by University of Texas student Louis Gomolak, "Prologue: LBJ's Foreign Affairs Background, 1908-1948." Johnson's activities were confirmed by other historians in interviews with his wife, family members and political associates.
Research into Johnson's personal history indicates that he inherited his concern for the Jewish people from his family. His aunt Jessie Johnson Hatcher, a major influence on LBJ, was a member of the Zionist Organization of America. According to Gomolak, Aunt Jessie had nurtured LBJ's commitment to befriending Jews for 50 years. As a young boy, Lyndon watched his politically active grandfather "Big Sam" and father "Little Sam" seek clemency for Leo Frank, the Jewish victim of a blood libel in Atlanta. Frank was lynched by a mob in 1915, and the Ku Klux Klan in Texas threatened to kill the Johnsons. The Johnsons later told friends that Lyndon's family hid in their cellar while his father and uncles stood guard with shotguns on their porch in case of KKK attacks. Johnson's speechwriter later stated, "Johnson often cited Leo Frank's lynching as the source of his opposition to both anti-Semitism and isolationism."
Already in 1934 - four years before Chamberlain's Munich sellout to Hitler - Johnson was keenly alert to the dangers of Nazism and presented a book of essays, Nazism: An Assault on Civilization, to the 21-year-old woman he was courting, Claudia Taylor - later known as "Lady Bird" Johnson. It was an incredible engagement present.
FIVE DAYS after taking office in 1937, LBJ broke with the "Dixiecrats" and supported an immigration bill that would naturalize illegal aliens, mostly Jews from Lithuania and Poland. In 1938, Johnson was told of a young Austrian Jewish musician who was about to be deported from the United States. With an element of subterfuge, LBJ sent him to the US Consulate in Havana to obtain a residency permit. Erich Leinsdorf, the world famous musician and conductor, credited LBJ for saving his life.
That same year, LBJ warned a Jewish friend, Jim Novy, that European Jews faced annihilation. "Get as many Jewish people as possible out [of Germany and Poland]," were Johnson's instructions. Somehow, Johnson provided him with a pile of signed immigration papers that were used to get 42 Jews out of Warsaw.
But that wasn't enough. According to historian James M. Smallwood, Congressman Johnson used legal and sometimes illegal methods to smuggle "hundreds of Jews into Texas, using Galveston as the entry port. Enough money could buy false passports and fake visas in Cuba, Mexico and other Latin American countries.... Johnson smuggled boatloads and planeloads of Jews into Texas. He hid them in the Texas National Youth Administration... Johnson saved at least four or five hundred Jews, possibly more."
During World War II Johnson joined Novy at a small Austin gathering to sell $65,000 in war bonds. According to Gomolak, Novy and Johnson then raised a very "substantial sum for arms for Jewish underground fighters in Palestine." One source cited by the historian reports that "Novy and Johnson had been secretly shipping heavy crates labeled 'Texas Grapefruit' - but containing arms - to Jewish underground 'freedom fighters' in Palestine."
ON JUNE 4, 1945, Johnson visited Dachau. According to Smallwood, Lady Bird later recalled that when her husband returned home, "he was still shaken, stunned, terrorized and bursting with an overpowering revulsion and incredulous horror at what he had seen."
A decade later while serving in the Senate, Johnson blocked the Eisenhower administration's attempts to apply sanctions against Israel following the 1956 Sinai Campaign. "The indefatigable Johnson had never ceased pressure on the administration," wrote I.L. "Si" Kenen, the head of AIPAC at the time.
As Senate majority leader, Johnson consistently blocked the anti-Israel initiatives of his fellow Democrat, William Fulbright, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Among Johnson's closest advisers during this period were several strong pro-Israel advocates, including Benjamin Cohen (who 30 years earlier was the liaison between Supreme Court justice Louis Brandeis and Chaim Weizmann) and Abe Fortas, the legendary Washington "insider."
Johnson's concern for the Jewish people continued through his presidency. Soon after taking office in the aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963, Johnson told an Israeli diplomat, "You have lost a very great friend, but you have found a better one."
Just one month after succeeding Kennedy, LBJ attended the December 1963 dedication of the Agudas Achim Synagogue in Austin. Novy opened the ceremony by saying to Johnson, "We can't thank him enough for all those Jews he got out of Germany during the days of Hitler."
Lady Bird would later describe the day, according to Gomolak: "Person after person plucked at my sleeve and said, 'I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for him. He helped me get out.'" Lady Bird elaborated, "Jews had been woven into the warp and woof of all [Lyndon's] years."
THE PRELUDE to the 1967 war was a terrifying period for Israel, with the US State Department led by the historically unfriendly Dean Rusk urging an evenhanded policy despite Arab threats and acts of aggression. Johnson held no such illusions. After the war he placed the blame firmly on Egypt: "If a single act of folly was more responsible for this explosion than any other, it was the arbitrary and dangerous announced decision [by Egypt] that the Strait of Tiran would be closed [to Israeli ships and Israeli-bound cargo]."
Kennedy was the first president to approve the sale of defensive US weapons to Israel, specifically Hawk anti-aircraft missiles. But Johnson approved tanks and fighter jets, all vital after the 1967 war when France imposed a freeze on sales to Israel. Yehuda Avner recently described on these pages prime minister Levi Eshkol's successful appeal for these weapons on a visit to the LBJ ranch. (Pictured: LBJ receiving Yitzhak Rabin in the Oval Office.)
Israel won the 1967 war, and Johnson worked to make sure it also won the peace. "I sure as hell want to be careful and not run out on little Israel," Johnson said in a March 1968 conversation with his ambassador to the United Nations, Arthur Goldberg, according to White House tapes recently released.
Soon after the 1967 war, Soviet premier Aleksei Kosygin asked Johnson at the Glassboro Summit why the US supported Israel when there were 80 million Arabs and only three million Israelis. "Because it is right," responded the straight-shooting Texan.
The crafting of UN Resolution 242 in November 1967 was done under Johnson's scrutiny. The call for "secure and recognized boundaries" was critical. The American and British drafters of the resolution opposed Israel returning all the territories captured in the war. In September 1968, Johnson explained, "We are not the ones to say where other nations should draw lines between them that will assure each the greatest security. It is clear, however, that a return to the situation of 4 June 1967 will not bring peace. There must be secure and there must be recognized borders. Some such lines must be agreed to by the neighbors involved."
Goldberg later noted, "Resolution 242 in no way refers to Jerusalem, and this omission was deliberate." This historic diplomacy was conducted under Johnson's stewardship, as Goldberg related in oral history to the Johnson Library. "I must say for Johnson," Goldberg stated. "He gave me great personal support."
Robert David Johnson, a professor of history at Brooklyn College, recently wrote in The New York Sun, "Johnson's policies stemmed more from personal concerns - his friendship with leading Zionists, his belief that America had a moral obligation to bolster Israeli security and his conception of Israel as a frontier land much like his home state of Texas. His personal concerns led him to intervene when he felt that the State or Defense departments had insufficiently appreciated Israel's diplomatic or military needs."
President Johnson firmly pointed American policy in a pro-Israel direction. In a historical context, the American emergency airlift to Israel in 1973, the constant diplomatic support, the economic and military assistance and the strategic bonds between the two countries can all be credited to the seeds planted by LBJ.
LBJ, a 'Righteous Gentile?'
Yad Vashem has strict criteria for the entry of candidates into its pantheon of "Righteous Gentiles," and Johnson apparently doesn't meet that standard.
"The Righteous, as defined by the [Knesset's] Yad Vashem Law, are non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust," Irena Steinfeldt, director of Yad Vashem's Righteous Among the Nations Department. "In some cases," Steinfeldt continued, "it is claimed that Johnson helped Jewish refugees from Europe get into the US after they had already left Europe. This of course would have been significant for those refugees, but is not something that falls within the framework of our program."
Indeed, there is no evidence that Johnson risked his life to save Jews, and most of his efforts appeared to have been directed at getting Jews into the US once they had managed to leave Europe.
Historian Louis Gomolak suggested that Johnson broke the law to gets Jews into the US. In Prologue: LBJ's Foreign Affairs Background, 1908-1948, he states, "...[D]espite an all-out effort to stop Jewish immigration by Roosevelt's new anti-Semitic assistant secretary of state, Breckinridge Long, Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson secretly began smuggling European Jews into Texas, say dozens of members of the Austin Jewish Community. False passports and one-way visas were obtainable - for a price - first in Cuba, and when that source dried up then in Mexico."
Historian Robert Dallek (Lone Star Rising, Lyndon Johnson and His Times 1908-1960) repeated the claim that LBJ broke the law. "Early in 1940", Dallek wrote, "...Lyndon and the others helped Jews get false passports and one-way visas in Latin America and then brought them to National Youth Administration training camps in Texas. Because it was illegal to house and train noncitizens at the camps, Operation Texas, as the rescue effort was called, was kept a strict secret for over 20 years."
Incidentally, the Texas NYA vocational camps, part of Roosevelt's New Deal program, were run by LBJ between 1935-1937, before he ran for Congress.
Historian James Smallwood admitted to me, "It is correct that Johnson did not risk his life, but he committed illegal acts to save the Jews. It can be proved that LBJ saved some 42 from the Nazis. Indirect evidence says he probably saved about 400. From my research, I agree with the larger number. However, there are problems, since much of what went on was illegal and Johnson knew better than to leave a paper trail."
Most politicians cover up their illegal deeds lest they get caught and receive public condemnation. Ironically, LBJ's discretion may actually prevent the public commendation and history's approbation that he deserves.
More Evidence of LBJ's "Illegal" Activity to Save Jews;
