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At Ascheman Law, we represent people that are charged with a wide variety of criminal offenses. In Minnesota there are several level of offenses, ranging from Petty Misdemeanors (the lowest level), to Misdemeanors, Gross Misdemeanors and Felonies. A Felony charge is the most serious level.
If you are facing Felony charges, it's important to know how the system works, to protect your rights, to know what your options are, and the pros and cons of each and every choice. That's what we do.
Nobody should be alone when facing felony charges. Although many people have friends and family supporting them during these rough trials, unless you have a trained criminal defense attorney to stand by your side, you are still alone.
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PALATE is a platform that connects projects of artistic and scientific creation in the fields of Art, Gastronomy and Heritage.
Having started its activity in 2013, with the completion of a series of performative actions in several monuments in the Algarve, it has created a meeting place for people and projects working these areas individually or across their fields.
Focused on a creative look at the Portuguese territory and its links with other regions in the Mediterranean Basin, the Central Europe Triangle, Latin America and Africa, we joined the artistic creation with scientific activity.
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text: Women of African Descent Film Festival Now Accepting Submissions Tonja Stidhum February 23, 2017 Film Festivals The 16th Annual Women of African Descent Film Festival (WADFF) has now released its call for entries! The film festival, which showcases films to support the artistic development of women filmmakers of African descent, is presented by The Brooklyn Chapter of The Links, Inc. The films are centered around the theme of Linkage: Women, Their Families, Neighborhoods, and the Global Community. Celebrating its 16th anniversary this year, WADFF's mission is to provide a platform, offering stipends to participants and seeking industry opportunities that will help expose the filmmakers' works and further their careers. Far too often in our society, negative images maintain the spotlight, thus WADFF's priority is to showcase our positive accomplishments, experiences, and gifts to humanity. WADFF accepts submissions produced, written or directed by a female filmmaker of African descent and the project must have been completed on or after June 1, 2012 with a 1 hr maximum time-length. Submission deadline is Friday, March 24th. The film festival will take place Saturday, May 6, 2017 at LIU Brooklyn (corner of Flatbush and Dekalb Avenues), Media Arts Department, Spike Lee Reading Room, 10am-6pm. You can find more info, including detailed rules/guidelines HERE. Comments comments


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Award-winning Chef Hosea Rosenberg prepares a cannabis-infused milk chocolate pudding using Binske's Peruvian Nacional Cacao 70% chocolate bars, a chocolate once thought extinct.
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Nonna Marijuana diverts from her Italian cooking to show us how she makes medicinal Cannabis/weed infused latkes for Chanukah/Hanukah. Nonna will be turning 94 this Christmas. She is the mother of Valerie Corral the co-founder of WAMM (Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana) and has learned to cook with medicinal Marijuana for her daughter.
Nonna (Aurora Leveroni) does not eat her medicinal foods.
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Apple Watch Series 4 Nike+, Silver Aluminium Case with Pure Platinum/Black Nike Sport Band - GPS + Cellular
Apple Watch Nike+. Get connected through sport.
Apple Watch Nike+ is the perfect running partner with the Nike Run Club app. But for most people, that's just one facet of their training. That's why Nike created the Nike Training Club app to let you tap into a world of different workouts and experts. Together they'll help you build the endurance and strength to take your fitness to the next level.
Nike watch faces pushed further.
Curved corners and reduced borders create a display that's over 30 percent larger than the previous generation. Let exclusive Nike watch faces with bold colors set the tone for every stride, rep, or moment of the day.
Nike Run Club app. There's more in it, so you can get more out.
It's part of the daily regimen for runners around the world, and now there are even more reasons to make the Nike Run Club app part of yours. Get a new Audio Guided Run every week with the voice of a guest coach and a curated soundtrack. View detailed in-run stats and metrics. And enjoy encouragement with new custom cheers.
Nike Training Club app. A smarter way to sweat.
With over 180 free workouts featuring world-class Nike Master Trainers, you can tap into a multitude of drills to help round out your fitness and augment your runs. In addition, notifications provide workout recommendations to close your Exercise ring for the day.
All new. For a better you.
Introducing Apple Watch Series 4. Fundamentally redesigned and re-engineered to help you stay even more active, healthy and connected.
All-New Design Not just evolved, transformed.
The largest Apple Watch display yet. New electrical heart sensor. Re-engineered Digital Crown with haptic feedback. Entirely familiar, yet completely new, Apple Watch Series 4 resets the standard for what a watch can be.
Proactive Health Monitor Part guardian, part guru.
Low and high heart rate notifications. Fall detection and Emergency SOS. New Breathe watch faces. It's designed to improve your health every day and powerful enough to help protect it.
Ultimate Workout Partner Workouts that work harder.
Automatic workout detection. New yoga and hiking workouts. Advanced features for runners like cadence and pace alerts. See up to five metrics at a glance as you precisely track all your favourite ways to train.
Comprehensive Activity Tracker Made to motivate.
New head-to-head competitions, Activity sharing with friends. Personalized coaching. Monthly challenges. Achievement awards. Get all the motivation you need to close your Activity ring every day.
Easy Ways to connect The freedom of cellular.
Walkie-Talkie, phone calls, and messages. Stream Apple Music and Apple Podcasts. New ways to use Siri. Built-in cellular lets you do it all on your watch-even while you're away from your phone.
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Atlanta Carrying a Concealed Weapon Lawyer
Were You Charged in Georgia with Carrying a Concealed Weapon? Yeargan & Kert, LLC Will Shield You.
In 2010, Georgia changed its law regarding the right to carry weapons in Atlanta and around the state as well as changing the carrying concealed weapon laws. Anyone can carry a weapon if they:
- Have a valid "weapons carry" permit
- Carry a handgun regardless of whether the handgun is concealed or not
- Are licensed to carry a weapon or handgun in another state and those laws recognize Georgia weapon carry license
- Have a valid fishing or hunting license
It is legal to own and possess a weapon in a person's home or place of business. However, a person needs a permit if they want to carry the weapon outside their home or office.
It is Illegal to Carry a Concealed Weapon without a Permit in Georgia
It is legal to own and possess a weapon in a person's home or place of business. However, a person needs a permit if they want to carry the weapon outside their home or office. In Atlanta, the law prohibits an individual from carrying a weapon under two circumstances.
The first circumstance is if they have a permit and need to go into a government building. Weapons are not allowed in any government building. The second circumstance is when the person does not have a permit to carry a weapon.
Georgia Prosecutors have to Prove a Person is Guilty of Violating the Carrying Concealed Weapons Law
A prosecutor has the job of proving beyond a reasonable doubt a defendant charged with violating the carrying concealed weapons law is guilty. The term "beyond a reasonable doubt" means a jury or judge must be completely convinced of the person's guilt.
Prosecutors do have help in the form of elements. Georgia has specific elements prosecutors must go by to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. These elements are like a guide and include the following:
- The defendant possessing the weapon outside their home or business
- Georgia law requires everyone who takes their weapons outside their home or business to have a permit.
