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Crystal River II
(Crystal River, FL)
Welcome to the Freedom Boat Club of Tampa Bay!
We have 28 locations at some of the best boating and fishing spots around Tampa Bay, up the Nature Coast and east into Lake County. Add that to our fleet of 430 boats and you have your passport to a lifetime of memories through hassle-free boating. Whether you want to take a center-console fishing or cruising in the Gulf of Mexico, or use our deck boats and pontoons to explore our beautiful lakes and barrier islands, or our skiffs and bay boats to fish the estuaries of Tampa Bay, we have it all! Our locations are unique in many ways. Explore them by clicking on the links at the bottom of the page.
Call 1-855-FREEDOM when you are ready to connect with one of our Membership Executives, or you can fill out the form below for more information.
Click for Overview Page
Connect with the Tampa franchise directly:
Crystal River II
Our Crystal River location at the Plantation has been expanding to the point we needed to find another location so we could put more boats in Crystal River. We maintain a 10:1 member to boat ratio so we've expanded to Pete's Pier - just on the other side of King's Bay from the Plantation. You'll enjoy the same activities: fabulous fishing – one of the only places where you can fish for grouper in shallow waters. It's famous for its scalloping and, in the winter months, its manatees. The manatees head back to the Three Sisters Springs where they huddle and wait for the warmer weather. The water is so clear - you'll love every minute!
Schedule Your Free Boat Tour from this Location
Click HERE to schedule your complimentary boat tour from this location.
Click HERE for things to do in the Crystal River area.
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Click HERE to see our boats at this location.
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Our Video Invitation to FBC Members to come and visit Tampa Bay!
We make boating simple, affordable and hassle-free! Call 1-855-FREEDOM today!


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Discussion PaperWHO site to download report
Closing the gap: Policy into practice on social determinants of health
The Discussion Paper will inform proceedings at the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health about how countries can implement action on social determinants of health, including the recommendations of the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health.
It does not provide a blueprint, but instead lays out the key components that all countries need to integrate in implementing a social determinants approach. The paper aims to show that, in all countries, it is possible to put policy into practice on social determinants of health to improve health and well-being, reduce health inequities and promote development.
The final version of the Discussion Paper was developed following extensive consultation with Member States, academia, civil society, other UN agencies and within the WHO Conference Secretariat itself. A public web consultation was undertaken in May and June 2011, with almost 200 submissions received.
The WHO Conference Secretariat would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who contributed to the development of the document.
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- Download the French version
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- Download the Spanish version
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The final version of the Discussion Paper will also be available in Portuguese shortly

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Note: The company that made the shifter I used in my installation is no longer in business. I have left this write-up here since it gives folks an idea of how an electronic push button shifter is adapted to the vehicle and the driver.
As I write this, there is currently
another company,
RADesigns Products, LLC., that is making a
shifting solution that is designed for the AW-4. The adaptation of this
shifting solution to a Jeep can be seen in
this write-up
I had read about it on a 4x4 forum a year or two ago when a friend was considering doing an AW-4 tranny swap. A guy had made up a manual shifter for the AW-4, using a rotary switch that allowed selection of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Overdrive. From what I read, it had originally been made to accommodate those that didn't want to deal with wiring in a tranny computer during the AW-4 swap. In other words, you could install an AW-4 and you could skip the TCU. However, you would have to constantly up and downshift the tranny using the knob on the rotary switch. Later, a version for the TJ was produced that let the TCU shift the tranny OR you could manually shift it using the rotary switch.
You are probably wondering why someone would want this when they already have a shifter that will row the AW-4 through its gears. Well....it all comes down to 2nd gear, for the most part.
As you can see on the AW-4's shifter, it has 2nd gear combined with 1st gear. What this yields is a 1st gear that holds until about 4K RPM before shifting into 2nd gear. If the engine drops in RPM, the tranny will shift back to 1st gear. If you put the shifter in 3rd gear, and you are going down hill, the vehicle will shift from 1st to 2nd to 3rd very easily and you end up in 3rd gear with very little engine braking. You can not keep it in 2nd gear (where the engine braking is much better) unless you shift back into 1st-2nd. When you do, you are back to having the engine run at very high RPM to get 2nd gear.
The AW-4 shifter from AWShifting provides the AW-4 user with a solution.....manual shifting. I recently sent BrettM, who owns AWShifting, an e-mail to inquire about the size of the rotary switch he uses to control the shifter. When he responded, he mentioned he was working on a couple of other versions and had one on the work bench that used push buttons. If I was willing to wait a couple of weeks, he promised to have it ready by the first part of April (I wanted the shifter in and tested by the end of April for the upcoming Moab trip). I told him I would wait a bit and see how the push button version turned out.
As I write this, BrettM is not completely sure that he is going to release this version (push button gear selection) for sale. He told me that at this point, I have the prototype and that may be the only one. Hopefully that won't be and he'll change his mind and offer this version for sale.
With the exception of the little white tags on some of the wires, this is what the shifter looked like when I got it. Basically, it consists of a control box (on the left), a 2' long section of wiring that splices into your existing AW-4 TCU harness, and two other wire bundles. One of them is for the 4 LED indicators while the other attaches the 4 pushbutton switches and the two toggle switches to the control box.
As most TJ owners know, there's not a lot of dash space available in the vehicle. So my first job was trying to figure out just where I was going to mount everything. BrettM had constructed it so that the switches and LED indicators could be mounted separately from each other (good idea). All I had to do was figure out just where it was I would put everything. After 30 minutes, I finally figured out that if I was going to get the shifter installed this weekend, I had better come up with an idea. (did I mention I was having a problem trying to figure out where it was going?)
The shifter uses two toggle switches and four momentary push buttons. One toggle switch selects the shifter's mode of operation, Auto or Manual. In Automatic mode, the TCU functions normally and controls the tranny. In Manual mode, you select the forward gears by using the pushbuttons. The other toggle switch is used to lockup the torque converter.
BrettM included some nice red LEDs in the shifter. They are pretty high intensity and if I'm not mistaken, they are the same brand/model used in my dash mounted winch controller. I should also mention that the switches also appear to be of good quality.
So....I spent some more time trying to figure out where I was going to mount everything (again). I finally decided to make a few changes to the existing components and locate the switches and LEDs in a small project box. Since this is a prototype unit, I decided I could always remount it at a later date if I didn't like my decision. (Hey, it's my Jeep!)
I made a trip to the local Radio Shack store and picked up 4 new LEDs. They are a bit smaller (and not as bright). The part number is 276-270. Like those supplied by BrettM, these LEDs can be connected to a 12V source without damage. I also purchased a small project box, part number 270-1803. The dimensions are 5" x 2.5" x 2".
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Seattle-based alto saxophonist and composer Jacob Zimmerman returns to the Bay Area for a concert of duos with a cast of compelling Bay Area musical characters. In an homage to the "Improvised Duos" series area keyboardist Michael Coleman has organized for several years, Zimmerman premieres eight new duo compositions, and performs them with local instrumentalists of diverse backgrounds and musical proclivities.
Zimmerman's duo partners:
Michael Coleman, piano
Kim Cass, bass
Matt Ingalls, clarinet
Theo Padouvas, trumpet
Jameson Swanagon, guitar
Lorin Benedict, voice
Aram Shelton, alto sax
Jordan Glenn, drums
Alto saxophonist and composer Jacob Zimmerman is a versatile and integral part of Seattle's creative music community. Jacob studied music at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, and Mills College in Oakland. His teachers have included Roscoe Mitchell, Jerry Bergonzi, Joe Morris and Anthony Coleman. Recently he was recognized as the "2013 Emerging Artist of Year" by Earshot Jazz in Seattle. As a composer, Jacob's main outlets are his large chamber ensemble project Lawson, and the collective modern jazz trio Anteater. Jacob is a board member of the Seattle-based new music record label Table & Chairs.
The Best Coast Jazz Composers Series at the Center for New Music showcases the extraordinary and singular talents of some of the Bay Area's most creative and prolific jazz artists. The series feature emerging and established composers from the Bay Area, Southern California and the Pacific Northwest, in evening-length profile concerts that explore several aspects of their diverse musical personalities, and celebrates the emergence of an eclectic, innovative and wildly creative New West Coast Sound in jazz.
Curated by Bay Area bassist and composer Lisa Mezzacappa.
Upcoming dates:
July 12 – Nathan Clevenger
July 25 – Aaron Novik
August 16 – Cory Wright
Best Coast Jazz Composers Series #7: Jacob Zimmerman
Saturday, May 24, 2014 — 12:00 AM
Tickets: $15 General, $12 Members
Tickets available at the door only
Tickets available at the door only


