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Clark County is the heartbeat of Southern Nevada, encompassing almost 8,000 square miles, five cities, the Las Vegas Strip, and is home to more than 2 million residents. We are a pro-business government in a tax friendly state that values excellence in service to businesses and residents. Our permitting, inspection and licensing processes are efficient and cost effective.
Clark County is home to four gaming headquarters, making Nevada one of Fortune Magazine's "States That Dominate" meaning states that have more than 50 percent of all company headquarters in a specific industry. Nevada is one of only four states to hold such a designation.
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In 2013, Nevada is ranked 2nd in the nation for being solar friendly according to the Environment America Research and Policy Center.
In 2011, the Harris Poll stated, Nevada Remains A Top Choice for Where Americans Would Most Like to Live.
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Southern Nevada is an important emerging market in which to do business, especially in the technology sector. The region has an extremely low instance of natural disasters, great accessibility to high-speed Internet connections, and the dry and mild climate makes cooling efficient and inexpensive. Clark County is an up-and-coming technology center, and a natural fit for any company to seriously consider. Jeff Grace, President & CEO: NetEffect
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The NBA has a lot it could do to improve. Everyone knows this. Even the players. Even the owners. So why don't they do something about it? You guessed it. Money. That little detail aside, here are nine things the NBA could do to improve itself...easily.
#1 Make the regular season a lot shorter. We all know the lockout-induced season this year is only going to be 66 games. This is probably a little bit too short. But 82 games, a normal season these days, is way too long. Players get hurt, they don't play defense, and they struggle to make it to the end of the season. For many fans, watching the playoffs is the extent of their fanaticism. This is sad. Watching players slog through a too-long season is also so. Somewhere around 70 games would be perfect. College baseball players double the amount of games they play in the pros, and football players play around 50% more. Basketball players play three times as many. Time to change that.
#2 Change the referee system. First of all, hire more referees so that players and referees don't develop relationships, bad or good. This can only lead to bias in calling the game. Also, show us stats on referees. And please hire more athletic refs while you're at it, possibly even some ex-NBA players. The ones you have now can't keep up.
#3 Slash players' salaries. This doesn't even need an explanation. Players make too much, which leads to ridiculous ticket prices, and ridiculous prices for concessions. I do not need to pay nine bucks for a 12 ounce beer. Owners, coaches and admin don't need to make as much, either.
#4 Cut back on the number of playoff teams. Teams with 39 wins don't need to participate in the playoffs. It's not competitive, and it's not good for ratings. I know this issue is once again about money, but come on! We don't need to see playoff sweep after playoff sweep in the first round. It's not fun for us to watch, or for the low seeded team to play, when we pretty much know the outcome.
#5 Bring fairness to NBA scheduling. Teams do not need to play on back-to-back days. This would only be fair if all teams got an equal number of these disasters, but they don't. So, in the spirit of fair play, let's try to eliminate these from teams' schedules. There are often scheduling conflicts at certain stadiums that make this difficult, but if it isn't possible, at least try to make it equal.
#6 No more minimum age rule. One-and-done should go the way of the Dodo. Players who know they're going pro after a year of college barely complete a semester of school. One semester of college? And then you can go pro? Who thought of this rule? These kids are getting nothing out of college, and the schools are doing everything they can to get around this rule, including borderline cheating. Get rid of it and set up some sort of more sophisticated developmental league.
#7 Guaranteed money? No more. Guaranteed salaries in the NBA have caused more problems than they have solved. Signing bonuses, or less years guaranteed would probably work out better. Or guarantees that only come into effect based on performance. We don't need to see any more players slacking in their later years because they have a huge guaranteed salary. No more faking injuries, or taking too long to get surgery and waiting until the regular season begins, please.
#8 Make the trade rules more lenient. With the recent trade issues, it's obvious that the rules need to be changed. I understand not wanting one team to be a dynasty, but come on. Let the trades happen. GMs are not stupid people; usually they have the ability to figure out what's best for their team. There should still be a "that's a ridiculous trade" clause in the rules where it's obvious there's a fire-sale going on, but let the trades happen.
#9 Finally, make the luxury tax fair. I understand the concept behind the tax, but it keeps the small market teams down and the larger market teams on top. It needs to be changed to be based on revenue and the size of that teams market for it to work. Minnesota and Chicago are way different in terms of size, so why doesn't this matter when it comes to the luxury tax. The penalties are the same for both teams, which really makes it hard for the Timberwolves to field a competitive team. Change the luxury tax now. Tax the wealthy.
All of these changes would make the NBA not only a better product for fans to watch, but a better place for the players to play. Change is not always a bad thing.
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With the controversial two-year saga of Suncoast Band Director Ernest Brown finally settled this week by the Palm Beach County School Board, one footnote in the Brown story often overlooked by the public is still pending: the fate of former Suncoast principal Gloria Crutchfield.
The school board voted unanimously on Wednesday to suspend Brown for 10 days without pay for his role in two band field trips to Europe in 2007 and 2008.
A grand jury indicted Brown last year on charges of official misconduct and running an organized scheme to defraud for allegedly running up more than $107,000 in debts on the Suncoast Chargersonic Band's account for the two field trips and spending $15,000 of band money to take relatives on one of the trips after a 2010 school district audit questioned several expenditures related to the trip.
Those criminal charges were all dropped in February by new State Attorney Dave Aronberg. School District General Counsel Sheryl Wood said district officials now believe that no students were denied a chance to go on the trip and the relatives that attended performed band-related functions.
Superintendent Wayne Gent originally recommended firing Brown last May after he was charged. But the school board put that recommendation on hold after hours of community members protesting the possible firing, some saying Brown did nothing wrong and others accusing the district and former State Attorney Michael McAuliffe of racism and political opportunism for going after Brown in the case.
At that same May 2012 hearing where the proposed Brown firing was put on hold Gent also recommended suspending Crutchfield, who was principal of Suncoast High School in Riviera Beach when the European band field trips in question took place, for five days without pay.
The same 2010 audit that originally questioned Brown's actions in connection with the field trips claimed Crutchfield transferred thousands of dollars from other accounts at Suncoast High School to cover some of the debts ran up on the band accounts by the field trips.
Inspector General Lung Chiu told the district's audit committee last year that principals are allowed to transfer money from dormant accounts to cover debts in other school accounts but only if the original purpose of the expenditure that caused the debt being covered in the first place was permissible under district rules.
