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Father's Day BBQ Brunch 2017
If you thought our Mother's Day Brunch was awesome, wait until you see our Father's Day spread! Join us this coming Father's Day, 6/18/16, from 8am-3pm, as we celebrate Dads!
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This year we're doing a BBQ style brunch to honor dads! We will be serving things like baby back ribs, grilled chicken, corn on the cob, and grilled sirloin!
Please call to make a reservation, 518-664-2769!
Make sure to get there early! Pricing is below, hope to see you all there!
$22 for adults
$10 for kids
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According to the 2011 NEC, a requirement for providing GFCI protection for 15A and 20A, single-phase, 125V receptacles was added to which of the following locations?
- Indoor wet locations
- Locker rooms with associated showering facilities
- Service bays, garages, and similar areas where the items listed in 511.12 may be used
- All the above
Answer: D
Indoor wet locations, locker rooms with associated showering facilities, and service bays, garages, and similar areas where electrical diagnostic equipment, electrical hand tools, or portable lighting equipment is used now require the use of GFCI protection for personnel.
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Clafoutis: This writer's cherry crush
Product InformationClafoutis: This writer's cherry crush As kitchens go, this one is plain and austere. Serviceable, but not more. Just the wooden table, a couple of old chairs, a sink, a few shelves with ingredients and dishware stacked. A small range. Cobwebs in the corner. A dirtied mixing bowl next to … Read more on Waterbury Republican American
'Conversations With Wood' At Yale Gallery "We just went on buying what we liked with no preconceived goal or structure in mind. It was just wood. Wood was the organizing thing." In those years, they have amassed a collection of more than 500 pieces: bowls, platters, vases, boxes, sculptures … Read more on Hartford Courant


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Steal the Salami
Steal the Salami is an old favorite when it comes to physical education games. To play, divide the class into two teams, and have each team line up against two walls so that the teams are facing each other. Give each player on Team A a number, and then repeat the process with Team B. (There should then be a "1" on Team A and a "1" on Team B.) Put a ball or another object directly between the two teams to act as the "salami." Then call out a number. The two players with that number should run into the center of the circle and try to grab the salami and run back to their team. The catch: as soon as one player takes the salami, the other player can tag her as she runs back to her team. The player who successfully steals the salami or tags the other player earns a point for her team.
Sharks and Minnows
Choose one player to be a "shark," and tell the other students that they are the "minnows." Line the minnows against one wall. When you call out "Minnows!" all of the minnows must leave the wall and run to the opposite wall, while the shark tries to tag them. Any minnow who is tagged becomes a shark and can tag other minnows during the next round. Continue the game until only one minnow remains. The remaining minnow becomes the new shark.
Crazy Kickball
Bored of the same old kickball game? Try a variation of crazy kickball instead! Play it on a basketball court, with home plate and second plate under the two baskets. Put two more bases on the other sides of the court, and place an extra ball on first base.
The child who kicks the ball then runs to first base and performs some task (for example, hops up and down ten times), dribbles the ball from first base to second base and makes a basket, dribbles the ball to third base and performs another task (for example, does ten jumping jacks), and then dribbles the ball home and makes another basket.
In the meantime, the outfield catches the kicked ball and throws it to first base, where the first baseman does the same task before throwing the ball to second base. The second baseman makes a basket and throws the ball to third base, where the third basement completes the necessary task and throws it to the catcher. If the kicker makes the basket first, the kicker's team gets a point. If the catcher makes the basket first, the catcher's team gets a point. Sound confusing? Try it – it's fun!
These physical education games are a great way to provide variety in your routine. Try some of these fun physical education activities to liven up your gym class; your students will be enthusiastic about playing!


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One of the greatest disappointments on this score has been Susan Collins of Maine, who is now up for re-election. Ms. Collins bills herself as a strong supporter of choice — something that has added to her reputation for independence — but she has rubber-stamped judges who are doing great damage to the right to choose."Two-Faced" Susan is a giant hypocrite. (HT: Collins Watch) For good measure, Cliff Schecter tears Collins a new one on several issues.


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Newport Beach firefighters responded to a vegetation fire in the Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve on Friday afternoon.
The blaze along Irvine Avenue near Santiago Drive was contained to 1.5 acres about half an hour after firefighters responded at 12:54 p.m., said department spokeswoman Jennifer Manzella.
No injuries or structure damage was reported. The preserve is roughly 1,000 acres.
Five Newport engines and some county firefighters responded, Manzella said.
The cause of the fire will be jointly investigated by Newport Beach personnel and the Orange County Fire Authority.
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Imagine a nine-month-long storm the size of North America so volatile it eventually bursts through the atmosphere, spiking temperatures from Alaskan lows to Death Valley highs.
It sounds like a dystopian sci-fi nightmare—or at least a really good disaster flick—but it actually happened on Saturn in 2010 and 2011. The Cassini spacecraft, which orbits the massive planet, picked up information about the unique meteorological event and relayed it back to Earth. Time-lapse images show a bright, enormous vortex zipping around the planet in multiple waves.
Scientists believe large storms occur annually on Saturn, where one year is equivalent to 30 on Earth, and we only now have the technology to track them. As the lead author of a study on the storm told the Los Angeles Times, "In generations to come, when they study storms on Saturn, this is what they'll come back to."


