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The head of the Environment Agency has said he regrets the organisations response to the devastating flooding which has hit parts of Somerset.
Lord Smith said he had not visited the Somerset Levels since they were submerged and admitted "we probably have not done as much as we should have done" to dredge the area's rivers.
He told Sky News: "I haven't yet been, in the last four weeks, to the Somerset Levels but I have been to the Somerset Levels on three occasions in the course of the last year and will be going back there."
He acknowledged that dredging of the Tone and Parrett rivers would have to be "an element" of plans to manage the flood risk in future.
Further flooding is expected as high sea levels, strong winds and large waves combine to increase the risk in coastal regions.
Severe flood warnings are in force along the River Severn, while further heavy rainfall could see flooding for much of south-west and southern England.
The River Severn in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, the Frome and Avon in Dorset, the River Thames and its tributaries in Oxfordshire, west Berkshire, Reading, Slough and Hampshire, and the Medway in Kent could all be affected.
Since Friday evening, more than 87,000 homes have been protected from flooding, with 74,000 properties sent a free flood warning. Around 220 homes have been flooded.


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This course is a one-quarter introductory chemistry course with a laboratory component for non-science majors. In general, emphasis will be placed on elementary concepts, dimensional analysis, and problem-solving skills. In particular, emphasis will be placed on atomic structure, molecular structure, bonding, stoichiometry, chemical calculations, states of matter, gas laws, acids, bases, and salts. Course fees may apply.

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NFR Engineer Recruitment 2015-2016 Apply Online
North Frontier Railway (NFR) has been released the recruitment notification to hire the candidates for filling up various unfilled positions like senior section engineer and junior engineer posts through this drive. Jobseekers who are looking up for engineer jobs in North Frontier Railway; those candidates can apply for this NFR Engineer Recruitment 2015. Interested applicants can check this notification details. Suitable jobseekers may download the application form and fill it with mandatory details of the application and submit the filled application form on or before the last date. For more information about NFR Engineer Recruitment 2015-2016 notification details are as follows.
Vacancy details about NFR Engineer Recruitment 2015-2016:
Total number of vacancies: 144 posts.
Name of the posts:
- Senior section Engineer posts: 101 posts.
- Junior Engineer posts: 43 posts.
Age Limit:
As per the notification age details given like this
- For Senior Section Engineer posts, candidates age should be in between 20 years to 34 years.
- For Junior Engineer posts, candidates minimum age should be 18 years and maximum age should be 32 years.
Educational Qualification:
Applicants must read the official notification for academic details.
Selection Process:
They will be elected based on the candidates performance in the written examination and the personal interview.
Salary Details:
Candidates can get the pay scale as Rs.9300/- to Rs.34800/- with grade pay per month.
Application Fee:
- For General and OBC candidates Rs.100/-.
- For SC/ST candidates no need to pay the fee.
Important Dates:
- Last date to submit the filled application form: 26/07/2015.
How to apply for NFR Engineer Recruitment 2015-2016:
- Go to the official website of NFR www.nfr.indianrailways.gov.in.
- Click on the careers button.
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David Wright Signed NY Mets Batting Helmet
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Mets' Star David Wright has personally hand-signed this 'Cool Flow' Batting Helmet (Left Ear Flap)
David Wright is the face of the New York Mets. The superstar third baseman was drafted by the Amazins in the 2001 draft and made his Major League Debut in 2004. He wasted little time making an impact on the big club averaging 27 HR a year during his first 4 full seasons. He is a seven-time all-star, two-time Gold Glove Award winner, two-time Silver Slugger Award winner and a member of the 30-30 club. Wright also holds the Mets francise records for the most career run batted in (RBIs), total bases, walks, sacrifice flies, times on base, extra base hits, strikeouts and hits.
This David Wright product is guaranteed authentic and an accompanying tamper-evident Steiner Hologram. "The Steiner Seal Means It's Real." It also includes a Hologram from MLB Authentication.


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St. Paul Travelers, a Fortune 500 insurance company, offers information technology internships each summer to qualified college students. To be eligible, you must be majoring in an IT-related major and have a minimum 3.2 GPA. You must also demonstrate involvement in extracurricular activities, leadership potential, initiative, and strong analytical and communication skills. Related work experience is also helpful. This internship is located in either Hartford, CT, or St. Paul, MN, and housing is available for students outside the commuting area.


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Cardinals 14, Giants 3: Ten positive things we can say about Sunday's debacle
When you try to put a blog post after every San Francisco Giants (except when a spring break trip takes you away from internet access), it's sometimes a challenge to try to post something positive.
Sunday's game against the Cardinals was one of those games.
While we can't guarantee any of these will perk you up after Sunday's loss, these come from our best efforts
- The pre-game ring ceremony was cool. You can watch the video of the ceremony above.
- Angel Pagan, normally a cold starter to the season, continues to hit the ball well with a double and his first triple of the season.
- After getting just two hits in their first 24 at-bats with runners in scoring position, the Giants got two hits in three at-bats with RISP in the third inning. The Giants are now 5 for 30 with RISP on the season (.167).
- Brandon Belt got his first hit of the season.
- Nick Noonan got his first career hit in the ninth inning, a neat highlight if you were determined enough to wait around to watch it.
- Even though he still hasn't found his swing, Pablo Sandoval got two more hits.
- Guillermo Quiroz is hitting 1.000 for the season.
- Chad Gaudin pitched three shutout innings, giving up just one hit and striking out four.
- Sunday's loss only counts as one in the standings.
- To quote Marty Feldman from "Young Frankenstein": It could have been worse; it could have been raining.
Did any of that make you feel any better? No? Well, if it's any consolation, Matt Cain feels worse.
For three innings, Cain had Giants fans thinking two things: "Could Matt Cain possibly through ANOTHER perfect game?" and "Watch out Orel Hershiser; Matt Cain is coming after your consecutive scoreless innings streak."
Cain sailed through the Cardinals' lineup the first time through — nine up, nine down on 28 pitches. Extending back into last season, it stretched Cain's scoreless innings streak to 11 innings.
But before the fourth inning was over, all that was a distant memory. Cain's fourth went: single and error, single, sac fly (1 run), walk, single, ground-rule double (2 runs), single (1 run), single (1 run), foul pop-out by pitcher, walk, single (2 runs).
He left with two on and two out. Beltran's single against Jose Mijares plated two more runs charged to Cain. All totaled: nine earned runs on seven hits and two walks.
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Co-owners Nick Scramuzza and Geoff Douville over the past few years have helped continue to abet the transformation of Franklin Avenue's bar scene. The Lost Love Lounge, opened in 2010, has a warm neighborhood feel but with a hip vibe that eschews hipsterism (however defined).
You can see it on the pool table felt topping done as a Norman Collins "Sailor Jerry" pinup that leads to a jukebox filled with tunes from the Clash, the Velvet Underground or Ray Charles -- all surrounded by blood-red walls. Cans of Louisiana microbrews share table space with the Vietnamese food that's run out of the back room.
The neighborhood and other downtown nighthawks also come late for the Friday night karaoke (with DJ Gluten) or Comedy Catastrophe (hosted by Cassidy Henehan) on Tuesday.
