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To be honest, I don't know anywhere near as much about Illinois watches as I do about Hamiltons. But I do know Illinois was highly regarded for it's pocket watches. They also were well known for their small watch movements but they mostly supplied loose movements to jewelers, rather than having their own formally cased models.
That started to change when Illinois introduced a variety of it's own wrist watch designs in the early 1920's. Watches featured 6/0 sized movements as well as 3/0 sized pocket watch movements. Sub second registers located at the 6 or 9 position were typical options.
Illinois had an impressive lineup of wrist watches in 6/0 and 3/0 sizes by the time Hamilton acquired them in 1928. They continued to produce their own line of wristwatches well into the 1930's and introduced 12/0 sized movements that were also branded by Hamilton as the 401 movement and used in Hamilton's "explorer series" of watches (Byrd, Ericsson, Livingston, Stanley, etc.)
The only Illinois wristwatch that I have acquired (so far) is a 1928 Illinois Mate... also known as the Special Model H. So far I have resisted the temptation to purchase more, as it would be a whole new area of spare parts, etc. to learn about. However, these 1920 and 30's watches are very tempting.
The watch features an interesting barrel shaped case and uses the 3/0 size 17 jewel 307 movement. It looks very similar to a slightly smaller 6/0 sized model called the Ensign (aka Special Model B).
I really like the size of the Mate... the 3/0 movement is considerably larger than a 6/0 watch and it presents well on the wrist. Here's a couple of wrist shots of my green gold filled version. This watch was a bit of a wreck when I got it and I'm really pleased with how it turned out.


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Stehekin Valley Ranch
Our Ranch Cabins are a great hit for those who aren't ready to go the "rustic" route of the tent cabins.
Ranch Cabins are fully enclosed sleeping cabins with their own private bathroom with shower. These cabins also have electric lights, and limited outlets*. Furnished with queen and twin beds, a futon or daybed, armiore, and a table with chairs, guests find these cozy cabins to be quite comfortable.
*Our electrical system runs off of solar power and batteries. It is more than satisfactory for items such as CPAP machines, but cannot handle higher powered devices such as hairdryers. Please leave these items at home. For more information on our power system, please refer to our FAQ section.
Deposit and Cancellation Policies
We require a 50% deposit (including taxes) to hold your reservation. Contact our reservation office (1-800-536-0745), or send your deposit to:
Stehekin Valley Ranch
P.O. Box 36
Stehekin, WA 98852
Cancellation Policy:
10% of the total cost of stay is nonrefundable. 100% of deposit is nonrefundable unless we are notified in writing (email is fine) 21 days prior to your scheduled arrival. If your reservation is made less than 21 days prior to your scheduled arrival the deposit is non-refundable. Total cost of your stay plus tax is due upon your arrival. 50% of the cost of unused services will be refunded.
Travel Insurance:
We highly recommend you purchase travel insurance. Unexpected events happen, which can cause you to cancel your trip. To guard against losing your deposit, you can buy travel insurance for a small fee. If you wish to purchase travel insurance, go to TripAssure for details and to purchase.
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There's so much going on, it's been impossible to find time to write it down. We had critique groups in the morning for an hour and a half (and that time really flies), followed by a lecture. Today's lecture was from author Laura J. Mixon. Not only is she a great teacher, she's one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. She talked about the feeding and caring of the inner beast – the wordless entity that resides in all of us which helps us express ourselves. Some people call it the muse, but the beast may be a better term for it because it can be a bit wild.
After lunch, we got together for a colloquium, where something happened, but I forgot what. Then we had one-on-one sessions with an instructor for an hour. My hour was with author Steve Gould. He took a good portion of that time critiquing my story, telling me what worked and why, and what didn't work and why, and some thoughts on how to fix it. We discussed some of the other ideas brought up in my group critique, and talked about writing in general. The most significant piece of advice he gave me on my story was about the ending, and not letting the bad guy get off scott free.
I had a couple hours after that to read for Wednesday's critique session, check email and such, before supper, after which I did some critiquing and went to bed just before midnight.


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Madrid''s mortuary offers condolences via text-messageOctober 1st, 2008 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 1 (ANI): A mortuary in Madrid has come up with a unique idea of paying condolences to the family of a departed person while away via text-message.
The idea, which originated with a time saving thought in mind, was designed for those who cannot go in person to the mortuary to offer their condolences.
The method works with the M30 mortuary publishing a list daily in the local newspapers of those who have died in Madrid, and advertising the automatic service, which allows condolences to be delivered to grieving families through a mobile phone.
The system is similar to that used to contact TV reality shows.
In this case, each deceased person gets a code number, which must be included along with the text message and the keyword pesame (condolence), which is sent to a designated four-digit number.
In the list, which appeared on September 30 in the Madrid edition of El Mundo, included the names of 29 people who had died on September 29.
The texts are charged at the rate of 1.20 euros plus VAT, and the messages are either sent straight to a mobile or go to the mortuary, which hands them on.
The mortuary''s marketing manager, Jose Salvador, said messages were filtered so that nothing hurtful or tactless reached relatives.
It makes things easier for people who are far away or do not know how to contact the family, the Guardian quoted Salvador as saying. (ANI)
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App helps veterans cope with PTSD and locate nearby health centers
Dave Smith, a retired Marine and Iraq combat veteran reached his low in March 2012. He came close to committing suicide, but instead posed an anguished status update to Facebook, confessing that he was in a "downward spiral" and needed help. Within minutes, his friend Will McNulty, called Smith. A week later, McNulty and his business partners showed Smith their plan for POS REP.
POS REP (Position Report) is a free iPhone app designed to help military veterans who are in distress or need help adjusting to civilian life. Military and veteran suicides are currently at near-record levels and at least 30% of military veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan suffering from some sort of post-traumatic stress. The app helps vets find nearby health centers, emergency care and other critical services. It also connects vets with one another. It's not officially connected to the Department of Veterans Affairs, but its GPS-linked maps will give directions to nearby VA services including health clinics, job fairs, and local chapters of service organizations. "We can make sure they have access to the support that they need to succeed to prevent things like chronic homelessness and suicide down the road," said Anthony Allman, who heads the app's backers. "The basic justification of the app is absolutely sound in that social support, and especially ongoing social support, plays a key role in aiding those who are suffering," said Dr. Julia Hoffman, the VA's national director of mobile health.
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/health/la-na-military-suicides-20140817,0,5257868.story#ixzz3ArEYc2qA
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Mickey & Ebola
Every year it's like this - so much hype going in surrounding a few projects and what comes out is a dark horse surprise, none more surprising than Mickey Rourke's The Wrestler which has been the talk of TIFF and has placed Mickey in the early lead in the race for Oscar.
Yes. Mickey Rourke.
His performance is apparently so layered, so moving, and so monumental he's now becoming the new comeback story after Britney Spears...even though his face is seriously busted.
Remember when he used to be hot? Before he allegedly beat the sh-t out of Carrie Otis?
After that, Mickey was most unpopular for a long time. But for a few days at TIFF this year everybody loved Mickey Rourke. He was great on junkets, he was funny on carpets, and ....he farted at Ebola Hilton?
It's the best rumour circulating this week.
Apparently Mickey ended up at a party with Ebola and Benji Madden. All was going well...until Mickey was spotted flirting with The Disease and supposedly farted badly and Benji got so offended and incensed by the smell they two may have scuffled but if they did it was too minor to get excited about.
I prefer to focus on the flatulence that was directed at Ebola's face and the visual of it totally makes my life.
This is Mickey at the airport leaving town the other day.
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There are many misconceptions about the federal estate tax.
There is no shortage of complaints against estate taxes and there is no shortage of misconceptions about how the estate tax system actually operates but recently Yahoo! Finance cleared up some common misconceptions in "4 Things You Probably Don't Understand About Estate Taxes," including:
- Your heirs do not pay the estate tax. Any amount due is taken out of your total estate before anything is distributed to your heirs. This often lowers the amount that heirs receive.
- Each Spouse has a separate estate tax exemption. They do not share their exemptions until one of them passes away and the survivor has the option of electing to use the deceased spouse's exemption later.
- In some states your estate can be subject to a state estate tax that has different exemption rates than the federal estate tax.
- There are a few states where your heirs might have to pay a tax on their inheritance. This is called an inheritance tax and is not the same as an estate tax.
An estate planning attorney can guide you in clearing up any misconceptions you may have on the estate tax system.
Reference: Yahoo! Finance (March 28, 2016) "4 Things You Probably Don't Understand About Estate Taxes."
For more information on tax planning and estate planning, please visit my estate planning website.


