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FEDERAL WAY, WASH. - The No. 11-ranked Cal men's swimming team had another successful day at the 2008 NCAA Championships, held at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way, Wash. The Golden Bears were paced by freshman Damir Dugonjic placing second in the nation in the 100 breast with a time of 52.61, and junior David Russell finishing third in the 100 back with a school-record time of 45.42. Additionally, Cal finished third in the 200 medley relay with a school-record time of 1:24.50 (Russell, Dugonjic, senior Jernej Godec, senior William Copeland). The Bears sit in fourth place with 222.50 points, trailing only Arizona (376), Texas (285) and Stanford (231).
Russell broke the former 100 back school record of 46.05 set by Alex Lim in 2002. The former 200 medley relay record was 1:25.16 set in 2004 (Lim, Caleb Rowe, Milorad Cavic, Duje Draganja).
Other second day results for Cal included freshman Martti Aljand placing eighth (53.37) and sophomore Sean Mahoney finishing 14th (53.60) in the 100 breast to go along with Dugonjic's national runner-up. In the 200 free, senior Dominik Meichtry was ninth with a time of 1:33.56, while fellow senior Louis Vayo was 12th in the 400 IM with a mark of 3:47.82.
In another relay competition, Cal's 800 free relay team of Vayo, Meichtry, Copeland and Aljand were 11th with a mark of 6:26.06. In diving, junior Sam Helvie was 13th in the three-meter board with a score of 347.00 to go along with his 15th place finish in the one-meter competition (322.65) on Thursday.
On Thursday, the 400 medley relay team of Russell, Dugonjic, Godec and Copeland placed second nationally with a school-record time of 3:05.38. The Bears' 2008 squad topped the former school record of 3:07.31 set in 2004. Cal's 200 free relay of Copeland, Godec, senior Joe Whittington and freshman Graeme Moore placed third with a time of 1:16.94, third-best mark in school history.
Cal's top individual finish Thursday was Copeland placing fifth in the 50 free with a mark of 19.41, while Godec was sixth with a time of 19.46 and Whittington was 12th with a time of 19.66.
Other first day results for the Bears was Meichtry finishing 12th in the 500 free (4:18.61). In the 200 IM, Cal had three athletes earned honorable mention All-America honors. Aljand was 13th (1:45.80), Vayo was 15th (1:45.86) and Mahoney was 16th (1:46.60).
On Saturday the NCAA meet will continue with the prelim and the finals of the 1,650 free, the 200 back, the 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, platform diving and the 400 free relay. Copeland is the nation's second seed in the 100 free, Russell is the nation's fourth seed in the 200 back and Cal's 400 free relay is seeded fifth.
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Talking Back: Voices of Color (Red Letter Press, 2015), presents an unusually diverse group of writers speaking out on issues affecting communities of color. Contributors share tales of survival, explore little-known history, and offer insightful cultural reviews. Nellie Wong, a widely published Bay Area poet and social justice activist, is the book's editor and author of the introduction, a striking meditation on the importance of "talking back" in asserting identity and power on an individual and collective level.
Like Wong, the book's contributors are involved in community organizing. Based in a number of locations, their identities include Asian/Pacific American, Black, indigenous North American and Aboriginal Australian, Latino, Palestinian, immigrant, feminist, youth, elder, LGBTQ, students, unionists, former prisoners, and more. Make no mistake about it, many of the writers are out-front radicals. Their aim is to communicate and mobilize. Speaking from and to the grassroots, their offerings are readable, persuasive, free from academic jargon, and rich with personal experience.
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The EP KFC Mini Cricket Provincial Festival will be held at the Dan Qeqe Stadium in Zwide, Port Elizabeth to-morrow, Friday 8 November 2013. Seven hundred Mini Cricketers will participate in this prestigious event and will come from all corners of the metro and Eastern Province.
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Obinna Ekezie, a former NBA player, launched Wakanow, a Nigeria-based online travel agency which has now expanded into the UK and UAE, with plans to grow within the African continent
Wakanow, which went live in 2010, has a strong focus on Nigeria and Ghana, but Ekezie has plans to not only expand the business geographically but to offer a more diverse range of services. Ekezie told African Review that he became accustomed to booking and paying for flights and hotels online with sites such as Expedia when he lived in the US - "it was a very simple process" – but when he returned to Nigeria after retiring from basketball, he found there was not an equivalent online service for Nigerians.
In 2008 Ekezie saw the potential for a comprehensive online travel service in Nigeria because "internet penetration was growing at a fast rate". Before he returned to Nigeria, he invested in a software company in the US to create a similar platform to the KAYAK travel portal but the business venture did not work out. He said that he "lost a lot of money" but learned a great deal about the online travel agency business before setting up Wakanow.
"Online payments and electronic transactions, it was all starting to take shape [but] the infrastructure for e-commerce was needed," he said.
To get Wakanow online, Ekezie and the company's co-founder Ralph Tamuno faced multiple technical and logistical challenges: "We had to build an engine, we had to get people to understand what we were trying to do. we had to work with the one online payment company [that was operating in Nigeria at the time], we had to create a whole eco-system, we had to work with the banks, we had to build connections with hotels and airlines – it was difficult but we got it done."
"It was a virgin OTA [online travel agency] space but the market was ready," Ekezie said.
The 2010 FIFA world cup proved to be a boon to Wakanow as it was an official travel partner for the event. "We had packages prepared for the event, it propelled us," said Ekezie. "We attracted foreign investment from the US and Africa."
The Wakanow website links to the DestinationsAfrica by Wakanow website which offers holiday packages across Africa for a wide range of travel preferences, such as spa and wellness breaks, safaris, beach holidays and cultural experiences. With the platform expanding to the UK and UAE, as well as plans to expand into East Africa and Francophone African markets and diversify with travel finance services, cargo services, visa services, retail stores, and money transfers, Ekezie said the technology is already in place to make this easy.
"On one platform we can be multilingual, with languages such as French and Portuguese, and multicurrency – it is very dynamic," he said in regard to Wakanow's international expansion plans.
With the technical challenges now overcome, Ekezie said the new challenges include working with embassies to set up online visa processing services, and banks to set up online bank transfers for customers who do not have credit or debit cards.
"Nigeria is more focused on simplifying the visa process, it's an opportunity," he said.
In regard to helping people access finance for travel, Ekezie said innovations such as allowing online payment in instalments will fill gaps in "a huge market".
"We need to broaden our horizons – young people may not have much money but are keen to travel and we can make it easier. Also, the devaluation of the currency in Nigeria has affected even those who can afford to travel."
Ultimately. Ekezie sees his business venture as a means of changing global perceptions about Nigeria.
"When I played for the NBA, living in the US, there was a huge negative vibe surrounding Nigeria, with a reputation for fraud," he told African Review. "We need Nigerian companies with credibility to start to change the perception – there is a negative vibe for the country globally."
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n 1991, she transferred to Mobil's corporate headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, with responsibilities covering competitive analysis, planning, supply, logistics and marketing.Ms. Lachenmyer became Vice President of the Global Aromatics business for Mobil Chemical Company in 1998. Following the merger with Exxon, she became Vice President of the Aromatics Global Business unit for ExxonMobil Chemical Company.She assumed the position of Asia Pacific Manufacturing Director located in Singapore in 2004, where she was responsible for regional operations and joint venture relations.
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Lynne has a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from California Polytechnic University. She served on the Petro Stopping Center Board in 1997 and 1998, the Singapore Economic Development Board in 2006 and 2007, and serves on the Dean of Engineering's Leadership Board for California Polytechnic University. Lynne was named "Distinguished Alumnus in Engineering" in 2011 and a Hall of Fame inductee in 2014 for California Polytechnic University. She currently serves on the National Safety Council, ExxonMobil Foundation and Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas and Dallas Boards. Lynne is married to Todd and has two grown sons. She enjoys gardening, travel and golf.
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Xiaomi's entry into the UK market has been aggressive, to say the least. It's launching its 2018 flagship smartphone, the Mi 8 and for the first time, selling the enhanced Mi 8 Pro outside of China; the Mi 8 sells for between £459 and £489, while the Mi 8 Pro costs an impressive £499, considering the hardware these phones offer.
The company also confirmed a gamut of UK retail partners, from Argos to John Lewis, while it's also setting up its own brick-and-mortar store in the Westfield shopping centre in White City, London. What's more, the company's website, MI.com will now feature a dedicated UK store of its own – MI.com/UK, and it's there where today's insane deal is taking place.
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The recent recommendation by the Senate ad hoc committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution for a-single term tenure of six years for Governors and their deputies as well as for the President and his Vice, has generated understandable concerns among many Nigerians. The recommendation, which is yet to be discussed in a plenary session of the entire Senate, is only one of several other proposals made by that Committee. If it passes into law, current occupants of these positions will be disqualified from contesting for the affected offices whenever the single term tenure dispensation kicks off.
For obvious reasons the recommendation on term limit has eclipsed the other proposals made by the Committee.
The singe term tenure was born, if not conceived, with a bad name. When President Jonathan first floated the idea of a seven-year single term tenure shortly after his election in April 2011, it was a most inappropriate time to do so, especially as it came shortly after the contentious issue of zoning and power rotation had threatened to tear the country apart. The issue was whether Jonathan was morally qualified to run for the presidency in the April 2011 election. Most of those who opposed his candidacy from the North argued that Jonathan, as Deputy Governor of Bayelsa state, was part of a meeting in 2002 in which an agreement on power rotation between the North and the South was reached, and that based on that alleged agreement, Jonathan would simply serve out the remaining part of President Yaradua's first term in office so that the North would continue with 'their turn' at the presidency. Those supporting the Jonathan candidacy talked about his constitutional right to contest or reminded the North that they had been in power longer than any other zone or denied outright the existence of any zoning and power rotation arrangement between the North and the South.
In essence, it could be argued that despite his victory at the polls in the April 2011 election, Jonathan came to office with a certain crisis of trust hanging over him. It is therefore understandable that when he floated the idea of a- single term tenure of seven years (no one ever fully explained why such was deemed a priority by the regime), suspicions were legitimately aroused. Besides the contentious issue of zoning and power rotation in the run-up to the April 2011 presidential election, the memory of how Obasanjo tried to use sneaky ways to elongate his tenure was still fresh in people's mind. Therefore Jonathan's proposal (or kite flying) coalesced critics, cynics and opponents of the regime who happily rolled out their war drums. When Presidential aides insisted that Jonathan would not benefit from the proposal, many told them to go tell such to the marines or to Auntie Monica. Others wondered why the President was not pushing for a single term tenure of four years, especially given that as a Christian, he must be fully aware that the age of the biblical Methuselah had nothing to do with the wisdom of the equally biblical Solomon.
Apart from the issue of trust, there are also issues with the premise on which the entire argument for a- six-term tenure is based. There are three major arguments here: The first is that in the current two-term tenure of four years each, there is too much preoccupation with elections such that, no sooner is a Governor or President elected to office than he begins to plot for his re-election. The second is that a-single term tenure of six years would reduce the frequency and therefore the cost of conducting elections in the country. The third is that pre-occupation with elections in the current two-term system heats up the polity, leading to political instability or widening the social distance among Nigerians.
With all due respect, I disagree with all the above arguments. I do not for instance believe that a-single term tenure of six years will mean that a Governor or President will cease to be concerned about the next cycle of election. If our political experience is anything to go by, the President and Governors are very much interested in who succeeds them – either as insurance against their perceived legacy or simply to cover their backside. The involvement of these political office holders in the next election cycle therefore is irrespective of whether they are running as candidates or supporting the candidacy of a surrogate. Was it not when former President Obasanjo was campaigning for his selected successor, the late Umaru Yaradua, that he declared that the election should be seen as 'do or die'? In fact, rather than a single term tenure of six years making a President or Governor apolitical, the opposite is likely to be the case as the incumbent is likely to spend a lot of political energy fighting not only to avoid becoming a lame-duck but also to whittle down the influence of those he doesn't like who are scheming to succeed him or to prop up and position his anointed ones to succeed him.
I also fail to see how a-single term tenure of six years can reduce the cost of election. True, the frequency of elections will be reduced – from two elections every eight years to two in 12 years (here we are assuming there will be no cancellation of election results or that the rate of court annulment of the results will be the same). This will however not necessarily lead to cost saving if it means that INEC will spend more money in updating voters' register every six years than it will otherwise do every four years, or that the cost of providing security for elections is higher (if elections under a six year single term tenure is more anarchical because of the fear that losing out will mean being in the political limbo for six years). The cost of elections is not necessarily a function of its frequency.
I also have issues with the argument that pre-occupation with elections heats up the polity. Liberal democracy by definition is a noisy enterprise because it permits ideas to compete freely in the marketplace of political ideas. Just like a typical Nigerian open market, you find all manner of haggling, grandstanding, intrigues, threats, drama and dogfights in the political marketplace. Most provide political education and occasionally entertainment. True, you also find fissiparous tendencies and irredentist centrifugal forces in this market. But it is usually difficult to know the line where vibrant competition among political ideas ends and where heating up the polity – as politicians would say – begin. My personal opinion is that in a democracy, we shouldn't really worry about the so-called heating up of the polity. It is far better, in my opinion, to draw ideas to compete in the political marketplace than to allow them to go underground where they will be romanticized. This is one of the reasons why, in the more mature democracies of US and the UK, even hate groups like KKK (in the US) or the British National Party (in the UK) are not banned.
Despite some legitimate concern about our current two term tenure of four years each, there are still several reasons why we should not be so quick to dispense with it: most executives tend to do more in their first term in office with the hope that they will be rewarded with re-election. Why kill this incentive for hard-work? How are we sure that beneficiaries of a single-term tenure of six years will not change the constitution and serve for two terms of twelve years? Given that zoning and power rotation have been more or less ingrained in the psyche of most Nigerians, will it augur well for us that some people from some zones may not have the opportunity to take a shot at certain political offices in their life time? Will a- single term tenure of six years not abridge the rights of those elected on the expectations that they could go for re-election?
My personal opinion is that the arguments for elongated single term tenure are based on an inappropriate diagnosis of the problems of elections in this country. The truth is that there is an obsession with elections only because state power is the major means of production, material accumulation and allocation of privileges in the country. A-single term tenure of even ten years is therefore unlikely to change the character of elections or the obsession with it in Nigeria.
A legitimate concern is the tendency for liberal democracy in our type of society to unleash forces that will aggravate the structures of conflict and complicate the nation-building process. How do we further our current democracy project while ensuring that the fissiparous tendencies it unleashes do not undermine the gains we have made in our nation-building process? This, I feel, ought to be the main focus of any constitutional amendment.


