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Young Americans are unhappy with the Democratic and Republican 2016 presidential candidates.
According to a recent poll released by GenForward, only 38 percent of young adults between the ages of 18 and 30 have a favorable view of Hillary Clinton, and only 21 percent have a favorable view of Donald Trump.
And this disconnect goes both ways, say young Americans. More than 65 percent of this electorate says the Republican party doesn't care about them, and 47 percent feel the same way about the Democratic party.
But the Millennial vote is diverse, says GenForward, an organization that publishes monthly polls on the varying opinions of America's youngest electorate.
"Given the importance of race and ethnicity for shaping the diverse perspectives and lived experiences of young people, we believe researchers make a mistake when they present data on young adults in a manner that assumes a monolithic young adult vote," write the poll's surveyors.
"We are committed to disaggregating the larger category often labeled Millennials because our previous research has also shown important differences in lived experiences and political attitudes among young people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds."
For example, the impression that the parties don't care increases among certain demographics polled by GenForward. An even greater majority of African-Americans, Hispanics, and Asian-Americans say Republicans don't care about them; while a greater proportion of white voters – 52 percent – feel this way about Democrats.
But among all races and ethnicities, a lot of the disconnect between young Americans and the Democratic party stems from disgruntled and disappointed supporters of former presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) of Vermont.
Recent polls show 90 percent of former 'Berners' coming around to the idea of supporting Mrs. Clinton in November. But GenForward says less than half of Senator Sanders' millennial supporters – 43 percent – are willing to make the same allegiance shift.
"The DNC really just shot themselves in the foot repeatedly," 20-something Caleb Shake-Garfield told The Christian Science Monitor at the recent Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Mr. Shake-Garfield drove 20 hours from Oklahoma to rally for Sanders at the DNC.
"Because the fact that [Sanders] brought this many young people to come and support him, the DNC should be like, 'You know what, sorry Hillary, we have someone that people are excited about.'"
In a Morning Consult poll released at the end of July, Clinton commands the biggest lead among Americans from ages 18 to 29. If the election were held tomorrow, 47 percent of young Americans say they would vote for Hillary and 30 percent say they would vote for Trump.
And the fact that 23 percent of young Americans are unaccounted for in this poll is not an oversight. Almost one-fourth of these voters don't know how they will vote in November, and the 77 percent who did answer the poll are not necessarily enthusiastic supporters.
"I guess I'll vote for Hillary. I mean I don't want Trump," says Shake-Garfield, begrudgingly. "There should be somebody where I'm like 'Yes! I'm happy to vote for my candidate.'"


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home > Graphic Design Articles > Design Logos > Chosing Right Color Palette in Logo Design and Business / Corporate Identity
by Erin Ferree
When choosing a logo design for your business, you should use your own favorite colors. Using the correct color combinations for your business identity and logo are an integral part of your business' success. This article will guide you through the methodology of approaching successful color palette and color combination choices for your logo and business identity. This article is meant for business owners looking to have their business identity designed but this is also good for graphic designers who want to write up a list of questions they should ask their clients when designing a logo for them.
Color is a highly personal experience - everyone has favorite colors, and other colors that they absolutely don't like. So, how do you determine which colors that will work for your business identity, and that will send the right message to your potential clients.
We have developed several methods and approaches for determining successful color palettes.
For your corporate identity, you should choose colors that:
Choose Colors for Your Business' Identity Design That Has a Positive Meaning in Your Industry -
Think about things that you come into contact with in your industry or emotions that are very positive in your industry, and choose colors that associate with those accordingly. For example, red is a great color for a flower company, since it is the color of roses, but it is a poor color choice for a health care professional, because of the association with blood. Contact us to inquire about color significance for your industry.
Choose Colors for Your Business' Identity Design That Reflects the Emotions of the Experience Your Clients Have When Working With You.
If you have a high-energy business, consider using bright, clear colors. If your services are more complex, consider choosing "complex" colors, like sage green, slate blue, maroon, or another muted tone that speaks of the intricacies of your work.
Choose Colors for Your Business' Identity Design That You like.
You live with this logo and look at it often, so pick colors that excite you. Also, colors you like tend to have commonalities with your personality, so your color palette will begin to speak to your potential clients about who you are and the way you work.
Choose Colors for Your Business' Identity Design That You wear.
Especially if you are a consultant or a sole proprietor, use your personal color palette for your business as well. That way, what you wear will reinforce your brand and will be a constant, subtle reminder of your business to people you meet. Or, if you're running a larger business, include uniforms for employees that mirror your logo design.
Choose Colors for Your Business' Identity Design That Match or Complement Each Other.
Eye-catching color palettes that are made up of colors that match or complement each other will be more pleasant for your customers to look at.
Choose Colors for Your Business' Identity Design That Contrast Each Other.
You will save money if you use a limited color palette (one or two colors) in your printed materials, so choose colors for your logo that contrast each other. That way, you can design your materials in just a few colors, but they'll still be legible and eye-catching.
If you use these guidelines, you will be able to devise a strong color palette for your business to use both online and in your printed corporate communications. Your color palette is an important aspect of your corporate identity, as it contributes to your visibility, credibility, and memorability.
Erin Ferree, Founder and Lead Designer of elf design, is a brand identity and graphic design expert. She has been helping small businesses grow with bold, clean and effective logo, marketing material and website designs for over a decade. Erin works closely in partnership with her clients to create designs that are visible, credible and memorable – and that tell their unique business stories in a clear and consistent way. For more information about elf design, and to subscribe to our monthly newsletter, "Growth: Expand your business by building your brand", please visit: Logo design at elf- design.com
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Prince - Purple Rain
"Purple Rain" is a song by Prince and The Revolution. It is the title track from the 1984 album of the same name, which in turn is the soundtrack album for the 1984 film of the same name, and was released as the third single from that album. The song is a combination of rock, pop, gospel, and orchestral music. It reached #2 in the U.S. for two weeks, only behind "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham!, and it is widely considered one of Prince's signature songs. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, shipping 1 million units in the United States.
Rolling Stone ranked it #143 on their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time while Q magazine placed it at number 40 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.
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Grounding, Gravity and the Groove
Eclectic Edge Ensemble
By Karla Grotting
Jazz music has been around for over 100 years, beginning as a fusion of its root forms: the blues, black spirituals and ragtime. The seed, of course, is African; planted in harsh American soil and the experience of African captives and their descendants. Jazz tells the story of race in America and jazz retains many African elements that survive in the form.
Jazz was born in America and could have only been born in America because of the condition of both slavery and of freed people of color. In America, African musical elements meet European musical ideas and the pot stirs. When New Orleans musician, Buddy Bolden begins to play the sound and phrasing of the black spirituals on his military marching band trumpet, leftover from the Civil War, the jazz is born. His sound contains the blues tuning and the rhythmic syncopation of Africa, all in the sound of his European instrument.
Jazz dance must look to jazz music and jazz musicians to understand how to dance to it, to reflect it, to find its depth and its facility for communication. In the same way, jazz dance looks to its African dance roots to find its stance, its buoyancy, the Moye (the circular energy going into and pulling out of the floor) and the ability to hold a sense of rhythm and groove in multiple parts of the body.
In European forms, like ballet, the legs, spine and arms do all the talking. In jazz dance, as in African dance, the expression is much more democratic, holding rhythms in the head, shoulders, rib cage, hips, feet and hands. Ballet ideals keep an upright spine with the chest lifted, striving for weightless and perfection of line, whereas jazz gives into gravity, feeling the buoyancy of the weighted pelvis cycling energy into and back out of the floor.
Jazz dancers strive to feel grounded; feeling a relaxation in the legs that allows the foot pushing into the floor to communicate with the pelvis and drive the dancer like a low riding sports car, agile, responsive and able to change direction quickly and freely.
It all comes together in jazz. The grounding, the sense of gravity and the ability to hold the groove in many parts of the body, like a drummer using all parts of his kit- the bass drum, the snare, the tom, the hi-hat, the cymbal. Jazz dancers thrive on jazz music and become like jazz musicians themselves as they deepen their understanding, articulation and commitment to the jazz way.


