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Written by: Amy Andleson/Emily Meyer
Directed by: Jon Chu
OH CRAP, THE REVIEW! Sorry, I got distracted trying to both pop and lock. Here's the plot: Moose (Adam G. Sevani, returning from Step Up 2 The Streets) and his best (female) friend Camille (Alyson Stoner, also returning) are going to New York University to start their brand new adult life. Moose has decided to give up dancing in favor of Engineering, but is drawn back in when he defeats one of the members of the evil dance gang The Samurai. Luke (Rick Malambri) catches this and invites Moose to join his own dance gang, The Pirates (okay, Pirates Vs. Samurai is kind-of clever), who live in a crazy two floor dance studio/loft thing. The Pirates are training for the biggest worldwide dance crew showdown in history, the prize being 100 grand. Luke wants the money to keep the place from being sold at a public auction, something former Pirate and now Samurai Julien (Joe Slaughter) would love so he could buy it himself using his trust fund money (never trust the rich and pompous). Luke also recruits the mysterious beauty Natalie (Sharni Vinson) who shows up at Pirates HQ looking for a place to stay. Obviously, they fall for each other. Moose also tries to balance his school life, his dance life, and his friendship/obviously somewhat romantic relationship with Camille. In between all of this, we got some sweet dancing and some of the most useless (in a good way) 3D ever committed to film.
When thinking of movies that needed to be in 3D, the third installment in the Step Up franchise was not at the top of the list. Or in the middle. Actually, I don't think it was even on there. But hey, a gimmick is a gimmick and Step Up 3D fully embraces it. The dance sequences are filled with people punching and kicking and hip hopifying right in your face and characters do illogical things in order to implement the 3D (a good example being the main love interests, Luke and Natalie, blowing around their Icee by use of a vent...no reason for it, but there it is). I'm slowly coming around to 3D and oddly enough a movie like this helps the transition; while Avatar takes it seriously and tries to give it legitimacy, you've got Step Up 3D create dumb generic situations that are such obvious ploys that they work and they help to remind you that at its heart, 3D is kind of ridiculous at its core. I'm sure James Cameron would not approve, but I do; while it's stupid, Step Up 3D hightens the experience by way of stupidity and for that, I give it some respect.
Acting-wise, this also doesn't exactly cut the mustard. Moose and Camille are good (Moose is actually my favorite character from the series...I just admitted that didn't I?), but everyone else is wooden or just plain bad. Understandable though; most of them are legitimate dancers, not actors, and I doubt that Jon Chu was having them read Hamlet at their auditions. The writing itself is absolutely wretched, with stupid lines in abundance (none I can remember due to stupid leaving my head the minute I got out) and some weird plot twists and turns and all around "WTF" moments (during a Moose/Camille dance scene, Moose steals a hat from someone for the scene, but never gives it back and it's never mentioned again).
You don't care about the acting or the plot though...well at least you shouldn't. The Step Up franchise is about the dancing, and I admit, that stuff was insanely well choreographed. It's so impressive, you can't help but get envious of the people who can do that. The one that sticks out has to be the robot guy. Usually, the robot is something kind of lame, but this guy seriously looked like a stop motion animation in human form. Freaked me out.
I can't just rate Step Up 3D as a movie, because I feel like that's unfair; either you want to see the dancing and don't mind the stupidity or you're going to go in and pick that movie apart/ask for a refund. As a movie, it sucks; while entertaining in a really cheesy bad sort of way, it's filled with some horrible acting and dialogue, takes forever to end, and the 3D is pretty much useless save for gimmicky reasons. For a dance movie, though, it's damned impressive. It isn't as good as the first two (yes, I can say that from first hand knowledge), but it's a fun addition to the series.


