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Thus we see that when organic beings are placed under new and unnatural conditions, and when hybrids are produced by the unnatural crossing of two species, the reproductive system, independently of the general state of health, is affected in a very similar manner. In the one case, the conditions of life have been disturbed, though often in so slight a degree as to be inappreciable by us; in the other case, or that of hybrids, the external conditions have remained the same, but the organisation has been disturbed by two distinct structures and constitutions, including of course the reproductive systems, having been blended into one. For it is scarcely possible that two organisations should be compounded into one, without some disturbance occurring in the development, or periodical action, or mutual relations of the different parts and organs one to another or to the conditions of life. When hybrids are able to breed inter se, they transmit to their offspring from generation to generation the same compounded organisation, and hence we need not be surprised that their sterility, though in some degree variable, does not diminish; it is even apt to increase, this being generally the result, as before explained, of too close interbreeding. The above view of the sterility of hybrids being caused by two constitutions being compounded into one has been strongly maintained by Max Wichura.
It must, however, be owned that we cannot understand, on the above or any other view, several facts with respect to the sterility of hybrids; for instance, the unequal fertility of hybrids produced from reciprocal crosses; or the increased sterility in those hybrids which occasionally and exceptionally resemble closely either pure parent. Nor do I pretend that the foregoing remarks go to the root of the matter: no explanation is offered why an organism, when placed under unnatural conditions, is rendered sterile. All that I have attempted to show is, that in two cases, in some respects allied, sterility is the common result--in the one case from the conditions of life having been disturbed, in the other case from the organisation having been disturbed by two organisations being compounded into one.
A similar parallelism holds good with an allied yet very different class of facts. It is an old and almost universal belief, founded on a considerable body of evidence, which I have elsewhere given, that slight changes in the conditions of life are beneficial to all living things. We see this acted on by farmers and gardeners in their frequent exchanges of seed, tubers, etc., from one soil or climate to another, and back again. During the convalescence of animals, great benefit is derived from almost any change in their habits of life. Again, both with plants and animals, there is the clearest evidence that a cross between individuals of the same species, which differ to a certain extent, gives vigour and fertility to the offspring; and that close interbreeding continued during several generations between the nearest relations, if these be kept under the same conditions of life, almost always leads to decreased size, weakness, or sterility.
Hence it seems that, on the one hand, slight changes in the conditions of life benefit all organic beings, and on the other hand, that slight crosses, that is, crosses between the males and females of the same species, which have been subjected to slightly different conditions, or which have slightly varied, give vigour and fertility to the offspring. But, as we have seen, organic beings long habituated to certain uniform conditions under a state of nature, when subjected, as under confinement, to a considerable change in their conditions, very frequently are rendered more or less sterile; and we know that a cross between two forms that have become widely or specifically different, produce hybrids which are almost always in some degree sterile. I am fully persuaded that this double parallelism is by no means an accident or an illusion. He who is able to explain why the elephant, and a multitude of other animals, are incapable of breeding when kept under only partial confinement in their native country, will be able to explain the primary cause of hybrids being so generally sterile. He will at the same time be able to explain how it is that the races of some of our domesticated animals, which have often been subjected to new and not uniform conditions, are quite fertile together, although they are descended from distinct species, which would probably have been sterile if aboriginally crossed. The above two parallel series of facts seem to be connected together by some common but unknown bond, which is essentially related to the principle of life; this principle, according to Mr. Herbert Spencer, being that life depends on, or consists in, the incessant action and reaction of various forces, which, as throughout nature, are always tending towards an equilibrium; and when this tendency is slightly disturbed by any change, the vital forces gain in power.
This subject may be here briefly discussed, and will be found to throw some light on hybridism. Several plants belonging to distinct orders present two forms, which exist in about equal numbers and which differ in no respect except in their reproductive organs; one form having a long pistil with short stamens, the other a short pistil with long stamens; the two having differently sized pollen-grains. With trimorphic plants there are three forms likewise differing in the lengths of their pistils and stamens, in the size and colour of the pollen-grains, and in some other respects; and as in each of the three forms there are two sets of stamens, the three forms possess altogether six sets of stamens and three kinds of pistils. These organs are so proportioned in length to each other that half the stamens in two of the forms stand on a level with the stigma of the third form. Now I have shown, and the result has been confirmed by other observers, that in order to obtain full fertility with these plants, it is necessary that the stigma of the one form should be fertilised by pollen taken from the stamens of corresponding height in another form. So that with dimorphic species two unions, which may be called legitimate, are fully fertile; and two, which may be called illegitimate, are more or less infertile. With trimorphic species six unions are legitimate, or fully fertile, and twelve are illegitimate, or more or less infertile.
The infertility which may be observed in various dimorphic and trimorphic plants, when they are illegitimately fertilised, that is by pollen taken from stamens not corresponding in height with the pistil, differs much in degree, up to absolute and utter sterility; just in the same manner as occurs in crossing distinct species. As the degree of sterility in the latter case depends in an eminent degree on the conditions of life being more or less favourable, so I have found it with illegitimate unions. It is well known that if pollen of a distinct species be placed on the stigma of a flower, and its own pollen be afterwards, even after a considerable interval of time, placed on the same stigma, its action is so strongly prepotent that it generally annihilates the effect of the foreign pollen; so it is with the pollen of the several forms of the same species, for legitimate pollen is strongly prepotent over illegitimate pollen, when both are placed on the same stigma. I ascertained this by fertilising several flowers, first illegitimately, and twenty-four hours afterwards legitimately, with pollen taken from a peculiarly coloured variety, and all the seedlings were similarly coloured; this shows that the legitimate pollen, though applied twenty-four hours subsequently, had wholly destroyed or prevented the action of the previously applied illegitimate pollen. Again, as in making reciprocal crosses between the same two species, there is occasionally a great difference in the result, so the same thing occurs with trimorphic plants; for instance, the mid-styled form of Lythrum salicaria was illegitimately fertilised with the greatest ease by pollen from the longer stamens of the short-styled form, and yielded many seeds; but the latter form did not yield a single seed when fertilised by the longer stamens of the mid-styled form.


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The 1st testing campaign will take place at CERN 16 - 27 February 2015.
Technical meeting to prepare for the 2015 testing campaign will take place at CERN 5 - 6 November 2014.
EDUSAFE Midterm Review and Technical Meeting will take place at CERN 16 - 20 June 2014.
EDUSAFE Spring School will take place at CERN 3 - 7 March 2014.
EDUSAFE Kick-Off Week will take place at CERN 28 October - 1 November 2013.
EDUSAFE Technical meeting in Italy will take place in Tuscania, Italy 5-8 June 2013.
EDUSAFE's kick-off meeting will be organized at CERN on Monday 17th of September, 2012.The goal of the meeting is to outline the scientific scope of the project and give a short overview of the administrative procedures.
The 1st Supervisory Board will be held as part of the kick-off meeting.
The WP2 is focused on the development of a next generation of VR/AR systems for supporting personnel working in dangerous areas.
The main features required are then reliability, flexibility, portability, and speed, features which are not found all together in the current state of the art systems.
To reach this ambitious task the system will be developed Pivoting on a new hardware concept: the WRM (weighting resistive matrix) developed by Roma2 (figure 1)
Figure 1: WRM building block
This an analog computer based on a special resistive network able to perform at extreme speed a very good approximation of the least square fit between the data and a given hypothetical pattern, transforming the image in terms of probability distributions in the given pattern parametric space (Figure 2).
Figure 2: WRM transforms a test image in the circles parameter space
The original concept of this invention comes from the need for high processing speed in the High Energy Physics experiments trigger systems, able to identify an elementary particle in a few nanoseconds.
An efficient camera pose tracking system based on the exploitation of the WRM for pattern recognition is being developed jointly by Roma2 and EPFL which has a very well established recognition in this field (Figure 3). Both parties will employ 2 ER and 2 ESR (already hired) in key position for this development. The challenge is to submit the state of the art in the pattern recognition techniques to a deep revision to merge them with the features offered by the WRM.
Figure 3: Features matching algorithms through descriptors
A crucial part of the system is the I/O and Wi-Fi communication infrastructure which will ensure the portability of the system. Strong requirements are about the necessity for a large and guaranteed bandwidth to permit real time A/V communication between operator and supervisor and to support a lag-less augmented reality experience. NOCA as responsible of this task will be supported by one ESR position.
At the end of this chain the information stream will be used by the central system, managed by CERN for the generation of the augmented reality content in terms of animations, explanations and artificial highlighting of the relevant elements directly on the see through device. The process logic flow is illustrated in figure 4.


