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Cherry Dump Salad
A side dish for your next potluck or BBQ. Seriously, take your 4 ingredients, dump them in a bowl, and allow to set. Easy peasy Cherry Dump Salad.
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Some form of JELL-O salad always seems to grace the table at our family potlucks, BBQ's and holidays.
But no salad is as easy or delicious as this Cherry Dump Salad. You take your four ingredients, combine them in one bowl, refrigerate for a couple hours, and serve. So easy.
And so refreshing.
Last weekend we had family visiting and I had a moment of panic. I had some Sausage and Peppers in the slow cooker, but I hadn't even thought about what to serve with it. As I flipped open my family recipe box (I still have dozens of those classics to share with you all), I stumbled on my mom's dump salad. I'm not sure where SHE got the recipe from, but with only 4 ingredients, I imagine many of you make this all the time too!
And if not, I think it's time to change that.
Our family has always used Cherry Pie filling, but I bet Blueberry or Peach would be delicious too. And the crushed pineapple adds some tasty bits of flavor mixed in with the creamy cool whip and sweetened condensed milk. Don't drain the pineapple….this salad gets it's name because you literally just dump everything in one bowl. Once you've refrigerated for a couple hours this becomes so light and fluffy!
As a bonus, you can make this a day in advance if you need to bring it to a potluck or a holiday get together! ENJOY.
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Cherry Dump Salad
Yield: 8+ servings
Prep Time:2 hours, 5 minutes
- 1 can (21oz) Cherry Pie filling
- 1 can (15oz) crushed pineapple (don't drain the juice)
- 1 can (14oz) sweetened condensed milk
- 12oz Cool Whip
- Dump all ingredients into a large bowl.
- Combine with a wooden spoon until ingredients are evenly blended.
- Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or more. Serve and enjoy.
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About two years ago I fell hard for the infamous Sigma brushes that had every beauty guru in beauty craze. I did adore the face brushes, until the bristles started shedding on a daily basis. I do love the Sigma eye brushes, as they have impeccable quality and have held up nicely.
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Carroll Iowa home prices see slight decrease through first 3 quarters of 2014
According to information from the Iowa Association of Realtors(IAR) the home prices for the Carroll Iowa real estate market have decreased by 1% in the first three quarters of 2014. The average price in Carroll was $139,143 compared to $140,484 in 2013.
The active listings increased 5.2% in the same time period
Days on the market saw a 20% decrease from the prior year. Average days on the market was 60 in the first three quarters of 2014 compared to 75 days in 2013.
So really in summary the Carroll Iowa Real Estate market remains very steady with more homes being sold at a slight decrease in price and they are spending less days on the market. The market just seems to avoid the big peaks and big valleys. We just ripple along.
Here is a link to IAR's state report.
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Victorian prisons and punishments
- Article written by: Liza Picard
- Published: 14 Oct 2009
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This image of 'police work in the East End' from The Graphic (28 December 1895) depicts the unpopularity of the police who were viewed at times as a civilian army.
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Criminal law
One topic which touched most citizens was the criminal law. In 1811 there had been a brutal multiple murder in the east end of London, which brought about a debate about policing. Until then the law had been enforced, with varying degrees of efficiency, by unpaid constables and watchmen appointed by each parish. London began to be seen as the haunt of violent, unpunished criminals, which was bad for trade.
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The Metropolitan Police
At last, in 1829, the Metropolitan Police force was established, their headquarters in Scotland Yard, just off Whitehall. Their uniform made them look more like park‐keepers than soldiers, to allay the fears of those who feared law enforcement by a centrally controlled military such as existed on the continent. They walked their beats in top hats and blue swallow‐tailed coats, armed only with truncheons. It took several years for them to be popularly accepted; some people looked back with regret to the old days of corruption and inefficiency. But even the City of London agreed, after initial resistance, to remodel its own police force on New Police lines.
The Metropolitan Police Act of 1839 gave them wide powers. Small boys could be arrested for bowling hoops or knocking on doors, street musicians could be arrested just for playing. But London became a safer and quieter place. In 1869 their powers were extended to allow them to raid brothels and similar dens of vice.
In 1851 opponents of the Great Exhibition gloomily foretold that it would attract criminals, assassins and revolutionaries from all over Europe. In the event, the law enforcement officers greatly outnumbered the criminals. Only 12 pickpockets were arrested, foreign visitors were astounded to see the Queen walking calmly through the crowds without a military escort, and several of the foreign detectives who had crossed the Channel to watch for suspected foreign criminals went to watch for them on English race courses, instead.
By 1860 boroughs and counties outside London had their own police forces. They were still locally organised, because of the in‐built English resistance to the idea of a central force such as existed on the Continent, but they were partly funded by grants from the central government.
Criminal trials
Few trials lasted longer than two days. Public interest, stirred up by the popular newspapers, could be intense. Tickets were issued to those who knew the right people, such as diplomats and fashionable ladies, but even so the court room could be so crowded that the ticket‐holders had to share the dock with the accused.
The prisons
What could you expect after arrest? – a very gloomy future.
In the previous century Jeremy Bentham had dreamt up a novel idea for a prison construction: a 'Panopticon', built in a star shape with radiating wings, so that daylight and fresh air reached every cell and, more importantly, the warders could oversee every wing from a central core. They were certainly an improvement on the old medieval prisons. Bentham's first creation, Millbank, had been built in 1821. Pentonville prison was built on the edge of the built‐up area of north London, on a semi‐circular radial plan, in 1842.
Every prisoner had a cell to himself, with adequate washing facilities, which present‐day inmates of overcrowded prisons might envy. But they would not envy the prison regime, known as the 'separate system'. It involved depriving a prisoner of all human contact; shutting him up in his cell except for brief exercise periods, masking his face, and forbidding him to speak. This compulsory silence was believed to lead to moral regeneration as the wretched prisoner contemplated his moral failings. There were, it had to be admitted, quite a few suicides.
The huge number of capital offences with which the reign began had been pruned to only two, murder and treason, by 1861. When death was no longer the inevitable sentence for minor crimes, what was to be done with the prisoners? The colonies came in useful here. The main receiving territory was Australia: an average of 460 convicts were sent there each year, but some were sent to Gibraltar, or fever‐ridden Bermuda. In 1853 the colonies refused to accept England's convicts any longer, and sentences were converted to hard labour in English prisons instead.