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This is your time to learn from your interviewer and show them what you are passionate about. Don't stress about memorizing lines to say in your interview. Treat it as a conversation rather than a stressful high-stakes interview. This will allow your personality to shine through.
Keep it Short
Even though you may be receiving a ton of great, insightful information, it is critical to always be mindful and respectful of the interviewee's time. When you have about 10 minutes left in your meeting, casually mention you want to be "mindful of his or her time" and note the time you have left. This gives her the opportunity to either extend the interview, or transition to a graceful conclusion.
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As you are beginning to wrap up your meeting, be sure to ask for recommendations of at least two or three people who would be good to connect with as you continue networking. This ensures an opportunity to talk with even more people because your initial request would be coming through a mutual contact. However, be sure to make your request is as specific as possible.
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Arausol has adapted its installation systems for photovoltaic plants on flat and pitched roofs to its customers' specific requirements. Thanks to their lightweight design, the installation systems are particularly suitable for roofs with low bearing capacity. The corrosion-resistant components are manufactured from aluminium or V2A steel. Each of our robust installation systems is tailored for the roof design in question. Arausol's proven installation system, which requires no penetration of the roof, ensures fast, easy assembly.
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StoryCorps Chicago
StoryCorps Chicago: 'We Came Through It With Grace'
For Liz and Graeme Wilson, visiting the StoryCorps booth at the Chicago Cultural Center came with a purpose: They wanted to share a story that could help others feel less alone.
Exactly one year earlier, their daughter, Claire, was stillborn.
"It never gets to be normal," Graeme said. "It just keeps being kind of surreal."
On what would have been her first birthday, Liz and Graeme reflected on her arrival and spoke about looking forward to the birth of a new baby.
Bill Healy produces StoryCorps for WBEZ. Follow him @chicagoan.


