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LONDON (AFP) Manchester United is not for sale at any price, the Glazer family insisted on Friday. A group of wealthy United fans calling themselves the Red Knights have been trying to put together a takeover bid to buy out the Glazers, while supporters at Old Trafford have taken to protesting against the American familys perceived financial mismanagement. It had been suggested that the pressure from the Red Knights and the highly-visible green and gold scarf protest, which saw United fans don the colours of the teams forerunner Newton Heath, could make the Glazers decide to sell. But the Americans, who bought the Premier League club in 2005, have quashed any suggestion they may be willing to walk away. As they released their latest quarterly statement, the Glazers took the opportunity to dimiss any sale talk. The Board notes recent press speculation regarding a possible bid for Manchester United. The owners remain fully committed to their long-term ownership of the club. Manchester United is not for sale and the owners will not entertain any offers, the statement read. The figures included in the latest financial statement show growth in all revenue areas, apart from matchday, which has gone down by one million pounds (1.4 million dollars) compared to the same three month period last year. Overall debt now stands at 520.9 million pounds (758 million dollars), although that sum does not include the controversial payment-in-kind (PIK) notes for which the Glazer family are themselves responsible and now attract interest at 16.25 percent. Despite the debt mountain, the Glazer family have succeeded in making United a far more streamlined operation, with their satellite commercial arm in London netting over 200 million pounds (291 million dollars).
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2013 was less than a great year around these waters, and we didn't get out to the theater to see the Marvel movies as we had. So I decided later on to hold off and see this one, and the second Thor film, with our son when he was old enough. It's kind of nice to slot in these last few blocks.
That said, I'm just going to note the bare minimum here because I'm ill today and should be in bed. We all enjoyed Iron Man 3 very much, though the best parts were the ones dealing with the security guards that AIM has employed. I really liked seeing Tony Stark rely on wits and improvisation to succeed. The sequence where he gets away from the Extremis soldier posing as Homeland Security was fabulous.
I also really enjoyed Gwyneth Paltrow's character of Pepper Potts getting to enjoy some of the scrapping this time out, and not serve the plot strictly as somebody for Tony to argue with. Don Cheadle has a lot more to do as Rhodes in this movie, too. Guy Pearce and Ben Kingsley are the villains, and they came up with a brilliantly imaginative take on the Mandarin. Miguel Ferrer has a small part in this one as well. As always, the casting is terrific.
And our kid was of course completely thrilled. He even says that the final fight, in which Tony activates "House Party Protocol" and fills the sky with dozens of empty suits, acting as drones, to fight the Extremis soldiers, was better than the one in The Avengers. This was a very expensive few days for Tony Stark, even by his standards!
One minor note on plausibility: the town of Rose Hill TN does not actually exist, but it's very briefly shown on a map in Tony's lab as being in west Tennessee. However, the Christmas beauty pageant is covered by a news crew from Chattanooga. While I honestly don't know the local news stations here all that well, I'll believe a man can fly a nuclear warhead through a wormhole in space before I believe the news stations in Chattanooga would send a van within fifty miles of that spot on the map!

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Celebrating Life | Lt. Col. Scott Lee Wilcox Memorial Tribute
Lt Col (ret) Scott Lee Wilcox was born in Towanda, Pennsylvania July 3, 1964. The son of the late Donald Wilcox and Henrietta Price of Towanda, Scott was delivered by Dr. Pete. He attended school in Wyalusing where he graduated from Wyalusing Area High School in 1982. After graduation, he attended Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania via an AFROTC scholarship. He graduated B.A. Degree in Geography(Urban/Regional Planning), graduating Cum Laude from Bloomsburg University in 1986 and commissioned as 2Lt. He received honor of Top ranked Urban and Regional Planning graduate.
While in the Air Force, he received a Master's Degree in Human Resources Management in 1994 from Webster University and another that same year in International Relations. He also graduated from the prestigious program of Human Resources Management at Cornell University in 1998.
Scott entered the U.S. Air Force attending Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) at Laughlin AFT, TX. He was later medically grounded and accepted to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations in 1988 as a Special Investigative Officer. He was appointed to high ranking commissions such as Chief of Performance Management Division, Air Cargo Section, Plans and Programs, and Counterintelligence. Several assignments included worldwide counterintelligence and anti-terrorism missions, as well as Commander of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Antiterrorism Team. He also served as the Program Director and visiting lecturer at Cornell University. During his tenure, the Cornell University AFROTC leadership development program was ranked number one in the nation. Scott was the Lead Defensive Tactics instructor for the United States (OSI) Antiterrorism Team. In 2008, Scott was appointed Chief of Investigative Division, Office of Military Commissions, Office of Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon. He served in that role until his retirement from the Air Force in 2011.
Scott married Marion Bouika Wilcox in 1989. They had a daughter, Haley, in 1996. They later divorced and remained good friends Scott married Jennifer Hoffman Wilcox on March 4, 2006. They have a daughter, Mia. From his union to Jennifer, he became a devoted father to Alyssa and Alec Alaniz.
Scott loved Martial Arts and was continually involved in martial arts instruction for over 30 years. He had black belts in multiple styles of karate and was a certified Krav Maga military and law enforcement instructor for the USA. Scott was the owner of EDGE Fitness and Martial Arts where he spent his time teaching friends and neighbors of the Bradford County community many different types of martial arts. He was also a mentor, coach and friend to his students and coworkers.
In 2011, Scott opened the EDGE Security Solutions which provided a variety of defense training, handgun training, and self-defense for businesses and individuals. He remained in that capacity until his passing.
Scott was a proud member of the NRA, Victory Church, Towanda Masonic Lodge, Endless Mountains Heritage Region, Life Center Board, and Towanda Gun Club. He enjoyed living life to the fullest with hobbies including hunting, skiing, scuba diving, and traveling.
Scott had a passion for flying and spent much of his free time piloting his plane. He enjoyed taking flights around Bradford County and waving to family, friends, and neighbors while flying by. He was doing exactly what he loved at the time of his passing July 19, 2017.
Scott was preceeded in death by father, Donald Albert Wilcox on May 5, 1992 and Chieko and Martin Doherty. He is survived by his mother and step-father; Henrietta and Mark Honchell, a wife; Jennifer, four children; Haley, Mia, Alyssa and Alec, Sisters; Kim (Wayne) Miller and Yvonne (Corey) Sickler, nieces; Shanna (Keith) Anderson, Andrea, Jennifer, Joyce, June, and Emilee, nephews; Clayton, Mitchell, Tyler and Ryan, and several great nieces and nephews.
Funeral proceedings will be held July 29 at Victory Church in Wyalusing. Family and friends will be greeted at 1:00 pm with services starting at 3:00 pm. Military honor services will be conducted by the members of the Air Force Military Honor Guard, Towanda Masonic Chapter, and Pass & Review by the members of the Wyalusing American Legion Post 534. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Scott's name to the Wyalusing and Wilmot Fire Company.


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Syria News and Stories
This weekend, gay fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld went on French TV and called Syrian immigrants 'the worst enemy' of Jewish people
U.S. President Donald Trump's travel ban might not allow the in-laws of gay pop-star Ricky Martin to travel into America, so he could marry elsewhere
Every day, the anti-LGBTQ militant terrorist group ISIS loses territory in the Middle East, but some experts worry that their terror will spread
This week President Trump bombed a Syrian airbase, so here's a quick explainer about the war and tales from 3 gay Syrian war refugees.
What do Steve Jobs and Jerry Seinfeld have in common with the CEO of Match.com and the inventor of the ice cream cone? They're all Syrian-American!
India had its first ever gay pride in Delhi! That and more in our look at good news from around the globe!
WTF? An US Appeals judge doesn't seem to know what the world "bisexual" means. That and more maddening news in our monthly look at worldwide queerphobia.
This this month's roundup of homophobia from around the world, we look at whether or not companies have a responsibility to not do business in countries that outlaw being queer.
Good News: Canada intends to accept 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the year. Bad News: Canada won't allow any single men — sorry gay Syrians, you'll just have to die at the hands of Daesh.
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Be a Data-Driven Organisation Now!
By Sharala Axryd, Managing Director, The Center of Applied Data Science
Sharala Axryd, Managing Director, The Center of Applied Data Science
90 percent of today's data was created in the last two years" - an often used quote in the Big Data world! So how much have you invested or evolved data and analytics talents lately?
The advancement of technology has contributed to the enormous data being available in our daily lives. Consumers are volunteering a plethora of data, right from their basic personal information to their sleeping habits and location. At the same time, organisations are experiencing the pressures of operating in this data intensive era – data that could be used to give consumers an increased acces-sibility to products and services.
For organisations looking to transform themselves, it is vital to understand the current information usage and rationalize reporting. Data savvy organisations are filtering and processing all the available data through analytics. These insights help them improve customer experience and innovate the current product range.
With many trying to jump on the big data bandwagon, organisations can pretend that this is a fad. Alternatively, they could adapt the new way of working and evolve to being data-driven.
The latter would mean a root and branch review of how information is consumed across the board. This exercise shouldn't take more than a month and as a rule of thumb, strategic re¬porting shouldn't be more than five reports. Also, consider other methods of displaying data, there are plenty off-the-shelf plug and play products out there.
Malaysia is at the cusp of embracing the data-driven business transformation and the model of public private partnerships offers an interesting solution to this. Aimed at boosting big data analytics adoption by businesses, initiatives such as ADAX look at developing an analytics maturity model to assess an organisations' data driven readiness. This maturity model is focused on improving the consumer experience and takes into account several factors such as organisational culture, people, and technical capabilities. The initiative will eventually see infrastructures such as big data lab, training centres and other facilities being built. The end goal would be to ease organisations to adopt big data analytics into their businesses.
Cultural change will probably be the biggest challenge. Analytics shouldn't be only accessible to the few and neither should it be only for large business initiatives. It is important to integrate analytics into the daily business cadence. Start from the applying analytics to basic reports (scenario building) moving to more complex propensity models. You know you've matured when analytics contributes to the overall business planning and strategic development process.
When it comes to analytics, people break away from the traditional data scientists plotting world domination in the corner of the office to a team of people with a broad range of skills that move to the tempo of business strategy and operations. Successful analytics teams are business objective aligned and are a mix of capabilities and skills. These teams are typically consisting of four characteristic; the data junkie, the story teller, the data scientist, and the commercial minded.
Lastly, do not ignore data governance. Organisations that haven't grasped the importance of understanding data lineage often get caught in discussions relating to "which data is right" as opposed to what is the best use of our data. Appoint a data steward that maintains data integrity, validity, and quality including ownership of the end-to-end data process.


