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Children learn by exploring the world around them. At Honeybear, we offer each child the chance to play, learn and develop their experiences and all round development. Learning through play is embraced throughout the nursery. There are opportunities for children to play both in large and small groups as well as individually. This helps to develop social skills and self-confidence.
Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
The EYFS sets the standards that we must meet to ensure each child in our care learns and develops in a safe and healthy environment. The EYFS promotes teaching and learning to ensure that all children have a broad range of knowledge and skills that provide the right foundation for future progress.
The EYFS principles, which guide the way we work, are grouped into four distinct but complementary themes:
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- Enabling environments
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As a nursery we aim to deliver individualised learning, development and care to the children in our setting and every child is supported to make progress at their own pace.
There are seven areas covered by the Early Learning goals and educational programmes, these are:
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- Personal, social and emotional development involves helping children to develop a positive sense of themselves, and others; to form positive relationships and develop respect for others; to develop social skills and learn how to manage their feelings; to understand appropriate behaviour in groups; and to have confidence in their own abilities.
- Physical development involves providing opportunities for young children to be active and interactive; and to develop their co-ordination, control, and movement. Children must also be helped to understand the importance of physical activity, and to make healthy choices in relation to food.
- Communication and language involves giving children opportunities to experience a rich language environment; to develop their confidence and skills in expressing themselves; and to speak and listen in a range of situations.
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- Literacy involves encouraging children to link sounds and letters and to begin to read and write. Children must be given access to a wide range of reading materials (books, poems, and other written materials) to ignite their interest.
- Mathematics involves providing children with opportunities to develop and improve their skills in counting, understanding and using numbers, calculating simple addition and subtraction problems; and to describe shapes, spaces, and measures.
- Understanding the World involves guiding children to make sense of their physical world and their community through opportunities to explore, observe and find out about people, places, technology and the environment.
- Expressive arts and design involves enabling children to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials, as well as providing opportunities and encouragement for sharing their thoughts, ideas and feelings through a variety of activities in art, music, movement, dance, role-play, and design and technology.
We ensure that all our children are fully prepared for school and that they are happy and confident.
All children have a learning journey which begins from their first day. This follows your child's progress with 3 monthly progress reports, development records, observations, photographs and children's own work. We encourage parents to write comments in their child's learning journey about how they are developing at home.
Each nursery has a Special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) who oversees the learning and development for any child in the setting with a special educational need. They work in partnership with the parent and child's key worker in order to ensure that the child's needs are fully met and appropriate learning opportunities take place.


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The Fencing of Swimming Pools Act was introduced to protect young children from the danger of drowning.
The Council has a range of community buildings available for hire for recreational activities, events, meetings and private functions.
The Council has 112 units in Kaiapoi, Oxford, Rangiora and Woodend for people over 60 with limited means.
You can share your views about the Council's plans and projects by making a submission.
The Waimakariri District Council is one of the largest employers in the Waimakariri District and has become an employer of choice.
Council is pleased to confirm at its October 2017 meeting,
Daniel Smith Industries Ltd as the preferred contractor for the Kaiapoi River
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A new riverbank wall will be constructed adjacent to the
existing riverbank wall on the north bank of the Kaiapoi River – immediately
downstream of the Williams Street bridge in the Kaiapoi Town Centre. This will
provide additional support to the riverbanks underlying the proposed Riverview
Terraces, and for the pontoon which will be installed between the Williams Street bridge and the Kaiapoi Wharf.
"It's really exciting to be on the home straight and
strengthening this area of the river wall has been a long time coming," Al
Blackie, chair Regeneration Steering Group says.
Construction on the river wall is expected to commence in
January 2018. Council will keep the local businesses and community informed
about what areas will be closed off to ensure a safe environment for all, prior
to any construction getting underway.
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An article in Britain's most widely read women's magazine describes Brexit as a "male mess" and argues that the political reins in the UK should be handed to women.
In the piece for Stylist, Rhiannon-Lucy Coslett characterised the referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union (EU) as being the result of a "decades-long rivalry" between two old Etonians. Describing the referendum campaign as a "sausage fest" the journalist completely ignored its many prominent female voices such as Andrea Leadsom and Kate Hoey.
Instead, she portrays Leave as consisting of Nigel Farage, Michael Gove and George Osborne (the third of whom actually enthusiastically fought to remain in the EU) and claimed the frontmen of Remain were Jeremy Corbyn, Alex Salmond and Alan Johnson.
The founder of feminist website "The Vagenda", Ms Coslett says Brexit has sent Britain into chaos. The article describes the EU referendum, for female voters, as a choice between two sexist sides.
The Leave side, Ms Coslett argued, is represented by "serial philanderer" Boris Johnson, "in cahoots with Nigel Farage, who was against increased maternity pay". The Remain side, Ms Coslett said, was typified by David Cameron and George Osborne, whose "austerity policies have seen women's refuges close and austerity hit women the hardest".
In the article, Ms Coslett contends that "the broken promises of Brexit already lie before the nation; both parties are in disarray, and all the men involved are being completely useless." Coslett, also a contributor to the Guardian newspaper, says this is because the entire Leave campaign was "all just bravado and braggadocio before, and men are good at that.
"All they cared about was who, in the battle of Brexit, would be crowned the king, emerging victorious after all those endless hours' worth of macho sparring."
The feminist activist called it "patently obvious" that the consequences of Brexit would be that women will be stripped of all their rights. She wrote that "one of the few politicians who has come out [of the campaign] deserving of any respect is Nicola Sturgeon".
Ms Coslett noted Theresa May's aspiration to lead the Conservative party. Rather than approving of the fact one of the frontrunners to become the next Tory leader is female, the journalist writes her off as being insufficiently feminist.
Ms Coslett sneers at the fact the Telegraph notes Ms May cooks and has remained faithful to her husband, and says the Home Secretary's "self-professed feminism has certainly not expressed itself in the form of solidarity with the detained women of Yarl's Wood." Yarl's Wood is a detention centre for foreign nationals prior to their deportation from the country.
In the referendum debate, which Ms Coslett describes as being dominated by middle-aged men, Nicola Sturgeon is "one of the few politicians who has come out deserving any respect". Dubbing her "The Sturgeonator", Ms Coslett praised the SNP leader's "efficiency" and said she "has been doing her job extraordinarily well."
Concluding the piece, the feminist wrote that female politicians "may not get there in time to solve this male mess, but they could well end up preventing another".
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This week Ted & Steve chat about Muhammad Ali's passing, as well as talk about depression and the odd way that Steve got out of a rut this morning. Plus, the fellas continue to win, win, win…no matter what. Follow us on Twitter: @TheMegaCast . Email us: firstname.lastname@example.com .
