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A domain name is to a website, what SSN is to you; no two websites can have the same domain name. It is to uniquely identify you in the online space. It is essential that you do it right the very first time, because it is the only best time to do it. So, what factors should influence you in choosing a good custom domain?
1. Subdomains Vs. Custom Domains
www.yourbusiness.someotherbusiness.com is a subdomain. www.yourbusiness.com is a custom domain. Where you host your business website is the last thing your client is bothered about. He needs credibility (She needs even more). Which of the two domains look credible? Which of the two websites above would your visitor feel comfortable in sharing credit card information with?
2. Keyword-laden domains Vs. Brandable domains
Every domain name translates to an IP address that machines understand better. But domain names are for us; humans.
Domains that are easily remembered are the ones that are easy to remember. Straightforward? Short and Brandable domains create an excitement; domains like apple.com. Keyword-laden domains have their advantage as well. If you are a multi-product company, then you might want your domain to be generic, so that all your products can be marketed with the same brand value. But for single-product organizations, having a relevant keyword or an industry-jargon, in combination with a brandable name could be a great bet.
But the best part is, that there are exceptions. And plenty of room for creativity. What would you call a domain name that is an entire sentence, and is about 30 characters long? A bad domain? Before you answer, check this out!
When it comes to SEO, Google says it will treat both kinds of domains equally. So algorithmically, it really doesn't make a big difference. Watch this Google Video. It is a year old, but should be relevant.
3. Extension
The importance of extensions is immense in Google searches. The results vary depending on you being signed in to Google or not, your region settings on your browser, and lately, the +1's of your friends and contacts on Google. It is all a measure to display the most relevant results to a searcher.
yourbusiness.com isn't the same as yourbusiness.org. Each extension has it's meaning. .com is widely used; .org is for non-profit organizations; .gov the government; and there's more. If your business is serving a global audience, it is best to pick a .com domain name.
4. Brand Establishment
As and when you choose a custom domain name for your business website, you also need to ensure that the same name is available on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other viral social media platforms. It would hurt your brand if one of them does not belong to your organization, and is posting stuff that is not just appropriate.
5. Business email hosting
When you have your own domain name, you can host your business email too, so that it reads, firstname.lastname@example.com, and not firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com. The former promotes your domain name and helps in establishing an identity.
These are why picking a domain name is one of the first things you should do when setting up a business. Like falling in love, all the worse when you do it late. The one in your mind might be taken already. Hope this helps you in picking a great domain name for your business website. And business email, because business website building and email hosting always go hand-in-hand.


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Writing Biographies and Histories: Recording Stories of People and Places 2015
Faculty: Thelma Batchelor, Roger Dahl, Richard Hollinger, Robert Stockman, Adam Thorne
The authors of two recent books acknowledge the help and encouragement they received in the Wilmette Institute's course Writing Biographies and Histories: Recording Stories of People and Places first offered in 2015. Janet Fleming Rose's A Seed in Your Heart: The Life of Louise Mathew Gregory was published in 2018 by George Ronald. Don Brown's SOLE DESIRE SERVE CAUSE: An Odyssey of Bahá'í Service: Knights of Bahá'u'lláh Gale and Jameson Bond was published by George Ronald a year earlier, in 2017. Both books are available from the U.S. Bahá'í Distribution Service.
A Seed in Your Heart
Janet Fleming Rose's biography of Louise Mathew Gregory (1866–1956), A Seed in Your Heart, tells the story of an Englishwoman who is best known for her marriage to the African American Bahá'í Louis Gregory, whom Shoghi Effendi posthumously named a Hand of the Cause of God. But Louise—who, as a new Bahá'í, traveled to Egypt to meet 'Abdu'l-Bahá, heard Him talk in Paris and London, and then traveled with Him to the United States—had many accomplishments of her own. She was awarded a university teaching certificate, unusual for a Victorian woman, and pioneered in Luxembourg, Hungary, and the Balkans, including lengthy stays in Bulgaria and Yugoslavia.
When Janet took the Wilmette Institute course Writing Biographies and Histories, she shared a long-term goal: "to research and write a full biography of Louise Mathew Gregory." She said that she had already researched some of Louise's early life and asked for "advice on continuing this research and transforming it into a biography." She also explained that she had "been privileged to have access to the original letters of Shoghi Effendi to the British Bahá'í community" and that reading these has "inspired" her to "find out more about some of the early Bahá'ís of the United Kingdom." In 2015 a friend told Janet about the Wilmette Institute's new online course on writing biographies and histories. She found the course and her mentor Adam Thorne "inspirational."
The 264-page biography contains a preface, acknowledgments, a prologue, a bibliography, notes and references, and an index. It also includes many photographs, a map of Louise Gregory's European travels, and an appendix outlining when she was in the United States and when she left on her many European trips and where she went. The title of the book is taken from something 'Abdu'l-Bahá said to Louise:
I said what I said because I saw a seed in your heart . . . Now is the watering time . . . I saw one seed in your heart. I wish it produce many seeds.
Don Brown's SOLE DESIRE SERVE CAUSE: An Odyssey of Bahá'í Service—Knights of Bahá'u'lláh Gale and Jameson Bond is the memoirs of Gale (1919–2009) and Jameson (1917–2007) Bond over their six decades of service to the Faith. Don finished the book in 2017, "thanks in large part to my participation in a . . . Wilmette Institute course Writing Biographies and Histories and particularly the advice and guidance I received from my mentor Robert Stockman." Knight of Bahá'u'lláh is the title Shoghi Effendi gave to any Bahá'í who opened a virgin territory to the Bahá'í Faith in response to the goals of his Ten Year World Crusade, 1953–63.
The Bonds became Knights of Bahá'u'lláh when they pioneered to the Canadian District of Franklin above the Arctic Circle. The first half of the book is written in their voices up to the end of the Ten Year Crusade, as it is based on interviews with Gale and materials written by Jamie. Both Gale and Jamie passed away before the book was half written; hence the remainder of the book is based on research in thirty-one boxes of their files, as well as on communications with Bahá'í institutions, Bahá'í friends, and their children, Susan and David.
SOLE DESIRE SERVE CAUSE is a rather hefty volume, running as it does to 436 pages. It contains an informative author's preface that explains how the Bonds' memoirs were assembled, an introduction by the Bonds themselves, and a trove of photographs. The books' appendix contains biographical information and records of Bahá'í service for both Jameson and Gale—information requested by the Universal House of Justice from all Knights of Bahá'u'lláh—followed by notes and references. The title of the book comes from a cable Gale and Jameson sent to Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith, on August 16, 1955, seeking guidance on employment options in the Arctic and expressing the central purpose of their lives. "SOLE DESIRE SERVE CAUSE" encapsulates their live of service to the Faith of Bahá'u'lláh.
Writing Biographies and Histories Course. When the Wilmette Institute began offering Writing Biographies and Histories in 2015, it hoped that the course would inspire Bahá'ís "to write the history of their local community, compose a memoir about their own lives, or produce a biography of someone else." The first half of the course covers the how-tos of writing biographies and histories: selecting a topic and audience, the philosophy and ethics of such accounts, oral histories, research, organizing notes, and outlining the topic. During the second half of the course, participants pursue a research and writing project, advised by a faculty mentor.
To date, the course is credited with helping to bring many short historical and biographical pieces to fruition and at least the two books discussed above to publication—the one on Louise Mathew Gregory and the memoirs of Gale and Jameson Bond.
As far as A Seed in Your Heart and Sole Desire Serve Cause are concerned: Reading the accounts about and by these intrepid lovers of Baha'u'lláh may help you rekindle and/or increase your determination to give your all to helping win the goals of the Universal House of Justice's Five Year Plan, a continuation of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablets of the Divine Plan and Shoghi Effendi's several plans, including the Ten Year World Crusade that took the Bonds to the Artic in obedience to Shoghi Effendi.