- The defendant did not have a permit at the time they were arrested in Atlanta
Penalty for Carrying Concealed Weapon in Georgia
A person convicted of carrying a concealed weapon for the first time faces a misdemeanor punishment. This punishment is about 12 months in jail and $1,000 fine.
However, the penalty increases if they are charged and convicted a second time. Georgia considers it a second conviction if it happens for a second time within a five-year period. They will receive the felony punishment associated with the crime. The punishment is two to five years in state prison.
Yeargan & Kert, LLC will Defend You in Your Carrying Concealed Weapon Charge in Georgia
Georgia's carrying concealed weapon laws are complicated and confusing. You can have a weapon in your business or home, but cannot walk around with it outside unless you have a permit. You have the right to defend yourself against the charge.
Contact Yeargan & Kert, LLC for help. We are tough lawyers who will fight for you. You may have made a simple mistake. That mistake should not have permanent consequences. Contact Yeargan & Kert, LLC immediately for help with your case. We offer a free consultation, tough defense and positive ways to resolve your case.


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From the Cedar Park Police Department:
On 10/20/2014 at approximately 10:04 AM, Cedar Park Police Department responded to a report of disturbance at 2423 South Bell Boulevard at Virtue Day Habilitation. Upon arrival, officers determined a 62 year of age female had been assaulted. The female, Gracie Arguijo (W/F 04/16/52), had sustained serious bodily injury to her neck and head and received immediate medical attention. Officers quickly detained the suspect in the case.
The suspect was identified as Faulkner, Yancy Laurence (W/M 10/11/1976). Faulkner was charged and is currently being held in the Williamson County Jail for Injury to a Child, Elderly Individual, or Disabled Individual with Intentional Serious Bodily Injury. The charge is a 1st degree Felony and bond is currently set at $175,000.00.
On October 21, 2014, the victim, Gracie Arguijo, succumbed to her injuries. The Cedar Park Police Department is working closely with the Williamson County District Attorney's Office. At this time, no additional charges have been filed.


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On י״ז באייר ה׳תש״ע (April 30, 2010), in Shabbat, Sisterhood, Youth/Family, by admin
In America, a shul is more than just a place to pray and study. In our daily life we work and live on a daily basis with people of varying faiths and nationalities, the majority of restaurants are teeming with delicious looking treif, and just walking through the mall or watching TV we are bombarded […]
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Lag B'Omer is this Sunday May 2nd. A day for outdoor fun and events, here are some events happening in our area. Enjoy! Click here to download


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When it comes to chatbot building MobileMonkey (Link is a Live Chatbot) doesn't monkey around with features. This powerful Chatbot Building App has plenty of them and it's easy to use by pretty much anyone. You don't have to be a programmer to build a chatbot with MobileMonkey. In fact, it's a lot like creating a webpage and adding elements know as widgets to the page to create your perfect Facebook Messenger Chatbot.
If you aren't familiar with Chatbots and you have a Facebook Page you need to drop everything and continue reading. The chatbots are coming and you want to make sure your Facebook Page has a chatbot connected to Messenger. Keep in mind that Facebook Messenger is actively used by 1.2 billion humans worldwide each month. If you are not using chatbots you are leaving money on the table and leaving your current and potential customers hanging. Now you could automate your page with the basics that Facebook gives you under Page Settings. But when you connect MobileMonkey to your page you get a powerful chatbot marketing tool.
It's easy to build a basic Chatbot in about 15 minutes or less. But I personally recommend that you spend some time before you start building and layout how you want your bot to work.
Why Chatbots?
There are studies that show that consumers are more likely to purchase from businesses that use chatbots. Statistics show that 1.2 Billion actively use Facebook Messenger on their mobile devices each month. That's some serious reach for any business! You don't have to be a big business to have success with chatbots and MobilleMonkey makes it that much easier. Here are 5 reasons to consider a chatbot for your business small or large.
- Chatbots can help you quality potential customers by asking specific questions related to your business.
- Gain new users when they comment on your Facebook page posts.
- Chatbots can connect to your email marketing app and help you add more subscribers.
- Provide 24/7 customer support via your website with Facebook Customer Chat plugin.
- Chatbots on Facebook have been shown to increase sales. 1.2 Billion active Facebook Messenger users Worldwide.
Powerful MobileMonkey Features
As mentioned above MobileMonkey is easy to start building your chatbot. Here are a few of the powerful features you can expect when creating your chatbots.
Triggers – What do they do? Triggers are words or phrases that one might enter when interacting with your chatbot. It's like Artifical Intelligence and lets the bot know what to respond with or which "Page" in the bot the should be sent to.
Promoter – This feature gives you the ability to link to specific pages of your chatbot for marketing purposes, add a special Facebook Customer Chat widget to your website to allow a customer or potential customer engagement 24/7. Plus the last one with is a plugin that adds a checkbox to your website. When checked by the user they are giving you permission to allow the chatbot to engage with them. The last 2 add code to your website or if you are using WordPress there are WordPress Plugins that are available.
Connections – Connections just launched and allows you to connect your MobileMonkey chatbot to Zapier and then to 100's of other apps. I use it to connect Zapier to my ConvertKit account so I can add users of my Chatbots to my email list.
MobileMonkey Pricing
MobileMonkey makes it easy with just 3 Pricing Plans to choose from including a Free Plan. The MobileMonkey Free Plan allows you to deploy 1 chatbot at a time, store and connect with 100 users and is MobileMonkey branded like the image above and to the right.
The MobileMonkey Professional Plan is the same as the free plan. However, you get to store and connect with 1,000 users and $20/mo per 1,000 Contacts up to 10,000. In this plan, the MobileMonkey Branding is removed from your chatbot. $49/MO*
The last plan is the Team Plan and perfect for multiple users, agencies, and multiple websites. You are able to connect with 2000 users and the same per month pricing per 1,000 Contacts up to 10,000. $149/MO*
How to get MobileMonkey!
It's easy to get MobileMonkey. What do you need to get MobileMonkey? You just need a Facebook account and you should have a Facebook Page for your business. However, you can create one if you don't have one already. Just click the Sign Up For Free button below to get started and you'll have your first chatbot working in less than 15 minutes.
Learn More About MobileMonkey and Chatbots
I have a course on MobileMonkey coming out soon that will show you how to use MobileMonkey, give you examples of real-time bots, talk about chatbot marketing, and show you Chatbot directories and more. Would you like to be notified when the course launches? The 1st 10 to signup through the link before launch will receive free access to enroll in the course when it's ready.


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2008 Ch. Haut-Bages Libéral, Pauillac
Red | Ready, but will improve | Code: 1309 | 2008 | France > Bordeaux > Pauillac | Cab.Sauvignon Blend | Medium Bodied, Dry | 13.0 % alcohol
The moment we tasted Ch. Haut-Bages Libéral we were blown away by its sheer class and star quality. Having tasted in Pauillac all day, this was like a breath of fresh air and was, by a mile, the first wine to make our list of Top 10 Value wines to buy. With a beautiful mix of red and black fruit, this was complex, intense and powerful with a classic cedar nose, fine elegant tannins and chocolate complexity. Rounded off by a lovely juicy finish and smooth fruit, this blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot remains one of our favourite wines of the vintage.
