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We had all the ingredients on hand which made it easy to do on the spur of the moment! Here is Cassie helping to make the cake batter. My daughter was such a great helper---too bad Red Hen did not have her as a friend to help bake her cake! The recipe in the book has a colorful picture/word recipe to follow which my daughter loved.
We had to wait for the cake to cook and cool. Then we were ready to frost it. I used the recipe on the back of Hershey's Cocoa for the chocolate frosting. Red Hen could not get her friends to ice the cake either. Cassie was ready and willing because this girl loves frosting!!!
I finished spreading the chocolate frosting and then we were ready to decorate and no one would help Red Hen with that either. Poor Red Hen!!
We used the recipe for frosting from the Shamrock Cupcakes that we made. Cassie loved helping to mix the colors into the frosting. We wanted it to be "Splendid" so it couldn't just be plain chocolate!
I didn't have any fancy frosting bags so we just used plastic bags with the corner cut off and that worked really well! Cassie loved to decorate and Eat the frosting!
My daughter really got into this and could have kept doing it for a long time!! We were on our way to a Simply Splendid Cake!!
Uh Oh who is eating the frosting??? (I didn't see that---did you???)
I added some fun curvy lines and polka dots on the side and Cassie continued to decorate and decorate....
We decided to add a few sprinkles and jelly beans to make the cake more "Splendid" and I added a few pink flowers with my old frosting press from my Grandmother. Cassie wanted to add candles too, but I didn't take a picture of that part. It may look like a mess to some, but we both thought it looked beautiful and we were very excited to eat it after dinner! It was Simply Splendid!!!!
Another book we have that has a recipe to go along with it is : Pancakes, Pancakes! by Eric Carle. We've made pancakes a million times.


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Western Michigan University's Bronson School of Nursing MSN program is designed specifically for RNs who want to expand their expertise and knowledge. Graduates of our MSN program become the leaders in promoting healthcare in individuals and communities. The advantages of our program are:
- Online course delivery by faculty who are supportive and engaged in student learning
- A choice of three tracks: nurse educator, addiction, or gerontology
- Students will have opportunities to practice in diverse clinical settings
- Seven (7) semester degree completion (36 credit hours)
- Accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and incorporates the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's (AACN) Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing
M.S.N. program outcomes
MSN Graduate Program Outcomes (adapted from AACN Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing, March 21, 2011)
- Integrate scientific findings from nursing biopsychosocial fields, genetics, public health, quality improvement, and organizational sciences for the continual improvement of nursing practice across diverse settings.
- Demonstrate leadership skills that emphasize ethical and critical decision-making, effective working relationships, and a systems-perspective.
- Use the methods, tools, performance measures and standards related to quality, as well as apply quality principles within an organization.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply research outcomes within the practice setting, resolve practice problems, work as a change agent, and disseminate results.
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- A grade point average of at least 3.0 out of 4.0 in the last 60 credit hours of undergraduate nursing studies;
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This video series covers:
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TPS23861 PoE MSP430 Reference Code Training
In this training series you will learn more about the TPS23861 PSE controller in combination with the MSP430 reference code for power port management.
TPS23861 PoE MSP430 Reference Code Training: Part 1
In this video, you will learn more about:
- the TPS23861 PSE (Power Sourcing Equipment) controller
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ssetmask() sets the signal mask of the calling process to the value given in newmask. The previous signal mask is returned.
The signal masks dealt with by these two system calls are plain bit masks (unlike the sigset_t used by sigprocmask(2)); use sigmask(3) to create and inspect these masks.
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We are an IT team, but weak in graphics design. We need to create a logo/illustration for our new CycliX website homepage
We are trying to recruit researchers to work for the CycliX project and inform other researchers about our activities
You can find a hand drawing of the desired illustration here: http://www.fmi.ch/cyclix/
The dimension of the illustration should be around 500 * 500px.
1. The center of the drawing represents three gears:
- The central gear should be larger than the other three, who should all be the same size.
- The arrows inside the gears should be there.
- The gears can be all black or dark grey.
2. On the outside, there are three cycles represented.
- The top one is the circadian cycle, represented by a moon for the night and a sun for the day.
- The arrows in blue and the sun and moon drawn in blue with a bright yellow filling.
3. On the right, the cell cycle, which is composed of the phases called M, G1, S, and G2.
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4. On the left the nutrition cycle, which is represented by a dining plate that is full or empty. It could also be a bowl...
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Those completing the mathematics degree will have the background to pursue graduate level mathematics, an occupation in mathematics, or other occupations relating to mathematics. The program will give the student experience in mathematical reasoning, problem solving, mathematical systems and structures, technical communications and programming. The program encourages each student to develop his/her own interests in mathematics. This is accomplished by giving the student the choice in determining a program specific to his/her needs. Areas of concentration include pure mathematics, applied mathematics, analysis, geometry/topology, algebra, probability and computational mathematics. In addition to the study of mathematics, the program seeks to improve the student's relationship with Jesus Christ by training him/her to broaden his/her Christian worldview and instilling the desire for Christian ethics in the workplace.
Communication Skills
EN 101, 102 (Freshman Composition) 6 hrs.
CM 130 (Intro to Communication) 3 hrs.
Literature 3 hrs.
Art-Music Appreciation/Philosophy/Theater/Foreign
Language/Literature 3 hrs.
Social and Behavioral Science
History 3 hrs.
Political Science/Psychology/Sociology/Economics 3 hrs.
Natural Science/Mathematical Reasoning
Science (Lab Course) 4 hrs.
MA 200 (Statistics) 3 hrs.
Christian Ministries
BI 111 (Biblical Literature & History) 3 hrs.
BI 112 (Interpreting Biblical Literature) 3 hrs.
BI 300 (Gospel of John) 3 hrs.
TH 237 (Christian Ethics) 3 hrs.
Physical Wellness
PE 105 (Total Fitness) 1 hr.
FS 101 (Freshman Seminar) 2 hrs.
SS 400 (Professions, Vocations, Missions) 1 hr.
Total 44 hrs.
Mathematics Courses
MA 220 (Linear Algebra I) 3 hrs.
MA 240 (Differential Calculus)
MA 241 (Integral Calculus) 4 hrs.
MA 242 (Multivariable Calculus) 3 hrs.
MA 320 (Linear Algebra II) 3 hrs.
MA 321 (Discrete Mathematics) 3 hrs.
MA 420 (Abstract Algebra) 3 hrs.
MA 440 (Mathematical Analysis) 3 hrs.
Mathematics Electives: 15 hrs.
MA 310 (Topology)
MA 350 (Differential Equations)
MA 367 (Mathematical Solution Tech)
MA 400 (Probability)
MA 441 (Numerical Analysis)
MA 450 (Mathematical Topics)
MA 451 (Math Research I)
MA 452 (Math Research II)
Natural Science
Science (Lab Course)* 4 hrs.
General Electives/Minor Area** 33 hrs.
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Youth-led and social media-fueled protests demanding reform challenged President José Eduardo Dos
Santos, who marked 32 years in power. Parliament,
controlled by Dos Santos' MPLA party, considered legislation to "combat crime" in information and communication
technology. The bill, pending in late year,
would stiffen penalties for defamation and would criminalize electronic dissemination of "recordings, pictures, and
video" of any individual without the
subject's consent. In nationally televised remarks targeting
citizen journalists, Dos Santos lashed out at
the use of the Internet to organize "unauthorized demonstrations to insult, denigrate, provoke uproar and confusion."
(One YouTube user called Kimangakialo posted more than 150 clips of protests.) In the same April
address, Dos Santos claimed journalists enjoyed
unfettered freedom to criticize his leadership. But CPJ research shows that security forces assaulted, detained,
and obstructed independent journalists covering protests and official functions. Powerful
public figures and officials used
security forces and the courts to settle scores with reporters investigating allegations of abuse of power, corruption, or
misconduct. Two journalists, Armando José Chicoca and William Tonet, were sentenced to prison over their critical coverage; they were free on
appeal in late year. José Manuel Gimbi faced intimidation from
security forces while reporting from the
militarized, oil-rich enclave of Cabinda. Denial-of-service attacks targeted the exile-run websites Club-K and
Angola24horas, taking them off-line in October.