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Summary: Primary angiitis of the CNS is histopathologically characterized by ischemic lesions and small petechial hemorrhages. Unlike CT or conventional MR imaging, gradient-echo MR imaging depicts these chronic petechial hemorrhages. We herein report the case of biopsy-proved primary angiitis of the CNS in a 42-year-old man; whom gradient-echo MR imaging revealed multiple petechial hemorrhages in the cortical-subcortical brain regions. The identification of petechial hemorrhages by gradient-echo MR imaging promises to be a valuable surrogate marker supporting the diagnosis of primary angiitis of the CNS.
Primary angiitis of the CNS is a rare form of vasculitis restricted to the CNS with no apparent systemic involvement. The neuropathologic findings consist of granulomatous inflammation or fibrinoid necrosis with disruption of leptomeningeal and parenchymal arteries and veins, leading to discrete foci of hemorrhages (1, 2). Because the involved blood vessels are approximately 200 to 300 μ in diameter, the hemorrhages tend to be small (2). CT and conventional MR imaging may reveal large lobar hemorrhages in primary angiitis of the CNS but cannot capture these petechial hemorrhages.
Gradient-echo MR imaging depicts chronic blood products (hemosiderin deposits) as regions with marked signal intensity loss (3). It has proved efficacious in showing cortical-subcortical petechial hemorrhages not visible on conventional MR images and in monitoring the disease progression in patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy (4, 5). Moreover, gradient-echo MR imaging, but not conventional MR imaging, reveals coexisting chronic micro-hemorrhages in patients with hypertensive small vessel disease (6). We herein report the case of a patient with primary angiitis of the CNS for whom gradient-echo MR imaging revealed cerebral amyloid angiopathy-like multiple petechial hemorrhages scattered throughout the cortical-subcortical brain regions.
Case Report
A 42-year-old man presented with a history of three stereotypic tingling spells in the right hand. The first had started 9 days previously at the tips of his fourth and fifth fingers, spreading smoothly to the wrist along the ulnar side in approximately 5 minutes, and lasting for 15 minutes. A week later, he had a 10-minute episode with the same onset and spreading characteristics. As the tingling was resolving, difficulty in finding words began, which deteriorated to the level of muteness that lasted 6 hours; his speech gradually recovered within 12 hours. The next day he had a similar attack of tingling lasting 10 minutes.
The patient's medical history was unremarkable. He had no history of previous drug use or hypertension. Blood pressure at admission was 110/70 mm Hg. Results of the physical examination were normal. A neurologic examination revealed reduced sensation to pain, temperature, and light touch on the ulnar side of the right hand. Astereognosis, graphanesthesia, and sensory extinction were also noted in that hand.
CT of the cranium showed a small hematoma in the left parietal lobe. Conventional MR imaging performed on a 1.5-T unit included T1-weighted, turbo spin-echo T2-weighted, and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequences that revealed an acute hemorrhage in the left parietal lobe and a subacute hemorrhage in the right frontal lobe (Fig 1A and B). T2-weighted gradient-echo images showed multiple small hemorrhages scattered throughout the cerebral hemispheres, located in the cortical-subcortical regions (Fig 1C and D). The basal ganglia, thalamus, and brain stem were spared. Blood cell counts, blood chemistry, antibody panel (antiphospholipid, antinuclear, anti-DNA, antineutrophilic-cytoplasmic antibodies), cryoglobulins, serum and CSF angiotensin-converting enzyme levels, thrombocyte function test results, and coagulation parameters (prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time, proteins C and S, fibrinogen, antithrombin 3, and activated protein C resistance) were normal. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate was 3 mm/h. CSF was clear with normal opening pressure, and no pleocytosis was noted. The protein level was 44 mg/dL (15–40 mg/dL). Echocardiography, renal function test, electromyography (for ulnar nerve entrapment), and electroencephalography results were all normal. Selective cerebral angiography revealed no vascular abnormality.
The pathologic examination of biopsy material, including the leptomeninges and the underlying gray and white matter, showed multiple foci of petechial hemorrhages. There was mural destruction of the medium sized leptomeningeal vessels with mixed cellular infiltrate (Fig 1). Scattered lymphocytes around the parenchymal vessels were also noticed. No granulomatous change, cavernous angioma, or calcification was detected. Congo red staining was negative for amyloid deposition under polarized microscopy. On the basis of histopathologic features and the lack of evidence of systemic vasculitis, the patient was considered to have primary angiitis of the CNS. Cyclophosphamide and corticosteroid therapies were administered. During a 6-month follow-up period, the patient remained totally symptom-free with no apparent disease activation.
Primary angiitis of the CNS currently is a diagnosis of exclusion. There is no readily available noninvasive diagnostic test. The neurologic signs and symptoms are typically nonspecific. There are a number of conditions that may share the same clinical, imaging, and angiographic characteristics with primary angiitis of the CNS, such as vasospasm, fibromuscular dysplasia, diffuse cerebrovascular atherosclerosis, and multiple embolisms. The cardinal feature of primary angiitis of the CNS is the occurrence of ischemic lesions throughout the CNS (7). However, unlike other conditions, in primary angiitis of the CNS, discrete foci of hemorrhages may accompany the ischemic lesions (2, 8). In a report of 108 patients, presented by Calabrese et al (7), frank intracerebral hemorrhages were observed in 4%. A recent review by Schmidley (2) reported 14 patients with biopsy-proved hemorrhages. In these patients, the hemorrhages often involved cortical and subcortical regions and no risk factors predisposing to hemorrhages were identified. The current report is the first to show that gradient-echo MR imaging can successfully capture widespread petechial hemorrhages in primary angiitis of the CNS. This gradient-echo MR imaging finding, when combined with the evidence of coexisting ischemic lesions on other MR imaging sequences, may be a powerful aid to diagnosis in a subset of patients with clinical suspicion of primary angiitis of the CNS.
The histologic proof of vascular inflammation is currently the reference standard for diagnosis. However, biopsy in cases of primary angiitis of the CNS may still be falsely negative in ≤50% of patients because of inappropriate sampling as a result of patchy involvement and the multifocal nature of the disease (9). The identification by gradient-echo MR imaging of petechial hemorrhages does not, per se, eliminate the need for biopsy, because several neurologic conditions, such as cerebral amyloid angiopathy, multiple cavernous angiomas, and hypertensive small vessel disease, are also associated with widespread petechial hemorrhages revealed by gradient-echo MR imaging (4, 6). The finding of widespread and predominantly cortical-subcortical location of hemorrhages, however, may have a distinctive diagnostic value, because it overlaps with the distribution of histopathologic findings of vascular inflammation in primary angiitis of the CNS.
Patients with primary angiitis of the CNS may occasionally present with transient neurologic symptoms. Transient spells of tingling spreading to the contagious body parts and one episode of transient aphasia were notable in our patient with hemorrhages. Greenberg et al (10) emphasized that patients with small cortical hemorrhages due to cerebral amyloid angiopathy may present with spreading neurologic dysfunction mimicking transient ischemic attacks. A spreading depression-like mechanism elicited by the cortical bleed has been suspected to cause these transient spells. Although one should always be cautious in interpreting intermittent neurologic symptoms that recur over time as transient ischemic attacks, the recurrent nature of these stereotypic spells in a patient with a known vasculitis may sometimes justify the use of risky treatments such as anticoagulants or anti-aggregants. The gradient-echo MR imaging evidence of cortical hemorrhages in our patient emphasizes that recurrent transient neurologic spells in a patient with vasculitis are not synonymous with ischemic attacks.
