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It can be said easily that everyone wants the cheapest flights possible and that is the objective when one is looking to buy airline tickets. You want to know how to find the cheapest days to fly and getting the best deals on airfare. The best way is by making comparison shopping which plays a big role and so you want to know when to buy tickets and the best days to fly. Other than comparing there are lots of other ways also through which you can save money. You can follow below tips to know cheapest days to fly and best time to buy airline tickets.
1. Book on Tuesday. Tuesday is the cheapest day to book. When you want to book US flight then the best time to book a U.S. flight is usually Tuesday at about 3 p.m. eastern time. Tuesday is best because many airlines release weekly airfare sales in the early morning hours of Tuesday, and by mid-afternoon, competing airlines have matched sale prices. So, on Tuesday you can get many best deals to choose from.
2. Best time to buy airline ticket is the time when it is not too early and not too late. When you buy too early then you may have to pay too much and similarly last hours tickets are costly. U.S. tickets: Shop between 3 months and 30 days before departure. When you are looking for International tickets then you should shop between 5 ½ months and 1 ½ months before departure. A popular time to fly is like this. When looking to travel in peak travel periods such as June, July, and August; Thanksgiving or Christmas/New Year's and other holiday dates then you should buy tickets two months in advance. You can also always search current fare compare deals.
Always compare airfare
Comparing airfare is always great way to get best price. No matter when you book your ticket you should always compare airfare so that you make best decision when you are looking to book your flight ticket.
Fly the cheapest flight ticket
You can always look for Non-stops vs. connecting flights. You know that non-stops flights are more convenient but this is also true that you can sometimes find much better deals on connecting flights where you can save up to 50%. You should always compare the price of a non-stop flight with a connecting flight before you make a decision to ding your credit card, and only you can decide best if a cheaper price on a connecting flight is worth the inconvenience of a longer travel day.
Flight reservation phone number
When you want ti make flight reservation on any airline like United Airlines for your travel to a destination in US then you can dial flight reservation phone number and talk to the booking guy on the phone to process your request of making reservation on the flight.
It is always great to know how much luggage is allowed in an international flight that you are going to take. If you don't know and take more luggage or unallowed luggage then you will face lot of troubles. So, first thing comes as carry on luggage. Generally you are allowed to take one bag and one personal item with you in the flight. There is size and weight limit also for your carry on luggage which can fit into the cabin. What comes as personal items? They are laptop bag, briefcase and handbag. Maximum weight is 7 KG and dimension is 48 CM height, 34 CM width and 23 CM depth. Carry on luggage may vary as per your ticket class and airlines.
Know how much luggage is allowed in international flight
Apart from carry on luggage there is check-in luggage. As there might be variation in the size and weight of carry on luggage for different airline, similarly there might be variation in size and weight for check-in luggage. However, as a general rule the suitcase length, width and height should not exceed 140 CM per piece after adding them. Also the weight should be 32 KG or less per piece in first and business class and this limit is 15 KG for economy class. Number of baggage will depend on airline which could be 2 or 3. If there is enough space you may be allowed for bulky items like music equipment, bicycles or so on. However you may have to pay some fee for that. Also if you are travelling with infant then infant luggage allowed will depend and vary with different airlines.
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Flight information helpline number
When you have questions like how much luggage is allowed on a particular airline or what is the cancellation policy and so on then you can dial our flight information helpline number. You can ask for direct flight, connecting flight, arrangements when flight is delayed and so on. The representative on the other side will answer and help you as much as you need it. After that you will be well informed flyer and then can easily make decision whether to fly on that flight or not?
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You want to keep track of your tickets, the timing of your flight and your booking status but it could be tedious, especially if you are in a hurry. So you have the process simplified. Your flight booking portal where you booked your air ticket from allows you to check your PNR status in a fast and easy manner.Your PNR will provide you all the information about the real-time status of your booking. With your PNR number you will be able to know if your American Airlines tickets have been confirmed, or if you are on the waiting list. You will also get to know updates about the exact arrival and departure of American Airlines flights.You can find the PNR number in your ticket itself. Using the PNR number you can get e ticket also.
Steps to get flight e ticket from PNR number
To get flight e ticket from PNR number you can follow below steps;
1. Open your flight booking portal website.
2. Then logon there.
3. Then click on customer support link.
4. After that click on 'Print E Tickets' button which you will see under your product type like domestic flight, international flight.
5. Enter your PNR number corresponding to your booking and the contact number that you gave at the time of booking of your flight ticket.
This is how you can get flight e ticket from PNR number.
Flight reservation phone number
When you want to make flight reservation then one way is to do so, on the website of the airline or on flight booking portal where from you originally booked the ticket. But if you booked your flight ticket on phone then to make your reservation you should dial flight reservation phone number and ask the representative on the phone to make your reservation. You can also clarify for any doubts If you have.
Book a cheap flight at flycoair
Flycoair is one of the great flight booking portals and it is a third party portal. When you plan to travel in any part of the world you can book a cheap flight at Flycoair. The process of booking cheap flight is simple on Flycoair. You only need to enter your journey details and then click on Search. After that you will get the list of flights where you can see the details of each flight including price. Now you can choose really cheap flight that meets your requirement the best and thus you can book a cheap flight at Flycoair quite easily. You can also see several airline airfare deals on flycoair which makes booking cheap flight ticket quite easy for you.
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Bianca - Competition jacket
Bianca was developed as a tailor's piece.
Fitted jacket with a refined, elegant and timeless design.
Very comfortable and breathable jacket. Concorde and Zip'in 2 airbag compatible.
Bianca exists in black and navy blue.
Detailed description:
Bianca is compatible with the Concorde and Zip'in 2 airbags from Helite.
Fitted jacket. Blazer collar
3 golden buttons on the front
3 golden buttons on each wrist.
2 false pockets with simple flap decorated with a leather effect piping.
Princess cuttings on the front and back.
Opening on the front right clip for the airbag cord.
Mesh underarm yokes.
Fabric information
Italian "Sensitive" fabric, breathable, provides optimal comfort and is designed to be easy to care for, quick-drying and wrinkle-free.
It is treated to protect your skin from UV rays.
The fabric is made of polyamide and Lycra (elastane) microfibre, which ensures good elasticity (bi-stretch).
Size advice: take a size below your usual size for the navy and black color . Chosse your regular size for the color Mocha
Data sheet
- Composition
- 73% Polyamide, 27% Elastane
- Upkeep
- Washing inside out 30° maximum, Spin drying 900 t/m maximum, No tumble dry, Iron inside out.
