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The Nintendo Download – 4/11/13
The big news in this week's Nintendo Download is the long-awaited release of Dillon's Rolling Western: The Last Ranger in the Nintendo 3DS eShop. Two of Nintendo's newest heroes, Dillon and Russ, are back to save the frontier from the ravenous Grocks, but this time they aren't alone. By besting such characters as the strong but greedy lizard gunman Gallo, the foolish but powerful bear Boone, and the mysterious squid assassin from the East Sea, Nomad, each can be recruited into the fold to help fend off the invaders.
Shifting gears to the Wii U for a moment, Injustice: Gods Among Us is now available in the Wii U eShop. Developed by NetherRealm Studios, the creators of Mortal Kombat, this game features several of DC Comics' biggest names engaged in a conflict where the line between good and evil is no longer as clear as it once was.
On April 17th, the 30th anniversary celebration of the release of the Famicom in Japan continues with Kirby's Adventure. For a limited time, this NES classic can be had for just 30 cents, and now features Miiverse interaction and Restore Points.
Back on the Nintendo 3DS, "the missing entry in the classic Shin Megami Tensei RPG series finally arrives in North America," and you can get it in the Nintendo 3DS eShop. This first-person sci-fi RPG is rated M for Mature and follows a group of hackers as they take on a centuries-old mystic society for the fate of humanity.
Up for soccer? Then soccer up! Soccer Up 3D is a port of the arcade-style WiiWare title which allows you to create teams using your Mii and compete against another player with Download Play. Another neat feature is the "Free Control Ball," in which the ball has inertia-free movement.
Finally, Clash of Elementalists is available for both the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DSiWare. Four elemental fighters square off in one of four modes in this fighting game, and each warrior has their own finishing move as well. Plus, you can fight against a friend, thanks to DS Wireless Play.
And that's everything for this week. Click the corresponding links above to learn more about each title, including additional screenshots and videos.

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Freedom from the Known | Chapter 11
Say you are walking by yourself or with somebody and you have stopped talking. You are surrounded by nature and there is no dog barking, no noise of a car passing or even the flutter of a bird. You are completely silent and nature around you is also wholly silent. In that state of silence both in the observer and the observed - when the observer is not translating what he observes into thought - in that silence there is a different quality of beauty. There is neither nature nor the observer. There is a state of mind wholly, completely, alone; it is alone - not in isolation - alone in stillness and that stillness is beauty. When you love, is there an observer? There is an observer only when love is desire and pleasure. When desire and pleasure are not associated with love, then love is intense. It is, like beauty, something totally new every day. As I have said, it has no today and no tomorrow.
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Hi, my name is Donald, and I have lived in Chilliwack for almost ten years.
I used to have good vision, and then in 2008 I got sick and had problems with my eyes and lost most of my vision. I have no peripheral vision now, due to a detached retina.
I get around independently on public transit. The bus route stops a twenty minute walk from my house.
To get to or from the bus, I have to walk along a very busy road, that has no sidewalk.
I met with the mayor, Sharon Gaetz, to talk about putting in a sidewalk along Keith Wilson Road, because someone could easily get hurt since lots of people have to walk there, and lots of cars drive that strip very fast.
The mayor said the city won't put sidewalks in, but the new residences that are being built eventually will.
But that means we have to wait until those new places are built up.
To stay safe in the meantime, it's important to be visible to traffic, and you need to walk facing the oncoming traffic.
I try and wear bright coloured clothing when going for the bus.
I think it's important for people with disabilities to use local buses because it helps you be independent like everyone else, and it's a lot faster than the handi-dart. Plus, you get to interact with other people from your community.
I learned to use the bus simply by staying on the bus for a whole day and riding it up and down and around the city.
If I need extra help, it is easy enough to just ask the driver – that's what they're paid for!
I hope that sometime in the near future there will be sidewalks on Keith Wilson Road, to help keep me, and everyone else safe.


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Ramadan Kareem Cards 2019
Ramadan Mubarak 2019 is coming and you know that people start the arrangement of its celebrations before the Ramadan Month. You should also be ready to wish your family and friends with Ramadan Kareem Cards which I have posted for you. Greetings cards which we also called ecards are very common in celebrations but people love to give and give greetings cards. Therefore I have posted amazing and latest Ramadan Kareem Cards for you.
Most people search Ramadan Kareem Cards on the internet but in the end, they find that all the greetings cards are paid and people don't want to spend money. So don't worry these cards are free for everyone. You can download them for free. Just send these beautiful Ramadan Kareem Cards through SMS or messenger. You can also update your Facebook & Whatsapp status with these cards. I hope you'll love these cards. Send these amazing cards and make everyone feel happy.
What write on Ramadan Kareem Cards?
here is some line you can use on Ramadan Kareem Cards
May Allah almighty bless u with Sehat, Rahat, Nemat, Izzat, Barkat, Dault, Salamti, Hayati, Kamyabi & unlimited khushiyan EID MUBARAK
May The Noor Of This Blessed Month illuminate your heart, Mind and soul and may your All prayers be answered.
Ramadan Mubarak! I hope every Muslims do good deeds and stay away from sins inshaAllah! Enjoy your Ramadan everyone.
As we bow in humility, prayers and thanksgiving May we find real and long lasting blessing Ramadan Kareem!
May Allah bless you and protect you from all sins, may peace joy and hope be filled in your house have a blessed Ramadan.
I pray that! Happiness is at our door, May it knock early Stay late & leave the gift of Allah's Peace, -love, -joy and -good health behind.
May Allah bestow all the good and pureness in your heart this month. Be a good role model of every brothers and sister. Happy Ramadan.
We have now entered the final third of the month time for intensified worship and good deeds. Take full advantage of this time.
ALL That You Would Feel In Ramadan Are All Written With ALLAH And ALLAH Will Not Let Go The Reward Of Good Dowers
O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous.
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Royal Canin Mini Adult 27 dog food is a complete and balanced food for dogs whose adult weight will be no more than 10kg. Suitable for dogs between 10 months and 8 years old.
L-carnitine helps stimulate the metabolism of fat reserves and therefore helps maintain the dog at ideal weight. Special texture, shape and size of kibble, plus selected natural flavours and perfect preservation appeals to even the fussiest pets. Sulphur amino-acids, omega 6 fatty acids and vitamin A help nourish the coat. Sodium polyphosphates help reduce the development of tartar and so contribute towards maintaining good dental health.
Ingredients: maize, dehydrated poultry meat, maize flour, animal fats, dehydrated beef and pork protein*, hydrolysed animal proteins, maize gluten, vegetable protein isolate*, beet pulp, yeasts, minerals, soya oil, fish oil. ADDITIVES (per kg): Nutritional additives: Vitamin A: 1300IU, Vitamin D3: 600 IU E1 (Iron: 42 mg, E2 (Iodine); 3.2 mg E4 (Copper): 9 mg, E5 (Manganese); 54 mg E6 (Zinc) 177 mg, E8 (Selenium): 0.1 mg, L-carnitine: 50 g - Technilogical additives: Pentasodium triphosphate: 2 g - Preservatives - Antioxidants. ANALYTICAL CONSTITUENTS: Protein: 27% - Fat content: 16% - Crude ash: 5.1% - Crude fibres: 1.3% - Per kg: Omega 6 fatty acids: 30.6 g - Omega 3 fatty acids: 6 g.
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Make a bold statement with this royal and kingly coffee table with grandeur, richly embellished with brass like a jewel on finest wood - coffee table
Make a bold statement with this royal and kingly coffee table with grandeur, richly embellished with brass like a jewel on finest wood
This trio of stools lends to you the splendid grandeur of a royal arena with the perfect seating space or just add some GAD decorative.
Glorify your space with this furniture, magnificently handcrafted like a jewel on finest of brown wood with brass.
