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Robotics Program
Ardoch provides opportunities for students from our partner schools to engage with learning through Robotics.
This helps students to learn about engineering, robotics and programming using Robotics kits. They also engage in teamwork and collaboration and prepare to enter school robotics competitions such as FIRST LEGO League.
Ardoch provides the technology kits to schools, which vary depending on the age of students. We also train the teachers in their use. Junior primary students engage with WeDo 2.0 Core Set, which introduces them to hardware and coding to build a space rover. Older students use the MINDSTORMS Education EV3 Core set, which engages students in more advanced coding and STEM learning.
The program promotes:
- engagement with applied engineering
- engagement and interest in applied science
- awareness of the relevance of STEM in everyday life
- confidence to participate in science competitions
In 2016, the Ardoch-supported Christ the King Catholic Primary School in Newcomb (Geelong) came second in the Victorian FIRST LEGO League and participated in the National Championship held in Sydney.
In 2018, Christ the King Catholic Primary School went on to compete in the FIRST LEGO League Open Invitational Central Europe Tournament and their team Cre8te The Future won first place in the Core Values Teamwork category!
Where We Work
For a list of all our current partner schools and early years services, go here.
"LEGO Robotics is a great way for students to learn about technologies in a fun and creative way. There is so much scope to allow for all students to experience success. Our Year 3/4 students have loved using LEGO Robotics. We've also found that while a task could be challenging, the Year 3/4s worked particularly well together to achieve the task due to that level of challenge. We look forward to expanding the LEGO Robotics program into other year levels."
- James Flint, Deputy Principal, St Francis Xavier Primary School.
Get Involved
Become a Robotics Volunteer. You do not need any prior knowledge of Robotics but interest and enthusiasm for STEM is essential. For more information, go here.
You can also support the program by making a donation.
If you are a school looking to participate in the program, please visit here.
For more information on our STEM Support programs, go here.


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When the craft distilling boom hit, many people wondered if it would follow the craft beer trend, in which the smaller producers made better beer than the Budweisers of the world. But to many people's surprise, the large-scale whiskey houses actually made consistently better product.
That said, craft distilleries are knocking on the door and have won numerous awards, even over the Kentucky Blue Bloods.
Furthermore, craft distillers evoke a certain pride around its region and generally we all root for the little guy. But at the end of the day, a consumer base judges what's in the bottle and not the story.
Thus, these reviews reflect the whiskey, not the people or business guts it takes to run a distillery. This review set also shows one Blue Blood distiller may have missed with its annual Limited Edition release.
69, Cedar Ridge Iowa Bourbon Whiskey, 80 proof, $40
About: Distilled at Cedar Ridge Distillery in Iowa. 74% corn, 14% malted barley and 12% 6-row malted barley.
Corn. From popcorn to corn nuts, corn dominates the nose and palate, slightly shielding a slight burn. Then, it's charcoal, oak and bitterness with slight hints of vanilla wafers. Baking spices appear toward the end, offering hope that this bourbon has some merit, but it needs more time in the barrel. It's just not ready yet.
68, St. Augustine Port Finished Bourbon, 102 Proof, $80
About: Distilled at St. Augustine Distillery in Florida. 60% Corn, 22% Malted Barley and 18% Red Winter Wheat Mashbill. 16 to 28-month-old bourbon finished in Port barrels for 3 months.
Very wine forward nose: Black currants, plum and hints of honey and dried apricot. What appeared as a delicate nose with much promise turns into disappointment on the palate. A blast of oak, glue paste and alcohol overtake tongue until a wave of dark chocolate and dried fruit enter the picture. That said, it's neither balanced nor ready. The port barrel could not make up for the lack of age in the initial whiskey.
72, St. Augustine Double Cask Bourbon, 93.8 proof, $40
About: Bourbon initially aged 25-gallon barrels. After 18 months, it was transferred to 53-gallon Maker's Mark barrels.
It's a welcomed sweet nose with hints of vanilla, baked brownies and peanut butter. Alas, this didn't carry over. Astringency and oak overtake sweetness, but spices save what appeared to be a downward journey. Nutmeg and coffee come forth with slight hints of chewing tobacco and brininess. It finishes surprisingly long with hint of bittersweet chocolate. But that astringency holds this whiskey back.
74, Starlight Distillery Old Rickhouse Indiana Straight Rye Whiskey, 92 Proof, $35
About: Distilled at Starlight Distillery in Indiana. Mashbill of 85% rye and 15% malted barley.
Now this is interesting. Have you ever walked into a pasture and smelled the open air? The earth, the animals, the trees: It's reminiscent of the farm life on the nose with hints of hops, pine and grapefruit. The oily palate delivers overcooked oatmeal, rye toast and cardamom. Oddly, it finishes toward the tip of the palate and works itself backward with a slight hint of mint. If you like earth, you'll like this one.
81, Breckenridge Bourbon Whiskey Single Barrel, 92 proof, $50
About: Distilled in Colorado. Mashill is not disclosed, but contains rye, corn and malted barley.
Cornbread rising in the oven wafts over notes of cinnamon, hazelnut and cigar box. Then, it's saltwater taffy, pecan pie and burnt rye toast. Green apple, black tea and prunes appear just before a deep layer of oak. And then it falls flat with a short finish. This would make an excellent cocktail bourbon.
85, Little Book Whiskey, a Blend of Straight Rye and Canadian Whiskies, 118.8 Proof, $100
About: Blend of 8-year old Kentucky straight rye whisky, 40-year-old whisky made from 100% corn and 13-year-old rye whisky. Owned by Beam Suntory.
The alcohol is evident on the nose, but corn sweetness and melted butter soon appear. Then, it's a baked rye roll, rising pie crust and caramel. On the palate, oak dominates followed by chocolate, roasted walnuts, herbs and canned fruit. Pepper spices develop toward the medium finish. But it simply does not live up to last year's Little Book, one of the best blends of 2017. That said, it's interesting enough to have on the bar.
Fred Minnick is the Amazon Prime Host of Bourbon Up , Co-host of the Bourbon Pursuit Podcast and editor-in-chief of Bourbon+ Magazine. He has written seven books, including five on drinks and the history on Bourbon. He is a captain / judge on the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and curates the festivals Hometown Rising and Bourbon & Beyond. Follow him on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. And sign up for his free drinks newsletter.

