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Escape Quest is Queenstown's unique "escape the room" game. Teams of 2-5 people are locked in a themed room and have 60 minutes to search for clues and solve puzzles in order to solve the crime and escape the room. Escape Quest takes players back to Queenstown's 1860s gold rush and each game has its own unique storyline and puzzles based on this early settler period. We have 4 games and each has a different crime to be solved: Gold Heist in the Gold Rush, Murder in the Prince of Wales hotel 2, Murder in the Old Man Range and Jackpot in the Miner's Cottage.
Escape Quest has 5 game rooms and each team of 2-5 people have their own dedicated, private game room. You'll also have your own dedicated Escape Quest Game Master who will ensure your experience is fast paced and great fun.
If you have a group larger than 5 people, you can book multiple rooms. Gold Heist in the Gold Bank has 2 identical game rooms so teams can play head-to-head. We have a gorgeous, comfortable lounge area so it's perfect for larger groups including corporates, sports teams, hens & bucks parties.
Escape Quest is not scary and does not require any physical strength or fitness. It's a fun, safe environment, so it's great for all ages from 7 years and up. We recommend that children between 7 and 14 years are accompanied by an adult. Whilst the level of problem solving is likely to be too difficult for children under 7, they often enjoy the hunting and the exciting atmosphere and are welcome to join you for free.
Whilst the rooms are locked, players can exit the room at any time via a release button. This release button is not part of the game but is there for your comfort and safety. You can also communicate with your Escape Game Master at any time throughout the experience.
Escape Quest has fantastically themed game rooms that offer an unrivalled experience. After you've played the game you can also dress up in Victorian period costumes and have team photos. We're open 7 days per week from 10am to 10pm.
To book your experience, please click on the "book now" button and select your preferred day and time.
Escape Quest is an incredibly fun way to spend 90 minutes!! It's challenging, surprising, intriguing, inspirational, bonding and just amazing fun! You'll learn so much about yourself and your friends, family, colleagues or partner as you work together in a race against the clock to the escape the room in 60 minutes. It's genuinely social and interactive as a live experience. It's a new, exciting concept that everyone can play together. Being unique to Queenstown, Escape Quest will also introduce you to this beautiful region's colourful, gold rush history. Our games are based on real Central Otago gold rush crimes, locations and people. As you step back in time to Queenstown in the 1860s, you'll be immersed in our stunning gold rush themed game rooms. It's an exhilarating experience, especially when you escape in time!!
Select "book now" on the website's menu bar and follow the prompts to select your preferred day and time and complete payment.
We accept VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover & PayPal for payment on our website. We don't accept American Express or Discover over the counter.
Alternatively, please call us on +64 (0)3 442 4948 and we can book your experience over the phone. You can also visit us in Queenstown and book in person on Level 1, Mountaineer building, 32 Rees St, Queenstown. We're right in the centre of the town.
Please note that Escape Quest is a live escape game and consequently once a booking is confirmed we cannot offer refunds.
Integrated mechanics: Each game here at Escape Quest has its own unique narrative, along with its own order of play for a successful escape. We don't want to give too much away, but appearances aren't everything and some objects and features of the room may not always be what they seem. We want this experience to be both visually and mentally stimulating so in some cases, discovering or accessing a puzzle could be just as engaging as trying to solve it!
Integrated technology: These games were all built from scratch by our talented creative team, who have used technology in clever ways to make your game experience more enjoyable! Whilst our themes remain true to Queenstown in the 1860s, beneath the surface the design is much more 21st century which we hope adds an extra level of fun and mystery to the experience!
Yes it is! Escape Quest is challenging, rewarding and awesome fun! Escape games are designed to challenge how you think, solve problems, connect disparate information and process it all with your teammates. All whilst trying to escape as fast as possible!
We recommend allowing 90 minutes to complete an Escape Quest game. You'll need a few minutes before you start the game to check in and be briefed by your Escape Quest Game Master. The game itself is a maximum of 60 minutes. You'll also have the opportunity to dress up in Victorian costume and have team photos after you've completed the game.
We recommend arriving 5-10 minutes prior to your game start time to allow time to check in. We have a super comfortable lounge area for you to wait in.
Escape Quest is located right in the centre of Queenstown at Level 1, Mountaineer Building, 32 Rees Street. Enter the building on Rees St, between Kathmandu and Quiksilver, and head straight up the stairs or take the lift to level 1. It's walking distance from the steamer wharf and the nearest car park is at 12 Man St. Please click on "Contact Us" for a map and further details on public transport options.
Prices are NZ$38-$44 per person depending on the number of people per room. Please click on "Book Now" to view a full list of pricing.
Escape Quest is a world class escape game and is as challenging as anything you will find in London, New York or Singapore. All our quests are challenging, otherwise it wouldn't be fun! We think you'll have the most fun playing either Gold Heist in the Gold Rush or Murder in the Prince of Wales 2 first, irrespective of being a first time player or highly experienced. We recommend Murder in the Old Man Range as an excellent second or third game experience. All our quests are unique and amazing so take the journey and do all 4! Escape with an all-time record and your team photo will be placed in our escape hall of fame!
No, Escape Quest is a fun, safe environment suitable for all ages above 7 years old. It's a thrilling experience racing against the clock to solve puzzles and crack codes, but it is not at all frightening. Whilst the game room is locked, there is a release button beside the door that enables you to leave the room at any time during the game. This release button is not part of the game, it is there to ensure your comfort and safety.
Escape Quest is great for children aged 7 years and up. We recommend that children aged 7-14 are accompanied by an adult. Whilst the level of problem solving is likely to be too difficult for children under 7, they often enjoy the hunting and the exciting atmosphere and are welcome to join you for free.
Each game room can accommodate 2-5 players. If you have a group of 6 or more people, you can book multiple rooms. Escape Quest has a total of 5 rooms. Gold Heist in the Gold Bank has 2 identical game rooms so teams can play this game head-to-head.
We have a gorgeous, comfortable lounge area so it's perfect for larger groups including corporates, sports teams, hens & bucks parties. If you have a larger group, please feel free to call us on +64 (0)3 442 4948 and we can help you book the right rooms and times for your group.
Click "book now" to view all the games and rooms available.
You can contact us via email email@example.com, and our management will get back to you in 2-3 business days.
Can I play Murder in the Prince of Wales 2 if I played the original Murder in the Prince of Wales game?
Yes! Different murder, storyline and game, same 1860's location! In the 1860s the Prince of Wales hotel stood where Escape Quest is today. Murder in the Prince of Wales 2 is based on a real gang of Central Otago gold rush bandits. As our newest game, this sequel takes the escape experience to a whole new level!
Yes they are! Victorian 1860's dress up photos are included free of charge when you play at Escape Quest Queenstown. The photos are posted into weekly dated albums on our facebook page soon after. Please click on "photos", then find the correctly dated picture folder and your pictures will be inside.
A husband and wife team (Australian and Kiwi) created and opened Escape Quest Queenstown in December 2014. They always had a dream of living in Queenstown, both love puzzles and have backgrounds in Management Consulting and Technology Sales. Their passion for Central Otago and the pioneering, gold rush era was poured into Escape Quest's 1860s theming, storylines, crimes and characters. All four of Escape Quest's unique, bespoke games have been handcrafted utilising mechanics, technology and antiques!
Yes they are! All of our games are designed to be challenging for 2-5 people and our highly trained staff know the games inside and out. We believe using QR codes in the rooms or having to ask for hints in person or via an intercom erodes the team working together and the immersiveness of the game. We don't give hints for the sake of it, if you do get hint's (by far the majority of teams do!) we're always trying to subtly push you in the right direction rather than just give you the answer.
Yes it is! Escape Quest is an excellent Corporate team building experience, please see our dedicated page here for further details.
It's absolutely the best way to get the party started. Please see our dedicated page here for all the details.
Yes, absolutely! Escape Quest can accommodate up to 5 teams per session with each team consisting of up to 6 people (up to 30 people per session). We have 4 games across 5 rooms. Teams race the clock to escape in under one hour and also race head to head with each other to escape first. For groups larger that 30, multiple sessions can be booked and groups of up to 30 can be rotated with other activities in Queenstown. Escape Quest can provide up to 8-10 sessions per day/approx 300 people.
Yes it is! We have the ability to incorporate product placement within the games, host your brand in our plush reception area and provide branding in the reception area and team photos. Promoting your brand or product via Escape Quest allows for a fun, engaging, interactive and memorable experience that will have teams of customers talking about your product for hours afterwards. A brand/company can book Escape Quest exclusively then promote the event through their social and traditional media channels. Email firstname.lastname@example.com to discuss the possibilities and your requirements.
No it's not. Escape Quest Queenstown is a fully independent escape game that is not associated with any other NZ based escape game or global franchise. Every element of Escape Quest from the marketing to the games has been designed and created from scratch by our talented, creative team.
No they aren't. We don't allow them in for a number of reasons. First off we don't want you to know what you're walking into. The world is filled with second hand information, it's great to be surprised by what's inside! The majority of people are addicted to mobile phones, leaving them behind promotes great team work, communication and being present in the room rather than endlessly scrolling through your news feed!
Reasonable English is required. All of our games are in English but not all of the puzzles require it. Without giving away what's in the rooms, if you can read and understand this you should be able to play just fine. Many teams have played with 2nd or 3rd language English, take a look at our Trip Advisor reviews in German, Italian, Spanish, French & Russian.
Yes, absolutely! Everything you need to escape the room is in the room. No prior knowledge of Queenstown's History or Geography is required.
Yes they are! Please click Book Now and then click Buy Voucher. To Redeem a voucher click Redeem Voucher in the same location.
Yes, absolutely! A little bit of reading is required to complete our quests
Yes it is! Lift access is avalible from the ground floor upto Escape Quest on level one. We recomened playing Gold Heist in the Gold Rush or Jackpot in the miners cottage.
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A recent national survey of 2,000 women found that almost one in five working mums felt they had been pushed out of work due to having a flexible working request refused. Is this legal?
It obviously doesn't help the mum's involved, but does it help the business?
"The first thing to stress is that there is no obligation on employers to grant a flexible working request, as long as they consider it in a reasonable manner. We know how tough it can be running a small business, and if the numbers don't add up, then employers are well within their rights to refuse a request. However, all employees do have a right to request flexible working if they have been employed for 26 weeks or more."
Guidance includes weighing up its advantages and disadvantages, discussing the request with the employee in a meeting and offering an appeal process. If an employer ignores this guidance an employee may have a case at an employment tribunal.
"That's the legal bit over with,"
"However, there is a lot to be said for flexible working. Sometimes, it just might not be practicable, but on other occasions it may allow you to match resource to peak demand efficiently; make for calmer, happy and unstressed employees, or simply help keep talent in the business. Clearly some companies recognise these benefits – in the same survey 10% of women described their job as extremely flexible."
Flexible working is one of those areas when a balance between good old-fashioned people management plus thinking outside the box can reap dividends for employer and employee alike.
The HR Dept can advise local SMEs on this and every other aspect of people management.
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Genoise with Buttercream
Friday, June 24, 2011
We started our unit on Cakes today, which is also the the final unit in Level I Pastry (out of 3 levels in total). Cakes 101 wasn't quite "101" at all. 90% of the class' Genoise, including mine, did not rise as much as they should have had. Cake decorating was just as difficult. It's such a challenge to get the butter cream to smooth out perfectly. I am going to check out some youtube videos on the subject this weekend. So, here's my imperfect cake... and have a great weekend!
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- Jim SacciJune 26, 2011 at 8:03 PM
I just had another piece of your cake and I don't care if it rose enough or not, it tasted good.ReplyDelete
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Jim McKeeth - If Embarcadero adds WebAssembly as a target for Delphi and C++ Builder, you'd have that ability to create incredible multi-platform, multi-browser client-side applications that target web browsers, including Chrome OS. Chromebook and Linux workstation are the final platforms we need to support with our products and lack of Delphi support for those platforms is preventing me from using Delphi (my favorite development tool) for my company's solution. Chromebooks especially are important for us because they are heavily used in education which makes up a majority of our customer base.
Chromebooks run Android apps, and I've tested Delphi Android apps on Chromebooks (even Intel ones) and it works great. Additionally, you can add 3rd party solutions to easily target Linux desktop and the browser directly. If you don't want to use a 3rd party library you can build it from scratch with Delphi (that is what the tech partners did), it just takes some more effort.
At this point we don't have WebAssembly on the roadmap, but don't know what the future might hold. . . .


