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The best soundproof insulation is generally the one of the common soundproofing materials that is the most dense. Mineral wool is a product made of rock and is very dense. People typically think of pink fiberglass insulation with they thing about insulation for walls or ceilings. Fiberglass insulation does work very well however mineral wool is typically cheaper per pound. A similar density of fiberglass is more expensive. R ratings are similar for the same thickness and do not vary much with changes in density. However, when you compare insulation values available for 2×4 depth framing you'll find R11 & R13 in fiberglass options but you can get R15 in mineral wool. For 2×6 framing the difference is even greater. R19 is the fiberglass option while R23 is available in mineral wool. What's also great about mineral wool insulation for soundproofing is the benefits in fire resistance and it's ability to shed water in the event of a broken pipe or other water issue.
In a scientific test of various types of insulation titled Summary Report For Consortium On Fire Resistance And Sound Insulation Of Floors: Sound Transmission Class And Impact Insulation Class Results, one of the primary findings was:
"Performance is most influenced by the sum of the masses per unit area of the floor and ceiling layers"
Mineral wool insulation is generally substantially more dense than fiberglass insulation making it an ideal sound blocking material. The glass fibers in fiberglass insulation are much longer and allow it to hold together better. This allows for a less dense product that still performs well in it's insulation properties. Mineral wool fibers are much shorter and require it to be packed more densely to maintain its entanglement to the other fibers. The result is more mass per unit area compared to fiberglass.
Roxul is the best soundproof insulation brand on the market currently. Their Roxul Safe'n'Sound product offers the best value for the money. It's affordable, has the best frequency rating, and is designed for indoor residential use. While Safe'n'Sound is great, their other products are also excellent in their ability to reduce noise penetration. Safe'n'Sound is meant for interior walls, ceilings, and floors but not exterior walls, attics, or crawlspaces. It's ideal for soundproofing existing interior walls that don't already have insulation.
In addition to properly installing the Roxul insulation you should consider the following:
If you're going to be going to the trouble to remove existing sheetrock or are in the middle of new construction and want to get the job done right the first time, mineral wool is the best route to go. Roxul Rockboard acoustic mineral wool leads the pack amongst mineral wool manufacturers however most mineral wool products are also impressive.
Don't forget to consider a quality sound-absorbing drywall product and Green Glue Noiseproofing Compound. The combination of this and mineral wool should prove quite impressive at reducing sound transmission.
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Buddha Art for Your Home Decorating Ideas
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Buddhist Art represents the religious art work that has been preserved and been in motion for hundreds of centuries. It consists of religious structures and artworks such as statues, sculpting and monuments of Gautam Budh and his followers. The exact date for this art type's existence is unknown. However a rough estimate allows us to trace its history back in the year 600 BC. It has been also found that the initial Buddha art work was initiated under the great leadership and influence of Gautama Sakyamuni, the great follower of Buddha.
The preachers and followers of Buddha have also been highly significant in the art work of great Indian Buddhism. The immediate art in the religion of Buddhism was located at Bharhut, Sanchi, and Bodh-Gaya. The main components in the Buddha art are Buddha monuments, thrones which are mostly empty, joined feet, women in different styles, dharma chakra, trees and different styles and shapes of Gautam Budh. Buddhism flourished greatly at the start of sixth century and many people in different parts of India started embracing it with great zest and zeal. They even portrayed an iconic image of Buddha in their heart and soul which today forms the basis of Buddhist art and architecture.
Gandhara at Pakistan and Mathura in India were the two key spots where the Buddha images and structures were made, which later spawned in many different parts of the Indo-Pak subcontinent. The first trademark image which was formed at Gandhara was the standing Buddha which resembled at an extent, the Greek god Apollo. Lotus seat was the second significant development in the Buddha artwork which started from the Mathura school of Art. It was mainly constructed to portray a meditating Buddha to keep the image of the Buddha alive for centuries. Another major monument from the Mathura region is the standing Buddha holding a robe with one hand and bending the shoulder on one side.
There are many other Buddha art works which are used in this day and age for home decorating purposes. Today's art lovers have a great liking for Buddha art and paintings due to its richness in history and ancient art. Buddhist bells are an important source of Buddha art in today's modern world. They can be placed anywhere around the house to get a nice touch. You may need a specific set of furniture to place these bells and once you are done with that, it creates an incredibly great effect on visitors.
Another major art structure in recent history is the Buddha statue. People in all parts of the world love to use Buddha statues for home decoration purposes. This is mainly because it creates a unique style in the house and surpasses any other art form in similar category. Lotus flower is the third major Buddhism art decoration item which can be used at home. It is highly rich in color and design and shows both fruits and flowers at the same time, indicating cause and effect relationship, which is given in the writings of Gautam Budh.
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Nutter Butter Cupcakes
I made these cupcakes for my sister's birthday. The original recipe can be found here. My family enjoyed these cupcakes a lot, and they can easily be made without the Nutter Butter cookies, turning into peanut butter banana cupcakes. I also cut out two cups of powdered sugar in the frosting because mine seemed thick enough without all that extra. Be careful of snacking on the frosting while making it, for too much will give you an awful stomach ache...
CUPCAKE INGREDIENTS: 1 box yellow cake mix, 3 ripe bananas (smashed), 1/3 vegetable oil, 3 eggs (beaten), 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt, 2 tsp vanilla.
FROSTING INGREDIENTS: 3/4 cup butter (softened), 2 tsp vanilla, 2 TBS almond milk, 1/3 cup crushed Nutter Butters (or substitute more peanut butter), 2-4 cup powdered sugar (I used 2), extra Nutter Butter cookies for decoration (optional).
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Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse: The Perfect Companion for a 10-Day Grinding Marathon
Role-playing video games (RPG) are generally considered by most as one of the more boring genres, primarily because they revolve around storytelling, character development, and exploration – gameplay elements that aren't exactly dripping with action and excitement compared to, let's say, shooter or fighting games – to engage gamers. The most often cited criticism of RPGs, especially classic turn-based RPGs on consoles, is that they basically require no controller skills since gamers spend more time advancing dialogs or text boxes and combat simply revolves around selecting options from menus.
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All of that changed when role-playing games took their talents online and gave birth to a new sub-genre: Massively multiplayer online role-playing games, or commonly known by its acronym MMORPG.
Most, if not all, MMORPGs are specifically tailored to be played on a PC due to the very nature of the games being more focused on socializing and interconnectivity. The gameplay of MMORPGs is a stark contrast to its mother genre, ditching storytelling and character development in favor of combat. Combat now comes in real-time and requires you to make extensive use of your mouse, along with keyboard shortcuts. The most distinguishable gameplay element in MMORPGs, one that, again, has taken heat from RPG detractors (you can never please everyone), is grinding. Grinding is a term used to describe when you focus solely on leveling-up and powering-up your character(s) over an extended period of time with no regard for anything else.
That means your mouse is going to get a lot of pounding due to all the non-stop moving and clicking. And the last thing that you'd want is your mouse giving out in the middle of a very critical phase. So, thankfully, there's a specially-designed mouse that's meant to accompany you during your grinding days:
Introducing the Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse.
A lifespan that lasts more than a week
The G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse, as its name obviously implies, is wireless, which means it automatically frees you from the messy wiring and allows you to comfortably move around your desk without worrying about the wire being pulled out of its socket. People generally point out that wired mice are still better because of one simple thing: It does not need to be constantly recharged. It's a valid point, but one that is easily countered by the G602's capability to run for up to 250 hours without needing a full recharge. That's more than 10 days of battery life! So if you have a week-long layoff and don't have anything planned other than to beef the crap out of your MMORPG character with some online friends, you can bet your entire supply of Doritos that the G602 will be by your side throughout the ordeal.
It's built to take a beating
But don't worry about the G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse getting easily worn down from successive grinding marathons: It has long-life buttons that are rated to take a beating of up to 20 million clicks. So don't be shy about spamming those clicks whenever the situation calls for it. It also features a Performance Mode and an Endurance Mode. The former is geared for an optimum, lag-free experience that's best suited for gaming. The latter is best utilized when you're taking a break from all the grinding and simply want to use your mouse for boring stuff, like browsing around the internet. The Performance Mode is made possible by the G602's reliance on Delta Zero sensor technology, which promotes power-saving and high-accuracy. You can switch between the modes through a simple two-way switch
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Another key feature of the G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse is its 11 programmable buttons. This feature allows you to easily customize your gameplay experience and makes your tasks in the game much easier to perform. Of course, assigning too many functions to your mouse might confuse you, unless it's already second nature to you to constantly press buttons while moving the mouse. But on the bright side, imagine if all the important keyboard shortcuts that you use are programmed to all the mouse buttons? Isn't it neat to not have to use your other hand and completely rely on your mouse to do all the work? Yes, that also means you can just slouch on your seat with one hand clicking away and the other hand working overtime to feed you with slices of pizza.
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Papers from Tipping Points III: Debt-Financed Homeownership – Its Evolution, Impact, and Future
In a new paper, Prof. Bezemer explains how the shift of debt issued to fund "unproductive" rather than "productive" investments explains the global financial and economic development of the past three decades.
Orthodox theory focuses on the reallocation of real resources through trade and ignores the financial and balance sheet aspects of trade. However, global imbalances not only lead to an unsustainable buildup in external debt but also lead to a buildup in domestic debt, especially private sector debt.
Has the allocation of credit to consumer spending hurt the long term prospects of emerging market economies?
Chris Miller asks how China's debt driven growth model fits into the larger history of developing states and if it can escape the pitfalls that ensnared others.
Papers from the second joint Private Debt Project-Center for Household Financial Stability, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank conference on household indebtedness and its consequences.
How Norway's growing real estate prices might lead to a debt crisis in one of the world's most prosperous economy.
How do we finance innovation without risking a credit crisis?
How the Troika's bailout policies have spurred a debt deflation in Greece
The French corporate sector's debt has ballooned since the 2008 crisis.
How can the Fed make monetary policy serve main street as well as Wallstreet?
What factors really contribute to inflation?
Contents of the Tipping Points Conference
Richard Vague on private debt and the slowdown of growth
What has changed in America's household debt burden since the recession and what has not?
Nicholas Mulder examines how, despite strong fundamentals, the Dutch economy has suffered due to high levels of household debt.
Andrea Terzi on why we need to rethink the role of fiscal policy in economic stability and recovery.
NIRP is quickly becoming a consensus policy within the economics establishment. This paper argues that consensus is dangerously wrong, resting on flawed economic theory and policy assessment.
