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|When William Hughes opened its new production facility in Bulgaria in 2004, it was hard to imagine that nine years later the operation would have proved so successful that the factory has expanded four-fold. Located near Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second city, William Hughes' 4320 square metre, custom-built factory now employs 131 people and its scope and product capability continues to grow as new machinery and processes are added.
William Hughes specialises in the manufacture of springs and bent wire assemblies. Production is split between its UK headquarters in Stalbridge, Dorset and Bulgaria, depending on the type of product and the location of the customer; for example, products requiring a higher labour content are generally channelled to Bulgaria. Torsion springs are a particular area of expertise in Plovdiv and there is additionally a strong local demand for this type of spring.
William Hughes is also an approved supplier for Johnson Controls and a major new contract for Turkey involving parts for a popular minibus, has accounted for a 20% increase in turnover. Over 45 new parts are involved, including a mixture of bent wire, springs and assemblies. Turkey is only a few hours from Plovdiv by road (414 Km) so the benefits of supplying locally are many. Other supplier customers include Fehrer, Lear and CTS, with most parts destined for the automotive market, in particular vehicle seating.
As demand for its high quality products has grown, new machinery and processes have been installed in Bulgaria to help support the UK manufacturing facility. For example, last year, four new wire forming machines were installed bringing the total in Bulgaria to 29. Robot welding capacity has been increased two-fold with 6 robots being fully utilised.
The company has also added two vertical injection moulding machines with a capacity of 120 and 250 tonnes. Traditionally, William Hughes has made clipped car seat mats but these new machines allow the seat mats to be over-moulded, dispensing with the need for clips altogether and providing an assembly that is both strong and fast to manufacture.
New finishing processes have also been installed at the factory enabling wire parts to be coated with Delta Tone and Delta Seal for corrosion protection.
As Max Hughes, Managing Director, William Hughes concludes, "Establishing our first overseas production facility was an exciting experience. We have seen a growing demand for our products from the developing local markets in Romania, Serbia and Turkey as well as the traditional markets in the UK, Poland, France and Germany. We are delighted with the continuing success of the project. With our reinvestment programme, we look forward to the continuing growth of our facilities to the benefit of both the local economy and our overall UK capability".
For further details, contact: William Hughes Ltd, Station Road, Stalbridge, Dorset DT10 2RZ.
Tel: (01963) 363377 Fax: (01963) 363640 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Thought for Today
"Weather is a great metaphor for life -- sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad, and there's nothing much you can do about it but carry an umbrella." Pepper Giardino
6th Blog Blast for Peace
November 5, 2009
Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.
Barbara De Angelis
"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." Rumi
"I believe I'm here to speak my truth and that's all I have to do. I don't have to make people understand it... I just have to speak the truth." ~Anne Wilson Schaef
"A woman is like a teabag-only in hot water do you realize how strong she is." Eleanor Roosevelt
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow.
Learn as if you were to live forever."
Mahatma Ghandi
"...We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us. ... And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." Nelson Mandela
"Each of us has that right, that possibility, to invent ourselves daily. If a person does not invent herself, she will be invented. So, to be bodacious enough to invent ourselves is wise." - Maya Angelou
"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do."
"A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place, but a seed to be planted and to bear more seeds toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea." ~ Henry David Thoreau
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Wild wind is a great idea for the theme. Guess they are seeing that in TX now.
Now that's wild...good idea
What a fantastic collage of Nature doing a wild dance! Loved this!
Not quite Ike, but this certainly makes me think along those lines. Too wild for my taste.
We're definitely in for some rain and wild wind later today and tomorrow as Ike makes it way to us.
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Nice mix of photos.
Wow, that is windy!
Sassy Mama Bear – Yez … but in Texas they're also experiencing RAIN … something we've not seen much of here in So Cal all year.
Sandy (at Sandy's Space) – I love seeing all the different interpretations of the weekly Photo Hunt prompt. There's always such unexpected variation.
Greyscale Territory – Here in Southern California we get off-shore Santa Ana winds (blowing off the desert toward the ocean) in the fall and winter … and they can be mighty & fierce. I'm glad you enjoyed my interpretation of this week's theme.
Alice Audrey – Methinks Ike's dropping lots of RAIN too while OUR Santa Ana winds are HOT and DRY … frequently leading to wildfires in So Cal like the kind that were burning last October when I started this blog here and here.
Karen (of Write from Karen) - I'm praying for all those in Ike's path and hope it won't be as devastating as predicted.
Mike Golch – Thanks. I created this collage with Picasa a while back (before I knew how to make collages in Photoshop) but think I didn't use it after all so it seemed perfect for today ;--)
Tammy – It doesn't happen frequently, but when it does we've got winds that last for several days to a week or more!
To everyone - Thanks for visiting and have a lovely day.
Hugs and blessings,
Love all those swaying palms!
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nice take on the theme!
Just visiting you via Diamonds in the Sky with Lucy. These photographs are amazing, thank you for sharing them. And I like the thought for the day quote!
Great pictures! And, I love the quote!
We had some big winds just recently (Hanna came visiting)--I meant to go out with my camera, but it was so wet...and I was so comfortable watching from the window...
It's a really neat collage!
Tink – Those 'swaying palms' are more enjoyable in the PHOTOS than in 'real life' ;--)
Sho – Thanks … I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Tess – Thanks for dropping by. I've visited your blog from Lucy's too … occasionally. She's quite the 'virtual' magnet.
