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Here's a Mytee® product that's about to become an indispensable part of your cleaning arsenal – the 7303 Air Hog™ Vacuum Booster. It boosts the CFM of any extractor with a dual 2-stage or single 3-stage or higher vacuum motor. But it's actually much more than just a vacuum booster.
With this specially designed Air Hog™ model, you add 145″ water lift to your existing extractor for unmatched performance on long hose runs, giving you increased suction, leaving carpets dryer. This versatile unit can also be used as a stand-alone extractor with your Mytee T-REX™ or carpet wand, or you can "daisy chain" multiple boosters to complete bigger jobs more efficiently, without unnecessary downtime.


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Dubbed the "first lady of the indie cinema" by Variety and "irreplaceable" by Roger Ebert, actress Lili Taylor has helped shape the American independent film movement. During a career encompassing nearly 40 films as well as notable TV shows and plays, she has worked with today's most innovative independent directors, from Abel Ferrara and Emir Kusturica to Robert Altman and Nancy Savoca. From the start, Taylor would only accept roles she believed in—compelling characters in films with a measure of artistic integrity. As critics endlessly debate the definition of "independent film," her work embodies the spirit of the term with an astonishing range and vitality. Taylor and film critic/cultural theorist B. Ruby Rich illustrate their discussion about the actress' creative process and career with clips from her films.
Presented in conjunction with the film retrospective: Lili Taylor: Independent Spirit
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With many Altcoins fighting for recognition in the overly crowded crypto market, Cardano (ADA) has announced the KEVM Testnet release. This will see the steadily growing outfit embrace the smart contract technology. This will ensure that the network is free of flaws and bugs.
Making the announcement of the launch yesterday, Duncan Coutts, the Input-Output (IOHK) director insisted that this is a series of Testnets and each has a specific role to play in making Cardano a platform of choice in coming days. The next Testnet is scheduled for the month of July on a date to be communicated in due course.
Why the Cardano (ADA) Testnet?
Any future focused platform should have the user at heart and this is exactly what Cardano is doing. The consumer demands keep changing as technologies advance. The Testnet ushers in new features and functionalities that will move the network forward. These upgrades are a continuous venture and an indicator of an outfit that embraces new technologies.
The just launched Testnet is live and ready for the users. This allows for easy system integration. Users on the other hand can view what developments have been done on the system and what is expected in the future. The platform will use the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) features and has the ability to run most of the EVM programs.
The user concerns where when one of the community members, Reagan Dunagan tweeted and said:
"I think IOHK does AMAZING work in research, but please stay on top of things enough to not have to push things back further. It was initially stated for Q1 decentralization, then Q2, but now back end of Q3. Isn't ADA supposed to work with Metaps+ in Q3? W/o decentralization?"
The IOHK founder replied and summarized what the Cardano ecosystem stands for and its place in the future. The summery tweet reads in part:
"You want us to get 51% attacked? This might be last man standing."
Cardano (ADA) Testnet Market Ripple Effect
Just hours after the announcement, the ripple effect on the Testnet has already reflected on the ADA price. With most cons still struggling in the bleeding market, a noticeable spike on Cardano (ADA)price has seen get back on the green and if this holds for the long-term, the network will have a boost before the July second test net.
The price of ADA has surged by $14.40 against the USD pair and 8.45% to Bitcoin since the Testnet launch. The coin has moved to rank 8 by market cap and appears to hold as the next Testnet is just around the corner.
At the time of writing Cardano (ADA) is trading at $0.208267 which is a drop of 2.76% on the weekly chart with the current price being the highest in the last 7 days. However, the coin previously dropped to a low of $0.071 early Sunday.
With trust on cryptocurrencies on the low, any progressive news is attracting a lot of attention. The noticeable spike could awaken the sleeping giant. With several use cases including college certificate verification, more are expected going forward.
Cardano (ADA) long-Term Plans
By launching the Testnet and scheduling more in the future, Cardano future seem quite bright. With a low price below the $1 mark, ADA is ready for mass adoption and this is right entry point for any crypto enthusiast.
After the market correction Cardano (ADA) is predicted to trade above $3. With the new features in place and the launch of KEVM, the issues of attacks will be a thing of the past for the platform. This makes it the ideal time to buy and hold before the whales sent the price to the roof.


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The blue, turquoise and orange red Katleija pattern adorns the Limi shirt, which is made of cotton poplin. It has a round neckline, long sleeves with buttons at the cuffs and a concealed zipper at the back seam. The shirt has a straight cut to the rounded hem that is slightly longer in the back than in the front.
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Drop that tasp and grab this link! I've got a FREE and UNABRIDGED version of Larry Niven's Ringworld! You'll need an Audible.com account. Hurry now, there's no telling when this offer will dry up so grab it while you can!
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By Larry Niven; Read by Tom Parker (aka Grover Gardner)
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Welcome to Ringworld, an intermediate step between Dyson Spheres and planets. It is 93 million miles in radius – the equivalent of one Earth orbit or 600 miles long – 1,000 meters thick, and much sturdier than a Dyson sphere. What other advantages are there to this world? The gravitational force created by a rotation on its axis of 770 miles per second means no need for a roof. Walls 1,000 miles high at each rim will let in the sun and prevent much air from escaping.
Larry Niven's novel Ringworld won the 1970 Hugo Award for Best Novel, the 1970 Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the 1972 Ditmars, an Australian award for Best International Science Fiction.
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When a company needs to obtain additional funding, it cannot be expected for business owners to personally apply for a loan. To look for funding sources, companies require the services of finance brokers. This is considered to be a wiser solution because there are additional benefits to hiring a broker that cannot be realised otherwise. The primary job of a broker is to act as the middle person between the business and the lender. The lender can either be a bank or another alternative source of funding. Either way, the broker should be an expert that will get the best deal possible for the company.
Benefits of hiring a finance broker
Hiring a Commercial Finance Broker needs to be justified. In a way, a business is spending money to hire a broker in order to save money on the potential deal that will be closed. You should consider the amount of time and effort it takes to find the ideal funding source for your business, then think about how much you will save by hiring an expert who already knows what he/she is doing.
On top of the monetary benefit, you will also have the added value of getting the most beneficial deal for the company. A finance broker will know how to properly package the image of your company and pitch it to a potential lender to achieve the desired results. You can dismiss the work it requires to chase after lenders that are not even willing to work with you to begin with.
Choosing a finance broker for your business
Regardless of the purpose of the funding you are looking to acquire, it is necessary that you find a broker that can help you get the best deal possible. Not all brokers are the same. Here are some considerations you need to make:
- Check if the finance broker has previous experience working with a business that is within the same industry as your company. This will give you confidence that they already know how the company operates.
- You should also check the roster of funding sources the broker works with. Are they limited to banks alone or do they also deal with alternative funding sources? Do they offer a wide variety of funding options for your company to choose from?
- If the broker has already worked with a similar business to your company, would they be able to provide you with a reference? Client testimonials will help greatly when it comes to making a decision.
- Ask about fees related to the service. Does the broker charge on top of commissions from the deal?
- While this may not always be important to some, location is also a key factor when choosing a broker. It is better to work with a local firm with the appropriate accreditation such as NACFB.
These are only a few of the things you need to consider before choosing a specific broker to work with. Keep in mind that the needs of your business are also a priority and should play a role in the decision-making process.
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So here it is. Pubs of Oxford's first beer garden tour. Nothing screams summer more than having an ice cold fruity cider or a honey coloured beer in the sun whilst having a cheeky social smoke... or for those hipsters, a cheeky vape. Without further ado, let's have a look at the first couple of pubs. There is only one place to start - the city centre.
We'll start off with Head Of The River. An absolute beauty of a pub, and one that if you can get a seat at during a sunny day, you're winning. This is a pub where you should enjoy a beautiful Southern Comfort and lemonade with your close friends. You can watch the boats pull out for a ride down the river, a seagull shitting on someones head, a kid falling in or even a student admitting Oxford is better than Cambridge.
The beer garden does have plenty of seating, however, try and turn up early and not stagger in past 2pm nursing a hangover. This place fills up quick! The seating layout is well planned - some seats right by the water, some under shade and a few are connected together catering to those larger groups. It does tend to stay busy too, because it's the perfect opportunity to try out their food menu, so customers usually stick around. Make sure you're one of those people. The location is great too. You can take a stroll along the river side all way to South Oxford or it's just a short walk back into town, where you should stop by the Christ Church college grounds for a walk and burn off some of those calories. Beer prices range from around £4 - £5.25 with offerings of Peroni (£5.25 a pint), traditional ales, Bulmers and many more.
The Red Lion has one of those beer gardens, where the more popular it is - the better it is. It's excellent for having a cold cider on a beautiful day with a collection of friends. The interior is lovely since its refurbish many years back, but the outside is perfectly situated. It's close to everything and located just off the 'restaurant-alley' of George Street. There's plenty of open space and some under shade, so there's no excuse for those burners out there. Finding space for a big group of your mates shouldn't be a problem, you can be one of those people that turns up with four million friends in your squad and asks "is this seat is taken?" in your poshest accent... Sorry, I meant *group* not squad - what am I, twelve?
The Red Lion is great for when you've finished work and you fancy a quick pint in the sun before it buggers off. A lot of people will have the same idea so make sure you tell your boss you'd rather be having a drink in the sun, than spend another ten minutes at work. Deal with the consequences on Monday... when it's raining.
Beer and cider prices range from around £3.70 - £4.55. Offerings include some local ales, Becks, Peroni, Kopparberg and other fruity ciders.
Join us for another round next week when we take a look at The Jam Factory and The Chequers.
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A fourth and final version of the third strategy, developed independently (and somewhat differently) by Balaguer (1995, 1998a) and Linsky & Zalta (1995), is based on the adoption of a particular version of platonism called plenitudinous platonism (Balaguer also calls it full-blooded platonism, or FBP, and Linsky and Zalta call it principled platonism).
Kerry writes that she favors "A culture of liberty [that] would . . . beget [a] raucous, plenitudinous hodgepodge" of different subcultures.
Since plenitudinous platonism, or FBP, says that there are mathematical objects of all possible kinds, it follows that if FBP is true, then every purely mathematical theory that could possibly be true (i.e., that's internally consistent) accurately describes some collection of actually existing mathematical objects.
Linsky & Zalta develop plenitudinous platonism by proposing a distinctive plenitude principle for each of three basic domains of abstracta: abstract individuals, relations (properties and propositions), and contingently nonconcrete individuals (1995, 554).
One might object here that in order for humans to acquire knowledge of abstract objects in this way, they would first need to know that plenitudinous platonism is true.
Linsky & Zalta respond to this by arguing that plenitudinous platonism (or in their lingo, principled platonism) is knowable a priori because it is required for our understanding of any possible scientific theory: it alone is capable of accounting for the mathematics that could be used in empirical science no matter what the physical world was like.
One alleged benefit of this plenitudinous view is in the epistemology of mathematics.
In Linsky and Zalta's version of plenitudinous platonism, the mathematical entity that is postulated by a consistent mathematical theory has exactly the mathematical properties which are attributed to it by the theory.
In Balaguer's version, plenitudinous platonism postulates a multiplicity of mathematical universes, each corresponding to a consistent mathematical theory.
It is enough for your LogoBox to draw plenitudinous attention.