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Scores and Reviews
The Wine Advocate
Wine Spectator
The Wine Advocate - Composed of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon and 32% Merlot, the earthy, spicy 2008 offers up notes of underbrush, red and black fruits and subtle smoke in its medium to full-bodied, solidly tannic, structured personality. It will benefit from 3-4 years of bottle age and keep for two decades.
Robert M. Parker, Jr. - 02/05/2011
Jancis - Very dark but healthy. Smells a bit like a Dão - something vaguely goaty! Sumptuous fruit and texture – black berries – what a lot of work has gone into this super-polished wine. Well done! Lots of interest but maybe could do with very slightly more freshness for an even higher score. Certainly makes a statement... Big and dense.
Jancis Robinson MW - jancisrobinson.com - Apr 09
Wine Spectator - Offers some blackberry on the nose and palate, with toasty oak and coffee bean character. Medium- to full-bodied, with fine tannins and a fruity finish. Well done.
James Suckling - Wine Spectator - Apr-2009
Parker - Composed of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon and 32% Merlot, the earthy, spicy 2008 offers up notes of underbrush, red and black fruits and subtle smoke in its medium to full-bodied, solidly tannic, structured personality. It will benefit from 3-4 years of bottle age and keep for two decades.
Robert Parker- Wine Advocate- May 2011
Decanter - Deep purple-red, fragrant, lifted Cabernet fruit, still a little green and slightly herbaceous on the palate, but has precision, purity, potential complexity and a good future.
Decanter - Apr-2009
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The Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon lends itself particularly well in blends with Merlot. This is actually the archetypal Bordeaux blend, though in different proportions in the sub-regions and sometimes topped up with Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot.
In the Médoc and Graves the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend can range from 95% (Mouton-Rothschild) to as low as 40%. It is particularly suited to the dry, warm, free- draining, gravel-rich soils and is responsible for the redolent cassis characteristics as well as the depth of colour, tannic structure and pronounced acidity of Médoc wines. However 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wines can be slightly hollow-tasting in the middle palate and Merlot with its generous, fleshy fruit flavours acts as a perfect foil by filling in this cavity.
In St-Emilion and Pomerol, the blends are Merlot dominated as Cabernet Sauvignon can struggle to ripen there - when it is included, it adds structure and body to the wine. Sassicaia is the most famous Bordeaux blend in Italy and has spawned many imitations, whereby the blend is now firmly established in the New World and particularly in California and Australia.
The Region
Pauillac is the aristocrat of the Médoc boasting boasting 75 percent of the region's First Growths and with Grand Cru Classés representing 84 percent of Pauillac's production.
For a small town, surrounded by so many familiar and regal names, Pauillac imparts a slightly seedy impression. There are no grand hotels or restaurants – with the honourable exception of the establishments owned by Jean-Michel Cazes – rather a small port and yacht harbour, and a dominant petrochemical plant.
Yet outside the town, , there is arguably the greatest concentration of fabulous vineyards throughout all Bordeaux, including three of the five First Growths. Bordering St Estèphe to the north and St Julien to the south, Pauillac has fine, deep gravel soils with important iron and marl deposits, and a subtle, softly-rolling landscape, cut by a series of small streams running into the Gironde. The vineyards are located on two gravel-rich plateaux, one to the northwest of the town of Pauillac and the other to the south, with the vines reaching a greater depth than anywhere else in the Médoc.
Pauillac's first growths each have their own unique characteristics; Lafite Rothschild, tucked in the northern part of Pauillac on the St Estèphe border, produces Pauillac's most aromatically complex and subtly-flavoured wine. Mouton Rothschild's vineyards lie on a well-drained gravel ridge and - with its high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon - can produce (in its best years) Pauillac's most decadently rich, fleshy and exotic wine.
Latour, arguably Bordeaux's most consistent First Growth, is located in southern Pauillac next to St Julien. Its soil is gravel-rich with superb drainage, and Latour's vines penetrate as far as five metres into the soil. It produces perhaps the most long-lived wines of the Médoc.
Recommended Châteaux
Ch. Lafite-Rothschild, Ch. Latour, Ch. Mouton-Rothschild, Ch. Pichon-Longueville Baron, Ch. Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Ch. Lynch-Bages, Ch. Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Ch, Pontet-Canet, Les Forts de Latour, Ch. Haut-Batailley, Ch. Batailley, Ch. Haut-Bages Libéral.
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10th Fleet (SLDF)
Sarna News
|Tenth Fleet
|Unit Profile (as of 2765)
|Parent Formation
|SLDF Naval Command
The Tenth Fleet was a part of the Star League Defense Force Naval Command.[1] It was stationed in the Outworlds Alliance.[2]
Despite the peaceful nature of the Outworlds Alliance's population, the Tenth Fleet was kept very busy by the prominence of bandits, raiders, and pirates from around the state. These issues were made worse by the fact that the SLDF only had three corps inside the Alliance's borders, leaving the Tenth to pick up the slack. The Tenth Fleet's headquarters was on Quatre Belle, and in 2730 the Tenth fleet began conducting more frequent patrols of the Alliance's borders with the Federated Suns and Draconis Combine.[2]
As the Periphery Uprising began, Admiral Isla Firova's position as commanding officer of the Tenth Fleet attracted criticism once combat actions began, due to Firova being a native of the Magistracy of Canopus. In defiance of intimations that Firova's loyalties were conflicted, General Aleksandr Kerensky chose to keep Firova in place, and his decision was subsequently vindicated by the combat record earned by the Tenth during both the Periphery Uprising and the subsequent Amaris Civil War.[1]
|Commanding Officers of the 10th Fleet (SLDF)
|Isla Firova
- Admiral Isla Firova commanded the Tenth Fleet from the WarShip SLS Drakon.[1][2]
Composition History[edit]
The Tenth Fleet was comprised of four active squadrons immediately prior to the Amaris Civil War:[2]
- 101st Reconnaissance Squadron (Puddle Jumpers)[2]
- CO: Vice Admiral Oskar Petrovich
- 102nd Escort Squadron (Wings Over Georgia)[2]
- CO: Vice Admiral Petra Levanon
- 103rd Pursuit Squadron (Vapor Trails)[2]
- Lead Ship: SLS John Paul Jones - CO: Vice Admiral Corinne Loepp
- 104th Interdiction Squadron[2]
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Childhood excursions usually involve seaside trips and visits to the park, but for Dorothy Kirkwood, daughter of the founder of the RGI Kelly Gallery, one of her most enduring memories is accompanying her father on his search for a suitable site to house the Burrell Collection.
Given that Dorothy's father was John Donald (Jack) Kelly CBE, who as City Treasurer of Glasgow Corporation (1949-1952), was instrumental in bringing Dali's Christ of St John on the Cross to Glasgow, it is not surprising that she grew up in such an public spirited and culturally rich environment.
