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Luton Town have announced they will change the name of their Kenilworth Road stadium.
However, it will be for one match only, with the ground renamed the Prostate Cancer UK Stadium for Tuesday night's televised clash against Wycombe Wanderers after Town joined forces with the Football League's Official Charity Partner, Prostate Cancer UK.
"We felt sure that once the full story emerged about our supporting Prostate Cancer UK, our supporters would understand and fully support the move."Gary Sweet
It will be the first time a Football League club's stadium will have been renamed in support of a charity.
The renaming of Kenilworth Road was first alluded to in the Morecambe matchday programme, by chairman Nick Owen and revealed on the News/Gazette website.
Hatters chief executive Gary Sweet told the club's official website: "We are extremely proud to be the first club to partner with a charity such as Prostate Cancer UK by renaming our stadium, albeit temporarily.
"When we first hinted at the idea we were met with a mixed reaction – which is understandable given the history of the ground, and the amount of affection our supporters hold for Kenilworth Road.
"We felt sure that once the full story emerged about our supporting Prostate Cancer UK, our supporters would understand and fully support the move.
"The aim was not to mislead people as to our intentions, but to get people talking about the renaming of the stadium and create a few waves.
"This is a first for Luton Town and a first in football and we are delighted to be teaming up with a charity which has supported the game, in particular supporters and players past and present, so well."
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I read alarming statistics on cancer rates and fertility rates as they relate to chemical use all the time. Those statistics are part of the reason I wanted to build this company in the first place. Priority one is to create delicious, good-for-you food for children, inspired by feeding my own. Priority number two is to contribute to a positive movement that is taking back our food from becoming science experiments, with us lined up as the guinea pigs. Fortunately for me, while I tackle the food, other like minded companies are working on the chemicals in cleaning products and everyday goods.
In this month's Honest Company Blog, Lindsay Dahl, the Deputy Director of Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families carefully lays out a slew of troubling stats that scientists say are impacted by the use of unregulated, toxic chemicals. Chemicals and Our Health: A Call to Action paints an initially bleak picture of what has happened to our health in the last 35+ years. Leukemia, asthma, learning disabilities, all on the rise. Fortunately, they do also call out some positive strides, like the removal of BPA in many products (especially for children…like our MySuperSnack pouches) as well as the removal of lead from many products.
The stat that haunts me personally? "Difficulty in conceiving and maintaining a pregnancy affected 40% more women in 2002 than in 1982. From 1982 to 1995, the incidence of reported difficulty almost doubled in younger women, ages 18–25." Many who know me, know that I am not shy about sharing my experience with in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in order to conceive my daughters. It was a difficult, emotional journey that I wouldn't wish on any hopeful woman trying to have children. But I'm thankful it was an option for me. That said, I do not have a history of fertility issues in my family. Many of my friends, of all ages (not just the 40+ women that are always cited when IVF comes up in conversation) have had to turn to IVF. None of them have family fertility issues either. I'm not a doctor or a nurse or a health professional. But I am someone who went through this with little to no explanation as to why. If there is even a chance that toxic chemicals in our cabinets or our refrigerators are contributing to my issue or any other disease on the rise, shouldn't we do something about it now before those stats get any larger?

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As you can see we have a brand new look here at Lovely Rosamund Pike, including a matching theme for our gallery. These beautiful looks have been designed by Nicole from Nowhereland9 Design. I hope you love it as much as I do.
This coming year will be a big year for Rosamund. "A United Kingdom" is out in theatres in the US and lots of her upcoming movies have been set to be released this year. We can't wait to keep you updated on all things concerning Rosamund's career this coming year. For now enjoy our new look and check back soon for more news and photos.


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A Skegness couple are holding a fundraiser in support of a stroke charity after the wife was struck by the condition twice in a matter of weeks.
Barry and Pam Ormrod are staging the charity gala cabaret evening next week following the events of last year.
In the summer, The Standard reported on a fete the couple held in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support having both lost loved ones to cancer.
Two weeks after the event, Pam, 53, had a stroke; seven weeks later she had another.
Speaking of the first stroke, Barry, 59, said: "Two years ago my wife had a TIA (transient ischaemic attack or mini stroke), so when she got the symptoms I took her straight to Skegness Hospital.
"The staff there recognised it as a full blown stroke and sent for an ambulance to take her, blue lights flashing, to Pilgrim Hospital. Halfway there Pam heard the paramedic say to the driver 'put your foot down, she's going downhill."
Pam, a former childminder, received treatment in time so that the effects were, in Barry's words, 'not as bad as they could have been'. She was left with weakness down her right-hand side and unable to walk or pick up a pen.
"[The second stroke] attacked the part of the brain that produces the chemical that keeps you happy and caused deep depression that she's still fighting with anti-depressants and counselling," Barry continued. "It's now six months on and physically she's making fantastic progress although still walking slowly with a stick and has to use a mobility scooter when out and about."
Next Friday's event will be held in support of The Stroke Association and Macmillan Cancer Support. It will take place at The Crown Hotel, in Drummond Road, Skegness, from 7pm to midnight, and feature performances by Marty Wilson and Mike Warwick, and a two-course dinner.
Tickets, priced at £25, from 01754 899855.


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Rare Zonkey Born at Mexico Zoo
Proof that love knows no limits, the unlikely romance between a female zebra named Rayas and a donkey named Ignacio at a zoo in Mexico has resulted in a rare and adorable baby "zonkey" named Khumba. The baby was born on April 21 at the Reynosa Zoo. Ignacio is a dwarf albino donkey who lives on a nearby farm, and according to the zoo, Rayas would visit him every afternoon when he crossed into the zoo. The pregnancy was a big surprise, as the zebra and donkey chromosomes are not usually compatible.


