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Extensive excavations are conducted since 2007 in the Giv'ati car park, an area south of the Dung gate and adjacent to the entrance of the City of David archaeological park. The site includes findings from different layers of the city, spanning periods from the Iron Age to the Middle ages.
The excavation site is located south of the Dung gate, 30m from the Ottoman walls, covering an area of 3500 square meters. The location of this area, and other sites in the area of the "City of David", are shown in this aerial view.
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For a comprehensive description of the first temple history of this section of Jerusalem, see the city of David
Second temple period (516 B.C. - 70 A.D.)
After the Persians defeated the Babylonians (539BC), and King Cyrus "the Great" allowed the Judean exiles to return back to Israel (Zion) and rebuild their temple in Jerusalem (516 B.C.).
Herod the Great, King of Israel under the Romans (37BC - 4BC), enlarged and rebuilt the second temple, and made it a magnificent temple. Herod reshaped the city, constructing public houses, streets, bridges, tunnels, and fortifications. An illustration of Jerusalem at the end of the 1st Century B.C. and the beginning of the 1st Century A.D., is shown here with the city's major points of interest.
The general area of the excavations, south of the temple mount, is marked as a yellow ellipse. The findings included structures from the different periods, starting from the Iron age and the Hasmonean period.
Jerusalem Museum model of Herod's Jerusalem - south side - area of excavations is marked in yellow
The temple, and many parts of the city, were destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D. Evidence of the destruction were found in this excavation. During the late Roman and Byzantine periods the area was rebuilt as part of the Aelia Capitolina city.
Excavations in the area of the current excavations were carried out in the past 90 years: Macalister & Duncan (1923–1925) to the east of the area, J. Crowfoot and G. Fitzgerald (1927-1928) 100m south of the area, and Kathleen Kenyon (1961–1967) northeast of the area.
Eli Shukron and Ronnie Reich (IAA), assisted by El'ad Association, conducted a trial excavation from May to December 2003. This was followed with several seasons of excavations, directed by Dr. Ben Ami and Yana Tchekhanovets.
The excavation site is adjacent to the City of David archaeological park, and is accessed from a gate facing the entrance to the park. After completing the excavations, the area is going to be converted into a new visitors center for the City of David archaeological park.
A general view of the excavations, as seen from the entrance on the east side, is seen here. The tall concrete walls, built to reinforce the deep cavity, were constructed along its sides. Beyond the wall, on the right side, is the road along the old city walls. The buildings in the background are part of the western section of the village of Silwan. Behind the green cloth cover, on the right side, is an exit from the central drainage canal, an underground water channel dated to the second temple period.
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The next photo is viewed towards the south. Notice the number of layers of excavated structures, where older layers are generally located in deeper levels.
A view from the north-west corner of the area is shown below. The entrance to the City of David archaeological park is located behind the fence.
The following sections are arranged in the order of the periods, starting from the Iron Age.
Four layers dating to the Iron age were discovered in Givati parking lot, dating from the 9th-8th Century up to the 6th-7th Century B.C.
The earliest findings in this excavation site were built on the bedrock. The structures were densely built houses of poor condition, with single stone wide walls. Above this layer was a layer of ruins dated to the 7th and 6th Century B.C.
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The report gave details on the structure, which is seen in greater details below:
According to Dr. Doron Ben Ami and Yana Tchekhanovets, the excavation directors on behalf to the Israel Antiquities Authority, "The importance of this discovery is primarily because of the conspicuous paucity of buildings from the Hasmonean city of Jerusalem in archaeological research, despite the many excavations that have been conducted to date. Apart from several remains of the city's fortifications that were discovered in different parts of Jerusalem, as well as pottery and other small finds, none of the Hasmonean city's buildings have been uncovered so far, and this discovery bridges a certain gap in Jerusalem's settlement sequence. The Hasmonean city, which is well-known to us from the historical descriptions that appear in the works of Josephus, has suddenly acquired tangible expression".
A structure dated to the second temple period were discovered on the south side of the excavation, directly below the complex of the Roman/Byzantine level. This was a building of impressive dimensions, and may have been a part of the palace of Queen Helene of Adiabene. Its walls rise to a height of more than 5 meters and were approximately 2 meters wide. It has a basement level was built of vaults made of neatly dressed white ashlars stones. The walls were plastered and decorated with colorful frescoes.
In the northern section of the structure, several water systems were found, including two ritual baths (miqveh). This ritual bath, seen from the north side, has steps descending from the west side. The pool was cut into the ground, but now hewn in the bedrock. A nearby square cistern supplied the water to the ritual baths. A plastered bath was also found near the miqveh.
The structure was destroyed during the end of the great revolt against the Romans (70 A.D.). Enormous fieldstones were toppled from the tops of its walls into the building and onto the vaults in the basement level causing their collapse. This discovery was reported by the IAA (Jan 2008):
Part of the coins found in the building's basement - Photo courtesy IAA
More than a hundred years after the destruction of Jerusalem, the Romans constructed a large mansion, which covered most of the excavated area. The complex extended to the north (right), which is now covered by the road along the south side of the old city walls.
The Roman mansion covered an estimated area of 1,000 square meters in the area which is visible, and probably another similar size buried under the road on the north side. This large complex was built in the Roman period (3rd Century), and had a plan of a number of rooms located around a large open courtyard.
According to the IAA report (Aug
2009): "
This photo shows the south side of the
mansion, with remains of the surrounding columns, which held the roofed
structures (porticoes) that surrounded the courtyard.
|The mosaic floor, seen in the next photo, with details on the right side, decorated one of the rooms on the second story of the Roman mansion.
"A large quantity of fresco fragments was discovered in the collapsed ruins from which the excavators deduced that some of the walls of the rooms were treated with plaster and decorated with colorful paintings.
The painted designs that adorned the plastered walls consisted mostly of geometric and floral motifs. Its architectural richness, plan and particularly the artifacts that were discovered among its ruins bear witness to the unequivocal Roman character of the building.
The most outstanding of these finds are a marble figurine in the image of a boxer and a gold earring inlaid with precious stones".
Figurine and Earring - - Photo courtesy IAA
Dr. Ben-Ami adds, "We know of no other buildings from the Roman period that were discovered in Israel which have a similar plan to that of the building from the City of David. The closest contemporary parallels to this structure are located in sites of the second-fourth century CE that were excavated in Syria. Edifices such as these are "urban mansions" from the Roman period that were discovered in Antioch, Apamea and Palmyra. If this parallel is correct, then in spite of its size and opulence, it seems that this building was used originally as a private residence".
The Roman mansion collapsed in the middle of the 4th Century. A.D. (the Byzantine period), following the major earthquake on May 18/19 363 which caused damages in the Galilee and some damages in Jerusalem. Its second floor crashed down on the first floor. Rather than repairing the damage, the remains of the house were covered with a high level of garden soil, a meter or more, on its south side.
The Byzantine builders then planted an orchard in this garden, and reused some of the Roman period stones to construct the terrace walls.
The view below is from the north side of the mansion. The orchard was located in a courtyard beyond the wall. Below its soil is the older level of the Roman structure. An illustration of the site at the Byzantine period is shown here on the right.
Illustration of the Byzantine mansion and orchard
The complex was probably the residential place of a high ranking official in the Byzantine administration.
The northwest side of the mansion was adjacent to the wide (6m) road, which descended from the temple area to the south area of the Shiloah pool. A section of 30m of the paved road were found above the wall, as illustrated here on the right.
A drainage channel connected the room to the channel under the road. Another section of the road were excavated 100m to the south by the archaeologists J. Crowfoot and G. Fitzgerald (1927-1928).
Illustration of the wide road, west side of the mansion
The next photo shows an arch inside the wall of the lower floor of the Byzantine mansion. The mansion had at least two floors.
Gold coins:
An impressive hoard of gold coins were found inside one of the rooms, dated to the 7th Century.
According to the IAA report (Dec 2008):
As for the description of the coins: "For comparison's sake, it should be noted that the only hoard of gold coins from the Byzantine period that has been discovered to date in Jerusalem consisted of only five gold coins. All of the coins bear the likeness of the emperor Heraclius (610-641 CE). Different coins were minted during this emperor's reign; however, all of the coins that were discovered in the City of David in Jerusalem belong to one well-known type in which the likeness of the emperor wearing military garb and holding a cross in his right hand is depicted on the obverse, while the sign of the cross is on the reverse. These coins were minted at the beginning of Heraclius' reign (between the years 610-613 CE), one year before the Persians conquered Byzantine Jerusalem (614 CE)".
The hoard in situ - Photo courtesy Ir David foundation
Gold coins hoard - Photo courtesy IAA
These mint, unused gold coins suggests a dating for the destruction of the Byzantine mansion, which occurred probably during the Persian conquest (614). The walls were toppled and the rubble filled up the rooms, thus ending the Byzantine chapter in the history of the city.
Remains of the Early Islamic period were discovered above the Byzantine period level. One of the findings included a Hebrew inscription on a marble slab bearing the name Bar Yaakov, perhaps belonging to the Jewish residential quarter which was established after the end of the Byzantine period.