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- Concorde and Helite Zip'in 2 airbag compatible
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on Friday, February 26, 2016
"Our community colleges are dealing with financial pressures because of the delay in state funding and students are counting on the MAP grants to better their lives with a college education," commented Rep. Cavaletto. "This legislation is a realistic proposal that gives the governor the tools and real funding to provide needed help to students and colleges and I hope Speaker Madigan and our Democrat colleagues will join us in passing this immediately," Cavaletto added.
The total spending package is approximately $1.68 billion that would come from general funds. It is contingent on the passage of the recently filed "Unbalanced Budget Response Act" that would permit the governor to manage monies in existing funds to adequately fund programs including higher education.
on Tuesday, February 23, 2016
"Today the governor reiterated that education is a top priority by proposing record funding for our children's schools as well as early childhood education. I think we should send him a clean funding bill that meets these priorities," Rep. Cavaletto said. "For the other state spending, the governor offered two alternatives to finally balance our state budget: one that includes reforms to lower spending and another that will rely heavily on spending cuts. Either way, the governor has demonstrated his willingness to work in a bi-partisan manor for the good of our state. Something needs to be done quickly because our families and seniors cannot wait any longer," he added.
The K-12 general state aid proposed would be $55 million higher than Fiscal Year 2016. This funding level would fund the full $6,119 foundation level for the first time in seven years. The Early Childhood Education program would receive an increase of $75 million, bringing it to its highest funding level ever at $393 million.
Other items in the governor's proposed FY17 budget include selling unneeded assets like the Thompson Center office building in Chicago, procurement reforms to save $500 million over several years, no salary increase or cost of living adjustments, and there is a 10% reduction in the budgets for Constitutional Officers and the General Assembly.
on Thursday, February 18, 2016
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on Wednesday, February 10, 2016
U.S. President Barak Obama joins a small group of sitting presidents (Taft, Hoover & Carter) when he addresses the Illinois General Assembly today at 1:30 p.m. (live coverage begins at 1:10 p.m.). You can watch the President's address by clicking here.
Rep. Cavaletto Hosts Meeting in Vandalia to Help with Clean Up Issues for Local Farmers & Oil Companies
on Monday, February 08, 2016
Rep. Cavaletto was joined by Brad Carlson, with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Office of Legislation, Mike Mankowski, Director of Oil & Gas for IDNR, and Randy Pollard from Governor Bruce Rauner's office to discuss the issues farmers have been dealing with concerning the mineral leases that allow companies to drill for and extract natural resources on their farm land.
"I am happy to be able to bring together local farmers and the new leadership at the Department of Natural Resources to work through finding a solution between the people who grow our food and those who harvest our natural resources," said Rep. Cavaletto. "There is a way for both farmers and energy companies to co-exist using the same land. It's being done all over Illinois and we can make sure it happens here in the 107th District as well," Cavaletto added.
The group of landowners is talking about forming a coalition that will meet quarterly. They want to join together to document their concerns for DNR which include: access to their land, cleaning up oil spills and/or saltwater contaminated land, taking care of uncapped wells, removing abandoned pump jacks, and repairing leaking tanks.
Many of the oil & gas leases for these properties date back to the 1940's when the oil boom hit the south central area of Illinois. The leases for the right to drill and extract oil and gas have changed hands over the years and research needs to be conducted to clarify who owns the leases and who is responsible for clean-up.
"These issues date back many years and we appreciate Rep. Cavaletto bringing us together to help move this process forward to ensure that DNR regulations are followed and landowners' concerns are addressed. Anyone with questions may contact either our Springfield Oil & Gas Office at 217-782-7756 or Centralia Oil & Gas Office at 618-533-8979," said IDNR Director Wayne Rosenthal.
on Monday, February 08, 2016
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on Thursday, February 04, 2016
State Representative John Cavaletto spoke to the Rotarians of the Salem Rotary Club this week. He gave an update on the status of the state budget and the challenges to pass a balanced budget.
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Music and Education are my passions.
From my base in sunny Nelson, I work in many roles (paid and voluntary) to support music education from the flax-roots to nationally, and globally. Most of this work involves a focus on leading workshops and professional learning around New Zealand and Australia on Technology Integration and Music Technology for high school teachers. Recent contract work includes project management and review of education resources in music technology. My work is informed from my extensive experience from the last 15 years teaching in schools and mentoring teachers to improve implementation of curriculum and student outcomes.
Additionally, I have performed as part of groups in a wide variety of Music genres: Classical Piano, Jazz Combos, Live Laptop Electronica to Trumpet in a Cuban Son Band.
Some of my current projects are; Buskudara - a genre bending street-band; PressRoll - a live electronica duo; DJ Tunesifter - Vinyl and Digital Funk/Soul/Jazz/Hip-Hop
Currently: Doctoral Candidate (Chancellors Scholarship)
Te Herenga Waka/Victoria University of Wellington
Masters in Education (Distinction)
Te Herenga Waka/Victoria University of Wellington
Graduate Diploma of Theology
Laidlaw College, Auckland
Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary)
Te Herenga Waka/Victoria University of Wellington
Bachelor of Music (Musicology)
Te Herenga Waka/Victoria University of Wellington
Current Employment
Current Professional Positions
Past Professional Positions
National Learning Area Lead Performing Arts
(Music, Drama, Dance) - Curriculum and Assessment
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Executive Committee
Australia and New Zealand Association for Research in
Music Education
Board Member (Deputy chair 2017)
Music Education New Zealand Aotearoa (MENZA)
Music Technology Mentor
EDnet AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND
Past Employment
K-12 Education Specialist
Melodics - Contractor
Education Review, K-12 Consultant and Resource creation
Ableton - Contractor
National Facilitator of Music
Te Kete Ipurangi - New Zealand Ministry of Education
Assessment Contractor
New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Education Research and Consultancy
Emo Collective Ltd (Director)
Community Facilitator, Webinar technical support, Content Creator
Midnight Music, INTERNATIONAL
Digital Kaiārahi for Music (Networks of Expertise)
Music Education New Zealand Aotearoa in partnership with the New Zealand Ministry of Education
Teaching Fellow
Te Herenga Waka/Victoria University of Wellington
Music Teacher (Head of Performing Arts, Teacher in charge of Music)
Waimea College, Richmond, NZ
Music and Humanities Teacher
Kerikeri High School, NZ
Education Consultant and TESOL Trainer
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Digital Sales
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Southeast Asia is now the fastest-growing mobile game market in the world. The industry's revenue has tripled over the last five years.
Latin America is home to 289 million gamers. That's a quarter of the world's gaming population. The Latin American market represents an amazing opportunity for major companies and indie developers alike.
There are two main types of agency, full-service agencies and specialized agencies, which differ according to the number of functions they can perform. Specialized agencies can be divided into several subcategories depending on the game promotion tools they use.