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Yeah let's go on hardly you that you can't do it I really say on Lebanese prime looking down innocent and smiling I hope that's true some of them yeah some might be like what you see. You forgot about that. But I the tiger 85000 dollars now redirect me so evil you know you're looking down on like. Not smile and I'll let you address ungrateful piece of crap god can you strike one that bunt down I'm not ours and yeah he's a mad mad. Were they saying about me Britain's Sunday yes it's time. Now I'm sure talk a little bit about Mohammed Ali because they become short then they did. It's been a weird thing could I because a lot of you are showing a lot of love and then. Then of course on the flip side you get the people like why are we celebrating this guy always a racist who this guy and ads like. I think it'll forget that the things that Mohammed Ali did to try and bring not only himself up but he's race up. Was it totally different time than now. And white people just got to get over sorry there's a huge difference between being pro black as a black person and right. Black people have a lot to overcome over the years. Did till morning support like that doesn't make them racists. Right I mean now if you go welcome I can't be white power it's like. Does that is racist right Ali Al don't have we've had. The power but there's no reasonable he's keeping you doubt which team you might lives matter we can do that yeah exactly or there or the idea of lake. All this reverse racism and everything it's like the epitome. Of the most races as she can do is to take richer which you're doing to another group of people that put it on yourself height you know make. I can't stand martyrs it's one thing in my life that drives me nuts you know though was the victim. Right all right if it's good enough for this why isn't good enough for that I hate that mentality. BC women's rights is here with jobs minority rights and happened so often and and and as I switch from piers Morgan. I just like I don't ever think violently about man if there was ever a time the smack somebody upside the head out of the time music you know he was of he was a racist and he was camped champion like segregation in him. Signals and many would say he he put up these video clips of an injury did many years ago at a British reporter where he did talk about you know. He feels that it. Black people should stay in relation black people notice in an interview would be released invasions and it's like there's a whole different time you talking to a guy who has been. Him and his culture. Are being treated like a lesser like a contaminant way worse than it is now a music and so of course he's going to Aaron ought to put into words but it's like. At that time in the spirit of what he was saying I can understand where he was coming from it was about we need to stay strong as a unit as a culture we need to rise above everything. And he's even set an interview since then like you know he's he's his opinions changed over years like any human being exactly like Mohammed Ali at the age of 25 had a hole if reminds a demo hollow earlier data fifth. Be around re right it's lake it's lake. Malcolm X it's like people forget the second half of the man's story remind America and it started you know and and then I was like oh wait a minute. To be a good Muslim money to hang out with white people too and everybody right you know I keep them under talk up the stuff in the sixties film is still segregated America. In this in mad you know you are you willing genes you know the Klan zine el. People Diane on the freedom rides the south ranking. So Horry and the guys like what in his twenties there's stuff I said my twenties I wouldn't stand by for anything now. My opinion of many things back in the days that's no different like we used words differently when we're younger we evolve as humans so why can't we give the benefit of the doubt very need to give the benefit out he just look at interviews for mullah Mohammed Ali where he point blank said yeah I was. Over the years I've I've evolved as a human being. The biggest Ali fan right I mean that I respect with the man did inside and outside the rink I would say sports wise. That guy none of none of what he did socially would matter he was a great great boxer yeah I mean there are untouchable when you got in his prime rhetorical broke his jolly any finish fifteen rounds in that fight I mean you think about before he had to stop fighting because of all the draft stopped and all that me and in his prime he this is what 67 years there's an I said this before. There's no man or woman athlete on the planet right now that would do that. No first social issue now premieres no change. I mean how do you now look at that as something whether or not you agree with why needed someone that was so strong in his convictions that it was like. Did you have you seventies and away better and I could I mean when it comes onto a new assist. It bothers me when I see that it bothered me because it's only making this issue with race in our country in our world. Continue to take several steps backwards because like we can't. We can't put a guy on a pedestal that did some amazing things whether you agree to an all month. The fact you're just nitpicking subcommittee did when he was younger and had a chip on his shoulder and understandably so. We were just being completely forget all the stuff he's done since then have to seems ridiculous to. Host piers Morgan and you know. You see it a lot I think in major cities frankly I think you see here in Seattle which is a very kind of white city them but it's very liberal ranks. But then there's ceased to whom we wider your man if you ask me here. Yeah wintertime I'd like to see some snow a copy running lights are. You while you should see some but there's undertones of racism right Lisa go to the south and you deal some of those rednecks and stuff. Should know where you stand with dump them and their honest about it but I think it's worse when you take educated people that try to you know. Conventional stuff this way or that way and it's like. That racism is kind of worse you know but the closed door meetings for people are allowed in in this and that. Thought I'd get out the right and I always say that you can really realize how racist of a culture we're still in. Just by reading comments on any news story that involves race all she even if there's a positive story even if it like a sports story. You get a few comments and you're gonna see the N word you're gonna see whatever it is that's a derogatory toward turn towards the whatever subject is the stories about I heard I. Iron somebody say great today what's his name honey Jones who ES PM and and he was like that everybody loves Ali right in music but he has. We deal with Ollie right now because we can't deal with Cam Newton to limit dad after it touched down. You tell me we can deal with the black a powerful black athlete like that late nonsense. Could deal what Richard Sherman being outspoken yeah. I mean think about dead opera I mean yeah obvious he's he's dog he's a thugs are called what you want. Right to share price just sky news Seattle where it is the new and oratory dog is the new Eduardo I know some people pride disagree with and that's fine but I mean when you see people using it the weighted they're using in the context have been using it. That work could easily be replaced at the end part. A 100%. And it's very it's it's very simple so I will say with Ali for my taste I never liked Joseph Frazier stuff you just a one on the Philippines a Greta I'm a white person. So it's not my place to say whether or not the girl. I find it very odd so many who was pro black would call another black man gorilla that much no but again also Carmen uncle Tom right out of a white guys it's not my point to step in there but as any fan and I've seen Meena use a Joseph Frazier. I know how much that affected him and hurt him. In Al Lee. Never had can never swallow his pride and have the guts to go there and apologize he said his kid wants I don't blame Joseph Frazier. Joseph Frazier sent him back after the fight and say you follow once apologizing come over himself. Absolutely and I saw that he was George for performing did an interview where he said all know all that stuff was just it was just Hollywood stuff. That they were actually cool behind the scenes and I wonder. I don't. I don't know I wasn't behind the scenes hanging out from what I've seen there was a period where they were but after that fight. Does that mean national stuff with Frazier or he would be like yeah he you know like gods Kirstie with parkinson's for what how he acted like that's not somebody whose friends behind the seats. Well inlet. It brings it perfectly to the Ted talk today is Steve let's get Santa. Let's read is that tech tonight tonight on the items at the heart race in the blood pumping in the brain functioning it's obviously function of rabbit series Jack. You already are and what better way to get things going. I feel like this is something that costs us we've never heard before I thought we're just gonna play Khaled every week. Here I come. I'll try to pretend you're right. Putted terrible multiplier you. Perfect for Mohammed Ali yeah. Broad form and you know we Mike latest on again next week free we don't know. Reply barrel rules. Can. And almost out now. Moody's go. 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I heard the audio courtesy would take his walk when he hops out of the car is just like arrests are in its. Perfect all man. I'm on the I want the how do we get it so that we can just come out of the tunnel or out of wherever the behind the curtain the music plays. I'm okay would wearing wrestling trunks if that's what we need to do we go into arranged and we have the music gone all the craziness and then we just. Never wrestle yeah I want well I think I'd be like seven balance. Just to cut off shorts and tights underneath now we need to be like Seth Rollins were like we wind but we never actually flight yes he could. Because after all all we do is win win win no matter what the (%expletive) out there aren't that students dead. Any tools it's tiring. He takes me. So I did talk. Actually a lot to do with that Ali Frazier thing and the thing about a lot now. Whether it's with a significant other whether it's a friend or whether it's you know for those guys kind of co workers as they were boxers. Periods of time you know there's that old same time heals all wounds. I don't know that I really believe it you can forgive somebody but at the end of the day he wants a trust is broken. But I just don't see time repairing that Mac you can have superficial relationships these people and stuff and that they be honestly that's fine I do over the few people. But if you wanna rebuild right on to let me this women if you rebuild trust with somebody had. You gotta do something to make of trust you again right like you got to build trust you just can't let. A period of time go by and just like god that's forgotten right. Like now like I'm not upset about it but like it ain't forgotten brown you still ahead on my girls think he's exactly right yeah sometimes you know Blakey has got to. Now I know we didn't go to our friendship I've been through most of my good buddies like there's times are you just I don't know I mess up for something in the idea hey. That's all me you know there's no excuse that I I don't blame you for being mad and and in that'll be awkward