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Posts tagged 'photography'
Crochet bear hat
Well we know this winter will be a warm, snuggly, adorable one for the babies!
Mom has made plenty of adorable has for her grandbabies.
Here is a bear hat that she just made for my brother's soon to be son!
I think this hat is super adorable!!!!
She gets most of her yarn from Joanna fabric and a lot of patterns come from etsy or a google search.
I can't remember where she said this pattern came from but if you're interested leave a comment and I'll be sure to figure it out!
Paint war photo session
I love the idea of this paint war photo session!
This would be so fun to do with the family or even an engagement photo session!
Once our kiddos are older we will have a blast doing this, too fun!
Newborn photography I like
I've been looking up newborn photo ideas and haven't found the one that screams do this idea but here are a few I like.
I like incorporating mom and dads rings with the baby, cute idea!
I take back my starting comment… I love this one, it's so adorable!
Our little princess will have her older brother to take photos with as well and these are a few great ideas.
I love the baby hammocks, they can be comfortable in the most awkward position and make it look precious.
I'll update this post once I find more ideas I'm stealing! 🙂
Cupcake newborn photo prop hat
This cupcake hat makes me smile!
It super adorable and I can't wait to have a princess to wear it!
Mom still needs to add sprinkles but i couldn't wait to post!
She's thinking of tiny rosebud flowers that she picked up awhile ago and doesn't have a use for. I think it's a perfect idea!
Again I bought this pattern from Beezy Mom's Creations on Etsy.
The yarn was purchased from Joann fabric online using a coupon code!
Pinterest family maternity photos I love
A few maternity pictures I love found on Pinterest!
I love looking at photography ideas before we have a photo session to try and work off others creativity.
We just had a family photo session and here are a few photographs from ours!..
I love the tin can idea which I found on Pinterest of course! I actually saw a toddler listening to the mommys tummy which was so adorable!
Here is a three photo idea that our photographer had… First I'm hiding wether or not its a girl then it shows me holding it's a girl confetti and finally me blowing the confetti. I love that in mid air you can still make out that it says it's a girl. Creative and I love it!
Owl newborn photo prop hat
This is the first project Mom started on before we even knew if we were having a girl or boy.
As you can tell she was routing for a girl this time since we already have the perfect little boy.
I love this hat, too adorable!
This was one of the more easier patterns then what she's been doing lately.
We can't remember what site she found the patten on but here is a link to one that does have some…
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Velvet tufted headboards were quite popular in the seventies and eighties, and as expected in the fashion world, found its way back in year 2000. Designers nowadays have taken a lot of interest in these headboards, creating their own distinctive look to their client's desire using materials that they see fit which may have solids or patterns, may be made of velvet or silk. One of the challenges of maintaining a stylish bedroom is keeping everything the headboard tidy.
Cleaning your velvet tufted headboard mainly depends on the material used. If you have a leather velvet tufted headboard, you first need to determine the finish of the leather before proceeding with cleaning. If you have finished leather, you need to put a small amount of moisturizing soap on a damp cloth. Bring this to lather before rubbing on to the leather without using too much water. Wipe away the lather with a fresh damp cloth and then polish with a dry towel.
Treat the leather with conditioner. If your leather is unfinished, you will need to use damp cloth or sponge to rub saddle soap onto the leather. Wipe away the lather and allow to air dry. Oil the leather with preservative to keep the quality of the leather. If you use fabric like canvas, there are a lot of spray-on cleaners available in the market. Otherwise, an option would be to use a dry cleaning agent and brush. On top of that, a vacuum will be handy to take out all dusts and cleaning residues.


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Peanut Butter Cookies
0.5 cups fructose
0.5 cups brown sugar
1 teaspoon natural sweetner
0.5 cups sweetened peanut butter
0.25 cups unsweetened applesauce
0.25 cups vegan soy butter
Ener-G Egg Replacer for 1 egg
1.25 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
0.75 teaspoons baking soda
0.5 teaspoons baking powder
0.25 teaspoon salt
Mix all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Place covered in refrigerator for 1-3 hours (do not exceed 24 hrs). Preheat oven to 375 F. Roll into 1.25 in balls and place on greased cooking sheet. Flatten with fork making criss-croos pattern. Bake 7-10 minutes until lightly browned completely cool on wire rack before serving.
I'd like to use sugar instead oif fructose, how much should I use?
I used sugar using the same quantity... I guess I should of added that to my modifications. ;)


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eLearning course for security survey management
Perpetuity Academy has introduced a Managing Security Surveys eLearning course designed to appeal to both security managers and those embarking on a career in security.
The BTEC Level 4 accredited Managing Security Surveys eLearning course allows learners to study at their own pace and in their own time, without disrupting their daily routine. Taking approximately 30 hours to complete, the course provides information and guidelines on the various stages involved in conducting a security survey, and how it should be used as part of an ongoing risk analysis and security strategy. As part of the course learners undertake a security survey enabling them to put the theory in to practice.
"Being able to conduct a security survey is essential for anyone who has the responsibility of ensuring the protection of their company or organisation's property, people and assets," said Ken Livingstone MSc, Director of Perpetuity Training. "This new course offers an easy to understand, step-by-step guide on how to acquire this important skill and it also provides a survey template which learners are able to utilise within their working environments in order to identify specific threats."


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Endless Amenities at Your Fingertips
At Garrett's Landing Apartments, we believe that our amenities further enhance the lives of our residents. Our priority is for your apartment home to become the backdrop for a relaxing lifestyle. Customize your apartment home to your liking with our all fully-equipped kitchen with electric appliances, spacious walk-in closets, a dishwasher/garbage disposal, and central heat and air. If you're looking to escape your apartment, our community amenities are just as impressive: meet your fellow residents in our exquisite clubhouse, finish up some work over the weekend in our executive business center, schedule a play date at the play area, or take your dog down to the dogpark. And you can always connect with the outdoors through our lush, green landscaping. Whether you're kicking back in your apartment home or enjoying our community at large, you will discover comfort, convenience, and happiness at Garrett's Landing Apartments.
Apartment Amenities
Spacious Floor Plans
All Electric Kitchen Appliances
Dining Area
Expansive Walk-In Closets
Washer and Dryer Connections in One Bedrooms
Stackable Washer and Dryer Connections in Two Bedrooms
Water, Sewer, & Trash Utilities Paid
Monitored Intrusion Alarm Available (tenant cost)
Community Amenities
Maintenance-Free Lifestyle
Central Location
Quarterly Resident Activities
Extraordinary Clubhouse
Children's Play Area
Dog Park
Beautiful Landscaping
Convenient Laundry Facility
24-Hour Courtesy Patrol
Professional Management
On-Call Maintenance
Effortless Parking
Easy Access to Shopping
Disability Access
Section 8 Welcome
Pet Friendly Community
Garrett's Landing Apartments is a pet-friendly apartment community and provides a wonderful place for not only you to live, but also a wonderful place for your pet to live. Pets are known to better your physical health and mental well-being. They also ensure a more active social life and lower stress at work. With all these benefits, we understand why you would want to have a lovable companion to greet you upon your return every evening. Garrett's Landing Apartments believes that pet-friendly apartments are an important part of life, which is why we have policies to accommodate pet ownership. We welcome cats and dogs with a $300.00 pet deposit. Breed restrictions do apply. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call during our normal business hours to ask about our pet policies.
Pet Policy
Pet Types: Cats & Dogs
Breed Restrictions Apply
Maximum Pets Per Unit: 2
Pet Fees
Deposit: $300.00
Fee: $250.00
Additional Pet Fees
Deposit: $300.00
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- shawnsmithAsked on November 12, 2011 at 04:39 PM
I LOVE your product, and I'm so excited to start using it. I'm a musician, and I have sent up a booking request form, and it looks and works AWESOME.
MY simple MAILING LIST sign up form (lower right side-bar) is giving me HUGE greif! I've spend the past 3 hrs trying to fix this - creating new ones, from different themes, trying to find and eliminate code - nothing works. Please help me. Here are the main problems (see attached screenshots)
On Home Page: http://shawncsmith.squarespace.com
1) There's a bunch of HTML code ABOVE and BELOW the form (in white lettering). I can delete it, but I don't know what it does, so it makes me nervous to do so.
2) The security object (to enter in, to prevent spam) is just spinning endlessly - you need to click the blue arrow to make it stop and give you a code to enter. Most will not know to do this, and will probably give up on it.
3) There needs to be an extra space between the Email Field and the Zip Code label, AND another space between the Zip Code Field and "Please enter the message below" label. I don't know HTML coding, so I don't know how to do this (which is why I'm using your product!)
On Book Event Page: http://shawncsmith.squarespace.com/book-event/
Same problems as above PLUS
4) It has picked up the same attributes of the Booking Request Form on the same page (box around text, text formatting)
5) It has taken the hidden text from the Referral Specifics Fields in the Email Address Field of the BOOKING REQUEST FORM, and placed them in the MAILING LIST Email Address Field.
Pleae help me...I'm trying to launch this website on Monday.
Thank you.
Sincerely, Shawn
- shawnsmithAnswered on November 12, 2011 at 10:49 PM
Just a quick update: I did get a Frame version of the code to work. I don't understand why the standard code version worked with the other form on my site, but alas, it's working with the Frame.
I really love JotForm - thank you for this great product.
- JotForm SupportidarktechAnswered on November 13, 2011 at 03:09 AM
Glad to hear that you were able to sort it out Shawn. Using an iframe is another good option, I have checked your website and it looks great! but I have noticed something on the form which shows badly, it was cut-off due to small iframe height, if you like you can re-embed your form using this code to avoid problems:
<iframe allowtransparency="true" src="//www.jotform.com/form/13151227260" frameborder="0" style="width:100%; height: 350px; border:none;" scrolling="no"></iframe>
I hope that helps. If you have further questions, please feel free to inform us. Thank you for using JotForm and have a great day!


