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SERIES: Reign and Ruin #0.5
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Three men. One girl. The stage is set for the storm to hit.
Maggie's story did not begin with a fall into Palet. Before she gave up her life on Earth to enter the Reign Walk, her fate was long decided by three points of a triangle: Marty, Cirrus and Lucan. In this special Reign and Ruin novella, spend time with the men of the Wilds in their final moments before the Daughter of Palet entered the room and changed their lives forever.
This is a prequel/companion novella of "The Wilds"—the first instalment in the Reign and Ruin series—in which we can read some scenes that give us little (but good) insides of Marty, Cirrus and Lucan. They are the main male characters of this exciting world Hedger has created, one I can't help being fascinated by, and saying I love those three would be an understatement. Of course, that is for very different reasons, but I do have an appreciation for each of them nevertheless. We get a few additional info here—not just about them, but also Palet—and it's all very useful in order to understand certain dynamics and actions better and make the journey to follow an even more interesting one.
You should definitely read this alongside "The Wilds" to be properly absorbed into the fantasy world of Palet and its unique characters, and guess what? The author gives you the chance to do that with both novel and novella for FREE! Are you really able to resist such temptation?


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I grew up within a poor family in Hampshire, England. I am the youngest of four children with both of my parents being disabled. My mother was severely disabled from rheumatoid arthritis that she had since childhood, as well as a spinal contusion leaving her near tetraplegic before her death in 2015 and my father suffering with a debilitating back his whole life after an accident in early adulthood.
Even from a really early age I felt different somehow. I felt a sense of purpose. During my youth I didn't exactly know what that purpose would be. My education was from the state and I found it tough for the first 14 years of my life with speech therapy in my younger years to being in the 'special needs' classes during my early years at secondary education. However, by the age of 15 everything started to fall into place and things became a lot easier. I left school with far greater grades that I was expected or predicted.
After leaving school my sense of wanting to make something of myself intensified, I felt I wanted to achieve, I wanted to be different, I felt different. I enrolled in college studying in computers, whilst I tried to figure out what I wanted to do.
After college my thoughts turned to becoming a police officer as I knew I wanted to help people and make a difference and maybe this would be a good start. So with a steely determination I applied. I was initially told that it would be highly unlikely I would be accepted at such an early age as obviously the police would look to employ people with life experience and maturity to help them deal with the difficult situations that arise.
At the time, applying to become a police officer took a minimum of 8 months to be accepted as there were multiple parts including application form, first interview, 2 day assessment and physical, home interview and final interview. So whilst applying I successfully got a full time job in IT Sales. It was for a very large company with over 50 sales staff, however within a very short period of time I became one of their top sales people, bearing in mind I was also their youngest at the age of 18.
Eight months later, still at aged 18 I proved any doubters wrong as I was accepted into the Hampshire Constabulary, PC 1974 was by badge number and still to this day I am one of the youngest people to be successful. The training was amazing but after a very short period of time, due to the red tape and politics, I realised the Police Service was not for me and due to the massive success I was having in IT sales, I decided to further that as my career.
The next few years saw me become one of the best sales people in the country, to then be head hunted at the young age of 21 to set up a corporation division for an established reseller. I accepted and became the Corporate Sales Manager of 10 people which soon lead me to become the overall Sales Manager of 50 people. During this time I was also still personally selling myself and was achieving around £4 Million worth of sales per year.
At the age of 24 and with my business partner at the time, I started my own reseller as founder and Sales Director and in 10 years grew the company from £3 million all the way to £45 million. During this time with my business partner we also set up a further three companies in different parts of our field. All of which are successful independent companies.
Although I was earning a lot of money per year, I felt my initial drive to help people and be different was not being achieved. Yes, I was employing over 150 people and providing them a good career, but I felt my own life was slipping. I had four wonderful children who were growing up well, but I was drinking too much and eating too much "bad" food. I wasn't happy. I had drifted off my path in life.
Four years ago at the age of 35 I decided that I wanted to change. I wanted to reinvent myself to become the person I knew I could be, who I was destined to be. I had been extremely successful in business since a very early age without ever really understanding the reasons behind it. However, I was drinking far too much alcohol and living an unhealthy lifestyle which in turn gave me an unhealthy mind. So I sold my shares in all my companies in order to dedicate this time to my mind, body and soul.
I knew I wanted to help others. I finally understood this would help me to fulfil my destiny. I always had a great natural understanding of the world and people. It was these skills that had enabled me to be so successful in my business life. I knew that I wanted to write a book, which at the same time of writing and researching, could also transform my own life.
I decided to "give up" alcohol and dedicate my life to truly understanding our bodies and more importantly, understanding how our mind works and since that time I have been on a journey of self-improvement. I am certainly not the finished article yet, but in the last four years I have already become a qualified Sports Nutritionist, I have a diploma in Psychology as well as a Diploma in Anatomy and Physiology. I am a qualified in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and I am currently studying a diplomas in Yoga Teaching, Life Skills Coaching, Hypnotherapy, Instructor Skills and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT).
I have transformed my body from being overweight and unhealthy at around 17 stone, to a slim and healthy 13 stone (I am 6ft 3in). I practise Yoga every day and I keep fit by strength exercises and running and can now complete a 5k run in just over 20 minutes and 10k comfortably under the 50 minute mark. Eight months ago I took a further step by becoming Vegan. Over the last four years I have also been studying every major leader in the field of self-improvement and business, as well as writing my own self-improvement book, which is a work in progress until I feel I have completed all of my own short term goals.
I aim to publish the book in around 3 years as the most in-depth and comprehensive self-improvement book in the industry. My mind is feeling razor-sharp and I am happy and balanced in my life. I strive to be the best Father, Son and Husband that I can possibly be and really appreciate the beauty of this world and the wonder and significance of life itself. I now want to share my passion, knowledge and experience with as many people as possible.
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Photo by Kayla Michaud | CIGAR | Student makes New Year's resolutions to wake up earlier.
You could say I didn't go into 2018 with the intent to have a resolution, it just happened. This year I decided to do something I never thought I would. I became a morning person to improve my mental and physical health as well as balance my school and social life.
Now I didn't just wake up one day in the early morning exclaiming, "Yes! Let's do this!" I read other articles on others' experiences on how they became a morning person. There were steps that I took to be able to wake up early every day and be productive. It turns out, it is a lot of trial and error, but it's all worth it.
Step One: Set a bedtime
I know this is probably the most ironic statement. I couldn't tell you the last time I had a bedtime. Well, guess what? To wake up in the morning, you have to start at night. Here's a good tip: plan to eat dinner a few hours before you want to go to bed in order to sleep well.
Let's do some math. If I want to get a minimum of seven hours of sleep and wake up at 6 a.m., I have to be asleep by 11 p.m. To do this I have to start getting ready for bed around 10. Then, at around 10:30, I turn off all electronics and go to sleep. This sounds simple, but give it a try, and you will realize at first it is difficult to adapt to something so new.
Step Two: Give yourself something to look forward to when you wake up
For me, this is a Youtube video and breakfast. I will watch my favorite creators while eating yogurt with homemade granola, fruit on the side and coffee. Some people like listening to a new podcast in the morning and others need to jam out to their favorite songs. Whatever motivates you to get out of bed is key to becoming a morning person.
Step Three: Find something that gets your body or brain working
I am one for the outdoors and will go for a jog, a bike ride or rollerblading. However, tell me I have to go to the gym and I won't budge. Not to say exercise works for everyone, but do something to get you happy, working and ready for the day. Stretch, do a puzzle or meditate. Anything that makes you start the day feeling good do that.
Step Four: Have a productive morning plan
Please note the use of the word "productive" in step four. Chances are if you don't have something productive planned, you are not going to get out of bed.
