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Come holiday time, there's no shortage of gathering room at Thang N. Le and Amanda Ton's Houston home. Expansive tables in the breakfast and dining rooms work with kitchen barstools and family room seating to accommodate 60 people without strain. All the while, guests bask in natural light, which floods the home through steel-frame French doors and bounces happily off striking gallery-white walls.
Curving balustrades, weighty columns, and a two-story portico make a grand first impression that tells guests they've truly arrived at a very special chateau.
Photography: Julie Soefer
Produced by Donna Talley
Architect: Sullivan, Henry, Oggero & Associates, Inc., 8584 Katy Fwy., Suite 101, Houston, TX 77024; 713/464-0740; shoplans.com.
Interior designer: Marie Flanigan, Marie Flanigan Interiors, 2525 Driscoll St., Houston, TX 77019; 979/574-9686; marieflanigan.com.
Builder: Cade Wiley, Cade Wiley Homes, 1411 Upland Dr., Houston, TX 77043; 713/397-8487; wileyhomes.com.
Landscape designer: Amy Ping, Enchanted Nurseries & Landscapes, 10611 FM 2759, Richmond, TX 77469; 281/937-9449; myenchanted.com.
Grand Exterior
"It was our dream to build a home where our three kids could grow and that we could share with friends and family," Amanda says. "We wanted a home that would be comfortable for us now and down the road when future grandkids visit—someplace we could grow old together in."
Minimal shifts in rooflines and a stucco exterior provide a plainly profiled façade that showcases arched and straight-lined windows and doors and a pair of decorative dormers cued by dormers the couple saw on homes when visiting France.
Bright Living Room
The couple's forever vision—which they articulated to architect John Sullivan, builder Cade Wiley, designer Marie Flanigan, and Amanda's brother, art dealer Quang Bao—included incorporating architectural elements inspired by French designs, such as arched entries and exposed wood beams, that would lend the home a timeless quality. But they didn't want the interiors to feel like a museum.
Positioned adjacent to the spacious foyer, this sitting area is one of the first things people see upon entering the front door. Reclaimed beams and white upholstery fabrics link this space to the family room viewed through arched doorways that also provide egress to the kitchen.
Quiet Mantel
Amanda credits Flanigan with marrying the home's historic features with the couple's desire for streamlined spaces. In the grand entry foyer and adjacent living room—designed as a formal reception area for welcoming guests—chiseled limestone floors introduce old-world dimension in step with the beamed ceilings and arched doorways.
"Metal finishes and grand light fixtures incorporate touches of glamour," Flanigan says. A whimsical curlicue fixture was custom-finished to match the steel doors; graceful chairs sport bronze frames with branchlike motifs; and a contemporary-cool antiqued-brass table wears a lacquered wood top that presents a book-matched grain pattern.
Pretty Details
This artwork depicts a hallway that looks much like the hallway to the right of the fireplace leading to the study and master bedroom, says Amanda: "When we open the doors from our master bathroom, the light spilling into our hallway looks like the light at the end of this hall."
Vivacious Backdrop
Here, and throughout the house, neutral backdrops allow abstract artworks, antiqued and modern metals, and sculptural fixtures to shine. "Each space serves up a welcome dose of minimalism, with every design element playing an essential role," Flanigan says. "No inch of space is wasted, no unnecessary ornaments can be found. There's something appealing and unapologetically sexy about the simplicity."
A vivacious canvas by Alexander Kroll cuts a wow-powered figure in the hallway adjacent to the formal living area. Tantalizing textures—from the velvet-clad sofa and the silk-and-wool Madison Lily rug to a mirror-topped crackled drum table—please the eye without disrupting the peace.
Dining Room
While dining in a restaurant in Guatemala, Amanda took pictures of the restaurant's rocky walls and asked that the look be duplicated in her home. The stacked rocks make natural partners for a cobblestone-style floor created from tumbled slabs of vintage limestone detailed with chiseled edges. Smartly shaped chairs wear blue silk velvet upholstery, antiqued nickel nail head trim, and circular pulls designed for pulling out chairs. The theatrical chandelier made of translucent stone and frosted glass hangs from steel cables suspended from the wood-clad ceiling to form an appealing interplay of rough and refined elements.
Waterfall Countertop
The couple purchased two razed barns to tap into a supply of rough-hewn lumber used for flooring and steps, as well as to clad walls and ceilings. "Ceilings adorned and paneled in the rough-hewn wood beams infuse a raw, rustic vibe into spaces that plays nicely with contemporary furnishings and artwork throughout," Flanigan says. "The reclaimed wood also works with antiqued brass and bronze elements and organic surfaces to add warmth."
White lacquer upper cabinets (custom crafted by Eggersman, a European cabinetmaker) flank an impressive hammered copper range hood treated to look like aged zinc. A substantial island and extra-wide traffic paths make it easy for multiple chefs to work in the kitchen at one time. The island's marble countertop extends beyond the cabinet to create a waterfall edge that creates a breakfast bar with a table-like profile, which houses chrome stools that mirror the shimmer of the formal pendants.
Base cabinets on the range wall and the refrigerator paneling boast a wire-brushed finish simulating rift-sawn oak's horizontal grain; the grays punctuate the room with color and texture, which take the chill off the sleeker lacquered and marble surfaces. The back stairway connects to the garage and a mudroom equipped with lockers. Glass panels enclose stair banisters to provide up-to-the-minute passage.
Breakfast Room
Expansive tables in the breakfast and dining rooms work with kitchen barstools and family room seating to accommodate 60 people at the holidays. In the breakfast room, frosted glass ribbons align to fashion a chandelier with progressive panache. Chosen for their easy-clean leather upholstery, the slim-lined chairs supply transitional silhouettes that bridge new-age and old world design elements.
Gray Study
"We wanted to bring a masculine feel into his study, so we used lots of wood and medium gray paint," says Flanigan, who selected a distinctive desk with an antiqued-brass base and a laminated vellum top. The light fixture wraps a classic candelabra-style light with a futuristic steel structure—a spot-on depiction of this home's refreshing blend of vintage and current design ideas.
Office Space
Reclaimed barn wood boards rustically line formally paneled bookcases that hold collectibles, photos, and references. Leather inlays on the cabinet pulls introduce another natural texture into the mix.
Cozy Family Room
Book-matched slabs of marble fashion a symmetrical pattern on the family room fireplace. Thang requested that contemporary shelves (rather than built-in bookcases) be used to flank the massive fireplace that is equipped with a hearth bench reinforced with steel and clad in marble. A bright orange chair, a cork side table, and an area rug shimmering with noticeable brushstroke patterns supply fashionable forms that warm up the monochromatic gathering place.
Powder Room
The formal powder room walls were paneled and the back wall accommodates inset mirrored tiles, which provide reflective backdrops for mirrored sconces and a vintage French stone sink retrofitted with a steel base. The stone on the floor was chosen for its close resemblance to the sink.
Master Bedroom
Though simply arranged, every room boasts fetching features that partner beautifully with painterly patterned rugs. The formal sitting area houses a custom-carved limestone mantel with a decidedly French feel. Calacatta marble slabs upholster kitchen walls, waterfall over the island, and form a floor-to-ceiling fireplace surround in the family room. Light streams into the breakfast room through tall French doors topped with transoms, highlighting vivid modern paintings. Statuesque objects—including a soaking tub, floating vanities, and a limestone fireplace—comprise an exceptional master suite.
"We wanted the master bedroom to be calm, soothing, but have a grandiose impact," says Flanigan, pointing to the dramatic chandelier, the custom limestone mantel, and the vaulted wood-clad ceiling. Pieced together dyed cowhides fashion a geometric-patterned area rug that plays well with the upholstered bedstead and clean-lined furnishings.
White Bathroom
"I love that every room has its own feel," Amanda says. "We agonized over every little detail, but it was a lot of fun! It is a big house, but when you come in it feels warm, inviting, and elegant. It really is our dream home."
The curvaceous tub was one of the first pieces selected for the home. It sits in front of light-inviting arched window and beneath a triple groin vault ceiling that also spans his-and-her vanities flanking the tub. Three white shaded pendant lights brighten the room's upper reaches and define bathing and prep areas.
Limiting the number of materials creates a cohesive flow and imbues the home with modernity. Waterfall-edge marble countertops and a rift-sawn oak finish subtly tie the master bathroom's floating vanities to surfaces in the kitchen.
Glamorous Closet
Designed to resemble a boutique, Amanda's closet gets shots of color from an Alexander Kroll painting, an over-dyed oushak rug, and her fashion accessories. Glass insets in the top of the perimeter countertop allow views of jewels stowed in the cabinet drawers below. Differently shaped cut crystals seemingly cascading from the ceiling fashion a chandelier that brings on plentiful bling.
Loggia Dining
The outdoor dining area that abuts an alfresco kitchen provides generous seating for daily dinners and more expansive crawfish boils. Retro seats pull up to the bluestone-topped table featuring a natural wood frame.