Chronic, silent, petechial hemorrhages along with multifocal ischemic lesions raise a suspicion of primary angiitis of the CNS. In this respect, gradient-echo MR imaging seems to be a useful addition to the evaluation of patients with primary angiitis of the CNS. Whether the number and extent of these hemorrhages correlate with the disease activity remains to be elucidated.
- Received February 20, 2002.
- Accepted after revision May 6, 2002.
- Copyright © American Society of Neuroradiology


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The following recommendations are great for any type of gardener – the brand new or uber experienced. Most of these are tools I have and use on a weekly, if not daily, basis. If I don't personally own the item, it is something I recommend after researching the best options.
The Essential Tools for Every Gardener
3-Pack of Garden Gloves
I'm a big believer in having more than one pair of gardening gloves. There have been several times when I have taken out a plant that is sick with powdery mildew and then switched gloves to ensure I don't spread the disease to my healthy plants. Having a pack of three ensures you always have a clean pair. My sister gave me this same set for Christmas a few years ago, and I love it! They are soft to the touch and easy to throw in the wash, too.
Pruning Shears
Every gardener needs a set of pruning shears they love. I added these to my Christmas wishlist this past year because of the loads of positive reviews. So far, I adore them. The handle is soft, so I haven't experienced blisters from gripping them for extended periods of time like I have with other pairs. They cut nice and clean, and the slider for keeping them closed while in storage is super hardy (others break quickly in my experience).
Shovels and Trowel Set
I have had this set for years now, and all three are with me in the garden when I am digging up old plants, planting fresh new ones, feeding the soil or adding amendments that need to be mixed in with the soil. I love all three of them (and their cushy handles) and think this is a great deal for the set!
Tools for Managing Garden Pests and Critters
Garden Fabric or Tulle
Save yourself the agony of picking off cabbage worms if you are growing Brassicas and cover those plants! Check out the difference it made for me in my October garden tour. I can honestly say I don't think we would have had any fall or winter greens if it weren't for the tulle I used to cover the plants.
Tall Garden Fabric Support Frame
These hoops will help keep the garden fabric, or tulle, off of your crops. While you can lay garden fabric, or tulle, right on top of your plants, the hoops make it a lot easier to manage without harming the crops as they grow taller and taller. I used rebar and PVC pipe to create the hoops I use in my garden beds, but this is a faster, easier option.
Bug Blaster
A hard spray of water is one of an organic gardener's best tools to fight off pests. I use this Bug Blaster for that purpose, and it has worked great so far! Aphids, a super common garden pest, are tiny bugs that are typically found in clusters. They can be tedious to pick off by hand which is why this tool comes in handy each season.
Harvest Tools
Kitchen Scissors
I take kitchen scissors instead of pruning shears out to the garden with me to harvest our breakfast, lunch or dinner 8 times out of 10. The pair I have came with a holder that has a magnet so it hangs on the side of our refrigerator, making it super easy to grab before heading out to the garden. It's easy to take them to and from the kitchen with me and just wash them along with the dishes as opposed to heading to the garage where I keep my pruning shears. These kitchen scissors are the harvesting tool that I use daily!
Salad Spinner
I couldn't find my exact model, but I'm pretty sure this is the newest version of what I own. I've had mine for years and often use it as a harvest basket because I can easily take it inside, wash the produce and spin it dry. It's excellent for washing greens as well as most herbs. It's even great for the veggies I don't spin because it makes rinsing and draining the water so easy. You can also toss it in the fridge with your greens and it will keep them fresh.
The Composting Gardener's Tool
OXO Pop Container
My husband and I have tried all sorts of different containers for saving our kitchen scraps in the refrigerator before taking them out to compost. This one is BY FAR our favorite! We like it way better than the containers that advertise as being great for composting materials. It stays sealed well, uses the vertical space in the fridge nicely and keeps the vegetables fresh and stink-free as long as we empty it (about) once a week in the compost bin. We have said to each other multiple times how glad we are that we purchased it. If you are composting or know someone who wants to start, this is a must in my book!
The Gardener and Chef
Stone Earth Pan
We use this pan to cook or reheat breakfast, lunch and dinner almost every single day. We have given it as gifts and recommended it over and over again. Go get it!
Food Processor
In the summer, when your basil is going crazy, you will be SO thankful you have this for quick and easy pesto. I was using my blender before we decided to purchase this one during a deal day, and the blender just wasn't making the cut. My freezer is half full of pesto (only slightly kidding) and this food processor saved me about half the time (not kidding) because it holds so much at once. It has been the biggest time saver overall – chopping up cauliflower to make into "rice", shredding cheese, making all kinds of salsas and sauces. If you are busy and you like to cook, it's a must-have kitchen tool.
If you have a feeling that this gardening gig is here to stay, it's worth it to invest in some tools to make things easier/more enjoyable. And if you're already in deep and looking to extend your growing season, head here to learn all about the gear you need to start seeds indoors and grow more food!


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Thanks for the email, I have visited your web site and am impressed, I will add a bit of extra information for you which you may like to add to the Wyndham section of you site, Parry's is close to the Marlglu Billabong and historic Telegraph Hill, the Dept. of Enviroment and Conservation (DEC) have built a excellent Bird Hide on the billabong and in the dry season the bird watching from this facility is second to none, The view from Telegraph Hill is wonderful and it is highly recommended on our list of to do things in and around Wyndham,
also Old Halls creek road is close to Parrys this is a historic road and the original pavers are still visible, 5 Rivers Lookout in Wyndham is amazing and a must do. Sunset and sunrise on the lookout is awsome. The Wyndham Shire has also built and maintain the excellent BBQ facilities for all to use.
The Wyndham port is also historic. Diggers Rest Station is aprox 40km from Wyndham and has camping accommodation meals horse tracks and spectacular views of the Cockburn Ranges www.diggersreststation.com.au ,
you can also access the Karungie track from the King River Road this offers you spectacular views of the ranges and a 4WD challange ( dry weather road only) and brings you out on the Gibb River Road at the Pentacoste River crossing close to Home Valley. We also have the Croc Farm,
Even though the population of Wyndham is under 1000 we have a modern hospital, a excellent supermarket with everything you could ever need and a general store (Thorleys)
We also have cheaper fuel than Kununurra, new cafe and a bottle shop. there are alcohol restrictions in all Kimberley Towns and tourists need to be aware that you cannot buy full strength alcohol before 5pm and there is also a limit per person on purchases, this causes some travellers a bit of stress.
Anne and Terry
Parry Creek Farm Tourist Resort
Parry Creek Road
Phone: 08 91611139 Fax: 08 91611137
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Michele (aka "The Sweet Sadist") and Seraphyne have been engaged in a Momma/baby girl relationship for over four and a half years. Their dynamic is centered on blood rituals, energy exchange, and protocols. They often engage in needle play, artistic cutting, blood cupping, suturing and knife play. They have protocols in place to keep their poly family safe in light of the type of play they like to engage in. Safety is their number one priority! They have excellent communication with one and other and truly cherish the connection they share together.
Since PCPE 2018, our title holders have been presenting all over the region! They were invited to Sanctuary Inland Empire, CA. They were part of the D-Type Panel at Sanctuary LAX, which was part of the BDSM 101 Series on August 20 and will be returning there to present on Dark Age Play on October 1. Also in August, they were at Bakersfield, CA MaST where they were part of a panel discussion on power exchange. On October 26, they will again be presenting Dark Age Play as part of DommeNation at Threshold in North Hollywood, CA.


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WoW API: SplitContainerItem
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Picks up part of a stack of items from a container, placing them on the cursor.
SplitContainerItem(bagID, slot, count);
- Arguments
- bagID
- Integer - id of the bag the slot is located in.