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Wu Jianjun, graduated from Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, has been drawing the attention of many arts lovers in recent years. The series of 'Body Pattern' looks like a human being distorted to a mass of bones, with bright fiery yellow and green colors, audiences are imploded into the most inner feelings of childhood nightmares. Explaining why he chooses this theme, the artist, Wu Jianjun, 42, says 'this series of paintings conjure up images of people who are cooped up in a pressurized society and desire freedom. These exaggerated bodies are representation of the spirits of the human being under various emotional states. They are anxious, frightened, shocked, dismayed, sad and horrified.' The artist is aware of this resonance and seeks to reveal and release these emotions through visual effect.
Wu Jianjun has always been passionate and amazed by the physique of human body. In his paintings, he transforms psychological turmoil onto his canvases, capturing a wide intensity of emotion and facets of the inner life of himself and others. He has always been very interested and intuitive to body language, observing people's posture and gestures for many years, including people with whom he is not familiar. He is one of few of artists who explore human being's inner world through the bodies' perspective. He believes the body reflects the human being's inner world more than the face does.
Chinese contemporary art is becoming bizarre and getting more attention. Artist Wu Jianjun, confines himself to a few bold colors and shapes, leaving many people insecure and uneasy. His painting has raised a lot of collectors' eyebrows.
Graduated from Sichuan Fine Art Institue, Chongqing.
Solo Exhibitions
"Metamorphosis" Wu Jianjun Oil Painting Exhibition, Linda Gallery, Singapore
"Body Pattern"(F.Fine Gallery,Beijing,China)
Selected Exhibitions
The Sichuan Movement' Tour Exhibition (Jakarta National Museum, Indonesia, and Linda Gallery, Singapore)
Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Holland
China Now Now(Canvas International Art Gallery,Amsterdam,Holland )
Five Artists (Art+Shanghai gallery,Shanghai,China)
Treatment GuaSha (Artistic Conception Museum,Chengdu,China)
Three Years in Blue&House Art Center (Blue House Art Center,Chengdu,China)
Guiyang Art Biennale Exhibit 3th (Guiyang Art Museum,Guiyang,China)
Beyond Dimension—Chinese New Painting (Sifang Art Museum,Nanjing,China)
Art Verona '06 (Verona,Italy)
China International Gallery Exposition (Beijing,China)
Winter'05 (Chinese Contemporary Art Gallery,London,England)
Sensus Communis-Korea,China,
Japan Oil Painting Art Exhibition (Korea)
Forever Intriguing (YIBO Gallery,Shanghai,China)
Tu Hongtao & Wu Jianjun (Soka Contemporary Space,Beijing,China)
Blue Artists (Chinese Contemporary Art Gallery,Beijing,China)
18 Contemporary Artists "Living In Chengdu" (Soobin Art Gallery,Singapore)
The Third National Exhibition of Oil Painting (China Art Museum,Beijing,China)
Sichuan Oil Painting Art Exhibition (Sichuan Art Museum,Chengdu,China)
The First Chengdu Exhibition of Oil Painting (Sichuan Art Museum,Chengdu,China)
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Traffic was brought to a standstill this afternoon following two crashes on the A915 Standing Stane Road.
No-one was seriously hurt in either collision though two people had to be cut free from their vehicles.
In the first incident which took place at 1.30 p.m a Toyota Corolla left the road and collided with some trees.
Barely a minute later at the same area there was a crash between a Ford Focus and an Audi.
The road was closed off as police, fire and ambulance attended the scene.
Those who were involved in the collision were taken to the Victoria Hospital where their injuries were described as "non life threatening".
The road remains closed whilst police continue with their enquiries.


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A week ago, on Jan. 14, I decided to become the real me. I'm really excited to let the real me blossom and to get to know her again. Nice to meet you: healthy, active and vibrant Ali!
I've been trying since Jan. 1, 2010 to become the person I want to be. If you look in the archives of this blog, you'll see I've been on and off again at writing about my health journey since the summer of August, 2013.
Before I go on, I must tell you that starting this blog was thanks to a good friend of mine, Susan Kuz (you can find out more about her and how amazing she is at teaching/coaching people and organizations at beingpukka). She encouraged me to share my ideas about eating healthy foods, even though I didn't think I was "good enough" to do so because I hadn't yet achieved my own health goals. Well, I wasn't perfect, and I realized that was ok. Thanks, Susan!
So, feel free to join me on my imperfect journey.
I've learned over years how each of us is on a journey to health, our own customized journey. Even if you're at your perfect weight and feel your health is ideal, you continue on your journey each day, month and year that passes. Health isn't achieved, and then, "Ta da!" we check off that box on our To Do list. Being healthy today doesn't mean you'll be healthy tomorrow unless your journey of seeking health continues.
Ok. Back to the future real me. I have a vision of that person; it isn't about weight and size, but more about lifestyle. By living a lifestyle I see as healthy and most beneficial for me physically and mentally, I will feel good, and as a by-product, naturally lose the extra 40-50 pounds weighing me down. I'll have energy in my body and my mind.
I am 52 years old, and 5' 6". I'm not sure what my ideal weight is, but I feel confident I'll know it when I get there based on how I feel. I look forward to the discovery.
What led to my decision to find the real me? A few things:
- I am close to my highest weight.
- I veered off course the last few months, eating unhealthy food on a regular basis.
- I feel slow, unhealthy and fat.
- My clothes are tight.
- I feel uncomfortable in my own body.
- I felt inspired after listening to a Rich Roll podcast where he interviewed Charlie Jabaley, who lost a whole bunch of weight and turned his life around.
I was inspired by the podcast, but it wasn't the first time I felt determined to seek health. Each time I'm excited by a book, article, video, podcast or conversation, it kick-starts my energy, desires and motivation about things that are important to me.
Who is the Real Me?
- Physically healthy and vibrant
- Mentally strong and energetic
- At an ideal/comfortable weight for my body
That's it. Sounds like something most of us want, but at the same time, it seems impossible to achieve. Of course it's not impossible, but it's challenging. For many of us, life gets in the way. But that's not really true. We allow life to get in the way.
Ok. Here's my plan, 'cause I've got to have a plan.
I need to remind myself every single day about who I want to be. About the person I want to become. I can see her:
- She rises in the morning with energy
- She eats food for fuel and doesn't obsess about food
- She eats real, whole food that is as close to its natural form as possible, most of the time
- She eats a plant-based diet, most of the time
- She consumes alcohol infrequently (once a week or so)
- She exercises for joy, fitness and energy at least 3-5 times a week (walking, running and whatever else feels good)
Ok…so now I know what I want and I know what I want to be doing. What next? This is the wall that many of us run into. HOW CAN I DO THIS?
Let's get back to that inspiration I was talking about for a minute. I'm not saying I feel a little inspiration to eat better and get healthy. I am inspired to make my own personal transformation.
It's beyond making changes. I've tried that. A complete lifestyle overhaul is in order.
Uh oh…there's that fear creeping into the conversation. Did you feel it?
- Fear that it will be difficult
- Fear that I don't really want to live without the unhealthy foods
- Fear that I will fail again
- Fear that I will start something but not finish it all the way through and be consistent
- Fear that I can't do it myself
Wait a minute. Did I just say "can't?
I deeply believe people can accomplish anything they want. I really do, to my core. Within reason. Can I lose 20 pounds in 5 days without cutting off some limbs? Not realistic.
So, if I believe other people can accomplish almost anything they really want, and if that is one of my core beliefs, then of course I can do it. There is no can't. My life is up to me.
How empowering! Let me just soak that in for a minute. I CAN do it. I have the POWER to be the real me! WOW!!
Having true power also means if I don't transform myself, it's because I choose not to. When I'm faced with obstacles, will I choose to push forward to find the real me, or will I give in to the easy, familiar route?
The funny thing is that there are people who don't know what to do to successfully lose weight, get healthy and live an active lifestyle. But I DO know what to do. I know exactly what to do, and it works!
So why don't I do it, consistently? I've tried many times to make a change. I've had some successes.
I think it's the lifestyle. My husband and I spend a lot of our free time together, and we have the same interests. Our energies are focused on "relaxing", whether we do it at home or in a restaurant. It involves food, often wine or martinis and if we're at home, Netflix. Well, that doesn't sound like the healthy energy-filled lifestyle I want, does it?
My husband and I do a lot of talking. We make a lot of "we should" plans. We start and then we fall back into our familiar routine and fizzle out. We lose weight together. We gain weight together.
For true success, I need to decide what I want. I need to want it so bad that even when I'm stressed, or angry or feeling low or when temptations and influences pop up, I still commit to finding the real me.
Like I said, I've had successes before. I lost 14 lbs in two weeks eating real plants without any added crap (sugar, oil, processed food, animal products). With no exercise! I didn't starve myself either. I was eating mashed potatoes almost every day with a yummy plant-based, very low-fat mushroom gravy. The food tasted great! It really worked while I was committed.
In 2017 I was consistently plant-based for 7.5 months. I was very proud of myself during those months, and I thought I had it mastered.
In the summer of 2017 my husband and I did a 15-day water fast. It was difficult, but I learned a lot about my body and about what I want in life. Sure, I dropped over 20 lbs, but that's not a realistic weight loss. My body cleaned out a lot of crap, but I didn't continue afterwards with a healthy diet. I went back to my old ways when I allowed stress to be my master.
A couple of years ago, I ate only raw foods for four weeks. I felt terrific, and I think doing such a cleanse can really help you clean out. It can also be a good kick-start to weight loss, but it's not sustainable.
I've had other successes too; they just didn't stick. Eventually, I fell back into my old ways because I didn't fully commit to transforming myself. I was still hanging on to the lifestyle.
I KNOW WHAT to do. I KNOW I can do it.
It's been a week since I started my personal transformation.
I'm doing well so far! Down a few pounds and I feel terrific. I am sleeping better and already have more energy each day. I feel happier too. Happier because I feel good and because I'm excited about the future.
I FEEL GREAT and can't wait to see how things turn out.
Wish me luck on my journey, and of course, I wish you health and success on your own journey.