Keep them together or use separately as a bedside table or end table as per your requisites and space availability.
GAD Galaxy Art Deco is the leading manufacturers, suppliers, exporters, traders, dealers & wholesalers of coffee tables in India. We take pride in being the award winning exporters of coffee tables with best designs and prices.
Our versatile range of coffee table is purely handmade with different kind of organic and metal inlaid high quality material. Bone Inlay Coffee Table, Nickel En Brass Coffee Table, Bone Inlay Coffee Table With Stool, Embossed Brass Top Coffee Table, Exotic Shape Brass Coffee Table etc.
Make in India - Get your coffee table designs customized with our professional manufacturing services at the best prices.
All of our coffee table furniture is handmade or finished by hand by traditional artisans, often using naturally derived materials, meaning no two items are ever exactly the same. Small variations and imperfections will be found in much of our furniture.
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Eleven-year-old Billy Carter kneels down on the slanting deck of the Titanic and hugs his beloved dog - a tan and black Airedale. Can Billy save himself and his pet?
Fifteen-year-old Edith Brown and her mother climb into Lifeboat 14. Edith begs her father to join them. Why won't he?
Seventeen-year-old Jack Thayer looks over the side of the sinking Titanic and stares into the frigid sea. There are no lifeboats left. He knows he has to jump, but can he?
These and other young people came from many walks of life. Now, on the night of April 14, 1912, they all face a life-or-death crisis abroad the Titanic. When the unthinkable occurs, can they survive?
RI.7.1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
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Double Dragon Online
Double Dragon online is a videogame in a "Beat 'em up" genre, developed by Technos Japan in 1987 and released in North America and Europe by Taito Corporation. Later it was ported to many game systems.
Technically the game was the successor of a more early Technos product - Nekketsu Kouha Kunio Kun, but provided a player some innovation (cooperative game mode for two players, opportunity to use opponent's weapon, etc.)
The original version of the game didn't have any plot, however later released versions for different platforms contained brief inteoduction in user's manual, in which it was said that the action of the game takes place in post-appocalyptic New York 5 years after the nuclear war. The town is controlled by different criminal bands. Two main characters - Hammer and Spike (named Billy and Jimmy Lee in ported versions), masters of fictionous fighting art Sosetsuken (considered to be hint at jitkhundow, fighting style, developed by Bruce Lee).
Once upon a time bandits of the biggest New York band, Black Warriors, kidnap Marion, Billy's girlfriend, and Lee brothers set off to save her. In NES version Jimmy turns out to be a real leader of Black Warriors.
Double Dragon game is a seqel that includes two other arcade fightings - Double Dragon II: The Revenge (1988) and Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone (1990).
In 1992 Technos released a version for SNES named Super Double Dragon.
In 1993 Tradewest releases the game Battle Toads & Double Dragon developed by Rare Ltd., which was a crossover of Double Dragon and Battle Toads characters.
In 1994 Tradewest released the game Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls developed by Leland Interactive Media.
You can play Double Dragon classic directly on this page.
Use W, A, S, D to move, B to jump, N to punch, and M to kick.


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ADFR therapy
ADFR TherapyA catch-phrase for a way of managing post-menopausal bone loss in women for whom oestrogen therapy is contraindicated or unacceptable, by administering phosphorus, followed by calcitonin and calcium in 3 month cycles. The abbreviation translates as
A—Activate new bone cells.
D—Depress osteoclasts during the bone absorption period.
F—Free, relieve bone absorption and stimulate osteoblasts.
R—Repeat the cycle to increase bone density and quality.


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The city of Marlborough is located approximately 18 miles west of Boston in an area of the state known as the "Metro West." Marlborough has a population of 38,065 and a total area of 22.2 square miles. Marlborough was once the home to several shoe manufacturers and is now the site of many high technology and specialized firms. Marlborough is part of
Middlesex County. The
Marlborough District Court
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For over 25 years, Boston Personal Injury Attorney Keith L. Miller has been representing victims of accidents throughout Massachusetts. If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident where you believe someone else is at fault contact Boston Personal Injury Lawyer Keith L. Miller to arrange a free consultation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by telephone at (617) 523-5803, or click here to send him an email. You will be contacted within 24 hours.


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Gold and Silver Restoration
We restore many beautiful and historic pieces in both gold and silver. On such pieces we ensure that we in no way depreciate the item, we are always aware of the importance of the patina, any markings, etchings or engravings.
Our record speaks for itself having worked on such pieces as the Web Ellis Trophy, (Rugby World Cup) many historic Australian racing cups and numerous gold and silver pieces including flatware and cutlery from the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe, some dating back to the 16th Century.
W.J. Sanders is listed with the Australian Antique and Art Dealers Association (AAADA) as an approved service provider. We also have a long association with The Silver Society Of Australia and undertake restoration for many it's members. For research and valuations we also have a long-standing professional relationship with Sydney based International silver consultant Jolyon Warwick James.


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Some Help from a Down Economy
While there are tons of thing you can do yourself, you may get some unexpected help from our current economy. In a recent column, Peter Orszag noted the strange correlation between a down economy and the average lifespan.
Peter Orszag, vice chairman of global banking at Citigroup, notes that during recessions, life expectancy rises, which goes against what most people would expect. After all, stress from financial matters would only seem to take years off of your life, but Peter Orszag states the numbers, showing how projected life expectancy at birth rose to 78.7 years in 2010. In 2007, life expectancy was 77.9 years.
Even stranger, life expectancy seems to have risen more in states with large increases of unemployment. It's hard to explain why this happens and there are no doubt dozens of factors at work.
Eating to a Longer Life
Of course, we can't always rely on a down economy—in most cases, you would probably rather live through more prosperous times. Instead, consider your diet.
Most people assume that a "good diet" means eating less. On the contrary, a good, balanced diet means eating more of the things that are good for you. Incorporate a lot of fiber into your diet, eat fruits and vegetables, drink plenty of water, and so on. You have probably heard this spiel hundreds of times in your life.
The goal with a proper diet is to limit, not eliminate, fattening and unhealthy foods. If you have a bit of a sweet tooth, try to find proper substitutes, but if you find yourself dipping into some ice cream, don't beat yourself up about it. You will not achieve eating perfection, so give yourself a break.
You might have to be a little stricter if you're overweight. Being at least 20% overweight can put a big damper on your healthy lifestyle. Consider weight loss and diet programs, or do some research into portion control. Remember that starvation isn't a healthy means of losing weight. Eat more, but eat the good stuff.
And there's no point in living a long life if you can't enjoy its fruits. If you've been eating well for six days out of the week, it's okay to enjoy a burger on the seventh. The 80/20 Rule allows for 20% variation from the ideal. Unless you're in training or have a medical condition, it's okay to reserve one day a week for special treats.


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|Posted 14th May 2012 @ 13.50 by GenSTEPS
The Daily Star reports that Ian and boyfriend Craig Ryder have tragically lost their baby.
They chose an unidentified woman from America to carry their baby last year but the singer found out she had miscarried whilst touring with the STEPS Ultimate Tour.
He told The People newspaper, "One week were were showing off our new nappy (diaper) bags, the next week it was over."
"I can still remember listening to the baby's heartbeat in a recording from the 12 week scan and thinking 'That's our little one.' We had a due date - October 8."
"We were thinking of names, and we even planned our first Christmas as a family. We were both ready to be dads."
"Finding out our surrogate had miscarried was like being hit in the face. It was the worst thing that has ever happened to me. I just feel empty and helpless."
He added "I appreciate a lot more what we have together, and what having this child means. When we do finally get there we'll know how lucky we are."
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Good VibesWednesday, October 12, 2011
Yes, that's all I need. It was the start of the week and I felt bad for the past few days. Things had made me feel so down that I need to uplift my spirit.