The hulks
There was a shortage of prison accommodation. Long term prisoners were transferred to provincial prisons, or to the dreaded Hulks – decommissioned warships anchored in the mud off Woolwich. They were dark, damp and verminous. Few prisoners managed to escape.
Executions were still public. Thomas Cook ran excursion trains to promising executions. 30,000 people watched the hanging of a notorious pair of murderers, in 1849, including Charles Dickens, who watched from the roof of a house overlooking the gallows. He then famously sent a letter to The Times, condemning public executions and their use as popular entertainment. It took another 20 years before hangings would be conducted within prison walls.
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The common law
England was proud of its individuality. Napoleon had imposed a codified system of law throughout his continental Empire, based on Roman law. In theory any citizen anywhere in his domain could consult a written source and see where he stood. Of course it was not so easy as that, and the legal profession continued to make a good living, interpreting the law to non‐lawyers. England never accepted Roman law. The English preferred their own system of 'common law', which was, they felt, appropriate to the rugged English character. It relied on what judges had decided in previous cases on the same point of principle, which was not always easy to identify. The law relating to wills and land, in particular, became so obscure that a parallel system grew up, more nearly related to the idea of abstract justice: it was called 'equity'. Again, it relied on decisions by earlier judges, and since one judge's idea of justice might vary from another's, not much clarification resulted. Cases in the courts of equity could drag on for many years. The costs of employing lawyers put such cases out of the reach of all but the richest.
When a woman married, all that she owned, and anything she earned after the marriage, became the property of her husband. Divorce could be obtained only by a private Act of Parliament, at great expense. The situation eased slightly after the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857, which set up matrimonial courts.
A husband could divorce his wife on the ground of a single act of adultery, whereas she had to prove him guilty of other offences such as cruelty, as well as adultery, and she was very unlikely to be granted custody of their children. The court proceedings were widely and pruriently reported in the popular press. The status of married women gradually improved; from 1870 a woman could keep £200 of her own earnings – just enough to live on, with care – and from 1884 she had the same rights over property as an unmarried woman, and could carry on a trade or business independently. Her rights to custody of her children improved, too, but it was not until 1923 that adultery by her husband was sufficient ground for a wife to seek divorce.
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Have you had an opportunity to welcome visiting students from Tokyo City University?
They're part of a new and innovative programme which expands opportunities for visiting international students and gives domestic students the opportunity to interact with international visitors in an extended and meaningful way.
Welcomed by the Vice-Chancellor | Tumu Whakarae with a mihi whakatau, they've enjoyed a week of orientation activities and English Language Lessons.
They are now taking part in integrated study alongside UC students in scheduled courses. The students will be joining courses CHCH101, EDUC103 and ENVR101 until the end of this Semester and will then participate in a two week intensive laboratory focused course run by the College of Engineering |Te Rāngai Pūkaha. At the completion of the programme of study the TCU students will be given credits by their home university.
As well as their studies the TCU students are looking forward to interacting with other international and domestic students and have been made to feel very welcome by the UCSA J-Soc.
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As foreign troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, a unexpected kind of peace-building is taking place in rural villages in the Behsued district of Nangahar Province near the Pakistan border. Here, thousands of dairy farmers have formed into cooperatives that are not only helping them earn more money, but unite and stabilize the communities they live in.
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Dental radiographs (x-rays) are essential, preventative, diagnostic tools that provide valuable information not visible during a regular dental exam. Dentists and dental hygienists use this information to safely and accurately detect hidden dental abnormalities and complete an accurate treatment plan. Without x-rays, problem areas may go undetected.
Dental x-rays may reveal:
Detecting and treating dental problems at an early stage can save you time, money, unnecessary discomfort, and your teeth!
Are dental x-rays safe?
We are all exposed to natural radiation in our environment. The amount of radiation exposure from a full mouth series of x-rays is equal to the amount a person receives in a single day from natural sources.
Dental x-rays produce a low level of radiation and are considered safe. Dentists take necessary precautions to limit the patient's exposure to radiation when taking dental x-rays. These precautions include using lead apron shields to protect the body and using modern, fast film that cuts down the exposure time of each x-ray.
How often should dental x-rays be taken?
The need for dental x-rays depends on each patient's individual dental health needs. Your dentist and dental hygienist will recommend necessary x-rays based on the review of your medical and dental history, dental exam, signs and symptoms, age consideration, and risk for disease.
A full mouth series of dental x-rays is recommended for new patients. A full series is usually good for three to five years. Bite-wing x-rays (x-rays of top and bottom teeth biting together) are taken at recall (check-up) visits and are recommended once or twice a year to detect new dental problems.
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MOSCOW, December 29. /TASS/. The commission investigating the crash of the Tu-154 aircraft is considering seven versions of the tragedy, including human error, technical malfunction, wind shift and bird collision, but there is no priority version, head of Russia's Air Force flights safety service Sergey Bainetov told TASS on Thursday.
"There is no priority version. There were more than fifteen versions at the beginning of the work. The number of versions has decreased after flight data recorders were analyzed. Now there are half as many," he said.
Speaking about these versions, Bainetov noted that "they are standard and include the human factor, technical malfunction and external factors, such as wind shift and bird collision."
"It is premature to speak about major versions, as any aviation accident is multifactorial implying technical malfunction, human error and external impact," he added.
The crew of the crashed Tupolev Tu-154 plane was prepared for the flight and its skills were consistent with the flight assignment, Bainetov said.
"The flights performed in the nighttime are referred to the category of flights carried out in complex weather conditions. In our estimate, the crew was prepared for the flight and its qualification level was consistent with the fulfillment of the flight assignment," he said.
According to the general, the plane crew commander had a record of about 4,000 flight hours. "He had over 1,500 hours of flying this type of the plane and logged more than 600 hours this year."
The plane was in flight just seventy seconds before crashing in the Black Sea off the resort city of Sochi, according to Bainetov.
"Some emergency developed over just ten seconds, while up to that moment everything had been more or less normal," he said.
"The flight lasted about 70 seconds. The maximum altitude we established on the basis of retrieved flight data was about 250 meters and speed, about 360-370 kilometers per hour," Bainetov said.
At this point, he added, no data is available regarding the angle between the plane's fuselage and the water surface at the moment of the crash.