Mama Zen – Since becoming a 'blogger' I've learned to carry and use my camera a bit more so it's fun to create and share like this. It's be an interesting 'ride' …
Karen – I know what you mean. I've gotten pretty wet from time to time taking rainy day photos to share, of course they didn't come with a hurricane. I'm glad you enjoyed my windy collage.
To all – Finding comments is always a pleasure. I appreciate you each dropping by and taking the time to share. I'm glad you found my WILD WEATHER and 'thought for the day' interesting.
Hugs and blessings,

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Corsican students dream of greater autonomy for their island
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As French President Emmanuel Macron makes his first official visit to Corsica, we report on those demanding greater autonomy for the island. FRANCE 24's Catherine Clifford and Jonathan Walsh have been to Corsica's Corte University, where many students are dreaming big now that nationalists are in an unprecedented position of political strength.
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David Letterman!
Hi Everyone!
Just got back from being in the audience of David Letterman! How fun...and VIP seats to boot! Speaking of the seats.....when I was first going into the theatre I had this flashback to 468.1 pounds, and realized that only just 2 years ago I would never have been able to sit in the seats. It was such a surreal feeling and one that I couldn't share with the person that I was with because we've only just met and frankly that was my old life. I don't want to live that life ever again, and I won't.
I can only urge everyone to realize that the freedom that you get when you're healthy is worth every struggle it is not to binge or not to abuse your body in any way.
Letterman was hysterical! LeBron James, Ludacris and a super funny ventriliquist were the guests. It was exactly one hour long!
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As the driving force behind the Allied effort in World War I, France willingly shouldered the heaviest burden. In this masterful book, Robert Doughty explains how and why France assumed this role and offers new insights into French strategy and operational methods.
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Running the Newport Half Marathon
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Bohemia - Large Pom Pom Basket (black)
Regular price £40.00
The Market Pom Pom Baskets from Bohemia, a French market style basket handwoven from palm leaf with a natural sisal cord handle and 5 fluffy pom poms on each side. A pretty and practical shopping basket, statement beach bag, and storage basket for toys, it could even become a colourful laundry basket.
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Thank You
Election day is tomorrow, and I write with a final thought and a final request.
The thought
The thought is simple: Thank you.
Not just for supporting my candidacy for Jackson's Town Council, but for caring enough about our community to get involved. To inform yourself about what matters. To support candidates who can make a difference. And most of all, to vote.
In that spirit, I thought you'd be interested in a note I received yesterday from a friend in California.
"Last year I heard a talk by a UC Berkeley political scientist in which she explained how massive ads, mailers and even canvassing — the traditional means of motivating people to vote in any particular way — are largely ineffective. What works are conversations between friends.
"So, in case she's right, I am writing to you, as one of my friends, to ask you to vote on Tuesday (if you haven't already). I hope you'll vote to bring balance, rationality, empathy, deliberation, cooperation, and justice back into our politics.
"But mostly I just want you to vote. Your vote matters.
"Please vote. And get your family and your other friends to vote, too."
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Retay CS9 (Smith & Wesson CS9) 9mm P.A.K. Blank Gun
This is another Turkish made blank gun that closely replicates the Smith & Wesson CS9. It's rather compact but has some thickness to it. The Retay CS9 shoots 9mm P.A.K blanks and comes in a plastic pistol case with a flare adaptor for Canadian laws making it front firing. The Retay CS9 uses a double stack magazine that holds 14 9mm blank rounds.


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The Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Smithsonian Institution is the only museum in the nation devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. The Museum presents compelling perspectives on the impact of design on daily life through active educational and curatorial programming. It is the mission of Cooper-Hewitt's staff and Board of Trustees to advance the public understanding of design across the twenty-four centuries of human creativity represented by the Museum's collection.
The Challenge
In the early 1990s, The Cooper-Hewitt Museum's director and Board envisioned the idea for an awards program to celebrate the best in American design and to increase national awareness of design by educating the public and promoting excellence, innovation, and lasting achievement. By 1997, the Museum had received sponsorship commitments from major corporations, including Ford and Xerox, to launch The National Design Awards; however, the Museum was in danger of losing these sponsorships because it lacked leadership and staff capacity to move the initiative forward. The Director and Board needed an experienced professional to spearhead the project by raising additional funds, developing the details of the program, and providing marketing and PR expertise.
In 1997, The Cooper-Hewitt Museum retained Buff Kavelman to spearhead program development and fundraising initiatives to ensure that the vision for National Design Awards would come to fruition. Working directly with the Museum's Director and Board Members for over two years to launch the Awards in 2000, Ms. Kavelman helped create what the Wall Street Journal called "one of the most prestigious awards in the country" in only their second year.
From the start, the goal was to create a high-profile Awards program that would increase awareness about design and also raise the profile of The Cooper-Hewitt Museum. To achieve these goals, Ms. Kavelman worked with the Board to establish a Design Awards advisory group whose members included distinguished leaders from the design world, corporate leaders and philanthropists. In less than two years the program and national nominating process were created, the inaugural jury was secured, the remaining funds were raised, and public relations goals were established.
Ms. Kavelman worked closely with Board Member Kay Allaire to position the Design Awards to be selected as an official project by the White House Millennium Council. The Awards received this endorsement and within weeks, the initial three-year budget for the program was raised, exceeding the Museum's goal by over 150%. Following the inaugural year, the Design Awards operations were designed to not only support the Awards, but also to generate the largest source of operating funds for Museum.
