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The word accessory goes well with the word woman; this means if you're a woman without any accessories, then you're really missing a lot! Accessories come in all sorts of categories, colors, types, styles and sizes, which is why we have come up with the top five essential ones to have you looking both cool and fashionable at all times.
Stunning Shoes
Well you can't leave the house without a pair of shoes, which means you HAVE to buy them. So why not make them trendy and fashionable! Shoes are a must have for all ladies and it isn't really seen as 'weird' if a woman has a whole wardrobe of them. In fact, it's the opposite! So a lovely pair of shoes is a must and helps show off your taste when it comes to this accessory.
A Lovely Bag
When it comes to fashion accessories this is crucial as your look is incomplete without a bag. It goes everywhere you go, which means it needs to be both stylish and fully functional. When it comes to bags, then some of the top designers are; Ed Hardy bags, Kate Spade bag and Morgan bags and purses.
A Striking Piece of Jewelery
This is also essential as it looks lovely with all outfits and gives you that gorgeous charm. Anything from a few tiny gems can do and they will have a huge impact on your appearance at the same time. It doesn't have to cost a fortune and if it's something you like, then by all means go for it!
A Charming, Light Sweater
Having a lightweight sweater on your hands is recommending as you never know when you may meet an unexpected cold breeze. An advantage of travelling with a cardigan is it can easily fit inside your bag, not take up much space and also have you prepared for all weather-related conditions.
A Pretty Hat
A lovely hat is an accessory that has never gone out of fashion and is in fact inspired from the olden times. A gorgeous wide-brimmed hat is perfect as it can protect you from sun burn, and look ever so charming at the same time. Another style would be a hat covered in unique decorations; featuring a peacock/bird's feather and artificial fruit.


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Finally received my NAKED2 Palette by Urban Decay! Since it's release in Early Dec. 2011 I've been trying to get my hands on it! The very day It was released I raced down to my near by Sephora. When I rushed in to buy it... it wasn't there. The Makeup Stylist told me that Canada wasn't going to selling it till Spring!!! WHAT??? I was so upset! So I took it as a sign that I should wait b/c I already have the 1st one and I have way too much Makeup. so I thought to myself, "Just wait for the Canadian debut of this palette". Well, about a month went by & I couldn't take it anymore! I needed... I needed... I needed it!!! So onto Sephora.com I went! All excited that I just purchased the palette I thought to myself, "all I had to do was wait another two weeks"! No problem I waited this long! After a week I check my e-mail where Sephora had informed me that NAKED2 was sold out!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHH... WHAT??? So back to the big bad net I went where I purchased it from eBay!!! Alright now it's on it way :) The very next Morning I went to the Mall & decided to check out Sephora. What did I find there? Urban Decay NAKED2 was with a halo of light around it. WHAT??? Well, it came early and I was day late (already buying it from eBay the night before). If you follow me on Twitter I wrote ASAP how Sad & Upset I was over my whole ordeal. I know, I know, I know #MakeupJunkieProblems. So without any ruther delay here are my thoughs, swatches and video on
"NAKED vs. NAKED2"
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With the First palette you got a mini potion primer and dual ended 24/7 eye pencil in Zero & Whiskey! I love getting the the eye liner b/c they are my favorite and it was such a value to receive it with the palette itself! The package is nice but not strong either for me. It's made out of cardboard and velvet. It can get banged up some and the velvet gets dirty. There is are only magnetics that hold the palette closed which could lead to problems... it could easily open and get ruined.
Right off this palette is on the warmer and has more shimmer colours in it. There are two matte colours, Naked & Buck. Which are beautiful for the crease or blending out colour.
|Virgin, Sin, Naked, Sidecar
|Buck, Half Baked, Smog, Dark Horse
|Toasted, Hustle, Creep, Gunmetal
With the Second palette you get a mini Lip Junkie gloss in Naked and dual ended eye shadow brush (stiff flat brush & a fluffy dome brush)! I do have to say that its not the greatest brush & I'll use it for different products other then shadows. I LOVE the gloss!!! It's a sheer subtle rose colour and it looks beautiful on! It also has a yummy minty smell and taste to it! The package is amazing and very strong and durable which I love! It's made out of steel/tin and looks so chic to me. It snaps and locks to together very tight which is a load off my mind b/c I know that if I drop this bad boy it will probably survive.
There are three matte shadows in a nice colour range from nude to mid tone brown all the way to black! The palette is cooler then the NAKED. I seem to be drawn to more of these colours then the first. They did Repeat one colour, Half Baked... I would of rather have a new color in the palette but it is a beautiful golden shadow.
|Foxy, Half Baked, Bootycall, Chopper
|Tease, Snakebite, Suspect, Pistol
|Verve, YDK, Busted, Blackout
Final Thoughts
I love both palette's but I know your wondering "Which one do I like best?" I would have to say NAKED2 wins the price in my option! Although I couldn't live with out the original. maybe it's b/c it new or the fact that i do have more favorites in this palette. I am very happy with this palette and this is a must have for any Makeup Junkie!!! I tip my hat to you, Urban Decay for doing it again! Comment below and let me know what you thought of the new palette and let me know which one was your favorite!
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Visa Invites You to Cheer For Your Olympic Hopeful
Today Visa, with help from TBWA\Chiat\Day, has launched a new campaign that invites people around the world to cheer for their favorite Olympic athlete. Well, as long as they're one of the brand's Team Visa Olympic hopefuls. Fans can create and submit a "cheer" in the form of a post, photo or video on Visa's Facebook page.
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A Florida neighborhood got quite the surprise as a large alligator took a stroll by several homes after storms came through the area.
Police in Palmetto, a city located just south of Tampa, posted several photos of the alligator on their Facebook page, with the caption, "A resident in the Terra Ceia Golf and Country Club had an unexpected visitor after today's storms."
A follower of the police department's facebook page posted that residents nicknamed the gator "Stumpy" for his shortened tail. Several other residents commented, saying Stumpy has lived in the community's pond for a long time and has never been a nuisance.
Palmetto Police said the alligator walked around and then went back into the housing community's pond.
"Some nearby residents came out and said that this guy has lived in the pond on the golf course for years and has never posed a threat," the police department posted on Facebook. "He was not aggressive but couldn't have cared less about us standing in his way. Even though the trapper enroute wanted us to keep him from going into the pond, we let him go on his way. He probably lived here long before the golf course and housing community were built. An old native Floridian."


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Movie Review: People Like Us
People Like Us, with its welcoming title, gorgeous and likeable stars, and strong use of music is a movie that aims simply to elate by being only slightly challenging. It achieves for the most part, yes, provided you forget a few eye-rolling moments in this twist on a family drama.
Chris Pine plays Sam, a fast-talking businessman whose distance from his family is fine until his dad dies suddenly and he is forced to confront his past. Michelle Pfeiffer is the mother he rarely visits, and Elizabeth Banks is Frankie, the sister he never knew he had. While Sam is trying to have civil interactions with his family and deal with those issues, he suddenly faces mounting debt and court fees back home as work troubles loom.
Annoyed at a dead father who ignored him, and a mother who is still ignored, Sam learns that his dad, a wealthy and famous record producer, left a sizable stash of cash for Josh, the son of Frankie, Sam's nephew. And so he is confronted with a problem that likely doesn't face people like us: whether or not to introduced yourself to a sibling you never knew you had, and whether or not to pass along the money that will help solve a lot of problems.
Pine and Banks are superb on screen, charming as usual, and doing their best to deliver a slew of cliché lines and cheesy jokes. Still it is strange, and it is easy to question the actions of Sam who really seems to have no idea what he is doing. At times it would seem that writer and director Alex Kurtzman isn't so sure either, oscillating wildly between incoherent elements of drama, comedy and romance.
Sam and Frankie meet, but Sam doesn't divulge his newfound knowledge right away, as he waits and wonders how, and if, to tell his sister the news. He grows attached to her and her son, dining, shopping, and driving out to the beach together, letting the beauty of the moment supersede the responsibility of the future.
The simply stunning Olivia Wilde (everyone in the movie is gorgeous) and the ever-present Mark Duplass are strong as well, and even though Duplass is around for mere minutes, his charisma is long-lasting. Michael Hall D'Addario is the precocious youth Josh, who, like so many sons of on-screen working moms, is rambunctious and talks with a vocabulary behind his years. Atypically, thankfully, Josh is not one dimensional, fighting with his mom as much as he apologized, being as serious as he is silly, and willing to learn despite his stubbornness.
The film precariously walks a tightrope between being insufferably cute and melodramatic, with many a shot that are almost too clever, and a most predictably story, that while based on a true tale, is completely infused with the hand of Hollywood.
The performances save the day, and Pine and Banks earn their screen time, especially the former who portrays a man trying to do the right thing, with the past and the present. His indecisiveness and missteps are easily documented, but Sam is a likeable character thanks to Pine, for he is plagued by problems that plague everyone. And even though he along with everyone else is ridiculously good looking, I suppose we're not all so different.