Tip: Lost Love is fond of hosting barroom activities, which range from karaoke and comedy nights to group TV-show watching on other nights.
Location: 2529 Dauphine St., 504.949.2009
Hours: Daily.
Parking: Metered street.
Prices: Beer $2-$5, wine $3-$5, cocktails $3-$8.
Crowd: Laid-back, unpretentious and welcome, mixed with Faubourg Marigny and Bywater regulars as well as those curious about the Vietnamese food and theme nights.


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Drinking from a fresh growler of Tupper's India Ink from Mad Fox tonight.Mad Fox is promoting a Baseball and Beer night coming up in a few weeks so I asked about the details. They are serving food from cities of recent World Series winners. I expressed my complete lack of interest.
I wish I had met you there. 2IPAs and I find the food at MadFox to be just as good as the beer
I've been meaning to go there for an eternity but we finally made it today. My wife liked it enough to want to put it on our regular rotation. How are the Steak Frites (sp?), I wanted a steak but it sounded to fancy to pay the price for a lunch dish so I settled for a sandwich. I'm sure the pizzas are good but we already get Dominos, Fireworks, Primos, Flippin, and Valentinos on a regular basis so we're really not looking for another spot.
Had one of these at the park yesterday... Not very strong, and sweeter than I was expecting... but beer is beer.(Image removed from quote.)You can get it at the Gluten Free stand in 139.
Has anyone seen any new beers around Nats Park ?
Haven't seen any absolutely brand-new entries this year as yet, but Pilsner Urquell draught is once again available in the 300's (Base Line Brews behind section 315, inner concourse).
There's always new swill in the men's room.
Has anyone tried the Dogfishead Brown Ale on draught in the Red Porch ?
Of course, for such a bland name it's one of their best commonly available beers. I would have drunk them all night if not for Blue dragging me off to the seats.
Anyone ever have magic hat? Stuff is pretty good in its own right.I have grown weary of the big beer companies. I will drink their "microbrews" that they own but I refuse to drink Bud Light, Miller, or even Coors Light anymore. Just doesn't taste good to me.
Granted I did it the easy way (Mr. Beer) but I bottled my first batch of beer last night.
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Months of planning have led up to your wedding weekend. At last, the caterer has the final headcount, the flowers are ready to be delivered, the dress fits perfectly, and all that's left for you to do is say, "I do."
As hard as it is to believe your big day is finally here, what may be even harder to comprehend is how quickly the weekend will pass. How can you enjoy yourself without missing a single minute of the wedding weekend events?
Hire a professional videographer.
A videographer can capture the magical moments of your wedding from the rehearsal dinner to the bouquet toss, from a parent's tears to the bride's smile, and each classic moment in between. Yes, your wedding photographs will be beautiful and dearly cherished items for years to come, but video allows you to see and hear the fun of that day with a simple click of a button.
Remember, though, that the key to a wonderful wedding video is in hiring a professional. Sure, your family and friends may offer their own services, but do you really want to trust such a special event to an amateur, even an amateur with good intentions? They only have one chance to get it right; otherwise, you're left with a fuzzy remembrance on tape.
Professional videographers have the skills and the equipment to produce an Academy Award-winning wedding movie. From small microphones worn by the groom to capture clear audio of the vows to multiple cameras, appropriate lighting and camera angles, they know exactly how to capture the magic of your big day.
Essentially, they are making a movie of the wedding day. They will tell the story' from start to finish, and the filming is usually nonstop so they do not miss a moment. Afterwards, they will professionally edit the footage into an endearing keepsake that you will cherish for generations.
Indeed, part of the movie "magic" is in the special effects a couple may choose. When editing, videographers may use effects such as slow motion, soft focus, and various dissolves to highlight special moments. They may even "fix" some of the moments you choose to forget, like when one of your bridesmaids fainted or when your uncle did the chicken dance. Editing is done to improve upon the event itself.
Professional videographers also know how to film without being obtrusive to the bride and groom or their guests. Many videographers will visit the ceremony and reception venues, prior to the event, to decide the best angles from which to film, and most are as discreet as possible when behind the camera.


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AGB (Asymptotic Giant Branch) stars generate a massive dust driven stellar wind at the end
of their lives. Ideally, this mass loss is spherical if the physical conditions are homogeneous
at the stellar surface (e.g. temperature) and the stellar vicinity (e.g. density). Indeed,
several physical processes induce deviations from these ideal conditions. This will affect
the condensation of dust and therefore the mass loss rate. Inhomogeneities can also caused
by cool spots at the stellar surface. These inhomogeneities of the temperature are able to
emanate from a magnetic field or a huge convection cell within the stellar envelope. Both
options are possible at the surface of AGB-stars.
This thesis introduces a model for the investigation of the mass loss above cool spots.
For that purpose a radiation hydrodynamic simulation (including a gas, a dust and a radiation
component) has been used and modified for the special purposes of this problem. A
flux tube
geometry has been chosen which could have been produced by a magnetic field in the lower
stellar atmosphere. Finally, a discussion has been carried out about the creation of dense
knots in planetary nebula as a result of cool regions at the stellar surface.
The result supports the theory that stellar spots generate significant inhomogeneities of
the mass loss. But the formation of dense knots in planetary nebulae
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Nebula or Escimo Nebula)
have to be interpreted
as a combination of inhomogeneities in the mass loss together with hydrodynamical
instabilities. The model investigated describes the formation of initial inhomogeneities
which can be later amplified by an interaction of the slow AGB wind with the fast tenuous
wind of the hot central star of the planetary nebula.
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LocationEureka, MO
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Eureka, MO 63025
New 2017 Keystone RV Sprinter 357FWLFT
Enjoy leaving home knowing you will have all the comforts along with you in this Keystone Sprinter fifth wheel model 357FWLFT. This unit offers a rear living layout, a second bedroom with loft overhead, and a front private master, plus plenty of space thanks to four nice slide outs!
Enter and step into the middle bedroom/den area straight ahead. There is a slide out tri-fold sofa sleeper along the road side wall. Opposite along the interior wall find storage for your things. There is a loft above with a 60" x 80" sleeping space that the kids are sure to love accessible using the ladder out in the front hall.
Up the steps to your right through the same entry door you will find a bathroom through the first door on your left. Inside enjoy the convenience of a residential shower, toilet, and sink. There is also a linen cabinet for your towels and other bath products. At the head of the hall find a spacious master bedroom featuring a slide out queen size residential bed, a dresser opposite along the curb side wall, and a front wardrobe for your clothing. There is also a second closet along the front that features a space prepped for a washer and dryer if you choose to add the appliances.
Back at the entry turn left and enter a spacious combined rear living area and kitchen. The kitchen space is closest to the door with a slide out dinette and theatre seat to your immediate left. Along the interior wall you will find a counter peninsula with a large sink, and storage. Along the road side a slide out three burner range, pantry, and refrigerator will allow you to easily cook meals and snacks for your family. This all sits nicely with the entertainment center and 40" HDTV.