My morning routine is as follows: wake up at 6:15, get dressed, go for a half mile jog, shower, change into fresh clothes, eat breakfast, leave the house by 7:30 and go to campus to do homework until class. Getting up and being productive is all about just doing it, not thinking about how much you don't want to get up, but how much you will accomplish once you do.
Congratulations, you have survived "How to be a Morning Person 101 with Anna."
For a little over a month, I have gotten up in the early morning. All over winter break, I worked up to this point. I would go to sleep and wake up earlier each day, and now that the semester has started I have a solid routine that works for me. It is not something to be done overnight, but over a period of time.
I want to clarify something, which is that this plan isn't full proof. My friends are night people and often we end up at our local twenty-four-hour diner at 11 p.m. for fries and milkshakes, and on weekends I go to bed and wake up a little later than during the week. It is okay to break the sleep schedule in order to maintain a balanced lifestyle as long as you can always go back to it. Try different techniques and find what works best for you.
Did you know I have a shirt that says "I Don't Do Mornings" on it? I guess I should get rid of it now because this year I have stuck to my New Year's resolution to be a morning person. It has been amazing and I am proud of myself.


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- Emmi Roth adds 1,600 solar panels to Platteville, Wisconsin, plant in efforts to reduce carbon footprint
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- Fund for Lake Michigan: Awards grant for phosphorus reduction efforts in Grafton
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- Mavid Construction: Receives its second AGC BUILD Wisconsin Award
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- Gov. Walker: Celebrates strategic agreements between Foxconn, the Ginseng Board of Wisconsin, and central Wisconsin ginseng producers
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- Gov. Walker: Helps break ground on $15 Million STEM Innovation Center at UW-Green Bay
- Marshfield Clinic Health System, UW-Stevens Point: Partner to expand health-related majors, clinical training program
- UW Health: Diversity officer named state advocate of the year from Wisconsin LGBT Chamber
- UW Madison: Vaccine opt-outs dropped when California added more hurdles
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In a bid to discredit Canada at the United Nations, Iran is equipping world diplomats with a 70-page booklet on Canada's alleged human rights violations.
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The hotel where Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz stayed overnight during a visit to Iraq was hit by what American soldiers said were rockets early Sunday morning, wounding a number of people. Mr. Wolfowitz was not hurt.
Shortly after 6 a.m., three or four explosions were heard outside the Rashid Hotel, where Mr. Wolfowitz and his delegation are staying. The hotel is also a center for American contract workers in Baghdad.
Although details remained sketchy shortly after the attack, it appeared that rockets hit on the 3rd, 8th and 11th floors. There were an unknown number of people wounded. At least three were seen being carried though the lobby on stretchers. Mr. Wolfowitz appeared to be unhurt, and he was rushed by security guards out a side door of the lobby. He appeared unfazed, and even exchanged greetings with correspondents who had rushed to the lobby. Smoke filled some of the upper floors, but there were no signs of a fire immediately after the attack.
The attack on the well-known Rashid, especially during the visit of a high-ranking American dignitary, will only serve to underscore security concerns for the American-led stabilization effort and questions about how best to rout loyalists of the Saddam Hussein government.
The rockets fired at the hotel came from beyond a tall security wall that marks the perimeter. One left a line of fireworks-style sparks as it came toward the building, and the 11th floor, where correspondents traveling with Mr. Wolfowitz were staying, shuddered.Continue reading the main story
One soldier outside the compound said 12 rockets had been left nearby on a generator. Six or seven remained, all set to go off. ''It looks professional,'' the soldier said. ''Whoever set this up knew what they were doing.''
It was the second attack on the hotel in a month. On Sept. 27, three explosive devices blasted through the concrete and barbed-wire cocoon of security around the main compound for Americans in Baghdad, hitting the 14th floor but causing little damage and no injuries.
Hotel residents were evacuated on Sunday through fire stairways, following a light trail of blood left by the wounded as they were carried out by colleagues and emergency medical workers.
The shell that struck a room on the eighth floor punctured a fist-sized circle through the window and wrecked the room.
The atack was a stark contrast to a visit to Kirkuk on Saturday by Mr. Wolfowitz, the intellectual architect of the plan to oust Mr. Hussein. There he wrapped a flak jacket over his button-down blue shirt and went out on foot patrol with paratroopers in volatile northern Iraq.
A little girl ran up and shouted, ''Saddam is a donkey!'' Mr. Wolfowitz laughed.
A young woman hugged him. He responded with Ramadan greetings in the smattering of Arabic he has taught himself.
A money changer plying his trade from a card table held up an old note with Mr. Hussein's picture, jubilantly tearing it to pieces. Mr. Wolfowitz, a former graduate school dean and not a politician, responded by discussing the progress in introducing a new Iraqi currency.
In the bustling marketplace of Kirkuk, Mr. Wolfowitz was cheered, exactly the kind of response that he desired and that his weekend trip to Iraq was devised to demonstrate to the American public, to skeptical members of Congress and to American allies.
But like the two Apache helicopter gunships that whirled overhead in a heavy security force, policy questions also shadowed his visit.
Almost six months since President Bush declared that major combat operations had ended, the administration is being dogged by questions about what America's mission is today in Iraq, and how well it is being accomplished. ''I think I'm a realist, as well as an optimist,'' said Mr. Wolfowitz, who visibly agonizes over reports of daily violence, attacks and death, but argues that perspective is missing in assessing the strides made in stabilizing and rebuilding Iraq, and pointing it toward democracy.
''If you measure this place by unrealistic standards, you can get discouraged,'' he said. ''If you measure it by the horror it's been through for the last 35 years, it's already an enormous breakthrough. And if you measure it by the quite impressive progress it has made in just six months, again it is encouraging.''
He did not deny that problems remained. But he appears indefatigable in making others take note of progress in creating a stable and democratic Iraq. He is undeterred by the continued attacks on American troops and Iraqi security forces, the setbacks in securing foreign commitments for more troops, and the sense of the long slog ahead that darkens Congressional debate and even appeared in a recent internal memo by his boss, Donald H. Rumsfeld.
Mr. Wolfowitz is a man in a hurry to make his point.
He is devoting a grueling weekend trip of 18-hour days to throwing a spotlight on a nascent women's rights movement, on easing ethnic and religious tensions, on the growth of Iraqi security forces, and on steps to improve quality of life by bringing power plants back online. No big change in strategy is needed, he said, just a greater determination to push onto the Iraqis responsibility for their own security and economy.
Along the way, he asked every Iraqi he met if a relative had been killed under Mr. Hussein's rule and if they were better off today. He asked every member of the new Iraqi security force he met whether they were getting what they needed, and he clearly hoped Congress would listen as they described their needs.
Security remains a priority. A week before Mr. Wolfowitz's visit, two paratroopers were killed in an ambush outside of Kirkuk. Early Saturday, a Black Hawk helicopter that had landed to support an American patrol outside Tikrit was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade and damaged, military officials said. Its crew was evacuated.
Even one of Mr. Wolfowitz's motorcades in Baghdad was rerouted when the Iraqi police set up a roadblock after an improvised explosive device was found along the route four hours before his arrival, senior military officers said.
Mr. Wolfowitz's focus was on the steps being taken to turn Iraqi security over to Iraqis, and he visited a neighborhood police station in Kirkuk. Its officers and patrolmen were trained at a special academy run by the 173rd Airborne Brigade.
''We've worked ourselves out of a job,'' said Lt. Col. Dominic Caraccilo, in charge of training the Kirkuk police, describing how the new force allows his troops to step further out of harm's way.
''They control the city,'' he said of the force. ''We're in the antiterror business.''
During a Saturday morning visit with members of the new Iraqi Civil Defense Corps, Mr. Wolfowitz complimented the young Iraqis who ''are stepping forward to fight for their country alongside our people.''
