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How to Use Social Networking and Weight Loss Apps to Help you Stay on Track
In some ways losing weight is harder than ever before, thanks in part to fast food options on every corner, but it's also true that there are more supportive resources out there than ever before. Instead of concentrating on the challenges, look to social media and weight loss apps to help you stay on track.
Use Apps to Eat Smarter and Better
There are a number of ways you can use weight loss apps to help improve your eating habits.
Meal Planning. For many people, one of the biggest hindrances in the way of losing weight is simply finding the time to eat healthy. Fast food is certainly faster, and after a hard day it can be difficult to take the time to decide on a dish, buy the ingredients and prepare it. However, there are apps out there that give you instant ideas and that can be customized for your needs. For example, you may choose meals that are vegetarian, light on carbohydrates, or low in fat.
Food Tracking. Studies have shown that if all you do is start writing down everything you eat, then you're likely to eat less. No matter what your goals are, keeping track of what you eat will help you achieve them – but who has time to pull out a food diary every time you have a meal or a snack? Enter food tracking apps, which allow you to quickly and easily add your food. Most have nutritional information for restaurants and popular brand name foods so all you have to do is search for the food and it does the rest.
Use Apps to Reach Exercise Goals
Any successful weight loss plan will include both diet and exercise. There are a number of ways you can use apps to help you reach your exercise goals.
- Track Your Exercise Progress. The simplest option is to use an app that allows you to enter in
the type of exercise you do and how frequently you do it. This will help you
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- Find Out How Far You've Gone. There are other apps that can use GPS to actually see literally how far you've gone. These are great choices for those who exercise by walking, running or riding a bike.
- Learn New Moves. If you're looking for information on how to incorporate specific types of exercise into your life, such as strength training or stretching, then you can download an app that will walk you through the moves step by step.
Social Networking Can Help Make Diet and Exercise Fun
It may sound impossible but getting shape can actually be a ton of fun. Consider these ways in which you can use social networking to enjoy your journey to a healthy lifestyle.
Join Others With Similar Goals. One option is to join a site that's specifically designed to get you in touch with others who have the same goals. These sites often offer exercise and food tracking as well, but their biggest advantage is the opportunity to "talk" to others like you. Some even have specific groups for specific demographics, such as people within a certain age range, those with more than 100 pounds to lose, or those following a certain diet.
Use the Sites You Already Use. If you're already on social networking sites then you can use them to give you an extra boost to reach your goals. It can be as simple as posting about your success and enjoying the positive reinforcement from your friends, or you can track your exercise and give details about your new lifestyle. Sites like Facebook also let you post to different custom groups of people, so if you don't want all your friends getting the nitty gritty you could choose select people to post to.
In this day and age we're connected more than ever before and these modern options can be one part in a successful lifestyle change.


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The Queen of Sturgis. Bettie Bicycle. 20th Century Racing. These handles may ring a bell, as they all epitomize the jodhpur-wearing, antique-motorcycle-racing, toddler-chasing mother named Brittney Olsen. Hailing from Aberdeen, South Dakota, Brittney's spirit was raised in the hands of those she looked up to in the gasoline culture towards which she gravitated. Today her bright and bubbly spirit can be seen transformed on the dirt tracks of America into a vicious and voracious boardtrack racer of a 1923 Harley Davidson.
We can all sit back and think on the characters that shaped our lives as children. These people shine simply for being wholeheartedly themselves. The aura of such people sparked something in us that would make us turn in our 3rd grade essays claiming that we wanted to be "just like them". At the tender age of three, Brittney's father showed her "Heart Like a Wheel", starring Shirley Muldowney. A fierce admiration grew in Brittney for her new role model Shirley. Shirley became the woman that broke down the glass ceilings in the male-dominated sport of racing. Brittney knew early on that she wanted to be "just like her".
When her father sat her down in a go-kart shortly after, he quickly realized that Brittney's soul was meant to go fast. He built her a two stroke quad upon which she began to race all the local boys and men, knocking them down in the tiers and leaving them in the dust. Her need for speed was elevated throughout the years, in all kinds of vehicles, even causing her to frequent the drag strip in her 1969 Camaro during high school.
Brittney began to dabble in pinstriping and bicycle building in the years to come, which would then prompt people to raise the question, "Why don't you start building motorcycles to race?". It was only obvious, as this would tie in her love of racing as well as her fascination with anything two-wheeled. She scoured through hundreds of magazines, in search of her moto-inspiration. Brittney found herself drooling over an ad for Excelsior of the early 1900s. It was serendipitous that the bicycle world would merge the motorcycle world in more ways than one - the bicycle manufacturer Schwinn had bought out Excelsior in 1911 - which solidified her enchantment.
Her universe seemed to conspire thereafter, revolving around antique motorcycles. One night, while visiting her uncle's bar, she spotted a gentleman with a Harley Davidson timeline of motorcycles shirt on and curiously quizzed him about the earliest one. "That one", she pointed to the first photo on the timeline, "tell me what you know about that bike". The conversation was the catalyst for her involvement with the local Antique Motorcycle Club of America (AMCA). The club consisted of a band of men, all over 40, that coveted antique motorcycles, whether that meant racing or building them. Brittney had a sense that this was where she belonged. Never once letting the fact that she was 19 and a female slow her pace.
A spontaneous message asking her to pinstripe a motorcycle would appear after she joined, from a local member of the AMCA, Matthew Olsen. Matt had been riding and building antique motorcycles his whole life with his mentor and father, Carl Olsen. It seems as though the world has a funny way of bringing things into life after deciding to focus on them, and things were certainly lining up for Brittney. Looking back at the connected dots, dates with Matt would open her eyes to the entirely new world of boardtrack racing - combining her love for antiquities and the lust for speed. "I knew from the first date that we were soulmates", Brittney claims. Never before had she connected with a man that so happened to speak her language. Instead of a diamond ring, Matt proposed to Brittany with a 1923 J-model motor that would be the symbolic of the powerhouse relationship that would thereafter blossom.
The two spoke their vows to each other at the American Wall of Death, a 14-foot motodrome where daredevils perform their tricks on the walls all while riding, you guessed it, antique motorcycles. They purposefully laid the foundation for a union fueled by the things they love the most, and promised to live it every day.
When Giselle and I rushed to the airport to pick up Brittney and her son, Lockheed, we were thrilled to learn everything we could about this woman. She was dominating as one of the very few women in the motorcycle industry to be racing an early 20th century motorcycle. As we pulled into the arrival lane at the airport, we saw none other than the Queen of Sturgis. She had a Harley Davidson captain's hat and her progeny embraced at her hip. My childlike admiration took over, and I could see myself as a little girl staring at her from the passenger seat window claiming "I want to be just like her!".
Lockheed is completely enamored with his mother. He follows in her footsteps and mimics her mannerisms. When she sits him in her lap on her old motorcycle, he'll lurch forward and roll on the grips making vroom vroom noises or lay on the horn already knowing both its particular voice and purpose. Lock has already mastered his Strider bike, peeling into corners and swerving it right back around. It was at her son's age that Brittney reminisces about discovering her first role model. It is evident that Lock has found that in his very own mother.
When asked, "What is it like to raise a child around motorcycles?", she stated, "A lot of people judge if a kid is on bike...They say, he shouldn't be on there." Brittney has found her comfort in knowing that most mothers in the early 1900s brought children home on motorcycles because, frankly, back then they could not afford cars. When pregnant, she would admire photos from women in countries around the world, such as Nepal, that could be seen with their child wrapped on their back while riding a motorcycle. While understanding the risks, she continues to live based on what she knows best, synchronously trusting both her maternal and rider instincts. Brittney expects her child to grow up and learn through bruises and scrapes, but also wants to teach him that if he falls, there is nothing one can do but rise.
And rise he shall, especially after being raised in the company of a woman that has done just that so many times herself. Brittney is rising to yet another challenge presently, as the track that built her is in the process of being closed by its city. She won her first two races on that Sturgis Half Mile Track. The Sturgis Rally started on that track. People have died on that track. People have preserved history on that track. And now she deems it her turn to fight for the preservation of the track. Thinking back to the children's movie adaptation of the book, The Lorax, Brittney mustered up the courage to fight. In the movie, he states, "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."
It's with heart and emotional investment that Brittney has founded the Spirit of Sturgis: Vintage Motorcycle Festival. This two-day event is to honor those before her and to show the city why the track is vital to the community. She has teamed up with the local Indian dealership to bring together a weekend of vintage swapmeets, races, art shows, and activities. The event closely follows the Sturgis Rally, with its inaugural commencement on August 26th and 27th.
Preserving the community while simultaneously leading the initiative to bring forth new generations are core values mirroring those of Daughters of the Road. Brittney Olsen exemplifies all that we strive to be, and has shaped herself to be her very own version of a "Shirley Muldowney" to many girls across the board. We just know that bright-eyed little girls with hearts of fuel will tune into 20th Century Racing and find their hero, creating a lasting legacy for the women of our community.

