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Welcome to the website for the Master´s Program in International Economics and Public Policy (MIEPP) - we are delighted about your interest in our program. On the following pages, you should find everything you need to know about the program (program contents, structure, application procedure, etc.). Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions.
Please consider the application deadlines for our Master program:
The application deadline for the summer semester 2020 is Nov 15, 2019 and the application deadline for the winter semester 2019/20 was May 15, 2019.
The MIEPP-Team
On Tuesday, October 22, the next MIEPP information event will take place. All interested students and applicants are invited to attend and will have the possibility to gain further insight into the content and structure of the program, ask questions, and meet our program directors. The event starts at 6 pm in room RW 2 (building ReWi I, Jakob-Welder-Weg 9) - Announcement
In the recent (2017/18) ranking of the Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung (CHE) the Gutenberg School of Management & Economics (GSME) was rated as one of the top management and economics faculties in Germany. Based on students' assessments and an evaluation of objective criteria, the Master and Bachelor programs in Economics received excellent grades. More information is available here.


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Day 10: Me
Today I'm posting a photo taken by someone else. The photo is of me. It's not often I'm on the other side of the lens but one day last month a co-worker with a gifted eye and an incredibly cool Leica camera took this photograph. And I say that when you love a photo of yourself, you share it.
Who: Me at work.
Where: Autodesk's San Francisco offices
When: October 2015. After a three-day conference, a team of designers that doesn't often meet in person had a day-long design session at the office.
Why: This photo is Halil's, not mine, and I don't know why he took it or decided to share it with me. I love it because it captures a point in time when I felt happy and grateful to be doing work that I truly love. Like I said yesterday, I have my dream job. I love that I now have a few photos, like this one, to remind me that I've been lucky enough to get this far.
Thanks, Halil. I like how you see things through your camera.


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Children and Divorce
The necessity can not be overstated for splitting couples to speak with their children about divorce. Children often simply can not grasp the implications of divorce and the situation will
The effect of divorce on children cannot be overlooked. Both the process of divorce, as well as the implications of it , ranging from causes to court cases ,court hearing. Due
In situations where some type of physical or substance abuse is grounds for completing a divorce, often the decision surrounding the future decision regarding divorce and kids is cut and


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Goth / Metal / Industrial Dance Night!
What's your pleasure, desire, fetish, fantasy or kink? Naughty or nice, vanilla or sweetness with a little bit of spice? Do you derive pleasure from pain or have some dark and taboo delight, lust for the carnal or sensual, lascivious or tame? Whatever your style come share your kink and dress as the deviant inside just for one night! DJ Fractal and DJ Skittlez will be spinning gothic, industrial, EBM and everything in between with a little bit of sexy thrown in to put you in the mood. This is the night to let loose, let your reservations slide, and embrace the love of all things kink!
This is a 19+ event. Admission is $4 at the door. The APK has been kind enough to offer special drink prices for our monthly events:
Regular Mixed Drinks - $4.75
Personal Pitchers - $9.50
Absinthe Special - $6.50


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Our New Home
It has now been 13 months (oh my days how time flies) since the big move from our tiny little white box on an Innovation Centre to the dream that is a renovated bar/nightclub, with exposed beams, cracked floor tiles (from all those stiletto heels), exposed brick walls and so much more that just pleases the soul upon opening the doors each morning. The Warehouse oozes creativity and that was the main goal when signing the lease on the building back in 2014.
Since the doors have opened we have welcomed in some new friends to the warehouse that sit perfectly within the 'creative area' and compliment what we do here in our design studio. We have a social media company called Mediabeard, an up and coming art gallery Deasil and the very talented sports photographer Simon Derviller. The warehouse is divided up by 3 floors which accommodates all three companies really well, even leaving space for a few desk rentals for freelancers if they come knocking…. hello world!
The beauty of having four companies under the one roof, is the ability to discuss and help each other, in some cases even collaborate on jobs together, which has been the case with both Mediabeard and Simon Derviller. We believe that having this space now puts us ahead of the game in the design industry and brings together a group of people that have an array of skills that we are able to have on tap!!
The past year has allowed us to settle in, get comfy with the space and to see what works and doesn't work with the setup and now that we have grown ourselves, we do need to rethink the floor plan for the middle floor. In trying to make this a more fun approach we have asked everyone to design a floor plan to how they think the space should be used and what other ways will work and it will be really interesting to see all the results come together. Hopefully we will be able to pluck some ideas from each and rejig our floor space! WATCH THIS SPACE!!!!!!
In the meantime, check out the links to our extended family within the warehouse and see what they are all up to.
If you want to read the whole story of the renovation you can read about it on Tumblr.


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Lately it seems that every idea Apple has returns piles of cash to the company's coffers. So, it should not be surprising that Apple is experiencing quick success in the e-book marketplace.
More than more than 5 million e-books have been downloaded to Apple iPads in the roughly two and a half months since the device was released, according to Apple CEO Steve Jobs.
Jobs cited this figure while giving an update on Apple's line of mobile communications devices -- which includes the iPhone and the iPad tablet-style PC -- during the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday in San Francisco.
Apple's iBooks application allows iPad users to download e-books from a group of publishers -- Penguin, Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan and Hachette -- that have signed distribution deals with Apple.
There will soon be a version of iBooks for iPhone 4, Jobs said, which is slated for release in late June. Upgrades for the iBooks application will allow users to make notes and place bookmarks in e-books, as well as read them in PDF format.
Significant Force
The publishers Apple is working with recently reported that roughly 22 percent of their current e-book sales Best Fit CRM Analysis - Learn which 3 CRM solutions would best fit your business. Click here. are to iPad users, Jobs said.
It's difficult to determine what percentage of total e-book sales that represents, since Random House, the world's largest book publisher, has yet to sign a distribution deal with Apple. Still, Apple's early performance in this market is impressive.
"It's a pretty significant number," Michael Gartenberg, a partner with Altimeter Group, said of Apple's 22 percent share among its publishing partners. "It indicates that in a very short time, on one device, Apple has become a significant force in this industry."
Some of Apple's early success in the e-book market should be attributed to the iPad itself, Gartenberg suggested.
"The iPad is an attractive device because it does multiple things," he told MacNewsWorld. "It's a productivity device as well as a content consumption tool -- and it does e-books very well."
While the iPad is driving some of Apple's e-book success, there are other contributing factors, noted Mike Shatzkin, founder and CEO of Idea Logical.
Too Early to Draw Conclusions
"I think we're dealing with a lot of people who have never had an e-book reader who are exploring the novelty of being able to buy books instantly at lower-than-store prices," Shatzkin told MacNewsWorld. "The iPad screen is beautiful, making reading on it more appealing than on a phone or even on an [Amazon] Kindle. "But we'll have to wait awhile to see what a person who already owns a Kindle, and then buys an iPhone, will want to use as a reading device."
Apple's early momentum in the e-book space should be a warning to Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), Sony (NYSE: SNE) and other companies that make devices for reading e-books, Harry Wang, director of mobile products research with Parks Associates, told MacNewsWorld.
Noting that both the Amazon Kindle and Sony Digital Reader lack color screens and multimedia functionality, Wang said it might make sense for these companies to address those shortcomings in future versions of their products.
New Competitors
On the other hand, "companies like Amazon should be focusing on their platform," recommended Gartenberg, "putting their application on the iPhone and the iPad and offering the value proposition of making content available across multiple screens. That's a way for them to win, rather than trying to compete solely on the strength of a device."
Even if companies like Amazon and Sony stop developing e-book readers, Apple would not be free of competition in that area. New players already are entering the market.
In late May, Pandigital, which has specialized in digital photo frames, introduced a device that offers a color screen for reading books, as well capabilities for listening to music and watching videos.
"Time will tell whether Apple will dominate the e-book space the way it has with music," Wang concluded. "My hunch is Apple will be a big player in this market, but it won't be dominant."
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Learn Acoustic First!
Classical Guitar is a great way to begin the guitar journey. It's an acoustic instrument that requires a rigid technique that is very beneficial. Before playing with amplification and other effects, make sure you have good command of your instrument. When learning piano, learn on a real one before you jump into the vast realm of keyboard sounds and effects. A real piano feels like no other keyboard to the hands. With drums, start with a snare drum and build from there. A lot of drum students shun electronic drums but you should at least be acquainted with them.
Experiment with orchestral and latin percussion, as well. A singer should be able to do vocals well before moving on to a mic (and reverb.)The same goes for violin. The idea is to get really good with the most basic form of your instrument.
Once you've begun to master your instrument, expand into electronics and other styles and/or variations of your instrument. The ignites creativity. By being very flexible, you can be more successful too!