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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Florida Southern has been named the number-one seed and host team for the NCAA Division II South Regional Baseball Tournament on May 17-21 at Henley Field. This is the first time since 2006 that Florida Southern has hosted the regional tournament and the 21st time overall. The Moccasins have won 13 of the 20 previous regionals held in Lakeland.
Three games will be played each day on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with two games on Sunday, and the championship game(s) on Monday. As the number one seed, the Moccasins will receive a first-round bye and will play their first game on Friday at 3 p.m. against the winner of the #4/#5 from Thursday.
Game times are 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Thursday (note new game times); 11 a.m, 3 p.m., and 7 p.m. On Friday, and Saturday while Sunday's games are slated for 12 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The championship game is scheduled for Monday at noon, with a second game (if necessary) at 3:30 p.m.
The rest of the South Region bracket includes #2 Tampa (39-9), winner of the Sunshine State Conference's automatic berth; #3 Delta State (40-9), defending regional champs; #4 Nova Southeastern (34-14); #5 Montevallo (35-17); #6 Mississippi College (33-15), winner of the Gulf South Conference's automatic bid; and #7 Albany State (28-16), the automatic qualifier from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
On Thursday, #3 Delta State takes on #6 Mississippi College at 11 a.m., #2 Tampa will face #7 Albany State at 3 p.m., and #4 Nova Southeastern will battle #5 Montevallo at 7 p.m.
Florida Southern has played Tampa 42 previous times in regional play with the Spartans holding a slim 22-20 lead. Overall, the Moccasins enjoy a 108-100 advantage in the all-time series, including two wins in this past weekend's series at Tampa. The Moccasins have faced Delta State six times in the NCAA postseason, including a 1-1 record in regional play, and are 9-10 all-time versus the Statesmen. Florida Southern and Nova Southeastern have not met in postseason action, but the Moccasins are 43-32 vs. the Sharks in regular season play.
The Moccasins have not faced Mississippi College previously and have won all six earlier meetings with Albany State with all coming in the regular season action.
Tampa is making its 33rd postseason appearance with seven NCAA national championships and a 115-59 record in tournament play. The seven NCAA titles and 115 postseason victories are second only to Florida Southern among all NCAA Division II schools.
Delta State, last year's regional champion, won a national title in 2004 and is making its 31st appearance with a 94-64 record in NCAA postseason action. Nova Southeastern, the winner of the 2016 national championship, is making a sixth appearance in the NCAA postseason with a 16-9 record.
Montevallo is appearing in its third postseason tournament with a 9-4 record. Mississippi College is making its first NCAA postseason appearance. Albany State is making it fifth regional appearance and its first since 2015. The Golden Rams are looking for their first postseason victory.
The NCAA Division II Baseball Committee selected 56 teams to compete at eight regional sites, including 23 automatic qualifiers. All regionals will be double-elimination tournaments and the winners of the regionals will advance to the championship finals, May 26-June 2 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, NC.
- This is Florida Southern's 42nd NCAA postseason appearance - the most by any NCAA Division II school.
- The Moccasins have a 147-78 record and a .653 winning percentage in the postseason.
- Florida Southern has won 20 NCAA South Regional Championships - the last coming in 2005 under Coach Pete Meyer, who is now FSC's Director of Athletics.
- The Moccasins have won an NCAA Division II record nine national championships and has finished as national runners-up four times.
- Last season, Florida Southern competed in the NCAA South Regional at Delta State University in Cleveland, MS. The Moccasins defeated Valdosta State, 6-3, in their opening game and then lost 9-7 to host Delta State and 7-6 to West Alabama.
- The Moccasins are 39-9-1 this season. The 39 victories are the most for any team under Coach Lance Niekro and are the most wins since the 2009 and 2010 teams each won 41 games.
- Florida Southern finished in third place in the Sunshine State at 22-8, setting an FSC record for conference victories.
- The Moccasins were 21-5 at Henley Field in 2018 and 18-4-1 in away games.
- Florida Southern has an SSC-best .318 team batting average and also leads the conference with 70 home runs, 409 runs, 8.9 runs per game, 536 hits, 15 triples, and a .408 on-base percentage, The Moccasins also lead the conference with a .976 fielding percentage.
- The Moccasins have hit 70 home runs this season, which is the fifth most hit in Florida Southern history. Last season, FSC set the school record with 81 homers, giving the Mocs 151 round trippers over the last two seasons.
- The Florida Southern pitching staff has a 4.52 earned run average.
- Moccasin pitchers have combined for 441 strikeouts this season - tied for 10th most in program history.
- J.T. Hintzen is second in the nation with an SSC-high 12 wins (12-0).
- Logan Browning is third in the NCAA Division II with a conference-leading .455 batting average.
- Hayden Marze is third in the SSC with 19 home runs while leading the league with 61 runs batted in and has been hit by a pitch an SSC-high 17 times.
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|12 Dundyvan Road, Coatbridge ML5 1DQ
|Angela Elliott Yoga Website
|Facebook information can be found here
Yoga Classes covering North Lanarkshire and surrounding areas:
Beginners classes are every Monday 6pm, Thursday 6.20pm and Friday 9.30am
Classes for all levels are every Monday 7.15pm and Thursday 7.30pm
All classes advertised are held within St Augustines Hall in Coatbridge opposite The Time Capsule.
* Private Sessions
If you would love to start yoga but just don't feel ready to join a class then a private Yoga session might be best for you.
These are Ideal for people who are looking to find their feet in the world of Yoga in a private, quiet space but also for those who require a specific and detailed practice with one on one instruction in order to develop and improve on health, technique, strength, mindfulness and stillness within your practice.
We will assess your individual goals, needs and abilities in order to design a Yoga practice specifically suited and tailored to benefit you.
* We also provide a wide and wonderful range of massage therapies.
These therapies are fantastic for relaxation and perfect for revitalising your energy while taking time for yourself. Our therapies are your perfect gift to you as well as being a great gift for others.
Some examples are Swedish Massage, Hot stone Massage, Deep tissue Massage and Thai Massage.
All of our private Yoga and massage therapies take place at our purpose built home studio (Bellshill) In a quiet and private cul-de-sac. Seeking to enhance your experience in a quiet, warm, welcoming surrounding.
* If you like what we do then please connect with us on Facebook or follow us on Instagram.
We are also looking to expand our media content with regular blogs, podcasts, videos even live sessions as a treat and something different to enjoy at the end of a long day or week.
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Check out the latest hairstyle trends for women that are making a huge impact for 2010! Take inspiration from the newest cuts and styles around that will be leading the way this year and make sure you're wearing one of them!
There is nothing wrong than being stuck in a hair routine and having the same haircut and color every salon appointment for years! If you don't like your look but your keep it anyway because you're too scared about trying something new then you're certainly ready for a change!
Draw inspiration from the 2010 trends in women hairstyles for short, medium and long hairstyles and hair styling finishes and textures! But remember, you'll never know how amazing your hair could be unless you give it a go! Be bold and beautiful!
Short Hairstyles
Short hairstyles have gone from androgynous to more feminine, head hugging styles for 2010. To get a short haircut that's bang on trend, go short but keep a bit of length at the front, sides, back and especially at the crown to get a versatile cut with a lot of styling options.
Wear it slick with lots of product for an edgy, street-style feel or softly textured for a sweet, feminine look. For a glam night out you can't go wrong with a bit of teasing for height and spiking it up!
Medium Hairstyles
Medium hairstyles are a great option if you want to go for the chop without being too daring – but the best thing about mid-lengths is that they can be cut to suit almost everyone.
Soft medium layered hairstyles can lift cheekbones, highlight your eyes and flatter your face shape! A great medium haircut is also less work that long hair or a sharp graphic bob. To update your current medium style, add interest with choppy layers and a shaggy fringe for a great shape and easy styling.
Long Hairstyles
Long hairstyles are always on trend and for 2010 we are remaining faithful to center partings, soft, relaxed waves and lots of glossy shine in terms of styling.
By adding long layers throughout the lengths, you can wear it relaxed and tousled for the daytime, but when it comes to an evening look, go for glam by blow-drying hair with a large brush to add lift and shine to your tresses.
Soft curled ends are another effortless but still very fresh look – use rollers for best results if you have thick hair.
Bangs and Fringes
Top trends for 2010 are wide bangs and fringes that open the face and the ones that skim the brow and blend into the sides of the hair.
If you have an oval face shape, you can rock both styles but square faces should go for side-swept bangs, and round face shapes for blunter looks.
The 2010 bangs and fringes are an instant update for any style or length! Pair them with short crops, bold bobs, layered mid-lengths or long lengthy tresses!


