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Funny Thing How Humor Enhances Learning
- April 11, 2018
- Posted by: yorktown
- Category: Innovation in the Classroom
Where exactly is the 'funny bone' and what part of our brain does it control?
Of course, there is no physiological funny bone, and yet the reference to it reminds us of the fun and good humor of childhood playtime. Yet, research shows that humor cannot be dismissed when associated with how it affects learning.
Believe it or not, humor can induce a powerful effect on how we learn.
Our brain responds to a neurotransmitter called dopamine when stimulated by humor. This affects long-term memory and motivation, as well as enhancing the ability to retain what we learn.
Humor is a social element, bringing people together and decreasing the need to defend oneself. Humor relaxes almost any situation. Humor boosts our imagination and stimulates our sense of wonder. Educational studies even signify how appropriate humor can dramatically intervene to improve retention in students of all ages – from preschool to university. Humor can help to identify 'what a student loves to do most', contributing to their chosen educational path.
So how do you define 'appropriate'?
Topic-related, instructional humor that avoids rude or unkind topics. Perceived humor can mean different things to different people. Sometimes 'silly' may get attention for the moment, but does not connect with improving retention.
Even among college age students, research shows that lectures with content-related humor is remembered more often than those simply presented as dry, factual data.
Adolescent age students respond well to storytelling with a dash of humor. Asking students to contribute humorous experiences with the class can stimulate imagination and create a relaxed learning.
Following are some tips for using humor to increase learning:
- Humor can add joy to the classroom and help develop a sense of community.
- Age-appropriate humor yields better outcomes
- Mixing humor with instruction adds increased retention
- Avoid sarcasm, cruel or negative humor
- Humor cannot be forced and should be used in good measure
Overall, humor can be a positive learning tool when used wisely. For educators, learning how to use humor and its triggering of the dopamine reward factor, helps them contribute to their students' long-term learning.