The search operation at the site of the airplane crash is still underway as all fragments of the aircraft must be recovered to draw final conclusions, Bainetov said.
"The search operation continues as we need to recover more fragments to conclude the investigations," he said.
The commission expects to find the cause of the tragedy within a month, according to Bainetov.
"In compliance with the rules of investigating air accidents and upon the availability of objective control materials and real evidence, it [this work] takes a month and therefore we expect to find the cause within a month," he said.
"The process is going on and work has begun to lay out fragments as soon as fragments have started to arrive for the commission," he said.
At least ten days are needed to fully decipher the flight recorders of Tu-154 plane, according to Bainetov.
"Work has been going since yesterday for the detailed deciphering and the study of all the materials, which are stored in these recorders. At least ten days are needed to study all the parameters," he said.
As was reported earlier, two flight recorders of the crashed Tu-154 plane have been found. The basic flight recorder has already been delivered to the Air Force central research institute in the Moscow Region while the second black box was recovered from the Black Sea bed on Wednesday.
Tu-154 crash
A Tu-154 plane from Russia's Defense Ministry crashed in the early morning hours of December 25 shortly after taking off from the Black Sea resort of Sochi.
There were 92 people on board the aircraft, including eight crew members and 84 passengers that lost their lives in the plane disaster. Among those on the fatal flight was the Executive Director of the Spravedlivaya Pomoshch (Fair Aid) charity fund, Elizaveta Glinka, better known to the Russian public as Dr. Liza, as well as military servicemen and nine reporters from Russia's Channel One, Zvezda and NTV networks.
The plane was also carrying nearly three dozen members of the world-renowned Alexandrov Ensemble, an official army choir of the Russian Armed Forces. The ensemble was on its way to celebrate New Year's Eve with Russia's Aerospace Forces at the Hmeymim air base in Syria.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that fragments from the Tu-154 disaster had been discovered some 1.5 kilometers off the coast of Sochi at depths of 50-70 meters. None of the passengers on the flight survived.
According to the latest data, 15 bodies and 239 body fragments of the crash victims have been recovered from the seabed.
Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov who heads the government commission for the investigation of the plane crash has said that a terror act is not among the accident's basic versions.
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that four basic versions were considered: outside objects getting into a plane engine, inferior fuel, pilot error and the plane's technical malfunction.


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Charcoal Chicken is a halal restaurant in Chantilly, VA, and we are famous for our hot-off-the-grill kabobs and delicious karahi. We have food for all tastes, and since all of our food is made fresh, we can make any dish mild for kids or adults who aren't too keen on spicy food. Whether you'll be joining us for a dine-in meal or carrying out, we can't wait to serve you some amazing authentic Pakistani and Indian cuisine at Charcoal Chicken!


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It's not often you look at the world through 20-year-old's eyes. Maybe if you have a young person in your life, you might look at things their way, but often we don't look at the world the same way when we moved past that age some unmentionable years ago.
Recently I was given the opportunity to really focus on my 20-year-old self, what I knew, how I felt and what I'd wish I'd known at that age and it was quite enlightening.
For some there may be too much pain involved but if you are just looking for renewed perspective then it is a great place to revisit.
The impetus for me was being asked to give the graduation address to a room full of business school graduates from the University of Sydney. When I stood in front of them to deliver my presentation I saw their faces filled with relief that they had reached their graduation day and expectation for what lay ahead and I tried to reimagine my own feelings from that time.
Besides the nerves about making it up onto the stage without tripping, and making sure the photos (not digital and easy to retouch in those days) turned out well, I remember feeling overwhelmed about my every move.
Somewhere in the transition from school to university young graduates are faced with the weight of making study choices. For me it felt as though it was the hardest decision I would ever have to make and that it was going to influence everything I did for the rest of my life.
I could sense similar angst from the students looking up to me for some inspiration.
I gave them 3 tips:
Stop worrying – if it's something you can't change why worry, and if it's something you can change – then get on and change it.
Run your own race – you can never derive success by being measured by someone else's definition of success. Only you know what matters to you.
Get moving – life's happening now. You will make mistakes if you keep moving but you'll also have more chance of doing what you want and reaching your goals.
These tips are relevant for all of us and not just the 20-year-olds I delivered the advice to. We all spend far too much time worrying about all sorts of things. We need to clear our minds to help us reach our goals.
It's easy to get caught up in the rat race and the aspirations of the allusive Jones' but it takes our focus away from what's important.
Get moving — this is not a dress rehearsal. Go for the clients you want, the job you aspire to, the other measures of success that matter to you. Remove your boundaries and you are much more likely to reach your very best.
Recently I heard from the AFA's 2015 Female Excellence in Advice Winner Sharon Walker, who concluded an inspiring presentation with this sage advice: "In 20 years' time, you are more likely to regret the things you didn't do, not the things you did do."
What did I want to do at 20 that I have done? It's not the title of the job, it's not the money (although it is important) it's the ability to live the life I want – travel in comfort, enjoy the arts, and live a relatively carefree life with friends and family.
For your clients it's important to understand their goals, and help them understand them too so that you have measures of success that will make sense to them and keep them on track. It's not always about growing and protecting money. It's about having choices and living the life they want.
If they have aspirations to study further, send children to private schools, travel widely – make sure they plan for it. Life's too short for regrets.