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...Yes, I'm a sucker for all things Irish -- including bad jokes.
In celebration of Saint Patrick's Day, we are giving away free downloads of our cover of an old Irish tune: The Parting Glass. It will be the final track on our upcoming CD, Whiskeytown Roadhouse.
The song has roots that go back more than 300 years, and it's been recorded by dozens of artists, including: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, Sinead O'Connor, The High Kings and now, Still Married.
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The Houston Texans informed veteran linebacker Brian Cushing that he will be released before the start of the new league year March 14, the Houston Chronicle reported Sunday.
Cushing has spent nine seasons with the Texans and would leave as the franchise leader in tackles with 664. The move would free up $7.64 million of salary cap space in 2018, according to the Chronicle.
"It's all good. It's part of the business," Cushing said in a text message to the Chronicle.
If Cushing remained with the Texans, he was scheduled to make $7.25 million in base compensation next season. The Texans are expected to use the extra money to actively pursue help on the offensive line and in the defensive backfield.
The 31-year-old Cushing served a 10-game suspension last season for a violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy. After missing another game, he returned to start the final four games of the season.
The 2009 first-round draft pick is considered expendable because the Texans have second-year linebackers Zach Cunningham and Dylan Cole.
Cushing was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2009 and followed that by being voted into the Pro Bowl in 2010. He has been a starter since he was drafted out of Southern California.
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Homework to be completed BEFORE watching the video: Read 1 Chronicles 17-20
Listening guide: here
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Good morning! Welcome to online discussion of lesson 4! We would love to hear your thoughts.
Question 1:
Review the definition of "covenant" in your notes. Discuss what the "new covenant" means for us as believers and to you personally. How does it affect your daily walk with God?


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Nick Offerman voices second 'Axe Cop' video for Animation Domination High Def
Back in October, we showed you the first "test" episode of Axe Cop from the folks at Animation Domination High Def, the multi-armed brand that will launch a Saturday block of late night animation next on Fox. And today, you can check out the just-released second video of Axe Cop, which is based on a comic by the same name, created by five-year-old Malachai Nicolle and written and illustrated by his 30-year-old brother Ethan. Oh, and yeah, that's Nick Offerman (aka Ron Swanson) voicing the man in blue. Enjoy!
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Please be patient with us as we overhaul and transform our space,
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Helton Levy
PhD Topic
The peripheral media
2014- present PhD in Sociology (City, University of London)
Media and Communications MA (City University London)
Journalism, BA (Casper Libero Foundation, São Paulo, Brazil)
Library and Information Science BA (Federal University, Brazil)
Awards: Santander Scholar 2013
The Study
In a context of popular blogosphere and growing independent journalism, the alternative media thrives in Brazil. New outlets appear particularly vocal at denouncing the many types of inequality that have been perpetuated for decades. Blurring the lines between community and social movement media, these outlets stem from different kinds of authorship, gathering multiple profiles of producers, including journalists, activists, students, NGO leaders, academics, and other non-mainstream actors, spreading over many platforms and exploring distinct languages and styles.
This research aims to engage with discourses on inequality found in blogs and non-commercial media of Brazil, understanding the nature of their claims, assessing their interaction with the main public sphere, and analysing their views on politicians, the mainstream media, and society. Using mixed content and frame analyses alongside semi-structured interviews, I also look at different production realities to verify potential challenges to success, amid a monopolized media system, and a high digital divide. In addition to the empirical part, this study proposes the notion of "peripheral media" as a framework to address the increasing complexity of the grassroots media centred at inequality into a broader media landscape, defending a "non-mainstream-dependent" thesis of media democratization.
Dr Dan Mercea
Dr Petros Iosifidis
Research Interests
- Alternative media
- Latin America
- Media representations
- Communication and development
- Citizen media
- Social movements
Levy, H (2015) "The Rise of "Free" Journalists in Brazil". Open Democracy. Available at https://www.opendemocracy.net/helton-levy/rise-of-free-journalists-brazil%27s-alternative-media-scene
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Why is it after I bake a coffee cake I get all dreamy and gooey inside, like a knee-socked college woman in Latin class, riveted to the patch of peachy, fuzzy cloud towards the swaying swatch of blue between the maple tree branches outdoors the classroom window, imagining love itself is on the market, waiting, breathing, simply beyond reach, able to pounce. Dwelling of the World's Most Fabulous Cheesecake. You will get tips and tricks that can assist you bake a cheesecake evenly with out cracks, leaks, or shrinkage. 2 Pour filling into pan: Pour the cream cheese filling into the springform pan, over the graham cracker backside layer.
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Yamini Reddy
Born to legendary Kuchipudi exponents and Padma Bhushan awardees Raja and Radha Reddy, Yamini inherited the Kuchipudi gene. She is blessed with a sculpted body, an expressive face and scintillating grace. She also has a very captivating stage presence with just the right aptitude for rhythm and expressions.
Yamini learnt Kuchipudi from her parents, performing solo for the first time at the tender age of three. After the applause she received from that audience, her parents were forced to let her perform a full-length Tarangam. Since then, Yamini has been learning and practicing. She trained and performed with her parents until 2000, when she embarked on her solo career. With so much knowledge and experience, Yamini brings to her performances a high dose of energy and grace. She has the ability to reach out to an audience, and is considered a leading classical dancer of her generation.
She has performed solo at most leading music and dance festivals of India, such as the Khajuraho Festival, the Nishagandhi Festival of Kerala, and the Doverlane Festival of Kolkata. She has also toured the UK, continental Europe, the US and Russia. The mayor of Dublin, Ireland even presented her with a golden key to the city after watching her captivating performance.
Yamini is the youngest recipient of the National Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar from the Sangeet Natak Akademi, as well as the Yuva Ratna Award for Youth Vocational Excellence award from the District Rotaract Organisation. She currently heads the 'Natya Tarangini Raja Radha Reddy Institute of Kuchipudi Dance' in Hyderabad, where she trains young men and women.


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Amazing Traditional Soller Townhouse with fully Equipped Kitchen, Garden and stunning views.
First Class Mallorca put themselves in the clients position of when they actually decide they are going to commit to purchasing a property abroad . The first thought is what can we afford then the country and area we want and most importantly who can we trust and how we go about it.


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This week there are 2 prizes up for grabs, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Its White On White at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge
This week there are 2 prizes up for grabs, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
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Hi Mandy. Your card is beautiful. The spellbinders are stunning, they are so gorgeous. It's very elegant and I love the soft colours for the image. Your shadings are awesome. Very lovely job. Love it all! It's a pleasure to be your sponsor. xx KathyReplyDelete
Hi Mandy, this is gorgeous. Love the Spellbinders you have used and the image is just so cute.ReplyDelete
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The developer race for Google's (s goog) $250,000 grand prize is on again. Judging began today in the second Android Developer Challenge, which will see the first-place developer pocket the quarter million-dollar award. Users can download submitted apps through the Android Market and score offerings based on Google's criteria; the top 20 apps in each of 10 categories will move onto a second round of user and expert judging next month.
The online giant is once again using a massive roll of cash as a carrot for developers. Here's the prize breakdown for round two:
For each of the 10 categories:
- 1st prize: $100,000
- 2nd prize: $50,000
- 3rd prize: $25,000
Overall (across all categories):
- 1st prize: $150,000 (so the overall winner receives $250,000)
- 2nd prize: $50,000 (overall winner receives$150,000)
- 3rd prize: $25,000 (overall winner receives$125,000)
Among the many apps vying for a taste of the prize money is Mippin's Buzz Deck, an offering that enables access to multiple web services, content and information through a single interface. The U.K.-based developer sent us a quick video clip of the app here:
Winners are expected to be announced after the final round of judging wraps up in November. Click here for a list of last year's winners.


