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Chugiak's Snell, Spackman named state's best
For the second year in a row, Chugiak's Derryk Snell has been named Alaska's top offensive football player.
The senior running back was named the Alaska Football Coaches Association Alaska Division I Offensive Player of the Year over the weekend after leading the Mustangs to a 9-1 season and a second straight Railbelt Conference title.
Chugiak head coach Roger Spackman was also recognized by the state's coaches with Coach of the Year honors. West's Javin Iloilo was the Division I Defensive Player of the Year, while Bartlett's Thomas Sio won Lineman of the Year.
Snell (who also made the first team as linebacker) was one of four Mustangs named to the All-State team. Also making the squad were senior quarterback Hunter Harr, senior defensive back Ramal Maad and senior defensive Peter Giannulis.
Chugiak senior tight end Ty Carlos made the second team, as did senior defensive back Ace Chapple and senior inside linebacker Judah Kesler.
Snell and Spackman were also named Offensive Player of the Year and Coach of the Year, respectively, in the Railbelt Conference this season.
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Offensive player of the year — Derryk Snell, Chugiak.
Defensive player of the year — Javin Iloilo, West.
Lineman of the year — Thomas Sio, Bartlett.
Assistant coach of the year — Don Powell, East.
Coach of the year — Roger Spackman, Chugiak.
First-team offense
Running back — Derryk Snell, Chugiak; Jon Pomrenke, Colony; Hunter Cargill, Bartlett; Jontay Edwards, Bartlett.
Wide receiver — Xavier Harris, Service; AJ Su'esu'e, West.
Tight end — Kristian Lauofo, Bartlett; Jared Harjehausen, West.
Quarterback — Hunter Harr, Chugiak; Parker Kizer, Colony.
Centers — Max Schuster, Bartlett; Kaden Caldarera, Service; TJ Laumatia, Wasilla.
Guards — Thomas Sio, Bartlett; Dan Bradbury, West.
Tackles — Jarrett Villastrigo, Colony; Toni Makihele, Dimond; Aiden Williams, East.
First-team defense
Defensive backs — Ramal Maad, Chugiak; Julian McPhail, Colony; Buddy Bockert, Lathrop; Colton Herman, East.
Inside linebacker — Derryk Snell, Chugiak; Jake Hessinger, Colony; Hale Siulua, East; Hunter Fanning, Service; Javin Iloilo, West.
Outside linebacker — Tyler Borschnack, Bartlett; Kapono Medeiros, East.
Defensive line — Arron Martinez, Wasilla; Mike Andres, South.
Defensive end — Peter Giannulis, Chugiak; Jarrett Villastrigo, Colony.
Second-team offense
Running back — Sean McDermott, Wasilla; Preston Damario, West Valley; Armond Eppenger, East.
Wide receiver — Zach Kosa, Lathrop; Chateau Reed, Lathrop.
Tight end — Tyler Carlos, Chugiak; Jiovanni Franklin, East.
Quarterback — Aeron Milliron, Wasilla; Qytnyn Pilcher, West.
Centers — Taylor Dintzner, Dimond; Eddie Lada, South.
Guards — Ryan Stiles, Service; Michael Evans, Wasilla.
Tackles — Kaleb Reaves, Colony; Noah Johnson, East; Corbin Tomaszewski, Lathrop.
Second-team defense
Defensive backs — Ace Chapple, Chugiak; Lance Joyner, West Valley; Enrique Agnew, West Valley; Jacob Wade, Service.
Inside linebacker — Judah Kesler, Chugiak; Herman Grey, Bartlett; Nic Lozano, Dimond; Eli Lincoln, South.
Outside linebacker – Deondric Henderson, Lathrop; Wyatt Story, Lathrop.
Defensive line — Mark Fickes, South.
Defensive end — Allen Ala, East; Bolee Gridley, West.
Utility player — Xavier Harris, Service.
Long snapper — Stephen Blankenship, Service.
Kicker — Noah Krozel, Colony.
Punter– Jared Harjehausen, West.
Returner — Colton Herman, East.
Offensive player of the year — Brenner Furlong, Soldotna.
Defensive player of the year — Wendell Tuisaula, Soldotna.
Lineman of the year — Lucas Santana, Palmer.
Coach of the year — Rod Christiansen, Palmer.
Assistant coach of the year — Eric Pomerleau, Soldotna.
First-team offense
Quarterback — Brandon Crowder, Soldotna.
Running back — Larry Cutsforth, Palmer; Aaron Faletoi, Soldotna.
Fullback — Brenner Furlong, Soldotna.
Receiver — Jamie Johnson, North Pole; Zach Tuttle, Kenai.
Tight end — Galen Brantley III, Soldotna.
Tackle — Jacob Breazeale, North Pole; Jake Marcuson, Soldotna.
Guard — Lucas Santana, Palmer; Wendell Tuisaula, Soldotna.
Center — Derek Boord, Thunder Mountain.
First-team defense
Outside linebacker — Brenner Furlong, Soldotna; Ryker Riddall, Kenai.
Inside linebacker — CJ Fontana, North Pole; Seth Kruse, Kenai; Wendell Tuisaula, Soldotna.
Defensive back — Jeff Glynn, Palmer; Jamie Johnson, North Pole; Jersey Truesdell, Soldotna; Zach Tuttle, Kenai.
Interior lineman — Levi Benner, Soldotna; Aaron Faletoi, Soldotna; Lucas Santana, Palmer; Puna Touteiolepo, Thunder Mountain.
First-team specialists
Punter — Shaun Walton, Kodiak.
Returner — Liam Van Sickle, Juneau-Douglas.
Long snapper — Ivan Williams, Thunder Mountain.
Kicker — Jacob Babcock, Thunder Mountain.
Utility player — Cody Quelland, Soldotna.
Second-team offense
Quarterback — Craig Borba, North Pole.
Running back — Toy Toupou, Thunder Mountain; Liam Van Sickle, Juneau-Douglas.
Fullback — CJ Fontana, North Pole.
Receiver — Joel Francisco, Kodiak; Kody Malouf, Ketchikan.
Tight end — Bobby Cox, Thunder Mountain; Kasey Watts, Juneau-Douglas.
Tackle — John Elisoff, Juneau-Douglas; Jacob White, Palmer.
Guard — Jacob Blanchard, North Pole; Alex Eldemar, Thunder Mountain; Seth Kruse, Kenai.
Center — Josh Smith, Kodiak.
Second-team defense
Outside linebacker — Kirven Easton, North Pole; Steven Rosales, Thunder Mountain.
Inside linebacker — Ben Kruzich, Palmer; Alofa Sua, Thunder Mountain.
Defensive back — Isaiah Galindez, Kodiak; John Hamrick, Juneau-Douglas; Hansel Hinckle, Thunder Mountain; Jacob Tapia, Thunder Mountain.
Interior lineman — Stevie Byron, Ketchikan; John Grossl, Kenai; Josh Smith, Kodiak; Ivan Williams, Juneau.
Second-team specialists
Punter — Elliot Gifford, Juneau Douglas.
Returner — Luke Trammell, Soldotna.
Long snapper — Logan Baker, Kenai.
Kicker — Jacob Babcock, Thunder Mountain.
Utility player — Cody Galletes, Juneau-Douglas.


