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Braces can dramatically improve one's appearance by aligning teeth and
correcting a person's natural bite. They can adjust for problems such as
overcrowded or crooked teeth, as well as for an over or underbite. Modern
advances in orthodontics have made braces a less noticeable and thus more
desirable alternative for improving the appearance of the teeth. Braces help
create straighter teeth, a proper bite, and a great smile.
Anyone who is unsatisfied with the position of their existing teeth should
consider braces as an effective way to attain aesthetically pleasing teeth. It
is non-invasive and unlike
cosmetic dentistry will not
require the removal of potentially sensitive enamel.
Orthodontic braces will not change the colour or shape of the teeth however
conservatively minded dentists find that a simple pre-veneer orthodontic
treatment such as inman aligner or six – month smiles can align the teeth to
enable veneers or crowns to be placed the without destructive adjustments we
often see. While anyone can wear them, braces are ideal for patients with
spacing, crowding, rotations and who may have had orthodontics as adults or
young children. In these cases a very rapid treatment result, often in as little
as 8 to 26 weeks can be achieved. Yet, as mentioned above, braces can straighten
teeth for people of any age. In fact, more than ever before, adults are using
braces to correct orthodontic problems.
Orthodontics is sometimes used to move teeth to allow closure of spaces or
opening of a space so sufficient space is achieved to place a bridge or implant.
There are two types of brackets we place. Both are transparent and made of a
resin composite or ceramic. These brackets are bonded onto the front of teeth.
Tranparent or neutral colored plastic brackets are now very popular because they
are much less noticeable. One of the newest types of braces is lingual braces.
Here, the brackets are attached to the backs of the teeth, making them much less
detectable than traditional brackets. The traditional, and generally outdated,
form of braces is the metal bands that wrap around the entire tooth.
Although there are different types of
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their teeth, they do not cause any undue discomfort. Patients should avoid hard
foods and candy that bend the archwires or cause the brackets to loosen. As
well, food such as popcorn or shelled nuts should be avoided as they can get
stuck in the braces and make cleaning difficult.
Once the braces are removed, a retainer
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will been worn on a part-time basis for a long time. The most important way to
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Today's child poverty stats 'highlight a shocking trend of pre-school poverty'
In response to the release of the Government's 'Households below average income' stats, which show the number and percentage of people living in low income households for financial years 1994/95 to 2016/17, Steven McIntosh, Save the Children's Director of UK Poverty Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns said:
"Today's figures highlight a shocking trend of pre-school poverty. Poverty rates amongst families with the youngest children have seen years of rises and remain the highest - more than 1 in 3 children in families with under-fives are now growing up on the lowest incomes. This means that the majority of children living in poverty – 2.1 million – are in families where the youngest child is under five.
"Financial hardship in a child's early years has lifelong consequences, as children from the worst-off families are twice as likely to fall behind in their early learning and development and many never catch up.
"Parents say that childcare issues are the biggest barrier to returning to work or increasing working hours. Despite important improvements, many parents with young children in England still can't get the support they need from a costly and confusing childcare system, trapping them in low pay, on limited hours or unable to return to work at all. To help tackle financial hardship for families with the youngest children, the Government must urgently address gaps in childcare for low-income families in England."
"Parents on low incomes may struggle more than others to provide their children with the crucial experiences and opportunities they need to learn and develop in the early years. Poorer children are almost twice as likely to start school without reaching a good level of development – falling behind with their early language and communication skills or their emotional or social development. This often leaves them struggling to learn in the classroom and unable to catch up. Falling behind so early can have a huge impact on children's life chances – our research has shown that children who fall behind before they reach school are six times less likely to reach a good level of English at age 11 and eleven times less likely to reach the expected standard of maths."
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Japanese number one Kei Nishikori was leading 6-2 1-0 on the indoor hard court at Tokyo's Ariake Coliseum when his opponent Frank Dancevic retired with injury, surrendering the tie in their first meeting since 1938.
Nishikori pocketed the first set in 29 minutes and broke Dancevic in the first game of the second when the world number 119 took an injury timeout but could not continue because of a stomach muscle injury.
"The pressure is always on me to win both singles matches," said Nishikori, who won his opening singles against Peter Polansky on Friday before teaming up with Yasutaka Uchiyama to claim Saturday's doubles.
"This time I was able to help win three matches.
"The quarter-finals was our goal after getting back in the World Group. To do it in the first year is very rewarding."
Back in World Group after a one-year absence, Japan now have a perfect 6-0 Davis Cup record against last year's semi-finalists, who were laid low by a spate of injuries.
Their top-ranked player Milos Raonic withdrew on Thursday with a foot injury he sustained at last month's Australian Open, while world number 25 Vasek Pospisil also missed Saturday's doubles with an injury he picked up at Melbourne Park.
Japan will host either Czech Republic or Netherlands in the World Group quarter-finals in April.
(For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.)
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Independent Senator for Tasmania Jacqui Lambie has called on Crossbench and Opposition Senators to block the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Digital Readiness and Other Measures) Bill 2016, which will give an official from the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), powers to publicly release personal information about veterans.
"This Bill is proof the Australian Government cares more for its political reputation than it does for our veterans' health. According to the Government's summary of the Bill, this bill will 'enable the secretary to disclose information about a particular case or class of cases where the secretary certifies that it is necessary in the public interest to do so'," Senator Lambie said.
"This Bill also proves that a toxic and dangerous culture has developed in DVA where managers are forced by politicians to make decisions mainly designed to limit negative publicity and the health of veterans' comes a poor second.
"And I see no mention of draft rules limiting Australians' freedom of speech that were shown to me during a Committee hearing. I challenge the Liberal Government to bring those rules out for public consultation, instead of sneaking them under the radar through regulations," Senator Lambie said.
"What does the Government have to hide within these rules that they cannot be included within the Digital Readiness Bill?
"Because of appalling veteran compensation laws, policies, and under-resourcing, we're in the middle of an avoidable veterans' suicide epidemic. This Bill, and the draft rules the government plans to push through regulations are designed to punish veterans and their families who try to speak out about government and bureaucratic dysfunction.
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|William Peter Blatty
|Wednesday, December 26, 1973
|114 minutes
|Warner Bros.
|Horror, Drama/Suspense
|Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
The frightening and realistic tale of an innocent girl inhabited by a terrifying entity, her mother's frantic resolve to save her and two priests--one doubt-ridden, the other a rock of faith--joined in battling ultimate evil always leaves viewers breathless. This greatest supernatural thriller of all time astonishes and unsettles like no other movie.
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The Exorcist is quite possibly the scariest movie of all time. It would be hard pressed to find those out there who feel differently. Even if that were the case they would at least have to acknowledge the fact that it set the bar for what horror is about. The movie itself isn't just gore and splatter on the screen. It brings also a sense of tension and suspense that is so necessary in any horror or thriller movie. For those of you who don't know or haven't seen it, the movie is about a young girl who begins experiencing strange outbursts and odd behavior. Her mother at first brings her to a doctor to try and find a medical cure. Obviously that doesn't work and as her daughter becomes increasingly more violent her mother begins to turn to other means for a cure. She enlists the help of two priests who determine that the girl is possessed and so they embark on the most difficult exorcism of their lives.