The board put off its vote on Crutchfield's proposed suspension at the same time it put off voting on Brown's proposed firing last May. Very few of the dozens of public speakers lobbying on behalf of Brown at that May meeting spoke on Crutchfield's behalf or even mentioned her.
Crutchfield, who was never criminally charged in the incident, left Suncoast in 2008 and is currently working as the school district's area director for school accountability.
School District Chief of Human Resources Sandra Gero said on Thursday, the day after the board approved Brown's suspension, that " the Gloria Crutchfield discipline case remains open." No date was given as to when any discipline recommendation regarding Crutchfield might be given to the school board.


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"It's like I always say, make new friends but keep the old. One is silver…"
"The other's gold!"
Bender is in a perverse tradition of favoritism with sitcom characters, where typically the flashy supporting member rises to the top — think George Castanza, Adam DeMamp, or Charlie Kelly (which was always surprising to me, because Dennis Reynolds is the most insane in that cast). It's true that Fry appears to be the everyman proxy, and Leela is the 'girl,' so maybe it was inevitable that the hard-drinking, hard-smoking, hard-loving robot would most capture our imaginations.
But I have a soft spot for protagonists (I often felt sole stalwart on team Ryuko back in ot-13), and Leela's actually one of my favorite characters in fiction, so Bender was only ever vying for second place. In truth, the heroic trio at the blackened heart of Futurama doesn't do well to ranking — they have a great chemistry, and Bender's role as wildcard is probably what makes him stand out no matter the situation they stumble into.
He is funny — his love of self and excess, but the show also compliments that with its general robot humor. One of my surprises upon revisiting the series is that my favorite third-tier castmember is probably Joey Mousepad ("This guy's an ox! He's got oxen-like strength! Hey, he needs a nickname, right? Let's call him Clamps!") — the Robot Mafia is such a dumb, one-off joke, but applying computer terminology to mobster movie dialogue is so charming, as in: "Oh Donbot, look into your hard drive and open your mercy file!" "File not found," before a hail of gunfire.
Being new to the sitcom, a robot does open a wider universe of potential humor, but what makes Bender compelling is the way his humor operates on a solid foundation. And to again reference Futurama's heart, you might remember this show as the one that nerds say made them cry.
Like The Simpsons and none of the other carton sitcoms from America, Futurama sometimes left an unexpected bruise. "Sting" is the most emotionally sustained throughout, but doesn't have the gut-punch ending of "The Luck of the Fryish," or of course "Jurassic Bark," whose pun titles belie their legitimate effectiveness, which in turn belies the point of sitcoms.
Like Bender, Futurama itself is an odd duck, but this is what happens when you take a careful approach to 'comedy, only it's in the future.' That premise means science-fiction, which comes with its own set of rules that have to be considered. For example, continuity is immediately effected, otherwise the show ends up being farce with a scifi gloss. That does happen with shows, where Futurama is equal parts scifi and comedy.
But Futurama continuity is a tricky thing. And so are pilots, re: continuity. But this is where my favorite piece of Bender characterization comes in, at the very beginning, in "Space Pilot 3000," which I was always so convinced was an MST3K reference, but more likely it's just borrowing from the same vague futurey trope.
In the first episode, we're introduced to Bender waiting in line behind Fry, who's still too new to the future to tell the difference between phone and suicide booths. As Bender later explains, he's a bender, designed for the singular purpose of bending steel girders. But when he found out what the girders were being used for (suicide booths), he decided to kill himself (in a suicide booth). He only survives because Fry sees in him a friend, and judging by Bender's confusion, robot/human friendships are not so commonplace.
"You'd really want a robot for a friend?"
"Yeah, ever since I was six…"
In light of his premise, his continued self-worship is actually kind of inspiring, and is an implicit statement on the virtue of life as adventure — space adventure, even. And space adventure as diversion should briefly remind us of Spike Spiegel. But where the bounty hunter was drifting from fantasy to fantasy in order to stave off a horrific noir death, Bender bounces around the galaxy just being wild — being himself, as he's been allowed to become. Of course, his self-aggrandizing ways are often played to a fault, but maybe that's why he always has the rest of the Planet Express crew to keep him from getting too out of hand (unless you turn him human, at which point he Benders himself to death in a week).
No robot is an island. If you leave one alone, he'll act out a function forever or choose deactivation, but if you surround him with a de facto family, he'll define his own purpose — become his own programmer, even if his newfound purpose is laziness and crime. Bender's vanity might be comedy, but it comes from a place of healing for a once-suicidal individual.
Ever since The Wire, I always watch for the Prez character with every new show I start. You know, the guy you just hate off the bat, but know you'll eventually warm to. Like Jesse Pinkman or Pete Campbell (though his arc was stretched over seven seasons so it was impossible to notice in the moment). The writers of these characters might just understand that the asshole in the cast is in a unique position to underscore poignancy — when they're being sensitive, it isn't garden variety, you're seeing a new side of someone.
Bender might be on-and-off again evil, so when he's truly devastated by the nuclear annihilation of the shrimpkins that took him for God, or shedding a final tear for robosexual lover Calculon, it works. Again, Futurama isn't just about the laughs.
That being said, Bender was, after all, the first in the cast to fall victim to the point of no return on television which lies heavier than any shark-as-surmountable-obstacle — that thing where sitcom characters get louder or higher-pitched as time goes on. For Spongebob Squarepants, it was a kind of infantilization or mental recession (but maybe he only seemed like an adult in earlier seasons, to my young mind), and for the cast of The Office, it was definitely volume. What kind of office is this where everybody yells to make whatever inane point?
Bender's character becomes exaggerated too (but not nearly to those lengths), possibly along a similar mathematical line as how two of the four Season 5 movies were named after him. But that's part of the limelight thing. A character this iconic may eventually become a caricature, with the writers remembering only what made him iconic. So what, over his development, had gone into the creation of this icon? On the most recent side, there's baby Bender, acting out and being shameless, seemingly manufactured for the sole purpose of GIFs or image macros in the days before Tumblr (he was like the original Orphan Black!). But what truly made him was in his roots, the fact that an actual character grows here, and the rest is all fluff, though absolutely inseparable fluff at that.
"Wait, my cheating unit malfunctioned! You gotta give me a do-over!"
"Sorry sir, but the house limit is three do-overs."
