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A yellow edged blue cross recalls the pattern of the arms borne by the North Riding Council from 1928-1974 and the colours of the arms (yellow stars on a blue background) attributed to local saint, Wilfrid an important figure in the region's early history. The cross is set against a green field and in combination the three colours allude to the North Riding's natural features; the green representing the large tracts of the famed North Yorkshire Moors National Park, while the blue and yellow reflect the North Sea coastline and such rivers as the Swale, Tees and Esk. The rose represents Yorkshire and also featured on the coat of arms of the former North Riding Council.
The flag was chosen by a public vote, following a competition to design a flag for the North Riding which was launched on Wednesday 16th January 2013 in the Teesdale Mercury newspaper. Six designs were selected from numerous entries, by a panel of judges, for everyone to vote for their favourite design.
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"North Yorkshire Moors National Park" is actually the "North York Moors National Park", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_York_Moors
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The Kentucky Derby Mystique
By late afternoon, the shadows lengthened, 20 horses appear at the gap above the first turn on the Churchill Downs backstretch, gleaming, face to face at last with the moment in their young lives that will either define them forever in history or leave them little more than footnotes among thousands in the Kentucky Derby's ether.
The ritual begins with the walkover, the procession every owner of a thoroughbred aspires to experience. For the moment, the playing field is level and the attention of an assemblage of humanity in all its forms that spans at least three time zones becomes fixed upon the combatants. At the track, cheers of encouragement ebb and flow, a reflection of status in the betting pools and success in races that began in January and, furlong upon furlong, are now at their backs on the "Road to the Derby," a thoroughfare with far more egress than access.
By then, Churchill Downs quivers in electric anticipation, a communal, even tribal preparation for what will follow. The field, accompanied with solemn humans aware of the magnitude of what will come within the hour, is led into the tight saddling enclosure, packed with the connected and those in the entourage, encircled by those who that morning had claimed a vantage point from which to view the Derby horses and exercised the timeless right of squatters. Once led through the tunnel and onto the racetrack, jockeys astride, they are gone from sight to most without very expensive seating accommodations — into the noise. Even for those so privileged, watching the unfolding scene unencumbered is a stretch of concentration.
Whether the epidemic, well-documented weeping that underscores the chorus of "My Old Kentucky Home" that accompanies the parade to the post is the product of nostalgia, bourbon, beer or random emotion is a matter of speculation, but it happens as anticipation gathers momentum, spreads through the crowd and ripples over an infield packed cheek to jowl with besotted revelers who arrived at first light, have not seen a horse race all day and will have no view of the Derby. Who cares? We're here!
The first Saturday of March is yet at hand, its springtime counterpart two full months away, and already the search has begun. Snow covers much of Arizona, a blizzard rages in the Midwest and tornados threaten the South. Distractions will not deter the search for a Derby horse, the gem plucked from a thicket. More than 350 3-year-old thoroughbreds, most yet unknown, remain eligible. Several will have raced in the Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park, in Florida, where Orb raised his profile in a very big way, or in the Risen Star Stakes in New Orleans, which deepened the confusion in the South on Saturday last, revealing something perhaps or perhaps not. This is, after all, the point at which confusion becomes part of the equation.
Then, turn to the to-do list. Make reservations for a weekend in May in Louisville — travel, hotels, restaurants, all at three times the usual price. Women shop for elegant hats they will not wear twice. The less ambitious, affluent, locale or duty-bound plan parties in their homes, and these, too, have become traditions at once raucous, solemn and mandatory. From Saratoga Springs to San Diego, there is a celebration, it seems, on every block.
It is not quite clear exactly the point at which the Kentucky Derby became an American icon rather than merely a big day in a niche sport, but it has been so longer than any of us have walked the earth. Perhaps, though, it is a singular enduring vestige of a time when racing was much more than a niche sport, when its giants were superstars on a greater stage. Those days long gone, the Derby remains part of the American tapestry, a cultural anomaly in these times but nevertheless eternal.
"This is the week when dear ladies in Shawano, Wis., get to know about sports figures named Spectacular Bid and Flying Paster," the legendary New York Times columnist Red Smith wrote in 1979. "Spectacular Bid and Flying Paster are thoroughbred race horses and there are vast and sinless areas in this country where they and their like are regarded as instruments of Satan 51 weeks a year. Then comes the week of the Kentucky Derby, and sinless newspapers that wouldn't mention a horse any other time unless he kicked the mayor to death are full of information about steeds that will run and the people they will run for at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday of May."
The aura of the Derby has outlasted the useful print media and the racing writer is all but extinct in the realm of the American daily newspaper, the gap filled nowadays by television and online sources. Smith likely never heard words such as blog and Twitter. The Derby, however, remains undoubtedly — stubbornly — the most anticipated two minutes in American sport, part of the culture. But no one has ever fully explained how the Derby became the most popular and high-profile horse race run in the Western Hemisphere, with interest that has been expanded to Europe and even Asia.
"This is a day for anyone involved with horses," said Bill Turner, who trained the undefeated 1977 Derby and Triple Crown winner, Seattle Slew. "There's nothing like it."
But it is much more than a day for anyone involved with horses. For them, it is Christmas in May, the focus of all existence. For the rest of the nation, it is Mardi Gras in springtime.
Explaining the Derby's enduring and in fact growing popularity is a matter of conjecture. Many, human and equine, have contributed to its evolution. But the most durable explanation is that Col. Matt Winn, who operated Churchill Downs for a half century, was a master showman who took the Derby from local celebration to the national stage by luring the most prominent sports journalists of the era to Louisville, paying expenses and supplying entertainment that endeared the river town, the racetrack and its leader to the ink-stained wretches who availed themselves unabashedly to the copious largesse and spread the word to those in the nation's largest cities, where racing fans lived.
