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The world's first Pokémon GO Safari Zone in South America is now taking place along the Guaíba Riverbank in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil. From Friday, January 25, to Sunday, January 27, Trainers of all ages are able to catch a wide variety of Pokémon, including some rarely seen throughout South America. This is a free ticketed event with limited availability for those who registered earlier. If you didn't receive tickets, don't worry; while you won't be able to see any Pokémon within the event space along the Guaíba Riverbank, all Trainers will encounter many of the same Pokémon throughout all of Brazil during the event. Read on below for event features:
Increased Pokémon Encounters
Catch a wide variety of Pokémon, including some that have never been seen before in Porto Alegre. This is a great chance to fill in some gaps in your Pokédex. Featured Pokémon include the rare Piplup, Relicanth, Bagon, Psyduck, Turtwig and Chimchar. Shiny Psyduck and Shiny Golduck have also made their Pokémon GO debuts at the Safari Zone in Brazil. If you're unable to make it to Porto Alegre, Trainers all around Brazil can still encounter many of the Pokémon featured at the Safari Zone in the wild. Additionally, Psyduck appearances are being increased globally over the weekend. Increased spawns of Psyduck, Shiny Psyduck and Shiny Golduck are now appearing in for Pokémon GO players in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and the Americas.
Special Unown event
A special Unown event is currently taking place for Pokémon GO players at the Pokémon GO Safari Zone in Brazil. From January 25 to January 27, 2019, attendees at the event can find increased encounters of at least eight different variations of Unown shaped as the letters P, O, R, T, A, L, E and G to spell out the Porto Alegre.
Team Lounges
Cool off and recharge in one of the three mixed team lounges, where you'll meet your fellow Instinct, Mystic, or Valor teammates.
Photo Ops
Commemorate the experience by snapping photos with your favorite Pokémon at the many photo opportunities around the park.
Special PokéStops
Walk along the beautiful Guaíba Riverbank and spin PokéStops within the event space to receive special 2 km Eggs.
Stay Tuned!
For any event information, such as directions and accommodations, please refer to the official FAQ. Niantic says it will create some amazing memories with all Pokémon GO Safari Zone attendees in the next few days, so stay tuned for any updates. The developer is now featuring Psyduck found in Brazil on its Instagram story. Niantic is also sharing AR photos of Psyduck and asking fans to caption them.
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Mixed media (watercolor/acrylic) on 16"H x 12"W 140lb. watercolor paper
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My still life set up of the Irises that Penny and I picked last week were still sitting there on the table today. Although, most of the flowers have now kinda gone towards the droopy side there were still a few lively ones. As these were the inspiration for the last painting, thought I would give it another go!
First of all I wet the paper down with clear water, then randomly added the back ground colors of magenta, yellow gold, green gold and a touch of cobalt blue. While wet, I picked up the block of paper and tilted it merging colors together. Next, I did a quick gesturally drawing using a brown watercolor pencil while the paper was still wet. Green gold was used to fill in the stems. Left to dry at this point.
Second session. Chinese white was used to emphasize, soften and create a subtle contrast between the pedals and the background. Swirls were created with thick Azo yellow and later softened with a wet brush. Acrylic pink was added to further enhance the magenta pink of the watercolors.
Left to dry again.
Third session. Irredescent gold acrylic paint (a metallic) was used to create more depth with the swirly background. Dipping my watercolor pencil in water I redrew, further darkening a few of the lines on the flower, also to create more depth.
Lastly, it was photographed. I wish I would have remembered to have sign it. Many times I will find a stronger compositional placement of my abstracts after I see the photographed image. That is why I do not sign them until I'm absolutely sure. There was no doubt with this one. Anyhow, it will be initialed MEC on the front and signed/dated on the back as I do all my paintings before they are shipped.
A gesture drawing is one that is done rather quickly. It is more about capturing the feeling of the objects than an actual realistic depiction. A loose drawing with a gesturally flow was used to create this floral abstract. .....and a lot of fun it was!!!
A complete portfolio of available abstracts can be seen in my Web Gallery: HERE
Elizabeth Chapman
Contemporary Abstract Artist

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In recent years the sleepy CD-receiver market has not just regained its footing, it's even, well, become kind of sexy. Like audio Swiss Army knives, the latest CD-receivers have added cool new tools to support the public's mass migration to MP3 downloads and personal music players—namely, USB ports and iPod docking stations. No integrated amplifier offers the choice of listening to a clock radio, popping in a CD, or jacking a micro-drive's worth of music, hitting "Shuffle," and instantly getting the party started. The Arcam Solo Mini and the April Music Aura Note are two components that do. Yet each exemplifies radically different approaches to attracting buyers' eyes and ears.
First is the targeted look. The Arcam is all slick, new-millennium smooth, with brushed-aluminum skin, slot-loading CD mechanics, and a front panel that looks as if it were plucked from a BMW's dashboard. Flush-mounted controls sweep along the top edge of the unit; a complete and concise remote control is ready to beam your every command. Only a pair of input/output mini-jacks and a USB port beneath the large illuminated display mar the otherwise pristine front panel. Offering a cool-running 25Wpc and a high-resolution Wolfson multi-bit DAC from Arcam's premium DiVA CD73, the Solo Mini is well suited to drive any fine compact loudspeaker of reasonable sensitivity. And at $995 it's pure Buck Rogers for not a lot of bucks.
The April Music, on the other hand, looks as if it stepped out of a time machine from London's Carnaby Street circa 1965. There's a lot of tech here, but the Aura Note is designed for the nostalgic sensualist with a feeling for audio history and at least a little James Bond in his soul. In a nod to the analog turntable it opts for a top-loading CD mechanism with stabilizer clamp and sliding glass dust cover. Robustly built, it's dressed in deep chrome with black chassis accents and heavy chrome pushbuttons—none of which can be read, thanks to accumulating fingerprints and their mirror-like surface. There's also a bright red doomsday display right out of Goldfinger. All this grooviness is the work of veteran product designer Kenneth Grange, whose industrial designs have, over half a century, spanned everything from appliances to taxi cabs, and recently B&W's Signature Diamond Loudspeaker. The Aura Note outputs 50Wpc from its MOSFET output stage. Cirrus Logic provides the digital volume control and DACs. A shame Mr. Grange couldn't have worked his industrial magic on the junky, soft-button remote control—a little design savvy here would have gone a long way.
Unique to the Aura Note are dual USB inputs (the Arcam has only one), one along the right side next to the standard headphone jack, and a mini-USB input on the back panel for PC connection. These not only permit playback of MP3/WMA files, but the side-panel USB permits copying files (at 128kbps) to a USB micro-drive directly from the CD drive. Playback from my MacBook via the back-panel mini-USB was simple. I simply selected "System Preferences" on the Mac, selected "Sound" and "Output," and found the Aura Note USB. I could play all my iTunes files with the click of a mouse. And I liked the fact that when I switched between source inputs, the Aura Note only indicated the PC or USB input on the doomsday display when they were active.