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Monster Buck stand locations
March 30, 2011 by basecamp
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When it comes to shooting Monster bucks, its all about location! For the past few weeks I've written about scouting for giant bucks during this time of the year, figuring out where their core areas are, deciphering their travel patterns, and locating weak spots along these paths. This week were going to take a look […]
A Monster Bucks Weakspot
March 23, 2011 by basecamp
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The mature whitetail buck….he is a master at the game of survival and he relies on his ability to detect danger with his nose above the rest of his keen senses. You may trick a bucks eyes on occasion, and sometimes even his ears, but to fool a wary old bucks nose can be a […]
Matt's Double Bearded Gobbler
March 22, 2011 by basecamp
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As we approach the opening day for spring turkey seasons across the Midwest I thought it would be fitting to share this hunting story sent to us from Matt Sheterom in Ohio. Here's a couple of pictures of my 2009 Spring Gobbler, my best ever. According to the NWTF records its the #26 Best Eastern […]
Kentucky's new Record Crossbow Buck!
March 21, 2011 by basecamp
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Here's a great story we just received from Denver Crouch, a dedicated whitetail hunter from Kentucky, whose relentless attitude and faith provided him with a second chance at a monster buck. Read on! I've been a die hard compound bowhunter for 29 years but, due to shoulder replacement surgery on July 26, 2010 I thought […]
Shed Hunt-212″ Missouri Buck with MVW
Mark's Wisconsin Monster Buck
March 19, 2011 by basecamp
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American-Hunter.com fan Mark Woller from Merrill, Wisconsin sent in this great story about his hunt for a giant 12 point Wisconsin buck. Congrats to Mark for taking a true monster buck of a lifetime! After scouting an area for a couple weeks I set up along a field edge by a natural funnel area where […]
Monster Bucks Travel Patterns
March 17, 2011 by basecamp
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For the majority of his life, a mature whitetail buck lives simply to survive. Since the day he was born, he's taught the most basic survival instincts from his mother, but over the years he develops his keen senses, honing them constantly as they become the weapons that guard his very life. As the seasons […]
Families Afield Legislation Gains Momentum
March 15, 2011 by basecamp
Filed under Deer Hunting, General, News, youth hunting
Here's some recent information from the US Sportmen's Alliance about exciting progress being made by them and others to promote youth hunting across America. As you know American-Hunter is an advocate and promoter of youth hunting and families in the field. Please support top notch pro-hunting groups like US Sportmen's Alliance, the NRA, SCI and […]
American Hunting Lease Association
March 15, 2011 by basecamp
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Here's some information from the American Hunting Lease Association. This new innovative group provides hunters, individuals or clubs, with much needed liability coverage commonly required by landowners. Check out their site when you have some time, a link is provided at the bottom of the post. So the landowner of your hunting lease is making […]
Grampa and Brady's Iowa Monster Buck
March 9, 2011 by basecamp
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You may remember the post we did last fall about 10 year old Brady Hartgrave who went hunting with his Grandpa Tim Williams and shot a true Iowa monster buck in their September youth season. Grandma Susie reports that Brady's deer also won the Iowa Sportsman's big buck contest for the youth division and overall! […]
Pope and Young National Convention and Hunt Auction
March 9, 2011 by basecamp
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The Pope and Young Club is holding their 28th Biennium National Convention April 6th through April 9th at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota. I am excited to be able to attend this year. Hope to see you there! The club said "a significant portion of the money raised for our Conservation Program activities […]
Monster buck core areas
March 7, 2011 by basecamp
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Last week we talked about shed hunting and how important it can be to locating a mature buck. If you find a good set of antlers, you know the buck has survived the hunting season. Where you find a bucks shed antlers can also give you a starting point to figuring out his home range. Once season […]
Shed hunting tips for dominant bucks
March 1, 2011 by basecamp
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The mature whitetail is an amazing creature and may very well be the most sought after trophy in North America. The whitetail deer can see, hear and smell better than any animal in the woods and once a buck reaches maturity, he is a master at the game of survival. A big buck is a […]