The truth is that Wynn was a Louisville tailor who before taking the leadership of Churchill Downs promoted racing at Empire City in Yonkers, N.Y., a harness track, and Juarez in Mexico — a skilled promoter and student of human nature both consumptive and carnal, but perhaps not the visionary that stands embellished in time and Derby lore, a work still in progress. Undoubtedly, Winn never envisioned the 21st century fruit of the seeds he had sewn.
Winn, however, cannot be denied a singular success pivotal to the Derby's ascent in the national sporting conscience. He lured the connections of celebrated champion 2-year-old filly Regret, who was based in the East and had yet to race as a 3-year-old, to the Derby of 1915.
When jockey Joe Notter brought Regret home a two-length winner and she became the first filly to triumph in the Derby, it brought a floodtide of national attention to the race. Even then, truly great fillies held a special place in the public heart.
"The race needed only a victory by Regret to create some more coast-to-coast publicity to really put it over," Winn said after Regret's popular triumph. "She did not fail us. Regret made the Kentucky Derby an American institution."
And so it remains.
Racing's burgeoning transcontinental popularity during the Great Depression and into the post World War II era, when it competed for public attention only with baseball and boxing, contributed mightily to the Derby's entrenchment in the sporting landscape, a period during which Omaha, War Admiral, Count Fleet, Assault and Citation would win the big race in Louisville and Triple Crown long before that designation was imparted to the sweep of the Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes. Television, still in its infancy during the 1950s, played a huge role in expanding the Derby's sphere, bringing to American homes not only the race itself, but introducing the significant players during broadcasts of preliminary races to winter-bound cities with no more than one or two stations. The emerging technology of the time failed to fully convey the experience and still fails in the present age of the high-definition flat-screen and surround sound.
John Steinbeck, the novelist, wrote this after attending the Derby for the first time and experiencing Needles' win in 1956:
"By the time this is written, there will be few people in the nation who will not have seen the race on television or heard it on radio, and they will all have felt to some extent the bursting emotion at Churchill Downs. Every step of the great Needles will have been discussed — how he dawdled along trailing the field for two-thirds of the course, then fired himself like a torpedo past the screaming stands and the straining horses to win while the balloon of tension swelled and burst and it was all over.
"Now there is a languor. Over a hundred thousand hearts are more spent than Needles' heart, and some of them split and their owners on the way to the hospital or the morgue.
"I am fulfilled and weary. This Kentucky Derby, whatever it is — a race, an emotion, a turbulence, an explosion — is one of the most beautiful and violent and satisfying things I have ever experienced. And I suspect that, as with other wonders, the people one by one have taken from it exactly as much good or evil as they brought to it.
"What an experience. I am glad I have seen and felt it at last."
Steinbeck's experience is shared and understood fully by anyone who has been at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday of any May and was still sober at post time. The place during that two minutes engulfs the consciousness, overwhelms the senses, making it all but impossible to hear anything except a building roar or remain fully aware of what transpires on the racetrack until the horses are in direct view. It is possible to identify the animal about to be enshrined in the Louisville pantheon, and even then you wait to watch the replay before you are certain of the outcome. Literally, the building if not the ground beneath shakes. The experience is enveloping, every witness immersed entirely, a rapture two minutes long that reaches crescendo as the leader enters the final furlong, screams to the heavens and fades slowly in an almost languorous sweetness.
At some point, the leaders of Churchill Downs, a group during most of the track's long history far less straight-backed and corporate than the one that has come to power, discovered that celebrity sells an image. What the late seminal gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson depicted as decadent in an early '70s account of the Derby lives today, represented by Millionaires' Row, where celebrities, entertainers, athletes and titans of industry celebrate the day apart from the merely wealthy and sufficiently affluent who have secured less exclusive dining options. With the possible exception of the Super Bowl, no American sporting event attracts a wider array of famous and beautiful people lured from Hollywood and Broadway not only by the race and ritual ribaldry, but also by the largesse that in another time, at Col. Winn's behest, lured prominent media figures to cover the Derby and spread its gospel. Priority and the Derby's public face have been transformed, but not the eventual result.
The cognoscenti began the search for the 2013 Derby winner last year, at Saratoga, Belmont Park, Keeneland and Santa Anita, hoping to identify true 10-furlong-in-May talent in eight furlongs of September. Others take up the quest in January in hope of placing an ante-post wager that will produce a handsome profit. Sometimes, being the smartest person at the neighborhood Derby party is sufficient.
Whatever the vantage point or accommodation in various weathers, they have witnessed unforgettable performances by truly great thoroughbreds — Secretariat, Seattle Slew, Affirmed, Spectacular Bid, Barbaro — horses they will never forget at their best on unforgettable afternoons in Kentucky. At its very heart, the Derby is about the breed and the place.
The eternal pursuit of the nearly impossible, for those involved with horses, is no less a siren now than it has ever been. For them, every thoroughbred foal is three years from a destiny realized by only one. For others, the Derby endures because it is eight months of speculation leading to a moment of truth; two minutes of a year shared by a nation and much of the world; attention undivided by global tensions, politics or the financial markets. It is true purity of competition among horses born to this moment with all odds against, a purity to which we all aspire but few capture, something somehow beyond full human understanding.
Or even, perhaps, explanation.


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5/2/09 - updated file, removed 6 Ontario locations that closed
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To complement my AAA office location file, I created a separate CAA (Canadian Automobile Association) file showing a list of CAA offices. I looked up the office locations from CAA's website, and then found the coordinates using MapSource. (If the office was already pre-loaded on MapSource, I used the coordinates of the existing POI.)