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What happened at the UX Camp 2016 Zurich, what I learned, what I discovered and all my takeovers. Attending the Zurich UX Camp is always a great experience. Because the people that attend are so inspired and excited to be part of the event. Because the organisation is able to make you feel comfortable within a warm context. Because the venue is awesome and food is great!
Continue reading Design Events – UX Camp 2016 Zurich, My Takeovers


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Bay Weekly from Marylands Mountains to Shining Ocean
Dear Bay Weekly:
I lived in Galesville for over six years and recently moved back home to Cumberland a year ago. I missed the Bay Times so much and just recently found your URL. I am so happy!
I was wondering: Have you ever thought of making Bay Weekly available for all Maryland counties and the tri-state region, perhaps from Garrett County all the way down to Ocean City?
The 15 million people living in the Chesapeake Bay watershed play an important role in the ecosystem.
Why not try and reach out and touch all of them?
I think your paper would be a hit everywhere and something that brings each county throughout Maryland closer together!
Christa Kennedy, Cumberland
Editors note: Were flattered by your suggestion, and were with you in seeing that Chesapeake Country is a community of interest, a universe revolving around the same sun, our Bay. But our best chance for being everywhere is the Worldwide Web, where you found us.
She Saw It, Too
Dear Bay Weekly:
Your Halloween article on ghosts, haunting and UFOs [Alien Hunters and Paranormal Investigators Explore the Far Horizon of Chesapeake Country: Vol. IX, No. 43, October 25-31] was very interesting. I am a friend of Bill Bean and have seen some of his videos; in fact some were taken at my residence here on the Bay. He has many excellent videos and photos. I too, have video footage of disc-shaped objects over the Bay as well as many ORB photos. Please visit my web site at www.mystic-chamber.com.
Thank you for your time. Many blessings,
Lisa Osborne, [email protected]
Seeking Ribbon Candy
Dear Bay Weekly:
In your archives, I found an article on ribbon candy. For years I have been looking for ribbon candy. Because I have had no luck, I thought that I would make it myself, so I have been searching the Internet for the recipe but have had no luck as of yet. Wondering if you can help?
If you luck out and happen to run across it, send it to me and Ill send you a really big batch.
Thank you!
Yevette Lobban, [email protected].
Celebrate as Beach Buccaneers Turn 20
Dear Bay Weekly:
We would like to invite you and all your readers to the Beach Buccaneers youth sports leagues 20th Anniversary Homecoming Saturday, November 3, in Chesapeake Beach, at Kellam Field.
The football games will begin at 8am and end at 10pm. The homecoming crowning of queens and princesses will be from 2 to 3:15. We will have free pony rides and a Moon Bounce for the kids during the day as well.
So come on down, bring your family and enjoy a fun-filled, action packed day with us.
Hope to see you there!
The Emerys, North Beach
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God gave us two kidneys, one to use and one to give. Powerful thought.
In this video, Lloyd Ratner, MD, Director, Renal and Pancreatic Transplant Program, tells prospective patients, kidney donors, and families what they need to know about kidney donation and transplantation. In this direct and engaging presentation, Dr. Ratner provides a wealth of information about the advantages of living donor kidney donation; laparoscopic and open surgical techniques; what donors and recipients should expect during and after surgery; post-operative pain and followup; and post-donation pregnancy.
As the doctor says, "Once you recover from the kidney donation, you should be 100% completely normal."
While it is a big decision to donate a kidney, living donors can save lives. If you think it might be something that you are interested in, you can help by calling us at 770-310-2426 for info to do a 15-minute phone screening on being a living donor. You can also call the St. Luke's Transplant Department directly to do the screening at 832-355-4100. Just tell them your planned recipient is Dominique (Nikki) Brooks.
A living donor candidate is a person who is healthy, well-informed and makes a voluntary decision to donate one of their kidneys. Living donors must be over 18 and in good general health, have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of less than 30, a non-smoker, with no evidence of significant high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, kidney disease, heart disease or hepatitis.
Thanks for helping us find a living kidney donor. Please spread the word and/or call us at 770-310-2426 for info to do a 15-minute phone screening or St. Luke's Transplant Department directly at 832-355-4100 for me, Dominique Brooks.
Be Inspired — Give Life!
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Retaining wall is a structure designed and constructed to resist the lateral pressure of soil, when there is a desired change in ground elevation that exceeds the angle of repose of the soil.
The build of retaining walls consists of materials like masonry, stone, brick, concrete, vinyl, steel or timber. Certain areas have topography that varies from slightly rolling to mountainous. For such areas, retaining walls allow the construction of steps or level areas.
Every retaining wall supports a "wedge" of soil. The wedge is defined as the soil which extends beyond the failure plane of the soil type present at the wall site, and can be calculated once the soil friction angle is known. As the setback of the wall increases, the size of the sliding wedge is reduced. This reduction lowers the pressure on the retaining wall.
A retailing wall must satisfy the following conditions
- Must not be slippery
- Resist Overturning
- Must be build on a good bearing capacity soil.
To prevent downslope soil erosion, different retaining walls are built. These walls hold back soil from buildings, structure or a particular area.
Gravity Retaining walls use their mass or weight to resist the pressure exerted by the earth behind them. These walls usually have an average height of three to four feet. They are made from mortar-less stone or masonry units.
Gravity is able to hold back the earth or soil, due to its construction. These walls consist of a volume of materials. These materials are stacked together in the making of the walls. The weight or force of friction that is created by these materials is greater than the force exerted by the soil. The thickness of the wall at the base exceeds that at the top. A process known as 'battering' helps the walls to improve stability by leaning back into the retained soil. In this process, as the walls get taller they slant backwards. Battering is done to prolong the lifespan of gravity walls, which otherwise would tilt outward. Construction of gravity walls demands a high quantity of building materials. That is the reason these walls are difficult to build, and get more cumbersome as they get gravity
Sheet pile retaining walls are usually used in soft soil and tight spaces. Sheet pile walls are made out of steel, vinyl or wood planks which are driven into the ground. For a quick estimate the material is usually driven one third above ground, two third below ground, but this may be altered depending on the environment.
A cable or a rod is used as a tie-back anchor to the walls. The rods are placed at a distance and tied to the back of the walls. Hydrostatic pressure is one of the main causes of the instability of the walls. So to eliminate this drawback, proper drainage has to be ensured during construction.
Cantilever retaining walls are manufactured in the form of an inverted 'T'. The word 'cantilever' means 'projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only'. Here, it means that the walls transform horizontal pressure from behind the wall into vertical pressure on the ground below. The footer of cantilever walls should be wide enough to prevent the wall from tipping. The thickness of not only the footer but also that of the wall is important. The walls are built with steel reinforcement in both the footing and wall structures. Cantilever retaining walls are and should be designed only by structural engineers. They are not meant for self-building purposes.
Cantilever walls are among the taller retaining walls, and are single layer walls. Here, the walls have uniform thickness and are tied to a footing. Properly engineered cantilever walls hold back sufficient amount of soil. Typical basements in a house are an example of these retaining walls.
An anchored retaining wall can be constructed in any of the aforementioned styles but also includes additional strength using cables or other stays anchored in the rock or soil behind it. Usually driven into the material with boring, anchors are then expanded at the end of the cable, either by mechanical means or often by injecting pressurized concrete, which expands to form a bulb in the soil. Technically complex, this method is very useful where high loads are expected, or where the wall itself has to be slender and would otherwise be too weak.
Concrete retaining walls are high built and have deeper and heavier soil underneath them. These properties make them offer better resilience and solidity. These walls require greater base depth so as to create a better foundation. Properly installed concrete retaining walls do not face problems like tilting, bowling or cracking. They are also not susceptible to climate induced degradation.
For enclosing an area in a garden, block retaining walls are the most suitable. These walls are of two types. Modular retaining walls, and segmental retaining walls. They have interlocking concrete units to hold back the load of the soil. Similar to gravity walls, they use the force of gravity to resist overturn and sliding. The nature of the walls prevents hydrostatic pressure as well.
The rocks and stones that are used in the construction of these walls must suit the landscape. When rocks are stacked together, spaces are left between the rocks. These spaces or gaps are filled with the soil mix. If plants are allowed to grow in between the rocks, it will strengthen the walls. Growing roots will prevent soil from becoming loose, and help prevent soil erosion.
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The North Ayrshire Open Art committee are an enthusiastic group of volunteers who are committed to ensuring that the annual Open Art Exhibition is an established event on the Scottish art exhibition calendar.
This prestigious exhibition showcases the work of artists living and working in Ayrshire, Scotland and beyond. It has attracted thousands of visitors since the first exhibition in 1996 with many returning each year.
Artists from around Scotland are invited to submit 2 & 3 dimensional artworks for the exhibition which takes place in the beautiful light and airy setting of the Racquet Hall in the picturesque grounds of Eglinton Park.
NAC Representative
Marie Blackwood
Exhibition Co-ordinator
Julia Griffin
Exhibition Organisers
Ronald Smart
Allison Davis
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Vancouver based Real Estate Developer and Builder urgently looking to hire a Construction Superintendent for a residential project in Downtown Vancouver. Previous concrete experience is required.
Strong pipeline of mid-rise residential projects with commercial aspects throughout the Vancouver and Lower Mainland areas with great growth potential for the successful applicant. Candidates must have experience leading concrete residential projects from start to finish in a Site Supervisor capacity.
- Working with the Project Manager to lead on-site operations for the construction of each assigned project.
- Communicate and liaise with Senior Executives, PM, Development team – lead on-site trades and subs and all other representatives ensuring a great working environment and strong lines of communication to ensure project success.
- Assist with schedule oversight and update accordingly with changes as required throughout construction.
- Attend weekly meetings with subcontractors and vendors ensuring quality control, timely completion of work and adherence to implemented on-site safety protocols.
- Provide value engineering and information for site issues as they arise working with all relevant parties to ensure the best solution.
- Strong experience in leading teams, construction practices and procedures and building code.
- Competent to complete and train junior staff with budget tracking, change orders, RFI's, progress reports and contract compliance.
- Outgoing communicator who can build and maintain a positive work environment ensuring collective achievement of goals.
- Strong software proficiency for schedules and construction management.
- Skilled problem solver who is highly organized and consistently hit's project deadlines.
- Other duties as required.
Qualifications & Skills:
- 5-7 years minimum in a Superintendent role leading mid-rise residential concrete projects – Candidates must have completed at least 2 projects start to finish for a GC or Full-Service Developer.
- BSc in Construction Management or Engineering or equivalent years of hands-on experience in Residential/Commercial(mixed-use) fields.
- Strong communicator both verbal and written who can build relationships with suppliers and subcontractors and all internal/external team members throughout the construction process for future benefit and immediate success.
- Good software proficiency for schedules, value engineering and construction management use.
- Safety first approach.
- First Aid / CPR Training
- Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.
Should you be open to discussing please apply below or visit SSA Group Canada's website to learn more about current vacancies in Vancouver, throughout Canada and the United States.
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Telephones+34 942 735 148
Opening and closing
Closed from December 15 to April 1.
At a glance
The experience of finding oneself in the midst of the Picos de Europa Mountains is enhanced by the sight of vineyards criss-crossing the valley, vineyards that are the inspiration for every nook and cranny of this impressive and spacious highland manor named after a grape variety, filling it with colour and reminiscences of wood and fruit aromas. Worthy of special note is the winery, which forms part of the architectural ensemble. It produces orujo liqueur and excellent wines, and guided tours and tasting sessions are available. The view through its large windows brings the outdoors into the lounges, beckoning one to explore them.


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GameSupport is an AMOSPro extension I wrote in the dim and distant past to make my life easier when writing AMRWolf and the first prototype of AMRVoxel. Since I'm about to release the final work-in-progress of AMRWolf with source, I'm releasing the extension too. (The extension occupies slot 23. Full source is included)
The interesting functions are Gsiconify(), the GsCodeModule concept (maybe I'll find some example code modules to upload soon) and the GsTrack protracker playroutine, which supports getting command 8 triggers into the program, and also playing a subsection of a module as a "jingle". (Think Pinball games, where a single pattern plays in a loop until you launch the ball…)


