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Cigar time for Tyrone - Harte
Tyrone are appearing in the first Ulster final in six seasons on Sunday when they face Donegal on Ulster football's big day, in St Tiernach's Park, Clones.
Donegal and, to a lesser extent Monaghan, are the reason the O'Neill County's failed to climb the hill in Clones on Ulster final day over the last half dozen years, argues Mickey Harte.
In four of of the last six years Donegal have halted Tyrone in Ulster, starting in 2011 with a semi-final win in a highly tactical encounter, on St Tiernach's hallowed sod.
"We met an emerging Donegal team in 2011," said three-time All-Ireland winning manager Harte.
"We were in control of that game and then we let it slip. They got a grip on the game before half-time and before we knew we were beaten.
"A few things helped along the way, our lack of efficiency in front of the goals gave Donegal a chance to come back.
"We lost Joe McMahon with a broken jaw that day which was very disruptive to our team as well and Donegal went on to the All-Ireland semi-final to show just how good a team they were.
"Then in 2012 when we played them again, Paul Durcan's toe denied Marty Penrose a late goal and when the ball came back across the goals Colm Cavanagh missed it by inches.
"Marty Swift also caught a ball in defence near the end of the game and you could make an argument that he was fouled and Brick Molloy stuck the ball in the net.
"Those little game changers that did not fall our way and that was a part on why we missed out in those games.
"Last year in Ballybofey, we had a horrible league game where they walked all over us. But we came back for the championships and we were toe to toe with them the whole way.
"Martin McElhinney's goal probably against the run of play in the first half made a huge difference in that game.
"We were pounding the Donegal goals at the end and could not get a goal to draw the game. In all those games we were close but close with no cigar.
"We bossed last year's game, but we did not boss it on the scoreboard and that was it.
"Donegal got the critical scores and Michael Murphy kicked three frees that day that you will never see the likes of again.
"He hit a '45' from right out on the sideline on his wrong side and it went like a bullet over the bar and he didn't miss a kick at all and then you had Martin McElhinney's goal which a Premiership player would have been proud of."
Harte goes on to argue that while Donegal and Monaghan have dominated the Anglo Celt Cup in the last five years, it does not mean that Tyrone were a poor side.
"We were still challenging and how close we got probably got is lost in the fact that Donegal and Monaghan were appearing in all those finals.
"It was forgotten that while we weren't making the finals we were still a decent team.
"In the midst of that people have got to understand that we got to two All-Ireland semi-finals in those so-called barren years.
"If they were that barren we would not have reached those places. So it is a false thing to say just because we have not won the Ulster title in six years that we are not a decent and top team in Ulster.
"I think that is why we had the determination this year because we did not have to go to Donegal and Monaghan who were the kingpins for the last five years that we had a chance to get to an Ulster final."
Donegal have beaten Tyrone in their last four championships meetings and are seen by many as Tyrone's bogey team.
However, this is not a theory that Mickey Harte subscribes too.
"People will say they are our bogey team and that they have got this hoodoo over us and as results go they might say that is the case.
"But I'm not just a results person. I'm a performance person. I'm across the whole game and while they were winning those games I don't think we could never have won any of those games.
"We lost them all and could have won them all and that gives me the confidence that we can beat Donegal.
"If we had always been playing second fiddle and saying those boys are ahead of us and I don't know how we are going to get close to Donegal.
"But that was not the case. I know we can get close to Donegal and if we get close to Donegal there is no reason why we cannot beat them.
"I believe we are capable of beating them. I believe we are going to have to play to our best level to do that.
"But that is what you have to do if you want to win things, you gotta play to your best."
The Tyrone boss is not at all surprised that Donegal dethroned Monaghan and are Tyrone's final opponents.
"It was being levied against Donegal that Monaghan were their hoodoo team and that in recent encounters between the two, they had come out the wrong side of the result.
"I thought they had that greater reason to want to win so I did feel they were capable of reversing last year's Ulster final.
"I thought there was something about Donegal that said we need to beat Monaghan or people will hold it against us if we don't.
"It is the same philosophy for us now."


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Seeing is Believing visit gives inside view on re-offending
December 04, 2012
Debbie White, chief executive of Sodexo UK and Ireland, recently led a group of top business leaders into HMP Forest Bank for a Business in the Community 'Seeing is Believing' visit on reducing re-offending through employment.
Senior business leaders including Philip Jansen, Group CEO Brakes, and Stephen Lehane, HR Director, Boots Alliance, were taken into HMP Forest Bank in Manchester, a category B prison run by Sodexo Justice Services which houses young and adult male offenders.
Delegates saw prison workshops where offenders receive training and learn skills to help them gain employment on release. They spoke to ex-offenders now in work and heard from Dennis Phillips, Foundation Manager of Timpson Ltd, and William Lees-Jones, Managing Director of JW Lees, on the business case for employing ex-offenders.
Ex-offenders can find it very challenging to obtain work on release owing to their criminal conviction, yet employment is one of the key factors in reducing re-offending, by between 33-50%. This is against a background in which re-offending is both likely - 60% of short-term prisoners re-offend within a year of release - and expensive, costing the UK around £11 billion each year.
Debbie White said: "Business intervention to support ex-offenders into work is a highly effective way of tackling reoffending rates. The visit certainly provided senior business leaders with food for thought, and I hope that it will help encourage a new way of thinking when it comes to recruiting ex-offenders."
The group also visited Mustard Tree, a charity which supports homeless and marginalised people, many of whom have criminal convictions. Mustard Tree is a delivery partner for Business in the Community's 'Ready for Work' programme, designed to support homeless people into employment.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Even for the sake of comparison, Urban Meyer has little use for the film from 2011.
The Ohio State coach wasn't around then, so it wasn't his spread offense being used. Illinois has changed coaches and changed defensively since two years ago as well, leaving little to be gleaned from the last visit the Buckeyes made to Memorial Stadium. And Meyer's quarterback was a banged-up, inexperienced freshman then, and his game would almost certainly be unrecognizable if the coach decided to pop in the video just to see how far Braxton Miller has come.
But because Meyer is already aware of the most notable number from that ugly win for the Buckeyes, he hardly needs the visual confirmation. The Buckeyes have seen enough improvement from Miller as a passer just since Meyer arrived that watching him complete just one pass in four attempts might be overkill.
"I know we had a young quarterback and a fairly nonfunctional group of wideouts, so I would imagine you were going to do what we did [last year] and run the quarterback a lot," Meyer said. "Do what you've got to do to walk out of there with a win.
"I can assure you that we're in a much different place than he was two years ago. And I can see that."
Even without measuring the improvement since Oct. 15, 2011, the evidence that Miller is playing the best football of his career has been impossible to ignore over the last few games.
In the last three starts, the junior has combined to complete nearly 80 percent of his passes for 707 yards and nine touchdowns, moving the ball and scoring points so efficiently that he's barely needed to play after halftime of the last two blowout victories. And while those outings certainly blow his 1-completion, 17-yard, 1-touchdown outing against Illinois two years ago out of the water, the dramatic development in the passing attack revolves around more than just Miller.
There's no question Miller has become more mechanically sound, has improved in his ability to break down defenses and become comfortable in the spread in his second season under Meyer. But the Buckeyes have taken steps forward all around him as well, starting with a veteran offensive line affording him great protection to significant upgrades from Philly Brown, Devin Smith and a deeper cast of wideouts making plays on the perimeter.
"Looking back, that's crazy to me just because our passing game has evolved so much now," left tackle Jack Mewhort said. "We have so many different guys score touchdowns for us now, to just have one pass [completion], that's kind of unreal to think about.
"Braxton and the skill guys have come so far, I don't think it's going to be like that this year. We'll see; maybe we will have to run the ball that much."
The Buckeyes could probably do it if they wanted to, as they still have the No. 8 rushing offense in the country averaging more than 300 yards per game.
Plus, they're matching up against an Illinois defense that ranks 115th in the nation against the rush and might have to deal with windy conditions which can sometimes make it a challenge to throw the ball. And the Buckeyes have plenty of players still on the roster who know firsthand they can win even if they only complete one pass.
But what would be the fun in that?
"Nah, that wouldn't work right now," Miller said. "I was a young pup, so I grew up from that.
"It was fortunate that coach Meyer came here, we worked out things, got me better, now I'm [throwing] a lot better."
The numbers make that pretty obvious. Meyer doesn't need to watch the film to know that statistics aren't lying.