For the dedicated iPod-faithful, however, Arcam goes the Aura Note one better with its $285 rDock option. It offers integrated menu remote control of the docked iPod via the front-panel display of the Solo Mini. It effectively navigates and sorts the album, artist, song, and genre criteria normally displayed on any video iPod. The rDock is designed for either the 32-pin iPod classic or the Nano. Its back panel has connections for S-video or composite video, plus a communications output to the RS232 aboard the Mini. It arrives complete with all necessary cabling.
Both of these components do a more than credible job sonically. But there's a caveat—at these modest power ratings the partnership between amp and speaker is critical; only sensibly designed transducers need apply here. Look for speakers with good sensitivity and higher nominal impedances in the 6-to-8 ohm bracket. (A good guide to such speakers is TAS' Budget Systems feature in Issue 184 and the Editors' Choice section in Issue 185.) A couple of places to start, at under-$300/pair, are the PSB Alpha B1 and the Paradigm Atom. Feeling flush? In the $400 range are the Usher S-520 and the Focal 705V. For example, the lighter, cooler balance of the Arcam Solo Mini is a good match with the PSB's rich, warmer bass. They should balance out each other's characteristics superbly.
The Arcam Solo Mini offers sound that is easy and highly listenable without over-reaching at the frequency extremes. It's soft and a bit dry in the treble. But vocals are articulate and strings have some warmth and body. Bass response is not heavy or slow; there's genuine refinement, although the deepest bass complexities will not be fully resolved. Certainly with 25 watts on tap the Arcam is not going to be an arm-twister. During Orff's Carmina Burana [Telarc], it loses a bit of ground in immediacy and drags its heels somewhat on transients. On VU-meter-snapping crescendos (and there are quite a few throughout this piece), tympani become a bit more subdued and the chorale a bit cloudy.
At double the output (and price) the Aura Note has more oomph in the bottom end and is more persuasive on big pieces, reproducing a broader soundstage and more of the dynamic swings of the full orchestra during Carmina Burana. Similarly during Billy Joel's "I've Loved These Days"—a song that gradually stacks bass, drums, strings, horns, and finally a small orchestra on top of a basic voice/piano track—the Aura Note maintains a stronger grip on image focus and soundstage width than the Arcam. Reproducing the power and weight of a blazing brass section is not an easy assignment, but the Aura Note showed its class during a unique brass arrangement of Pictures at an Exhibition by the Burning River Brass [Dorian]. Image specificity was excellent, and the sonics were equally seasoned between brassy attack and richness of timbre.
Inspired by the lure of MP3 downloads, file sharing, and CD-ripping, the Arcam Solo Mini and the April Music Aura Note are testimonials to the power of adaptation in a changing format environment. Even as they share features, they reflect different sensibilities. But both are representative of a new segment beyond the cliché CD-receiver, and each brings strong audiophile credentials to the table. Match them up with speakers worthy of their potential, and you'll have a small-room system that will be big on enjoyment for years to come.


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Cadillac - Sauternes - Libourne - Bourg - Cognac - Pauillac
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Cost: Cabins start at $3,884* USD Per Person, Double Occupancy (Single Occupancy pricing quoted on request) *Prices do not include gratuities, travel insurance, airfare and are subject to change according to Viking Cruise Lines.
Escorted by the Winemakers of Enoch's Stomp Winery
Highlights: One of the first things that comes to mind when people mention Bordeaux is the long list of world-class wines. Develop a more extensive appreciation for grand cru wines from the Bordeaux region which is known as the 'wine capital of the world.' Travel with this small (30-40 persons), compatible 'wine lovers' group of new friends or some "already friends". A wine connoisseurs' pilgrimage that is an opportunity but once in a lifetime.
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Friday, September 20, 2019
Depart from USA
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Arrive in Bordeaux. Viking provides transfer to your ship if airfare purchased with them. Overnight at Port. The rest of the day is yours to relax or explore Bordeaux on your own.
Sunday, September 22, 2019
Tour the city center this morning for Bordeaux's highlights, including the Place des Quinconces; the neoclassical Grand Thétre de Bordeaux; or the Musée d'Aquitaine. Enjoy the afternoon, sailing the Garonne River to Cadillac.
Monday, September 23, 2019
Begin your day with a walking tour of Cadillac and then head across the river for your excursion to Sauternes. Enjoy a tasting before returning to your ship.
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Disembark this morning for a leisurely stroll to Libourne's picturesque city square, or take part in one of two optional excursions. In the afternoon, take a tour to Saint-Émilion, a UNESCO World Heritage Site or spend the afternoon exploring the town's streets and shops.
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Enjoy a leisurely morning in Bourg as you take a stroll through the historic village. Or, you may choose to take an optional excursion to the charming medieval town of Cognac, birthplace of one of the world's best-known types of brandy. During lunch, your ship sets sail for Blaye. This afternoon, take a guided tour of the extraordinary 17th- century citadel, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Relax on board your ship this morning while sailing downstream, passing islands and gentle slopes, arriving in Pauillac in the early afternoon. Enjoy a wine country tour and tasting, including the area's famous full-flavored Margaux. This evening, travel through the rolling vineyard-laced hills to dinner at a chateau, accompanied by the chateau's own wines.
Friday, September 27, 2019
Enjoy a final morning of cruising back to Bordeaux. You have the afternoon to choose from a number of optional excursions. One last overnight on board in Bordeaux.
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Depart Bordeaux for home or for post-cruise tour elsewhere.
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Gaviscon Liquid Suspension Original Aniseed 150ml acts fast to bring long-lasting relieve from heartburn and acid indigestion. It works by neutralising stomach acid and forming a barrier over stomach contents to soothe the burning.
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Why This Long Dog Leash Is What You Need
Do you have a dog who loves to adventure however you just can not trust them off lead? Or perhaps you would like to do some recall training but are unsure what dog training lead to get?
I spent many hours online searching for the perfect, cost effective long dog leash and I finally found it. It is honestly the best purchase I have made and I can't imagine not owning it now.
Long Dog Leads
If you follow our Instagram, in particular, our story, you will see that we regularly go to our local creek and Amos always has his bright orange lead following him everywhere. In fact, it is one of the most common questions I get asked on my account. Where is this orange lead from? Why do you use it?
We previously used a 5m lead however as I am about to tell you, this was just not long enough. So one day, I jumped on google and typed "long dog lead" and slowly made my way through the sites until I found something that I loved and could use. This was the website we came across.
But, before we get into the nitty-gritty, let's hear the story of why I progressed from a 5m to a 10m long dog lead because I nearly did not have a dog!
5m Dog Leash
It was probably about 2 years ago and I was at the creek with my good friend Charlotte Reeves and her 2 gorgeous dogs Fletcher and Opal (@fletcherandopal)
We were all playing fetch and having the time of our lives when suddenly a duck, yes a duck, flew up out of nowhere. Neither I or Charlotte had seen it. Amos being the hunting dog that he is saw it and off he went. Oh my goodness, I have never seen a dog move that fast when his hunting instincts kicked in.
Far out.
Now if you know our creek at the moment from either visiting or our stories, there is so much water so I could have easily got to him if he was swimming. But, at this point in time, the creek was extremely dry so this was all land. And off he went, I ran for the lead but missed it he went running around the corner with Fletcher.
But of course, Charlotte called Fletcher and guess who came running back. Yes, Fletcher. For 1min I had lost my dog and it was the most awful feeling ever. How could I get him, it was all forest. We called and called him.