Numerous interesting findings were uncovered in these excavations. Here are samples of the findings, as reported by the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA):
(IAA Oct 2011): "The box, which dates to the Byzantine period (sixth-seventh centuries CE), is adorned on the inside with the drawings of two figures (icons) surrounded by a background lined with gold leaf, and it seems that the artifact was used as a personal prayer relic.
The box is 2.2 cm long by 1.6 cm wide and is made of a bone taken from a large animal (steer, camel or horse). The box slides open. When doing so it includes two flat parts, each of which bears a colored drawing. According to Yana Tchekhanovets, director of the excavation together with Dr. Doron Ben-Ami of the Israel Antiquities Authority, "The use of icons (cultic objects portraying sacred figures) for prayer outside the church is a phenomenon known in the Christian world already in the fifth century CE. However, the painted holy relics that date to the Byzantine period which were discovered here, in the Holy Land, are extremely rare, thus making this an exceptionally important discovery. Folding icons for personal use are known to this day in modern Christendom, especially in the East. The box was discovered intact, apart from a small crack, and the fact that it was hermetically sealed ensured the preservation of the drawings on the relic's inner panels".
The image of a bearded man against a gold background is portrayed in the drawing at the bottom of the box. His face was only partially preserved, although it is possible to discern its general shape, the dark shade of his hair and his left eye. The details of his garment can be identified, which include a white cloak with a pink spot located on its right shoulder – almost certainly a white tunic and purple stripes. The preservation of the drawing on the inside of the box's lid was even more fragmentary. From the remaining details it is possible to reconstruct the shape of a smaller figure, probably a female, draped in a blue garment, against a gold background. The face of the figure was not preserved; however, we can discern the lines of hair (or a head scarf?), chin, neck and part of the left shoulder.
In the absence of a mechanism for suspending the relic, we can assume that the tiny object was preserved in a small cloth bag. In sealed caves that were excavated in Moshchevaya Balka, in the northern Caucus in Russia, small cloth bags such as this were preserved intact, among other things, which were found on the bodies of the deceased. Based on the context in which they were discovered it was determined that men carried them on a belt around their waist and women wore them on the upper part of their dress.
According to Tchekhanovets, "Because of the poor state of preservation of the drawings in the box any attempt at identifying the figures would almost certainly be within the realm of conjecture. There are several possibilities that can be suggested: if we assume that the drawings depicted are those of a man and women the obvious possibility then is Jesus and Mary. However, in the sixth and seventh centuries CE (the date of the box) the number of saints venerated by the Christian church increased to many hundreds, two of which are probably portrayed in the drawings here".
Prayer Box Photo courtesy IAA
|Curse tablet:
This is a rolled-up sheet of lead bearing a Greek inscription. According to the IAA report (October 2013):
Curse tablet - Photo courtesy IAA
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We select our top picks from Fondazione Prada's new film festival, a recreation of the groundbreaking New American Cinema Group Exposition held in 1960s Turin
Fondazione Prada is dedicated to educating modern audiences about Italy and Europe's cultural heritage, particularly in regard to experimental art forms. In 2013 its artistic director, renowned art historian and curator Germano Celant, masterminded the reconstruction of revolutionary show Live in Your Head. When Attitudes Become Form, curated by Harald Szeemann at the Bern Kunsthalle in 1969. For the foundation's latest project, the focus has shifted to film, Celant recreating the New American Cinema Group Exposition, a festival held in Turin in 1967, whereby members of the group of young radical filmmakers, spearheaded by lauded auteur Jonas Mekas, were invited to show a selection of their work.
"I was there at the time," Celant tells us over the phone from Milan, where the month-long festival is now in full swing. "There was a lot of artistic exchange between Turin and the US in the 1960s. Radical American artists were a bit like refugees. They could be arrested for the controversial nature of their work, and Europe was a place where they could exhibit freely, which is why Turin invited Mekas to curate this collection of films." The original festival screened 63 films, presented in 13 different programmes, and almost all of these are being screened at the Milan revival, with around 60% of the works having been digitally restored by the foundation.
Mekas and his fellow pioneers, including his brother Adolfas, Stan Brakhage, Robert Breer, Bruce Conner, Marie Menken and Stan VanDerBeek, developed the NACG as a direct reaction to the Hollywood film industry, aligning themselves instead with countercultural literary, theatre and art movements of the time, from the Beat Generation to the Living Theatre to the Fluxus experience. "This is not easy cinema," Celant explains. "After what is now 50 years of Hollywood movies, this kind of experimentation is very difficult to follow. My god, it's like seeing a two-hour Kandinsky movie! It's abstract: there's no narrative, no story. It's a fast-paced montage, where many of the filmmakers experimented with the film itself – playing with its surface. And it's still a radical language today; which is why we felt it was so important to share these films with the world." Here, we've selected seven of the most fascinating works from the festival's line-up, spanning surreal animated collage assemblage and a psychedelic ode to nature.
1. The Brig (1964) by Jonas Mekas
In 1964, Jonas Mekas attended the closing night of the Living Theater Company's off-Broadway play The Brig – a harrowing study of life in a Marine Corps brig (or jail) in 1950s Japan. The stirring, ultra-realistic performance got him thinking: "Suppose this was a real brig [and] I was a newsreel reporter [with] permission from the U.S. Marine Corps to go into one of their brigs and film the goings-on: What a document one could bring to the eyes of humanity!" This idea so inspired the auteur that he walked out half-way through the play, determined to film it in its entirety; to find out what happen next "with my camera". The result is this captivating, controversial and technically brilliant film, which won best documentary at the Venice Festival, and is, in Mekas' words, "a record of my eye and my temperament lost in the play".
2. Melting (1965) by Thom Andersen
Prior to watching Melting, one of the earliest films by influential filmmaker and essayist Thom Anderson, it's hard to imagine how the gradual melting of an ice-cream sundae could make for compelling and aesthetically pleasing viewing. Anderson's purpose in making the film was, in his words, to document "the natural, mono-structural disintegration of strawberry ice cream; its passage from rigidity to softness, from edibility to decomposition." The effect is strangely spell-binding – a thoughtful reflection on evanescence – while the sumptuous colour palette is reminiscent of an Irving Penn still life.
3. Andy Warhol's Silver Flotations (1966) by Willard Maas
New York filmmaker and poet Willard Maas and his wife and fellow filmmaker Marie Menken were described by Andy Warhol as "the last great Bohemians. They wrote and filmed and drank – their friends called them 'scholarly drunks' – and were involved with all the modern poets." This four-minute film by Maas is the only visual documentation of Warhol's celebrated installation of silver helium balloons, shown at the Leo Castelli Gallery in 1966. Jonas Mekas described the dreamy portrait of these drifting silver vessels it as "a film about grace – if such a word exists": an apt summary of its lyrical charm.
4. Vivian (1964) by Bruce Conner
In the original festival programme, Mekas describes multimedia artist Bruce Conner as a man who "doesn't like to be taken seriously," adding, "he even asked me not to write anything about his film, and not to provide any explanation of his work". This three-minute film, a satirical quip about the sterile nature of the art world, is typical of his humour and wit. It depicts its titular subject, Vivian Kurz, placed on display in a glass case during an exhibition of Conner's work in San Francisco – a literal demonstration of the ways in which curatorial preciousness can sap the life from an artwork. Conway Twitty's rock 'n' roll ditty Mona Lisa provides an upbeat soundtrack, enhancing the film's frenetic pace and the absurdity of the environment it's critiquing.
5. Bridges-go-round (1958) by Shirley Clarke
Before turning to film, Academy Award-winning director Shirley Clarke trained as a dancer and as such approached the medium with an inherent understanding of choreography and rhythm. This early experimental work is a beautiful exploration of New York City bridges, which sees Clarke employ camera panning and superimposition techniques to mesmerising, kaleidoscopic effect. The same four-minute edit is played twice during the film, first set to a jazz score and then to an electronic one, the different genres prompting different observations of the vast, geometric structures. Writer Howard Thompson described the work as "a film that captures the bizarre magic of man-made spans with the movement of a lightning clap and with the same terrible beauty".
6. Dog Star Man (1961-64) by Stan Brakhage
Stan Brakhage was renowned for his experimentations directly onto film, whereby he would scratch and punch holes into the reel's surface to create extraordinary abstract imagery. This five-part film, created between 1961 and 1964 and described by Brakhage as his "cosmological epic", is widely considered his great masterpiece. Notoriously difficult to describe, it follows a bearded woodsman (played by the artist himself) who experiences a number of mystical, psychedelic visions as he clambers up a snowy mountainside to fell a tree. As Hal Erickson critic once put it: "If you're looking for a plot, you've come to the wrong filmmaker. If you're looking for a fascinating mosaic of images combined to 'interpret' the creation of the universe, then Dog Star Man will be right up your alley."
7. A La Mode (1959) by Stan VanDerBeek
Stan VanDerBeek began making his brilliantly surreal illustrated and collaged assemblage films in the 1950s, combining "slick magazine illustrations and animating them… with comic or satiric purpose," to quote Dick Bergman. His rapidly cut short A La Mode – which sees, among other things, a woman's chest become an uneven landscape as a small car ventures over its terrain, a pair of heads with arms for bodies busily conversing and various everyday objects emerge from eyes and mouths – is one of his finest works. Vanderbeek branded it "a montage of women and appearances, a fantasy about beauty and the female, a fomage, a mirage. An attire satire."
The New American Cinema Torino runs until April 30, 2017, at the Fondazione Prada, Milan.


