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Frozen River Film Festival - Equal Footing
Wyoming's remote and vast wilderness provides the perfect canvas for Alpinist's Kim and Julia to redefine preconceptions of the feminine. Isolated and exposed on the raw granite peaks of the Wind River Range, the experience of these two women explores the fabric of loss, life, and friendship.
Interview with Director/Producer Dan Holz
Congratulations! Why did you make your film?
We decided to make Equal Footing because we saw a pretty big lack of a female focus in the world of adventure films. There are so many female athletes out there that are really getting after it that deserve recognition. After a conversation with my friend Kim (Havell), we decided to assemble a team to make this project happen. It was an added bonus that I was able to work on a climbing film with very close friends of mine.
Imagine I'm a member of the audience. Why should I watch this film?
We decided to make a film that would not only appeal to climbers, but to audiences across the board. We included a very compelling storyline and coupled it with dramatic cinematography from a very remote wilderness area in Wyoming's back country. This film gives an intimate view into the world of alpine climbing that you don't often see in most adventure films. I feel that most audience members are touched by how genuine and relatable these world class athletes really are.
How do personal and universal themes work in your film?
We have taken a snapshot of two women who are on a climbing trip and focus on their experience as they explore the fabric of loss, life and friendship. These are overarching themes that universally affect us all while on a very personal level.
How have the script and film evolved over the course of their development and production?
There really was no script for this film. Instead, we wanted to showcase what was really going through the hearts and minds of Kim and Julia during this experience. We were actually still working out the narrative on the way to the trail head when we came up with the idea of having Kim and Julia write out what climbing truly means to them - in their own words. Clearly, they dug pretty deep. These narratives became the very foundation for driving this film
What type of feedback have you received so far?
The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. In addition to going on a world tour and winning in the Documentary Competition with Mountainfilm, Equal Footing has landed in fifteen additional festivals (both internationally and domestic) and counting. We have also won a Jury Award for Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking from the Southern Colorado Film Festival. During the film's world premiere in Telluride, our crew were often stopped on the street and thanked for making a relatable climbing film about women. It was amazing to receive such affirmation for this film.
What are you looking to achieve by having your film more visible on www.wearemovingstories.com?
Our goal is to put this film in front of as many people as possible. We would love nothing more to help start a trend which will inspire other filmmakers to create films with a more feminine focus.
Who do you need to come on board (producers, sales agents, buyers, distributors, film festival directors, journalists) to amplify this film's message?
This movie is slated to go live online in July 2017. It is free to watch and free to share. Everyone and anyone who is willing to amplify our film's message is invited (and encouraged) to do so!
What type of impact and/or reception would you like this film to have?
I feel that we have already received a very warm welcome since this film's initial release to the film festival circuit. And I am hopeful that positive momentum will continue. But what I really want is for my 16-month old daughter to look at this film when she is older and be proud of her dad for doing his part for equality. That would be the best reception I can possibly think of.
What's a key question that will help spark a debate or begin a conversation about this film?
Do you feel that women are receiving enough 'street cred' in the world of Adventure sports? That should get the ball rolling ;)
What are the key creatives working on next?
We have just teamed up with Osprey Packs, Ibex Clothing and Keen Footwear to produce a conservation piece about the Owyhee Canyonlands of Oregon called 'Wild Owyhee.' Films such as this are more important now than ever when it comes to raising awareness of threats to some of the last remaining 'wild' places on our planet.
Interview: February 2017
We Are Moving Stories embraces new voices in drama, documentary, animation, TV, web series and music video. If you have just made a film - we'd love to hear from you. Or if you know a filmmaker - can you recommend us? More info: Carmela
Equal Footing
Wyoming's remote and vast wilderness provides the perfect canvas for Alpinist's Kim and Julia to redefine preconceptions of the feminine. Isolated and exposed on the raw granite peaks of the Wind River Range, the experience of these two women explores the fabric of loss, life, and friendship.
Length: 7:32
Director: Dan Holz | Eric Elofson | Kaare Iverson
Producer: Dan Holz
About the writer, director and producer:
Key cast: Kim Havell | Julia Heemstra
Looking for (producers, sales agents, buyers, distributors, film festival directors, journalists):
Film Festival Directors and Journalists
Funders: Osprey Packs
Made in association with: Goal Zero, Tincup Whisky, Good To-Go Foods
Where can I see it in the next month? Catch it on tour with Mountainfilm: https://www.mountainfilm.org/tour/schedule
This video will be released online in July of 2017


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It's a funny thing to be domesticated. You forget how to do basic shit like hibernate and kill snakes and frogs for lunch, and because of that, you're weak. And for what? A warm cage and a muthafuckin' snuggle sack? You'll have to excuse my anger. Twelve Tribes of Hattie was another book about a woman weighed down by her domestic duties. Reading it made me want to gnaw out of my cage, quill any assholes that got in my way, and return to nature. Or New Jersey. Whichever comes first.
The worst part is that there's really not much we can do about it. Hattie tries to escape her tribe of kids more than once, but the closest she gets is the bathroom of a Baltimore train station. You know why? Once she's in the wild, she doesn't fucking know what to do. She's lost the instinct. It would be the same thing if I returned to the forest. In no time, I'd probably get snatched up by the hedgehog-equivalent to Satan: the European Eagle Owl. So how do us domesticated girls console ourselves? We survive. We do what we have to do. Hattie wasn't adored by her ingrate kids or bum of a husband, but for the most part, she couldn't give a shit. I admired that. You think I run hundreds of laps a night on my exercise wheel for fun, muthafucka? No. I'm doing it for myself. That's what hedgehogs do: we run. We eat worms. We shit on you during cuddle time. And if you have a problem with it, you're the one with the keys to our cages, asshole.
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To contextualize modern wearable technology within the history of wearables for the cutting-edge partnership between Milk and Intel called MUZSE, we envisioned an interactive gallery exhibit set to happen in the heart of the Meatpacking District in NYC.
For this exhibit, we conceived and created a series of interactive installations to showcase the evolution of the pieces across time, telling their story through a fun and informative experience. We wanted to turn the physical gallery space into a wearable itself.
With integrated stations featuring unique plaster casts and independent interactive elements, all linked by striking and colorful string art patterns, we stationed our wearables by function: Sound, Vision, Kinesthetics, and Data. Each station was based on an installation that highlighted that set of objects' function, and carried a curated set of vintage objects that helped tell the story of those enhancers throughout history.
Conceptually, just as the wearables being showcased, the stations only had a function after contact/interaction with our audience. This strategy allowed visitors to use the actual exhibit to seamlessly test out the products on display.
Using threaded strings as a literal and philosphical connection to wearables, all the stations were entwined across the gallery. As a creative rule, each installation needed to be a visual extension of those strings and use them in a truly unique and gorgeous way.
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CP Soccer Camp - June 22 to 27 2019
Clemson University, South Carolina
A sleep-away soccer camp for kids with CP
One of CP Soccer's core missions is to establish an ongoing summer soccer camp for kids from across the US. In June 2018, we hosted the first CP Soccer Camp at Clemson University in South Carolina. We will be hosting the camp again from June 22 to 27 in 2019. Like our other CP Soccer program, the camp is open to kids with ambulatory CP, stroke or traumatic brain injury. We will accept kids from 10 years old through high school, with the caveat that they need to be emotionally ready to sleep away from their parents.
Why Clemson University?
We have chosen Clemson University to host our camp because Clemson has made a strong commitment to Paralympic soccer at the collegiate level, and is building a program that specifically supports soccer players with CP/ stroke/ TBI. We are proud to partner with Clemson University, and greatly appreciate their support for CP Soccer.
How does the camp work?
CP Soccer Camp provides CP kids with the chance to both experience serious soccer training and enjoy the company of other kids like themselves. We include non-soccer activities, but soccer is the main focus. Some kids are already playing at a competitive level, while others may be completely new to the sport, and we have developed a curriculum that keeps everyone engaged, challenged and happy. Ultimately, we want everyone to have fun.
Campers sleep in dorms, eat in the campus dining hall and play on University fields. There is adult supervision by staff who have been vetted and trained to work with CP kids. Parents are not be allowed to stay in the dorms, but there are many hotels nearby. The University dining facilities are able to accommodate special diet requirements, and there are multiple hospitals nearby in case of emergency.
We anticipate 30 to 40 campers for our second summer session. If we experience more demand than anticipated, we will work with Clemson to accommodate more campers.
Cost and Financial Support
Tuition for CP Soccer Camp is $750 per kid. This is the pass-through cost of all services, and includes a CP Soccer Uniform. Because we want all kids who qualify to be able to attend, we are raising funds to offer subsidies for families who need some financial support. Click here to apply for financial support.
Learn More and Registration
If you are interested in learning more or have specific questions, please contact us via this form.
You can also ask questions of parents whose kids have attended camp by engaging with our parent Facebook Group here.
If you are ready to sign up, please reserve your spot below.
CP Soccer Camp will be held at Clemson University in South Carolina from June 22nd to 27th, 2019. Financial support is available to families who qualify. Transportation to and from Clemson, SC not included.