Note - I have since discussed with trainers and the best thing to do in this situation is to stay silent and stay where you are in the hope that your dog will return back to you when they cannot hear your call.
Thank goodness though, after about 1 min, the stupid duck came flying back and low and behold in comes flying Amos hunting this poor duck. Both Charlotte and I ran for the lead but missed it on the first go past. On the way back we got him and wow he was amped up. Even when the duck left he could not get it out of his head and kept looking for it so off we went back home.
I thought 5m is not long enough, I need an extra 5m to grab him in case this ever happens again. He was so close to me and I just missed the lead as he moved so quick. Now, I am always on the lookout for DUCKS!
Dog lead Australia
The lead that we own is the 10m Syntek Long Line which is made from a material that looks and feels like leather, however, is stronger and lighter than leather.
Let me list my favourite things about this lead:
- Visibility - bright orange, oh yeah, it also comes in black and purple.
- Length - it is 10m, bit you can get different lengths in the Syn Tek range
- Easy to hold when wet
- Very light so it is so easy to manage
- Never gets stuck on anything - you see how much Amos moves about, the lead just glides along with him
- Confidence - it allows Amos to explore and be free yet remain within my reach
- Awesome for recall training - yes we do recall training with this lead so that maybe one day we won't need it as much
- Doesn't fade - we have had this lead for almost 2 years and it looks exactly the same as when we first got it.
We love to use the long dog lead at both the creek and the beach. Sometimes Amos does get taken off the leash however every time we go somewhere it gets treated as new. So just because Amos was left off leash at the beach last time doesn't mean this will happen again.
For times when we do go off leash, I have a tab leash.
Dog training leads
How do I incorporate recall training?
This is not my strongest point and I actually need to do more of it. But these are some of the places we do recall training :
We do it in the garden.
Outside the house.
Quiet parks.
Like any form of training, we always start in easier environments with fewer distractions and work our way up! It is also much easier to do if you have a second person.
I highly recommend this lead to anyone who is not confident with their dogs off leash in environments that you are allowed to have dogs off lead. Especially if you find you are limited with your adventures and activities because of your dog's recall. The lead provides you with confidence, your dog some freedom and a training source to improve their recall.
We have also been given a discount code for our friends to use. This code "AMOS18" gives you 10% off the Syntek range - collars and leads.
Please share with us below and comment if you too use a long line or how you use your lead for recall training.
We would also love for you to share this on your social media accounts so that we can help more people and spread the word about this long dog lead that we love so much.
Love Mel and Amos


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This soup has a lot of ingredients but it's easy to make and you're going to like it when it's done, promise.
You'll need to make a major decision as soon as the vegetables are fork tender... to dirty your blender or not to dirty your blender. I prefer a creamier texture so I blend half of the soup into a puree and then add it back into the pot but you certainly don't have to do that.
This soup can be vegan if you're on a health kick (or just vegan...), just simply leave out the cream.
4 cups vegetable stock
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 yellow onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 carrots, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 cup sweet potato, chopped
2 stalks of celery, chopped
½ tablespoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon dried basil
½ teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
20 ounces stewed tomatoes (canned or fresh)
1 can of chickpeas (or fresh chickpeas if you're insane)
½ cup cream
2 cups spinach
In a stock pot heat the olive oil over a medium-low heat
Once it's pretty hot add the onion and cook until aromatic
Add the garlic, carrots, bell pepper, sweet potato, and celery
Cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently to make sure nothing sticks to the bottom
Add all of the seasonings and cook for another few minutes until fragrant
Add the tomatoes, chickpeas and the vegetable stock and simmer until the vegetables are soft, about 30 minutes.
For a creamier texture blend half of the soup into a puree and then add it back into the pot
For a chunkier texture blend with an immersion blender
Add the cream
Put the spinach in the bottom of the soup bowls ladle soup over spinach


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Saturday, June 18th is Worldwide Knit in Public Day. We invite you to join us in showing the world that knitting isn't an outdated past time, but a current and hip hobby that's popular with men and women of all ages. We'll be providing treats and refreshments throughout the day. We just need a few things from you:
Give us a call at RSVP at (916) 714-7719 so we can plan accordingly. Our events are very popular, and we want to have room for everyone.
Bring a camp chair or folding chair.
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Oh my gosh, it's the last day of April and I feel like I haven't sewn in months, when really, it's only been three weeks.
Instead, I've been crocheting. Mostly a chevron blanket (!!!) but I've also recently started a pouch for WIRES, to keep rescued joeys warm over winter.
WIRES is the Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service, and they're collecting woollen knitted pouches for the rescued joeys. For those outside of Australia, joeys are baby marsupials, more or less. Think baby kangaroos, wallabies, etc. Adorable and very vulnerable.
So anyway, one of the ladies at my work found out they were looking for people to knit pouches, and she and some of the other ladies don't know how to knit, but recently learnt how to crochet... So here we all are, three days later, crocheting up tiny pouches to keep these tiny baby animals warm. Isn't that just lovely?
I'll get back into the sewing groove this weekend though. Not only do I have a new dress cut out and ready to sew, another coworker kindly donated some old flannel sheets to use for pouch liners, and since I'm the only one of us who sews, I get to whip them up. They're just little rectangles, though, so they won't take long, and then I can get back to my regular crafty activities.
Do you do any charity crafting? I'd love to know what's out there and what people can do to help their local communities while indulging their artistic pursuits - and I'm sure I'm not the only one!


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Larry A Abel, Sarah Case, Aimee Whiteside, Jennifer Duong, Diana Chau, Eric Ng; Scanning of upright, horizontal and inverted faces during emotion recognition. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2016;57(12):4581.
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While the face inversion effect makes the recognition of inverted faces more difficult, less is known about its effect on emotion identification and, even less about the effects of 90 deg rotation. We hypothesised that scanning would be altered when viewing rotated faces expressing specific emotions and that this would correlate with changes in emotion recognition.
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22 normal subjects aged 21-26 (16 female, 6 male) viewed a set of 5 faces from the Karolinska Directed Emotional Faces database. Images expressed the emotions happy, sad, angry, disgusted scared and surprised. Areas of interest (AOIs) were defined for the right and left eyes (RE & LE), nasion (NA), nose (NO) and mouth (MO). Gaze was recorded with a Tobii 1750 eye tracker. Images were presented for 5 s at rotations of 0, 90, 180 and 270 from upright. Gaze time for each AOI was recorded. This was analysed with a 3-way repeated measures ANOVA with AOI, emotion and orientation as independent variables. Emotion detection accuracy was analysed with 1-way repeated measures ANOVA for each emotion.
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There was no main effect of emotion on gaze time (p=NS). There were significant main effects for orientation (p<.001) and AOI (p<.001). The table shows the familiar eyes and nose fixation pattern in the upright case but for other orientations, whichever feature was uppermost was the most fixated-upon. Interactions were also significant for emotion*AOI (p<.001) and orientation*AOI (p<.001), as well as the 3-way interaction (p<.05). Rotation affected emotion detection differently for the different emotions: it had no effect for either happy or angry faces (p=NS) but significantly affected sad (p<.05), scared (p<.05) , disgusted (p<.001) and surprised (p<.001) faces (Figure).