Just recently this classic gem of a movie got released on Blu-ray and of course it got the star treatment. Now normally Blu-ray enhances picture and sound quality and while that is certainly the case with this movie's score, it isn't quite so with the picture. True, it does look quite sharp and cleaned up, but viewers should be aware that this movie was shot back in the 70's and no matter how much you clean up a movie there is going to be a certain "dated" look that can never wash away.
That being said let us not be too wary, because there are an excellent number of bonus features spread out over two discs for any avid fan to sink their teeth into. On the first disc we have a new three part documentary on the movie's production and legacy. The parts are as titled: Filming the Exorcist, The Exorcist Locations and Faces of Evil: Different Versions of The Exorcist. Also on that first disc is the extended directors cut of the movie with a commentary feature by the director. Over on disc two we have the original version featuring two commentaries; one with the director William Friedkin and the other with producer/screenwriter William Peter Blatty. There is also a feature length documentary called "The Fear of God: The Making of The Exorcist" from 1998. Lastly there is a photo gallery covering topics: the original ending, the final reckoning and stairway to heaven and also we can watch the original ending.
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The museum is located at 13 Zephyr Street, Scarness and is open every Friday and Saturday from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm. It is also open every Sunday from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm.
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Silver Czech team and a potato medal in individuals at the World Championship in Italy 2018
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Written by Karel Křivanec
Photographs taken by Igor Slavík
This year's World Fly Fishing Championship was held in the Italian town of Comano Terme in the valley of the Sarca River, between 17th and 23rd September. Twenty-nine teams and 148 individuals took part in this event. This article was written based on the views of Czech competitors who I interviewed during the October elimination competition in South Bohemia. I wanted to heal the silence which started after last year's season when the team captain and a team manager finished and I wanted to preserve a traditional Czech view of the highest world event for fly fishermen. From this point of view, I would like to remind that the Czechs were second in Slovakia 2017 and Antonin Pesek (CZE) won his second world individual trophy.
And now to the Italian championship where the Czechs had a team consisting of Antonin Pesek (Fishing Captain), Frantisek Kouba, David Chlumsky, Vojtech Unger, Lukas Starýchfojtu and Igor Slavík as a Team Manager. The team had a week-long preparation before the Championship at the venue where David Chlumsky managed to catch a beautiful brown trout on the Sarca River (705 mm).
Číst dál: Silver Czech team and a potato medal in individuals at the World Championship in Italy 2018
Bronze of Czech youth from the San River – but this time about extremely fine huge grayling fishing
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By Karel Křivanec
Between 6 and 12 August 2018, the 17th Youth World Fly Fishing Championship was held on the San River. This time 10 teams were present, 8 from Europe and one from the USA and one from South Africa, i.e. altogether two teams less than in Slovenia a year ago. Unfortunately, also British teams were missing this time and therefore the only representative from the islands was the Irish team which takes part regularly in these championships.
After the last year's failure in Slovenia (5th place), the Czech team changed the coach and now the coach was Martin Musil Jr., a student of ichthyology, who became the Youth World Champion in France in 2012. Jiří Pejchar, President of the Czech National Fly Fishing Committee, was the Team Manager was and a member of more numerous accompaniment was Tomáš Starýchfojtů, former successful Czech competitor and a coach of the senior team.
Číst dál: Bronze of Czech youth from the San River – but this time about extremely fine huge grayling fishing
Double gold European Championship
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By Pavel Chyba
My fourth participation in the European Championship was this year on the Vltava River in our country and the Květoňov Reservoir. I did not like premature opinions that we are fishing at home and the result is clear and you will only see who will be the first, who the second, etc. As I also remember the World Championship 2014 in our country, when we really worked hard and we had a great piece of luck and nothing was clear until the very last round. Nevertheless, extremely strong Czech team consisted of four individual and four multiple European Champions in teams and this filled me up with optimism that this time I could touch the European gold medal in teams. This was the last medal which I was missing in my collection.
Two weeks before the Championship my new fan Matthew was born and I could not take part in the first trainings. I chose classic practice before the Championship. I arrived as the last one of our team, but some guys went home to see families and we somehow changed during the trainings. I will not describe in detail what all we were testing. Simply said, we tried all fly fishing styles and with all styles we caught something. Who knows the Vltava River, must know that the river is full of fish and you can fish with anything. However, it is important to choose the important things. And now to the competition itself …
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"The clear takeaway is that wildfires, smoke, and the conditions that increase fire risk are national health concerns that spread well beyond the borders of local fire perimeters, conditions that are only projected to worsen with climate change," a new NRDC report says.
Sales of plug-in hybrid and battery electric cars rose significantly last year.
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"This first-of-its-kind settlement will benefit all Americans by cutting emissions of ozone-depleting substances across Safeway's national supermarket chain," added Robert G. Dreher, acting assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division.
Chemical company Orica, along with the Australian and the New South Wales Governments, will fund the construction of a CO2 mineral carbonation research pilot plant at the University of Newcastle, Australia.
Metro, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, recently awarded a contract for as many as 654 new buses to NABI, LLC, which will build them in Anniston, Ala.
Shell Oil Co. also would pay a civil penalty of $2.6 million. The Justice Department is publishing the proposed decree July 16 and seeking comments in the next 30 days.
The EPA proposed two rules last week, which will help to better protect Americans from formaldehyde exposure. The harmful chemical can cause adverse health effects such as respiratory symptom and cancer.
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In collaboration between the USGS, BOEM, and the DOE, scientists have completed a 15-day research expedition in the northern Gulf of Mexico with high-resolution seismic data and imagery of sediments with high gas hydrate saturations.
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Greenroads has been chosen as a White House Champion of Change for Transportation Technology Solutions in recognition for its unique rating system designed to certify sustainable roadway and transportation projects.
Gina McCarthy is praised by Environment and Public Works Chairman Barbara Boxer, but Ranking Member David Vitter criticizes her answers to questions he submitted.
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Campbell Scientific's IRGASON receives U.S. patent and provides scientists and agencies with better tools to accurately measure the surface-atmosphere exchange of CO2 and H2O.
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It's been already a week that I am back from the crop into May – march edition. Yes, this year, it was a bit earlier, the crop, not May. As always I was so much looking forward seen one or the other again, for the first time live or get to know someone new at all…and it was wonderful as always. This year, I booked 3 workshops:
Of course, I was looking forward to each of the workshops but I also had concerns. Normally, I am done after one workshop. My brain is surcharged due to sensory overload….and there is no way to scrap or be creative anymore for that day. Thus, I rarely brought scrapbooking supplies with me (my luggage was still completely full *LOL*)…maybe this helps to stay creative for the workshops.
The day started with the scrapbooking tags and Julia's workshop. I love her tags already since years…there was a youtube video once where she showed how she made two tags, one with a fawn, another one with a fox (both from Glitz design). I loved those two. Unfortunately, I do not find the video in order to link it for you. Anyway, it can't replace the workshop; of course there are design rules one can easily learn and we also have enough material at home to start right away, but live is different…nicer…more personal…with atmosphere. At the beginning, Julia explained how she creates her tags by creating one. And along the way we also got an intro into designrules. Then, it was our turn. Julia brought a lot of material from Alexandra Renke. It has a little different style than most scrapbooking paper. At first my brain was a bit overwhelmed by this fact until I saw cute foxes in circles. And then I had a flow…I only needed Julia's advice at the end for the placement of the text elements.