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Juninho Returns, Queue The Galaxy Love
- Posted by Drew Epperley
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I said a few weeks (or maybe just a couple weeks) back that the biggest thing that the LA Galaxy needed to replace this winter was Juninho.
Well, what better way to replace him than with him.
The LA Galaxy announced on Tuesday that the club has reached an agreement with Brazilian club São Paulo FC that will allow midfielder Juninho to return to the Galaxy on loan for the 2012 MLS season.
That my friends is the sound of every MLS side and even a few CONCACAF sides going "ugh". Having Juninho back in the mix immediately keeps the Galaxy in the discussion for another MLS Cup run as well as a potential run at the CCL title this spring. Yes, it is that big of a deal.
The 23-year-old appeared in and started 30 regular-season games for the Galaxy, scoring four goals and adding two assists. His numbers aren't huge but it is what he does on the ball that makes the Galaxy so much better with him in the lineup. He gives the David Beckhams, the Landon Donovans the freedom in the midfield to do their magic. He does the dirty work to keep the pressure off the defense in the back.
The Galaxy have also completed the signing of former São Paulo defender Leonardo, who joins the club permanently on a free transfer. He came over with Juninho at the start of the 2010 season.
I do still have some reservations on their defense for this season with the loss of Omar Gonzalez but the talent is still there to do well. If LA is able to make another signing in the back or if Leonardo can return from injury in a good manner then expect no dip in play from the Galaxy this season.


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Why I Tried to Make Money Online?Written by GK on August 4th, 2011
I have been trying to make money online for the past few years and have started succeeding in my mission to some extent. The reason why I tried to try my hands on online money making was the uncertainty in my day job. The private jobs are always under threats and one cannot say when they would have to leave the job or when they would be fired. Taking this account, I started thinking of making some smart money online so that I can manage my living expenses from this.
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Even though I got a lot of resources related to internet money making techniques, I was not pretty sure whether I would be successful, but was really enthusiastic about the same. I also came across certain blogs which were based on making money on the internet, and these blogs gave me a much better idea about the online money making stuffs. These blogs were written by the experts in the online money making field and they had provided the stuffs in a much better way. These guys have beautifully mentioned how they succeeded in making money online, and the way they have presented the blog content was sure to attract a large number of people towards online money making ideas.
It was at that time that the global recession came, and a good number of my colleagues lost their jobs and went into deep financial problems. The massive recession once again prompted me to think about making some passive income and the internet was the first thing that came into my mind. I decided to start my activities related to online money making and initially I planned to start it in the small scale range. The journey was somehow really challenging and at times I had even planned to stop my "make money online" campaign, but somehow I hanged on to that till now. The rest of my experience would be covered in this blog in the near future.
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Often revered as authentic design objects, glasses play an essential role in our daily lives.
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1. Play deserts
As cities grow, children's needs aren't always met. 'Play deserts', as Alan Ehrenhalt calls them, are partly to blame for this – along with a lack of quality schools and affordable housing which push families out to the suburbs. Ehrenhalt urges that creating more playgrounds is a crucial step to keeping more children and families in urban centres, and so supporting more inclusive and diverse cities. What do you think?
2. Putting trust in resilience
Leo Hollis, reflecting on how the January floods impacted on the UK as well as thinking back to the destruction of hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, explores the notion of urban resilience through a social lens. Trust, Hollis argues, is at the heart of truly resilient cities because it conveys the understanding of places as shared experiences, where people come together for mutual benefit.
3. The democratic 'smart cities' movement
In this piece on the revolutionary potential of open online cities, Brian English argues that technology can enable citizens to access information, have their voices heard, learn from one another and come up with solutions. He tells us about a slum area in India where women collected local data and were shown how to organise conversations about common problems, mobilise local resources and press the government for additional resources.
4. Young people create better high streets
How much better would our high streets be if we involved local young people in their development? Immensely, suggests Emeka Egbuonu in this Huffington Post piece. As shopping increasingly takes place online, the social role of high streets as community hubs becomes more and more important. One way of supporting this is by providing educational facilities for young people as well as engaging them in shaping the future of high streets.
5. A lack of city strategies in Australia
'Cities are where things happen,' writes Tom Payne – but good cities need good governance, something Payne suggests is lacking in Australia. Powers are being taken away from Australian cities and mayors – as a result, he argues, planning remains an under-resourced, ad hoc process.
6. How to make revitalisation more inclusive
Revitalisation, regeneration, gentrification: however you phrase it, somehow inclusivity is not the first thing that springs to mind. Kaid Benfield would like to change this; in his Sustainable Cities Collective piece he calls for sustainability to have a more human face and more models of homegrown neighbourhood revitalisation to be supported.


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A total 140 students in Nedong County of Lhoka Prefecture including 60 from high schools, 30 from middle schools and 50 from primary schools received the first subsidy from a scholarship donated by the society.
Founded with a total amount of 0.5 million yuan by Liu Qitao, executive director of a Shanghai company, the scholarship aims at giving a hand to those outstanding students in Lhoka who have difficulties with study fees, offering 1,200 yuan to high school students each, 400 yuan to middle school students each and 200 yuan to primary school students each every academic year.
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The postseason has arrived for outdoor track and tennis.
Falmouth, Freeport, Greely, North Yarmouth Academy and Yarmouth's track teams will join the rest of the Western Maine Conference at Falmouth High Saturday morning for the conference's championship meet.
This past Friday, Yarmouth hosted Falmouth and Greely, along with Cape Elizabeth and A.R. Gould in the regular season finale. In the boys' meet, the Yachtsmen were first, the Rangers second and the Clippers third. On the girls' side, Greely edged Falmouth, while Yarmouth placed third.
Full results weren't available, but the Yachtsmen boys got wins from Matt Goldstein in the racewalk (7 minutes, 47.14 seconds), Reid Pryzant in the 110 hurdles (15.84 seconds) and the triple jump (38 feet, 7.5 inches), Jacob Buhelt in the 100 (11.54), Justin Hovey in the 300 hurdles (45.64), Jimmy Polewaczyk in the 200 (23.44), Tim Follo in the two-mile (9:58.14) and all three relay teams.
Falmouth girls' winners included Nevada Horne in the 100 hurdles (17.84), Adrienne Michalakis in the 100 (13.94), Catherine Hebson in the mile (5:30.44) and two-mile (12:04.14), Kate Sparks in the shot put (38-2) and the 400 relay.
Freeport and NYA joined Gray-New Gloucester and St. Dom's at Poland Friday. The Panthers were third in the boys' competition, fourth on the girls' side. The Falcons boys came in fourth, the girls fifth.
Tennis' team playoffs were scheduled to start Thursday of next week, but the Maine Principals' Association announced Tuesday that it was adjusting the schedule due to backups caused by the recent spate of bad weather. As a result, the preliminary round is Wednesday, the quarterfinals will be held next Friday and the semifinals June 6. The regional finals will be June 8 and states June 11, as originally scheduled.
The singles tournament was also affected. The Round of 48 is now scheduled for Monday at Bates College in Lewiston. The Round of 16 is the following day and the semifinals and championships will be contested Saturday, June 4.
The Falmouth girls' juggernaut, the three-time defending Class B state champion, took an 11-0 mark, the top ranking in the Heal Points standings and a streak of not surrendering a single point all season into Tuesday's home finale versus York.
The Yachtsmen also produced the Western Maine Conference championship doubles team last weekend as sophomore Abby Payson and junior Steffi Rothweiler beat NYA's Ally Morrison and Jessica Powers in the finals. Three of four semifinal tandems were from Falmouth.
Yarmouth was 9-2 and third in Western B as of Tuesday. Greely finished 6-6, but appears playoff-bound in the six spot. Freeport (2-9 and 14th) will fall short. In Western C, NYA, the four-time defending champ, was first in the Heals at 9-1 heading into season-ending matches versus Old Orchard Beach and Lake Region.
On the boys' side, Falmouth is also leading the way in Western B at 11-0. Yarmouth finished 4-8 after losing to Falmouth (5-0) and Cape Elizabeth (5-0) Monday. The Clippers were 10th in the latest Heals, but only eight teams qualify. Greely (4-6 and 12th) and Freeport (2-9 and 13th) will also fall short. In Western C, NYA was 2-8 and eighth and needed to finish strong to make the postseason.
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Falmouth's Reid Pryzant races toward a first-place finish in the 110 hurdles at last weekend's meet in Yarmouth.
Falmouth's Abby Payson and Steffi Rothweiler beat NYA's Ally Morrison and Jessica Powers to win the WMC doubles championship last weekend.