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text: Alyssa received her Bachelors degree in psychology and biology from the University of Rochester and her Masters of Science Education from PACE University. She became a certified holistic health coach from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and received her 200 hour RYI certification from Keshava Radha Yoga in 2013. The following year, she pursued her Yoga for 12 Step Recovery (Y12SR) certification and began teaching yoga in drug and alcohol rehabilitation hospitals. Alyssa started taking yoga classes to help deal with the stress of being a NYC high school science teacher. The practice helped her to slow down, breath, and become more present and connected to herself and others. She currently is studying spiritual herbalism at Sacred Vibes Apothecary. Drawing on her skills and knowledge of the human body and mind, she has developed programs that are supported by science, accessible, and easily enjoyed.


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Foster mum jailed for battering toddler to death
A FOSTER mother who battered to death a toddler she was caring for has been jailed for a minimum of 18 years.
Kandyce Downer has been jailed for killing foster child Keegan
Kandyce Downer was sentenced today after being found guilty on Tuesday of killing toddler Keegan Downer, born Shi-Anne, who died in hospital after she collapsed at the family foster home in Birmingham last September.
The tot had been taken to live with relative Downer, a mother of four and full time business student, just eight months before and was described as a "happy" baby.
But a post mortem revealed the toddler had died from a combination of septicaemia, infection, blunt chest trauma, and old head injuries.
It is a horrible tale of callous conduct and at no stage have you showed any remorse
Downer, 34, denied murder and causing or allowing the death of a child but was found guilty of battering the child to death after three hours of jury deliberation.
During sentencing, Mrs Justice Frances Patterson told Downer: "It is a horrible tale of callous conduct and at no stage have you showed any remorse.
"Why you changed from a loving mother to a brutal attacker of a defenceless child is a mystery."
Little Keegan was previously a healthy, little girl
A Serious Case Review is under way following Keegan's death, and the NSPCC has called on the investigation to examine why a Special Guardianship Order was used to place the vulnerable toddler back with her mother.
"Little Keegan did not deserve to be treated so abhorrently in her short life," a spokesman for the charity added.
"We hope this sentence will serve as a warning to deter others who would subject children in their care to such astonishing cruelty."
Keegan's body received more than 153 scars, abrasions and bruises, but Downer never once sought medical help and never registered the child with her GP.
She had also previously and unsuccessfully tried to become the legal guardian of the Keegan's older sister, the court heard on Wednesday.
However, Birmingham City Council later approached Downer to ask if she wanted to take on Keegan herself.
The judge said: "They contacted you to see whether you would be interested in caring for another baby girl, and you indicated a willingness to do so."
Born in March 2014 to a heroin-addict mother, the otherwise healthy little girl was taken into care by social services.
She was then placed with 35-year-old Downer at her family home in Beckbury Road, Weoley Castle, as the legal guardian in January 2015.
But Keegan, described in court as a "healthy and happy baby" collapsed at home shortly before 10am on 5 September last year, just eight months after being put into Downer's care.
Nigel Power QC, prosecuting at Birmingham Crown Court, claimed that instead of calling 999 when she discovered Keegan "was dying or already dead", Downer drove away to dump the child's blood-spotted mattress near a skip.
Kandcye Downer battered little Keegan to death
When she returned she called emergency services telling them: "My daughter is not breathing".
When paramedics arrived, Downer had Keegan lying down on a sofa and told them: "I don't know when she stopped breathing, because I was in the bath."
"The likelihood is that Keegan was already dead when paramedics arrived," Mr Power QC told the jury.
Downer later told a paramedic at hospital she had left the child alone in the morning.
The child also had a "terrible" spiral leg fracture which had gone untreated and had left the girl "deformed" with one leg shorter than the other.
She died from a combination of septicaemia, infection, blunt chest trauma and old head injuries.
In the three months before her death, Keegan was not seen by any independent care professional, including medical staff or social services.
Keegan had several broken bones
Darren Mahon, who was involved in the child's care, told Sky News the toddler was "meeting all of her goals" and "was happy and smiley".
He said: "I feel devastated, heartbroken.
"It's like my heart has split into two. I would never expect Shi-Anne to be hurt the way she has been. It should never have happened.
"I can't understand why. There's no reason for doing that to her. She was not a child who you would even shout at.
"Her smile, her eyes, you just had to look at her beautiful eyes and you knew that she was so happy, they just sort of shone.
"I cant understand why anyone would want to hurt her."
But Downer denied the case against her, telling the jury her eldest son may be to blame for the child's fatal injuries.
She said most of the "day-to-day" care of Keegan was down to her son and three younger children.
At the end of the trial the prosecuting barrister, Nigel Power QC said: "Tragedy is a word overused these days. It's not an overused word for this case."
Detective Inspector Harry Harrison from West Midlands Polcie said: "For somebody, on first appearance, who was an experienced and loving mother and well educated, the only way I can describe what she did to Keegan was barbarbic, inhuman and downright evil."
"We can't figure out why she did it."


