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Around the year 900 AD, a small band of Scandinavian farmers, sailors, & traders – Vikings, if you will – founded a society without king, without army, without wars, with few taxes, & by their standards a very limited number of serfs. Instead of these trappings, the new society evolved what was probably the most advanced legal-political system of the European Middle Ages. This new, freer society was Iceland – & it would keep its independence until Norway took over its government near 1262 AD. It is in this almost utopian context, a 350 years span of sovereignty & political freedom, that the renowned Sagas evolved. Yet the following facts are more History than fiction.
The innermost core of the young Icelandic society was the Althing, an early form of nationwide parliament. Composed of 40 important chieftains, the Althing debated issues & suggestions brought to them by the peasantry, often filtered through more local political gatherings, & eventually turned some of these proposals into law. Aside from this legislative role, the Althing functioned as a court of appeal or even, for important cases, as the main court of justice. This juridical power, by no means only benign, is the true key to Iceland's peculiar political system, & to the fact that such a system could function for so long without autocracy or large scale conflict.
Again, the Iceland of the Saga days almost seems a utopia. Developed & driven from the bottom up, by citizens & gradualist pragmatism – not top-down, by elites & abstract concepts. An apparently flat hierarchical structure, decentralist, almost democratic in the modern sense, & with even distribution of a blessedly restrained wealth base. Most male Icelanders were free peasants, with the remarkable right to choose their chieftain independently of where they lived. & far more important: to replace him when dissatisfied.
All this ought to have made the average citizen fairly powerful with respect to the elites of his society. So he was to an extent, especially in comparison to Iceland's neighbours across the sea. But by what practical mechanisms, hidden or obvious, could such a utopia be contrived to work here, while clearly working nowhere else? This is what a modern classic by one of the world's leading authorities on Viking culture & Iceland, Jesse Byock of UCLA (see reference below), aims to show.
An important & obvious explanation of Iceland's political success is that the island was a virginal, formerly entirely uninhabited colony, founded by frugal settlers – & without the natural resources, population, cities or trade to build up a national wealth base important enough to create inequalities, or even to be worth fighting about.
There is something to that. But plenty of frugal societies on resource-poor land, such as feudal Japan or many ancient Greek city states, have had an authoritarian part. A better hidden explanation, uncovered by Byock, is that Iceland surely was fair, politically organic, & almost democratic – but not to the extent it seemed.
Iceland's countless & notorious feuds, featured repeatedly in the Sagas & which often involved the very limited farmable soil, were not always decided axe in hand. Just as often they ended in the court system, which in practice meant the Althing, which again meant: in the hands of the most powerful chieftains. Violence was thus channelled into a robust web of rituals & legality, which there was overwhelming consensus to respect. At least in appearance.
For this very system, designed to protect from the mighty, gave the mighty an enormous occult influence. The only protection for a peasant whose land was threatened by a forceful neighbour – often a chieftain – was another chieftain. Only the latter had the authority in court, & the negotiation skill behind the scenes, to defend the peasant. For this semi-monopoly on authority even the "helpful" chieftain could exact an exorbitant fee. Often the price was the entire land of the peasant he defended. The peasant kept his life & his "honour" – presumably meaning a bare minimum of control over his destiny. Force & arbitrariness had, after all, not prevailed entirely over him.
Fortunately Iceland had checks & balances. Partly the codified law itself, which certainly did not cater only to the powerful. Partly the many chieftains peripheral to a given feud, extremely reluctant to see one of their own gain too much land or ascendancy. & finally the peasants themselves, who by virtue of their numbers had strength & legitimacy to counteract the greed of the chieftains. Still, an inbuilt imbalance of power remained. Slowly, as centuries passed, it would concentrate ever larger wealth on ever fewer crafty chieftains. And it was in fact the gradual escalation of armed conflict between these super-chieftains which, in the end, led to Norway's intervention & to the fall of the republic of the Sagas.
Byock's study, built on the impressive legal documentation from the period, & also on what the sagas reliably reveal between the lines, is one of the rare satisfying accounts of a real-life historical utopia. Satisfying both because the utopia maintains some degree of credibility & standing – & because its limitations are so lucidly exposed.
Byock, Jesse L. Medieval Iceland: Society, Sagas, & Power. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1990. ISBN 978-0520069541.
Byock, Jesse L. Viking Age Iceland. London: Penguin, 2001. ISBN 978-0140291155. More general & all-round expansion on the study above.
Njal's Saga. Translated by Robert Cook. London: Penguin, 2001. ISBN 978-0140447699. The preeminent Icelandic saga.