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Obayashi Nobuhiko Retrospective at the Japan Society
Our Yale event with the great director Obayashi Nobuhiko ended with considerable success. We can't get the crowds of New York or Boston, but we had some deep discussions about such topics ad Ozu's editing, 3.11, and experimental film. Obayashi-kantoku is very much the 1960s gentleman, his wife and producer Kyoko the kindest of ladies, and their daughter Chigumi a pillar of support.
We had Obayashi and his family over to our house for dinner while they were here. There were lots of entertaining stories (including one about Kadokawa Haruki) and a bit of wisdom, but I could also see how he could be a great teacher or mentor. My son showed him the film he made in class in the spring. Not just focusing on how good the film was or not, Obayashi told him that amateur films are as equally cinema as professional films. The crucial thing is to know--and positively use--one's limitations and to have control over the film, giving it unity. Thus if my son had to play 5 or 6 parts out of necessity, the important thing is for the film to be conscious of that and use it to its benefit. If an amateur film does that, it is just as much cinema as any professional film is. Obayashi then used my son's film as example in the talk session the next day.
A Movie: The Cinema of Obayashi Nobuhiko — at Yale
A Movie: The Cinema of Obayashi Nobuhiko
One of the last major Japanese directors active since the 1960s, Obayashi Nobuhiko is doing a four-city tour of the East Coast, with Yale as the first stop. Little known outside of Japan, he gained a following in America with the DVD release of his debut feature film House, but our Yale event will present his unknown sides through screenings of three of his films and separate informal talk sessions. A pioneer of experimental film in Japan, Obayashi continued to stun audiences with his stylistic flourishes even as he became one of the hit-makers if the 1980s and 1990s. A wonderful study in contrast, he combined pop culture with literary sensibility, visual innovation with a love for classical Japanese film, and nostalgia with a celebration of cinematic artifice, a stance evident in the words "A Movie" he attaches to many of his films.
Friday, November 13, 2015
12:00 pm, Sterling Memorial Library Room 218
Talk Session (with Interpreter) and Lunch
RSVP to Suzette Benitez, CEAS: email@example.com
7:00 pm, Whitney Humanities Center, Auditorium
I Are You, You Am Me – "Tenkōsei" [a.k.a. Exchange Student] (Japan, 1982) 112 min., 35 mm
Complexe (Japan, 1964) 14 min., 16 mm
Director Ōbayashi Nobuhiko
Introduced and followed by a Q&A with the director
(Council on East Asian Studies and Films at the Whitney, supported by the Barbakow Fund for Innovative Film Programs at Yale)
Saturday, November 14, 2015
12:00 pm, Sterling Memorial Library Room 218
Talk Session (in Japanese) and Lunch
RSVP to Suzette Benitez, CEAS: email@example.com
7 pm, Whitney Humanities Center, Auditorium
The Rocking Horsemen – "Seishun dendekedekedeke" (Japan, 1992) 135 min., 35 mm
Director Ōbayashi Nobuhiko
Introduced and followed by a Q&A with the director
(Council on East Asian Studies and Films at the Whitney, supported by the Barbakow Fund for Innovative Film Programs at Yale)
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Mar 21, 2014
Tesco confirms joint venture with Tata in India
Mar 21, 2014
LONDON, England - Britain's Tesco has sealed a joint venture agreement with a unit of India's Tata Group that will see it invest $140 million and become the first foreign supermarket to enter the country's $500 billion retail sector.
Tesco said on Friday that following receipt of approval from the Indian Foreign Investment Promotion Board, it has entered into a deal with Trent Limited to form a 50:50 joint venture with the operator of the Star Bazaar retail business, Trent Hypermarket Limited (THL).
The world's third-largest retailer, which since 2008 has had a franchise agreement to provide support to Star Bazaar, had made the application to India's FIPB in December.
On completion of the transaction THL will operate 12 stores retailing a range of merchandise including food and grocery, personal and home care products, home and kitchen, fashion and accessories.
The stores are operated under the 'Star Bazaar' and 'Star Daily' banners, and spread across the southern and western regions of India.
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Monday, October 5, 2009
Kristof and WuDunn's "Half the Sky" on girls' education
Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide will almost certainly be judged one of the most important books of the year. Kristof and WuDunn argue that improving the situation of women in the developing world is the key to solving a host of problems in international relations and development. I've excerpted a few of the book's comments on education below.
You can purchase the book here or at your local bookstore - I recommend buying it in hardcover to move it up the bestseller lists, show your support for Kristof and WuDunn's efforts, and pass the book to a friend or two when you have finished reading.
Consider the costs of allowing half a country's human resources to go untapped. Women and girls cloistered in huts, uneducated, unemployed, and unable to contribute significantly to the world represent a vast seam of human gold that is never mined. The consequence of failing to educate girls is a capacity gap not only in billions of dollars of GNP but also in billions of IQ points.
We've repeatedly described educating girls as the single best way to lower fertility, improve children's health, and create a more just and dynamic society.
(We should promote a) $10 billion effort over five years to educate girls around the world and reduce the gender gap in education. This initiative would focus on Africa but would also support - and prod - Asian countries such as Afghanistan and Pakistan to do better. The aim would be not just to fund new schools, with DONATED BY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE written on the sides, but to experiment with finding the most cost-effective ways to support education. In some countries that may be providing school uniforms to girls from poor families, or deworming communities, or providing scholarships to the best-performing girls, or helping girls manage menstruation, or supporting school lunches, or extending Mexico's Oportunidades program to Africa. These approaches should be rigorously tried on a randomized basis, and assessed by outside evaluators, so that we can determine which are most cost-effective.
The second initiative would be for the United States to sponsor a global drive to iodize salt in poor countries, to prevent tens of millions of children from losing approximately ten I.Q. points each as a result of iodine deficiency while their brains are still being formed in the uterus.
One study after another has shown that educating girls is one of the most effective ways to fight poverty. Schooling is also often a precondition for girls and women to stand up against injustice, and for women to be integrated into the economy. Until women are numerate and literate, it is difficult for them to start businesses or contribute meaningfully to their national economies.
One of the most cost-effective ways to increase school attendance is to deworm students. Intestinal worms affect children's physical and intellectual growth. Indeed, ordinary worms kill 130,000 people a year, typically through anemia or intestinal obstruction, and the anemia particularly affects menstruating girls. When deworming was introduced in the American South in the early twentieth century, schoolteachers were stunned at the impact: The children were suddenly far more alert and studious. Likewise, a landmark study in Kenya found that deworming could decrease school absenteeism by a quarter.
Education and empowerment training can show girls that femininity does not equal docility, and can nurture assertiveness so that girls and women stand up for themselves.
Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
--Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
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CHST 3110 The Human Rights of Children: A Transnational Development
(Prior to Fall 2010, this course was known as CHDST 30.
The information below might still reflect the old course numbers. Bracketed numbers, if any, are the old course numbers. Learn more...)
3 hours; 3 credits
Development of the human rights of children movement nationally and internationally. Central documents, data bases, national and international legislation in the area of children and youth rights, the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child of 1989, and its implementation, Children Ombudsmen in other countries, UNICEF activities, and more. Rights of children to full development, to education, health care, culture, and with such topics as street children, child abuse, child prostitution, discrimination on the basis of sex, race, and religion, child soldiers, and child labor.
Prerequisite: English 1010; or permission of program director.


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Two paintings are better than one right? And three are better than two? Well no. But with the popularity of collages lately, I'm finding that I get more and more commission requests for two, three or more paintings in a series.
Art History
Now when it comes to art history, diptychs and triptychs are nothing new. It's not some super popular fad from Pinterest or anything. In fact if you have ever taken an Art History class you will remember many famous painters of the 15th and 16th centuries like Rogier van der Weyden's "Crucifixion" Triptych (video below) or Hans Memling's "Last Judgement" as main examples on a final exam.
While they have heavy social context and religious iconography, today's more common "home decor" diptychs and triptychs are simpler continuations of the painting on two or more canvases. (See Target, aisle 6B)
Some may have similar colors to tie the paintings together or some share horizon lines. I personally like the continuation of the strokes, so when I'm painting two paintings at once, I go ahead and attach them side by side on my easel. That way as I'm applying the color there is no disconnect, like you are looking out a window.
Blue Mood
When I was still working in Sioux Falls many moons ago, I had a duh moment where I was so sick of looking at bare walls in my cubicle that I ran to the craft store, bought two canvases, three colors and one brush. Over a lunch hour of about 15 minutes I had my artwork up. It wasn't anything special, abstract horizontal strokes with a 2 inch brush. Literally caking the paint on. At that point, I don't think I had touched a brush in over four years and I just had to paint. SOMETHING. So it was kind of therapeutic and a little pathetic since it made me realize I hadn't created any art for so long.
Well after we moved, those two blue paintings moved from my cubicle in Sioux Falls to my mud room in the new house. At some point I was going to add to them, they aren't "complete" other than they are dry but time makes fools of us all and there they sat.
I had all but forgot about them, when a client had saw them and loved them. So much so that he wanted to surprise his wife with a commissioned abstract diptych of her own. And it made me recall why I made them in the first place. They weren't remarkable by any means, just moments of frustration captured in paint. But, he liked the style, so how could I say no. Using gray, blues and greens I created the painting that I'm calling "Horizon". They took about a month to paint, mostly because you slowly build up layers and layers of color and paint. It was both 2 inch brush, a 1/2 round and palette knife. I used some linseed oil for thinning agent for the lighter white areas but mostly is was full application of raw oil.
Now it looks really simple, but it really wasn't. Certain colors blend really well to find that balance of warm and cool. Mixing weird hues together can get really muddy really fast. Plus I wanted to have a slight impressionism quality so that you can imagine it as waves or fields or clouds without hitting you over the head with it. The only real thought I had in this is the feeling of looking beyond.
I actually did some testing on two smaller canvases just to get the colors and movement right:
I really like the light and dark contrasts with the green and grays. It feels like you are floating and has a slight horizontal movement to it that is really appealing to me.
I had also played with some colors earlier on another double canvas painting titled "Lilypads". I blend two ways, one, I completely mix my colors with a palette knife on board or two, I mix directly on the canvas. Below, I'm mixing directly on canvas, above I'm premixing on board. Huge differences in application makes huge differences in style.
While these paintings are not my true impressionistic style, I always think it's a good idea to try new things and release a little creativity in new ways. It would be a very boring world, if you did the same thing day in and day out. So do something new today! Go forth and be creative!