and it'll take a little bit of time but that will be much better than just letting. Huge vast amount of time going thinking and hoping just gonna disappear. Bright and and then sometimes not only do you think three interest FiOS ought to be patient I mean to you know like they have that mentality it's an ego driven world I guess but I gives. You US top. You'd think that okay well I've apologized I've done my due diligence OK now let's move past it physical assault that easy sometimes it fitted that does the wounds are still there and I'm with dvi used to always be like as a yup time heals everything. As I've gotten older. Well I think that that's not necessarily true either sink time removing yourself further from whatever it is that hurt you it's just. You're able to handle it better. It doesn't it I think he looks ready doesn't affect you the same moral right and I and I think. I think you kind of heal that wound in a way where it's like that wound isn't hurting anymore you know what it's late. And you can forgive that person but it's like if you don't change anything about yourself and how. Do you want to trust you again you know what I hate the most is Marty said oh sorry what you really do how much you dad DM lift you up. Right I don't get mad at me because I haven't fully forgiven you yet. And us and trust me I have been guilty of this friendships I've done and relationships. You know like I honey Heidi sits you know but I didn't mean it right I guess is like well it's been a date should be fine rap I don't know either shut up about it right at no point that I take the time to understand her side of the argument and whether it was a hundred prolong the I've never really took the time and that and that sort of saying like you can't just do it not well outside announcement a week. And then here's a gimmick look if you don't like it that's too bad because after all. Idyllic we. Probably not a bad way to handle by three. All the help I would give a lot of lot of props to any individual and decide to handle verified by quoting that song recording that a what did you just have a lake. I don't know what your girlfriends yellow and catch you in some holly she can't see you relate. The Bluetooth speaker strict hair that's turned off and she's like what he had to say about that you just joke well. Hundred when Dave and his payday now. 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I had among my podcast and makes cast when we were there how nice is this a quick little chat and talk about wrestling stuff but we kept running into on the entire weekend. And adding it to run too many drinks but I yeah company. Kids who served on there I use excel yeah I these I got up and never some wasted ready to Iran now now yeah. But those are to tell people the media. Yea you don't know did just completely like Sam Roberts another wrestling podcast guy who was on OP radio super nice guy but you didn't drink at all yet so as I look at all from the leader of arm of course gonna go Rosenberg. Yeah yeah because the type of marijuana have a drink they really talk to 6 AM ranked yeah it's a little one do the drinks and our DJ asked about so. Oh where are they going with this experimental product so. Eddie Wong was on there yet Connecticut exist thank you very opinionated very entertaining. 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Was massive and this is a marriage just kind of split off to their own thing everybody knows risen. Right but then Rizzo put out he can think you're like one or two albums under the name Bobby digital. After ma Alex what my buddy Alex coming back to me like. Cops that knew Bobby digital when he was so pumped for it to this day I'm pretty sure it's one of the worst records ever released by anybody in the votes and Clinton have really. I don't office Rizzo lives usually pretty good. The challenge is garbage time Rudolph. I also wanted to give a quick shot to Leno right out AKA rapidly euros emailed us that the may cast don't make as at Yahoo.com. Did you start listening to make a cast nice I almost heard them all by now. I hope she loves the fake commercials aren't free kick there I actually ran the zone dot when we play those commercials like osu is that you can't cite cost cape. Chill out come back no we actually make ticker headphones off. But the commercial play. We chat. A good tournament very serious conversation like oh crap we're back if that's the weird thing that's the funny part. We don't really that was the reason that we had the ability to edit and take a pause in its got to regroup. But it's now become like we're just treating this like it's a live show. Yeah its format like this apex is our chops have practiced when they were going to go over the radio world. Right reset it right now yes we heard it here first coming for you Joseph Frazier threw half. By the way I forgot to match it's a mile podcast and know may cast next week okay. But I'll find I'll be crater Lake Tahoe all that's right you're off next week yeah I was a no no way guest next week this personnel makes gas DNA that's right canceling and our. Don I've got to do with follow. Note I have to for the trifecta this week that was on yours for a little bit Ohio and our mega cast it. Dude you're I would that I Tuesday Wednesday Thursday it's taking care of contents guy Ted Smith. We are the Adam Carolla major road games are podcasting to in Seattle bright red blood contact. Did you boy that's right we're creating our own nom. Podcast one network. I'm content and Steve's Steve says one. She says you were since you live it live in Seattle so she could stalked us until we let her be our assistant. Are you living in Lacey right now at a crappy car that I can take on the freeway I've been there that's the worst thing. When I first moved on Iran might Cheney transmission blew out. And I going to 35 miles per hour sanity beside route everywhere and you dig out I'd just love when you're in those cars that had 12 month as the Mercury two pence yeah GS. But it's like take when you leave the big you know the stop sign or ever and you're only going like five miles an hour returns it's time. Right so I got NASCAR you're driving an 81 station wagon. Substances do the best. Hi Susan I've never been a breeze to our stripper. But I haven't mistaken for a stripper a couple of times and I was in my twenties. Now forty I'm married and had a big Fannie KI SW my whole life. And just learned about the podcasts and listen to them all day long I believe podcasts are the future. Thank you Whitney Houston well some people believe it children mean Steve would you believe right spot gas renewed disciple of the fund children do not need to be a part of our plans. I can deal it's going to be a fan thank you guys met from Bradley Europe thank you that's awesome I'm glad that I you got hooked into the podcast. Pride because in Luke Wilson but that's fine the disciples of fine are very Smart individuals shore. The what are your kids' favorite tag team and they'll take pictures they're great with kids yes they're Smart enough not to suffer a for now we'll where are disciples of fund we have makeup make a really good road warriors we have like that war paint our face to reduce completely like not. Man I'll now that's a good question as well wait stuff on our heads yes. It felt like what felt like bulls lyzard double Warren Zore. If I paid your head on my face might your face in my head and you came here for my taste in your head. I'd that is probably one of the better ideas I've heard ten years yes now he's a fine and their pressure yet with a backpack I asked asked. So take yesterday I like I mentioned records which can break we're really don't pause we just continued to. I am there's a personal question about I would imagine you have your time for you not feeling all that happy and shore I don't know that for years right and it's symptomatic all of us deal with in some way shape or form some way worse than others and him. I'm not trying to say woe is me kind of a thing but yes stay man. I could not get out of my own head start bad night to Torres lying in bed like. This vague. My wife was asleep and I'm lying there for hours and then just racing thoughts and I mean. Just but again these rights and I don't know even know how to put into words but I could take I think it's taken my thanks and that we all just need to feel appreciated. And surely go do something into his mother knew my wife lives anything she was only kept my head on straight and has no idea that I was I don't really share this with terror. Because I don't want an IQ. I don't know maybe of the Sagan old school thought I don't have her concern of one Butte. Person and that is the rock for her and I need to be better about that I think it doesn't hurt to share these feelings but. As usual life. That's a good point I I I generation staunch. So I play hockey alive and for me hockey is a form of therapy if our dance for me to get out on the ice. To forget all my problems my phone is a way distractions are gone in and just dealing with what is happening on the ice and around friends and a man and a good time. Am also releasing a lot of like. I'm swipe my ass off. It's a great thing about sports when you're on the ice you don't have to think about work you are right thing about a relationship are you gotta worry about a stop the puck in distributing. Right and for some people like you know working out does that for the man to death so really helped my wife's keeper head on straight so yeah. Monday I wonder if Brothers taught Joseph I mean whatever Steve absolutely I almost did I yoga with her all nice yogurt yoga. With her and I backed down at the last second just because. I was like I'm not sure if it were ready to be in the same room from what we do yoga I am I'm warming sure you're comfortable knowing that I'm there. So I think maybe next week I do hot yoga with her ex supporters do that's right. You're due out with a lying down babies were dancing frog I don't know this. I'll access. Gender of the GDP yoga terms but they're not the real Leo in terms it's all the same stuff I am now. Yeah safety zone is something completely different yet just. Right baby goes or whatever yeah. Yeah off so anyways so. Hockey is a good sense to me to kind of let out whatever is going on in my world whatever insecurities and I haven't it's kind of reset. So Monday I was gonna go play there was a couple too many goalies so Mike asked her I'll go home work out of home and did something. Get a good sweat and felt fine. Yesterday I was supposed to go play. And I kind of did but there is. But a mix up in the schedule so there was already two goalies that are there writers can carry over from what we were gonna do so they stuck around. There's no fault of theirs they were but it did in begged everyone got all be follows rotate all the goalies. Was an hour long skate you try to rotate for goalies you maybe get fifteen minutes of ice time. Depending on how the game works I mean half hour twenty minutes right. So that a bad mood about the housing and get my full sweat I barely broke a sweat nose like. And you put on the gear on and off bright and then I it took two hours to get home dep will be in a bad move. And I certain then all of a sudden the issue that I have surrogate and more more intensified and make anyone who probably deals or depression at times it's like. Once your mind starts going down that rabbit hole in security next scene on the feeling appreciated the work place nobody used on him doing a good job vanished just quit