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View map of hiking areas(Large graphic)
1. Susan Creek Falls: Located 29 miles east of Roseburg on Highway 138, across from the Susan Creek Day-Use Area, this 3/4 mile trail leads to a misty 60 foot waterfall. Continuing another 1/2 mile leads to the pre-historic Indian Mounds Interpretive Site. Moderate grade. Note: Watch out for the poison oak!
2. Fall Creek: The 1 mile trail (#1502) starts at Highway 138 at Fall Creek, about 6 miles west of Steamboat. A good walk for families with kids and grandparents.
3. Mott: The 5.5 mile trail (#1414.12) starts at the south side of the North Umpqua River at Wright Creek on Road #4711. The trail follows the North Umpqua River and is part of the North Umpqua Trail. Gentle grade.
4. Panther Trail: The 5.0 mile trail (#1414.20) starts at the Steamboat Work Center with the trail head at Road #4714, and meanders upriver. Moderate grade.
5. Illahee Flats: The 1.5 mile trail runs through Oak and Fir flats then descends towards the North Umpqua River where it meets the North Umpqua Trail. The trail begins at Road #4760-039 off Highway 138. Gentle to moderate grade.
6. Boulder Creek: The 10.6 mile trail (#1552) starts from the end of Soda Springs Dam Road #4775-012. A combination of ridgetop, sidehill and stream bottom trail locations and view of Boulder Creek Gorge. Gentle to steep grade.
7. Toketee Falls: The 1/2 mile trail follows the North Umpqua River as it cascades through a waterworn basalt channel. Two benches offer a nice rest spot before reaching the platform for viewing the picturesque double falls. Turn off Highway 138 onto Road #34, the west entrance to Toketee Ranger Station. Cross the first bridge and turn left.
8. Watson Falls: The trail is nearly 1/2 mile up to the majestic falls. Watson Falls is the third highest in Oregon with a drop of 272 feet. Only falls in Southern Oregon with top 5 star rating from the Waterfall Guide to the Pacific Northwest. Turn off Highway 138 onto Road #37, just past the east entrance to Toketee Ranger Station.
9. Bulldog Rock: The 5 mile trail (#1534) goes from Balm Mountain Road #3810 at Bear Camp, down to the northerly terminus of Pyramid Rock Road #3850-300. It passes through meadows, by Bullpup Lake and Shelter. Gentle to steep grade.
10. Maidu Lake: The 6.8 mile segment of the North Umpqua Trail (#1414), parallels the North Umpqua River until Dutch Oven Camp. Access to Lucille Lake and the Pacific Crest Scenic Trail. Off Highway 138 on Road #6000-958.
11. Tolo Creek: The 5 mile trail (#1466) follows Tolo Creek, crossing several streams. Dutch Oven Camp, mile point #2 on Maidu Lake Trail serves as the trail head. Gentle to moderate grade.
12. Howlock Mountains: The 7 mile trail (#1448) begins at Diamond Lake Horse Corrals. Connects Diamond Lake to Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail with access to Thielsen Creek Trail. Gentle to moderate grade.
13. Thielsen Creek: A 2.1 mile trail (#1449) The trail head is 3.5 miles on the Howlock Trail. Steady, uphill climb through hemlock and pumice flats for view of north face of Mt. Thielsen. Moderate to steep grade.
14. Mt. Bailey: A 5 mile trail (#1451). From the south shore of Diamond Lake take Road #4795 to Road #4795-300 to the trail head. Ascends mountain from the west side of Diamond Lake all the way to the summit. Gentle to steep grade.
15. Silent Creek: The 1.4 mile trail (#1479) begins near south end of Diamond Lake and west end of Teal Lake Trail, Road #4795, where Silent Creek flows through boggy meadows. Gentle grade.
16. Rodley Butte: The 7 mile trail (#1452) of which the first 3 miles are maintained, can be reached by Lake Creek on Road #4795 or Road #4796-600. Trail swings around north side of Rodley Butte and Northern flanks of Mt. Bailey. Gentle to steep grade.
17. Mt. Thielsen: The 3.5 mile trail (#1456) begins 1.5 miles north of the Highway 138/230 Junction, near Diamond Lake. The trail head is located along the east side of Highway 138. Connects Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail and ascends to summit. Caution is advised the last 200 feet. Gentle to steep grade.
18. Rogue-Umpqua Divide: The 31.4 mile trail begins on Road #3703 near Three Lakes Camp. The trail passes Clear Creek Camp and terminates near Abbott Butte. Gentle to steep grade.
19. Fish Lake: The 8 mile trail (#1570) is located about 28 miles from Tiller on Road #2840. Trail follows along Fish Creek Lake and offers fishing and camping. Moderate grade.
20. Cougar Butte: The 5.7 mile trail (#1432) begins 25 miles from Tiller on Road #30. The high country trail offers view of the Jackson Creek drainage and Northern California. Moderate grade.
21. Wolf Creek Falls: A 1 mile walk from Wolf Creek footbridge at Wolf Creek Job Corps. Turn off Highway 138 at Glide and follow Little River Road #17 to Wolf Creek trail head. Moderate grade.
22. Grotto Falls: Trail #1503 is a spectacular 1/3 mile high. A cave lets you walk behind the falls. Trail is reached by driving up Taft Mountain Road #2703-150 off Highway 17. At Emile Creek Road drive 2 miles to Emile Creek.
23. Overhand: The 1/2 mile hike takes you along Little River. Trail is noted for Maiden Hair Fern and river overhang. Take Highway 17 turnoff at Glide. Trail begins at White Creek.
24. Lake in the Woods: Take Highway 17 turnoff at Glide. Follow to Lake in the Woods Recreation area. Hemlock Falls Trail is 3/4 mile hike to falls. Yakso Falls Trail, 3/4 mile long, ends at Little River Falls.
25. Twin Lakes: The 2.5 mile trail (#1500 and #1521), has two overnight shelters. Off Road #4770. Gentle grade.
26. Snow Bird Shelter: The 3.7 mile trail (#1517) has a shelter and water for overnighters. Take National Forest Service Route #27 to road #2715-100. Moderate grade.
27. Yellow Jacket Loop: The 5.5 mile trail (#1522) starts at Hemlock Lake campground on National Forest Route #27. Hike to Cavitt Mountain.
28. Shadow Falls Trail: A 1 mile hike. Rain type forest ends at 90ft waterfall. Take Road #25 following Cavitt Creek to Shadow Falls. Moderate grade.


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You're right - that looks terrific with the meander. Lets the design shine through and gives it a calmer aura than a lot of custom work would have done.ReplyDelete
I totally agree!!! I love the meander and stipple. I used to not, but it really is perfect so much of the time. I'd give anything for a simple meander job right about now!! :-) Yours looks perfect and even!!! Perfect for the quilt too!!ReplyDelete
I'm with you too! I love meandering and after a quilt is washed and crinkled it's even better.
A humble classic.
There's no meandering on my blog simply because I'm terrible at it :) I know the theory but I end up with bare patches or quilt myself into a corner... You, obviously, have the hang of it ! :)ReplyDelete


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'Potter' ending wrong? Say it ain't so!
Ron and Hermione are together. Right? Right.
They even have two kids, right? Right.
Well according to the Associated Press, author of the 'Harry Potter' series J.K. Rowling tells Wonderland magazine she may have gotten it wrong when it comes to Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger being romantically involved.
Say what?!
Rowling tells Wonderland that she "wrote the Hermione/Ron relationship as a form of wish fulfillment". She thinks couples counselling may be in their future.
The full interview in Wonderland will be published soon.
I for one was happy with the way things turned out. I had always assumed it would be Harry and Hermione as a couple, so after reading The Deathly Hallows I was pleasantly surprised that Harry and Ginny became a couple as did Ron and Hermione. That didn't bother me in the least.
For the sake of argument, where do wizard couples go to get counselling? Is there a shop in Diagon Alley named Conrad's Counselling for Conjurers that we haven't heard about yet?


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Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there, I did not die.
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'The Walking Dead' Season 5 Will Be the Search for the Cure!
Sunday's season premiere of AMC's "The Walking Dead" was probably the best episode of the show EVER. The tension through whole episode was insane from the very beginning. From the execution lineup to the guy wanting to twist the baby's head off, it was nail biting to say the least!
I loved how they wrapped up some themes and interactions with long-time characters and got them back together. They split the cast up for awhile, and now they're coming back together, finding each other. I forgot how much I really love this show and how much happier I am looking forward to the next episode.
My all-time favorite scene of Sunday's episode was the escape of Dale and Rick with the return of Carol Peletier. She's easily the most bad-ass woman character.
It seems like this season they have no home. First they had the farmhouse, then Woodbury, then the prison. Now they're just wandering.
My prediction is this season will be about trying to get a cure and helping the scientist. They'll be headed to Washington D.C. now that the whole corps is back together.


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Data Center: Granite Block data center is shaping up at old Fall River mill
By Will Richmond for Herald News
FALL RIVER — Outside it looks like another of the city's old mills waiting for new life to be breathed into the solid granite walls.
But inside, the building at 456 Bedford St. is undergoing a renovation that will lead to information pouring into the city and back out to consumers.
The Granite Block Global Data Center is less than two months away from opening, but already the heart of the system is in place. During the past week, a pair of 2-megawatt generators were put into place to guarantee an uninterrupted power supply at the facility. Granite Block President Roland Patenaude said each generator cost about $500,000 and ensures there would need to be four power failures before power to the facility is fully cut. Patenaude said one generator would be powerful enough to run two hospitals.
And power is an important part of the business, as the former mill will hold a 163,000-square-foot Internet Data Center that will house telecommunication and storage systems that will provide application hosting, colocation and disaster recovery services.
"When this is finished, it will be the largest site in New England," Patenaude said.
Connections to the center will come via four fiber-optic lines from three Internet providers.
Securing the system will not only be a technological feat, but the structure of the building will also play a role. Patenaude said the building's granite walls are 4 feet thick, making them virtually impenetrable.
While declining to provide a specific cost, Granite Block Chief Financial Officer Jules Cardin Jr. said completing the project will be a seven figure investment.
Once the facility is fully built out, Patenaude said, the company will employ 60 to 80 people that include a mix of security personnel, sales associates, Internet technicians and maintenance employees.
He said the company will also attract those who are leasing space at the Granite Block to Fall River. He said a similar data center in Boston, which is just 40,000 square feet, brings in 500 to 700 visitors monthly, meaning the Fall River site could see three times that amount.
"We've got the space and the power to put Fall River on the map," Patenaude said.


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|Catch the Fire
Keith Thompson Band
Catch the Fire is Keith Thompson's eighth album. The band, featuring Roy Adams and Neil Simpson, has been touring extensively on the festival circuit, all the way from Croatia to the USA. Keith has also served serious time as a session musician and his work has even appeared on computer games, such as Grand Prix 2 and Over the Hedge, providing ample evidence to support his versatility as a musician.
Paid My Dues
Burning The Playhouse Down
Don't Come Running To Me
She's Too Hot
Getting Ready For The Burn
Access Denied
Little Wing
Send Your Fire
Wrong Side Of The Bed
Keeper Of The Flame
Angel Fire - Omega
Highlights include the sax-enhanced toe-tapper Don't Come Running To Me and Getting Ready For The Burn, featuring a blistering guest appearance from the Laurence Jones. Buddy Whittington also makes a brace of welcome guest appearances, on Burning The Playhouse Down and Restless - both of which can safely be marked down as further highlights.
All in all, Catch The Fire offers a considerable slice of feelgood blues with a good range of tempi. Fans of riff-driven blues should definitely give it a try.


