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Go hard or go home, how many times have you heard that, either in a group fitness class or on social media. Heck, even as a personal trainer I am guilty of saying it a few times. I want to be clear: there isn't anything wrong with working hard, so long as you're being smart about it. Exercise is stress and your body will respond accordingly, and stress brought on by a lot of intense training can be absolutely fine, assuming that your stress levels are in check in all other areas of your life. If not, you could be training for nothing.
Are you training too much?
When it comes to fat loss, the only thing that a tonne of really intense training will do for most people is make them voraciously hungry. It's crucial to fuel your training properly, if your training is turning your stomach into a bottomless pit, consider backing down the frequency and intensity of your activities. The same can be said about extreme deprivation or calorie restriction, it can seriously affect the hormones responsible for keeping your body in a healthy happy state. In other words, in order to conserve energy and direct calories to necessary functions for survival, your body resorts to burning fewer calories, even as you're exercising regularly and intensely. This means you will hold onto body fat despite eating a low-calorie diet and training hard. Whether this perspective comes from reading fitness magazines that recommend a 1200-calorie-per-day meal plan or whether you're simply not used to eating enough food doesn't matter, the result is the same.
How do you know if you need to ease off your training and find balance? Observe your ACES (appetite, cravings, energy and sleep). Do you find yourself ravenously hungry and struggling to feel satisfied or craving carbs or fatty foods? How is your energy level or the quality of your sleep? These are signs that your body might need a rest. I know that if work is busy or stressful come Friday I will be craving lots of carbs, I'm back to waking up in the middle of the night and my energy levels are on the floor.
The 2:1 ratio
So, what can you do to counteract the hustle and bustle of everyday life? Number one is be mindful of how much intense exercise you are doing and possibly scale it back. Long walks preferably outside and in nature are great for restoring a little bit of balance. In fact, studies suggest that spending time in nature reduces our cortisol levels and heightens our sense of well-being; while researchers from the University of Glasgow found evidence to suggest that physical activity in natural environments can improve mental health and reduce stress. Daily restorative practices like yoga and meditation are great for improving your wellbeing; while apps like Headspace and Buddhify are great for mediation on the go and will take 10 minutes or less out of your day. I apply a ratio of 2:1 for my own restorative practices. So, If I do a 30 minute spin class I need to mediate or do 15 minutes of yoga. A 60 minute weights session could mean 15 minutes on the foam roller and a 15 minute nap or a 30 minute stroll in your local park.
The key is that you are mindful of the stresses in your life whether exercise, work or personal life related. Be sure to add in some restorative practices into your life and your mind and body will thank you.
Martina Dunne is certified personal trainer who specialises in pre and post natal coaching and small group fitness sessions. Her love for health and fitness also lead her to writing her own blog fromthetinyflat, which focuses on food and fitness instructor budget


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Study finds zero hours contracts are not extensively used in Ireland – however, emergence of "if and when" contracts identified
3rd November 2015
The Minister for Business and Employment Ged Nash TD has published a new report, "A Study on the Prevalence of Zero Hours Contracts among Irish Employers and their Impact on Employees" by the University of Limerick.
The independent study commissioned by Minister Nash and carried out by Dr Michelle O'Sullivan and a team from UL's Kemmy Business School follows a commitment to undertake such an examination in the Government's Statement of Priorities in July 2014.
Following a competitive tender, researchers from UL were asked to establish the extent to which zero hour and low hour contracts exist in the Irish economy, how such contracts operate in practice and how they impact on employees. Minister Nash received Cabinet approval to publish the report today (Tues 3rd November).
The key findings of the report include:
- Zero hour contracts as defined within current Irish employment rights legislation are not extensively used in Ireland.
- There is, however, evidence of so-called "if and when" contracts. While both involve non-guaranteed hours of work, the main difference is that workers on zero hours contracts are obliged to make themselves available for work while those on "if and when" contracts are not contractually required to make themselves available for work.
- UL's view that there is a lack of clarity around the employment status of those who work only if and when hours which may raise questions over the extent such workers are protected by employment legislation.
- The key factors driving "if and when contracts are:
- Increasing levels of work during non-standard hours,
- A requirement for flexibility in demand-led services
- The absence of affordable, accessible childcare
- Some employers working around current employment legislation protections and
- The resourcing models of education and health services
- In the four sectors studied by UL, retail, hospitality, education and health, if and when hours and low working hours are prevalent in the accommodation/food and retail sectors and in certain occupations in education and health such as community care work, general practice nursing, third level lecturing and school substitution.
- Low working hours can arise in different forms in employment contracts, such as regular part-time contracts with fixed hours or a contract with "If and when" hours only or a hybrid of the two.
- In terms of variable hours, the CSO estimates that 5.3% of employees in Ireland have constantly variable hours (people on constantly variable hours can be full-time or part-time) with the highest proportion working in wholesale/retail, accommodation/food and health and social work sectors.
- CSO also shows that 2% of employees regularly work 1-8 hours per week, 6% work 9-18 hours per week, 24% work 19-35 hours per week.
- For employers, the main advantages of "if and when" contracts are flexibility and reduced cost.
- Trade unions and NGOs argue there are significant negative impacts for workers on "if and when" hours including:
- Unpredictability of hours
- Difficulties in managing work and family life
- Unstable income and difficulties accessing financial credit
- Contracts that do not reflect the reality of number of hours worked
- Insufficient notice when called to work
- A belief that employees will be penalised for not accepting work offered
- Difficulties in accessing social welfare benefits.
Recommendations suggested by UL include:
- Employees should receive a written contract on the first day of their new job. Currently an employer has two months to issue a contract.
- That contract should provide a statement of working hours which are a true reflection of those required.
- There should be a minimum of 3 continuous working hours where an employee is required to report for work; if there is not, the worker should be paid for the 3 hours.
- An employer should give at least 72 hours' notice of any request to undertake work, unless there are exceptional and unforeseen circumstances. If a worker undertakes extra hours without the minimum notice, they should be compensated at 150% of the rate they would be paid.
- Employers should give a minimum of 72 hours' notice of cancellation of hours. If workers do not get the minimum notice, they should be paid at their normal rate for the hours which were scheduled.
- Legislation should be enacted to provide for employees with no guaranteed hours of work or those on hybrid low hours and if and when contracts to take an average of the number of hours worked in the previous six months as the minimum to be stipulated in their contract.
- Periodic reviews of these hours should be put in place so a contract reflects the reality of working hours.
- Employer organisations and trade unions which conclude a sectoral collective agreement can opt out of some of the suggested legislative provisions above.
- The CSO include a section in the Quarterly National Household Survey which deals specifically with non-guaranteed working hours.
Publishing the report today, Minister Nash said, "The independent study by UL has found that zero hour contracts are not extensively used in Ireland. However, it is worrying that the UL study suggests increasing use of "if and when" contracts that, when used inappropriately, drive precarious working conditions. These contracts can have the effect of undermining the protections afforded to workers on zero hour contracts, where they must be compensated for 25% or 15 hours of the time they had to make themselves available."
"I am now going to undertake a short consultation process with employers, trade unions and other interested parties on the findings and recommendations of this report. My Department will issue a consultation document to assist those who wish to respond and I would encourage anyone who is interested in doing so to make a submission."
"I then intend to consider those submissions, in conjunction with this comprehensive study by UL and bring my own recommendations to Cabinet early in the New Year on how we should tackle this type of precarious work, while at the same time recognising the need for some levels of flexibility for employers and employees."
"As part of my dignity of work agenda, I am determined to ensure that workers' rights continue to be protected and upheld. If, as this study suggests, the law has not kept up with the modern day labour market then I will be recommending changes to Government."
For more information contact Press Office firstname.lastname@example.com or 01 631 2200 or Deirdre Grant 086 0484 279
"A Study on the Prevalence of Zero Hours Contracts among Irish Employers and their Impact on Employees" can be found at www.djei.ie/en/Publications/Study-on-the-Prevalence-of-Zero-Hours-Contracts.html
Notes for Editors
The key objectives of the study are:
- To fill the gap in knowledge that currently exists in terms of the hard data and information that is available concerning the prevalence of zero hour and low hour contracts in the Irish economy and the manner of their use.
- To assess the impact of zero hour and low hour contracts on employees.
- To enable the Minister to make any evidence-based policy recommendations to Government considered necessary on foot of the study.
The Terms of Reference of the study provided that the study should have a broad scope, covering both the public and private sectors, with a particular focus on the retail, hospitality, education and health sectors.
The methodology used by UL included analysis of quantitative data on working hours from the CSO's Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS), supplemented with data from the European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), qualitative data from interviews with stakeholders/representative bodies and contact with international experts on labour law and employment relations.
UL conducted stakeholder interviews with 30 bodies (13 employer/business organisations, 8 trade unions, 4 NGOs and 5 Government Departments/agencies