Rana Faroohar, Assistant Managing Editor in Charge of Economics and Business at Time Magazine speaks to the Private Debt Project about her new book on "financialization."
How has economics explained why US households have been borrowing so much and what is missing?
Has the push for financial inclusion by the international development community hurt world's most vulnerable populations?
Steve Keen on Japan's Lessons for the Global Economy
The Private Debt Project interviews Lord Adair Turner, the Chairman of the Institute for New Economic Thinking and former Chairman of the UK Financial Services Authority on his new book "Between Debt and the Devil."
An excerpt from The Next Economic Disaster: Why It's Coming and How to Avoid It.
Prof. Joerg Bibow on how a combination of financial deregulation, poor institutional design and an ideology of austerity is dooming Europe and the world at large to a decade or more of lost growth.
The Private Debt Project's forum on China's debt bubble and what it means for the future of the global economy. Essays by Yan Liang, Diana Choyleva, Christopher Balding, Henny Sender and Richard Vague.
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The best video editing software 2018
Your guide to the best paid and free video editing software.
With the right piece of video editing software, you can turn long, frustrating hours sat in front of your computer into a pain-free task with coherent movies, dynamic short films and sharable videos as a result.
Click through to page two for our newly updated list of the best free video editing software if you're not ready to commit to a paid option just yet.
The video editors we've recommended in this buying guide are jam-packed full of features to turn your footage into celluloid gold. Whether you're using one of the 5 best laptops for video editing or another device, we've picked the best options to suit you. You'll find the best video editing software for Windows PCs, Mac and Android devices.
We also have a cheap option if you're on a budget, but still want something more capable than the free software. And there are brilliant choices for beginners and experienced video editors alike. Read on to discover the best video editing software for your needs.
1. Adobe Premiere Pro CC
The best video editing software for Windows offers a notable step up from Premiere Elements
Platform: Windows and Mac | Key features: Multi-cam editing, 3D editing | Video tracks: Unlimited | Free trial: Yes | Best for: Professionals and enthusiastsExcellent automatic functions Industry standard video editing tool Free trial available Pricey
Crank things up a notch to Adobe Premiere Pro CC and get an all-singing all-dancing video editor that's used by multitudes of industry professionals. And it's easy to see why it's so popular for Windows 10 users – it can handle an uncapped amount of video tracks, which can be imported from pretty much any source you can think of: files, tapes, cameras of all standards, and even VR. The automatic sync is a gem when you have multi-angle shots, and it's hard to fault the fine-tuning tools that really make your video stand out from the crowd.
2. Final Cut Pro X
The finest video editor you can get for your Mac
Platform: Mac | Key features: Muti-cam editing, intelligent colour balancing | Video tracks: Unlimited | Free trial: 30-day | Best for: Professionals and enthusiastsVersatile and powerful editing Brilliant interface Makes sense for Apple users Expensive
What Adobe Premiere Pro is to Windows PCs, Final Cut Pro X is to Mac users. It's the best video editing software for Mac. And, as you would suspect with Apple software, the must-have editor is consummately easy to use and comes packed with enough features to warrant the admittedly high price tag. We like the grouping tools, effect options and the simplistic way you can add and edit audio. If you're already entwined in Apple's ecosystem, you'll appreciate how Final Cut cleverly coordinates with your Photos or iTunes collections.
3. Adobe Premiere Elements 2018
Great all-round video editor to suit most users
Platform: Windows and Mac | Key features: Video stabilisation, face detection, automatic motion tracking | Video tracks: Unlimited | Free trial: Yes | Best for: Professionals and enthusiastsEasy to use video editor Loads of features Not as powerful as some tools Not the fastest video editor
Adobe is an instantly recognisable name to most, and its Premiere Elements 15 program is a great choice for both beginners and experienced editors. It isn't as complex as the more heavyweight Premiere Pro video editor (listed below), which is best suited to full-time video editing professionals. But Adobe Premiere Elements is packed with excellent features, such as face detection, audio effects and bundled soundtracks. And it's friendly to use, too.
Whether you're an editing newbie or a pro, automated functions – such as motion tracking and smart toning – will make your life a lot easier. And the same can be said of the video stabilisation option and simplicity of editing. Premiere Elements 2018 comes with all the video effects you'd expect in a consumer video editor: transitions, chroma-keying, opacity and so on. The media library is also intelligently organised, with smart searches making it easy to find finished and draft files.
4. KineMaster
Best video editing software for Android
Platform: Android, iOS | Key features: Instant preview, smart effects | Free trial: No | Best for: Beginners and lightweight professional useSurprising amount of features Good enough for professionals Cheap editing app Slow on lesser devices
If you think that trying to edit video on your smartphone or tablet is a pointless exercise, KineMaster will make you think again. Available for Android devices, iPhones and iPads, we've highlighted this option as the best video editing software for Android because it goes way above and beyond what you'd expect from a mobile app.
It packs the ability to edit multiple layers, add handwriting and text annotations, experiment with up to four audio tracks and precisely edit at a frame and sub-frame level.
We could go on with a looooong list of features, but at this price it won't hurt the wallet just to download the video editing app and give it a try.
Download KineMaster for Android here
Download KineMaster for iPhone or iPad here
5. Corel VideoStudio Ultimate X10
Best video editing software for beginner
Platform: Windows | Key features: Real-time effects, colour correction | Free trial: No | Best for: BeginnersReally easy to pick up Nice selection of features Relatively inexpensive Will be too basic for pros
Corel VideoStudio Ultimate X10 offers a great way into video editing for novices. It's brilliantly easy to get going with straight away, thanks to its intuitive interface, but you won't find it wanting for features.
There's multi-cam editing, 4K video support, 360-degrees VR video support, a music library and loads of effects, to name but a few. Not bad at all for the price.
The more you use VideoStudio Ultimate, the more you'll notice and make use of its little features and flourishes. It's a great option for beginners, and still a pretty good option for more experienced video editors, too.
Download Corel VideoStudio Ultimate X10
7. CyberLink PowerDirector 17 Ultra
Video editing software for experienced filmmakers
Platform: Windows | Key features: Multi-cam editing, 360-degree video, motion tracking (and loads more) | Free trial: 30-day | Best for: BeginnersReally powerful tool Stacks of features Surprisingly affordable Tough for newbies
This one isn't for the faint of heart. CyberLink PowerDirector is a serious bit of software for serious video editors: this is excellent video editing software that delivers professional and high-quality features, without a Hollywood budget.
Get cracking on the 100-track timeline and you'll soon find yourself making the most of multitudes of stabilisation and video correction tools, professional effects, multi-cam editing, motion tracking and surprisingly easy trimming.
There's 360-degree video editing as well, together with support for all the file standards and formats you can imagine. And if you're finding it all a bit of a struggle, then there are plenty of video tutorials to help to get you sorted.
Download CyberLink PowerDirector 17
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Deer and elk hunters can enter their names for a special multiple-season permit lottery
Deer and elk hunters looking to enter their names in the hat for the state Fish and Wildlife 2012 multiple-season permit drawing have until March 31 to do so.
In mid-April, the department will randomly draw names for 8,500 multiple-season deer permits and 1,000 multiple-season elk permits. Winners will be eligible to purchase a special tag allowing them to participate in archery, muzzleloader and modern-firearm general hunting seasons for deer or elk in 2012. Winners who purchase the multiple-season elk tag by Aug. 31 can participate in general elk-hunting season in both eastern and western Washington. Winners also may apply for any weapon type deer or elk special permit.
"This is a great opportunity for hunters to extend their hunting season this fall," said Dave Ware, a state Fish and Wildlife game manager in a news release. "Rather than having to choose one hunting method over another, hunters drawn for a multiple-season permit who purchase the tag can participate in multiple seasons."
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Tuesday, March 29
Inter-Agency Council for the Elderly Meeting — 8 a.m., Heritage Center.
Logan County Commission Meeting — 9 a.m., Courthouse, 2nd floor meeting room.
Baby Story Time — 9:30 to 10 a.m., Sterling Public Library. Ages newborn to 18 months, with an adult.
SilverSneakers Classic — 10 a.m., Heritage Center.
Little Readers — 10:30 to 11:15 a.m., Sterling Public Library. Ages 3 to 5.
Cross My Heart Ministries Brown Bag Bible Study — noon to 12:45 p.m., Rock Assembly of God, 916 S. 4th Ave. Geared for women who work outside the home and would like to attend during their lunch hour. Information: Call 526-2732 or e-mail email@example.com.
Tai Chi — 1 p.m., Heritage Center.
Bunco — 1:30 p.m., Heritage Center.
Sterling Lions Club 95th Anniversary — 5 to 7 p.m., Sterling Elks Lodge. Pancakes, eggs and sausage for 95 cents.
Weight Watchers — 5:15 p.m., Broadway Plaza, Suite 14. 522-0231.
Under the Umbrella of LCC Meal — 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Prince of Peace Church, 201 Phelps St. Anyone in need of a meal is welcome.
Grief Group — 6 p.m., First Christian Church. Information: 970-520-1474.
Master Chorale — 7 p.m., Sterling High School choir room. For men and women who like to sing. Call 522-5742.
Wednesday, March 30
Walk-In Clinic STD Testing — 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m., Northeast Colorado Health Department, 700 Columbine St. Questions: Megan 970-522-3741x 1244.
Toddle Time Story Time — 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Sterling Public Library. Ages 18 months to 36 months, with an adult.
SilverSneakers Classic — 10 a.m., Heritage Center.
Rotary Club — Noon, Plainsman Grill. Hannah Button, Better Business Bureau.
Walking Wednesday — 12:05 and 5:15 p.m., Prairie Park.
Cards and Pool — 1 p.m., Heritage Center.
Playdate For Teen Parents — 1 to 2:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, 120 Main St. For parents age 21 and under. Get to know other teen parents, enjoy some treats and make crafts. Kids are welcome.
Jesus Love You Wednesday — 5:30 p.m. free supper, 6:30 p.m. Gaither Gospel Video, The Joy Mission, 3rd and Maple St. Comes as you are. Information: 970-474-2622.
Iliff Triangle AA Group — 6 p.m., Iliff Trading Post, 315 Railroad Ave., Iliff. Rides available by calling Kathy at 522-5006 or can be arranged with other members.
Thursday, March 31
Circle of Grandparents Group — 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Family Resource Center. Includes free child care.
Qi Gong — 10 a.m., Heritage Center.
Lunch the Republican Way — noon, Plainsman Grill. Guest Speaker: Caleb Bonham, CSU graduate and Fox News contributor.
Cards and Pool — 1 p.m., Heritage Center.
Quilt Reception — 2 p.m., Sterling Public Library.
Under the Umbrella LCC Meal — 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Zion Congregational Church, 432 Chestnut St. Anyone in need of a meal is welcome.
GOP U.S. Senate Candidate Debate — 6 p.m., Sterling Middle School.
Game Plan for Success Teen Club — 6 to 7:30 p.m., Family Resource Center. For grades 9-12. Dinner provided. Information: Ileana or Shannon 970-526-2439.
End of the Road NA-AA — 6:15 p.m., Sunrise Recovery Center, 119 Poplar St. 522-5522. Anonymous and confidential; free. All are welcome.
Clean Slate Recovery Group — 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., 118 N. 2nd St. Addiction recovery group. Information: www.facebook.com/logancleanslate.
Sweet Adelines — 7 p.m., Christ United Methodist Church. For ladies who love to sing.
Centennial State Chorus — 7 p.m., room 102, Christ United Methodist Church. For men who love to sing.
Elks Bingo — 7 p.m., open to the public.
Friday, April 1
Qi Gong — 10 a.m., Heritage Center.
SRM Community Blood Drive — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sterling Regional MedCenter south parking lot. Appointments: 521-3284.
First Friday @ First Presbyterian — 12:05 to 12:35 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 130 S. 4th St. Theo Kurtzer, baritone. Musical presentation, free and open to the public.
Cards and Pool — 1 p.m., Heritage Center.
Farm Fresh Country Tea — 2 p.m., Overland Trail Museum. Tickets $12 per person. To reserve tickets call 970-522-3895.
Your Heart Our Hands Red Cross Benefit Dinner and Auction — 5:30 p.m. cocktails, 6:30 p.m. dinner, 7:30 p.m. live auction, Sterling Elks Lodge. Tickets $35 per person, must be purchased by March 25. To purchase tickets call 970-520-5120 or 970-522-9266.
VFW Bingo — 7 p.m., public invited.
Northern Lights Narcotics Anonymous — 7 p.m., 1325 N. 7th St.