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Rugby Union faces increasing challenge from the work of other sports and the decrease in athletic pursuits of our youth demographic to recruit and retain a pool of players in the 14-19 year age group that can effectively contribute to the health of the game at participation and high performance levels. Rugby is fortunate in that it possesses a varied competition and representative system as well as advanced talent development programs coordinated nationally across the country. Many key stakeholders, both volunteer and employed, work hard to build and develop opportunities for our young players to play the game and progress to higher levels of performance. At times the current representative and talent development pathway can be confusing to players and parents as well as requiring considerable financial investment by the player/families in order to be involved at the various levels and options available.
In these challenging times, it is has been proposed that a new and innovative model that combines representative level rugby and talent development programming for players U15-17 be developed by the group of key stakeholders and lead by the Australian Rugby Union (ARU).
For 2014 the ARU have with other partners have proposed a program that see's players not only getting rugby development through great coaching and growing programs but development with health and life choices. The model combines current national talent development programs (Junior Gold Program) and various junior rugby representative programs to create a high level development and competition model at U15 and U17 age grade level for selected metropolitan, regional and state based team involvement. The 'partnership' approach taken by all key stakeholders involved in the development and design process is viewed as an important element that will enable Rugby to meet the challenges currently faced and move ahead via the one united strategy. The program will be called the Junior Gold Cup.
Due to the limited number of players in these age groups, the Northern Territory will not participate in the competition for at least two years. The focus for the next 3 years will be on developing a program which aims to prepare both players and coaches for a possible entry into the competition in 2016-17.


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Salary Overview
It is necessary to consider a variety of factors when calculating the typical salary a person can expect to make as a mathematician. Some of these factors include the level of education the person has attained, the amount of formal training the person has experienced, where the person is employed and how long he or she has been employed, and any professional credentials that the mathematician may hold. For example, a mathematician who has a high level of academic training, such as a doctoral degree and perhaps post doctorate study, as well as several years of experience in industry or in faculty teaching and research positions will have the potential to earn more money than a similar mathematician who does not have these degrees and experiences.
However, there are other factors that need to be considered when providing an estimate of an expected salary, such as the number of employees at the mathematician's place of work and the geographic location of the job. In general, mathematicians who work for large companies or universities in urban areas will tend to earn more money than those who work for smaller companies or institutions in more rural areas.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage of a mathematician in the United States in May 2008 was $95,150. The middle 50 percent of mathematicians earned an annual wage between $71,430 and $119,480. The lowest 10 percent of mathematicians earned an annual wage of less than $53,570, while the highest 10 percent of mathematicians earned an annual wage that exceeded $140,500.*
In March 2009, the average annual wage a mathematician could expect to earn if he or she were employed by the Federal Government was $107,051 for pure mathematicians. The average annual wage was slightly lower for mathematical statisticians at $107,015, and it was slightly lower still for cryptanalysts at $101,645.*
*According to the BLS, http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Job Description and Outlook
Mathematics is perhaps the oldest and most integral science of all the pure sciences. People employed as mathematicians use computational techniques, mathematical theory, algorithms, and the latest technology available in computing to solve a variety of problems in science, economics, engineering, and business. There are essentially two classes of mathematicians: pure mathematicians, who are also known as theoretical mathematicians, and applied mathematicians. Theoretical mathematicians focus on advancing mathematical knowledge, while applied mathematicians generally focus on using existing theories and techniques to solve practical problems.The outlook for mathematics as a profession in the United States is bright with high employment growth and job prospects.*
*According to the BLS, http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Training and Education Requirements
The traditional minimum educational requirement for individuals seeking employment as mathematicians is a doctoral degree in mathematics, except for individuals seeking employment in primary or secondary education or in the Federal Government.
Candidates seeking jobs in mathematics in private industry will typically require a doctoral degree to be competitive, although there are often opportunities for some candidates who hold master's degrees. The majority of the positions designated as open for mathematicians will be located in laboratories focused on research and development, where mathematicians may serve on technical teams.
Within the federal government, candidates for entry level jobs will most often be required to hold a bachelor's degree as a minimum entry qualification, which must also contain a mathematics major or at least 24 semester hours that were fulfilled in courses related to mathematics. People with only bachelor's degrees in mathematics are typically not considered to be qualified for the majority of jobs outside the Federal government, and many people with such degrees go on to pursue advanced degrees, either in mathematics, or in careers and fields closely related to mathematics. However, people holding bachelor's degrees who can also meet the requirements of the states in which they live may be eligible to teach mathematics at the primary or secondary school level.
There are no standard national certifications required for a person to work as a mathematician. However, individuals who choose to earn different forms of voluntary certification tend to increase their earning potentials and may be more likely to earn positions that involve higher salaries. There are several different associations in the United States that may offer advanced certifications to mathematicians. The requirements mathematicians must complete for certification may vary widely from one organization to another; for example, some may ask for a certain amount of education before offering certification, while others may ask for a certain number of years of work experience. Still others may require a combination of formal educational training and significant work experience for certification. The most common board of certification is the state, which typically requires certification of people seeking employment as teachers of mathematics at the primary or secondary school levels.
Professional Associations
There are numerous professional associations that offer mathematicians the ability to seek certification and membership.
- The American Mathematical Society
- The American Statistical Association
- The Association for Women in Mathematics
- The Association for Computing Machinery
- The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
- The European Mathematical Society
- The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
- The Mathematical Association of America
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The Inn at Thorn Hill & Spa is located in Jackson Village in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, just 15 minutes north of North Conway Village.
The Inn is conveniently located to any of the White Mountain activities and attractions and just over an hour to the coast of Maine. The location is ideal for day trips to explore both the mountains and seacoast.
We recommend our guests have a car while staying at the Inn whether it be their own or a rental. Public transportation is limited in this area and there is so much to see and do. For more information on how to reach us, please call 603-383-4242 or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Inn is only 1 1/2 hours from Portland International Jetport (ME), 2 1/4 hours from Manchester Airport (NH), or 3 hours from Boston/Logan (MA). Private planes can fly into Libby Field, Gorham (NH), 1/2 hour away, or Fryeburg Airport (ME), 45 minutes away. Airfares are quite competitive so be sure to check fares and schedules for each airport.
Southern Approach to Jackson From I-95:
Exit Interstate Route 95 in Portsmouth following signs for the Spaulding Turnpike and White Mountains. Continue on the Spaulding Turnpike which becomes Route 16. Continue traveling North on Route 16 through the Conways which you will reach in about 2 hours. About 8 miles north of North Conway Village in Glen, Route 16 will bear to the right towards Jackson. You will see signs for Jackson about 2.5 miles after this intersection. Enter through the covered bridge and take the 2nd right onto Thorn Hill Road. The Inn is located at the top of the first hill.
Southern Approach to Jackson From I-93:
Take Exit 35 onto Route 3 North. Follow this road for approximately 10 miles until it intersects with Route 302 at Twin Mountain. Make a right turn onto Route 302 East and continue past the Mt. Washington Hotel into the National Forest and through Crawford Notch for about 25 miles. Watch for signs for Route 16 North. At the intersection in Glen, turn left and approximately 2.5 miles north of this intersection you will see the signs for Jackson. Enter through the covered bridge and take the 2nd right onto Thorn Hill Road. The Inn is located at the top of the first hill.
Northern Approach to Jackson From I-93:
Get off at Exit 40 (Bethlehem) and follow Route 302 East (your only choice). Go through the town of Bethlehem following signs for Twin Mountain and Bretton Woods where you will pass the Mt. Washington Hotel on your left. Continue traveling east on Route 302 through Crawford Notch and Bartlett. In Glen, you will turn left at the stoplight onto Route 16 North. Approximately 2.5 miles north of this intersection you will see the signs for Jackson. Enter through the covered bridge and take the 2nd right onto Thorn Hill Road. The Inn is located at the top of the first hill.
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A dollar today isn't the same as a dollar tomorrow, that's the time value of money. Risk and return are expecting a dollar risked to earn more than a dollar.
The time value of money and risk and return are two core concepts in personal finance. Luckily, each boils down to a pretty simple statement.
The core principle of the time value of money means your dollar today is worth more than your dollar tomorrow.
Risk and return say that if you are to risk a dollar, you expect gains of more than just your dollar back. For each unit of risk you take on, you expect a slightly more significant unit of return.
Even though these money concepts are easy to simplify, I want to dig a bit deeper into each of them.
Time Value of Money
Today's dollar is worth more than tomorrow's because of inflation (on the side that's unfortunate for you) and compound interest (the side you can make work for you).
Inflation pushes prices up over time which means that each dollar you own today will buy more in the present time than it will in the future. This is why investing is so important.
Inflation is reported on an annualized basis. That means that to invest a dollar today, you'd have not only to expect to exceed inflation but also have some wiggle room to account for the uncertainty of the future cash flow.
Over time the stock market beats out inflation. So if you put the same amount of money in a savings account and investment account, the money invested would be worth far more than the money sitting in the savings account.
Opportunity Cost
For every choice made, there are choices sacrificed. The choice to go to college is a simple example of opportunity cost.
Choosing to attend means you are giving up four years worth of salary you would have earned at a job and four years of work experience (future payment.)
Of course, you hope that by choosing to go to school, you will make more money over your lifetime than if you don't attend. So it's a gamble, but a calculated one that hopefully has a more significant pay off eventually than if you had chosen not to go to college.
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Compound Interest
What's the point of investing money if it won't grow faster than inflation? You'd be better off spending it now when it has a higher value. That's where the compound annual interest rate comes to the rescue.
A standard bond returns a flat percent of the face value each year, which is simple interest. In that case, if you got a 5% annual interest rate on a $1000 face value bond, you'd get $50. That's not bad, but it's not where the magic lies.
When you're looking at investments like stocks, you expect the annual percentage rate to be 5% a year, or 7% if you count dividends. If you have a $100 stock that increases 5% by the end of the year, you have $105 in that compounding period.
By the end of year two, it's grown another 5% and is worth $110.25 ($105*1.05). While that's only an extra 25 cents, in this case over long periods of time and with larger dollar amounts, that can end up being a lot of money.
It's possible to compound interest monthly or even daily – this is called continuous compounding. This means that your balance grows by a small amount every instant.
Time Value of Money Calculator
Assuming you have a financial calculator or access to the internet, it's pretty easy to see how much your current cash flow would be worth tomorrow, though you do have to make some assumptions.
If you're not a money nerd like me and don't have a financial calculator sitting next to you, I recommend using this calculator from Zenwealth. If you've never used one before, the interface can be somewhat confusing. Here's step by step how to break it down and what the abbreviations and terms mean:
PV: This means present value. Enter how much money you have today. If you have a $20 in your wallet, enter 20.
Rate: this is the rate of growth. If you're calculating how much inflation will be, you can use a number like 3%. If you're trying to see what your money will grow if you're getting a 7% real (after inflation) rate of return use 7%. You put in the whole number (7) instead of the actual decimal-y number (0.07).
PMT: This means payment. It's the amount that you're adding to the PV per period. Think of it as a monthly contribution to an IRA (assuming you're doing monthly compounding).
Periods: The number of times you're compounding your money. It's important to keep in mind how extended a period is- are you compounding weekly, monthly, annually, weekly?
FVA: This is your future value. If you're trying to calculate what your money will be worth in the future once you've made payments and had to compound, you'll see your answer here.
If you're trying to reverse engineer what a future sum of money is worth today with deflation, you start with this number. If you want to get your math hat on, the following formula is to calculate this.
Using the Time Value of Money Formula
Are you bored yet? I promise you it's essential. With those variables you can answer questions like these:
How much money would I need to save starting today if I wanted to have $1,000,000 in 20 years assuming 6% growth after inflation?
Enter 6% for rate, nothing in payment, future value $1,000,000, net present value $0, and 20 periods. Please, try it yourself! You could do this for anticipated future costs like weddings, school costs, buying a house or car, or anything else you want to save for over time.
If I start with nothing today and put away $100 a month, what will I have in 10 years if I get 4% growth after inflation?
Here we use net present value 0, payment 1200, rate 4, ten periods, and solve for future money. Again, I recommend you try it yourself, but I get $14,407. This kind of question is great for seeing where you'll be if you start today.
I go through these kinds of hypotheticals occasionally because it's always fun to watch how my money would work for me.
One important note when working with the calculator is that either present value, future value, or payments are a negative number or 0.
A negative denotes a cost, so a negative payment is a payment into the account and a net present negative value means you paid for it with your own money. It's what you need to do to buy the future value.
Risk And Return
Now that you can calculate the TVM (time value of money), it's time to look at risk and return. From example 1 we know that you would need to save a whopping $2,308 per month to get from $0 to $1,000,000 in 20 years with 6% growth.
If you're like me, that number seems pretty high. We need to look at securing a higher rate of return to drop that amount. A 2% higher return would drop the monthly savings by $500 but what does that mean for your investing strategy?
But, you're unlikely to get extra return without taking on extra risk. Investing in a small startup is a bigger risk than investing in a well-established company, but the investment in the startup has the potential for a bigger payoff.
It's essential that you are comfortable with and aware of the amount of risk in your investing strategy. If you can stomach the lows and highs that come with extra risk, it could make sense to strive for the extra return and in turn, lower your monthly payment value.
Why This The Time Value of Money Important
These concepts are the basis of every recommendation you see, even if the person making the recommendation isn't explicitly aware of it.
It's better to invest early because of the TVM concept. Each dollar that you invest now has a time period to grow, but the reason that it's important to invest that dollar instead of sitting on it is that if it doesn't grow and outpace inflation, you will lose purchasing power over time.
Gas, movie tickets, and food used to cost less and a $50,000 salary used to mean a lot more. That fantastic investment that promises a huge return? It comes with increased risk as well, or it would have been snapped up already.
Again, that doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad decision; you just need to understand what you're getting in to. You need to take some risk for your money to outpace inflation so just make sure you're comfortable with the amount you're taking.