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One of my favorite genres when it comes to TV shows is Law/Crime drama. Every episode is like solving a mystery and making sure that justice is served. Although, sometimes I get annoyed when something obscure happens on the show that makes the entire episode unbelievable. And I find myself saying, "I thought they would hire lawyers to consult with before writing such an episode." It's cool to see how the lawyers work with the police to gather the evidence and the lawyers using their savvy wit to best present the evidence to put the criminals behind bars. But that will all go in the trash if the whole scenario isn't believable. That is why I am very glad we have authors like Jason Parent who has the law background writing great crime thrillers and I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to interview him.
Michael: Jason, can you tell us a little bit about your background?
Jason: Well, I've spent most my life in Southeastern Massachusetts, which serves as the setting for many of my stories. I have two brothers and a sister, all married with kids. I have a dog. I love my dog.
Michael: I love it when authors incorporate real places that they've experienced as part of the setting in their books. It adds a level of believability that captivates the reader. So, I read that you are a lawyer. How does your background in law influence your writing?
Jason: Many of my stories, and my novels particularly, delve into the genre of crime fiction. Laws vary across states, and so often I read books where the laws don't match the jurisdiction in which the story is set or are just plain wrong altogether. But perhaps my knowledge of the law is a double-edged sword—there are so many misconceptions out there that even where I have it right, some readers might think I'm wrong. Still, my background gives me creative ways to get my villains legitimately out of tight spots, like Fourth Amendment violations and chain of custody issues. And when that doesn't work, they can always just kill their way out.
Michael: That is fascinating. There are many readers out that that are very interested in seeing such legal loopholes in novels. I've got to ask now, how often do these legal loopholes actual happen in our courtrooms in your experience. And have you really experienced a time where someone "killed their way out?"
Jason: I only worked in criminal law for a very short period of time, but working in the public defender's office, I saw a lot of cases in that very short time. Entertainment likes depict lawyers—and especially criminal defense attorneys as savvy, smarmy, soulless s.o.b.s who help the guilty go free on "technicalities." Those so-called technicalities (really, the law) are usually violations of constitutionally protected rights designed to prevent innocent people from going to jail. Do they help some guilty people slip through the cracks? Sometimes, but not as often as what seems to be public perception. To think that some officers never wrongfully arrest people or abuse their authority is as big a myth as the concept of "innocent until proven guilty." And that's nothing against police officers, who I have tremendous respect for. They put their lives on the line for us regular citizens. But like all walks of life, including attorneys, there are good ones and bad ones.
Anyway, nope, I never had to represent a murderer or anyone who killed their way out. But in a fictional world, isn't that more exciting?
Michael: Haha! Yes! That is definitely more exciting. Well, I'm glad that you didn't have to represent such a client! Sorry, about the sidebar, let's get back to your writing for a moment. Where and when did your writing journey begin?
Jason: It began in earnest in college to help me deal with some changes in my life. I wrote fantasy, created new races and creatures, and generally pooped out an off off off off Broadway version of the Lord of the Rings. After I threw all that crap out, I began again soon after college, except at that time, I had a grittier story to tell. I had become the savvy, smarmy, soulless s.o.b. I am now.
Michael: That would have actually interested me. I'm a huge fantasy fan. But I'm glad that you've matured in your writing, because readers definitely are attracted to the savvy and smarmy! Who are your favorite authors and how have they influenced your writing?
Jason: Stephen King and Edgar Allen Poe were my favorite authors when I was growing up. King's influence on my style is more subtle. I never think I am writing like King, but I have read so much of his work, how could I not be influenced by it? As for Poe, on three occasions, I have done my best to emulate his style. Consequently, those are the three works I am finding most difficult to publish. Either people just don't appreciate a modern Poe, or I'm just butchering the poor dead fellow.
Michael: Wow, both are excellent authors and very dark. I can definitely see the influence. As a lawyer, I'm going have to assume you have very busy days. What does a typical day in your life look like? And how does your writing routine fit into your day?
Jason: I work. A lot. So much so that writing is often difficult to fit in. I spend lunch breaks writing and editing, and as many nights and weekends as I can, trying to balance it all with a social life. I don't write as much as I'd like, but I am working on that. Many authors have schedules and minimum daily word counts, something I hope to implement in the near future.
Michael: It seems that a lot of your published works so far have been horror or thrillers. How did this genre become your favorite?
Jason: It's what I read and love. I don't think I'd be very good at writing a historical romance.
Michael: So how did you come up with the idea for your novel, Seeing Evil?
Jason: I have several stories planned for my lead detective, each a stand-alone work. But they will fit together in a broader scheme. Seeing Evil is a crucial part of that scheme, though readers won't see how each part/novel fits until the final story is told. This particular novel is, in part, inspired by The Dead Zone, one of my favorite books growing up (here, King's influence rears its head), at a time when my age mirrored that of my main character's.
Michael: The Dead Zone is also one of my favorite King novels! This crime/paranormal genre seems to be getting quite popular, with so many crime/paranormal works currently on the shelves, what sets your novel apart from the rest?
Jason: A unique voice, as those who've read What Hides Within can attest to, fresh, multi-dimensional characters, and what I hope is a fast-paced, tension-filled read that worms its way into readers' thoughts before they realize it's happening and stays with them long after.
Michael: That is definitely a great way to keep your readers interested. Another thing is when a reader to feel the passion the author has for the characters in their books. Who is your favorite character and how much of yourself is reflected in that character?
Jason: Detective Samantha Reilly. She's strong, stalwart, caring, tough and merciful where the circumstances merit, human—in other words, not at all like me.
Michael: So for someone who doesn't have that much time in the day, but yet squeeze in the time to write, you must really enjoy writing. What scene in the novel did you have the most fun writing?
Jason: I had a lot of fun writing the third chapter. In this scene, the readers are first introduced to 14 year-old Michael, an ordinary freshman trying hard just to fit in, to not be noticed by the wrong people. Well, the wrong people notice, and what unfolds is both horrifying and traumatizing, yet sadly realistic. I think it's every freshman boy's worst nightmare, and, I hope, I captured all the raw emotions that come with such a scene: fear, disgust, weakness, humiliation, defiance, etc.
Michael: Third chapter…got it! I must check it out when I get around to reading the book! What is it that you want your readers to walk away with after reading your novel?
Jason: A smile.
Michael: I don't think I've ever heard an author say that when I've asked the question. But I like it! What do you have in store next for your readers?