- slot
- Integer - slot inside the bag (top left slot is 1, slot to the right of it is 2).
- count
- Integer - Quantity to pick up.
- Returns
- Nothing.
- Details
- This function always puts the requested item(s) on the cursor (unlike PickupContainerItem() which can pick up items, place items, or cast spells on items based on what's already on the cursor).
- Passing a larger count than is in the requested bag and slot will pick up nothing.
- A bug was found 11/19/06 that destroyed 2 items without warning or confirmation as a result of trying to split a higher amount than the stack actually contained.


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HI GUYS! Yesterday, I went down to Goodnight flea beside Singapore Arts Museum with my friends. I actually promised myself not to go out on Saturdays for shopping/walk walk, but I couldn't resist because Daniel was pestering me to follow him to get an iPhone portable charger.
Another reason is because Qiu Qiu had a store there, so I went down there just to be *passer-by* lol, actually just wanna see how she look real life! LOL *lame*
I met up at Regine at 7pm at Pasir Ris MRT Station. We were supposed to meet earlier but both of us were late, standard one. That's why I only left Tampines at 640pm.
Testing camera! 1,2,3 SNAP! ( Superman boy again )
I brought out my DSLR and Polaroid and put inside my Domo Bag which I bought it for $15. Sadly half-way through the trip in the train my bag totally dropped on the floor. Super hard pain because my 2 precious items were inside, until then I found out that my domo bag was spoilt. The string totally came off. CMI until super jialiat. I decided to threw it away. HAHA, Luckily Regine bought a bag if not I need to carry them all around.
Regine and I trained from Pasir Ris all the way to Bras Basar MRT Station. It was around 45mins, wanted to stop at City Hall and just walk from there to SAM but I didn't wanna try my luck, so we took the long way.
Regine and I camwhoring while waiting for the 2 late comers, Doralynn and Daniel. HAHAHA.
Sorry for the lighting, didn't wanna switch on flash. The flea was at a small area. It was super crowded. Due to the wet weather, the ground was super wet, there were puddles of waters everywhere. Well, I was wearing my slippers and almost fell. LOL. Lousy slippers.
I was quite sad because there were not much boy-ish stuff, like only 5% were selling guy stuff, the rest were girl stuff. Daniel got his angry bird portable charger for $18.
Meanwhile, I went to do glitter tatto, which was only for $6.
Gold colour!! (:
Red & Purple colour!
Followed by finishing colours, sliver & green.
The feeling was super shiok, I was imagining me getting a pedicure. -.-
Final product. HAHAHA, in the photo it looks abit dark but actually it's quite bright and attention seeking. LOL. But I'm quite satisfied because the colour and the design won't drop that easily. So I guess this fake tattoo can tahan until the next 2 days.
After that my friends and I went over to Qiu Qiu's stall and asked for a photo with her! HAHAHA it was quite embarrassing for a guy to ask -.-"
Winnie the pooh flim, taken by my polaroid. OH YEA, Film was sponsored by "Doralynn Ang"
One more shot with my DSLR! (:
Regine took a shot with her too!
After flea, it was around 9pm already. We decided to walk to City Hall and find some food to eat. We ended up going into a Hong Kong Restaurant. Luckily the stall haven't close.
Crispy chicken, la main! VERYYYY NICE ARH! :) It was around $8.90, rating from me 8/10. The soup was really nice.
Doralynn busy playing with my phone, Daniel minding his own business eating his 'beloved' fried rice.
Looks appetizing? HAHAHA, i don't like spicy food so I didn't try it but Daniel said it was very nice.
Me being super mesmerized by the polaroid photo. LOL.
After makan, we went to camwhore and went back home.
Regine, very seldom wear contact lenses.
Doralynn and I.


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|Asamoah Gyan
Ghana international and Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan will be launching a clothing line later in the month of November.
The Shanghai SIPG player will have his BJ3 brand of products hit shops in Ghana before extending to the United Arab Emirates and current club country China. The products which will by manufactured by Puma will then be made accessible to fans in Europe and America.
The former English Premier League player will be joined by officials from Puma for the launch of the BJ3 products, a brand name derived from Gyan's 'Baby Jet' nickname and his favourite number 3 jersey number.
The products will cut across all age groups and status and will also feature both executive and casual wears.
The senior national team captain told his official website:
"We are doing something creative.
"It will definitely be close to home in terms of the taste and style and all that but we are also very much accommodative of other superior ideas.
"It is something we are thinking through very well to make sure it is accepted and the people like it."
Asamoah Gyan arrived in Accra on Tuesday after the Chinese Super League ended over the weekend. The player was spotted in his gold Rolls Royce bought during his time in the United Arab Emirates with club Al Ain.
Source: allsports.com.gh
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New York, Feb. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Global Wearable Payments Devices Market By Type, By Technology, By Application, By Region, Industry Analysis and Forecast, 2020 - 2026" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p06021906/?utm_source=GNW
This method provides vendors and retailers to go with a more secure and error-free payment method and hence, also known as tap-and-go payment method by many retailers and organizations. Moreover, several banks and financial institutions are offering wearable payment options for widening their customer base around the world while delivering better convenience in outdoor shopping. Additionally, the adoption of contactless payments and wearable payments has increased globally during recent years, owing to the increasing adoption of smartphones and ease in transactions compared to the traditional banking payment methods.
The growth of the market is attributed to the rising demand for Host Card Emulation (HCE) and the increasing adoption of cashless transactions. HCE helps mobile or wearable devices to allow card imitation on NFC-enabled devices without depending on the connection to an authenticated element. Moreover, the rising demand for Wearable Payments Devices is due to their fast payment feature, which is estimated to boost the market growth during the forecast period.
There are many e-banking platforms that are adopting Wearable Payments Devices. These e-banking platforms are aiming to integrate the Near Field Communication (NFC) technology into their transaction operations that facilitate smooth payments. Moreover, the reducing costs for implementing NFC technology are propelling the demand for the technology. This technology is broadly used in businesses to transfer data from their devices to several contactless payment terminals like NFC tags and smartphones.
By Type
Based on Type, the market is segmented into Fitness Tracker, Payment Wristbands and Smart Watches. The segment of fitness tracker leads the market in 2019. These fitness trackers are estimated to propel the market due to the rising use of a wide range of fitness devices and a growing number of fitness enthusiasts around the world. Several vendors have initiated combining mobile payments into their fitness trackers. Furthermore, customers are broadly choosing fitness trackers due to their expanded safety feature that secures them from frauds and identity thefts during the payment processes.
By Technology
Based on Technology, the market is segmented into Barcodes, Near Field Communication (NFC), Quick Response (QR) Codes, Contactless Point of Sale (POS) Terminals and Others. The contactless Point of Sale (POS) terminals category is expected to record significant growth during the forecast period. The integration of NFC and IoT-based contactless payment features into wearable devices is estimated to boost the growth of the contactless POS terminals category. Vendors like Samsung Electronics and Apple, Inc. have brought on their own contactless POS terminals, consequently leading this category.
By Application
Based on Application, the market is segmented into Retail, Transportation, Festival & Life Events, Fitness, Healthcare and Others. The retail category has dominated the market in 2019. This category's growth is attributed to the rising demand for cashless payments in local shops, markets, and e-commerce. Moreover, various retailers around the globe are aiming for creating awareness among the customers about contactless payment technology that will help them in promoting the usage of Wearable Payments Devices in the retail industry.
By Region
Based on Regions, the market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America, Middle East & Africa. The Asia Pacific is expected to establish itself as the fastest-growing market in the region during the forecast period. The growth of the market is attributed to the existence of a huge population and rising demand for digital devices in the region. There are some factors like steady growth in building a cashless economy and conversion in payments technology that is estimated to propel the growth of the market. The rising number of new market players in the market is also an important trend in the market.
