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IN A MINUTE | Trump Loses Edge with North Korea
Trump claimed in last weeks's State of the Union address that if it weren't for him, the U.S. would be at war right now with North Korea. His self-praise for merely engaging the North telegraphed an eagerness for a deal that will be hard to justify should talks not deliver full and irreversible North Korean denuclearization.
Many now argue that North Korea will never give up their weapons and the U.S. should just accept that and move on, but the stakes are high for U.S. allies South Korea and Japan, the most susceptible to a North Korean provocation. If North Korea keeps its nuclear capability, Japan, a U.S. treaty ally, will certainly move to counter that threat, triggering a regional arms race.
There's been precious little indication that Kim is willing to give up anything for another meeting with the U.S. President, a completely predictable outcome when Trump showed so much eagerness to meet in Singapore without a major breakthrough in talks.
A presidential meeting should only come after an agreement has been reached, not the other way around.
During the lapse in diplomacy since last summer's Singapore summit, North Korea has been expanding its weapons program, not decreasing it. Recent reports and commercial satellite imagery show that the DPRK not only continued to build missiles, but there have far more weapon sites than previously disclosed.
While North Korea has not overtly tested a missile or engine system since talks began, even the most novice global affairs observer knows delays are not concessions. Kim can fire up a test whenever and wherever he wants. Blowing up wooden sheds and exploding a mountain entrance were, at best, window dressing.
Trump has been far more adept in his trade negotiations with China and refused to meet with Xi Jinping until more details are ironed out. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are headed to China soon.
By refusing to say he'll meet with Xi until he finds out what happens in the latest round of negotiations he maintains his advantage. A presidential meeting should only come after an agreement has been reached, not the other way around.
Which begs the question, why did Trump commit to meeting Kim before his Special Envoy, Stephen Biegun, finished negotiating any of the numerous and contentious details? After Biegun returned from Pyongyang Trump officially announced his Feb. 27-28 visit to Hanoi, but preparations were already underway for that visit. One can only surmise that Kim understood he had the advantage.
Up for grabs are a litany of economic, political, and military gives including the minimal lifting of some U.S. sanctions, a declaration to formally end the Korea conflict, establishing an interest section or Embassy in Pyongyang, and at the extreme, a reduction in U.S. troops and/or weapons systems on the peninsula.
Additionally Trump has already said he wants a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts, but his vanity should not drive what may amount to a bad deal.
For any of these U.S. concessions, Trump must insist on full, verifiable denuclearization. Otherwise the bait-and-switch game will just go on while North Korea continues to build its arsenal. Transparency has always been the problem, and so far Kim has shown no more propensity to open his reclusive nation than his father or grandfather before him.
That may change if Kim is more interested in massive personal wealth and global recognition that followed Chinese and Vietnamese reform and opening. If so, Trump must press hard on eliminating the North's ability to make and weaponize fissile material.
The worst thing that could happen in a real estate deal gone bad is bankruptcy. But an impulsive approach to high-stakes diplomacy with North Korea could mean risking regional and U.S. national security.
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
A gift from a good friend put to use well 90mm Elmarit, excellent portrait lens..
Sunday, October 25, 2009
being decked by the flue gives me the opportunity to go through massive media consumption... The physical stack will most likely be virtually replaced in 5-10 years by #amazonkindle style ereaders, just as itunes/ipod/digital music has replaced analog and physical records... On the other hand great tactile experiences such as a great newspaper or a magazine such as Monocle might be around longer..
Sunday, October 18, 2009
The Amsterdam marathon is an incredible event. Thousands of people running running running. The full set is here.
Friday, October 16, 2009
It is always interesting to visit the breeding grounds of Dutch digital pioneers. Therefore a visit to Thenextweb incubator is a must do... The full set is here.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Good old friend Marc Geerards 49th Birthday party was an interesting get-together. The full set can be found here.
Saturday, October 03, 2009
I just returned from three 'marvelous' days in Greece at WPP's Stream09 unconference. An amazing gathering of people and technology! The full set is here.
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ICY (born 1985) and SOT (born 1991) are artists from Tabriz, Iran, currently residing in Brooklyn, New York., the two brothers started doing stencils in 2006, they have been contributed to Iranian and international urban art culture through their Murals , interventions, video and installations that depicting human rights, capitalism, ecological justice, social and political issues, Their work appears on walls and galleries throughout the Iran, USA, Germany, China, Norway, and globally.They transcend their histories of artistic and political censorship by using public art to envision a world freed from borders, war and violence.
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Researchers found that Medicare patients are likely to have access to surgical treatment for a type of stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, that affects about 30,000 Americans a year. Subarachnoid hemorrhage is bleeding in the area between the brain and the thin tissues that cover the brain. It accounts for 5 percent of all strokes, according to the American Heart Association.
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Today, I've been listening to old U2. I'm talking way back U2, way before Bono turned into a fly who thinks his personality enlightens the world.
Many reading this were likely not alive when the album "October" came out in 1981. Many more of you may not like the band that influenced my early days, the way The Beatles or Pink Floyd or The Who influenced those before me. If you were introduced to U2 after about 1992, I don't blame you for not seeing the soul that was much more evident in their early work. There is something distinctly different about their first couple of albums that has been gradually stripped away as they became one of the mega-bands of the late 20th century.
The songs on "Boy" (1980) and "October" had a reverence to them that was so strong that it became irreverent. They are folk/protest songs influenced by a youth in Catholic Ireland, non traditional love songs about questioning the world, and philosophical, angst-ridden meditations on existence. If you have a music service like Spotify, I recommend listening to both albums back to back, if only once in your life. You may make a habit of it, or you may never want to hear another raw guitar riff by The Edge (I know, damn pretentious name), but you will be changed in some way.
So what's with the nostalgic reminiscence about the first music that felt like it came from inside my soul? Why now? Why here, where such discussion is usually reserved for visual artists like Ridley Scott or works by George Lucas or Stephen Spielberg? I mean this blog is usually about the journey of creating a science fiction webseries, right?
I suppose I'm reflective about an artistic medium that helped shape me into the conflicted, cross genre paradox that I am now because the most major influence in my early life is no no longer with us. My mother died last week. This is the third (and I sincerely hope, last) parental death that has occurred during the pre-production and production of Causality. No matter what one's relationship with one's mother, there is no denying that she has the most profound effect on us of any single person in our lives.
My mother was not an artist. She didn't introduce me to any of the movies that I like. As a toddler I asked her not to sing to me because she couldn't stay on key for a single note, and I pretty much detested her taste in music (though within the last few years I've gained an appreciation for the crooners and big-bands that she danced around the living room to.) She hated arts & crafts, and struggled gamely through the creation of Halloween and school play costumes that barely stayed on me through their intended events. She is the only person on the planet that I can draw better than (if you've ever seen one of my hand-drawn storyboards, you'll see how bad that must be.) Though she talked about having an unrealized desire to be a journalist, I never saw her write anything more profound than a grocery list or greeting card.
Despite this lack of creative drive, she was the single most important influence on the creativity within me. How? She shared with me her love of reading. As soon as I could sit up in a high chair, she instituted daily "reading time". And I don't mean that she read to me daily, though she did that too, much more so than most parents. Reading time was not when she read to me, that was separate. During this sacred time, she would give me a book, and take her own and we'd sit together silently, reading. When I was very small, I learned to turn the pages of my book, look at the pictures, and watch her as she sat enthralled in an Agatha Christie mystery, or John Steinbeck Americana, or a biography of someone she admired. As I got a little older, I wanted to read like her, and with her help I started reading real books when some kids were still learning the alphabet.
When I was about 7 or so, my parents gave me a series of classic books like "The Three Musketeers", "Around the World in 80 Days", and "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". These books had the actual text of the original, but they were laid out on pages that only had a couple of paragraphs on each, with pictures of some of the key moments. They were small enough that I could hold them easily, so I carried at least one everywhere I went. The pictures and short pages made them accessible to me, and I'd read and re-read favorite sections. One of my favorite things to do when I first got a bike (but wasn't yet allowed to ride alone on the street) was to ride around and around the outside of the house, from the front yard to the back, 10 or 20 times. Then I'd stop and pretend that I had gone somewhere very far away, pull out the book of the moment, and read it while eating a snack my mom had packed for my Journey. Often when I went back inside, it was time for "reading time", so we read more together.
Without the inspiration and example of someone who so loved literature, I would be a very different person. I might not have discovered (and re-read more times than those childhood classics) the Dune series which awakened me as the water of life awakened Muad'dib. I might not have taken my love of movies to a level that compelled me to read the screenplays of some of my favorites, or to read the books they were based on (like the oft-mentioned "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" that inspired my all-time favorite, Blade Runner.)