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Elevator Door Bell to let the passengers know about the elevator status, direction and floor information is available here. This advanced technology bell is developed using sophisticated sensors and interface to ensure maximum efficacy in performance. With high audio clarity and prompt sounds, this gives complete information in a precise manner and loud voice. Easy to programmed options make users able to store the function carefully. In addition, it can be easily installed and removed. Its heavy-duty design ensures long lasting life with no abrasion and wear.
Features of Elevator Door Bell:
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Take him yourselves and crucify him, I find no guilt in him.
(John 19:6b)
Prayer Poem by Sr. Juliemarie McDonald, SND for
Good Friday, April 6, 2012
I came upon a mountain,
I climbed its dizzy heights.
There standing on the mountain,
Like an eagle winged in flight,
Stood a cross, a lonely sentinel
Pillared 'gainst the dusk of night.
I gazed upon the gibbet,
Stark bare against the sky;
I saw it's depth, its breadth, its height,
"Too much, too much," I cried.
I turned to leave the mountain,
Descend the rugged stairs,
When lo! a voice from heaven
Pierced the mountain's pure, clear air.
Its haunting echo lured me
To the mountain's other side
To find not lonely, empty cross
But Christ, the crucified.
Once more the voice from heaven
Leaped down from out the skies,
And I knew a loving Father
From out of paradise
Looked down with tender pity
On a child who fails, but tries.
"My child, this cross of Calvary
Its weight you'll never bear,
'Til you embrace my loving Son,
Who's cruelly pinioned there."
For Reflection and Sharing
1. What is the relationship between our suffering and our intimacy with Jesus?
2. What is in our lives today that causes us to cry out, "Too much, too much?"


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Developmental Pathways to Substance Use across European American and Asian American Youth
Luk, Jeremy Wing-Hei
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As one of the fastest growing ethnic minority groups in the United States, alcohol and drug use in Asian Americans has increasingly been recognized as a public health problem. Emerging research has documented biological, psychosocial, and cultural factors that are associated with alcohol use in Asian American youth adults (Hendershot et al., 2005). However, existing studies have neither adopted a developmental perspective to study the emergence of alcohol use and problems in Asian American during late adolescence, nor have they tested whether prior findings can be generalized to predict drug use. Concurrently, research has suggested that effects of parenting are often different across Asian and European American youth. Numerous studies, for example, have suggested that authoritarian parenting style has beneficial effects in Asian American youth, but detrimental effects in European American youth on outcomes such as academic performance and socio-emotional competence. Subsequent research has indicated that parental constructs such as warmth and psychological control may also have differential effects across Asian and European American youth (e.g., Chao & Tseng, 2002). Despite these findings, no published study has documented differential effects of parenting on alcohol and drug use across Asian and European American youth. The overarching goal of this study was to examine moderation effects by ethnicity on the association between parenting and alcohol and drug use outcomes in a longitudinal sample of Asian and European American youth. Data were drawn from 97 Asian American and 255 European American youth who participated in the Developmental Pathway Project. The current study first tested measurement invariance of three parenting constructs: parental warmth, parental psychological control, and parental knowledge. Configural invariance was found for mother and father parental warmth and knowledge. However, the item "always tries to change how I feel or think about things" was not a significant indicator for the mother psychological control latent factor and was excluded from subsequent analyses. Metric invariance was found for mother and father parenting, whereas scalar invariance was established for father but not mother parenting. Other types of measurement invariance were also evaluated and there was little evidence of systematic measurement non-invariance of parenting constructs. Examination of direct effects revealed that mother psychological control was a risk factor for alcohol use and problems in grade 9 among both European Americans and Asian Americans. Father knowledge also had a significant main, protective effect on three substance use outcomes, including alcohol problems in grade 9, alcohol problems in grade 12, and alcohol dependence in grade 12, for the entire sample. Path analyses indicated a total of six moderated mediation effects. Specifically, for European Americans only, mother knowledge at baseline predicted fewer alcohol problems in grades 9 and 12 via fewer externalizing problems in grade 8. Similarly, for European Americans only, father warmth at baseline predicted alcohol problems in grade 9, alcohol problems, alcohol dependence, and marijuana dependence at grade 12 via better academic achievement. Overall, the direct effects of parenting on substance use outcomes were not moderated by ethnicity, but several indirect effects were. The pattern of associations also differed by dimension of parenting and the gender of the parent. The current study is the first to illustrate moderated mediation effects of parenting on substance use outcomes across European Americans and Asian Americans with the use of a longitudinal sample. Future research should extend this work by testing how cultural factors might moderate these associations among a larger and more diverse Asian American sample.
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We have some stunning holiday homes to buy in Norfolk, the perfect place for a break away from the hustle and bustle and Norfolk is home to some picturesque seaside villages to explore. Take a look at any of these wonderful gems along the coast and you will feel right at home on your holiday.
Blakeney – Known for the wildlife, this place is great for the family. You can go crabbing with the kids, and you can take a boat trip to Blakeney Point and see the seals bobbing about in the water. The centre of the town is also home to galleries and shops to browse and many cafés to stop and have a cup of tea at.
Heacham – At the western end of the Norfolk coast, this village is famous for the spectacular lavender farms. Heacham was also the home of John Rolfe who married Native American princess Pocahontas.
Wells-next-the-Sea – Nestled between Holkham and Blakeney is Wells-next-the-Sea. There is a pretty harbour filled with the fishing boats and visiting yachts and if you want an alternative to walking a narrow gauge railway runs from the town to the beach.
Cromer – A popular place for all holiday makers, Cromer has everything for a fun day out. The beach and pier are great for kids, and there are also water sports to try. In the town there are historical buildings and museums to see as well as many restaurants where you can treat yourself to some Cromer Crab.
Happisburgh – A historic village on the eastern point of Norfolk, Happisburgh is home to the only independently operated lighthouse in the UK, the light is also the oldest working one in the county. The old church at Happisburgh has 133 steps to climb but the view is worth it with the lighthouses, churches, water towers and distant Norwich cathedral spire.
Holkham – There are many reasons to visit Holkham. The beach is one, as the sandy stretch is a popular place for those in the know (the Queen took her own children here back in the day). There is also Holkham Hall where you can see the museum, art collection, and expansive grounds.
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Reassure Your Relatives
Nan Barnes
What do you do if a family member is concerned about being listed in your family history book? This question comes up frequently, and together with client Marsha Allen, we devised a form letter to be sent to skeptical relations to solve the problem. Thanks, Marsha, for offering your records as examples.
First, we explain how genealogic records are recorded. Often, the relatives who distrust family histories are the ones who know the least about it. So we want to reassure them that we are following a tried and true format, one that every other researcher uses.
In many cases, the objection is based on a fear of identity theft. To alleviate that fear, we point out that this is information we have located through public records – we are not disclosing something "secret". In fact, a cursory internet search will often turn up far more.
Next, we give an example of the record we wish to include. In many cases, the listing itself is enough to reassure the doubter. They will see for themselves how mundane these facts are, and that their family skeletons are not present here!
Last, we give them an "opt out", with specific instructions for the actions they should take to modify the record. This puts the ball in their court, requiring a written response. In the same way that banks make your privacy policy a "passive opt-in", the author offers to change the book only if a relative objects in writing. Those few people can specify which elements of the listing will be edited.
Most people, upon receiving this letter, will be satisfied that the author knows what she is doing! Those who had some concern will feel "heard" and be reassured; many will not care enough to take action. If you have a vehement objector, you have listened respectfully, and provided them with information and an appropriate action to take.
This win-win approach should settle any ruffled feathers among family members. Although you don't need to send a letter like this to everyone, it is a helpful way to reach out to the few who may criticize, rather than applaud, your forthcoming book.
Sample Letter
Dear _______
Thank you for the interest in the family history book I am writing. It will be called _____ and will be about _____________.
Genealogy uses documents that are in the public record. Birth, marriage and death records are catalogued by software databases for family lines worldwide. As I have worked on my book, I have adhered to the traditional format and standards used by professional genealogists. For example, here is the listing of my own father: (Insert a sample record from your family here)
GOLD, Everett Van Orden b. 6 Sep 1910 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT; s/o Cyrus William GOLD & Annie Alazana PECK; m. 3 Sep 1938 Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone to Thelma Lucille GRUBER; d. 9 Mar 1996 Scottsdale, Maricopa, AZ.
Here is a record of a living person, one of my own sons, as an incomplete record sample: (Insert a sample record from your family here)
ALLEN, Byron b. 1972 AZ; s/o David ALLEN & Marsha GOLD; m. Janice GALE.
The above living person would be listed in a complete record as: (Insert a sample record from your family here)
ALLEN, Byron Frihoff b. 17 Jan 1972 Mesa, Maricopa, AZ; s/o David K. ALLEN & Marsha Jean GOLD; m. 17 Nov 1994 Chandler, Maricopa, AZ to Janice GALE.
I understand that you have concerns about identity theft. Although this information is available in public documents elsewhere, if you prefer, I will edit your record to protect your privacy.
Now that you have been informed of what the complete record would state in the book, if you wish to limit your record, please mail me to identify which facts you do not want to be published.
Do not include for ______________________(name)
______ middle name
______ birth - date and month
______ birth - city and county
______ marriage - date
______ marriage - location
Thank you for helping me to contribute to our family's history in as complete a way as possible. I am sure our descendants many years from now will appreciate knowing about all of us.


