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The actor Michael B. Jordan, flash in a gray-and-black Calvin Klein tuxedo and Christian Louboutin loafers, stood posing on the red carpet at the Gotham Independent Film Awards and felt one thing: "Growth," he said. "One of those weird steppingstones that you've got to go through as an actor."
"I remember getting whisked by these carpets," he explained at the awards on Monday night, recalling earlier moments in the limelight when a photographer might snap one shot and move on. " 'Nobody else is taking pictures?' O.K., cool."
Mr. Jordan, familiar to fans of "Friday Night Lights" and "The Wire," made the leap this year to big-screen leading man, as the star of the indie drama "Fruitvale Station." Based on the life of Oscar Grant III, an unarmed 22-year-old who was shot and killed by a transit officer in Oakland, Calif., in 2009, it was a festival darling, earning grand jury and audience awards at Sundance and a prize for best first film at Cannes.
This week, Mr. Jordan and the film's director, Ryan Coogler, just two years out of film school, picked up a few more prizes, at the Gothams and from the New York Film Critics Circle and National Board of Review. With the Weinstein Company promoting and distributing the film, they are most likely on the path to the Academy Awards, to be handed out March 2.
"Fruitvale Station" is just one of an unusually large field of candidates this year, spanning conventional highbrow studio fare, up-from-the-bootstraps indies, star-driven blockbusters, historical epics, romances and more. There are nearly two dozen movies vying for a shot at a best picture Oscar, each with a legitimate chance at it. Completists may rejoice, or despair: Many of this year's movies are dark, tension-filled odysseys.
Ready? Deep breath. The front-runner may be "12 Years a Slave," Steve McQueen's searing drama, based on a historical account of the antebellum South. "Gravity," Alfonso Cuarón's taut space thriller, is already a $615 million blockbuster and redefined the visual art of cinema. Then there are two late but much talked about entries to the race: Martin Scorsese's "Wolf of Wall Street," his longest movie ever, about financial shenanigans in the 1980s and '90s, and David O. Russell's deliciously '70s "American Hustle," which reunites him with the Oscar-winning stars of "Silver Linings Playbook" and "The Fighter." Set in the near future, Spike Jonze's "Her," about a man who falls in love with his computer operating system, received best picture and director honors from the National Board of Review on Wednesday, and has had such a rapturous reception that there is trophy talk for Scarlett Johansson, whose entire performance is voice only.Continue reading the main story
The Weinstein Company, an Oscar expert, will also be touting "Lee Daniels' The Butler," a portrait of the civil rights movement through one man's eyes, and "August: Osage County," the adaptation of Tracy Letts's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, with Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts as a warring Southern mother and daughter worthy of Flannery O'Connor. (The company is cannily rereleasing "The Butler" in theaters on Friday.) Also circulating in the best picture pool are austere dramas like "All Is Lost," starring Robert Redford in one of the most noteworthy, and silent, performances of his career, and "Captain Phillips," with an at-sea Tom Hanks facing Somali pirates. "Nebraska," from Oscar winner Alexander Payne, a black-and-white look at an elderly man's last wish, won Bruce Dern a best actor award at Cannes. "Inside Llewyn Davis," about a struggling musician in the 1960s folk scene in New York, earned the Coen brothers the Grand Prix there. "Out of the Furnace," with an Oscar-ready cast in Christian Bale, Casey Affleck and Woody Harrelson, and "Lone Survivor," based on the true story of a Navy SEAL unit in Afghanistan, tackle endurance and American manhood. So does "Prisoners," a missing-child detective story with Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal and Melissa Leo.
"Philomena," starring Judi Dench, and Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine," with Cate Blanchett in a star turn, present women with deep secrets. "Before Midnight," the third part in the Richard Linklater-Ethan Hawke-Julie Delpy series, showcases a couple with few secrets but a wealth of on-screen history.
In this distinctly bleak year, movies like "Dallas Buyers Club," about AIDS patients, and "Rush," about dangerous auto racing, pass for feel-good offerings. Lighter fare includes "Saving Mr. Banks," about the development of "Mary Poppins," with Mr. Hanks as a mustachioed Walt Disney and Emma Thompson as the biting Australian-born creator of the memorable nanny. "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," Ben Stiller's adaptation of the James Thurber short story, could prove an audience pleaser this winter.
The Academy allows five to 10 best pictures nominees, although for mathematical reasons related to the way the preferential ballot is counted, it's unlikely that voters will actually anoint the maximum.
Still, it doesn't hurt to try, and a network of awards consultants and statuette soothsayers are paid to help movies make the cut. For the fifth year, I will be monitoring their efforts daily, parsing the campaign narratives and backlashes in my role as the Carpetbagger columnist.
For new hopefuls and even veteran stars, it's a dizzying circuit of meet-and-greet luncheons, Q. and A.'s, lesser awards ceremonies and parties where they are meant to be erudite yet humble, charismatic individuals yet team players, in a bid to appeal to Academy voters.
"It's all a bit mad," said Ralph Fiennes, a past nominee for "The English Patient" and "Schindler's List" and the director and star of this year's "Invisible Woman."
"When you take a job on, you do it because it's a great part, great director, great script," he said. "It's work that you hope will be fulfilling for yourself, but also it's the connection with other people that you make." And then the awards shuffle happens. "You don't go into for that reason," he said, but "there's a little bit of you that goes, 'Oh, might it be me?' Your ego gets frauded in ways that aren't always maybe very healthy."
Notoriously dedicated performers like Mr. Bale, who won an Oscar for "The Fighter" and is now on deck in "Out of the Furnace" and "American Hustle," take a gimlet-eyed view of the whole thing. "I'm human," he said. "I love it when other human beings give me a pat on the back and say they appreciate my work. That being said, look, it's kind of a funny thing to think that there could be an absolute best actor. It's not like this is a 100-meter-dash where you cross a line first. It's all opinion, you know?"
For a filmmaker like Nicole Holofcener, who built a career on well-regarded low-budget indies like "Walking and Talking" and "Please Give," and moved up to studio leagues this year as the writer-director of "Enough Said," a nomination would be a door-opener. "Some people would be hearing about me for the first time," she said, "which would be great in the movie business — maybe think of me for a great script that they need a director for or a great book they need a writer for."
Ms. Holofcener isn't sure her movie, a critically lauded romantic comedy with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini, has a shot. But Gandolfini's performance, among his last on film, is endearing, and in his absence, she and Ms. Louis-Dreyfus will be promoting it, on red carpet after red carpet, in gown after gown, with one-liner after one-liner.
"I guess it remains to be seen," Ms. Holofcener said, "when I can actually start eating again."Continue reading the main story


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Residents interested in getting involved in the running of Lindley Library are being asked to attend one of two public meetings taking place at the end of January.
At the meeting residents will discuss and agree plans for the future of the village Library as well as having the opportunity to put their names down as a Library Volunteer.
Arranged by Cllr Cahal Burke (Lib Dem, Lindley) and Library staff, the meetings are being held at the Library on Lidget Street as follows:
- Monday 26 January (14.00-15.00)
- Thursday 29 January (19.45-20.45)
The meetings will be attended the Library's local Area Manager Kathryn Harrison and Cllr Cahal Burke.
Attendees will also have the chance to ask questions about the twelve week library consultation that Kirklees launched on the 19th January.
The future of all Libraries across Kirklees is currently uncertain as the Council is yet to decide how it will cope with budget reductions. The Council is considering three options for the future of local libraries including: Town Libraries, Community Supported and Community Run, with the possibility of book-drops in some locations.
The Council began a twelve week public consultation concerning the proposals on the 19th January 2015. More details about the proposed models are available on the library website and can be accessed via http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/leisure/libraries.
Cllr Cahal Burke (Lib Dem, Lindley) said:
"Lindley Library plays a really important role within the village and the ward and residents are 100% behind it being retained. We had a great turn out in September when we held the first meeting and it is vital that everyone interested makes time to attend again. We have made certain to hold both a daytime and an evening meeting so that everyone has a chance to come along and get involved. Lindley Library is among the best used libraries in the whole of Kirklees and must remain open. It is not only a place to borrow books, it provides access to IT facilities; the internet; council services; advice, information and support as well as being the base for many community activities. It also provides people who are socially isolated with a place to go and meet with others. People of all ages use the library and its loss would be felt by all residents. As a community we need to be creative and flexible in our planning for the future and the more people we have involved in that process the better. I know that the people of Lindley have the skills, experience and energy we need to make certain Lindley Library remains at the heart of our community for many years to come and as such I am confident both of an excellent turn out and a committed and determined response from local people."
Residents can also drop in and see the Libraries Manager to discuss the Libraries Consultation at Lindley Library on Thursday 5th February between 14.00-16.00pm.