Along the rear wall enjoy a tri-fold sleeper sofa with end tables on either side. From here you can enjoy conversation with family or friends, or you can easily view the TV. This easily creates added sleeping space if needed, plus so much more!
Like most: In the Spring of 2008 we decided that we wanted a camper trailer. We went to Byerly and was greeted by Nick Kiser. - We bought camper #1 that day. In the Spring of 2010 - we signed paperwork on camper # 2. In the winter of 2012 we signed paperwork on Passport # 3. - Back to Byerly in January of 2015, again Nick was happy to show us campers. Here we are today to pick up Passport Camper # ... More » - Sandy from House Springs, MO
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When Cole Davis founded Keystone RV in 1996 his vision was clear: Build a quality RV loaded with features priced thousands less than other RVs on the market. To accomplish his goal, Cole would recruit and build a strong team, focus on keeping overhead low, and empower the people closest to the customer to make decisions.
Within a few short months after opening the doors, Keystone produced its very first camper. Delivering big on quality, features and value, the public fell in love with it. A star was born! As the appetite for the camper increased, new Keystone models were added to satisfy growing customer demand. Along with this tremendous growth came the need for expanded production. To meet this need more manufacturing plants were built and staffed.
From new floor plan designs to patented inventions, Keystone leads the way in product innovation. One reason is our mission to stay close to the customer. When talking with campers or visiting dealerships, our sales, product development, and service teams, are always looking for ways to improve the camping experience. And we don't stop there.
Every member of the Keystone family is encouraged to contribute to making our campers absolutely the best possible. Through something we call Kamp Keystone, our employees camp free of charge at local campgrounds in the Keystone trailers we supply. Each year hundreds of our production workers, administrative staff and service team enjoy a day (or a week) at Kamp Keystone. Their evaluation of the experience and the feedback they provide results in continued product improvements. Ask us if we use our RVs...the answer is YES!
Byerly RV is not responsible for any misprints, typos, or errors found in our website pages. Any price listed excludes sales tax, registration tags, and delivery fees. Manufacturer-provided pictures, specifications and features may be used as needed. Inventory shown may be only a partial listing of the entire inventory. Please contact us at 636-938-2000 for availability as our inventory changes rapidly. All calculated payments are an estimate only and do not constitute a commitment that financing or a specific interest rate or term is available.


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I've been wondering…. who sets the standard of "beauty"?
Who says it's shaved legs?
- the photos in fashion magazines?
- the pornographers?
- the women who don't dare miss a day of shaving their legs?
- the men who require their girlfriend or wife to shave her legs?
Who says it's high heels?
- the corporations who sell high heels, but could sell something else if they chose to?
- the pornographers?
- the women who wear high heels because they 'want to look sexy' and don't think they do in flats?
- the men who give lots of attention to women wearing heels?
What do you actually want to wear on your feet? For comfort's sake? For safety's sake?
Have you ever actually tried growing out your leg hair? Have you tried loving yourself despite long hair on your legs? Have you? Because I promise you it is possible.
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I wanted to welcome everyone back to Tim Tebow Online. We were gone for awhile due to some issues with our old host. I don't want to get into the details but long story short they stole our domain and website and refused to give it back to us. I had to get a new domain and start all the content over. We are now back with an all new url Tim-Tebow.org and a fresh start.
We have been the leading Tim Tebow fansite on the web since 2009 and we will continue to provide the latest news, media, photos and much more to keep you up to date on everything Tim Tebow. If you have any questions, comments, concerns or if you'd like to contribute to the site, feel free to contact me. If you come across any broken links they are being worked on and will be fixed shortly. I also have to rebuild the gallery so bare with me while i upload all the pictures again! Thank you so much to everyone that visits for all your love and support, it means a lot to me! Don't forget to bookmark us and come back soon.
I also wanted to say thank you to Gemma for all your help with the layout and my many questions! I want to also send a huge thank you to my friend Jen for all your photo donations and being there whenever i need you! Thank you so much! It truly means a lot to me. Tim Tebow Online wouldn't be back online if it wasn't for you! So again thank you!


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What we do: Flavor Elation.
What we make:
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- Ice Cream
- Frozen Yogurt & Soft Serve
- Milk Drinks
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During 2016 Season, Scalpay Linen and Scalpay Linen Laundry Service hope to be based at:
Croileagan Hut, Scalpay School Craft Village,
Isle of Scalpay, HS4 3XU, Western Isles, Scotland
Until the end of August.
After that time, our lease with North Harris Trust expires and we are unsure as to the future of Scalpay Linen.
As yet we are not able to publish opening times or days, but hope to be able to before Easter.
We are easy to find - opposite the North Harbour Bistro and Community Shop. Scalpay Linen occupies the second building on the left of the main gate to the school.
Parking is available on site, or outside the Community Centre, just a stone's throw from the Craft Village.
Our neighbours - Pink Sheep Studio, Geoff Stear Art, Java's Crafty Library and 2 Harbours Trading Company are also on campus and will be pleased to welcome you.


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Welcome to the Management and Marketing Department Homepage. The Department of Management and Marketing offers a wide variety of courses intended for both business and non-business majors, including courses leading to the Bachelor of Science degree with majors in Management and Marketing Management, a minor in Marketing Management, and several interdisciplinary business majors and minors.
Management courses include such topics as the management of human resources, finances, raw materials, and information. Management students learn to set goals, formulate strategies, motivate people, and monitor performance. Marketing courses help prepare students to work in areas such as advertising, sales, market research, product planning, purchasing, transportation, and public relations. Management and Marketing skills are applicable in virtually all types of organizations.


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Growing up in a town with a huge university, Ruthie Strauss '18 knew that one size didn't fit all. She found a home at Dickinson, where she's helping others do the same, as a trip leader, tour guide, first-year mentor and vice chair of a club that brings national entertainment acts to campus.
Physics, with minors in mathematics and German.
Clubs and organizations:
MOB (vice chair), first-year mentor, WILD (trip leader), Tritons (admissions volunteer) and Alpha Lambda Delta.
John Dickinson Scholar.
Favorite book:
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.
Favorite movie:
Favorite place on campus:
The Office of Student Leadership & Campus Engagement (SLCE).
As a kid, I wanted to be …
… either a teacher or president of the United States.
On choosing a major:
I've always loved math and science, so I knew from my first semester that I was destined to live in Tome. I started off taking Workshop Physics my freshman year and absolutely fell in love with the Dickinson physics department. I love the challenging classes and my tight-knit physics family—I couldn't be happier with my major!
On choosing Dickinson:
Growing up in a town with a huge university made me realize that bigger isn't always better. I wanted to go to a small liberal-arts school where I could have close relationships with my professors and be able to recognize faces around campus. Dickinson was the first college I toured, and nothing else compared to the friendly atmosphere and genuine interest that the staff and faculty have in the well-being of the students here. I felt at home right away, and, two years later, my younger sister has decided to join the Dickinson family as well!
Favorite class so far:
Last semester I took Theoretical Physics with [Associate] Professor [of Physics & Astronomy] David Jackson. It was an incredibly difficult class, in terms of both content and workload. Most weeks, my classmates and I spent upwards of 10 hours together, working on the three or four homework problems we were assigned. It was frustrating, but we learned a heck of a lot about theoretical physics and mathematical methods, and we also bonded together as a major class.