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From the rise and fall of the industrial sectors in the United States over the past 100 years, we can see a surprising progression from the old economy to the new.
Recently, Forbes magazine listed the most prosperous industries and significant corporate changes in the US over the past 100 years. A century ago, in 1917, the iron and steel industry was the dominant industrial sector. The market capitalization of the industry was almost two-and-a-half times that of the oil industry which ranked No. 2. And it was more than three times of that for the mining industry, which ranked No. 3. Carnegie's U.S. Steel had the largest market capitalization at that time, followed by AT&T in the telecommunications industry, and Standard Oil.
Fifty years later, in 1967, a big alteration was evident. At that time, the market capitalization of the second and third largest industrial sector: science and technology, and telecommunications lagged behind the No.1 — oil and energy industry — by only 50-60 percent. Meanwhile, the top three companies with the highest market capitalization were IBM, AT&T and Kodak, not any from the energy sector.
Another 50 years later, in 2017, history seems to transform itself once again. Today, the largest industry is science and technology industry, the second is the financial services, and the third is the pharmaceutical industry. The market capitalization of the no. 1 industry is almost three times of that for the second and third largest industry.
At the same time, the science and technology giants monopolized the top five places of large enterprises for the first time in 100 years. They are: Apple, Alphabet (Google's parent company), Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook. They accounted for 65 percent of the market capitalization of the top 10 companies.
It can be said that the current industrial transformation is more intense than 100 years ago. Some companies regarded as giants 50 years ago have lost their leading positions today, some have undergone many mergers and acquisitions or made a complete shift in business focus, and some even faded out.
What will happen in the next 50 years or 100 years? Will today's artificial intelligence, robotics, and autonomous vehicles become an indispensable part of our daily living as we expect today?
In May this year, at the University of Hong Kong, Alibaba's Jack Ma talked about the similarities between entrepreneurs and scientists. He said: "For most people, seeing is believing. People like us, we believe, and then we will see (the fruit)."
Very often, I was deeply moved by the stories of entrepreneurs. Many entrepreneurs have a passion, they are loyal to their belief, they don't hesitate to invest even when success seems distant. Turning impossibility to possibility; turning what they believe into visible result is the name of the game.
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Witches Brew!
One of my core strategies to maintain my weight loss over the past several years has been to create rituals. I've found that doing the same things on a daily basis helped me develop rituals that eventually became habits for me. There is something about making sure that the first thing you put in your body every morning is creating health for yourself. The way I do this is by drinking a cleansing and warm mixture of lemon and ginger. My nephew's like to call this Tracey's witches brew. The lemon juice helps detox your system while ginger has been used for centuries to aid in digestive health. Both of these ingredients help you start your day off with the right energy and hydrate you first thing after you wake up.
Preparation Time: 2 hours / Serves: 7
¼ cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 large piece of fresh ginger
2L filtered water
Juice lemons
Peel ginger and thinly slice
Add lemon juice, ginger and water to a pot and boil for 1-2 hour
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This week I decided to delve more deeply into the world of the internet. I am in the process of developing an online store to market my limited editions. I have completed three multi-hour tutorials on e-commerce, spending days glued to the computer.
In the process I disabled my Musings by accident. It has taken me some time to figure out how to get it working again. I finally figured out the puzzle about ten minutes ago.
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Tips for young investors: Save a little now, have more later
The idea of saving for retirement always terrified Zack Teibloom. With the stock market's big drop this year, it seems even more daunting.
"I don't even have one K, let alone 401 Ks," says Teibloom, 23, a recent college grad who works as an editor for a small magazine in Chicago. "I'm worried that if I put money away, it won't even be safe the way the markets are going."
The saving and investing habits of young workers have long been dismal. Only 49 percent of eligible workers in their 20s participate in 401(k) plans offered through their employers, according to a 2007 study from Hewitt Associates Inc., a Lincolnshire, Ill., consulting firm. And less than 20percent of this group is saving anything at all for retirement.
Declining stock prices actually favor young investors, because it means the shares they buy have more room to grow in the decades before they hit retirement. But anecdotal evidence suggests the rocky stock market is scaring off many young people.
Recent changes may make it easier for some younger employees to begin building a nest egg. Two years ago, Congress altered the law to make it easier for employers to automatically enroll workers in retirement-savings plans. Employers can deduct money from workers' paychecks and invest it in a number of conservative investments, such as so-called balanced mutual funds, which hold both stocks and bonds.
Employers often set the contribution rate at 3 percent of workers' salaries, and some auto-enroll workers at a higher rate to ensure they get the full company match – the amount an employer contributes into an employee's account beyond salary. Some employers also automatically increase workers' contributions each year.
Employees have the option of opting out of automatic retirement-savings plans, but few do. Often, the time frame for dropping out of automatic enrollment is as little as 10 days.
The law is having an impact.
Fidelity Investments, which runs retirement plans for 16,700 companies, says that as of June, 2,343 plans had automatic enrollment, up from 723 plans the year before.
Other financial-services firms are targeting younger people in their marketing. Charles Schwab Corp., for example, has been running ads for various products – such as its High-Yield Investor Checking Account, which is linked to a brokerage account – in TV shows such as "30 Rock" and "Heroes," which appeal to a younger audience. Schwab says it has seen an increase in younger clients, but declined to release specific numbers.
As experts are quick to point out, young workers don't necessarily have to save a lot to have a big effect on their future retirement savings. Over time, the power of compounding will amplify the growth of money saved in your 20s. For example, if you invest a modest $100 a month for 40 years in an investment account earning 7percent annually, you will end up with $262,000.
The message has gotten through to some young people. Sekhar Suryanarayanan, 25, a business analyst at Deloitte & Touche LLP in San Francisco, contributes 10 percent of his salary and gets a 6 percent match from his employer.
"I feel a sense of urgency and nervousness about retirement," Suryanarayanan says. "But saving was something that was pounded into me by my parents."
Still, 40 percent of workers in their 20s withdraw their 401(k)s in cash when they switch jobs, rather than roll it over into a new retirement account or leave it in the old account, according to a recent Fidelity study. And they'll switch jobs between seven and 11 times in their careers, says Scott David, president of workplace investing at Fidelity.
Kevin Cronin, 27, a public-relations associate in New York, isn't eligible to join his company's 401(k) plan until next summer, but he continues to contribute to a Roth individual retirement account, which he started in 2003 when he left college. He maxes out his contributions and is undeterred by swings in the stock market.
"It's a long time horizon," he says. "I'm just going to screw it up if I try to micromanage it."
Many young investors aren't aware that even if they're not eligible for a 401(k) through work, they can still start investing on their own through an IRA, as Cronin has done. Accounts can be opened with as little as $50.
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ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan new government would have no other option than to approach International Monetary Fund (IMF) for bailout package amid deteriorating economic situation of the country that is going from bad to worse. Pakistan's economic situation is deteriorating with the passage of time as rupee is depreciating sharply, foreign exchange reserves are tumbling, current account and budget deficits are widening more than projections. Trade deficit has recently touched all-time high $37.67 billion during previous fiscal year. Similarly, Pakistan's debt has increased to Rs24.5 trillion or 72percent of the GDP of the country.
The recent developments in economy have exposed the tall claims of the previous government, which stated that economic situation has improved during last few years. The real sector of the economy had performed well during last few years, as GDP touched 13 years highest level of 5.8 percent during last fiscal year. Similarly, other sectors including agriculture, manufacturing and services sector recorded healthy growth. However, the previous government had not improved the external sector, which had gone from bad to worse.
The economic experts believe that new government after general election would have no other option than to take fresh bailout package to improve its external sector. The previous two governments-Pakistan Peoples Party in 2008 and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz in 2013-had also immediately approached IMF for bailout packages after assuming the charge.
Dr. Ashfaque Hasan Khan, eminent economist and former Advisor to Ministry of Finance, said that previous as well as caretaker governments are responsible for the current deteriorated economic situation of the country. "There is only one other plan than to approach IMF is to default the country," he said and added that new government would have to take fresh bailout package to improve the external sector. Khan said that previous government had taken the measures, which resulted in current economic crisis. All the indicators are showing that economy is not performing well, as reserves are depleting due to increase in current account deficit and loan repayment, he added.
Adopting almost same stance, the former Secretary Finance Dr Waqar Masood said that the new government would have no other option than to take IMF bailout package. He has written that Pakistan's budget deficit would go beyond 7 percent of the GDP during previous fiscal year due to massive decline in tax collection and provinces inability to give surplus budget. Similarly, other economists and experts also believe that all the economic indicators are not performing well. They said that country is currently facing a balance of payments crisis with speculation it will have to seek its second IMF bailout in five years.
The foreign exchange reserves held by State Bank of Pakistan had declined to $9.5 billion, which are enough to cover less than two months imports. The reserves would remain under pressure due to massive loan repayment and widening of current account deficit. The current account deficit would touch highest ever level of $18 billion during previous fiscal year. Pakistan's imports have recorded at historic $60.9 billion during FY2018 that is a major threat to foreign exchange reserves. Meanwhile, the Pakistani rupee is under pressure. Value of US dollar has recently surged to an all-time high of Rs129. Pakistan's currency had devalued by around 21 percent since December 2017, as the dollar value has enhanced by Rs22.5. The sharp rupee depreciation has added Rs2000 billion in overall debts in last eight months.
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Similarly, the budget deficit is expectedly to go beyond 7 percent of the GDP (Rs2.5 trillion) during FY2018. Initially, the government had set budget deficit target at Rs1.48 trillion (4.1 percent of the GDP) for the ongoing financial year 2017-18. However, it is projected that budget deficit could go beyond 7 percent of the GDP (above Rs2.45 trillion) during FY2018.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's debt has increased to an unsustainable level of Rs24.5 trillion or 72percent of total size of economy. The public debt of Rs24.5 trillion included domestic debt of Rs16.5 trillion and external debt of Rs8 trillion. Caretaker Finance Minister has recently feared that debt would reach to 74 percent of the GDP during ongoing fiscal year. The Fiscal Responsibility And Debt Limitation Act, 2005 (FRDLA, 2005) had a limit of debt of 60 percent of the GDP. The government is all set to break the previous year's record of foreign borrowing around $10.4 billion in a single year. Pakistan's external borrowing could reach to $12 billion during last fiscal year.
The inflation rate, which was under control from last few years, is expected to increase due to continuous hike in petroleum products prices and rupee depreciation. Inflation is expected to touch 5 to 6 percent in next few months as against less than 4 percent of the previous year. The SBP has also already increased the policy rate by 100 bps to 7.50 percent effective from 16 July 2018 due to expected increase in inflation. The central bank has warned that inflation would increase due to unfavorable trend in international oil prices and lagged pass-through of rupee depreciation.
On the other hand, power sector's circular debt continues to increase as it touched Rs1.032 trillion (Payables of Rs499 billion and Rs533billion loans of power sector parked in PHPL during previous fiscal year. Meanwhile, the public sector entities are financially bleeding, as Pakistan Steel Mill had closed down from last three years. Similarly, the Pakistan International Airlines and power sector entities are also giving huge financial losses.
All these indicators showed that economic situation is deteriorating, which indicates Pakistan would approach IMF in next few weeks.
Online adds: However, the IMF has made it clear that it will not extend any bailout package to Pakistan unless its conditions and comprehensive reforms agenda is implemented.
Sources said IMF has been approached for a bailout package in connection with acquisition of new loans, repayment of foreign debt and fortification of national economy.
The IMF has during initial consultations has handed over a list of reforms to Pakistan authorities.
(This news/article originally appeared in Pakistan Observer on July 19th, 2018)