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U.S. sales of cosmetics, toiletries rise above pre-recession levels
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Sales of cosmetics and toiletries in the United States increased 2.4% to $36.5 billion in 2010 — which is above pre-recession levels — thanks to technological advances, promotional activity and rising consumer confidence, according to worldwide consulting and research firm Kline.
While the industry showed signs of recovery, consumers influenced by economic uncertainties continued to scrutinize their spending, shopped at venues with competitive pricing and sought out products on sale. The increased willingness to spend was captivated primarily by offers that provided extra value. Skin care kits, priced more favorably than individual products, and multifunctional products were among the core trends of 2010, according to data from Kline's Cosmetics & Toiletries USA 2010 study.
In 2010, skin care remained the largest product class, accounting for 25% of total industry sales. Thanks to the emergence of high-tech facial treatment offerings, the product class also has remained one of the fastest-growing segments. The industry front-runner was makeup, which registered a 4.4% growth, according to Kline. Lending a strong hand to the success of the makeup category were nail polishes, which soared 20.4% in 2010 because of new product activity, adapted to achieving at-home salon results and easy application.
All trade classes registered a certain level of growth in 2010. While the specialty trade class — which consists mainly of mall-based stores, including Bath & Body Works and The Body Shop — posted the strongest gains, providing a good sign that consumers are back out and shopping again, the professional channel — encompassing salons, spas and physician offices — registered the lowest overall increase of 1.9%.
In the skin care segment, a host of products were introduced during the year that compared their results with those obtained at beauticians' or a doctors' offices. For example, at-home skin care devices used to treat fine lines and wrinkles, as well as tone and cleanse skin, have seen a significant growth in popularity.
American Greetings, CoverGirl team up to promote Mother's Day cards by Taylor Swift
CLEVELAND — American Greetings is promoting Taylor Swift's Mother's Day card collection by teaming up with CoverGirl to ask fans to share "the best day" spent with their moms on the greeting card brand's Facebook page.
The company, which is offering Taylor Swift's CD single "The Best Day" inside one of its exclusive Mother's Day cards, said its promotion with CoverGirl — a company for which Swift is a spokeswoman — will give fans the chance to win hundreds of dollars in prizes. One grand prize winner will receive an autographed Taylor Swift "Speak Now" CD and an American Greetings/CoverGirl gift pack. Twelve random winners will win prize packages, including Taylor Swift memorabilia and American Greetings and CoverGirl products.
"Taylor's relationship with her own mom not only inspired this song, but also her Mother's Day card collection, and we are so proud of it because it gives people a way to tell their moms just how awesome they think they are in a way that's honest and real," said Lindsay Kalback, a member of "Team Taylor" at American Greetings. "It's been great to work with Taylor and CoverGirl to put together this Facebook contest so that fans can tell their stories about their moms in their own words and share their best day with others."
All 18 Taylor Swift Mother's Day greeting cards can be found at select American Greetings retail partner locations nationwide.
La Roche-Posay kicks off second annual SOS – Save Our Skin campaign
NEW YORK — La Roche-Posay once again is looking to inform Americans about the dangers of UV rays and the importance of sun safety with its second annual awareness campaign.
The company's SOS – Save Our Skin campaign will focus on education and the importance of routine skin checks through viral and grassroots components. To promote education, more than 8,000 kits that contain all the tools to educate patients regarding a proper skin check will be distributed to dermatologists, the company said.
La Roche-Posay also will launch the new "My UV Check" iPhone application as part of its viral campaign component, which will provide an index for the day's UVA and UVB exposure in the user's location, as well as educate and alert users of the dangers of UVA and UVB exposure and more.
Additionally, as part of the campaign's grassroots component, La Roche-Posay will make a grant of $750,000 to the Women's Dermatologic Society over a three-year period to support the WDS Play Safe in the Sun campaign.
La Roche-Posay also noted that while the campaign again will live on the SOS – Save Our Skin website, SOSsaveourskin.com, there also will be a new Facebook page, which will communicate the mission and details of the ongoing public awareness campaign.


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Send Free SMS While in Germany (auf Deutsch)
If you're ever in Europe with a cell phone, you'll probably notice right away that you only pay for outgoing text messages and outgoing calls. And next you'll notice how much cheaper it is to send a text message than to make a call and talk for a minute. So you decide to just send text messages.
Then how great would it be if you could send text messages for free? Welcome to the future. Check out Free-SMS.de –wo alles auf deutsch ist.
Yes, it's all in German, so let me translate the necessities for you.
Note: This site relies on advertising banners to send your text messages for free, so if you're using Adblock (Plus), be sure to disable it while visiting the site. Otherwise, you won't be able to send anything for free. Click Tools > Adblock Plus > Options > and click Enable Adblock Plus to actually disable it and remove the checkmark.
1. Register with the site
Navigate to http://www.free-sms.de. On the lefthand side, click Jetzt neu anmelden!. This is telling you to register.
You will then be redirected to http://www.free-sms.de/pages/register. Here, you'll have to fill out a few things. Let's start with the top box. They are asking you for…
Requested UserName
Requested Password for UserName
Again, Requested Password for UserName
Email Address
Again, Email Address
Moving along to the second box. It then requests…
Select Herr if you are a man or Frau if you are a woman (and you have to select one or the other).
First Name
Last Name
Address (Street Name, Number)
Zip Code, City
Cell Phone Number, Beginning with the Country Code
Landline Number, Beginning with the Country Code
Date of Birth, Beginning with the Day
Skipping the third box (because it's not required), let's move on to the fourth and final box.
Check next to AGB´s gelesen und akzeptiert, signifying that you have, indeed, read and agree to their terms and conditions. And then I recommend selecting next to kein Interesse, meaning that you do not want to receive their newsletter.
Then click JETZT ANMELDEN. Halfway there! You'll then receive an email and a code on your cell phone. You'll have to enter the code on the site –letting them know you received it.
2. Send a free text message
Now that you're registered, you're ready to go. Get back to http://www.free-sms.de. See that same box on the lefthand side?
Fill in your UserName and Password and click Login.
You will then be redirected, and that box will now read du bist online, letting you know that you're in. Now go down to the box that reads "messaging".
Select free-sms. Then click Bedingungen gelesen und verstanden, saying that you've read their terms and also understand them. Next you'll come to a textbox.
Select the beginning numbers of the German cell phone number you'd like to send a text message to. Then input the rest of the phone number. And then type your message. When you're done and satisfied, click zur Vorschau, taking you to a preview of your message.
If you like it, click the advertising banner. If you don't like it, click Hier kannst Du die SMS noch mal bearbeiten to change some things. After you've clicked the advertising banner, a new website will pop up. Go ahead and close it, and back at free-sms, you'll see that your message was sent.
For free! Ka-ching! (Limit 3 daily, I believe)