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PICTURED: Millicent Barnes said that was her who was threatened with a knife and verbally abused
A YOUNG woman who allegedly threatened a mother holding her baby on the London Underground has claimed that she is the victim.
Student Millicent Barnes, who was identified in CCTV Images from the central line, has been accused of verbally abusing a mother and allegedly threatening her with a knife after the baby kicked her. However, she claims that there are inaccuracies in how the story is being reported and that she was the victim of verbal abuse.
Speaking to Mail Online, she said: "I I was not carrying a knife, the mother of the child was the person who threatened me after me being shouted at and verbally assaulted by four members of her family.
(British Transport Police said the woman had come forward and would be interviewed (Photo credit: SWNS)
"Simply because I asked for an apology for the grandfather jamming the pram into my ankle twice. The woman threatened ME with the knife."
Barnes also acknowledged the incident on Twitter, writing: "I may be mad, I may have a temper but if you know me, you know that I would NEVER do that."
In an updated statement released on Saturday, British Transport Police (BTP) said a woman in her 20s contacted the force in response to their appeal over the incident. She will be interviewed in due course, BTP added.
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When I was a kid, my father liked to joke that the vegetables on our dinner plates were rabbit food. "What's this rabbit food doing on here?," he would say with a smile. Anytime I eat a salad plump full of carrots, beets, radishes, and the like, I think fondly of my dad kidding around with us. Putting together the mixture for these seeded crackers, I thought back to those nights and imagined him comparing the batter to a sprinkling of bird seed. Sarah Wilson calls the crackers "Meal-In-A-Biscuit," I assume thanks to the high protein content from the seeds and nut meal, which also give them that great texture and look. Her recipe calls for chia seeds, but those aren't easily found in Berlin, so I swapped in flax meal. The genius here, is you can use whichever seeds and nut meal you have on hand.
They may look like they should adorn your tree as a treat for bluebirds, but these crackers are quite tasty, super easy to make, and remarkably similar to those found at many health food stores. I flavored my batch with a combination of ginger, garlic, and dulse flakes, a dried seaweed, which I steeped for a few minutes in the water to help impart flavor, but you can really mix it up with whatever you'd like. Sarah suggests fresh herbs, and I imagine a mixture of lemon zest and chili pepper would also be delicious. These are great for snacking, for a picnic or hike, or for an hors d'oeuvres for dinner parties. Serve with mashed avocado, nut butter, or dips. I whipped up a batch of zucchini hummus to go with mine—just add roasted zucchini to a basic hummus recipe.
Seeded Crackers, adapted from I Quit Sugar
Yield: Makes 20 long crackers or 40 small crackers
250 milliliters water
2 teaspoons dulse flakes
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ cup sunflower seeds
½ cup sesame seeds
½ cup almond meal
½ cup flaxseed meal
2 teaspoons chia seeds
½ teaspoon salt
Preheat the oven to 150°C. Line a sheet tray with a non-stick baking mat or parchment paper. If using paper, lightly grease.
In a small pot, bring the water up to a simmer. Add the dulse flakes, ginger, and garlic. Steep for 5 minutes. In a mixing bowl, combine the sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, almond meal, flaxseed meal, and chia seeds. Add the liquid and salt and mix together until thick and thoroughly combined. Pour the mixture onto the prepared sheet tray and use the back of a spoon, or a silicon dough scraper, to press down into a thin and even layer.
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You may have seen my post on Saturday regarding my morning misadventure. Well, all was repaired yesterday and the car is back home now. It's suspected that the bottom caliper bolt was under-torqued when the dealer did my brakes, and during braking repeatedly over the last 3 weeks the bolt sheared. Thinking now, I did hear what sounded like a large stone thrown in the wheel well earlier on Saturday...
I posted some of the above a bit earlier today, but I wanted to make it more informative.
Now, what would cause an under-torqued bolt to shear? First a little background on what torquing a bolt actually does:
All metals have at least some elastic properies, meaning they can be stretched or compressed. When you torque a bolt, you are actually ever so slightly streching that bolt. The bolt naturally wants to return to its original length. So, by stretching the bolt, you are applying a clamping force between the bolt and the part the bolt is threaded into as the bolt tries to return to its original length. This clamping force, also known as pre-load, helps prevent the bolt in the bolted assembly from loosening over time due to vibration.
That's great, but what causes a under-torqued bolt to shear? Fatigue
Fatigue failure happens over time as the object in question is repeatedly loaded and unloaded (such as your caliper bolts during braking). This is also known as cyclic loading. Different metals behave differently in regards to fatigue. Steel, for example, will not fail due to fatigue as long as the amount of the applied load is low enough. Aluminum will fail over time due to fatigue, regardless of the amount of load repeatedly applied (low amounts of load will take a while to cause failure, however). An under torqued bolt will see a higher level cyclic loading than a properly torqued bolt (ASM - PDF direct link).
Let's dive into a simple example, provided by the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of the University of Florida. It should be noted that the example is testing tensile (pulling in the direction of the central axis), rather than shear, but the same idea applies.
(A Guide to Fasteners - PDF direct link):
In the example above, two bolts of the same specifications are torqued to 40% and 60% of its Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS, the maximum load the bolt can take along its central axis before failing) respectively, and are both tested in the same manner. The bolt torqued to 40% of its UTS withstood 4,900 testing cycles before failing, while the bolt torqued to 60% of its UTS withstood 6,000,000 testing cycles before failing.
Torquing bolts to the manufacturer's specification is very important!
As for the repair, the bottom caliper slide pin and bolt were replaced on that wheel, and the rest of the job was completely rechecked by the "chief mechanic". The wheel wasn't actually damaged from the brake caliper rubbing against it. Only the finish on inside "barrel" was scratched off (three of the four wheels , including this one, already have the finish peeling off the inner "barrel" anyway).
The morals of this story: don't bring your car to a shop, even a dealer, on a Saturday. Even better, just to the work yourself. And always, always, always, torque a bolt to the proper specification where the manufacturer calls for it!
As an aside, this is my ride for the week. While my '09 is done, I don't have the time this week to go home and get it. Therefore, this '15 Forester I borrowed from my mom will have to do (she agreed to take my car for the week after it was repaired). I've driven it before, but this is the first time I've had it myself for more than a day. First impressions; it's quite nice. In fact, I might actually sort of like it. Look for something resembling a full review later this week.