The National Design Awards launched at the White House in 2000, with Hillary Clinton serving as the project's Honorary Patron. The White House inaugural event included a private ceremony and reception and full tour of the State Floor. Laura Bush continued the tradition at the White House, and, as envisioned, the Awards continue to be held at the White House today, with Michelle Obama now serving as Honorary Patron.
The creation of the National Design Awards has raised the profile of The Cooper-Hewitt Museum significantly. The annual Awards have received more press coverage nationally and internationally than any other program sponsored by the Museum. The success of the Awards program has also helped recruit new board members who have helped the Museum financially, some of whom have contributed as much as $1 million annually. The annual gala dinners, held at the Museum each fall, has become a highly popular New York tradition that generates the largest source of unrestricted operating support for the Museum.


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Hailing from Australia, INDIKAH is a fashion label perfect for the relaxed, fun, laidback girl who knows how to have a good time. With a wide range of unique and stylish pieces, dress yourself in INDIKAH and never fail to leave an impression.Available at Metro Centrepoint.
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Samba Camp for Youth, Week Two: Ages 5-8
663 West 100 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84104
Samba Camp for Youth
Brazilian Drum & Dance Summer Camp
Week Two: Ages 5-8
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A unique summer camp offering youth the chance to learn hands-on Brazilian and Afro-Brazilian drumming, dance, song and culture.
June 19 – 23, 9am-12pm (Monday – Friday)
Salt Lake City Arts Hub (663 W. 100 S.)
Tuition is $120 per student for one week
*partial scholarships available*
Program will culminate in a student performance for family and friends on Friday, June 23 at 11:00am.
Please let us know if your child is unable to attend the session that includes their age and we will work with you!
Please email [email protected] with any further questions.
*To request a scholarship, please send an email to [email protected] expressing the need for and the reasons why you are requesting a scholarship.
This program is supported by the Salt Lake City Arts Council, the Utah Arts Alliance, and the Zoo, Arts and Parks program of Salt Lake County.


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Functional safety is the critical part of the overall safety of a system or product that depends on the correct execution of specific commands and functions. As more and more products and systems incorporate complex microelectronics and software, it is increasingly challenging to assess and implement safety-related functions. Additionally, products and systems are becoming interconnected in more ways as the Internet of Things (IoT) becomes a reality. A few examples of this include:
- Energy sector smart grids
- Automotive industry connected vehicles and autonomous driving
- Health care industry shift toward eHealth
- Manufacturing industry's own Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), which includes robotics
- Industrial control systems (ICS)
- Consumer smart home products
- Smart factories and supply chains
UL is dedicated to helping customers navigate the complex technical and regulatory challenges of today's functional safety landscape. With our extensive certification expertise and holistic approach to safety engineering and assessment, we can help customers identify, specify and determine the functional safety of products and systems to key standards and ratings such as:
- Safety Integrity Level (SIL) as defined by International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61508 and derived standards, such as IEC 62061, IEC 61511, IEC 61800-5-2 and IEC 61131-6
- Performance Level (PL) as defined by International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 13849
- Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) as defined by ISO 26262
- Class of control function as defined by IEC 60730-1
Functional safety for manufacturing
UL's Functional Safety Certification Services qualify products for market access.
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Our functional safety certifications are consolidated with fire and shock testing to uniquely provide customers with a single-source service that can help maximize financial and time-to-market efficiencies.
We expertly assess the SILs or PLs of equipment and systems against a variety of functional safety standards, including but not limited to IEC 61508, ISO 26262 (Automotive) and ISO 13849 (Machinery).
UL's Functional Safety Certification Services, and our proven history of safety science expertise and engineering, enable us to help manufacturers meet the needs of international regulations while attracting a competitive marketing advantage through use of the UL Mark.
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Our Risk Assessment Program as well as technical advisory services and training can help system integrators achieve compliance with the national and international standards including American National Standards Institute (ANSI) B11, ISO 12100, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70, NFPA 70E or 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910 OSHA.
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New study offers insights into a dog's life in families with children
Millions of families know how rewarding and enjoyable dog ownership can be – but now a new study has for the first time examined the quality of life for a pet dog owned by a family with children.
There is now extensive scientific research showing the many benefits that pet dogs bring to families, including improved family functioning and wellbeing for those with children with neuro-developmental disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and ADHD. For all children, dogs can provide valuable companionship, encourage exercise and family activities, and teach them about responsibilities.
Until now, little attention has been paid to how living with children affects quality of life for pet dogs (those not trained as assistance dogs). Funded by Dogs Trust – the UK's largest dog welfare charity – a team of animal behaviour and welfare specialists from the University of Lincoln's School of Life Sciences are examining this question.
Published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE, their latest research involved interviewing parents who own a dog – half with typically developing children and half with children with autism or ADHD, with all children aged between four and 10 years old.
The research revealed that the child-dog relationship has a number of beneficial aspects for the dog, including a sense of routine, more time for fun and play, and companionship.
Dr Sophie Hall, a Research Fellow specialising in human-animal interactions at the University of Lincoln's School of Life Sciences, said: "Our study involved 36 dog-owning families, who all highlighted some key benefits that their pet dogs receive from living with young children.
"For example children provide close companionship for pets as well as imposing a sense of predictable and consistent routine in the home, in terms of feed and walk times, which we know is extremely important for a dog's wellbeing. Of course, children also play regularly with their pet dogs and activities such as throwing a ball and doing assault courses represent really valuable opportunities for exercise and positive mental stimulation.
