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Randwick hosts a race Wednesday meeting this week with a quality seven-race card.
Sandown joins the action with an eight-race card and although it's a quiet period in Victoria, there is still some nice thoroughbreds in action.
Punters have plenty of value chances to choose from this Wednesday.
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Randwick free tips & form
Race 1. (13:40) Maiden Plate (1000m)
#4 – Royal Witness @ $2.50 – BET NOW
There has been a sizable betting go for this runner and that's always a good sign out of the Sargent stables.
The debutant finished sixth behind Performer in a recent trial and punters typically wouldn't go for a runner with his trial form, but money speaks volumes.
He hasn't been pushed out fully in his trials and it could pay to follow the markets with this son of Shamardal.
Race 3. (14:50) Tab Maiden Plate (1100m)
#7 – Ridicule @ $3.10 – BET NOW
Ridicule finished second on debut before being quickly sent out for a spell.
The Brad Widdup-trained three-year-old finished 1.5 lengths behind Memento at Warwick Farm and she has since been prepared with a trial placing at Rosehill.
The So You Think has been a good trials performer to date, winning one and placing in two. That's a good sign for this and she looks to have a good amount of ability.
Race 5. (16:05) Tab Rewards (1600m)
#3 – Queen of Heights @ $3.80 – BET NOW
It was a long time coming for Queen of Heights when winning at Canterbury last start, but she looks good enough to kick on with it.
The Chris Waller-trained mare hadn't won for 10 starts, but she had always been around the mark against some quality midweek opposition.
This race looks no harder and despite rising slightly in the weights, Brenton Avdulla sticks with her and she looms as a major winning hope against the field of eight.
Race 6. (16:40) Ranvet BM69 (2400m)
#10 – Lucky Legend @ $4.80 – BET NOW
The Les Bridge stable is in form and that continue when Lucky Legend won last start.
Punters took the each way odds on offer at Kembla Grange and they're getting a similar price at Randwick on Wednesday.
A four-year-old by Medaglia D'oro, the gelding scored by a length in a dominant display and that form should carry over to this race.
This field is wide open, but Lucky Legend looks the best play.
Race 7. (17:20) ATC Benefit Card BM73 (1400m)
#9 – Kopi Luwack @ $3.60 – BET NOW
Kopi Luwack was scratched from the Highway Plate on Saturday and he lines up in a harder field here, but we love the trainers' confidence.
The five-year-old had a long injury-enforced break and returned with a win at Moruya before running second to Acquittal last start.
The well-bred son of Snitzel had plenty of talent and although he's facing the likes of Danzie and Tip Top, punters should be encouraged by his recent efforts and stick with him.
Sandown free tips & form
Race 1. (16:00) Clanbrooke Racing Maiden (1200m)
#4 – Matsuta @ $2.70 – BET NOW
Nick Ryan lines up the three-year-old which finished second on debut at Caulfield.
The son of Mastercraftsman finished within a length of Twilight Song and that form has stacked up very well through the summer.
He has been given a few weeks to recover from that run and we're not surprised to see his odds shorten from $2.90 to $2.70.
Those odds will only be trimmed as the race gets closer.
Race 3. (17:00) Spicer Thoroughbreds BM64 (1200m)
#2 – Twilight Song @ $4 – BET NOW
Twilight Song has already dropped after opening at $5 and it looks like smart money.
The Lindsay Park-trained filly defeated Matsuta last start and the opening race on the card could be a great form guide for this.
She demonstrated plenty of class when winning on debut and despite drawing barrier 11 and rising up in weight, she has more upside than most here.
Race 5. (18:00) Ladbrokes BM64 (1200m)
#7 – Freehearted @ $2.60 – BET NOW
Freehearted didn't have much luck at Morphettville last start when running second behind Miss Wahoo, but her form prior was stellar.
The Darren Weir-trained four-year-old was a winner at Kyneton before winning again at Sandown by 1.3 lengths.
Having that winning experience on this track is a big bonus and she will likely sit just behind the speed from barrier eight and loom halfway down the straight.
Race 7. (19:00) Mitavite BM70 (1300m)
#2 – Call Me Handsome @ $5 – BET NOW
Former Hong Kong runner Call Me Handsome scored his first Australian win last start and it was long overdue.
The Peter Gelagotis-trained five-year-old has plenty of talent, but he wasn't getting all the luck in the world. That changed at Sale last start and he has enough ability to handle this field.
This is the same runner which finished third behind Pakistan Star at Sha Tin and the rest of this field doesn't boast that form.
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Weight 10st 7.4lb, no change from yesterday.
Yesterday I was hungry, more I think because the cats and my son had kept me up a lot of the night and when I'm tired I get really snacky.
This is what I have left for the next 3 days.
From the left, clockwise:
- A tub of chicken and herb stock
- almost half a buttenut squash
- most of a leek
- 4 eggs
- 3 small red peppers, 1 small yellow, 1 large green
- 7 coconut and herb meatballs
- 8 meatballs with apple
- wild garlic
- tiny bits of celery
- half a block of coconut cream
- small portion of samphire
- one asparagus spear
- wild garlic
- chard
- spinach (boiled up and chopped)
- also I have one and a half sweet potatos.
I'm too hungry to meal plan.
Breakfast, spinach, red pepper, wild garlic scrambled egg.
Lunch; 3 meatballs, wild garlic and butternut squash soup made from chicken stock
The soup was actually nice and it's probably what I'll have for most of tomorrow but meanwhile. I cracked and ate this. Non paleo, well out of budget but I'm too hungry to think straight, I've got a meeting to go to in half an hour and I need to be sentient. Fuck it.
This isn't the end of the week for me though, I'll stick to what I have for the rest of the week. Maybe.


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My prayer:
My awesome God. Today was better God. I tried to change my focus and it was better. What a privilege it is to be your hands and feet on this earth God. What a privilege it is to know you!
You are kind of addicting. The more I know you the more I want to know. The closer we get, the closer I want to be to you. And, then, if I ever feel farther away from you, I go into withdrawal.
Dearest God, I am probably the most imperfect person on the earth but you found something in me worth loving. Thank you for looking deep enough to find and thank you for loving me!
What God Said Tonight:
I didn't have to look too deep. I only had to look to your heart.
You are my precious child and creation. You are made in my image. You are a Royal Priesthood and a Holy nation. You are a child of God. Who wouldn't love that?
Beyond that, you are uniquely you. You are every unique attribute that I fashioned together since the beginning of time to have you here, now, for this time and for this purpose. You are perfectly and wonderfully made and you are made for a purpose. My purpose and my plan for you and your life will be accomplished. I will see you seated in high places I will see you succeed. And, I will guide you all the days of your life.
I love you with a passion that burns forever. I love you with a power that eclipses all other powers. I love you becauase you are mine. Rest in my love tonight Know that you will never have to question it. My promises are forever.


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Previously on Lost Girl: Bo is in Valhalla, Kenzi is in a wedding dress, Tamsin is in The Shining and Lauren and Dyson are in a lesbromance. And now everyone is back except Bo, who is on an elevator to Hell–literally.
So Kenzi's soul has been returned to her body. The only problem being Kenzi's body is in her coffin. I'd like to note that this is some excellent Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 cosplay by Lost Girl so far. Though Kenzi's dress would have been black and she would be clawing her way out of her own grave instead of using up her oxygen by screaming–but otherwise, spot on.
Kenzi is indeed screaming and panicking and lighting matches and other activities that are not prudent given the limited air capacity inside her snug digs. But, luckily for little Ms. Heavy Breather, the cavalry arrives in the form of Lauren and Dyson who have figured out where she is.
Next thing we know, Lauren and Dyson are wheeling Kenzi into Lauren's new, very sophisticated medical center which has not been properly explained yet. She is thankful for the shoveling (and hand shoveling) by her rescuers and even praises Lauren's "stuck-up mug." Aw, remember when those two disliked each other? The old days.
Lauren finds a shard of some pottery on her person and frowns. I do too because I had to rewind the scene twice to see what the hell it was. The unexplained object shall remain unexplained for now but fear not, it has Plot Point written all over it. While the gang exchanges pleasantries, Lauren casually compares Dyson to a schnauzer. Aw, remember when those two disliked each other? The old days.
Once she finally catches her breath, Kenzi tells them how Bo traded herself for her. But to who indeed? The elevator to Hell opens with a ding and Bo enters the dark. For some reason there is a small bouquet of (maybe fake) flowers on the ground next to a (definitely dry) fountain. Do I need to get out my dream analysis textbook?
Back in a better lit, though also somewhat mysterious place, Lauren is giving Kenzi a checkup to make sure she is still the Kenziest Kenzi. After quickly complaining about the inadequate help (read: new nurse), Lauren comes at Kenzi with what can only be described as an elegant dildo. Fine, it's a tongue depressor. But you can see why the lady might have concerns.
Kenzi is shaking, and asks Lauren for the prescription Vodka we all wish we had right now. Luckily, Dr. Hotpants knows exactly what to keep around the office for medicinal purposes, and pulls a bottle out of the fridge. And they share a drink out of beakers because sometimes this show is the cutest.