Help Find Survivors or their Descendants
- Help locate descendants of Jim Novy, Jack Baumel of the Texas Railroad Commission, and Jesse Kellam who helped LBJ save Jews 70 years ago.
- Adrian Levy served as mayor of Galveston from 1935 to 1939. He was a close friend of LBJ's, and probably played a role in smuggling Jews into Galveston. A Galveston library has some 10 inches of Levy's papers. We need to find a Levy descendant who may have more information and someone to look at those papers. (Pictured: Roosevelt, Johnson and Levy in 1937)
- Still looking for Dr. Louis S. Gomolak and his PhD dissertation, "Prologue: LBJ's Foreign Affairs Background, 1908-1948," Dept. of History, Univ. of Texas, 1989.
How ironic. In some countries, citizens investigate their national leaders' criminal actions in order to throw them out of office. In the case of Lyndon Johnson and his efforts to rescue European Jews from the Holocaust, we are searching for evidence of wrong-doings in order to honor the president during the year of his 100th birthday celebrations.
The Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial rightfully guards its list of Righteous Among the Nations with strict criteria for membership. Gentiles who risked their lives to save Jews are enshrined in the holy pantheon, and their actions must have collaborating evidence and testimony. One small loophole exists for those who did not risk their lives but broke the law and risked their livelihood to save Jews.
These are some of Yad Vashem's criteria, as provided by a senior official:
- For our purposes it is not enough to have statements in general terms by people saying that a certain person helped Jews and rescued them. It is only with an exact description (and substantiation by primary sources) that the commission can rule if a certain deed accords with the Righteous program criteria.
- It is claimed that Johnson helped Jewish refugees from Europe to get into the U.S. after they had already left Europe. This of course would have been most significant for those refugees, but is not something that falls within the framework of our program. Therefore we need more information and documentation.
- In some cases, the Commission also bestows the title on people who did not risk their lives, but took grave risks in order to assist Jews in danger of deportation and death. In latter cases it has to be shown that the nominated persons acted against the law or contrary to their professional instructions, thus risking severe punishment.
Historian Robert Dallek suggests in his 1991 book Lone Star Rising, that Johnson did break the law to save Jews and that some of his efforts were carried out in Europe, not just after the Jews departed the cursed continent. Here are excerpts (pages 169-170):One of Lyndon's constituents in Austin was Jim Novy, a successful Russian-Jewish businessman who had come to the United States in 1913 at the age of seventeen. A leader of Austin's four hundred Jews, Jim and his brother Louis were also active in Texas politics. …In the spring of 1938, when Lyndon heard that Jim was planning a trip to Poland and Germany, he urged Novy to "get as many Jewish people as possible out of both countries." Attending to the necessary affidavits in Washington and calling the U.S. consul in Warsaw, Lyndon's efforts allowed Novy to arrange for forty-two Polish and German Jews, including four relatives, to come to the United States later that year.
Early in 1940, four months after the outbreak of World War II, Johnson began helping hundreds of Jewish refugees from Hitler's persecution reach Texas through Cuba, Mexico, and countries in South America. Working with Jim Novy, Jack K. Baumel, a chief engineer at the Texas Railroad Commission and an Austin Jewish leader, and Jesse Kellam, Texas director of the NYA, Lyndon and the others helped Jews get false passports and one-way visas in Latin America and then brought them to NYA training camps in Texas. Because it was illegal to house and train noncitizens at the camps, even though Novy reimbursed camp directors for all costs, Operation Texas, as the rescue effort was called, was kept a strict secret for over twenty years.
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According to Claudia Anderson, Supervisory Archivist at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library:
"Stories circulate in the Austin Jewish community that LBJ helped a number of Jewish refugees enter the United States just before and during World War II.
"The LBJ Library has very little documentation concerning this. In 1989, a student at the University of Texas, Louis Gomolak, wrote a dissertation in which he said Johnson assisted many refugees. His main sources were interviews he conducted with members of the Austin Jewish community.
[Does anyone have more information on and email address for Dr. Gomolak?]
"The key document cited by Louis Gomolak is a short speech given by Jim Novy on December 30, 1963, when he introduced President Johnson who was speaking at the dedication of the Agudas Achim Synagogue in Austin.
"The LBJ Library have a copy of the notes that Novy used that day, The notes are from the Personal Papers of Jim Novy, and the folder is 'Papers of Jim Novy [3 of 3].' Jim Novy was a friend of Lyndon Johnson's and a member of the Agudas Achim congregation. "
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how LBJ prevented his deportation to Nazi Austria
Help Make the Case for the Title of "Righteous Gentile"
Yad Vashem's initial reaction was not very promising:
"The title of Righteous among the Nations is awarded by a special Commission … that operates according to a well-defined set of rules and criteria. The Righteous, as defined by the Yad Vashem Law enacted by the Israeli Knesset in 1953, are non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. In some cases, the Commission also bestows the title on people who did not risk their lives, but took grave risks in order to assist Jews in danger of deportation and death. In latter cases it has to be shown that the nominated persons acted against the law [emphasis added] or contrary to their professional instructions, thus risking severe punishment. From what I could glean from the article, Johnson helped Jews who had managed to leave Europe in their attempts to get to the U.S. and settle there. Based on the article this proved to be an admirable attitude and may have greatly helped the Jews at their time of need, but it seems at first glance that this case is not in line with the program's criteria. At any rate, in order for a file to be submitted to the Commission we need to have survivor testimony or archival documentation that attests to the nature of the rescue activity."
In reaction to the Yad Vashem note, I began consultations with several eminent historians and LBJ scholars. Prof. Robert Dallek, author of Lone Star Rising: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1908-1960, gave me some valuable leads. After all, already in 1991, Dallek told a Time Magazine reporter, "During 1938 and 1939, Johnson secretly helped Jewish refugees from Europe enter the U.S., through Galveston. I don't know of any other Congressman who did that. Out of 400,000 constituents, his district had only 400 Jewish voters. Something deep in this man's psyche, probably harking back to his Texas hill-country boyhood, made him identify with the underdog."
Prof. James Smallwood, whose research was vital to the first blog posting, responded, "It is correct that Johnson did not risk his life but he committed illegal acts to save the Jews. It can be proved that LBJ saved some 42 from the Nazis….Indirect evidence says he probably saved about 400. From my research, I agree with the larger number. However, there are problems, since much of what went on was illegal, Johnson knew better than to leave a 'paper-trail.'"
To move forward on the campaign to get Lyndon Johnson recognized as a "Righteous Gentile," I am launching this website. The site invites scholars, survivors and survivors' children to submit historical accounts of LBJ's actions. We particularly invite the participation of the Texas Jewish community, the Houston Holocaust Memorial, and the Johnson Library. We will present the data to Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial, and with God's help, provide the well-deserved recognition during the commemoration of Lyndon Baines Johnson's 100th year, which begins August 27.
Recognize LBJ as a Righteous Gentile --
The Blog that Started this Campaign
The news report does little to reveal the full extent of Johnson's actions on behalf of the Jewish people and the State of Israel. Indeed, the title of "Righteous Gentile" is certainly appropriate in the case of the Texan. Most students of the Arab-Israeli conflict can identify Johnson as the president during the 1967 war. But few know about LBJ's actions to rescue hundreds of endangered Jews 30 years earlier, actions that could have thrown him out of Congress and into jail.
The Texas congressman's district had only 400 Jews, but clearly the Johnson family's Christian teachings had given him a strong affinity for Jews and their return to the Holy Land.
Five days after taking office in 1937, LBJ broke with the "Dixiecrats" and supported an immigration bill that would naturalize illegal aliens, mostly Jews from Lithuania and Poland. In 1938, Johnson was told of a young Austrian Jewish musician who was about to be deported from the United States. With an element of subterfuge, LBJ sent him to the U.S. Consulate in Havana to obtain a residency permit. Erich Leinsdorf, the world famous musician and conductor, credited LBJ for saving his live.
Johnson Saved Hundreds of Jews
That same year, LBJ warned a Jewish friend that European Jews faced annihilation. Somehow, Johnson provided him with a pile of signed immigration papers that were used to get 42 Jews out of Warsaw. But that wasn't enough. According to historian, James M. Smallwood, Congressman Johnson used legal and sometimes illegal methods to smuggle "hundreds of Jews into Texas, using Galveston as the entry port. Enough money could buy false passports and fake visas in Cuba, Mexico, and other Latin American countries. … Johnson smuggled boatloads and planeloads of Jews into Texas. He hid them in the Texas National Youth Administration…. Johnson saved at least four or five hundred Jews, possibly more.."
On June 4, 1945, Johnson visited the Dachau concentration camp. According to historian Smallwood, Lady Bird later recalled that "when her husband returned home, he was still shaken, stunned, terrorized, and 'bursting with an overpowering revulsion and incredulous horror at what he had seen.'"
As President, Johnson met with Israel's Prime Minister Levi Eshkol and undertook to replace the recalcitrant France as Israel's principal arms supplier, providing Patton tanks and Skyhawk jets and Phantom jets.
Soviet Premier Aleksei Kosygin once asked Johnson why the United States supported Israel when there are 80 million Arabs and only three million Israelis. "Because it is right," responded the straight-shooting Texan.