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Originally previewed as the Acura RD-X concept car, the manufacturing RDX had its launching at the 2006 New York Auto Show and went on sale on August 11, 2006. A facelifted 2010 model took place sale in August 2009, adopting Acura's power plenum grille seen on its car versions. Front-wheel drive was also included.2015 Acura RDX review:
The RDX is powered by one of Honda's quite couple of turbocharged gasoline engines. The 2.3-litre straight-4 K23A1 engine has all-aluminum construction, an i-VTEC head, and dual harmony shafts. It is also among the only four-cylinder powered high-end SUVs. Honda's variable circulation turbocharger reduces turbo lag by utilizing a shutoff to narrow the exhaust passage at low revoltions per minute, improving the speed of the exhaust flow and keeping the generator spinning rapidly. At greater rpm, the shutoff ready for allow additional exhaust circulation for increased improvement. Learn even more concerning the 2015 Acura RDX specs, performance, security, engine and more.
From the front, the brand-new RDX loks muscle, however the somewhat controversial brilliant 'beak' grille is toned down right here. Smooth curves and streamlined percentages offer the RDX the appearance of a smaller sized motor vehicle somehow, especially the arc of the glass along the roof line. Much more powerful fenders and a standard crossover trip elevation give a feeling of off-road capacity, though the RDX is no real SUV– its roofline is reduced and curved, really a lot more like that of a wagon.
The cabin of the 2014 Acura RDX is a traditional portrayal of type meeting function. The RDX still flaunts a good amount of soft-touch materials, giving this SUV the excellent feel (literally) its price warrants. In terms of hauling energy, the RDX supplies an extensive 76.9 cubic feet of maximum payload space, covering practically all sleek rivals.
2015 Acura RDX Platform
The RDX shared its bones with the previous-generation Accord (the smaller TSX was based on the European Accord), which was upgraded heavily for 2013. Equally the most up to date Accord car essentially coincides below as the car it changed, try to find similar upgrades to the RDX's structure, possibly together with some weight cost savings.
Powertrains and Engine
Probably the RDX's largest potential changes about the TL pertain to its transmission, engine, and drive layout. The TL provides 2 engines, one for front-drive designs and one more for all-wheel-drive variations. A 280-hp, 3.5-liter V-6 powers front-drive TLs and a burlier, 305-hp 3.7-liter motivates TLs with the brand's trademark torque-vectoring Super-Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD).
Resident Safety
Specification protection features consist of dual front, front side and uncut side curtain airbags aside from footing and stability control devices. A child-seat installing devices, LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children), allows the quick and safe and secure installation of a child seats.
Trick Competitors
The RDX encounters a wealth of competition in the premium tiny crossover segment, including the fine-driving BMW X3 along with luxurious rivals like the Infiniti EX35 and the Mercedes-Benz GLK350.
Release Date and Price
Coming off a total redesign for 2013, the second model year the second-generation Acura RDX has actually gotten a few tweaks to its devices product packaging and a small increase in pricing for 2014. With all versions obtaining a price walk of $200, the 2014 RDX will now have a base price of $34,520 (\* not featuring $895 for destination).
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Video of this car isn't available still, but you can see of 2014 model if you want:


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Hey everyone,
I stopped posting a few weeks ago and have begun working on a project I will be launching in January. I will begin posting again regularly in January with some new insights and ideas about the master key system and how I can guide you thru it.
In the meantime, if you are on this journey I am curious; what week are you on? are you having any difficulties? Do you have any questions I could help you with??
Please comment below or go to the Facebook page and comment or ask. Also, how many of you would be interested in starting again in January?? – I was thinking of breaking it down into four 6 week sessions. Would love your feedback.


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A selection of other dicotyledons (not including chenopods, crucifers, daisies legumes and myrtles) threatened in South Australia is listed below. Each is cited by genus, species (and in some cases sub-species, population), and common name (where identified). Please click on a species for further details, including its conservation status.
Genus, species (sub-species, population)
Common name
Phebalium lowanense
Lowan phebalium
Prostanthera eurybioides
Monarto mintbush
Prostanthera nudula
Mt Illbillee mintbush, naked mintbush
Ptilotus beckerianus
Ironstone mulla-mulla
Note: The DEW Biological Database of South Australia has been used as the basis for generating the list of threatened orchid species in the above table, following the taxonomic identities recognised by the State Herbarium and listed in the threatened species schedules of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972. The list is primarily focussed at the species level, but in some instances sub-species are recognised.
We acknowledge and respect the Traditional Custodians whose ancestral lands we live and work upon and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and respect the deep spiritual connection and the relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have to Country.
We also pay our respects to the cultural authority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their nations in South Australia, as well as those across Australia.


