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The Most Common SEO Mistakes
Keyword Research SEO Mistakes
The biggest mistake you can do while optimizing your website for SEO, is jumping to link-building or any other SEO activity without making any keyword research.
Keyword research will show you the road you should take in order to reach your goal behind your SEO optimization, in fact, it will show you the shortest and quickest road!
While doing your keyword research look at your competitors and see what keywords they are after? and how they are progressing under these keywords? learn from that and do not copy it.
Website Content SEO Mistakes
Once you reach a set of keywords that you should follow in all your SEO activities, your website pages should reflect high relevancy to these keywords.
No matter how beautiful your website design, no matter how informative and readable your current website content is, you can not relay on that and not optimizing your website content towards the set of keywords you need to follow.
It would be very useful if you try looking-up the top search results of each keyword and learn from their content, just learn, do not copy.
Graphics (images/pictures) SEO Mistakes
One picture can say thousands of words! Does it impact SEO? no doubt. Graphics illustrate the message you are trying to send to the website visitor.
One big SEO mistake if you use the wrong (irrelevant) graphics, or not using any graphics at all on your website pages.
Too much graphics, on the other hand, can be disturbing and confusing to the website visitor and might shut some website visitors off completely.


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Long and lovely, this simple knit dress becomes more playful with a flared, sweeping skirt. Princess seams create a relaxed, feminine shape that's comfy enough to wear all day long.
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PBS doc, music video screenings + live performances at Freecandy Mar 21st
Support indie film, music and youth development Thursday Mar 21st at FREECANDY Brooklyn.
Program line up:
7:30 pm **Singer-songwriter Stephanie Morillo's jazz/soul infused pop music, inspired by the 1970s ballads her father used to listen to, will be sharing her current recordings for her forthcoming EP to be released later this year. She released her first single, Midnight Aria, in 2011 and in 2012 released her debut EP Love Language. You can hear her music at stephaniemorillo.com
7:50 pm DREAM CIRCLE "Original/Medicine Man" music video from their debut album Lost Art. Shot & edited by Katy Walker & Joel Mejia
8:00 pm **Film screening of Can't Hold Me Back, a PBS award nominated short film by Maracuya Productions. It is an inspiring look at how one Latino student overcomes the odds to reach success, by becoming the first in his family to earn a high school diploma. It is in competition for People's Choice at the 2013 PBS Online Film Festival from now until March 22. You can vote for this film here: www.pbs.org/filmfestival/
Directed and Produced by Betty Bastidas & Madeleine Bair
8:30 pm ** Performance by a young poet, Kamey Gomez
9:00pm **DREAM CIRCLE perform songs from "Lost Art"; their debut album. The bands spiritualized electronic music is inspired by world music, classic hip-hop & 70's psychedelia. You can listen to their music at http://
Come celebrate BROOKLYN ARTISTS DOING THEIR THANG! Hear and see a taste of new work, guaranteed to have lots of FLAVOR and be SHARED with our community. Not to mention all the beautiful people that will be coming out.
Brought to you by MERJ & Maracuya Productions
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After an application is submitted, The Ohio Capital Fund will endeavor to determine within 30 days whether or not to proceed with formal evaluation and due diligence regarding the prospective investment. The Ohio Capital Fund may ask for follow-up information or to meet with the applicant's management during this time. The Ohio Capital Fund will communicate such initial determination to an applicant after it is made.
Due Diligence
It is anticipated that due diligence regarding a prospective fund will typically require 60 to 90 days, although it could require more or less time. This may include, but is not limited to, the submission by the prospective fund's management of questionnaires and related information requested by The Ohio Capital Fund, providing copies of the prospective fund's private placement memoranda, subscription agreements and related disclosure and offering materials and other materials as requested, onsite meetings with the prospective fund's management, analysis of prior investment activities, background checks, reference checks and terms negotiation.
Approval and disapproval of all investments by The Ohio Capital Fund will be determined by Buckeye Venture Partners, LLC ("BVP") in its sole discretion. BVP may disapprove any prospective investment or terminate negotiations or due diligence examination with regard to any prospective fund at any time.
If an investment by The Ohio Capital Fund in a venture capital fund is approved and consummated, The Ohio Capital Fund will endeavor to assist the venture capital fund's management with regard to certain matters as requested by management and in BVP's sole discretion, which may include fund-raising, deal flow, introductions to other funds, feedback or advice on fund operations, and assisting the fund's management in meeting the requirements of The Ohio Capital Fund's investment.
Representatives of Fort Washington will endeavor to make themselves available for discussion with prospective funds regarding the requirements of the program and feedback on prospective funds. For more information, please feel free to contact us.


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Marketing has been widely criticised as being probably the least self-critical of all the business disciplines and has never really been able to escape the charge that it is socially, ethically and morally barren in certain respects. Marketers may talk about satisfying the customer, about building close relationships with their clientele, about their ethical and corporate social responsibility initiatives, but increasingly these claims are subjected to critical scrutiny and being found wanting. In a social, economic and political environment in which big business and frequently some of the most marketing adept companies' practices are being questioned, there has emerged a very active community of scholars, practitioners and students interested in Critical Marketing Studies.
Using the types of critical social theory characteristic of Critical Marketing Studies, the aim of this series is to drive the debate on Critical Marketing into the future. It offers scholars the space to articulate their arguments at the level of sophistication required to underscore the contribution of this domain to other scholars, students, practitioners and public-policy groups interested in the influence of marketing in the structuring of the public sphere and society. It aims to be a forum for rigorously theorised, conceptually and empirically rich studies dealing with some element of marketing theory, thought, pedagogy and practice. Studies suitable for this series include theoretical contributions, conceptual elaborations, as well as empirical research that questions current "received wisdom" in marketing and consumer research.
Place branding is often a response to inter-place competition and discussed as if it operated in a vacuum, ignoring the needs of local communities. It has developed a set of methods – catchy slogans, colourful logos, 'star-chitects', bidding for City of Culture status etc. – that are applied as…
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In recent years, a critically oriented sub-stream of research on Muslim consumers and businesses has begun to emerge. This scholarship, located both within and outside the marketing field, adopts a socio-culturally situated approach to Islam and investigates the complex and multifaceted…
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Consumer vulnerability is of growing importance as a research topic for those exploring wellbeing. This book provides space to critically engage with the conditions, contexts and characteristics of consumer vulnerability, which affect how people experience and respond to the marketplace and vice…
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Denison University women's lacrosse will host a Prospect Camp and Skills Clinic on Saturday, Oct. 28. This event is open to all high school sophomores and juniors and is a unique opportunity to interact with current Denison players and learn more about the University and its lacrosse program. The cost of the optional clinic portion is $35.
The day's itinerary begins at 9:30 a.m. with an admissions overview at the Burton D. Morgan Center. That is followed by a campus tour and lunch with the team. After lunch, a tour of Denison's athletics facilities will be given prior to the optional skills clinic at 1 p.m.
Complete and return the registration and waiver forms if you are interested. If you can not commit for the entire day, accommodations can be made by emailing assistant coach, Maddie Coleman.


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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Harvard women's golf team defeated Lynn University in a duel match, 298-326, at the Boca Woods 6,050-yard, par 72 Lakes Course.
Claire Sheldon led all golfers with an even par round of 72
while Maha Haddioui had the lowest score amongst Fighting Knight
golfers with a 77.
In the team event, Harvard golfers recorded the top four rounds with Sheldon leading the way and Katie Sylvan and Jane Lee finishing close behind with a pair of 75s. Christine Cho fired a 76 and Chloe Atlchek finished with an 86, respectively, to round our Harvard's team contributors.
Manavi Halwasiya, Ellen Chambers and Thalia Baigorria all recorded rounds of 83 for Lynn, followed closely by Donia Scarello, who shot an 84.
In addition to the team play, each school had individual participate. Ai Kongpaisarnnatee led LU's individuals with a 79. Rebecca Mangone shot an 81 with Gabriela Canals carding an 85 and Anne Van den Bosch recording a 95. Harvard's Mia Kabasakalis and Sarah Harvey headed into the clubhouse with rounds of 77 and 82.