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|How quickly can you get your wetsuit on?
This might mean you're skipping workouts at the same time as hitting the mince pies.
But rather than let everything take a seasonal slide, why not seek inspiration from the recent 'Decathlon Decathlon' event at Surrey Quays, and set yourself up a few little physical challenges at home? Best of all you can get the kids to join in (and tire them out...) when the school holidays hit.
One of the perks of being in the Julia Buckley #Fitnessrockstars Collective, is that I get to work with some great brands like Decathlon. In fact lots of the gym equipment Julia uses in her workouts can be bought at the sports store, so it's a natural fit if you've decided you prefer - or need - to work out at home on your own timescale (essential for busy parents, because, well, kids!).
So how about some ideas then?
Frolicking festive fun
|Add some wiggle to your workout
First up - the one that has us all hot and sweaty in the summertime; the 'tent pitch and fold up'. Yes that's right - using those pop-up tents that we all have to protect out little ones from too much sun at the beach. Everyone knows how hard it is to get those back in the case! Try using a timer to add to the pressure!
Another great one for bringing back the summer memories is the snorkelling challenge - getting your wetsuit, snorkel mask/goggles and flippers on in a race format. Make sure that wetsuit is zipped up! Then there's the hiking boot lace up - starting from scratch with the laces out of the boot entirely - educational and frustrating all at once! Or why not see who can put on the most running gear (including high-vis jackets, gloves, hats, head torches etc) - and do a lap of the garden.
Serious sporting skills
|Who will lift that trophy?
And if you want to feel the burn, then it's time to level up and bring in some serious cardio with the punch bag power-up challenge - punching as fast and hard as you can for one minute. Or even use a Turbo Trainer to set a cycling contest.
Turns out there's a Coleen Competitive in us all...even at Christmas (sorry Santa!).