my job and I. Like every like just anger but ya like to the point where Mike parody created arguments I'm gonna have with our boss. Arguments a gravel coworkers I'm gonna go in tomorrow and I'm gonna set every place on fire. Did I do the same thing man brides you know I need a ralphs are thinking about scenarios where I'm already in an argument with somebody B it's like that Syria has even happened and it probably will never have now like why am I getting so worked up right. And it's like all it took what may be like somebody was a little. Armed short we feel like a boss yeah I think tomorrow if they're like that with me I am gonna march in their office and say I am Dodd. And it's like. So this is all going on in my head like opera NYNEX should last Elvis there because I didn't feel laughing because you've probably experienced it's I I got a happy to hear you say this I thought I Miller lonely you know I've been doing this stuff. Ours is going on all I think you can't go to sleep so makes it even worse I almost got up into some it's going to work it's gonna go to work right now and get ready for this. The hell is wrong with me to midnight I get up at 2 in the morning and I am losing my mind Ted. So I guess I got so bad I as sure but the worker just punch back the space out there Eddie also. They're good they do during your flip flops ticket. But awesome shoes Mac stock every organ overnight and it's obsolete I don't care a bigger muscles are. It's. This pickup but not sleeping it eats. I kid about that I think it's awesome that's heeded the ultimate overnight. Employee he knows no one's around so I don't honestly I thought BJU when he was right on your board I thought BJ's is doing that you got sleeps while he did. Oh really. Yeah he dressed up for us you were T shirts with sleeves and more shoes. Off a pop up are very proud this letter to the of Mel I was impressed. I was waiting for I was excited for it a Michael he's gonna show what he's going west Seattle on a sunny day. I would bet his entire. 365 days or 64 or whatever but Romans is here a less plus it's like the dead of winner then he'll Wear a hoodie with the show or just. That is McCain. So I love it is a perfect thing to do such a kings fans are so anyways I'm going to do all this crap right dead I'm losing my mind like I almost is gonna text you back you up brow. Can I can't talk and some don't like we've my wife I'm gonna need a new boy you talk to them all yet there was a lot of I know and I was like finally I fell asleep. Browsing really just feeling so when secured just about in music it's just depression we delicate life. Happens and you try your best foot forward and sometimes your brain just wants to keep you down and keep kicking you down until. You gotta figure something out so I would knows that things happen usually hockey is a great putt away from me get my mind straight to not being able to do that really kind of act with me. Think about maybe going afloat you know doing the float Seattle thing ahead of you I think that helps me get my mind sat. It's going to be is and spot. Eating I'm even thinking about school and like McDonald's in the middle of the night doesn't that's right and only my wife of average audience and where you got. What are get a big Mac the breast. Leave me alone. How all lie so does that I have nights like that. But I'll just. I was blatantly Soviet join a 1 AM we just put on like the stupid it's late comedy I confide yeah Tom you were hit it's like Alice in a veggie out which I don't know if it helps but at the moment it makes you feel that I always. Whenever I'm down I and I since anybody trying to do something fun I know it sounds so stupid and so. Like the worst advice like that cheesy as some advice but it did for me it does work like merry go play hockey let me go watch a cool movie that's funny now depressing one. Police around the drums like do things that. You enjoy doing. Yea and a price to be depressed really should do when something you know to sit there were stewing in your thoughts yeah one hockey all that makes it even worse bizarre kind of bombed out and you're released version it was so bad I want my buddies in the former NHL or use any. You don't seem like yourself and I just snapped. Hi this is why god and it was kind of his home. Maybe all the did the error had the mix up happy as a man that's my dad and I'm sorry am I dude it's fine I'm just. Understand like. I value my time and I value and yeah this is nothing to do we view and I dvd no meager pay national election on I am really sorry which is like. Thank you used to be the first DR Tom thank you very good trash talker like all of us in and a good way but I keep you realize that I was affected by this and it wasn't really about. The hockey news and made it worse. Yeah or let's nice email ginseng just let me go for a week to Felix did your back griped. Try to circle back to Ted talk. What you do you still not good these are good somebody who pitched it right. So off let me grab this so on the way in she made I think it is the most insulted they never say anybody. When they're like downer depressed quit being a bitch JR like stop whining get over it can have none of that works that's gonna help calm your focus. That it arguments would like significant others whenever I get over it just shut up now yet that's gonna make. That's the only two sacks. Ding Ding Ding alright yeah yeah. Consumer Ratliff did a quick break I mean I back. Here's achieves this a make people sit directly commercial. I'm Sarah do something happened on the way into work this morning that completely put me in a better space and it was like there's almost negative. One of those things in life we needed to hear whether it be like a song a TV show for me was a podcast and involvement of our bodies are are ready AJ Francis and nice and his team. They're podcast. Really really set me and put me in such a better place. And now west ought I'll play that clip for you army get back all right I started the look forward to this. That's maybe like taking steam and have a the minute concert will be back. My mouth you've seen those TV ads for the Swiss for what jets where families find a box of them on their doorstep just is that kids make a mess and now that's with for has cornered the home cleaning market they're branching out into feminine hygiene. Introducing sliver Maxi pads a great thing to have around my house when you've got kids or ovaries are all. Keep pure vinyl floors sparkling clean or use some of those days when you don't care how the damn floor looks sliver Maxi pads have extra strain within easy to keeping them safe and secure when you were swimming horseback riding or mopping the entryway no pun intended with her Maxi pad. Adds the greatest products from Suisse first period. My mum are shallow and. It's only about ten yeah. Mom. Whose mother has not committed to seeing bound to jam and then you're content to match. Dissolves and I'm shocked that I never really to fully blew up. Is that not a lonely island voice no particularly good zip. I'll call if some guy called hard knocks. Called day am I really thought that was it ABC get murdered I pick a guy who's really sing and about love being in pajamas I do wanna see that pop star live at. I know man I do wanna see I heard is very funny yeah didn't do well on the box office that the Ali any Andy Samberg movie really. Connects on it on out commercial level like hot rod. And I bet flopped yeah I love that movie. Yeah I know it's funny. I you know me I never go to the damn movie theater the analysts analysts were interviewing somebody I'm not going home movie theater register on the energy Dunham did it just takes such a pain in the ass. I mean I'm still I suppose in a movie theater might do with you last year for the Kobe and now is awesome. All eyes are set to address may be asked to speak in a depression. That was that was handy. Because we were in a room of not only were watch him who would every content which had to give anyone has no chance to see it without the quality and montage of that montage of pack go see it's it's a really compelling funny idea yet and it's awesome. A man when you're in a room with people that were related to Kurt. Friends of Kurt worked with Kurt thank everybody we were in the premiere that was like we're sitting next Cortese family right. It was awkward is sued for having apparently there was fireworks after you left I was glad we left yet we left before the Q&A yeah where I guess some people that were connected to. The whole scene did not really think that this movie shine the bright light and I got heated Allah I too am glad weren't there fast. Yeah I mean look everybody is if you if I died tomorrow in so many makes a movie about my life. Your interpretation. Of who are was is going to be different then. Somebody I grew up with the right to be far different then. I don't know maybe even you know cop but I go to festivals less you know I'll collateral acog and of the Dubai you partying can help how they didn't student Jeff Smith. The light of jacket guy who strides. There's a low stick warrior that's a lot the shoes. Or you're going to choose. Yeah I saw those oh yeah that's I get all of our fire yeah I cannot wait to Wear those Steve. If they don't want to find I didn't collect electric styles yeah the same government meets our lineups pat. We should discuss sponsoring us. Announced last and yet we might be offended rave Coulter a little bit and and madam I have sneakers yet eventually Stephen hi all just. CS yeah will basically be Tron maybe a pain in the grass issues. You know we always do was staged announcement towards the end of the night it is night time. How do we we need to work with the people there and we need to come out like some might robot music. And come out fully lit up from head to toe and then deregulation dominant disturbed. Would be awkward at all. Clean would we can't do it does that last stage announcements for everybody the state should not this time but to be funny if we cleared everybody out in the news walk out there like robots and we never tell anybody who we are. And every pop off our goods like sisters are you. Disturbed. And read my part I accept that's prepped prepped Barbara Barbara Barbara. Apparently revenge of the nerds right. The good hidden. Land the land the land back. And a man who we miss. Most of the crew which you it would be worth different I would have to have like a film crew with us. Oh yeah I do like a full like. Thirty minute documentary. About a one make him a 32. Stage announcement the build up and every yes. Action and it's funny to like I've been a burning man I gotta fassel's steep you Evan but you you you understand the culture that's what I forget when you've never been any of that stuff viewers like. Here's what's your lights up the IQ she laid up like. Yet he had never seen just. Right it does not that weird man stuff Claire somebody relates written entry and about layup at the WB have to wrestle mania. There's in new union text to be thinking it was me there's a guy and you're always Wear the green jacket he's running green jacket that lit up. And I even got like a few and what this guy I know I she does out of the TP podcast Greg. He's a gruesome sky with this thing you know Mike. I am my body that Oklahoma but he's thought it was me that if you people thinking it was me double and hockey guys to found that he understood that. It's a holder for world's. It doesn't normal that didn't seem weird to me they don't bump it wasn't me I'm I'm still