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Home Free was back in the studio, this time with Lisa Cimorelli (Pictured Home Free and Lisa Cimorelli; Photo credit: Olena Lysenko). Check out this article snippet from Entertainment Focus.
"Home Free has teamed up with Lisa Cimorelli for a cover of Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line's number one hit Meant to Be.
The 80s-inspired video begins with 8-bit versions of the group and Cimorelli before moving to a neon-tinged arcade. Home Free and Cimorelli are surrounded by arcade machines, go-karts and friends competing with one another on the games.
Meant to Be is available now for digital download and streaming. It's the group's first new release since 2017 album Timeless, which debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart."–entertainment-focus.com


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After literally just writing about how I was excited Preacher season 2 was delayed because it gave me time to catch up, I'm sad to announce Mr. Robot Season 3 is delayed until October. I'm actually caught up on that one and ready for the next one. To be fair, I'm a fan of binging Mr. Robot, so I usually let a few eps pass, but still I'd rather choose to wait, then be forced to. Although I'm sure Elliot would agree choice is an illusion.
Mr. Robot Season 3 will take a little longer to load. USA Network announced on Friday that the acclaimed drama — which traditionally bows in the summer — won't kick off Season 3 until October. But here's some cool casting news to help cushion the blow: Emmy winner Bobby Cannavale is joining the cast in a major role, and current […] Source: Mr. Robot Season 3 Pushed to October, Bobby Cannavale Joins Cast


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How on earth is it December? What a weird year. I can hardly remember… well, the summer even. It feels like so long ago. This year feels like it's been 5 years in 12 months, without time to catch a breath. A never-ending stream of things that needed to be done. I'm not sure why, […]
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Well, here we are, back again in an Autumnal England. The colours are beautiful and it's freezing cold! I left Athens one week and one day ago and I've had a raging cold ever since. Hopefully that will go in the next few days, as I think tissue demand is higher supply and if this […]
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Differential Geometry Seminar: Estimates of constant scalar curvature Kahler metrics with applications to existence
Seminar | March 19 | 2:10-3 p.m. | 939 Evans Hall
Jingrui Cheng, University of Wisconsin–Madison
We develop new apriori estimates for scalar curvature type equations on a compact Kahler manifold. As applications, we show that properness of K-energy with respect to the \(L^1\) geodesic distance implies the existence of constant scalar curvature Kahler metrics. This is joint work with Xiuxiong Chen.


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The 2012 Asia Series kicked off this week, with the best baseball teams from all of the major Asian leagues, along with the winner from Australia, competing to see who's the BEST in Asia! Our friend Jinho's sister gave him some FREE tickets to the game, so he invited Aaron, me, Gill, Sam, Crystal and his girlfriend Anne to go to the game today! FREE baseball tickets with some of my favorite friends?! "YEP! I'm in!"
Definitely don't have to ask this girl twice!
The orange plastic bags on our heads are handed out by the stadium staff, at the 7th inning, as a way for fans to easily clean up their own garbage before leaving their seat. Years ago, a tradition began among the Lotte Giants fans to tie the bags on their heads to encourage the team by creating a sea of orange and black around the stadium! Gilly made ours into cute little bows...
... and Aaron's was a bow tie!
A little good luck kiss for the Giants. Muah!
Today's game was between Korea's Lotte Giants and Japan's Yomiuri Giants... not that I really cared who was playing though! In my opinion, baseball games are about eating baseball-ish food with a choice drink in hand with great friends around to catch up with, cheers to cheer along with, and oh yea, baseball to watch! Today's game was no exception! Even with Lotte losing the game, the 7 of us had an awesome time together! ... and that's what it's all about, right?!
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The aim of the day is to create an opportunity for photographers wishing to gain experience in producing high-end images for fashion editorials and shoot alongside top UK Fashion Photographer James Nader learning how to produce a successful fashion story suitable for a magazine submission. Images captured in this experience will give the Photographer a major boost or update in their portfolio. Currently there is an explosion of online magazines whom require fresh content from photographers to add into their publications. This offers more opportunity to photographers wanting to gain a submission. "The Creed" can help you find your path for shooting creatively for a submission.
Editorials are a way of allowing pictures to tell a story, a fashion story which allows the brands featured in the shoot to be seen and achieve recognition for their products or outfits. We create a realistic fashion shooting scenario, the same as experienced by James in various submission shoots. These scenarios will be of benefit to you, the photographer, when you are booked to create your own fashion editorial.
Your day will begin first thing in the morning and introduce you to "The Creed" team involved in the days experience. You will meet and greet James who will make you feel comfortable about the day and give you a overview of what to expect during the flow of your experience. We discuss requirements for make-up, styling, hair and of course the model and what is needed from them. We look at some basics of setting up your own fashion editorial and run through some of the important factors to work on in advance such as. James will give you access to some of his shooting skills and techniques used in his own work for clients and magazine submission.
- Setting the Studio
- Lighting choice for this shoot and why
- Setting up your team
- Going through stylist mood board
- What is the style – does the model suit the look
- Pull letters and working with stylist
- What happens if things don't map out
- You will learn one to one with James Nader
- Model posing techniques
- Your own individual shooting time with the models and lights
- Take your pictures home for your own portfolio and editing with sign off for shots for your own book
- Intimate photographer numbers make a fun and relaxed shooting environment
- Meet and network with other like minded photographers and creatives
As a team we will discuss the mood board, clothing and style for the day and run through the makeup with the make-up artist. Whilst the team begin the process of making up the model and styling them, James will run through the basics of the lighting and look of the session. Lighting on location can be interpreted in different ways, James will explain why the light matters for the types of looks your are shooting and how this can be adapted to suit the environment. We plan to start shooting around 11:00am and everyone will get the opportunity to shoot their own pictures for each different setup.
The aim of this experience is for you the photographer to dive right in and shoot with the confidence knowing that James is close to hand to offer advice and support in learning how the light is working with model and how to get the best out of them on set. James working closely with you during your photographic experience will give you confidence in model direction and lighting control helping you capture superb images. At the end of your experience there will be time for questions and answers and an informal chat about anything that you may wish to ask James and by the time you finish your day you will have a newly acquired skills in shooting models and directing them to create a set of fashion editorial images of 6-8 looks ready for inclusion in your portfolio.