"The study also highlighted some potentially negative impacts on the pet, which it is important for parents to be aware of when bringing a dog into a home with children."
The negative impact could be brought on by children having tantrums, with parents observing their dogs running away, shaking or hiding on some of these occasions. Parents also observed a change in their dog's behaviour if it became 'over stimulated' – such as barking, becoming agitated, or seeking a place to escape – when their children were very noisy.
Other events that could cause potential distress for dogs in homes with children could include rough play or accidents such as collisions with toys or pulling the dog's tail.
The study suggests that in a home with small children, it is important for dogs to have a 'safe haven' to escape to if needed, and for parents to understand both the obvious and more subtle signs of distress in their pets and to teach their family about these signs. For example, pet dogs often have wide eyes or lick their lips when they are mildly stressed.
Dr Hall added: "The positive and negative aspects of the child-dog relationship were similar in families with typically developing children and in those with children with a neurodevelopmental disorder.
"As such, providing they are aware of key risk events and how to cope with these, and ensuring adequate supervision, parents should not necessarily be dissuaded from acquiring a pet dog because of their child's developmental issues. As we know, pet dogs can really enrich family life and support child development and wellbeing."
The results of this initial study are now being developed further by the team at the University of Lincoln with support from Dogs Trust, to develop an innovative new tool to help monitor the quality of life of pet dogs living in family homes. It is hoped that this tool could help to prevent potentially dangerous situations, which may lead to dog bites, and help owners to maximise the benefits of dog ownership.


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Top 10 Underrated DC Characters Of All Time
For comic book fans, 2017 is the year when Justice League makes every conversation. Top 10 Films takes a look at our top 10 underrated DC characters of all time in anticipation of CD's tentpole movie.
For your curiosity, here's our top 10 underrated DC characters of all time:
While all of the characters of Teen Titans deserve a place on this list, Raven has held a special place in fan's hearts. The daughter of an interdimensional demon, Raven has incredible demonic powers and can control the emotions of others, but her emotions influence her powers as well and a bad mood could lead to disaster. Her story is tragic from almost beginning to end and her inner conflict with her demonic side made her an endlessly fascinating character.
Hush (Thomas Elliot)
Hush had a similar childhood to his friend Bruce Wayne – hyper intelligent and from a wealthy family – but the difference that set the two characters on different paths was that Thomas hated his parents. Wanting his parents' money, he killed his father by cutting the brakes on his parents' car and grew up with a serious grudge against Bruce. As an adult, he became Hush upon discovering the identity of Batman and teaming up with the Riddler. His incredible intellect, marksmanship and martial arts skills make him a formidable foe and his skills as a surgeon mean that he can change his face to become anyone he wants – even Bruce Wayne!
Engineer (Angela Spica)
This incredible superhero has liquid nano-technological robots in her veins instead of blood and an incredible intellect. Angela is not the first hero named Engineer but she is certainly the one that everyone remembers. After the death of the original Engineer, she injected herself with robot technology, giving her the power to create anything she wants by rearranging matter around her. She can duplicate herself, teleport, create weapons and force fields and even time travel, and that's not even half of what she's capable of.
Secret (Greta Hayes)
Secret's one shot comic is certainly worth the read and her origin story is pretty heart breaking. Her adopted brother Billy became one of the most infamous DC villains, while her story went in a very different direction. This lost soul with no memory of her past eventually became a member of Young Justice while her shyness and inner fire made a great addition to the team. With ghostly powers she was impossible to harm, could transport souls to the beyond and turn into smoke.
Generic Man (John Doe)
While little is known about this generic super villain, his appearance in DC's superhero parody, Heckler, certainly made an impression. This accountant's superpower was that everything he touched turned into a generic version of itself. Together with his sidekick Buckshot who had the power of exploding freckles, he endeavoured to put an end to world conflict by making everything generic.
Deathstroke (Slade Wilson)
While we are expecting to see Deathstroke in Affleck's next Batman movie, no one knows what sort of a role he's going to play. In the comics, this villain was one to look out for. His backstory involved war, government experiments and his wife shooting out his eye. He is a twisted and highly intelligent anti-villain, capable of manipulating and exploiting the weaknesses of his opponents. In Identity Crisis he managed to defeat The Flash, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Hawkman, Zatanna Zatara, Black Canary and the Atom at the same time.
Red Arrow (Emiko Queen)
Half-sister of the Green Arrow, Emiko is a master archer and assassin. Kidnapped as a baby from her parents Robert Queen and Shado, she was trained by their enemy, Komodo. Believing her parents to be dead, she diligently trained under Komodo until eventually realising the truth. While she doesn't have any super powers, she is an incredible fighter and is more than capable of handling herself when faced with danger.
Batgirl (Cassandra Cain)
Everyone knows who Batgirl is but not everyone appreciates what an amazing character she is – and even worse than this is when people assume that all of the Batgirls in the comic series are the same character. Cassandra Cain was one of the darker versions of Batgirl, raised on violence by two notorious assassins, she completed her first assassination mission before she was ten and it was not a pretty sight. Scarred by the experience, she ran and lived on the streets until an act of heroism introduced her to Batman and Oracle, one of the previous Batgirls.