The major strategies followed by the market participants are Product Launches and Partnerships. Based on the Analysis presented in the Cardinal matrix; Apple, Inc., Google, Inc., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. are the forerunners in the Wearable Payments Devices Market. Companies such as Barclays, Inc. Mastercard, Inc., Xiaomi Corporation, Visa, Inc., and Nymi, Inc. are some of the key innovators in the market.
The market research report covers the analysis of key stake holders of the market. Key companies profiled in the report include Apple, Inc., Thales Group S.A. (Gemalto NV), Google, Inc., Mastercard, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group), Xiaomi Corporation, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (eBay), Visa, Inc., Nymi, Inc., and Barclays PLC.
Recent strategies deployed in Wearable Payments Devices Market
Partnerships, Collaborations, and Agreements:
Dec-2020: Mastercard entered into a partnership with MatchMove, a Singapore based Banking-as-a-Service provider, and Tappy Technologies, a world-leading wearable payment integrator. In this partnership, they launched tokenization into a small, flexible chip that could be attached to a range of battery-less wearables and accessories like watchstraps or keyrings, which turns them into safe contactless payments devices.
Oct-2020: Nymi came into partnership with HID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions. Under this partnership, the companies aimed to bring next-generation Seos credential technology to customers of Nymi's Version 3.0 workplace wearable wristband. Seos technology allowed the Nymi Band 3.0 to be utilized for applications ranging from safe intelligent print collection and social distancing and contract tracing to contractor and visitor management, canteen and vending machine payment, and secure remote working.
Jun-2020: Xiaomi partnered with Mastercard, an American multinational financial services corporation. Under this partnership, Xiaomi introduced Mi Smart Band 4 NFC, a special edition of the fitness band with contactless payment technology.
Jun-2020: Xiaomi collaborated with NXP, a Dutch-American semiconductor manufacturer. This collaboration allowed Xiaomi to use NXP's mWallet 2Go technology to allow consumers in Europe to make payments by using its low-cost Mi Smart Band 4 wearable.
Feb-2020: Barclays signed a multiyear partnership agreement with Visa, an American multinational financial services corporation. The partnership aimed to drive innovation and product development as well as facilitate international expansion in the market.
Nov-2019: Mastercard came into partnership with Tappy Technologies, a world-leading wearable token service provider. The partnership aimed to provide contactless payments through fashion wearables by implementing their respective technologies into a range of accessories, beginning with analogue watches by Timex Group.
Feb-2019: Mastercard formed a collaboration with Fidesmo, a Swedish tech company. This collaboration enabled consumers who opt for traditional-looking, analog wearables to involve seamless and invisible technology in their devices. The collaboration helped Mastercard to drive innovation as a front-runner in paytech and Fidesmo helped Mastercard to provide more user-friendly and safe contactless experiences to customers.
Acquisition and Mergers:
Jan-2021: Google acquired Fitbit, a smart wearable company. The company maintains access to Android APIs that allows devices like fitness trackers and smartwatches to collaborate with Android smartphones, and continue to enable Fitbit users to select to connect to third-party services to sync their favorite health and fitness apps to the Fitbit account.
May-2016: Fitbit took over Coin's wearable payments platform and the intellectual property. This acquisition allowed Fitbit to combine near-field communications (NFC) payment capability into future Fitbit devices. After the integration of Coin's technology, Fitbit offered payment features through their devices.
Product Launches and Product Expansions:
Jun-2020: Xiaomi unveiled Mi Band 5, the variant with support for NFC. The band comes in four different strap color options including Black, Green, Yellow, and Red.
Apr-2020: Fitbit introduced its latest fitness wristband with contactless payments as a standard feature, Fitbit Charge 4. The wristband comprises the company's prepaid wallet baked in. The chip works with cards from nearly 500 issuers in 44 countries and 10 transit systems globally.
Nov-2019: Xiaomi introduced its first smartwatch dubbed the Mi Watch. The smartwatch allows cellular connectivity, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and NFC for payments. The device carries out the firm's homegrown wearable operating system MIUI for Watch, based on Google's Wear OS.
Aug-2019: Barclays launched an online store. It provides users of its Pingit mobile payments service a broad range of wearable payments devices that include watches, wristbands, jewellery, and key fobs. Through this e-store, customers can easily browse and buy a wide selection of contactless payment devices, all in one place.
Mar-2019: Barclays is launching Wearable Payments Devices. These devices help in operating its mobile payment brand, Pingit, which allows users to access simple ways to pay. It is also launching new features enabling Pingit to improve the wearable experience.
Mar-2019: Barclays announced the integration of the bPay app with another of its own app Pingit. This integration added strength to its mobile payment product. It helped users to segment their accounts into jars which allow them to plan their expenses and investments for specific uses, such as a holiday or providing pocket money to a child.
Scope of the Study
Market Segments covered in the Report:
By Type
• Fitness Tracker
• Payment Wristbands
• Smart Watches
By Technology
• Barcodes
• Near Field Communication (NFC)
• Quick Response (QR) Codes
• Contactless Point of Sale (POS) Terminals
• Others
By Application
• Retail
• Transportation
• Festival & Life Events
• Fitness
• Healthcare
• Others
By Geography
• North America
o US
o Canada
o Mexico
o Rest of North America
• Europe
o Germany
o UK
o France
o Russia
o Spain
o Italy
o Rest of Europe
• Asia Pacific
o China
o Japan
o India
o South Korea
o Singapore
o Malaysia
o Rest of Asia Pacific
o Brazil
o Argentina
o UAE
o Saudi Arabia
o South Africa
o Nigeria
o Rest of LAMEA
Companies Profiled
• Apple, Inc.
• Thales Group S.A. (Gemalto NV)
• Google, Inc.
• Mastercard, Inc.
• Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Xiaomi Corporation
• PayPal Holdings, Inc. (eBay)
• Visa, Inc.
• Nymi, Inc.
• Barclays PLC
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Global Wearable Payments Devices Market By Type, By Technology, By Application, By Region, Industry Analysis and Forecast, 2020 - 2026
The Global Wearable Payments Devices Market size is expected to reach $42. 9 billion by 2026, rising at a market growth of 27. 2% CAGR during the forecast period. The safe and secure payment method offered to the consumers for their purchase of products or services through the advanced integrated technology in their wearable devices is referred as Wearable payments.
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Paraid (a division of Evac+Chair International), a specialist in patient transportation, has designed a unique trolley to enable the road carriage and loading of a customised incubator system, used for the air transport of newborn babies who require emergency care.
Three years in development, the Elevating Transporter+ (ET+), was required to meet an exact set of criteria to enable it to operate in varying and demanding environments. It will ultimately help to save lives for the national neo-natal transport service, based in Dublin.
With no consistent approach to neonatal patient transport around the world, ET+ has been specifically designed for the Irish market. This trolley alone will serve the neonatal air transport needs of the whole of Ireland.
The National Neo-Natal Transport Programme (NNTP) in Ireland covers a population of 4.25m with around 620 critical care transports a year. The majority of neonatal transports are conducted using the NNTP's road transport trolleys in dedicated ambulances. However, some areas are up to four hours' drive from the nearest tertiary neonatal hospital, so air transport is a vital part of providing access to specialist urgent care. The ET+ will be used for critical care newborn babies only, equating to about 50-60 air transports a year, of which about 10 will travel overseas (mostly to the UK).
The programme was searching for a versatile bespoke design for a single trolley that could be used in a variety of scenarios. It has been developed to meet very specific criteria to ensure it fits different ambulance designs, both now and in the future, as well as providing a solution for loading the NNTP's air transport incubator system in all the aircraft variants used for neo-natal transfers throughout Ireland.