Most important thing I've learned so far:
You really can do it all. It's just a matter of your dedication and whether or not you like to sleep at night.
Little-known hobby or talent:
When I was in third grade I sang Gayla Peevey's "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" at my elementary school talent show … Does that count?
If I could have dinner with anyone, living or dead, it would be …
… Albert Einstein. We'd talk about physics in German. It would be beautiful.
In a perfect world …
… I would eat noodles for every meal.
About my two leadership roles:
This fall was my third round of Pre-O and Orientation. Being a WILD Trip Leader and First-Year Mentor has been a hilarious adventure. From getting lost in the woods together to making silly Valentine's Day presents for my FIG (First-Year Interest Group) kids to realizing that I now respond any time someone yells "Mom!" across Britton Plaza, I've loved my time as a mentor. I also volunteer as a Triton in the admissions office, so being able to follow students' journeys from their first visit all the way up through the end of their first year has been really neat. Transitioning to college isn't easy for everyone, so being able to give back and share some of my knowledge with the newest class each year has been both fun and really rewarding!
I've been involved with MOB since my first semester at Dickinson and have had some truly incredible experiences because of it. I've eaten dinner with RJ Mitte from Breaking Bad, taken selfies with Hoodie Allen, and ordered Starbucks with Echosmith. Each week, I probably dedicate a solid 10-plus hours to planning, shopping for and running events on campus. It's a busy time, but it's taught me a lot about time management, event planning, poster design and marketing, and how to order enough mac and cheese from Dining Services to feed 300 people at 10 p.m. on a Friday. My MOB family is a crazy-diverse and talented group of individuals, and there's no one else I'd rather clean the Social Hall with at 2 a.m.
Most important part of my experience on campus:
My experience at Dickinson has been shaped by the relationships I have with Dickinson staff members. I don't know where I'd be without people like Jessee Vasold, Josh Eisenberg, Annie Kondas, Anna McGinn, Tara Fischer, Molly Boegel and Michael Montgomery to listen to my crazy stories and give me advice in tricky situations. Some of the most important people you'll meet in college are the behind-the-scenes people who keep everything running. You'll plan events and run meetings with them, babysit their children, go out on lunch dates together and bother them at work when you're bored. These people are so important and will be some of the greatest friends you'll make during your college experience. Cherish them.
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If you start searching around the Windows 10 support pages more hints are showing up that the wait for updates for the current range of eligible Lumia are getting closer. Considering that the OS has been in the wild, evolving for the last nine months, it's promising to see these little hints appearing. Not that we have any firm dates for release, beyond the vague December that has been mentioned multiple times by many sources.
Your phone supports wireless Over the Air (OTA) updates and there is no need for cables or a computer; you can simply download and install the update using your phone. Also, your settings, apps, photos, and text messages stay safe and sound.
Microsoft support pages have appeared, at least on it's global English source page, pointing us to updates for existing Lumia, but also the process for updating phones already running Windows 10 Mobile. Does this also suggest that we may be seeing a couple of new handsets, Lumia 550, 950, 950XL, sooner than later. Current behind the scenes scuttlebutt, and history suggests that we would be able to grab at least one of the aforementioned devices from a large local carrier mid December. Microsoft Australia is keeping its cards close to it's chest in terms of an official launch, or even if the 950/XL will be available when the store opens in Sydney next week.
More importantly the page and assorted FAQs are meant to keep you on the straight and narrow when the update becomes available. Aside from the fact that it will contain information on what smartphones can be upgraded to Windows 10 Mobile.
Before installation
Make some room. Great stuff comes in big packages! Before starting a software update, we recommend that you make enough space on your phone.
- You may need to have up to 1.5GB (depending on the phone model and software release) free phone memory to ensure that the software update goes smoothly.
- To check the available free space, go to Settings > System > Storage. You can find more detailed instructions on how to clear up space on your phone from the Software update FAQs-section.
Charge your phone. Before starting the update, connect to a charger or make sure your phone has enough battery power (at least 50%).
While most of the FAQs relate to common sense procedure, sense is not always that common. Having enough space, enough battery, your files and data backed up, and a good wi-fi connection to download over are all essential for a smooth experience.
One item of news over the past week, rumours that the final TH2 updates for Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile will hit devices on November 12, [same day as Australian store opening?] makes me wonder will the update for non insider, Windows Phone 8.1 devices coincide with that release. Still, the release date might vary depending on carriers and region. There's no assurance Windows Phone 8.1 devices will be getting the new Windows 10 Mobile update by the end of this month, or end of this year. [Telstra]
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I promise we are still here!!!
We are pondering and making plans. We are busy but when those quiet times do appear we are enjoying doing not very much at all!
Thanks for all your comments on our last post. It has given us lots to think about. We love your input and are so happy when a dialogue can be achieved in this space. So any ideas or suggestions, criticisms or comments are always greatly appreciated.
Just wanted to let you know, I haven't forgotten the tutorial I promised for Madeleine's art folio. Interestingly after all my pondering, it is her most used gift. It certainly didn't have the instant wow factor, but she has diligently (and without prompting) added a drawing to her water colour journal almost every day since she received it. I think it helped when Mum told her that her cousin Nick (who she hero worships!) likes to draw every day.
I have all the photos ready for the tutorial, I just need to make myself sit down and write it!! Stay tuned...
A few other bits and pieces:
Some of you may be aware of my slightly unusual relationship with Liberty Fabric. In a nut shell, I buy it, but would never actually cut into it - it's just too beautiful. Well, I have found some therapy for this problem!!Nova from A Cuppa and a Catch Up has organised a Liberty Scrap Challenge.
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Cat Noir is the boy who is always together with the heroine Ladybug, a hero himself, part of the Miraculous tales and of the many adventures they live. Today it's just him, running and jumping over roofs to collect the black panther signals floating in mid-air and also avoiding all sort of obstacles that he could possibly crash onto and lose the platform game instead. SImply watch for everything coming ahead and don't forget that, although he runs automatically, it's important to use the cursor keys, the arrows from the keyboard, to guide his way.
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Mikel Arteta bluntly accused Chelsea of only wanting to defend at the Emirates last night and revealed that his shin-pad was shattered by John Obi Mikel's studs up challenge.
Chants of 'Boring, Boring Chelsea' rang out on the final whistle and, according to Arteta, Arsenal were the only team who played for a victory. "You could see that Chelsea only wanted to defend and we wanted to win the game," he said.
The Arsenal vice-captain was also on the receiving end of two potentially dangerous tackles, first from Mikel and then Ramires as Chelsea adopted a typically physical approach.
"I haven't seen the challenge from John Obi Mikel again but my ankle is swollen big time," said Arteta.
"He broke my shin-pad and he was late. The referee had to make the decision and he decided it wasn't a red card."
Arsenal were also aggrieved that referee Mike Dean waved away a penalty appeal when Theo Walcott appeared to be up-ended by Willian. "Theo Walcott is saying that it was also 100 per cent a penalty. We were unlucky," said Arteta.
