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2017-2018 Officers
Faith Platz – President
Faith graduated from Grand Haven High School in 2014, and is now a senior at GVSU. She is an Honors student pursuing a double major in Statistics and Economics with a minor in Data Science. Faith has been a part of some successful crews over the years, finishing at the ACRA medal dock every year of her rowing career. She also had the opportunity to race the 2x at the 2016 Henley Women's Regatta in the UK. Aside from rowing, Faith facilitates structured learning workshops for introductory statistics students. After graduating this April, she plans to continue her education at the graduate level. In her (limited) free time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, watching movies, and traveling. Faith is proud to represent this team, and can't wait to make her last year with the Laker Navy one to remember.
Elliot Rieth – Vice President
Elliot is a junior at Grand Valley this year, and is studying Public Relations. This next year being Elliot's 7th year of rowing, he is excited to see what opportunities await the team, including a chance to go to the Henley Royal Regatta a second time. His time with Grand Valley Rowing has been both fun and rewarding, with a school record at ACRA in his novice 8+ and many new friends gained throughout his years on the team. In addition to Vice President, Elliot has also been a part of the team's administration as the team's Rent-A-Rower Coordinator. Outside of rowing and school, Elliot enjoys singing in a band with his friend Erik, called Sewn, listening to records, and riding his motorcycle. Elliot loves music, his friends and family, and rowing at Grand Valley.
Allyson Hicks – Treasurer
Allyson graduated from Black River Public School in 2015. She is currently a junior at Grand Valley. Allyson is an Honors student majoring in English with minors in Applied Linguistics and Mathematics. When not studying or rowing, Allyson spends her time reading, drawing, and hanging out with friends. She played basketball throughout middle and high school, but wasn't initially decided about playing sports in college. Allyson's mother and grandparents have rowing experience, so she decided to check the sport out after seeing posters around campus. She fell in love with the sport, and she has made some great friends on the team. She's looking forward to another great season!
Rachel Keller – Secretary
Rachel graduated from Glenbard North High School in Carol Stream, IL, and will be a Junior this year. Rachel is majoring in Exercise Science and hopes to pursue a career in Cardiac Rehabilitation. When not rowing, she enjoys drawing and anything outdoors. Rachel holds two positions on the E-board, and is looking forward to an upcoming season full of adventures, team trips, friendships, and racing. She greatly appreciates her family, friends, and all the opportunities that the Laker Navy has given her.
Ben Williams – Trustee
Ben is a transfer student from California, and is currently a senior at Grand Valley. Ben is majoring in Political Science with a minor in International Relations. He started rowing his freshman year of high school for Capital Crew in Sacramento, CA, and upon graduation he rowed for Orange Coast College. The 2017-18 season will be his 9th year of rowing, and his final year of collegiate racing. He looks forward to continuing success this season. In his free time, he can be found thinking of what to eat, or planning an excursion.


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Editor's Note
I tend to think that every city believes their restaurant scene has terrible service, so I was skeptical at first when Lily Stoicheff pitched a story a couple of months ago about why "Service in Santa Cruz sucks" has become such a common refrain among local diners.
But what she had heard about the story behind the story—rumblings of bigger trouble in the service industry that might be affecting local restaurants severely—was interesting enough that we agreed she should look into it.
Over weeks of research, it became more and more clear that the problem is far bigger than we first realized, and that it ties into some of the biggest and most divisive problems facing Santa Cruz County. The resulting story this week about why Santa Cruz restaurants are facing a massive labor shortage should open a lot of eyes to an unexplored consequence of what is unfortunately an all-too-familiar problem in Santa Cruz, and one which many of our stories end up pointing back to: a lack of affordable housing in Santa Cruz for sectors that were once able to provide their workers with a living wage.
To me, this story is an example of one of the most important things a community newspaper can do: take something that locals are saying, like "Service in Santa Cruz sucks," and start from the simple act of saying "OK, but why?" to build an investigation that ultimately gives readers a clearer picture of what's happening and how it affects them. I hope this story does the same for you.
Letters to the Editor
Drive It Home
Re: "Living on the Edge" (GT, 8/23): I'm glad to see your two articles in the most recent Good Times on probably the most pressing problem humanity has ever faced. Given current rattling-sabers over use of nuclear weapons, that is saying something, and it is something that needs to be driven home over and over. I heard Gary Griggs, UCSC Professor from your cover article say publicly that 1) Climate Change is real; 2) it's us (emissions); 3) it's Serious; and 4) it's urgent. We need to get that into everyday consciousness of the ordinary citizen. I'm looking forward to reading Grigg's new book on sea level rise, a local issue that will affect housing, infrastructure, health, safety and the economy for all. I'm looking forward to our local, state and federal government officials continuing to grapple with best policy to give us what we really need: a healthy climate restored to zero degrees warming. We must "keep fossil fuels in the ground," and get their unseen emissions out of our overstuffed (with carbon molecules) atmosphere.
Diane Warren
Boulder Creek
Planning for a Crisis
Re: "Living on the Edge": Congratulations to our local oceanic superhero Gary Griggs on his new book Coasts in Crisis.
My biggest takeaway from last week's Good Times interview was that "serious impacts" of long-term sea level rise will begin to have effects within just "several more decades" (i.e., 30 years). Gary explains that, "higher sea levels will move up the San Lorenzo River Channel and raise the water table beneath downtown."
I don't know about you, but I plan to be alive within the next 30 years.
I motion that the City of Santa Cruz zone two new downtown districts that are outside of the San Lorenzo River Channel: "Westside" and "Seabright."
The sooner we begin to reorient our infrastructure, the more disaster-proof our community becomes. When the levee breaks, as it surely will, Santa Cruz will long since have grown beyond.
Traffic and neighborhood character are valid concerns, but our zoning code can account for these issues. We can keep cars off the roads by reducing per-unit parking requirements, making it more expensive to park a car, but cheaper to build a unit of housing.
We can preserve and enhance community character by requiring that all new buildings be covered with at least 50 percent of either art, plants, or energy production, giving additional height allowances with reasonable setbacks to account for the extra cost of construction.
Santa Cruz has always been forward-thinking. Our civic planning should reflect that.
We will know our success by a monument to Gary Giggs in one of the new downtown districts carrying the inscription: "We were lucky enough to have him. We were wise enough to listen to him. We will love him forever, Professor Gary Griggs."
Manu Koenig | Civinomics
Re: Cap and Trade
Two bad "cost" choices to reduce emissions. Even though the extension of cap and trade with AB398, which places the emissions crusade through the free market auctions, is projected to be more cost-effective than SB32 command and control to meet emission goals of 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, through CARB's regulatory authority, the public will be seeing increases in their costs for energy and products for the foreseeable future.
— Ronald Stein
Due to a transcription error, last week's story "Measures for Measure," incorrectly listed the last name of Rowan Vickers, who plays the Duke, upon second reference. We regret the error.