''There are things they can do that we can't do,'' he said. ''They can read the local situation, read the population in ways that we can't. Iraqis come forward with information much more readily than they do with us.''
Senior officials traveling with Mr. Wolfowitz carry reams of statistics describing efforts in Iraq, as if they are tracking futures of a stock they are certain will grow and in which they have invested heavily.
Prewar electricity production was 3,300 megawatts, officials said, which had dropped to 200 megawatts on May 1, the day Mr. Bush declared the end of major combat. Power production is now up to 4,417 megawatts.
About 85,500 Iraqis are now in the ranks of the new border patrol, the police, the civil defense corps, the infrastructure protection service and the new army. The goal is to reach 170,300 people filling those rosters by next year, officials said.
In a session with 11 Islamic clerics at a new museum in Kirkuk, Mr. Wolfowitz spoke of his time as ambassador to Indonesia, with its population of 200 million Muslims. After the expected pleasantries, the clerics -- who were Arab and Turkmen and Kurd, but all Sunni Muslim -- complained about alcohol sales since the fall of the old government. They asked why mosques in Tikrit, which Mr. Wolfowitz also visited on Saturday, were getting more money than those in Kirkuk.
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Mark Szakonyi | Jul 29, 2011 12:26PM EDT
Horizon Lines lost $7 million in the second quarter compared to a $4.1 million profit in the same period a year ago, as the U.S. domestic container line's trans-Pacific business struggled because of higher fuel costs and soft rates.
The Charlotte, N.C.-based company said it expects its new Asian service to continue to operate at a loss, but the rate of loss will fall next quarter. Utilization between West Coast ports and the ports of Ningbo and Shanghai was 59 percent in the second quarter.
The company's operating revenue increased 5.5 percent year-over-year in the second quarter. Horizon's container volume grew 16.4 percent to 75,208 loads within the same period, largely due to the new Asian service, which began December 2010.
"Looking at our traditional domestic ocean shipping business, Alaska and Hawaii continued to demonstrate operating profitability during the second quarter, although higher fuel costs and volume declines in Puerto Rico and Hawaii negatively impacted results relative to a year ago," said Stephen Fraser, the company's president and CEO.
He said rate pressure continued in the Puerto Rico trade lane because of overcapacity, whereas Alaskan operations ran at near-full capacity utilization and continue to generate strong third-party terminal services revenue.
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I've been finding myself chomping at the bit for the release of Runequest 6. I already own both versions of Mongoose Runequest, Legend, and the big gold BRP book so why the interest in 6? To be honest, at first I wasn't intrigued but I've come around.
Back in the day of shopping for RPGs at Walden Books I don't know if I ever saw Runequest on the shelf. I think I remember an ad or two in Dragon Magazine which helped build for me a sort of mystique for the game.
When Mongoose Runequest 1 was released I was on the lookout for a gritty fantasy system. I loved it while some long time Runequest fans battled it out online. On top of enjoying the game for itself, Mongoose Runequest exposed me to other D100 games. When the big gold book from Chaosium was released I scooped it up to build on the MRQ game that I was running along with OpenQuest. I wasn't disappointed.
A few years later, Mongoose announced that they were re-releasing Runequest and they did a heck of a job. It was a real improvement. When it was announced that Mongoose would no longer produce Runequest books I barely paid any mind since I already had my mitts on the game. Some "Design Mechanism" guys would be taking over the line and Mongoose would be releasing a new very non-Glortantha version called Legand and it would be all OGL. Soon Mongoose would get their book to the presses and it could be had for a buck as a PDF. That's one heck of a deal. So why the interest in Runequest 6?
Mongoose Runequest II/Legend is easily my favorite version of Runequest and the guys for making it so are The Design Mechanism guys. Pete and Loz do great work and the previews show that a high quality effort is in the works. On top of that it looks like Runequest 6 tackles some of the things that I worked around with Legend - things like movement and charging. On top of that, their tweaks make the game even better and I want to support them because their pipeline is full of stuff that I want to see.


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The man with the long coat.
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I have had many many strange experiences with paranormal.. Me and my mother are really big on that kind of stuff.. I could go on and on with stories. I lived with my dad, Vancouver B.C. One day I noticed a dry , red drop that looked like blood, above my dads bedroom door. (Very high ceiling, no idea how it got there) I shrugged it off, not wanting to think about it.. During the night I would hear what sounded like someone walking around the kitchen/living room. One day, my dad was at work and I was sitting on my bedroom floor, looking in my mirror. I noticed that behind me, in the right corner of my room beside my door, their was a dark figure of a man, with a long black coat standing there looking at me.. I turned back and looked away from my mirror to see if it was still there, but there was nothing. A few days later, i got up really early in the morning, and had to go pee. As I was in the washroom, I heard something. I looked over at the door and the bathroom doorknob was slowly turning, then the bathroom door opened. I could go on and on.. Now, I have used Ouija boards many times so I have basically brought it upon myself. But I can't help it. I love the paranormal.
Fuck Yeah Nightmares Mod James: 7/10 Ooh, that part about the knob is hella spooky. You might want to get rid of that board. Thanks for sharing the scares!
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Each indoor session will consist of a warm-up/cool-down, technique drills to develop neuromuscular patterning, and a focused main set to improve your speed endurance. The sessions will be progressive, building on one another week by week, each lasting 70 to 100 minutes in duration. There will be an optional easy group run at 6 PM.
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Buying a new washing machine can be a hefty investment. Machines aren't as expensive as they used to be, but you're still going to be dropping a big chunk of change on a washer and will want to make a good decision. Going with a big brand name machine can be a good idea, you tend to get reliability and know that you're getting a good product. Bosch has an excellent reputation as a household electronics manufacturer, and their machines are good quality and come at fair prices. But even if you decide to go with a Bosch, you still have a decision to make as to which model you want to buy. The two leading models of traditional washer that Bosch makes are the WAQ28461GB and the WAE24368GB. These machines do differ slightly in price, but what are their other comparative points? Read on to find out how these machines compare, and which one makes a better buy for you.
A deciding point for many people is the size of a machine, most people have a designated space in which to put a washer and are therefore limited in terms of dimensions. In this case, both machines are around 85 cm high and 60 cm wide, but the WAQ is shallower at 55 cm deep, whereas the WAE is 59 cm deep.
The capacity of a washing machine is how much clothing you can put in per wash. In the case of the WAQ that's eight kilos, as opposed to the WAE that can handle only seven kilos. In general, a bigger capacity is better as it means that you can do more laundry at a time and therefore run the machine less often.
Efficiency is an important consideration when buying any electrical appliance. It's not just the initial cost that should be part of your decision, but also the running cost of the machine itself. A better energy rating means that a machine uses less electricity to run, and is therefore cheaper in the long run. The WAQ gets an A+++ rating, whereas the WAE gets only an A++ rating. In real terms, the WAQ uses 179 Kwh of energy annually to run, and the WAE uses 197 Kwh, making the WAQ cheaper to run. Not only that, but the WAQ has a 1400 rpm spin cycle, the WAE has only a 1200 rpm cycle, meaning that the WAQ is more powerful and can run shorter cycles which will also save money.
Unsurprisingly, the WAQ comes in more expensive than the WAE, but not by much, only by around £100.
Which is the Better Bargain?
The WAQ has to be the better buy. Yes, it's more expensive initially, but you're going to end up saving money because of the WAQ's better energy rating. Over time, the WAQ will more than make up for the difference in price. Plus, with a bigger capacity you'll be able to run the WAQ less often than you'll have to run the WAE to do the same amount of laundry, so you'll save money there too. Sometimes it's worth paying a little extra at the beginning to save money over time.