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Most internet marketers would agree that developing a strategic internet marketing plan has always been a challenge to them as they hardly find the time and commitment to focus on it. With a lot of responsibilities at hand, the attention they allot for it becomes limited. This instance may sound reasonable but giving into it would definitely set drawbacks to any business.
In general a marketing strategy serves as the steering wheel by which you maneuver your entire online business to a specific direction. Richdad summit will come and go and your business environment will change inevitably. But with a definite set of objectives and marketing techniques you will always land on the best actions. This goes to show the risks of putting your marketing efforts into waste and ending up guessing about the ideal solutions to your business problems are eliminated.
Contrary to what others believe, your business website should be a major part of your overall richdad summit campaign and planning.
Your website which is your primary online marketing means should be aligned with your offline efforts. This is the ideal way for your company to present a consistent style and message to your target audience. Thus, your overall company objectives can be easily achieved.
Richdad summit defines the focus of your techniques. If your website is already up and running, you can now focus on effectively marketing it. If your website needs improvement, you first need to focus on enhancing its features and making it complement your marketing efforts.
It is advisable though that as you develop a marketing scheme, you are creating your website along with it. This can keep your mind focused in the tactics that you will employ in promoting your website. All the same, the objectives and strategies that you have once fixed may change as your time and situation allows it.
A strategic internet marketing plan, in general, focuses on the internet marketing strategies and programs for a certain website belonging to any online or offline business. This online plan includes developing strategies and action plans that are carefully designed to help you reach your marketing goals. Its parts could be divided into three parts. They are the objective, the marketing strategy and the marketing tactic. Each of these parts plays a significant role to any online marketing success.


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Give us some information about your business and what you're looking for, and a salon design specialist will help you put together your perfect custom salon equipment! Our experienced designers will craft a one-of-a-kind product completely unique to your salon.


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Tonight, Tina "The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll" Turner will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 Grammy Awards, and though the iconic artist is best known for her powerhouse vocals, her perfectly toned legs deserve their own place in the history books. Back in the '70s, Turner helped spark a collective yearning for strong stems by letting hers peek out from thigh-skimming skirts and boy shorts in photographs from that era, a stark contrast to waifish '60s limbs. Of course, like many iconic women who came before her, Turner stands tall in the collective memory for reasons beyond genetic luck: Yes, she had legs, but as ZZ Top put it, she also knew how to use them.
Drumsticks, gams, pins, pillars, uprights, getaway sticks—the sheer number of American colloquialisms for women's longest limbs are an indication of their power. Legs, of course, are more than a means of support and locomotion. They're the symbol of women's freedom. And a quick look back over the past 100 years confirms the shifting cultural ideas surrounding a seemingly innocuous slender calf, willowy ankle or sculpted thigh.
Despite the Victorians' attempts to conceal them under crinolines and cages, the turn of the century found legs kicking free and giving birth to what Vogue referred to in 1957 as the "beautiful American leg legend." Legs certainly haven't remained static since coming out of hiding: Not only does each decade have its own fashions, but its own ideal leg proportions, too—often best embodied by the celebrated stems of a cultural icon.
The long, solid limbs of Mistinguett—once the highest paid actress in the world—were insured for about half a million francs in 1919. While flapper fashion only revealed the leg to the knee, the long, form-following looks of the '30s required a few extra inches of skin to realize the line of the fashion. Name a better woman to stand for that decade of glamour than Ginger Rogers, who seemed to float on air with Fred Astaire. Marilyn Monroe represents the fuller '50s leg, which supported the curvy, hourglass shape, an ideal that was shattered by Twiggy's seemingly endless, and childlike toothpick limbs. The late '70s and early '80s fitness craze idealized the athletic aerobicized leg (cue Cindy Crawford in her Pepsi commercial, or, shown here, posing on the beach for Vogue). And these days, Karlie Kloss's "stilts" continue to combine sinewy strength with a dancer's fragile extenuation.
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Legacy of Anecdotes
Paul R. Pillar, a long-time intelligence professional, has written an article in the current issue of Foreign Affairs to defend the record of the CIA as a prognosticator of future events against the assertion in the book Legacy of Ashes that the CIA is pretty much worthless in this capacity. It seems to me that the whole debate is being conducted – at least in public – without the data that would be required to draw any meaningful conclusions.
Legacy of Ashes describes a whole series of Agency prediction failures. Pillar responds, somewhat sensibly, that prediction in this field is inherently hard, and then lists correct CIA predictions for the Six-Day War in 1967, the Tet offensive in 1968 and the social and political aftermath of the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
While Pillar is certainly right that the correct standard to apply to CIA predictions is not "correct 100% of the time or else the CIA is incompetent and worthless", it is also not true that the right standard is "correct anything more than 0% of the time and the CIA is worth any amount of money we spend on it". If the CIA made 3,000 predictions between 1950 and today, and got exactly the three that Pillar cites right, a 0.1% rate of correct predictions doesn't even come close to beating just flipping coins. What we need to know is the CIA's predictive batting average versus the best available alternative. Once we have that, we could try to evaluate the positive benefits of any increased accuracy and compare it to the costs, broadly considered, of the CIA.
Of course, one of the reasons people often cite batting averages is that baseball has lots of discrete episodes within a given game, and therefore lends itself to statistical evaluation. Intelligence is surely more like soccer, with fluid play and ambiguous beginnings, ending and results of episodes. So such an analysis of CIA predictive accuracy would therefore by necessity incorporate many elements of judgment. But without it, all we have is dueling anecdotes.
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I have heard from several parents who are concerned that Kingston City School District students will be penalized in some way if they refuse the New York State testing for grades 3-8 which begins tomorrow April 5, 2016.
Some students have been told by teachers that their opportunities for participating in KALP or taking honors courses would be hurt if they did not take the state tests. This is not correct. The state test scores are just one of several factors used in making decisions about KALP and honors courses in Kingston. This has been confirmed with middle school principals and Dr. Padalino so parents/students can opt-out/REFUSE, if that is what they desire to do, without concern for KALP and/or honors course participation.
Many parents are also confused or concerned about refusing the state tests due to the letters sent home this past week from school administrators asking "for your consideration to NOT opt out your students". Most parents want to support their local teachers, schools and administrators and now if parents refuse the state tests, they are going directly against the stated wishes of those local teachers, schools and administrators.
The KCSD administration clearly stated, when they presented the Annual Summary Report to the Board of Education on Wednesday March 30, that they believe the data points they receive from the New York State tests provide them with valuable information to make decisions about how to teach our students. The letters sent home to all elementary and middle school families this past week asked families to allow their students to take the state tests and participate in this collection of data.
I personally believe that the New York State tests actually cause harm to some students by inappropriately labeling them as failures year after year and that the tests have been used to force Common Core upon us and are part of a plan to break public education. Therefore I can not support the state testing or the use of the state tests to generate data even if the data is useful in some ways. This opinion puts me 'in conflict' so to speak with our school district administration but it does not mean that I do not respect our administrators or that I can not work with them. People who care about important issues often disagree with each other and must simply find ways to work together in spite of the disagreements.
I encourage all parents to determine what YOU feel is the right thing for your family to do regarding New York State testing. Examine the information and then proceed with your decision. Do not allow yourself to feel "intimidated" into a decision by anyone (myself included). Also know that there are not supposed to be any rewards for students who take the New York State tests in the Kingston City School District or consequences for students who refuse the New York State tests. If you are aware of a situation where a student is being rewarded or penalized for taking or refusing the state tests, speak to your principal and/or Dr. Padalino so the situation can be rectified.