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Seeonee (Seoni) is the area in central India where the stories from The Jungle Books take place.
The story of Mowgli's Brothers start with...
It was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in their tips.
Presently known as Indira Priyadarshini Pench National Park [1] in Seoni district (Mowgli Land).
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This climate climate zone covers from about 44°N to 50°N latitude mostly east of the 100th meridian in North America. However, it can be found as far north as 54°N, and further west in the Canadian Prairie Provinces and below 40°N in the high Appalachians. In Europe this subtype reaches its most northerly latitude at nearly 61° N. Areas featuring this subtype of the continental climate have an average temperature in the warmest month below 22°C (22°F). Summer high temperatures in this zone typically average between 21-28°C (70-82°F) during the daytime and the average temperatures in the coldest month are generally far below the -3 °C (27°F) mark.
The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfb". (Warm Summer Continental Climate).
The average temperature for the year in Walhalla is 38.5°F (3.6°C). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 68.4°F (20.2°C). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 3.1°F (-16.1°C).
The highest recorded temperature in Walhalla is 110.0°F (43.3°C), which was recorded in July. The lowest recorded temperature in Walhalla is -41.0°F (-40.6°C), which was recorded in January.
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Walhalla is 19.1" (485.1 mm). The month with the most precipitation on average is June with 3.3" (83.8 mm) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of 0.4" (10.2 mm). There are an average of 83.0 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in June with 11.0 days and the least precipitation occurring in February with 4.0 days.
In Walhalla, there's an average of 35.8" of snow (0 cm). The month with the most snow is December, with 7.4" of snow (18.8 cm).


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By Coach Dave Daubenmire
December 23, 2010
Profane– to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt.
"Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law." -Zephaniah 3:4
"The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?" -Jeremiah 5:31
For over six thousand years homosexuality was a crime. In 2003 the Supreme Court made it a civil right. This week, our "elected officials" opened the Pandora's Box of sexual deviancy into the military.
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Connaisseurs Collection (18-pc)
Connaisseurs - An exquisite selection created by the Lindt Master Chocolatiers. This assortment of pralines features seven recipes, including an almond cornet, cocoa nib dome, gianduja creme and crunchy wafer carre.
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Lindt chocolate embodies the passion and expert craftsmanship of its Lindt Master Swiss Chocolatiers. Lindt delivers a unique chocolate experience offering a distinctly smooth and rich, gourmet taste.
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- Weight: 6.34 oz (180 g)
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"Turner," said Steve McQueen at yesterday's opening of the Venice Biennale, "does not own sunsets, and he doesn't own Venetian sunsets." And so it is that the London-born artist, who this year represents the UK at the world's most important and unashamedly flamboyant art event, has dared to make a romantic, lyrical, melancholic film that shows Venice hazed through mists and sunsets, dripped in wintry rain.
It ought to be a cliche, but it is not, for the Venice of McQueen's minutely observed 40-minute film is not the Venice of St Mark's Square or humpbacked bridges over picturesque canals. His Venice is the Venice of the Giardini, the city's municipal gardens. In this park stand the pavilions, each devoted to a different nation, that are filled with art every other year during the Biennale – where, in the summer, art world types air-kiss and gossip. But McQueen's film was shot in the dim light of February, after the art from the last Biennale had long gone, the pavilions were boarded up and piles of rubbish lay scattered over the lawns and paths.
The plangent film, called Giardini, is already causing a stir at Venice as one of the most talked about of the 77 national offerings for the festival, which opens to the public on Sunday.
The world he depicts – of a beetle wandering over a flowerbud, of a worm slinking through a lamp-lit puddle – is a world of small things barely, if ever, noted during the hustle and bustle of the Biennale. In his debut feature film, Hunger – which opened last year to huge acclaim – the camera had a tendency to linger over the fall of a snowflake on a grazed and bloody fist, or on a fly buzzing against a prison-cell window. The same joy in minute observation fills this new work. "It is about looking," he said. "What it does is encourages you to look again." McQueen shot what he found – there is a 92-year-old woman who trundles her shopping trolley through the gardens to feed the cats each day, and a spectacular moment when the sun is blotted out by one of the giant cruise ships that dwarfs the city "like a giant whale", he said. We hear the sounds of the park – the chanting from the nearby football ground, for instance. "It was like a wonderful male choir," said McQueen, "monumental, wonderful. And then there were always the church bells, this operatic thing."
But the film also has a small cast of characters, a fictional layer built on the found material. Two men – actors cast by McQueen – meet in the gardens by night. Their motives are ambiguous. "Is it homoerotic, straight, about friendship? I don't know," said McQueen. But the most arresting characters are the dogs who appear like a leitmotif through the work. "They are racing greyhounds that would otherwise be shot but are looked after by a charity," said McQueen. The point is that they ought to be dead – and are thus a kind of ghostly presence, he added.
Other highlights at this year's Biennale include the Nordic and Danish pavilions, both curated by artists Elmgreen and Dragset. The pair have lovingly converted the pavilions into replicas of wealthy art collectors' houses. The Danish pavilion is for sale and visitors must receive a guided tour from "estate agents", while in the Nordic, naked young men lounge on easy chairs beneath Tom of Finland drawings. The Czech and Slovak pavilion, meanwhile, by artist Roman Ondak, recreates a section of the shrubby, scrubby Giardini so exactly that art lovers have been left wondering where the show is.
The Biennale consists of separate exhibitions from 77 nations as well as a large overarching show, this year organised by the Swedish curator Daniel Birnbaum. "I hope what we are doing is exploring nationality in a good way – it's not about insisting on the Germanness of the German pavilion, for instance." (This year the artist representing Germany is in fact Liam Gillick, who is British.) "People in the art world love or hate the Biennale, or complain about it, but even if they hate it they always come. There is some magnetism to this odd, obsolete thing."