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Origin: Arabic قاسم
Meaning: "one who distributes; one who shares."
Gender: Masculine
The name is derived from the Arabic root Q-S-M قسم (qasama) "to share or to divide." The name was borne by one of the infant sons of the Prophet Muhammed, Qasim ibn Muhammed (d. 605).
In the UK, the name appeared in the Top 500 between 1996 and 2005 and peaked at #318 in 1997.
Other forms of the name include:
- Gasim/Qasım (Azeri)
- Qaasim (Somalian)
- Qasem/Qassem (Persian)
- Kassem (Lebanese)
- Kasım (Turkish)
Other transliterations from the Arabic include: Quasim, Casim, Cassim, Kacem, Kasem, Kassem, Kassim, Qasem, Kasim, Qassim, Ghasem, Kassam, Kaseem, Kasseem, Qaseem, and Kasim.
- http://quranicnames.com/qasim/
- http://www.behindthename.com/name/qasim
- https://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/qasim/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qasim_(name)


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By Adriane Fraser (Whetstone staff writer)
Nick Banks returned to Wesley College to perform his comedy show for Homecoming Oct. 3.
Junior Tiara White was among about 50 students who attended Wells Theater to watch Banks, who had appeared at freshman orientation.
"I was very excited that he was coming back because I seen him when he came for freshman orientation," White said.
Slim Cole, Banks' fraternity brother, opened for him.
Banks began his show with a videos about church, which got the crowd warmed up and ready to laugh.
"I was skeptical at first on how funny he was going to be and thought he would be like every other 'comedian' I've seen and not actually make me laugh," sophomore Jeanine Olivares said.
Banks came out wearing a wig and got the audience involved by getting them to clap to a song.
He showed some of his Instagram videos with college skits about school loans, relationships and different types of women's hair. He also did stand-up comedy.
"I liked the second show better than the first one he did because he brought videos and was more interactive with the audience and the material was a lot funnier," White said.
"A lot of ideas for my shows and Instagram are based on real life experience," Banks said.
Olivares said she was impressed by the way Banks performed and how original his material was.
Jessica Curry-Keith, alcohol education coordinator, found him on a friend's page on Instagram.
"I brought him back because I thought that Nick was awesome the first time he came," Curry-Keith said. "He didn't just come out and do stand up, he came out and spoke with the students like a person. He had a lesson behind every joke he told."
Banks said that he always has had a passion for comedy.
"Growing up as a kid I just would always find a way to be silly and funny around family members," he said. "I was the class clown in my classes growing up,"
Banks started out by making a funny video for Instagram and got a lot of positive reviews and decided to keep going. That's when he realized comedy is what he wanted to do for the rest of his life.
"With no hesitation I would come back to Wesley for any event," Banks said.


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Shark Attack Victims: Boy, 16, & Girl, 12: First Words Since Losing Limbs — Watch
The two brave victims who lost their limbs in two separate shark attacks in North Carolina, have spoken out. Hunter Treschl shared his story from his hospital bed and said that even though he has lost his arm, he's going to continue to 'fight and live a normal life'.
Hunter Treschl, 16, and Kiersten Yow, 12, were the two victims who were viciously attacked by sharks on June 14. Hunter has bravely spoken out in a series of videos released by the hospital about the scary details that occurred that day.
"I didn't see it coming," Hunter said of the shark attack from his bed at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, North Carolina. "I was just in about waist-deep water, playing with my cousin … and felt this kind of hit on my left leg … like it was a big fish coming near you or something."
He went on to say, "Then it just kind of hit my arm. That was the first I saw it, when it was biting up my left arm." So scary, this poor kid. Somehow Hunter is still able to put on a brave face. He told the camera, "I've lost my arm obviously, so I have kind of two options, I can try to live my life the way I was and make an effort to do that even though I don't have an arm or I can kind of just let this be completely debilitating and bring my life down and ruin it."
Hunter added, "Out of those two, there's really only one that I would actually choose and that's to try to fight and live a normal life with the cards I've been dealt." Wow, he's truly a strong kid!
The Second Shark Attack Victim Remains In Stable Condition
The second victim Kiersten is currently in stable condition at N.C. Children's Hospital in Chapel Hill, according to a statement released by her parents. Brian and Laurie Yow, told the press that their daughter "remains in stable condition and is receiving excellent care."
They added that Kiersten's road to recovery will be long and will include surgeries and rehabilitation, "but her doctors at (the University of North Carolina) expect she will keep her leg and for that we are grateful."
Our thoughts are with both Hunter and Kiersten on their road to recovery.
— Brittany King
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Chris Evans quits Top Gear to face alleged sexual assault fired by an office colleague 24 years ago. He made his surprise decision hours after the police confirmed the investigation. The victim speaks up on the details of how he abused everyone in the workplace by using his name.
After months of continuous denial, Top Gear host finally resigns for good due to former colleague's complaint on his relentless sexual abuse in the past. The victim revealed that BBC presenter abused her continuously for two years in the early 1990s.
The complaint happened six days before Top Gear premiered on BBC. After the first episode, Chris Evans immediately resigned after the police confirmed to open the victim's sexual assault case. Hours after the confirmation, BBC presenter left his job.
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Due to the police confirmation, the show's ratings dramatically decreased which later made him decide to forcibly leave his job. "Gave it my best shot but sometimes that's not enough. The team are beyond brilliant. I wish them all the best," he wrote on his Twitter account.
Daily Mail UK reported that the alleged victim was his former colleague in the early 1990s when Chris Evans was the host of Channel 4's "The Big Breakfast" and BBC Radio 1's breakfast show.
She said he kept on grabbing her breasts in the workplace and frequently exposed his penis or underwear after refusal of sleeping with him. During an interview with a local newspaper, she stated Evans wanted to have an affair with her but she refused.
"Chris wanted an affair with me but I didn't want to because he was with someone else at the time. So he sent me to Coventry. He told colleagues not to talk to me. It was bullying behavior," she told Heat Street.
"He often said I was crap at my job and would sometimes grab my breasts. I became totally desensitized to his behavior. He would scream, shout and swear at me," the victim added.
"He would scream and shout and swear at me if I told him something simple such as reminding him he was due on air in 10 minutes' time. He would be abusive. Sometimes I was on my own with him, sometimes not. All I was thinking was that I had to do my job and make sure everything was going efficiently," she continued.
She asked about his gratification after doing this abuse on her for long time. "I have no idea if he was getting some gratification out of this, but he used to get his penis out every time I saw him. He'd either just get it out, or he'd walk in to a room naked. Sometimes it was erect, sometimes it wasn't," she stated.
Because of the continuous act from 1992 to 1994, she became dependent to anti-depressants while staying at work. She explained why she can't easily get out though she wanted that time. "I stayed because I had to pay the rent," she stated.
The alleged victim revealed many people behind the cameras were upset besides her. She doesn't even believe he changed regardless people saying so.
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"I would get very upset seeing him doing something really successful because everyone knows what he's like. He's got away with it and we all know what he's like," she cited.
"Everyone says he's changed, but there's no way he's changed, in my opinion. Everyone I've spoken to is scathing about him — particularly intelligent people who've worked with him. They were just appalled by his behavior, and it is appalling. I just resent having been treated like that and having to go through that," the victim continued.
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A wildfire that burned about 15 square miles near Yakima continued to put up smoke Monday, but with calmer winds firefighters were making progress.
A spokeswoman for West Valley Fire and Rescue, Christy Boisselle, said the fire is about 15 percent contained, "and if the weather cooperates they'll have much more contained" Monday.
One of the biggest losses in the fire may be one of the department's own firetrucks, worth $400,000.
Unable to turn around, it was caught by flames. Three firefighters suffered minor injuries, including sprains and singed hair.
The fire that broke out Sunday in grass and brush also reportedly burned three homes and a number of outbuildings.