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The 11th Poland International Invention Award Gold Medal goes to DA.AI
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DA.AI continues to focus its research direction in re-PET, and finally achieved a milestone of reviving recycled fabric back to its PET chip from and new eco products once again; we named it "R2R Product Series" based on its recycle to recycle concept. DA.AI invents R2R products to contribute to environmental protection, circular economy, as well as convey spirits of sustainability to the world.
The 11th Poland International Invention Award Gold Medal goes to DA.AI in October 2017. The Polish Invention Exhibition is the only exhibition of inventions in the country officially authorized by the President. Over 425 designs from 32 countries and regions, including UK, United States, Germany, Canada, Czech Republic, etc., joined this competition.
After the 7th International Innovation and Invention Competition (IIIC) golden award in December 2016, the 16th Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) Invention & Innovation Awards in February 2017, gold award from Archimedes 2017, and the special honor award from the International Federation of Inventors Associations (IFIA) from Moscow in May 2017, DA.AI's R2R Product Series once again proven its value. Furthermore, Gold Medals of World Genius Convention in Tokyo and International Warsaw Invention Show IWIS in Poland were awarded to DA.AI to draw a beautiful ending of year 2017 for the company.
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Although my husband and I have chosen to remain childless (to the horror of my mother-in-law), his sister has been very accomodating in breeding two lovely children, both boys. My husband is thrilled that the universe has sent him two nephews and he is giddy at the idea of having a small child to teach to fish, fart, burp, swear and with whom to build a flame thrower. The following is a recent conversation I had with my husband over messenger.
I say: is your avatar smitty fire bombing his backyard?
he says: no, it's what harry and I are going to make when he is five. It's a pvc flamethrower I say: great, make sure you point it toward the backyard
he says: mirror.linnwood.org/flamethrower, how awesome is that? I mean come on a flame thrower!!!!
I say: i can see you are busy.
he says: I have had that link for a long time, like 2-3 weeks.
I say: sweet, he's 3. barely
he says: 2 more years, then we party
I say: yes, that is a much more appropriate age, 5
he says: but it leaves me 2 years to gather materials; we will start with the non violent spud gun, then move on to the more lethal multi chambered spud gun, then finally the big old flame thrower
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T&M Associates Opens New Office in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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LANCASTER, Pa., Jan. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- T&M Associates, a leading consulting, engineering and environmental services provider, has opened a new office at 1853 William Penn Way, Lancaster, PA 17601. From this location, T&M provides regulatory compliance, planning, permitting, engineering design, construction management and energy consulting services to transportation, water, educational/institutional, local government, power and utilities, healthcare and commercial development clients throughout the South Central Pennsylvania region.
For nearly 50 years, T&M has been providing professional services throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from local offices in Plymouth Meeting, Fairless Hills, Bethlehem, Sayre and now Lancaster.
"Expansion into the South Central Pennsylvania region is a great way to start 2014 and continue T&M's momentum from 2013," said Gary Dahms, PE, PP, T&M's President, CEO and Chairman. "This expands our reach in the Commonwealth and will allow us to better serve clients in key local markets like Lancaster, Harrisburg, York, Lebanon and Reading."
Timothy Shea, a registered professional engineer and senior vice president with the company, will manage T&M's Lancaster office. He has more than 25 years of professional engineering and utility management experience and currently serves on the Pennsylvania Water Environment Association's Utility Management Committee.
About T&M Associates
T&M Associates is an employee-owned engineering, consulting and environmental services provider with a 47 year history of responding to the challenges facing our public and private clients with effective, innovative and timely solutions. Consistently ranked in the top half of Engineering News Record's list of the Top 500 Design Firms, T&M sets itself apart from our competitors by uniting a client-focused approach with broad technical expertise and proactive project management. From locations throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky and Delaware, we offer proven experience and a deep roster of technical experts to address your needs related to energy, environment, public works, transportation, structures, solid waste, water resources and real estate development. For more information on T&M Associates visit http://tandmassociates.com/.
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From Publishers Weekly An Italian-born film star, Modatti learned photography with her lover Edward Weston in California during the early 1920s. She went on to develop a camera career of her own; she acquired several additional lovers, including Diego Rivera, in Mexico City's prevailing ferment of avant-garde art and politics; and, during the next 20 years, she became a major Communist revolutionary figure in Germany, Moscow and Spain. She was accused and exonerated of the assassination of one revolutionary lover; she risked her life to carry funds from Moscow to political prisoners in Romania; and she endured hardship, privation and deadly bombardments in Madrid and Barcelona. Repatriated to Mexico, she died in 1942 at the age of 46. Many of Modotti's portraits of celebrities and of common people as well as her journalistic photos are included here, along with characteristically simple, strong compositions--massed straw hats of workers on parade, telegraph wires akimbo, the heart of a calla lily. One of her studies, Roses, Mexico , fetched $165,000 at a Sotheby's auction in 1991. Hooks is a freelance foreign correspondent living in Mexico. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal This detailed study of the Italian-born photographer and political activist seeks to gather recognition for Modotti (1896-1942), who has been overshadowed by her lovers Edward Weston and Diego Rivera. Having acted in Hollywood silent films and theater, she accompanied Weston to Mexico, serving as his apprentice, model, and lover. Her images of Mexico's workers, its poverty and political unrest, and her abstract depictions of flowers and interior architecture have recently been sold at record-setting prices. In 1924, she joined the Mexican Communist party, supporting antifascist ideals. When a revolutionary leader with whom she was passionately involved was assassinated, Modotti devoted the remainder of her life to communism. Despite a bothersome journalistic style, Hooks ( Guatemalan Women Speak , EPICA, 1991) conveys the dramatic life of an extraordinary woman. Recommended for large collections. - Joan Levin, MLS, Chicago Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Mr. Gerbi, sir, while many of us deeply admire your faith in God and the enormous set of cojones it takes to do what you're doing, sometimes you simply shouldn't go home again.
Physician, heal thyself.
"As a psychoanalyst I go by the definition of neurosis as a repetition of the same actions with expectations for different results."
Yessum. Learned it. Know it. Live it.
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Here's the first follow-up. Surprisingly, it's NOT announcing Mr. Gerbi's murder and funeral.
An Italian-Libyan Jew, by his mere presence in Libya, has provoked an outburst of latent anti-Semitism, cultivated for over 40 years by the Gaddafi regime.
David Gerbi's simple act of devotion in cleaning out the filth of an abandoned, decaying synagogue in Tripoli and asserting his right as a Jew to pray there for the High Holy Days, is being used to justify an angry protest rally that will take place in Tripoli's main square Friday evening, coinciding with the onset of Yom Kippur.
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Brunswick Stew is an old traditional stew that is up for debate on where it originated. Brunswick, VA and Brunswick, GA both claim to be the birthplace. If you drive through both towns they each have plaques commemorating the stew. We happen to drive through Brunswick, VA and Brunswick, GA every time we visit my in laws on Saint Simon's Island and chuckle to ourselves as we see both displays of town pride.
Traditionally it was made using wild game. Whatever you could scrounge up was mixed with vegetables and allowed to simmer for long periods to tenderize the meat and become thick. Different parts of the country vary on how they make it. Some places use chicken or beef, others pulled pork. I prefer to make this after we've made pulled pork. It's a great way to use all the leftovers. You can add potatoes or okra, I prefer the simplicity of corn and baby lima beans. Tomatoes are a must and very traditional. I love the use of vinegar to make it tangy and complex. We love Eastern North Carolina style BBQ so the tang really suites our taste buds. This is a very easy stew to bring together, with minimal chopping. If you lack pulled pork, then a couple of chicken breasts could be put in instead and shredded with a fork just before serving. But don't tell anyone in Georgia I said that.
My recipe for Crock Pot Pulled Pork works great in this recipe. Be sure to check it out if you don't want to spend the time smoking a pork butt. Any pulled pork from a restaurant would work too.