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First Look: 2017 Honda HRV
Honda's new subcompact hybrid resembles a smaller than usual CR-V.
First Look: 2017 Honda HRV - Honda makes everything sound so confused. As indicated by Hayato Mori, senior chief of item arranging and business improvement for Honda Canada, the HR-V is part car (its styling), part minivan (traveler and load pulling utility), yet all SUV (for adaptability and the hoisted seating position that customers give as the reason for the notoriety of the advanced CUV), all wrapped up in a bundle sufficiently little to fit into the expanding subcompact hybrid portion (right now involved by the Chevrolet Trax, Nissan's Juke and the destined to-be-discharged MazdaCX-3).
Be that as it may, here's all that you truly need to think about the new HR-V; shockingly — and to the joy of numerous I think — it's only a shorter CR-V with less load limit and a littler motor. First Look:2017 Honda HRV- Surely, cross-referencing HR-V and CR-V determinations demonstrates an unfathomable measure of cover. Their wheelbases — 2,610 mm for the HR renditions of Honda's "flexible" wagon versus 2,620 mm for the CR — are practically indistinguishable (regardless of the way that the HR-V depends on the significantly littler Fit stage). Likewise for the majority of the inside measurements — including front and back leg-and headroom (however barring shoulder room on the grounds that the CR-V is 48 mm more extensive) — that are inside 20 mm of each other.
First Look: 2017 Honda HRV
There are other stark likenesses between Honda's smaller well known CUV (the CR-V) and the new subcompact form (the HR-V), the most astounding of which is very the motor office. Regardless of having a substantially littler motor — the HR-V is fueled by the Civic's 1.8-liter four while the CR-V has an all the more effective 2.4L four — and being approximately 200 kilograms lighter, the HR-V is yet 0.2 L/100 km more prudent (looking at programmed, AWD prepared variations of both) than its CR-V partner. Streamlined features — the HR-and CR-V are astoundingly comparable in such manner — are apparently more critical than weight and power.
Both likewise offer Honda's Real Time All-Wheel-Drive framework (the HR-V will be accessible in FWD pretense), CVT-sort programmed transmission are accessible on both and the base sound framework for the two is a 160-watt AM/FM/CD framework with four speakers. There are checked contrasts — the CR-V's 2.4 pumps out 44 hp and 54 more pound-feet of torque than the HR-V's little 1.8L and the HR-V's route/ventilating controls are altogether new — however the similitudes are in any case astounding.
First Look: 2017 Honda HRV
Until the point that you get rearward of the back seats, that is. At that point, there's at last some sign that the CR-V is really 263 mm longer generally speaking, once more, regardless of its wheelbase being just 10 mm longer. To be sure, a large portion of the CR-V's more prominent length is toward the back of the back wheels, the greatest contrast between the two CUVs being in freight conveying limit. While the HR-V gloats a somewhat bigger than-an expansive car 657 liters of freight volume, the CR-V nearly copies that with 1,054 L. Drop the back seats and the HR-V's trunk space develops to 1,631 L while the CR-V grows to a minivan-testing 2,007 L. The fact of the matter I'm endeavoring to get crosswise over is that while the CR-V and HR-V insides may appear to be dimensionally comparative up to the back seats (by Honda's legitimate estimation, the HR-V's traveler volume is just 3% not as much as the CR-V's), the CR-V's more noteworthy back shade essentially duplicates its load limit.
First Look: 2017 Honda HRV - That apparently particular qualification, in any case, is the reason that Honda sees totally extraordinary groups of onlookers for the HR-and CR-V. As per Jean Marc Leclerc, Honda Canada's VP of car deals and promoting, the HR-V will interest the recently wedded and as of late purge settled, the littler CUV's lessened trunk space not a disservice for those with no/youthful youngsters. The CR-V, Leclerc proposes, will keep on appealing to those of middle age bringing up various children and pulling their hockey/football/soccer hardware. In reality, as per Leclerc, Honda Canada would like to move 10,000 HR-Vs this year, half of which will be to customers new to the brand and the other 5,000 Honda supporters climbing from the littler Fit which has the same recently wedded Millennial/discharge nester statistic.
First Look: 2017 Honda HRV- As much as the achievement of the HR-V will rely upon how it drives (we can't remark on the HR-V's driving capacities yet due to a news ban), the genuine determinant of its prosperity will be the means by which Honda costs the new subcompact CUV. Honda Canada's just sign up to this point is that the HR-V will begin in the low 20s, their fear at evaluating the HR-V just three months previously its marked down date a sign of the barely recognizable difference the organization is strolling between Fit ($14,675 to $21,475) and CR-V ($26,150 to $35,040). Value it too high and it won't offer; value it too inexpensively and both CR-V and Fit deals may endure. Honda Canada is very much aware of this issue; I presume they'll be okay strolling that tightrope.