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Hi everyone,
Just wanted to give some updates about my dad since it would give some hope to those undergoing this disease.
My father was diagnosed in Nov 2017 with Stage 4 colon cancer with liver mets. He has undergone surgery, chemo, had new lesions, had IMRT, chemo again + Altuzan and thankfully he is NED since January and now on monthly blood check only.
He had lost some weight, had some neuropathy but never ceased working, gardening and visiting the mosque, I believe those kept his sprits up.
We know that it is not "cured" and likely to come back at some point but we are thankful for the time we gained, and living one day at a time.
Sending my best wishes from Turkey to everyone in the forum. I am praying for a cure that will work for everyone fighting with cancer.


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I am still stuck in a hotel room watching TV. On SyFy are a bunch of zombie movies that I probably did not finish watching the first time, so I have little interest in watching them today. So I am watching TNT instead, as they seem to have extended Supernatural hours today.
Anyway, I think SyFy is showing these movies so that Z Nation will look that much better by comparison. If they were showing stuff I really liked, like maybe 28 Days Later and Warm Bodies, Z Nation might not look that great. But it has to be better than this stuff, right?
Oh, and there's wrestling between the zombie movies and Z Nation, just to be safe.
Now, I know that other people are sick to death of the Zombie Apocalypse, but I am still enjoying some of it. I will give Z Nation a try and continue to watch The Walking Dead, and I'll probably watch watch whatever Walking Dead spinoff(s) they might come up with, and if someone makes a 28 Months Later or 28 Years Later I'll watch those too.
What do you think? Will Z Nation be awesome? Are you sick to death of the Zombie Apocalypse and looking forward to whatever will be the next Apocalypse? Do you think the Apocalypse is nothing to joke about and are busy hiding canned goods inside the walls and under the floor of your house?


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Arnold & Son East India Company Set – A Fleet Of East Indiamen
If the likes of Elon Musk and Richard Branson are to be believed we are in, or soon to be in the age where adventure and commerce are no longer limited to land, sea and air. Commercial applications of space are just about to lift off at a launch pad near you! Let's take a moment to contemplate how profound that is in the scope of the limited time Man has spent on earth! In a short 'blip' we've gone from cowering up in the trees to reaching for the moon, sun and the stars!
My question for you is this: one hundred years from now, will we look on with great reverence towards the men and women responsible for creating the algorithms that allow gps navigation? I find it to be an eery coincidence that a growing number of people that I talk to rely on their mobile phones for both time-keeping AND navigation! (I gave up the former when the settings of my phone became corrupted by an update to the operating system that caused the phone to believe I was somewhere about 3,000 miles WEST of my true timezone. I gave up the later when my phone insisted that I begin and end each trip to the local shopping center in a body of water!)
Where has the romance gone?
From my limited reading of the maritime cannons I have cobbled together an image of successful navigation at sea as a three way balance between luck, insanity and grit. Each constituent part taking the wheel at one time or another to insure a safe journey. It wasn't until the first marine chronometers were built and the illusive concept of Longitude mastered 'science' successfully replaced insanity and luck. Mariners of yore owed the nascent technology of chronometry to real people – with real stories to boast.
One of the foremost of those 'real' people was the late John Arnold (1736-1799). Arnold is one of the foremost among the pantheon of watchmaking. The 'playbook' of modern watchmaking is still rife with the works of John Arnold and his son John Roger Arnold. If you were to learn only one tidbit about John Arnold, let it be this: the coined the term 'chronometer' in reference to a highly accurate timekeeper. It was in fact the marine chronometer that allowed you to set sail with a reasonable expectation of reaching Japan and returning in one piece!
For nearly 300 years the privateers of the honorable East India Company opened channels of trade between England and India and China. The ships of the East India Company were known as the 'Indiamen'. Arnold & Son's latest set of complicated watches highlight the might of those ancient sailing vessels and simultaneously underscore the genius of John Arnold.
Each 44mm rose gold case displays a dial replicating scenes of the East India Company's ships from historical paintings housed in the National Maritime Museum in London:
- Ref. 1ARAP.M01A.C120P – based on Nicholas Pocock's "A fleet of East Indiamen at sea"
- Ref. 1ARAP.M02A.C120P – based on William Huggins' "East Indiamen in China Seas"
- Ref. 1ARAP.M03A.C120P – based on Edward Duncan's print of William Huggin's "The Honourable East India Company Ship Inglis"
The East India Company Set will be available in an exclusive limited edition of just 28 sets of 3 timepieces. Each dial features a smaller hours and minutes dial at 9 o'clock and large center seconds. The large seconds hint at the presences of another masterpiece within!
Inside the case there is another work of art; the caliber A&S6103 30 jewel movement. Fitting into Arnold & Son's regime that each different collection will have it's own unique movement, the A&S6103 is not only proprietary to Arnold & Son, it is proprietary to these maritime inspired models! The TB Victory model, honoring the HMS Victory also features the A&S6103. The TBR that we reviewed for you (click here) is equipped with a similar movement with an added date function.
The 6103 is a 'True Beat' movement – also referred to as dead beat seconds (think: Grönefeld One Hertz) or jumping seconds (think: Habring²) – so while the balance wheel oscillates at 28,800 vph, the seconds are rigged to tick only once per second. While to some this will seem like a pedantic detail, the True Beat second hand highlights the real mastery of this type of watch – it's accuracy. While not a full regulator dial in the truest sense of the word, the True Beat seconds allow you to read the second with no ambiguity – integral for chronometer based navigation. From the man (well, perhaps more accurate to say the legacy) that brought you the term Chronometer, it is hoped that the veracity of the hours and minutes are spoken for.
The museum at the Greenwich Observatory is filled with timepieces from the dawn of horology. It is fascinating to observe them laid out next to each other in chronological order of development, you can literally see each gestalt that brought about what we know today as wall clocks, pocket and ultimately wristwatches. Each of those developments is attributable to a person, striving and ambitious in his own right. Were it not for modern brands like Arnold & Son, who actively seek to resurrect the traditions of such a great person, John Arnold and his son John Roger Arnold would be exhibits in a museum or lifeless words on a page. In pieces like these commemorating the spirit of exploration and colonial commerce, the name and the insight lives on.
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Who knows, perhaps in the year 2113 people will look at our primitive movies ala Star Wars, Star Trek and Aliens as we look at the quaint swashbuckling movies of Errol Flynn! (The trillion dollar question is what technology they will use to watch them?!?!)


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The larger focus in Columbus may be on the ongoing story revolving around head coach Urban Meyer, but the Buckeyes still have work to do in camp at Ohio State. On Friday, interim head coach Ryan Day released a full rundown of each position group to update the media and fans on the current status of the team, with no mention of Meyer or the investigation expected to come to a close in the coming days.
Day shared his detailed practice update on Twitter.
If nothing else, Day's first chance addressing the current status of the Buckeyes is a reminder that no matter what is happening off the field, there is still work to be done by the coaching staff and players as the new college football season quickly approaches. Meyer may not be able to have contact with the team, but Day's job is to continue having the program move forward for as long as necessary. In the meantime, Ohio State has shut off media access to the program, including coaches and players, with the exception of brief glimpses at practices as training camp has been going on. Ohio State will allow more availability to watch practices this weekend as Ohio State brings training camp to a close for the summer. Regular practice schedules are scheduled to begin next week as Ohio State opens classes for the fall semester.
Day was named the interim head coach at Ohio State at the time Meyer was placed on administrative leave. Meyer remains out of action while the university conducts an investigation into the allegations connected to him from a report related to former wide receivers coach Zach Smith. Smith reportedly spent hours interviewing with officials leading the Ohio State investigation earlier this week. Day has admitted to leaving Meyer in the dark regarding a previous OVI but has sided with Meyer in acknowledging that athletics director Gene Smith was aware of the allegations of domestic abuse connected to Smith that ignited much of this current situation.
With Ohio State's 14-day timeline for this investigation coming near the expiration date, we may find out much more about the immediate future of Ohio State football and Meyer fairly soon.