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Back in May I finished my first counted canvas project: Tahiti by Needle Delights. I still have not framed it. Maybe someday that will happen.
Then I bought another one of her designs, Amazing Color. Yesterday I decided to start it while Mr. E was napping. I finished one of the 216 squares, A1. Each square is one inch in size. It took me about an hour to stitch it.
This project could be addicting. Each square is it's one mini project. Just the right size when I want to feel like I stitched a complete project.
Who knows how long it will take me to make it. If each square does take an hour, that's a lot of time spent stitching. I'm OK with the time, though. After all, I am a Process creator.
Are you working on any new projects?
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Timeless S1E07 (2016)
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Category: 2016, Action, Drama, Fantasy, USA
Release: 3 October 2016
Stars: Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett, Paterson Joseph, Sakina Jaffrey, Claudia Doumit, Goran Višnjić
Description: An experimental time machine is stolen by ex-NSA asset Garcia Flynn, who mysteriously goes off the grid after allegedly killing his wife and child. A team consisting of history professor Lucy Preston, soldier Wyatt Logan, and engineer Rufus Carlin is sent back in time using an earlier prototype machine to capture him. However, they soon realize that Flynn and his associates are plotting to rewrite American history, and that each of them has a connection to his plan. Lucy's primary concern is for her ailing mother. Wyatt is shown grieving over the death of his wife. Rufus, who helped develop the time machine, is distressed over the fact that Flynn stole his invention and kidnapped his mentor Anthony Bruhl.
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cnetworkmanager is a command line interface for Network Manager. It is still lacking many features but I decided to announce it now, when it can:
- connect to WiFi networks
- read the configuration file of KNetworkManager
It is working for me on RC1 of openSUSE-11.0, which has NetworkManager-0.7.0.r3685-3. It is my first project in Python, so the code is somewhat cumbersome. Thanks to Mišo for getting me started (idea.o.o, abclinuxu.cz), and Bille for the API docs.
Regarding related projects, I have seen network-manager-cli, but it is for 0.6 only and the developers were only active last August, so I decided that I should first write some working code for 0.7.
I am interested in comments, bugs, feature requests, patches, any feedback.
Here are some screenshots ;-)
$ cnetworkmanager -h
cnetworkmanager 0.3 - Command Line Interface for NetworkManager
-d, --dev list devices
-c, --actcon list active connections
-s, --syscon list system connection settings
-u, --usrcon list user connection settings (can CRASH nm-applet)
-a, --ap list found access points
-n, --nets list found wireless networks
-C<net>, --connect=<net> connect to a wireless network (using knetworkmanagerrc)
-m, --monitor loop to show dbus signals
Listing the networks:
$ cnetworkmanager -n
cnetworkmanager 0.3 - Command Line Interface for NetworkManager
Wifi Networks:
49: onenet (54Mb, protected)
46: IT (54Mb, protected)
48: TiborBrunclik (11Mb, protected)
46: linksys (54Mb)
46: IT (54Mb, protected)
46: 23 (54Mb)


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Celebrity Jr. Chef Cook-Off Challenge
Calling all food fanatics! Watch the Kid's Cook-off Challenge on Thursday, July 27, at 3 p.m.
Cookie Decorating Class for Kids & Teens
Did you know? The Main Stage transforms from stage to classroom twice during the 2017 OC Fair; first on July 27 and again on Aug. 6 as kids (ages 9 to 17) get hands-on experience with cookie decorating alongside Grand Champion Pastry Chef Stéphane Tréand. Sign up as soon as possible at the information desk to capture a prized spot on stage; space is limited.


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2000ad and me
Judge Dredd. Rogue Trooper. Slaine. Halo Jones. Nemesis the Warlock. If you are of a certain age and geek status you'll just know. From the age of nine onwards the comic 2000AD and these characters, this attitude, were a massive part of my mental landscape. Buying the comic on Saturday became a magical ritual. The stories and characters are seared into my memory. Thirty years later I can still quote swathes of it verbatim. My shelves groan with comics and geek ephemera, all of which sprouted from that weekly fix.
But all good things must come to an end. In the mid eighties America opened it's chequebook and lured titan after titan away; Gibbons, Bolland, Moore, O'Neill. One day I looked through the comic on the shelf in the newsagents and it just seemed limp and lifeless. For the first time in a decade I left without buying it. I've dipped in occasionally since, but it's like checking out an old lover on Facebook: she's doing different things without me with people I don't recognise.
In it's prime the comic had an outlook, a satirical perspective and very distinct sense of humour which had a huge effect on my creativity. It also shamelessly mixed genres in a way which now seems second nature to me.
So thank you, 2000AD, and all who sailed in you. You opened a door in my head which I've never even tried to close since, have given me immense pleasure and more importantly a career. Of the three projects I am currently being paid to work on, there isn't one that would look out of place between your pages.
Your children have grown up strong and we're doing just fine.


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Holiday Beauty Favorites/
The Holidays are the perfect time to break out the red lipstick! In fact shimmer is absolutely acceptable during this time as well! With Christmas being TOMORROW and New Years Eve quickly approaching, here are some of our Holiday beauty kit essentials. 1. Red lips always jazz up an outfit. If you don't already have this staple color in your beauty wardrobe, Ruby Woo from Mac is always a winner. For a cheaper alternative, Revlon Really Red is a great option. 2. Go all out with red nails! This Essie nail polish is a favorite of ours. 3. Play up your eyes with some falsies! Ardell Demi Wispies are sure to add a little glam to your look. 4. If false lashes aren't for you, the next best thing is Benefit's They're Real mascara. This miracle working product lengthens, curls, volumizes, lifts, and separates lashes. Basically it does EVERYTHING! 5. Shimmer is a must for the Holidays. Use it to highlight your cheekbones, brow bone, and the inner corner of the eyes. Mac's Soft And Gentle is excellent, but if you don't have time to run to the store just use a shimmery champagne colored eye shadow!
If you're still in need of some Holiday outfit inspiration click here for three glamorous outfit ideas.
Happy Holidays!


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A Young Author: Known by a Few (www.aadhimarg.com)
Beginning in the year of 2016, I started writing blogs and my story continues
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My Blog.
I am Aadhiswaran, a 17-year old boy from Coimbatore,the city also known as "The Indian City of Manchester". When I was doing my 10th grade, my Physics Teacher once told me that I could be an author, I didn't care to reckon his words , but soon enough serendipitously the very next day, my english tutor called me up to the staffroom. I was stupefied, for that was the first time I was summoned to the devious place, known for its notoriety (punishing naughty ones) . I went there with a comrade, a close friend of mine who earlier warned me of the fact that the teacher had actually got out of bed on the wrong side . I saw his belligerent face soon enough, outside the window, prancing like a tiger all across. I hesitantly entered the room but soon his taciturn face turned into a hostile one, I was again stumbling to walk right up to him. He eventually called me up and asked me if I could write an essay about the growing spree of the menace created by terrorism . I simply succumbed to his request and started preparing a well crafted essay. Two days later I was done with my assignment. I went to the staffroom without fear and submitted it . He was seemingly happy that day. He opened the essay, which was hand-written with meticulously collected data . He pored over the essay . He asked me if he could send that article to a journalist company. I was too banal to say "NO" and explained him the reason that I was not legally eligible to publish the title . But then a week later I saw my essay appeared in the School's monthly magazine, MANTHAN. I thanked him for doing such a kind act and then had an erstwhile thinking of pursuing a career in writing.
Yes after two years of extensive research I was successful in connivingly convincing myself to write a blog. By then I was doing my 12th grade. I had to focus on my studies and also improve other areas of knowledge so I can write blogs . That very same year I had been prepping for the CLAT entrance exam . I do agree that this year's CLAT paper was filled with errors and almost 30+ mistakes. Unknown by the perpetual increase in the value of CLAT examination which the examiner seems to distance himself from. And for the record I am going to be a lawyer. That is a different issue, I don't want myself to inundate with such issues. Sooner the year, on the first of December , I wrote my first blog, about Demonetisation. Yes, that blog was a blockbuster . This modicum of motivation propelled me to write more. Then I garnered information to write about Jallikattu , soon then about the Uttar Pradesh elections. In a week's time came blogs about the Indian Diaspora , the Indian National Congress and about the 1947 Indian Partition. The topics soon started varying from Climatic Change to the Yogi of Uttar Pradesh . Then I went global . More serious problems like Climate Change , USA elections started dominating. After all this hard work the results have yielded.
3500+ views every month, 4 Authors, 150 + subscribers.
These numbers reflect the current scenario of www.aadhimarg.com . This success is attributed to the many friends I have, who have constantly supported me in improving and Innovating the content .
The image below depicts the front cover of our blog, with the latest ones appearing first and the others precede the one's forth
I would like to name the few latent geniuses who are working constantly with Aadhimarg to improvise the content and fill the vials of vitality.
1. Beginning with, Kiran Prasad:
He is the Technical advisor for Aadhimarg Group. He takes care of SEO and advertising. He is also a 17-year old student. He is a friend of mine and we have been friends since the age of 8 . We have been recently developing many other ideas and his serious knowledge in the fields of app development (he has joined LPU university on merit basis for the same course) has been constantly helping us.
He in addition to this job also authors the Computing section of Aadhimarg which is currently under development . His professionalism and his extensive support has helped Aadhimarg in placing itself at the brightspot.
2. Moving Forward, Shreyaa Lakshmi Narayan
She is a hard core, professional writer and an avid reader. She was a classmate of mine. She is of the same age like the others . She has opted for "journalism" for her future studies and that word allured me in selecting her for the prestigious Authorship at Aadhimarg . Her vast areas of expertise includes politics, fiction, medicine and much more. We at Aadhimarg are really happy in having her as an associate colleague amongst us.
Words are few to mention her being . She is a successful writer, she has penned serious articles and also has started writing a fictional book which according to me will be a best-seller. Again we thank Shreyaa for having joined Aadhimarg Group .
3. Sruthi Nandhaa Shanmugam
She is my sister who has always stood by me during hardships. She will be penning the Health and Medicine section of the blog, which is under development. She is currently doing her MBBS at Manipal University , Mangalore . She will also be penning the fiction section of this blog. To mention, she is the seniormost colleague of our growing sorority . Aadhimarg has been bestowed with such beautiful endowments and we thank God for the same .
She is also a photographer and here photos will soon dominate Aadhimarg . We thank her for joining the group and we are also happy to mention that she was a respected member of the Literature club of her alma mater school- Riverside Public School.
I would like to end this story here. This is the story of group of young authors who are animated with energy to do more and to provide a clearer picture of what is happening in the world. We thank all for their continuous support. Please read , subscribe and also share. Link: www.aadhimarg.com . Thank You all for your love.
Disclaimer : Your views may not be parallel to the arguments made by we authors. Requesting you all to comment your view which will be given a serious position, for this helps us evolve in the future.
Thank You,
With Love,
Aadhimarg Author,
Aadhiswaran Shanmugam.
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The main focus of FlimFlam Speed's Tuning is Ford engine and transmission performance for cars & trucks ranging from 1989 to present ( or those converted to be MAF-equipped). Utilizing SCT software FFSpeed aims to achieve the most horsepower out of your combo while retaining as close to factory driveability as possible, and most importantly staying safe and reliable so that your Ford vehicle lives a long life.
With the growing popularity of mail-order tuning companies it is sometimes hard to justify why someone would need custom tuning done to their car on a dyno versus just buying an off-the-shelf tune by a mega online company. The answer is simple. Every car is different and it's called "custom" tuning for a reason. Without having your car on a dyno you are risking not knowing if your vehicle has the correct air/fuel mixture or if its running the correct amount of timing. Even if you run a wideband in the car to check AFR you may still be leaving power on the table without knowing how it responds to timing. Why have it be guess work when you can have THE answer in person, while you wait.
Not only that, but Kevin @ FlimFlam Speed is always happy to involve you into your tuning process and fully inform you along the way every step on what he is doing, how the tuning process is going, and every last little detail he can supply you throughout or after your tuning session is over. Don't risk thousands of dollars in possible damage to your car or truck and please consider letting a professional tune your car in person on a dyno to get the most out of your combination, as safely as possible.
Additionally, investing in Custom Tuning by FFSpeed is more than a one-time purchase. Kevin has made tons of great customers and friends out of tuning their vehicles and will ALWAYS continue to help and support those who have used his tuning. You are not just a number holding on the line waiting for a tune adjustment via email here. If you have a question I will answer it as quickly as I can via phone or email.
If the vehicle requires work before it can be properly tuned then Kevin will go into as much detail as needed to ensure you fully understand what needs to happen to get your Ford ready for tuning.