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μαμά έλα να στολίσουμε
Η performance αναφέρεται στο πνεύμα των Χριστουγέννων και την παιδικότητα που μας κατακλύζει, ιδιαίτερα αυτές τις μέρες. Η καλλιτέχνης καλεί τους θεατές να στολίσουν το δέντρο της παιδικής μας ψυχής.
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like a church
An abandoned mine, an iron construction at different levels. Looks robust, but when walking into this, rotten timbers leave under your feet.
The artist, climbs up to the highest point and starts turning the pulleys, as she wishes to bring life back on.
Beats metals together, as if in a church, and the belfry is inviting people around, back to this.
A repeated progress smacks of the inverse time, descending from high to low, in an effort to re-operate each point.
Duration: 3 hours
A red
A lake covered red. Where the metals alter the origin, the taste, the texture, the smell, the water.
The natural landscape is destroyed by human intervention.
At first look, the charm of the beauty, as you walk in this enchanting landscape is outstanding.
But suddenly the truth is manifesting in front of you.
Moonscape…. There, where the artist focuses her attention to give again life and colour to this, using the same damaged material.
Stones watered by the toxic water of the lake.
Duration: 3 hours
Heading 1
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Again and again this black line
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Αn Act of Memory – Athens/View In and Out
The performance «Anniversary - An Act of Memory» was first held in 2005 by the British artist Monica Ross and then in December 2008, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights drafted by the United Nations in 1948.
In order to create a place of solidarity and respect triggered by the memory of human history, Ross' work pays a tribute and consists of personal, collective and multilingual recitations of the Articles of the Universal Declaration. Since then, her work has featured several times, even after the death of Ross in 2013.
Without targeting directly to political subtext, but purely human reading, the project highlighted the need and obligation of all of us to educate ourselves on the principles of social equality.
Having as material the articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, spontaneity, physical and verbal expression, action is organized as follows: each participant chooses any articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights he/she wishes to memorize them and without any prior preparation, to recite in public, creating a ritual that goes beyond the anonymity of both actors and the public and reaches the limits of the collective brand. Emphasis is given equally to the perfect execution, in listening to the different voices and the importance of keeping constantly in mind the meaning of the articles.
Keeping the same conceptual framework, the performance «Act of Memory - Athens / View In and Out», at a critical time for the country itself but also the world in general, aims to nurse all of us, but also each one separately under the umbrella of past and future time, calling us to a ceremonial union in order to indicate that the exodus from a deadlock is to hope for life and happiness. Hope to something humanly better exists and will always exist as long as Man remembers he is still Human.
Duration: 1 hour
Editorial: Nikoleta Prepi.
A New Homeland
The artist follows today's migration problem, as human figures, art material and locations chart the anguished search of "a new homeland".
The action deals with the Greek language which we daily chew and spit, irrespective of our social class level.
Half an hour
Writing is nothing else than all the memory of mankind. The tool determines the script and the form blooms.
As the grain of wheat falls into the earth, buried, digested and rot, but still not worn out, and then grows better and more beautiful, so does the dead man's body. It is buried in the earth and rots, to be resurrected again incorruptible, glorious and eternal as a new spiritual man is born.
Duration: 1 hour
You must be ready to burn in your own flame: how can you be born again if you don't first turn to ashes? Nietzsche (Thus Spoke Zarathustra)
Through this mystic ceremony two selves are unfolded.
The first one is our reflection on the mirror, which is lost under the layers of wax, just like a wish is lost when the candle goes out.
The second one is the real self that through this process of persistence and repetition, reborns redeemed, breaks the world of imagination and reflection in order to illuminate the material world. "You must be ready to burn in your own flame, how can you be born again if you don't first turn to ashes?"
Duration: 2 hours
A Thorn comes out of a Pomegranate and a Pomegranate out of a Thorn
In this action, the artist handles pomegranate twigs with their spines using her whole body. Despite their aggressive nature and the conflict, harmony prevails all around.
The pomegranate, as a symbol of fertility and rebirth, is given in two different forms: closed (holding life) and open (offering life).
The thorn on the other hand, always causes a feeling of obstacle, difficulty of the first line of defence.
They come in conflict and yet they coexist.
She breaks the pomegranate twigs and each thorn separately in order to overthrow and get familiar with them. She gives them a new form and places them on a red cloth, as an offering to nature. A painful action, the sounds of torturing breaking branches fill the air, persistent in space.
Duration: 1 hour
The First Stop by Nomades Artcore
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Great Effort
A goal that is achieved with incredible effort, dedication and persistence.
As soon as the goal is achieved and the way to success is revealed, human vanity ignores and overtakes the goal, and continues its way to mudslinging. Eventually losing the goal ...
Duration: Half an hour
Let the voice be absent
The artist began this activity in 2013 which is part of her general direction between performance and conceptual art. It is a work in progress, where the artist explores the human behaviours through visual and physical interaction she develops with people.
With her posture she defines her scope in public space, while seeking interpersonal communication. By imposing optical sight she builds communication that does not rely on language but on the power of the gaze. She records in secret while a third person photoshoots from a distance. The world becomes "the monitoring subject ".
In her effort to approach each other as a "silent" transmitter she becomes a receiver of varying reactions. The embarrassment is intense. The other person feels exposed, even threatened, as the line of optical contact tends to be associated with intimacy, immediacy and sympathy. The border between private and public space are "violated". Body distances that are built by everyone to avoid contact are destabilized. In a society that bases its foundation to reason, the relationship that the artist seeks to develop is unfamiliar territory, but not immaterial. The interaction, when reciprocal initiates a connection. Everyone creates a role. Transmitter and receiver influence the emotions and physical states of the converser.
After the action, the recorded material is collected and processed. Audio and photographic documents, along with personal experience, activate three different memory levels. Visual, auditory and sensory-kinetic memory construct the ultimate of interpersonal contact.
«We pass through the disorientating city rapidly, without dropping our blasé front or altering our path through the crowds.» - George Simmel
Duration: 1 month
[All perfectly formed animals are to be divided into three parts, one that by which food is taken in, one that by which excrement is discharged, and the third the region intermediate between them. In the largest animals this latter is called the chest and in the others something corresponding; in some also it is more distinctly marked off than in others. All those also that are capable of progression have additional members subservient to this purpose, by means of which they bear the whole trunk, to wit legs and feet and whatever parts are possessed of the same powers. Now it is evident both by observation and by inference that the source of the nutritive soul is in the midst of the three parts. For many animals, when either part-the head or the receptacle of the food-is cut off, retain life in that member to which the middle remains attached. This can be seen to occur in many insects, e.g. wasps and bees, and many animals also besides insects can, though divided, continue to live by means of the part connected with nutrition...]
Aristoteles on Breath (chapter one, paragraph two).
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NOVA commits to implementing the WFSN strategy to support more low-income students and their families in achieving their academic and financial goals
[Annandale, Va.] (Aug. 28, 2014) –Achieving the Dream today announced a national community college expansion of the Working Families Success Network (WFSN) strategy. Northern Virginia Community College is one of 16 community colleges in four states that will implement the strategy, used at over 100 sites in the nation to help low-income individuals and families achieve financial stability, to promote postsecondary completion for students whose economic challenges could thwart their academic and career goals.
The WFSN strategy involves intentionally integrating and sequencing three distinct but related services:
1. Education and employment advancement—education, job readiness, training and placement;
2. Income and work supports—access to student financial aid, public benefits, tax credits, and free tax assistance; and
3. Financial services and asset building—financial education and coaching linked to affordable products and services to help families build self-sufficiency, stabilize their finances and become more economically competitive.
"NOVA joined Achieving the Dream in 2007 and became a 'Leader College' in 2010 as a result of our continued student success improvement," said Dr. Robert G. Templin, Jr., president of NOVA. "It stands to reason that we would be eager to assist the working family, the very heartbeat of our community, in making college an economic reality that offers promising career potential."
NOVA was selected through a competitive application process that assessed the commitment to racial equity and poverty reduction as well as the college's demonstrated ability to support student success using data-informed decision-making.
This effort is supported with funding from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Lumina Foundation, MetLife Foundation, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
"Our goal is to support students who have already taken a big step toward their long-term financial success by addressing the short-term economic challenges that can get in their way," said Rosa Maria Castañeda, a senior associate at the Annie E. Casey Foundation. "This expansion builds on the momentum behind the Working Families Success Network strategy as well as the efforts of colleges across the country to find smarter ways to help low-income students cross the finish line."
Through this work, Achieving the Dream seeks to demonstrate that embedding the WFSN strategy in community college culture and systems can be cost effective and improve student outcomes and financial stability. The goal is for the intentional integration and sequencing of services – which evidence suggests make a difference in whether a student thrives or languishes – to become the routine way colleges support low-income students and their families.
"Through the expansion of the WFSN strategy in community colleges, we expect to learn more about the power of bundling or coupling services needed by low-income students with family responsibilities," said Carol Lincoln, Senior Vice President of Achieving the Dream. "Colleges that have pioneered this strategy have seen increases of 10-15 percent in term-to-term retention. Since financial challenges are the most frequently given reason students drop out, new solutions are needed for helping students persist and complete credentials. WFSN colleges will produce new lessons about the mix, intensity, and delivery of critical services that can help close achievement gaps and keep students on pathways to completion and careers."
The four state partner organizations and 16 colleges selected for the national community college expansion of the WFSN strategy are:
|Arkansas Consortium
|California Consortium
|Virginia Consortium
|Washington Consortium
|Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges
|California Community College Chancellor's Office
|Virginia Community College System
|Washington Board of Community and Technical Colleges
|College of the Ouachitas (Malvern, Ark.)
|Cabrillo College (Aptos, Calif.)
|Danville Community College (Danville, Va.)
|Big Bend Community College (Moses Lake, Wash.)
|East Arkansas Community College (Forrest City, Ark.)
|Cañada College (Redwood City, Calif.)
|Eastern Shore Community College (Melfa, Va.)
|Clark Community College (Vancouver, Wash.)
|North Arkansas Community College (Harrison, Ark.)
|Porterville College (Porterville, Calif.)
|Northern Virginia Community College (Annandale, Va.)
|Highline Community College (Des Moines, Wash.)
|Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas (Helena, Ark.)
|Skyline College (San Bruno, Calif.)
|Patrick Henry Community College (Martinsville, Va.)
|Walla Walla Community College (Walla Walla, Wash.)
For more information about the national community college expansion of the WFSN strategy, please visit www.achievingthedream.org/resources/initiatives/working-families-success-network.
For more information about the Working Families Success Network, please visit www.workingfamiliessuccess.org.
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Achieving the Dream, Inc. is a national nonprofit that is dedicated to helping more community college students, particularly low-income students and students of color, stay in school and earn a college certificate or degree. Evidence-based, student-centered, and built on the values of equity and excellence, Achieving the Dream is closing achievement gaps and accelerating student success nationwide by: 1) guiding evidence-based institutional improvement, 2) leading policy change, 3) generating knowledge, and 4) engaging the public. Conceived as an initiative in 2004 by Lumina Foundation and seven founding partner organizations, today, Achieving the Dream is leading the most comprehensive non-governmental reform network for student success in higher education history. With over 200 institutions, more than 100 coaches and advisors, and 15 state policy teams - working throughout 34 states and the District of Columbia – the Achieving the Dream National Reform Network helps nearly 4 million community college students have a better chance of realizing greater economic opportunity and achieving their dreams.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation is a private philanthropy that creates a brighter future for the nation's children by developing solutions to strengthen families, build paths to economic opportunity and transform struggling communities into safer and healthier places to live, work and grow.
Bank of America Corporate Social Responsibility Bank of America's commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a strategic part of doing business globally. Our CSR efforts guide how we operate in a socially, economically, financially and environmentally responsible way around the world, to deliver for shareholders, customers, clients and employees. Our goal is to help create economically vibrant regions and communities through lending, investing and giving. By partnering with our stakeholders, we create value that empowers individuals and communities to thrive and contributes to the long-term success of our business. We have several core areas of focus for our CSR, including responsible business practices; environmental sustainability; strengthening local communities with a focus on housing, hunger and jobs; investing in global leadership development; and engaging through arts and culture. As part of these efforts, employee volunteers across the company contribute their time, passion and expertise to address issues in communities where they live and work. Learn more at www.bankofamerica.com/about and follow us on Twitter at @BofA_Community.
Lumina Foundation, an Indianapolis-based private foundation, is committed to enrolling and graduating more students from college—especially 21st century students: low-income students, students of color, first-generation students and adult learners. Lumina's goal is to increase the percentage of Americans who hold high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by 2025. Lumina pursues this goal in three ways: by identifying and supporting effective practice, through public policy advocacy, and by using our communications and convening power to build public will for change.
MetLife Foundation was created in 1976 to continue MetLife's long tradition of corporate contributions and community involvement. Since its founding through the end of 2013, MetLife Foundation has provided more than $600 million in grants and $70 million in program-related investments to organizations addressing issues that have a positive impact in their communities. Today, the Foundation is dedicated to advancing financial inclusion, committing $200 million over the next five years to help build a secure future for individuals and communities around the world.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF), founded in 1930 as an independent, private foundation by breakfast cereal pioneer Will Keith Kellogg, is among the largest philanthropic foundations in the United States. Guided by the belief that all children should have an equal opportunity to thrive, WKKF works with communities to create conditions for vulnerable children so they can realize their full potential in school, work and life.
The Kellogg Foundation is based in Battle Creek, Michigan, and works throughout the United States and internationally, as well as with sovereign tribes. Special emphasis is paid to priority places where there are high concentrations of poverty and where children face significant barriers to success. WKKF priority places in the U.S. are in Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico and New Orleans; and internationally, are in Mexico and Haiti.
Northern Virginia Community College is the largest institution of higher education in the Commonwealth of Virginia and one of America's largest community colleges. NOVA enrolls more than 75,000 students at its six campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun, Manassas, Springfield and Woodbridge, and through NOVA Online. For more information about NOVA and its programs or services, call 703-323-3000 or visit the College's Web site, www.nvcc.edu.