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Narahdarn the Bat, Australian Legendary Tale
"Not so," he said; "go at once."
Every excuse she could think of, to save herself, she made. But her
excuses were in vain, and Narahdarn only became furious with her for
making them, and, brandishing his boondi, drove her up the tree. She
managed to get her arm in beside her sister's, but there it stuck and
she could not move it. Narahdarn, who was watching her, saw what had
happened and followed her up the tree. Finding he could not pull her
arm out, in spite of her cries, he chopped it off, as he had done her
sister's. After one shriek, as he drove his comebo through her arm, she
was silent. He said, "Come down, and I will chop out the bees' nest."
But she did not answer him, and he saw that she too was dead. Then he
was frightened, and climbed quickly down the gunnyanny tree; taking her
body to the ground with him, he laid it beside her sister's, and
quickly he hurried from the spot, taking no further thought of the
honey. As he neared his camp, two little sisters of his wives ran out
to meet him, thinking their sisters would be with him, and that they
would give them a taste of the honey they knew they had gone out to
get. But to their surprise Narahdarn came alone, and as he drew near to
them they saw his arms were covered with blood. And his face had a
fierce look on it, which frightened them from even asking where their
sisters were. They ran and told their mother that Narahdarn had
returned alone, that he looked fierce and angry, also his arms were
covered with blood. Out went the mother of the Bilbers, and she said,
"Where are my daughters, Narahdarn? Forth went they this morning to
bring home the honey you found. You come back alone. You bring no
honey. Your look is fierce, as of one who fights, and your arms are
covered with blood. Tell me, I say, where are my daughters?"
"Ask me not, Bilber. Ask Wurranunnah the bee, he may know.
Narahdarn the bat knows nothing." And he wrapped himself in a silence
which no questioning could pierce. Leaving him there, before his camp,
the mother of the Bilbers returned to her dardurr and told her tribe
that her daughters were gone, and Narahdarn, their husband, would tell
her nothing of them. But she felt sure he knew their fate, and certain
she was that he had some tale to tell, for his arms were covered with
The chief of her tribe listened to her. When she had finished and
begun to wail for her daughters, whom she thought she would see no
more, he said, "Mother of the Bilbers, your daughters shall be avenged
if aught has happened to them at the hands of Narahdarn. Fresh are his
tracks, and the young men of your tribe shall follow whence they have
come, and finding what Narahdarn has done, swiftly shall they return.
Then shall we hold a corrobboree, and if your daughters fell at his
hand Narahdarn shall be punished."
The mother of the Bilbers said: "Well have you spoken, oh my
relation. Now speed ye the young men lest the rain fall or the dust
blow and the tracks be lost." Then forth went the fleetest footed and
the keenest eyed of the young men of the tribe. Ere long, back they
came to the camp with the news of the fate of the Bilbers.
That night was the corrobboree held. The women sat round in a
half-circle, and chanted a monotonous chant, keeping time by hitting,
some of them, two boomerangs together, and others beating their rolled
up opossum rugs.
Big fires were lit on the edge of the scrub, throwing light on the
dancers as they came dancing out from their camps, painted in all
manner of designs, waywahs round their waists, tufts of feathers in
their hair, and carrying in their hands painted wands. Heading the
procession as the men filed out from the scrub into a cleared space in
front of the women, came Narahdarn. The light of the fires lit up the
tree tops, the dark balahs showed out in fantastic shapes, and weird
indeed was the scene as slowly the men danced round; louder clicked the
boomerangs and louder grew the chanting of the women; higher were the
fires piled, until the flames shot their coloured tongues round the
trunks of the trees and high into the air. One fire was bigger than
all, and towards it the dancers edged Narahdarn; then the voice of the
mother of the Bilbers shrieked in the chanting, high above that of the
other women. As Narahdarn turned from the fire to dance back he found a
wall of men confronting him. These quickly seized him and hurled him
into the madly-leaping fire before him, where he perished in the
flames. And so were the Bilbers avenged.
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18 year old Jayant Darokar was shocked when he found a dead rat inside coconut Chutney served on Tuesday morning.
A student from IIT Delhi said, "By the time I found it many had already eaten the Chutney " Darokar wrote on his Facebook post.
He then informed the mess supervisor and blamed for mistake. He pointed out that even hostel mess was not in good condition and wanted the administration to consider this matter seriously.
Anand Sangwan , the house secretary, Amandeep Singh , the mess secretary of the hostel met with the warden and other officials and discussed the irresponsible behaviour, poor hygiene and infrastructure conditions.
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O.P.P creates AMBER Alert Twitter account
The Ontario Provincial Police launched a Twitter account on Tuesday dedicated to AMBER Alerts in Ontario in an effort to utilize the speed and power of social media.
In a news release posted via their website the O.P.P highlighted how with the power of technology, they'll be able to spread pieces of information to thousands of users in just seconds via their latest social media channel, @OPP_Coordinator.
"With the use of Twitter, an AMBER Alert will travel among thousands of cell phones and electronic devices within seconds," stated the release.
"And with the capability for Twitter subscribers to not only receive but to 'retweet' information, police know that an AMBER Alert announcement can be multiplied to thousands of people fast."
The AMBER Alert was first created in 1996 after 9-year-old Amber Hagerman from Arlington, Texas was kidnapped and murdered. Her community came together over the tragic experience and created the AMBER, (America's Missing Broadcast Emergency Response) Alert, a program that uses highway, radio and broadcast signals to immediately interrupt current programming to inform the public on missing children, their abductors and suspect vehicles.
"The more tools we have available, the greater chance we have to safely recover a child who may be in danger," said O.P.P Deputy Commissioner Brad Blair in the news release. "Through the use of social media we can reach many people quickly; and this is critical during an AMBER Alert activation."
In addition to the Twitter account, the O.P.P has added AMBER Alerts to overhead highway signs. If the motorist is seeking information on the current Alert they can dial 5-1-1, which will provide them with a hands-free, voice-activated service that lists information on the suspect's vehicle and more.


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- Parents are urged to send their children on the reopening day of each term.
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- The principal is empowered to insist on the withdrawal of a child in the interest of the school.
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OREM Utah Valley State women's basketball coach Cathy Nixon was wary of an athletic Cal State Bakersfield team coming into Saturday's home finale.
And she should have been, as the Roadrunners belted the Wolverines by 16 points in late January.
This time around, UVSC managed to contain Cal State Bakersfield with a 94-82 win by doing just one simple thing: Hitting baskets of its own to keep the quick Roadrunners from running in transition.
"I thought we had moments where we were exceptional defensively," Nixon said. "I thought we shut down their individual one-on-one abilities and, as a team, took away what their strengths were."
After the Wolverines (16-9) went up by as much as 18 points in the second half, Cal State Bakersfield (11-15) tried to make it a game again when Tiffany Belt hit a jumper to cut the lead to 11 points with 12:05 left. UVSC responded with a 10-3 spurt.
It wasn't over yet as the Roadrunners came back from yet another 18-point deficit to get within 11 points with 3:53 left in the game. Again, the Wolverines didn't let Cal State Bakersfield any closer.
"We did have some lapses in the second half," Nixon said.
"We made it more difficult for them to pressure up and opened up chances for some other people to score," Nixon said. "We didn't have to rely so heavily on Robyn (Fairbanks)."
Despite a slow start, Fairbanks ended up with 23 points 13 of those coming in the last 15 minutes of the game and 10 rebounds. Three other Wolverines scored in double-figures Sandy Marvin and Julie McMurray put in 17 points each, and senior Susie Cornejo had 11 points in her final home game.
"We've kind of just grown up as a team every year I've been here," Cornejo said of the team improving year after year.
A couple of hot shooting stretches allowed UVSC to get out to a 45-30 lead at the half.
The first 20 minutes saw the Wolverines making jumpers, shooting 54.3 percent from the field in the first half. Meanwhile, Cal State Bakersfield had a tough time even with decent looks in shooting 38.7 percent in the first half.
A run of six straight made shots as part of an 11-0 run turned UVSC's last deficit into a double-digit lead.
The Wolverines ended the season with a perfect 12-0 mark at home.
WEBER STATE 84, SACRAMENTO STATE 58: At Ogden, Caitlin Anderson posted a career-high 26 points as Weber
State cruised to an 84-58 win over Sacramento State on Saturday in the Wildcats' final home game of the 2007-08 season.
The win snaps a three-game losing streak for the Wildcats.
IPFW 71, SOUTHERN UTAH 64: At Cedar City, SUU freshman Caitlyn Sears gave Southern Utah a two-point lead with four seconds remaining in the game, but IPFW answered an ultimately outscored the Thunderbirds in overtime. SUU drops to 6-22 (4-13) on the year with the loss.