text: Tucker is a census-designated place in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 27,581 at the 2010 Census. Although central Tucker, also known as "Main Street Tucker", is laid out as a planned "railroad town," it has never been formally incorporated. Municipal services such as fire, police, water, and schools are provided by DeKalb County. If incorporated, Tucker would be the third largest city in the county after Brookhaven and Dunwoody.


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The New England Journal published a sounding board piece on the future of primary care in the United States. The authors suggest that one paradoxical reason is the increased exposure to primary care in residency training:
But an additional possibility, albeit an apparently paradoxical one, is that the decline is due in part to the successful efforts by medical schools to increase students' exposure to primary care practice. How can this be? And if it is true, what might be done about it?
To understand this dynamic, it is important to recognize what students observe about primary care practice during medical school. In most schools, students spend some time during their first two years in the offices of community-based primary care practitioners, where they observe the reality of this type of practice and gain insight into the challenge of caring for patients with a wide range of conditions, including serious chronic diseases. . .
However, during the actual medicine clerkship, the majority of training is spent on an inpatient venue – essentially what students are seeing is the failure of outpatient medicine:
During these clerkships, they once again observe patients with chronic diseases, many of whom have been hospitalized because of inadequate or inappropriate treatment of their underlying diseases. And although students may see how the episodic conditions that precipitate hospitalization are managed, they cannot help but notice how little attention the attending physicians and residents devote to considering how hospitalization might have been avoided through better outpatient management.
It is this constant exposure to "outpatient failures" that causes hesitation to a career in primary care:
As a consequence, we believe that the clerkships discourage many students from pursuing residency training in a primary care specialty, because they are concerned that they will not be adequately prepared to meet the responsibilities of such a practice.
This is certainly a valid point. It has taken me the greater part of two years to comfortably make the transition from residency to primary care. To this day, I continue to feel more comfortable taking care of an acute MI than I do a rash.
Solutions? The authors suggest redesigning primary care residency programs to further focus on the skills needed for ambulatory care – and not treat it like an afterthought. The alternative is a grim scenario:
Unless these changes are made — and made soon — the practice of primary care medicine seems destined to become the province of nurses and other nonphysician health care professionals.