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My Guardians of the Galaxy write ups were met with mostly positive comments despite me making an error or two. As a follow up to those I am going to introduce a few of the characters who will also be debuting August 1, 2014 when James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy comes to theaters.
Korath the Pursuer is a member of the Kree, the same alien race as Ronan the Accuser. Korath, however, has not played as large of a role in the pages of Marvel comics as his companion Ronan, making him an interesting choice as a villain in Guardians of the Galaxy.
Korath was one of the Kree's brightest and best scientists and worked in cyber-genetics, trying to further enhance the already impressive genetic profile of the Kree through cybernetic implants. Korath was put in charge of the Pursuer Project which used energy to transform anything with which it came into contact into a very capable warrior/assassin/pursuer. After some experimentation, which included a run-in with the Inhumans, the project was shut down as it seemed to be a financial drain.
As any good scientist does, Korath, in his rage, used the energy on himself, turning himself into...the Pursuer. Korath was summoned by the leader of the Kree Empire, The Supreme Intelligence (remember the brain in the jar?) and became a member of the Kree Starforce, an uber-elite branch of the Kree military, tasked with top secret mission and assasinations, which led him into conflict with the Shi'ar (another powerful alien race) and, Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers.
After the events of the Kree-Shi'ar war, Korath and the other members of Starforce were exiled. As the Annihilation Wave spread across the galaxy, Ronan coincidentally encountered Korath on the planet Godthab Omega during his search for the alien who had falsely accused him of being a traitor. Here they fight Gamora while the Annihilation Wave slowly begins to take over the planet. The two escaped and survived the Wave, joining up with Nova Richard Rider to help, eventually, defeat Annihilus.
Korath was again part of a large war when the Phalanx attempted to take over Kree Space during the events of Annihilation: Conquest. As many elite warriors were, Korath was made a "select" of the Phalanx and was brainwashed to serve their needs. Eventually Korath failed to complete his given assignment and was destroyed by Ultron, who, after having been defeated by the Avengers, uploaded himself into the Phalanx and became their leader!
Dijimon Hounsou, many people's pick to play the Black Panther, will have the task of bringing the Pursuer to the big screen. Don't expect Korath to play a huge role but I do believe he was chosen for his connections, not just to Ronan, but to the Inhumans and Ultron. Marvel movie guru Kevin Feige has spoken openly about wanting to bring the Inhumans to the MCU and Ultron, who will be the foe for the Avengers in the sequel, is not likely to be a one and done villain. It is possible, with Thanos in the background and Ultron, seemingly defeated but still floating around out of body, that Marvel may have plans for an cosmic story line where they could combine their entire MCU cast of characters.