Later that day was the mixed-media workshop by Frau Pony. Often, I find mixed-media and art journaling a bit difficult. The beginning is easy…here, I am not afraid of white paper or canvas, respectively. But I got stuck in the middle. Either I dislike what I have created that far or I don't want to continue as I like it too much and fear to mess it up. This time, the latter was the case…I loved my first layers…how they where shining through with different patterns here and there. And after having added another layer, I didn't like it anymore…also my attempts to rescue didn't help…it got worse and worse…. Frau Pony was walking around from one to the other helping here and there. When she ended up at my place again, she realized my discontent. And then the pony-power-magic happened…some tips here, a motivating word and psychologic-therapeutic phrases there…while I was still working on the canvas…and then I started liking it again. I only needed to find the right letters for adding my text and done. Then, I had time to see what the others are making and realized that most of them ended up where the disliked what they did. And again, after some pony-power-magic, some minor changes here and there, some words the canvas and the mood was rescued. I can't say what exactly is this pony-power-magic…but it doesn't matter in the end. I have learnt that, when reaching the point where you want to through away your work, you just need to continue…intuitively…which might help more than an scientific analysis and project rescue plan.
The mixed-media layout workshop on the next day was without any crisis on my side, but I have seen some successful pony-power-magic here and there. Time flied by so fast that I didn't finish any layout, at least I have 4 backgrounds waiting for being used as background.
The weekend passed by too fast. At the end, I had learnt a lot…have had many inspirations…slept too little….chatted too little…and, thanks to all the sponsors, brought home a lot of material. As it even was too much for the photo I am showing just a selection here. Thank you for all the goodies to Alexandra Renke, Marabu, Kreul, Dani Peuss, carabelle studio, Scrapbook Adhesives, Steckenpferdchen, buntbox, creative depot…
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Low emission cars are becoming increasingly popular with almost all manufacturers now producing electric or hybrid vehicles. The government has been trying to sway the British public to buy eco-friendly cars for a long time now and have even bought in incentives to encourage them such as exemption from congestion charges and even lower car tax payments.
Fuel prices are still at an all-time high which is slowly but surely burning a hole into motorists' pockets. On the other hand, when you purchase an eco-friendly car you have to spend a lot upfront but you could end up saving money as well as reduce your carbon footprint in the long run.
However, researchers have recently reported that there may be a secret to making non-polluting cars that only emit water. In a previous blog we tried to predict the cars of the future but this is something no one would ever expect. Scientists have spent years trying to work out the best way to develop a fuel cell car that is powered by pure hydrogen alone and the secret to this, according to researchers, is coconuts!
Coconut kernels have recently been used to store hydrogen gas at India's Benaras Hindu University. Previously, it was found to be very difficult to store liquid hydrogen as it must be kept at a low temperature which can be costly and problematic within the mechanics of a car. Storing hydrogen in a gaseous state would also require pressurised tanks which would never fit in the confines of a car.
This is why experts have instead been looking at materials such as carbon which can absorb hydrogen and then discharge it when the car needs it. Professor Viney Dixit and his team as the University's Hydrogen Energy Centre have made carbon from coconut kernels which hold organic, fatty acids and potassium, sodium and magnesium. Discussing his project, Viney Dixit said: "The kernels, which are easily found, are cheap and can easily be converted into carbon."
"Unlike graphene, Carbon nano tubes (CNTs) and other type of carbons, the production of carbon from solid endosperm is not time taking. Therefore, its cost-effectiveness, good adsorption capacity and easy availability are its advantageous factors in regard to hydrogen storage."
It has been predicted by the US Department of Energy that hydrogen storage systems will need to have a capacity of at least 5.5 weight/per cent, which is why studies of hydrogen-powered cars have been going on for over two decades. However, according to reports coconut kernels are able to store a 'considerable' amount of hydrogen, meaning they could be the answer.
However, some manufacturers have already been creating hydrogen fuelled vehicles such as Toyota with the 'Mirari' costing £43,350. Ford, Nissan-Renalt and Daimler have also all joined together and aspire to create a car that will be affordable within the next four years.
Recently, West Virginia University headquarters held an educational event which encouraged students to think about alternative fuels and advanced technology for vehicles. Parked outside the WVU National Research Centre for Coal and Energy were three example vehicles all powered by different fuels.
Odyssey has a mission to educate and take away any stereotypes attached to alternative fuel. The director of National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC), William Davis, attended the event and said: "I believe in this company because it wants to help the public understand alternative energy. Our theme is clean, secure energy, and what that means is that the public needs to take responsibility for their choices that can make for a cleaner environment."
Davis feels that there is little to no understanding when it comes to electric or natural-gas powered vehicles meaning consumers are less likely to purchase them. Davis added: "Over 50 per cent of America's oil is imported from the Middle East, which isn't good. We must develop alternatives, because it's a dangerous business we're getting into."
These kinds of events need to take place more often in order to make people aware of the problems we may get into in the future and educate them on new fuel alternatives in order to change their minds. Once people realise exactly how important alternatively fuelled, low emission vehicles are the more likely they are to purchase them and therefore help others change their minds.
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The Warbook is a collection of approximately 150 original photographs taken during World War II revolving around the travels of Coast Guard cutter USS Duane. This book was compiled by my grandfather John Baker, who is the subject of many photos. Each image and caption from the book will be sequentially posted on this blog, along with other historical research when possible.
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August 1944 – John Baker and French Woman in Southern France during "Operation Dragoon"
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August 1944 – Ph. M. Baker and shipmate in Southern France
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A bit of a short and sweet one today, what with being away for the weekend and generally preoccupied about a whole load of stuff. Life can throw up all sorts of stuff when you least expect it but more on that another time (maybe). In the meantime...
I generally try not to plug books unless I've actually read them but, after going on about how you can't find anything by Karl Edward Wagner these days (not cheap anyway), I've recently seen that you can get hold of Wagner's short story 'Undertow' in Tachyon Press' 'Sword & Sorcery Anthology'. I briefly mentioned 'Undertow' in my review of 'Night Winds' but it's a story that has taken on greater significance to me the more I think about it. There's about a hundred other good reasons to buy 'The Sword & Sorcery Anthology' but don't skip over 'Undertow' in order to get to them, you'll be missing out on a dark treat indeed.
And for those of you are interested, here's what I bought for myself on a trip into town this afternoon...
'The Ark in Space' originally aired about seven months before I was born (I feel old) but I had this out of the library, when I was a kid, and I'm looking forward to a little nostalgic reading about five minutes after I finish this post :o) The reissuing of the original Target novels is more than welcome as far as I'm concerned (having lost several 'Doctor Who' books that I now have the chance to recollect).
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It says "Soldier of an Empire Unacquainted with Defeat" is included in the Swords & Sorcery collection. Now there's a great story as well.