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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Drawing People Summer Art Class - Day 2
7 comments:
- Patricia said...
This is a great tutorial. I really love your idea of cutting a photo in half and drawing the other half for playful-practice too!
- October 22, 2014 at 7:29 PM
- chris fondi said...
the eye line is NOT in the middle of the face!!!!!!!!. divide the face in thirds along the center line....divide the second third in thirds....the eye line is is on the first of that third. the tip of the nose is on the third third in that third......check your facts before you teach such errors.
- March 12, 2015 at 12:12 PM
- Allison Rossiter said...
This is wonderful stuff! Thank you so much for your generous and talented spirit!
- July 29, 2015 at 9:52 AM
Thank you for such a great visual it really helps!
- November 2, 2015 at 11:30 PM
- Venus Genetrix said...
Well that was unnecessarily harsh... It's art for KIDS for heaven's sake. For FUN.
- November 18, 2015 at 12:14 AM
I think this is a wonderful lesson with fantastic visuals for any person interested in drawing the face. I tried the Fondi way and I created a giant nose. Maybe he should take his own "advice":
He offends me. A teacher should never treat others with such complete disrespect. I am so sorry you had come across such a negative comment. What a jerk.
- July 7, 2016 at 6:33 PM
Please refer to works such as those of Prof. Gottfried Bammes who was a professor of art at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, Germany. His anatomic drawing textbooks have become standard reference works; several have been translated into English.
Eyes ARE in the middle of the head!
(chris fondi, for all his good work in art, is obviously not aware of such basics)
PS great tutorials, I always look for new ideas to teach kids arts and crafts.
- December 19, 2016 at 10:42 AM

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Dear Teenage Shafira,
If only you knew the things I know now, you definitely would not have made the mistakes you have done back then.
If only you knew, that those who bully you back in high school, are now just a mere memory of your past when you reach my age.
If only you know, that not all boys mean it when they say they love you. They end up leaving you when they move to another school.
If only you know, that some friends PRETEND they care for you, when all they want is your dirty little secrets to be spread around.
If only you know, the days you went through to get through that humiliating night might just be the worst nights you have to go through. (With unhelpful teachers, of course).
If only you knew, that out of the hundreds of friends in high school, only a few (you can count with your fingers) who remained till today. Just your luck, I guess.
If only you knew, that boys don't just borrow your money as prove that you love them, that is just a lame excuse of getting easy money.\
If only you knew, the men you dated are jackasses and bastards until that one person finally came in your life when you are 22.
AND, If only you knew, the hardships you faced are the ones that breaks you and then builds you up to an amazing woman that you are today.
Dear Teenage Shafira,
There are many things I wished would be different, but if it were to be different, we wouldn't be here, where we are today, would we? It's Allah's secret and it is He who knows best!


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VESTAVIA, Ala., Sept. 18, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Optometry practice of Birmingham, ClearView Family EyeCare, is pleased to announce that they are now offering custom designed bifocal contact lenses using WAVE® design software in addition to their other products and services. The Vestavia optometry clinic is committed to bringing a range of vision correction options to its clients, and custom bifocal contact lenses bring the perfect fit for those with differing close and distance vision prescriptions.
Birmingham contact lenses come in multifocal aspheric designs to accommodate both near and distance correction in the same lens. A big factor in the success of these lenses is the placement of the central visual area of these lenses. Depending on the patient's particular lifestyle, work and preferred activities, this center zone may be for distance or reading vision. The success of these lenses is largely dependent on placing it close to or directly over the pupil as well as making it the proper size. Pupil size is an important factor to consider, as small pupils function better with distance vision from the center, and large pupils function better if the close vision prescription is located at the center.
By using WAVE® custom design software, Dr. John Keriotis is able to more accurately place the distance and reading portion of the lenses. Many bifocal contact lens failures are due to the "one size fits all" designs. These "off the shelf" bifocal contact lenses have only one size for the central vision zone so they either work or they don't. "Custom lens designs can increase a patient's chance for success by enabling the doctor to change the size of this central zone depending on the patient's visual needs as well as their pupil size," says Dr. Keriotis. He is Birmingham's only certified fitter using WAVE® custom contact lens design software. The software first precisely maps the surface shape of the eye. Dr. Keriotis then uses this map to design a custom lens for each patient.
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In all my years, and decades of watching the Steelers, I'm amazed at how many people all over the league are so intrigued about when Mike Wallace is going to show up. Pittsburgh fans and other teams fans alike. I say that not because I don't want him there, but because haven't we all learned by now this lesson of how NFL players go about their business? We hang on every tidbit of information that comes from anyone associated with the team or media and then get disappointed when things don't work out. I want Wallace here as much as anybody but I've grown tired of the situation too.
When the offseason first began after that dreadful loss in Denver, all the talk was about how much Mike Wallace wants and if he'd sign a 1 yr. tender from the Steelers. He went on SiriusXM and told the world that he'd listen to other offers but that his heart was in Pittsburgh, this is a business, etc. So many people took that to heart calling him every name in the book because he wanted to explore his options, even if he was just going to be a restricted free agent. The sky began to fall if you see where I'm going with this.
Wallace then went almost completely silent to the media and the fans. He wasn't as active on Twitter, wasn't doing any media interviews, you name it, he wasn't doing it. I guess silence is better than stirring the pot to anyone that will listen though.
The restricted free agent tenders went out and slowly but surely the team got everyone signed but Wallace. The rumors of the San Francisco 49ers saying they were interested in Wallace until they found out he wanted in excess of $100 million, well that just blew the doors right off SteelerNation as everybody and their brother ranted and raved that he wasn't worth anywhere near that much. There were a few that said he is but nonetheless Wallace continued his silence, as did his agent Bus Cook.
The NFL scouting combine gave us a glimpse into what the Steelers felt about Wallace when GM Kevin Colbert went on multiple interviews telling everyone that they wanted to sign Mike Wallace long term. Silence…
The draft comes and goes and the trade rumors came and went, Wallace still not signed and no end in sight.
Organized team activities (OTA), and surely Wallace would show up for these right? The silence continued as did the holdout. A few players said they've talked to Wallace and gave us that traditional player stance of " We love Mike, we want him here, it will get done, we support him" etc.
Mandatory mini camps, and now Wallace would show up, right? Still nothing as Mike Tomlin was already growing weary of talking about the situation and gave his normal, "he'll be here when he gets here" types of responses to inquiries.
All the draft picks sign and every player is in camp accounted for on July 26th, except Wallace. Multiple players said they've talked to their teammate and assured fans that he wants to be here and it will get done soon, but still nothing. Not a peep out of Wallace or his agent.
Kevin Colbert makes the announcement that the team has pulled latest offer, rumored to be over $50 million for 5 years. They will not talk contract with him until he shows up to camp and signs the tender. Just a few days into camp, Antonio Brown gets a new contract worth $42.5 million. Finally we hear from Wallace; but it's just a congratulatory tweet to Brown.
So now in this second week of training camp in Latrobe, Ben Roethlisberger says the following when questioned about his teammate: It's tough because Mike is a good friend and a great teammate. I've been talking to him a little bit, and we'll be excited for him when he does get here. I'm sure he'll be here and he'll be with us before the first game. I don't think he'll wait very long.
Between all of the "little torn rotator" cuff news that came out, everyone again jumped on the news that Wallace was coming soon just because Ben says so. How many times have we heard, he'll be here soon, this offseason?
The word "soon" is a relative term, perhaps soon is the first preseason game, perhaps it's the first regular season game, perhaps it's tomorrow. All I know is, he'll show up when he shows up but right now he's got little motivation to do so because a nice chunk of his money was given to Antonio Brown. The team can't fine him because he's not under contract. Maybe he shows up when the season starts but there's no guarantee. If he does continue this holdout and show up at the last minute, he's not likely to just be inserted into the lineup in his normal position after no time to work with his team, new coach, learn the playbook the way the others have been able to, etc. Imagine how that will go over when the time comes.
This will last until he feels his point has been made to his satisfaction. All I know is, Wallace has dominated the water cooler talk more than any player in recent history. The only one that even came close was Hines Ward and the race to 1,000 all time receptions. So show up or don't show up, one man never makes or breaks a super bowl season for the Steelers. Save yourself the heartache, friends, the Wallace situation is far from over, even when he does show up.