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Arla is more than an art teacher. She is a facilitator of the process of finding our own way in our creations. By using rituals and working with processing sessions, she make "art" into a deeper, more personal and profound experience which is not always accessible to the "lay" artist.
Incredibly affirming. Never have I been able to feel as good about my body as I could today. Everyone was empowered, And we learned to trust each other and be gentle with one another.
Making the casting was a way to reacquaint myself with my new body, It forced me to reconnect with myself. It was like being outside your own body and being able to look at it. It was a profound experience. We took something that was horrible and made it into something beautiful. The workshop helped me accept that my body is different and that I am different, but that's ok. Not only did I come to terms with it, I am able to see myself as beautiful again.
This was absolutely phenomenal. Arla us is so loving and has such a clear vision in leading the group. This project felt so affirming for my womanhood.
A part of me is missing, but I am feeling whole again. It's like shedding off and old depression and putting on a new experience. When I start feeling down, I go look at the breastplate and say, 'Hey, look what you've got. You're blessed.'
I am astounded at the safety and sacred space that Arla facilitated. This creative, revealing experience has allowed me to shed old descriptions of who I am and RENEW MYSELF in an extremely powerful and validating way. I am grateful for Arla.
Arla is a marvel...a creative midwife brining into the world a trust in myself and my own creative potential.
You familiar manner and ability to talk about yourself as one of us with all the same universal struggles, made it easier to trust the process than it might have otherwise been. It was a great experience.
I found the workshop and your leadership to be inspiring and enlightened as we found the spirit in ourselves and others.
Participating in Arla Patch's Breastplate making workshop and retreat was one of the most valuable and memorable experiences of my lifetime. I turned forty this year and as I make the transit into the second half of my life, I have found, with this experience, that the moment is marked by a vivid act of self expression and self nurture on my part, guided, encouraged, believed in and facilitated by an angel named Arla. I have come away from this experience not only with a product that I cherish but also a delicious, lingering, awakened sense of trust in myself and my whole life, past, present and future.I believe the retreat worked so well and benefited those who participated so wholly because of Arla's faith in the healing powers of art-making (beauty) and her incredible capacity to plan, organize and deliver this endeavor with such grace and order. Her faith and inspiration awakened those qualities in all of us. Together we created an atmosphere of trust and responsibility which enables us to bravely express and give form to our inner most ideas and feelings.
It brought me through so many mental and emotional reactions and has significantly deepened my experience of my self/Self."One month later: "This breastplate creation/process continues to effect my psyche and bring changes into my life and those I touch. It certainly has helped me honor and reclaim my feminine self more. And it has made me more impatient with being taken for granted with my spouse. I have also seen how it has enhanced my practice as an energy-body healing facilitator. I am more sensitized to how people are carrying shame about their bodies.
This experience was very meaningful, worthwhile and deeply moving for me. I had met you Arla, at the Women's Retreat earlier this year, so I knew from that interaction that you are a very inspirational and special person. Your enthusiasm and gentle spirit just exude confidence and sincerity, so although I didn't know what to expect at the workshop, I had much faith in your ability to make the experience a very rewarding and meaningful event in my life. You presented the concept in a very non-threatening way and your wealth of ideas helped to build my confidence and make me brave enough to just trust in the inspirations and ideas that would come as I explored each step of the process.Your description of the process, our pairing off in eight partnerships, our messy plaster work Friday night, and then all day artwork, culminating in the sharing on Saturday evening, interspersed with music, dancing, laughing, and crying, seemed to make a quilt or an unbroken stream of deep personal work in a safe and nurturing environment.


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Outdoor sports can be exciting and fun, and the fact that it is good for health. But statistics show that more people get injured doing outdoor games and activities, but when to do it indoors. It is not difficult to understand why this is so, it makes no sense to say that people should not play outside because of the risk. But you should take precautions to protect yourself and prevent potential examples of risk.
Generally, all outdoor sports can be classified into three categories in terms of where they occur, including water, land and snow. This group is necessary because of the outdoor sports in the same category have similar precautions. Playing in the snow can be very dangerous because your body continues to fight to keep you warm. This is why you need to make sure you wear thick enough clothing to prevent you from losing body heat. Before you go out to skate ensure skateboard decks are in good shape and not damaged in any way. Make sure you wear strong footwear, helmet and eye glasses when going for skiing, ice fishing, ice sailing and bobsledding.
Water in nature is also something that you should always try out with the whole family. But before you step outdoors make sure you have life jackets for you and everyone in your family. Use life jackets designed for children at the children as they offer greater protection than those made for adults. Life jackets should always be whether you're skiing, skating, kayaking, canoeing, jet skiing, rafting or yachting. If the weather is cold you need to be thick clothes, but if it's hot you can put on light clothes so you do not feel the heat. Use simple clothes that can protect you from sunburns if it is sunny. Fishing can also be enjoyed for those who do not want to get wet, but make sure that you have the necessary fishing tackle equipment so you can make a good catch.
Outdoors in the country need more precautions as people are more likely to get severe bruises and injuries on land than in other places. Drink plenty of water before you go to bike or run on a hot day to prevent dehydration. You should also have a water bottle filled with water to cool the thirst. Wear the right shoes and protective helmets and clothing to prevent bruising and head injuries if you fall. Climbing and caving can be very excited. You need to make sure you have all the right equipment and check if they are perfectly fine before you go out. Wear the right shoes for climbing and put on gloves to protect your hands against scars due to flying.
Use a high quality backpack to pack all the equipment so you do not develop back injuries due to your movement. Socks and proper footwear for any outdoor sport you are doing to protect you against foot blisters and ankle sprain.