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Rugby Union (Men's)
A sport for everyone - no matter your size, skill or experience there is a place for you at NTU Rugby Union. From players competing at the top levels of university rugby to boys just playing for fun, NTU can cater any and all of your rugby needs. A sport built around teamwork and comradery; build friendships and make memories both on and off the pitch.
Rugby Union is one of the largest and most social clubs at NTU, with the club organising multiple social events throughout the year for all members.
Players can join just to have fun but there is an opportunity for all players within the club to progress through the teams to the very top of the club and become the best rugby player they can be.
NTU Rugby Union currently has 5 competitive teams competing against universities across the country in the BUCS leagues, as well as 4 intra-mural sides, all playing on Wednesdays.
Our 1st XV currently compete in BUCS Rugby Union North A and will be looking to restore their place at the top of university rugby this season with promotion back to BUCS Super Rugby.
NTU currently has an active partnership with Nottingham Rugby Club in the Championship, with several current NTU players within their set up and featuring for the side throughout the season.
The first team are currently coached by Alex O'Dowd, who is also current Backs Coach at Nottingham Rugby Club.
O'Dowd has previously worked as head coach of the Dutch national side and assistant head coach and academy manager at North Harbour Rugby Union in New Zealand.
He also has vast experience of coaching in both European and Southern Hemisphere rugby, having spent time with Ulster, Bordeaux Begles and The Blues.
British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS)
NTU Rugby Union currently has 5 teams competing in BUCS leagues:
1st XV: BUCS Rugby Union North A
2nd XV:
3rd XV: BUCS Rugby Union Midlands 2A
4th XV: BUCS Rugby Union Midlands 3B
5th XV: BUCS Rugby Union Midlands 4A
Practice / meeting schedule
Performance Squad
Training: Monday and Friday 6.30pm - 8.00pm – Lady Bay Sports Ground
Games: Wednesday
Transition Squad
Training: Monday 6.30pm -8.00pm – Lady Bay Sports Ground
Games: Wednesday
Club Rugby
Training: Mondays 6.00 pm - 7.30pm / 7.30pm – 9.00pm – Moderns Rugby Club.
Games: Wednesday
Taster sessions
Taster sessions and trials will occur during Fresher's Week - further details on times and how to sign up will be available at the Fresher's Fair and on the NTU Rugby Union Facebook page.
If you are unable to make these dates, feel free to get in touch through any one of our social media pages.
How to join
To join NTU Rugby Union an annul subs payment of £155 for new members or £130 for returners can be paid at any NTU Sports Desk.
If you have any questions about NTU Rugby Union, get in touch with any of the clubs social media pages.
Sports Kit Information
Playing shirts provided on game days, shorts and socks available to buy at the Lee Westwood Sports Centre at the Clifton Campus.
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DES MOINES, Iowa -- In a 5 to 2 vote, the Iowa Supreme Court Justices ruled the 72-hour waiting period abortion law violates the due process and equal protection clauses of the Iowa Constitution.
Chief Justice Mark Cady said in the decision, "The imposition of a waiting period may have seemed like a sound means to accomplish the State's purpose of promoting potential life, but as demonstrated by the evidence, the purpose is not advanced. Instead, an objective review of the evidence shows that women do not change their decision to have an abortion due to a waiting period."
Supporters of the 72-hour waiting period said this decision is disappointing.
"I am shocked, shocked that five out of seven of our Iowa Supreme Court judges can read the Iowa Constitution, which lists as the very first right, in Article I, Section I, the right to life, and then read in an imagined right to kill babies in the same document," Vice President of The Family Leader Chuck Hurley said.
Both Planned Parenthood and the ACLU say this decision is a tremendous victory.
"We get to tell our patients and our supporters and the world that their care is no longer under threat from this disastrous law, and furthermore access to abortion is constitutionally protected as a fundamental right in the state of Iowa," CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Heartland Suzanna deBaca said.
Cady said if the law was in place, it would violate certain liberties.
"Autonomy and dominion over one's body go to the very heart of what it means to be free. At stake in this case is the right to shape, for oneself, without unwarranted governmental intrusion, one's own identity, destiny, and place in the world. Nothing could be more fundamental to the notion of liberty. We therefore hold, under the Iowa Constitution, that implicit in the concept of ordered liberty is the ability to decide whether to continue or terminate a pregnancy," Cady said.
ACLU of Iowa Legal Director Rita Bettis Austen said this is the most important constitutional rights case in Iowa since Varnum.
"Women and men are protected equally under our state constitution, and these core decisions about one's bodily autonomy is essential to freedom and equality for women in the state of Iowa," Austen said.
Hurley said this ruling gave them even more momentum for the "fetal heartbeat bill."
"This makes the heartbeat law and the heartbeat litigation even more important, because Americans have seen ultrasound. We know what's going, we can hear the heartbeat, and that was the key legal issue in Roe v. Wade," Hurley said.
Because this decision was made under the Iowa Constitution, that means the Iowa Supreme Court's decision is the final word and it can't be appealed to the federal courts.


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Featured Performers
For our 2019-2020 30th Anniversary season, the MSO features talented artists from Maine:
- Two pieces with narration highlight the January concerts. MSO's own Caroline Cornish (formerly of WCSH television's 207) and her daughter Eleanor Kmack will be the narrators.
- In March, guest conductor Jinwook Park will lead the orchestra in two symphonies of great contrast.
- In May, MSO favorite George Lopez will energize us all with music by Russian composer Rachmaninoff.


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Cheryl Morris has been a volunteer with the Pumphouse since 2013, and was a member of the Board of Directors in 2014-2015. With a background in corporate communications, strategic innovation programs and event management, she is comfortable using technology to improve processes to help people, and is happiest when that can be combined with the arts. Cheryl has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from Concordia University in Montreal.
Cheryl was most recently the interim manager of the Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre. In 2017 she was the Special Events Coordinator for the Niagara-on-the-Lake Sesquicentennial Committee. In her corporate career, she worked for Dell Research, CA Technologies, and IBM Canada. Now that Cheryl is retired, she will be spending time volunteering in NOTL, travelling and photographing landscapes around the world.
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By David Ingram, Reuters
Massachusetts lawmakers on Wednesday pushed through a surprise six-month delay in the retail sale of marijuana for recreational use, saying they needed more time to tinker with a legalization measure that voters approved last month.
Meeting during a holiday-shortened week, the state's House and Senate voted to push back the licensing of cannabis shops from Jan. 1, 2018, until July 1 that year, according to a copy of the legislation posted online.
The delay frustrated those who championed a Nov. 8 ballot measure, easily approved by voters, to allow use of the drug by adults 21 and older in private places.
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The Fender Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Combo has a three-band EQ and a footswitchable 'FAT' button that fattens up the midrange and helps you on that big solo.
The Fender Blues Junior Lacquered Tweed 15W 1×12 Combo is a perfect example of a big thing in a small package. It packs a serious punch (sometimes it's hard to believe that this amp is only 15 watts). Using three 12AX7 tubes in the preamp stage and two EL84 tubes in the powers stage, the Fender Blues Junior keeps it simple and delivers a warm and buttery tone, with lots of sustain. Breaking up easily at low volumes, this amp is great for the apartment while still holding its own out on the stage.
The single 12-inch Jensen speaker more than delivers that "tweed" sound with plenty of headroom and stability. The Fender Blues Junior has a three-band EQ and a footswitchable "FAT" button that fattens up the midrange and can help you cut through on that big solo. The classic Fender spring reverb that we all know and love is also present.
This combo amp weighs only 31 pounds, so it is easily transported and is well constructed. Only one ¼-inch input jack and one ¼-output speaker jack show that the Fender Blues Junior is all business. Just plug in, play the blues, and sound great.