"My father was a chartered accountant but was always interested in promoting cultural pursuits and the arts," explained Dorothy during a recent visit to the gallery which bears JD Kelly's name. "He was the son of Sir Thomas Kelly who was Lord Provost of Glasgow, and from 1935 my father represented the Kelvinside ward.
"It was in his role as city treasurer that my father persuaded Glasgow council to spend £8000 on the purchase of Dali painting. He was also convener of the corporation special committee on the housing of the Burrell Collection, and I remember as a youngster going round Dougalston in Milngavie with to find a suitable place for the Burrell."
JD Kelly was a man whose public service was described as a combination of business leadership, coupled with a high sense of citizenship and a love of the arts. He was awarded the CBE in 1953, and five years later when he became the seventh winner of the £1000 St Mungo Prize awarded to the person doing most good for the city, he expressed a wish that the money should be used to promote art.
It was as RGI President that 'Gentleman John' spurred on the development of the Institute in 1965 with his generous gift of the JD Kelly Gallery in Douglas Street. At a time when such spaces were rare and oversubscribed, he wanted to encourage individual artists by giving them the opportunity to mount small exhibitions.
"I remember being with him at the opening of the gallery with what seemed like the entire art world in attendance," recalls Dorothy. "My father wanted to encourage young artists and help set them on the road which he is why he particularly wanted a small gallery.
"The great thing is that it is not just for famous artists, but new graduates and emerging talent. This gallery was one of the first of its kind and inspired on a lot of people to do the same thing. My father was always very proud of the Kelly and enjoyed his visits to the gallery."
As well as his association with various philanthropic and charitable bodies JD Kelly was also a member of the Scottish Committee of the Arts Council and director of what was then known at the SNO Ltd.
"Until they built a lovely house in Killearn in 1961, my father and mother Christina lived in the west end of Glasgow. The first painting he bought was one by Leslie Hunter for which I believe he paid £100, and that was the start of him building up a collection of the work of Scottish Colourists.
"As my father's eyesight was quite poor, it was somehow appropriate that he liked the Scottish Colourists because of their vibrant colours; he certainly passed on his love of art to me.
"He was Chairman of the governors of the Glasgow School of Art when he died at the age of 71 in 1969. I often wondered how he found any free time as he did so much, and even wrote and adapted plays for the BBC."
JD Kelly did not live to see the fulfillment of his dream of the housing of the Burrell Collection, but it was partly to due to his vision and commitment that Glasgow has become the city of culture it is today.
With new curator Lynne MacKenzie, the Kelly Gallery continues to be a regular drop-in destination for art lovers, and it seems fitting that his only daughter should be one of the many who enjoy the regular exhibitions, talks and events.
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Keep up with essential planning news and commentary, delivered to your inbox every Monday and Thursday.
Forty so-called Tier 4 locomotives, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency designation requiring a dramatic reduction in particulate and nitrogen oxide emissions, will be joining Metrolink's fleet covering 512 track miles in six counties.
Los Angeles Times
According to a new EIA report, the cost advantages of liquefied natural gas make it an attractive alternative to diesel fuel for major U.S. freight railroad companies. Hybrid diesel-electric locomotives on order for 5 states will power HSR routes.
Progressive Railroading
A $226 million contract to build 32 higher speed diesel locomotives, capable of reaching 125 mph, was awarded to the team of the German conglomerate, Siemens AG and Indiana-based engine maker Cummins, Inc over Peoria, Ill. based Caterpillar, Inc.
The Wall Street Journal - Business
Why is Amtrak spending $500 million on new locomotives for the Northeast Corridor that are "fat, expensive and slow"? Americans have the the Federal Railroad Administration's "globally-unique crash safety standards" to thank.
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A collection of potent metaphors reflecting the current state of the US economy. Reminders are always beneficial for those who are aware. While I do not subscribe to all of Schiff's views he's core direction in terms of promoting gold, silver, oil and foreign currencies against the US dollar is something which most apt investors are attuned to.
Some of the quotes:
"They might as well nominate my six year to be treasury secretary. At least he would play with his toys instead of screwing up the economy."
"We've just been going on a consumption binge, where we borrow money like drunken sailors from the rest of the world, and blow it!"
"The American did nothing all day but sun himself on the beach, he had a service economy!"
"The boom is the problem, the bust is the solution."
"The government is like a kid experimenting with a chemistry set, and eventually they are going to blow us all up."
Best quote:
"If a kid tells his teacher he has a straight A policy, but he skips class and he doesn't study, he's not going to get A's just by saying he has a policy. The treasury can say they've got a strong dollar policy all they want but if we've got Ben Bernanke debasing the money it is going to go down."


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The Voyage of the Cormorant: A Memoir of the Changeable Sea by Christian Beamish (Patagonia published paperback book/also available as an ebook, $9.95)
Christian Beamish built a boat in his garage and set off to find surf along the coast of Baja. He tells of his adventures in The Voyage of the Cormorant, and the reader finds out what happens when vision meets reality.
"In an era of hyperbolic 'adventure,' where social media posts trump any desire for real personal growth, Christian Beamish's The Voyage of the Cormorant is a true beacon of light. The voyage was funded by his day job, the boat built with his own hands, and the sizable risks he took were his alone to ponder. Beamish sets sail with waypoints that are as internal as they are geographical, and his prose is honest and captivating. This book will inspire anyone who has ever dreamed of simply unplugging." -- Chris Malloy, author and director
Christian Beamish, a former editor at The Surfer's Journal, envisioned a low-tech, self-reliant exploration for surf along the coast of North America, using primarily clothes and instruments available to his ancestors, and the 18-foot boat he would build by hand in his garage. How the vision met reality -- and how the two came to shape each other -- places The Voyage of the Cormorant in the great American tradition of tales of life at sea, and what it has to teach us.
- 328 pages, with full-color illustrations throughout
- Dimensions: 5 ½" X 8 ¼"
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LARRY P. TORREY, 75, of Council Bluffs (1-14-12)
January 10th, 2012 by Jim Field
LARRY P. TORREY, 75, of Council Bluffs died Sunday, January 8 at the Risen Son Christian Village. Funeral services for Larry P. Torrey will be held on Saturday, January 14 at 10:30 am in the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.
Visitation will be Saturday from 8:30 am to 10:30 am at the funeral home.
Burial in the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca.
Larry P. Torrey is survived by:
Wife: Fran
3 Sons: Robert Torrey of Anchorage, AK; David Torrey of Council Bluffs; Jerry (Kim) Torrey of Council Bluffs
2 Daughters: Di (John) Toupal of Braham, MN; Deb Torrey of Omaha
Brother: Bill (Joanne) Torrey of Marco Island, FL
3 Grandchildren


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Building Kites, Fixing Bikes: How Greg Kono Started the West Seattle Fixers Collective
Two big storms—first snow, then ice—hit Seattle in two days last month. 200,000 people lost power. Several major roads were cut off. A man riding an ATV was killed by a falling tree.