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Christine Meyer loves all those awesome onesies and stickers that they have to help you document your baby's first year pictures! And she thinks that SRM has the perfect stickers for personalizing your layouts for those! Her little guy is 20 months old now but she's still trying to finish off a couple of these pages - so she dug into her SRM Stickers to get the job done!
Not only does SRM have the We've Got Your Number Stickers but we also have a huge variety of phrases and words so you can showcase that personality! The label stickers make for a perfect little journalling spot. The brand new Punched Pieces are so perfect for all the fabulous circle stickers that SRM has! Christine loves how they add a little something extra to her layout.
Christine had three pictures that she wanted to use so she made the fourth piece of her grid the title area. It is made up of 5 different stickers: We've Got Your Number, Sentiment/Baby, Express Yourself/Everyday Boy, Stickers By the Dozen Valentine, and Sticker Stitches.
Christine added words/phrases to some coordinating yellow patterned paper and used those in addition to the punched pieces to help tell about her little guy.
Christine tends to do a lot of adding words and not tons of actual journaling, but in this case she wanted to make sure she documented his size and such. The SRM Bright Blank Label sticker was perfect for doing just that!
If you do monthly scrapbook pages for your baby or grandbaby, you might want to give Christine's page layout a try. And don't forget your SRM Stickers!
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Visions are not created. Your visions already live inside of you and they are just waiting for them to be revealed by you. I like to think of them as christmas presents under a christmas tree. They are wrapped up and just dying to be opened and revealed, to fill you up with your greatest joy and aspirations.
Sometimes, or very often, our vision and goals change or evolve. Not because we have given up, failed, or are incapable of achieving them, but because we have realized and revealed that we are so much more, more than we have ever dreamed of and ever imagined. We may come to points in our life where we are called to be more, to expand ourselves. As we move forward in our lives we discover gifts and strengths that we may have once thought were weaknesses or something we felt we lacked. Once we look inside ourselves and go into our internal world, we realize that we are truly limitless and capable of what would have once seemed impossible or unimaginable.
Joseph Campbell called this the Hero's Journey. Joseph Campbell is the king of world mythology and he discovered that myths from all over the world, from all cultures from all time, shared the same structure of steps that the character of a story or myth goes through.
We may realize that our intentions, our goals and our vision were born out of a limiting belief or perspective. For example, I always dreamed of being a great master architect. All of my creative energy manifested through architecture. I believed this was my only gift, my talent, what I was naturally good at. And I was, to a certain extent. I also grew up in a family of architects and contractors. I grew up in a building and design environment. So this naturally fueled my inspirations and dream to be an architect. I had a certain level of support or approval for it because it was also what my family knew and they could relate to it.
But on my path to be the greatest architect ever, other opportunities revealed themselves. Doors were opening up for me in certain directions and doors were closing on me in other directions. My goal was to live and study architecture in another country and master another language. I thought this would give me a competitive leverage in the field of architecture and I loved learning about other people and cultures and the idea of being able to speak other languages. So, my goal to be an international architect started me on the path of learning about other cultures and languages. This was something completely foreign to my family and how I was raised, though. I did not know other people who had these same interests, but architecture was something everyone knew of and could imagine.
You may see that as you evolve and grow, so will your vision and goals. They are as alive as you are. Your vision is not something you need to create, it already exists inside of you. As you evolve and reveal and discover more of who you are, you will reveal and discover more of what your vision is and your goals will change and shift along the way to continue to manifest your deepest visions. You can only see as much as you allow yourself to see or you are able to see at a given moment. So your vision is something inside you that you open up, like a present. It's your gift. Your purpose. Your soul's calling.
A vision or goal that you have can be a stepping stone, an introduction into a world you never even knew existed and therefore you never even imagined or dreamed of. Being in the unknown can bring you to your greatest treasure. I had a plan and I had planned out step by step how I was going to study architecture in Italy. However, challenges, walls and set backs diverted me and lead me down a path I had never even allowed myself to dream of or thought would be possible for me.
This can be a terrifying place where you feel vulnerable, stupid, incompetent and other negative feelings as you let go of what you thought you knew to learn things you never imagined. My first time living in Italy was this cave. It was dark and humiliating as I left everything I knew. Before I moved to Italy I was independent and able to take care of myself. This cave though was the beginning of me tapping into my hidden gifts, talents and strengths that I NEVER would have imagined for myself. Language for one, even my own language, English. I was horrible and incompetent when it came to language, but I loved it. I even ended up majoring in Italian because I was so bad and slow at learning language that I knew I was going to have to study day in and day out to master it. I even thought majoring in Italian was a joke, and I was a little embarrassed to do so. Who majors in Italian?! No one! And you no what that got me? No competition, full grants, scholarships, open doors and individual attention because no one else was doing it! Doors opened up everywhere for me to learn Italian, to live, study and work in Italy. Even my English language skills improved as I was basically forced to teach English as a second language, which I thought I would be horrible at. I needed a job in Italy and that was really my only option. So, I started teaching others and myself the English language. Which again, I thought was a joke. I thought, how can I teach, for one, and especially English? I was being drawn to all of these other subjects like public speaking (I was deathly shy) and language which I thought were my weaknesses.
I continued plugging away though and was determined like a warrior to be the greatest International Architect EVER! No one could derail me from that. But, on this path as I majored in Italian as a practical step in the direction of my goal, I started studying and learning about things I never even knew existed. I noticed I excelled in Sociology, Psychology, Film, Literature, Philosophy and Humanities in general. Doors kept opening up for me in the areas of Humanities, Language, Literature, Linguistics, Psychology and Art but doors were closing on me in the direction of Architecture since I didn't have the financial support or the time I needed to study Architecture.
Even though I was loving what I was doing with language, linguistics, literature, humanities, philosophy, psychology and teaching, I felt at the same time my dreams, my greatest dreams were crashing and dying. I felt like I was losing who I thought I was or who I thought I was going to be. I thought I was losing my real dreams. But at the same time, I had so much internal satisfaction of what I began to study and master. It actually added so much more to myself than I could have ever imagined for myself. I felt I had substance where as the goal of being an architect was missing words. I had not known words, language and metaphor before I knew architecture, so I thought. I realized what I loved about architecture, creating something out of nothing, symbolism, metaphor, beauty, art, structure, innovation, helping others, shelter, creating beauty for myself and others, changing the world, culture, history, bringing people together, could be done in many ways, the only way I ever knew of though was through architecture. By being flexible and open to the opportunities that were opening up to me, actually brought me to me, to allowing me to see my authentic potential and it has lead me to do things and be what I had never allowed myself to dream of.
As I have grown and evolved, so have my goals and vision. As I have become more aware of myself, more of my greatest and deepest dreams have been revealed to me, by me. It's following your heart and soul. Being okay and trusting in the dark, in the unknown that great things are happening for you. The Universe/God/Higher self has your greatest interest at heart and is helping you, if you allow it, to go in that direction.
Be open to the visions you have inside of you no matter how ridiculous and outrageous they may seem. Allow yourself to move forward towards what lights you up from the inside out, not just what seems familiar and acceptable by others. Be Bold and outlandish. Pay attention to the unexpected opportunities that come your way. They may be the greatest opportunity for you to reveal your true talents, gifts, strengths, your soul and life purpose.
If it's an opportunity and it scares you, terrifies you, and you think it's impossible for you, but yet somehow deep down inside in the dark, it resonates with you, then it is probably your call to adventure. Just as Joseph Campbell discovered the structure of the Hero's Journey in myths from all over the world of all time, in all cultures, you can also find this today in our greatest films - Star Wars, Indiana Jones, The Matrix, Lord of the Rings and so on. There is a reason these movies capture us and are so successful. They reflect us. They are our mirror. Answer your call. It is worth it and you will see you are so much more than you have ever dreamed of.
I realized the path I thought was leading me to be an architect was actually leading me to myself, to my soul, my inner world, my authentic self. The walls and failures were actually bringing me closer to who I really was. Expect the unimaginable. Expect to be broken down (unrevealed, unmasked) and transformed. Expect to be terrified. Expect to breakthrough. Embrace your adventure. Break yourself open to your calling. You are the hero of your own journey.
Below is a beautiful series of videos of what Joseph Campbell called the Monomyth or Hero's Journey throughout world mythology. Today we can find the same structure used in the greatest films that show the call to adventure of the main character (you) and the different stages they go through from leaving their ordinary world to stepping into an unknown world, meeting a mentor, slaying dragons, almost dying to being resurrected again and coming back as a stronger, new, more evolved, authentic person. You find your treasure and you become a greater version of yourself.
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Who doesn't love summer in OPRF!?!? The pools… the farmer's market donuts… the green parks… AND who doesn't love spring?!?!! The flowering trees… the farmer's market donuts… the anticipation of summer… AND! ... but for the lack of donuts, who doesn't even have a love for winter in OPRF?!?!? The holiday lights… the snowy nights…
But really… my favorite season of the year in OPRF is… Marching Band Season!! Yes! Ever since I was a kid! I was very young when my family lived at 324 N. Elmwood Ave in Oak Park. To this day one of my most earliest of all memories is running to the front screen door on a warm (can't remember if it was fall or spring) afternoon because I could hear them!! They were coming!!! See… back in those days (early '70's) the Oak Park & River Forest High School Marching Band would actually practice and march down the streets of the village around the high school. It was like my own little parade a couple afternoons a week! It was awesome!!
I don't think you will see the same parading down the streets from today's OPRFHS Marching Huskies but if you are ever able to get to a home football game or even just a late afternoon rehearsal… you can see and hear for yourself the awesomeness that is this marching band. As Ken Trainor of the Wednesday Journal so unbelievably asked himself in his October 2017 article, "An Audience of One in the Late Afternoon" (link), you will ask yourself the same… "These are high-school kids?"
Disclaimer – I am biased toward the OPRFHS Marching Huskies because I currently have a junior alto sax and a freshman front-line marching in this band and my oldest was a trumpet marching all 4 years before graduating in 2017. I have had the privilege of being one of this bands photographers since 2013. You can see the band rehearse most Mondays and Wednesday-Fridays after school at the practice field near the tennis courts at Linden and Erie. August – mid-October. This isn't just a football game playing band… this is a serious competition marching band traveling the state performing their show. GO Marching Huskies!!


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Welcome back — the start of school is almost here!
- The CHS open house is Monday, August 20 from 5-7pm.
- Virtual education orientation is August 20, beginning at 1pm. Click here for important information about requirements and session schedule.
- CATEC orientation is Wednesday, August 15, from 5-7pm.
- School starts on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. Hours are 9:05am -3:50pm (with a one-hour delayed start on the 2nd Thursday of some months)
- CHS School Supplies List 2018-19
Get Your Chromebooks
Charlottesville High School students are assigned a Chromebook (computer) and charger for the school year.
Chromebooks will be distributed the week of August 6 according to the following schedule (please take advantage of these dates and times to avoid long lines):
- Monday, 8/6, 2-6pm: Freshmen
- Tuesday, 8/7, 2-6pm: Sophomores
- Wednesday, 8/8, 2-6pm: Juniors
- Thursday, 8/9, 10am-6pm: Seniors & make-up time for other classes
- Friday, 8/10: CHS closed.
The final opportunity to pick up a Chromebook before school starts will be at the Open House on Monday, August 20.
TIP: Use your child's Chromebook to log into PowerSchool and easily complete your back-to-school forms with InfoSnap! Information about creating a PowerSchool account will be mailed to your home in August.


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By Andrew Loh As usual, the prime minister's National Day Rally speech was not short of good, upbeat news. Nothing surprising in that. If one were to take a look at past speeches, it has always been so. I still remember then prime minister Goh Chok Tong's speech in 2003, in the midst of an economic downturn, when he said: …Read More »
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Bloggers' reactions to PM Lee's National Day Rally Speech 2007
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivered his annual National Day Rally Speech at the University Cultural Centre on the 19th of August. Here are some reactions from bloggers. Did the PM mention the old flats in Potong Pasir and Hougang? – No Fear Singapore "Punggol 21-plus with its water feature seemed so fantastic and it must have mesmerized many of …Read More »
Another set of figures on university enrolment?
By Leong Sze Hian During his National Day Rally speech on Sunday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong outlined his government's intention to build a 4th University to cater to more Singaporean students. The PM said the objective is to allow 30 percent of each cohort to get into publicly-funded universities by 2015, compared to 23 percent today. At the last …Read More »


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It's Tammi Terrell's birthday today. I've had a crush on her from the moment I laid eyes on her, mainly because of her beautiful eyes. Her beauty is only surpassed by her immense vocal talent. She sang for numerous record … Continue reading
April 20 marks the birthday of Craig Frost, a great musician who was a member of one of the best bands in the history of rock and roll. In my opinion, anyway. Grand Funk Railroad emerged from the working-class city … Continue reading
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We headed out into the Peak before sunrise, hoping to capture the sun breaking the horizon, but England's clouds had other plans. Fortunately I was able to get a strobe on a nearby rock and balance it precariously to backlight the shot with a golden sunrise glow.
Thanks to Allan and Rosie for being so in love, and I hope you've all had a lovely Valentines.
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(Nikon D750 + Nikkor 20mm f/1.8) @ 1/200s f/2.8 ISO1000
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text: Our Patient of the Month for January is Wenceslao "Wency" Ramos, who has worked as a security guard in the Lifeline office for many years now. Early in December Kuya Wency had to stop working due to weakness and shortness of breath, plus severe skin lesions. His medical tests also showed he had an enlarged heart. Lifeline helped him get the proper treatment and medicines that he needed, and, upon receiving his certificate that he is fit to work, we will see him back at his post again.