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"The View" by Robbie Herring
Supplies - Cardstock, Patterned Paper, Corrugated pieces, Chipboard Alphabet, Red Felt Flowers, Felt Leaves: Jillibean Soup; Chipboard Button: Jenni Bowlin; Green Felt Flowers: Fiesta Flowers; Alphabet stickers: Prima Marketing Inc.; Twine: Doodlebug and Martha Stewart; Ribbon: Bazzill; Brad: unknown
Variation #1 - Instead of making the leaves entirely of strips of paper, I chose to leave space between the strips to allow the kraft paper to show more. I like the way this coordinated with the corrugated pieces and the printed kraft paper.
"Thankful" banner by Christy Arthur
Products - Patterned Paper: American Crafts (Amy Tangerine Here and There), Studio Calico (Autumn Press Bundle and Scarf), Crate Paper (Random Textile, Farmhouse Cross-stitch, Peppermint Ski Lodge), Pebbles (Happy Go Lucky Carefree)
Variation #1: I took the exact proportion of the add on leaf and used it as a base for our "thankful thoughts" this month. I added additional types of leaves that are hand cut and hand stitched onto a ribbon. I used a tiny clothes pins to "pin" the sketch leaf onto the banner.
Variation #2: Since we would be writing on the leaves, I kept them simple and did not add the chevron detailing that is in the sketch.
"Fall" by Shari Thurman
Supplies - Patterned paper and die cuts: Authentique; Adhesive: ATG by Scotch; 3D foam adhesive: Thermoweb; Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink (Dark Brown); buttons: unknown; hemp: unknown; Sketch: Sketches for Scrapbooking, Volume 7
Variation #1: I omitted the stem.
Variation #2: I omitted the stitching down the center of the leaf.
Variation #3: I drew my own pattern for one of the leaves.
Variation #4: I added die cuts and buttons to embellish and to create layering.