So in saying goodbye to my mom, and thinking about all she meant to me and gave me, this love of reading emerged as one of the simplest yet most profound ways she shaped me. We were very different people, and she admitted to rarely understanding me, but she gave me the tools and the support to bring out who I am. I think that is the best thing that a mother can do, and I am extremely grateful that she had the strength and intelligence to teach me how to be someone so different from whom she might have expected.
Back to early U2…one of my favorite songs is "October" a little known track, even though it is the title of their second album. It is a simple, haunting song with only a piano, and eventually a soft and humbled Bono. As a teenager I listened to this track on repeat for hours. It's fitting that it came to mind now, while thinking of all my mom gave to me, and how she is no longer here.
October and the trees are stripped bare
Of all they wear.
What do I care?
October and kingdoms rise
And kingdoms fall
But you go on
And on.
Thanks Ralph. That was a great post. I must admit that I have not been following your series. But because of you and your mom, I will correct this oversight. Miss you my friend.
"And on… " Wrapping my arms around you my dear friend from afar. Thank you for sharing such a personal, eloquent and beautiful insight into your relationship with you mom. I'm grateful to have had the honor to have met her and watched her smile as she gazed upon you at your wedding. This afternoon I will bust out my headphones and listen to both albums in honor of your mutual love. I love you buddy!!!
Thanks Eric! If there is one positive in losing someone, it is that sometimes it helps you reconnect with others that you'd like to keep up with more, but life gets in the way. I miss you too, and hope we get to spend some time together in the near future!
I'm really glad you got to meet her too-and I hope you're around for a bit when my dad comes to visit, because he thinks you're about the coolest person he's ever met! Thanks for your support, kind words, and hugs past and future!
Ghost, ghost I know you live within me
Feel as you fly
In thunderclouds above the city
Into one that I
Loved with all that was left within me
Until we tore in two
Now wings and rings and there's so many
Waiting here for you
And she was born in a bottle rocket, 1929
With wings that ring around a socket
Right between her spine
All drenched in milk and holy water
Pouring from the sky
I know that she will live for ever
She won't ever die…
And when her spirit left her body
How it split the sun
I know that she will live forever
All goes on and on and on and
She goes and now she knows she'll never be afraid
I bought you a bottle. We'll open it on Sunday.
Thank you. Just as a fair warning I'm giving you a hug next time I see you.
Ralph–my sincere condolences on your loss. Your words and recollections of growing up we're powerful. Even if your mother wasn't a creative herself, as a rabid consumer of creativity & the written word as you described, I am sure you made her very proud by following your creative soul.
Thanks Matt, I really appreciate it. It's true, my mom always encouraged me in my artistic goals, and was proud of even the small achievements. Definitely one of the best things a parent can do is to encourage their childs interests, even when they are so different from the parent's experience.
Any time, dude. I'm not afraid of a man-hug.
My condolences Ralph.
Hi Ralph Jr, Tracy, Renae,Matt, Chef,John Hoff III, the tears are falling but I care so much about you son and your friends that it feels good in weird sort of way, I received at least 25 Mass cards from some of your friends including Miki, and as you know fruit baskets and flowers. Which also made me know your Mom was well loved.Well that is all for now, stay safe and healthy.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
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Friday, September 3, 2010
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Monday, August 30, 2010
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Sunday, August 22, 2010
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Monday, August 16, 2010
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
It's Been 1 Year of Gathering Interviews for Before The Memories Fade!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
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Sunday, April 25, 2010
Protest Re-enactments, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky
Saturday, April 24, 2010
The Legacy of Adam Francis Plummer
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Remembering Dr. Dorothy Height
This morning I woke up to the news that Civil Rights icon Dr. Dorothy Height had passed away. She was one of the world's greatest people!
I'm so glad I was able to talk with and interview her for the film. She was so nice to me! I will always remember the stories she told me and the light in her eyes as she told them. She was so intellectually sharp even late in her 90s. I think my feelings were best written right after I interviewed her. Here's what I previously wrote:
"I'm typing this entry with a big smile because on Thursday October 8th, I interviewed Dr. Dorothy Height for the film. Dr. Height! If you guys don't know who she is, you need to read up on her quickly. Dr. Height is a 97 year young wealth of knowledge on women's rights and civil rights. Dr. Height is respected world wide and has many honorary doctorates from universities here in the states. She took over the leadership of the National Counsel for Negro Women after Mary McLeod Bethune. That is history people and it was a honor to get her perspective on the movement!!
What I decided to focus on in our conversation was a little known effort in the movement started by Dr. Height and Polly Cowan in the Spring of 1964. It was called "Wednesdays in Mississippi." The idea was to send interracial and interfaith teams of northern women to Mississippi on Tuesday and return on Thursday, having spent all day Wednesday talking with and reaching out to the women of the south. Dr. Height said that black women from the north would meet with black women of the south, while the white women from the north would meet with white women of the south. The northern women would all meet up later and discuss ways in which thy could help their fellow sisters.
We did discuss many other movement related subjects, but I'm going to let you hear about them in the movie.
It was a great interview, and Dr. Height was, as I expected, strong, smart, and delightful."
Dr. Height we'll miss you! Thank You!
For more on Dr. Dorothy Height go to: http://www.ncnw.org/ and please web search her name and learn more.
We did discuss many other movement related subjects, but I'm going to let you hear about them in the movie.
Monday, April 19, 2010
John Mitchell Jr: Documentary Promo Trailer
The movie is titled "The Man Who Ran The Planet," The John Mitchell Jr. Story and is a documentary about one of the most powerful Black Americans at the turn-of the-century. John Mitchell, Jr., was the editor of the Richmond Planet newspaper and made it one of the most respected papers of its day. He owned and ran a bank, bought a posh movie theater, and was the first Black man to run for Governor in the state of Virginia. Despite all of these accomplishments, Mitchell is little known outside of Richmond, Virginia, and left out of the history books. The movie examines Mitchell's life and his accomplishments.
WMST Radio interview on the documentary, "Before the Memories Fade"
Remembering Dr. Benjamin Hooks
On June 16, 2009, I had the honor of interviewing Dr. Benjamin Hooks at his home in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Hooks told me interesting stories about working with Dr. King during the Civil Rights Movement. He also shared with me stories about his personal peril when shot at and chased in a car by angry white southerners.
The interview was for my documentary, Before The Memories Fade: Voices from the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Hooks gave a great interview. He was very nice to me and we had a great off the record talk. Great stuff! He also talked to me about his father who was a still photographer. His face lit up as we talked about the early days of film and how his dad use to light flash powder to make the flash.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Before The Memories Fade: William T. Coleman
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Sit-In Re-enactment
Monday, March 1, 2010
Super 8 on "Before the Memories Fade" documentary.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Documentary Currently In Production
Before The Memories Fade, Voices from the Civil Rights Movement
Plumgood Productions is currently in production on the documentary film, "Before the Memories Fade, Voices from the Civil Rights Movement," written and directed by documentarian Keith B. Plummer.
The film brings together a series of first-hand accounts from icons of the Civil Rights Movement. of the 1950s and 60s. It also focuses on some of the lesser known stories from various "foot-soldiers" of the movement who tell of their involvement. These interviews contain unique insights of this period of epic change in American society.
Plummer is currently traveling throughout the United States, gathering interviews and learning the stories told by these brave Americans.
The feature length film is being shot in High Definition and will be completed Fall 2010.
Restoring Honor, The Case of Chaplain Plummer
To purchase a copy, use Paypal or send a check for $24 dollars to Plumgood Productions, 3402 Pepperhill Rd., Lexington, Kentucky 40502. This purchase price includes shipping and handling.
The film tells the story of Henry Vinton Plummer a Maryland slave who was appointed the first African American Chaplain in the regular Army. Chaplain Plummer's appointment was equivalent to the rank of Captain and, as to be expected at that time in American history, created internal conflict within the Army's white officer ranks. This strife, in combination with a disgruntled African American enlisted man's questionable accusations, led Chaplain Plummerto face the charge of "Conduct Unbecoming an Officer and a Gentleman." After a suspect court martial, Chaplain Plummer was dishonorably discharged in 1894.
Over one hundred years later, the film recounts the dedicated efforts of The Committee to Clear Chaplain Plummer, which is led by Committee President Reverend L. Jerome Fowler, who is also Chaplain Plummer's great nephew. Composed of family, clergy, historians, scholars, and retired military personnel, The Committee waged a four-year legal and PR campaign to convince the Army to reinstate Chaplain Plummer and clear his name. The Committee worked tirelessly to research the case and garner support from public leaders and noted officials including Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich and the Maryland House and Senate.
All filming occurred in Maryland. The DVD version of the film was completed in May 2005 and runs 43 minutes.


