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In all of my years accoutrement car ability and belief the auto industry I can bethink few cars that were as hyped-up and speculated about as abundant as the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ.
If you spent any time browsing automotive websites amid 2008 and 2011 you should apperceive absolutely what I'm talking about.
From the ancient rumblings about a new accord amid Subaru and Toyota on a lightweight, affordable sports car, we blood-soaked up every rumor and allotment of account that was out there – appropriate up until the cars assuredly went on auction in 2012.
To anticipate that it's already been bisected a decade back these two machines hit the artery absolutely makes you admiration breadth the time went. It seems aloof bygone we were poring over concept versions and apperception endlessly about what the assembly versions might be like.
So with that in mind, I anticipation it would be absorbing to accept a little altercation about what these cars accept meant for us.
Five years on, have they lived up to the hype? Were they the animation of alpha air we were cat-and-mouse for? Did Toyota and Subaru accomplish what they set out to do?
I accept that depends on who you ask. I anticipate best bodies who accepted the abstraction and followed forth from the alpha were appealing annoyed with the final product. But others may accept had their expectations set a little too aerial back it came to the achievement stats.
Upon release, the 86 and BRZ didn't draft bodies abroad with their beeline band achievement or their ambit lap times. But the lightweight, rear-drive anatomy won over abounding with its administration characteristics and simple, driver-oriented nature. On the appropriate road, it would be adamantine to acquisition article added fun for any price.
The cars were responsive, appendage blessed and you can generally drive them collapsed out afterwards accepting to anguish about activity to jail. But it's additionally barefaced that some would be aghast with the achievement of the artlessly aspirated boxer agent and its abridgement of low-end torque – abnormally in an era breadth aloof about aggregate is turbocharged.
Many of us hoped that Toyota – or added acceptable Subaru accustomed its acquaintance with additional boxers – would absolution a branch turbocharged alternative with added horsepower, but it appears that's not activity to appear with the accepted car.
And that brings me to one of the negatives – a abortion to alter the line-up.
I've had affluence of bench time in the 86/FR-S and BRZ and my better affair is not the ability or performance, it's the abridgement of practicality. Obviously they were never advised to be ancestors cars, but for all intents and purposes these cars are two-seaters and that's consistently activity to absolute their appeal. If you generally backpack added than one passenger, an 86 or BRZ as an alone car was consistently activity to be a boxy sell.
And the cars aren't afterwards their competition. They may not accept the aforementioned FR layout, but analogously priced achievement machines like the the Volkswagen GTI, Ford Focus ST and Fiesta ST forth with Subaru's own WRX all action abundant added acumen with a agnate amount of fun. And if you are acclimatized on a two-door rear-driver, the top-down Mazda MX-5 and the beyond Camaro and Mustang additionally action a lot of blast for buck.
In the aftermost few years we've apparent teasers of auto Toyota 86s, STI BRZs and alike a absolutely air-conditioned cutting anchor concept. But back you go to a dealership to absolutely buy one you are still alone offered one anatomy appearance and one agent choice.
Hypothetically speaking, my ideal alternative of the 86 would be a auto of some sort; article forth the curve of the Toyota Altezza – rear-drive, affordable, and calmly able to action as your alone car while still putting a smile on your face. It's been accounted a few times, but annihilation has anytime appear of it. One can dream, right?
Now that's not to booty annihilation abroad from the 86 and BRZ as they are. If you can alive with the two seats or accept addition car for circadian use, you'll be advised to an enthusiast car that's clashing annihilation abroad on the market. Styling-wise I anticipate the cars accept age-old well, and I still about-face my arch back I see one in traffic.
And of advance if you aren't annoyed with the looks or achievement of your factory-spec 86 or BRZ there's consistently the aftermarket, which brings me to the aing chapter.
Before the cars were appear bristles years ago, there was achievement that the 86 and BRZ would beggarly big things for the aftermarket, and this is one breadth area the car has absolutely delivered.
From simple t-ons and corrective upgrades to turbo and supercharger kits and wide-body conversions that crave one the apprehension out the saws – there is no curtailment of options for 86 and BRZ owners. It's artlessly a amount of how abundant you appetite to spend.
In the aftermost bristles years we've apparent 86s and BRZs acclimated for aggregate from alley antagonism and afloat to assemblage and annoyance racing. We've alike apparent committed VIP builds, and aloof about aggregate in amid that and branch spec. For a absolutely alcove car, its adequacy is abundantly broad.
We've additionally apparent an absurd arrangement of engines swapped into these cars, from LS V8s and big turbo 2JZs, to bespoke Synergy V8s and even an camp Ferrari 458 powerplant.
And while the abstraction of all of these engine-swapped BRZs and 86s is awesome, I still acquisition them a little adamantine to chronicle to at this point. Artlessly because the cars are still too new and too big-ticket for best approved bodies to buy with the ambition of ripping out the motor and bottomward article abroad in. If you're affairs a car to bandy the agent and clean from the arena up, a 25-year-old S13 seems a little added affordable.
But alike abrogation the aboriginal FA20 agent as a base, there's no curtailment of aftermarket options for added power, and that's afore you alike get to the abeyance and exoteric parts. Whether it's in Japan the US or any added cardinal of countries, seeing the aftermarket reinvigorated is one of the greatest things about the absolution of the 86 and BRZ.
Are the 86 and BRZ absolute cars? Surely not. There's no agnosticism allowance for advance and means to augment the appeal, but as a avant-garde reincarnation of the simple rear-drive Japanese coupes of the '70s, '80s and '90s, I anticipate they accept actual abundant delivered on their promise. They may be congenital for a specific niche, but I'm actual animated that alcove exists.
It's up to the leaders at Subaru and Toyota to adjudge what's activity to become of their aggregate adventure and whether they will chase it up with a additional bearing model. But I anticipate we've all accomplished that the abeyant is there.
Whether you adulation them, abhorrence them, or accept no preference, I anticipate we should all achievement that the adventure of the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ is one that's activity to abide into the accountable future.
But those are aloof my thoughts. Now I'm analytical to apprehend what your animosity on the 86 and BRZ are bristles years afterwards they were released.
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Pittsburgh Theological Seminary will present "Building Faith Online: Using Social Media in Ministry" Jan. 13, 20, 27, and Feb. 3, 2012 from 10:00 a.m.- 12:15 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Deirdre King Hainsworth, assistant professor of Ethics and director of the Center for Business, Religion and Public Life at PTS, will lead the discussion.
The Internet has been available publicly for 20 years, and since its beginning, denominations and congregations have been working on ways to use it well. During this course, participants will examine the use of social media in the church, how it works, and what emerging trends are shaping where the technology is heading. The group will consider what happens to the Christian message when using social media to share the story of God's work.
Topics to be discussed include "Social Media Basics" Jan. 13, "Can the Gospel be Tweeted?" Jan. 20, "The Church in Cyberspace" Jan. 27, and "Best Practices for Social Media in Ministry" Feb. 3.
Hainsworth earned her AB from Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, and M.Div. and Ph.D. in Christian social ethics from Princeton Theological Seminary. A former church educator and pastor, Hainsworth is ordained as a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the United Church of Christ, serves on the UCC's Science and Technology Network, and frequently teaches on technology and ethics in church and denominational settings. Her research focuses on the impact of computing on Christian practices and ethical responsibility, and the role of the church in ethical formation for work and community development. Her most recent book, co-edited with Scott Paeth, is Public Theology for a Global Society (Eerdmans, 2010).
Contact the Office of Continuing Education at 412-924-1345 or email@example.com for information. Learn more online.
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary is a graduate professional institution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). Founded in 1794, the Seminary is located in Pittsburgh, Pa. and approximately 310 students are enrolled yearly in the degree programs. The Seminary prepares leaders who proclaim with great joy God's message of good news in both word and deed. PTS is rooted in the Reformed history of faithfulness to Scripture and commitment to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.