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2013. Empirical.
We found ourselves texting the same things over and over, many of which were quite structured in their workflow. Taking what we learned from the previous product, Comma, we built SmallTalk to be an intelligent chat app that gave you one-touch buttons for common communication flows.
For example, On my way in traditional texting typically went like this:
A: When are you coming home?
B: Leaving now
A: Whats your eta
B: I dont know like 20 minutes
A: ok
B: running 15m late
A: ok
We were able to create some novel UI around these kinds of flows, where on my way was a tap, and if you were in that state, you then had options for running late or im here or send my location. Running late gave you a quick dial for sending how many minutes, location gave you options for local look up or map coordinates, and so on.
We applied this lens to many flows, like getting food and directions.
It's still one of our favorite chat experiences.


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Vancouver: The amazing coastal harbor of British Columbia
Vancouver is a coastal harbor municipality on the mainland of British Columbia in Canada which is the center of greater Vancouver with more than 2.3 million inhabitants. It is the 3rd most densely inhabited city in the country, the 2nd largest Anglophone metro in Canada subsequent to Toronto and the most heavily populated in West Canada. The transcontinental railway was lengthened to the conurbation to take benefit of its big natural harbor which speedily became a very important link in a trade route among the Orient of eastern Canada and London. Port metro Vancouver is the new name for the port of Vancouver which is the largest and busiest in Canada as well as the 4th biggest port in the North America.
The main film manufacture studios inside Vancouver and Burnaby turned metro Vancouver into the 3rd biggest film manufacturing centre in North America subsequently New York and Los Angeles city earning it the movie industry called Hollywood North. Vancouver lies among Burrard bay to the northern side as well as the Fraser River to the southern. The channel of Georgia to the western is safeguarded as of Pacific Ocean by Vancouver Island. The city area is about 114 sq km comprising both even and mountainous land in the Pacific Time zone and the pacific maritime eco-zone. Vancouver Island and the municipality both are named following royal navy captain George Vancouver. Vancouver has one of the biggest city squares in North America named Stanley Park covering an area about 1000 acres.
The north coastline mountains dominate the cityscape and on a clear daylight scenic views comprise the snow-capped volcano Mount Baker in Washington state to the southeastern, Vancouver Island crossways the Georgia channel to the southwestern and Bowen Island to the northwestern. The plants in the Vancouver region is originally moderate tropical forest consisting of conifers with sprinkled pockets of maple and alder as well as large parts of marshland. The conifers were a characteristic coastal British Columbia mix of Douglas fir, west red cedar and western Hemlock. The biggest trees in old-growth woodland of Vancouver were in the Gastown region wherever the 1st cataloguing occurred, on the south slopes of False Creek and English Bay, particularly around Jericho Beach. A lot of plants and flora grows through Vancouver and the lower mainland which are bringing from other parts of the continent moreover from points crossways the Pacific including the Japanese maple, the monkey puzzle tree and a variety of flowering exotics such as azaleas, magnolias and rhododendrons.


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This made me consider a vacation journey as much as Iowa from Houston by which my mom and I had visited our kinfolk. For the past several months the Recreation Division has labored with the community to schedule programs and activities that can include out-of-faculty youth activities, sports activities leagues, weight room memberships, special events and group activities.
Our mission is to enable older adults 60 years or older, to entry community assets and participate in Senior Middle Packages that enhance dignity, help independence, encourage community involvement and stimulate their physical, psychological and emotional effectively being.
We have now tried many things from levying particular taxes and establishing special districts where funding has been successful (see Illinois for profitable Park Districts) to using Company Sponsorship for parks and recreation services. Gary also went to the home he use to reside in…and would you believe it was right across the road from our home! For every metropolis, we examined primary living prices, the quality of parks, the accessibility of entertainment and recreational amenities in addition to the local weather. Academic institutions provide programs that lead to a level as a Bachelor of Arts in recreation management. The day use area is dotted with picnic tables, a hearth pit and very scenic most important beach.
To identify one of the best and worst cities for recreation, WalletHub in contrast the a hundred most populated U.S. cities in four overarching classes: 1) Leisure & Recreational Services, 2) Costs, three) High quality of Parks and 4) Climate. Refund Form Please notice: Prior to submitting this manner, you will need to notify the Recreation office through cellphone or in particular person to withdraw from a class/program. I want to see cities be extra collaborative and artistic by way of how they develop budgets and prioritize funding for parks and recreation companies which might present tremendous physical, social and neighborhood benefits. I want to thank all of those to whom I am blessed to rub elbows with at the Harman Senior Recreation Heart.
Frances Anderson Center homes the Edmonds Parks and Recreation Department and the primary recreation center for Edmonds. I usually use my helmet whereas on common SAR missions, especially when in dense forest and/or at night, to guard my head from branches and also to carry my headlamp. Now the distinction between the words re-creation and recreation may be very small: just one little hyphen between the e" and the c" of re-creation. If you want to use photos or content from this blog on one other website, please give correct credit and provide a link to this web site.


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Choson Exchange is proud to announce that Katharina Zellweger will be joining Choson Exchange's Board of Advisors. Katharina is a highly experienced and respected development worker with extensive on-the-ground experience in the DPRK, particularly in capacity building in our focus areas of business, economics and law. As we grow Choson Exchange's impact, we are glad to have the opportunity to benefit from her advice on designing programs, participant selection, program evaluation and growth strategy. Coming from Switzerland and having lived in Hong Kong and the DPRK, we believe there is a strong fit between her international background and the strong international experience of Choson Exchange's team. Her bio is attached below. Bio
Katharina Zellweger has been the Pantech Fellow in Korean Studies at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University since 2011. She is a senior aid manager with over 30 years of field experience in Hong Kong, China and North Korea.
Zellweger lived and worked in Pyongyang for five years (2006-2011) as the North Korea country director for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). She focused on sustainable agricultural production to address food security issues, income generation to improve people's livelihoods, and capacity development to contribute to individual and institutional learning.
Before joining SDC, Zellweger worked for almost 30 years for the Catholic agency Caritas in Hong Kong where she developed pioneering Caritas involvement in China and in North Korea. Zellweger received the Bishop Tji Hak-soon Justice and Peace Award from a South Korean foundation established to promote social justice, and the Dame of St. Gregory the Great from the Vatican for her work in North Korea.
Zellweger has a Master's in International Administration, School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont.
Update 25 Feb 2015: Ms Zellweger decided to set up an organization providing humanitarian and education programs in North Korea, and as such, has informed us that she will resign from the Board of Advisors.