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Subsurface Observatory
Investigating Earth's properties & behaviour
Our Subsurface Observatory helps geoscientists unlock information about the character of the Australian continent: how it responds to earthquakes, and which parts might be prospective for minerals, energy and water resources.
Our team deploy seismometers to active earthquake areas in Australia and the Asia-Pacific, and use a suite of petrophysical instruments to acquire thermal, structural and geophysical data from deep exploration boreholes across Australia.
Tools & data
Our kit includes field and laboratory-based seismic, geophysical geothermal and petrophysics instruments. Get in touch to learn how we can help with your next project, or:
What We're Working On
Our seismometer fleets are currently collecting critical data in seismically active regions of Victoria and South Australia, as well as areas of interest in New South Wales. And aftershock instruments are currently monitoring the M7.5 event in Papua New Guinea's Southern Highlands (Feb, 2018).
In the lab, we are currently applying our Natural Gamma and X-Ray Fluorescence instruments in profiling the potential Geothermal heat production characteristics of a suite of deep core samples from New South Wales. We are also exploring alternative core handling and measurement protocols with a view to increasing the utility of our Multi-Sensor Core Logger.
In the last three years, we have worked on a number of projects across Australia with specialist research teams, tertiary institutions, state government geological surveys and federal government bodies. Our achievements include:
The Tynong Project was based on collaboration with Geological Survey of Victoria to extend drilling depth thus enabling optimisation of thermal measurements and subsequent heatflow modelling. In combination with additional borehole analyses and thermal conductivity studies with GSV, this program has contributed significantly to the development of the "Geothermal Heatflow Map of Victoria".
The Willaura Copper Project with the Geological Survey of Victoria delivered a suite of logging/petrophysical outcomes that were a catalyst for a wider study that subsequently became the Stavely Project.
The Southern Australian Borehole Stress Logging Transect was a collaboration with The Australian School of Petroleum - University of Adelaide and the Department of State Development - South Australia. Borehole image logging was captured on a suite of wells to provide spatial and structural information inboard of the traditional coastal petroleum wells. This project enabled a more comprehensive picture of regional crustal in-situ stress patterns to be developed.
The Lower Darling Morphotectonic Study in conjunction with Geoscience Australia involved deployment of surface seismometers and gravity meter, array of high resolution differential GPS measurements of landforms for comparison with regularly captured RadarSAT scenes. The project was developed, and continues, to contribute to understanding of the complex, near surface geology of this important region.
The Western Victoria Drillcore Program in collaboration with the Geological Survey of Victoria helped establish critical baseline petrophysical values for application in temperature mapping and geothermal modelling of the shallow crust. This was an extension of GSV's "Seamless" and "3D" programs.
The Petermann Ranges Mw6.0 Earthquake initiated the development of an extensive co-operation among multiple stakeholders including Geoscience Australia, DMITRE (SA), DSTO and the Subsurface Observatory, to deliver temporary monitoring in the epicentral region and to locate a surface rupture, despite difficult conditions. These activities contributed to the development of alternative crustal stress models to explain this significant earthquake event.
At the invitation of CSIRO, the Subsurface Observatory undertook detailed petrophysical characterization of a range of drill cores. The results contributed directly to a study by CSIRO's collaborators on the NSW CO2 Storage Assessment Project which was coordinated by Coal Innovation NSW. The overall aim of the project was to identify potential storage opportunities on behalf of NSW Resources and Geoscience.
More recently, we have provided an extensive suite of petrophysical data as a foundation to the Stavely Project. This project is a collaboration between Geoscience Australia and the Geological Survey of Victoria to study the regional geology and mineral systems of the Stavely Arc. In partnership with DET CRC, this project made an important contribution to the UNCOVER Australia initiative.
Dr. David Belton
Petrophysics Laboratory
School of Earth Sciences
University of Melbourne
The Australian School of Petroleum, DETCRC and the CO2CRC; The University of Adelaide, WA and Melbourne; NSW, SA, VIC and WA State Geological Surveys; and CSIRO and Geoscience Australia.
Since 2006
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November 1, 2012 from 6pm to 9pm – Pan Asian Repertory Dinner Pan Asian Repertory Theatre will kickoff their 36th Season with a festive dinner on Thursday November 1, 2012 at the Golden Unicorn in Chinatown (18 East Broadway at Catherine St.).The evening will s… Organized by Bea Soong | Type: the, wives, of, henry, yuk, movie, screening
June 7, 2013 from 6pm to 8pm – Asia Society Program Hypnocus-PocusedDir. Victor Tadashi Suárez. 2011. 11min38sec.Two brothers, one car, and a strange Japanese friend are perfect ingredients for a thriller about a hypnotism that goes awry.Colum… Organized by Mar Creation, Inc. | Type: ranging, from, drama, thriller, animation, to, war, films, these, award-wining, shorts, offer, rich, insights, into, the, creativity, and, imagination, of, filmmakers, based, in, us., program, attended, by, filmmakers.
June 8, 2013 from 4pm to 6pm – Asia Society Program LI.LI.TA.AL. Dir. Akihito Izuhara. 2011. 7min40sec. Animation. This beautiful and poetic animation presents the magical formation of Japanese verses. Sapporo Film Festival--Best Original Scor… Organized by Mar Creation, Inc. | Type: selected, from, the, 7th, sapporo, short, fest, (2012), these, films, offers, originality, in, both, subject, matter, and, style., some, meditate, on, serious, issues, such, as, transience, of, life
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'Do we go for pints? Are we friends? No' - Pat Spillane on his relationship with Joe Brolly
Pat Spillane has opened up on working with Joe Brolly, saying that he and the former Derry star are 'acquaintances' rather than friends.
The outspoken duo have worked alongside each other on RTÉ's Gaelic football coverage for over a decade, enjoying many robust arguments over the years.
Spillane was a guest in the Irish Independent tent at the Ploughing Championships this week and was asked about his relationship with Brolly.
The eight-time All-Ireland champion admitted that he and his colleague have more of a professional relationship than a friendship.
"I thought I'd get away without talking about Joe but it's the only question that anyone asks me!," Spillane said.
"What's Joe Brolly like? That's the only question I get. Do we go for pints after? Do we socialise? No. Are we friends? No.
"We are acquaintances. We go in, we do a job and we move on."
Spillane added that Brolly loves to argue his point whether he is in the right or not, and paid tribute to the barrister's intellect.
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"He is a genius, an absolute genius," Spillane said.
"Sleeps 2-3 hours a night. He is restless. You couldn't insult him. Think of the worst thing to say to him but as long as Joe is the centre of attention, it doesn't matter if the publicity is good or bad. As long it is about Joe, Joe is happy!"
The Kerry legend also hit back at the contention that himself, Brolly and Colm O'Rourke appear too often together on matchday panels, and that new blood is needed.
"The narrative nowadays is that RTÉ need fresh faces," Spillane.
"Do you know how many live shows myself, Joe and Colm did this year together? Two."
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NME.COM will have all coverage from tonight's Salford show
Morrissey is set to head home this evening (April 18) as he begins his UK tour in Greater Manchester.
The singer will kick off his biggest British tour in years at the Lowry in Salford – just a stone's throw from where he was famously pictured with The Smiths outside Salford Lad's Club – as he introduces audiences to chart-topping new album 'Ringleader Of The Tormentors'.
Tickets for the massive tour sold out in record time back in January, but NME.COM will be on hand to provide an in-depth report from the show the moment Morrissey leaves the Lowry stage.
So just click back here tonight for an exclusive live report straight from the action.
The tour visits:
Salford Lowry (April 18)
Llandudno NW Theatre (19)
Leeds Town Hall (20)
Aberdeen Music Hall (22)
Stirling Albert Halls (23)
Dundee Caird Hall (25)
Greenock Town Hall (26)
Glasgow Academy (27)
Whitehaven Civic (29)
Gateshead Sage (30)
London Alexandra Palace (May 1)
Sheffield City Hall (May 3)
Grimsby Auditorium (4)
Manchester Apollo (6)
Manchester Opera House (7)
Manchester Bridgewater (8)
Halifax Victoria Hall (10)
Blackburn King Georges (11)
Liverpool Philharmonic (12)
London Palladium (14)
Cardiff St Davids (15)
Reading Hexagon (17)
Portsmouth Guildhall (19)
Birmingham Symphony Hall (20)
London Palladium (21)
Truro Hall For Cornwall (23)
Cheltenham Town Hall (24)
Oxford New Theatre (25)
Kings Lynn Corn Exchange (27)
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Run For Singapore Challenge 2018 Discount Code
Enjoy a 6% discount off the team challenge ticket fees for Run For Singapore Challenge 2018.
Run For Singapore Challenge 2018
Join us to celebrate Singapore's 53 years of independence with #RunForSingapore Challenge this year.
Run For Singapore Challenge is a virtual run that encourages every Singaporean to run for Singapore and run for their health to celebrate Singapore's 53rd birthday. This inaugural challenge encourage active living and presents every participant the challenge to clock 53KM from 9 August 2018 (Singapore National Day) till 31 August 2018 in order to be awarded with a limited edition finisher medal.
All nationality is welcome to Run For Singapore, anywhere in the world! Let's hit our goal of 53,000KM together as one people, one nation, one Singapore.