Conclusions :
Image orientation had marked effects on scanpaths, with whichever facial feature was uppermost receiving the most gaze time. This disruption of the familiar "inverted triangle" pattern seen when viewing faces did not have a consistent effect on subjects' ability to identify emotions, with some being unaffected and one (surprised) being better identified when rotated. A particular fixation pattern thus appears to be unnecessary for accurate emotion identification and the usual dominance of the eyes in face scanning may result from their being in the upper visual field as much as from their information content.
This is an abstract that was submitted for the 2016 ARVO Annual Meeting, held in Seattle, Wash., May 1-5, 2016.
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1st Cobargo Airlines now departing - March 2016
Melbourne, Canberra, Hong Kong, Macau, Stockholm and Corfu - all in a days travel for the Cobargo Venturers at the Flight Simulator in Brogo. A big thanks to Rob Kidd for his expertise, guidance and saving us from crashing on many occasions. The simulator is as immersive and realistic as it gets, without the danger of crashing.
It was James's Birthday - Happy Birthday
Flight Deck
Pre-Flight Check
Captain Craig at Melbourne
On the Tarmac
Ready for Take off
Captain Craig - Tractor one day, 747 the next.
Flight Crew
Captain James
Captain James
Captain James on approach to Hong Kong Airport
Captain James - Landing
Captain Jess
Captain Jess taking off.
Captain Jess heading to Macau.
Captain Jess Landing
Captain India
Captain India
Captain India taking off from Stockholm
Captain India on approach for landing
Outside the Simulator
Pushing back from the gate
Taking off From Melbourne
Taking off From Hong Kong
Landing in Stockholm
Landing in Hong Kong
See the Bega District News Article about the Flight Simulator
Visit to Bega VRA - March 2016
The Venturers attended the Bega branch of the VRA for an evening of education and playing with the "toys". They were told about how the VRA functions in conjunction with other emergency services, as well as how they are funded (mostly fundraising - so please donate to this essential organisation, next time you see them fundraising). The Venturers were given a run-down on how a response to an accident is approached, and how the various tools are used, and then got to practise with the Air Pillow, to raise a car, and the Jaws of life, and Cutters, to remove the doors of a written off car.
Introduction to how the VRA operates
The VRA Shed
Preparing to "rescue someone from a car"
Essential tools
Air pillow for lifting cars.
Lifting a car with the Air pillow, and chocking it up.
Safely cracking a window - before photo
Safely cracking a window - after photo
Using the Jaws of Life
Using the Jaws of Life
Using the Jaws of Life
Using the Jaws of Life
Using the Jaws of Life
Using the cutters
Using the Jaws of Life
Even the big kids got to play
Bega VRA Facebook page
Dragon Skin - March 2016
Three of the Cobargo venturers attended Dragon Skin, held at Belanglo State Forest. They Joined 2 teams from the Sydney area for 4 days and 3 night of fun, competition and hiking. They had to carry all their food and equipment with them. One team came in at 94 place, the other, aptly named "Not Carringbah", came in at an 4th place. Considering there were just over 200 teams and close to 1000 competitors, this was a fantastic effort.
Meeting at Campbelltown station
Voc 1 - cooking dinner
Entrance to Voc 1
Ensuite - very popular with hikers
Voc 1 - nightime entertainment - Twister
Tug of war for a can of coke.
Fighting for that can of Coke.
Fairy floss
Voc 1 - nightime entertainment - video games
Assorted games at Voc 1
Round the fire
Dancing the night away.
Wally ?
The Team
Horizontal Bungee
Fairy Floss
Lining up to leave Voc 1 in the morning
Walking into stunt site 102
Looking for clues at site 102
Stunt site 103
Muzzle the Dragon at site 103
Target practice - site 103
Miniature medieval weapon
Supervisor ?
Blindfold chariot races
One of the Boots teams
Blowing up a watermelon with rubber bands
Arriving at the closing parade.
Batemans Bay and Moruya
Closing parade
4th place accepting the award
4th place team
Queueing for the buses back to Campbelltown
Dragon skin tattoo.
Meeting at
Tug of war for a can of Coke
Making Fairy Floss
Queue to exit VOC 1
SES visit- September 2016
Bega SES hosted Cobargo and Merimbula Venturers for an evening. It was a good opportunity to brush up on our knotting skills. The Venturers learnt about how the SES operates, equipment they use and how they conduct rescues.
Knotting skill put to the test
Need some help
Playing with the equipment
The SES shed
Getting into a harness.
Ready for lift off.
Showing us how the professionals do it.
Hanging around
Fearless Leaders turn.
Hanging around.
Venturer in control.
Fearless leader at the top
Visit to Casuarina - September 2016
Cobargo and Merimbula Venturers visited Casuarina in Bega. They spent the morning with the residents, serving morning tea, and chatting. We were then all entertained by our surprise piano virtouso, Alex from Merimbula Venturers.
Serving morning tea
Serving morning tea
Having a chat
Alex on the Piano
The Venturers outside Casuarina.
Mystery Box Challenge - July 2016
Bring along 1 ingredient each and see what you can make out of it
Video of Alex on the Piano
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Up to Us Campus Competition
Up to Us enables students to give our generation a voice.
Through the annual competition, select teams from colleges and universities nation-wide receive training and funds to run tailored campus campaigns to educate their peers and inspire collective action! Prizes include $10,000 and paid trips to world-class conferences, among others.
Up to Us Is a Movement
We are a movement of a generation, for a generation! Raising awareness and taking action to ensure a strong future by addressing our nation's fiscal challenges
How it works
A semester of action. A lifetime of skills.
Up to Us is a program that empowers students to educate peers on our long-term national debt, how it could affect their economic opportunities, and what our generation can do to have a voice in raising awareness of our fiscal challenges!
What are the benefits of joining the Competition?
Continue the movement! By joining this cohort of emerging leaders, you can help shape the economic future our generation will ultimately inherit. Up to Us offers you the opportunity to be the voice of your generation and to create a meaningful impact on your campus community.
- Access to leadership and project management training through live trainings and at your fingertips through our Crew2030 platform means you can develop your skills when, where, and how you want!
- High impact events like our nation-wide My Two Cents Day, paired with opportunities to flex your creative arm through a custom "Wildcard" event, make executing an impactful campus campaign easier and more exciting than ever.
- Unparalleled access to thought-leaders in public policy, fiscal policy, social entrepreneurship, and more, as well as an opportunity to meet your peers and fellow emerging leaders.
- Enhanced prizes give you the chance to earn resume-building experiences and opportunities, access to cash prized, and so much more.
What is the time commitment?
Time commitment is minimal and flexible based on the impact you are hoping to create. While the time per week does change by participant/team, successful competitors should look to commit 2-4 hours a week for the duration of the competition.
Now-February 5: Confirm your participation in Campus Competition
February-March: Receive weekly leadership and campaign management training
March 1-3: Attend the Up to Us training in Oakland, CA
March 8-April 12: Host your My Two Cents Day and Wildcard Activity
April 12: Final Report due
April 2019: Top teams announced
Training Team Leaders will travel to Oakland, CA March 1st-3rd for formal training. Travel and lodging will be covered.