text: I had the wonderful opportunity a few weeks back to capture DMico and Lindsay's engagement session just as the fall season came to a close. We had a great time chatting about their destination wedding to take place in South Carolina next year, and I enjoyed capturing their playful personalities as well as their love for each other. Check these out!


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Top Ontario Personal Injury Lawyers – Getting Best Damages In Accident Cases
From a common slip and fall to severe injury like a spinal cord or brain injury, accident may take place in any form. In cases where you're caught up in an incident which wasn't your mistake and you suffer grave injuries, you must have a claim from an insurer for blocking any legal battle. An intelligent approach will be to assess your choices and then consider employing an accident lawyer. Crash victim is qualified for having a suitable pay out he indeed is worthy of. The insurance adjusters may fast talk and give you a damage claim that is significantly less when compared with the injury you have been through.
Carrying it out independently might be a big gamble to the applicant and jeopardize the claim. The court and the law work on a unique working. Choose an honest attorney to help you remove your dilemma. If you've got a very small injury for instance bruising your knee then it's neither worth the hard work nor the investment. It's suggested in cases where you are enduring an injury to the brain or sustained injury with lifelong trouble then you should recruit a personal injury lawyer at once. Whether it be with colleagues advice, reference, relatives or by means of online search you must act now.
As soon as an injury occurs, you should find out some details like if the two entities had been correctly covered or not. Know the causes of the accident and recognize who's responsible. Do not put at stake the case, whenever the insurance provider is giving you an instant damage claim and you assume you will get better or you do not believe you're being properly paid up for your present and long term medical-related bills because of the major trauma step out to hunt an attorney. In each of the above-stated instances getting help in a good time will save you from psychological and fiscal strain.
Most injury attorneys do the job on a no-win no-pay basis. This means you'll be invoiced a contingency fee derived from the court compensation. Be sure ahead of you opt for a lawyer that you notice the overall charges and consulting charges wherever necessary. Your injury lawyer knows how to assist you to find a fantastic pay out that, despite the attorney fee taken off, massively exceeds what you can receive on your own. Insurance providers like to address personal injury claims on an urgent basis and with the minimum compensation as they possibly can. These insurers providing a minimum payment to finish the litigation do exist.
Every person who has faced a trauma is in an adverse state of mind for making the right decision. An experienced injury lawyer holds your welfare in mind and battles the case for your benefit. Being familiar with the court jargon is generally not a cup of tea of an average person. Here the services of personal injury attorney comes handy and assist in getting the best compensation. Take note, I'm not an attorney, this is not a legal advice, it is my individual judgement, however for sincere legal advice, take a look at gluckstein online portal at once.


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As part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week, we spoke to Sandra Ross, Managing Director at Bon Accord Care who provide adult social care services in Aberdeen and who run their own modern apprenticeship programme.
Modern apprenticeships (MAs) offer employees' high quality work based learning. Workers learn on the job and develop their skills through experience.
Bon Accord Care decided to take on MAs to support and interest young people in the social care profession by providing opportunities for development that leads to a positive career path, in a sector in which values are fundamental.
They also recognise the challenges the health and social care sector will face to attract new staff, as demographics change over time, and are enthusiastic to be involved with initiatives to encourage young people into our organisation.
Sharing knowledge and growing skills
MAs are an invaluable opportunity to share knowledge and start to grow the skills we need now and in the future.
Bon Accord currently have four MAs in post, with four more going through staff induction training to start in the next month.
Sandra Ross, Managing Director at Bon Accord Care said:
'Our modern apprentices have a can-do attitude and we are pleased with the levels of enthusiasm and engagement they have shown. They are working on their own initiative, integrating well with the team, taking on more complex tasks and increasing their levels of independence, confidence and skill set.
'In 2016, 37% of our workforce was aged 55 and over. This increases significantly to 65%, when we include the age bracket of 45 and over. Given this level of experience, we have a very knowledgeable and skilled workforce, and are seeking ways to share these skills with future generations.
'We recognise the benefits that multi-generational working can bring, and fully embrace this to ensure they are realised for our company, staff team and ultimately, the people who use our services. Each 'generation' within our staff team have their own unique skills that collectively helps shape our culture; one that promotes learning and embeds our values, as we connect to knowledge of the past and continue to look to the future.
'I believe that by actively investing in our young people, through modern apprenticeships, we will gain the future benefits, both as a company and within the wider health and social care workforce. This investment will facilitate a positive career pathway that rewards staff for the valuable contribution they make'.
Are you an employer or manager and want to find out more about modern apprenticeships?


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Brisbane fastest Go Karts and biggest race track. Satisfy your need for speed with a Le Mans Super Sprint event at Kingston Park Raceway. Experience our state-of-the-art Race Karts with all drivers racing on a real race track
Perfect for exclusive hire, group bookings, birthdays, buck's parties and team building events, a Schumacher Party is the ultimate in fast, adrenaline-pumping fun.
Track: Le Mans (1100 metre)
Karts: Schumacher (max speed 70 km/h)
Format: 3 x Heat Races & 1 x Grand Final
Laps: 8 laps per race (10- 12 min per race)
Duration: 2.5 hours
Price: $99 - $110.00 pp
Equipped with high-tech electronic timing technology, our Le Mans Track is an international standard race track and our Schumacher Karts burn up the bitumen at a top of 70 km/h.
Sharpen your competitive edge as you race your mates for the winning spot – it's an experience you'll never forget. It's #RealRacing on a real race track in real race karts! To book your spot on the grid of Brisbane's best go kart track call our events management team now on Phone: 3826 2255
Find and compare hotels near Kingston Park through HotelsCombined for the cheapest rates.
We have a great range of food and drink options to make your bucks party in Brisbane a happening one. Some suggestions below but more options available – please ask your friendly Events Manager
If you prefer, you are more than welcome to pack the esky and make use of our modern BBQ facilities (no glass bottles please). We have plenty of open space and pergolas with undercover seating; all with a great atmosphere to make for a fantastic day out.
Unfortunately you are unable to bring in outside Takeaway Foods - i.e. Pizza / KFC / McDonald's / Subway / Sushi etc...
Podium presentations are a perfect finish to a great event!
We ask for a 30% deposit at the time of booking confirmation with the balance to be paid seven (7) days prior to event date.
Our events are very popular at Kingston Park Raceway so make sure you book your spot well in advance!
To book your event, contact our helpful event management team on (07) 3826 2255 or enquire online.
We look forward to welcoming you track side very soon!