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Vancouver lower mainland and Island residents should brace themselves for a big blow overnight tonight when the second in a series of storms expected to hit the region. This second storm to hit the area on late Thursday night and Friday morning. The winds are expected to pick up overnight and peak in Metro Vancouver early Friday morning, according to meteorologist Ross MacDonald of Environment Canada. "It will be a tricky morning commute with the likelihood of some power outages," predicts MacDonald. "Southeast winds up to 80 km/h can be expected over East Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast, Howe Sound near Bowen Island, Southern Gulf Islands and Metro Vancouver, and up to 100 km/h over West Vancouver Island tonight," said a weather "As the low crosses Vancouver Island Friday morning, the winds will shift to southwest 40 gusting to 70 km/h. At this time, Port Alberni will see their strongest winds with gusts up to 90 km/h. These winds will ease midday Friday as the low tracks further inland," said the warning. While the weather will ease on Friday afternoon, the break will be short-lived, MacDonald warns.
The third and largest storm is expected to arrive on Saturday when the remnants of Super Typhoon Songda arrives, setting the stage for potentially damaging winds over the weekend. Officials are warning residents that if the storm materializes as expected, they should be prepared for power outages, flooding, downed trees and possibly even landslides. But as of Thursday morning it remained uncertain exactly where the storm will hit, says MacDonald. "The exact track is going to be very critical for how strong the winds are going to get."
First storm hit the area on Wednesday night with winds up 60 km/h knocking out power to thousands on Vancouver Island and across Metro Vancouver. The weather is forecast to ease during the day on Thursday.


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This year for our end-of-summer residential trip we're going back to the island of Anglesey off of the north coast of Wales. The trip will be from Sunday 13th to Friday 18th September. We will be helping out the North Wales Wildlife Trust at local nature reserves and exploring the island.
We will be staying at the Lligwy bunk house which will cost £7 per night (i.e. £35 each for the whole trip). There will be additional costs for transport and food. Do not worry if you cannot make the entire trip – it is fine if you join us for just a couple of days.
This trip is a highlight of the conservation year and always a lot of fun. If you are interested in going please email Emily the week so she can get an idea of numbers for planning and let you know more details about the trip.


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They train year round and are on the playing field six days a week. They are modern day warriors, who withstand physical and emotional extremes in the hopes of securing a college scholarship through the high pressure, high stakes world of fast pitch girls softball.
This is Fastpitch World, a new documentary series where we get an up-close and personal look at the sacrifices, discipline and commitment of young athletes, coaches and parents, who lay it all on the line for the chance to earn an education, secure a better future and be recognized as the nation's best.
What does it takes to become a top female athlete? How about winning an athletic scholarship to a top-ranked college? These female athletes are not professionals; they are amateurs, not older than 17 years old – attempting to pursue higher education through athletics. The very few who make it to this level of competition and recognition will have endured disappointments, failures, and hardships that remain hidden to all but their closest family. These are inspiring stories of strict discipline, daily sacrifice, and enduring courage.
Fast pitch is one of the fastest growing sports in North America. Fastpitch World takes viewers inside the nation's top fast pitch teams (OC Batbusters, Firecrackers, So Cal Athletics and Corona Angels) to see first-hand what it takes to become one of the leading teams in the nation. Witness the passion, drama, and focus of top student athletes as they compete for coveted full-ride scholarships to the nation's top colleges.
Go inside the minds of the nation's best coaches and see how they mentally, physically and psychologically prepare each player for that next big game. Go behind the scenes of one family's financial struggle as they lay it all on the line, even if it means going without in order to put their daughter into one of the nation's top fast pitch teams. Follow another girl, a pitcher who overcomes being blind in one eye and deaf in one ear to become Gatorade Player of the Year. Take an emotional journey with a 17 year-old that was at the top of her game until an injury cost her a scholarship to an Ivy League university. Now she is poised for a comeback and another chance at glory.
Be a part of the journey. Be a part of the experience in Fastpitch World.
Think the world of girls' sports deserves more air time? Make a tax-deductible contribution to our Indiegogo campaign by February 25, 2015 and help get Fastpitch World on television.
Even $1 makes a difference. Iris Films is a not-for-profit organization and all donations are tax-exempt to the fullest extent allowed by law.
Executive Producer/Series Creator: Louis Simon
Louis C. Simon is a former collegiate baseball player and a 20-year veteran of the entertainment industry. He is one of the most respected professionals in the field today. Lou's work began as an actor, but his dedication to media making and the film industry drew him to work as a casting director, stuntman, writer, technical adviser, stunt coordinator, director, producer and head of production. Today, he heads his own production company and is represented by one of the top agencies in Hollywood. He has 100 + professional credits to his name as a film and television maker including the international sensation Instructions Not Included. Domestic theatrical releases; Not Easily Broken, starring Academy-award winner Taraji P. Henson and Kevin Hart, and Coming & Going, starring Sasha Alexander. Television series include Scandal, Castle, Hawaii Five-0, Without A Trace and Top Shot.
Executive Producer: Garrett Grant
Garrett Grant is the talented producer behind the movies Justin Bieber's Believe, Rock of Ages, Going the Distance and Step Up Revolution. As a long time executive producer, Grant has successfully overseen crowd-pleasers such as Bedtime Stories, Hairspray, Old Dogs, The Pacifier and Cheaper by the Dozen 2. Prior to those films, Grant collaborated with directors Bobby and Peter Farrelly on the films Stuck on You, Shallow Hal, Osmosis Jones, Me, Myself & Irene, There's Something About Mary, Kingpin, and Dumb and Dumber. He also served as Co‐Producer on Like Mike and Say It Isn't So, and as Line Producer for Pitch 2, Party and The Locusts. Born into a movie-industry family, Grant began his career as a child actor on the television series Father Murphy and Little House on the Prairie. He entered the production side of the industry age 18, working in several different capacities before emerging as a producer.
Producer/Director: Pamela Harris
Pamela Harris is the executive director of Iris Films, a not-for-profit media company based in Oakland, California that has produced award-winning documentaries for over 30 years, including the Academy-Award nominated Long Night's Journey into Day. Pam has an extensive background in media as a documentary director, producer, editor, and outreach and engagement professional. In 2013, she was a Fulbright grantee working in Uruguay on a documentary about Afro Uruguayan history and culture. She is dedicated to social justice and has worked with a broad spectrum of communities and causes, including physically and developmentally disabled adults, affordable housing residents, low-income artists, and rape survivors. Pamela holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Vassar College and a Masters in Journalism with a focus in documentary film from the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley.
Producer: Aerielle L. Nisson
Since joining the team in 2014, Ms. Nisson has played a key role in the development and supervision of broadcast negotiations and brand integration for the series. She also is responsible for campaign execution and brand identity. With a rich career history encompassing over 20 years, she brings a diverse set of business experience in marketing, advertising, brand management and new business development. She's led multi-functional teams in highly successful campaigns for a variety of multi-million dollar clients. Additionally, during 2012 she created an orchard restoration program that engaged community volunteers and corporate team building to work and learn about agriculture, and then donating the food grown to the local emergency food network through OC Food Access Coalition. This initiative quickly became an accredited non-profit program featured in the news media. She maintains a strong presence in the local non-profit community supporting urban agriculture, food education, and equality for all living things.