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Friendship and honour
the weather was too wet for us for our planned 'Walk safely to school day' last
Friday 19th May, so we will be trying again on Friday 2nd
As a school we will be gathering at the park near the entrance to Bergl
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Although tourism is considered leisure, tours can serve other means for the tour-participant. Tours can prompt memories of the past, and offer a framework for understanding our pasts. This essay uses touring as a metaphor and a mechanism of exploring our pasts to better understand our presence/present. Through autoethnographic methods, this essay examines tourism as ritual and explores rituals as a resource for making sense of painful pasts. Painful memories can pervade individuals' minds, altering their perspective and understanding of events, interactions, and relationships. This essay demonstrates how tourism can help people overcoming the memories of sexual assault to find healing.
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There is lots of buzz about Facebook Ads.
Everyone keeps saying you HAVE to be using them, but…
Obviously, I love Facebook ads since I teach it and myself and my team offer the services.
However, I disagree.
There are times when NOT to use Facebook Ads because they won't be worth your time OR your moo-lah! – TWEET THIS
4 reasons why you shouldn't use Facebook Ads:
You don't have anything to sell
This one may seem like a no-brainer, but it's worth reiterating. It's not wise to run Facebook ads when you have no product or service defined. You shouldn't sell before you create.
You may have a website, a Facebook page, and some brief content to introduce your up and coming business…
But if you aren't ready to sell, DON'T RUN ADS!
Just wait until you're at least close to being able to sell something. I want you to use your money appropriately. There are a lot of different ways you'll feel you need to spend your money when you are working on building your biz. Hold off until your product or service is ready to be sold and turn those leads into paying clients.
You haven't tested your product
You've got a great idea. You formulated a plan, developed a product or service, and now you are ready to fire up your Facebook Ads. Let the magic begin!
But, wait…
If you haven't tested your product or tested the need for it in your market, Facebook Ads aren't going to guarantee the sale.
I highly recommend you beta test first. This will ensure that your product is validated, refined and perfected BEFORE you spend valuable dollars on advertising.
Make sure people want to buy what you're selling. Make sure the positioning of your product is just right. Get some solid testimonials and endorsements. Then, when you do spend your hard earned cash – you'll see REAL results!
You haven't set up your sales funnel
Facebook ads are good, but they aren't magic.
They won't just bring you sales if you don't have everything set up.
Along with needing to have something to sell your customers, you'll also need a wealth of free content like blogs, videos or podcasts and a freebie to give to potential customers in exchange for their email address. I also recommend you have emails that go out to nurture the relationship with your customers over the first few weeks they have signed.
You don't have time to manage your ads
If you think you can fire up a campaign and leave it to run, you aren't saving time. Because time is money and your money is going buh-bye.
The golden rule of Facebook Ads is that they are NOT set it and forget it.
Your Facebook Ad campaigns require nurturing and attention. You need to ensure you are reaching the right people with the right message. And if not, you need to pivot and change up your strategy.
Unless you can give your time or hire someone to manage it well – don't invest in FB ads just yet.
Your target audience is not on Facebook
Even though Facebook has 1.79 billion monthly active users (Statistica), there still are a select number of people who do not use Facebook.
Whoa. What?
Yes, I said it. Some people aren't on Facebook.
And sometimes, your target audience may be on Facebook, but they may be more resistant and less receptive to online advertising. If that is the case, you don't have to follow the trend. Spend your advertising dollar where you are most likely to reach your audience – even if that means offline.
Can you think of another time when NOT to use FB Ads? Let's hear it.
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Scottish Pines on the Gulf Shore of Nova Scotia is about 15 km from the scenic little village of Pugwash, home of Cyrus Eaton and The Peace Conferences.
The Gathering of the Clans is held every July 1st when we celebrate Canada Day with highland dancing, Scottish piping, a parade, entertainment, and elaborate fireworks at dusk. Harbourfest is scheduled for July 22nd, 23rd, and 24th. Going south east 8km to Wallace you can fish or go kayaking or canoeing in the Wallace River or pick up fresh lobster at the wharf (in season). You may be interested in visiting the National Wildlife Sanctuary at Wallace Bay.
Follow the Sunrise Trail toward Tatamagouche another picturesque village. Here you will find the Fraser Cultural Centre, Sunrise Trail Museum, The Balmoral Grist Mill and the Creamery Square where they house the North Shore Archives and the Farmers Market on Saturday 8:00am until noon. The Jost Vineyards in Malagash offer tours year round where they have a wine store and gift shop. They have won many international awards and love to showcase this fact to all visitors.
Continuing east you will next experience River John a former ship building community, and then Pictou where the Scottish immigrants landed on The Ship Hector in 1773. Continue on to New Glasgow, the province's fourth largest urban area and home of the Riverfront Music Jubilee July 29th, 30th and 31st, the annual Dragon Boat Festival and the Johnny Miles Marathon.
Another 110 km to the Canso Causeway leads you on to Cape Breton Island. You should allow more time for a trip around the Cabot Trail. It is well worth an overnight en route especially if you plan to visit the Fortress of Louisburg, a National Historic site.
Heading west from Scottish Pines leads you through Oxford, the blueberry capital of Canada. They have some interesting antique and gift shops. You are about 50 minutes from Springhill, home of the Anne Murray Center and Miners Museum. We also recommend you visit Joggins Fossil cliffs and Center or Parrsboro to see the changing of the tides in the Bay of Fundy. Twice a day, the highest tides in the world may reach 4.6 feet. The Ships Company Theatre in Parrsboro stages new plays every season.
From Scottish Pines it's easy to do a day trip to Prince Edward Island via the Confederation Bridge or to New Brunswick via Amherst to visit Sackville or Moncton for shopping and sightseeing. You can be in three provinces in a single day!
Halifax the capital of Nova Scotia is about 2 hours away and offers many historic sites and excellent shopping and theatre. You may want to stop in Truro "the hub of the Maritimes" where all major highways intersect. Victoria Park a national woodland park offering walking or cycling trails, two sets of waterfalls and a public swimming pool and water park may interest your family. Google any of these areas for attractions or information on events schedules for the summer months. Our wish is that you enjoy a memorable Maritime experience by the sea. ' Go Maire tu on la" (Many happy returns).
Nova Scotia is one of three Maritime Provinces (New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island being the other two), a region of Eastern Canada. The word "Maritime" means "of the sea". The Maritimes are home to Mi'kmaq and Maliseet people and have an extensive history of French and British settlement dating back to the seventeenth century, forming a unique culture that predates Canada, The black population are descendants of the West Indies or former African American runaway slaves, loyalists, largely concentrated in Nova Scotia.
British settlement accelerated through the late 18th century and into the 19th century with significant immigration to the region as a result of Scottish migrants displaced by the Highland clearances and Irish escaping the Great Irish Famine. A significant portion of the three provinces are influenced by Celtic heritage, with Scottish Gaelic having been widely spoken.
The Maritimes have a mixture of traditions and cultural activities many traced back to rural resources-based economies of fishing, agriculture, forestry and coal mining. Cultural activities are fairly diverse throughout the region and tend to follow the particular cultural heritage of specific locals. A fragment of Gaelic culture remains in Nova Scotia but primarily on Cape Breton island that merged with the Colony of Nova Scotia in 1820.
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Adobe updates Flash Player, fixes seven serious vulnerabilities
Adobe Flash Player 10.0.42.34 repairs memory corruption errors and a data injection vulnerability that could enable an attacker to crash the player and take control of a machine.
Adobe Systems Inc. issued an update to its widely used Flash Player, repairing seven Flash Player vulnerabilities that could be used by an attacker to crash the player and gain complete control of a victim's computer.
Adobe issued Flash Player 10.0.42.34 on Tuesday and urged users of Adobe Flash Player version 10.0.32.18 and earlier to upgrade to the latest version or be at increased risk of attack. The Flash Player is a standard plug-in in most browsers. A favorite attack method of choice for cybercriminals is to use automated tools to scan machines for vulnerable versions of Web-based software.
According to the latest Adobe security bulletin, the latest Flash Player update fixes a variety of problems, including memory corruption errors, a data injection vulnerability and multiple crash flaws. Adobe engineers also addressed a local file name access flaw in the Flash Player ActiveX control that affects Windows systems. The software makers said it "categorizes these as critical issues and recommends affected users update their installations to the newest versions."
Danish vulnerability clearinghouse Secunia, gave the Flash Player update a highly critical rating. Secunia said the Flash Player flaws could be used by an attacker to gain knowledge of system information or compromise a user's system.
The update also affects Adobe AIR version 1.5.2 and earlier.
Flash Player support for Apple G3 ending
Adobe also announced that it would officially end support of Flash Player on Apple PowerPC-based G3 computers in early 2010. The software maker said it planned to release Adobe Flash Player 10.1 for Mac, which includes performance tweaks that don't support the older PowerPC machines.