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New Models of Care: Affect on the NHS Market
The Five Year Forward View (5YFV) - a strategy for the NHS in England (Oct 2014) started a series of pilots to investigate new ways to organise care. This programme focused on a range of different services including primary and urgent care; community care; and mental health, with the major aim of integrating care and developing ways to move it away from hospitals into community settings.
Less than two years later in 2016 the Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) programme began, with the intention of rolling out these new models of care across the country. But this wasn't the only purpose of STPs. Now known as sustainability and transformation partnerships, they were instructed to set out ways to turnaround the deficits in the 44 STP areas. Consequently, proposals to sell assets, close/merge units and reduce staff costs became a major feature of many of the plans.
The STP documents discussed a number of new models; the formation of multispeciality community providers (MCPs), primary and acute care systems (PACS), local care organisations (LCOs) and accountable care organisations (ACOs). These terms are used widely, but can mean slightly different things in each area. In February 2018, NHS England announced that it would no longer be using the term "accountable care systems" but would instead be refering to Integrated Care Systems (ICS) and presumably Integrated Care Organisations (ICO).
How are the new models affecting the NHS market?
The new models of care are changing the structure of healthcare planning and delivery - moving away from the competition model and the separate roles for purchasers and providers, but with no obvious cap on opportunities for private sector involvement. Already we can see that contracts for MCPs and ACOs tend to be large and to cover numerous services. Consequently, the number of mid-size contracts appears to be dwindling, whilst the number of contracts worth over £100 million has almost doubled in the last year.
Two super-contracts emerged in 2017
The first was a £6bn contract in Manchester to provide all non-acute healthcare - except core GMS contractual services - to 600,000 patients in a 10-year deal.
The second was a £5bn contract in Dudley to deliver a range of services that includes urgent and end of life care to over 300,000 patients in a contract lasting for 15 years.
In both cases it looked like the awards will be made to the existing providers that have been involved in developing the contracts - NHS trusts, GPs and the local councils. Neither procurement process gave much time for competing bids to be submitted and so far, the commercial sector has been absent from the development process. By January 2018, however, both these contracts had been put on hold due to complications surrounding contracts. The earliest either will be put in place is now some time in 2019.
Other areas have opted to develop alliances and partnerships to form MCPs and ACOs, and to this point have favoured consortiums made up of NHS trusts and GP federations, with seemingly limited input from the third sector and private companies.
However, despite the low level of involvement of the private sector in the new models of care, there is plenty of scope for them to expand their interests.
Accountable Care Organisations seen as the future for the NHS
The Health Secretary (at the time Jeremy Hunt) has made it clear how important Accountable Care Organisations will be in the future, they would take over the responsibility for the budget and for organising care in defined areas around the country. It is also clear from the ACO contract devised by NHS England that there is no barrier to a private company holding the contract.
And after several years of privatisation of community services across the country, there is the distinct possibility that a private company could bid for and win an ACO contract.
Any organisation holding an ACO contract will have organisational control over the allocation of NHS and taxpayers' money for an entire area. Its accountability for spending it and its obligations to the public will be set through contracts, but so far without any defined lines of accountability or governance.
'The Five Year Forward View is a vitally important plan. It's about the move to accountable care organisations…it is vital that we stick with that plan and implement it. And there will be lots of challenges and lots of bumps in the road but the sustainability and transformation plans are the way that we implement the Five Year Forward View and it is vital we stick with them.' - Jeremy Hunt speaking to NHS leaders (Nov 2016).
The fact that commercial interests aren't yet positioned to take on ACO contracts reflects the fact that in this early stage NHS providers control and are heavily invested in their development.
It is also perhaps unsurprising that commercial companies aren't yet positioning to bid for the multi-billion-pound super contracts, as they pose a considerable business risk. They are both complex and untested in the NHS context. The record of businesses trying to make money out of large NHS contracts has so far been very poor. Some big players like Serco retreated from the clinical market altogether, after it failed to guarantee profits from its deals to provide community health services.
Commercial Opportunities in Sub-contracting
The advent of the large ACO/MCP contracts does still provide huge commercial opportunities, in the form of multiple sub-contracts. And perhaps more importantly, the integration of health and social care under these ACO/MCP contracts could provide the way for the private companies that have been active in social care for many years to move over to cover health care as well.
In certain areas of the country community care services are well on the way to being privatised. Any company already geared up to provide these large contracts would be in a prime position to extend their control of the supply of services yet further as time goes on.For example, in Bath and North East Somerset, Virgin Care holds a seven year contract worth around £700 million with an option to extend for three years, to coordinate over 200 health and social care services. With such a powerful stake in the local health economy, it is not difficult to see that Virgin Care, as the incumbent provider, would be perfectly positioned to design and ultimately win an ACO contract. Virgin Care is also in a similar position in Essex, where in November 2016, Essex County Council awarded the company a seven year contract to run its Pre-Birth to 19 Health, Wellbeing and Family Support Service across Essex, which covers both health and social care.


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The World Series and the Super Bowl give every man his opportunity to perform as a learned bore, to play for the moment the impressive barroom pedant, to imitate for a brief season the superior classes identified by their practice of weighty utterance and informed opinion. Which is to say that the World Series and the Super Bowl constitute harmless twice-yearly opportunities occurring, oddly, near the winter and summer solstices, as if designed by Nature herself for the plain man to garner some self-respect. They are therefore indispensable as democratic holy days and ritual occasions.
If the prole doesn't know what might cause Union Carbide to go up or down, as a master of "the fine points of the game" he can affect to know why the Chargers or the Dodgers are going to win this time, and that's a powerful need satisfied. The barroom or living room debates occasioned by these events are a prole counterpart of the classy debates in statehouses and courthouses, and the shrewd weighing of evidence and thoughtful drawing of inferences ape the proceedings in the highest learned conferences and seminars. In addition, the satire and abuse visited upon holders of opposite views, especially in bars, is the prole equivalent of the contumely dispensed by the better book reviewers and theater critics. Exercising authority in learned matters like these is one way the middle and prole classes assert their value.
Below golf comes baseball, and below that, football. Then ice hockey. Then boxing, stock-car racing, bowling, and, at the bottom, Roller Derby, once popular with advertisers until they discovered that the people watching it were so low-prole or even destitute that they constituted an entirely wasted audience for the commercials: they couldn't buy anything at all, not even detergents, antacids, and beer. "Low-Reach Undesirables," the Roller Derby audience became known in the trade, and the event that had attracted them was soon removed from television.
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8 powerful magento extensions and their benefits
Magento is a great eCommerce platform which remains the first choice of leading brands when it comes to developing a productive e-commerce website, which can sell the products effectively. There is no doubt that Magento is a popular CMS for e-commerce websites, however if you are looking for making your site even more productive you have to use Magento extensions, which offer extra features to you as far as the functionality of the CMS is concerned.
Magento, which was developed by a software development company based in the US is an open-source platform for e-commerce. It is written in PHP and was developed by a company called Varien Inc., which had published it for the first time back in March 2008. The company which developed Magento was later on acquired by eBay.
Some of the best Magento extensions are described below
1. XML Sitemaps
XML Sitemap is one of the best Magento extensions when it comes to offering a sitemap for your online store in an XML file and that remains really crucial for you as it helps in enhancing Search Engine Optimization or SEO results with great proficiency. It's a great add-on when it comes to displaying the links in a specific order for search engines such as Bing and Google etc., which helps in simplifying the crawling and indexing process. On top of that if your site contains more than 50,000 URLs this particular add-on give you the authority to develop multiple sitemaps.
2. WordPress Integration
If you are looking forward to linking your WordPress blog with your Magento e-commerce website or Magento store then you must use the extension developed by FishPig called WordPress Integration. As far as Magento Professional, Magento Community Edition and Magento Enterprise are concerned WordPress Integration is compatible with all of them.
WordPress Integration supports a variety of languages such as Portuguese, Polish, Spanish, German, Italian, French, Chinese, and Brazilian etc., and that remains the major reason for its massive popularity among a large number of people across the world.
3. Optimizely
Do you want to keep an eye on conversions, clicks, engagements, and sign ups etc.? If that is the case, you should go ahead with a Magento extension called Optimizely. This particular Magento extension was developed by Blue Acorn in collaboration with Optimizely- a company that develops optimization software for a wide range of companies. It was developed with an intention to simplify the integration between a well-known conversion optimization software and Magento- a renowned e-commerce platform.
4. Moo CloudZoom
You can use this particular extension if you want to experience effective and flawless zoom movement, specify the dimensions and position of the zoom window, define the opacity of the lens, and reflect and hide the title on the zoom window etc. If you use this extension, cloudZoom widget will replace Magento's actual image gallery. With its assistance, you can easily hover over the image of a product and check it effectively zooming it.
5. Multiple Select in Layered Navigation
It's a highly stunning Magento extension that helps the customers of an e-commerce website in its navigation. It simplifies the store navigation by allowing customers to use multiple values when it comes to filtering a product. For example, a customer who wants to buy a T-shirt online through an e-commerce store can browse for green and pink T-shirts at the same. It is a totally free and highly user-friendly Magento extension.
6. Customers who viewed this also viewed
It is an extension that offers extra features when it comes to managing the most viewed products. In addition to that, it also helps in figuring out the shopping trends followed by the customers, and the data received this way helps in increasing the sales on the basis of the cross-selling mechanism. With its support, the visitors of your website will be able to discover the products which were viewed mostly by a variety of other customers.
7. Magento One Step Checkout
If you are looking to offer your customers with an easy one step checkout process, Magento One Step Checkout Extension is what you should be integrating with your e-commerce store. It is a very useful extension when it comes to simplifying the default checkout process, wherein customers have to devote a long time in filling the required form. It reduces the 6 steps involved in the checkout process and ends up making it a one step process, which is quite convenient for the users.
8. Magento Product Video Extension
If you easily want to upload a video to your Magento product page from a variety of sources such as YouTube or your own computer then you should definitely go for an extension like Magento Product Video Extension.
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Carol Robertjoan
Thanks for sharing the most powerful extensions and its benefits . This post will be really helpful for start-ups for choosing the best platform.
Anna Victoria
Thanks for sharing…
Maha Abbasi
i want to integrate this Api with my magento 1.9.0
please you guide
Magento is one of the huge eCommerce platforms which persist the first option of leading brands when it comes to promoting a productive e-commerce website, which can sell the products effectively.
Your listing is awesome. Keep sharing such a helpful resources.
Try Customer Attributes Magento 2 extension also. It helps the store owner to manage and add new customer attributes. By using this extension, store owner can create additional fields on the customer account register page, customer account edit page etc.
Martin Fletcher
Great collection of Magento extensions.
I want to add one more advanced Magento extension which is Appjetty's Language Switcher. It allows you to translate your store content like product details, reviews, features in any other language