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Sometimes things happen in such rapid succession it is completely impossible to keep up with them from a making-snarky-tweets perspective, let alone writing about each in real time. During times like this better websites may spend the time to write individual, lengthy, if late posts. Less good websites may write three short, less-detailed posts.
Websites like this combine it all into one crappy post. This is the crappy post that I'm talking about.
Chuck Armstrong announces upcoming retirement.
We hate Chuck Armstrong because we assume he spends most of his time collaborating with Howard Lincoln on ways to fuck over Seattle's baseball fans. We picture him wiping gravy from his fat mouth* while telling past Mariners general managers and managers to bring him another roll, another turducken leg, and to make it fucking snappy and he may open the purse enough to afford a "big bat" or a "bona fide ace."**
There's a decent chance he's never found himself in that scenario.
We shouldn't completely throw the baby out with the bathwater, and it's worth acknowledging that the Mariners have had some better years than present under the Armstrong-Lincoln regime. But there were probably better years under Stalin than others, and remember, even Saddam Hussein had a statue erected in his honor.***
Good bye, Chuck.
*Maybe only me picturing him this way.
**Probably only Lou Piniella
***It's a joke, don't be stupid.
Chris Hansen got nasty on the Seattle Times Editorial Board
Chris Hansen is a hero amongst villains, of that we're all sure, with the majority of those villains being members of the Seattle Times editorial board, and local politicians with a skewed view of the facts of the arena deal. There is definitely a breakeven point on an arena, something where much of the benefit has an intangible value that may have to mitigate some of the potential financial risk, but hey, Benaroya Hall, everyone.
Hansen took to sonicsarena.com with a post that included many barbed laced paragraphs, of which you can read all of them here, but here's my personal favorite:
Based solely on the apparent legal expertise of the Times' Editorial Board and a biased report paid for by the opposition, the MOU is apparently illegal and our group is apparently receiving over $700 million in illegal subsidies. Great work. I guess everyone else involved just missed this.
A day after Walter Thurmond goes down for some weed, Brandon Browner reportedly facing a year-long suspension for another violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy
Part of the hysteria around the Browner suspension that has been reported is that Browner is a guy who tested positive for Adderall last year. Another part of it is that in the past couple of seasons the Seahawks have had a ton of drug suspensions, mostly of the performance-enhancing variety.
What shouldn't be part of it is its impact on the Seahawks. Browner was on the edge of being put on injured reserve as it was. His groin injury was serious enough that even if he had returned, there's a solid chance he'd have been something less than 100 percent. It seemed probable that Walter Thurmond – weed suspension and all – would supplant Browner as the team's second cornerback. Either way, the team was unlikely to retain either Browner or Thurmond at season's end before this bye week, and now exiting it, it seems like Thurmond will be much cheaper, and that Browner may be looking for a deal to rehab his free agent value when he comes back, whenever that may be.


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- "Each month a freelancer sails into Vice City and moors his yacht. He sells his cargo to the first boat..."
- ― Ricardo Diaz
Supply & Demand is the final mission in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City given to protagonist Tommy Vercetti by drug baron Ricardo Diaz from his mansion in Starfish Island, Vice City.
Some freelancer moors his yacht into Vice City every month. The yacht is referred to as "The Drugboat", since the freelancer sells drugs from that boat. However, he only sells his cargo to the first customers to arrive in his yacht, and Diaz wants Tommy and Lance Vance to be those first buyers.
Tommy gets to the Squalo and meets up with Lance, and the duo decide to get to the drug boat first before other boats make it. Once arriving at the boat, Lance takes control of the Squalo and Tommy begins to protect him and the boat. He fights with the attacking rivals and gets back to Diaz.
This mission is divided in two parts:
Drug Rush - In the first part, the player will need to use the Squalo obtained in the previous mission to get to the freelancer's yacht. There are two paths with the left path being better since it's shorter and has more space to steer. Avoid hitting walls or other boats since if either are hit too hard, Lance will get knocked into the water and the mission will fail. Once the player makes it to "The Drugboat", the second part of the mission begins.
Defend The Cargo - In the second part, Lance will take the wheel and the player will have to defend the cargo from other buyers by shooting incoming enemies. First, two Cubans in Jetmax boats will attack the boat. Kill the gunmen and then kill the drivers or just blow up the boat, then several gunmen will appear on jetties, kill them and blow up the red barrels near them to wipe them out faster. Eventually, a Sparrow will come after, it's easier to shot the Sparrow until it blows up than to kill the gunman or the driver. Finally, upon approaching Diaz's Mansion, two more boats will appear ahead, blow them up before the Squalo meets up with them, since reaching them will result in the gunmen on the boat shooting from up close, and they will deal severe damage to the boat if the player does not act fast enough. When Lance stops at Diaz's Mansion, the mission is complete.
Mission Objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Go to the fastest boat at the jetty.
- Beat the other buyers to the yacht.
- Protect the yacht while Lance drives it back to the mansion.
The reward for completing this mission is $ 10,000 and the mission Death Row is unlocked.
Post-Mission Phone Call
Lance Vance: Yo, Tommy! It's Lance.
Tommy Vercetti: Yeah?
Lance Vance: 'Oh, nice to hear from you, Lance'. Come on, man, be cool, be cool.
Tommy Vercetti: I'm in the middle of something. What do you want?
Lance Vance: Nothing. Just to say, you know. Look Tommy, we can do this thing. You and me, no problem. You know what I mean?
Tommy Vercetti: We're going have to do it, 'cause otherwise, we're going to be dead, Lance. We're in too far now. But thanks for the call. I'll speak to you later.
Tips and Tricks
- Don't shoot blindly with the Ruger during the second part of the mission, as it is possible to shoot and kill Lance with it, or damage the boat.
- It is not necessary to pass through any of the other checkpoints to complete the mission, so don't follow the other boats through the narrow winding channel East of Leaf Links. Simply run North in the main channel at top speed, pass East through the real channel around the north of Leaf Links and beware of the false channel trap to easily be the first to enter the closing final checkpoint and score the shipment.
- An RPG grenade launcher can quickly eliminate the two chase boats, or fire other ammo at the hulls until they catch fire to save ammos until they explode. Move forward and target the jetties ahead, docks on the right and bridges overhead.
- There is a rare glitch in the PS2 version where if the player destroys the helicopter, they will instantly die when the helicopter explodes. The glitch usually occurs if Tommy did not kill the gunmen on the jetty, but can also happen even if players did.
- The song that can be heard playing in the background during the boat cutscene is "Dance Hall Days" by Wang Chung. The song is also featured on the in-game radio station Flash FM.
- This is the only mission where the Sparrow is used by the Cubans.
- Due to manning an unlimited ammo Ruger assault rifle in the second half of the mission, the player will lose any Ruger or M4 ammo that they have accumulated so far.
- The Desert Eagle in the first cutscene, after Diaz shoots the VCR, sounds like the Beretta in the first Max Payne, another Rockstar Games title.
- At the beginning of the mission, Lance tells Tommy, "We know it was Diaz busted our deal," referring to the botched drug deal that claimed the life of Lance's brother and set the game's events in motion. Tommy first learns of Diaz's involvement from Juan Cortez during the opening cutscene for the mission "Sir, Yes Sir!". However, "Supply & Demand" can be completed before "Sir, Yes Sir!", creating a minor continuity error.
- Diaz mentions El Burro during the opening cutscene. El Burro was an unseen character in Grand Theft Auto III.
- In game files this mission has deleted cutscene, audio file is called cok_4b.mp3 and the animation file is called cok_4b.ifp.