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One of the things that made our wedding as special and memorable as it was, is that there were so many caring hands that went into bringing it to life. This wasn't only practical for us (because it cut costs where we needed them cut so that we could give a little more to the areas of our budget that we had prioritized financially), but it was also a way to make so many of the details meaningful — they weren't just pretty things we rented, or bought, or saw pinned on Pinterest...they were made by people we loved who loved us and wanted to gift us their time and energy.
So here are some of our favorite Wedding DIY's
Save-the-Dates and Invitations | At the time when these needed to be designed, I think I fancied myself a graphic designer (I'm not), so I basically taught myself a few Photoshop skills, said a quick prayer, and tried my best! And you know what? They turned out to be exactly what we wanted: simple, fun, and way less expensive than they would have been had we gone through one of the usual print shops. We printed the exact amount we needed through VistaPrint, bought some leather chord and a hole punch from Michaels down the street, assembled, stamped and sent those babies out!
If you're feeling creative, and if you have the time and patience, then this is definitely something I would recommend doing to lower your costs. Just be sure you're not looking for something too fancy like printing white lettering, or hand-cutting, because come on.
Florals and Centerpieces | There were quite a few hands that went into making our centerpieces. For the months leading up to our wedding, Nate and I drank a lot of milk since our grocery store carries Straus Family Creamery brand and those were the bottles I wanted to use as our vases. (Pro tip: check to see if your grocery store will take the bottles back for your glass deposit. Ours does!) My mom and stepdad also turned old wooden crates that they found into little square risers by cutting them down to about 10x10 and nailing them together (this wasn't the only wood working they did either. They also made dessert table risers out of a tree trunk!).
For the florals (which were all based around this photo I found on Pinterest), I knew I wanted to cut back on costs by ordering loose bunches of flowers instead of full arrangements. I found an awesome and affordable local florist I absolutely loved who was happy to provide us with all the loose flowers and greenery we needed for the centerpieces (these were the same types of flowers she used when creating our bridal bouquets, boutonnieres, flower crowns, and hanging garlands), and I also sourced some extra protea and greenery from a local protea farmer. Then our amazingly talented and generous friends spent the rainy morning of our wedding tucked under the reception pavilion making floral arrangements!
Lavender to toss | If you take look through some of the photos in my first wedding post, you might notice pretty little specks in the ones where Nate and I are walking back down the aisle after the ceremony. I wish you could smell as well as see, because if you could it would smell lovely.
My mom had the idea of tossing fresh Maui lavender after the ceremony instead of the typical rice (which wouldn't be the best for the birds) or anything that would cause trash, like confetti (because, outdoors). So somehow between making a million desserts (see below), she ordered a bunch of lavender, and mobilized a tiny army to make 100 little vintage paper pockets in which to hold it all. These pockets were placed on each seat during the ceremony, and Nate and I got a fragrant rain fall of flowers as we walked down the aisle.
I have a great photo of my sister picking lavender buds out of my hair right after the ceremony, and I found some that had fallen down my dress later that night. Probably why I smelled so good.
Favors | My mom and little sister/bridesmaid took the lead on creating our adorable favors, and I love the way they turned out! Somewhere along the planning process, the idea was tossed around to give away coffee and tea as favors to our guests. Seemed like a no-brainer, really: I'm a coffee drinker from an island that grows some of the best coffee in the world, and Nate is a tea drinker whose dad's side of the family comes from a region in southern China that grows delicious teas.
From there, my mom and sister helped to choose some great Big Island coffee to give away, and Nate parted with some of his favorite mini blocks of tea he brought back from his last trip. They divided them out so that our guests had a choice of one or the other (it always seems more fun when you have a choice of goodies), vacuumed sealed them, and stuffed them into little muslin pouches with tags that noted our wedding date. Then they found these great wire baskets to hold them in. Nate penned the sign (which now hangs above our kitchen sink), and our favors were fun, beautiful and ready to go!
Yard Games | One of the many reasons we chose Puakea Ranch as our venue was that it was as far from glass skyscrapers and hot asphalt as we could get. Instead, we had old plantation cottages, gardens, pools, and nicely sized lawns. And we definitely wanted to take advantage of them. Since I couldn't figure out how to manage giving folks the option of going for a swim during our ceremony or reception (but wouldn't you want to be at that wedding?), we settled on providing yard games and picnic blankets to really help us create the feel that this was a casual, intimate event. Nothing formal or stuffy to be found.
Instead, guests were encouraged to grab one of the colorful blankets I begged, borrowed and stole, cop a squat poolside or under the mango tree, and choose which game to play to entertain themselves (and their kids!) with during pupu/cocktail hour. We offered croquet, corn-hole, bocce ball, and a giant tic-tac-toe. (Okay, I didn't steal the blankets. I had a bunch, borrowed some more, and also bought a few which I gave away to family as a thank you for all their help with the wedding.)
All the games were either built by family members or were borrowed from them for the wedding. What I love most is that my niece and nephews helped to make a lot of them — including painting that awesome wave and surfer on the corn-hole box that my stepdad built!
Signage | Never let it be said that I didn't marry a talented guy. During the week leading up to the wedding, while I sorted flowers fresh from the farm, and organized baskets and supplies with my niece, Nate spent his time elbow deep in paint, hand-lettering signs. Between my mom, sisters, and my stepdad-the-builder, we had all the materials we needed for a directional sign pointing to Oakland (where Nate's from), Honomu (where I'm from), the ceremony, the reception, the food, and the bathroom (in several different languages), the games sign, the bar sign, and little tiny dessert signs to go on the dessert bar.
I think it added a really fun and homegrown element to the day. Among so many other things I love about him, Nate's an artist. And it was great to be able to incorporate his touch in all sorts of different places on our wedding.
Pupu's (appetizers) + Dessert Bar | I wish I had photos of our appetizers and desserts and I don't because we were obviously too busy stuffing our faces with all the deliciousness. Seriously, one of the most frequent comments we get about our wedding to this day remains how good the food was, how amazing the appetizers were, how many desserts everyone had to choose from. The secret? Stick to your favorite foods, especially if it's family cooking, and always listen to your mother.
We did sort of a mix of both for our wedding. For the pupu's, we asked my brother-in-law if he could make smoked meat (pork), which I grew up eating, will die eating, and maintain that over steamed rice there may not be a whole lot that's better in the world. We also served our favorite poke (raw fish salad) like shoyu ahi poke, spicy poke, and mussels poke, picked up fresh from Foodland — because when you know, you know. Then we had our amazing caterer who did all of our dinner items provide a few extra appetizers as well, just to round it out. All I can remember about the apps is having our day-of coordinator hand me a plate stacked high with poke, soy beans, smoked meat and lemongrass chicken skewers right after we finished taking photos, and me, shoveling them in. Maybe whoever said you won't get a chance to eat at your own wedding wasn't super excited about their menu?
And it's hard to even begin to talk about the desserts and all the love and heart and everythinggoodyoucouldpossiblythinkofintheworld that went into them. My mom made almost all of our desserts. All nine of them. For nearly a hundred guests. After months of testing recipes on my family, and spending the entire pre-wedding week baking up a confectioners storm, this is what she served for our dessert bar:
Hummingbird Cake (our wedding cake) Lemon Lavender Bars Cardamom Cake with Coffee Glaze Orange Blossom Cake Lilikoi Cream Cheese Bars Coconut Pie Bacardi Rum Cake Bibinka (Filipino Coconut Rice Dessert) Banana Bread with Chocolate and Nuts
And probably because who could say no to more goodness, one of my best friends also made red velvet cupcakes with butter cream frosting, and double chocolate brownies.
Wedding food, my friends. It can and should be spectacular.
Bar | We decided on a self-serve open bar because that's Nate's (and everyones?) favorite kind at a wedding. To make it happen, we enlisted the help of my mother and sister (who sourced beautiful vintage-looking beverage dispensers and found vintage wooden crates for risers), our caterer (who provided the non-alcoholic drinks like lilikoi lemonade), my dad (who hauled a truckload of ice from the harbor up to the ranch), and our friends (who concocted our signature drink). Those cute marquee letters of our initials came from the bookshelf in our apartment, and before that, Target circa 3 years ago. My favorite cousin — and any friends or members of my family who found themselves near the bar when supplies were getting low — played the crucial role of ensuring that the tin of cold beer, sodas and ice, as well as the dispensers of our signature drink stayed well stocked.
Given how it was surrounded at all moments, I'm pretty sure the bar was a huge hit. Even though we over-bought the booze. By like, a lot. I mean, we still have some left over...
At the end of the day, a wedding is not only what you make it, but it's who you involve in it. It's a celebration of your love, and it's also a celebration of everything that brought you together, that made you the people you are today so that you could stand in front of one another and your community and make your promises.
For Nate and I, that foundation came from our families and friends. And there was just no having a wedding without them playing such an important role. We truly would not be where we are today without them, and we definitely wouldn't have had the wedding we had without them either.
For vendor and photography information, see my first wedding post.


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Athens bouldering
Home to some of the only bouldering in Ohio. Great day trip if it's close by with some definite classics.
Witches Front/Back and Trailer Park are the two more boulder dense areas with difficulty ranging from V0 to V7.
The best season is fall, but any time that there has been a dry spell of at least 2 days will work. Very little of the climbing is rainproof and all of the rock is weak and easily damaged when wet.
Athens is accessible from Route 32, 33, 50 and 56. Most of the climbing is off of Route 33/50 or E. State Street.
There currently is no guidebook for this area, but you can view routes on Mountain Project or on Bouldering Athens County.
- Strouds Run State Park
- 78 non-electric sites
- Latrines, waste drains, picnic tables and fire rings are provided
- 10 sites are available for campers with pets
- Group camp area is available for organized groups on a reservation basis
- Call 740-594-2628 for more information.
- Happy Hills Campground
Happy Hills Campground and Cabins is a beautiful campground in the Hocking Hills featuring a private fishing lake, swimming pool, game room, playground, Modern spotless bath house, a laundry facility and a camp store.
- Happy Hills is conveniently located to the State Park attractions, as well as great shopping, antique malls, craft specialty shops, golf, ATV and bike trails, and restaurants.


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Hey There, I'm Hunter.
My Favorite Things
Wes Anderson films. The Darjeeling Limited is my favorite by far. I mean, how can you not love slow motion scenes set to The Kinks?
The works of Edgar Allan Poe. I had The Pit and The Pendulum starring Vincent Price recorded on VHS as a child. I have no idea why my mother let me watch this.
Funny cat pictures. You can't deny that cats are funny. Weird, but funny. Like this one. Or this one.
Disney, but more specifically, Walt Disney World Resort. I worked in Magic Kingdom Park and will forever have Pixie Dust on everything I own.