Jason: Lots. After Seeing Evil, I have a few more short stories and a novelette in the queue with publishers. I have a traditional horror novel and sci-fi novel in the works, as well as another novel featuring my favorite detective.
Michael: Sounds like a lot more excitement coming our way. Thank you so much for sharing with us your views and your story.
If your interest has peaked like mine, check out Jason's book "Seeing Evil" by visting the amazon page.


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Sadly, Heroes Reborn is done with the January 21 series finale, titled "Project Reborn."
(Yes, it's true: the season finale of Heroes Reborn is the end… for now.)
Here's how NBC describes it:
IN THE FIERY FINALE, THE HEROES UNITE TO SAVE THE WORLD — NOAH GRAY-CABEY, JIMMY JEAN-LOUIS AND CRISTINE ROSE GUEST STAR — As the clock counts down to the end of the world, Tommy (Robbie Kay) finds himself up against his biggest challenge yet as Erica (Rya Khilstedt) takes drastic measures to see her plan succeed. Malina (Danika Yarosh) tries to fulfill her great-grandmother's prophecy to save the world with the help of Luke (Zachary Levi) and Quentin (Henry Zebrowski). Meanwhile, Emily (Gatlin Green) and Ren (guest star Toru Uchikado) desperately search for Miko (Kiki Sukezane). Elsewhere, Carlos (Ryan Guzman) is faced with a life and death choice. Toru Uchikado, Hiro Kanagawa, Krista Bridges, Aislinn Paul, Nazneen Contractor and Lucius Hoyos guest star.


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Is There A Connection Between Alcohol And Psoriasis?
This chronic skin disease is not yet fully understood and so much of it is still such a mystery which is why there isn't yet a standard treatment for this disease but certain risk factors have been identified. One of them is alcohol. Is there a connection between alcohol and psoriasis and should you forsake downing that cold beer or that glass of wine that you enjoy so much at the end of a stressful day?
Alcohol and psoriasis
The connection between alcohol and psoriasis is a little troubling because not only is drinking alcohol normal for most people including those without psoriasis but it has been found that those with psoriasis are at an increased risk of alcoholism compared to the general population.
This increased risk of developing alcoholism is probably because alcohol may be used as a coping strategy to deal with the emotional burden of psoriasis which not only leads to dependency but may actually worsen the symptoms of psoriasis.
There are many sacrifices that you must make when you have psoriasis if you are determined not to be defeated by this chronic skin condition and one of them is alcohol elimination. The studies have shown that not only is the risk of psoriasis increased in people who drink a significant amount of alcohol but it has also been shown to worsen psoriasis symptoms.
In addition, with the increased risk of developing dependence especially in people with psoriasis which ends up creating another problem that you don't need, it's best to avoid hard liquor including beer altogether.
Plus if you are on medications such as methotrexate and consume alcohol, liver damage will be in your future. Alcohol by itself does increase the risk of liver disease and adding a medication such as this is a recipe for a major disaster. Without a properly functioning liver it further worsens this skin condition.
Another reason for the psoriasis and alcohol connection is that alcohol is very dehydrating and dry skin can be a trigger for the development of psoriasis which is why you are always encouraged to avoid dry skin and keep your skin moisturized. Alcohol will rob your skin of much needed moisture.
A sacrifice you must make…
If you are determined to bury your head in the sand and drown your psoriasis sorrows in a glass of liquor, that's your prerogative but if you are ready to take control and be proactive and are a drinker, alcohol should be one of the things you should give up.
Of course there are those who have never touched a drop of alcohol and still have psoriasis which is why psoriasis is such a mystery because what is a trigger in one may not be in another and vice versa.
But making changes is an important aspect of psoriasis treatment and the research has shown that abstaining from alcohol can lead to remission is some people while restarting alcohol consumption has been shown to lead to recurrence. Even if you didn't have psoriasis, alcohol elimination is still an important part of promoting general health and well-being.
But there is an exception…
While hard liquor and beer should be avoided at all costs, there is an exception if you must have a drink every now and then. This exception is wine especially red wine which has been found to contain many healing properties.
The benefits of wine drinking has been noted especially in those who live in certain areas such as the Mediterranean where drinking a glass of red wine is a normal part of a meal and the people in these regions have been found to be at a reduced risk of developing various chronic diseases and conditions, so this wine consumption isn't affecting their health negatively and may actually be helping it in addition to their diet.
But remember that while drinking a glass of white wine or red wine may not be harmful if you have psoriasis, the key is moderation. Make sure that this does not become a habit and definitely don't plan to drink wine every day. Do make sure that you make a point to drink plenty of water to reduce the dehydrating effects of alcohol.
There is a connection between alcohol and psoriasis and sacrificing alcohol may be necessary for you in addition to making other sacrifices in order to win your battle against this chronic skin condition. But if you must drink, seek to only drink a glass of wine (red wine especially) occasionally and make sure to drink plenty of water and keep your skin moisturized.
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Cruising down the famous Champagne route of France on the elegant Raymonde hotel barge, with excursions to the birthplace of Dom Pérignon and Meaux, this tour is a gastronomic delight. We also enjoy a grand tour of Paris during this all inclusive journey.
Meet your group and Tour Manager at our dedicated Departure Office at St Pancras then leave for Paris, where we transfer to board our hotel barge, the Raymonde, for a six night cruise on the Canal Latéral à la Marne.
Today we enjoy a guided tour of the splendid French capital. We see many of the major attractions such as the Place de la République, the Grand Boulevards, the Opera House, the Place de la Madeleine, Place Vendôme, and the Louvre. We finish our excursion on foot, discovering the prettiest arcades in Paris at the Palais Royal, where old world charm meets the new vibrant side of the city. We set sail this afternoon for Lagny-sur-Marne where we moor overnight.
We cast off early today to begin cruising to Meaux. As we travel, perhaps make use of the bicycles on board by taking a ride alongside the Raymonde if weather permits. We sail slowly, and you have access to the boat at all times. After lunch on board, we arrive in Meaux for a sightseeing tour that includes the magnificent cathedral, the Bishop's Palace, as well as the Gallo-Roman ramparts. We also take in the striking Bossuet Garden, believed by many to be one of Le Nôtre's earliest works.
Later on we visit the Brie de Meaux exhibition room where we are shown a film demonstrating how one of France's most famous and popular cheeses is made. After this we taste some of this locally made, distinctive soft cheese for ourselves. We return to the boat following our busy day for a relaxing dinner on board.