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Almost 14 years ago, Walt Disney pictures released the hit teen movie, "The Princess Diaries" starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews. A second one came not much later, and according to an article found on reddit and written by Tracking Board, Disney is going to do a third movie in the series and this is bound to please all of the adults who grew up on these movies and would like to see the story continue.
The plot of the film is still being kept secret claims Skout Studios in an article for Screenrant. It can be assumed that Hathaway and Andrews will be a part of the cast, but no one will really know for sure until the trailer comes out. Even if we don't know the plot yet it is sure to please people to know that one is coming.
The first two movies in the series were cute, as they portrayed a young woman who had a tough social life come to find out that she is actually a princess and it is all about her transformation into her new role. I can't remember about what the second one was about, but I think he had to do with finding her prince charming in time to keep her throne after her grandmother stepped down from the role. It will be fun to see what comes next.


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Action COST 27: Understanding pre-industrial structures in rural and mining landscapes
In the period between 2003 and 2008 an action for scientific co-operatiom was funded by COST designated as "COST A27 Understanding pre-industrial structures in rural and mining landscapes (LANDMARKS). As defined in the Memorandum of Understanding, the main objective of the Action is to identify and evaluate pre-industrial elements in the European landscape threatened by the abandonment of traditional agricultural and mining activities. These objectives are based on the essence that recovery of landscapes is part of the European Cultural Heritage and important for both research and creation of new resources.
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Responsible body
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2004 - 2008
- Bartels, Christoph u.a. (Hg.) (2008), Landmarks – Profiling Europe`s Historic Landscapes, Bochum.
- Bartels Christoph / Küpper-Eichas, Claudia (Hg.), (2008), Cultural Heritage and Landscapes in Europe. Proceedings of the International Conference, Bochum, June 8-10, 2007, Bochum.