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I've been doing yoga quite intensively in studios for about seven years, and it started to feel like I'm repeating the same injuries over and over again out of habits that I learned that are no longer helpful. I took Maria's semi-private "Build A Foundation" course to learn how to do postures carefully, not mechanically, and also to revisit my own personal motivation for why I do yoga. We were able to spend long periods of time on individual postures and go deep into the details of how to position the body so that the yoga feels really good and doesn't cause injury. I would recommend the course to anyone who is doing yoga regularly and feels like they are never really getting enough advice from teachers in larger classes. This course has changed my entire practice and made me loads more confident about my yoga!
13 weeks after the birth of my son I started with the course "Build A Foundation". I found the course really amazing. Every Monday the yoga practice energized me and reminded me that "who we are is more than the body". I learned not to be afraid to try something new and that many times it´s about what happens along the way. I realized that it is possible to reach a lot with patience, practice and confidence. During this course I found a deeper reason to practice yoga. It was beautiful to experience that incredible feeling of lightness after practice.Dear Maria, thank you so much that I've had the opportunity to learn from, be inspired by and practice with you!
I recommend Maria's "Build A Foundation" course to anyone who is about to join yoga classes in any yoga studio. Even prior to attending beginner classes this course would give you the much needed details that teachers in bigger classes don't have time and opportunity to pay attention to. I had a decent experience before taking this course, but I learnt something new here. Maria's classes helped me to open my chest and shoulders to an extent that I hadn't been able to achieve before, though I had been practising yoga for some time already. I noticed that earlier in my practise I was attempting to stretch and bend into poses just on the account of flexibility, however now I realise muscle strength and engaging is equally important. I felt a major shift in my practice when I started attending Maria's classes, because the way she teaches to engage muscles and connect breath with movement is very detailed and empowering. I am moving away from Vienna soon so I cannot continue to work with Maria, but I really hope she comes to Latvia with her workshops or organizes a yoga retreat in Latvia! :)


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A quick update for all my lovely readers. This will be a very special Valentine's Day this year! I can't wait until my contemporary – a warm, funny romance about a widow woman who falls in love with an NBA player -RUSH TO THE ALTAR – comes out February 14th! Check Amazon and anywhere e-books are sold for a copy. It will only cost $4.99 – less than a McDonald's meal and a lot more satisfying! (A print version will follow soon for those wanting print so don't despair!) Also, be sure and stop back here around the 14th as I have contests planned!
In the meantime, I am heading to Cancun, Mexico for a romantic get-away with my DH, Tony. My birthday is the 10th and we are looking forward to some time in the sun and sand – snorkeling, eating and relaxing together – for a few days. Here are a few pics of the area where we are headed. I can't wait!
Until next time – XOXO


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Public Art
A small selection of public art projects over the last 2 decades.
Aluminum. Baxter School for the Deaf, Portland Maine, 2008
An installation of five, suspended, brushed and painted aluminum birds in abstracted shapes of hands. Each bird spans three feet by four feet and has a characteristic shape that evokes the language and movement of American Sign Language. The Baxter School is the only residential school for the deaf in Maine and is situated on a small island just beyond downtown Portland. The birds are suspended so they follow the buildings curved main corridor and culminate at the entrance to the library, a place where aspirations, ideas and the imagination take flight. Garber collaborated with Providence, Rhode Island sculptor, Anna Shapiro, to construct and install the work.
Public Projects,The Steel Yard
Trash Cans
: Corn, Beans, Squash
Edition of 8 Steel powder coated cans. Smith Hill, Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI, 2004
The Trash Can Project is an extension of The Steel Yard in Providence RI. Instead of ordering manufactured trash cans from out of state, the Urban Furniture program captures federal and state money to support artists and provide artistic and functional street furniture for municipalities in Rhode Island
A Very Brief History of Somerville
Exterior painted mural triptych for Star Market in Porter Square, Somerville MA, 2002
Somerville has a long standing history of being an urban industrial city. The artist team of Dedalus Wainwright and Anna Shapiro addressed the unique industrial history of the city of Somerville in the three panels of the Porter Square Mall Elm St. Wall. Each panel represents a period in Somervilles industrial history, spanning over 3 centuries juxtaposing three elements: A map from the time period represented (18th, 19th and 20th Centuries); an image of an object manufactured in that time period; and a human hand manipulating the object, to represent the imposing nature of industry and the hands of the workers who support the industry from within.


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Time and straw will ripen the Medlar. I had to wiki-pedia Medlar. It's a fruit too hard and bitter to eat before it has had some time in the frost. It will then appear to be rotten but has a soft and sweet flavour. Of course the medieval times being rather misogynistic they had to compare it to women: ' women are like medlars._no sooner ripe but rotten'
That is one thing that really stands out with these cards, the view of women. Unfortunately, reading the daily paper online and the readers posts to the articles I see things have not changed much. If a woman is strong and stands up for her self she is a nut-busting feminist and a man-hater, if she is not she is a victim that should get a grip and stop whining. The pink ribbon campaign produces an endless stream of angry men complaining that women 'steal' all funds for cancer research and that no one cries over men with prostate cancer. Teenage anorexic girls getting help will cause a riot among men who says it is unfair for all the boys with eating disorders. Women suing for rape gets called out for being lose… Ok so I should stop read those comments on Aftonbladet… But it is really sad to see the enormous backlash of gender equality in my so called progressive country.
Now this card didn't even have a woman in them so I went off on a tangent there.