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"I can't wait to get my warlock little self to Salem to meet all the witches, gore hounds and punk goblins-together we'll cast a horror spell like no other." - John Waters
The 'Pope of Trash' is coming to Salem. Musing on his early childhood in Baltimore, cult film legend John Waters (Pink Flamingos, Cecil B. Demented, Serial Mom) will identify his favorite horror influences, including tacky drive-in movies and local burlesque performers. He recalls his rocky introduction to film, how his longtime friend Divine, a genderbending drag performer known for his outlandish stunts, inspired some of his most famous work and what he really thinks about "this filthy world."


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Yesterday's post detailed our attempt to integrate the 7 habits into our writing assignment. I would like to share another student's writing with you. The following was written by 5th grader, Omari P., from Dadeville Elementary School.
George Washington was a great leader. George Washington began with the end in mind. For instance, he planned a surprise attack on the Hessians and led his troops to victory. George Washington synergized. According to the text, he worked together with his troops to get across the Delaware River. George Washington had a win-win attitude. I know this because he knew a win in the war would be good for everyone's freedom. George Washington was a great leader because he used these habits. George Washington is known as the Father of our country.
Great job Omari P.!
I am glad George Washington had that win-win attitude!


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I shoot weddings and other events for a living, I am still mustering my resolve to make my own team but for now I do freelance with different groups. I mainly shoot within Baguio and other neighboring towns but sometimes we end up going where no other group has gone before (insert trek theme here hehe) or few others were willing to go to. But we did, along with the Reel Stills team(Team Fitz). Our group for this event are comprised of Fitzmurphy(Our Lead), Mitch(2nd shooter), Chachi(SDE editor), and me.
Our destination is the town of Kayapa in the Province of Nueva Vizcaya. I only know a few things about this place. I know its a small town that mainly caters to being an agricultural supplier of highland vegetables for the province of Nueva Vizcaya. I also know its a cold place a kin to the province of Benguet. I also know that there is a lot of nature in it but was not really able to explore it yet. A fond memory of the place is that when I was younger my Dad and I got stranded there due to a storm that washed out the roads going to my hometown. (The roads were not yet cemented. The trips were a bit faster with that route compared to the ones going through Pangasinan then Nueva Ecija.).
The trip going to what we perceived is going to be our destination was uneventful, we just joked around that we might get stranded and no one is going to come to our aid since it was night and the houses were a good far walk away and there was no cellphone reception. I normally pass this route going to my home town and the winding roads were but normal.
We arrived at the town center around 10:30 PM and we were instructed to take another road that leads to Sitio Tuyongan(If I'm not mistaken the other name for the barangay is Kayapa proper east.) It was a bit bumpy but not the worst road I have experienced. At one point we were worried since there were no houses in sight. Cell reception was a bit low to none and we almost presumed that we were lost (almost since we got confirmation of the markers the couple laid out for us.). We stopped at a bridge that wasn't cured yet, though cemented only motor cycles and people are allowed to pass. We have to leave our means of transport behind and transfer to another.
We caught up with the other guest waiting. (I think they were waiting for us to arrive.) We rode on an elf truck. As with most transport here in the Philippines it was jam packed. (I'm not complaining. I actually enjoy this type of rides and I can use a little adventure every now and then.) It was pitch dark and you can clearly see the stars shining through the darkness of the night. Chachi was able to sit down and safe guard most of our gear. Mitch on the other hand was holding on to the ropes to keep her balance. Fitz was dangling on the side trying to keep himself from get tossed out of the truck. Me, I was holding on to the rails of the elf. (Yes people it was one heck of an adventure.) After what I think was an eternity we finally reached our destination. (It was fun though, really I enjoyed it ^_^)
The initial impression of the place, it has a homey feel and welcoming atmosphere akin to Sagada. The air was cool and a light breeze greeted us. We followed the other guest towards the house of the couple. Once there we were greeted by our couple Mcken and Crislyn. They were actually kind enough to show us to where we are going to stay for the night despite them being busy with their guest. At the place we were staying at it was quaint and you can really see how the people lived in that area. Simple yet very homey. I think the name of the owner of that house was Daniel, he provided us with sheets and pillows. They had a hard wood bed with sheets on it, no foam but we can manage. (No I'm not complaining, very generous of them for letting us stay at their home. Very thankful for the hospitality they showed us.)
After settling in I took a bath on their bathroom located outside of the house. (I was sweaty and stinky from the last event and had no time to take a shower.) I grew up in the province so taking a bath at an almost open air scenario was no big deal. (Although it was chilly since the breeze was blowing and the water a bit cold, I'm used to it. The temperature in Baguio and La Trinindad is quite similar. Just take a deep breath, bite your teeth and let the water flow.). Fitz also took a bath, he mentioned to take one now since it may be too cold in the morning. (He was right.) By around 1:00 AM we dozed of ,we need to wake up around 4:30 AM to prepare ourselves for the event and set our stuff. Since I was tired I was able to go to dreamland fast. At first I didn't put on the blankets they gave us but a little later I had to put it on. It was really cold I tell, Fitz had to close the window for that.
(Sorry no pictures for the first part, I actually came from a wedding before this and the batteries from my camera were drained.)
So on to our coverage of the event we woke up really early around 4:30 AM but for the most part we only got out of bed around 4:45 AM. It was really cold and still a bit dark. We waited for a little bit of light, had coffee and took pictures of the people preparing for the festivities. When a wedding occurs in highland wedding everyone from the community is involved. They are willing to share a hand in things, cooking, preparing the ingredients, fetching water, cleaning the place, setting up the location, and others. They do this not out obligation but more like a way to show the couple that they are supported by everyone in their endeavor.
As for the documentation of the event each of us has a designated work. Fitz took care of the bride, I took care of the groom, Mitch assisted both of us and Chachi handled the Same day edit video. It was kind of hectic since we have to watch the time and also produce some good output. We pulled it off.
You can view our output through the video below.
I also had other pictures I took that I kinda like. A preview of some of my pictures from the wedding.
Some observations to note about the wedding culture in the highlands here in the Philippines, there are no programs, only an emcee(who may be a relative or friend of the couple)to dictate whats next. The guests can give their well wishes, perform a traditional dance or sing their wishes for the couple, all they have to do is just approach the designated emcee. Supon is also practiced(if you haven't read my blog about it you can read here.) Everyone is invited to partake in the festivities. A popular phrase here, "When there is smoke and you can hear Gangsa's (Gongs) playing theres definitely a wedding and everyone is invited."
After the wedding we packed up our stuff and prepared to go home. We had a chance to go around for a bit and took pictures of the place. The pictures below are some of the things that we saw.
We kinda waited a bit and ended up looking for good spots to take some photos. They did, I just took it for them.
Once our transportation to the drop off point arrived we agreed to ride top load style. It is not the safest but it has the most picturesque view.
As we head home we enjoyed the view from our elevated spot of the ride. There were bumps and curves along the way but the view was well worth it. Sitio Tuyongan has a lot to offer, a soothing and relaxing atmosphere, fresh air, being disconnected from social media for a bit, warm people, and chance a for exploration and discovery. Overall the wedding was a success and my thirst for adventure satisfied. If we may end up coming back I hope that we can explore the place thoroughly.