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On May 11th and 12th of this year, Ducati will be offering a unique chance to own some of its racing history. Among some of the bikes being offered for sale by the Bologna factory are two of the most desirable - and perhaps most controversial - of the Italian manufacturer's history: the Ducati Desmosedici GP10 MotoGP bike ridden by Casey Stoner in his final year with the factory; and the Desmosedici GP11 machine which Valentino Rossi started his career with Ducati on at Qatar.
Both bikes on offer were built during the winter testing break before the season they were raced in, took to the track for the first time at Sepang and made their race debut at Qatar. The GP10 raced by Stoner is the machine that he went on to win his home Grand Prix at Phillip Island on, before being retired after Valencia, having racked up a total of 4232 km. Rossi's GP11 would see less track time: the bike being offered is the GP11, the bike Rossi started the season on before abandoning it in favor of the destroked version of the GP12 dubbed the GP11.1 by Ducati Corse. In total, the GP11 ridden by Rossi would clock up 2342km of track time.
As you might expect, the sale of bikes that were raced so recently come with plenty of strings attached. The party lucky enough to purchase the bikes will have to sign a confidentiality agreement before taking delivery of the bikes, and agree not to disclose technical details about the machines. Though the bikes are of a previous generation - and completely different to the GP12 which Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden will be contesting the 2012 MotoGP season with, far beyond just the capacity increase - the technology used is still current enough for it to be of interest to Ducati's competitors. That may explain why it is a GP11 on sale, rather than a GP11.1. The bike Rossi used from Assen onwards was an early version of the bike which Ducati had been planning to race in 2012, with the crankpin moved to reduce swept capacity to below the 800cc limit. Even though the GP12 has been radically redesigned, the internal engine dimensions are likely to have remained the same, and that is not knowledge which Ducati wishes to have become public knowledge.
But the Ducati Desmosedicis are not the only objects of desire to be sold by exclusive auction house RM Auctions at the sale to be held in Monaco. A number of historic bikes from the private Saltarelli Ducati collection is also on offer, including Giancarlo Falappa's 1992 888 World Superbike racer, some early Ducati Cucciolos, the machine that transformed Ducati from an electronics and appliance firm into the legendary motorcycle manufacturer, as well as a host of early desmo singles and twins. You can see the entire catalog on the RM Auction website.
Would that I were a billionaire
Personally, I would love to get my hands on a 250 Desmo single. Ducati should ressurect that baby for Moto 3. As for the GP 10/11 bikes on offer, Stoner's is no doubt the peach on offer.
Great history and for the fortunate few able to get a piece of the action,revel in it.
The real collectables no doubt remain locked down in the museum. The 2007 Ducati of Stoner. The Raymond Roche Superbike.
The Paul Smart 750 SS.
That's the one that got away. The most valuable Duck on the planet.
100+ bikes
I'm not really sure what to make of this. Ducati appear to be unloading over 100 bikes. Many of which seem rich in heritage. Odd.
On the cynical side
The proposed and anticipated Audi buy out of the factory. Ducati sales have been brilliant world wide for them, but their bottom line is dismal. Someone else will jump on the Stoner/Rossi bandwagon soon viz a viz Ducati GP current,but it won't be me.
Audi wish to take over the company,but are working the purchase price against a balance sheet of accumulated debt. The debt diminishes the purchase price.
Rightly so. Auction off expendable history. Don't Germany own the Parthenon about now?
In reply to On the cynical side by PIT BULL
Debt has value too
Depending on profitability and organizational structure, debt has value as well, and at times can increase the value of a company because it offers deferred tax advantages.
Nonetheless, some strange numbers floating around - Ducati was seeking north of 1 Billion Euros, whilst the current offer seems to be roughly half that - including several hundred million Euros of debt. If this is true - the company is a give-away, and the sale of their historic collection makes more sense in that light. How much longer will the MotoGP effort continue spending 1/10th of the company's total value each season for mediocre results under much more stringent (new) management? This doesn't bode well IMO
Any guesses as to what they'll sale for? whose will go for more?
I can't even guess - anyone have an educated idea about the value or what the reserve is?
In reply to Any guesses as to what they'll sale for? whose will go for more? by sparky
One... meee-leee-on
One... meee-leee-on dollars... boo hu ha ha ha ha ha
I'm not buying till they sort
I'm not buying till they sort out the front end :)
In reply to I'm not buying till they sort by pooch
What the hell.
Okay, I'll take one. But only if there's nothing that says I can't ditch those damn Bridgestones.
Stoner's Bike GP10
Definitely i will go for GP10, from worst bike to winning bike at the end of the 2010 season. Rossi's GP11? nevermind, it will remind you how bad this bike was, even a goat can't ride the carbon fibre frame and don't understand the bike.
In reply to Stoner's Bike GP10 by veronicaisl
But Ago never rode it?
But Ago never rode it?
In reply to But Ago never rode it? by Damo
Don't you mean Ricky
Don't you mean Ricky Carmichael :)
I know of someone who thought
I know of someone who thought similar things..
Very similar things..
Stoner's GP7
Ducati don't have Casey's winning bike from 2007 either. It now resides in Australia.
Comparison time!
Perfect opportunity for someone (rich) to grab both and let a bunch of fast guys loose on them to compare the differences between them.
Who would you want to test them? Has to be someone fast who has recently ridden MotoGP (so won't need much time to acclimatise), and not contracted to a manufacturer so we avoid conflicts of interest. Can't be someone with a Ducati relationship either, for the same reason.
Checa has a Ducati relationship, so a conflict of interest.
Biaggi? That'd be entertaining on a whole bunch of levels, if Aprilia would let him.
Capirossi could work.
Can't think of many others fast enough who have recently ridden a MotoGP bike. Mick Doohan would give an interesting viewpoint, but hasn't ridden at that level recently enough to really test the two. Bayliss ditto, but with added Ducati relationship for a conflict of interest.
Ignoring conflicts of interest, it'd be very interesting to get Lorenzo or Spies on them! I'd love to see what Bautista thought of them too.
In reply to Comparison time! by v2rider
Put Rossi on the 10 and
Put Rossi on the 10 and Stoner on the 11 and let them race.
Conditions of sale
Having seen the conditions of sale, pitting them head-to-head is not a possibility. The contract specifically rules out riding the bikes, and the engines are sealed, so they may not be disassembled and examined either. They are very expensive ornaments for in your front room...
In reply to Conditions of sale by David Emmett
You've just...
summarised all that is wrong with MotoGP.
In reply to Conditions of sale by David Emmett
Very interesting. Exactly how
Very interesting. Exactly how are they proposing to enforce those conditions?
In reply to Very interesting. Exactly how by mangocrazy
In reply to Very interesting. Exactly how by mangocrazy
They keep the key ;) What a
They keep the key ;)
What a waste of money. Might as well have them stuffed and mounted on the wall.
In reply to Conditions of sale by David Emmett
i'm not surprised that they
i'm not surprised that they wouldn't allow them to go head to head, but it's a real shame the bikes can't be ridden at all.
In reply to Conditions of sale by David Emmett
Did I read this right - the new owner won't be ALLOWED to RIDE their bike?!?
Certainly nowadays 'ownership' seems to mean something else than what I understand by that word....
In reply to Seriously? by ferrix
Sure its a shame
Maybe with the sealed engines and all,the guts have been removed and replaced with lead as Ballast. Nevermind the high profile 2. There are some great bikes on offer without reserve,constraints and restrictions.
The 2 valve Desmo L twins are the pick of the bunch. The parrallel twins may serve the same space as Laverda Montjuich classic. If you ride bikes,have a buck to blow and want to ride and enjoy the experience over any mountain pass on any given Sunday, my picks would include the 500,600 and 900 SL's.
Back to the high profile 2,the CS and VR GP prototypes.Personally I would prefer to get my hands on the DesmosediciRR up for grabs with the pipe frame.
That is arguably the closest you will get to Capirossi/Stoner's 2006/7 bike transision 990/800 without reserve. And you get to ride it and refine it.
Yes ! I would love to park Stoner's PI GP10 in the front room. However, not being allowed to nurture it,play with it and ride it ?
Well...keep it !!
Sales cure all - for now
Looks like they are bolstering the balance sheet for the sale - hope all the stock go to good homes who are willing to share a glimpse occasionally as agree with comments here re history and heritage.


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The current Welsh tour of Tickledom, the Family Musical written by Matthew Brind and John Manders comes to South Wales next week with performances at Barry Memorial Hall on July 22, Cwmbran's Congress Theatre on July 26 and 27 and Wales Millennium Centre on July 30.
Tickledom first toured Wales in 2002 to acclaim and its creators have been under pressure to revive it ever since. This new version, which has been updated and adapted, is already in demand with tickets at several performances already sold-out.
The family-friendly story of the Kingdom of Tickledom, with its host of plant and flower characters, will be brought to life by a hand-picked cast of leading performers.
Emma Warren plays Marigold fresh from her role in the world tour of Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance. Basil played by Callum Howells who featured alongside Gary Barlow on the BBC programme Let it Shine and has since been in the West End in Menier Chocolate Factory's production of She Loves You.
Dashing Prince Tarragon is played by David Haydn who is known to audiences for his role in the UK tour of Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, with Princess Violet played by delightful local performer Laura Richards and the show's nemesis Fluella the Ice Witch, powerfully portrayed by Amy Coombes who originated the role in 2002. Completing the cast at a select number of performances is BBC Radio Wales' popular late-night presenter Chris Needs MBE who plays the comically cantankerous Snapdragon.
Chris said, "I'm delighted to be joining this delightful, funny and happy production in the role of Snapdragon – and hope many friends from my late-night Garden with me in the land of Tickledom".
Producers have set prices from £5 to ensure Tickledom – the Family Musical is accessible to as many people as possible across the tour. Writer John Manders said "It's great to be back on the road again to meet old friends and make new ones. Having £5 tickets means more people can come and share the happiness and laughter in the world of Tickledom plus audiences who saw previous versions will be delighted to hear some new numbers – performed by an immensely talented company".
- Tickets at all venues from only £5. Full details at http://www.tickledom.com.