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McMiller Welcomes Our Law Enforcement
McMiller Sports Center has a special range designated away from the general public for law enforcement AND special event use. The 'LE' range houses up to 12 target points. Shooters are allowed to move between distances out to 75 yards for large group shooting or 100 yard for individual strings of fire. The LE range is ONLY AVAILABLE by reservation through McMiller Sports Center and is done on a first come/first served basis. LE range reservations require a non-refundable $100.00 deposit to hold the date.
LE Range Fees & Details
Range fees for the LE are $200.00 for a half day of shooting (4 hours) or $400.00 for a full day (regular operating hours) The $100.00 deposit goes towards the overall price of the LE range rental (ie: $100.00 deposit to hold date plus $300.00 payment required the day of a full day event).
The LE range is also able to accommodate large group outings such as bachelor/bachelorette parties, work functions, etc. For general public rental, a $50.00 charge is required and groups will be provided with their own range officer for the duration of their stay. Reservations or questions can be addressed to email@example.com.
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Yoga Workshop with Jani Jaatinen
Date: Saturday, Mar 19th – Sunday, Mar 20th, 2016
Location: Q House Lumpini Floor 4th, South-Sathorn Road, Sathorn Bangkok
For More Information or Registration
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Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
More About Jani: http://www.omyourself.com/jani-jaatinen/
Saturday, March 19th, 2016
- 10.30 – 12.30: Beginners Yoga
- Let's make sure your journey starts from the most enjoyable and empowered place possible. This session will focus on basic asana and alignment & breathing techniques. Perfect for those who are new to yoga and ideal for the experienced students.
- 14.30 – 16.30: Hip Opening
- Focusing on yoga asanas that will help release the tightness, tension, and pain in this area of our body, this will be a deliciously challenging vinyasa sequence that will guide you towards the deep hip openers that our bodies crave!
Sunday, March 20th, 2016
- 10.30 – 12.30: Arm Balance
- We will examine techniques on how to protect your joints, create freedom and strength in hip, neck and shoulders, strengthen and lengthen the muscles around these joints and create space in these areas. Come learn a pathway to channel challenging arm-balance postures into your everyday practice with ease and excitement!
- 14.30 – 16.30: Forward Bend & Inversion
- Forward bending is a practice of introspection that requires a balance between strength and softness. This practice strengthens the core, releases the lower back and directs the breath into the deep recesses of our cells. For inverted postures, you will be guided through alignment, technique, proper modifications, and feel how to develop the power in your core strength. Learn to use the wall, or a buddy, as a way to continue practicing inversions beyond this class.
- 5,000THB for 4 sessions
- 1,400THB for 1 session
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Public Notice
CLAVERACK FREE LIBRARY SITE WORK and DOT ENTRANCES and INTERIOR RENOVATIONS
Amendment 1: February 3, 2017
To All Interested Bidders for both the Site Work/DOT Entrances package, and the Interior Renovations package:
The Claverack Free Library has extended the deadline for receipt of bids to Thursday, March 2nd, 2017, at 3:00 p.m.
Bids can be delivered to the library at 629 Route 23B, Claverack, NY 12513 (518-851-7120) at any time in advance of that time and date.
Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked "Claverack Free Library Interior Renovations".
Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 3:05.
B. An additional Site Visit to tour the building has been scheduled for this coming Tuesday, February 7, at 9 a.m.
Entrance is at the rear parking lot.
1/22/17: (Bid documents can be downloaded at the bottom of this notice)
Bids for the site work & NYSDOT entrances of the new Claverack Free Library Building, located in the former A.B.Shaw Firehouse at Route 9H and 23B in Claverack, will be received up until 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at the Claverack Free Library, 629 Route 23B, Claverack, New York,12513, (518-851-7120). Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud promptly at 3:05 p.m. Bids can be delivered to this address at any time in advance of that time and date. Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked "Claverack Free Library Site Work & DOT Entrances".
The project includes site roughing and grading, curbing and concrete flat work, installation of a sanitary septic system, storm water infrastructure and improvements, a limited area of unit pavers, a small amount of screen fencing, paving, signage and site lighting, and limited landscaping and seeding, and the installation of two NYSDOT permitted highway entrances.
The project is for a single prime contract. Prevailing wage is not required.
Construction is funded through grants and independent library sources, and may be in two phases: Phase 1 for the completion of the site work and site infrastructure, Phase 2 will be for completion of the NYSDOT entrances.
The Claverack Free Library is committed to providing equal opportunity for minority and women-owned businesses, as well as local community businesses and resources.
Contractors are strongly encouraged to attend the pre-bid conference at the site at 1 pm on Thursday, January 19, 2017. Arrangements for additional site visits or questions may be directed to Michael Sullivan, at 518-821-7428. (firstname.lastname@example.com).
To obtain full Scope of Work, Construction Documents and Specifications, contact firstname.lastname@example.com. Directions to purchase drawing sets, or arrange for pdf documents, will be emailed. Drawings will also be available to review at the existing library.
Bidders are responsible for checking the CFL website ( www.claveracklibrary.org ) for any addenda. The last posting of any addenda will be 5 p.m. on February 13, 2017.
Bid Documents:
Advertisement For Bids – Site Work & DOT Entrances
Claverack Free Library Request for Bids – Site Work & DOT Entrances
Claverack Free Library Proposal and Bid Form & Non-Collusive Bidding Certificate
Claverack Free Library Site Plan
Claverack Free Library NYSDOT Entrance Plan
Claverack Free Library Interior Renovations Bid Package – Scope of Work
Claverack Free Library Interior Renovations Proposal and Bid Form & Non-Collusive Bidding Certificate
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Sure, hats might not be the most groundbreaking accessory out there, but I keep seeing crazy-cute ones everywhere I go, and when I got the latest Yestadt Millnery look book, the deal was sealed.
Nikki declared the beanie the must-have accessory for fall 2013, but I'm going to go ahead and say you've got to have a sassy topper for spring too.
How cute is this look book? I love the illustrations done by Glamour.com contributor Lindsay Mound. I have this sweet little "Ponyboy" cap, and I wear it almost every day (including today).
Squeee! These just make me so happy!
Aside from the baseball cap, this hat is the most wearable, and as a bonus you can count on it to keep your skin safe in the sun! I love how these all have a retro feel, but for the most part (OK, maybe not so much with the fascinators), they're all very wearable.
Will you wear fancy hats this spring?


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Chinese society tells women over 25 that they're already past their prime; however, Estée Lauder believes otherwise. They set out to empower women to celebrate each year for what truly matters. After all, age isn't a number. It's courage, confidence, determination, aspiration, self-discovery, love, and audacity.


