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Enbridge Energy Pipeline Struck by Protesters
SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — Protesters opposing the replacement of Enbridge Energy's aging Line 3 oil pipeline shut down construction in northern Wisconsin for a brief time.
Enbridge spokeswoman Jennifer Smith says a group of about 20 protesters entered a work site outside Superior on Monday and vandalized equipment before leaving on their own. She didn't immediately have a damage estimate. Video footage posted on social media shows masked protesters locking themselves onto equipment. Smith says there were no injuries and no arrests. Douglas County Sheriff Tom Dalbec didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. The Line 3 pipeline carries Canadian crude from Alberta to Wisconsin, clipping the northeastern corner of North Dakota and crossing northern Minnesota. Enbridge is working to replace the line but tribal and environmental groups are fighting the $7.5 billion project.


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'Diamonds from the sky' approach to turn CO2 into valuable carbon nanofibers
August 19, 2015
A research team of chemists at George Washington University has developed a technology that can economically convert atmospheric CO2 directly from the air into highly valued carbon nanofibers for industrial and consumer products — converting an anthropogenic greenhouse gas from a climate change problem to a valuable commodity, they say.
The team presented their research today (Aug. 19) at the 250th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
"Such nanofibers are used to make strong carbon composites, such as those used in the Boeing Dreamliner, as well as in high-end sports equipment, wind turbine blades and a host of other products," said Stuart Licht, Ph.D., team leader.
Previously, the researchers had made fertilizer and cement without emitting CO2, which they reported. Now, the team, which includes postdoctoral fellow Jiawen Ren, Ph.D., and graduate student Jessica Stuart, says their research could shift CO2 from a global-warming problem to a feed stock for the manufacture of in-demand carbon nanofibers.
Licht calls his approach "diamonds from the sky." That refers to carbon being the material that diamonds are made of, and also hints at the high value of the products, such as carbon nanofibers.
A low-energy, high-efficiency process
The researchers claim this low-energy process can be run efficiently, using only a few volts of electricity, sunlight, and a whole lot of carbon dioxide. The system uses electrolytic syntheses to make the nanofibers. Here's how:
- To power the syntheses, heat and electricity are produced through a hybrid and extremely efficient concentrating solar-energy system. The system focuses the sun's rays on a photovoltaic solar cell to generate electricity and on a second system to generate heat and thermal energy, which raises the temperature of an electrolytic cell.
- CO2 is broken down in a high-temperature electrolytic bath of molten carbonates at 1,380 degrees F (750 degrees C).
- Atmospheric air is added to an electrolytic cell.
- The CO2 dissolves when subjected to the heat and direct current through electrodes of nickel and steel.
- The carbon nanofibers build up on the steel electrode, where they can be removed.
Licht estimates electrical energy costs of this "solar thermal electrochemical process" to be around $1,000 per ton of carbon nanofiber product. That means the cost of running the system is hundreds of times less than the value of product output, he says.
Decreasing CO2 to pre-industrial-revolution levels
"We calculate that with a physical area less than 10 percent the size of the Sahara Desert, our process could remove enough CO2 to decrease atmospheric levels to those of the pre-industrial revolution within 10 years," he says.
At this time, the system is experimental. Licht's biggest challenge will be to ramp up the process and gain experience to make consistently sized nanofibers. "We are scaling up quickly," he adds, "and soon should be in range of making tens of grams of nanofibers an hour."
Licht explains that one advance the group has recently achieved is the ability to synthesize carbon fibers using even less energy than when the process was initially developed. "Carbon nanofiber growth can occur at less than 1 volt at 750 degrees C, which for example is much less than the 3–5 volts used in the 1,000 degree C industrial formation of aluminum," he says.
No published details on overall energy costs and efficiency are yet available (to be updated).
Abstract of New approach to carbon dioxide utilization: The carbon molten air battery
As the levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) increase in the Earth's atmosphere, the effects on climate change become increasingly apparent. As the demand to reduce our dependence on fossils fuels and lower our carbon emissions increases, a transition to renewable energy sources is necessary. Cost effective large-scale electrical energy storage must be established for renewable energy to become a sustainable option for the future. We've previously shown that carbon dioxide can be captured directly from the air at solar efficiencies as high as 50%, and that carbon dioxide associated with cement formation and the production of other commodities can be electrochemically avoided in the STEP process.1-3
The carbon molten air battery, presented by our group in late 2013, is attractive due to its scalability, location flexibility, and construction from readily available resources, providing a battery that can be useful for large scale applications, such as the storage of renewable electricity.4
Uncommonly, the carbon molten air battery can utilize carbon dioxide directly from the air:
(1) charging: CO2(g) -> C(solid) + O2(g)
(2) discharging: C(solid) + O2(g) -> CO2(g)
More specifically, in a molten carbonate electrolyte containing added oxide, such as lithium carbonate with lithium oxide, the 4 electron charging reaction eq. 1 approaches 100% faradic efficiency and can be described as the following two equations:
(1a) O2-(dissolved) + CO2(g) -> CO32-(molten)
(1b) CO32-(molten) -> C(solid) + O2(g) + O2-(dissolved)
Thus, powered by carbon formed directly from the CO2 in our earth's atmosphere, the carbon molten air battery is a viable system to provide large-scale energy storage.
1S. Licht, "Efficient Solar-Driven Synthesis, Carbon Capture, and Desalinization, STEP: Solar Thermal Electrochemical Production of Fuels, Metals, Bleach," Advanced Materials, 47, 5592 (2011).
2S. Licht, H. Wu, C. Hettige, B. Wang, J. Lau, J. Asercion, J. Stuart "STEP Cement: Solar Thermal Electrochemical Production of CaO without CO2 emission," Chemical Communications, 48, 6019 (2012).
3S. Licht, B. Cui, B. Wang, F.-F. Li, J. Lau, S. Liu," Ammonia synthesis by N2 and steam electrolysis in molten hydroxide suspensions of nanoscale Fe2O3," Science, 345, 637 (2014).
4S. Licht, B. Cui, J. Stuart, B. Wang, J. Lau, "Molten Air Batteries – A new, highest energy class of rechargeable batteries," Energy & Environmental Science, 6, 3646 (2013).