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Prolonged adaptation to a low or high protein diet does not modulate basal muscle protein synthesis rates: A substudy
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Hursel, R., Martens, E. A, Gonnissen, H. K, Hamer, H. M, Senden, J. M, Van Loon, L. & Westerterp-Plantenga, MS. (2015). Prolonged adaptation to a low or high protein diet does not modulate basal muscle protein synthesis rates: A substudy. PLoS ONE,10(9), 1-15. United States: Public Library of Science. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137183
Background Based on controlled 36 h experiments a higher dietary protein intake causes a positive protein balance and a negative fat balance. A positive net protein balance may support fat free mass accrual. However, few data are available on the impact of more prolonged changes in habitual protein intake on whole-body protein metabolism and basal muscle protein synthesis rates. Objective To assess changes in whole-body protein turnover and basal muscle protein synthesis rates following 12 weeks of adaptation to a low versus high dietary protein intake. Methods A randomized parallel study was performed in 40 subjects who followed either a high protein (2.4 g protein/kg/d) or low protein (0.4 g protein/kg/d) energy-balanced diet (30/35/35% or 5/60/35% energy from protein/carbohydrate/fat) for a period of 12 weeks. A subgroup of 7 men and 8 women (body mass index: 22.8±2.3 kg/m2, age: 24.3±4.9 y) were selected to evaluate the impact of prolonged adaptation to either a high or low protein intake on whole body protein metabolism and basal muscle protein synthesis rates. After the diet, subjects received continuous infusions with L-[ring-2H5]phenylalanine and L-[ring-2H2]tyrosine in an overnight fasted state, with blood samples and muscle biopsies being collected to assess post-absorptive whole-body protein turnover and muscle protein synthesis rates in vivo in humans. Results After 12 weeks of intervention, whole-body protein balance in the fasted state was more negative in the high protein treatment when compared with the low protein treatment (-4.1±0.5 vs -2.7±0.6 μmol phenylalanine/kg/h;P < 0.001). Whole-body protein breakdown (43.0±4.4 vs 37.8±3.8 μmol phenylalanine/kg/h;P < 0.03), synthesis (38.9±4.2 vs 35.1±3.6 μmol phenylalanine/kg/h;P < 0.01) and phenylalanine hydroxylation rates (4.1±0.6 vs 2.7±0.6 μmol phenylalanine/kg/h;P < 0.001) were significantly higher in the high vs low protein group. Basal muscle protein synthesis rates were maintained on a low vs high protein diet (0.042±0.01 vs 0.045±0.01%/h;P = 0.620). Conclusions In the overnight fasted state, adaptation to a low-protein intake (0.4 g/kg/d) does not result in a more negative whole-body protein balance and does not lower basal muscle protein synthesis rates when compared to a high-protein intake.
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The trophies seem to be coming out of the woodworks in the recent years. Remember the ill-fated Mark Messier Leadership Award?? Yeah, neither do I. However, I think the idea of having the John Druce Award is very meaningful.
For Washington Capitals fans, Druce stepped into the role of goal-scorer for the Caps after Dino Ciccarelli went out with a knee injury. Druce racked up 14 goals and three assists in 15 games for the Caps as they made it all the way to the Wales Conference Finals. For the rest of his career, Druce only had three more playoff goals and three more playoff assists in 37 games after that 1990 Playoffs.
So, the premise for the Druce Award is simple. It is given out to the most unlikely guy to pot the most points for his team in the playoffs. However, the player must have a minimum of two rounds under his belt to be considered. Since we're in the second round, here's a look at some candidates in the early going.
-Johan Franzen, Detroit: On a team with Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk, and even Nicklas Lidstrom; Franzen leads the team with seven goals and ten points this playoffs. Franzen is tied for second this playoffs for points.
-Joe Pavelski, San Jose: Pavelski leads the Sharks with eight points, which could be the reason they are struggling when a veritable unknown is leading the team with a former Art Ross and Hart Trophy winner (Joe Thornton) and former Richard Trophy winner (Jonathan Cheechoo) on it.
-Vaclav Prospal, Philadelphia: The trade from Tampa hasn't slowed Prospal down, who is only two points behind teammate Daniel Briere for overall points lead in the playoffs. Prospal had 14 points in 18 games when he came over from Tampa.
That's just an early look. It seems that the big time players are filling their roles, which causes the Druce Award to be a toughy. We'll get through it and make it come together as an amazing thing that will take the hockey world by storm.....or not.
Monday, April 28, 2008
The John Druce Award
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Simple Service: Visit a Developing Country, Bring Something to LeaveCulture/History, Travel News — By Ben Van Loon on June 15, 2010 at 7:12 am
Though it's no easy thing to visit a developing country, people often do. There are hundreds of non-profit and religious organizations who often sponsor service-oriented trips, which will dump a group of big-hearted travelers in the thick of it for a week or two and send them back home. Though occasionally these trips produce a type of immediate good, they often seem to be intended more for the traveler and less the traveled-to. The dust settles, the missioneer feels a sense of worth and accomplishment back in their homeland, but what does the native in the developing country have left but a newfound desire to wonder what life might be like 'over there?'
Enter stuffyourrucksack.com, one of the Daily Mail's websites of the week and the brainchild of English television presenter and personality Kate Humble. While most of TV's recognizable faces are off cavorting with those of their own, Humble asked "How many times have you been travelling and visited a school or community or local charity that you would love to help?" And she answered in the most simple and practical way possible: bring some extra stuff you know the community might need, and leave it there with them. You don't have to negotiate tax deductions, receipts, 1-800 numbers, or postcards with teary-eyed faces. Stuffyourrucksack is more an idea and less an organization, and these days when a lot of people earn salaries working for 'non-profits,' having an idea so practical and simple to do leaves the traveler accomplished and the community better equipped.
Matadorchange.com has a well-written profile on the birth and impact of Humble's program, and there are other reports on the web already promoting the success of the program. Some of the gifts have been as simple as a teddy bear and a mosquito net in Angola to clothes and coloring books in Namibia. While everyone visiting these countries isn't qualified to be a doctor or teacher, kindness is something everyone can achieve, and really the task is as simple as bringing something to someone in need. And if you can't bring something over the border? But it once you're there. If you're traveling, it's likely you have the money to buy a box of pens and a few notebooks.
The website has a 'where you can help' section, and has listed the hundreds of organizations who are looking for particular supplies. Some have needs more urgent than others, but if it really is as simple as brining a football, then bring a football, and leave something positive behind besides a good memory.
To stay updated with Stuffyourrucksack, check them out on Facebook.
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This chart for the first time shows the entire Chesapeake Bay. It covers from Baltimore to the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. The map measures 17.5" wide by 38" long and 21 3/4" X 41 3/4" with margins.Shipped in a tube and ready for framing.