Specifying the trolley design has been a collaborative project involving the National Neonatal Transport Programme (NNTP), The Irish Air Corps, the National Ambulance Service, clinical engineers, and neonatal specialists.
Ann Bowden, Neo-Natal Transport Programme Coordinator, based at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin, the oldest continuously operating maternity hospital in the world, explains the challenges that needed to be overcome. She said, "We don't have our own dedicated air transport, or a charitably funded service. Currently in Ireland, emergency medical air transport is provided by the Irish Air Corps, which has an SLA to provide the Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) with emergency neo-natal air transport. It uses three specific variants of aircraft, Rotary EC139 and Rotary EC135 helicopters, as well as a fixed-wing plane. While we have air certified solutions for securing our incubator system in all these aircraft in flight, we needed a common solution for loading it in the varying aircraft types and also its carriage by road at either end of the flight.
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E Magazine steers youth seeking internships to SCA
Dear EarthTalk: I understand that there are many internships available at environmental organizations, some involving working outdoors, some year-round with expenses paid. Where do I find these? – Jason Baar, Los Angeles, CA
Internships can provide professional experience and on-the-job training for individuals looking to enter the environmental field. There are numerous opportunities and the key is to know where to look. Many businesses, non-profits and governmental organizations offer internships that are environmentally focused and can range from office work in many different departments to working outdoors, some year-round and some short term. Compensation also varies significantly and can range from unpaid (but earning college credit) to salaried and/or all-expenses-paid. A good place to start is the Student Conservation Association (SCA), which places over 2,000 interns a year and focuses on expense paid year round internships, many of which are outdoors. They partner with public and private organizations along with federal agencies and prescreen applicants to create a national pool of candidates for organizations to select from to bring in for interviews. Internships through SCA can offer anywhere from $75-$300 per week in living expenses, plus housing, travel and medical costs. In addition, an Americorps education award may be available to interns at the completion of their internship. – See more at: http://www.emagazine.com/earth-talk/environmental-internships#sthash.lS7VIV3u.dpuf


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I've yet to see any on mention the classic _The Day the Earth Stood Still_.
Whereas it isn't specifically about the US/USSR conflict. But in it we
are warned that we need to mend our evil ways or face total destruction.
Ah.... Klaatu..... no other leading man in Hollywood could have played
the role to such perfection!
Melissa Price
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Owner of Muscle Memory
Certified Personal Trainer
Certified Titleist Golf Fitness Trainer
CSIA Ski Instructor and Coach
Reebok Certified Spin Instructor
Rob has owned and operated Muscle Memory since 2007 and has a great passion for fitness and athletics. He graduated high school with sports and recreation leadership and continued his fitness education and career from there. His experience lies in sport-specific training which focuses on golf, skiing and hockey, but he also enjoys one-on-one personal training with local clients.
When he is not in the studio, you can find him running the hills of Tsawwassen, sailing or spending time with his two boys. It is rare to see him there, but Rob has been a proud member of Beach Grove Golf Club since 2007. He also plays hockey and continues to work as a part time ski instructor for Blackcomb in the winter.
His philosophy is to create a fun and welcoming environment for clients to develop and attain their fitness and health goals. Rob wants Muscle Memory to be a positive impact not only for his clients, but the entire South Delta community. He is always taking the opportunity to participate and volunteer for local charities and events.
Muscle Memory is a reflection of his lifestyle and how he wants to impact our community.
Bachelor of Kinesiology
Diploma of Kinesiology
Pain Free Performance Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Evan was born and raised in Tsawwassen and grew up playing competitive soccer and baseball. He also gained experience in both kickboxing and volleyball, before focusing solely on soccer at a varsity level.
Evan holds extended knowledge about exercise science, as he completed both his diploma and bachelors of kinesiology at UBC. He also studied sports nutrition, which has complemented his service as a fitness coach for the last four and a half years. Evan has coached clients ages 12-70, all with a wide variety of goals.
Evan sees himself as a very passionate and engaging trainer who invests himself fully into the service he provides. He believes in providing a level of coaching that is full circle, in that his clients experience positive benefits both mentally and physically. Evan will guide you in the direction you want to go in both a sustainable and attainable way.
Certified Personal Trainer
Level 1 Coach
Steve is a valuable member of our team at Muscle Memory and lifelong resident of South Delta. Steve made a career change after working 20 years in logistics and operations to follow his passion for fitness. He loves to help lead others to their goals. Steve has an extensive athletic resume which includes playing Jr. A lacrosse for Coquitlam and fifteen years with the Ladner Pioneers. He learned the value of having a personal trainer when he hired his own, who got him in the best shape of his life after retiring from sports.
He enjoys training clients at Muscle Memory of all different ages and levels of fitness, and teaches some of our famous Fat Burner classes. Steve is involved in many community sports. He coaches lacrosse and trains youth hockey, swim teams, and elite athletes to compete at the highest levels of the sport. Steve enjoys golfing and travel, and can usually be found driving his kids around the community to their swimming, soccer, lacrosse, and horseback riding.
Certified Athletic Therapist CAT(C)
Bachelor of Kinesiology BHK
CSEP-CPT Candidate
Morgan was born and raised in Tsawwassen and very active in community sports. She played volleyball, soccer, softball and tennis. She attended Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia and graduated from the Faculty of Kinesiology with a minor in psychology. She then pursued an Athletic Therapy Certification from Mount Royal University in Calgary. She successfully completed the program in 2013 and went on to work with the Richmond Sockeyes Junior Hockey Team, Volleyball Canada, and BC Rugby as part of their medical staff.
You can find Morgan training clients at Muscle Memory or at Sungod Physiotherapy, in Tsawwassen and Ladner, as the head of the active rehab program. Morgan knows firsthand the importance of physical activity, whether it is during the rehabilitation stages of an injury or the need to integrate it in everyday life. She is here for you every step of the way.
Morgan is a certified athletic therapist and kinesiologist. She is accepting ICBC patients, personal training clients, as well as those who are interested in an active rehab program at Muscle Memory.
Certified Personal Trainer
Certified Sports Nutrition Consultant
Certified Pre and Post Natal
Certified Core Strength for Pregnancy
Certified Yoga Instructor
Reebok Certified Spin Instructor
If you have ever stepped into Muscle Memory then you know exactly who Shannon is and why she is such a sought after trainer. Her energetic personality is displayed daily with her personal training clients and her highly motivating classes. She runs some of the best classes in south delta, including Bootcamp, Spin, and her specially created HIIT and Stretch.
Shannon also does nutritional consulting at Muscle Memory. Clients find great success when combining nutritional consulting with a fitness program. Her philosophy is about taking one day at a time and making daily positive choices. If you are lucky enough to become one of her clients or get a spot in one of her classes, you will quickly see why she is a huge name all over South Delta.
Certified Personal Trainer
Diploma in Fitness and Aerobics from IFAA
Certified International Zumba Fitness Instructor and SM System Instructor
Barbara has worked in the fitness industry for over eighteen years and sports/fitness has been her passion since she was a child. She was a competitive skier and trained in dance in University. She loves to move, run, dance and do yoga. She also does the Spartan Race at least once a year because trainers should challenge themselves too! She does personal training here at Muscle Memory as well as run her personally designed Body Fit class.
Barbara's goal as a trainer is to provide high quality training for a wide variety of clients based on their individual needs and abilities. She always tries to encourage people to do their best and prove that a good workout can be fun. She loves the diversity this job brings with different personalities, levels of fitness, and personal goals. She continues to educate herself because the fitness industry is continually changing, improving and expanding. Her Motto is "Everything is possible because each and every day is the right day to start, to move, to do better and to feel better".