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Letting go to let MORE in
I am ready to leave a few things behind as we step into a new year: my fear of judgement. Perfectionism. My inhibitions. My fear of showing my whole self, even the parts that might be misunderstood.
I'm realizing that subconsciously, even though I may try to be like, "fuck what other people think" on the outside, other people's opinions really matter to me.
I think that's part of what makes me empathetic and kind, which I don't want to change, of course, but I'm seeing differently how worrying about what other people might think has held me back in small and large ways in my life. I don't want to disappoint, let anyone down, create conflict.
So I tend to keep a lot of bits of myself, to myself. There is so much within me that feels too sacred, too precious to let out into the big, bad world of harsh criticism.
I'm protective of myself. I cling to the walls of my safe shell, letting only a few select visitors deep into its cavernous spirals, the center of which, only I really know.
Since the new year dawned though, I've been feeling an urge, a rushing wave coming through me, beckoning me to let some of that protection fade away and trust myself that I'll be able to handle whatever happens outside of that shell- that the fear itself is scarier than what will actually meet me out in the world.
I feel in transition between an inner and outer me, of sorts.
I think I've been so focused on my inner life lately, that I haven't had the extra energy to direct outwardly in many ways. But the more fulfilled, and amazed, and lucky I feel each day to be here on Earth, doing what I'm doing, the more I feel compelled to find new ways to really SHARE that with people, on different levels.
I want to share my truer, deeper, more vulnerable self more, through words and art and music in ways that I haven't really considered before, in ways that I've kept private or separate from my "work" life up until now.
I think it's time to find an integration between the inner and outer now, to strive to express my inner self more outwardly. In all the creative ways I know how to, and feel compelled to, in both my life and work, as it's really all one in the same.
But all of that means that I'm going to have to start putting more energy out there. Out into that big, scary ol' world. Put more of MYSELF out there. It means crawling out of my shell. Getting out of my comfort zone. Taking more courageous steps forward, no matter how small they might be. So...
I want to LET GO OF:
My fear of judgement from others, which I think can only start by my being less judgmental of myself.
Courage to try new things.
Courage to push past my own self-doubts.
Courage to find forgiveness and act with compassion.
Courage to share my voice and vision with the world in bigger, bolder, more fully realized ways.
Courage to be as powerful as I know I really can be.
Courage to adventure and take risks.
Courage to be more selfless, less self-protecting.
Courage to believe in the signs and messages, and follow them.
Courage to accept what is, just how it is, including myself.
I want to loosen up on the reigns I have on my own self-expression and let myself break into a gallop, feel the wind in my hair, the thrill and heartbeat.
This year is about embracing what I really want for my life, even the things that seem too distant and scary.
It's about opening up the cracks of my shell to let more light in, so I can see who I really am, and what I'm truly capable of.
I'm excited to see what reveals itself.
WHAT Do you want to let go of? And what do you want to let in?
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The fact that she held you hand BEFORE she knew who you were means she still likes you! 😉
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so great! Thanks for sharing Ken!. What an inspiration to "step out of the norm" and truly "Live" and create memories.
TOO FUNNY! I love that she let you hold her hand! You crack me up!
I smell PAYBACK! I'd love to see your mom prank you!
So funny! I used to do that to family members all the time. I take the credit for them living to a ripe ole age by helping to jumpstart their hearts now and again. 🙂
Anyway, you're the funniest comedian out there. . .by far.
Love this!! It is so good to see your mom – hope to see her in person in BRD in about a month. And Ken, you walk just like your dad!!
HILARIOUS! I love your humor Ken…we all need to be entertained by your humor….bless her heart…give her a hug from me! <3
May God continue to bless you and your family!
There would be no point me trying this with my 'physical attributes'. Maybe if I was trying to disguise
myself as Quasimodo it might work. Wow now there's a job opening…. do they
still have bell ringers these days?


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Release date: 21 June 2013
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Music Composer: Himesh Reshammiya
Suraj (Neil Nitin Mukesh) a good for nothing youth, who throws his weight around his home with his crazy attitude. One day in a fit of rage, he injures his young brother, following which he's sent faraway from Goa to Mumbai to his uncle's house. Suraj possibilities upon a few indulging in love creating on the lawns of a golf course. He has this behave opportunity on a video camera. He then discovers that it is an extramarital event and that the lovers Monica(Ameesha Patel)and Ashish are rich. Despite Monica's offering big sums of money for the tape, Suraj refuses to spend the it. His demand is significantly greater. He needs an confidence from her that she will provide him a deluxe living throughout his life. Monica does not have any selection; she succumbs to Suraj's blackmail and Suraj foots his vacation in Kenya together with his friends. Monica at every point of the bilking method attempts to outsmart Suraj; the struggle of wits is on. Suraj matches Sherry (Puja Gupta) a rich but unhappy lady and falls deeply in love with her. Thats when he starts to realize there are points more crucial than money in life. The cat and mouse game between Monica and Suraj, and just how one alternately checkmates another atlanta divorce attorneys circular goes on till Rahul (Monica's husband) employs an exclusive detective. Does Suraj join with Sherry? Does Monica free herself from the clutches of the blackmailer? Or does the husband punish Suraj? The later area of the story stops with fascinating angle and turns.
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The new 2019 Mazda RX-9 supports competitors from many opponents, such as the 2019 Nissan Altima. As an example, the 2019 Mazda RX-9 can be difficult simply because the design did not recognize this. design. Show, it may well be a brand new design associated with the completely designed modification feature. Since the receipt of the engine modification is undoubtedly a warning signal from Mazda and it is an interesting necessity, they could be competent to include people from temporary versions who create currently use this type of energy efficiency.
The concept design inside the 2019 Mazda RX-9 preserves the process by the foundation of two doors with totally clean options that improve the references of the aerodynamics through the vehicle with the fuel intake. Among the many changes made, there is no doubt that the lighting of the front door is important because the air deposits will improve considerably, because the general performance of dentistry have begun. The 2019 Mazda RX-9, an activity vehicle rather than bumpers that use a small bungalow type vehicle with the windshield used, will likely be considered although the rear end may feature an optional wing.
The 2019 Mazda RX-9 tends to use light effects and transportable components with various graphite components throughout the figure, much like the Mazda Miata atmosphere. Scientific and productive scientific knowledge. It may be an excellent price, much less massive for a weight of 180 digits, as an alternative to its predecessor, the 2019 Mazda RX-9/ other Mazda RX-9 Productivity Routines Combination of input elements providing consequences and consequences of fog lamps across the main point and taillights with regard to subsequent finishing. Maybe you could have a new wheelbase, metal wheels, a fender and a barbecue, there is around a different look, but exceptional.
As we have already suggested, we can expect this 2019 Mazda RX-9 to be the first car to be handled by Wankel for several years. However, little is known about this engine, the Mazda broker realized that a significant advantage over Genesis would likely improve stability, gas consumption and energy supply. Until now, it seems that the innovator Wankel is bigger: it is strongly recommended to use 2.8 liter engines for a 1.6 liter capacity. In addition, unlike the RX-8 engine, this could be supercharged. In addition, you can use a new form of immediate fire. Their apex closures are said to increase considerably around foreplay.
Plus, the price with this 2019 Mazda RX-9 can not be identified. Its rate should start around $ 70,000, which would allow it to face the rivalry through the real Caiman.