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Chicago 2025: Dynamic Expansion
Hundreds of industry leaders joined JLL Chicago last week to discuss Chicago 2025 and the city's dynamic expansion. With 4,300 new hotel rooms planned, the lowest office vacancy in 16 years (10 percent), 4 million square feet of speculative industrial construction in the pipeline and 3 million square feet of office space headed to market, the next decade is going to be one for the books.
JLL Chief Economist Ryan Severino kicked things off with a broad-based market outlook, factoring in challenges of the past year from Brexit to an unexpected election result. Despite entering a 2017 filled with elevated policy uncertainty, the Chicago market's universal truths are bolstering its investment appeal. Chicago's still the third-largest metro economy in the U.S., with above average annual gross metro product growth and a diverse economy where no single industry comprises more than 20 percent of total employment. Going forward, our unusually high percentage of adults with undergraduate or graduate degrees will be of paramount importance in building on this economic momentum.
We're definitely living in interesting times, agreed JLL International Director and panel moderator Bruce Miller. As a frequent partner with foreign capital on large, mixed-use projects, Magellan Development Group President David Carlins said he's seeing investors from the Middle East to China taking a "wait and see" approach, with their top priority being U.S. economic growth. GLP COO and Executive Vice President Paul Loosmann, whose company is listed in Singapore and based in Shanghai, is seeing a global curiosity about interest rates more than policy. Fundamentals still feel strong in his logistics and e-commerce niche, and Loosmann sees a lot of growth built into the economy from a leasing standpoint.
During this expansion phase of the cycle, we're in a unique period where every sector is firing on all cylinders in Chicago's urban core, said The John Buck Company COO Dirk Degenaars. For Oxford Capital Group President and CEO John Rutledge, unprecedented residential development has created a virtuous cycle that feeds demand in the hospitality sector. In the past 10 years, Chicago's downtown core has seen more population growth than any other city in the country. Corporate demand, convention demand, domestic and international tourism and O'Hare itself all continue to grow, providing a multi-legged demand base for Chicago's hotel market.
Each sector is inextricably tied, said Carlins, pointing to the piles of packages that have overrun the lobbies of Magellan's multifamily projects thanks to Loosmann's flourishing e-commerce tenants. In addition to responding with ever-expanding package storage rooms, Magellan is finding a balance between shrinking units (affectionately dubbed "Midwest micro units") to keep rents attainable and the never-ending amenity arms race as residents are driven into building common areas. This generation is paying for experiences, said Carlins. Why not give away a unit to a singer/songwriter or a chef in a building's first year of lease-up and offer free concerts, music lessons or gourmet meals to residents?
As offices from startups to Fortune 500s expand into emerging markets both north and west, JLL International Director Meredith O'Connor said not showing her tenant representation clients these burgeoning opportunities would be a major oversight. Office density and height in these markets will remain to be seen as issues like the Planned Manufacturing Districts are worked through, but a look at formerly lagging markets like the East Loop shows that tenants want to be a part of transformations (i.e., Millennium Park and Prudential Plaza's makeover).
In terms of investor interest in emerging markets, Degenaars said it takes a specific constitution to manage the risk vs. reward relationship. Rising construction costs are the biggest challenge today and building spec is incredibly difficult. When you bring mixed-use into the conversation, the challenge is making sure your retail adds value, instead of impairing it. What Chicago does offer global capital is a relative pricing advantage, added Miller, citing Korean investors that came here before branching into other U.S. markets. For Rutledge, Main and Main transactions rarely pencil, so Oxford leverages transitioning momentum within expanding "micro-submarkets" to execute opportunistic strategies.
As investors and developers across sectors compete on land parcels, most of the panel finds that office and residential usually win. Just look at how rents on brick and timber office buildings have doubled over the past five years, said O'Connor. But what's inside the office is what matters, and companies don't just ask for amenities—they expect them. Take JLL's new cafe at its reimagined Aon Center headquarters. Getting out of your own space and into the cafe creates unexpected connections with colleagues you may not have seen in years. "It's the collaboration space that unites people," said O'Connor.
View JLL's Chicago 2025 research here.
Chicago 2025 market insights from JLL experts here.
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FLORENCE, SC – After surrendering six runs in the top of the ninth to fall behind 10-9, the Georgia Southwestern State Hurricanes scored one in the bottom of the ninth and another in the 10th to defeat Columbus State 11-10 in an elimination game of the PBC Tournament on Thursday.
With the win, the Hurricanes (20-28) advance in the elimination bracket and will play again on Friday at 1:30 pm against the loser of Wednesday night's North Georgia/UNC Pembroke game. Columbus State sees their season come to a close with a 29-21 record.
Will Redding provided the game-winning hit in the 10th. With Zach Barron on first after reaching on an error, Redding laced a line drive to right. The ball got past the CSU outfielder and rolled away, allowing Barron to come all the way around with the winning run and be mobbed at home plate.
GSW thought the celebration would start earlier as they took the field in the top of the ninth with a five-run lead, but relief pitcher Mitch Holloway walked the bases loaded, then hit a batter to bring across the first run. CSU's Jamal Howard then delivered a pinch-hit double that brought home two more. Tyler Fichter then doubled off the glove of the GSW first baseman to tie the game at nine.
CSU went ahead as Justin Evans brought home Fichter with a sacrifice fly. In all, the Cougars sent 10 players to the plate in the inning, scoring the six runs on two hits.
Matt Hubbard (W, 2-1) got the win for GSW after giving up no runs in the top of the 10th. Robert Hays (L, 1-1) took the loss, facing only three batters in the game. Dylan Brown got the start for the 'Canes, going 6.1 innings on 128 pitches with four earned runs and two strikeouts. CSU starter Brandon Koehler lasted four innings, allowing five earned runs and striking out one.
Kranick finished 5-for-6 with a double and an RBI, becoming the seventh player in league history with five hits in a tournament game. Evan Alderman was 4-for-4 with an RBI while Jared Jones went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs. Moore finished with four hits and Dakota Long had two RBIs.
Four Cougars finished the game with multiple hits, led by Fichter's 3-for-4 effort. He finished the game with two doubles, two RBIs and three runs scored. Mason McClellan was 3-for-5 with two doubles and a pair driven in while Grant Berry was 2-for-4 and Bryce Delevie 2-for-5.
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Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort receives a Diamond Celebration infusion for 2015, making the season shine as never before as Halloween Time sparkles with Diamond Celebration décor and entertainment. The one-of-a-kind celebration of chilling, family-friendly fun will begin Friday, Sept. 11, and continue through Sunday, Nov. 1, with 17 nights dedicated to Mickey's Halloween Party.
Mickey's Halloween Party Expands to 17 Nights
The popular, separate-ticket Mickey's Halloween Party expands to 17 nights beginning Friday, Sept. 25. The after-hours party treats guests to an array of special entertainment, along with traditional Halloween Time fun. For the first time, the "Paint the Night" parade, new for the Diamond Celebration, will be presented at Mickey's Halloween Party, and guests will enjoy the fun "Monsters U". These offerings are in addition to the "Halloween Screams" fireworks spectacular, a guest favorite that is exclusive to Mickey's Halloween Party. Adults and children are encouraged to dress in costume for the party as they trick-or-treat throughout Disneyland park for a scary good time.
Highlights of Mickey's Halloween Party include:
- Early entry to Disneyland: The opportunity to play in Disneyland park for three hours before the party starts, then go trick or treating – for candy and healthy treats – in the ultimate Disney neighborhood.
- "Paint the Night – All-New Electrical Parade": The dazzling, all-new Disneyland nighttime parade creates a river of color flowing down Main Street, U.S.A., for Mickey's Halloween Party. The parade features favorite Disney and Disney●Pixar characters and songs, along with more than 1.5 million brilliant LED lights that flash and glow as Mickey Mouse uses his vivid imagination to "Paint the Night."
- The "Halloween Screams" fireworks spectacular, hosted by "Master of Scare-omonies" Jack Skellington (presented exclusively for guests of Mickey's Halloween Party).
- Party guests can rock out to "Monsters U Dance Party" at Tomorrowland Terrace: Class time is over and the students of Monsters University join Halloween Time guests in a family-friendly frat party with the most popular students from Monsters U, Mike & Sulley.
- "Villains Square": Throughout the evening, the Disney villains will arrive in Disneyland Town Square as the "Bad Apple Party Crashers," riding a black horse-drawn carriage accompanied by thunder, fog and special lighting effects. These favorite wicked tricksters will appear for photos and character greetings, and guests are invited to "Party Like a Villain."
- Enhancing the eerie atmosphere along Main Street, U.S.A., new animated Halloween images – ghosts, bats, pumpkins, skeletons – are projected on the facades of buildings throughout the evening.
- The ghoulish Cadaver Dans quartet will perform Halloween tunes aboard a drifting graveyard-themed raft on the fog-filled Rivers of America in New Orleans Square and Frontierland.
- Guests will enjoy special photo locations with popular Disney pals, plus Disney villains. For Mickey's Halloween Party only, Disney characters will be dressed in their Halloween costumes. During the day and on non-Halloween Party nights, Disney characters will wear their special Diamond Celebration attire.
- Nearly all the favorite Disneyland rides and attractions, plus Haunted Mansion Holiday and Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy, will be operating.
- Complimentary parking for one standard-size vehicle is included with the ticket.
During Halloween Time, on non-Mickey's Halloween Party nights, Disneyland guests will see the "Paint the Night" parade along with the new Diamond Celebration "Disneyland Forever" fireworks spectacular.
Also for Halloween Time, Jack Skellington makes his annual appearance in Disneyland to take over the Haunted Mansion and bring Haunted Mansion Holiday back to New Orleans Square. This year, for the first time, Jack is joined by a fearsome new friend, the Hatbox Ghost, who took up residence in the Mansion just as the Diamond Celebration was getting underway. Haunted Mansion Holiday is inspired by the classic animated film "Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas" and transforms the Mansion with a collision of Halloween spookiness and Christmas cheer.
Spooky Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy in Tomorrowland is one of the guest favorites during Halloween Time. The unique Halloween-themed experience launches voyagers into a haunted section of the universe, where ghosts appear out of the starry darkness and swirling galaxies of Space Mountain, reaching out as if to grab guests as they speed through space. The exhilarating drops and curves are punctuated by piercing screams, creepy sound effects and haunting music.
In Frontierland, the traditional Dia de los Muertos is observed with a holiday skeleton display.
Tickets for Mickey's Halloween Party* may be purchased online and on mobile devices at Disneyland.com/party, as well as at the Disneyland Resort main gate and by phone at 714-781-4400. Guests may check for availability for the 17 nights: Friday, Sept. 25; Monday, Sept. 28, Wednesday, Sept. 30; Friday, Oct. 2; Monday, Oct. 5; Wednesday, Oct. 7; Friday, Oct. 9; Monday, Oct. 12; Wednesday, Oct. 14; Friday, Oct. 16; Monday, Oct. 19; Thursday, Oct. 22; Friday, Oct. 23; Sunday, Oct. 25; Tuesday, Oct. 27; and Thursday, Oct. 29. Tickets for Halloween night, Saturday, Oct. 31, are sold out. Online and mobile purchases are not available the day of the event.
Tickets purchased in advance are available at a discount on select nights. Tickets purchased on the day of the event are $77 each. All tickets to Mickey's Halloween Party on Thursday, Oct. 29, are $84 each. Mickey's Halloween Party is a non-smoking event. Smoking will be permitted only in the Esplanade outside the Disneyland main entrance.
For more information about Halloween Time at Disneyland Resort, see www.Disneyland.com/Halloween. Entertainment and attractions are subject to change without notice. This site will be updated with frightfully fun details.
*Mickey's Halloween Party tickets are subject to availability and are valid only for specific event dates and hours. Each ticket is valid for admission to the event and parking for one (1) vehicle (larger vehicles may require an additional fee) on the specified event date. Space is limited. Limit eight (8) tickets per person, per event date. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be resold. May not be combined with other discounts. Costumes subject to Disney guidelines and should not be obstructive or offensive. Ages 2 and under: no ticket required. Subject to restrictions and change without notice.
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Principal:Marc Woolford
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Led by Marc Acquaviva and Abigail Peck, with support from outstanding visiting teachers, including Pete Blackaby and Diane Long.read more
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Telephone:07963 542 356
Location:Grantham, Lincs
Active Balance Yoga School offers Yoga Teacher Training and CPD training options in Integral or Holistic yoga. The school's programs present a numbers of yoga systems: Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa principles, Laya Yoga, Swara Yoga, Yantra Yoga, Raja Yoga etc creating an integral approach to practice and theory.read more
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This course is an opportunity to gain a better understanding of yoga and its role in one's physical and spiritual practice and life and to share these understandings as a confident and competent yoga teacher. This course will help you to develop your own personal yoga practice and will give you the necessary tools to share this as a yoga teacher.read more
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Apanaveda runs a 200-hour intensive yoga training course, based on Patanjali's 8-limbed path of yoga. 9 modules, over one weekend per month, covers an in-depth understanding of the Ancient Scripts; History & Philosophy of Yoga; Diploma level Pranayama; Degree content Anatomy & Bio-mechanics; Psychology of the brain, neuro-plasticity and mindfulness; Asana with proper alignment, mind-mapping for the nervous system and physical adjustments; class-planning & sequencing, marketing & promotion.read more
Principal:Sama Fabian
Telephone:01792 845 909
Location:Swansea, Bridgend, Bath
Aurolab Yoga Project is an international Teacher Study Program devised for serious practitioners to further their studies and for aspiring teachers to gain their qualification. It is an essentially experiential course with an emphasis on process and group dynamics. Aurolab's concept is flexible and inclusive, it can be adapted to different groups according to their location, concerns and aspirations.read more
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Location:Scotland, Spain and India
Our course trains confident and knowledgeable yoga teachers. We draw on the inspiration and wisdom of Buddhist teachings (Dharma) which informs our approach to Classical Hatha Yoga. Our training offers a practical vehicle for spiritual transformation.read more
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Principal:Hari Das
Location:Muni-Ki-Reti, Rishikesh, India
Brahma Nada Yoga School in Rishikesh is unique in its offering of a combined yoga and music sadhana. The school in Rishikesh, India offers twice daily group yoga classes and also private one to one yoga, nada yoga/music, meditation and satsang sessionsread more
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The BSY Group is one of the largest distance learning colleges in alternative health and complementary therapy in Europe. Our courses have helped thousands of students to achieve their goals and ambitions. In addition, our courses are used by a number of public and private institutions to train their employees.read more
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The Bushey School of Yoga was founded in 1992 as a centre for sharing the teaching of classical, traditional yoga. It began with one weekly class and has developed into several weekly classes, monthly workshops, chanting group, bi-annual retreats and a supplier of books, tapes and related carefully-sourced products.read more
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ChillOut Yoga Teacher Training, established in 2007, is a hands-on, down-to-earth course with IYN Yoga Elder Brenda Louw. CYTT will give you a secure foundation in the skills of teaching yoga, encouraging you to develop your own style as a safe, confident and effective professional yoga teacher.read more
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The Comprehensive Yoga Fellowship exists in order to make known to its members, the ideas and philosophy of some of the greatest Yoga Teachers in the world, and provide a teaching and expertise that will equip its graduate teachers with the right background and teaching, so that they may become among some of the best in the field of Yoga.read more
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The Devon School of Yoga has been created in response to a need for a complete Yoga course covering all aspects of the subject. The school teaches a holistic approach to Yoga. Set in 'The Forge Yoga Centre', Totnes, Devon, UK and various other yoga centres in Devon the ideal surroundings are provided, for Yoga practice, study and contemplation.read more