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By Amy Singer, Ph.D., Diana Greninger and Kemberlee Bonnet
It is not uncommon in personal injury cases for the injured individual to delay seeking medical treatment after an incident. Why is that? The fact is that injured persons often do not experience symptoms of injury at the time of an incident, however much later, an injury related to the incident emerges. We refer to such injuries as "latent" injuries, an injury in which the onset of symptoms is delayed. As an attorney you must be able to recognize that jurors will most likely have an uninformed response, most likely negative, to the concept of latent injuries.
Voir dire in a latent injury case is a process, not merely a series of questions. We have found six effective stages in increasing jurors' latitude of accepting reasons why clients delay seeking damages. These stages facilitate the transformation of potential juror mindsets. Of course there will always be the ones who remain unaccepting of the delay in seeing a doctor. For those, we provide you with a technique to eliminate them for cause.
1. The first and foremost stage is to assess juror response to the concept of latent injures, and to internally indoctrinate the legitimacy of such injuries.
2. After this foundation is established, the next is step is to relate their life experiences to the notion of causation.
3. The next step is to facilitate understanding and acceptance, from their own cognitive schemata, of legitimate reasons why people delay seeking medical treatment following an accident.
4. 4. After addressing delays in treatment, explain the concept of "stoicism," and assess whether or not potential jurors will attribute blame to the client for the delay, or even punishing the victim taking time to seek treatment.
5. Subsequently, you must identify tort reformers and non-believers to eliminate them for cause.
6. Finally, persuade the potential jurors that the client simply cannot manage their pain any longer, and that when an injury manifests so slowly, it takes time for the injured to comes to realize it.
We have found it to be imperative that all of these stages are administered in voir dire for latent injury cases. Let us now explore these stages at a more detailed level.
Response to Injury Latency
It is imperative that you explain to potential jurors that latent onset injuries do exist. In fact, latent onset injuries are recognized in the medical literature to a great extent. , Despite this, jurors are often predisposed to be skeptical of the nature of these injuries, as they are unfamiliar with the fact that some injuries can appear years after an incident. For example, a concussion after a collision can manifest at a very subtle rate, with somewhat unassuming symptoms developing much later, such as sleep disturbances, which can be left ignored by a stoic individual who is experiencing this symptom. That individual might say, "Oh, I have a lot on my mind, so I can't sleep that well" or "That collision happened some time ago, I'll be fine."
The insight that these injuries do in fact occur has to come from the juror. For example you would ask, "how many of you have had injuries or illnesses that were dormant for a length of time?" The jurors will then answer. For example one might respond, "i broke a finger and now i have developed arthritis." Now let's say that this juror did not go to the doctor when his or her finger was broken, perhaps at the time asserting, "there is really nothing significantly wrong here, so why should I go?" Further, let's say that the finger does not heal, and the doctor says that the injury stayed dormant. Reinforce this experience and encourage others to respond. Note that it is important to establish that every member of the panel has had a loved one, close friend or they, themselves, have experience dormancy. A theme has now emerged: Dormancy.
Juror Life Experiences
Jurors use their own life experiences to make decisions; therefore, they must be given examples that relate to those experiences, as to what they believe causes an injury. This is how you get them to understand the issue of causation. Relating back to the example of the broken finger, ask jurors, "How did the injured know that they broke their finger, causing arthritis?" There must be a causal link established between the incident and the latent injury and you have to single out any additional factors that can be argued that caused the injury. Therefore the only plausible explanation would be that the latent injury was caused from the incident. Ask jurors, "How do you decide what causes something? What evidence do you use to decide causation?"
Why Wait?
What are the reasons why the injured wait to seek treatment? First of all, sometimes the injury goes undetected even upon examination by a medical professional. Second of all, and also the most prominent reason, is the stoicism of the individual. When one inquires with the injured as to why the he or she waited to go doctor after the incident, he or she will most likely respond, "I didn't think there was really anything wrong with me." Juror attitudes toward stoicism regarding medical treatment is a critical issue. As an attorney, you must identify those on the panel that wait to treat injuries, and those on the panel who go for treatment right away. It is important to identify the jurors that have a punishment-oriented frame of mind toward a person experiencing a latent-onset injury who did not even think there was anything wrong with themselves in the first place.
Punishment for Stoicism
To elaborate on punishment for stoicism, should the injured be punished for being stoic? The injured are experiencing a delayed-onset injury, and at the time of the incident, simply did not think there is anything wrong. Further, if they know they are injured, they likely will not believe that they are injured severely enough to go to hospital. This is where the suspicion comes from with jurors. The jurors will think that this person has a new injury, unrelated to the alleged injury at hand, and is looking to be compensated. In addition, jurors might believe that the injured simply wants/needs money and is now claiming a latent injury to better his or her current financial situation. Ask jurors, "How many of you think people should be stoic by not making a large deal about the injury?" and ask, "For the injured client who is being 'doctor latent', as in a person who waits to see the doctor, would you punish them? Why or why not?"
Identify with Jurors
You must identify the client with the potential jurors. For example, a clever way to broach the topic is to lead with, "My client believed in tort reform until…" Many lawyers present with, "What is interesting is that my client did not believe in lawsuits until…" Potential jurors will be affected by this approach because by presenting these questions, you are essentially aiming to have tort reform jurors identify with your client. You do not want jurors on your panel who do not have the ability to perceive and consider the client as an "individual difference ", or those who will be generalizing him as money seeking or unethical "like all of the rest." You will be able to identify the jurors that who have a mindset transformation and will be able to consider the client's individual circumstance.
Introduce that and then ask, "How many of you know someone who is stoic and believes there are too many lawsuits?" and "How many of you know someone who might say, 'I would not make mountain out of mole hill?'" Then respond by saying, "That's my client."
Additional questions to ask include, "How many of you believe that there are too many lawsuits? Why or why not?" and "How many of you believe that this is a "sue-happy" society? Why do you think and feel this way?" and "Do you think that lawsuits harm you in any way? Why or why not? Do you think they help you in any way? Why or why not?" and "Will you punish someone for having a high pain tolerance? Why?" Also include, "Without hearing any evidence, if you were to hear that the client experienced a latent injury, how many of you simply will not find in his/her favor?" Follow up with cause questions, for example, "How long have you felt that way? Are you not likely to change your mind?" If they can't, they can't and that is fine. "How many of you agree/disagree? Why?" The ones who agree must go for cause.
The final knock down punch is "Before hearing any evidence, how many of you believe that you cannot determine what caused the injury or that it is related to a past event?" Follow up with your cause questions.
Dissipation of Endurance
Often latent injury victims are in so much pain that they have difficulty enduring the discomfort. Though the injury started out as undetected, slowly over time it transformed to full-on pain. The concept is similar domestic abuse. In the beginning of the relationship, the abuse is so subtle that the victim does not realize its presence. The abuse happens ever so slowly and increases in a way that it takes him or her much time to realize the effect that it has had on the victim's life. It is not until much later that the victim comes to realize it. Now take that analogy and apply it to latent injuries. It could take a year or more to understand that one had an injury or that the extent of the injury has become much more serious. After this, the attorney should go for cause. Ask questions such as, "How many of you believe there is no such thing as a person with a severe injury who could be stoic without hearing any evidence? How long have you felt this way?" And "Is there anything that could change your mind or reconsider?"
More on Cause
In addition to the six stages, it is important that we further address elimination for cause. To aid in eliminating jurors for cause, we have found it most effective to ask closed-ended questions. Here is why: if we are certain that a potential juror is not our advocate, by asking closed-ended yes/no questions we are not allowing that individual the opportunity for further engagement. If given an open-ended question, that individual might seemingly rectify his or her ability to be impartial, and thus impair our strategy to strike for cause.
It is essential to employ the following closed-ended incantations, tailored to your case. For example, "How many of you believe that a neck injury cannot manifest itself a week or even longer than after an incident?" and "How many of you believe that if someone is hurt, they will feel it right away?" and "Do you feel strongly about your beliefs?" and "Are you not likely to change your mind?" and "So does this mean we are not starting out even?" At this point, the attorney should tell the venire member "I appreciate your honesty." Then ask, "By a show of hands, how many of you agree with what this person just said and you will not be able to put your feelings aside?" It is essential to employ all of these incantations.
The theme throughout the process of presenting jurors with the concept of latent injuries is "dormancy." We have found that the trajectory of understanding latent injuries is not mutually exclusive and exhaustive. Dormancy is integrated throughout the model presented, and must be demonstrated systematically, as personal experience, skepticism and lack of education on the topic can ultimately decide the verdict. Without convincing jurors that latent injuries do exist, and without the incorporation of juror insight, you are essentially spinning your wheels.
Establishing a causal link for the accident and the injury deeply seats the concept of dormancy. If you do not establish a cause, dissecting the latent injury into a plausible situation, it will seem as if you are making a "leap" and you will lose credibility.
Unfortunately, some of the jurors will fall back on their skeptical disposition when they have to try to understand "doctor latency" and why the injured waited to seek damages. This will bleed into the notion of "sue happy" or greed. However, the identification of these individuals will lead you to identify tort reformers. Then go in for cause by asking closed-ended questions. When we eliminate for cause, the theme of dormancy will remain within your panel.


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Healthy Eats: Homemade Siu Mai Recipe
Hey y'all, and I hope you all had an awesome pre-Halloween weekend! Although I didn't partake in any Halloween festivities this year (the work overload took over - the adulting life is surely real), I am excited to share ANOTHER bomb recipe with you guys in today's blog post featuring Milk & Eggs ingredients. Again, I've partnered up with Milk & Eggs for this blog post, and I love collaborating with this specific OC/LA grocery delivery company because I LOVE sharing new and tasty recipes with you guys! As a huge foodie, I cannot resist trying new dishes and sharing them with my followers once I try them out for myself - so consider yourself lucky ;) For October's highlighted recipe of the month, I introduce to you…HOMEMADE SIU MAI!
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1/2 package wonton wrappers, round/circular
1/2 pound ground pork
1/2 pound shrimp, deveined and finely chopped
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 egg, beaten, for egg wash
Garnish: 1 small quarter of a carrot, minced
Special equipment: 1 or 2 large bamboo steamers with lid, pastry brush
1. In a medium-sized bowl, combine pork, shrimp, soy sauce, ginger, sesame oil, salt, and pepper.
2. Spoon one teaspoon of the meat filling mixture (from Step 1) into the center of a wonton wrapper. Lightly brush the sides of the wrapper with egg wash. Squeeze the sides up until the wrapper forms a cup, tucking in the sides and leaving the filling exposed on top. Repeat with the rest of the wrappers.
3. Add parchment paper to the bottom of 1 - 2 large bamboo steamers. Fit the steamer basket(s) in the wok and pour enough water into the wok until the water line is 1 inch below the bottom of the steamer. Steam siu mai for 12 - 15 minutes, until filling is firm to the touch. Serve with soy sauce, chili sauce, or chili oil.
Find the link to the original recipe here.
Thanks to my brother-in-law and older sister, I was introduced to this delicious recipe and wanted to share it with all of you! Also, another reason why I LOVE this particular homemade Siu Mai recipe is because it is an entree that you can either make and eat fresh, OR you can freeze them for later consumption! All in all, this homemade Siu Mai dish serves as the ideal recipe that is perfect for family/friend gatherings or a quick dish to make for yourself when you have to eat fast!
Do you love dim sum? Want to recreate this recipe?
If you end up using this recipe, be sure to tag me in any future Instagram posts or Instastories - I would love to see your creations! Until then, I'll talk to you guys next time!


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The 29-year-old has amassed an army of loyal fans thanks to her countless box office hits and classic good looks.
On Thursday night, Emma hit up the 2018 Marie Claire's Image Makers Awards in Los Angeles – oozing sex appeal and classy.
The starlet, who is currently dating SNL's Dave McCary, stepped onto the red carpet in a floor-length blue number.
Featuring a plunging neckline, Emma Stone's dress allowed her to flash the flesh while still maintaining a classy vibe.
Scooping all the way to her navel, the actress teased her chest as she posed for waiting cameras.
Turning up the heat as much as possible, Emma left her bra at home for the evening.
Last weekend, Emma arrived at the 75th Golden Globe Awards with Billie Jean King.
Along with other stars, including Meryl Streep and Emma Watson, they all brought guests deeply involved in the fight for racial and gender equality.
Meanwhile, all guests – bar Blanca Blanco in THAT red dress – wore head-to-toe black to highlight the ongoing Time's Up movement.
The movement is determined to bring an end to sexual exploitation and assault around the world... particularly in Hollywood.
Over the past few months, Tinsel Town has been rocked by scandal after scandal.
Most predominately, director and producer Harvey Weinstein has been accused of countless sexual assaults over the past 30 years.
He has also been accused of raping multiple women – something he fiercely denies.