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Blending  Equestrian Lifestyle and Fashion Photography, renowned photographer George Kamper created a spectacular Cover and spreads for the inaugural issue of Pegasus Magazine. Celebrating the Pegasus World Cup Invitational, George and his unequaled crew consisting of fashion stylist aficionado Danny Santiago, Make up Artist Leslie Munsell of Beauty for Real, with Hair Artistry provided by  Steph Milner Giles conceived the striking Cover and inside spreads.
The Pegasus statue is the 2nd largest free sculpture in the US, immediately following the Statue of Liberty. "Arranging our model and lighting set up for the magic moment was conceived by the team as the defining photo. Additional photos appear in the stables and throughout the Gulfstream grounds. Kamper's challenges included the safety of the crew and horses and creating lighting and effects on site that would not interfere or scare the race horses.
Take a look at the results, we think they are stunning and worthy of helping to define the much-anticipated sporting event that will surpass the $10 million Dubai World Cup as the world's richest thoroughbred horse race.
You can read more here: Pegasus Magazine: Pegasus World Cup Invitational – World Red Eye
Can't wait to celebrate our first ever publishing title #PEGASUSmagazine tonight with cover model Karina Gubanova as well as the start of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational weekend. See you at the races! #WREfilms
Posted by Seth Browarnik on Friday, January 27, 2017
To see more of George Kamper's work please visit www.georgekamper.com
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Volume XI, Issue 25 ~ June 19-25, 2003
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Leaving Chesapeake Country
by Martha Blume
In a few short days my family is moving from Chesapeake Bay country to the Connecticut shore.
Here is what I wont miss: traffic, sniper attacks, tiger mosquitoes, traffic, terrorist alerts, traffic and subdivision covenants that prevent me from hanging a clothesline.
Here is what I will miss: the view of the Naval Academy from the Old Severn River Bridge, Arnold Elementary School, historic Annapolis, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, the Capitol Steps at Rams Head Tavern and writing for Bay Weekly. Its owner, editors, publishers and writers never refrain in the face of political or social pressure from telling the truth about the Bay and those who, for better of worse, influence its health.
There have been times in my life when speaking up for, teaching about or writing about environmental issues has seemed either futile or like preaching to the choir. In my life as a coastguardsmans wife, Ive seen a lot of bodies of water come and go: Puget Sound, Delaware Bay, the Gulf of Alaska, Narragansett Bay, the Gulf of Maine and now the Chesapeake. I have taught or written about and lobbied for the health of water in all of those places.
Often only those who already have a vested interest seem to care. And the problems can seem insurmountable.
Like its tides that ebb and flow, the health of the Chesapeake moves forward and back. At times it feels easier to give up than to keep fighting for its restoration. But one way or another, all our lives depend on the ongoing battle from the fishermen whose paychecks are threatened by species decline, to recreational boaters, to homeowners whose real estate values depend on the Bay, to naturalists who appreciate it for its place as a home to other creatures, to those who simply feel that the world is a more beautiful place because this Bay exists.
In moving from Maryland to Connecticut, we trade one beautiful and threatened estuary for another. Long Island Sound the most densely populated and least pristine of all our countrys estuarine systems may be beyond the brink of salvation.
Even some environmentalists concede that restoration of Long Island Sound may be only a pipedream. The Sound has been a marine highway, garbage dump, playground and fishery for so long that its difficult to determine what its pristine condition should look like. It is tempting to throw up ones hands and look the other way in the face of industrial and political opposition.
As with the Chesapeake, its handfuls of people, citizens and neighbors who fight many little battles and who take matters into their own hands by planting eelgrass and by patrolling the shoreline that keep the Sound alive.
The Sound and the Bay need all of our voices, all of our hands. The responsibility rests on those of us who care. No one else is going to step in. Even if we are preaching to the choir, its those of us in the choir who need the support of the other singers to keep the song alive.
So Ill hang my clothesline in Connecticut and lift my pen in defense of the Sound. And Ill rest assured knowing that people like Sandra Martin, Bill Lambrecht, Alex Knoll and all the writers and readers of Bay Weekly are doing their part here in Maryland.
When my daughter Phoebe was four years old, we moved by ferry and car from Anchorage, Alaska, to Kingston, Rhode Island. Somewhere in the high plains of the Dakotas, she looked wistfully out the window and said, Mama, our country is beautiful.
I owe it to her to keep it that way.


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After a record-setting hot September, the last two days have felt GREAT. Yesterday DIA topped out at 68° degrees, which is actually three degrees below normal for the date – a rare feat as of late. After two very warm days to start the month, Denver is running 7.9° above normal through the first four days of October. After today, and with temperature forecast to remain near and below normal this coming week, we should see that number begin to come down.
The weekend also brought pockets of showers and storms to the Front Range, with areas north of Denver finally seeing moisture after weeks of dry weather.
The week ahead
The week ahead looks to remain unsettled and on the cool side at least through Wednesday for Colorado.
An upper level trough now located over southern California will slowly track east over the next several days. Unfortunately model consensus has come into pretty good agreement with keeping this system pretty far south, which will limit precipitation for much of the state.
The same cannot be said for portions of southern California, New Mexico and western Texas where beneficial moisture is forecast – and unfortunately like a heightened flooding threat as well. For Colorado, the southwest corner of the state will see the greatest potential for appreciable precipitation, with certainly some flash flooding concerns if the wetter models verify. Snowfall levels will remain high with this system, likely over 10,000 feet.
For the urban corridor with will be a slight chance of showers and storms both Sunday evening and Monday, but our best chance for rain will likely come Tuesday afternoon and overnight into Wednesday. While the best lift will likely stay well south of the area, some convective storms look likely Tuesday. Current modeling projects the best QPF may be in the foothills west of I-25, though we do expect some of this storm activity to spill onto the Plains later in the day Tuesday. We'll keep an eye on things here, and pass along updates should the rainfall threat look anymore impressive than it does now.
Temperatures over the next week will remain relatively stable, with highs near normal through Thursday (upper 60s and low 70s), with slightly warmer temperatures forecast to return for the weekend. Overnight lows will be in the mid to upper 40s through the period.
Flooding in the Carolinas
I quickly wanted to touch on the historic flooding underway in South Carolina and surrounding areas. The forecast from the WPC Thursday called for upwards of 15" across much of South Carolina, a forecast that has held up and then some. Here was their forecast:
And sure enough, check out these three day precipitation totals across the southeast, which do not include the additional rain falling today, many locations exceeding 15" over the last 72 hours through early Sunday morning.
The firehose remains on today, many locations in the state forecast to see several more inches through Sunday night. The image shared below from Jeff Frame gives an excellent idea of the unbelievable training that has been taking place over the last 24 to 36 hours.
Radar loop of training tropical downpours across South Carolina leading to historic flooding. pic.twitter.com/ipmYE3tvyg— Jeff Frame (@VORTEXJeff) October 4, 2015
Picture: #Flood waters up to roof of homes #Columbia #SC: RT@SpigTcox: In Rosewood off of S. Beltline. pic.twitter.com/M5jyEVXP30 #SCFlood— Johnny Kelly (@stormchaser4850) October 4, 2015
Amazing water vapor loop of the upper low over the Southeast. #SEFlood #SCFlood pic.twitter.com/nZm6TEJZDp— Brad Panovich (@wxbrad) October 5, 2015
The heaviest rain is expected to subside toward Monday morning for the region, though the chance for showers and storms will keep the flood threat present through Tuesday before finally drying out.
First snowfall forecast contest!
Quick reminder to wrap things up, the contest to predict Denver's first measurable snowfall wraps up on Friday, so don't miss your chance to guess! First place prize is two lift tickets to Loveland Ski Area – who by the way, will start making snow any day now! Enter contest here.


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cubster posted a topic in The Book ClubI thought there was a thread for books you've currently read or have just finished but I can't seem to find it. If anyone else has any luck please post the link and I'll merge the topics. I'm reading a few things at the moment. The Hobbit but I am reading it very slowly. I need to take breaks from this book because it completely engulfs me. I started the Time Travellers Wife. Its interesting but not great. But I suppose that depends on what you're looking for in the books. There have been parts so far, well one part, that left me really horrified but I wish there would be more character depth :/ Maybe the other books will be better and provide the information that this one lacked. Again, not a bad book, but I think in the hands of a better author it could have truly been great.


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Doesn't this photo just make you want to run screaming to your studio and start playing with fabric? Actually, when I snapped the shot toward Longwood Gardens, we had been inching along a 10 mile stretch to home for over two hours. What was supposed to be a "light wintry mix" turned into blinding, heavy, accumulating snow. Cars were all over the road, spinning wheels, going sideways then going no where. Stuck. Lucky for me, Gary was driving and we have four wheel drive so at the first chance, we turned out of the stopped traffic on Route 1 and took back roads home.
I had good intentions of getting into the sewing room but Gary made coffee with a dollop of Baileys and we got into the Oreos we bought because it was snowing… Now I have good intentions for tomorrow.