The next morning, branches and leaves littered Greg Kono's yard. Armed with only a pair of pruning shears, he braved the cold to tackle the mess. But before he could cut the tree limbs into a more manageable size, his shears broke: a little plastic piece that sat between the blades and the handle to prevent the shears from over-closing snapped off.
The following Thursday, he brought the broken shears with him to a three-story brick building not far from his house. The building, which was the Cooper Elementary School for most of the last century, bears traces of its scholastic history. Tall sash windows divide the brick facade into neat, even rectangles, and inspire visions of uniformed hordes of children playing hopscotch on the sidewalk outside. Today, the bricks house an artists' colony, a nature conservation organization, and a performing arts non-profit, all part of the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. Greg and his shears arrived at the Center that evening in search of a slightly more practical (though no less creative) offering—the West Seattle Fixers Collective, where he joined five other repair-minded people in a room full of tools, talking shop and fixing stuff.
Greg didn't intend to start an organization. He'd spent almost twenty years moving around the west coast: studying environmental design and sculpture, building traditional Japanese kites out of bamboo and paper, and designing exhibits at children's museums. A year ago, he'd just settled into a job designing exhibits at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle.
But one day last spring, a friend sent him an article about the New York Fixers Collective, thinking it sounded like Greg.
Greg grew up fixing stuff himself. His parents, two older brothers, and both sets of grandparents lived and worked together on a 25-acre farm in Sacramento. His grandparents had been in a Japanese internment camp during World War II and didn't have a lot of money. So, out of necessity, they'd always taught their children and grandchildren that you must repair and keep the tools that you have. His grandfather made furniture out of old produce boxes, beautifully put together.
In their free time, Greg and his brothers would hang out and tinker in the garage—his brother basically taught himself how to weld, making cool candle holders and welding holes in soup cans. Greg learned a lot by watching. Sometimes they'd make model rockets. "Luckily, we didn't blow our hands off," he laughs.
When he read about the idea of a collaborative repair community, he thought it sounded great. He'd been tossing around ideas about new projects for the Science Center. So he contacted the Fixers Collective in Brooklyn and started to dream of something similar in his neighborhood.
Serendipitously, at about the same time, he read an article about a do-it-yourself community closer to home: the West Seattle Tool Library, a Sustainable West Seattle project that collects and loans out 1,500 hand and power tools for everything from car repair to gardening, had just moved into a larger space at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. Greg happened to be living in Youngstown, so all the pieces began to fit together.
In April 2011, he called Patrick Dunn, the manager of the Tool Library, to pitch the idea of a Fixers Collective. He imagined that the Tool Library might want to organize a collective themselves. When he described his vision, however, Patrick—who Greg describes as a "really optimistic, easy-going, gung-ho, ready to go type of person"—got really excited and suggested that Greg begin organizing it himself. Patrick said, "Do it! When can you start? How about you come next week to our farmer's market?"
Though initially overwhelmed by the idea of starting his own organization, he was inspired by Patrick's enthusiasm, and decided, "Yeah, sure, I can do this." He began working with Patrick and Micah Summers, another Tool Library manager, to get all their ducks in a row. It took a couple of months to get the workshop area and the tool library organized, so the new Tool Library and the Fixers Collective launched together last June.
Since then, they have been meeting every other Thursday and have fixed all kinds of things—two KitchenAid mixers, countless bikes, and even an antique dental drill. (If you're in the area, come on by—starting March 1st, every first Thursday will be a bike-themed fixing workshop.) Visitors are welcome to bring their own bikes for maintenance or repair, but they'll also be working on adding 18 speeds to an old fixed gear bicycle, so people can get comfortable with the tools without the fear of messing up their own equipment.
The Fixers Collective and Tool Library will have booths at Seattle's first miniature Maker Faire and the Seattle Science Festival, both of which will be at the Seattle Center June 2-3.
Fixers collectives inspire and incentivize people to repair. Greg explains, "I could do my own stuff at home, but you learn different approaches, different ways, when you see how other people fix things. And they encourage you, too."
The collaborative atmosphere kicked into gear when Greg settled in to repair the pruning shears he broke during the storm cleanup. He had planned to pound down the shears' rivets, drill a new hole, and bolt on a new piece of plastic. When Micah heard the plan, he said, "Why do all that work when you could just weld a piece on?" So they pulled out the welder and got to work. By the end of the night, Greg's shears were fixed.
This is the third post in a series of posts profiling collaborative repair communities around the globe. We're building a database of repair communities on our iFixit Teams page. Here is the West Seattle Tool Library's page. If you know of any repair communities you think we should write about, let us know.


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An ocean inhabitant whose venom outweighs any land animal's, the tiny blue-ringed octopus contains enough venom to kill ten adult humans, all weighing a healthy 75kg.
The main aggressor in this venom is tetrodotoxin, an extremely potent neurotoxin that still has no antivenom available. Within 10-15 minutes numbness occurs around the mouth followed by a creeping paralysis that without CPR and life supporting machines, ultimately leads to death as the lungs collapse and the brain is starved of oxygen.
So yes, it's pretty freakin' venomous – but why?
Very recently, I was speaking to someone about these octopuses (Hapalochlaena spp.) when they remarked "it just seems unreasonable, something so small being so venomous", and while yes they are small (the largest of three confirmed species only reaches 20cm in length), a small size is often why being venomous can be so beneficial.
Tricky Prey
Small animals with a taste for tricky-to-catch prey usually can't rely on strength and stature to win their meal. Introduce deadly venom to the mix however, and the playing field begins to level.
So is the case for a blue-ringed octopus; who, small and soft-bodied, needs to use extreme caution around the claws of the crabs it likes to eat. Their strong venom is essential to immobilise this prey so they can chomp away in safety.
As a general rule, the more difficult to handle, the more resistant or the larger the prey animal, the stronger the dose of venom dished out by the predator.
Venom Costs
Delivering venom however, is not just costly to the victim. Venoms are rich in proteins and require a lot of energy from the predator to produce. This is why many snakes sometimes give 'dry bites' where no venom is delivered and why some species have got rid of venom altogether. For example uloborid spiders are no longer venomous and kill only by wrapping prey in silk.
So maybe these octopuses are so venomous, yet so small, because they trade energy spent growing big, into energy spent housing venom. They are some of the smallest octopus species known and by far the most venomous.
And even though they don't make the tetrodotoxin in their venom per se (bacteria living inside them produce it instead), there could still be considerable costs maintaining a relationship with the bacteria and in making sure they're physiologically immune to the toxins they produce.
Eight-arms Race
Finally, the blue-ringed octopus may seem unreasonably venomous to us, because we haven't evolved alongside it fighting in an 'arms race'. This race describes the long-term battle between the blue-ringed octopus and its prey, where their venom grows increasingly strong over time in response to any increased resistance in their prey.