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The next Windows 8.1 update might prove to be a modest one, but Microsoft has plenty of changes in store for Windows 9. According to insiders, Windows 9 may dump the Charms bar and add support for virtual desktops.
The plan, apparently, is to move Charm functionality into the title bar to make Metro apps a better fit on the Windows 9 Desktop. The move to eliminate the Charms bar is a surprising one, but it's not the first about-face Microsoft has made since introducing Windows 8. The Start Button was unceremoniously killed only to be resurrected in a neutered form, and now we know it's going to be wired to a full Start Menu again in Windows 9.
We've also seen Microsoft tweak button layouts on the Start Screen to make powering off and rebooting more obvious. They've laid the groundwork for windowed Metro apps by making them appear on the taskbar in Desktop mode and adding a title bar with close button in Metro.
They're clearly taking user feedback to heart and working to make Windows 9 the new Windows 7 — and squash any Vista-ness that's been lingering in Windows 8.
It also sounds like power users may finally have official first-party support for virtual desktops in Windows 9. Linux and OS X users have been able to set up multiple desktops for years, and it's been possible on Windows, too, with the help of third-party software.
With Windows 9, you'll no longer need a helper app. The plumbing for virtual desktop support has been buried in Windows all along, and it's great to hear that Microsoft is finally going to give Windows users the option to configure more than one workspace. No, it's not something that the average user is ever going to bother with, but organized geeks will be all over virtual desktops. I'm willing to bet that a lot of users who hate the Metro interface will applaud the addition.