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This is your guide to memory care in Castana, IA. Memory care facilities offer housing and care for seniors with Alzheimer's disease and other kinds of dementia. Memory care empowers seniors with memory impairment to stay as active and engaged as possible, while living in a dignified, safe and secure setting. Our local Senior Living Advisors are expert in dementia care in Castana, IA and surrounding areas. After an initial assessment, your advisor will recommend a list of memory care communities that fit your loved one's specific imperatives for care and living preferences, as well as your family's budget.
Memory Care Costs in Nearby Cities* The costs above represent the AVERAGE monthly cost of memory care for a one person bedroom in that city.
Facts about Castana
The official website for the city of Castana is http://www.castanaiowa.com.
Castana is a city in Monona County, Iowa, United States. The population was 147 at the 2010 census.


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Happy New Year!
Welcome back to Life With Sam, and let me start out the new year by saying it's good to be here! I spent A LOT of time over the past few months doing freelance work - not related to illustration, which makes me so sad - but its a brand new year and a great time to refocus and kick some illustration booty! With that, I give you a glimpse of my latest collection for winter - and baby its cold outside!


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Stumped for what to make? What to make everything? Or maybe you've just been wanting to sew the Sashas but a bit overwhelmed by gathering all the supplies. We are here to help! We've picked out everything you would need to make the Closet Case Patterns Sasha Trousers in charcoal grey stretch twill
This kit includes:
1 Closet Case Sasha pattern
3 yards stretch baby twill fabric
1 spool (110 yards) gutermann thread color 36, charcoal grey.
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text: Brand MarketingBest Buy's Shift to Starcom Stings CrispinBy Steve Mcclellan|November 4, 2010 ShareBy Steve Mcclellan|November 4, 2010 ShareThough Best Buy's creative assignment stays at Crispin Porter + Bogusky, the MDC Partners' shop was stung today by the retailer's decision to consolidate its $300 million media business at Publicis Groupe's Starcom. That shop, meanwhile, is enjoying a week of riches.The assignment had been shared by the two agencies, with Starcom handling media buying and Crispin overseeing planning chores.That marks two wins (MetLife and Cadbury's Milka brand) and a loss of note in the brief CEO tenure of Crispin's Andrew Keller, who was promoted to chief executive as October drew to a close after serving as the shop's creative leader. He has big shoes to fill, supplanting industry star Alex Bogusky as the agency's most visible human asset.For Starcom, Best Buy was the second huge account acquisition this week. On Monday, Darden awarded the shop media duties for its Red Lobster, Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse restaurants, with spending of about $300 million. Darden also cited integration as a key factor in its decision.Along with Starcom, sister shops Razorfish and Tapestry will handle some duties on Best Buy as well. Razorfish is digital specialist while Tapestry focuses on multicultural assignments.In a statement, the client said, "We regularly review all of our agency relationships and activities. In an effort to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of our media investments, we recently made a decision to move our media planning and buying to Starcom, in an integrated partnership with Razorfish and Tapestry under the Publicis umbrella. In addition, this move supports Best Buy's objective to drive an integrated marketing model."With this consolidation, all four remaining shops are surely hoping this is sufficient "integration" for now. Sharehttp://adweek.it/2kGY9zY copy Adweek Adweek