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Further to the completion of the Checkatrade Group Stage draw earlier today, we have been advised of the following fixture schedule in relation to this.
The Silkmen will face Newcastle United, Port Vale and Shrewsbury Town in the league format, with ties set to be played as per the following -
w.c 2nd September - Macclesfield Town v Newcastle United
w.c 7th October - Macclesfield Town v Port Vale
w.c 11th November - Shrewsbury Town v Macclesfield Town.
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Coorg is aptly known as 'Scotland of India'! Lush green landscapes, stunning natural beauty, abundant coffee plantations and a range of scenic spots define the very soul and character of this quaint and picturesque hill station. Escape the mundane and travel to the vast green expanses of Coorg.
Visit Tibetian Golden Temple
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Day 1 Mangalore – Coorg
Pick up from the arrival @ Mangalore and proceed to Coorg. Enroute visit Tibetian Golden Temple, NisargaDhama. On arrival check in to a hotel. Evening visit Raja's Seat.
Day 2 Coorg
After breakfast Proceed to Dubare Elephant Camp Omkareshwara Temple and Abby Falls.
Day 3 Coorg
Afer Breakfast Proceed to visit Talacauvery, Bagamandala and later half of the day @ Leisure / Shopping.
Day 4 Departure
After breakfast checkout and proceed to Mangalore to board your train or flight.
What is included in the tour
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See "muscle-up". Hang from a bar with elbows fully extended. Pull your body up and over the top of the bar until your elbows turn over and you assume the bottom of a dip. Press yourself out of the dip by extending your elbows until you reach full support above the bar.
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Why our sidewalks are covered in spray paint
One of the most egregious visual blights in the Brickell neighborhood is right under our feet. "Sidewalk graffiti" is everywhere you go. But the taggers in this case aren't willful youth seeking self-expression, but rather utility company workers (or their subcontractors) who are laying horizontal markings to delineate where critical infrastructure lines are below.
Their unsightly markings have been a major issue for our community for a long time, especially exacerbated by construction of new projects and major upgrades happening everywhere in Brickell and Downtown, as well as other parts of Greater Miami.
BHA is grateful to Jose F. Soto, who was at a Board meeting in February 2012 as Chief of the New Customer Division of Miami-Dade Water & Sewer to tell us about major sewer projects coming in the area. He couldn't help but hear neighbors' graffiti complaints in our annual visual "State of the Avenue" presentation. We were fortunate in that Mr. Soto also serves as an officer on the centralized, statewide body responsible for processing the requests for those markings as well as setting and monitoring statewide standards.
Since that time, Mr. Soto has joined BHA leaders on two occasions for walkabouts in the neighborhood. With his dual roles as a water and sewer specialist and as a board member in the "Sunshine 811" agency, he was able to aptly explain many infrastructure issues to BHA. And, to his tremendous credit, he called out his own people and those of other utilities where their markings were not done properly, sometimes to the extreme.
Truly committed to "low impact markings," Mr. Soto shared with us that a lot of the worst examples of spray paint gone wild that we saw were not done within the statewide standards. So, at the second meeting, he brought several key utilities folks along to see first-hand what he had seen in the Brickell community and to help them understand why residents are so frustrated with the practices.
We learned that whenever developers or contractors are planning a project they contact Sunshine 811 and put in a "ticket" for those utility companies that have lines in the vicinity to mark those lines. Each utility type has its own color to delineate what's theirs under the surface. Those tickets get renewed every 30 days by developers and contractors as long as the project continues, starting in the planning stage when they're preparing engineering drawings or even before that when envisioning what they might do. The builders have to see what's in the area underground so they know where they can dig. The utilities receive the tickets and send a worker out to mark. Often the work is subcontracted by the utility. Each time a ticket goes in or is renewed, the utility has to go out and check or remark the area.
There's been talk of requiring paint that disappears after 30 days, but no truly suitable, reliable product is being uniformly used. The idea of pressure cleaning the marks off was discussed but then raises the question of who would be responsible and who would bear the cost.
The inherent, overriding fear is that if a mark has been removed too soon or isn't there for some reason and a gas line, for instance, is broken, lives and property could be at extreme risk.
The practice of using a can of spray paint to mark what's underneath seems archaic in the computerized, interconnected age we live in. Why not a master electronic map that would show builders what they need to see underground in one picture? BHA learned that even the utilities don't have such "as-built" master maps, and that this information, if available, is tightly guarded since 9/11 due to the threat of terrorists who would love the chance to destroy infrastructure and shut down entire cities or states.
So, what to do? BHA will continue to show the utilities where they've gone wrong. We will work with these professionals who spent time with us seeking a more beautiful Brickell Avenue.
BHA extends its sincere thanks to Jose Soto for his leadership on this issue and to David Bridges for getting crews out to paint Brickell fire hydrants and make needed repairs.
Photo to Right: Sergio Clavijo, Angel Larramendi and Margaret Rodriguez agree this stretch of sidewalk with indecipherable markings of all kinds is crazy.
Photo at Top of Page: At a pre-walkabout meeting, utility leaders discuss markings with BHA. L to R: Cristina Amores, Jose F. Soto and David Bridges of Miami-Dade Water & Sewer, Sergio Clavijo who is Damage Prevention Liaison for Sunshine 811, Margaret Rodriguez of AT&T, Angel Larramendi of FP&L and Gail Feldman of BHA.


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Sunday, 1 January 2012
one of those day's in the loveless household, up late, breakfast, go on then, i'll have just one more brew then i really have to walk the dogs, we are out over two hour's, boxing day and new years day, anyone who has dogs to walk or who walks on a regular basis will tell you, the amateurs are out and about, clad head to toe in northface, trekking poles and gps sattelite to hand, space blankets stowed in their new rucksack's, they've left a sheet with their movements and timings with a reliable source in case of difficulties, and they are strolling three miles to the local hostelry for a nice new years day lunch, it's one of the most mild winters on record, i'm out in a pair of shorts, my berghaus, a base layer, crmc baseball cap, my boot laces are shagged, half the length that they should be because i keep forgetting to buy a new pair, i'm unshaven and hungover and when a meet up with a bunch of twice-a-year-tosser's-who-think-their-bear-grills-and-their-fucking-kids-are-jumping-up-at-the-doggy-who-is-trying-to-rip-their-face-off-as-i'm-trying-to-restrain-him-and-the-parents-are-smiling-at-their-little quentin's and sofia's trying to 'relate' to the canines i'm pissed off, i don't want to exchange pleasantries with anyone, i just want to walk my dog's, it start's raining, brilliant, the 'traffic' thin's out and i'm left alone, mr anti-fucking social, get home and it's the dog's annual shower, they look at me in disgust as i shower them and clip the gus-one with jack's clipper's, he looks like a puppy again and me and mr's b ooh and ahh at him, we dine on homemade soup and freshly baked bread and then mr's b's scottish genes kick in, major tidy up, clearing the deck's for the new year, holy shit, where does all this rubbish come from? i load up the v8 cutdown jimmy shine paint free lower than a snakes belly badass pick em'up truck, [ok, i admit it, i put a couple of bags in the vw one-litre polo shopping car] and drop the stuff off at the rec-ycling] home made chilli, guacomole and salsa and a couple of bottles of australian merlot, guy martin tt dvd and some 'talcum soul' northern soul compilation cd's, [remember them?] and it's all over but the crying........................................................................................................................
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HED delivers the lightest built Aluminum fat bike wheel set with their Big Aluminum Deal 80mm hand built using Sapim CX-Ray spokes to their own Carbon shell Brickhouse Hubs. If you are looking for a truly amazing wheel to transform your ride these are it! We have run the B.A.D. wheelset since they were first offered. Buy from Fat Bikes Canada and we offer both quick crash replacements in Canada and the guaranteed best price on HED wheels in the Country. If you prefer to own these wheels with a different hub or your own supplied hubs contact us @ 844.464.BIKE to discuss our wheel shop options or see the Rim only option.
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It's not hard to see that we're always much harder on ourselves than we are on other people. With comparison to others at an all-time high as we live our lives through an Instagram lens, fighting off overwhelm is more important than ever. So how do you navigate life when you're overwhelmed?
Feeling overwhelmed
The trouble with overwhelm is that it leads to exhaustion, and when you're suffering from the classic signs of burnout, it can be tricky to pull yourself out of it. Here are some ways to deal with life when you're staring overwhelm in the face, that should hopefully keep you from plunging into full-blown burnout.
Check your self talk
As I hinted at earlier, when we begin to feel like life is too much, we very often make things worse by being even harder on ourselves. "You should be able to handle this", "You've had it worse than this – toughen up", "Lauren has so much more on her plate – how dare you feel this way"…sound familiar?
Changing your inner narrative won't happen overnight, but learning to listen to what you're telling yourself is the first step. You want to be talking to yourself like you would a friend who is going through a rough time. Would you say these things to them? Of course not. So why is it okay for you to treat yourself this way? Short answer: it's not.
Switch off
Exit Instagram, stop scrolling through Pinterest, lock your phone. We're constantly being bombarded with images and stories of people who appear to not only be doing better than us, but who also look richer, thinner, happier, prettier, more successful, and closer towards chasing their dreams than we are.
I'm not the first person to tell you that it's all a lie. If we could only see their credit card balances, the rest of their less than tidy houses, and the amount of makeup and clothing and photo editing required for them to show us these images, the world would laugh.
We all know that this content is not going anywhere, though. So we need to be more mindful of how, when, and how often we consume it. And also be cognisant of how we feel when looking at certain apps or accounts. If it makes us feel like we're not enough, shut it down. Unfollow. Keep scrolling.
Another part of switching off is checking what productivity apps or tools you use. Personally, when life starts to feel a bit much, getting push notifications from my productivity app telling me that doing the laundry is 3 days overdue, my blood pressure rises even further. Perhaps give yourself a due date of when to get back into your routine, so you can recover guilt-free.
If you're struggling to get through everything in the day, it might be a sign that your to-do list is too long. This does not make you a failure, it simply makes you a human being who is bound to the confines of the 24 hour day.
Take a look at your day, and remove anything that isn't absolutely vital. Again, this isn't forever – no one is calling you lazy or a failure – this is just a temporary measure until you are feeling better equipped to handle things.
Will the world end if you don't unpack the dishwasher tonight? Will you be a public laughing stock if you leave your inbox on unread before you go home? In case you're wondering: of course not.
Open up
A lot of thoughts and feelings around being overwhelmed get far worse when we keep them to ourselves. We lose perspective on things, and we also tend to do this really dangerous thing where we predict what those around us are thinking and feeling. Maybe your partner won't even notice if you don't rearrange the kitchen cupboards tonight. But in your mind, they are rolling their eyes at your ineptitude every time they enter the kitchen.
Open up to your friends and family, and let them know that you're having a hard time and feeling overwhelmed. Even if you're managing to cope alone and have put some steps in place, simply sharing your feelings will help you to unpack them and deal with them in a more healthy way.