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Papal Address to Missionaries
"The Baptized Are Called to the Spreading of the Gospel"
VATICAN CITY, NOV. 16, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Here is the text of the address Benedict XVI delivered today in English to superiors general of missionary societies, in Rome for a meeting organized by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
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Your Eminence,
Your Excellencies,
Dear Fathers,
It is a particular pleasure for me to greet you, the Superiors General of Missionary Societies of Apostolic Life, meeting here in Rome at the invitation of the Congregation for the Evangelization of People. Your assembly, which brings together the Superiors of the fifteen Missionary Societies of pontifical right and the six of diocesan right, bears eloquent witness to the continuing vitality of the missionary impulse in the Church and the spirit of communion uniting your members and their manifold activities to the Successor of Peter and his universal apostolic ministry.
Your meeting is also a concrete sign of the historic relationship between the various Missionary Societies of Apostolic Life and the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. In these days you have sought to examine new ways of consolidating and strengthening this privileged relationship. As the Second Vatican Council observed, Christ's command to preach the Gospel to every creature applies primarily and immediately to the College of Bishops, cum et sub Petro (cf. "Ad Gentes," 38). Within the hierarchical unity of the Body of Christ, enriched by the variety of gifts and charisms bestowed by the Spirit, communion with the successors of the Apostles remains the criterion and guarantee of the spiritual fruitfulness of all missionary activity. For the Church's communion in faith, hope and love is itself the sign and foretaste of that unity and peace which is God's plan in Christ for the whole human family.
One of the promising indications of a renewal in the Church's missionary consciousness in recent decades has been the growing desire of many lay men and women, whether single or married, to cooperate generously in the missio ad gentes. As the Council stressed, the work of evangelization is a fundamental duty incumbent upon the whole People of God, and all the baptized are called to "a lively awareness of their personal responsibility for the spreading of the Gospel" ("Ad Gentes," 36). While some Missionary Societies have had a long history of close collaboration with lay men and women, others have only more recently developed forms of lay association with their apostolate. Given the extent and the importance of the contribution made by these associates to the work of the various Societies, the proper forms of their cooperation should naturally be governed by specific statutes and clear directives respectful of each institute's proper canonical identity.
Dear friends, our meeting today gives me a welcome opportunity to express my gratitude to you and to all the members of your Societies, past and present, for your enduring commitment to the Church's mission. Today, as in the past, missionaries continue to leave their families and homes, often at great sacrifice, for the sole purpose of proclaiming the Good News of Christ and serving him in their brothers and sisters. Many of them, also in our time, have heroically confirmed their preaching by the shedding of their blood, and contributed to establishing the Church in distant lands. Today, changed circumstances have led in many cases to a decrease in the number of young people who are attracted to missionary societies, and a consequent decline in missionary outreach. All the same, as the late Pope John Paul II insisted, the mission ad gentes is still only beginning, and the Lord is summoning us, all of us, to be committed wholeheartedly to its service (cf. "Redemptoris Missio," 1). "The harvest is great!" (Mt 9:37) While conscious of the challenges you face, I encourage you to follow faithfully in the footsteps of your founders, and to stir into flame the charisms and apostolic zeal which you have inherited from them, confident that Christ will continue to work with you and to confirm your preaching with signs of his presence and power (cf. Mk 16:20).
With great affection, I commend you, together with the members and associates of your various Societies, to the loving protection of Mary, Mother of the Church. To all of you I willingly impart my Apostolic Blessing as a pledge of wisdom, strength and peace in the Lord.
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If Anyone Will Not Work, Let Him Not Eat
Gospel Commentary for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
By Father Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap
ROME, NOV. 16, 2007 (Zenit.org).- This Sunday's Gospel is one of the famous discourses on the end of the world, which are characteristic of the end of the liturgical year.
It seems that in one of the first Christian communities, that of Thessalonica, there were believers who drew mistaken conclusions from these discourses of Christ. They thought that it was useless to weary themselves, to work or do anything since everything was about to come to an end. They thought it better to take each day as it came and not commit themselves to long-term projects and only to do the minimum to get by.
St. Paul responds to them in the second reading: "We hear that some are conducting themselves among you in a disorderly way, by not keeping busy but minding the business of others. Such people we instruct and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and to eat their own food." At the beginning of the passage, St. Paul recalls the rule that he had given to the Christians in Thessalonica: "If anyone will not work, let him not eat."
This was a novelty for the men of that time. The culture to which they belonged looked down upon manual labor; it was regarded as degrading and as something to be left to slaves and the uneducated. But the Bible has a different vision. From the very first page it presents God as working for six days and resting on the seventh day. And all of this happens in the Bible before sin is spoken of. Work, therefore, is part of man's original nature and is not something that results from guilt and punishment. Manual labor is just as dignified as intellectual and spiritual labor. Jesus himself dedicates 17 years to the former -- supposing he began to work around 13 -- and only a few years to the latter.
A layman has written: "What sense and what value does our ordinary work as laypeople have before God? It is true that we laypeople also do a lot of charity work, engage in the apostolate, and volunteer work; but we must give most of our time and energies to ordinary jobs. If this sort of work has no value for heaven, we will have very little for eternity. No one we have asked about this has been able to give us satisfactory answers. They say: "Offer it all to God!" but is this enough?
My reply: No, the value of our work is not only conferred on it by the "good intention" we put into it or the morning offering we make to God; it also has a value in itself, as a participation in God's creative and redemptive work and as service to our brothers. We read in one of the Vatican II documents, in "Gaudium et Spes," that it is by "his labor [that] a man ordinarily supports himself and his family, is joined to his fellow men and serves them, and can exercise genuine charity and be a partner in the work of bringing divine creation to perfection. Indeed, we hold that through labor offered to God man is associated with the redemptive work of Jesus Christ" (No. 67).
The work that one does is not as important as that for which he does it. This re-establishes a certain parity, beneath distinctions -- which are sometimes unjust and scandalous -- in position and pay. A person who has done the most humble jobs in life can be of greater "value" than those people who hold positions of great prestige.
It was said that work is a participation in the creative action of God and in the redemptive action of Christ and that it is a source of personal and social growth, but we know that it is also weariness, sweat and pain. It can ennoble but it can also empty and wear down. The secret is to put one's heart into what one's hands do. It is not so much the amount or type of work done that tires us out, as much as it is the lack of enthusiasm and motivation. To the earthly motivations for work, faith adds eternal motivations: "Our works," the Book of Revelation says, "will follow us" (14:13).
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Father Raniero Cantalamessa is the Pontifical Household preacher. The readings for this Sunday are Malachi 4:1-2a; 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12; Luke 21:5-19.


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Month of Outfits
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The Ultimate Insta-Outfit
A good jumpsuit is a priceless wardrobe commodity, which is why we teamed up with our friends at Madewell to come up with this perfect, virtually season-less chambray iteration. Yes, it ultimately does all the styling work for you, but playing with accessories—a tonal cross-body bag, a fresh take on the all-white sneaker—is how you'll make it your own. For the rest of the month of outfits, click here.
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Elma, New York (PRWEB) January 30, 2013
The Made In America Store is proud to announce that Johnnie Ryan, a local manufacture of carbonated sodas, is bringing two additional flavors to their roster. The all American made soda company is bringing Grape Soda and Diet Root Beer to the Made In America Store.
The Made In America Store brings over 3,500 products from 350+ vendors that offer 100% U.S. manufactured products.
Johnnie Ryan Soda started with the Made In America store back in 2010 and people have come to recognize Johnnie Ryan as the American made beverage. Johnnie Ryan started out with the basic flavors including Cola, Root Beer, Ginger Ale, Cherry, Cream and Orange. Johnnie Ryan's soda is made with 100% cane sugar, giving it a natural sweet flavor.
In March of 2012, Johnnie Ryan introduced three additional flavors to add to their refreshing lineup. Birch Beer, Diet Cola and Dark Cherry flavors were added to the roster, giving consumers even more options.
Last week, the Made In America Store introduced both Grape and Diet Root Beer flavors of soda.
Johnnie Ryan Soda originated in Niagara Falls, New York, where it is still manufactured today. The soda is a family favorite because of its sweet natural taste and vintage persona. With Johnnie Ryan's commitment to manufacturing its products with American made components, the company was a perfect candidate for the Made In America Store.
The Made In America Store even offers a special in-store deal if customers buy six 4 packs.
The Made In America Store is located at 900 Maple Road in Elma, New York 14059 and is the only brick & mortar store that sells 100% U.S. manufactured products. Over 350 vendors bring 3,500+ products that are all American made available in-store, online at http://www.MadeInAmericaStore.com, and by phone at 716-652-4872. Every day, Veterans and Active Duty Military Personnel receive a 10% discount on their entire purchase. Consumers and fans of the "Made In America" movement can follow the Made In America Store through Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, FourSquare and their blog.