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Diatomaceous Earth - The next big thing in health and well being?
Posted Friday 28th April 2017 at 2:30pm
You may have never heard of Diatomaceous Earth before, even though it's been a part of the earth's ecology for millions of years, but based on its remarkable health benefits we think it's time the word got out. Like kale and goji berries before it, Diatomaceous Earth, or DE, may very well be the next big thing in the wellness industry.
Diatomaceous earth is an all-natural product made from tiny fossilised water plants or algae called diatoms. You've probably used DE before and not even realised it. It's commonly found in pet nutrition products, sprays and products used to kill bugs, water filters, skin care products, toothpastes, foods and beverages such as beer and wine, and even in supplements and medicines.
Wait, I know what you're thinking- did they just say it's used to kill bugs and it's used in food and beverages? Yep!
DE is available in two different grades: food grade (meant to be taken internally by humans) and non-food grade (used in industrial practices). The FDA in the US lists food grade diatomaceous earth as "Generally Recognised as Safe" and it has been used in household, beauty, food and pesticide products since the 1960s.
So how does it work and what is it exactly?
DE usually comes in the form of a white powder comprised of ground up diatoms (fossilised remains of tiny aquatic organisms) and is used to naturally eliminate free radicals, viruses, insects, parasites and other harmful organisms by binding to them and drying them out. It also has the ability to improve bone mineralisation, protect joints and fight the effects of ageing.
Health Benefits
Sure, we've all heard about juice cleanses for detoxification, but DE takes detoxing to a whole new level.
Diatomaceous earth helps to eliminate unhealthy bacteria, parasites, fungi, protozoa, endotoxins, pesticides and drug residues, e-coli, heavy metals (including methyl mercury), and protein toxins produced by some intestinal infections from the body. It does this by becoming negatively charged and attracting harmful microbes, free radicals and positively charged waste and helping the body to excrete them safely.
Parasites in the stomach or digestive tract are killed by the sharp edges of the DE. These edges also help to clean the walls of the intestines to remove mucus and mould, allowing the body to absorb more of the nutrients in the foods we eat.
A small amount of DE is absorbed into the blood stream as silica. Silica works similarly to antioxidants found in high-antioxidant foods, fighting free radical damage and detoxifying the blood.
A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that silica helps eliminate heavy metals such as aluminium from the body. It can also be beneficial to bone and connective tissue and can help prevent osteoporosis.
DE health benefits include:
- Improved digestion and more regular bowel movements
- Better liver and colon functioning
- Improved detoxification and removal of heavy metals
- Stronger immune function and protection from illnesses
- Healthier looking skin, hair and nails
- Stronger bones and protection from fractures or osteoporosis
- Improved joint and ligament health
- Improved energy
Ready to try Diatomaceous Earth for yourself?
Come into TMP Organics and pick up your pack of Fossil Power Diatomaceous Earth or Supercharged Food Heal Your Gut Powder and experience the benefits for yourself.
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What is Organic?
Organic farming uses the earth's natural resources for sustainability. It emphasises appropriate land management and aims to ecologically achieve the balance between animal life, the natural environment and food crops. Organic farmers do not use pesticides, herbicides, genetically modified foods, growth promoters or hormones.
Recent reports and studies have shown an increase in food-related allergies, with many people now experiencing allergic reactions to peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, milk, eggs, soy, fish and shellfish. Food allergies involve our body's immune system, and because 70% of our immune system is found in the digestive tract, the foods that we eat and the chemicals they contain can have a significant impact on our health. When the digestive tract and immune system aren't functioning well we become vulnerable to a host of disorders, including allergies.