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This is it, folks: the season finale of The Great Retro Quiz! Don't fret, though; it will be back for an even better "Season 2" after a short break. I just need to tweak a few things -- maybe hire twenty-five beautiful women to hold some metal cases -- and, I don't know, install a Plinko board or something. Yeah, the Great Retro Quiz! definitely needs a Plinko board.
In the meantime, start studying up on things like Final Fantasy VI, Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Metroid. These games may be making an appearance come next season (hint hint).
To celebrate the grand finale and the strangely coincidental release of Mario Kart Wii, this week's quiz is all the original Super Mario Kart for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. How well do you remember it?
Just leave your answers in your comments and check my community blog tomorrow (5/1) for the dramatic results.
Start your mental engines and ... good luck! The Great Retro Quiz! misses you already!
The Great Retro Quiz! .30
Category: Super Mario Kart
Number of questions: 20
1. Push what?
a. A
b. B
c. Start
d. Select
2. Add up all the engine classes. What number do you get?
a. 200cc
b. 250cc
c. 300cc
d. 400cc
3. All of the following are cups in Super Mario Kart except:
4. How many total tracks are in Super Mario Kart?
a. 12
b. 15
c. 16
d. 20
5. Which of the below tracks doesn't exist?
b. Mario Circuit 4
6. Which classic character from the Mario universe rescues racers who have fallen off the track?
7. True or false: Donkey Kong is a playable character in Super Mario Kart.
a. True
b. False
Pair up the characters that share the same driving class:
12. Mario just picked up a coin. What happened?
a. He can now drive faster
b. He can now jump higher
c. He can now pick up better items
d. He can now turn tighter
13. What is the name of the famous final track that is featured in every single version of Mario Kart?
Which Super Mario Kart items will help the below poor souls solve their problems?
14. Marty the model is too tall for the job he wants to book. He needs to shrink down ...
15. Ginny the gymnast can't seem to jump high enough to clear the vault. She needs to jump higher ...
16. Sal the submarine pilot is having trouble hitting his target. He needs to attach something to the torpedoes ...
17. Theo the thief keeps getting busted when he tries to mug a passerby. If only he could steal something without being detected ...
18. An intense race just ended, with all the racers finishing in the below order (the leftmost driver being last). Who just avoided being eliminated from the next round?
a. Bowser
b. Koopa Troopa
c. Luigi
d. Yoshi
19. How many points does a racer receive for coming in first during a Grand Prix race?
a. 0
b. 9
c. 10
d. 12
20. Ever since the Super Mario Kart awards ceremony, who hates champagne corks?
The Great Retro Quiz! Study Materials
.21: King's Quest
.22: The characters of Super Smash Bros.
.23: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
.24: Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
.25: Ninja Gaiden
.26: Dolphin extravaganza!
.27: Secret Den Den Town edition
.28: Aladdin
.29: Donkey Kong Country
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MaGNeSium - light metal, conductor, melts at 650°C, turns into BMGN at +4 pressure, burns like COAL, 0xC6C6A0, metals menu
Broken MaGNesium - powdered form of MGNS, burns like BCOL, 0xC8C8A2, powders menu
ALuMiNium - light metal, conductor, melts at 660°C, turns into BRAL at +4 pressure, 0xC6C6C6, metals menu
BRoken ALuminium - BREL renamed and recoloured 0xC8C8C8
SILiCon - conductor, melts at 1400°C, mix with molten GALlIum for PSCN or molten ARSeNic for NSCN, 0xBBBBBB, metals menu
You know, I've got Gallium AND Arsenic in my list.
Magnesium and Magnesium oxide are in my list too.
Delete your list.
PHOSphorous - red powder, flammable, 0xFF3008, powders menu
White PHoSphorous - incinendary powder, decays into 12-14 FIRE particles over about 100 frames, 0xEEEEEE, explosives menu
SuLFuR - veery smelly solid, 0xFAFA2A, solids menu
CHLoRine - poisonous gas, distills WATR, forms SALT with SODI, 0x24C006, gas menu
PoTaSsiuM - alkali, explodes like RBDM but into purple flames, 0x0369CF, explosives menu
Chlorine should be darker.
Also mix ZINC and COPR you get Brass (BRSS)


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It would be nice to say that after earning a Bachelor of Science degree from Kingston University, in London, UK (with First Class Honors, mind you), Stuart Burns was drawn into the metals business by a fascination with metallurgy. It would also be nice to say that his love of travel and foreign cultures led to his interest in a global reach in metals markets. Unfortunately, neither statement would be true: Stuart got into the metals business for the money.
To a struggling science grad in the 1980s, commodity traders seemed to make very big bucks. It was only as the years went by that Stuart's visits to producers and consumers in far-flung (and occasionally hostile) parts of the world instilled in him a more refined appreciation for the wider delights of being a physical metals expert. Stuart used his scientific training and business experience to communicate effectively with engineer and buyer, local politician and corporate manager. (He also did well at the drinking table with the Russians, but again, that's another story…)
Stuart met Lisa in 1994 when they were both trading metals — Lisa with the crook and Stuart with a very successful UK niche metal-distribution business, in which he still owns a stake. Today, he couldn't imagine being in any other industry, as few match the metals markets for excitement and global reach.


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The Principle Effect - Month ONE
Nothing Exists without a Center
Month ONE you will receive:
Respond to Curiosity Poster
Principle: Nothing Exists Without a Center
A time lapse poster of the stars going around the north star (point). A colored print to be placed in a frame, a black/white picture and a blank one to place in your memorandum. You can use the blank one to draw the time lapse picture. You'll also have access to a video that explains the whole month.


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Above is a photograph of a WW1 diagram taken at the Royal Irish Fusilier museum in Armagh. I popped in with my son and nephew, after visiting the planetarium. The staff were wonderful and the venue passed an enjoyable hour as we viewed the collection, which contains the uniforms, medals, regalia and the two Victoria Crosses won by the Regiment. The two kids particularly enjoyed the opportunity to try on some modern day British military gear.
A WW1 scene.
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Collecting the first two issues of the digital-first series, Batman '66 Meets Wonder Woman '77 #1 brings together Adam West's Batman with Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman in this first issue of the series which gives us a cameo by Catwoman and flashbacks to a Wayne Manor gala event complete with Thomas and Martha Wayne, Ra's al Ghul, a young Talia and Bruce, the League of Shadows, Nazis, and Wonder Woman. As you might expect, the evening made quite an impression on young Bruce Wayne.
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For my next attempt at styling natural hair, I decide to tackle the braid out! Needless to say, from looking at the photos, it was a tremendous success. After having tried twist outs as well, I feel that braid outs are more my jam. The definition they give is crazy and they actually look similar to my hair after a wash 'n go. So, of course I had to put together a tutorial video for those of you who want to perfect this style. Enjoy!
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Phew! There's no rest for the wicked and yet again it's been a very hectic few months, not ideal to start the year, but better busy than never! 😉
January started off on a great note despite a busted knee, and my newfound unemployed status was a welcome change that didn't last long! First it was the nail-biting HK4TUC, then it was The Parentals Flash Sale, followed by HK100!
|So easy to get carried away at sales …
Being roped in to be do the social media updates for the Vibram HK100 was so much fun, following the leaders and everyone else out on the course was some inspiring stuff!
|Singaporeans in Dim Sum land!
Hopes of starting the year off as Ultrarunning Tai Tai (lady of leisure) didn't quite go to plan with the offer of a big freelance project in Singapore. It took all of two weeks, but we're talking 20h days, here …
Coupled with an exciting shoot for Fox TV, it goes without saying I was more than ready for a break.
|Sunset drone shot at Ma On Shan … can't wait to see the final cut!
Chamonix and the gorgeous off-piste powder beckoned (who says you can't do trails in the snow!), so off we went! The Beast and I fell foul to a debilitating flu a few days before leaving (typical!), so we spent the first couple of days making feeble attempts at getting our ski legs back and drinking as much chocolat chaud as possible.
|The Beast kicking up a powder storm
We were signed up for a ski touring course with Chamonix Experience, excellent service as usual and the lovely Fleur was our guide all week. She made sure we had the best possible snow conditions, and it was an awesome course that I'd recommend to anyone! A big plus was having Salomon trail running star Claire Price on the course with us, and the long-suffering Pete, who drew the short straw having to put up with the shenanigans of three trail runners. One of the best ski trips so far, Chamonix is my happy place all year round!!
|Best ski group ever!
So what's next? There's so much about to happen that I'm not sure I have time to be a tai tai at all .. 😛
First up, KOTH Sham Tseng this weekend! The fabulous fraulein Nora Senn has convinced me that we should just turn up and run, and so we will! With Translantau 100km in a few weeks (2?? Is it only 2 weeks!!!) and then Anzac Ultra starting Easter Monday (450km single stage on the revised course now!), I'd better get my ass in gear pronto!
I have a feeling that 2015 is gonna ROCK!