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The World We Want: Equality and Equity?
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The discussions about a better Ireland in a fairer world increasingly centre on the degree of inequality in our societies.
Some years ago, Ireland's Minister for Justice, Equality (!) and Law Reform famously claimed that inequality is inevitable, and indeed desirable. More recently, however, even the traditionally 'laissez-faire' World Bank found that too much inequality is not a good thing.
The World Bank stresses the difference between 'equity' (fairness in the sense of equality of opportunity and the avoidance of absolute deprivation) and 'equality' (the distribution of goods and income levels). However, the Bank also claimed that 'inequality is inherently a political issue that the bank, as an a-political organisation, should not be talking about.'
Others would argue that it is impossible to talk about sustainable development without becoming 'political'. This Dóchas blog post argues that poverty by itself is political, and this article makes the case that a fairer Ireland requires a fairer world, too.
The UN's research arm points to the fact that over the past 20 years, income inequality has worsened across the globe. In the book 'The Spirit Level', Pickett and Wilkinson famously showed that the problems facing poor communities are worse in societies with bigger income inequalities. In other words, greater equality makes societies stronger.
Others also found that the issue of Inequality should be at the heart of our discussions about the future global agreement on how to develop our societies:
- UN Think Piece about Post-2015
- ODI on 'Putting Inequality in the Post-2015 Picture'
- Righting Finance on inequality and regulation of the finance sector
And what do you think?
Let us know here: http://worldwewant.ie/join-the-conversation/share-ideas
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How has the FIT Team experience helped you in your personal and professional life?
Ah, let me count the ways.
First, the ground rules had great influence in my life. Second, I made some incredible personal connections through this experience. Third, I learned things that have been useful in all aspects of my life. Fourth, I connected with my kids through the games and activities we have done.
I previously wrote a few posts about how the ground rules became part of my personal life. The one that has had, and continues to have, the most impact, is Everything is an Offer. That attitude of gratitude and acceptance is very powerful. I need to keep it in mind more often – especially as my kids become teenagers. More