By not being a part of this race, it's like our bodies have entered an exam unprepared. We missed all the lectures and sit the tetrodotoxin test without any prior knowledge on how to cope. Unsurprisingly, we do not pass.
Take green turtles too; despite sharing the same ocean space with one species of blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata), they're not part of their diet and accidentally swallowing one also results in death.
What green turtles can eat however, are box jellyfish! Although another incredibly deadly animal to us, the many millions of years green turtles have been eating jellyfish have seen them win this arms race, and evolve resistance to the box jellyfish's powerful sting.
So is it their tricky-to-catch prey, their small size or the effect of their eight-arms race that make the blue-ringed octopus seem so ridiculously venomous? I can't say for sure, but most likely it's a combination of all these factors – and more!
What I will say is don't touch a blue-ringed octopus.
With an outcome of body paralysis and possible death, I think we can all agree it's best to leave that Viking-strong venom for the crabs, hey?
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George Hale, my son's fellow Woodrow Wilson High School alum who was evacuated from Beirut yesterday, was on Larry King Live last night, just as I said he would be. And he did Woodrow proud.
George, a student at George Washington University in D.C., was in Lebanon studying when the bombs and rockets started flying. Larry interviewed him after he got out. I think I heard Larry say George was in Salonika, Greece.
George was so great. Larry kept tossing him these TV set-up lines in hopes George would start wailing and rending his garments the way TV always tries to get people to do. But George was too cool for that fool. Their exchange is after the jump. --Jim Schutze Larry: "How did you get out, George?"
George: "A Norwegian crate ferry, yesterday morning, about 24 hours ago."
Larry: "Did you think you weren't going to make it?"
George, with a smile and a shrug: "No. We knew we were going to make it."
Larry: "How bad was it when you were there?"
George: "Uh, well, there were bombings the two nights I was in Beirut, but we moved to a northern suburb in Jounieh and Jubayl, and it was a lot less intense there. We could hear things in the distance, but it was nothing like Beirut."
Larry: "How will you get home?"
George: "Lufthansa changed my flight. They're going to fly out on Friday. It's really no big deal. That was the easy part."
Larry: "Could you see yourself going back to Beirut?"
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George: "Sure, once this is all over. It's an amazing place. I've never seen anything quite like it, before last Tuesday. It's an amazing place. I hope to come back when this is all over."
Larry, with a chuckle: "Thanks, George. George Hale. He made it out."
My son was visiting from Austin, and we watched it together. We both agreed George knew exactly what they wanted him to do, and he wasn't playing along.
He's Woodrow, man. Beirut was nothing like Woodrow.


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Prisoners Custody Journey
At HMP & YOI Doncaster we aim to provide a safe, secure and decent environment for all of the prisoners in our care. Both adults and young adults follow the same journey from remand to conviction to release.
Prisoners live in units of approximately 90 prisoners where they are encouraged to take responsibility for themselves and their possessions. There is a mix of single and double cells at Doncaster and these are allocated as a result of the assessments carried out with each prisoner and progress on the Incentives & Earned Privileges Scheme.
Furniture in cells
Prisoners have their own bed, chair and some space to store personal belongings. All have toilets that are screened and washing facilities.
Prisoners have in-cell telephones, which they can use for outgoing calls to approved numbers only (incoming calls are not allowed) and they may rent a television for their cell subject to reaching the appropriate level on the Incentives & Earned Privileges Scheme.
The prison has 3 residential Houseblocks, each divided into 4 wings.
- Houseblock 1 houses Sex Offenders and Vulnerable Prisoners.
- Houseblock 2 houses adults and young adults.
- Houseblock 3 is the First Night Centre and 2 Substance Misuse Units.
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It's a runway… no, it's a bike path… no, it's a skate park… no, it's Berlin, Germany's Tempelhof airport! Since May, the 950-acre swath of land outside of the closed-down airport has served as a huge public park, attracting just as many playing adults as playing children—if not more.
The often windy conditions and decisive lack of trees make the airport-turned-park an ideal location for kite fliers and kite surfers. Meanwhile, skaters and bikers coast down the runways and picnickers lounge on the surrounding grassy expanses.
Starting in 2013, Berlin plans to invest $48 million in the airstrip to house the 2017 International Garden Exhibition, meaning that most of it will be replanted and landscaped. Some residents wish the city would just leave the park alone, insisting that people are enjoying it as is.
That much is clear. Whether or not you agree with the planned renovations, it's heartening to see Berliners young and old flocking to a shared outdoor space and playing away their afternoons:
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Parklane Capital is pleased to report the sale of Rindchen's Weinkontor to Schloss Wachenheim AG. The company acquires a majority share.
• Strategic Partnership: Multichannel providers with the highly attractive product range
• "Germany's best wine retailer international" for the seventh time in a row
• Increase of real net output ratio and optimal complementation of existing business areas
As of July 1st 2017, Schloss Wachenheim AG acquires a majority share in Rindchen's Weinkontor GmbH & Co. KG
The wine merchant based in Bönningstedt near Hamburg sells its products in its own wine shops and partner shops, online and via system partnerships, and also as a partner of restaurants and specialist traders. "We are very pleased about the future collaboration with the distinguished and outstanding wine and sales specialists of Rindchen's. For us, the acquisition of shares means the perfect asset to our existing business and a meaningful increase of our real net output ratio", says CEO Oliver Gloden. A comparable project has already been successfully realized with Schloss Wachenheim's acquisition of AMBRA S.A. in Poland.
With sales of around €20m and a portfolio of >800 wines from >250 national and international wine producers, Rindchen's Weinkontor is one of the leading wine retailers in Germany. The previous owners and founders, Gerd and Christine Rindchen, remain in responsible positions and will continue to be employed as minority shareholders in the company. Gerd Rindchen:"With Schloss Wachenheim AG, we have found the ideal partner for a strategic alliance to systematically expand and grow our business. After more than 40 years of self-employment, it was crucial to us to find a partner that will sustain the company's structure and guarantee the continued employment of our colleagues. Furthermore, Schloss Wachenheim provides Rindchen's with valuable synergies to further strengthen our procurement, product development and communication skills on both a national and international level."
High purchasing competence and quality are the hallmarks of Rindchen's wines. The retailer operates with approximately 100 employees in 13 wine shops in the larger Hamburg region and Munich as well as in 8 partner shops and its online shop www.rindchen.de. Rindchen's particular strength lies in its purchasing department: The customers are delighted by the frequent discovery of otherwise unknown wines to attractive prices. In 2017, Rindchen's once again received the title "Germany's best wine retailer international". This year for the seventh time in a row, Rindchen's thus further establishes its reputation as the best price-pleasure ratio (as Rindchen's prefers to call its price-performance ratio) for wine in Germany.
Schloss Wachenheim AG is one of the world's largest suppliers of sparkling wines and other alcoholic and non-alcoholic wines. The product portfolio of the group of companies includes international brands such as Faber, LIGHT live and Robby Bubble (Germany), Charles Volner, Muscador and Opéra (France), Cin&Cin, Dorato and Cydr Lubelski (Poland). The Group is represented in six countries with its own companies in Germany, France, Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic, the United States and Slovakia. The total turnover of Schloss Wachenheim AG amounted €293.2m.