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Map of Old Testament Israel - Dabbesheth
E-6 on the Map
Dabbesheth T. esh-Shammam. border of Zebulun, Josh. 19. 11
Joshua 19:11 - And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that [is] before Jokneam;
Maps are essential for any serious Bible study, they help students of the Scriptures understand the geographical locations and historical backgrounds of the places mentioned in the Bible.
Map of New Testament Israel | Map of Old Testament Israel
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Time to FACE the Facts
Ladies AND Gentlemen...
Last week we talked about how important it is to protect our hands. This week, we're here to tell you, it's time to protect your face!
We both grew up with advertisers selling us moisturizer after moisturizer.... After toner... After... Whatever else they could come up with for our faces. And like most women, and men, we gave into it all. That is until we discovered how wrong most of those products are.
Suffering from dry or acne prone skin, and breaking out into rashes from botched "lip balms"; these are just some of the terrible things our faces have been through. So we took it upon ourselves to do some research, look into what really works for our skin, and do it ourselves.
While most moisturizers do have oil in them, they also have water. Water dries out your skin. They also have chemicals. Chemicals dry out your skin. And they also have perfumes or fragrances, most of which are chemical based, and dry out your skin.
We have an amazing range of face oils, including a brand new blend, to help suite all of your needs.
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This is the perfect face oil for dry, unmoisturized, and irritated skin. It has a lovely floral yet smokey scent from Rose, Chammomile, and Vetiver essential oils.
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This face oil is absolutely amazing to help with acne prone or blemished skin. This oil leaves a fresh herb scent, from a delightful blend of Lemongrass and Rosemary essential oils.
Wander Lust
This brand new face oil is superb for calming your irritated skin, and leaves a very mild and sweet scent behind for those of you who aren't partial to heavier fragrances. It also has properties that a help with inflammation.
With this fantastic line of face oils, your face will survive even the harshest of winters!
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Rhone–Rhine Canal
|Canal du Rhône au Rhin
Location of Canal du Rhône au Rhin and the two remaining sections of the former northern branch, France
|237 km
|Maximum boat length
|38.80 m (127.3 ft)
|Maximum boat beam
|5.10 m (16.7 ft)
|Maximum height above sea level
|340 m (1,120 ft)
|Minimum height above sea level
|179 m (587 ft)
|Date completed
|Start point
|End point
|Connects to
|Rhine, Grand Canal d'Alsace, Embranchement de Belfort, Canal de Huningue, Saône
The Canal du Rhône au Rhin is one of the important watershed canals of the French waterways, connecting the Rhine to the Saône and the Rhône and thereby the North Sea and the Mediterranean. As built, the canal was made up of four distinct sections:
- the branche Sud or southern branch, 224 km from the Saône just north of Saint-Jean-de-Losne to the Île Napoléon basin and junction just east of Mulhouse,
- the branche Nord or northern branch, 134 km from the Mulhouse junction to the Dusuzeau basin in the port of Strasbourg,
- the 22-km-long Canal de Huningue, from the junction to the Rhine at Huningue, just north from the Swiss port of Basle,
- the 10-km-long Belfort branch, which when built was to be the first section of the Canal de Montbéliard à la Haute-Saône.
Developments for high-capacity navigation in the second half of the 20th century thoroughly transformed this Y-shaped system; when the first lock was built on the Grand Canal d'Alsace at Kembs, a new cut was also excavated from Kembs to Niffer, and the rest of the Canal de Huningue was upgraded from here to the docks at Mulhouse. A 3-km-long section of the former Canal de Huningue, from Niffer to Kembs, is maintained and gives access to a boat harbour, while the remainder of that canal to Basel has been closed, and the terminal basin transformed into a whitewater canoeing course.[1]
Most of the northern branch was abandoned, and in the early 1980s the A36 motorway sliced through the canal embankment east of Mulhouse. Two sections were maintained and new cuts built from the Rhine to make them accessible:
- the Colmar Canal or embranchement de Colmar 23 km long, from a new lock at Neuf-Brisach to Colmar,
- a 34 km lateral canal starting from a new entrance lock at Rhinau and finishing in the basins of the port of Strasbourg.
A further major upheaval, planned from the 1960s, was construction of a high-capacity waterway to connect the Rhône-Saône corridor with the main European waterway network; this project was abandoned by Environment Minister Dominique Voynet in 1997.[2]
The section from Mulhouse to Neuf-Brisach is abandoned, while the 29 km section between Artzenheim and Friesenheim has been partially restored by Alsace Region, but works were stopped in 2009 for financial reasons. A cycle path was built along this section in 2011, extending the popular cycle path south from Strasbourg.[3]
The first section of the Canal de Franche-Comté was authorised by Burgundy Council in 1783 and completed in 1802 from the Saône to Dôle. Napoleon was seeking to develop inland waterway connections throughout the country, and the Rhône-Rhine link was of such strategic importance that he gave his name to the project; the Emperor's administration conceived the predecessor of today's public-private partnership model, selling existing canals to private companies, to provide funds for new links. The proceeds were diverted for the war effort, and it was not until 1821 that this project, now renamed 'Canal Monsieur', was reactivated by the canal company set up for this purpose. Works were completed in 1833. Upgrading to Freycinet standards started in 1882, and the summit level was lowered, reducing the number of locks; the new high-capacity Rhine-Rhône waterway would have made the canal obsolete, but the environment minister Dominique Voynet cancelled that project in 1997. The Government then funded – as compensation – the backlog of maintenance works and other improvements, but with little impact on commercial traffic in 250-tonne péniches, which has all but disappeared.[2]
See also[edit]
- List of canals in France
- Hutchinson Encyclopedia
- Waterways in France on Discover France!
- Canal du Rhône au Rhin, waterways guide No. 9, Editions du Breil, France, texts in French, English and German
- ^ "Ville de Huningue - white water sport". Cite web requires
- ^ a b Edwards-May, David (2010). Inland Waterways of France. St Ives, Cambs., UK: Imray. pp. 6, 222–232. ISBN 978-1-846230-14-1.
- ^ "Canal du Rhône au Rhin : remise en état du tronçon délaissé". Cite web requires
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- Canal du Rhône au Rhin with information on places, ports and moorings on the canal, by the author of Inland Waterways of France, Imray
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When switching dentists, consider Dr. Michael Rodriguez, our Boynton Beach dentist at Ocean Dental Studio. While there are many reasons why we are a great choice for your family's dental care needs, one of the most important points is that we are conveniently located in your community, offering same-day and evening appointments. If you're not happy with your dentist, make the switch to Ocean Dental Studio for your next appointment.
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Our goal is to put dental care within reach for families in the Boynton Beach community, with complimentary consultations and new patient specials. If you're thinking about a smile makeover, a cosmetic procedure, or orthodontic treatment, we'd love the opportunity to discuss options with you in a private setting. New patients enjoy exclusive benefits, like our $99 New Patient Special inclusive of your first cleaning with x-rays and a complete exam. Why go elsewhere when we can meet the needs of your entire family right here in our office?
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The Ultimate "Survive Anything" Pocket Emergency Guide + Kit
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As my friend Creek Stewart says…"It's not IF—but WHEN."
Every day, people like you (and me) are thrown into life and death situations without any warning. Unfortunately, folks die every day due to lack of knowledge, skill, or preparation. But you don't have to...
Hi, my name is David. I'm the Founder of Ultimate Survival Tips (a popular survival blog and YouTube Channel with over 425,000 Subscribers). I'm also the Co-Host of The SURVIVAL SHOW Podcast, a Serial Entrepreneur, Outdoor Skills Instructor, Designer of the popular (Kickstarter-launched) MSK-1 Survival Knife, and a Former U.S. Marine.
The Tiny SURVIVAL GUIDE is the fulfillment of a dream I had nearly 7 years ago, to design a rugged, compact, everyday carry, emergency reference guide that YOU and EVERYONE you Love (regardless of skill level) Can Use in TWO Distinct Ways:
#1 - As a PROACTIVE, Everyday Carry, Learning Tool - To help you train and prepare - BEFORE a disaster.
#2 - As a REACTIVE, Emergency Guide - To help you navigate a potentially life-threatening situation - DURING a crisis event.
So I asked my friend, Craig Caudill (Author of Extreme Wilderness Survival and Founder of Nature Reliance School) to help me develop this unique, "never been done before," everyday carry, micro-survival guide.
The Tiny SURVIVAL GUIDE is patterned after our popular Ultimate Survival Challenge - Level 1 training course, and boils down over 35 hours of training to the essentials you need when things go bad!
"Think of it as a Life Insurance Policy in Your Pocket."
Tiny SURVIVAL GUIDE is a treasure chest full of the life-saving tips you need to survive almost anything - all in a compact, credit card-sized, micro-guide.
When technology fails and you don't have anything but your wallet, Tiny SURVIVAL GUIDE will be there for you!
You'll Learn How to Survive These Threats:
- Wilderness Mishaps
- Civil Unrest
- Surprise Attacks
- Natural Disasters
- Mass Destruction: Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Disasters (and Attacks)
- Abduction, Hostage and Terror Threats
- Active Shooters
- Vehicle Accidents
- Hiking, Camping, and Hunting Emergencies
- And MORE!
Inside You Will Find:
- 174 Expert Tips
- 101 Detailed Illustrations
- 67 Life-Saving Skills
- 24 Essential Gear Checklists
- 10 "Killer" Mistakes You MUST Avoid
Great Question… First, we selected a font that is highly readable even at smaller sizes. Then we experimented with various formats and layouts to organize the guide in a clear, logical, and systematic way.
Next, we spent nearly four months measuring every word… writing each line in the simplest, most concise, accurate and useful way to convey the most information possible.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, we knew each and every illustration needed to be clear and demonstrate tips, techniques and skills accurately, often without the aid of words. So essential illustrations were meticulously hand drawn using pen and ink.
Using a special 3-row by 12-column folding process and high-resolution printing on special paper, we have been able to condense the equivalent of a book nearly 75 pages into a guide the footprint of a credit card… making Tiny SURVIVAL GUIDE the first publication of its kind.
Tiny SURVIVAL GUIDE is designed in the USA, using durable tear and weather-repelling, hybrid materials found in the world's toughest wilderness maps
Add our Patent Pending, Made in the USA Tiny SURVIVAL CARD to the Tiny SURVIVAL GUIDE.
Tiny SURVIVAL CARD Includes:
- Mini Knife / Spear Point / Signal Reflector
- Micro Finger Drill / Awl
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- 2 Medium Fishing Hooks
- 2 Double Finishing Hooks
- 1 Mini Button / Fishing Lure
- 2 Mini Gig / Harpoons
- Fine and Medium Hack Saw
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- Magnet Base
Every Tiny SURVIVAL CARD is Made in the USA and is crafted from 0.025" thick, (USA origin) 302 stainless steel (which is known for it's strength and corrosion resistance). Every card comes on a magnetic base allowing you to pre-sharpen the micro knife and place it (and many of the other tools) back on the base for storage.
NOTE: The Tiny SURVIVAL Card Knife does NOT come pre-sharpened. We will show you how to do this (at home) once you receive your gear.
According to a recent FEMA survey, a majority of American adults DO NOT have an emergency plan, sufficient supplies, knowledge or the training needed to survive a major disaster. So, Tiny SURVIVAL GUIDE is a great tool to help ANYONE be better prepared.
Tiny SURVIVAL GUIDE is also perfect for folks who like to hike, camp, fish, hunt, backpack, travel, explore new wilderness or urban destinations. SO basically EVERYONE!
My heart is to get The Tiny SURVIVAL GUIDE into YOUR hands... and into the hands of millions of folks around the globe who want to be better prepared for the inevitable emergency, crisis or disaster.
So please share this campaign with your family and friends.
By supporting this project you will enable us to fund our first large production run and you will be partnering with our team to begin the process of getting Tiny SURVIVAL GUIDES and Tiny SURVIVAL CARDS into the hands of people around the world.
THANK YOU for your encouragement and kind support!
And remember, BE PREPARED… Because You Never Know.
Founder & Owner: Ultimate Survival Tips, Co-Host of The SURVIVAL SHOW Podcast, Designer of the Kickstarter-launched MSK-1 Survival Knife
Risks and challenges
We have done our best to mitigate the risks and challenges for this project and realistically estimate delivery of your rewards - because, that's the FUN part. Everyone is bummed out when rewards are late, and we don't want that to happen.
To dramatically reduce risk and meet our stated ship dates we have successfully completed a pre-production run of both the Tiny SURVIVAL GUIDE and The Tiny SURVIVAL CARD with our manufacturers. Packaging and printers are set. And our team has already developed a system of packaging and shipping these items.
In the event that you all support this project "beyond our wildest dreams" all of our systems are completely scalable and are designed to meet almost any demand.
I (David) have spent over two decades in Corporate America as a marketing, business and product development professional. And this is not my first rodeo.
Leveraging my successes and learning from my past campaign, I am very confident we WILL not only manufacture and ship the rewards for this project but we will do it with excellence and on time.
One last thing... We are excited to announce that the Tiny SURVIVAL CARD has been registered with the United States Patent & Trademark Office and enjoys a Patent Pending status... and that the Tiny SURVIVAL GUIDE is registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.
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With Michael Torontow, Mark Camilleri (music director), Glynis Ranney, and Sean Wright in Side by Side by Sondheim, 2010.
With Nancy Palk, Hardee T. Lineham, the great Sandy Webster.
With Michael Riley in You Can't Take it With You, Grand Theatre, 1984.
The Club, Grand Theatre Company, 1983-1984.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The theme for Friday's Queen City Invite for the Lees-McRae College cross country teams were new personal best times being set. Overall, six LMC runners ran their fastest collegiate times with four coming from the women's team and two coming from the men's squad.
Overall, there were 250 male runners that took to the trails Friday. Lees-McRae placed three runners within the top 100, including Hall who finished a team-best finish of 79th. Teammates Shawn Graves (92nd) and Tristin Bertie (97th) also finished among the top 40 percent of runners on the day. Hall had by far the best day, however, as he set a new personal-best with his time of 27:09. It marks the third straight race that Hall has ran an 8k course in under 28 minutes. Additionally, Brett Page joined Hall in setting a career-best time Friday with a mark of 31:50.
Collectively, the men's team did surpass several Division II programs, including some from the Southeast Region on its way to a 16th place finish out of 30 schools. Those teams included: Carson-Newman, Coker, Belmont Abbey, Limestone, Francis Marion and Barton.
As for the women's team, the tandem of Halvorsen and Brianne Heard were the standout performers. Both runners set new personal-bests Friday with Halvorsen checking in at 20:48 and Heard at 20:58. It marks the first time in their respective careers that either runner has finished a 5k race in under 21 minutes. Halvorsen and Heard were joined by Delaney Colangelo (25:01) and Kaela Kelly (27:25) as runners to set personal best times Friday as well. As an entire team, the Bobcats finished the day 24th out of 29 teams.
The Bobcats won't be back in action until October 12 when they head back to Charlotte to compete at the Royals Challenge.
For more information of Lees-McRae Athletics, follow us on our social media sites on Twitter (@LMCBobcats), Facebook (Lees-McRae Athletics) and on Instagram (leesmcraeathletics)