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Boxcar 2 - 1.3.7
Usability / User Interface
- Relocated Readability button to unclutter bottom action bar
Bug fixes
- Fix possible crash or freeze at launch
- Fix reload loop in article when in airplane mode for non-downloaded article
- Twitter source add / remove fix
- Source list fix in filter
- Fix possible crash when using Delete All in filter some filters
- Other minor bug fixes
Boxcar 2 - 1.3.6
Bug fixes
- Fix scrolling in article list after having read an article.
- Fix "Delete all" operation sync with server
Boxcar 2 - 1.3.5
- Action on notification in tableView with left swipe.
- Add sync mark as read and delete across devices.
- In app notify (only for refresh for now)
- Delete button in article view
- Ability to define the size of text in app setting. The size of the article is now separate from the overall UI size.
- Delete feed on detail view
- Privacy settings in settings
- Better label of open links in article if twitter / or disable if nothing
Bug fixes
- Fix silent panel when the app was closed and accessing from the Boxcar widget
- Fix notifications action performed from notification center
- ArticleViewer changes + bug fix : height of web view, restoration of scroll in article (when coming back from link)
- Article collection bug fix
- Fix workflow when registering application after having used it as anonymous
- Fix for empty article that was not downloaded from the server during the 2 days retention
- Fix search across the app + enhancement
- Fix bug in collection article when the user was in edit mode
- Fix Lauren's bug about twitter / twitter add layout change (checkmark + spinner are back)
- Fix crash in edit filter
- Fix blank web view in article when no content
- Fix - i want to go back but no - reload/ ui on articleViewer
- Fix some UI glitch on multiple views
- Fix translation
- Fix status bar in some view / landscaping
- Fix open link in article if twitter / or disable if nothing
- Fix boxcar logo at startup
Boxcar 2 - 1.3.4
Bug fixes
- Fix iPad sharing crash
Boxcar 2 - 1.3.3
- Shortcut to access iOS Notification settings for Boxcar
Bug fixes
- Proper scaling for iPhone 6 / 6 Plus
- Fix crash of sharing for iPad and iPhone 6 Plus
Boxcar 2 - 1.3.2
iOS 8 support
- Support for notification actions: Delete and Mark as Read.
- Larger notifications to avoid alerts truncation.
- Scale layout from iPhone 4S -> iPhone 5/5s -> iPhone 6/6 plus -> iPad.
Note: the iPhone 6 / 6 plus layout was submitted to Apple before real device update. It still appear scale up due to minor issue. We are aware of it and have submitted a fix to Apple.
Boxcar 2 - 1.3.1
This version is a bugfix release for iOS 8 compliance.
Boxcar 2 - 1.3.0
User Interface improvements
Clearer User Interface and streamlined workflow
- Some features where too hidden and relied on tapping edit button to make the action appear.
- The "do not disturb" feature has been moved to settings as it was not easily discoverable on top of root screen and was not a well understood feature.
- The setting screen has been reworked to be clearer and with more logical grouping.
- On filter settings, we kept the wizard to help creating a new filter, but editing a filter brings a clear single screen setting pane.
Feed catalog
Easier subscription to feed using a catalog of source with RSS feed suggestions in categories. We are starting with four categories: News, Technologies, Apple and Android, but more are on the way.
- Option to hide the content of mail in alerts in the global settings.
- Article view: Fix text size rendering too many times
- Article view: Fix text size after opening browser
- Article list: Small fix (day/days properly displaying)
- Settings: Third party app selection fix
- Many other smaller fixes
Boxcar 2 - 1.2.4
- Fix an issue in notifications list being improperly displayed. It was sometime showing empty notifications or overlapping text in notifications list.
- Fix sorting issue in filters.
Boxcar 2 - 1.2.3
- Official support of Polish language
- Fix crash in silent pane, depending on date selection
- Fix crash in ArticleViewer : retractable bar bug fix and open sheet (share menu) empty array crash fix
- ArticleViewer : scroll when next tapped is fixed
- No more crash when running in background
- Articles are correctly displayed in list when coming from background
- a few other rare crashes.
Boxcar 2 - 1.2.2
- Fix crash when deleting all notifications at once in inbox
- Fix crash sometime happening on Twitter account registration
Boxcar 2 - 1.2.1
- Fix crashes that can occur when deleting messages
- Fix scroll to top
Boxcar 2 - 1.2.0
Search, quiet hours & fixes release !
New Features
- Automatic quiet hour: you can now add a period during which you want no alerts
- Ability to search Inboxes
- Ability to create search filter with keyword
- Ability to do bulk change on inbox to mark multiple messages as read
- Readability for twitter links
User Interface improvements
- New images for filter & sources
- Small other changes (insets in folder view)
- Sounds are now sync with server
- Fix problem with '&' in passwords
- other small bug fixes
Boxcar 2 - 1.1.4
- Fix error message when trying to log with incorrect / non existent login and password.
Boxcar 2 - 1.1.3
New Features
- Ability to select less than 500 in cache (100 - 250)
- Auto refresh when coming from background
- New placeholder images for filter & sources
User Interface improvements
- Add a progress bar in article and browser view
- Tweak collection view cell, making it less tall
- Performance improvements
- User Interface glitch when the internet sharing or call bar is displayed on some article view
- Fix white images for sources
- Fix scrolling glitch in collection (come back / deletion / new items / scroll to top). That was causing list to scroll to unexpected places.
- Updated German translation
Boxcar 2 - 1.1.2
- Bug in 1.1.1 prevented to use special chars like # in password.
- Fix default filter migration process from 1.0.3.
- Some notifications were displayed in 1.1.1 as plain text content (and thus with no image).
- Some notifications were unnecessarily downloaded in 1.1.1.
- Fix several crashes.
- Performance improvements.
- Default filter are translated again in your device language (when translation available).
- Spanish translation.
Boxcar 2 - 1.1.1
Boxcar 1.1.1 fixes three bugs:
- On migration the wizard to register account was triggered many times, until the app was at least kill once.
- Notification delete feature was broken in some cases.
- Upload of default filter on server could failed on first launch.
Boxcar 2 - 1.1.0
Boxcar 1.1.0 completes 360 votes on feature requests from users. Go to Boxcar Uservoice to share and vote for your favorite features.
New features - Hugely popular requests
- Account registration support: You can now register a Boxcar 2 account (or stay anonymous if you prefer). Registering an account will allow you to receive the same notification on several devices. Note: your Boxcar 1 account is from a separate platform and will not work. You have to create a new one.
- IFTTT support: You can now get your IFTTT notification in Boxcar 2. Create your preferred workflow and receive alerts on your mobile ! You can also create a filter to have your IFTTT notifications in a separate box.
- Open your favorite mail app when tapping on a mail notification in notification center.
- Open your favorite Twitter client when tapping on a mail notification in notification center.
- Receive email notifications on several devices: When you have registered an account, you can use it on several devices and thus receive the same forward email address on several devices.
Filter boxes
- Filter creation: Reworked UI and more powerful user interface.
- Ability to create a filter / box to list all emails (Thanks to Mosey).
- Ability to create a filter / box to list all custom notifications.
- Store filters on the server.
- Ability to send an email to a friend with Boxcar 2 Download link (Thanks to Christophe).
User Interface
- Improved welcome and upgrade screens. They offer you the chance to register you account on first launch.
- Added one-line preview of notification in articles list (thanks to @tokycarlo and Ann).
- Ability to swipe back from article to article list even if toolbar is hidden (Thanks to AppleMentalist).
- Back and next button on internal browser (Thanks to Marek).
- We now ask on Twitter account addition if you would like to subscribe to all timeline push, to help you set you account.
- Reduced size of articles in list (Thanks to @tokycarlo).
- Design tweaks on most screens.
- Updated German translation (Thanks to AppleMentalist).
- Updated French translation (Thanks to Paul).
- Fix problem on pushes not being downloaded totally if you had a lot of them pending on the server.
- Fix problem of downloading inbox after leaving airplane mode.
- Fix disappearing bar on article in some cases.
- Fix readability processing: They could fail in some cases.
- Remove spaces when adding a custom feed.
- Properly reflect Twitter source name change in main screen.
- Memory optimization.
- Various other bugfixes.
Boxcar 2 - 1.0.3
Boxcar 1.0.3 completes 75 votes on feature requests from users. Go to Boxcar Uservoice to share and vote for your favorite features.
New features
- Delete notifications: You can know delete a notification with a swipe gesture from notifications list (Thanks to Joamlin).
- System integration: Ability to add source with a special Boxcar link (example: boxcar://feed/add?http://blog.boxcar.io/rss).
- We support you directly from Boxcar application: You can contact us by Uservoice, Twitter and email directly from the Setting screen.
- Documentation, Frequently Asked Questions and Roadmap can be read directly from the application (Thanks to AppleMentalist).
- Enter your support request from the application: Settings -> Contact Us -> Uservoice -> Send us a Message.
- Allow sending the full content of the notification by email (Thanks to Maximilien).
User Interface
- Reworked main setting screen: We fully reorganized the settings screen to be more readable and accessible.
- Editable custom source name from source configuration pane. The source name is also taken into account and used in push notifications. Useful if you want to squeze even more info in the notification (Thanks to Joe).
- Real timestamps in the article view (Thanks to Joamlin).
- German translation (Thanks to AppleMentalist).
- French translation (Thanks to Paul).
- Faster Twitter notifications (Thanks to Ovikiss).
- Resolved several crashes on setting screens.
- Fix top bar disappearing after having played a video.
- Fix for feeds with parameters being not properly taken into account (Thanks to Domaille).
- Only display welcome wizard on first launch.
- Various other bugfixes.
Boxcar 2 - 1.0.2
New features:
- Global do not disturb mode: From root screen you now have a global do not disturb switch on top of the boxes list.
- Welcome wizard: On first install you will be guided to help you set this application in a few taps.
New and improved notifications:
- Mail notification: We now forward you all mails. No filtering is made as default on mails coming from mailing lists (Thanks to @alexianos_n and @magoz_).
- More sounds (yeah !), coming from the old Boxcar. Among others, we are bringing back the echo sound (Thanks to @YungBZ and @nighthawkca), the bird chirp sounds (Thanks to @Mr_MillionHeir), cash register (Thanks to lmajoe) and Crisp beep. 11 new sounds have been added.
- Disable push alert per sound is now properly stored. When set up, you will be able to read notifications in the app but you will not be alerted.
User Interface:
- More readable catalog view for RSS feed additions.
- Clearer labels in Twitter notification parameters. The @YOURNAME/Boxcar list notification to notify to select users should be cleared (Thanks to @AlanLB)
- Fix for some labels being truncated when font was set to bold in accessibility preferences (Thanks to @_JoeWalls)
- Fix a bug on Twitter account addition (Thanks to kuchibuepunk and @jamoraquai for your help. It was a very difficult bug ;)
- Fix a bug preventing nav bar to retract in article view (under some circumtances)
- Fix a few bugs that could lead to crashes in a few edge cases.
Boxcar 2 - 1.0.1
New and improved notifications:
- Receive emails by forwarding mail to you Boxcar @bxc.io address, shown in Setting Panel (Thanks to @cr0ssed, @sorensen_chris, @alexianos_n and many others).
- Individual source inbox can now be read while offline
- Ability to configure global sounds.
- Ability to mute a source. Notifications are still received in inbox, but without push alerts.
User Interface:
- Ability to mark all messages in a box as read.
- Avoid autoscrolling list when new messages arrive. A red mark is shown as top of list when new messages arrive (Thanks to @logansease).
- Add source name in article list.
- Autoscroll to place in article list when reading several articles in a row.
- Filters are now permanently saved.
- Sometimes sources could not be shown after a subscription (would require an application restart).
- Disable app rating popup amidst controversy around app rating pop-ups. This is indeed no good idea.
- Work around back button disappearing on Twitter configuration screen.
- Fix source icon images being sometimes in too low resolution.
- More bugfixes.