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I feel suffocated, absolutely overwhelmed. Not because I'm trapped in an elevator, or because of the stuffy humid air in Alabama, and not even because I'm stuffed under all my blankets trying to ignore the overbearing weight of my responsibilities. I'm suffocated by media, I'm overwhelmed because when I try to escape my own thoughts with a little television or some YouTube, I'm bombarded with ads that say, "You need this, your skin will radiate like the sun, and your face will drip with sweet honey that will lure all your enemies to inevitable death because of how much more beautiful you will be." Okay, so maybe I'm being overdramatic, but between all the drop dead gorgeous models on television, and the amount of ads that tell me this mascara will finally fix my stiff as a board lashes, I get extremely overwhelmed. Don't get me wrong, I love me some good mascara and a poppin' matte liquid lipstick, but when did we get so far in this hole of 'beauty?' When did all we ever start thinking about was the way we look to others?
I've heard like, a bajillion times, that beauty is only skin deep. But what does that mean? That beauty is superficial? That beauty is only what lies on the surface? When did the word beautiful get limited to something so shallow? When did we forget the deeper meaning of what it means to be beautiful?
As many of you know, I'm a beauty enthusiast myself, I have an entire YouTube channel dedicated to makeup, and beauty products, but it's also dedicated to inner beauty. My channel statement says the following:
Hi guys! For a long time I have felt called to the beautiful family that is YouTube. This channel is a safe place to celebrate our differences. As a servant of God, I feel it is crucial to spread His word, His love, and His kindness to those around me. It's time for the now generation to rise up, and not only take over the Nation, but take over the world with our own, original, innovative, and unique ideas. Let's be a channel that YouTube has yet to see, let's not only fill our makeup bags with beauty, but our minds and our soul as well. Let's strive to grow together, to own one another's ideas, and to encourage those around us to chase their dreams.
I'm not trying to toot my own horn by any means. But this is the beauty I want in the world. I crave to see people who are beautiful because of what lies inside of them, because of their hearts and souls. My sweet friends, beauty goes far beyond skin deep. Psalm 139:23 says, "Search me, God, and know my HEART…" God doesn't look at the outward appearance of His children, He looks at the heart.
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In The Fade
Diane Kruger, Denis Moschitto, Numan Acar, Samia Muriel Chancrin, Johannes Krisch, Ulrich Tukur
Director: Fatih Akin
Running Time: 106 minutes
Certificate: 18 - strong bloody images
Country: Germany
Format: 2D
"If it's fair to say that Diane Kruger has been a little understretched, thus far, as a dramatic actress - she has played a lot of muses, sidekicks and sketchy mystery women - all of that is about to change with In the Fade."
-Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph
"It's flawed but powerful, mostly down to a revelatory performance from Diane Kruger."
-Ian Freer, Empire Magazine
"In The Fade is not subtle, a revenge procedural in its way, playing easy political cards - but it is urgent, gripping and, today, so very affecting."
-David Sexton, London Evening Standard
"[Diane Kruger] carries entire scenes of witness testimonies through looks and grimaces alone. It's a masterclass."
-Kevin Maher, Times
"Kruger shows us the depth of the mother's grief as well as her rage, incomprehension and refusal to be consoled."
-Geoffrey Macnab, Independent
"As a whole, this is a really terrific film, and timely, too, with the violent Far Right on the march across Europe."
-Brian Viner, Daily Mail
"It's one of the performances of [Diane Kruger's] career."
-Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, Metro
Katja's life falls apart in the blink of an eye when two neo-Nazis kill her husband and 6-year-old son in a bomb attack. Her quest for justice soon pushes her to the edge as the two suspects stand trial for murder.
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Certificate of Acheivement in Community Studies
After completing this certificate students will be able to:
--practice and analyze democratic civic engagement.
--demonstrate and evaluate relationships between local and national issues, movements, and ideas as they relate to local communities.
--demonstrate a range of skills including: research, documentation, analysis, evaluation, communication, contextualization, teamwork, observation, and cultural competency by relating social science concepts and theories to issues of importance to local communities.
--identify, develop, use, and assess tools and methods for community change and social justice
CMUN 10 Small Group Communication 3 units
SOC 1B Social Problems 3 units
Choose one:
POLS 27/PSYC 27 Contemporary Leadership (3 units)
POLS/PSYC/CMUN/AJ 6 Introduction to Conflict Resolution (3-4 units)
HIST 3 History of California (3 units)
HIST 5 Women's Lives in Early U.S. History (3 units)
HIST 6 Women's Lives in Recent U.S. History (3 units)
HIST 12 Cultural History of the Mexican American (3 units)
Total for Certificate of Achievement in Community Studies: 15-16 UNITS


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You'll get a digital key via email, not a physical product
- Publisher Shining Rock Software
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- Language English
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- Item number 1367
In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland.
The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource. They are born, grow older, work, have children of their own, and eventually die. Keeping them healthy, happy, and well-fed are essential to making your town grow. Building new homes is not enough—there must be enough people to move in and have families of their own.
Banished has no skill trees. Any structure can be built at any time, provided that your people have collected the resources to do so. There is no money. Instead, your hard-earned resources can be bartered away with the arrival of trade vessels. These merchants are the key to adding livestock and annual crops to the townspeople's diet; however, their lengthy trade route comes with the risk of bringing illnesses from abroad.
There are twenty different occupations that the people in the city can perform from farming, hunting, and blacksmithing, to mining, teaching, and healing. No single strategy will succeed for every town. Some resources may be more scarce from one map to the next. The player can choose to replant forests, mine for iron, and quarry for rock, but all these choices require setting aside space into which you cannot expand.
The success or failure of a town depends on the appropriate management of risks and resources.
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French stocks hit a nine-year high on Thursday morning as investors grow confident that Emmanuel Macron will become the next president of France.
But market analysts believe that the CAC 40 has further to go if the centrist and independent candidate wins Sunday's vote.
A Macron victory is the most "market-friendly" scenario, given his pro-European stance, Vincent Juvyns, global market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management, told CNBC over the phone.
He suggested that banking stocks are likely to outperform following a confirmation of Macron's victory.
The sector rallied after the results of the first round with Societe Generale and Credit Agricole rising 10 and 11 percent respectively.
A Macron win would also "open the door to a change in tone at the European Central Bank level," Juvyns added.
If Macron wins against the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, the integrity of the euro zone should be intact. In opposition to Le Pen's policy proposals, Macron wants to strengthen the euro area, which could boost claims that it is time for the ECB to tighten.
Claus Vistesen, chief euro zone economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, told CNBC that if Macron wins, the ECB is likely to change its forward guidance at its June meeting. He said that the ECB could open the door to raising rates before the end of its quantitative easing program.
Vistesen added that there will be a relief rally on Monday, with banking stocks likely to jump, but a Macron win has already been priced in. "I would not be surprised if markets open higher and go down at lunchtime," he said, "I would not be surprised if everything ends the day in red," Vistesen added.
"I would not be surprised if markets open higher and go down at lunchtime," he said, "I would not be surprised if everything ends the day in red," Vistesen added.
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"I don't think that anyone would argue that as a nation Australia will become wealthier over the next 15 years. Australia is well positioned to benefit from the growth of Asia, which represents 50% of the world's population. We have vast resources that will be required by our growing neighbours, and we're at the beginning of the mother of all resources booms."Aside from the fact that resource prices have already slipped substantially from their peaks (spot copper prices are down more than 20%, while iron ore spot prices had fallen to a 22-month low in October) -- growth in resource prices have minimal effect on Australian property prices. About 2% of Australians work in the resources sector, and they are confined to relatively limited parts of the country. Quite simply, increased resource prices will almost certainly not lead to higher rental income, so it will not underpin higher property prices. Yarndey then claimed that:
"On many accounts the average Australian is richer already than people living in most other countries, however some people living in Australia just don't see that and complain and protest."Clearly, doing actual research isn't Yarndey's strong point. Australia's GDP per person in 2010 (according to the IMF) was $US55,672. The United States recorded GDP per capita of $US46,860. However, Australia currently had a median property price of $450,000 compared with the US, which has a median price of $221,000. Australia may seem wealthier because of the housing bubble, but the problem is, sky-high Australian house prices do not represent real wealth. Much like a share in the dotcom in 1999 didn't represent real wealth. Eventually, house prices must return to their intrinsic value -- when that happens, Yardney's mythical claims of Australian wealth will vanish. Yarndey later stated that:
"We must also recognise the opportunity this will give us to boost our declining workforce and in turn, our country's economic well-being through revenue raised from income taxes, as well as new Australians buying goods and services. And yes, that includes property."Exactly how purchasing over-priced property achieves this is unknown. Ironically, part of the reason for the property bubble is government policies such as the first home owner's grant, concessional CGT and negative gearing, which means that property speculators pay a far lower tax rate than ordinary workers. Property spruikers such as Michael Yardney can take some credit for helping inflate Australia's housing bubble. But it's up to Australian property buyers to recognise the difference between price and value.