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In 2018 I completed this really fun customized commission painting consisting of 4, 6x8 foot canvases to make up the view of Mount Baker from the San Juan islands. This is the finished artwork up in it's gorgeous home
Painted with acrylics and texture medium to mimic an impasto style with bright, heavy gestures. I worked with the client and very talented interior designer (Heather Hicks @ currantdesigns.ca) to incorporate the colour palette of the room. The subject of the painting is very customized to reflect my client's request as they love to spend time sailing around the San Juan islands with their family dog, enjoying the view of Mount Baker . There are other personally meaningful elements requested by my client tucked away throughout the paintings.
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The Medical Director is responsible for projecting and integrating the Mission and Core Values of the organization as well as Management's Philosophy in the leadership of the Healthcare Center.
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Responsible for chart review and peer review following the guidelines established by the Policies and Procedures Committee. Must review 5 charts per week per clinic. Responsible for conducting or delegating peer review of providers.
Maintains standards for productivity set, on average seeing 20 patients per day. Ensures compliance with standard by coordinating patient scheduling to compensate for no-show rate.
Attends medical provider meetings (at minimum, once a month) to discuss difficult patients.
Maintains adequate provider staffing in the healthcare center to ensure smooth flow of patients. This will include coordination of vacation schedules such that not more than one provider is out on scheduled vacation.
Maintains provider productivity to standards set by management. This will include counseling staff and troubleshooting as necessary. Further help can be obtained by contacting the Chief of Medicine
Ensures attendance of healthcare center medical staff at Friday morning seminars and recommending CME (Continuing Medical Education) programs as appropriate based on peer reviews.
Reports to Chief of Medicine at medical staff meetings on above mentioned issues.
Responsible for day-to-day operations and decision making involving front office, nursing and case management in liaison with appropriate managers/directors.
Responsible for the supervision of overall clinic administration.
The position of HCC Medical Director will be re-evaluated every 6 months by healthcare center staff and management for evaluation of personnel management and leadership skills. Leadership seminars will be recommended as appropriate.
In order to ensure adequate time for the execution of these responsibilities, not more than 4 hours per week may be blocked out of patient care hours. If more time is required, prior authorization must be obtained from the Chief of Medicine.
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Knight of Lenity
Think of this as a web comic/ animation pilot episode.
Our protagonist may seem like your standard "knight in shining armour" but keep watching ....
These tales will hopefully subvert expectation for everyone but with genuine reason & not just as a way of trying to look clever.
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Mountains All Around Us by Scott Holmes is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License.
A short trailer giving a quick & simple feel of what being a Knight of Lenity represents.
**Please help me obtain better equipment to work with & produce many more of these type of scenes by donating below**
Track is "Wonder World" by Michael House
A short scene involving a brave knight & an unruly mob .. with a very British sense of humour.
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Picture if you will an archetype of the Knights of old:
" Gentle & brave - gallant & bold."
Witness the brave knight encountering situations on his journey through the world - hopefully leaving things a little better than they were before ..
God is indefinable by mankind - goodness is not.
This multimedia project will speak upon various subjects, with a hint of British humour for good measure.
Knights Of Lenity would ideally be a multi faceted project whereby a comedic but moral message is portrayed within a story piece via animation & graphic novel formats..
I'd love to bring back a little inspiration into animation in much the same way that He-man or Thundercats gave me something to ponder at the end of each episode back in the 1980's..
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Stocks still ended down on the day, but it wasn't the pumelling that it looked like it might've been with two hours to go. Chalk it up to the dreaded "buy programs" or whatever, but after a pretty sloppy start, the Dow ended down just 65 points. The NASDAQ dropped 10.88, and the S&P 500 gave up 12.97.
We won't try to pretend that today was "profit taking" or really anything that anyone can put their finger on.
The Pragmatic Capitalist notes, however, that the economic news today was in no way "better than expected", which may damp down the euphoria of the green shoots-crowd.
Markets were bombarded with economic news this morning and for the first time in a long time none of the reports came in "better than expected". The ADP employment report came in worse than expected with 532K job losses. Factory orders came in at 0.7% which was worse than the 0.9% analysts had expected. And the ISM non-manufacturing number came in at 44 which was lower than the 45 analysts had been expecting.
The ADP is further sign that the jobs situation remains very strained. Though not nearly as consistent or important as the Non-farm Payrolls figure due Friday morning the ADP still shows a clear downtrend – not a welcome sign for those relying on a green shoot theory and a sharp housing rebound.
Factory orders showed some signs of strength, though worse than expected. Orders came in at 0.7% for the month. Durable orders jumped 1.7%. All in all, these are still very weak figures coming off of such a low base.
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Old and rusty. My mother got this car in 2007 and never really took care of it. Now, it's in my possession and I'm trying to give it some new life.
Firestone Champion Fuel-Fighters.
Stock Rims
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Stock, no CD
Royal Purple 5W-30 Oil
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S01EP02: Ebie Hepworth/
Before we started recording, I quizzed Ebie on how to pronounce her name. The hazard of podcasting with people you've only met online is it's a little like learning big words in books instead of the spoken language. You sometimes don't know how they sound when you're supposed to say them outloud. For the record, it's Eeeee-bie, like E.B., which as it happens stands for her full first name Elizabeth. Great to know. :)
I wanted to talk with Ebie because she's just this vibrant force of a woman. She pushes hard after the Lord, and she has had so much about her life change in the past few years, I wondered if the way she thinks about God has changed at all.
In this episode, Ebie talks about her adoption from Liberia, the surprise medical diagnosis when they got home, and her belief that God is a God who heals.
Ebie Hepworth's vulnerable and relatable heart has allowed her to encourage countless women across the globe. Ebie served Wipe Every Tear, an organization bringing freedom and restoration to women trafficked in the sex trade, for 5 years, giving her a front row seat to redemption. She and her husband Zac have two adorable little ones Birdie and Asa.
More from Ebie: Instagram @EbieHepworth // Website