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Chungliang Al Huang and
David Darling
2008 Blue Adagio
For more than a decade,
Chungliang and David Darling have been exploring the development of a series of Chinese poetry recordings.
The first in this series of CDs is finally completed with poetry by eleven Chinese poets.
From Tao Chien's classic hermitage song, "No Words," from Year 400, to Wong Wuxiu's poem,
"Seeking Finding," written in 1993,
these poems feature Chinese chanting in original language and free-flowing English translations by Chungliang,
complemented by deeply integrated and soulful music composed and played by David.
They have selected a range of poems to enlighten hearts and minds.
CONTACT Bonnie Shea through the Music for People office to order : 877-44-MUSIC
» Living Tao web site
» CD Baby
» Rhapsody
» E-Music
» iTunes (works only if you have
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Good things take time. We've been working on this project with PALM HIGH for months based around our shared love of vintage military fabrics and the varying shades of olive and charcoal that show beautiful wear. This limited headwear collection of unstructured 6 panel caps is made entirely of Korean War shelter half materials dating back to the 50's sourced in LA from vintage collectors, piece by piece. Each shelter half was then cut by hand in a meticulously slow process to create useable blocks and then pieced together and hand sewn in LA by our friends at our small family partner factory. It is a time consuming process, and a long project start to finish, all to create something beautiful out of weathered fabrics with a deep history.
*No two pieces are alike. Please view the thumbnails to see how different pieces have slightly different shades, hues, and sewn variations due to the vintage nature of the fabric and the different sew lines on the shelter halves.
This sku includes some original snaps (placements vary on each) contained on the ends of the shelter half to attach it to a base.


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A quick lunch break beneath a tree feels great because the effect of fresh air, sunlight and a visually stimulating view is actually making changes in your body.
The benefits of spending 30 minutes in an urban park has been put to the scientific test, and shown to reduce blood pressure and improve mental health.
The University of Queensland study looked at the health and habits of more than 1500 Brisbane residents and found a 'dose' of nature resulted in more physical activity, lower blood pressure as well as improved self-reported mental health and social cohesion.
ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions researcher Richard Fuller said the effect of a weekly 30-minute park visit was so profound, it could reduce the population prevalence of depression by 7 percent and high blood pressure by 9 percent.
"We've known for a long time that visiting parks is good for our health, but we are now beginning to establish exactly how much time we need to spend in parks to gain these benefits," he said.
"We have specific evidence that we need regular visits of at least half an hour to ensure we get these benefits."
Fuller said more needed to be done to encourage people to visit urban parks, especially for young Australians.
"Our children especially benefit from spending more time outdoors," Fuller said.
"Kids who grow up experiencing natural environments may benefit developmentally and have a heightened environmental awareness as adults than those who don't."


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TallScotsGuy needed a new coded website design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 91 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
This is a blank slate competition for a website for 3 Minute Pitch.com. A sort of "You Tube" with a commercial purpose. Leave room on the right hand side for videos. Also, 3MinutePitch needs a decent logo.
Broadcast and Win!
Desired Color Scheme:
Blue or Purple but not dark.
Desired Style:
Banner across the top. 3 Big "log on" buttons of 3 colours and 3 bright photos beside each button would be nice (Button for Entrepreneurs/Button for Product Demonstration and Button for Jobseekers!
Designers -please take a look at http://www.bbc.co.uk/dragonsd
Accepted File Formats:
Vector for logo, HTML, CSS and psd files for layouts
3MinutePitch.com is a website aimed at entrepreneurs seeking investor funding for their ideas or new-start business.
It will also be a site for companies to demonstrate their products and jobseekesr can upload their cv presentation.
Users will join the site thru a Log in button. Upload a short video pitch to be seen by investors. Their 3 minute pitch will be evaluated and critiqued. Site will hopefully be sponsored by a bank and lawfirm.
Needs to take payments and be secure so please show those kinds of buttons.
I don't need code or scripts, just a design layout.


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South Island Mountain Biking Getaway
10 Day Mountain Biking - Christchurch (Queenstown) to Picton
Our 10 day Off Road Tour begins in the Queenstown and Wanaka Lakes district of the South Island and is full of adventure, challenge and excitement for the intermediate to experienced mountain biker. The route takes you over Alpine passes, alongside beautiful lakes and through river valleys. We finish our Tour by riding the spectacular Queen Charlotte Track in the beautiful Marlborough Sounds. The incredible landscapes and scenery are highlighted as we tackle many of the great rides amongst the typically dry and rocky terrain of this High Country Region. In the evenings you can sample New Zealand's delicious cuisine washed down with our fine wines.
- From NZ$4275
- Starts: Christchurch (or Queenstown), New Zealand
- Mountain Biking
- Grade 5-6, Active to Challenging
- NZ$850 single room supplement
- Price is based on a minimum 7 participants, price for 4-6 pax on request
2020: 14th January - 23rd January (Guaranteed Departure)
Full Tour Itinerary
Day One - Christchurch to Queenstown
We will pick you up fom the airport or make your way to the tour hotel. We've based ourselves in Queenstown for the next 3 nights in an ideal spot just outside the CBD, close to the Botanic Gardens, bars, cafes, and restaurants.
No biking
Meals: No meals
Day Two - Queenstown to Moke Lake
This morning we follow the road to the scenic settlement of Glenorchy, en route to the single trail to Moke Lake. Within an hour the hustle and bustle of Queenstown is left behind as we ride through a typical Otago mountain landscape. The loop trail around the small mountain lake is not too hard, with great picnic spots around. The return back down via another small lake is still all G2-3. On the way back into town, we have various options to sample the single trails at 7 Mile Bike Park. This is a true 'big kids' play area. Enjoy!
Total Riding: 50km R+GR+ST+4WD. Various XC loop G2-3 and G4(5) options in MTB Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day Three - Queenstown (Rest Day)
We have set aside a full day for you to enjoy the vast array of activities in Queenstown, be it a plane trip to the world famous Milford Sound or Doubtful Sound, or an adrenalin-fuelled adventure with some of the local experts. There is so much to choose from — talk to your guide for booking recommendations.If you're feeling energetic, it's simple to explore the Queenstown Trail Network by yourself: just head out via the 'Frankton Arm' and around the lakeshore to Jack's Point. It is a great 25 km warm-up on a mix of undulating gravel roads and single trails, in an absolutely stunning location. Choose to bike home via the same route, or continue exploring.
Total Riding: 25 km, ST G2, 3:30 hrs — return trip would be 51 km). No guided biking, however individual riding possible.
Meals: Breakfast
Day Four - Queenstown via Pisa Range to Wanaka
A big day out awaits, including a mighty downhill from the top of the Pisa Range into the Clutha River Valley (approx. 800 m vertically). It is partly over a private sheep and cattle station and is a truly unique back country experience. The day starts with a drive up to the Snowfarm XC-skiing area. From the lodge we climb up to Mt Pisa for a stunning view before descending on rugged 4WD tracks to the pretty township of Luggate for lunch. You can choose to finish your day's ride here, or cycle the 12 km Clutha River trail to Albert Town followed by another 12 km along the Outlet Track around the shore of Lake Wanaka into the lakeside resort town — our home for the next two nights. This evening, you can relax in the charming atmosphere of our resort. This track is not always available as it crosses private land, so we may offer alternative rides on this day in the same area. There are plenty of them.
Total Riding: 40 km XC G2–3, 5:00 hrs to Albert Town (+ extra ride 24 km, 1:30 hrs)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day Five - Wanaka to Clyde
A 'fun ride' today, with great tracks for all levels of rider!We head back out along the shores of Lake Wanaka to the Clutha River outlet from where we start climbing up into the Sticky Forest. This much-loved network of trails makes great use of the exotic pine forest close to the township, with over 20 tracks to choose from including some technical switchbacks. After a picnic lunch we continue our fun riding around Albert Town on the eastern side of the lake, before ending up at the Albert Town Tavern or a café along the Wanaka waterfront. The 11 km ST-dream around the Deans Bank Loop at the outflow of the Clutha River from Lake Wanaka MUST be specifically mentioned in here. If you ride nothing today, then at least give this a shot. We have not yet met a MTB-rider who did not like this bit of single trail.
Total Riding: 44 km ST G3(4); 2-5hrs (with individual preferences)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day Six - Wanaka to Hokitika
Today, the cranks will be not be spinning. This is a scenic transfer day up the West Coast, one of the least-populous and most remote parts of the country, and arguably the most beautiful.The journey takes us alongside Lakes Wanaka and Hawea, first through arid countryside, followed by dense rainforest on the border of Mount Aspiring National Park. After a short walk through beech forest at Haast Pass we continue to the township of Fox Glacier and/or Franz Josef, depending on time. High mountains and the sea are close together. Here we could walk to the glacier face, or there may be time for an optional scenic helicopter flight over the glaciers. We have our lunch break in Fox or Franz, before continuing to the historic beachside town of Hokitika, set near the Hokitika river mouth, and founded on gold mining in the 1800s. There may be time to visit a greenstone factory, where you can buy locally-made jade carvings and jewellery at reasonable prices. The West Coast is rich in this treasured stone, and the South Island — Te Wai Pounamu — is named for it.
No biking
Meals: Breakfast
Day Seven - Hokitika
A day on the Coast, and the chance of an easy, very scenic ride along one of the great new bike trails that we now have throughout the country. The most scenic section of the West Coast Wilderness Trail entails a 30 km bus transfer to the tiny settlement of Kumara, followed by a 46–58 km ride over a gently built gravel bike trail and a section of gravel road back around to Lake Kaniere. This old glacial lake is nestled in the mountains of the Hokitika backcountry about 20 km out of town. From here you can cycle back to our accommodation, or take our bus back, or on to the local mountain bike park: Blue Spur. The park, on a hill just outside Hokitika, has been established Kiwi-style in a pine plantation by the local MTB club. Expect some gnarly track sections here, and in the wet you better hold onto your seat — when it rains here, it really rains! This evening you have time to wander Hokitika's beach, just a stroll from the centre of town. There is nothing between you and the sun sinking into the Tasman Sea — given the right weather, West Coast sunsets are spectacular.
Total Riding: 46–58 km CT G2(3) + GR (West Coast Wilderness Trail) or 17+km ST G3/4 (5), 2:30 hrs, (Blue Spur MTB Tracks)
Meals: Breakfast
Day Eight - Hokitika to Picton
After breakfast, we begin a long but very beautiful bus journey of 420 km to Picton. The rugged West Coast landscapes are just stunning, and we'll stop to visit Punakaiki, set by rainforest on a wild section of coastline. It's a natural wonder, known for its unique 'pancake rocks' — layered limestone formations, with vertical blowholes. When the tides are right, the sea surges in and sprays. We'll have time for a walk. Heading north and inland, we'll also stop at the alpine village of St. Arnaud, to stretch our legs there. Unfortunately there's no time for cycling today, but we promise to make up for it tomorrow, with a stunning day in the Marlborough Sounds. Once we arrive in the port town of Picton we will stay close to the harbour in cycling distance to the marina, so we can launch easily into tomorrow's adventure. We will use the hotel as a base to explore this beautiful area over the next day.
No biking
Meals: Breakfast
Day Nine - Picton (Queen Charlotte Track)
A long and exciting day awaits us. After breakfast we ride into the Marina, and an hour-long water taxi ride takes us out through the picturesque, tree-lined Queen Charlotte Sound to Ship Cove (or Resolution Bay). We will pick a part of the trail to ride today, according to our group's skill levels. This single trail takes us along the amazing coastline through dense forest where we will be escorted by numerous songbirds. After a good warm-up ride and a re-fuelling stop, a challenging afternoon lies ahead. We will be rewarded with breathtaking views of the Marlborough Sounds as we bike the single trail back to Portage, a small settlement by a sparkling bay. The last section of the Queen Charlotte Track is as beautiful as the first. You bike from lush green coastal forest over mountain ridges, where you again have magnificent views. There are two options available to suit different riders. The last section of the trail from Te Mahia Saddle to Anakiwa is a pleasure to ride for mountain bikers of all skills. From the trailhead in Anakiwa, after a hearty picnic lunch, we'll pack our bikes and drive back to Picton. The evening is yours to spend in this pretty town… stroll along the waterfront or the Marina, and discover the wide range of restaurants and cafes at your leisure.
Total Riding: various STs, G3
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day Ten - Picton Departure Day
Today we say goodbye to our tour mates, and hei konei rā to New Zealand.
No biking
Meals: Breakfast
Tour Inclusions & Exclusions
Tour Includes:
- 9 nights accommodation in 3-4 star hotels/motels/apartments
- Meals as listed in itinerary
- Support vehicle: (Bus and/or 4WD) with bike trailer
- Tourguide (who is also the driver) & local MTB guide(s) – crew numbers subject to group size
- Boat transfer to Portage Resort and start of Queen Charlotte Track
- Local fees for use of private land and conservation land
Tour Excludes:
- International flights and airport taxes
- Travel insurance
- Meals where not specified on the itinerary
- Drinks (except water while riding), phone calls and minibar expenses
- Personal expenses (including any specific medical-related requirements)
- Bike repairs and maintenance (except if hiring a bike)