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Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) Two former US intelligence chiefs say President Donald Trump's stance on Russian meddling in last year's presidential election is putting the US at risk.
The US President sparked uproar by suggesting he believed Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin when he said there had been no interference. The two leaders briefly discussed the allegations at an Asia-Pacific summit.
US intelligence has long concluded Russia tried to sway the vote in Trump's favour, BBC reported on Sunday.
"Every time he (Putin) sees me he says I didn't do that, and I really believe that when he tells me that, he means it," Trump told reporters.
"I think he is very insulted by it, which is not a good thing for our country."
Trump also disparaged key figures in the US intelligence community who concluded in January that Russian meddling had taken place, including former national intelligence chief James Clapper, ex-CIA director John Brennan and sacked FBI chief James Comey, whom he called "political hacks".
Trump has since sought to mollify critics of his comments following uproar at his apparent defence of Putin.
Clapper said he was alarmed by the President's comments.
"Putin is committed to undermining our system, our democracy and our whole process," he told CNN.
"To try to paint it in any other way is, I think, astounding and in fact poses a peril to this country."
Appearing alongside him, Brennan, said he found it "puzzling" why Trump was not more explicit in condemning the Russian President when it represented a "national security problem".
Referring to Trumps criticism of him, Brennan said: "Considering the source of the criticism, I consider that criticism a badge of honour."
Soon after, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin rejected suggestions from both men that Trump was being "played", saying he was focused on tackling difficult issues like North Korea and Syria.
Questions surrounding Russia's role in last year's US elections and allegations of collusion involving Donald Trump's campaign team have dogged his presidency.
US intelligence agencies believe Russia tried to help Mr Trump win the presidency by hacking and releasing emails damaging to his opponent Hillary Clinton.
While Russian hackers are widely suspected of involvement, there has been no conclusive link to the Kremlin.
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We like our cake, don't we? A birthday. A baby or wedding shower. Even just a Saturday morning… okay, maybe not. We generally save cake for special occasions because a steady diet of it would be unhealthy.
But food like bread, that we need daily. We need solid food that will sustain us if we are stay strong and be able to do the tasks given us to the best of our abilities.
Our approach to digesting the Word of God should be much the same.
As you ponder the idea of scripture as bread for daily use, consider what God himself has to say on the topic.
"Jesus then said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." They said to him, "Sir, give us this bread always." Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst." (John 16:32-35)
"But he answered, "It is written, "'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" (Matthew 4:4)
"For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever." Jesus said these things in the synagogue, as he taught at Capernaum." (John 16:55-59)


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Julian is an interaction designer and problem solver with a crush on mobile user experience and design operations from Stuttgart, Germany.
Currently building mobile user experience for Mercedes-Benz @DaimlerTSS since fall 2016.
Previous B.A. interaction design @Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd.And IT support the past six years @Guschky GmbH. IT Assistent @Berufskolleg Hilden graduated summer 2011.
He always enjoys a cup of tea while creating user-centered and easy to use product experiences.
By Design Operations, he helps scale design teams throughout the enterprise, maintain consistency in projects and increases efficiencies in both design and development workflows.
In order to educate himself every day anew, he uses his craft as a constant way to learn new techniques and methods.


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Virgin Holidays
The brief
Virgin Holidays came to us, seeking to vastly improve their SEO situation. Their rankings had taken a huge hit as a result of Google's Penguin algorithm, so they needed to vastly improve their search visibility.
Virgin wanted to become the number one travel brand on Google for January 2014, their peak trading month. With that in mind, our Content Marketing team was tasked with creating something to get the brand back to the top of the search engine results pages.
The challenges
Virgin Holidays are one of many firms in the highly-competitive cruise sector. As cruises were a major part of their travel offering, we needed to create something unique and useful to help improve traffic to their website. It needed to present Virgin Holidays as an authority in the cruise market, offering advice on all aspects of such holidays.
With that in mind, we created a number of things, the biggest of which was a content hub – The Ultimate Guide to Cruising. This guide is composed of a series of articles offering sage advice on all aspects of going on a cruise holiday, whether alone, with a partner or with children of all ages.
Being so in-depth required plenty of research, image sourcing and, of course, content production. After so much blood, sweat and tears, we finished the job and received a huge amount of praise from Virgin Holidays' senior staff for the work we had done. More importantly, the numbers were hugely impressive.
In January 2014, there was a 46% increase in organic site traffic, which led to Virgin Holidays' most impressive organic traffic month on record.
An additional £40,000 in revenue was generated directly from users reading the cruising guide. As a result, Virgin Holidays no longer had to spend anything on PPC, saving them over £111,000 in the process. Meanwhile, a whopping 697% ROI was delivered from this campaign alone.


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The idea for this website was born in October 2012, when in reconnecting to my dreams I realized I wanted to have my personal online space with all the different creative works I would engage in: in music, in photography, and in writing. A few months later, I joined an online course which demonstrated me a power of community, of being surrounded by people who believe in you and root for you in achieving your dreams. Thus, in May 2013 I started to build this website, with my first steps in registering a domain name, buying a hosting space, and installing a WordPress…
This website has been a cry for my personal freedom amidst a long and deep personal struggle. For a certain period, I focused it on an alternate identity, a person who had certain parts of the life I wanted to live and none of that struggle. It was liberating to write about exploration, discoveries, adventures. It was empowering to live that dream at least to some extent, at least during some hours and days of my life.
The launch of LYL LOCAL in January 2014 has shifted something in me. At our first event I felt I could be me as a whole, I could say the whole truth, I did not have to hide anything, neither dreams nor struggles. I opened the curtain to the other side.
The events of the summer of 2014 threw me back a thousand miles. A thought "I don't have a place to sleep this night, and I can't find it" triggered a very traumatizing experience. It lasted for a week of that trip, and then continued back in Germany: I facing the similar issue over again, with letting go of my apartment to move to another city, and facing difficulties with finding a new place to live.
For three months I have been barely surviving, each day facing anxiety attacks, with difficulties with taking myself out of the bed, out on my way for commute to the office, or for mindless walks around the city. Weekends were spent on the bed in even more mindless watching of YouTube. I did not feel alive. I felt terrified of life. And I felt terribly, terribly alone.
The life made me a gift, and in November I could move to Hamburg as I desired from the beginning of that summer. I began to relax and calm down. A colleague helped me with moving my belongings. The social life of meetups was much closer and accessible. I have found a friend who showed me a few places and introduced me to weekly group meditation sessions. The energy of my favorite city was healing me. In December 2014, I went to a conference in Berlin and celebrated Christmas in a lovely company of friends who I have not met up until that day. Things seemed wonderful, and they were.
And then they weren't. The funding of the project finished without me finishing the project. My passport expired, and with the new passport I went to the Foreigner's Office to extend my residence permit… to discover that the amount of savings I had was not meeting the minimal amount they wanted to see. And then I booked my plane tickets in a hope that I would figure it out. And then I went for a month to Marseille, still hoping that I will figure the financial question later, but knowing that that was my best chance to experience the city.
And then I did not figure it out. I fell in love with Marseille and France and I could not hide the lack of desire to stay in Germany. I needed a temporary job, and I could not hide the lack of skills, of commitment, of interest, of self-confidence… I got in a quicksand with the progress on the PhD project, and I could not hide the lack of energy from myself, I could not ignore that the end was not far but my progress towards it was close to non-existent.
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Our catholic senior living community welcomes residents and families of all faiths within a comfortable environment to help you to stay active, engaged and enjoying life to the fullest. At Franciscan Village, our mission is to help you recognize and enjoy the good times and happy moments in your life – nothing is too small for us to celebrate!
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Irma swept through our area this week with fury and destruction, downgraded from, ultimately, a Category 5 hurricane to a tropical storm by the time we felt the effects. She left debris all over the CSRA. Some, including myself, had trees down, some were left without power, some even had damage to their homes. And I would like to take this time to thank Irma for coming by.
Obviously, I'm not thanking Irma for the destruction that she caused for some people. My thoughts are with all of those who received damage — especially those south of us. Florida will be feeling this for months to come.
The reason I'm thanking Irma is far more self-serving. Not only did Irma make my kids' rigorous schedule of practices and games cease for a couple of days, giving the wife and me a much-needed break, but we got some company, too. My little brother lives in Effingham County, one of the counties that evacuated because of the storm. My wife and I invited him and his family in to get away from the storm. This may seem like an easy thing to do but, my relationship with my little brother hasn't always been sunshine and roses.
Without telling all of his business, he's had a troubled past. Some people may be able to relate. Many of us have a loved one who loses their way and gets mixed up in things they shouldn't. Some of those loved ones never find their way out of it. I'm happy to say, I think my brother has found his.
His life path has led him to jail on occasion. After serving whatever time he would get, he would get out, hang out with the same crowds, make some more bad decisions and find his way back behind bars. Its a frustrating cycle of which I had all but washed my hands. You know the feeling: "I've had it! I'm done with this and won't let him drag me through this cycle over & over!" However, no matter how much I try to separate myself, it's my little brother. It killed me to see the life he was living.
The last time he got out of the pokey, I was skeptical. I figured he would do the same thing as always: fly straight for a few months then start with the debauchery again and into find his way into another jumpsuit. Then came Irma.
When my little bro came to stay with us, I feel like I met a new man. I don't know what it was, but something finally clicked for him. He carried himself differently, spoke differently, was fatherly to his children and talked about how important work was to him. This last bit is huge. I've never met a person so allergic to manual labor in my life, which is hard to believe because, after all, I know me. We had some deep conversations, and I discovered that he has new priorities in life — not because he told me, but because I could just see it.
So, this is why I'd like to thank Irma. Thank you for bringing my little brother over so I could see the changes for myself. He's still got a rough road ahead of him, but now I believe in him. That's something that I haven't done in a long time.
For anyone else that may have a friend or family member that struggles the way he has, don't lose hope. Be sure to talk to someone about it if you need to; more people understand than you realize. Hopefully you'll see a change in that person, too. And, hopefully, it won't take a hurricane to see it.