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The 2019 Nova Scotia Icewine Festival is being hosted in the heart of the Annapolis Valley at Lightfoot & Wolfville Winery. Featuring wines from across Nova Scotia and paired with thoughtful edibles from local chefs, the Festival is an incredible way to spend an afternoon (or a weekend) tasting, touring, and experiencing Nova Scotia Wine Country in the winter.
Presented by the following wineries:
- Domaine de Grand Pré
- Luckett Vineyards
- Lightfoot & Wolfville
- Blomidon Estate Winery
- L'Acadie Vineyards
- Saint Famille Winery
- Gaspereau Vineyards
- Planters Ridge
- Benjamin Bridge
- Avondale Sky Winery
Each winery will be pouring a selection of their wines along with a food pairing from a local chef or restaurant. Annapolis Cider Company and ChainYard Cider will be joining us all four event days.
The ticket price for the Tasting events is $35 per person, which includes 14 tokens for you to use for wine or food sample as well as an Icewine Festival tasting glass, which is yours to take home.
As part of the Icewine Festival, some of the participating wineries will also be holding dinners at their locations. Please visit our festival website for the most up-to-date information and to purchase tickets.
Tasting events and ghost walks are taking place the weekends of February 16 & 17 and Saturday, February 7 and Sunday, February 8.


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Real Estate News
Miami real estate in '7th-inning stretch'
In comparison to a baseball game, the Miami real estate market "is in the seventh-inning stretch," said Howard Lorber, chairman of Douglas Elliman. And it's heading into extra innings, he said. But to realize its potential, Miami needs to continue to improve its public school education at the primary and secondary levels, he said.
Lorber's remarks came at a Miami Herald seminar held Thursday at Sothebys' galleries in New York City. The program, designed for home buyers and investors, explored MIami's economy, real estate and increasingly urban lifestyle.
Speakers included Lorber; Sotheby's Americas chairman Lisa Dennison; real estate consultant Jonathan Samuels; developer Michael Stern, chairman of JDS; lawyer Neisen Kasdin of Akerman's Miami office; Matt Haggman, Miami Program Director for the Knight Foundation; Mayi de la Veiga, founder of One Sothebys Realty; Alyce Robertson, executive director of Miami's Downtown Development Authority; restaurateur John Meadow, founder of LDV Hospitality; and Ellen Salpeter, director of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami.


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Salmologic website update 2019
Salmologic was established in June 2014 and this year is our fifth year as an innovative brand with a very different approach to the fly fishing market. Fly fishing for Atlantic salmon and brown trout is our area of expertise. This is why the design and development of our tackle is primarily focused on this. It is no coincidence that the entire team behind salmologic consists of a group of highly dedicated and passionate Atlantic salmon and sea run brown trout fly fishermen. This is reflected in all the tackle and the explanations we provide here on our website. We don't compromise when it comes to fly fishing gear and our aim is to provide the best there is on the market.
The second part of our brand name is "logic", which represents one of our main goals; to provide logical fly fishing solutions through the products and services that we deliver. Therefore, we use our own and very precise gram and grains system (G&G System) to ensure that your gear is perfectly balanced. We have received a lot of praise and gratitude for our G&G System throughout the years.
We know for a fact that tackle that is perfectly made, matched, balanced and assembled is the prerequisite of you having the best and most memorable experiences when enjoying the sport of fly fishing in the great outdoors. Great fishing experiences make for great memories.
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Stephanie was born in Hong Kong and migrated to New Zealand as a child, with her family. She did her first degree, in biomedical science, at the University of Auckland. However, she decided she wanted to "work with people rather than Petrie dishes" and moved to Canberra to study medicine at the ANU. Stephanie graduated in 2012 and worked as an intern and resident at Canberra Hospital and at a general practice in Bega. She has a Diploma of Child Health and the FPAA National Certificate in Reproductive and Sexual Health. Stephanie speaks Cantonese.