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About Interflora
Interflora is an international flower delivery network, represented in more than 140 countries, by 40,000 florists. Customers can place online orders on Interflora's website, while each order gets fulfilled by one of Interflora's local partners. As a result, their customer service department is constantly interacting with both partners and customers on a daily basis.
Before lnterflora switched to Dixa, they had been using different systems for each support channel (phone and email), which carried high costs and scattered customer data across different systems, making helping customers cumbersome. Additionally, they knew that they'd like to add chat as a channel, but not with their current setup.
These systems also lacked real-time and more granular stats. This made it difficult for lnterflora to measure and analyze their customer service efforts in any kind of detail. Finally, lnterflora's previous, self-hosted solution required hardware in the form of both on-premise servers and desk phones. IT was often required to assist due to its complex setup and the phones made for a very loud office environment, which affected the support team's ability to assist customers.
Interflora Requirements
To future-proof their business and offer their customers a better experience, I nterflora decided to look for new software. They wanted a flexible, cloud-based solution that could provide them with real-time stats and more context when assisting customers. lnterflora also wanted a solution that could consolidate their tech stack with the ability to add new channels and one that required llow maintenance from their IT department.
After implementing Dixa, Interflora now processes more orders and does so in a more efficient manner. Not only are customers receiving better and more personal support, but Inter-flora's employees are also happier. There are numerous ways to use Dixa to achieve better results, but here is a quick recap of how Dixa helped Inter-flora achieve theirs.
Two of the most important things for us it that our customers always receive a personal customer service experience and that our customer service reps have the best working experience. With Dixa, they do in all respects.
Better insights lead to better fulfillment processes
Dixa enables lnterflora to separate their support stats for assisting their customers vs. assisting their partners. This gives them invaluable insights into how their operations and customer support is doing on a minute by minute basis towards their two main customer segments. With insights on the number of times each flower shop contacts them, Dixa makes it easier for lnterflora to identify operational issues and streamline fulfillment processes, which leads to more business.
A personalized customer experience
lnterflora's support team is now automatically able to see each customer's order and conversation history, regardless of the channel the customer chose to contact the company on. Having more context on the customer at hand allows lnterflora's team to solve customer issues faster and with a personal touch, making for much happier customers.
Customers can now get help instantly online
Interflora implemented chat right before Valentine's Day, one of the busiest days of the year for the brand. At a time of year when receiving your order on time is imperative, adding chat gave customers an additional option to get in touch with Interflora's support instantly when a problem or question presented itself. Live chat allows Interflora's agents to multitask when waiting for replies, increasing agent efficiency while simultaneously offering customers a better online shopping experience.
No upkeep costs & time saved in IT
Since Dixa runs in the cloud there's no maintenance or upkeep required from lnterflora. lnterflora's IT department is no longer involved in configuring their setup. Tasks such as editing IVR menus, automatic call distribution, adding users and much more is now done by admins in Subscription & Customer Services. This makes it easier to implement quick changes in a more timely manner and requires less effort.
Happier & more efficient employees
Since reps no longer need desk phones with Dixa, the sound of constant ringing phones, something lnterflora previously suffered from, finally ceased. A quieter work environment in addition to the fact that reps could finally work from home, has led to higher employee satisfaction, a more motivated team and better overall performance.


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In his Autumn Statement last year the Chancellor again announced extra taxes for anyone with buy-to-let property. Corporate landlords didn't suffer so if you've already been thinking about incorporating your property rental business now might be a good time to consider this.
the proposals
Here's a brief summary of Mr Osborne's proposed changes:
- higher rate tax relief on loans to landlords for buying or improving residential property which is let will be phased out. Taking place over three years, this process will begin on 6 April 2017
- an additional 3% stamp duty land tax (SDLT) will be introduced on 1 April 2016 on the purchase of second homes and other residential property.
corporate ownership
Companies borrowing to buy rental property won't pay any additional tax but they may have to find additional SDLT. Exactly how these changes will be applied is yet to be finalised as the government intends to consult on this early this year. It has already said though that companies will only escape the extra SDLT if the property is let before it's sold again.
the pros and cons
There's lots to consider when looking at whether incorporation will save you money, including:
- capital gains tax (CGT) on transferring a property if its value has increased since it was purchased, although this may be deferred in some cases if you own and manage a number of properties
- CGT on a property sale could be higher or lower under corporate ownership
- your total income, as well as your profit on rental properties will mean that you may or may not save tax because of the loss of higher rate tax relief on loan interest.
If you're interested in looking at the benefits of incorporation, please do get in touch on 01782 279615. We'll be very happy to look at the potential savings for you. However the tax position is not 100% clear at the moment so if cutting your tax bill is your main reason for considering incorporating it may be best to leave things as they are for now.