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A series of yoga postures designed for practice in a heated room. Based on therapeutic concepts of yoga, the Moksha sequence offers variations for almost every posture, and students are encouraged to choose the option that feels right for them. The focus of this class is structural alignment, stability, breath awareness, and fun! Suitable for all levels.
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This powerful practice dives deep into the Modo sequence and beyond, offering intermediate posture variations, more breathwork, meditation, and an extended savasana.
Everyone is welcome, though new students are encouraged to feel comfortable with the standard Modo Inspired series before trying 2.0.
For those who welcome something a little different every class. Always all levels accessible, challenging and fun. Each teacher crafts a sequence that is sure to keep you moving through a comprehensive range of motion. Classes can vary in length (60 or 75 min) and may have music or not
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Our progressive flow classes are designed to be a cardiovascular workout, linking sets of postures together, which help to keep the heart rate up, and the body working hard. These classes tend to offer a slower variation of a flow class, allowing students to move even more intentionally and with easier breath.
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Similar to progressive flow practiced with ambient heat only. For some folks practicing in a cooler room sharpens the focus on linking breath with movement to generate internal heat.
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Saturday mornings, so great to start the day with a little pick me up! This 60 minute class will include music to help you get your groove on as you rock out an energizing hatha or stimulating flow class, guaranteed to set you up nicely for the rest of the days activities.
This class starts with the strengthening and breath awareness of a Moksha Yoga class and ends with the calm relaxation of a Yin class.
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SAN DIEGO – San Diego Gas & Electric Thursday announced a 20-year agreement that will result in one-quarter of its renewable energy coming from windmills in Imperial County.
Enough juice from the Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility will be delivered over the Sunrise Powerlink transmission lines to provide electricity to 130,000 customers, according to SDG&E.
The facility will be built by San Francisco-based Pattern Energy on a 15,000-acre site 25 miles west of El Centro, said Jennifer Ramp of SDG&E.
With the contracts signed so far, 600 megawatts of energy transmitted to San Diego via Sunrise Powerlink will be generated by wind or solar power. The company is working on getting the remaining 400 megawatts to come from renewable sources, too, Ramp said.
"We've been working diligently to fill the Powerlink with renewable energy," she said.
Construction began on Sunrise Powerlink late last year following stiff opposition from environmentalists and residents of San Diego's back country, who said that rather than renewable energy, the lines would carry electricity generated by coal-fired plants in Mexico.
Ramp estimated completion of the transmission line in the middle of next year.
The Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility is scheduled for completion at the end of 2012, she said.
The deal between the two companies requires approval from the California Public Utilities Commission.
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Northern Territory Minister for Primary Industry and Resources Ken Vowles
Territory Waterways Protected From Cross-River Barra Netting
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Territorians deserve a government that listens and acts, as the Gunner Northern Territory Government has done by changing the Northern Territory Barramundi Fishery Management Plan.
Minister for Primary Industry and Resources, Ken Vowles, said that with the support of the fishing community, the Plan has been updated to improve regulations regarding professional barramundi nets.
"Fishing is important to the Territory economy and lifestyle, and the Northern Territory Government is investing $50 Million in the recreational fishing sector." Minister Vowles said.
"We want people to enjoy fishing in the Territory. That means providing access, which is why it is an offence to block waterways by setting barramundi nets across more than 50 % of their width. However, it became clear last year a loophole in regulations meant some rivers were excluded from this rule. We have closed that loophole."
Northern Territory Seafood Council CEO Katherine Winchester said the professional fishing industry was behind the move.
"Professional fishers fish Northern Territory waterways responsibly and care for the long-term sustainability of our fisheries, hence their involvement in and support of this change," Ms. Winchester said.
Amateur Fishermen's Association of the NT (AFANT) Executive Officer David Ciaravolo said common sense had prevailed.
"This change brings regulations into line with community expectations and is an example of how a range of stakeholders can get together to come up with a solution." Mr. Ciaravolo said.
Others supportive of the move include the Barramundi Licensee Committee, Northern Territory Guided Fishing Industry Association and Northern Land Council.
Minister Vowles said the change had taken place in time for the start of the 2018 professional barramundi season.
"We responded quickly to calls for change and, from February 1, this law now applies to all Territory waterways open to the commercial Barramundi Fishery." Minister Vowles said.


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Devon's 'red county' description is attributed to the local red soils which are restricted to this region of the county. The New Red Sandstone deposits, up to 1100m thick, were laid throughout the Permian period, from 280 million years ago (shortly after the granite intrusion of Dartmoor) to the beginning of the Triassic period some 240 million years ago. Devon was semi-arid with a very hot climate, large sand storms and rare flash-floods would blow and wash material rich in ferric oxide (which gives the red colour) off the mountains of central Devon into valleys and flood plains stretching from Tiverton to Torbay. In geological terms the red cliffs of Dawlish and E Devon are best described as "Aeolian and fluvial sands with some interbedded bressia beds…mainly of quartzite and aureole fragments." They are apparently the best-exposed non-marine Permian rocks in W Europe.
Since 240 million years ago the World changed dramatically, continents broke up, the North Atlantic began to form and what is now Britain began to move north. Sea-levels rose inundating what is now Dawlish Warren for most of the time, leaving Cornwall and W Devon as an island.
For the last few hundred thousand years the climate here changed from mostly tropical to alternating glacial and interglacial periods. Sea levels have risen and fallen, flooding and exposing this area. A reflection of this sea-level range is gained from a quote by Durrance & Laming, "The Exe has two sets of buried channels: an older rock-cut, gravel-filled feature descending to below –50mOD and a younger set cut in both bedrock and gravels…to a level of –30mOD…[which] continues southward off Torbay to a level of at least –46mOD after receiving the buried channel of the Teign as a tributary."
Dawlish Warren was created during the present interglacial period, only about 7000 years ago by post-glacial sea-rises, which attained roughly present levels 5000 years ago. The Exe from Topsham, which once ran to a coast nearly 20 miles away, now enters the open sea under 5 miles away where at Dawlish Warren the currents of longshore drift and estuarine tidal processes form sandspits, bars and flats. The Outer Warren and intertidal sandbars are in a state of 'dynamic equilibrium' whereby material is constantly shifting within the local realms of Dawlish Bay, but the trend in recent centuries has seen a gradual erosion of the spit, and Warren Point has periodically disappeared or even become a detached island. Over the last 250 years the spit has reduced from 250m to only 50m wide.
The more recent history has been heavily influenced by man, concern over flood defence in the mid 1940s saw the central tidal creek (Greenland Lake), which separated the mobile Outer Warren from the stable Inner Warren, filled in by the Water Board. A gabion-backbone, which stretches throughout the length of the spit under the dune-ridge, was installed to prevent further sea breaches in the early 1970s, when 17 beach groynes were placed every 100m to impede long-shore drift. Severe storms encouraged the construction in 1992 of improved seawall defences, including the 'hard-engineered rock-armour' which protects the base of the spit and the railway main line. Despite the best efforts to preserve the spit, climate change and rising sea levels may cause the eventual demise of the terrestrial habitats here sometime late in the 21st century.
Durrance, E & Laming, D.J.C. 1982. The Geology of Devon. University of Exeter.