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This week 3 new success stories arrived with wedding photos of our couples. New couples who met on Elena's Models dating site are from the USA & Ukraine, USA & Russia, and Canada & Kazakhstan. All of them are already married.
As you can see, women from many different countries of the former Soviet Union (FSU) are placing profiles on our site and find partners.
Natalia and Gilbert's story (Ukraine, USA)
Natalia was the first to write to Gilbert. According to her, after registering on the site she was getting interest and messages from men but didn't really feel they were the guys she was looking for.
On advice from the site (we keep reiterating on the blog that people need to contact other members they like, if they want to be successful in finding a match) Natalia decided to write to some men herself.
She composed a short introduction letter about herself that she sent to several men. But she liked one of the guys so much that she wrote him a special letter and told him why she felt they might be a good match.
The next day she expected to get many responses but to her surprise the only man who answered was the one she really liked. It was Gilbert. The letter that she wrote specially for him worked.
Gilbert, too, talked to some other women on the site before. But when he started talking to his new pen pal, this connection became unique.
After 3 month the handsome American arrived to Kiev, Ukraine, to meet his new special friend. They pair liked each other in person and decided to continue the relationship.
In 1 month Natalia flew to the USA, as she already had a visitor's visa. She met her boyfriend's family and adult kids. The pair has been inseparable ever since.
What is amazing about this couple, their birthdays are on the same day! It must have been the hand of Destiny, as Ukrainian women would say.
"My story is a real example that there are soul mates," Natalia wrote in her message to Elenasmodels.com.
Can you really meet a nice guy or girl on Elena's Models?
Natalia stated that her Ukrainian girlfriends do not believe that it's possible to meet a decent man through dating foreigners.
The same sentiment we often hear from ladies reading our blog. Russian and Ukrainian women often think that it's "extremely rare" for girls dating foreigners to find a partner for life. For some reason, both sides, men and women, think it's something extraordinary when two people like each other and want to be together.
But we know that every day there are 60-70 thousand communications go back and forth on the site. 100-200 new users join daily. If you meet someone you genuinely like, it's worth it.
Especially for the people who struggle to find someone they find attractive locally. Just think about it, there are hardly 100-200 single people in your local area every day whom you can meet. Women who list their profiles on Elena's Models are ready to relocate and want something serious. This makes potential prospects of a relationship much stronger, if you are seeking to settle down with someone and not just play around.
So, if you want a partner for life, give it a go. It has worked for many people before you, and it can work for you, too.
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Barefoot, she enters my room and lies in bed next to me on my left
side. I hear the soft jingle of the cheap bracelets about her wrists
and ankles. Predawn dark, I am just awake from a dream or
sequence of dreams:
Donkeys–they seem to have been abused–a mother and foal
edging ahead in the lunatic traffic; a dark-skinned teenage boatman
on the Ganga in the predawn with eroded fingers, as though from
leprosy; an untouchable woman tiny as a child, on the burning ghat,
but away from the pyre, lying folded on the red stone with her
extended hand grasping her empty alms pail.
I can't see the woman in my arms; she feels small. We embrace
gently, then tightly, our bodies hard against each other, our faces
flush. My hands move up and down her back and shoulders, which
feel thin, almost transparent. Her spine feels knotty from her neck to
the small of her back. Her face is thin, but her lips are full, firm, I feel
her breathing softl, irregularly near my ear. Her face gives off a
subtle tamarind scent.
We stop moving our hands up and down our backs at the same
time. I am back in the dream of the tiny untouchable woman on the
burning ghat, her face hidden in her tattered sari, her body folded on
the red broken stone like a child with her thin left arm extended, her
small brown fingers holding the empty alms pail. I am sitting on a
backless stone bench facing the smoke with my legs crossed and a
notebook on my lap.
I stand and move to her, kneeling to drop rupees into her pail, when
she pulls me down, or I fall of my own accord. Facing the fire, lying
next to her, I take her in my arms.
I am awake, we are in each other's arms. I can't tell whether she fell
asleep as I did. I move my hand to her head; her hair is thick and
long, though unkempt. It smells of musk.
As I stroke her head she puts her tiny calloused hand on my hand
moving with my hand as it strokes.
A macaque is grunting outside the window. I stop stroking her head.
We are on the ghat facing the flames in each other's arms.
She holds me tight, but with the diminished strength of a small child.
Still I cannot separate myself.
Pilgrims pass by. Hindus, non-Hindus. We hear their chit-chat.
They step over or around us without noticing us. Someone notices
us long enough to drop a coin in her tin pail. We seem to have
moved closer to the smoking corpses.
But now I am driving an old tuk-tuk with some difficulty; we are
crossing the River Ganga, west to east, on a suspension bridge
erected by the colonizing Brits.
East of the Ganga is a wide sandbar, officially empty so that the
sacred sunrise can be witnessed by humans on the ghats. About
halfway is an unexpected gap in the bridge and we are forced to
deviate through tiny impoverished hamlets on rocky paths.
The humans, black and barefoot, Untouchables, live in crude
cardboard shanties. Naked toddlers frolic in the dirt and mud. The
paths are so narrow and rocky that the tuk-tuk can barely
Finally we get to the wide sandbar on the east side of the Ganga.
We can see the burning ghats across the river. Erected on the
sandbar slightly to the north is a makeshift temple; I hear chanting to
Lord Rama.
She touches me on the arm and gestures to the temple. I
understand that this is where she worships and back there in one of
the shanties is where she lived or lives.
We are in the room in each other's arms. It is dark. The macaques
are grunting outside the window. A dog is howling. We are in the
dream, tightly embraced on the red stone while somehow moving
closer to the flames of the burning ghat which continues day and
night. India is vastly overpopulated; there is always another Hindu to
cremate. But if you are low-caste you have to wait your turn in the
grim hospice overlooking the ghat.
Her tiny calloused hand is touching my face tenderly, inquisitively.
My forehead, nose, ears. She strokes my beard, my hair. I hear her
soft breathing. We are embracing again, tightly, as if wanting to melt
into each other.
We are on the pyre at last together.


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The Beetle was on top of my header!
I think, Nuffnang was doing good work and quick too.
Apa tidaknya, last week I just blog about Vw event yang super owsem, sampai my husband and I dapat buat photo shoot sampai 7 keping. Printed ya. Hehe.
And the owsem part I can download the softcopy of those photo from the net! Yeay!
So here I share the link to those whom wanted to download your pix! J Super easy.
Just fill up the Unique ID - press ENTER.
Ok back to the story.
Last week I have blog about pre and after event have been held.
Pre event >> HERE
After event >> HERE
Ok, now enjoy the pics that I mention above.
Sediaaaa mula!
"Postcard" as per mention in the previous post. :)
These are the hasil. teeheehehe
And I think this was the best shoot kot.
Ini yang I downloaded dari link yang I bg kat atas tu.
Super clear kan?
hurm.. tak sia-sia I pegi.. :p
Masa this event ni I rasa the little tiny dah wujud in my womb. :) See the buncitness of my perot.
LOL! malu i!


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FANDOM: Doctor Who (2005)
AUTHOR: Me/ChellusAuglerie/TempusDominus10, etc
TITLE: Wish Right Now
GENRE: Romance, Angst, Spiritual
CHARACTERS: the Eleventh Doctor, River Song, Jack Harkness
PAIRING/S: River Song/the Doctor
WARNING/S: none
SPOILERS: again, possibly everything.
DISCLAIMER: I own what I own. Which isn't much.
AUTHORS NOTE: again, following the theme of apotheosis I so enjoy. Cheers!
SUMMARY: Catastrophe. Who will survive, and how?
The blow shatters bones of metal and glass.
This will not do; his ribcage is crushed.
The Nightmare Child rushes to fill the gap.
I stand between Creation and the Child, weeping in my bloody dress.
And then I smile.
Because I live in Hope.
I draw myself up and laugh at the consuming maw.
Jack Harkness stands beside me, waiting.
His faithful herald, looking for the miracle.
I breathe his Name along with mine.
Gold flutters.
And here it comes.
I remember him; his smile fills my world.
Yeshua's wings outshine the Darkness.
We are not alone.


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Thomson Impression
Thomson Impression is the latest residential development in District 20. It comes with 99 years of leasehold and is expected to be completed in 2019. The project will be built with 288 condo units ranging from 1-4 bedrooms to cater spatial needs of both individual and family residents. On its completion, the units of this development will come to life in elegance and convenience. Appliances found in the units of this development are well-selected top notch brands made with quality.
Thomson Impression is all about having the right amenities at the right places. For one, it is a neighbor to two most upcoming MRT stations in the area. The location is also travelled by multiple bus routes. Shopping malls and other lifestyle establishments are also very accessible from this point. The Thomson area is also popular for its lively dining section where a plethora of food shops line up just along the road. What is more thrilling is that the project found its location where serenity is almost at the arms length as residents enjoy an afternoon stroll at Ang Mo Kio Park.
This development is not a place where boredom is. Not only that is surrounded by establishments where fun is, its full condo facilities will also let the residents enjoy a weekend at home.
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|Thomson Impression
|Nanshan group
|Lorong Puntong
|99 years
|Type of Property
|Total Units
|Unit Mixes
Transportation. Traveling is made easier for residents of this project. Two MRT stations are expected to connect the area into different points of the city. The bus interchange in the area will also be great alternative for commuting residents while those with cars may take SLE, CTE and PIE to access other places.
Shopping. Shopping will never be a question, too. Sin Ming and Thomson Plazas are just nearby. Junction 8 and Balestier Plaza are just among the shopping options close to this residential development.
Schools. Schools like Ang Mo Kio Primary School, Anderson Primary, Ang Mo kio Secondary, Whitley Secondary School, Raffles Institution, Anderson Junior College, Nanyang Polytechnic and CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School are located adjacent to the Thomson Impression.
Thomson Impression is built with luxurious full condominium facilities. Swimming pools for the kids and adults are available, a lobby for the guests and new arrivals, Jacuzzi, sun deck, indoor gym, a dining pavilion, meditation area, BBQ pavilion, and many other more that make weekends, summer and any other time of the year filled with fun and activities.
Why Thomson Impression?
- Great location at a highly-sought after area.
- Just of minutes of walk from the upcoming MRT stations.
- Located close to various shopping malls and other establishments.
- Great launching price
- Potential capital appreciation