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Styx is back in this stealth-action sequel and Cyanide Games has done a great job of introducing new gameplay elements into the series. The foul-mouthed goblin is back and this time it is personal in Styx: Shards of Darkness.
Do Not Cross Styx
Anyone unfamiliar with the series should know this about Styx; he is the best anti-hero in the last few years. To start with, he is a small little thing. Barely standing three feet tall, Styx is a slimy goblin with an addiction problem. In Styx's first adventure, 'Master of Shadows,' he was imprisoned in the Akenash, a prison unlike any other in the land. Spoiler Alert – Styx gets out, and causes some major damage that have some far-reaching effects.
Try and stay with me here while I give you a brief synopsis of the first game. Styx was just a clone of the real Styx and he commits suicide to only emerge from the Heart of the Tree,which rest in the Akenash, and is made up of magical amber. It is not just one goblin that rises from the amber, but a whole army of goblins emerges from the amber. This plague of goblins runs the country side. They hide in every nook and cranny and a new group of humans has been sent to stop the goblins.
When Shards of Darkness begins, Styx is happy stealing things around his town while avoiding the new group of human soldiers, the Carnage Squat. This group sets up a meeting with Styx and tricks him into helping. The Carnage squad gives Styx a choice, retrieve a magical scepter or face death. He obviously chooses to find and steal the scepter, but along the way he finds out there is a lot more going on in the world. Styx almost completes his task only to find out the human with the scepter is a shape-shifting dark elf and kicks Styx' butt. Sent back to the group of humans with a hurt ego, Styx vows revenge with the help of the Carnage group, sets off for the elvian-fortress of Koranger. Yeah, stuff just got serious.
Styx Is Off To Koranger
Styx comes back empty handed to the group, but he brings valuable information. There is going to be a secret meeting of important people at the elves' home of Koranger. Together, the group of humans and Styx will help each other break into the fort.
The mystery unfolds as Styx hunts down the dark elf and starts to put together a giant conspiracy. Armed with valuable information, will Styx play the ever obedient pet of the humans, or will he find a way to give everyone the royal screw job?
Hanging Out With New Gameplay Mechanics
A lot of what made Styx successful is back in the sequel. The emphasis on stealth makes its return as Styx is not good at hand-to-hand combat. This forces players to adapt to the game as it unfolds around them. These new features have done a great job of expanding upon an already solid foundation of gameplay mechanics.
One major flaw in Master of Shadows was the shoddy hanging mechanic. If Styx was in a crouched position, then he would 'automatically' hang from a ledge. As a concept it sounds great, but the execution rarely worked. In Shards of Darkness, players will now be able to use a button to further help with the motion of hanging. This is just one of the new and exciting features Cyanide Studios included in the game.
Craft Away Your Worries
The crafting system is interesting new concept and a welcome addition to Styx. Littered throughout the levels are crafting items as well as crafting tables. In MoS, the only reason to explore the levels was to acquire collectible coins. These collectibles provided extra quality other than a few achievements and a higher completion score. With the introduction of this new feature, there is plenty of reason to get out and explore the levels.
This time around the level designs are much more colorful. Akenash in MoS was not the prettiest of prisons, mostly earth-tones and drab colors. While the new areas in SoD are a remarkable upgrade, although the overall game can fall prey to boring color palates. Once Styx reaches the interior of Koranger, the earth-tones make a return. While the drab colors detract from the overall experience, the design of the levels has also gone through a makeover.
Throughout the early press of SoD, the developers were especially proud of the new vertical element of the game. In MoS, there were only two paths to each obstacle, either by climbing to the rafters or sneaking on the ground. In SoD, there are multiple levels to explore throughout each area. Now players can climb to the roof, hang out in the rafters, sneak through the main floor, or find other ways to sneak through the levels. The multi-tiered approach to level design improves on the experience. A new story coupled with these exciting gameplay mechanics and Styx: Shards of Darkness is a great game.
Styx: Shards Of Darkness Is A Success
My first experience with MoS was a bit off putting. I was not expecting the type of stealth experience coupled with the tough difficulty. It took me a while to warm up the game but once I made the commitment, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. For SoD, I can jump right in and start exploring. The addition of the crafting table, the new level design and overall improvements with SoD make this sequel quite an enjoyable adventure.
The great part about this adventure is that it stays true to the character of Styx. He is a vile creature whom only cares about himself. This is evident throughout the game and does a great job of immersing the player into the experience. If Styx was tasked with saving the world, the plot would feel off since that is not Styx's style. In this adventure he wants to steal and he wants revenge and this story furthers accents Styx's vile behavior.
Styx is quietly a hit
Story - 84%
Styx' One-Liners - 90%
New Gameplay Features - 85%
Styx: Shards of Darkness is a great game for fans or newcomers. The sequel to Master of Shadows, SoD builds on the past success and does a great job of continuing to improve the gameplay. The story is full of turns and twists and helps immerse the player into the experience.