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We Use FSC Certified Timber
Distinction Contracts Limited is committed to minimising the impact of its activities on the environment. The use of timbers are only obtained from FSC certified sources.
We are working to reduce our carbon footprint
We also aim to minimise waste by evaluating operations and ensuring they are as efficient as possible by continually pursing the use of innovative machinery and tools that reduce our carbon footprint and minimise damage to the environment.


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Tonight is the night!
A midnight start to conquer the highest point in Africa. This section of the route is considered one of the steepest on the non-technical paths of Kilimanjaro.
It is a 6-7 hour hike to Stella Point in order to see the sunrise.
From Stella Point it is a 1 hour to Uhuru Peak and the rooftop of Africa.
We then descend down to Mweka Camp. It going to be a very long day!
[1]:Request mweka ... end: 0.642 sec elapsed!


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What Are PCP Graduates Doing Now?
A Few of Their Stories
Ma Wai Phyo Myint, 5th Wave
Wai Phyo Myint grew up in a village just outside of Monywa. Since she was young, she has had a keen eye for issues of social justice. As a schoolgirl she reported labor violations in her town and as a graduate she taught at a monastic school. In Yangon, she was a journalist for the Myanmar Times for five years before joining the Pre-Collegiate Program. She attended to Green Mountain College and during her summers she worked with both the ILO and Amnesty International. She is currently working at the Myanmar Center for Responsible Business as a Regional Outreach Manager. Now handling government relations, researching in the field, or writing a report with her team, she still carries a flame for social justice and a passion for learning peoples' stories.
Ko Lin Sun Oo, 3rd Wave
Already keen on issues of the environment and human rights, Lin Sun Oo joined PCP in 2006. For his internship, he served as an assistant to Smithsonian researchers in Myanmar's largest tiger reserve. Majoring in environmental policy and philosophy, Lin graduated Magna Cum Laude and was awarded Phi Beta Kappa. He did research for the Center for Strategic and International Studies and left after a year to teach at the Pre-Collegiate Program. At the end of 2013 he and his colleagues opened Tagu Films. For the past two years, their productions have brought contemporary human and environmental concerns to a greater audience both in Myanmar and abroad.
Ko Nyantha Maw Lin, 1st Wave
Nyantha Maw Lin was a star member of the pioneer class of the Pre-Collegiate Program. After receiving a degree in political science from Carleton College, Nyantha returned immediately after graduation to teach at the Pre-Collegiate Program. He then took a job with Proximity Designs where he assisted in field research and the development of the organization's strategic goals. Within four years of helping start the Yangon office of Vriens, Nyantha became Managing Director in 2015. Through all of this, he has continued to support younger alumni as they think about what ways they want to become involved in Myanmar's evolving landscape.
Ko Aung Hein, 3rd Wave
Aung Hein, a 2005 entrant to the Pre-Collegiate Program, graduated from government high school in Thanlyin and taught himself English by reading voraciously. On a scholarship at Earlham, his academic work and service participation won him the honor of student speaker at the Baccalaureate Ceremony. He earned a Master's in international political economy at the University of Kent. As a teacher at the Pre-Collegiate Program in 2013, shared his great knowledge of economics, politics, and academic inquiry. Aung Hein is currently a research supervisor at a leading think tank in Myanmar, CESD, where he conducts studies of rural livelihoods, agricultural value chains, the minimum wage, and governmental service delivery to inform national policies on these critical structural issues.
In Her Own Words
Ma May Thu Khine, 5th Wave
What is a favorite memory from PCP? As a kid that grew up in the big, congested Yangon life, I was quite nervous about out-of-classroom learning when I was admitted to PCP. Hiking and biking trips in Bagan were memorable personally since my confidence in my ability and stamina grew markedly. My favorite memory would be digging an archeological zone in ancient Bagan area and finding broken pieces of pot. That moment felt like I was re-discovering a part of my persona, my roots through archeological lessons on a field excursion.
How has PCP shaped what you see for yourself in the future (starting from now)? Without PCP in the picture, I would have had a difficult time trying to decide for my future. I was destined to become a physician, as is the case with most women in my family. PCP instilled a love for liberal arts and learning and this has been a huge asset.
What are you doing now? I have just recently started working as a close aide to Serge Pun, the founder and Chairperson of Serge Pun & Associates Group.
What does being a part of the PCP community mean to you? It is a privilege to belong to a group of aggressively smart and passionate people who are also grounded and down-to-earth. I have received help multiple times from my peers. An important business tip came to me via a PCP alum when I was part of the bidding team for KFC, a project that changed my professional trajectory.


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"At times the musicianship on display is breath-taking. One of the surprise best gigs of the year." The Crack, June 2017
American twosome The Lowest Pair feature the duel banjo picking of Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee. Draped in Kendl's high lonesome harmonies and Palmer's Midwest croon, their debut album was hailed by American Songwriter. Arkansas-born and now homesteading in Olympia, Kendl brings to The Lowest Pair her wonderfully weaving poetry of song, old and new, and a voice somewhere between Gillian Welch and Iris DeMent with a little Olympia twist. Palmer T. Lee who hails from Minneapolis was nineteen years old when he inherited a couple of banjos and discovered he could reassemble them into his dream instrument. Palmer's songs are distilled into the warm sweet sounds of his percussive wordplay and the melodic interludes of his own unique style played on a pieced together banjo.
"Music for sunshine and mint juleps." Fatea magazine
"Voices just born to sing bluegrass and old-time." Lonesome Highway (Ireland)
"A musical marriage made in heaven." R2 magazine
"Vocal perfection." Americana UK


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April 2012 Desktop Wallpaper – Colorado Sunflower Field
The eastern plains of Colorado do not get near as much attention as the Rocky Mountains to the west, but each August the eastern crops of Colorado are greeted with fields upon fields of sunflowers. They are only fully blossomed for around one week out of the year, so catching them at the right time is tough. It's truly a unique site when the sea of yellow goes on for further than the eye can see, only to come to a stop at the foot of the best mountains in the US.
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100th Post!
May 11, 2011 2 Comments
This is my 100th post on this blog. From my first post to now, it's been a lot of fun and a great outlet.
I started the blog posting updates about my Toastmasters club with occasional commentary about language in general.
Since then, I've added a bit more structure, running several series: The Competent Communicator Series, the Competent Leader Series, Word of the Week Wednesday, Table Topics Thursday and Song Lyric Spotlight.
Hopefully you've all had as much fun as I have. And I hope you'll stick around for the next hundred.
On a more "Toastmasters-related" note. Our club held its elections today so I now know who my successor will be as I take it a little easier next year as Immediate Past President.
I was also presented with my certificates for Competent Communicator and Advanced Leader Bronze.
Thanks for reading and special thanks to those who leave comments. I love them!


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Band Saw
The backbone of our business is a Baker 3638D Blue Streak band sawmill. The mill is stationary.
Our kiln is a L200 Nyle dehumidification kiln. It can dry 4000 board feet of lumber at a time. The dehumidification process is very controllable. Numerous internal probes in the stack assure accurate results.
Our planer is a 24″ Oliver ITCH head. The helical carbide head does an excellent job on even the most highly figured lumber.
The heavy lifting is left to our Hough H30 wheel loader. It also brings in logs and keeps our roads clear of snow in the winter.
Waldon 5000
A Waldon 5000 wheel loader is the handiest machine in the yard. Along with handling logs at home, it fits on the trailer to load logs off site.
Ford Diesel
For over-the-road hauling, we use a one ton Ford diesel and gooseneck trailer.
A 1969 M274 A5 military mule is our choice over the usual four wheeler. It can carry a ton, has four wheel steer, and all four wheels turn all the time. It is rated for 60º slopes.