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Superfine Merino yarn is a creature that requires some knowledge and care. In this lesson, I am not referring to the variety of yarn that has been treated to become machine washable. Rather, to the "lesser domesticated" species of Merino yarn that remains in its more natural state.
Take, for example, this fine specimen of White Gum Wool. As you can see, it is exceptionally soft. And if you know anything about this sort of creature, you'd be aware that the softer ones do tend to pill more. This is nothing to be concerned about. You will simply need some equipment. I've been using a Classic 50 Shaver from the Fabric Care Company on all my creatures for years, with excellent results.
As with all wool, White Gum Wool is a very breathable creature. This means that it can be taken out again and again, and again, without starting to smell like a Cave Troll. Occasional airing is good. A spot-clean here and there can do wonders. And when it really does need a wash, the process is quite simple.
When giving your White Gum Wool creature a bath, do remember not to agitate it. On no account put it in the washing machine, as this could cause it to spook! Simply fill a basin with tepid water, and a good quality wool wash. I like to use Eucalan because I don't have to fuss about rinsing it out. I put my White Gum Wool in to soak for a half hour or so, then lift it and gently press some water out. I have a clean towel or two at the ready, and I place my White Gum Wool creature on the towel, rolling it and gently treading the excess water out, without wringing. My White Gum Wool loves to dry flat out (like a dragon drinking) in the shade.
Injuries can occur. But the wonderful thing about White Gum Wool is that it heals darned well. I have had some success with the Swiss darning (or duplicate stitch) method for thinner patches as well as holes.
Don't make the mistake of thinking that your White Gum Wool creature is a pedigree wimp that will cause problems and arc up at the first sign of a neighbourhood cat. The White Gum Wool temperament is placid and loyal. You can expect many years of companionship from your White Gum Wool creatures. You will find that other people love to pat them too, due to the soft pelt.
In summary, White Gum Wool is a very worthwhile companion, particularly suited to those who understand the value of a long-term investment. And those who enjoy a good cuddle.
*with apologies to J.K. Rowling


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The Process of Getting a Medical Marijuana Card
1) Physician Consultation
The process of obtaining a medical marijuana card starts with an initial consultation with our certified physician. The doctor will review your medical health history and any documentation you have brought to your appointment. The following conditions are currently qualifying medical conditions by the State of Florida:
- Cancer
- Epilepsy
- Glaucoma
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Crohn's Disease
- Parkinson's Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Terminal Condition
- Chronic Non-Malignant Pain
If you have been previously diagnosed with any of the qualifying conditions you should bring all prior documentation regarding that diagnosis to your initial appointment for the physician to review.
Failure to bring the proper documentation to your initial appointment will result in a delay in diagnosis and recommendation for medical marijuana until all the proper documentation has been received. This may result in subsequent visits and excess costs incurred for follow up appointments based on our clinic's uninsured Fee Schedule.
2) The physician will enter you into the Florida Compassionate Use Registry and electronically prescribe medication.
3) You will receive an e-mail with a Patient Identification Number and instructions to complete an application for an Identification Card.
4) Once completed, mail the application with supporting documents and check or money order for $75 to Florida Department of Health.
5) After 45-60 days you will receive a response from the Florida Department of Health on your approval status. If approved, you will receive your medical marijuana card in the mail.
6) Find a dispensary to fill your prescription.
Chronic Pain Patients
Chronic pain patients must bring in all medical documentation related to pain history including:
- Date of diagnosis of chronic pain or inciting event
- History of pain treatment (greater than 6 months) including medications or different modalities tried and failed
- Any other medical records related to the diagnosis of chronic pain (including x-rays, MRI's or other imaging studies)
What if I don't have one of the conditions listed above?
If you have not been previously diagnosed with any of the above, the physician will need to evaluate and diagnose your qualifying condition which may result in multiple appointments requiring imaging studies and specialists prior to arriving at a diagnosis. This may result in numerous out-of-pocket expenses and a time delay in your qualification for a medical marijuana card.
Find a Dispensary
The Florida Department of Health website has the most up to date list of currently licensed dispensaries available in Florida along with contact information available at:


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The Evangenitals will be joining our friends Patrolled By Radar for their super awesome residency at Three Clubs, known as the Howling Rooster Show!
9pm Doors ~ No Cover ~ 21+ Free Parking !!
- Evangenitals at 9:30.
- Patrolled By Radar at 10:30.
- The American Spirit (Record Release!) at 11:30.
RSVP on Facebook!
Here's a little taste of PBR playing a previous Howling Rooster Show at Three Clubs to whet your whistle:


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Our Facility
Beat Street
PSA students love spending time in Beat Street! In this hip room, you might find our Dance Club kids moving to the beat on our dance floor or our music classes playing instruments and learning about all genres of music.
Computer Lab
Over in the Computer Lab, students might be learning in small groups or spending time playing educational games on the computers.
Either way, it's a fun place to be!
Learning Lab
Lots of fun things happen here, as the Freshmen have a blast during their interactive Circle Time and the entire school enjoys art in our Picasso Place section as well as small group learning, puzzles, fine motor manipulatives and books to read.
Picasso Place
Picasso Place, located in Learning Lab, is the perfect spot for our talented artists to create a beautiful artistic masterpiece! Here students learn fine motor skills, explore their creativity and expand their artistic vocabulary while getting
messy and having fun.
Walking down our spacious hallways is where you will find bulletin boards showing off kids' artwork as well as our Today We postings, where parents can read all about the important work done
for the school day!
Imagination Station
Feel like being a construction worker, ballerina, firefighter, chef or astronaut? Perhaps you would like to prepare a meal or go shopping at the food market? Maybe you're in the mood to try to balance or feel cool things with your sense of touch. If any of those activities appeal to you, then you are sure to love Imagination Station! This dramatic play room is equipped with dress-up clothes, foam building blocks, trucks, cars, pretend food…just about anything to spark your imagination!
Jellystone Park
Jellystone Park is our multi-purpose room where students spend time playing or gather for special programming. We also welcome visitors from throughout the community to present on topics including fire safety, beekeeping
and multicultural studies.
Our spacious fenced in playground is the perfect place to climb, slide, play with our giant tic-tac- toe board, sell some ice cream in James' Place or run around the free space area playing tag or kicking a soccer ball! Children learn to negotiate, share, pretend and take turns while they enjoy the outdoors and develop their gross motor skills.
Rain Forest Cafe
Eating snack, lunch or preparing food for our Kid's Cafe class is always fun to do in our
very own Rainforest Cafe!
Sensory Station
In early childhood, many children experience sensory processing issues. Sensory Station is a therapeutic room where students can address all of these needs. For example, they may relax in "Cozy Corner" with noise cancelling headphones to manage sensory overload, or engage with fun, hands-on activities that encourage tactile stimulation for children who are more sensory seeking.
Our gym gives us a big open place to run and play during inclement weather, and is perfect for hosting our annual dance recital or practicing Super Sports, part of our optional afternoon programming.
Freshman Classroom
The Freshman are our youngest students, and for many this is their first experience being away from a parent or caregiver. They spend lots of time in their home-base classroom, where students learn the fundamentals of being in school and making new friends. Class begins with a 10-minute "Circle Time" and the day includes concrete, developmentally-appropriate activities to help them being learning letters, shapes, colors and numbers.
Sophomore Classroom
In the Sophomore classroom you'll find a "check-in" board where students place their name when they arrive each morning. This year, we extend Circle Time by 5-10 minutes and reinforce phoenimc awareness and letter recognition. Students also start to learn what each letter sounds like and get their first introduction to sight words.
Senior South Classroom
The Senior South classroom is adjacent to Jellystone Park and shares the same curriculum as Senior North. In Senior South, students enjoy an expanded "Circle Time" each morning and are introduced to the Wilson Foundations Reading Program, a multi-sensory, structured language program utilizing a variety of visual materials and sight words.
Senior North Classroom
Senior North shares their home-base classroom with Beat Street and the Computer Lab, in addition to moving throughout PSA for different activities during the day. This class is usually comprised of our older 4s and 5s and may include some of our Kindergarten students, but partners with the Senior South students for a variety of special trips and works collaboratively on large projects such as the annual Pow Wow, SAM Art Show, and more.