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Tom Eblen: Boone Gorge proposal a test for Fayette's future
Thousands of travelers cross the Clays Ferry bridge of Interstate 75 into Fayette County every day, never knowing what lies over the hill below them. Most Lexingtonians don't know what is there, either.
Behind an Old Richmond Road building that used to be the Jolly Roger truck stop, there is a steep cliff. At the bottom is Boone Creek Gorge, one of the most ruggedly beautiful and inaccessible landscapes in Central Kentucky.
Before Boone Creek flows into the Kentucky River, it passes tall limestone palisades, an ancient waterfall, giant trees and rare wildflowers. The gorge is home to trout, wild turkey, deer, mink, otter and real Kentucky wildcats. It also holds the remains of a pioneer cabin, an 1803 grist mill and a cave where, legend has it, Daniel Boone hid from Indians.
"People don't know this is here, because almost nobody ever gets to see it," said Lexington businessman Burgess Carey, who took me on a hike through the gorge. He hopes to change that.
Carey bought more than 20 acres of the gorge in 1994 and cleaned up a mess from the former truck stop's leaking fuel tanks. In 2000, he opened a small private fishing club to help pay for the property's upkeep.
Now, Carey has bought and leased additional land between the fishing club and where Boone Creek empties into the river. He hopes to create Boone Creek Outdoors, a 167-acre recreation facility that would offer kayaking; limited camping; and trails for bird-watching, hiking and mountain biking. The main attraction would be guided, small-group "canopy tours" above the gorge using zip lines and suspension bridges.
To do that, Carey must overcome opposition from some neighbors and local organizations that think his plans violate zoning laws and could hurt the sensitive environment. After a four-hour hearing Friday, which attracted a large crowd of supporters and opponents of the project, Lexington's Board of Adjustment continued the hearing until Jan. 27.
Carey, a lifelong Lexingtonian and outdoor enthusiast, thinks Boone Creek Outdoors could attract as many as 20,000 visitors a year and seasonally employ eight to 30 workers.
The canopy tour would be an educational experience, not just a thrill ride, said Carey, who is working with some of the industry's best course designers.
The tour would showcase the gorge's beauty from above and explain the history of this section of the Kentucky River valley, site of some of the state's first pioneer settlements. "It has the potential to grow into a national-class attraction," he said.
Carey's plans call for about $2 million in capital investment. He said money would come from private financing and a $250,000 state tourism loan. The canopy tours would be key to making Boone Creek Outdoors a financially viable business.
Carey said tour revenue also would enable him to better protect and manage the gorge, and to restore land damaged by grazing cattle. The biggest threat to the environment isn't visitors, he said, but invasive plants, many introduced in the 1960s during I-75's construction.
"We'll manage it much like a ski resort: if you don't behave yourself, you can't come back," Carey said. "Are we going to have an issue with popularity? I hope so. But we can control it."
The city planning staff has recommended approval of Carey's request for a conditional use permit. Other supporters include most of the adjacent property owners, the city's environmental commission and Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau. Tim Queary, the city's forester, told the Board of Adjustment the canopy tour course wouldn't damage trees.
The decision is up to the board of citizen volunteers. At Friday's meeting, several citizens and groups spoke against Carey's request, including the Old Richmond Road and Boone Creek neighborhood associations, Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation and the Fayette Alliance.
Opponents had concerns about environmental impact, traffic and emergency access. But perhaps the biggest concern was whether the project would set a legal precedent that could threaten the integrity of zoning throughout Fayette County. Much of that issue depends on whether Boone Creek Outdoors is legally considered an amusement park, which city law prohibits in the agricultural zone.
"I really like the idea that Burgess has," said Gloria Martin, a neighbor and former Urban County Council member. But she argued that his project is an amusement park and therefore needs a special zoning amendment for proper regulation. Her view was shared by Knox van Nagell, executive director of Fayette Alliance.
"Eco-tourism could be a great thing, but it must be done carefully," van Nagell said. She urged Carey to withdraw his application until legal issues could be resolved to ensure responsible operation of Boone Creek Outdoors and protection for rural zoning countywide.
City officials, Carey, his supporters and opponents face an important challenge. Long-term protection of Boone Creek Gorge will require money and thoughtful management. Without something like Boone Creek Outdoors, where will that money and management come from?
The challenge is to figure out how to protect this spectacular natural resource while allowing more people to enjoy it — and to influence future generations to protect and enjoy it, too.


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I know I haven't posted anything new or of any importance lately, but I wanted to get a few different opinions on this word problem I've been thinking about.
Two words; romance and intimacy.
Two definitions; "physical closeness and togetherness" and "mental closeness and togetherness".
Which goes with which?
If anyone could offer their opinion (a why or how would also be greatly appreciated) that would be absolutely lovely.