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Xterra Philippines
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The phrase 'it is raining cats and dogs' comes to mind! Throw a few chickens and small children into the mix and you begin to get an idea of the obstacles we had to overcome out on course. The Philippine island of Cebu is a land divided, extreme poverty and extreme wealth are separated often times by just a concrete wall nothing more but both societies rich or poor are happy and content with the life they are leading. Just outside the walls of our 5 star beach front resort was a totally different world, congestion which I have never witnessed before the smell of fire and cooking drifts through the streets and the people of Cebu getting on with their simple but happy lives. Here is the link to a video Dan made on his Go Pro during our stay in Cebu... www.dghugo.com
Between finishing Xterra Grabouw and boarding the plane headed for the Philippines there was precious little time and arriving at CPT international Airport I was in a complete daze. Hopeful that all necessities had found their way into my luggage and praying that weight was within limits, oh how wrong was I! After much expense we finally arrived at our beautiful resort and after a quick tally up realized it was already Wednesday evening, two days to race day! PANIC! Thursday and Friday flew past with a combination of press conferences, Pre-rides and numerous attempts at finishing the hotel breakfast buffet which they had generously provided on the house. Dan single handedly nearly crippled the Cebu produce supply!
Pre-Race Press Conference
As you can imagine race morning came sooner than expected but we were ready and excited for this new challenge. The bus trip from our hotel to the race venue which normally took around an hour flew past with limited traffic at this unruly hour. After the normal customs which come with pre race preparation we were soon onto the pearly white beaches of Cebu witnessing another magestic Pacific sun rise. Although Orca has provided me with a phenomenal wetsuit dragging it half way around the world with me was a complete waste of time! Water temperature of the Pacific ocean is warmer than I often run my bath in the dead of our African winters.
The swim was 2 laps of 750m well maybe 500m of actual swimming and the rest a combination of running and duck diving followed by a 100m knee deep section of water to transition. After a good start I settled onto Dan's feet but half way through the first lap I began losing contact with the front pack due to the unrelenting pace the ITU convert Ben Allen was setting up front. Through lap 1 a short portage section allowed a quick assessment of current position and I saw maybe a 20-30sec gap to the boys up front, I was in 5th position and happy with the progress thus far. Another lap navigating a few struggling age groupers and into transition a minute down, still not happy being this far down after the swim but much progress has been made in a relatively short amount of time. Through T1 with the fastest split of 28sec and onto the longest bike leg I have ever raced in an Xterra requiring physician levels of concentration in order to avoid the natural obstacles this course provided.
The bike leg consisted of two 19km laps with plenty of climbing and a number of tricky technical sections guaranteed to challenge even the most skilled riders. After a relatively good start the legs were responding well and soon I was joined by GBR Pro Sam Gardner, we were working well together but I will admit the pace he was setting may have been slightly beyond my reach at this stage of the race. However I was not about to get dropped by a 38year old fireman so I hung on as best I could. My feeling of control was soon to be tested as on a specially bumpy section of the course I attempted to shift gears (rookie error!) and my chain bounced off of my big blade, twisted during a revolution of my cranks and said twist traveled back and into my rear derailleur. On inspection of my rear derailleur the closest this I could a liken it to is that of a fisherman's birds nest after a poor cast of his rode. I began the tedious exercise of untangling this mess but after a minute or two of fighting with the problem began to slowly give up on it! From the look of the chain in its current position it seemed obvious the one of the links hand bent bringing an end to my race, that was the only logical explanation I could come up with. I lay on my back and let out a massive scream trying to rid myself of the overwhelming anger building up inside of me. Thankfully this worked although all the island kids now think I am completely mad! I can see the picture now, this hot sweaty white man dressed in funny tight clothes fighting with his steel horse and letting out the odd scream all in an attempt to ride in one big circle not really going anywhere or achieving much along the way!
A moment of epiphany struck me as I realised there was in fact a way to fix this mess I had created. Once I got the wheels turning again it was time to gather my composure and attempt on trying to salvage a result from this mess. We were near the top of the biggest climb on the loop so I could really attack the last bit of the climb before the long technical descent and after 'resting' for 5-6mins I had the legs to do so! Onto the second lap I was coming back into contention and entering T2 got a call that I was now in 4th position 6mins off the lead. Now most of you will be thinking that had my chain incident not happened I would have come off the bike with the leaders, sadly this is not 100% accurate as almost every pro male ahead of me had had issues of their own. Ben had taken a wrong turn after lap 1, Rory a Scottish Pro ended up riding 50km instead of the required 38 and Dan punctured on lap 2 attempting to pass the slower age group riders.
Either way we were now all onto the run and what a run it was! On the Friday we had managed to ride the first few kilometers and it seemed relatively tame so I started very hard under the illusion that it was going to be a fast and flat run, I was sadly mistaken. Once we began climbing into the mountains the my game plan immediately changed from one of attack to survival. After 40km of hard graft on the bike in hot, muggy, humid, tropical forest conditions I didn't have much left in the tank and was now stopping at every aid station in an attempt to get as much fluid in as possible and cool my core body temperature. This was working well but a very time consuming and rhythm breaking process, sadly due to the mountainous terrain of the course I was unable to see that 3rd place Sam Gardner was only just ahead of me and in some real discomfort. Running down the finishing shoot I got my first look at him and very disappointed in myself for not following the age old mantra 'it is not over till its over!'.
Looking back I am once again happy with the way I was able to bounce back after yet another mechanical problem. It has become part of the racing process now for me and each time I am able to handle it a little better however a race free of mechanicals will be superb so please anyone out there with a voodoo doll of me please just let it be for the remainder of my trip! A big congrats must go out to Ben Allen for another great victory in the Philippines, Dan Hugo for holding it together and coming home 2nd with the fastest run split of the day and Sam Gardner finishing out the podium positions. A big Thank you to Sunrise Events for hosting such a spectacular event and treating us Pro's with such respect, this level of attention to detail does not go unnoticed! Another big thank you to Crimson Hotel and the staff who work here for their supreme level of respect and for making us feel so welcome.
We have now travelled further east to the island of Saipan for the 2nd of 3 Xterra races which make up the Asia-Pacific Xterra Tour. Body is still holding up well and I am convinced that this is my weekend! Thanks for checking in on me and for all the messages of support.
3/6/2013 11:03:13 am
Awesome report Brad. I can only imagine how frustrating must have been, & while I would have paid money to see you withering on the ground in frustration (;) I hope that this is the end of it.
3/6/2013 11:10:20 am
Well done mate , was going to mail you to see how it went .... You'll have your break through race very soon ;-)
William Keith
3/6/2013 12:34:16 pm
Great report Brad. Keep going with all the hard work and I promise it will all suddenly fall into place. Don't forget to also soak up the experiences of those fantastic venues - they help compl
3/6/2013 03:56:54 pm
Well done Brad - great report! Good luck for next one, I think it's yours..!!
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The Watson LX-8K Earpiece with boom mic, locking PTT and headband for Kenwood allows the user to alwys have both hands available for the steering wheel, apart from when using the PTT, which improves control of the vehicle when using. The LX-8K is fitted with the standard 2-pin connector meaning it matches all the popular Kenwood handheld transceivers.
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Recent work for The Wall Street Journal on First Travel scam, one of the biggest frauds in Indonesia's history: $63 millions from nearly 60,000 victims.
Asmana, the streetside noodle seller portrayed on the cover, saved her earnings to pay a trip to Mecca. The agency took her money without booking her trip.
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UK Men's Basketball
Cramping like Randle's common but unpredictable
These are the elements of a Kentucky basketball horror story.
Julius Randle hobbles off the court not once, not twice, but three times early in the second half. He leaves for good with 11:01 left in the game. Doctors try in vain to alleviate cramps by pumping three IVs of fluid into his body. UK's most productive player still cannot return to the action.
Though Kentucky beat Louisville, Randle's absence surely unnerved fans.
Ben Kibler shrugged.
Kibler, an orthopedic surgeon at the Lexington Clinic/Sports Medicine Center, said that what we know about Randle as an MIA on Saturday falls well within what's known about cramping.
Quite a bit is known about "such a common problem," Kibler said. What people who study such things don't know is precisely why a muscle might cramp at a particular time.
Most commonly, a muscle cramps because of dehydration. But insufficient potassium or sodium can also cause cramping. Some tennis players eat bananas, which are rich in potassium, during breaks in an effort to ward off cramping.
Muscle weakness or "plain old fatigue" can also cause muscles to cramp, Kibler said.
Kibler noted cases of a person suffering leg cramps because of walking flat-footed. Arch supports alleviated the cramping. Athletes with a heritage linked to the Mediterranean region — tennis star Pete Sampras, for example — seem pre-disposed to cramping, Kibler said.
Cramping is a good thing.
"Muscles cramp to protect themselves," Kibler said, "because they know if you keep on playing, then you're eventually going to tear something."
The Louisville game marked at least the second time this season that Randle has suffered from cramping. UK Coach John Calipari excused Randle from the news conference after UK played Michigan State in Chicago when the player complained about cramping.
Scott Pospichal, Randle's coach on the Texas Titans AAU team, said the player suffered from cramps a few times several years ago. Nothing out of the ordinary, he said.
"Playing the third game in one day, that can happen to you," he said. "That just kind of happens when you play a lot."
His AAU team's trainers tried to begin hydrating players a day or two before competition, Pospichal said.
Kibler would approve. He noted a study of tennis and soccer players several years ago said that 40 percent of participants entered competition not fully hydrated.
"You can't use thirst for a guideline on whether you're (sufficiently) hydrated," Kibler said.
Gatorade was invented in the 1960s as a means to prevent cramping. The University of Florida football team suffered from cramping, which led to a drink that contains sodium and potassium.
Yet, some people simply are more prone to cramping. As for why, "nobody knows for sure," Kibler said. "There are a whole lot of different opinions about why that goes on."
Kibler also found nothing odd about Randle playing so hard and so well in the first half against Louisville (17 points), and then cramping early in the second half after presumably resting and drinking fluids at halftime.
"Sometimes you're at a tipping point," Kibler said. "You sit and rest. The muscles get a little stiff, a little tight. You go out and play, that really sets off the spasm."
Soccer players typically cramp early in the second half, he said. For the player susceptible to cramping, the need to replenish fluids takes longer than a halftime.
"Once a player cramps in the middle of competition, it's very difficult to treat it right there," Kibler said. "... It just doesn't work that fast. Muscles take more time to recover than that."
To replenish fluids in a muscle that's cramped "usually takes a couple hours," Kibler said, "At least."
So it would not be alarming if a player didn't hop up and charge back into a game after receiving IVs of fluid.
"It's like trying to drive a car without oil in the engine," Kibler said of cramping. "Eventually, the cylinders will freeze up if they don't have fuel or fluid."
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Mississippi St. at No. 15 Kentucky
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Chicken and rice is a good combination for easy dinner meals. Check out our tasty chicken rice recipes or even better chicken fried rice!
A great way to use up leftover cooked chicken this fried rice has few ingredients and is quick to make. I love the pieces of egg in it.
This is a wonderful one-pot Mexican stew of chicken and rice. It's great for a midweek supper served with flour tortillas for sopping the juices.
I had no idea what to make for dinner one night, and had become enamoured with southern French style cooking, so I just invented this on the fly and it has become a favourite!! I prefer to use a deep-sided, large frypan on the stove - I've not tried using an electric frypan for this recipe, but feel free to experiment and see if it works!
This perfect midweek meal is a combination of chicken coated in Indian spices served with seasoned rice combined with mixed fruit.
In this salad, the slightly chewy texture of curried rice provides the perfect backdrop for tender chicken, crunchy vegetables and sweet grapes.