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Schools remember our servicemen and women
Tuesday 1st March 2016
Four local schools will share more than $13,000 in funding from the Turnbull Government to help honour the nation's former servicemen and women.
Local Federal MP Bruce Billson said Ballam Park Primary School, Frankston High School, Karingal Primary School, McClelland College and St Jude's Parish Primary School all successfully applied for grants to install a memorial stone and plaque to pay homage to our veterans.
"Programs like Saluting Their Service are important to ensure our youth understand the sacrifice of the many Australians who served their nation in protecting our values and way of life," Mr Billson said.
"The memorial stone is not only designed to preserve our wartime heritage but to promote appreciation and understanding of the role that those who served played in shaping the nation.
"It's important our younger generations maintain a connection with our past and to understand where Australia has been as they will become our future leaders.
"I congratulate the four schools who successfully applied for grants and thank them for recognising the service of our veterans."
Saluting Their Service is an Australian Government initiative that aims to honour the service and sacrifice of Australia's servicemen and women in wars, conflicts and peace operations.


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Celebrating 14 Years With My Wife | Our New Wedding Album
If you've been following along on my Instagram stories, I shared that I was surprising Nel with a brand new wedding album…
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Award 2018
This places me among WeddingWire's top 5% of wedding professionals, for yet another year! Every time I get the email notifying me of this year's award, it puts a smile on my face. Winners are selected based on 5 star client reviews and heartfelt testimonials, which means feedback from couples like YOU is what makes my company stand out.
Wedding Insights | Your Wedding Album is Your Family Treasure
We live in a digital age, so investing in a wedding album is an expense people are looking at more closely. Call me old school, but I still believe the best way to give a couple their wedding photos is by making a wedding album. It's something people don't plan for as much because everything is digital now, but it still makes a lasting impact when done beautifully and with personalization.
Wedding Insights From REAL Couples | Christopher Duggan Photography
I've been a wedding photographer for the past 15 years, and I've developed a lot of knowledge in how to make your wedding an easy-flowing day. Recently, I asked couples I've worked with to get their expert wedding insights, too. I wanted to know the wisdom that they gained while planning their special day.
Why I Love Berkshire Weddings
I love weddings in the Berkshires. Berkshire County, Massachusetts is in beautiful Western MA and has become a well-known choice for a destination wedding. I like to think I was ahead of the curve – Nel and I were married at Seven Hills Inn ten years ago. =) After photographing couples getting married in the Berkshires for several years, I just keep adding to the list of reasons why you should have a Berkshire wedding.
Wedding Photography Insights | Telling your Photographer about the Special Details
When you choose your wedding photographer, you want them to be professional and create beautiful photographs for you. That is something we know you want.
Why You Should Have An Engagement Session Before Your Wedding Day
Almost all of the couples who choose me for their wedding photography ask me about doing an engagement session, too. My engagement shoots are fun and low-key. I like to create a relaxed environment where you can be yourself and look your natural best. We make lots of casual photos of the two of you together and usually separate, too.
What's so important about Wedding Films?
The one thing I always tell couples when they ask is: if you're going to make a wedding video, make a good one. You want your wedding film to be worth your time, money and effort. Investing in a bigger vision – not just making something you want to watch – is important.
Why You Want A Creative Partner For Your Wedding Portraits & Film
Being creative involves imagination and original ideas. Hiring someone who is truly creative for your special day means that photographer or planner or floral designer will treat your wedding like a work of art (because it is!)
Formal Family Portraits On Your Wedding Day
Every time I visit a friend or client, the first thing I notice are the photographs they choose to display in their home. The wedding photos that I most often see hanging on a wall or framed on a shelf are beautiful group shots of the entire family together. It brings me joy to see these wedding photos on display, and it serves as a constant reminder that these are truly valued moments in everyone's lives.


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Artist Statement
The people in my portraits and figurative works are contemporaries though infused with the Romantic mysteries of an earlier age. They arise in me like apparitions before emerging on the canvas. I feel their spirit – some innate quality or trace of them – before I start to paint. They begin as color and emotion, heartache and hope. Music inspires me deeply. I sometimes feel a figure being drawn out of the murk by a stray line from a song.*
*It's always interesting who appears when I listen to Antony and the Johnsons.
I never think of my figures as fully formed. Who among us is ever complete? Nor do I think of them as isolated rather than self-contained. They inhabit a private realm of their own mystery – a fractured, dreamlike perception of space existing outside of time. In their rough individuality and the potency of their allure, these figures gain a psychic power that is transfixing. They are haunted and haunting, seducers and the seduced.
As a self-taught artist I found my own way to inspiration. The Old Masters introduced an empathy to portraiture that weighs upon me. I've been influenced by French figurative work of the 17th and 18th century, such as Fragonard and Boucher, who focused on detail, ornamentation and a playful erotic energy in their paintings. I'm most fascinated by the subversive spirit that runs through Max Ernst, Francis Bacon and now Mark Ryden – artists and provocateurs not afraid to challenge expectations. As Baudelaire wrote in the 19th century – "Strangeness is the indispensable condiment of all beauty."
Each figure contains within them a secret that only close study can puzzle out. There is often that sense in old portraits and early photographs – when the representation of a person was very constricted, perhaps only one image carrying their truth beyond them. An enchanted moment pregnant with potential.