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Nowadays process technology of large industrial enterprises is predominantly automated. Due to the size and complexity of these systems, control and technology tasks are supported by industrial PCs and PLCs. The Supervisory Control And Data Acquisiton systems and Human-Machine Interfaces enable us to monitor these processes.
The subject of my thesis is designing, implementing and testing PLC and HMI softwares for monitoring and controlling a pharmaceutical factory research center wastewater collection system and integrating a software module developed for energy monitoring.
In the first part of my thesis I demonstrate the functional requirements regarding the system. Secondly, I summarise the most relevant features of the used PLC, HMI and software development environment. Then, I demonstrate a physical model of the process control based on ANSI/ISA 88 standard and I expound how I used some principles of this model in the software development. Finally, I mention some improvement possibilites.


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A Refreshed Korean Language Program and a New Major in Korean Studies
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From 2018 students will be able to take a refreshed major in Korean language and a new major in Korean Studies. For Korean language students the new pathway will be Korean 1-6 followed by two Advanced Korean courses, one on Film and Society and the other on Literature and Media. These two courses will be convened by Professor Hyaeweol Choi. The study of Korean provides students unique insight into both South and North Korea, as well as in-depth knowledge of their cultures, histories and socio-political development. In an era of rapidly increasing connections between Korea and Australia knowledge of Korean offers students the possibility to participate in the growing ties between these countries.
The School is delighted to offer a new full major in Korean Studies, the only major of its kind offered at a university in Australia. The major consists of a wide range of courses on history, politics, society and culture, offering an interdisciplinary and transnational perspective. Taught by renowned scholars from the College of Asia and the Pacific, students of this maj or will gain a nuanced understanding of the past and present of the peninsula, and the ability to critically discuss current affairs related to North and South Korea.
In a further development the School is offering a new Advanced Minor in Korean Language. Designed for students who already possess a high level of competence in Korean, the Advanced Minor consists of four upper level courses. Students will gain advanced language skills as well as a historical and sociocultural understanding of issues facing Korea. This minor is suitable for heritage or background learners of Korean or those who have conducted study of the language to a high level.
Details of the Korean Language major can be found here: https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2018/major/KORE-MAJ
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David began his Graphic Design studies at the University of Lincoln at the age of 16 — then came to East Anglia to complete his Honours Degree and refused to leave. He worked for a number of agencies before teaming up with Ben to launch Naked Marketing. He leads Naked's creative team — inspiring customers and staff by delivering high quality, creative solutions.


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Moscow, IA
28 Jul 2015
|Tue, 28 July: A very short drive...
Today's drive was only 48 miles. We didn't get going till 1020 and drove a short distance to US 6 and then into Carrolville for a stop at Wal*Mart and Costco. We arrived at the Wally parking lot a bit before eleven and disconnected Carpe Dinkum for the short drive to Costco. The Carrolville Costco has inside parking, which will not accommodate our coach.
When we pulled out of the Costco garage we discovered that it was pouring. Nice to be able to load the stuff in the car without getting wet. After returning to Wal*Mart and stowing our Costco purchases in the coach (this time we did get wet) we headed into the store for some Wally victualing. By the time we exited Wal*Mart the rain had stopped.
We reconnected the car and headed east on I 80 to Moscow. Moscow is home to HWH Corporation, manufacturer of our coach's hydraulic systems. Whenever we're in the area we have them check out the system to ensure all is Okey Dokey.
After we got parked we checked in with Ashley, the every smiling service scheduler. She told us she had an opening that afternoon and if we'd pull the coach into an empty bay they could get started. Since our appointment wasn't till tomorrow morning we jumped at the chance to get in early.
Sure enough, they checked the system and declared all is OK. We backed out of the bay and into a 50 ampere courtesy spot next to the building. When we went in to settle our bill they advised us there was no charge... Customer Good Will. Yea!!!
So, tomorrow we can get a start on our drive to Indiana and take two days rather than a brutally long one day. That is good.
Today's run was 48 miles with an overall fuel economy of 6¾ mpg.


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Waterfront Development has announced the new local food, products and experiences for the Summer 2013 season! Feel The Burn is proud to be apart of a such a fantastic group of local businesses and activities. Take a look here to see some of the many wonderful things Halifax Waterfront has to offer this summer!
Keep your eyes and ears open for more news on this years Open City event on Saturday May 11th. I Love Local HFX is hosting open city events all across the Halifax Peninsula that will allow you, your family and friends to explore the great activities and businesses that Halifax has to offer. Last year there were over 90 different businesses and organizations that took part in this great event and this year Feel The Burn is looking to make a mark on the local community by offering a showcase of Elite Volleyball, a free youth training session, and also a free adult training session! Check back here or on the I love Local HFX site for updates and information regarding this event!


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BeSimply…Movement for the Mind {Francoise Netter}
Join 'She' and Francoise Netter…Francoise shares the wisdom from her book, Movement for the Mind. They explore the medicine of dance, movement and unspoken expression.
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"She" arrived at a small boutique in the lower Gibson's, located on the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia. It was a cool and crisp evening and the sun was beginning to set. The store, Costal Creativity, welcomed "She" and "He" in and presented itself as a playful stage for the creations of local artists. As […]


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What Explains the Reductions in Infant and Child Mortality in Matlab, Bangladesh?
Lauren Hale, Stony Brook University, State University of New York (SUNY)
Julie DaVanzo, RAND
Mizanur Rahman, Pathfinder International
Abdur Razzaque, ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research
Infant and child mortality rates have decreased substantially in Matlab, Bangladesh over the last two decades. We use data from the Matlab Demographic Surveillance System on nearly 94,000 singleton live births that occurred between 1987 and 2002 to investigate the extent to which the change in mortality over time can be explained by changes in social characteristics and reproductive behaviors. We estimate Cox Proportional Hazards models for four periods of infancy and childhood. Preliminary results show that changes over time in reproductive patterns and in other social characteristics explain up to 35% of the improvement, but a large percentage in the improvement can't be explained by observable variables over time. In the full paper, we will do a decomposition to assess which specific variables' changes played the largest role in the drop in mortality. We will also assess the extent to which the effects of explanatory variables changes over time.
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I made a celebration card for my oldest daughter who graduated the other night with honors. It has taken a while, but she did it while working a full-time job. I am entering the card in Classy Cards and Such's CCNS07 challenge, a graduate card. My card uses a number of items that Beverly has in her store. The first item is the Swedish Spring Cheery Lynn die which is in yellow. I stamped the word "Celebrate" on it. After placing a flower in the corner, I used another die, Fanciful Flourish, which I cut into various pieces so the scrolls and leaves were where I wanted. She now carries this in a mini which probably is what I really needed here. I guess I will have to order one. On top of the flower is aa little yellow butterfly cut with another Cheery Lynn die. As a final touch I put a little bling around the flower. Classy Cards and Such carries a number of different types of bling in their inventory.
I think my daughter will like the card.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Celebrating Graduation
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Falling Around
A Poem about Travel for the Purposes of Learning and Growing Being Overrated.
Traveled the globe armed with a prayer
Hoping what I needed I would find right there
Turning away, leaving what I loved behind
Hoping to death I would like what I'd find
Amazing how hard it is to run
To realize you are the only one
To lay your feet on another man's land
Falling around just to know where you stand
You can't rise up 'til you've been down
It's not sink or swim it's thrash or drown
I'll want what I get, I'll not get what I want
And gratitude's my only device
Oh I've seen all the faces
Explored all the places
I've done all the things I had to do
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Sunday, 6 December 2009
Top Five Artists of 2010
Now I'm no 'Indie Kid' - I look rediculous wearing sunglasses and I'd probably make Phil Jupitus look good wearing skinny jeans - but here's my top five for two thousand and ten:
5. Wolf Gang
I first heard "King and All of His Men" on NME and thought he was a cross between Ewan McGregor and a modest Robbie Williams (the latter of which I'm aware is an oxymoron). A strong pop act with solid songs to match, if he gets the air play then he's there..
4. Soft Toy Emergency
These guys have got it all: the look, the tunes and the performance. With sessions at the BBC and an album in the making, we can expect to see these break through any time soon
3. The Drums
Who hasn't tipped these for big things? But it's true, the snowball of followers is getting bigger and bigger, and moving faster and faster, and if they keep writing sounds like 'Let's Go Surfing' then they're sure to hit the big time
2. Kasabian
Kasabian? - i hear you question - but they've already released their album? - i hear you answer. Yes, but you wait until they headline everything going next summer and properly replace Oasis as the biggest band in Britain
1. Noel Gallgher
Forget Liam's attempt at Oasis Part Two, Oasis's main songwriter is due an album next year and, given over 15 years experience writing top quality tunes for Oasis, we can expect nothing less than top quality tunes for himself. With this, Noel will earn himself a place with the true British greats of songwriting: Lennon & McCartney, David Bowie, Elton John, and, the great, Andy Abrahams.
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ugh, don't even mention 'indie kids'- badtimes (if you haven't read my blog that would've gone completly over your head, soz.)ReplyDelete
do you really think kasabian could be bigger than oasis?? i know their latest album's amazing, but i'm not sure if they have the same long term value that oasis have/ had, hmmmm.
really like the drums, they're on the nme radar tour too, so they'll undoubtedly aquire more fans there...
noel was always my favourite (and in my eyes/ears) most talented. i can't wait to hear his solo material!
andy a. is one of the best forgotten song writers if you ask me. haha
anyway, i hope you appreciate this comment as i'm on my itouch and it's taken me the best part of 10 mins to type, ha. but i enjoyed reading this post, and like how you've gone against the 'albums of the year' vibes, unlike me, so thought it worthy of a comment. :)
I saw Wolf Gang support Florence and the Machine earlier this year, I thought he was great. I'm going to the NME Awards Tour next February and The Drums are playing, which I'm really looking forward to!ReplyDelete