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A child getting in trouble with the law can be a parent's worst nightmare. If your child has been charged with a juvenile offense, you may understandably fear for what the consequences will be, both now and in his or her future. While juvenile offenders go through a different legal process than adults because of their age, the consequences of a juvenile charge can still be severe. For a felony charge in the juvenile justice system, without the proper legal protection, a juvenile offender could be sentenced to up to five years in youth prison. To consult with an experienced juvenile delinquency or dependency defender in Newnan, Georgia, call our law firm, David Taylor and Associates, LLC, at 770-683-4163, or use our online form to schedule a free initial consultation.
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The good news regarding juvenile offenses is that they're treated more leniently in the juvenile court system than they would be if handled in adult court. There is a separate court system for juveniles under the age of 18 who have been charged with a variety of offenses, including:
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Juveniles can be charged with any kind of misdemeanor or felony that an adult could be charged with, including assault, sex crimes or robbery, but these will be considered offenses and not crimes if the offender is under the age of 16. Furthermore, judges have a greater degree of discretion over how to handle juvenile cases, often applying lesser sentences like probation, community service or fines. But without the counsel and protection of an experienced juvenile law attorney, the penalties for a juvenile offense could still be severe.
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For several years, dogs have been among the biggest stars on Instagram, with hundreds of thousands of followers and enormous advertising deals. The reason? Many Instagram users trust dogs more than human models.
Why it matters: In an age where brands and platforms are radically rethinking how ads are produced and delivered to consumers, "animal influencers," as the ad industry calls them, produce sponsored content that people actually choose to follow and engage with. "People are going to get ads — whether it's banner ads, whether it's influencer ads," Loni Edwards, founder of The Dog Agency, tells Axios. "But they want to see them in a way that's going to make them smile."


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The Utah church shooting victim is currently in critical condition, but doctors at McDay-Dee hospital expect James Evans to survive.
Evans was shot during a Father's Day mass at the Saint James the Just Catholic Church in Ogden, Utah. Police say that his son-in-law Charles Richard Jennings Jr. walked into the church with his wife, Evans' daughter, and shot the 65-year-old man in the head.
Police say that the bullet went through Evans' ear and out his cheek but missed his brain. Evans' wife, Tara, said that her husband "turned his head just at the right time."
Dr. Barbara Kerwin said that Evans is expected to survive but will have a long road to recovery. Evans will need reconstructive surgery and rehab to learn how to speak again.
After the Utah church shooting, Jennings fled the scene and stole a pick-up truck at gunpoint. Boston.com reports that he was arrested after he ran out of gas. Jennings was booked on attempted aggravated criminal homicide and aggravated robbery. He was also charged with possession of a firearm by a restricted user.
Ogden Police Lt. Danielle Croyle said that Jennings and his wife, Cheryl, have had a history of domestic problems and that the family had recently become involved. Croyle did not hint at a motive but did say that Jennings may have been using drugs or alcohol prior to the shooting.
Reverend Erik Richsteig, who has known Evans for more than 10 years, said: "Jim is one of the kindest people I have ever known. No one deserves this, but I can't think of a person who would deserve it less this less than Jim."
Richsteig canceled services on Sunday to allow police to investigate the incident but held mass again on Monday morning. Richsteig said that he didn't want to "let evil win" and thought that it was important to resume services.


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open-frames.net is an open archive, giving artists the possibility to create an overview of their past and recent projects. By publishing your work on OF a selection and accumulation of works is produced that should naturally grow and interconnect with time.
The site will function as a library of works situated within the realm of performance in the widest sense (not limited to any one format or genre), with the goal of making work and working processes more accessible to other artists working in the field and to other interested parties.
OF is useful for people who are interested in sharing their work, while contextualizing their projects within a larger community of people working in the field. There is a notion of self-curating as well as making constructive use of name dropping and tagging.
open-frames.net is not meant to be a personal home-page - it is rather a selection that one decides to be a part of in order to share one's working process and results with other artists and interested individuals.
While borrowing from commercial online systems like blogs, you-tube, myspace and facebook accounts, OF is a domain referring and connecting to a specific public interested in and/or working in the field of performance. At the same time, OF proposes a wide definition of this domain (it is in fact up to the users to define it's limits), thus enabling an 'entcounter' between very different types of work.
open-frames.net provides it's user a simple interface: Every work added to the site has the same presentation module. Each project is displayed in a single window, formatted with a double scrolling frame - The left side can be loaded with video or images, while the right side is reserved for text. The projects archived on the site can be searched by artist or by project title.
OF stresses the fact that work is almost always 'made' by more than just those who sign for the concept : All the names of the people who worked on the project and who are listed in the 'credits' appear in the main listing on the homepage of OF.
OF also emphasizes the fact that contemporary art rarely fits into clear cut categories, in addition to a navigation-system that allows visitors to search the site for projects by title and name, OF uses a tag system, that groups projects under particular headings (architecture, installation, concert, happening, festival, dance, performance, propaganda, etc.)
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open-frames.net results from the recent closure of f,r,o,g,s OS, a netwerk of people and works that was active from 2000 until 2008, operating mainly in Brussels, Belgium.
open-frames.net started off as an overview of works connected to f,r,o,g,s OS. Recycling the results of f,r,o,g,s OS into a new project,
Frogs was initiated in 2000 as a pilot project. In 2002 Frogs OS (open source) grew into a structure that supported collaborations between artists from different disciplines, providing workspace through an association with nadine (Brussels), wp Zimmer (Antwerp) and Netwerk (Aalst) and small working budgets through funding from the VGC and eventually from 2004, through a collaboration with Kunst/Werk. From 2000 - 2008 Frogs OS was coordinated by Heike Langsdorf.
Frogs OS thus became a busy network of people and projects: Christoph Ragg, Christophe Meirhans and Heike Langsdorf (now C+H) as well as David Helbich, Shila Anaraki, Koen Nutters, Mette Ingvartsen, Ula Sickle and Michel Yang formed the starting point for what would eventually become a much larger network of collaborators.
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Airedale Terrier, also called Bingley Terrier and Waterside Terrier had its beginnings in 1853 when some working men in Yorkshire, England, mated an Otterhound with a rough-coated Black and Tan Terrier. Otters abounded in the nearby Aire and Wharfe rivers and rats were an everyday problem. Ideally, a sporting dog such as the Otterhound would be used to take on the otters, while a couple of terriers would tend to the rats. Rather than keep and feed a kennel of dogs, the originators of the Airedale elected to combine the two types to come up with one dog that could handle all tasks. Continued crosses over the next dozen years resulted in the Waterside Terrier, which later became known as the Airedale. As the breeders envisioned, the Airedale became a most versatile dog breed, used to hunt, retrieve, dispatch vermin, herd and guard.
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Airedale Terrier Temperament: The Airedale Terrier is often called the King of the Terriers, the Airedale maintains a steady disposition as befits nobility. It is alert and makes an excellent watchdog. A multi-talented dog, the Airedale can do well in obedience work.
Size: Dogs should measure approximately 23 inches (58 cm) in height at the shoulder; bitches, slightly less. Both sexes should be sturdy, well muscled and well-boned.