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You = Impact
I am always astonished by how desolate the trails are in SoCal. People, what are you doing? GET ON A MOUNTAIN! With that being said, the quiet and sweet silence on my hike today with my trusty dog, Bear was absolutely perfect and so eye-opening.
We hiked up the dog-friendly trail in Temescal Canyon late afternoon today. We took a new route, trail ran a bit, and encountered a total of 4 humans, 2 dogs, 5 chipmunk style rodents, 7 desert-looking lizards, and an assortment of birds. We were pretty much solo the entire 2 hour hike.
What I realized today was the ripple effect in our movements. Bear would run ahead of me and move a tree branch sticking out that would shake the tree, make some noise, perhaps shake another tree, more noise and settle back. Or, I would accidentally kick a rock forward in the ground that would cause something to scurry off into the brush nearby, make my heart beat faster and Bear jump forward. There is this massive ripple effect of movement, that I could really only experience audibly and visually. Who really knows what else is going on out there (nor do I want to, snakes?).
Once you get far enough into the hike, beyond the cars noisy engine and the hustle and bustle that is our lives both externally and internally; this is where quiet and space to listen intersect. You can actually hear everything and realize how alive the Earth is, how very alive you are. In one tiny movement, you causes a ripple effect of sound into the atmosphere, amongst the plant life, the wildlife and then back to your life.
It's a rush to feel so powerful and large, and yet so small and puzzle-piece-like in the grand scheme.
So, what if we all were aware of this epic ripple effect? At all? More often?
Reminder: you = impact.
What if you knew that a smile to that stranger today could shift a mood, to enhance an encounter, to some how inspire 57 people to passionate action? Possible.
What if we realized the impact of one bottle cap dropped on the ground, picked up by the wind, broken down by the Ocean, consumed by a fish, consumed by a bigger fish, then consumed by you? Truth.
What if we truly, truly, truly realized the radical impact of ourselves?
What would we really get up to?
What is your ripple effect? Own it. Every. Single. Day. #impact
Wow. Beautiful. Be Powerful. You.


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Get ready fight fans!!! Tonight's Showtime card features three quality fights that are sure to have the crowd at Barclays on its feet!
In the first undercard fight, Heavyweight contenders Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller (18-0-1, 16 KOs) squares off against Gerald Washington (18-1-1, 12 KOs). While the fight won't be televised live on Showtime, fight fans can livestream the fight on Facebook and YouTube.
Miller, will be fighting in his hometown of Brooklyn, NY against the the towering 6'7 Gerald Washington, who at 35 years old is still improving as a fighter.
"Gerald Washington is a good opponent for me coming back from a layoff," said Miller. "Most people wouldn't go right into a fight so challenging. I'm warrior-built. I've been doing this for a long time. My main thing is to go in there and knock him out."
While Miller is clearly looking for the KO, he will have to contend with the long reach and size of Washington – the same size that gave reigning heavyweight champion Deontay "Bronze Bomber" Wilder problems during their last fight on February 28th of this year. Washington was able to use his jab and hand speed to control the earlier rounds.
We'll see tonight if Big Baby Miller can get the KO and recognition as one of the top heavyweights or if he is just all bark and no bite.
Showtime will begin its televised broadcast from Barclays Center with a fight between undefeated middleweight Jermell Charlo (25-0, 19 KOs) and Jorge Sebastian Heiland (29-4-2, 16 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round WBC Middleweight Title elimination fight. The winner will become the Mexico City-based sanctioning organization's mandatory challenger for whoever is victorious when IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) meets Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) on September 16th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The 30-year-old Heiland has been the WBC's No. 1-ranked challenger at 160 pounds for two years, but is listed by numerous Internet sports books as a huge underdog against Charlo (+3500/-1200). Heiland has won eight straight fights, but his last loss came four years ago against an opponent, Argentina's Mateo Veron, who entered that bout with a 16-8-2 record.
The southpaw from Buenos Aires has beaten Veron twice by knockout since suffering that 10-round, majority-decision defeat in June 2013, yet isn't considered a true threat to upset Charlo. A cautious Charlo hasn't listened to any of that type of talk while preparing for the fight.
"He's a good fighter," Charlo said. "He's hungry. This is his Super Bowl, so he's coming in from Argentina to try to shut my career down. So I'm prepared for everything about him. I'm not sleeping on anyone. The record doesn't mean anything to me. I'm prepared for war, just like he is."
Charlo went on to say that, "It'd be amazing to get a knockout. I'm definitely not looking for the knockout, but I know Heiland is a guy who comes straight forward and he's aggressive at the same time. And I'm one of the most precise counter-punchers in my time, so I feel like if he runs into something he can't handle, I'm one of the best finishers and I'll get it done."
In the main event of the evening, Adrien Broner (32-2, 24 KOs) faces off against Mikey Garcia (36-0, 33 KOs) in a super lightweight battle.
Broner has vowed that he is a different fighter and person, having put the outside the ring legal and personal troubles behind him. Unlike his previous fight against Ashley Theophane, in which Broner failed to make weight, Adrien tipped the scale at 138.75lbs, well below the super lightweight 140lbs limit.
Broner remarked that, "camp was tough, but it was great. I did a lot of things differently and made sure that I was doing everything right. I made sure not to cut any corners this camp."
Despite his back back-to-back victories, and being a four-time world champion in four different weight classes, Broner is a heavy underdog at +175. However. Broner embraces the underdog role and vows to still be victorious.
"I laugh when people write me off. I'm used to being the underdog coming where I come from. People don't know what I've been through to get to this point. I'm blessed to be where I'm at. Saturday night, there will be a lot more room on the bandwagon."
As for Mikey Garcia, who is also coming off of back-to-back wins, he is flying high with confidence. Weighing in at 139.5lbs, Garcia will be the bigger boxer, possessing tremendous punching power. Despite the physical advantages, Garcia intends on being patient and putting his ring prowess on display.
"I'm going to lo look to box effectively and show that I'm the better fighter. We're both smart fighters but neither of us will run from the other. When you have styles like ourselves, with two guys who like to exchange punches, you're in for a great battle.
Buckle you seat belts! Tonight should be a great night of boxing.
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'Deadliest Catch': The Wizard gets terrible news after successful haul
On "Deadliest Catch," The Wizard vessel, under the captainship of Monte "The Mouse" Colburn, set out to catch some crab.
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Unfortunately, they hit a snag when they realized their team set out too far after catching over $120,000 worth of sweet, sweet crab. They had to dump it all right back in the ocean, or else it would have been considered illegal.
CAPTAIN: "The pots, more than likely crab in every last one of them, we gotta dump them out before we go back to the west."
CREW MEMBER: "We just worked our as*es off to find this crap and we can't keep it ..."
CREW MEMBER: "This sucks."
Captain Colburn, who started on The Wizard in 1988, said there couldn't have been a worse way to start the trip.
Dumping and re-locating pots costs the Wizard time and money. Had the crew been within the boundaries, they would have each received $42,000 for how much crab they caught. The captain explained that all vessels are tracked via satellite and had they broken the rules, they would have gotten in trouble for it later.
Still, fans on Twitter were loving the episode -- some even eating crab from their home while enjoying the show.


text: Finally an iPod case I can love! Some lucky guy is receiving a homemade Domokun iPod case from his girlfriend. She's posted up a how-to guide to make your own. Domokun iPods chasing kittens in green fields. I want, I want, I want. Better go read this before Boing Boing sees it and posts it.


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Until recently. I've been so busy that I've had very little time for dance, which is terrible and tragic and generally doubleplusungood. And it's started getting to me. My body has its own set of interests and desires, which don't always mesh exactly with my intellect's ideas of what I'm supposed to be doing right now. If I go too long without dancing, I get restless. Physically, spiritually, emotionally. I can't sit still. I feel subtly wrong all over. I don't even like food as much, which is really saying something, because I always like food. And by dancing I don't mean dancing around my living room (I do plenty of that) -- I mean dedicating myself seriously to a practice that asks me to think with my body. Donna Mejia introduced me to the idea that the body is an intelligent life companion a long time ago, and I've been grateful to her ever since, because it's just true: the body has its own intelligence, its own ways of knowing and perceiving, its own nuanced understanding of and interaction with the world, and I spend a lot of time forgetting that because I am a very thinky person who likes words like "reification" and reads Roland Barthes for fun. But when I pay attention to my body like it's actually an intelligent being, an ally who can tell me things my rational mind can't see or grasp, I'm always, always glad I did.
|Sure, it's a cliched image. But Da Vinci created this image
based on Vitruvius's ideas about the human body as
the source of proportion in Classical architecture -
an example of the kinds of knowing that belong to
the body, if you ask me.


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To Make / Homemade Ricotta
Buongiorno friends! With summer weather in full swing, it's time to head to Italy - or to their food, at least! Full disclosure: I have been to Italy, and we did eat a lot of delicious food (mainly gelato) while there - but I want to dive deeper than just the standard Italian food that everyone and their nonna has had. Italy has many different regions (that were all their own sovereign states up until the mid-19th century - yup, Italy wasn't unified until about 150 years ago), and therefore, many different cuisines. I want to explore all of them - starting with a cornerstone of many Italian regions: ricotta! You can buy a tub of ricotta in any grocery store, but it's one of the easiest cheeses to make at home - and now that I've made it, I think it tastes 5,000 times better than store bought. I smeared mine on whole wheat toast, and made a quick strawberry jam from the strawberries in our garden - very simple, very fresh, and one of the most delicious things I've eaten in awhile! Find the recipe below, and happy cheese-making!
- 3 cups whole milk
- 3/4 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
1. Combine milk, heavy cream, and salt in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until warm. Turn up your heat slightly, and add vinegar and lemon juice. Continue to stir occasionally until mixture curdles - about 5 minutes.
2. Remove from heat and pour over a cheesecloth into your container. Let strain for about 20 minutes.
3. Once strained, use as you like! The ricotta will keep for about a week in the fridge.
4. Enjoy! (Preferably the Italian way - on bread with fruit and an espresso :))
Thanks for reading, and have a fun Tuesday!