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Ombre Coffe Table - Low
Amsterdam-based designer Germans Ermics recent exploration with material, color and shape has culminated in a collection of glass furniture which is intended to emphasize the material's chromatic expression. Using an innovative technique, Ermics is able to bleed various colors seamlessly creating one of kind, stand out pieces.
The Ombre Coffee Table Low is a functional piece of furniture, destined to be the centrepiece of any home.
The coffee table is completely customizable in size and color. Please contact us here for more details.
NOT SO GENERAL currently has one version of the Ombre Coffe Table Low in stock, produced in clear glass which dissolves a strong blue into exquisite transparent.
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D'Abu'Da Abassk
Rebellion Rank: Major also fully sponsored Privateer
Race: Sullustan
Home World: Sullust
Age: 27 Gender: Male
Height: 4' Weight: 80lbs
Hair: None
Objective: To make as many credits as possible.
Status: Currently looking for a decent jowl job.
Ships Owned:
The Dag'Da'Mor Ghtroc 720. Retired.
The Chalice of Binding Love SoroSuub Nestt-class. Heavily Modified. Known in some circles as the Parley Parlor.
Favorite Quotes:
Never say no to a Gentlebeing with teeth that big!
Its not my fault, that will be installed next week!
I am a non-combatant!
It is better to look marvelous than be marvelous!
Wait a second, I got this! PARLEY?!?
Born into a very large, extended family on Sullust, D'Abu'Da found out early on that a life as a corporate-drone was not in his future. It might have been his rebellious attitude or the fact that he flunked the SoroSuub admission test four times, but his life on Sullust was shortlived. He ventured out into the spacelanes in search of his fortune and a means to get back at the SoroSuub corporation.
It was during one of his many smuggling runs to StarForge Station that he ran into an interesting group of Gentlebeings that seemed to have similar beliefs in the Galaxy and how it works (i.e. how to make money in it). After several "eventful" trips with these folks he decided to join on, and thus became a junior member of the anarchist group known as Thunder Team.
After many journeys with Thunder Team and many close brushes with death at the hands of the mad Commodore Flash Meltdown I have decided to leave Thunder Team and join the Rebellion. Deep down I know that the Rebellion is my best chance to find the help to further my goals of freeing Sullust and crippling SoroSuub.
Known rebel friends:
The Lady General…Mam, Sir, Mam! Taylor Castel
Aide de'Camp to the General Harold Ascott
Sometimes personal pilot to Mathias Cordones
Partner in crime Qualen Pennik fear his gunnery.
Known Fringe Operators:
A very good friend and fellow Sullustan Claven Bastardson
A strange friend indeed but one who always has waffles Kas'tor
Smuggler's Log Where I have been and where I am going.
Bacta Time Some time spent recovering from a tough couple of months.
- Ro Ti'art Bonded SoroSuub Pilot Specialist
- Renn Suub House of Suub, Sullust


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October 23, 2017 – Female NYSC Corps Member Survives Attempted Rape Attack By Okada Man In Ibadan On Her Way To NYSC Secretariat In Agodi Recounts Ordeal
Instagram Beauty Queen Wannirebie Ayo is still pannicking after she escaped a planned rape attack carried out by a motorcyclist taking her to NYSC secretariat in Agodi Ibadan.
According to her, the motorcyclist pretended he was having running stomach before branching into a bush path where he attempted to rape her.
Here is what she shared on her Instagram page few hours ago.
See photos of Ayo shortly after the attack
Thank God she survived.


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Sub 'N' Up Octaver is the new leader of the pitch-pack. Featuring our superb next generation octave-engine and individual blend controls for dry, octave up and two sub-octaves, Sub 'N' Up is set to deliver flawless octave tones whether you're play...
The awesome guitarist Paul Gilbert tests the octave-up feature of the Sub 'N' Up Octaver pedal.more
on the tc electronic website, it states stephan uses this pedalmore
In this video Steve Stevens shows his current pedalboard. The SubnUp is in action at 4:20.more
November 21 2019 The item can be seen in his pedalboardmore
Visible on Larson's pedal shelf starting at 0:39. In [a seperate interview with TC Electronic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4G16OCk0bQ), Larson dialed in his own TonePrint preset for the pedal: "Phantom".more
https://instagram.com/smurffedout > things & suchmore
phil has a tc sub n up pedal on his pedal boardmore
Also he has a signature toneprint on websitemore
Lorenzo uses the TC Electronic Sun 'N' Up as his main octave pedal in live situations to add particular sound effects on various arpeggios, solos and riffs.more
Pic taken at Life's gig for Dr Martens Play Different in Hull on 05.10.2017. The setlist of the night was: * Excites Me * Sugar God * Rare Boots * In Your Hands * Ba Ba Ba * Euromillions * Hollow Thing * Popular Music * Crawlingmore
TC Electronic Sub 'N' Up (January2018)more
Sub 'N' Up Octaver is the new leader of the pitch-pack. Featuring our superb next generation octave-engine and individual blend controls for dry, octave up and two sub-octaves, Sub 'N' Up is set to deliver flawless octave tones whether you're playing complex chords or groovy single-note lines. And with the option of adding modulation to the mix via our high-powered TonePrint editor, for spacey ambient octaves, Sub 'N' Up Octaver truly is the definition of pitch perfection.
I've been chasing an elusive sound. A pipe organ type thing. Modulated like a rotary speaker, but bassy. I run with a Strymon Lex which is one of my all-time favorite pedals. And then, I found this thing I didn't know I was missing: the TC Sub'N'Up. The price is approachable to begin with. Christmas deals made it even more so. Cash worries swept aside, I took a chance. What I tripped into is a super-cool, fun-inspiring and insanely musical pedal. This really is an instrument sitting in line with the guitar and it is a blast to play with. What has not been a blast is the "Toneprint" thing. It's gotta be more than a marketing gimmick, but the technical complexity has proven to be a barrier for me. Power-user I am not. I've spent my time playing and have stayed out of the Toneprint rabbit hole. Toneprint aside, I really dig this thing. Like a wah or envelop filter, it takes a bit of noodling to find strike gold with consistency. I've hit some really discordant mud, but this is more a testament to my messy playing and lack of precision than any issue with this cool little box. I dig it! ~m
I've had this pedal for about 6 months now and am not tired of playing with it yet. Great for Guitar and Bass it can actually give you 2 layers of octave, below and or above the root pitch you play. You have to try it.
I don't have a great deal of input here—I use this pedal primarily to thicken my tone a bit. It does have two subs down, one octave up, and a polyphonic and monophonic options (via toggle switch). I have not tested it with my fuzz, but I can only imagine that it will sound fabulous!
Let's briefly talk about the Toneprint feature. I think it is a good idea, and had about an hour of fun with it. I really hope TC throws some more resources at their application's functionality and UI design. It's not very well thought out. It's been on the market long enough where you think it would have been upgraded. The iPhone app is clunky and crash-prone at this point...
The low sub down is nice to have, but it's more than my rig can handle—Mesa Boogie 5:25 and a Vox AC4. Maybe fun with a bass guitar!
that's funny, I've never had an issue with it... and I think its plenty intuitive and feature packed, but the again I use it with the X4
I work for a technology company, so I'm probably a little harsh when it comes to user experience (not that we do it perfect). I'm a bit disappointed that there are only 12 presets available (added since last May!!). It appears you can't just make your own and add them to the app for 'beaming.' Maybe I'm missing someting?
It's really a minor complaint. It's cool that they're even doing it! I'm happy with the stand-alone pedal, sans TP :)
I meant I'd never had an issue with the toneprint software.
The EBS Octabass is a way better fit for bass - the SubNup is quite lacking the bottom end. But for guitar this pedal is great and sounds way more natural than the EHX POG2. The POG is more synth-like - which is great for what it is. Essentially: no one will ever own ENOUGH Octave-Pedals. :)
very good octaver. just that there is a reverb (room) effect on the more modern polyphone octaver (due to delays in processing?) classic tone is fine with nice tracking.