bombed. All right so off before we lack Zaria wrestling podcast that's how he's depressed and sad guys very sad. And it's amazing the dumb things in life that could easily pull you out of depression you. I grabbed the audio of this but of course not loaded into our machines so I don't have the. Different Steve but I have an iPhone so well let's start to have to prep for the show I do abroad I just don't follow through mad I got follow through issues. It is not a thing mr. You know what not AME Ellison in my office all right fine but I really quite apparent hate me here. I wish him the public is still there. My office. Shape do the show finished it you don't need him anymore started yelling in my laps may say Shiite. Day shape. You got discovered all right and you talked to this do you talk Steve Faris whom I've known him Zhang Cheney. Today we gotta talk who's saying you. From BJ. Now just first they Burt but Robert Bobby Bobby well Bobbie Jo. GO yeah my addition proved probable last son's name is jail in the exact place. Let me connecting those dots stand at narcotics that are. So how cool the so that when driving in. And sad. Kind Vietnam. But I am so can I bomb MMI all right you know I was slept much haven't thought I happy this is not a happy -- other you know what I'm gonna put on put on podcast that I enjoy because some of that country a better mindset and I got put on it's called topping out it's not our podcast about wrestling yup it's hosted by Aaron Oster. And our poster Oster and a disaster. Going Clark who bear all Marilyn guys object Glen Clark right works the station I started at right he has it in good times. He does the shift that. Miles was on yeah a thousand drill I would imagine yeah I think Syria or it's not as some followed each other Twitter I'll reach out till super great guy I bomb. Andy Elson doing AJ Francis formerly the Seattle Seahawks now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and age and I still stay in touch but off. So much as I terps yes absolutely go zags easy OK ER EE. Tough. Job. So I got there I guess it's very funny. I enjoy what they do and it and it's a wrestling pockets ocelot wrestling podcast is on the geek like that so. As I'm listening to it all the sun at the end of the podcast of this week's episode which is on their episode acumen on June 2. Pot right towards the end. It's I guess that they were talking to me. Are because you're talking about me I'll nice and it's like when you don't expect it. It's such a cool thing yeah when my depression is being based off of not feeling appreciated or recognized. Even though nobody indeed it was like anything happen to make me feel that way it was just my mind going down weird rabbit holes of in security. The year this was like wow it's almost like as if like. It was meant that. You know I don't know what I know come to me you have certain belief systems and some people don't some not trying to get into that world but. You know as almost like his or something was out there and I was like OK you need to hear this right now for some reason at this moment you need to hear this so I don't know if it's exactly the right spot but you know. We'll figure it out we're podcast and a and a professional yet there are a lot yeah but you cannot. Life will be like my and all right very good that's our top five for this week I'm pretty much you are on Twitter at its. It hurts sort of I let us give a huge shout out you're always Steve Biggs. A nice I don't know where it's like okay promote your Twitter. All I wanna Stevens I'm Tim about this you said in an are recorded as many days before he was sad particularly we need to address said Steve. Newsroom make visual match it's a pick up says Steve and visual makes theory out. Nominated. Hall of fame for the national yeah yo humbled I asked. Only rhetoric. Call all these. Kind of. I loved Gladys. Gladys is like wow. I was so lost another such a great emotional reaction to it like how awesome you know I've made me feel good to hear that. I they don't edit there's no they get Terry get away with that they are good on their pockets before it was very free to drop F bombs not to worry about the man and added him her. It's tough competition. I believe however people can vote but can't buy more than the. If a guy I don't like there's a certain categories for you can. Bomb but for our categories being voted on upon upon a paddle. Within a panel of 400 radio pros. I don't know whether you go in with BJ neurologist do you both. I riverbed BJ and makes an entity in parentheses is BJ Shea Steve makes better nominated for the radio hall of fame are right. Can I say if they nominate you and it's like BJ and mace you should like. Now I'll wait to you give me about a self parody funny or lobbied just talking apple Kanye Intermec I'm all you finish. Power move Darby are some of what you. Be all of fan you can throw Provo for next you know freak in doubt dude image that is uncle. Eva Blix announced its shouted at Senator Clinton not just our candidate is BJ in this sentence and her yeah yeah I don't know probably netted the show not just need c'mon. Are right about that right I bet that's correct I mean. I don't care what it just with the amount of radio. Morning shows out there that's unbelievable. It's it's unfathomable. It's more likely that I didn't the rink and any thing like that happens. To restore that they were doing their bucket list in the world of wrestling and Aaron one of his bucket list items was that he wants to get in the ring at some point and into wrestling match I. Six that's incredibly they are nominated for app. Active local slash regional the show. That's an issue that's been negative for ten years or more there against stiff competition a presence diva and Philadelphia yeah blah Canada's nice yeah rock stars are forever but it's just. Nominated is unreal to begin with it goes supporter I every UH oh F dot. Where does this week it's no. It's funny because even a resounding he's in the room with them AJ is broadcasting in not Tampa. Because I DA's yeah this is using Skype and he sounds great all night is pretty cool is here. And guess where he's staying single Brent Grimes because they're buddies are and servicing at their house but Brendan currently renting out Seamus is house. Hall not how it got the ultimate wrestling fans. And job just by chance. Staying at the house where she misled us. Can tell the steel sometime yeah over your cousins for my nephew may not be sorry I have to still soft and take something off the wall. Are here we opt to wait for AJ just drops like the best line is one sentence there's like I got so fired up when I heard it. If these. Is the website to find out more support are what makes has been so good to us not that's that's just greens that I eighth inning mania yet no freaking out at no freaking out. Yesterday's betting that I have put a couple reached an error when I had recorded earlier to be attorney put an awfully nice to allow more politically here man I felt great man I mean bill hold any right M I'd. I even Joseph like song it's time. I don't know by you when you watch like any of these awards shows and only it's still good to be nominated knowing. Sure feels good to be nominated to submit that you just won a ways you know I mean look I could have never been nominated for something that's actually like. Cool you know like I mean it really really really like I an honor and now I get like. Grand different level but I get when Mike you know a guy gets nominated for an Academy Award in your life it's an honor just to be nominated with these people. And thank all now I understand yet there's only five reviewed this year that are being nominated no different in this thing I think there's four other shows maybe three or four other shows are nominated. I don't wanna hear Steve shut it down yeah you'll. Tally it all you do was win. Forget this happy to be nominated stuff that's a good point man that is a very popular. Let's let us all at an audio and when you leave no matter what. I'm all for you. Rating on this everywhere I. Create every day and my hands go up and socket and make. And then walk up to save us a good cop. How to I hired DJ college and our colleagues took me jealous yeah. Got a lot of cash he's on beyoncé store and I got to learn how to pronounce his name it's probably act you know what else you do. Do you believe that memorable speech yo I know what you want a might drop that time is overcome a lead in the stained piece. Has checked Mike stand proven its. Hash tag respecting our gear. I felt he hoped. Ever tries that height don't do that god damn karaoke or anything my girls are expensive stopping it. Do you back in the band days mom yelled we were very like loud and you've been to some of our shows and some of them got a little weird and it's a desert Emma Meade trashing the drums isolated arcing and jumping into the drum set and I realize like. It was a one timers like really nice here in the guide to sound out of it I'm not mad. Don't ever do any gang guys come on like these are nice microphones. Cynically play the show I ever like I knew I can while still wanted to knock my drums over. So I think we're playing between a science kind of grabbed the microphone to move out of the way he's not rock star at all Legos so I guess. I'm being respectful but I am also a rambunctious. A law. Before we how wrapped it up yes I do have another small bone to pick with you Ontario again last time I didn't even know. Did the boy you gonna pay good news because I dig deep post ABC was meant to your breakfast and we have never shared these this breakfast now and we won they will all right are always the newborn millions of people who content. Over the weekend. I saw your having some fund them and Europe and Seattle las account that looks great I know that area. I worry about what you're teaching your dogs out. She posted a picture and its lake here's. Lou Lou having a blast and that dog was on top of the table. I'm no closer to its sleeve changed your dog on top of the picnic table what are you what this dark. It was a brand shoes and your car guy alright alright. They look what a picnic table. I think you are the parents. Are the parents. Club that it reads out these guys negative more than like they were both tired and lose kind of out of it. By the voice echoes in my eyes and I did it. And I had I known are gonna walk into an idea no they didn't drop my price but they would you what is seen in my house was that. Clutter on account but you could talk all public. Ted is only one reason and one reason alone why I'm willing to put my dog on top of the table a wideout spot now. Because I didn't win. Idyllic we. It never gets old how I was two years later this song yeah. We are at the this year it's our summer anthem yeah. Pollution permits them then they say hey how. Maybe but it's like yeah of course you have summer anthem yeah I think DV six. Are and it gives us an idea we didn't have time to play I guess a movie line. I they would do it not next week could drop next week because that we GAAP practical try to forget by then yeah. You'll probably have a luxurious Wednesday next week I'll have to be amazing going to be full of happiness. Hey Matt thank you guys soliciting Julie thanks for listening to me you know lord yes I'm let everybody listens to this shows very appreciated. Tell us on Twitter at amerigas yeah mega hugs everyone had a good chance still hope we have time. Always. Oh he definitely got it. We've got a lead Steve pans up. And they are scared to. A.