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Solihull, West Midlands, England, UK:
Lucy Clare Davis (born 17 February 1973) is an English actress. She played the role of Dawn Tinsley in the BBC comedy The Office, as well as Dianne in the horror-comedy movie Shaun of the Dead, Hayley in The Archers, and Etta Candy in Wonder Woman (2017). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lucy Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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as Etta Candy
|Postman Pat: The Movie (2014)
as Director 1 (voice)
|The Begun of Tigtone (2014)
as Captive Sun (voice)
|Some Guy Who Kills People (2011)
as Stephanie
|All About Steve (2009)
as Patient
|Bob Funk (2009)
as Janet
|Shades of Ray (2008)
as Director #2
|Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
as Abby
|The TV Set (2006)
as Chloe McCallister
|Rag Tale (2005)
as Debbs
|Bastardo (2005)
|Shaun of the Dead (2004)
as Dianne
|Sex Lives of the Potato Men (2004)
as Ruth
|The Office: Christmas Special (2003)
as Dawn Tinsley
|Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
as Maid
|Come Together (2002)
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Glider - Free Melbourne Campus Bus
***Glider service resumes on Monday 18, February 2019***
Glider Free Campus Bus.
The La Trobe Glider provides a free, day and night bus service for students, staff and the wider community traveling in a loop around the Melbourne campus.
- Contact 9479 2012 for after hours service (9.30pm onwards)
A brand new Glider Real information Time Service (GRiTS) website has been developed in collaboration with students and staff from La Trobe's Department of Computer Science and Information Technology. This service allows Glider users to know exactly when the bus will arrive at a designated stop, and it will also alert people to service disruptions.
Access GRiTS here
To create a shortcut that you can easily access for future usage:
- Android - click the three dots on the top right of your screen, then add to home screen.
- iPhone - click on the box with arrow at the centre-bottom of the phone, then add to home screen.
- Computer - save in favourites on your desktop.
Day Service
- Route map, serving each red stop every 20 minutes.
- Available during the semester and exam period.
- Runs Monday through Friday from 8.30am - 9.30pm.
- The service is not available during the summer break (November 2018 - February 2019) and winter break (June – July 2019).
Night Service
- Request-based, stop-to-stop service, contact 9479 2012 after 9.30 pm to request a pick up
- Follows route map serving blue stops as requested
- Available during semesters, exam periods and mid-semester break
- Runs Monday through Sunday from 9.30 pm to 2.00 am
- The service is not available during the summer break (November 2018 - February 2019)
Public Holiday Service
The Glider will operate day and night services on the following Victorian public holidays as these are not classed as a University Public Holiday:
- Labour Day (March)
- Melbourne Cup Day (November).
The Glider will not operate on the following Commonwealth / State Public Holidays:
- Easter Good Friday
- Easter Monday
- Easter Tuesday
- Anzac Day
- Queen's Birthday
- Grand Final Eve (night Service only).


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One Man Army And The Undead Quartet Going On Indefinite Hiatus
Vocalist Johan Lindstrand from One Man Army and the Undead Quartet has issued the following announcement about the band going on hiatus for an indefinite amount of time:
"Hi there everyone! Just some tiny words concerning the next chapter of The Army: This band will now take a break. For how long I don't know. All I know is that I will put all my energy into making the reunion with The Crown truly amazing for everyone concerned.
"Probably for the next couple of months or year depending on what happens. One man army will return when the time is right but for now we'll put general Grim in the closet. Both me and the rest of The Army would like to thank all of you for supporting us throughout the years.
"It's been vey joyful. All our albums lives on and so do we. We will come back. Mark my words. Be patient."
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I know that I am in the minority among the contributors to UL in that I will cast my vote on Election Day for Mitt Romney. I laid out my reasons for switching my vote from Gary Johnson to Mitt Romney in The Blaze a couple of weeks ago.
I was no fan of attempts to bully or shame libertarians into voting for Romney before I made my endorsement and I am no fan of those tactics now. I tried in my piece in The Blaze to lay out reasons why a libertarian should consider a vote for Romney – reasons that are obviously compelling enough for me personally to cast that vote.
If Romney wants to win over libertarians he doesn't need his supporters trying to bully or shame libertarians who plan on voting for Gary Johnson. Instead, to win the votes of libertarians, Romney needs to actually take positions advocated by libertarians. I know this isn't rocket science, but considering some of the pieces I have seen written by Romney supporters with the supposed objective of winning over Johnson voters, this actually needs to be said.
Tonight, Governor Romney has an opportunity to win over libertarians in the foreign policy debate.
First, let me say that I am realistic about what Romney could do to win over libertarians tonight. I know, unfortunately, that he will not repudiate the failed nation-building and interventionism that has been the hallmark of the Bush and Obama foreign policies.
That having been said, here is what Romney could say that would set his approach apart from the disastrous Obama foreign policy and win over libertarians:


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ERWIN DAIN CANHAM: A Bates graduate who labors mightily on Colby's behalf, — as you preside over Colby's Lovejoy Committee and help to select the most courageous journalist of the past twelve months, you have each year modestly refrained from suggesting the name of the editor of the Christian Science Monitor. Colby now seeks to make good this this omission, saluting the courage you have displayed throughout your career and, in particular, the physical heroism you showed when at a time of serious rioting you became a mediator between the civil authorities and the inmates of Charlestown prison. A Rhodes Scholar at Oxford and holder of honorary degrees from many colleges, former president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, and director of the policies of one of the most widely respected newspapers in the world, you have shown how Christian sensitiveness can interpret and relieve the lurid sensationalism of the cruder side of daily life and how an intelligent inner monitor can sift not only true opinion from false but the truly newsworthy from the base and unworthy.
By the authority of the Board of Trustees of Colby College I confer upon you, ERWIN DAIN CANHAM, the Degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa. The hood with which you have been invested and this diploma which I place in your hand are the visible symbols of your membership in this society of scholars, to all the rights and privileges of which I declare you entitled.


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Magnetic Bottlecaps
Beaded Snowflakes
We used the 3.75inch forms. The forms can be used with most beads 5mm and larger, and size 6 seed beads can also be used.
Be sure to use a seed bead or very small bead for the center(very first bead with each wire). Bend the tip over before moving on to the next wire.
TagsThese JOY tags were made by the 5th graders as they also used the Bigkick for the embossing and diecuts.
But these were made by the 3rd graders. Very simple stamping project. (The lighting keeps you from seeing the silver snowflake on each square :)
The posts below this one are the projects we worked on over the summer for this fair. I hope you use some of my ideas for your own school fair. Feel free to ask me any questions!
One Artsy Mama's Ornament Exchange


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Kind of totally cool that my Brookolie work is featured in a story on this new website focused on healing stories. Please give it a read.
An excerpt from my work-in-progress YA novel insha'Allah, first published in Young Muslimah Magazine.
"Sister, if you want to break into the market, you should do reclaimed stuff. I'm only buying this 'cause it's for charity." Her bracelets chink together as she rummages around in her pink sequinned bag. I check my display of handmade jewellery. Except for the necklace clasps, everything I've used is reclaimed – the metal, the jewels, the beads. But she didn't ask me and I can't advertise this fact because people will question my source.
She finds her purse: a tired pink leather that clashes with her hemp bag. "So, how much goes to charity, anyway?" she asks, raising her eyebrows and tilting her head down to me over her money.
"All of it." I answer, trying not to look at the protruding bank notes.
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Anchor Bay UK really went to bat for the sphere-shaped set, printing full-page ads in trade publications and genre magazines. They also created a pretty fun flash game called Phantasm: Sentinel Hunt. While they have long since removed it from their website, yours truly managed to save the game before its removal and you can play it at the link below! The most unique part of the game? You play using your keyboard as a silver sphere hunting humans! If you manage to drill someone, you're treated to a brief clip from the films and then back to the hunt.
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The first step towards your new financing begins with your keyboard. This online application is like a "one size fits all" shirt; I will help you tailor it to fit your needs.
Our corporate site can be a bit demanding. The online application requires certain fields to be filled in before moving on. If you don't know the answer, don't sweat it… feel free to enter whatever the system wants you to in order to move on. I will review your application in detail and make sure everything is perfect as I get the ball rolling for you.
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Castleford Tigers are motivated by the opportunity to become history makers tonight, according to captain Michael Shenton.
The chance to become the first Castleford team to reach Super League's Grand Final is within the team's grasp when they take on St Helens in the semi-final at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle and Shenton is urging his team-mates to take it.
He told the Express: "I have played in some big games for the club, but this is right up there because you know where it leads.
"To go to Old Trafford and win the Grand Final would put us in the history books as the first Castleford team to do that and there's plenty of motivation there.
"But you can't get too caught up on that, you don't want the pressure to build up too much.
"Of course, it's an important game and we are desperate to win it, but we want to kind of have a relaxed feeling about it and not get too het up.
"It's about us playing as well as we have done this season, having some composure about us and be as consistent as we have all season."
Shenton is pleased the semi-final is on home soil where they have been strong all year.
He said: "We are at home, which is great. We've earned the right for that and we've got to make that count.
"If we can build the pressure and the way we play with the ball and defend the crowd picks on the back of it and we can take advantage.
"They'll come with a game plan to break us down, they are a smart team. It will be an awesome game and the atmosphere will be incredible.
"I think it's what all the neutrals want, two fantastic games in the semis and it's exciting times."
St Helens are one of only two clubs to have beaten the Tigers at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle and Shenton respects the ability of his former team.
He added: "Whoever you play, you know it's going to be a tough game in the semi-final and you've got to beat the best teams to win the competition.
"Saints are right up with the best teams, we know that, and they will be confident because I think over the last few weeks they have worked out what their best combinations are.
"Obviously Ben Barba coming in has given them something extra and they will be a real threat for us.
"Saints are very strong in defence as they showed on their last visit to Castleford. If you do break them down you have to break another layer of defence because their scrambling defence works overtime to stop you getting over the line so you have to be patient and come up with some smart plays to score points.
"But what we've done well this year is focus on ourselves and what we've got to do well in games. We know we can cause teams a lot of trouble and if we play as we can we have quality.
"We've got play a bit of finals football, make sure we build pressure and that our defence is non-stop for 80 minutes because Saints are good at switching the plays and finding players who knock off. We have to be fully switched on, they are a smart team.
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Motorola?s decision to spin Iridium off as a separate company was both a good decision and a bad decision for them to make. On the good side Motorola placed themselves in a low risk position in which they would reap the benefits of the many contracts that they would fulfill for Iridium. However, on the bad side, Iridium, as a company was inexperienced in handling such a massive undertaking that the start up and the success of this company would call for. And this knowledge could have been available had Motorola not cast them out into the market on their own.
Iridium?s target markets were composed of adventurers and high volume travelers who wanted to be able to maintain contact with the civilized world while they were out globe hopping. The market definitely had a need to be filled and it was fairly large in size but Iridium?s customer costs were just too high for the likings of potential customers.
Also their manufacturers could not meet quality standards at first and this caused a massive delay in shipment of products (i.e. phones) to their distributors and customers. These are just a few of the problems that Iridium faced.
Another issue facing Iridium was the fact that its competitors could provide an equally matched service at tremendously lower costs, and they had the financing and knowledge/experience backing them up that was needed for success in this industry.
And it was this financing, knowledge and experience that help them to keep their development, variable and consumer cost in check, something Iridium could not do.