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Friday the 14th was graduation. Rain was in the forecast for the entire weekend, but no rain was going to hold me back. We were lucky enough to evade rain until entering the Coliseum where the ceremony began at 10.
Just as we began our walk down the aisle, the thunder was roaring in applause at our achievements, as the tears of pride of our relatives no longer with us came rushing down outside, waiting to celebrate with us after the ceremony. Seeing my family in the crowd, feeling their excitement, and knowing the pride flowing through me was there because of my effort, and my persistence through everything these past years, was the most amazing experience ever.
Since the rain was scaring most from going outside for photos, all the families and graduates were stuck inside. Finding my family was such an ordeal, but we found each other, took some pics inside, and then went into the rain to take more pictures.
I couldn't help but think that the rain was a blessing. There were people who I wished were still with us, and I felt their presence as the rain kissed my face, and curled my hair. I dipped my feet in the river, the sacred river where I spent the first night with my love, where so many people have fallen in love and experienced joy. I am so thankful for where I am, and hope that I never forget those emotions, and the exhilaration I felt that day.
Jon's parents came later and met us for lunch, drove 7 hours to be there with me. They are amazing, and such a blessing. My parents spent so much time working on making the weekend perfect. I was surprised by my Aunt, my namesake, who flew in from California. So many friends and family were there to celebrate with me, and I am so thankful for everyone, and everything.
I'm working, now on writing. I would love to create some books for children. Children who need stories that relate to them. This new forgotten generation that has so much to deal with from the condition our society is now in. For now, I will have to make due with expressing myself on this venue, and later, after testing my stories on some youngsters, I hope they will be loved.
Not sure if anyone out there is reading, but if you are... I hope you enjoy this glimmer into my life of love, felicity, and serendipity.


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Expect the unexpected
This wedding photo was taken outside a beautiful little chapel at Mount Tamborine, which is south of Brisbane and behind the Gold Coast. It was an uncertain day for the weather with steady rain and thunderstorms threating to cause some issues through out the day.
Luckily it cleared just before the ceremony. With still no sign of the sun we set out for our Wedding Portraits around Mount Tamborine. After some time under a beautiful tree we headed for a paddock that has sweeping views of the Gold Coast. Gary and Anita looked amazing as they were photographed next the luxurious Rolls Royce they were being chauffeured around in. Why not read their testimonial about Absolution Photography
Like a magic wand was waved, the skies finally cleared so the sun could say goodbye for the day, lighting up this rural setting, glistening behind the Bride and Groom and bouncing of the Chrome of the Rolls Royce. Just stunning. A Wedding Portrait that we were not expecting to get with the thick cloud cover.
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It's been a busy pre-holiday season! We've had some great projects working with our clients as they get their homes holiday-ready. Each time I start a new project, I don't know what artwork will resonate and will be THE artwork that a client will select to complete their space.
Sometimes it's elusive, hard to pinpoint what type of art someone will have a gut feeling for - but many times the choice relates to the people, places or things in someones life. Artwork is transporting, it can take you somewhere or be about something meaningful. I spend time with my clients to find that "thing" that makes them smile! This monkey often brings smiles!
Here is a way to start. If you are looking to find new artworks for your home, for the holidays or want to give the gift of art, here are 8 ideas, 8 ways to look at art, 8 things to think about;
1. Where do you love to be?
For many people it's warm climates, the beach, the ocean. It often elicits great memories, of family, friends and time spent vacationing and having fun. Abstract Seascapes are a great choice, because they reference an ocean, it can be any beach that you love.
2. Do you travel, or aspire to travel?
Artworks can transport you to a favorite destination or dream spot. Artists create, either in their paintings or photography, places they love. There is a wonderful connection when you can relate to a place in the world.
3. Do you like color?
You may be like the majority of people, the world's favorite color is blue, in art and home furnishings, I've written here about blue's universal appeal, its about warmth, and nature, sea and sky
4. Do animals make you smile?
Another universal love, the appeal or an attachment to animals, horses and wildlife are favorites in artwork
5. Are you a lover of nature, do you love having the beauty of flowers around?
Floral artwork can be representational or abstract. I am loving this new collection of Modern Botanicals, by Shelli Breidenbach, it's a reference to the tradition of botanical art but with clean, modern images. We have just installed some of this collection in clients' homes. They work beautifully alone or in groupings
6. Are you a city girl or guy, one of those people whose heart remains in the urban streets, whether you live there or not?
7. Do you want to smile?
Artwork can be fun or whimsical, either through subject or an impression of a subject.
8. Do you like to be challenged?
Art that pushes boundaries, makes you ponder, think about what you're looking at and what it means
I've enjoyed working with my clients to get their homes "ready" for holiday parties. It sometimes takes a timeframe of planning for an event or holiday to complete home projects. When I meet with clients, we look at many artworks, we talk and I am then able to focus the direction of works to consider as I learn more about them. With each project, I see how everyone finds artworks that make them smile, remember a fun time, a person, a place, a happy memory or think about somewhere they'd like to be or how they'd like to feel.
This client's home was recently furnished, she wanted artwork to complete it, the dining room was a goal for her upcoming holiday party. She considered two photos, one taken in Italy, one in Africa, two places she and her husband had travelled. Dazzle of Zebras was the final choice for several reasons; memories of time spent in South Africa on their honeymoon, she loved the playfulness of the zebras for her two year old son and the striking black and white image was a perfect graphic choice to complete the monochromatic dining room. We chose a non-glare plexi, the matte finish beautifully contrasts with the shine of the silver grass cloth. We also love the large scale of the artwork, which is visible from several rooms
Art adds another dimension to your home. I hope this was helpful as you prepare for the holidays, think about the giving the gift of art, or just start thinking about art that appeals to you. Would love to know how you will "Deck Your Walls"!


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Just keep listening
I found this, "How To Listen To Me, a Veteran," on the website of the Office of Veterans and Military Personnel at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis and found it quite useful, not just for listening to veterans but for listening to anyone who has a difficult story to tell. Some of his points challenge the assumptions of a culture all-too-given to lionizing anything military while at the same time not taking the time to listen to what they say.
His point of view merits discussion. This, for instance: "If you make the offer to listen to me though, you had better mean it. You had better mean that you will sit with me and listen till I am done telling, not until you are bored or uncomfortable. Make the offer to listen to me, and then be prepared in case I decide you are the right person to tell my story to." Those sentences alone are worth separate discussion and he has many of them. Respond in the comments, if you will. (more…)


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Curse of the Fathers (1993)
Solo Guitar
Commissioned by: Victor Sese
Premiere: June 1993, Organ Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, Victor Sese, guitar.
Notable Performance: June 1994, University of Washington, Seattle, Pro Con Art Student Composers Series, Tom Baker, guitar.
Curse of the Fathers loosely follows a creation myth, and was inspired by a Goya painting called "Saturn Devouring his Son". It was written for Victor Sese, who premiered the piece in 1994.