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Happy FriYAY, friend!Thanks so much for stopping by the blog! I'm super excited about this sweet, summertime post because...1. Popsicles. (Champagne is included - it's the weekend, after all!)2. Poms. (I've found the most perfect top to help you rock the trend!)Let's start from the top and discuss these amazingly delish low-sugar pops!As a Texas native, I've experienced ... READ MORE
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For all you Trader Joe's cookie butter crazed connoisseurs, I promise this isn't a trick.You CAN have your cookie butter AND eat it too (sans sugar, carbs & guilt)!If you're a fan of this spice cookie spread, do bite-sized, guilt-free cookie butter cups sound too good to be true? Thanks to Carolyn, the ultra-creative low carb cook of All Day I Dream About Food, healthy cookie ... READ MORE
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Hey Babes!Have you already added the word "flamingo" to your fashion lingo? I bet you have!Everyone is flaunting their flamingo fetish this season. Flamingos have gone from tacky to trendy, and I'm totally digging it. Bring on the tropical vibes and the punchy, pink hues!This flamingo tee was just too darn cute to pass up when I stumbled upon it at Neiman Marcus Last Call. It's ... READ MORE
How to Have a Guilt-Free Pizza Party!
Happy FriYAY friends!Is it just me or do all girls have a special place in their heart for pizza?! Its cheesy goodness is too delish not to love. Unfortunately, having a penchant for pizza usually leads to lotsa calories, lotsa carbs, and lotsa guilt. Thanks, but no thanks! When I started eating low carb a little over a year ago I figured that I had resigned myself to a pizza-less existence ... READ MORE
This sugar-free marg will make you want to fiesta!
O my maraca! This sugar-free marg will make you want to fiesta. With this recipe in your repertoire you can celebrate Cinco de Mayo sans the sugar - can I get an Olé?!I've maintained a low sugar lifestyle for a little over a year, and there is no turning back. I absolutely love this way of living and eating. The fun part is that the most tantalizing treats (like margaritas!) can be ... READ MORE
Sipping Champagne in Chambray: The Guilt-Free Way
Pop. Fizz. Clink.You know what I love most about champagne? In addition to its effervescent deliciousness, I love that champagne makes the most average day feel fancy and special. Because of this, it has always been my go-to libation: no celebration required.So what is a girl to do when she has champagne taste , but she doesn't want it to affect her waist? She drinks Brut ... READ MORE