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Macro security is used to help in activation of executable code written in Excel VBA. Unless Macro security is low or disabled, user can not run any of the executable code in Excel VBA.
Macro Security setting is different in Excel 2003, 2007 and 2010. Here we will see how we can change the macro security settings in all versions of MS Excel like 2003, 2007 and 2010.
Excel 2003 | Excel 2007
Excel 2003
1. Click on Tools
2. Go to Macro
3. Click on Security.
4. Here you have 4 options.
i) Very High will disable all macros.
ii) High level will only allow macros which are signed by an acknowledged trusted source.
iii) Medium will confirm before running the running.
iv) Low will enable all macros without any condition.
Excel 2007
1. Go to "Developer Tab"
2. Click on Macro Security
3. Go to Trust Center
4. Click on Macro Settings
Here also we have 4 options:
i) Disable All macro without notification: This will not allow to run any of the Macro.
ii) Disable Macro with notification: This will not allow to run the macro, but it will show a notification.
iii) Disable All Macro except Digitally signed Macro: This allows only those macros which are digitally signed.
iv) Enable All Macros: This allows to run all the macros without any notification.


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Those mysterious pyramids...
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One of the great joys of running is that, logistically, it's so easy to do. All that's required are your trainers and some kit and off you go. No need to worry about lots of equipment, class start times or travel time to and from your workout.
Despite all this, it can still be tough to fit in all the running that you'd like to. Fear not, though, because just three training sessions a week, on a regular basis, can be more than sufficient. Don't worry particularly about the duration of any of these sessions – it's how well you make use of the time you have that really matters.
Entering an event (we've got some great female-friendly races taking place this summer – have a look!) is a fantastic way to measure the progress that you're making, not to mention being a very enjoyable and rewarding experience. It's also a great way to hold the structure of your training routine in place. Here are some suggestions to help you get the best out of just three runs a week, whatever distance you decide to aim for.
Run a 5K on three sessions per week
To prepare for a 5K, your first two sessions per week should be divided up into one longer run at a comfortable pace and one hill or sprint interval session. The third weekly session should alternate between hill or sprint intervals following a different pattern from session two for that week, and also including some dynamic strength and conditioning training.
So, a typical week could consist of a steady state run of between 20 and 40 minutes, followed by a session of short hill repeats of 30-60 seconds uphill with a walk or jog down recovery, repeating the hill run anything between six and 12 times.
The third session would either be sprint training on the flat or hill training again, but this time your high-intensity efforts will be between two and four minutes and you'll only do three to six of these. This will be followed by a selection of squats, squat jumps, dynamic lunges, hops, skips and some upper body strength training using
a resistance band.
Run a 10K on three sessions per week
For 10K preparation, the basic structure of your three sessions each week can follow the pattern of preparing for a 5K event, with just a few subtle differences. Your long runs will need to edge up towards an hour but this needn't be every week. Just make sure that if your long run is a bit shorter – between 30 and 60 minutes for example – you include a selection of different paces within each run.
So, one week you might manage an hour at a comfortable pace and the next week you've got time for 30 minutes for a long run. Include a section of five minutes at a faster pace and a few bursts of one minute, where you run as fast as you can manage, while still able to return to a jog after each burst rather than needing to walk to recover.
Sessions two and three can alternate each week between hill training and sprint training, and you should aim to include some strength training and some core work after each of these sessions.
Run a half-marathon on three sessions a week
Training for a half-marathon on three sessions a week is definitely possible, as long as you're organised. It's actually a good routine to adopt as it allows you plenty of recovery time, which you will need as you'll be working hard during each of your sessions. When you know the date of your event, take a look at your schedule and see where each of your three training sessions per week will take place. Identify any weeks where you think you'll have a bit more time to run and, for these weeks, put together a plan for steadily working up your mileage at your anticipated race pace.
For the other weeks where you think you might not have so much time to run, focus your efforts on faster running and hill training, as both of these will enable you to maintain your race pace more comfortably during your long runs. In addition to all this, you should include some strength training in at least one of your weekly workouts. Strength training should never be underestimated; core strength especially will boost running efficiency.
Boost your fitness and stamina in three sessions per week
For general fitness and progression of your stamina and endurance, variety is the key. You can plan three sessions to suit each busy week but you should still aim to keep a loose structure to your training as this helps you monitor your progress. Set yourself a benchmark time for a specific run and check your fastest time for this route every two to three weeks. Between these runs, focus your efforts on a combination of hill training, faster running, core conditioning and circuit training.
The training plan
Not sure how your training week would look? Click here to see an example of how to structure your weekly training with just three runs.
Written by coach Jeff Archer for Women's Running magazine


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The Tolson's plug bait swim action sends out strong vibrations to trigger fish attacks. This lure is ideal for fishing under the surface of water up to 2 m deep.
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The Tolson swims up to 2 metres under the water surface.
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6 Reasons Mom Needs A Mother's Day Mermaid Pillow
Here's why.
1. They're Inspiring and Positive
On Mother's Day, you want to show how much someone is appreciated. Mermaid Pillow Co.'s pillows contain uplifting messages that promote positive feelings and communicate how much someone is loved. Our most popular Mother's Day pillow is designed with the quote "Everything I am, You helped me to be." and has become the most popular pillow from our Uplifting collection. You can also choose from pillows that say "serenity," "inspire," and "love yourself" -- or ones with messages of confidence and reassurance.
2. They're Mesmerizing!
If you're looking to give your mother something that will spruce up her living room or bedroom decor, the pillows from Mermaid Pillow Co. are an excellent choice. Each pillow features beautiful designs and mesmerizing sequins, which means they'll not only make mom feel good -- they'll also look good in her space. They're customizable If you want to give your mother or grandmother a unique gift this year, Mermaid Pillow Company also allows you to customize your very own 3 pillow set for $99.
3. They're Calming
Help mom relax and tune back into the world around them. Mermaid pillows also have a calming effect.
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We all want our mothers and grandmothers to feel comfortable, so we've made the front of the Mother's Day Pillow in super-soft velvet. It's the most comfortable cover she has ever felt.
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Mermaid Pillows are a great conversation piece. When mom has company, not only are the pillows soft to lean on when chatting or catching up, but they're instant conversation pieces -- everyone in the room will want to take turns drawing on the back of this pillow.
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A Victorian Taste Of Morocco...
reverse applique pattern - hand and machine directions
(20" x 60")
Inspired by the stenciled walls of an 1878 Opera House and the twined patterning of Moroccan rugs and tapestries, this pattern, like the Victorian Era itself, combines detail with an Asian flair. Bring the Victorian's aesthetic into your dining room with Marrakesh table runner V. Create it in spicy colors, autumn colors or give it a cool splash with blues and purples. Pattern has complete creation instructions using Eye of the Beholder's Trace, Baste, Snip & Stitch technique, supported by Technique Tutorials and blogs on this website, and full-size, durable pattern pieces. There's never a need to enlarge the pattern or re-position fabric. Just tape the two halves together.
Try it with lovely fabrics from Timeless Treasures, Island Batik or Dianne Springer designs or your favorite fabrics.
finished dimensions: 20 in x 60 in
materials required:
- background fabric: 23 in x 68 in of light fabric* **
- top fabric: 23 in x 68 in of medium or dark fabric* **
- backing fabric: 23 in x 68 in**
- batting: 23 in x 68 in
- binding: 4 strips - 2.5 in x 44 in**
*when making by machine, you can use a dark for your background fabric and/or a light fabric for your top.
** 1 7/8 yds total of either background or top fabric will give you enough to use for your backing and binding as well.