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I Kissed White Feminist-led Organizations Goody
I thought I could hang on just a little longer. But this year, I will be yet another woman of color, in a long lineage of women of color, leaving the mainstream feminist anti-violence movement.
It is a tradition that white feminists in our movement like to keep silent — I guess they wouldn't want to bring negative attention to a social justice movement or the nonprofit sector, especially one rooted in radical feminism. But my experience is all too familiar and I could have seen this moment coming.


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Sunday, May 20, 2012
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We're very proud of London today as he was baptized! He made the decision a few weeks ago to accept Jesus into his heart and today at the close of service Pastor Brian performed the baptism. Since I was christened as a baby, I decided to join London and had my baptism reaffirmed. What a great moment to share together!
London got the full dunk whereas I just got water on the forehead.
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Curating Confidence + my Favorite Denim!
It can be a challenge to feel good about yourself when you work in a field that heavily utilizes social media for marketing. Scrolling through an endless feed of other people's perfectly curated images is a recipe made for confidence disaster.
I'm speaking from personal experience of feeling like I'm never "doing it right" when it comes to blogging. I (used to) spend all day wishing I could make my life as beautiful as the bloggers whom I looked up to as creative mentor's "highlight reels" on Instagram. I wasted so much time feeling bad about my content and trying so hard to create a similar look or feel to my Instagram that I was spinning in circles, wasting a ton of valuable time, and not growing or learning anything of importance. It took me months of feeling this way before I realized what was happening. If I wanted to have any success with my blog and my business I needed to change my mindset ASAP, and re-organize my priorities in a big way.
I'm sitting on my couch as I type this up eating some left over Teddy Grahams from my toddlers' afternoon snack, and reminiscing of a time where I felt like an impostor in the blogging world. At that particular time in my life I really felt like I was not supposed to be blogging, everything felt wrong and weird. It was confusing because I had one time loved blogging and creating, and now I hated feeling like it was a job. The best part of blogging full time is that it is already one of my favorite things to do, why was I feeling like I didn't want to do it anymore?! The answer is because I was doing it all WRONG.
Let's go back to the beginning, I know I talk about this a lot but it was only 2 short years ago that I started my blog as a creative hobby to give myself something to do outside of my life-consuming work as a manager at Nordstrom. When my blog and Instagram started to grow, I started to get offers and make money from my efforts which is such an amazing feeling! I didn't even know this could be a job at the time, so it felt so wonderful that I was being rewarded for my creative efforts and hobby! As I started to do more research and dig deeper into this industry I started to make friends with other bloggers, gain inspiration from amazing creatives who have huge followings and beautiful Instagram feeds and seem to do it all so effortlessly. I didn't see myself slowly declining into a hole of self-doubt and comparison.
This year has been an interesting time of self-discovery. I was forging a new path of my life as a mom, I had quit my long time career to stay at home with my new baby, and I had decided to take on blogging full time. I did a lot of thinking, meditation of sorts. I wanted to spend time with myself since I now was giving a lot of my physical body, brain power, and mental state, not to mention every waking hour (and much of the sleeping hours) to this new baby. I reflected on many parts of my life but I really wanted to re-focus my blog, take it back to basics and amp up the content and photography I was creating so I could not only feel proud of my work, but also really provide valuable information for others, or even just a place to stop and casually hang out for a bit. I also wanted to be sure I was fulfilled by the creative efforts I was putting out. This is something that I lost when I got off track temporarily. I began creating posts that were superficial, un-informative, un-important and I was never super proud to share them with people because I wasn't impressed with my own work. I was trying too hard and it was having a negative effect all around. It's weird to look back on that time because I truly feel like I'm in such a great space now. My mindset is positive, growth has been steady, and I am feeling great about the content I've been putting out!
I really didn't intend for this post to get so in depth, but it feels great to get this all out, so thank you to you lovelies who have stuck around to read the whole thing!
To sum it all up, I've created some new goals for my blog which you can read about in this post HERE , and I have changed my mindset to focus more on my own content and care less about what other people's content looks like. I don't like to whole "un-follow people who make you feel bad" thing because I still love to support people's beautiful content. I think it is more important to understand where your feelings are coming from and teaching yourself to re-direct the energy for a positive outcome that will benefit YOU. If you've never meditated about your life before, take some time in the morning and just lay in bed, or sit outside with a cup of coffee, no phone, no music, nothing but your mind, and think about your life! Think about the things you want to change, and the steps you need to take to achieve your goals. If you do this every day for a few minutes, I promise you will feel so much better about yourself and you will also have a better understanding of what you need to do to get to where you want to be.
Now I want to share the most confidence inducing jeans I've ever worn! If you love premium denim but don't love dropping $200+ on a pair of jeans, Madewell is where it's at for a quality pair of denim that looks and feels premium but without the insane price tag! These ones are super high waisted but they have so many types for all different shapes and sizes!
Thank you to those of you that have supported me on this journey, through my trials and tribulations I see you and hear you and appreciate you SO much! I hope you all are loving this new leaf as much as I am, thank you for sticking it through with me.