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Alabaster is the second city in the nation to host a Beneful Dream Dog Park. The $500,000 dog park opened on July 12, 2012. DIY Network star Jason ...
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Off-leash dog park. Small dog area for 30 lbs and smaller and a large dog area.
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The clinic is located next to Barclays Bank, opposite The Library.
There is paid parking available in the Library car park. Please allow 2 hours parking for your first visit. Free parking is available for up to 5 hours in Victoria Park by the Gymnastics Club, which is 5 minute walk away.
When you arrive at the clinic, please go straight through and up the first flight of stairs. The waiting room is on the first floor landing. I will look forward to meeting you!


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Planning Moderate-Income Housing and Biennial Reporting
Preparing the Moderate-Income Housing Plan Element
Preparing a new moderate-income housing element, or substantially updating one, can be a major undertaking. Although the Housing and Community Development Division only provides technical input on moderate-income housing plans that municipalities prepare, we have developed a number of useful tools to assist you with meeting this requirement. These tools and resources include:
- An outline and writing guide for planning moderate-income housing
- A model Moderate-Income Housing Element and template
- A model resolution for amending the general plan
- A database of moderate-income housing plans
- A clearinghouse of affordable housing data
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Outline and Writing Guide for planning Moderate-Income Housing
HCDD has prepared a basic outline for the moderate-income housing element of your city's general plan. The outline is based on a number of guidelines and best practices recommended by the American Planning Association and the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. The outline also contains a "scorecard" that cities can use to assess the strengths and weaknesses of their current moderate-income housing element. The writing guide provides easy to follow tips on preparing a high-quality moderate-income housing plan element. Learn more
Model Moderate-Income Housing Element and Template
HCDD has prepared a model plan that may be modified and adopted by municipalities. It also contains suggested methods and techniques to encourage the development and preservation of affordable housing. The template closely follows the recommended outline described above, but to get the most out of it, cities should edit and modify its sections to suit their community's particular housing needs. Cities will still need to conduct their own affordable housing gap analysis to address the current and anticipated housing needs of their community. The emphasis of this template is on setting project-oriented goals that achieve tangible results that meet your community's the affordable housing needs. Learn more
Model Resolution for Amending the General Plan
Both the moderate-income housing plan element and biennial housing reports should be formally adopted by resolution and posted on a city's website. Once a city has substantially revised or prepared a new moderate-income housing element, it must formally adopt it as part of its general plan by resolution. New and substantially revised moderate-income housing plans require a period of public notice and comment, as well as a public hearing before being adopted. Cities should also formally adopt the findings report of each biennial review of the moderate-income housing element by resolution. Clearly listing biennial housing reports as an agenda item for discussion at a regularly scheduled city council meetings is usually sufficient public notice. To facilitate the adoption of the housing plan element, and subsequent biennial reports, we have prepared an editable document that cities can use by simply filling-in the blanks with the appropriate information. Learn more
Database of Moderate-Income Housing Plans
Are you curious what the housing plans of your neighboring communities look like, or the plans of cities similar to your own? What have other cities done to deal with their shortage of affordable housing? Do you need a copy of your previous moderate-income housing element or biennial review reports? Well look no further. In HCDD's resource link, you'll find a database full of moderate-income housing plans and biennial reports. Cities are strongly encouraged to review the housing plans of cities with a population similar to their own to find out what they've done to assess and address the affordable housing needs within their community. City planners who take the time to make these comparisons will gain a better insight into what makes an effective housing plan. Understanding the housing plans of your neighboring communities will also help you understand their goals and to find common ground as you work together to meet regional housing needs. Learn more
Clearinghouse of Affordable Housing Data
Planning is said to be policymaking with a map. Evidence-based policies are forward-looking and shaped by high-quality, reliable information rather than a reflex responses to short-term pressures. They tackle causes not symptoms. Evidence-based policies are designed to: 1) Test the validity of perceived issues in a community; 2) Assess the extent of verified problems; 3) Evaluate the potential efficacy of proposed solutions; and 4) Monitor progress in resolving those problems.
Each year the U.S. Census Bureau conducts an extensive household survey called the American Community Survey (ACS) and posts the results on its website. The American FactFinder is a powerful online tool for accessing the tabulated results of the ACS. HUD then compiles the ACS into Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) datasets, which are tabulations of housing needs according household income and program eligibility limits. It then publishes these data on its HUDuser website. However, these websites are not the most intuitive websites to use. HCDD has provided a number of easy to follow tutorials and an Affordable Housing Gap Analysis tool to help guide you on your way to evidence-based planning. Learn more
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Community-Driven Housing Program
The Community-Driven Housing Program (CDHP) encourages cities and counties to proactively address the affordable housing needs of their residents. For more information on the criteria HCD uses in evaluating affordable housing plans, how HCD scored your city or county's plan, possible improvements to a plan, or whether your city or county currently qualifies for the CDHP, please email firstname.lastname@example.com or (801) 468-0141. Learn more