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About Ayers Racing Images Hero Cards
Our hero cards allow fans to follow their favorite race drivers and racing teams. Ayers Racing professional high quality images feature details about the vehicle chassis, engine and pit crew along with racing tour schedule dates. Our autograph hero cards feature important details about NASCAR, USAC, World of Outlaws, DIRT Modifieds and Whelen tour drivers, teams and sponsors. Fans prefer our auto racing driver and team images because our highly detailed photos are more than a keepsake, they are each a valuable investment as a collectible item. We have a unique selection of the latest and most popular driver cards for tracking tour performance.


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Choose between any of our individual cottages for a memorable break
For reservations call: 01756 718111
"Lovely cottage in a beautiful spot - very well equipped and comfortable. Hope to visit again some time."
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"This is our third visit to these lovely cottages and once again we were impressed with this very comfortable, clean, well decorated accommodation"
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"A really lovely cottage in a wonderful location. A very enjoyable time - thank you!"
The Chatsworth Estate has an excellent reputation for hospitality, with our holiday cottages all set in beautiful locations across the estate in Derbyshire and the Peak District. From converted stone barns to the Hunting Tower, all the buildings that form our holiday cottage collection have their own unique history and atmosphere.


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Q: I have been having ongoing issues with an employee and have issued her with a final warning. Following the warning, my employee has been off sick 4 times. Our company policy is no more than 2 occasions within a 6 month period. A month later she signed off sick for 3 weeks on grounds of depression and stress. Whilst my employee was off, there were also issues with my other staff members discussing the behaviour of my employee and the amount of sickness she has taken through social media websites and phone messages. I would like advice as what to do with both these situations?
A: Firstly, you must deal with the issue of your staff members commenting on another employee. If she does not want to take the situation any further with your other staff members, this should not be an issue anymore. You need to schedule a back-to-work meeting with your employee since you were informed of their leave of absence. Also, how much have you investigated the validity of your employee's sickness? If this is the first instance you have heard of your employees' medical situation regarding depression, it would be advisable to gain access to your employee's medical report to clarify. If there is any discrepancy with what you have been informed by your employee, you may then have grounds for dismissal.
An employee has been employed for ten months; he has spent time off sick with cancer, although his pattern of absence has been intermittent, usually two to three days off here and there. I have not challenged him in any way by asking him for self certificates or evidence of any appointments. Should I take steps to check that he has cancer, and if he does, would I be able to dismiss him using the one year limited employment agreement?read more
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Educatory cards for children Manager
item number: 355
A manager is a classic board game that teaches real estate trading. This is a game that will be interesting not only to children, but also to adults, so you can play it with the whole family. The game is distinguished by colorful design, which, no doubt, will appeal to the guys. Large letters and numbers on cards and money, as well as bright pictures will facilitate the understanding of the game and contribute to the skills of reading and counting.
Package size: 33x25x2.5 cm
Completion: playing field - 1 pc., playing chips -3 pcs., cube - 1 pc., branch cards, "chance" cards, a set of special banknotes, an instruction
Age: 6+ (there are small details in the game set)
The game promotes development: h3>
- helps to develop the logic and creativity of child
- helps in the formation of thinking, attention, perception and imagination span>
- Improves strategic skills
- expands the horizon of the child.
It is made: in Ukraine, TM STRATEG
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Jewish Weddings for Jewish and Interfaith couples
About Rabbi Deborah:
Rabbi Deborah Goldmann, ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles,has been officiating weddings and other life cycle ceremonies since 2001, and teaching since 1997. Currently, Rabbi Deborah lives in the South Bay of Los Angeles with her husband and two children.
Rabbi Deborah is currently serving Congregation Shaareth Israel, in Lubbock, TX.
Rabbi Deborah is sensitive to the needs of same-faith, same-sex, and interfaith couples, families, and individuals.
Member of:
CCAR (Central Conference of American Rabbis)
Board of Rabbis of Southern California
PARR (Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis)
Rabbi Deborah has served as the rabbi for Temple Beth Solomon of the Deaf and can accommodate the Deaf and the Hard-of-Hearing.
Sensitive to the needs of same-faith, same-sex, and interfaith couples, families, and individuals in all life-cycle events.
Speaks fluent Spanish and Portuguese.
Offers pre-marital counseling.
Southern California (willing to travel depending on dates and distances).
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Did a little work in the garage this weekend. I have the task of fitting my wife's car in our single car garage while still keeping a bunch of boxes. This is a converted carport so it is tight. Started by placing plywood on top of front half of rafters. That was good for four large boxes. Next I installed four feet of two foot wide wall shelves from http://www.storageoverhead.com. Rated at two hundred pounds, I installed so car could slide under on passenger side. Finally I put up slat wall to hang miscellaneous items. Well it looks great and put a lot of stuff away but it might be one more trip to Goodwill!
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Garage Space
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Airport Security
Why is it that airport security is not consistent? This weekend I forgot to take my toiletries out and as it went thru x ray I cringed that I was going to get the full search. Nope! What? Ok…the airport I came back from this time I remembered and I am thankful as I saw some who forgot getting the shakedown. Consistency is needed in our everyday dealings as we have become a society of tight rules and over regulation. Inconsistency leads to stressful days. It seems like this is one the govt. could get correct. I guess not!


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I stopped in at A.R.T.'s Worth Avenue salon tonight to meet Orianne Collins, showing her OC Jewellery collection for the first time in Palm Beach.
The Miami Beach-based Collins, former wife of 80s hit maker Phil Collins, has been creating fine jewelry since 2003 and has a shop in Miami's super-trendy Design District at the Luxury Living space, which she shares with artist Romero Britto and the Fendi Casa home furnishings collection.
Britto's paintings and Fendi Casa furniture was on display at Abby Patni's A.R.T., 249 Worth Ave., for the evening as well.
Collins' pieces, which range in price from $500 to $500,000, are inspired by her travels and her natural surroundings, she said.
Being quite well-traveled, with roots in Thailand and Switzerland, Collins has designed hundreds of pieces, rings, bracelets, necklaces, earrings and such.
"They are also about the inner spirit," she said.
There are 13 separate collections within the OC Jewellery line.
Collins donates 20 percent of sales proceeds from her pieces to the foundation she and her ex-husband founded in 2000.
The Little Dreams Foundation supports talented children with physical or mental handicaps in pursuit of their artistic or athletic passions.
The designer wears a striking heart-shaped pink quartz and pink diamond ring from her OC Romance collection in the shot up top.
Her pieces will be on display at A.R.T. through April.
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Parents who choose to file for divorce may become caught up in the decisions that need to be made when creating a divorce settlement. Property division, child support and alimony are all major components of the final decree. The most important factor to determine, however, is the parenting plan. This plan determines which parent the child spends time with and when. Rather than create a visitation plan based off of the parents' schedules, it is important to keep the child's best interests in mind.
In most cases, children thrive when they are able to spend an ample amount of time with each parent. Yet, some degree of stability is also necessary. While it may seem difficult to find a happy medium, parents can work together to determine what is best for their child. As a child ages, parents should keep in mind that school functions, sports and friends may interrupt the visitation schedule. If both parents work together and are lenient with their parenting time, the child will be able to experience these fun activities.
A study published in Time found that children who spent time living with both parents reported significantly lower amounts of stress, sleep problems, loss of appetite, headaches, problems concentrating, sadness and stomachs than those who spent the majority of time with just one parent. This study, along with a host of others, shows that children develop better when they are able to maintain a close relationship with both parents.
Parent flexibility when an issue arises or when something needs to be changed can make all the difference. When parents are able to organize the schedule in a non-confrontation and friendly manner, it creates less stress for everyone involved.


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House groups
We have several small groups who meet during the week to worship, discuss and pray together, in order to explore and deepen their faith. As we meet in people's homes, we call these groups "house groups".
New people are always welcome! If you would like to know more, please contact us at info@edgeleyandcheadleheath


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Packet Analysis and Netflow Through Outsourcing Solutions
2/7/12 1:22 PM iCorps Technologies IT Solutions, Managed IT Services
Managed services have become such a standard approach to reliable and consistent IT solutions that companies as large as Blue Cross / Blue Shield of Minnesota are now using SaaS (Software as a Service) to accomplish the core competency of claims processing. There is more to managed services, however, than meets the eye. A comprehensive approach to providing IT services from a remote location will include technological feats that most businesses are not well positioned to do for themselves. These advanced uses of managed services include deep packet analysis and netflow analysis.
Deep packet analysis is a technique that allows for extensive monitoring of data that is flowing into or out of a system. Also known as packet stream monitoring, this technique helps managed services personnel to monitor critical areas of the network so that they can be sure that services are delivered without issue or incident. Deep packet analysis, however, can be quite expensive to perform, and storing the data that is generated adds even more to the cost of this IT solution.
Managed services staff therefore also use netflow analysis to help them understand how the systems under their purview are performing. By one industry estimate, netflow processes are used to locate and solve about nine-tenths of all problems, while deep packet analysis is needed for the remainder. Netflow programs allow their user to get the 'big picture' of how remote sites are performing, allowing managed services staff to take a broad view of those systems in operation.