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Tansy Davies receives British Composer Award for 'Between Worlds'
Described as a 'resonant and multi-layered work' after its premiere in April 2015, Tansy Davies's critically acclaimed opera Between Worlds received the British Composer Award for Stage Work at a ceremony at the BFI Southbank.
A bold and highly individual response to the events of 9/11, Tansy Davies's operatic debut opened at the Barbican Theatre, London on 11 April 2015. Co-commissioned by English National Opera and the Barbican, it saw Davies collaborating with librettist Nick Drake and the renowned director Deborah Warner. Contemporary music specialist Gerry Cornelius conducted a cast including countertenor Andrew Watts as the Shaman and mezzo-soprano Susan Bickley as the Mother.
Lasting around 90 minutes, with no interval, the opera is scored for 16 singers, chorus and a modest orchestra of 35. Davies describes the work's goal as turning 'something very complex and difficult into something healing and beautiful.'
Between Worlds presents a disparate group of individuals trapped high up in one of the Twin Towers, caught between earth and heaven, life and death. Davies's preoccupation with shamanic thought (previously explored abstractly in her piano concerto Nature) here comes to fruition through the figure of the Shaman who – suspended above the action – sings, whispers and whistles, his silvery countertenor intertwined with the other voices to striking effect. Davies's vividly imagined score (her most expansive to date) is dominated by foreboding, veil-like textures for strings and harp. Between Worlds is both an opera and a requiem, with the chorus playing a central role throughout. In the closing scenes, the work's subtly shifting verdigris harmonies open out into a cathartic ballet sequence (brilliantly choreographed by Kim Brandstrup) where glockenspiel, string harmonics and flutes dance in the stratosphere, before falling back to earth for a final scene of lamentation.
Further Information about the BCAs can be found here
'A fabulously inventive aural fabric: exploding shards of sound frozen in a kind of cosmic aspic. That spiritual quality results from the composer's expressed resolve to salvage vestiges of humanity from unspeakable horror…a resonant, multi-layered work… A poignant acrobatic tableau, depicting the final release of a soul, lingers in the memory.'
The London Evening Standard (Barry Millington), 13 April 2015
'The vocal settings trace the shifts in diction without awkwardness, while the orchestra submerges everything in shimmering, jittering continuities which build up a musical version of the kind of inverted vertigo experienced when one is near a tall building, looking up. The aeroplane strikes themselves, eerily prepared by a sudden change in the Shaman's muttering to a piercing, high-pitched whine and refracted by the chorus chanting from the Requiem liturgy, sent the orchestra into wild paroxysms of hyper-activity which grind the present into an excruciating, lurching continuity. Davies also proves herself wonderfully adept in marking out shifts in the perception of time, using exaggerated rhythmic profiles to spur on the drama before dissolving them into oases of reflexivity.
The opera's most beautiful moment occurs at the end, in a dance between the sister and the suspended corpse of the Younger Man. The pair twirl, to music of gentle movement and unspeakable intimacy…The fact that the opera made its presence felt at all, creating something so beautiful and troubling against a backdrop of something so awful and upsetting, speaks volumes about the artistic talents of all involved.'
The Times Literary Supplement (Guy Dammann), 17 April 2015
'Towards the end, the platform on which the characters stand shifts ever so slightly, and an uncanny groaning sound comes from Davies's modest-sized orchestra. This hint was all we needed… The music never shrieks at us. The desperation ruffles the surface of Davies's music, which remains essentially meditative…a remarkable piece of work.'
The Telegraph (Ivan Hewett), 12 April 2015
'Davies at times reaches that place of emotional embodiment that only music can capture, and wraps it in a dark yet cathartic embrace.'
The Arts Desk (Jessica Duchen), 12 April 2015
'Davies's delicately-inflected sound-world creates an all-embracing ambience…The psychological truth of this inexorable drama comes across with awesome power... Davies suggests sonic immensity through abrupt musical understatement... This beautiful and extraordinary work leaves you transfixed. It may be an operatic debut, but it announces Davies as the most original new voice in the game.'
The Independent (Michael Church), 12 April 2015
'A tremendous score, intense but carefully balanced. [Davies] evokes the utterly bewildering sense of unreality, manipulating time and somehow creating a space beyond and apart… [It] may well come to be seen as one of the crucial music-theatre pieces of its age.'
Opera (Stephen Pettitt), June 2015
'A distinguished score by a young composer whose style, at once stark and beautiful, bespeaks a genuine operatic voice… After the devastation, a virtuosic sequence where fleeting high-note figures flutter like debris above sustained low basses strikes me as music of the highest order.'
What's On Stage (Mark Valencia), 16 April 2015


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Nuwara Eliya
Gaze upon the dreamscape of Nuwara Eliya.
Nuwara Eliya, Journey to the top of the world across a limitless mountain vista adorned by a green carpet of tea plants, Enter a long lost era through a portal of clouds and feel the kiss of mountain mist on your skin. Breathe the pristine mountain air and let your soul be rejuvenated.
The town's attractions include the golf course, trout streams, Victoria Park, and boating or fishing on Lake Gregory. Victoria Park is an attractive and well-used oasis. It is popular with birdwatchers at quieter times because of the good opportunities for seeing species, particularly the Indian blue robin, pied thrush or scaly thrush lurking in the denser undergrowth.
The sleepy mountain village, with a view.
Ella is approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) east of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of 1,041 metres (3,415 ft) above the sea level.
It is a little village paradise in the central highlands of Sri Lanka. The town has a cooler climate than its surroundings, due to its elevation. The Ella Gap allows views across the southern plains of Sri Lanka.[3]
Local attractions in the area include Bambaragala Peak, Ella Rock, Little Adam's Peak, Ravana Ella Falls and Nine Arches Bridge, Demodara
The fort has a colourful history...
Galle fort was built first by the Portuguese, and then modified by the Dutch during the 17th century. Even today, after 400 years of existence, it looks new and polished with reconstruction work done by Archaeological Department of Sri Lanka. Today Sri Lankan government and many Dutch people who still own some of the properties inside the fort are looking at making this one of the modern wonders of the world.
Other prominent landmarks in Galle include the city's natural harbor, the National Maritime Museum, St. Mary's Cathedral founded by Jesuit priests, one of the main Shiva temples on the island, and Amangalla the historic luxury hotel.