This morning is spent sailing, passing Champigny and Drachy, through the heart of the Seine-et- Marne countryside and its Champagne vines. In the afternoon we arrive into Château Thierry and depart on foot for a tour of the Jean de la Fontaine museum, situated in the poet's family home. We follow this with a tour of the town that became the site of two major battles first during the Napoleonic wars and then in WWI. We take time to see the castle walls and the Hotel Dieu where Jean de la Fontaine once lived.
This morning we continue on towards Dormans. We can then take an excursion to Reims. Reims' most famous landmark is the city's cathedral - Notre-Dame de Reims. Noted as one of Europe's most important Gothic buildings, the 13th century cathedral is today a UNESCO World Heritage site. Discover the beautiful stained glass windows, majestic sculptures and impressive architecture during our visit to this pretty city today, where we enjoy a guided tour as well as a visit to the cathedral. The ship overnights in Dormans.
This morning we depart Dormans and sail towards Epernay. After lunch onboard we take an excursion along the famous Champagne Route including a visit to the village of Hautvilliers - the birthplace of Dom Pérignon, a Benedictine monk who created the Champagne method of producing this distinctive sparkling wine. We continue our education with a delicious tasting at one of the leading Champagne houses in the area. We return to our ship for a fantastic gala dinner.
After a buffet breakfast, we disembark our barge for the last time at Epernay and transfer to the Gare du Nord railroad station in the center of Paris. Here we catch the Eurostar service to London St Pancras International. On arrival our tour concludes.
We begin our tour with a trip to the glamorous French capital, home to some of the world's most famous monuments. We also discover the newer, more stylish side of this eclectic city.
This excursion takes us into the heart of Meaux's historic Old City, where we see many of its ancient remnants. This is where we also enjoy another of France's proudest exports - the excellent Brie de Meaux cheese.
Château Thierry
Despite its small size, Château Thierry has a long and colorful history. It has survived two major wars and became the birthplace of one of France's most famous poets. Its rich culture is proudly on display in the museum we visit here.
The capital of the Champagne region has a history dating back thousands of years, and boasts many architectural splendours from its colorful past. During our guided tour we also enjoy a visit to its magnificent cathedral, widely regarded as one of Europe's finest Gothic structures. It was here that all of France's monarchs were crowned from the 11th century onwards.
This quaint village is the true home of Champagne. Here you can still see the remains of the abbey where Dom Pérignon was once the cellar master. We also have our own Champagne tasting, trying some of the best local vintages.
For this tour, we recommend arriving to, and departing from, London Gatwick or London Heathrow airport (LGW or LHR). London Gatwick is approximately 30 miles from your start and end point, and London Heathrow is approximately 19 miles from your start and end point.
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The late French historian Ferdinand Braudel demanded that history be written in the longue duree. History's typical subject matter ...
The late French historian Ferdinand Braudel demanded that history be written in the longue duree. History's typical subject matter, politics and war, were but weather fluttering above the passage of a deeper time-- the time of soil and seas, the rise and fall of populations, the global transit of diseases, the expansion of economies. Beneath the speeches and explosions, history creeps along in the long span; perhaps it was all slower than anyone might have imagined.
Though bound to the seventy-five minute surface of a compact disc, Portland's Jackie-O Motherfucker have discovered the secret of making music in the longue duree. Masterminds Jef Brown and Tom Greenwood, along with the platoon of weirdo outrock soldiers of fortune with whom they surround themselves, have been crafting the perfect antithesis to the millennial strain of gloomy post-rock, a genre dominated by the likes of Mogwai, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, and the lately touted Explosions in the Sky. Against the ubiquitous music of crisis, Jackie-O has managed to make a very serious case for the music of continuity. Its sheer joy and wonder reside neither in tension nor resolve, neither verse nor chorus, but simply in dogged perseverance.
Last year's breathtaking Fig. 5 unfolded in the deep time of the American musical past. The album simply eroded the strata of one musical epoch after another, as if beneath it all there was some secret to be disinterred. The dusty x-ray on that record's cover served as the perfect manifesto for the album: underneath all this, somewhere there must be bone, a frame and foundation that holds it all together.
Liberation has no such quest; it is rivery and meandering, with no discernible source or mouth. Liberation simply travels, picking up junk and jetsam along the way, discarding it somewhere downstream, and rambling on. Beginning somewhat arbitrarily with the clatter of "Peace on Earth," one gets the distinct feeling of having suddenly and for no apparent reason been made privy to the secret sound of everyday life. Drums tap out a hesitant shuffle. The plaintive vibraphone chatters brightly. The strings drone and yawn as if they were the innards of some great machine that makes everything turn. The guitars enter into the fray, commanding some sense of direction, but to little avail. One might compare the proceedings to the drone jams of Spacemen 3's Dreamweapon; both render dissonance rather precarious-- as if a song could emerge from the noise at any minute. But "Peace on Earth" never really resolves into a stable entity. After ten minutes, "Peace" simply shuts the door on the listener, as if never meant to be heard.
The similarly lengthy "Ray-O-Graph" owes much to the dreary Celtic fog perfected by the Dirty Three. Above the programmed drizzle of the drum track, the guitar and strings manage to recreate the seasick interplay of Mick Turner and Warren Ellis. Jackie-O Motherfucker add squiggly sound effects and softly squawking horns to the mix, giving the track a kind of drunken stagger. The twanging "Northern Line" sets the sweet voice of Jocelyn Goldsmith above the throbbing backporch Americana that dominated Fig. 5, serving as a transitional piece in much the same way as the similarly lilting "Beautiful September" did on the previous album.
The twenty-minute "In Between" cycles like seasons through sparse, wintry branches of bare guitar and lush passages of noise in full bloom. The fierce and nimble free improv drumming is easily the track's strongest suit; they're recklessly creative even when the guitar minimalism grows somewhat tiresome. As an exercise in patience, the first ten minutes of "In Between" is masterful; but musically, the point is made early on and is barely expanded upon. The second half, however, erupts into backwater freakout, bleeding the thin twang into thick distortion like some confederate Sonic Youth.
The subtle and engaging "Pray" intertwines a spare and beautiful guitar line in slithering electronics. Vibes, organ and several guitars slowly begin to flesh out the sound, transforming skeletal country into irresistibly creepy psychedelia on the order of Popol Vuh. The guitars skitter off into mock-sitar, sax crows in the corner, yet the restraint and economy of "Pray" is almost saintly.