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The SP Wood Surround Combination Storm Window is approved for Airport Noise Mitigation.The classic design compliments your vintage home while providing excellent noise mitigation and thermal performance. The wood frame is made from southern yellow pine using tradtional joinery methods. The frames are custom fit to your window opening, primed with two coats of oil based primer. The embedded combination storm is made from aluminum and is avalable in three colors: white, bronze (dark brown) and almond. The aluminum color normally is determined by the final paint color of the storm. Light painted windows normally get white or almond extrusions and dark painted storms get bronze. The aluminum components are not visible from the street level, making the storms look like old-fashioned wood storms. The window screen is made with charcoal colored aluminum. Extra top screens are available for a nominal charge. Two integrated weep holes help the storms shed moisture.
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My Need for Acceptance Made Me Instagram Famous—Then Sent Me Into a Panic Spiral
When I shared my first photo to Instagram in 2013 under the handle WayofGray, I had no idea it would all come crashing down because of the bullying and rejection I had faced when I was 11 years old. I had no idea my time posting to the channel was connected to the time I spent self-harming at 13. I would never have guessed that my obsession with my body at 16 would be heightened with every photo I took as an adult. I had no idea I was using the platform to fill a void, a void I had attempted to fill many times before, a void that couldn't even be filled by a following of over 450,000 people across the world.
From the outside looking in, I was the embodiment of living your best life. I had a global audience and the images I was sharing suggested I was healthy, fit, and had my life together. I ate chia seeds and spinach for breakfast. I was clearly super healthy and undeniably happy. Right?
On my channel, you would have found countless pictures where I roared, "Love yourself!" while I flashed my core. I wanted others to embrace who they were, but only when looking at a picture of me, smiling in a cute sports bra. Duh.
But underneath all of the flashy workout clothes and spray tans, it never felt authentic. I felt as though I was living a double life. I had workout clothes that were specifically for photo shoots, then the workout clothes I actually wore. I was denying myself every one of my natural instincts, which was to eat cookies, pizza, and chocolate. I always loved food, and now it made me miserable. I would starve myself before photo shoots and get not one, but two fake tans to ensure the photos were just right. It was all for the gram.
Reading this, you may think I was knowingly deceiving my audience. You probably think I'm incredibly vain, also.
The truth?
I was deceiving myself. I desperately wanted to be that girl. I was trying to squish myself into a perfect little Instagram box. I wanted to love it.
At the height of my success—and 35,000 feet above the ground—the fiction of happiness I'd created for myself started to crumble away.
I was boarding the first of two flights from New York to my home in Edmonton, Canada. When the airplane doors closed, I was suddenly drenched in sweat. I was freezing cold, and yet unbearably hot. I was shaking uncontrollably. My thoughts raced, but my lips couldn't form a single word. I felt as if I might throw up and poop my pants simultaneously. It wasn't the flu. I wasn't sick.
I was freaking the f*ck out.
Panic attack. Mental breakdown. Rock bottom. Whatever you want to call it, my world turned upside down.
To this day I can't entirely remember what happened on the rest of that 45-minute flight. But I knew as soon as those tires hit the runway, there was no way I'd be getting on the next flight and risk going through that again.
Have you ever asked someone to rearrange all their plans so they could drive you from one side of an entire continent to the other? I did, and I can never forget it. It was the moment I allowed my anxieties to take full and total control of my life.
My now husband and I picked up the rental car and put our destination into the GPS. At that time, I thought I was taking the easy way out. I was going to avoid four hours trapped on a plane with my uncomfortable feelings! I soon discovered I was deceiving myself again.
While, yes, I would skip the terror of four hours on a plane, I was trading it for 38 hours confined to a car, where I had nothing to do but fully stew in those uncomfortable feelings.
During the first few hours of the drive, I felt great. But as the sun began to set, my anxiety rose.
Have you ever been in the middle of rural Wisconsin in the middle of the night? There is a shit-ton of open space. While it can be beautiful, in that moment I couldn't to take in the beauty. I was in the middle of nowhere with nowhere to escape. As my fears started to bubble up, I reached out to my good friend Jana, I was hoping she could recommend a self-help book that would get me through it.
"All the books in the world will do nothing in comparison to using your body to transform it," was Jana's response.
I took a deep breath and decided that I would do my best to take her advice to heart.
And then, it hit me. I had thought it was flying that was to blame for my absolute terror. Nope. It was the void I spent the last decade trying to fill.
All of a sudden, I felt a rush of emotions. My 16-year-old self flashed through my mind and greeted me with a tape measure wrapped around her body. My 13-year-old self stood helpless and in pain of her own doing. Then, I saw the moment when the void was formed. And I saw the ways I was trying to use Instagram to fill it.
I saw my 11-year-old self crying alone in a corner, rejected by her peers. She was left out, ditched and bullied.
It all started to make sense.
I thought I had found acceptance as the fitness personality on my channels, but the person I was portraying wasn't who I truly was.
I had found acceptance in being the girl who shared fitness photos. I found validation with every post I made. With every follower I gained, I felt the acceptance I never experienced previously.
When I finally saw all of the pieces of my life together, every choice, every feeling, and every experience I faced up until that point started to make sense. It was as though my life was a movie and had the underlying theme of acceptance woven throughout it. My experience with bullying had led me to believe that part of me wasn't deserving of a voice. But that voice was desperately trying to be heard. Though I did a great job at burying that voice down, it used the flight to make sure I heard it.
And, I did.
I spent the next few weeks crying every morning. Without knowing the significance of it in my life, I started a journaling and breathing practice. Every morning I'd wake up, sit on my couch, and try my best to take some deep breaths and get my thoughts down on paper. At first there were more tears than words in my journal. But every morning, I tried and tried again. And again.
Though the tears eventually stopped, my practice did not. I slowly started to put the pieces back together. As I discovered on the road trip, I had no place to hide. The feelings came from within, and I was finally willing to listen to myself. Each morning I would journal and engage in a dialogue with a part of myself I'd been ignoring. I journaled with my body, with my past, with my emotions. It may sound odd, but it worked. Piece by piece. Word by word.
I started connecting with myself.
Through journaling I found the value my body offered, regardless of its size. I discovered that the emotional pain that caused me to hurt myself in my younger years was simply an emotion that needed to be felt so it could be released. I connected with my worth and found my own acceptance.
During this process, what I had been previously sharing on my accounts faded away. I no longer turned to the platform to find acceptance, but to share the power of the practice that saved my life and helped me finally accept myself. I stopped flashing my abs and masking self-doubt with costumes and contrived poses. I started showing my authentic self—the one who's vulnerable and imperfect, the one who eats cookies and doesn't feel bad about it because there's no reason to feel bad about that. It was a public reckoning that caused me to lose over 70,000 Instagram followers in the year that followed. But I gained much more than that. I finally found my way to Sophie Gray.
Sophie Gray is the founder of DiveThru, an introspection app, and writes at wayofgray.com. You can find her on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.


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SHERMAN, Texas – The Austin College volleyball team used a .306 team hitting percentage and 10 service aces to cruise to a three set victory over visiting Johnson & Wales University on Thursday night. The 3-0 victory brings the team's record to 8-1 overall this season.
Austin College took the match by scores of 25-12, 25-14, 25-17 using a balanced attack, with 10 different players each recording at least one kill. Rebekah Bowden was one of three players for the 'Roos with five kills to lead the way, also boasting a .571 hitting percentage in the match. Bowden also had four total blocks, while Brooke Harris and Mayson Kennon each added five kills.
Katie Ingle had a strong all-around match, recording three kills with a .500 hitting percentage in addition to leading the 'Roos with 21 assists and adding eight digs. Tatiana Ferrari had a team-best 15 digs and added three aces. Madi McVay also finished with three aces in the match.
Austin College athletic teams participate as a member of the NCAA Division III and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.