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Earlier this week, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, better known as COSO, released proposed changes to its 2004 Enterprise Risk Management – Integrated Framework. Comments are due Sept. 30.
The proposal is both an update that recognizes changes in the environment since the original ERM framework was published, and a substantive revision. COSO explicitly outlines a principles-based structure for ERM, consisting of five overarching components and 23 principles falling therein. There is also an expanded discussion of board oversight responsibilities in addition to those of management.
COSO, a private-sector organization that issues guidance and thought leadership on fraud deterrence, internal control, and ERM, is best known for its 10-year studies of fraudulent financial reporting and its two frameworks: the 2004 ERM framework and the Internal Control – Integrated Framework, which was last updated in 2013.
Although there is no regulatory requirement for a public assertion of the effectiveness of ERM, the latest proposal includes a discussion about using the framework to assess ERM. COSO's member organizations include the American Accounting Association, the American Institute of CPAs, Financial Executives International, the Institute of Internal Auditors, and the Institute of Management Accountants.
Definitions of risk, ERM
COSO's proposed ERM update provides a helpful glossary of terms, which are hyperlinked within related text in the proposed ERM framework. Here are the updated definitions of risk and ERM:
Risk: The possibility that events will occur and affect the achievement of strategy and business objectives.
Enterprise risk management: The culture, capabilities, and practices, integrated with strategy-setting and its execution, that organizations rely on to manage risk in creating, preserving, and realizing value.
I would strongly caution preparers, auditors, board members, and others to carefully read the complete Exposure Draft of the proposed ERM framework to understand the full breadth of what COSO says ERM could and should do.
For example, the Introductory section of the Exposure Draft, entitled "Applying the Framework, Putting it in Context," which precedes the formal framework, states in paragraph 18:
"Enterprise risk management focuses on managing risks to reduce the likelihood that an event will occur, and on managing the impact when one does occur. 'Managing the impact' may require an organization to adapt as circumstances dictate. In some extreme cases, this may include implementing a crisis management plan."
Principles-based framework follows that of Internal Control
COSO's updated ERM framework follows a principles-and-components-based structure, a model incorporated in its 2013 internal control update. There are five components, supported by 23 principles.
Risk, Governance and Culture
Risk, Strategy and Objective-Setting
Risk in Execution
Risk Information, Communication and Reporting
Monitoring Risk Management Performance
Although COSO generally does not require "checklists," to satisfy its requirements (in the case of ERM, not "requirements." per se), the list above provides a starting point for determining if ERM is effective.
Could ERM assertion become mandatory?
It is not a surprise that among the frequently asked questions about this COSO project are whether COSO's ERM framework is mandatory (no, it is not, says COSO) or whether it was written for a specific regulation or regulatory body (no, says COSO). However, it is likely COSO had the possible use of its ERM framework as a reference point for any possible future regulation that could require an assertion of the effectiveness of ERM, akin to the SEC and PCAOB rules requiring management's and the auditor's assertions of the effectiveness of internal control over external financial reporting.
In fact, COSO devotes the entirety of page 24 in its proposal to the topic of Assessing Enterprise Risk Management, which says in part:
During an assessment, the organization may consider whether:
The three points above, setting forth key points in assessing effectiveness of ERM, will feel like déjà vu to companies, auditors, and boards of directors that are already well-immersed in COSO's updated internal control framework, also known as "COSO 2013."
Curiously, the SEC and PCAOB are not listed among the "observers" on this COSO project (although the FDIC and GAO are); the SEC and PCAOB were observers on COSO's projects over the past 10 years relating to COSO's internal control framework. Although the SEC and PCAOB decided to sit this one out, they are no doubt following the project with interest.
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Yesterday I completely finished my customized wax seal email signature for Gmail. it took me around 2-3 hours to complete the project because I still have to understand the new 3D platform I am looking forward to using.
I haven't told you yet that I love this art so much but I haven't really done it in real life. Since I am a full interactive geek, then I used my abilities to recreate one. After many years I still haven't decided on the ReshaDollyPrincess logo and I don't want to rush since my logo concept should have a deeper meaning and must be done with a purpose, in the meantime this will do.
I also updated my blog's favicon for this. It's cuter than expected and looked realistic. I did not expect I could do it and I was really happy with the outcome.
I was left no choice but to try a new platform program because I was using a laptop that can only cater that program only. It was rewarding though and I felt fulfilled right after the project.
I tested it out by sending my self some emails but I would really like to test it out with others and see results. If you have felt the same thrilling feeling of sending some emails to friends because you wanna show them something cool and very excitedly want to do so, i exactly relate.
Initially, the wax was perfectly rounded shape, but it did not look realistic at all so I had to make some changes on the right side to make it look irregular which made it perfect. See? Not all imperfections are ugly, they are the ones that actually make it perfect!
The biggest struggle was finding a logo but since I decides not to rush into making a logo yet, I had used the first letter of my blog temporarily.
I also tried experimenting with different colors available but its the pink one that captures my heart.
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Creative Scan-and-Draw Color-Changing Pen Design
Any artist or designer who works with color knows that the best inspiration and perfect coloration can often be found in real-life objects all around us. What if you could take your trusty drawing pen and simply scan any color you want and then turn around and draw with it? This innovative pen design by Jin Sun Park allows you to do just that. Next step? A complete texture selector and replicator?


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The resume writing is an art and you need to learn the important skills if you want to master this art. There are many resume writers that are providing their services all over the world. So, you can use their services to write a persuasive resume. The moms that have to stay away from the professional world may find it difficult to write a persuasive resume to get a job. We recommend that these moms should take help from http://www.helpinthecity.com/ so that they may find the perfect resume according to their current skills.
It is a sad reality of our world that the moms have to sacrifice their professional life for a few years after the birth of their child. Thus, they stay away from the professional world and there are many things that disappear from their mind. And when they want to get back to the professional world, they face a lot of difficulties in landing a job. The major problem that many moms face is that they do not receive a call from the employers after submitting their resume.
So, the problem is with their resume writing style. If they consider making some changes to their resume writing style, they'd most probably receive multiple calls from different employers after submitting their resume. We are going to describe some interesting resume writing tips in this article. And we are sure that the moms would now be able to write a convincing resume.
Mention the skills
Your skills are very important when you are looking to get a job. You need to mention your skills clearly so that the employer may decide that whether they should call you or not. The details about the skills should also be mentioned in the resume. Thus, the employer would determine that how well you are going to perform in their company.
Your previous experience
Although you have taken a break due to your child's birth, your previous experience is still very valuable. So, you can simply mention your previous experience in the resume so that you may qualify for the job interview. Once you have received an interview, you can convince the interviewer about why you are the right match for the job.
The new skills you have learned
There are some moms that do not leave the professional world even when they are bringing up their child. They regularly focus on growing their professional skills. So, if you have learned some new skills during this time, you should share information about those skills so that the recruiter may understand that you are very serious about your professional career.