text: I posted this over at the Duncan forum as I lean towards their tonality, but I would like any info on the subject, really. Feel free to ignore my initial question and just post your setups if you like. I'm new to this setup so any info is good info. I recently acquired a Jackson SL1 that's currently loaded with the stock JB (bridge) and classic stacks (middle and neck). For those unfamiliar, its a maple neck through poplar body with ebony board, so it's fairly bright. It became clear shortly after plugging it in that the bridge pickup was pretty noisy, which was a surprise compared to the singles that usually always have the noise. Turns out that the JB is microphonic, and I have a few choices to rectify the problem. I have a couple other guitars loaded with JB's and they aren't my favorite so I'm leaning towards replacing it. My issue is that I'm not sure if I want to replace the entire set. The classic stacks seem to be a bit underpowered, but they sound really good, and are diverse. My thinking: Wax Pot the JB, and be done with it. Maybe swap in a different magnet? Replace the JB with a Parallel Axis TB, solely on the merits of its looks. How well would they match with the classis stacks? Just overhaul the whole thing, new pickups in every orifice, in which case, what would you recommend? I mainly play heavy stuff, metal and prog nonsense. I've been getting way more into shreddy stuff and lead lines and trebly EQ's seem to be the bane of my tone (hence my dislike of the JB and its tendency to be ice-picky). I do plan on keeping this guitar around standard tuning, maybe a half step down. That makes a pretty big difference as I have a couple BKP's hanging around, but they DO NOT like bright guitars or higher tunings IMO. I suppose I'm looking for something with a big, but tight bottom end, grinding mids, and fairly tame highs. I don't want the highs to be too glassy or round (like a D-sonic or crunch lab, those are a bit too mellow). Maybe I don't know what the hell I want, convince me. I would highly appreciate your help, or at the very least, discuss your own HSS setups and how you use them.


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If you are looking to get off the beaten track and take a trek that borders on an adventure then head to Western Nepal. The far west was historically little more than a gateway or stopping point for pilgrims heading into Tibet and onward to Mount Kailash. That has changed with the newly opened trekking region of Limi Valley which is attracting trekkers for a unique combination of isolation, rugged mountain landscapes and cultural authenticity. It's a restricted area but trekking permits cost on the order of $50 a week much cheaper than the $500 charged in neighboring Dolpo and Mustang. Trekking here can definitely be considered off the beaten track and whatever trekking infrastructure exists is primitive at best. All trekking parties should be self supported and go with a knowledgeable local guide. However, those managing the logistics will be rewarded with an incredible experience.
Western Nepal lies in the rain shadow of Dhaulagiri so the monsoon is relatively light. Snows frequently block passes in the winter so that the best time to trek is from late May to late October. Access to the region is via Nepalganj. Its the largest town in western Nepal and the first stop from Kathmandu. Flights to the more remote airstrips and trekking access points depart from Nepalganj to Simikot (for the Limi Valley Trek), Jumla and Dunai (Both Dolpo Region). Nepalganj at just 160m is relatively hot and being just 6km from the India border is strongly influenced by the cultural of Utter Pradesh. The town is rapidly developing and now hosts several decent hotels. A walk through the old bazaar should not be missed.
The most likely trekking destination here is the newly opened 20 day Limi Valley Trek. The highlight of the trek might be the ancient fortified villages of Janh, Halji but the remote wilderness feel and the mountain scenery cannot be overlooked. The trek itself passes crosses two high passes; Nara La (4580m) and Nyalu La (4990m). The trek starts in Simikot which requires a flight from Kathmandu and then onward to Nepalganj and Simikot. Another possible adventure for those who cant get enough and don't mind roughing it might be what is possibly a month long trek to the base camp of Api Himal. Api, Nampa and Saipal are a string of peaks located in the far west of Nepal and at over 7000m are the tallest peaks in this portion of the Himalaya.
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My Gebirgsjaeger were originally bought to provide a late war German force for the eastern front in order to avoid painting the camouflage smocks that I would need for a contemporaneous company of Heer troops. See the gallery under Vpered Na Berlin or Battle for Liberation.
Here, that late war force has been adapted and expanded to allow for troops that formed part of the German army that invaded Poland in September 1939. The main changes are really to strip away all the later war equipment (Kettenkrads, Maultiers, StuGs etc) and really go back to basics.