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The sort of attitude Bulgarians have to their tiny stretch of seaside can be illustrated with an incident at the beginning of 2019, when excavator operators levelled a huge sand dune near Kavatsite, south of Sozopol. The men were detained, and explained they had been paid a fee of 1,000 leva by a "third party" to finish off what nature had created thousands of years ago. Nothing can be done about this, explained Angelkova, as the construction permit had been issued prior to 2008, when the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast Act was adopted.
Subsequently, the Bulgarian government decided to strengthen the protection of whatever remains of the Black Sea coast and proposed severe penalties to people putting up... parasols, spreading towels, and – God forbid! – parking cars in protected sand dune areas.
The new measures envisage fines of 1,000-3,000 leva for placing a towel on a dune. A repeated offence would carry a fine of 3,000-7,000 leva.
Last year, Valeri Simeonov of the extreme nationalist National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria who was then deputy prime minister, made headlines as he made surprise appearances at discos at the Black Sea coast, turning off their amplifiers to cut down the noise.
Angelkova said advance bookings for the tourist season were down by 30-40 percent. She added she could not name a specific reason for the downturn.
Excavator operators, however, can heave a sigh of relief. Construction permits issued to private owners will remain valid. Towels and parasols are a lot more detrimental to dunes that were created prior to 2008.


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Plastic consumption has grown at a tremendous rate over the past two decades as plastics now play an important role in all aspects of modern lifestyle. Plastics are used in the manufacture of numerous products such as protective packaging, lightweight and safety components in cars, mobile phones, insulation materials in buildings, domestic appliances, furniture items, medical devices etc.
Because plastic does not decompose biologically, the amount of plastic waste in our surroundings is steadily increasing. More than 90% of the articles found on the sea beaches contain plastic. Plastic waste is often the most objectionable kind of litter and will be visible for months in landfill sites without degrading.
There are three basic ways in which communities can offer plastic collection services for plastic bottles and containers.
Curbside Collection
The first, and most widely accessible, collection method is curbside collection (also known as kerbside collection) of recyclables. Curbside recycling programs are generally the most convenient for community residents to participate in and yield high recovery rates as a result.
Communities that provide curbside collection generally request residents to separate designated recyclables from their household garbage and to place them into special receptacles or bags, which are then set out at the curb for collection by municipal or municipally-contracted crews for its transfer to the recycling facility or materials recovery facility (MRFs).
Drop-off Recycling
The second collection method is known as drop-off recycling. In this method, containers for designated recyclable materials are placed at central collection locations throughout the community, such as parking lots, religious places, schools, malls or other civic associations.
The containers are generally marked as to which recyclable material should be placed in them. Residents are requested to deliver their recyclables to the drop-off location, where recyclables are separated by material type into their respective collection containers.
Buy-back Centers
The last collection method employs the use of buy-back centers. Most buy-back recycling centers are operated by private companies and pay consumers for recyclable materials that are brought to them.
Buy-back centers usually have purchasing specifications that require consumers to source separate recyclable materials brought for sale. These purchase specifications can greatly reduce contamination levels and allow the buy-back center to immediately begin processing the recyclables they purchase, while providing consumers with an economic incentive to comply with the specifications.
Salman Zafar
Salman is a prolific environmental writer, and has authored more than 500 articles in reputed journals, magazines and websites. He is proactively engaged in creating mass awareness on renewable energy, waste management, sustainability and conservation all over the world.
Salman can be reached on email@example.com
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Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) is organizing an orientation week for the Master School students for the first week of September. The aim of the welcome week is to facilitate the new students' integration into the university life in Budapest, and to introduce them to the Budapest CLC and to the colleagues working there.
Date: 1 – 4 September
This year, 10 students will start their second year in Budapest, 6 at Service Design and Engineering and 4 at Security &Privacy track. During the orientation week, students will meet their future professors and fellow students and besides sharing professional, educational and practical information, the Budapest Team is planning some cultural and team building activities as well.


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This is the time of year on the farm when there just aren't enough hours in the day, even though the sun is shining longer than at any other time of year. Nature is in overdrive, daring us to try to keep her pace.
Yesterday I never got to any of the long list of things I planned to do that day. After picking peas and broccoli for our deliveries, I ditched my plans and spent the rest of the day planting and replanting.
It was a day spent with seeds.
Our beans are up nicely and now is the time to add more, so the maturity dates are staggered and we don't end up with too many in at one time (or not enough in). So I planted our October beans and more green beans.
I decided to plow up the okra and start again. By the time the seeds had finally begun to germinate (delayed by a month without rain), the competition from grass was too severe. Rather than spend days trying to nurse spotty rows of okra, the situation called for a do-over. That option is one of the great benefits of our long growing seasons. So I tilled the okra garden and replanted it.
Then I turned my attention to the cantaloupe garden. It too got off to a rocky start and was in need of some TLC. I planted more honeydew melons and pineapple melons, reseeded the gaps in the cantaloupe rows where the seeds hadn't come up, then planted several more rows, to stagger their arrival later this summer. I'm looking forward to that first vine-ripened melon of the year.
I had hoped to rehab the watermelons and the summer squash, but ran of out time. Just as I finished the cantaloupes, at supper time, we were given a nice soft shower. It couldn't have been timed better.
Now maybe today I'll get to some of the things I had on yesterday's list.