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CPJ research charted a significant rise in attacks on the press in 2011. Cases of assault, censorship, detention, and threats jumped more than three-fold over 2010. Many involved journalists covering anti-government protests.
The pending Internet bill proposed a stiff penalty for those "who without consent provide, transmit, make available, or distribute recordings, films, and photographs of another person through a system of information." At least four existing laws criminalize journalistic activities.
Restrictive laws:
1886: Colonial-era penal code set a six-month prison penalty for defaming officials.
2002: State Secrecy Law imposed a two-year prison penalty for possession of official documents deemed sensitive.
2006: Press Law allowed courts to suspend media outlets for a year.
2010: State Security Crime Law set a two-year prison penalty for "words, images, writings, or sound insulting" to the president or official institutions.
Officials of the ruling MPLA, their family members, and businesses aligned with the party have controlling interest in all but two of Angola's private newspapers, according to CPJ research.
2 independent papers:
Folha 8
7 papers supportive of MPLA:
O Pais
A Capital
Semanário Angolense
Novo Jornal
In addition to controlling the national public broadcasters, officials of the ruling MPLA controlled all but two private radio stations, according to local journalists.
2 independent stations:
Radio Ecclésia
Radio Despertar
8 stations supportive of MPLA:
Rádio Nacional de Angola
Televisão Publica de Angola
FM Rádio LAC
FM Radio Comercial de Cabinda
FM Radio 2000
FM Radio Morena
Rádio Mais
TV Zimbo
Ten journalists have been killed for their work in Angola over the last two decades, according to CPJ research. Many of the deaths occurred during the country's 27-year civil war.
A breakdown of fatalities since 1992:
7: Journalists murdered
2: Journalists killed in crossfire
1: Journalist killed on a dangerous assignment
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ADOT, MPO, and COG Guidelines and Procedures Manual
The ADOT, MPO, and COG Guidelines and Procedures Manual is intended to be a resource document to assist in outlining the guidelines and procedures to conduct regional transportation planning functions and programs administered by the ADOT Multimodal Planning Division.
In every part of Arizona, the regional planning agencies, in cooperation with ADOT, have an important role in planning and coordinating transportation projects. ADOT's planning partners often are responsible for facilitating the project process between local communities, public transit providers and ADOT. Although they typically also address other (non-transportation) planning issues, transportation is the focus of this specific manual. This manual provides guidance related to the planning processes and administrative requirements when facilitating transportation planning activities. The goal of this manual is to clarify roles and responsibilities, improve efficiency among organizations and reduce questions and potential conflicts.
MPO and COG Guidelines and Procedures Manual
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MPO Manual Updates - September 2015
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Avisail Garcia injury update: White Sox OF Garcia to miss rest of season
The Chicago White Sox say outfielder Avisail Garcia will miss the rest of the season because of a tear in his left shoulder.
An MRI taken Thursday at Chicago's Rush University Medical Center revealed the torn labrum. He is scheduled to have surgery next week.
Garcia was hurt while trying to make a diving catch on DJ LeMahieu's drive to right field in the sixth inning of Wednesday's loss at Colorado. The ball was jarred loose when Garcia hit the ground.
The injury is a big blow to the White Sox, who are trying to bounce back from a 99-loss season. Garcia has batted .298 since being acquired from Detroit last summer in the three-team trade that sent Jake Peavy to Boston.
With Garcia on the 15-day disabled list, Chicago recalled outfielder Jordan Danks from Triple-A Charlotte.


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Sometimes small is better. That's how it is at Southside Virginia Community College. You'll never be lost in the crowd or treated like a number on a computer printout. What you will find are faculty, staff and administrators who do their best for students of all ages to provide a quality educational program for transfer to four-year colleges and universities and an occupational-technical program to educate, train and retrain workers for Southside business and industry.
Our small size allows us to provide:
- Individual attention in the classroom and laboratory.
- One-to-one counseling during the day and evening.
- Instruction by a full-time staff of professionals who have master's or doctoral degrees in their fields and part-time faculty that include lawyers, bankers, accountants, nurses, computer programmers and electricians.
- Career and placement opportunities strengthened by contact with SVCC alumni employed in area business and industry.
Facts about SVCC
- About 4719 students, 63% of them females, are enrolled at SVCC. The average student age is 23. The majority of students work and attend college part time. SVCC operates on the semester system with classes offered during the day and evening. A semester is about 15 weeks long.
- Established in 1970, SVCC is one of the 23 colleges in the Virginia Community College System. The Christanna Campus near Alberta and the John H. Daniel Campus near Keysville serve ten counties and one city - the largest community college service region in the state. In 1985, SVCC opened the Southside Virginia Education Center.
- The college is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate degrees. SVCC is approved by the State Department of Education for payment of veteran's benefits. The college is supported by local, state and federal funds.
- SVCC is dedicated to the belief that all citizens should be given an opportunity to acquire an educational foundation which develops and extends their skills and knowledge. The college's goal is to provide diverse instructional programs ranging from developmental studies to associate degree curricula in academic, technical, and lifelong education. Through various activities, students will also have the opportunity to develop their roles and responsibilities as participants in a changing society.
- It is the policy of Southside Virginia Community College to promote equal opportunity in educational programs and activities, admission, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, sex, national origin, disability, or any other non merit factor. Inquires concerning the affirmative action policy should be addressed to:
- SVCC's Affirmative Action Officer: Shannon Feinman, Vice President of Finance and Administration Christanna Campus 109 Campus Drive Alberta, VA 23821 434-949-1005
- Potential students and interested citizens are invited to visit the college at their convenience. Office hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 PM on weekdays. Visits at night or on weekends may be arranged by contacting the college.
General notes about enrollment
Any person 18 years or older who can benefit from an SVCC program is eligible to attend the college. High school students may also be enrolled in credit courses with their principal's permission.
All necessary application forms are available on our forms download page. You may apply for admission on the web and for financial aid as well.
Students who wish to enroll in an associate degree program should have a high school diploma or GED certificate. To enroll in a degree, diploma or certificate program, students should complete an application for admission and an application for Virginia in-state tuition rates. Students should also provide high school or GED and previous college transcripts, and complete SVCC placement testing.
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Oracle OpenWorld - 2011 Recap
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Next week is Oracle OpenWorld 2012. I won't be there this year, so I thought I would recap my experience from last year.
Last year, the Austin Executive Briefing Center had a room full of experts to help customers learn about IBM hardware to run Oracle applications. This year, IBM is back in San Francisco, with subject matter experts representing Power Systems, System x servers, PureSystems, Storage and System z mainframes. If you are in San Francisco, consider taking 1-2 hours out of your schedule to speak to IBM experts. These are intended to answer the question: Why choose IBM for your Oracle (and other) workloads?
Event: IBM Mini-BriefingsSubject Matter Experts:
IBM will also have a booth presence on the main Oracle OpenWorld showroom floor. Please stop by and visit my colleagues! To sign up for a Mini-Briefing at Oracle OpenWorld, for any or all of the topics above, visit the new [IBM STG Austin EBC] website.
Oracle won't be the only one making announcements next week. Register today for next week's [Oct. 3rd Smarter Computing webcast]. Only a few days left! Check out this [short 2-minute YouTube video]!
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March 18, 2013
MONTREAL (AP) — Two inmates made a daring daylight escape from a prison outside Montreal in a hijacked helicopter, then led police in a car chase and exchanged gunfire at a rural cabin before they were finally recaptured, authorities said Monday.
Police said the helicopter pilot was held hostage in the Sunday jail-break and was not a suspect. He was treated for shock at a hospital.