John Terry, the Chelsea captain, was adamant that his team had come for all three points and only altered their tactics in the final minutes of the match. He also believes that Chelsea are well positioned, only two points behind Liverpool and Arsenal, to mount a sustained challenge for the Premier League title.
"We came here to win the game but we tightened it up in the last few minutes," said Terry. "With five minutes to go it's not a bad point away from home. We've been lacking a bit of solidity away from home. We've got a lot more to give at home and away. We're in a good place.
"Hopefully we'll put a run together in the New Year. The title race is widely open this year. It's great for the fans. Sometimes a team runs away with the league but not this year."
Arsenal have collected only two points from their past three Premier League matches and Wenger admitted that his team may have been psychologically affected by the 6-3 defeat at Manchester City.
"I feel we were a bit edgy because we conceded six at Man City and that played in our heads at the start," he said. "The games we played at Napoli and City had a little weight in our heads.
"But let's be serious, if I'd told you we'd be top of the league at Christmas when we lost to Aston Villa, you'd have told me I was absolutely mad. We are where we are. The last few games have been difficult, but we have played Everton, City and Chelsea."


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Looking from Cape Reinga towards Cape Maria van DiemenImage: Leigh-Anne Wiig | DOC
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The area provides easy access to idyllic campgrounds, great walking tracks and picnic areas. Opportunities for outdoor recreation include enjoying the stunning views, bird watching and tramping, swimming, diving, fishing and surfing.
Remember to Check, Clean, Dry all items before entering, and when moving between, waterways.
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The area provides easy access to idyllic campgrounds, great walking tracks and picnic areas. Opportunities for outdoor recreation are endless, from enjoying the stunning views, bird watching and tramping to swimming, diving, fishing and surfing.
You can explore the area on your own, or there are a good number of tourism operators offering specially designed tours.
To find out more tour information contact the i-SITE Kaitaia visitor information centre.
The East Coast is generally more sheltered with sandy bays suitable for water sports and rocky headlands where fishing, snorkelling and scuba diving are popular.
The West Coast is more wild and exposed than the East, with spectacular golden sand dunes.
Whether you enjoy the rush of riding waves of sand or the waves of the ocean, you are spoilt for choice here in Te Paki. Discover multiple surf breaks along 90 mile beach (Te Oneroa a Tohe) or try surfing the giant sand dunes of Te Paki.
Calling all thrill seekers! Climb to the top of Te Paki's giant sand-dunes and feel the adrenaline rush as you surf down these golden sandy giants!
You can hire toboggans from local tourist operators – see the local Kaitaia I-site information centre for details.
Together with the adjoining Ohao Blocks, this area has an outstanding natural landscape and high concentration of historic and archaeological sites. The money tree is one historic site within the Mokaikai scenic reserve. It was here that gum diggers would leave coins for good luck.
Within the Mokaikai Reserve, mountain biking opportunities are available all throughout the 4WD road network.
Although some access is possible, to get to Mokaikai or North Cape, permission is necessary to cross Muriwhenua land. It must be obtained from Muriwhenua Incorporation, phone +64 9 409 7831.
The main entrance is at Waitiki Landing where at present there is visitor information, limited motel accommodation and a casual cafeteria.
The money tree is a highlight within Mokaikai Reserve.
This reserve is an exceptionally important home to many plants and animals within the Te Paki area. A high number of these animals and plants are found only in this reserve and nowhere else in the world. For this reason, access is restricted to permit only.
North Cape is of international ecological significance due to the make-up of the environment. Rocky, serpentine soil combined with a harsh climate has given rise to a unique bonsai dwarf shrub community with many peculiarities. These plants, all from different families, have adapted over time to this unique environment. Of the species found here, 17 plants are known to live only in this area, and nowhere else.
The landscape consists of steep cliffs, loose rock surfaces and steep vertical faces. Small pockets of forest are dominated by pohutukawa, combined with kawakawa, mahoe and karaka.
Open coastal land makes up part of North Cape, with eight species of native plants being characteristically low- growing or stunted in form such as kanuka, Coprosma sp., and Hebe sp.
Lizards and land snails are found throughout the North Cape. Many populations are in gradual decline; Matapia gecko, Ornate skink, North Cape Pacific gecko, while other animal populations are nationally critical such as the pupuharakeke (Giant flax snail).
The area covered by Te Paki Recreation Reserves has communities of plants and animals that are distinct from anywhere else in New Zealand.
The reserves combine most of the accessible recreational beaches, dune lands, Cape Reinga, Te Paki stream, wetlands, rocky-coasts, shrub covered hills, forest remnants and farmland.
Look out for and enjoy its many treasures from kauri trees to orchids, geckos and skinks to the nationally threatened pupuharakeke (flax snails).
The unique natural values of this area also include the endangered plant Bartlett's rata, which was not discovered until 1975, when only 27 trees remained.
Simmonds Islands are home to many rare plants, skinks, and a variety of sea and shore birds including breeding Bullers shearwaters. These offshore islands are pest free and strictly 'no landing zones'.
This bay is known for the frequent visits of whales. They have been known to enter the bay and scratch themselves against the rock that protrudes from the far point. They probably use the rock to rub off animals like barnacles that attach themselves to the whales' skin.
Ngatongawhiti, the prominent point at the bay's south end, is the name of a very old Maori settlement.
Within the boundaries of Te Paki Recreation Reserves are close to 1,000 recorded archaeological sites in the form of agriculture sites, fortified pa, storage sites, and shell midden. Sub fossil remains of snails, and many kinds of birds, some extinct, are also located within the Te Paki area.
These sites assist in telling the story of a long and complex pattern of land use in the Far North.
Care is taken to keep the sites intact and to preserve and respect the spiritual and cultural heritage of Maori.
If you come upon these sites, help to protect and preserve them by not disturbing them.
Note that all archaeological sites are protected by the Historic Places Act 1993 and it is an offence to damage or interfere with them in any way.
The 4WD standard road to Pandora is suitable for walking or mountain biking.
Straddling the northernmost tip of the North Island, Te Paki is one of the most intact and diverse ecosystems in New Zealand.
The northernmost section of the North Island comprises a diverse area of hill country, steep coastal cliffs, continually changing dunelands and expansive wetlands, with many endemic and threatened plants and animals and unique vegetation associations.
Its features include the extensive estuary, eelgrass, saltmarsh and mangroves of Parengarenga Harbour, and the gleaming white sands of Kokota Spit.
Large numbers of migrant wading birds congregate on the harbour together with variable oystercatchers, New Zealand dotterels and caspian terns.
Wetland and duneland birds include New Zealand dabchicks, New Zealand fernbirds, scaup, bittern and spotless crake.
Whahatinana te tangi o te oi – to strengthen the cry of the oi
At Te Rerenga Wairua (Cape Reinga) a small population of oi (Grey-faced petrel) are being safe-guarded thanks to the establishment of a trapping network funded by United Civil Construction Limited and coordinated by the Ngati Kuri Trust Board, with support from the Department. The trap network installed covers 60 hectares in order to protect a five-hectare Oi breeding colony.