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In July 2013 I traveled to France, spending 3 weeks in a small village called Labastide Esparbairenque. I was a resident at La Muse, an artists & writers retreat in a large manor house in the South of France. Three years later, in 2016, I returned again, for another 3 weeks. These posts are a bit like snapshots of my time there: interactions with the other residents, hiking adventures, dinner parties, village life.
2013 Posts:
Preparation, Fear, and Forgotten Words
2016 Posts:
No Sugar Tonight in my Coffee; the First Days at La Muse
Walking Through Fields of Thorns
On the Terrace, in the Sunshine


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Washington, DC – August 27, 2010 – The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today issued two opinions in favor of Wenzhou Trimone Science & Technology Electric Co., Ltd. ("Trimone") in Pass & Seymour v. ITC, Case Nos. 2009-1338, -1369 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 27, 2010) and General Protecht Group v. ITC , Case Nos. 2009-1378, -1387, -1434 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 27, 2010).
The cases were on appeal from the United States International Trade Commission in Investigation No. 337-TA-615. Mei & Mark attorneys Lei Mei and Reece Nienstadt argued for Trimone before the Federal Circuit. Trimone retained Mei & Mark LLP for post-ITC proceedings, including appeals, after it lost at the Commission.


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|How to Make a Blue Metal Patina on Copper
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You can turn copper a lovely blue by adding a chemical patina. This tutorial will explain how make a blue metal patina by using ammonia on copper.
Things You'll Need: Jar with tight sealing lid, ammonia, kitty litter or cotton balls (optional), wire or string
Step 1: To make a blue metal patina, gather some dry, clean paper towels or kitty litter and dampen it with a touch of ammonia. Be sure the material is damp, but not wet.
Step 2: Place the ammonia dampened paper towels or kitty litter in an air tight container. We use a large glass jar with a screw top.
Step 3: To begin the chemical metal patina, bury the copper jewelry piece in the damp material. Secure the container so that it is air tight. Leave the copper art jewelry in the metal patina mixture over night. If your jewelry piece is not blue enough, allow the piece to sit in the metal patina mixture until you are pleased with the results.
Step 4: If you do not have paper towels or kitty litter available, hang the jewelry piece in an airtight container with a small amount of ammonia in the bottom of the jar, hang the piece and seal the jar.
Step 5: To add intensity to the metal patina, spray the jewelry or craft piece with a thin, light, even mist of ammonia using a spray bottle. Leave the piece in the metal patina container overnight. If you want more color, add fresh ammonia from time to time.
Step 6: Coax additional color by lightly sprinkling salt on the piece, using either of the above methods but be very careful as too much salt for too long will cause deep pitting in your jewelry or craft piece.
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There is no better time than Christmas to benefit from a CBD oil deal and purchase a product that could ease the pain of a loved one. We have scoured the Internet to find you the best CBD oil coupons so make the most of the great Christmas sales and purchase a genuinely useful gift for a change!
CBD is Non-Psychoactive
CBD oil is one of the hottest all-natural health products on the market so we advise you to find the best Christmas sales as fast as you can before everything is gone! Unlike medicinal marijuana which is filled with psychoactive THC and is only available in a handful of states, CBD is non-psychoactive.
As it comes from the hemp plant and contains less than 0.3% THC, it is legal to buy in all 50 states and dozens of countries around the world. As you'll see below, it helps you with a wide range of medical problems so keep reading to find the best CBD oil deals and coupons this Christmas.
What Medical Conditions Can It Help?
CBD appears to be a jack of all trades, and while there isn't enough research to say it isn't a master of none, the signs are overwhelmingly positive. The Christmas period is a time to reunite with family, but it is also a period notorious for illness. If a loved one is suffering from one of these conditions and is not getting relief from prescription medication, perhaps it is time to benefit from a CBD oil sale?
- Anxiety
- Nausea
- Chronic pain
- Seizures
- Fibromyalgia
- Insomnia
Medical Research on CBD
Medical research on CBD hasn't been easy given the restrictions surrounding marijuana, but since CBD oil from hemp plants became legal a few years ago, there is now greater potential for scientific research on the benefits of CBD.
Despite the roadblocks, there has been some excellent research within the last decade. A 2007 study by Iskedjian et al. in Canada used a combination of THC and CBD buccal spray on patients with multiple sclerosis and found that it helped ease the neuropathic pain they suffered. This was an important discovery because this pain is debilitating in up to 70% of patients.
A 2014 study by the American Epilepsy Society used a 98% purified CBD extract called Epidiolex on 23 children who had epilepsy. Within three months of treatment, 39% of the patients had fewer than half their original number of seizures, and the median seizure reduction figure was 32%.
5 Best Christmas CBD Oil Coupons
Over the last few years we've tried and tested over dozens of different oils. Some were good, some were bad and some absolutely amazing. Below you'll find a list of high quality manufacturers and their coupons for Christmas. They were ranked according to purity, efficiency, cost and quality.
1 – Pure Kana (9.8/10)
Who is Pure Kana?
This California-based CBD supplier gets its hemp from Europe and the U.S. where it is grown without additives, preservatives, herbicides, pesticides, solvents or chemical fertilizers. It uses a third-party lab to ensure its products are premium quality and you really notice the difference.
- CBD Oil: You can get Unflavored, Vanilla or Mint CBD oil in 300mg, 600mg and 1000mg sizes. It contains less than 0.05% THC. Each bottle has approximately 40 servings which makes it a hell of a deal.
- CBD Capsules: If you are not into oils, then capsules could work for you. PureKana offers unique capsules. There are 30 capsules in a bottle, and each one contains 25mg worth of CBD.
- CBD Topicals: Topicals are great for those aching joints. Each tub contains 2oz of cream and 600mg of CBD; rub it on your skin for fast and effective pain relief.
- Outstanding customer service and we mean outstanding!
- Fast acting, high-quality products
- Purchasing is quick and easy
- A unique extraction process that guarantees Full Spectrum CBD
- FREE shipping
Price Range
- CBD Oil: The normal CBD oil price is $49 for the 300mg bottle, but with the 20% discount you'll be getting it for around $40.
- CBD Capsules: Standard price is $83.
- CBD Topicals: $75 per tub.
Our Rating
Pure Kana is very much in the top tier of CBD companies. All of its products are fantastic, and as they work so quickly, it is a clear sign that it uses the best possible extraction technique to provide you with the clearest CBD on the market. We believe it is currently the #1 CBD firm and therefore rate it 9.8/10
Official Website : www.purekana.com
2 – GreenRoadsWorld (9.5/10)
Who is Green Roads World?
Simply known as Green Roads, the company was formed in 2012 and has grown rapidly in the last five years. It now sells to a million customers and has an estimated 5,000 wholesale clients. It has over 40 products and constant sales, so you're bound to find a great deal.
- CBD Oil: There are six strengths from 100mg all the way to the uber-powerful 1,500mg version.
- CBD Edibles: Green Roads sell six types of edibles including sourz frogs which would make a cool gift idea this Christmas.
- CBD Pain Cream: This tub of pain cream contains 150mg of CBD and is designed to fight back against inflammation.
- Offers Full Spectrum CBD and a vast range of products including; topicals, gummies, and even CBD coffee.
- Some of the most potent and fast acting products around thanks to their pharmaceutical grade 99% pure cannabidiol.
- Fast checkout process and extremely easy to navigate website
Price Range
- CBD Oil: From $26.99 to $209.99 (100mg-1,500mg)
- CBD Edibles: From $17.99 to $54.99
- CBD Pain Cream: $40 per tub.
Our Rating
If you're looking for a CBD-related gift idea this Christmas, you can't go wrong with Green Roads. It has an exciting and some would say, unusual, range of products but they are unquestionably of premium quality.
Official Website: www.greenroadsworld.com
3 – CBD Essence (9.2/10)
Who is CBD Essence?
CBD Essence is part of the NutraHemp stable and operates out of Colorado. While it sources some of its hemp from the state, it also goes all the way to Europe to export the best CBD around.
- CBD Tinctures: These mouth drops come in 100mg, 300mg, and 600mg sizes and there is a special four for three deal on the 300mg bottles. The 600mg is supposed to work wonders in treating pain.
- CBD Topicals: This topical sports rub is perfect for athletes and works to ease the pain and inflammation you feel after athletic activity.
- CBD Capsules: If you don't want to drink the CBD oil, you can purchase a bottle of 10, 30 or 60 capsules. Each capsule contains 35mg of CBD.
- Organically grown industrial hemp (Non-GMO products)
- Filled with full-spectrum phytocannabinoid nutrients.
- Tested using TP party labs to achieve the highest level of CBD
Price Range
- CBD Tinctures: 100mg costs $22, 300mg is available for a sale price of $41 and 600mg costs $95.
- CBD Topicals: The muscle rub costs $24.99.
- CBD Capsules: 10 capsules cost $31, 30 capsules cost $75 while 60 capsules cost $131.
Our Rating
Even though CBD Essence isn't at the top of this list, it is a solid company that sells some of the best products on the market. You'd be happy to put CBD Essence into your body.
Official Website: www.cbdessence.net
4 – CBD Pure (8.8/10)
Who is CBD Pure?
Although the website sells CBD Pure hemp oil, the company is actually part of Nutra Hemp LLC who have offices in Washington state and London, England. Unlike other companies, CBD Pure focuses on the development of CBD oil only, with no plans to sell other products.
The CBD Pure Hemp oil comes in three potencies: 100mg (3.3mg per serving), 300mg (10mg per serving) and 600mg (20mg per serving). Mathematicians among you will calculate that you receive a 30 day supply.
- Certification of Analysis printed on the homepage.
- Fast delivery.
- 90-day money back guarantee
Price Range
The 100mg bottle will set you back $29.99, 300mg costs $54.99 and 600mg costs $79.99. You can benefit from a Christmas deal and get a 3-month or 6-month supply. For example, a 6-month supply of 600mg hemp oil costs $339.99 or $56.67 a bottle. This means you can save some money on this year's Christmas gift!
Our Rating
CBD Pure's hemp oil tastes as clean as promised and users claim that it helps deal with pain and inflammation in double-quick time. We were impressed with the product and hope CBD Pure releases new items soon.
Official Website: www.cbdpure.com
5 – Elixinol (8/10)
Who is Elixinol?
Elixinol is a seller of high-quality hemp products and was founded by Paul Benhaim. He is ably assisted by a team of experts with decades of knowledge in the industry. At present, Paul is involved in various projects designed to grow the industrial hemp industry, and his knowledge is clear in the quality of products his company produces.
- Hemp CBD Oil Liposomes: If you've never heard of Liposomes, that's because you don't know hemp like Paul Benhaim! Liposomes help you quickly absorb the cannabinoids from the hemp oil, and this product comes in a delicious citrus twist flavor with three sizes: 100mg, 300mg, and 1000mg.
- CBD Oil Tinctures: The 5000mg Extrato Rico special bottle is only available in Brazil, but there are 300mg and 3600mg of CBD oil drops in Natural and Cinnamint flavors.
- X-Pen 1000mg CBD Oral Applicators: This is a special 'delivery system' for CBD. Each applicator gives you 66 x 15mg doses of carefully measured CBD and makes a great Christmas gift for someone who needs CBD on the move.
- The hemp is sourced from the purest, most natural sources in the world.
- An impressive range of products including balms, capsules, and dog treats.
- The company is a well-known name in the hemp industry.
Price Range
- Hemp CBD Oil Liposomes: 100mg costs $34.99, 300mg costs $59.99 and 600mg costs $129.
- CBD Oil Tinctures: 300mg of the oil costs $29.99 while 3600mg costs $249.
- X-Pen 1000mg CBD Oral Applicators: An applicator costs $129.
Our Rating
Elixinol is synonymous with high-quality hemp, and its CBD products are laden with clean and wholesome cannabinoids. We have no hesitation recommending this excellent company.
Official Website: www.elixinol.com
Final Verdict About CBD Oil Coupons for Christmas
All 5 CBD companies excel in their own way but we believe that PureKana edges the competition in the quest to find the best CBD deal for Christmas.