You know what helped me?
Shoes. One of the secret to every woman's happiness. It uplifts us and brings back our confidence whenever we wear one. When it comes to heels, the higher, the better! It makes us more confident and we feel sexy even if we don't show some skin.
So I decided to wear my babies out in the streets.
I chose another casual and laid back ensemble because it was really warm outside and I don't want to wear really fit clothes that will make it hard for me to move. I added the my favorite scarf to add some colors and to funk-ify my look.
What I wore: shirt & harem pants from Bangkok • black wedges Forever 21 • multi-colored animal print scarf Landmark
watch Claire's | connector ring Tickles
accessories Landmark
gold earrings borrowed from my sister
zebra-print bag Kathy van Zeeland
Unfortunately, I only have one decent outfit photo due to my brother's shaky hands. I think we had a lot of failed shots but they were all too blurry. Worst case :|
We ended up arguing because he was not in the mood to take my photos. So I had to take pictures on my own which is really difficult because I had to use the mirror and our wall. Bad vibes right?
GV come to me!
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This week's episode of Tough Love was extremely emotional for the women on the show. Not only did they have to address the issues they have with their moms, but they had to either meet their date's mom or have their date meet their mom.
One of the women, Michelle Betts, had some particularly tough
challenges to face. First, she had to address her mom's favoritism
towards her sister Renee, and after that, she had to face her date's mom
- a Jewish mother. Her date's mom seemed to be particularly tough to
face, especially when she came right out and told Michelle (who is not
Jewish) that she wants Jewish grandkids!
Michelle handled this week's challenges with honesty and grace, so I
couldn't wait to catch up with her to discuss what happened on this
week's episode. Fortunately, she was willing to share, and her thoughts
on this week's episode are below.
On this week's episode of Tough Love, Steve Ward
asked you and the other women to write letters to your moms. How did you
feel after you wrote the letter? Looking back, how do you feel about
what you said in the letter? Do you have any regrets?
On this past week's episode Steve Ward asks us to write our
mothers letters, after I wrote the letter I felt like an amazing weight
had been lifted off of me; it was very freeing. When I wrote the
letter I did not know we were going to be reading them on TV, so it's
not that I regret saying what I said, it would have just been more fair
to my mother to speak to her personally, I just didn't want to hurt her
because I do love her with all my heart. She's been a wonderful mother
and had no idea I had felt that way; I had never communicated it to her.
Did you tell your family about the letter before the show aired? How did they react?
I did tell my family about the letter before it aired. The funny
thing is that my sister felt that I was favored, so she could relate to
me. My mother never intended to hurt us, but I did start my attraction
to "bad boys" young and I new there was a correlation.
things with your family gotten better because your letter and the
feelings you addressed on this episode? Did writing the letter enable
you to share your feelings with your mom?
Things have gotten much better since I have been back from the
show. I called my mother and let her know how I felt, that I was alone
all by myself in LA and that sometimes I needed things to be about me,
not all the time, but sometimes. A few days later she drove up from
Northern California to visit me. It was really nice.
We didn't hear all of the letters being read on the show. Is there anything notable that we didn't see but is worth sharing?
As far as the other letters that weren't aired, I'm unable to talk
about that for confidentiality reasons. I feel like the show did very
good at portraying the main issues that needed to be addressed
regarding mothers.
was it like meeting your date's mother? We only saw a quick clip of the
date - how did the rest of it go? Did you mean what you told her about
being willing to convert to a different religion, or is that something
you said in the moment?
When my date first showed up with his mother, I was very shocked,
nervous, overwhelmed, etc. Although she was drilling me so to speak, I
thought that meeting her went well, and that we both liked each other.
She is a very nice woman and who would I be if I blamed her for being a
bit picky with her only child? She's very lovely. When I said I would
convert, I meant it. Honestly, in a perfect world I would love to meet
someone Catholic, but things don't always work out that way. I'm now a
mature woman and if I met the real deal, meaning someone that I was
head over heels in love with and thought I could spend my life
with.....at this point I wouldn't let my religion stop me it's not a
deal breaker. I would "pull a Charlotte" (fromSex and the City). I
didn't just say it in the moment, I meant it.
After addressing major issues in the letter she wrote to her mom,
Claudia had to decide between leaving Tough Love to heal herself or
staying on the show. Do you think she made the right decision by
leaving? Was it difficult to see her go?
When Claudia decided to leave, it was a very hard decision for
her. I got close with Claudia right when I met her, our beds were right
next to each other. I did not want to see her leave....but I couldn't
ask her to stay. I do think it was the best thing for her to do and
that she made the right decision. Claudia has become a very good friend
of mine; I speak to her often and love her dearly.
Anything else?
Although this episode and week at bootcamp was really hard for me,
it REALLY helped me through my process. I'm very grateful for Steve
and his mother JoAnne, they really do care about us and want the best
for all of us. They are great at what they do. Even though there is
only a few weeks left of bootcamp there is still so much more to come.
Gotta keep watching to see if I really do kick my addiction to bad
Monday, November 7, 2011
Talking Tough Love and Meeting Moms With Michelle Betts
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Professor Carys Swanwick BA BSc
Emeritus Professor
My academic education was in biology and ecological conservation. On graduation I joined Land Use Consultants (LUC), the first multidisciplinary environmental consultancy in the UK, where landscape architects, ecologists, environmental planners and other professionals worked together to tackle the pressing problems of environment and development. I had a very happy 23 year long career with the company in which I progressed to become first an Associate, then a Principal and finally a Director of the Company. I soon moved on from my initial focus on ecology and conservation to much broader involvement in landscape and environmental planning work. In the 1980s and early 1990s I built a strong national reputation as an expert in this field, based largely on my work in developing tools to take account of landscape in decisions about land use planning, as well as more generally in landscape planning, design and management. This continues to be a major focus of my work, but I also have strong interests in future landscapes and responses to them, and in landscapes in and around urban areas. In 1995 I joined the University of Sheffield as Professor of Landscape and as Head of Department, and held this position for ten years when, in 2005, I handed over the Head of Department role to Paul Selman.
Research Areas
My research is at the interface of research and practice and I have a long track record of successfully leading research and policy projects for a wide range of government departments and agencies. My main research focus is in the broad field of landscape and environmental planning and I have a particular reputation as an expert in this field, based mainly on my work in developing landscape character assessment as a tool to help achieve sustainable landscape planning and management. This continues to be a major focus of my work and its influence in the last five years is most clearly seen in the document "Landscape Character Assessment – Guidance for England and Wales", of which I was the principal author. I am regularly asked to advise central and local government on landscape character assessment and have been widely involved in dissemination of guidance and new thinking on applications of the approach. The guidance has also influenced research and practice in Europe and elsewhere. In particular it has helped to shape the approach set out in the recent European Landscape Convention (ELC).
In the last three years I have been involved in ground breaking projects which have applied the character based approach to the development of landscape indicators (Countryside Quality Counts) and to the targeting of the new Environmental Stewardship Schemes in England. I am also developing new research on the effects of new drivers of change, including climate change, on the character of future landscapes and helped the (then) Countryside Agency, now Natural England to develop its research agenda in this area.
My work is not confined to rural landscapes and in the last five years I have developed a parallel research strand on urban green infrastructure and its role in urban regeneration. I led a major research project for the DTLR on improving urban parks and green spaces to inform the work of the Government's Green Space Task Force in 2002 and am currently PI on a four year European funded (INTERREG) research project on the role of landscape and environmental quality in attracting investment to degraded post industrial areas, with European partners at the University of Liege and the University of Dortmund.
Funded Research Projects
2009 -2010 Land Use Futures Project, for the Government's Foresight Office.