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Closing The Great Escape (unless you count what sounds like a short reprise of "Ernold Same") is this strange and sad song that on the surface appears to be sung from the perspective of a Japanese worker (hence the working title "Japanese Workers") that has to work rediculously long hours and doesn't have much time to spend with his loved ones, but in reality it's presumably a thinly-disguised lament about Damon and Justine Frischmann not getting an awful lot of time together due to band obligations: "I never see you, we're never together, I love you forever".
Their unidentified employing company, in the meantime, will protect them if they work hard, but from what do they get protection? Financial downfall? Evil britpop fans? Oasis? Not from loneliness and alcohol abuse, that much is certain from the lyrics.
Damon had wanted "proper Japanese singing, not some Japanese rock chick", and doubting producer Stephen Street could get the right vocal threatened to buy a CD with the type of singing he wanted to use that instead. Street delivered though, and what we hear are some of the first verse's lines translated (somewhat roughly) into Japanese.
A sweet live version can be found on Live At The Budokan.
Ben Folds, in the meantime, appears to have been fascinated by "Yuko & Hiro". On his Songs For Goldfish album we find a "Hiro's Song" in which Hiro is a 51 year old that leaves his family for his 22 year old secretary… named Yuko. Of course the age gap (and the fact Yuko was a highschool friend of Hiro's daughter's) gets between them and Yuko leaves Hiro again for a "drum programmer".


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Michael O'Driscoll - Director at Large
Michael O'Driscoll is the Director of Health & Emergency Management for Gila County Arizona. Michael Joined Gila County in 2011 and came with more than 20 years' experience in Public Health and Emergency Preparedness. He has been integral in resolving large health disparity issues, vector-borne disease, foodborne outbreaks, ground water contamination, and hazardous materials complaints, among others—mitigating issues and ensuring public safety state- wide, across its various constituency populations.
Beginning his public service career in Santa Clara County, CA, in 1989, Michael progressively rose the ranks, holding critical positions at Will and DuPage Counties in Illinois. He has been recognized with outstanding employee awards; won individual citation honors; and has developed numerous key systems and protocols for food safety, day care assessment, multicultural task forces, and intragovernment communications/alerts systems.
While on staff at DuPage County Health Department, Michael led teams responsible for securing the Samuel Crumbine Award, the largest, nationally recognized environmental public health achievement.
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SegaSaturno have yet again managed to raise enough funds for another community release of unfinished games. Having gotten hold of prototype versions of Virtua Cop 2, Silicon Dream's snowboarder Chill and Capcom's Werewolf the Apocalypse for the Sega Saturn, the team has managed to preserve them for all to enjoy.
This is far from being SegaSaturno's first step into the world of preservation. Having previously preserved Soulstar, an unreleased Sega Mega Drive 32X game last year, the team has been busy collecting enough donations from the community to make the release of these Sega Saturn games possible. As of last week, the required €600 was finally met thanks to a large selection of generous donations from all over.
Of the three games released in this pack of betas, prototypes and unfinished code, Werewolf the Apocalypse and Chill come as a real treat having never seen a retail release.
Chill was originally set to arrive on the Sega Saturn in 1998, but was eventually cancelled due to the planned launch being too close to the other Sega Saturn snowboarder Steep Slope Sliders. Chill did however see release on the Sony PlayStation should you want to play an original version of the game.
Chill Gameplay Video
Having teamed up with Role Playing Game producers White Wolf, Capcom planned to release their joint effort Werewolf the Apocalypse for the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation sometime during 1996. Unfortunately development fell through seeing the release of the game being cancelled for both systems.
Another prototype version of Werewolf the Apocalypse has already been leaked onto the internet, while SegaSaturno insist the build they have put forward this week is a more recent version offering more gameplay than before.
Werewolf the Apocalypse Gameplay Video
So should prototype games interest you in the slightest, head over to the release thread now to get your hands on the pack of three betas now at SegaSaturno.
Link: Download Prototype Virtua Cop 2, Chill and Werewolf the Apocalypse at SegaSaturno
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I don't know how to describe this. It's one of those things that is a mix of emotion, color, and a couple random words.
Forgive me if I ramble. I don't know how to put this in simple words. This is me processing this and allowing you to read my brain.
You're welcome, Darling Creepers.
There's an experiment where scientists put a group of people in a room with music playing softly. They encouraged them to talk among themselves and do whatever. Then they turned the music up really gradually. The people in the room never noticed the music turning up. It got so loud, during the experiment, the people were shouting to be heard, but they didn't notice they were shouting and they didn't notice that the music was louder. Finally, someone realized it was super loud, and they all found themselves in agony over how loud it was in the room.
That's kind of how my life is right now. In this exact moment. I think.
Almost two years ago, my life was overshadowed by black. It was a black like what you get when you're in the deepest parts of a cave.
That kind of black is scary. There is absolutely no light for your eyes to see, so your brain freaks out and starts imagining you can actually see things.
If you hold your hand in front of your face, your brain will say you can see it. But you can't. If you touch the outline of a jagged point on a rock, your brain will paint a faint picture of it for you, but it really has no clue what it looks like. It could be that a saber-tooth tiger has crawled in the cave and yawned, and you're really petting its tooth. You think you're touching a rock because that's what your freaked out brain is telling you, but you don't really know if it's a rock or a saber-tooth tiger tooth because you can't actually see, no matter how much you think you can.
This is one of the reasons people go insane if they're left in that kind of darkness too long. It's also why they fall into deep, dark holes even though they thought they saw a safe way.
The point is, in a darkness that deep, you can't trust what your brain is telling you you're seeing. It's too dark for your brain to really know what's going on.
When your life is in a darkness that deep, your brain lies to you again.
"You can't tell anyone how you feel; they won't understand."
"It would probably be better if you just stopped breathing. Whatever way you could come up with to manage that would be fine with me."
"Maybe if you cut a little deeper next time, everything will feel normal again."
It's so dark, your brain is making things up because it's freaking out, and, it all sounds so convincing, you want to believe it. Bad idea. A lie is a lie, no matter how cleverly it's dressed up. Even if it's coming from the brain you trust.
The safe, hard, steady rock you think you're touching is really a yawning saber-tooth tiger and, as soon as it closes its mouth, it's going to bite your face off.
So, who do you trust when your brain is a freaked out, lying, traitorous organ?
Well, purely by accident, someone came along and reminded me that I wasn't alone in my darkness. They brought me a flashlight.
I refused to use it for a really long time, but I looked up today and discovered something.
My world's not black anymore.
Like the people in the experiment, my discovery of this change was sudden, shocking, and strange. And it happened without my consent or overt desire for change.
Looking back, I can see where my world has lightened. I can pinpoint moments where my world changed colors, ever so slightly, and I never noticed.
I can also pinpoint the moment it started changing. It was when someone brought me my flashlight.
It wasn't that I turned it on, and I could see again. I didn't do that. Remember, I refused to use it.
In that moment, I learned I wasn't alone. And I learned there were other things I could trust.
My eyes were lying. My brain was freaking out. I was hearing things that wanted me dead.
But I still had all my other senses.
They say that, when you go blind, all your other senses enhance. I think they're right.
My brain was telling me the tooth was a rock, but my nose knows what stinky, saber-tooth tiger breath smells like. I trusted my nose and learned to walk away.
My brain said there was no one there in my darkness, but my hands met other hands around me, reminding me I wasn't alone.
My brain was telling me lies about what I should do to myself, but my ears heard quiet whispers of love that grew as I listened harder.
And I took a step.
I think that, with every step I took, my life got a little brighter, but I was so busy being distracted by everything else going on in my life, I never noticed the change.
It was gradual, and I don't think I'm completely out of the cave yet. I may never be, but now I remember that the sky is brilliantly blue and leaves are full of seventy million shades of green. I remember that darkness doesn't always win, and I can trust my life to Something much larger than me.
I can't always see. I can't always trust my brain. I can't always believe the terrible words in my head.
Yeah, sometimes I walk back into the darkness because the light hurts and, quite frankly, I don't always like touching people.
I do know, however, that there is no darkness where Light comes in. I know that, when the depths of the cave steal my voice, the Spirit inside me intercedes and interprets my senseless groans into cries for help. And I know the Light comes. Not all at once, but slowly, as I let Him come, as I walk toward Him.
The Light always beats the darkness.
In this moment, I'm in The Dark Place. I define myself by how smart I am, and I just did terribly on a final. It drastically affected my final grade in the class, and I'm beating myself up over it.
I also know I won't be here long. Right now, The Dark Place I'm in is so much lighter than The Dark Place I was in a month ago.
All that to say, I'm constantly moving. My life is a mix of forward and backward steps. I'm not always headed in the right direction in the fastest way possible, but I am always headed somewhere.
Ultimately, I'm making my slow trek back out in the sunshine. That doesn't mean I'm not going to have really bad days, but I think that's okay. Ultimately, I'm going in the direction I need to go, and I'm learning coping mechanisms and how to hand things over to God and better ways to communicate with people while I'm going.
I think, even though I'm in The Dark Place this evening, I'm still headed in the right direction. I'm not walking by myself, and I'm not about to get my face eaten off by a saber-tooth tiger. That's progress.