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After scoring the goal that launched a plethora of teddy bears, Kale Kessy has been recalled from the Bakersfield Condors to be placed with the Oklahoma City Barons. My love of this kid is quite well known, but this is an opportunity for Kessy to skate like he's never skated before. With Curtis Hamilton playing in the third line winger role, Kessy will probably squeeze in on the opposite wing (or more likely) head to the fourth line.
Steve MacIntyre? Ben Eager? Who is going to Edmonton? My bet is on Anton Lander or maybe Roman Horak. With Boyd Gordon having leg/back/knuckle trouble, the need for a depth centerman is now. I like Horak's chances. He's earned it, he's potentially better than a guy like Will Acton, and he is new to the organization – three things that the Oilers no doubt realize (right?) This doesn't mean that Eager or MacIntyre aren't gimpy or something. That could very well be why Kessy is coming in, but it still doesn't change the status of Gordon. Things. They are happening.
Speaking of "going to Edmonton", Ty Rimmer tweets this today:
Very excited to be joining @okcbarons
— Ty Rimmer (@Rimms35) December 2, 2013
With Ilya Bryzgalov injured in yesterday's victory against the Stars, Jason LaBarbera is the logical choice. He's played very well for OKC despite not winning consistently. Likewise, Laurent Brossoit has been solid, and he will probably go number one. Rimmer joins the Barons, which means that Tyler Bunz gets overlooked, and I hate that. Nonetheless, some important moves forming, all with two or three levels of trickle-down effect.


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What's the Story?
Why is it that when someone asks me what I'm writing about I end up sounding like a teenage girl describing her crush? "Oh it's totally cool, the story, I just like, totally love it and it's, like, totally important to me..."
Good grief. I hear the words coming out of my mouth and I want to stab myself in the eye with the business end of a #2 pencil. Probably best if people just don't ask. Unless of course those people are Joss Whedon. Then ask. PLEASE.


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I'm considering CityDesk for a weblog. Can CityDesk create archives, listing the past postings that appeared each week? It's not clear whether the looping functionality supports that kind of aggregation.
Jared Levy
Try this:
I use CityDesk for my weblog and it has all the normal functionality a weblog has. Archives and so on. Unfortunately the content is still pretty tedious but that's not CityDesk's fault.
John C
If you want to see another CityDesk weblog, have a look at mine:
Darren Collins
Since we're sharing, here's mine: http://www.newcompanion.com/
Pete Riis
If you're interested I wrote a little app that spits out html for a month calendar (as featured on my site) when you give it the magic names of the permalinks to the articles (and the prev/next month). Saves on a bit of grunt work if you're into blogging and cuts down on manual html editing.
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Today, he spoke there amid rioting by Muslims determined to silence
him. Police, not surprisingly, did little to stop the rioters, focusing
more on the Britons who were there to defend the freedom of speech.
Robinson read the speech that Martin Sellner, the Austrian free speech
activist, had intended to deliver about threats to the freedom of
speech, but was banned from entering the country. Britain has recently
banned Sellner, Brittany Pettibone, Lauren Southern, and Lutz Bachmann,
all for the crime of opposing jihad terror and Sharia oppression, and of
course has previously banned Pamela Geller and me for the same offense.
This petty authoritarianism is the act of a society in its death
throes. The May government is bowing to the new masters of Britain, who
support Sharia blasphemy restrictions, and handing them the leadership
of the country. Theresa May will go down in British history, if there
are any free Britons in future generations, as the most venal, banal and
self-serving of traitors, but a traitor and betrayer of her nation
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|£12.00 - £15.50 per hour
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|Contact Name:
|Michael Hartley
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|October 05, 2018 09:20
Job Description
Credit Controller - Contract - Inside IR35 - Central London - Up to £15.50p/h
Our leading public sector client is looking for a credit controller to come on board until the end of November on a contract basis.
Job Summary
- To provide a professional and effective credit control/cash collection service on assigned accounts and customers.
- Ensure all monies due are promptly and efficiently collected, in line with DSO targets, and all customer complaints and queries are logged and resolved.
- Ensure that appropriate reports are run and produced and that accounts are reconciled as per the departmental procedures.
- To attend court hearings and be involved in litigation procedures.
- The post holder will have experience in response in query resolution and report preparation
The allocation of accounts and customers will be made by the Income Manager and may be changed on either a short or long-term basis as service needs require.
Credit Controller - Contract - Inside IR35 - Central London
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I have been toying with the idea of doing a set of decent basic SEO tips for some time and I'm finally going to take time to write a series of top five tips. These aren't advanced techniques by any stretch of the imagination, but some basic ideas to help folks with their own small site and are looking for… Read more →
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I was describing the other day to a perspective client the ins and outs of a link building strategy and how it should fit into your overall plan in terms of improving the search visibility of your website. Google has for many years been very clear on the idea that selling links is a bad thing to do and those… Read more →
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Does Google still hold the principle of not doing evil dear? those of us who have wanted for some time to believe that as Google grows more and more powerful it will use its power over modern media for good, rather than evil. Two things have happened recently that made my inclination shift and made me start to doubt more… Read more →
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I had a strange conversation a few weeks ago with a friend. He had attended an online marketing conference and one of the speakers, who was the head of a huge online travel business, took to the stage and began to address the collective audience on the strategy the business had used in the previous year. We've all been there;… Read more →
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An LGBT activist group claims that when Congress adopted Title IX in 1972, banning sex discrimination in schools, lawmakers had in mind that mentally ill boys whose imaginations & delusions tell them they are girls should be allowed to use girls restrooms and showers.
The claim by GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, was prompted by the Education Department's announcement that it is not investigating complaints by students barred from using facilities of the opposite sex, reversing an Obama administration policy.
The Trump administration has argued that Title IX does not address "gender identity."
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GLSEN argued that "multiple federal and district courts throughout the U.S. have made it clear that discriminating against a person based on their gender identity is, at its core, sex discrimination."
"Legal experts have been clear, regardless of the Department of Education's unwillingness to protect students, transgender students still have rights and legal recourse under Title IX," the group insisted.
GLSEN contended the Department of Education is guilty of a "betrayal of transgender youths."
GLSEN spokeswoman Eliza Byard said the new policy from the Office for Civil Rights, confirmed by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, was "hurting transgender students in concrete and far-reaching ways."
The GLSEN statement, however, did not mention the privacy rights of other other students, such as girls who may object to having a boy shower with them.
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Instead, the organization claims DeVos "has no desire to protect [a transgender 6-year-old] or the thousands like her."
GLSEN said that if the federal government is unwilling to give special rights to the transgender minority at the expense of the majority, states and local districts must step up.
The group said it has "model laws and policies" ready for schools and states to adopt.
O4A News reported that while the Trump administration reversed Obama's transgender-bathroom policy one year ago, it apparently was a surprise to many media outlets that the government was no longer investigating complaints.
The issue has played out in courts, with varying results. Parent organizations have charged that allowing females to use showers designated for males, or vice versa, violates the privacy rights of other students.
O4A News also reported when the Trump administration argued that Obama's guidance documents "did not contain extensive legal analysis or explain how the position is consistent with the express language of Title IX, nor did they undergo any formal public process."
The move by the Trump administration left schools responsible for handling the needs of transgender students on a case-by-case basis.
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A little about me, but first something about the name Black Pineapple. The Black Pineapple is the National Fruit of Antigua and Barbuda, and so called because it is ripe and ready to eat while the skin is still dark green, it also sit's at the top of the country's coat of arms, the name was chosen for the small but very beautiful Islands.
Cooking has always been a part of my life, over the years it has become more of a request from friends, family and colleagues to what will I be baking for the next of up and coming party or gathering as I try to make something different for all to taste, now taking my fun loving hobby to the next level, starting with these delicious cupcakes.
There will be all sorts of dishes shown on my blog not just cakes, but baking cakes is the main thing I do.
If you are inspired or have questions or suggestion feel free to message me.
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Looking to sell a house fast? Home sales can be quick and easy, or slow and painful. Online "guidance" on selling property fast is flat out wrong. Articles talk about upgrades, curb appeal, hiring real estate agents, professional photography. Any of that sound like you will be closing in two weeks? This advice will delay … Continued