About Parklane Capital
Parklane Capital is an independent M&A and corporate finance boutique for growth companies in the technology, internet and media sector. Parklane Capital has successfully advised clients on over 100 transactions, including cross-border deals with eBay, Time Warner, Experian, DMGT and Mitsui.
The partners of Parklane Capital have all previously founded and built numerous successful companies. Based on over 15 years of experience in the technology sector, the team understands the clients' business models as well as their strategic and operational requirements.


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Wheatgrass seed is the embryo form of the common wheat plant often grown for health food purposes. People use these seeds for growing wheatgrass at home. Once grown, the plant is used for wheatgrass juice, smoothies, and other recipes featuring superfoods.
Unlike wheat malt, wheatgrass is typically sold as a fresh product. Some sellers also market freeze-dried wheatgrass. Many health conscious people believe that fresh wheatgrass provides the most health benefits, and opt to grow their own from wheatgrass seed, rather than purchasing it from a health food store.
Growing wheatgrass is considered a simple process. Seeds should be soaked in water for up to 12 hours prior to planting in a starter soil mixture. Wheatgrass typically sprouts within 10 days, though it is recommended to wait to harvest the plant until it is at least 7 inches (18 cm) tall. People who grow wheatgrass seed should be wary of a mold that can grow when seeds do not germinate.
Hydroponic sprouting mechanisms are popular in growing wheatgrass seed. These methods allow growers to avoid using soil, which can be messy when harvesting the wheatgrass. Small, shallow trays are also often employed when growing wheatgrass seed in the home in order to yield a densely-packed supply of the plant in a small area.
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Many aficionados of this health food choose not to grow the plant from wheatgrass seed at home. Though wheatgrass is considered a fast-growing plant, making products from it requires a dense supply of the food that some people do not have room to grow. Instead, they may opt to purchase convenience products, such as powder or juice. Health spas, fitness centers, and juice bars may also vend fresh wheatgrass products. Those who wish to occasionally blend their own products from a raw supply can usually buy fresh wheatgrass supplies from a health food store as well.
Slowly-grown plants from wheatgrass seed are considered to be the most nutritionally potent form of the plant. While wheatgrass growers who have plenty of growing room can sell such plants, many fans of the product cannot. Some drinkers of wheatgrass products may choose to buy their wheatgrass already-grown rather than cultivating it at home for this reason as well.
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@fBoyle-- Absolutely, I buy wheatgrass seeds for my cat. You just need to mix them into soil, add a little bit of water, put it somewhere with sunlight and wait for them to grow. It takes between 7-10 days.
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Can I use wheatgrass seeds to grow grass for my cats? Has anyone done this before?
My cats go through cat grass very quickly. I just bought a cat grass kit two weeks ago and all the grass is gone already. I think it will be cheaper if I get cat grass seeds and plant them. I checked the type of seeds that were used in the kit and wheatgrass was one of them.
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I bought a wheatgrass grower set last month because I love wheatgrass juice. It was costing too much to buy it from a juice bar several times a week, so I decided to grow it at home.
I first tried the set without soil, I used paper towels instead as instructed. But it didn't work too well. Most of the seeds did not germinate, they became moldy and the ones that did germinate took forever to grow. Now, I've switched to regular soil and everything looks great. My organic wheatgrass seeds have all sprouted and they will be ready to cut and juice soon.
If anyone is planning on buying wheatgrass seeds to grow at home, I recommend using good old soil for it.
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Hey everyone,
By now we are closed already for the monsoon 2017/18. At this point we wanna thank you all our customers and instructors for your support. Without all of you it wouldn't have been such a successful season. We are proud that our regular and new customers put their trust in us and we do our best to meet their expectations.
The monsoon has been pretty consistent and the conditions were most of the time perfect for beginners of all levels.
There is nothing much left to say beside the fact that we are already looking forward to a new season with all of you. Meanwhile have a great "summer season" & enjoy whatever you do!
We will be open for bookings for the next surf season by July. For updates please check our website regularly. For any inquiries you can get in touch with us via email at firstname.lastname@example.com
Thank you & jumpa lagi!
Good Afternoon to all,
We are facing the last corner of the monsoon season 2017/18 by now and we are glad that our customers on the last February weekend had gentle waves to play with. Especially for the kids it is important that the conditions are not too rough. Beside a French family, we had some Germans,Chile, local Chinese from KL and a girl from Finland.
As it is towards end of Monsoon the weather is mostly hot and sunny. At the moment we are waiting for the most probably last swell of the season. It is expected to come in by Thursday and should last throughout the weekend, hopefully until middle of next week. After that the sea will be calm and the surfboards can rest until the new season will start in November again. So for those, who don't want to wait until the end of the year to get to know what it means to ride a wave, better hurry up and book your package or surf lessons for this coming weekend asap.
For any inquiries please contact us via email at email@example.com or give us a quick phone call under 012-9337590.
We are looking forward to close up the season together with you…so hopefully see you around in these couple of days!
Cheratingpoint surf school Team
Good day to all,
The Chinese New Year Week started for us from Wednesday onwards. We were blessed with really good waves for beginners and all our customers really enjoyed the good surf conditions beside the friendly sunny weather. Our students were "mixed" as usual, some locals, some Japanese, some expats from Singapore and KL and even from the far end of Scandinavia-Finland.
Beside surf classes we had a lot of people who just rented a board to play with the waves on their own. The surf point was definitely busy one more time this season. We are happy and thankful to look back at the surf season and especially the festive season (Christmas, New Year, Thaipusam and Chinese New Year) where so many people, who wanted to try surfing, found their way to us. We like to share the fun and experience of playing with the waves, no matter at which age – from small to the elderly generation – it's never too late!
This coming weekend might me the last swell for the season. So if you're interested, better pack your stuff and come over to explore what it really means to ride a wave! We are waiting here to welcome you! Just give us a call (012-9337590) or drop us an email at firstname.lastname@example.com
Some shots from the weekdays and weekend action.
Good morning to all,
It's been a while since our last update. Apologies for that, but it's been some busy weeks for us. The new swell which came in after Christmas was really constant and lasted throughout the New Year. We had lots of students, lessons and board rentals during this period. We are trying our best in what we are doing, and thank's to all our customers who are coming back again and again and the newcomers of course as well.
By now half of the monsoon season has passed by already and the rest of January will be over soon as well. Without noticing the time is moving on so quick. Nevertheless there will be still a few more swells to go before the surf season 2017/18 gonna come to an end. So don't forget to sign up with us here at Cheratingpoint surf school.