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We were in B.C. this past week, visiting my wife's family and decided to give this course a try. I have heard about this course, but every time we travel to Vancouver, usually during the winter time, it's too cold to play. We played the Links course, a tournament going on the resort course. Overall, the course was great and it's a great track nestled into the mountain side. Couldn't get into a real groove during round, but enjoyed the course
· Course is good shape-Greens rolled well, although a little damp as played at 7:30am, we're a bit faster as we finished.
· Very challenging layout. A lot of the holes are not long but the fairways are narrow, and there are a lot of bunkers and hazards. Most of the holes have a water hazard (small creeks or ponds) ...SO Club down and LAY UP
· Very walkable
· Facilities well maintained
· The course doesn't drain well. This is not a real negative but there are parts of the course where my ball was plugged, especially in the fairway's, but again, these are the conditions you have to play with when playing in the northwest
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Do you guys recall the scene from Happy Gilmore where they filmed here? I didn't notice until I was informed prior to teeing off. "Ohhhh yeah, that's right." It's one hell of a drive to get here even from downtown Vancouver. One minute, it looks like you're about to drive into/towards the mountains then you're zooming through farm lands. Local signs that point the way are a bit hard to see so keep your eyes peeled. They have member parking for the elites close to the clubhouse while the regular folks get to walk from a bit further out.
We teed off on a typical gloomy British Columbia type day. However, this didn't feel like I was in the city or remotely close to there. Why? Humidity. It's 6-7am and I feel like I'm back in Thailand. We checked in, grabbed the cart, and headed off to the first hole. Still, no sign of sun. The fairways here are narrow. Warning, you're about to get into target golf country. It's really not that hilly, but not much room to work with. Random streams of water, thick and nasty brush align the roughs, and your average giant tall Canadian trees. Holes# 2-3, trickle of rain begins to drop. Luckily my boy had an extra umbrella for me. He's Canadian, he knows better. I'm from sunny California and I'm in shorts. I'm how would you say at that moment, an ignorant American. Keep playing, nothing is going to stop us.
A hole or two later, it pours. I mean drenches. I must decide, keep myself dry or keep my bag and gear dry since I'll have to pack it up soon to throw it on the plane. It gets rough. A few holes later, the rain eases up. The sky is turning into a lighter shade of gray which was a sign of relief. Keep hacking it up. Rain returns, why thank you for keeping it interesting. I forgot to mention, we were walking with push/pull carts and not riding in the motorized golf carts.
Oh, the rain wasn't just one element that was out of our hands. MOSQUITOES. TONS. OF. THEM. Get your bug sprays ready. I hope you guys loaded up on it. We sprayed, they still came. They started biting through our clothes so don't just spray on your exposed skin. Drench yourself in that lovely chemical like you're showering in it. These little blood suckers are vicious and relentless.
Hey, am I still in Canada or am I really back in Thailand? Really, I felt like I was in my parent's homeland. All was missing was some rice paddy fields surrounding the course and maybe some ox pulling some farm equipment. Everything else was present: the humidity, the rain, the bugs, the mountains in the far distance surrounding us, the thick brushes, and the random water hazards.
Course was difficult for me. Well... it felt like that way anyhow. All those uncontrollable elements plus a challenging new course; it sure did make me feel like a novice golfer all over again. My Canadian pal seems to like it here but then again, he'll take any course because it's not sunny every day for him so he'll play whatever he can get. For me, let me recall all my loveable memories first and I'll give you an answer later.
In terms of this review: date played was mid July 2014
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Nice course for money
Enjoyed it every time I have played there.
Every time I have played there the course has been ìn good condition.
Does get bugs every now and then
Purchase the red hat deal and you get 50% off your green fees. Works out to be a pretty good deal.
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This is quite fancy and FAR resort and country club. We came here to attend my cousin's wedding. We occupied the 3rd floor of the clubhouse. The food was buffet style and fancy - quite delicious too. The golf course and mountain skyline can be seen from the balcony decks and great to take pictures and "selfies". Parking is a bit of a walk if you're not a member. Members get close parking spots while non-members have to part further away. The late evening of the reception, we were notified of bears roaming the premises. That's quite scary, hahaha! Be careful and walk in groups.
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My husband and I got married here in November 2013. Overall we were absolutely floored with the beauty of the entire clubhouse and grounds. We were also mostly happy with the service we received not only on our wedding night but from the time we initially inquired about the location right up to the wedding.
Deanne, our day of coordinator, was outstanding. She was so helpful and listened to our wishes very attentively. She executed our dream wedding beautifully.
Food and drinks were outstanding and all our guests raved on and on about both.
Our only two reasons for not giving this location 5 stars was that we were disappointed that Swaneset changed their food and alcohol menus and increased their prices quite significantly half way through from the time we booked to our wedding date. While they agreed to honour food pricing we booked on they did not honour the alcohol pricing. While we understand that based on the contract that we signed, Swaneset is completely allowed to do so, we found a bit disheartening they would do this. Of course prices go up but you really should raise them from an ongoing booking perspective and not with couples that booked with you months beforehand, especially since they've budgeted on agreed amount prices.
The only other complaint is based on Swaneset's layout. We were told if you have less than 160 guests everyone will be able to see the head table. We had about 150 guests and the two outside tables could not see us at all. We felt very upset by this as we did not know this until the wedding day and it was too late to do anything. I know I was disappointed and would have hated to be a guest in that situation.
Overall our wedding day was amazing and I am glad we chose Swaneset.
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You wouldn't think that San Francisco and the environmentally enlightened Bay Area would be a hotbed of the illegal rhino horn trade, but a South African safari guide is riding into town this weekend to tell otherwise. Oh, and he's pulling a life-size replica of a black rhinoceros behind his bicycle, just to drive the point home—and to raise much-needed funds for rhino conservation groups back home.
Rhino Ride creator Matt Meyer began his nearly 2,000-mile cycling crusade from Blaine, Wash., to San Diego on April 17. He and faux rhino sidekick Lunar will spend time today with students at Larkspur's Redwood High School—one of many educational stops en route—before pedaling across the Golden Gate Bridge at 9 a.m. Saturday for appearances first at Fort Mason and later the San Francisco Zoo.
"I'm looking forward to that," said Meyer, calling from Fairfax on Thursday night. "We're hanging out on the lawn for a couple of hours, and then we'll head to the zoo from noon until 2, where it's World Endangered Wildlife Weekend."
And rhinos, which he calls "chubby gray unicorns," are endangered. One is poached for its horn about every 8 hours, according to Meyer, which could lead to its extinction within a decade. The West Coast, including San Francisco, is partly responsible, he noted.
"China, Hong Kong and Vietnam are the No. 1 consumers and movers of illegal wildlife—including rhino horn, tiger bones, shark fins—but the U.S. is No. 2," Meyer explained. "Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vancouver have huge communities of Chinese and Vietnamese, which includes people who are transporting these illegal products from Africa through North America to Asia."
One recent example (not from S.F., whew!): "There was an art dealer in Beverly Hills who was arrested in possession of 18 rhino horns he was trying to move," Meyer said. "It's a global issue—it's almost as bad as the drug trade and trafficking worldwide."
So what can the non-poaching, rhino-loving person do? "The No. 1 thing is to not buy any product made of a rhino's horn," Meyer said. "The second is to educate people, to tell people what's happening to the rhinos—they don't know that a rhino is being shot three or four times a day, that animals are dying to get them that trinket or the powdered 'medicine' they're snorting. If you tell one person and they tell another, you've already educated twofold."
Opening your billfold would also be helpful. Although his ride is halfway done in terms of mileage, and his reception has been "very warm," he's only raised 20 percent of his $250,000 goal. "Most people who see a life-sized rhino are really cool about it, smiling and waving and want to take photographs … but at the moment, people are very shy on where they are willing to part with a dollar or the cost of a Starbucks card," Meyer said.
All donations will go to South Africa's Care for Wild Africa (the world's largest rhino orphanage and sanctuary), Namibia's Save the Rhino Trust and Kenya's Ol Pejeta Conservancy. If you can't give your dollars in person to Meyer and Lunar—named for the first orphaned rhino rescued by Care for Wild Africa—there's a donation button on rhinoride.org, plus a button to purchase one or more of 500 raffle tickets for a two-week, $20,000-value luxury safari for two in Botswana, South Africa and Zambia for two, donated by Wilderness Safaris, Africa's acclaimed conservation-conscious safari operator.
The costs of the Rhino Ride—such as tents and meals for Meyer and his support vehicle driver—have all been covered by Wilderness and co-sponsor Piper & Heath Travel, a San Diego travel agency specializing in Africa. "No one gets any salary," noted Meyer, adding he is taking six months off work to organize and complete the Rhino Ride.
After San Francisco, the Rhino Ride includes stops in Monterey, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica and Newport Beach, before arriving in San Diego June 15.
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Summary: Web site optimization should not be for the big guys (and girls) only! You can do user experience testing and organic search engine optimization with relatively modest budget. Not doing any of those, simply because you are afraid of their perceived complexity, is the sure way of losing in a competitive market place for both small and medium size business and non-profit organizations and associations.
What about those of us who have small web marketing budgets?
The answer is:
- you can still do web analytics with tools as inexpensive as ClickTracks;
- you can still do user testing on a smaller scale for a couple of hundred dollars;
- you can still have your website marketed on the web naturally, through organic search engine optimization, following the best practices suggested by the main search engines themselves.
Not doing anything to optimize your web site — whether your budget is big or not — is the only way to make sure you do not improve it!
The challenge of applying web site optimization best practices to small businesses and non-profit organizations is a topic of great interest to me and I will be publishing more on the subject later on. Stay tuned!