"This is the first time this has occurred in a Quebec facility," said Yves Galarneau, correctional services manager of the Saint-Jerome prison.
Galarneau said there are no security measures in place at the prison to prevent a helicopter from swooping down from above.
Yves Le Roux, president of the helicopter rental company, Passport-Hélico, said Monday that two men posing as tourists pulled a gun on the pilot and told him to fly over the prison.
The hijackers used a rope to hoist the prisoners from inside the gates and then had the pilot land at a nearby field where the inmates got on board, Le Roux said.
The pilot switched on an emergency signal during the flight to alert authorities and that they eventually landed at Mont-Tremblant, about 55 miles (85 kilometers) away from the prison, he added.
Quebec provincial police spokesman Benoit Richard said Monday that they had arrested four people including the two inmates Benjamin Hudon-Barbeau, 36, and Danny Provencal, 33, rear a rural cabin where they exchanged gunfire with police.
Two of the suspects then broke into the cabin and the residents fled unharmed.
Hudon-Barbeau and another suspect were arrested at the scene and Provencal surrended peacefully after barricading himself in a building for several hours. Another suspect was arrested on a nearby highway,
The two alleged accomplices and the two escaped convicts appeared in court Monday but did not enter a plea.
They were expected to do so as early as their next court appearance on April 16.
Police said the charges include attempted murder, hijacking an aircraft, evasion, possession of restricted weapons and breaking and entering.
Hudon-Barbeau was serving time on firearms related charges, but it was not immediately clear what Provencal was convicted of.
Both prisoners, however, have long criminal records. Hudon-Barbeau has ties to the Hells Angels biker gang, according to Quebec court records. In January 2012, the Quebec Court of Appeal overturned a 2010 attempted murder conviction against Hudon-Barbeau when the key witness retracted her testimony.
Although the helicopter jailbreak is a first for Quebec, it has a long and colorful history.
A helicopter swooped down on a prison courtyard in Greece last month as armed men on board fired on guards and lowered a rope to help a convicted killer make his fourth attempt to escape from the prison. But the plot was foiled after the prisoner was shot and the chopper was forced to land in the prison's parking lot.
In 1971 New York businessman, Joel David Kaplan, used a chopper to escape from a Mexican jail and went on to write a book about it.
The prison at the center of Sunday's escapade in Quebec is a provincial detention center with a maximum-security wing.


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Of the total number of appointments, 4,930 had a wait time of 30 days or less (96.2%) and 196 appointments (3.8%) were scheduled more than 30 days out.
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in January 2019 reported that wait times for new appointments at VA health care facilities were similar to or better than wait times at private-sector providers between 2014 and 2017.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO), however, released a report in July 2019 that cautioned that the VA's data-tracking system only captures part of the appointment process and fails to account for the time that it takes the VA to enroll veterans in its health benefits program.
At a hearing before the House Veterans Affairs Committee after the report was released, Debra Draper, health care director at the GAO, said new patients may actually wait up to 70 days for an appointment when they first enroll for benefits.
The VA explains on its website that when veterans apply for benefits, they are assigned to one of eight priority groups, with those who need immediate care due to service-related disabilities placed in higher priority groups. Veterans who don't have service-connected disabilities and who earn a higher income are placed in the lower priority groups.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 60 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
B's Gym Fitness USA
We are a private training and fitness classes facility. People come to us wanting to go from out of shape couch potato to a fit, strong and capable person. We also have a contingent of clients who are athletes who use our training to better their sport performance. Our business focuses on small group classes, with everyone in the gym getting to know each other and support our individual fitness goals. We use barbell weights, kettle bells, medicine balls, a lot of body weight movements like pushups/pullups/situps, rope climbing, rowing, running... no two workouts look the same.
We have two types of people looking at our gym. The first is the athlete, most likely looking for a place that will give a strong, hard workout with proven results. The second, and MOST important type of client for us is the 30-50 year old who is out of shape or only into some light recreational fitness (ie jogging or biking a bit, playing on a softball team at work) and wants to evolve into the best shape of their life. They are looking for an approachable program, interesting workouts and supportive atmosphere. Both are seeking high quality personal attention from the coaching staff.
We are looking for a logo that will look great on t-shirts and business cards. Single or multiple colors are fine. The most important thing is to bridge the gap between the two client bases described above. We are interested in a logo that includes a bee (a play on the owner/head coach's name, B) this is a strong desire, but we are open to seeing other ideas as well. The overall look should be strong and brand-able. The logo must be editable in either PS or Illustrator, with layers so that the background and wording is easily altered for different surfaces.
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We offer programs and classes for novice and advanced shooters. Or, jump right in to our available activities and games. Learn more!
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Capital Cleaning Canberra is a leading name in the industry of carpet cleaning Parkes. Hire special discount on carpet steam cleaning, dry cleaning, stain removal and sanitisation. Call 1300 402 628 or book online for same day carpet cleaner in Parkes. Free quotes available.
Avail Best Carpet Cleaning Services in Parkes
Looking for affordable and professional carpet cleaners in Parkes? Well, you're at the right place. Capital Cleaning Canberra is a leading carpet cleaning services provider in Parkes.
Dirty carpets make your home look dirty. Further, they can be a great spoil-sport in front of your guests, and can also serve as a breeding ground for a range of diseases. Your kids might have spilled a drink on them or they might be filthy with dust and grime. Whatever the reason is, Capital Cleaning Canberra has got your back. We can save your thousands of dollars, which you would have otherwise spent on replacing your carpets, by cleaning your existing ones.
Capital Cleaning Canberra provides carpet cleaning to both commercial and residential properties in Parkes.
Why Do You Need Professional Carpet Cleaner?
We know that the presence of soil in your carpet makes it look bad and dirty. A large part of the soil that gets accumulated in the carpet is sand and dry particle. These particles are gritty and can wear away the carpet, dulling its appearance. They can also settle down at the bottom of your carpet and damage the bottom if there is too much foot traffic in that area. This can lead to the thinning of the carpet, creating obvious wear patterns.
Dirty carpets can cause serious health issues for the inhabitants at your home or office. Asthma, running nose, red eyes, itchiness, skin infections, coughing, and sneezing are some of the problems caused due to unclean carpets. The contaminants residing in the carpet also reduce the life span of the carpet. This is where Capital Cleaning Canberra comes into the picture. Our cleaners are well-skilled in removing sand and dry particles from your carpet, whether they are composed of oil, grease, starches, hair, or food particles.
Our Carpet Cleaning Process
Like we told you earlier, the type of the dirt plays an important part in how it should be dealt with. We use a carpet cleaning Parkes method that is most suitable for your carpet. Depending on the condition of the carpet, we choose from one of the 5 top carpet cleaning methods:
Carpet Steam Cleaning
In this technique, we use hot water and cleaning agents at high pressure to loosen up any stubborn grime, filth, dirt and soil from the carpet.
Carpet Shampooing
We use a cleaning agent to remove suspended debris and dirt from your carpet with the help of rotating brushes. This process is fast and simple and ensures thorough carpet cleaning.
This process makes use of an encapsulating chemical which is sprayed and simultaneously brushed into your carpet. This is done with the help of a rotary brush machine. This process involves minimum use of moisture, therefore, the carpets are ready to be used again in no time. Encapsulation is widely preferred for commercial carpet maintenance only.
Bonnet Cleaning
Bonnet carpet cleaning is another technique which makes minimum use of moisture. This technique uses cotton, polypropylene pad, a rotary machine and rayon to clean your carpet.
Dry Carpet Cleaning
We use an array of specialized tools and machines to clean carpets with this method, such that almost no moisture is used throughout the process.
Not only do our cleaners make sure that your carpet is clean and spotless, but they will also make sure that it stays like that for long. You can always ask our cleaners for expert tips and opinions on how to maintain your carpet and to keep it clean for longer.