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Hey hey folks! So this thing was thrown out there and the sisters had the audacity to claim that I hide in my house! So I captured some SUMMER PICTURES (like the one above) to prove them wrong...
and I...ah...forget it....I'm so lonely @_@ (Plus that pic above is super old :P)
Starting off...My room!... that I make stuff in.
All summer. Every. Day.
It's enough to make me....Go...
Excuse my "Give up on life" pants. It's cold. (Why yes, I do pull a face like Finn when I'm sleeping, thank you for noticing!)
And oh uh what else have I gots...oh! Here is my first injury of the summer...
I added in some "minor" effects to show you what I see on an average day.
Errrrrrm and hmmm oh yes, can't have Summer without apple pie! Mmmmm me and that pie had some real good times together...
Now you're probably asking yourself...Habboi, how DID you get such a lovely big love gut! Well my fellows, it's all in the diet. I recommend a medium sized pizza, every day! But I hear you asking "Uncle Habz, why medium instead of extra large?" Well my children, there's a reason! The idea is quantity so what you do is order a bazillion side orders like chicken poppers and cheesey jalapenos and the most important ingredient...all the dips you can eat. I recommend the buffalo dip. It's made from real buffalo!
And lastly here's something everyone makes on a warm summer day!
Hmmm I zoomed in too far...well let me describe it...it's brown...it kinda smells nature'y and boy does it taste good with warm, yellow, lemon(ade).
That's right!
TEA. Of course it's also in a snazzy Wallace and Gromit cuparoo but due to the bad angle and my terrible photoshop skills, I was unable to edit them back on to the cup...oh well...
Alright, alright! I hear ya, these are lousy summer photos...so to make up for it I'll show you a never before seen picture from mah videeohgame.
Unfortunately you'll have to use your imagination cause it isn't made yet but you can almost make out the fun if you squint your eyes!
So there you have it. My Summer Adventure in Photo form! You may be thinking...that wasn't much of a Summer adventure but you know what? You don't always need to seek it out there in the big wide world, some of the best adventures can be found pvp'ing in the snowy mountains of Alderaan, trolling random people in Anor Londo, working on a game as the sun sets while your best pal sleeps in the corner...and best of all! Interacting with everyone on TAY! ^^
Until next Summer folks. *waves*
P.S. Though I did end up travelling really far to get that chair in the 2nd pic. Bought it on Ebay and had to road trip it up to collect! SO I guess I really did go on a...
Summer Adventure! @_@
*Does a pirate walk to celebrate*


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Ashwagandha has been used for centuries to moderate the body's response to stress, bringing both energy and inner calm. By nourishing a worried mind and relaxing the nervous system, the body is rebalanced and ready to tackle life's challenges.
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To test the product, Pukka carried out an observational study and the results are impressive. 218 respondents took two capsules twice a day for one month and 69% reported an improvement in sleep quality, 45% reported an improvement on impact of stress on social activities and 18% reported an increase in energy levels.
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The capsules are reasonably priced too, £13.55 for 30 capsules or £23.95 for 60 capsules. Furthermore, Pukka's Wholistic Ashwagandha is free from dairy, soya, gluten, wheat grain and added sugar. It is also suitable for both vegetarians and vegans and is non-GM.
Still wondering if ashwagandha is worth taking? Here are the five main benefits:
- Better sleep: Stress is often at the root of our sleeping problems. When we're troubled, our sleep is too. Ashwagandha nourishes and strengthens a weakened and over-anxious nervous system, helping the body respond better to stress – thus helping us to relax enough to get a better night's sleep.
- Aids calmness: Ashwagandha acts as a depressant to the central nervous system, exchanging feelings of anxiety for feelings of calmness. Stress normally causes a surge in the adrenal hormones – adrenaline and cortisol – that increase alertness. Ashwagandha tackles the problem at the root as it acts directly on the trigger of stress by regulating the imbalanced cortisol level and nourishing the adrenal glands. A recent study, published in the Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, found that ashwagandha safely and effectively improved chronic stress levels in adults taking it daily for 60 days.
- Healthier skin: A big added bonus of taking ashwagandha capsules is its ability to protect your skin. Stress can play a large role in skin damage by producing high levels of the stress hormone, cortisol, which in turn, blocks the production of important proteins that are necessary for healthy skin. One of these proteins is collagen, which helps to keep skin firm and elastic. Research has shown that taking ashwagandha capsules reduces cortisol levels and thus, allows collagen production to work as it's supposed to – by helping to keep you looking and feeling good.
- Supports muscles: Studies have found that taking ashwagandha capsules can improve muscle strength, making it the perfect solution for reducing stress, improving sleep and making those trips to the gym even more effective.
- Improves libido: Ashwagandha can be taken to help improve libido in women and testosterone and stamina in men, a recent study published by BioMed Research International has shown. When we are stressed we produce a lot more adrenaline and place pressure on our adrenal glands and organs such as our kidneys. Ashwagandha regulates the amount of adrenalin produced and strengthens organs; improving stamina as well as increasing sperm count and motility in men, and improving libido and ability to achieve orgasm in women.
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Why do brands abandon high-intent customers at the point of purchase?
Ecommerce businesses now have a dizzying array of tools to choose from to enable their customers to connect with them to deal with queries that arise pre and post purchase. These tools range from product pages and FAQs all the way from independent experts and live agents to automated chatbots. So, with so much help on offer, why are retailers still losing high-intent customers at the point of purchase?
Exclusive new research commissioned by iAdvize shows that consumers lack confidence when they're confronted with a complex range of products and specs to choose from. Despite advances in technology, shoppers still feel they lack support from brands/retailers during their purchasing journey. What support they do receive often feels disjointed or incomplete and there is a lack of confidence in it which leads to delay or abandonment.
And because of a lack of integration between the various tools, retailers cannot easily and cost-effectively gather and use data to achieve a comprehensive understanding of what their customers really want or, perhaps even more importantly, why sales were either lost or won.
Our research shows that now, more than ever, retailers and brands need to reach out to online shoppers to save the sale. Consumers still crave human interaction and their preferred solution is to blend the speed and efficiency of automation with the reassurance of human knowledge, experience and skill.
The best way to achieve this is with a fully-unified ecosystem of engagement tools that seamlessly integrate and amplify data pre and post-sale.
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Malaysian state-owned oil company Petronas and its partner Saudi Aramco are studying projects to build more petrochemical plants to make full use of raw materials from their joint venture in Malaysia.
Aramco signed a deal in late February to take a $7 billion investment, in the RAPID (Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development) joint venture with Petronas in Pengerang, southern Malaysia.
Projects being studied include speciality chemicals and synthetic rubber, said company officials at an industry conference.
"We're looking at what else we can do at RAPID," said Md Arif Mahmood, executive vice president and CEO of downstream operations at Petronas.
"There will be specialty (chemicals) using the C4s (technology)," he added, referring to petrochemicals produced from naphtha crackers.
The cracker could produce about 600,000 tonnes of butadiene, said Abdulaziz Al Judaimi, senior vice president of downstream at Saudi Aramco.
The butadiene could be used to produce either elastomers, or synthetic rubber, he said.


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Inspired by weathered wood, baskets, concrete planters, clay pots, galvanized and painted wood buckets all have a couple things in common: They make great containers for planting and cut flowers, and their tints of grey work effortlessly as a beautiful soft neutral in any interior. Even when a stalky flowering plant needs staking, I use weathered grey bamboo stakes that I've left to winter outside.
I've been collecting weathered grey containers for a few years now and they've become my go-to's. For potting up flowers, the baskets may need plastic liners, but the rest can hold their own. For cut flowers, all but the metal buckets need some sort of plastic container to fill with water. Either way, I love how flowers look in these containers…any season!
Flea markets will be opening next month here in Connecticut, as well as estate, tag, and yard sales that will be gearing up and become ripe hunting grounds for anything grey!
Happy hunting and gardening/decorating!
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I love comedy. British, American, Australian, as long as it's funny I'm there. But unsurprisingly, not everybody feels the same way. Nationalism plays a larger part in making us laugh than any of us would probably admit. In an article here from The Guardian last weekend, Simon Pegg (of Spaced and Shaun of the Dead) explains how we all have more in common than we think. Read it, it's good.
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A variety of equity valuation metrics can be utilized to evaluate a company along with the debt to capital ratio to get a more complete picture of the company's viability as an investment.
The debt to equity ratio can be used as an alternative measure to evaluate a company's debt situation. This ratio measures how much financial leverage a company has, dividing a company's total liabilities by its shareholders' equity. When the debt to equity ratio is high, it generally indicates that the company has used a significant amount of debt to fund its growth. However, large amounts of debt financing could potentially generate increased earnings, which could be sufficient to outweigh debt costs and still return equity to shareholders. On the other hand, the costs of financing through debt could also overpower any returns generated by the company and may be too much for it to sustain.
What is perhaps more important than a company's total debt is its ability to service its outstanding debt. Debt in itself is not problematic as long as the company can make the required payments. Neither the debt to capital ratio nor the debt to equity ratio factor in a company's ability to cover its debt or that companies borrow at different interest rates. The interest coverage ratio accounts for these factors. Instead of looking simply at total debt, the calculation for this metric includes the cost a company pays in interest as it relates to the company's operating income. The formula for this ratio divides a company's operating income by its interest expense; a higher number is better. Typically, an interest coverage ratio of 3 or higher indicates a company with a strong ability to cover its debt, but acceptable ratio levels vary between industries.
A number of profitability ratios can be utilized to evaluate a company's performance in regard to generating profits, such as the return on equity ratio and the return on assets ratio. The return on equity ratio measures a shareholder's actual earnings on his investment in a company. The return on assets ratio is more broad, expressing how profitable a company is in relationship to its total assets. This metric helps assess how well a company's management is engaging its total assets to turn a profit. Calculating this metric compares the company's net income to its total assets. When the resulting value of the return on assets ratio is higher, it indicates that the company's management is utilizing its asset base more effectively.
These and other equity measures can be used to gain an overall assessment of a company's financial health and performance. Investors should never rely on a single evaluation metric, but instead should analyze the company from a variety of perspectives.