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Coat and Colour: Coat should be hard, dense and wiry, lying straight and close, covering the dog well over the body and legs. Some of the hardest are crinkling or just slightly waved. At the base of the hard, very stiff hair should be a shorter growth of softer hair termed the undercoat. The head and ears should be tan, the ears being of a darker shade than the rest. Dark markings on either side of the skull are permissible. The legs up to the thighs and elbows and the underpart of the body and chest are also tan and the tan frequently runs into the shoulder. The sides and upper parts of the body should be black or dark grizzle. A red mixture is often found in the black and is not to be considered objectionable. A small white blaze on the chest is a characteristic of certain strains of the breed.
Head: Should be well balanced with little apparent difference between the length of skull and fore-face. Skull should be long and flat, not too broad between the ears, and narrowing very slightly to the eyes. Scalp should be free from wrinkles, stop hardly visible, and cheeks level and free from fullness. Muzzle should be deep, powerful, strong, and muscular. Should be well filled up before the eyes. Nose should be black and not too small. Mouth: Lips should be tight. Teeth should be strong and white, free from discolouration or defect. Bite either level or vise-like. A slightly overlapping or scissors bite is permissible without preference. Eyes should be dark, small, not prominent, full of terrier expression, keenness and intelligence. Ears should be V-shaped with carriage rather to the side of the head, not pointing to the eyes, small, but not out of proportion to the size of the dog. The topline of the folded ear should be above the level of the skull.
Neck: Should be of moderate length and thickness, gradually widening towards the shoulder. Skin tight, not loose.
Forequarters: Shoulders long and sloping well into the back. Shoulder blades flat. Forelegs should be perfectly straight, with plenty of muscle and bone. Elbows should be perpendicular to the body, working free of sides.
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Body: Back should be short, strong and level. From the front, chest deep but not broad. The depth of the chest should be approximately on a level with the elbows. Ribs well sprung. Loins muscular and of good width. There should be but little space between the last rib and the hip joint.
Hindquarters: Should be strong and muscular with no droop. Thighs should be long and powerful with muscular second thigh, stifles well bent, not turned either in or out, hocks well let down, parallel with each other when viewed from behind. Feet should be small, round, and compact with a good depth of pad, well cushioned; the toes moderately arched, not turned either in or out.
Tail: The root of the tail should be set well up on the back. It should be carried gaily and be of good strength and substance.
Gait: Movement or action is the crucial test of conformation. Movement should be free. As seen from the front the forelegs should swing perpendicular from the body free from the sides, the feet the same distance apart as the elbows. As seen from the rear the hind legs should be parallel with each other, neither too close nor too far apart, but so placed as to give a strong, well-balanced stance and movement. The toes should not be turned either in or out.
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Faults: Yellow eyes, hound ears, white feet, soft coat, being much over or under the size limit, being undershot or overshot, having poor movement, are faults which should be severely penalized.
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I found a true Chinese street food bonanza in deep western China on our great Silk Road journey west to Kashgar.
Here, I tried some of the best street food in China, and most unique too! LAMB HEAD soup, mixed organ salads, homemade ice cream, chopped hand pulled noodles, the street food here is some of the best street food around the world for sure! Street food 2017 is full on!!
When we arrived in Kashgar, we wanted to try the best deep west china specialties, except we had already been eating those classic street food dishes for 3 weeks, so we went ever deeper to find super unique stuff.
So far on this vlog, I've tried and eaten the best street food in Hong Kong, Street food in Guangzhou, Street food in Chengdu, Sichuan, and all around China, and tackling to eat the best street food around the world! However, as soon as I began eating the street food here in deep western China in Kashgar, I couldn't believe how unique and amazing the flavors were!!
The locals are super friendly here, and everything is super cheap, definitely not an expensive place to travel.
The locals speak Uighur language, which I cannot, so I got by with Mandarin Chinese.
It was truly amazing to come this deep into western china and to taste these super unique street food specialties!
Here are the street food locations in this video:
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2) Homemade Uighur Ice Cream - SO SWEET and delicious! -
3) Ding Ding chopped hand pulled noodles (丁丁炒面)
4) Yangzasui AKA Mixed lamb organ salad - THE BEST street food I tried in this street food video
5) Kebab heaven on the street side at night -
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Our new patient visits automatically include dietary evaluation and guidance, however if you do not have a specific health concern to address we offer a focused 30-minute consultation just to discuss food and how to nourish your body!
Good nutrition is such an important piece of your health care plan but it is rarely addressed in any depth during visits with your medical doctor. Many people have questions about their diet due to the abundance of information (and misinformation) on the web. They may wonder if they are sensitive to certain foods or if they should try the diet that helped their neighbor.
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Ridgewood Physical Therapy has provided the highest quality of physical therapy care in the community since 2002.
Ridgewood Physical Therapy and Fitness 121 Personal Training work very closely together. We know that sometimes life happens and your body needs a little extra help getting back to where it used to be. Ridgewood Physical Therapy provides a variety of physical therapy services including but not limited to: Kinesio taping, The Titleist Performance Institute Program and a specialized "Back to Running Program".
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The Step Out Program is designed to aid you back to your full physical lifestyle even after your therapy is finished. Our physical therapists and certified personal trainers will work together to create a program that is specially designed for each individual person to benefit them the most. One of our qualified personal trainers will work together with you to strengthen and regain your fitness level to get you back to leading a healthy active lifestyle.
For our graduated physical therapy patients, we offer 5 half hour sessions for $250 and 10 half hour sessions for $450. These half hour sessions are constructed in conjunction with your completed physical therapy program. The workouts are designed to further improve your strength, conditioning, and balance. The goal of these sessions is to prevent any further injury from occurring, while also improving your fitness now that the injury has fully healed.


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Daimler's largest investor, the oil-rich emirate of Abu Dhabi, is preparing to gradually sell its 9 percent stake in the German automotive group, two people familiar with the situation told Reuters on Thursday.
The move could heighten pressure on Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche, who has repeatedly fought off investor calls to sell the company's trucks business to concentrate on its underperforming flagship, the luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz.
"Abu Dhabi has been mulling an exit for some time now," said one of the sources following an earlier magazine report on the matter.
The emirate's sovereign wealth fund Aabar became Daimler's largest investor after buying a roughly 9 percent holding for €1.95bn (US$2.6bn) in March 2009, much of which was promptly loaned out to finance the purchase.
As recently as October, Aabar said it remained "fully committed to its position in Daimler and continues to be supportive of Daimler's management and strategy".
A spokesman for Daimler said the company had no knowledge that Aabar was planning to sell its stake, nor had there been any talks with management over such a deal.
Aabar could not be reached for comment.
Citing sources at Daimler, Germany's manager magazin said Aabar was in negotiations over how to sell its shareholding in Daimler as well as Aabar's part of a joint stake in the Mercedes Formula 1 team and US electric car maker Tesla.
Daimler shares fell 2.5 percent, underperforming the group's European auto peers, though an exit by Abu Dhabi could rekindle speculation over a medium-term breakup of the company.
"Daimler now effectively lacks an anchor investor and the discussion over the undervaluation of the trucks business hasn't gone away," said one Frankfurt-based analyst, who declined to be named.