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Now this is a first... I am using Blogsy to type and upload a post instead of using the laptop and Blogger. Can't guarantee that doing posts this way will mean that I post more often... But I am hoping that will be the case :)
Anyway, the main reason of today's post is of course it's TUSAL time which means I have to show you my ORT's... As meagre as they are this month.
|TUSAL June 2013
So here we are, my little ORT's with their cute teddy friend sitting in my new stitching chair in the craft room.
Most of the ORT's this month came from "Puppy Love" and the gift that I gave to Kaye. But not a lot else... Stitching mojo appears to have gone on a little holiday!
Well dear readers, that's it for another ORT report. If you are interested in keeping in touch with what is going on with the 2013 TUSAL pop on over to Daffycat's blog and join in the fun. The next new moon is on 8 July so let's see how many more ORT's drop into the jar between now and then.
Well, that's about it for this little update.... Have a wonderful week everyone, see you again soon!
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We asked our Vertebrate Paleontology curator, Dr. Lawrence G. Barnes, about one of Age of Mammals spectacular specimens Aulophyseter morricei. Also, this fall come to the Museum and join us for these unique and special Lectures and guided tours that our curators will be participating in for the Age of Mammals exhibit.
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Sparks of Sanity - Love - Change - Pass it On!
There is so much good to share ...Why NOT pass it on!
Try, Try, Again or Stop the Insanity: The Plan B Plan Expanded
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Plan C: Third Time Is Not Always a Charm
In the introduction to the series of "Plan B thru Z", I believe I mentioned there would be several personal tattles along the way. This entry from January 2013 will be chocked full. I don't share these lessons lightly, but feel strongly that in order to share honestly – to share the language of the heart that changes the person who shares – some issues can't be shared generically. Having said all that ..it's possible that preface is only there to make me feel better and I look forward to
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Try, Try, Again or Stop the Insanity? Introduction to Plans B-Z
Originally written on June 11, 2012 by Leabug – 4 months after my separation Well, as usual I'm here to explore and involve myself on both sides of this question and the variety of ways that I attempt to walk (however falteringly) the Way down a path of Happy Destiny without shooting myself in the foot every other day. Below are a few WONDERFUL quotations and for the next little while, I am committing myself and my writing to taking a look at how I practice them all….even the insanity. "If at
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For me, change has been anything but a Quantum Leap ----
Not long ago, I enjoyed a mini-marathon of one my old favorite shows, "Quantum Leap". I LOVED this show when it first aired and after searching on Netflix, I was practically giddy to find that I could watch every season whenever I like. Show Summary "Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own


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All right, I had a sourdough crash. Maybe it wasn't fed enough, or maybe it got too cold. The life went out of it and all my valiant efforts to restore its vitality failed. Add warm water and sugar: Fail. Add flour: Fail. Immerse the whole jar of starter in hot water and cover it: Fail. It was dead as a door nail.
But because I already had an autolyse started (flour and water combined), I went ahead and made the poolish (sponge thingy) with dry yeast. I had been reading about all these top drawer, high hat chefs experimenting with high ratio doughs, with about twice as much water as I usually use, and then a bare, gentle kneading. I have tried these twice before, and both times I was not satisfied with the end product.
And I wasn't this time, either. I forced two risings in the oven, and got good yeast action, but after kneading (lightly, in the bowl) the dough barely peeked over the top of the cast iron skillet I had it in. It was a lovely, crusty, paisan type loaf in the end, and I checked the interior temperature at the center to make sure it was done, but after cooling overnight, unwrapped, it was still way too damp inside, and the light kneading had left streaks of flour in it.
It tastes all right, although a bit bland for a whole wheat loaf, and it soon got soggy. Yes, we are eating it anyway, with lashings of sun-dried tomato hummus. It will get toasted under the broiler, as well, to go with soup. It isn't a loss, but it isn't the nutty, slightly sour flavor a slow rise whole wheat load should have.
It isn't as bad as the no-knead, overnight rise "artisan" loaf we have all seen on Pinterest. That is an unmitigated disaster. When I made it, it not only collapsed in the oven, it was full of holes big enough to drive a VW Bug through. It was soggy on the bottom and generally nasty. The goats and the chickens got that loaf, an occurrence so rare I don't think I have done that since my first attempts at bread baking had the occasional momentous failure – oatmeal molasses bread, without salt…brick-like to a point where no farm animals would have accepted it as food.
So I have had it with the wet doughs and high ratios. I am going to give the bread a decent, proper kneading as it deserves.


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PATH (People Acting To Help), Inc.
Individuals and their families have been coming to PATH since 1973 because of the respect and dignity we show all individuals, our quality services, our belief that all individuals can personally grow and realize their personal vision. PATH's commitment to help individuals live as valued and active members of their community is stated in our mission "Helping Individuals Achieve a More Independent and Fulfilling Life."
PATH is a comprehensive community center, offering a wide array of services and supports to meet individual needs. Treatment is provided to children, adolescents or adults experiencing mental health and/or substance abuse problems. PATH also provides a wide range of services and supports to adult individuals with intellectual disabilities. Services offered include Outpatient Treatment, Family Based Services, Case Management Services, Day Programs, Vocational Programs, Residential Programs and School Based Services, among others. Please call or visit our website for more information.
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Dozens of Houston natives have represented our city in the realm of reality TV.
They've sang their hearts out, lost hundreds of pounds, cooked up Southern favorites, presented their designs to fashion week and desperately sought after true love, all with Houston, Texas, as their hometown.
Some took home the prize (like either Houstonian Paul Qui or Sarah Grueneberg is set to do on Wednesday night's Top Chef finale), and some didn't do so well– missing out, melting down and doing what reality TV stars do best: drama.
From big names like Kimberly Caldwell (American Idol) and Chloe Dao (Project Runway) to all the little guys who barely got screen time– here's to the daring Houstonians who took their talent (err, sometimes) to TV.