There is a stubborn lag to Liberation that some will no doubt find infuriating. Lacking the focus and narrative of Fig. 5, Liberation occasionally plays like molasses. But the album is nonetheless beautiful, for the consistently amazing quality of Jackie-O Motherfucker is their ability to color experimental music and noise with more candor and emotional sophistication than most turtlenecked troubadours. But it takes time. And time might just be the instrument played with the most brilliance on Liberation: sped up, slowed to a crawl, made to stand dead still and maybe even at times, dismissed. The stereo display times this album at seventy-three earthly minutes, but I'm not quite sure how long the music has really been around. Seems like ages.


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Nice simple idea and it looks like I have the same one as you.
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Walking to school
Walking to school
How our children travel to school can be a hot topic for discussion. Commuters grumble about the increase in traffic during the hours of the "school run". Residents living near schools can find their neighbourhoods choked with traffic and noise at the beginning and end of the school day. And parents are deeply concerned about the safety of their children, as well as getting them to school and themselves to work on time.
Why walk to school? There are many benefits. Here are just some of them:
Benefits for your children
1. Fitness and health
Most of us are very aware that childhood obesity is rising fast – in 2008, 31% of children between the ages of 2 and 15 were overweight or obese. As you'll read in Walking for Health, children need at least an hour of physical activity per day, and walking to school is a great way to get some of that exercise.
There are also concerns about the level of pollution that children are exposed to sitting inside cars in congested or slow moving traffic. When planning your walking journey to school, it may well be possible to find a route which is quiet or traffic-free, and walking through green spaces such as parks can make you feel calmer and happier.
2. Concentration at school
Evidence shows that children who are physically active on the way to school burn off some of their excess energy, and are more able to settle down and focus well in lessons.
3. Road safety skills
Good habits learned young are learned well. Teaching your child to walk safely to school will stand them in good stead for the rest of their life.
4. Socialising and independence
If your child joins a walking bus, or is old enough to walk to school with friends, they will have extra time in the day to build friendships, and feel comfortable around other people. And most teenagers, like all of us, need time to themselves – walking home can be a great time to think, relax, and mull over their day.
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Benefits for you
1. Fitness and health
If you walk with your child to school, you will also get fitter! If your child is old enough to walk fairly fast, you'll be adding to your daily total of physical activity. And because it's much easier to predict how long walking will take you, your journey to school is likely to be much less stressful than being at the mercy of traffic.
2. Cost
This one's easy… the amount you spend on petrol will go down!
3. Time
It may not be your first instinct, but walking to school might actually save you time. Here's how: Firstly, it could be that walking to school doesn't actually take you much longer than driving (when was the last time you timed each option?) If your school has a walking bus scheme, you might decide to walk along only some days of the week – leaving your child with other trusted parents on the other days, and saving yourself some precious minutes. If your child is older, and able to walk home by themselves or with friends, just think of all that time you won't need to spend waiting for them to dawdle out of the school gates!
Benefits for the environment and community
During term-time, one in five cars on the road at the peak travel time of 8.45 a.m. Are parents driving their children to school. By switching to walking, we can save huge amounts of CO2, helping to prevent climate change, and reduce levels of air pollution which are a major cause of asthma.
For residents of local communities near schools, trying to get to work at this time can be a huge struggle, what with traffic congestion in small residential streets, and the general mayhem of parents parking up, dropping kids off and snatching quick conversations with friends at the school gate.
Making it easier and safer to walk to school
So there are huge benefits to walking to school, but of course it's not just a matter of making a simple switch from driving to walking. People have complicated lives, with children at different schools, jobs to get to, and other daily tasks to complete. Parents often have very real concerns about the safety of their children crossing roads, and 'stranger danger'.
Fortunately there is now much greater awareness of the need to make walking to school both easier and safer. A wide range of information is available, as well as many ideas and initiatives that have been tried and tested. Why not find out about some more about:
- Walking buses
- School travel plans
- Road safety training
- Safe routes to school
- Park and Stride
- Walk to School Week, and Walk to School Month
- Hi-visibility clothing
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Oculus Go, Facebook's first standalone VR headset launches at $199
Facebook has just announced the Oculus Go virtual reality headset at its F8 Developers' conference which starts shipping today to as many as 23 countries.
The Oculus Go comes in two variants, the base 32 GB variant which is priced at $199 and $249 for the 64 GB model. The Go is Oculus first attempt at creating a standalone VR headset and the company has worked along with Xiaomi and Qualcomm to optimise performance on the headset.
Along with the headset, users also get a controller, charger along with a USB cable, glasses spacer, a cloth to clean the lens, lanyard, and a regular AA battery to fire the controller up. The Oculus Go features a WQHD LCD display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. The headset gets built-in spatial audio and an integrated microphone as well.
Oculus claims that the VR headset will be available with over a 1,000 VR games, Netflix, Jurassic World Blue and other Gear VR classics to choose from. The company has also gone ahead and updated Oculus Rooms, its virtual social space, in order to include more realistic avatars and a redesigned, customizable environment. The update also introduces a new tabletop game called Boggle.
Oculus Venue will also be introduced on 30 May for both Oculus Go and Gear VR platforms. Venues lets users virtually gather around with friends and watch live concerts, shows etc.
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Bus Replacement Needs by Congressional DistrictAPTA's Authorization Recommendations showed that the transit industry will need to buy 50,000 buses at a cost of $24 billion over the next 6 years. This will provide for replacing buses that outlast their useful life and grow the fleet to provide more needed service. This map tool shows the breakdown of bus replacements needed by Congressional district. Each district totals the number and cost of buses for each urbanized area that is part of the district.


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DriveSavers Sees Return on Data From the Great Beyond
NOVATO, Calif. The lobby at DriveSavers serves as a miniature shrine to the sheer misfortune and pure stupidity suffered by those among us who have attempted to own computers.
In the foyer at DriveSavers headquarters here, you'll find a statue of KFC's Col. Harland Sanders, signed pictures of celebrities including Adam Sandler, Keith Richards, and Ben & Jerry. And along with the other famous faces of the company's customers hanging all over its walls and stairways, you find a collection of crumpled bits of tortured plastic that used to be some of these people's laptop computers and hard drives.