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Welcome to Palm Cove! Palm cove is located on the Northern Beaches, just 25 minutes north of Cairns City. Palm Cove offers visitors a relaxed village lifestyle, this is the ideal getaway for couples and families who want to enjoy the beauty of a beach holiday, but still be within easy access of all the excitement and attractions that the Far North has to offer. Williams Esplanade is the main hub, lined with clusters of beautiful paperbark trees that many of the resorts have been built around. On one side you will find classy resorts, restaurants, boutique shopping and cafes, on the other is picture postcard views of pristine beaches, palm tree lined footpaths, Double Island, the Coral Sea and beyond.
Dining Dining in Palm Cove is a magical experience in this picture perfect location. You will find superb restaurants and cafes situated along Williams Esplanade with views out to the Coral Sea. Choose from informal casual dining to romantic elegant beachside dining. Palm Cove Restaurants. Our top picks are Casmar Cafe Bar – this dining hot spot is the only eatery in Palm Cove that has balcony dining. Specialising in seafood and modern Australian cuisine. Far Horizons Restaurant is located at the Angsana Resort and Spa (the only resort with absolute beach frontage). This restaurant has been listed in Gourmet Traveller Top 200 Restaurants in Australia. On Friday and Saturday nights there is live music in the cocktail bar, and the restaurant sometimes sets up dining on the grass among the palm trees beside the beach. Il Forno Restaurant & Pizzeria is well known by the locals for the best pizzas in North Queensland! Every pizza fan who visits Palm Cove must visit this restaurant. Bookings are recommended.
The Spa Capital Palm Cove is the ultimate retreat for the avid spa enthusiast, renowned as the "Spa Capital of Australia,"Great Barrier Reef Palm Cove boasts a wide range of international award winning wellness spas along with massage, hair and beauty and body specialists. If you have never had a spa experience now is your chance, as a spa treatment is a 'must do' activity in Palm Cove. Start your holiday in total relaxation.
Activities Palm Cove is easily accessible to the many amazing day tour options the Cairns region is famous for – from the Great Barrier Reef to Cape Tribulation & The Daintree Rainforest. Locally, why not take a paddle in a sea kayak around Double Island? These tours depart from Palm Cove Jetty year round and cater for those seeking a peaceful paddle or a bit of adventure. Most often you will encounter with dolphins, turtles and other spectacular marine life.daintree river The Palm cove jetty is one of the regions most popular fishing spots where anglers regularly catch species such as mackerel, Giant Trevally or "G.T's" and shark. Take the family for a round of golf at the Palm Cove Country Club situated within the Novotel Resort, this 9 hole golf course provides a challenge for both novices and experienced players, or for a family fun day out visit Paradise Palms with a challenging golf course and kids entertainment with Pelicans in Paradise.
There are an abundant of places to stay at Palm Cove from Hotels and motels to self contained apartments to fully furnished homes.
Top 10 'Must Do's in Palm Cove Have a spa treatment Great Barrier Reef Day Tour Go sea kayaking to Double Island Grab an icecream and relax on the beach Dine at one of the stunning beachfront restaurants Try a round of golf at Paradise Palms Take the kids to Pelicans in Paradise at the Paradise Palms Resort Enjoy some retail therapy with boutique shopping Hire a car and explore the beaches Experience a Rainforest day tour
Getting There From Cairns Airport there are various transport options including a door-to-door airport shuttle, taxi, limousine or car hire. Please contact us for details.
Climate & Weather Cairns has a Tropical climate, with generally hot and humid Summers and milder dryer Winters.Palm Cove Cairns The majority of Cairn's rainfall occurs during summer between January and March. Typical daytime min/max temperature ranges are 23C/31C in mid-Summer and 18C/26C in mid-Winter. The most popular time for visitors to Cairns is between June and October, a pleasant time of year with low rainfall, cool comfortable temperatures and fine sunny days. Water temperature during summer hits around 29 degrees and drops slightly to 25 degrees during winter.


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Have you decided that you want to pursue a career in the truck driving industry? First off, congratulations! You've chosen a field that offers high demand, great money-making potential, and lots of independence—among other advantages.
Secondly, though, the big question now becomes what type of truck driving you would like to pursue. The New Zealand Transport Agency does not issue one all-encompassing truck licence. Instead, if you want to earn a truck licence in Auckland, you must consider the four different licences that the NZTA does offer. In New Zealand, truck licences—or 'heavy vehicle licences,' as the NZTA calls them—come in Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, and Class 5 variations.
In New Zealand, a heavy vehicle is classified as a vehicle between 6,000kg and 50,000kg in weight. The broad 'heavy vehicle' category also includes sub-categories for rigid vehicles and combination vehicles. Rigid vehicles are heavy vehicles like buses or single trailer tractor trucks—ostensibly, vehicles that don't have a train (or 'combination') of different trailer components. A tractor truck with three or four trailers connected in sequence, on the other hand, is an example of a combination vehicle.
The different classes of heavy vehicle licences are defined as follows:
At DriveTime, we offer individual truck licence courses for Class 2, Class 4 and Class 5 licences. Each course is distilled down to two or three days of essentials. Our courses bypass the usual three to six-month learner licence period, allowing students to move right from the learner licence to earning the full licence. Also, you can apply the Unit Standards we teach in each course to more than one course, which means you can work with us to earn your Class 2 licence and then come back and already have a start on your Class 4 licence.
If you are seeking your first-ever truck licence in Auckland but would ultimately like to obtain a Class 5 licence, you should consider our unique 'Package Deal Truck Licence' course. The package deal option is perfect for beginners with aspirations of driving the heaviest rigs in New Zealand, or for lower-level licence holders who want to work toward that Class 5 certification.
How does the package deal course work? Essentially, it allows you to pay a flat rate fee to cover your next truck licence and all other licences up to the Class 5. In other words, if you are just seeking your Class 2 licence but hope to drive Class 5 vehicles someday, you can buy our Package Deal Truck Course. You will make an $1,850 upfront payment and then pay the remainder of the course fee when you officially start training for your Class 5 licence. These two payments cover all courses and truck licence tests.
Using the Package Deal Truck Course to gain obtain your trucking credentials is not a shortcut. However, it will simplify the journey to the Class 5 licence by folding all your courses into just two payments. Since we offer a discount to students who choose the Package Deal Truck Course, you will save money as well.
Are you interested in learning more about this unique opportunity for truck licence courses and truck licence tests? Call DriveTime today on (022) 653 2701.