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TORONTO - The Toronto stock market closed sharply higher Tuesday as a solid earnings report from the biggest U.S. home improvement retailer and a surge in housing starts reinforced sentiment that the American housing sector is rebounding.
The S&P/TSX composite index ran ahead 138.7 points to 15,477.17.
The Canadian dollar lost 0.48 of a cent to 91.38 cents US as the greenback strengthened following data that showed American housing starts surged 15.7 per cent in July to an annualized rate of 1.1 million units, the highest level in eight months. That came on the heels of a strong builders sentiment survey released Monday.
The Dow Jones industrials was ahead 80.85 points to 16,919.59, the Nasdaq was up 19.2 points to 4,527.51 and the S&P 500 index rose 9.86 points to 1,981.6.
"The construction data is very important because of jobs," said Paul Taylor, chief investment officer, asset allocation, BMO Asset Management.
"The housing-related jobs have not really contributed over the last couple of years (to overall employment growth) and the fact that we're at 1.1 million housing starts is a strong number. So housing is certainly no longer a headwind, it's a strong tailwind and that's an important factor."
However, he added that it's unlikely to persuade the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates earlier than generally expected, around mid-2015.
There was further positive news from the housing sector as Home Depot Inc. (NYSE:HD) reported its quarterly profit increased by 14 per cent to US$2.05 billion, or $1.52 per share, beating estimates by eight cents. The home-improvement retailer said revenue rose nearly six per cent to $23.81 billion, better than forecasts of $23.57 billion and its shares rose $4.64 or 5.55 per cent to US$88.23. Canadian rival Rona (TSX:RON) advanced 21 cents or 1.6 per cent to C$13.24 on the TSX.
Meanwhile, traders awaited possible guidance on the pace of interest rate increases by the U.S. Federal Reserve in 2015 when chairwoman Janet Yellen delivers the keynote address at the central bank's annual meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyo. She is expected to again signal to the market that the central bank is in no rush to hike rates and when it does, the pace will be gradual.
Most TSX sectors were positive, led by a 1.85 per cent rise in the energy sector even as September crude dropped $1.93 to a seven-month low of US$94.48. Prices have plunged 10 per cent in the past month as it has become less likely that Islamic State insurgents would seriously impede Iraqi oil production.
The consumer staples sector was up 0.37 per cent with shares in Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSX:ATD.B) ahead 44 cents to C$31.33 after Reuters reported the Quebec-based retailer is among those shortlisted to buy a minority stake in China's Sinopec Sales, the world's largest fuel retail network. State-run Sinopec Sales is planning on selling a 30 per cent stake by the end of the year. The minority stake has an estimated value of US$16 billion.
The gold sector was down about 0.35 per cent as December bullion faded $2.60 to US$1,296.70 an ounce.
September copper was two cents lower at US$3.09 a pound and the base metals sector lost 0.32 per cent.


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Once your Certification Fee is received via Paypal, you will be contacted by your DOULA Trainer. You will be given limited access to the doula website and will receive your Pre-Certification Modules. This will make reading much easier when you know what you are looking for. You will be put on a closed Pre-Certification Facebook group with other trainees. Here you will be able to communicate with other women on the same path to becoming a doula. Roommates for the workshop can be found here, as well.
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Once you received access to the study modules, you can begin working on it. Everyone is required to have all the books read and their modules completed three business days before their scheduled workshop. This allows your trainer the time to read through the material before the workshop begins and gives you time to rest up! There are many books to be read, and you will spend several hours typing your answers. We know it is a lot of work, but our doulas have been able to hit the ground running after their workshop because they truly know their stuff.
Your modules, etc. are due three business days before your workshop begins. This allows us time to review your work. All work must be completed in order to attend the workshop.*
In addition to your paperwork being due, any remaining balance must also be paid 30 days before your workshop begins. If you need to postpone your workshop, a $250 administrative fee will be due at the time of change, in order to reserve your spot in a future workshop.
Attend all sessions of the workshop.
Within two weeks after the workshop, trainees will receive their certificate, full access to the doula website, be added to the online directory, etc.
* Exceptions made in attending the two births before the workshop. We understand this may be out of your control and the due date may fall after your designated workshop. Please communicate with your trainer. While this requirement does need to be completed, there is flexibility with the dates.


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It's that time of year again when I try to write about our entire year in just a few paragraphs. Shelby and I have had lots happen over the past year, so it's a challenge to keep this short, but I'll try anyway! To summarize it in one sentence, I would say we've learned a lot and God has proved himself faithful in 2016.
Shelby is still working as a nurse for Denver Public Schools at three different elementary schools. It's been a good job for her and she enjoys that she can help kids and their families. She always comes home with great stories about Diabetes Club and her kids with all kinds of interesting ailments. Most recently a student came into her office claiming that she was stuck walking sideways. The nice thing about working at schools is that she got the summer off, so that allowed us to spend lots of time together in the afternoons and my days off and allowed us to make a few trips.
Afternoon adventure in Clear Creek Canyon
I lost my job in January and spent the better part of 2016 working part time jobs and looking for a permanent job. I worked as a substitute teacher for DPS first, which was a good learning experience, but incredibly challenging. For the summer and fall I found a job working at the Golden Bike Library. If you're wondering what that is, it's like a regular library, but instead of books they do bikes! I learned a lot about working on bikes and had a lot of fun talking with all kinds of people who stopped by. My time working part time jobs was at times hard, but we were very thankful for those jobs and the experiences that came with them. In November, I started working at 3D at Depth, working with subsea LiDAR systems, which are basically for taking 3D laser scans at the bottom of the ocean. It's been a great job so far and I am learning a lot.
Best office in town at the Golden Bike Library
We have been married for almost two years now and live in the same little house in Lakewood. The house has a large plot of land across the street to the west which gives us a clear view of the mountains. So one of our favorite parts about the house is sitting on the porch together sipping a drink and watching the sunset over the foothills. In March we started going to a new church in Denver called Park Church and are enjoying building friendships there and are feeling more at home there. We've been playing a lot of disc golf this year and Shelby has been killing it. I've been playing disc golf for 10 years and I've never thrown a hole-in-one. Shelby's been playing for only 2 years and she got two aces this summer. She's a natural!
Our other favorite thing about our house
This spring we went on a little culinary adventure called the Whole30. The gist of it is that you don't eat any grains, alcohol, added sugar, beans, or dairy for 30 days. It was pretty hard at times, but it forced us to start looking for alternative dishes to eat that aren't so heavy on the carbs and to eat more veggies. We learned a lot through it together and found some awesome recipes that we continue to make regularly. Barbacoa taco bites with slaw on butternut squash discs was one of the many amazing dishes Shelby concocted.
Barbacoa taco bites
Our list of big outdoor adventures was shorter than normal this year, with most of our outdoorsing being quick after work adventures close to town. But the big adventure for the year was a 300-mile bike tour around northern Colorado. This took us from Fort Collins up to Estes Park, over Trail Ridge Road to Grand Lake and Walden, then back down Poudre Canyon to Fort Collins. The tour was really challenging, but really fun. We got to see a beautiful part of the state we hadn't spent any time in before and got to meet all kinds of cool people along the way.
We were pretty busy with traveling to South Carolina this year with a total of 4 trips - a new record! We got to attend Shelby's cousin's wedding and her grandpa's funeral. We got to welcome our new niece Ellison into the world in July and then spent Thanksgiving with the Salley family in November. For Christmas, we'll be going to Alaska for my first time since 2012 and Shelby's first time ever!
Our cute niece Ellison
We're looking forward to our new year, enjoying the things that stay the same and all the new changes that are bound to occur. This year has been a year where God has proved his goodness and ability to provide and we look forward to knowing that to be true next year as well.