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It's no secret we're living in a celebrity-obsessed age where the majority of women that girls look up to are involved in some form of entertainment whether it be music, reality TV, films or TV. While not all the women in these mediums are horrible role models (as evidenced by the many celebrity articles we feature on our site) it's important to realize that role models aren't just limited to one industry.
An area where we believe women have significant influence over young women in a very positive way is sports. Earlier this summer we saw just how influential women can be, when team USA beat Japan in the Women's World Cup in Canada, landing the team a third World Cup Win.
Not only was the final the MOST watched soccer game in American television history (25 million), it attracted 1 billion viewers worldwide and marked the first time the Women's World Cup had major broadcast distribution. It just goes to show that the argument often stated about women's sports not being as popular as men's completely goes out the window when it becomes clear all they need is the same type of coverage.
Of course the other problem we have is the unequal pay between men and women playing the same sports. In total, the USWNT took home $2 million for their win, in contrast the German men's national team took home a whopping $35 million when they won the men's World Cup in 2014. Unfair much? While there are many athletes and sporting organizations campaigning to change that, there are ways to make a difference in how female athletes are positioned in the public eye.
As a media site, we are big believers in using our platform to spread positive messages from these women, which is why we are excited to share some inspiring quotes from athlete Jordan Mercer.
The 22 year old Australian just won her 5th consecutive paddle board championship in Hawaii in July. Oh you missed the first four? So did we and we think it is bogus there isn't more coverage of this badass chick! Aside from her paddle board prowess, Jordan is also ranked 3rd in the International Iron Woman Series.
In an interview with the Daily Mail, the native Queenslander talked about the importance of being a role model and why she believes being strong is a better aspiration than being pretty. Growing up, being fit wasn't seen as anything cool, but the teenage peer pressure didn't stop her athletic aspirations.
"When I was younger, boys didn't think that it was cool that I was faster than them and had more muscles. It takes its toll when it's seen as not being up to a girl to be strong, powerful and fast – to be determined and have crazy goals," she said, and added that it was her determination to continue sports that eventually gave her the confidence she needed to be successful.
In light of this, she wants to use her platform to be a positive role model for other girls and recognizes she is in a good position to do so.
"It's been so incredible to see the success of women in sport. It's amazing to see the light shone on so many incredible, powerful women. The Aussies are doing a great job. What it comes down to is knowing young girls are seeing these kinds of women held up in such high respect and regard," she said.
The Aussie champion is sponsored by Red Bull, Nike and Oakley, and told an Australian blogsite that her sporting success started at the age of 13 when she was asked by the Australian Institute of Sport to be part of their 2008 Beijing Olympics training squad for gymnastics, but she ended up turning it down in favor of competing in the water.
To have that kind of offer at such a young age is a huge compliment to her talent, yet she clearly knew where she was headed instead: to be a 5 x world champion and record holder.
"From a young age I was always determined to be the best. Not just at sport but anything I tried, I always strived to do things perfectly. I did a lot of sports through my early years running and gymnastics being my focus. My dreams and future vision have changed through the years but sport has always remained a very important part of who I am and what I wanted to do," she said.
Now that she is at a level where she is accomplishing her goals and dreams, Jordan hopes female athletes like herself will inspire more girls to also be ambitious and determined.
"If young girls are interested in sport, they can and should pursue it. They should go out and set goals that scare them. Young girls deserve these role models. There are such exciting things to look forward to. I'm now surrounded by incredibly powerful women. Red Bull does an amazing job at supporting girls of that stature," she said.
Competing in the Paddle Board World Championship wasn't necessarily a breeze for Jordan, who worked hard every step of the way to earn her fifth title. She told the Daily Mail how she had to battle currents and strong weather conditions. There was a point she almost considered giving up, as the paddle between the Hawaiian islands of Molokai and Oahu was a grueling 55 km (roughly 34 miles) the most of which Jordan spent on her hands and knees as that is her specialty. Oh and did we mention she did this in shark-infested waters?
That is something that scares her about the ocean, especially since one of her fellow Aussie athletes and friends surfer Mick Fanning just became a household name around the world after narrowly escaping a shark attack in South Africa during a surf competition.
"Mick is my friend and I watched the shark attack in honest disbelief. Knowing what an amazing guy he is made it feel like watching a member of your family. After seeing it all and knowing he was okay… there were definitely tears that came about after the shock wore off," she said.
"The fear is always there, it's raw and it's real. That's my office out there. When it comes to open ocean racing, the channel is renowned for sharks. It's their breeding ground, it's where they live, it's part of the deal. You just have to keep your eyes open and your wits about you," she said referring to her own competition, adding that shark culling is something she is firmly against.
Something she is in favor of is positive body image and wants to show young girls that your body is so much more than just a tool to be looked at, a thought which another champion athlete, UFC's Ronda Rousey, also recently made strong comments about.
"I wish I knew then what I do now – they say strong is the new pretty. But strong really is pretty. It isn't until you have some of these incredible experiences that you appreciate what your body can do," she said. Her regimen includes being in the ocean or training on land for 6 hours a day, 6 days a week.
For those of you who are determined to have an athletic career like Jordan's where you are winning world titles, being sponsored by the biggest names in the industry, and being recognized for your sporting ability, she has some key advice which she shared in a previous interview:
"The best piece of advice I could pass on from my experience is hard work will beat talent if talent doesn't work hard, and there is no easy road to any place worth going."
As for her future goals?
"To do what it takes to be proud of the person I am and never stop learning. I know by doing this I will be inspiring people to follow their dreams and supporting those less fortunate."
And no doubt a 6th world champion might be included in that list. We know it's a year away, but we're already calling it!


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Treat Your Employees How They Deserve To Be Treated
Everyone needs a good cop and a bad cop in their life. A good cop to keep them on the straight and narrow, and a bad cop to show them it's ok to have a little fun. This couldn't be more relevant to running a business. Your employee's need that balance in order for them to enjoy work. There's no fun in coming in to a boss who is always horrible, it'll do nothing but bad for moral. But at the same time no good is going to come from coming into work to a boss who doesn't really care what you do. So, if you're running your own business, but are struggling to find the perfect balance, we're here to help. Take a read of the tips below.
Good Cop
If you want to build a rapport with the people who work for you, you're going to have to bring that good cop side out of you. It is so easy for business owners to get a little too power hungry and forget how to treat employees the way they deserve to be treated. This is a recipe for disaster in terms of moral.
So, if you want to get on their side you need to get to know your employees. Interact with them on a personal level and speak to them like a normal human being – not like you own them. If they do something well, make it known. There are great rewards you can get from websites such as Custom Center that'll help to let them know they're valued. If they've been working extra hard, or have met all the targets they've been set, then give them a little gift to brighten up their day. This will help to improve moral in the office, as well as create a more competitive environment. Good competition is good between employees.
Bad Cop
Taking on the bad cup role is something that business owners seem to do naturally – others just don't know how to do it. Sometimes you need to be able to put your foot down and tell them what's right and wrong. The last thing you need is for employees to be slacking or taking advantage of you. But this is a tricky situation. It's easy to be overbearing and create an awkward atmosphere in the office. Make sure that for everything bad you say, something good follows. That way it'll cushion the blow a little.
Finding that perfect mix is hard, so it's best to only play the bad cop when people are actually stepping out of line. If they're slacking and not doing the job you're asking them to do, that warrants a talking to. If they've made an innocent mistake, this is where good cop needs to be used. Show them the error in their ways in a friendly manner rather than going in all guns blazing. It'll make you seem a lot more approachable to your employees.


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- Common name(s): Mitzeeri, Bruin Stinkhout, Motsere, Ndzerhe, Costal Golden-leaf
- Botanical name: Bridelia micrantha
- Synonymous: __
- Distribution: Tropical and southern Africa
- Description: Wood is dark brown to pale gray, end grain is quite porous and some annual rings are barely visible as a colour variation.
- Fun facts: This tree is considered a Herbal tree.
It has a strong resistance to termites.
South African National Tree No: 324
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"Seven Nations, which melds bagpipes and fiddles with blazing electric guitars and drums … exited their tour bus and walked in to a standing ovation." – San Francisco Chronicle"Seven Nations taught a crowd of nearly 10,000 one important lesson: bagpipes rock." – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal"The music was riveting … folks were dancing in the aisles … the cheers were deafening." – Independent Mail Just one more reason to join the Colorado Irish Festival volunteers! As a pre-Festival thank you to their volunteers, the Colorado Irish Festival (July 10.-12) has arranged a special appearance by the internationally renowned Celtic rock band Seven Nations (www.sevennations.com) for Tuesday, July 7th at 8:00 P.M. in the intimate confines of Scruffy Murphy"s Irish Pub, 2030 Larimer St. If you"ve already signed up, admission will be free. If you have friends who haven"t signed up, admission will be $10 " and that will be refunded at the Festival if they go to Colorado Irish Festivaland register after the show with a code that will be given to them that night. Come by light rail, cab, bus, bike or carpool " but don"t miss this special event Scruffy Murphy"s is a short walk or a $4 cab ride from the Union Station light rail stop. Please join us for an unforgettable evening of great Celtic rock music, fun and mighty craic to get you into the mood for the Colorado Irish Festival three days later!
SEVEN NATIONS to Rock Denver July 7 Special Concert at Scruffy Murphy"s Open to All - Free if you Volunteer for CO Irish Fest
CELTIC CONNECTION/CELTIC EVENTS/GIGS LIST DRAWING:Sara Gabriel ("My daughter was born at Swedish Hospital on December 26, 2006. I had the Celtic Woman playing in the delivery room! Love 'em!!") IDLE IRISH CONTEST PROMO:Susan Smallwood HaroldPatrick McElhanySherree Sabelle
For about one-half of the 15 Annual Colorado Irish Festivals, Tom Radcliffe has been involved. Each year as voids appeared and needs became apparent Tom stepped up to take on more responsibility. His ability to take on added challenges led him to the position of festival chairman. It"s not that he set out to be the chairman of the festival. Long before he met his lovely wife Tina, he met and dated a charming lady that was involved in the festival. While their relationship lasted only weeks she hooked him on being involved in the festival. Tom saw the annual Irish extravaganza as an opportunity to get back into festivals, something that he enjoyed so much in his hometown of Seattle. Tom"s CIF adventure started as a go-fer in the general services area"putting up fencing, building stages, and the glamour part- arranging the portable toilets. He moved on to designing the festival layout, analyzing the power needs and negotiating with contractors. He eventually became the head of General Services. Having conquered General Services, he will coordinate the food and merchandise vendors at the upcoming festival at Clement Park in Littleton, July 10-12.With having accomplished so much with the festival it is hard to believe that Tom has 2 other careers"information technology manager at Pridemark Paramedic Services and owner of Total Web Design. He does own a TV but can not recall the last time he turned it on.Tom answers the question""Why do you participate in the Festival?" "First of all I love the event and I enjoy seeing it get better each year. I work with a group of friendly committed people that give their best. And finally, it is so rewarding at the end of the weekend to see the thousands of guests smiling and enjoying themselves and knowing that I had a small part in creating their happiness."Kacey O"Connor, CO-President of the Festival, adds" We would be sunk without Tom. He is extremely well-organized, talented and most importantly calm under pressure which is sometimes in short supply with our group."If you would like to join Tom and the other wonderful people involved in the Colorado Irish Festival please visit the web site www.coloradoirishfestival.org and click on get involved. You will thoroughly enjoy the experience.