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This section of the Catalogue is for Custom Tanks that we are building at present. In the past we have manufactured over 20,000 of these Custom tanks which have been fitted to a huge number of different types of boat.
As of the beginning of February 2008 we have decided to photograph and record all the details about the tanks we build. We are pleased to be able to offer them to you as a Catalogue item. In most cases you will be able to order your replacement tank online and just send us the old fittings where necessary. Once we have cleaned them up they will look almost new!
If your tank is not shown then please keep checking as we will be adding to this section on an almost a daily basis, alternatively give us a call and we will check our records.
If you are unsure whether the tanks shown will fit, we would be pleased to offer a basic drawing of the tank for £75.00 + VAT. From this drawing a cardboard or plywood model could be built to satisfy yourself that the tank will fit! When you place your order for a Custom Tek-Tank, we would offset the money you paid for the drawing as a deposit for the new tank.
We offer a 5 year warranty on all custom built tanks, Series A Tanks, Battery Boxes and shower trays.
Should you wish to discuss any of these tanks in detail then please call to speak to our sales team.


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Using the powerful High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera, the orbiter snapped the area in both 2010 and in 2013. Before-and-after pictures record the appearance of an entirely new gully located on a crater-wall slope in Mars' southern highlands, NASA said in a news release. Scientists think it likely was formed by carbon-dioxide frost.
According to NASA, gully or ravine landforms are common on the Red Planet, especially in its southern highlands.
The images show that material flowing down from an alcove at the head of a gully broke out of an older route and eroded a new channel, NASA explains. The dates on the images are more than a full Martian year apart, so the observations didn't pin down the Martian season of the activity at the site.
Before-and-after HiRISE photos of similar activity at other sites show that this type of activity generally occurs in the winter, in temperatures so cold that carbon dioxide, rather than water, is the likely to play a key role, the space agency said.
Since the MRO first went into orbit around Mars in 2006, it's been mapping the planets surface. The orbiter has a dish antenna 10 feet in diameter and a number of other scientific instruments, including a spectrometer for analyzing minerals, ground-penetrating radar, and an atmosphere sounding.


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YAC Meeting Information
Regular YAC meeting are the third Sunday of every month. Please contact the Community Foundation for a current meeting schedule.
Meeting Cancellations
When weather is bad or may become an issue, YAC advisors will consult with the YAC president on the Saturday before the meeting. A decision will be made and posted on the home page of the BCCF website by 5:00 p.m. on the Saturday before the meeting. Cancellations will also be posted on the YAC Facebook and Twitter pages.
Please check the home page of the website for meeting cancellations. If you do not have access to the web, call the YAC president or one of the advisors to ask about cancellations.
YAC Meeting Schedule 2017-18


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During the June 17 airing of the Rush Limbaugh Show, Limbaugh used rhetorical questions to drive home the point that "a gun-free zone is a red flag to a bull."
Limbaugh made this point live on-air, in response to a caller named "Rich," who said:
[The Pulse nightclub] was a gun-free zone because the state of Florida in its infinite wisdom–lack of wisdom in this case–actually has a law on the books that makes it illegal carry a weapon of any kind into a bar, essentially. And that was really tantamount to allowing this massacre to occur, because here in Florida there are 1.4 million people who have weapons carry permits–that's one of every 10 adults walking around loose. Since there were 300 people in the club, if we use that rough figure 1-in-10, there would have been 30 people with weapons in that club to oppose Mateen, had they been permitted to carry their weapons into the club.
Limbaugh posited that gun-free zones "are self-defeating." He explained that schools are designated "gun-free zones" to make the parents feel better, yet the gun-free status does not apply to criminals.
AWR Hawkins is the Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and political analyst for Armed American Radio. Follow him on Twitter: @AWRHawkins. Reach him directly at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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It is obvious that this subject can have extensive implications in our lives and relationships
Edmond, OK (PRWEB) September 24, 2015
Within the pages of Garry Bryant's new book, Jehovah's Blessing - What It Really Means to be Blessed of God, ($15.49, paperback, 9781626977907) readers will discover a Bible based, fresh revelation of the subject of being "blessed". It will provide readers with a greater perspective and understanding of God's heart and intent toward His own. There is an extensive amount of Biblical passages included in this writing, using His Word to interpret and determine what He means when He says, "This is how I want to bless my people."
"It is obvious that this subject can have extensive implications in our lives and relationships," states the author. "Gaining a proper understanding of this whole matter can and will have tremendous positive effects upon our knowledge of and relationship with God and others."
Garry Bryant is an ordained minister with the International Pentecostal Holiness Church. He received his minister's license at the age of 17 and has been in ministry for over 30 years. He achieved a Th.B. from Advantage College and a Master of Ministry degree from Southwestern College of Christian Ministries. His ministry goal is to raise the body of Christ in effective ministry to carry out the Great Commission. He presently serves as the Assistant Director for EVUSA and as the National Field Director for ACTS2DAY Ministries. The Lord provided Bryant a divine revelation of what it truly means to be blessed of God and he is sharing that information in this thought-provoking book.
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The story goes that the seven-bedroom castle was purchased in 1950 by the late Douglas Cooper, an art collector and friend of Picasso, Alexander Kraft, chairman and CEO of Sotheby's International Realty France told the Wall Street Journal. At some point (around 1963) Picasso had five of his drawings sandblasted onto walls. The murals are located on a covered outdoor loggia, and in other parts of the castle, which is now classified as historic monument by the French government.
The home is located on roughly 5 acres in Provence near the town of Uzès. It features 6,000 square feet of living space, including two dining rooms and several kitchens. Kraft told the Journal that while the castle "definitely needs some updating," that "structurally it's quite sound." That's always a plus.