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State Bank of India has announced the test results & Interview dates as part of its clerical recruitment project 2014-15.SBI jobs are the most sought after career option by aspirants as it is India`s largest public sector bank & hence needless to say about the response for their recruitments.An equal mood of enthusiasm can be also seen for SBI results.Now, it is one such occasion.
SBI had advertised to fill 5092 clerk vacancies across all states in the month of May 2014.
State bank group does not recruit with IBPS scores & so separate online written tests were conducted during the months of July & August at various centres across India.The results for these tests have been released now.
Read on to know more about the selection process ahead in the appointment of clerks.
Over 17,000 qualify
SBI has given the complete list of people who were successful in the written test that can be downloaded from their website here (.pdf file)
As per the list, over 17,000 candidates are expected to have ranked high enough in the online test.The objective test containing 5 sections was conducted for 200 marks with 40 marks allotted for each part.
Based on 1:3 ratio already specified by SBI, around 15000 candidates were to be called for Interview stage.
Interviews are scheduled to start from December 8th onwards.Those chosen to appear must download call letter & bio-data form given at the sbi webpage.The links for these documents will be made available from November 25.
About the Interview
Candidates have to secure minimum percentage marks in interviews to become considered for final selection.But this mark shall be decided by the bank only.
Since clerical jobs are to be filled, certain weightage will be given for individuals possessing knowledge of local language.So you may be asked to answer questions or read a passage in regional language by the panel.
There are books available to help you prepare for sbi clerk interviews.We had published a detailed review of one such book that can purchased from the link here:
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More than the selected lot, its the unsuccessful candidates who will be longing to know their marks & cutoffs as such details are not displayed with the results.
Like previous years, State bank of India may disclose the cutoff marks only after the entire selection process is completed.
Congratulations to those who have cleared SBI clerk recruitment.
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Hope and Purpose
Joel Dougall at age 29, a father of a sharp and beautiful 3-year-old little girl, had been married for 6 years to his high school sweetheart when he was shocked with the reality that he had been living with a bully in his head. It was January 23, 2012 when a slow-growing brain tumor was found in his right frontal lobe. This was shocking to him but explained a lot of symptoms he had been suffering with. Though it was an upset, with help from a community of friends, coworkers, and family who gathered around and helped him and his family, it was not a time of extreme privation.
Joel's amazing wife with medical experience promptly started sharing their experience through a blog name "Day by Day" at http://praying4joel.blogspot.com/ .
Sharing the details of their journey, Joel had a surgery in Oregon in February 2012 and then another one in San Francisco April 2012. These surgeries were successful and after 7 months of rest and rehab he was able to return to full-time work as a Surveying Tech/ Construction Inspector.
One faced with such life-threatening scares, definitely views their life differently and changes one's priorities.
The one thing Joel wants everyone to know is brain cancer almost killed him and almost shortened his life, but it was daily depression, over a long period of his life, that nearly killed him with the threat of suicide. Cancer is a hard thing to deal with, but suicide and depression can be even scarier and just as dangerous. One reason is the stigma of battling cancer is nonexistent, but in our culture, unfortunately, battling depression has a stigma of weakness. As a community we need to change this and make it easier for people to seek help with deep depression. "I don't have any answers on how, but I know hope and purpose is a powerful thing! Please read Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning to understand what I mean!" says Joel.
February 1, 2016
Joel Dougall is now 4 years out from his initial diagnoses, and now has 19-month old boy/girl twins and is still working full time! He enjoys spending time caring for his family and organizing Scottish highland game throwing events in the Eugene/Springfield area, continuing to love life, and love people!