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Fresh Salmon, Corn, Tomato, Red Onion Salad/
This scrumptious salad is a nice change of pace from green salads and coleslaw.
PREP TIME: 10 minutes, SERVINGS: 4
- 2 med ears corn, husk and silk removed
- 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
- ¼ med red onion, thinly sliced
- ⅓ c fresh basil leaves
- 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
- ¼ tsp coarse salt
- ⅛ tsp freshly ground pepper
- 3 oz grilled salmon
- HOLDING the tops of the ears of corn over a cutting board, carefully cut the kernels off in strips from top to bottom. Add the tomatoes, onion and basil, and stir to combine.
- ADD the vinegar, oil, salt, and pepper to the vegetables and stir again.
- Top with grilled salmon.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 4 hours.
Under 400 calories!


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It's All About MOY, Except When it Isn't
The MOY test is a standard first test to determine authenticity of Omega Constellation dials. But, is there enough consistency in the manufacture of vintage Constellation dials for it to be reliable?
The answer to that question is no. While it could be argued that MOY is the standard, there are some deviations from the norm in some Constellation dials.
Click here for an essay on the usefulness of the MOY test when appraising Connie dials for authenticity.
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A tragedy happened on Monday night when I journeyed to a local Apple store. After psyching myself up to put my blogging fortune to good use by buying myself a brand spanking new iPad, I metro'd to the mall. With excitement and anticipation, I figured I would put it to the best of use by being able to blog anywhere, anytime, at a moment's notice. The universe of EMR and EHR ideas would flow onto the Happy EMR Doctor's blog at a dizzying pace, and the latest and greatest revelations would form more quickly than ever before.
But when I arrived at my final destination, I noted two things. First, the store was a madhouse, and the wait time to begin speaking with a salesperson promised to be at least 20 minutes. I don't know if any of you out there have had any similar experiences, but our Apple store has gotten extremely busy lately. Too bad I sold my stock back in 2002, before the boom.
As I suddenly wished I had just shopped online, I also saw that the iPads on display were SO TINY! After seeing several patients of mine working on their iPads as I greeted them at their visits, the little bundles of sweet joy seemed to take on monolithic size (or maybe in retrospect it was just my overzealous enthusiasm). Did the fluorescently-T shirted Apple employees bring out the midget pads? Dismayed and conflicted was I.
Me, dismayed by an Apple product? How could this happen? After finally pulling myself together enough to play around with two of the little guys, still, I couldn't help myself from looking around inquisitively for the table with the real iPads.
Unfortunately my search was in vain. I cried that night on the train home. Alas, for now, I guess it's back to the drawing board and soldiering on to dream about other uses for that sweet blogger dough. Maybe I just need more time.
Dr. West is an endocrinologist in private practice in Washington, DC. He completed fellowship training in Endocrinology and Metabolism at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. West opened The Washington Endocrine Clinic, PLLC, as a solo practice in 2009. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Picture 2
Jenn Baker's Picture Choice: 2
Title: The Reading Tree
Author's Note: This is the continuation of a story that was started in 2011 for the Photo Prompt Writing Challenge. You can read the other installments here:
Breakfast At Main Street Café
After helping Adam finish the morning chores, Aimee decided that she was going to visit her mother's reading tree. It was a tree in the forest that had a perfect branch to cradle the reader, and at the base of the tree there was hallow created by the roots. The hollow was perfect for reclining and reading. Her mother discovered it as a child and used to take Aimee to regularly.
With a small back containing her book and a few snacks, Aimee rushed out of the house pass the arena were Adam was working. She gave him a quick wave as she continued on. She had left him a note on the table telling him where she went.
As she walked in to the forest, she realized that the land marks to the reading tree might be over grown or gone. But as she continued down the path, she saw the first one. It was short post with her mother's initials carved on it and an arrow pointing to the left. With a smile she turned left and continued following the trail. Soon the trail disappeared under years of over growth and water erosion. Determined to go to the tree, Aimee continued on without the trail, hoping that her mother's second marker hadn't been washed away. A few minutes later, Aimee saw another post similar to the first but the engraving was the image of a horse with an arrow pointing to the right. She walked through the bushes and tree leaves, knowing she wasn't far from the tree.
Pushing through a tall bush, Aimee looked ahead and saw the tree. Her heart stopped as she looked at the large oak tree that pushed toward the sky. At the bottom of the tree, near the hollow, her mother had engraved a picture of a book so everyone would know that it was the reading tree. The tree seemed larger than Aimee remembered but it had been years since she had visited.
Her eyes looked over the tree, looking for signs of changes. The branch that rested just below the reading branch was no longer on the tree, but sat on the forest floor next to the hollow creating a side table of sorts. The branch and the tree were all covered in lush green moss on their south facing sides. She walked over the hollow and rested her hand over the engraving.
"I'm back, momma." She whispered quietly. After her mother's death, Aimee always felt her presence at the reading tree more than at the grave site. Taking a deep breath, she turned around and sat in the hollow. As she scooted back against the tree, she pulled out her book.
Hours later, Adam went in to the house for a glass of tea when he saw her note. He smiled. He knew of that tree. Her grandfather used to talk about it and how Aimee's mother would disappear for hours in to the forest with a book or two. He ran a finger down the edge of the note. Deciding to blow off the rest of the day, Adam went to his room and grabbed his book. He locked up the house and headed toward the reading tree to sit with Aimee.
When he arrived, she was leaning against the fallen branch holding up her small hardback book. She was so engrossed with the book, she never looked up as he approached.
"Getting so caught up in a book, and loosing track of your surroundings, isn't very safe out here in bear country." He said quietly trying not to startle her.
"I heard you tromping through the forest." Aimee said as she turned a page. "I knew it couldn't be a bear or a deer because of the racket you were making." She looked up at him and smiled.
Adam walked over to where she sat and looked down at her. "Mind if I join you." He showed her his book.
"Sure. That would be nice." She grabbed her bag and scooted over to give him room to sit next to her in the hollow. When he didn't sit down right away, she looked up at him again. "What's wrong? Did I not give you enough room?"
"You did but I don't want to sit next to you. I want to sit behind you with you leaning back against my chest as we read." He gave her a big innocent smile, even though his brain was running through all the fantasies of what he wanted to do with this woman, and books weren't involved.
"Oh." Aimee bit her lip. Adam bit back a groan as he watched her run her tongue over the spot. She gave a slight nod of her head. Adam figured she came to a decision. "We can try that." She scooted forward so he could sit behind her.
Adam moved over to the tree, and slowly sat down behind Aimee. Once he was settled, he placed his book on the downed branch. He reached forward and grabbed Aimee by the waist and puller her back against him. With a sigh, she laid her head back against his chest as the rest of her body melted in to his. With a silent prayer, he hoped that Aimee couldn't tell how aroused he was just by holding her. He laid his cheek against the top of her head, breathing in the scent of her apple shampoo. He smiled and just held her, letting his mind wander.
"I thought you were going to read." Aimee asked quietly. While he held her, she had lifted her book again. To his surprise, he was content to just hold her. Adam had never felt that way about any of the women he previously dated.
"I'm happy just holding you while you read. I'll read tonight before bed." He closed his eyes and rubbed his cheek against her silky hair.
Aimee hadn't been in town long, but just the few short days she had been with him, he had feelings developing he hadn't ever felt in his life. He knew she needed to return to Los Angles, but he didn't want her to go. With a jolt of surprise he realized he wanted her to stay with him. He just needed to figure out how to convince her that she belonged here with him and not in Los Angles with Travis. It was going to be a big task to convince her, but he was more than willing to put in the effort.
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Jenn lives in central Florida with her best friend and husband, Andy. When not reviewing books on her book blog, PonyTails Book Reviews, she writes her own Contemporary Western Romance and Scottish Historicals. Jenn is hoping to have her first novel, The Prodigal Cowboy, published in the fall of 2013.


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Today we want to talk about the value of pictures and the idea of memory within those. Maybe you saw the post we share on Facebook yesterday? We thought it said something really profound about taking the time to stop and record the present moment. It's and old cliché, particularly perpetuated by photographers, but things change before you know it. Photography is really the only tool we have to pause time and secure those memories for the future. This applies to everything of course, but especially to Mothers and your family. Its a sad truth but not everyone is with us forever. That's why we at CAM really believe in creating a family archive of captured moments, which can last through the generations. We're sure you have already started, everyone has a smartphone nowadays (make sure to keep those backed up by the way) but there's something really special about sitting down for a family portrait. This kind of photography is difficult to replicate during the rigours of everyday life, so every now and then we like to give you a nudge to get a plan in place.
It's something we often here - 'oh I've been meaning to get a family session done but never get round to it'. Well, what a perfect occasion Mothers day is for that! Time to round up the troops and get down to the studio (or location) with the family. It's just an excuse really, but there's nothing like an occasion to get everyone together. This time of year we really love to produce generational pictures, showing a family from grandparents down to a brand-new baby is always fantastic. Of course this is something we encourage all the time. However, if you can get everyone together for a really special shoot it will last for years before you really need to update it. Its also a brilliant opportunity to do something different as well. Our sessions only take an hour, but once you've all dressed up there's the rest of the day to get our and do something together, as a family. Just another excuse really - but a lovely one.
As an extra incentive, we'll be releasing our Mothers Day promotion in the coming week (you may have seen it already). If not, make sure to keep your eyes on our Facebook page to take advantage of the opportunity. As always, feel free to like and share or to call us with any questions on 01942 396 228 (Ashton) or 01524 846 697 (Lancaster). Otherwise, we'll see you next time for another CAMtastic blog (that sounded better in our head sorry - bye!).