Since its founding in the pre-Cambrian era of information technology that was 1985, DriveSavers has promised to help businesses and individual customers regain information stored on devices that have been infected, burnt or otherwise mangled. All these years later, a visit to the company's offices finds the firm preparing for growth and betting that now, more-than-ever, people are willing to pay to get their data back.
The 80-person operation hasn't ever exploded in size because it remains a "lifestyle company," with employees that work sometimes unorthodox hours on exacting tasks of physical repair or data recovery, explains Scott Moyer, the company's director of business development. While the company has been able to retain a large number of its employees over the years, he said, the set of skills needed to work in one of DriveSavers' clean rooms or customer service centers aren't necessarily easy to come by.
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California dreaming? Hardly. There's no need to pinch yourself as you walk through the grand lobby doors of Kimpton Hotel Palomar, because this is as real as it gets. This boutique hotel is located in the heart of downtown San Diego, in walking distance to all of San Diego's hot spots, and offers a welcome oasis of urban chic design, delightfully chill spaces from the lobby living room to the roof-top outdoor pool, and a vibrant, social Mexican restaurant complete with a late-night taco window. Guest rooms and suites offer spectacular views of downtown San Diego, with several boasting floor-to-ceiling windows. Mix in our eager-to-serve team, and you have the perfect elements for your San Diego hotel stay.
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Castle Ideas
Take 8 to 10 containers or various sizes and fill them (I filled mine a little over halfway) with water and then use food coloring to color them. You can stick to primary colors or mix them to make all sorts of colors. Then freeze them. I put mine outside, but you may have to use the freezer. The next day we used them to build a castle out of ice, easily seen from the window of the nursery. I had the kids help me with each stage of this and they loved it!
Block area- Put pictures of castles in your block area, and encourage children to build their own castles.
Dramatic Area
Material needed: Large refrigerator box, dress up clothes, pretend jewelry, music, plastic food, Box cutter (for you to use) and a marker.
Procedure: Cut one side of the box from top to bottom . Open the box up straight ,with a black marker draw the shape of the castle on the top of the box. With a box cutter cut out leaving the shape of the castle on the box. Also cut out a door big enough for children to be seen and for them to go through. place the box at the edge of the dramatic play area .On the other side of the box Have a table fixed up as a feast with food. Play music at this area. Children will have fun they can dress up and pretend to be attending a ball at the castle. They can dance with each other. Prior to this you may have children paint the box to make it even more special and to give it some color. Used prom dresses or other dresses are nice for this prop. The boys can use capes made out of material or a inexpensive cape can be made out of a old colorful shirt (cutting the front of the shirt and leaving the collar for children to wear as a cape .Remember to add some King jewelry too. Have fun and if you need help email me .
Consider a castle theme. This started as emergent curriculum from our community study. We had the children use boxes, paper cones (like the ones on water coolers,) and lots and lots of cardboard tubes to make a castle. They painted the castle with sponge rollers and tempera paint in pastel colors. We have strung colored macaroni for "jewels" and made crowns with sequins for more jewels. Some children made princess hats out of cone shaped paper. We turned chairs into thrones by adding a pillow and tin foil covered toilet tissue tubes. We made horses with a long wrapping paper tube, paper bag, yarn and markers. We are making costumes out of old pillow cases with head and arm holes cut out. Use your own and the kids imagination and this may well be your favorite theme too! Finish up with a castle feast party inviting all your parents to see the kids dressed up. Don't forget a wide selection of fairy tale books e.g. Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, Princess and the Pea, Cinderella etc.
Turn your dramatic play center into a castle. Cut one side off a large appliance box (refrigerator size) open to stand. Then cut top to resemble a castle. You can cut windows and doors too. Provide the children with old formal dresses and suits to dress up. They can also make crowns and "jewels" with plastic beads, sequins and construction paper. We use this center during October and the kids love it!


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Concert Coming Up – What Should I Do?
It's hard to believe, but our first concert of the year is coming up next month! For those of us who have never experienced a band concert before, it may be tough to know how to help our children get prepared. Even Continuing Band families may feel a little rusty on concert prep, since we haven't had a concert in some time! So, here are some easy tips to help ensure that all our band students and families have a great Fall Concert experience.
1. Put it on your calendar! – Right now, please grab your calendar and make a note of your child's show. Band performances are not optional events; rather, they are vital to your child's musical education. When you make a commitment to attend your child's performances, you not only model responsibility for your child, but you also show them that you care!
2. Get your concert clothes ready. – Remember, our students wear a standard outfit when performing. Our young ladies wear a white blouse, black pants or long skirt, and black shoes, and our young gentlemen wear a white button-down shirt, black slacks, and black shoes. To reduce the amount of pre-concert stress, purchase your child's concert clothes NOW! If your child is in Continuing Band, remember that he or she may have grown since our last concert. Have your child try on her outfit early, so that you know long before the concert if your child needs any replacement clothes.
3. Encourage daily practice. – Nothing blasts away stage fright like preparedness. If your child practices 15 minutes per day, 5 days per week, he or she will be completely prepared to succeed on the concert, and will be more likely to have a fun and memorable experience.


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A Beautiful Stack of Binding Love, originally uploaded by myfullcolorlife - Vickie.
This past weekend, Ashley helped me take pics of the quilts I finally finished. I will work on the photos and get them posted soon. Hopefully, by the end of the week these quilts will all be in their own homes!! :)


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A doctor once suggested that I use hypnosis to gain access to a self-critical inner voice that has plagued me since childhood. She said that the issues that had led me to seek treatment were unlikely to respond to conventional talk therapy. While the prospect of a cure appealed to me, I worried that any attempt to hypnotize me would be met by opposition from my rational mind. Over time, I came to agree with the therapist's prognosis and accepted her offer. As our first session approached, my skepticism gave way to excitement: the reflexive disapproval that had sapped my self-esteem for so long might finally be silenced. Yet from the moment the therapist began to talk, my mind clung to its bearings in the physical world—cars passing outside, a door closing in the hallway, an itch on my foot. After several tries, she gave up. I wasn't proud of my resistance and still wonder what effect a successful treatment might have had on the thoughts that continue to get in the way of my happiness.