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Naomi is a psychology graduate from the University of Birmingham. She went on to complete her CIPD qualification, as well as gaining accreditation in BPS testing, and a City and Guilds Teaching Certificate.
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Since graduating in 1995, Naomi's career has seen her working in various in-house HR roles within luxury retail (Harrods, Liberty) and more recently in the media sector (Entertainment One Ltd).
Whether its over wine, coffee, food or all three, Naomi loves getting together with friends. She's a fanatical gym bunny, too, which makes up for all that indulgence!
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Commissioned by: Dr. Anastasia Christofakis and Mr. Brendan Kelly with the Albert Einstein High School in Kensington, MD
Premiered by: Premiere by Anastasia Christofakis, clarinet; Brendan Kelly, director; and Albert Einstein High School Orchestra
Instrumentation: Solo Clarinet, String Orchestra, and Electronics
Program Note: Let This Darkness be a Bell Tower is inspired by the 29th poem from Sonnets to Orpheus II written by Rainer Maria Rilke. The powerful imagery in this poem reminds us to be the change we want to see in the world. The human spirit has continually triumphed in uncertain times throughout history. The piece features several quotes from key figures and events throughout history to remind us that while there is no promise of better days, we should not hide from darkness, but become stronger ringing together as a symbol of hope. It is important to inspire one another, stand firm to dream for a better world, and work together to achieve this vision. "What batters you becomes your strength. Let this darkness be a bell tower and you the bell."
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It's December. Are you ready for the holiday season? Are your holiday campaigns in place? Whether you're a large corporation or small business and you sell your goods online, the holiday season is often the busiest time of year. With the continuous influx of web traffic during the holiday season...Read More
The Instagram reshare is still currently in test mode with a select audience. Not everyone will have access to it. To find out if you have access, select any post from any public account. Tap on the message or send to button ( the icon that looks like a paper plane). If...Read More
Do you listen to podcasts? If so, which are your favorites? Let us know, we're always in need of a few more to listen to! Here are some important things to know about podcasts and how they work for you. Although it's taken people a while to jump on board,...Read More
Alec England Centerlyne Columnist Share me! Personal branding We talk a lot about how important it is to get some brand recognition on social media for your company. But what about brand recognition for you? Personal branding can be the difference between weak and strong social media presence for your company....Read More
Alec England Centerlyne Columnist Share me! Social Media Application The benefits of social media marketing can be felt through many professional disciplines. Whether you are using social media for sales, event promotions, or personal branding, the rules remain the same for those who use social media. In addition to writing...Read More
Alec England Centerlyne Columnist Share me! Brand Loyalty As social media continues to play a bigger and bigger role in our everyday lives, the line between you and "online you" begins to blur. The same can be said for brands. Customers become friends. The people who buy your products are also the...Read More
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Dell AMAT, -1.25% falls on market share worries
By Binti Harvey, CBS MarketWatch 5/20/98 8:00:00 PM
ROUND ROCK, Texas (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Dell Computer Corp. ended their winning streak Wednesday morning as concerns about its ability to maintain market share growth overshadowed stellar first-quarter results.
The leading direct seller of personal computers posted first-quarter earnings of 44 cents a share, 2 cents above the consensus estimate of analysts surveyed by First Call and 54 percent higher than year-ago earnings of 27 cents a share.
However, unofficial "whisper" estimates reached as high as 46 cents a share in recent days, as investors gained hope that Dell would outdistance analysts' official numbers. Dell has outpaced the consensus estimate by an average three cents a share for the past eight quarters, setting a standard the company might find hard to beat going forward.
Shares of Dell (DELL) DELL, -0.02% closed off 2 7/8 at 91 3/4.
Revenue climbed 52 percent to $3.92 billion from $2.6 billion a year ago. Revenue in the Americas grew 50 percent year-over-year, but was flat sequentially. Some analysts said this indicates Dell is feeling the effects of price cuts by its competitors.
Generating the greatest unease, however, was the decline in average selling prices, which fell to $2,485 per unit from $2,630 a year ago. Although Dell said it simply passed falling component costs on to consumers, some analysts believe the 8-percent drop shows the far-reaching effects of the PC price war.
The company managed to increase its gross margin to 22.3 percent from 22 percent in the fourth quarter, despite lower average selling prices. However, BancAmerica Robertson Stephens analyst Dan Niles believes that if component costs continue to firm as average selling prices fall, Dell's gross margin could head south in future quarters.
Niles recommends investors take profits now, as the stock has a 25 to 30 percent downside risk going forward. "Our simplistic view is if the PC industry is having pricing problems, it will eventually effect all vendors, with the best surviving the longest," Niles said.
Michael Carboy, analyst at Bankers Trust Alex. Brown is concerned that as other PC manufacturers begin competing with Dell products using Intel's Pentium II computer chips, Dell will be forced to resort to margin-threatening price cuts or sacrifice market-share growth.
However, Dell's gross margin strength amid the current hostile pricing environment only strengthens some analysts' opinion of the stock. Merrill Lynch's Lucianne Painter said, "Dell is in the strongest position versus its competitors to pass cost cuts along to consumers while maintaining profitability since their direct model doesn't require them to hold on to excess inventory."
Ashok Kumar, analyst for Piper Jaffray, noted that the average selling price decline for Dell computers was less than a third of Compaq's, which fell 26 percent last quarter. "An average price of $2,500 still indicates a very rich product mix, and it's only going to get richer" said Kumar.
Kumar predicts Dell's foray into the market for high-end computers using Microsoft's Windows NT operating system will generate more than $500 million in 1999. In addition the company's refreshing efforts in its enterprise server business which should bolster its corporate segment, which posted year-over-year revenue growth of 177 percent in the most recent quarter.
"The company's outlook is still strong. Price pressures should dissipate in the second half of the year and with the lowest cost structure out there, Dell should see its unit prices stabilize at current levels," Kumar said.


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Retrocecal appendicitis
Right lower quadrant abdominal pain. Ultrasound inconclusive.
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Age: 10
Gender: Male
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Axial C+ portal venous phase
The cecal appendix is located in ascending retrocecal situation, with increased caliber, mucosal hyperenhancement and with appendicolith within, associated with moderate periappendicular inflammatory changes.
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Findings consistent with acute retrocecal appendicitis with no signs of actual complication.


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Keeping your skin moisturized and replenished isn't always an easy task. With so many factors contributing to dry skin in our daily lives, it can be hard to rid your face of dry patches.
However, rosewater is proven to hydrate, refresh and soothe skin. Plus, you can use it in several different ways. We'll take a look at the many rosewater benefits, but first, let us fill you in on exactly what rosewater is.
Rosewater: Why Is It So Beneficial?
Simply put, rosewater is a gentle and natural ingredient that effectively improves skin. As you may have guessed, this incredible product is made by soaking rose petals in water. The end result, rosewater, can be used in perfumes, food for flavoring and even beauty products. Though, the best use of rosewater for your skin is in its natural form. 100% pure rosewater is the best option for combating dry skin, as it contains anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antibacterial properties. So how can you reap the rosewater benefits?
How to Use Rosewater for Optimal Results
When it comes to using rosewater for its benefits on the skin, you really can't go wrong as long as you use 100% pure rosewater. While it's a great option for soothing and moisturizing dry skin, you can use rosewater in a variety of ways. Below is a list of some common uses:
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As if the uses above aren't benefits themselves, the rosewater benefits go much further. As you'll see, it's no wonder rosewater is regarded as a magic potion—it can work wonders on your skin! Are you ready to reap the rosewater benefits? Check out the list below to see what it can do for you and your skin:
Clearly, rosewater presents countless benefits to your skin. Fight dry skin today and try it for yourself!


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Small Business Week;
Teacher Appreciation Week; and,
This weekend is Mother's Day
... and I have a few story ideas for your consideration:
This summer students start their own small business instead of looking for a summer job, with new school curriculum focused on entrepreneurship, for Small Business Week
10 schools in metro Detroit (Detroit, River Rouge, Novi, Brighton) are teaching students how to become entrepreneurs. I want to invite you into the classroom to meet these students, capture the energy inside the classroom and inside the minds of these students who will graduate high school already starting their first business.
Example, meet Dylan McConnel, a student at Cornerstone is just one example, with this t-shirt company, Heir Customs.
Youth Entrepreneurs is a year-long curriculum that teaches middle and high school students core entrepreneurial and economic concepts.
It has its curriculum in 10 schools in SE Michigan, with more planned for the next school year.
A teacher's passion for their students inspires a new generation of entrepreneurs, for Teacher Appreciation Week
Each one of the 10 teachers has been trained by Youth Entrepreneurs to bring a very specific curriculum into the classroom to empower students to be self-sufficient and start their own business. I want to invite you to capture their energy as they interact with their students, talk to the students about how their teacher inspires them to succeed.
Stacey Brown Smith, River Rouge High School
Tom Staperfenne, Chandler Park Academy Middle School
Renate Matthews, a teacher at Cornerstone Health + Technology High School
When a small business becomes a family business in creating one of Detroit's Culinary Landmarks
For small business week, I want to introduce you to Joe and his daughter Stephanie. Joe was a program manager at WGPR when he and a friend decided to buy a business based on a coin flip. Since 1982, Joe has been operating Louisiana Creole Gumbo on the edge of Eastern Market. I want to invite you to sit down and have lunch with Joe and his family to talk about his business and how he has remained one of Detroit's culinary landmarks through the city's good and bad and his optimism for the future.
Last minute DIY gift ideas for kids to make mom for Mother's Day
Mother's Day weekend creates the perfect opportunity for families to walk around one of Michigan's most charming downtowns, Art Birmingham celebrates its 38th annual return to Shain Park in downtown Birmingham, May 11-12. Admission is free, with art activities sponsored by the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center (BBAC). Children will be able to make gifts for their mom, grandmother, and aunt.
Come to the BBAC or downtown Birmingham in Shain Park and we will show you how to make last-minute gifts for mom, where to spend some quality time with her this weekend and enjoy some of the finest art for sale this weekend at Art Birmingham
I am happy to facilitate any of these story ideas, should you be interested.