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Oregon's Rodriguez Named Pac-10 Baseball Player of the Week
May 17, 2010
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- OREGON senior catcher Eddie Rodriguez has been named the Pac-10 Baseball Player of the Week and WASHINGTON STATE junior right-handed pitcher James Wise has been named the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week for May 10-16, Commissioner Larry Scott announced today.
Rodriguez, of Warden, Wash., led the No. 22 Ducks to a 4-0 record last week, including an upset of No. 19 San Diego and a weekend sweep of East Tennessee State. The senior catcher was remarkable at the plate going 12-for-18 for a .667 batting average. In four games, Rodriguez produced nine runs, scored five runs, hit two home runs, two doubles and capped off his weekend hitting for the cycle with a career-high four hits and personal-best five RBI in the 17-7 victory over ETSU on Sunday afternoon. He became the first Oregon player to hit for the cycle since reinstatement of the Ducks' baseball program. Oregon's 17 runs scored and 19 hits were the most by any team in the two- year history of PK Park. In Tuesday's 13-4 upset over San Diego, Rodriguez went 3-for-4 with a home run, double and two RBI.
This marks the second Pac-10 Player of the Week honor for Rodriguez this season, second overall, and the second all-time Pac-10 Player of the Week selection for Oregon.
Making his second start in Conference play this season, Wise led the Cougars to a 4-2 upset victory over then-No. 25 Stanford on Saturday afternoon. The junior right-hander logged eight-shutout innings and recorded a personal-best, eight strikeouts. Wise, of Boise, Idaho, allowed four hits, one walk and allowed only two Cardinal base runners to get past first base. With the win, Washington State defeated a nationally-ranked opponent for the 10th time this season. On the season, Wise is 2-1 with a 4.20 ERA in 11 appearances. He has tallied 29 strikeouts in 40.2 innings of work for the Cougars.
This is the first career Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honor for Wise and the 32nd all-time Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week selection for Washington State.
Also Nominated (Player): Brett Krill, UCLA
Also Nominated (Pitcher): Tyler Anderson, ORE; Rob Rasmussen, UCLA; Jacob Clem, WASH
2010 Pac-10 Players of the Week
Feb. 22 - Zack MacPhee, So., INF, ASU
Mar. 1 - Derek Jones, So., OF, WSU
Mar. 8 - Eddie Rodriguez, Sr., C, ORE
Mar. 15 - Joey Rickard, Fr., OF, ARIZ
Mar. 22 - Jett Bandy, So., C, ARIZ
Mar. 29 - Steve Selsky, So., OF, ARIZ
Apr. 5 - Drew Maggi, So., INF/OF, ASU
Apr. 12 - Zack MacPhee, So., INF, ASU
Apr. 19 - Jonathan Kaskow, Jr., 1B, STAN
Apr. 26 - Kenny Diekroeger, Fr., 3B, STAN
May 3 - Riccio Torrez, So., 1B, ASU
May 10 - Beau Amaral, Fr., OF, UCLA
May 17 - Eddie Rodriguez, Sr., C, ORE
2010 Pac-10 Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 22 - Kurt Heyer, Fr., RHP, ARIZ
Mar. 1 - Greg Peavey, Jr., RHP, OSU
Mar. 8 - Kevin Miller, Jr., RHP, CAL
Mar. 15 - Trevor Bauer, So., RHP, UCLA
Mar. 22 - Tanner Robles, Jr., LHP, OSU
Mar. 29 - Jake Borup, So., RHP, ASU
Apr. 5 - Jordan Pries, So., RHP, STAN
Apr. 12 - Greg Peavey, Jr., RHP, OSU
Apr. 19 - Kurt Heyer, Fr., RHP, ARIZ
Apr. 26 - Chad Arnold, Jr., RHP, WSU
May 3 - Justin LaTempa, Sr., RHP, ORE
May 10 - Brady Rodgers, Fr., RHP, ASU
May 17 - James Wise, Jr., RHP, WSU
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BTN's mission is to provide compassionate and personalized high-touch navigation to adult patients and caregivers in the United States who seek information about treatment options for primary brain tumors beyond the standard of care.
We understand that making decisions about treatment without additional guidance can be overwhelming. In a short time, you are called upon to make critical choices that will affect your future.
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It is important to realize that the Brain Tumor Network does not make treatment recommendations; we will equip you with treatment-related information personalized to your needs. It is vital that you work with your medical team to determine the best course of treatment for you. Once decisions are made, BTN will continue to provide personalized navigation. BTN also assists medical providers in identifying additional treatment options for brain cancer patients who have been treated with standard protocols.
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President Trump Nominates Tim Thomas to Serve as ARC Federal Co-Chair
January 2018
The nomination was referred to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on January 8 for consideration and review. Once confirmed by the Senate, Thomas will succeed the current ARC federal co-chair, Earl F. Gohl. Gohl has served as federal co-chair since 2010 under appointment by President Obama.


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If you've done much development, design, or research in the area of web services in the past ten years, you have most likely encountered the term RESTful services or at least the REST acronym, unless you've been living under a rock. [And let's face it, if you have been living under a rock — not that there's anything wrong with that — it's doubtful that you have had much involvement with web services, so there you go.]
RAML stands for RESTful API Modeling Language and is built upon the YAML and JSON standards. If software engineering or design is your thing, and you are faced with designing and/or developing RESTful services, then I would encourage you to learn a little about RAML. A good starting point is Introduction to RAML – The RESTful API Modeling Language, an article that I wrote recently for Baeldung.


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I finally managed to get to The Quiet Shop at Selfridges. After all the talk, it was good to get a chance to see what the fuss was about. My verdict: it was … er … okay. The fact that they had music thumping inside The Quiet Shop seemed a bit off-brand, but then I guess it's anti-brand so maybe that was the point.
I had come too late to see the shelves of bare-faced Heinz Beanz and Ketchup (shame!). I did manage to buy one little momento, though, and it has pride of place on the studio shelves. Selfridges, why didn't you put it in an unbranded bag? Everyone would have recognised it (or were you worried they'd confuse it for Falcon?).


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I've actually never had wallpaper anywhere I lived. We always used paint in the house where I grew, which surprises me in a way. My father is colorblind (red/green, the most common form) and that influenced all the color choices of paint.
Translation: The interior was yellow. It was the one color he could see.
But wallpaper design certainly would have been something he could see. It was probably too much work to put up. If something got too complicated to do, he'd say, "This is turning into a project."
Then there's the wallpaper in the house my great-great father built. The house was built in the late 1800s, right when the Victorian era was a huge influence. The house itself is on the state historical register and the national register, and the family trust is trying to get it declared a national landmark.
This site has seven photos of the exterior.
Everyone describes walking into the house like stepping back into time. Every family member who lived in that house did not change anything (unlike other houses in the area where owners put a wet bar into the entrance way or remodeled to make it modern).
But all the walls are covered with handmade wallpaper.
And it's textured!
My grandfather was a dry goods merchant turned future big business owner (Kimberly-Clark), so he had a good eye for textures. He hand picked all the wallpaper in the house.
So this video was fascinating to watch, even if it is about a process from 1968. The machine process probably came out of the hand making process, and there are some techniques done by hand were probably used in my great-great grandfather's day.


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It's Rocky to the rescue in his Paw Patrol recycling truck with real working wheels!
Rocky's recycling truck features a forklift for heavy lifting and storage area in the rear of the truck!
Collect each lovable Paw Patrol character and work together as a team! Marshall, Zuma, Skye, Chase and Rubble all have transforming vehicles!
The Paw Patrol Rocky's recycling truck comes to the rescue of Paw Patrol fans ages 3+.
Includes: 1 Rocky figure, 1 vehicle
Chase, Marshall, Rocky, Zuma, Rubble, and Skye, who are led by a tech-savvy 10-year-old boy named Ryder
With a unique blend of problem-solving skills, cool vehicles and lots of cute doggy humor, the PAW Patrol works together on high-stakes rescue missions to protect the Adventure Bay community
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The Arizona Cardinals informed defensive back Tyrann Mathieu that he'll be released Wednesday.
Cardinals have informed the Tyrann Mathieau The Honey Badger they are releasing him
— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) March 14, 2018
The Cardinals wanted Mathieu to either take a pay cut or restructure his contract, but the Honey Badger stood firm and forced the team to release him. The Cardinals will save $4.8 million against the cap with the move or $11 million if they designate Mathieu as a post-June 1st cut. Mathieu turns 26 in May and should have a hot market after he led the NFL in snaps in 2017 and played all 16 games.
"There's many ways you could restructure a contract instead of just taking money out of my pocket," Mathieu said. "Taking money out of my pocket, I don't like how that feels."
Asking Tyrann Mathieu to take a paycut is more effective when you don't give Sam Bradford $20M for one year.
— Dan Pizzuta (@DanPizzuta) March 14, 2018