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Light Image Resizer, handy tool to resize or convert photo formats (including RAW)
Company Web site: https://www.obviousidea.com
Previously known as VSO Image Resizer
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FIXED: some compressed Fuji Raw files (RAF) didn't load correctly in collage mode
FIXED: wrong locale ID set for Georgian translation
IMPROVED: better memory management while processing (should reduce out of memory issues)
Light Image Resizer – 184.108.40.206 – Built 2018-09-04
FIXED: watermark text could be scaled incorrectly when both relative font scaling and word wrap were enabled
FIXED: some panoramic images didn't load due to unsupported markers
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IMPROVED: watermark is applied after other effects to allow adding a border first
Light Image Resizer – 188.8.131.52 – Built 2018-03-27
FIXED: gray border could appear when resizing transparent images
FIXED: if LIR was closed too early while sending email, the email client could become unresponsive
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FIXED: prompt for mail client could be shown even if email option was not checked
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Light Image Resizer – 188.8.131.52 – Built 2017-05-08
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Light Image Resizer – 18.104.22.168 – Built 2017-02-13
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The permits are good for one year and allow woodcutters to take up to 12 cords of firewood. The permits cost $7.00 per cord, and there is a $28 or four cord minimum purchase. A cord is the amount of tightly piled wood in a stack four feet high by four feet wide by eight feet long.
Permits can be purchased weekdays at any Forest Service office from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Just like last year, woodcutters will receive load tickets with each firewood permit. The load tickets are required to be stapled on all loads of firewood coming off the Bitterroot National Forest. Last year's load tickets are obsolete and woodcutters will receive new ones for this season.
Personal use wood permits allow you to remove downed timber or to cut standing dead trees under most conditions on National Forests and Grasslands, and Bureau of Land Management lands within Montana, Northern Idaho, and portions of North and South Dakota. It's important to check with the local ranger station to see if there are any specific local restrictions or requirements.
Woodcutters must have their firewood permit and load ticket with them while harvesting wood, keep their vehicles on designated roads and trails, have an approved spark arrester on chainsaws and splitters and carry a shovel and fire extinguisher. No wood can be cut or gathered within 150 feet of streams, creeks or waterways. Firewood gathering is also prohibited in all developed recreation areas, campgrounds and along Wild and Scenic River Corridors.
For more information and guidelines check the firewood permit and firewood cutting handout available at all Bitterroot National Forest offices or visit www.fs.usda.gov/bitterroot.


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Thomas Gayno had been working at Google for several years.
One day, while he and his wife were both at work, he got a text message containing an audio file from his 20-month-old daughter's nanny.
When he finally downloaded the file as an MP3 and fired up his media player, he heard June, his 20-month-old daughter, say some of her first words: "I miss you, Papa."
"It was beautiful. Her first few words — she's saying she misses me," Gayno recalls. "I was shocked by how I was going through all of these emotions, just because of a voice. This phone, this thing, is bringing tears to my eyes, even though I just had a miserable user experience — because, oh my god, how great is that? June can't read. She can't type. She speaks a mix of French and English. But she and the nanny left me this message."
Gayno and his fellow Googler Jeff Baxter had spent a lot of time working with Google's secretive project lab Google X, building products like Google Glass and Android Wear. They thought a lot about wearables, and how we interact with them.
"As we were digging into it we realized that Apple and Google and all these big companies were thinking about what's the UI of a watch, what's the UI of glasses. And they were thinking about Siri and 'OK, Google,' and talking to your computers," Baxter says. "But no one was talking about how we talk to each other on these devices. We saw a huge opportunity to explore that area. How do we talk to each other on these things?"
Gayno and Baxter, who started working at Google's New York office on the same day, then quit on the same day in April 2014. "We had a great meeting with our bosses at Google when we were leaving," Baxter recalls. "They were like, that sounds awesome, we don't know what to say. Good luck!"
When they left Google, all they knew was that they wanted to bring back the idea of talking to each other using their voices. They knew they wanted to build something that would work great on their phones, but that also had the longevity to work on wearables in the future.
"It really came down to, how do we create this atomic unit of short voice messaging? The idea was, people don't talk on the phone anymore," Baxter says. "And it's not because people don't like talking. People become so used to texting or snapping or whatever it may be, but it's all so asynchronous. Even if you call someone you probably don't leave a voicemail, you probably just hang up and send a text message."
Gayno and Baxter quickly started working on Cord. The two raised a seed round of funding last summer with Google Ventures, Greycroft, Metamorphic Ventures, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Slow Ventures, and a slew of angel investors. They build out a small team of just more than half a dozen people in New York City. In September 2014, they launched a prototype on iOS, and in December, launched Cord on iOS and Android.
But what is Cord?
"It's the Dick Tracy dream of the messaging watch," Gayno says, holding his Android Wear-clad wrist up to his mouth and speaking into it. "It's pretty cool."
The Cord Project, or Cord for short, is Gayno and Baxter's company. It lets anyone send 12-second voice messages to one person or several people at a time — 12 seconds, the two say, is the perfect length of time. Each contact on Cord appears as a circle, and a thin line around each contact's circle counts down as the message winds down. You visualize a circle as a clock, in 12 parts.
Baxter and Gayno say the average length of a Cord message is 5 to 6 seconds. And, Baxter says, the limit keeps messages below the threshold of "Are they just going to keep talking?" like voicemail can be.
Voice messaging is already huge in Asia, due in part to WeChat, the ubiquitous messaging app that also has an app-within-an-app platform. While WeChat dominates the market in Asia, Cord's founders are betting big on voice messaging stateside.
Cord also lets you favorite or save messages from other people. Eventually, they disappear if you don't do either of those things. There's more perceived privacy than other kinds of multimedia messaging, the founders say. You don't have to show your face and your surroundings.
Besides its one-to-one and group messaging functions, Cord also just launched a "Channels" feature, which lets anyone create or join groups based on shared interests or geographies. The founders showed me a "Trump quotes" channel, featuring Cord users uploading themselves saying things said by presidential hopeful Donald Trump, and a "Beatbox" channel, which, appropriately, features users beatboxing.
Cord works not only on iOS and Android, but also on Android tablets and the iPad, in addition to Google's Android Wear platform. Cord is launching on the Apple Watch this fall, too. Its founders say 80% of Cord users are less than 20 years old.
Cord has more than half a million installs since the beginning of the year. Since the start of 2015, more than 2 years worth of voice messages were shared through its servers.