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Friday, 8 September 2017
Why you're not getting a map.
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I seem to remember that Joe Abercrombie also resisted the need for a map in The Blade books. By the fifth book, he'd given in to the map cravers but the maps themselves were confusing as hell. You can probably blame the map thing on Tolkien.ReplyDelete
I apologize for the length of this comment. First paragraph is relevant. The rest meanders.ReplyDelete
I admire and respect your work. If I learn to describe my characters half as effectively as you do yours, and in as few words, I'll be forever in your debt. I respect your reasoning for a lack of maps and I tip my head to you for being able to write even a scene without one.
I come from as opposite a camp as there is (one might say, on the far side of the map? *slaps knee*). Silexare's map is the first thing I created, twenty years ago, fifteen years before I ever considered writing stories therein. Maybe that's why I'm not able to write even a single scene without sketching a map.
If Kale lies wounded beneath a rocky overhang in the slain warthound's den while Arc closes on him with violent intent and Tivali hides out of sight in the bushes, I cannot write the chaos that follows without first answering a dozen questions. A simple sketch answers all those questions. That sketch--a bird's-eye view of the area--qualifies as a map. By the time I finish the story I'm working on I'll have a pile of said "maps," however ugly. Most will be small, some town-sized, and at least one will encompass the entire nation.
Maps help me block out events. I try to keep from expecting them to supplement the story because stories shouldn't rely on non-written props, be they visual, auditory, olfactory, etc. But I love maps and since some people do as well, I don't mind sacrificing a page or two to indulge.
ALL THAT TO ASK: Are you telling me you don't have at least a mental map of the Convent of Sweet Mercy? You have to!
- jonnypinkeyes16 September 2017 at 12:06
I agree with you. I glance at a map and sometimes admire the artistry that is displayed, but most often I blow by it and dive into the story. Although if someone talented were to offer you their hand, it might make a nice addition between the table of contents and prologue.ReplyDelete
Your word map had me laughing coffee from my nose!
- jonnypinkeyes16 September 2017 at 12:21
or host a "map contest". winner map possibly included in the next book. win winReplyDelete
- Anonymous19 January 2018 at 08:32
I actually Googled "Red Sister map" to see if there was, in fact, a fan-made map available. I confess I was interested in perhaps following Nona's journey during the ranging expedition. I was actually more pleased to find this blog post because it makes total sense. Why have a map for a novel that takes place in such a small area? Well, you wouldn't. Duh. We are reading a book, we're supposed to use our imaginations. And after reading this I thought to myself, having a map would be like telling me my imagination isn't good enough, that I can't imagine my own world. I agree that stories with vast worlds and many different countries benefit from a map for reference, especially if the lands are important to the story, like in A Song of Ice and Fire. But after some reflection I'm happy that there is no map, because it would force me to re-imagine the world I've got in my head. So thank you for this post and thank you for creating such wonderful books!ReplyDelete
That word map looks upside down.No wonder you don't want to draw one. All kidding aside, love your work. Take that time you save on maps and write more!ReplyDelete
That word map is brilliant mate. Agree on the map thing. The only time I have used one was in a wheel of time, at the very start of each book to find out where that damn wind was blowing for the first 6 pages ;)ReplyDelete


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Soundtrack Lookback - Oddworld Stranger's Wrath - Pt. 4
"Remote Town"
This particular track was written for the small, dusty towns in Stranger's Wrath. My task, in the work I do, is to understand both the tone and undertone of any story point or world location. To me, these towns were about the desolate, the lonely and the forgotten along with the dustiness and the dry winds that blew through the streets and across the desert. I love capturing a sense of "large space" in music and I think I was able to capture that here in "Remote Town".


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What's all this fuss over that newfangled "Wildcat" offense that the Dolphins had been running? Somebody certainly forgot to tell the Ravens that they were supposed to be confused when Ronnie Brown was taking direct snaps and Chad Pennington was splitting out wide. According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the Fish ran the Wildcat 5 times and netted only 4 yards (it sure seemed to us that they ran it more than 5 times, but whatever). Rex Ryan's defense atoned a bit for last week's stinker, playing very disciplined in allowing no big plays by a team that has lived by them this season, as well as producing a touchdown score of their own, their first since week 2. Terrell Suggs picked off an ill-advised pass by Pennington in the 2nd quarter and took it 44 yards to the house for the first TD of his career. That score put the Ravens up 10-3, and they never looked back.
The victory brought the Ravens back to .500 at 3-3, which would have sounded pretty good to most fans at the start of the season. It also served to get that road monkey that had started to grow a bit off the team's back, as they had not won away from M&T Bank Stadium since winning in San Francisco last season.
Joe Flacco had arguably his best game as a pro, posting a 120 QB rating and throwing for 232 yards and 1 TD. Flacco benefited from some good runs by Ravens RBs on screen passes, but we'll call it even since he also suffered a bit from Demetrius Williams' and Mark Clayton's inabilities to pull down very catchable balls downfield. Flacco missed a wide-open Todd Heap in the end zone on the opening drive of the 2nd half for what could have been his 2nd score, and threw behind Williams on a slant that could have been a big play, but overall Joe did very well, and was night-and-day from his performance in Indy.
He was certainly better than his opposite number, Chad "I'm a giant dork and point like a tool when I scramble for a 4-yard first down" Pennington. Seriously, his goofy air-stab whenever he fell past the sticks made me lose what was a decent amount of respect I had for the guy previously. Maybe Chad and Phil Rivers can get together and form a Dorky Douchey Hillbilly Quarterback Club. Although he threw for nearly 300 yards, Pennington made the aforementioned crucial mistake, the interception to Suggs he threw with Safety Jim Leonhard draped all over him, which really changed the momentum of the game.
The Ravens running game got itself untracked again, a very encouraging sign considering the replacement of the injured Marshal Yanda with the smaller, less-physical Chris Chester. Chester played well though, and although they allowed 3 sacks, the O-line as a whole was very consistent all day. Willis McGahee, as he always does in Miami, had a strong day, putting up 105 yards on 19 carries, and made up for his should-be-touchdown-turned-fumble on a 35-yard screen pass in the 3rd quarter by punching it in from 5 yards out on the very next drive. We would like to see some more breakaway speed from Willis on a play like that, but considering that he is still dealing with a knee issue that required draining during the week, we won't be too hard on him.
Special teams, as they have been all year, were uneven, at best. Matt Stover connected on a 47-yarder, which should quiet some of this premature "Stover is done" talk. Punter Sam Koch is quickly establishing himself as one of the best in the league. Yesterday he put all 3 of his punts inside the 20, averaging 55.7 yards per kick, and had one boomer of 67 yards. With such a ….well, call it "developing"…offense as the Ravens have, a punter like Koch is a critical weapon. However, the kickoff coverage team was again shoddy, and Matt Stover had to make another tackle. It was nice to see Ray Rice run north-and-south on his returns filling in for the injured Yamon Figurs.
It was a good, solid, win for the purple-and-black. Joe Flacco got his first win as a visitor, the defense held what had been a productive offense under wraps, and a four-game losing skid was averted.
Next up, the Oakland Raiders on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium, and a very real possiblity of a 4-3 record.


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A Disturbing Timepiece
Eugenics is a scary word for anyone who believes in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. However, the term becomes especially scary for me when it's used in reference to my own children.
"The possible elimination of the autism genotype is a significant political issue in the autism rights movement which claims autism is a form of neurodiversity."
The autism rights movement, as wikipedia calls it, is something that's fairly new to me. I really didn't think there was anyone else out there who wasn't looking for a "cure" for their children with autism. However, due to developing my own blog and my search for other bloggers to converse with, I found Estee and Zilari, among others, who have helped me realize that my husband and I are far from alone in our belief that autism is not a disease to be cured, but another way of functioning. As for myself, I don't know where I fit as per the autism rights movement. My views have been developed while pursuing what's best for my children. But I do know that I don't want other women, soon to be mothers of children with autism, to be pressured into aborting their child, because some scientist believes it will "lessen human suffering." My boys are precious individuals who's quality of life is determined by their joy, not their neurological differences from their peers.
The truly sad part is that autism is already under-funded:
"But NIH spending per afflicted individual still lags well behind most other diseases — with only $66 spent per person with autism."
To add insult to injury, the bulk of this very limited funding goes to genetic research! This isn't to help my children, or the many other individuals with autism in the world, it's to prevent them!
The article I've found that describes the ambitious pursuit for a prenatal autism test calls for a pharmaceutical answer to eliminate autism. However, there are many in the autism community who seriously fear that developing a prenatal autism test is a major step towards eliminating autism through abortion, "impolitely" called eugenics.
Whether you're pro-choice or pro-life, please realize that autism is not a disease. It doesn't need a cure and it certainly doesn't need a eugenics program; it needs researchers to seek ways to help individuals with autism learn to cope with their differences, use them to their advantage and, where detrimental, overcome them. If an autistic individual is uncomfortable, help them reach a better level of comfort, don't abort their future peers out of existence.
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Pregnancy and motherhood are two of the most beautiful phases of life. Isn't it interesting how everyone tends to give you more advice on these topics than any other area of your life?
We often doubt our ability to know what is right for us and our children. We look to books, blogs, friends, and family to tell us what is right for us to do.
What if you were the only one that really knew what was true for you, your body, and your baby?
What if we all have an innate ability to 'just know' what works for our babies? Motherhood can be, and works best, when it is a time of reconnecting with your instincts and internal sense of knowing.
While pregnant with each of my girls and during these early years of parenting, I have found 2 tools that connect me to my body, ny baby, and my inner wisdom and knowing, with total ease: Yoga & Access Bars (a touch-point healing therapy that you can learn more about here).
I'm most interested in sharing these tools with other pregnant women so that they can have an ease-filled pregnancy and birth that works for them and their baby.
This private one-on-one session includes:
- a private 45 minute yoga practice tailored to your stage of pregnancy and unique needs. (You can read more about the AWESOME BENEFITS of PRENATAL YOGA here )
- a written copy of the yoga sequence (including pictures) so that you can continue to practice in the comfort of your own home when it works for you, your schedule, and your energy level.
- a 30 minute Access Bars session. This creates a tremendous amount of ease and peace for your body and the baby. It also releases fears and perceived limitations around birth, pregnancy, and motherhood.