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Live Stream Services
Join us from anywhere! Use the button below to visit St. Paul Lutheran Church live broadcasts and archived videos. Click here to view our worship folder. For offerings, see Donations and Offerings below.
About Us
We believe God loves the people of the world, even though they are sinful. We believe He sent Jesus, His Son, to love and save us from our sin. To learn more, click on "MORE ABOUT US."
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St. Paul's offers a wide range of activities and ministries with which you can be involved. Click on the "NEWS & EVENTS" link to learn more. Also, view our youth, children and Facebook links.
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Sunday Service
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Freedom and Equality for each and every Canadian
Founded in 2010 as a voice for freedom in Canada's courtrooms, the Justice Centre's mission is to defend the constitutional freedoms of Canadians through litigation and education.
The Justice Centre's vision is for a Canada where:
- each and every Canadian is treated equally by governments and by the courts, regardless of race, ancestry, ethnicity, age, gender, beliefs, or other personal characteristics.
- all Canadians are free to express peacefully their thoughts, opinions and beliefs without fear of persecution or oppression.
- every person has the knowledge and the perseverance to control his or her own destiny as a free and responsible member of our society.
- every Canadian has the understanding and determination to recognize, protect and preserve their human rights and constitutional freedoms.
- people can enjoy individual freedom as responsible members of a free society.
Our Priorities
The focus of the Justice Centre's activities are as follows:
Individual Freedom: The Fundamental Freedoms afforded to each and every Canadian by section two of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the Charter). These freedoms are paramount and embody the very values comprising our democratic society. They are:
Freedom of Religion and Conscience: The freedom of each and every individual or community, in public or private, to peacefully express their distinct religious beliefs through worship, observance, practice and teaching without censorship or limitation. This includes the freedom to change your religion or to not follow any religion. This also includes the freedom of each and every Canadian to hold or consider a fact, value, viewpoint or other thought independent from other individuals.
Freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression: The freedom to seek out an understanding of and peacefully express your thoughts, opinions and beliefs without censorship or limitation. This includes freedom of the press and other media of communication. Freedom of expression is the keystone of our democratic society.
Freedom of Peaceful Assembly: The freedom to come together and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interests.
Freedom of Association: The freedom to choose to live in a community, be part of an organization or associate with any individual based on your values, culture and other personal preferences.
Equality before the law: Section 15 of the Charter enumerates the human right held by each and every Canadian to be treated equally before and under the law, and to be afforded equal protection and benefit of the law without discrimination based on race, ancestry, ethnicity, age, gender or other such personal characteristics. This right holds each and every Canadian subject to the same laws, and ensures that no individual or group shall receive special legal privileges.


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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft brought the Vince Lombardi Trophy to the "Today" show Monday.
Kraft even brought "Today" host Matt Lauer, who got his start in journalism in Boston, a hat from the Super Bowl champions.
It's the latest stop in a busy Super Bowl victory tour for Kraft — he was seen Friday at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate having dinner with the first family and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
U.S. & World
Kraft is a longtime friend of the president's, but when asked by Lauer if that relationship is affecting his relationship with his players, some of whom said they won't go on the traditional White House visit, Kraft said that the link between sports and politics is being blown out of proportion this year.
"This is our, I'm happy to say, fifth Super Bowl in the last 16 years, and every time we've had the privilege of going to the White House, a dozen of our players don't go," Kraft said. "This is the first time it's gotten any media attention."
He cited players' previous national championships and family obligations.
"This is America, we're all free to do whatever's best for us. We're just privileged to be in a position to be going," Kraft added.


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Annual General Meeting
NHS West Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group invites a wide range of key stakeholders - including members of the public - to its Annual General Meeting every September.
The meeting offers people the opportunity to learn more about the work of the clinical commissioning group, key success stories from the previous 12 months and our plans for the future.
A lively public question and answer session, in which people are invited to raise comments or questions about local health and care, is a mainstay of the event.
The clinical commissioning group's 2018 Annual General Meeting is set to be held on Wednesday, September 26th at:
DoubleTree by Hilton, Warrington Road, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3PD.
Doors open at 12:30pm ahead of a 1:30pm start.
All welcome.


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Garden Ponds
When these water features are properly designed and built, you get an alluring, tranquil, and relaxing spot at your North Metro Atlanta home. There is nothing quite like having the sight and sound of water in your garden, and it can feel like your very own backyard oasis where you can get away from the hustle and bustle - and noise - of the real world, and begin enjoying the sights and sounds of nature. This area will also need the right types of plants installed that will help make your water feature as comfortable and peaceful as possible.
Check out 53 cool backyard pond design ideas from DigsDig.
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This is likely the most important thing to consider when it comes to the design and building process. The location you choose will impact your enjoyment of the water feature as well as how much upkeep work is going to be required. If you choose a subpar spot, then the pond may end up just looking like an eyesore.
You should ask yourself where the water will look best and provide you with the most visual enjoyment. This may be alongside your garden, next to your patio, or it could be far off from your backyard in a quiet location of the property. It is important to be sure that the water feature is not installed in a low-lying area as this could lead to flooding and other various problems. You should also choose a spot that doesn't have overheard trees as leaves could fall into the water and take away from its natural beauty.
Additional Features
Other things to consider are additional things that you may want installed, such as special lighting or retaining walls. Our team at Synergy Landscape Group will be able to help you throughout the entire process, from start to finish, so that you get exactly what you want.


text: Marc Jacobs was the host of this year's 'Designer for Tomorrow' fashion award by Peek & Cloppenburg therefore he was also present during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Berlin. For this reason there was a 'Meet Marc Jacobs' event on Wednesday, July 7, at the P&C store in Tauentzienstraße. The 'Meet Marc Jacobs' was in fact more an ordinary autograph session but nonetheless we queued up like hundreds of other Marc Jacobs admirers did (glad we got there early) because when will you get another chance so soon to see one of the most influencing and relevant fashion designers of today? He arrived on time and we didn't have to wait that long until we got our autographs signed (with a heart!). He came across really pleasant and was very friendly and I must say I've never seen such a perfect white shirt. Afterwards we got a bottle of champagne - courtesy of P&C - and set off for my next appointment at Soho House Berlin where I got a styling by ghd. I usually have very straight hair and my stylist made it wavy. I was sceptical at first but when I saw the result I really liked it. I looked like a modern hippie which was very suitable for the great hot summer day and the hair style fitted to my dress. It was great to take a break and just sit back at the posh, temperature-controlled suite in Soho House and do nothing while I got my hair done. Thank you for that ghd!