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Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Walker by Chad Schimke
A hidden alien race lives secretly alongside humans. A dancer frequents hot night spots as a young model's career rises. They are released from their ties to humanity, aligned with a horrific monster.
My Thoughts:
Walker was a strange story. I'm still not sure if I liked it or not. The beginning of the book drew me in from the start. I liked reading a book about aliens. There is one other book that I have read about aliens, but it was a YA book called Exiled by RaShelle Workman. The premise of Walker was different than anything I had ever read. I also enjoyed the vampire aspect of the book. It was almost a vampire/alien mash up.
The only thing I didn't like about the novella is that it was confusing at times. The explanations were hard for me to understand. However, that could be because I don't read a lot of science fiction. I loved how the story ended. I thought it was a crazy plot twist. I definitely wasn't expecting it.
I give Walker: 3/5.
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Mat Work Overview
Hi, my name is Alyssa Rose and I am a dog trainer that specializes in behavioral training. This video is meant to provide some basic insights into behavioral training, and to give you a better idea of what you can expect if you choose to move forward with my behavioral training program.
The first thing that you need to know about successful behavior modification training is that it relies on a solid foundation, a well built base. It is for this reason that I will refer to this program as a "base training program." This program is specifically created for behavioral training for fear, anxiety, aggression, or hyperactivity and is meant to help dogs learn to better regulate stress and/or arousal that could be making it difficult for your dog to function in their environment, or day to day routine. This training program can also be used to improve communication and promote a mentally and emotionally fit dog of any age, from puppies to seniors, even if your dog is not necessarily exhibiting serious behavioral issues. It can be used with dogs that have extensive training histories and need to fine tune their foundation work, or with puppies or adult dogs that have little to no training and are ready for a strong start.
The second thing to know about behavioral training is that it is not a finite process, it's on-going. It's like exercising or eating well, it's not something to be done and forgotten about it, it's something to be maintained and improved upon in order to help bring out your dog's potential and cultivate a strong, positive relationship. If your intention is to "fix" or "cure" your dog of some behavioral issue, this program is not for you. Your dog's not broken, they're lacking the necessary guidance. This program is created to help you help your dog better adapt to day to day challenges and to develop stronger pathways for communication in the process.
This module (Mat Work) has been created to give dog owners a comprehensive overview of how foundation skills factor into behavioral training, and emphasizes the importance of training on top of a rock solid base. It's also important to keep in mind that, just like us, dogs are emotional beings, and will have emotional responses to their environment. The goal in behavioral training is not to make your dog into a robot, it is about minimizing the frequency and intensity of problematic behavior, and to improve your dog's recovery time if and when they do go over-threshold. We want to help your dog learn how to regulate emotional responses, and to improve communication skills in difficult situations. The first three weeks will be considered foundation training sessions, and the fourth and fifth week will integrate those foundation skills into behavioral training sessions. During these five weeks you and your dog will develop key skill sets to set the stage for success in your behavioral journey.


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The Student Association annual general meetings
Monday, October 15, 2018
The Annual General Meeting of the Student Association was successfully held on 15th and 16th October. During the meeting, the Presidents, Internal and External Vice-presidents and Treasurers of both 20th and 21st Student Association presented their activities and financial reports. The reports were followed by a Question-and Answer Session so that the students could have a better understanding about the activities and services provided by the Student Association.


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The cryptic hacker Guccifer 2.0 continues to pour forth a diverse stream of ever evolving democratic party leaks. After revealing the party's favoring of Hillary Clinton, emails now disclose messages from the alcohol lobby. Give you one guess what about–opposition to cannabis reform.
Mary Jane's medical and recreational success in Colorado has opened up the airwaves to all sorts of debate. Even those pushing to peel the plant's schedule 1 status away were curious if it could integrate into society. Driving laws came into immediate question, and how to detect and handle stoned drivers.
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Hacktivist Guccifer 2.0 strikes again, sending a steaming hot cache of DNC documents to WikiLeaks. While some documents indicate internal skepticism of the Iran agreements, others are more jarring. Leaks outline how DNC officials literally conspired against Senator Bernie Sanders' run for president. These new leaks offer a panoramic view of the party's augmentation of Clinton's campaign, while exploiting the weakness of others.
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Audience rating is an important criterion for various major television stations in the media industry to measure their respective business and market competitiveness. Timely and effective analysis of viewership data has become an important task for to adjust their strategies and get involved in market competition. Shanghai Media Group (SMG), one of the largest new mainstream media with the most various types of genre in the Group at the provincial level and a comprehensive culture industry group in China, has higher standard of requests about using the rating date compared to that of requests with its peers.
Traditionally, the Office of the Editor-in-Chief completes the text version of rating reports by hand based on the SOFRES system. Since there are a limited number of people in that office, the report can only serve that limited number of people. It's hard to satisfy the needs of rating data for various departments in the group.
i> In addition, data reports based on a single source have long been unable to satisfy the needs of leaders at the station level for omni-media ratings data. Report data received by levels of leaders and channel directors in the station come from scattered sources without integration so that it is unable to fully evaluate omni-media performance by channel, frequency, and program perspectives, greatly reducing the value of data usage.
Based on the aforementioned situation, Gridsum launched "Ratings Plus" omni-media management platform solutions to integrate omni-media ratings data, providing SMG with a new internal management tool in the times of media convergence.
Fully automatic processing of ratings data greatly liberates the Office of Editor-in-Chief to produce more higher-quality authoritative reports.
Integrated analysis of omni-data of television ratings can demonstrate omni performance of programs and channels in a dimensional, multi-perspective and more objective way, significantly enhancing the value of data usage.
With adaption of multi terminals and in-depth convergence with SMG's internal system, all employees of the station can really use the ratings data anywhere at any time.
Based on system permission management, different departments are given different access permissions, realizing differentiated data services.
Gridsum's "Ratings plus" omni-media management platform solutions helped SMG set up an open platform, with ratings data covering TV, Internet TV, radio, and internet broadcasting. The platform helps SMG manage TV station businesses, aiming to become the modern management tool for media convergence.
Gridsum's "Ratings Plus" omni-media management platform solutions helped SMG overcome the difficulties of traditional TV ratings data:
Completely Automatic Calculation of Ratings Data
All ratings data can be calculated automatically and complicated calculations such as assessing satellite TV channel, ground channel, and radio frequency to see whether they reach KPIs, to understand ranking of their programs, and to form diagram of their ratings trends. Only one person is needed transmit data to back stage, and the results can be used by the entire television station.
Industry-Leading Algorithm Improves Data Accuracy
By optimizing basic algorithm for ratings to increase the accuracy of ratings data from minutes to seconds, it can automatically calculate the ratings of news programs by each clipping; algorithms for calculating cross time-span ratings is added thus the system can automatically integrate a program's ratings according to the algorithms. This makes it more convenient for customer to use ratings data.
Omni-Media Data Integration of TV Ratings
Ratings data are further explored. Data from all satellite television channels, programs, and TV series across China are are analyzed and presented. SMG ground channel (local channel) ratings module is added, making it possible for SMG to evaluate performance, analyze and present data of local channels in Shanghai. From there, we also added data of performance on the Internet of channels and programs of these channels, realizing omni-media data integration of TV ratings.
Integration of Radio Omni-Media Data
Contrast to the traditional way of presenting radio data , radio ratings data are divided into ratings data of vehicle radios and those of traditional radio. Listeners are divided from ratings data to rank of specific programs, which provides better data support for the operation of radio ads operators and realizes a complete radio omni-media data integration.
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The system is developed by HTML-5 technology. It is compatible with various kinds of mainstream equipment and screen resolution, perfectly adapting to PCs, tablets, and mobiles, making customers able to use mobile equipment such as mobile phones/tablets to use ratings data at any time even when they are not at their desk.ide.