Our Other Services
At Capital Cleaning Canberra we provide more than just carpet dry cleaning and carpet steam cleaning. Our services include carpet repairs, carpet shampooing, Carpet Stain Removal, carpet pet stain and odour removal, office carpet cleaning, Wet Carpet Cleaning, carpet mould removal, carpet water damage restoration, carpet flood damage restoration, carpet sanitizing and carpet deodorizing. We have skills in performing carpet wine stain removal too.
Carpet Dry Cleaning
For a quick and effective cleaning session, carpet dry cleaning is best, because it removes all the dust and dirt. Sometimes, stain removal method is followed after vacuum cleaning, when it's done the carpet gets completely cleaned and sanitized. At Capital Cleaning we are working to make our clients experience better, so we provide them with the best in class carpet dry cleaning service. If you're looking to have the carpet dry cleaning service, then contact us.
Carpet Mould Removal Parkes
Another major problem with the carpet is mould growth. Presence of moisture and humidity in the room leads to mould development on the carpet. Mould on your carpet degrades the air quality which becomes the cause for a number of health issues. But worry not, Capital Cleaning Canberra is always there in your rescue. Our staff has years of experience in carpet cleaning and can assist you in almost any carpet cleaning need including mould removal. Unlike others, we provide our top-notch services at affordable prices and deliver complete value for money.
Red Wine Stain Removal From Carpet Parkes
Red wine on the carpets? Don't fret, why we are there for? With the best skills, advanced tools and right cleaning solution we can make your floor coverings brand new once again. Red wine stain belongs to the stubborn stain family and removing them on your own can be the toughest task. Also, a wrong step can turn your carpets into disaster. So, why waste your energy and money when you can have carpets cleaned with the utmost ease? Hire us today and get the best Carpet Stain Removal Services in Parkes.
End of Lease Carpet Cleaning Parkes
When the contract ends, you might be on the hunt of end of lease carpet cleaning service provider in the city, and when it comes to the best, Capital Cleaning Canberra is unbeatable. We have an efficient team of professionals that investigate your carpets thoroughly before the cleaning procedure. After the inspection, the professionals go ahead with the appropriate cleaning method. With our advanced carpet cleaning services, the chances of your bond getting also increase.
Carpet Sanitisation & Deodorisation Services
Carpets can actually harbour many dangerous germs and pathogens. Stains and organic fluids spilled on the carpet will result in contamination by bacteria and pathogens. This can lead to a bad home environment and compromise the overall hygiene of the carpet. Also, these bacteria will further cause your carpets to stink. This bad odour released by the carpet can affect the indoor air quality thereby affecting your breathing. We at Capital Cleaning Canberra can provide you with the best carpet sanitisation and carpet service. Our professional carpet cleaners use safe and effective disinfectants to treat the pathogens. Natural and green products are utilised to remove bad odour and add freshness and fragrance to the carpets. Get rid of this odour and all the pathogens from the carpet by hiring Capital cleaning Canberra today.
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If you are hunting for safe and eco-friendly carpet cleaning services in Parkes then rest your mind and get to the expert team of Carpet Cleaning in Parkes. This is a place where you can get your dirty and ruined carpets perfectly cleaned. We know how to treat them with accurate and relevant techniques. Hire us today for the best offers.
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Residential Carpet Cleaning
We provide our efficient carpet cleaning services in residential areas. We have tools that are absolutely effective and top-notch. Our cleaning technicians know how to perfectly clean the carpet we scrutinize every area of the carpet and resolve the problem wherever we found one. You can trust us for a better result which you always wished to see. Therefore, come to Carpet Cleaning in Parkes today.
Commercial Carpet Cleaning
Whether it is a marketplace, infirmary, or school we render our best services in all commercial domains our carpet cleaning services will unquestionably heighten the appearance of your carpet and eliminate all the unhealthy microorganisms, bacteria and dirt scraps from it.
Industrial Carpet Cleaning
Carpet Cleaning Parkes is offering excellent services to industrial areas. Our services are actually cost-effective and reliable. We have become the foremost company in this business now. We provide our excellent services throughout areas including buildings, factories, offices and other structures as well. We have a crew who is equipped with the best and advanced apparatuses. So come to us today.
Get Rid of Stains From Your Carpets With Us.
The expert technicians of Carpet Cleaning are capable of eliminating all type of stains from the carpet whether there are red wine stains, chocolate stains or pet's urine stains. We have those appliances and cleaning solutions which help us to extract them in seconds. Avail the best offers now.
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Blood stains on the carpet can be very repulsive and offensive for us and our guests. Blood stains can permanently decolourise the carpet fibres leaving a red or dark brown spot. Blood stains on the carpet may attract pathogens thereby affecting the hygiene of the carpets. We at Capital Cleaning Canberra can provide you with the best carpet blood stain removal service. We use the best commercial products and solvents to eradicate blood stains. We treat the stain and pathogens effectively and deliver stain free results in no time. Hire Capital cleaning Canberra today to get rid of any kind of blood stain from the carpet in no time.
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We all love our pets and our pets don't love our carpets. We know that pets can leave their signs of presence on the carpet. Their faeces, urine and mud from their paws can leave harsh stains on the carpets. Often compromising the hygiene and leaving a permanent spot or mark on the carpet. Capital Cleaning Canberra can deliver the best pet stain removal service for you. We start by treating the stains with commercial products and removing them effectively, we then deliver a thorough cleaning of the carpet to get rid of dirt, mud and pet shedding.
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Chewing gums are enjoyed throughout the world but people often dispose of them casually. If you dropped chewing gum on the carpet and ignored it chances are it will result in damage to the carpets. Gums get solid after drying which becomes very hard to get rid of them. Due to their sticky nature, they will permanently get attached to the carpet fibres. Our professional carpet cleaners use heat and cold treatment to make the dried gum brittle and easy to remove. We then remove any amount of gum sticking on the carpets using special tools. Staining is also treated using safe commercial products.
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Nail polish stain looks really odd on the carpet, it disguises itself as a part of the carpet but it's never the part of the carpet. Moreover, if the nail polish stain is not removed on time then it'll become permanent. Therefore, the stain must be removed quickly, at Capital cleaning Canberra we have a team of expert professionals who knows everything about the nail polish stain on the carpet and they treat the stain accordingly. We have provided them with the best quality cleaning solvents and tools to perform the job completely. For booking contact us.
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Sat, Jun 15, 2019
8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park
3655 Church Road
Ellicott City, MD 21043
The gates open at 6:30pm for picnicking.
Macbeth (Movable/Outdoors) 8pm
By William Shakespeare
June 7 – June 23, 2019
"And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle!"
The horror and the poetry of this supernatural tragedy are magnified as the moon rises over Macbeth's castle – represented by the stone walls of the Patapsco Female Institute in Ellicott City. You'll be up close to the action as you travel with the actors through the historic park. Audience size will be limited for the movable play, as we want the crowd to enjoy the full experience of being up close to the traveling action. We encourage advance purchase of tickets online. The ticket tent and gates will open 90 minutes before the play.
For the "movable" play: If you bring a picnic, please use disposable packaging: Do not carry coolers or chairs to the park. There is no place to store personal belongings when the play begins to travel through the park. You'll be walking or standing outdoors through most of the performance. Please wear comfortable shoes. Questions? Please contact Box Office staff by email or by phone at 410-244-8570.
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Allan Chochinov—editor-in-chief of Core77 and teacher of industrial and product design at Pratt and in the School of Visual Arts' MFA Designer as Author program—has become a leading advocate against wasteful design. He puts his teaching where his mouth is by requiring students to answer "why" at nearly every stage of the design process and by urging them to avoid indulging in the typical trappings of consumer culture. Always armed with fresh insights, Chochinov keeps me on my toes in our ongoing discussions about ethics and efficacy. Here is an example of one such conversation, in which we talk about how to teach students to not design unless there is a need, as well as debate the concept of obsolescence as a tool for stimulating the economy.
Heller: You teach industrial design and are the editor-in-chief of a website that chronicles the field. But you have a unique worldview of I.D.—kind of "Enough is enough, already." You've questioned why designers should actually make more stuff. Well, why shouldn't they?