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World Cup 2010 is in South Africa, June 11 - July 11, 2010
Official Sites and Media
Association Football aka Soccer
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Wikipedia: 2010 FIFA World Cup
Wikipedia presents the comprehensive collection of 2010 information, statistics, schedules, and links. Follow your favourite team as it competes for the World's most prized sports trophy.
Halfway in - 2010 World Cup
"Nearly halfway through the month-long 2010 World Cup Tournament in South Africa, over a dozen teams have been eliminated from the original group of 32. Collected here are recent photos from the 2010 World Cup, as some of the players and their supporters have been experiencing it - in South Africa and...
Opening Weekend - 2010 World Cup
This collection of images "contains some scenes from the opening ceremonies, the first several matches, and fans young and old around the world riding emotional rollercoasters while watching the 2010 World Cup." [site]
Watch Live: CBC FIFA World Cup 2010 Matches
CBC is providing full, live, coverage of the 2010 World Cup via streaming video starting June 11 and continuing until the final on July 11.
FIFA World Cup Kick Off Concert
"The world's biggest superstars will come together live on VEVO June 10 from Soweto/Johannesburg, South Africa for the FIFA World Cup 2010. Watch once in a lifetime performances from Alicia Keys, Amadou & Mariam, Angélique Kidjo, Black Eyed Peas, BLK JKS, John Legend, Juanes, Shakira, The Parlotones,...
Wavin' Flag 32 Countries, One Cup
This video features Canadian artist, K'naan's, theme song for the 2010 World Cup. The video includes the music and the lyrics as well as the flags of the 32 participating countries.
Preparing for the World Cup
"On June 11th, South Africa will step onto the world stage as host nation of the 2010 FIFA World Cup as the international soccer tournament begins - welcoming 32 teams from around the world. South Africa was selected as the host six years ago, and has been preparing ever since, building five new stadiums,...
FIFA World Cup 2010 Theme Song
Waka Waka,the official song of the World Cup,is a song written and performed by Columbian artist Shakira and Freshground.
Learn to Diski Dance
The diski is a dance based on soccer moves. Each element of the dance has a connection with a soccer skill. Learn the diski and start to feel the rhythm and energy of African football. Start with the introduction then click on the soccer ball to see the different versions of diski.
World Cup South Africa Video Gallery
The government of South Africa has created a web page that will host video content from the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
FIFA World Cup 2010
Wikimedia Commons has a collection of copyright free images for the FIFA World Cup.
South Africa 2010 Fan Guide
Download the official World Cup 2010 Fan Guide from the government of South Africa. The guide contains all the details about the tournament and what you can expect to experience during the FIFA World Cup.
World Cup 2010 Image Gallery
The government of South Africa has created a web site that will host a huge collection of images for the 2010 World Cup.
South Africa Image Library
The MediaClubSouthAfrica.com image library is a public service offering 2,000 high-quality photos of South Africa, available in both low and high resolution - free of charge. Free use of the images is on condition that the photographer and MediaClubSouthAfrica.com are credited with the image. ...


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as in your guts burns this insatiable desire to create,
I give you an opportunity to share the fantasies that
your tortured souls struggled to produce. Next year
in a small country called Taiwan, I will organize an exhibition
of art ( painting, photos, collages, mail art, etc...) and I want
here to humbly ask you to participate by sending me the fruit of
your sweat. The topic is " a perfect world" any format is accepted
but, being not the owner of a truck, I beg you, not too big.
As soon as I will start to recieve some masterpieces, I will
scan them or take photos and post them on a Facebook page
( yet to create) with your name, any message you want to appear
and if you want, your address so people can contact you.
artistically yours,
And for you my friends the address of my cave:
project " A perfect world"
Rm2, 4F, No1.
Gongde 1st St. PingTung City,
PingTung County 90067.


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Coup Underway To Weaken Or Oust Trump
Stephen Lendman
| Whats ongoing against him is what fantasy democracy looks like in America
- the way banana republics and other despotic regimes work.
Its a deplorable state of affairs. Ordinary people have no say. Deep state power brokers run things. The president, key members of Congress, the judiciary and bureaucracy serve them.
Challenging the system practically assures being targeted by long knives. Was Trumps presidency over before it began?
Throughout the campaign, post-election and inauguration, hes been beset by relentless assaults on his legitimacy, determined efforts to undermine him - led by Washingtons intelligence community, opposition Democrats resembling autocrats, extremist GOP elements and scoundrel media attacks.
The Wall Street Journal reported the latest, headlining Spies Keep Intelligence From Donald Trump on Leak Concerns.
Denying him sensitive intelligence perhaps is true, not over concerns of it being leaked or compromised as the Journal reported, citing current and former US officials.
Its part of the campaign to weaken and undermine him, perhaps heading toward eliminating him by impeachment and conviction, resignation or something more sinister.
Its over his desire for improved relations with Russia, both countries cooperating in combating terrorism - the possibility dashed by the firing of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, the one key administration official he could count on to pursue this agenda.
Its about his mistrust of the intelligence community. He wants the Office of Director of National Intelligence restructured and downsized, believing its current structure is fundamentally flawed.
He initially rejected the notion of Russian US election hacking - claimed by the intelligence community. He wants new leadership replacing Obama holdovers.
He accused US spy agencies of illegally leaking information to undermine him, saying during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu (i)ntelligence papers are being leaked.
Things are being leaked. Its a criminal action - criminal act - and its been going on for a long time. Before me. But now its really going on.
(D)ocuments and papers (were) illegally - I stress that - illegally leaked. Separately, he tweeted (t)he real scandal here is that classified information is illegally given out by intelligence like candy. Very un-American. Other tweets covered the same issue.
On a separate one, he tweeted Crimea was TAKEN by Russia during the Obama Administration. Was Obama too soft on Russia? Not a good sign - combined with Flynns sacking, indicating continued adversarial relations.
The late Chalmers Johnson believed the CIAs existence and democracy are incompatible. Separately, he said the agency outlived any Cold War justification it once might have had and should simply be abolished.
So should the FBI, DHS and all US spy agencies in their current form, enforcing police state rule at home, mischief leading to wars abroad, risking eventual catastrophic nuclear war, humanitys ultimate nightmare.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
His new book as editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: How the US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III."
Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com.
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Considering the pace at which markets and governments are moving towards reducing the overall carbon footprint, an accurate enterprise account of a business's green house gas exposure maters to stakeholders. In addition disclosure is increasingly expected, and failure to disclose can put a business at a strategic disadvantage.
Consumer Demand
- Americans' appetite for environmentally friendly technologies and consumer products is grossly underserved, with a potential $104 billion in sales this year (2007 National Technology Readiness Survey
- Wal-mart (NYSE: WMT) announced that its customers have increased purchases of the five eco-friendly products tracked in its Live Better Index by 66% from last year. The retailer says this overall adoption rate, which measures sales compared to other products in the category, serves as a nationwide trend indicator of consumer demand for green products.
- 50% of US consumers would rather do business with a company that is working to reduce global warming than one that is not (Survey by GlobeScan 2007)
Cost savingsExamples of carbon ROI context for business decision making as illustrated with the following examples (Examples are illustrative and do not represent actual cases):
Should the company redesign lighting in a distribution center (a $50,000 investment will reduce lighting costs by 25% , and carbon footprint by 3 tons per year)
Should the company make a larger investment in package design to reduce distribution costs? ($100,000 design time, reduces shipment volume by 20% and saves 20 tons of carbon)
How do those alternatives compare to the cost of a 'green' re-design of a major product? ($250,000 in design time replaces a polymer with a bioplastic, enabling the announcement of a new green product and generating $1,000,000 in new annual revenue while reducing the carbon footprint by 40 tons.)
Domestic Policy
California AB 2538: Greenhouse gas emissions: consumer product labeling
Global Environment
European Union Emission Trading System (EU ETS)