How will campaigns be judged?
Student campaigns will be judged by competition organizers and a diverse panel. Campaigns will be scored on a variety of criteria including the success of key campaign activities and the creativity and vision behind those activities.
"My overall experience with Up to Us was amazing and I learned a lot of valuable information about the national debt and career skills I can use in future positions."
Past Winners
Launched in 2012, Up to Us started as a pilot program on 10 college campuses and has since reached more than 225,000 students on more than 400 unique campuses in all 50 states. Each year, one team prevails as the Competition winner, walking away with $10,000 and national recognition for their efforts. Do you have what it takes to win? Apply today.
2018 - 2019 Winner: Oakland University (MI)
The winning team from Oakland Univeristy in Rochester, Michigan, partnered with dozens of OU student organizations to expand their reach and engaged hundreds of students on the national debt through voter registration drives, classroom presentations, media partnerships and creative events. The team integrated the idea of being "fiscally fit" into their conversations and presentations. The Oakland team created a boot camp that allowed students to test their physical fitness before taking a fiscal fitness test; held a pledge signature drive that used a giant beach ball as a visual representation of inflation; and led a national debt awareness parade through the Oakland campus. For the finale, the team hosted an Ultimate Fiscal Fitness Challenge featuring a gameshow-style competition between student leaders, allowing them to show off their new-found fiscal knowledge and explain why young people should care about the national debt.
2017 - 2018 Winner: SUNY Old Westbury
The winning team from State University of New York (SUNY) at Old Westbury was led by junior Evan Rufrano. He led his team in a creative campaign that included creating a "Debt Boulevard" on campus - an interactive walkway of fiscal policy and national debt statistics. The team also hosted an interactive lecture series with distinguished professors and a debate with a panel of speakers across the political spectrum. One of Evan's takeaways from the experience was "This issue will impact our future, but the debate about the national debt too often omits the voices of young people. Through this Competition we were able to amplify the voice of our generation, calling on lawmakers to make responsible fiscal decisions today that will preapre us for a better tomorrow."
2016 - 2017 Winner: Jackson State University
The winning team from Jackson State University was led by Terrence Dillon, a junior, originally from Chicago, Ill. Leveraging the popularity of beloved television game shows, the Jackson State University team hosted events such as "Debt Jeopardy," "Wheel of Debt," the "Debt is Right," and other interactive game nights to explain the current fiscal situation to nearly 1,000 of their peers throughout the course of the competition. Read More
2015 - 2016 Winner: College of William & Mary
The William & Mary team members include Sruveera Sathi (team leader), Hannah Cannon, Aastha Uprety, Octavia Goodman and Merci Best. The team's innovative campaign involved several events, including a "Great Debt-bate" that brought together four political groups on campus to discuss fiscal policy, a dance workshop to "dance the debt away," and a forum featuring young innovators in the fields of healthcare, education, and defense. To promote their campaign, the team employed creative methods such as a "Money doesn't grow on trees" art installation, in which they hung fake dollar bills with educational facts about the national debt on trees around campus. The team also traveled to the Virginia state capitol as part of a larger school effort to meet with the governor and state senators. Read More
2014 - 2015 Winner: Stockton University
The Stockton University team members include Angelo Bechara (team leader), Maryam Sarhan, Brad Ross, Louis Chevere and Victoria Muraoka. The team's innovative campaign included a life-sized Monopoly game, a "dorm storm" in which team members brought fiscal awareness to students directly in their on-campus residences, appearances on local radio shows, and a visit to Capitol Hill to meet with a Congressman representing their state. Read More
2013 - 2014 Winner: University of Texas - Pan American
The five-student team, lead by Fabiola Urgel Santa-Ana, from the University of Texas - Pan American (now The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley). "I told my team that we are so going to win this, so everyone will know about UTPA and where Edinburg is," Urgel said. "That win gave me the sense that, if I did this, imagine what I can accomplish. It opens your eyes to more things, widens your potential and gives you strength, a sense that I can conquer the world, or at least to recognize all the possibilities in front of me."
2012 - 2013 Winner: University of Virgina
The U.Va. students – Lena Shi, Joshua Lansford, Alan Safferson, Ryan Singel and Amara Warren – created a dynamic and innovative campaign to earn them the first-ever winning spot. The team spent roughly 550 hours organizing 20 major events, including a rally at the Rotunda; a "HOOs Talking about the National Debt" discussion led by three faculty experts; screening a documentary film about the debt, "I.O.U.S.A."; four flash seminars, each led by a U.Va. professor; a dinner on health care spending; presentations to classes and student groups; and a savings workshop, to name a few.
The team brought U.S. Sen. Mark Warner to U.Va. on Feb. 11 to discuss the debt. After speaking with a crowd of more than 500 people, Warner, a Virginia Democrat who sits on the Senate Budget Committee, praised the team as an example of what college students can achieve, saying, "The U.Va. students got me energized, ready to go back to the Hill and keep fighting."
Prizes & Awards
During the Up to Us competition, students build critical skills in leadership, strategy development, and community engagement. The experience also serves as an impressive resume builder. In case that's not enough, the competition offers students the opportunity to take advantage of prizes like all-expenses-paid trips, access to policy leaders, paid internships, and more.
Campaign Funding & Cash Prizes
Every student/team who competes in the Up to Us Campus Competition will receive the necessary funding to execute creative and effective campaigns. $10,000 will be awarded to the winning team in addition to cash prizes awarded to top-performing runner-up teams. All teams who successfully execute their campaigns gain access to exclusive prizes, experiences, and more.
Team Leaders will attend the Up to Us Leadership Training in Oakland, CA on March 1-3, 2019 for formal training. Travel and lodging will be covered.
National Conferences & All-expenses-paid Trips
A select group of top-performing students will be invited to travel to Washington, D.C. to meet with policy organizations, civic groups, and leaders from across the political spectrum to discuss the next generation's stake in fiscal issues, and attend the Peter G. Peterson Foundation's Fiscal Summit.
The core members of the winning team will be invited to attend a national conference, where their achievement will be formally announced and recognized.
Travel, food, lodging, and conference fees will be covered.
Exclusive Internships
Students on teams that successfully execute their campaigns will be eligible to apply for exclusive internship opportunities through Net Impact the Reagan Foundation's Leadership and the American Presidency Program
The paid internship through Net Impact in Oakland, CA allows up to two student leaders an opportunity to learn in areas of focus including nonprofit management, program management, digital marketing, community outreach and management, and more. The paid internship includes a stipend for lodging and runs through summer 2019.
New this year, up to five Up to Us leaders will have the opportunity to join the Leadership and the American Presidency program in Washington, DC to interact with and learn valuable insight from top names in government, business, and nonprofit organizations. Your LTAP experience includes housing arrangements, internship placement aligned with individual interests, course credit with transfer options to home institutions, access to exclusive briefings, events and more.
Rules & FAQs
Who can apply?
Students enrolled at a college or university in the United States are welcome to apply to participate in Up to Us.