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Consider this song a favor to each of you who believes in redemption. A pale satisfaction for one who cares for others. More than a beautiful sound, less than a powerful thought. When you look ahead will find the beam of happiness. But don't think to much on this. Soon you'll discover that people around you is a flock of tormented souls. Step behind and go further. This should be your own way of living. Is this convenient to you?
Kings of convenience – Scars on land
Nu simt nicio presiune pentru ziua care a început. Calm și muncă. Și totuși, e ceva diferit. O amintire care revine. Deschid calendarul sfinților și îmi revăd numele. După Mihail și Gavril, înainte de Victor…
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Scuba diving is a very popular hobby in San Diego. This makes perfect sense, with some of the best diving just off the coast. Wreck alley has a lot of great wrecks, including the exciting but dangerous HMCS Yukon and the brand new HMCS Annapolis–you can watch the sinking of the Annapolis online, which only takes a couple minutes because everything went according to plan, unlike the Yukon.
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You can also damage your teeth if you have to bite down too hard on your mouthpiece to keep it in place.
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A major South Florida new car dealership has been accused of deceptive advertising as part of an investigation by the Florida Attorney General`s Office into alleged misrepresentations by new-car agencies.
William Lehman Buick Inc., which is in Dade County just south of the Broward County line, was notified of the allegations in a letter received by the dealership on Wednesday.
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Icelandic Sagas – The Greatest hits is a 75 minute theatrical comedy roller coaster ride through Iceland's literary heritage. In English!
The Icelandic Sagas are the 40 true stories of the first settlers of Iceland – Well, Icelanders say they're true. Everyone else says: Get out of here!
But everyone agrees they are fantastic tales of worthy men and feisty women from a thousand years ago. Stories of viking raids abroad and blood-feuds at home. Passed down the generations and preserved on calf-skin manuscripts they are the crown jewels of Icelandic culture, amazing stories of ordinary vikings, facing ordinary viking problems – like how to get your wife to stop killing your neighbor's slaves, what to do when someone calls you a horse-ass-eater and how to sue your brother in-law for not living up to your sister's… expectations.
Step into the world of Hallgerdur Long-Pants, Gunnlaugur Serpent Tongue, Killer-Glum, Haraldur with the great hair-do, Mjoll the-biggest-of-all-women-who-were-not-giants and Leifur the Lucky who found America… and lost it again.
Never heard of them? Come and get to know them all in Icelandic Sagas – The Greatest Hits. Be thrilled, entertained and intrigued – and find out what it really means to toss a pair of blue pants into an Icelanders face – really.
Since this is an evening tour, you can spend the day doing something thrilling, before diving into culture. Examples are:
Duration: 75 minutes
Operation: June – August
Start time: 20:00
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Reviews of current titles as well as old favorites. When possible links to book giveaways and other book related goodies that I think you will enjoy. I may also write reviews on products from time to time so check back often!
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Monday, November 11, 2013
Poe by J.Lincoln Fenn
Don't let the title fool you Poe isn't about Edgar but I think he would have enjoyed this work. It is instead a supernatural/occult thriller that is genuinely different from anything I have read before. The reluctant hero is D. Peters, an obituary writer for a small town newspaper who bumbles through life after the death of his parents. When his boss decides that he should write an article about a haunted mansion on the outskirts of town his life changes forever. He nearly dies, hell he's almost autopsied! Things just get stranger with each passing day along with his complicated relationship with his new girlfriend Lisa who also has a strange family history. A mysterious ring that once belonged to his father and a grimoire that he stumbles upon help to put the pieces together as to what his father really did before his sudden death and what Dimitri must do to stop the horrific murders that are plaguing his town.
I loved this novel and look forward to seeing more from Mr. Fenn. Not only was Poe a great supernatural mystery but it was liberally peppered with humorous moments to allow your heart to stop racing for a moment. 5 out of 5 stars.
I loved this novel and look forward to seeing more from Mr. Fenn. Not only was Poe a great supernatural mystery but it was liberally peppered with humorous moments to allow your heart to stop racing for a moment. 5 out of 5 stars.
Saturday, November 9, 2013
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013
The Serpent of Venice by Christopher Moore
This is a hilarious reworking of Othello and The Merchant of Venice with a little Poe thrown in for good measure. Pocket is a fool, well not a fool in the usual sense but a jester you could say. He wears his motley proudly and finds himself at the heart of a murder plot in which he is the star. After being rescued by a mysterious sea creature he sets out to undo the men who plotted his murder and that of his beloved queen. Oh and he has to rescue his idiot apprentice and his monkey as well. Of course he needs an accomplice and that void is filled by a young Jewish girl named Jessica whom he promptly corrupts. I give it 5 out of 5 stars and I also suggest that you check out the first novel featuring Pocket which is entitled Fool.