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I love you...Josephine
If you haven't already seen or heard about Josephine, you are in for a real treat.
I mean, we did a bunch of stuff with horses, canons, guns, pyrotechnics, and a group of middle aged men running around in their fancy outfits. We even managed to mount a camera to a remote controlled helicopter (thanks to our good friends from Snaproll Media).
Rory Feek of the duo Joey+Rory based this song off of some letters he read from a Confederate Soldier by the name of J.W. Robison. These letters included details about the war but mainly they were love letters to his wife. Joey+Rory aren't your typical country artists. They love being hands on and fostering relationships wherever they go with whatever they are doing. That quality presented itself in the form of chili this time. Joey+Rory got up early to make a huge cast iron pot of chili to feed the re-enactors and crew. It was delicious.
Speaking of re-enactors, Dave Andrews and Gene Andrews need a round of applause. Those two rounded up re-enactors from all over and coordinated with the Sons of the Confederate Veterans to allow us the privilege of shooting at the boyhood home of Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Aaron Carnahan (Rory's cousin) plays the lead role of Soldier J.W. Robinson. To say that he did a bang up job would be an explosive understatement. Without the passionate performances by Aaron and our other performers and re-enactors the video would have truly been lifeless. Keep an eye out for Joey's sister, Jessie who plays the lovely Josephine herself. Austin and Zeb Shearer who are the young soldier and son of J.W. And our very own director Gabe McCauley killed it as the soldier who gets all tied up with a noose around his neck.
BONUS: There is also a behind the scenes video the likes of which was featured on a segment of The Joey+Rory Show
Besides the chiggers, this video was an amazing experience that we hope you enjoy.


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Since I have a long weekend (thank you, Thanksgiving!) I decided to be proactive and do some more painting. I've had lots of fun ideas swirling about my head, and this one actually came upon me by accident. I painted the blue square background a few days ago, but wasn't sure what I was going to do with it. I had decided to paint some flowers on another canvas, and absentmindedly laid them down on top of the blue background. I took one look at the way the real flowers broke through the stark blue and was inspired to paint them on this canvas instead. I'm actually really happy with it. I used a lot of very watery, light washes to get the petals just right, building them up in many layers. I think the decision to leave the bare outer layer of wood untouched was a good one.
You can buy this little gem (and see more pictures) in the shop.
Materials: Acrylics, wood panel (9 1/2 inches by 9 1/2 inches by 3/8 inch)
Friday, November 28, 2008
Cascading Flowers
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Sunday, November 23, 2008
More, More Shoes
I've been inspired by my last painting of shoes, so I decided to paint some more. The above image is actually a digital print I made of a painting I finished earlier today. It's a view of stilettos from the back, if you can't tell. The lighting right now isn't very good in my apartment, so I'll have to post a picture of the final painting later. Basically, I took a not-so-good picture of the final image, and then imported it into Photoshop, where I went over it with vast, bold colors. I kind of like the result.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
I just now finished the above painting and boy, are my fingers tired! This was actually my second attempt: I will spare you the first one as it was horrible and all wrong and embarrassing. Anywho, I painted this for my friend Dana for her birthday, which was earlier this week. I'm almost positive she doesn't look at this blog (and she's not on Facebook, where I posted a link), so I feel pretty good about writing about it even though I have yet to give it to her. If you know her, SHHH!
My first attempt was terrible in many ways; the shape of the front shoe was all off (not tall enough and too wide where it shouldn't have been) and I had a lot of trouble making any straight lines. I spent a day or two thinking about that and why I had those issues, so when I sat down earlier tonight I had a plan of attack. I decided to use a lot of water with my acrylics, which would give me a nice, smooth, inky edge. It worked quite well. I used a very small brush to achieve this, so my fingers are sore now from gripping it so tightly and from being so tense and focused on making things straight. It took me quite a while to finish, but I'm really QUITE happy with how it turned out and I can't wait to give it to Dana!
Materials: 9 x 6.5 x 1 inch beveled wood, acrylic paint, lotsa water
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008
I voted. Did you?
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Emily writes:
Hello Philip,
My name is Emily and my autistic son's name is B. I want to thank you for all your posts. I really cling to every word because I'm desperate to communicate with B. I can see in his eyes that his mind is working behind that beautiful smiling, humming face. I feel like God has personally picked me to be B's mom and I have to try my best to help B in every way I can.
I was hoping you could help tell me about your bedtime routine and how well you sleep and how you settle your mind down to fall into Lala land:)
B loves his bedtime routine but falling asleep is very difficult and we are up till 4am a lot.
Keep teaching the world about autism. You have already made a difference in my world:)))
To Emily,
I am a pretty good sleeper. In the past I haven't been. Lots of years of toddler books made me miserable. I made the most of it by learning to read the words on the pages and making up my own stories in my mind. I used to feel so lonely no one understood me. I made imaginary friends at night that would understand me and I would talk to them at night. My brother who shared my room would get so mad. I slept very uneasily before. Nowadays I maybe get 10 hours of sleep. Sleeping helps me live refreshed. My parents take turns putting me to bed. My mom reads a chapter of a book each night. My dad reads me from Ido in Autismland. My parents pray with me. My dad sings to me. My mom listens to me type my prayers. Lots of times I am lying awake when they leave. I think about the menu of the day meditating on my previous day and peacefully anticipating tomorrow. The menu of the day is all the significant moments I experienced meaningfully. I made improvements in my sleep by peacefully praying and practicing meaningful verses of scripture in my mind. I am particularly praying about my meaning in the world. My mission is bringing hope to autistics. I mean to challenge current ideas about autism. My sleep is more peaceful now because I am listened to and understood.
I wish you and B all the best.
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No matter how confident you are, the experience of getting into a room full of strangers can be nerve support and grab something to say. I think the best way is actually the simplest – we all know that people like to talk about themselves, so do not ask questions that are designed to outline them a bit more than the usual business conversation?
Here's a compilation I found to create a useful relationship with a person who at first glance is not at all like me at all.
first How did you come to your job? Often people go through a chance encounter or misfortune in their work – these stories are often interesting and tell them, they bring a new life to life by making a simple conversation about the current business never. Write to me the dream customer. You can learn much more about your motivation and goals, listening attentively to this.
3rd What are the changes or predicts in your industry? Tap inside information here – this can affect your business or give you ideas to do different things. It's easy to get into the usual patterns of thinking without realizing it. A completely different perspective can really scruff.
4th What do you think is the biggest achievement in business? Another good way is to break ice and get better acquaintance.
5th What do you like for your job? Someone else's business life will be alive when they hear them describing their favorite activities.
6th Are there things you want to change? Natural Follow-up From the Aforementioned
7. How do you want people to describe your contribution to your industry? This is unleashed from everyday business and allows them to discuss their deeper aspirations if they wish.
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Happy Friday K-Stylers,
Its so good to be back.
This look was inspired by November, the leaves falling and the trees changing color. There is this beautiful spot on my way to work, I always admire it when I pass by. This outfit was a simple and casual fall OOTD. It is perfect for the transitioning on and off weather where its not too cold to wear a jacket, but not cool enough to just wear a long t-shirt.
Last Sunday I was feeling good and I wanted to look good, so I got all dressed up – to run errands, yes, I know, but that's okay. In a couple of days I'll be throwing a party for my mom, so I've been busy planning the surprise along with many other things life throws my way. I may vlog this adventure so be sure to check out my YouTube channel the following week of this post.
This sweater was brought to you by my dad's closet. Am I the only one who's guilty of raiding their families closet? Whenever I want a loose sweater or shirt, I always check out my brother's closet, but this time, dad came through. I love the stripes and how it represented fall so well. I paired it with a medium colored high rise denim jeans I got from Ross which are comfortable (FALL HAUL VIDEO) and I love how the distress is done. Making it more dressy, I wore my suede taupe colored ankle booties I got from Burlington about two years ago, and this cute metallic gold cross body bag I got from the mall on my trip to Florida two Christmas's ago. I can't remember the name of the store though, sorry. Making it more "feminine" and "boss like" I tucked the straps in.
What is your go to errand outfit and what item would you use to spice it up, and make it more dressy?
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Sweater: Dads Closet
Purse: Store From Florida – N/A
Jeans Pants: Ross
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... If you didn't know what was going on, it's easy to see why you would be extremely worried," he told AFP.It was not until we could accurately predict the path of the moon around the Earth, of the Earth around the sun, and the distances between all three, that total eclipses became less alarming.The moon orbits Earth at a slightly tilted angle, with the result that it mostly passes too high, or too low, to block out the sun.But once about every 18 months or so, our satellite crosses on just the right plane to block out the sun's light and cast a shadow somewhere on Earth.This made it possible to predict where on Earth an eclipse will be visible from, giving rise to a new era of eclipse chasers.For hundreds of years, eclipses offered the only way to observe the sun's atmosphere, or corona, to learn more about its temperature, composition and magnetic properties.Usually obscured by the sun's blinding brightness, the corona becomes visible during an eclipse as a ring of light encircling the black disk that is the moon.