This year it is our 10 years anniversary since we founded Cheratingpoint those days. And we are really grateful for what we are today! Who would have expected that when we started some surfboard rental, with just 4 boards by the way, back in 2008. All these years we went through so far, have been really good and we met a lot of interesting, funny, kind and determined people who came to us to become part of the malaysian surf experience. We love our line and also in the future we will just concentrate on what we're good at: surf packages, surf lessons and surf photography. People come to us from all over the world to learn surfing in Cherating – thank you for that guys. It's really amazing! So come and join us, as the monsoon not gonna last long anymore! Just drop us an email or give us a quick call, we're here to serve you accordingly to your needs.
Have a great week & see you guys sooner or later around!
Cheratingpoint surf school team.
Morning Every one,
Been more then a month we open now and it look like non stop with our surf lesson everyday no mater weekdays or weekend.Been running well since re-opening with few good swell as well.Look like new solid ground swell is rolling-in in this few days starting from (18thDecember 2017).We had lot's of fun time with all our student and most of them heading back home with big smile on the face.As you know that we here to share "Malaysian surfing experience" .As I personally will do all the theory/lesson in class.
Lot's of good swell expecting to be rolling-in now through Christmas .Dont forget to enrol with us, as monsoon season not gonna last long.For more detail please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com
ZairilZainal – Founder Cheratingpoint surf school
Weekend and weekdays 9-10thDecember 2017 Photo's
Hi to all,
Today, 8th December 2017: The new swell's already in. It looks like as if we will have a really good surf session throughout the entire weekend. The peak will be expected on Saturday. We've been really busy the last 2 weekends, since we re-opened for the new season. We were packed with lessons that our students already pre-booked in advance.
Every day at the moment we are running classes, no matter weekdays or weekends. It's great to see "old" faces from the previous years and meet up new faces who want to become engaged with surfing as well. The respond and feedback we get shows us that we are on the right track to share our passion with everybody who wanna try and find out about the feeling of riding waves.
For those who are still uncertain if you should come over or not, just give it a try! Never try, never know. And even if it will be just a one time experience, the memory nobody can take away from you. If you get hooked up with this sport, better prepare yourself for a life finding every possible gap to escape to the seaside.
We are looking forward to welcome you here & waiting for any kind of inquiries which we can help you out with. Just drop us an email at email@example.com
Meanwhile have a great weekend & see around sooner or later!
Photos from the last 2 weekends 25-26th Nov and 2nd-3rd December 2017
Good morning all,
The Monsoon season 2017/2018 has officially started a few weeks ago. Small swells are already hitting the coast of Malaysia, what is normal for the early season. Whereby there will be lots of small waves, what is really good for beginners that have never surfed before. Cheratingpoint surf school officially opened back on 13th November 2017 . This weekend looking good. We're hoping to be blessed again with lots of good swells and good times this monsoon season.
Cheratingpoint has been established in 2008, the oldest surf school in Cherating and by now as well the biggest one in Malaysia. Our instructors are well trained and willed to share their own surfing knowledge with you. We make an adventure out of your first surfing experience and while being professional at the same time we don't miss out on the fun part. Even after your lesson you can hang out with us and get the village vibes! Sharing is caring and if we can make you smile at the end of the day our job is done. You will be taking back home a sweet memory of this place and this is all what we are aiming for! So please come over and check it out by yourself!
"The only surf school with updated website in Malaysia"
Eine neue Saison steht vor der Tür und wir freuen uns ebenso auf unsere internationalen Gäste aus der ganzen Welt! Cherating bietet optimale Bedingungen für Surfanfänger, keine Korallen, Point Break, lange Wellen und eine freundliche Surf Community. Gerne teilen wir unsere langjährige Erfahrung und geben auch über die Surfstunden hinaus einen Einblick in's Dorfleben. Cherating ist definitiv ein Ort, an dem man länger als geplant verweilen kann. Hat einen der "Dorf-Spirit" erst einmal eingefangen dann lässt er einen nicht mehr los! Life is simple: Surf, eine gute Zeit mit guten Leuten & Zeit zum relaxen! Was will man mehr?!? Findet es selbst heraus…wir freuen uns auf Eure Anfragen per Email oder via whats app.
As for those who wanna get detailed information, feel free to call us at +60129337590 or email us at email@example.com
Looking forward to see you guys at the line up, book now coz the monsoon season only lasts till March!!
Zairil Zainal,
Founder Cheratingpoint surf school, Established 2008
Cheratingpoint surf school introduces our new surf package at Ku Mimi Cablet, formerly known as "Mimis Guest House and Lilo's". This package is good for those who want to have the "all inclusive deal" – surf lessons + accommodation + 3 meals per day. Nothing to worry about anymore…just surf, the rest will be arranged for you!
Breakfast will be at LOCA Cafe before your surf lessons every morning. It comes along with a standard western breakfast with freshly grounded coffee. Who wouldn't mind to have a good coffee early in the morning! After that you will proceed for your first surf lesson (theory and awareness) before you will hit the water.
Lunch and dinner will be arranged at Ku Mimi Cablet for you…some local tasty food. Special menu requests can be ordered in advance (e.g. Vegetarian etc.).
If you will be coming in a group with a minimum of 4 people we can arrange your lunch as well directly on the beach if the weather is suitable (picnic).
Surf Newcomer Full board : Ku Mimi Cablet 2N + 3 surf lessons (Including breakfast, lunch and dinner)
Normal Fan Room Surf Package
1 Pax : RM 749.00 (weekdays), RM 769.00 (weekend), RM 789.00 (Public Holidays)
2 Pax and above (double occupancy in 1 room) :
Per person: RM 619.00 (weekdays), RM 629.00 (weekend), RM 639.00 (Public Holidays)
Air condition Room Surf Package
1 Pax : RM 809.00 (weekdays), RM 829.00 (weekend), RM 869.00 (Public Holidays)
2 Pax and above (double occupancy in 1 room) :
Per person: RM 649.00 (weekdays), RM 659.00 (weekend), RM 679.00 (Public Holidays)
For more details on our surf packages : http://cheratingpoint.com/our-surf-packages/
Impressions of Ku Mimi Cablet Cherating:
Dear Customers,
The surf season in Cherating Malaysia is around the corner. We would like to inform you that Cheratingpoint surf school will be re-open for Business from 1st November 2017 . If you are interested in our surf packages, lessons, board rental and accommodation in Cherating, just write us an Email or Whats apps!. We are looking forward to booked/arrange your surf experience upon your needs. Let's hope for a good surf season & see you around! Stay tuned with our website or follow us on Facebook. stay tuned for More updates coming as soon as the monsoon Season 2017/2018 start "KICKING OFF" . Hope to see you guys soon!
INTRODUCING "NEW" SURF PACKAGE FULL-BOARD STAYING AT KUMIMI CABLET "FORMER CALLED MIMIS GUEST HOUSE" (INCLUDING BREAKFAST,LUNCH AND DINNER) please check it out.
October 2017 : 3-5 days (forecast)
November 2017 : 3-5 days (forecast)
December 2017 : Open for booking
January 2018 : Open for booking
Febuary 2018 : Open for booking
March 2018 : Open for booking
Cheratingpoint Surf School Established since 2008


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