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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina state employees are remembering the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with an annual service featuring music and addresses by Gov. Roy Cooper and local ministers highlighting the journey for equality.
The King Day state worker observance program was set for midday Friday at First Baptist Church in downtown Raleigh. The historically-white congregation has shared the service locale over the years with the historically-black First Baptist Church across the way on the old Capitol Square.
The service features music by the state employees' choir. The Rev. James White of Christ Our King Community Church in Raleigh will give the keynote address.
Monday's federal and state King holiday falls on the day the slain civil rights leader was born 89 years ago.


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"Social Interactions and heterogeneous agent models. Applications to Economics and Finance."
Relying on my work in the field of contagion models, based on interacting particle systems, I will discuss some open issues concerning the applicability of complex systems in Economics and Finance. I will present some applications of a class of Markov models that are in line with recent research in Economic Theory. In particular I will highlight the importance of modeling social interactions, bounded rationality, heterogeneous agents and random utilities.
[Keywords: heterogeneous agent models, intensity-based models, mean field interactions, non reversible Markov processes, phase transition, random utilities, social interactions, stochastic population processes, strategic complementarities.]
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The well-known bubble game was been founded through the other bet on bubbles. The sport was easy and simple to experience. You could enjoy and also have an enjoyable experience while playing the sport. Furthermore it is probably the simplest game and you do not need extra efforts or method to listen to it. Because the rules are pretty straight forward, only you need to shoot the bubbles as increasing numbers of as possible. Only you have to be certain the bubbles shouldn't touch the floor because this enables you to to loose game, then you've to begin it from first level. The sport is simple and it is been performed by the majority of the players.
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This week's Bella Digi Studio color combination has me thinking of the troops:
RED, WHITE and BLUE.
I used Little Furry - Westie from Bella Digi Studio as my main image and paired it up with a sentiments from the We Love Our Troops set from The Cutting Cafe. I just love this classic and bright color combination. I think I'll have to make some more military cards soon, especially with 9/11 coming up.
Stamps: Bella Digi Studio -Westie, The Cutting Cafe - We Love Our Troops
Paper: Real Red, Pacific Point, White, SU DP
Accessories: Copics, Dimensionals, SU Star Punches, Pearl Accents, Nestabilities, SU Scallop Punch, CB Embossing Folder


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Full Audio from the John Lennox NZ Tour
For those who might have missed out, I thought I'd collate into one post all the audio from John Lennox's recent visit. You'll notice that there is a common theme to most of the talks — however, given the Canterbury earthquake and the need to address the serious issues that came out of it, I think this is understandable.
- Howick Baptist Sunday morning service (27 Feb) – Why? Considering the Goodness and Sovereignty of God in the Midst of Suffering (video here).
- Greenlane Christian Center evening service (27 Feb) – A Conversation with John Lennox about the Christchurch earthquake (includes Q and A).
- Compass at St Pauls (28 Feb) – An evening with John Lennox: God, Suffering, and the Christchurch Earthquake. (right-click and "save as")
- Interview on Radio Rhema (1 March) – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
- Interview on NewstalkZB with Leighton Smith (2 March) – Mathematics, Stephen Hawkings, God, faith, and Christchurch (with some caller interaction) (right-click and "save as")
- Spreydon Baptist morning service (6 March) – A City in Pain
- Spreydon Baptist evening service (6 March) – A Living Hope


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Welcome to Caturday, courtesy of the @pendletonwm Instagram.
When we put this post together, we realized that four of the shots are of the same kitty! #Skogkatt is photogenic, as seen here on one of the special blankets we've done for the Ace Hotel.
A cat isn't usually much for camping, but can totally enjoy one of our Yakima Camp blankets.
This pretty Blue has a transfixing gaze, and a Journey West blanket as a background.
Here's Skogkatt again, looking very mid-century.
We wonder if this cat's people selected this Basket Dance blanket in part because it coordinates so perfectly with this tabby.
Inquisitive tri-color on a Chief Joseph blanket.
Another Chief Joseph, another tri-color. This is very nap-inspiring, yes?
Tri-color kitten, and one of the special throws we did for One King's Lane.
#Skogkatt returns, having taken over the crafting basket. You can learn about our fabrics and other craft supplies at our Woolen Mill Store.
That's all we have for #caturday. We would like to point out that the #pendledogs are winning, on Instagram. We thought cats ruled the internet?


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Welcome to the website for the Consulate General of Canada in Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, is a bustling metropolitan area in Southern Vietnam. This vibrant urban area is home to over 10 million citizens making it the nation's most populous city. As the economic and cultural hub of Vietnam, the vibrant, energetic, and youthful metropolis is emerging as an international centre while it races into the future.
During 45 years of official diplomatic relations and 25 years of development cooperation, Canada has developed trusted relationships and long term partnerships in Vietnam. In this past year, Canada and Vietnam have built on this relationship through a series of bilateral visits. During these visits, education, commerce and people to people links were identified as cornerstones of our bilateral relationship.
The Consulate General of Canada opened in 1997 and today offers consular, trade, and visa services to its clients. Our consular section provides assistance to Canadians living and travelling in Vietnam, including passport, notarial, and emergency services. The Consulate's trade commissioners offer expertise in a variety of sections, supporting Canadian companies looking to do business in Vietnam and Vietnamese companies interested in the Canadian market. Promoting Canadian education is a priority of the Consulate General. Today, about 14,000 Vietnamese students are studying in Canada. Our immigration team in Ho Chi Minh City delivers services related to temporary resident visas, work permits, and study permits.
On behalf of the Consulate, we encourage you to learn more about the dynamic relationship between Canada and Vietnam. We invite you to discover the cultural attractions and commercial opportunities of Ho Chi Minh City. We look forward to hearing from you; please contact us if we can assist you in this emerging market.
Welcome! Bienvenue! Xin chào!
Kyle Nunas
Consul General of Canada
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam


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Obama & the "Election" & Liam Hemsworth's Nickname "Triple six"
Rose Hannah
Published on 16 Jun 2016
GERTLER'S BLING BANG TORAH GANG Israel and the Ongoing Holocaust in Congo
(part one)
Antichrist – 27 Characteristics:
1 Aug 2011
NOT for the immature! Zionist Antichrist will rule the NWO
Comment: "Allah is NOT and does not mean 'God' in Arabic but 'the-god.' Allah is the contraction of 'al' en 'ilah.' Al means 'the.' Ilah is the Arabic word for god / God. Satan has done a super job to poison and weaken Christianity in languages, like Arabic and Malasian, using allah as 'god' in their languages, because of the domination by islam which reckognizes only allah as god, rejecting all other gods, refused therefore God/ god in their language and put 'the-god' of islam as 'god' in their language, corrupting – poisoning their langauges! This satanic poison has found it's way inside even Bibles and Christian books, and the church in those nations. They should repent and clean up their Bibles and all Christian books and other communications! Read more in my book: "Is Allah God?"" https://www.scribd.com/doc/2596718/Is-Allah-God
Comment: "The fact is that the Zionists/ Israehel have been planning the take over of the word for over a century, and designed 3 Wolrd Wars to accomplish this goal. Aftre this last Word War, WW III the Zionists intend to have set up their enemies – like two dogs fighting over a bone, and the third, the Jewish dog (or as they see themselves Übermenschen and all non-Jews as goyim, or animals) running away with it after the other two have so exhausted themselves fighting each other. that the third can take the bone (world rule) without any of them having any energy left to fight and prevent them. This is the Jewish set-up. The Jewish anti-christ is going to sit on the throne of God in the rebuilt temple in Jerusalem. Okay, enough."
Comment: "as a Syrian i say this , we'll keep resisting the Zionist state till we destroy it or die trying."
H L Hunt – http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/h-l-hunt-213.php
Comment:AIPAC, one of the MANY tentacles of the INSANE JEW, that demands total obedience from the 'politicians' that have decided that money is more important than America. The JEW not only owns 'our' political system, they own 'our news media' that should be called the "JEWS media', because they own most of them. Radio, Tv, 'newsprint', the Movie industry, MORE tentacles. Don't forget the financial industry, that the JEW has totally infiltrated, controlling the stock market, the real estate, banks and other 'financial' entities that the JEW dominates in every way. With all of those tentacles connected to the INSANE< TREASONOUS< JEW, born anywhere, loyal only to israel and THEMSELVES, is there any doubt that America has been corrupted into JEWmerica, the colony of israel, zionazi slaves of the JEW that has 'our' JEW corrupted 'politicians' sending OUR SOLDiers into the Middle East to kill and DIE, WASTE TRILLIONS of USA tax dollars, so that our kings, the JEW, can keep a piece of SHIT land that a 'god' the JEW invented, GAVE to the insane JEW that invented that INSANE CLOWN, the JEW calls 'god'.
What's the REAL answer to making America GREAT AGAIN, it's for DONALD TRUMP to REALIZE, it's NOT the Mexicans, it's NOT the Muslims that are keeping America, JEWmerica, the colony of israel, the zionazi SLAVES of the JEWS and 'our' JEW corrupted politicians. Do you really need ME to tell you the JEW, born anywhere, loyal only to israel and THEMSELVES ARE THE REAL DANGER TO AMERICA? Maybe you do, because with the total corruption of 'our' INFORMATION industry by the JEW, the only 'information' the people of JEWmerica (once the great nation of America) get from the JEW is the TWISTED PROPAGANDA about how the JEW is the 'peace loving' VICTIMS and everyone else is a 'terrorist'. The HISTORY of the JEW PROVES the JEWS are the perpetrators of making VICTIMS anyone the JEW calls 'friend'.
History has proven time after TIME, that the JEW will deceive, corrupt then cause DEATH AND DESTRUCTION to those that failed to learn the LESSON that HISTORY PROVES to be TRUE…
Joe Magnets