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Teacher: Ignacio Aguilar (Dammam)
Hourly rates:
1 student: USD $25.00
2 students: USD $18.00
3+ students: USD $12.00
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Learn Spanish
Spanish lessons for English speakers. Conversational and real-life approach.
1. Key to Spanish pronunciation. Practice with difficult sounds. Greetings in Spanish.
2. Present tense of the regular verbs. AR - ER - IR conjugations. Oral practice
3. Verbs SER and ESTAR. Uses in context. Practice.
Lecciones de español para personas cuyo idioma principal es el inglés. Método conversacional y de la vida real. No académico.
1. Clave para la pronunciación del español. Práctica con sonidos difíciles. Saludos en Español.
2. Tiempo presente de verbos regulares. Las 3 conjugaciones de los verbos.
I use a practical and conversational approach to learning a language. I am not an academic. I am a consultant, and my experience has taught me that you should focus on the mechanics of the language and its practical use. I teach modern Spanish, with a lot of conversation on news, cultural topics, health, environment, and any other topic the student wants to bring up. I push the students to talk. I do not talk unless it is necessary.
The method is :
1. Presentation of the topic
2. Examples of language application
3. Student applies the topic in CONVERSATION
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* Single-class purchase fee: USD $5.00 (per student)
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City / Country of origin: Bogotá, Colombia
Mother language: Spanish
Spoken languages: English
I am a Spanish teacher with more than ten years of experience teaching expats and their families. I come from Bogotá, Colombia, where it is said the best Spanish is spoken. My pronunciation is very clear and easy to understand. I have a Master's degree in Education and another in Psychology. My students are very happy with my lessons. I am very proactive, and like to push the students to talk. I do not use an academic approach to learning the language but rather a conversational, real-life, and practical approach. I like growing exotic tropical flowers at my farm, and also enjoy going to museums, art exhibitions and cultural events.
M.Ed. Guidance and Counseling, University of Puerto Rico, 1998.
M.A. Organizational Psychology, Bayamón Central University, 2008.
J.D. Rosario University, 1988.
Spanish instructor, teaching Spanish to expats in Puerto Rico. (2008 to present).
Meyer Institute. Teaching ESL in Bogotá, Colombia to adults.


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FARNBOROUGH, U.K.–L2Tek, a video and high-speed communications systems manufacturer, and e-con Systems, an embedded product development partner, have collaborated on a new UVC camera board suitable for low-light performances in webcasting, sports and security camera applications.
L2Tek created the main two-board component and e-con Systems added the S-mount to develop the "3CAM CU30 USB Video Class Camera with S-mount," which consists of two-boards–one containing the camera senor and the other including a USB 3.0 UVC controller board. The product acquires at 1080p/60fps picture quality and is based on OnSemi's AR0330 CMOS Image Sensor, so it is capable of capturing a 3.2MP still image. Other functions include high-speed image capture, gain, frame rate and exposure while maintaining low-power consumption.
The See3CAM CU30 camera board solution is now available.


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November is Good Nutrition Month
November each year is 'Good Nutrition Month'! It is a great month to bolster your own efforts to eat healthier, a great time to try out new nutritious recipes and to teach your kids about eating better.
Why not set a goal of eliminating one of your food addictions this month? Commit to looking up nutrition tips each week and trying out a new healthier dish that you can add to your regular meal plan. Use this month to educate your kids about eating right. Remind them about the My Food Pyramid and find something they are passionate about to motivate them to join in your Good Nutrition Month mission. Perhaps they want to be better at a sport, may be they want to fit in to some new clothes or even get stronger or just feel better. Help them look up the healthy foods that will help them reach
their goals or even try out recipes from different types of diets like vegan or
raw food diets.
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if you like Milkshakes, why not subsitute with Smoothies containing fresh fruit,yogurt and almond milk.
Try subsituting low fat varieties of dairy products and if that doesn't work, why not try 1/2 your regular choice and 1/2 a low/no fat choice.
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches: 1/2 low fat and 1/2 regular fat cheese in your next grilled cheese sandwich – your kids won't know the difference. (Grate the cheeses together and mix before putting them on the bread.)
Add one more serving of vegetables to your dinner menu.
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Complete system of aluminium step profiles for projects that require low weight and excellent anti-slip, load-bearing and anti-corrosion characteristics. The steps and landings can be combined with Sapa aluminium industrial handrails.
Sapa Flooring Systems can provide ready-assembled stairs and landings with or without handrails.
All our step profiles are available holed and cross-grooved except SFT 110/26, which is only available with longitudinal grooves. Flooring profiles SFG 250/40 and SFG 250/60 can also be used for steps.


text: 360° Table 360° Family is a Magis collection composed of chair, stool, table and container on wheels, which opens the way to a new idea of office work. Table adjustable in height. Base in die-cast aluminium, frame in aluminium, crosspiece in steel. Top in painted MDF. It is suitable both for offices and for pubs, clubs etc.


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This week I received an email from a longtime girlfriend who is interested in launching a blog. I was actually surprised by this, because Mary (name has been changed to protect the innocent) has a full-time job already and it is not marketing related. She had an idea for a blog and wanted advice on how to get a blog started. My girlfriend is not alone. I receive dozens of emails each week from people wanting blogs and websites created for their "idea" and I can tell at least 75% have no ... Read More
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Good Times at WordCamp Detroit 2011
Another year, another WordCamp here in Detroit. I was excited for it to arrive and I'm definitely sad to see it go. I love WordCamp almost as much as I love WordPress. It brings together my favorite things: WordPress and my fellow like-minded geeks. This year I was able to bring along my possy, which included my assistant Jen (and long time BFF), my fellow internet marketer Rachel, and our collective friend Megan who is completely new to WordPress. Good times. This year's WordCamp was ... Read More
Stand Back! The Geeks Are Coming
Last night I met with a business partner named Scott. Scott is an engineer and his engineering brain loves SEO. I've been teaching SEO 101 while we build Scott's website. Last night as we moved from SEO 101 to SEO 201, Scott couldn't understand why I didn't do this with every client. The truth be told, 99% of my clients don't care. They pay me to make sure their website and SEO are taken care of and they don't want to worry about it. We All Make Mistakes Very few clients have Scott's ... Read More