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Official Name: Turkey
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The following countries don't need to apply visa advance and can obtain visa on arrival in any border in Turkey:
Albania, Andorra, Antigua-Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, St. Kitts Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican and Venezuela, do not need a visa or can obtain a visa on arrival at the airport or border.
As of April 17, 2013, Applicants just need to log on to www.evisa.gov.tr to get E-visa approval and then make online payment and download their e-Visa to show the officer in border.
Travel Information
Turkey is a country that crosses Eastern Europe and Western Asia with cultural ties with the ancient Greek empires, Persian, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman. The cosmopolitan Istanbul on the Bosphorus, houses the iconic Hagia Sophia, with a dome and Christian mosaics, a massive seventeenth-century mosque and Topkapi Palace, 1460-year-old houses of the Sultans. Ankara is the modern capital of Turkey.
If you would like to travel this country, it's better to search in internet and read some logbook that are written by another passengers and also see which travel agency they had received full services. Before you flight, you should find out which places are your favorite to visit. historical places, natural places, museums, zoo, temples, … .


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Drug rehab requires a patient to be seriously committed to the detoxification process.This commitment can result in treatment that effectively and quickly weans patients off the drugs that brought them to rehab. Drug rehab treatments vary between rehab centres. Treatment will also vary according to the type of drug being misused.The degree of a patient's success depends upon their suitability to their chosen drug addiction rehab programme.
Drug rehab involves psychotherapeutic and pharmaceutical treatment.The treatment options available will depend upon the knowledge and experience of the staff in the drug rehab centre chosen by an individual.The first step in addiction rehab involves assessing a patient's eagerness to cease drug use.The staff at a drug rehab centre will work to create a profile of the individual being treated and will seek to find the cause of their addiction.This can be a long process, and may involve the relatives of the patient.
Drug rehab also focuses on the effects of drug withdrawal.Drug withdrawal is often an unpleasant, yet necessary, beginning step toward recovery.Pharmaceuticals may be prescribed to an individual to help to lessen any withdrawal symptoms an individual may be experiencing. Drug rehab may also focus treatment on specific aspects of a patient's lifestyle, such as diet and exercise.These important aspects of life are usually neglected by drug users.
Drug addicton rehab is essential for anyone trying to recover from addiction.It is better for an individual to seek professional assistance in the immediate future in order to ensure that their addiction does not become even worse with time.


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The Skeena River
The Skeena Area
The Skeena and its various tributaries are home to the best Steelhead fishing in the world. Stunning scenery, gorgeous water, abundant wildlife and of course some of the largest wild Steelhead on this planet. This is the finest fishing that British Columbia has to offer, every serious angler should experience it once in their lifetime. Be forwarned though, this is an angling experience with unrivalled addictive qualities. The thought of a big strong wild Steelhead rising to take your skated dryfly is the stuff that dreams are made of. It really is hard to let Steelhead season pass by without a trip to Skeena country. With thousands of miles of gorgeous fly water, stunning vistas and both winter(spring) and summer(fall) runs of wild Steelhead, it is the whole experience that makes the Skeena so special.
Guiding on the Skeena is strictly regulated by the provincial government limiting the amount of guided days that any operation may do in a particular season. Due to this the best weeks at the best lodges are often reserved many years in advance. We have access to some very good weeks and are able to put together trips on the Skeena, Bulkley, Kispiox, and Copper Rivers on fairly short notice. As well we specialize in getting our customers what they need for their northern BC Steelhead adventure and are able to answer any questions that you may have.
We realize that guides and lodges, as great as they may be, are not for everyone. Part of the BC Steelheading experience for some is the adventure of 'doing it yourself'. Whistler Flyfishing knows Steelheading in Skeena country and can help make your trip a success. We stock all of the necessary fly tackle and fly patterns as well as offering reliable advice.
Many visiting anglers choose to begin their foray into Steelhead country with a stop in at Whistler Flyfishing. Driving from Vancouver north to the Skeena through Whistler is similar travel time as heading straight out Highway #1. The drive north from Whistler over the spectacular and uncrowded Duffy Lake road is one of the most beautiful drives in BC.