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Two Bedroom Apartment
Up to 5 Guests
- 2 Bedroom/s
- 1 Bathroom/s
- Pets Not Allowed
Estimating your equipment size
We are looking for an estimate of the size of your Caravan, Motorhome, Camper Trailer, Tent etc. once it has been set up or fully extended (outside to outside)... excluding your vehicle.
Caravans, Motorhomes, Camper Vans, Camper Trailers
Please include your tow/draw bar in the estimate.
Widths are generally around 4 – 5 metres (13.12 – 16.4 feet).
Note: Include annexes of pullouts in width.
|Average Lengths:
|4 – 12 metres (13.12 – 39.37 feet)
|7 – 14 metres (22.97 – 45.93 feet)
|5 – 7 metres (16.40 – 22.97 feet)
|Fifth wheelers
|7 – 14 metres (22.97 – 45.93 feet)
|Camper Trailers
|5 – 8 metres (16.40 – 26.25 feet)
Note: Do not include the size of the tent pegs
|1 person
|1 × 2.5 metres (3.28 × 8.20 feet)
|2 person
|1.5 × 2.5 metres (4.92 × 8.20 feet)
|3 person
|3 × 2.5 metres (9.84 × 8.20 feet)
|4 person
|4.5 × 2.5 metres (14.76 × 8.20 feet)
|5 person
|6 × 3 metres (19.69 × 9.84 feet)
|6+ person
|7 × 4.5 metres (22.97 × 14.76 feet)
Please be advised that Site sizes vary from park to park and within each park. Sites will be allocated based on the measurements provided during the booking process and it is the responsibility of the guest to ensure estimates are as close to accurate as possible.
If you are unsure, we would prefer you to overestimate or give us a call on 1300 738 044
Our Holiday Units offer comfortable and spacious accommodation that include a roomy lounge area with a sofa, colour television and heater. The units have recently been refurbished and consist of two bedrooms with a queen bed in the main bedroom, and the second bedroom either has a tri-bunk, which is a double bed with single bunk over (sleeps 5), or a tri-bunk + extra single bed (sleeps 6). Please contact…
Our Holiday Units offer comfortable and spacious accommodation that include a roomy lounge area with a sofa, colour television and heater. The units have recently been refurbished and consist of two bedrooms with a queen bed in the main bedroom, and the second bedroom either has a tri-bunk, which is a double bed with single bunk over (sleeps 5), or a tri-bunk + extra single bed (sleeps 6). Please contact us directly to book the Holiday Unit that sleeps 6. All linen is supplied and beds are made up. A self-contained kitchen with stove, oven, full-size fridge and breakfast bar, as well as all crockery, cutlery and cooking utensils means you hardly have to leave the comfort of your unit. Holiday units have a bathroom with a toilet and shower.
Cabin sleeps up to 5
Maximum of 5 adult(s)
Maximum of 0 children
2 Bedroom/s
1 Bathroom/s
No pets allowed in the Cabin
General Features
- Air Conditioner
- Bedrooms separate from living area
- Fully Self Contained Kitchen
- Heater
- Iron and ironing board
- Lounge
- Smoke Free
- All Linen provided
- Bunk Beds
- Double Bed
- Queen Bed
- Single Bed(s)
- Hair Dryer on Request
- Shampoo and Conditioner
- Shower -no bath
Kitchen & Dining
- Cooking Utensils
- Cutlery and Crockery
- Dining Table & Chairs
- Fridge/ Freezer
- Microwave
- Oven
- Welcome Tea, Coffee and Sugar
Entertainment & Electronics
Plus enjoy all the park facilities and fun activities on offer at BIG4 Ulverstone Holiday Park, as well as the many things to see and do around Ulverstone.
Check in
Sites: after 11am, cabins: from 3pm
Check out
Sites and cabins: 10am
Reception hours
Office Hours: 8:30am-7pm weekdays and 9am-6pm weekends. These hours are extended during peak periods. As a courtesy please make arrangements for out-of-hours arrivals and departures with office staff prior to your stay.
Deposit & Payments
A deposit or payment in full by credit card is required at the time of booking. The park will process this against your credit card and send a confirmation email. A 2% credit card fee applies to payments made by Visa and Mastercard. If you have made arrangements to direct deposit your payment(s), please provide your reservation number and name as a reference: BSB: 087-728 ACCT: 732349902. Peak period payments require full payment prior to arrival: Christmas by 1 October and Easter by 1 February. These can be paid in installments via arrangements with reception.
Changes & Cancellations
Administration Fee for Cancellations: Here at BIG4 Ulverstone Holiday Park, we endeavour to do all we can to make your stay with us enjoyable. We understand that at times you may need to change or cancel your travel plans so the following cancellation conditions apply: Off Peak: Outside of 28 days - *Refund of payment less a $25 administration fee. Off Peak: Within 28 days - *Refund of payment less a $25 administration fee. Peak: Outside of 28 days - *Refund of payment less a $25 administration fee. Peak: Within 28 days - *If we are able to fill your entire booking refund of payment less a $50 administration fee. For Special Event bookings please contact Park for conditions.
Site Extras: $15 per adult, $10 per child (3-14 years old) per night. Cabin Extras: $22 per person per night. Bonds: A bond payment may be requested at time of booking or check-in. This will be refunded within five days based on satisfactory inspection of the accommodation/satisfactory behaviour of the client(s)/group. Damage/Undue Cleaning: Any damage or extra cleaning as a result of your stay will result in extra charges being applied to your account and processed on your credit card.
Dogs: As part of the new Holiday Park Policy we now allow well-behaved dogs all year round, including all peak periods, however they are not to be taken into any cabins or other park buildings with the exception of registered Guide Dogs.
You need to know
Bookings will only be accepted if the minimum number of nights have been booked as per our park policy both for peak, shoulder and off-peak bookings. Please contact reception for clarification on 03 6425 2624 or email@example.com
In Park Perks
- Early check in is subject to availibilty, can only be confirmed on the morning of check in.
- Late check out is subject to availibility, can only be confirmed on the night prior to check out.
- Free movie/DVD hire is subject to availability.
- Complimetary daily linen change for cabins (on request). Must be requested at Reception.
More Cabin Accommodation
Family Cabin (6 berth)
- Sleeps: 6
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
BIG4 Ulverstone Holiday Park offers quality two-bedroom accommodation that is great for travelling families. These cabins include a lounge area with sofa,…
Family Cabin (4 berth)
- Sleeps: 4
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
Quality accommodation ideal for small families and friends. Two bedrooms - main with queen bed, second with twin single beds (linen supplied and beds…
Double Cabin - Two Double Beds
- Sleeps: 4
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
Quality accommodation ideal for two couples. Two bedrooms each with a double bed. Sleeps 4. Linen supplied and beds made up. Roomy lounge area with sofa,…
Family Budget Cabin
- Sleeps: 4
- Bedrooms: 1
- Bathrooms: 1
These Family Cabins are a great option for those travelling on a budget. Clean and comfortable, these cabins offer a shared living/kitchen area with a…


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A teenage misfit named Hawthorn Creely inserts herself in the investigation of missing person Lizzie Lovett, who disappeared mysteriously while camping with her boyfriend. Hawthorn doesn't mean to interfere, but she has a pretty crazy theory about what happened to Lizzie. In order to prove it, she decides to immerse herself in Lizzie's life. That includes taking her job... and her boyfriend. It's a huge risk — but it's just what Hawthorn needs to find her own place in the world.
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Royal Wedding VS. Geek Wedding
Alright, so I have to just go ahead and say that I really am not in the least bit interested in the Royal Wedding... I'm not even sure if it's worthy of capitalization! lol
After posting on the KISS-FM Facebook Page (LIKE US) to make sure that I'm not the only one who really just doesn't care, I found a list of Top 25 Geeky Weddings. Of course me, being the geeky chick in the ponytail & glasses, couldn't resist pouring through the list. What I discovered were 2 things:
- There are people in this world FAR geekier than me!
- IF I ever get married again, I want my invitations to look like a promo poster for a low budget horror movie!
Check out the full list of 25 Geeky Weddings right here at i09.com!


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Personal injuries are caused due to negligence or wrong doing of another person, company, government agency, or any other entity. A personal injury lawyer is the person who provides legal representation to people who have been injured physically or psychologically.
Personal injuries generally fall under several categories: auto accidents, slip and fall, medical malpractice, nursing home failure of care, cruise accidents, and wrongful death. In most of these occasions, one doesn't get their compensation directly from insurance companies. In such cases, you should hire a personal injury lawyer.
Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer
If you are facing one of the following situations, you should consider hiring a personal injury lawyer to protect your rights.
- - If you have sustained injuries that require surgery or long-term treatment.
- - If your injuries have resulted in permanent impairment.
- - If your injuries have caused you to miss work for more than few days.
- - If you have sustained head or brain injuries.
- - If due to your injuries, you are unable to carry out your daily activities like, dressing, feeding, walk, or other similar personal activities.
- - If your previous injury or medical condition has been aggravated due to this new injury.
If you face any of the above mentioned situations, before the opposite party's lawyer approaches you for a settlement, you should arrange for your own lawyer who can negotiate on your behalf. While you are on a lookout for the personal injury attorney, you should consider the following pointers.
- - Consultancy fees are usually waived off for the first meeting.
- - Experience in personal injury cases.
- - Do a thorough check on the lawyer.
- - Seek assistance for getting settlement with insurance companies.
- - Get an opinion about the case.
The personal injury lawyer will evaluate the case and act on your behalf with the insurance company. The law firms work in accordance with the insurance firms, to get your settlement. The personal injury attorneys are well-trained to make sure insurance companies pay the appropriate settlement amount that you are entitled for.