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Holiday Entertaining – my favorite Pinterest ideas!
By deeann on November 29, 2012
At Unleash Your Inner Foodie, we understand that you want to Wow your family and friends at the holidays but may be feeling a little overwhelmed with the whole entertaining thing. So, we've put together some fun & easy ideas to help make your holiday entertaining effortless! This weeks idea features some of my favorite Pinterest finds […] [more]
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By deeann on November 8, 2012
It's the great countdown to Thanksgiving! Join me this week and next, as I share great ideas on how you can create a memorable experience this thanksgiving for your family and friends, whether you're hosting or attending. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. I love the focus on family traditions, food, wine and […] [more]
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GUR Editions
MAL is a special edition of GUR dedicated to the Russian suprematist artist Kazimir Malevich. From the mid-1910s, Malevich removed any trace of figurative or representation from his paintings in favour of pure abstraction. Depicting pure geometrical figures in primary colours, these "new icons for the aesthetics of modern art" are now available in a set of four GUR: Black Cross, Black Circle, Black Square and Red Square. This fine selection of work is curated by José Cardoso.
KO is a special edition of GUR dedicated to the abstract paintings of Mark Rothko. Rothko developed in the late 40's his trademark style, which consisted of rectangular fields of color and light. This perfect harmony of color blocks are now inspiration for KO.
This GUR special edition is dedicated to the modernist designer Sebastião Rodrigues. Rodrigues work had a great impact in the Portuguese design since the 40's, having a great balance between innovation and multiplicity. Since he was a big reference to us, we've decided to pay him some tribute and invited our good friend and great designer Márcia Novais to join us.
McCracken was an American painter and sculptor, he was oriented towards light and colour in a minimalist way, and his greatest concern was about visual experience as a spiritual and cognitive process. McCracken insisted that his art continued to deal with the basic correlation between beauty and spirituality. Presented as perfectly finished objects, his characteristic works are monochromatic with extremely polished surfaces that seem at the same time to deny their own objecthood, almost becoming abstract visual ideas. GUR had this experience when in contact to McCracken works, translating their simplicity to this special edition of rugs.
Black, Yellow and Red are the new collection of GUR dedicated to the work of the abstract painters. This fine selection of work is curated by Antonio González.
In this collection the hand loom web is prepared and placed in the loom by hand with an ancestral technique, allowing the changing of colours in the web, Black is with black web, Yellow is with yellow web and Red is with red web, creating the illusion of a third color.
This artisanal technique was passed down for generations in Casa do Tear in Pardilhó, where these GUR were produced.
In this collection the hand loom web is prepared and placed in the loom by hand with an ancestral technique, allowing the changing of colours in the web. The web is black and white, creating the illusion of other colours. This artisanal technique was passed down for generations in Casa do Tear in Portugal, where these GUR were produced.


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Vibrating probe by Doc Johnson
Please, let me know via email when the new review on this product is available.
I experienced Xtreme pleasure with this Xtreme toy. It could prove to be a favorite. However, it is my first non-silicone toy and my wife and I don't share penetrating toys, so I've never used condoms. But, I ordered some condoms for the Crankshaft after experiencing swelling and itching, which may be indicative of the presence of phthalates, despite the package claims.
The Titanmen Crankshaft, while probably not for anyone just getting into anal play, is great for intermediate to advanced users. The vibrations feel great, and the ten settings for each bullet makes for a lot of varying sensations. Don't be intimidated by it's large size, this thing isn't as scary as it might look.
Intimidating in size? Yes. A bit. But when you break it down to its smaller parts, like that it has three delicious little bulbs that vibrate in various spots along the road to your prostate, it might be worth a mid day shower to go check it out for yourself.


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Barks 5th Avenue now utilizes the 5Stars Customer Rewards program, which automatically tracks your in-store purchases and offers FANTASTIC incentives! Stop by the kiosk at our front desk TODAY to sign up!
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I came in monday 5/8/17 and purchased the wondercide spray. I asked if there were any discounts available. I was told no. Looks like I could have have received 10% off on this program of yours. Wish I would have been told.


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These are my old collection of one coin figures.
While surfing in Tumblr a year ago, I came across a girl selling her Nitro+Chiral no Mori figure. I contacted her immediately and purchased Akira and Shui.
Boyfriend Shirt Akira is definitely my favorite one-coin figure! Look at his cute little booty and this version has his little naughty parts in the front too. The original owner lost his extra arms, but I'll try to make them with polymer clay or something.
Two weeks after I bought Akira and Shui, I found Shiki Chiral no Mori version on eBay. I won him on a bid for very cheap, although he doesn't come with his character card. I also have Nano Gakuen version, but I can't find where I saved his picture.
And my new additions that I recently bought from eBay.
My next targets are Shironuma Tetsuo (Sweet Pool) and Yukihito (Togainu no Chi) from Chiral no Mori version.


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Due to Strike, Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Withdraws Involvement in Upcoming Kerry Visit
by Zach Pontz
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to Israel Thursday won't involve Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the office is in the midst of a labor strike that has all but shut it down.
"We are not involved in this visit, much to our regret," Behar Gideon, a spokesman for Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told The Algemeiner, noting that he was unaware of who would be handling logistics for the visit.
Israeli media reported Tuesday that hundreds of members of Kerry's entourage would be unable to obtain the proper visas for the visit, as the labor strike makes it impossible for the Ministry to issue the documents.
"As part of the ongoing working dispute at the MFA of Israel, we have stopped issuing visas completely. Visas for John Kerry's entourage are no exception to that and they indeed have been refused," Gideon told The Algemeiner. "The responsibility for that lies at the hands of the Government of Israel and more specifically within the Ministry of Treasury that refuses to have full-time negotiations with us on the issues at the core of our dispute."
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The employees are demanding a collective agreement and are concerned about issues involving their salaries. They're also demanding a procedure for compensating spouses who are living abroad but not working, and the halting of double taxation for diplomats.
It remains unclear how those accompanying Kerry on his visit to the country will be affected, if at all.


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New Construction Interior Painting
Painting the walls in your new home or addition requires special finish and treatment, to get that first rate paint job. Preparing the walls correctly, using the right tools and supplies so that the paint adheres to the drywall properly and provides a smooth, even finish.
Removing dust: after new walls are installed, they are are usually covered with sanding dust from the construction, for a higher efficiency, the dust is vacuum with a fine Vac collection dust bag air filter to gathered up, to get to that smooth, even finished surface.
Primer: Additional sealing will be add to walls, using the right primer, for better results through out the walls, so the paint can adhere properly. And finally the paint color of your selection.