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Plogging in Merthyr Tydfil
On Tuesday 6th August 2019 Cymryd Rhan launched a new initiative within Merthyr Tydfil County Borough called "Plogging" in efforts to support cleaner streets and more places to play for children. Afterschool and Holiday clubs for school age children who had shown an interest in the scheme prior to launch day had received between 15 and 20 kits depending on individual setting requirements. Each kit included high visibility jackets, child size rigger gloves and a litter picker.
Plogging involves going for a jog or walk and picking up litter at the same time. It is a multi-disciplinary form of exercise for young people but also benefits the environment.
This initiative will support and educate a cleaner, safer Borough and actively support the obesity agenda. Within Merthyr Tydfil 16.6% of children are obese; this is higher than the Welsh average of 11.8%. This is a high priority as its having a detrimental effect on young people's health and wellbeing. Regular physical activity helps growth and development throughout childhood, reduces the risk of chronic disease, and is associated with improved mental health and wellbeing.
The morning started off wet but this didn't deter the children and staff from Little Lambs Nursery in Pentrebach who turned out with 15 children and 5 staff members to carry out plogging around the park and green in Pentrebach. The children were all very excited and kitted out ready to go. Staff were on hand with bin bags to collect and dispose of the rubbish quickly and effectively. The children were aged from 3 – 9 years old. One little boy was happy to talk about the importance of picking up litter as he was on his school eco committee. Another little girl told us whilst recently on holiday at the beach every day before they played they had a competition on who could collect 5 pieces of litter first. The children ran around the green collecting as much litter as they could, bringing it back to the staff with the bag. The staff asked the children what they had found and why we were collecting the litter "Incase animals eat it" one child replied, "To make it clean and safe to play" another child said. During the hour session, 2 full bin bags of rubbish were collected from the area ranging in things from glass bottles and cans, through to kitchen wall tiles and mostly sweet wrappers and crisp packets.
From Pentrebach we then moved onto Stephen and George. 11 children of mix abilities and age along with 2 members of staff took part. The children carried out the plogging in the community garden next to the building. One child wanting to take part in the session was in a wheelchair and was delighted that she was able to take part in the activity, the same as everyone else. The children all spread out around the garden looking for as much litter as they could find. There wasn't as much litter here as in the previous location but the children still enjoyed the activity and asked when they could do it again. When we explained the kits were the settings to keep they were delighted and asked the leader if they could carry it out again later in the week at a different location. The children during the session collected half a bin bag of rubbish – this was mainly sweet wrappers, drink bottles and cans and the odd piece of clothing. The children supported each other and encouraged each other throughout the session with one little girl shouting "come on guys let's make this place clean". One child told us how it wasn't nice to drop litter and that if people had put it in the bin then we wouldn't be needing to pick it back up". When the children were asked about people dropping litter they told us it was adults who drop litter and one child went on to say they had told their big sister not to drop the can on the floor in the street that they should put it in the bin or an animal might get stuck inside it.
Our third visit of the day was to Kidz Den in Treharris. When we arrived at the setting 15 children and 3 members of staff were present. The children were aged from 3 – 12 years. All the kits were laid out on the table and each child was shouted one at a time and came forward to collect their kits to put on. Children were then put into pairs and given a plastic carrier bag, 1 between 2. We left the building and went on a brisk walk around Treharris. It was bin collection day but the children were still able to find lots of rubbish on the pavements, mostly wrappers. We made our way down to the park where the children did some further plogging. One child then asked the leader could we go up the lane next to the park as there is always lots of litter up there. The leader went to check it was safe first then we all went plogging up the lane. The lane was slightly over grown but full of rubbish. The children loved it and soon filled their carrier bags. Children were asking for further bags to put it all in. They were finding a variety of rubbish from the normal plastic bottles and cans, to carpet cuttings, old car wheels, oil cans and clothing. The children all filled their plastic bags along with a further 2 bin bags full. The children were passionate about collecting the rubbish and were again asking when they could do it again. The leader explained that they could be doing this on the way home from school or on the way to clubs and drop offs and that they would look to regularly include plogging into their session plans.
The last visit of the day was to Trinity Children's and Family Centre in Aberfan to meet the children and staff in the Holiday Club. 11 children along with 3 members of staff were all equipped ready to go when we arrived. The children were so excited the manager had shared with the wider community and parents before the session what they were going to be doing and how it would benefit the children and had heard lots of positive responses. 2 children attending the session were supported by one to ones and were keen to take part. We first made our way to the park. The children loved being outside and able to run around but also listened carefully to the lead playworker. At the park there was only a small amount of rubbish and the children were a bit disheartened so we decided to go further afield. We took the footpath up the hill and behind the nursery. The children were running ahead shouting "look at all this litter there's loads". The bank to the side of the footpath was full with cans, bottles and wrappers. One child even pulled out a hose pipe, more items of clothing, a microwave oven and various other household items that had all been dumped. "Look at all this rubbish" a child said. We collected 2 full bin bags from the small space behind the nursery and the nursery have planned a further 2 sessions for later in the week to go back and collect the rest.
Following on from our plogging day we received the following feedback from Trinity Childcare and Family Centre Aberfan. "Since the plogging event with yourselves we have been out twice more. Children and staff enjoyed themselves and gathered another two black bags full of rubbish. It's a fun way of encouraging children to be aware of their environment and we shared information and photographs with parents through our social media sites."
"We intend to carry out more plogging events with our preschool children, inviting the parents along with us. We are situated in a lovely area surrounded by fields, river and a park which often become filled with litter, our aim will be to focus on these areas."
"I would definitely recommend the activities to others, it was a great way of raising an awareness of the importance of keeping our environment clean, promoting outdoor activities especially using the 'tools' and wearing 'special tops' and it was fun!"
The children were also asked; how can we help to keep the environment clean? "By not throwing rubbish on public places". What can we do with our rubbish? "Throw it in the bin, recycle certain items like toys, plastic, cardboard and wood". What are the benefits of Plogging? "Keeping areas tidy, saving our animals from being hurt and killed, make area's safe places and better for the environment".
Little Lambs in Pentrebach now regularly have a plogging session added to their weekly plans. They regularly go out for an hour at a time and collect between 1 to 2 black bags of litter from the Pentrebach area. Parents of the setting had commented how much the children have learnt from the sessions with one parent saying the child regularly likes to now collect litter when on family days out especially at the beach.
"My son really enjoyed plogging, he is much more aware of the environment and shares awareness amongst his peers in school" (mum of 4 year old son who took part)
Kidz Den commented they carried out a number of additional plogging sessions during the summer holidays. The children have also been asking if they can do it on the way home from school. The children have noticed the greener spaces in Treharris a lot cleaner since they have started plogging. The staff at the settings have said the children really enjoy the sessions. It's nice to get out and about doing something positive for the community and the environment.
For more information on Plogging please contact Jenna Hughes on 01597 828050 or email email@example.com.


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Pride and Humility
Being different, sticking out, or even standing out, does not mean a person is better or worse than anyone else, only different. In fact the apostle Paul is clear that we are different, we all have different gifts. Equality is not manifested in sameness, but in difference, in that each different gift is important and vital, and everyone is gifted. Pride comes not in being different or sticking out, nor does it come in overestimating one's gifts since God has given them, they must be valuable indeed. Pride comes in believing one's gifts are better than others, and in failing to respect the treasure found in others' gifts. As a pastor, I am upset when I hear people downplay or denigrate their gifts. It is not themselves they diminish, but the giver of the gifts, and the community which receives them.
This sort of humility, this having a woeful opinion of oneself is not humility, but disrespect for God, for self, and for community. True humility recognizes the goodness of the gift with gratitude to the giver, not taking credit for it, but acknowledging that Christ's strength is made known in weakness. True humility recognizes that we are not all equally woeful, but equally blessed with God's gifts.
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- Ann Hostetler said...
Phil, I really appreciated this blog post. There's a strong pressure in the Mennonite community not to stand out, except perhaps as a humble supporter of the community.We are afraid to draw attention to the self--for any variety of reasons. I agree with you that God has given each of us unique gifts, and that often a sense of humility--or an obligation to appear humble--keeps us from singing that Divine song with our human instruments. Thank you for your affirmation for members of CMC to acknowledge and use their gifts--including, perhaps, gifts that haven't had much of a place in church traditions. My son David just finished reading Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" for his 9th grade English class. In reviewing that story with him, I was struck by how group conformity and the unexamined desire to continue traditions leads to dire results for the people of the town and their relations with each other. It made me feel, again, the urgency for groups to create space for recognizing and honoring the diversity of gifts and persons among their members in order to stay true to the fullest expression of the spirit of Christ. Thanks for keeping this blog. I'm enjoying it very much.
- December 17, 2011 at 10:09 AM


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The game will be played on Saturday 23 March, kick-off 4.30pm. It will be broadcast live by BT Sport, BBC ALBA (Gaelic commentary) and S4C (English and Welsh commentary).
Ticket prices for the final will be confirmed shortly.
Saturday 23 March, 2019
IRN-BRU Cup Final
Connah's Quay Nomads v Ross County
Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
Kick-off 4.30pm
Live on BT Sport, BBC ALBA & S4C