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Address: Croft Road
Link: School Website
School Location
Latitude: 52.54882057614611 Longitude: -1.1988401412963867
About Brooke House Day School
We are a small independent school for mixed sexes in a small village in Leicestershire. This year we have named all of our classes after birds of prey so have a particular interest in your birds this year as we have a class called the Ospreys!
Last year I visited Rutland Water with my husband in the school holidays and read about the ospreys and thought it would be a lovely school project this year - watching them from arrival to birth of chicks to flying back to Africa.
What we would like to achieve
To learn more about Ospreys.
About our local Ospreys
They are at Rutland Water.
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Welcome › Forums › General PowerShell Q&A › easy script creation request...
- This topic has 10 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 3 years, 4 months ago by
August 9, 2016 at 2:01 pm #49711
I need to delete a file from 5 servers in the following location. C:\Users\*USERNAMES*\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\WorkInstructor – Shortcut
this will be replaced with another program that is currently on the desktop of all the users that have logged into the servers.
Also the shortcut is in the C:\Users\Public\Desktop\MES_Administration.jnlp
if i can have the workinstructor removed and replaced with the MES_admin file that will be great!
August 9, 2016 at 2:05 pm #49715
OK... so, what have you tried, and where do you need some help?
August 9, 2016 at 2:07 pm #49717
i started with dos but i cannot find the syntax if it even exists to include all the users with the users folder. so i am guessing another language will need to be used that is robust. i do not know powershell as well and i chose powershell since its windows.
August 9, 2016 at 2:16 pm #49719
"del \\servername\C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\shortcut" this was my attempt
August 9, 2016 at 2:22 pm #49721
So, there's probably a little Windows-ish stuff, too, that has nothing to do with PowerShell. \\servername\c: isn't a valid UNC path, for example. Most Windows machines will have the C: drive shared as C$, so \\servername\c$\users\whatever... would work, if you're an administrator. And, in Windows, it isn't legal to use a wildcard (*) as part of a file path the way you have. Instead, you'd recurse the available directories.
So the goal is to delete this specified shortcut from all Users' folders on the computer? Do you know if the C$ share is available to you?
August 9, 2016 at 2:25 pm #49723
i can remote into \\computername\c$
August 9, 2016 at 2:36 pm #49727
OK, so there's the easy-to-understand way, which will be incredibly slow, and the harder way, which won't be. I suppose the faster way makes more sense.
You'll need to start by getting a list of user folders, since you can't use a wildcard.
Get-ChildItem -Path \\server\c$\users -Directory
The -Directory switch won't work earlier than PowerShell 3, but it keeps you from getting any files.
Get-ChildItem -Path \\server\c$\users -Directory | ForEach-Object { $full_path = "\\server\c$\$($_.Name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\WorkInstructor – Shortcut" Remove-Item $full_path }
Within the {script block} of ForEach-Object, $_ represents whatever was piped in. In this case, it was a folder that was piped in, so $_ will be that folder. The folder's Name property will be the... well, the name of the folder. So I'm just mashing that folder name into the full UNC path of what you're trying to delete, and then trying to delete it.
Make sense? Hopefully that gives you a starting point to work from. Not being in your environment I can't guarantee it'll work, but hopefully you can tweak it as needed from there. Good luck!
August 9, 2016 at 2:37 pm #49729
And I want to make sure you know what all this means, rather than just copying and pasting it, so if something isn't clear, please ask so that I can explain it.
August 9, 2016 at 2:39 pm #49731
(and I should point out that we don't do "script creation requests" here – we're volunteers, and most have our own jobs to do, and so creating full scripts for other people is not usually practical. Our goal is to try and answer questions and get you pointed in the right direction, where we can – hopefully, the above will help do that in this case.)
August 9, 2016 at 2:52 pm #49735ParticipantTopics: 16Replies: 108Points: 0Rank: Member
I would suggest getting a PowerShell book like Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches and going over to https://mva.microsoft.com. Like Don said, we are here to help. Use the get-help within PowerShell, it's a great way to learn.
August 9, 2016 at 2:55 pm #49739
thank you guys for the learning experience. I will invest in the book for learning.
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The C Ordinary Kodak is the largest of the Ordinary series, taking pictures of 4 x 5 inch (10 x 12,5 cm) on darkroom loaded film or plates. The A or B ordinary are for films only, having no provision to accomodate a plate holder.
The film holder back of the C Ordinary, which is visible in the video, can be replaced with a plate holding back. When this model was sold with a plate back only, it was called C Ordinary Glass Plate Kodak.
The model C cost $ 15.00, for which the buyer got a camera with
The C Ordinary was introduced in 1891 and discontinued in 1895. Only 2025 were made and it is not seen often today.


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The Tides Open Day - Watchet, Somerset
Sea Lane, Doniford, Watchet, Somerset, TA23 0UD
We're having and Open Day and you are invited!
The Birch's Group are opening the gates to their fantastic new park home development, with show homes to view and friendly, knowledgeable staff to answer all your questions on the park home lifestyle.
With only a few plots left available on this new park close to the sea, we strongly advise an early visit.
For more information, give them a call or drop them an email.
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Selling Your Business to a Newcomer
If you are interested in selling your existing PEI business to a newcomer through the Provincial Nominee Program you must submit an application to our office to assess eligibility. You are responsible for finding the potential buyer for your business and you should consider posting your business on the peibusinessesforsale.com website.
Is my business eligible?
For your business to be eligible it must:
- Not be an ineligible business.
- Be a for-profit company incorporated under the Companies Act of PEI or the Canada Business Corporations Act and which is operating for the primary purpose of earning profits from active income through the provision of products and/or services.
- Be in good standing with the Province on all debts and obligations.
- Maintain a "permanent establishment" in PEI as defined under the Income Tax Act by regulation 400(2).
- Have assets with a book value of at least $150,000 which are actively used for the business. Businesses will also be considered if they have assets which are actively used for the business with a fair market value of at least $150,000 as valued by a certified appraiser or have received a valuation for their business from a professional accountant stating a value of at least $150,000.
What businesses are ineligible?
The following businesses are considered ineligible:
- Any business or member of an associated/related group of companies that has received investment through the Provincial Nominee Program within the past 48 months.
- Bed and breakfasts, hobby farms, and home-based businesses
- If the business is an Inn or Boutique Hotel, it must satisfy the following conditions:
- Have at least 5 rental units, each having at least a three-piece bath
- Have revenues of at least $100,000 in the last operating year, supported by financial statements or a tax return
- Have eligible operating expenses of at least $75,000 in the last operating year, supported by financial statements or a tax return
- Pay day loan, cheque cashing, money changing, and cash machine businesses
- Pawnbrokers
- Sale of used goods (excluding collectibles, or where the business provides value-added services such as repairs, refurbishing, or recycling)
- Construction/Renovation Businesses must meet the following:
- Have at least 3 arms-length staff employed full-time for at least 6 months of the year;
- Rent or construct a space that is outside of their residence to conduct business from;
- Demonstrate relevant education or a minimum of 5 years experience in the proposed business; and
- Meet all other terms and conditions of their escrow agreement.
- Real estate development, unless deemed to be a significant economic benefit to the PEI economy
- Real estate, insurance, or business brokerage
- Businesses started for the sole purpose of gaining access to immigrant investment through the program
- Professional practices, financial services, and consulting services
- For consulting or professional businesses to be considered eligible for the program, they must commit to the Office of Immigration that they meet the following criteria:
- Must invest a minimum of $150,000 in the business.
- Must demonstrate the ability to employ a minimum of 1 full-time employee that holds a professional designation or is certified in the profession of the business being operated.
- Maximum of 1 nominee per project (i.e. cannot combine investments).
- Meet all other terms and conditions of their escrow agreement, including residency requirements, and minimum operating expenses of $75,000.
- Have professional experience or a professional designation in the business in their home country.
- The Office of Immigration will allow 20 applicants to invest in consulting ventures and will review these businesses to ensure the investment meets the desired economic outcomes of the program.
- Applicants must receive written approval from the Office of Immigration before purchasing or investing in a consulting or professional business to ensure the program criteria is met as outlined in the escrow agreement.
- Any other type of business that by association would tend to bring the program or the government of PEI into disrepute
- An entity that cannot issue shares
- An entity as described in IRPA 87(6)(a)
- Businesses that have an associated shareholder can receive investment in 2 separate companies where the shareholder owns the majority of each business. Any other businesses where the associated shareholder owns an equity interest and is seeking investment from a PNP applicant must meet the following criteria:
- Must invest a minimum of $150,000 in the business which is in an eligible sector.
- Must be an existing business that can provide at least one year of financial statements.
- Common investor cannot be the majority shareholder in each of the companies seeking investment.
- Company seeking investment cannot do business with company with associated shareholder. Meaning cannot directly sell or buy products or services to the associated company.
- The associated companies cannot share office space.
- Associated companies cannot be in the same sector.
- Meet all other terms and conditions of their escrow agreement, including residency requirements, and minimum operating expenses of $75,000 and the PNP applicant will own a minimum of 33 1/3% of the equity of the company.
How do I apply?
You must complete a Consent to Pursue Investment form and submit it to our office with the required supporting documentation. The complete application package can be submitted to the Office of Immigration in two ways:
In person at 94 Euston Street (2nd floor), Charlottetown, PEI; or
Courier or mail package to
Office of Immigration
94 Euston Street, 2nd Floor
PO Box 1176
Charlottetown, PE
Canada C1A 7M8
Do I have to pay a fee?
There is no fee to file the Consent to Pursue Investment form.
What forms do I need to fill out?
You must fill out the Consent to Pursue Investment form and submit the required supporting documentation, as listed on the application form..
Who can I contact to ask questions?
Forward questions to firstname.lastname@example.com or call (902) 620-3628.