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text: David Letterman Is Returning to TV Netflix plans a series in which he'll do in-depth interviews By John Johnson, Newser Staff Posted Aug 8, 2017 11:15 AM CDT 31 comments David Letterman watches a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 6, 2017, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers) (Newser) – David Letterman is coming back to your TV. He has signed a deal with Netflix for at least six shows in which he'll conduct in-depth interviews along with "in-the-field segments expressing his curiosity and humor," per a Netflix release picked up by the New York Times. The format is still being developed, but Variety reports that at least some of the interviews were expected to be conducted in front of an audience. "I feel excited and lucky to be working on this project for Netflix," Letterman, 70, said in a statement. "Here's what I have learned, if you retire to spend more time with your family, check with your family first. Thanks for watching, drive safely." Filming is expected to start in the fall, and the show will debut sometime in 2018. No word yet on a title—or whether the host's new trademark beard will be in place. (Read more David Letterman stories.) My Take on This Story Report a story error Show results | 8% Hilarious 27% Intriguing 6% Depressing 31% Brilliant 3% Scary 25% Ridiculous


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Do you know that feeling, when you look back and understand that everything happens for a reason? That there aren't coincidences, and after much work and dedication everything just fits perfectly? That's how we feel when we remember the struggles and victories of the last 40 years.
But … Wait a second. Those weren't our last 40 years. Those were our FIRST 40 years! Through listening and observing people and cultures from the four corners of the earth, we learned that there's one simple trick for a fulfilling life.
We just need to open our hearts for the neverending gifts that fate cares to provide each and every day of our lives: scents, flavors, feelings and melodies… those tiny little moments that make it all worth it. Those are the experiences that will lead us through the next 40 years with strength, unity and an unwavering faith in our great purpose: to live life at its best. Never leave for tomorrow the love you can feel today. Because life's amazing, right now.


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The UK's largest student games festival is returning to Anglia Ruskin
Brains Eden, the UK's largest student games festival, is returning for its eighth year in 2016, promising to be the biggest event yet.
Teams of young games creators from across the UK, Europe and further afield will descend on Anglia Ruskin University's Cambridge campus to take part in the four-day event from 24-27 June 2016.
Brains Eden is produced by Creative Front Cambridgeshire, Anglia Ruskin University's initiative to stimulate, incubate, grow and further the creative industries in the Cambridge area.
The festival is supported by some of the biggest gaming companies in the world including Guerrilla Games, PlayStation First, ARM, Unity and Jagex.
Brains Eden's mission is to match up the next generation of technical and artistic talent from national and international universities with leading games studios, providing a forum for students to showcase their talent and for employers to get to know capable individuals.
Brains Eden has become a fundamental part of the international student gaming calendar, and a unique opportunity for academics, industry representatives and students to gather together in celebration of creativity.
Dr Baris Isikguner, BA (Hons) Computer Games Art Course Leader, said:
Having grown in size and influence since it began in 2008, Brains Eden today is far more than just a games jam. The festival has become a place for students to showcase their talent, and has created 35 internships and 4 full-time positions in studios around Europe since its conception.
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Alyssa was 5 months pregnant with their baby Will, when she was told he had some complications. A specialist, who thought that it was Encephalocele, told Alyssa and Ben that that Will had a less than one percent chance of surviving until birth. And if he did, he would have no quality of life.
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I guess we've al been in the situation where we can see our quarry, see that it is feeding, and go through the contents of an entire fly box trying to appeal to its culinary senses. You watch in anticipation as nature's conveyor belt carries your exquisitely prepared morsels right over its nose, only to have them sniffed at, yet ultimately rejected with all the disdain of Greg and Jon turning up their noses at the Masterchef contestant's offering of Honey Baked Mackerell with Candied Fruit Salad.
Frustrating ain't it. Short of throwing rocks at the damned thing there's no way that you and Mr. Trout are going to be on hand-shake terms before the day is out.
It seems to me that, with a little sensible application of genetic engineering we could imbue the trout with the feeding habits of mans best friend – imagine….
This is an unashamed plug for the folks over at the Erewash Restoration Project.
A little over a year ago I read a thread on the Fly Fishing Forum aimed at raising interest in a restoration project.
I remember thinking 'Good luck mate' as, having grown up along its banks, my memory is of a seriously abused water-course absorbing the detritus of the East Midlands industrial landscape. The only fish I remember seeing were dead roach floating among the half sunk barges and oil drums.
It seems that my pessimism was mis-placed. In a very short time a team of dedicated people have surveyed the river, identified the major problems and involved local and national bodies in habitat improvement. All of this culminated in the formation of the River Erewash Foundation in November last year.
A Grayling stocking program has started and there are reports of wild Brown Trout being caught in the upper reaches.
This is a perfect demonstration of what a team of dedicated individuals with vision and enthusiasm can achieve in a very short time – good luck fellas!
The previous evening had been spent with Neil, planning our June trip to Scotland. We both bemoaned our lack of success in the latter stages of winter as the once plentiful Grayling had evaporated; leaving a desert where earlier I had seen shoals of 60 plus on the fin by the tunnels.
"I'm fed up of chucking bugs". We both were. We were both hungry for an opportunity to cast a dry.


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Well. Hard to even figure out how to start this one.
Let me start this way. Yesterday I posted this.
Needless to say. The best "apology" that came up was this:
Okay. I understand that the restaurant is your livelihood. I get that. We all have the right to make a living and do so in whatever way works best for us within the confines of the law. Oh. I said WITHIN the confines of the law. That sign did actually break a few, not to mention it was morally repugnant.
So then, his bestie at the local newspaper, pens this. If you don't want to read the entire article, or give his newspaper more clicks then it deserves, I'll quote portions of it here, and break it down for everybody, including the author, Mr. Perry White.
"This is truly as American as apple pie. Attacking Mike's is equivalent to bombing Main Street."
That quote was in reference to the outrage that ran through the T1D community yesterday when the picture of the sign that was hung in the restaurant was posted ON the restaurants page BY the restaurant. So. People outraged about a sign is the same as someone killing people. Great moral compass there Mr. White.
"But Mike offered up one thing that some people are jumping on as discrimination: he has a sign asking people who need to inject themselves with medication to do it in the privacy of the bathrooms."
Sorry, but I'm not going to ask anyone to stick a needle into their skin, in the same place where people (excuse the term) poop, potentially causing the introduction of infectious materials into their insulin or their body, because a few people were uncomfortable. That's unsanitary, and frankly ridiculous.
"I am a Type II diabetic, and I inject insulin. One type I use is taken just before my main meal, and I have from time to time been forced to take my injection pen with me. I have NEVER used that injection pen in public. I usually use it before I get out of my car, but I have also used it in a mens room. The inconvenience to me is nil. And more importantly, the inconvenience and discomfort to others in the restaurant is also nil."
(FYI I left his typo, not my circus, not my monkeys, in case you're wondering Mr. White, Men's Room, not mens… great editing there.)