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- Tennis
Inverdale set for Wimbledon axe
John Inverdale is expected to be removed from his job as the head of the BBC's Wimbledon coverage following his controversial Marion Bartoli comments this year.
Inverdale caused a stir after the women's final this summer by asking BBC Radio 5 Live listeners "Do you think Bartoli's dad told her when she was little 'You're never going to be a looker? You'll never be a Sharapova, so you have to be scrappy and fight" after she had defeated Sabine Lisicki for her first grand slam title.
The Daily Mail is reporting that Inverdale is set to be disciplined for his remarks by missing out on the 2014 edition of the competition at least.
The comments were perceived as sexist, and even prompted Culture Secretary Maria Miller writing to BBC director-general Lord Hall for an update on any action to be taken against Inverdale.
There was also a barrage of angry tweets from fans towards Inverdale and the BBC - who were forced to issue an apology to those offended.
In the immediate aftermath of the controversy Inverdale also issued a full apology, but it appears it will not be enough to save the broadcaster's job ahead of next year's competition.
A BBC spokesperson told the Daily Mail : 'John is certainly part of BBC Sport's team for a very busy summer. Our final plans for 2014 will be announced in due course.'
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On Monday 16 August we traveled down to Wellington to perform in the Young Peoples arts festival.
We performed really well and we were really impressed with all the other performances too.
Thank you very much to all the parents and family who came down to support us on the night.
Here are some photos.
Dancesplash 2010
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Rigatoni Cheese with Kale
I'm currently watching Newcastle play Sunderland in a rubbish pub I used to work in in Letchworth. Bleak. So instead of gouging my own eyes out with my thumbs, I thought I'd take myself away on a rigatoni cheese dream.
I made this last week and it was very very naughty. Like most 'lactosely' challenged people, I crave cheese more than a crack addict craves crack. At least crack addicts don't become bloated disgusting pigs every time they give into temptation. Wish I was a crack addict… Pass the Tums.
Rigatoni Cheese with Kale
Serves 4 / Takes 40 minutes
250g rigatoni
25g butter
30g flour
1 large garlic clove
1 deseeded green chilli finely diced
300ml milk
250g Gruyere cheese
Salt and pepper
2 handfuls of kale
2 slices of brown bread blitzed into bread crumbs (crust cut off). Alternatively you can use a few tablespoons of shop bought breadcrumbs.
Salt and pepper
1. Put the rigatoni on to boil in salted water and follow the cooking instructions. While it's cooking grate all of the cheese so you have it ready to go but put 50g to one side for the topping. Strain the pasta, mix in a bit of olive oil to stop it sticking together and put to one side.
2. Cut off the crusts and tear the bread into chunks. Pop in a food processor until you have fine breadcrumbs. This will only take about 10 seconds. Put to one side.
3. Put the grill on a medium to high heat.
4. Melt the butter in a heavy bottomed pan on a medium heat and add the chilli and garlic and cook for a few minutes.
5. Whisk in the flour bit by bit and continue to cook for another minute whisking all the time.
6. Add the milk in a quick stream And continue to whisk until smooth and lump free. Carry on whisking and cook for a further few minutes until the sauce has thickened.
7. Stir in 200g of the grated cheese And continue to mix vigorously with a wooden spoon until the sauce has come together. It should be smooth and glossy.
8. Once the sauce is smooth, season well with salt and pepper. Mix in the kale and then the rigatoni and continue to cook for 5 more minutes strirring all the time.
9. Pour out into an oven proof dish and top with the remaining Gruyere and breadcrumbs and season. Grill on a medium to high heat for 5 minutes or until top has gone golden brown. Serve with a simple green salad. Tasty tasty.
If you've had a go at making my rigatoni cheese I'd love to hear what you think. @corrieheale firstname.lastname@example.com


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Can the Smarketing approach change your business, or your life?
Last week I talked with an entreprenuer who has a child with ADHD. I have heard many life and business coaches say that nearly every entreprenuer is, or has, some form of ADHD. I don't doubt I am one of those, even though I've never been diagnosed. (ask me sometime how long it took me to find an image for this blog! Not sure what ADHD is? Check out this funny video.) But this isn't about me. (and if you clicked on the video, assume you have ADHD too)