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Private foundations disburse grant money that supports a wide range of charitable missions. But funding these causes isn't as easy as simply writing a check.
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"I think the biggest thing about my gender is that 98 percent of people in this school don't even know it exists," says Riley, a Palo Alto High School student whose name has been changed along with other student sources for this story.
Riley identifies as gender fluid and thus represents several different genders through personal expression. Riley uses they/them pronouns to refer to themself singularly, as they feel that the genderless term best reflects their identity. Throughout the rest of the article, some other sources refer to themselves this way, while others use gendered pronouns. Although this might be confusing to some readers, we chose to use our sources preferred pronouns out of respect for them.
Riley, like other students interviewed in this story, does not identify within the gender binary. In other words, they do not feel comfortable identifying solely as male or female; non-binary people can feel they are both genders, neither or a mixture of the two. Some terms they use to describe themselves are genderqueer, non-binary, agender and gender fluid.
"It's possible to identify as non-binary, meaning I don't feel exclusively like a male or a female, meaning I feel like a little bit of both, or meaning I move fluidly between those," says Jenn Burleton, the executive director of the TransActive Gender Center, a nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon, which works with gender nonconforming youth.
A Western Association of Schools and Colleges survey administered anonymously to 1,727 Paly students at the beginning of this school year reported 33 students who did not identify as either a girl or a boy when given the options of boy, girl and other, although Paly Principal Kim Diorio estimates the actual number of students is probably higher when those who didn't take the survey are taken into account.
Seemingly small steps like surveys that validate gender identities outside of the binary make many non-binary students feel like they are finally getting recognition after a history of being disregarded, they say. Facilities that validate identity represent a new era that some say is a new and needed civil rights issue.
Non-binary pronouns are a prominent issue for people who don't identify within the binary.
On Facebook, agender Paly student Cameron's pronouns are they/them, and they often get comments on photos or statuses pointing out how funny it is that Facebook is saying they are plural. Cameron also faces issues in their classes.
"When my teacher is like, 'Okay ladies and gentleman, you can do this,' I'll be like, 'Yeah, not for me,'" Cameron says.
On the issue of teachers using incorrect pronouns, Diorio hopes education and patience will help teachers adapt.
"I think it's really important that teachers just keep trying," Diorio says. "It's okay to make a mistake once; we all learn from our mistakes. If it keeps happening, then I think there's a bigger issue."
A common reason some people do not use they/them pronouns is because they feel they are grammatically incorrect.
Cameron thinks of the argument of grammar as an unjustified excuse, saying the only way to ingrain the pronouns is to just use them.
"Lots of stuff in English isn't grammatically correct, and we say it anyway," Cameron says. "Language is adaptable and changing and never set … Shakespeare used singular they pronouns, and so did Ms. [Jane] Austen."
Burleton confirms the idea of language being adaptable.
"Language is a living thing; language evolves," Burleton says. "There's all kind of words that this country takes for common use. They/them can be singular or plural … we'll adapt to that."
Furthermore, Burleton says that the complaint over grammar is in fact not about grammar, but about the kids' identities.
"What I say to people like that [who don't respect pronoun preferences] is, 'Really? We're going to go to war over grammar versus decency and respect?'" Burleton says.
Like others who differ from societal norms, non-binary kids often struggle with bullying and being misunderstood by their peers.
Taylor, an agender Paly student, is not very open about their gender identity, because they feel as though the culture at Paly creates an unsafe environment for non-binary students.
"I feel like there is a risk of that [violence] happening to people," Taylor says. "I definitely do think that there is an opportunity for them to be bullied."
Echoing Taylor's sentiment, Morgan, a Paly student who describes himself as a genderfluid trans guy, does not readily reveal his gender identity for fear of harassment.
"I don't feel like I could come out to my friends as a trans guy because I don't feel like they'd understand it," Morgan says. "I wouldn't come out to my gay friends because … they wouldn't get it. I don't want to come out to someone and then just get shut down. It's my biggest fear."
Taylor feels that a lot of improvement is necessary to make Paly a safe space.
"On a scale of one to 10 [of how accepting Paly is of non-binary genders], it's like two, maybe a 1.75," Taylor says. "Although yes, there are sects of people [that have made me comfortable], … I [have] never felt accepted when expressing myself in an 'out of the ordinary' manner."
Burleton confirms that non-binary students are often bullied because of their gender identity. The TransActive Gender Center, which works with over 400 families, deals with this issue daily, according to Burleton.
"Kids that don't conform [to gender norms] are bullied, harassed, abused [and] rejected by their families and other adults, across the board," Burleton says. "Gender non-conforming kids are on [the] same trajectory as gender conforming kids; they just want to fit in."
Four percent of Paly students identify outside of the binary or are questioning their gender identity. According to a survey conducted in Paly English classes, 28.2 percent of Paly students report that they do not understand some gender identities. One of the situations that Taylor faces at Paly is when they wear dresses to school and receives mixed reactions because they are perceived as being male. Although some people are very supportive of them, Taylor still has experienced people expressing outright disgust at their clothing.
"The moment you see a guy in a skirt, it's like China's invaded the U.S.," Taylor says.
Burleton explains that the stigma Taylor faces when wearing a dress and being perceived as a guy comes from deep rooted cultural sexism.
"Feminine behavior is not tolerated because it is someone born into the 'first class' acting like a 'second class' citizen, which is a threat to the patriarchy and misogyny," Burleton says. "My generation has done a really bad job of promoting supportive environments for kids who are different."
Non-binary students often struggle with gendered facilities, seeing as they do not identify as either male or female and everyday these students have to make a decision about what bathroom to use.
"There are other people who don't know me who do give me trouble about [using the opposite sex's bathroom]," Taylor says. "But honestly, I kind of try to skirt the issue by not using the bathrooms at school at all."
A gender neutral bathroom is legally required to protect non-binary students as it falls under AB 1266, which requires schools to provide facilities consistent with students' gender identity.
The amendment, titled Assembly Bill 1266, went into effect Jan. 1 across California, permitting students to "participate in sex-segregated school programs and activities, including athletic teams and competitions, and use facilities consistent with his or her [or their] gender identity, irrespective of the gender listed on the pupil's records."
Diorio has been very mindful of the law in supervising construction.
"As we do construction with our new buildings, I want to make sure we have more unisex bathrooms for students, and making sure that we have a unisex locker facility in the new gym," Diorio says.
The new gym, which is scheduled to begin construction in December 2014, will include a unisex locker room, as well as male and female lockers. In addition, several single stall unisex bathrooms will be included in the new athletic facilities, according to Diorio.
Looking to the future
One of Burleton's main jobs at the TransActive Gender Center is to travel to different schools and educate administrations on how to best support non-binary students. To Burleton, the key to change is for each member of the administration to change on a personal level.
"The first thing the administration can do is to educate themselves and question themselves and their own cisgender privilege," Burleton says. "If you think you're going to create a safe environment by first telling students without telling yourselves, you're wrong. You have to question yourself from the top down."
Education about gender identity and other lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer issues is vital for Paly right now, according to Diorio.
"There's an educational component that goes with it in terms of making sure teachers understand," Diorio says. "Once you provide that education and that awareness, they [teachers] are able to empathize."
Diorio says the most important step Paly must take is school-wide education in order to create a better and safer community.
"We probably need to do a better job on this campus with educating adults on this campus around all of the LGBTQ [issues]," Diorio says. "It's that building empathy piece. … As a community, we need to do a better job so that people can understand the different points of view and really be aware and mindful."
Several students at Paly identify as non-binary or are questioning their gender identities.
For Cameron, who identifies as agender, gender is more of a social construct than anything else.
One of the obstacles that deters Cameron from coming out is the scrutiny.
"I don't want them to ask weird questions," Cameron says. "I'd just be like, 'Maybe you should just Google this?'"
"It seems that even if I do talk about it, most people don't understand or recognize being agender." Taylor says.
They struggle with showing their gender.
"Masculinity is the 'norm,' so I struggle with how do I tastefully start being more feminine?" Taylor says.
Although Morgan is a self-described "pansexual trans guy" and uses he/him pronouns, he still identifies as genderqueer.
"I'm currently kind of fluid," Morgan says. "As in there's some days where I wish I was a girl … or if it's me wanting to be more masculine for that day. It's different for every person."
Riley identifies as gender fluid. After asking a teacher at their old school to use the pronouns they prefer, the teacher got angry.
"My teacher, he thought it [using a gender neutral pronoun] was ridiculous," Riley says. "It made me cry. He started poking at my sex; he was really bent on me staying female."
Alex uses feminine pronouns but hasn't yet decided on which gender she truly identifies with and is comfortable expressing.
"For me, one of the big life questions is do I identify as female because that's what I identify as or because that's what I was assigned at birth, and I haven't explored other options," Alex says.


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Whether believe in ghosts or not, you can't deny the creepiness of some of the stories about Canada's most haunted places. When one person reports a ghost, sure, maybe it's all in their head. But when the same stories and sightings keep happening again and again, sometimes over decades, it gets harder to chalk it all up to imagination.
These 10 places have some of the country's most frequent reports of hauntings and paranormal activity, and you can visit them all…just don't go alone.
Ottawa Jail Hostel, Ontario
This old stone building served as Ottawa's jail for over a century, and closed back in 1972. A year later, it opened as a hostel for budget travellers visiting the city — not much time at all to clear out the ghosts! The jail was the site of three executions, all by hanging, including the legendary execution of Patrick J. Whelan for the assassination of one of Canada's Fathers of Confederation, Thomas D'Arcy McGee. As many staff and guests of the hostel will tell you, Whelan's ghost still haunts the building, even appearing at the foot of guests' beds. You can still stay in the jail, even in an original three-by-nine-foot one-person cell (with a few modern creature comforts added, of course).
Frank Slide, Alberta
In 1903, in the wee hours of the morning, 82 million tonnes of rock broke free from a mountainside above Frank, Alberta, burying part of the town, its rail line and a local coal mine. Between 70 and 90 residents were killed, most of whom remain buried in the rubble to this day. Ever since then, residents have reported seeing spooky mists and lights on the mountain where the landslide happened.
Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia
This major tourist hot spot makes no secret of its treacherous location. The lighthouse atop smooth, weather-worn rocks is picture-perfect, but the whole place can be dangerous and downright fatal when rough weather hits and the rocks get slippery. One local legend tells the story of an original resident, Margaret (nicknamed Peggy), who settled here after surviving a shipwreck nearby. Her children didn't make it, and she would regularly walk the rocks at night, grieving their loss. One night, her new husband went out with her and danced on the rocks to cheer her up. But he slipped and died, and Margaret later took her own life. Visitors to Peggy's Cove have reportedly seen the ghost of a woman in a blue dress standing at the edge of the rocks, about to jump.
Blue Ghost Tunnel, Ontario
This abandoned 655-foot-long railway tunnel near St. Catharines, Ontario, was in use for only 39 years but was the scene of many accidents, including a teenager killed by a boulder and a train collision just outside of the tunnel, not to mention 107 men killed during the tunnel's construction alone. Today, there have been reports of all sorts of paranormal activity inside the tunnel, like weird lights, the sensation of being watched, touched or pushed, plus the sounds of footsteps, children crying, voices and whistling.
Craigdarroch Castle, British Columbia
This lavish castle was built in Victoria, B.C., in 1890 as a private home for a local coal baron who died before construction was complete. It passed through many hands since then, and is now a tourist attraction open for tours, but rumour has it some old residents still call the castle home. There have been reports of a ghostly woman in white who stands alone in the castle ballroom, the sounds of children crying and even a piano that plays itself.
St. Louis Ghost Train, Saskatchewan
Along an old abandoned railway in St. Louis, Saskatchewan, there have been many reports of a train light that travels up and down the line, changing in colour and intensity as it moves. Some say it's a ghost train, others say it's the light from the lantern of a ghostly brakeman who was beheaded by a train in the area way back when.
Banff Springs Hotel, Alberta
The majestic 19th century Fairmont Banff Springs was one of the original railway hotels built by CP Railway to attract travellers westward. While the hotel denies it's haunted, there's a long-standing story about a bride who died while falling down one of the hotel's grand stone staircases in 1932. To this day there are reports that her ghost, still in her wedding dress, has been seen dancing alone in the Cascade Ballroom.
Gastown, British Columbia
Gastown was the heart of the original city of Vancouver and is steeped in lore, legend, and quite a few ghost stories. Rumours abound about ghosts at the old Hotel Europe and a ghost train conductor who now lives at the Old Spaghetti Factory on Water Street (would you like some spooks with your spumoni?). But perhaps the most haunted building is the stately Waterfront Station, originally built as the city's train station in 1914. Many late-night security guards and cleaning staff have reported sightings of ghosts and the sounds of Depression-era music sounding through the hallways.
Royal York Hotel, Ontario
One of CP Railway's old-stock hotels once stood tall on Toronto's skyline (until all the condo towers moved in). Today it's still one of Toronto's most luxurious and grandest hotels — hey, Queen Elizabeth II has stayed there — but like many of these old buildings, it's full of ghost stories. There are tales of the sounds of children running up and down the halls, only to turn silent upon further investigation. Some guests on upper floors, in rooms under the once-lively Crystal Ballroom, which was permanently closed because of fire code infractions, report hearing voices and music coming from the vacant space.