To receive prize money, each participant must have a valid tax ID number and be at least 18 years old. (Exceptions: if your state of residence is Alabama or Nebraska, you must be at least 19 years old; if your state of residence is Mississippi, you must be at least 21 years old), and must be at least 18 years old at the time of travel in order to attend conferences or other trips.
Not a current student on a college campus? There are more ways to engage and make an impact. Consider signing the pledge and hosting an event in your community.
Employees of Net Impact, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, CGIU and members of their immediate family, defined as parents, children, siblings, and spouse and/or those living in the same household are not eligible to participate.
Can more than one team per school apply?
At this time, no more than one team per school will be selected to participate. We will help to connect students and faculty from a single school who may have applied separately. Students may want to utilize school communication channels to identify other students who may want to form a team.
How many members can each team have?
It is encouraged to have at least 3 team members. A Campus Advisor is required. Additionally, successful teams can enlist support beyond core team members. The core team members must be enrolled in classes at the same school.
Is there a partisan-based political agenda?
Absolutely not. While the topics are political in nature, Up to Us remains non-partisan and encourages collaboration no matter where you stand politically. The purpose of Up to Us is to raise awareness of our country's long-term fiscal challenges and how they could affect our economic future and to encourage students to make their voices heard on these critical issues. The competition is the product of a partnership between three nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations dedicated to engaging the next generation of leaders on important issues.
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Fundraiser for C-CAP's 25th Anniversary/
I took the first step in my career by training at a local culinary school in Sweden, and while I've come a long way since then, I'll never forget how I got started... That's why I'm so proud to be involved with Careers Through Culinary Arts Program. C-CAPmakes an enormous impact on the lives of at-risk students by helping them build careers in the culinary industry. In honor of its 25th anniversary, I want to raise $25,000 to help them continue the great work. We've already raised over $11,000 for this amazing organization, so let's raise another $14,000!
When you give to C-CAP, I give back to you! The person who raises the most for this great cause will get an amazing trip for two to Bermuda, including airfare, a 3-night stay at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club, and dinner at my new restaurant,Marcus'! You can also support this great cause by making a donation. For $25 you'll get access to an exclusive cooking video, for $50 you'll also get a signed copy of my new young-adult book, Make It Messy, for $100 you'll also get a signed copy of my Marcus Off Duty cookbook. Plus, this fundraiser will be timed with the release of a new round of my "How-To" cooking videos! The ideas for these videos were all user generated, so make sure to check out my YouTube and Facebook pages, starting today, as they roll out.
Thank you so much for your ongoing support, and to those who have already donated, in helping these dedicated youths realize their dreams.


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The New Connectedness
Our "Networked Families" report contains data about the "new connectedness" or what Twitterers call "ambient intimacy."
The Internet as Social Ally
Do people consider the internet itself a kind of social ally? Not directly, but they often treat the internet as they would a helpful friend.
The Future of the Internet III
A survey of experts shows they expect major tech advances as the phone becomes a primary device for online access, voice-recognition improves, and the structure of the Internet itself improves. They disagree about whether this will lead to more soci…
Obama's Online Opportunities
There is no shortage of suggestions to the incoming Obama administration about what to do about communications policy in the United States. The body of research from the Pew Internet Project, dating to 2000, indicates that online Americans might have…
Facebook Connect and a failure to understand online identity management
Facebook has recently announced the rollout of a new feature called Facebook Connect, which will allow users to login to other websites using their Facebook identity and which will then potentially feed back to a user's network information about …
Participatory Medicine, Connected Health
I presented our latest data on social media and health to the Center for Connected Health's 2008 Symposium in Boston.
Roundtable on recent findings and methods used in international social networking research
Earlier in October, Amanda Lenhart participated in a round table discussion on online social networks at the Association of Internet Researchers Annual Conference in Copenhagen.
Teens, Online Stranger Contact & Cyberbullying: What the research is telling us
This presentation covers basic internet connectivity statistics before launching into a discussion of the major online safety issues. Broken down into issues of online contact vs online content, the talk shares data on online stranger contact, sex…
Online child safety and literacy
This presentation pulls together Pew Internet Project research about teenagers' online activities, their behavior on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, and their Web 2.0 content creation activities. It covers the threats posed b…
New communication technologies' impact on young adults
Our Writing, Technology and Teens report considered the impact of newer communication methods on young users. Do these effects carry over into a slightly older crowd?


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It's been a dream of mine for a long time to put on a large-scale business education event in my hometown of London and finally, all the elements fell into place to make it happen.
In this very special episode of YoupreneurFM, I share a recap of our inaugural Youpreneur Summit event held in London a few weeks ago.
Tune in as I go through what our amazing speakers covered, some of our event highlights and what I have planned for Youpreneur Summit 2018!
Putting on this event was a dream come true and I am ecstatic that I got to round out the year with such great memories of such wonderful and like-minded entrepreneurs in my hometown. Enjoy the recap and check out the video below to give you an idea of how we kicked things off below. 🙂
Essential Learning Points From This Episode:
- The main takeaways our speakers shared over the Youpreneur Summit weekend.
- What quick exercise the audience did to make sure they took action after the event.
- I also share a quick overview of what I call the Youpreneur Ecosystem.
- The big surprise I manifested (for months!) and laid on the Youpreneur Summit audience.
- Much, much more!
Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:
- John Lee Dumas' website
- Mark Asquith's website
- Joanna Penn's website
- Amy Schmittauer's website
- Colin Gray's website
- Matthew Kimberley's website
- John Jantsch's website
- Janet Murray's website
- Carrie Green's website
- Mike Morrison's website
- Russell James' website
- Pat Flynn's website
- Ramona Rice's website
- My FREE Personal Branding Roadmap eBook
- My FREE Youpreneur Launchpad Training Course
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A wave of violence
Since the 2016 presidential campaign began, there has been an alarming increase in violence on both sides of the political spectrum. While the increase in seemingly random attacks is cause for alarm in itself, the rise of the radical left in an organized fashion is particularly troublesome. The major news networks, social media, and everyday conversation has been flooded with one acronym: ANTIFA. Who is ANTIFA? Where the hell did they come from? Are they defenders of the weak, or are they simply trying to silence views they disagree with?
It all started in post World War I Germany
ANTIFA ( Antifaschistische aktion) is a left wing paramilitary organization created by the German communist party. In other words, it was an armed wing of the German Communist Party – itself, funded by the Russians through the Soviet consulate in Berlin. Comprised of former fighters from the Red Army of the Ruhr and the Bavarian Soviet; both were failed communist uprisings, defeated by the German government; in the 1920s-30s.
Their primary purpose was the taking of physical territory where non-communist political parties and organizations would speak, or had established a support base – much like we see today at universities across the United States. By this time, the German communist party had deemed all non-communist or anarchist political parties as Fascist or Fascist friendly. The Social Democratic party for example; a center-left party; was dubbed "social fascist" in communist rhetoric and propaganda. This too is similar to ANTIFA rhetoric today, which frequently brands the POTUS, the Tea party, III% movement, mainstream conservatives, and even many libertarians as "fascist".