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My Ta-Da (DONE) List
As mentioned in previous checklist posts:
1. Kursus Kahwin
2. Wedding Venues - Spanish Villa Poolside & His Home
3. Solemnization Dress & Veil - Amir Luqman
4. Wedding Photographer - Elinazz Photography
5. Wedding Cards - LH Creative Concept. My part is considered DONE, Mr. Fiance and our parents are still distributing...
6. Hantaran Deco & Wedding Favors - Merisik Gallery
- To follow up with Merisik Gallery for the hantarans deco, handbouquet, personalized choc bars and marshmallow pops.
- As expected, my parents mmg tambah lagi wedding favors, another 1000 boxes to be filled with AGROMAS Honey Kaya jar/cup and sweets. OK, whatever, thank you!
7. Honeymoon Airplane Tickets - AirAsia
8. Honeymoon Villa - Bermimpi Bali Villas
9. 2 x Reception Dress - Khalik Mustafa
Picked up the 2 dresses last Sunday. Wahhh I love the overall look of the dresses. Detailings amat byk accentuating the color and making it look very elegant. Full review after wedding lah k. I highly recommend him, he'll be Malaysia fashion world's next big thing.
10. Pelamin & MUA - Yan Andaman
11. Wedding Henna - Creative Henna Designs, to email my map to Renuka
12. Hantaran items - Please refer this post
13. DIY Wedding Deco - SSF, The Perfect Canvas & Gift For You, IKEA, yg lain2 print2 gunting2 sendiri
14. Wedding Videographer - La Televisio
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15. F&B Catering - Fadillah Irfan Caterer
16. Legal Stuff - Not much problem, settled in less than 2 weeks, all docs are now with the Jurunikah
17. Groom Attires
- Baju melayu nikah ready-made by Omar Ali.
- According to my aunty, his reception attires are ready for 1st fitting tp Mr. Fiance busy plak nak pegi on weekdays skrg ni, considered DONE?
18. Kompang Group & DJ - Booked by Ayah, considered DONE
19. Tudung Nikah - Decided to wear tudung for nikah, but haven't decided to wear which one yet, Pearl Haya (White) or Sugarscarf (Soft Pink)
My To-Do List (Hopefully this is last!)
1. Maid of Honour & Bestman Attires - tanye update, rase2 ok kot
2. Bunga Manggar - totally no idea haha, rasenye ni last minute
3. Road Signage - to laminate, kayu papan perlu ke? last minute jugak
4. Copy (burn) wedding songs to CDs or DVD
5. Guest Board Corner (DIY) - to design the setup, later my brother will help to arrange
Hmm others that are not in the list are family members attires, bridesmaids, table centerpieces and family corsage/button badges. Ni semua optional, I don't want to push much on these. If there's anything I missed let me know!
Dah sampai mood-asalkan-lepas, Bride #2


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By Elizabeth Towe
No matter where you are in your training cycle, should always make time to integrate core stabilization into your program. The BOSU Jump Squat can give you a fun way to try an unstable surface with baby steps or a blast. This exercise will work from the ground up, starting with foot and ankle stability, moving up to quadriceps, hamstrings and gluteal strength endurance. You will see quality improvement in trail running, mountain and road cycling.
Begin by standing with your feet shoulder-width apart on the round side of the BOSU. If you do not have access to a BOSU, you can do this on the ground with a folded blanket or something similar to give an unstable landing surface.
Squat by flexing at the hips, knees and ankles. Keep the knees behind the toes and the torso leaning slightly forward.
Pause at the bottom of the squat, gently brace the core, then jump straight up. Start by making your jump very small (1 inch off the surface) and increase your vertical as you gain more strength, stability and balance on the landing.
Land softly and absorb the landing into flexed hips, knees and ankles. Be sure to "stick" the landing by pausing at the bottom.
Repeat the jump-landing sequence 10 to 15 times.
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I don't usually write 'favourites' posts as I tend to just focus on more in-depth reviews, but with everything that's gone on this month, getting married and then going straight into a brand new routine with Ed's new job and the kids starting at school, it's been fairly hectic and I've not found the time to sit down and write reviews of anything other than the Estée Lauder foundation.
I like reading other peoples favourites posts so I thought I'd roundup some of the things I've been using lately, which I have loved….
Oh K! Avacado Sheet Mask
I love a good sheet mask – they are so much less messy than other kinds and I do love scaring Ed and the kids when they see me wearing one! I hadn't heard of this company before but they were half the price of the Garnier ones I usually go for in Boots, and I thought it was worth a shot. At £1.50, it's one of the cheapest sheet masks I've used but the quality is just as good as the more expensive versions in my opinion.
The mask was less fiddly than the Garnier one, although the lack of a peel off layer did make me worry I was putting it on back to front (I don't think I was). The mask fit my face quite well, which isn't always the case, and afterwards my skin felt nice and soft and supple. I will definitely buy this again, and give the cucumber version a try too.
Miss Dior Absolutely Blooming
This was my wedding day perfume and I'm generally keeping it for 'best'. Although mainly for special occasions, I wore this on our recent date night to mark our first date as a married couple and it is such a lovely scent. It lasts really well too!
Nails Inc Express Nail Polish Remover Pot with Collagen
I got this over summer but didn't use it much until this month and I'm so impressed! Taking off nail polish can be messy and fiddly but using this pot makes everything so much easier. You just put your nails in one by one, twist them around a bit and the polish is gone.
Worth mentioning that it doesn't work as well on glittery polishes, and obviously as it's a relatively small pot, it's not possible to use for removing polish from toenails (boo), but I will definitely be repurchasing as it cuts removal time right down and the pot is handy to take with you when travelling.
Eco Tools Makeup Brushes
I am a huge fan of Eco Tools and these brushes are not only totally cute, being a handy travel size, they are also a beautiful pinky colour and look totally adorable in my makeup bag. The main thing I love about these brushes is how soft they are on my skin. I never feel like they drag and even after a lot of use they feel soft to the touch once washed.
My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella
Ok, so it's not technically beauty but this book is worth a mention as it's such an easy and enjoyable read and is the perfect accompaniment to a nice hot bubble bath. I've been making more of an effort to switch off and read books lately and this has been one of my favourites – definitely worth a read!


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Smart Meter Case Series
(resolution passed by American Academy of Environmental Medicine Board 10.23.13)
AAEM physicians and physicians world-wide are treating patients who report adverse, debilitating health effects following the installation of smart meters, which emit electromagnetic frequencies (EMF) and radiofrequencies (RF).
The peer reviewed, scientific literature demonstrates the correlation between EMF/RF exposure and neurological, cardiac, and pulmonary disease as well as reproductive disorders, immune dysfunction, cancer and other health conditions. The evidence is irrefutable. Despite this research, claims have been made that studies correlating smart meter emissions with adverse health effects do not exist.
The AAEM has received a case series submitted by Dr. Federica Lamech, MBBS,
Self-Reporting of Symptom Development from Exposure to Wireless Smart Meters' Radiofrequency Fields in Victoria. AAEM supports this research. It is a well documented 92 case series that is scientifically valid. It clearly demonstrates adverse health effects in the human population from smart meter emissions.clipThe symptoms reported in this case series closely correlate not only with the clinical findings of environmental physicians, but also with the scientific literature. Many of the symptoms reported including fatigue, headaches, heart palpitations, dizziness and other symptoms have been shown to be triggered by electromagnetic field exposure under double blind, placebo controlled conditions. Symptoms in this case series also correlate with the Austrian Medical Association's Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of EMF Related Health Problems.
It is critically important to note that the data in this case series indicates that the "vast majority of cases" were not electromagnetically hypersensitive until after installation of smart meters. Dr. Lamech concludes that smart meters "may have unique characteristics that lower people's threshold for symptom development".
This research is the first of its kind, clearly demonstrating the correlation between smart meters and adverse health effects.