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2016-03-08_COTW Agenda (indexing for video)
Committee of the Whole
Recognition of International Women's Day (skip to video)
|9:00 a.m.
|1. ADDITIONS(to end of Agenda) (skip to video)
|2. APPROVAL of the AGENDA (skip to video)
|3. MINUTES (skip to video)
A. Regular Meeting February 8, 2016
4. IN-CAMERA (skip to video)
In accordance with the Municipal Government Act, Section 22(2) (e) contract negotiations, (f) Litigation or potential litigation, and (g) legal advice eligible for solicitor-client privilege.
** ADDITION TO THE AGENDA (skip to video)
5. BUSINESS ARISING from the MINUTES
A. Strategic Plan – set date for next workshop (skip to video)
B. RFD – 2016-17 Sewer Charge Increase (skip to video)
C. RFD – RCL Bridgetown - Grant Request (skip to video)
D. RFD – Family Matters - Grant Request (skip to video)
E. RFD – Amend S9 Alarms Bylaw, Repeal Bridgetown Alarms Bylaw – First Reading (skip to video)
F. RFD - Road Naming Process – New Street Bridgetown (skip to video)
G. RFD – Road Naming Process - Unnamed Road, Springfield (skip to video)
H. RFD – Delegate Powers of Appointment (skip to video)
I. RFD – Authorize Use of Provincial List of Electors (skip to video)
J. RFD – Sanitary Sewer – Lequille Extension (skip to video)
K. Bear River Greenhouse and Waterfront Gardens – Request Landowner Letter of Support for Funding Application (skip to video)
L. Cornwallis Community Gardens Association – Request Amendment to Motion 160216.12 (skip to video)
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12:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
A. Tax Sale Property – Ross Melvin (skip to video)
B. YMCA Quarterly Report – Yvonne Smith (skip to video)
C. Annapolis Basin Community Band – Katie McLean, Gene Haye (skip to video)
D. Age Advantage Association – Request to Partner – Heather Leblanc (skip to video)
E. Annapolis Valley Chamber of Commerce - Heather Leeman, Kirk Longmire and Loretta Buchanan (skip to video)
8. IN-CAMERA (skip to video)
In accordance with the Municipal Government Act, Section 22(2)(e) contract negotiations.
9. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS (skip to video)
|A. Municipal Operations (February)
- Bridgetown Water Supply – CBCL Consulting Engineers Report
B. Community Services (February)
C. Protective Services (February)
D. Chief Administrative Office (February)
- Check List February Council
|10. COUNCIL, COMMITTEE, & ORGANIZATIONAL REPORTS (skip to video)
|A. Warden's Monthly Report (February)
B. Valley Waste-Resource Management Minute (February)
|A. Bridgetown Bus Shelter (skip to video)
B. Western Woodland Conference report (skip to video)
C. Lawrencetown Youth Arena grant application (skip to video)
D. Authorize submission of a Water Rate Study for the Annapolis County Water Utility to the NS UARB (skip to video)
E. Aquisition and disposable of properties on Faye Rd., Bridgetown (skip to video)
|3:30 p.m.
**Adjournment Pending Agenda Discussion


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Calling all fashionistas! The Daily Duke team has searched long and hard to come up with the most recent fashion trends on JMU's campus for the upcoming fall season. Whether you're headed to class or stepping out for a night with friends, you won't want to miss these hot trends. Checkout what the Dukes are sporting this fall!
Casual On-Campus Trends:
- Sneakers–not only are they comfortable and functional, sneakers are definitely in fashion this fall season. Grab a pair of white converse or adidas and kick it to class!
2. Overalls
A little on the daring side, overalls give off a rustic, trendy vibe that has caught on quickly around Harrisonburg. Throw on your favorite off-the-shoulder top underneath for a cute look. Want your own overalls? Check out Forever 21 or H&M for dozens of options!
3. Athletic Wear
Nothing's wrong with looking like you just came from the gym! Comfort is important, especially when spending a full day on campus.
4. Birkenstocks
Although they receive a lot of backlash, Birkenstocks (or Birks) are the perfect shoe to kick it to class! This versatile shoe can easily be dressed up or down.
5. Oversized T-shirts
In college, sometimes it's all you can do to drag yourself out of bed in the morning. This calls for oversized t-shirts and leggings! Perhaps add bralette to give a little flair to your lazy day attire!
6. JMU gear
It's always appropriate to rep the JMU Dukes! Whether it's a comfy JMU sweatshirt or a trendy t-shirt you customized yourself, this is a solid outfit choice for any day of the week-especially game day!
Trends for Dressing Up:
- Bralettes–known for their ability to spice up any boring outfit, as well as their comfort, bralettes have skyrocketed in popularity the past couple of years. Shop at Urban Outfitters or American Eagle for an endless selection of bralettes!
2. Jumpsuits
Cute, comfy, and trendy! Think of a bodysuit as a romper with pants- easily the most comfortable outfit to go out in this fall! Pair with some lace up ballet flats for a little extra sass.
3. Bodysuits
Bodysuits are an essential to any college girl's wardrobe. Try a nice front criss-cross or a simple off-the-shoulder bodysuit and couple it with your favorite ripped jeans or skirt.
4. Skirts
Jean or suede skirts are a go-to when heading out on a Friday night! Slip on a bodysuit, add your favorite pair of wedges, and you'll be ready to go!
5. Flat form sandals
Flat form sandals are back with a vengeance! All across campus you can find different styles, heights, and colors of this eye-catching shoe. From slip-ons to sandals, there are endless possibilities with flat forms!
6. Wrap Necklaces
The great thing about wrap necklaces is that they come in so many different colors and styles! Tasseled or beaded, bold or dainty, leather or lace- it is so easy to customize this trend to make it fit your own personal style.
Dukes, what is YOUR favorite fashion fad? Comment below to share your thoughts!


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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
A slew of FO's
25 comments:
- Michelle said...
Such lovely socks! And the yarn! Gorgeous.
- 29 April, 2009
Oh you finished them too! I love your Hedera! And the colours are amazing! I can't wait to see what else you've recently finished!
- 29 April, 2009
- Lin said...
They are lovely, the colours fab.
- 29 April, 2009
- Susanne said...
Your socks look beautiful, I want some!
Looking forward to seeing your monthly wrap up too.
- 29 April, 2009
- LynS said...
Grey over rose -I can't think of a more appealing combination. They look great. Sometimes I find Cookie A's patterns a bit too tricksy but this one has a neat regularity that appeals.
- 30 April, 2009
- Geek Knitter said...
Lovely lovely lovely!
I always find myself shortening the heel-flaps on Cookie patterns.
- 30 April, 2009
- kgirl said...
your Hedera's look lovely in that colour. Like you, I wasn't that taken with the pattern when it first came out, but since then, every version I've seen in darker shades has appealed.
and I would NEVER remember to do the m1 on the next row - I just know it!
- 30 April, 2009
- kms said...
i love this pattern and your socks are a perfect sample. gorgeous colour, works beautifully. and good tip on the YO! full of good tips you are!
- 30 April, 2009
- Bells said...
I remember when you said you'd seen Cookie A - how amazing that she was addressing the very issue you were thinking about.
They are gorgeous. Really lovely.
Looking forward to the big reveal!!!
- 30 April, 2009
- Donna Lee said...
Are those the Hederas you sent to Emily? She loves them. They are beautiful. And I don't think the yo's look that much larger. I think I have the pattern in a notebook somewhere waiting for the perfect yarn to call to it.
- 30 April, 2009
- MadMad said...
Oh, they're beautiful! I recognized the yarn as soon as the page opened! What's funnier is I watched the same Knitty Gritty show, just last week! Is that when you were watching it? Because that would be too weird!
- 30 April, 2009
- Madge said...
Gorgeous pair o' sox! Do your feet feel extra glam when you wear them? Cookie + Sundara = knitted royalty. ;)
- 30 April, 2009
- 2paw said...
I did that picking up the next row yfwd thing when I made the Waving Lace(?) socks from the Interweave sock book. It made them all nice and even. Love your Hederas. I haven't made any yet, perhaps I should?
- 30 April, 2009
- Leonie said...
They are gorgeous. Saw them and immediately thought they would be cool to knit for my husband. Have bookmarked the pattern. Thanks for sharing, looking forward to the other FO's later this week!
- 30 April, 2009
- TinkingBell said...
Oh they are so pretty - and sundrama - swoon - lucky duck!
- 30 April, 2009
- Cecilia said...
Lovely! Sundara and Cookie A: very posh. :)
And thanks for the tip. I actually worry often about the relative size of my YOs...
- 30 April, 2009
- Jan said...
That colour is lovely, it reminds me of cinnamon. I've just finished Hedera as well, but mine had been on the needles for probably two years. Simple pattern, don't know why I left them so long.
There were times I had to make the stitch on the next row. However, I think I would probably take the YO variation in sizes, than have to rely on my memory to pick up the stitch next row round. The other way I would do it would involve re-writing the pattern and that's not going to happen.
- 30 April, 2009
- Gidgetknits said...
Those are gorgeous! I'm so pleased to see the end result. And I've got my Cookie A. book in my hot little hands now too!
- 30 April, 2009
They're beautiful! I'm also making a pair of these in Sundara yarn at the moment, seeing your pair makes me want to crack on and finish them!
- 01 May, 2009
- Jo said...
Wow.... your socks turned out beautifully!
- 01 May, 2009
- Michele said...
i can see why you didn't want to take them off. just beautiful.
- 01 May, 2009
- kim said...
These socks are incredibly gorgeous! MadMad's taste in yarn, coupled with your meticulous knitting makes for one beautiful pair of luxury footwear!
- 01 May, 2009
- Lynne said...
- 01 May, 2009
- claudine said...
Oh they are beautiful, RoseRed, and thanks for sharing the tip about the YOs!
- 01 May, 2009
- Ann said...
The socks are lovely. The size of the yos does bother me & I usually knit thro' the back of a yo so that the hole is smaller.
- 03 May, 2009