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text: Hello players and welcome to our new cateogry game named Clarence Games from Cartoon Network! We show that our players just love Cartoon Network shows and we decided to add all the shows and make great games for you to have fun on Friv-Games-Today.com! Today we have a show that's broadcast on Cartoon from April 2014 and currently has 64 episodes and 2 seasons, so this year we are waiting for the new season 3 of Clarence! The show is follows the life of an 8-year-old chubby boy who is just a "love-the-life" character. He life with her mother in Arizona where she is kind of married with Chad, not a very good friend for Clarence. He have 2 best friends, Jeff who is the intellectual of the group and Sumo who is the part of group that always stay on reality. In each day on Clarence show you will se his life, problems and how he with his friends are manage them. From 2014 to 2016, Clarence show was nominated for Primetime Creative ARts Emmy Awards, Brithish Academy Children's Awards and Annie Awards but unfortunatlly our show was not the first. If you are a player on this site, you know that on every category with characters we will take one moment to say something about all the main characters of the show, and Clarence Games is not an exception. We have the main protagonist who give the name of the show, Clarence Wendell, a chubby, optimist boy who all day is outside enjoying everyting and spread the love! At the beggining of the show he was 8, but in 2016 he will make 10-year-old, so we will have new and interesting events. Some days we all want to be like Clarence because he is that type of boy who see the best in everyting. If he have an awful day and terrible, at the end of the day we will hearing Clarence recounting about his amazing day! They are some guys out there who may say Clarence is sick, autist or something like that, but the owners of the show says that Clarence just love everyting and find amazing all that he does. We will see in the show and in Clarence Games too that our frined is not very into girls because he just find them strange and creepy because how they dress, talk, walk, what music they listen and so on. Clarance dress with a t-shirt that have 2 colors, purple on arms and green in rest, with a pair of blue pants and a pair of shoes. He have short blonde hair and you will know him by hi's unmistakeable smile. Clarence is the main protagonist of the show and he is the main character in all our games that you will find playing Clarence Games, but it was once a episode where he did not appear in, "Have a Bail". Hi's family is composed by Mary, Chad, Dillis, Seymour and Damian. In Clarence Games we have many characters and a part of them are Aberdale Elementary Studnets like Belson, Nathan, Percy, Kimby, Coco and others, or West Aberdale Elementary Studens like Jimmy Chakraborty, Mel, Bree, Phill and more. We have some aduls too like Mrs. Berstein, Baker, Resse, Shoop, Sumozki, and some Minor characters like Amy Gills, Buckey O'Neil, Sammy, Gale and more others. The other main character in the show is Jeff Randell, one of the best friends of Clarence! You will know Jeff from his square head, short kaki pants and a blue t-shirt. One important thing at Jeff is that he's a germaphobe so everytime he does something, he first use his sanitizing spray. He is a smart boy who is conscientious and like school. We saw some episode where hi's a little bit more aggressive and despite but in a regular day, he is just the perfect friend. We are sure that you will meet all this characters in Clarence Games and one more, Ryan Sumozki, the other main character of the show and one of the best friends of Clarence! He is a 9-year-old boy who love to do crazy things and if you have a problem, he will search and find a solution although it's not the best. He is a good friend but we see often have a little envy for Clarence. Like in other shows we have bad characters too like Belson Noles, a bully from Clarence's school who all the time is rude and spoiled. He is a short kid with long hair but he is just very aggressive. We hope that you will love all of our games from Clarence Games and that you will come back for more fun. We are trying to add all the games with Clarence and his friends for our players. If you are a true gamer or player, you will win in all Clarence Games!


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Yoga is my favourite sportif activity (Maybe because it doesn't always feel like sport) And if you do Yoga it is good to have some pairs of nice Leggings. My newest ones are made of Jersey with a flowery print. (Made from my TNT pattern "Roxy" from La Maison Victor Autmn 2014)
Finally I made the Sierra Bra from the free Pattern by lovely Madalynne. It's my first attempt at sewing a bra (or underwear in general). But her sewalong was very helpful and left me very proud of my first piece of underwear. And it is so comfy that I like to wear it everywhere… and do Yoga.
The third piece of my new Yoga gear is a simple shirt for keeping me warm during Shavasana. It is based on my selfdrafted hi-low shirt. I just added a wide band to the hem and left the sleeve hems and the neckline undone to give it a casual look.
And before I forget… the finale of Me Made May…
See you next May! (Well, I promise to show you some of my creations before that 🙂 )


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ResponsibilitiesEnvision and lead initiatives inclusive of strategic company projects supporting innovation, research and product development.Act as a trusted research innovation partner and expert that will be relied on for strategic POVPerform all data research and perform analysis on all projects and lead the research process with help of appropriate data mining tools and perform qualitative and quantitative research from insights to conceptualization within timeframe and budget.Develop creative ideas and solutions based on industry research and consumer insight to formulate thinking for new products or improve existing products/product performance.Contribute to organizational business development activities.Develop and maintain strong professional relationships with internal stakeholders, project teams, external business partners, vendors and suppliers.Collaborate and facilitate working sessions with project team members to identify product requirements in the form of features and functions that help solidify product concepts.Coordinate with various teams to design and recommend an efficient strategy, perform the appropriate research required, and prepare pitch presentations with the right level of interpretation on all primary and secondary data.Lead the planning and preparation of research reports for all program projects based on the internal stakeholder audience and meeting requirements.Facilitate the exchange of ideas for all research activities and analyze data and manage communication to prepare executive level presentations/workshops.Role Details: Analyze consumer research data to identify insights, trends, and implications that add value to the design and implementation of strategic business initiatives. Be a subject matter expert on analytics solutions, products, and capabilities across all customer segments and geographiesMonitor the competitive landscape and address through feature recommendations and competitive marketing collateral.Present new product ideas for product innovation galleries to Consumer Product VPs and the overall organizationEvolve and improve competitive messaging, positioning, and packaging of information for the Product Innovation programAccess and analyze customer needs and market trends to help drive business cases for all new product areas and to support overall product strategyAssist with developing go-to-market business models and plans that support the launch of new ideas, products, solutions, and service offeringsWork with the content teams to create best-in-class business model materials that align Verizon assets and customer delivery capabilities with customer needsCo-lead the creation and delivery of clear, concise and engaging product materials around the product value propositions, competitive developments, and new market offeringsDevelop product positioning and messaging that differentiates our ideas/productsCommunicate the value proposition of the products to the sales team and develop the sales tools that support the selling process of your productsMarket intelligence – be the expert on our consumers, how they buy and their buying patterns; be the expert on our competition landscape and how to differentiate ourselves from themQualifications Bachelor's degree in Market Research . 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About the Blue Man Group
The Blue Man Group Orlando is a show unlike no other! Located at Universal CityWalk between the main entrance of Universal Studios Orlando and the Hard Rock Cafe. The theater has 1,000 seats for guests to enjoy the humor, vibrant colors and live rock music for an almost two hours. The show is performed with no spoken words, by the famous three bald wide eyed Blue men, which is perfect for all languages and cultures that visit Orlando daily. This show is a combination of modern technology and science, some would even say educational, which is perfect for school or tour groups. This interactive audience participating, comedy, theater, rock show party will have you laughing and up on your feet.