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Approximately 80% of Utah's population lives in the Salt Lake City area, leaving much of the rest of the state sparsely populated. Tourism is a major industry here; Utah is well-known for its outdoor and recreational activities, with many national parks, monuments, ski resorts, and forests throughout the state.
Mining activities, including petroleum, coal, copper, gold, silver, and other minerals and fuels, are also important segments of Utah's economy. An estimated two-thirds of Utah residents are Mormons, making it the most religiously homogeneous state, which has a significant impact on Utah culture.
Within Utah, there is no sales tax collected on most coins, paper currency, and precious metals. Under state law, a sales tax exemption covers the sale of "Currency or coinage that is legal tender of the United States or of a foreign nation," and "Sales of an ingot, bar, medallion or decorative coin containing at least 50 percent gold, silver or platinum that is not legal tender of any nation" (http://tax.utah.gov/forms/pubs/pub-25.pdf).
Note that this exemption does not include certain numismatic collectibles, such as tokens, which are not legal tender and not comprised of precious metals. Items that do not qualify for the exemption incur sales tax. The state sales tax rate is 4.7%, though there are often local taxes bringing the total tax rate as high as 8.35% in some areas.
In 2011, Utah passed a law making gold and silver official legal tender. U.S. Mint-issued gold and silver coins (such as the American Eagle) have been defined as currency, rather than assets. As a result, sales of such items are no longer subject to Utah's 7% capital gains tax or any other state taxes. This is an important consideration for Utah precious metal investors, and may influence which bullion products they choose at local coin shops.
If you are looking for coin shops in specific cities located in the state of Utah be sure to check out our other local directory pages:
Below is a list of local precious metals dealers in Utah, including directions to each local shop.
Founded in 1966, Rust Rare Coin is a Salt Lake City coin dealer renowned as coin industry experts. They offer appraisals, and carry an extensive selection of U.S. and foreign coins, paper currency, and precious metals. Their specialties include high-grade U.S. coins and historical Mormon currency, and many of their items can be purchased online.
Rust Rare Coin also buys gold, silver, and coins from individuals. Buy and sell prices for many popular forms of bullion can be found on their website.
252 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 363-4014
Olympus Gold and Rare Coins carries gold and silver U.S. and world coins, along with rare coins and precious metal bullion. Their growing inventory is backed by an authenticity guarantee and 5-day return policy. An American Numismatic Association member, Olympus Gold and Rare Coins will work to track down elusive coins or help new investors learn more about coin collecting.
3161 South 700 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
(801) 859-4752
Founded in 1984, American Coin specializes in buying and selling U.S. coins, especially gold and silver coinage. Many of their coins, as well as a selection of fine jewelry, can be found on eBay. American Coin believes that every investor or collector should be able to make an informed decision, and works to educate buyers and sellers about their coins. They publish a price list online with buy prices for many gold and silver coins.
1170 S. State St
Orem, UT 84097
(801) 235-9090
Monarch Coin specializes in gold and silver coinage, such as American Silver Eagles, 40% and 90% silver US coins, Krugerrands, Canadian Maples Leafs, and privately-minted silver bars. Current buy and sell prices and premiums for the most popular gold and silver bullion products can be found on their website. Monarch Coin does offer a discount for bulk purchases, beginning at 200 ounces of silver or 10 ounces of gold.
211 East 3900 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
(801) 262-5874
Legacy Rare Coins specializes in high-grade modern and vintage coins. Their selection includes U.S. and world coins, along with bullion coins and bars, especially the American Eagle in gold and silver.
Legacy has a particularly wide selection of early U.S. coins and currency, as well as graded coins. Many of their coins can be purchased online. Legacy Rare Coins also buys all U.S. coins, bullion, and scrap gold.
4431 Commerce Dr
Murray, UT 84107
(866) 777-2060
Also browse the gold and silver mints local to Utah. Some of these mints offer retail products, while others are wholesale only.
Regency Mint produces gold, silver, and copper rounds and bars. Their products are eligible for precious metal IRAs. Also known as Quality Silver Bullion, this mint produces silver bars and rounds in various sizes from 1/10 ounce to 10 ounces, each .999 fine silver, with classic Liberty, Buffalo, and Morgan-inspired designs.
222 W. Center St. #1543
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Rugby is a winter sport played during Terms 2 & 3 (April - September). It is a very popular sport with multiple teams being represented in each age group. The school has 6 rugby fields and coaching is of a high standard. Matches are played every Saturday morning with lots of healthy rivalry between the local schools.
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Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson have scored a seventh week at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with Uptown Funk.
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Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney's FourFiveSeconds jumps into the top five at four and Maroon 5's Sugar slides a spot to five.
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift has two hits in the top 10 - her former seven-week number one Blank Space drops to seven, while her new song Style jumps up eight spots to 10.


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Minnesota Results First completed a one-year follow up survey of legislative, county, and executive decision makers to gather opinions on the importance, satisfaction and usefulness of evidence in budget and policy decisions. Almost all survey respondents would find benefit-cost analysis useful in decision making (96%), and indicate having good information about program effectiveness is very important (94%). Yet, only a small percentage are very satisfied with the information on program effectiveness they currently have access to (20%).
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This past Thursday, Natasia and I decided we needed a good ol' fashioned Chinese takenout & movie night for ourselves. I picked up the food after work and met her at home. We decided to watch The Last Action Hero. Neither of us had seen it. It came out around the time that I moved to Germany. I remember having an Arnold action figure from the movie and always wondered how it was (you know, because Arnold is so rangy).
Verdict: it was super enjoyable for 90's action movie fans like us. Everything from the self-aware, gratuitous explosions to the tongue-in-cheek look at action movie cliches to Arnold's PUNishing one-liners had us laughing with glee in between bites of orange beef and shrimp lo mein. This is one of those movies that I feel is more of a gem now than when it was released and is a total love song for kids of the 80s and 90s who love their cheesy action flicks.