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Parenting is the most important job in the world, yet it is the one with the least amount of training!
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Here's What To Look Forward To On Jaguar Forums In 2017
A look at what we are most excited about this year.
We wrapped up 2016 with a look back at what you guys found most interesting. Now lets kick off the newest year of the Gregorian calendar with a look into the future to see what we predict will be the biggest and most exciting news of 2017.
So what's going on for 2017?
Last year was dominated by stories of old things. Whether they were discovered or made new again, it was the vintage metal that demanded your eyeballs. We think 2017 may present a slightly different story however, and it all starts with three letters; SVR.
Last year brought us the F-Pace, and before that we were gifted the smaller XE. Now it's time to see Jaguar flexing its go-faster muscles to bring these machines into the performance discussions. A V8 F-Pace makes it more competitive with offerings from Mercedes' AMG division as well as Porsche. Plus the thought of a supercharged 5.0L in an F-Pace just makes us laugh with silly excitement. As for the XE, every major luxury competitor is pushing higher and higher into the performance market. With the launch of the new Alfa Romeo Giulia, the timing is perfect for Jaguar to launch an SVR variant of the XE. The sedan market is slowing in favor of utility vehicles, but the XE is hot for Jaguar. That said, sports sedans will always have cache and help foster brand identity.
Another thing you may want to keep your eyes open for is F-Type news. Jaguar has been keen on adding, changing or updating that little slab of awesome every year since it was announced, and we wouldn't expect 2017 to be any different. It's been four-years now since the original F-Type roadster launched, so expect to start seeing some news about a visual refresh. There have already been a few spy shots floating around, expect that trend to continue.
Let's wrap things up with the state of Jaguar it's future with electric cars. The all-electric I-Pace was unveiled at the Los Angeles auto show this year and it is stunning. The I-pace is a showcase for the Jaguar brand as it establishes an identity in the world of electricity. With aggressive styling that is distinctly Jaguar, and a compact utility body style this is guaranteed to be a game changer for the company.
Have any ideas about what is in store for Jaguar and Jaguar enthusiasts in 2017? Drop a comment and let us know.


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More double-duty recipes.
In "Double-Duty Foods," (Mom&Baby, Fall 2008/Winter 2009), we explained how easy—and beneficial—it is for your baby to eat some of the same foods you do once she's old enough.
By simply steaming and pureeing fruits and vegetables, your little one can enjoy healthful, homemade meals made from the ingredients you're already planning to use.
Here are some additional delicious and nutritious recipes to try for toddlers, with grownup versions for the older members of the family.
FOR TODDLER (12 to 18 months) Cauliflower with Diced Ham
FOR YOU Cauliflower With Diced Ham & Spaghetti
FOR TODDLER (18 months to 3 years) Corn Hash
FOR YOU Corn Hash with Garlic Shrimp
FOR TODDLER (18 MONTHS TO 3 YEARS) Blueberry-Orange Jellies
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Lmbatavank Church
VI - VII AD - Shirak Marz
The small church of Saint Stepanos of Lmbatavank is located near Artik. It is cruciform in layout and has a central cupola. Its architecture is sober. In the interior are splendid frescoes. The church is one of the most beautiful of its kind. [Paragraph Source: Monuments of Armenia]
The well-preserved Lmbatavank church of the 7th c. stands on a hillside just SW of Artik (S. Stepanos church, important wall paintings). [Paragraph Source: Rediscovering Armenia Guidebook.]


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Revisiting an Old Bike Locking MethodPosted by Doug Shidell, March 17th, 2009 1 response
But U-locks have their own set of problems. They are heavy, and if you want to take ultimate advantage of their security, they are inconvenient. The original locking method involved removing the front wheel, placing it next to the seat tube, then running the rigid U-lock through the front wheel, around a post or bike rack, and through the rear wheel. It didn't take long for riders to start skipping steps. Today the U-lock is usually run through the front wheel and around the down tube. Sometimes it's simply looped around the top tube and the hitching device. Bike Snob NYC has some hilarious shots of u-locks run through the front wheel only, or, in one case, attached to the brake cables of the bike.
Those inconveniences, and the sheer weight of the U-lock beasts, left an opening. Cable locks, once thought obsolete, came back. With a cable lock, you don't have to find a hitching post that's less than three inches in diameter and you can protect both wheels and the frame without removing the front wheel.
But how secure are cable locks? Security is as much location as it is hardware. In a quiet neighborhood or small town, a bike might be secure on Main St. without a lock. In a rough urban neighborhood, even a U-lock won't help much because the bike will be vandalized if not stolen.
If you generally trust the neighborhood, but want some level of protection for your bike, simply loop the cable through the wheels and secure it to a post or bike rack. Higher levels of protection require more work, but the overall method is still easier than removing the front wheel and locking it to the bike with a U-lock.
The first photo shows the ultimate security system. The padlock is looped through one end of the cable; then the shank of the lock is run through the spider of the crankset and the other end of the cable. A cut cable doesn't make the bike rideable, or even easy to cart off, because the lock and cable ends are still attached to the bike. Riding is impossible. Even carrying the bike, with those loose ends dangling and tangling in the wheels, is difficult, not to mention a bit obvious. If the thief does manage to get the bike out of public view and into a workshop, he or she is still faced with getting the padlock off the spider. Cutting isn't an option. With two cable ends, a crank arm and the chainrings all crowded into the area, a bolt cutter is useless. The only option is to remove the chainrings and slip the padlock off the spider. It's possible, but not the sort of evening activity that a bike thief is likely to take on.
The downsides are convenience and cleanliness. If your idea of a clean bike fits mine (see grit on spider and crank arms), bike grease and road grime will inevitably get on your hands as you thread the shank of the padlock through the spider. If the neighborhood allows it, you can increase the convenience factor with only a slight downgrade in security.
The padlock could be attached to a crankarm instead of the spider. A prepared thief could carry along a bolt cutter for the cable and a pedal wrench to remove the pedal, but it's a two-step process instead of one and unthreading a pedal takes 10-15 seconds even for a fast mechanic. You can attach the padlock to other parts of the bike as well: the rear chain stay (beware of scratching the paint), the saddle rails, wheel rim, etc. You can even attach it to a water bottle cage or the brake cable. It's not as silly as it first seems. The thief still has to make two cuts instead of one to get your bike.
Finally, you can slip the cable through the webbing of your helmet so you don't have to carry the helmet when you leave the bike. (Slip the cable through an enclosed part of the webbing. Don't just clip the strap around the cable.) In most instances, you could probably leave your helmet hanging unsecured from the handlebars. Used, sweaty helmets don't have a lot of value on the black market, but why take the chance when you can secure the helmet in about 5 seconds? Really paranoid folks will slip the cable through a vent hole of the helmet, but that seems like overkill. If sweaty, used helmets have little value on the Black Market, sweaty, used helmets with cut webbing have even less re-sale value.