What you need to know before attending:
- Backstage tours are available for an additional charge, one hour before the show starts, along with a private meet and greet and photo opportunities with the Blue Men after the show.
- There is no dress code and comfortable attire is recommended.
- Premium seats are available in the Poncho Section, in which is made up of the first four rows closest to the stage.
- Materials from the show may splash from the stage, and ponchos will be provided.
- The show is scheduled every evening for either one or two shows before or after dinner time, depending on the day of the week or peak times travel times during the year.
- Strobe lights and loud music are used throughout the show and therefore not recommended for audience members with certain medical conditions or children under the age of three.
- The theater is ADA accessible.
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"Not to be able to stop thinking is a dreadful affliction, but we don't realize this because almost everyone is suffering from it, so it is considered normal. This incessant mental noise prevents you from finding that realm of inner stillness that is inseparable from Being."
"The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive. To put it more accurately, it is not so much that you use your mind wrongly - you usually don't use it at all. It uses you. This is the disease. You believe that you are your mind. This is the delusion. The instrument has taken you over."
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Sorry guys! It's been too long!
I'm in Gladstone, it's pretty and nice, it's also quite warm. We've had a few days of 32 degrees Celsius. today it was 27C before 8am!
I have to say, I'm missing the tasmanians (not that they ever actually read this blog!)
I've found a couple of nice coffee places that do nice food and nice coffee in the area.
While I was in Rockhampton today (about 1h30 north) I had the nicest breakfast! It was Raisin Toast done French style, one side dipped in egg and then fried… It sounds kinda wrong, but Oh, My, God. DELICIOUS!!!
I've had coffee with one of the locals, he seems really nice, he does a drag show in Rockhampton once a month, and his partner works with Don!
I've also met up with the fabulous and wonderful Brooke, and her equally wonderful boyfriend Matt. Brooke is a beautiful willowy blonde creature, and so much fun! We went to Rocky today to go shopping… She found/I found her some of the cutest things, nice shoes, belt, bangles, sporty clothes… I got another pair of shorts… living in the tropics has really highlighted my wardrobe's shortfall in the shorts-that-fit-me department.
So I have a couple of friends here now.
After I got back from Rocky, I was looking out my office window (my house has an office! :D) and I saw a kangaroo on the street! I raced to get my camera-phone from the kitchen, and when I got back, what I suspect is her male and their child bounded along too!
So that was really cool… they're kinda big, which is kinda scary… I'm used to wallabies, which look similar, but they're smaller, probably about the size of the joey in the picture… about knee-high, to give you a frame of reference.
Anyway! It's all going nicely!


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One of the puzzles that we've got at the moment is why business confidence should be falling at a time when the global economy is going strong and New Zealand's terms of trade are higher than they have been for a very long time.
Uncertainty is the answer. And one of the great areas of uncertainty is what the new Government will do to labour markets. They've indicated that they will remove 90-day trials for most employees and make a host of union-friendly changes.
Let's not forget that this economy has been delivering a jobs boom over the past few years— 245,000 new jobs in the past two years. We've also seen the average wage grow by $1,300 a year since 2008. It now sits at $60,000 a year.
Why would you tinker with that success?
The new government says they want to help the most marginal young New Zealanders get into work, and yet their actions which include removing 90-day trials, will make it tougher for those same people.
If, as an employer, you're confronted with the possibility of hiring somebody who is unskilled, hasn't had any job experience, might have a few social issues, and hasn't got a great education, and you want to take that risk, would you be more likely to take that risk without a 90-day trial period. No. So it will be harder for those people to get their foot in the door.
The government's own officials, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), have said the proposed changes may well lead to "reduced employment due to changed incentives on employers to hire new workers".
A second potential outcome is "an increase in industrial action and protracted bargaining due to the need to conclude agreements and include wages in collective agreements".
Everybody in the country is well aware of the uptake of industrial action that we've seen since the election—the train strikes, the public transport strikes, which are dreadfully undermining the public's confidence in public transport. We'll see more of that to come.
I'd encourage anyone in business to take a good look at the proposed changes, and if they're part of an organisation encourage them to submit on legislation.
I'd be happy to meet with any Verve readers to discuss the issue, in your place of business.


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The Ragdoll is a large, muscular pointed cat, which has a semi-long soft, non-matting and low shedding, silky coat and beautiful blue eyes. Ragdolls are best known for their docile and placid temperament and affectionate nature. The name "Ragdoll" is derived from the breed's tendencies to "go limp" when they are picked up. The breed was developed in the 1960's by a controversial breeder by the name of Ann Baker (an established Persian breeder), who resided in Riverside, California.