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Malayalam superstar Mohanlal became popular in Telugu with the films Janatha Garage, Manamantha, Manyam Puli etc. The actors super hit Malayalam film Run Baby Run is dubbed in Telugu and will be released here as Black Money. Syed Nizamuddin is releasing the film in Telugu under the banner of Majin Movie Makers.The film Black Moneys censor formalities have been completed and it is awarded with U certificate. The makers are looking for right time to release Black Money in Telugu states. Directed by noted filmmaker Joshi, the action comedy thriller has the gorgeous Amala Paul playing female lead opposite Mohanlal.Black Money is set in the backdrop of news media, has Mohanlal playing the role of a channel cameraman and Amala Paul that of a senior editor Renuka. The story traces their relationship and professional conflicts. The film was one of the highest grossed Malayalam films. Ratheesh Vegha has scored music, while RD Rajasekhar cranked camera and Vennelakanti penned dialogues for Telugu version.


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If you have driven past our new Belmont or Royal Bay secondary schools, there's no doubt you saw a lot of trucks and workers around each site. With just three months to go, work on the two sites is at full speed. Most of the siding is up and classrooms are starting to set up. …
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Melt butter in a large Dutch oven. Add onion; cook over medium heat 20 to 25 minutes or until golden, stirring frequently. Add sugar, salt, and pepper; stir well. Add flour; cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Gradually add water, beef broth, and consomme. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes. Stir in Cognac and Worcestershire sauce.
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Place 8 ovenproof soup bowls on a baking sheet; ladle soup evenly into bowls. Top each with a slice of French bread. Place cheese slices evenly over bread, and sprinkle evenly with Parmesan cheese. Broil 5 1/2 inches from heat (with electric oven door partially opened) 5 minutes or until cheese melts. Serve immediately.
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The people in Africa Travel Association are going to safari the different tourist sites in Uganda as they are to arrive before the congress. This will help them market the sites to their followers so as to attract more tourists on Uganda safari. These will also advise Uganda on what to chance so as to make Uganda a tourist destination hence more Uganda safaris.
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Travel money cans me a misunderstood conc4ept for a variety of people. Here are few tips which will help you understand what exactly travel money is and how to take the best advantage out of it.
When you are traveling it is always best to use a mixed wallet. A mixed wallet is just a mixture of currencies of different types. If you keep all the currency in the local format, then it gets hard to carry all the cash around with you. Hence it is best if you card made up of pre-paid currency deals along with your usual credit/debit cards. This also enables you to make sure that if you get robbed or you lose your possessions you won't be cashless.
Keep a variety of cards with you. It is always a safe bet to care multiple cards with your budget distributed among them. This firstly helps in making sure that you are able to save up some cash in case of pick pockets or thievery. Also ensure that you do not keep all the cards in the place. Distribute them among your wallet and your bags so that you are at least left with one of them even if you lose your belongings or your wallet.
There are a number of travel money providers, credit card options as well as pre-paid card options which will help you to shop around since there are many financial products available and you also get the best deals available.
Never use your bank or building society to buy travel money. There are a number of online providers which provide you with free delivery for foreign currency. These providers will often not charge any commission and the spread that they give you over the exchange rate is significantly less that a high street provider.
Pre-paid cards have more or less been around for the past decade and have gone a long way towards retiring traveler's cheques. One of the most effective advantages of using prepaid cards is that even if you end up losing the card there are a number of providers who will provide you with a full refund of the amount you had left in your card at the time of losing it.
Understand the charges before you start the trip. Various countries have different expenditure rates as well as interest rates. You may just be stuck with a rate you didn't imagine and run short of cash.
With Cash Exchange at an all-time high it is nowadays insanely easy to hit a foreign country and keep exchanging currencies as you go. There are totally leva exchange offices which give you the standard value at the time of the exchange so that you do not get cheated. They will however deduct a small fee for the service. Travel money should be planned and kept safely. If you follow the above mentioned tips while traveling you will not face a great deal of problems since these are the points which most ardent travelers leave out at times.
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It's hard to say what that does, because pretty much every laptop has it's own special power connector. I can say that usually pins like you describe are used as ground pins. Not strictly needed, but they help to regulate the flow of power to the system. Ask an electrician if you want a more detailed explanation than that.
You should contact Acer about acquiring a replacement power transformer for the laptop. In the mean time, I would use the existing one sparingly. If possible, I would just shut the laptop off, and leave it that way until a replacement transformer can be obtained.
The bottom round prong for my wifes laptop broke off but tried and it is still keeping computer fully charged. We are sort of newbies. What is the round prong for? I'm pretty sure it is not safe so would have to get a new plug in for it and does it have to be from same company? It is an Acer aspire 3000 series. Thanks.