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text: This week we started working on the Silk Road Map & Guide assignment. Each student is responsible for researching part of the Silk Road. They have to gather important information they will need to know about the human and physical characteristics of their section in order to safely travel the route. Students begun by making research questions that needed to be answered about their section of the road. We spent the second lesson conduction our research and gathering information. The third lesson was spend on gathering maps and pictures, as well as typing information students want to include on their map. Students need to bring print out of materials needed to class next week.


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NeSoDak Baking Days
Volunteer your hearts and hands to help prepare holiday goodies for NeSoDak's Annual Lutefisk Dinner Fundraiser.
November 3-4, 2017
Join us in the dining hall for one or two days of baking and making holiday goodies and Scandinavian treats!
We're looking for beginners, experts, and taste-testers!
Together, we'll make lefse, krumkake, rosettes, and more.
You might even have a few to take home!
Register by contacting the NeSoDak Office by October 31st. Please bring one pound of butter and/or ten pounds of sugar.
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Road Bike Frames For Sale – Top 10 Online Locations!
Purchasing a bike is a big decision to make as there are so many components that go into the biking experience. While some want speed, others want a relaxing and comfortable ride, and then some want excellent road bike frames. Road bike frames allow for a sturdy, yet easy journey while gliding down the road or in the dirt. Bike riders everywhere whether they are racing road bikes, or hybrid bikes that are being purchased want their road bike frames to be impeccable in design. There are many places to purchase road bike frames. Here is a list of the top 10 locations.
1. Real Cyclist – stocked with everything from carbon frame road bikes to speed frames to titanium bike frames, their selection of bike quality always lands them in the top rated.
2. Performance Bike – whether it's a road bike frame with a fork and heaset, some simple and plain part you are seeking along your cycling voyage, Performance Bike, offers some of the best sales on the Internet for road bike frames.
3. Bikes Direct – with an ability to save up to 60% on road bikes and road bike frames, Bikes Direct, provides product that is durable. From their selection of titanium road bikes to their exhibit of aluminum bike frames, every biker will find something to their liking.
4. Nashbar – with a whole new way to ride on the road, Nashbar, offers sales on road bike frames allowing for a smooth purchasing experience.
5. Jenson USA – selling complete bikes to biking apparel, this company offers bike frames from specific and well-known brand names as well as great deals on all kinds of biking components.
6. Competitive Cyclist – quite possibly one of the most extensive biking locations, Competitive Cyclist sells brands such as LiteSpeed, Bianchi, Yeti and Pivot and has reviews and video of the products they sell.
7. Bike Island – a biker's paradise, Bike Island, sells bikes, parts, and clothing along with an extensive array of bike frames to peruse through.
8. The Clymb – a keen bicycling location, the Clymb sells brand names such as Reef and Dakine for the cycling connisseur.
9. Dengfu – Dengfu, states remarkable details on each type of frame they sells such as the road frame, mtb frame, tt frame, cx frame as well as the forks and wheels. Each bicycle part they sell has extensive information.
10. Bike Surgeon – known as the Metro East's Premier Bike shop, the Bike Surgeon is committed to bringing the biker everything they need to have a memorable biking expedition. Whether it's a new road bike frame or a new helmet, the Bike Surgeon has it.


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Eid Mubarak to All: Sri Sri
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Eid Mubarak to All! May we realize that the One Almighty loves this world as One Family and let everyone serve and celebrate life here and now ~ H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
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CMOS Camera Module is a core device to new portable image equipment of various kinds. Composed of components such as sensor, lens, VCM (voice coil motor), FPC (flexible printed circuit) and connector, the module is mainly applied to fields such as mobile phones, notebook computers, tablet computers, smart home, wearable devices, automobiles, VR/AR and security monitoring. Compared with traditional image pickup systems, the module has many advantages such as miniaturization, low power consumption, low cost, high image quality, etc.


text: February 14, 2016 Runway Report: DVF Fall 2016 1/9 View Slideshow In lieu of the traditional runway, Diane von Furstenberg threw a model-clad dance party, where the vibe was just as groovy as the clothes. As a strong nod to the seventies, the collection brought audiences through a true von Furstenberg time warp, complete with bold patterns, poppy purples, burnt oranges, and silhouettes that Annie Hall would even be jealous of. If the background jams of Chaka Khan's "I'm Every Woman" weren't clear enough, the clothes confirm it: DVF's Fall 2016 collection is an ode to femininity and individuality. Individuality is seen in the hair and makeup of each model, as their natural styles dominate with a slight seventies flair, while femininity is reverent everywhere from Karlie Kloss's gold sequin wrap-dress and Jordan Dunn's sultry printed gown. The clothing stays true to the figure of each woman by outlining every curve, culminating into a beautiful narrative of identity, girlhood, and most importantly, confidence. TweetEmail About the Author Alanna Martine Kilkeary Alanna Martine Kilkeary is currently a junior at Fordham University, Lincoln Center. She is concentrating in English and pursuing a Fashion minor. She is the founder and mastermind behind Killer Queen, a fashion, beauty, and lifestyle site, as well as the WEAR Editor at the Lala. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram @alanna_martine. Previous articleRunway Report: Moncler Grenoble Next articleRunway Report: Altuzarra Fall 2016 You may also like August 21, 2018 Brand Spotlight: BQueenie August 15, 2018 Shop the Trend: Evening Sequins August 7, 2018 Our Swimsuit Favorites August 6, 2018 Custom Everything w/ CONSORTIUM Pop-Up


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Are you ready for your heart to melt?
Meet Buster.
Buster is a bison bull calf who was born on our Southern Missouri ranch this summer, but soon after he was born, his twin came along. Twins are very rare in bison, and usually when a momma bison has twins, she only recognizes one of her calves as hers.
This leaves the abandoned calf on its own, unable to receive the nutrients it needs from its mother's milk to survive.
Luckily, since Buster was born first, he was able to get some of the essential nutrients from his mother before the twin came along. This helped immensely in him surviving the first few days after Randy and Jane rescued him.
Now, Buster gets his milk from bottles, which Jane prepares and feeds to him twice a day.