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Howie Vogel is the Executive Director of Double Trouble in Recovery Inc. Howie is in charge of the overall supervision and management of the Double Trouble in Recovery program throughout New York State. Through the years Howie has started over 400 groups Across New York State and has trained and assisted many other states (Oklahoma, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa, North Carolina, Alaska, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey and the list can go on) in the development of DTR groups, throughout these states. Mr. Vogel has played a critical role both in the adaptation of the intervention, and in the forging of an effective link between the formal treatment (TSF therapy) and the DTR community. He is also supporting the research of "Effectiveness Self-Help for Dually Diagnosed persons", with, National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. Howie's heartfelt attitude toward DTR is truly a driving force to its success.


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A motorcycle accident Saturday night in Upper Nazareth Township sent two township residents to Lehigh Valley Hospital Center.
Parry Fogel and his wife Stella were transported by the MedEvac helicopter to the hospital after the 7:20 p.m. accident on Gracedale Avenue.
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MOREHEAD CITY — The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet Feb. 27-March 1 at the Clam Digger Inn, 511 Salter Path Road, Pine Knoll Shores. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. Feb. 27, 9 a.m. Feb. 28 and 8:30 a.m. March 1. The meeting is open to the public. Agenda items include final adoption of amendments to the Southern Flounder and Estuarine Striped Bass fishery management plans and adoption of rule changes to implement the Estuarine Striped Bass plan. The draft amendment to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan sets minimum regulations for the commercial flounder fishery that will remain in place even if restrictions to protect sea turtles are relaxed. The amendments limit large mesh gill net sets to:
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Looking to Move on?
Can you really get over being cheated on?
Beliefnet interviewed Jason Vallotton, a man who became familiar with pain and devastation after his wife, Heather, announced she was leaving him for another man. In his bookThe Supernatural Power of Forgiveness, Jason uses his own story as a poignant, touching illustration of God's grace and healing, and invites readers to redefine their understanding of redemption.


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By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Europe's largest tour operator TUI <TUIT.L> is putting on extra flights to make up for capacity lost after this month's collapse of Monarch, TUI's UK and Ireland boss said on Wednesday. Shares of leading travel companies and airlines rose after Monarch went bust, with investors betting that intense competition in the sector could ease. At an event to announce TUI's rebranding of its UK operation to TUI UK from Thomson, the company's UK and Ireland Managing Director Nick Longman said it had already laid on extra flights and is looking to add more. "There will be an opportunity to look at putting some new routes on to the market. We've already done that a little for this winter," Longman told Reuters, adding that TUI is also looking at more routes for next summer. Unlike British Airways owner IAG <ICAG.L> and budget airline easyJet <EZJ.L>, TUI is not interested in acquiring Monarch slots at UK airports, Longman said, adding that extra capacity could be obtained from TUI's existing slot base and by working with other airline partners. Monarch fell victim to an intense price war in the airline sector after security concerns disrupted travel to the Middle East and North Africa and resulted in increased competition on popular destinations in the western Mediterranean. TUI has said that it is looking at restoring holidays to Tunisia. All holidays there were halted after an Islamist attack on a resort in Sousse killed 30 Britons who had booked their holidays through TUI. Rival Thomas Cook <TCG.L> has already restarted its Tunisian holidays after Britain changed its travel advice. "If there is sufficient consumer demand … then we will introduce a programme to Tunisia. We'll possibly look at it for summer, but more likely it will be next winter," Longman said. Another destination that has been disrupted is the Carribean after a particularly violent hurricane season. Longman said that while some ports, such as in Dominica, would be out of action into next year, he does not expect a long-term impact on travel to the region. The rebranding exercise brings the end of a famnous British travel brand in Thomson, which was founded in 1965. Longman said that Thomson had a strong brand but has become outdated as travel habits have moved away from traditional package holidays towards city and long-haul breaks. "Thomson conjures up great nostalgia for many people. But that can also be a bit limiting, and the types of holidays people want are changing," he said.(Reporting by Alistair Smout; Editing by David Goodman)
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Occasionally a closely-contested or controversial clash will result in an immediate rematch. However, that won't be the case when it comes to a recent rumble between UFC light heavyweights Phil Davis (12-1) and Lyoto Machida (19-4).
The two tussled earlier this month at UFC 163 where "Mr. Wonderful" walked away with a Unanimous Decision win despite many onlookers feeling as though Machida had provided the bulk of the bout's offense. An understandably upset Machida was quick to express interest in a second meeting after the match-up's conclusion, as many fans have called for since, but it looks like Davis won't be biting the bait.
"I have twelve wins. All those guys want rematches. You're not the first person who wants a rematch. You fight every fight like this. You fight close fights," said Davis in the direction of Machida on an episode of The MMA Hour. "Name one fight that he didn't finish where he beat the crap out of somebody."
"You live by that sword, you die by that sword. When you habitually leave it to the judges, that strategy will fail you. I can't say it any other way," he concluded.
The win was Davis' third straight and snapped a similar streak owned by Machida, thought by most to be in line for a title-shot if successful in the showdown.


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Playing GC 1805 (as Prussia).
1. 30 turns in game and I can't see ANY other country using contraband (fearless sailors etc). I know they can do it (tested when loged as AI-played-Austria) Austria for instance was running low on money (mostly around 0), but still not activating this RGD.
2. Build defensive work RGD says it gives 10% loyalty +25% MC. I don't know about MC, but in fact it brings only 1% loyalty (in home territory). When used in conquered territory it gives no loyalty at all.


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Saturday Night Ballroom: East Coast Swing lesson and Ballroom and Latin dance party
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Whether you're an experienced ballroom dancer or a newcomer and whether you have a dance partner or not, all are welcome. This social ballroom dance event is an evening of dancing activities that typically takes place on the first Saturday night of every month. (Check the website for future dates). A group class takes place from 7:30-8 p.m. and this month, to learn East Coast Swing from Vito Magrone. Open social ballroom dancing begins at 8 p.m. A DJ plays all popular dance tunes. Attendees may pay at the door or purchase tickets online: http://just-dance.us/tickets/


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6. Feel free to interrupt your head nurse with a question or request for clarification. If you patiently listen to the head nurse's instruction, your body language gives out the message that you are interested in listening to what the head nurse has to say. When you interrupt, you'll break their communication flow and focus.
7. Use preemptive techniques such as informing your head nurse of your full schedule proactively. Let your head nurse know how busy you are and let him or her see you filling in your planner. This will discourage them from approaching you with additional requests.
8. Look busy all the time. If your head nurse finds you standing here and there, taking personal calls or long coffee breaks, they'll know that you have time to spare for other tasks. Remember your head nurse will be watching you. Look busy, act busy and walk briskly from room to room while attending to your tasks. This will discourage your head nurse from approaching you.
9. You be in charge of the situation, rather than expecting your head nurse to change. If you feel intimidated by your head nurse, and find them unreasonable, you might wish that they'll change. By wishing this, you're actually putting the onus of change on the other person. Instead of that, change your attitude and perceive yourself in charge of your situation. This way, you can move from being a victim to a controller of your environment.


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Ricoh and Benedict College Announce MDS Relationship
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
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WEST CALDWELL, N.J., – Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment and advanced document management solutions, today announced that it will provide Benedict College with a Managed Document Services (MDS) solution. As part of the new relationship, Ricoh will manage more than 60 multifunction products (MFPs) placed throughout the Benedict College campus, as well as Benedict College's on-campus print center, where two full-time Ricoh employees along with one full-time and two part-time Benedict College interns will work to serve the document management needs of the Benedict College students, faculty and staff.
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My mission as a traveller and photographer is to allow you to see the world in your own eyes with the help of my skilled lenses. Just imagine the play of the shadows and light, amazing objects you've never seen before, color palettes that make world around incredibly bright. You can enjoy all this in my photos! Please follow me on social media or a blog and you will learn plenty of things about photography and see parts of the world as you've never seen them before.
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Test stays
The Lietz Castle Bieberstein boarding school offers interested students a test stay of several days. They can thus get a breath of boarding school and set up their first contacts during the school semester on previously agreed dates. The goal of such a stay is to get to know as many aspects of Bieberstein as possible: the daily school routine, the support and care in the dormitory family, daily life and extracurricular activities and practical work.