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Jasper Alberta
Jasper Alberta Yellowhead Pass History
Jasper Alberta's Historical Timeline
Jasper National Park
Canada's Largest National Park
The Yellowhead Pass was used for brief periods from the mid-1820s to the early 1850s by the Hudson's Bay Company, principally to transport leather, especially moosehides, from the Saskatchewan District to its posts in New Caledonia. It derives its name from Pierre Bostonais, called 'Tête Jaune', an Iroquois freeman active here in the early 19th century. Originally chosen by Sanford Fleming for the CPR, the Yellowhead Pass eventually became part of the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern routes (now the CNR), and later still, a major highway crossing of the Rocky Mountains.
Yellowhead Pass Details:
By the mid-1820's, the fur trade had expanded west of the Rockies. Beavers were plentiful and their pelts brought in the highest price during the winter when they were thick and luxurious. Native trappers needed good moccasins to stand up to the cold, snowy winters and since New Caledonia (present day central British Columbia) was scarce in large game, leather was in high demand.
When he heard of a low pass across the continental divide near Jasper House, Sir George Simpson, governor of the Hudson s Bay Company, ordered it surveyed by James Macmillan. Accompanying Macmillan was a fair-haired Iroquois trader named Pierre Bostonais, whose light-coloured hair earned him the nick-name "Tete Jaune", French for "yellow head." Quickly becoming the main trans-mountain route for supplying dressed leather to New Caledonia, the pass would be known as "Leather Track" or "Leather Pass". The name that would endure however would be "Yellowhead" after Bostonais' hair.
In the early 20th century, the Yellowhead would become the main corridor through the Rockies for not one, but two railways. Years later, road construction crews paved the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway 16 through the pass. The fur trade era is long gone, but Yellowhead Pass continues to be an important transportation route for many Canadians.
Timeline: Prehistory - Aboriginal people have been aware of this pass for centuries. Its low elevation makes it an important prehistoric travel route.
Jasper Alberta Yellowhead Pass Historical Timeline:
1825 - James Macmillan and Pierre Bostonais began surveying the pass to determine the feasibility of using it as a route to transport leather to New Caledonia.
1826 - Sir George Simpson orders Yellowhead Pass to be used as the route to carry dressed leather from the Saskatchewan district to New Caledonia.
1853 - Yellowhead Pass falls into steady disuse after shipping from Fort Victoria becomes the preferred mode of transportation for furs west of the continental divide.
1859-1863 - Many parties of "Overlanders" use this Jasper pass while en route to the Cariboo goldfields in British Columbia.
1872 - The pass is chosen by Sir Sanford Fleming as a route for the Canadian Pacific Railway, but is later rejected in favour of the Kicking Horse Pass route.
November, 1911 - Grand Trunk Pacific Railway construction reaches Jasper Alberta's now known Yellowhead Pass. Regular freight service was available August, 1914, with passenger service following in September.
December, 1913 - Canadian Northern Railway track is laid through Yellowhead Pass. Due to delays in construction of bridges and trestles, the railway line to the border with British Columbia did not open until 1915.
1923 - The Grand Trunk Pacific becomes part of Canadian National Railways. Canadian Northern had been absorbed by Canadian National in 1917. The CNR would continue to operate this national railway through Yellowhead Pass from that day forward.
1970 - The Yellowhead Inter-Provincial Highway is officially opened. It would later be known as the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway 16.
1971 - The importance of Jasper Alberta's Yellowhead Pass as a travel corridor receives official recognition. It is designated as national historic site and commemorated with a historical plaque.
Yellowhead Pass Factoid:
Follow Trans-Canada Yellowhead Hwy #16 west over the pass towards Fort St. James National Historic Site. When the North West and Hudson's Bay Companies merged in 1821, this fort was the headquarters of the fur trade district of New Caledonia in the northern interior of British Columbia. Isolation, severe winters, hard work, and a monotonous diet of smoked dried salmon earned Fort St. James the name "Siberia of the fur trade."
Finding Jasper Alberta's Yellowhead Pass:
From the traffic lights at the west end of Jasper's townsite, take Highway 16 west. You will find the commemorative plaque for Yellowhead Pass on the north side of the highway, at kilometre 9.5. The plaque is in a large vehicle pullout with a good view of Yellowhead Pass to the west. Continuing west from the pullout, the inter-provincial boundary between British Columbia and Alberta (Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park) is found at kilometre 25.5. This is also the second lowest highway pass over the Canadian continental divide.


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Skills are the various abilities and attributes that the three playable characters possess in Grand Theft Auto 5.
Special Abilities
Special Abilities are unique skills that allow each character to perform certain actions with more precision or greater skill. How long a Special Ability can remain active depends on how full the yellow Ability meter is on the bottom right of the HUD map. The meter is charged in different ways for each character - precision kills, dangerous driving, etc. - the fuller the meter is, the longer the selected character's special ability will last.
As a veteran criminal, Micheal's Marksman special ability allows him to slow time and make more precise shots while in combat. His ability bar can be increased by scoring headshots, executing stealth takedowns and maintaining high speeds in vehicles. He can also Perform Yoga , and it will slightly raise this stat each time.
Thanks to his experience as a getaway driver, Franklin's Wheelman ability let's him slow his perception of time while behind the wheel and gain greater control over the vehicle he is in. Recharge his ability meter by driving against the flow of traffic, narrowly avoiding collisions and maintaining high speeds while in vehicles.
With his experience as a... well... a drug-dealing arms-trading meth-smoking psychopath... Trevor's Rampage special ability gives him the strength to deal (and receive) double damage for a limited time. Increase his ability meter by taking damage, killing enemies, and scoring headshots.
Character Attributes
All characters in GTA V and GTA Online share a set of attributes that can be increased by performing certain actions. Each playable character in GTA V starts with their stats at different levels - for example, Trevor is an expert pilot, so his Flying skill is already at 100 at the beginning of the game, while Franklin (who has never flown in his life) has a Flying skill of zero.
Stamina: How long you can run, swim, or cycle at full speed before losing health due to over-exertion. Increase this skill by practicing any of these disciplines.
Every 18 yards you run or minute you swim, the stamina skill will raise by 1%.
Shooting: Your skill in handling firearms. Dampens recoil, reduces reload time, and increases ammo capacity. Increase this skill by landing hits on enemies, scoring headshots, and successfully completing Shooting Range challenges.
You can raise your shooting skill with the gun challenges. It will raise at 3% for gold medals, 2% for silver medals and 1% for bronze medals.
Strength: Your physical power and resilience. Boosts melee damage, speeds up ladder climbing, improves sporting agility, and reduces damage taken from various sources. Increase by scoring hits in melee combat and practicing sports.
For every 20 punches you land ,the strength skill will raise by 1%.
Killing cows on the grapeseed farms gives you almost the same amount of percent for every 20 punches.
Stealth: Your skill at remaining undetected. Move quickly and quietly when in stealth mode. Increase this skill by remaining undetected and performing silent takedowns when in stealth mode.
You can raise this skill by performing stealth takedowns and walking while in stealth mode.
Flying: Your skill in the cockpit of various aircraft. Take off, land, and manage turbulence more easily. Increase this skill by flying for sustained periods and succeeding at flight school challenges.
Every 10 minutes spent flying the Flying skill will raise by 1%. (Fly at high levels to prevent crashing)
Driving: Your skill behind the wheel or handlebars. Pop wheelies more easily and retain more control while airborne. Increase this skill by holding wheelies and landing squarely out of big jumps.
Every second spent in the air while driving the Driving skill will raise by 1%. Also every successful Stunt Jump gives you around of 2 or 3%.
Lung Capacity: How long you can hold your breath underwater before losing health. Remain submerged for longer. Increase this skill by diving and swimming underwater, and practicing yoga.
Every minute spent swimming underwater the Lung Capacity skill will raise by 1%.