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Following an attack on Atlantis by the citizens of Skarka, Emperor Thakorr lead his fellow Atlanteans to the Antarctic Ocean to establish a new home. In the 1920s the city suffered heavy damage by explosions set by the crew of the Oracle as part of their exploratory expedition. During this incident, Princess Fen met and fell in love with a human sailor, Captain Leonard McKenzie, eventually giving birth to Prince Namor.[1]
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In 1958, Destiny destroyed Tha-Korr and wiped Namor's memories. Most Atlanteans returned to a nomadic lifestyle with the destruction of their largest city.[1]
The people of Atlantis returned to Tha-Korr once more[4] but soon returned to the new Atlantis established by Namor.[5] It was believed that the Atlanteans found the city too unstable but Attuma and his barbarian horde settled in Tha-Korr.[6]
- Often mistakenly identified as the "first Atlantis (of homo mermanus)" despite Atlantis (Kamuu) existing first.
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The diploma study on geography is just a stage that is necessary the study of professionals in geography, country study, political science, economics and a number of other procedures. It is crucial to research this issue and compose the job according to certain requirements and rules.
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Millennium Cross hike and Mount Vodno's stunning vista
On our second afternoon in Skopje, we stopped for lunch in the Old Bazaar, joined by Simon, one of the Germans we met during the free Skopje walking tour. We ate some delicious food: Tim and I chose Kebapchinya, Ana decided to get the ubiquitous Shopska salad, while Simon chose the baked beans. Over lunch, somehow we also suddenly decided to go together on a Millennium Cross hike.
We also talked about a lot of other things and discovered that we had a lot of things in common. Tim and Simon had actually gone to the same university, though they finished in slightly different years. Simon is a Political Science teacher, and my background is in the same field. Thus, we had really long and captivating conversations on interesting subjects.
Millenium Cross hike or cable car?
Since we were getting along quite well and we had finished eating and drinking, we decided to keep at it during a Millennium Cross hike, on Mount Vodno. Upon reaching the cable car, I chose to grab this opportunity because of an old knee injury that was acting up. They, however, went for the climb with the shortest and hardest route out of the three possible ones.
We planned to go on foot to the village of Gorno Nerezi on the way down, so I got a one-way ticket.
Millennium Cross hike
The Millennium Cross was built as a memorial to celebrate 2.000 years of Christianity not only in North Macedonia, but also in the rest of the world. The Cross is 66 meters tall.
Krstovar (1,066 m)is the highest peak of Mount Vodno and also where the Millennium Cross was built.
Millennium Cross cable car
Open from Tuesday to Sunday. Closed every last Tuesday of the month.
Tickets cost 120 MKD for a round-trip.
Finding the trail to Gorno Nerezi
On top of Mount Vodno, I went to a small shop and asked about the trail leading to Gorno Nerezi. The clerk quickly put me in touch with a friend of his, who was just about to go back to Skopje, by foot. He led and I followed on the plateau, then in the forest. After walking together for a long time, I was a bit worried about being alone with a stranger. So I started to make some conversation and it turned out he was one of the owners of Kantina Restaurant Skopje. Small world!
We made our way back to the shop, and I waited around for my friends. I was hoping to remember the signs the guy showed me, as the mountain trails around Skopje are unmarked. I found a rock to sit on and admired the view until the nearby ants got the best of me.
After the other three arrived, we stayed to have a drink, and they then followed my lead to the correct path. The trip down was a lot smoother than expected and, by sunset, we ended up in Gorno Nerezi.
Dinner in Gorno Nerezi
We were hoping to get to visit the Church of Saint Panteleimon, but it was already closed at that hour. It was quite late and we were starving again, so we stopped for dinner at the Macedonian Village Resort. When it was almost dark outside, a band came on the terrace and started singing some covers of Leonard Cohen.
Listening to a Civil Wars-ish Dance me to the end of love while eating a delicious dessert on a warm summer night, in the company of one of my best friends and other interesting people.
What more could one ask for to feel happy? Our last day in Skopje was perfect!
Church of St. Panteleimon
Small Byzantine church, built in the 12th century. Part of a monastery complex.
Address: 1010 Gorno Nerezi, North Macedonia | See on map
Tel. +389-2308-1255
Macedonian Village Resort
From the three available restaurants, we chose the Macedonian Tavern. I strongly recommend it.
Open from 08.00 to 00.00 (from Sunday to Thursday) or to 01.00 (Friday and Saturday).
Address: Gorno Nerezi, North Macedonia | See on Map
Tel. +389-2307-7600 | Website
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It's time to meet "Dave"
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Penguin Awareness Day helps raise awareness about the flightless birds, whose numbers are dwindling by the day, their habits, and conservation of penguin habitats.
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"Our Little Penguins are important ambassadors for their species, highlighting the impact that humans are having on our wild friends. They help us to educate people about being more aware of taking care of their environment," says Adrian.
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Due to being hand reared, Dave will remain at Penguin Cove as he is now a VIP (Very Important Penguin) and established member of the colony.
Flip and Captain, who share a burrow, are both permanent residents at Penguin Cove as they wouldn't survive if released in the wild.
Captain is missing an eye from an altercation with another sea bird, and is eight years old. Flip is six years old, and lost her left flipper due to being entangled in a fishing line.
The keepers regard the pair as some of the best behaved at Penguin Cove. Flip is a good role model and stands up to others if Captain is being picked on. Captain, meanwhile, is known for being punctual at mealtimes. He never neglected his incubating duties.
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A pair of former Calvin Knights will be inducted into the Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame this fall. Mike "Mickey" Phelps and Steve Honderd have both been elected for enshrinement. Phelps and Honderd are also both graduates of Grand Rapids Christian High School with Phelps graduating from the then Grand Rapids Central Christian High School. They will join Mark Veenstra as Calvin men's basketball alumni in the Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame.
Also slated for induction this fall will be Joan Boand, Grand Valley State University coaching pioneer, Jack Doles, 24 Hour News 8 sports director, Margo Jonker, Central Michigan University softball coach and Joe Warren, East Kentwood's world champion in wrestling and MMA.
The group will be honored in ceremonies this fall at Van Andel Arena, Mark Kimball, president of the GRSHOF, announced today. A date for the induction ceremony and information on ticket sales will be announced in the coming weeks.
"It's an incredible class that demonstrates achievement as athletes and coaches, but also recognizes impact and leadership in our community," Kimball said. "Each year, I think we can't possibly match the last group of inductees but it always seems we do. I'm in awe of their accomplishments and excited for the chance to honor them at our induction ceremonies."
This past February, Phelps and Honderd were both selected to Calvin's "All-Time Starting Five" as part of the festivities celebrating the 200th Calvin-Hope men's basketball game.
Below are biographical sketches on Phelps and Honderd that ran in the commemorative game program:
Long before the three-point shot was instituted, Calvin College point guard Mike Phelps was a lethal long-range bomber. The quick and crafty guard accumulated 1,365 points over his three-year varsity career with many coming from beyond 20 feet.
"There was no mid-range game for me," laughed Phelps who is known to most as Mickey. "It was either going up from deep or it was a layup." As a sophomore in 1968, Phelps dropped in 53 points in a non-conference win over Concordia College of Illinois. At the time, the scoring output was a Calvin single-game record and currently stands as the third-highest single-game total in Calvin men's basketball history. In February of that year, Phelps outdueled Hope sensation Floyd Brady at Calvin's Knollcrest Fieldhouse with Phelps pumping in 35 and Brady 30. The scoring surge by Phelps helped pace the Knights to a 94-79 victory over a Flying Dutchmen team that went on to win the MIAA outright title. "Floyd Brady was such an amazing player and a tremendous ambassador for Hope," said Phelps. "I think that was the only time anyone outscored him that year. It was a game that I'll never forget."
Phelps will also never forget the intensity of the rivalry. "The intensity was always amazing," he commented. "It was always a full house and a game you loved to play in."
Phelps later led the Calvin men's basketball team to MIAA outright titles in 1969 and 1970, receiving the MIAA's Most Valuable Player award as a senior. Also a standout shortstop on the baseball diamond, he received MIAA Most Valuable Player honors in that sport in 1970, becoming the only player in league history to receive MIAA MVP honors in both basketball and baseball.
After graduating from Calvin, Phelps moved into a distinguished teaching and coaching career that spanned 38 years. He spent the first 17 at East Kentwood High School and the final 21 at Holland Christian High School where he also served for 17 years as the school's athletics director. Phelps was later inducted into both the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) and Michigan High School Coaches Association's (MHSCA) Halls of Fame.
Now retired, he winters in Florida with his wife Sharon and then splits time between his summer residence in Onekama on Portage Lake and his longtime hometown of Holland where his children Kyle, April, and Karissa reside along with the nine Phelps grandchildren. A strong recreational tennis player for years, Phelps has now turned his attention to pickleball. "It's a great sport. A lot fun. It's a good way to keep meeting people and staying active."
Steve Honderd is the all-time leading scorer in Calvin men's basketball history with 2,469 points. He also holds the Calvin and MIAA single-game scoring record with 61 points in a 1993 overtime win over Kalamazoo that clinched a conference regular season crown for the Knights. A two-time Division III All-American, Honderd was named the Division III National Player of the Year as a senior in 1993. In 2000, he was named the Player of the Decade of the 1990s by the publication DIII News. He holds the Calvin career record for field goal percentage (.628) and is in Calvin career blocked shots (187) and is third in career rebounds (876).
A four-time first team All-MIAA selection, he was named the MIAA's Most Valuable Player in 1992 and 1993 and helped lead Calvin to MIAA regular season titles in 1990, 1992, and 1993. As a freshman in 1990, he helped Calvin reach its first NCAA III Tournament Semifinals and then led the Knights to a national title in 1992 – the first team title in Calvin athletics history. In addition, he also led Calvin to national quarterfinal berths in 1991 and 1993.
As a player, the 6-7 Honderd began his career primarily in the post but as his career progressed, he moved part of his offensive game outside, often launching shots from beyond the three-point arc. In his 61-point game against Kalamazoo, he was 4-of-6 from three-point range.
When reflecting on the 12 Calvin-Hope games he participated in as a player, Honderd remembers the intensity and games going to the wire. "The intensity, the crowd noise and the energy were always up a notch whenever we played Hope," said Honderd. "I can still visualize many of the games. I remember my first game (January, 1990) against Hope. We won the game by a point at the Civic Center. There was a layup by Hope that went in after time had expired but no one could hear the final buzzer because the crowd noise was so loud."
After graduating from Calvin, he played four years of professional basketball in Europe – one year in Spain and three in France. While in France, he met a familiar face in former Hope All-American center Wade Gugino as the two played for opposing professional teams in the same division. During that time, the two struck up a friendship that continues through today. "That's one of the unique things about the Calvin-Hope rivalry," said Honderd. "The players share many of the same values and beliefs. When you're overseas out on your own, it's nice to have a familiar face who you can relate to and that was the case with Wade and I."
Honderd and his wife Shelly returned to the United States after four years away to live in Holland, where he spent 17 years as a manager for Johnson Controls International. From 2013-to-2016, his family moved back to Europe as he accepted a position with JCI in France. He currently works as a financial manager for J.R. Automation in Holland. Honderd and his wife Shelly reside in Holland and are parents of sons Luke, Levi, and Malachi.