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Rosa 'Agrippina': Please see Rosa 'Cramoisi Superieur'.
Rosa 'Altissimo' [1966] - a climbing rose from 8 - 13 feet tall and 5 feet wide with 6 inch, rich velvet red, slightly fragrant, single flowers that are produced repeatedly. Zones 5 - 9.
Rosa 'Anemone' (pink cherokee rose) - a magnificent, mounding evergreen to 12 feet with beautiful, large, pale pink flowers in the early summer.
Rosa banksiae (lady banksia rose) - a strong, vigorous, disease resistant, thornless, climbing, evergreen rose to 36 feet with double yellow flowers. Zones 7 - 9.
Rosa banksiae 'Alba Plena' (double white banksia rose) - this clone has pretty, violet scented, double, white flowers.
Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' (double yellow banksia rose) - this clone has pretty, fragrant, double, yellow flowers.
Rosa 'Belinda's Dream' [1967] - An amazingly disease resistant rose of grandiflora appearance that grows from 3-6 feet tall and 3-4 feet wide. It produces intensely fragrant, soft pink flowers all season long and never needs spraying. Zones 5 - 9.
Rosa 'Buff Beauty' [1939] - This versatile hybrid musk may be grown as a low, spreading shrub or as the perfect pillar rose. It repeatedly produces charming, very double flowers of rich, muted apricot that are richly fragrant. New growth is dark red. Shrub rose from 4 to 12 feet tall and 5 feet wide. Zones 6 - 9.
Rosa "Caldwell Pink" - an everblooming, disease resistant clone with fully double, lilac-pink flowers that are produced in large, showy clusters. The shrub gets about 4-6 feet tall and wide. Zones 6 - 9.
Rosa 'Carefree Beauty' (katy road pink) [1977] - An extremely graceful, free flowering bush with new, pink buds opening up to fragrant flowers all the time. Small shrub rose from 3 to 5 feet tall and wide. Designated as Earthkind by Texas A & M University. Zones 4 - 9.
Rosa 'Cecil Brunner' (sweetheart rose) [1881] - This old time, disease resistance rose that's been winning hearts over makes a small shrub to 3 feet with abundantly produced, sweetly scented, fully double, pink flowers produced all summer long. A polyantha type from 3-5 feet tall and wide.
Rosa 'Cecil Brunner Climbing' [1894] - a climbing form of the above that gets up to 25 feet tall and 20 feet wide.
Rosa 'Champhey's Pink Cluster' - a splendid, old noisette rose with clusters of beautiful, very double, light pink roses. One of the most fragrant of all the roses.
Rosa chinensis (chinese rose) - a deciduous, repeat blooming, semi-climbing shrub to 18 feet with highly scented, pale pink to scarlet to crimson flowers from summer to early autumn. Zones 7 - 9.
Rosa chinensis 'Mutabilis' [1894] - this clone to 6 feet has purple or coppery new growth and flowers that begin yellow with orange backs turning coppery salmon-pink and eventually deep pink. The flowers are produced off and on all season and are slightly fragrant.
Rosa chinensis 'Viridiflora' (green rose) - has pretty, long lasting flowers whose petals are reduced to green scale like petals having crimson or purplish streaks.
Rosa 'Complicata' - a large shrub to 5 feet with 5 inch wide, single flowers of the most beautiful, baby pink having a white center surrounding the exposed, golden stamens. The flowers are followed by round, orange hips.
Rosa 'Cramoisi Superieur Climbing' (agrippina) [1885] - This fine old China rose has velvety, rich crimson flowers with a silvery reverse and a deliciously fruity fragrance. The double, cupped form of the blossoms is distinctive, keeping their rounded shape even when fully open. It is very nearly everblooming in warmer climates. The leaves are small, dark green, neatly shaped and very healthy looking. This valuable and beautiful landscape plant provides almost continuous color. It is a mannerly climber from 10 to 15 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide. Zones 7 - 9.
Rosa 'Ducher' [1869] - A repeat blooming, China rose that is a good candidate for container usage. The buds are very round and sometimes have a hint of pink on the outer petals opening to a delicate swirl of fragrant, soft ivory white petals. It exhibits typical bronzy new growth but matures a light green. A small shrub rose from 3 to 5 feet tall and wide. Designated as EarthKind by Texas A & M University. Zones 7 - 9.
Rosa 'Duchesse de Brabant' [1857] - President Teddy Roosevelt made this rose famous by often wearing a bud or flower as a boutonniere. It has cupped, pink flowers that resemble a cabbage in appearance. They bloom nearly continuously and can be counted on for a rich whiff of fragrance virtually any time of day. The leaves are slightly wavy and apple green in color. A Tea rose from 4 to 6 feet tall and wide. Designated as Earthkind by Texas A & M University. Zones 7 - 9.
Rosa x fortuneana (easter rose) - a mounding shrub to 8 feet with pretty, large, fragrant, double creamy white flowers up to 3 inches across. Zones 8 - 10.
Rosa 'Iceberg' [1958] - A floribunda type rose from 3 to 5 feet tall and wide that produces pure white, double flowers that are very fragrant all season long. Zones 4 - 9.
Rosa 'Jeepers Creepers' -
Rosa 'Katy Road Pink': Please see Rosa 'Carefree Beauty'.
Rosa laevigata (cherokee rose) - a vigorous, climbing shrub with glossy, dark green leaves and beautiful, fragrant, 4 inch wide, single, white flowers in the early summer. Zones 7 - 9.
Rosa laevigata 'Anemone': Please see Rosa 'Anemone'.
Rosa 'Lafter' [1948] - This hybrid tea rose repeatedly produces wonderfully scented, delicately double, salmon-yellow flowers. Zones 6 - 9.
Rosa 'Lamarque' [1830] - a large bush to 8 feet or a climber to 15 feet with beautiful, shapely, very fragrant, fully double, pure white flowers borne on long stems repeatedly during the season. Zones 7 - 10.
Rosa 'Linda Campbell' - an extremely hardy rose that produces large clusters of medium size, fully double, brilliant crimson flowers non-stop virtually year around.
Rosa 'Louis Phillipe' [1834] - A double, deep crimson red, China rose with a touch of blush at the center and an occasional white streak through the petals. It makes a small shrub from 3 to 5 feet tall and wide that produces its fragrant flowers repeatedly during the season. Zones 7 - 9.
Rosa 'Madame Hardy' - a strong, upright bush to 6 feet with lush green leaves and beautiful, medium size, very double blooms of the purest white having an intoxicating fragrance. Zones 4 - 9.
Rosa 'Madame Isaac Pereire' - a bush or climber to 12 feet with richly scented, 5 inch flowers of rose-pink with numerous rolled petals.
Rosa 'Maman Cochet' [1893] - a very showy tea rose from 3 to 4 feet tall and wide having few thorns. It repeatedly produces fragrant flowers with pale pink petals that become deeper towards the center revealing lemon yellow markings.
Rosa 'Marechal Neil' -
Rosa 'Marie Pavie' [1888] - A versitile and handsome, polyantha type rose that can be used as a border, pot plant, specimen or a low hedge. It has sweetly shaped, pale pink buds that unfold into creamy white, semi-double flowers of delicious fragrance. It is sure to be a favorite of all who grow it as it is almost constantly in bloom and has a wonderful scent. The foliage is a healthy, dark, rich green and the stems are thornless. A small shrub rose from 3 to 4 feet tall and wide. Designated as Earthkind by Texas A & M University. Zones 7 - 9.
Rosa 'Natchitoches Noisette' - Found growing near a grave on the grounds of an old fort in Natchitoches, Louisiana. This gem of a rose repeatedly produces medium sized, cupped, light pink flowers of outstanding fragrance. The foliage is neat and healthy. A small shrub rose from 3 to 5 feet tall and wide. Zones 7 - 9.
Rosa 'New Dawn' [1930] - This healthy climber is a repeat blooming sport of 'Dr. W. Van Fleet'. It bears long, pointed buds which are soft pink and fade to blush cream as the fragrant flowers open. The foliage maintains a lustrous, dark green hue throughout the growing season. A climber from 15 to 20 feet tall. Zones 7 - 9.
Rosa 'Old Blush' (the monthly rose) [1752] - an old China rose to 6 feet with almost continual bloom having graceful clusters of slightly fragrant, loosely double, silvery pink flowers that darken as they age. Zones 7 - 9.
Rosa 'Peggy Martin' (hurricane katrina rose) - Reputedly found alive after being submerged under 15 feet of saline water, this is a vigorous climber that can easily reach 15 plus feet in height. It bears clusters of fragrant, pink flowers from spring through the fall. Nearly thornless. Zones 5 - 9.
Rosa 'Penelope' [1924] - a vigorous hybrid musk type rose of bushy habit to 5 feet tall and wide bearing large trusses of bright, pink-orange buds that open to sweetly scented, loosely double, pale yellow flowers. It has glossy foliage and blooms over a long period.
Rosa 'Radcon' (pink knock out rose) [PP#15070] - A pink flowered mutation of the original "Knock Out" rose! As disease resistant and care free as the original. Grows from 6 to 8 feet tall and 4 to 6 feet wide. Zones 4 - 9.
Rosa 'Radcor' (rainbow knock out rose) [2007 - PPAF] - This seedling of 'Radrazz' is not quite as disease resistant as the original but still miles ahead of most other modern roses. It covers itself in coral pink blossoms having a rich yellow center. This form is more compact and floriferous than other in this series reaching about 3-5 feet in height and width. Zones 4 - 9.
Rosa 'Radrazz' (knock out rose) [2000 - PP#11836] - An almost carefree shrub rose that is extraordinarily disease resistant. It is also very hardy and reliable producing rich rosy red flowers from early spring through till frost and beyond. Height from 6 to 8 feet and width from 4 to 6 feet. Zones 4 - 9.
Rosa 'Radsun' (carefree sunshine rose) [PP#13063] - Bred by the same guy as the "Knock Out" series, this disease resistant rose looks and grows just like a yellow flowered "Knock Out".
Rosa 'Radtko' (double knock out rose) [2005 - PP#16202] - This sister seedling of the original "Knock Out" rose has more double flowers than its sister. Otherwise, it has the same color, disease resistance and carefree culture as the original. It grows from 4-6 feet tall and 3 to 5 feet wide. Zones 4 - 9.
Rosa 'Red Cascade' [1976] - Originally sold as a weeping miniature, this versatile rose can also climb or be used as a groundcover. It has tiny leaves and attracts attention with its profusion of one inch wide, blood red flowers. A rambling rose from 12 to 18 feet (tall if climbing or wide if used as a groundcover). Zones 5 - 9.
Rosa 'Reve d'Or' (dream of gold) [1869] - This lovely, graceful climber is nearly thornless and is useful for close quarters. It is especially recommended for porch pillars where the pendulous, globular flowers can be seen and appreciated more easily. Once established, it displays a wealth of large, loosely double, buff yellow roses with a rich, perfume scent. It blooms all season. A climber from 10 to 18 feet tall and 5 feet wide. Zones 6 - 9.
Rosa 'Rosette' (connecticut rose) - an extremely prolific producer of small, fully double, brilliant red flowers that last long when cut.
Rosa roxburghii forma normalis (chestnut rose) - a large shrub to 15 feet or so with deliciously fragrant, 3 inch wide, single, baby pink flowers that result in unusual, burr like hips that resemble chestnut husks. Zones 6 - 10.
Rosa rugosa (japanese rose) - an erect to fountain shaped, deciduous shrub to 7 feet with appealing, fragrant, rose-purple to red flowers. Zones 2 - 7.
Rosa rugosa 'Alba' - a very free flowering selection with pale pink buds that open up into single, white flowers.
Rosa rugosa 'Hansa' - a compact selection to 4 feet with extremely fragrant, double, crimson-purple blossoms followed by a profusion of hips.
Rosa rugosa variety rosea - has single, fragrant, brilliant rose-pink flowers up to 3½ inches across in the early summer and autumn that later become large, edible, orange-red hips.
Rosa 'Sara Van Fleet' - a Rosa rugosa hybrid up to 9 feet tall with a continual production of fine, fragrant, double, pink flowers through summer and fall.
Rosa 'Sir Thomas Lipton' - a vigorous, bushy plant to 8 feet with dark green leaves and cup shaped, double, white flowers having a good fragrance. Repeats.
Rosa 'Souvenir de la Malmaison' [1843] - a short, spreading Bourbon type rose up to 4 feet tall that continually produces cup shaped, soft pink flowers up to 5 inches wide having a pronounced fragrance. Zones 4 - 9.
Rosa 'Souvenir de Madame Leonie Viennot' - a climbing rose up to 18 feet with repeat production of wonderful, double flowers that are scented and have a peach colored outside and a pink interior.
Rosa 'Spice' - Possibly the same as 'Hume's Tea Scented China', this rose produces that palest pink blossoms on a 4 to 6 foot tall and wide shrub. The flowers are good for cutting and have an unusual fragrance from whence the name is derived. Designated as EarthKind by Texas A & M University. Zones 7 - 9.
Rosa 'Therese Bugnet' - an exceptionally hardy, strong, upright growing rose to 6 feet with few thorns and fragrant, ruffled, 4 inch wide, double flowers of a soft, lilac pink. Repeats. Zones 2 - 8.
Rosa 'Topaz Jewel' - a Rosa rugosa hybrid with completely double, medium yellow, 4 inch wide flowers that fade to pale yellow as they age.
Rosa "Variegata" (variegated rose) - a thornless clone with beautiful foliage that is mottled and marbled with creamy yellow to golden yellow variegation. Zones 7 - 9.
Rosa 'Veilchenblau' [1909] - an almost thornless, rambling rose to 15 feet with semi-double, purple (almost blue) flowers which fade to a pale mauve-grey. They are scented somewhat like apples. Zones 5 - 9.
Rosa 'Vernell Deville' - This rose was found by a friend of the family looking for the elusive "Seven Sisters Rose". Although not what we were looking for, it is quite a beautiful rose becoming a rambler about 6 to 8 feet tall and as wide as you will let it get. The blossoms are produced once in mid-spring and are semi-double, rose colored and scented.
Rosa virginiana - a bush to 6 feet with single, dainty, pale pink flowers having exposed, golden yellow stamens and followed by red hips.
Rosa 'Wekcisbako' (homerun rose) [2006 - PP#?????] - This seedling of "Knock Out" is more disease resistant, more compact in habit and has a truer red color to its blossoms. Its ultimate size is about 4 to 6 feet tall and wide.