WARNING side effects of reading this book may include but are not excluded to: Bouts of uncontrolled bawdiness and the need to shout Fuckstockings at random times. As well as uncontrollable urges to hit people with a walking stick that is adorned with a fool's head.
WARNING side effects of reading this book may include but are not excluded to: Bouts of uncontrolled bawdiness and the need to shout Fuckstockings at random times. As well as uncontrollable urges to hit people with a walking stick that is adorned with a fool's head.
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Wormholes by Dennis Meredith
This was an interesting look at the possibility of wormholes and what the hell kind of catastrophes they may cause. The characters are fun and you really want Gerald to succeed at convincing the scientific community that he is right about the strange phenomenon that is destroying the Earth. When team up with Dacey, a geologist, they become an unstoppable couple that is determined to save us all by capturing the wormholes. Of course corporate greed and the like stir-up trouble from time to time. Will they capture a wormhole and what could it be used for? Find out in this fast-paced and easy to understand work of fiction.
Friday, November 1, 2013
Empress of the Night by Eva Stachniak
Empress of the Night is a often heart-wrenching look at what life might have been like for Catherine the Great. As a young girl she is sent off to marry a boy who has no interest in her at all even risking his family's position by not even trying to create an heir. The torment of a young girl who was never really loved by anyone not even her overbearing mother. BUT from the ashes of naivete she rises to become a powerful Empress and learns to use those around her just as she was used. This is a high quality work of historical fiction that will having you worrying oven what will happen next to Catherine. Will she succeed? Will she be overthrown? Will her son's true parentage be discovered? I enjoyed this book it was well told with an engaging heroine in Catherine and plenty of unseemly courtiers to despise. 4 out of 5 stars.
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Guanyu shi- painter
Guanyu Shi studied at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in southern China in the 1960s. He studied woodcut as well as other art forms such as oil, watercolor, and Chinese ink brush.
Raised in Shanghai, where the Huangpu River runs by the metropolitan city, Guanyu cultivated a keen interest in water, ships, and boats. Lively sketches, smooth lines with pizzazz, and vibrant colors are all manifested throughout Guanyu's works. He broke through the conventional techniques of the Chinese ink brush painting and formed his own style.
Guanyu's watercolor pieces demonstrate his smooth and incisive brush strokes, revealing the vivacity of his subjects. He adapted the characteristics of woodcut into his oil paintings using strong contrast of lines and colors, concise and lucid, which convey a sense of exhilaration to the audience.
Chinese calligraphy is also Guanyu's forté. He has participated in impromptu calligraphy performances at various events in China.
Guanyu's work has been shown in various exhibitions and publications from China throughout the years. His Chinese ink brush titled Plain Sailing was collected by People's Daily, a prominent national publication. Guanyu's other works in oil, watercolor, woodcut, and Chinese ink brush were collected by various art establishments, companies, and individuals.
Guanyu has conducted demonstrations for fellow artists at the Newnan Artists Association and Fayette Fine Arts Society.
Guanyu and his wife, Meihua, a fellow artist, have participated in the Old Courthouse Art Show in Fayetteville, GA, and were awarded top places multiple times for their artistry. They both have works at Dogwood Gallery in Tyrone, GA.
During the studio tour
Payments Types Accepted
Cash or credit card for in-studio transactions
Paypal for online payment through Fineartamerica.com
678-720-8882 - Angela (daughter)
Classes Offered?
Guanyu Shi is no longer teaching.
before and After the tour
People who are interested are welcome to call his daughter, Angela, to set up an appointment to see his works at his home. Phone number is listed above.
Studio Location
Fine Lines Art and Framing
10 E Broad Street Newnan, GA 30263
From I 85 Exit 47 Go west on Bullsboro Dr (Hwy 34) until downtown Newnan, left on Jackson St., left onto S Court Square, continue straight onto E Broad St. on the left


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SHINE Summer 2012
I received an email from Laurie Roberts in the past few days asking for help to get Ieesha, her 11 year old daughter, to Orlando Florida for the SHINE Summer 2012 event hosted by AMTC (Actors, Models, and Talents for Christ) on July 03-08, 2012.