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Charge Your Devices Rapidly
With an output of up to 2.4 amps, you can charge your smartphones, tablets and laptops rapidly through this cable.
Charge Safely
It is with built-in 56k ohm resistor, protect your device from potential danger.
Super-Speed Syncing
Transfer data at speeds of up to 5 Gbps. It could transfer bulky files like HD video and lossless audio in a matter of seconds.
Reversible Design for Hassle-Free Connections
Thanks to USB-C's new user-friendly design, insert the cable connector the right way, every time.
Increased Durability
It is made of oxygen-free copper conductor with shileding and low resistance. Connectors with molded strain relief increase its durability.
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Nintendo Switch, please kindly note: this product can only charge Nintendo Switch console, NOT for Nintendo Switch Dock.
GoPro Hero 5
Samsung Galaxy S8, S8 Plus
Apple MacBook (12-inch, 2015)
Google ChromeBook Pixel (2015) / Pixel C
Nokia N1 Tablet
Nexus 5X/ Nexus 6P
Lumia 950/ Lumia 950XL
HP Pavilion x2 / HP Spectre x2
Lenovo Yoga 900 13 inch/ Zuk Z1
ASUS Zen AiO All In One PC
OnePlus 2
MeiZu X5 Pro
What´s in the box
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USB C to USB 3.0 Cable x1


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As an Olympic legend and a cancer survivor, AMTA 2015 National Convention keynote speaker Scott Hamilton is a constant reminder that with fortitude and determination, anything is possible.
Get to know Scott, and read the full interivew in Massage Therapy Journal (mtj).
Scott: When I was skating, I had an amazing massage therapist that I know added three years to my career. He was a genius at getting my body to move properly and he was also great at getting my ankles to operate normally after the pounding I gave them every night.
Scott: Strained muscles, injuries, and general soreness can interrupt normal training which can put you behind your competitors. It also helps prevent injuries to know that your body is moving the way it's supposed to. If you limp because of a bad ankle, the imbalance will work it's way up to your knee, then hips, then back. Your body is an amazing instrument. It needs to be "in tune" to operate at it's highest level.
Scott: Being ill as a child, in and out of hospitals is the first one that comes to mind. But that would be what made everything else in my life possible. Other huge challenges were: Being the littlest kid in school. Choosing figure skating as my sport (the teasing was endless). Losing my mother to cancer at age 18. Being diagnosed with cancer 20 years later. Two brain tumors, one treated with radiation and the other treated with surgery. And, according to Art Linkletter, growing bald publicly.
Scott: You will never regret the work it takes to be at your best. Never let anyone steal your joy or enthusiasm. Don't be afraid to dream something with an "open hand" and an "open mind".
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Waitrose's Avocado Pesto Linguine from January 2007.
As has happened before, in case the recipe disappears from their web site, I'm posting it here too, with my alterations (the cheese had to go).
2 large minute steaks
4 tbsp Japanese soy sauce
3 tbsp Cajun sauce
130 g spaghetti
1.5 large ripe avocados
2 cloves of garlic
1 red Thai chilli
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 handful fresh parsley
2 handfuls fresh basil
5 tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
1 handful pine nuts
2 tbsp grapeseed oil
- Trim the minute steaks and cut into thin strips, about 1 cm wide. Then place in a bowl and pour the soy and Cajun sauces over the strips and stir well to get them coated. Cover and put in the fridge for about an hour.
- Cook the spaghetti according to the instructions on the packet.
- In the mean time, cut the avocado in half, remove the stone and peel, then cut in chunks.
- Peel the garlic, deseed the chilli and cut both in smaller pieces.
- Put the avocado, garlic, chilli, lemon juice, parsley, basil, olive oil, salt and pepper in a bowl and blend until smooth. Or use a food processor.
- Toast the pine nuts in a dry pan and set aside. In a separate pan, heat up the grapeseed oil, then add the strips of beef and stir fry for a few minutes.
- Drain the spaghetti, then stir in about two thirds of the avocado pesto and the pine nuts.
- Serve the spaghetti in a bowl with a few strips of beef on top.
I was a bit shy on the salt and completely omitted the pepper, so the avocado pesto was a bit on the bland side, once it was stirred in with the pasta. On its own it was lovely.
The recipe card recommended that the pesto be done last minute so it doesn't discolour, I agree, though I think giving it some time allows more flavours to develop. Maybe do it in advance and cover well with cling film, not allowing any air bubbles on the surface might be the way to go. Otherwise it's a very quick dish to do. The minute steaks were something I had in the freezer and wanted to use up. The butcher had hammered the life out of them when I bought them, so they were nice and thin and picked up the flavours rather nicely when cut into thin strips, this is a trick I learned from a Chinese friend of mine. The original recipe recommends bacon, but I think the beef was a healthier option.
As for the Cajun sauce, this is one I've picked up at one of the many garden centres I visit. It's called Very Hot Cajun Sauce and is yellowy-orange in colour, so tricks you into thinking it's not too hot, but actually it could be used as rocket fuel. Thus use a spoon when you stir the beef strips, or you might end up with serious burns on your hands.