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MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC (Intel X99) Motherboard Review
Close up with the MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC
With our first real look at the motherboard, you can see the overall design isn't really anything we haven't seen before. We have the same black and red design that is linked with the GAMING Series of products from MSI. Let's move in a little closer, and see exactly what we have going on.
Apart from the five PCIe x16 slots, we've got a few things that stand out here, including the Streaming Engine up the top, which offers hardware decoding, and the M.2 Gen3 x4 connector between the bottom two slots. You can also see our Audio Boost towards the bottom, along with the shielding around it.
Going back to the PCIe x16 slots, you can see, as we just mentioned, MSI is offering us five here. Because of the fact the PCIe lanes are handled on the CPU, and different CPUs offer a different amount of lanes, it can get a little confusing here. If you're using a 40 lane CPU, you will have the option of (one video card) x16, or (two video cards) x16 / x16, or (three video cards) x16 / x16 / x8, or (four video cards) x8 / x8 / x16 /x8 setups, depending on how many video cards you want to use.
If you're on a CPU that carries only 28 PCIe lanes, the setup will look a little different. You'll have a (one video card) x16, or (two video cards) x16 / x8, or (three video cards) x8 / x8 / x8, or (four video cards) x8 / x8 / x8 /x4 setup, depending on how many video cards you want to use.
Moving across to the bottom of the board, you can see we've got a fairly standard here, with a number of USB 2.0 and fan headers across the bottom. The other major stand outs include a USB 3.0 header towards the right, and a LED Debug readout in the far right corner.
Turning the corner, you can see we've got a bunch of SATA ports offered here. Sitting alongside a single SATA Express Port, we have ten SATA III ports that all run off the Intel X99 controller. We also get another look at the LED Debug readout in the bottom corner.
Heading to the north end of the board, you can see our main 24-Pin ATX power connector, with a USB 3.0 header to the left, and our V-Check points to the right hand side. These are used in conjunction with our V-Check cables, which are provided in the bundle to measure the voltage accurately in a number of different areas.
Above these, you can see we've also got a power and reset button along, with our OC Genie button. Just around the corner, you can see we've also got our main 8-Pin CPU power connector, along with a 4-Pin connector if you wanted to do some serious overclocking.
Moving backward, you can see our CPU socket, which is pretty clean. We've got quite a nice looking heat sink setup that has a copper heat pipe running between them. We also have eight DDR4 DIMM slots that support up to 128GB of DDR4, with speeds ranging from 2133MHz DDR, all the way up to 3333MHz DDR via overclocking.
Starting from the left side of the I/O, we see a PS/2 port, and two USB 2.0 ports below that. Continuing to the right we have a Clear SMOS button, followed by eight USB 3.0 ports, which run off three different controllers, including the Intel X99 chip, ASMedia ASM1042AE chip, and the VIA VL805 chip. The furthest USB 3.0 ports have a single gigabit networking port above them, which runs off the Killer E2205 controller.
Along with that, we've also got 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, and Bluetooth 4.0 via the Intel AC 7260 chip. Finally, we finish off our look at the I/O with the five auxiliary ports and a single optical out, all of which run off the Realtek ALC1150 HD Audio Codec.
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Mon, 21 November 2016
Rosie from Illinois bravely confronts the shock, confusion and disillusion following the election of Donald Trump. She sits with discomfort, struggles through some painful realizations and ultimately recovers a sense of direction and even excitement. This is not only relevant for those of you trying to make sense of the new political landscape. It's also a demonstration of how we can face our own contradictions and use the tension generated to propel us toward personal growth.
If you want a personal growth spurt of your own check out my 21-Day audiobook program called Brainwash.
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Sat, 12 November 2016
To those of you who are terrified and not entirely sure what to do next: here are some thoughts to comfort but hopefully also inspire you to see this as the growth opportunity that it is. This episode does neither contain concepts from psychology or politics but is instead my heartfelt reaction. The psychology and the politics will come later as I decided to do a mini-series on politics and building our future.
For more episodes check out
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Sat, 5 November 2016
Let others punch fear in the face. Michelle Poler instinctively knew that she would need some oysters, a bikini and a time-machine to confront her numerous fears. In this conversation we dive into the creative and fun way she decided to address her fears, what she learned in the process and how she inspired millions to do the same (but in their unique way). Also you don't want to miss her thought-provoking insight into what her relationship with fear is like now. You can find out more and connect with Michelle and her interesting work here:
OK now something completely different. If you are in the UK and would love to go through a certified positive psychology program that is tried & tested, thorough and taught by a kick-ass wise Japan loving lady called Daniela Blickhan go to
And last but not least my audiobook Brainwash is out. No more waiting, you can get it instantly if you go to
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Sun, 16 October 2016
Deirdre a listener from beautiful Cape Town asked me a few questions about my personal journey with depression and I decided to answer her questions on the podcast. Furthermore I added a section about what people who have loved ones with depression should keep in mind.
If your inner dialogue sucks and you would like to challenge and rework the responsible brain patterns check out my audiobook Brainwash at
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Thu, 22 September 2016
Today investor and fellow podcaster Matt Bodnar joins us to discuss money but we end up covering:
In the second half Matt does such impromptu coaching taking on my money hang-ups.
If you are really into science or psychology as usual you may have to open your mind or skip this episode all together.
Matt referred to lots of resources, so here they are:
And in case you want to be one of the first to get a copy of my first audiobook called Brainwash pre-order here:
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Sun, 4 September 2016
No this is not an "exercise is good for you" episode. It's also not about how running affects you psychologically. This is really about taking the techniques of positive psychology and applying them to a tough challenge, in this case, training for a half-marathon. Even if you have never run a mile in your life and don't plan to some of the mindset obstacles and changes discussed here will be useful for whatever big challenge you have in your own life.
To support the funding of my new and first audiobook Brainwash please visit
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Sun, 21 August 2016
Why is coaching so popular and will it remain that way when the robots come? Today Christian van Nieuwerburgh, Associate Professor of Coaching at Henley Business School shares with us his insights into when coaching is needed, how it can unleash its powers in companies and when working with young people.
You can find his books at Sage Publications.
There's also a status update regarding the launch of my first audiobook Brainwash which you can check out at
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Sat, 13 August 2016
I have never been more terrified of releasing an episode of the Positive Psychology Podcast. It's the closest thing to taking off my clothes and running around naked online that I have done. If you want to know why listen in and check out
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Translating psychological concepts into daily life is not easy. So in this new reflection episode I look back on the concepts my friend Susanna Halonen taught me back in 2014 on passion. I will examine how I apply her ideas in my own life, where I still struggle and how two years later, I still work on implementation. I highly recommend that you listen to the original episode 8 on passion to remind yourself of the details of her passion theory. I hope that the reflection episodes help you deepen what you already know and inspire you to apply the concepts in your daily life.
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Originally I was reluctant to dig into grit: it just sounded like one of these many killjoy concepts that make us into the perfect corporate consumer soldier. How wrong I was. You don't need to have a flawlessly clean room or stay on the perfect diet for the rest of your life. Check out what grit is, how you can identify and cultivate it.
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|I have just installed WooCommerce plugin into my site. I list my book and save it as drafts.
WooCommerce only provides "In stock" or "Out of Stock".
How I add the function "pre-order"?
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|@tienny I am in touch with Rodolfo Meg who knows all about the plugin.....contact my PM and I can put you in touch as I use WooComm on my product pages throughout my online image catalogs.....
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|@DansCartoons I have pmed you.
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There may be a pre-order add-on module for WooCommerce but I don't know of one.
WooCommerce is a massive ecommerce solution and may be considerably more than you need if you are only listing your own book(s) -- it's more suitable if you are going to run a book store.
If you are just offering pre-order sales of your own book you don't really need a plugin (plugins are great but they are not the answer for everything)-- you can just use a page, add the copy your want and then use a PayPal button for the transaction.
If you have more than one book, say a dozen or so, it's just more pages and more buttons. If you want a shopping cart, PayPal offers excellent on-page code for that too.
When you get to the point that a plugin makes sense, look at Easy Digital Downloads if yours are ebooks.
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|@Rev Agreed! Good notions on having just one product though....I have thousands, i.e. WC is ideal solution. I hope Tienny heard from Rodolfo and btw, I agree about plugins too. No need to over stress your site's performance/ I think alot of people may not realize that plugins may also suck up your web host's disk space....depending on the kind of plugin it is. JetPack is a big one since it has so many built in components. Not a good idea to just install a bunch of them, thinking your site will be the grand poobah on web-world.
I only have a few actual plugins installed on my wp site
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|@Rev Thanks for your response.
@DansCartoons I also hope to hear from Rodolfo. I also prefer to install few plugins. Now, I'm selective on the plugins to install. Akismet and duplicator are good plugins.
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|@Rev Does Easy Digital Downloads plugin has any trial version? So that I try first whether the software is suitable for me or not.
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Easy Digital Downloads is FREE! There are some add=on modules that are premium (cost money) but mostly you won't need those. The free version is all you need. It is what I use for the bookshop on WizardsPlace.
Also, instead of Akismet (it is a good plugin) you might want to try WP-Spamshield. I've been switching lately and find it to be as good or better.
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|@Rev I am not against plugins and I did have JetPack once, but too much I didn't need and I was on a web hosting service that didn't allow me much disk space (unbeknownst to me) so that was sort of my "negative" experience at the time....that web host is ancient history with me. But the reason I say I try to avoid plugins, is it forces me to learn more about the inner workings of Wordpress itself . . . as opposed to have to rely fully on these various plugins that are out there.
What is your list of plugins you have the most of? I have Askimet, Yoast (basic) and I think two others - am I weird or what?
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|Yeah. I agree not to install too many plugins. My friend introduced me to a potential client. She let me login into her site. She needed help to install div code. Thus I login. I get a shock she has installed too many plugins.
She wanted it to be done asap. Thus, her assistant called me up. I highlight I need time to assess before I can do it. I also ask @Rev about it. In the end, I told them I can't do it asap. Hence, they need to launch it soon. I can only give them a piece of my advise, "please don't install too much plugin or else it will slow down the website." I can only wish them the best. I don't know, how are they doing now?
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I Luh: What a coincident that we both are here at Tirta Empul Temple? Dewi: Yes, I am going to perform a purification and also ask for holy water.