First off. I'm so very sorry that you have such badly controlled Type 2 Diabetes that you are taking insulin. May I recommend a gym membership and a better diet than Mike's Pig Pen? (also, do me a favor and read this, it goes into more depth of how I actually feel about a lot of type 2's). I am also so sorry that you have to take insulin before your "main meal". My darling husband, and all other REAL diabetics like him (you know the ones that can't lose their disease, and have been on insulin since they were CHILDREN), have to take insulin before or after EVERY meal, not just their "main" meal. They also have to take a long acting once or twice a day, and correct for any highs that may occur during the day. Look it up. Educate yourself. Type 2 is NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING like Type One. The only similarity is the name, and SOMETIMES the medications that are taken. Speaking of the children part, you're telling me that a parent should take their squirming, restless, possibly scared, diabetic child (as young as infant or toddler age) into a BATHROOM where they could likely end up on a floor, or having to sit them on the toilet or counter to give them their necessary insulin shot. Right. Let me know how that works out. Oh, and you're "forced" to take your pen with you. Right… again, so sorry. We carry a case with my husband's insulin EVERYWHERE we go. Because it's how we keep him alive. And being that we live in the south, it travels into every restaurant, store, or friend's house we go into, since insulin shouldn't be kept in the heat.
"For activist diabetics (bet you never thought you'd see that combination of words) to suggest the only place they can shoot up their insulin is standing on the counter of a small diner is little more than arrogance — and an unwillingness to consider the feelings of others."
Damn right we're activists. SOMEONE has to stand up for the Type 1's to shout down all you squeaky wheeled Type 2's. Watched TV lately? How many NEW AND IMPROVED medications are out there for Type 2's and how many are out for Type 1's. Get a grip. And NO ONE said they were going to stand on the counter. They just wanted to be able to inject at their seat, and not be shoved like some pariah into a dirty bathroom. I know needles make other's uncomfortable. I have a daughter that doesn't exactly enjoy watching her dad give himself shots. BUT. She also knows that it is what KEEPING her father ALIVE. And so if she doesn't to see, she like everyone else on the planet, can LOOK AWAY.
"There are important causes out there to take up. When you do so, take up one that will yield positive results. But this isn't one of them."
You are correct. There are lots of important causes. Type 1 Diabetes is one of them. As much as you may not understand it in your narrow minded view of Type 1 being exactly like Type 2. Which I recommend a trip for you also, one last link for you Mr. White and those that think the same way, to http://www.JDRF.com. Educate yourselves on the differences. Yes, there are LOTS other causes as well, as we all know there is plenty of social injustice going on in the world. But, don't talk down to us, like we're stupid children, when you obviously don't know the difference between your illness of Type 2 Diabetes, and the auto-immune DISEASE that is Type 1 Diabetes. So, thanks for the "advice" (I use the term extremely loosely), and I think I'll keep to my "cause" of being an activist for Type 1 Diabetics.


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Get a jump on Spring projects and have a place to store household items and gardening supplies with an outdoor sheed. This small, do-it-yourself project is an inexpensive option for your storage needs. Keep in mind that the larger the shed, the more time and money required to construct it. But the good guys from TerraInc.net would be the best option to resort to, if you do not plan on taking up the task yourself.
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1. Planning
First you'll need to decide on an area suitable for the structure. Choosing a level area is ideal, since it will reduce the amount of labor required to prepare the ground. Placing the structure in close proximity to your home will make it easier to transfer items from your abode.
2. Foundation
Simple sheds do not require an elaborate foundation. Construct a support system by placing concrete cinder blocks on a level surface. The blocks should be spaced no more than 4 feet apart to provide adequate support for the structure. Try mud jacking Denver for any concrete works.
3. Floors
To construct a solid floor, use 2-by-6-inch floor joists covered by 3/4-inch plywood. Since there will be lots of moisture outside, we recommend using pressure-treated lumber. The extra money spent is well worth it, as the building will last longer. Assemble the floor joists on top of the cinder blocks to form a square. Place additional joists between the two sides of the square every 2 feet for additional support. Join the floor joists by using 16D nails or securing with 3-inch exterior wood screws. Cover the floor joists with pressure-treated plywood, and secure using 8D nails or 1 1/2-inch exterior wood screws.
4. Walls
Keep these things in mind as you construct your wall:
- Use 2-by-4 pressure-treated lumber to construct the shed walls.
- Plan for door and window dimensions.
- To drain properly, the roof must be sloped. A common method used to achieve the slope is to build the front wall 4 to 5 inches higher than the back wall.
5. Rafters and Roof Deck
Install the rafters across the roof — spaced 2 feet apart on center — using 2-by-6-inch lumber. Place additional blocking in between the rafters over the front and back walls. Cover the rafters with pressure-treated plywood, secured with exterior wood screws.
6. Wall Exterior
Use pressure-treated plywood, textured plywood or siding to cover the wall exterior. Install the material square across the bottom while following the angle of the roof at the top. Secure the siding with 1- to 1 1/4-inch exterior wood screws (more details at roofersbristoluk.co.uk/services/).
7. Dry in the Shed
Prevent the shed from leaking by installing asphalt roofing. Cover the roof area with tar paper, starting from the lower end and working your way to the top while overlapping each row by 6 inches. Complete the roof by installing asphalt shingles or rolled roofing over the tarpaper. An expert from www.qualityroofingliverpool.co.uk/ recommends using rolled roofing as it is the least expensive and easiest-to-install roofing material. Find more tips at https://bmroofers.co.uk/common-roofing-vocabulary-explained/.
And there you have it! A simple, space-efficient shed that'll save you a lot of hassle. Job well done.
This article was written by Robert Ferguson from industrial roofing contractor for The Workbench Life and used by permission. Robert Ferguson is a state-certified contractor and has more than 30 years of experience in residential home improvement, which he shares with writing clients across the U.S. Robert is also a frequent contributor to The Workbench Life.