Buster has a pen, built alongside the barn where he has access to sun, shade, grass and dirt. The pen is built to provide safety for him, so he doesn't wander around the ranch in areas that could be dangerous for him (whether it be predators or wandering back to the bison herd before he's prepared to take care of himself).
Here, Buster is lying in the grass inside his pen. The stretched out position of his neck is what happens when bison grunt. As you can tell, his fur is very soft. This beautiful cinnamon color doesn't last too long before it turns the brownish color of adult bison.
Since Buster is the only orphan on the ranch this year, the only interaction he gets right now is with people. He loves to play and loves attention. Here he is out in the grass with Randy and Jane.
I call this a "buffalo hug". Often times when Buster is out playing and interacting, he'll come up really close to your legs and kind of circle around you. Even though he looks small, you do have to make sure he's careful of your feet! Bison are born at 40-50 pounds and start growing pretty much immediately. You can easily see size difference between newborn calves and those that are just a few weeks old. Plus, their hooves are hard — so a step on the toes by this guy would definitely sting!
Apparently, he even gives "buffalo kisses"! Like I said, he's a little ball of love.
So comfortable is Buster in the home Randy and Jane have made for him, that even when given free reign, he never wanders far. He'll even wander up to the porch of the house (which is just across from his barn) and sit with Randy and Jane. Or, if they're in the house, he'll just curl up in front of the screen door.
Buster is a Bison Bull though, so quite quickly he will grow much too big and strong to play with Randy and Jane as he does now, curl up on their porch and give buffalo hugs. As a Bison Bull, he could potentially grow to be up to 2,000 lbs!
The good news is, eventually, they will be able to re-introduce Buster to his herd where he should be able to thrive and live a long, happy life with other bison.
In fact, the two Bison above are named "Scout" and "Atti" and they were each orphan calves last year who have now been re-introduced to the herd and are doing great. (Don't fret about the shedding fur on Scout, this is actually 100% normal in all bison! Each winter, bison grow a thick coat to keep them warm in the cold winter months and in the spring and summer, they no longer need the extra fur, and they shed their coat. So, Scout is just adapting to summer!)
It's hard not to quickly fall in love with this little guy. Of course, you always hope that all calves can always stay with their moms and never have any problems, but when one comes along that needs a little help, Randy and Jane are always glad to take it in and give it the love and care it needs!


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Dead body found burned, 4 arrested in connection with meth lab
Dead body found burned, 4 arrested in connection with meth lab
OLD TOWN, Maine —
Maine drug agents arrested four people and located the body of another person in connection with an Old Town meth lab.
The body was found a short distance from 178 Brunswick St.
The suspected meth lab was inside an apartment.
Firefighters were called to the address for an explosion and small fire Tuesday.
The State Fire Marshal's Office said the fire was a result of the lab.
Jason Smith, 38, and Carrie Ballanger, 31, lived in the apartment, police said. They are charged with operating a meth lab.
Don Dube, 47, of Glenburn, and Sue Smith, 36, a transient, were also charged.
Police have not released the name of the fifth person whose body was found.
Officials said the man was seriously burned.


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Video: My policies for my first 100 days in office – Donald Trump
US President-elect Donald Trump has released a video detailing his policy plan for his first 100 days in office. The 100 days policy plan cuts across immigration, infrastructure and other sectors. See video below: .@transition2017 update and policy plans for the first 100 days. pic.twitter.com/HTgPXfPWeJ — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 21, 2016 Facebook.com/vaxity Like0
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Video of Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari in Germany lambasting his wife, Aisha Buhari for her interview with BBC Hausa. He Jokingly said: "I don't know which party my wife belongs to, but she belongs to my kitchen and my living room and the other room." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR1ph9BJs6Y Facebook.com/vaxity Like0


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Our frameless shower screens are all custom made to measure. A variety of hardware options is available from swing, pivot and sliding doors. Click on each picture to enlarge and view further images.
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It's like brewing beer
Several years ago I used to brew beer. If you've never done this, you let the beer ferment in a glass container called a carboy that's topped by a fermentation lock. A fermentation lock is a clever device that lets the carbon dioxide from the fermenting beer escape but doesn't let the outside air get in and contaminate your beer.
Once I noticed that the fermentation lock on a batch of fermenting beer had become clogged, so I took it off to clean it. This caused a dramatic reaction. Imagine shaking a five-gallon bottle of beer and then opening it. That's pretty much what happened. But because a five-gallon container is much bigger than a 12-ounce beer this didn't happen right away. Instead, I got to watch the bubbles streaming up from the bottom of the carboy for a second or two, fully knowing that there was no possible way to stop them and that they would almost certainly make the biggest mess that I'd ever seen once they made good their escape from the carboy. Fortunately, my wife was in Japan on business for a few weeks, so I had plenty of time to clean up the spill that resulted from this incident.
Every now and then I'm reminded of the mess that this particular incident caused. There's no clear analogy to popping off the fermentation lock, but the unstoppable flow of fermenting beer and the mess it made often reminds me of the huge amounts of sensitive information that's routinely revealed in data breaches and the high costs of cleaning up after the breaches. I was lucky enough to have a few weeks to clean up after the mess that I made. Few companies are as lucky with data breaches.


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Thomas Dale junior, Titiana Marsh, made the most of her first trip to a national championships this past weekend with two All-American finishes.
Hitting the workouts hard after states really paid off for Britton Wilson this weekend. She finished 3rd in the championship 400 with a sophomore national record of 53.250. She opened in a 25.592 for the first 200.
Even after running a monster 4:42.99 split in the DMR on Friday, Patriot senior Rachel McArthur found just another way to step up her game. On Sunday in the 800 it was the all Rachel show as she quickly took to the lead and never looked back. She went on to runaway with the national title in a US #9 all-time and VA state indoor record performance of 2:06.08.
NEW YORK, Ny. - Western Branch senior, Gary Williams wins boys triple jump national title.
In his first NCAA Championship race ever, Florida frosh Grant Holloway showed us once again why his middle initial is "W". He took home the win in a monstrous 7.58 to run away with the title over tough competition. That performance equaled the facility record for the Texas A&M arena.
It was another fast one at the Armory for Team VA in day two's action at New Balance Nationals. Highlighting the day was Western Branch's shuttle hurdle quartets who both broke the previous national record and placed a staggering 12 girls and four boys with All-American status.
The Bruins left nothing to doubt Saturday at the Armory in their favorite event, the shuttle hurdle relay. All year they flirted with their own national record from two years ago but this weekend they destroyed that school and national record. Their 30.63 was a .59 second improvement on their former 31.22.
Stay up to date from New Balance Nationals right here!
Things started with a bang here at the Armory for Team VA at indoor nationals. This included a multitude of EE titles and numerous All-American finishes by some of the best athletes from the state.
Team VA had hands down the greatest showing we have ever had last year at indoor nationals and that was with Drew Hunter not even running individual events. This year we may not have as many stars but the fireworks are still going to go off this weekend at the Armory.
Last year girls from Virginia saw only a few victories at New Balance Nationals thanks to Weini Kelati. This year though it seems we have the potential to take home nearly 10 titles if things go perfectly.
Team VA per usual will be sending up a large contingent of top athletes to Washington Heights in NYC for New Balance Indoor Nationals. Out of this large group we have singled out 16 individuals and relay teams who have a real shot at taking home a national title this weekend.
This year's group of discus throwers have a real shot at moving way up the all-time leaderboards.
All the info you need to know for Team VA this weekend is right here. Check out the info below each section of VA's major competitors to know how this should affect our chances at bringing home some serious hardware this weekend.
Here are the top ranked boys from VA and where they rank nationally.
This got us thinking, who really has the hardest workout in Virginia. To answer that question, MileStat is going to tour the state and shoot practice visits (Workout Wednesdays) at the schools that show us a workout that Sir Mo Farah himself would have trouble with.
Despite being a junior with an astounding eight state titles to her name already, Titiana Marsh has yet to compete at either New Balance Indoor or Outdoor nationals. This season though is different, she is coming to NYC with one thing on her mind... a national championship.