Mr Miracle (Scott Free)
Mr Miracle is the best escape artist in the Universe with quite a convoluted and twisted backstory. As one of the New Gods, he has every superpower in the book, including strength, speed, stamina, intelligence, invulnerability and immortality. He also has his own powers he refers to as the 'Alpha Effect' that can break the boundaries of reality, essentially. He can travel through dimensions, bring back the dead and manipulate energy to create or transform anything he wants.
Red Tornado
Red Tornado is an android that was designed to infiltrate the Justice Society of America, but changed his loyalties to become a superhero. He has always been an outsider, making him endearing and fascinating to readers, but the friendships he formed with the rest of the team made him the hero he is. However, this is not the only version of Red Tornado that exists. He can create mini-cyclones and control winds and storms on top of being exceptionally strong, intelligent and durable.
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May 21, 2017 at 11:23 am
Some good characters here. It'll be interesting to see how DC goes with the Justice League. I'd like to see it give more time to some of the lesser known heroes and anti-heroes but I think it'll stick to what it thinks will make lots of money.


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I just went camping…in the woods…in a tent…for the first time. Well, to be fair it was more like glamping (glamorous camping). There were flush toilets, showers, camp hosts who could hook you up with a can opener if need be, firewood available for sale, and an entire town five minutes away if you needed to pick up some Land O' Lakes yellow American cheese sliced thin. We were not roughin' it. Not in the least.
And yet, it was still a rough experience. The hassle of building and taking down the tent, the inclement weather, the threat of bears and other wildlife, the annoying bugs and creepy crawlers, the loud music playing and otherwise annoying campers at other nearby campsites that were stationed way too close together. Would I do it all over again? Yes. Absolutely. Could the experience have been better? Yes. Absolutely.
What I'm imagining then is a campsite that's more of a hotel than a campgrounds. On-site staff would help you put together and take apart your tents, help you start a fire, and help you unload/load your car. During the day you could go on a guided hike. At night you could borrow telescopes for some star gazing. "Room" service to your tent would be available if you get the munchies. All of the bathroom facilities would be inside of a secure lodge instead of an outhouse so as to limit the chance of a scorpion or spider attacking you while you're doing your business. Anything you could think of to further enhance your experience from hammocks to sporting goods would be available for rent. And best of all there would be a fenced in perimeter that would severely limit the threat of a bear wandering into your tent.
When you think of rough and tough individuals you aren't likely to think of the French so it should come as no surprise that a similar glamping hotel concept, known as Bubble Hotels, already exists in France. Essentially, each bubble is a pimped out see-through tent that comes with most of the accommodations you'd expect to find in a modern hotel.
As Road Trippers describes, "You can make the most of your bubble by checking out the telescopes and star maps they offer, or get into full relaxation mode by visiting the hot tub or getting a massage. They also offer breakfast, which you can enjoy in your king-sized bed in the temperature-controlled comfort of your private bubble while taking in the full glory of Mother Nature at sunrise. I'd like to see a tent try and do that!"
There are plenty of other glamping experiences out there as well if you know where to look. There's arooftop camping experience in the middle of Manhattan, hotels with indoor campsites for kids, and even an entire website dedicated to finding the best fit for your camping needs. It's no wonder that glamping is now the #1 travel trend in the world.
Some of you may think that this all sounds a little bit ridiculous. That glamping with all its bells and whistles cheapens the camping experience. That Wi-Fi, electricity, air mattresses and appliances, and all the rest, have no business at a campsite. After all, the whole point of going out into the woods to be in nature is to actually be out in the woods in nature. Not inside a secure, climate controlled, hermetically sealed bunker capable of surviving a nuclear blast.
But to criticize glamping is to miss the point of glamping. It's not about creating a purely authentic camping experience. It's about finding a way for yuppies, millennials, girlie girls and city slickers to enjoy mother nature and all its glory. It's a gateway drug to the addicting power of the great outdoors. A stepping stone on the way to stepping over stones, rocks, boulders, and other obstacles on the more adventurous backpacking trips to far flung locales that you one day may find yourself on. For once you break the seal and try glamping there's no going back. Once you've slept under millions of stars, the five stars of even the best of hotels just won't cut it anymore.
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Fictional heroine Alice encounters challenges when conducting fieldwork in authoritarian states. This time she wrestles with informed consent. Does it count as informed consent when the respondents were not really sober?
The comic series is linked to an Open Access book of UvA political scientists in which they share their fieldwork experiences in authoritarian contexts.
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I re-found (is that even a real word?) the Kurt Cobain Journal's book on ebay. I have always wanted to read it and see what was going on in his head, and how far gone he was. But every time I either find the book and am about to buy it or think about it, I get this feeling like I'm disrespecting and invading his person. I am soo curious as to what is in that book since I heard about it. I remember thinking Courtney Love was the biggest bitch for selling this, not 100% sure if she is the one responsible but it made sense at that time. I have always been fascinated with how certain people think, depending what they went/are going thru. I know he went on with his life with many troubles and questions, maybe it will also go into more detail about his music. Should I or shouldn't I?! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.


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What do 7 boys, 3 adults, 1000 feet, a mixture of rain/snow/wind, an overnight on top of the town and incredible views have in common?
Our Milesburg Mountain Campout, that's what!
We had an awesome time gearing up and headed out to our campout this weekend. For some of the boys, this was their first backpacking trip. On the way up, they quickly decided on some Christmas list items, ranging from new backpacks to new sleeping bags.