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Medea Benjamin and Paul Jay discuss how Trump and Pence will look for ways to weaken Iran by abrogating the nuclear deal, reimposing sanctions, and a possible military attack all in alliance with Israel and Saudi Arabia
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PAUL JAY: Welcome to Reality Asserts Itself on The Real News Network. I'm Paul Jay. We're continuing our discussion with Medea Benjamin about US-Saudi relations, and what that means for the rest of us. Now joining us again in the studio is Medea Benjamin. Thanks for joining us again. MEDEA BENJAMIN: Good to be with you, Paul. PAUL JAY: Quickly, Medea is the co-founder of the peace group Code Pink, and the human rights organization, Global Exchange. Her latest book is "Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the US-Saudi Connection". We ended up segment one –- and you should watch segment one first, it would make more sense –- with the one thing a Trump presidency, and the Saudis have in common is — at least on the face of it — is they both want regime change in Iran and they want it bad. Trump has built a whole foreign policy team now, and the one connective tissue between all the people he's choosing, whether it's Flynn or Mattis, or any of these guys. They all want to attack Iran in some form or another, and so do the Saudis. The Saudi… we know from WikiLeaks, the Saudi King said cut off the head of the snake, which meant Iran. I was at a dinner once, I've told this story before on The Real News, but I got, for some crazy reason, I was invited to this organization, Enigma's, I believe that's their name. It's a crazy think-tanky, policy group funded by Raytheon and Boeing and General Dynamics and all the big arms manufacturers that lobbies and holds educationals for Gulf States. And they have one on the best way to fight terrorism with tanks, and jet aircraft policy, and all the rest. They opened up their Washington office and had a dinner with all the big arms manufacturers there. And I'm at this table, and I got invited because I'm our bureau chief on Capitol Hill, and all the bureau chiefs were invited. The only conversation at the table is how much Saudi Arabia wants to attack Iran. And, in fact, that Saudis are far more interested in the Israelis, and the Israelis — many people thought it was more for domestic consumption — had this existential threat of Iran. That they weren't even as serious as the Saudis, who were really serious of wanting the Americans to attack Iran and try to force regime change. So, why are the Saudis so intent on this? MEDEA BENJAMIN: Well, you could either go back many, many… a long time, or you could to go recent history of 1979 and talk about the Shi'a-Sunni split. But 1979 is when the Shi'a theocracy comes to power in Iran, overthrowing the Shah, and putting itself forward as the beacon of Islam in the world. As opposed to the Saudis, and the Saudis saying no, we are the place where the holiest lands are of Mecca and Medina. We are the champions of Islam in the world, of the Sunni-Wahhabi version. And the Saudis have so much oil money that they are able then, to spread this with massive propaganda and textbooks, that are sent out and the creation of all these schools all over the Middle East, North Africa and spreading their ideology. And it becomes a Saudi-Iran competition. That ironically in many ways, the US helps to foment with its invasion of Iraq. Sharpening the sectarian divide internally, not only in Iraq, but giving strength and putting in power a Shi'a government that is close to Iran. PAUL JAY: I was about to say, it's so much in the American interests to have this rivalry, because imagine the alternative. Imagine a Saudi-Iranian alliance that would create this pan-Islamic entity. It would be a right — not in terms of modern economy — but in terms of the amount of money and power, it'd become a middle level super-power, at any rate. MEDEA BENJAMIN: And the oil, all the oil. Imagine if you had the Iraq, Iran and Saudis all working together. It would be a tremendous powerhouse. So, yes, the US with the divide and conquer, the US with creating weak states in the Middle East. I mean, certainly the division of Iraq has been something that has shattered the foundations of the Iraqi government. But put an Iranian, pro-Iran government, in power which has then — Iran is seen as having a foothold not only in Iraq, but in other parts of the region. And so you see the proxy war between the Saudis and Iran playing out in Syria, and in Iraq and Libya and Lebanon and elsewhere. PAUL JAY: And if it wasn't for this rivalry, perhaps Saudi Arabia doesn't need to spend $114 billion on arms purchases over eight years. MEDEA BENJAMIN: Right. It certainly helps the weapons industry to keep this rivalry going. PAUL JAY: In terms of the Saudi narrative domestically, why is it… is it important to have this kind of existential enemy, in terms of the way it deals with the Islamic world? MEDEA BENJAMIN: Very much so. Because it allows them to hype up the nationalism, that we are under attack, look at the Iranian influence on our border in Yemen. Look at the Iranians trying to take over in neighboring Bahrain that we have to be united. So, anybody who rises up to question the Saudi kingdom, and certainly the Shi'a who were trying to just get their rights as equal citizens, are seen as agents of Iran. So, yes, it very much helps to try to keep cohesion within the Saudi regime. Especially the time when the oil prices are down. When they're running at a deficit. When they're having to cut a lot of benefits that they have given out to the Saudi people in the past. It's become even more important. PAUL JAY: At the Republican National Convention — made a statement, which I thought was rather important. (video clip) RUDY GIULIANI: In the last seven months, there have been five major Islamic terrorist attacks on us, and our allies. Donald Trump has said the first step in defeating our enemies is to identify them properly, and see the connections between them. So we can find them and catch them. We must commit ourselves to unconditional victory against them. This includes undoing one of the worst deals America ever made — Obama's nuclear agreement with Iran, that will eventually… AUDIENCE: (booing) RUDY GIULIANI: …that will eventually let them become a nuclear power. And is putting billions of dollars back into a country, that's the world's largest supporter of terrorism. (end video clip) PAUL JAY: So, there's Giuliani saying the global terrorist threat of the Iranians is against the United States. Not the Saudis. Now, Trump did get off-message a little bit in the campaign. Where he actually once… a couple of times, did blame terrorism and 9/11 on the Saudis. But all the people around him that he's appointed don't ever say a negative word about the Saudis. It's all against Iran. MEDEA BENJAMIN: Right. And it turned out that Trump was even setting up business deals during his campaign with the Saudis. And yes, when you look at who he's brought in, there's not one person in the entire team who is not vehemently opposed to the Iranian government. Trying to find ways of pushing against the Iran nuclear deal. And I think that's very scary right now, to think that you have in place. The person who is in charge of Iran policy during this transition time is a woman who was Chief of Staff for the very right-wing, Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen — and who has been trying for years to encourage the US to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities, has been supporting the terrorist group, the mujahedeen, in working to get them off the terrorist list. And as you mentioned, whether it's Flynn, or even Pompeo, who was the congressperson who has been extremely anti-Iran, the… PAUL JAY: Most importantly, Pence. They're Cheney, and president… a president — Pence… MEDEA BENJAMIN: It is, I think, very disturbing to think what they are going to do to try to tear up this Iran nuclear deal. Now, it's important for your listeners to understand this is not a bilateral deal. This is a deal that involves Europe, involves China and Russia. And they're not about to tear up the deal. And they are, I think, very worried about what a Trump administration would do in trying to cement the deal. There are a lot of business interests that have already amped up their relationships with Iran that certainly would be affected. If the US tried to do something like punish foreign companies that are doing business with Iran. So, there's a lot of troublemaking that a Trump administration could do, even if it couldn't tear up the Iran nuclear deal. PAUL JAY: Yeah. They can impose –- in effect, they already recently did, more or less –- but they can impose even heavier sanctions for other reasons. MEDEA BENJAMIN: Well, the Obama… during the Obama administration, that just passed in Congress. But what a Trump administration could do, I think, is then impose sanctions on foreign companies doing business with Iran. PAUL JAY: There's been some discussion about how the countries, other signatories, would not go along with ripping up the agreement. Would push back on some type of assault on Iran. But I just would remind everyone that Germany, France, Russia and China were all against the war in Iraq, and that didn't stop anything. MEDEA BENJAMIN: Well, also, let's look at how this could potentially play out within Iran. We already know that there's hardliners in Iran who were against the deal, who always said you can't negotiate with the West. They're the devils. They'll never go through on these agreements. And who would be strengthened by this Trump troublemaking, would be the hardliners in Iran. Who could then use this as a reason to pull out of the deal, or could give them leverage in the next elections. I mean, there are a lot of things that could strengthen the very elements in Iran that we should be not strengthening. PAUL JAY: It's a mutually advantageous dance of death. MEDEA BENJAMIN: That's right. It's the extreme right on both sides supporting each other. PAUL JAY: And giving each other a reason to exist. In terms of the critique of Iran as being, to use Giuliani's words, Pence's words, all of them, really –- Iran is the greatest source of international terrorism. Is there any evidence of that? MEDEA BENJAMIN: Well, I would certainly say that the Saudis are the greatest source of international terrorism. But now Iran has become caught up, as we talked about before, in these proxy wars. It's the Saudis that are supporting the Sunni extremists. But Iran now is very much involved, even if they weren't in the beginning. I mean, just take the war in Yemen, which gets very little coverage in the US press. I don't think the Iranians were involved at all in the beginning, when the Saudis looked at the… one of the factions inside Yemen. The Houthis, and said, oh, they're a proxy for Iran, and that's why we're going to go in there. And they've been doing this just tremendous bombing campaign for the last 20 months. Iran eventually has to get involved, or feels it has to get involved, but I think that's a result of the Saudis' initial bombing campaign. PAUL JAY: Is there any evidence of Iranian-sponsored terrorist attacks on the United States, or conspiring to? There was one kerfuffle in Florida, but it turned out to be nothing. MEDEA BENJAMIN: As far as I know, there is nothing at all. All of the terrorist attacks of the United States, have been somehow involved with a group that is Sunni-influenced, and many of them can be traced back in one way or another to Saudi Arabia. PAUL JAY: When they talk about Iranian-sponsored terrorism, they don't say so, because they claim it's attacking the United States. What they really mean is Hezbollah. They don't like the fact there's a military force on the border of Israel that can actually defy Israeli power. Which Hezbollah did in Lebanon, and essentially defeated an Israeli invasion. That's what they really have it on. MEDEA BENJAMIN: Well, right. And you talked about your story and saying that the Saudis were even more adamant than the Israelis about attacking Iran. But let's not belittle the influence of Israel in all of this. Israel was the major player internationally, trying to quash the Iran nuclear deal. Terrified of the US becoming closer to Iran and the US lifting more and more sanctions against Iran. And I think will be a major player, along with the Soviets, in a Trump administration. PAUL JAY: Russia. MEDEA BENJAMIN: Huh? PAUL JAY: Russians. You said Soviets. MEDEA BENJAMIN: Oh, I'm sorry… along with the Russians, in trying to do something during the Trump administration. And let's also remember that as part of the concession prize for the Iran nuclear deal. The Israelis were given a large increase in US military aid that went up to almost $4 billion, from $3 billion a year for the next ten years. More sophisticated weapons, as well. So, I just don't want us to belittle the role that the Israelis are playing. PAUL JAY: Yeah. I was trying to highlight the less-spoken-about role of the Saudis. MEDEA BENJAMIN: And remember, now that the Saudis and the Israelis are working together… PAUL JAY: Very much so. MEDEA BENJAMIN: …and this was once — a clandestinely — and now it is overt. PAUL JAY: And there's an important WikiLeaks that I don't think gets enough attention. It appears to be a State Department memo to Hilary Clinton, where they say that we can… to get the Israelis to go along with the Iran deal, we need to help anti-Assad forces to overthrow Assad, because if we're seen to be helping to overthrow Assad, they won't be as concerned about the Iran deal. And clearly that's about cutting weapons to Hezbollah as a primary objective of the Israelis. This issue of Giuliani's speech, the reason I think it's so critical, and similar things said by Pence and all of these appointees, that if they do want to attack Iran – and they do. They've said so over and over again, "they" being Trump's team, and Trump himself has been quite vitriolic on the issue of ripping up the agreement and so on. They're going to have trouble, I think, gathering American public opinion on this. First of all, there's no direct threat from the Iranians. The consequence of an Iranian attack is going to drive the price of oil through the roof. Which is going to start affecting people at the pump, which is serious for them politically. The Iranians are unlikely just to take it. Which means it's opening up another kind of gates of hell scenario in the Middle East. Who knows where it leads. And one wonders if, you know, Pence says he is going to model his vice-presidency after Cheney. Well, I think there's excellent evidence that Cheney, at the very least, in terms of 9/11, did what he could to make sure American intelligence agencies were disorganized and not acting on evidence that might have led to preventing 9/11. You put all this together, and you get the drums of anti-Iranian war are going to start pounding after the inauguration. MEDEA BENJAMIN: I think it's more going to be an Iraq redux, in terms of the Iraqis are not complying with weapons inspections… PAUL JAY: The Iranians. MEDEA BENJAMIN: Yeah. And just as we said that around Iraq and that fed into the war invasion of Iraq, they're going to do the same thing about Iran. The Iranians are not complying. The Iranians are not complying. When the Iranians are complying. But it doesn't matter — it's what is being put out and who has the soapbox. So, my fear is that what we're going to hear constantly from a Trump administration, is the Obama administration gave away everything, and gave the Iranians the money that was actually theirs that we had frozen. We're not going to do that anymore. We're going to be hard line. And the Iranians are not complying. If you have been watching Fox News, that's what you would be getting already. You would be already primed for the US to say there's nothing we can do except take out the Iran nuclear facilities. Now, on the other hand, you have American people who are tired of these wars. Who don't want more wars in the Middle East, and… PAUL JAY: Frankly, we were more or less promised that by Trump. MEDEA BENJAMIN: That's right. And we're also promised that Trump is going to rebuild America and make it great again. And that means jobs, jobs, jobs, and creation of things here at home. Not to be distracted by these wars in the Middle East. And also his idea that we should be friends with the Russians is contradictory to this idea that we should be militarily involved in Iran. So, there are contradictions, there are questions around this. And I think this is an area where I, as an activist, and other activists, have to find our hope and our position of saying that we have to keep building up an American sentiment against involvement in another war. We have to get out the truth about Iran is complying. We have to work with our friends in the European community who want to see this deal not only continued, but strengthened — and that's where our hope has to be. PAUL JAY: All right. Thanks very much for joining us. MEDEA BENJAMIN: Thank you. PAUL JAY: And thank you for joining us on The Real News Network. ————————- END