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When flying from Frankfurt International Airport staying at the airport can save you great time and make your transit journey much easier.
Take a moment to look through our top pick hotels and guest houses within close proximity to the airport. We have details of WiFi provision, parking availability and other facilities on offer such as dining, bars, entertainment and hotel provided shuttle services (free or paid for) to and from the airport.
Airport 4.8 km, city 25km
A well reviewed hotel with shuttle service to airport from 6am to 10.45pm, complimentary breakfast and wireless internet in the lobby area, six meeting rooms, 24-hour self service Business Centre, sits 600 metres from Morfelden Business Park, parking available.
Holiday Inn Frankfurt Airport North (3 Star)
Airport 8.5 Km, City 6 Km
Shuttle service to airport, parking (with 'park, stay and go' package for up to 15 days). Business package includes complimentary wireless internet and American breakfast. Restaurant has a la carte menu and nearby Cocktail lounge. There are 12 meeting rooms for up to 300 people with wireless internet facility and breakout areas for team building. The hotel sits 6.5km from Frankfurt's financial district and 3km to the business suburb of Niederrad. Has a fitness centre with sauna and steam bath and there are nearby forest running trails.
Steigenberger Airport Hotel Frankfurt (5 star)
0.8 km, 12 mins to city in car
Hotel boasts a 570m rooftop spa area with pool and a 24-hour bistro bar. Free shuttle service to and from the airport. Indoor pool, fitness centre and sauna facilities are free for guests. Three restaurants to choose from. Pay for internet connection.
NH Frankfurt Niederrad (3 star)
1.6 km, city one S-Bahn train stop away
Free airport shuttle. Free Wi-Fi available in all public areas and guests have free internet in rooms. Restaurant and terrace cocktail bar available.
Intercityhotel Frankfurt Airport (4 star)
1.6 km, city 10 km
Parking, restaurant, meeting/banqueting facilities, bar and sauna/fitness centre available. There is a Business centre, Wi-Fi services in rooms and the lounge area. There is a charge for the shuttle service into town.
NH Frankfurt Airport (4 star)
2.7 km, 15 minutes drive into city
Parking, restaurant, meeting and banqueting facilities, bar, sauna and fitness centre all available. There is a Business Centre and free WiFi in rooms and lounge area. Shuttle service into town and airport are free.
Comfort Hotel Frankfurt Airport (2 star)
3.2 km, city 20 mins drive
Rooms all have paid Wi-Fi internet access, the restaurant is Moroccan-style and some of the rooms have access to a roof terrace.
Top Hotel Post - Frankfurt Airport Hotel (3 star)
6.3 km
Parking, restaurant, sauna and fitness centre are all available. The rooms and lounge area have free WiFi. There's no charge for the airport shuttle.
Sheraton Frankfurt Congress Hotel (4 star)
8.2 km
Parking, restaurant, meeting/banquet facilities, sauna and fitness centre are all available. There is limited complimentary internet service. The restaurant is à la carte. There's a charge for the shuttle service.
Leonardo Frankfurt Airport Hotel (3 star)
9.4 km
Parking, restaurant, sun terrace, meeting and banqueting facilities, bar and fitness centre available. Airport shuttle (charged). There's a Business Centre and free WiFi available in lounge. The restaurant is à la carte.
The Pure (3 star)
12.3 km
Parking, bar, sauna and fitness centre available. Free WiFi in lounge area.
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InterContinental Frankfurt (5 star)
12.3 km
Offers 19 meeting rooms and a conference centre with a 360 degrees panoramic view. Has a fully functioning business centre. The hotel itself has complimentary high speed internet and wireless LAN connectivity in public areas such as the hotel lobby, the Club InterContinental Lounge on the 21st floor and the DAXx Bar. Wi-Fi in on the conference floor and rooms has a fee. Hotel has restaurants, a bar and 24 hour fitness centre with spa facilities.
Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel (4 star)
At airport
One of the true Frankfurt Airport hotels being located at the airport. With parking, restaurant (a la carte), meeting and banquet facilities, bar, sauna and fitness centre, nearby golf course, Business Centre, barber and beauty shop, Wi-Fi in rooms paid for but free in lounge.
Hilton Frankfurt Airport (4 star)
1.6 km, 15 mins to city in car
Hotel sits in the futuristic 'The Squaire building' at Frankfurt Airport, next to Terminal 1. Paid for Wi-Fi is available throughout the hotel. Regional and international food is served in the Rise restaurant which boasts panoramic views. There's a lounge bar in the atrium and a fitness centre with sauna and steam room.
Hotel Waldorf (3 star)
1.77 km, city 12 km
Both a business and leisure hotel, the Waldorf offers a paid shuttle service to the airport and free WiFi in public areas. LAN internet is complimentary in all rooms.
Airport Hotel Global (3 star)
2.9 km, city 15 minutes drive
Meeting/banquet facilities, fitness centre, casino, free parking and internet services in rooms (paid) and the lounge (free) are all available.
Hilton Garden Inn Frankfurt Airport (3 star)
4.0 km
Parking, meeting/banquet facilities, sauna and fitness centre are all available. There is a Business Centre, WiFi in the rooms (paid) and lounge (free). Restaurant is à la carte.
Ramada Hotel Frankfurt Messe (4 star)
12 km, city 4km
Gym, international restaurant, cocktail bar, free Wi-Fi in rooms, work desk and free bottle of mineral water, indoor swimming pool and Finnish sauna all available. The shuttle service to the airport is free.
Innside Frankfurt Niederrad (3 star)
8.5 km
Parking, restaurant, meeting and banqueting facilities, bar, sauna and fitness centre are all available. Internet services are available in the lounge. There's a charge for the shuttle service.
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There's an interesting design issue for me with Facbook's profiles and photo albums, and I'd venture to call it a #uxfail — a spot for quick improvement. Curious to hear your thoughts.
Why would I want to "Add Video" to a section titled "Photos"? And why can't I just upload a photo directly, rather than only uploading video here?
Facebook's profile design team must have some internal rationale, perhaps wanting photos to now only be uploaded through the news feed. But I do think that this breaks some fundamental ux design principles, namely consistency:
Consistency – All else being equal, software should be internally consistent with itself, and externally consistent with similar interfaces to leverage the user's existing knowledge. [Source: Nielsen]
The issue of consistency comes into play with how you upload photos or video elsewhere ("Upload Photo/Video").
I think an ideal solution would be to have a single "upload" button that then allows for any kind of media file, detects audio vs. video, and responds accordingly.


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2 People were sentenced to execution in China for their part in the tainted milk scandal.
Seems a bit harsh.
I'm glad I'm Canadian!
2 People were sentenced to execution in China for their part in the tainted milk scandal.
Seems a bit harsh.
I'm glad I'm Canadian!
I got up at 0545 to make the trek out to the viewpoint for the shots. I didn't know if I'd be disappointed….
Definitely NOT disappointed!
1) Lion's Gate Bridge (this shot was on Wayne's Weather Window!!)
2) Vancouver under the fog at Sunrise
More available at: My Photo Galleries
I was out shooting Eagles yesterday. Of course they aren't going to give you non-stop action. The nice thing is that when there is a break in the Eagle activity you can just look around and soak up so much of the incredible view in the surrounding area. Here are some of my "filler" shots that I took while out in Squamish.
1. Mount Garibaldi (with HDR treatment)
2. Unknown Peak in the Tantalus Range
3.Ridge in the Tantalus Mountains
4.Mount Garibaldi in portrait
5. Squamish River
6. Squamish River
7. Mamquam River and Tantalus Mountains
Every year in December/January large gatherings of bald eagles come to Brackendale to feast of the carcasses of Chum and Coho Salmon in the many rivers that empty into the ocean near there.
I went out today for 5 hours shooting and got some decent shots.
Here, at first glance are a few…
1. Juvenile Bald Eagle
2. Juvenile Bald Eagle
3. Adult Bald Eagle
4. Adult Bald Eagle
There are almost 300 photos to sift through… The whole photo album of shots can be seen here: http://www.fotothing.com/albums.php?action=viewphotos&albumid=3294
With the very wintery weather for the past two weeks here in Vancouver, it has been hard to get out and about. The little birds still visit the feeder, but there is so much snow on my balcony that I can't get out and shoot them easily either :( I've taken to taking some indoor pictures recently instead. I figured I'd try my hand at some portrait shots. Here are my results:
Canon 50D, 17-55ISUSM @ 51mm, 430EX II, ISO 100, 1/60s, F2.8
Canon 50D, 17-55ISUSM @ 17mm, 430EX II, ISO 400, 1/60s, F4
Canon 50D, 17-55ISUSM @ 21mm, ISO 400, 1/8s, F2.8
Canon 50D, 17-55ISUSM @ 33mm, ISO 400, 1/40s, F2.8
Enjoy the New Year! Grasp each day and say to yourself, "What can I do to make the world a better place?"