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English as a Second Language
Country Day proudly welcomes international students and offers them the opportunity to learn the language skills necessary to succeed both academically and socially.
We are the first independent school in the area to offer students English as a Second Language (ESL), offering international students who speak virtually no English, or who still need time and a special curriculum to become fluent, to be enrolled in an academic program.
The Admissions Office determines the need for English as a Second Language. Prospective students are recommended for ESL based on an interview, an oral English proficiency test, and listening, vocabulary, and reading comprehension tests.
We offer ESL accommodations for all levels—including students in Lower, Middle, and Upper School.
Classes are designed to meet the learning needs of each student and allow them to work at their own ability and level. Upper School students are offered two levels of ESL instruction, in addition to ESL American History, ESL World History, TOEFL Prep, and Expository/Creative Writing. The classes are designed to meet the learning needs of each student and allow them to work at their own ability and level.
Upper School ESL Classes
- ESL Intermediate
- ESL Advanced
- ESL American History
- ESL World History
- TOEFL Preparation
- Expository/Creative Writing
ESL Intermediate
This course is designed for Upper School students who need to develop basic language skills for studying content areas in an English-based curriculum. Students learn to communicate in English as they practice speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills, and basic grammatical structures are introduced. Students also develop an understanding of American culture through the discussion, reading, and writing of cultural issues. There is an emphasis on reading and writing skills. Students are taught all of the English verb tenses as well as other intermediate level grammatical skills. Class may be repeated as necessary.
ESL Advanced
This course is offered to Upper School students who have some degree of basic language skills, but require more language development. High-intermediate to low-advanced level reading, writing, and grammatical skills are taught. Students learn to write various essays and review English grammar and composition. Vocabulary-building is emphasized in order to enhance reading comprehension and written expression and they read newspaper articles, short stories, and a novel. Class may be repeated as necessary.
ESL American History
Students develop academic English proficiency and are provided an overview of the major events and characters in American history. Students are encouraged to apply learning strategies and skills to their study of a second language. This course may substitute the required American History course for ESL students.
ESL World History
This course is designed for Upper School students whose proficiency in English requires practice in reading, writing, and speaking techniques. Additionally, research skills are taught with frequent essays and papers. Students receive an overview of world history with an emphasis on European History. The course is offered when applicable to the needs of the ESL students and will meet the European History requirement for ESL students.
TOEFL Preparation
This course is specifically designed for those students preparing to take the TOEFL exam. Reading comprehension, vocabulary, speaking, listening comprehension, and writing skills are emphasized. Practice tests are given and evaluated. This class is for students who have already reached a high degree of English fluency and who are planning to attend an English-speaking university. It may be taken in addition to, but not instead of, an English department credit.
Expository/Creative Writing
This course introduces basic principles of expository writing, with an emphasis on writing to specific audiences to accomplish particular rhetorical purposes, such as to inform, persuade, offer an opinion, or present an analysis. It also includes a review of basic research skills such as summarizing, paraphrasing, footnoting, note-taking, and using library sources. Emphasis is on the development of critical and analytical reading skills, academic writing strategies, and some essential research techniques, including a review of syntax and grammar. Readings feature a variety of genres and forms aimed at different audiences and with varied purposes. The course includes a unit on creative writing.
For questions or additional information on our English as a Second Language program, please contact:
Joe Gardner
Director of ESL


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ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio field hockey team (1-1, 0-0 MAC) is set to continue the non-conference portion of the 2017 season on the road this weekend when the Bobcats travel to Ithica, N.Y. to compete with Cornell (0-0, 0-0 Ivy) followed by a match with No. 5 Syracuse (3-0, 0-0 ACC).
Ohio will battle the Big Red on Friday (Sept. 1) at 5 p.m. ET at the Marsha Dodson Field. The Bobcats will then move on to face No. 5 ranked Syracuse on Sunday (Sept. 3) at 2 p.m. ET at the J.S. Coyne Stadium.
The Bobcats went 1-1 (.500) during the opening weekend of the 2016 season. Ohio won the first of two road matches 6-1 against Saint Louis on Saturday (Aug. 26), followed by a tough 4-1 loss to familiar-foe Ball State on Sunday (Aug. 27).
The Bobcats were led by three goals from junior Kendall Ballard (Charlottesville, Va.) and a goal a piece from Maria Russell (Hudson, Ohio), Karynne Baker (Falls Church, Va.) and Emma Spinnetto (Louisville, Ky.) in the win over Saint Louis. Emma Eggleston (Houston, Tx.) led the way in assists with three on the day while Baker recorded two on the day. Ballard, Russell and Megan Silveira each added one assist for the Bobcats.
Sophia Boothby (Spotsylvania, Va.) would get the start in goal for the first half, recording one save on the day while Alex Pennington (Easton, Pa.) protected the net in the second half recording one save on the game.
Ohio outshot Saint Louis 12-6 and won the corner battle 9-3.
Baker would score Ohio's single goal against Ball State and Ohio would record seven shots total on the game with four on goal.
The Bobcats won the corner battle with the Cardinals 6-3.
Boothby would tally three saves on the game against Ball State.
Neil Macmillan is at the helm for his 13th season at Ohio. The Portsmouth, England, native sports an all-time record of 125-114 and has led the Bobcats to four MAC titles, 2006, '07, '09 and '11, during his tenure. He is the longest-tenured head coach in Mid-American Conference field hockey and notched his name in the record books as the all-time winningest coach in Ohio field hockey history last season.
The Bobcats return junior Kendall Ballard (Charlottesville, Va.), who earned First Team All-Mid-American Conference and Second Team All-Region honors while she also earned a spot on the U.S. U-21 National Team with USA Field Hockey. She led the Bobcats with a career-high 12 goals, 28 points, 55 shots and 31 shots on goal. Ballard also finished tied for second on the squad in assists (4), which was also a career-high. Ballard finished in the top-10 in the Mid-American Conference in shots (9th), points (5th), goals (5th) and assists (10th) during the 2016 season.
Senior Maria Russell (Hudson, Ohio) also returns to the Bobcat lineup for 2017. She received Second Team All-MAC recognition following the 2016 season. Russell finished in a tie for second on Ohio with six goals and was second on the squad in shots on goal with 15. Russell also ranked third on the team in shots (21) and points (14) while adding two assists to bring her career total to three. Russell now has 20 career goals to start her senior season.
Megan Silveira (Kitchener, Ontario), Kennedy Farr (Virgil, Ontario) and Rachel Kho (Oakville, Ontario) will all return to the Bobcat lineup to round out the senior class.
Ohio's 2016 roster features six new players,-- Claire Buckey(Powell, Ohio), Peyton Taylor (Catonsville, Md.), Emma Spinnetto(Louisville, Ky.), Samara Schratz (McMurray, Pa.), Annmarie Hoppel (Fredricksburg, Va.) and Leah Warren(Hamilton, New Zeland).
The Ohio field hockey team has been picked to place fourth in the league standings in the 2017 Mid-American Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll, as voted on by the conference's head coaches, the league office announced.
The Bobcats received 19 points to tie with Ball State to finish fourth in the poll.
Defending league champion Kent State was picked to win the MAC by way of 41 points – including six first-place votes. The Golden Flashes were also picked to win the conference's tournament championship. Miami garnered 35 points to place second in the poll and also received one first-place vote. Longwood would fall in the third spot with 25 points.
Appalachian State and Central Michigan each tied for sixth place with four points each to round out the poll.
Ohio fell to Cornell last season in the first-ever meeting, 2-1. The Big Red will be opening the 2017 season with the match against Ohio after going 10-7 in 2016 and 4-3 in the Ivy League. Cornell said goodbye to three key contributors to graduation, but the Big Red will return seniors, Krysten Mayers and Katie Carlson. Mayers led Cornell in goals, averaging 1.29 goals per game. Carlson recorded eight goals on the season as well as seven assists. Cornell will also return senior goalkeeper Kelly Johnson, who ranks first in career wins for the Big Red with 22.
No. 5 SYRACUSE SCOUTING REPORT
The Bobcats are 0-3 with Syracuse thus far in the series. The last time the two squads met on the field was in the 2014 season where Ohio suffered a 7-0 loss to the Orange. The Orange start the season with three wins after recording three shutouts on the road over Cal, No. 25 Pacific and UC Davis. Leading the way for Syracuse is Carolin Hoffmann. Hoffman has recorded three goals on 14 shots on the season. Jennifer Bleakney and Lies Lagerweij have also played a large role on the Orange with Bleakney's two assists and one goal and Lagerweij's two goals. In goal for Syracuse, Borg van der Velde is 3-0 with three saves on the year. The Orange have tallied 62 shots and eight goals on the season.
After the weekend on the road, Ohio will begin the home slate of the 2017 schedule in a series with Virginia Commonwealth starting on Saturday (Sept. 9) at 12 p.m. with game two set for Sunday (Sept. 10) at 1 p.m. at Pruitt Field.