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DDI Helps Aussies Find Their 'Youness' In New Campaign For Laser Clinics Australia
When you're famous for democratising laser, skin and injectables treatments, it is inevitable that you'll be copied, so the time was right for Laser Clinics Australia to reframe the category once again with a more emotional stance starting with its most loyal supporters – everyday Aussies.
The company's brand agency DDI, working in collaboration with Fusion Learning on a rigorous re-interrogation of the brand strategy, stumbled on an important truth: there exists in society a double standard, one that the brand believes should be outed.
"We live in a world where looking good 100 per cent counts in your favour, and yet there's still so much judgement from others attached to that," DDI managing director Caroline McLaughlin said.
"We wanted to acknowledge that stigma and embrace that we all have the choice to look the way we choose."
Chris D'Arbon, creative director at DDI, added: "The English language actually doesn't have a word for the description of all those little things that make you quintessentially you. We know this is different for everyone, and that it shifts over time.
"A big part of this campaign is about giving people a word to capture who they are without apology."
This led to the posing of a question by the brand designed to prompt people to consider what it is that makes them… well, them. 'What's Your Youness?' was born as the starting point for people to a conversation to have with themselves.
Nicole West, head of marketing at Laser Clinics Australia, said: "What makes this new campaign exciting is that it is so much more than just an advertising construct – it's something our brand can own with pride and apply across our 89 clinics nationally.
"We are all different, we all have our own ideals of beauty and we all have different things that make us happy – and that is our 'youness'.
"Our role as a brand is to support and empower people on their individual journey, and our entire business can unite behind this philosophy."
Mediahub was onboarded to develop the media plan and strategy to launch 'What's Your Youness' for Laser Clinics Australia's first major media launch.
Running nationally from today, Mediahubs' plan includes cinema, online, social, magazines, outdoor channels and a bespoke campaign filter on Snapchat, and dynamic re-targeting.
"It's sassy, bold and big. We unashamedly want to reframe the conversation by championing a movement that is empowering and liberating for anyone who chooses to optimise their looks," McLaughlin said.
Client: Laser Clinics Australia
Head of marketing: Nicole West
Marketing manager: Lydia Murdoch
Strategy: Fusion Learning and DDI (Angie French)
Creative: DDI
Creative directors: Chris D'Arbon and Yannick Labbe (Grabarz&Partner)
Creatives: Sarah Bayley, Jenny Liu and Annika Johansson (DDI)
Production: DDI, KinThings and Network Agency
Producers: Tillie Stephen and Sophia Palmer (DDI)
Directors: Brecon Littleford (KinThings) and Cybele Malinowski (Network Agency)
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Police in Manchester, New Hampshire, have arrested a man they say caused a three-vehicle crash and fled the scene.
Officers responded to the crash at the intersection of Orange and Beech streets around 4 p.m. Tuesday.
They say Norman Johonnett was spotted running from the scene, taking off various pieces of clothing. He was then placed under arrested.
Police say Johonnett failed to stop at a stop sign and crashed into a minivan, which then crashed into a parked truck.
Two of the occupants of the van were taken to a local hospital for concussion-like symptoms.
Johonnett was charged with falsifying physical evidence and conduct after an accident, as well as operating without a valid license and traffic control devices.
He was released on $3,000 personal recognizance bail and is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 30.


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Most people are more inclined to seek the professional help of a doctor, lawyer, financial advisor, or counselor than they are to seek the help of a Career/Life Coach — no matter how difficult the challenges of career or life become. The general attitude seems to be "I'd rather do it myself!"
At Bell Investment Advisors, we hold the view that your career is your most important financial asset; as such, it requires your active management. Successful professionals get help when they need it. A Career/Life Coach, not unlike an athletic coach, can help facilitate change; see you in a way that you may not be able to see yourself; provide tools, perspective, and support; help you get unstuck; and help you move from A to B once you're clear what B is.
The questions of momentum-based investing and momentum-based financial planning are inherent in career development as well: What's working? What's not? What now? These questions are difficult to answer on one's own and extremely challenging to translate into an actionable plan while managing fear, anxiety, and the rest of life's challenges.
A Career/Life Coach can help you with choices, changes, and personal or professional development; decisions; interpersonal communication challenges; resume writing and editing; interview preparation; business planning; planning and/or transforming your experience in retirement; and more.
While each of our offers at Bell Investment Advisors stands alone, we believe that when people take advantage of all of them, they maximize the possibility that they will build positive momentum for life.
If you are interested in learning more about Career/Life Coaching, contact Bonnie Bell by phone at 510.763.5671 or by e-mail to begin the conversation. Following this initial conversation, if you are interested in learning more, you are invited to arrange a complimentary 45-minute consultation, either face-to-face in the Oakland office or on
the phone.
Each person and situation is entirely unique, of course, but most often clients embark on a series of 90-minute sessions, either in person or on the phone, depending on where they live. Stepping into this series of focused sessions — most often approximately ten, but there are many exceptions to that rule — is like stepping into an intriguing, stimulating, engaging graduate course that has been designed for you. You bring with you everything you have been, are, and wish to be, and with the help of an experienced coach, you begin to make sense of it all. It's not therapy, but it is extremely therapeutic.
The results are often surprising and yet very down to earth: the "what," the "why," and the "how." Whether you leave the for-profit world for a non-profit job, or the city for the country, or start a business, or sell one, you will know why you are doing what you are doing and have the resume or business plan or life plan to get you where you want to go.
Bonnie Bell, Principal of Bell Investment Advisors and Director of Career/Life Coaching, has been a Career/Life Coach for over 20 years. She has a Master's Degree in Counseling, a Master's of Divinity, and many years of education and experience in business. Through individual coaching, workshops, groups, public speaking, and writing, she has helped hundreds of people of every age and stage develop and manage successful, satisfying careers and lives.
Bell Investment Advisors stands out among other registered investment advisory firms by helping you to think about what is most important to you personally, professionally, and financially and by helping you develop an actionable plan designed to get you where you want to go.
In addition to individual career and life coaching sessions, Bell Investment Advisors offers monthly online webinars and in-office Lunch & Learn presentations; and publishes white papers, newsletters, and articles on a variety of themes relating to your money and your life. Bonnie Bell periodically offers workshops and groups with such themes as Making a Good Life Happen®, Building Positive Momentum for Life, and Discovering and Developing Your Inner Compass.


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If you want more business during storm season and more calls in the slow seasons, call us. We get you where people look for you today – the internet. When people have water damage problems…they're not going to spend a lot of time looking for you when their house is getting damaged. You need to be found quickly and easily and you need to get them 5 seconds. We know how to get you in front of them, and we know what to say to make you to stand out amongst your competitors.
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We won't take a percentage of your job. We won't get involved in your bidding process, billing, etc. We get you phone calls, the rest is up to you. Some lead gen companies may want a percentage of your profits and even want to manage the billing for you. We feel this goes too far and is your business, so we stay out of it.
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It's a common problem determining what calls were produced by each form of marketing. Is your marketing company piggy backing results from one form of marketing onto another? Are you getting a Return on Your Investment? Well, now you'll know. Easy to follow monthly reports showing what calls came from our marketing program. This proves out where the results are actually coming from.
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Most of the other Water Damage Marketing companies out there say they specialize in Water Damage Marketing, but they don't. Ask them. More than likely they were internet marketing guys who say they could make a few bucks in this business, but they don't know the ins and outs of the business to be able to generate a real return on investment. This isn't like generating business for plumbers or HVAC guys, water damage is very different. We're the #1 leader in Water Restoration Marketing. No one knows it better than us.
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We won't take a percentage of your job. We're service providers. We provide this the most specialized Water Damage SEO, Water damage leads & water damage marketing programs on the market. We don't get involved in bidding, billing, etc. We do our job, the rest is up to you. They are your leads, your jobs.
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Learn how Sun Life helps both employers and their employees through our innovative Work is Healthy—or WisH—process.
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The collaboration between Nissan and Tsinghua University in Beijing to work on research and development of electric vehicle and autonomous drive technologies for the Chinese market.
At the opening ceremony, Nissan and Tsinghua University provided the general framework for the researches of EV technologies including battery safety, autonomous driving technology and traffic systems for China in the future.
To facilitate research about Chinese roads and local driving habits, the two parties will share resources to contribute to China's future mobility.
At the same time, they hope that the cooperative efforts will develop more talent to drive the Chinese auto industry toward a more advanced and sophisticated future.
"As we continue to expand our R&D capabilities throughout the world, we aggressively pursue our activities to create new values of mobility here in this new research center in Beijing," said Asami.
Prof. Li saw tremendous demand and market potentials for intelligent mobility in China. He believes that the Joint Research Center will play a key role in realizing such potentials by ways of technology development.
Nissan and Tsinghua University have a long history of cooperation. Over the past 10 years, they have maintained close cooperation in the research of core auto technologies and auto development strategies.
The new agreement will elevate their cooperation to the next level. With the new program, Nissan hopes to better implement intelligent mobility based on a careful study of Chinese road networks.
As Nissan and Tsinghua University expand their cooperation, they will work to deliver a richer driving experience for Chinese consumers and to be a sustainable engine that drives innovation in automotive, social and economic sectors in China.