Calling ANTIFA a paramilitary organization, is not some stretch of the imagination. antifascism.net explains this in the section titled "A brief history of international Anti-Fascism" as follows:
"The left scrambled to the defensive to set Hitler back on his heels, setting up its own combat groups (Kampfbunds) and attacking Nazi meetings and events… When Hitler took power… the Nazis immediately demobilized the Kampfbunds, including Antifaschistische Aktion, and sent the left to concentration camps."
Odd, they forgot to mention in their heroic narrative that the communist in Germany had their thugs in the streets as early as 1917. Fascism, was the right wing response to communism. Don't let ANTIFA lie to you
But aren't they fighting the good fight?
Short answer: NO. We all agree that Fascism is an evil we wish to never see take hold in western civilization again. The problem is, these guys aren't fighting fascism, and that's obviously not their primary goal. Their purpose today, is the same as it was at their inception: the spread of radical left wing ideology, in hopes of a workers revolution. What they've done, is exploited the extreme partisanship of modern America, and the excessively nasty rhetoric of the presidential campaign – "everyone's a fascist" – capitalizing on it for their own political agenda.
A coalition of the willing
ANTIFA has become in a sense, an umbrella under which a whole slew of shady organizations are working together. Numerous socialist, anarchist, and opportunist have banned together to seize the moment. A decentralized control structure allows individual sects of ANTIFA to maintain a sense of anonymity and security in the event that one sect is broken up. This is by no means a new tactic, in fact, it's right out of Mao's playbook. The Vietcong for example, operated in much the same fashion – until they were decimated during the Tet offensive, and largely replaced by NVA regulars – but that's a story for a different time! Let's discuss some of these wonderful organizations:
RefuseFascism: The self styled Anarchists organization who's "counter protesters" were responsible for the recent violence at UC Berkeley during Milo's visit. Fun fact: they received at least $50,000 from a Tuscon charity- The Alliance for Global Justice- who in turn receives funding from everyone's favorite billionaire instigator of unrest and violence, George Soros and his Open Society Foundation. They have stated recently that they intend to block Milo's upcoming return visit as part of free speech week, by "any means neccessary".
In a recent article posted by AntiFascistnews.net they made clear that their traditional tactic of shutting down opposing points of view by controlling physical locations was working.
"What is great about Milo in this situation is that most of his right wing and Alt-Right friends have abandoned him, and his profile is so high in anti-fascist circles that even a brief appearance will get shut down quickly. That is, of course, only if an organized response happens, which, in Berkeley, is assured."
Red Action: A pro communist paramilitary group originating from the UK, adhering to "Trotskyism" – Soviet communist theory. Beginning in 1981, they have been a major source of left wing media and have aligned themselves with numerous violent left wing organizations in the UK and abroad. Also aligned to Irish Republican movements within the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom – in plain terms, the IRA. Birds of a feather.. terrorize together?
The web can never be fully untangled, due to the decentralized command structure. For example, the following is a short list of organizations allied with ANTIFA in the Atlanta area:
Atlanta Antifascists
Atlanta Resistance Medics
Athens Antifascists
General Defense Committee, Atlanta branch
Atlanta Redneck Revolt
Anti-fascist News
Ida B. Wells Coalition
Metro Atlanta Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America
One People's Project
Socialist Party of Central Alabama
Workers' Solidarity Alliance
and the Young Dems of GSU.
So, here's the thing about silencing peoples views with violence
News flash: It doesn't work. You may be able to terrorize people into silence for a short period of time, but during that time you're making a lot of enemies. This political cartoon really says it all honestly, I should just stop typing!… But I won't, you know this by now.
The KKK was able to suppress – not silence – the voices of both blacks and whites in the south who wanted an end to Jim Crow, for many years. However, even the whites who were sympathetic to segregation, turned from it when confronted by such barbarous acts being done to other human beings. This turning away didn't instantly manifest itself – again, that fear thing – but it is what saw the sharp decline of the Klan and segregationist sentiments. Rioting, and violence have the same result.
A recent study published by the Social Science Research Network; perfomed by professor Matthew Fienburg, University of Toronto; reaffirms that extreme protest behaviors actually reduce support for the social movements they seek to benefit. For example, seeing reports and footage of Trump supporters being attacked outside of his rallies, led to many undecided voters feeling a sudden strong support for then candidate Trump – according to Mr. Fienburd. If there's one thing Americans don't like, it's people trying to force other people to believe a certain set of ideas.
Anarchy in the U… Mom, wheres my snack-pack dammit!?
As we've seen time and time again, radical leftist will always use violence as a means of silencing opponents. The last thing they want is to be forced into a policy debate, where their views can be picked apart and crumble just like the USSR or republican Spain. Most of these self styled anarchist and socialist are the same affluent white kids they claim to hate so much. Unfortunately, mislead children have ruined great nations in the past. Therein lies the dilemma; take them 100% serious as the violent suppressors of free speech that they are? Make fun of them for being young mislead hypocrites who claim to be anti-fascist, while acting like fascist? On more than one occasion, I've decided to simply propose a few questions as they ramble on to their equally ignorant friends at the local coffee shop. When they begin to realize that they can't answer the most simple of questions regarding how______ would work, they get frustrated. Frustration leads to anger, anger leads to… having an extra hot, upside down mochalattechino, with soy milk thrown in your face to the tune of " F$@# off FASCIST!!"


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Why Every Buyer Should Get a Home Inspection
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¨ The standard purchase contract, that Realtors® use, provides the buyer with the option of having a property inspection condition, with set parameters agreed upon at the time of negotiation between the seller and the buyer. By having a qualified and recommended home inspector look at the property under consideration, you have the opportunity to find any defects in the home prior to deciding to go ahead with the purchase. If defects are found, that fall within the constraints of your property inspection condition, then you have the option to cancel or void the contract, or you can try re-negotiating with the seller to make the necessary repairs prior to satisfying or waiving your condition.
¨ The inspector will look for things that you never dreamed of! Most home inspectors will look at a wide variety of elements, structural, mechanical, visible and not visible. Home inspections are non-invasive, meaning that the inspector won't be putting any holes in walls to view the guts of the home, but they do have specialized tools that enable them to find out more than is visible to the naked eye, such as moisture meters and thermal cameras.
Why Do I Need a Lawyer?
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Why you need a real estate lawyer. When it comes to complex legal documents, it takes a pro to decode the legalese and ensure that the letter of the law is working to protect you and your finances. And when it comes to real estate transactions, there are plenty of those complex legal documents to sift through. You're going to need a real estate lawyer.
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Angelo Mathews shouldn't have stepped down as skipper, says Arjuna Ranatunga
What's the story?
Former Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga criticised the decision of Angelo Mathews to step down as skipper of the side in all formats of the game and felt the onus was on Sri Lanka Cricket to not allow such a situation to have occurred.
Mathews resigned from captaincy following the shock ODI series to minnows Zimbabwe at home earlier this year.
Ranatunga, though, is not impressed and felt that Sri Lankan cricket authorities should have supported Mathews rather than allowing him to be made the scapegoat for Sri Lanka's horrible run of form.
"Mathews is the best captain I have seen after Ranjan Madugalle. When he said that he wanted to quit, SLC should have told him to hang in there without throwing the towel in. If I had any say, I would have told him that this is not the time to quit," Ranatunga told Cricbuzz.