2006 Countryside Quality Counts – Tracking Change in the English Countryside (with Nottingham University) Countryside Agency, DEFRA, Environment Agency et al.
2006 Future Landscapes – The Future Character and Function of England's Landscapes, jointly with Land Use Consultants, for the Countryside Agency.
2006 A Statement on Definitions of Natural Beauty. For the Countryside Council for Wales.
2005 Landscape Change and Public Perceptions in Scotland, with Land Use Consultants, for Scottish Natural Heritage.
2004 The Peak District Landscape in 2084 – a Scoping Study on research methods for visualising future landscapes in the Peak District National Park, for the Council for the Protection of Rural England and the Peak District National Park Authority.
2004 Creating the Setting for Investment. Interreg IIIB funded Research. Total Value Euro 6 million (including implementation of schemes).
2004 Landscape Character database, with Countryscape, for the Countryside Agency.
2003 Research on the benefits or Urban Green Space, for Green Space Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage, with Land Use Consultants.
2003 Review of the Scottish Programme of Landscape Character Assessment for Scottish Natural Heritage. With Julie Martin Associates.
2003 Creating the Setting for Investment. Scoping Study for South Yorkshire and the White Rose Community Forests with funding from Yorkshire Forward.
2002 Research on Improving Urban Parks, Play Areas and Green Spaces. Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions.
Recent Publications
Swanwick, C., Newberry, D., Tewdr Jones, M., Morris, J., Goddard, J., Heathwaite, L., Echenique, M., (2010) Foresight Land Use Futures Project - Main Report. Foresight - Government Office for Science. London. 323pp
Selman, P. and Swanwick, C. (2009) On the Meaning of Natural Beauty in Legislation. Landscape Research. 35 (1), 3 - 26.
Swanwick, C. (2009) Society's Attitudes to Land and Landscape. Land Use Policy. 26S. S62-S75.
Swanwick, C. (2008) Landscape as an integrating framework for upland management. In 'Drivers of Environmental Change in Uplands'. Eds. Bonn, A., Allott, T., Huabacek, K. and Stewart, J. , Routledge, Abingdon.
Park, J.J., Jorgensen, A., Swanwick, C., Selman, P. (2007). Balancing landscape and development: a case study of mobile telecommunications development in the Peak District National Park, England. Planning Practice and Research. 22, 559-578.
Swanwick, C., Hanley, N. and Termansen, M, (2006) Scoping Study on Agricultural Landscape Valuation. DEFRA, London. 155 pp
Swanwick, C., Cole, L. and Lovett, A. (2006) Future Landscapes – The Future Character and Function of England's Landscapes. 2 volumes. Report for the Countryside Agency. 57pp and 114 pp.
Swanwick, C (2006) The Role of Landscape Character Assessment, in 'Farming, Forestry and the National Heritage – Towards a more Integrated Future'. Davison, R. and Galbraith, C. (Eds) The Stationery Office. Edinburgh.
Swanwick, C., Dunnett, N. and Woolley, H. (2003) The Nature, Role and Value of Green Space in Towns and Cities – An Overview. In Built Environment. Vol. 29. No. 2. 94-106. Theme Issue - 'Perspectives on Urban Green Space in Europe'. (Principal Author)
Areas of Potential Research Degree Supervision
Tools for achieving sustainable landscapes including assessment and evaluation techniques, indicators, and implementation methods
Future landscapes, including drivers of change, their influence in creating new landscapes, and public responses to change, particularly generational differences
Meanings and values in landscape and relationship to place theory
The theory and practice of landscape planning, its evolution, and comparative studies of approaches to landscape planning in different countries
Landscape in urban and peri-urban areas, including approaches to green infrastructure, the value of greenspace, and landscape change in peri-urban areas.
Teaching Activities
I have had two careers, one spent in practice as a landscape and environmental consultant and one here at Sheffield as an academic. As a result I am a strong believer in what I call the 'virtuous triangle' in which learning and teaching, research and practice all inform each other and are mutually supportive. I teach in the field of landscape planning, covering the contribution of landscape and visual impact assessment to Environmental Impact Assessment, the relationship between landscape and development planning, and the role of landscape planning in influencing land use change and the nature of our future landscapes. I am still involved in various ways in practice and this allows be to bring this real world experience to bear on what I teach.
I am a firm believer that students learn best by doing and so all my teaching is focused around projects that are as close as possible to what graduates might experience as they move into practice. They develop both essential knowledge and subject specific and transferable skills. I know from experience that my modules can help students who want to pursue careers in landscape planning into suitable employment. Although I have always had senior management roles in the University I have always taught at both undergraduate (Level and Level 3) and postgraduate levels and get a great deal of enjoyment and satisfaction from working with students.
I teach the following modules:
LSC 109 Introduction to landscape processes and planning (undergraduate lectures on future land use)
LSC 301 Environmental impact assessment (undergraduate)
LSC 313 Landscape and planning (undergraduate)
LSC 502 Rural landscape planning project.
Administrative Responsibilities
I am currently the Director of Learning and Teaching for the Faculty of Social Sciences and will complete four years in this role at the end of the 2011-12 session.
I was Head of Department from September 1995 to August 2005, providing academic and strategic leadership. Up to 2005 I also held a wide range of Departmental, Faculty and University positions.
Extra Mural and Professional Activities
I have recently completed a four year term as an external examiner for the MA in Landscape Planning and Management at the University of Manchester and have also served as an external for the University of Reading BSc in Landscape Management and MSc in Horticulture, the University of London (Birkbeck College) MSc and Diploma in Countryside Management and Protected Landscapes and the Manchester Metropolitan University Diploma/MSc in Countryside Management.
I have also examined PhD dissertations at the Open University, the University of East Anglia, University of Cambridge (MPhil), University of London (Birkbeck), Oxford Brookes (two occasions), Manchester Metropolitan University, Edinburgh College of Art/Heriott Watt, Manchester University and the University of Gloucestershire (in the Countryside and Community Research Unit).
I was Chair of the Standing Conference of Heads of Landscape Architecture (SCHOLA) in the period 2003 to 2005 and also served on the Education Committee of the Landscape Institute in that time. In 2006 I chaired a working group from SCHOLA to prepare a new and freestanding benchmark statement on Landscape Architecture for the Quality Assurance Agency and was principal author of the document.
I have run a large number of Professional training courses on landscape matters including a series of seven regional training courses on landscape issues in the new Environmental Stewardship schemes for the Countryside Agency
My professional activities include acting as Chair of the Forestry Commission's Regional Advisory Committee for the North of England from December 1997 to November 2000 and, after re-organisation, for the Yorkshire and the Humber Conservancy from December 2000 until the end of 2007. I served as a Director of the National Urban Forestry Unit from 2002 to 2005.


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Click here to view issue #45 of Cummins Commentary.
In the latest issue of Cummins Commentary we visit several well-known trucking fleets, Riordan Grains and O'Sullivan's Transport, to gauge their opinion on the Cummins ISXe5. We also reveals details of the new high-output, lightweight 12-litre truck engine that Cummins has begun field testing in Australia at 500 hp. One of the biggest mining excavators in the world, the 4000 hp Liebherr R 9800, is the focus of another article as it digs big tonnages in the Hunter Valley, powered by dual Cummins QSK60 MCRS engines.
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Termites, copper dust, fierce heat, remoteness… these were just some of the challenges facing Cummins when it set out to design and build a new power station for a copper mine in north-west Queensland.
The power station for Cudeco's Rocklands copper mining project is one of the largest power generation projects undertaken by Cummins in Australia.
Sixteen Cummins generator sets, delivering a total of 18 MW, will be vital to the operation of the Rocklands processing plant which will produce copper, cobalt, gold and magnetite at a rate of 3.0 million tonnes per year.