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To provide immediate response and Critical Incident Trauma Services to organisations and employees in order to aid in their recovery
Trauma Centre Australia (TCA) is a recognised leader in dedicated trauma response and has a holistic approach to business continuity. Unlike other service providers that focus solely on disaster recovery, our services address the human element. We recognise that distress caused by a critical event can make it difficult, and sometimes not possible, for employees to fulfil their designated roles. In such circumstances, it is important for employees to gain clinical assistance and support – quickly! To ensure that the Trauma Centre of Australia is meeting a Best Practice Trauma Service we have initiated compliance from the guidelines of the Safety Institute.
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Okay, Nutella lovers, prepare yourselves; for the best, easiest Nutella cookie recipe is here! This is a cookie recipe everyone will love. Just look at that warm, delicious cookie chock-full of warm, delicious Nutella!
Sweet & Salty Nutella-Stuffed Cookies
Ingredients you will need:
- ½ C. Nutella hazelnut spread
- ¾ C. plus 2 T. butter, softened
- 1 ¾ C. sugar, divided
- 2 eggs
- 2 ½ C. flour
- 2 t. vanilla extract
- ½ t. salt
- 1 T. sea salt
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Using a 1 teaspoon measuring spoon, place Nutella in small mounds on prepared baking sheet. Place in the freezer for 15 minutes.
Place ¼ cup sugar in a small bowl. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Line two additional baking sheets with parchment paper. Set all aside.
Preheat oven to 350. In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter and remaining 1 ½ cups sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla and beat to combine. Reduce speed to low and gradually beat in flour mixture until just combined.
Slightly flatten 1 tablespoon dough and sprinkle with a bit of sea salt.
Set on Nutella mound on top. Cover with 1 tablespoon dough, sealing edges. Roll into a ball and roll in set-aside sugar.
Repeat with remaining dough and Nutella. Arrange on prepared baking sheets. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until edges are set.
Set pan on wire racks for 10 minutes; then transfer cookies to racks.
All your friends and family will love this delicious and easy recipe!
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Nutella Cookies Recipe Video
Nutella Cookies Recipe Video Transcript:
Hi, Kristi at the Rada Kitchen, today I am going to be making a recipe out of our cookbook titled Stuffed Cookies and Cupcakes. This cookbook has recipes for brownies stuffed with peanut butter cups, cupcakes stuffed with strawberries, s'mores tucked inside cookies.
Today I am going to make Salty-Sweet Cookie Treats. It's a cookie filled with Nutella and sea salt. The ingredients you will need for the Salty-Sweet Cookie Treats is ½ c. Nutella Hazelnut Spread, 1 ¾ cup of sugar, divided, 2 ½ cups flour, ½ teaspoon of baking powder, ½ teaspoon of salt, ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons of softened butter, 2 eggs, 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract, a tablespoon of sea salt and you will need parchment paper.
Now the first thing you need to do is take a sheet of parchment paper and a cookie sheet, I am going to use the Rada Cutting Board, line that with the parchment paper. Then take the Nutella and make teaspoon size mounds on the parchment paper. This is what is going to be in the middle of our cookie. The recipe makes 24 cookies so I am going to make 24 mounds. Put these in the freezer for about 15 minutes.
In a small bowl put ¼ cup of the sugar. In a medium bowl add the flour and a ½ teaspoon of baking powder and a ½ teaspoon of regular table salt and whisk that together and set that aside. Now in a mixing bowl, add the remaining sugar and ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons of butter. Mix that until the butter and sugar get creamy, light and fluffy. Once the butter is well creamed and it is light and fluffy, we are going to add the 2 eggs on at a time.
Then add 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract. Let that stir until it is well combined. Reduce the speed of the mixer to low and gradually add the flour mixture. Mix just until it is combined. Once you have that combined, line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Using a tablespoon drop batter onto to paper and flatten down. Sprinkle the top of the dough with sea salt and add the Nutella mound. Add another tablespoon of dough and seal the edges. Roll into a ball and then roll in the sugar and place on the baking sheet. Continue making until you have used up all the dough, which would be about 24 cookies so you will probably need 2 baking sheets.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Bake the cookies for 12 to 15 minutes or until they are lightly brown. Cool the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes and then you can transfer the cookies to another rack. It's a delicious cookie with a sweet surprise inside.
You can find this recipe and many more to make sweet cookies and moist cupcakes with a sweet surprise inside. Salty Sweet Cookie Treats! You can find this recipe and other recipes like cupcakes stuffed with cookie dough, brownies filled with peanut butter cups and s'mores tucked inside cookies in our Stuffed Cookies and Cupcakes cookbook.
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James Dobson Endorses Grant Starrett
Founder of Focus on the Family, Family Research Council, and Family Talk says "Grant is the best man for the job"
(MURFREESBORO, Tenn.) – The Grant Starrett for Congress campaign today announced that one of the most influential Evangelical Christian leaders in America, Dr. James Dobson, has endorsed Grant in his race for Congress in Tennessee's 4th Congressional District.
In his endorsement, Dr. Dobson said:
"I became acquainted with Grant through his conservative activism and his commitment to family values. His dedication is evident, from having founded the Conservative Society at Stanford to working for Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC).
"For years, I've prayed for leaders who will help America return to its Judeo-Christian foundation. Grant is a key part of the next generation of conservative leaders who will protect life from conception and uphold our values.
"Simply put: in the 4th Congressional District of Tennessee, Grant is the best man for the job.
"Speaking as a private individual and not on behalf of the organization I represent, I am pleased to endorse Grant Starrett for U.S. Congress"
Statement from Grant Starrett, Republican Candidate for Congress in Tennessee's 4th Congressional District:
"I'm honored to receive the endorsement of James Dobson, one of the most influential Christian leaders in America. Our country faces a moral crisis, and the federal government is an active contributor when it discourages work and marriage while financing abortionists. With the prayers and support of conservatives like James Dobson and voters across the 4th District, I'll fight the madness in Washington and restore Constitutional order."
Dr. James Dobson's Biography:
Dr. Dobson founded some of the most influential Christian conservative groups in the country, and has been a leader in promoting family values for decades. Dobson founded Focus on the Family in 1977 and founded the Family Research Council in 1981. He is now President of Family Talk, a nonprofit organization that produces his radio program, "Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk." He was inducted into The National Radio Hall of Fame in 2008 and has written more than 30 books dedicated to the preservation of the family. More can be read about Dobson here: http://drjamesdobson.org/about-us/James-Dobson
Mark Levin Endorses Grant Starrett
In the interview with Grant Starrett, Levin said "I want to endorse you, strongly. I think you'd make an outstanding Constitutional conservative in the House of Representatives"and "wouldn't it be spectacular to get some new fresh young blood in there, another Constitutional conservative who will give 'em hell?"
Levin had choice words about Grant's opponent: "Scott DesJarlais, the fact of the matter is he's utterly and completely useless. He's definitely a sell out, he's definitely a creature of Washington now."
Full audio of the interview can be found here: https://youtu.be/GBo92rEqKHE
Statement from Grant Starrett, Republican Candidate for Congress in Tennessee's 4th Congressional District:
"I'm incredibly honored to have the endorsement of one of the most influential grassroots conservatives in the country: Mark Levin. As it says on his program, he's "the establishment's worst nightmare" and for good reason--he's fought for Constitutional conservative principles time and again. As one of the top-5 talk radio shows in the country, he commands a grassroots army that is now fully behind my campaign for Congress. I plan on fighting for conservative principles every day in Washington, as I've fought for them my entire life--even when it wasn't popular. I'm glad to stand shoulder to shoulder with Levin in this fight to save our country as we've been taken over by politically correct cowards. Under the Obama disaster, we're going easy on radical Muslims, financing abortionists, and paying people not to work. I've been praying for America, but the time has come to fight for what we believe. I'm proud to have Mark Levin join the fight!"
Grant Starrett WZYX Radio Interview
Republican Congressional candidate Grant Starrett interviewed with Jeff Pennington of WZYX The Eagle in Cowan, TN, discussing his race in Republican primary, as well as his conservative vision on welfare, immigration, jobs, education, and healthcare.
Listen to it here! https://soundcloud.com/grantfortn/grant-starrett-wzyx-interview
Opportunity Lives: Meet the Millennial Candidate Looking to Bring Change in Tennessee
When running for Congress in a district that includes the poorest county in the state and one where nearly a quarter of the population is receiving some form of government assistance, most political advisors would tell a candidate to steer clear from welfare and entitlement reform.
Grant Starrett is having none of this.
Instead, the 28-year-old is campaigning hard on reducing government dependency and out-of-control federal spending.
Read more at Opportunity Lives here: http://opportunitylives.com/meet-the-millennial-candidate-looking-to-bring-change-in-tennessee/Read more
Feds and the Walking Horse
Why on earth should the federal government have anything at all to do with our walking horse tradition?
The federal government has far exceeded its Constitutional boundaries and Shelbyville's cultural hallmark is a perfect example. While there are sometimes questions about how the Founding Fathers might have considered newfangled technology, regulating the treatment of horses is something they certainly would have understood. And it's quite clear that they would be shocked and dismayed that the federal government, rather than Tennessee, would be responsible for such regulation.
I am running for Congress because I want to actually follow the Constitution as the Founders intended. Our current Congressman, Scott DesJarlais, may be satisfied with tweaks to federal encroachment on our values, but I am not.
And, of course, federal intrusion in the walking horse industry is only the tip of the iceberg.
Take for instance controversy over "Waters of the United States." Congress passed a law that gave the federal government authority to regulate navigable waterways – intending to cover things like the Mississippi River, which might be divided between states. But President Barack Obama and his green goblin bureaucrats at the Environmental Protection Agency have interpreted the law so generously that they now believe they can fine folks for contaminants in a muddy ditch on their land! The EPA has managed to turn rain into something farmers may fear, lest a puddle form in a low spot – no matter that you could barely navigate a kayak in the things the EPA chooses to regulate.
But this is precisely the point: Congress has abdicated its Constitutional responsibility and allowed agencies to make rules. That would be bad enough, except the agencies don't even necessarily follow Congressional intent – such is the case with Waters of the United States.
My team and I are knocking on tens of thousands of doors in Bedford County and across the 4th Congressional District and I hear constantly about how the federal government is getting in the way of freedom, prosperity, and responsibility. Washington is overregulating our livelihoods, often unconstitutionally, causing small business owners to spend more money on compliance than commerce. And rather than allowing companies to compete in the marketplace on their own merit, the federal government rewards the politically connected with our tax dollars. Then, after taxing and regulating and punishing private enterprise, Washington has the gall to spend more money than it has, and we're now $19 trillion in debt.
Congressman DesJarlais has voted for over $700 billion in food stamps and against a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution precisely during times when we most need DC to be more like Tennessee. He's voted to give away billions of our tax dollars to politically connected corporations like President Obama's green energy boondoggle Solyndra, and he's now sustaining federal oversight over the walking horse industry.
I trust Tennessee to handle itself and I want to go to Washington to give power back to the states and to the people. I hope to earn your vote as a faithful conservative on August 4.
Grant Starrett is a conservative activist and Constitutional attorney from Murfreesboro. He is a Republican candidate for Congress in Tennessee's 4th Congressional District.
The Federalist: Meet the Millennial Running for Congress
Conservative Ben Domenech of the Federalist Radio Hour interviewed Grant Starrett about his run for the Republican nomination for Congress.
Listen to it here! http://thefederalist.com/2016/03/24/meet-the-millennial-running-for-congress-grant-starrett/
"We should be waging an all out war for the working class in this country and we're not doing it. We should be playing offense instead of huddling in a corner," Starrett said.
"Grant Starrett is running for Congress in Tennessee's 4th Congressional District, and if elected would be the youngest sitting member. Starrett joined the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss the challenges of running against a Republican incumbent, the difficulties of navigating an atomized American culture, and the issues the Republican party needs to address in order to represent the now largest generation: millennials."
Grant Starrett Comments On The Passing Of Justice Scalia
Antonin Scalia was a giant who transformed the Supreme Court--and the conservative legal world--by relentlessly and cleverly pushing the simple notion that we should follow the Constitution as the Founding Fathers intended. Conservatives in the United States Senate must hold the line against any activist replacement nominated by Obama.
Daily Caller: 'Not A Single Question' - 27 Year Old Conservative Challenger Attacks GOP Congressman Over Planned Parenthood Hearing
Starrett, who lives in Murfreesboro and graduated from Stanford and Vanderbilt, would be the youngest sitting congressman if elected. He boasts of support from national conservatives, including radio hosts Hugh Hewitt and Erick Erickson.
He shares the same pollster as Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz. That pollster, Chris Wilson, wrote in a September memo, obtained by The Daily Caller, that their internal polling shows Starrett within single digits of DesJarlais.
"Earlier this year, Starrett had a low name ID, potentially due to the fact that he has not held elected office; however, after likely voters heard positive and negative messaging for Starrett, the race moved to be within single digits, and is a great place to start for Grant and the campaign," wrote Wilson.Read more
Stop the Iran Deal. Follow the Constitution.
Before anything else, let's remind ourselves who we're dealing with.
The Islamic Republic of Iran is led by ayatollahs who urge crowds to chant "Death to America." The United States is the "Great Satan" and Israel the "Little Satan." The last president of Iran vowed to "wipe Israel off themap" but that sentiment goes deeper than a single comment in a speech.
Tennessean Op-ed: DesJarlais was for Ex-Im Bank before he was against it
I bet you don't have an army of lobbyists.
Unfortunately, special interests pour millions of dollars every year into diverting your tax dollars to their own ends.
The Export-Import Bank is only the latest example to gain notoriety.
The good news is that it expired on June 30th.
The bad news is that, back in 2012, when no one was looking, Congressman Scott DesJarlais joined every single Democrat in the House of Representatives, including Nancy Pelosi, to vote to re-authorize the Export-Import Bank.Read more