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Mental Health Across the Lifespan, An Issue of Nursing Clinics, Volume 45-4
1st Edition
Authors: Patricia B. Howard Peggy L. ElMallakh
Hardcover ISBN: 9781437723946
Imprint: Saunders
Published Date: 18th November 2010
This issue of Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Patricia Howard, features subject topics such as: Interventions for Anxiety in the Critically Ill: A Guide for Nurses and Families; Psychiatric Co-Morbidities Across the Lifespan; Prevention Approaches in Childhood Mental Health Disorders; Adolescent Substance Use Conditions; Traumatic Brain Injury; Screening and Treatment of Depression in Primary Care; Depression and Co-Morbid Conditions of Adults; Substance Use Interface with Domestic Violence; Assessing and Maintaining Mental Health in Elderly; Global Issues in Mental Health: A Lifespan Approach; Review of Research on Resilience in Family Members of Persons with Mental Illness.
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Thursday, January 2, 2014
And I didn't even make it til midnight. Headed upstairs and fell asleep at 11:30. Good God, I'm old. Five years ago we were counting down the seconds while watching the ball drop in Times Square. And this year? Watching Miley get all freaky with her little wrecking ball backup dancer. Fun.
So what's all this about changes? New Year's resolutions? Nahhh. Although I do plan to get financially healthier this year. This has to do with what's working and what's not in our house. We've been in it for five months and now that almost all the rooms are painted and somewhat decorated, functionality is prevailing. So the kitchen nook - wasted space. We never use the pub table and it takes up space and feels crowded. So hubby will be using it in his man cave, which we are currently using as the living room. When we redo the kitchen in a few years, I plan to use the nook as pantry space.
Next up. My vanity/workout room. Working! Love it! The vanity desk is great, the space for the treadmill is great. What isn't working? My closet in the master bedroom. I've adjusted my hours at work to make for a better commute to work. I now get up at 5:30am. My hubby works from home and doesn't need to log on until 8:30. Turning on a bright light to pick out my clothes in the morning or trying to plan an outfit the night before just isn't working. So I gave up my closet tonight. Hubby now has the two master bedroom closets. Wait! What? I know. I know. But here's where things are about to get so much better. Enter Ikea Pax Wardrobes!
Source: http://weheartit.com/entry/18716716
Not a walk-in closet, my friends, but a walk-in room! Awww yeah! Who's crying over losing a master closet now? Not me. So what will be the configuration?
These Target Cubeicals will be going bye bye. Well, they'll probably come on over to my office.
No! The beautiful wall of purses and shoes. Where will they go? In their own unit on the opposite wall. And my shirts and pants will go into two large units where the purses and shoes now reside. Similar to this setup, yet without all the Hello-I'm-A-Five-Year-Old-Woman-Kitty.
Source: http://forum.purseblog.com/handbags-and-purses/storage-in-a-ikea-pax-wardrobe-522281.html
And guess who suggested this transformation? My lovely hubby. When we first moved into the house, he suggested I make one of the rooms into a walk-in room closet. How lucky am I? So stay tuned for the walk-in room transformation that will be going down over the next couple of months.
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Sounds like a dream! Happy new year!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 3, 2014 at 8:30 AM
Happy new year! Your plans for a closet/workout/makeup DRESSING room sound absolutely fabulous! I am already looking forward to the transformation photos.ReplyDelete
When we bought our sweet little home a buncha years ago we had a funny little room off our master bedroom that we turned into a glorious closet. My (jealous) girlfriends refer to it as the 'Tajma Closet'!
Good luck with yours!
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LOL! That's awesome! Phase 1 will be saving for the base units as I need 3 of them at $100 each. The problem is that we'll have to rent a truck to get them. They are 96" long in the box and very heavy so my car will not work to transport them. Unfortunately, we don't know of anyone with a pickup truck so it's on us to get them out of Ikea. If I had a means to transport them now, I would just get one unit and its components and fix them up one at a time. So the transformation will probably take a couple of months. I'm also measuring and looking at different configurations that will work. I'm trying to decide if I want to get the pants rack or just the regular bars that my shirts will hang on. I also need drawer space for bras and undies, tees, and night clothes. So stay tuned over the next few weeks to see how it all plays out. :-)Delete
Doyou want the pax because it has doors? If so, ignore the rest, but if not...I turned a spare 10x10 room in our old house into my closet/vanity as well. I used a closet system from target that looks sort of like the shelves you have there. There was a single center tower, two hanging racks on one side and one on the other. I also added a buncho fht shoe shelves and an ikea dresser. I did not have a treadmill in there (but we had a basement for that stuff) and basically circled the room with that unit from target, stacked shoe storage and the dresser. An over the door hanger worked for large bags, a long chunk of PVC pipe for scarves. For sure less than $300.ReplyDeleteReplies
No, no. I'm not totally sold on the Pax units. I'd love to see your closet room. Let me know if you can send me some pics and I'll give you my email address.Delete
I posted a whole giant response and its gone...ugh, well. Anyway closet organizer from target on one wall (wall to wall), shoe shelves under windows, 2-3 high?, tall ikea dresser flanked by the same shleves you have now, rarely used stuff in small hall way closet (ski jacket, a billion tote bags), three way mirror off craigs list on one wall with small, short table in front for hair/make up, big jewelry box on dresser.Delete
no pics...old house and I can't imagine why I have no pics, but I looked an I dont'!


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Indiscreet (1958)
"There is no sincerity like a woman telling a lie."
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Posted on November 8th, 2011 by admin
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Not a must!
First (and probably last) viewing.
Handsomely produced and a crashing bore.
Norman Krasna is not a writer without talent (whether for the screen or the theater). But this screenplay of his own play reveals that, as a Broadway play, it was on some level designed to please that section of the audience referred to as "the blue-haired ladies". Bergman and Grant portray two persons of means who fall in love and blah-blah-blah-zzzzzzzzzzzzz. We spend half the flick thinking, "Just get a room – and come out if you have an idea for a story!" In the latter half, Bergman – feeling she's "a wronged woman" – decides to turn into a bitch when there could be a better – far more sophisticated and perhaps even entertaining – solution to her 'dilemma'. ~not that any of this is of any consequence.
Nothing is helped by Richard Bennett's annoying score.
Grant is quoted as saying this is his favorite among his films. Huh???
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Due to a rise in the number of reported flu cases and other respiratory viruses, Riley at IU Health is implementing visitor restrictions to protect patients and prevent further spreading. View full details.
Puberty is marked by physical changes such as pubic hair, breast development in girls and testicular development and penile enlargement in boys. Boys start puberty within a wide range of ages but most start between the ages of 9 and 14. Girls typically develop signs of puberty between the ages of 7 or 8 and 13.
In boys, delayed puberty is when puberty has not started by age 14. In girls, delayed puberty is when breast development has not started by age 13.
The most common form of delayed puberty in boys is constitutional delay of puberty. This means that the child is otherwise healthy, but puberty simply has not yet occurred. While more common in boys, girls may also experience constitutional delay of puberty. In boys and girls, this may be inherited from one or both parents. Constitutional delay of puberty typically resolves with time.
In a smaller number of boys, delayed puberty is caused by a condition called isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (iHH), or isolated gonadotropin deficiency (IGD). This is a lifelong condition in which there is a deficiency of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). These hormones are produced in the pituitary gland and control the function of the gonads (testes in males and ovaries in females). Other pituitary hormones in this condition are made normally, and usually growth is normal. Isolated gonadotropin deficiency is typically present at birth. Many boys with iHH are born with a penis that is smaller than normal. Other signs of iHH include:
In girls, delayed puberty may be caused by having low body fat. Low body fat may be found in girls who:
Other causes of delayed puberty in girls include:
Your child's doctor at Riley at IU Health may perform the following exams and tests to diagnose delayed puberty:
Treatment for delayed puberty includes:
Not all cases of delayed puberty require treatment. Speak with your teen's doctor to learn more about your child's specific case.
Visit the links below to learn more about delayed puberty in boys and girls.
Riley at IU Health offers a broad range of supportive services to make life better for families who choose us for their children's care.
The Pediatric Endocrine Society provides detailed information about delayed puberty in girls and boys.