"Look at the recent regulatory filings over options positions in Daimler held by Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank - they could very well be the counterparties for Aabar," the analyst added.
Daimler's share price has doubled sine Aabar bought its holding three years ago, meaning the stake now has a market value of just over €4bn.
Analysts said it was not uncommon for an investor to want to cash in its gains after such a performance, and while Daimler is too big to be a takeover candidate, it could open the door for more speculative investors to push for change at the company.
"I don't think this puts Daimler in play, but it will be an added incentive for management to drive its top-line and earnings growth," said Adam Hull, analyst at banking group WestLB.
"A sale of the trucks business is a definite possibility, but I wouldn't expect that to happen at least until it resolves its margin underperfomance," Hull said.
Abu Dhabi, which accounts for more than half of the United Arab Emirates' economy, is reviewing its overseas investment portfolio as part of measures to instil more discipline in dealmaking among its investment firms.
State energy firm TAQA this month sold its 7 percent stake in Tesla Motors, in which Daimler and Toyota also hold shares.
"What I find so interesting is that they are considering a complete and total withdrawal from everything connected to Daimler," the Frankfurt-based analyst said. "Which does suggest there were strategic differences with management behind the scenes."For all the latest car news & reviews from the UAE and Gulf countries, follow us on Twitter and Linkedin, like us on Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube page, which is updated daily.


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For some time now I've been planning to add a Wordle graphic to the blog. The one below, set in a font called Tank Lite, has at this writing just been slipped into the sidebar between my general and exhaustive lists of post labels. It's followed by four more further down, using four other fonts: Kenyan Coffee, Grilled Cheese BTN, Enamel Brush, and Chunk Five.
Wordle is an online application created by Jonathan Feinberg. You enter a bunch of text into its box and it produces a nifty "word cloud" out of that, customizable in typeface, color, and (to an extent) layout, with the size of each word or phrase based on the frequency with which it appears in the source text.
The bad news is that it doesn't work quite as easily as I thought it was supposed to. The good news is that the problems I encountered are surmountable, I'll tell you how I dealt with them, and you still end up with a great-looking graphic through what based on Arthur C. Clarke's Third Law I'm gonna say is magic — I get in an abstract way how what goes on behind the curtain is possible through rigorous programming but I left such efforts behind myself when the original Macintosh was barely a thing.
On Wordle's Create page you're prompted to either "Paste in a bunch of text" or "Enter the URL of any blog [etc.] ... that has an Atom or RSS feed." My blog has such feeds but the Wordle that results is based on the truncated feed of the posts on just the front page, which is of little use to me. I'd love to see a cloud built from all the text, minus common words, on my blog; what I really want, though, is one derived from my labels — a nicer one than the rudimentary cloud that Blogger offers, or used to offer, through its sidebar gadgets. To make one using Wordle I had to go through my label list and enter each one manually as many times as it appears on the blog, so "24" went in twice, "30 Rock" (or, actually, "30~Rock" since the way you tell Wordle to keep words in a single phrase together is by placing a tilde between them) went in once, "3D" went in five times, and so forth, all without the quotes.
I used cut-and-paste for the big repeats, of course. And the busy work was actually done offline in a TextEdit document for a couple of reasons, including the fact that I wanted to have an editable record. Once you hit the "Go" button underneath the window into which the text is pasted, you can't recover that text, meaning that if you need to rework anything you're starting over. In the three months following my first creation of a batch of Wordles based on my blog labels, I've periodically added to the TextEdit document as new posts produce new labels and/or new instances of extant labels, because I anticipate wanting to update the graphic periodically to keep pace.
The color scheme and typeface in which your Wordle first appears is randomly generated but you can change the language, font, layout, and color immediately using a series of drop-down menus. Since I learned long ago not to trust Blogger, in addition to HTML and rich-text versions of all my posts (as well as periodic exports of the blog's entire code) I keep a record of the hexadecimal color codes used on the blog, making it simple to customize the Wordles' palette to match my color scheme.
All of the Wordles here use a mostly-horizontal layout except one that's strictly horizontal. You'll play around and find what goes best with your taste and the scheme of your own blog or whatever endeavor prompts to you Wordle it up. Java doesn't let you export the graphic you've created; you need to take a screenshot to capture it.
Each of the fonts I've used appeals to me in a different way, but for now I'm sticking with the first one shown. If you have a preference for any of the other four I'd like to hear it. Likewise I hope you'll let me know if you hit any snags using Wordle in case I'm able to help based on my experiences. You're not allowed to blame me if you get addicted.
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Alan Moore – meet the man behind the protest mask | Books | The Observer:
…speaking on the phone from his home, Moore seems variously baffled, tickled, roused and quite pleased that his creation has become such a prominent emblem of modern activism.
"I suppose when I was writing V for Vendetta I would in my secret heart of hearts have thought: wouldn't it be great if these ideas actually made an impact? So when you start to see that idle fantasy intrude on the regular world… It's peculiar. It feels like a character I created 30 years ago has somehow escaped the realm of fiction."
Shepard Fairey Designs 'Occupy Hope' Poster, Replaces Obama's Face With 'V for Vendetta' Mask - Los Angeles News - The Informer:
Here we go again. L.A. street artist Shepard Fairey has released a second original design for the Occupy Wall Street movement -- and this time, instead of playing it safe with a wistful scene out of an Angela Davis documentary, he's given his own (in)famous HOPE poster from Obama's first election campaign a rebellious makeover.
It uses all the same colors and graphic-design aesthetics as the original. Only difference is, Fairey has replaced President Obama's heavenward gaze with a "V for Vendetta" Guy Fawkes mask -- one of the key props used by Occupy Wall Street protesters.


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Category Archives: Business
The Last Mile
If you ask a developer which part of a project he finds most challenging you'll probably get answers like "requirements gathering" or "architecture". In my experience the most difficult part of a project is always the final 10%. You have the vast majority of your application done. The client has seen nearly if not every feature he asked for, but now you're at the point where the rubber really meets the road and anything that might have been the least bit vague or nebulous is in the forefront. Usually this is where the developer starts to cry "scope creep!" and the client will start to talk about what they really meant when they said they wanted that button to glow or that view to flip. This is the point where just as you feel you start to see the light at the end of the tunnel there's some new issue in the tracker that you thought you and your client agreed on but now there's some contention.
I'd like to present a few strategies that might be helpful during those final trying days (weeks?):
- Use a good tracker – It's important to have a running list of the items that need to be completed, those that have been delivered and signed off on, and also a list of bugs in your project. Pivotal Tracker is a great product for this. It used to be free, but now costs $7 / month for its base plan. If you don't want to pay for Pivotal, you can always use a free product like Bugzilla to handle your needs or even a shared Google spreadsheet can work in a pinch.
- Have a change process built in – Your contract should have provisions built-in for handling items not clearly specified in your requirements. There are several schools of thought in handling change. You could simply add more time and cost for your client, or alternatively encourage your client to drop some other piece of equal or greater complexity to make room for their alteration (making them choose what's really important). Either it's important that both parties understand what should happen as these instances will certainly occur in nearly any project.