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Tolga Örnek (born 25 August 1972) is a Turkish film director, writer and producer who, in recognition of his 2005 documentary, Gallipoli, was awarded an honorary medal in the general division of the Order of Australia.
He studied at the Robert College, and later at the Istanbul Technical University. He received his MS in Engineering from the University of Florida and his MA from American University in Film and Video Production. Since his "Gallipoli" documentary he's moved into feature films, producing, directing and writing four feature films. He is the director of Losers' Club which is one of the highest grossing Turkish films ever produced. His film "Labyrinth" an action thriller has received wide international acclaim and has been distributed worldwide.
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Please visit our Community Pages and send us your video on your experience in the International Turkish Community. We look forward to publishing your experience!


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Hey Hotties! Last Saturday Anissa and I took a little Christmas journey to Candy Land at the Penitentiary Glen Reservation. Growing up Candy Land was one of my favorite games. The colors and different characters allow you to transform into a world of gumdrops, lollipops, and dreams. I don't know who was more excited to go on this adventure myself or Anissa. After about a 30 minute drive where my partner in crime fell asleep we arrive to the magic…
We were greeted by forest rangers who gave us our magical game box. Inside the box were cards just like the game with each flip of a card we were told which space to go to next. We enter the gates of Candy Land and there we find Christmas replication of one of my favorite childhood board games. Anissa is ready to play, I on the other hand want to take in the life-size model of the game. Instead I play, we flip a card and find our square, we continue to flip and find our next move until we reach the end of the game. But guess what, that wasn't the end for us because we played 6 more times. It was great seeing my little lady enjoy the game as much as I did as a kid. Once we tired of hopping squares we turned in our magic box for our next adventure.
At the ranger station we were given a clipboard and clues. Who doesn't love a good scavenger hunt. We were gifted with two scavenger hunts one for outside and one for inside. As we explore the inside fo the building we begin to notice things we hadn't before. Each clue gave us access to another room/exhibit that we were seeing with new eyes for the first time. With our explorer hats on we touched and read about the animals there and the history of the center. We had an amazing time and learned so much. We started to head outside and then found a craft center. We Hotties love crafts so we enter. We were given the choice to either make a S'mores Bunny or Turtle. What?! We get our craft bag and inside we have materials we need to use to create this ornament. What a great time we had.
To go outside or not to, that is the question. As we put our coats on for the outdoor scavenger hunt it begins to rain. A little rain won't hurt us, but as Anissa pointed out no one was looking forward to wash day (our hair) so we opted to stay in and grab a snack. We ventured into the gift shop where we found great treats, educational materials and a few furry friends. We decided ice cream treats for the day and a new snake to take home and prank Jamiel.
If you are interested in going on the Candy Land goes Wild adventure click here and take your own journey. What are you all doing to celebrate the holiday season and create new traditions?


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About Young Diggers
Young Diggers Limited is a not for profit organisation formed in 2010 with Diggers from 6RAR, who returned to Brisbane after MTF 1 (Multi Transitional Force) Afghanistan. Today the organisation has over 500 members Australia wide, 15,000 followers on Facebook and is active in five Australian States.
The main aim of Young Diggers is to provide support, information, education, and practical programs to ex-serving Australian Defence Force members giving them the tools to allow a better quality of life.
Young Diggers also provides Advocate and Welfare support for veterans to process their claims for disabilities through Department of Veteran Affairs (DVA)
A number of members are dealing with illness or injury as a result of their service, and they and their families have difficulty coping with the stress associated with previous and current military service.
Assistance Dogs
Young Diggers provides Assistance Dogs at no cost to ex-servicemen and women diagnosed with PTSD and associated mental health issues. The aim of the Young Diggers Dog Training program is for members to train their dogs to become Assistance Dogs – distinct from Companion dogs in that the former is recognised under Australian law and guaranteed access under the Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act, while the latter is not. Assistance Dogs are trained to help their veteran handlers in public and are afforded access to all public areas including shopping centres, hospitals, public transport and restaurants.
Training is conducted weekly at centres located in Brisbane, Queensland; Tamworth, NSW; and Melton, Victoria, and gives members the opportunity to meet and socialise.
Prior to admission to the program, prospective members and their dogs are assessed for eligibility through a variety of criteria, such the member's clinical history of PTSD and/or other mental health issues, their home environment and the presence of other pets, and their ability to care for the dog through training and progression toward the PAT (Public Access Test), in which the dog will be certified for its legislated role.
These assessments are currently carried out by external assessors at local training centres while Young Diggers completes the registration process required to facilitate internal assessment and certification of applicants and their dogs.
The Young Diggers Assistance Dogs program not only helps these personnel and their families, but more recently we have expanded our programs to help Emergency Service personnel who are suffering from similar mental illnesses.
Young Diggers also saves the lives of abandoned dogs who would otherwise be neglected or destroyed. The program provides ongoing help and support to the new owner and their dog to ensure a quality experience for both of them.
Young Diggers does not discriminate, pass judgement, nor devalue those men and women living with, and suffering from, combat stress and mental illness. The organisation provides a safe environment for members to network with one another, talk through tough times and to exchange training tips. Family members are welcome and encouraged to get involved with training.
Young Diggers relies on donations and government grants and is run entirely by volunteers. If you would like to help veterans of the Australian Defence Forces and their families, please make a donation by going to the website http://www.youngdiggers.com.au/


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Cathedral Bluffs Yacht Club
The Club for All Boaters
CBYC is now accepting new member applications -
Updated Docks!
Firm, floating docks provide ease and comfort.
Ideal Harbour!
Well sheltered, but only minutes to the open water.
Anchor in the sheltered western bluffs for a great day of swimming and enjoying the view!
Relax and Enjoy!
Enjoy Dining with the best view in the city!
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Welcome to Cathedral Bluffs Yacht Club
Welcome to CBYC. Situated near the spectacular Scarborough Bluffs beside the beautiful sandy beaches of Bluffer's Park, CBYC is easily accessible via a secure gated bridge. You'll quickly forget the hustle and bustle of city life as you relax on your boat amid glorious scenery. It's considered one the best yacht club locations on Lake Ontario.
We are an initiation membership club offering slip, electricity, water, pump-out, launch, haul-out and winter storage in one very affordable annual fee. Fuel and marine services are just minutes away. Secured on-site land storage allows access to your boat during the winter months.
CBYC offers sailors and powerboaters everything needed to enjoy summer boating. Free parking allows easy access to your dock each with its own BBQ patio. Our warm and friendly restaurant/bar has a scenic wrap-around balcony overlooking Lake Ontario and the Scarborough Bluffs. With summer cruising and racing, and events throughout the year, CBYC is the perfect place to socialize and unwind.
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"It's like a resort. Great dining, bar, beaches, trails and the stunning bluffs... in Toronto! Even when it's not boating weather there's still lots to enjoy!"