But the good news is that everyone was fairly warm after the boys decided to buddy up in their tents. They even got an extra hour of sleep with the time change.
Aimed at being a quick out-and-back overnighter to help with camping merit badge, the boys completed requirements that included the 1000 foot elevation change as well as trail cooking (though some opted for cold meals.) Personally, I had cereal for breakfast, but couldn't help but salivate as I saw a boy make some hash over a cooking stove.
Through the night, I was worried that the wind would carry some gear away, but the boys were all careful. They secured their tents and set everything up to bear both the wind and overnight rain. We woke up to clearing skies and a beautiful sunrise.
From beginning to end, the boys did a great job helping and teaching one another. Boys that struggled were swarmed by older boys who were ready to help. On the way up, they learned how to caterpillar up the mountain. And on the way down, they practiced navigating by following terrain.
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Picture this: downtown Santa Barbara. Swanky mall with Spanish style architecture, terra cotta pots overflowing with bouganvilla, lemon trees and succulents abounding. Sipping on my green tea and clocking in some "office hours" while Fifi learns to share and not shove at school, I lean into some interesting conversation. Well, really, it's eavesdropping, but seeing as I'm in such a classy environment, just roll with me here.
Says one blazer-wearing white-haired woman to her nylon-jacket-wearing white-haired friend, "I'm taking a figure drawing class."
Then, "Nudes!"
The other giggles girlishly and says nothing.
"I had my first class last night. It was a woman. Darn! I was hoping for a hunky guy!"
Again, more giggling.
Naturally, my ears perked up at this, but as the conversation turned toward her church and whether or not they liked the new pastor, and if the congregation should vote on something boring or other, I left them to themselves and turned toward my own thoughts. How many times have I giggled over coffee with a girlfriend and spoke candidly, letting whatever came to mind come out of my mouth and land on the café table? I have a solid handful of friends where nothing is off limits, nothing is taboo. From discussing nude figure drawing to PMS remedies, there is deep soul connection in being oneself with a true friend.
I think of these old girls, and how that could be me one day (sans the church politics). I think of all the hills and valleys over my years. Of the blood-sister contract I made with my lifelong bestie that she found years later rolled up behind a picture on her bedroom wall. Of the clothes I borrowed through my school days to the sugar and eggs I borrowed through my new wife days. I think of the nipple cream we shared and diaper rash tricks, and how now it's night cream and teen-wrangling tricks. I think of the prayers whispered, the shared sorrows. The cheering of one another on in career, parenting, health, and creativity. The grace of stretchy pants and the high fives of skinny jeans.
The gift of friendship is a luxury. Hug a buddy today, plant a kiss. Send chocolate, share a new favorite song. But mostly, give yourself. It's the most beautiful gift.


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Picture it – It's Monday morning. Employees are trickling into the office one-by-one. Most look as if they fell out of bed and threw on the first thing they found on the floor. Occasionally, you find that well-dressed, excited and bright-eyed employee who is ready to take on the week. What if you could make carbon copies of this individual? Would you? What if you could mimic that same positive attitude and infect others with this behavior that seems so hard to come by?
Multiple factors contribute to the health of a workplace environment. Do managers interact with employees? Do employees feel valued? Has the bottom line taken over and culture become obsolete? Is stress leading to overwhelming negativity? When an employee makes a mistake, what are the consequence? Do they fit the situation or is there a tendency for management to overreact? All of these pieces help to shape the work environment.
Fact - The American Psychological Association estimates that more than $500 billion is funneled yearly from the U.S. economy due to workplace stress. Additionally, another 550 million workdays are lost each year to stress on the job. The idea behind behavior modification is to start sooner than later. Identify ways to transition your team through the adjustment period and improve the environment before you lose valuable employees and revenue. In 2014, The American Management Association reported that 35% of Senior Leaders believe loyalty has a direct correlation to profits. So, what can you do to change the course of your corroding work setting?
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An employee who is active, takes a on a progressive role within the organization and is enthusiastic, can be the driver of new sales growth and a leader of change. Show them appreciation by rewarding them and creating new opportunities within the company. Additionally, involve your employees when the planning affects them and change is impending. Allow them to take an active role by organizing initiatives, soliciting ideas and implementing new concepts.
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Tesla Mueller
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Tesla has been an Orthodontic Assistant with Northeast Orthodontic Specialists since graduating from Ross Dental School in 2013. She is a licensed Dental Radiographer and CPR certified. Tesla has 1 daughter, Karsyn and 2 cats T-Bone and Simba she also enjoys spending time with her family and friends. Tesla has a passion for makeup and has her own business as a Younique Presenter. She also enjoys camping and outdoor activities in her free time.
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Sarah has been in our office since 2005. She is the treatment and insurance coordinator. She has been in the dental field for over 20 years after graduating from the Institute of Medical and Dental Technology in 1993. Sarah is currently CPR certified and licensed in dental radiography.
Sarah has been married to her husband and best friend Jason for 23 years. They have 3 children Kylee(Taylor), Maggie (Randy) and Ian, and 2 dogs Brutus and Bernard. Sarah enjoys playing volleyball and spending time with her friends and family.
Brandy Gibbs
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Brandy has been with our practice since 2010. She is a certified Orthodontic Assistant and has been working in the dental field for 18 years. She is currently CPR Certified and has her license in dental radiography.