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Sylvia Earle, an oceanographer who has focused on deep-sea exploration for nearly 40 years, is also an advocate for the world's oceans. Through her extensive research, she has seen the negative effects that humans have had on our oceans, and, after revisiting the same locations years apart, has seen the damaging loss of marine life. Fish populations have plummeted, coral reefs have disappeared, and massive amounts of garbage, namely plastic products, have been piling up throughout the oceans.
In 2009, Earle gave a TED Talk in which she explained how devastated ocean life has become. At the end of her talk, she announced her TED wish:
"I wish you would use all means at your disposal — films, expeditions, the web, new submarines — and campaign to ignite public support for a global network of marine protected areas — hope spots large enough to save and restore the ocean, the blue heart of the planet."
In her speech, Earle mentions human ignorance towards environmental impacts. She explains how human consumption has risen significantly over the past 50 years, and how the oceans have suffered. We're eating more fish than ever before, and eating them faster than they can reproduce. People often forget about life in our oceans because you can't easily see what's underwater.
After her speech, she was awarded $100,000 with which she founded her group, Mission Blue — an organization that strives to raise awareness regarding ocean protection, and advocates for the creation of "hope spots".
Hope spots are areas of the ocean that act as a conservation area and protect wildlife through various restrictions and laws. Within hope spots, marine animals and plants are able to reproduce, live, and help repopulate oceans and allow for the recreation of natural habitats that have been suffering the deadly consequences of human interaction.
These hope spots are important to both marine and human lift because they help produce healthy ecosystems, which are critical to all lifeforms. They help create and sustain biodiversity, which in turn helps produce breathable oxygen and keep carbon dioxide emissions in check.
When Mission Blue was first founded, there were only 15 hope spots worldwide. Now there are 50, with more being planned for the future. All of these areas, which make up roughly 3 million square miles, are protected from commercial fishing, oil drilling, and dumping.
Small expeditions seek out new locations over a two week period with small teams of researchers. They are tasked with finding areas that require protection, collect current information regarding the location, raise awareness to garner support, and raise funds to make the hope spot become a reality.
The goal is to create enough hope spots to cover 20% of the world's oceans by 2020.
One of their partners is the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature), and they have also partnered with technology giants such as Google. All of their partners help form a coalition for marine protection and support, and also help raise awareness throughout the general public, on a global scale, about the importance of protecting our oceans.
Mission Blue has also been pressuring governments to place protection laws on stretches of oceans. The UN has begun talking about introducing new international treaties for marine protection, and just last month, President Obama passed legislation that created the world's largest marine conservation area. He expanded the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM), which now covers roughly 490,000 square miles. It's similar to Mission Blue's hope spots where commercial fishing, oil drilling, and dumping are not allowed.
For more information, check out the Mission Blue website and this recent article posted by TED, who is one of the organization's partners.
Earle's project has also been turned into a documentary, with the same name, which can be viewed on Netflix (see below).