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Gale Anne Hurd - 33rd annual PaleyFest Los Angeles - 'Fear the Walking Dead' at The Dolby Theater at The Dolby Theater - Los Angeles, California, United States - Saturday 19th March 2016
Gale Anne Hurd - 'The Walking Dead' Season Six Premiere and Ultimate Fan Event at Madison Square Garden - Arrivals at The Walking Dead, Madison Square Garden - Manhattan, New York, United States - Friday 9th October 2015
Mercedes Maso, Kim Dickens , Gale Anne Hurd - National Women's History Museum presents the 4th Annual Women Making History Brunch - Arrivals at Skirball Cultural Center - Los Angeles, California, United States - Saturday 19th September 2015
Gale Anne Hurd - A variety of stars were photographed on the red carpet as they attended the Producers Guild of America's 26th Awards ceremony which was held at Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles, California, United States - Saturday 24th January 2015
Scroll for pictures from the geekiest night of the year!
The geekiest of geek outs happened on Sunday night when The Geekie Awards took place. Returning for the second time and with a fresh batch of new sponsors, the ceremony was streamed on Twitch and, judging by the photos below, was a hoot.
Aiming to celebrate and reward the best of geek culture, which is probably the most varied and quickly emerging sub-culture around, it was announced that the Oscar and Emmy-winning producer Gale Anne Hurd will receive the Stan Lee Lifetime Achievement Award from the award's first recipient, Stan Lee, the co-creator of Spider-Man, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Thor, the X-Men.
"I have always considered myself a geek, so being the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement award named after the 'King of the Geeks', Stan Lee, is really a dream come true," said Hurd, who co-wrote "The Terminator" and executive produces "The Walking Dead" which is due to return later this year for AMC.
Continue reading: The Geekie Awards 2014 [Pictures]
Gale Anne Hurd and LA Live - Gale Anne Hurd, Los Angeles, California - at the premiere of AMC's 'The Walking Dead' 2nd Season at LA Live Theaters. Monday 3rd October 2011
To make this man interesting requires a certain amount of style and attention to detail, two of many qualities lacking in Punisher: War Zone, the newest Punisher... well, "adventure" sounds too frolicsome, so let's say "incident." Like The Incredible Hulk, Punisher: War Zone ignores but doesn't quite contradict the events of its immediate predecessor; it's not a direct sequel to 2004's The Punisher, but at least allows the previous film to take care of the origin business.
Continue reading: Punisher: War Zone Review
Despite not being nearly as buff as Linda Hamilton, Lena Headey pulls off a feisty Sarah Connor: She's gorgeous but tough enough to be taken seriously. Her co-stars aren't half bad either; they're worthy spin-off "successors." But as for the show itself, its first season can be summarized as a series of hits and misses, where the strong points occur at the beginning and the end, sandwiching a mess of boring melodrama in the middle. Nonetheless, when the show's good, it's really good, and those few quality episodes should be powerful enough to reel you into watching season two.
Continue reading: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Season One Review
The Terminator stands as a personal favorite. Schwarzenegger was in his prime in the 1980s -- in guilty pleasures like Commando, Raw Deal, Predator, Conan The Barbarian, and The Running Man. But he gave many kids my age something to hang on to during the Reagan years. Schwarzenegger was our generation's John Wayne, a muscle-bound bodyguard extracting his own kind of vengeance from a cold and dangerous world. He was always the good guy, but it's almost ironic that his first indelible impression on our minds was that of a killer robot from the future sent back in time to murder a hot coffee shop waitress.
Continue reading: The Terminator Review
The plot stars promisingly enough. Frank Castle (Jane, *61, The Sweetest Thing) is an FBI undercover agent, the kind of guy who's so good that the Bureau moves him around for his own protection. At his final job in Tampa, he busts up a major weapons deal that kills the son of powerful crime lord Howard Saint (poor, poor John Travolta).
Continue reading: The Punisher (2004) Review
In the words of the immortal Public Enemy, don't believe the hype. Nothing you've seen does Lee's finished product justice. For the most part, the Hulk looks fantastic. He has texture, and he certainly has mass. There's the occasional slippage to video game-quality graphics, but the aftermath of Hulk's actions, the devastation left in his wake, convince us of his existence. Until you've seen the Hulk smash a tank and wrestle a helicopter in mid-air, you ain't seen nothing.
Continue reading: The Hulk Review
$$$ may be right, but [][][][][] is definitely not forthcoming, at least not in the case of Dante's Peak, a shameless and blatant rip-off of the mildly entertaining aforementioned film that is largely responsible for the return to prominence of the disaster movie. This time around, it's a volcano that threatens the peace of little Dante's Peak, and it's Pierce Brosnan who comes to the rescue.
Continue reading: Dante's Peak Review
Teenager Zak (Jesse Bradford) is just days away from getting his dream car, yet his dad (Robin Thomas) is too busy with his complicated inventions to help make Zak's dream become a reality. While his dad is out of town attending a convention, Zak stumbles across a space-age watch that somehow freezes everything in time at the click of a button. At first, Zak and his new friend Francesca (Paula Garces) use their new powers, called hypertime, to play pranks on their friends, but later, they must save their own lives from a group of evil assassins who want the watch back.
Continue reading: Clockstoppers Review
The two are spotted in the White House by a gaurd who originally saw the girls at Watergate the night of the burglary. The two are taken to the infamous "West Wing" where they meet and fall in love with President Richard "Dick" Nixon, played by Dan Hedaya, and very well I might add. Unfortunetly Hedaya's very entertaining performance of Dick couldn't save this already ill-fated non-comedy.
Continue reading: Dick Review
What's new in the music world this week?
'Sounds of Silence' was released on this day (January 17th) in 1966.
Listen to Alex Bayly performing 'Animal'.
Two weeks ahead of Independent Venue Week, Dry Cleaning made 'Britain's Best Small Venue 2015' (NME) the second port of call on their 2020 tour.
'Leave Home' was released on this day (January 10th) in 1977.
For their last gig of the year, The Libertines came back to their adopted hometown of Margate to finish off their latest tour.
Celebrating the birthday of David Bowie with his most legendary songs.
The MILF playing the lead role of the new Terminator TV show is enough to...
I'll never forget the first time I saw James Cameron's The Terminator. I must...
Over the course of two hours, the Punisher, Marvel Comics' black-clad antihero (played by Thomas...
Months before The Hulk director Ang Lee announced he'd rely solely on CGI to create...
For those keeping score, here's the new Hollywood movie formula: Twister - tornado +...
A car going 25 mph is passed by another going 225 mph, but the slower...
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Relatively silly and far too long disaster movie, with a gang of unruly oil drillers...


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4th Annual Virtual Show - Under 8 Weeks, Bucks
First Place
Owner: Laci T.
Stud/Mousery: White Stag Mousery
Mouse's Name: WSM Sterling
Variety: Standard Dove
Judge's Commentary: Ears, set, and head are fabulous. Keep developing that tailset, but it's definitely nothing to sniff at, here; great job on overall type. Color is fairly even, if a little cool for dove, but that vent is VERY orange. Watch that the coat doesn't get thin on his under, there's a little bit of laddering on this boy.
Second Place
Owner: Kristine C.
Stud/Mousery: White Birch Rodentry
Mouse's Name: WBR Bill
Variety: Standard Dove
Judge's Commentary: Nice size for a U8 buck. Color may be on the light side, but lighting could be distorting. Some attention to tail set wouldn't be amiss. Ears and set are great. Be careful not to let the muzzle pinch above the whiskers. Poor kid seems a little stressed in the profile photo, but his arch looks nice. Watch those vent hairs, color should be consistent.
Owner: Meaghan T.
Stud/Mousery: Quickheels
Mouse's Name: Quickheels TexMex
Variety: Splashed
Judge's Commentary: Very sweet face. Head shape could use some attention. Ears are small and set a little high. Top splashing is fairly well balanced, would like smaller patches, ideally. Under lacks splashing, and watch laddering in the coat. Tail set needs some attention. Overall, some focus on type and distribution wouldn't be amiss, but the top patterning is a great start.
Owner: Kristine C.
Stud/Mousery: White Birch Rodentry
Mouse's Name: WBR Frank
Variety: Standard Agouti
Judge's Commentary: Is this guy agouti or cinnamon? As entered, his black ticking could use some attention. As a cinnamon, he may have placed, but the photo quality is such that I can't see the ticking well enough to be comfortable overriding here. Toe and tail pigment are very nice. Tail length is good, but keep an eye on your tail set. Be careful about keeping color even, under of mouse should ideally be the same shade as the top. Ear set is a little too backswept, and muzzle is a little pinched, but his face is very sweet.
Section judged by Sam M. Overseen by Maggie L.