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29 Jul 19
Summer holiday hunger – urgent stock needed
The summer can be a real pressure for local families and this year we anticipate needing to feed more people than ever before. In order to make this possible, we really need your help. We are in urgent need of: Tinned fruit Tinned vegetables Rice pudding/custard Jam Soup Tinned meat/fish Please check out our donations […]
26 Apr 16
First ever Fuel Bank opens in Brent
The Trussell Trust and energy supplier npower is today launching the first ever Fuel Bank in Brent. The scheme gives foodbank users with pre-payment meters vouchers for gas or electricity, so they do not have to choose between 'heating and eating'. Because the scheme gives people around two weeks' worth of energy, the value of […]
3 Mar 16
Fresh start for Brent Foodbank
Brent Foodbank enters a new era, with a refurbished space and anti-poverty projects launched, at a new location in Willesden. "I am so much happier – I cried tears of joy at the foodbank. I had no hope… I was so desperate and they were there for me" February 12, 2016 saw the relaunch of […]
3 Mar 16
Griddled peaches with rice pudding ice-cream
Recipes donated by Mark Hix Griddled peaches with rice pudding ice-cream Serves 4 This is not really an ice-cream as such, but simply frozen rice pudding enriched with egg whites. But it makes a delicious and colourful dessert that any novice cook could turn out for an impressive dinner-party pudding. 1 x 425g can of […]
3 Mar 16
Tuna Tortilla
Recipes donated by Mark Hix Tuna tortilla Serves 4 A can of tuna can often save the day when it's transformed into a tasty snack or a brunch-type dish such as this. It's pretty good value for money and it will go quite a long way when you add in a few cooked potatoes. 1 […]
2 Mar 16
Corn Chowder
Recipes donated by Mark Hix Corn chowder Serves 4-6 Sweetcorn is one of my favourite foods in tins. It's always sweet and flavoursome, vibrant yellow and has a bit of bite to it. Corn chowder is a great American brunch dish. A large bowl with some crusty bread makes a welcome lunchtime meal on its […]
2 Mar 16
Corned Beef Fritters
Recipe donated by Mark Hix Corned beef fritters with tomato Serves 4 I always have a few tins of corned beef in my larder, usually to make a brunch-style corned beef hash with a fried egg on top, but on this occasion corned beef fritters seemed appropriate, with a sauce made from a can of […]
23 Dec 15
6 Unexpected Things Foodbanks Need
A visit to the food bank isn't exactly a traditional Christmas activity, but one UK charity is asking for a little extra help this month, when demand is at its highest and families are choosing between eating and heating.
8 Dec 15
Why Would a Mum Doing a Business Degree Find Herself Begging on the Streets This Winter?
With Christmas approaching, Michele from Brent Foodbank shares how she's helping to make the festive season special for those struggling. "For the past few days I haven't been to the street begging for money to buy food for me and my baby…" This was what a mother at Brent Foodbank told us recently. She was […]
1 Dec 15
Emergency Budget gets the food poverty test
David McAuley, Chief Executive of The Trussell Trust said: "We have two simple tests for the budget being delivered today. Firstly, what does it do to reduce the number of people in poverty and hunger? Secondly, what does it do to ensure the Government is supporting the work of charities and social enterprise in taking […]


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Training and Events
INA members annually have access to dozens of experts in all fields of the newspaper business through webinars, workshop and events sponsored by the Iowa Newspaper Foundation.
Online Media Campus, a partnership of the Iowa Newspaper Foundation, Southern Newspaper Publishers Association, and press associations throughout the United States and Canada, provides high-quality, low-cost online training to media professionals. INF also works with the National Newspaper Association to host monthly Pub Aux Live webinars and with GateHouse Media to bring additional online educational opportunities to newspapers nationwide.
INF also underwrites the cost of the annual convention and trade show, which provides two days of educational programming to approximately 700 Iowa newspaper personnel and college students.
In addition to dozens of training webinars and workshops, the INF also facilitates events that raise funds to fulfill its mission to champion and improve the quality and future of Iowa's newspaper enterprises and the communities they serve.


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AC Tax Press
Tax Press is a publication released only if there are significant tax developments that I consider should be brought to your immediate attention. This is prepared on as much a "real time" basis as possible.
AC Tax Desk – Tax Press (March 2015)
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AC Tax News Brief (Chinese)
My Chinese News Brief summaries key tax changes.
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Trick or Treat in beautiful Tahoe at a safe, fun environment at the 16th annual Treat Street on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at the Lake Tahoe Community College where local businesses and non-profits hand out candy to children in a safe, controlled environment. Thousands of children have attended, decked out as superheroes, princesses, magicians, and monsters.
This year's event will again be held from 5-8 p.m. at the Lake Tahoe Community College. Volunteers will be passing out candy, serving hot cocoa, pizza, cotton candy, popcorn and smores in and around the haunted house.
Indoor trick or treating, games, music, a mad scientist laboratory, spooky stories, a fortuneteller, and more surprises.
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SPAM can be a real nuisance. It can clutter our in-boxes, waste our time and even put our computers at risk for getting viruses. If you're getting lots of SPAM messages in your email accounts hosted at OurChurch.Com, we share your concern and frustration.
Please understand that there is nothing we can do to prevent spammers from sending email to you. There are some things that can be done to block spam messages, but note that most of these things have to be done by you (rather than OurChurch.Com).
The best way to reduce SPAM is not to get your email address on spammers' lists. Here are a few rules of thumb to prevent that.
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Home › Forums › Dating and Sex Advice › Needy Guys
This topic contains 15 replies, has 1 voice, and was last updated by Em 4 months, 4 weeks ago.
I don't have a relationship problem, but I just want others opinions on why guys are so needy. I've noticed this with several guys I've dated.
Example: They message you in the morning "Good morning beautiful. How's your morning going?". You reply, then 2 hours later, "how's your day going?". You reply, then 2 hours later "What are you up to?". You reply, 2 hours later "I hope the rest of your day is goes well (kissing emoji)." Then 2 hours later "How was your day? What are you doing tonight?".
Umm how many times per day are you going to repeat what you already said. It frustrates me. Like, do you need to know what I'm doing every hour of the day? LOL
Have you slept with him yet?
They aren't needy, they are just using the easy way to keep you e tethered. How hard is it to sent a lame text? For most women they are like Pavlov dogs and crave that low level of attention. Men know this. It's much more effort for a guy to call you or take you on dates. Yet they know they can string a woman along with a few text messages.
Most women in here complain if they don't hear from a guy by text every few hours.
How often does this guy actually invest real time with you?
You are complaining because a guy is giving you attention?
It's hard to tell if they're naturally like that or because of assuming that is what's expected.
Or what if they know that nothing's exclusive so they have to try hard to win the girl's attention/loyalty from other "competitors" *shudder*
Dee – it's not about one guy in particular. I've dated several that do this.
L- Yes, I am, because I have a life, and don't feel like I need to update a guy every other hour with what I'm doing. 1-2 texts/day and a phone call at night keeps me satisfied. I like to be with them in person much more than caring if he texts me or not.
Its because they are boys, not men
Dangerouse – Haha so true!
I've had this before too. Drove me insane! Just carry a conversation or don't text until you have something interesting to say.
Texting is such a waste of time. Unfortunately most men use it to keep you enticed instead of taking you on real dates and spending time. He could be texting you and 10 other women at the same time. Means nothing.
When I meet a guy from now on, I'm going to say, "Sorry I don't have time to text much, so if I don't answer you that's why. The best way to reach me is to call and I would love to talk with you that way." I'll see if he actually follows through. Haha.
I tell guys like that "I am not a big texter", and just leave it to them to make plans. I HATE HATE HATE the "WRUD?" texts, I'm at work, what do you think I'm doing?
I think some men think women like this (as evidenced here, some women LOVE the all day long attention) and many are relieved when you tell them to back off on texting.
It would drive me nuts too. However I wouldn't necessarily conclude he was needy. He may just be doing what he thinks you want.
I used to just explain that I don't like texting unless it's to confirm or arrange dates or for some other functional purpose, e.g. to tell me something I will really want to know or ask me something he needs to know. If it then continued it was a deal breaker. I didn't want to date someone who doesn't listen or who is controlling.
I once went on a date with a senior(ish) policeman who texted me next day about meeting up again, but then kept going on with the texts. I replied to a couple then said "I'm about to go into a meeting, I'll be putting my phone on silent, I'll sign off now until I see you". When I came out an hour later had over 30 texts. The first few were asking questions about my meeting, then he started to say things like "I'm worried that you're not responding, are you OK?", then they became "If you don't reply I'm going to send a policeman round to your office to check you're OK". Needless to say he got one more text from me and no more dates!
Jo – I dated a cop also earlier this year and he was obsessed with texting. Probably because he's keeping up with so many girls :0
I don't think this one had time to text anyone else, he was bombarding me so much :(