Chochinov: Well, it's not that they shouldn't make more stuff, exactly—we will obviously need all kinds of stuff in our world. It's just that the "making of stuff" as the initial mandate of the designer needs to be challenged. Say I'm a product designer in the classic sense (and yes, there are others). I get up in the morning, I go to my design studio, and the frame within which I work—indeed my entire raison d'etre—is: "I'm going to make a piece of stuff. In fact, I'm going to do such a good job designing this piece of stuff that my client is going to make lots and lots of these. And if they do a good job, too, they're going to sell thousands or hundreds of thousands of them.—millions even. So that's my role. And I will do it well."
I think this is preposterous and dangerous. And I know that a designer's professed responsibility is to "solve problems," but given market pressures, those solutions invariably involve manufacturing a ton of artifacts, which are quickly thrown away, of course. The mandates of design are seldom questioned in design schools, sadly. Product designers learn how to design products—lots of them.
Heller: Arguably, industrial designers must learn how to design products or they don't learn. Do you think they should learn how to not design products? Or should they be like the Shakers, each having to learn how to make a fundamentally essential, simple product—or have a quota of some sort—and then die off because they don't procreate? While I agree that too much stuff is available, isn't that what stimulates our economy? Wasn't forced obsolescence developed to keep the economy—and our way of life—moving?
Chochinov: There are several questions in there, Steve—the last one with great relevance to our current financial climate. Let's start with the first, though: There is an age-old debate between training students and educating them. This is true for many disciplines, and is perhaps reaching a crisis point with product, or industrial, design. I used to have a perennial argument with a fellow faculty member that took the form of: "These students won't be able to design anything if you don't teach them how" versus "These students will only be designing dumb stuff if you don't ask them why." One of the ways that new programs have navigated the issue of the expanding skill set (and purview) of design practice is to pick a sub-specialty and focus on it—be it design thinking, experiences and interactions, form-giving, etc. Another is to try and do it all—model building, materials and processes, abstract three-dimensional investigation, color, drawing, professional practice, thesis—and in that case the conventional approach seems to be skills first, thinking second. I actually don't agree with this order, but I see the irresistible logic in it.
To your second question, I absolutely think that students (and indeed, professionals) should learn how not to design products. But I don't argue this in a reactionary or antagonistic way. While many artifacts are necessary and desirable, they need to be appreciated in their larger context; they are usually part of a greater whole. Many products are props in an experience; others are necessary tools to accomplish work or tasks; still, others are totems or beloved objects. Some are just plain beautiful, or coveted, or disposable. In almost all of these roles, however, a product has just that—a role. And these days, with a greater appreciation of the consequences of mass production, the labor implications, the fuel, energy and pollution in transporting goods back and forth around the globe, we need to be sure that when we tool up to manufacture something that we're not doing so blindly, that we have thought about the role of that artifact and have considered whether that role can be fulfilled in a more sustainable, local, respectful and humane way.
That's where the discipline of service design comes in. Service design looks at a situation, a context—OK, a problem—and looks at modifying behavior, redistributing assets, goods, activities, talent, and seeks to improve the situation or contribute something new into the world. If "products" are needed, no problem; we'll make products. But it shouldn't necessarily be the first step.
Heller: Service design makes sense. Products are designed—indeed, invented—to serve a need. But need is not an end in itself—you didn't really address the last part of the question. In the 1920s and '30s sustainability might not have been a buzz issue or trend, so "new" was the consumer mantra—at least as advocated through advertising, which as we all know is more about image than reality. But what do you think about forced obsolescence? Should designers be directed to make "new" and "newer"—2.0, 5.0 or 25.5 versions of things that they know will be obsolete in a year or two?
Chochinov: I think "new" is still the consumer mantra—perhaps more so now than ever. And with the current financial situation, we are tempted to reduce everything we do here on Earth to the necessary creation and consumption of goods and services; that this will be our only way out: "Go shopping." No doubt designers are complicit in this feeding of ever more novel stuff to buy, but surely there are other ways to create value in our world.
A nice example is matching the elderly and the young, popularized by Ezio Manzini's Sustainable Everyday Project: Sick kids need childcare; the elderly need company, activity and energy. Why not create neighborhood-based childcare facilities where the elderly provide the staffing? Or surrogate grandparenting for older kids. That's veering back to service design, of course, but these models can be transposed to product design with little difficulty. Indeed, going forward I don't think we can engage in product design with any integrity if we don't take into consideration the larger contexts in which that product exists, and to push toward more holistic systems. Why own a car when you can be a member of a car-sharing group? Well, many people love owning a car, so it's up to designers to create an artifact, system, experienceand service—let's say Zipcar— that is so well-thought through, so economical and ecologically responsible, and so desirable—for all those quintessentially design-y reasons—that people are persuaded to join. That's an example of your 2.0 version that makes sense for the design community, and for business in general.
Alex Steffen, in an essay a couple years ago entitled "Strategic Consumption: How to Change the World with What You Buy," argues that "you cannot buy a better future, at least not the sort of bright green future we talk about here at Worldchanging. That sort of future—a sustainable one, a future that itself has a future—is not available for purchase: It doesn't yet exist. You can't find it on shelves, and you can't even order it up custom, no matter how much money you're willing to spend." He offers a five-point strategy in the second half of the article, but it's a good recipe for the other half of the consumer equation: the designers.
Heller: Designers become designers because they need to make things. That said, industrial designers dating back to their ascendancy during the 1930s were in large part attempting to do some fundamental good for society. Do you believe that romantic idea gave rise to l'objet pour l'objet in the postwar age? And if so, do you think that designers can really be convinced it is in their best interest to do as you have suggested—create more holistic systems that save rather than waste? I'm reminded of the Mad Max movies and how the survivors of whatever terrible calamity there was that caused Armageddon were forced to retool existing machinery because they had no choice. Should designers today be made to practice in a sustainable manner because they have no choice?
Chochinov: Right, like the preserved '50s cars in Cuba. I think you'll find designers in two camps these days: those for whom it's still business as usual, and those who believe that we are already past the crisis point. Well, maybe there are a few groups in between, but one hopes that there is a desire across the board to create value in ways that doesn't create more problems than they solve. I've written before that John Thackara, a design force for good, argues that he's never met a designer who, at base, didn't want to "make things better," so for him the good intentions are in the recipe, in the DNA.
I don't know that the "attempt to do some fundamental good for society" in the 1930s was the over-riding motivation; indeed, you talked about planned obsolescence and the rise of advertising in an earlier question. I tend to be cynical about these things, and there's no doubt that the promise of less drudgery in the home and more efficiencies on the roads and in the factories were powerful promises to anyone who could afford to avail themselves of what industrial mass production had to offer. But they were also moving the merch. New, more streamlined, more futuristic iterations of products became a meme as well as a way of life, and the rest, as they say, is history. Now we're in an even more sophisticated era (see Debbie Millman's recent critique of Lucas Conley's Obsessive Branding Disorder on Design Observer), where brands, tribes and buzz marketing are the engines of the movement of goods and services. Masters of this discipline know full well that what really matters is designed experiences and can use that knowledge to manipulate us even more effectively. Well, that's the cynical argument, anyway. Debbie tries to balance the story out in her article.
You ask if designers today should be made to practice in a sustainable manner because they have no choice. Well, I'm on the board of the Designers Accord, a coalition of designers, educators, businesspeople and others working together to create change—to create positive environmental and social impact through sustainable design practice. Designers "adopt" the accord, pledging to talk to clients about sustainable options, to educate their staffs about sustainable practice, to do an audit, to share best practices with other designers on a community website. The Accord doesn't seek to bully designers and design firms; it seeks to catalyze innovation throughout the creative community by collectively building our intelligence around sustainability. I think it's a sensible approach.