Certified Personal Trainer NSCA
Trainer of Fitness Leaders BCRPA
Registered Holistic Nutritionist
Nancy has worked in health and fitness for over twenty-five years as an Athletic Therapist, Corporate Health Manager, Personal Trainer and Sports & Holistic Nutritionist. She has worked in corporate health and fitness, trained sports teams along with competitive recreational athletes. Nancy loves to take on personal training clients who aspire to a better quality of life, combining activity and holistic nutrition to achieve their goals and overcome any health concerns.
When Nancy is not training clients you can find her mountain biking, snow shoeing, running or reading a good book. She loves the lower mainland for our access to the great outdoors and believes in nature therapy. Exercising in nature is great for the body, mind and soul. Her philosophy is that quality nutrition and daily fitness should be a way of life and not an obsession or chore. Clients have amazing success combining her nutrition consulting and fitness plans together for a well balanced lifestyle.
Jarrett Smith has been working in the fitness industry since 2012 and loves helping people achieve their goals in the community he grew up in.
Jarrett spent most of his teenage years out of shape and unhealthy. He dedicated himself to a life of fitness and changed his lifestyle as a young adult. He loves to draw from his own experience when helping those he coaches at Muscle Memory.
Jarrett is a Pro lacrosse official and enjoys volunteering with the younger referees at Delta Lacrosse Association. He is also an avid snowboarder and member of Canada's Ski Patrol. You can also find Jarrett hanging out around Ladner with his dog Dodge!
Certified Personal Trainer
Anne started in the fitness industry working for the Red Cross at the age of fifteen. She has continued a lifetime career working and managing in fitness. She also worked for Infofit as an instructor/student resource for over seven years. She is currently enjoying personal training at Muscle Memory for the one on one aspect. She loves developing individual plans and witnessing personal growth in clients. She also teaches our very popular Senior Strength and Balance class.
Anne has a holistic approach to health and fitness. The mind, body and soul work together and need to be taken care of. She is flexible and adaptable as a trainer because client needs can change on a daily or weekly basis. Anne works with a variety of fitness levels and abilities. She is also very experienced working with clients in the rehabilitation stages of an injury or recovery. Anne is approachable and the one to come and see if you are nervous or apprehensive about starting a fitness program.
Certified Personal Trainer
Functional Movement Specialist
Functional Movement Assessment Specialist
Functional Strength Specialist
TRX Qualified
My name's Jordon Stevenson I grew up and have lived in Tsawwassen pretty much my whole life. For the last 5 years I have been working diligently as a certified Personal trainer. I typically spend about 8-16 hours a day helping individuals with their fitness goals. If I am not training people, I enjoy golfing, hiking, paddle boarding, and pretty much anything you can do outdoors.
Having the pleasure to help hundreds of people work towards and achieve their fitness goals is something that I always find extremely satisfying. I have built my value by continuing to further my education and being up to date on current training techniques/procedures. In using these proven techniques, I have been able to see great success with people's mobility, strength, and body composition. As well as in pain reduction or complete removal of pain through movement and by improving fascial glide (Self Myofascial Release or foam rolling).
I specialize in Functional Strength and mobility, but not limited to. I have helped people rehabilitate shoulders, hips, knees, and backs after suffering an injury or surgery. Although I prefer to prevent injuries through safe training practices focusing on quality movement and optimizing your biomechanics. I would love the opportunity to show you how I can help you!
Always focused on your goals I provide excellent service by taking a holistic approach to training. Exercise, and recovery. Move Better & Feel Better.
Certified Personal Trainer
Certified Muscle Activation Specialist
OsteofitEducator and Fitness Leader
Trainer of Fitness Leaders (TFL)
Certified Life Coach
Monica, a certified fitness trainer since 2007, is a Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) specialist that assesses range of motion and reactivates weak muscles in the body to restore muscular balance. She is also certified in Osteofit and Functional Movement Systems I & II (FMS).
Monica has a Health and Fitness Certificate from SFU and is a qualified BC Sports Aid Specialist in athletic taping and sports first aid. She is a certified Weight Trainer, Personal Trainer, Older Adult, Osteofit and Aquafit Instructor and Trainer of Fitness Leaders (TFL) for Canadian Fitness Education Services (CFES) and British Columbia Parks & Recreation (BCRPA).
Her primary focus is working with clients on their balance, mobility, strength, muscle activation and/or functional movement patterns to enhance their ability to move more effectively and efficiently.
For clients who may be mentally or emotionally stuck, Monica is also a Certified Life Coach. She empowers her clients to identify key concerns and challenges in their life and guides them to discover and implement new desired behaviours or goals.
Monica enjoys the outdoors and many sports including tennis, pickle ball, golf, cycling, skiing, and swimming. She is passionate about empowering her clients to take charge of their well being, physically, mentally, and emotionally, so they can continue to lead active healthy lives.
Her motto: "The groundwork of all happiness is health", James Leigh Hunt
Certified Personal Trainer
Certified Nutritionist
Active Rehab and Injury Prevention
Strength + Conditioning Coach
Since becoming a personal trainer in 2019, Jeff has helped many people connect to their body through diet and exercise. "I believe everybody deserves the right to live a pain free life, and to have the tools and support needed to reach their highest potential. I became a trainer because I realized there was a substantial amount of people suffering with everyday aches and pains, and through my own experiences knew that learning the right exercises can really enhance the quality of life."
A new resident of Tsawwassen, Jeff is looking forward to impacting many people within the community and helping them live a stronger, healthier life. "Using proven techniques my goal is to simplify movement patterns, re-enforce structure and routine, and make the experience fun and enjoyable along the journey!"
From mastering foundational movement patterns, feeling more confident in your workouts, or finding creative ways to crush your goals – Jeff has a wide range of knowledge and expertise to help people of all fitness levels, to help fuel growth both inside and outside the gym.
"As a 62 year old woman, I'm well aware of the benefits of exercising and, in particular, weight training. I've been working with Shannon for a year now and have found that I feel very empowered in and with the strength, weight loss and muscle definition that I've gained in addition to range of motion. I've recently run a running race where I came in second in my age group and contribute that outcome directly to training with Shannon. She's a wonderful trainer… experienced, fun, funny and always, always holds me accountable… which I love. I highly recommend Shannon and miss my workouts when I can't attend."
"Regular exercise gives me a feeling of well being that I don't get from other activities. I'm stronger and more coordinated than when I was younger, which I feel is important to maintain as I age. Whether it's weights or cardio Shannon makes all my workouts challenging, fun and something I look forward to."
" The trainers push us hard enough to get the results we want while keeping it fun "
" I started training at Muscle Memory with my daughter because we were looking to upgrade our own workouts. I enjoy the atmosphere, and since I started coming, I've completed the Delta triathlon two years in a row. I am in the best shape of my life, stronger than I was in my twenties. Personal Training is the best way to improve your fitness. "
" I highly recommend Muscle Memory and their fantastic trainers to anyone with a specific fitness goal or just looking for a healthier lifestyle. Oh, and my own resolution – down 43 pounds! Thanks Mike! "


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Memes can be best understood in analogy with unicelluar life. In my perception, as a "dialectecal materialist" rather than a Cartesian "All is dead matter" naturalist, I do not see a single cell as an organism. Unicellular reproduction generally results in virtual clones, so a population of unicells is almost as genetically uniform as a multicellular one. These unicells communicate with each other by means of hormones and pheromes, and act as a unit.
Recent studies have shown deep similarities between the way natural language functions among groups and the way other natural systems function (such as a disease virus). Language systems behave as living organisms in the way they maintain homeostasis across their populations. The mechanism by which they transmit the information is the same way group perception is maintained, "chatter", like a cloud of pheromes, which constitutes the routine 90 % of communication. This living being, language, may itself have less awareness than a virus or a photon, or it may have a deeper structure. I have seen a few maps and models which might describe such, but I am literally agnostic about that question. What I am nearly 100% confident of, in terms of verifiable knowledge, is the lifelike behavior of language.