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The Greatest Gifts of All
This afternoon, I went to BirkdaleVillage in Huntersville and stopped by a few stores including Kilwin's for some fudge and assorted candies for the holiday. Then it was off to Cornelius to Honey Baked Ham Company for our Christmas Eve dinner before a last stop at NorthLake Mall. Look around the lake towns and you'll find our stores have geared up for the busiest days of the year. Retailers sell more in the fourth quarter than they do all year and our merchants are hoping for a much better 2011 than the last few years!
The sights and sounds of Christmas fill the air as the Salvation Army rings their bells at the malls and area grocery stores bringing holiday cheer as you approach. Radio stations are slipping in our favorite holiday classics between today's modern hits.
I cannot help thinking of Christmas without getting a little nostalgic about how we all went to both sets of grandparents for Christmas. It started with dinner at Grandmamma Feemster's and ended with the Russell's later in the evening. For many years I was the first grandchild on the Russell side and my cousin's father was in the military and they were often stationed around the country leaving me with most of the presents. I was spoiled rotten!
I always believed the best gifts came in the biggest boxes and always delighted when someone put a large box under the tree with my name on it. When I was just a little tike, and on one of the few Christmas Eve's when my cousin Jim and Kim Lever were home, I was taken back when my cousins received new toys from my grandparents and I had a stuffed monkey in my box.
I've heard the story recounted many times how I cried getting the monkey. Try as they might, no one could stifle my tears or convince me I had the most marvelous gift. Mom confided to me years later that Grandmamma picked out the toy herself and actually spent more on it than the other gifts put together. All four grandparents worked at the mill, but the Feemster's just scraped by. But to this day, I'm convinced that both felt they had all the riches of the world.
Granddaddy loved the outdoors and fishing and Grandmother loved her daughters and her family. The Lord blessed them both and they had all they needed.
After a while, Granddaddy Feemster grew tired of my crying and proceeded to snatch up the stuffed animal and tossed it out into the front yard. "There, there's nothing more to cry about. He's gone," Granddaddy proclaimed.
My tears dried up immediately and with a flash I jumped up and ran out the door to fetch my beloved friend. I seldom slept without that stuffed animal for many years and ironically it is the only toy left from my youth. My G.I. Joes, matchbox cars, baseball cards, and comic books have all been lost. But Grandmamma put away the monkey and re-presented it to me one Christmas Eve in my teens.
Today, it sits on a shelf in my den, not far from a chair with a hand crocheted afghan blanket that my Grandmother Russell made for me. I suppose some time ago, I realized it's not the gifts you receive but the love in the gifts you give that matter most.
Over the next couple of days that are left for your Christmas shopping – when you hear that bell from the Salvation Army, drop a little more in for that family that needs it. Put in a little extra at Church this Sunday or at Christmas Mass. Bottom line – open your wallets and your heart this Christmas.
My Grandparents are all gone now. I lost Grandmamma Feemster last February. But nearly every winter I wrap up in the afghan Grandmamma Russell made me and on more than a few occasions I take the monkey off the shelf and hold him. The cotton has thinned in places and the stuffing pokes out. But almost fifty years later, it's still filled with a Grandmother's love. They both knew, it's not the biggest gift that counts but the one that comes from the heart that matters most.
The Greatest Gift of All
At the age of six, I was pretty certain of my career path – I would likely be a soldier or a cowboy. I looked pretty sharp in my new G.I. Joe uniform my Grandmother Feemster bought that year and I had a rather nifty little salute. It was about that time though that dad and Granddaddy Russell bought me a pony and I was also pretty sure I could be the next John Wayne. That same year Santa left a "doctor's kit" under the Christmas tree. My present included a microscope and a doctor's bag equipped with stethoscope, a little flashlight to peer into ears and mouths, and little candy pills to remedy nearly any non-life threatening ailment.
Mom had also purchased me the Board Game "Operation" that had players remove items from the board without touching the sides setting off a buzzer. My family marveled at my steady hands and surgical abilities. Granddaddy Russell often served as my patient over and over again as I gave him one examination after the other, always leaving him with a "pill" to take to cure any sickness. Granddaddy started referring to me as "Doc" and often called me that long after I grew out of my doctor phase. I never made it into medical school, instead turning my attention to business.
Recently in a staff meeting, we all spoke about the tremendous activity at the Chamber. While business may have slowed down over the last couple of years, there are more seminars and programs going on at the Chamber than ever before.
Our Chamber coordinates consultations and business assistance with the SBA and SCORE to help our businesses create or redefine their business marketing and financial strategies. In essence, the Chamber is much like the doctor's office as we help the struggling and ailing businesses get back on their feet, ready and able to compete in the marketplace. This month, our Chamber members and service organizations will collect "Coats for Kids"; deliver toys, clothing, and food to families needing a helping hand; make Santa visits to shut ins and kids in hospitals; and volunteer their time, talent…and yes, dollars to make this a memorable Christmas for those who are less fortunate.
I cannot count the number of times I have participated in a "Christmas Charities" event, providing for that family who would otherwise go without that family Christmas celebration. Having that mother look me in the face, with tears in her eyes telling me she had explained to the kids there would be no Christmas – no Santa this year. "I didn't think anyone cared," one woman once said to me as her little boy hugged tightly at her waist.
Long ago, I came to understand that it's not what we get in life that matters but what we give to others that counts and what we become by doing it. That service to humanity, service above self, is the greatest gift. In a way, I became that doctor that I envisioned as a little boy. In a real sense, that's what our staff here at the Chamber means to our local businesses. And yes, at times, I may still be a little bit of a cowboy.
As we enjoy, this holiday season, let us all remember the real purpose of our celebration, and perhaps share with others … the greatest gift of all.
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It seems appropriate that I write about Carnival today as it is my local town's annual Guy Fawkes carnival, the largest night carnival of its kind in Europe.
But what is carnival? Where did it come from? Whose brainchild was it?
Well like most forms of early theatre that have survived the test of time, Carnival comes from the world of religion. The origins of carnival is about celebration which took place in Italy just before the lent period, on what those in the UK call Shove Tuesday and what's known as Fat Tuesday in the Caribbean.
So it all starts in Italy spread through Europe and spread farther afield with the discovery of the New World some of the best parties happen on the Caribbean islands now. Today most towns around the world have some form of carnival in celebration of something or other.
In some places it is a hot competition, like in Bridgwater, Somerset, UK. A tradition that dates back to King James I. Everyone knows the story of Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators who failed to blow up the Houses of Parliament. But did you know that the annual celebration to commemorate this was not just by chance, it was a decree by the king that the people should party on the 5th November.
Bridgwater's night carnival takes place in November every year, and takes the lead as the carnival moves from town to town through Somerset. It takes the whole year to make the floats or carts, people team up in up in clubs to make their creations for the parade through the town, ending with an amazing display of squibbing. This is very unique firework display through the town, and it something that can only be fully appreciated in person.
Let us know about your carnival, what you celebrate and if the competition is stiff for the best floats.