- Create the punch-out list – Sit down with your client and his requirements and clearly plan out the remaining work to be done and attempt to flesh out any open questions. Consider this like renewing marriage vows. Nothing's changing, you're simply agreeing to "re-agree". As you proceed with the final 10% of your project items on your list should crossed off. Once the list is done, the project is done.
- Get a good list of requirements up front – It seems obvious, but I know most developers have been in the situation where requirements are too vague or just plain missing. As a developer you don't really know what you're building and the client doesn't really know what he should be expecting. Regardless, you and your client certainly aren't going to agree on the project. There are two types of requirements you have to be aware of:
- Functional – What does your project do? What should the user be able to accomplish using your application? These can take many forms: use cases, user stories. Sometimes they're told thru wireframes or mockups. These tell you the "what" of your application.
- Non-Functional – Functional requirements tell you what. Non-functional requirements tell you how. Do you have to adhere to a certain set of branding guidelines? Does a view need to pull data from a database in under 2 seconds? Should that view transition via a UINavigationController or should it appear modally? These are the most overlooked requirements. It's a common story that a developer is told what an app should do (the what) and told to go to town. Sometimes the most time-consuming parts of an application are tied up here.
The number one rule is to be up-front with your client about time and budget. Most clients in my experience aren't out there to screw their developers (though some are), but it's important to understand that your interests as the developer and your client's are in some ways diametrically opposed: He wants the most bang for his buck, and you ultimately want to find the most efficient path to completion. Never is this more apparent than during that last mile project.
What do you think? How do you work with clients to push that final 10%?
How much for that iPhone App?
I don't know how it is I haven't come across this stackoverflow discussion about iPhone app costs before.
Like most developers, I'm asked frequently to run levels of estimate for software projects at work and in the freelance arena. Consistently, I feel like there's pressure to give the client a number that they can swallow, which is ordinarily way under what the work is at a quality level I'm comfortable with. It's a constant battle for me to be honest with myself about the time required to actually complete the work. After all, everyone loves to get the contract.
Of course, the downside is, and everyone knows it, that a gross under-bid is bad for everyone. As the developer, you feel overly constrained to meet unrealistic deadlines, you wind up putting in hours for free or feel like you're not serving your clients as well as you can by delivering a sub-par product.
The discussion is an excellent read for folks who always find themselves having to place numbers on iOS projects. It's refreshing to get a peek into the scales of production from the developers of some the most revered apps out there.


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Mother's Day in South Tyrol
Are you searching a very special gift to thank your mother? Here you will find some interesting recommendations for a Mother's Day that your mum would never forget.
In German-speaking countries Mother's Day takes place on the second Sunday in May and people are used to present mothers with small or bigger lovely gifts. What about a holiday in South Tyrol for example?
Mothers' Day tip 1: Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle
The Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle rank among South Tyrol's most popular sights. They are featuring over 80 garden landscapes in a singular fusion of nature and art, offering flowering highlights which are chancing every season as well as the breathtaking views on Meran and the mountains around. The Gardens are a great experience for mothers – as well as for fathers and children.
Mother's Day tip 2: Cordial holidays
You are searching something hearty and cosy for some relaxing days with the whole family? Cordial South Tyrolean hospitality and familiar ambience is offered by the many private landlords having guest rooms and holiday apartments at their disposal.
Mother's Day tip 3: Wellness farm holidays
Spacious holiday flats and comfortable guest rooms, furnished with much wood and offering a particular and cosy atmosphere, combined with very special beauty and wellness treatments – including traditional hay baths as well as innovative apple baths… These are wellness farm holidays for the whole family!


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Renaissance Architects - Celebrating 20th year in business! Check out our brand new YouTube video and our Award Winning Projects. With Appreciation and Gratitude for all of you who made it possible!!
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From The Yukon Review April 2, 2016 - Commissioners selected the architect firm that will help design two new storm shelters at the Canadian County Children's Juvenile Justice Center.
On Monday, during their regular weekly meeting, the county officials considered Bockus-Payne
From Learning By Design Spring 2016 - Alice Robertson Junior High School's New Tech Academy is the first of its kind in the state of Oklahoma. A new teaching method utilizing a project-based learning approach is reflected in the design of the facility. The versatility and unique features allow the building itself to be a learning tool. Flexibility in classrooms and science labs promote hands-on learning environments throughout the building.
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From Learning By Design Fall 2015 - Being located in Oklahoma, our firm has focused on the design of safe rooms and secure facilities for over a decade. We applied and received our first FEMA grants in 2002, for two Deer Creek Schools, pre-Katrina, when funds were more readily available.
From ABC 7 News Lawton August 11, 2015 - Great Plains Technology Center broke ground in Lawton Tuesday for its new business center, which will provide assistance program for entrepreneurs who are wanting to start business in light manufacturing, commercial food production and commercial arts.
From The Muskogee Phoenix April 11, 2015 - New Tech Academy eighth-grader Emily Hernandez says she can't yet solve the equation on the wall of the new academy building. But she will. The equation -P1xV1 = P2xV2- is one of the challenges 200 Alice Robertson Junior High students could face at the New Tech Academy.
From The Tulsa World August 10, 2015 - New Tech School in Muskogee takes different approach to learning; first in state - It will be out with the old and in with the new at Oklahoma's first New Tech Network school, which will open this upcoming school year in Muskogee. On Monday at 10 a.m., Alice Robertson Junior High School will host a ribbon-cutting and open house for its newly established New Tech Academy.
From Square Feet – A Journal Record Publication May 2015 – Trends in school architecture are on the move and safety is at the core of Oklahoma's construction. But administrators and architects say they are looking at more than safety with these new designs. Environment concerns, economic feasibility, versatile learning spaces and master planning are all part of the growing trends.
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From Learning By Design Spring 2015 – The 106,977 sq.ft. Deer Creek High School Performing Arts and Athletic Center is the crown jewel of the Deer Creek High School Campus. It is designed with monumental entry steps, which elevates the facility above ground and adds to its prominence.
From Learning By Design Fall 2014 - The new 52,593-square-foot Deer Creek Spring Creek Elementary School integrates a concept of openness and transparency within a contemporary learning environment and is located in one of Oklahoma's premier 5A school districts, a district known for its scholastic achievements.
From Learning By Design Spring 2014 - The concept and use of high school media center has evolved since Deer Creek High school's original media center was built. The advent of technology has created a need for new, technologically advanced yet comfortable spaces within the high school. No longer a simple reading room: today's media center reflects the multiple needs of the students
From Muskogee Phoenix January 26, 2014 - With the recent groundbreaking of Alice Robertson Junior High's Math & Science Center, the school district embarks in a dynamic, new direction, thanks to the 2013 MPS Bond Issue.
From The Oklahoman September 3, 2013 - Deer Creek High School unveils modern library
Deer Creek High School students are now using their new media center
Jonathan Sutton
The Oklahoman
"Hush" is not a word Deer Creek High School students hear very often in their new library.
From The Edmond Sun August 30, 2013 - Deer Creek Board of Education members joined the superintendent, principal, teachers, students, parents and guests to officially open the newest of Deer Creek's elementary schools on Friday.