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According to UN Forecast, India's population is projected to touch 1.5 billion in 2030. The 2017 Revision, published by the UN department of Economic and Social Affairs said that curt China with 1.41 billion inhabitants and India with 1.34 billion. "In roughly seven years or in 2024, the population of India is expected to surpass that of China" the report ... Read More »
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Three Pakistani men who have fathered nearly a hundred children have done this bit for the count. With the highest birth rate in South-Asia Pakistan sees three children per woman according to the world bank and government figures. Gulzar Khan who has fathered 36 children said "God has created the entire universe and all human beings, so why should I ... Read More »
Is India world's most populous country!!
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Unit description
Considers the many unique elements of the Australian flora, reflecting the evolutionary circumstances under which it has developed since life began on earth. This course uses a general teaching approach to provide an understanding of the physiological adaptations of Australian plants and the ecological circumstances in which they have developed.
Unit content
- Biogeography of the Australian flora
- Genetic function and enzymology as the basis of evolutionary development
- Photosynthesis as the basis of plant growth
- The role of light, water, temperature and mineral nutrients in plant function and adaptation
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
|On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
|appreciate the basic biochemical, physiological and ecological concepts which underlie plant adaptations to their environment
|Intellectual rigour
|appreciate the fundamental importance of water, light, temperature, fire and nutrients in plant and community function
|Intellectual rigour
|Knowledge of a discipline
|appreciate the evolutionary circumstances under which the Australian flora has developed.
|Knowledge of a discipline
Teaching and assessment
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Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.
Commencing 2015 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 2
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Djibouti Film & Photography Production Services
Are you a media company, brand, ad agency or production company looking for film / photography production support or shooting crew in Djibouti? We have fully vetted, locally based fixers, service producers, directors, DP's, videographers, cameramen, photographers, sound operators, production drivers, and a range of other film crew. Contact us for referrals, questions, cost estimates and references.
Want to know more about shooting in Djibouti? See below for an introduction to Djibouti locations, permits, when to shoot, costs, talent, crews, equipment, art department, studios, post facilities, visas and work permits, film friendly hotels, transport, communications and safety advice.
Djibouti Film Locations
Djibouti is one of the smallest and least-filmed nations in Africa. The landscape primarily consists of rocky desert, volcanic plateaus and arid mountain ranges. It has virtually no arable land.
There are several locations of interest to visiting filmmakers and photographers. Lake Assal is a crater lake in the Danakil Desert of central Djibouti. Lake Abbe is a salt lake on the Ethiopia-Djibouti border. Grand Bara is a desert in southern Djibouti. Day Forest National Park is located in the verdant Goda Mountains. Mousa Ali volcano is Djibouti's highest point. Djibouti offers easily accessible Red Sea underwater photography looks. The Gulf of Tadjoura and Gulf of Aden have beaches and turquoise waters. Of note are Maskali Island and Moucha Island. Djibouti City is the capital and main entry point by air.
Djibouti Film Location Permits
Most locations are possible given time, money and the right approach. Unauthorised photography of government buildings, military installations, and other infrastructure such as air and sea ports, bridges, and public buildings, as well as of religious sites, such as mosques, is illegal in Djibouti. You could be fined, arrested and have your photographic equipment confiscated. Please contact us for location specific information.
When To Shoot?
Djibouti is very hot and arid between June and August. Dust storms blow in from the desert. October to April has slightly cooler conditions with little rain. This is the best time to film for weather. The best underwater photography conditions are from September to May. For monthly weather statistics please see here.
Fest'Horn festival celebrates music from the Horn of Africa in December. Ramadan is widely observed with many services closed during this period.
Costs & Tax Incentives
Costs. Locations, local talent and support crew are inexpensive but since little to no filming infrastructure exists all key crew and equipment must be brought in from abroad. Our Djiboutian fixer will negotiate local deals and provide the appropriate level of production support to match every budget.
Tax Incentives. At present there are no tax incentives for foreign commercials or films shooting in Djibouti.
Film Crew & Talent
Crews. Djibouti has a very small local pool of directors, videographers and stills photographers. Key crew should be brought in from abroad. Djibouti's close proximity to Dubai and major European production centres allows easy access to those crews.
Contact us if you are looking for a director, DP, photographer, videographer (cameraman / camera operator), camera assistant (focus puller), sound operator, grip, gaffer, stylist, hair and makeup, PA / runner, production driver, or any other film crew for your shoot in Djibouti.
Talent day rates and buyouts are negotiable. Djibouti's main ethnicities are the Afars, Issas and Gadabuursi people. All other talent needs to be brought in from abroad.
Djibouti Film Equipment
Only the most basic camera, grip and lighting equipment is available locally. You will need to bring in most equipment from abroad.
Art Department, Studios, Backlots, & Post Production
Art department and set construction is very basic.
Studios and backlots. None exist at present.
Post Production. Post abroad.
Visas & Work Permits
Crew of all nationalities travelling to Djibouti can obtain a visa on arrival. The visa must be applied for at your closest Djiboutian embassy prior to travelling. The visa is valid for up to 30 days. US passport holders see here for more information. Proof of yellow fever vaccination is required with the application.
Journalists require a letter of accreditation approved in advance by the Ministry of Communication and Culture. U.S. journalists and other journalists working for U.S.-based media institutions should contact the U.S. Embassy's Public Affairs section at least two weeks prior to travel to facilitate this accreditation process. Journalists who fail to receive an accreditation letter risk arrest, seizure of equipment, and/or expulsion.
Transport & Accommodation
Transportation Infrastructure. Roads outside of Djibouti City are poorly maintained and slow going. It is recommended to avoid driving at night. Our Djiboutian fixer organises safe and reliable 4WD transportation. Several international airlines service flights to Djibouti.
Accommodation. Recommended film friendly hotels in Djibouti include:
Djibouti Palace Kempinski
Sheraton Djibouti Hotel
Please contact us for corporate rates.
For longer stays we can also organize serviced apartments.
Final Notes
Safety. See here for up to date travel advice.
Projects. For an example of TV commercials, stills campaigns, online content, corporate videos, virtual reality 360 content, feature films, TV series and documentaries shot shot in Djibouti, please see below:
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I had some serious concerns about the Rangers because during the White Sox series they struggled with the bats only scoring 4 runs in the 3 games where they were swept. Then back home in Globe Life Park the hope would be the Rangers' bats would wake up but on Monday there was a new […]
OTOGH: Adrian Beltre 3000
Adrian Beltre, welcome to baseball immortality. #Beltre3k pic.twitter.com/kLhT1Ky2g7
— FOX Sports Southwest (@FOXSportsSW) July 30, 2017
With the swing of the bat and a good jump out of the batter's box, Adrian Beltre reached a milestone today with a stand up double. At 38 he is the 31st player to reach the 3000 hit club and yet this is not the end of his career. No, this is not his last season before retirement. No Adrian Beltre is still here and still going.
As a young Dodger all of 19 who convinced Dodger's great manager Tommy Lasorda to stay with the club and to learn how to play 3rd base by then 3rd baseman Bobby Bonilla. Adrian Beltre's reputation preceded him no matter what team he was on. When he came to the Rangers it was like 3rd base had been waiting for him.
Now I am not about to spout a bunch of stats and look like a page from baseball-reference.com. There are 4 all star appearances, 5 golden gloves and 4 silver sluggers awards. We could talk about how he is not only a leader but a wonderful teammate; unless you touch his head then you are lucky if you don't lose a hand. Don't do it! What makes this accomplishment so great, it is not the end. Beltre is signed for 2018 and will be a free agent in 2019 and is that it? Could he crack the top ten? The point is this is not over. This is only another piece to make his case for baseball's hall of fame. Will he join Pudge Rodriguez in Cooperstown? No Doubt, and as Rangers fans we get to enjoy the show.
OTOGH: Ranger Review
The Infield
It's almost here. Opening Day. I cannot contain my excitement. The Rangers are going to have an interesting year, to say the least. They have signed Rougned Odor to a six-year $45.5 million contract. This is a good deal. It's not so much money that the Rangers will go broke, and it locks in a good second baseman. I would hope that during this time, Odor takes a look at his fielding. During the World Baseball Classic, he made multiple fielding errors, and the coach, none other than Omar Vizquel, and Odor's teammates from Team Venezuela worked with him. The Rangers need to work with Odor to help him become better in the field, and it looks like the Rangers' new first baseman, Mike Napoli, has taken Odor under his wing, a step in the right direction.
Napoli has brought an excitement to the team. I am a little cautious in my excitement for Nap. He is going to be playing first base full time, and while he is a workhorse, it has been a long time since he has been in the Texas heat. And when he was with the Indians, he traded off his duties between first and DH, and I think that is what made him have one of his best years. Come the end of August, we are going to see a worn-out Nap.
Elvis Andrus has been maturing and last year had one of his better years. Will this year be the same? He had surgery during the off-season and missed a great deal of Spring Training. Look for Andrus to have a slow start, but if can keep his head in the game, I am thinking another great year for him.
Adrian Beltre is a gamer and always wants to play. He pushed himself to play for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic, and he hurt his calf muscle again. He is a big question mark for Opening Day. If that's the case, look for Jurickson Profar to take over. Profar looked great during the World Baseball Classic, and I just think he is too good of a player to stay part time on the bench. He needs to be playing full time.
Jonathan Lucroy is back again, working with Rangers pitchers. It's going to be an exciting year for him. Calling the games the way he does will benefit our newest pitchers and keep steady the veterans such as Cole Hamels and Yu Darvish. Last year, Lucroy had a wonderful bat, and while I wouldn't expect the numbers he hit when he first came here, it was obvious he is very comfortable being a Ranger, and I am looking forward to another great season from him.
The Outfield
The signing of Carlos Gomez was one of the smartest moves the Rangers did. I think Gomez is set for a huge comeback, and it's a good thing he is on our side.
However, Spring Training brought some surprises. Delino DeShields has made the team, and there are reports that he is going to be a full-time player. My prediction is he will take over in right field now that Shin-Soo Choo will be the DH. DeShields came to Spring Training leaner and hungry for action. Being sent down last year proved to be motivation to become a better player. DeShields has his speed back, which is going to be key in a possible lead-off position.
The best performance of the spring was from Ryan Rua, who was using his limited at-bats to still hit .333 and smash three home runs. Look for Rua to be the everyday left fielder.
This leaves Drew Robinson and Nomar Mazara as backups, which are much needed, as the Ranger outfield has had a history of injuries.
One such injury that hurt our outfield was to Choo, now the DH. Choo was reluctant to take on the DH role and even made statements that he did not want to DH. Now Choo seems to have taken his new role in stride, so this might be interesting to see how this plays out. It's hard for ballplayers to not play in the field. Will he have the mental fortitude needed to be the DH?
The Starting Rotation
New faces on the pitching staff, but we haven't seen them yet. Tyson Ross is only now starting a throwing program, and then it will be off to minor league camp, and it will probably be June when he comes in. Andrew Cashner pitched in the recent exhibition game at Arlington against the Royals and threw three scoreless innings. There is hope that he will be back sooner than later.
Yu Darvish is our Opening Day pitcher, followed by Martin Perez, Cole Hamels, A.J. Griffin and Cashner if he is going to come back. Pitching coach Doug Brocail is looking at an April 20 start for Cashner, and Cashner may start in the minors to get his arm warmed up. If Cashner can't come back by then, the Rangers will probably call up Nick Martinez from Triple A Round Rock.
The Bullpen
While on the subject of Round Rock, there is some curios Ranger news. One of the things that make the Rangers so great is a close and comfortable clubhouse. Keone Kela has not been playing nice with his brothers or Manager Jeff Bannister and General Manager Jon Daniels. While there is no definite story of what happened, what we do know is this: Kela did something that was, thankfully, not illegal but that insulted Ranger management. As a disciplinary action, they sent him down Round Rock to cool off and figure out what's next.
This is not the first time Kela has had trouble. There have been times where he was rude to reporters and other players and teammates. This is interesting, what could happen, but Kela had a good spring and is needed in the bullpen. Hopefully, cooler heads will prevail.
The bullpen is at eight members. Bannister has talked about how he felt that carrying a larger bullpen would get the Rangers through the tough outings.
The closer is Sam Dyson, who was wonderful for the winning Team USA during the World Baseball Classic.
The right-handers are:
Matt Bush
Jeremy Jeffress
Tony Barnette
Jose Leclerc, who is only technically here, with Kela's absence.
Dario Alvarez
Alex Claudio, who for Team Puerto Rico dyed his hair and also had a great performance during the World Baseball Classic.
Mike Hauschild had a good spring and made the team. Hopefully, this will translate into a good season for him, and as a lefty, he is much needed for certain hitter matchups.
OTOGH: Wanted: First Baseman
With Spring Training just around the corner, what is happening with the Rangers and first base? Mitch Moreland is now with the Red Sox, and there was talk about bringing Mike Napoli's party to Texas. But, alas, there has been a bump at the refreshment table.
Nap wants a multiyear deal, of at least two years, and the Rangers aren't going to do that. They are looking for someone right now to get them to the World Series.
I am on the No No Napoli train. Napoli is only a temporary solution to a real problem. The Rangers need a solid first baseman and someone for the long haul. The reality is that the right first baseman could send the Rangers on the way to a dynasty. Multiyear World Series appearances and championships.
That is not going to happen with Napoli. Rather, the Rangers' focus should be on getting a long-term first baseman. Before the Rangers signed Carlos Gomez, there was talk about putting together a trade for Billy Hamilton of the Cincinnati Reds. Now that the Rangers have Gomez, why not put together a trade for a real first baseman?
Whom do I have in mind? Only the best first baseman in all of baseball. Paul Goldschmidt.
.@Dbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt ranks #1 on The Shredder's #Top10RightNow 1B list for the second-consecutive year. pic.twitter.com/Lq7GXrrKvm
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) January 30, 2017
It would be a big trade. The Rangers are out of prospects after two years of trading for Cole Hamels, Carlos Beltran and Jonathan Lucroy. However, they do have too many players and some good ones that could be better suited for Arizona. Jurickson Profar is a great multiuse player who is too talented to be a backup, but the Rangers' positions are taken. Going to another team means he plays full time. Joey Gallo has been on the trading block more than most mutual funds. While a lack of performance last year has hindered him, I believe that in the right package, he can be worthy piece of a trade. Mark my words, I think a trade is what is going to make Joey Gallo. As soon as he is traded, we are going to see the power and the numbers he is capable of. Nick Martinez can be a starter or a reliever. He's very capable, and for a team that needs some bullpen help, Martinez can make the call. Keone Kela is a great arm, and, again for a team lacking in the bullpen, he can shore up the late innings.
The Rangers have lost their big bats. Prince Fielder, Ian Desmond and Carlos Beltran are gone, and Paul Goldschmidt could be the big bat the Rangers are looking for. Goldy also brings the much-needed defense that the Rangers are lacking with Mitch Moreland's departure. I believe the Rangers won't get the deal with Napoli. The Twins are going to get him. The Rangers also are not going to go after Goldschmidt. I still think it's the right move to go after a quality first baseman.
I would also like to take a moment and defend my case for Pudge Rodriguez. Frank Thomas has made some wild accusations about the Hall of Fame class, saying in no uncertain terms that Pudge was a user of PEDs along with Jeff Bagwell. I grew up watching Houston, and the killer B's were the best. I will now take this time to defend always and forever Pudge and Bagwell. I wholeheartedly believe that these men did not use PEDs. Over their careers, they did not have the huge body changes that you saw with Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa and, on the Rangers side, Rafael Palmeiro. Pudge and Bagwell pretty much maintained their performance levels, having good and bad years but for the most part no huge explosion of performance, as we saw with McGwire and Sosa. Bagwell and Pudge both have a history of being extremely disciplined in their workouts. The other thing I keep hearing is that they are not defending themselves. If they were to defend themselves, what would that look like? Palmeiro up in front of government officials perjuring himself. This hurt any form of defense against using PEDs. Both Bagwell and Pudge have said next to nothing as a defense. I support that; there is nothing they can say. If they say they didn't do it, people won't believe them anyway. Pudge's response is not a cop-out but a powerful statement of faith: "God knows." Letting Pudge and Bagwell into the Hall of Fame does not allow other PED users. The tests were done, and those who did it were caught. It's time to stop pointing fingers and start celebrating these men's careers and welcome them to Cooperstown.
OTOGH: Rangers Blazin a Path To The Playoffs – Cleat Geeks
The Rangers are fired up and who is the biggest bat in the AL West, Jonathan Lucroy! #LuvLucroy, I am a fan, It has been a long time since the Rangers have had a professional catcher. Lucroy is AMA…
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Michael Young is Why I Always Wear a Glove.
It was 2001 and I was working at the Rangers, I had some down time, so I went to see the Rangers warm up. Others had gathered around near dugout, I am walking down the stairs slowly, this was April or May and I had knee surgery in the past December.
As I walk down, I hear the Rangers team screaming "LOOK OUT!! LOOK OUT!!!" There is a baseball shot from the hand of a rookie, it was supposed to be caught by the high price big bat, but the rookie had overthrown.
I should note I learned something this day when ballplayers are playing catch, they are not playing catch like you and I play catch, they are trying to warm up their arms, so the throws are hard and fast. I was holding my glove and no way could have gotten it on time.
I had no choice hit the dirt or be hit by the ball, the concrete stairs looked much better than the baseball. I dove, and the ball hit the back of the chair in the stands and sounded like a gun went off. and bounce back on the field. It was my first time to meet Alex Rodriguez, he came over to make sure we were ok. In the distance, was the rookie, with a panic look on his face, I and so was everyone else was ok and no one had been hit by the wayward ball.
I even told "Alex, hey can you wait till I get my glove on?"
He responded "you should have had it on to begin with"
"Well, I thought you were going to catch the ball." I said
"Bet you won't make that mistake again." and with a wink he is gone.
I waved at at Michael Young, to show I was ok and he waved back and went back to throwing accurate warm up tosses.
This is one my favorite stories to tell, usually the title is how Michael Young tried to kill me. It was the day I learned if you are near a baseball always wear a glove.
Congrats Michael Young on being inducted into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame.
Feel Good Friday: Frank Catalanotto Baseball and Vascular Birthmarks – Cleat Geeks
Baseball and vascular birthmarks don't sound like two things that go together, but in 1999, both would collide in Frank Catalanotto's world. In 1999, Frank was in the third year of his …
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Frank Catalanotto: Baseball and Vascular Birthmarks
Baseball and vascular birthmarks don't sound like two things that go together, but in 1999, both would collide in Frank Catalanotto's world. In 1999, Frank was in the third year of his 14-year major league career and welcomed daughter Morgan into his world. Things should have been great, but Morgan had a spot on her nose that would later be diagnosed as a vascular birthmark called a hemangioma.
I had a wonderful opportunity to interview Frank, who started the 2000 season with the Texas Rangers after being part of the trade that sent Juan Gonzalez to the Detroit Tigers, and talk about baseball and what he is doing to put an end to vascular birthmarks. I asked him what some of his fondest memories were with the Rangers.
I loved coming to the Ballpark in Arlington (now called Globe Life Park) to play baseball. It has always been my favorite ballpark to play in because not only does it have so much character but the fans were always so passionate about the game and in my mind some of the best fans in baseball. I'll never forget the batting title race in 2001 and also setting the Rangers record for consecutive hits (10) and consecutive times on base (13).
Frank tied for fifth in the American League in hitting in 2001, with a .330 AVG. He spent three seasons with the Rangers before heading to the Toronto Blue Jays, but he would find his way back to the Rangers for two more seasons, 2007 and 2008. He would finish his career with a year with the Milwaukee Brewers and his final year with the New York Mets.
And what happened with his daughter Morgan? In Frank's words:
In 1999, my oldest daughter Morgan was born with a vascular birthmark on her nose called a hemangioma. After much research and a few laser surgeries for Morgan, my wife and I started the Frank Catalanotto Foundation. We have since raised funds for surgeries and have promoted awareness about these vascular birthmarks which if left untreated can spread rapidly. Each year, we host a golf tournament on Long Island which helps raise money for the cause.
I wrote the book because I felt like I had a lot experiences that I could share that would help out some young baseball players. Being a student of the game, I wrote down everything I learned throughout my minor league and major league career. I realized that had I known more about the game at a young age, I would have been much better off.
At some point I may want to get back into the game. Possibly as a hitting coach. Currently I am enjoying spending time with my four girls and watching them grow up. Once they are older, I may look into coaching.
OTOGH: Rangers Need A Break
The Rangers may have won tonight but they didn't look sharp from a error by Profar to a short outing from Hamels. The Rangers need a break!
Ok it started with the Yankees but we lost to the Twins, and now Boston, while there were a few games won here and there. The Rangers played a lot of baseball this month and are in need of a break.…
Source: OTOGH: Rangers Need A Break
OTOGH: Rangers Full Of Talent & Decisions – Cleat Geeks
Sorry I am about to throw some shade, but really Ken Giles, you are the one who started it. Bitter much. The Rangers have beaten and continue to beat the Astros. EVERY SINGLE TIME! Come talk to me …
Source: OTOGH: Rangers Full Of Talent & Decisions – Cleat Geeks
Scully recites famous speech | MLB.com
Vin Scully is an icon, and Field of Dreams has a monologue, that's sums up the feelings of baseball, putting the two together fill my heart with joy and reminds me how much i love this game.
Iconic broadcaster Vin Scully recites epic