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Thanyapura is hosting a festive dinner at DiVine Restaurant this Christmas Eve. It will be the perfect opportunity for friends and family to get together and celebrate the season.
The Christmas dinner will feature:
- A full Western and Thai buffet with seafood BBQ open from 18.00 – 21.30 hrs (cost: 2,000THB net per person, 1,000THB for children under 12 and free for children under 5)
- A free flow alcohol bar open from 18.00 – 22.00hrs serving beer, wine, soft drinks and juices (cost: 900THB per person)
- A free flow non-alcoholic bar open from 18.00 – 22.00 serving soft drinks and juices (cost: 350THB per person)
- A visit from Santa handing out cookies to children and guests
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If you are in the market for storm proof windows or what it is more commonly known as, impact resistant windows, which has a
layer of PVB or polyvinyl butaryl in the middle of 2 panes of impact glass. Then you are probably wondering what is the best type of hurricane proof windows to invest in, and that would be one that has some type of inner-membrane. What you need to understand that when it comes to storm proof replacement windows is that they can actually break, now it does take a lot of force to break them, but they can break or shatter, but because of the inner-membrane the pieces of glass will stay intact if the impact glass is ever broken.
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This is somewhat similar to using a type of window film that is shatter resistant to cover your existing windows that can help to prevent the glass from shattering, but it is not nearly as effective.
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Storm tight windows that are made with this middle layer of polyvinyl membrane are capable of standing up to 200 mph hurricane force winds. In addition, by installing these types of replacement windows your home will become energy efficient, they will reduce the amount of outside noise that will enter your home and give the interior of your home protection against the harmful rays of the sun.
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Hurricane windows cost on average about $65 per square feet, so you can expect to pay a few thousand dollars if you are planning on replacing all your windows or doors, this is why for some homeowners storm windows may not be affordable due to the cost. However, the good news is that unlike most home improvement projects, hurricane glass projects will eventually pay for themselves by reducing your insurance costs and your monthly energy expenses. When some homeowners find out the prices, some may choose to simply buy shatter resistant film instead as hurricane proof windows costs too much for them. It is important to note that shatter resistant film is not as effective and depending on how bad the hurricane conditions are they may not stand up to flying debris.
If noise reduction is a concern for you, then it is important to know that only storm proof window replacements that have that air space in between the panes of impact glass will be effective in noise removal and not the vinyl layer. So if you buy new windows without this air space, then you won't get nearly as much noise reduction, which you may need, especially if you live close to an airport or busy highway.
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These custom windows were designed to have an aluminum frame that contains securely fastened storm resistant glass panes. You can find these energy efficient windows with several different tints and if you want blue, then they will charge you a premium. For these high impact doors and windows to be considered energy efficient, they must have a solar heat gain coefficient of .30 or below and they must have a maximum U-factor or .75 or below. Hurricane doors are great for reducing outside noises such as from a barking dog or noisy neighbors.
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IOP OnCall™ Printing from Macro 4 allows user authentication at a device using security cards, PINs, and/or network IDs and passwords. Options are available for both Xerox Extensible Interface Platform (EIP)-enabled and non-EIP-enabled multifunction printers in the same environment.
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- A module of the Intelligent Office Printing™ solution from Macro 4. IOP OnCall™ Printing can be deployed as a single module or in conjunction with other IOP capabilities, such as Cost Accounting and/or Zone Printing.
Office workers want to ensure their confidential documents are not compromised when sitting in a printer tray awaiting collection.
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- End-to-end print job encryption from the desktop to the device. For highly secure environments, devices can be isolated from the network, yet still be accessible to authorised users irrespective of location.
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A Gifted Student Learns to Thrive with Dyslexia
Skye Lucas tested in the gifted range in preschool. But she fell behind her kindergarten classmates when they started reading. Then, like many other dyslexic children in Manhattan private schools, she was subtly asked to leave.
Getting "kicked out," as Ms. Lucas puts it, was a blessing in disguise. She spent the next two years at the Windward School in nearby White Plains, one of several schools that specialize in helping students with language-based learning disabilities return to the mainstream.
Windward uses a "multi-sensory approach to teaching symbol-sound correlations," says head of school John D. Russell, who says Windward has ten times more applicants than it can accept, especially in the fourth grade when many bright kids first encounter reading trouble.
Windward's program is based on Orton-Gillingham approach, an intensive, sequential phonics-based system designed to teach kids who can't read well skills that help them compensate. As Ms. Lucas puts it, "I learned to crack the code."


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WORCESTER, MASS.--(1/4/12)--Matt Carr and Marco Coppola each scored 12 points as WPI defeated Coast Guard 64-53 on Wednesday evening in the NEWMAC conference opener for both programs.
WPI climbs to 10-2 with a 1-0 record in the NEWMAC standings while the loss sets Coast Guard back to 6-4 with a 0-1 record in conference play.
Scoring was slow for both teams early on, as the first field goal of the game wasn't made until nearly four minutes into the game, a jumper from the Bears' Greg Marshall to give the visitors a 2-1 lead.
The Engineers would respond, however, with a 10-1 run capped off by a layup from Sam Longwell to give WPI an 11-3 lead with 12:26 remaining in the period. The Crimson and Gray gradually built on their lead for most of the half, forcing their trademark up-tempo style on the game.
WPI's Coppola had the hot hand in the first half, scoring 12 of the Crimson and Gray's first 23 points. For Coast Guard, Devonte Weems carried Coast Guard in the opening period, scoring 10 of the Bears' first 15 points and matching Coppola with 12 points.
Rebounding and defense helped spark WPI in the first half, as the hosts enjoyed a 23-14 advantage on the boards and held Coast Guard to 36 percent shooting. Late in the period, Coast Guard went on a 9-5 run capped off by a three-pointer from Marshall with 1:21 remaining to cut the lead to eight. WPI would respond, however, with the last two baskets of the period from David Brown and Jameel Galloway to take a 38-26 lead into halftime.
Early in the second half, the Bears embarked on a 9-2 run including back-to-back baskets by David Anderson to cut the Engineers' lead to 42-35. The Crimson and Gray would again respond, holding Coast Guard without a field goal over seven minutes and taking a 50-37 advantage led by Carr, who scored nine of his 12 points in the second period.
Coast Guard rallied once again, cutting the lead to 55-49 after a three-pointer by Marshall. But they would get no closer as the WPI defense held down the stretch, with Joe Wesoloski making a layup to beat the shot clock buzzer to give the hosts a ten point lead with two minutes remaining.
Carr, the reigning NEWMAC Conference Player of the Week, had a team-high eight rebounds along with two blocks and a pair of assists in addition to his 12 points despite limited playing time in the first half due to foul trouble.
Coppola filled up the stat line with four steals, four assists and five rebounds behind his 12 points.
Weems led the Bears with a season-high 15 points on 7-of-14 shooting to go along with three steals. Jimmy Knudsen also had a season-high with 14 points, six rebounds and four steals. Marshall finished with nine points with four boards, while Trip Fernandes pulled down a team-high seven rebounds.
February 28, 2012 Marshall Named to All-Conference team
February 20, 2012 Black History Month Feature: Mark Harris ('96)
February 18, 2012 Bears Drop Season Finale
February 11, 2012 Bears Fall Short; Tourney Hopes Ended
February 8, 2012 Marshall, Benedict Lead Bears to OT Win
February 4, 2012 WPI Holds Off Coast Guard
February 1, 2012 Pride Hold off Bears
January 28, 2012 Bears Fall at No. 6 MIT
January 25, 2012 Bears beat Wheaton for First NEWMAC Win
January 18, 2012 Bears Rally Falls Short at Babson
January 16, 2012 Bears Drop Squeaker at Conn.
January 14, 2012 Bears Drop Fourth Straight
January 11, 2012 #3 MIT Beats Bears
January 7, 2012 Bears Rally Falls Short
January 4, 2012 Bears Drop NEWMAC Opener at WPI
December 31, 2011 Bears Close out 2011 With Win
December 9, 2011 Bears Fall at Roger Williams
December 3, 2011 Bears Win Consolation Game
December 2, 2011 Bears Late Rally Falls Short
November 29, 2011 Bears Beat Rival Merchant Marine
November 22, 2011 Bears Run Win Streak to Three
November 19, 2011 Rodriguez Leads Bears to Victory
November 18, 2011 Marshall, Anderson Lead Bears to OT Win
November 15, 2011 Bears Fall to Albertus in Opener


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Please take note of the distinction of SHiFT codes from normal 'first party' codes. While normal codes are activated directly through your console's dashboard or through Steam on PC. SHiFT codes however, are activated from within the game through the "Extras" menu options.
The only SHiFT codes that have been released with packaged copies of the game are the "Multiplayer Upgrade Boost" promotional codes. All other pre-order, online pass, activation and DLC codes that have been released with the packaging or printed on retailer receipts should be redeemable through the console dashboard or Steam on PC.
Also note, SHiFT codes require users to create a SHiFT account with Gearbox and be of age 18 or above. For XBox 360 users, you must also have an XBoxLive Gold account.
If you are having issues with Gearbox's SHiFT system (faulty codes, forgotten passwords, etc...), please contact them directly for assistance, as we have no access to this system:


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Altamonte Springs, FL chiropractor clinic offers full range of chiropractic care and services for the family. This care includes chiropractic adjustments to improve spinal alignment, speed healing, and relieve pain. Additional care is available for prenatal and pediatric chiropractic care as well as various treatments and methods to promote better overall health, faster healing, and relief from pain.
The human spine is truly a mechanical marvel. It supports the weight of the body while also bending, twisting, and moving. All the while, it manages to protect the spinal cord. When things go wrong in this delicate, yet vital, area, it can throw the entire body into a state of pain that greatly effects range of motion and quality of life.
That is why it's so important to seek treatment when you have diseases or injuries that affect your spinal health or cause pain. Modern medicine often only treats the symptoms or the pain of these conditions rather than taking the time to identify and treat the underlying conditions causing the pain or limiting range of motion.
Chiropractic medicine, by contrast, digs down deep to identify the causes of the pain. At Beyond Medical, we make the necessary corrections to treat the condition so that you can find lasting relief from the pain.
We believe you can find this relief without turning to prescription drugs or risky surgeries. And we will help you do just that by creating a personalized treatment plan designed for your unique condition, pain relief needs, and for the betterment of your overall health.
How Can a Chiropractor Help?
We treat a wide range of conditions and chronic diseases in the course of our practice. We understand that many different types of conditions and illnesses bring patients to our doors and offer treatment designed specifically for sports injuries, auto accident injuries, and normal wear and tear on the body. From spinal and postural screenings to therapeutic massage and K-Laser treatments, we have many tools at our disposal to help you identify and eliminate pain.
We also offer a wide range of services, in addition to spinal adjustments, such as corrective exercises, lifestyle advice, nutritional counseling, Rock Tape bracing, electrical muscle stimulation, ultrasound therapy, hot and cold therapies, and more.
Seeing a chiropractor offers much more than reactive care. It's a great choice for preventative care. Some studies have suggested that one single massage session can boost immunity, improve blood circulation, reduce swelling, and increase range of motion.
Dr. Danielle Clarke of Beyond Medical has been trained in Flexion/Distraction and activator instrument adjusting techniques to offer a wider range of therapies to draw from. Dr. Danielle has a passion for helping pregnant women and young children and has even attended home and hospital births. Dr. Roy Clarke offers standard chiropractic treatments and Pettibon Scoliosis Correction Techniques.
We encourage all residents of Altamonte Springs, FL and surrounding areas to contact Beyond Medical with any questions or concerns you may have or to schedule an appointment today.