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If K2LD's redesign of Melbourne's Jasper Hotel is anything to go by, well-executed interior redesign projects don't only deliver aesthetic benefits, but tangible commercial results too, with the hotel's occupancy rates increasing by more than 25% and profit up by 17.65% since the refurbished hotel relaunched its new interiors late in 2015.
The hotel underwent a $9million re-design, transforming the derelict gymnasium and ballet studio into 31 additional, premium suites surrounding an internal 880sqm atrium, another element of the re-design.
The Colliers International Hotel Report YTD June 2015 states Melbourne's average room rate growth is higher than any other state, as is the number of proposed new hotel developments to be delivered over the next 12 months.
According to K2LD Architects Principal, Tisha Lee, in order to remain competitive in an increasingly crowded market, it is imperative to offer facilities and amenities of the highest standard, as evidenced by the Jasper Hotel's return on investment since its re-design.
Having previously worked with the hotel's owner, Creative Wealth, K2LD was engaged to expand the hotel into disused areas of the property, and revitalise and create new public areas in order to attract the growing demographic of business travellers.
"By redesigning and expanding the business offering and conference facilities, and the addition of a large internal courtyard we were able to raise the bar for high-end, boutique hotel offerings in Melbourne's inner ring," Lee said.
"We took a waning 66-room hotel, and turned it into a four and a half star 97-room hotel, which was a calculated risk for the client but turned out to be a profitable investment," she said.
One year on, James Muscat, GM of Jasper Hotel is witnessing the dividends. "The redesign has opened us up to a new market of corporate clientele which our previous aesthetic and business facilities could not accommodate."
With additional hotel projects in the pipeline in both Melbourne and Sydney, K2LD Principal Tisha Lee is confident the practice is best placed to deliver real value for hotel brands.
Lee believes "it is important to use design elements that speak of place, allowing guests to have a total experience and capture their imagination."
"Inspiration for the Jasper Hotel redesign came from the Jasper gemstone, found in the desert of Western Australia and used by Aboriginals as a healing stone" said Lee.
Each floor of the hotel is themed after one of the colours that appears on Jasper gemstones, with the colours yellow, mustard, white, brown, red, and shades of pink and purple mirrored in the suites.
"Materials that are distinctly Australian were used including bluestone, sandstone and timber. Elements of outback Australia are bought indoors to the public spaces, including the pre-function space which utilises lighting to elicit the feeling of standing under a starry night," added Lee.
The hotel's disused basketball court was transformed into a billabong-inspired atrium garden complete with desert poppies and a living native wall, delivering a stunning communal amenity to complement the 31 new rooms.
The use of reclaimed wooden panelling has been used to reference the subtle sounds and rhythm of wind billowing through the natural surrounds, while providing privacy to the atrium-facing rooms.


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Is Now Open!
The Soulshine Salt Cavern @ The Red Barn
In an anti-gravity chair while listening to the soothing sounds of the ocean.
Let your mind drift off as the stress of day releases from your body and mind.
As you rest in the comfort of the cavern, your body interacts with the salt that surrounds you providing your body with the support it needs in that moment.
After your session is over, leave feeling relaxed and rejuvenated.
Sessions consists of a group of individuals in the Cavern and the sessions last about 45 minutes.
Our salt cavern is being made using Himalayan salt. The walls are lined in salt rock, creating an oasis rich with negative ions, providing the ideal micro-climate, free from toxins and pollutants. Meditate in our cave. Clear your mind while releasing tension.
Our Salt Cavern will be Handicap Accessible. (Late Spring 2019)
What are the benefits of a salt therapy in A salt Cavern??
Balances airway-surface liquid
Improves stamina
Aids recovery
Alleviates skin irritation
Improves lung function
Increases blood oxygen
Reduces inflammation
Loosens mocus
Combats infection
While there are many clinical and scientific studies conducted on dry salt therapy (halotherapy) throughout the world, the FDA has not evaluated the statements made throughout this material, content, website, etc. Dry salt therapy is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.


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One topic that I've wanted to write about for basketball players is the money that you acquire and how you save and protect it. I know for some of you, you've most likely invested in buying a home and have normal bank savings accounts. However, you could take it just a bit further with money markets, bonds investments and cds (certificate of deposit). To learn about these options you'll have to do bit of research and reading.
But to get a good grasp of the rates that are around and what you might expect for cd rates and other money market rates I suggest eMoneyCentral. They have charts of national bank rates for the USA and the minimum deposit needed. Although the market is not the most positive right now, it should not stop you from investing and securing your future. The situation in the USA perhaps may be bad but there is always the day for change and incline.


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Easter Invitations
For Christians, the two biggest days of the year are Christmas and Easter. On these days, we gather to celebrate that Christ is born and Christ is risen! These holidays serve as the pillars of our faith, reminding us again and again that God's love has come down for all people and that nothing, not even death, can separate us from it.
Because of the importance of these dates, we naturally use them as opportunities to invite friends and family to join us in worship. Regardless of who you are, we all know people we are searching after truth, purpose, understanding. We all know people who aren't sure what they believe. And what better way to expose them to "the way, the truth, and the life" than by inviting them to join you on Easter Sunday.
I know what you're thinking. Does an invitation make a difference anymore? Is something so simple as that still effective? The results might surprise you.
A few years ago, LifeWay Research conducted a survey of 15,000 adults for the North American Mission Board to determine which of 13 approached is the best-received when a church wants to be heard. The research showed that the best-received means of seeing new people walk into one's church is, well, a personal invitation.
- 67% of Americans say a personal invitation from a family member would be very or somewhat effective in getting them to visit a church.
- 63% of Americans say a personal invitation from a friend or neighbor would be very or somewhat effective in getting them to visit a church.
- 63% of Americans are very or somewhat willing to receive information about a local congregation or faith community from a family member.
- 56% of Americans are very or somewhat willing to receive information about a local congregation or faith community from a friend or neighbor.
There's potential in your personal relationships. The question is whether you'll un-tap that potential by extending an invitation to someone you know. I hope you will. But if you're like many of us and would like to, but don't know how, I'd like to share some best practices to consider before you stick yourself out there and invite someone to join you in worship on Easter.
First, pray for the person you have in mind before extending the actual invitation.
Second, extend a clear and direct invitation, letting them know important details like where the church is, what time worship starts, what to wear, whether lunch is involved, etc.
Third, go out of your way to make sure that they actually make it to church. If need be, make yourself available to pick them up, meet them in the parking lot, etc.
Fourth, don't make things weird if your friend or family member doesn't accept your invitation. Don't ruin a relationship over their reluctance to join you in worship. Instead, pray for how God might continue to use you to move your friend or family member closer to His love.
Sometimes, all it takes to change someone's life is a simple invitation. Are you ready and willing to extend such an invitation today? I hope you are, and I'm praying that you do!
- Rev. Tyler Ward