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I am still using up all my material scraps and, this week, was asked by a lady at work if i could make her a fabric flower brooch for her new pink coat. She gave me one of the spare buttons so i could match colours but unfortuntely none of my scraps were the right colour. What a lovely excuse for a trip to my favourite fabric shop!!
If you have never been to The Bramble Patch in Weedon, Northants it's well worth a visit. For me it's one of those shops that i could stand in the middle of and drift off into my dreams, i love it. They also do many quilting classes in the rear of the building and the staff are so helpful.
So finally i picked 2 fat quarters of material that would match my button. And 2 totally extremes of design i think as well. The flowers look classy whilst the dots are a bit more mad and adventurous.
So i got to work as soon as i got home. If you recall ,from one of my earlier posts in the year, the tutorial for this brooch can be found on folksy tutorial page
and is really quite a simple but effective make.
Below are the final products and she decided to keep both. They match the coat colour well.
Until next time xx
Friday, 29 October 2010
Fabric Flower Brooch
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Wow they are mega cute!!ReplyDelete
these are such fun to make.....Ive made several with left over material.....they do get addictive though!! My fav is the dotty one! they look just gorgeousReplyDelete
Thank you both. Yes they are great fun and addictive definately. Am now using them for a christmas design which will be on the blog very soon xReplyDelete
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Is Artificial Sweetener Bad For You?
So, Your Diet Food Addiction Might Just Be Sabotaging Your Gut
While most people may have resolved to getting back in the gym, or Mario Konding their entire life as their New Year's resolution, our focus has been spotlighting in an entirely different direction; our guts.
Understandably, this might feel left of field. But Lately, we've been obsessed with everything and anything related to the functions of our guts. From the brain-gut connection, the impact exercise can have on our good bacteria, to spending an unnecessarily large portion of our income on Kombucha, we're currently living by the motto — happy gut, happy life.
And this resolution is not unfounded. With an ever-growing and evolving pool of research suggesting an interaction between our gut and almost all other aspects of wellness — from our skin, to our mental health — when it comes to living healthier and happier lives this is one area of improvement we shouldn't be overlooking.
Recently, research was published that indicated low-calorie, artificial sweeteners possess the potential to disrupt the gut bacteria in healthy people, along with an associated impairment of blood sugar control. Obviously, this isn't good news, and for those of us who regularly fall back on a diet drink in a bid to cut calories or satisfy sugar cravings (guilty), this is a relatively scary finding. Additionally, when we stop to consider the other ways in which we unknowingly consume these products (some toothpastes have even been found to contain artificial sweeteners), we obviously had some questions.
To learn more we reached out to, Dr Paula Smith-Brown, an accredited practicing dietitian at Microba and expert on the topic to break down the findings of this recent study. Keep reading to see what she had to say below.
Ideally, what should a "healthy" gut look like?
The gut is home to a community of microorganisms known as the microbiome. The microbiome plays a very important role in the body including contributing to gut, metabolic and immune health. Each person's microbiome is unique and there is no "perfect" microbiome we should all aspire to. However, as a general rule of thumb we know that healthier people tend to have more diverse microbiomes, which means they have lots of different species within their microbiome without any species becoming overly abundant or dominant.
Why are artificial sweeteners thought to be so disruptive to our guts?
It is not fully understood why artificial sweetener consumption if associated with changes in the microbiome, but it is thought that it may be due to their ability to prevent certain bacteria from growing while feeding other species of bacteria, therefore disrupting the overall balance in the community of microorganisms.
What are the key concerns we should be aware of when it comes to using artificial sweeteners?
Artificial sweeteners are intensely sweet compounds which can be added to foods at much lower levels than sugar. Most are not absorbed by the body and therefore do not enter the blood stream. Replacing sugar with artificial sweeteners is promoted as a strategy to reduce energy (calorific) intake or prevent spikes in blood sugar. However, evidence is not consistent that their inclusion in the diet is helpful in managing weight or blood sugars. As artificial sweeteners are not absorbed by the small intestine, they reach the large intestine where they have potential to influence the gut microbiome.
Recent research has indicated that artificial sweeteners could make it harder for our bodies to process and regulate sugar and other carbs, why is this?
The gut microbiome plays an important role in metabolism including how blood sugar is processed in the body. Glucose is the main fuel our body utilises and the levels within our blood are generally tightly controlled. Glucose is principally obtained through the digestion and metabolism of carbohydrates in the diet, however, dietary sugars cause the most rapid increase in blood sugar levels. Animal models and limited research in humans suggests that consumption of artificial sweeteners can cause changes in the gut microbiome resulting in adverse effects on the control of blood glucose levels, known as glucose intolerance.
Can our gut bacteria affect our overall well-being and weight?
Our gut microbiome is an essential part of our body and plays many important roles and functions which contribute to our overall well-being. Although there has been much interest in the research exploring the association between weight status and the gut microbiome, so far there has been no consistent microbiome profile associated with obesity. This might be because most research has been conducted using an older style of technology which only identifies which species are present in the microbiome, whereas the mechanism linking the microbiome to obesity most likely involves alterations in certain functions that the microbiome performs, for example through alterations in digestions, metabolism or inflammation.
Should we be looking to avoid artificial sweeteners in our diet?
Food sweetened with artificial sweeteners are not an essential part of a healthy diet and should be considered "sometimes" foods. Some people may not be aware that they are being exposed to artificial sweeteners not only through processed foods and drinks but also in personal care products such as toothpaste.
Are artificial sweeteners less harmful than normal sugar?
When looking at nutrition it is important not to look at individual ingredients or nutrients but rather consider the balance of foods within a diet. For example, fruits are a natural source of sugar in the diet, but they are also important sources of vitamins and prebiotic fibres and as such are considered highly nutritious and healthy foods overall. However, processed foods with high amounts of added sugar or artificial sweeteners often provide limited nutritional value to a diet, so should only be consumed in moderation.
How can we improve our gut health?
Diet is considered one of the most important factors which influences the activity of our gut microbiome. Overall, the evidence suggests that a diet rich in whole plant foods such as fruit, vegetables, wholegrain cereals, nuts, pulses and legumes, is the best way to ensure the health of the gut microbiome. There is also emerging evidence that physical activity interacts with the microbiome, while maintaining muscle mass is important for glucose metabolism.