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Having a wedding in your backyard makes the occasion even more precious. The surroundings are familiar, and can be decorated exactly the way you prefer. Being outside adds both the bounty of nature and its symbolism to the celebration. A backyard wedding also adds an intimate touch to the union. And it's easier to book a backyard than another venue, helping save time, effort and money.
It doesn't matter if the backyard chosen belongs to the lucky couple, or the groom's parents, the bride's parents, another relative or a family friend. In any case, the location brings many special memories to those attending. Be sure to balance the size of the backyard with the number of guests.
Typically you'll need to rent a canopy and folding chairs, as well as a table for the wedding cake and other food items. When planning an outdoor wedding, have a backup plan for bad weather, either by planning an adjoining indoor space (in the house) for the ceremony, or by renting a canopy big enough to cover most of the yard, which may not need to be used at all if the day is sunny. In sunny weather, a smaller canopy or gazebo may be all you need to provide the wedding party some cover from sun and heat.
The food can be simple, with snacks, cold cuts and a barbecue, or it can be catered as fancy as a wedding held in a banquet hall. You can also have the meal cooked by friends and relatives and brought in.
When hiring wedding entertainment, you can have either a DJ or a band, who can play outdoors, but you should check that there is enough room and electrical outlets for them to plug into. You should also check with local authorities about noise restrictions and any required party permits.
The decorations and flowers can come from the yard's flower garden or be brought in from a local florist. Consider an outdoor or floral theme for the wedding, which can be reflected in the invitations.


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Duncan United Church
Wed. May 08, 2019
11 am to 3 pm
246 Ingram St., Duncan, BC
Arbutus Ridge
Thursday, May 23, 2019
1 to 4 pm
Supported Transportation
Volunteer as often as you like. This program offers rides to medical appointments for seniors who no longer drive.
Meals on Wheels
Deliver hot and nutritious meals to seniors. Openings for holiday relief work are available.
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Olive Oil Mills Wastes
Characteristics and typical composition of olive oil mills wastes
Olive oil mills wastes constitutes an important pollution factor for the olive oil-producing regions but also a significant problem to be solved for the agricultural industry. The main reasons are:
- The large wastes amounts produced in relatively small time interval, which should, ideally, be processed or be disposed with safety for the environment before the beginning of the next productive period. Although the produced waste volumes depend on a lot of factors, as the variety of olive-crop, the stage of maturity, the storage before the processing, the time of segregation of olive oil from the crop, the available water for the processing and its cost, in general lines, for each 100 kilos of olive-crop they are produced 100-120 kilos of humid waste, while the medium daily production per mill varies between 15 and 20 tons.
- The physico-chemical waste characteristics; some of them may cause significant problems to the recipients, where they are disposed (e.g. eutrophication, toxic phenomena to the aquatic fauna, phytotoxicity, aesthetic degradation).
- The substantial high organic load, which is constituted by compounds/substances that can be easily decomposed (e.gg sugars, organic acids, amino-acids, proteins) and by substances that are decomposed with difficulty (e.g. fats, polyphenols). Wastes contain very high concentration of polyphenols, which may cause the appearance of bio-toxic phenomena in the recipients.
Olive oil mills wastes contain also a lot of inorganic components (nitrogen, phosphorous, sodium, potassium, iron, etc). Even if these inorganic components are not toxic, their relatively high concentration and the periodically repeated disposal can cause problems in the environment.
Olive oil mills wastes are characterized from:
- Dark violet-brown to black color
- Very intense smell of olive oil * Very high organic load (COD up to 220g/l)
- pH values between 3 and 6
- High electrical conductivity
- Large concentration of polyphenolic compounds (from 0,5 to 24g/l)
- High content in total solids
However, it should be kept in mind that as far as the composition of olive oil mills wastes is concerned, the values of their parameters given in the literature are rarely of the same value. This is because olive oil mills have seasonal operation, use different technology whereas, the crops that are processed daily are of different origin-treatment-variety. Wastes composition varies also from country to country. For example :
Parameter Spain (Granada) Italy (Liguria)
COD (mg/l) 49.000 80.400
BOD5 (mg/l) 4.200 11.500
Solids (g/l) 35,1 73,0
pH 4,9 5,2
Extraction technology and wastes' characteristics
To extract olive oil, three methods are commonly used. The traditional press method, the three-phase and the two-phase decanter centrifuge methods.
The press method is a non-continuous process, which provides high purity extra virgin olive oils.
The three-phase is a continuous process that requires the addition of warm water to improve extraction, as is the two-phase which differs by operating without adding any water. The two-phase method is the most innovative technique and produces a semi-solid cake of pressed olive fruits and stones as opposed to the highly polluting wastewater from the three-phase process. This wastewater needs treatment before disposal.
According to the 2 or 3 phase extraction system different kind of wastes are produced during the process. This scheme shows a comparison between the 2 methods.
Consequently characteristics of wastes produced according to the different extraction systems may vary depending of different factors. The tables summarize main parameters of olive wastes.
Concluding : Management of olive oil mills waste is one of the biggest problems associated with the agricultural industry. The environmental devastation caused by the accidentally or non-accidentally release of non-treated wastes that periodically occurs, is now being addressed aggressively by all major producing nations.
- M. Niaounakis and C.P. Halvadakis.2006. Olive processing wastes management-Literature review and patent survey. 2md edition. Elsevier.
- V. Oreopoulou, W. Russ. 2007. Utilization of by-products and treatment of waste in the food industry. Springer.
- V. Kavvadias, M.K. Doula, K. Komnitsas, N. Liakopoulou. 2010. Disposal of olive oil mill wastes in evaporation ponds: Effects on soil properties" Journal of Hazardous Materials (Vol. 182, pp. 144-155).
- V. Kavvadias, A. Sarris, M. Doula, D. Zaharaki, S. Theocharopoulos, K. Komnitsas "Soil Quality Monitoring in Olive Oil Mill Waste Disposal Sites" Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Hazardous and Industrial Waste Management, 5-8 October, 2010, Chania-Crete, Greece, pp. 485-487.
- D. Arapoglou, M. Doula, V. Kavvadias, D. Ikonomou, S. Theocharopoulos, P. Tountas " Monitoring of Phenols concentration in soil of olive oil mill waste disposal sites" Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Hazardous and Industrial Waste Management, 5-8 October, 2010, Chania-Crete, Greece, pp 477-479.


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Abused as a child by a priest, it was in prison that Emery re-connected with his Maori roots and found the strength to pursue healing and re-connection with fellow survivors.
Emery has spent much of his life in prison. One with physical bars, the other a prison of the mind. But his time in both prisons can be traced to the predation of a Catholic priest who was convicted and sentenced to prison for his crimes against Emery and other young boys.
Emery was sexually abused when he was a nine year old child. Because his parents sent him to the priest, over and over, the abuse ruptured Emery's relationship with them. It also caused him to withdraw from rugby and other sports, and it undermined his schooling, sending him spiraling into years criminal behavior, periods of homelessness, and periods of despair and suicidal impulses.
Emery's time in prison did yield one positive thing. It was there that he learned to speak his native Maori language, which strengthened his identity. "You walk with your head held high. If you don't do that you will always be cowering."
When Emery moved to Nelson he was ready to confront the reasons for his despair, and there were resources there to help him. He received counseling, and he connected with other male survivors at the Male Room. He found support, he found people who cared about him, and he found out that it felt better to talk about his pain than to always hold it in.
And Emery has found peace in his musical abilities. Playing the guitar provides solace. One of his favorite songs is Eric Claptons's "Tears in Heaven," which Emery plays with quiet reverence. "Beyond the door there's peace I'm sure. And I know there'll be no more tears in heaven." As he plays the song, he connects with the wounded nine year old boy inside him.