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This October's Growing Families event in Manchester will be exploring evidence and expectations around the early days with baby. One of our breakout sessions is entitled "Parenting Under Pressure", and will be led by Helen Calvert of hospital breastfeeding, by Catriona Ogilvy of The Smallest Things and by Lynne Barton of Entrust Care Partnership. They will be exploring what happens when the parenting journey has additional challenges added to it, such as premature birth, illness or disability.
We are delighted today to have paediatrician Victoria Thomas write for us about partnership working when your child is unwell – a key element of parenting under pressure.
Shared decision making is a popular and well-established concept in medicine, summarised well as 'the clinician explaining the medical evidence for different options and family members discussing these options in the context of their personal values. With both the medical evidence and personal values delineated, the clinician and family jointly determine the treatment plan' (Fiks and Jimenez, Acta Paediatr, 2010 October; 99 (10): 1464-1466)
This sounds ideal. Surely as parents and professionals shared decision making should be reasonably straightforward – after all, don't we all just want what is best for the child or young person? Yet sometimes there seem to be clashes between families and professionals. In this blogpost I'm going to look at some of the reasons why these occur, and what both groups can do to work through or avoid them in the first place.
Time – or the lack of
A 'business' ward round or busy clinic where there are dozens of patients to be seen and the team feel under pressure is not the ideal time for complex discussions. There is often no privacy, clinicians are being interrupted by bleeps and queries, and carers have other commitments – the school run for other children, getting to work. Any topic which needs long discussion doesn't lend itself to this environment. It works much better to come to the conversation with the time it warrants, and it is perfectly acceptable for either party to say words to the effect of, 'this isn't the right time for this conversation, can we set aside the time it needs for later/tomorrow/next week?'. By the same token, parents and clinicians are both vulnerable to exhaustion, stress, hunger. No helpful exchange of views was ever had when one or both participants was 'hangry'! Clinicians and carers both benefit from a chance to rest or refuel before getting into complex discussion wherever possible.
Mismatched agendas and making maps together
It is hard to work together when our thoughts are going in different directions. Setting an agenda jointly helps everyone. Some parents understandably find this challenging, as they feel uncomfortable directing professionals, but it can be much easier once there is clarity around the concerns of both sides. An example of this that sticks in my mind is a respected and brilliant colleague who spent an entire clinic appointment with a teenage girl feeling like he was getting nowhere trying to engage her in the management of her chronic health condition. It was only after the consultation that she emailed him to say she had been trying to tell him that she was pregnant and wanted advice on that topic.
Sometimes communication is like the punchline to that old joke about asking for directions: 'well, I wouldn't start from here!' Sitting down to look at the map together first can help hugely. Some of my work involves optimising nutrition for children with complex medical needs. Talking with families about their background feelings about food and previous experiences is invaluable. It can be all too easy for me to be working off a script about food as medicine, when parents are thinking about the importance of shared eating experiences or the practicalities of managing complex regimens. Opening the dialogue on both sides opens our minds.
Similarly, I have learned of the understandable fear carers experience when meeting a new clinician; the stress of having to tell a story from scratch or the dread that the new professional will try to revisit treatments that have proved to be dead ends in the past. Pithy summaries and focusing in on two or three key areas of concern can help with this. Teams often try to maintain continuity for this reason, but shift systems, clinical commitments, the rotation of clinicians in training and other demands on time can make this more challenging – I am feeling very conscious of this as I am writing this article while on maternity leave! Bringing a previous clinic letter to appointments that summarises key events and issues to the satisfaction of the family can be really helpful as sometimes NHS files go missing.
Well-meaning paternalism (and its consequences)
The road to paternalism is paved with good intentions. So much of the time clinicians intend to make life easier for parents who are going through the most challenging time of their lives – caring for a seriously ill child – but get it wrong. Breastfeeding is a key example of this. Often healthcare professionals well-meaningly meddle with breastfeeding, thinking that it puts additional pressure on a mother already dealing with huge stress. When we do this, we ignore the benefits for both mother and child of breastfeeding, and we override the mother's right to make her own decisions. When families are given the complete information they need, and the time to absorb it, then they are empowered to make decisions for themselves. Just because we are paediatricians, we must remember not to treat everyone we encounter like children. We do not get the right to decide what is too hard for parents to do.
Where is the patient in this?
One of the joys of paediatrics is learning the art of the triadic consultation: how to work with parents and children and young people at the same time. As children get older, the dynamic of the relationship is constantly shifting. It can be hard for both parents and professionals to recognise this development. I was asked to 'do the sex education chat' with several teenagers when I was new to a service, as the professionals who had been caring for the children from babyhood struggled to see them as young adults. We need always to be looking to the young person to tell us what their concerns and dreams are, and accepting that those are what must set the agenda.
Sometimes we all need to take a step back and look at what the child needs; as parents and professionals we each have pieces of the puzzle and we need to put those pieces together to get the whole picture.
Nobody is perfect – neither professionals or parents
Writing this post has made me cringe a little inside, remembering all the times I've misread cues or mismanaged conversations with young people and their families. It feels a little like I am claiming I know what I'm doing. In fact, I've learned the most from the situations where I got it wrong and the families I work with were forgiving enough to move on from my clumsiness. In the same way, I always remember that families are under constant, immense pressure, and a truly therapeutic relationship incorporates a little grace at those worst times. Anger, tears and questions are all part of the deal.
The most positive partnerships are not those where no one ever makes a misstep, they are the ones where both sides are able to accept and move on from the difficult moments.
Setting out on a journey together
I think the parent-professional relationship works best when we see ourselves as fellow travellers puzzling out a route together rather than the clinician taking on the role of the satnav directing the course. After all, a satnav is all too easily ignored! A satnav cannot understand that I need to pull off the route it wants so I can feed my baby, or because I've suddenly remembered I need to stop at the supermarket, but a co-pilot can understand these issues and help me navigate them. Travelling the path together helps us negotiate the obstacles together. And in the end, it is surely in the best interests of the children in our care.
Dr Victoria Thomas
August 2016
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Rail freight traffic is expanding throughout North America, particularly to serve ocean ports. Assuring that transportation infrastructure capacity keeps up with demand is important for global trade competitiveness and national economic security.
A key growth area is in the Great Lakes Megaregion, where an industrial heartland route links Montreal, Toronto, Detroit/Windsor and Chicago. About 60% of Port of Montreal container traffic moves inland by rail, mostly to and from markets in Ontario and the U.S. Midwest - a corridor hampered by a bottleneck at the Detroit River, the world's busiest commercial border crossing. A century-old rail tunnel between Detroit and Windsor handles more than 400,000 rail cars each year. The Port of Montreal is doubling container-handling capacity by 2020. The current tunnel can't handle 9' 6" double-stacked container rail cars or Auto-Max vehicle carriers, the most efficient rail shipping modes.
The Continental Rail Gateway (CRG), formed in June 2010, unites Canadian Pacific the Windsor Port Authority and the Borealis Infrastructure investment firm in a replacement rail tunnel venture. The public-private partnership owns the existing tunnel and rail corridor. Project funding calls for $200 million from the partners and $200 million from government sources in each country.
In addition to adding freight capacity and efficiency at a critical crossing between the world's two largest trade partners, replacing the 1909 rail freight tunnel can make the region more competitive as a logistics hub for intermodal trade. The project is expected to add momentum for other transportation infrastructure improvements, such as a planned Detroit Intermodal Freight Terminal, a public-private partnership between Class 1 railroads and the State of Michigan.
"A larger replacement rail tunnel is critical to creating jobs and turning Windsor-Detroit into one of the most significant logistics hubs in the Midwest," explains David Cree, president and CEO of the Windsor Port Authority. "To be a transportation hub you need double-stack rail." The goal is shared by Wayne County (Detroit) Executive Robert Ficano, a CRG supporter who says: "We must make Detroit and Southeastern Michigan an essential transportation hub between the east coast of Canada and the U.S. Midwest."
The CRG replacement rail tunnel is intended to aid manufacturing and agriculture by removing a rail freight bottleneck between a key Atlantic port and the Great Lakes Megaregion. The U.S. environmental review is complete and the Canadian environmental approval is expected later this year. CRG executives meet regularly with transportation policymakers in Washington, Lansing, Ottawa and Toronto to discuss public sector investments.
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Book Title: The Salt
Author: Peter Schireson
Genre: Poetry
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Last weekend, my department held a teambuilding activity in Stilts, Calatagan, Batangas for the entire Journals Team. I had been to couple of beaches around the area and had known that the place isn't that near the metro. The organizers arranged the call time to be 5 AM, and I laughed when I first heard it in the announcement. Who were they kidding? We all know of Filipino Time and arranging an hour or two before the real appointment is designed so as to prevent being actually "late".
But boy, was I wrong. Good thing I woke up at 3:30 on a Saturday morning (seriously) and started preparing. I arrived in the company less than ten minutes before the designated time and was surprised to see that our bus was already filled. When I entered the doorway, my team leader (and father of a sort) was relieved especially when I heard that after I arrived, they were only waiting for one more person then we'd be off.