Heller: I don't mean to say that designers are "perfect soldiers," mindlessly moving in mindless lockstep, making things regardless of consequence. But I am curious about how students embrace this field and what their prerogatives are at this point in environmental and economic history. You teach at Pratt (graduate industrial design) and SVA (graduate communications design): how have students changed perspective? In general, what are the key motivations and what is your goal as a teacher?
Chochinov: Their motivations are unclear, actually. Several years ago, the assistant chair in the department at Pratt mentioned to me that during the entrance interviews, "Not one of the students wanted anything other than to become an 'industrial designer'...to learn how to design stuff." None of them mentioned design research or ethnography. None mentioned design thinking or strategy or sustainability, discursive design or any other myriad sub-fields of the discipline. They all wanted, literally, to make products. And keep in mind that these are grown-ups: graduate students who had had some life experience.
Now, these students can't be blamed for not knowing all the amazing places they could find for themselves in the world of product design because they didn't know those places existed. So part of the responsibility of design education is to show students that the world of design enterprise is a broad and thriving place. For me, this is an incredibly important part of the discourse, helped by bringing in lots of guests who practice tangentially to the field, and providing demonstrable evidence that there are ways to solve problems, put wonderful things into the world and celebrate life that go way beyond constructing a pretty coffee maker.
Steve, can you sharpen up what you mean by prerogatives here? I'm fascinated by that word. What, as the co-chair of the Designer as Author Program at SVA, do you feel are the rights of the students in your program?
Heller: Students have the right to choose to be "citizen designers." I believe my students should not be herded into a pen where all they do is follow the golden rule, but I believe I—we—have an obligation to teach them to design in a responsible manner for a realistic goal. I also believe that they must be taught to convince others of the rightness of what they are doing. Of course, this is a double-edged sword, so to speak: They can be too convincing and, like Bernie Madoff, be total scoundrels. How do we keep designers from pulling the wool over the client's and the public's eyes? I believe we must be diligent about our critiques and what we accept or not. Too often students are allowed to get away with things that would not be accepted by professionals, under the guise of allowing them to grow. Have you been affected by that conundrum?
Chochinov: This is something I talk a lot about in class, actually—the notion of what is "playing fair" and how these students have been manipulated and bullied by all the forces active in contemporary culture, and how they are now learning the skills to fight back, and how they can be used for good rather than evil. I don't want to make too big a deal about this, but the art of design is very often the art of persuasion—whether it happens through a product or an ad campaign or a poster or a piece of interactive media. So preparing the practitioners of that art comes with an added responsibility—on top of the "training" and "educating" I alluded to before.
But when you offer that "too often students are allowed to get away with things that would not be accepted by professionals under the guise of allowing them to grow," I'd like to propose a caution: Professionals are some of the worst offenders, of course, and preparing students for "professional practice" may be preparing them for the compromises, complicity and propagation of the same unsustainable values and outputs that we now understand to be the dark side of design, advertising, marketing and mass production. I think school is exactly the place where they should be getting away with an unbelievable amount—particularly grad school. (I recently got a compliment from a student who commented that my ground rule for the class was to "go big or go home." I kinda liked that.) And so often I think that the rituals of professional practice should take a backseat. But then I realize that those rituals can be discussed, dissected and challenged as class discussion topics, and I get to have it both ways: the students have a grounding in reality, but hopefully the confidence and the nerve to challenge that reality.
Heller: You are right that "professional" is not always synonymous with all things good and pure. But, tell me, do you teach industrial design students how to just say no? It seems to me that too many designers, when faced with the choice of making something that is not necessary, in fact, make it anyway to satisfy the client. The word no is not always negative; it can be very positive. Would you agree?
Chochinov: I would, and you've teed things up quite nicely for me! A few years back, it was the end of the semester and I was having a bit of a bull session with the students, critiquing the course and talking about how the semester went. One of the students piped up and asked, "Allan, you seem to have such a conflicted relationship with this profession. You're so torn up about mass production and solid waste, but you love design so much and are so passionate about its potential. Doesn't it just kill you to come here every week and teach industrial design? I mean, why do you come here to do this?"
I looked the student straight in the eyes and said, "I come here to stop you."
I think that has always been the subtext of my pedagogy, but I don't exercise it with malice or resentment. I'm critical of design, designers and design practice—both in my teaching and in my editorial roles at Core77—but I'm also the biggest cheerleader for the power of design. I see unlimited potential for the discipline at a time when the world desperately needs creative thinkers, problem solvers and brave visionaries. I am also cognizant of the vast damage we can do as our design decisions are multiplied out across the globe. I don't see those two postures as mutually exclusive. Indeed, I see them as a requirement—both in practice and in school.


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2009-09-17 [playslashwrite]: oooh! *giddy* i hope so too! Good luck with that :D
2009-09-18 [▲.]: May I use some of these? They're beautiful.
2009-09-18 [playslashwrite]: thank you! and sure, that's what the whole stock idea is about XD plunder away i say!
2009-09-18 [▲.]: Thanks so much! *attach* x33
2009-09-20 [playslashwrite]: attach? attach what? XD aaaaaah im being attached! ::p!
2009-09-20 [▲.]: I attached myself to your arm out of gratitude. xDDDDDDD
2009-09-20 [playslashwrite]: OMG! I have an extra limb made of human on my arm! XD
wait.. does that mean I can finally juggle now?
2009-09-20 [▲.]: Maybe. :o Although, I'm terrible at it, so I wonder how that would work...
2009-09-21 [playslashwrite]: me too, but with four arms it must work XD
2009-09-21 [▲.]: Can you control my arms when they're attached to one of yours? So wouldn't that really mean you only have one arm? :o
2009-09-21 [playslashwrite]: ......
good question! XD
2009-09-21 [▲.]: xDDDDDD
I love logic.
2009-09-22 [playslashwrite]: logic maketh my brain hurt bad XD
2009-09-23 [▲.]: Mine too, at times.
2009-09-23 [playslashwrite]: poor brain *gives brain fluffy yellow pain killers*
2009-09-24 [▲.]: Awh. xD
2009-09-24 [playslashwrite]: better now? :D
2010-02-20 [IonicRose]: Great pics! It makes me want to write a Post-Apocalypt
2010-02-22 [playslashwrite]: thanks youss!! and please do! there can never be enough of those! :D
2010-02-22 [▲.]: Indeed. There really couldn't be enough.
2010-02-23 [IonicRose]: ^_^ true
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Register in person at your local election office or, if you're pressed for time or stuck at work all day, mail in an application. Election offices typically close between 4-5 p.m. Check business hours online to make sure you don't show up too late.
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A valid driver's license number, personal identification number or social security number is required to fill out the online form. It takes about a minute to complete.
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Deputy voting registrars will be on hand during registration drives, like the all-day events at the University of Texas at Austin. The drive will be held on campus from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 8 p.m. to midnight. There's even going to be live music, food and prizes.


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When the much-hyped Esquire E-Ink cover finally shipped to newsstands a few weeks ago, we were kind of underwhelmed. Using conventional methods, the sectioned panel isn't really hackable in any meaningful way, so Phone Losers took a more proactive approach: violence.
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Sauna sensations
Nowhere do we come closer to complete strangers than we do in the sauna, but regardless what country you're in, it's always rude to stare. All the more reason to relax and enjoy these incredible views and stunning designs from all over the world
Seattle, USA
Freedom is the tiniest hut! There's room for up to six people inside this floating sauna in Seattle, Washington – the brainchild of goCstudio. Relax and survey the skyline while you sweat, then dive from the roof to cool off.
Biberbach an der Riß, Germany
Comfort cathedral: The Munich-based firm of architects Jeschke grouped this "sauna village" around a lake in southern Germany. The largest of the three cabins is an aroma sauna bathed in daylight.
Löyly Sauna
Helsinki, Finland
This pine-cloaked structure created by Avanto Architects stands firm as a rock on the edge of a former industrial district in Finland. Inside, it has public saunas and private rental cabins. A huge terrace runs all around the outside.