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WatchGuard debuts new solutions
XCS 880 security appliance, WatchGuard IPSec Mobile VPN client, WatchGuard's Unified Threat Management (UTM) solution now available
Business security solution provider WatchGuard Technologies, has introduced its WatchGuard XCS 880 hardware, designed to help enterprises can protect themselves against the growing challenges around email and other web-based threats. By joining forces with NCP engineering, WatchGuard integrates IPsec VPN client in its XTM, designed to make deployment simple. WatchGuard is also introducing its first Unified Threat Management (UTM) solution for Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud computing platform.
"Windows Azure is clearly a compelling solution for organisations that are looking to improve and extend availability of their IT services," said Roger Klorese, director of product management at WatchGuard. "We are pleased to work closely with Microsoft to bring the same level of comprehensive and best-in-class security that companies rely on for private networks to these growing cloud connections."
The XCS 880 is designed to protect against inbound threats such as virus, blended threats and network attacks, while helping control outbound information to prevent data loss. The XCS 880 is also designed to meet the demanding growing challenges around email and other web-based content security needs of large enterprises.
A new partnership between WatchGuard and NCP engineering is designed to simplify IPsec VPN access for Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X users. NCP's best-of-breed remote access VPN technology is available in a new WatchGuard IPSec Mobile VPN client for the XTM family of unified threat management appliances. The solution reduces administrator setup and gives end users one-click VPN access.
WatchGuard's Unified Threat Management (UTM) solution for Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud computing platform allows the company to deliver unified threat management for the hybrid cloud. All of WatchGuard's XTM security appliances now offer full support for VPN access to the Windows Azure Virtual Network service, allowing organisations to create secure VPN tunnels linking on-premise networks and cloud environments.
The WatchGuard XCS 880 is available now for purchase and trade-up, and includes customisable reporting features to help IT with audit requests and compliance requirements.


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Disciplines: Business
Anat Keinan is an Assistant Professor in the Marketing Unit at Harvard Business School. She received her Ph.D. in Marketing, with distinction, from Columbia Business School. At HBS, she teaches the core marketing course to first-year MBA students. Professor Keinan is the winner of the 2011 JCR Ferber Award. Her research on consumer behavior has been published in the leading marketing and psychology journals. Her work has been chosen by the New York Times as one of the "Best Ideas of 2006" and as a finalist for the Journal of Consumer Research 2009 best paper award. In addition to her academic background, Anat has served in the Intelligence Corps within the IDF, worked as an advertising manager for an Israeli financial services corporation, and served on the Board of Directors for an employment placement agency in Israel.


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Today in Sacramento: Here's what you need to know for Wednesday
Final Zoning Code hearing
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors will have the final public hearing to consider a major overhaul of the Zoning Code. Changes would affect everything from sober living facilities that house recovering addicts to property owners who keep crowing birds on site. The hearing begins at 2 p.m., Sacramento County Board of Supervisors chambers, 700 H St., Sacramento.
Discussion on effect of light rail
Researchers will discuss what they found when studying how commuters change their travel patterns with the introduction of light rail. They looked at what happened in 2012 when Los Angeles opened a new light-rail line. The free talk, "Evaluating the Benefits of Light Rail Transit," begins at 10:30 a.m., Byron Sher Auditorium, Cal EPA headquarters, 1001 I St., Sacramento.
Natomas Unified board to hear presentation
The Natomas Unified School District board will hear a presentation on the start of the 2015-16 school year, including staffing information, enrollment data and other details. The meeting begins at 6:15 p.m., Natomas Unified board room, 1901 Arena Blvd., Sacramento.
Pioneer Bluff transition plan presentation
The West Sacramento Economic Development and Housing Commission will hear a presentation on the city's Pioneer Bluff transition plan. Pioneer Bluff has long been an industrial area south of the Bridge District where development is well underway. The meeting begins at 6 p.m., City Hall, 1110 W. Capitol Ave., West Sacramento.
Things to do
- The Fratello Marionettes present the classic fairy tale, "The Frog Prince," at 3:30 p.m., Orangevale Community Center, 6826 Hazel Ave.
- West Sacramento hosts its monthly food truck festival starting at 5 p.m., Lowe's parking lot, 2250 Lake Washington Blvd., West Sacramento.
Local sports
- Sacramento River Cats vs. El Paso Chihuahuas, 12:05 p.m., Raley Field.