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We met with a potential investor the other day and he said, "My grandmother told me it's not what you make, but it's what you save."
Does advice get any better and simpler than that?
Most of us know someone who didn't necessarily make a lot of money but they always seemed to have a lot of it because they were diligent about saving, come rain or shine. We also all know that person who makes a lot of money but is always broke.
These are choices we all make and habits we start building as kids. My four kids all handle money very differently. Two of them are super disciplined and save money like it is going out of style. One of them saves money here and there, whenever it's convenient, with no real plan in mind, and one of them was born with a hole in his pocket. They have all grown up in the same household with the same values and lessons about money from Tanja and me, yet they each have vastly different mindsets about saving.
We owe it to our kids, grandkids, and great grandkids to teach them the the importance of spending their money in a healthy way because financial discipline and good habits pay off in spades in the future.
I've written before about the power of compounding. Showing and teaching young people about compounding can literally change their life. When I learned about it in my late teens, it almost became an obsession and somewhat of a game to see how much money I could save just so I could watch it compound. It helped me see that little bits saved and compounded could turn into millions of dollars. It's an easy concept but if one has never been exposed to it, they may lack that motivational boost to make it happen.
I wanted to find a way to help with this. At Hughes Private Capital, we allow our Guardian investors to add a kid's sub-account to their account. The youth can receive their own monthly Capital Statement and watch their money grow. You can set them up with your money, their own savings, or a combination of both — but ideally it should include some of their own money so they can get the satisfaction and reward of earning and saving on their own.
The more we learn, the more our approach to finance changes over time. In my early 20s, I was all about the stock market. I studied books and started an investment club with my friends. We knew we were going to outsmart all the others with our stock picks! I always believed if you worked at it and studied, there was some way to make a killing in the stock market. My thought process on that changed about 15 years ago.
That's not to say you can't make money in the stock market, but when 97 percent of index funds outperform actively-managed funds in the same sector, it tells me that it is very difficult — if not impossible — for the average investor to reliably outperform the general direction the market decides to go. When the market goes up or down, so do your investments.
This is where we get back to compounding. It is not so much about outsmarting the market or making the perfect stock picks; it is about saving your money, living below your means, investing in the best investment vehicles you can find, and letting your savings compound over time. In the long run, the act of saving is more important than making perfect investments. If you don't grasp the concept of compounding at a young age, it is hard to understand how that little bit you put away turns into much bigger dollars in the future.
My main investment all my life has always been the businesses I have owned, especially toward the beginning of my career. I found I had almost no choice but to put most of my dollars back into my business so I could build it and continue to grow.
I am no longer interested in the stock market. It includes way too many unknowns for me. Today, I have an advantage, since Hughes Private Capital manages investments and I get to see firsthand how they perform. That insight makes me comfortable and I have put most of my investment monies there. I want to be clear: that doesn't make the stock market a bad investment… it's just not for me.
For some people, the stock market is all they know and they have never bothered to learn more or expand beyond it. But, I imagine that if you are reading this article, you are very aware of other investments and are most likely investing far beyond the stock market.
Don't we owe this knowledge to our kids, to pass on what we've learned throughout our lifetime and help them make even better decisions than we did? At the very least, let's get them in the habit of saving a portion of what they make.
If you have interest in setting up a youth account, contact us and we will make it happen! Call or email Stacy Silva: email@example.com, 775-636-8394.


text: Campaign Finance West Virginia Republicans Outpacing Democrats In Fundraising For 2020 Congressional Races By Dave Mistich • Oct 16, 2019 Carolyn Kaster / AP Photo Updated Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 5:50 p.m. Republican candidates in West Virginia's 2020 congressional races appear to be significantly out raising Democrats, according to third quarter campaign finance reports. Giuliani Associates Indicted On Campaign Finance Laws Funded Morrisey-Focused PAC By Dave Mistich • Oct 10, 2019 Tyler Evert / AP Photo Updated Thursday, October 10 at 9:00 p.m. The indictment of Rudy Giuliani's associates has a connection to West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. Global Energy Producers, the company owned by Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, made a donation to a Morrisey-focused political action committee in his failed U.S. Senate bid last year. NPR reports the two foreign-born Florida businessmen helped Giuliani dig up dirt on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son in Ukraine -- a scandal at the core of House Democrats' ongoing impeachment inquiry. Q&A: How Campaign Finance Changes Could Affect W.Va. By West Virginia Public Broadcasting • Apr 18, 2019 West Virginia Public Broadcasting Listen Listening... / 14:25 On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginians will soon be allowed to give more money to political groups in the state. Political donors will be allowed to give $2,800 to candidate committees, $5,000 to political action committees and $10,000 to state party executive committees. Justice Signs Coal, Campaign Finance Bills; Vetoes Cannabis Bill, 'Randy's Dream' By Dave Mistich • Mar 27, 2019 Jesse Wright / West Virginia Public Broadcasting Hours ahead of a midnight deadline to take action on bills from the regular legislative session, Gov. Jim Justice has announced a final set of approvals and vetoes. Of the 294 bills passed this regular session, Justice signed 266 pieces of legislation and vetoed 28. W.Va. Senate Passes Bill to Change Campaign Finance Law, Opponents Say It Lacks Transparency By Dave Mistich • Feb 26, 2019 Dave Mistich / West Virginia Public Broadcasting The West Virginia Senate has cleared a bill that would make changes to the state's campaign finance laws. While the measure increases the limits on donations to candidates and other political groups, opponents say the bill fails to provide transparency on so-called dark money in elections. Outside Groups Spent Big in West Virginia in 2018, But Public Filings Don't Show the Full Picture By Dave Mistich • Nov 21, 2018 When you opened your mailbox, watched television or listened to commercial radio in the lead-up to the election, you and other would-be voters were likely bombarded by political advertisements. Like in elections past, some of those materials were paid for by candidate committees and are easily identified as such. But the sources of the materials from other groups -- known as independent expenditures and not authorized by a candidate or a candidate committee -- are often more difficult to discern. State Senate Votes for Higher Campaign Donations By Associated Press • Mar 27, 2017 Martin Valent / West Virginia Legislative Photography West Virginia's Senate has voted to raise the campaign contribution limit from $1,000 to $2,700 to a candidate in a primary or general election and revise other provisions in state election law. The bill approved 21-12 now goes to the House for consideration. Justice Campaign Spends $5M in Governor's Race By Associated Press • Dec 20, 2016 Tyler Evert / AP Updated campaign finance reports show West Virginia Gov.-elect Jim Justice spent $5.1 million in his mostly self-funded winning campaign as a Democrat. Justice, owner of coal mines, the Greenbrier resort and other businesses, defeated Republican Bill Cole. Challengers' Finances Trail West Virginia Congressmen By Associated Press • Oct 28, 2016 Cecelia Mason / West Virginia Public Broadcasting New campaign filings show West Virginia's three Republican incumbents with far more money than Democratic challengers in their campaign accounts. Filings show Rep. David McKinley's campaign received almost $241,000 from July through September, spent more than $157,000 and still had $705,000 on hand. W.Va. Justices Are a Hot Commodity for Outside Spenders By Anne Li & Shayla Klein • Oct 27, 2016 West Virginia Judiciary Out-of-state and dark money spenders (campaign contributions from nonprofits and super PACs that don't have to disclose the sources of their funding) are contributing more money to judicial elections than they have in previous years. Outside Groups Outspend 5 W.Va. High Court Hopefuls By Associated Press • May 2, 2016 Thorney Lieberman / West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals In a crowded West Virginia Supreme Court contest, third-party groups are outspending the five candidates. Campaign finance reports show that outside groups have spent $1.8 million, while candidates have spent $1.6 million combined through late April. Which Presidential Candidate is Raising the Most Money in West Virginia and Where? By Dave Mistich & Ashton Marra • Apr 21, 2016 Data visualization by Dave Mistich / via Tableau As West Virginia moves toward the May 10 primary, thousands of West Virginians are opening up their wallets and shelling out some major cash for the presidential hopefuls. But, in terms of dollars, which candidate is winning West Virginia? We look to the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission for the answer. Simpson Tops Fundraising in 5-Way Dem Primary for US House By Associated Press • Apr 18, 2016 @corysimpsonwv / via Twitter Republican Congressman Alex Mooney has raised almost $150,000 for his re-election in West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District. According to campaign finance reports, the first-term House member raised $147,900 from January through March and has $376,900 cash left. Casino Interests Give 5-Figure Checks to Conservative Group By Associated Press • Apr 13, 2016 Maksim / wikimedia commons Two casino companies have given five-figure checks to a West Virginia conservative political committee. According to federal campaign finance records, Penn National Gaming donated $27,000 and Racing Corporation of West Virginia gave $20,000 in February to Grow WV Inc. Penn National Gaming runs the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. Racing Corporation of West Virginia owns the Mardi Gras Casino & Resort in Cross Lanes. West Virginia Pro-Union Political Group Brings in $529K By Associated Press • Apr 8, 2016 Psychonaught / Wikimedia Commons A West Virginia group that can accept big checks for political advertising has raised almost $529,000 from union interests. West Virginia Family Values reported raising the cash in a campaign finance report tracking money since late last March. 6-Figure Fundraising Hauls for West Virginia's 3 Congressman By Associated Press • Oct 19, 2015 2bgr8 / Deviantart West Virginia's three Republican congressmen each brought in six-figure fundraising hauls last quarter. In campaign finance reports, Congressman Evan Jenkins raised $175,500 from July through September, the most out of West Virginia's delegation. The 3rd Congressional District representative ended with $404,900 in his campaign account, and has no challenger for 2016 yet. McKinley Raises $154,000 in Campaign Cash By Associated Press • Apr 16, 2015 United States Congress While considering a bid for governor, Republican Congressman David McKinley added almost $154,000 to his federal campaign account to start the year. On Wednesday, McKinley and West Virginia's freshman Republican congressmen posted six-figure hauls from January through March. Governor Tomblin Signs Opioid Antagonist Act By Beth Vorhees • Mar 9, 2015 At the legislature today, the House made some major changes to the senate's campaign finance reform bill. And two senators say the bill will not be approved by the Senate with those changes intact. A rally over the weekend brings six thousand citizens to the capitol to speak out against the Republican-led initiatives they say will hurt workers across the state. And we'll talk about senior citizen's issues with representatives of the AARP on The Legislature Today. House Judiciary Passes Concealed Carry & Political Spending Reform By Liz McCormick • Mar 9, 2015 Listen Listening... / 4:34 Over the weekend the House Judiciary Committee met to discuss a handful of bills, but most notably the bill to amend the concealed carry law and a bill that reforms political spending in the state. Senate Backs Bill Amending Election Contribution Laws By Ashton Marra • Mar 4, 2015 Martin Valent / West Virginia Legislative Photography During an evening session on the final day to approve bills in their originating chamber, members of the state Senate passed a bill that would make major changes to election contribution laws in West Virginia. The body began debating the bill more than a week ago that when introduced would have removed all contribution caps for candidate donations and allowed corporations to begin giving to West Virginia races. Warriors and Veterans to Agriculture Seeks Legislative Funding By Beth Vorhees • Mar 3, 2015 At the legislature today, bills to repeal West Virginia's educational standards and loosen up the state's campaign finance laws were up for discussion in the senate. These stories and more coming up on The Legislature Today. Why Should Voters Care About Campaign Finance Reporting? By Beth Vorhees • Oct 21, 2014 West Virginia Public Broadcasting / West Virginia Public Broadcasting On West Virginia Morning, lawmakers get some advice about how to make campaign finance reporting more transparent. And we'll profile Rocket Boy Homer Hickam. Rahall Outspends Jenkins More Than 2-to-1 By Associated Press • Oct 16, 2014 Democratic Congressman Nick Rahall spent $1.2 million last quarter for his tough re-election bid, more than double what GOP opponent Evan Jenkins spent. As political ads flooded the airwaves in the race, Jenkins spent $542,800 last quarter. Seeking his 20th term, Rahall raised $487,200 from July through September and had $381,700 cash left. Jenkins, a state senator, raised $307,200 and had $461,400 in his campaign account. Rahall Raises $324K in W.Va.'s 3rd District; Jenkins, $194K By Associated Press • Apr 16, 2014 Democrat U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall raised almost $324,000 last quarter for his contested re-election bid, while GOP challenger Evan Jenkins banked about $193,500. Federal Election Commission reports say Rahall has about $1.1 million in his campaign account after the January-through-March fundraising period. Jenkins has about $512,000 cash on hand.