Sauna in Frihamnen
Gothenburg, Sweden
What looks like a stranded spaceship or a helpless robot is actually the most spectacular sauna in Gothenburg. For this project in Sweden, the designers Raumlabor Berlin used mostly recycled materials.
Solar Egg
Kiruna, Sweden
Artist duo Bigert & Bergström's jewel of a sauna – which also serves as a citizens' forum – is currently on tour. You can visit it in Paris from late November until December 10. Then the Solar Egg will go back to its home base in Lappland.
Yäan Wellness Energy Spa
Tulum, Mexico
Sweat fests are not exclusive to the Far North, but take place close to the equator, too, like here in Mexico. Hard to imagine a more stylish place to perspire than Tulum, where architect Sebastian Sas has fulfilled a dream.
Refugio Lagazuoi
The Dolomites, Italy
Barrel with a view: This sauna bath on top of Lagazuoi Mountain in Italy is the most elevated of any in the Dolomites – at 2752 meters. Luckily, both the sauna and the cabin that goes with it are easily accessible via cable car.
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Glenorchy, New Zealand
Minimalist design and natural materials define this retreat created by Tennent Brown in New Zealand. As your gaze wanders across Lake Wakatipu, you'll know what it means to be in the glorious middle of nowhere.
Our body temperature rises to 1-2 degrees Celsius above normal in the sauna. It's this artificial fever that strengthens our circulation and immune system.
It takes 20 minutes to cross the high Ylläs region of Finland north of the Arctic Circle in a sauna gondola.
The 166-square-meter koi sauna at Thermen & Badewelt Sinsheim in Germany is the largest sauna in the world.
2 000 000
Finland has at least 2 000 000 million saunas, which means that all 5.5 million Fins could take a sauna at the same time.


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The small details of this music video featuring a recreation of the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans with slot cars are staggering. There's Porsche's "psychedelic" 917LH of Martini Racing. Is that a miniature Sam Posey starting that Ferrari 512S? Or is it Nino Vaccarella? (Ok, so the numbers don't match.) Still, it's an amazing stop-action sequence, and it's also a music video.
But wait. All of a sudden, he's in Mike Hawthorne's Jaguar from the 1950s. Did I mention it's also pretty surreal?
The song, "24 heures du Mans" is by Swiss synth-pop guy Gionata (Jonah), who's from the country's Italian-speaking Ticino province. Most of his 2010 album, "In Nove Mosse" (in nine moves), is in Italian, though he sings this particular number in French. Watch as his bearded mug pops up all over the Le Mans-in-Scalextric-miniature soundstage.
This is actually the second such video from Mr. Gionata. Back in 2008, he did one about the glory days of Daytona called "Che cosa ci fai a Daytona?" (what are you doing in Daytona?). Apparently what he was doing in Daytona was playing with tilt-shift.
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A recent episode of the hit TV show "Glee" focused on the problem of underage drinking. Called "Blame It on the Alcohol," the episode depicted glee club members narrowly avoiding school suspension for drinking on school grounds—never a smart idea! Not only is it illegal to drink before age 21, but drinking too much alcohol can impair brain function and motor skills and lead to addiction. Mixing alcohol with illicit or other drugs—even legal ones—greatly increases the dangers: Combining alcohol with another central nervous system depressant like Xanax or painkillers like Vicodin can slow your heartbeat and breathing and may lead to death. Mixing alcohol with stimulants like Adderall or club drugs like Ecstasy can cause heart problems, too, as well as strokes and convulsions. Cough and cold medicines that don't need a prescription can mess you up if you abuse them or combine them with alcohol—once again, heart problems and trouble breathing. Play it safe and don't mix alcohol with other drugs.
This blog was very informational. But what made it so much better was the mention of my favorite show Glee. While saying that the use of alcohol to those underaged is dangerous, you also incorperated real life for teens...GLEE!!!!!!
Glee is a good show. The "Blame it on the Alcohol" episode was a good example of what could happen to you if you abused alcohol. GO GLEE!!!
this is good info i'll put it to heart
This blog was very informational.
It's helpful that mainstream shows like Glee are highlighting the perils of drug and alcohol abuse, parents and teachers need to do more though.
There is loads of useful information on [commercial link removed, per guidelines] on the signs to look out for in teenagers etc.
i used this on my drug and alcohol brochures and i think this gave great info about teenagers mixed with alcohol and what can happen, the consequences
The dangers of drugs that was combined should be known by the people. This information is very helpful.
Common side effects of Vicodin consumption are drowsiness, vomiting tendency, skin infections and rashes, constipation, allergy, reducing appetite, anxiety and breathing problems. Consumption of Vicodin for a long time or an overdose of the drug results in tolerance in the body towards the drug. This is not a good sign and if not treated by the doctor, it may lead to other serious dangers. The presence of Acetaminophen in Vicodin damages the liver of those who are dependent on the drug. Apart from that, it even slows down the performance of the central nervous system. Hydrocodone on the other hand, leads to a state of artificial ecstasy and reduces the activities of the brain thereby disrupting the user's day to day activities and thinking capabilities.
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First of all, if you're going to do drugs or alcohol, do not mix up the two. this combo can be deadlier than both of the two effects of each seperate one. They are already unhealthy. i pray for anybody who do drugs or alcohol or even both at the same time. :(
mixing other drugs into alcohol can be very dangerous and harmful. people under the age of 21 shouldnt even be drinking which makes the issue even worse. the episode of glee "blame it on the alcohol" was a perfect example of why teens shouldnt even think about drinking until the age of 21.
Again teens will do what they want. Stupidity it is, but how can a teen ever realize the negative aspects if you have the media celebrating it as a good thing. This such a corrupt world. Its bad enough how teens are obtaining such substances and drugs , but to know its getting worst worries me of my generation.
Many teens don't realize how dangerous it is to mix substances that are already harmful and unhealthy. anything could happen. your entire life could end at the blink of the eye because of drugs and alcohol. teenager and adults have to start thinking of the consequences before taking drugs or alcohol.
This would be very useful for those under aged to read because they truly do not understand the true repercussions of the situation.
i agree with what they said about the mixing of the different drugs and that it will only lead to death if you do too much of it
Teens should really consider not using narcotics and alcohol together. That is a very dangerous mixture that could to death and nobody wants that.
I think they should make more tv show about what alcohol does to you.Because it is alot of under age drinking.Next i think they should talk more about under age drinking in school
Doing drugs is a bad thing to do, but mixing them is just straight SUCIECIDE
i seen that episode it the truth 100%. But anyway drugs are something that can mess u up long term and mixing it with alcohol well do nothing but make the effect worst.
i seen that episode it the truth 100%. But anyway drugs are something that can mess u up long term and mixing it with alcohol well do nothing but make the effect worst.
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this is good info never do jugs stop if u are
I got what you intend, appreciate it for posting .Woh I am thankful to find this website through google. "The test and use of a man's education is that he finds pleasure in the exercise of his mind." by Carl Barzun. [commercial link removed, per guidelines]
My beautiful first son, age 37, mixed Xanax with alcohol and ambien November 19th of 2012 and died in his sleep. He was in the medical field and i thought would have known the dangers of mixing them. He leaves hundreds of heartbroken family friends and co workers. As his 65 year old dad i've lost my son and one of my best friends and his young daughter lost a dad. DON'T KID YOURSELF. MIXING ALCOHOL WITH ANY NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS LIKE SLEEPING PILLS, PAINKILLERS OR XANAX CAN KILL YOU LIKE IT KILLED MY SON.
Don't break your families heart. Bad enough to do drugs or alcohol. NEVER EVER mix them. If this letter saves one life my son's legacy is richer. He died peacefully in his sleep but DIDN'T HAVE TO. Signed: broken hearted midwest dad


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As a new resident of Maryland you must register your vehicle within 60 days of moving to Maryland. If you delay beyond 60 days, you will not be eligible for a tax credit for any titling tax paid in another state, and you may be subject to a citation for an out of state registration.