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Beetroot Soup with Feta
Beetroot Soup with Feta
(Serves 4-6)
This dish is so simple, but soooo good! It strikes a brilliant balance between the sweet earthy taste of beetroot and the salty tang of crumbly feta. The tomatoes add acidity and richness. This soup looks amazing with its rich red colour and is suitable either as a starter or main and can be served warm or hot. Raw grated beetroot makes a stylish garnish for the cold version. Thanks to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall who presents this recipe in his book "The Original River Cottage Cookbook".
- 500-600g beetroot
- 1tbspn olive or sunflower oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 500ml good strong stock
- ½ quantity of roast tomato sauce (see below)
- 125g Greek (not Danish) feta cheese
- Salt & freshly ground pepper
Cooking Instructions:
Peel the beetroot and grate them coarsely, or chop them into small dice. Heat the oil in a pan and sweat the onion in it for a few minutes, until soft. Add the beetroot and stock and bring to the boil. Season lightly with salt and pepper, then simmer gently for 7-10minutes, until the beetroot is tender. Stir in the tomato sauce, transfer the soup to a blender and process until completely smooth (or use a hand blender to whizz it up in the saucepan, which is what I do, just be careful you don't splash the hot soup on yourself!). Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Reheat the soup until thoroughly hot, but not boiling. Divide between warm bowls and crumble over the feta cheese, then serve with crusty bread and organic butter.
Roast Tomato Sauce
This roast tomato sauce recipe is good not just for the Beetroot Soup (overleaf), but anytime you want to use a really rich and tasty tomato sauce, such as for a pasta sauce, stew or soup. It is really just a smooth puree of sieved roast tomato, but the flavour is absolutely excellent. It freezes well and so it is a great way to make use of a glut of tomatoes.
- 1kg rip, full-flavoured tomatoes, cut in half
- 2-3 garlic cloves
- 2 tbspns olive oil
- salt and freshly ground pepper
Cooking Instructions:
Arrange the tomato halves, tightly packed but not on top of each other, in an ovenproof dish. Mix the garlic with the olive oil and drizzle it evenly over the tomatoes. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Roast in a medium-hot oven (180°C/Gas Mark 4) for 35-45 minutes, until the tomatoes are soft, pulpy and slightly charred. Rub through a sieve, discarding the skins and seeds. Use as is in the Beetroot soup, or even for an instant pasta sauce.


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I am a stay-at-home mother of a beautiful 1- year old daughter. Her name is Madelyn (Maddie). I am a full time student, taking online classes for UOP. I recently moved to the...
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A very kind person from the south shore area has sent a letter to the Chronicle-Herald and was nice enough to forward it to me. Given the Herald's recent tendencies, I am not expecting it to be published, so I posted it with the other letters on supportbrindi.blogspot.com.
She writes,
"First of all, it is now very interesting that people such as Bob Ottenbrite are now on record as saying that Brindi is a good dog...
"What I don't understand is why all these animal advocates are not also advocating for the owner's rights here. Under the law, Ms. Rogier is entitled to the same rights as others who have been charged with animal control by-law offences and that is to pay the fines and have Brindi returned to her. Others with much more serious offenses all have their dogs with them today. Since Brindi's incarceration, Ms. Rogier has been subjected to all manner of financial and emotional torture. Her visits with Brindi at the SPCA were initially banned, then severally curtailed with numerous written conditions attached that I'm not sure were even constitutional...
"Who authorized Mr. Ottenbrite "and others" to make arrangements for a suitable home for Brindi? As I understand it, Ms. Rogier is still Brindi's owner, an owner who has fought tooth and nail to first, save her dog from a wrongful execution, and second have her returned to her own home where she is well loved and cared for. Who else has stood by Brindi these past two years, literally putting everything on the line for the love of this animal? What kind of home could be more suitable than the one Ms. Rogier can provide for Brindi?"
I really appreciate this letter. I have been trying to get the same message across for so long, it's kind of a surprise to see it in somebody else's words. This battle is difficult enough. I thought proving that Brindi is not dangerous (too dangerous to live...) was the issue. Being held to a different (unwritten) standard than all other dog owners in Halifax is a bit much. Since I am going to be fined, as the by-law requires, I just don't see why the issue of ownership is being forced into court in a case that does not involve major injuries to anybody.
I get suggestions from people all over - "Show that photo from the SPCA to the judge!" Done; also sent to the media and the council and the mayor. "Send that list of other dog owners' offenses and penalties to the council and to the court!" Done, in the first; the judge declined it in the trial, but I can show it in the sentencing hearing.
In fact, to make it easier for everybody, I should probably post a list of all the things I have done and others have done on my behalf: letters to the Dog Whisperer, Ellen, Oprah, and various other animal-loving celebrities; contacts to the Animal Legal Defense Fund; calls to lawyers by the dozen; letters to every level of government; some even wrote the prime minister (which took me aback, frankly).
Sunday, March 14, 2010
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NZ2035 in service (RNZAF Official Photo)
The Lockheed Hudson is a light bomber and martime patrol aircraft built by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation of Burbank, California. 2,941 Hudsons were built between 1938 & 1943, and they served throughout World War II with the RAF, RCAF, RAAF & RNZAF, as well as the USAAF and US Navy. The RNZAF received 94 Hudsons in 1941-42, and these served primarily in the Pacific theatre of operations in a maritime reconnaissance and bombing role.
NZ2035 (constructor's number 3858) was originally built for the British Royal Air Force and serialled by them as AE503, but was diverted to the RNZAF and shipped to NZ on the SS Manuel.
She arrived NZ and was brought on charge, as NZ2035, at RNZAF Base Hobsonville on the 29th of October 1941. After assembly there she was allocated to 1GR Squadron, based at RNZAF Whenuapai. Subsequent allocations and locations were:
2GTF RNZAF Gisborne 2/8/43
9BR RNZAF Whenuapai 26/8/43
3BR RNZAF Ohakea 9/2/44
14SU/1BR RNZAF Whenuapai 26/3/44
13SU/4BR RNZAF Fiji 13/5/44
She was ferried back to NZ by a No. 8 Squadron crew in December 1944 and at some stage transferred to RNZAF Woodbourne for storage (but possibly for refurbishment as her return from Fiji was as a war weary aircraft in conjunction with five others replaced by a rotation of six fresh aircraft).
She was tendered off in War Assets Realisation Board tender WARB9205 on the 9th of May 1949, at RNZAF Woodbourne, and purchased by a Mr Edwards. She was then on-sold to the Holdaway family who farmed at Dillons Point near Woodbourne.
In the early 1970s she was passed to the Marlborough Museum of Flight, which to all intents and purposes appears to have been a one-man band in the form of Warrick Bint of nearby Blenheim. The exact date of this transfer is not known but is understood to be late 1970 or early to mid 1971.
Nothing became of this venture and in late 1972 or early 1973 the Holdaway family had to reclaim the aircraft and it was at that time that this state of affairs came to the attention of the Ferrymead Aeronautical Society. Negotiations with the Holdaways commenced in April 1973 leading to the purchase of the fuselage and three outer wings on 29 July 1973. The purchase price was the transport cost incurred in the reclaiming of the aircraft, $30.
(Denys Jones photo)
On Sept 27 1973 the RNZAF airlifted the fuselage to Christchurch in a C-130H Hercules and road transported the wings shortly thereafter. Later a very worse for wear set of tails arrived in the same manner.
On ANZAC Day weekend (April) 1974 a team from the society went to Dunback, Central Otago. From the farm of Angus Cameron the centre sections and one further outer wing from NZ2039, along with a variety of small fittings were recovered. One of the centre sections was excavated from the farm cess-pit!
The next major contribution came from Fieldair Ltd, who were disposing of material from their former operation of Lockheed Lodestar top-dressing aircraft, and from the stores of the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) Auckland. From these sources came a set of tail surfaces comprising parts from various Lockheeds: Hudson, Lodestar, and Ventura. Two Wright 1820 Cyclones and related cowlings accompanied these.
One final major acquisition was the Boulton & Paul Type C turret from the B24 Liberator project at Werribbee Australia.
Restoration of NZ2035 in the Aeronautical Society workshops is ongoing. Any donations of money or parts to help complete this project would be gratefully received. Contact the Society via the contact page if you can help.
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Verde, Te Quiero Verde
Behind all that earth, behind all that cement
that lines prison and school yards
Where does God lie
When I cannot touch you?
I could count on a hand the months and years
that it takes to amount to Hegel's infinity
It is an equation with no answer and no future
Is it supposed to feel like this?
Am I supposed to be like this?
Queen of aches
I won't be here forever, especially once I delete this account
Why call it social media? Can't you call it what it is:
Wasteland, and other blank spaces like
"That really hurt _____. I didn't want it that way
But you made me. _______, you already knew about me, baby"
And who knew God could sneak into those tiny spaces
I tried to find you in the picture of hanging flowers
Feeling hard up, frustration sticking you in the side like Brutus' dagger
But I was Julius crying for you to come back or at least take me with you
I keep telling you it's not your fault, it's not my fault
It's no one's fault
And it's all our blame
And the historical process of
Marcus Garvey Park jutting into me like a monolith