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Coast 2 Coast Bike RideBy
Just to show that once you hang your boots up you still can't resist a challenge. On Sat 25th Sept 2010 yours truly and half a dozen others set off from Whitehaven to begin the 140 mile bike ride across to Newcastle to partake in the C2C (coast 2 coast) bike ride that thousands of cyclists do every year.
The ride was organised by my ex Warrington team mate Nigel Geary (the ugly one on the right!) and us three along with another half a dozen reprebates from Wigan took up the challenge.
I must admit that I hadn't done as much training as I'd hoped to do but with the help of our carbohydrate/electrolyte supplements we set off with pain free legs.
I must say a big thank you to Predator Nutrition for supplying the team with our carb/electrolyte supplements as I for one would have struggled without them.
Here's a shot with the team just about to set off on our second day after loading up on our carb drinks along with several full english breakfasts:-)
A few of us just after sampling the delights of the highest cafe on the route:-)
Finally after 140 mile and some very tired limbs the first three made it to the Newcastle coastline. I've got to say it was a tough but enjoyable ride and thank God for supplements and Guiness:-)
Massive thank you to Predator Nutrition for their help on supplying the Sports Nutrition and to Nige for organising the challenge.
Let me know if you've taken part in a challenge recently or if you know of any that are worth a shot at.
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Creative Writing Tip: Going Deeper in Your Fiction
Creative Writing with the Crimson League
We authors–at least, authors who are like me–are always aware of a need to take a first draft deeper. To connect with the characters more, make them more alive.
This is particularly true in my case, as I have a simple, precise style and my first drafts are rather minimalist. (Are you that way, a fellow Hemingway? Or are you a Faulkner?)
But what does "going deeper" mean? What's the difference between going deeper and adding fluff?
Writing is never easy, and it's not something you can do alone: you will always need beta readers and editors to help you fill in holes and iron out the excess.
Still, there are general ways I find myself taking a draft "deeper" before I ever send it off to beta readers.
- I CUT DOWN ON WHAT FEELS SUPERFLUOUS. A book can only have so many words, after all, and you…
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Blog Challenge 14 Lottery
Since this is hypothetical I am going to assume that I am winning a very big cash prize!
1. Buy a house! We live in a very cramped apartment right now (60 square meters). In my dream home my husband would have a wood-working shop complete with tools and lumber. I would have a yoga studio. The house would be decorated with furniture my husband made and with our art (like our apartment in Asheville where we made almost everything). The kitchen would be spacious and have plenty of storage since we cook a lot. And since I have a daughter, who will become a teenager eventually, I feel certain that we would need two bathrooms haha
2. Give back. My husband and I have discussed how we'd like to give money to our families (as soon as we our able to with or without winning the lottery). Right now…
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Of Making Many Books, There is No End — or Reward?
Ecclesiastes 12
It was that way right from the beginning, I'm sure. Carvers in stone, makers of runes, scribes in papyrus and parchment, right up to workaday paper — Hebrew, Greek, Latin, English — Making books is weary WORK, not glamour. Don't take my word for it; here is Gabriel Garcia Marquez, author of, among many other long works, One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera:
"Ultimately literature is nothing but carpentry. Both are very hard work. Writing something is almost as hard as making a table. With both you are working with reality, a material just as hard as wood. Both are full of tricks and techniques. Basically very little magic and a lot of hard work involved."
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From its earliest days in the 1950s, Scientologists have waged a campaign accusing the psychiatric profession of a range of abuses. Now conducted under the CCHR's banner, the campaign currently portrays psychiatry as an "industry of death."
Demonstrations like the one at this year's meeting have become a fixture at the annual gatherings.
In this exclusive MedPage Today video report, APA President Nada Stotland, M.D., explains what it's like for a medical society that has, as she put it, its own dedicated hate group -- the impact on practicing psychiatrists, and how the group has responded.


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Mandy Harrison from the Harcourts Warkworth branch looked after us as her tenants so well; especially when the landlord didn't help with the flooded part of the property. Thanks to Libby; the General Manager for her immediate remedies and kind support regarding the flood whilst Mandy was on leave.
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Offices in Stoney Creek, Sarnia, and Orchard Park, NY servicing the Great Lakes area, and an office in Vancouver, BC servicing the West Coast. to respond to locations throughout the world from any of our bases 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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What is Wilderness First Aid (WFA)?
Wilderness first aid (WFA) is a course for everyone planning a remote high adventure ranging from lay responders to medical professionals. It focuses on prevention, assessment, and treatment for an ill or injured person in a remote environment where definitive care by a physician and/or rapid transport is not readily available. This is defined as being an hour or more away from advanced care.
Why is WFA important?
WFA prepares participants to identify and address medical issues that can arise in the backcountry.
WFA courses contain substantial medical information and teach skills to respond to medical emergencies in the wild. WFA training can and has enabled Scouts and Scouters to provide assessment and treatment miles from advanced care.
Treatment skills are important, but so is educating Scouts and adult leaders to recognize illnesses early and minimize the potential for injury. WFA skills can save lives.
Finally, we depend upon emergency services in urban areas. In the event of catastrophes, these services may be strained. WFA knowledge can be lifesaving during hurricanes, floods, fires, or mass casualty events as well.
Who needs WFA?
Youth (14 years old and up) and adult Scout leaders are encouraged to take this 16-hour first-aid course, which offers a management dimension that most curriculums fail to address. Participants will likely find it the most valuable program they'll ever take.
WFA certification
A participant who successfully completes a 16-hour WFA course based on BSA curriculum will be certified as a WFA provider. This certification is valid for two years. Participants will learn how to assess, treat, and—when possible—keep emergencies under control within the scope of their training. The Overland Trails Council is an Authorized Partner of the American Red Cross.
Local course information
Wilderness First Aid 2019
Ideal for scouts and leaders, our 16-hour Wilderness and Remote First Aid course gives you the skills and confidence you need to respond to an
Second Session of Wilderness First Aid Offered
Due to the March session of Wilderness First Aid filling up, we will be offering a second session April 14-15, 2018. Ideal for scouts and
Wilderness First Aid 2018
Ideal for scouts and leaders, our 16-hour Wilderness and Remote First Aid course gives you the skills and confidence you need to respond to an
High Adventure Base WFA Requirements
All four of the BSA high-adventure bases (HAB) require at least one person per trek (two per trek at Philmont Scout Ranch) to be current in WFA through an approved provider. Of course, having more participants trained in WFA skills is highly recommended for any high adventure or backcountry experience.
Many other councils that offer high-adventure programs are encouraged to require WFA training as part of their requirements. Check directly with the local council providing the high-adventure program for details. In addition, participants in unit-centered high-adventure programs would greatly benefit from WFA skills in the event of an emergency.
Topics covered
- Wilderness and remote first aid kits
- Primary and secondary patient assessments
- Evacuation considerations
- Shock and heart attack
- Chest injuries
- Head (brain), neck, and spinal injuries
- Wounds and wound infection
- Bone and joint injuries
- Burns
- Abdominal illnesses
- Hypothermia
- Heat-related illnesses
- Lightning
- Altitude illnesses
- Submersion incidents (drowning)
- Allergies and anaphylaxis
Our training team
Tyson Coble
Tyson took his first Wilderness First Aid class in 2007, and began teaching the course in 2011. He has also taken Wilderness Advanced First Aid, is an EMT, and teaches other Red Cross courses such as CPR/AED and BLS for Professional Rescuers.
Maegan Blodgett
Maegan has been a Red Cross Lifeguarding and CPR instructor for many years and is also a Red Cross Instructor Trainer. She has been teaching Wilderness First Aid since 2016.