The Rocklands project is 15 km west of outback Cloncurry, a town that claims to have the highest official temperature recorded in Australia at 53.1 °C. Obviously the region is parched by intense heat, a major factor influencing the design of the power station.
Cummins was selected to design and build the power station by Chinese giant Sinosteel Equipment and Engineering Co. Sinosteel is currently building the Rocklands processing plant which it owns and expects to complete by mid-2015.
"Cummins is a well proven brand in China, one of the key reasons we were selected by Sinosteel for the Rocklands project," says Shane Rigney, who has headed up the all-encompassing project for Cummins.
"Our ability to design, supply, install and commission a complete turnkey power station was another key factor behind Cummins being awarded the contract.
"In fact, with the exception of laying the concrete, we built the entire power station on a site that was nothing but a patch of red dust and dirt covered in termite mounds."
Sinosteel's commercial manager for the Rocklands project, Yu Peng, says the turnkey power station "reflects Cummins' reputation globally…we've had no concerns from day one".
He describes the power station as "very impressive" and an example of what can be achieved when two companies like Cummins and Sinosteel forge a partnership.
The Rocklands power station is a showcase facility, certainly a credit to the Cummins team – steered by project leader Shane Rigney and general manager of power generation projects Birol Guler – who ensured it was completed on time.
Cummins' scope for the project extended well beyond the supply and installation of the 16 generator sets powered by one of Cummins' biggest diesel engines, the 60-litre QSK60.
"Our work included all civil, electrical and mechanical engineering; design and construction of the steel-framed acoustic building housing the generators; design and construction of the high voltage switch room and supply of all low voltage switchgear; supply and installation of the Cummins digital master control system; and supply and installation of an auxiliary transformer in a kiosk," says Shane Rigney.
He points to other features such as the dust filtration system which incorporates 48 filters and two massive fans per engine with the ability to deliver 26 cubic metres per second. The fans draw air through the filters, pressurising the room and supplying cooling air for the generator sets.
Cooling is also provided by remote-mounted radiators supplied by Air Radiators which allow the C2250 D5 generator sets to operate continuously in ambient temperatures of 50°C. The vertical exhaust stacks are 20 metres high, an EPA requirement.
The C2250 D5 generator set has a prime power rating of 1600 kW but in the case of the Rocklands project the units are rerated to 1349 kW to allow for continuous operation in high ambient temperatures. The fully integrated system incorporates Cummins PowerCommand digital paralleling equipment and a Cummins DMC200 digital master control system. All underground cabling for the power station – 20 km of it – is chemically treated for termite resistance.
The noise level requirement for the acoustic building housing the generators is 80 dBA at 1.0 metre.
Engine oil and coolant changes are a simple procedure via a remote control system. A 10,000-litre fresh oil tank is installed on site along with a 5,000-litre waste oil tank and two 20,000-litre diesel day tanks.
OH&S was a key consideration in the design. In fact, the heaviest item a Cummins technician will have to lift during routine maintenance is an oil or air filter.
In the latest issue of Cummins Commentary we visit Cloudbreak iron ore mine in WA's Pilbara to see how a fleet of Cummins-powered excavators are performing in moving 470,000 tonnes of overburden and ore a day. There are many more articles, including a report on Cummins' biggest ever generator set, the QSK95, four of which will provide emergency power at the new Sunshine Coast public hospital in Queensland. We also focus on how women are thriving in Cummins' workshop environment in Australia.
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I asked Mary Susanne to provide me with a brief synopsis of her career. She said: "Well, I graduated in history and French. How did I end up in the investment business? I had a grandfather and an uncle who had their own investment company and I guess it was in my genes. And I had a grandfather who was an obstetrician who played the stock market, lost all his money in 1929 and made it all back again. So the investment business was in my genes. After graduation, I worked in the summer of 1968 at Wood Gundy and then I worked for Wood Gundy in London, England with the "Cockney Sparrows" in the cage and normally they don't have the colonials over in the winter time but I was there and I loved it. There was just a buzz about it. When I came home, I was going to go to library school but they had changed library school from one year to two years and I lost interest in going. All my family, besides the ones I have just mentioned were in law and it certainly didn't appeal to me and I didn't feel like going back to school for years and years, so I started to look for a job."
Mary Susanne continued: "I didn't type. Those were the old days at university, no typing, no computers, nothing. So I went to typing school and I ended up as a filing clerk at Pitfield Mackay Ross and that's really how I started in the business. I worked myself up to be an analyst ultimately. However, first of all, because I was just a filing clerk, I made myself useful to the corporate finance department and to the sales people by running what was a little library. I knew where to get any statistics they wanted; I was very resourceful. There wasn't internet; there wasn't all that stuff, but there were a lot of publications from Ottawa. There were annual reports and there were all kinds of services that you could subscribe to. Anyway, so that's what I did. Then I started with the securities courses and so then I became a junior analyst at Pitfield. Then I got fired one Friday afternoon, simply handed an envelope. I told him he could take the envelope back and he said chances are you are going to look for another job and I wanted to say, well that's the most intelligent thing you ever said. Anyhow, I did start to look for another job and I got a job at Wood Gundy as an analyst which I really enjoyed and because I was female I was asked to cover the retail industry. It was interesting and there weren't a lot of people that covered it. I picked up other industries that were somewhat related to retail, like textiles, and I tried to take on new areas that other people weren't involved in which somehow related to the retail side."
"One of the experiences I had a long time ago in 1968 was meeting the Sieffs, who were the principal shareholders of Marks and Spencer, although I had no idea that they owned Marks and Spencer. Anyway, all that is just a bit of background to say meeting them meant I could go to London, England and I could visit with them. They bought People's Stores and then Wise Stores here in Canada and they introduced me to their suppliers, so that I could go and further augment my knowledge of the retail industry. It turned out to be a good connection when I started my own business and it was a lot of fun."
"However, Wood Gundy underwent a bit of a management shake-up. The economy wasn't so hot and I got fired, on a Friday, which was quite typical. I was considered to be the most expendable. I was the only female analyst. However, I had done very well at my job so I had lots of recommendations from the sales managers of the other offices because I'd been useful to their institutional clients. The gentleman who fired me got fired himself the day after he fired me. He was a director and I don't think they'd ever fired a director at Wood Gundy before, so I kind of got washed under the carpet. When I went to speak to the chairman of the firm and explained what had happened to me, he didn't know that I'd been fired. I was given severance. I went to a lawyer who was very helpful to me then and later, particularly when I started my business. She said just write a letter and get some more money from them but don't make a fuss because you'll never have a career on Bay Street if you do which I understood. So we did get more money and then I started looking for a job and, as you know, to look for a job when you don't have one is not fun."
"I looked and looked and looked and finally I had to move to Montreal for a job with the Royal Bank in the Investment Department which was a lot of fun. I was thrilled with it but I was out of work for six or seven months before I got it. So off I went to Montreal and I worked for a wonderful American woman who was very, very smart. Unfortunately, she has since died but she became a good friend of mine. She gave me lots of room to grow and I established more connections from there which helped me."
"And then two things happened. In 1976, there was the revolution in Quebec unfortunately and many head office functions moved to Toronto. The Royal Bank moved their Investment Department back to Toronto and, at the same time, they were restructuring some of the instruments that were covered in the Investment Department. That's a little bit more technical than you need to know but basically they were then going to shift me around. So I was put into a main line banking training program which was fine, and I learned a lot, but mainline banking means that you're pretty far away from the powers that be and I've always liked to be where the decisions are made and you're pretty well down the totem pole in that situation. A head hunter came to me and said that they were looking for somebody to manage money at the Mortgage Insurance Company of Canada ("MICC"). I got that job and I went there and I did very well there. I was novel in my approach to portfolio management and I was able to keep up my contacts on the street which I had already established from when I was in the Royal Bank Investment Department, so it was lots of fun. And then the economy was really going into the tank and MICC was going with it because there was a law in Alberta, where they had insured a lot of mortgages, where if you couldn't pay, you could walk away from your mortgage and then they had to pay up. I was constantly creating money in the Investment Department for them to do what they had to in Alberta which meant that their operation was getting slimmed down."