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1. Architecture & public art/fountains/displays are for touching.
If you can't touch it, what's the point? I abhor going to some lovely public place and finding a place to sit and enjoy the space, only to be reprimanded by a security guard for letting my children splash their hands in the fountain. Or being told that picnics are not allowed on the grassy lawn. Or that the enormous bronze animal sculpture that shines from the friction of other kids' bottoms is not meant for climbing on.
|great action shot courtesy of Mike Willis
2. Mama MUST be able to see the enclosed yard from one of the living areas of a home.
Parents of young children cannot and should not spend all day playing with their children. They've got to let the children develop some independence at some point and the perfect place is an enclosed yard. But parents of a certain age child must still be spies-- lurking and peeking and checking up on their precious charges.
When we bought our current home, our eldest was an only child, 18 months old. I had no idea that this was such an issue. If only I could see the back yard from the kitchen!
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3. In a parking lot, it's not how far away you park from your destination; it's whether there are sidewalks to get there.
I have long thought that the most dangerous place for a person to be was the FREEWAY. People who are on the phone with a headache having a bad day late for an appointment are driving the vehicles on all sides: people who learned to drive by playing racing video games. People who go too fast & too close.
Now that I have small children, the freeway has dropped to second place; first place has been awarded to PARKING LOTS. The same people mentioned above who are now obsessed with finding the closest spot as quickly as possible have no awareness of pedestrians, especially short ones.
Who designs these awful parking lots with no sense of right-of-way and no designated pedestrian walkways? Yup, you guessed it: architects.
And who raises these children who on occasion run out giggling into the parking lots without holding hands, and not even looking where they're going and giving their mama a heart attack? Yup, you guessed it: me.
|photo courtesy of Elizabeth/Table4Five
4. It is much more important for something to be INTERESTING than FANCY.
Kids love colors, textures, terminating vistas with a sense of mystery, spaces that are scaled for being alone (like reading nooks), hide-outs, murals, surprises and just plain cool stuff.
Kids have no use for expensive finishes, excessive symmetry, collections of breakable things, collections of things that don't "do" anything, spaces that are intimidating, artwork that does not have a story or at least some really cool colors, places where you have to sit quietly with your hands on your lap.
Kids are pretty smart cookies.
|view of St. Peter's dome through a keyhole at
the Knights of Malta HQ piazza, designed by Piranesi 1765
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5. Park strips* don't just provide a perceived buffer between street & sidewalk: they also give your kid somewhere to fall on his bike that's not out in front of a car.
* "Park strips" are the green space between sidewalks and streets.
These narrow strips of grass, bushes & trees always seemed a great way for people to feel comfortable walking next to a road... but it was more of a psychological thing to me (don't even get me talking about feng shui and chi).
Now I notice cars driving on sidewalks when a right-turn lane is too narrow; I see young kids falling off their bikes into the street. Sidewalks should be safe from vehicular traffic!
|even a weedy park strip provides protection.
photo courtesy of mlinksva
6. Beautiful & delicate is for princesses; the rest of us need beautiful, durable, and easy to clean.
'Nuff said.
|photo courtesy of Freddycat1
7. With small children in the home, privacy is primarily an acoustic concern.Small children need a quiet place to take naps and sleep long before the rest of us retire to bed. Parents need a quiet place to work, rest or meditate (even just for a few minutes) where they cannot hear the chaos of the little ones.
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8. The definition of a "usable" yard is very different when designing for a family with children.
A "usable" yard usually means that there are areas designated similar to rooms for different functions. With children, we're talking sandboxes and swings and treehouses and ziplines and a surface for riding a bike on, all within a secure, enclosed yard.
|good memories of a sandbox at Granny's when I was a kid
photo courtesy of FourTwentyTwo
9. Using a stroller gives you a small sense of what it must be like in a wheelchair
People with wheeled pedestrian devices need ramps and assistance with steps, stairs, and heavy doors.
The wheelchair-accessible paths are sometimes very convoluted, forcing you sometimes to go all the way around a block from the main entrance to find a ramp.
Our current accessibility standards are a minimum for what is needed, a more "universal" approach would be a huge improvement.
|"Man with a Baby Stroller" courtesy of DoobyBrain
10. Drive-thrus are not just for lazy people.
Bear with me here: small children are good for about one errand. Getting loaded up in the car, getting out for the errand and back in the car takes all their attention and energy. After that, you're pushing it. My youngest is now three, and we can do two errands now without a problem. What that means is that a lot of errands get pushed off to another day, another week, another year. Some errands can stand to wait, others cannot.
The saving grace is drive-thrus! Our Walgreens has a pharmacy drive-thru, which has saved us many times when we had a sick kid. But if you need bandaids, too, you're out of luck.
We did have one great restaurant with a drive-thru (in an old bank building), but it's closed now. So we're reduced hamburgers now if we need a drive-thru.
And what about grocery stores? In the small Louisiana town where I lived briefly after college with my folks, there was a lovely little grocery store run by the same family for generations. When they saw me for the first time, they knew what extended family I belonged to just by the family resemblance & wanted to know if I wanted to put it on the family tab. (Seriously?) You could phone in your order and they'd have it ready for pickup. Here in Salt Lake, we've got a great local chain called Harmon's that has much better customer service than most. After you do your shopping, if the kids are acting crazy or it's a snowy day, just get in the car and drive to the pick-up area where someone will load your groceries for you. If only they could take it one step further and take orders over the internet so you didn't have to get out at all. Or even just put a drive-up window at the deli counter so that you could have one drive-thru option at the end of a day that is NOT hamburgers.
Besides, drive-thrus are-- architecturally speaking-- just AWESOME.
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The meaning of yule / yule log in dream | Dream Interpretation
In pagan times a log was decorated and burnt at the time of the winter solstice (yule) in order to clear away the old year, and to celebrate the return of the sun. In dreams it is seen as a symbol of light and new life. Also consult the entry for fire as well as spiritual imagery in the introduction.
Psychological / emotional perspective: In modern times, the yule log is often symbolized by a celebration cake. Decorated in a traditional fashion with greenery and candles, it honours the holly king, who dies at this time, giving way to the oak king who brings light. Therefore it tends to suggest the new year and new beginnings in dream language.
Material aspects: A yule log represents an offering or sacrifice, particularly at the time of a spiritual or religious celebration when we pay homage to the gods. Originally the bringing in of the yule log was a whole ritual in itself, requiring special prayers and offerings to ensure the next year's prosperity. In dreams such an image may suggest a time of celebration or of prosperity.
2. Another action is necessary to correct something. ... New American Dream Dictionary
To dream that we apologize to someone means we acknowledge a lack of integrity in ourselves.
To receive an apology suggests a recognition of that same integrity.... Dream Meanings of Versatile
A current situation or person in your life may be bringing up old feelings for you. Or, it could be a hint to look to your past experience for clues to how to handle a current situation. Also see "Digging."... My Dream Interpretation
An astrologer in a dream also may mean knowledge of people's secrets, curiosity, inquisitiveness, meddling in people's affairs, divulging people's secrets, soothsaying, fortune-telling, backbiting, predicting the future, hearsay, gossip, distress or trouble.
If the one who is seeing the dream suffers from any of the above ills, seeing an astrologer in a dream also means dispelling such misfortunes. Seeing an astrologer in a dream also signifies marriage, divorce, the death of a sick person, travels, delivering a baby, hearing good or bad news. Seeing an astrologer in a dream also may denote knowledge, following the true path and acting upon it, for a God fearing astrologer mostly arbitrates by the prophetic rules. (Also see Astrolabe; Divination; Fortuneteller)... Islamic Dream Interpretation
A Guide to Dreams and Sleep Experiences
If an astrologer is talking to you: you are examining a situation (and yourself) and are going to be successful. Dreaming about seeing astrological signs (signs of the zodiac or symbols of planets) means you are gaining insights into issues that have previously been foreign to you. Life will change for the better. See Fortune-teller, Planets, Signs of the Zodiac, Stars.... Dreamers Dictionary
A Guide to Dreams and Sleep Experiences
To dream that someone is reading your blog, or to dream that your blog is hacked or otherwise compromised, indicates that you are keeping secrets. You have difficulties telling others how you really feel.
If you dream of reading someone else's blog, you are mistrustful of others and you tend to poke your nose into everyone's business. Perhaps you have recently stumbled upon some information that was not meant for your eyes.... My Dream Interpretation
The same interpretation is given when such a thing is seen speaking to a person which does not possess the faculty of speech.... Islamic Dream Interpretation
To dream of watching someone else give a eulogy, suggests that your inner feelings are being made known to those around you. Consider what is said in the speech, for more clues to the dream's meaning. TO dream of someone giving a eulogy about you means that you are trying to ignore a situation that needs to be confronted and dealt with directly. You may need to let go of old feelings, or an old way of thinking, in order to move on with your life.... My Dream Interpretation
Vision: Dreaming about blue eyes: either somebody is secretly in love with you or you are secredy in love with someone. Dark or brown eyes: prepare yourself for a disappointing romance. Dreaming about an eye illness (eye patch, eye injury, or blindness): you are unable to see a situation in your life clearly, or you have a problem facing the real truth.
An eye patch indicates that you can do your job even with your eyes closed! Visiting or seeing an ophthalmologist: you will soon see things as they really are. See Cross-eyed.
Depth Psychology: Dreaming about eyes means you are too preoccupied with yourself.
The eye is considered the organ of light. Dreaming about eyes always has something to do with understanding life. Dreaming about an eye that is looking at you might be a warning from your conscience. Eyes by themselves are symbols of intelligence, spirit, alertness, and curiosity. Other events in the dream are important here.... Dreamers Dictionary
To dream of being flogged would indicate that we are aware that someone is driving us beyond our limits, often in an inappropriate manner. Flogging ourselves would highlight a type of masochism in our own personality.
2- Flogging someone else means we have to be careful that we are not attempting to impose our will on that person. While painful there is also a degree of encouragement and stimulation present.
3- Atonement of sins.... Ten Thousand Dream Dictionary
To dream of being flogged would indicate that we are aware that someone is driving us beyond our limits, often in an inappropriate manner. Flogging ourselves would highlight a type of masochism in our own personality, which may be inappropriate and suggest self harm.... Dream Meanings of Versatile
If a widow dreams of falling from a foot log into clear waterT she has every reason to expect another suitable mate will soon appear with happy results.... The Complete Dream Book
Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation
If the water is thick and muddy, it indicates loss and temporary disturbance.
For a woman this dream indicates either a quarrelsome husband, or one of mild temper and regular habits, as the water is muddy or clear.
To fall from a foot-log into clear water, signifies short widowhood terminating in an agreeable marriage.
If the water is not clear, gloomy prospects. See Bridge. ... Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation
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To see others studying it, foretells that you will be forced to yield your rights to others.
If any of the branches are missing, you will ignore some of your friends because of their straightened circumstances. ... Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation
2. A negative omen regarding financial matters (to cut up a log).
3. Possible wordplay on "to sleep like a log." 4.
A good family life (to see a burning log in a hearth). ... New American Dream Dictionary
Depth Psychology: The log stands for an unnecessary' burden or irritating responsibility you have assumed and for which you will not be rewarded. It can also be a warning to defend yourself against the rudeness of others.... Dreamers Dictionary
If you are building with logs, then this dream denotes that you are creating a solid relationship or a venture that can support your dreams and desires.... Strangest Dream Explanations
To see stacks of logs, or fallen trees in a wood, is a generally favorable omen for whatever concerns you most. Logs floating in water predict a new opportunity which should not be overlooked.
A logjam in a river foretells obstacles in the form of delays - have patience.
A brightly burning log symbolizes family joy.
To sit on a log is a sign of personal contentment.... My Dream Interpretation
If the wood is not split, cutting down trees may also mean a loss of energy. On the other hand, chopping wood may also be seen as aggressive action against one's own aliveness and health.
The logger may stand for being wooden and unrefined, resulting in a stupid and dull position or attitude. In the case of a city person, there could be a romantic longing for a simpler life, as in Farmer and Craftsman.
Folklore: Great effort without gain.... Little Giant Encyclopedia
An ophthalmologist in a dream also represents a teacher who entices people to seek knowledge, to reflect in advance about the consequences of their actions and to develop a sharp sight.
An ophthalmologist in a dream also could represent a pearl diver, an ocean diver, one who digs wells or restores old springs, or an eye expert who can tell the difference between false eyes from the true ones.
An ophthalmologist in a dream also represents a preacher, or a counsellor who can show the difference between the path of righteous people and the path of the heedless ones.
An ophthalmologist in a dream also may represent someone who has something to say, or news to report.... Islamic Dream Interpretation
The psychologist is a sign that you are able to work through inner conflicts on your own. See Guru. Arc you afraid (usually without reason) that you are "going to lose it," to go insane? If this dream recurs frequendy, see an appropriate dierapist and explore die reason for die dream.... Dreamers Dictionary
Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation
Tryskelion Dream Interpretation
If you are burning one then this is a warning not to set your sights too high or your dreams could go up in smoke and turn to ashes.... Tryskelion Dream Interpretation
1- In Pagan times a log was decoratcd and burnt in order to clear away the Old Year. In dreams it will be seen as a symbol of light and new life.
2- In modern times, the Yule log is symbolised as a celebration cake.
Therefore it tends to suggest the New Year and new beginnings in dream language.
3- A Yule log represents a spiritual offering or sacrifice, particularly at the time of a spiritual or religious celebration when we pay homage to the gods.... Ten Thousand Dream Dictionary
If you are burning one then this is a warning not to set your sights too high or your dreams could go up in smoke and turn to ashes.... Encyclopedia of Dreams
Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation
If you visit them you will overcome all opponents that stand in the way of your success. You gain knowledge if you dream of tending the garden.... Encyclopedia of Dreams