"When Sri Lanka whitewashed number one ranked Australia in the Test series last year, there were a lot of people to take credit, but sadly when he lost he was made the scapegoat and all the blame was on him.
"Mathews was a very positive captain, but due to constant changes and lots of chopping and changing he started becoming negative because he lost the confidence," Ranatunga added.
In case you didn't know...
Sri Lanka Cricket accepted the call by Mathews by appointing Dinesh Chandimal as the skipper of the Test side while Upul Tharanga was made captain in the limited-overs formats of the game.
The results on the field have not improved one bit though as they were whitewashed 3-0 at home by India in the Test series while they trail 2-0 in the five-match ongoing ODI series between the two sides.
The heart of the matter
Following the 3-0 Test series whitewash against Australia, Sri Lanka's fortunes on the field have taken a downward trail as they lost both the ODI and T20 series that followed.
They were also whitewashed in both the Test and ODI formats during their tour of South Africa earlier this year. They did, however, triumph in the T20 format against both South Africa and Australia in their own backyard.
Consistently has been badly missing though as they were knocked out of the 2017 Champions Trophy in the group stages itself despite a surprising win over India.
Mathews had expressed self-doubt whether he would remain in charge until the 2019 World Cup following the exit and the ODI series loss against Zimbabwe in July served as the final nail in the coffin as Mathews stepped down as skipper.
Ranatunga, the 1996 World Cup winning captain, and considered one of the greatest captains the game has ever seen, offered his sympathy to Mathews and feels that he has received little help from the cricket administration in Sri Lanka.
Extra Cover: Disappointed Angelo Mathews opens up about quitting captaincy
What's next?
With Upul Tharanga banned for two ODI matches by the ICC due to slow over-rate, Sri Lanka has been forced to appoint Chamara Kapugedera as the skipper as the hosts look to save the series against India on Sunday when the 3rd ODI will be played at Pallekele.
The remaining two ODI's will be played at Colombo.
Author's take
It is no secret that Arjuna Ranatunga has issues with the present administration of Sri Lanka Cricket and he might have been taking a swipe at them with his remarks regarding Mathews' captaincy.
He did, however, make a valid point as Mathews got little support during his time as skipper. He still seems the best man for the job and seemed committed to the cause despite the troubles on the field.


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An Amazing Ride!
When mom first ran the concept of Honey, I Dressed the Pug by me, I was a bit skeptical. I mean fashion is for frenchies, we pugs are more chilled out, laid-back, 'give us a burger with fries and we are all set' type of guys. But, when she said this meant I get to go everywhere around London with her, I was immediately on board. I love to be with my human all the time, you see.
Once we started shooting regularly, I realised what an awesome bargain this was! Shoot days were literally a feast. My deal with mom was 'one treat, one pose'. Another highlight of our shoots has been meeting Margarita aunty. She makes me look so great on camera, she accentuates all my good features. Also, she has a pug called Kira back home in Russia. When she showed her picture to me, trust me, it was love at first sight. I am always all ears when mom asks Margarita aunty about Kira. Hope to meet her some day.
One of my five minutes of stardom came while shooting in South Kensington, the day I was wearing my converse (look-alike) sneakers. I mean I have never got so much attention in my whole life. Its like people had never seen a pug wearing sneakers before, I mean common, its the 21st century! People just pulled up their phones and kept taking my pictures, don't get me wrong, I love the attention. But, we were making a blog post here, hello!
The funniest incident was the one in Chelsea. You all know we love taking shots outside colourful London doors and Chelsea has some amazing ones. So we were outside one of these doors and I was being a bit difficult that day. Mom wanted a shot of me giving her a kiss on the cheek. How embarrassing to be seen as mama's boy in public, eeeew! So, mom completely forgot she was outside someones house and kept saying 'gimme a kiss', 'gimme a kiss'. It didn't sound right at all. A few minutes later the door behind us opens and this lady walks out with a very grim and baffled expression. As she sees me, her face softens and she starts smiling. What can I say, I have this effect on people.
Sometimes dad also joins us on shoots or takes some pictures for us. I love those fun family weekends. Overall its been an amazing ride! I have seen so much of London in this last one year and my wardrobe is bursting with some of the coolest dog fashion brands. But, the best part has been meeting you guys. We hope you have enjoyed this ride with us and will continue to be a part of our colourful chaotic world. xx
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The 4 Things You Need to Be GDPR Compliant
First off I just want to remind y'all that I'm not a lawyer so this isn't legal advice, but things I've discovered or learned in my journey to be GDPR compliant.
So I recently sent out an email to my list about GDPR and if they wanted to still be hearing from me after May 25, 2018 once GDPR goes into effect. I had several people emailing me asking me what on earth it was and what they need to do in order to comply with the new law. If you haven't heard about GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) you can learn more about it here.
My friend Andrea over at The Creative Spring just posted a wicked helpful blog post on those 4 things and goes into more detail about what exactly you'll need to do. You can read her full post here.
In the meantime, I wanted to give you a quick peek at her post about the 4 things that you'll need to do before May 25 in order to be compliant with the new law.
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1. Update (or add) terms and conditions and privacy policy on your website
Rather than copy together a bunch of different Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy from various sites I opted to purchase a lawyer-approved one from The Contract Shop*. Until May 28, 2018 they're running a 40% sale which includes the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy! If you don't have this page on your site yet, read this post about why you need to have one.
2. Add a Cookie Policy popup on your website
While Squarespace does have this as a feature you can enable on your site, it's a bit ugly (TBH) and totally not on-brand (which I think is wicked important), which is why I love that there are designers out there who are sharing how to customize it to fit your brand!
3. Scrub your lists in your email program...and delete people from EU or send them a notice to agree to stay on your list
So this one has a couple different ways you can go about it and personally I chose to just use a template that MailerLite had to send an email to my list telling them to either resubscribe or unsubscribe. You can also do what Andrea did and delete people individually if they're in the EU or you can't tell where they're from.
If you've got MailerLite here's a quick tutorial on how to send your list that resubscribe/unsubscribe email — Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
4. Update your opt-in process to make people agree to be on your lists
This step is a bit more tedious especially if you've got a several opt-ins or subscribe buttons on your site. Essentially what I'll be doing is creating an opt-in landing page through MailerLite and where I'd normally have people sign up directly on my site, they'll now need to click the button and be taken to the landing page that is GDPR compliant. It's a bit tedious and will mean people need to click a couple more times but if it means I'm compliant than I'm okay with that.


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Penn Traffic will be completing the paydown of $32 million, or 62 percent of its outstanding funded debt, by its fiscal year-end, using proceeds from the wholesale divestiture as well as from two recently announced store sales. Specifically, the company will pay down its $17 million revolving line of credit to zero and approximately $15 million of the company's $25 million supplemental real estate facility. The company's $6 million term loan will continue to remain outstanding. The company believes these actions will significantly improve availability in excess of outstanding letters of credit.
The company's lenders have agreed to amendments and waivers to the existing credit agreements and provided the necessary consent to allow Penn Traffic to complete the all-cash transaction and debt paydown. Penn Traffic has also secured a new extension, through April 2010, of its existing working capital revolver and supplemental real estate facility, which maintain the existing pricing structure.


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