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We do all we can when it comes to keeping our homes in great condition—from updating old facets to making new investments to staying on top of everyday maintenance. But, even the most diligent homeowner can fall behind on their duties, often through no fault of their own—there are some things we just can't see coming and when they hit, it's a situation that needs immediate and thorough attention.
One such problem that can often spring up out of nowhere is an issue with your home insulation in West Lorne, ON. Because our homes' insulation is tucked away out of sight and out of mind, it's not usually until a problem truly becomes bad that we start to catch wind that professional service is required… and usually, it's because something has compromised the insulation in a way that demands replacement. Take a look at a few of the top enemies your home's insulation has and why it's a good idea to keep an eye out for related problems that might alert you to insulation troubles before they get to be too bad:
- Pests: From termites to rodents, ants to roaches, the pests that may find your home inviting are absolutely going to love destroying your insulation. And, if you've got an infestation that's going unseen for long periods of time, your insulation is going to suffer tremendously! At the first sign that there may be pests in your home, have an exterminator inspect your walls to make sure that there's nothing fishy going on within them. And, if you require it, be sure to give an insulation contractor a call to have compromised sections of insulation replaced.
- Moisture: Moisture is an enemy of virtually any home material, but insulation especially. While moisture might warp wood or rust metal, it's going to absolutely destroy most types of insulation and worse, breed mold growth that can quickly spread throughout your home. If your plumber has informed you of potential leaks, you're dealing with old plumbing or you've noticed a funny smell in the air lately, have an insulation contractor inspect your home to make sure that it's not affecting your insulation in a negative way.
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The above three culprits are going to be major contenders for damage to your home insulation in West Lorne, ON, but with a little bit of foresight as it applies to the rest of your home, you can catch these issues before they truly erupt into full-blown problems.


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A legend reborn.
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For the toughest challenges in style.
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Professional and reliable.
Comfort and versatility.
Toyota has been and remains committed to assisting any customer whose vehicle experiences the DPF issue and to providing free-of-charge repairs.
We have today lodged an appeal in the Federal Court of Australia.
Toyota's appeal includes challenges to the factual and legal basis for the award of damages, particularly in circumstances where many of the group members did not experience the DPF issue.
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Well I wasn't going to go out tonight. You all know the usual story, too cold, too windy and its raining. Something told me to just get out there and shoot. Let's face it, if you're not there and the sunset fires up then its a shoot you'll never get back. So I headed down to Cottesloe Beach and I just felt that it was the place to be, I drove up to Trigg Beach, Bennion Beach and North Beach before I headed back down to Cottesloe. I should've just stuck with my original decision! I got so many interesting shots this afternoon and I can't wait for Sunday afternoon as the waves are meant to be huge, so guess where I'll be Sunday afternoon! 🙂
I hope you guys like this photo, as far as I'm concerned this one is definitely going straight into the pool room.
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Designing The Renovation Wave
Testing Istanbul's Waters
The Matroesjka Effect
Featuring the project: Kings Cross Pond Club
Featuring the project: Future Island
Featuring the project: City of 1000 Tanks
Climate Action: Accelerating Urban Water Resilience in Asia, Africa and beyond: two approaches in theory and in practice
Independent School for the City
Blue-Green solutions for (urban) resilience
'Innovation in process and partnerships...' / 'Water as Leverage...'
"Re-materializing Construction" (Workshop - Changing paradigms: Materials for a world not yet built)
Broken Nature: Design Takes on Human Survival
Urban Prototypes: From micro to macro scale
Strategies for a holistic urban metabolism
'Art Commissions and Art in Public Space'.
Book launch: Embrace our Rivers – Public Art and Ecology in India
Ooze Architecture & Research
Water Works
Reimagining Urban Water
Lecture and Workshop
Atelier LUMA Talks
Marjetica Potrč in conversation with Ooze architects
Água Paulista and Água Carioca
Public presentation and debate: Outdoor swimming in Brussels
Designing in edge locations
'Ooze Architecture and Research'
From Microscale to Urban Change: Spatial works that explore the interdependence of personal behaviour and closed-loop natural systems within the urban realm
LECTURE: Art, Place and Community with Stéphanie Delcroix, Curator, and Eva Pfannes, Ooze Architects. Contemporary Art Society (CAS), London
LECTURE: 'Ooze Architecture and Research'
'From micro-scale to urban change'
'Designing the future urban swimming experience (Of Soil and Water: King's Cross Pond Club)'


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Intastop has launched the 1000AL, an enhanced anti-ligature handrail, as part of its SECURA range of products.
Statistics show that during 2018 in the UK 6,507 deaths were recorded as a result of self harm.
While these occurred in a variety of situations, ensuring building safety for occupants and visitors in the mental health sector is of paramount importance.
The 1000AL Anti-Ligature handrail has been developed by the team at Intastop and America-based Inpro in-conjunction with a leading UK mental health trust, and is specifically designed to increase patient safety and decrease the risk of self harm and harm to others.
"This is a revolutionary product that supports a sector that continues to grow and also develop in terms of the type and level of care that is given in a wide variety of ways," said Lisa Turner, Intastop marketing manager.
"It is important that we continue to take all necessary preventatives steps through ongoing research and product development to create and develop buildings that deliver vital support and care, and ensure they are safe for visitors, staff and patients alike."
The enhanced Inpro 1000AL handrail is ligature resistant and now pick resistant, thanks to the top vinyl cover with is set within the integrated aluminum channel.
In addition, the design also boasts greater anti-ligature measures by the reduction of the wedge point from the top of the handrail and is tamper resistant; while the oval top is ergonomically designed for a comfortable and secure grip or leaning surface.
The handrail has a patent pending for its unique design and also has been rigorously tested and meets the Equality Act 2010 and HBN 00-04 guidelines.
In addition to the anti-ligature credentials, the handrail is also impact resistant and has an optional anti-bacterial coating to help with infection control and hygiene.


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|EJERCITO ZAPATISTA DE LIBERACION NACIONAL (EZLN) communique
The majority disguised as the untolerated minority.
About all of this whether Marcos is homosexual:
From the mountains of the Mexican Southeast,
Subcommander Marcos
Marcos is gay in San Francisco, a black person in South Africa, Asian in Europe, a Chicano in San Isidro, an anarchist in Spain, a Palestinian in Israel, an Indigenous person in the streets of San Cristo'bal, a gang-member in Neza, a rocker on [University] campus, a Jew in Germany, an ombudsman in Department of Defense (Secretaria de Defensa, Sedena), a feminist in a political party, a communist in the post-Cold War period, a prisoner in Cintalapa, a pacifist in Bosnia, a Mapuche in the Andes, a teacher in National Confederation of Educational Workers (Confederacio'n Nacional de Trabajadores de Educacio'n, CNTE), an artist without a gallery or a portfolio, a housewife in any neighborhood in any city in any part of Mexico on a Saturday night, a guerrilla in Mexico at the end of the twentieth century, a striker in the CTM, a sexist in the feminist movement, a woman alone in a Metro station at 10 p.m., a retired person standing around in the Zo'calo, a campesino without land, an underground editor, an unemployed worker, a doctor with no office, a non-conformist student, a dissident against neoliberalism, a writer without books or readers, and a Zapatista in the Mexican Southeast.
In other words, Marcos is a human being in this world. Marcos is every untolerated, oppressed, exploited minority that is resisting and saying,
"Enough!"He is every minority who is now beginning to speak and every majority that must shut up and listen. He is every untolerated group searching for a way to speak, their way to speak. Everything that makes power and the good consciences of those in power uncomfortable-this is Marcos.
You're welcome, dear gentlemen of the Attorney General's Office, I'm here to serve you...with lead.
For more imformation about Zapatista, please click here!