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This morning, I saw Kony 2012 on Facebook and so I took half an hour to watch a very powerful video. My initial impetus was just to keep up with youth culture. But by the end of it, I was thinking about my overall priorities and how I might make some adjustments in my life. If you haven't watched Kony yet, you should. I am sixty millionth viewer, more or less. You should be the next one.
Being a RPCV (Returned Peace Corps Volunteer) who lived in West Africa for over two years, I feel more of a connection than those of you who might never have left the country, I was in Cameroon which is just two countries over to the northwest from Uganda.
I have read and contributed to such causes before. In the last few years, I've backed
|Books for Cameroon - From Wendy, the Peace Corps Volunteer who organized the Books for Cameroon Project:
Wendy wrote about her time as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cameroon... I began teaching English at the 4-room primary school by my house. Through my interaction with the children, I realized they can't read, at all. Even at a 5th grade level, many of the kids can't read. And then I realized most of these kids have never even seen a story book in their life. I thought how differently my childhood and life would be if my mom hadn't dropped me off at the library during her errands and busy afternoons.
Most of us take the ability to read for granted. But being here allow me to see the harsh reality that in fact, a lot of people have trouble reading. Even the adults in my business classes. While they can read, they can't read at ease. Hardly anyone in village ever read for leisure. I wanted to change this, and I thought it would be the easiest to begin at the schools. Bring books into the country, and then provide training so people know what a library is and how to utilize it.I never imagined that I would be building 30 libraries…
|Grassroot Soccer: Founded by former professional soccer players in 2002, Grassroot Soccer (GRS) trains African soccer stars, coaches, teachers, and peer educators in the world's most HIV-affected countries to deliver an interactive HIV prevention and life skills curriculum to youth.
Thinking more broadly, I'm I'm embarrassed to admit how little I've done in this area in the last decade. I use to be involved lending support and writing letters to help focus attention. I let my Amnesty International and ACLU memberships lapse many years awhile ago. I wonder if they are still the best civil rights advocates in the world.
I have done some reading on these topics in the last few years and I think after having finished those books, I made a point of passing them on and contributing to their recommended charities. I'd recommend two books:
Sold. By Patricia McCormick. This novel documents how a girl ends up as a sex slave in Calcutta. She, like the boy soldier slave in A Long Way Gone, is rescued by American aid worker.
A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. By Ishmael Beah. This book, heavily promoted by Starbucks, tells the story of child in Rwanda who when the civil war hits, becomes a refugee and then, is forced to be a soldier. Given drugs, he fights and kills for years before being rescued by the UN and ending up in the US. Not a pretty story but very real. BTW, this kid was rescued by UNICEF. And while the UN has many many many problems, the grassroots projects that they support in many of the most needy places on earth make our world, in my view, a more humane place.


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Awareness Washington County Chili Cook-Off
Greetings from the classes, board and staff of Awareness Washington County & We The Youth Leadership Programs.
Thanks to you, over the last thirty years we have been able to help over five hundred adults and youth develop or enhance their leadership potential. It is because of supporters like you that we are able to continue this nationally recognized program in our community.
With the winter months underway, we have the opportunity to hold a Chili Cook Off on March 11, 2017. In past years, hundreds of people throughout the community visited other chili cookoffs for some delicious chili, games and great company. We hope that the AWC/WTY cookoff will become an annual community event.
We are seeking table sponsors to help bring about this wonderful event and have several sponsorship levels for you to consider. Habanero is $2500 or more, Jalapeno is $500 or more, Hot is $250 or more and Spicy is $100 or less. Your donation would help with the prizes for the chili aficionados, but most importantly, your gift will help adults and youth in our community feel more confident and competant in their lives as Servant Leaders. All contributors will be recognized both at the event and after the event through local media and on our social media sites. Please let us know of your sponsorship intentions no later than March 1, 2017.
We are thankful for all your continued support to promote Awareness Washington County and We The Youth.
For registration and sponsorship forms visit www.awarenesswashingtoncounty.org


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The Suffolk Coast is blessed with a huge selection of local food and drink producers, selling jams, honey, Suffolk-cured ham, strawberries, asparagus, breads, cheeses and ales... you name it, we make it!
So wherever you are, whatever the day, you know where to go for a taste of The Suffolk Coast.
Street markets take place in each of the district's towns every week on the following days:
Every Friday from 6am-4pm
New Market, Beccles NR34 9HD
Find out more here: http://www.beccles.info/towncouncil/council-services/
Every Thursday from 7am
Buttercross, Bungay, NR35 1AR
Find out more here: http://www.bungay-suffolk.co.uk/business/bungay-market.asp
Giant Sunday Market
From 8am to 4pm
Manning's Amusements,Sea Road, Felixstowe, IP12 2DN
For more information visit http://www.visitfelixstowe.org.uk/
Every Saturday from 6am to 6pm
The Market Place, Market Hill, Framlingham, IP13 9AN
Find out more here: http://framlinghammarket.co.uk/
Every Wednesday from 8am to 2pm
Market Place, Halesworth, IP19 8BA
Find out more here: http://www.halesworthtowncouncil.org.uk/event/halesworth-market/
Every 3rd Saturday in the month from 9am - 12.30pm
1st Kesgrave Scout Hall / Town Square (near Tesco), Kesgrave, IP5 1JF
Find out more here: Kesgrave Market
Every Wednesday from early morning to mid afternoon
Market Place, Saxmundham, IP17 1AG
Find out more here: http://www.saxmundham.org/services/market.html
Monday & Thursday
The Market Place, Southwold, IP18 6EF
Wickham Market
Mini-markets every Wednesday
Market Hill, Wickham Market, IP13 0RA
Find out more here: https://www.visitwickhammarket.co.uk/markets-1
Last Saturday of each Month from 10am
Wenhaston Village Hall, Hall Road, Wenhaston, Suffolk
Find out more here: https://www.facebook.com/wenhastonmarket/
Every Thursday from 8am
Shire Hall Market Square, Market Hill, Woodbridge IP12 4LP
Find out more here: http://www.woodbridge-suffolk.gov.uk/about-us/market-classified/
Local Producers' Markets give local farmers, growers and producers a regular venue to sell their wares. These are held at:
Every third Saturday: 2 - 4pm
Bawdsey Village Hall
FramlinghamTuesday Market from 6am – 3pm
Felixstowe Country Market
Trades & Labour Club
For more information visit: http://www.ftalc.co.uk/country-market/
Beccles Country MarketThe Quaker Hall, 15 Smallgate,Beccles, Suffolk NR34 9AB
01986 781267
Every Friday (9.30am-11pm)
For more information visit: https://en-gb.facebook.com/becclescountrymarket/
Beccles Farmers MarketBeccles Heliport, Suffolk, NR34 7XD
01502 476240
1st & 3rd Saturdays monthly (9am – 1pm)
For more information visit: https://becclesfarmersmarket.co.uk/
Bungay Country MarketHoney Pot Centre, Upper Olland Street, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1BE
Every Thursday (9.15am-11am)
For more information visit: https://en-gb.facebook.com/Bungay-Country-Market-658687744206374/
Halesworth Country MarketSt Mary's Church Hall, Steeple End, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 8LL
Every Friday (10am-11.15am)
Halesworth Produce MarketNext to Horse & Garden, Thoroughfare, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 8AP
2nd Saturday monthly (9am-1pm)
The Long Shop Museum
Main Street, Leiston, Suffolk IP16 4ES
Every third Saturday
01728 832189
Southwold United Reform
Church Hall, High Street, Southwold, Suffolk IP18 6HP
Every Friday (9.30am – 12pm)
01986 874611
Snape Maltings Farmers Market
Snape, Suffolk IP17 1SP
First Saturday of every month (9.30am - 1pm)
Suffolk Farmers Market
Trinity Park, Ipswich IP3 8UH
14th December 2019, 21st March 2020, 17th October 2020, 12th December 2020
Woodbridge Farmers Market
Woodbridge Community Hall, Station Road, Woodbridge IP12 4AU
2nd and 4th Saturdays, monthly from 9am to 12.30pm
10 - 15 stalls per market plus a friendly cafe serving home-made brunch. Selling a range of produce including; fruit and vegetables, wild meat and chicken, eggs, marmalade, preserves and pickles, falafel, cakes, pies, pasties, goats cheese, fudge, plants and flowers (not all stallholders come to every market).