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Featured Artist
Bob Holmes, Millington, IL
I grew up in the town of Newton, Iowa. I started drawing at a young age, was recognized, and was rewarded by praise for my realistic depictions of objects. I copied cartoon characters from Peanuts, Tumbleweeds, as well as comic book heroes.
In high school I took most all of the art classes that were offered. However, when i started college i began as a History Major. At the time I lacked confidence in my skills mainly because of what I saw other students being able to do as well as lacking the creative aspect. I was a good copyist but that was as far as it went. I switched to an art major in my second year. I moved to Illinois after college to accept a job of teaching Middle School Art as well as coaching various sports for the school.
I taught Middle School Art for 34 years and teaching watercolors was one of the mediums I chose to teach to students. I have taught adult classes in oil and watercolor and still do so on occasion. However, after having taught for so many years I would rather find a painting group in which I could just paint along side others and offer advice and critiques if I were asked. I no longer want the responsibility for someones else's education. I'm more than willing to share my knowledge, just not in the formal setting of a classroom.
I have always had a love of the landscape. Landscape paintings have always caught my eye whether I see them in someones home or a place of business. When I look at a landscape I imagine myself being in that place taking in the atmosphere and being in the moment. I can distinctly recall a field trip during an early elementary grade when I saw a group of people out drawing and painting in a city park. I remember then saying to myself, that would be fun and something I would like to do. When I paint a subject I try and capture the light and atmosphere of the subject. I want the viewer, as with myself, to imagine themselves within that landscape. I feel this can only be done by recreating the light which in turn creates the mood.
I have always been inspired by Impressionism and the many artists who worked in that style. Among watercolorist I would say my biggest influences are Andy Evansen, Joseph Zbukvic, Frank Eber, Trevor Chamberlain, and Ross Paterson. For landscape painting in general I'm really impressed by the teaching and paintings of oil painter Phil Starke.
My biggest advice for watercolor beginners would be to find a mentor whose work really impresses you. Now that can be someone local or someone whose nationally known. If you can afford attending a workshop with a professional artist, that is, someone who makes a living at it, do it. If the artist has published books or created videos, get them. Study the materials and attempt their methods. Don't worry about your own style at first. Learn how to handle the medium. Experiment with it. Paint to practice and not to create a painting. If you create something that you feel is worth keeping, great, but at first it shouldn't be your biggest motivating factor.
Don't be in a hurry to enter in shows. Not getting in a show or not winning an award can be disheartening, especially at first. Allow time for yourself to grow and paint, paint, paint. If your drawing skills are lacking and you're trying to create representational work then you need to work on that as well. Look for local drawing classes either through community colleges, park district programs, etc.
Have faith and don't be afraid to fail. Many times I've had to take a leap of faith while working on a painting. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Either way you learn from it. I have redone many paintings. If you've done something once, you can always do it again.
An artists role in society depends on who you ask. Some feel an artist role is to affect social change, some feel its to create new and never before seen works, some feel it is to express deeper personal meaning, and some would argue it should do all three. I have a University education and have taken several workshops from nationally known artists. From a technical standpoint I have learned more from the workshops as well as from books and videos. The University education helped me to understand the reasons and purposes behind the various historical styles and movements.
I think that artists owe it to themselves to make themselves happy in what they do first. If that means creating work to attempts to affect social change, or to create a new art form, etc., more power to them. However, it doesn't have to. If you create work that's simply meant to brighten your world or bring happiness someone else's, it is not any less worthy. Let time decide who makes it to the museums or art history books. For me, I'm content trying to make my next painting better than my last.
"I have seen, and created, paintings where the subject was interesting but poorly executed. And I have seen paintings where the subject was simple and made interesting by the execution of it."
I'm retired from teaching so now my days are what I feel like doing. Usually I'm up between 7 and 8 am have breakfast and coffee, read through newspapers online, check emails and social media and then either go into my studio and work, or go out driving to take photos for reference material, or run errands. My wife is still working so I try and have supper on the table when she gets home. Afterwards I'll either go back in to my studio to paint or mat and frame artwork or I will sit down with my wife to watch a favorite show of ours. When the weather is nice I will head outside to paint rather than go to my studio.
Currently my biggest sales are through local art festivals during the summer months. I have a website maintained by FASO, bholmespaintings.com. The Watercolor Addicts gallery is a second online gallery I'm associated with and I have a few works in the Galena Center for the Arts local gallery located in Galena, IL.
Honorable Mention, Prairie Center for the Arts Plein Air Competition, Schaumburg, IL
Acceptance in to the Art of the Heartland National Juried Show and Competition.
FAV 15% recognition in the FASO Boldbrush Competition for August, September and October.
First Place, Prairie Arts Festival, Schaumburg, IL
Second Place, Art in the Park Festival, Ottawa, IL
Southwest Artists Landscape Award, Art of the Heartland National Juried Show and Competition.
FAV 15% in the FASO Boldbrush Competition for March and May.
Ottawa Art League
Southwest Artists
Illinois Watercolor Society
Transparent Watercolor Society of America
American Watercolor Society
American Impressionists Society
Visit Bob's Watercolour Addicts' Gallery


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Bedbugs on Airplanes! Yes they are! How can you protect yourself?
How to Stay Bed Bug-Free While Flying
Several companies are coming to the rescue with products designed to protect against bed bugs in transit.
- Cover Your Seats Invented by a New York entrepreneur fed up with worrying about bed bugs at the movies, Bug Off seat covers are light stretchable plastic covers that are easy to slip over airplane or movie theater seats. They're light and packable and provide a bug-proof layer between the upholstery and you. You could accomplish the same thing by bringing a box of saran wrap and encasing your seat in plastic, but these seat covers are much easier to use and the fabric is also comfortable to sit on. Several other companies, BedGuard and Seat Defender have also jumped into this market, but I've tried Bug Off covers myself and can attest that they're big enough to go over any airline seat and the strong fabric doesn't rip even on a long flight. At $2.99 they're also not a big investment.
- Bring your own pillow and blanket. In Zane Selkirk's horrific experience, it was the blanket "crawling with bed bugs" that caught her eye. It doesn't have to get that extreme, though, to suggest it's best to beware airline blankets. After all, during last year's H1N1 flu epidemic, many airlines pulled the blankets fearing they could transmit the virus. Pack a travel pillow (inflatable if you're tight for space) and a blanket or pashmina shawl. Or just dress in warm layers instead.
- Plastic Bag Your Carry On Since it's way to easy for bed bugs to slip into your carry on while it's stored under your seat. The best way to prevent this happening is to encase it in a plastic bag, such as a shopping bag or kitchen-sized garbage bag.
- Stop Bed Bugs Before They Get In Your House The real problem with bed bugs isn't when they bite you en route (the bites heal quickly and don't cause any lasting damage), it's when they come home with you and set up housekeeping in your home. The way to keep this from happening is with stringent preventive measures. Don't bring luggage or carry-ons inside your home, but empty them outside and wash clothes and anything else that's washable. A hot dryer will also kill bedbugs, so dry anything you don't want to wash. Put the suitcase and bag itself in a plastic bag and store for two weeks.
see more at: www.forbes.com/sites/melaniehaiken/2011/11/21/bed-bugs-on-airplanes-how-to-fly-bed-bug-free/


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Meet the teams: HyperMed
The HyperMed team is composed of two PhD students and one master student from the University of Bucharest. The aim of the experiment is to investigate the interaction of non-irradiated and laser irradiated medicine solutions with different target surfaces under hypergravity conditions.
Influence of hypergravity on the interaction of medicine solutions
|University of Bucharest
|Endorsing professor
Mihail Lucian Pascu
National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics (NILPRP)
|ELGRA mentor
Ralf Möller
DLR, German Aerospace Center, Cologne
|Ágota Simon, Tatiana Tozar (Alexandru), Alexandru Stoicu
Since multiple drug resistance evolved continuously, the interest in developing new strategies to fight it has significantly increased. Therefore, it became crucial to discover new medicines or to improve the action of the existing ones. The employment of UV laser beams provides a new platform for these requirements, by inducing structural changes at the molecular level of photosensitive non-antibiotics. A proposed method consists in the exposure of medicine solutions to laser radiation, obtaining in this way new photoproducts with possible antimicrobial activities. This is the case of phenothiazines, proposed for this study.
To meet the objective pendant droplets will be generated and the contact angles of sessile drops formed at the liquid-solid-air interface will be measured. In biomedical applications the wetting processes play a decisive role; for this reason the wettability of target surfaces and the accumulation of medicine solutions in them will be studied at different hypergravity levels. Impregnation of these surfaces with such solutions is important in developing new delivery procedures of medicines to target tissues. On the other hand, it has been evidenced that several bacteria can survive and are able to proliferate at high g- and/or low g-levels, thus threatening spacecraft's walls and components. The wettability of such surfaces by non-antibiotic solutions will also be studied under the effect of increased gravity. This should be investigated since the use of medicines is always made after they transit hypergravity conditions at launching and landing.
"Multifunctional medicines" (such as phenothiazines) for cleaning infected surfaces or treating humans may be one major breakthrough of the studies since medicines normally have one use and after interaction with particular laser radiations, they generate photoproducts with other properties and applications with respect to their parent compound(s).