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Miller believes tight end position in good hands
For years, it was the one guarantee of every Steelers season: They would talk about throwing to the tight end but wouldn't do it.
They finally did so under offensive coordinator Todd Haley a year ago, when Heath Miller caught a team-high 71 passes — only the second time since 1966 a tight end topped the Steelers in receptions.
But with Miller out indefinitely following knee surgery — he was injured in December — the Steelers might go into the season without not only their top downfield threat from a season ago in Mike Wallace but also their most reliable receiver in Miller.
Surprisingly, Miller doesn't think there will be a drop-off with what he believes might be the Steelers' best group of tight ends since he was a first-round pick out of Virginia in 2005.
"We have a really good room, a lot of capable guys in there," Miller said. "I think maybe one of the best top to bottom that I've been starting camp with. Hopefully we'll be able to keep everybody healthy, and I think everybody is capable of contributing and doing a good job."
If Miller can't start the season — and that appears to be a strong possibility — the starting tight end is likely to be Matt Spaeth, who is renowned for his blocking but never has caught more than 17 passes in six seasons, four with the Steelers. He caught 13 passes for 78 yards and three touchdowns the past two seasons in Chicago, where he was frequently utilized in two tight end sets.
Spaeth insists he didn't sign a two-year, $2 million deal with the Steelers just because he knew Miller might not be ready to start the season.
"I came back here because I love this organization, I love this team, and I enjoyed it all four years I was here," Spaeth said. "That's why I'm back."
He understands he probably won't see the ball as much as Miller did even if he is the starter, and he is comfortable with that. He knows his role; last season, Pro Football Focus rated him as the best blocking tight end in the league.
Don't think that wasn't attractive to Haley and coach Mike Tomlin, who have emphasized the necessity of re-establishing an effective running game. The Steelers, who have led the league in rushing since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, were 26th in rushing last season.
A strong blocking tight end could help trigger that running game, especially when Miller returns and can line up with Spaeth in twin tight end formations. Last season, Leonard Pope and rookie David Paulson were the primary backup tight ends.
"I'm a role guy, I know I've got a role, and I never worry about how many balls are being thrown to me," Spaeth said. "My goal is to go out every day and every game and play as well as I can, whether that's catching passes or blocking, it doesn't matter."
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One of the great themes of 2011, Cramer said Friday, could be the global energy shortage.
To play it, Cramer suggests companies that have the most production growth, but also have costs under control. He likes Devon Energy , a stock that's up 30 percent since he interviewed CEO Larry Nichols in October. Cramer thinks this company has "terrific" growth potential in the coming year, but to learn more about where it's headed, he invited Nichols back on "Mad Money." Check out his full interview by watching the video.
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Serj Tankian
System of a Down have engendered a sound transcendent of trends or labels and find themselves in an elite class of rock acts.
Serj Tankian, the compelling singer of SOAD, in a manner as individualistic and distinctive as his music, embarked on a personal project studio build effort. His web search led to Auralex's "trusty" www.Acoustics101.com.
Here's Serj on the results of his newly completed control room/live room/vocal booth facility:
"Acoustic design is crucial to audio perception. Auralex and their Acoustics 101 gave us the tools to build a completely soundproof studio, and their acoustic treatment gives me the actual sound produced, not overtones, reflections, or any other untrue representations of the sound produced."
To reach his goals, Serj utilized the same methods that thousands of Auralex customer's use each year: the Auralex Free Personalized Room Analysis Form. Through a relatively brief exchange of e-mails and phone calls, Auralex was able to review the construction plan that Serj had designed after he read www.Acoustics101.com. Some minor alterations and enhancements were discussed. The basic space was an old "out" building. (see photo 1 below) The control room had a nice overall size, but the ceiling was low (7.5′). It was determined that the acoustic benefits of raising the ceiling would not outweigh the construction efforts and costs…so, bunker away (detailed mass layers) and treat with Studiofoam, LENRD bass traps, and T'Fusors. (See photos 2 and 3 below)
The live room had a nice vaulted profile, but was far from an isolated world-class tracking space. The plan included a corner vocal booth. Isolation was achieved with double wall construction including Auralex SHEETBLOK Sound Barrier, 2" Mineral Fiber, and Auralex RC-8. In both the live room and booth, isolated floors were framed with Auralex U-Boats (per www.Acoustics101.com).
A blend of 2" Studiofoam (Charcoal), LENRD bass traps (Red), and Sunburst Broadband Absorbers (Red) were selected for wall treatments. The ceiling was eventually "peppered" with a 25% coverage of T'Fusors. A PLATFOAM drum isolation riser was constructed and GRAMMA amp isolation risers were placed under the selection of Vox and Marshall rigs.
Serj now truly enjoys his studio, which allows him to create on his schedule. (See photo 4 below) He not only appreciates the results of his rooms, but the "DIY" nature of Auralex products, which were exactly suited to his goals and vision.
Thank you Serj for your support of Auralex, and we look forward to more great music.