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Daniel Henrion and Vincent Procaccio
Team members :
Daniel Henrion, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Vincent Procaccio, M.D., Ph.D.
Julie Favre, Ph.D., post-doctoral researcher
Linda Grimaud, assistant-engineer
Anne-laure Guihot, assistant-engineer
Emmanuel Guivarc'h, PhD student
Chronic changes in blood flow (shear stress) occur in physiological (growth, pregnancy, exercise) and pathological conditions (post-ischemic revascularization). Changes in flow induce a remodeling aimed at normalizing wall shear stress. This remodeling requires an initial inflammatory response, oxidative stress and the production of NO. Peroxynitrite activate MMPs and matrix degradation.
We have shown that this remodeling does not occur in aging although this defect is reversible using a vasodilator treatment. We are now investigating flow-mediated remodeling in resistance arteries in aging in association with obesity and diabetes, which are more currently occurring in older subjects, and, in addition, the frequency of these disorders is dramatically increasing worldwide.
We have discovered that high-flow remodeling decreases with age in male rats and is absent after 12 months. High-flow remodeling is absent in young diabetic rats but preserved in obese 12-month-old rats due to the production of COX-2-derivared prostacycline. Nevertheless, in both diabetic and obese rats, endothelium (NO)-mediated dilation decreases in arteries submitted chronically to high blood flow instead of increasing as seen in healthy animals. In diabetic rats, the activation of MMPs by peroxinitrites is severely reduced, thus preventing digestion of the extracellular matrix and consequently diameter expansion. Nevertheless, a chronic treatment with the AGEs breaker ALT711 restored high flow-mediated remodeling and, in part, endothelium-mediated dilation. The effect of diabetes on high-flow-mediated remodeling in depicted below.
More recently we have shown that estrogens preserve flow-mediated remodeling in old rats. Indeed, uterine arteries have been shown to undergo rapid and extensive remodeling during each cycle and during pregnancy. Estradiol also plays a key role in endothelial repair after injury. In addition, women are better protected from cardiovascular diseases, an advantage lost after menopause. Our recent findings show that the endothelial estrogen receptor alpha (ERa) plays a key role in flow-mediated outward remodeling of small resistance arteries and that this effect is lost after a prolonged ovariectomy. Indeed, maintaining flow-mediated outward remodeling in women could be essential for a better drug management. Antihypertensive treatments might be more efficient with fewer medications thus minimizing the side effects, which remain important with multi-drug therapies.
Recent studies have shown the presence of estrogen receptors in mitochondria and suggested that estradiol alters mitochondrial function. We have demonstrated that in vivo estrogen replacement at physiological doses leads to increased levels of key mitochondrial proteins, such as cytochrome C, mitochondrial transcription factors and antioxidant enzymes, in cerebral blood vessels of ovariectomized female rats.
Project supported by the "Fondation de France" (FDF, 2011-2013).
Collaborations: Pr. JF Arnal (INSERM U1048, Toulouse) ; Pr S Duckles and Pr D Krause (University of California, Irvine)
- Petit M, Guihot AL, Grimaud L, Vessieres E, Toutain B, Menet MC, Nivet-Antoine V, Arnal JF, Loufrani L, Procaccio V, Henrion D. Resveratrol Improved Flow-Mediated Outward Arterial Remodeling in Ovariectomized Rats with Hypertrophic Effect at High Dose. PLoS One. 2016 Jan 6;11(1):e0146148.
- Gueguen N, Desquiret-Dumas V, Leman G, Chupin S, Baron S, Nivet-Antoine V, Vessières E, Ayer A, Henrion D, Lenaers G, Reynier P, Procaccio V. Resveratrol Directly Binds to Mitochondrial Complex I and Increases Oxidative Stress in Brain Mitochondria of Aged Mice. PLoS One. 2015 Dec 18;10(12):e0144290.
- Tarhouni K, Guihot AL, Vessieres E, Procaccio V, Grimaud L, Abraham P, Lenfant F, Arnal JF, Favre J, Loufrani L, Henrion D. Estrogens are needed for the improvement in endothelium-mediated dilation induced by a chronic increase in blood flow in rat mesenteric arteries. Vascul Pharmacol. 2016 ; 80:35-42.
- Leman G, Gueguen N, Desquiret-Dumas V, Kane MS, Wettervald C, Chupin S, Chevrollier A, Lebre AS, Bonnefont JP, Barth M, Amati-Bonneau P, Verny C, Henrion D, Bonneau D, Reynier P, Procaccio V. Assembly defects induce oxidative stress in inherited mitochondrial complex I deficiency. Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2015; 65:91-103.
- Bedarida T, Baron S, Vibert F, Ayer A, Henrion D, Thioulouse E, Marchiol C, Beaudeux JL, Cottart CH, Nivet-Antoine V. Resveratrol Decreases TXNIP mRNA and Protein Nuclear Expressions With an Arterial Function Improvement in Old Mice. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2015 Jun 3. pii: glv071.
- Abot A, Fontaine C, Buscato M, Solinhac R, Flouriot G, Fabre A, Drougard A, Rajan S, Laine M, Milon A, Muller I, Henrion D, Adlanmerini M, Valéra MC, Gompel A, Gerard C, Péqueux C, Mestdagt M, Raymond-Letron I, Knauf C, Ferriere F, Valet P, Gourdy P, Katzenellenbogen BS, Katzenellenbogen JA, Lenfant F, Greene GL, Foidart JM, Arnal JF. The uterine and vascular actions of estetrol delineate a distinctive profile of estrogen receptor α modulation, uncoupling nuclear and membrane activation. EMBO Mol Med. 2014;6:1328-46
- Tarhouni K, Freidja ML, Guihot AL, Vessieres E, Grimaud L, Toutain B, Lenfant F, Arnal JF, Loufrani L, Henrion D. Role of estrogens and age in flow-mediated outward remodeling of rat mesenteric resistance arteries. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2014 ; 307, H504-H514
- Tarhouni K, A.L. Guihot, E. Vessières, B. Toutain, V. Procaccio, L Grimaud, L. Loufrani, F. Lenfant, JF. Arnal, D. Henrion. Determinants of flow-mediated outward remodeling in female rodents: respective roles of age, estrogens and timing. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2014 ;34:1281-9.
- Adlanmerini M, Solinhac R, Abot A, Fabre A, Raymond-Letron I, Guihot AL, Boudou F, Sautier L, Vessières E, Kim SH, Lière P, Fontaine C, Krust A, Chambon P, Katzenellenbogen JA, Gourdy P, Shaul PW, Henrion D, Arnal JF, Lenfant F. Mutation of the palmitoylation site of estrogen receptor α in vivo reveals tissue-specific roles for membrane versus nuclear actions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014;111:E283-90.
- Tarhouni K, Freidja ML, Guihot AL, Vessieres E, Grimaud L, Toutain B, Lenfant F, Arnal JF, Loufrani L, Henrion D. Role of estrogens and age in flow-mediated outward remodeling of rat mesenteric resistance arteries. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2014 Jun 13.
- Dumont O, Kauffenstein G, Guihot AL, Guérineau NC, Abraham P, Loufrani L, Henrion D. Time-related alteration in flow- (shear stress-) mediated remodeling in resistance arteries from spontaneously hypertensive rats. Int J Hypertens. 2014;2014:859793.
- Freidja ML, Vessieres E, Toutain B, Guihot AL, Custaud MA, Loufrani L, Fassot C, Henrion D. AGEs breaking and antioxidant treatment improves endothelium-dependent dilation without effect on flow-mediated remodeling of resistance arteries in old Zucker diabetic rats. Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2014;13:55.
- Vessieres E, Belin de Chantemèle EJ, Toutain B, Guihot AL, Jardel A, Loufrani L, Henrion D. COX-2-derived prostanoids and oxidative stress additionally reduce endothelium-mediated relaxation in old type 2 diabetic rats. PLOS One, 8(7):e68217.
- Vessieres E, Belin de Chantemèle EJ, Toutain B, Guihot AL, Jardel A, Loufrani L, Henrion D. Cyclooxygenase-2-derived prostanoids reduce inward arterial remodeling induced by blood flow reduction in old obese Zucker rat mesenteric arteries. Vasc. Pharmacol. 2013 ; 58:356-62.
- Tarhouni K, Guihot AL, Freidja ML, Toutain B, Henrion B, Baufreton C, Pinaud F, Procaccio V, Grimaud L, Ayer A, Loufrani L, Lenfant F, Arnal JF, Henrion D. Key Role of Estrogens and Endothelial Estrogen Receptor α in Blood Flow-Mediated Remodeling of Resistance Arteries. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2013;33:605-11.
- Freidja ML, Tarhouni K, Toutain B, Fassot-Lucht C, Loufrani L, Henrion D. The AGE-Breaker ALT-711 Restores High Blood Flow-Dependent Remodeling in Mesenteric Resistance Arteries in a Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes. 2012 61:1562-72.
- Freidja ML, Toutain B, Caillon A, Desquiret V, Lambert D, Loufrani L, Procaccio V, Henrion D. Heme Oxygenase 1 Is Differentially Involved in Blood Flow-Dependent Arterial Remodeling: Role of Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Nitric Oxide. Hypertension. 2011, 58:225-31.
- Freidja ML, Vessières E, Desquiret V, Guihot AL, Toutain B, Jardel A, Procaccio V, Henrion D. Heme oxygenase-1 induction restores high-blood-flow-dependent remodelling and endothelial function in mesentericarteries of old rats J. Hypertens, 2011, 29:102-12.
- Cousin M, Custaud MA, Baron-Menguy C, Toutain B, Dumont O, Guihot AL, Vessières E, Subra JF, Henrion D, Loufrani L, Role of Angiotensin II in the Remodeling Induced by a Chronic Increase in Flow in Rat Mesenteric Resistance Arteries. Hypertension, 2010;55:109-15.
- Retailleau K, Belin De Chantemele EJ, Vessieres E, Dumont O, Guihot AL, Toutain B, Henrion D, Loufrani L. Reactive oxygen species and cyclooxygenase-2-derived thromboxane A2 reduce AT2R vasorelaxation in diabetic rat resistance arteries, Hypertension, 2010;55:339-44.
- Belin de Chantemele EJ, Vessieres E, Guihot AL, Toutain B, Loufrani L, Henrion D. Cyclooxygenase-2 preserves flow-mediated remodelling in old obese Zucker rat mesenteric arteries. Cardiovasc Res. 2010;81:788-96.
- Baron-Menguy C, Toutain B, Cousin M, Dumont O, AL, Vessières E, Subra JF, Custaud MA, Loufrani L, Henrion D. Involvement of angiotensin II in the remodeling induced by a chronic decrease in blood flow in rat mesenteric resistance arteries. Hypertens. Res. 2010; 33:857-66.
- Lund N, Henrion D, Tiede P, Ziche M, Schunkert H, Ito WD. Vimentin expression influences flow dependent VASP phosphorylation and regulates cell migration and proliferation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2010;395:401-6.
- Vessieres E, Belin de Chantemèle EJ, Toutain B, Guihot AL, Jardel A, Loufrani L, Henrion D. Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition restored endothelium-mediated relaxation in old obese Zucker rat mesenteric arteries. Front Physiol. 2010 Nov 2;1:145.
- Belin de Chantemèle EJ, Vessières E, Guihot AL, Toutain B, Maquignau M, Loufrani L, Henrion D.Type 2 diabetes severely impairs structural and functional adaptation of rat resistance arteries to chronic changes in blood flow. Cardiovasc Res. 2009;81:788-96.
- Belin De Chantemele EJ, Vessieres E, Dumont O, Guihot AL, Toutain B, Loufrani L, Henrion D. Reactive Oxygen Species Are Necessary for High Flow (Shear Stress)-induced Diameter Enlargement of Rat Resistance Arteries. Microcirculation. 2009;16:391-402.
- Dumont O, Pinaud F, Guihot AL, Baufreton C, Loufrani L, Henrion D. Alteration in flow (shear stress)-induced structural and functional remodeling in rat resistance arteries with aging: improvement by a treatment with hydralazine. Cardiovasc. Res. 2008;77:600-608.
- Dumont O, Loufrani L, Henrion D. Key role of the NO-pathway and MMP-9 in high blood flow-induced remodeling of rat resistance arteries. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007, 27:317-324.
- Bouvet C, Belin de Chantemèle E, Guihot AL, Vessières E, Bocquet A, Dumont O, Jardel A, Loufrani L, Moreau P, Henrion D. Flow-induced remodeling in resistance arteries from obese Zucker rats is associated with endothelial dysfunction. Hypertension 2007;50:248-54.
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The Canadian Cheer Union is, once again, looking for Canada's best to represent our country at the 2018 ICU Junior World Championships in Orlando, Florida.
Our Junior National Teams had a very successful year in 2017 with All-Girl Advanced team winning GOLD Medals and Co-ed Advanced team winning SILVER Medals.
Teams can be formed from ANY Club, School, Group or Region in Canada. There will be no preference given to All-Star Clubs or School teams, regionally representative teams or those from one organization.
We would like to ask that the Team Canada Junior Program, and the potential formation of regional teams, does NOT become a recruiting tool between cheer clubs. We are very proud of the fact that the Team Canada movement has been bringing our Canadian Cheer Community together for the past 9 years and we are not interested in this program being exploited for the purposes of recruitment.
Gym Owners — please cooperate with other gyms and please, ensure that your coaches, athletes and parents understand the ramifications of overt recruitment.
If forced to do so, unscrupulous recruiting practices may result in negative consideration by the adjudication committee
Division Eligibility:
As a direct result of winning the Gold medal in All-Girl Advanced (L4) in 2017, the Junior team representing Canada in 2018 must compete at the Elite level in 2018 (L5)
We are, therefore, looking for:
- All-Girl Elite (Level 5)
- Co-ed Advanced or Elite (Level 4 or 5)
Team Composition and Age Eligibility
- Teams must be comprised of a minimum of 16 and a maximum of 24 athletes
- Between 12yrs old and 16yrs within the year of the event (ie: 2018)
- Co-ed teams may have a maximum of 16 male athletes
- Teams will be required to have alternates / substitutes
Video Submissions and Adjudication Process
In the interest of identifying teams with potential, there will be a 2-part submission process:
#1 – Initial Application and Submission of Skills Video
- Complete Application form before 11:59pm on December 1, 2017
- CCU application form will be available October 1st
- Submit $500 Application Fee
- Credited toward Team Canada Apparel Package Fees for selected teams
- Complete Roster including alternates / substitutes
- Team leader must confirm all athletes are age eligible
- ONLY athletes who are intended to be competing should be on roster.
- Provide link to "Private" YouTube Video for Adjudication
Skills Video should include:
- 30 Second Cheer Component
- Use of props is permitted but not required
- Two Stunt Sequences showing full team skills
- Please include at least 2 body positions
- Pyramid Sequence showing the following:
- 2 Structures plus 3 Level Specific Skills
- 2 Full Team Basket Toss Sequences
- Standing Tumbling Sequence showing team skills
- Running Tumbling Sequence showing team skills
General Suggestions for video submissions
- Please edit together segments but NO EDITING is permitted within segments
- Show only your best skills
- Ensure all skills are performed on a cheer mat only — not a spring floor
- NO soundtrack music PLEASE.
- Total Video length should be less than 5 minutes,
- after 5 minutes, the video will be stopped
As was done for the 2017 Video Adjudication, an impartial judging panel will be assembled and will be comprised of a minimum of 7 judges from across the country. This panel will include recommended judges from Provincial Associations and industry leaders to fairly and transparently judge all videos submitted. The goal of the first video judging will be to narrow the field by selecting the top THREE teams per category.
All teams will be advised of results by December 8th, 2017
#2 – Submission of Routine Video – Top 3 teams in each category
- Complete Video to be uploaded before 11:59pm on January 15, 2018
- Confirm Roster including alternates / substitutes
- Identify any changes since 1st video submission
- ONLY athletes/alternates who are intended to be competing should be on roster.
Video should include:
- Full Routine — which complies with ICU requirements
- 30 second Cheer Section
- 2:30 max Routine with Music
Provide link to "Private" YouTube Video for Adjudication
General Suggestions for video submissions
- Routine Choreography should follow ICU requirements and style
- Show only your best skills with a level of mastery — clean and solid
- Ensure all skills are performed on a cheer mat only
- Ensure entire routine is visible in video
- judges can only judge what they can see
- Total Video length should be less than 4 minutes,
- after 4 minutes, the video will be stopped
- Confirm Roster including alternates / substitutes
- Identify any changes since 1st video submission
- ONLY athletes and alternates who are intended to be competing should be on roster.
Judging will be completed by January 22nd and teams notified by January 26th, 2018
The judging criteria that will be used by the CCU Junior National Adjudication Committee for both Video Submissions will be the ICU Junior Worlds Scoring criteria.
The details of the scoring breakdown by category can be found here: Junior Worlds Info
Following the selection of our two Team Canada Junior National Teams, these teams will receive support and advice from CCU officials and ICU judging experts from within Canada. Please know that while some logistical support and advice will be provided regarding the trip to Florida, the travel arrangements and all other aspects of the trip will be the responsibility of the teams.
Good luck to all — and please play nice!
We look forward to receiving amazing videos from all parts of Canada.