Oi (Pterodroma macroptera gouldi) are a native ground nesting seabird whose populations have been disappearing from the northern coast of New Zealand.
Oi, known also as the Northern Muttonbird breed in burrows on offshore islands, coastal headlands, and cliffs of northern North Island of New Zealand.
Thanks to the trapping efforts of local iwi and DOC, the oi population at Te Rerenga Wairua has increased for the first time in many years.
Nine species of lizard and numerous species and subspecies of land snails inhabit the typically windswept vegetation.
There are three species of pupuharakeke/flax snail. One species is found only on Three Kings Islands (Placostylus bollonsi), another in Te Paki Placostylus bollonsi, and Placostylus hongii is found in eastern areas of Northland.
These giants were once widespread in Northland before human settlement. Many of them are now endangered or threatened, and inhabit a more restricted area of Northland and the islands offshore.
Pupuharakeke usually live in broadleaf forest and scrub. They reside in pockets of broadleaf litter, or under ground cover vegetation.
The causes of decline for flax snails include habitat destruction - caused by humans, habitat modification - caused by domestic and feral grazers, and predation - by introduced animals and birds.
Bartlett's rata is a unique plant found only within the Te Paki Reserves. It is the most recently discovered tree in New Zealand and is one of the rarest.
Bartlett's rata (Metrosideros bartletii), also known as Rata Moehau, is a white flowering tall forest tree, with pale, papery bark, which makes it unique among New Zealand rata. This species was discovered in a forest remnant near Cape Reinga in 1975 and is listed as endangered.
DOC carries out intensive possum control to protect the remaining naturally occurring Rata Moehau, which are highly palatable to posums. Over 300 trees have been planted into sites where possum numbers are kept very low.
Rata Moehau start life as an epiphyte where seeds land on other trees, grow, and eventually send roots to the ground. In winter 2010, around 50 trees were planted on other trees as epiphytes to mimic this natural process. So far the programme is showing promising results and the future is looking good for Rata Moehau being around for many generations to come.
Plant and animal communities here have been shaped by the unusual geology and distinctive climate of the Far North.
There is also a long history of human habitation in the area. In combination, these physical, ecological, social and cultural attributes have moulded Te Paki into a unique and dynamic ecosystem.
Te Paki was once an island separated from the rest of New Zealand long enough for its living things to become different from their mainland relatives.
Many sites in this reserve are very important for their natural life. It's notable that these are also places of great cultural significance for Maori.
They include major wetlands at Te Ketekete and Kapo Wairua (Spirits Bay) and the Island sanctuaries of Motuopao, near Cape Maria van Diemen, and Manawatawhi (Three Kings Islands).
Cape Reinga and Te Paki Recreational Reserves are located at the northernmost area of New Zealand on the small, narrow Aupouri Peninsula. It is the neck of land between Rangaunu Harbour on the east and the southern sweep of the Ninety Mile Beach on the west. Follow State Highway 1 north.
Travellers not wishing to take their cars up to the Cape and/or wish a drop-off/pick-up service, this is available at the Waitiki Landing Complex, RD 4, Kaitaia.
To find out more tour information, contact the Kaitaia i-SITE visitor information centre.
Tour buses also go up and back to Cape Reinga daily from Kaitaia, Mangonui, Kerikeri and Paihia.
You must get permission to cross Maori land to get to Mokaikai. Contact Muriwhenua Incorporation, phone +64 9 409 7831.
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PITTSBURGH, January 13, 2009 — Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have successfully induced human insulin-producing cells, known as beta cells, to replicate robustly in a living animal, as well as in the lab. The discovery not only could improve models and methods for studying diabetes, but also opens up new possibilities for treating the condition.
"Most scientists thought that these important pancreatic cells could not be induced to regenerate, or could only replicate very slowly," explained senior author Andrew F. Stewart, M.D., professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. "This work provides proof-of-principle that the production of human beta cells can be stimulated, and that the newly generated cells function effectively both in the lab and in a living animal."
The findings are in the early online version of Diabetes, one of the journals of the American Diabetes Association.
Lead authors Nathalie Fiaschi-Taesch, Ph.D., assistant professor in Pitt's endocrinology division, and Todd A. Bigatel, M.D., a graduate of the postdoctoral fellowship program, identified molecules that play key roles in human beta, or islet, cell replication, building on previous work conducted by co-author Irene Cozar-Castellano, Ph.D., also an instructor of endocrinology, who performed similar studies using mouse cells.
They found that, unlike rodents, human beta cells contain a significant amount of a protein called cdk-6. When cdk-6 production was increased using a viral vector carrying the cdk-6 gene, the cells replicated. Stimulation was further enhanced by increasing production of another cell cycle molecule called cyclin D1. Untreated human islets did not replicate.
"After we transplanted some of these engineered human beta cells under the outer layer of a kidney in a diabetic mouse, we saw that replication continued and blood sugar levels normalized," explained Dr. Fiaschi-Taesch. "When we took out the kidney that contained the insulin-producing cells, the mouse immediately developed diabetes again."
The prospect of being able to study human beta cells and their replication in vivo, meaning in a living animal, could greatly improve diabetes study models, and could lead to techniques to generate new beta cells in patients with diabetes. In the future, it also could allow more effective therapeutic transplants of insulin-producing cells – either by expanding the numbers of cells available from a single cadaveric donor or from a gene-enhanced version of the patient's own cells, or by establishing permanent cell lines from existing beta cells or stem cells, Dr. Stewart pointed out.
He added that cell cycle replication molecules might also be targets for drugs that could transiently turn on beta cell replication to increase insulin production.
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Calling all interested bee keepers. There is a class coming to the Kirkwood Washington Center later this month for beginning bee keepers. Andrew Joseph works for the State of Iowa and says the four week course starts February 17th, and the next three Tuesdays after that. The cost is thirty-nine dollars for the class and twenty-five for the manual. You can register by calling Kirkwood Washington Center at 653-4655.
Smoking Ban
Last year state lawmakers passed a ban on smoking in public places, but that might be adjusted. State Representative Larry Marek from Riverside says the ban applied to places such as restaurants and bars. House File 211 would allow for these places to designate an opened air section such as a patio for smoking. He stresses it would not change things inside. Marek says many have signed on to House File 211.
Speech Team
The Washington High School Speech Team competed at the state speech contest on Saturday and fared very well. Of the 9 groups that competed, 8 received Division I ratings. The students now have a chance to make the All-State competition in Ames on February 21st. The coaches are Jan Gallagher, Lynn Loula, and Amy Adrian.
Budget Course
The Lower Deer creek Church in Kalona is holding a budget course on February 15th. Jim Hershberger says the course is to help people understand and put together a budget and to help meet financial goals. He says it is a three week course. Hershberger says the class is for anyone even if they are not affiliated with the church. Again the class starts on Sunday, February 15th. Anyone who is interested can call the church office.
Pancake Supper
The Kalona Optimists club is preparing for there fundraising events in March. Doug Morgan says they are having a pancake supper on March 5th. He says the funds raised will go to help the youth of Kalona. Morgan says the event will be held at Kalona Middle School.