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HOUSTON - A 2-alarm fire destroyed several southeast Houston apartments and killed a woman Thursday, but the victim's mother was credited with saving her newborn grandson from the flames.
The fire broke out at the South Point apartments in the 12800 block of Roydon and Kurland around 1 a.m.
Firefighters said they found several units consumed in flames.
A couple had to jump from their balcony to escape the intense heat and flames. The woman said she threw her dog to safety first and then jumped into the bushes. People helped catch her. The woman was burned on her hands and has scrapes on her legs. Her fiance, who also jumped, was burned on his hands.
Another woman grabbed her 2-week-old grandson, Nicholas, but was trapped.
"I saw the old lady holding her baby, but by that time, her apartment was engulfed in flames. I went back to my apartment to kick out the patio wall so they can come through the apartment," said Robert Petters, a resident.
"She just handed me the baby, like she trusted me with it. And she was just calling for her [daughter] to come out," said Dillion Petters, a resident.
The woman's daughter, Carrie Jordan, 38, went back in the apartment for her dog, did not make it out. Firefighters said they found her collapsed on the floor. She was rushed to a hospital in critical condition and later died.
The infant was not injured.
Four units were destroyed. Four others had smoke and water damage. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
At least eight families lost everything. The Houston-area Red Cross went to the complex to help the victims.
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The special ones: Emergency shipments to Mongolia
On Board Courier deliveries from Europe to Mongolia
Urgent Shipment solution for the Industry/Mine sites:
Air Time Critical® offers a new hand-Carry solution from Europe to Mongolia for urgent spare parts and parcels delivery.
The On Board Courier agent is made available quickly in case of an emergency and is equipped with all necessary documents and visas to travel.
The experienced staff making the trip has made the journey several times and is having a thorough knowledge of the country (native or have lived there).
Departures from Europe to Mongolia:
– Germany
– France
– Belgium / Netherlands / Luxembourg
– Uk
– Spain
– Italy
– Eastern Europe
Departures from Mongolia to the International destinations:
– Hong Kong
– Malaysia
– Singapore
– Thaïland
– Turkey
– Ukraine
Destinations: Subject to availability at the time of the call and according to customs regulations in progress.
When the mission is confirmed, the client is informed of the flight details and is updated all the way from the pick-up to delivery at the destination airport.
He can also monitor the transport on-line or directly from his smart-phone through our tracking innovative ATC ® Tracking System.
The journey is completed when the urgent shipment is delivered to the customer's agent at the airport for custom clearance (Door-Airport service).
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Mongolia in the spotlight:
– Capital: Ulan Bator
– International Airport: Chinggis Khaan International Airport
– IATA code: ULN
Mongolia is a vast country with an area of 1.5 million square km (603,909 sq mi), 45% of his 2.8 millions inhabitant is living in the capital Ulan Bator.
WTO member since 1997, Mongolia is opening up more and more to the international trade and is gaining importance as a major mineral producer.
Natural resources of Mongolia consist of minerals such as gold, copper, fluorine, tungsten or uranium.
The activity of two giants sites south of the country, Tavan Tolgoi ("Five Hills", the largest deposit of high quality coal in the world with 7 billion tons of estimated reserves) and Oyu Tolgoi ("Turquoise Hill" mine containing the largest copper and golden reserves in the world) allows the development of an extraordinary "mining boom".
The country also has enough coal to supply the huge demand of China in the next fifty years.
The mining industry is worth two thirds of Mongolian exports and nearly a third of the industrial production and contributes significantly to the growth rate of 17% of the country's economy.
Air Time Critical® is pleased to launch this unique On Board Courier service between Europe and Mongolia, hoping to reply this way to the need of the local industry in emergency transport solutions.
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Work in progress
It was a little quiet on mycrochetprojects in the last month. This does not mean that I wouldn't crochet. On the contrary, in the last few weeks I've been working on many things at the same time.
The first and most difficult project is a doily. I chose a rather complicated pattern to improve my crochet – skills. Chains with many picots and double treble crochets let me step out of my comfort zone and are really fun.
Another project I started is interesting stole whose crochet rows are woven into each other. I have seen the pattern a long time ago somewhere in the internet and I now have actually the right yarn for it. I add a row to the wrap daily and I'm curious how it looks when it's done.
Finished is this shawl made of crochet squares. It is a primarily gray stole with yellow patches in it. I like this color combination pretty much. The instructions for the squares is from the book Connect the shapes by Edie Eckman. The crochet chart is easy to understand and it's easy to remember too, so I could crochet some parts for this shawl on the go.
The latest and last project that I want to show you today is a small foretaste of the Advent here at mycrochetprojects. Each Advent Sunday I'll post a quote on a crochet picture. The quotes are in English as well as German and I hope you will like my selection of images and sayings.


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Anyone who loves cycling will know all about how great it is for reducing your carbon footprint and keeping fit synonymously. And let's not get started on how much money you can save with regards to those hideous fuel bills, and they aren't getting any cheaper. Whether you use your bike for commuting or simply enjoy a weekend spin with your friends and family, there is no doubt that this healthy culture is more popular than ever. So how about adding a little slice of technology into the mix and looking at some awesome iOS cycling applications that can transform your favourite Smartphone into a real cycling powerhouse? We've found 2 of the most popular developments available from the App Store and added an unbiased review for you lucky people. So please take a few minutes out of your busy routine and see which one you like the most?
Cyclemeter GPS – Cycling Running and Mountain Biking Ride Tracking By Abvio Inc – Free https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cyclemeter-gps-cycling-running/id330595774?mt=8
This App will run on your iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, and it will require iOS 6.0 or later for smooth running. Okay, any cyclist who is serious about improving their times and overall fitness will love this application, and then some! You can dial in your details and once you are out and about, Cyclemeter will start to take it all in. If you enjoy trying to compete against yourself and like to have everything recorded accurately, this bad boy will do all of that without breaking a sweat. You have more features here than you will ever need, but you will have an awful lot of fun thinking up ways to do exactly that! It incorporates Google Maps very nicely and you can start planning that next cross country ride with added incentives. We particularly enjoyed the Audio Feedback option that allows the application to relay your progress back to you as you cycle away. You can even get off your trusty 2 wheeler and go for a run or even a workout as you maintain your fitness levels. We love the fact that you can enjoy all of these excellent benefits without the need for a monthly fee and upfront download charge, so what are you waiting for?
Road Bike Pro By Runtastic – $5.99 https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/runtastic-road-bike-gps-cycling/id467567868?mt=8
This App will run on your iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, and it will require iOS 5.0 or later for smooth running. We've gone for a paid application here and the $5.99 price tag is well worth shelling out for. If you have a penchant for getting hold of your statistics and using them to your advantage, this baby will certainly float your boat. You can dial in all types of data before you set off on your ride, and Road bike Pro will allow you to do your best with beating your personal history. It even takes wind speed, altitude, and road condition, and the rest is up to you!
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2 Excellent applications that will certainly help you to enjoy your 2 wheeled experience even more in the future!
Author Bio: Warren Brown is a freelance blogger and an ace creative write with many years of experience writing for top blogs. Warren has written on a myriad of topics and has written several posts for us.


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