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Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt didn't invite family or friends to their Cabo San Lucas wedding, but everybody will be able to see it – on The Hills.
"MTV is currently filming Heidi and Spencer in Mexico, as we were expecting to capture them on vacation," the show's executive producer, Liz Gateley, tells MTV. "Fans will be able to see the exclusive footage from the ceremony in an upcoming episode, and we will continue to follow the newlyweds' relationship as it plays out in real life."
It wasn't clear whether the show filmed the actual ceremony or obtained footage from another source. The Hills is on a break, and the footage will air in the series' upcoming fifth season.
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Cancel your plans for December, because Open Road Media has them sorted with the publication of a range of titles from authors like — get this: Joe Haldeman, Poul Anderson, Nancy Springer, Todd McCaffrey, Bruce Sterling, Philip Wylie, and John Jakes.
Titles by Joe Haldeman will go on sale today, 2 December, but here's a taste of what's coming.
I'm currently reading Larque on the Wing, and it's the strangest and most original work I've read.


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O. Alvarez: Planetario Habana: a cultural centre for science and technology
The funding for this planetarium came internationally (maybe from IAU, I did not get that) and they use it to build up a center for the teaching of science and technology in central Habana. It is integrated with the museums of the city and will promote astronomical knowledge to the public, including cosmology. Architecturally, the big sphere inside the building that will hold the planetarium represents the sun and there will be models of the other planets in the same scale.
Opening will be in the end of 2007.
An inportant comment was made, namely to get to ineract with the teachers and provide help for them and a special program that is different from the popular show. Many planetaria seem to have problems to keep a steady audience that is used to visually impressive films and shows.


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Serving our neighbor in need is a call for all Christians. At Christ Church, that call is lived out particularly with Strategic Partners. The organizations are:
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Who: Located on the edge of Marquette University campus and rooted in a neighborhood marked by both poverty and promise, Redeemer provides opportunities to serve those in need.
Ways to Serve: Volunteer to serve in the daily Community Lunch that feeds homeless and transient persons of Milwaukee.
For More: Contact Pastor Lisa at 414.238.1043 or email@example.com
Christ Church Liaison: Sonia Lear at email@example.com
New Beginnings Christian Youth Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Who: New Beginnings Are Possible provides urban youth exposed to at-risk conditions in Milwaukee with a biblically-based moral foundation needed to make healthy choices to become contributing members of the community.
Ways to Serve: Meal help (prepare, serve, and clean up meals for the youth at the center); tutoring/academic guidance (on-going opportunities for individuals to partner with the youth one-on-one, lead group activities, provide homework help, and lead Bible Study).
For More: Contact Lola Marmolejo, Program Director at 414.449.1546 or email@example.com
Christ Church Liaisons: Terry Edgar at firstname.lastname@example.com) or Karen Hawley at email@example.com
City on a Hill, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Who: A faith-based nonprofit organization working to transform lives of youth and families in Milwaukee's central city neighborhoods, and to overcome poverty and injustice through a collaborative and Christ-centered model of service.
Ways to Serve: Too many to list! From the Health Clinic to the Resource Center, from youth mentoring to transportation services…
For More: CityOnAHillMilwaukee.org
For Group Volunteer Information: Contact Melesa McEwan at 414.931.6670 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Iglesia Alas de Aguila, Allendale, Michigan
Who: This Spanish-speaking church plant began in 2012, intending to reach the local Hispanic population of Allendale, Michigan with the Gospel. This cross-cultural partnership recognizes and appreciates the diversity of culture within body of Christ and acknowledges the importance of contextualizing the Gospel proclamation for all peoples.
Ways to Serve: Consider praying for the staff and community regularly (by name even!)
For More: AlasAllendale.com
Strong Hearts Strong Families Care Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Who: A subsection of the Strong Hearts organization, the Strong Families Center is dedicated to orphan prevention. The center provides a safe, nurturing place for children during the day so their mothers are able to work. The children receive nutrition, education, basic healthcare, while families receive vocational training, financial advice, parenting skills. It is dedicated to keeping families together and healthy.
Ways to Serve: Consider ways to sponsor families, write letters to the children, participate in regularly scheduled Christ Church mission trip experience.
For More: StrongFamilies.ChristChurchMequon.org/
We have a "strategic partners first" attitude at Christ Church. There are many, many wonderful and even Christ-centered programs that need help. However, by choosing to invest in specific partners, Christ Church is able to develop more lasting, more meaningful, more impactful relationships. Therefore, we have a "strategic partners first" attitude that encourages people looking to serve to begin with these partnerships.
We have a "no fundraising" policy at Christ Church. As these are already strategic partners, we already pledge financially to support them as a church body, eliminating the need for fundraising for them. This protects the integrity of our resources and how we choose to use them together.


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Upgrading is usually and should be a fairly easy task. I'm using the term "purchased style" in reference to which style you own and are actually upgrade(Core/Fusion Gamer/Apex ect...)
Step 1.) Backup your style first
Backing up your style prior to upgrading is always good practice. In case something does go wrong you can simply re-import your backed up style. Check out this guide to backup your style.
Step 2.) Update your XenForo
We release style updates along-side XenForo updates normally. To make sure your templates are updated properly you need to update your XenForo before updating the style.
Step 3.) Upload the new XenBase folder
Upload the new /xenbase/ folder inside the included /styles/ folder, we'll inform you if you need to upload the purchased style folder(usually changes aren't done to that one at all)
Step 4.) Import and overwrite XenBase
Import the new XenBase XML and choose to overwrite your existing XenBase style.
Step 5.) Import and overwrite the "purchased style"
Import the new "Purchased Style" XML and choose to overwrite your existing "Purchased Style".
You'll leave your child style alone as all of the fixes/improvements trickle down automatically to your child style.
All of your edits will go inside your child style
If you see something off... don't panic! Periodically settings can get turned on/off by default so if something seems a little off on the style feel free to submit a support ticket or post on the forums.
If something is really off you can simply revert back to your pre-upgrade style by re-importing the XenBase, Purchased Style and your child style in that order and overwrite. It will take you back to your version prior to upgrading until you/we can figure out the problem.