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For Doug Harris, franchisee of over 20 Papa John's Pizza Restaurants peppered across Tennessee, USA, the first miracle came as a phone call.
"I was sitting in my office one day," he begins. "I think this was in May, and I got a phone call from a guy who was really just an acquaintance. And he called me and said,
"I said, 'Hey, yeah, what's going on?'
"And he said, 'I'm sitting here in Africa and there's a little boy here that wants to know if I know a Doug Harris that has some pizza stores.'
"I said, 'What?'
"He said, 'Yeah, he's sitting here and he says he knows a Doug Harris'.
"I said, 'Where are you?'
"He said, 'I'm in Kampala, Uganda.'
"I said, 'You're kidding.'
Then it occurred to Doug. He had been sponsoring a little African boy for about three years. He had been asked to do this by another friend who had been working in Kampala, Uganda. He received a letter from the boy once a year and says he probably prayed for him at some point. But then he just got too busy with, you know, pizza.
Doug says this first miracle – the phone call about the young boy in Uganda – was God's way of reminding him about the importance of relationships and how we should love one another.
"That was the start of it. Then there was more confirmation as we went along. There was just miracle after miracle that just lined up, that had to be from the Lord. That really was the confirmation, I think, that I was doing what God wanted me to do."
"It is really hard to explain, but you just have that thing. I just knew. In my relationship with God, he talks to me and tells me stuff everyday.
Just two months later in July 2008, after deeply considered consultation with an elder at his church, Doug and four of his closest colleagues were on a flight to Kampala. In the coming years, Doug would make this trip at least 16 times, help start over 20 local businesses, create countless jobs for African entrepreneurs, and eventually engineer what he claims is the world's best water filter.
Doug's filter would also come to be used as a tool for spiritual conversion.
Want to finish the story?
This story features in The Human Geographic Vol 1. 2014 Miracles – a digital documentary magazine sharing intimate stories about people and place.


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USAG-HI encourages all to reduce, reuse, recycle
Stephanie Bryant
U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii Public Affairs
WHEELER ARMY AIR FIELD — The Directorate of Public Works, U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii, aims to reduce solid waste by 50 percent by 2015 — with an ultimate goal of zero solid waste, or net zero.
"When people think of recycling, they automatically think of cans and bottles," said Tamicha Williams, recycling program manager, DPW. "But, it's so much more than that. The federal government as a whole is pushing for sustainability, or supporting long-term ecological balance."
Whitney Brunson, recycling program support specialist, DPW, believes that increased participation from everyone in the military community will make the dream of net zero a reality. Williams explained that recycling on an island is very important because resources are more limited than on the mainland.
"Our landfill space on Oahu is reaching its capacity," Williams said. "We are making more trash than we have room for. We have to become creative and find ways to divert it."
Williams, who is new to the recycling manager position, is excited to bring new ideas to the program to evolve and improve it. She encourages residents and the workforce to get more creative about the things they and the garrison can begin to recycle, and to help develop ways to gather those materials efficiently and cost-effectively.
Suggestions can be made through the Interactive Customer Evaluation, or ICE, program at ice.disa.mil.
"If Soldiers and families want to become more involved in the program, education about what can be recycled is key," she said.
One resource that Soldiers and families have right in their own backyard is USAG-HI's Army Recycling Center, here. Currently, it is undergoing renovation to improve the site.
"When product and materials get wet, they are considered damaged and no longer recyclable, so a new roof is being built," said Robert Hema, manager, Army Recycling Center. "Also, a bailer with a conveyer belt is being installed to help us package all the cardboard together."
The site, although functioning while under renovation, has limited space and only accepts certain items. Williams wants Soldiers, families, units and civilians to keep an open mind about recycling.
Soldiers and families living in on-post housing can address their recycling questions and concerns at their community centers, first.
"If the recycling center does not accept certain items, the community has various options available, as well," Williams added. "We do partner with it as much as possible, so those items can get captured."
Brunson agrees and said recycling should not be thought of as work.
"People need to integrate the idea of recycling into their lifestyle," Brunson said. "It needs to be second nature to throw the can into the recycling bin and not the trash bin."
Recycling hours
• 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call 655-0011 for bulk pickup.
America Recycles Day
The garrison's recycling event will take place on Weyand Field, Schofield Barracks, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Nov. 19.
For more information about USAG-HI's Recycling Program, visit www.garrison.hawaii.army.mil and click on "Sustainability and Environmental Management."
Acceptable materials
Glossy paper, newspaper, magazines, phone books, corrugated cardboard, white office paper, toner cartridges, aluminum/tin cans, scrap metal glass bottles or containers, wood waste and pellets (limited quantity only), and green waste.
Unacceptable materials
Trash or refuse, wet cardboard, appliances, batteries, oil, florescent bulbs, tires, painted or treated wood, fire extinguishers, compressed gas cylinders or confetti-cut shredded paper.
Category: News, Sustainability


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So, I was banned from a breastfeeding group on yahoo. Why you ask? I'm gullible. I joined another "website" that is supposed to keep track of all of your groups. I had a gut feeling it was a hoax and I went against it. A couple of days ago, the group I'm on says not to join this other website, it's a hoax. I feel gullible (not the first time, not the last), but I get over it. Fully thinking, what's in the past is in the past. This must be a warning for the future. Yeah, they won't kick me off. I had no idea.
Then, I get this incredibly rude (if you're reading, yes it was rude and hurtful) e-mail saying I had been banned. Why can a sleep-deprived, over-worked, socially-deprived mom not make a mistake? Seriously people. Get over yourselves. Get a grip. And guess what? If you're that quick to give someone the boot, I don't need you. It sounds like I need some attachment parenting moms to sweep me up and realize that people make mistakes -- even if they're breastfeeding!


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Youth Court is an awesome opportunity to gain exposure to the issues surrounding the School to Prison Pipeline and work with Austin-area middle school students. Based on restorative justice principles, Youth Court serves as an alternative to traditional school discipline procedures (such as in or out of school suspension) in three AISD schools: Webb, Martin, and Paredes. We are currently looking for volunteers to staff Youth Court at Martin and Paredes. We are looking for individuals to spend about 30 minutes a week at one of our schools to work with our partner teachers in implementing the Youth Court program.
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