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 15 oz can fire roasted diced tomatoes with their juices
- 4 C chicken stock
- 3/4 C sweet BBQ sauce (I like Sweet Baby Ray's Hickory & Brown Sugar or Maple)
- 1/2 C apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 C white distilled vinegar
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp liquid smoke
- 1 1/2 - 2 lbs pulled pork
- 2 C frozen corn kernels
- 2 C frozen baby lima beans
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- Heat a large stock pot or dutch oven over medium heat.
- Add the butter and allow it to melt.
- Toss in the onion and cook until just softened. About 4 minutes. Add in the garlic. Cook 30 seconds.
- Put in the BBQ sauce, both vinegars, tomatoes and their juices, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, pulled pork, corn kernels, baby lima beans, pulled pork, salt, pepper, and chicken stock.
- Bring it up to a boil.
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Presidential Disapproval Rating
(I'm gonna infer that one to my homegirl Condaleeza)
So what does this all mean? What does it say about our country? The first thing I say is, why couldn't you fucking assholes who voted for Bush a second time realize the mistake you were making in 2004? I realize hindsight is 20/20, but Jesus Christ... This guy has continued to hurt the country first and foremost, but his image as well. This has been going on since the middle of his first term. I want to know how he mustered enough votes to get back into office?
Which leads me to the next question...did he actually win the 2004 election? I mean, through history Republicans and Democrats usually stick to their guns, no matter what. In this case however, that has not been the trend. Republicans dominate the Senate and Congress through their party members holding highly appointed offices, including the Presidency. Even with the overwhelming majority on the Republican side, Bush can't even get his approval rating near 50%. Perhaps it is an idealistic view of the position, but a President of the United States should be closer to 60% than 30.
(GW can't hide his disappointment after being told Napoleon Dynamite won't be able to accept a position in his cabinet because he isn't a real person)
So who pays the price when the Head Honcho does such a shitty job? Everyone involved with him of course. The United States is never going to say the President sucks or that he isn't doing his job well, and Bush isn't going to step down...so the next logical move is to fire every and anyone around him. Many members of Bush's administration have stepped down recently, including most recently Karl Rove and White House Chief Spokesman Scott McClellen. These guys aren't the first, as members of Bush's leadership have been dropping like flies in the passed few months. "It's going to be hard to replace Scott," said Bush. "Nevertheless, he's made the decision, and I accept it." The airhorn for the bullshit alarms just sounded throughout Washington D.C. McClellan didn't just decide to step down. He doesn't want to spend more time with his family or pursue other endeavors. His ass was fired because Bush's administration needs whipping boys, and the President sure as hell isn't gonna get whipped. Instead, by the end of his second term, Bush will probably have an entirely new leadership group. Cheney and Rumsfeld might stick around, but Rummy is on thin ice as we speak.
(Did someone tell him...or did he figure it out by himself?)
Look...Bush obviously isn't going to step down. If he did there would be a national celebration to end all. Children would cry, man would embrace woman...neighbors would offer up congratulatory handshakes and hugs to neighbors. The immigrants would finally have something to march about. People in France, and in China, and in Saudi America(Iraq) would throw their hats into the air in unison, celebrating the end of a forgettable era. We could even lower the flags to 1/3 staff, to match Bush's approval rating at the time of his departure. Strangely enough, 33% is a number that has followed Bush since college. If you put it on a college grading scale of 4.0, you end up with George W.'s cumulative college GPA of 1.32


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A very personal VBAC story (vaginal birth after caesarean)
I've started this a million times and a million different ways. Turns out it's pretty hard to write about VBAC's without sounding preachy and pushy (pardon the pun lol). Essentially, when I was looking into VBAC's when pregnant with my little girl, absolutely everything I read seemed to be so Pro VBAC that it felt like I'd be going against society if I didn't do it. I wanted to hear stories from people that had lived through it, people that were as terrified as me but that had positive stories to tell. For why… when you're up the duff, does everyone decide to tell you the most dreadful stories of the longest or most graphically horrendous labours they have ever heard of?????? Between the horror stories and the rather gushy hippy stories about babies being birthed out onto rainbow pools full of lentils and dolphins it was all just a bit frustrating.
So, here I go trying to write a VBAC story from a normal point of view. As a normal Mum who actually isn't anti anything when it comes to birth (though I'd rather not watch you eat your placenta if that's alright) and isn't even particularly pro anything when it comes to birth (whatever the heck works I say). I'm an on the fence, flip flopping, non professional lass who just happens to have a VBAC story to tell. It's what I was searching for a couple of years ago… so I hope it helps at least one of you.
Let's begin at the beginning
SO… like any good VBAC story I have to start with the C in order for the VBA to be necessary. On Tuesday 29th September 2009 my gorgeous little boy was delivered by emergency C Section. They made me write a birth plan (despite me insisting I think they are a waste of time seeing I had never been in that situation and there are far too many variables … it's like asking what my future pet dog I don't own yet might like to do on Wednesday afternoons) and in that plan it said something about maybe liking the idea of a pool, and the only thing I was sure of was that I wanted my husband with me.
I refuse to turn into the woman with the horror story, so ultimately let's just say the plan didn't happen… not even a brief glimpse of a pool! Though my husband did get to hang around.
My son was unidentified breach. He also had the cord wrapped quite tightly around his neck so a "natural birth" would never have been possible. Thankfully at the last moment the breach was identified and we were taken straight to theatre.
At the time I didn't find it too terrifying. Needs must and all that… Just get him here safely. It wasn't until a few years later it all hit me a bit. If that one midwife hadn't picked up that he was breach (having seen 6 other midwives in my 4 days of conractions) it would all have been a very different story and I could be living a very very different life. I felt a little bit of a failure that my first proper job as Mummy was to bring that baby safely into the world but I'd failed him.
Ultimately, it just wasn't what I'd expected. It wasn't the best day of my life, although it gave me one of the best gifts. It wasn't something amazing and powerful I went through with his Dad… It was a team of medical professionals doing something TO me, well that's how it felt. I should have been offered counselling afterwards, but wasn't.
Don't get me wrong I immediately fell in love with that kiddo. In fact it just all fell into place. When they put him in my arms and wheeled me out of theatre I looked at him and it was like I'd always known him. I remember just thinking "yes, there you are" my perfect boy.
Post birth anxiety
But, after having him birth became something I feared greatly. In 2011 I had a miscarriage. The combination of the traumatic birth and losing a baby created one scared Mummy who was entirely convinced that a smooth going birth was not something she would ever be able to do. And therefore I decided I was done with babies …. Simples.
Off I headed to a car boot sale and sold the majority of our baby equipment…. Little did I know that even as I made those sales my little Princess was materialising! Fate was taking things into its own hands.
I SO wasn't ready for the Princess…. And I absolutely wasn't ready to have to think about birth options. I was bricking it. Honestly I have never been more scared of anything in my life. Thankfully between my two children my darling little cousin had qualified as a midwife and just so happened to work in my local hospital. From here on out because I get confused as to whether to call her my cousin or the midwife, she will be known as Cuzwife.
At the start of my pregnancy I was absolutely adamant I would be having another C section. Better the devil you know and all that. My biggest fear was having to go through the long labour and then wind up with another section. Just imagine prepping for major abdominal surgery by doing 4 days of constant sit ups… day AND night with no sleep… Mmm Hmm, that's not gonna help a great deal with recovery is it?!
Birth Options
I went along to the Birth Options meeting they give you when you have had a C section and I sat in that chair, arms crossed, legs crossed, Bitch face in place and was absolutely determined I would come out of there with a date and time to meet my Princess in an operating theatre…. Turns out, they're pretty prepared for that. They're also pretty damned good at their job and can see right through little Sensitive Sues who think they know what they want but ultimately are just bloody terrified.