"In the meantime, I had met a gentleman who was a terrific guy and he told me to stop being Joan of Arc for the principals of MICC and instead go out on my own and he would back me and that's what I did. I wrote up a business proposal. He just wanted one page. I had a couple of women help me. They were both CA's and they helped me put something together and that's what happened. Then I went to the Royal Bank to borrow some money. I went through three bank managers before I found one that understood how to organize my finances in a way which would make them acceptable to the Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC"). I was grateful to this manager because she knew how to structure my loan so that the working capital ratio would be what was acceptable to the OSC because I didn't have any clients. I had to apply to the OSC for a license and I needed an exemption. I didn't have my CFA but I had a lot of experience managing a reasonable amount of money, so I applied for the exemption. I went directly to the appropriate person at the OSC and had a meeting with them because I felt a personal connection to my work. Most people hire fancy lawyers to complete the application forms and so forth but I didn't think that was the right approach for me. In the end, I got my financing and I got the exemption I needed and that is how I started my business."
What Strikes Me?
Our family can influence our interests and our career choices
The importance of making ourselves useful to our work colleagues and associates
Don't make a fuss, make a change
The importance of connections
People can appear out of the blue and see things we don't see ourselves and offer to back us
A good lawyer and banker are critical
What Strikes You?
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What would happen if you had abundance in your financial life? Would the good spill over into other areas of your life? I think it would.
Is money going to buy you happiness? Nope.
Money buys you stuff.
Let's explore how our life of abundance is going to increase our happiness. A life of abundance will change your attitude. The best attitude is Gratitude.
Be Grateful! AND, you will attract good things! I say that a lot because it is true.
By definition, gratitude is the proper or fitting response to benefits from a benefactor. Proper and fitting. When was the last time we concerned ourselves with proper and fitting?
I believe that every time someone is grateful, good things are released into the atmosphere. Studies show that gratitude reinforces good behavior.
Gratitude is included as a key virtue in many religions and philosophies in the world: Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity, Hindu, Islam, Jewish, and Muslim to name a few. Therefore, the concept of gratitude could easily be termed universal.
Not to be outdone by centuries of religious and philosophical teachings, psychology has begun to study the effect of gratitude on people's lives and has found it to be a strong determinant of well-being.
Ask yourself, if gratitude attracts good things, increases your sense of well-being, your positive aura, and aligns you with the universe, don't you want more of it? Yes, please. I'll take two to go…
A few years ago, I made a conscious decision to be more grateful and to be happy, healthy, and more successful. In less than a year, AMAZING things happened. Things I didn't imagine. Now, I say it a lot: Be Grateful and You Will Attract Good Things.
Of course, you have to work to let your light shine. The one you came with, the one that is yours and only yours. It's the one you need. Everything you need is inside you. You have everything you need to be everything you are.
That's why the logo of my company has a lighthouse. It's the light that shines to help others. I am not expert at all things, but I know numbers and finances. I can help you achieve your financial goals, and my light shines to keep you on your path.


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1. A sign in a flower shop in Diliman called Petal Attraction.
3. A 24-hour restaurant called Doris Day & Night
4. Barber shop called Felix The Cut;
5. A bakery named Bread Pitt
6. Fast-food place selling 'maruya' (banana fritters) called Maruya Carey.
7. Then, there is Christopher Plumbing
8. A boutique called The Way We Wear
9. A video rental shop called Leon King Video Rental
10. A restaurant in Cainta district of Rizal called Caintacky Fried Chicken
11. A local burger restaurant called Mang Donald's
12. A doughnut shop called MacDonuts
13. A shop selling 'lumpia' (egg roll) in Makati called Wrap and Roll
14. And two butcher shops called Meating Place and Meatropolis.
Smart travelers can decipher what may look like baffling signs to
unaccustomed foreigners by simply sounding out the 'Taglish' (The
Philippine version of English words spelled and pronounced with a heavy Filipino such as:
15. At a restaurant menu in Cebu 'We hab sopdrink in can an in batol'
[translation: We have soft drinks in can and in bottle].
16. Then, there is a sewing accessories shop called Bids And Pises –
[translation: Beads and Pieces –or– Bits and Pieces]
There are also many signs with either badly chosen or misspelled words but
they are usually so entertaining that it would be a mistake to 'correct'
them like…….
17. In a restaurant in Baguio City , the 'summer capital' of the
Philippines : ' Wanted: Boy Waitress'
18. On a highway in Pampanga: 'We Make Modern Antique Furniture'
19. On the window of a photography shop in Cabanatuan : 'We Shoot You While
You Wait'
20. And on the glass front of a cafe in Panay Avenue in Manila : 'Wanted:
Waiter, Cashier, Washier'.
Some of the notices can even give a wrong impression such as:
21. A shoe store in Pangasinan which has a sign saying: 'We Sell Imported
Robber Shoes' (these could be the 'sneakiest' sneakers);
22. A rental property sign in Jaro reads: 'House For Rent, Fully Furnaced'
(it must really be hot inside)!
23. Occasionally, one could come across signs that are truly unique – if
not altogether odd. City in southern Philippines which said: 'Adults: 1
peso; Child: 50 centavos; Cadavers: fare subject to negotiation' .
24. European tourists may also be intrigued to discover two competing shops
selling hopia (a Chinese pastry) called Holland Hopia and Poland Hopia –
which are owned and operated by two local Chinese entrepreneurs, Mr. Ho and
Mr. Po respectively – (believe it or not)!
25. Some folks also 'creatively' redesign English to be more efficient.
'The creative confusion between language and culture leads to more than
just simple unintentional errors in syntax, but in the adoption of new
words, 'says reader Robert Goodfellow who came across a sign …..House
Fersallarend' (house for sale or rent). Why use five words when two will do?
26. According to Manila businessman, Tonyboy Ongsiako, there is so much wit
in the Philippines because 'We are a country where a good sense of humor
is needed to survive'. We have a 24-hour comedy show here called the
government and a huge reserve of comedians made up mostly of politicians
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Write, write, write; read, read, read…bleary-eyed and catching up on a few essays to be workshopped tomorrow. And so begins the week of the Summer Writers Conference.
What did I learn? Loads. Forthcoming.
But first, a quick tale of high highs and low lows.
I don't know what it is about the human brain that can churn out what it thinks is a great tale, see it on the page and believe in its perfection only to be told by a group of trusted readers that x is wrong, y is wrong and z is wrong. How is it that we cannot see the errors and omissions of our own work? How is it that we can make such seemingly obvious flaws? Not sure. Don't have answers.
But having workshopped Fertility again, after this second draft, I feel as though I am closer to a more publishable version. I just need to sit down with one person that I trust and work it out, almost line by line. Is that so hard to do. I feel as though there's only so much I am capable of figuring out on my own, piecing together from student comments.
Oh, but I did love Jewel Parker Rhodes. She was vivacious, exciting to listen to, to watch, to experience. And she taught us a gazillion things: the difference between a melodrama and a tragedy (something I should have remembered from undergrad), how to take responsibility for your characters' lives, actions and decisions, and that there are obvious "breaks" in tone as a story rises and descends. That a writer must giveth and taketh away. Keep the lid on things, so to speak. That what is not spoken is just as important as what is. And that most good novels are character driven. I can't wait to read her book "Yellow Moon."