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Fresh from the London Olympics, runner Jeff Demps signed a contract with New England Patriots late Friday night.
"To everyone wondering, yes it's true I'm now a new England patriot," Demps tweeted. "Glad to be apart of the team. It's truly an honor. #Godisgreat"
No details of the contract terms were released.
Demps, 22, was on the 4x100 U.S, Olympic relay team that took silver at the London Olympics. He was a running back and kick returner at University of Florida, though went undrafted as he focused on track.
"If he's committed to football over track, the guy can be a dynamic sub package option for an offense in the NFL," a scouting report from National Football Post says. "A big-play threat who can create mismatches in the pass game and hit the home run when you get him in space."
Before being signed, Patriots personnel director Nick Caserio confirmed the team's interest in Demps.
"Good with the ball, good speed, caught the ball OK, a little bit undersized," he said. "Florida has a track record of some pretty good football players that have come out of there. But any time we go into a school, we'll look at everybody, regardless of whatever their circumstance is."
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Here's a list of exciting spots in the metro where you can go for a quick trip, a quick munch and quick photo ops with your little ones, hubby and wife, and other family members. Quick as they may be, these trips will provide you that inner spark to make the coming Christmas a more festive and meaningful one.
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She understands how important and stressful a wedding can be, how every Bride is anxious about how she looks on the most special day of her life. Reshma's aim is to eliminate any worries and provide you with the peace of mind that enables you to relax and enjoy a truly delightful transformation.Reshma is a member of the Business Network International (BNI), which is a group of businesses whose sole aim is to get lots of clients for their members through recommendation and word of mouth. Being in this scheme has boosted Reshma's reputation as an artist even further and she has been able to branch out to the fashion and media world.


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I started my summer reading list this past week with a new book called "Reset - Living a Grace-Paced Life in a Burnout Culture" by counselor/speaker/professor/pastor David Murray. (With all those titles, I'm assuming he knows a thing or two about burnout!)
Anyway, the first part of the book is all about diagnostics: how do you determine if you are on a path toward burnout? Or at least operating at a deficit emotionally, physically, and spiritually? Being mindful of things like: perfectionism. Diet. Sleep. Comparison. Pride. People-pleasing. One of these on it's own is manageable. Two might not be totally unhealthy, but is likely unsustainable. Three or four...you might be in trouble.
At any rate, the one that jumped out at me was what the author called "backsliding." He defines that as:
"...the gradual loss of contact with God through regularly rushed or missed daily devotions, or of the life lived independently of God, resulting in a growing distance between us and God, and a growing proximity to temptation and sin."
- David Murray
The thing I like about that definition is the simple diagnostics of it. There's no judgement, no shame...just the practical assessment of our condition. The thing I also like: it assumes that the baseline for every Christian is a regular contact with and connection to God.
I wonder, in our "burnout culture", where we stand with that definition. Are we...am I...are you...living with a baseline of regular connection to and contact with Jesus? Or is "backsliding" more of our baseline?
I think the primary tool of the enemy in our day is to keep us distracted and disconnected from God. If we believe there is an enemy to our souls, wouldn't it make sense for Him to keep the distance between us and the source of our strength/power/faith growing? If he can do that, he knows we're definitely headed toward a faith burnout.
Jesus described the situation like this to His disciples:
"I am the Vine, you are the branches. When you're joined with me and I with you, the relation intimate and organic, the harvest is sure to be abundant. Separated, you can't produce a thing."
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My hope for us as a church is that we cultivate that connection. Because the consequences are tragic if we don't. And the lie of the enemy (and our pride) is that we can sustain a life, and a faith, without it.
Perhaps the place to start is a simple diagnostic in your own (and my own) life. Do I have a sense of contact and connection with God that's regular? Or is distance more descriptive? Do I carve out regular time to hear and gain strength from "the Vine," or am I separated from it?
The simplest model I've seen over the years for maintaining this connection is simply called S.O.A.P.:
It starts by grabbing a cup of coffee (or wine, or beer...whatever!), and sitting down. Stop rushing. Just sit.
And then: read a short section of Scripture. 4-8 verses is plenty. Maybe more if you're in an OT story. Maybe less in other parts of the Bible. But just read it. Twice.
And then: Ask yourself, "what stands out here? What words seem interesting? What phrases catch my mind/heart? Why?"
And then: Ask God, "why does this stand out? What are you saying to me? How does this apply in my life?" (You might even write some of this down. In a journal. Or in your Bible. Or on your hand...whatever.)
And then: Pray. Like: "Jesus, make this true/real in my life." And then pray for your wife, your kids, your friends, your finances, your dog...whatever is pressing in at that moment.
That's pretty much it. Over time, it's amazing what God says, what kind of wisdom and revelation comes, what strength is gained, and how faith grows.
I pray we would all be connected to the vine. I pray we would avoid the pitfalls of our burnout culture. And I pray we would walk in power, and the fruit would be abundant.
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Kelton Wigington, Riley Stroman, Daniela Whiteside; Correlation of optic nerve OCT on Zeiss Cirrus HD and Humphrey visual field defects at WJB Dorn VA; does signal strength matter?. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2016;57(12):378.
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We performed a retrospective chart review to test the hypothesis that the signal strength of our Zeiss Cirrus HD-OCT model 400 glaucoma OCT affects the validity of the test results. We also sought to discover what on the Zeiss printout is the best correlation to visual field deficit on the Humphrey visual field (HVF).
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We found 55 eyes of glaucoma suspect and glaucoma patient with a reliable Humphrey 24-2 visual field (HVF) and a Zeiss glaucoma OCT performed between 4/2015 and 11/2015 at WJB Dorn VA Hospital in Columbia, SC. Excluded patients with angle closure glaucoma and secondary open angle glaucoma. The retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) quadrant and clock hour thicknesses were compared to the visual field deficits to determine if the area of thinning corresponded to the area of field loss. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated using Microsoft Excel between data.
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-49.09% of eyes positive correlation between RNFL quadrant thinning and HVF deficits-61.8% of eyes positive correlation between RNFL clock hour thinning and HVF deficits-signal strength did not show linear correlation to whether the glaucoma OCT RNFL thinning corresponded to the HVF deficits-Rim area showed strong positive linear correlation to MD and strong negative linear correlation to PSD on HVF-Ratio of rim area to disc area showed moderate positive linear correlation to MD but not to PSD- cup to disc ratio, cup volume, and cup volume to disc area ratio did not show strong correlations to MD or PSD
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1. At the WJB Dorn VA hospital, signal strength variability did not affect whether the RNFL thinning (quadrants or clock hours) shown on the OCT report from the Zeiss Cirrus HD OCT correlated to the visual field deficits on the HVF2. Iis best to use the RNFL clock hour thinning section reported on the print out rather than the RNFL quadrant thinning section as the clock hours correlated better to the area of visual field deficit on HVF. Also, the rim area, and the calculated rim:disc area ratio had strong correlations to the MD and PSD numbers on the HVF print out. Further studies would need to be done at our institution to see if following the rim:disc area ratio and the rim area would also correspond well to the progression of MD and PSD.
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Watch Out: It's A School Zone
Stacey Wilson
May 26, 2006
Driving in and around schools should be done with complete care. The reason for this is that children have this very carefree nature that they would not even consider doing things even where there could be danger for them. That is why it is expected that drivers should always be careful when driving around school zones.
When you are approaching a school zone, it is best if you start to slow down. Automobile experts suggest that when driving, you do not speed around schools. You also should not speed around neighborhoods. These areas are usually where children roam freely about for these are where they commonly are.
You should always be on the watch for school zones. For some schools, there are signs before the actual location of the school telling drivers and motorists what is up ahead. However, some communities do not have such signs for some school areas. If you want, you can work with the school or the community it belongs to. It is important that motorists are warned about these areas ahead of time.
There are two things to actually expect: the unexpected and the expected. For the unexpected, remember that the child's reaction to a speeding vehicle would be far different from that of an adult's. On the other hand, when you see a ball or a dog on the street, you should expect to see a child following suit.
You should scan the area around your vehicle. You should not only look for children in front of your vehicle but you might as well check the sides and the rear. You see, children are fond of playing on the sidewalk or even along the road. It is important that you know if there are children so as to avoid any accidents.
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