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Std IX workshop – Colour shadow
The students of Class IX had a really fun workshop on Tuesday 23rd August, 2016 building their own coloured shadow. We all know that a shadow is black. So you can imagine the excitement that the kids experienced when they saw a coloured shadow. It was a thrilling experience for them all!


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White Collar Criminal Defense
The lawyers at Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP have a well-established record of defending white collar criminal cases and government investigations, as well as representing clients in administrative and civil matters with fraud or criminal overtones. Our team has been actively involved in all stages of the defense of these matters, from preliminary investigation, through grand jury proceedings, to trial. Additionally, our team has experience in conducting in-house investigations and creating corporate compliance programs.
Our attorneys represent individuals and businesses in a variety of criminal matters, are licensed to practice in both state and federal courts and handle criminal matters at both the trial and appellate levels. Our experience runs the full gamut of business-related criminal matters, including:
- Health care fraud
- Antitrust
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- False Claims Act/Government contractor litigation
- Money laundering
- Tax fraud and IRS investigations
- Bank fraud
- Securities fraud
- International financial transactions fraud
- Computer crime
- Environmental crime
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Our attorneys are also experienced in the following areas.
Health Care Litigation
The Justice Department, as well as most states have made health care fraud issues a priority item in recent years. This prioritization has led to increased federal and state scrutiny of transactions in the health care industry that were previously ignored which has, in turn, led to increased prosecutorial efforts in this industry.
Our attorneys have experience in defending against federal and state investigations in the health care industry. Our attorneys have represented physicians accused of Medicaid and Medicare Fraud, have received declination letters for health care providers and have defended nationally recognized health care organizations accused of patient abuse and neglect.
Antitrust violations have serious consequences that can cripple both the operations and the reputation of any business. Such federal statutory schemes as the Clayton Act, the Sherman Act and the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 allow for substantial penalties and jail time for price fixing, bid rigging and market allocation. Corporate fines can range from $10 million to $100 million, with individual fines ranging from $350,000 to $1 million. Prison sentences of 3-10 years can be handed down for convictions. Given these consequences, it is more important than ever before to retain antitrust defense attorneys who know the law and can offer a sophisticated legal defense.
Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP lawyers have extensive experience in representing clients in antitrust investigations and prosecutions. Our attorneys have represented clients in the automotive industry, health care industry, air cargo industry, tobacco industry and chemical industry with respect to allegations of violations of the Sherman and Clayton Acts. These matters arise from investigations initiated by the local U.S. Attorney's Office as well as the Department of Justice.
Environmental Criminal Enforcement
There has been a dramatic increase in the government's use of the criminal law process to enforce environmental laws. Such prosecutions create unique defense challenges because in these cases, unlike most other white collar prosecutions, the government attempts to enforce criminal statutes that require little, if any criminal intent as an element of the offense. These types of prosecutions therefore require intensive fact-finding investigative work and, frequently, pre-indictment presentations to the government with an eye toward convincing the government to terminate the investigation.
Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP is situated to provide defense work in this area. The firm has a depth and breadth of experience in environmental law and environmental litigation.
Financial Crimes
A substantial portion of our antitrust attorneys' work over the past few years has related to the defense of investigations and prosecutions of financial crimes. Our attorneys have been actively involved in the defense of individuals and institutions charged with bank fraud, tax investigations, RICO charges, mail fraud and wire fraud.
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NEF Helps Students Reach New Heights
It was a sound not ordinarily heard in a high school corridor: a soft buzzing, like a small fan.
The sight was also unique…a black, spiderlike device whizzing, chest high, up and down the hallway.
No better time to test a homemade "drone" quadcopter than after school hours in the empty hallways of Naperville North High School!
Initial attempts to get a device airborne had failed. But after considerable tinkering and reprogramming by students in the Physics Club, one of the drones obeyed the controller commands of Senior Dhipak Bala. The quadcopter project, partially funded by a 2014 NEF grant of $3,000, is one piece of the NNHS Physics Clubs' "Science in the Sky" program involving students from Jefferson and Washington Junior High Schools and their mentors at North. Students chipped in the remaining $3,000 for the purchase of parts needed to construct six of the four-propeller machines
NNHS senior Shipak Bala maneuvering a quadcopter.
Senior Arresh Amleshi works with junior high students.
The most expensive element on drones is a small computer – an eight-channel digital receiver system – the hub. The drones can be kept aloft for as long as 15 to 18 minutes with a maximum attainable altitude of 1,500 feet. Of course, safety first! They can only be flown during the day in order to be visible by the operator at all times; and FAA guidelines for small non-commercial drones limit them to 400 feet altitude, operated at least five miles away from airports.
Rowzee says the next step is to outfit two of the quadcopters with cameras so they can develop practical video and still photography applications. At the conclusion of the project, each of the two junior high schools will get two drones…one with, and one without, an on-board camera. Lewis said "This kind of learning can't be beat."
A second leg of the Science in the Sky project was the December 7 launch of a tech-laden helium balloon. Rowzee along with NNHS science teachers Doug Drmolka and Geoff Schmit accompanied a dozen students to the town park in El Paso, Illinois, 100 miles southwest of Naperville. Surrounded by farmland, the grassy park is an ideal location for scientific balloon launches.
The day was overcast and cold, but the wind direction and speed were favorable for reaching a hoped-for altitude of 105,000 feet…a record for NNHS balloon launches. The launch diameter of the latex balloon was eight feet; that would increase to 25 feet at peak altitude when the balloon would burst and fall to the ground at 500 miles per hour.
Instructors, from left, Mark Rowzee (NNHS), Jason Ryan (NNHS), Geoff Schmit (NNHS), Doug Drmolka (Washington Junior High) and Josh Lewis (Jefferson Junior High).
Unwelcome winds buffeted the inflated balloon prior to launch.
Payload and balloon on their way! The balloon continues to expand as it rises to thinner air.
But at about 79,000 feet, the payload began to fall.
Everyone piled into four vehicles and headed east a few miles. The GPS device was found in a farm field, but there was no sign of the balloon or payload…or even a paper airplane. Darkness brought the search to a halt.
Rowzee said: "The working theory is that the tracking payload ripped free from the still-rising balloon and science payloads. We are reviewing the release videos to see if the tracking payload bag somehow was damaged. It was a tough release, in wind, for a balloon with more buoyant force than ever before." Teachers and students alike are eager to resume the search – this time with a camera-equipped drone. Plans for an earlier excursion were grounded by illness.
Rowzee is philosophical: "As we say in the Robotics and Physics Club, failure is always an option…that's how we learn the most."
For more information about Science In The Sky, contact
Mark Rowzee, Naperville North High School
Through its Annual Grant Awards, NEF helps fund inspirational enrichment
programs created by District 203 teachers, parents and students. Each year,
30-50 grants are awarded in the categories of Literacy, Math & Science, Fine Arts,
Health & Physical Development, General and Cultural Studies.
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tiles for walls and floors, granite worktops, recycled glass slabs and worktops, decoran, structuran, alternative. Quality and exclusive marble, travertine and limestone tiles and flooring. Stoneville sells natural stones of various colours: white marble tiles, off-white limestone and travertine, beige marble and limestone, yellow (travertine and limestone tiles), red marble and travertine, grey (marble and limestone floor tiles and slabs), brown limestone and marble, black (marble, basalt, granite floor tiles), green marble and granite, blue granite and limestone, pink granite and marble. We supply from London warehouse popular tiles and flooring - Calacatta Oro marble, Crema Marfil tiles and slabs, Antalya Cream limestone, White Carrara marble, Bianco Carrara, Emperador Maroon marble, Absolute Black granite (a.k.a Nero Assoluto, top choice for granite worktops), beige travertine, Nero Marquina marble, Botticino marble beige, Thassos, neoparies, White crystal, Statuario marble, Satuariette, Calacatta, Classic Travertine tiles, neoparies fino, Arabescato, Travertine Noce, Arabescato vaglie, Desert Gold limestone, Bateig, Belgian blue limestone, Pietra Serena, Crema Moca, Jerusalem Gold limestone, Bone limestone, Eramosa marble, Caliza Capri limestone, ivory travertine, crystallised stone White Crystal C1 (or White Crystal), glass stone, Caliza Marbella limestone, Jura grey and Jura yellow limestone, Rojo Alicante red marble, St Marc limestone, Calacatta Rosato, Amarillo marble, Azul Macauba or Azul Macaubas granite, Azul bahia, Naxos marble, Desert Gold limestone, Cafe Pinta, green and white onyx, Blue Pearl granite, Star Galaxy granite, Rosso Verona, French limestone, sintered glass, White Crystal Japonais, Crema Valencia, Reycled Glass, Rover marble, Okite agglomerate, etc. Our exclusive natural stones include White Cappuccino, Bianco Siro light grey marble, Paonazzo marble, Desert Lilly beige limestone, Grey Marquino (grey marble), Rosa Melograna pink marble, other. Stoneville fabricates bespoke granite worktops, as well as marble and basalt worktops and vanity tops, travertine shower trays, marble bath surrounds, marble hearths and fireplaces, window sills, other stonework. We also do fixing/installation of natural stone tiles and stonework, including granite worktops, especially in and near London, Surrey and Middlesex. The most popular swimming pool tiles are White Crystal and Beige Crystal Japonais. We do swimming pool coping. We also supply a range of architectural stones for cladding, including stones bonded to honeycomb or glass, as well as panels with prefit anchors. Stoneville sells recycled glass, glass2, alternative to decoran, structuran, also marble agglomerate
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Peace on Sol III
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A Christmas card fanzine published by Walt & Madeleine Willis from 1950 to 1966. The full title was "Peace on Sol III - Good Will to Mellow Fen." The text of all the issues was reprinted by Tom Whitmore in 1991 as "A Fan's Christmas in Ireland" with illustrations by Stu Shiffman and an introduction by Nancy Atherton. Though the colophon claims there were 220 copies printed, there were actually only about 100 printed and distributed.
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The beautiful Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton is no less than a fashion diva. She has always been applauded for her fashion sense and she can look great in anything she wears. Let's take a look at her recent appearances and take a lesson from her unique fashion style:
1. The Duchess of Cambridge wore a very subtle ivory dress coat on the occasion of Princess Charlotte christening. It was an Alexander McQueen's ensemble which she paired with a Jane Taylor hat.
2. After the birth of her daughter, Duchess of Cambridge wore a very beautiful blue colored dress coat that was accompanied with a hat. This attire was worn for her first public appearance.
3. Kate Middleton wore a very bright yellow colored dress that had flower pattern on it to appear with her new born daughter after her delivery. She was wearing her nude heels.
4. Kate also wore dresses throughout her pregnancy from the maternity line of various brands such as ASOS and even high-profile fashion brands.
Her signature fashion style always includes a hat and her heels. She likes to keep her hairs open and curled that is accompanied with very subtle makeup.