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The International Society for Military Ethics in Europe (Euro-ISME) provides a focus for analysis, development and sharing of best practice in the area of professional military ethics. The creation of the Society was prompted by a worrying lack of engagement between theoreticians and practitioners.
Euro-ISME was established into French law on June 16th 2011 by a inaugural assembly made up of representatives from over twenty countries. The event was co-convened by Dr David Whetham, King's College London, Dr. Henri Hude, Ecoles de Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan and Col (rtd) Manfred Rosenberger, building on initiatives already established in the UK, France and Germany joined immediately by the Leadership Training Centre of the Federal Armed Forces.
As well as an annual conference which moves around the states of Europe (the 2013 conference on "Reconciliation and Reconstruction" was held in Amsterdam in May 2013), debate and the exchange of ideas between military and non military professionals in this area is also facilitated by a growing discussion forum at www.euroisme.eu
Euro-ISME is supported by the Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation, and its institutional members Defence Academy of the UK, King's College London, Ledaership Tranining Centre Koblenz, Research Center of the Military Academy of Saint-Cyr and the Inamori International Centre for Ethics and Excellence (Case Western Reserve University).
As part of the European Awards for Citizenship, Security and Defence, the International Society of Military Ethics in Europe received a special prize in the category «Europe of Peace». The award was mainly adjudicated in recognition of Euro-ISME's ongoing engagement in providing a European forum for discussing issues relating to military ethics. The certificate especially emphasises the "research initiatives and the valorisation of reference models in the area of military ethics".
For more information: Reflection on Action Document: "Military Ethics"(in French)
Presentation Euro-ISME [PDF 274 KB]:
22 March 2014
The International Society for Military Ethics convenes for the first time in Germany
The International Society for Military Ethics convenes for the first time in Germany 4th Annual Euro-ISME Conference from 25th-28th May 2014 at the Leadership Training Centre of the Federal Armed Forces in Koblenz Conference Theme: "Didactics of Military Ethics - from theory to practice"
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3rd Euro-ISME Annual Conference 2013
The 3rd Euro-ISME Annual Conference was held in Amsterdam on the 2nd and 3rd of May 2013. During the conference, the Euro-ISME members and their guests set a clear signal for continuity in their endevour of promoting international exchange in the field of military ethics. Additionally, they contributed to the further deepening of cooperation with European civilian and military education and (...)


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Update on unfinished housing estates
Clane Area Committee Meeting
11 December 2012
Councillor Pádraig McEvoy
Can the council provide an update on efforts to ensure that the developments are completed at Alexandra Estate in Clane, Chambers Park in Kilcock and Grace's Park in Derrinturn?
We understand that the development in Alexandra Estate in Clane is in the process of being sold and the prospective purchaser has engaged with Building and Development Control staff to address the requirements of the enforcement notices and to work out a proposal which will deliver the satisfactory completion of the development for the residents.
Other than that, there has been no change in the status of any of these estates since building and development control staff met the area committee earlier this year.


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For Stacey Santiago, the house at 95 Friendship St. represents a dream come true for her, her husband, their two daughters, and their 4-year-old son, Miguel Jr., who has muscular dystrophy. The family of five has been living in a small two-bedroom apartment in Lowell where Miguel Jr. must resort to crawling around because there's not enough space to manipulate his wheelchair.
Now, thanks to Habitat for Humanity, the Santiago family will be moving into a brand new one-story ranch home in Billerica, complete with three bedrooms and a handicap ramp.
Like all Habitat homes, it was built on donated land with donated materials and supplies, by all-volunteer labor, including the homeowner who is required to put several hundred hours of sweat equity into the project. Santiago has worked on her home for about 370 hours over the last few months and has about 80 hours to go. She has contributed most of the required 450 hours while her husband Miguel works full time.
"I love it. I get to see how the house started and how it finished," said Santiago. "I like it that we get to get dirty."
Santiago said her sister-in-law told her about Habitat about two years ago so she took an information class, and filled out the paperwork. She found out that most of the Habitat homes built in Lowell are two stories high, which would make things difficult for Miguel Jr. She waited for over a year and then received a phone call last February telling her that a single-story, handicapped accessible house in Billerica would be custom designed and built for her family.
"I was crying. I said, 'Are you joking? This is a dream,'" said Santiago. "My cheeks hurt from smiling so much. The kids are excited."
Kim Trainor, director of community relations for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell, said there is another Habitat home on Austin Street in Billerica and that home's owner, who has been living there since 2003, has served as Santiago's mentor throughout the process.
"It was great to have a Habitat homeowner mentoring a soon-to-be Habitat homeowner," said Trainor. "What a great way to give back."
Scott Carpenter, construction manager for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell, said the foundation for the Friendship Street house was poured in September and students from Shawsheen Regional Technical High School did the framing, plumbing, and electrical work – working throughout the cold and snowy winter and finishing in April.
"They froze their butts off and at times probably did more shoveling than framing, but we would not be here, this far along, if not for them," said Carpenter, who is from Billerica and has worked for Habitat for five years.
Carpenter explained that most of the time Habitat homes are built on donated land, often from a house that has been tax foreclosed on or destroyed in a fire. In this case the land at 95 Friendship St. had been empty for about 15 years and the town of Billerica donated it to Habitat.
All Habitat homes are built to be energy-efficient, explained Carpenter. He said the house on Friendship Street is probably the most energy-efficient home in town with the windows, insulation, and hot water heater rating a tier three, Energy Star's highest standard of efficiency. He explained that in the home energy rating system (H.E.R.S.), the lower the score the better. An 80 is passing and Habitat homes consistently score in the low 40s. They will also receive a $7,100 rebate from National Grid.
Several companies are regular donors of materials and appliances and Carpenter said when he is seeking supplies for a project he can search online in a virtual warehouse. Dow Chemical Corp. provides insulation, Whirlpool donates home appliances, and Valspar supplies paint. Lowe's sponsors National Women Build, where one week in May consists of a crew of female volunteers and in exchange, Lowe's provides a $5,000 grant toward the project. This is Lowe's third year sponsoring the program and they have so far contributed $1 million for Habitat homes across the country.
Trainor said more than 70 women worked on the Friendship Street home that week.
Local companies and organizations have donated money, supplies, and volunteers for the Friendship Street project. Carpenter estimates 1,400 volunteers have put in about 7,000 hours of labor and each volunteer is required to take an online work safety training course. Carpenter said no special skills are required of the volunteers. He directs and teaches them how to complete tasks.
If a company or organization sends 12 or more volunteers to help, Habitat requests that the organization collect donations or hold fundraisers to contribute $1,500 toward the build project. Local church groups will often hold a "Buy a Board" fundraiser where parishioners can buy a two-by-four for $10, sign their name on it, and write well wishes messages on it for the new homeowner. The boards are built into a wall in the home and left exposed for the homeowners to see if they wish.
"It's amazing what you can get people to do and obviously we are all about community," said Carpenter. "I'm amazed at how many people come to me."
For instance, he said local realtor and builder Bryan Dubey of Bryan Dubey Construction in Billerica, drove by one day in the early stages of the build and offered to roof the house free of charge. A company called GAF donated all the roofing shingles.
About 15 years ago, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell formed a Tuesday Crew made up of about a dozen retirees who help build every Tuesday. Bill Bulens, a Billerica resident who worked in the HVAC industry, joined the Tuesday crew when he retired 10 years ago. He has worked on about 14 Habitat homes in the Greater Lowell area, including the house on Friendship Street.
"I was looking for something to do," said Bulens. "I enjoy the work and the company. We have a good time. I'm doing something for someone else, just giving some time. I plan on continuing as long as I can."
Volunteers are currently putting finishing touches on the Friendship Street home, which will include landscape work by employees from Lowell General Hospital. The house is slated to be complete in the next few weeks and the Santiago family will be able to move into their new home this summer.
Additional in-kind donations for the Friendship Street home were provided by: Allied Barton Security Systems, American Rollers, Christopher Lanni, Dana Wallboard, Devens Recycling, Dresser Williams & Way, Inc., Granite City Electric, Harvey Building Products, Huber Engineered Woods, Larson Storm Doors, Lumber Liquidators, Milwaukee Tools, Mobile Mini, ROXUL, Square D, Quinn's Construction, and Yale.
Sponsors of the project include the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), The Billerica Lions Club, EMD Millipore, Progress, Epsilon, Stoneham Bank, Northern Bank, and the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell Restore.