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Maureen Eschemeyer
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Maureen started working for Northeast Orthodontic Specialists in 2002 as a front desk scheduler in the Landen office. In addition to scheduling, Maureen is now the financial coordinator and if you have any questions regarding your statement, she is the one you will speak with. She has known Dr. Weber since 1997 when her oldest of four children started treatment with him. Sitting around the dinner table there are a lot of beautiful smiles looking back at her.
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Erin Gregory
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Towering behind them was The Grand Organ, the world's largest organ. As they rose to address the Labor Party faithful that day at Sydney Town Hall, Bill Shorten and NSW Labor leader, Luke Foley, may not have known it but beneath them lay ten thousand bones.
The Town Hall was built on top of Sydney's oldest cemetery, the Old Sydney Burial Ground, in the 1880s. It was a fitting scene then for the annual Labor conference as this is where, that day, policy came to die.
The Labor and the LNP are neck-and-neck heading into the NSW election next March and Labor's Luke Foley has been keeping his head low, especially when it comes to WestConnex, Australia's largest infrastructure project. Instead of laying down anything of substance, Labor has embraced "small target" politics, given the government nothing to swing at and let Premier Gladys Berejiklian cop the blunders and all the bad press aimed at Sydney voters fed up with traffic congestion yet leery too of paying more road tolls.
Now that Labor's big day had arrived, Bill Shorten locked in some evening news headlines with a $3 billion commitment for a Sydney Airport rail link, but what of state Labor and WestConnex; would Foley finally grasp the nettle?
Does Labor support the proposed F6 motorway to Sydney's south or the construction of the Western Harbour Tunnel to the north? What about the Sydney Gateway? Would it continue to build the Rozelle Interchange if elected in March?
"There is a place for toll roads," declared Foley, which at least confirmed the tepid policy position on WestConnex. Then, as protesters milled about below the Town Hall steps calling for the whole project to be dumped, came the surprise: a large transfer of wealth from NSW taxpayers to motorists in Western Sydney.
Foley had resorted to the old Roman empire formula of bread and circuses. He announced a cash-splash, promising cash-backs for tolls on the M4 to Homebush and M5 West as long as tolls existed. A forever cash-back.
Not to be outspent by the government which had not even considered mass transit as an option but committed its citizens to a whole new world of toll-pain, Foley also promised to keep the registration rebate which is cost taxpayers $100 million in its first years. It was the poker equivalent of "I'll see you and raise you".
The cash-back promise will be popular with private motorists who use the M4 and M5 but as M4 tolls rise by more than four per cent a year, the cost to the public is enormous. We will get to these costs in due course, but what else would Labor do about WestConnex?
Until now, the Opposition, and especially Shadow Minister for Roads Jodi McKay, had been highly critical of the government's lack of transparency and the ramifications of the project for those communities affected, but they had little to say about what Labor would actually do if it inherited WestConnex.
There is plenty Labor could do to curtail WestConnex Stage 3 and its northern and southern extensions, the Western Harbour Tunnel and the F6. Stage 3 has received planning approval but is not yet fully designed. It includes the Rozelle Interchange which will be notoriously hard to build, exposing the public to more financial risk.
As the extensions are only at a very preliminary planning stage, they could easily be cancelled by an incoming government. The privatisation process is underway but not complete. Two bidders, Transurban and IFM Investors are preparing to launch their bids at the end of this month.
Would there be uncertainty for the two bidders? More clarity for those communities affected by Stage 3? The Conference provided the key moment to deliver this clarity. Instead, it appears to have delivered a better option for the private toll operators than even the government presently proposes.
The party itself has been split over the issue. In the lead up to the conference, Labor's Inner West Environment Action Network (LEAN) and several inner city branches put forward a motion for a robust policy. This left no doubt that a substantial number of Labor grassroots members believed the party could take a strong stand.
LEAN policy opposed the F6, Western Harbour Tunnel and the Northern Beaches Link. It committed a Labor government to an "evidence based approach" to "cleaning up the mess" created by Stages 1 and 2 and a pause to work on Stage 2 until it could be "demonstrated that the benefits of completing the road exceeds the cost to complete"; and a review of reengineering options for use by public transport.
It also committed to "fighting to keep the Sydney Motorway Corporation in public hands and no bail-out for failed toll roads". In a secretive process, the government shifted WestConnex into a private company Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) and plans to sell 51 per cent to the best bidder.
But any hopes of an "evidence-based" approach were dashed by events at the conference. The LEAN motion never made it to the floor. The conference papers simply 'noted' the motion and other anti-WestConnex motions put forward by Inner Sydney branches and referred instead to "Agenda Item 1."
Agenda Item 1 provided 11 reasons why Labor condemned the Berejiklian government including "secrecy and lack of transparency that has marked the entire project", selling the SMC; cost blow-outs to $18 billion in 2018 with the "likely final costs to be substantially higher" and "refusal to ensure compliance by construction contractors with the project's conditions of consent, which resulted in harmful noise levels, and traffic and air pollution impacts on local communities."
So, if that is the preamble, surely if the project is that bad, then Labor would do some things to make it less bad.
The actual policy commits Labor to prioritising investment in public transport in western Sydney, delivering the Western Metro, as the highest priority and "mitigating the enormous traffic impacts that will be imposed on local streets when stages 1 and 2 of the Westconnex project are completed and opened". Even Labor's previous opposition to Stage 3, or a halt to Stage 2 unless it goes to Port Botany, appear to have disappeared under the policy bus.