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Thursday, December 6, 2012
The beatings will continue until moral improves
In today's Philly Inquirer, there was the following editorial: Inquirer Editorial: School days are too short.
The editorial is framed around how Cherry Hill, New Jersey teachers agreed to extend their days by 30 minutes, and how, if you do the math, that adds up to 14 extra days of instructional time over the course of a year, etc… How could anyone be against that, right?
Here's the thing: Too many kids already hate school. Why do we want to make them do more of it?
More of something that is already flawed and broken isn't a good thing.
And moreover, when are we going to realize that kids lead pretty busy lives?
According to a 2011 National Federation of State High School Assocations study, 55% of high school students participate in athletics. And while I couldn't find a recent study on total participation in after-school activities, it seems that number tips somewhere around the 70% – 80% mark. And the Child Trends DataBank study of youth employment in 2010-2011 shows that 17% of high school students have after-school jobs. That probably doesn't take into account all the kids who have to help with after-school care of younger siblings, etc…
Just saying, "More school for kids," while appealing to policy-makers for any number of reasons and appealing to the "teachers don't work hard enough" tropesters out there, is a bad idea. The problem is that contracts and legislation are the policy tools that boards of education and legislators have, and they are more often than not bad tools.
Just making the day longer solves little to nothing, and it creates as many problems – if not more – than it solves.
I'm not against having kids and teachers in schools longer – SLA is proof of that, as teachers and students tends to spend a ridiculous number of hours there. But let's figure out how to use the policy tools at our disposal to make the time more meaningful, if we are going to do it.
Want kids in school longer? O.k. – figure out how to create study teams of teachers and kids so that we don't send them home to do more homework in less time without support. Or figure out how to create 80% / 20% time so that every kid has time every day to pursue their best ideas.
Better yet – before we think that just making kids be in our buildings longer, let's take a hard look at the time we already spend there, and figure out how to make 8:00 – 3:00 more empowering, more authentic and more useful to everyone.
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I agree with you. More school, although it sounds good, does not fix any of the problems with have with our schools right now. If students find school irrelevant and meaningless, giving them more of it isn't the answer. I wrote a post yesterday along the same lines entitled "More is Not Better" - http://teacherslifeforme.blogspot.com/2012/12/more-is-not-better.html
I think a longer day would make sense as long as it added flexibility to the schedule, but it would fail if it imposed extra time. For example, I'm sure a lot of teachers would be happy to teach until 4:30 if they knew their school day didn't begin until 9:30. Sleepy students might appreciate the option of later classes; assertive students would use longer days to add a study hall, club activity, and so forth. Working parents aren't home at 3:00 when most schools get out, and the short day leads to "latch-key" kids and other challenges.ReplyDelete


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Linda I. Braithwaite
Linda I. Braithwaite focuses her practice on representing clients in Trinity, throughout West Florida, and statewide in complex family law disputes, including divorce, child custody, equitable distribution, step-parent adoptions, dependency and support matters, as well as assisting in the formation of prenuptial agreements and domestic partnerships.
In addition, she is a Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator and is trained in Collaborative Family Practice. In the collaborative family law process, the parties to a divorce agree to avoid litigation and resolve all issues through peaceful negotiation and a truly respectful approach.
Ms. Braithwaite is a Specialist in Marital Law and Family Law, as certified by the Florida Board of Legal Specialization as an expert in the area of Family Law. The BLSE is "charged with identifying for the general public and the profession, those attorneys who have substantial experience and have demonstrated special knowledge, skills and proficiency in certified areas of practice and professionalism and ethics in the practice of law." For more information about board certification, you can visit the Florida Bar website at Florida Bar.
Ms. Braithwaite's active involvement in the legal community includes serving on various committees in the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar, the Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee in the Sixth Judicial Circuit and the Grievance Committee in the Sixth Judicial Circuit. She is a member of the Florida Chapter of the Association of Family & Conciliation Courts and is frequently appointed as a Guardian ad Litem in the 6th Judicial Court for Pinellas and Pasco County. Ms. Braithwaite has also participated in the Justice Teaching Program, which aims to benefit students by promoting an understanding of Florida's justice system and laws and school career days at several schools in Pasco County. In recognition of her work, family law attorney Ms. Braithwaite has been awarded a Distinguished AV peer rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the national directory of attorneys and the Rising Star award by the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar.
Her clients also include individuals facing criminal charges or bankruptcy in conjunction with divorce and plaintiffs needing advocacy in personal injury claims.
A native of Hialeah, Ms. Braithwaite is a graduate of St. Thomas University School of Law, where she received her Juris Doctor with Honors. She earned her Bachelor's of Arts from the University of South Florida and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1992.


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Parameter Estimation in Biological Cell Cycle Models Using Deterministic Optimization
Zwolak, Jason Walter
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Cell cycle models used in biology can be very complex. These models have parameters with initially unknown values. The values of the parameters vastly aect the accuracy of the models in representing real biological cells. Typically people search for the best parameters to these models using computers only as tools to run simulations. In this thesis methods and results are described for a computer program that searches for parameters to a series of related models using well tested algorithms. The code for this program uses ODRPACK for parameter estimation and LSODAR to solve the dierential equations that comprise the model.
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I think my absolute favorite way to enjoy cauliflower is by roasting it. The only problem is that it shrinks down so much! A full pan becomes half a pan. On more than one occasion, the whole head of cauliflower that was meant to be part of a bigger dish, once roasted with olive oil and salt, has ended up in my belly before anything else could be done with it. I know I am not the only one with a cauliflower munching problem. What if movie theaters had the option that instead of popcorn, you could get a big bag of roasted cauliflower? I think that would get me to go to the movies more often...
Now imagine roasting cauliflower with grapes. The cauliflower becomes golden and nutty, and the grapes get a little sweeter, a little juicier. Sunflower seeds get tossed on the pan just to get toasty. While everything is still warm, some sharp aged cheddar gets sprinkled on top and just starts to melt. Heaped over some greens with a Dijon-based vinaigrette, you have a delicious, easy salad and only one pan to clean.
One Pan Roasted Grape and Cauliflower Salad with Aged Cheddar
1 medium head cauliflower, cut into small florets
1 1/4 cup red seedless grapes, washed
2 teaspoons honey
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper, to taste
1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds
1 cup grated extra-sharp cheddar cheese (I used Cabot extra-sharp)
1 head red leaf lettuce, leaves washed and dried
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
scant 1/4 teaspoon salt
freshly ground black pepper
Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat. Mix cauliflower, grapes, honey, olive oil, a pinch of salt and pepper on baking sheet. Spread out in even layer and bake for 25 minutes. At 25 minutes, sprinkle sunflower seeds all over pan and continue baking for 5-8 minutes or until cauliflower turns golden and sunflower seeds get toasty. Remove pan from heat and sprinkle hot pan with grated cheese and allow it to melt.
Meanwhile, make dressing. Whisk dressing ingredients in small bowl or add to jar and shake. Taste and adjust salt and pepper.
Lightly dress lettuce with 3/4 of the dressing. Top the lettuce with the cheesy, warm cauliflower and grape mixture. Drizzle all with the remaining dressing and serve. Enjoy! Serves 4 as a starter or 2 as a main.