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Life sure is interesting, isn't it? I have the hardest time sitting still and listening to what God wants me to do in my life. Like a really hard time. Sometimes I am thankful I am not a person who is content with a life without challenge, and there are other times I just kick myself for not having more patience. In the end, though, I am thankful for the strength, lessons, experiences I have gained through it all.
When I was growing up I knew very strongly that the one thing that would make me feel like I had success in this life was to have a healthy, happy family. I wanted to break chains I had grown up with and create something I did not have. Here I am, years later and, after raising my son alone for 8 years, I am remarried and have this brand new opportunity to create just that. It is easier said than done for me. I am far too used to paving my own way. It is a learning curve, to say the least, to let go of my fierce independence enough to do this. But I am determined.
And so…here I am, in the midst of closing down the fitness studio I started this past summer in hopes of continuing on with my passion of helping people live healthier lives. Ironic that in these past 6 months I have been more stressed out than perhaps ever. The hardest part has been that I am not even able to focus on what I want to focus on in this field. I HATE disappointing people. So much so that I often put myself in a position that isn't good for me. Well that is another chain I am breaking.
I am sad to let go of this, but overjoyed to embrace what God has in store for me and my family. I hope to inspire people to follow their dreams and that means going back to the drawing board when it is necessary. That takes guts my friends. I have had to battle hard to get to this point and I am proud to move forward in a direction that is not taking away from the most important things in my life.
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Sydney: St.Thomas Indian Orthodox Church celebrated the feast of St. Gregorios of Parumala vibrantly. Holy Qurbana was conducted on November 2nd by the Vicar Rev.Fr.Thomas Varghese, followed by the retreat by Rev.Fr.Babu Kurien. Evening prayer and procession followed. On November 3rd,Holy Qurbana was offered by Rev.Fr.Babu Kurien followed by the intercessory prayer and blessings. Rev.Fr.Thomas Varghese and the committee members gave the leadership to the feast.
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Sept. 12 8:35 AM Budget, Golf, Fall Social
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Bridging the East-West Divide Is Key to Solving Transportation Crisis, Officials Say
Thursday, October 1, 2009
In a region where forecasting the weather or betting on the Redskins can be risky, you never can go wrong predicting where traffic will choke to a halt every weekday morning: The bridges crossing into Virginia and the Capital Beltway's outer loop as it arches west through Montgomery County.
Although fighting traffic into the heart of the city is no fun, the area's major morning commuter headache has evolved during the past two decades into one from east to west. Every weekday morning, more than 104,000 vehicles clog those routes, sending ripples through the region's rush-hour traffic. Stopping them could end the misery of Washington being the nation's second-most congested urban area.
"We spent $2.4 billion to widen the Wilson Bridge to 12 lanes, and I'm not convinced that's going to solve the problem," said Stewart Schwartz, executive director of the Coalition for Smarter Growth.
The problem, as Schwartz and others see it, began during the 1990s, when job growth to the west of Interstate 95 outpaced that in the east by 20 to 1. Since the turn of the century, that has slowed to a hair under 3 to 1.
All the while, traffic got worse as people who lived in Prince George's, Charles and eastern Montgomery and Fairfax counties drove west to work.
Too many cars were going in the same direction at the same time, and there were too few bridges and highways to get them there. There is general agreement that the solutions are complicated, expensive or both: build more highways (called "capacity" in traffic-speak), persuade some people to travel at a different time of day, encourage reverse-commuting scenarios and use of mass transit, or create jobs closer to where people work.
"How do we relieve the congestion?" asked Ronald Kirby, director of transportation planning for the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. "Well, rather than widening the Beltway, it would be nice if we had more jobs in the eastern part of the region."
The first major notice of the east-west divide came in a report by the Brookings Institution a decade ago. Brookings said the region's economy couldn't be defined by the common metropolitan calculus of urban poverty vs. suburban wealth but rather by a north-south axis along I-95, with 16th Street NW connecting the line as it passed through the District.
Kirby attributes part of the rush toward the west as "the herd mentality" and the perception that schools and amenities are better there. Schwartz said the "race factor is undeniable" when corporations opted to locate in the largely white western suburbs rather than the majority black Prince George's County.
Brookings summed up the need for more balanced growth 10 years ago in a single sentence: "We need to grow smarter."
Heads nodded in agreement. Smart was good.
Then the battles and skirmishes over who was smarter and what was best were renewed. There is no better example than the east-west Intercounty Connector being built across the center of Montgomery County and into Prince George's. After half a century of planning and decades in court, with trees now cleared and concrete being poured, the bitter argument continues over whether the $2.6 billion project is money well spent, compatible with the environment and, ultimately, an antidote for regional traffic congestion.