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Zoom down the Alpine Coaster into the valley below at up to 40 kilometres per hour or toboggan down the slopes in the secure snow of the Frankenwald (Franconian Forest).To the tours
Tobogganing in Bavaria
"They used to make the sledges out of beech but nowadays we use native ash", says master joiner Weber. Why? Ash has longer fibres and therefore lasts longer than beech. Each sledge represents three hours' work, but it takes over three months from start to finish. "We start by boiling up the wood for the runners in a large cauldron to make it pliable", says Andreas Weber, explaining a key stage in the process. We then use a bending machine to get it into the correct shape. After two or three months of drying time, both men mount the stands on the runners then add the seating slats.
The Davos sledge is a genuine classic on Bavaria's toboggan runs, such as the one from Wallberg down to the town of Tegernsee. It is one of the most beautiful runs in the country. You slide through a snow-covered winter landscape for half an hour, breathe in the fresh air and enjoy the speed of the runners. Winter can be so beautiful.
Tobogganing can also be enjoyed to the full in the rest of Bavaria. The highest run is on the Zugspitze, the Allgäu has descents of up to 6.5 kilometres and on the Ochsenkopf/Fichtel Mountains there are six runs ready for the thrill of the downhill. It sounds very sporty, but tobogganing is a relaxed affair in Bavaria. A typical Bavarian tobogganing excursion usually includes a welcome break in a mountain hut or inn with friends and family. In Bavaria, tobogganing is a community experience – and makes you seriously hungry.
Unlike today, sledges in the Rhön were not always used for sport and fun: They were used in winter to reach other towns or villages as fast as possible, for shopping and transport. The growing leisure industry in the 1970s represented a golden age for the Weber family business. They produced up to 6000 sledges each year and exported whole truckloads of them to Great Britain. However, the increasing use of plastic soon put a stop to this success.
"Today, I'm glad to say, people are starting to appreciate hand-crafted quality products once more", says Alexander Hergenhan.
And as long as you don't run your Leubach Davos sledge "at full pelt into a wall", it will easily last for three generations, adds his uncle. "It's all a question of driving skill."
If you want to work on your tobogganing skills, Oberaudorf offers the perfect opportunity. Courses here teach you how to steer a sledge elegantly round a corner. And when you get to the bottom, with red cheeks and the thrill of having completed a successful downhill run, there's only one thing you want to do: Go back to the top and do it again.
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Tobogganing fun is guaranteed on one of the longest natural toboggan runs in the Bayerischer Wald (Bavarian Forest) and in the family ski area of the Silberberg.To the tours
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I was first introduced to therapy when I was eleven years old and had just started middle school. Due to the arranging of the school district my family lived in, I went to a school where I did not know a single person in the building. The transition to middle school as a pre-teen can be challenging enough (hello, hormones and uncertainty of what is happening in our own awkward bodies!). To go through it as an introverted, shy kid, not knowing anyone, turned my world upside down. I started to see a therapist who explained to me that I was experiencing anxiety. I vividly remember sitting on my therapist's couch (yes, you read that right -- I've been on "the couch" as well!) and thinking, "A-ha! So, I'm not dying, I'm having anxiety attacks. And wow, I'm also not crazy! Other people go through this too!".
That "a-ha" moment was so powerful for me. I knew that I wanted to help other people have this moment, just as I did. I went in to college thinking that I was going to be a super-cool English teacher who taught all kinds of "a-ha" moments. I wanted to support kids like the eleven year old me. However, I realized halfway through college that I felt much more of a connection with therapy than teaching, and I added a minor in Psychology to my BA in English.
I went on to graduate school to earn my Masters in Social Work (MSW). My career as a social worker initially led me to a school setting, where I worked with children and their families providing support and fostering connections to necessary services. I then transitioned to an agency setting in a domestic violence and rape crisis center. I worked on the crisis hotline, as well as provided individual and group counseling services to children, adolescents, and adults. In this agency, I received specialized training in Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT).
These personal and professional experiences helped me realize working with those who have endured trauma, is my passion. I brought this passion with me into private practice in 2014, and my passion is still growing each and every day! I consider myself to be an eternal student, and you will often hear me talking about new techniques or insights I learned at various trainings and workshops. It is imperative that I grow and evolve, just as I encourage you to!
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker, New York State, License #: 085957
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, International Association of Trauma Professionals (IATP)
Completed basic EMDR training, EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)
Currently working towards certification in EMDR, (EMDRIA)
MSW, Master of Social Work, LIU Post
BA, Bachelor of Arts, English & Psychology, St. Joseph's College
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I joined a community solar program, now what?
So you have signed a contract to receive power from a community solar program. Congratulations! This is a decision that comes with great benefits to both the environment and your wallet. Now it is time to take a closer look at your monthly electric bill to make sure that you are maximizing your benefits.
Fully understand your program and your bill
Your solar energy credit will show up differently depending on who your utility provider is and what type of project you have subscribed to.
In Colorado, there are three types of incentive models for community solar: a utility bill credit, a Renewable Energy Credit, and a one-time lump sum. In the utility bill credit model, your bill will show a credit correlated to the dollar value of your share of solar production. This model is the most typical and will be the focus of this blog.
There are also two models for payment with community solar: purchasing your panels outright or paying-as-you-go for energy produced. The pay-as-you-go model is similar to your monthly cell phone plan---you will never own the panels, you will pay for their energy like a service.
If you are partaking in a pay-as-you-go plan, in addition to your monthly electric bill, you should also receive a monthly bill from your solar developer. Generally, this bill should be for a lesser sum than your utility bill credit, leading to a net savings. If you paid for your solar array up front, you will not receive a bill from the developer.
Ask the right questions when looking at your bill
It is important that you thoroughly examine your energy bill after you sign up for community solar. You will want to make sure your panels are producing as expected, check that you are being compensated for production, keep an eye on utility rates, and confirm that you are making the most of all incentives (both financial and environmental) offered to you. Some specific questions you will want to ask:
1. Do my bill credits look right?
Your electricity savings will be influenced by a variety of factors (e.g. solar panel production, electricity use, base rate, and utility rates) and your utility bill costs may not be offset 100% by your solar program. Bill credits will cover a portion of your utility rate. In other words, if solar energy offsets 100% of consumption, bill credits could offset costs by 50% to 80%. While in the short term your savings will vary, over time a majority of your costs could be offset. With this in mind, it is important to keep tabs on whether your panels are under- or over-producing.
2. Are my panels under-producing?
If your bill credits look too low you should call your utility and solar developer (your utility can help with billing issues, but the solar developer is better for production questions). If the panels are indeed under-producing, you will need to problem solve together. Most are very happy to help!
Your first step will be to figure out why the array is under-producing. Weather, panel degradation, and broken parts are all possible explanations. Once you have identified the issue, ask your solar developer what they can do to fix it. They can't do anything about the weather but ongoing monitoring, maintenance, and repair are their responsibility. They have a budget for this that is set aside from funds used to initially build the project and/or revenue from the array.
Comprehensive insurance is also typically covered by what you have paid for your panels to cover events like theft, hail damage, or low production due to weather. Further, some contracts specifically state that the developer guarantees that they will catch any abnormalities very quickly (typically within 24 to 48 hours) and ensure that arrays are performing as expected.
3. Am I over-producing? If I am over-producing, am I receiving roll over credits?
When you signed up for your solar program, you were likely given the option to purchase a maximum of 120% of your average energy consumption. Thus, it is possible that your panels will produce more energy than you use in a particular month. With community solar, when you don't use that extra 20%, you are still generating bill credits.
Your contract may guarantee that excess production "rolls over" to cloudier months when you under produce. If your contract has this clause and it doesn't look like your production has rolled over, call your utility provider or solar developer.
Any bill credits accumulated at the end of the contract period may also simply go away. It is best to appropriately size the system so that you are not left with an excess of bill credits after the contract period is over.
If you find that you are consistently over-producing due to efficiency or a move to a new home, it is sometimes possible to resize your subscription with your solar developer or apply your subscription to an alternate location.
4. How are utility rates changing?
The pace at which your utility rate increases from year to year can be very important in determining your savings from community solar. For most people, a high increase in electricity prices is unfavorable. For a community solar participant, an increase in electricity prices may be favorable. This is because one of the major financial incentives of community solar is that bill credits follow the rate of increase or decrease of utility rates. The higher your electricity rate is, the more bill credits you will receive and, over time, more bill credits means more savings. If your electricity rate is low, you will pay less for your electricity consumption, but you will also realize fewer bill credits and less long-term cost savings.
If you want to take a big picture look at your projected savings over time, the Clean Energy Resource Teams provides a calculator that allows you to compare price scenarios.
5. Are there tax incentives available to me?
Federal tax credits generally go to the company that developed your community solar project, however, it is worth checking with your solar developer to be sure.
6. Are there other financial incentives available to me?
It is also worth talking to your solar developer to ensure that you're making use of all available financial incentives in your state, the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency or your local utility can help guide your conversation.
7. What is happening to my Renewable Energy Credits?
You may have heard of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs). A REC is the legal representation of the environmental benefits of producing one Megawatt-hour of renewable energy. Typically the utility company will own the RECs (and therefore the environmental benefits) associated with community solar.
Community solar offers unique financial and environmental benefits and is simpler and more flexible than rooftop solar in many ways. Depending on the future of electricity prices and the length of the contract term, the long-term value of community solar can amount to thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars. We hope this list of questions to ask while examining your energy bills under a community solar program helps you make the most of your solar program.
We are always available to help you wade through the world of community solar and RECs. Feel free to reach out anytime to our team at email@example.com, email@example.com, or email@example.com