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Cross-cultural justice – Program helps new Canadians learn and lead
August 14, 2016
NS News |
Walking out into the summer sunlight from the West Vancouver Police Department's underground garage, Const. Jeff Wood has a gaggle of teens from Syria, Egypt, China, the Philippines, Iran, India, the United Arab Emirates and Canada trailing behind him.
Fifteen kids, who are part of a leadership camp put on by the North Shore Multicultural Society, have been invited by West Vancouver's police, fire and bylaw departments to spend an afternoon interacting with first responders.
It begins with paddling the department's custom canoe on Burrard Inlet with Wes Nahanee, a Squamish Nation artist who does a lot of cultural outreach.
Nahanee gives the kids a safety lesson, interspersed with traditional Squamish Nation stories about the origins of the Sisters (what most of us call the Lions) and Siwash rock.
A handful of the kids don't speak English yet so it helps that Nahanee is demonstrative with his hands. He interlocks and then wiggles his fingers in unison, mimicking the rhythm his paddlers will have to follow.
"If you don't do it like this, it's like a wounded spider," he says.
The clear highlight for the campers is a demonstration of the West Vancouver Police Department's dog unit.
"It's my job to get bit today," says Wood, pulling on his protective gear.
The constables act out a scene in which Wood plays the perp trying to evade arrest. When the dog handler pulls the door open, the German shepherd bounds out and goes straight for Wood's arm, drawing applause from the kids and some dropped jaws from people on the nearby tennis courts.
West Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services members turn the kids loose on a controlled flame with fire extinguishers, a bucket list item many adults dream about. The department has also polished up one of its firetrucks and the kids are set to get a hands-on tour of its many tools when the radio squawks, alerting the crew to a possible natural gas leak. The demonstration ends as quickly as it started, but the kids do get a few giggles when the firefighters strip down to their undies in the parking lot and quickly don their turnout gear before heading off, sirens wailing.
The kids conclude their visit with the first responders with some facetime with the District of West Vancouver's bylaw staff. Maybe not the strongest finish for the tour after the kids have been putting out fires and seeing a man taken down by the K9 unit, but the uniformed officers do hold the kids' attention as they tell them about the 3,700 calls they get each year for everything from parking violations to, in one case, a complaint about bees trespassing in someone's yard.
It's all good fun but there are larger goals in play here. The kids are part of the Neonology Camp – an annual excursion run through the North Shore Multicultural Society, mixing kids of various ages and backgrounds to promote cross-cultural understanding and leadership.
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Businesses in America have increased security spending after the wave of high-profile cyber attacks late last year, including the Target breach – and most U.S. companies expect such attacks to increase over the next two years.
Most businesses in America have increased security spending in the wake of the spate of high-profile cyber attacks against businesses in the U.S. late last year, including the Target breach, which leaked 40 million credit card details. Most U.S. businesses (82%) now expect this sort of highly targeted attack to increase over the next two years, according to a new survey.
The survey, involving interviews with IT decision-makers in industries ranging from mining to law, found that companies already spent an average of 15% of their IT budget on improving security – and that figure looks set to rise, according to a report by news agency Reuters.
Defense Talk said that the survey, conducted by BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, showed that companies had changed policy in the wake of the attacks. Nearly two thirds (60%) said that they had increased spending on cyber security – and others planned to increase their budget within the next 12 months, citing the recent attacks as having influenced their decisions.
ESET researcher Lysa Myers says, "It is entirely possible for businesses to better protect their customers against this sort of breach. The protective technology and techniques exist already, and some organizations are already putting them to good use. But a surprising number are not, yet." Myers offers a myth-busting guide to the Target breach – including tips for businesses on how to prepare for such attacks.
Companies rated loss of customer data as their greatest concern, followed by loss of trade secrets and damage to reputation, according to the survey, carried out by British defense firm BAE Applied Intelligence. The survey polled 300 firms in the U.S., and others in Canada, Australia and the UK. Nearly a third of IT staff in America estimated a successful attack could cost their company up to $75 million.
More than two-thirds (71%) of those surveyed said that new technologies such as mobile devices posed threats to their businesses' security – but only 61% said they understood those risks. More worryingly, 31% of respondents in the U.S. believed that their company's Board of Directors still failed to grasp the extent of cyber risks, according to Business Insurance.
The report said, "There is still a potential danger of lack of real action at board level. This suggests that the challenge may still often be seen as a technology problem alone, rather than something that must be tackled at CEO and board level."
Businesses are also keenly aware that the main threat comes from "organized groups of fraudsters" rather than rogue individuals, hacktivists, or other groups, especially among American companies, with 52% of U.S businesses naming such groups as the most likely to mount attacks, according to MarketWatch.
"What this research clearly shows is that U.S. businesses are increasingly aware of the cyber threat and have a range of counter measures in place," said Martin Sutherland, managing director, BAE Systems. "However, digital crime as a whole — a dangerous combination of organized groups of criminals using cyber techniques to carry out financial crime — is also a major concern, particularly since the most recent wave of high-profile attacks."