Laurie and I believe that Ieesha is called to be a model to positively impact millions of young girls around the world.
2012 is AMTC's 30th anniversary year!
AMTC SHINE events are six-day conventions in Orlando that place God's talented performers face-to-face with industry professionals who launch careers. The Spirit is amazing. Learning downloads in hyper-speed, as AMTC kids, teens, and adults sit in the same room with leaders of film, fashion, music, and theater.
Even more, these same VIP's watch God's talent act, model, sing, and dance. On the last day of SHINE, performers get one-on-one interviews. God's talent meet the kings of entertainment as well as Christian casting directors. Divine connections begin. New stars are born in a world that surely needs light.
Here is what Laurie posted on the "Ieesha's Dream Modeling Project" Facebook page
Dear Family and Friends,
Ieesha and I have made two trips to Los Angeles now both of which she has been truly blessed and learnt so much. We are writing to ask your help to take the last step (which is really the first into this industry) of this amazing journey of faith. This is the big step for the SHINE Orlando event where she will have the real chance of signing a contract, being recruited and receiving an agent!
Thank you to those who have helped with the first two steps we truly saw how the generosity of a few made the impossible possible! This time the budget is high and some of the fees that we thought were taken care of were not so we have to include that in this trips budget. AMTC has been so generous and patient with us and we trust GOD will richly reward their faith in helping Ieesha on this path.
If all do just a little we can make this happen!
Here is the budget and I need to book our hotel and flights ASAP as last time we paid almost double as the flights were not able to be booked until a couple of days before we left. If I can book in the next few days it will save a lot of money. Here is the website about the SHINE event:
Here is the budget:
- Fees owing AMTC – Showcases 375.00 Tuition 1668.00
- Hotel and flights if booked soon – $2400.00 U.S. for two people (this is an amazing special I found on expedia.ca as they told us the normal rate for the rooms was super high! This includes the extra resort fee)
Please consider helping us with this next step. You can give via paypal www.paypal.com using my account email@example.com
Thank you and many blessings to you all as you share in HIS vision won't it be fun to see her in Hollywood acting and modeling! I have attached some of the photos chosen from her recent photo shoot.
We greatly appreciate your help and prayers,
Laurie & Ieesha
What is in your hand?
Each of us has something in our hands. In my case, I can let many of my followers know about this opportunity to help Ieesha fulfill her dream. Some of you may be willing to pray daily for Ieesha and her dream. Others may be willing to give financially. Still others may be willing to spread the word or make strategic connections.
My humble request is simply this. During a quiet time, ask this question, "LORD, how can I help Ieesha live out her dream?" Then write down whatever comes to your mind. Then trust and obey.
Blessings to be a dream helper!
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The play opens with a ritual display of the splendor of Rome. The election of a new emperor and Titus triumphant return from the wars are presented in formal groupings and processions, with drums and trumpets and a verse of pomp and elaborate heroic simile. Saturninus and Bassianus are shown in the full pomp of a Roman election to Emperorship it is a ceremonial scene, centered on the crown itself.
Titus is the triumphant warrior who has returned home with the bodies of his dead sons. There is a ceremonial build - up from his elaborately magnificent entrance to the tomb. From political interest the focus now shifts; the tomb suggests a morbid aspect to Roman greatness. A latent brutality in the Romans is revealed in the sacrifice of Tamoras son by Lucius who is almost barbarous himself. Ostensibly Alarbuss murder is a religious sacrifice. But religion is just a veil for a savage revenge revealed by Lucius, "new his limbs". The Goths compare the Romans to Scythians. Scythia was for the Elizabethans, as for the Romans it is the land beyond the fringe of civilization, full of wild beasts. The irony lies in the fact that the "barbarians" (Goths) are accusing the Roman, who, are proud of their civilized sophistication, of savagery. The root of the tragedy revealed here is the emergence of barbarity in the Romans themselves.
Titus attempts to appease Saturninus fail and the latter rejects him insultingly. Titus adamant refusal to forgive his dead son and allow his body to be buried in the family tomb shows a complexity of character that establishes the grounds of tragedy that is befall him. Titus is reduced from pomp and circumstances to rejection and despair, and the bare recognition is impressively uttered. " I know not, Marcus, but I know it is." From that knowledge he builds up a pathetic suggestion of hope which anticipates his coming madness.