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Unchanged in 3 years, #Bahrain remains what always was: a US-backed dictatorship ruled by a king
Bahrain: The silent revolution
Muted reaction to Bahrain crackdown on pro-democracy activists is in stark contrast to those regarding Syria and Libya.
A #cartoon for Mohamed @ElBaradei :) – #Egypt #Jan25
Yesterday I had a quick meeting with Mohamed ElBaradei in Sao Paulo. 🙂
(Photos by Melanie Euler)
Our meeting has inspired me 🙂
#Cartoon – No Arab Spring in Saudi Arabia – #KSA
Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter and a key U.S. ally, has largely escaped the kind of protests that have toppled four Arab heads of state since last year http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE8670GH20120708?irpc=932
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My Khaled Said cartoon in the hands of a protester in #Egypt yesterday
(Reuters) A demonstrator stands in silence for the second anniversary of the death of Egyptian Khaled Said over the Qasr El Nile bridge in Cairo June 6, 2012. Said, 28, was beaten to death by police in Alexandria in June 2010 with his body barely recognisable after he posted a video showing police officers sharing the spoils of a drugs bust, according to his family. The act of brutality galvanised further protests, in particular, the anti-torture Facebook page "We are Khaled Said". The page helped crystallize Egypt's political movement which eventually toppled the regime of President Hosni Mubarak. The sign reads "Executed from he who has killed me (mubarak)".
Collection of my #Syria cartoons from April 2011 to May 2012
Muslims, Christians united for #Egypt cartoon featured in #Kuwait newspaper
My Muslims and Christians united for Egypt cartoon (2011) featured in today's edition of Kuwait newspaper Annahar.
Hat tip @irundope for these two scans
Another #Egypt demonstrators holding cartoon on the anniversary of #Jan25 Revolution yesterday
Protesters marching to Tahrir Square, holding banners and my "No SCAF" cartoon. Thousands gather in Cairo yesterday to mark one year of the revolution that toppled dictator Hosni Mubarak.
This shot was made by Gigi Ibrahim and published in her Flickr gallery.
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Taking Chances
By Loni Flowers
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance
Date of Publication: March 1st, 2012
Number of pages: 382
Word Count: 86,000+
Blurb/Book Description:
At age twenty-three, Alex has had a hard life. His parents died when he was quite young, leaving his grandparents to raise him. Right before his high school graduation, his grandparents passed on too, leaving him all alone.
After losing everyone he's ever loved, Alex turns to the streets in a self-destructive pattern until he finally ends up in Springhill, where he tries to make a new life for himself.
Clair's childhood was normal until age thirteen, when her father left the family and she never heard from him again. Consequently, her mother went into a deep depression, forcing Clair to grow up quickly.
After finishing high school, Clair's heartache over her father's absence as well as her unbearable mother drive her to strike out on her own. But having nowhere to go and no family to speak of, Clair wanders aimlessly from town to town, homeless, and without purpose. Looking for work wherever she goes and living hand to mouth on the streets is tough, Clair discovers, but living with her mother is worse.
My Thoughts:
First I have to point out that Taking Chances is NOT a Young Adult novel. I feel like the cover leads you to believe that it is and I just wanted to be clear that it isn't. You could probably consider this one a New Adult with plenty of sexy times (nothing overly graphic).
OK, that being said let's move on to the story. I felt like Taking Chances started out really strong. After a while though Clair started to bug me a little and then a lot actually. However, I really liked Alex, he definitely carried me through this novel. Alex is a great character. A man with compassion, honor, and is quite sexy to boot.
Clair comes to town basically as a vagabond, after having dinner and intending to move on through the small town she is attacked by some local losers. Alex steps in a saves her before things get as bad as they could. Clair and Alex discover that neither of them have had the easiest time of it in their young lives. Clair is hesitant to let anyone into her life, even sweetheart Roz, the town's diner owner. Roz was a wonderful character and I really hope/wish every town had a Roz. Clair's distrust of everyone really started to wear a bit thin and then the choices she started to make really bugged me.
I really enjoyed reading Taking Chances and my lukewarm feelings toward Clair didn't keep me from getting into the story, you can't like everyone. I really liked Flower's writing style. She kept the book moving along nicely and did a great job of writing alternating points of view.
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Author Bio:
Loni Flowers lives in Eastern North Carolina with her husband; two wild toddlers, who never slow down for a second; and three couch-potato dogs, who only raise an eye when foods around. She spends her days working full-time for a well-known bank. When she's not playing on the internet or chatting on Twitter or Facebook, she spends her free time with friends and family waiting for the next big idea strike.
She enjoys reading most anything, but is a sucker for a good romance story. Contemporary romance is her writing genre of choice but isn't opposed to writing something different should an excellent idea hit.
Some of her favorite authors include: L.J. Kentowski, Stefne Miller, Cassandra Clare, J.K. Rowling, and Karen Marie Moning, Nicholas Sparks, Jodi Picoult... just to name a few.
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Thanks so much for having me on the blog today and for allowing me the opportunity to share a little about myself.
Today I thought I give you some insight on the places I hope to visit sometime in my lifetime. There are so many more than what I have here, but there are the few that instantly popped into my mind.
Here they are, in no particular order:
Here they are, in no particular order:
The city of lights, the city of love… I've always wanted to visit here. I want to stay at a grand hotel, with a balcony when I can stand outside at night and take in the city and its light. I want to see the Eiffel Tower with easy from my room and walk hand in hand through the city streets with my husband. Visit the Musee du Louvre- the world's largest museum. See the Notre-Dame Cathedral. There is just so much to see here!
Paradise! Exotic beaches, beautiful ocean front resorts, the lush landscape, sand, tropical breezes, Hawaiian cuisine. What else is there to love?
This island in Greece is so beautiful. It has ancient ruins and gorgeous beaches. It just looks like a beautiful place to visit.
Sydney, Australia
I've always wanted to visit here. Traveling all the way across the world though does frighten me a bit but it's just the price I'll have to pay to see this city. I'd love to visit the Sydney Opera House, see the Harbour Bridge, visit the Royal Botanic Gardens, and catch some sun rays on one of their beaches.
Bora Bora
There isn't much sightseeing here. With an island that is only six miles long… there really isn't much to do, which would be fine by me. Relaxation on a beach surrounded by lush jungles that stretch into sky high volcanoes (extinct volcanoes)… sounds amazing doesn't it?
The Vatican Museums, the Colosseum… home to fettucine, ravioli, bruschetta and cappuccino! Sign me up NOW. I love pasta, enjoy the Roman architecture and art that dates by centuries. It'd be a dream to visit this place some day.
The Vatican Museums, the Colosseum… home to fettucine, ravioli, bruschetta and cappuccino! Sign me up NOW. I love pasta, enjoy the Roman architecture and art that dates by centuries. It'd be a dream to visit this place some day.
There you have it! Are any of these places you with to visit? Have you been to any of these before? I'd love to hear about it.


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When it comes to a professional tool of the trade for speech recognition, engineering & design, and of course gaming, there is one brand and a few models that fight for the supremacy. One of the top contenders in the M-Tech Laptops supercomputing model M8700.
Switchable GPU by Microsoft Hybrid Graphics - NVIDIA® GeForce RTX GPUs / Intel® UHD Graphics
Supports Dual Channel DDR4 Two 260 pins SODIMM sockets, support for DDR4 2666 MHz / 3000 MHz* (Real operation frequency depends on processor) Expandable up to 64GB, depends on 8GB/16GB/32GB SODIMM module
One changeable 2.5" 7mm(H) HDD/SSD, SATA interface One M.2 2280 SSD,SATA / PCIe Gen3x4 interface or Two M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3x4 interface (RAID 0/1)
High Definition audio interface S/PDIF Digital output Built-in Array Microphone 2 Built-in Speakers SoundBlasterX Pro-Gaming 360Ãâ€Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ'°
Multi-languages full-color RGB illuminated full-size keyboard with numeric pad Fully programmable macro capability - customize individual key as hotkey / multiple keystrokes in one key W/A/S/D gaming key
2 USB 3.0 Ports (Gen.1) (1 x powered USB port, AC/DC) 1 USB Type-C 3.1 Ports (Gen. 2) 1 Display Port 1.3 over USB Type-C 3.1 Ports (Gen. 2) 1 Mini Display ports 1.3 1 HDMI output Port (with HDCP) 1 2-in-1 Audio Jack (Headphone / S/PDIF Optical output) 1 2-in-1 Audio Jack (Headphone / Microphone) 1 RJ-45 LAN (10/100/1000Mbps)
Three M.2 Card Slots, - 1st for WLAN Combo M.2 2230 Card with PCIe / USB / CNVi interface (E key) - 2nd for SSD M.2 2280 Card with SATA / PCIe Gen3x4 interface (M key) - 3rd for SSD M.2 2280 Card with PCIe Gen3x4 interface (M key)
Built-in Gigabit Ethernet LAN Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC + Bluetooth, M.2 interface
Metal top, Palm rest, and bottom case Built-in 1.0M FHD Video Camera FlexiCharger Virtual Reality ready Support Microsoft Windows 10 Cortana with Voice Windows® Mixed Reality Compatible Intel® Optaneââ€Ã…¾Ã'¢ Technology
Full Range 180W AC Adapter, AC-in 100~240V, 50~60Hz, DC output 19.5V, 9.23A Embedded 4 cells Polymer battery pack 62WH
Kensington Lock Area Fingerprint Reader under Glass Surface Intel® PTT (Platform Trust Technology)
1 Year Premium 3 Years Optional
Processor: Calculations per secondMemory (RAM): Memory operations per secondGraphics: Desktop performance for Windows AeroGaming graphics: 3D business and gaming graphics performancePrimary hard disk: Disk data transfer rate
Using a real-time test, Windows 7 will rate your computer on these subscores and determine your WEI by the lowest score among the components above. The minimum possible subscore is 1.0 and 7.9 is the current maximum possible score.
The score your computer gets today is the same score it will get forever as long as you don't change any hardware or software in your computer. The maximum score, however, changes to take into account advancing technology such as faster processors, memory, and graphics cards, as such a 7.9 base score can never be achieved. The base score is the lowest of the subscores, not an average or the highest score. It is unclear if WEI will drop a subscore if it would lead to a 7.9 or if the base score would default to 7.8 if all sub scores reached 7.9.
In any event, the scores obtained by M-Tech Laptops are real and highlight the claim to being the fastest computers made.
Average Ratings:
"Been there and back again....."
Book 'em Danno.... on 4/1/2019 3:19:36 PM
Comments: Friends, after more than 40 years of buying PCs, you would think I would learn.....and I did. There is simply no better built, better designed, higher quality, better serviced and more realistically priced computer that the legions of MTECHs I have bought over the decades. If this sounds to good to be true, just stop reading. If not, well there is allot to tell. I am a gamer so I have bought their razors edge rigs. I am a traveler, so I have bought their mid tier rough housers. I have never, not... More details
"Just What I Needed"
Dale Spurlin on 11/19/2013 1:17:16 PM
Comments: By far the best aspect of my shopping experience with M-Tech has been the support and recommendations of Jerry. I told him the sort of features I needed and the constraints I had to work around. His recommendations and the M8700 I got were spot on! I won't shop for a laptop anywhere else now.
"8700 works well for Dragon Naturally Speaking"
Mel Margaris, MD on 4/14/2013 7:06:40 PM
Comments: I have used this laptop in my medical practice for over 1-1/2 years now. It has proven to be a very reliable laptop with excellent speed. I am now using it for an electronic medical record as well. The service from M-Tech cannot be beat. I have recommended this computer to other medical professionals.