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The question is not a good question. "Can I do this" immediately put's doubt and negativity on the table. "Can I do this" attaches a ball and chain to any positive effort you attempt. In my meeting, the potential coachee has to get to a point of not asking "Can I do this?" but saying "I can do this."
It is not positive thinking. It is not some incantation that holds a magic spell. It is simply a decision that you make in your mind to follow through, with help, until a small goal is reached. Results fuel belief which causes us to take more action and get more results.
The Bible says to be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Every intentional action begins in the mind. Every positive life-change that you control finds it's starting line in the mind.
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For a five-piece indie rock band that combines an array of disparate instruments, from banjos to synthesizers to a harmonium, it's funny to imagine that Freelance Whales are most often quizzed about their quirky name.
Then again, they are named after large, sea-dwelling mammals that may or may not have health insurance.
"The name comes from this incident in my early childhood when I was a kid in Israel," said Judah Dadone, the band's founder (and the closest thing to a frontman in this harmonious quintet). "I nearly drowned, and someone had pulled me to the side of the shore, and this man who had watched the whole thing transpire -- he was a local man and kind of the town nutso -- called me a freelance whale."
The band was in a jovial mood last night, no doubt excited that their debut LP "Weathervanes" had dropped earlier that same day, and, of course, for their first headlining gig at a venue that seems to stamp a group with legitimacy, The Bowery Ballroom.
Hanging out on the leather couches populating the third-floor greenroom, they relaxed after a long sound-check by chatting with their girlfriends (in the case of Jake Hyman and Chuck Criss), giving their Greek mom directions to the gig (in the case of the band's lone female member, multi-linguist Doris Cellar) and munching on celery sticks and eying a bottle of Jameson, both of which came courtesy of their rider.
"This is our first rider!" exclaimed guitarist/keyboardist Kevin Read, garnering a few hearty guffaws from a group who not long ago busked on the nearby corner of Houston and Allen Streets.
Doris was equally smitten with the party favors. "Everyone's looking at the Jameson like it's glowing," she giggled, suggesting that the after-party might well begin with a few ceremonial swigs of the green-hued bottle following their set.
But before the whiskey got flowing, there was of course a show to play, and the band -- despite their lighthearted whimsy -- was all business in that regard. They'd played Bowery before, most notably during the circus of CMJ, yet the lack of a real sound check left them (and perhaps the audience) dissatisfied with the final result.
Last night, however, with a successful sound-check in the books and an ever-growing fan base, the boys (and girl!) were confident, convinced things would be different.
"We're happy to make friends with The Bowery Ballroom," said an at peace Judah.


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Fraser Sharp's journey to win a place in the New Zealand road cycling team at the Paralympics in Rio has ended agonisingly close to his ultimate goal.
The 39-year-old Tauranga resident was confident he would be named after winning two national titles at the Club Road National Championships held in Alexandra in March.
But just two male road cyclists were selected instead of the three Sharp was hoping for, so he missed out.
"I was in a state of disbelief but I acted very professionally, especially to the caller who had to break the news to me, which couldn't have been easy," Sharp said.
"I live with my parents, so when they returned home I shared the news with them first. I then broke down and hit a few bricks on the side of the house."
But Sharp is used to facing up to adversity. He has been living with a personal motto of "anything is possible" ever since an errant driver crashed into him on a training ride back in 1993.
The accident left him as close to death as is possible but survive he did. He had to learn to talk, walk, read and write all over again.
Living with a head injury has been a daily challenge ever since.
His sporting goal of wearing the silver fern in Rio has kept him going over the past 18 months since he became involved with Paralympics NZ (PNZ) as a grade C3 road cyclist.
Sharp's biggest frustration is that he knows he would have had a strong chance of winning a medal at Rio. "Selection was based on the Paracycling Road World Championship event in Switzerland in 2015. While I finished a solid 10th in the time trial since then I'd had a huge 8 per cent gain in wattage as I prepared for my hopeful selection into the Rio team.
"In hindsight, I wasn't prepared as well as I could have been for the worlds. My coach at that time and I didn't do the right conditioning and the actual course wasn't that well researched.
"So it was a lost opportunity, but I reckon I could have had a much better result at the worlds if I'd been prepared better.
"It's disappointing that PNZ only had two male cycling spots allocated to them for Rio.
"I realise the number of male cycling spots that PNZ is allocated is outside their control, but I'm incredibly gutted that my performance, strength and power and the peak condition that I was in, which would have likely culminated in a podium place at Rio, wasn't taken into consideration."
Paralympics NZ CEO Fiona Allan has met with Sharp since the announcement and has given him her full support for the future.
"Fraser had met the Paracycling New Zealand nomination criteria by achieving a top-10 finish at the 2015 Paracycling Road World Champs," Allan said.
"He has performed exceptionally well, but we were only awarded two men's slots and through the PNZ selection those two slots were awarded to two other riders.
"It was definitely not personal. All of us here at Paralympics New Zealand know Fraser is really disappointed. I know he had aspirations to go to Rio 2016 Paralympic Games and I know the devastation it causes any athlete that doesn't get selected.
"I have turned that around now to how do I best provide support for Fraser and how do I refocus him around his future goals in whatever they may be in Paralympic sport."
Sharp has not decided what his next sporting challenge will be but he has plenty of options.
"I'm disappointed about the lost opportunity, but I'm now focused on setting new goals.
"Given my experience over the years in triathlon and half and full ironman races, this may include the paratriathlon at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. There are also the 2017 World Masters in New Zealand, world championships and the Tokyo Olympics to think about."
Sharp is grateful for all the support he has received especially from the Western Bay community.
In April, the Tauranga Road Cycling Club organised a fundraising dinner and auction to help him pay his own way to Rio if selected.
"I was blown away. I felt totally moved with the huge support, not just from Tauranga but also from many throughout New Zealand and overseas," Sharp said.
"I would like to thank the Tauranga Road Cycling Club committee and all supporters, especially those who donated gifts to be auctioned and all who made the night such a huge success, including guest speaker Nick Gill, Bayleys Real Estate Tauranga, Mills Reef, Gourmet Trader and the Tauranga business community. I have stated I will give 100 per cent of the money back to the ever so supportive club, possibly for a junior Fraser Scholarship Rider Award. Also thanks to Dave Clarke from Sports Bay of Plenty who has been so helpful through the Sport NZ Pathway to Podium programme."