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WECF and partners developed training module on Construction, Use, Monitoring and maintenance of Solar Water Heaters
Training modules on Construction, Use, Monitoring and Maintenance of Solar Water Heaters are made available by WECF
24.03.2016 |
WECF and partners have developed a training module on the Construction, Use, Monitoring and maintenance of Solar Water Heaters that function as a guideline for the training in English, Russian and Georgian.
The module contains all didactic materials, descriptions of participatory methods and steps needed for conducting the training. The goal of this training is to build capacity of interested local people and CSOs on the issue of solar water heaters within a timeframe of approximately 4 days in a participatory, gender-sensitive and inclusive manner. The training also aims at showing the benefits of the use of solar collectors to raise general awareness of this new technology. The training briefly addresses business possibilities for the participants after mastering construction and monitoring skills. After the training, participants with the right background knowledge should be able to construct a solar water heater, and/or to maintain and monitor it.
The module should only be used by one of the 20 certified experienced trainers from Georgia and Ukraine, who have been trained by WECF to work with this module and are experienced in construction and/or monitoring. They usually work in pairs of a male and a female trainer. The male trainer covers the construction part, while the female trainer works on maintenance and monitoring. In case any other organization is interested to use the materials for a training, it is highly recommended to contact first WECF or a certified trainer. Experience in the past has shown that both the construction and the maintenance parts requires more technical skills and knowledge than can be described on paper.
In the annex is a guideline for participatory community mobilization co-developed by CDE that can be used when working in a new community, to gather information on the energy situation and raise awareness among the local population on the possibilities of improving their energy situation.
The modules will be available via a special link upon request.
Olga Plekhanova (WECF The Netherlands)
Anna Samwel (WECF branch office Georgia)
The module was developed in the framework of the project Switch to the sun Live in comfort, financed by the European Union, and co-financed by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the EWA project.
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McDonald's, Sonic Turn to Tech, Mobile for Major Growth
By Helen Burnett-Nichols, Minyanville Staff Writer
With the latest earnings reports starting to filter in from the fast food sector, some players say they are expecting a further technology boost to help fuel growth this year.
Sonic (NASDAQ: SONC) was first out of the gate this week, reporting net income of $0.14 for its fiscal first quarter, compared with $0.11 for the same quarter of last year, in line with analysts' expectations. The company also reported a 2.2% jump in same-store sales in the quarter and outlined its plans to expand into California, with as many as 300 of its drive-ins expected to launch in the state by 2020.
In a statement, Sonic Chairman, CEO, and President Cliff Hudson said that the drive-in chain will focus on same-store sales growth, increasing royalty revenues and new drive-in development to build shareholder value this year. He also further commented on the company's plans to ramp up its use of technology, previously mentioned in Sonic's fiscal 2014 outlook.
"Over the next few years, we are implementing a number of technology initiatives such as a new digital point-of-purchase technology and a new point-of-sale system to drive improved sales and profits for our brand. We believe these initiatives will fuel our multilayered growth strategy and will enable us to achieve double-digit earnings per share growth in the near and long term," Hudson said.
Elsewhere, Bloomberg reported last month that McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) is also testing its new McD mobile app in 1,000 US stores. At the moment, the app allows customers in San Francisco, St. Louis, New England, and Albany, NY, to locate the nearest McDonald's and redeem deals with their phones.
Last fall, McDonald's also announced that it was bringing Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) former general manager of Kindle Direct Publishing, Atif Rafiq, on board as its new chief digital officer, to focus on growth in e-commerce and "modernizing the restaurant experience."
In a recent report, food-service research and consulting firm Technomic said operators finding new ways to use technology to improve order speed and accuracy is a trend that is likely to impact the restaurant industry in 2014.
"IPad orders placed tableside will be a point of differentiation for a few tech leaders, but we'll primarily see a bring-your-own-device system of advance and inside-the-restaurant ordering -- as well as more customer feedback and interactive conversations," says the report.
On the earnings front, McDonald's is expected to report on January 23, with analysts forecasting earnings per share to come in at $1.39. Meanwhile, Burger King Worldwide (NYSE: BKW) is set to report in February. The Wendy's Company (NASDAQ: WEN) is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter 2013 earnings before market open on January 13, in conjunction with its participation at the 16th Annual ICR XChange in Orlando. Analysts are reportedly expecting earnings per share to come in at $0.06, down from $0.09 in the same quarter last year.
Analysts at Zacks Research recently noted that Wendy's has been "gaining traction" since early 2013 thanks to its value menu, and they are "optimistic on the company's solid menu pipeline and marketing initiatives planned for the period ahead."
Over the last two years, shares of Wendy's have jumped more than 50%, while Sonic has surged 82% in the last year, and more than 200% since early 2012. Burger King is up 26% in the last 12 months.
The following article is from one of our external contributors. It does not represent the opinion of Benzinga.
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What You Learn From Living with a Woman
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More About Yourself
If you ever want to know what is wrong with you, ask the woman with whom you share a residence. She will give you a quick synopsis of your personality, your bad habits, and few more tendencies that you may not know that you have. Women are generally more observant than men and more open about everything. They understand you on a level at which you could probably never understand them because of their attention to detail. Women have great insight into how you work and are willing to express to you what they have deduced about your behavior and character, so you should use that to your advantage. Her assessments of your qualities give you an unique opportunity to reach deeper self-actualization. Living with a woman can actually be a vehicle to learning about yourself. After all, it is all about you anyway, right?
How to Express Yourself
Cohabitation is about communication. In situations where only men preside in buildings like dorm rooms and prisons, talking is usually minimal. The same simple glance between two men could mean you should check out that hot brunette coming from the hallway in college, or you should protect your butt hole from the inmates in prison. Words are unnecessary with men. But for most women, a simple glance will not suffice as communication, therefore men must learn to express themselves if they want to survive domesticity. Women talk about everything and expect that their partner do the same. So, men have to adhere to their partners' needs and accommodate them by sharing their feelings and more importantly by listening. Guys use up to 2,000 fewer words per day than women, so listening is a skill that will be well-received.
The Difference Between Ability to Clean and Standard of Clean
Anytime that a couple decides to live together there is usually a disparity in how well each partner needs the house to be cleaned in order to feel comfortable. Women generally are able to clean a house better than men because they are usually more detail oriented and because women are socialized by their parents to do more domestic chores in their childhood than men. So women's ability to clean is often higher than a man's ability. However, willingness to clean and standard of clean are two separate entities. And, gender roles affect expectations in most relationships. Though women generally clean at a higher level than men, the amount of filth at which they feel comfortable living in varies. And, if the woman in a relationship keeps the house more filthy than her partner would like it to be, then it could cause strife in their home.
Sexual Compatibility Is Not Just Good Sex
Most people think that sexual compatibility is solely about the sexual chemistry between two people, but couples who have good sex together can still suffer from problems in the bedroom. Sexual compatibility ranges from physical compatibility to emotional chemistry to frequency. And, the frequency of sex in a household can drive that household apart. If one partner demands sex daily to be content and the other partner only desires to be intimate bimonthly, then that couple will face some daunting challenges sexually. Failing to meet someone's sexual minimum can lead to esteem issues, arguments, infidelity, and separation.
When to Concede
Relationships are about compromise. You will compromise, and your girlfriend will get her way if you want to stay in a relationship with her. This does not mean that you should be a pushover and allow her to control you, however it does mean that in order to stay in a relationship with the woman that loves you and lives with you, you will have to change quite a few behaviors that you have grown accustomed to having and let go of some possessions that you have grown to love. Your living space will be limited so that viking hat that reminds you of your swinging bachelor days will be thrown away with the poster of Pamela Anderson from Barbwire. That old couch from college will be replaced by some french furniture that you can not pronounce, and all your profane and hole-ridden t-shirts will be burned in the front yard along with your old black book. Relationships are about sacrifice, my friend. But, the biggest sacrifice that you will make will actually be for you. You will learn to sacrifice your pride for your peace of mind. In the arguments that will inevitably come when you decide to live with a woman, you will have to decide if you want to be right or if you want to be happy. The two do not always exist together. Do you want to win the argument or do you want a peaceful house?
Nothing Is Good Enough
This may seem like the ramblings of man stuck in a full blown pity party, but any married man will tell you that sometimes everything that you have done is not enough for a woman. Occasionally, your plans for the evening are not going to be extravagant enough for her, all the money that you spend on the night will not be enough to please her, and your apology for a terrible evening just will not cut it no matter how sincere it is. In those situations, you are going to have to look within, realize that you have done all that you could in the situation, and accept that it was not enough. Every woman has a day where they are disagreeable, inconsolable, or just plain bitchy. Recognize when she is having this day, try to comfort her, and attempt to understand the underlying reason for her attitude. If nothing works, then just wait for it to all blow over. Stable women move past these funks in a day or two.