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Limoneira Pairs with Los Angeles-Based Experts to "Unleash the Power of Lemons"
Limoneira Pairs with Los Angeles-Based Experts to "Unleash the Power of Lemons"
Health, Beauty, Food and Drink, Lifestyle, and Cleaning Experts Join Forces with Limoneira to Promote the Many Uses of Lemons
SANTA PAULA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- After launching its new marketing campaign, Unleash the Power of Lemons, earlier this year, Limoneira Company (NAS: LMNR) , a leading agribusiness, today announced its pairing with five Los Angeles-based experts in the areas of health, beauty, food and drink, lifestyle, and cleaning to promote the many innovative uses of lemons. The experts are passionate, local opinion leaders who have joined with Limoneira to provide tips, uses, recipes, and much more on a new website, www.limoneira.com/unleash. Limoneira has also paired with local experts in Chicago and plans are in place for similar linkages in New York City, Miami, and Toronto.
"The local leaders we've paired with are the movers and shakers in their industries and they're experts in using lemons in a variety of creative, useful, and fun ways," says John Chamberlain, Limoneira's Director of Marketing. "Our five Los Angeles partners are excited to share their tips for using Limoneira lemons with everyday consumers for practical household, culinary, health, design, and beauty solutions."
The Los Angeles experts include:
- Susan Dopart: Nutrition and fitness consultant for over 20 years; worked at UCLA as a medical and kidney dietician; has written for Men's Health, UCLA Medicine, SELF Magazine, and The Huffington Post, loves incorporating Limoneira lemons for immunity-boosting nutrition
- Billy Yamaguchi: Celebrity stylist and force behind Yamaguchi salons; applies ancient principles of Feng Shui to beauty techniques; Billy and his team use Limoneira lemons for their Lemon Cooler Pedicure at the Yamaguchi Salon at the Four Seasons in Westlake Village.
- Gregorio Stephenson: Executive Chef at Nobu Malibu, known for its exquisite cuisine; previously Executive Chef at Coco Pazzo in Chicago and Ago in West Hollywood; uses Limoneira lemons to add a touch of citrus to his exquisite cuisines
- Lisa Keating: Creative inspiration behind EncinoMom.com, a California Lifestyle New Media Magazine that provides family recipes, travel ideas, and other lifestyle tips; loves to carve out the center of a Limoneira lemon and use as an elegant, all-natural candle holder
- Mark Newman-Kuzel: Owner of "Maid in the U.S.A.," the premier boutique cleaning service in the Los Angeles cleaning industry; expert in green cleaning products and methods, including using Limoneira lemons as a natural cleaning aid for numerous surfaces
"Lemons are one of the most versatile items in the produce department," says John Carter, Limoneira's Director of Global Sales. "Our Unleash the Power of Lemonscampaign takes advantage of today's technology, and it's fun, informative and easy. Everyone knows that lemons are a great recipe ingredient and enhancer, but they also have many uses in the areas of health, lifestyle, beauty, and cleaning. These applications are represented by fun icon images in conjunction with our consumer QR code that links to our web site lemon shopper pages."
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Limoneira Company, a 119-year-old international agribusiness headquartered in Santa Paula, California, has grown to become one of the premier integrated agribusinesses in the world. Limoneira (pronounced lē mon΄âra), is a dedicated sustainability company with approximately 8,000 acres of rich agricultural lands, real estate properties and water rights in California. The Company is a leading producer of lemons, avocados, oranges, specialty citrus and other crops that are enjoyed throughout the world. For more about Limoneira Company, visit www.limoneira.com.
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Nearly three decades ago, as the Aspen trees turned yellow in Ogden, Utah, I joined the cross-country team at Bonneville High School, led by the demanding yet inspiring teacher and coach Neville Peterman. And even though I went on to race other distances, many of Coach Peterman's cross-country training strategies contributed to my success. Coach Peterman's four core rules apply to all runners seeking to perform their best.
Train year-round. For Coach Peterman, cross-country was not just a fall sport. If we wanted to be on the team, we had to run all summer to build endurance. And when winter snow set in, we'd do weight workouts to help strengthen and injury-proof our bodies for the next cross-country season. Only by training throughout the year could we expect to see consistent improvement.
High school and college runners always have the next season to prepare for, but you can create your own seasons to focus your training year-round. Pick one major event in the spring and another in the fall, then structure your training around those races.
Do doubles. To increase our mileage base, Coach Peterman encouraged us to run twice on at least half of our training days. We added runs judiciously, to prevent injury.
To start doing two-a-day workouts, once or twice a week add an easy 30-minute run on a day you're already running. On your double days, shorten your main run by 10 minutes, thus giving you a net gain of 20 minutes. You can eventually work up to doubling five days a week. Add or delete double days based on how energized you feel and your training cycle.
Know thy course. Although the course for the state meet was more than an hour away, Coach Peterman always made sure we did at least a couple of workouts on it. We knew the dimensions of each turn, the distance of each hill, and the location of every sketchy piece of footing.
Even if you can't train on your eventual racecourse, try to familiarize yourself with it. Course maps and descriptions typically available online can give you enough specifics so that you can tailor your training to meet the specific race challenges.
Pay attention to details. Coach Peterman always told the story of some hapless potential state champion who lost a chance at the crown when he tripped on an untied shoelace during a race. Then he would demonstrate tying a shoe and double-knotting the bows. In 30 years of competitive racing, I've never had a loose shoelace.
Seemingly minor details can have a real impact on performance. For example, if you don't give yourself enough time to get to a race, you might have to skip your warmup or, even worse, your final stop at the Port-a-John. Even what you wear can make a difference. One year at the state meet, Coach Peterman had us do our warmup as a team in our regular uniforms. On the starting line, we peeled off our old uniforms and revealed new uniforms of a totally different color. Coach Peterman knew we'd seem invisible to our rivals and, therefore, we'd be unbeatable. We went on to win easily. R
Coach Peterman's Whistle Workout
This 3-2-1 fartlek workout--where he'd blast his whistle when it was time to change pace--was a favorite of Coach Peterman's. Try it on grass with undulating hills.
After an easy two miles, run hard (not all-out) for three minutes. Then run easy for two minutes, followed by two minutes of hard running. Now run easy for one minute, followed by one minute of hard running. Finally, run easy for three minutes to catch your breath. Start again with three minutes of hard running. Try three or four sets.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A mother contacted Eyewitness News after she claimed a teacher at Hough High School made a racist joke about the color of her son's skin.
Suzette Henderson said she was shocked to hear her ninth-grade son's brown skin was the target of a joke by a teacher at the high school.