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It's been a long time since we last heard from Digimon in the states. Unless you're rocking out to Digimon: The Movie (featuring Smash Mouth) on a regular basis, you've probably long forgotten about your digital monster buddies. Just take a second and look at the below screenshots. Let the memories of the early aughts/late '90s flow from your corneas to your cerebrum.
Back? Good!
Now we can tell you that the franchise is indeed making its triumphant return with Digimon Adventure for the PSP. An RPG based on the first season of the anime, players will take control of Tai as he sets off with his dinosaur companion Agumon. The game is due for release in 2013 and probably won't be coming stateside.
Check out the newly-launched official website for more information.


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DT Technician
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- £85 - £110 per day
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- 27 Jun 2018
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- Schools, School support, Lab & IT technician
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- Full time
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DT Technician
An outstanding All girls Secondary School based in the London borough of Merton are looking to recruit a DT Technician to start in September 2018.
The school is a high achieving all-girls school rated outstanding by Ofsted in 2017. The school is highly oversubscribed and has a thriving Sixth form which offers a range of Level 3 courses. The girls who attend this school are highly ambitious with a high percentage of them going on to study at Oxford and Cambridge. The school have also received the SSAT Educational Outcome Awards for the last few years which confirm how strong results have been and continue to be. The school has great transport links and is easily accessible by both the overground and underground train lines.
The school are looking to recruit a DT Technician with a resistance materials background who may also be able to offer some Art support.
The main duties will include:
- Prepare materials and ingredients as required by the subject teacher prior to lessons
- Ensure hand tools are kept in optimum condition and stored correctly
- Organise extra equipment for lessons
- Regularly maintain the equipment and tools in the workshop and classroom areas
- Empty and clean the dust extraction filters as required by the manufacturer
- Keep all classrooms organised and free from hazards
- To assist Technology staff in developing appropriate resources for teaching and learning.
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To apply for this particular position, please submit your CV via the button below. Should your application meet the selection criteria, you will be contacted shortly via a member of the Thames Teachers team. Thames Teachers will run an initial registration interview to be followed by either an interview, lesson observation or trial day at the school's discretion. Any offers will be subject to references and relevant safeguarding checks.
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ADEA and Amendments
- Civil Rights Act of 1964, § 715, Pub. L. No. 88-352, 78 Stat. 241, 265 (July 2, 1964).
Congress directs the Secretary of Labor to "make a full and complete study of the factors which might tend to result in discrimination in employment because of age and of the consequences of such discrimination on the economy and the individuals affected."
- Report of the Secretary of Labor to the Congress under section 715 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Older American Worker: Age Discrimination in Employment (June 30, 1965), (known as the "Wirtz Report" after
Secretary of Labor Willard Wirtz).
The Wirtz Report concludes there is substantial evidence of arbitrary age discrimination and suggests that Congress deal with the issue by enacting legislation.
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Pub. L. No. 90-202, 81 Stat. 602 (December 15, 1967; effective June 12, 1968 (180 days after enactment)).
Congress passes the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) protecting individuals who are between 40 and 65 years of age from discrimination in employment. Congress authorizes the Department of Labor to enforce the ADEA.
- Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974, Pub. L. No. 93-259, 88 Stat. 74 (April 8, 1974).
Congress extends ADEA protections to employees of federal, state, and local governments.
- Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1977,
Pub. L. No. 95-151, 91 Stat. 1245 (November 1, 1977).
Congress expands remedies under FLSA § 16(b), 29 U.S.C. § 216(b) for retaliation claims under FLSA §15(a)(3), 29 U.S.C. § 215(a)(3). ADEA §7(b), 29 U.S.C. § 626(b), incorporates FLSA § 16(b), and deems acts prohibited under ADEA § 4, 29 U.S.C. § 623, to be prohibited acts under FLSA § 15, as amended.
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act Amendments of 1978, Pub. L. No. 95-256, 92 Stat. 189-93 (April 6, 1978).
Congress raises the private-sector age of coverage from 65 to 70 and removes the age cap for federal employees to cover individuals age 40 and older in § 12, 29 U.S.C. §§ 631(a), (b). Congress makes the right to a jury trial explicit in § 7(c), 29 U.S.C. § 626(c), and adds language to § 4(f)(2) to prohibit a seniority system or benefit plan from requiring or permitting involuntary retirement. 29 U.S.C. § 623(f)(2).
- Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1978, § 2, 43 Fed. Reg. 19807-809 (May 9, 1978) and Executive Order No. 12144, 44 Fed. Reg. 37193 (June 22, 1979).
Congress transfers enforcement authority for the ADEA to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, effective October 1, 1979.
- Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, § 116, Pub. L. No. 97-248, 96 Stat. 324 (September 3, 1982).
Congress amends the ADEA to provide for non-discrimination in group health plan coverage for older workers.
- Older Americans Act Amendments of 1984, § 802, Pub. L. 96-459, 98 Stat. 1767 (October 9, 1984).
Congress amends the ADEA to include coverage of U.S. citizens employed abroad, and specifies the coverage of foreign entities controlled by U.S. employers.
- Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-592, 100 Stat. 3342 (October 31, 1986).
Congress extends ADEA coverage to all individuals at least 40 years of age and eliminates the upper-age coverage cap of 70. Congress provides an exemption through 1993 for state and local governments using maximum hiring or mandatory retirement ages for firefighters or law enforcement officials for plans in effect in March 1983. Congress provides a similar exemption for colleges and universities who may involuntarily retire professors at age 70, if the professor is serving under a contract of unlimited tenure.
- Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Act of 1988, Pub. L. No. 100-283, 102 Stat. 78 (April 7, 1988).
Congress reinstates the right to file lawsuits to charging parties who had lost that right when EEOC failed to process ADEA charges within the two or three year statute of limitation. The ADCAA extended the time for filing lawsuits for an additional 540 days (18 months).
- Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, Pub. L. No. 101-433, 104 Stat. 978 (October 16, 1990).
Congress responds to the Supreme Court's 1989 decision in Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio v. Betts. Betts held that ADEA did not forbid age discrimination in employee benefits except in rare circumstances. The OWBPA amends the ADEA to prohibit age discrimination in employee benefits and establishes minimum standards for voluntary waivers of ADEA claims or rights.
- Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Amendments of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-504, 104 Stat. 1298 (November 3, 1990).
Congress passes the Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Amendments of 1990 (ADCAA II) providing ADEA charging parties an additional 450 days in which to file their own private ADEA lawsuits. The ADCAA II preserves the rights of charging parties to later bring their own lawsuits while permitting EEOC to process the remaining backlog of age discrimination charges.
- Civil Rights Act of 1991, § 115, Pub. L. No. 102-166, 105 Stat. 1071 (November 21, 1991). Congress codifies the 90-day statute of limitations provision for filing ADEA civil actions.
- Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, § 201(c)(2), Pub. L. No. 104-1, 109 Stat. 3 (January 23, 1995).
Congress specifies that appropriate remedies for a violation of the ADEA are awarded under ADEA § 15(c), 29 U.S.C. § 633a(c), for legal and equitable relief, and under ADEA § 7(b), 29 U.S.C. § 626(b), for liquidated damages.
- Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, Pub. L. No. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009-23, 24 (September 30, 1996).
Congress reenacts and amends §4(j) to the ADEA (29 U.S.C. §623(j)) to permit state governmental employers to use maximum hiring and mandatory retirement ages for firefighters and law enforcement officers pursuant to bona fide plans that are not a subterfuge to evade the purposes of the ADEA. Congress also repealed §3(b), 29 U.S.C. §623(g) of the ADEA Amendments of 1986.
- Higher Education Amendments of 1998, § 941, Pub. L. No. 105-244, 112 Stat. 1581 (October 7, 1998).
Congress enacts the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 to amend Section 4 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (29 U.S.C. § 623) to permit colleges and universities to offer special age-based retirement incentives for tenured faculty members at institutions of higher education; this amendment replaces the former temporary exemptions which permitted colleges and universities to mandatorily retire tenured faculty members at age 65 and later at age 70.
- Pension Protection Act of 2006, §701(c), Pub. L. 109-280, 120 Stat. 780 (August 17, 2006).
Congress revises ADEA §4(i) to add special rules relating to pension benefit plans.
- Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, §§ 4, 5, Pub. L. No. 111-2, 123 Stat. 5 (January 29, 2009).
Congress adds amendments to the ADEA § 7(d)(3), 29 U.S.C. § 626(d)(3), to clarify when an unlawful employment practice occurs with respect to claims of discrimination in compensation by private, public, and federal employees.