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Body Dysmorphia
Body Dysmorphia (or Body Dysmorphic Disorder) is a disorder in which the affected are "excessively concerned about and preoccupied by a perceived defect in his or her physical features". In this realtime interactive project, I manipulate the data from a Kinect sensor and create a type of mirror which can make the viewer excessively puffy or excessively emaciated.
This effect occurs in realtime and does not require any environmental preparation (such as controlled lighting or uncluttered background as is usually the case with standard webcam-based video mirrors).
I obtain the depth map from the Kinect and create a rough normal map. Using the normal map in conjunction with the RGB webcam data also coming from the Kinect, I am able to get an idea of how the surfaces in the scene are oriented. This is a surprisingly powerful bit of information. From it, I am able to adjust the lighting in the virtual scene creating realistic highlights and shadows in the virtual scene that do not exist in reality.
More interestingly, I am able to push the surfaces out along the corresponding normals in order to make the subject fatter or thinner.
If you do not blur the depth map before calculating the normal, the resulting 3D model will be very bumpy and disturbing.
And finally, even my cat wasn't immune from my experimentations.


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"Both conveyancing and immigration law services in Greece require not only qualified but also specialized legal Support"
Alexander Varnavas, Parner & Dionysia Kokkinou, Notary Public at Varnavas LF
- Varnavas Law Firm 1978 has recently been awarded the "Investment Immigration Law Firm of the Year 2017 for Greece". Could you tell us more about that?
AV: we are a multi-awarded law firm with 40 years of experience and expertise in real estate & immigration law. since our law firm was engaged in the development and the implementation of the greek golden visa law (4146/2013) as the legal counsel of the greek government, we have established a special desk dedicated to the residency-by-investment services. our firm has been recently recognised by the london-based "intl corp magazine awards 2017" as a result of our excellent customer testimonials and the referrals of our satisfied international clientele.
- Is your Law Firm an active part of the International Legal Community?
DK: The above Special Desk regarding the Golden Visa Law is run personally by the two of us. We are proud to be the first two practitioners from Greece who have successfully passed the due diligence process and have been admitted as members of the Investment Migration Council (IMC), the Geneva-based worldwide association of professionals dealing with residency and citizenship by investment.
Our firm acts as an independent service provider, but we also provide with local support other international firms or immigration agencies who offer the Greek Residency-by-Investment program to their clients. We are also an active member of the International Bar Association (IBA), the Urban Land Institute (ULI), as well as the exclusive member of REAL Network (Real Estate Attorneys at Law) for Greece.
- What makes your services stand out from other competitors?
AV: We know our job very well and do not take it lightly. Both conveyancing and immigration law services in Greece require not only qualified but also specialized legal support. Moreover, we have successfully developed One-Stop-Shop solutions, which allow the entire process to be concluded without the investor's long-term presence in Greece.
Last but not least, we are one of the very few firms who are licensed by the Greek Government to use the State Seal of the Hellenic Republic, through our in-house Notary Public, so we are duly authorized and certified to conclude official property contracts without any third party contribution.
- The so-called Greek Golden Visa requires a minimum investment of 250,000 Euros in real estate assets, which is the lowest investment level among all "Schengen-free" Residency solutions in Europe. Are there any traps or hidden downsides for the potential investors?
DK: Not only is there no trap or secret fine print for the investors, but instead the Greek Program is by far the most flexible and privileged Residency-by-Investment scheme in Europe, without further demands and obligations.
The investment may consist of more than one property, residential or commercial, and there are no restrictions regarding the location, age or the lease of the property.
There is no minimum stay requirement for applicants to retain or renew their residence permits. The holders of the Golden Visa may apply for Greek Citizenship and a European Passport after seven (7) years of lawful residency.
- From which countries do the majority of your clients originate? Why should the High Net Worth families trust you for their legal matters?
AV: Our client base includes High Net Worth Individuals from China, Russia, UAE, Ukraine, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt and Azerbaijan. Our team consists of attorneys, notaries and financial advisors, who work closely with our clients in order to provide a highly personal and bespoke service focused on their cross border needs. We ensure that any personal matters are treated with professionalism, responsibility and confidentiality, something that the HNWI world expects and demands.


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So the staff of Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro is off for yet another road trip. This time we're all leaving on a jet plane (although we know when we'll be back again) for the city of sourdough, twisty roads and cable cars, not to mention the Golden Gate Bridge and, for this entire week, enough fitness professionals to run a small (albeit, very fit) city.
In case you can't attend this year's IHRSA show, we'll cover all the major happenings on this blog including seminars, keynotes, receptions, new product announcements, the trade show floor and any other fun things that happen along the way.
Today though, Stuart and I are working diligently on the April issue and getting things as ready as possible for our issue deadline next week. Once we get back from the show we have two full days to get everything to the printer. It'll be a push, but we'll get it done! (We've also allocated some room in the issue to cover the happenings at the show, keeping the mag as current as possible.)
So, keep checking the blog often! We all plan on blogging at least once a day. Ta ta for now - "see" you in San Fran! -Jennipher


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A CONCERNED Mail reader this week uncovered further evidence of the widespread use of gillnets and banned fishing methods after catching three illegal fisherman red-handed.
Peterborough DAA member and bailiff Mark Smith encountered the group on the Castor Backwater stretch of the River Nene, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
They were using apples for bait!
Mark contacted the Environment Agency immediately and handed over the illegal equipment for inspection.
For the full amazing story grab a copy of this week's Angler's Mail magazine.