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BERKELEY—The Women's Antique Vocal Ensemble (WAVE), a well-known member of the Bay Area early music scene, appointed new leaders this fall. Shira Kammen and Phoebe Jevtović Rosquist, who have often collaborated on early music ventures, now share the post of director.
WAVE was founded by Cindy Beitmen in 1999. The 18-member women's choir maintains a busy concert schedule of medieval and Renaissance music around the Bay Area. The group has also performed for the inmates at Santa Rita Jail and in support of the restoration of California missions.
"Singing under our new directors this fall has been very exciting," said Meryl Sacks, WAVE board president. "WAVE is enjoying their energy and new perspectives on vocal technique and musical performance, along with their deep and wide-ranging experience in the performance of early music."
Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Shira Kammen has devoted herself to exploring the worlds of early and traditional music. A long-standing member of the early music groups Ensemble Alcatraz, Project Ars Nova, and Medieval Strings, she has also worked with Sequentia; Hesperion XX; the Boston Camerata; the Balkan group Kitka; the King's Noyse; the Newberry and Folger Consorts; and the Oregon, California, and San Francisco Shakespeare Festivals. She is the founder of Gallimaufry (2014), a vocal ensemble dedicated to performing secular music of the medieval and Renaissance eras. She is also the founder of Class V Music, a group that brings live music to river rafting trips. She has performed in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, Israel, Morocco, Latvia, Russia, and Japan, and on the Colorado, Rogue, Green, Grande Ronde, East Carson, and Klamath Rivers. Shira is an avid music educator and has taught at many summer music workshops and coached students of early music at Yale University, Case Western Reserve University, and the University of Oregon. She has also worked at specialized seminars at the Fondazione Cini in Venice, Italy, and the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Switzerland.
"Working with a women's ensemble holds its own delights," said Kammen. "I've always been interested in being involved with a women's choir such as this, and I'm honored and excited to be working with WAVE. Cindy Beitmen has been a good friend and colleague for many years, and I am honored to be able to help carry on her work and vision and to help WAVE continue to develop musically."
Kammen is very pleased to be sharing the directorship with Phoebe Rosquist, her good friend and colleague. For many years, they have been hiking portions of the Pacific Crest Trail together. "We take Landini and sing on the trail!" Kammen said. "I feel our approaches are well balanced, and I find collaborating in this way particularly stimulating and interesting. I am learning a lot from Phoebe as well as from the singers of WAVE."
Phoebe Jevtović Rosquist's singing spans a repertoire from the medieval to the contemporary, with a specialty in the Baroque era. She has appeared as a soloist with the Waverly Consort, Voices of Music, American Bach Soloists, Musica Angelica, Bach Collegium San Diego, and North Holland Opera. She has collaborated with the medieval ensemble Cançonièr and is a founding member of the Baroque ensemble La Monica. She has performed art songs with celebrated pianist Robert Thies and early music and dance with Italy's visionary Art Monastery Project. Rosquist has also worked as a guest artist with Bologna-based Cappella Artemisia, whose rich repertoire consists of music written by and for nuns. In addition, Rosquist has toured the U.S. and Indonesia with Gamelan X (a Balinese/hybrid world music ensemble) and sung Balkan and folk music with Kitka and VOCO. Rosquist transcribed a book of 17th-century solo songs by Tarquinio Merula for A&R Editions and has recorded for the Naxos, Nonesuch, Delos, Dorian, Decca, and Sony record labels. As a choral conductor, Rosquist has served as an assistant director of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, directed a Gregorian chant choir in Newport Beach, coached music for several Shakespeare plays, and directed the Art Monastery Coro in the U.S. and Italy.
"My first experience with a women's group was at a girls' summer camp when I was about 16," said Rosquist. "We had our meals in a large, resonant hall, and before every meal we would sing a grace. I loved the sound and spirit of all those female voices soaring together in harmony."
Rosquist was also an elementary school choir director for a number of years in both Oakland and Southern California. "I found those experiences so important for learning how to transmit music—a melody—to a group. You must be able to break it down into digestible quantities."
Rosquist has been taking on ever more challenging work as a director. She is enjoying the sustained work of shaping a group that is already good and taking them to a higher level. This is the first time she has shared a directorship. "Shira and I were a tag team with WAVE at first. Although we were working so closely together, we were never directing in the same room. We met between rehearsals to discuss ideas and maintain continuity for the singers. Then in November, we worked together at the WAVE retreat. It was the first time we had observed each other directing a rehearsal, and we both loved seeing what the other does. I learned so much from Shira, and I look forward to our continued collaboration."
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WAVE presents its annual Christmas concert on Friday, December 15, at 8:00, in Berkeley's St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. "The Three Wise Ones" will feature medieval and Renaissance music following the visitors from afar whom we have come to know as the Three Kings. Tickets are $5 to $20 and are available at the door or through Brown Paper Tickets. Call 800-838-3006 for more information. For more information about WAVE, visit http://www.wavewomen.org/.


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Everyone be ready says good luck cat.
We looked far...
And looked wide...
To find the perfect and selected quality fabric.
This just looked good.
The horizon was far in search of...
Another god damn retail experience for all of you!
We are going to put out threads and product of better quality, taste , aesthetic design , and quality once again.
But of course still true and inspired by the BLACKBOOK lifestyle.
MADS B.B. is short for MADS BLACKBOOK.
From now on each collection will be made by a group of people surrounding our lifestyle ; they are the others , the nomads or simply called MADS.
It is easy to make something. It is more difficult to design. And design beautifully.
But leave that to us.
We'll let you do the wearing.


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Amnesty International on Friday accused Cameroon of detaining at least 500 people "like sardines" in overcrowded detention facilities following arbitrary arrests in two English-speaking regions.The human rights watchdog said in a statement that the detainees were arrested when protesting in dozens of towns in Cameroon's Anglophone North-West and South-West regions on October 1.
English speakers in the Central African nation have long complained that they are treated like second-class citizens and that the government makes less money available to them.
|Cameroon Of Mistreating Anglophone Detainees – Amnesty International
According to Amnesty, many people who were injured during the protests were too scared of the security forces to seek medical treatment.
"This mass arrest of protesters, most of whom were acting peacefully, is not only a violation of human rights, but is also likely to be counter-productive," said Amnesty researcher, Ilaria Allegrozzi. Cameroon of mistreating Anglophone detainees – Amnesty International.


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I'm constantly debating with myself whether I want to write more about my favourite beauty items and discoveries. I've recently started getting a little bit more into wearing lip colours after years of avoiding trying out lipstick and balms, not sure why but I always found lip colours to be slightly more high-maintenance than other make-up products (but maybe it's just my usual laziness that made me avoid trying out!)
My recent favourites are Revlon's Just Bitten Kissable balm stains. I find the colours to be more on the natural side which makes it easier for me to wear without too much fuss. This weekend on my trip to the chemists I picked up two new colours- Honey is the one to wear during the day and Romantic a red shade that would be my 'going-out' lip colour. After testing them both I'm happy to say they're great hassle free colours and whilst I had to re-apply them, I found they last for a good few hours without drying up and looking like a mess and I and really enjoyed just having a little bit of colour on my lips.
I also decided to test Sleek makeup's Corrector and Conceal as I very noticeable black circles under my eyes. I chose to go with Sleek's concealer and correcter set after a recommendation from a friend, I never really used a three-steps concealer and correcter so wanted to try out an affordable product to see if I can make it work right and after getting some tips from my friend on how to apply the concealer and use the corrector I was quite satisfied with the result. One of my main worries before trying ii was that I'll end up with white stains under my eyes but with my friend's tips I managed to get it to look natural and it didn't require a lot of fussing and the best thing was that I didn't need to make any corrections during the day, the concealer stayed in place pretty much all day which made me really happy as I was dreading the thought of having to correct and reapply it over and over through the day.