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I am writing a paper for a squad leader audition for marching band. We have to describe our strengths and weaknesses for each subject. The different subjects
- Leadership
- Commitment
- Attitude
- Punctuality
- Work Ethic
- Performance
- Lesson Attendance
- Marching Band
When I got to the paragraph about commitment, I was trying to think of how it was different from work ethic, but I couldn't think of how it was. What are the differences between these two words?


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European leaders were on Monday confronted by the ugly prospect of a second recession in three years after figures showed that manufacturing output across the eurozone declined in December for a fifth consecutive month.
Italy, Greece and Spain saw the sharpest falls in production during the final month of 2011 as output and new business fell across all areas of production.
Stock markets in Paris, Frankfurt and Milan rose after the figures proved slightly better than expected in France and Germany, with the German Dax up 3% at 6 075 and Paris Cac up 2% at 3 222. The Netherlands and Austria also all saw only mild falls.
But the first economic figures of the new year were widely interpreted as a strong signal that the eurozone is heading into recession. To emphasise the lack of confidence among investors in the prospects for the eurozone, the value of the euro continued its decline against the dollar and the yen.
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel prepared the ground for a difficult year in speeches at the weekend. They said 2012 would be a year of slower growth. Merkel said Europe was experiencing its "harshest test in decades".
Manufacturing has faltered after strong growth in 2010 and the first half of 2011.
The Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index (PMI) survey, where a reading below 50 indicates a contraction, rose to 46.9 in December, up from 46.4 the previous month. The average PMI reading in the final quarter of 2011 was the weakest since the second quarter of 2009.
Clear recession signs
Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit, said: "Eurozone manufacturing is clearly undergoing another recession."
The survey said a fall in production at eurozone manufacturers reflected a seventh successive monthly decline in new orders, which in turn reflected a combination of lower demand in domestic markets and reduced international trade.
Howard Archer, chief UK and European economist at IHS Global Insight, estimates that the eurozone's gross domestic product, a broad measure for the total economy, declined by 0.4% in the final quarter of the year. He said: "The fifth successive — contraction in manufacturing activity during December maintains concern that the weak manufacturing sector is leading the eurozone into recession."
He added: "Eurozone manufacturers are now very much on the back foot and finding life extremely challenging as domestic demand is hit by tighter fiscal policy across the region, squeezed consumer purchasing power, and heightened eurozone sovereign debt tensions leading to tightening credit conditions and financial market turmoil."
Exports have declined along with domestic orders after the eurozone crisis deepened last July when worries surfaced over the solvency of Italy and Spain.
Italy's new government of technocrats, which pushed through €30-billion (£25-billion) of spending cuts and tax rises before Christmas, is under pressure to bring its budget deficit under control after a sharp rise in its cost of borrowing. Italian bond yields breached the all-important 7% barrier late last year and added to concerns that Rome will be unable to sustain its borrowing this year at affordable interest rates. Analysts said the country will need to borrow $200-billion in the first three months of the year at rates lower than 7% if it is to avoid a second crisis.
Spain's Cabinet is expected to meet for the first time to discuss new tax rises designed to stem a ballooning budget deficit, while in Greece pharmacists and doctors went on strike over plans to cut health spending and reduce profit margins on the sale of drugs.
Pharmacists across the country began a 48-hour strike on Monday to protest government plans to trim their profits by cutting the retail prices of drugs. They are also demanding payment of hundreds of thousands of euros owed by social insurance funds.
State hospital doctors started a four-day strike, objecting to government reforms to the state health system. The doctors were to be present at work but would be treating only emergency cases.
Greece has been surviving on international rescue loans since May 2010. It is negotiating the details of a second bailout.
France was not immune to the declines in manufacturing. Paris-based PSA Peugeot Citroën, Europe's second-biggest carmaker after Volkswagen, posted a 29% plunge in December sales. Its domestic rival, Renault, recorded a 28% drop. "Orders were down about 55% in December, which leads us to expect a car market contraction of 17% in the first quarter," Renault France sales chief Bernard Cambier said.
The automaker is forecasting an 8% decline in the French car market this year and a 3% gain in light commercial vehicle deliveries for a 7% fall overall. —


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Most companies have some understanding of what their purpose is. This is especially true of organisations where the founding team is still in charge. They will, after all, have started the company for a specific reason.
One thing that organisations of all sizes occasionally struggle with, however, is combining that purpose with a well-defined strategy. It's easy enough to know what you want to do (and why you want to do it). Less simple is defining how you're going to do it.
Importantly, this tension in aligning strategy with purpose can occur at any point in an organisation's lifecycle.
Changing conditions in the outside world can scramble how a company goes about achieving its purpose.
Dozens of companies that were once household names and are now shadows of their former selves bear witness to this.
Take Kodak for example. Broadly speaking, its purpose was to help people capture the important moments in their lives.
Unfortunately, it let that purpose be overtaken by its strategy of selling as many rolls of film as possible. Consequently, it missed out on the digital camera revolution, despite one of its own employees having invented it.
So, what can you do to ensure your strategy and purpose are in sync?
Put purpose first
If you're fortunate enough to have a well-defined purpose, it's important that you put it at the forefront of everything you do.
Every time you're about to strike a deal, ask how it will help you achieve your purpose. If you're going to move or revamp your offices, ask yourself the same question.
It should determine every hire you make and should be at the forefront of your employee training initiatives.
Review it regularly
One way of ensuring that all your strategic initiatives are in line with your purpose is to periodically review them.
Sitting down and looking at whether all the projects and initiatives you've put in place have contributed to your purpose is a crucial exercise. Not only does it help remind your team about what your purpose is, it can go a long way to ensuring that you don't spend too much time and too many resources on something that could ultimately prove wasteful.
Look forward
One thing that's important to remember, especially when you look at the likes of Kodak, is that you should never conflate the technology you use with your purpose. Rather, you should view it as a means to achieving your purpose.
You should, therefore, always be looking at how new and emerging technologies can help you achieve that purpose.
While you should always exercise caution when it comes to investing in a new technology, if you can see that adopting it will help you achieve your purpose, then you should throw your weight behind it.
Communicate constantly
You might have found a radical new strategy that you think will do amazing things for your organisation. Or you might be looking at a new strategy, but are unsure of whether you really want to go ahead with it.
Either way, communicating with your team is vital. If you're gung-ho on a strategy, a dialogue with your team will help you identify whether there are any holes in it and if you're unsure, they can erase any fears you might have.
If you're nervous about taking the team into your confidence, remember that you've chosen them because they understand your organisational purpose.
Be flexible
Finally, it's vital that you remember that an organisation's purpose isn't something immutable. It can evolve over time.
If you're prepared to evolve with it, then you're much more likely to survive in the long term.