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Threadless is an online apparel store that sells t-shirts designed by members of their community. The story of how their company started is very inspiring and you read it through the interviews in the book.
Of course the book also features t-shirt designs. There are lots of interesting and fun designs. Each t-shirt also has a rating, as voted by the community, although the selection featured isn't based on how high the rating is.
You can check out even more designs on their website at threadless.com.
Product description:
Threadless.com is the phenomenally successful T-shirt company with millions and millions of tees sold since it began in 2000. It pioneered the online business model of crowd-sourced or community-driven design, in which people submit designs that are voted on by the site's 1 million users and printed. Over the past 10 years, the company has amassed a vast archive of very cool, very hip, and often very entertaining designs, and Threadless is a spectacular showcase of 400 of the very best T-shirts created by the community--a barometer of art and design over the past decade.
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Hengeler Mueller advises KKR on its minority investment in space and technology company OHB
Musa advises national and international corporate clients in all aspects of employment law, including individual and collective matters. He has particular expertise in the structuring, planning and implementation of personnel related projects and also provides ongoing employment law advice.
He further represents his clients in employment litigation.
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If there is a good thing about the holiday programme in the Premier League, it is that if you're sucking butt, the next match comes quickly so there's not much time to dwell on it. Of course if said butt suckage extends over a period of nearly 2 months, well... I'll just leave that alone. Needless to say with the ACON looming, Newcastle have not been making hay while the sun has been shining. Take the jump and read the news-- we'll all move on together. Seeing as I forgot to put the MotM poll on the post game, I'll put it here... it may show up again if you miss it.
West Bromwich Albion Can Score More Goals Than We Can
Indiscipline cost Magpies win, believes manager Pardew (From The Northern Echo)
"The crowd were a little bit desperate for it, we were a bit desperate for it too. But you can't win Premier League games unless you're disciplined and controlled. At points we weren't - even though you couldn't fault their commitment to get back into it. "Mainly because we were so desperate to win I thought we lacked a bit of control of the game. Our discipline wasn't where it was normally and that worried me a bit. We need to make sure that's right. We turned the ball over and were exposed, which isn't like us."
... There is some accuracy if you were to want to say that the central defensive crisis is contributing to some of our problems. If we had any depth at all at the position, it's possible that Captain Colo may not have needed to be in the lineup. He was a step slow to his normal self, and his normal self was likely a step slow of Odemwingie and Long anyway. Don't get me wrong-- the dude is tough and has been battling through some niggling injuries... but I think we're paying the price for his not being 100%. Against Swansea, he was good, and Perch was good next to him... but the problem is that when Colo was not good, Perch was awful.
Demba Ba refusing to panic after WBA defeat - NUFC Latest News - Newcastle United - ChronicleLive
Ba told the Chronicle: "I am not really worried to tell you the truth, when I look at this team and the spirit we have, the chances we create and the amount of bad fortune we've had. "We've had offsides and chances going against the posts recently. These are just little things and to tell the truth I'm not worried. But it's another game without a win. "We have to stay realistic. It's only our second season back in the Premier League. Having 27 points from 17 games then everybody would be happy. "I hope the whole stadium stays behind us because I don't think we are doing too bad."
I remember Kasey Keller doing an interview during World Cup '98 after losing to Germany in the United States' first group match, and he said "You can't expect us to beat Germany anyway," to explain away a very poor performance. It affected my opinion of him for the rest of his career. I'm some nobody out behind a keyboard and thus rather inconsequential... but I get nervous and I would warn against the squad getting in the mindset of "We were really good and we're better than you thought we'd be, so it's OK to have this awful run of form."
Haris Vuckic: We went for win but it backfired - NUFC Latest News - Newcastle United - ChronicleLive
He told the Chronicle: "At 2-2 I grabbed the ball and thought 'we have to get the win now'. We went for it. "In football you never know, they had chances to score too. We just have to stick together and be patient.
Haris looked very very good, and he will be rewarded with a seat back on the bench. You can't start him over Cabaye, though, for sure. The amazing amount of depth that we have in central midfield just serves to frustrate me about the centre-half situation.
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew bemoans team's lack of discipline following loss to West Brom - Goal.com
"Demba Ba was terrific - probably the pick of the bunch with two great goals and all-round display that typified his season," Pardew added. "I felt sorry for Haris Vuckic because he was terrific. He showed everyone here that he is going to be a player for us. "As well as Haris played we missed Yohan Cabaye's control and he will be important at Bolton on Boxing Day and will come back into the side. We go to Bolton and know it will be a big game and then we got to Liverpool so there are two good games to look forward to.
Demba was excellent... his strikes were the stuff that makes you step back and go - THAT'S a striker! I'll go ahead and bring it up since I'm sure it'll be coming anyway-- he should have had a hat-trick if not for Leon Best being in an offside position on a play in which the ball ended up in the net. I'm not sure that we would feel that much better if we had managed a point from this match anyway...
Transfers, Loans, Demonstrations And Other Things
NUFC loan youngster Dan Taylor to Ashington - NUFC Latest News - Newcastle United - ChronicleLive
But in a work experience loan deal for the Academy player he will now play in the Colliers' festive games Bedlington Terriers, Norton and Tow Law. Newcastle will also looked to loan out more of their young players in the second half of the season. Phil Airey is likely to fit into that category. The Amble-born striker, who got a goal in the Kilmarnock match, is out of contract in the summer and has been told he has plenty of hard work ahead of him if he is to win a new deal.
Phil Airey may be on the way out of the setup at St. James' Park. I don't know that I'm getting worked up about it, but I wonder what is going on with that situation. He was loaned to Hibernian and had that cancelled... I wonder what's going on there. So far as Dan Taylor - Score, baby, score!
Ben Arfa backed to fill Demba's boots - Black & White - Jarrow and Hebburn Gazette
"Hatem showed a few flashes, which was nice," Pardew told the Gazette. "He's picked up in training a bit, and he might be the man when Demba goes away. "We're having to take care with him. I know the crowd are probably desperate to see a bit more of him. I don't see him being far away."
I'm not sold on this idea of HBA taking over for Ba... but we don't really have much other option. Although- Shola is usually good for a good stretch of 6 or so matches in which he scores for fun, so maybe we can arrange for that to happen during Ba's absence?
Newcastle want Jan Vertonghen from Ajax | Mail Online
Officials from the North East club have now contacted Vertonghen's advisors about the 24-year-old, who has also caught the eye of rivals Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham. Vertonghen helped Ajax win the Eredivisie title last season with the Dutch giants due to face Manchester United in the Europa League in February. The defender, who replaced Thomas Vermaelen after he joined Arsenal for £10m in 2009, has made 201 appearances for Ajax and scored 23 goals.
Apparently, this Vertonghen interest is real. Robert said it would be a coup if we can sign him, and I agree. I still think that this January is going to show us what Ashley is ultimately willing to do with the squad... this would go a long way towards an Era of Good Feeling, for sure (although if it is just this one player, then...)
Newcastle consider Wanyama bid - Sports Mole
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is weighing up a bid for Celtic midfielder Victor Wanyama, according to The Mail. The 20-year-old has impressed in Scotland after arriving from Germinal Beerschot last summer and Magpies head scout Graham Carr has formed a glowing report on the Kenyan.
I'm not sure about any rumor linking us with a young center mid. I have a hard time thinking that we need more of those with Haris Vuckic and Mehdi Abeid sitting there at 19 and Dan Golsing at 21 sitting at 5th/6th/7th choice in the pecking order.
Liverpool's reaction to Luis Suarez racism ban condemned by former Newcastle defender Olivier Bernard - Goal.com
Bernard, now a campaigner for Show Racism the Red Card, told Sky Sports News: "I really didn't think it was fine to wear the T-shirt. "I can understand the club's side of it, but in society we can't accept racism and give support to a player who has used racist words. I just think it is a bit wrong. "It made it allowed for everybody to use racist words and it will be okay. It's not okay to use racist language and the message they sent out yesterday was a bit wrong.
There was much discussion about the Liverpool T-Shirt demonstration. Olly Bernard pretty much summed up the views of those that didn't like the demonstration.
That's the news that was-- Check out the MotM poll (read: Save my butt and vote, since I forgot to put it up on game day!)


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There have been a handful of technologies touted over the past few years that would remove (or dramatically reduce) the need to carry our credit/debit cards, loyalty cards, and even cash. For the past couple of years, NFC has been the technology of choice for turning our phones into digital wallets. Google and RIM have built NFC support into their respective mobile OSes and a handful of manufacturers have built NFC phones, but the technology hasn't lived up to the hype.
A big part of the problem is getting a range of companies with very different focuses to agree on several key variables. At the very least, it requires mobile OS and hardware manufacturers, banks and/or credit card companies, and mobile carriers to pull together. Even then, getting NFC in wide scale use requires users to purchase phones with NFC built into them. In other words, even if the stars align to create an NFC payment system, it might not see mass adoption for at least a couple of years as users renew mobile contracts and begin buying appropriate mobile phones.
Then there's the nasty little fact that Apple has always been mum on the subject of NFC iPhones (or other devices). Any NFC solution today would miss a sizable segment of the market because Apple hasn't put the technology out there.
One way around that is to offer NFC devices that aren't built into a device itself. This is the move that Barclaycard, the card issuing arm of UK-based financial institution Barclays, is aiming to try. The company announced a partnership with European carrier Orange last year to bring its Quick Tap NFC system to its customers. The initial deployment focused on pairing a mobile app and NFC-enabled devices with a customer's bank account.
Now the company is expanding that initiative in two ways. First, it's now offering the ability to integrate external bank and credit card accounts, which will make the service much more broadly available. Second, the company is creating a external tag called a PayTag for users with non-NFC handsets. The PayTag is essentially an NFC chip about the one third the size of a credit card with an adhesive side that can be attached to a phone or case.
The solution isn't perfect. It doesn't currently offer any mobile functionality beyond that for being a contact-less card. But it is a start. If this and similar programs show enough interest, it could drive companies like Apple to embrace NFC and the digital wallet model.
In the meantime, there's always my personal low-tech iPhone/mobile wallet approach and its newer cousin that even accommodates cash.