Spring Creek Elementary, near Northwest 150th Street and Rockwell Avenue, is the home to 375 students and is the fifth elementary to open in the district.
From The Wall Street Journal August 19, 2013 - More Oklahomans back school-safety mandates after a powerful twister killed seven elementary students last spring. Three months after a tornado cut a swath of devastation through Moore, Okla., leveling an elementary school where seven children died, state officials and residents are debating the costs and benefits of making safe rooms mandatory in schools.
The recently completed Deer Creek Middle School by Renaissance Architects + Engineers was recognized as an Outstanding Project by Learning by Design in their Spring 2013 Issue. The new 157,000 square foot Deer Creek Middle School integrates the District's heritage of rural farming community with the modern learning environment at one of the premier 5A school Districts in the state.
From ARCH Magazine By AIA Eastern Oklahoma
February 2012 - If you have lived in an urban environment all your life, it is easy to reduce your thoughts about rural , small community living to a country song that would include water towers, mobile homes, and red necks. You would be mistaken. Today's information society enables all Oklahoma communities to share the same hopes and dreams.
From The Edmond Sun October 23, 2012 - Deer Creek Board of Education members past and present, administrators and representatives from Renaissance Architects + Engineers and Flintco Construction were on hand Tuesday for the Topping Out Ceremony and Steel Beam Signing of the last architectural structure for the Deer Creek Performing Arts & Athletic Center.
From Coach and Athletic Director Magazine October 2012 Edition - Editor-In-Chief, Michael Austin, traveled to Deer Creek High School (Edmond, Oklahoma) in August to cover their renovation as a part of the October 2012 special renovation issue of Coach And Athletic Director.
Deer Creek currently is undergoing one of the largest facility upgrades in the state.
From The Edmond Sun August 14, 2013 - Faced with the target of engaging students in learning in a classroom situation outside of what is normally expected, the architect for Deer Creek's new middle school hit his mark.
"I wanted the students to become intrigued with learning and enjoy their surroundings while doing so," said Socrates Lazaridis, principal architect and director of Renaissance Architects and Engineers who designed the new school.
From The Edmond Sun July 27, 2012 - The new Deer Creek Middle School is ready for about 800 teenagers to pack its halls and classrooms when school starts Aug. 14. The 157,000-square-foot building is the $36 million fulfillment of the 2009 Deer Creek bond package, giving $142.1 million to fund 39 district-wide projects.
From The Edmond Sun July 13, 2012 - Members of Flintco, Renaissance Architects and the Deer Creek School District, along with Deer Creek students, took part in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Deer Creek Elementary School Monday.
From The Edmond Sun May 23, 2012 - Deer Creek School District will be breaking ground on a fifth elementary the first of June.
"The new $12.5 million school will be built on land off North Rockwell and 150th Street," said Lance Crawley, Deer Creek's chief financial officer.
From News9.com INsite Team April 2, 2008 - The Deer Creek School District is no stranger to severe weather. Storms seem to be drawn to that area of town. They had a near miss a few days ago.
So, when the new Deer Creek Middle School needed a practice gym,school leaders decided to create something more substantial.
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The Grey Group envisioned and planned the "You Don't Know AARP" campaign in order to revitalize the AARP's image. To highlight the newer benefits of joining the AARP, Grey set off to create a series of videos ranging from how to use the latest technology to their work with their "Drive to End Hunger" foundation.
For this segment about AARP Travel, Grey hired MJZ to produce a commercial about the benefits of traveling with AARP, such as planning a cross-country stadium baseball trip.
In order to make this baseball trip really come to life, MJZ hired stylist Shoshana Rubin to figure out what was needed to make the baseball game feel as genuine as possible. In turn, Shoshana came to us, knowing that we create the most authentic sports wardrobe in the entertainment industry and are able to supply her with any sports and lifestyle wardrobe from the player to the coach to the fans.
For this specific spot, we started with blank baseball uniforms— jerseys, caps, pants, socks, and belts for both teams— and turned them into full-fledged outfits with custom lettering, numbering, and sewing for each jersey and cap. We also fashioned custom logos in-house for the Wildcats, as well as created mock-ups for the Mustangs logo.
For the Wildcats, we used twill for the logos, letters, and numbers.
For the Mustangs, we took a twill logo patch, and pressed Thermoflex on top of the logos to achieve a clean look with multicolored layers, and twill for the lettering and numbers.


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article by Ta-Nehisi Coates via theatlantic.com
Last year I was offered the opportunity to script an 11-issue series of Black Panther, for Marvel. The Black Panther—who, when he debuted in an issue of Fantastic Four, in 1966, was the first black superhero in mainstream American comics—is the alter ego of T'Challa, the king of Wakanda, a mythical and technologically advanced African country.
By day, T'Challa mediates conflicts within his nation. By night, he battles Dr. Doom. The attempt to make these two identities—monarch and superhero—cohere has proved a rich vein for storytelling by such creators as Jack Kirby, Christopher Priest, and Reginald Hudlin. But when I got the call to write Black Panther, I was less concerned with character conflict than with the realization of my dreams as a 9-year-old.
Some of the best days of my life were spent poring over the back issues of The Uncanny X-Men and The Amazing Spider-Man. As a child of the crack-riddled West Baltimore of the 1980s, I found the tales of comic books to be an escape, another reality where, very often, the weak and mocked could transform their fallibility into fantastic power. That is the premise behind the wimpy Steve Rogers mutating into Captain America, behind the nerdy Bruce Banner needing only to grow angry to make his enemies take flight, behind the bespectacled Peter Parker being transfigured by a banal spider bite into something more.
But comic books provided something beyond escapism. Indeed, aside from hip-hop and Dungeons & Dragons, comics were my earliest influences. In the way that past writers had been shaped by the canon of Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Wharton, I was formed by the canon of Claremont, DeFalco, and Simonson. Some of this was personal. All of the comics I loved made use of two seemingly dueling forces—fantastic grandiosity and ruthless efficiency. Comic books are absurd. At any moment, the Avengers might include a hero drawn from Norse mythology (Thor), a monstrous realization of our nuclear-age nightmares (the Hulk), a creation of science fiction (Wasp), and an allegory for the experience of minorities in human society (Beast).
But the absurdities of comics are, in part, made possible by a cold-eyed approach to sentence-craft. Even when the language tips toward bombast, space is at a premium; every word has to count. This big/small approach to literature, the absurd and surreal married to the concrete and tangible, has undergirded much of my approach to writing. In my journalism here at The Atlantic, I try to ground my arguments not just in reporting but also in astute attention to every sentence. It may not always work, but I am really trying to make every one of those 18,000 words count.
These were the principles I observed and extracted as a reader of comic books. But when all the fantasy and reverie faded, and the time to actually write Black Panther came, those principles turned out to be not as primary as I'd thought. An old saw in art and in journalism holds that one should show and not tell. In comic books, the notion is doubly true. Unlike in prose or even poetry, the writer has to constantly think visually. Exposition and backstory exist, but the exigencies of comic-book storytelling demand that they be folded into the action.
To read the full article and see video of author Ta-Nehisi Coates discussing Black Panther, go to: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/04/the-return-of-the-black-panther/471516/