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eKathimerini — Businessman Yiannis Alafouzos said Wednesday that he "welcomed" a probe by authorities into his financial activities, after a prosecutor ordered the freezing of his assets.
According to Greek media, the decision is in the context of tax authorities investigation on 65 CDs containing data of one million Greek taxpayers who made transactions of more than €300,000 during the years 2000 and 2012.
Mr Alafouzos is the owner of private television and radio Skai Group, publisher of Kathimerini daily, owner of Ermis Maritime Holding and major shareholder and President of Panathinaikos FC.
Yannis Alafouzos was reportedly summoned to the investigating authorities to explain inconsistencies arising from research, but he was allegedly not able to justify the amount of nearly €50 million.
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Creating a Staff Requisition
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Study Abroad in Salzburg: Courses
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We recommend that students take two courses from the following list for a total of 6 credits. A minimum enrollment of 10 students is required for each course offered.
German Language Courses
A placement exam after arrival determines appropriate levels. German language classes are taught for 45 contact hours for 3 credits. Courses meet Monday through Friday. Each course is divided into grammar, conversation, vocabulary and culture with an exam at the end.
German 101 (3) | Elementary German
Students with no previous German or with only one semester in college usually place into this level. The course covers functional uses of the language as well as grammar, cultural themes, introductions, exchanging information, writing letters, the present tense, the noun and the cases, personal pronouns and possessive pronouns, sentence structure, questions, prepositions, list of irregular verbs, basic communication and listening comprehension.
German 201 (3) | Intermediate German
Students who have studied German throughout high school and continued with one semester in college, or students who have 2 to 4 semesters in college, usually place into this level. The course includes practice of communication and speaking techniques; listening comprehension; analyzing texts and training in everyday situations; reading comprehension; revision of old and learning of new vocabulary; synonyms and paraphrases in context; verb, noun, adjective, flexion, prepositions, personal and possessive pronouns; sentence structure; main and subordinate clauses; auxiliary verbs; special focus on sentence construction and use of past tenses in context.
German 301 (3) | Intermediate German II
Students with at least 6 semesters of college German, experience living in a Germanspeaking country or German study on a regular basis since elementary school usually place into this level. The course includes practice of communication and speaking techniques in everyday situations; listening comprehension; short reports; personal statements; arguing in discussions; reading comprehension; analysis of authentic texts; exercises; producing texts; deepening and enlarging vocabulary; synonyms and paraphrasing; appropriate use of vocabulary in context.
German 401 (3) | Advanced German
Students who are nearly fluent usually place into this level. The course concentrates on: refining and further developing communicative skills; review of indicative and the subjunctive; expressions of doubt; probability, feelings, opinions; preparation of university level texts; reading of newspapers and modern literature texts.
Courses Taught in English
Art/Anthropology 304 (3) | Austrian Folk Art and Folk Customs
Folk art and customs of Austria, concentrating on Salzburg and Tyrol provinces. Topics include rustic architecture and interiors, everyday life, furniture and the development of decoration, national costume, crafts, religious art, seasonal customs and customs celebrating the stages of life. The course also includes visits to the National Costume Museum and Open-Air Museum in Salzburg.
Music 312 (3) | Music: Listening and Comprehension
This course aims to deepen students appreciation of classical music, focusing on Austria as the center of European music. Topics include: development of musical instruments (students see and hear early instruments during a visit to the local museum); music of the Renaissance and the Baroque; the Vienna Classical Cycle (Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven); the Romantic Movement (Schubert, Brahms and Bruckner) and the 20th century (Mahler and Webern). The cost of concert tickets is not included in the program fee.
Sociology/History 312 (3) | Contemporary Austrian Culture
This course offers an insight into contemporary Austrian culture. Focus on education, family, ethnicity, political culture, media, Roman Catholic Church, attitudes to welfare and business and leisure trends. Independent field research and the presentation and discussion of course topics are required.


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Mention the word chili (or even chile) and most people think New World – Mexico definitely, Texas and New Mexico probably. Not many know that in a tiny outpost of the Old World, in a corner of the Pays Basque tucked away near the Spanish border in southwest France, a small red chili known as Piment d'Espelette has been firmly established for over four centuries.
How did this feisty little red chili pepper come to pack such a punch in the Basque country? Jean-Louis Salaberry, a Piment d'Espelette processor whose shop, BiPiA, in Hasparren in the heart of France's Basque country doubles as a museum, explains that it was thanks to one of those intrepid 16th-century Basque explorers who used Bayonne as their base.
On return from their fabulous voyages they brought treasured plants from the New World: chocolate, for which Bayonne became celebrated; corn which would feed the ducks and pigs for the hams and foie gras that are the pride of southwest France, and members of the capsicum family, sweet and hot. Amongst the latter, says Salaberry, a small, medium-hot chili pepper took root in the favorable climate and soil of the Nive valley, inland from Bayonne, and proceeded to carve out a niche for itself in the local gastronomy.
Used initially for medicinal purposes, the piment basquais (as it was originally known) steadily gained the upper hand in the kitchen and quickly supplanted the much pricier black pepper. "In the Pays Basque, we have always used our piment in place of pepper", observes Pierre Accoceberry, manager of the family-owned Accoceberry plant on the edge of the village, where they grow and process Piment d'Espelette. It has a lovely toasty, sweetish and peppery nose. Taste-wise, it falls into the 'warm-glow' rather than the 'blast-your-sinuses' category, ranking fourth (alongside the likes of chile poblano) on the official Scoville heat scale (1 being the mildest and 10 the hottest).
The annual life cycle of the chili begins around the feast of St Joseph, 19 March, when the seeds are sown under cover. With a little gentle heat the plants soon grow to a few centimeters high. Next the infant seedlings are pricked out, moved to individual pots and left to grow under cover till they reach about 50cm in height.
Towards the end of May when the soil has warmed up and all danger of a late frost is past, the seedlings are planted outdoors in serried ranks, their roots shaded and protected from weeds by a mulch of black plastic. "Chilies like to have their feet in the wet and their heads in the warm", says Jean-Louis Salaberry. At this point they are still green.
Harvesting starts during August and continues till the first frosts (around mid-October) sound the death knell of these small, annual plants. The chilies, now resembling small, pointed red peppers, are harvested in succession: not all the fruits on each bush reach the requisite state of ripe red perfection at the same time – luckily for the producers, who have a necessary period of grace to deal with the current crop between successive sweeps.
After the ripe fruits are sorted, they are cleaned, painstakingly threaded onto fine string and hung up to dry. Traditionally the chilies were suspended on the east façade of the white painted houses that are typical of the region, the dramatic blood-red garlands blending harmoniously with the classic red shutters and window frames that distinguish Basque houses. Sheltered on this side, explains Salaberry, they were safe from the wet weather from the west, the cold from the north, or the warm and fearsome south wind that blows up through the valley in autumn.
Though many Piments d'Espelette nowadays are dried under cover, you can still find some strung up outside the houses for show – the best time for Espelette-spotting is in September and October, when the new piments have just gone up.
Once air-dried, the chilies are sorted again, de-stalked and spread out on wicker or metal trays. In the last step, the drying process is completed in special fan-assisted ovens at 45-55oC for up to 2 days, with a final brief blast at 70oC. This gives the chilies their characteristic, faintly toasted aroma. Now all that remains is for them to be finely ground, seeds and all, and put up in jars, ready for sale.
The end product ranges in color from orange to deep red, depending on whether the peppers were harvested early or late in the season explains Laurence Lastiri, a small-scale, organic producer in Itxassou. She sells her award-winning Piment d'Espelette on Le Gout est dans le Pré website and every Wednesday morning in the market in Espelette, where she can be found chatting with customers and giving tips on how to use this spicy Basque pepper.
You can find Piment d'Espelette in good grocers/delis/supermarkets. Or order online from the following producers:
- Accoceberry Charcutier, Traiteur & Conserveur, Espelette
Tel +33 (0)5 59 93 86 49
firstname.lastname@example.com; www.accoceberry.fr
- BiPiA, route d'Halsou, quartier Errepira, Laressore
Tel. +33 (0)5 59 93 21 86
firstname.lastname@example.com; www.bipia.com
- Mme Laurence Lastiri, Maison Pinpirina, 64250 Itxassou
Tel. +33 (0)5 59 29 78 82


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Victor Kane has several decades of IT experience as a systems architect (Enterprise Java, Ruby on Rails, LAMP) and process engineer (CMMI, RUP, Agile) has given him a solid foundation in the construction of web applications. For the last two years his focus has been entirely on the Drupal Web Application Framework and CMS builds. His emphasis has been upon the building of a best practices rooted workspace housing a cooperative web application process for every client and project, based upon my (soon-to-be released as a Drupal installation profile) "Process Flow and Tracker" web application. Victor is heavily involved in the Drupal community, serving as a mentor.