Titus optimism is immediately rendered impossible by further revelations of Saturninus and Tamora. As Saturninus lapses continually from the high imperial tone to mere boorishness he is met with patience from Bassianus and Titus. Thus it is left to Tamora to intervene and to restore the imperial voice, explaining the principles of political dissension. It reveals the power she will come to wield her marriage had met only made her his wife but a woman of great power and influence, assisted both by her position and her mind. She advises him to "Dissemble all your grief and discontents.....Ill fins a day to massacre them all." He is persuaded and imitates of Titus" invitation to a hunt. Although Saturninus has known Tamora for a very short period of time he easily accepts her influence in his life and agrees to her advice of pretending to forgive Titus and his family. Titus is totally unaware of the danger that now hangs over his head when he invites Saturninus for the hunt. And Saturninus acceptance of the hunt has sinister undertones for the fate of Titus and his family.
This act establishes the roles and relationships of all the principal characters, with the exception of Aaron. Simultaneously, one of the plays Themes, the dignity of man opposed to vengeful bestiality is clearly defined. Act I reflects deliberate control as each "discovery" immediately follows its anticipation (example, the revelation of Saturninus boorishness at the moment when Titus decides to elect him). The structural control is seen in the language, in the shifts of tone, as well as in the implanting of ideas essential to the subsequent development. The weakness of the act lies in its over elaboration. The discoveries are brilliant but there are too many of them. The stress on brutality tends to overlay the more subtle development. Only two murders are committed, but the tale of Titus innumerable sons being killed extends the violence over the whole act, and the effect is endorsed by the stress on ritual murder.
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Choosing an area to live is not always easy: work, transport, budget and schools are the main factors that will guide you. Our experience shows that there is a high concentration of foreign families in the North, West and East of Madrid near the international schools. La Moraleja , El Parque Conde de Orgaz and Aravaca are very popular. As a result, prices in those areas are rather high.
Methods of finding the ideal place to live are quite simple and standard: get an appointment with estate agencies in the areas you have selected and with the ones that have been recommended by your company. Be cautious with these.
Do not limit your research to the "famous" areas. Look at the areas that are nearby.
Around the Parque Conde de Orgaz: Areas like the Piovera, El Nuevo Mundo, Alameda de Osuna or all along Arturo Soria street.
Around la Moraleja: El Encinar de los Reyes is a very new area expanding fast; a little further up the A1, big urban developments such as Santo Domingo, Ciudalcampo, Fuente el Fresno, Club de Campo are very popular and will allow you to live in a big house at a reasonable rent.
Madrid West side: Pozuelo , Las Rosas, Majadahonda, Boadilla del Monte, Aravaca are very popular.
Madrid Centre: Have a look at the charming and very small area called "El Viso": prices are high but the place deserves its a little green oasis with beautiful houses right in the middle of town. Around Ramon y Cajal, you should also find very nice places to live.
We strongly recommend that you have a look at the property section of Idealista and Segunda Mano. Their property section are very complete and interesting.


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Literacy: General literacy / English, Apply punctuation and capitalisation, Functional English - reading, Functional English - speaking, listening & communication, Reading: text focus (comprehension), Use knowledge of punctuation and capitalisation, Use reference sources, Writing: text focus (composition), Functional English - writing, Engage in Discussion
ICT: General ICT resources, Using ICT, Entry 3 ICT, Finding and selecting information, Developing, presenting and communicating information
Context: Electrical, Electronics & Technology, Sport
Resource type: Interactive whiteboard, Investigation or project, Listening and/or speaking activity, Reading comprehension, Teaching idea, Worksheet or assignment, Writing prompts
Level: E3, L1, L2
Rugby themed task on reading (use of quotations and dialogue, facts versus opinions), researching and writing a short article. Topic links to ICT, suitable for use during e.g. Rugby World Cup, Six Nations Tournament or with any group keen on sport!
Literacy: Reading: text focus (comprehension), Use reference sources, Writing: text focus (composition)
Free tags: Black History, Equality and Diversity
Context: History
Level: E3, L1, L2
Resource type: Investigation or project, Reading comprehension
Topical set of reading comprehension and research tasks written for Black History Month (October) but can be used at any time. Differentiated biographies (one for E3-L1, one for L1-L2) of Rosa Parks, known as "the mother of the civil rights movement", with related comprehension, discussion and vocabulary tasks. There is also a cloze exercise and a timeline research task.
Literacy: Reading: text focus (comprehension), Use reference sources, Writing: text focus (composition)
Free tags: Black History, Equality and Diversity
Context: History
Level: E3, L1
Resource type: Investigation or project, Reading comprehension, Writing prompts
A beautifully prepared E3-L1 literacy workbook. Produced to be used during Black History month (October) at Bolton College but can be used at any time. The main text is derived from Kwesi Bacchra's review of "Claudia Jones, a life in exile" by Marika Sherwood.