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The Big Question
|James Mann is author-in-residence at Johns Hopkins' Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. In a 1992 Atlantic Monthly article, he named Mark Felt as one of a few possible Deep Throat candidates. His most recent book is Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet.
Q: Could There Ever Be Another Deep Throat?
A: "I think there could be. There are parts of the Watergate leak that were unique and probably won't be repeated. President Richard Nixon was trying to gain political control of the FBI in a way that other presidents won't attempt, and the FBI, which had been under the control of a single director for decades, was an extremely powerful agency. But the larger context, I think, was not unique. You had then — as you have now — powerful bureaucracies on the one hand and, on the other, political leaders who try to gain control of those bureaucracies.
"I think it's possible to imagine that out there in the intelligence community or the military there may be some individual who could tell us a lot more than we now know about the buildup to the war in Iraq. Or to take another example: We've been watching for close to five years a classic tug of war between the uniformed military — which is, among other things, a career bureaucracy — and the secretary of defense and other Pentagon leaders. We haven't seen a Deep Throat emerge from that, but there have been several leaks in the newspapers that represent the uniformed military trying to fend off civilian leaders, or vice versa.
"So there could be another Deep Throat, but — though I'm not sure — I'm afraid that reporters are not trying hard enough to penetrate what's happening beneath the surface in government and aren't doing the kind of hard, long-term reporting that would uncover major abuses like Watergate.
"You can see from all the wrong guesses about Deep Throat that, even in the '70s, '80s, and '90s, people mistakenly assumed that our government was run by the people who appeared on talk shows. If someone wasn't appearing in public or on television, then people mistakenly assumed that he must not be important. Mark Felt was an example of someone who was extraordinarily powerful and important, because of his connection to a powerful institution, yet he never appeared in public. And it's still true today that day in and day out, our foreign policy and our law enforcement policy are often run by people you never see on Sunday morning TV.
"Our daily life is so overwhelmed by instant reporting and instant opinion that we sometimes forget there's a reality beyond it. I'm afraid that too many reporters are themselves swept up in this world of talk shows — and that it has become a reality all its own."
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By Kristen Chandler
Trying to help other people understand the severity of food allergies is challenging when they don't deal with food allergies themselves or know someone who does. It is even more challenging when food allergies are inaccurately portrayed—sometimes even made fun of—in movies and on television. Showing food allergies in the media this way misinforms those who don't have food allergies and upsets those who do.
Food Allergies Are Not a Joke
Last year, a Super Bowl commercial caused an uproar among people with food allergies and celiac disease. It portrayed gluten avoidance as a weak choice, rather than an actual, dangerous disease people struggle with.
This year, during Food Allergy Awareness Month no less, Matt Lauer and Al Roker joked about nut allergies on a segment of the Today Show. This was not taken lightly by the food allergy community. Seemingly to make amends, later in the month the Today Show did a spotlight segment on the food allergy epidemic, with Al Roker talking to different children and parents affected by food allergies.
Unrealistic Movie Reactions
Several other television shows and movies have also shown food allergies in a not-so-serious light.
I remember the first time I saw the movie Hitch, featuring Will Smith. I thought it was hilarious. At the time, my son had not been born and I didn't have much experience with food allergies. Eleven years and three food-allergic kids later, I see what's wrong with it. The reaction to shellfish was accurate: swelling of the eyes, face and lips. The date's response was somewhat smart: taking him to buy Benadryl. However, in real life, if someone had such a reaction, others should have immediately called 911.
If he knew that he had a shellfish allergy, he should have had epinephrine on him, taken a shot and then called 911. Benadryl alone will not stop an anaphylactic reaction. Also, no one should drink a whole bottle of Benadryl, as it will put you to sleep, not make you drunk.
A more recent example (and more of a family movie) is the animated movie Boxtrolls. I screen what my children watch and noticed this one was causing a stir in the food allergy community, so I watched it to see why. The villain has an allergy to cheese (or milk, in other words), which progresses throughout the movie. It causes blurred vision, swelling and angry outbursts. His cronies use leeches as a treatment. Toward the end of the movie, the villain takes a bite of cheese and explodes.
Although a fictional movie, Boxtrolls deals with food allergies in ways that are nowhere near realistic and could even be scary to young children or kids who are newly diagnosed with food allergies. My youngest child takes everything literally, so I was afraid she wouldn't be able to watch this without making the connection to food allergies and herself and her siblings, and that she would worry they were going to blow up. So, I decided not to let my children watch this one.
More Realistic Portrayals of Food Allergies in the Media
Smurfs 2 handled food allergies in somewhat of a joking manner, but it did also portray a realistic reaction. The scene shows kids at a birthday party, and the father recites a long spiel about the cake being free of this and that, and even the plates "are PCB and BPA free!"
Following that scene, a man gives corn dogs to all the kids at the party. A parent asks if the corn dogs contain peanuts, and the man says no. The parent assure the child he can take a bite, but as he does, the man says "It would be silly to include peanuts in the recipe since the whole thing is deep fried in peanut oil" in a joking manner.
Everyone freaks out, someone grabs the phone and the parents make the child spit it into their hands. This was a more realistic picture. I've made my kids spit something out before because they started to eat it before I gave them the go-ahead. And yes, I caught it in my hands.
We don't see the follow up, but through a phone call later on we learn the boy did have hives and throat swelling but was treated promptly and was going to be okay. Still oblivious, corn-dog-man says, "Well at least it wasn't life threatening."
Most people in the food allergy community thought it was handled more in a joking manner, for comedic effect rather than food allergy awareness. My opinion? I think the first scene was overly dramatic and made parents who eat healthy or have kids with food allergies and dietary needs seem a little over protective. We're not being silly and we're not being helicopter parents; we really are looking out for our kids' safety. The reaction scene I felt was a little better. It was a perfect example of how clueless some people really are when it comes to the severity of food allergies.
There are several more; these are just a few examples.
On a Positive Note
But, surely not every portrayal of a food allergy reaction or food allergies is incorrect or negative, right?
A few positive examples are:
- On an episode of JoJo's Circus, JoJo has a reaction to merry berries. His friends handle it realistically and positively, making it a good learning experience.
- The website for the television show Arthur has several helpful resources bringing awareness to peanut allergies and asthma, including a video entitled "Binky Goes Nuts."
- The Food Network has featured several chefs on their shows who have food allergies and/or cook to accommodate them.
What Comes Next?
What do you do when your child watches something that shows an unrealistic reaction or makes fun of food allergies? What can we do about the negative light shed on food allergies?
The best thing to do if your children watch something that doesn't show food allergies realistically is to talk to them. Talk to them about how it makes them feel. Compare what was shown to what really happens in the event of an allergic reaction.
What else can we as parents of food allergy kids do? The more we talk about it, the more we educate people. More celebrities are beginning to advocate for food allergies because their kids are allergic. Spread the word. Talk about it. Help educate.
On our website, we have a whole section of resources that you can share with family and friends, other parents and children to help educate them about food allergies. Also, be sure to check out our FREE food allergy "Awareness to Action" toolkit!


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Barbados' top tennis player advances through the qualifying round of the Miami Open Tournament. Darian King who is ranked at number 121 in the world goes through after his opponent failed to show up at the match.
His opponent was supposed to be Reilly Opelka who is ranked at number 169 but Opelka failed to show up. King advances to the Association of Tennis Professionals Masters main draw.


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The 2017 Ford GT revives a legendary nameplate with cutting-edge technology for a true enthusiast supercar.
Ford surprised competitors and industry insiders with the debut of the 2017 Ford GT at last month's North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The GT is a new supercar that resurrects the legendary nameplate made famous by the GT40 racecars that placed 1-2-3 at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans.
See used listings for the previous generation Ford GT »
The car will be a mid-engine supercar featuring a next-generation 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged V6 engine. The power plant will produce more than 600 horsepower, making it the most powerful production EcoBoost engine ever. The powertrain will include a 7-speed dual-clutch transaxle for quick response.
The GT's exterior will feature substantial use of carbon fiber and aluminum to maximize the vehicle's power-to-weight ratio. The car will make use of active aerodynamics, including a deployable rear spoiler.
The car's interior will feature the latest Ford infotainment technology and an F1-style steering wheel with paddle shifters. The cockpit will feature user-configurable digital displays and have multiple driving modes.
The Ford GT marks a significant shift for the automaker and an expansion of their lineup of Ford Performance vehicles. The lineup will reportedly include more than 12 new performance models by 2020. Additional vehicles within the series include the Focus RS, F-150 Raptor, Shelby GT350, and Shelby GT350R.
Pricing & Release Date
The GT will compete with supercars like the Ferrari 458 Italia, Lamborghini Huracan, and McLaren 650S. Pricing has not yet been announced. However, statements from Ford suggest a possible price close to $400,000, considerably higher than previously thought. We expect official pricing to become available closer to the vehicle's launch in the second half of 2016.
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So Vettel won in China. Second win of his F1 career, and both in the rain. Shades of Schumacher in so many ways.
But what ruined my post race high? Those Chinese pit babes, not in the pit, more than fifty of them, dressed scantily alike, looking alike, lining the corridor on both sides as the winning men made their way to the podium.
I felt uncomfortable, the drivers looked uncomfortable and caught by surprise, and wow, awkward. The Chinese, so set in their traditions and culture, except when it comes to decking out their girls in cheerleader outfits and pimping them out to the West.