Please Note: If an owner of a vehicle originally titled in Maryland obtains a title for the vehicle in another state in the same name, and returns to Maryland, it may be registered by surrendering the foreign title and securing a Duplicate Maryland Title. There is a fee for a duplicate title.
Titling Your Vehicle
You can apply for a Maryland title, and registration, in person at any of the MVA's full service branch offices. You also can mail the documents to the MVA's Out-of-State Title Unit, 6601 Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie, MD 21062, or go to an MVA licensed tag and title service where they will assist you in applying.
Typically, you will need to submit the following forms to obtain a title for your vehicle:
- Proof of ownership – This is the vehicle's existing title that identifies you as the owner. If there is a lien against your out-of-state title:
- First, contact the MVA at the Customer Service Center at 1-410-768-7000.
- If you do not have the title document or certificate, the MVA will provide you with a letter (form #VR-056) to send to your lien holder requesting the title(s) be sent to the MVA. Note: Please have the following information for the letter: Name of vehicle owner, MD address, phone number, VIN number, year, make of vehicle,lien holder's name, lien holder's address,lien holder's fax number, state where currently registered/titled and lien account number.
- Upon receipt of the title documents(s), the MVA will write or call you to inform you that we have received the title(s). We will inform you of the excise tax due and ask you to send your completed Application for Certificate of Title (form #VR-005), the MD Safety Inspection Certificate, and payment (check or money order made payable to the MVA) to the MVA. The check should include payment for the following:
- Application form – The Application for Certificate of Title (form #VR-005) can be used to apply for both the vehicle's title and registration. Be sure to include your insurance information. Your policy must conform to Maryland's minimum liability insurance requirements.
- Maryland Safety Inspection Certificate – This Maryland State Police form certifies that your vehicle meets Maryland safety standards. It is valid for up to 90 days from the date issued.
- Certificate of Inspection
A Safety Inspection is required for all used cars, trucks, tractors, trailers, motorcycles, special equipment, and class "B" for hire vehicles being titled and registered in Maryland. They must be inspected by a licensed Maryland inspection station, such as automobile dealers, service stations and specialized automobile service centers. A certificate of inspection issued by the inspection station within the previous 90 days of the vehicle titling must accompany the Application for Title. To avoid delay, compare the vehicle identification number (VIN) entered on the inspection certificate with the VIN on the vehicle plus the vehicle ownership documents to make certain they agree. Altered inspection certificates will not be accepted.
- Certificate of Inspection
Under certain circumstances, additional information and/or forms may be required:
- Proof of vehicle's value – If the vehicle's value cannot be identified by the MVA, you may need to submit a bill of sale. For leased vehicles, a lease agreement may also be acceptable.
- Lease agreement and proof of monthly lease payments (leased vehicles only) – If you have paid or are paying excise tax to another state through your lease payments, the documents may be needed to determine the amount of excise tax credit you may receive.
- Lien information – If you borrowed money to buy the vehicle, lien information may need to be recorded on the application. The MVA form entitled Security Interest Filing (form #VR-217) must be used if a second lien is placed against the title.
- Lien release – If your title indicates that a lien exists, you must make arrangements with the lien holder to pay off the loan (lien) or the MVA will file the lien against your new title (i.e., transfer the lien).
- Power of attorney – If someone other than you, the new owner, is signing the titling forms for you, this document is required.
Note that if you also intend to register the vehicle, additional forms are usually needed
Registration requirements vary greatly by the type and intended use of the vehicle. The requirements for most vehicles can be found in Registration – Common Vehicles.
Your title will be mailed to you regardless of how you apply. If you also register the vehicle, your registration card, license plates and expiration stickers can be provided immediately when you apply in person to the MVA; otherwise, these items also will be mailed to you.
Maryland Excise Titling Tax
If the vehicle has been recently purchased, the 6% excise tax is based on the greater of the total purchase price verified by a notarized MVA Bill of Sale (form VR-181), signed by both the buyer(s) and the seller(s) in which the actual price paid for the vehicle is stated or $640. In other cases, the total purchase price or the valuation shown in a national publication of used car values adopted for use by the Administration will be used to establish the tax. There is an addition or subtraction for high or low mileage. On vehicles seven years old and older, the tax is based on the greater of the purchase price or the minimum book value of $640.
Note: As a new resident, to comply with Maryland law and take advantage of a lower excise tax, you must title and register your vehicle within 60 days of declaring residency in Maryland.
For vehicles less than 7 years old (Non-Residents):
- Vehicle(s) titled in a state with a tax rate equal to or higher than Maryland's 6% tax rate will cost $100.
- If the vehicle is registered in a state that imposes no tax, the tax will be assessed at 6% of the value of the vehicle.
- Vehicles from a state with a lower tax rate than Maryland's 6% will be taxed at the rate of the difference between the two states. Example: MD 6%, VA 4%, the difference is a 2% tax rate. Minimum tax - $100. When the value of the vehicle is less than $2,000, the 6% rate will apply. Click here for the State Tax Rate Chart.
For a vehicle over 7 years old:
- Tax is based on the greater of the purchase price or the minimum of $640. The MVA may require you to submit additional documentation to substantiate the purchase price.
For a leased vehicle:
- Lease agreement and proof of monthly lease payments (leased vehicles only) – If you have paid or are paying excise tax to another state through your lease payments, documentation is needed to determine the amount of excise tax credit you may receive.
Driver Licensing Information is also available for new Maryland residents.


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if you are feeling suicidal, the best thing is to talk. Speak to someone you can trust or call a helpline.We are here to help
Lines open 24hrs at weekends
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If so call
Don't try to cope alone.
Samaritans is a confidential emotional support service available across the UK and Republic of Ireland. The service is available 24 hours a day for anyone who is struggling to cope. . You can talk to Samaritans about whatever you are going through. Samaritans Volunteers offer support via phone call, text, email and letters.
Many branches also offer facilities for you to come into the branch and talk to a volunteer face to face if you find it easier. There are 19 branches in Scotland. Check your local branch information to see if it offers this service.
You can also:
Breathing Space is a free and confidential phoneline service for anyone in Scotland who is experiencing low mood or depression and need someone to talk to.
Trained specialist advisors will listen to your problems and may offer advice, guidance and support underpinned by empathy, warmth and understanding.
24 hours at weekends (6pm Friday - 6am Monday).
6pm to 2am on weekdays (Monday - Thursday).
You can also call Breathing Space if you need support with helping someone you're worried about.Visit Breathing Space
If you are worried that someone is suicidal, ask them. It could save their life.
Most people thinking about suicide will try to let someone know. The key to helping is watching out for the warning signs and knowing what to do to help.
If it feels right, ask if they are thinking about suicide. It won't put the thought in their head if it wasn't there before, but it can be a big relief for them to be able to say, 'Yes, I am' and acknowledge they need help.
Our guide gives advice and tips on spotting suicidal signs, striking up difficult conversations around suicide and listening effectively.
For help and advice for the person you're worried about call Breathing Space or Samaritans. You can even call them yourself to talk things through – dealing with suicide can be difficult.


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I have a couple of f-arc that I'm playing with and I've been thinking about arc kites a bit lately. One mod I would like to try is an anti invert / bow tie mods. But before I go to the trouble of fitting it up, I'm wondering if anyone has any feel back or suggestions based on the diagram alone.
it shouldn't effect flagging out to safety and is easy swapped between kites.
also wondering if it could be used to reduce the projected area, by pulling in the wing tips? Therefore giving a wider wind range.


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To celebrate the start of another season as TLC's resident hair guru on What Not To Wear, stylist Ted Gibson will be hosting "Makeover Fridays" at his New York salon. For 20 percent off any cut or color session in January, simply mention "Makeover Fridays" when booking your appointment (212-633-6333). P.S. Don't think you have to get a drastic change for 2010; a high-shine glaze with a hint of color could give you just the boost you're looking for!
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