Her feedback on Fertility was priceless- "You came so close," "You almost pulled it off," "It's a fucking amazing story," "But you need to tighten it up," "You need to recognize that it has the potential to be a tragedy; instead you gave us a melodrama," "The real tragedy is the untold backstory of her husband and what she's losing," "Expose it." "The protagonist is so conscious about everything, and yet completely blind." "That's the irony." "Everything's there, you just need to know what to do with it." "This story can be so much shorter," "Cut it back, but bring forth the important stuff," "Keep the lid on things." And so on.
So, it will be my job to write out questions and try to get answers: So, there should be no confrontation in the supermarket then? At all? But what then?
Revision is a bitch. Back to the drawing board. And yet, it is during the act of revision that we learn of our limitations or our talent. I feel as though I am indeed stuck in the former, trying desperately to hurdle my way toward the latter.


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Living in a city offers opportunities to see things that one would rarely spot in a small town or village. As I ventured to the store to pick up some fresh milk, the exotic sounds of belly-dance beats bounced off the Zeil and lured me into its trance. As I followed the rhythms to the heart of the street, I noticed a well-endowed "woman" with belly-dance bells over her flirty skirt entertaining the crowd with her dramatic hip actions. All the shoppers, also lured by the sounds and scene, broke from their consumer frenzy to enjoy the surprising scene.
The first thought that sprang to my mind was, "Wow! She's got balls! I could never belly dance in front of a growing group of strangers, let alone in front of my friends." Apparently, I was not the only one piqued. A squat man in a red-striped shirt that stretched over his rotund stomach focused his eyes only on her. He sprang into action, twirling, teasingly strutting his stuff, and sashaying his body to her. The crowd cheered in excitement by clapping and hooting, encouraging them both. We all stood rooted to our places, enjoying the performance, until the band eventually ended their gig and the two dancers went their separate ways.
Still mesmerized, with bewildering thoughts going through my head, I started my journey home only to realize, when I was climbing back up the stairs to the flat, that I had forgotten to buy the milk. Doh! But then I realized "Who needs milk or substances when street performers provide nourishment and remind us of what it means to be alive and free to be who we are." Would you ever see a performance like that in a small little town? I didn't think so.


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A very common mistake most young guys do is trying to rush a building romance too quickly. They want some sort of commitment from the one they love at the earliest possible moment which always seem frightening to their potential lover and make her anxious to quit the relationship.
Maybe you are one of these people, it is a good ideal to always give a developing relationship time for it to mature. Do not force your lover to doing things at your own will. Give her time to progress at her own pace as these will lead her to actually feel comfortable about making such commitment to you. In other word, your adoration and anxiousness can keep her from committing to you totally.
For you to win her love permanently, you have to take it slowly with her. Since relationships grow stronger with the passing of time. The trick in succeeding is to keep the friendship developing as long as possible. The average strongest marriages appear to in which the couples have taken at least a year to get to know each other before going to the alter.
Make sure you give the relationship time to work as this will make your love fill her heart. Giving her enough time will make her emotional feeling grow for you and lead her to actually feel comfortable making commitment to you.
Do not rush into doing things that would have a negative effects on your relationships. Take your time and go slowly, you would be amazed that your fish (woman) will bite your bait.
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Safety in buses, coaches and trains
- An upright pad or partition is fixed at one end of the wheelchair area. Place the back of your wheelchair against it.
- The backrest of your wheelchair should be in the upright position, so that it fits securely against this pad or partition.
- Put on your brakes once in the travelling position.
- Turn off the power when in place.
- Take care on the ramp when it's wet or icy.
- Never travel facing sideways.
- Powered wheelchairs or mobility scooters must have sealed or gel-type batteries.
Safety in taxis
- Use a ramp to board.
- Always travel facing backwards.
- Make sure your wheelchair is secured appropriately. Ask the driver to explain what they're doing and get them to re-adjust if you're not happy.
- Wear a lap seatbelt and a diagonal seatbelt. The lap belt should lay flat across your lap and not be held away from your body. The diagonal belt should not slip down your arm.
A transport operator can refuse to carry you if they think your wheelchair may be a safety risk to other passengers. So before you travel, it's a good idea to make sure that:
- tyres are at the right pressure
- the back of the chair is not loaded with bags, which could cause it to tip
- batteries are secure
- kerb climbers are adjusted so that they do not catch on ramps
Stability on ramps
Most wheelchair users have few problems negotiating slopes. But wheelchairs can tip on slopes that are too steep. Although most tips are backwards, it is possible to tip forwards or sideways. Things that can affect stability include:
- the shape and size of cushions and seats
- your weight and shape, the way you sit, and the movements you make
- attachments such as trays and leg-rests, shopping and other things you carry
- sudden changes of speed or direction when the wheelchair is near its tipping point
- steep ramps, particularly when going down and in wet or icy conditions
- surface features such as thresholds, gaps, ledges and other obstructions
To minimise risk, know the limits of your wheelchair and how to control it safely. If in doubt, check manufacturer's instructions. Be aware of how stable you are on different ramps and slopes. Check before travelling if anything has changed that may affect your stability - for instance, if your wheelchair has a new accessory added to it. Know your weight in your wheelchair and check it's within the safe working load for ramps or lifting equipment.
Things you can do to improve stability
- Do not carry things on the front, rear or side of the wheelchair.
- Adjust the wheelchair for optimum stability. On some wheelchairs, the castors or rear wheels can be moved. However, some people adjust their wheelchairs to get better manoeuverability at the expense of stability. If you're in doubt about this compromise, consult your wheelchair service, a manufacturer or a mobility centre.
- Fit an anti-tipping device.
- Be careful how you sit in situations where there might be a danger of tipping. Avoid moving or stretching in ways that might increase the risk.
- If you make involuntary movements, attachments such as posture support, calf straps or heel loops may help. If needed, get advice.
- Make sure electronic controls, including accelerator and brakes, are set to minimise risk.
- Only go straight up/down a slope. Do not attempt to cross the line of a slope.
Many wheelchair users are familiar enough with their chair to know how stable it is. If in any doubt, and if you have an NHS wheelchair, your local wheelchair service should be able to assess your stability. If you bought your chair privately, ask the manufacturer if they can make this assessment.
If you travel with an assistant or you get help when getting into public transport, always make sure that they know what to do and how to do it safely, and are strong enough to help. Your assistant should never attempt to lift you and your wheelchair.
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e3 2014Carly's Five Favorites of E3 2014e3 2014 - RSS 2.0
There were a lot of great games at E3, but bright lights and loud music often pushed me away from large booths and gave me a greater appreciation for the games lots of people weren't talking about at E3.
Titan Souls - Devolver Digital (developed by Acid Nerve)
I have always been that kid, now an adult, who just loses it watching my character die over and over and over. Titan Souls took me by surprise; I was no longer frustrated watching ittybitty me die on screen because I felt myself becoming so much better with every try. The titans were all challenging, but they weren't impossible to beat. Getting my arrow to fly true at the right moment was so exhilarating.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS - Nintendo
Super Smash Bros. is the only fighting series I will willingly play and do so with passion. Having been following the game's updates since it was announced, I have high hopes that Super Smash Bros., especially the Wii U version, is going to be one of, if not the most, solid title in the series. It's hard to beat how fast-paced Melee was, but Super Smash Bros. for Wii U felt comfortable in my hands at Nintendo's E3 booth. Characters hit hard, and many of them move fast.
This War of Mine - 11 Bit Studios
I avoid most games where you are an active participant in war because it's usually from a soldier's perspective. Its oversaturation has turned me off. This War of Mine focuses instead on the civilian perspective. This serious game about war could use a couple tweaks before its release, but my hour with it caught my attention for its gut-wrenching decisions. As much as I want to save everyone in the game, I know war survivors often make it out alive by sacrificing someone else. My conversation with 11 Bit Studios made me convinced they don't want to pull any punches.