Henderson said the incident happened last month, but she just learned about it last Thursday during a meeting at the school with her son, an administrator and his physical education teacher, Meghan Beltz. Henderson said during the meeting her son claimed Beltz made a hurtful comment about his skin color during class.
"That's when the PE teacher, Miss Beltz, spoke up and said, 'Yeah, we were having a discussion in class about different types of cancer and being in the sun and I told Daron dark as he is if he stays in the sun a lot he's going be nothing but a shadow,'" Henderson said.
The mother said her son told her that after the joke, he laughed along with the teacher and his classmates to hide the fact that he was upset. Henderson said the school administrator knew about the comment before their meeting last Thursday and told her that Beltz offered her son an apology.
But Henderson said she was never notified and claimed the principal also didn't know about it until she called her.
"We talked and she said she was going to get to the bottom of that because she wasn't going to accept that in her school," Henderson said.
Eyewitness News took Henderson's concerns to Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. A district spokesperson confirmed the meeting Henderson mentioned did take place and that the comment was made about her son.
The spokesperson also said that the teacher has been suspended with pay pending the outcome of an internal investigation and that the suspension takes effect Tuesday.
Henderson wanted the principal and the district to take action to prevent something similar from happening again.
"If you can't teach everybody on an equal basis, you don't need to be teaching at all," Henderson said. "You need to find something else to do."
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Although it has a lot of violence at the beginning and the swearing never stops, there are some funny and tender moments making it worth watching.
Fun movie about four Glasgow, Scotland youths who are all on some sort of community service for minor crimes. One guy and his girlfriend have a baby, so he decides to get his life together. The community service supervisor takes them to a local whiskey distillery (field trip?) and they learn more about whiskey. They hear about a rare cask of whiskey that is going to be auctioned off, it is located up in the highlands, so they get their kilts, and an idea for a profitable adventure. . . . Rough language (DVD is not for young children). Make sure to turn on the English subtitles (under Set Up) before you start the movie!
Ken Loach's style of direction generally works well but not here I feel. His technique is to mix scripted scenes with ad-libbing, giving his actors general direction and leaving them to live out the action. The problem with this film is that the basic plot - lowland Scottish deadbeats trying (with various degrees of commitment) to turn their lives around, steals from one of the themes of Trainspotting. That movie is superbly scripted and asking actors to improvise something that matches is a bridge too far. The result is a derivative and rather Hollywoodish movie with improbable twists, and a soundtrack in thick Glaswegian that isn't up to much in any language.
In Raining Stones and especially in Kes, Loach proves himself to be a director with much to say and a finely crafted way of saying it, but not in this movie.
Don't watch this film. It's billed as a comedy, yet the first 30 minutes are filled with brutal street violence. Whatever comes after is entirely immaterial. This film is not merely a waste of time, it is a black hole to the life force! Avoid it as you would the plague.
A good-natured crowd pleaser concerning four misfits on the wrong side of the law who decide to pull off the heist of the century; namely siphoning off a few bottles of the world's most expensive whiskey right from under the noses of the distillery owner. Seeing as the entire cask was auctioned off for over two million dollars, they hope to sell their bottles to a private collector for a pretty penny. But, of course, all does not go as planned and their dreams of rolling in cash may wind up being put on hold, permanently. Some fine performances and the usual drunken earthy humour you would expect. It's just too bad that those thick Scottish brogues make the dialogue all but unintelligible.
subtitles needed for the accent but not for the conversational swearing. amusing plot. now to look for other Ken Loach films.
A great story but I suggest watching it with the subtitles on. The Scottish accents are very thick and it's hard to understand some of the slang they use.
A beautifully constructed film with a unique plot with some fine and quirky characters. Subtitles will guarantee you will not miss the dialogue. Ken Loach is superb.
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The definitive biography of the mercurial Soviet leader who succeeded and denounced Stalin.
Nikita Khrushchev was one of the most complex and important political figures of the twentieth century. Ruler of the Soviet Union during the first decade after Stalin's death, Khrushchev left a contradictory stamp on his country and on the world. His life and career mirror the Soviet experience: revolution, civil war, famine, collectivization, industrialization, terror, world war, cold war, Stalinism, post-Stalinism. Complicit in terrible Stalinist crimes, Khrushchev nevertheless retained his humanity: his daring attempt to reform communism prepared the ground for its eventual collapse; and his awkward efforts to ease the cold war triggered its most dangerous crises.
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The economy is doing well, and it is convincing more entrepreneurs to establish a company in Singapore and contribute to jobs growth across the board.
Singapore (PRWEB) August 01, 2012
According to the report, entitled "Employment Situation, Second Quarter 2012", total employment was estimated to have grown by 29,200 in the second quarter of 2012. This growth in jobs was greater than previous numbers year-on-year (24,800 in Q2 2011), as well as quarter-on-quarter (27,200 in Q1 2012).
The biggest gains came in the construction and manufacturing industries. Construction jobs increased by 9,500, while manufacturing jobs grew by 4,500. Meanwhile, jobs in the services industry grew by only 15,500. It was a slight decline in growth, but overall service jobs still formed the majority of all employment gains in the quarter.
At the same time, the total number of layoffs in Singapore decreased to an estimated 2,300 workers. The number, which was mostly comprised of layoffs in the services industry (estimated at 1,500), was lower than the data from the previous two quarters.
"The combination of more jobs and less layoffs is definitely a good sign for the jobs market, and the Singapore economy in general," said Ms. Jacqueline Low, Chief Operating Officer of Janus Corporate Solutions, a Singapore company registration agency and the parent of GuideMeSingapore.com.
"Over the last few months, we have seen an increase in the number of expatriates from Europe looking to relocate to Singapore and work. However, the numbers here show that blue-collar jobs in industries such as manufacturing and construction are booming, which is an indicator that there is an overall spike in activity in the local economy. It shows that many are confident in doing business in Singapore," she added.
Other recent findings are also painting a bright picture for the Singapore job market in the second half of this year. According to a survey by global management consulting firm Hay Group, employers in Singapore will be offering a higher base salary to fresh graduates compared to last year. The research also showed that engineering jobs typically commanded the highest starting salaries, followed by jobs in R&D and merchandise operations.
"Overall, it is looking like the second half of the year will have more robust growth in the jobs market," said Ms. Low. "The economy is doing well despite the gloomy situation in Europe, and it is convincing more entrepreneurs to establish a company in Singapore and contribute to jobs growth across the board."
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