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Libby is currently available for download in the app stores for iOS(link is external), Android(link is external), and Kindle Tablets(link is external). In order to prepare our frontline OverDrive support team of librarians across the state, we encourage you to try the app for yourself. We have also put together some resources to help you support the app for those early adopters who may have questions. This documentation will be rolled into the OverDrive support documentation as we know more about the app and how to best support it.
About Libby: https://meet.libbyapp.com/(link is external)
This website provides an overview of the app and some videos to help patrons get started.
Help Using Libby: https://help.libbyapp.com/(link is external).
This website includes instructions for Getting started, Searching, Borrowing, Streaming and downloading, Returning, Kindle Books, Holds, Library cards, Tags, Activity, Other tips, and Troubleshooting. For trickier issues, OverDrive is also available for frontline help through Marketplace or through this form: https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3216684/Libby-Support-Form(link is external).
OverDrive Training: https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/playback/Playback.do?id=9gn5pu(link is external)
This recorded webinar from OverDrive aims to help you learn how to get your first-time users started with Libby.
As always, the WPLC OverDrive Support Community(link is external) is there for you to help you answer questions that you can't answer on your own.
Please contact email@example.com for more information or with any questions.
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Top ten physician challenges of 2014 discussed
(HealthDay)—The top ten challenges for physicians in 2014 relate to payment for medical services and government mandates, as well as adapting to a changing patient population and the need to improve work-life balance, according to an article published Dec. 25 in Medical Economics.
Jeffrey Bendix, a senior editor at Medical Economics, and colleagues discuss the top 10 challenges facing physicians in 2014, which may mean that physicians have to reengineer workloads, workflows, and staff responsibilities, but could offer the opportunity for more autonomy, better quality of life, and less interference in the physician-patient relationship.
The authors note that one of the main challenges for 2014 relates to payment for medical services, particularly with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act as well as changing payment trends. Primary care will need to reassess technology use, engage patients in new ways, and reinvent its services to patients in line with these changes. A second challenge is government mandates, with four major government-sponsored requirements affecting practices in 2014, including the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, coding system. Other challenges include finding time for patients despite escalating administrative work; technology costs; staffing and training; changing patient populations; adapting to the changing role of primary care; and improving the work-life balance.
"The unavoidable fact is that unhappy physicians make for a poorer health care system," the authors write. "Fixing the issues of physician work-life balance is a major component to improving health care in the United States."
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Many have seen the Google banner "Get to Google faster. Switch your default search engine to Google." in Firefox. I am not good at filters in AdMuncher, so I am asking here if there is any way to get rid of this banner with AM? (By the way, Google search engine is my home page.)
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Our trips are one of a kind and it's our people that make the difference.
Do you have a passion for travel and the zest for adventure? We're looking for people who would like to become part of our start-up team. We're a young, aggressive company dedicated to our entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to change the world. No matter what your role, we are all Adventure People who find passion in showing people the world. Join our team and you can see it too!
What it's like to work for Adventure People
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Friday, 29 August 2014
PODCAST: Deep Breath
Doctor Who is back! Yes, Science Fiction's great behemoth has returned and, even if over the past few years we've seen that the great beast start to look a little shabby, and even if we've glanced into its innards and seen some stuff in there that doesn't quite seem healthy, and even if this extended metaphor isn't really working anymore, still Doctor Who is back! And that of course means that your trusty Eleventh Hour Podcast is properly back, even if that only means that two guys have to be in the same place together (physically or electronically) drinking Pepsi Max and devoting at least a little time to the programme in question.
At one point you probably shouldn't have held your breath (ho ho) in anticipation of a new episode, but Joe and Chris have actually managed to fulfill these relatively minor conditions. Here we go once again, then, for some ramblings on 'Deep Breath', the episode that makes our name really, really out-of-date. What did we think of it? Well, expectations can be high, especially when a well-known furious Scot is piloting the beast (stop that - Ed.) but let's say this much: if we had started our podcast now we probably wouldn't have called ourselves the "Deep Breath Podcast".
Anyway, enough of this gay banter. Join our loveable idiots once more as they try and sneak in wrestling chat, reference a song referenced in the MST3K episode 'Soultaker' and once more make fun of our loyal listeners. It's good to be back, baby!
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Friday, 8 August 2014
PODCAST: Episode Zero - Series 8
That's right: the Doctor Who podcast with the out-of-date name is back! The podcast that nearly had all the love for Doctor Who bashed out of it during the previous two-year-long 13 part series is not dead yet!
You probably know the score about episode zeroes by now: no music, minimal editing and - and this is the big difference - a more lax attitude to information relating to later episodes (only officially released information is covered, however). An interesting balancing act when, for the first time, one of us knows basically nothing and the other knows far too much thanks to Marcelo Camargo. If we're being honest, this was mainly an excuse to get us up and running again, and we hope few of you will begrudge us this opportunity.
So, once again join Joe and Chris as they find out whether tears are enough (they are not), if Heath Slater could possibly beat Seth Rollins (he can), whether you should go tell your dad (the horny dude) and finally which one of us is a bona-fide bastard (it's Joe).
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Sometimes I can't believe how fast time flies. I cannot believe that winter is already gone and spring is here. We had a relatively mild winter with only a couple of major storms. That is fortunate for our city, since it saved on the snow removal budget.
Now that spring is here, we see construction activity returning. The city is making repairs to the 800-900 block of East 4th Street and on the south apron at the airport. We are also working with Iowa Homeland Security and FEMA in the managing of the properties the city purchased through the buyout program. There will be at least a couple of new parks created through this process, so please get out and enjoy them!
We also see a lot of activity downtown. The other day I heard the comment that if you want a store front downtown, you better hurry! We see businesses filling empty storefronts and buildings being rehab. There is continuous traffic downtown on weekdays and on the weekends. A new restaurant is planned and a bakery will be opening soon.
We have also noticed some increased interest in home building and additions. During my first couple of years here, we were seeing 10-12 new houses being built each year. Last year, we only had a couple largely due to the recession. This year we have 3-4 in the planning stages already.
Our town meeting for the comprehensive plan is on May 3 at 7:00 PM at the Vinton-Shellsburg High School Commons. The high school is located on 21st Street. We want the plan to be representative of the community as a whole. In order to accomplished that, we need you to attend this meeting. We will be talking about the future of the city and what you would like to see happen.
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Lovecraft, Lir and the Bird of Heaven
Many myths have linked birds to the arrival of life or death. With their power of flight, these winged creatures were seen as carriers or symbols of the human soul, or as the soul itself, flying heavenward after a person died. A bird may represent both the soul of the dead and a deity at the same time.
The seagull is associated with Lir, a Sea-God in Celtic lore. Like many birds, the seagull flies between the earth and the "heaven" world, bringing messages from the Gods to mortals. Gulls are highly intelligent with a complex social structure developed partly to ward off predators and can represent feelings of safety and the security of home in certain dream interpretations.
Lir was the Father God of the Sea. His son Manannan ruled the waves after him. He is associated with the Welsh God Llyr. The myths of Manannan and Lír are a relatively late addition to Irish Mythology and accounts of these gods only begin to appear in medieval times. It would seem that the medieval writers merged the character of the Sea God Lir (Llyr-Wales) known across the Celtic influenced lands with the Tuatha de Danann king Lir.
Game Notes on the Bird of Heaven:
The "Celestial Bird" or "Bird of Heaven" in the H.P. Lovecraft tale The White Ship is undoubtedly a seagull.
In game terms, the Celestial Bird is a large seagull, with a wingspan of 6 feet. It goes constantly before the White Ship. The two seem linked and the Bird unerringly appears to guide the White Ship to its destination in the Dream Lands or other realms.
The Celestial Bird's cry is haunting and dream-like, captivating all normal creatures that hear it (unless they save vs mesmerization), soothing them as the White Ship rolls along the cosmic sea. The Bird of Heaven seems to float if there is no wind and it rarely flaps it wings in flight or when changing direction.
As it hovers above, the Bird will alert the crew to any potential threat. Should harm come to the Celestial Bird or should it show hesitation in its course, it is an ill omen, portending certain doom to those who sail on the White Ship, unless something intercedes to change matters for the better.