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28 Magnificent celebrity costumes from SM Town's 2015 Halloween party
SM Entertainment held their annual Halloween party today, the company's many idols and actors were dressed in their Halloween best for the occasion! Take a look at some of the imaginative costumes from Girls' Generation, EXO, SHINee, Super Junior, and more!
1-2. Sulli as Alice in Madness and Go Ara as Maleficent
3. Seohyun, also as Maleficent
4. Henry as the Martian
5-10. EXO's Baekhyun as Cony (the LINE character), Chen as Harry Potter, Kai as David Bowie, Suho and Sehun as Kingsmen, and Xiumin as Chucky
11-12. Tiffany as Red Riding Hood and Taeyeon as the wolf
13. Hyoyeon
14-18. Red Velvet's Joy as the goddess of the moon, Yeri as Hermione, Wendy as Kaonashi, Irene as Arale (Dr. Slump), and Seulgi as Harley Quinn
19-20. Key as the creepiest Ronald McDonald of all time and Onew as his fast food rival, Colonel Sanders
21-23. Jonghyun as Sesshomaru, Minho as Captain Jack Sparrow, and Taemin as Howl
24-25. Heechul as a Teletubby and Leeteuk as Charlie Chaplin
26-27. Yuri and Yoona as Mickey and Minnie Mouse
28. Sooyoung as Sadness from Inside Out
For me, the big costume winner of the night was Sooyoung as Sadness. Not only did she go all out with her costume, but she also stayed in character for the party! Tiffany uploaded hilarious videos of Sooyoung in character HERE and HERE.
Which costume was your favorite? Are you feeling inspired? If you enjoy dressing up, put on your best K-drama or K-pop inspired Halloween costume for the DramaFever Hallyu Halloween costume contest! Get all of the details HERE.
Once you have your costume, make it a full-fledged Hallyu Halloween by watching Spellbound, a spooky romantic comedy about a woman who sees ghosts and the fraidy cat magician who falls for her! Check out the trailer below and watch the movie when it premieres on Halloween!
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Age: 22
Birthday: 28th February
Registration Number: ATZ922T683
Occupation: Engineer, Tzelik.
Level of Education: Six months of Tsevstakre training, Engineering further training
Father: Cainav
Mother: Nolaya
Children: none
Siblings: 2 brothers on her mother's side.
Uncle: Maric de Valence
Height: 5'7"
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye Colour: blue
Nsiloq Tattoo: Blue/Green
Playby: Jessica Stroup
Likes and Dislikes:
- Junk food
- Creating things from scratch
- Superheros
- Gambling. Yes, Las Vegas wore off on her
- Reading
- Failing
- Things she can't figure out
- Badly designed machines
- Boats
Strengths and Weaknesses:
- Logical and intelligent
- Friendly and funny
- Dedicated
- Passionate
- Decent fighter
- Desperate for the approval of her family, a self-fulfilling prophecy of failure.
- Doesn't know when to stop.
- Stubborn
- Can be fickle in friendships
- Quick temper
General Personality:
Paige has all the markings of a girl who never really dealt with being abandoned by her father. She's fiercely independent, but secretly, she's desperate for any semblance of her father's approval, which, now that he's dead, is rather pointless. This need for acceptance and approval has now manifested itself into her work, which she throws herself into with reckless abandon. When Paige get an idea into her head, she won't stop until she's figured it out.
Outside of work, she's a rather likeable person. Generally friendly with a geeky sense of humour, Paige finds that she can get on with both humans and Adveni. However, she's very aware of the way a proper Adveni is supposed to behave, so, in the interest of protecting herself, she would quickly put down a human if they were to become a problem. Similarly, if a friend starts becoming a problem for her, she's quick to drop them and move on, instead of risking failure in fixing it.
Thoughts on Earth: She loves it. There is a lot to explore, and despite what some Adveni think, there is a lot to be learned from the human technology.
Thoughts on Humans: Ingenious buggers. Paige has no problem with humans, though she is very aware of how she is supposed to behave, so she keeps a mask over her excitement about their technology and culture.
Cainav was only 17 years old, fresh from taking his nsiloq, when he was asked to take part in his first pairing. Nolaya was almost a dozen years older than him, and by the time she gave birth, Cainav was long gone into Tsevstakre training.
Nyxah grew up the way most Adveni children did. She had visits from her father every so often, even met her uncle a couple of times, though he never stayed around long. The most she ever gained from her father was that great things better come from her.
By the time she was ten, she had two younger half siblings, not that she really cared for them much. In all honesty, she didn't actually care for her mother all that much. Most of her training was spent in trying to make her father proud of her, something she was never entirely sure she achieved. Sure enough, when she was ten, her father, still quite a young man, fell in love with another woman, and Nyxah was all but forgotten.
Funnily enough, it was her uncle, Coeziv, who visited her more regularly. When she was 12, and again at 15, her uncle was enrolled for tletonise pairings, and so was around for a couple of weeks each time. He visited her a lot, and once again, Nyxah was told that she was expected to do great things.
She waited until she was eighteen before taking her Nsiloq, desperate to get green and make her father remember her again. She only got to about a third of the green design before she begged for them to stop. She was glad that there was no one there to see her fail.
Still, with a blue/green nsiloq, she was accepted into tsevstakre training. She had the pedigree, she should have been brilliant. Except, a few months into the training, Nyxah realised that she was far more interested in the construction of the weapons than she was about firing them. She carried on for a couple more months, but in the end, she asked for a transfer to the tzelik division to train as an engineer.
Sure enough, Nyxah found something that she could truly excel at. Technology and weaponry spoke to her, and she quickly progressed into not just fixing the technology, but helping those more experienced than her to design it.
As the war on Earth raged, Nyxah's superior was tasked with going to Earth to help develop weaponry and technology to be used on Earth. He asked for Nyxah to come with him, and she was thrilled. Her father had been on Earth since the beginning of the war, her uncle a lot longer, and she was desperate to show them what she had become.
Nyxah had been on Earth for all of two weeks when she learned that her father had been killed. Having had to set up her position, she'd not even had the chance to go to Adlai to see him.
She wanted to go to Adlai, but stubbornness and the inability to deal with her grief kept her in Las Vegas, diving into work. The Adveni presence was lower than in some of the other cities, and was useful for having the space to create. She'd taken on the name Paige Wolfe, and had settled pretty well.
It was during a routine program upgrade call with one of the Adlai communication's team that she learned about the fate of her uncle. He said it casually, in amongst a stream of constant babble that amused her, telling her what was going on in the city while they waited for the new program updates to load. The Head of Security had been shot, three times, and stabbed. He was alive, just, but everything was in a bit of an uproar.
Paige asked for a transfer within the hour. It took a few days to go through, but she hopped a Nhyrahby transport up to Adlai, and upon her arrival, has headed straight to the hospital to see her once loved uncle, Maric.
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Name: Chele
Gender: female
Age: 28
How you found us: Cizzler is evil
Any Previous Characters: Seriously, Cizzler is evil! Why does nobody believe me?