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Looks like I have one last aviation-infused weekend coming up before I go off the grid for a month.
On the menu:
Saturday – Flying a new pilot to Martha's Vineyard for lunch. Will be curious to learn whether I'll be more relaxed flying over water now that I've done the underwater egress training, or far more tense now that I know what it's actually like to escape from a situation like that!
Sunday – JetBlue tour at Logan International. This will be my first event as a volunteer for Above the Clouds. The field trip offers a behind-the-scenes look into JetBlue. The kids will get to meet with mechanics, chief pilots, and ground crew, visit the JetBlue Operations Tower, and explore the cockpit of an Airbus. Should be a lot of fun… and not just for them!
Topping it all off will be a nice lunch with some of my Ninety-Nines ladies in Boston.
Some pictures from the Ninety-Nines meeting at North Central State Airport in Rhode Island last weekend –
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The Russellville Fire Department will be able to purchase the initial equipment that is needed for the Russellville Junior Firefighter Challenge thanks to a $5,000 donation from the Arvest Foundation.The gift was announced today at the Russellville Fire Department Central Station. Shawn Bates, community bank president of Arvest Bank was on hand to present the check to Chief T. Kirk Slone of the Russellville Fire Department.
"We want to thank the Arvest Foundation for this gracious donation," Slone said. "Their commitment to enhancing the quality of life in our community will help make the Russellville Junior Firefighter Challenge a reality."
"We are pleased to present this donation on behalf of the Arvest Foundation to support the Russellville Fire Department, which has dedicated its time to implement the Russellville Junior Firefighter Challenge to inspire our youth." Bates said. "This donation demonstrates the foundation's ongoing support to our local first responders and to enhance the quality of life in Russellville."
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Aziz Ansari's 'Modern Romance' Explores Courting In The Digital Age
Specialists say dad and mom can't do a lot to guard kids from the bumps and bruises of first crushes past holding the strains of communication open and offering comfort. Courting Scams are usually perpetrated by teams of individuals operating out of Africa or Japanese Europe, though not too long ago there has been a surge of comparable rip-off teams in Malaysia, Philippines, and even in UK itself. I know loads of males who would care and be harm or unhappy if a lot of ladies gave up on relationship and their was much less ladies so far.
Basically, these girls need to live the plot of any romantic comedy film or romance novel (and sure, I'll ultimately weblog about my expertise working with a romance novel writer, just wait). You will have listed your self on a relationship site and a lady, a wonderful woman, contacts you.
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When the subject of "black pride" comes up in conservative circles, it's often met with criticism. The common response goes something like this: "if black or any racial pride is okay, why isn't white pride?"
The simplest answer? White pride is rooted in racial prejudices and hatred, and black pride is not.
Heritage Versus Hate
First, it must be said that there is nothing wrong with having pride in your heritage. From unique cultural foods to dances and song, culture is a beautiful thing. However, "white pride" is not merely a heritage movement: it is accompanied by the issue of superiority.
The white pride movement wasn't founded to celebrate culture. Far from it: the basis of white pride is separatism, nationalism, and superiority. Stormfront, a white nationalist website, showcases this in a post titled "White Nationalism FAQ" authored by Jack Boot. (I have not linked to this article in order to keep extra traffic from flowing to their site.) Boot claims that "nothing other than mass white suicide would appease the demands of non-whites." In addition to this ludicrous statement, Boot claims that minorities are inherently violent due to their skin color, as well.
White nationalism is a movement led by racists like Richard Spencer. It influences men like the South Carolina church shooter, Dylan Roof. Mr. Spencer said we should "take [Roof] seriously and try to understand, if not approve of him" in this blog post.
Where Black Pride Differs
By contrast, movements like black pride encourage people to defy stereotypes and embrace who they are when racism has been rather prevalent throughout history in America. Where America celebrates traditional Eurocentric ideas of beauty, for example, black pride celebrates young black women, helping them feel beautiful even if society doesn't. Black pride encourages young black people to work hard in school and achieve degrees, even if they're the first in their family to go to college.
Black pride is about being the best you can be in a society that has been oppressive, from segregation ending in 1964 to racial profiling becoming illegal in New York in 2015. It fights back against being a victim and falling into negative stereotypes.
Frankly, it's not reasonable to compare a movement that supports defying stereotypes, promoting hard work, and taking pride in one's culture to one that advocates for the superiority of their race and denies history.
Celebrate your heritage, white or not, but leave the iron crosses at home. It's 2017.


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Not every treatment is right for everyone, and certain patients require more than one treatment to experience pain relief. Medications, such as muscle relaxants and specific types of anti-depressant drugs, may help reduce neuropathic pain produced by damaged nerve fibers. Also, interventional pain options are used to diagnose the source of the pain and/or as a technique to reduce or eliminate pain. We also offer injections as a possible treatment for pain relief offered in a three injection treatment depending on the patient's diagnose.