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New | 657G Wheel Tractor-Scraper
Quick loading, high travel speeds and the ability to load and dump on the run yield fast cycle times, allowing Cat® Wheel Tractor-Scrapers to deliver a high rate of productivity.
|Tractor Engine
|Cat® C18 ACERT™
|Scraper Engine
|Cat C15 ACERT
|Tractor Engine
|Flywheel Power - Tractor/Scraper
|447 kW (600 hp) / 337 kW (451 hp)
|Net Power
|421/447 kW 564/600 hp
|Gross Power - Gears 1-2
|Gross Power - Gears 3-8
|Net Power - Gears 1-2
|Net Power - Gears 3-8
|5.7 in
|7.2 in
|1105 in³
|Scraper Engine
|Net Power
|306/337 kW 410/451 hp
|Gross Power - Gears 1-2
|Gross Power - Gears 3-8
|Net Power - Gears 1-2
|Net Power - Gears 3-8
|5.5 in
|6.5 in
|928 in³
|Scraper Bowl
|Scraper Capacity - Heaped
|44 yd³
|Rated Load
|104000 lb
|Capacity - Struck
|32 yd³
|Depth of Cut - Maximum
|17 in
|Width - Cut - To Router Bits
|12.7 in
|Ground Clearance - Maximum
|23 in
|Cutting Edge Thickness
|1.8 in
|Hyd. Penetration Force - 657G
|121000 lb
|Depth of Spread - Maximum
|26 in
|Apron Opening
|92 in
|Apron Closure Force
|39200 lb
|Top Speed - Loaded
|33 mile/h
|1 Forward
|3.5 mile/h
|2 Forward
|6.3 mile/h
|3 Forward
|7.8 mile/h
|4 Forward
|10.6 mile/h
|5 Forward
|14.1 mile/h
|6 Forward
|19 mile/h
|7 Forward
|25.6 mile/h
|8 Forward
|34.6 mile/h
|6.1 mile/h
|Bowl Cylinder Bore
|9.25 in
|Bowl Cylinder Stroke
|37.4 in
|Apron Cylinder Bore
|9.25 in
|Apron Cylinder Stroke
|29.92 in
|Ejector Cylinder Bore
|10.24 in
|Ejector Cylinder Stroke
|76.61 in
|Steering Circuit
|99.9 gal/min
|Scraper Circuit
|153 gal/min
|Cushion Hitch Circuit
|12.7 gal/min
|Secondary Steering Circuit
|64.2 gal/min
|Relief Valve - Steering Circuit
|1959 psi
|Relief Valve - Implement Circuit
|1999 psi
|Compensator Settings - Cushion Hitch Circuit
|3002 psi
|Width - 180° Turn - Right
|44.62 ft
|Width - 180° Turn - Left
|47.57 ft
|Steering Angle - Right
|Steering Angle - Left
|Service Refill Capacities - Tractor
|17 gal (US)
|36 gal (US)
|36 gal (US)
|Final Drive - Each
|6 gal (US)
|Cooling System
|33 gal (US)
|Hydraulic Reservoir
|80 gal (US)
|Wheel Coolant - Each
|34.3 gal (US)
|Windshield Washer
|0.5 gal (US)
|Service Refill Capacities - Scraper
|Fuel Tank - 657G
|421.9 gal (US)
|10 gal (US)
|32 gal (US)
|44 gal (US)
|Final Drive - Each
|7.9 gal (US)
|Wheel Coolant - Each
|34.3 gal (US)
|Cooling System
|24 gal (US)
|Width - Overall Machine
|171 in
|Width - Tractor
|141.77 in
|Width - Rear Tire Center Lines
|110.75 in
|Width - Inside of Bowl
|145 in
|Width - Outside Bowl - Shipping Width
|154 in
|Height - Overall Shipping
|185.4 in
|Height - Top of Cab
|146.14 in
|Ground Clearance - Tractor
|25.39 in
|Front of Tractor to Front Axle
|148.4 in
|Axle to Vertical Hitch Pin
|23.94 in
|Height - Scraper Blade Maximum
|26.77 in
|Wheel Base
|391.97 in
|Length - Overall Machine
|636.38 in
|Rear Axle - Rear of Machine
|95.98 in
|Bail Length - Maximum (Push-Pull)
|72.28 in
|Weights - Standard, Tandem
|Total Shipping
|147959 lb
|Tractor Shipping
|87717 lb
|Scraper Shipping
|60242 lb
|Total Operating - Empty
|150761 lb
|Front Axle
|87924 lb
|Rear Axle
|62837 lb
|Total Operating - Loaded
|254761 lb
|Front Axle Weight - Loaded
|128246 lb
|Rear Axle - Weight - Loaded
|126515 lb
|Weights - Push-Pull
|Total Shipping
|160505 lb
|Tractor Shipping
|93635 lb
|Scraper Shipping
|64068 lb
|Total Operating - Empty
|160505 lb
|Front Axle
|93842 lb
|Rear Axle
|66663 lb
|Total Operating - Loaded
|264505 lb
|Front Axle - Loaded
|134165 lb
|Rear Axle - Loaded
|130340 lb
Operator Comfort
- Ergonomic layout with plenty of room to work.
- Fatigue fighting low-effort controls with convenient auto-kickouts and detents
- Air suspension Cat Comfort Seat adjusts and rotates for more comfortable machine operation
- HVAC, defroster, radio ready are standard
- Excellent visibility to bail, cutting edge and bowl
- Transmission hold maintains gear selection for optimum loading performance
- Dual throttle pedals for independent front and rear engine control
- Single joystick control replaces three implement levers in previous models
- Differential lock improves traction, reducing tire slip, wear, and operating costs
- Hydraulic retarding for braking on grades
- Hand rails strategically placed for three points of contact
- Seat adjusts for best visibility and access to controls; integrated seat belt
- ROPS/FOPS integrated into cab structure
- Front and rear windshield wipers
- Optional secondary steering helps maneuver the machine when primary steering is inoperable
- Four braking systems: primary, secondary, parking and hydraulic retarding (optional)
- 1) Bowl (up/down), 2) Ejector (forward/back), 3) Thumb rocker switch, apron, 4) Transmission hold, 5) Cushion hitch, Trigger switch (not shown) bail control
- Simple gauge cluster is easy to read
- 657G dash can display either front or rear engine data
- Backlit switches are close at hand
- Messaging alerts technicians and operator to service needs
ACERT™ Technology
- U.S. EPA Tier 3, EU Stage IIIa emissions compliant
- Controlled combustion using proven systems, components
- Cross flow cylinder heads for clean air, better circulation
- Delivers fuel at the right time and pressure
- Rate shaping manages emissions in the combustion cycle
Cat C18 Engine - Tractor
- Excellent power density, load response across the curve
- High compression ratio improves cold start and performance
- MEUI fuel injection matches quantity and timing to load
- Matched to the high efficiency torque converter and electronically controlled power shift transmission, it has the torque rise to power through tough material and provide years of dependable service
Cat C15 Engine - Scraper
- Strong block and head - 18:1 compression ratio improves cold start performance
- Coolant, oil flow design improves heat transfer for durability
- Articulated two-piece piston with forged steel crown improves thermal stability and strength
- ADEM A4 ECM cold start strategy protects the engine, reduces white smoke and warm up time
- Automatic altitude compensation
- Mechanical Hydraulic Electronic Unit Fuel Injectors (MEUI) improve combustion with precise injection and atomization
Engine Speed Lock
Allows the operator to maintain a given engine speed without using the accelerator pedal.
Planetary Powershift Transmission Is Electronically Controlled
- Tractor gears 1-2 - converter drive for increased torque, tractor gears 3-8 - direct-drive for drive train efficiency. Scraper gears stay in converter drive for optimum torque
- Transmission Hold maintains converter drive for max rimpull, or holds current gear for best control
- Programmable Top Gear manually sets top gear available (3rd-8th) to match conditions or speed
- Neutral Coast Inhibitor prevents power train overspeeding by synchronizing engine rpm, pump lubrication and drive train speed, preventing under-lubrication
- Hydraulic Retarder (optional) reduces service brake wear and enhances machine control
Final Drives
- Outboard-mounted, planetary design reduces torque loads within the power train
- Double-row roller bearings and Duo-Cone™ seals assure reliability
- Differential Lock improves traction in slippery conditions, reducing tire wear
Brake Performance
- Wide brake shoes and brake drums improve brake performance and reduce brake and drum wear
- Separate front and rear circuits. Secondary brakes engage automatically if service pressure drops
- Parking Brake features a spring-applied, air-released mechanism that operates the service brakes
Torque Converter
Increases rimpull and shortens load times, and eliminates engine stall to efficiently deliver power to the ground and move more dirt.
Benefits of Electronic Control Modules (ECMs)
ECMs (3 on the tractor, 2 on rear-powered scrapers) offer:
- Better fuel economy by optimizing engine settings
- Greater reliability with operator warnings if problems arise
- Combining tractor and rear powered-scraper monitoring systems, easy access diagnostics, more durable components improves serviceability
- Reduced exhaust smoke by optimizing the fuel/air ratio during cranking, starting and acceleration
- Air filter restriction indicator alerts operator if filter exceeds allowable limit
- Periodically raises engine rpm during low idle to keep the batteries fully charged
Combined Electronic Monitoring System (EMS III)
Monitors both the tractor and scraper status on the 657G; access fault codes from one location. The tractor and powered scraper use the same controller for parts commonality and easier servicing.
Product Link Ready
This wireless system lets the customer track location, service meter hours and machine health information. Can also issue alerts if the machine is operated beyond owner defined time and location limits.
Easy Access Diagnostics Means Faster Problem Solving
Diagnostic codes, via the Electronic Technician (Cat ET), and a radio call can often let the service technician know which tools, manuals, and possibly even replacement parts to bring.
Cushion Hitch
The electronically actuated cushion hitch has a parallelogram-type linkage for exceptional strength. Vertically mounted hydraulic cylinder transfers road shocks to nitrogen accumulators. Nitrogen accumulator absorbs and dampens road shocks, thus preventing these loads from being transmitted to the operator.
- controlled oil flow dampens rebound oscillation
- leveling valve applies pressure via an orifice to automatically center piston in the load cylinder
- steel castings are used to eliminate many welded joints and increase strength
- double-kingbolt design withstands high external forces and simplifies installation and removal
Lockout Switch
An operator-selectable lockout switch, located on the joystick, locks the cushion hitch down for improved cutting edge control when loading or dumping.
Bowl Design
Excellent productivity, improved draft arm protection, and better load retention. Low profile design offers less resistance to incoming materials, while cellular construction adds strength and dent resistance to bowl sides and floor.
Bulldozer Ejection System
Combines constant spreading control with minimum carryback.
Overflow Guard
An available overflow guard on the scraper bowl helps retain material, and limits spills onto the rear of the scraper.
Where material types include rocky/abrasive material, or become traction-limited, push loading a 657G with a Cat D10 or D11 will optimize tire wear and productivity.
Cutting Edges and Cat Ground Engaging Tools (GET)
May be adjusted according to job conditions. Smooth and serrated cutting edges with available tip options can be applied to match job site conditions. For most efficient loading, use the thinnest cutting edge that provides satisfactory wear life and impact resistance.
Tandem Engines
Tandem engine machines improve cycle times on grades and in slippery underfoot conditions. Also improves the machine's loading characteristics in tough materials like clay.
Material Appetite
Well suited to handle a wide variety of material from clay to shot rock.
Bowl Capacity
High-capacity bowls, built longer and taller than earth-moving bowls, allow the 657G to achieve rated load in light weight coal.
Wheel Tractor-Scraper Benefits
- High speed, self-loading productivity for stockpile and feeder management
- Coal pile compaction
- Bowl capacity 56 m³ (73 yd³) heaped
- All-wheel drive allows the machine to work in poor underfoot conditions and operate on piles of loose coal
Combined Power Increases Production
Push-pull applies the power of four engines to a single cutting edge. The benefit is realized in tough-to-load material and fast loading of both machines. Push-pull applications have the potential to produce the lowest cost per unit volume, and a high rate of production.
Hydraulically Actuated Bail
The push-pull arrangement uses a hydraulically actuated bail and cushioned plate to push, and a hook that is attached to the rear of the scraper to pull.
Engine Service Points
- Maintenance/service points grouped on the right side
- Grouping fluid fill and check points, filters and sampling ports shortens maintenance times
- Electronic Monitoring System (EMS) provides real-time information to the operator of system warnings
- Electronic Technician (Cat ET) displays real-time system data to better inform the service technician
Implement Valve Relocation
The implement valve is relocated from the tractor to the top of the scraper draft tube, reducing the number of hoses and tubes crossing over the gooseneck. This reduces potential leak points and improves service access.
Scraper Electrical Harness and One Piece Power Block
The flexible ribbon wiring harness oscillates with the machine, and polyurethane boots offer better protection against the elements. The jumpstart receptacle and disconnect switch are integrated into a one-piece power block, with a lockable cover, for better electrical integrity and serviceability.
Electro-Hydraulic Implement Control Simplifies Serviceability
Removing the cab pilot valve and associated lines improves reliability and reduces noise. The high efficiency electro-hydraulic pilot oil filter provides cleaner oil for the pilot system.
Product Support
You will find nearly all parts at your dealer parts counter. Cat dealers use a world-wide computer network to find in-stock parts to minimize machine down time. Save money with genuine Cat Reman parts. You receive the same warranty and reliability as new products at substantial cost savings.
Better operating techniques can help maximize your machine investment. Cat dealers have resources to help you increase productivity, and Caterpillar offers certified operator training classes on most machines.
Machine Selection
Compare machines under consideration before purchase. Cat dealers can estimate component life, preventive maintenance cost, and the true cost of lost production.
Consider the financing options available as well as day-to-day operating costs. Look at dealer services that can be included in the cost of the machine to yield lower equipment owning and operating costs over time.
Maintenance Services
Talk to your dealer about the range of available maintenance services like S·O·SSM Analysis and Coolant Sampling. Repair option programs guarantee the cost of repairs up front.
Customer Support Agreements
Cat dealers offer a variety of product support agreements that can meet customers' specific needs. These plans can cover the entire machine, including attachments, to help protect your investment.
Repair, rebuild or replace? Your Cat dealer can help you evaluate the cost involved so you can make the right choice.
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In the wake of the data breech of Experian, one of the companies that compiles our credit scores, last week, I discussed why our credit scores matter. Today, let's discuss what affects credit scores. Your actions could be affecting your scores without even knowing it, whether harming or improving.
What affects your credit score?
Your credit score is based upon your credit and payment history. Note that the best scores do NOT come from being debt FREE, but from how well you manage debt over an extended period. Different scoring models differ in how they create your score, but all use the same factors. Here are the most important.
Credit card utilization – The percentage of your available credit limit that you are using. When your balances (including current month charges) exceed 25-30% of your total available limit, your score drops. To avoid problems, you can pay down your balances or increase your credit limit. Never using your credit cards also hurts because you don't show a record of responsibly using and managing credit. This can account for 30% of your FICO score.
Payment history – Payment history is one of the biggest components of your rating since it can account for 30-35% of your FICO score. Even one late payment can mean a big drop in your score and remain on your history for seven years. Consider using email or calendar alerts to avoid late payments.
Average age of open credit lines – A longer credit history reflects more responsibility in managing good credit while a short history reflects more uncertainty. Opening a new card or closing an old card can therefore shorten your average and lower your score. This can be 15% of your FICO score.
Credit inquiries – Whenever you apply for a new loan or credit card, you drop a few points. The exception is when you apply for several auto or home loans to compare rates within a 30 day period. Checking your credit score does NOT affect your score. This can account for 10% of your FICO score.
Types of accounts – Many accounts show many creditors have approved your credit. It is useful to have several types of accounts, both revolving and installment. This may be 10-15% of your FICO score.
Debt problems – Debt collections, bankruptcies, liens, foreclosures, and even short sales of underwater homes will severely damage your credit rating and stay on for 7-10 years. Obviously this is not the best way to show potential creditors that you are a good risk. However, bad financial situations happen and it is possible to recover from them by rebuilding a good credit history over time.
https://www.creditkarma.com/myfinances/simulator/index/ref/tools – The Credit Score Simulator lets you see how various financial actions could affect your credit score over time.
Note that if you co-sign someone's loan or credit card, both signers' credit rating will be affected by the actions with the loan or card. This means that both names on a credit card will be affected by the actions on that card. Putting a child's name on your credit card is an effective way to build a good credit history for the child who can get their own card at age 21 with an established credit history. Co-signing a relative's loan could affect your credit score if your relative fails to pay, (plus you still have to pay.)
Next time, we'll review how you can improve your credit score.