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Full Stack Django Developer
SKOR Employee Engagement is a Health-as-a-Service platform based out of Indonesia, under NAVA+Group. We just launched our first product called SKOR (www.skorpoints.com) in Mei 2016, The Engagement Platform to ensure a happy, healthy employees for companies. Our platform is based on Python/Django/jQuery/Bootstrap, and hosted on AWS.
We are currently searching for a full-stack Python/Django senior developer ready to bring their skills to a very driven and exciting start-up team. You will work closely with the product owner and mobile developers to continuously build and evolve our back-end platform for SKOR. We are building cool products in the corporate fitness space and you will be required to contribute and drive this development.
· Plan, architect, integrate, and develop back-end and database driven features using the Python language and frameworks (Django).
· Create decoupled, interactive web UIs using JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Jquery, Twitter Bootstrap.
· Provide technical advise and recommendations for language and software choices.
· Develop code that is cross-browser and cross-platform friendly.
· Collaborate with project stakeholders to ensure all requirements are met.
· Evaluate technologies and manage technical planning.
· Support and ongoing development for existing projects.
· Provide clean code and proper documentation for each project.
· Fix bugs and resolve ongoing issues.
· Strong writing and speaking skills (English).
· At least 5+ years experience developing and deploying web sites and applications.
· Experienced with Django.
· Experience with Agile/SCRUM practices.
· Experience setting up and managing servers.
· Experience hand-coding HTML and CSS.
· Experience with JavaScript development.
· Custom web based application development experience (startup experience is a bonus)
· Comfortable collaborating with designers, product owner and mobile developers.
· Object-oriented design and development strategies
· It's good to have someone who has front-end knowledge and also little linux administration skils, AWS also Web services/API experiences.
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The Firm offers a comprehensive range of benefits. The insurance and related benefits described below pertain to all summer associates.
Business Travel Insurance
Coverage up to $1.5 million, which includes medical evacuation and/or repatriation.
Immigration Assistance
S&C provides assistance to summer associates who will require sponsorship for a work visa.
Family Matters
- Backup child-care centers (Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto and Washington, D.C.). In New York, the center is on-site.
- Child Care Referral Service: Corporate Counseling Associates, an independent consulting firm, offers information and referrals regarding child care options to assist summer associates in selecting a child care provider.
- The New York office has a nursing mothers' room on the 28th floor, which can be used 24 hours a day.
Additional Benefits
- One paid vacation day for summer associates working eight or more weeks
- $2,500 salary advance
- Relocation expenses
- S&C gym membership (on-site in Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C.)
- Subsidized health club fees
- One paid relocation day for summer associates rotating to a non-U.S. office
- Housing accommodations for summer associates working overseas
- Hotel accommodations and reimbursement for meals during orientation for those attending New York orientation and then starting in a regional office
- Per diem for summer associates working overseas
- Bar-exam-related expenses
- Direct deposit
- On-site, subsized cafeteria in New York
Please note: These are brief summaries, provided for general informational purposes only. Documentation setting forth the operative terms of these benefits is available to participants. All benefits are subject to change.


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What I learned and why valuable to me
In this class, I learned a lot more about the marketing and entertainment industry. I mainly learned about sales and how to put things out there.
Marketing and Entertainment Blog
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Week 10 EOC: The Promoter
A promoter is someone who starts off with an idea and then shows it off to people. "When an individual has an idea for a new business venture, he or she may set about interesting others in the venture and persuade them to contribute capital to a company to be incorporate for the purpose of carrying on the venture." https://www.lawteacher.net/free-law-essays/business-law/role-of-promoters-in-company-establishment-business-law-essay.php It is someone who will publicize and promote upcoming local or national live events and concerts. He or she will also organize the events, book the band or bands, and advertise in a way to bring in as many people as possible, which in turn, will bring in profits. https://www.sokanu.com/careers/music-promoter/ The purpose of the promoter is to bind transcription factors that control the initiation of transcription.The promoter region can be short or quite long; the longer the promoter is, the more available space for proteins to bind.To initiate transcription, a transcription factor (TFIID) binds to the TATA box, which causes other transcription factors to subsequently bind to the TATA box.Once the transcription initiation complex is assembled, RNA polymerase can bind to its upstream sequence and is then phosphorylated.Phosphorylation of RNA polymerase releases part of the protein from the DNA to activate the transcription initiation complex and places RNA polymerase in the correct orientation to begin transcription.Transcription factors respond to environmental stimuli that cause the proteins to find their binding sites and initiate transcription of the gene that is needed. https://www.boundless.com/biology/textbooks/boundless-biology-textbook/gene-expression-16/eukaryotic-gene-regulation-113/the-promoter-and-the-transcription-machinery-457-11683/
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Week 10 EOC: It's Art
I would save some of the money and for the rest I would use it for any bills and to get my life together. I would pay off my car and move out. I would purchase a new camera and take photographs and put them on my website. I also would make some short films. I would try to do more photos for people. I would pay off school and invest the rest of the money.
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Tuesday, March 7, 2017
week 9 EOC: I'm a Little Worried About My Future
I see myself in my near future as a supervisor in the Box Office at the Smith's Center. I could learn about show timing, staffing, and the show types. From there I see myself working in a television station, working for QVC, selling merchandise on television in West Chester Pennsylvania or just on the news on in a television serious. After that I would like to be the stage manager at the Smith's Center or some other big entertainment company. I enjoy guiding people and I will be making sure that their experience with the company is spontaneous and definitely a memorable one. My main goal in life is to become a film director and successful actor. I would hope to have my name and prints at the Chinese theatre in California and my name on a star in the Hollywood walk of fame. I would like to be very well known. I also see myself in Los Angeles in one point in my life and live in Hollywood. Another time in my life I see myself in New York on Broadway. I would like to act in comedy films, action films, dramas and horrors. I also see myself as a model, hopefully one for Starbucks or with animals.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Week 7 EOC: Profile Statements
My passions include film, acting, and photography of which I use toward my major, which is Marketing and Entertainment Management. My goal is to obtain my bachelors degree from the Art Institute of Las Vegas to own my own production company.
In my production company, Sassy Rae Productions, I plan to produce my own films and TV shows from script to talent. As well, I will produce and direct photoshoots using both male and female models.
My desire is to direct, act, and produce horror television shows and films. Filming horror televisions shows is a very hard task to complete; additionally, this is a task I am up for completing.
In my production company, Sassy Rae Productions, I plan to produce my own films and TV shows from script to talent. As well, I will produce and direct photoshoots using both male and female models.
My desire is to direct, act, and produce horror television shows and films. Filming horror televisions shows is a very hard task to complete; additionally, this is a task I am up for completing.
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Week 7 EOC: Zuckerberg
Supportive Community is a global community that works for everyone starts with the millions of smaller communities and intimate social structures we turn to for our personal, emotional and spiritual needs. A Safe Community is a community that helps keep us safe -- that prevents harm, helps during crises, and rebuilds afterwards. Civically-Engaged Community is a community used to reflect our collective values only if we engage in the civic process and participate in self-governance. An Inclusive Community is a community that makes a new process for citizens worldwide to participate in community governance. I can use this to advance my career for faster than I was capable before.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Week 6 EOC: Travel and Tourism
Fall is a better time than winter for senior citizens to travel because the climate is better, gambling, and for thee country performers. According to the textbook "Many senior citizen groups from surrounding states take charter bus tours to see their favorite country music performers and enjoy gambling provided by local casinos. Outlet malls located near Branson are an additional attraction for tourists." Branson hotels and restaurants should consider offering senior citizen discounts because during the fall more seniors come to visit for the special events and nice weather. According to the textbook "Most tourists stay an average of two nights in the local hotels."Market research I would conduct is how many seniors come with their families and spend time with their families. I would also conduct how long they stay. According to the text book, "Most tourists stay an average of two nights in the local hotels." Family reunion packages Branson could advertise to increase the number of tourists are discounted food and little games, activities, and raffles with prizes for families. Other ways of bringing in tourist would be family things to do. Like have a movie night. Seniors enjoy spending time with their family. The outlet mall near the event should also have sales if possible.
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Vitality Sequence Class 3
Welcome to Class 3 of the Vitality Sequence. It is the final class of the series!
We hope you are feeling the benefits of the previous classes. It's time to put all the postures together and work with the Vitality Sequence in a powerful and strength- building way.
We will be working with a dynamic version of the Vitality Sequence using two fitness concepts. Firstly Isotonic strengthening is when we are moving the muscles when they are engaged. E.g. arm movements in Warrior. When we use the Vitality Sequence to focus on Isotonic strengthening, we will be doing several repetitions of the movements.
Isometric strengthening involves keeping tension in the muscles when holding a posture. During the second part of the vitality, we will focus on holding the postures to engage isometric strengthening.
Class 3 includes:
- Activations Including body preps
- EBR 1 Vitality Sequence run through
- Dynamic Vitality Sequence
- Part 1- isotonic focus
- Part 2 - isometric focus
- Short relaxation
For this class, think of an intention you can work with, e.g. think of your health and where you want to take it or is there a project you need to pour energy into.
Let us know your goals and dedications in the comments below or if you have any questions.