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Insomniac On Sunset Overdrive 2: "We Just Need To Find A Publisher!"
On Twitter, Insomniac's official account responded to a tweet pleading for a sequel to Sunset Overdrive with "We'd love to, we just need to find a publisher!"
Sunset Overdrive was an Xbox One exclusive published by Microsoft in 2014 and was one of the first big single-player titles for the console. The open-world punk title focused heavily on shooting-while-traversing as its main gimmick, but managed to capture a lot of hearts with its unique style and fourth wall-breaking dialogue.
Since then, it has been fairly obvious that Microsoft has not been interested in a sequel, as the game did not break any sales records, so a sequel has always seemed kind of unlikely. The fortunate part is that Insomniac was able to keep the IP rights to the series and could work with another publisher to produce a sequel, something that it seems they're now willing and able to do.
Insomniac is also hard at work with Sony and Marvel on the PlayStation 4 Spider-Man game, scheduled for next year, which bears some similarities to Sunset Overdrive in its freeflowing movement style.
[Source: Insomniac Official Twitter]
Our Take
It is a little frustrating that Microsoft is so focused on games that aren't anything like Sunset Overdrive because there are so few games that are like it. With a lot of high-profile single player game cancellations by the manufacturer, though, it is not surprising they're skittish about a sequel to the niche Sunset Overdrive. Hopefully a publisher takes a chance on it, because the first game had a lot of potential.


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During the week of August 26th, growers of small grains around the country will receive survey forms from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The agency is taking a comprehensive look into the 2019 production and supply of small grains, which include wheat, oats, barley, and rye.
"The small grains industry is an important part of Northeastern agriculture and it is crucial for all involved with the agriculture sector to have accurate data about this key sector of the economy," explained King Whetstone, director of the National Agricultural Statistics Service. "We will contact more than 4,000 producers in Delaware, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania to accurately measure 2019 acreage, yield, and production for small grain crops. The data collected from this survey will also help set small grain acreage, yield, and production estimates at the county level, to be published in December 2019."
NASS will contact survey participants to gather information on their 2019 production and the quantities of whole grains and oilseeds stored on farm. As an alternative to mailing the survey back, and to help save both time and money, growers will have the option to securely respond to the survey online. Farmers who have not responded by August 30, 2019 may receive a phone call or visit from a NASS representative who will help them fill out the survey form.
"NASS safeguards the privacy of all respondents and publishes only county, State and National level data, ensuring that no individual operation or producer can be identified," stated Whetstone. "We recognize that this is a hectic time for farmers and ranchers, but the information they provide helps U.S. agriculture remain viable and capable. I urge them to respond to these surveys and thank them for their time and cooperation," said King Whetstone.
NASS will analyze the survey information and publish the results in a series of USDA reports, including the annual Small Grains Summary and quarterly Grain Stocks reports, both to be released September 30, 2019. Survey data also contribute to NASS's monthly and annual Crop Production reports, and the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board's monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE).
All NASS reports are available online at https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/. For more information call the NASS Northeastern Regional Office at (800) 498-1518.


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There are so many different veils to choose from many different designs and head pieces to suit all types of bridal gowns and dresses! From diamante head bands to flower crowns, bird cages and lace veils and hair pieces! This very helpful link will give you some ideas of what will best suit you for your wedding day!
I am loving the flower crowns and the diamante head pieces! Lace is very in fashion at the moment too! Just remember it needs to match with your dress! xx


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Ely Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
Ely Online recently received an email from tourist Thomas Bewley and he was far from happy with his visit…
'My wife and I are gradually visiting all the cathedral cities of England. I have to tell you how very disappointed we were, apart from the magnificent Cathedral, by our visit March 28-30.
From a limited choice of accommodation we booked a room in a smallish hotel in a quiet part of the city – it was quite simply the worst hotel we have been to in 30 years – extremely shabby, dirty and run down, but not cheap!
The only tea room near the Cathedral was closed down (arriving at 4 and wanting to look round the Cathedral and stained glass museum before it closed we were too late for the cath. refectory) and later there was hardly a restaurant in town. One near the centre was advertised as being open every day but showed no sign of life; not wanting a hotel bar meal we settled in the end for an Indian. Luckily on Tuesday we found the very recently opened Boat House – an oasis in a culinary desert!
Have to do much better, I am afraid.'
Does he have a point?


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Last year, the hate-financed Henry Jackson Society published a report on how to spin away criticism of PREVENT. One of its suggestions was to recast the public surveillance programme as "safeguarding". There has been an amplification of this spin by most government-paid PREVENT practitioners, promoters and careerists since then. This claim both from a historic and conceptual point of view, is woefully inaccurate and a continued demonstration of how the PREVENT industry is deceptively manipulating narratives.
Ignoring History? PREVENT's Discriminatory "Influence Campaign"
As I have explicated in some detail, the counter-productive pre-crime approach to countering terrorism was not based on empirical evidence but the paradigmatically neoconservative military doctrine of pre-emption. McCulloch and Wilson (2015), in their book exploring "pre-crime" intervention state,
"The declaration of the "war on terror" was the catalyst for a more pre-emptive approach to threats."
With the War on Terror aimed at Muslim countries, PREVENT's focus from its very inception has been to control Islam and Muslims through what Ruth Kelly once called the "winning of hearts and minds" – a punch line which inherently denoted propaganda warfare and which usually accompanies hot war. The fundamental difference to normal propaganda warfare during military campaigns and the PREVENT Strategy is that PREVENT is being waged against Britain's own Muslim citizens. In 2007, PREVENT funds were directed to those local authorities in England with 5 per cent or more of their population identifying as Muslim. In other words, funding was allocated based on the number of Muslims as opposed to risk.[1] This discriminatory focus on Muslims has continued through the years, with the Guardian last year reporting that PREVENT was being prioritised to target mainly Muslim areas.


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Date: Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:48 PM
Subject: Week
To: firstname.lastname@example.com
Dear President Hanson,
This week has been a nice transition into my new companionship, and I am starting to get the hang of my mission. Sister Caluyo is a nice addition to our area and she is an amazing person. Sister Judith committed to baptism this week after Sister Caluyo extended a commitment in a way I would have never thought about doing and with the spirit so strong. Sister Judith was an activist against religion in college and she was hesitant in accepting previous commitments for baptism, but has been attending sacrament meetings. The first meeting that Sister Caluyo met Sister Judith she extended the commitment and Sister Judith accepted the date.
Sister Williams is a kind companion she is always looking for ways to serve us. I love them both and I love this area.
I have seen the blessings of staying 100 percent obedient by people we talk to or by the people we teach progression. Although it was a rough couple of first weeks I am now in the swing of things and enjoying every minute of my mission.
Thank You president for you words of encouragement every week.
Sister Bruno


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Those who contribute a lot on this platform can be given an opportunity to have a one-day visit to an organization that works on city planning. On that day, these people can have a chance to see how city planners work and what they really do every day for their jobs.
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