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Rahi Abouk, William Paterson University health economics professor, received the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Charles C. Shepard Science Award in the Prevention and Control Category for his research study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).Abouk was the lead author for the study titled "Association of U.S. State Implementation of Newborn Screening Policies for Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) with Early Infant Cardiac Deaths."Abouk and his research colleagues received the award for helping to prevent and control an important challenge to public health. Each year, the director of the CDC calls for nominations for the Charles C. Shepard Science Award and candidates are nominated by their colleagues. Winners are selected by a committee based on scientific merit and impact on public health."In this study, we show that a relatively simple screening test can save from 300 to 400 lives of newborns annually," says Abouk, associate professor in the University's Cotsakos College of Business. "This becomes even more important when we know the infant mortality rate in the U.S. is higher compared to other developed countries. Every year more than 20,000 newborns die in our country."Established in 1986, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Charles C. Shepard Science Award was named in honor of Dr. Charles C. Shepard, MD, the internationally recognized microbiologist who was chief of the Leprosy and Rickettsia Branch at CDC for more than 30 years, until his death on February 18, 1985. For scientific publications, the award is presented to the best manuscript on original research published by a CDC or ATSDR scientist in a reputable, peer-reviewed journal. Link to CDC awards: https://www.cdc.gov/od/science/aboutus/shepard/winners/index.html
Abouk and three colleagues set out to investigate whether mandatory state newborn screening policies for critical congenital heart disease using pulse oximetry was associated with a decrease in infant cardiac deaths.Congenital heart disease accounted for 6 percent of U.S. infant deaths from 1999 to 2006. In 2011, critical congenital heart disease was added to the U.S. Recommended Uniform Screening Panel for newborns but until this study it was not known if the policy requiring screening for the most serious defects was associated with lower infant death rates.In 2011, most states implemented policies recommending or requiring screening. As of August 9, 2016, 48 states had either enacted legislation or adopted regulations relating to pulse oximetry screening of newborns. New Jersey was one of the first states to require this screening in September 2011.The study was conducted as an observational study on infants born between 2007 and 2013, which included approximately 27 million U.S. births. Results showed a decrease in estimated infant cardiac death rates for states that implemented the mandatory screening policies compared to states that did not.
The researchers concluded that statewide implementation of mandatory policies for newborn screening for critical congenital heart disease was associated with a significant decrease in infant cardiac deaths between 2007 and 2013 compared with states without these policies.Link to full research article: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.17627
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Canadian actor Dan Aykroyd says he is working on the finishing touches of a Ghostbusters sequel.
I'm not expecting it to be as good as the first Ghostbusters movie, but at least better than Ghostbusters 2. That's reasonable expectations. :)
I thought the video game from last year was supposed to be the 'part three' of the series. If thats the case, then the movie would really be part four. I am looking forward to it non-the-less. I love Ghostbusters.
I liked the Ghostbusters game, would've been awesome if the campaign had Co-op though.
But this is good news indeed, but im sure Ive been reading this for 3 years now that they're gonna make a second sequel. glad its been made official now.
"The tidbits were revealed as Aykroyd promoted his Crystal Head Vodka at a liquor store just north of Toronto."
Well if that doesn't motivate an oscar-nominated actor like Murray to jump on board I don't know what will...^^^
On a side note Hollywood, please stop screwing with classics from the 80s. After the Star Wars prequels and Indy IV my childhood memories have suffered enough.


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Why a Muslim should give up Facebook
1. Wastes a significant amount of time:
Ibn Al Qayyim (RA) says: "Wasting time is worse than death because death seperates you from this world whereas wasting time seperates you from Allah".
2. Wasting one's youth
The youth is a precious part of one's life that one should devote to Allah:
The Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa sallam) said: "Make the most of five things before five others:
health before sickness,
The Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa sallam) also said:
"Lose no time to do good deeds before you are caught up by one of seven calamities awaiting you:
3. Facebook are the enemies of Islam
They have proven it twice:
Once when they refused to ban "Burn the Qur'an day" group and secondly
when they refused to ban "Draw cartoons of Prophet Muhammad" group.
So if you enjoy using the facilities of the enemies of Islam then that is upto you.
4. It is a place of great fitnah
Even if you claim your account is restricted to just friends it does not entirely stop the potential for free mixing:
It is a place where hackers can easily gain access to your account details and personal information etc. Read the following recent story: Mark Zuckerberg (Creator of Facebook) Facebook fan page hack: who was behind it?
Your youth is too precious to waste and once it is gone you will never regain it back again. So use the time you have now in your youth to get closer to Allah and spend time with good company and those who remember Allah.
Use this precious little time to do the work of dawah and to do much dhikr, recite Qur'an with its meanings, memorise ayah's, learn dua's.
Listen to Islamic lectures and learn about Islam. learn the language of the Qur'an.
There is so much good to do and so little time to do it in. So the little time that we do have we should spend it on that which will
benefit us FOREVER not that which will waste our time and will not benefit us at all in this world or the next.


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Absolutely lovely.
What I could glimpse from our windows was, anyway.
Graeme slept soundly through the snowfall and didn't seem too impressed with it when he woke up from his nap.
Give him a few years and I'm sure that will change!
Cal-baby, on the other hand, LOVED the snow and had a delightful time running through it.........


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Saturday, May 15, 2010
Wine bargains at Sainsbury's
It's a bit of a while since I've written about wine - hell, it's a bit of a while since I've written about anything Swept up by pre-election fever and post-election drama, suddenly inundated with work (Paid-for. Hurray!) the poor old blog has been suffering a bit. But I came across some good buys at the Sainsbury's wine tasting this week which I thought I'd pass on.
First a lovely Loire red. Sainsbo's has been selling the Domaine du Colombier Chinon for some time but for some extraordinary reason have chosen not to jack up the price - probably because they never do promotions on it. And at £5.99 it's a total steal - most Loire reds cost at least another £3 or £4. It's 100% Cabernet Franc, with a glorious fresh mulberry flavour (berries and leaves) that's everything I want from a summer red. You should drink it cool with anything you like but it's would be great with seared tuna or grilled chicken and herbs.
They also have a new range called House Wines which sounds a bit more enticing than 'budget' or 'cheap plonk' but that is effectively what it is. Most of the wines were a bit weedy (the whites) or a bit over-jammy and coarse (the reds) but there were some real bargains - a very decent dry Chilean rosé - the House Dry Rosé at £3.99, a fresh cherry-flavoured House Valpolicella that is better than it has any right to be at £3.79, a surprisingly decent inexpensive House Chianti at £3.86 that would be perfectly good with a takeaway pizza and - best bargain of all - a good gutsy Carignan and Grenache-based House Red from the Languedoc for £3.49: the sort of carafe wine you find in old-fashioned French bistros. All are available from June 1st.
There's also an excellent new Blanc de Blancs champagne under their own label for £16.99 which is based on wines from the 2006 harvest and made for them by Duval-Leroy. Of course £16.99 is not exactly cheap but it's great value for champagne. A bottle of this quality would cost at least £10 more from one of the Grandes Marques. And if you hang on until there's a special offer or Sainsbury's is discounting wine across the board you'll really hit the jackpot.
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It is not the one who fails that is called a failure, it is the one who refuses to get back up after failing. For John Kayode Fayemi, most probably, if anyone had told him that someday in the nearest future he was going to defeat the protege of the very man who sent him out of office, he would have told such person to wake up from such dream. However, it all became a reality on Sunday when Professor Idowu Olayinka, the returning officer for the election, declared Fayemi winner of the 2018 Ekiti State governorship election.
The election, keenly contested by 39 candidates, was filled with political propaganda, political game, drama and of course accusations and counter-accusations. After all was said and done, the people of Ekiti went to the polls on July 14, 2018, to vote who will control of the helms of affairs of the state for the next four years.
SaharaReporters had earlier revealed how party agents were inducing electorate with money. However, according to Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ekiti, the election was free and fair and the people of Ekiti placed in the hands of Fayemi his second opportunity to make a mark in their life and state.
Born on February 9, 1965, Fayemi, attended Christ School Ado Ekiti from 1975 to 1980. The native of Isan-Ekiti in Oye Local Government of Ekiti State has degrees in History, and Politics International Relations from the Universities of Lagos and Ife respectively. Fayemi, who also happens to hold a doctorate degree in War Studies from King's College, University of London, England, resigned his position as the Minister of Solid Minerals Development to pursue his dream of occupying the Government House for the second time.
He first became Governor of the state in October 2010 following the Appeal Court judgement in Kwara State where he was declared the rightful Governor of Ekiti State instead of Segun Oni. After completing his own four years in office, he was chosen to fly his party's flag in the 2014 Ekiti Governorship Election. However, he lost to Ayodele Fayose, a wound he nursed until today when he got his payback.
Upon losing the election, Fayemi kept himself busy by accepting to become the Minister of Solid Minerals Development in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, a post he held until he resigned to contest for the 2018 Ekiti State Governorship election. During his declaration to contest at a rally in Ado-Ekiti, Fayemi said although his political rivals would accuse him of so many things he, promised to "take over Ekiti from a rapacious and government being run by a brigand in Ekiti". He maintained he had unfinished business in the state, adding that "politics to him, is not about the title but about service and sacrifice".
As it is in any Democracy, each party contesting in an election must provide a candidate who will bear the flag of the party. APC governorship aspirants contested in a primary election that was marred by confusion and violence. The first primary election was canceled due to disruption by some alleged hired thugs. Another primary election was organized. Despite the rough flow of the electoral process, Fayemi won the primaries with a total of 941 votes to beat former Governor Segun Oni and 31 other aspirants.
Fayemi's life has not been as white as snow, as he has also been hit with some controversies. Following the dust around the inability of the Ajaokuta Steel Company to function despite government's huge investments that had gone into it. As the Solid Minerals Development Minister, Fayemi was summoned to appear before the National Assembly to explain what was going on.
He failed to appear before the lawmakers and he was served with a 'Vote of No Confidence'. According to the lawmakers, the conduct of Fayemi validated the allegation that "some powerful interests" were colluding to concession the steel complex. However, he fired back saying: "The position of the government is clear on Ajaokuta; that only a company that is verifiable, competent, financially buoyant will Ajaokuta be a concession to after the technical audit is completed. The rumour going on that Ajaokuta is at 98 percent completion is not true; that is why the technical audit is going on to ascertain its level of completion and other information needed."
While he was drawing up his artillery for his governorship ambition, Fayemi was again hit with another trial. He was summoned by the Judicial Commission of Inquiry to explain how Ekiti's finances were managed during his administration. He again refused to appear before the commission but rather sent his lawyer, Chief Rafiu Balogun, to stand in for him.
On election day, it was clear Fayemi was not willing to be a loser for the second time and was relying on every single vote. When the card reader rejected his wife, Erelu Bisi, he said: "My wife's card did not register for some reason, but the INEC officials are sorting it out. That is a very important vote I don't want to lose for any reason. Her vote must count."
He eventually got his wish, but it wasn't that it mattered: in the end, there were at least 9,000 votes he could have lost and he would still have emerged victorious.