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Sophie – Dental Nurse
Sophie joined the team at Gallions Reach after qualifying from Kings Dental Hospital. She has a keen interest in sedation and implant dentistry, has passed her Radiography and Sedation exams, and has also recently taken on the joint responsibility of infection control lead. Her experience and kind nature make her a highly respected and valued member of the team.
Away from work Sophie enjoys entertaining friends and family, and participates in competitive dog grooming.


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French Alps in Spate, May 2001
Just returned from Briancon. Water levels are huge (and rising) making many major rivers unpaddleable and the others very dangerous at best. Tree hazards in particular are awful. Conditions very poor for less experienced paddlers.
Even so, we scraped a good week from what was on offer.
I've divided my vague ramblings about the trip into sections. Read no further if you've heard enough!
...as we approached Briancon, it was clear that the rivers were all high but just short of flooding. Hot weather and massive amounts of snow were to blame!
We met up with Chris 'Magic Knees' Wheeler at Briancon (along with Kel, representing Team Zimbabwe). They were fairly wide eyed, having just 'warmed up' on the Guisane which was storming high. Chris being Chris, he'd just arrived and gotten on the nearest river without checking the level or guidebook. Kel was rather stressed out by the experience!
I didn't fancy the Guisane as a first trip in my new untested 'park-n-play' boat, a lovely shiny Perception Amp. We headed off to the Briancon Gorge and did this instead...some easy warmup! The guidebook amusingly describes a half hour grade 3 paddle 'if there is water'. Ho hum. With huge amounts of water, it's a pushy ten minute grade 4+ blast ('like being flushed down the toilet' - Chris) with no warmup and a ridiculously dangerous tree dodging first hundred metres. Fun in a masochistic sort of way. At least, the Amp turned out to be a surprisingly predictable and reliable river runner...a good job really as I realised I wasn't going to be enjoying glassy blue water playspots this week...
...we had the 'proper' warmup paddle where all of our groups got together on an easy stretch. That was the plan, but Simon forgot his kit...anyway eventually about 20 of us wound up straggled along the Durance on the section down to the Rabioux campsite. This didn't take long as the water was streaming thru the trees at a fair old rate.
After lunch at the getout, a few of us went elsewhere, whilst the majority carried on down the Durance to Embrun. We went to the Gyr first...this glacial ditch turned out to be the only low water trip all week, still good fun and powerful enough to generate a few backloops!
We then got on the Onde, rather high and infested with trees. Rob managed to get nastily pinned under one crossing the whole river, thankfully he's a big strong bloke and fought his way out. From the bottom of the Onde we carried on into the Gyronde, which none of us had done before. A few weir shoots/ portages and a long portage around a massive grade 6 rapid were annoying, but otherwise this was a surprisingly challenging and steep little river. Then the Gyronde flowed into the Durance and the trip finished with a descent of Argentiere slalom course...this turned out to have munchy pourovers to dodge at this level, not for Div 5 paddlers! Chris summed it up, 'Bloody hell, I'm taking up slalom now, I always thought it was boring as **** before.'
...a trip to the nicest river I know in Europe, the Guil.
Aaaarrggh! The Guil was flooded out and unpaddleable, with grade 5+ sections along the 'middle Guil' section. In addition, the ravages of last year's flood were obvious with wood and metal junk lurking in the river everywhere. Even the easy upper Guil looked lethal and horrible. Dammit!
Triple Step on the Guil. Shower Curtain on RR completely submerged. River unpaddleable.
The Guil emerges from Chateau Queyras, May 2001.
We eventually ate humble pie and put on the lower Guil, a rather dull grade 2 tree dodge down to the Durance. We stayed on the Durance past the Rabioux down to Embrun, a section I hadn't done before. This was more interesting, with wave trains and scenery to enjoy. Certain members of my party afterwards dismissed the day as, 'a rest day' however...
...we decided on the Guisane. I had bad guts and didn't mind at all when it turned out that I'd left my helmet back at our chalet. Whilst the others did the upper Guisane, I read FHM under a tree and revelled in the fact that gorgeous babe Willow beat ugly mug Buffy in FHM's Most Beautiful Women Top 100. Do I need to get out more often?
After a 'Le Big Mac' lunch I ran out of excuses not to paddle and found myself on the lower Guisane. Oh yes! At 120 on the gauge it was fantastic, stoppery and continuous grade 4 boating without eddies or annoying things like that to detract from the experience.
...we looked for something vaguely hard to do. The Biasse was at suicidal levels so we showed up at the Rabioux river, an obscure little ditch running a couple of km down to the Durance near the famous rapid of the same name.
The Rabioux turned out to be not too hard and excellent fun, a grade 4 (4+) steep blast, but it was a bit of an epic anyway...two of our group wandered off to inspect it and somehow didn't return for two hours. Loads of people who had decided the river was too hard then, lemming-like, decided that the river (now higher from snowmelt) was actually fine after all.
We got on in three small groups. The first hundred yards was fairly outrageously steep and nasty, after that the river mellowed off. Unfortunately by then Kel from our group already had a dislocated arm...oops. He evacuated to the hospital (muttering about the lack of rocks in the Zambezi) and we retrieved his gear and finished the 15 minute run 3-4 hours after we first arrived at it. The other group had two swims.
In the afternoon we returned to the Gyr to find it now fairly high. It was fantastic! I took the lead (or more strictly speaking, I happened to be at the front) and had the sadistic pleasure of regularly glancing back over my shoulder and enjoying all the carnage my poor lines had caused. One pourover I lead into, had Doug stuck in it cranking ends...until Andy landed on him and pushed him out, and was stuck there until Simon boofed into him, etc...splendid fun but there were wide eyes afterwards!
...We went up and looked at the Cerveyrette River near Briancon. This looked fantastic but had waaay too much water for safety. Instead we ran the upper Claree a couple of times. This was high but unusually not brown; nice to paddle clearish water. I had rather bored memories of this alleged 'grade 4' section of water in lower water. This
time the river didn't disappoint; it wasn't in spate like most local rivers, but it had enough water to keep the blood flowing, presenting some interesting tight 'tree or stopper' choices.
Chris Wheeler on the Claree.
Mark Rainsley, Claree.
Upper section of the Claree.
In the afternoon we wound the day down with a second run on Briancon Gorge. Stonking.
Oh yeah...on this day a couple of Brits apparently decided to do the waterfall upstream of the putin (which I haven't seen). I understand that they both swam, one of them BEFORE the fall, who broke his leg and a few ribs. Not the only epics noticed going on this week...Stuart Woodward told me of encountering a group of Brit novices begging their instructor in vain to let them get off a river.
...final day, we hoped for something good to end on. No worries!
We started on the upper Guisane, which I'd missed earlier in the week. I had to stop and remove an infestation of biting ants from my Amp. The other gits didn't wait so I soloed the whole section. The one grade 4 rapid was pretty lumpy at this level (10 cm up on last run down the Guisane)!
The group thinned out dramatically and a few of us continued down the lower Guisane. It rocked! Big holes and waves, no eddies but no real nasties lurking...apart from an abandoned throwline which momentarily wrapped around me...frightening. I was glad I'd run the section in slightly lower water earlier in the week to 'warm up' for this. A mile was possibly continuous grade 5 and a swim would have seen you reach the Med but we had no mishaps. Fantastic frantic paddling, and full marks to the Amp for behaving just like a bigger boat when I needed it to. Incidentally, we believe we were the only paddlers to run the section all week.
Guisane, May 2001. 130 on the Casset gauge (100 is supposedly 'high')!
On return, we found that a member of our group had lost his boat just running the slalom course in town. Very annoying for him I imagine!
We finished the trip with another blast thru Briancon gorge in the afternoon, marred slightly by Rob's attempt to paddle straight into a huge tree block.
Conclusion: A good week of paddling, given the limitations and danger posed by the high water conditions. The less experienced group members were left with even more limited possibilities.
Looks like the Froggie Alps will not be short of water for some time to come...
Mark Rainsley June 1st 2001