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Marcus Bellamy, a 32-year-old dancer on the Broadway stage, allegedly murdered his boyfriend, Bernardo Almonte, in their walkup in the Bronx borough of New York City and then took to Facebook to confess, according to the New York Daily News.
"Forgive me," he wrote Friday after reportedly beating and strangling Almonte. "I did it for love. I did it because I love you. He told me love and hate are the same emotion."
The Daily News reported that the couple were fighting in their Morris Heights home when the brawl left Almonte facedown, bleeding from a blow to the head in their fifth-floor apartment. Bellamy allegedly also bit both of Almonte's shoulders.
"I am God," read Bellamy's Facebook. "I give life and can take it away."
According to his résumé, Bellamy performed as a backup dancer in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Additionally, he was an ensemble member of Broadway's Tarzan in 2006.
Bellamy had also been arrested four times before the most recent incident, but none of them were said to have been violent.
Read more at the New York Daily News.


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SIGecom Exchanges, Volume 11
Volume 11, Number 1, June 2012
- Aaron Roth:
Buying private data at auction: the sensitive surveyor's problem. 1-8
- Hervé Moulin, Jay Sethuraman:
Rationing problems in bipartite networks. 9-17
- Tim Roughgarden:
The price of anarchy in games of incomplete information. 18-20
- Evdokia Nikolova, Nicolás E. Stier Moses:
Stochastic selfish routing. 21-25
- Ioannis Caragiannis, Angelo Fanelli, Nick Gravin, Alexander Skopalik:
Computing approximate pure Nash equilibria in congestion games. 26-29
- Nima Haghpanah, Nicole Immorlica, Vahab S. Mirrokni, Kamesh Munagala:
How to approximate optimal auctions. 30-33
- Deepak Bagchi, Shantanu Biswas, Y. Narahari, P. Suresh, L. Udaya Lakshmi, Nukala Viswanadham, S. V. Subrahmanya:
Carbon footprint optimization: game theoretic problems and solutions. 34-38
- Ran I. Shorrer:
Solution to exchanges 10.2 puzzle: borrowing in the limit as our nerdiness goes to infinity. 39-41
Volume 11, Number 2, December 2012
- Ariel D. Procaccia:
Editor's introduction. 1
- David C. Parkes:
SIGecom news. 2-3
- Eric Budish:
Matching "versus" mechanism design. 4-15
- Arpita Ghosh:
Social computing and user-generated content: a game-theoretic approach. 16-21
- Elchanan Mossel, Miklós Z. Rácz:
Election manipulation: the average case. 22-24
- Renato Paes Leme, Vasilis Syrgkanis, Éva Tardos:
The dining bidder problem: à la russe et à la française. 25-28
- John W. Byers, Michael Mitzenmacher, Georgios Zervas:
The daily deals marketplace: empirical observations and managerial implications. 29-31
- Thành Nguyen:
Non-cooperative bargaining dynamics in trading networks. 32-35
- Joshua Letchford, Liam MacDermed, Vincent Conitzer, Ronald Parr, Charles L. Isbell Jr.:
Computing Stackelberg strategies in stochastic games. 36-40
- Robin J. Ryder:
Solution to exchanges 10.3 puzzle: contingency exigency. 41-42
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Subject: THE CHARGE OF COMMAND
(a) U.S. Code Title 10 and Title 50
(b) Navy Regulations Chapters 8 through 11
(c) Navy Standard Organization and Regulations Manual (SORM) Chapter 3
1. Command is the foundation upon which our Navy rests. Authority, responsibility, and accountability are three essential principles which are the heart and soul of Command. Effective command is at risk if any of these principles are lacking or out of balance. Further, a Commanding Officer's authority must be commensurate with his or her responsibility and accountability. This immutable truth has been the very foundation of our Navy since 1775.
2. As a prospective Commanding Officer, you have been identified as worth of Command. You are to be entrusted with all of the authorities commensurate with your responsibilities. The decision to select you for Command was not made lightly; you were selected based on your demonstrated successful past performance and a determination by Senior Officers who have served in Command that you have the capacity to command, to accomplish the missions assigned and to uphold the standards of our Navy. This selection is an indication of the trust placed in you.
3. Just as Navy purposefully and deliberately selected you for Command, so too must you accept the extraordinary responsibility of Command with full regard for its consequences. It is the duty of every Commanding Officer to understand his or her authorities and responsibilities, prior to assuming Command.
4. While certain authorities and responsibilities will be specific to your command, there are some which are universal to all Commanding Officers; they are rooted in law, regulation, doctrine, and Navy tradition. The key laws and regulations that both empower and bind Commanding Officers are detailed in references (a) through (c).
5. Included as part of your responsibilities is the charge that you will be held accountable to the highest standards of personal and professional conduct. The requirement for exemplary conduct by a Commanding Officer was included in the establishment of our Navy; Article I of the Rules for the Regulation of the Navy of the United Colonies of North America," from 1775 stated:
"The Commanders of all ships and vessels belonging to the thirteen United Colonies are strictly required to show themselves a good example of honor and virtue to their officers and men…"
Today, the requirement for exemplary conduct of Commanding Officers is mandated by law. Title 10 Section 5947 of US Code states:
"All Commanding Officers and others in authority in the naval service are required to show in themselves a good example of virtue, honor, patriotism, and subordination; to be vigilant in inspecting the conduct of all persons who are placed under their command; to guard against and suppress all dissolute and immoral practices, and to correct, according to the laws and regulations of the Navy, all persons who are guilty of them; and to take all necessary and proper measures, under the laws, regulations, and customs of the naval service, to promote and safeguard the morale, the physical well-being, and the general welfare of the officers and enlisted persons under their command or charge."
It is your responsibility to meet the highest standards of personal and professional conduct at all times. Indeed, meeting these standards of conduct is as critical as meeting our high standards of material, personnel, and operational readiness.
6. There are two accountability standards that we use to measure officers in Command. The first is the standard for measuring criminal behavior. This standard belongs to the courts and uses rules of evidence and procedure to determine, beyond a reasonable doubt, whether a violation of a specific criminal code has occurred. The second accountability standard is trust. Our Navy's decentralized command and control structure is built on trust. Without trust, we cannot delegate authority. Without authority, we cannot fulfill our responsibilities. Therefore, without the delegation of authority, we simply cannot effectively operate our Navy. Trust is a fundamental building block of our command and control structure and our ability to achieve mission success.
7. As a Commanding Officer, you must build trust with those Officers and Sailors under your command. You build trust through your character and in your actions which demonstrate professional competence, judgment, good sense, and respect for those you lead. This trust can only be built through personal interaction on a daily basis at every level in your chain-of-command. Human interaction remains the dominant factor in leading Sailors; do not fall prey to the belief that a variety of contact through electronic media can substitute in a meaning ful way for the direct contact afforded by daily Quarters, Officer's Call or similar "face-to-face" leadership opportunities.
8. Once built, that trust is sustained by personal accountability – accountability to those same standards to which you hold those you lead. When trust and accountability are institutionalized in the routine of a command, the result is long-term success. When accountability is not enforced, the command and control structure, which is held together by trust, falls apart and the command eventually fails. Sustaining trust is what makes accountability critical to command. The Wall Street Journal captured this very well in and editorial column some years ago:
"It is cruel, this accountability of good and well-intentioned men. But the choice is that or an end to responsibility and finally, as the cruel sea has taught, an end to the confidence and trust in the men who lead, for men will no longer trust leaders who feel themselves beyond accountability for what they do. And when men lose confidence and trust in those who lead, order disintegrates into chaos and purposeful ships into uncontrollable derelicts." – Hobson's Choice Wall Street Journal, May 14, 1952.
9. A Commanding Officer must possess professional competence, intelligent good sense, the "nicest sense of personal honor" and meet our high standards of personal conduct and leadership. Our Navy has determined that you possess these attributes, and therefore, has entrusted you with the privilege and immense responsibility of Command. I congratulate you on this singular achievement and charge you to conduct yourself everyday in a manner worthy of the responsibility you have been given.