"If the grace of God miraculously operates," William James writes in Varieties of Religious Experience, "it probably operates through the subliminal door." The same qualities that led me to try hypnosis but kept me from surrendering to it also seem to govern my response to religious influence, in particular my ability to have faith in someone or something intangible. I pray regularly, but without any clear sense of whom I am addressing or whether I am being heard. My prayers help me, but I'm also guilty of using them as a hedge against the possible consequences of not praying—lightning strikes, health crises, my plane going down the next time I fly. (Perhaps this kind of superstitious thinking underlies all religious belief.) As for the existence of God, I can't bring myself to discount it, though I find arguments in favor of atheism incontrovertible. It's this contradictory nature of my faith, unfounded but unshakeable, that makes me want to figure out more precisely what I believe and draw comfort from it.
I identify my faith primarily through the process of elimination—I can't imagine living without it, so I must have it. But just as I can't commit unequivocally to atheism, I also can't conceive of an abiding, life-ordering faith, particularly in a deity such as Christ, who despite (or because of) my Christian upbringing is only perceptible to me in representations on stained glass windows and New Testament book covers. I don't feel Christ directing or protecting me, nor do I have a realistic relationship with him such as devout Christians claim to have. The idea of nature as a source of spiritual power appeals to me, but nature only inspires me with its beauty, not the transcendent qualities that Emerson or Spinoza claim for it. ("All thrills and no work" is how C.S. Lewis dismisses religions that find God in nature.) So if the faith that I possess is not derived from or directed at nature or Christ or any other deity, then what or whom do I have faith in? Who is my "God as we understand him," as Alcoholics Anonymous calls its higher power so as to encourage nonbelievers into its fold?
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Norwalk, CT - All children and their grown-up sweethearts are invited to glam-up and show off their swag during Stepping Stones Museum for Children's early-evening, pre-Valentine's Day soirée. Hearts will be a-flutter as the award-winning children's museum transforms its annual Winter Wonderland Children's Ball into the Children's Sweetheart Ball on Saturday, February 9, from 4:00 – 8:00 pm. Stepping Stones will be rolling out its purple carpet for children and adults for a heartwarming evening of family fun and entertainment.
And while there will not be a fairy godmother casting a spell on a pumpkin, our friends from Cedar Knolls Farm in Libson, CT will be on hand to provide horse-and-carriage rides for you in the bus circle outside of the museum's iconic entrance. You'll be able to get your heart rate elevated as our friends from SwingShoes Entertainment teach you how to dance the "Cupid Shuffle," the "West Coast Swing" and the "Hustle." You'll have a ball at Stepping Stones as you make your own corsage and boutonniere, indulge yourself at the heart-shaped cookie bar and pose for the "paparazzi" for some heart-melting photos in a shower of bubbles on that aforementioned purple carpet.
Be sure you bring your camera. Photo opportunities abound as your young heartbreakers and heartthrobs enjoy full access to all the exhibits in our whimsical museum. Bring your appetite as well. A love-ly (and heart-healthy) "candlelit" dinner is optional for purchase in the Healthyville® Cafe.
Tickets for this unforgettable evening for the whole family cost $10 per person and $15 per person for members and non-members, respectively. Children under the age of one will be admitted for free. Children's Sweetheart Ball tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. Registration is required. Space is limited, so register early. Call 203 899 0606, ext. 0 or visit www.steppingstonesmuseum.org/ball.
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Welcome to 2017! From wherever you're reading this, I want to wish you a happy New Year.
During our short winter break, it seemed that all of us at Sporteluxe HQ were busy resetting and setting our 2017 intentions. I took a week off work and headed up to the snow, Mammoth Lakes to really give my ole faithful computer—and my mind—a break. I always say that I'll leave my computer at home, which is really leaving work at home, but it always ends up jumping in my bag. I just can never, let…it…go (#lovemyjob).
Whilst I'm an advocate for being mindful and taking time for myself, it's easier said than done. Especially when you run a company, have a family, and just work A LOT. I often find this a challenge and constantly still struggle with it day to day. Yeah, I write my daily to-do lists and book my calendar out…but the truth is I still never get the time to make it all happen, always making everything else priority. Which is why taking time out for myself is my number one goal for 2017.
My break between Christmas and New Year's was my first step in the 'making it happen' direction. Mammoth Mountain totally reset me. I got to be in those moments and experience how unreal it is to be without phone reception or glued to my laptop. For instance … I find skiing difficult at best. But I got up and gave those blue runs a shot (and completely cartwheeled it down the hill crying and laughing at the same time), and hey, I learned a few important lessons on the way down…bend my knees and lean forward.
But honestly, Mammoth is magical. We got bogged in the snow and as freezing as it was a kind local came by and helped dig us out; we found the BEST coffee place just around the corner that made a kick ass latte (in which I ended up knowing each of the staff members name by the end of my trip); we learnt how to put snow chains on the tires; I danced on a frozen lake (and fell over); I felt the softness of snowflakes falling on my skin and snuggled by the fireplace enjoying a great glass of red. These experiences probably wouldn't have ever happened if I hadn't put my work down.
It's so easy to talk about what we want to do, but to actually set it in stone and realize it is a whole new purpose in life. And I did all this by making that (yes, hard) decision to leave my laptop (work) at home.
Be a little selfish as after all, you only have one life, and one life to enjoy. Which is why January at Sporteluxe is about… how to make it all happen!
As we move into the new year, Sporteluxe will focus on content that will inspire you to "make sh*t happen" … but will also give you the practical tools and recommendations you need to create positive change in your life. We're tired of that old "New Year, New You," refrain; this year, let's set realistic goals that actually matter, and follow through with them.
So, stay tuned for some awesome kick ass content this month. Can't wait to crush our goals in 2017 together!
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This beautiful UMC Bishop's 3" Celtic Cross is perfect for clergy to wear during services and every day. The Cross is gold plated over sterling silver and the gold-filled chain is medium weight. Chain is 30". Gift boxed.
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We all know about the amount of stress involved in choosing your mani colour… that all-too-familiar sinking feeling when you're presented with the nail swatches and ask yourself, since when did that many colours exist? Just deciding on a shade of red requires sheer concentration.
But to be fair to ourselves, we're stuck with this colour for the next three weeks, so it makes sense to take our time over it.
Well, the good news is that we have your back, and for some serious inspo, take a look at the fire-and-ice nail trend blowing up on Insta. We're pretty sure we want our nails to look like this permanently.
The trend was started by The Nail Boss, well known on Insta for his intricate and fun nail designs.
He creates the mesmerising fire-and-ice nails using thin film, which he layers with different-coloured nail polishes and gems. The finished effect is so damn pretty, we can't stop staring!