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SEOUL (AFP) - A North Korean military officer, accompanied by a civilian, defected to the South across the Yellow Sea on Saturday (May 19), a South Korean news report said, citing a government source.
"A small boat was spotted in waters off the north of Baengnyeong Island" near the inter-Korean border, the source told Yonhap news agency, adding that the officer, who holds the rank of major, and a civilian were aboard the vessel.
"They expressed willingness to defect," he said.
A Korea Coast Guard official said relevant authorities were investigating the case, declining to give details.
The defection was the 14th involving a North Korean soldier since 2000.
The last defection by a North Korean military officer took place in 2008, YTN TV said.
It is the first defection by any North Korean since a historic summit between the two Koreas, which saw their leaders agree to pursue the denuclearisation of the peninsula and a permanent peace.
In November last year, a North Korean soldier drove to the heavily-guarded border at speed and ran across under a hail of bullets from his own side.
He was hit multiple times in the dramatic defection at Panmunjom truce village.
In 2012, a North Korean soldier walked unchecked through rows of electrified fencing and surveillance cameras, prompting Seoul to sack three field commanders for a security lapse.
In June last year, two of four crew members on a North Korean fishing boat, which drifted to the South refused to return home and they were allowed resettle in the South.
A month later, five North Koreans in another small boat crossed the sea border into South Korean waters and expressed their wish to live in the South.
More than 30,000 North Korean civilians have fled their homeland, but it is very rare for them to cross the closely guarded inter-Korean border, which is fortified with minefields and barbed wire.
Most flee across the porous frontier with neighbouring China.


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Pyromania Treatment in Glen Rock, NJ
Pyromania | Overview
Pyromania is defined as an irresistible impulse to light fires. The condition begins as an urge and builds in intensity until satisfied. Many suffering from pyromania feel a sense of pleasure and relief which quickly turns into shame, self-loathing, and guilt. An obsession with fire stations and firefighters is also common.
One issue encountered when diagnosing pyromania is the distinction between firesetting driven by curiosity or rebellion in children/adolescents and genuine pyromania. Pyromania sets itself apart in a couple of ways:
- There must be a sense of excitement or tension.
- There must be no other motive for starting the fire than to satisfy the urge.
- There must be a sense of relief and personal satisfaction after starting the fire.
Pyromania | Treatment & Support
There is no cure for pyromania, however there are a number of therapies which may help those suffering from the disorder overcome their urges. A popular therapy for treating pyromania is to condition (often through mild physical pain) the patient to respond negatively to the desire to start fires. This is typically done by shocking, pinching, or generating foul tastes/odors every time the patient thinks of starting a fire. Before long, the patient will develop a feeling of aversion when the thought of starting fires begins to ruminate, whether or not it is followed by physical pain.
Selective serotonin uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are also typically prescribed to prevent the chemical systems in the brain which create the urge to start a fire from travelling throughout the body. Counseling sessions, group therapy, and other resources are often on hand to help those suffering from pyromania keep accountability, develop strategies, and often remove themselves as a potential threat.
If you or someone you know struggles with pyromania, get them the help they need today. Don't get burned by pyromania. Call (201) 806-6099 or contact Dr. M.T. Shahab online for quality care.
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SmartVolumes - Adaptive Voronoi Power Diagramming for Real-Time Volumetric Design Exploration
Christian Friedrich
Voronoi Diagrams and Delaunay Triangulations are two concepts fundamental to computational geometry, which have been applied in the most varied disciplines. In recent years, they are increasingly used in architectural design. In this paper, a novel method for volumetric design exploration based on three-dimensional (additively weighted) Voronoi power diagrams is described. The method combines fast calculation of three-dimensional weighted Voronoi Power Diagrams with a volume-dependent feedback loop, resulting in a real-time interactive modeling tool. This tool, named SmartVolumes, has been integrated into the modeling environment BehaviourLinks, where the interaction between parametric volumes and other entities can be further elaborated through behavioral linkages. Applications of SmartVolumes in urban design and architectural design are described, implications of the use of Voronoi diagrams for architectural modeling and environments are discussed and directions of consecutive developments are indicated.


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The Galaxy line is Samsung's most successful product line and to keep it rolling, the company brings two new entry-level models, the Galaxy Young and the Galaxy Fame. Both of them use Samsung's signature Galaxy design with clean lines, and are intended for younger generation of mobile users and first time smartphone users.
Both of the Young and Fame are powered by a 1GHz processor and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean software with TouchWiz. The former comes with 768MB of RAM and the latter gets only 512MB memory. The Galaxy Young sports a 3.27-inch HVGA touchscreen, a 3 Megapixel camera, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS/AGPS, WiFi 802.11n. The Galaxy Fame, on the other hand, features a 3.5-inch touchscreen, 5 Megapixel rear camera with LED flash, a VGA front-facing camera, Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi 802.11n and NFC.
The two new entry-level Galaxy handsets both have 4GB of onboard storage and their microSD slot supports up to 64GB card. They will also be available in Dual-SIM models with the Always On feature so users can use two numbers at the same time and never miss a call. One of the SIM card slots will support 2G network.
The Galaxy Young will be available in white, deep blue, wine red and metallic silver, and the Galaxy Fame comes in pearl white and metallic blue.


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Weight is something that many people struggle with, and according to research published in 2016:
"More than 35% of U.S. adults are obese."
Cannabis is known to increase consumers appetite AKA give them the munchies. But did you know that cannabis can also help with weight loss? You heard that right. Cannabis can actually act as an appetite suppressant rather than an appetite stimulant.
There are strains high in certain cannabinoids and terpenes that help promote weight loss. As the science of this misunderstood plant develops we're learning that it's not all about THC when it comes to weed. Breeders are starting to work on potent new genetics that focus on a different potency.
THC has been where it's at with cannabis until recently, but the entourage effect has become a popular theory in regard to cannabinoid science. Instead of focusing on the highest THC levels possible, folks are looking for a wide spectrum of cannabinoids and terpenes.
Cannabinoids and Terpenes
Cannabinoids are the compounds found in cannabis like THC, CBD, THCV, CBG, CBN, THCVa, THCa, and more. There are hundreds of cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant with some in such miniscule amounts they're hard to detect.
Terpenes are what's responsible for the lovely aroma or smell from cannabis. Limonene, linalool, myrcene, and caryophyllene are some of the most common terpenes found in cannabis. These terpenes also help determine the level of cannabinoids absorbed by the endocannabinoid system's CB1 and CB2 receptors.
Together, terpenes and cannabinoids play a pivotal and essential role in the effects a consumer will experience with cannabis. Factor in the many methods for consuming cannabis and you have a world of potential for patients who are tired of hurting and waiting.
Speaking of waiting, many people are surprised to learn that cannabis can help with weight loss.
THCV May Help With Weight Loss
THCV is a cannabinoid that is showing promise with helping weight loss. Known as TetraHydroCannabiVarin, or THCV for short, it may help you lose a few pounds. If you suffer from appetite loss or anorexia you may want to try and avoid THCV as it suppresses the appetite rather than increasing it.
THCV helps reduce insulin resistance, tremors, blood sugar levels, and it may help with anxiety attacks in PTSD patients. But it doesn't stop there for this incredible cannabinoid.
THCV shows promise at helping with brain lesions from Alzheimer's, and since it stimulates bone growth and could help with osteoporosis and other bone-related medical conditions.
As you can see, THCV has an impressive list of potentials- one of the biggest being an appetite suppressant. Most people think that weed will make you put on the pounds when the truth is weed smokers just blaze right through the pounds. A large portion of cannabis consumers have a low BMI.
Strains High In THCV
If you are tired of waiting to lose weight, wait no longer. Get your hands on some weed that is rich in THCV. Are you not sure where to start looking? Here are a few strains that Leafly says are high in THCV. Try one or try them all, maybe even try them all together! If you do though, we want to know about it!
- Doug's Varin
- Pineapple
- Purps
- Durban Poison
- Power Plant
- Willie Nelson
- Red Congolese
- Jack the Ripper
- Durban Cheese
- Skunk #1
When you buy weed on the legal market be sure to keep an eye out for lab tests and the places that test for cannabinoids beyond THC and CBD. When it comes to this incredible plant there's more to it than just a cannabinoid or two. There are loads of cannabinoids and terpenes that can help all kinds of things. Maybe cannabis can help you.
Article courtesy of Expert Joints. Written by JamesP from CannaLance (Canna-Lance.com, @CannaLance, @CannaLancer710)