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This beautiful 2020 wall calendar from Rigel Stuhmiller brings you a full year of illustrations of wild birds from around the country. The bright, bold color will bring happiness to any room all year long.
Sized 10" x 8.75" when closed. Spiral bound with hole for hanging. Grid measures 9.5" x 6.75". Designed and printed locally in Berkeley, CA on 100% recycled FSC certified paper. BONUS: When the year is over, trim around the design to get twelve frame-able 10" x 8" images to enjoy for years to come. When trimmed, fits standard frames and mats.
Great for gifts-- Buy in bulk and save! Buy 5 and the price per calendar drops to $18 each. Buy 10 and the price per calendar drops to $15 each.


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As top African icons of the silver screen look forward to the grand 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) scheduled for September 26, 2015 at the world class Sandton Convention Centre in Sandton CBD, Johannesburg, South Africa, the leading ladies of African movies, especially the divas are already shopping for the dazzling evening skirts and gowns and other fashion accessories to look their best on the red carpet.
TALK OF THE TOWN has the best recommendations for the divas' captivating moments of the 2015 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA)
CCHAPPINESS Women's Floor Length Strapless Evening Party Dress
Click on the picture to order for it.
You can see more on Trends on Pinterest
https://www.pinterest.com/nigeriansreport/trends/, the trendiest Nigerian page on Pinterest that has made the front page seen by more than 70 million people in over 30 different languages in the world.
TALK OF THE TOWN By Orikinla will give one lucky lady the romantic "made2envy" Drop shoulder Peplum Maxi Evening Dress.


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Inc.com has some great info about providing your employees with the wellness programs they need to feel appreciated and supported. One of the ways you can promote health and happiness in the workplace is through on-site fitness activities including yoga. Plus, perks like meditation classes or even massages can help your staff feel more relaxed and focused.
Chasing Nirvana Yoga offers on-site yoga classes in offices and corporate buildings in New York, NY. We provide office yoga classes in Boston, MA, and beyond!


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With Magnumchat Version 4.0 we added a complete tutorial and library with graphics for all of your questions and answers.
Under ABOUT in our top menu, click on INDEX. Here you will find a system overview, guidelines. Under operational software manual, click on dialog boxes to understand how to manage this system.
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Financial Partners have a choice on where they would like to see their finances go! We have operational costs and we have "Sponsor a Family." The entire $35 or $55 donated to supply a local family with a box is directly to purchase the box. No operations costs are taken from that amount.
We do however have costs associated with running a non-profit, and that is where you, the financial partner comes in! We need a team of individuals, businesses, churches and organizations standing with us and donating money to get the word out. Because our operational costs are very low, the majority of funds is put back towards the ministry to continue to reach more and more families in our city.
Business Partners
There are some great local businesses in Bakersfield and many of them have a great sense of community. You don't need to be a religious person or organization to become involved. Believers and non-believers share at least one thing in common - this is OUR community. Together we can become part of the solution. And since we are a local non-profit, all donations are tax deductible.


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Water companies reduce complaints – but is it enough?
Are water companies truly committed to customer service?
This week's report by The Consumer Council for Water, CCWater, suggests that progress has been made but with over 120,000 customer complaints made in 2013 and 2014, can the industry really celebrate?
On the plus side, the CCW reported an 18% reduction in customer complaints in 2014 – the 6th year complaints have fallen. This progress is to be congratulated as the commitment of water companies to get it 'right first time' more often for customers seems to be paying off in the form of improved service.
However, an overwhelming 123,218 complaints were still made during 2013/2014, with over half of these complaints relating to billing and charges. One in five customers admitted to not being able to afford their bills.
Even with deregulation on the agenda, a number of companies fell behind:
- Complaintsrosefor Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, Severn Trent Water, South West Water and Affinity Water during this period.
- Southern Water and South East Water continue to be ranked as the worst performers due to the proportional level of complaints they received. Southern Water receivedtwicethe number of complaints as the industry average. Both companies have provided recovery plans to cut the number of complaints they receive going forward with intentions of improving their bills or billing systems.
- On the other end of the scale, Thames Water and Wessex Water were both hailed for their improvements with Wessex Water, alongside Portsmouth Water and Cambridge Water, remaining the best performing water companies.
CCW has some stern words for under-performers and "has continually called for the regulator to hit any poor performing company with tougher penalties when it falls short of customers' expectations.
This sends a clear message to a water company's management (and their investors) that their current levels of service are not acceptable."
Today, water companies have the opportunity to get on the right side of regulation, and take advantage of newly competitive markets. But first, they need to truly commit to uncovering and prioritising the real needs of customers.
The value of listening to your customers cannot be understated.
At Maru/Syngro we specialise in helping B2C and B2B companies alike profit from Voice of the Customer programmes. Our customer experience management technology enables our global clients to uncover the root causes of customer dissatisfaction and identify trends in real time customer feedback to drive the right actions, boost advocacy and keep more customers.
The pressure is on water companies, and utility companies in general, to retain customers.


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Vale Bridgecraft 'Langfield' Chair
- Product Description & Size
- Delivery & Returns
Marrying traditional comfort and modern lines with standard or gents sizes, the neatly tailored and exceptionally comfortable Langfield is already one of Vale-Bridgecrafts best sellers. Construction includes:
- Hardwood Frames
- 'Reflex' foam seat cushions
- Coil Sprung Seat Interior
- Made in Yorkshire
- 25 Year Frame and Spring Guarantee
Delivery: Specially made in 8-10 weeks. Other fabrics available in store.
Note: Whilst every effort has been made to represent the colour as accurately as possible we recommend viewing the product or fabric/leather sample before purchase. Colours/finishes are for guidance purposes only.
Size Guide
Standard Chair: H 98cm x W 90cm x D 95cm
Gents Chair: H 104cm x W 90cm x D 101cm
Local Area
If you live within a 50 mile radius of our store we offer an expert two man delivery service on larger items, where our own team of trained staff will place the item into the room of your choice and remove all packaging free of charge*.
We also narrow our delivery day times down to morning or afternoon, ensuring your whole day is not lost. All you need to do is look out for the Ward Brothers van and then relax in the knowledge that your furniture is being delivered by safe hands.
*Excludes smaller items, rugs and accessories, where a flat rate of £15 will be charged
Nationwide Delivery
For orders outside a 50 mile radius delivery will be charged at a rate of £39 (excluding parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland). Delivery may be carried out by our expert team or a third party trusted courier.
Click and Collect
Should you wish to collect stock items from our store or warehouse free of charge please notify us by calling 01302 811911 before checkout. Collection must be made by the card holder along with the original copy of invoice.
For further information on our delivery service, call us on 01302 811911.