Tales of Xillia 2 - Bandai Namco
Having played Tales of Xillia once in Japanese and twice in English, I have been waiting to get my hands on its sequel. My experience with direct Tales series has been dampened in the past, but Tales of Xillia 2 has so much love in it, and you can tell the team still loves the series. I'm a little disappointed in still not having a sole female protagonist to play as after Tales of Xillia's male and female dual protagonists, but I loved the addition of Ludger Kresnik's ability to swap in and out weapons.
Hatoful Boyfriend - Devolver Digital (developed by Mediatonic)
BIRDS! Love is in the air! My first experience with Hatoful Boyfriend was akin to many other people's first experiences with the game, beginning with a "What the hell?" Hatoful Boyfriend was the funniest game I played at E3, bringing me to audible giggles and bursts of laughter over the pudding-obsessed, track team captain fantail. Hato Moa, the Japanese developer of the original version, snuck in a story in this silly bird dating sim, and it becomes more apparent each route you take. Having spoken with Mediatonic, I'm confident they love pigeon boyfriends just as much as the rest of us. Some birds are cute and romantic, others are sad, and one of them is just insane.


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CBD Belapur or Central Business District is a suburb of Mumbai in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. The area is located within Navi Mumbai. The connectivity of the area with other localities of Mumbai is proper with local trains, BEST and NMMT buses at service of the local populace. CBD Belapur comes under the Mumbai district.
Places to Stay
One can try out these options in Mumbai proper - Hayat Hotel (Tariff – Rs. 700), Sai Residency Hotel (Tariff – Rs. 800), Ramada Navi Mumbai Hotel (Tariff – Rs. 900) and others as budget-friendly options are extremely limited in CBD Belapur.
The official language of the area is Marathi. Hindi, Urdu and English are also widely spoken and understood.
The important festivals of the area are Holi in March, Ganesh Chathurthi in August-September, Diwali in October-November, the two Eid(s), Christmas and New Year.
Places of Interest
The place of prime interest is the Belapur Fort. Besides this, the locality is lush and green with many trekking spots. It is anyone's guess, that a city with a beach (or coast) nearby is a tourist destination in itself. However, some of the places which are worth visiting in Mumbai are Gateway of India, Juhu Beach, Chowpatty Beach among others.
How to Get There
The nearest airport is the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at a distance of 31 km.
The Kalyan Railway Station is the nearest railway station at a distance of 34 km.
Various state transport buses as well as private buses have pick-up points in the area. Travel websites offer discount on bus ticket booking, especially during the festive season.
Earlier called Bulsar, Valsad is city in Gujarat. It is renowned for its mango and chickoo orchards. The most favourable time to visit the city is between June and July, a time after the monsoons.
Places to Stay
There are plenty of hotels in Valsad to choose from. These include The Country Club Resort (Tariff – Rs. 1000), Gateway Hotel (Tariff – Rs. 900) and Adina Palace Hotel (Tariff – Rs. 600).
The official language of Valsad is Gujarati. Hindi is also spoken here.
Navratri (which usually occurs in the month of October) is celebrated with much fervour in Valsad, as in other parts of Gujarat.
Places of Interest
At about 5 kms away from Valsad city is Tithal Beach, which stretches alongside the Arabian sea. Tithal is a black sand beach, which is also well-known for its Sai Baba Temple and Swami Narayan Temple. The Shantidham Temple is also a popular religious destination.
How to Get There
The nearest airport to Valsad is Vadodara which is about 3 hours away.
Valsad city has one of the main railways stations along the Mumbai-Vadodara route of the Western Railways. Valsad is well connected by rail to all major Indian cities.
Many buses from different regions of Gujarat ply regularly to Valsad. One can take a bus from Vadodara, Ahmedabad, and even, Mumbai or Hyderabad. Bus fare for the Ahemdabad-Valsad route is usually around Rs 350. Some of the best bus operators that offer good experience for passengers include ARC Travels, Hindusthan Travels and Joy Travels. For online bus booking, log on to Ticketgoose.com and get your tickets.


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Myon & Shane 54 featuring Labworks - Ibiza Sunrise
Sun and Ibiza. A combination to die for. One thing's for sure; sooner or later, the sun will always set. A time of day that especially appeals the dance crowd, who hungrily await the first beats that rouse the speakers in the clubs opening that night. The Hungarian DJ and producer duo Myon & Shane 54 decided to take things differently this time and leave the night behind to go for the early dawn of 'Ibiza Sunrise'.
The guys, known for their unrivalled remixes and tracks 'Vampire' and 'Helpless', teamed up with Swedish DJ and producer team Tomas Skyldeberg and Eric Skapdal, also known as Labworks. Back in 2002, the guys released the first version of this beauty, which has now been brought back into the lab for a few 2010 touch-ups.
Trust us, you'll welcome this beautiful uplifting trancer with open arm. 'Ibiza Sunrise' awaits you with a breathtaking build-up and lovely synth-lines. Not only the sparkling melody, but also the sea and gull samples in the track make that golden sunrise the guys had in mind while creating it so vividly and real. So after you've had your night out, are you ready for your little reminiscences, calming moment on the beach?
Ibiza Sunrise (Classic Mix)
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Hi Marsha, if your property is in a high-demand / high-traffic / high-visibility location which everyone wants to build on... then a simple sign on the property could probably could do the trick. If it does not fit all of the above, I would advise you to discuss your options with a commercial real estate agent / broker. The agents business is to sell real estate, they do it day-in-day-out, so unless you are already an active investor / developer / agent / broker I would advise you to seek out help. They will help you position your property in a favorable light, many times taking on the marketing expenses upfront without a dime out of your pocket. Of course in return, they would ask for your business. I hope this helps.
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Robert is a proud native of Belize where he was forced onto the stage at age 7. Many school plays and cultural presentations later, he moved to New York City to study computer science at Fordham University. After being cast in a play in his first semester, he transferred to the theater department and never looked back. His extensive credits include regional drama and musicals, film/TV, educational touring theatre and downtown experimental pieces which still leave his friends scratching their heads.
Robert earned his MFA in Classical Theatre from Illinois State University. The poster child for diversity in casting, he performed roles such as Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, Michael in Dancing at Lughnasa, John in Oleanna, Sir Robert Cecil in Elizabeth Rex and a bunch of dusty noblemen usually played by white guys at ISU and the Illinois Shakespeare Festival.
Back in New York City, Robert busies himself shooting ads, commercials and hilarious segments for Louie, Late Night with Seth Meyers and a new Adult Swim show.


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Spring 2018
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Strength for the Journey by Diana Butler Bass
As a standard in the field of spiritual autobiography, Diana Butler Bass' Strength for the Journey has been a guide for thousands of Christians who have also found themselves "journeying" along a path toward a faith different from that discovered in childhood. This new edition retains all that drew readers to its pages alongside new material written especially for this second edition.
It is Bass' lived experience that it is through the strength offered by communities of faith that we find ourselves and shape our faith. In deeply personal and thought-provoking portraits of eight parishes she attended over two decades, Bass explores the major issues that have confronted mainline denominations, congregations, and parishioners during those years — from debates over women clergy to conflicts about diversity and community to scrimmages between tradition and innovation — while allowing the reader to follow Bass' own spiritual growth and the communities that supported, nurtured, and challenged her.
"Telling a story involves honest reflection on our spiritual struggles. The new edition of this book asked me to revisit my life's trials and joys. In some ways, my story has not changed very much over the decades. I am, and remain to be, a restless soul coming to terms with loss, doubt, fear, and rejection as well as seeking my place in the universe and rediscovering the meaning and purpose of life. Through it all, there has been a shining mystery, a light of wonder and awe, always drawing me and driving me toward new levels of compassion, insight, and connection with that which dances right beyond the horizon."
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