The breed began with a feral, longhaired white cat of Persian/Angora type, by the name of Josephine, who had produced several litters of typical cats which were sired by several unknown male Birman-like or Burmese-like cats. One day, the pregnant Josephine was injured by a car and was taken to the veterinary hospital at the University of California. Ann believed that Josephine was involved in a secret government genetic experiment during her treatment at the lab and claimed that it had made Josephine docile, relaxed when being picked up and immune to pain. After Josephine had recovered, the kittens she produced had very easy going temperaments. After a subsequent litter produced more of the same types of kittens, Ann had purchased several kittens from the owner, Mrs. Pennells, who had lived behind Ann, and set out to create what is now known today as the Ragdoll breed. Ragdolls have been selectively bred over many years for keeping the desirable traits, such as large size, gentle, docile temperaments, and the tendency to go limp when picked up, as well has having their striking pointed coloration.
Ann then bred Josephine to two of her own sons by different fathers, a male Burmese-type cat, Blackie, and his half-brother, a Birman-like male she named "Daddy Warbucks". Josephine was bred back to Daddy Warbucks and a female, Fugianna, was produced. Fugianna was the foundation cat for what Ann called the "light side" of her breeding program (bicolors). Female Buckwheat was the result of the mating of Josephine and Blackie, which was the foundation cat for the "dark side" (mitted and colorpoints) of Ann's breeding program. Fugianna and Buckwheat were bred to Daddy Warbucks to produce the first Ragdolls.
Ann spurned traditional cat breeding associations. She trademarked the name "Ragdoll" and set up her own registry, the International Ragdoll Cat Association ("IRCA") and enforced stringent standards on anyone who wanted to breed or sell cats under that name, as she wanted to control the breed.
Denny and Laura Dayton were the first breeders to purchase some of Ann's Ragdolls. The Daytons kept very good track of the early Ragdoll records, and worked hard on creating a pedigree system. The Daytons, wanting to advance the breed and gain mainstream recognition, eventually developed the Ragdoll standard, which is currently accepted by major cat registries. Ann was very angry with the Daytons for taking over her breed and stealing her fame. Ann tried her best to fight the Daytons, but in the end lost the fight. The Daytons are responsible for the Ragdoll's big break into America and soon thereafter into England. The Dayton's cattery name was called Blossom-Time. The Blossom-Time name is in all traditional Ragdoll pedigrees.


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Internal Care Coordinator/Vice-Principal Message
As care coordinator at Sacred Heart School, besides the classroom teacher and principal, I am a regular visitor to each classroom on a weekly basis.
Through observation, interaction and evaluation of students learning abilities & styles, their talents and interest are discussed with their teachers, parents as well as the students themselves.
At Sacred Heart School teachers are a source of inspiration and we uniformly provide a dependable and consistent influence on students as they make choices, changes and decisions about their primary education and life.
Some students may need an Individual Education Plan (IEP) or an Individual Development Plan (IDP) in order to accomplishment their individual needs and achievements. My ultimate accomplishment is to allow students to understand how to take responsibility of their own learning.
We have the greatest impact on students learning and we aim to do so with each student at heart.
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Whether you are planning to head to or coming back from a nice tour around the country or wants to sell your caravan, you may need to consider a detailing cleaning service to your caravan which will enhance the inside and outside look of your motor home. We can offer a full interior and exterior detailing service at your home for your convenience.
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- Dry vacuum all upholstery and all carpets throughout
- Steam clean to all upholstery, mattresses and carpets throughout
- Leather cleaning to the chairs and couches (if any)
- Upholstery and carpet protection to last clean for longer (optional)
- Dust and polish all furniture throughout
- Clean all cupboards and drawers inside/out
- Clean kitchen work surfaces, hob, oven, fridge, cupboard fronts/interiors and floor
- Clean and polish all mirrors throughout
- Degrease, clean and sanitize shower, toilet and wash hand basin
- Clean bathroom floor
Total Carpet Cleaning Melbourne uses effective cleaning materials which shall return your caravan to the best condition inside and out and we are fully mobile, visiting your home at a convenient time and date to suit you. We also provide additional cleaning services, please see our list of services on the home page.
For a price guide only, the cost of cleaning the interiors starts from $ 300.00 while the cost of cleaning the exteriors starts from $ 180.00, please call us for an accurate quote and be assured that our service will guarantee your satisfaction.
Contact us today to learn more about our caravan detailing service and get your caravan sparkle clean like never before.


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Review: 2009 BMW Z4 sDrive30i is an easy lover
2009 BMW Z4 sDrive30i – Click above for high-res image gallery
VIDEO: Best possible way to win a BMW Z4?
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Officially Official: 2009 BMW Z4
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2010 BMW Z4 moons the camera
We're waiting with bated breath for the December 15 unveiling of the all-new BMW Z4, but as we inch closer to Z-day we're getting a clearer picture of how the redesigned roadster will look. On Wednesday we caught a glimpse of the Z4 that revealed much smoother, very un-Bangle-looking side panels. Above is the newest Z4 teaser, and as you can see, its a booty shot. The first thing we noticed was the bulging rear whe
Rumormill: 2009 BMW Z4 rumored to debut next month, Z2 on the way
One of the vehicles that was teased in the run-up to the LA Auto Show, but never made it to the floor, was the redesigned 2009 BMW Z4. Rumors of the Z4's impending arrival have been circulating for months, and according to a source inside BMW, the automaker might reveal the restyled coupe and convertible next month.