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Best Dance Songs: May 2015
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 10:00AM
Baby Armie's dance charts are also available on Resident Advisor. Variations are available on Spotify and Beatport.
- Deadboy - "White Moon Garden" [Local Action Records]
- Akasha System - "Parasail Coast" [S/R]
- Niagara - "Arruda" [Príncipe Discos]
- No Zu - "Medusa Beat" [Home Loan Records]
- Callosum - "Overture" [Car Crash Set]
- Doline - "Elusive" [Sound Pellegrino]
- Lixo - "Splurger" [S/R]
- Liar - "Enoch Dub" [Infinite Machine]
- DJ Big Vado ft. DJ Estraga - "Camarate" [Warp Records]
- The Cyclist - "Higher Volumes" [Music/Is/for/Losers]
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Hello everyone,
I've finally gotten around taking some photos of my stash because I am currently trying to figure out how best to sort my stash. And I have to say, in real life my stash looks fairly tidy and sorted but in these photos it is a disgrace, it looks so messy and I really need to get this sorted. Ideally, we should win the lottery so we can actually finally buy a house rather than renting this shoe box, but this is all we have at the moment and we have to live with it.
My fabric collection is not extensive, at least I feel there is s lot more fabric I NEED but my craft room is tiny, and there is no space left for anything else, so I need to sort my fabric properly to make the most of the space I have.
I always tend to buy whole collections of designer fabrics (if I have saved up for them) and then I store them all together. But I find that when I make quilts I tend to use one whole collection rather than picking fabrics based on color or patterns.
I am a huge fan of Elisabeth Hartmann's quilts and she seems to store fabrics by color and she also tends to use a lot more monochromatic fabrics or strong colors with white patterns, while my fabrics are usually multicolored and patterned.
So I am determined to change the way I use my fabrics.
My designer collections are stored in these drawer towers
Backyard Baby and Woodland Tails
Some extra Patty Young
The Echo drawer that is so stuffed I can't actually open it
Patty Young Andalucia original and 2012
More Patty Young (think it's obvious I am obsessed with her fabrics), Lush
Patty Young Sanctuary and Tina Givens
More Patty Young Flora & Fauna
Some Heather Ross, Sandi Henderson and Jowel Dewberry
Pat Bravo drawer
Laura Gunn drawer
Hope Valley and a gorgeous collection of .... something I have completely forgotten
Amy Butler (plus Phillip Jacobs)
Loulouthi and FMF
Central Park, some Riley Blake and other jelly rolls or layer cakes
Stripes and some solids layer cakes
Tufted Tweets and Far Far Away
The Echino drawer plus Far Far Away 2
Lots of Kaffe Fassett
And I have lots of fabrics in 2 plastic boxes when I didn't get the whole (or majority of) collection. And when I last looked it turns out most of those are dots and circles of some kind. (Think a circles quilt is in order.)
So now I need to decide whether I should sort my fabric by color instead. Not sure how that would work when many of the fabrics are multicolored. And as you can see I only have one shelf for fabrics and the rest has to be stored in my drawers.
Jeni from In color order blogs about her stash and how to choose fabrics. Especially this post on stash storage is really helpful. And there are more blogs and flickr groups etc on fabric storage, I'll add some later or write a separate blog post about them.
So how do you store your stash? Do you sort by color or by collection?
Any suggestions welcome. I need your help ladies (and lads).
Love, Nadine


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Dance Doctor Dance
- Allan Radcliffe
- 11 August 2010
This article is from 2010.
Joining in with the lord of the dance
As the lights go up on PowerPoint equipment and a bespectacled, middle-aged man announcing himself as a reader in psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, you fear you're in for a lecture rather than an hour of Fringe fun.
But twinkle-toed Dr Peter Lovatt is on a mission to impart the psychology and science of dance, and, luckily for his audience, he wants us to join in with a practical demonstration. Using examples from his many years of research, Lovatt explains phenomena such as why it feels so fabulous to dance as well as the impact of dance on thought processes and the link between movement and emotions.
While some of his conclusions are a little trite and obvious, particularly if you've ever studied fairly basic biology, Lovatt's enthusiasm for his subject is so catching that when he invites the crowd to stomp, clap, twirl and mash potato along to some up-tempo 70s disco numbers, we're more than happy to get to our feet.
Bedlam Theatre, 225 9893, until 28 Aug, 6.50pm, £9 (£7).


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Avaya Voice Announcement Manager Utility File.
Software Update Notes
Date: July 2005
Type: Self-extract file (Binary)
Purpose of the Software Update
The Avaya Voice Announcement Manager software updates are cumulative and include the fixes in the current update and previous updates for release 3.0. The fixes in each of the software updates are listed below, starting with the most recent update:
Avaya Voice Announcement Manager 3.0.12 Update 1.1
Clicking the "X" to close the Rename Audio File dialog box now closes the window.
Voice Announcement Manager sends the current values for "Next Execution Time" and "Last Execution Time" for the task in the email notification.
Scheduled backup jobs are now executed after
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Archive for the 'Sparkling Wine' Category
FLASH! How to buy great wine at cheap, Cheap, CHEAP! RecharacterizationFriday, September 30th, 2011
Wine Re-characterization – What is it & Why do I care?
Psst! Wanna buy some great wine at a HUGE discount? This can be the REAL DEAL!
Now is the time to visit the wine shops! This includes your local wine shop and liquidators such as BevMo and trader Joe's!
The reason is that wonderfully magic thing wine makers do . . . Re-Characterization!
Every year at this time wineries run into TROUBLE! They have too much wine! The new grapes are crushed and fermented and the wine is going into storage (aging). HOWEVER, they likely too much have wine from last year! Every year there is tax due on wine in storage and the storage costs money!
Some of the wine is mediocre or even bad and some of it is GREAT and everything in between. The winery generally does what is called RE-CLASSIFICATION . . . a fancy word for SELL CHEAP! Some of it goes to brokers who bottle it as a weird label (2 Buck Chuck, Benefactor, etc.).
Another is they aging barrels and tanks . . . the bottom and top have grape debris and taste slightly different. Most wineries bottle it and sell it with strange label. I remember one major winery selling it for under $3 and it was WONDERFUL
Go to look for the small run bottles over the next month . . . and enjoy!
Cheers, Willy
Life is good.
How to pick a bottle of value wine!Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
There are times I walk into a store and need a bottle for something – a party, a work function, or maybe just for myself. When traveling it can particularly difficult to find a good wine, many times I don't speak the language enough to even read the label!
Most markets and stores have 100's (say 300) wines. Often the clerks' only skills are limited to using a box cutter and a bar code reader.
QUESTION: How can you be reasonably sure that a wine is decent?
You can pick a good wine in under 3 minutes . . . even if everything is in a language you don't speak!
Look for 3 things:
1.) Price! Why beat around the bush, this is IMPORTANT! Scan the selves, look for the cheapest wine and add a couple of bucks to set the range. If you want to go higher end so you don't look cheap, double the number!
CONGRATULATIONS, you eliminated 90% of store's selection! That leaves~ 30 wines of 300 to choose from.
2.) Next – heavy or light? – Heavy alcohol is 12%+ and light is 11% or less. If it's cold or a young crowd go heavy, if it's warm or older crowd go light. We're now down to say 20 bottles (some will fall in the middle).
3.) "It Factor" – Now we're down to the last choice. Look at the BACK of bottle. Is there an essay on the wine (maybe a picture of wine maker?) GREAT! The people making are proud of their product! Usually any of these is good.
Put them all in the cart, eyeball them and pick the one that strikes your fancy!
Open & Enjoy!
========>>> SHORTCUT! Look at people's shopping carts, if you see several people with the same wine – that's likely a good wine!
Espiral – Vinho Verde – White / slight sparkleWednesday, August 24th, 2011
It's a beautiful day and a bunch of friends are coming over and said, "What was that white wine with a spritz we had on the boat the other day? It was like a cooler right from the bottle!"
I know immediately which one they mean, Espiral Vinho Verde (green wine in Portuguese) is a white wine with just a touch of carbonation. The green in the name is because they bottle the wine before fermentation is finished.
When we had it the sun deck on the Sausalito Ferry was very warm. A young lady came over and asked if we were enjoying the wine? Of course we immediately offerred the lady a glass. She admitted her interest was not altruistic but was a promoter of Portuguese products! We spoke highly of the wine which she of course agreed with! She asked if she could mention the incident in her material and of course since one never should turn down a pretty young lady, we readily agreed!
This wine is soft and goes down easy on a hot day and is low alcohol.
Best chilled.
Perfect for a B-B-Q
Drink immediately after buying, it doesn't age well.
M. ChevallierFriday, December 24th, 2010
M. Chevallier Carte Noir (Spanish Cava)
Trader Joe's $4.99 / bottle
Plus + Very drinkable. Ready to drink on opening. Good value and should be a regular. Soft so serving iced is fine.
Minor Down – A little fizzy with large bubbles.
Goes down well, light aftertaste (smooth finish)
M. Chevalier (Spanish Sparkling Wine)Friday, December 24th, 2010
Very good buy for price.
Goes down easy, light aftertaste (finish).