My colleague and friend, Micah, was already standing and others glanced at my beach outfit while I walked down the aisle [of the bus]. She reserved a seat for me three rows from the back. I settled in my seat for like two minutes before I encouraged her to go down the bus with me and grab something hot to drink. She agreed and the two of us went to the nearest vending machine and got coffee and hot choco. If you know me, you know which I got. 🙂
We returned to the bus and after checking that the attendants of that certain bus number are complete, we went off. It was a long ride, mainly because the driver took the long route going there. Micah and I spent the first few hours chatting at the same time complaining about the driver's choice of music. It was terrible because we couldn't use our music players for fear that we'll get dead battery soon. Anyway, we soon got tired and decided to nod off the rest of the time in the bus.
After four hours and nineteen minutes (yes, I counted), we arrived in our destination. I wasn't that thrilled to see the beach unlike others. In fact, I already knew what to expect because I went to the same beach resort in my Biology class in university.
One by one we climbed off and the first thing we noticed is huge pile of cow's excrement (yes, for other's sensibilities) scattered all over the grassy parking space. Ugh. Careful not to step over those not-so-yummy cakes, we walked to the entrance carrying our bags. And these are the sights that greeted us.
I heard them before I even expected what they'll say. "Where's the water?", "Is it El Nino?", "Why is the sea so far from the shore?" Well, they were up for a surprise. The place is really like that and even after you walked for a mile the water will only reach until your mid-calf.
My team, the Social Sciences and Humanities, as well as the Physical Sciences team were together in finding a strategic cottage for us to settle our belongings. We found one in a shady yet recluse part of the resort. After ensuring that our bags will be safe, we walked in the white sand shore going to the assembly area.
They made a stage in the center where the facilitators warmly (literally and figuratively) welcomed us. And without further ado, they invited us to partake the breakfast they prepared for us to start the day right. How fabulous welcoming that was for my hungry stomach!
After the mini-feast, we proceeded with the teambuilding proper. Of course, just like in any teambuilding, the activities are designed for the participants to have positive work ethics as well as life and work balance. They also encouraged camaraderie and teamwork both in and out of the workplace. Furthermore, the games included are fit for management, leadership, as well as critical and analyzing skills to be developed and honed for tasks and crisis to be dealt with.
The first game was a relay for a group with four members. Forming a circle facing outward with arms linked with each other, the task is for the group to go to 1st point without dropping a huge yoga ball to be put between their four heads. Together, the four will deposit the ball on top of the net found in the 1st point then crawl their way for the 2nd point. From there, they'll get the ball and put it between their collective heads and go back to their original post. It might sound easy, but I'm sure as hell it wasn't. One, it was too hot. Two, we were advised by our strategist to remove our flip-flops to avoid tripping over. Third, Micah and I were joined by two women from a different department which were too masculine that they dragged the two of us over the points. Four, it wasn't fun crawling in the hot sand.
My team got the second place. We proceeded to the second station and the game presented to us was challenging. The task is for ten people to travel from point A to point B with a styro cup and a marble on top of it placed over a handkerchief. The marble must not fall; otherwise the team will go back to its original position. The group was given two choices: 1. A short distance to travel, but must go up and down the stage and, 2. To go around the stage in a longer distance but in a flat surface. Our team decided the latter and I was brave enough to volunteer for the ten people to represent our group. We had a genius strategist who guided everyone in the team while we hold the handkerchief. Micah even noted at the end of the game that it seemed no one dared to breathe in fear of blowing the marble down. It was funny. We were rewarded with the first place. 🙂
The third game was even more interesting. There are eight garters that must be linked and a ball must be put in the center of the web. The task is for the team not to drop the ball when they deposit it from point A to point B. The catch? The entire team must be inside the eight garters. The participants must be careful not to stretch the garters while they run to the next point so the ball won't fall. It was the game I enjoyed the most as our group which consists of production editors (us) and editorial assistants (them) played as one. We laughed and had fun depositing five balls to the designated location. No thought of ranking, no inhibitions.
Perspiring and darkening (who wouldn't in that temperature?), we tiredly walked towards our last game. Thanked God it was easy. We were just to shoot Ping-Pong balls to cups filled with water on the other table.
Soon enough, the game ended and we were herded to join the rest of the Journals department. We had a brief recap on the activities and the lessons they were supposed to be accompanied. Then it was chow time!
I always enjoy eating in the beach. I feel free, and if Charlie in The Perks of a Wallflower may be allowed to say it, infinite. We took our time munching our lunch prepared by the company, but Micah and I were fast and soon we felt restless and wanted to explore. So we did. And here are some photos we took.
In my Bio class four years ago, we went here to see some sea creatures. Micah and I found, too!
It was a fun-filled teambuilding and I can say it was better than last year. As my first job, I feel lucky to be included in this activity. But when I got home and saw how my skin turned to a toasty marshmallow shade, I didn't feel that fortunate.
How about you guys? Does your company hold a similar activity like this? Where do you usually go? I know the Christmas holiday is just around the corner so where do you guys plan/wish to go?
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Research of Dr. Dean Ornish
The best-known research of Dr. Ornish is the Lifestyle Heart Trial, in which he treated twenty-eight heart disease patients with lifestyle changes alone. He put these patients on an experimental treatment plan and twenty additional patients on the standard treatment plan. He followed both groups carefully and measured several health indicators, including artery blockages, cholesterol levels and weight.
Dr. Ornish's treatment plan was very different from the standards of high-tech modern medicine. He put the 28 patients in a hotel for the first week of treatment and told them what they had to do to take control of their health. He asked them to eat a low-fat, plant-based diet for at least a year.
Only about 10% of their calories were to come from fat. They could eat as much food as they wanted, as long as it was on the acceptable food list, which included fruits, vegetables and grains. As researched noted, "No animal products were allowed except egg white and one cup per day of non-fat milk or yogurt." In addition to the diet, the group was to practice various forms of stress management, including mediation, breathing exercises and relaxation exercises three hours per week at levels customized to the severity of their disease. To help the patients make these lifestyle changes, the group met twice a week for four hours at a time for mutual support. Dr. Ornish and his research group did not use any drugs, surgery or technology to treat these patients.
The experimental patients adhered to pretty much everything that the researchers asked of them and were rewarded with improved health and vitality. On average their totoal cholesterol dropped from 227 mg/dL to 172 mg/dL, and their "bad" LDL cholesterol dropped from 152 mg/dL to 95 mg/dL. And after one year, the frequency, duration and severity of their chest pains plummeted. Further, it was clear that the closer the patients adhered to the lifestyle recommendations, the more their hearts healed. The patients who had the best adherence over the course of the year saw the blockages in their arteries diminish by over 4%. Four percent may seem like a small number, but remember that heart disease builds up over time, so a 4% change in only a year is a fantastic result. In all, 82% of the patients in the experimental group had regression in their heart disease over the course of a year.
The control group did not fare so well, despite the fact that they had received the usual care. Their chest pain became worse in terms of frequency, duration and severity. For example, although the experimental group experienced a 91% reduction in the frequency of chest pain, the control groupexperienced a 165% rise in the frequency of chest pain.
– The China Study by Dr. Campbell (2006); pages 129 – 130
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Dollar up, bond yields fall as Fed rate hike appears further out
NEW YORK – The dollar rose and US Treasury yields fell on Wednesday after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting bolstered expectations that US interest rates will remain near zero until later in 2015.
The minutes, released ahead of a much anticipated speech on Friday by Fed Chair Janet Yellen, showed that many officials at the April 28-29 meeting believed it would be premature to raise rates in June. Officials were concerned about soft consumer spending, though most Fed members expect the US economy to pick up pace after a slowdown in the first quarter.
U.S. short-term interest-rate futures contracts rose modestly as traders had already priced in the unlikeliness of a June rate hike.
Traders continue to see a 59 percent chance the first Fed hike will come in December, based on CME FedWatch data. Out of 62 economists polled by Reuters, 50 expect the Fed to hike rates in the third quarter.
"They didn't give much tangible evidence that they were going to do anything different than what the market was already prepared for," said Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia.
U.S. stocks ended marginally lower. The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI ended off 26.99 points, or 0.15 percent, to 18,285.4, the S&P 500 .SPX fell 1.98 points, or 0.09 percent, to 2,125.85, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 1.71 points, or 0.03 percent, to 5,071.74.
The dollar index of major currencies traded against the greenback was last up 0.35 percent, as the euro EUR= slid to two-week lows on a Greek official's warning that the country may miss a debt repayment.
The euro last traded off 0.5 percent against the dollar at $1.1098 after touching a low of $1.1063.
The dollar was last ahead 0.5 percent against the Japanese yen JPY= to over 121 yen, a level not seen for two months.
Buoyant U.S. Treasuries inched up further as a June rate hike grew less likely. Safe-haven buying had already lifted the market on worries Greece may be unable to make a 300 million euro repayment to the International Monetary Fund on June 5.
The benchmark 10-year Treasury US10YT=RR last yielded 2.2497 percent, reflecting a price gain of 3/32.
Crude oil prices rose after government data showed that U.S. crude stocks fell for the third straight week. In the previous session, oil slid 3 percent.
Brent LCOc1 jumped 1.5 percent to $64.97 a barrel, while U.S. crude CLc1 settled up 1.7 percent to $58.98. Both shed more than $2 a barrel on Tuesday. – Reuters