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This Guide is available on Amazon.com.
2nd edition © 1995) provides logical and useful suggestions for those parents who have been searching for solutions to their child's problems. Using the same format as the most successful intervention manuals Hawthorne has developed for educators, parents now have hundreds of suggestions available to them to help their child who has an Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
Survival Guide for College Students With ADHD or LD, Second Edition Kindle Edition
ADD and the College Student: A Guide for High School and College Students with Attention Deficit Disorder Revised Edition, Kindle Edition
Editorial Reviews
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Useful for addressing the existence of attention deficit disorder beyond the hyperactivity of childhood, this reassuring book frankly covers the realities and logistics of having ADD. It serves as a helpful guide to selecting and entering college and to succeeding there. Various professionals (physicians, psychologists, educators, and lawyers) and "real life" experts (college students and parents) describe the challenge of ADD and its impact on the college experience in short, lucid chapters. Throughout, the underlying message is that students should recognize the limitations that ADD presents and seek help in finding remedies for their particular problems. Individual sections address the manifestations of ADD, cover various treatments, outline college programs, consider learning accommodations that students might utilize, and review ADD students' legal rights. Good for students (still in high school or new to college), for parents (who are coping with the angst of an adolescent as well as an ADD student), and for high-school and college faculty and administrators in need of some straight talk about ADD. This guidebook is practical, realistic, optimistic, and reassuring for both teens and adults. Irene Wood
Praise for the first edition: "…serves as a helpful guide to selecting and entering college and succeeding there…This guidebook is practical, realistic, optimistic, and reassuring for both teens and adults." —Booklist "…A resource to empower young people on their way to achieving their potentials and making it to adulthood." —Mary McDonald Richard Student Disability Services, University Of Iowa
About the Author
Dr. Quinn is a developmental pediatrician in the Washington, DC, area. A graduate of Georgetown University Medical School, she specializes in child development and psychopharmacology.
Dr. Quinn has worked for over 28 years in the areas of ADD and learning disabilities. She gives workshops nationwide and has appeared on Lifetime TV's NEW ATTITUDES and the PBS show TO THE CONTRARY to discuss the issue of girls and women with ADD. Dr. Quinn has also appeared on the PBS program OUTSIDE IN: A Look at Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder.
Dr. Quinn is the author of Adolescents and ADD: Gaining the Advantage, and is also coauthor or coeditor of several other books on ADD. These include the bestselling Putting on the Brakes: A Young People's Guide to Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (for 8 to 12 year old children), its companion workbook, The "Putting on the Brakes" Activity Book for Young People with ADHD, and The Best of "Brakes": An Activity Book for Kids with ADD, all coauthored or coedited with Judith M. Stern, M.A.
Dr. Quinn lives in Washington, DC, with her husband and four children, two of whom have ADD


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