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Tuesday January 30th, 6-8pm
Hawthorne Elementary School cafeteria
Families, students, staff, friends, and neighbors, you all are invited to join us for a fun evening sharing our ideas as a community.
Lets dream together what our outdoor space could be. Our partners from the Pomegranate Center will be leading this discussion, and are planning activities that will be engaging for entire family.
- All in attendance will count towards our grant match funding.
- Dinner will be provided.
- Childcare will be provided. A big thanks goes out to LAUNCH for providing childcare.


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Library: Jungman Neighborhood Library
Date: 9/28/2017
Room: Jungman Library Teen Area
Time: 4:30PM - 5:30PM
Type: Teen Program, Poetry, Hispanic Heritage Month, Featured Event
Age Group: teens ages 13-18 years
Engage your inner reader and join us for a lively discussion of novel elements as we explore a different book each month.
This month's title: "The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano" by Margarita Engle,
Please come having finished the book. Geared for ages 13-18.


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United States Cold Storage (USCS) has broken ground at a 40-acre parcel of land in Denton, Texas, to build a 7.7-million-cubic-foot public refrigerated warehouse that is scheduled to be up and running by late 2018. The site, strategically situated at the intersection of I-35E (Dallas) and I-35W (Fort Worth), is located between the two cities at the northern edge of the Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW) Metroplex.
Well represented in the Lone Star States, Voorhees, New Jersey-headquartered USCS already operates 32.6-million cubic feet of space at three other warehouses in the Dallas and Ft. Worth market. Additionally, it has several facilities in Laredo and Arlington.
"Denton is an ideal distribution location for customers looking at access to the central United States as well as the DFW Metroplex," said George Cruz, the company's southern region senior vice president. "USCS continues to see customer growth and interest in this market, but does not have the space to accommodate that demand. Our new location will provide complementary freight consolidation services throughout the southwest. Along with sister facilities in Laredo, the Denton site also will support import/export business involving Mexico and Latin America."
Upon completion, the Phase One site will house 25,712 pallet positions with three rooms offering storage temperatures ranging from -20°F to +60°F. Its fully enclosed, refrigerated shipping and receiving platform will have 22 dock doors and five rail dock doors. The facility will be served by the Kansas City Southern, one of the only rail lines going directly into Mexico.
Larry Alderfer New COO
In other news, former Senior Vice President Larry Alderfer has been named chief operating officer (coo) of USCS. In addition to now taking charge of operations in five regions, the 20-year company veteran retains responsibility for business and corporate development, transportation/logistics and information technology.
In announcing the promotion, President and CEO David Harlan commented: "One of Larry's first corporate development successes was to enter and expand our presence in the Pennsylvania market. Soon after that, he increased responsibilities to include regional vice president in the northeast. More recently, Larry earned the recognition and position of senior vice president. I am certain that his education, leadership skills and experience will ensure success with his expanded role."
About the Company
With roots dating back to 1899, USCS has long served a diverse customer base with requirements ranging from primary cold storage services to fully integrated third-party logistics. Offering more than 281-million-cubic-feet of temperature-controlled warehouse and distribution space in 39 facilities across 13 states from coast to coast, the subsidiary of London, England-headquartered John Swire & Sons Ltd. is the third largest public refrigerated warehouse logistics provider in North America.


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When former premier Steve Bracks was poised to sign off on the Commonwealth Games Village in Parkville in 2003, protesters fought bitterly to ensure it was largely low-rise housing.
They mostly won, with the majority of the 900 homes built on the site next to Royal Park kept to two or three levels, or within medium-rise apartment blocks bordering CityLink.
The tallest building was 11 levels.
But 14 years later, the developers have gone back to the government and successfully persuaded its planning advisers to recommend towers rising to 22 levels in the project's final stage.
SHARE Share on Facebook SHARE Share on Twitter TWEET Link Parkville resident Joe Edmonds in front of an 11-level tower on the former Commonwealth Games Village site. New rules …
Planning Minister Richard Wynne is poised to sign off on the deal, which would gift Citta Property Group and Frasers Property a windfall worth tens of millions of dollars.
But residents and community groups say 22 levels is far too high and the development must adhere to the original terms for the site struck in 2004.
Melbourne City Council also opposes the plan, which it argues is too high for the area and would overwhelm Royal Park.
"Royal Park is the most valuable, biggest and oldest park in the state," said Joe Edmonds, a Parkville resident and member of the Friends of Royal Park.
SHARE Share on Facebook SHARE Share on Twitter TWEET Link The site where the developers want to build towers up to 22 storeys. They are currently only allowed 11 levels. Photo: Paul Jeffers
"You could never do a development like this around the Shrine. It's excessive and exploitative."
Mr Edmonds said that if Mr Wynne allowed the change to the planning rules for the site, it would amount to changing the laws on the run.
SHARE Share on Facebook SHARE Share on Twitter TWEET Link How the new towers (in white, behind the "cheese stick") would look from CityLink. Photo: Citta Property Group, Frasers Property
"A free kick in front of goal when there is no justification," he said.
Mr Edmonds said the community a decade ago had battled to stop any towers being built there.
SHARE Share on Facebook SHARE Share on Twitter TWEET Link The view of the proposed towers (in white) from Travancore. Photo: Citta Property Group, Frasers Property
"Back then [they] fought bitterly against those towers. They lost but they did succeed in getting the height limits put on. And now that's just going to be whimsically overturned."
When it was approved by the Bracks government, the masterplan for the development was to have between 900 and 1000 homes, in low-rise housing for most of the site – but with towers lining the freeway side to act as a noise buffer.
SHARE Share on Facebook SHARE Share on Twitter TWEET Link The original 2003 plan for the site. Photo: Victorian government
Now Frasers Property (formerly Australand) and Citta Property Group want a total of 1300 dwellings on the site.
The consortium is working with the state government's Development Victoria on the project.
SHARE Share on Facebook SHARE Share on Twitter TWEET Link The new plan for the site. Photo: Citta Property Group, Frasers Property
The consortium would increase the number of apartments by raising towers from their existing highest height of 11 levels to a range of new higher levels, the tallest being 22 storeys.
The developers are already marketing the first of the towers, and despite the government's assurance affordable housing is a priority, the cheapest two-bedroom apartment will start at $602,000.
The consortium behind the plan argues that increasing the height of the apartments built along the freeway will allow 117 more apartments but will not increase overshadowing of the adjacent wetlands.
The Citta Property Group director in charge of the project, Alister Woods, could not be reached for comment on Sunday.
Earlier this year, Melbourne City Council planning chairman Nicholas Reece said the government should not change the planning rules for the site. He said the proposal was "clearly inappropriate".
A spokesman for the Planning Minister said Mr Wynne would carefully consider the panel's findings when making his decision.
He pointed out that the land was close to the freeway and away from more sensitive neighbourhood streets.