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Faculty Lounge
Penelope Spencer, Nick Graves & Parker Watson
Faculty Lounge brings together three teachers with a combined 20 years teaching in both CPS and charter schools in the Chicagoland area. While their experiences have been vastly different, their passion for teaching and commitment to the betterment of their students is consistent across the board.
Penny Spencer was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago. During her college days, she became enthralled by her science and math studies. Equipped with her BA, she became a high school teacher at a Southside charter school. She spent four years there before transitioning into new teacher coaching. As she states, "Whether one is a carpenter, a lawyer, a doctor, a hair stylist, or any other profession, an initial period of on job training is required. NOT just anyone can teach. It is an art and a science of specific skills that can take years to master. Without coaching, we fail to acknowledge the importance of educators to the future of our country."
Nick Graves was born, raised, and educated in the great state of Indiana. His love of math and youth mentorship lead him to both teach and coach during his first five years of teaching. Since making the decision to focus solely on teaching, he has become vocal and active in his school's immediate community.
Parker Watson was born and raised in New York and attended college and grad school in Pennsylvania. Her urban upbringing led her to the teaching profession and she's dedicated the last six years of her life to bringing about change in the African American community. By inspiring future generations to reach for what they don't know, she is certain that her ancestors sacrifices won't have gone in vain.
Together, Penny, Nick, and Parker will bring you a weekly show that will give you honest insight into programs, policies, and procedures happening in education. While the perspective will be centered mainly in the Chicagoland area, any and all education systems in the U.S. and the world are up for dissection.
Our fifth show dealt with reviewing the Top 10 Events in the 2011-2012 school year. Penny started the show by re-introducing us to common core standards, Urban Prep & Gary Comer's 100% college acceptance rates, and the turnover in CPS's central office. Next, Parker introduced the new evaluation system, Brizzard's hiring, and Chicago's election of Rahm. Lastly, Nick tackled CPS principals leaving their posts, the longer school day proposal, student, parent, and teacher activism as well as the record number of school closings/turnarounds.


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The Charity Commission ("CC") has released its guidance relating to the change in regulation of social housing. Formerly the Homes and Communities Agency ("HCA") provided consent to all registered providers making property disposals. Now, pursuant to the changes introduced by the Housing and Planning Act 2016, the HCA only need to be notified after the disposal has happened.
This has provoked the CC into announcing that all non-exempt charitable registered providers must now adhere with sections 117-121 Charities Act 2011. Previously the HCA consent regime exempted registered providers from needing to comply with this part of the Charities Act. However, the deregulation has now brought non-exempt charitable registered providers more closely under the remit of the CC. A link to the CC's advice can be found here.
The changes do not impact exempt registered providers although the CC took the opportunity to remind exempt registered providers that they still need to adhere to the general duties of trustees.
If you are an non-exempt charitable registered provider and concerned about Charities Act compliance please contact Neil Lambert. Similarly, if you are an exempt registered provider and would like advice or training on trustee duties please don't hesitate to get in touch with Jamie Huard.
Jamie Huard
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An alternative weddingInspirational session
By Rita Soares-Alves | Venue: LX Factory, Lisboa | Invitations: Botão Doce | Cake: Vintage Cake Company| Letters: Retroshop | Photography: Dream and Star
Anna was always one step ahead of everyone else. With 14 came her first tattoo; she chose a different journey to the one her parents had planned; she became the queen of her year when, during recess, she revealed her innermost secret to everyone.
Alex travelled, he was a sailor by passion. You can't anchor yourself to a place if there's no chains to start with: the world was his oyster.
Alex came to Lisbon and bumped into Anna. From that moment on, everything changed. Pleasantries and small talk cast aside, they became each other's anchor, interlinking chains to a future spent side by side. They promised each other eternal love.
This is a work of fiction, the result of a brilliant collaboration with talented people.


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I had the opportunity to share my testimony, my story, at church recently, and here's the audio. I thought about writing it all out, or adding some clarifications or writing a brief summary, but it didn't happen. So, hopefully you've got a minute (well, 40 minutes) to hear more about me, God and the wonderful things He's done in my life.
One thought on "my story: sin & grace"
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A designboston public safety message:
During this stretch of late spring heat (it'll be above 90 again over the next two days), make sure to take precautions to stay hydrated. Earlier today, a little T-ball player at my son's little league field passed out from dehydration and had to go to the hospital.
Kidshealth.org has a list of things to do to avoid dehydration. Drink more fluids than you normally would. Wear loose fitting clothing and hats. And if you can help it, stay out of the sun.
Photo by Little Rosy Runabout on Flickr.
Saturday, June 07, 2008
A designboston public safety message:
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- Red River Interiors said...
Thanks for the reminders...this week-end in DC metro area is was sweltering. I tried to stay in the entire week-end... Fay
- June 09, 2008 10:13 PM
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BY SWITCHING TO SERVO DRIVE TECHNOLOGY, the Belgian company Nedschroef Machinery has greatly reduced the time needed to adapt and set up its metal forming machines used for the production of high-precision fasteners. With an output of up to 240 screws per minute, this places the highest demands on the dynamics and performance of servo drives and motors.
Nedschroef manufactures multi-stage forming machines that produce fasteners and molded parts with complex geometries, such as those used in the automotive industry.
"The requirements for dimensional tolerances and strength are correspondingly high," said Nedschroef Engineering Manager, Dirk Matheeussen. "In order to guarantee the necessary stability, the screws are pressed from metal rods. Machining inherently reduces the stability between the screw shaft and the screw head, as the material structure is disrupted. That′s not the case with pressing," he added.
The pressing of the screws is done in individual steps, with each die in the machine carrying out one machining step at a time. After each stroke, the product is transported with grippers until it reaches its final shape.
Nedschroef′s metal forming machines were previously powered by a single motor. A complex mechanical system with gear units and camshafts allowed all functions of the machine, including the gripper finger that transports the products between the individual machining steps, in order to run synchronously.
"The gripper carriage was the first component that we equipped with separate servo drives," explained Ivo Van Gorp, Coordinator/Developer Automation at Nedschroef.
"In the past, the cams themselves had to be moved in order to adapt the machine when changing production, which was not only time-consuming but also limited the setting range. After equipping each gripper and carriage with its own servomotor, all positioning limitations have been removed," he added.
"Motion synchronization is now performed in TwinCAT software from Beckhoff," said Nedschroef Programmer Tom Van Weert. "We use an EtherCAT network with a cycle time of 500 µs. This allows us to precisely synchronize the various machine movements with those of the dies." The mechanical cam controller has been completely replaced by TwinCAT NC Camming, which enables faster, safer and error-free changeovers while providing more setting options.
The parameters are stored for each product in the controller and can be adapted or retrieved from the graphical user interface, which helps even less experienced machine operators successfully handle rapid changeovers.
However, the transition from a mechanical gear unit to a servo drive system presented Nedschroef with challenges. "Our fastest machines produce 240 screws per minute," said Van Gorp.
"That means four strokes per second. For each stroke, one-third of the time can be used to grip and advance the screws. The gripping itself must take place within one-twelfth of a stroke. It was not easy to find a drive system that could react so quickly and build up sufficient gripping force in such a short time."
Nedschroef finally found the solution in the AM8000 series servomotors and AX5000 Servo Drives from Beckhoff.
Servo technology has numerous advantages. With this solution, all cam-setting restrictions have been solved. The adjustment of the gripping force of the fingers, which used to be mechanical, is now also done in software. In addition, we receive feedback from the servo drives. If a finger has gripped a product incorrectly or incompletely, this is detected immediately and can be responded to.
"Our customers were initially reluctant to use the mechatronic solution because they were used to working with purely mechanical systems. In order to simplify the transition to electronic control, we presented some parameters on the HMI in the same way as in the previous cam control system. The creation of an intuitive interface has made the transition much easier. Once you are familiar with the new technology, you can quickly see the advantages. Many of our customers have to change over their machines several times a day. This is now much faster and the error rate has been significantly reduced," explained Van Gorp.
Nedschroef now uses servo technology for the material feed axis, and a Beckhoff linear motor handles the rod feed. The complete machine control runs on a C6930 Industrial PC, which integrates both PLC and drive control.
"The NC tasks are also implemented in software modules," added Van Weert. "This makes it easy to adapt all profiles for motion synchronization."
Application story by Beckhoff Automation.