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Electro Antiperspirant Review You Must Read
If you have a problem with excess perspiration and don't like using aerosols loaded with chemicals, this electro antiperspirant review will interest you! It's a must read article that takes a look at this marvellous invention that thousands of people are already using to successfully reduce the amount of perspiration their bodies produce and you can too!
The Problem of Excess Sweating
If you have a problem where you sweat excessively compared to other people around you, it can become embarrassing and make you feel like an outsider. We tend to sweat more in certain areas of the body, such as under our arms, between our legs, our hands and our feet.
You probably know the feeling of trying to withdraw inside of yourself because you don't want anyone else to look at you. You don't want them to see all that sweat staining your clothes and leaving ugly moisture patches under your arms.
Perhaps you feel you have to hide your hands because they are so sweaty you're sure someone will notice and not trust you. And you wear anti-odour in-soles in your shoes to try and stop them smelling but all the while you can feel your feet squishing around in soaking wet shoes!
Perhaps you use a roll-on or aerosol antiperspirant or deodorant combo but find that every one you ever tried just doesn't work for long enough. Or they work for an hour or so but by the time you get to work, you're already sweating and your clothes are already starting to get wet and unsightly.
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A host of Premier League clubs, including West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United and Burnley are showing a keen interest in Lorient's Ghanaian striker.
A host of Premier League clubs, including West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United and Burnley are showing a keen interest in Lorient's Ghanaian striker Abdul Majeed Waris.
The 25-year-old striker has shown good form for the French outfit, scoring 10 goals in the 2016/17 Ligue 1 campaign. However, despite Waris' goal scoring ability, it wasn't enough to keep Lorient in the top flight, seeing them relegated alongside Nancy and Bastia.
His performances over the past campaign have seen interest in the pacy forward grow, with the aforementioned trio of Premier League clubs all making enquiries into his availability, as reported by Mail Online.
The Ghana international also has a history with Premier League clubs, being given trails with Manchester City at just 17 years old before moving to Swedish side Hacken, where he made 45 appearances and scored 26 goals, averaging 0.58 goals per game.
Waris is capable of being utilised as a winger on either flank as well as an out-and-out striker, notching a total of 21 goals in 58 games throughout his two seasons with Lorient.
As a result of this promising form, a number of other top clubs, including Celtic, Brighton and Hove Albion and Fulham have also been tracking his performances in recent months.
Besides boasting an impressive goal scoring record at club level, Waris has also looked the part on the international stage for Ghana, having earned 22 caps for the West African side, scoring four times and making the 2014 World Cup squad in Brazil.
As the summer transfer window draws to a close, the race for the signature of Abdul Majeed Waris is sure to heat up, perhaps even going down to the wire on deadline day. Although, right now, it looks to be a question of which side can get a deal over the line first.


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Riverdale Season Two Finale "Chapter Thirty-Five: Brave New World" Episode Stills
New Episode Stills for Season 2 Finale "Brave New World" The CW the episode stills for the Season Two Finale titled "Brave New World". It's Election Day in Riverdal. View the rest of the stills below! Related | Riverdale Season 2… Continue Reading


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Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway, is the magnificent setting for an all-new Christmas special with the renowned St. Olaf Choir. Christmas in Norway with the St. Olaf Choir, a television highlight of the holiday season, pairs the internationally acclaimed mixed-voice choir from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, with the Nidaros Cathedral Girl Choir, Jentekor. The production, recorded in high definition with 5.1 surround sound, showcases the cathedral's spare gothic beauty — it is one of the oldest gothic cathedrals in the world — and its stunning acoustics that complement the distinctive style of a capella singing for which the St. Olaf Choir is well known. Selections include not only traditional carols, but also innovative arrangements of Christmas music (The Word Was God and Lo, How a Rose e're Blooming/The Rose), gospel spirituals (This Little Light of Mine), and beloved Norwegian hymns and folk songs. The St. Olaf Choir is conducted by Anton Armstrong. Anita Brevik conducts the Nidaros Jentekor.
To learn more, visit http://www.pbs.org/program/christmas-norway-st-olaf-choir/


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Trump pitches Obamacare repeal in White House 'listening session'
Sitting at the table with half a dozen visitors, Vice-President Mike Pence and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, Trump blasted Obamacare as "very failed and failing" system, under which "many Americans lost their plans and doctors altogether." The meeting was live-streamed on Facebook and White House's YouTube channel, but not shown live on any mainstream media.
"The fact is, Obamacare is a disaster," Trump said, promising that its replacement will lower cost, expand choices and offer access to everyone through more competition. It is "going to take a little while" for results to show, maybe even a year or two, but "once it does, it's going to be a thing of beauty," he said.
Trump's introductory remarks were followed by testimonials from the guests. One after another, they spoke of premiums doubling or tripling, high deductibles that meant massive out-of-pocket costs before they could use any of the coverage, and even having to take on additional work to afford the insurance.
Brittany Ivey from Georgia said Obamacare "almost put our family in financial ruin," forcing her to take a full-time job just to afford a plan she was never able to use because of high deductibles.
A nurse named Gina, who worked part-time to spend more time with her children was likewise forced into full-time work to afford $1,200 monthly premiums, but could not get any care due to a $6,500 deductible.
"Folks really can't afford these rising premiums," so they pay the penalty and don't have insurance, said Dr. Manny Sethi from Tennessee.
"The rate increase is just astronomical," said Joe, a farmer from Tennessee, adding that he's paying a $549 monthly premium with $7,000 deductible for a "plan that I don't need and don't want."
Businessman Greg Knox injected a moment of levity into the meeting by bringing Trump a letter written by his son. He then testified about Obamacare nearly ruining his company, which had provided health plans to employees for 15 years.
"I had a choice of either having a company or being able to provide my employees with that level of healthcare," Knox said.
"I actually ran for government [office] so I could have insurance," said Stan, an elected official from Utah, bringing up his $6,000 deductible and raising a point about chronic conditions.
Democrats have criticized GOP efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare, saying the plan proposed by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) would "make America sick again" and strip millions of health insurance.
On Saturday, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders called the plan "a disgrace" and argued it was a tax break for the richest Americans that had "nothing to do with health care."
Twice during the meeting, Trump mentioned that Republicans could just wait a year or two for the unpopular healthcare mandate to "implode" on its own. While that would be good for the party politically, it would be the wrong thing for the country, he said.
"The press is making Obamacare look so good all of a sudden," Trump said. "It's a little bit like President Obama. When he left, people like him. When he was here, people didn't like him so much."


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Sunny Side Up! is a place for me, a gal who is 21 years of age and unanimously recognized in her tiny universe as an 'old soul', to store a few of my favorite things & to share them with new and (hopefully) friendly individuals.