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'Bridging Trends' is a quarterly report that reflects on the UK bridging finance market. Their most recent report has revealed a number of interesting developments in bridging finance, from average rates to a clear shift in industry regulation.
One particularly interesting find is that the average bridging completion time has increased—which might seem confusing for a market that is generally identified by its speed of movement. The average completion time for bridging loans in the first three months of 2017 has increased to 50 days.
Increased Regulation
This is likely a result of increased regulation in the bridging market. Of the loans offered in Q1, 50.7% were regulated, meaning that 49.3% were unregulated. This is the first time that the regulated loans have been more common than their unregulated counterparts.
However, this isn't a cause for concern if you're looking for quick finance—the average increase may be due to a variety of factors, and an increase in regulation certainly won't stop Enness from being able to complete cases quickly. Lenders and clients associate bridging finance with speed and efficiency, and rightly so: we are still able to use our extensive panel of specialist lenders to secure you quick finance. Although the average time to completion has increased, this is still much quicker than a normal bank loan.
There are other factors to consider. If you need funding to cover a short period and rate-focused, for example, you may not necessarily need the offer in your hands within a week. On that note, the average term of a bridging loan in the first quarter of the year was 12 months, slightly longer than last quarter's average of 11 months.
Average Rates
The average monthly rate secured in the first quarter of 2017 was 0.83%, which is slightly higher than the last quarter of 2016.
Finally, 'mortgage delays' continued to be cited as the primary purpose (31%) that borrowers were seeking bridging finance. 23% sought a bridging loan for refurbishment, followed by a 're-bridge' at 13%, 'business purposes' at 12%, and 'auction purchase' at 4%.
How can we help?
Since its founding in 2008, Enness has always been involved in bridging finance. Last September, we launched a specialist bridging finance arm, Enness Bridging, which offers complete market experience and a specialist bridging finance team to assist you on your finance journey. Bridging finance can be extremely complicated—and as the results of the report suggest, is an ever-changing market. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch.


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The wedding is over, honeymoon has past and life is wonderful. But your special day just wouldn't have been the same without all the people you love and care about. So don't forget to tell them so. Thank you's are so important but often get forgotten. A simple note of gratitude can go a long way.
At Jeneze Designs we love thank you notes that share a little bit of that special day by using your wedding photos. Guests will treasure these cards full of beautiful pictures from your special day. We are currently working on some new designs so there are a lot of options to choose from. Designs will be posted to our website, www.jeneze.com and our Etsy store in the next few days. And as always custom design requests are welcome. Contact us for more details at email@example.com.