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I called the 2nd cheetah this morning; they're the ones who told me last month they would make a deal on late fees and they're the ones I HAVE to pay off this month (interest free CC until Feb 20).
SO I went to pay them off this morning, and they go "well, FIRST your account has to get current ($178 pmt), THEN you can call back in 48 hours and we'll waive some fees, THEN you can pay if off it you want."
What the heck?
Grrr…so as much as I want to pay off a bunch RIGHT NOW…I am going to be patient and wait another 48 hours. They waived 1 late fee right then ($35) but the possibility of them waiving another $70-100 worth, is worth the wait. I don't wait to pay other stuff off and then find out I don't have enough to pay this guy off, so I am putting it all on hold for 48 hours.


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7:00 AM | Today's cold frontal passage is quickly followed by a secondary front later tomorrow; colder weather returns for the second half of the week
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Mostly cloudy, mild, occasional rain into the early afternoon hours and some of the rain will be heavy at times, highs near 60 degrees
Becoming partly cloudy, turning colder late, mid-to-upper 30's
Partly sunny, windy, colder, chance for a few afternoon rain showers, near 50
Wednesday Night
Becoming mostly clear, cold, near 30
Coldest day of the week: Mostly sunny, breezy, cold, mid 40's
Partly sunny, brisk, cold, upper 40's
Mostly cloudy, chilly, a few rain showers possible, low 50's
Mostly sunny, chilly, near 50
A strong cold front is sweeping towards the east coast and it'll put an end to our warm spell as colder air will move in behind it for Wednesday and then a secondary front is expected to arrive late Wednesday with an even colder air mass behind it. High pressure will then takeover from Wednesday night into Saturday and temperatures will stay at below-normal levels through that period. Showers will continue today ahead of the first front and some of the rain will fall heavily at times with totals by late today of nearly an inch. The secondary front can bring a few rain showers to the region during the afternoon hours on Wednesday before gradual clearing sets in Wednesday night. Meanwhile, Comet PAN-STAARS is now visible to the naked eye in the northern hemisphere, but we'll need to get some clearing conditions around here to view it in the western sky after sunset. Despite the clouds and rain today, there is a chance that enough clearing could occur by this evening to allow for viewing of the comet. Looking ahead beyond this week, a colder-than-normal pattern is quite likely for the much of the balance of March and the threat for snow may not be over yet.


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Results Indicate Economically and Technically Viable Project with Upside Justifying Progressing to Pre-Feasibility Study
Perth, Mar 20, 2017 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Classic Minerals Ltd ("Classic" or the "Company") (ASX:CLZ) is pleased to advise that it has completed a Scoping Study ("Study") based on the Inferred and Indicated Mineral Resource at its 80% owned Forrestania Gold Project ("FGP" or "the Project"), located approximately 120 km south of Southern Cross, WA and 17 km southwest of the historic Bounty Mine site (mined/current resources of +2.0M oz Au). This Scoping Study refers to the Lady Ada (formally referred to as Blue Haze) and Lady Magdalene (formally Red Haze) deposits.
CLZ Completes Positive Scoping Study at the Forrestania Gold Project
CLZ Completes Positive Scoping Study at the Forrestania Gold Project
- Auralia Mining Consulting complete initial Scoping Study at FGP, showing encouraging results.
- Existing Mineral Resources all open pit, free milling gold with high gravity gold recovery.
- Existing ~216K ounce Mineral Resource (Indicated & Inferred), reported in compliance with JORC (2012), with strong exploration upside.
- Open pit mining in 2002 - 2003 produced 95,865 tonnes @ 8.81g/t for 27,146 oz Au.
- Targeting low capital costs via processing through local toll treatment facilities.
- Classic to move onto PFS and exploration drilling in the near future.
The estimated Mineral Resources underpinning the Study have been prepared by a Competent Person in accordance with the requirements in the JORC Code (2012). Classic's study was completed with assistance from the following reputable industry consultant groups; Auralia Mining Pty Ltd (mine design, financial modelling); Entech Pty Ltd (resource review and mining); Australian Resource Consulting Pty Ltd (historical data compilation and review; exploration planning); Martinick Bosch Sell Pty Ltd (MBS Environmental) (baseline environmental, heritage); and Rockwater Pty Ltd (groundwater).
The results of the Study were positive and importantly provide strong encouragement for the Company to commit to the next stage of its exploration and development program.
Managing Director Mr Justin Doutch stated:
"Classic decided to accelerate the due diligence process and its own understanding of the FGP Project by engaging experts to assist with a Scoping Study concerning development and mining of the FGP. The results were encouraging and a clearer pathway to development and feasibility work has been mapped out. Classic aims to complete the acquisition of the FGP in the near-term and does not foresee any major issues or reasons as to why shareholders would vote against the proposed transaction. In the meantime, Classic will continue its planning and technical work so that it can hit the ground running as soon as the transaction completes. We see great potential at the FGP for increasing the Resource and rapid mine development leading to Classic becoming a gold producer in the near-term. We are also excited to be partnered with Hannans Ltd who are in turn, supported by major shareholders Neo Metals and Australian Contract Mining - I am sure there are synergies to be explored as we move closer to mining."
The Mineral Resource was first reported in the announcement of 1 March 2017 and following corrected announcement on 14 March 2017. The Scoping Study was based on both Inferred and Indicated Resources, with Inferred Resources making up 56% of the total tonnes and 63% of total ounces of the Mineral Resource. Because the Inferred Resources make up a fair proportion of the early phases of the proposed mining schedule, the level of confidence that Classic has with regards to the production targets and cash flow is insufficient for those targets to be publicly reported.
In addition, there is a low level of geological confidence associated with Inferred Mineral Resources and there is no certainty that further exploration work will result in determination of Indicated Mineral Resources or that the production target itself will be realised.
Study Summary
Auralia Mining Consulting Pty Ltd ("Auralia"), were engaged by Classic to carry out a Scoping Study on its FGP project, producing a high-level indicative mining and processing schedule utilising Whittle shells, inclusive of a high-level financial analysis. Given the level of study, and that Inferred Resources was used as an economic driver, no Ore Reserves can be reported from this Study.
The FGP consists of existing Mineral Resources of 4.8Mt at 1.3g/t for 216,000oz of gold Inferred and Indicated categories). Resources are located directly beneath an existing open pit and within un-mined, near-surface deposits. The Project presents an opportunity for near-term mining operations and production. The Scoping Study was designed to focus on open pit development and processing of the two gold Resources at Lady Ada and Lady Magdalene. The Study supports Classic's aim to complete a Preliminary Feasibility Study and apply for regulatory consents in 2017, with development targeted in 2017/2018.
Discussions with potential toll treatment facilities and contract miners are underway, with Classic expecting to firm up its development schedule and processing options over the coming weeks. There are numerous potential toll treatment facilities within trucking distance including Marvel Loch, Edna May, Greenfields (Coolgardie) and Norseman Gold.
Scheduling and Open Pit Operations
The Mineral Resource estimate and digital block models provided to Auralia by Classic were completed for the previous owner of the Project in March 2016 and were classified and reported in accordance with the JORC Code (2012). A dominant part of the Resources within the two deposits was classified as Inferred Mineral Resources.
Optimisations were undertaken by Entech with the results (data outputs and optimised pit shells) provided to Auralia. The data provided to Auralia was assumed to be complete and without omission, the inputs were reviewed by Auralia to assess their validity.
Mining operations for the Project are envisaged to utilise a standard truck and shovel configuration using a 100t Excavator (Komatsu PC1250 or similar) paired with 90t rigid body dump trucks (Cat 777 or similar). Ramp parameters used throughout the pit designs could allow single-lane traffic flow with passing bays located at each berm (every 10 or 20m vertically).
Specific waste dumps and ROM pads have not been studied at this stage, it is envisioned that the existing waste dump from the Blue Haze operation will be expanded to hold the Lady Ada waste, while a new waste dump will be constructed for the Lady Magdalene pit.
The Lady Magdalene proto pit was determined to likely have comparatively low "pre-strip" requirements, and could be the first focus of mining operations, to access sufficient material to meet the required processing throughput. There would be a five-month pre-strip period during which time only small parcels of material would be scheduled for mining. The delay in processing would allow the estimated throughput rate to be achieved from first material delivery. After a relatively short period from the start of the mining operations, there could be sufficient material available to allow production to commence in the Lady Magdalene 2 pit, and subsequently the Lady Ada pit. With production split between the Lady Magdalene 1 pit and the two other higher strip ratio pits, mining targets could potentially be achieved at a fairly constant strip ratio.
Comments and Next Steps for Classic at FGP
The immediate focus now is to undertake exploration and drilling programs, to increase confidence in the existing models, and to expand the Mineral Resources by unlocking the significant upside potential of the known Lady Magdalene and Lady Ada deposits, which are both open at depth. Other regional gold targets, generated through review and reinterpretation of existing mag data and auger/soil sampling data will also be tested. This work is scheduled to commence shortly and is aimed at delivering an updated Mineral Resource in Q1 2018.
The updated Mineral Resource is planned to feed into a Pre-Feasibility Study which will be commenced shortly and is due to be completed in Q2 2018. The Pre-Feasibility Study will aim to establish Mineral Reserves, classified and reported in compliance with the JORC Code (2012), and optimise the mining schedule, production rate and process flow sheet while reducing capital and operating costs. It will also go into greater detail in respect of processing options and costs and environmental factors.
Classic will also aim to release a more detailed summary of the Scoping Study outcomes, including economic/production outcomes over the coming 2 weeks.
The exploration program over the next 12 months will include:
- Infill and extension drilling to upgrade the Lady Ada and Lady Magdalene Resource area;
- Comprehensive metallurgical test work to optimise plant design;
- Exploration drilling of gravity targets;
- Additional environmental flora and fauna surveys (if required), and characterisation of waste and tailings material required for development approval; and
- Structural geology to interpret the regional structure and its controls on mineralisation.
- Geotechnical and hydrogeological studies and testwork.
To view tables and figures, please visit:
About Classic Minerals Ltd
Classic Minerals Ltd (ASX:CLZ) is an exploration and development company focused on gold deposits in Western Australia's famous Goldfields region. In March 2017, Classic acquired the Forrestania Gold Project, with seven tenements stretching across 450km2. Strategically located in a very prospective region, the FGP is an underexplored package surrounded by multimillion ounce deposits such as Bounty (2Moz) and Yilgarn Star (1.5Moz).
Classic Minerals Ltd