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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – He stepped off the first of three Auburn buses, walking past photographers chronicling his every move.
Gus Malzahn came and went quickly, following the narrative of his career and this first season as the Tigers' head coach, in which he won the Southeastern Conference championship and led the Tigers to the BCS title game.
"A blessing," he has called it more than once, "for me to be coaching in this game."
Malzahn has climbed the college coaching ladder quickly. He held five jobs in eight seasons before reaching the brink of the mountaintop. His hurry-up, spread offense is the envy of opposing fans and the worry of defensive coordinators, and last month he was named national coach of the year and signed a contract extension that will pay him at least $3.85 million per season.
But maybe none of it would have happened if he hadn't bet big on a lucky hand, orchestrating a move from high school coach in northwest Arkansas to a high-level position at the University of Arkansas.
"There's a lot of coaches who could be doing this," Malzahn, 48, said Saturday, about an hour south of the Rose Bowl, where the Tigers will face No. 1 Florida State on Monday night. "I've been in the right situation time and time again."
In 2005, a talented crop of players at Arkansas's Springdale High began their senior season. Determined to keep the team's best recruits, a group known as the "Springdale Five" from leaving the state, then-Razorbacks coach Houston Nutt hired Malzahn, the team's head coach — and a man the players were loyal to — as offensive coordinator. Arkansas landed four of the five, including quarterback Mitch Mustain, who at the time was ranked as one of the nation's top 10 prospects.
"They knew that we had a good relationship with him," Mustain said this past week. "They knew that we trusted him."
On Saturday, Malzahn moved one day closer to possibly advancing a rise already difficult to believe. It all began with the right mix of luck, strategy and timing.
"Sometimes you've got to be in the right place at the right time," said Charlie Patrick, who gave Malzahn his first coaching job in 1991. "Everything has just fallen right for him."
In 2004, Malzahn entered his Springdale team in a seven-on-seven football tournament in Hoover, Ala., where the Bulldogs would test themselves against some of the nation's best high school teams.
"We're going: 'What in the world are we doing here? We're going to get killed,' " Mustain recalled.
Three years earlier, Springdale's legendary coach, Jarrell Williams, had retired. Williams's longtime defensive coordinator, Kerry Winberry, wanted the job, but the school instead hired a bookish man with some unusual philosophies. Malzahn had been at nearby Shiloh High, where Winberry's defense had struggled to stop Malzahn's up-tempo scheme.
Almost immediately, Malzahn instructed his staff — Winberry agreed to stay on as coordinator — to remove the complexity from the game. Ten defensive coverages were trimmed to three; a large offensive playbook was condensed, with some plays being run a dozen times per game.
"He wanted everything simple," said Winberry, who admitted clashing with Malzahn in those early days.
The reason was so the players, whether at Springdale or at a middle school that fed into Springdale, could grasp his spread offense quickly; to Malzahn, five perfectly executed plays is better than a dozen sloppy ones. Malzahn visited Southwest Junior High, introducing his offense to a group of eighth-graders. Mustain was among them, and he said he was surprised at its simplicity.
" 'This is what we do, this is how we do it,' " Mustain recalled Malzahn as saying. "From day one, literally, this is what we did."
By the time Mustain and his talented teammates reached Springdale, they knew the offense. It was a matter of mastering it. Mustain said it was common to run the same play 15 or 20 times, Malzahn lining up at defensive back to show a receiver what to expect. If Mustain took a four-step drop instead of three, or if a motion man was an instant too slow or fast, or if a receiver ran 22 yards on his route instead of 20, Malzahn would stop everything so they could run it again.
"We'd run it, and run it, and run it," Mustain said. "It looks complicated, but it's not. There's just so much work in it. There's a lot of parts moving and moving really fast. You walk through it and you run it till you're nauseous."
In August 2004, that first group of eighth-graders had become high school juniors who dominated the big boys and returned to northwest Arkansas with the seven-on-seven championship.
Not long after the tournament, Mustain was told that the University of Arkansas wanted him. Later, the Razorbacks offered scholarships to wide receivers Damian Williams and Andrew Norman, left tackle Bartley Webb and tight end Ben Cleveland.
Arkansas Athletic Director Frank Broyles, the team's legendary former coach, attended many of Springdale's home games, Winberry said, and it was pointed out often that Razorback Stadium was only 10 miles south of Springdale.
"We were all looking for a reason to play here," Mustain said of Arkansas.
Malzahn again wanted simplicity, and he instructed his best players to commit to colleges before their senior season to avoid distractions. Mustain and Norman pledged to the Razorbacks, but Williams and Cleveland committed to Florida. Webb planned to attend Notre Dame. With the business done, Springdale won that season's state championship. But on the day of the title game, Malzahn called Mustain into his office, telling him that Arkansas had fired offensive coordinator Roy Wittke after a 4-7 season. Sensing a developing mess, Mustain decommitted nearly four months before National Signing Day.
Arkansas was left to scramble.
"That was a catalyst to look around and say, 'We need to lock this up.' It's embarrassing if five guys from your back yard go to Texas or Notre Dame," said Mustain, who was named Parade Magazine's national player of the year in 2005. "I think they figured, 'We need to do whatever they can to get this done.' "
Nutt offered to bring Malzahn on his staff as a coordinator — a rare jump for even the most accomplished high school coach — and allow him to bring his offense to the SEC. On Saturday, Malzahn was asked if he angled for the job or if Arkansas pursued him. "A combination of both," the famously tight-lipped coach said.
Malzahn again called Mustain into his office. This time, the news was better, and Malzahn began the recruiting pitch to his own quarterback. Mustain renewed his commitment to Arkansas, and Norman, Williams and Cleveland agreed to keep the band mostly together. Only Webb strayed, signing with Notre Dame.
"Gus," Mustain said of the four players' decisions, "had everything to do with it."
Almost immediately, the players sensed that they'd made a mistake. Nutt wouldn't allow Malzahn to implement his offense, saying it was too complicated — even though a group of eighth-graders had learned it — and although Mustain was named the starting quarterback early in his freshman season, Nutt would later bench him as the team moved toward a run-based offense, distancing itself from Malzahn's spread.
After the season, in which the Razorbacks finished 10-4, most of the Springdale representation began leaving Fayetteville.
Mustain and Williams transferred to Southern California. Malzahn took a job at Tulsa as co-offensive coordinator, and Norman followed him, though he would eventually return to Arkansas. Only Cleveland remained with the Razorbacks. "Arkansas didn't work for any of us," Mustain said.
But Malzahn's big play had worked. Although most of the players' careers were disappointing — Williams was the only one to reach the NFL — their coach had executed his most impressive game plan. He was Auburn's coordinator in 2010, when the Tigers won the BCS championship, and after one season as Arkansas State's head coach, Auburn hired him in December 2012 to lead its football team.
Mustain, who's now pursuing a career in arena football, said he harbors no resentment toward his successful former coach; instead, he said Malzahn's success validates so many decisions to leave Arkansas. It wasn't Malzahn's system that was broken, Mustain said; the problems were deeper. Nutt resigned after the 2007 season.
"The reason it doesn't bother me is I think he went into it with full faith, that he was going be able to take care of it," Mustain said of Malzahn. "He gave us the pitch based on that. Had he deceived us, if he saw it as a step, then that's a whole different deal. I just don't see that."
Mustain said he wouldn't be in Pasadena on Monday to watch his former coach's team, but he will watch it. And, he said, he'll be supporting Malzahn — despite that, of all the names among the Springdale Five, their coach's is now the most famous.
"It's been a very odd journey from start to finish, for all of us," Mustain said.


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In late December we were advised by Bankstown Council that the Lake makeover was complete. The pathways that had been fenced-off were re-opened and Westies resumed their running and walking on those tracks that had been unavailable since last April. Our 10k handicap returned to its old course in February, and the new 3.5k course is now run on some of this opened pathway. Our Heart of the Lake 10k and 3k on 1 June will also return to the courses used for many years.
Our new look Lake was officially 'opened' in recent days.
As reported in the Bankstown Torch newspaper:
GEORGES Hall's Lake Gillawarna has undergone a $740,000 upgrade, and the community were invited to attend an open day to view the changes.
Bankstown City Council has completed the rehabilitation of the island and improved access to the lake and surrounding area. A viewing deck and seating, along with two interactive stations for visitors to learn more about the history of the area, is expected to attract more visitors to the already popular parkland. More than 29,000 native and aquatic plants have also been planted around the lake.
"The work at Lake Gillawarna has not only made the area safer and more attractive for visitors and local residents alike, but also ensures the future preservation of the lake," Cr Waud said.
We have always acknowledged that Westies were fortunate to have our Lake area to run/walk about. And it has just got better.
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Her name is Patti Hill and she was my fifth grade Sunday School teacher. Patti and her husband own a gardening store called Bookcliff Gardens here in town. It's pretty awesome. Well Patti has written several books (you can find them all here on her website) and recently got the rights back for a few of them. A series called "The Garden Gate" series. Now Patti wants to turn those into Ebooks to sell for Kindles and other ereaders online. The problem is that she has to supply covers for the ebooks herself.
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Mr Sam Laidlaw Haag-Streit UK Product Manager; Mr Grant Duncan Haag-Streit UK Clinical Training Manager Haag Streit UK - Stand F32 2 CET Points
This lecture and discussion workshop will enable registrants to better understand the relationship between retinal nerve fibre layer structure, as seen in OCT analysis, and visual function as described by perimetric visual field testing. The workshop will also introduce the concepts of trend, cluster and polar analysis as tools to help predict and monitor the progression of glaucoma, as well as looking at the emerging use of OCT-A in mapping structural changes to the retinal vasculature in glaucoma.
Learning Objectives
2.7.2 Improved knowledge of latest examination techniques using different instrumentation (OCT, OCT-A and perimetry) including glaucoma monitoring systems, normative database comparisons and trend analysis, leading to improved patient management and appropriate onward referral.
3.1.5 To understand how the use of high resolution OCT and perimetry alongside combined function/structure software can better detect disease and more importantly monitor subtle change over time.
3.1.5 To understand importance of the physical set up of visual field equipment, selection of appropriate program, clear advice / instruction to patients to improve reliability and repeatability of results, ensuring artefacts reduced to minimum to obtain highest quality visual field printouts and thereby be more confident of defects / changes detected.
6.1.8 To be able to create a working strategy for glaucoma case detection utilising clinical skills, imaging and visual field assessment to aid appropriate management and referral.