The midwife I met with was amazing. She went through all of the notes from my C Section. She compared their size from scans. She showed me details of my op, and that there was no reason The Princess would be breach. She told me that it was entirely my choice and that she could see emotionally I had a lot of reasons to want to go for a C Section. She offered me late scans to check her position so that I would always know what was going on. She was fab. She also offered me counselling, which thanks to Cuzwife I didn't feel the need for but it was amazing to know it was in place and if I hadn't had that close personal relationship in place with my cousin I 100% would have accepted this.
I left the room still pretty sure I'd have a C Section but with a much greater understanding of my options, of the processes and actually feeling like I was in control of my choices.
Your midwife, your choice
I know, from bad midwife experiences, that this is not always the case and that I am lucky to have had such a good experience. What I would like to say if you are facing a bad experience is that it is YOUR CHOICE. You can go to a different midwife. You don't have to stick to the one that's at your local GP. If they are making you unhappy or not supporting you then contact your hospital or local birth centres and seek advice on where else you can visit. Trust in your midwife and medical team will make every difference if you are facing the same situation.
At my next consultant appointment he scanned and confirmed The Princess was in the perfect position for a VBAC. A growth scan confirmed she was much smaller than my 8lb 14oz chunk of a boy. A little seedling of "what if I can" was planted. Once it was planted I realised that actually what I wanted more than anything else was to be able to do it. My ultimate dream was a VBAC and I hadn't even known it. Or perhaps I had known it all along and not been brave enough to admit it.
For me, one of the main reasons for desperately wanting a VBAC was for the shorter recovery time. I had a small boy in school and needed to be able to get him there and back. I also didn't want to have to tell him to be careful of me, or to limit what I was able to do for him. I wanted his world to be as normal as possible following the arrival of his new sister because that in itself was a big enough adjustment. I didn't want to spend too long in hospital away from him. In fact in general hospitals creep me out so the shorter time I could spend there the better.
My Cuzwife was an incredible support
I got brave enough to tell the Cuzwife what I wanted, and from then on she supported me, reassured me, coached me, reassured me more and was generally absolutely amazing.
So on 28th April, bang on her due date and perfectly timed with the Cuzwife's shifts (thanks Princesss) my water broke. As the waters weren't clear colour wise, it was decided I would be given the hormone drip to get things moving as she had pooed in the waters. As soon as I heard the word "induction" I was sure it would end in another Section (thanks a bunch google horror stories) and I was tempted to back straight out and just say take me to theatre. My husband and Cuzwife teamed up to keep me brave though and we went ahead with the drip.
I'm hazy on the rest of the details thank to my best friend – gas and air (honestly I want that stuff on tap at my house just for kicks) but I know it involved lots of leg rocking and ice crunching and asking to take me to theatre. I was given the hormone drip at around 1pm.
At around 5pm the gas and air was being taken away from me and my Cuzwife was calmly but firmly trying to claw me back from my happy place on cloud cuckoo to actually push and meet my Princess. My body had naturally started to push and she placed my hands on her head to show me how far I had come.
I did it!
Suddenly the seedling of "what if I can" was gone and in its place was a massive fecking pile of "HOLY CRAP I AM DOING IT". Out of nowhere I just suddenly knew I could. My body just knew how. I listened to the Cuzwife, I focussed, I felt every little thing and it was horrific but bloody amazing too. FINALLY at 5.59pm, my Princess was on my chest and she was all dark haired, squishy faced perfection, and I was all stiff shouldered, hit by a truck exhausted… but my god I DID IT.
I have never, and probably will never, be more proud of myself in my life. I faced the fear and I got my ultimate dream. Every single demon, every single bit of guilt I had put on myself for not being able to bring children into the world properly was just gone in an instant. I sit and write this now in floods of tears because I don't even know how to bring to the page the full extent of those feelings. I didn't even realise how scared I was until I was head on with it and did it anyway.
I felt like Superwoman
I didn't require stitches… Some bruising and grazing, but ultimately very little to recover from. We did have to spend the night in hospital due to the pooey waters, but she was absolutely fine and we were discharged the next day before my little boy finished school.
On top of just feeling a million dollars comparatively to my C Section, everything went smoothly. My milk came in faster, she fed like a dream with no pain whatsoever. I was tired, sure. I was achy. I bled of course. But hormonally I was on cloud nine and so was my gorgeous wee girl.
And there it is. It's not very medical or facty (yes I'm even making words up now) and it's long and I don't know how to shorten it. But that is my VBAC story.
The story of the best day of my life.
As an epilogue to that story though what I would like to add is that whilst my VBAC helped me deal with my emotions surrounding the C Section… Both births were incredible. Both times I came face to face with my creations and knew for sure that life was miraculous. The C Section recovery was tough, but it was temporary and it was necessary in order to bring that baby into my life safely. I understand now that it was not my fault. That I was not cursed not to be able to bring children into the world! I did not fail either of my children nor the little seedling I lost.
This is life. It does not go to plan.
But if you dare to admit your dreams and the only barrier in reaching them is your fear then embrace it… because my God you have no idea of the exhilaration and pure joy waiting on the other side.
Me, the Princess and my Cuzwife.
If you'd like to see what that Princess gets up to these days you can find me at https://www.facebook.com/SenseyOne/ where I blog as the Sensey. Please feel free to contact me if you have any other questions about the VBAC experience too. I honestly never thought I could do it, but now I have I would love nothing more than to help other people living through that fear.
Lissie Ray


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Scandia Las Vegas
Scandia is fun for the entire family. If you want to race your friends or get them wet, practice your hitting at their batting cages, or play the latest arcade games, Scandia's the place to go.
The Scandia race track is a wild ride for all people over 54″. Even young ones under 54″, but over the age of 3, can enjoy the ride with an adult (18) for free!
The Bumper Boat Pond has a waterfall and water fountains and is a lot of fun, just remember you will get wet. A height of 46″ or taller will get you your own Bumper Boat, but those under the height and 3 or older can ride around for free with a paying adult (18).
Scandia Las Vegas miniature golfing features three beautifully landscaped 18 hole miniature golf courses. Each course offers exciting and challenging obstacles such as our windmill, wishing well or castle. Children who are 5 and under play free with a paying adult.
The Scandia arcade offers old favorites and many of the latest video and redemption games! Try your hand at batting practise at the Scandia batting cages
The Batting facilities consist of:
11 Fast Pitch cages from 25 to 70 mph!
10 slow pitch softball cages!
One 55 mph fast pitch softball!
In addition to all of the activities at Scandia there is also your favorite foods from Hot Dogs to Pizza! There is group seating available for groups of up to 200 people.
TODDLER – Free
(under 36″)
JUNIOR (under 54″) – $5.95
V.I.P. (54″ and over) – $7.50
(under 54″)
Unlimited Mini Golf,
Unlimited Rides, and
10 Arcade/Batting Tokens
(54″ and over)
Unlimited Mini Golf,
Unlimited Rides, and
10 Arcade/Batting Tokens
(25 Pitches) 6 Tokens – $1.50
15 Minute Time Sale $8.50
30 Minute Time Sale $15.95
60 Minute Time Sale $24.95
On the West side of I-15, just South of Sahara offramp
2900 Sirius Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89102
Check out the Scandia website.
Golf Las Vegas
Where to Golf in Las Vegas
Golf in Las Vegas is best between the peak season of October through May. The remaining months are often very warm and golfers can expect many courses to offer reduced greens fees. Visitors should always check with their hotel to see if discount rates are available and remember to book your reservations early as tee times fill up quickly during the peak times.
Below are the most popular Las Vegas golf courses.