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A year ago I had to work on a surprise for my wife, Lisa's, 40th. She loves the Maldives, so I thought it apt to think on that idea, luckily her birthday was in August, and I had only recently found out about the world's unique, Manta Feeding Frenzy at Hanifaru; Lisa being a non diver, a liveaboard was a bit too selfish as a surprise, so a good resort was found to visit it from. Not before too long I had it all booked, even more good news I found that BA now fly to Male every other day so we could go for as many nights as we wanted, and choose just 9, 2 weekends and one week off work.
Once onboard the plane we were happy to find the plane was only a third full, we had 3 seats each to sleep on , a change for a Maldives flight, the drink was all free too, with no extra to pay for all the movies.
BA has the best option for extra luggage, you can pay £30 for an extra 20kg, and their hand baggage rules are one laptop bag to stow behind your feet and an overnight bag that you are able to lift into the overhead locker, they both have the usual size stipulations but that's all. Despite this you still have to pay $2 per kilo extra if you choose to fly on a seaplane for anything over 55 pounds each, funny to see them mixing imperial and metric up on their own rules…whatever!
As the seaplane drifted over the islands, it wasn't too long before we "landed", as it was Lisa's 40th they gave us a free upgrade to a luxury bungalow facing the beach, and a bottle of red wine with our meal, sweet.
The day after my check dive I was straight into the thick of it at Hanifaru bay, about 2 dozen mantas partying on plankton, I swear I'm never gonna moan about plankton blooms again! Mantas to the left of me, mantas to the right; here I am! Stuck in the middle of Hanifaru bay, oh boy, what a rush! Mantas rolling round and round, greedy devils these are, I've never seen Mantas so active in the 5 or 6 times I have seen them in the past. We only dived Hanifaru Bay maybe 3 times as it wasn't always active, and if there aren't any mantas then there isn't much else there to see, on the 20m white sandy bottom, there are a couple of small bommies with pulse coral around them, a leaf fish was found there, plenty of humbugs and green chromis, once we only saw one Manta there, a strong westerly brings them in , but the dive guide said a few days after the full and half moon works well. The day before I got here they had about 70 mantas and 2 whale sharks!! Shucks!! There are other dive sites dotted around Hanifaru where Mantas play, turtle reef was a good one, I dived there one day and was so frustrated to have a macro lens on (apparently for small turtles!) when I saw a huge (inflatable!) turtle feeding in front of a circling Manta, what a picture that would have been. We went there the day after and the Mantas were out in the blue in their dozens again. Just before we had jumped in, a whale shark passed underneath us, it didn't hang around for long. It was good on this dive to see a huge shoal of fusiliers all lined up vertically measuring about half a metre wide by 5 high. The day after I decided to go to Hanifaru on a snorkelling trip. Luckily we weren't required to wear life vests, I snook in a kilo weight into my wetsuit to help me get down quicker, in we went, Legs and arms everywhere! I tried to keep outside of the group for obvious reasons. I got down ok and got very close to the Mantas, the guide (he swims round the island in 48 minutes!) at one point asked everyone to get back on the boat…he then said to me…"lets go for the whale shark!" and before we knew it we were back in again for a fast swim over to the big boy…wow! What luck we had I was right on top of him, I dove down about 3-4 metres and he opened his huge mouth, I was so close and worried I might fall in!!! In all the panic, I only had time to take a couple of shots, one with his mouth open and one with it shut! Next time I was over him as he passed under me, wow he was huge, when we were done I got back on the boat and saw the size of his fins out of the water! Flipping heck!!
They have sting ray feeding on the island by the dive jetty every night at 6pm, the best we have seen, they don't allow snorkelers in while they feed them but I got in just prior to them starting and got very close…they also have a guitar ray/shark that's about 6 foot long which visits most evenings, the rays were around 4 foot wide and obviously on steroids.. or was it just the daily feed of fresh fish that did it!?
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As fellow parents of preschoolers, we know that your movie-watching time is limited. Severely limited. Maybe some of you did manage to catch a movie over this long weekend. If so, we hope it was great. Because we just do not have time to watch bad movies anymore, do we?
Your very very high bar for movies notwithstanding, we absolutely must tell you about and urge you to see the riveting documentary "My Kid Could Paint That" (2007). Especially if you have any interest in, say, preschool-age kids. Or modern art. Or how best to nurture our children's interests and gifts. And as you know, here at Being Savvy, we're a bit obsessed with all of those things. Hence.
A quick recap: the film tells the story of Marla Olmstead, a little girl from Binghampton, New York whose paintings fetched thousands by the time she was four-years-old. She got started painting alongside her father, an amateur painter himself. A few of her paintings in a friend's coffee shop led to a gallery show, led to local press and then to a frenzy of media coverage. She was dubbed a "budding Picasso" and a "pint-sized Pollock." By her fifth birthday, she had sold more than $300,000 worth of her abstract, acrylic covered canvases. "My Kid Could Paint That" chronicles Marla's rise as a media darling, and also the backlash that occurred when "60 Minutes" aired a segment questioning the authenticity of her work. Had her father helped and directed her? Or even passed some of his own work as hers?
So the film presents something of a mystery a whodunit, so to speak. It raises provocative questions about the meaning of abstract expressionism. As a reviewer in Slate Magazine asks, "Can a work of art transcend the intentions of its maker? If a child can make great abstract paintings, does this mean that modern art is itself a hoax?" And the film critically examines the role of the adults in Marla's life (her parents, her dealer, the press) and the media-hype around this supposed prodigy. The director, Amir Bar-Lev, also self-consciously acknowledges his own participation in the frenzy swirling around this small child. New York Times critic A.O. Scott argues that for this very reason, the film should never have been made.
Perhaps. But as parents of preschoolers, we're still hoping we can learn something from this story. What absorbs and makes us wonder most is Marla'a own experience, unknowable as it is. We see her playing with her baby brother. We see her getting silly in front of the camera, just as we often see our own kids doing. We see her painting, but never for all that long. We see her romping around at gallery openings. What was the good, in all of this, for her? And what was the trouble?
The trouble is fairly clear. As we've been blogging about all month, most every preschool-age child loves to make art. Art is play, and play is life, and that play often yields beautiful creations. But for Marla, it seems fair to say, art stopped being play and became, to some degree, work. And work means pressure Marla was visibly pressured to paint as expected for the cameras, and we cringed watching those scenes. As we wrote in a post on how to talk to children about their art, that kind of strain on a little one's creativity is no good for mind or soul.
Still, it's kind of wonderful to see a little girl let loose on a canvas that's bigger than she is with squirt bottles and spatulas, brushes and (of course!) her fingers. What fun! What a way to explore and learn the medium! It makes us think, why not, once in while? My kid could paint that, and so could yours and yours and yours. And then we'd have something a bit more lasting than construction paper ephemera by which to remember these fleeting years of artistic play. But, sorry, it's not for sale -- we want to keep this one for ourselves.
Immediately I have to think of you and really, it was a story about you,
well sort of,
We have a page for marshalling in which we will be putting information on what is involved in marshalling and how people will be able to volunteer and train,
It really gives me a great feeling to see people who really care. ,
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