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15-year-old "Super 8" star Joel Courtney has entered negotiations to join both a new adaptation of "Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn" and supernatural adventure "The Healer" reports Variety.
Courtney will play Sawyer in the new adaptation of Mark Twain's character which Jo Kastner will adapt, direct and produce. Sawyer appeared in three Twain books, most notably in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer".
The title suggests it might also include elements of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" which, as "Easy A" so aptly put it, follows the journey of "a white boy who runs off with an older black man".
Shooting begins in August in Bulgaria.
Courtney could then segue to Giorgio Serafini's "The Healer"' which follows an ailing father who takes his two teenage kids into the woods to renew the bond they shared before a divorce. Shooting begins this September in North Carolina.


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The 26-year-old Czech international defender signed a four-year deal after completing a move from Paris St Germain which could eventually amount to around £3.26million and he becomes Sam Allardyce´s third summer signing.
Rozehnal said: "I am really happy because my dream has come true. I have always dreamt about this competition - for me, the Premier League is one of the best in the world. Now it is about work and about showing everybody I am in the right place."
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On Saturday I was perusing http://www.tastespotting.com/ looking for a recipe for my recent purchase of a bag of mini-chocolate chips (hint: never grocery shop when you are hungry) and came across a great blog: http://butteryum.blogspot.com/. On that site I found a great recipe for a chocolate chip cinnamon swirl cake that looked delicious! It also inspired me to cook it for my sister's family (new mom, Jenn) and my dad who would be visiting for father's day.
Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Swirl Cake
Serves 9
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
2 eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sour cream
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pre-heat oven to 350F. In large bowl, cream butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add one egg at a time, beating well after each. Add vanilla; mix.
In a small bowl, combine flour, b powder, and b soda; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Beat well to combine.
Spread half the mixture in a greased 9x9 baking pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Combine cinnamon and remaining sugar and sprinkle over chocolate. Top with remaining batter. Bake at 350F for 40-45 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Serve.
I substituted plain greek yogurt for the sour cream since that was what I had in my fridge. I also used 1/4 cup instead of 1/2 cup of sugar mixed with cinnamon for the middle layer of the cake and still had some left to sprinkle on top of the cake (along with a scattering of chocolate chips) before I placed it in the oven. This topping made for a flaky crust which I absolutely loved. Finally, I used a 9 inch circular pan instead of square. Voila!
Another hint for this kind of cake... the dough is very thick so it is important when you are putting the top layer of cake over the chocolate chips that you use what I call the "blob" method (very scientific, I know). This entails scooping the batter out of the bowl and placing on top of the chocolate chips as five or six "blobs" and using a spatula to spread the batter between blobs. If you just attempt to pour the batter on top of the chocolate chips, you will find it difficult to spread to the sides of the pan without mixing the chips up in the top layer of the cake.
I thought the cake was really delicious... not too sweet, very cinnamon-y and chocolate-y and tasted great with a cup of coffee or tea. After about 24 hours sitting out (but covered), I found that the texture started to get a little hard so at that point the cake tasted better warmed up in the oven.
Chow for now! :)


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""Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me: When I say to the wicked, 'You shall surely die,' and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, that same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. Yet, if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul" (Ezekiel 3:17-19).
How many of us would stand idly by while we saw someone robbing our neighbor's house or trying to lure their young child into a car? Our choosing to do nothing in such situations certainly would not be carrying out the 2nd great commandment, which is to love our neighbor as ourselves (cf. Matthew 22:37-40). We all agree we should watch out for our neighbors and their children in such situations.
Spiritually, how many of us believe we need to watch out for our neighbors? It appears the majority in our society believe religion is something we should keep to ourselves. Pressure is placed upon us not to tell others of the consequences of not obeying God and seeking a relationship with us. We are frowned upon as being "Jesus freaks" if we talk to others about Him. What does God say about this?
In considering God's message to the prophet Ezekiel, we certainly learn what God wants us to do when it comes to watching out for our neighbor's spiritual welfare. Ezekiel the priest is called by God to prophesy to God's people who have already been carried away to Babylon (Ezekiel 1:1-3). God tells Ezekiel that the people he is going to preach to are not going to listen because they are a rebellious house (Ezekiel 2:3-5; 3:7). However, since Ezekiel knew up front that these people would not listen to God's message did this relieve him of his duty to speak God's warnings to them?
As the opening verses describe, God still expected Ezekiel to preach God's message to them. If Ezekiel warned them and they did not obey, they would die in their sins, but Ezekiel would have delivered his soul. On the other hand, if Ezekiel failed to speak God's Word of warning to them, they would still die in their sins, but God would require their blood at Ezekiel's hand (Ezekiel 3:17-19).
Does this mean we should stand on the street corner and yell at people warning them of God's impending judgment? That is certainly one method, but it is probably not a very effective method. Looking at how Ezekiel began his ministry to these captives, we see he goes and simply sits among them for 7 days (Ezekiel 3:15). The text says he was "astonished" among them. He "sat where they sat". Ezekiel empathized with the plight of his people. Although God had told Ezekiel these people were a "rebellious house", Ezekiel tried to understand them and the heartache they faced.
Knowing God's Word brings an obligation upon us to warn others around us of the consequences of sin (Romans 3:23; 6:23). However, it also gives us an opportunity to share with them the Good News of salvation from sin through Jesus Christ. Learning from Ezekiel, we see the importance of not just criticizing our fellow man for their sinful behavior, but also of trying to empathize with our fellow man and the heartache they face because of their sins. Sharing the gospel with them gives us the opportunity to point them to a better life on this earth and eternal life in the future through Jesus Christ. Today, I acknowledge I need to be a good neighbor and warn those around me of the consequences of sin and I will look for opportunities to share the Good News of Jesus with others!
"…Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned (Mark 16:15-16).