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Also I am training a lot these days for races (5k and several track events) in Florida at the beginning of December. Because of a foot fracture in June I could not qualify for next year's Nationals here in New Mexico so I have to travel to Florida to do that.........
Addendum: And yes, I am 70 years old:)
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I decided to post this painting that I did a long time ago (over 10 years ago) on the subject of meditation. As you can see I had a lot of fun playing with my imagination.
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This is the second part of a series for a classroom game design project that can be used in many classes and subjects. The whole project is based on a very simple game I created. Students will modify that game so it's about the topic they are studying in class.
Here's the flow of the overall project. Each of these stages has its own post, which you can access by clicking the link.
- Learn and play Roll-n-Flip - Students need to learn to play the basic game of Roll-n-Flip first. It should take one class period or less to learn the game and to play it a couple times.
- Redesign Roll-n-Flip - Next, students will modify the game by adding a theme (based on your lesson) and possibly other rules. This can take more or less than one class period, depending on how much you want them to develop their version of the game.
- Play and improve their game - In this step students test the game their group made and then at least one game created by another group. You could also give them time to improve their game based on feedback. This process can be a class period or more, depending how much you want to focus on game design.
- Reflection - For the last part of the activity, students will reflect on what they learned about your course content and about game design. This reflection "seals the deal" for the learning, making this possibly the most important of step of the project.
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For students to understand this part of the game design exploration, they need to think about the concept of theme. If working with an entire class, you could lead a discussion using these ideas here. Students could provide other examples from game they are familiar with.
The basic game of Roll-n-Flip (which you should have played in part 1 of this series) has no theme. It's not about anything other than getting chips.
Many other very popular games do not have a theme. Think of Checkers or many card games like Bridge or Hearts. Players are just playing with the components within the game's rules, hoping to win. We sometimes call these abstract games.
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It's also important to notice that the rules also should support the theme. The rules of Monopoly are not exactly like buying and selling property in real life, but there are obvious similarities. For example, when you put some new buildings on a property it increases in value. In Risk, a bigger army has a better chance of taking over a smaller army. We expect the rules to support the theme.
For this stage of the game design project, students will design the cards of Roll-n-Flip so it has a theme.
Examples of Themes for the Roll-n-Flip Game
I have already created two other games based on the Roll-n-Flip game. Those games have themes and they are:
To make sure players remember the theme on every roll of the die, we don't refer to the chips as "chips". In the Christmas game, they are called "cheer" and we call them "fun" in our Mackinac game.
Likewise, the cards don't have generic names like the ones I used in Roll-n-Flip. Instead, the Christmas game has "Stressed Out" in place of the Mix-Up card. The graphic on that one shows a person who obviously is overwhelmed with the holidays.
In the Mackinac game, I made that card "Tourist Rush", since a busy day on the island can be a hectic experience.
Really good things also are found in the cards' names. One card is "The True Meaning of Christmas", for example, and it can bring in a lot of chips (cheer) for a player. And in my other game, the best card is Fudge. That's because everyone who visits Mackinac Island knows about the popular fudge shops.
Adding a Theme to Roll-n-Flip
After discussing themes in games and looking at the examples above, it's time for students to add a theme to Roll-n-Flip. The theme will be based on the lesson topic they've studied in class.
The special Game Design Planning Sheet linked below will guide them through the process. Here are some things to keep in mind before assigning the planning sheet:
- The students will choose a theme that's related to your topic. The lesson might be about a book they just read, like The Outsiders, or maybe it will be about a historical event like the U.S. Civil War. While they could use those entire topics as the theme, they also could choose a specific part of those topics. For example, they might focus on a climatic scene of the book or a particularly interesting battle of the war.
- The planning sheet will require them to name each card as something from their theme and to rename the chips.
- The document has a link to the components for Roll-n-Flip in a Google Drawing. If students click it, they will get a copy of that Drawing. They can type their changes onto the cards and print a copy of the game.
- There are optional ideas listed on the second page of the planning sheet for a more advanced re-design of the Roll-n-Flip game. Use them as appropriate for the age of your students and the needs of this project.


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Reliance Power on 04-04-2013 said it has started electricity generation from the first 660-MW unit of Sasan UMPP (ultra mega power project). The first unit of the 3,960-MW Sasan UMPP in Madhya Pradesh was commissioned on March 30, the company said in a statement.
Power generated from the project would be sold to 14 distribution companies across seven states.
"The Sasan UMPP is the largest integrated power plant and coal mining project in the world with an estimated investment of over Rs 23,000 crore," Reliance Power said.
Reliance Power Chief Executive Officer J P Chalasani said the "successful commissioning of the first unit in record time is a clear demonstration of the execution capabilities of Reliance ¿ the ability to build large power and coal mine projects ahead of schedule".
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Trichomoniasis (Trich): the causes, symptoms and treatments
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London will take center stage in the world of design again in mid-September, when hundreds of events are expected to light up the creative skies of the city. According to the organizers, the London Design Festival was conceived by Sir John Sorrell and Ben Evans: "Building on London's existing design activity, their concept was to create an annual event that would promote the city's creativity, drawing in the country's greatest thinkers, practitioners, retailers and educators to a deliver an unmissable celebration of design". Important trade shows like 100% Design and Decorex are also associated with the festival.


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The league in Norway is known as a breeding ground for most Nigerian youngster so it wasn't much a surprise when five of them took part in Start 0-1 loss to Viking.
Chidiebere Nwakali the on loan Manchester midfielder finally got his European career off the ground playing the last 20 minutes for start who also have Uduak Cyril Idemokun on for the entire duration of the game.
Nwakali had a frustrating time in his previous two loan spells at Malaga and Girona but what would have been a dream professional debut was ruined by another Nigerian in Suleiman Abdullahi.
The former Nigeria youth international scored the winner for Viking in the 27th minute to give them all three points with help from his fellow Nigerian at the team Samuel Adegbenro who was substituted with six minutes left to play in the game.
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I'm only 25 so I haven't done a whole lot, but I can say without hesistation that marrying Ross is the best thing I ever did. This realization came to me this morning as I looked over and saw him sleeping. He was lying there (having taken ALL of the sheet, as per usual), with his face smushed into the pillow, lips pouting out, hand curled up under his chin as if pondering something. I love seeing him like this. It's not because it's the only time he's quiet (which is the complete truth-he goes from dead asleep to 574,657 miles per hour in 4 seconds flat). I love seeing him like this because this is how he always looks in the morning. I look at him and think, "That's my Ross." It's the most comforting thought and pleasant feeling I could ever ask for.
As of June 7, we will be married for 4 years. True, that's not the longest marriage in history (unless we are talking about Hollywood history), but it's the longest out of our close friends. We love our marriage and we take pride in it. That's not to say that we think we are better than other people. We have our problems. But we love how our marriage started and how it works.
Ross and I met in high school. We started dating the summer before junior year. We broke up the fall of senior year. Then we kind of got back together that spring. We were definitely not together that summer, but we were back together the in the fall of 1999. A romance reblossomed and sustained with the help of Instant Messenger. That's what we'll be naming our first born out of gratitude.
We got engaged in the fall of 2001. That's right. He was almost 21. I had just turned 20 a month earlier. It is absurd to me to think of that now, but that's how it went. We were married a year and half later.
It would be completely accurate to say that Ross and I are growing up together. We are so different than how we were when we first met, even from when we first got married. A lot of people warned me that it was dangerous to get married so young. You change so much in your 20's and that could mean changing in ways that don't compliment one another, thus drifting apart.
Things have changed. They are so much better than I could have ever imagined. I am so proud of the person Ross is becoming and I am grateful that I have been here to see this new person take shape.
I've changed, too. Ross requires me to be honest at all times. I don't know if he realizes this, but it's true. There's no point in trying to pretend to be something I'm not, because he knows me so well. There is no room for being shy or pretentious. You are who you are, and you're loved totally and completely, no matter what.
We laugh all the time. All. the. time. Before Ross came along I was extremely self conscious. Now I'll pretty much say anything, especially if there's a chance that he will laugh. You know, a laugh where he tries to talk but can't because he's so tickeld by something I've said or done. When that happens, it's like the heavens have opened up and angels are singing.
Ross and I have the expectation for each other that we will always be kind, whatever that means or whatever that looks like. I think that our shared desire to do good is one of the strongest joining forces in our marriage.
My love for Ross has not only grown exponentially, but also changed profoundly. He is my partner in every sense of the word. We are in this together and I'm so proud to be able to say that.
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New York Knicks Team Report – November 6
=== New York Knicks Team Report – November 6 ===
(Sports Network) – The New York Knicks blew a 15-point lead against the
Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday on their way to suffering a 106-90 defeat at Madison
Square Garden.
Allan Houston was questionable for the contest with a back injury for New
York, but still managed to lead the team with 35 points on 15-of-26 shooting.
Keith Van Horn chipped in 19 points and seven rebounds for the Knicks, who
have won just once in four games this season.
Van Horn turned the ball over seven times in the contest, as New York
committed 17 turnovers as a team.
Kurt Thomas had 10 points and 19 rebounds in the defeat for New York, which
went to the foul line just 15 times, hitting 10.
The Knicks are off until Friday when they host the Sacramento Kings at MSG.