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Sunday, April 27, 2014
Custom hand painted signs.....
The next two signs were ordered by my boss's niece. And I really like the way they turned out.
I have a couple of other signs to finish up that were ordered this past week, a couple of pieces of furniture to paint for one of favorite clients, a headboard bench to build for another client and lots of work to do on the house. I'm making progress on the house. I spent this week working on a plaster wall in the kitchen and finished that on Sunday morning. Then started working on the built-in upper kitchen cabinets that my grandpa built and I'm keeping. I'll share all the details soon. Thanks for stopping by.
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all great signs, but I have to say I love the family rules sign the most.... great job Holly!ReplyDelete
I can't wait to see pics of all the hard work you've been doing.
I was just about to leave a message almost identical to the one above !ReplyDelete
Love the family rules sign, I've wanted to do some sort of subway art or sign like this for so long.
I hope the work is going well and that you'll be able to share some more progress soon !
Holly, I am not sure why it continues to surprise me...after all that I have seen you make and do BUT you continue to amaze me with your incredibly talent. These are all so beautiful. I can't believe the last one is on canvas...you are amazing!ReplyDelete
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Just wanted to say you guys are doing an excellent job with relevant content and the frequency of your blog post! As a huge Office fan, this Office Sign is perfect. I have it hanging above my door and it looks great. The stickers on the back are super sticky so make sure that wherever you put it is where you want it to stay. Nice works!!!ReplyDelete


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Sala Mexican Restaurant in Virginia Highland Set to Close
Fifth Group Restaurants has bought back Sala Mexican restaurant on North Highland Avenue in Virginia Highland, as posted on the Morningside Lenox Park yahoo group by Kim Nuckols. her full post is below:
Spoke with a friend/contact over at Fifth Group Restaurants today (the Marketing Director) and they have bought back Sala, and he did confirm its temporary closing. It will reopen, but not as Sala. It might remain Mexican, although on a more casual basis, perhaps a taqueria-style. However, they have not made any official decisions as to food genre and would love to hear from the neighborhood as to what you want. Maybe Mexican, Pizza, American, bar, casual, etc. Feel free to send me your thoughts and I am happy to compile them and share with Fifth Group. They are excited about bringing in what the neighborhood wants!!
You can email Kimberly at kimberly@nuckols.