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Clarity on impeding regulatory issues towards the closing months of 2013 instilled traces of optimism and hope for the revival of the sector in 2014. Reduction in the spectrum base price, clarity on M&A norms and relaxation of FDI limits to 100% were the key policy moves which induced that cautious confidence. The year 2014 was touted as the year for renewal, restoration and recovery. With the spectrum auction on the anvil and expectation of positive reforms, viz. the formation of a new government at the centre, the sector had just gathered that initial momentum.
In this sentiment of tangential hope, the emergence of the lurking issue of spectrum usage charge (SUC) has jerked the buoyancy and built yet another impasse. As a result there is a further withering away of the already atrophied market sentiment. At a juncture, where operators and the government were expected to be preparing for the crucial spectrum auctions, the focus has shifted towards deliberations on an appropriate SUCa charge whose raison d etre in itself is debatable and needs a careful rethink and a possible overhaul.
SUC forms a significant net outgo for the operators and the industry is fretting over the final regulatory outcome on the issue. Take a notespectrum fees paid by operators in India amounted to a whopping R51.9 billion in FY12 and is expected to add up to R73 billion for FY13. This is over and above the high pay-outs in form of license fees charged from operators which, at 8% of the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR), is one of the highest in the world (amounting to R113.3 billion estimated for FY13 alone).
Unfortunately, the India telecom sector faces one of the worlds highest net outlays in form of regulatory costs includingbut not limited toservice tax, state level VAT, spectrum charges and license fees (other charges include additional duty of customs (ADC), central sales tax, municipal charges, right of way, etc). Basically, in FY12, spectrum fees and license fees (the two of the largest regulatory pay-outs) together accounted for a massive 73.1% of the sectors ebitda (R232.2 billion) while in FY11, the figure stood high at 59.7% of the ebitda (R232.6 billion). Undoubtedly these charges burden the Indian telcos that are already struggling with weakened financial viability, and are weighed down by huge debt obligations in an overall recessionary economic climate (the total service sector debt in 2012 stood at $29.3billion, above net revenue of $28billion).
In addition to the expense outlay, the staggered nature of SUC levies has its own demerits. Under the current cascading SUC, a merger or a spectrum-sharing agreement between two operators, even with the start-up spectrum (4.4 MHz/2.5 MHz), would attract a high levy as a percentage of their AGR. This regulatory expense is likely to act as a deterrent for operators contemplating M&A and also inhibit the much-awaited spectrum-sharing in the sector.
The quantum and scope of regulatory levies has for long remained a contentious issue for the Indian telecom market in comparison to its international peers. Multiple levies account for 30% of the revenues earned by telecom companies in India as compared to about 5% in other Asia-Pacific countries.
Specifically on the SUC front, most countries recover spectrum charges through an up-front payment in auctions and there is no need for a supplementary charge. Even when a fee is being levied, it is only to cover the administrative cost of managing the spectrum.
In most of the countries, the spectrum fee is charged as a fixed annual payment or as a percentage of the turnover related to the revenues attributable to the use of relevant frequency bands. A review of the benchmark fee for 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz spectrum in European countries shows that most nations have either low annual spectrum fee charges, or no charges at all. In the UK, the administrative incentive pricing is applied only to the spectrum that has not been auctioned, or to licenses that have been re-assigned through auction after the expiry of the earlier license term.
Even in the case of licence fee, Indian levies outweigh global counterparts by a fair clip. For instance, China has no license fee, while in Singapore, it varies between 0.8-1% of the annual turnover. Similarly, the licence fee charges are negligible for Nigeria (2.5% turnover, less interconnection charges) and Thailand (up to a of maximum 1.5% of the annual revenue).
In summary, the need for rationalisation is imminent Within this scenario, there is an urgent need for the Indian regulator to rationalise taxes and levies as well as streamline the convoluted regimes for regulatory charges. At present, several permutations are being evaluated by the Telecom Commission for SUC regime. Such regulatory overhang throws the sector off-balance and puts it in a state of flux. Moreover, it acts as a constraint for the sectors financial sustainability. It is imperative to seek a balance between the maximisation of revenues for the national exchequer and paving the way for healthy and sustainable growth of the industry.
For 2014 to shape up as the year of renewal, recovery and restoration of the Indian telecom sector there is an urgent need for pseudo-barriers, in the form of strenuous and extended regulatory gridlocks, to clear the way for calibrated and quick dispute-resolution. The government needs to take progressive steps to uphold and seize the optimism which has made a much-needed comeback and rethink the policy caveats and regulatory pay-outs with a view to maximising the overall sector growth and viability.
The author is partner in a member firm of Ernst & Young Global.
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2014 has been a very eventful and exciting year for BeachTravels and here are some of the highlights we have experienced. We wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR and let 2015 be a year full of BEACHVOLLEY, ADVENTURES and heaps of PERFECT MOMENTS! We are mega stoked for the next year and really looking forward to it! Amongst other things our spring camp at Praia da Rocha will be bigger and better than ever and we have BIG BIG plans for the summer… – STAY TUNED!
Swedish National Team, a.k.a. Team BeachTravels, Hannes Brinkborg and Stefan Gunnarsson announced their retirement. Both Hannes and Stefan became fathers and started to work 9 to 5. Stefan is nowadays working at a bank and Hannes is the National Team Manager at the Swedish Volleyball Federation.
We were coaching the Norwegian National Teams and other top players during BeachTravels Elite training camp in Las Palmas.
Together with 340 beach bums BeachTravels invaded scenic Praia da Rocha for two weeks…
David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Red Bull, BeachTravels, Beachvolley and 110 000 visitors during Summerburst in Gothenburg and Stockholm!
June continued with a trip to World Tour Grand Slam in Stavanger.
SummerSmash at Tylösand, during the prime time of the Swedish Summer, was sold out and a big success! Training camp, Powerspike competition, Old School Tournament, Exhibition games and 100% beachvolley during 2 fantastic weeks!!!
The Swedish championship took place and BeachTravels says congratz to the new swedish champion and BeachTravels´ instructor Petter Jonsson, who won together with Bjorn Huitfeldt. Last year´s winner Camilla Nilsson/Tadva Yoken finished second.
BeachTravels was giving a hand for the up and coming talents in Swedish Beachvolleyball during the Junior National Team training camp at Skrea Strand.
Petter Jonsson was named player of the year in Swedish Beach volleyball…
…and Sanna & Tina Thurin won the prize for rookie of the year…
…and so did Manne Norman!
80 beachvolleyballers from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Latvia and Russia enjoyed the whitest sand on earth, a lot of training sessions, crazy shopping, live NHL & NFL and had the great opportunity to play Volley America National Championship!
BeachTravels´ head coaches Mattias Magnusson and Rasmus Jonsson were helping out with the development of the elite and junior players in Göteborg Beachvolley Club!
Anders Kristiansson, volleyball legend and one of BeachTravels´ coaches and owners, is dominating in the Japanese V-league. His team Toyoda Gosei has so far won 6 out of 7 games this season!
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Cool Softball Cheers
Got Cool Cheers?
Need cool softball cheers to cheer your team on? Whatever your definition of "cool" happens to be, at least one of the following cheers should fit the bill. The best part is that they work just as well for baseball, so give them a try.
Cool As a Cucumber
Subsitute your batter's name in this cheer.
Cool as a cucumber,
Jamie's up at bat.
She's gonna whack it hard,
'Cause she plays like that.
Pause and wait for your batter to get a hit, then finish:
Can you feel the freeze
As it whizzes past the trees?
Jamie's so cool
You can feel the breeze!
Another Cool Softball Cheer
We may look like some cuties,
But we know how to move our booties.
We can hit and we can catch,
We got rhymes you just can't match.
So check us out once more,
And just wait to see us score!
Chill Time
Our softball team's so cool,
and this game we're gonna rule.
So just
We're so cool you know,
That we just might make it snow.
So just
Encourage Your Batter
This cheer was inspired by a popular nursery rhyme.
Hey diddle, diddle,
The pitcher's in the middle
So knock that ball right over the moon!
Team Pride
Our school is too cool,
And our softball team rules.
'Cause we've got mad skills,
That will give your team chills!
Hope you enjoyed these cool cheers for softball. Now, on to some Funny Football Cheers...


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My good friend and mentor, Ken, has a world class weak spot for valuable whisky. His collection will probably end up in a museum one day, or we'll die drinking it all when we find out the Mayan's are correct about 2012. It's housed in a bunker underneath his home and is accessed via a secret elevator - more on that another day.
This last summer, he, I and another friend decided to head over to Scotland and visit some distilleries. I've done some of the whisky trail before and it's great fun, but let me tell you, it's a little different when you consult to one of the brands and are travelling with a guy who owns more of their old stuff then most of us could ever conceive. I couldn't believe the "insider" treatment we received, most notably from Glenfiddich and The Macallan. We stayed in the 300 year old Easter Elchies house on Macallan's grounds and were hosted impeccably by their team. It was the most magical place to wake up to on the banks of the river spay, with early morning Scottish mist (fog).
Both distilleries did what I'm coining "open cask" tours for us. That basically means if we pointed at a cask and asked a question, we got to taste it. Frankly, it was nuts and at some points a little overwhelming. I think at one point in time I had 2 glasses in my hand and we couldn't remember which was the 1934 or the 1941 - so I did the noble thing; I drank both and refilled, just to make sure.
Forgetting the craziness for a minute, these old distilleries filled me with awe wherever we went. I guess it maybe seems stupid, but it was moving to sit by a cask, knowing that it lived in that spot through 70 years and a world war and still houses something that tastes so delicate and incredible. There was a cask of '41 at Glenfiddich that really stuck with me. I got lost thinking about the fact that it was being filled back when my 19 year old grandfather was gearing up with his mates in Burma to go dogfight in his spitfire. I know that partying and drinking is fun, but I get such enjoyment pondering the history of good whisky as well. Another incredible thing I learnt is that every bottle of a certain age, let's say 12 year old, comes from an exact mixture of 55 casks of 12 yo. Not every cask tastes the same, though, so Ian in their lab takes a 10ml sample of every cask and mixes exact portions of the 55 samples to get the approved 12 yo taste AND color. These exact portions are then scaled up to barrel volumes. It seemed like completely mad science, but it works. I just drank an 18 from 1983 and it tasted like the 18 I know so well. I love being back in Scotland and I love the culture of the whisky business. Hopefully this will make you ponder the history just for a second when you pour your next dram.