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GM unveils Chevy Blazer EV to challenge Tesla Model Y
GM unveiled Monday evening the Chevrolet Blazer EV, an all-electric SUV with up to 320 miles of range and a starting price of $44,995 that CEO and Chairman Mary Barra hopes will supercharge her bid to surpass Tesla in U.S. EV sales by 2025.
The Chevrolet Blazer EV, which will go on sale in 2023 as a 2024 model year, isn't the only impending GM electric vehicle. A slew of Cadillac and Chevy EVs are also making their way to market. But the Blazer, at its more affordable price point and in the lucrative SUV segment, could kick-start GM's sales goals.
Internally, the confidence is high. Blazer is going be a massive statement and illustrate how GM can hit big volume segments, according to Scott Bell, Global VP of Chevrolet.
The Blazer, which was unveiled at a splashy premiere event in Hollywood, California, will sit on GM's new Ultium architecture, the modular electric platform that offers up to 200 kWh of storage, an 800-volt architecture and is at the heart of the automaker's EV strategy.
Details of the Blazer EV and its many trims were scant. But enough was shared to give customer's more than a hint of what to expect by next year.
The Blazer EV will launch with five trims available: 1LT, 2LT, RS, SS and the Police Pursuit version, which Bell told TechCrunch is a first for the company. The rollout will be staggered, with the LT and RS trims going on sale next summer and the SS and Police Pursuit versions coming in the first quarter of 2024. However, orders opened this evening for interested buyers of any of the trims.
"That's kind of a first, I think, the first we've ever done all three configurations in one product," Bell said. "We're gonna be very transparent with consumers and try not to over promise and under deliver. We'd like to try to keep that lined up as best we can. We're working hard on the manufacturing side of the house to make sure that we can build enough to keep up with demand."
Bell says he expects demand to be high, too, though he wouldn't disclose sales targets.
"Blazer's gonna be a massive statement as to how we can hit segments that are real segments, big volume segments, and you know, Silverado, Blazer, and, and soon to be Equinox, the three largest segments in the industry, and there's a shot at doing volume. We're gonna have a great, great piece of that puzzle." Bell said.
Shaking up the SUV EV market
The Chevy Blazer made its return to the U.S in 2018 and has sold well; though it's not its best-selling SUV. The Chevy Equinox, which will also get electrified in 2023, gets that accolade.
And recently sales have faltered, in part to supply chain constraints. In the second quarter of 2022, GM reported that it sold 14,296 Blazers, which is down 31% from last year's comparable data.
Still, analysts believe that the Blazer EV is poised to become second (to Tesla's Model Y) next year with 6.6% of sales in the compact and midsized electric SUV segment.
Bell expects the various Blazer trims will appeal to different customers.
"The early kind of movers and shakers are kind of stirring it up a little bit, trying new things. This SS variant will be one of those things, right. There will be performance enthusiasts that will buy this car. Not because it's a midsize crossover, but because it goes 0 to 60 in less than four seconds," Bell said.
(Some) of the Blazer EV specs
Blazer EV RS exterior. Image Credits: GM
Pricing for the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer starts at $47,595 for the 2LT. The RS will start at $51,995, has rear-wheel drive as an option and 320 miles of range. Meanwhile, the high-performance SS (which will arrive later in 2023), will start at around $65,995 and be able to travel an estimated 290 miles on a single charge.
The 1LT, arriving in the first quarter of 2024, will start at $44,995 and have an estimated range of 247 miles.
Super Cruise, GM's advanced driver assistance system that allows for hands-free driving on certain highways, will be available in certain trims of the Blazer EV.
The 2023 Blazer will come with 11.5 kW charging capability as well as DC Fast charging up to 190 kW, which the company says would add 78 miles of range in 10 minutes. The front lighting on the Blazer EV will show off the state of charge while the SUV charges, increasing in speed and intensity as the charge increases.
Inside the Blazer, customers will get a 17.7-inch color touchscreen as well as an 11-inch color driver information cluster.
Chevy Blazer EV SS trim. Image Credits: GM
There's no start button on the Blazer; all you have to do is push the brake pedal after closing the door, and the Blazer EV will wake. Chevy also says that through the MyChevy app, owners can plot and locate charging stations along a set route. The Blazer EV will also get GM's Ulitifi technology, which will allow for over-the-air updates and further customization for apps and services that customers want.
The top-of-the-line Super Sport Blazer EV SS features an exclusive performance AWD configuration that produces up to 557 horsepower and up to 648 lb.-ft. of torque, and offers what Chevy calls, a "unique WOW (Wide Open Watts) mode enabling 0-60 sprints of approximately less than four seconds (based on GM-estimates)."
And then there's the Police Pursuit version, which is made specifically for law enforcement.
According to Bell, Chevy has worked closely with police in different municipalities to create the Police Pursuit version of the Blazer EV. He said it will get the same charging rates and ranges as the consumer model, but that the interior is specifically designed for police needs.
It will be available in rear-wheel drive or dual-motor all-wheel drive and get Brembo brakes. Chevy also said that it will offer commercial trims of the Blazer EV that will meet the needs of pharmaceutical and rental companies, as well.
EV strategy
Chevy has been in the electric game longer than most auto manufacturers, starting with the plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt, which landed in consumers' hands in 2010. Bell said that the company plans to continue to leverage the learnings from its previous endeavors in the EV space, including the Volt, Bolt EV and Bolt EUV, to keep expanding the electrified offerings from Chevrolet.
"Our part is to push the consumer into this space," Bell said, "We've got work to do to get the conversation into the masses, and we're certainly gonna leverage our 3,000 dealers who have consumers where 87% of our population live within 10 miles of them."
One of the biggest challenges to EV adoption, Bell acknowledges, is public charging infrastructure and EV costs. Bell said that with the launch of the Blazer, the company will continue to work to install more fast charging at dealers across the country and work to source local community electricians and installers for home charging. Chevrolet and GM are also going to leverage the dealer network to improve charging access, Bell said.
Last week, GM announced a partnership with Pilot, and Flying J, to collaborate on a nationwide fast-charging network, as well.
The Blazer EV will be built at GM's Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico, where the current internal combustion engine version of the Blazer is built.


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VISIONS is our award-winning publication that presents information on planning and development issues impacting the quality of life in the community of McLean County.
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MCRPC Celebrates 50 years in McLean County
The McLean County Regional Planning Commission has been helping shape Bloomington-Normal and McLean County for the past 50 years, playing a role in virtually every community planning activity since its creation by the McLean County Board of Supervisors in 1968.Learn More
Fall 2014
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Bloomington's Visioning Process
In the last 50 years, the City of Bloomington doubled in population and grew more than 2.5 times in the corporate area. This growth brought about many changes in the demographic profile of the City. Given the rapid growth and changes coupled with the fiscal challenges posed by the recent recession, City of Bloomington leadership wanted a deeper understanding of the community's vision for the future and the developmental priorities. McLean County Regional Planning Commission (MCRPC) was charged with that task as part of the City's comprehensive plan.Learn More
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A History of Constitution Trail
One of Bloomington-Normal's most popular attractions turns 25 in May. Constitution Trail, a joint venture between the City of Bloomington and the Town of Normal, will be celebrating its silver anniversary on May 10. This popular linear park had its grand opening in May of 1989 with only 4.5 miles of trail. Since then, this park has grown nearly ten times to its current length of 37 miles and attracts thousands of local residents and visitors annually. This article will provide the highlights in the trail planning and development for the past 25 years.Learn More
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Who's Who of the Local Governments in McLean County
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