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Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Victorian Epitaphs and Horror Novels - My Interview with Fiona Mcvie
Now that I've finally finished my new book (YAY!), I have more time for interviews.
I had a blast answering Fiona Mcvie's questions. She asked me everything from what I want on my tombstone to what new authors have grasped my interest. You can check it out here.
Have a question for me that's not posted here? Leave it in the comments and I'll respond. :)
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Many tarantulas have small geographic ranges and probably don't occur in large numbers in the wild. They also face the usual problems tropical animals do, including loss of suitable habitat due to conversion of forests to pastures and savannas to villages, as well as total flooding of huge areas by hydroelectric dams.
Add to this a sometimes massive collecting of attractive species for the pet trade, and you can understand why some tarantula species have become greatly reduced in numbers in the wild. Even in theUnited States, where native tarantulas are not that popular as pets, large numbers lose their homes to land conversion, and inestimable numbers of males are killed each year by automobiles as they cross roads while looking for females.
In 1985, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) listed the very popular and colorful Mexican red-knee tarantula (Brachypelma smithi), which effectively allowed Mexico to prohibit exportation of the species and its relatives while receiving cooperation from the United States and other countries that recognized the CITES treaty (http://www.cites.org). Red-knees virtually disappeared from the market except for those smuggled out ofMexico (a practice that continues even today) and older specimens already established in collections. Fortunately, this species has females that live for more than twenty years in captivity and breed fairly easily, so within a few years the first tiny captive-bred spiderlings became available for sale. They sold at higher prices than adults had sold a few years earlier, but they found a good market and became an incentive for many breeders to try their hand at captive breeding a variety of tarantulas. Today, perhaps about twenty-five species are bred on a regular basis, with spiderlings available for just a few dollars even when very expensive imported adults are available.
By all means, start with captive-bred tarantulas of one of the common species. The most common ones generally are also the most attractive and docile, and they make the best pets until you gain more experience. Captive-breds usually are healthy, are of known age, and often have been sexed by experts based on details of their shed skins. Imports may be dehydrated and carry bacterial infections and intestinal worms; little may be known about how to establish them in the terrarium.
Unfortunately, the cheapest spiderlings are tiny and look nothing like the adults; they might be hard to tell from spiders you notice around the house. Each spiderling needs its own small cage and careful feeding. It grows slowly, with the males often taking three to five years to mature and females taking six to eight years. They may not resemble the adults until they are three or four years old. However, you can house many different species in a small area and spend relatively little money for what, with patience, will become a great collection of beautiful adults.


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2 May
The buying funnel in a TMI world
Consumed => "What Do Consumers Really Want? Simplicity" by Karen Freeman, Patrick Spenner and Anna Bird on HBR.
=> My value add (i.e., left a comment)…
"These days making a purchase decision easy is what makes customers choose your brand."
I have to say that I think your conclusion is flawed. It's brand-centric, instead of guest-centric (aka customer-centric). I believe it would be more accurate to say, "When overloaded with choice and noise, two-thirds of decisions will default to the path of least resistance." This is a more accurate assessment and therefore a mindset that aligns better with reality. Start here.
In what is more and more often a me-too / over-featured / commodity flooded world, brand recognition and product reputation will more often than not trump just about anything else. When all things are equal most will choose the least risk. Remember, "No one ever got fired for buying IBM."? In other words, does a new iphone do well because it *is* great or because so many know it *has been* great? I'd propose that for most it's past reputation and not current feature set. Simplify it all you want but that's not what's driving guest decisions. They aren't marketers. They aren't product managers.
Perhaps the best (marketing) solution can be pulled from Heath & Heath's "Made to Stick."? There's a bit that describes the film "Snakes on a Plane" as "Diehard with snakes". Something as simple as "The #1 iphone alternative" would probably be a highly effective tag line. It gives a known reference point and adds a sense of doubt to that reference point. However, as simple as this idea is, what are the odds of corporate / brand pride being willing to go that route?


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Quarterback who risked everything to make a difference receives 'Citizen of the Year' by GQ.
"Celebrating the man who became a movement" – GQ editors wrote
GQ has named former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick its 2017 Citizen of the Year. Kaepernick, whose protests of racism and police brutality caused national outrage and has been one of the reoccurring topics throughout the year. Kaepernick continues his protest and has remained unemployed after opting out of his contract earlier this year.
Despite his silent protest Kaepernick agreed to collaborate with GQ for their December 'Men of the Year' issue. The collaboration included a team of people including rapper J. Cole, directer Ava DuVernay, and activist Harry Belafonte to speak of the subject of activism and equality. The spread included images taken by Martin Schoelller of Kaepernick recreating Muhammad Ali's anti- Vietnam War protest during the 60s.
He's been vilified by millions and locked out of the NFL—all because he took a knee to protest police brutality. But Colin Kaepernick's determined stand puts him in rare company in sports history: Muhammad Ali, Jackie Robinson—athletes who risked everything to make a difference.- GQ editors wrote
Kaepernick tweeted:
Some stormed to social media to argue GQ's choice in citizen of the year including Ex-ESPN sports reporter Britt McHenry.
Despite some negative feedback via social media there were those that stood in support.
In 2013, Colin Kaepernick was on the cover of this magazine because he was one of the best football players in the world. In 2017, Colin Kaepernick is on GQ's cover once again – but this time it is because he isn't playing football. And it's not because he's hurt, or because he's broken any rules, or because he's not good enough.- GQ editors wrote
Despite contrary belief Kaepernick will go down in sporting history along icons like Muhammad Ali and Jackie Robinson.
Check out the full GQ article here: Citizen of the Year – Colin Kaepernick


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Bahraini Activist Gets Jail Term for Slamming Saudi Attacks on Yemen
A Bahraini court has sentenced a political activist to five years in jail for expressing his opposition to the Saudi regime's onslaughts against Yemen, local media said on Sunday.
Bahrain National Democratic Society's Secretary General Fazel Abbas was sentenced to 5 years in prison for issuing a statement in condemnation of the Saudi aggression on Yemen, which has killed hundreds of civilians, including women and children, so far.
On March 26, Saudi Arabia and some of its Arab allies began to launch deadly airstrikes against the Houthi Ansarullah movement in an attempt to restore power to the fugitive former President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh.
According to a civil coalition monitoring Saudi Arabia's crimes, 3043 people, including 722 children and 532 women, have been killed during 95 days of Saudi-led military strikes on the Arab country.
The Bahraini regime is a member of the Saudi-led coalition and has participated in the military attacks on Yemen.
Bahrain, itself, has been the scene of almost daily protests against the Manama regime since early 2011, when an uprising began in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
Scores of Bahrainis have been killed and hundreds of others wounded and arrested in the ongoing crackdown on peaceful protests.