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Depression Mist Does not Ghost You
Our apologies for the delay of one of our newest contributors and editors, Eisha! Thank you so much for opening up and sharing with us!
My parents came to know about my depression through Facebook. I posted a photograph I was really pleased with, my smile and hair and eyes forming a pretty composition, and wrote a caption about how finding joy is hard for someone living with depression (so dramatic, I know). Then I waited with bated breath for my mother's phone call that I knew would follow, my elation and trepidation mixing freely.
As expected, Mum sounded concerned and at a loss about what depression was. She and Dad thought that moving to Australia had brought about this 'Western illness' that didn't affect people in countries like India. I didn't blame them because it's rare for Indians to have been brought up with an understanding of mental illness, how common it is within society and how intertwined it is with human wellbeing. But her ignorance, one not borne out of malice but simply of not knowing, hurt all the same.
I patiently explained to Mum what mental illness was and how many people, probably in her and dad's own families and likely many other Indian families, have suffered silently for ages and continue to do so today. She didn't take my depression seriously at first, wondering why I couldn't just be happy knowing that I was loved and cared for. To her, depression appeared to be a non illness, unreal, something that wasn't as serious as physical injury and something you could just put your mind to to get over—common myths that exist to this day about mental health which are deeply embedded in Indian society. With time, Mum became sympathetic to what I was going through. I didn't tell her what living with depression was like because I couldn't bring myself to, but I was pleased to see her absorb the avalanche of new information, of facts and figures I was giving her, with gentleness.
As a teenager in Dubai, where mental health conversations were just as non-existent until fairly recently, thanks to social media, I didn't have words for the feelings that would consume me on and off for a few days. I thought it was general teenage angst that propelled me to contemplate taking my own life and to believe how much better the world would be without me. It was only in my late teens that I slowly started to make sense of my moods after consuming news and information about mental health and its importance.
I studied psychology at school in Dubai and was then exposed to an open intellectual atmosphere at an an elite women's college in New Delhi which accelerated my understanding of mental health, a privilege not afforded to millions of Indians. Alas, all that knowledge remained at arm's length, and I didn't embrace it because I thought I was okay and 'not doing too badly'—examples of classic mental health myth conditioning made all the more toxic because of a cultural stigma against such topics.
It wasn't until two repeat attempts to take my own life, events that I haven't mentioned to my family, that I was diagnosed with clinical depression and suicidal ideation in my early twenties after moving to Melbourne. People often say that homesickness makes people more vulnerable to mental illness but that wasn't the case for me. Melbourne felt like home almost immediately upon stepping foot on Wurundjeri Land. I was driven to attempt taking my own life because I was heartsick after starting promising friendships only to see them erode into dust. Despite being accustomed to loneliness and solitude in my formative years, two entirely different states of being but ones which I was intimately familiar with, I was left floundering for support after budding friendships withered.
I started attending counselling sessions and the love and care of my then partner and exquisite friends lifted the mist of depression from my being: a period of lightness that lasted at least two years. But the feeling of the world being better off without me remains. I try my best to combat such thoughts and feelings, finding refuge in philosophy and poetry (like this magnificent Rilke poem), but sometimes, there's just no escape from them.
Nowadays, I have become slightly more comfortable talking about mental illness with my parents. I unabashedly ask my Dad and the people around me about their mental health because I want them to feel comfortable to talk about the human condition with frankness. I may be struggling with the clouding mist of depression, but I make sure that I keep tabs on the wellbeing of the people I care about. When you have been to dark places that you wouldn't wish anybody else enter into, you want to help people through it. Mental illness is not like a date on Tinder or an ex-lover; depression doesn't ghost you. It lurks far away in the inner reaches of the mind, and it takes a lifetime's work to not let it consume you completely. Therapy, medication and the love of people can do a lot to sustain oneself through dark periods, but even they are not enough sometimes. All we can do is show up for each other, love them and ourselves, and do our best.


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I get questions all the time about what I eat and how I train (mostly from friends and the high schoolers we work with) which I've answered before on my blog posts. However, I don't do it very often so I figured I'd make it more of a reoccurring thing so here are two recipes I've been hooked on lately. Recipes
My nutrition is something that I'm really on top of or something that falls to my last priority; I'm never in the middle. I get really busy during the week which is what I hear from the high schoolers as well. With that in mind I need to take time on Sunday to cook my food for the week. I am always looking for something new that is going to taste good, be healthy for me and will last all week. Just ask Stevo and Kelsey, anytime they cook something new or are on a new kick I usually jack their style and will bring it in the next day to work. Lately,they have been utilizing a slower cooker/crock pot to do a lot of their cooking (who am I kidding; KELSEY has been utilizing a crock pot lately for their cooking… just joking Stevo, but seriously…). So I jumped on the bandwagon and let me tell you, it's awesome the stuff you can do with it. I've been experimenting with different recipes and here is my favorite one so far.
Spicy BBQ Chicken
- 3-4 pounds of boneless chicken breast into the slow cooker
- Mix up the following ingredients in a separate bowl
- 1 (12-14 ounce) bottle of spicy or regular BBQ sauce (try and find BBQ sauce with natural ingredients)
- ½ cup Italian salad dressing (again try to find one with natural ingredients, if you don't pay attention you're going to buy one with a lot of artificial sweeteners and flavors)
- ¼ cup of natural brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce
- Once this is all mixed pour it over the chicken in the slow cooker
- Depending on how big the chicken breasts are you're going to want to cook it for 6-8 hours on low
The great thing about this is that yeah it takes a long time but the prep takes about 10 min. Once you throw it in the slow cooker you don't have to go back to it until it's done. By the time it's done the chicken should be really soft and look shredded like the picture below. I usually eat this with 4% milk fat cottage cheese and some stir fried vegetables.
Homemade Protein Bars
I have been struggling as of late to get in enough calories so I have been looking for ways to help remedy the situation. I used to eat store bought protein bars back in the day between meals. However, they are usually really processed and have a great deal of artificial ingredients. I decided to go find a recipe online that suited my goals. I found a great one and just made my own modifications to it. So here is the recipe for a better alternative to a store bought protein bar.
- Mix up the following ingredients in a bowl…
- 8 whole eggs
- 6 heaping scoops of whey protein (I used Optimum Nutrition's Vanilla Ice Cream whey)
- 4 cups of oatmeal
- 300ml of almond milk
- 4 tbsp. of brown sugar
- 3 tbsp. of NATURAL peanut butter (if you look at the ingredients it should just say peanuts, that's it)
- And my favorite part…. A LOT OF CHOCOLATE CHIPS!!!
Once you have everything mixed up then lightly grease a one inch deep cookie sheet with olive oil or coconut oil and pour on the mixture. The mixture should look pretty gooey like the picture below; it won't look as dry as cookie dough does.
Cook in the oven at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. It might not look cooked because it does not brown like cookies do so just do the fork/toothpick trick to check if it's done (picture also below).
In hindsight I should have made two batches because I have been devouring them this week. This is a great way to get in some extra nutrient dense calories that you can keep in the fridge all week. So for all the high school kids who tell me they don't have time to eat, you have no excuse anymore.