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Here in San Diego, locals and out-of-state residents alike often take advantage of the rolling hills, temperate weather and beautiful views when looking to host memorable events. San Diego is especially popular for weddings – the most memorable of memorable events –due to the California city's high concentration of quality reception sites. However, despite the beauty and serenity of the locale, you won't be surprised to find out that even San Diego brides can be subject to stress when it comes to planning their weddings. Ideally, every bride and groom should be able to relax and enjoy their wedding day, but too many times, stress can become more of a part of a wedding than enjoyment. This stress manifests and can even become magnified for a variety of reasons, some of which surround the creation of the guest list. The "perfect" wedding and reception are possible, but having perfect people attend that perfect wedding is not. There is no way to please everyone, and brides and grooms will come to learn that to eliminate stress, they need to find a happy medium. What can a bride and groom do to deal with such wedding day stress, and how can they find a happy medium? Many San Diego reception sites will have onsite wedding planners and coordinators who can provide tips for dealing with such common issues, but we have included some more general words of wisdom here for those in need of a quick fix to their wedding bell blues.
Focus on the Beautiful View of San Diego from Your Wedding Venue, and Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
For the bride and groom, it's best to focus on matters you can control when planning a wedding and try not to be affected by the things you cannot control. For instance, you absolutely cannot control the weather (though in San Diego, the generally temperate climate can certainly work in your favor). You can control the wedding venue (in the sense that you choose it, of course!), but you cannot control the weather on your wedding day. If you choose an outdoor wedding venue with a spectacular view of San Diego, you inherently take the chance that it may rain. With this chance in mind, you should build a contingency plan, or ask your chosen venue if a rain plan can be put into place, in order to keep your wedding day stress at bay. However, if you think the possibility of rain during your outdoor wedding could make your stress levels shoot up, it might be best for you to go with an indoor wedding venue, of which there are many across San Diego. After you choose your venue and whether your reception will be indoors or outdoors, there are many other elements you can control and therefore do not need to stress about: your dress, what flowers you order, what food you pick for your reception, and who you hire for a DJ or band. If you've planned well, then that means there are many aspects of your wedding that will go smoothly. Planning a wedding down to the most minute details—and also following up on those plans the month before your wedding date—can go a long way toward eliminating the stress that can tend to build on the big day.
Tips for Reducing Stress on Your Wedding Day
Like we mentioned above, many of San Diego's finest wedding halls will provide in-house coordinators who can help you navigate the stressful process of wedding planning. However, for those brides and grooms who wish to plan further ahead of time, or who are looking for even more tips about how to eliminate stress from the process, here are a few tips for reducing stress on your wedding day:
- Make a list and check it twice. If you're not a list-maker, become one. The more organized you are, the less stress you'll feel on your big day. Nothing reduces stress like knowing everything is taken care of.
- You're only one person and you can only do so much. Assign people, including the groom, tasks to complete so that you're not overwhelmed come your wedding day. Even the most organized person on earth needs help—especially on his or her wedding day.
- Focus on the good things. Enjoy the spectacular view offered by whichever of San Diego's popular wedding halls and reception sites you have chosen. Breathe, and remember the purpose of the day: you are marrying someone you love. You're making a memory today, and you don't want it to be fogged up by stress!
Make Your Wedding the Special Day, Don't Overdo It at Your Rehearsal Dinner
At some San Diego wedding venues, the rehearsal dinner can be a part of the wedding package. Most engaged couples will have a rehearsal dinner the day before the wedding. You should resist the urge to make this dinner just as important as the wedding, however. It's difficult enough to plan a wedding; you don't have to plan another huge party right before the real big party. The rehearsal dinner should be a more intimate affair, and you have every right to limit this dinner to immediate family and the wedding party and their dates. Traditionally, the groom's family plans this event and if they've volunteered to do so, let them. On your big day, you'll be the hostess, but it is not your job to make certain the DJ keeps on track, that your meal is served timely, that the centerpieces are all beautiful. Assign others those tasks so you can actually relax and enjoy your special day. Planned correctly, everything from your rehearsal dinner to your I Do's and throwing your bouquet should be a stress-free adventure.
Learn More about Los Willows
Los Willows is a luxurious San Diego wedding venue situated among rolling hills and beautiful greenery. Along with its affordable wedding packages, Los Willows offers the help of wedding-day coordinators as well as wedding planners that can help you, step-by-step, along in the process of planning your memorable event. Contact Los Willows today for more information!