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Youth fashion retailer Supergroup has today reported a five per cent rise in like-for-like (LFL) sales in its fourth quarter as it prepares for a European push.
In the 13 weeks ended April 28th 2013, total group sales jumped 13.5 per cent to £86.8 million while total retail sales climbed 10.9 per cent to £43.8 million over the period.
Over the full year, total group sales increased 14.7 per cent to £360.1 million as LFLs grew by 6.9 per cent on the same period last year.
Commenting on the strong results, Supergroup CEO Julian Dunkerton said: "I am pleased that the fourth quarter has seen a good trading performance against the backdrop of a challenging market given the extended period of cold weather in early spring.
"We have delivered solid sales and profit growth this year at the same time as enhancing financial and operational processes.
"In addition we have made significant progress with developing our product ranges, especially the improvements in womenswear styling."
Supergroup added 66,000 sq ft to its portfolio over the year including a store in Paris and a northern flagship at recently-opened shopping centre Trinity Leeds as is set to increase its "European presence" in the months ahead.
Franchise development is also part of the retailer's strategy and such locations increased by a net five over the quarter to 144 as stores were opened in France, Spain, Denmark, India and Lebanon, offsetting closures in Italy and Jordan.
Additional expansion is planned for 2014 and the group has found renewed confidence in its ability to deliver internationally after overcoming long-running problems with logistics and IT systems in recent times.
However, last week Supergroup announced the appointment of Burberry's Distribution Director Gordon Knox to head up its logistics department , putting the retailer on firmer footing.
Dunkerton explained: "After a year of consolidation, financial year 2014 will see the Group start to move back towards historic levels of space growth as it develops its European presence.
"The investments in I.T. and logistics will continue to secure and strengthen the business and, with further developments in our ranges planned, I am encouraged by the Group's prospects."


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Teacher Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Using Learning Progressions
Abstract"Over the past decade, research on learning progressions has led to important advances in understanding how student ideas change over time. Yet research into teachers' uses of learning progressions and related curriculum materials in classrooms has demonstrated the challenges of supporting teachers in effectively using learning progressions for instruction. Two important factors that may influence how teachers use learning progressions are teachers' content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). In this paper we explore the relationships among content knowledge, PCK, and a learning progression for model-based reasoning about water in environmental systems. We examined three dimensions of PCK: Knowlege of curriculum (KC-LG), knowledge of students (KS), and knowledge of instruction (KI). We developed assessments to measure teacher content knowledge and PCK in the domain of water moving through environmental systems. Results show that teachers' content knowledge and PCK mostly aligned with knowledge for teaching phenomenological reasoning and not model-based reasoning. Teachers' content knowledge and PCK changed little as a result of using learning progression-based curriculum materials for instruction. The most significant changes were in teachers' KC-LG and KS, but not in KI. Teachers' overall PCK did have a medium-size positive correlation to teacher effect size on student learning, with teachers whose learning goals aligned more closely with the domain of the water learning progression having the most significant effect. Our findings contribute to understanding the role of content knowledge and PCK on teachers' understanding and use of learning progression-based innovations to support students in reaching model-based reasoning."
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Owls, owls, everywhere. Seriously, since I knit my first owl last week, I had no idea how popular these little critters were. They're EVERYWHERE. I even found some owl lip gloss today.
I've made regular sized owls, mini owl ornaments and even some micro owls. They're fun and cute. I just love how each one has a different expression on his or her face. It cracks me up. I'm not sure yet, which ones are my favorite. Since I love everything small, I think the micro ornaments are the one for me. I am sending the two screech owls to Emma and Michaela in Pennsylvania because they love owls and have a screech owl in their yard which they rarely see, but always hear


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Fighting Fatigue, Part One
This is the first part of some thoughts on fighting fatigue. As someone who writes, teaches and consults with people I've been thinking a lot about the problems that hold all of us back from reaching our true potential.
Before I get into specifically business related topics, let's start with things that hold us back from pursuing the big, lofty ideals.
Take "Follow your dreams."
That's easy enough, right?
You've heard it thousands of times. You've read it in books, heard it in everyday conversation. You've seen movies and listened to songs that used it as a theme.
And I'm willing to bet that a number of times in your life, you've really taken those words to heart. You've read them or heard them, and inside your head something responded and resonated that made you think for a moment, "Yes that's right. I should follow my dreams."
And it's so simple, but are you doing it? Right now, can you honestly say you're following your dreams?
Probably not, or at least not to the extent you could be. Right?
So there's a gap. On one side, there's this idea – this truth – that sparked brightly in your head and on the other side of the chasm is you actually acting on it.
And this is really important to understand, because it's at the root of so many of our slow failures. It's the gulf between what we know is true in our heads and our hearts and how we act. That gap can take many forms – from procrastination to stubborn denial to creating needless drama to actual physical manifestations like anxiety and disease – but they all boil down to one root cause; fear.
Here's what I think happens. We hear, read or think something that resonates with us and that we know is true. It's in our head, and in that moment, we intend to take that idea out into the world and act on it.
But something happens as soon as this thought tries to take its first steps. Instead of being welcomed into the world, this idea is challenged… viciously. It's insulted and assaulted beaten-down and broken.
In our head, we knew that "follow your dreams" rang true. But in the cruel world, we're told if we follow our dreams we'll starve or subject our family to misery. We're told to rationally consider the odds; how many fools pursue their dreams, and how very few succeed. We're told that our dreams aren't attainable. We're told, over and over, why "follow your dreams" is a dream itself.
We're told these things, by people close to us — our friends and family, our coworkers and confidants. And with the advent of the Internet, we also get the chance to have simple truth is attacked by total strangers, all over the world, with a permanent record stored on a servers somewhere.
And so suddenly that simple idea that we had in our heads seems like a crazy impossibility. We were delusional for thinking it in the first place. And really, after weighing it out we knew was a pipe dream along.
I mean, think about it. "Follow your dreams?" How trite. It's like something a child would think. Who does that? Who can do that? Nobody I know. No, the people I now have to put food on the table.
And soon we learn how to do crush our ideas with hardly any help at all. It's more efficient that way, isn't it? Why wait for someone else to kill our ideas when can just we strangle them ourselves in their infancy?
This all happens in the blink of an eye. Simple truth turned into embarrassing distant memory. At that point, you'd be foolish to act.
And so there it is. The gap, the chasm, the gulf. All those questions and all those voices delivered their death blows to your dreams.
That's where people like me come in, in our capacity as writers, artists and teachers. We're not trying to come up with some new truth , because ultimately there aren't any. So we pick up the old tattered and battered ones and try to nurse some new life into them.
Yes, they are the same old truths. Old, trite, clichéd…that's what the critical voices shout. Things like "Follow Your Dreams." But we tell their stories again and we look for new stories that bring them to life anew. We repaint them and repackage them and hold them up to the light.
We know you know you know these old truths. Somewhere inside – you still know. And that's why you sought us out. It's why you're hear right now. You want you to remember.
And when we to remind you about the simple ideas that are so important you implement, you know we're battling right?
The enemy isn't your parents or your friends or teacher or your envious enemies or strangers on the Internet or any of the other choir of critics that are so easy to blame.
It's you. We can't shut up all the critics. It's not possible. We're just trying to get through to YOU because you do have the power to shut them up..
Those wars going on – those voices of violence – only matter if you listen to them.
The critics are a persistent illusion, as real as you make them. They are mostly dust; echoes of things said to you in a distant past. They are the fear of what you're afraid you'll be told again. And every time one of those ghosts appears and points at you and screams, you can let it shame you. It's hard to fight the feeling that the world is looking at you and judging you grimly in that moment, because the specter has exposed you and brought with it an Army.
Keep moving. Ignore the voice of fear and keep moving. That's the message you need to hear right now and the one we all need to be reminded of, over and over again.
So those are the lofty ideals. Next post : the details that we ignore.