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YouTube creators aren't necessarily breaking copyright laws even if their clips borrow from copyrighted music, movies and television shows, researchers at American University said.
Researchers at the school's Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property and Center for Social Media reviewed hundreds of videos on YouTube, MySpace and other Web sites, and concluded in a report released today that the clips, in most circumstances, could be ruled legal under "fair use" laws.
The clips fall into a number of protected categories, including satire, criticism, parody and negative or positive commentary, the report said.
The rise of YouTube is spurring a new culture as people mash up, or mix, clips, publish homemade videos and create amateur and semi-professional movies.
But with YouTube and online video sites adopting copyright protection software to stop piracy, some of that "participatory media" could be lost, the researchers warn.
In one example, a short clip of a "dramatic prairie dog" was taken from a Japanese television show. It inspired hundreds of copycats, such as reworking the clip to turn the prairie dog into James Bond.
In another, a fan created a tribute to the late Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter who was killed last year while filming a television segment. It mixed professional photographs and images grabbed from television and the montage to Men at Work's popular song "Down Under."


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Scoliosis is a commonly occurring lateral curvature of the spine that affects people of all ages. It leads to poor posture as well as back, hip and leg pain. It can even impede organ function. Yoga, with its emphasis on aligning the body and strengthening muscles, offers proven benefits to scoliosis sufferers.
Because their spines are deformed, scoliosis victims develop muscular imbalance as muscles tighten on one side and weaken on the other. Yoga postures and breathing techniques release muscle tension and improve muscle tone, thereby easing pain.
Instructor Maggie Wong knows yoga's healing potential firsthand. Diagnosed with scoliosis as a teenager, she uses yoga to manage her condition and to help her students manage theirs. "My body is a map that guides my teaching. My inner self tells me when techniques are working and when they are not."
For example, she incorporates the Body Massage Ball into her Living with Scoliosis classes. Students learn how to use the ball to lengthen the spine and stretch misaligned muscles.
Yoga won't "fix" spinal curvature, notes respected "Yoga for Scoliosis" instructor Elise Browning Miller, but it can help sufferers become stronger, more flexible and less constrained by their condition.
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Whether you want to outsource all or part of your finance department, we can help. We will build you a bespoke package so that you do in-house what suits you and you outsource the rest to us. No matter where that balance sits, the important thing is that we're on your team and can help you get it right.
Examples of some of the things that we can help you with are listed below.
Formation and Administration
From setting up your new company and dealing with all of its statutory requirements to the meeting of all deadlines to keep it in good standing with the appropriate authorities, we will assist with all of these requirements. Ongoing statutory and secretarial needs will be catered for as part of our ongoing service.
Business Plans
For new and established companies alike, we will work closely with you to formulate your plans. All aspects of your business can be reviewed to devise ways of working to its strengths and seeking to overcome any weaknesses. Your business plan will give a strategic focus on the future direction of your business' its finances and operations and allow us to work with you to keep its performance on track and under review.
Budgets & Forecasts
It is important for you to have up to date and informed insight on which to base business decisions. We will help prepare your budget, forecast revenue and outgoings across your business. We can also help you look back and compare the reality of spending against the forecast, providing you with the information you need to help plan.
Bookkeeping & Management Accounts
We can deal with your day to day bookkeeping needs and all accounting requirements so as to provide you with timely monthly and quarterly management accounts.
This provides critical information covering your finances, business performance and budgets. We'll give you a comparative view against the position you are aiming to achieve as well as a comparison to your previous years' performance.
Performance Indicators
Understanding how your business is performing is essential. We can work with you to identify and design monthly performance indicators to fit with your objectives and business needs which helps ensure you are on track with the strategies that you have set out.
Cash Flow Management
Ensuring you have good cash flow is hugely important for any business. Timely information will aid the collection of debts to help maintain liquidity which in turn will aid the timely payment of your outgoings.
Profit Improvement
Bringing all the information about your business together and taking time to analyse the data can reveal how your pricing, outgoings and overheads impact on your profit. This can provide valuable information to allow you to consider ways in which you can increase income and cut costs to maximise profit whilst still maintaining the service you provide to your customers.
International Scope
We have a wide experience of companies engaging in international trade and investment activities; treaty benefits and the need for UK tax certificates are an ever presentissue which we can advise you on. Cross border activity inevitably dictates the necessity to consider transfer pricing arrangements and we will help advise and manage the technical aspects of this process for you. The mobility of executives seeking to work in the UK and those who are seconded to work overseas will throw up a host of business and personal issues and we will be able to provide advice when called upon.
We'll take away the headache for you of not just your VAT returns but understanding the VAT liabilities – and saving opportunities – for your business and make sure you get it right.
We can look after your payroll in it's entirety – from joiners to leavers, reporting to HMRC, P11d's, benefits, pensions, etc.
If you've tried opening a bank account lately, you will realise what a painful process this can be. However, we have good relationships with a number of banks and can help you through this process.
Not only that, but if you want us to go on as a bank signatory and run the company's bank account for you, we can do that, leaving you feeling secure that all payments are checked and signed off on a dual signature basis, that your bank account is properly reconciled and that the controls you need are in place.
It is of course necessary to comply with HMRC deadlines and with our assistance, the completion of your statutory accounts, submission of tax returns for your corporation tax and VAT will be dealt with effectively and efficiently. We will assist you in managing your payroll if needed.
In acting as your agent we will deal with HMRC and engage with them in dealing with any queries that are raised. Our expertise has the added benefit of ensuring you only pay the tax you need to!


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Norway is looking for a new polar bear spotter to patrol the Svalbard Islands and warn researchers when they see bears approaching.
Requirements for the position include sharp eyesight, outdoor experience and firearms knowledge.
The islands have 2400 people and a bear population of 3000.
Gee, I wonder what created the job opening?
Sounds like a great gig – if you want your life to turn into a combination of Jaws and The Shining.
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March 9, 2016
VI: No more, No Less
Well, another update… I've been too busy to blog lately. Not that much time in front of the computer in general, really.
I suppose it's time to give a writing update, which is how I'll 'catch up' on the blog this week.
So the news!
It's not big or major news, but I've come to the realization that my book series will be six volumes. This is nothing new, as I had always said 'five or six', or 'if five is too large, I'll do a sixth'. I'm just confirming that it will be six. No more, no less.
I'm piecing stuff together in my head (and my notes of course) and six volumes seems and feels more logical, organic and less stressful than limiting myself to five volumes. It also gives the story of the entire series more room to breathe and develop. They won't be huge books, but they'll be a little bit larger than 'normal' (don't count on any of them being less than 500 pages in hardback format, but no larger than 700 pages)
So, that's the update: it will be told in six volumes. I won't update you every step of the way, nor keep you completely in the dark, but I'll keep you posted when I am confident in what I'm conveying, and won't break my word. Although I highly doubt I'll finish writing Volume I by this August…. [my original goal when I started back in 2012.]
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In Cobham Hall's thriving Sports Department, apart from PE lessons, there are a wide variety of sports and physical activities going on before, during and after school for girls to get involved in. We have several girls competing in a variety of sports at county and national level.
Main sports and Inter-School matches
There are weekly training sessions for our main sports – netball, hockey and swimming in winter and tennis, rounders and athletics in summer. Matches take place regularly against other schools in these sports.
Where required and possible, girls are assisted in accessing local clubs for additional training.
Inter-House Competitions
PE staff and House Captains run inter-house competitions in cross-country, hockey, netball, rounders, swimming, athletics and badminton each year.
Girls can swim all year round. The indoor heated pool is available for free swimming three times a week, with a specialist training session for more serious swimmers once a week.
There is a weekly training session for athletics that runs year-round for all age groups.
Other clubs and activities
The Sports Department also aims to introduce girls to a wide variety of different sports – in recent years, girls have enjoyed taster sessions in football, rugby, shooting and fencing.
Horse riding takes place at a local riding school each week.
Tennis lessons are run at school with a specialist coach (individual or group lessons).
Girls can take Golf lessons at Rochester & Cobham Golf Club, adjacent to the School.
Trampolining is another popular weekly activity, with girls competing at regional and national level.
Girls in older years are allowed to use the fitness suite and the dance studio after school and on weekends. All girls can use the tennis courts.
In the Summer term, Sports Day takes place at a local athletics venue, allowing the girls to compete in track and field events on a 400m tartan track.
"Pupils excel in sports such as hockey, netball, biathlon, swimming and trampolining."
– Independent Schools' Inspectorate, February 2015