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Rusa deer is a beautiful esthetic deer that was introduced from Java Island by the Dutch in 1639. Since that time the deer population exploded under the hunters regulation and nowadays they are plenty and with some of the biggest trophies available. They can weight 320, up to 400 pounds for the biggest one at the beginning of the season. The heaviest antlers my clients shot was close to 15.4 pounds (7 kilos) and the longest was 39 inches. The average is 33 inches with good mass and the hunt is only by walk and stalk.
Wild boar is in fact an Indonesian boar cross breed with some domestic pigs 200 years back ago. They are also hunted by wak and stalk in our estates OR in sugar cane plantation, completely wild and every year we harvesting more than 100 of them. They can weigh 155 pounds (70 kilos) life weigh for the bigest and even some 66 pounds life weigh boars (30 kilos) can have good tusks.
Small game: Hunting small game in Mauritius has been possible for eight years. We hunt with pointing dogs and in great driven from 8 to 10 posts.
Hunt with us the pheasants, the Red partridge, the grey Francolins of India and the Helmeted Guinea fowls in front of a panorama of turquoise blue lagoons which is unique in the world.
The hunts are all organized during the mornings which gives you time during the afternoon to hunt Rusa deer or brown pigs.
We have everything on site, ammunition weapons and pointing dogs and our team will be happy to make you discover a real hunt. We re-introduce the birds long time before, and none will be released during the season. Many birds also reproduce on site and breeding success is high due also to our trapping lines against mongooses.
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We got quite a bit done of the chicken palace, I mean coop over the weekend. The weather on Saturday was awful, clear and cold, but really windy, so we didn't do much outside at all. Sunday was gorgeous, though, and we made real progress pretty quickly. Having two cordless electric drills was a huge help. We do a lot of screwing around here!
After we got all the sides done, we put the rafters up, and Frank said I don't get to have gabled buildings anymore because they are hard and time-consuming. Shed roofs from now on. We'll see about that! I think it looks really good. He even topped it off with the traditional pine branch, an old Druid custom thanking the gods for the wood.
We can't dig the metal roofing that we have for it out of the snow and ice yet, so that wafer board is going to have to hold for a little while on its own, which should be okay. We did put the metal roof ridge thing on, which will keep the rain from that seam, anyway. We've still got to attach the windows that we scrounged from his mother, make nest boxes and attach perches, all before we leave Thursday morning.
I asked around on a few message boards for suggestions on the placement of the nesting boxes and perches, and I think we're going to go with nest boxes along the back windowless bit, and put the perches all on one end, near a window, at varying heights. The other end with the window is going to get my worm compost bins, the feeders and the waterer. The worm bins are just to keep them warm and active, and to keep us from having to deal with the flies in the house. We'll be sure to strap the bins down well, but figure the birds will like the extra protein.
My buddy Buster is doing well. The horn is now dark brownish, headed toward black, instead of that scary bright red it was for a few days. I even saw him scratching it on the fence, so it must itch or something, and not hurt. He is as frisky and friendly as ever, though he is starting to show some interest in his sisters. Miguel ceremonially bashes the fence post, and Buster just steps away. I am so ready to be done with breeding season! We have checked their common fence line for any possible openings a bunch of times just in case. Buster, stay!
When we were putting the roofing on the side near the llamas, Frank went into their pen with the ladder, to see if he could reach that side better from there. Man did the llamas shoo the sheep and themselves into their shelter quickly! Scary, Daddy. Big, brave Bill rushed right back out to see what it was, and butted the ladder for good measure, after licking it to see if it was yummy. The girls were all humming and upset, so Frank put the ladder on the ground and let them come check it out. They, too, tasted it and found it yucky, but at least not scary on the ground like that.
Valerie came by on Sunday with Angel, who just absolutely loved playing in the snow. Angel will be a real help when our new Icelandic sheepdog puppy arrives here, next week! She is great with the sheep, and plays well with other dogs, and our little guy is going to need a friend. He's leaving a big dog pack, and is going to be a lone dog here for a while. Valerie thinks we should name the puppy Bjarki, which means little bear in Icelandic. We haven't a clue how it is actually pronounced, of course, but it seems to fit him.
Valerie also helped us with checking condition on the sheep. I was worried because the hay consumption had gone way back up, and I had horrible thoughts that maybe Buster had been a busy boy before Valerie got him away from the ewes. She was struggling with separating him from his mama, because the big boys were all beating him up, so she'd put him back with the girls. We got him out by Thanksgiving, but what if that was too late? He was barely 5 months old then. Anyway, everyone's condition is pretty good, actually. No one is too thin, no one is too fat, if we are checking properly. We got consistent opinions, though, and the flock is pretty uniformly conformed.
So then, if that was the case, why the increased hay consumption? We figured out that the hay feeders legs had become buried in the bedding and snow, and needed to be repositioned, so that the sheep couldn't pull the hay out and eat it on the ground like they prefer. There was probably six to eight inches of snow, plus the waste hay that you could see in the hole when we moved it. The feeders had just gotten too close to the ground, and a lot of hay was being wasted again. We got them all moved, and like magic, are back to the right amount of hay each day. We'll watch out for that more closely now that we realize what is happening.
We ordered a chicken transportation coop from Murray McMurray, and had it sent directly to the farm where we are picking up the chickens. Supposedly it will fit into our Audi. We also got some cedar litter, which should hopefully keep down the smell in the car. I keep thinking that we are insane to do this, but oh well! That's never stopped us before. Doesn't everyone want Icelandic chickens to match their sheep and their dog?


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10 January, 2017
Transversing various creative practices, Design New Standard is an upcoming 'art-design' exhibition that questions the necessity of 'labels' in the creative industry. The exhibition will run during Singapore Art Week from 12 January to 15 January 2017 at Gillman Barracks.
Curated by Edwin Low (Supermama) and Clara Yee (in the Wild), Design New Standard features the work of 12 independent Asia-based 'artist-designers', whose practices straddle the fields of art and design.
Mediums presented include botanic extracts (FORM); literature (Sing Lit Station); photography (Jotham Photography); porcelain (KIHARA and SUPERMAMA); sand (we+); scent (SIX); textile (Project Coal, The Rug Maker, Biro Company), and wood (Gabriel Tan and Shibui Furniture Collective).
"[The exhibition] seeks to establish genre blending and defying as a standard notion of creative practice – where an excessive focus on the difference [between art and design] is often due to the unfamiliarity of the nuances in both disciplines," says co-curator Clara Yee.
One of the highlights include the Split Top Single Seater Bench, which was created by Singapore-based studio Shibui Furniture Collective for the exhibition. Rather than being informed by a standard design process, the bench is materialised by an organic construction born out of its creator's respect for nature.
Gabriel Tan will showcase pieces that he has created under his eponymous studio. He explores the fields of craft and technology to define the smallest functional chair, which can be hung on the wall when not in use, in response to the constraints and multi-purpose requirements of space today. Tan is also the co-founder of international design collective Outofstock.
According to the curators, the exhibition, at this juncture, poses more questions than answers but will continue to evolve with future editions. "As much as we are challenging labels, we are also, at the core, encouraging conversations. We hope to inspire visitors to rethink the labels attached to artists, designers, and multidisciplinary practitioners, allowing the works of the individual Artist-Designer to define themselves," Yee concludes.
Design New Standard will be held at Gillman Barracks, Block 7, Level 1, from 12 to 15 January 2017. Admission is free.
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Monday, March 30, 2009
The "Raven" can't stop running
Anyone who knows the Raven, South Beach's unceasing long-distance runner, knew ahead of time there was never a question of whether or not he would complete his 100,000th mile yesterday.
The real question was: would he show up the day after?
Indeed, the sub-head on yesterday's Herald story was "At 100,000 miles is it time to call it quits?"
A few weeks ago as March 29th neared, I asked the Raven if he planned to keep running.
"No one knows," he said with a sly smile.
A small knot of people gathered around the 5th Street lifeguard station this afternoon.
By 5 o'clock, there were about a dozen of his faithful, talking quietly in groups of two or three. No one seemed to know if the Raven would show.
At 5:07, with an ESPN camera crew in tow, the Raven made his way across the beach to the lifeguard stand.
And as a formation of 15 brown pelicans flew overhead the Raven spoke, "Well, I guess you all wanna know."
"Yeah," the faithful answered.
"I'm gonna run," said the Raven.
"But," he added, "if i don't feel good one day, I might just do six miles instead of 8."
The Raven, it seems, can't stop running.
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