Later in the day, Federal leader Bill Shorten committed Labor to $3 billion for Western Sydney rail, associated with the new airport and "aerotropolis city" being planned by Lucy Turnbull's Greater Sydney Commission and then $3 billion to accelerate the Metro West project.
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Back to cash-backs. These mean tolls remain but private motorists get cash back as long as tolls remain. The tollway owner gets the profits and the taxpayers who have already funded a big slice of the construction of WestConnex M4 East and New M5 tunnels, cough up to ease the pain for motorists.
As Luke Foley promised, it's a simple arrangement between a Labor government and M4 car users — you pay the toll, send us the bill and we'll pay you back. In the first year, Labor's M4 cash-back will give back $193 million to Sydney's motorists. It will be fully funded by savings measures that "tackle the Gladys Berejiklian's waste".
The waste was unspecified but will mean cuts of some sort and that's just the first year.
Foley's promise is aimed at winning back the seat of Penrith from the Minister for WestConnex, Stuart Ayres. It's intended to compensate for the unfairness of Western Sydney drivers paying for Stage 3, long after the M4 widening is paid for next year. It would be all very reasonable if the cash-back was short-term and Stage 3 was not built but Foley is not saying he would halt Stage 3.
The cash-back will stay for as long as they tolls stay on the M4 and M5 West, which could be until 2060. So what will Labor's cash-back policies cost?
The tolls increase at 4 per cent annually which means that by 2060 the M4 cash-back would cost $936 million or nearly a billion dollars.
The M5 cash-back cost – which originally would have been lifted by 2026 but will continue as part of WestConnex – will also increase in cost. In 2016, the cash-back already cost $100 million that was paid to Interlink roads.
The registration rebate, which covers any private NSW motorists who spend more than $25 a week in tolls, will cost $100 million in the first year and far more in future years, as more drivers pay more tolls.
Unless Labor puts a halt to WestConnex, there are large additional costs for the tax payer.
The two bidders for the Rozelle Interchange will be ensuring the public assumes responsibility for the unknown costs of building an underground interchange in a dense urban area, an engineering feat not previously achieved.
It would be interesting to know if Labor has even costed the likely financial risk of threatening to pull the plug on WestConnex rather than heading into a budgetary nightmare that could compromise other spending plans.
Which party then is helping SMC bidders the most?
To consider the impact of Labor's announcements, we need to consider the impact of tollways on traffic flows and choice of mode of transport. There are several well rehearsed "evidence based" theories which can guide us here.
Transport expert and actuary Ian Bell writes:
- M4 cash-back will create higher traffic flows. That is well documented by transport expert Dr Michelle Zeibots of UTS and even by Jacobs' study on the Stage 1 M4 widening Stage 1 which predicted that the tolls would immediately shift traffic onto Parramatta Road. This will impact both the widened section and even though seemingly not applying to the M4 East, that tunnel will get a spin-off through more affordability overall.
- By Mr Foley promising that the M5 will also have cash-back as long as tolls exist on it, the higher traffic flows will continue after 2026, which Macquarie's research report did not anticipate (they projected traffic on the M5 West to be constrained by what they predicted to be the removal of cash-back when the existing tolling concession was taken over by SMC late in 2026. With the cash-back, traffic would be unlikely to choose alternative routes.
- Cash-back will interact with Premier Berejiklian's "light bulb idea" of a registration rebate for those private vehicles incurring more than $1,300 per year in tolls. Foley is committed to keeping this at a initial cost of $100 million a year. This will mean even more subsidy by government to motorists and hence greater induced demand, all other things being equal.
- On the other hand, if a Foley government accelerates the delivery of Metro West, then it may affect demand for the M4 earlier than with NSW Infrastructure and Transport Minister Andrew Constance as Transport Minister; that deducts a quantum from SMC bids but we don't know just how to guess the size of that effect given all the other uncertainties of traffic modelling and even the paucity of existing traffic data.
- Shadow Minister Jodi McKay has hinted that Labor might be open to more stations on the Metro West than Constance has implied he was targeting. Nothing solid from either side on that issue, but clearly with more stations and a slower trip there is less mode shift theoretically of long-distance drivers but perhaps due to greater convenience, greater mode shift from tollway to the metro for the shorter trips. On the other hand, the tolling regime with its high Flag Fall imposes a bit of a price barrier up against the shortest range of trips.
"On balance, best guess is that the sheer financial weight of the cash-back subsidy to drivers, especially for longer and frequent trips, would see SMC bidders favouring Labor policies. That's if they could secure them, as we are told the bids are due soon right in the heat of this upcoming uncertain pre-election period," says Ian Bell.
"There is a mish-mash of factors for a client putting billions on the table. SMC bidders and their advisors should be studying Professional Indemnity policies very carefully and remembering AECOM v RCY and ARUP v BCS court cases. These cases followed the collapse of Brisbane tollroads and led to hundreds of millions in out-of-court settlements."
For their part, Labor party members who had hoped their party might offer something to communities opposing WestConnex, now face the prospect of going into an election with a policy which is actually is more pro-WestConnex than that of the Gladys Berejiklian government which has been so thoroughly criticised by Labor.
How much have hidden industry influences played out? Networking, lobbying (including by the industry Super funds which will provide the financial backbone to the bids), and political party donations? Thanks to the lag in reporting donations, we will have to wait until well after the election to see.
What is certain is that taxpayers, under both major parties, face high uncertainty on project costs, high tolls for decades to come, and the likelihood of a high transfer of wealth from the public to the private sector.
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