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I have been busy with planners/journals again. I found this nice turquoise one for .75c but did not like the large snap closure so took that off and replaced it with a a gem and elastic. The inside of it was all black so I glued this craft paper to the inside to brighten it up. I was going to use it for a scripture writing journal but not sure yet.
This is another cover I make and it is a lot like the one I gave to my daughter. I
liked it so much I make myself a another one almost just like it.
This is the inside of it.
My daughter gave me these Franklin Planner pages and I just love them. I am using them for my bible study notes.
These are the colors of the seasons this yr in the package.
I get their emails. I write out the verse and what I observe and what it means to me. and a prayer. I also listen to their radio program and do a study and notes on that also. one of my goals is to be in the word daily and this is how I plan to make sure I do. If I have to add more notes say on one of the references I just add in a extra page. At the end of the yr, I store them in a 3" franklin covey storage binder. So this system is working out great for me.
So these are the three binders I am using. My retro one, my daily planner/journal, and my bible study, and etc. journal. I use and just love all three.
As we all know it take a while of trying different ways of journalling and planner till we find what really works for us. This last yr has certainly been the case for me. But I am happy and content with what I have now.
As I sit here at my computer it is snowing like crazy here in Idaho. Praying. Snow, then Ice is coming and then warn temps and flooding. May be power outage! Pray for all of us here. Thank you!
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For all interested in doing capoeira - brazilian dance/martial art I am starting training sessions / course in Sidi Bou Said KDanse studio from April.
Capoeira is great for both children and adults alike - great way to keep fit and discover a bit of brazilian culture.
At the moment I am looking at numbers to see the ration of children vs. adults to see if we need to do separate groups. Please let me know if you need more details and are interested for yourself or your kids.
Myself I have been training since Protected content group Mundo Capoeira in Dublin. I hold orange-blue belt which in the group stands for Monitora and allows to give classes.
More info on capoeira and links below.
Ania / Monitora Atomica
"Capoeira is a fight for dancers and a dance for fighters. It is a duel between pals. It is a game, a dance, a fight, a perfect mixture of strength and rhythm, poetry and agility. Music and singing rule the movements. Force leaves its place to rhythm. Violence submits to melody. It goes beyond antagonisms."
Capoeira's origins are widely disputed. There are many who disagree on whether it arrived with enslaved Africans or whether Africans created it once they reached Brazil.
The game
Capoeira, unlike other martial arts, can be more accurately described as a game. Capoeira was and is composed of cat like movements where participants collapse to the ground, use cartwheels, flips, handstands and many other deceptive movements to avoid strikes and injury by opponents. A lot of the kicks and some movements done in Capoeira can be seen in other arts, but the difference is the delivery.
The name of the capoeira game is jogo. The jogo is played by two capoeira practitioners (capoeiristas) at a time, inside a ring of people called roda, which is composed of other capoeiristas and/or onlookers. The capoeiristas engage in a series of attack and counter attack movements. Player or not you are expected to give energy to the roda by clapping and singing in response to the person "in charge" of the roda. As one contestants leaves the circle another immediately takes his place. This interaction between the group continues until the group decides to disband.
Music plays a deeply important role in the capoeira game. The main instrument, the berimbau, sets the pace for the jogo, and the capoeira players must follow accordingly. If the berimbau player chooses a fast paced rhythm, the capoeiristas play fast, throwing rapid kicks and flips; if he plays a slow rhythm the player slow down, focusing more trickery and control. Two other core instruments (more can be brought in depending on the style) accompany the berimbau: the pandeiro (tambourine) and the atabaque (drum). Along with these instruments, participants in the capoeira roda sing songs in Portuguese while clapping to the beat.
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How to Travel to Cuba Legally from the US
People-to-People Programs
Legalities of Cuban Travel
Legal travel to Cuba is now easier than ever with sweeping changes made by the Obama administration in December of 2014. In the past, travelers required special authorization from the U.S. Treasury, and even after approval they were regulated by strict laws regarding how long they could stay, where they could go, and what they could bring back with them.
As the relationship between these two countries continues to improve, tourists can now request general authorization and travel to Cuba from U.S. airports.
Can Americans Travel to Cuba?
In order to receive general authorization to travel to Cuba from the U.S. Treasury, American citizens must apply under one of 12 categories. The U.S. Treasury may look into each application, but Cuba travel restrictions are looser than ever. The 12 categories include:
1. Visiting Relatives
U.S. citizens that are related to residents of Cuba by blood, adoption, or marriage. These individuals cannot be more than three generations from a common ancestor.
2. Official Government Business:
Government employees and contractors that are traveling on official business.
3. Journalistic Activities:
U.S. persons that are regularly employed as journalists or technicians that are working on a journalistic project.
4. Professional Research and Professional Meeting
Those that are traveling to Cuba for research or meetings that pertain to their profession. These individuals cannot travel for pleasure or engage in any tourist activities.
5. Educational Activities and People-to-People Exchanges:
For those that are wondering how to travel to Cuba, this category has become incredibly popular in recent years and provides travelers with an excellent way to experience the culture of this unique nation. In addition to students and faculty that travel for their studies, non-academic personnel can travel with people-to-people programs.
6. U.S. Religious Organizations:
U.S. persons that will be exclusively engaging in religious activities.
7. Public Performances, Clinics, Workshops, Athletic and Other Competitions and Exhibitions:
This includes amateur, semi-professional, and professional athletes and artists. Their events must be open to the public and all profits must be donated to an approved non-profit organization.
8. Support for the Cuban People:
These individuals must have a full-time schedule with no recreational activities. Their primary goal is to promote the rapid and peaceful transition to democracy.
9. Humanitarian Projects:
Non-profit companies and their volunteers/employees that will be carrying out humanitarian projects to benefit Cuban residents.
10. Private Foundations or Research or Educational Institutes:
This category is for organizations and their employees that will be carrying out research to collect non-commercial information.
11. Exportation/Importation of Informational Materials:
U.S. persons that will engage in activities to import or export informational material.
12. Exportation of BIS Authorized or Licensed Good:
BIS authorized goods and materials are generally seen to be medical supplies that have been approved by both governments.
Who Can Travel to Cuba with the People-to-People Authorization?
Category five is one of the best options for those that are looking to immerse themselves in the Cuban culture. As the laws continue to change, more people than ever are utilizing organizations such ATI to connect with Cuban residents on a personal level. This is essentially the only legal method to travel to Cuba for pleasure. A full-time itinerary is created for every day of travel, and tourists will be shown some of the most popular cities and sites in the country.
When applying under category five, travelers must go through a service provider that has met all regulations put forth by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). These service providers must stay within strict guidelines and assist their clientele with issues such as collecting Cuban Tourist Cards (visa) when entering the country. They must also establish a full-time schedule for each individual traveler. Free travel throughout the country is currently not permitted under this category. While travelers will have some free time in the evenings and at night, they must be in compliance with a full-time schedule of activities.