2016 T.C. Williams alumni and adidas professional athlete, Noah Lyles just stepped his game up to yet another level. In his first USATF Indoor National Championships he not only took home a national title but also the world record in the event with his 31.87 clocking. That betters Olympian Wallace Spearman's 2006 31.88 clocking.
Who has improved the most over the past four years for the class of 2017? Check out the top 20 rankings for both boys and girls over the past four years here. You will definitely see new names appear each and every year.
It is going to be another very fast year for the VA girls in 2018. Check out the top returners in every individual event for next year's indoor season right here.
While everything eventually turned out fine, things did not start good for Blacksburg and junior Cole Beck this past weekend.
Each year Team VA shows out at the NYC Armory in the NSAF's New Balance Indoor Nationals. This year of course is no different and a whole bunch of athletes are headed up to compete in this great meet. Below are the athletes currently entered to compete as of March 2nd at midnight. The numbers next to the name represent the alphabetical order and not ranking.
Here are your top 10 returning boys for every event ranked. This list includes some strong state champions for this year who will no doubt be back next year in an attempt to bring home some more hardware.
States may be over but the season isn't. Check out the top 100 rankings for all the boys in the state right here.
Outdoor season will be here sooner than you think. Check out the top 6-50 returners for every event here.
Check out the top 50 returning boys for every event in outdoor track ranked right here.
Here are the top 100 rankings for every event post-states.
This weekend in the seeded Boys 6A 1000m race a bizarre thing happened, Peter Smith (Oscar Smith) was called for a false start and subsequently disqualified. Now we will be transparent, at the time watching the race live, about 10 feet away, we though it was completely the right call. It was also a somewhat refreshing thing to see a false start in a distance race but that really got us thinking... was this a fair false start or a fair enforcement of the rule.
States may be over but your chance to qualify for New Balance Indoor Nationals in New York isn't! This upcoming weekend (March 4th) the Boo Williams T&F Showcase will provide great fields and that last chance to slip into the top section or make the championships classification.
Tune-in all weekend for one of the biggest and best championships meets of the entire season.


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The answer is that, this impression is seriously misconceived. Despite substantial cultural barriers like language, culture and history, operating in public affairs in China is becoming more familiar to public affairs professionals in western countries.
To start, let's examine the above misconceptions about China.
China is not a communist country, at least not in the commonly understood use of this term. Although China is led by the Chinese Communist Party, as any visitor to China can see for their own eyes, on the surface it is more akin to an economic 'free-for-all' than the image of a 20th century radical left-wing communist government. Indeed the switch to a market economy since the Reform and Opening policies instigated by Deng Xiaoping in the late 1970's has precipitated the rapid development of a modern regulatory system in a very short space of time. However, China does take an active role in guiding the economy and directing investment to desired areas. Government bodies frequently intervene in industry in the pursuit of this aim.
China is not a centralized state. China is, in fact, a highly decentralised state, having 34 provincial-level administrative units which range in political organization from full provinces such as Sichuan (origin of the famous spicy "szechuan" style of cooking), the autonomous regions of Tibet and Xinjiang, autonomous cities, and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, not to mention a myriad of autonomous counties and villages, most inhabited by ethnic minorities. As is similar with European Union directives, Chinese central government regulations are often deliberately drafted in a general manner so that they can be interpreted and implemented in a more appropriate way at a local level. Further, what is requested in the centre may well not be implemented effectively in the regions. As the Chinese saying goes: "The mountains are high and the emperor is far away" (山高皇帝远).
China is not a monolithic state. China is ruled by the Communist Party, but the Party stays out of private life and, under a framework of what is considered acceptable, allows large room for many government bodies, social organisations and even the media to have their own agendas. The government is more analogous to a flexible multi-headed hydra than a single-headed dragon. As has been the case for ages – from kingdom to empire to republic – the Chinese central government has less control over the country's strategic direction than is commonly thought in the west; the government may be in the saddle, but the hydra's heads are 'chomping at the bit'.
Nonetheless, China is a one-party state. The Party is deeply embedded throughout the government and civil society. It is in charge of the legislature, administration, and the judiciary; it guides the proposition of new laws as well as implementation and adjudication. Civil servants are often Party members, especially at more senior levels. With little need for democratic 'checks and balances' official decision-making is often opaque, and can be quick, sudden and comes with no or little recourse for those effected.
Akin to the speed of economic changes is the speed of the legislative process and decision-making, which can be strikingly faster than in the Western democracies. An example is how China periodically builds whole new swathes of regulation from scratch in a relatively short period of time. This can be a boon, as a well-engaged MNC can provide input to this process, but also a danger, as implementation can be sudden and unpredictable.
Chinese Stakeholders
And what are these bodies? A brief overview of Chinese stakeholders in the public affairs space appears in many ways similar to what one might see in the West, although with some subtle and important differences.
The Central Government, based in the capital Beijing, has at its top the State Council, which takes the most important governmental decisions. Underneath that are ministries responsible for policy-making and administration.
Each ministry has a local equivalent in the 34 provincial-level administrative units. These may take different views from their central parent on account of local conditions and pressures.
China has a plentiful range of Industry Associations covering many sectors. Unlike in the West, where their equivalents are independent bodies, Chinese industry associations always have official links to one or more government bodies. Although they will follow the overarching lead of the government and the Party, they will take a role representing their Chinese industry and, being 'inside' the system, are a useful guide to government thinking.
Similarly, Chinese NGOs usually take the form of 'Government-Organised NGOs', nicknamed 'GONGOs'. Similar to industry associations, they also have official links to the government, but nonetheless will take a role within the party and government to push the case for their cause.
China has its own, extremely popular, social media channels. These are hugely influential and are an important channel to audiences. The high degree of censorship amongst the official media raises the credibility people attach to word-of-mouth comments. This means that issues, especially amongst social media, can spread very rapidly.
Some international/independent stakeholders have a voice, especially the biggest international chambers of commerce such as the European Chamber and the American Chamber who, like embassies, have the influence to raise issues on a pan-industry level.
China does have fully independent local and international NGOs, but they are restricted to certain less controversial areas, such as the environment or development.
A More Complex Political Economy
At a macro policy level, the government aims to shift China up the economic value chain to a higher-end, high-tech, high-skills and sustainable economy, with greater emphasis on service and away from low-cost, low-value, energy-intensive manufacturing.
Foreign investment is no longer as popular in China as it used to be, and MNCs need to demonstrate that their interests are aligned with those of the central government, and are seen as a force for good for China.
China has an increasingly sophisticated regulatory system, although it still has teething problems. An example is the enforcement of the Anti-Monopoly Law which began in force in 2013, leading to many high-profile investigations into MNCs, but also accusations of unfair treatment from those concerned.
Fortunately the government recognises that creating effective laws and regulations needs input from stakeholders. Foreign companies, with advanced expertise, can offer insights into this process.
How can I conduct public Affairs in China?
In the Chinese public affairs space it is not sufficient to demonstrate your commitment to society in general; a successful public affairs campaign in China demonstrates that they are committed Chinese corporate citizens. Campaign channels are quite similar to those found in the West.
Direct contact with stakeholders is of course necessary. Relations with government needs to be managed by Chinese nationals who have an understanding and empathy with their counterparts. However, engagement should not only be with their head of government relations, and should embed contacts throughout their organisation, including among senior executives both in China and with global heads when visiting China.
But this is insufficient to stand out from the crowd. To build a significant reputation, MNCs should consider demonstrate value with broader Chinese society by building constructive, meaningful opportunities to demonstrate their value and enable dialogue with stakeholders. These can range from public engagements, discussion fora, corporate social responsibility programs, media announcements, consultation responses and more.
Underpinning all of these is the need to identify issues: a need to fully understand and react to the government's policy initiatives, both at a sector and at a macro policy level.
MNCs should build up facilities to monitor, comprehend and react to changes in policy and current events with well-integrated public affairs/corporate affairs functions that can direct information quickly and effectively.
China is often not what people think. First impressions are often not justified and cause confusion. Nonetheless, basic mechanisms for public affairs are comprehendible. As in the West, Forewarned is forearmed. MNCs investing in China or considering to do so should prepare. Building a system to understand your environment friends takes time, but when a crisis hits, trying to turn a stranger into a friend can be too late.