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One of the most common questions asked regarding an estate is "Am I liable for the decedent's debts?"
The short answer is No. Normally, a person is not responsible for a deceased individual's debts. Below is an overview of how debts of a decedent are to be paid under Arizona law and when a person may be liable to pay the debts of a decedent.
1. What debts must be paid by the Estate?
All valid claims against the estate must be paid. If an estate does not have sufficient assets to pay all claims in full (an insolvent estate), payment must be made based on the priority of the creditor claim as provided under Arizona law. Such priority is as follows:
• Expenses of administration;
• Funeral expenses;
• Federal income taxes;
• Expenses of last illness;
• State income taxes;
• All other debts.
If there are multiple creditor claims that have the same level of priority and the estate is insolvent, the claims must be prorated among the creditors who have priority of payment.
2. Are Non-Probate Assets Liable to Pay Decedent's Debts?
If it is determined the estate is insolvent, the next question is whether the beneficiaries of the decedent's non-probate assets are responsible for the payment of the debts.
A. Surviving Spouse. If the decedent was married, the surviving spouse may be responsible to pay the Estate's debts. For a separate debt of the deceased spouse, up to one-half of the community property (representing the deceased spouse's one-half) may be used to pay the debt, along with the separate property of the deceased spouse. For a community debt, all of the community property, and potentially even the separate property of both spouses, is available to pay the debt. Remember, a community debt is a debt incurred during the marriage and benefitted the family directly or was used to care for family property. A separate debt is a debt incurred prior to the marriage or any debt not incurred for the benefit of the family.
B. Beneficiaries of Non-Probate Assets. A creditor can request payment from persons who inherited an asset outside the probate process, such as a paid-on-death beneficiary designation of a bank account. However, the creditor would have to deliver a written demand to the Estate's personal representative. The personal representative may then request that the beneficiary return the entire amount received from the bank account to the Estate. If the beneficiary refuses, the personal representative or creditor may be able to obtain a judgment against the beneficiary.
C. Guarantor of Decedent's Debt. Normally no else is responsible for payment of the decedent's debts. However, there is exception to this rule. If another person agreed in writing to be responsible for payment of the debt, such as a guarantor or co-signer, then that person continues to be liable for the entire payment. This is especially common for student loan debts or auto loans, as we've seen in the news.
3. What assets are exempt from creditors?
If it is determined the estate is insolvent, the next question is whether the beneficiaries of the decedent's non-probate assets are responsible for the payment of the debts.
A. A. Statutory Allowances and Exemption. There are certain statutory allowances and exemption for the surviving spouse and minor children of the decedent. These allowances and exemption take priority over all creditors except the expenses of administration.
B. Retirement Accounts. The Decedent's 401(k) or 403(b) retirement account may be transferred outside the reach of the deceased person's creditors. Individual retirement accounts ("IRAs") paid to Arizona resident beneficiaries are also exempt under Arizona law.
C. Life Insurance. Death benefits from life insurance policies are protected as well from creditors under Arizona law.
Normally, the payment of creditors is a simple administrative matter. However, determining the validity of creditor claims and the payment of such claims may become complicated when the Estate is insufficient to pay the decedent's debts. It is recommended that a person obtain advice from a licensed attorney before paying or entering into any agreements to pay a decedent's debts.
Laura M. Trujillo


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Maranatha Baptist Church
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
We believe the Bible, consisting of the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, to be the verbally inspired, inerrant, and only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
We believe that there is one triune God, as revealed in the Bible, eternally existent in the persons of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are one in essence, but distinct in person and function. We believe that God is sovereign and that all that comes to pass does so at the decree of God. All things will, in the end, result in the glory of God.
We believe that man is the creation of God. We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam's sin the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God; and that man is radically depraved, and, of himself, utterly unable to remedy his lost condition. Man is spiritually dead and both unwilling and incapable of seeking God.
We believe that salvation is of God. We believe that from eternity past, God joined a people to Jesus Christ and that in due time Christ redeemed them from their sins by dying in the place of His elect people. Only in the finished work of Christ's death, burial and bodily resurrection is provision made for man's complete forgiveness of sins and full acceptance by God. We believe that God, in sovereign grace and mercy, brings sinful men to life, not by any action of their own, but through the power of the Holy Spirit. He grants to them the gifts of faith and repentance which they exercise in turning to God from their sins and by trusting in Christ. As a result of this faith, based upon the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ, God justifies or declares righteous the one who believes. We believe that salvation is the gift of God's free grace.
We believe in the importance of the local church: that all believers should assemble and identify themselves in local churches; that a New Testament church is a local assembly of born-again, baptized believers united in a spiritual body to practice New Testament ordinances, to meet together for worship, prayer, fellowship, teaching and a united testimony, and to actively engage in continuing evangelism.
We believe the ordinances given to the local church are two - baptism and the Lord's supper: that baptism is by immersion of believers, thus portraying the death, burial, and the resurrection of Jesus Christ; that the Lord's Supper is the partaking of the bread and cup by the believer as a continuing memorial of the broken body and shed blood of Christ.
We believe in the perseverance of the saints. All whom God has called and accepted in His Beloved and sanctified by His Spirit can neither totally nor finally fall from the state of grace, but shall persevere to the end and be eternally saved.
We believe in the bodily return of our Lord Jesus Christ and until His return, believers are to live lives that bring honor, praise and glory to God.
(This Statement of Faith does not exhaust the content of our faith. The Bible itself is the sole and final source of all that we believe. We do believe, however, that it accurately represents the teaching of the Word of God.)


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Good things happened today. The repairs for the dry rot were acceptable to the pest inspector…so we passed! Now the bathrooms can be completed. The floor tile work will begin tomorrow in the hall bathroom and the shower stall in the other bathroom will be hot mopped, then the tile work can begin in that shower stall and the floor in a day or so.
Today we also had the Relo Cube delivered from ABF Trucking.
This unit was then off loaded and placed in our driveway.
Then the packing of the unit begins. Each box is numbered and I have an inventory of its contents. This unit will be driven by ABF Trucking to Mission TX (for our coach house) and remain in storage until be get there in mid August.
Bob was also busy today placing a smoke detector in each bedroom and in the kitchen. When we lived there we only had one in the family room and in the hall near the bedrooms.
We keep a couple of thought in mind as we keep marking off jobs on our list, 1) We don't have to task again!! and 2) We are one day closer to being done!!!


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Juromenha has a relatively remote location in Southern Portugal. It's a 2,5 hours drive from Lisbon, and a few dozen kilometers from Évora. It has been inhabited at least since the 9th Century and in the 10th Century there was an Arab castle on the spot. It was conquered by the Christians led by the first king of Portugal – Dom Afonso Henriques – in 1167, and then lost again to the Muslims in 1191. Only in 1242 was taken by the Portuguese for good.
In 1312 the castle was totally renovated, entering a phase of decay from the 16th Century. Only in the late 17th Century the castle regained its strategical significance, playing an important role during the long war (Guerra da Restauração) between Portugal and Spain. Most of what we can see on the spot these days was built in that period. It was in 1640 – the year the war started – that was decided to rebuilt the fortress. There were 3 proposals, being the winner the one presented by the Dutch clerical Cosmander. This was the most elaborated and complex design. However the works came to a stalemate and another of the candidates, the French Nicolas de Granges got the job. In 1659 an explosion in the powder storehouse caused the death of a few men and damaged the structure of the buildings.
Meanwhile the French switched sides and led the Spanish artillery during the attack of 1662, when the fortress was temporarily lost.
Located in a borderland it change hands quite often. Only in 1808 was finally taken by the Portuguese. Since then it lost its importance and became gradually a ruin. In 1920 was officially abandoned. In 1950 the Portuguese government (Direcção-Geral dos Edifícios e Monumentos Nacionais) invested in the renovation of the fortress with the works being done until 1990. Which is strange because one won't notice much of this on the site.
Although it's a bit far from the main cities, it's not hard to get there. Juromenha is also a village and there are proper roads leading to the location. The fortress is completely abandoned and wide open. Just use the main gate and enter. Lots to explore there. The view is breathtaking. Enjoy!
To find it, just Google Earth: Juromenha, Portugal. The fortress location is obvious. Nearby Urbex site: Forte da Graça, Elvas.


text: For me, going to Kalk Bay is like going on holiday. It's so refreshing. I often go here on Saturdays or Sundays for some cheeky fish and chips down at the Lucky Fish by the harbour. Then it's onto a stroll along the main road, browsing in all the antique and boutique shops.