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They are numerous in the northern parts of Tamil Nadu and in the intersect between Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra. The Palli of Andhra and Karnataka speak Telugu and Kannadam. They don't consider Tamil as their mother tongue.
During the British rule, many communities in the Madras Presidency used the opportunity to rebrand itself. Even today, we can see some of them doing it.
Since 1833, the Palli community campaigned to change their name from Palli to Agnikula Kshatriya or Vannikula which later became Vanniyar. Even in the census of 1891, a big majority of 89% still identified themselves as Palli and not as Vannikula.
Only in 1931 was the word Palli dropped and replaced with Agnikula or Vannikula. It was a campaign which took almost 100 years to succeed.
Unlike what many people assumed, Vanni or Vanniyar is not the name of a community. It has several meanings. Although it is assumed that it comes from Agni (Fire), the actual word for Agni is Vahni and not Vanni.
How Vahni and Vanni are related needs to be established by linguistic experts. However, there is a tree called Vannimaram which the Pallis worship as a sacred tree.
The word Vanni can also be used to refer to forest dwellers, region of forest or even as a title synonymous with the word king. So the word Vanni has been misunderstood as a caste identity.
There is a region in Sri Lanka known as Vanni. As per records such as in Culavamsa, there have been migration of people from India into this region during the Chola period. However, the word Vanniyar is not confined to the Pallis alone.
Although some may assume this to be true considering that the title Padayatchi exists in the Vanni region and the Palli community of northern Tamil Nadu use it, one has to understand that the Padayatchi title is also used by members of the Paravar community who live in coastal regions of neighboring Tamil Nadu. There is a subsect known as Arumboli Paravars who are also known as Padayatchi.
There were also migration of Paravar people into Sri Lanka as they lived closer to the island compared with the Pallis of the north. Possibilities of a mixed Padayatchi presence in Vanni should not be over looked.
Furthermore, anyone from Vanni region irrespective of caste is also called Vanniyar. The chieftains from the Karayar and Mukkuvar caste are also called Vanniyar. The local Veddah tribe is called Vanniyalaeto meaning forest dwellers or even Vanniminisu.
In the Vanni region's social hierarchy, those of upper class are called MahaVanni and those below them are called SiriVanni. This shows that the word Vanniyar was also a regional identity and not just mere caste identity.
Among the Kallars of Thanjavur, there exist families which use the word Vanniyar as titles. They live in villages and streets bearing the name Vanniyan Theru. According to their history, the title was given to them by the Chola kings for their military service in Vanni, Sri Lanka.
Among the Maravars caste, there are subdivisions known as Vannitha Maravar, Vanniya Maravar, Vannikutti Maravar and Vanni Kottu Maravar. There were also many Maravar feudal lords who used Vannian as titles. Some even had Vanni as name.
One example is the nephew of the Sethupathi of Ramnad, Sadaikka Thevar (1636 AD - 1645 AD) . His name was Vanni Thevar and he was nicknamed Vannian. Vanni Thevar served as the commander of his uncle's army.
Some spread false information in the internet that the Sivagiri Palayakarars were Palli because of the word Vanniya Maravar. This is not true. The Sivagiri Palayakarars are Maravars and one of the descendant happened to be a friend of mine.
|Caste certificate of Sivagiri Zamin's descendant shows that they are Maravar.
There could be some inscriptions referring to chieftains as Vannian, however, that does not mean every inscription with Vanni or Vannian is referring to people of the same caste.
The fact that the Palli community changed their caste name to Vanniyar in the early 20th century creates confusion among present day Tamils as many wrongly think that inscriptions of the past is referring to Pallis.
As students of history, we must remind ourselves that the word Vanni, Vannian or Vanniyar found in the various Tamil inscriptions or literature may not necessarily refer to one community.
I hope this explanation helps to clear the ongoing doubt.
"The taluk contains 268 villages, of which 222 are Government, 17 Inam, and 29 Kattuguttakai or rented. The population numbers 180,219 souls, of whom 160,607 are Hindus, 18,966 Mahomedans, and 650 Christians. The castes most numerously represented are Vellalars or Pillais, 33,975; Vannians or Maravars, 47,945; Shanars, 13,313; Shephers, 12,956; and Brahmins, 10,791. The Pariahs amount to 11,148."
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A Manual of The Tinnevelly District in The Presidency of Madras by A.J Stuart (1879)


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