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Why do the Menu/Play/Pause buttons not respond?
The menu and play/pause buttons are not working on the ipod video I am working on. The clickwheel works fine (meaning it moves the curser to the selected part on the screen). I have opened it to make sure the pads are situated correctly (and they are). I cleaned some gunk off the board by the connectors. Additionally, I lifted the tape and dome to make sure nothing was underneath causing obstruction.
The fastforward and rewind buttons work. All depress and "click". The solder joints seem to be in good order (no visible cracks under 10x magnification).
Is this something that can be repaired, or anything someone has encountered? I am looking for a solution that does not involve logic board replacement.
Thanks for suggestions/comments.
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A home improvement firm is also called contractors, construction companies, or depending on the home remodeling work they will be doing they may be called electricians, roofers, plumbers, stucco installers, heating and air conditioning installers, cabinet makers, flooring specialist, and so on. There are many types of home remodeling and it takes different specialist to do each type of job.
A home improvement firm is hired according to the skills they have and the things that you need. Some home remodeling companies do not work with certain materials, so you have to know what materials you want the company to use, what type of remodeling you are doing, and the amount of money you are willing to spend.
Before you can hire a home improvement firm you have to know a little bit about the type of work you are having done. You want to be able to ask the company representative relevant questions about the work. If you sound knowledgeable the representative is less likely to try and take advantage of you. If you are knowledgeable then you are going to get better quality work at a better price.
Ask friends, family, and neighbors about local contractors they have either used in the past, or that they personally know. Do not hire a contractor simply because your brother-in-law went to school with him. Friends of friends do not always do the best work, and when you have to fire the contractor you do not want it to interfere with your relationship with someone else. Keep personal relationships personal and business dealings business.
Do call references and ask how the people liked the work the company did for them. Ask if the company workers respected their property. Ask references if the company stuck to their original quote or if their project ended up costing them more than they expected. Ask references if the company finished the work in a fair amount of time.
Be sure that you call the Better Business Bureau and the local Chamber of commerce to ascertain if the contractor you are considering hiring has ever had complaints lodged against them. A single complaint does not mean that a company is necessarily bad at what they do. You have to consider the complaint that was filed, and then consider what the company did to resolve the issue. The better business bureau will help you to discover if a business normally conducts themselves in a fair and honest method.
Be sure that you talk to the contractor and that you listen to them. Often we are concentrating so hard on what we want to tell a person that we do not really listen to what they tell us. The contractor may tell you that they will be delayed starting your project, or they may tell you that what you want will not work. You must listen to them in order to make the best decision.
Get more than one bid on the work and get more than one opinion on what you should use to do the work with. Remember that you have to live with the results for the rest of your life.


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Wonga - what, no fine?
The immediate question to strike you when you look at the announcement this morning on Wonga is why has the payday lender not been fined?
It would seem a pretty open and shut case. Wonga sent out fake lawyers' letters to 45,000 people who were in arrears threatening legal action.
The letters had bogus letterheads claiming they were from firms with exotic names such as "Chainey, D'Amato & Shannon" and "Barker and Lowe Legal Recoveries". No such businesses existed.
The Financial Conduct Authority also found evidence that Wonga added charges to people's accounts to cover "administration fees" for the letters which it had written itself.
That takes some chutzpah.
Insufficient controls
The second part of the FCA's findings it published this morning concerns over-charging people for the loans they had taken out. It seems that 200,000 people fall into this category - though the over-charging sums are relatively small at less than a fiver.
Such was the confusion at the company that Wonga actually lost more money under-charging people than it gained from the over-charging. Understandably, the company is not going to chase those who haven't paid enough.
The cases cover a period between 2008 and 2010 when the business was growing rapidly. And, clearly, with insufficient controls.
Wonga has agreed to pay compensation to the victims which the FCA says could total £2.6m. "Could" is the operative word - it depends on people coming forward and claiming as well as Wonga pro-actively finding them.
People move around. Many people who take out Wonga loans are students or young, highly mobile workers.
The compensation is all very well, and indeed the FCA has praised Wonga for co-operating with the inquiry.
'Pretty ridiculous'
But shouldn't there be a fine as well?
Well, the explanation for why there isn't could well make an episode of Yes Minister.
The original investigation into Wonga was started in 2011 by the Office of Fair Trading. The OFT was disbanded this year and its functions for consumer credit companies handed to the FCA.
The FCA does not have the power to fine a company for errors it made before it was regulated by the FCA.
Which might strike some in this case as pretty ridiculous.
Firstly, why did the OFT take so long to come to any conclusions about Wonga that the government had already decided to close it down?
Maybe the two issues are linked. OFT was certainly rarely described as "fleet footed".
Secondly, why weren't some reserve powers contained in the legislation changing the role of the OFT to allow the FCA to retrospectively fine organisations in certain, carefully prescribed situations?
Of course, retrospective action has to be carefully controlled. But as in the Payment Protection Insurance debacle, even if the rules against the behaviour may not have existed at the time, financial institutions can still be obliged to pay redress.
Compensation is one thing. A fine on top of that is supposed to be the punishment for bad behaviour.


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My first impression of Shanghai was super modern and extremely overpopulated. The advertising sings of western products were attacking you on each street corner. The people and the constant jostle in the metro were a bit overwhelming. At first I view Shanghai as any other super modern city, until I found the hidden pearl, the old town. A living history located to the southeast of the city center. This place kept the original Chinese architecture; narrow street, vibrant markets and relatively unchanged life style.
The unique construction of the zig-zag bridge keeps negative energy and bad spirits away from the buildings gates. In ancient China people believed that those harmful spirits cannot navigate corners,
therefore this style of bridge should keep them away from the households.
Drip tiles, made out of terracotta clay resemble bats in the shape. Bates, which symbolize good luck, were commonly used as a decorative motives. Many door knobs in ancient Chinese buildings have bat as a symbol.
The stunning ancient architecture.
Shanghai's green tea street vendors.


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The Dakine Nomad 18L Hydration Pack is a rugged pack that is perfect for all day adventuring. Multiple storage pockets and compartments make plenty of room for your ride essentials. Pack a lunch, an extra layer, and your bike tools for a fully supported day in the saddle. The 100oz reservoir provides plenty of hydation capacity and it's Quick Disconnect feature makes for easy removal and re-filling. A molded back panel with Air Channel Ventilation keeps air flowing to your back and ensures a comfortable fit while a removeable waist belt and integrated sternum strap provide optional security if needed. You can't make it through every ride with just a water bottle and a tool roll, and for those rides that go the extra mile, look to the Dakine Nomad for all-day comfort and preparedness.
- 100 oz. / 3L Shape-Loc hydration reservoir with Plug-N-Play disconnect
- New high flow Blaster bite valve
- Molded back panel with Air Channel Ventilation
- Breathable ergonomic shoulder straps
- Full face or trail helmet carry
- Armor carry straps
- Fleece lined padded phone pocket
- Internal organizer pockets
- Fleece sunglass pocket
- Removable waist belt
- Magnetic hydration hose clip