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New, Transparent Solar Technology Could Hide Photovoltaics in Your Clothes
The graphene organic photovoltaic manufacturing process. Courtesy of USC Viterbi School of Engineering.
Guest bloggers Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer are co-founders of NaturallySavvy.com.
Bulky solar-powered gear is nothing new, but imagine charging your iPod or cell phone while you jog along the beach, read a book in the park, or bike to work invisibly, from the clothing you wear.
Implausible? Not really: Researchers at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering have produced flexible transparent carbon atom films that could change the way we collect solar energy.The USC team's graphene organic photovoltaics, recently discussed in the journal ACS Nano, have a host of benefits: They're flexible, cheap to produce, are easy to manufacture, and they're light-weight. And while they're considerably less efficient than silicon cells, they offer unique applications.
Not the Most Efficient
These new organic photovoltaic (OPV) sheets may be innovative, but they're also inefficient in the grand scheme of PV technology.
According to Lewis Gomez De Arco, a doctoral student and a member of the team that built the graphene OPVs, 1000 watts of solar energy on one square meter of a standard silicon cell will produce 14 watts of electricity, but only 1.3 watts would be produced by a graphene OPV cell.
So how are they made? Researchers mix methane and hydrogen gases to form graphene deposits on a nickel plate. A layer of thermo plastic is applied to protect the graphene, and then the nickel is dissolved in an acid bath. The graphene is attached to a flexible polymer sheet, which is layered into an OPV cell. Graphene is used because it's highly conductive and it's transparent.
Clothing and Curtains That Collect Solar
Though comparatively inefficient, graphene OPVs boast cost effectiveness, flexibility, and the potential for mass production, which translates to opportunities for everyday use at home and on the go.
Gomez De Arco says it may eventually be possible to produce the OPVs similar to the way a newspaper press prints newspapers, and he imagines a variety of applications:
They could be hung as curtains in homes or even made into fabric and be worn as power generating clothing. I can imagine people powering their cellular phone or music/video device while jogging in the sun.
The flexibility of the graphene OPVs is at the core of the technology's potential. Indium-Tin-Oxide OPVs fail at a small angle of bending, according to USC researchers, but the graphene OPVs keep working despite repeated bending at larger stress angles. This flexibility gives graphene OPVs an advantage when it comes to textile applications, such as clothing and curtains.
While you probably won't find solar-collecting shirts on the market anytime soon, this new technology has unlocked the realistic potential for new applications that could transform the way we collect solar energy.
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not dead, just in the dark
a few projects on the go, and a busy rest-of-april
meanwhile, a couple untouched-up night shots in the backyard
squeezing long exposures out of my S5 is a pain in the ass. A shame the thing that makes it such a great DSLR for everything else makes it a pill for hot pixels on night shots.
I'd be remiss in not re-linking Andy Frazer's night photography blog, learned a lot there (though I'm not sure I have a whole lot to show for it just yet).


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My son has been taking classes at the dojo with Sensei and his amazing
My son has been taking classes at the dojo with Sensei and his amazing
We really like Sensei's focus on educating the whole child. Their social and emotional development are as important as their physical and mental development. There is a family atmosphere and all are made to feel welcome.
My son has been taking karate classes at Marti Martial Arts for seven months and I could not be happier with his development during that time. He is building self-confidence and learning how to be a better person, all while improving strength, focus, and coordination and mastering some amazing skills. The five principles of the Dojo are easy for young students to understand, yet very powerful and applicable to any person of any age. The program is well-rounded and the results are fantastic. More experienced students are given opportunities to help with the beginner classes and it is truly amazing to see these lessons come full circle. Sensei Marti is an amazing role model for his students (and their parents). He has an incredible amount of patience and is able to connect with every child that walks through the door, knowing that every child walks in for a different reason. He is able to show them, through his own actions, that having a positive attitude is a critical aspect in shaping experiences and dealing with challenges. The manager is extremely accommodating and attentive, going above and beyond to ensure unbeatable client service. Five stars and two thumbs up!!!
Sensei is an amazing teacher and role model. Both my boys love training at Marti Martial Arts Academy. We love the positive environment where the are taught to seek good character, show strong spirit, practice courtesy and to control their temper. They are learning that discipline now is freedom later. Thank you to Sensei and staff for giving our boys goals and confidence!! I earned a black belt years ago and I love the adult karate and kick box classes here. An amazing workout!!
My son Ryan started as a 9 year old who was not good at sports and would become frustrated with himself since he didn't "fit in" with the suburban kids who were all active in various sports. He lacked confidence in himself and it was difficult to find an activity where he could progress at his own pace and be able to build self-confidence over time. Sensei "got" Ryan from Day 1 and helped him gain that confidence he was lacking and continues to help Ryan mature and remain "grounded" not only with martial arts training but also with discipline and respect for others. MMAA has been a wonderful part of Ryan's life for almost two years and every week he looks forward to his sessions whereas when he tried soccer and basketball he often became frustrated and wouldn't want to continue. Ryan has found a place where he "fits in" and we are sincerely grateful to Sensei and the others who work so well not only with Ryan but all the other children who attend classes. I wish I could give 10 stars!
We cannot say enough great things about Marti Martial Arts Academy. We brought our son there to see if they could help us with some behavior challenges we were having with him. Sensei Marti and his team were extraordinary. Between the guiding principles and the life lessons taught our son quickly excelled and learned a lot about self discipline! 5 plus years later we still love the Academy and the staff and we especially love how they care about the students and their family!!
Marti Martial Arts Academy is the best around. Ranging from the facility to the instruction of classic karate, no one is better. Sensei Marti is one of the, if not the most moral and strong man I know and I couldn t even begin to think of a better person that I would want to teach me or a friend. At the highest of levels, the best of the dojo are at the top of the pack with technical skill, technique, and respect. The level of dedication by Sensei Marti and all others in the dojo is uncomparable to any school you will find. I recommend his school over any other for karate.
This is the best place to get motivated and back in shape!!! Mary is the best personal trainer I have ever had and really knows what I need and how to keep me interested and working hard! I love going here and love everyone who is part of this great place!!
Can't say it enough, this place is great! I was completely tired of going to the gym each day and never stuck with it very long but these kickboxing sessions were exactly what I needed! Sensei and all of the other instructors are beyond phenomenal. This is the longest I have ever stuck with something and simply because the people here are great and the routines each day are challenging but so much fun!! HIGHLY recommend!
I can't say enough good things about Marti's. This is the first organized class my son has taken and he is excelling at such a phenomenal rate. Not only has he become aware of his physical capabilities and improved his self confidence, he has also become more aware of important life lessons in building good character and showing courtesy and learning control.
Sensei is a very special person who is absolutely amazing with the kids. The energy in the room is so positive and fun, yet focused and and respectful. My son is truly at his best here. If you're considering martial arts, this is the place!!
I am really happy that I enrolled my daughter at Marti Martial Arts. She was very hesitant in the beginning and now she loves going to Karate. She goes into class now with spirit and smiles. Her Sensei is phenomenal with these kids. It is apparent that his own life experiences drive him to really want to help his students thrive. The support staff are also kind and encouraging. I am starting to see positive changes in Gillian's focus and confidence and she is really having fun. I look forward to seeing her test for yellow belt at the end of the month and watching her process continue.
Marti' Martial Arts Academy is...well essentially a perfect place for kids to study martial arts. In addition to being an astonishingly skilled martial artist, Sensei Marti is one of the most talented and skilled teachers I have ever come across. Watching him (as I have now for more than two years) teach every age range from young children through adults is a remarkable experience. He has a near magical ability to teach in and maintain an atmosphere of discipline and concentration without EVER losing the smile on his face. And while valuable and necessary, this is only side benefit. His greatest gift is his ability to teach karate simultaneously to a wide range of skill sets, natural physical abilities, and personalities.
The amount of physical progress (pure exercise, martial arts skills, physical disciline and coordination...) our son has made in the last several years is nothing short of remarkable, though this is a fairly universal experience for the kids in the dojo.
Just as remarkable for a 9 year-old is that he NEVER says that he doesn't want to go to the dojo. Almost three years in, attending three days a week and it never occurs to him that he might not want to go.
If you're looking for a dojo for your child, you'll be missing out on a truly unique and wonderful institution if you don't at least go and watch a class at Marti's Academy.
I guarantee you'll be astonished at the way Sensei Marti manages to get his students to concentrate and work as hard as he does, all the while with smiles on their faces throughout each class.
I truly cannot imagine a better dojo - frankly a better all around learning experience - for any kid!
I joined through a groupon and loved it! I had my solo session that showed me all the moves correctly, then stayed for the class and came out very sore, sweaty, but feeling GREAT! It's like boot camp and kickboxing in one! I extended my sessions w a great deal the owner gave me. I highly recommend the kickboxing classes and you should try every teacher! Every time I have any of them, it's interesting how different they all are, but I get the same outcome- they kick my ass! I am obsessed!!!!
We really like Sensei's focus on educating the whole child. Their social and emotional development are as important as their physical and mental development. There is a family atmosphere and all are made to feel welcome.


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