BMW X1, 7 Series hybrid headed to Paris; Z4 to debut in LA
Inside Line has the skinny on BMW's new product unveils for the upcoming show season. Paris and L.A. are the headliners, with the City of Light chosen as the backdrop for the official public debuts of the all-new 7 series (including an ActiveHybrid variant) and facelifted 3 Series. While those cars will get their fair share of attention, all eyes will likely to be on the concept X1, which will also make its world debut in P
Rendered Speculation: V8-powered BMW Z4 hardtop
AutoExpress' artists worked their magic on the next generation BMW Z4 and even though the exterior is more appealing than its predecessor, what lies beneath the evolved flame-surfacing has us aching to get behind the wheel.
2009 BMW Z4 to be offered with either soft- or hard-top
The BMW Blog, which is fast becoming our main resource for news regarding the propellor brand, is reporting that the 2009 Z4 will be offered both as a soft-top convertible and a hard-top. Much like Mazda offers the MX-5 with a traditional softy and a separate model with a folding hard top, BMW will reportedly do the same for the Z4. In this competitive market for the upper middle class dollar, BMW will be able to satisfy traditionalists and performance purists who like the ease-of-use a
Next generation BMW Z4 to get folding hard top, possibly M3's V8
We're seen the spy shots, so the revelation that BMW's next generation Z4 will be equipped with a folding hard top isn't much of a surprise. The mules undergoing testing show a two-piece metal unit that should be able to fold neatly into the trunk, while not infringing too heavily on luggage space.


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Hotel Das Himberg An overview
3 star business hotel near Vienna
Working in busy Vienna while staying in peaceful Himberg. Sightseeing days in the crowded streets of Vienna and evening walks through the quiet town of Himberg. If you like to have Vienna nearby but prefer to spend the night away from the hectic metropolitan city centre, Hotel Das Himberg is just the right place for you.
The Das Himberg business hotel near Vienna is also a convenient place to stay for holidays in Vienna. The 3 star hotel offers an elegant stay at a low cost that is near Vienna and only 15 kilometres away from Vienna Schwechat Airport.
An overview of the business hotel Himberg near Vienna
- 69 modern hotel rooms
- Serviced apartments for long term hotel stay
- Late arrival service
- Drinks and snacks vending machines
- Hotel bar
- Bar meals
- Laundry service
- Wi-fi internet available throughout the hotel
- Free parking at the hotel
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Norway Phone Numbers, Norway Phone Code, Norway Phone Books
Calling a Norwegian phone number – or mobile (cell) phone number – is no problem, even though Norway may be a rugged country that stretches far into the Arctic Circle! Norway phone numbers, residential and business information can all be found in the numerous online Norway phone books and telephone directories.
All private Norwegian telephone numbers have 8 digits (which actually contain the two digit area phone code). The country telephone code for Norway is 47, so to call a phone number in Norway, just add the subscriber number.
Free telephone number search
http://www.gulesider.no/tk/?spraak=en: White Pages directory for residential numbers of people in Norway. Includes mobile phone numbers, search by number, and Gule Sider Maps map links http://www.gulesider.no/kart/ – click on the Maps link at the top and you can find locations.
http://www.gulesider.no/?spraak=en: Yellow Pages for Norway, includes reverse search, and maps.
http://www.kvasir.no/om/telefon: White pages directory for Norway, but retrieved from Telefonkatalogen (above). In Norwegian so use the Google toolbar to translate. BUT it also searches the web, images, videos, maps and "the Great Norwegian Encyclopedia…!
http://www.1881.no/: White pages phone book for Norway, in Norwegian. You can search for what you want (industry, company, person, phone number or address) by typping it into the single search box. There are also Map, Cross-Border and Accounting (Corporate) options.
http://www.nettkatalogen.no/telefonkatalog/: White pages for people and businesses in Norway with 6.7 million entries. In Norwegian. Search by person or phone number, and press Søk. Businesses are listed first. All entries in the directory are associated maps and satellite images. Do a search by name, number or link, then select an entry's "more info" link and a page with a location map will open up.


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It's time to take control with Buscopan14:30
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I suffer with IBS the only person who knows is my husband. I've never tried Buscopan, might give it a try.ReplyDelete
1 in 10 women have endometriosis. It can take years and years to get a diagnose. Many are misdiagnosed. The most common misdiagnosis is IBS. So if any woman has been diagnosed with IBS she should also look at the symptoms for endometriosis just in case it is that instead.ReplyDelete
My IBS ruins my life, I have zero control and no one in the medical profession can help, I'm just bumped from person to person. It's more debilitating than people realise. I won't share today's experience but let's just say it was embarrassing and upsetting! Buscapan doesn't help me sadly but it's great to read someone posting about it! XxReplyDelete
- Kim Styles3 December 2016 at 16:59
I have IBS and it is definately triggered by stress with me and pressures at workReplyDelete
Thank you for this post. Lovely hamper.ReplyDelete
I know about 5 people in my life with suspected IBS, it's so common and I know two of them use Buscopan as it helpsReplyDelete
IT really can take over your life if you don't get a handle on it xxReplyDelete


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If you're a parent you'll understand that some of our little ones are simply crazy for video games and any technology that stimulates their agile, digitally-wired minds. You may find it hard to get them to read books (old technology in their minds), and you may struggle with guilt about letting them indulge their passions. Perhaps you worry that they should spend more time being active, more time with friends or more time outdoors.
Or you may think that having a gamer kid is actually really amazing, and that their forays into digital spaces might make them more technology literate in the future. They might even work in games one day, as it's an industry growing at warp speed. Did you know that the video game industry already makes more money than movie theaters?