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Community rallies to help shot Limerick garda
THOUSANDS of euro have already been collected in support of Garda Brian Hanrahan, who is now recovering from gunshot wounds he received while on holiday in New Orleans last week.
And while Garda Hanrahan's colleagues have been to the fore in the fundraising, people from Newcastle West, where he is based and where he lives with his wife Emma and young daughter Mia, are also making their contribution.
A coffee morning was held in Henry Street garda station this Wednesday morning and a motor-bike ride from Newcastle West to Templemore on February 22 is planned. Police officers in New Orleans and in Newark airport as well as the Irish community in New Orleans have also rallied to raise funds.
Meanwhile, Garda Hanrahan, who was shot in the leg and in the lower back, has been released, under hospital supervision, to a hotel and is making daily visits to the hospital where he underwent surgery last week. The reason is partly due to a steep demand for space at the hospital but also because of the escalating medical bills.
According to his Newcastle West colleague, Sgt Denis Woods, Garda Hanrahan is now facing medical bills of up to $1m and possibly more.
"We are trying to get him home," Sgt Woods said earlier this week. But, he told the Limerick Leader this Wednesday, it could now be late next week before that happens. "He has to be medically passed as fit," the sergeant said.
Meanwhile, police in New Orleans have arrested two brothers in connection with the shooting.
Officers confirmed they arrested Melvin and Keith Galle at an address in Laharpe Street but said the investigation remained in progress. The arrest follows the release of photo-fits of the men, and a public appeal, with an award of $2,500, for information.
Following the shooting on January 27, Garda Hanrahan's wife, Emma, and mother, Rose, travelled to New Orleans where they joined his dad, Brian Snr. The trip had been organised by Brian Snr as a surprise birthday present for his son.
A special account in the name of Brian Hanrahan has been opened at St Paul's Garda Credit Union, Bohermanna Rd, Cork, and the account number is 55322.
Councillors at this Wednesday's meeting of the Newcastle West Municipal District unanimously passed on their best wishes for Garda Hanrahan's recovery to his senior officer, Supt Tom O'Connor, who was attending the meeting.
Speaking to the Limerick Leader afterwards, Supt O'Connor said Garda Hanrahan was "in good form" when he spoke to him by telephone the previous evening. And he commended his colleagues for "digging into their pockets" to help a comrade.
"He is a young man, newly married with a young child. He is a good lad, a good policeman. We wish him a speedy recovery. We hope to have him back with us sooner rather than later."


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Oldham County Schools said goodbye to two very familiar faces last week.
Nancy Stivers and Diane Miller were both honored during a retirement reception at the Oldham County Schools Arts Center Jan. 4.
Photo slideshow
Both women worked for the school district for more than 20 years apiece — Stivers as the superintendent's administrative assistant and Miller as the front desk receptionist.
As the country grapples with the mass shooting of 26 people in a Connecticut elementary school last week, local officials hosted several safety forums to address parent concerns.
Forums were held across the county Monday and Tuesday, offering parents and residents an opportunity to learn about safety procedures and ask questions.
Oldham County Schools will host four safety forums this week in response to last week's tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut, where 20 students and six adults were killed during a shooting rampage.
The forums will provide an opportunity for parents and residents to ask questions and learn more about what the district does to ensure student safety.
The Arvin Center provides a number of career-based courses for students at each district high school.
Students continue taking general education courses at their home school while attending classes at the Arvin Center, located on the Oldham County High School campus in Buckner.
An Oldham County graduate is on her way to her dream job — thanks to classes she took at the Arvin Center.
As one of the first graduates of the health science course cluster at the career center, Emily Millett is now working for Oldham County EMS.
Millett, 19, is a sophomore at Bellarmine University, where she studies biology on a pre-med track.
The All-County Elementary Art Show displays art from all 10 of Oldham elementary schools, with their respective art teachers selecting 50 student works each to display. Within the 50 works per school is artwork created by students in kindergarten through fifth grade.
View the slideshow
The show is open to the public through Dec. 15.
While Oldham County Schools are well-known for academic success, the district is also being applauded for its transportation safety.
Ohio Casualty Insurance and Liberty Mutual Insurance presented its Gold Safety Award to transportation officials Nov. 27.
The award recognizes the safety achievements of bus drivers, maintenance personnel and other drivers within the system during the past three years.
Oldham County Schools will operate with one fewer elementary school beginning with the 2014-15 school year and will force officials to redistrict the county.
Board of education members voted unanimously Monday to close Liberty Elementary at the end of the 2013-14 school year, despite indefinitely postponing building a new elementary in Brownsboro.
Oldham County Schools is the highest-ranked county district in the state, according to accountability measures released Friday.
The district is ranked in the top 4 percent of public school districts across the state under the new "Unbridled Learning" model, part of the biggest change to Kentucky education in more than two decades.
A South Oldham High School student was hospitalized Friday after another student threw hot coffee on him — and both students are being charged by police and being disciplined by the district.
Steve Hood Jr., 18, suffered burns to his neck and was taken by Oldham County EMS to a local hospital.
According to police, Hood was released from the hospital the same day.
The other student is a juvenile.
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If you were thinking about buying stocks today — on the dreaded Friday the 13th — you may want to think again.
Since 1928, there have been 152 Friday the 13ths, on which the S&P 500 returned an annualized 4.2% gain. That's only roughly one-third the increase for all Fridays over time, according to data compiled by Ryan Detrick of LPL Financial.
That's fine, right? After all, a gain is a gain?
Not quite.
When Detrick breaks down the analysis by month, the picture gets much starker for Friday the 13ths that fall in October. Across the 12 times it's happened — including the most recent one, in 2006 — the S&P 500 has fallen by an average of 0.54%. That's the second-worst of any month, trailing only November, Detrick finds.
So should you just stay out of the market entirely as you wait for Friday the 13th to pass? It probably doesn't matter one way or another, Detrick says. After all, in the end, it's just a minor market quirk with a very limited sample size.
"Unless you break a mirror or see a black cat on Friday, we aren't in any way saying one day matters more or less than another," Detrick wrote in a blog post. "Still, wouldn't you know it — Friday the 13th tends to be a weak day on average; but taking it a step further, this day does even worse during October. You can't make this stuff up!"


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Angkor Wat Bike Race for Kids/
Soksabike sent three guides (Untac, Phearon, and Reaksmey) to compete in the Angkor Wat Bicycle Race and Ride for Kids in Siem Reap, Cambodia this year. They all did great while representing Soksabike and Battambang in the race!
Untac competed in the 100km race like he did last year. He did lots of training over the last two months on his bike including a long trip of over 3000km from Battambang to Bangkok, all the way up to the north of Thailand, into Laos, and all the way down to Phnom Penh. He also did more training the two weeks before the race began with the rest of the Soksabike team. He placed 11th among 56 cyclists from 15 different countries. After the race he said "I love it so much when all the cyclist come together to join a ride to help raise money for kids, at the same time meeting a lot of cyclist from Cambodia and through out the world."
Phearon and Reaksmey both competed in the 30km race. Phearon was competing in his third mountain bike race and finished in only 53 minutes and placed 30th overall out of over 200 competitors. He said "During the bike race I couldn't catch up with the first group so I went with the second group instead. All of the people in the second group came from different countries, different teams, and wear different jerseys but they really liked to help each other. I really liked them." He's planning to keep practicing and hopes to someday win the race!
Thanks to everyone who went to the race to show your support!


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Outdoor Education Leicestershire
Testimonials from Leicestershire
Bosworth Community & Sports College take part in a multi activity outdoor education programme at our outdoor centre in Yorkshire.
"Thanks for another awesome trip.. staff were great and the facilities & activities were fab"
Holliers Walk Primary School, Leicestershire said:
"Fantastic Centre, Fabulous dedicated staff. Health and safety second to none. Fun, challenging and adventurous – superb for our year 6. I can't thank the Centre enough – Again!!" Sue Melvin, Headteacher
King Edward VII School in Leicestershire bring their students each year to High Adventure OEC near Skipton. Their latest quote is:
"Friendly instructors, commitment to learning and a valuable experience on so many levels, thanks very much for an awesome trip"
Stephenson College in Leicestershire bring their GCSE PE students each year, they commented:
"Excellent facilities and activities delivered by outstanding staff / instructors. Wild, way out & worth it!"
Uppingham Community College bring their GCSE PE students in October each year, they commented:
"We had another fabulous time, all students achieved very strong GCSE PE marks in areas of the syllabii that they would not normally have the opportunity to experience, we look forward to seeing you next year"


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by Tamera H. Bennettposted October 30, 2008
Thank you to attorney Marty Schwimmer for letting me know Whassup.
The idea people behind the famous Budweiser Whassup campaign 8 years ago retained the rights to Whassup and have now created a spot supporting Barack Obama that is on YouTube.
The Wall Street Journal article gives more details of how the rights were retained.
It is interesting to note that Anheuser-Busch does have two live registrations for the trademark Whassup: one for beer and one for "drinking vessels." The concept of the Whassup campaign was licensed to Anheuser-Busch for five years as opposed to a buyout of rights.
Here is the history behind the original Bud commercials from Wikipedia:
The commercials were based on a short film, entitled "True", written and directed by Charles Stone III, that featured Stone and several of his childhood friends - Fred Thomas, Paul Williams, Terry Williams, and Kevin Lofton. The characters sat around talking on the phone and saying "Whassup!" to one another in a comical way. The short was popular at a number of film festivals around the country and eventually caught the attention of Vinny Warren, a creative director at the Chicago based ad agency DDB, who took the idea to August A. Busch IV, vice president of Anheuser-Busch, and signed Stone to direct Budweiser TV commercials based on the film. Scott Martin Brooks won the role of "Dookie" when Kevin Lofton declined to audition. "Whassup!" won the Cannes Grand Prix award and the Grand Clio award, among others. In May 2006, the campaign was inducted into the CLIO Hall of Fame.