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Last weekend was the Deadgoat, Summer Solstice Suffer Springs XC race in beautiful Kananaskis country. This race should simply be titled, 'the hardest race of the ABA XC season'. I know there isn't much of a ring to it, but it's much more accurate. Over 1,400 meters of vertical climbing in just over 12 km. Now I shouldn't make it sound all bad, because I mean after all, what goes must come down, and despite massive amounts of rain the week before and all the mud, the down part was more than worth it. Good times, good times.
For me this race was about three things: Ken, Sam and Gord. Simply put, I wanted to beat all three of them, haha… 'Lofty, this goal was' (as Yoda might say). I've never, ever beated Ken and Gord has been crushing me all season. Then there was Sam, who had laid a sound thrashing on me at the Bacon race. Beating all three was a long shot at best, and I knew that, but what's life without goals.
When we took off, I watched Gord blast off the line and very quickly disappear, totally. Scratch goal number 1. Sam also shot off the line and took position 5 or 6 spots in front of me. It was a little while, maybe 3 or 4 mins before Ken rolled past me, with not so much as a word (bastard :-). I'll point out here that I said something unique like, 'good job, man'. But yeah, Ken ignored me and just rolled right by. I watched, helpless, my lungs were already searing as Ken caught up to Sam just at the beginning of the day's first real climb. At this point, I felt like hell, and it was all I could do just to keep pace, never mind jump up on Ken's wheel. So, it wasn't long before Ken was pulling out of sight. Scratch goal number 2.
I knew more than likely, barring a crash, I wasn't going to see Ken again. So I set my sights on Sam, who was still only a few spots ahead, and halfway up that first long, long climb I caught him, and passed him. I figured I might see him again in time, but for the moment I wanted to believe I'd managed to achieve 1 of my goals.
It's a long and grueling race though, and strange things can happen. People can recover, find a rhythm and come back. Though I didn't see Sam again after that first climb, toward the top of the second last climb, maybe 8km in, I looked up the hill and who did I see? Gord! I was shocked in a way. Mostly because he'd been out of sight, and out of mind for so long. On the other hand, I wasn't that surprised because this was Gord's first true mountain race, with real climbing. I had thought before the race, that maybe he'd have a harder time with it, and I'd be able to take advantage. So, there he was, not 30 meters away. Goal number 1 was back on the table! The bad news was he was near the top and I had a lot of climbing to do to catch him. I have to hand it to Gord here though, he saw me catching him and he wasn't haven't any of it. He recovered at the top and then put the hammer down. I tried to catch him, but when I got to the bottom of the last downhill, and saw he still had a solid gap on me going into the flats, I knew it was over. He just pulled away and by the time I hit the line, he had well over a minute on me. Gord took 10th, and I rolled in just outside the top ten in 11th place, once again… haha… Good times.
Big hats off to the Elites who rolled out 3 laps + a prologue. That was a tough, tough course and three laps of it is impressive, indeed. Thanks too, to Deadgoat and to Bow Cycle and the volunteers. It was a great race, and the weather was made to order.
Full set of photos here