In short, games aren't going anywhere, and are likely to be an integral part of our future. Already there are many researchers looking to leverage game mechanics and reward systems in formal learning contexts. In addition, many games represent open 'sandboxes' allowing for a wide range of player-driven novelties. This is the epitome of creative practice, and many artists, designers and builders of the future can benefit from this type of play. If violence worries you, check out this video offering an alternate perspective:
Or if you're worried about your kid's developing brain, try this one:
Here are a few tips for overcoming your discomfort (if you have any!) and embracing the best that games have to offer the next generation.
Playing With Them
I think the best way to overcome worry about video game play is to play with your kids as much as possible. You can check out my other recent article, What We Learn From Games, to understand what learning and cognitive ability might be emerging from something that just looks like useless mayhem to you. Also, pick games you like and play them yourself! Your kid will love you for taking the time to understand their passions. According to the Entertainment Software Association only 35% of parents play games with their kids regularly (at least once a week), so this is definitely an area we parents can explore more thoroughly.
Balancing the Virtual and the Real
It might be hard to believe, but when printed books became widely available parents and other concerned adults complained about kids 'escaping into other worlds'. It happens with just about every new medium that comes along: it becomes the scapegoat for all concerns and problems in our society.
Researchers know, however, that kids are actually quite skilled at separating reality from fantasy starting at age 3, and explorations in play spaces can actually help develop their creative thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
Keeping Them Safe
The Entertainment Software Association says that 85% of parents are aware of game ratings and use them to make decisions about which games to buy. 93% of them pay attention to the content that kids are interacting with. That said, parents vary in style and what might be appropriate for one family might not be appropriate to another. Trust your intuition on this one, and spend time observing how your kid behaves both during and after game play. It is well-established that violent game play, for instance, can raise aggression during and right after play, but the overall effect (especially for boys) should be one of calming and catharsis.
In online games parents further have to worry about the people their kids have access to. Wizard 101 is an online game that takes this issue seriously. Though kids can play in online spaces, parents have the option to turn off open chat so that conversation is naturally limited.
Screen Time and the Exercise Issue
Lots of well-meaning parents worry that gaming kids aren't getting out enough, aren't getting enough exercise or simply spend too much time looking at screens. So my tip for this is: all things in moderation. Take walks with them if you have the time, or have them run around outside before you allow them to sit in front of a game. Also, build breaks in to game play and have your kids focus on something else for a bit, even if it's just helping you with dinner or chores. For each chore complete, one hour of game play is a reasonable compromise. You might also want to turn off screens an hour or so before bedtime so they get the rest they need!
Games to Feel Good About
If games still give you the heebie-jeebies, consider looking at genres of games that encourage problem-solving, creativity, design and construction, and learning rather than violence.
Puzzle Games
This is a great genre to start with yourself, then invite your kids to play.
Time/Resource Management Games
Just like waiting tables in a restaurant, time and resource management games allow kids to develop important real life skills.
Strategy Games
This is a great genre for kids, as they learn to think at both the big picture and tactical level. Some of these games have violent elements (crushing enemies) but in general the violence is less blood and gore and more historical simulation.
Brain Teasers
Great mental exercise for kids and adults alike.
So many kids just love this relatively simple building game with lots of collaborative play options.
These games have been around a long time, but they are excellent for sparking creativity and teaching kids the nuances of public spaces and systems.
My kid's current favorite. VillageLife lets them start families and track their progress and migration over time.
An educational virtual world that doesn't feel like one to kids. Math Blasters is their sister product and it's very appealing to kids, as well.
Embracing the Gamer Lifestyle
Once you feel comfortable with these activities you can make your kid(s) super happy by helping them explore the gamer lifestyle. This might include decorating their room according to video game themes, throwing them game-themed birthday parties, and supplying them with fashion and gear that allow them to declare their interests. My kid bonds with several other kids via their interest in games and I think this is a wonderful thing.
Do you have a gamer kid? Tell us about them and what you think about their hobby (or obsession!)?


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Before her award-winning literary fiction, and her scripts for stage and screen, Stacy spent years as an improvisational actress. Audience interaction drives her writing – for the page or the stage; she invites everyone into her love of Story. Whether crafting scripts, stories or poems, short films or children's books, or developing live shows for Disney, she writes to engage and connect.
Scroll down, view her latest book trailer, listen to a podcast interview, or watch her read…then check out her books, or peruse her musings and contact her. She'd love to hear from you.


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New Hope Wellness
Our goal is to provide alternative medical care that will revere and prevent disease by giving your body the nutritional building blocks it needs to heal and maintain itself. Owner Ginny Gossen incorporates practitioner's grade natural products into her practice and has a passion for health teaching and preventing disease.
Ginny has been a nurse for over 30 years and has experience in the trauma units of hospitals, flight and outpost nursing in the Arctic. She is a Chartered Herbalist and Iridologist, Microscopist and Zyto Compass technician. She believes in a multi-disciplinary approach to health and is ready to work with your other healthcare providers for your optional well-being.
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Erotic massages in Prague can offer you a wide range of emotions and effects on your body and soul. Before you decide to go and try it, let's look what these effects are and what you can look forward to…
Why are erotic massages in Prague salutary for your body?
Typical erotic massage has a power to get you rid of stress and sexual tension. Regular erotic massage can improve overall health of the sexual organs because your body goes through a deep relaxation, alternated with a slow blood circulation. If the massage is given peacefully and correctly, we can consider it as a form of meditation. Even if there are many kinds of erotic or tantric massages, generally we can sum up their effects into a few points:
- Release of emotions
- Release of psyche
- Release of body on parts that are normally omitted (external and internal sex organs, anus, the pelvic floor area or breast)
- Acquiring a closer relationship with our body
- Acquiring an increased susceptibility
- Possibility to experience new states of soul and body
- Removing psychical or physical blocks
There are some differences…
Each massage has naturally a little different effects, it is not true that all these effects at once you receive after every kind of massage. So we have to assume that all mentioned effects above are somehow general. We can observe them both at women and at men. In spite of that, there are certain differences between females and males bodies as we now, and we have to take it into account also when giving erotic massages.