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Salad dressings are a great way to oomph your greens to a delectable level. As the times of healthy eating and living has started to upscale these days, the consumption of salads has increased. It's nice to learn to make a few dressings for your salad to enjoy it more. The vinaigrette is one of the most basic type of salad dressing that any body can master.
Here is how you can make a simple vinaigrette :
You will need oil and vinegar as its main ingredients. Mix them in the ratio of 3:1. 3 tbsp of oil to 1 tbsp of vinegar. Add salt and pepper as per taste. Whisk so that it gets all combined. Store in a jar. Use as required.


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English Premier League side, Arsenal have announced a new Adidas kit sponsorship deal with which will take effect from 2019/2020 season, which will end their partnership with Puma.
It appears that the Gunners' current kit sponsors, Puma, can no longer bankroll their bigger market value in kit sponsorship and can't match Adidas'offer.
"Arsenal and Adidas have agreed a new kit partnership, effective from July 1, 2019," the London club announced tartly on their official Twitter handle on Monday.
Details of Arsenal's deal was not officially disclosed, but the announcement hits at the inability of Puma to match what Adidas have offered.
However Livescore reports that the new Arsenal kit deal with Adidas is reportedly worth £300million over five years.
It is claimed the new deal will bring in double that which they have earned from Puma since 2014, although it is still less than the reported £75m per year Manchester United earn from Adidas.
Arsenal's last kit deal with the German sportswear giants was back in the 1993-94 season, two years before Arsene Wenger, the longest-serving manager in the club's history, took charge.


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The results are in
Due to overwhelming demand and interest in our side by side esthetic PRP analysis, we are proud to bring you the first installment of our Educational Webinar Series. This webinar will be recorded and available for review on our EDUCATION portal for registered Plymouth Medical health care providers.
Do you know what your Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is made of?
On October 4th 2018, the Plymouth Medical team took the blood of 1 patient (150mL to be exact) and we used it to process PRP using various commercially available esthetic PRP systems per each manufacturer's Instructions for Use (IFU).
We are honored to have Dr Jeremy Magalon graciously accept to discuss our Micros ES60 Hemocytometer results from our side by side PRP analysis. Specifically, we tested the following PRP systems using the same patient's blood to evaluate the cellular composition of each PRP:
Arteriocyte Magellan,
EmCyte AbsolutePRP,
EmCyte PurePRP and
Dr Magalon is Medical Biologist specialized in Cell Therapy in France. He holds a university degree in Regenerative Medicine and a MSc in Tissue, Cell and Gene biotherapies. He is author of more than 30 papers and 2 book chapters in regenerative medicine, and has been speaker at more than 30 national and international congresses and courses.
His team's publication in the British Medical Journal SEM in 2015 proposed a specific DEPA classification system for PRP systems to better help clinicians selecting a system that meets their specific needs for given indications.
Reference: Magalon J, Chateau AL, Bertrand B, et al DEPA classification: a proposal for standardising PRP use and a retrospective application of available devices BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2016;2:e000060. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2015-000060
Plymouth Medical is the leading Regenerative Medicine distributorship in North America; our mission is to bring best in class products, marketing and education to savvy health care providers.


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Award nights. Conferences. Product Launches. Media Events. From small businesses to International corporations, SARI Bollywood Dance have been adding that extra sparkle to events in South East Queensland since 2010. Why not ask us about:
- Tailored Bollywood Dance Performances
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Give your staff a fun way to de-stress with our interactive Bollywood Dance workshops! Whether it's a 30min lunch break-out session or a 2 hour session including team challenges, our Bollywood dance instructors will leave your staff feeling energised and refreshed! No dance experience required.
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The McKinney Avenue Transit Authority has heard your cry, trolley rider for whom 15 minutes is just too long of a wait. The Uptown transportation provider now has a live map showing where each of its vehicles is at any given time.
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It is exactly what it looks like in the screenshot above. Flat pictures of trolley cars moving on a flat Google maps background. Look at it long enough, and it's actually pretty soothing, almost as good as it will be to watch Uptowners who waited until the last possible moment sprint to get on.


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Visual Identity
With over 30 years experience in the physio industry, Wayne Rhodes founder Rhodes Physiotherapy is an expert when looking after his patients.
Rhodes Physiotherapy is a physiotherapy practise based in Auckland. The team are young, vibrant and greatly experienced in sports physiotherapy. They wanted an identity that stood them out from the typical stylised sports figures that are all too familiar in their industry. They also wanted a look that was fresh and different from the rest, yet still said physiotherapy.
At the initial briefing meeting with the client we pulled out the phrase 'movement for life', which formed part of our focus. We loved the idea of using the human form, although somewhat stereotypical in the physio world, so we needed to twist this in an interesting way.
With da Vinci's Vitruvian Man in mind we found some vintage engraved illustrations, from various encyclopedias and medical dictionaries dating back to 1851, then refined them further to form a set. After seeing a wall of green and blues in physiotherapy brands during our research we decided that red was much more closely aligned to the idea of the human form and obvious as it is what rushes through our veins. So a red circle was added to each, referencing another industry commonality of a pain point.
Along with strong, simple typography, these elements came together to form the basis of the Rhodes Physiotherapy identity, solving the client brief by creating an engaging identity with an original twist on the usual. This was rolled out across stationery, signage, brand books, digital and products.


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There is a saying that sometimes you can't see the wood for the trees.
Translation: In this crazy world, where we spin around the cities and communities where we live at brake neck speeds, we forget to stop and look around and take into account what we take advantage of.
So what better way to do this than on a bike.
Today's guest, joining us from, Denmark, is Oliver Andersen – the Urban Bicycle Explorer.
His goal is to inspire people all around the globe to bike and use it as a tool for exploration and pleasure in their life. What a great idea.