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Author(s): Anthony H. Dekker
No pages: 6
Year: 2003
Article ID: 6-2-4
Keywords: command and control, command systems, network centric warfare
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Abstract: In this paper, we examine the spectrum of choices between organisational centralisation and decentralisation in the presence of emerging trends in communications, information-processing, and sensor technologies. These technologies are important drivers in the current move towards Network Centric Warfare (NCW), and raise the question: should the new networks being developed be used to enable greater centralisation, or greater decentralisation? We reduce the choice to six basic questions (covering issues such as facilities, information availability, communications, and time constraints), and examine how the answers to these questions are impacted by technological change. Our analysis suggests that most new technologies can support both centralisation and decentralisation. As a result, over coming decades, the choice will be increasingly determined by a purely theoretical question, namely the possibility of a 'global optimum'. This in turn is based on characteristics of the air, maritime, and land environments, with a global optimum more likely in the air and maritime environments, and less likely in the land environment.


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The Infernal Pact - a Grindhouse Miniseries
Three meth addled friends make some bad choices, very bad choices. While trying to score one day, they sell their souls to a dealer with a sadistic sense of humor. The trio starts waking up in strange places and seeing disturbing things. At first they think it's a joke, after all, waking up in strange places is nothing new to them, but then the changes start.... They become convinced they have indeed lost their souls and are on a mission to get them back. In their way, is a satanic biker gang, brain-eating zombies and a demon from the depths with its own agenda. Finally, they must make their way to the bowels of Hell to break a deal with the Devil himself.
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Sunday Sweets: It's Fall, Y'all!
The weather down here in Florida may not have gotten the memo yet, but fall is officially upon us. So let's celebrate!
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Pumpkins, pumpkins, everywhere - and this time I'm not complaining! Love the raffia border between the two tiers, and check out that gorgeous hand-painted scene.
In addition to my favorite color (orange!), fall is all about rich shades of bronze, gold, and - oh yeah - CHOCOLATE:
Mmmm. That acorn & leaves bundle is too perfect. Who needs flowers?
In fact, I like how fall puts all the changing leaves at center stage:
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But really, we're gonna need some more pumpkins in here.
Muuuch better.
Really digging this design, although that lace pattern has me stumped. I'm guessing it's airbrushed on over a stencil? Could also be an edible image, though. Anyone know for sure?
Here's a delicate modern number - or does it feel more vintage?
(By Ligia De Santis)
The hand painted design looks like fine antique china; and I like the two little leaves as an understated accent.
Now this next one is definitely modern, and I like it.
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Ooooh. Dark chocolate with red and white accents just became my new favorite color combo.
Then again, this snow-white number is down right heavenly:
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Perfect for autumn weddings!
Remember when I said, "Who needs flowers?" Well, as it turns out, I do:
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Intelligence: TV Review
A new CBS drama goes a little -- fine, a lot -- overboard on the merging of humans and high tech.
Can an idea corrupt a brand?
Maybe corrupt is too strong of a word, but can a successful idea lead to an ill-advised risk in the hopes of repeating that success? It certainly seems like CBS, one of the most successfully branded networks, used its own Person of Interest drama as the blueprint for Intelligence, which premieres on Jan. 7.
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The DNA doesn't seem too much altered. Just take a sophisticated system like "The Machine" in Person of Interest and, say, implant that in a person's head and … wait, no, that's too far outside the CBS box. Right?
CBS is by far the most smartly programmed of the Big Four networks. No network better understands what it does well, which, among other things, is churning out smart, machine-honed procedurals. Whenever CBS misfires badly, it's likely because it took a chance and veered from its typical course. And Intelligence, with its aggressively modern graphics and sci-fi premise -- a "supercomputer microchip" is implanted in an "intelligence operative" named Gabriel (Josh Holloway, Lost), who can one-up Tom Cruise in Minority Report -- seems just such a chance-taking.
And that, almost immediately, is the problem with Intelligence. We've barely met Gabriel and he's accessing memories in some kind of weird high-tech walkthrough where he sees what's happened and uses that to tap into all kinds of computer equipment for information. But he also thinks what happened -- a blurring of computer facts and brain extrapolations, it seems. I believe the show calls this technique "cyber-rendering." It's hard to remember because my head hurt trying to imagine what the hell the show was up to. "Think of it like a dream," Gabriel says, not helping.
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Heck, let CBS explain what's going on here: "As the first supercomputer with a beating heart, Gabriel is the most valuable piece of technology the country has ever created and is the U.S.'s secret weapon."
OK. Sure. Got it.
Actually, it just seems kind of far-fetched. And far-fetched is not a CBS kind of trait.
Intelligence is very enamored with tech-talk. In the series there's this almighty entity called the United States Cyber Command, which appears to be run by Director Lillian Strand (Marg Helgenberger). Inside the United States Cyber Command (no capes!), she's running something called Clockwork. Or as Strand says: "Clockwork -- this generation's Manhattan Project."
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Strand has recruited Secret Service agent Riley Neal (Meghan Ory) to protect Gabriel who, even according to the president, is more important than the president. Gabriel is kind of like the Six Million Dollar Man, but accounting for inflation and improved battery life -- so maybe the Six Billion Dollar Man would be more apt. Does young, pretty and skinny Riley know what she's getting into? No.
According to Strand, Gabriel is the ultimate modern tech prize. "We connected a human being to the information grid -- entertainment, WiFi, television and satellite," she says, as if that's super cool. But it sounds like this so-called information grid is somewhere near the "sub net" on 24. Translation: There's a lot of hokum here.
But Intelligence isn't content with its already thinly stretched premise. It also has to feature Gabriel doing exponentially cooler things online than you can dream of. He can literally be a computer, looking up embarrassing things or especially helpful things. Then he does that freaky walking into a scene trick (said scene is usually some kind of carnage) and everything slows down or freezes as Holloway gets this strange, slightly mystified look on his face (that greenscreen acting thing) and accesses data while it hovers around him in a red cloud of cyber-rendering.
It seems like quite the advantage. It also seems like a real stretch. And a little silly. But who knows? Maybe there's an audience for this kind of thing -- even though that audience would be better served watching Almost Human on Fox.
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Ren watching TV, a photo by mike__d on Flickr.
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Our friend from Canada came over and stayed a few days at our house. I hadn't seen their son since he was born 3 years ago and it's amazing how fast kids grow up.
Here's Ren watching TV, complete focus on the screen!


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Last night was another summer highlight for the Berlin scene. Three out of town bands played at KOMA F, one of our nicest places in the basement of KÖPI. About 50 to 70 people showed up. A pretty good good turn-out for a Tuesday night.
So the room was already full when ATTACK! VIPERS! from England took the stage, or rather chose the floor for the stage. I was standing in first row and they immediately brought a smile to my face with their His Hero Is Gone-style hardcore that rolled into some really steamin, brutal hardcore. That smile stayed there for the rest of their set. Great band!
Next up were The Rats from Sweden who had been to Berlin at least four times. It really showed in the crowds response and some people were singing along to their "hits". They really surprised me because I had bought the two 7″es that Andi Thrashbastard put out, and while those records are fine, they do not compare to the out-of-control hardcore that The Rats play live. They immediately got the crowd going and it was a lot of fun dancing to The Rats.
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These are the kind of shows that make this the best rock`n`roll scene in town. And while some punks might object to that term, hey, why do you think they called it Maximum Rock`n`Roll some 30 years ago?!
Skitkids have a new 12″ out on Hate records that shows them at their rockin and rollinest so far. I don`t think you need to be a messiah to predict this style is going to be copied soon by some young good-looking fellows and propelled into the mainstream. If they can pull it off. Right now the unpretentious punks of Skitkids have this style of crust`n`roll nailed down!
After the show outside, the singer from ATTACK! VIPERS! came up to me, shook my hand, thanked me and said that my smile had save the show for him. I said, that it was them who`d made me smile and he went his way. Like I said: this is the greatest little rock`n`roll scene there is!
Here are some more shots from the bands ( double-click on any of the images and they will get much bigger )