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Microcontroller based design.
Digitally calibrated.
Computer interface through rs232/rs485.
Digital noise filtering, direct measure up to 400amp's.
TRMS measurement, class of accuracy: 0.2%
Inbuilt surge protection in selectivity model.
User friendly operation with embossed keypad.
Tamper proof calibration & long term stability.
Portable in size.
High speed measurement.
To perform no load, block rotor & efficiency test of motor & pumps.
To perform load, load test of 1-ph & 3-ph distribution, power, control, Isolation & other transformers.
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Educational institutes, degree /diploma/ITI colleges in electrical and electronics department.
To monitor power condition at renewable energy generation, mega mall, mobile base station etc.
Voltage : 50v to 300v (per phase)
Ampere : 0.250a to 80amp.
Watt : 24w to 24kw (per phase)
VA : 24va to 24kva (per phase)
VAR : 24var to 24kvar (per phase)
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Damien Hirst's future London studio shines with iridescent glazed brick
Brought to you with support fromLocated on a corner site within London's historic Soho district, a neighborhood long associated with the arts, 40 Beak Street is an animated four-story structure clad in iridescent glazed brick with cast aluminum window surrounds and soffits. The nearly 28,000-square-foot project was designed by London-based firm Stiff + Trevillion and is currently undergoing interior work by artist Damien Hirst who recently purchased the building.
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- Architects Stiff + Trevillion, Veretec (Executive Architect)
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- Location London
- Date of Completion June 2018
- System Concrete structure with brick cladding
- Products Schuco FW50, custom St. Joris brick & glazing, Ancon Building Products steel frame


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Sailors' Bethel built at a cost of £2,000 to the design of Thos. Oliver Junior was opened on the 12th of April 1877. The word "Beth-el" is Hebrew for "House of God", and in the 130 years of its existence this building has served as a nonconformist chapel, a community centre, a Danish seamen's church and now, finally, offices.
In the late 19th century regular trade between Newcastle and Danish ports resulted in cargoes of butter, eggs and fresh meat arriving at the mouth of the Ouseburn, and the Sailors' Bethel was the ideal place for the Danish seamen to stay overnight whilst their cargo was unloaded.
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A picture of the Sailors Bethel painted in 1965 by L.S.Lowry. Old Chapel, Newcastle upon Tyne By L.S.Lowry 1965.


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A MAN has been charged with a string of burglaries.
Daniel Bryan Thornton, 35, of no fixed address, was charged following break-ins on Gordon Road in Curdridge, Gaylyn Way, Fareham, Clayhall Road, Gosport, Lower Spinney in Fareham, and Ranvilles Lane, Fareham, over a period of five months.
He has also been charged with an offence of acquiring, using, or possessing criminal property.
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Whilst we celebrated Christmas, the war in Syria continued as did global political, racial and gender injustice and the disrespectful treatment of many people, animals and the earth. As we enter the New Year, instability, on a personal, national and global level, has become almost overwhelming and we feel powerless to affect any change.
Yet nothing could be further from the truth. Like the spring to come, there are already wonderful shoots appearing from the ground. 100 years ago, men wanted to go to war in order to grow up and discover their manhood. Now our consciousness has shifted and we prefer peace. This is due to a fundamental shift from ego and left–brain dominance to a greater equality between both hemispheres of the brain.
While the left hemisphere, the home of Male energy, enables us to survive on a physical plane, the right hemisphere, the home of Female energy, enables us to create on a spiritual plane. This is not a gender issue. Each of us is a combination of masculine and feminine energies.
So what does this mean? The left hemisphere is the "doing brain" which enables us to survive on the physical plane, whereas the right hemisphere is the "being brain" which enables us to connect with the spiritual plane. Jill Bolte Taylor has written an extraordinary book on this subject. An eminent Harvard neuroscientist, she suffered a stroke at the age of 37 during which her left hemisphere was completely wiped out by a massive bleed. As a result, she went into a state of bliss, which is the natural state of the right brain. "My Stroke of Insight" is the extraordinary story of how she regained use of her left hemisphere and the choices it gave her.
Regaining a balance between the two hemispheres of the brain means that we can learn how to relinquish control and goal-setting at least some of the time and go into stillness and silence, away from the addiction of busyness. It requires practice – after all, we've had a lifetime of practicing the left-brained way. It stands to sense that, in order to regain a better balance, for the moment we might need to concentrate a little more relaxation and other creative pursuits. That is why there has been an explosion of interest in meditation and mindfulness. Whereas such ideas were virtually unheard of in the western world 100 years ago, courses to help us are now appearing around every corner.
The good news is that we can make a difference to the world simply by balancing our thoughts. We can choose to change consciousness with every thought we think and every action we take, however small. That is why it is essential to choose peaceful thoughts and actions. If we find ourselves getting angry over something, we need to learn to let it go. The anger response in the body takes 90 seconds from beginning to end. Once that 90 seconds has gone, it is merely choice that keeps it going round our bodies and minds.
Learning to use our right brain more frequently will affect a major shift in consciousness across the planet, so take up singing, music, painting and poetry or anything that makes you feel creative. Learn how to slow down by mediating or dancing or simply being with someone in silence. There are endless ways to get into the right brain. Once you are there, you will at last achieve the peace of mind that we all long for. And then, at last, our personal and collective consciousness will shift and we will achieve peace both internally and externally.
Wishing you all a peaceful and beautiful 2015.
Love Laurelle x


text: This paper examines the potential of describing interactive systems in a declarative manner with concepts familiar to both developers and designers. Such declarative interaction descriptions will enable evolutionary prototyping processes. This new type of design and development processes that can emerge with declarative interaction is described along with benefits for human-centred system design. A few challenges are raised for future research in this area.