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Spring Fling – New Wine Release Party
Saturday & Sunday, April 7-8, 2018, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Start your spring off right by visiting our 11 wineries for our Spring Fling event. All 11 wineries will be open to let you taste what new wines we have for the 2018 season. This event is free and no tickets required, just come and enjoy our new wines. Most wineries will have special case (12-bottle) prices and other specials this weekend.
This is a free event, no tickets required.
S3439 Cole Bluff Lane – Fountain City, WI 54629
It's Kin-Day again! We are so happy to invite you all back to Kinstone for our Annual Spring Open House event – it's time to get out on the land and see Spring in all her glory! Join us as we celebrate World Labyrinth Day and International Permaculture Day. This event will be held rain or shine. Come dressed for the weather and wear sturdy walking shoes. Starting at Noon, Patina will be playing some fun traditional and contemporary Irish music. We will join together in a group labyrinth walk at 1pm (Walk as One at 1), and offer a guided tour of the stone circle and chapel at 3:00pm. The group labyrinth walk is part of a world-wide labyrinth celebration where participants walk labyrinths all around the world at 1pm in their own time zone – this creates a wave of mindful walking all across the globe! Come walk with us! There will be HOMEMADE PIE and ice cream as well as HOMEMADE CHEESECAKE available for purchase! Come on out to celebrate with us! Find out more information at this link: https://www.
The City of Fountain City will be holding its 2nd Annual Community Clean Up on May 6th, 2018 from noon to 3:00pm.
June Bloom Wine & Food Event
Saturday & Sunday, June 2 – 3, 2018, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Enjoy a long weekend of romance and adventure on the Great River Road Wine Trail! This special event presents ample opportunities to sample fine food and wine, from Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa. Each winery on the Great River Road Wine Trail will feature their award winning wines and ciders paired with an array of local foods designed with gourmet flair. In addition to local foods, some wineries will also feature live music by local talent.
You can pay for your ticket online, using a credit card or PayPal. Advance tickets for the two-day event are $30 per person. The price at the wineries after noon Tuesday May 29, 2018 is $40. Online purchasers should bring their receipt to the first winery visited. At the first winery visited, each ticket holder will receive a wristband, a wine trail glass and a six-bottle wine tote. Standard ticket holders will receive 3 one-ounce wine samples paired with 3 food samples at each winery.
Plan to enjoy the event for the entire weekend, and visit all 11 wineries! Start as far away as you can, and work your way home! The Winona and La Crosse area is centrally located on the trail and home of many fine B&B's, guest houses, and motels. Book early, these rooms fill up during weekend events.
Please have bring designated driver (sorry no wine tasting, but a lot of great local food). Designated driver tickets are $15 per person and include wine glass and bottle tote. Sunday only tickets are available for $15 per person.
Tickets available online until noon Tuesday, May 29, 2018.


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The dream scenario for the Giants is Aaron Rodgers on the sidelines, frozen with helplessness and anxiety, watching the kid run the rock over and over and over again.
On the biggest and coldest day of his young NFL life, Paul Perkins, with help from mentor Rashad Jennings, appears primed to warm the hearts of Giants fans who fondly remember Ottis Anderson and the night the Bill Parcells Giants rendered Jim Kelly and his explosive Bills spectators for 40 minutes, 33 seconds of Super Bowl XXV.
Anderson, who was the game's MVP, rushed 21 times for 102 yards and a TD, and he believes that the best way to upset the Packers is to resurrect the Super Bowl XXV blueprint.
"I wasn't the fleet-of-feet type of a guy, but what I brought which is what Jennings brings is that toughness, ball security and knowing my assignment," Anderson told The Post.
"Perkins brings that extra gear that you need to keep a team off balance. He's quicker, he's faster and he does things a little bit faster than what Jennings does. But Jennings brings the power, the experience and the know-it-all, and you can't beat that when it comes to playing a team like Green Bay."
Perhaps it is an omen that Perkins registered Anderson's exact Super Bowl XXV numbers — 21 carries for 102 yards — against the Redskins in his first career start.
"I definitely missed some holes that could have been longer, more explosive plays," Perkins said. "I'm just gonna keep pounding on that and look for the creases."
He hails from Arizona and attended UCLA, and the coldest game he has played in was this December at MetLife Stadium. He decided to wear shorts and a T-shirt at Thursday's chilly outdoor practice.
"You have to get used to being uncomfortable. It wasn't too bad," Perkins said.
Perkins began preparing for the Green Bay cold Tuesday with the first of three visits to the cold tub.
"I figured it out, it's just gonna be all mindset, man," Perkins told The Post.
His teammates love his mindset.
"He's a sudden player," Jennings said. "He has a sudden step about him to get somebody to pause for a second, and he has the quickness enough to get by you."
Perkins said he doesn't expect to be as nervous as he was against the Redskins.
"Everything is slowing down," he said. "I'm starting to get a grasp of the offense. Understanding the whys."
He's not a rookie anymore. His first 100-yard game as a Giant showed as much.
"He ran with heart, set blocks up, made people miss," center Weston Richburg said.
Mission Possible: Keep Rodgers off the field.
"That's very important because he can make things happen when he's out there," Richburg said. "The shortest amount of time we can keep him out there, the better. So we want to control the clock, control the ball and keep him on the sideline."
"He's a great player, so I think keeping him off the field and keeping our defense fresh when they get out there and they gotta chase him around and he's having those eight- or nine-second plays where he scrambles," Justin Pugh said, "they're not doing that all game long."
"Critical," Jennings said. "You want to keep your opponent's great players off the field. Unless it's an exchange for seven points. And the way to do that is to build off what we did last week."
Pugh didn't know the Super Bowl XXV Giants controlled 40:33 of the clock.
"Maybe we'll look back at that tape and check it out," Pugh said, and laughed.
Jennings had no idea either.
"That's nice. That's how you do it. You hold the football, the other team can't do nothing. Yeah, that's what we need to do," he said.
Anderson recalled how the methodical assault wore down the Bills defenders.
"You saw it by the way they were tackling," Anderson said. "It got to the point where they didn't want to hit. You could see where they weren't closing, they weren't trying to go for the kill shot, they were more cautious. They were just trying to execute the play more than they were trying to take me out. We slowed the game down so bad that when they got on the field, they had to play hurry-up."
Anderson warns that the speed of the game is faster in the playoffs.
"This time of year when you get the football, it's about ball security and trying to always think in your mind, 'I need to get 3 yards, I need to get 3 yards or more, 3 yards or more,'" he said. "That's the mindset you gotta have, not trying to make the big run, just trying to get third down manageable, so the quarterback can make a play and we can move the chains."
But 40:33?
"Our theory was, 'Don't try to get the big plays, they'll come.' Get what they give you, and don't be greedy. When the big plays present themselves, you gotta hit it, you gotta take advantage of it,' and that's what we did," Anderson said.
A bludgeoning, grind-it-out game would help Eli Manning's play-action game, at the very least.
"His arm looks just a little tired to me," Anderson said. "His zip is not where it was. I may be wrong. What do I know? I'm just an old retired running back. He'll never say that, he'll never admit to that. I think he can use some plays off where he don't need to throw the ball a whole lot. And I think if we can conserve his arm, I think we'll beat anybody that we face."