For men their sex is something like a gateway to their life energy. This energy is spreading from their sex into the rest of the body. They can discover many new feelings, or for example orgasm without ejaculation, which gives them a pleasant effect of freshness and vitality. The erotic massage can also help with feeling shame or release of doubts about themselves.
Women need more time. And not just in the bathroom. To achieve a total relaxation they need approximately three hours, whereas men need something around two hours. Most of this "extra" time is needed on the beginning. Women need time before they open to the touch on their sex, they need to gain trust. Also, the atmosphere is much more important for them. It is desirable to induce a quiet and peaceful ambience. You can try for example this music to get closer to the atmosphere. In addition, woman body has a different rhythm than male. After they relax, they can reach something magical. Even the women who never experienced orgasm, who thought there is something "out of order" with them can be satisfied. It is a way for them to release suppressed emotions and find a new way to a physical joy and love.
No Orgasm? Never mind!
It is important to keep in mind that orgasm is not necessarily at the end of (most of) the massages. Also, every kind of massage has a little different effects, while typical erotic massage is there mainly for release of sexual tension, tantric massages are usually taken as something "deeper". Anyway, there is usually no specific target that have to be observed, even if all these effects are very pleasant and we surely enjoy them. There is no definite promise of provision of these results. Some people can reach orgasm, some not. It depends mainly on you, how you are able to cooperate and relax and concurrently on the work of the masseur of course. The most important thing is our full surrender. So whether you reach orgasm or not, just enjoy the power. There is always something you can gain, even if it would be "just" new experience.


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When it comes to going green, one of the easiest ways to make a huge impact is to support local small farmers who have committed to growing delicious food in an ethically and ecologically sound manner. The diversity of products and farmers available in New York City's Greenmarkets is surpassed only by the diversity of its residents! So many options can be overwhelming, so here are some tips for getting started in the fantastic realm of farmers markets. Always remember that farmers love to chat about their products (at every market), so strike up a conversation wherever and whenever you visit.
Union Square Greenmarket – Closest to NYU, New School and Cooper Union, The Union Square farmers market is always a fun, crowded time, and is enhanced by the art market on the other side of the square. Cooking demonstrations (10:30am – 1pm) and kitchen scrap collection for composting are held every day that it's open (M,W,F,Sa year round), and wine tastings happen every Friday! Be sure to bring a reusable bag with you – you'll buy more than you planned! That includes everything from goat's milk ice cream to fresh organic vegetables and herbs, artisan cheeses, cured meats , hand-baked breads and flavored honey! Dairy is more expensive than in the grocery store, but most other things can be found quite cheaply here. Take the 4,5,6,N,Q,R,L to 14th street.
Columbia Greenmarket – Good for the uptown kids, Columbia's farmer's market is held year round on Thursday's and Sunday's. Stretched between 114th and 115th streets, this sliver of a market carries your usual grocery fare as well as cider, exotic mushrooms, the only local goat products north of 14th street, duck eggs, and fresh fish caught right on long island. They have a baker on site year round, so trade in your Starbucks croissant twice a week for some hand crafted baked goods! If you're not interested in buying, Sunday's are best for window shopping, as most of your fellow students will be snug in bed. Take the 1 to 116th street.
Stuyvesent Town Greenmarket – Stuy Town is a haven for downtown university students, creating a unique combination of families and occasionally debauched students. Come to this farmer's market for a combined "escape from the city" and "neighborhood" feel every Sunday between June and November. Buy your usual weekly stock or try some sheep's milk and hand pickled vegetables! Or buy some preserves and jams and some artisan bread and have a picnic on the lovely oval lawn, enjoying the absence of traffic noise. Take the L to 1st Avenue.
Rockefeller Center – Comparable to Union Square in it's subway accessibility, Rock Center's farmer's market convenes in the North Plaza Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, but only for 1.5 months between late July and early September. It's prime time for tourists, but don't let that scare you away. If you're busy in midtown, it's worth stopping by for gelato, whoopie pies, sandwiches or beet chips! They usually have lunch specials, and you might spot Martha Stewart filming a commerical, as I have before! Take the E to 5th & 53d, the B, D, F, V to 47-50 streets Rockefeller Center, or the N, R, W to 49th.
Hester Street Market – The Lower East Side is a wonderful place to visit, and if you're looking for some fascinating New York History, make your way down (or up!) here from campus when you're workload is low and your spirit of adventure high. Another seasonal market, Hester is open June – November. Come and exchange recipes with fellow cooking enthusiasts, enjoy cooking demonstrations (better than tv!), and browse your usual supplies, including those from one of my favorite farms, Red Jacket Orchards.
Christine Johnson writes about Urban Green Foods for Big Girls Small Kitchen. She is a senior at NYU passionate about urban and community agriculture, sustainability and cooking delicious, responsible meals!
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Hello everyone,
Yvonne here today with a spring inspired card using the Quietfire Design stampset "Garden Delights".
The the sun shining a little more often and the daffodils blooming here in Holland, the first signs of spring are showing....
I love this season...the squirls hopping around in our garden and birds flying around, searching for a place to build their nests soon.
For my card I kind a created my own design paper by drawing silver lines onto dark blue cardstock.
The butterflies were cut out of some designaper I had.
Used materials:
- Quietfire Design: Garden Delights (8 stamps stampset)
- Spellbinders: Oval Regalia, Classic Ovals Small and Large
- Archival ink: Jet Black
- Cardstock: white, pink and dark blue
- Self-adhesive Pearls
- Scrapbook Adhesives: 3D foam squares
- Mulberry flowers and leaves
Wishing you all a very lovely day....
Thanks so much for stopping by!