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Steve Bannon Out At Breitbart
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Kate Middleton Secretly Donated Her Hair to Kids' Cancer Charity
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Republicans give back money amid Steve Wynn sexual misconduct allegations
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Actor Aamir Khan is currently wrapping up the post-production work on his upcoming film on the Phogat family, Dangal.
Catch had previously reported that Aamir will be seen next in Secret Superstar, a film by his former manager Advait Chandan. Shooting for the film kicked off in July.
However, according to the latest update, Aamir will not be seen in the lead role in the film. The actor will have an extended guest appearance in the film instead.
According to a report by a leading daily, Aamir will play the mentor to an aspiring singer.
The actor's look from the film has been unveiled. A trimmed beard, highlighted hair in spikes and rimless glasses complete his look in Secret Superstar. Check it out here:
Aamir can be seen posing with actress Aarti Kherterpal, who is working with him again after playing the role of his daughter in Dangal.
It has also been revealed that singer-actress Monali Thakur - who has acted in Nagesh Kukunoor's Lakshmi and Aamir Khan's PK - will play herself in the film.
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Spotting an ideal woman and choosing one from their online dating profile can be tricky. Not everyone gets it right. This is because you have to rely on what they have chosen to disclose on their profile. And this is what makes online dating scary for some. But going by the numerous success stories, it seems that finding the right woman online is possible. Online relationships develop into dates and marriages. So if you are looking for a long-term relationship, here are some of the things to look out for…
How to know you've spotted a potential great female catch on an online dating site
An initial attraction to the profile pic
This might sound a little superficial. But when they say beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, they weren't wrong. Physical attraction is something we cannot ignore when love is involved. The ideal woman needs to be someone you find attractive. This is something that will create great chemistry and a good sexual relationship in the future.
A quirky profile that sparks your interest and shows a unique character
Read through the woman's online profile and see whether there is something interesting there. Look out for things that you have in common, things that you can do together and bond over. Couples that last always have some things that they can share together and do together.
Someone who is highly active on the site
When was the woman active? 3 months ago… 3 days ago? The thing is a woman who is serious about finding a man will always be online. So if you are looking for long-term love, find one who is an active member.
An ideal woman is someone who shows that they are motivated to find someone and are serious about dating
People have choices. And one way that you will know someone is interested in more than just a hookup is to read their profile and see what they are looking for. Do they want to make friends, a casual thing, or are they looking for a long-term relationship? Actively check what the person has checked. That way you will know whether you are both on the same page.


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After successfully tackling the main roadways, the City of Regina can focus on the remaining 60 per cent of the roads: over 500 km of residential streets.
The city began plowing on the morning of March 8, and a focus was put on speed and efficiency; meaning parked cars weren't stopping the plows.
"They'll be plowed around, like our current operations do, even on the snow routes if you don't move your vehicle they'll be plowed around," roadways and transportation director Norman Kyle said.
The city was good on its promise. Snowed-in cars were a dime-a-dozen on neighborhood streets; nearly as common as the tow trucks there to rescue them.
"I got stuck there yesterday – as you see I'm parked in front of a fire hydrant – and [I thought], I'll leave it alone and figure it out later," explained Trevor Morin, an unfortunate downtown resident. "I woke up this morning and saw the snowplow going by and was like 'hmm, now I'm not going to be able to push it out.'"
Morin says the tow cost him just over $50, but it was the only option he had; especially since he wasn't sure when his street was getting plowed.
"[A] couple more days' notice would've been okay, because I noticed they did my back alley, or somebody did, so I could've parked it back there," he lamented.
Morin is just one of the hundreds who tow companies have helped over the past few days.
"It's been pretty crazy, we've had times where we're 8-10 hours behind, right now we're actually caught up so we're doing pretty good, we're 30-45 minutes right now." Geoffrey Calibaba, owner of Alpine Towing and Recovery noted.
Calibaba said they were receiving as many as 200 calls a day earlier in the week, but it's not just snowed in cars taking their toll; it's snowed in driveways as well.
"We've seen two types of increases, one is slips and falls – people forgot there was ice underneath that snow, so when they go out to do their work they're slipping and falling – and people go out to shovel snow. They haven't used those muscles in several months, so they're using them again and hurting their backs," explained Doug Pattison, public relations chair for the Chiropractors Association of Saskatchewan.
Pattison says it's best to push snow when shoveling, and to only lift in front of you – rather than to the side – when necessary.
The city has posted a full schedule for residential plowing on their website. They expect it to take roughly two weeks to complete.
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You want to set the volume of a sound.
Use the setVolume( ) method of the Sound object that controls the sound.
You can use Sound.setVolume( ) to set the volume on a scale of 0 to 100, in which 0 is mute and 100 is the loudest:
It is possible to set the volume beyond the range of 0 to 100. If you set the volume to less than 0, Flash converts the volume setting to its absolute value. For example, if you set the volume to -50, Flash plays the sound at 50% volume (+50). If you exceed the value of 100, the sound gets increasingly distorted. The exception to this is if you are setting the volume of a parent Sound object in which the nested Sound objects' volumes are less than 100. For example, if your nested Sound object has a volume of 50 and you set the parent Sound object to a volume of 200, the result is that the nested sound seems to play at full (100 percent) volume.
// Create two Sound objects. One targets the current timeline, and the other targets // a nested timeline. parent_sound = new Sound(this); nested_sound = new Sound(this.soundHolder_mc); // Attach a sound to the nested Sound object. nested_sound.attachSound("MySoundSymbol"); // Play the nested sound. nested_sound.start( ); // Set the volume of the nested sound to 50 and the volume of the parent sound to // 200. The result is that the nested sound seems to play at full volume. nested_sound.setVolume(50); parent_sound.setVolume(200);
Sound.setVolume( ) sets the volume to an absolute value. Regardless of the previous volume setting, the preceding example sets the volume to an absolute value of 50. You can use getVolume( ) in conjunction with setVolume( ) to set the volume relative to the current value.
The getVolume( ) method returns the sound's current volume level. You can add or subtract a number to or from the current value to increment or decrement the sound's volume relatively:
// Increment the current volume by 6. mySound_sound.setVolume(mySound_sound.getVolume( ) + 6);
The volume value is given in percentage of perceived loudness. This means that 100 sounds twice as loud as 50.
It is also important to note that ActionScript controls only the volume of sounds within the Flash Player. It cannot control the user's system volume or speaker volume. This means that if the user has his system volume or speaker volume turned all the way down, he will not hear any sounds. There is also no way to detect the user's current system or speaker volume settings.
Because each Sound object targets a movie clip, there exists a parent/child relationship between Sound objects that corresponds to the parent/child relationship of the target movie clips. This does not mean that one Sound object can target another using _parent, but the volume (or panning) settings applied to a "parent" Sound object affect the resultant volumes (or panning) of "child" sounds. For example, if you set the volume of a Sound object targeting _root to 50, all nested sounds play at half their own volume settings. Therefore, you can easily adjust the volume of all sounds in your movie by creating a Sound object that targets _root and setting that object's volume. For example:
master_sound = new Sound(_root); // Mute all sounds. master_sound.setVolume(0);
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