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Before I start I know that all of you are wondering why I changed the language. It is so that I write in German and in English and I love both languages so I'm going to switch between them in my posts. So if you want to read all my posts but can only speak one of the languages I highly encourage you to learn the other. Learning a new language is fun and keeps your brain fit and I know what I'm talking about since I speak five languages! But enough of the introduction let's get started with todays subject:
Have you ever heard the term writer's block? It's a "condition" which only affects people who do creative work but not only writers but also other sorts of artists. Wikipedia defines it as "a condition, primarily associated with writing, in which an author loses the ability to produce new work.". In short and I'm speaking out of experience here, writer's block is the worst thing that can happen to someone who does creative work. It is difficult to describe to those of you who don't experience it and because it is different from case to case but for me it was so that I had the idea of what I want to write in my head but I just couldn't put it on paper. In my poem "Des Dichters Leiden" which means "The poet's distress" I describe it this way: "my nib writes but narrates nothing.". What makes it even worse is that writer's block is completely unpredictable. It can start all of a sudden and lasts sometimes only a day or two but it can also wear on for weeks or even months!
The cause differs from case to case. Some people experience it because they go through a period of depression or because a relationship has ended. Sometimes pressure also plays a role and in this case even students experience writer's block when they have to finish an essay for example. If they have to write about a subject that doesn't apply to them it gets even worse. The same goes for writers: If they have to write a story in a genre that is against their natural inclination they struggle to complete it which makes sense. I give another possible cause in "The poet's distress": the practice of overconsumption in our world today. In our world today we have a lot of distractions. How can you be creative when you are occupied with watching TV or playing video games all day? Besides from sports people in the past could distract themselves with either writing or reading. They didn't have a 60″TV with Sky Sports and a PS4 right next to it. They couldn't go on YouTube and watch cat videos for 4 hours. Writers today have to overcome their weaker self's in order to produce their work.
However the most important question for writers is: What can I do against it? Well because we know so little about writer's block and because it is different from person to person it is a bit complicated to answer. The Wikipedia article on writer's block suggests a.o.: "class and group discussion, journals, free writing and brainstorming, clustering, list making, and engaging with the text". Personally speaking I have to say that keeping a journal (or a blog) and free writing have helped me but I would also suggest returning to the things that inspired you to create your book/painting/symphony. This is something that is difficult to understand for people who are not artists but usually we don't get our ideas out of the blue even if it seems so sometimes. There is always something that inspired us for example a song we heard on the radio or on YouTube, a painting or even just a bird passing by our window. If you lose your inspiration listen again to the song that inspired you, take another look at that painting, look at other paintings from the same artist or go feed the birds in the park. But no matter what you do: Don't force your inspiration. Live your life as usual, go out with friends, go watch a movie or a play. Because like I wrote in the three last lines of "The poet's distress": "But resignation should nevertheless be avoided, because the poet is still ingenious for so much longer and his distress of more than short durability!"
Thanks for reading today's post! I will try to upload a new post every three days starting today! If you have anything on your mind be sure to leave it here in the comments or contact me directly via the contact information in the "about" section.


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What is an Insurance Deductible?
Insurance Deductible?
The deductible is the property owner's portion of the cost to repair or replace a damaged item. Think of when you go to the doctor, and you pay your "co pay". That payment is your portion of the bill owed to the doctor or pharmacist. The same is for property claims, the deductible is subtracted from the total payout, as it is the property owner's responsibility.
Can you build in our deductible to the estimate?
The fact of the matter is that we do not create the estimate for the damages. That is something that is prepared by the adjuster using his software and pricing structure. All we can do is point out any additional items that are missing from the estimate or code items that need to be included. Therefore, there is no "padding" of the estimate to cover your deductible.
Why is there depreciation on my estimate?
Whenever an insurance company pays a claim, that claim is paid out either as a Replacement Cost Policy or an Actual Cash Value Policy. The differences between the two are the actual cost to replace an item and bring it back to it's original condition and the cash value of the item at it's current day value before it was damaged.
The difference between the two payments is measured by depreciation. On an Actual Cash Value policy, the depreciation is the age of the item or the amount of use that it has provided subtracted from the replacement cost.
On a replacement cost policy, the depreciation is recoverable or paid out once the work has been completed.