Aliante Golf Course Las Vegas – 3100 E. Elkhorn, North Las Vegas, NV 89084
Angel Park Golf Course Las Vegas – 100 S. Rampart, Las Vegas, NV 89145
Badlands Golf Club Las Vegas – 9119 Alta Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89128
Bali Hai Golf Course – 5160 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89119
Bear's Best Golf Course – 11111 W. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89135
Black Mountain Golf Club Las Vegas – 500 Greenway Rd., Henderson, NV 89015
Boulder Creek Golf Club – 1 Golf Course Dr.Boulder City, NV 89005
Calvada Valley Golf & Country Club – 1500 Red Butte Pahrump, NV 89048
Cascata Golf Course Las Vegas – One Cascata Drive Boulder City, Nevada 89005
CasaBlanca Golf Club – 1100 Hafen Lane Mesquite, NV 89027
Craig Ranch Golf Course – 628 W. Craig Rd.North Las Vegas, NV 89032
Desert Pines Golf Club – 3415 E. Bonanza Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89101
Desert Rose Golf Course – 5483 Clubhouse Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89122
Desert Willow Golf Course – 2020 W. Horizon Ridge Pkwy Henderson, NV 89012
Dragon Ridge Golf Club – 552 S. Stephanie St., Henderson, NV 89012
Eagle Crest Golf Course – 2203 Thomas Ryan BoulevardLas Vegas, NV 89134
Emerald River Golf Course – 1155 Casino Dr. Laughlin, NV 89029
Falcon Ridge Golf Club – 345 Calais Drive Mesquite, NV 89024
Lake Las Vegas Golf – The Falls – 101 Via Vin Santo, Las Vegas, NV
Highland Falls Golf Club – 10201 Sun City Boulevard Las Vegas, NV 89134
Las Vegas Golf Club – 4300 W. Washington, Las Vegas, NV 89107
Las Vegas Hilton Country Club – 1911 E. Desert Inn Rd. Las Vegas, NV 89109
Las Vegas National Golf Club – 1911 E. Desert Inn Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89109
Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort – Snow Mountain – 10325 Nu-Wav Kaiv Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89124
Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort – Sun Mountain – see above
Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort – Wolf Mountain – see above
Legacy Golf Club Las Vegas – 130 Par Excellence Dr., Henderson, NV 89014
Los Prados Country Club – 5150 Los Prados Circle Las Vegas, NV 89130
Mojave Resort Golf Course – 9905 Aha Macav Parkway Laughlin, NV 89029
North Las Vegas Golf Course – 324 E. Brooks Ave. North Las Vegas, NV 89030
Oasis Golf Club – 100 Palmer Lane Mesquite, NV 89027
Painted Desert Golf – 5555 Painted Mirage Way, Las Vegas, NV 89149
Palm Valley Golf Club – 9201 Del Webb Blvd. Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada 89134
Primm Valley Golf Club – Lakes – 31900 Las Vegas Boulevard South Primm, NV 89019
Red Rock Golf Course Las Vegas – 2250C Red Springs Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89135
Reflection Bay Golf Club – 75 MonteLago Blvd., Henderson, NV 89011
Revere Golf Club Las Vegas – Concord – 2600 Hampton Rd., Henderson, NV 89052
Revere Golf Club Las Vegas – Lexington – 2600 Hampton Rd., Henderson, NV 89052
Rhodes Ranch Golf Las Vegas – 20 Rhodes Ranch Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89113
Rio Secco Golf Club – 2851 Grand Hills Dr., Henderson, NV 89052
Royal Links Club – 5995 E. Vegas Valley Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89122
Shadow Creek – Shadow Creek Drive, North Las Vegas, NV 89031
Siena Golf Club Las Vegas – 10575 Siena Monte Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89135
Silverstone Golf Club Las Vegas – 8600 Cupp Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89131
Stallion Mountain Country Club – 5500 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89122
Sun City Palm Valley – 9201-B Del Webb Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89134
Tournament Players Club at the Canyons – 9851 Canyon Run Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89144
TPC Golf Course – 9851 Canyon Run Drive Las Vegas, NV 89144
Tuscany Golf Club – 901 Olivia Parkway, Henderson, NV 89015
Vistas Golf Club – 851 Oasis Boulevard Mesquite, NV 89024
Wildhorse Golf Club – 2100 W. Warm Springs RoadHenderson, NV 89014
Willow Creek Golf Course – 1500 Red Butte Pahrump, NV 89048
Wolf Creek Golf – 403 Paradise Parkway Mesquite, NV 89027


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One of the few motion gaming based franchises still active, Just Dance returns with a 2017 edition. We review the PS4 version this time, after having played with its Kinect cousins for years.
Dance games have seen a similar evolution as rhythm-based titles like Guitar Hero and Rock Band. They were all the rage a few years ago and publishers couldn't pump out new releases fast enough. Last year's Guitar Hero and Rock Band entries didn't perform as well though, and Just Dance is just about the only dance franchise left these days. Luckily, for fans of the genre, Ubisoft has just come out with a 2017 edition for the game.
At its core, Just Dance 2017 is exactly the same game as the previous ones in the series, but with a different soundtrack. That's selling the game short though, since there are a few innovations that have been introduced since we first played Just Dance, and they're worth pointing out.
One of those innovations is in how the game is controlled. Earlier titles saw you waving a motion controller around and/or being tracked by a camera, depending on the platform you were playing on. Now that motion gaming isn't the hit that it was a few years ago, purchasing a camera or motion controller doesn't feel as appealing to gamers anymore – and buying one just for one new game is excessive. Just Dance 2017 realizes this, and offers gamers the chance to connect their smartphone to the game to serve as a motion controller (using wi-fi).
It's a great move that lowers the entry barrier for people interested in the game, and it works surprisingly well. It is, however, not a proper alternative for the real deal – in the case of the PS4 version, the combination of a Playstation Eye camera and a few move controllers. Tracking seems more accurate, and it's more fun to see yourself as well. So if you have them, use them! If you don't, then a smartphone will offer you a nice casual alternative – and one that's a lot more forgiving since it only tracks a single hand.
With core gameplay that's as familiar as ever, the soundtrack has to be a big draw. Just Dance 2017 emphasizes recent hits, with very few classics included. One exception is Queen's "Don't Stop Me Know", and everything else that is pre-2000 uses a cover band version – which is a real shame to me but that might be down to personal preference. Last Christmas should have been done by Wham, not the Santa Clones – and Ultraclub 90 and the Equinox Stars aren't Haddaway and Earth, Wind and Fire. If you're interested in the classics, then this probably isn't the compilation for you. If you're more into present day hits, then you'll be happy to know that there's a good amount of songs from 2015 and 2016 present, as those two years make up about two thirds of the tracklist.
Want more juice out of your game? Then there's Just Dance Unlimited, which is a subscription-based service that gives you access to hundreds of sounds that were in previous Just Dance games or unique to the service. It's a great way to alleviate the shortcomings of the included tracklist, as experienced through personal taste – but it's also content that's not actually included with the game itself. Discussing the game with others, the soundtrack was a reason for people to not be interested in the game – while the content in Just Dance Unlimited would have been. Unfortunately, you can't have one without the other – which is Just Dance 2017's big dilemma.
Just Dance 2017 is good fun, assuming you and your friends click with the songs included. Ubisoft would do well to change their business model up slightly, offering a better fusion between their digital service and their disc-based games. Giving buyers of the disc version a DLC code for five or ten songs from the library might not just increase game sales, it may even serve as a teaser for subscriptions to the full thing. Without something like that, Just Dance 2017 is hit and miss.
Score: 6.8/10


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Here we go. Keith Raniere is no small potatoes in the US based child sex slavery ring, neither Allison Mack. These are the "dealers" in children and also adults kidnapped and conditioned to be slaves for the "Elite". There are rumors many ended up in snuff films also. And last week, another interesting event with Jerry Epstein's Caribbean Island child sex compound burnt from one end to the other. Things are heating up?