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The appearance of online booking intermediaries has revolutionized the hotel industry. Companies like Expedia, or Hotwire are essential to the success of any resort as a result of they attract so much clientele. At a glance, the association between the hotels, clients and intermediaries works quite properly. The customer gets to purchase a resort room at a less expensive price than in the event that they booked straight with the hotel, the intermediary gets to take a certain percentage of the bill whereas the hotel gets a brand new solution to entice clients and increase their enterprise. Our exhaustive listing of hotels covers every part from price range hotels to luxurious hotels, domestic and worldwide hotels. At Goomo, the choices are infinite! I've never been up there earlier than as a result of there's security within the foyer and would in all probability ask me what I'm doing. Once in a while there is reside music on the rooftop backyard. I can hear it from my residence ever so usually at night.
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Welcome to Canada and to Burnaby School District
If you are new to Canada and have an Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada Work Permit or Study Permit (formerly called Citizenship & Immigration Canada Study Permit or Work Permit), OR you are a Citizenship & Immigration Refugee Protection Claimant, you may be eligible to register your child/children as a non-fee paying international student(s) in a Burnaby public school.
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Steve Gutterman's Week In Russia
Friday 4 January 2019
November 02, 2018
The Week In Russia: The Great Terror, The Admiral Kuznetsov, And An Attack On The FSB
President Vladimir Putin was a no-show at ceremonies honoring the victims of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's Terror, while rights activists accused his government of abuses of its own, and Russia's only aircraft carrier was back in the news.
October 26, 2018
The Week In Russia: Martyrdom, Nuclear War, And Falling Ratings
Vladimir Putin said Russians will go to heaven as "martyrs" if the country gets into a nuclear war and warned of a new "arms race" if Washington abandons treaties. Putin got bad domestic news, with an ally issuing a grim economic forecast and a poll putting his approval rating near an all-time low.
October 12, 2018
The Week In Russia: A Storm Of Setbacks And A Call For Constitutional Change
Russian President Vladimir Putin has faced something close to a perfect storm in the past several days, with setbacks on many fronts, ranging from politics and opinion polls to space, soccer, religion regional tension, and more.
September 28, 2018
The Week In Russia: A Shockingly Normal Election, Novichok News, And More Jail For Navalny
The Kremlin scrambled to shore up its power nationwide after a handful of electoral defeats, while evidence that the poisoning of former double-agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter was a GRU operation mounted as cybersleuths dug deeper and Russia dug in, repeating its denials. Aleksei Navalny walked out of jail after 30 days – and walked back in hours later, handed another 20 days behind bars over the protests he has mounted against President Vladimir Putin and pension reform.
September 21, 2018
The Week In Russia: Rough Around The Edges -- Challenges For Kremlin At Home, Abroad
The Kremlin suffered setbacks along edges of its sphere of influence over the past week: Syrian forces shot down a Russian reconnaissance plane, killing 15 servicemen; a ruling-party win in the Russian Far East was annulled amid evidence of "shocking" fraud; and the Russian Orthodox Church slipped closer to a historic loss of clout in Ukraine.
September 14, 2018
The Week In Russia: Duels And Don'ts -- Salisbury, 'Steak,' and Siloviki Slipups
One of Vladimir Putin's closest allies broke the Kremlin taboo on speaking Aleksei Navalny's name – and vowed to make "mincemeat" out of him in a duel. Two alleged GRU officers went on TV to explain why they were in Salisbury the day Sergei and Yulia Skripal were poisoned, telling a story that critics said had more holes than the International Space Station. And Putin stunned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a proposal to sign a World War II peace treaty before the year is out.
September 07, 2018
The Week In Russia: Novichok Charges, The Putin Show, And Final Farewells
Britain named, charged, and published photographs of the two alleged Russian military intelligence officers it says traveled to England on a mission to kill an ex-spy with a Novichok nerve agent. Iconic crooner Iosif Kobzon and Russia-backed separatist leader Aleksandr Zakharchenko were buried, and President Vladimir Putin was lionized in a fawning prime-time program on state TV.
August 10, 2018
The Week In Russia: Sanctions, Seagal, and Sentsov
Weeks after the first summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. officials announced a fresh volley of sanctions against Russia and warned that more may be on the way, while Moscow appointed action-movie actor Steven Seagal as a special envoy for cultural ties. In a Russian prison, hunger-striking Crimean filmmaker Oleh Sentsov's condition was called "catastrophic."
August 03, 2018
The Week In Russia: Mercenaries, Mining, And More Pension Woes
Three seasoned journalists were shot dead as they were investigating Russian military contractors and mining interests far beyond the country's borders, while pension-reform plans put millions of people back home in a protest mood and exposed rifts in the ruling party.
July 27, 2018
The Week In Russia: The Torture Problem And The Second-Summit Dilemma
A harrowing video of an inmate's beating shone a bare-bulb spotlight on Russia's prison-torture problem. And a second summit meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin was pushed into 2019 while the United States reaffirmed its rejection of Moscow's takeover of Crimea, raising further questions about Russia's concrete gains from the Trump-Putin talks in Helsinki.
Some of the key developments in Russia over the past week, and some of the takeaways going forward, by RFE/RL's News Editor Steve Gutterman.


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The Kiss
I was inspired by a photo showing two mushrooms. Looking at it I saw a mushroom with a face and hands before my eye. After I had drawn the mushroom figure I thought that he needed to be kissed – and added the second creature.
It has been a long time since I used water colour paper, but when I felt my colored pencils going over it I liked it very much. However I definitely don't like the white spots which you get with it. I had used baby oil with a paper stump before, but decided to go for q-tips this time. I am quite pleased with the result.
Nag – another horse sketch
Up to now I manage to follow my plan to do a horse sketch every other day. I know that they are far from being flawless, but I give myself permission not to be perfect. There are a few which are not presentable on the web, but I do not throw them into the bin. I keep them in order to document my way.
Rhododendron – finished
This is a contribution to the June challenge of the Botanic/Floral Forum over at Wet Canvas. The reference photo was provided in the challenge thread.
I find rhododendrons very difficult to paint because of their frilly petals. I took the artistic license to simplify the reference. The last step of the process was to dip one of my very small paper stumps into a bit of baby oil and use it as a solvent.
The Lighthouse
There is a lot to be done yet, more layers with the pencils, and especially the shadows in the foreground.
It is my first real landscape (meaning: not a fantasy landscape). With this I am definitely leaving my comfort zone!
Horse profile
Some days ago I joined kobobooks and bought myself "Draw 50 horses" by Lee J. Ames. It is like a workbook with several profiles, several horse brands, rearing horses, bucking horses and what not.
This is the first drawing, and there will be many more coming. Of course I won't give up showing you my coloured pencil drawings (I managed to finish the rhododendron and I am working on my first landscape just now).
Colourful bubbles – finished
I managed to finish this abstract on Friday. I think it is not too bad, but I also think that I won't use acrylic paper again. The texture is similar to watercolour paper, but it is less heavy.
However I decided to allow myself the luxury of a better paper than I have been using up to now. I've got the feeling that my art pieces deserve it… There is a big art shop just around the corner where I work (what a big temptation!), and they have all kinds of lovely paper. We'll see…
Another abstract
This is an experiment. It is an experiment because I for the first time use acrylic paper as a surface for coloured pencils. Some months ago I had bought a pad with acrylic paper and haven't touched it till yesterday when I decided to use it with my coloured pencils.
But the piece is also an experiment because I used coloured pencils together with my markers on acrylic paper, and I decided to work with a limited palette, only using shades of reds and shades of greens.
I don't know yet whether the experiment will work and whether the final piece will be a failure or not. However, I am enjoying the process.


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On July 3rd, Local Sounds TV was on location in Janesville, Wisconsin for the annual Redneck Fest! ;Check out our interview with the band Faces for Radio from Madison, Wisconsin! ;(don't mind the shout out to Matt!)
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As students work on the activities in the module, look for the following:
- Do students understand why it is important to engage in healthy habits?
- Do students understand how the habits help the brain stay healthy?
- Were students able to work with their classmates to develop the class graphs?
- Were students able to interpret the graphs?
- Did students participate in class discussions?
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(This is a slightly modified version of an article which first appeared in Egypt Today.)
As dusk settles over modern Luxor, and from the very top of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, it is possible—as it was in antiquity—to make out the outline of the great temple of Karnak across the Nile.
Look down from that vantage point, on a line towards the modern visitors' center, and you will also see a rather unprepossessing low square of wall—unlabeled and ignored by the passing tourists and local people alike.
Peering inside this enclosure—known as Bab el-Gasus ('the gate of the priests')—is not very enlightening, yet this is the entrance to the last resting place of 153 priests and priestesses who served the god Amun in that temple across the river during the 21st Dynasty (around 1070–945 BC). (more…)


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