Once the sealed indictments generated from secret Grand Juries begins there may well be a cascade collapse of certain individuals of entrenched naked raw power of who are if the so called deep state. Do you remember when the top dogs in the obama regime shortly before Trump was inaugurated, all bought up large estates, all in non-extradition treaty countries?
There's probably quite a few private jets fueled and waiting on tarmacs to carry away these psychopaths, associates, and their families.
Has Anthony Wiener's Laptop on which the NYC Police Detectives have claimed, and handed over the the NYC branch of the FBI, finally beard fruit as they warned the Feds if they didn't do something about these people and their Pedo/Sex Rings they where going public?
I suspect this is how Trump and the white hats are going after the so called deep state. At their weakest point. This is not so much about arrest and trial for the sake of the rule of law, but to generate the kind of withdrawal of consent for these, there's not words adequate to describe both these monsters and what they have done to us, our Republic, and yes the world, these truly sick individuals who deemed themselves rulers of the Earth, this is about destroying not just them, but their utter hedonism and hubris, what they are in the public venue, to destroy every vestige of the illusion of legitimacy they may hold. It is about winning, really, Winning, as Trump said. It is about Winning Hearts & Minds.
With each take down this gets closer to all the usual suspects, and Donald Trump takes a little more power back into an un-usurped executive and the Oval Office. At some juncture here he ends up holding full power, and MAGA takes on a level of vibrancy unimagined all these last 100 + years.
I have always thought and stated to all who would listen, Pizzagate is the key to everything. Pizzagate is what will bring these sonsofabitches down.
As they say RTWT, Read The Whole Thing:
PDF of United States Attorney Eastern District of New York Extradition/Indictment of Defendant Keith Raniere Incredibly detailed indictment. Life is wilder than any TV fiction.
Media Silent as Allison Mack's Arrest Exposes Child Trafficking For Billionaire-Backed Sex Slave Ring The Rothschild-linked Bronfman sisters donated millions to the cult whose leaders, Allison Mack and Keith Raniere, have been charged with child sex trafficking.
As more details emerge in the case of the elite Hollywood sex cult NXIVM, it seems that the story goes even deeper than was first reported. There is growing evidence that this alleged self-help group was just a front for a human trafficking ring. It has also been revealed that this group has close ties with high-power ruling class families, including the Rothschilds, Clintons, and Bronfmans.
According to the charges, Smallville actress Allison Mack was a member of the cult and worked in a management position. As second-in-command, it was her job to lure women into the programs under the pretense of female empowerment and self-help workshops, to then convince them to sign up for a more "advanced program" called Dominus Obsequious Sororium, which required these women to basically turn the lives over to cult leader Keith Raniere. Dominus Obsequious Sororium is a quasi-Latin phrase that roughly translates to "Master Over the Slave Women."
'Smallville' Star Confesses She Sold Children To Rothschilds And Clintons Q was right again about these "clowns". He was right about how they will be taken down and fall from power. From the outside bottom up. Fascinatingly the exact opposite of how they used blackmail and incrimination/extortion tactics to destroy and take over America "from the top down inside out".
They are being taken down from the bottom up, which at a certain stage is essentially pulling their foundation of power out from under them, the so called, "Elites."
According to police, Allison Mack worked in a senior management position for the Hollywood pedophile cult NXIVM. As second-in-command, it was her job to lure children into the cult in order to sell them to elite Hollywood pedophiles and powerful politicians.
Thefreethoughtproject.com reports: "As alleged in the indictment, Allison Mack recruited women to join what was purported to be a female mentorship group that was, in fact, created and led by Keith Raniere. The victims were then exploited, both sexually and for their labor, to the defendants' benefit," U.S. Attorney Richard P. Donoghue said in a statement.
The cult was finally exposed when the daughter of former Dynasty actress Catherine Oxenberg became a member. Oxenberg told the New York Times that she became concerned after she saw that her 26-year-old daughter India was extremely emaciated from dieting, and was suffering from serious health problems.
"Some people have said this is a voluntary sorority. The women I have spoken to tell a far different story," Oxenberg said. "Coercion is not voluntary. Extortion is not voluntary. Blackmail is not voluntary."
When these accusations hit the news, other women, including actress Sarah Edmondson, came forward to all to tell the same story, of the blackmail, the branding, as well as the forced labor and forced sexual activity.


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Today, we will lay my mother-in-law to rest.
Today, my sweet husband will say good-bye to his mom (until we see her in heaven).
Today, my daughters will tell their Grandma Diekemper good-bye.
Today, my mother-in-law will get her wings (according to Allison).
We have been stuggling with how to tell Allison about Grandma. At 3.5yrs, we know that Allison's comprehension of death is darned near nil. Like it should be.
So today, as we stood by the casket that was holding my mother-in-law's body, I told Allison that Grandma's body didn't work anymore. She won't be opening her eyes or talking to us.
I told Allison that tomorrow (today) Jesus will be coming to get Grandma to take her to heaven.
Allison asked if Grandma will be getting all better in heaven. I told her yes.
Allison asked if Grandma would be coming back. I told her no.
Allison then asked if Grandma will get "some wings". I told her yes. Ally looked at me and asked "Grandma will be the angel?". I told her yes.
Allison smiled a tiny smile, patted the casket, near grandma, and walked away. That was all she needed.
We will tell stories of Grandma til the cows come home. I want memories to be the best thing that they have from Grandma.
By the way...the line at the funeral home? Neverending, for 5.5hrs. Friends, family....you name it. They all came to pay their respects to this woman who touched so many lives. What a testimony.


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Dallas Cowboys
Dez Bryant says he's still an elite receiver
Dez Bryant's numbers aren't overwhelming so far.
The Dallas Cowboys' top receiving target has been held to two catches in two of three games, and has just 11 catches for 114 yards and two touchdowns for the season. He had two catches for 12 yards and a TD on Monday against the Cardinals, being targeted just twice on the night.
With those numbers, questions have been raised whether Bryant is still an elite receiver in the league. Bryant smirked when asked if he's still a top-tiered receiving threat.
"That's funny to me," said Bryant, who hasn't reached the 1,000-yard receiving mark in each of the past two seasons and is on pace for 608 receiving yards this year.
"It doesn't bother me because I know I am."
Bryant flashed that he still has elite skills on Monday. He scored on a 15-yard touchdown pass, carrying multiple Cardinals defensive backs into the end zone in the third quarter to give the Cowboys a 14-7 lead.
Bryant's score was aided by a nice shove across the goal line from center Travis Frederick.
"I was talking to my teammates, I was like, as soon as I touch it, I'm scoring," Bryant said. "When I get a good ball, I'm going to score, put it in the end zone. And it happened. It was amazing."
Asked about Frederick's help, Bryant said: "I thanked him. I told him it was his touchdown, not mine."
It was the second touchdown of the season for Bryant. He hooked up with Dak Prescott for a 3-yard score in Denver last week.
Still, Bryant is aware of the questions surrounding his play given his overall production from a statistics standpoint. He has faced stiff tests in each game.
Bryant went against Janoris Jenkins in the season-opener against the New York Giants, Aqib Talib in Week 2 at Denver and Patrick Peterson on Monday in Arizona.
Those are among the top cornerbacks in the league, but Bryant is considered among the top wide receivers in the game. In theory, he should have better numbers but the Cowboys offense is deep with multiple weapons.
And at the end of the day Bryant is mostly concerned with wins.
"It's amazing part about this team. You've got a lot of stars on this team," Bryant said. "I think that's the coolest part about this team, it can be anybody on any Sunday."
Drew Davison: 817-390-7760, @drewdavison