Exercises include reading comprehension, correcting spellings, dictionary and alphabetical order work, abbreviations, research and creative writing.
Literacy: General literacy / English, Apply strategies to spell correctly, Use reference sources
Resource type: Game, Quiz
Level: E3, L1, L2
This is a spelling game that allows the tutors to test the learners, the learners to test the tutors and then the learners to test each other. It is fun, competitive, supportive and covers the following areas:
- Spelling
- Skimming and scanning
- Speaking and listening
- Discussion/debating skills
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Please visit my blog as I write my first book, the authorized biography of Leonard Pennario.
Good luck with the tooth. When a 'bite' changes, it can wreak havoc. The dentist changed mine once with shoddy work, and it resulted in a bone sliver growing from the gum (root socket)! That was followed by some nice oral surgery!
After that, I used to dream about hunting him down with my pliers!
I happen to LOVE going to the dentist! It may the most pathetic form of attention-seeking behavior I have but I do feel pampered there! :)


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1. Cut your craft foam into a shape resembling the picture below.
2. Fold up the two points and tape them together well. Make sure you cover up the holes so that your ship does not take on water!
3. Tape the name of the ship to one of the toothpicks, and tape the toothpick inside the boat.
4. Make the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. Explain to the child that Christopher Columbus was an explorer who brought three ships all the way across the Atlantic Ocean looking for a way to India. Instead, he found the "new world," where we live today! (You can get as detailed and technical as you like, according to your child's age and understanding.)
5. Place the three ships over in EUROPE, and have a race, blowing the ships across the ATLANTIC OCEAN, to NORTH AMERICA. We did this over and over because it was so fun! Be aware that the ships won't stand up perfectly straight, but they will float. It was a fun little craft, and he definitely got the point. :)
Anyway, our other crafts from last week included the following.
And fun with Paper Plate Fractions! (Yes, we did them both on the same day. Crazy week!) ;)
Little lady did some artwork as well.
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I boogied over to Cronan Ranch Regional Trails park just before dawn, to beat the heat, give the doggo a little trail time, and to see how my homemade backpack carried. It carried well!
I made a version of the G4 pack, shortening the body and removing the bulge on the bottom half of the pack. It is about 38 litres capacity, not including the top collar and the three outside pockets. It holds my stuff nicely, with room for more than one day's food if I so desire.
My baseweight (the pack and contents minus consumables like food, water, and fuel) is a lovely and light 13 pounds. That's half what I used to carry 10 years ago. This will keep me comfortable, warm, and dry down to about 30 degrees F at night. I'm so excited!
I promise I'll get out somewhere other than West Ridge Trail real soon now.


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It happens from time to time. Good luck and bad luck. NOLA handed me some bad luck.
This winter has been a rough, weather wise. I spent all but 5 or so rides on the trainer, and had minimal time to really try out my set up on the Argon 18 leading up to the race. It wasn't the bike itself that I gave me problems, but the bottle cage I had mounted on the areobars. But, I will get to that later.
I arrived in NOLA on Friday afternoon after 10.5 hour drive from Louisville. My wife, Leslie, made the trip with me to support me the entire race weekend. We were able to spend a little bit of time at the French Quarter Festival downtown and try some great southern food. After that we made our way to the host hotel where I gave a speech at the Iron Prayer event put on by FCA Enduarnce. I spoke on how God desires to have a functional relationship by waiting on us, pursuing us, and giving us tough love. Immediately after that, it was the pro meeting, then relaxing at home getting the gear ready for race day.
Race day started with a 4:45 wake up call. We made our way to swim start and transition area. I made it over to the swim start with plenty of time. Before the race started, the wife of the athlete that was killed in an accident gave a speech. I couldn't believe how well she was composed. I was getting emotional and I didn't even know this man, but I felt a connection just being a triathlete. Please join the rest of us in praying for the family affected by this.
After that they announce the pro men feild one by one as we ran down the dock after our name was announced. I was really excited to see how my swim had improved after swimming with the Lakeside Seahawks this winter. Those 12-14 year old kids are crazy fast! I used a borrowed TYR sleeveless CAT 5 Hurricane (I accidently left mine at home and was able to find one to borrow the day before the race). I really liked how it felt in the water. The gun went off without a countdown. I swam hard to get in the front pack of swimmers (other than Andy Potts who got away from everyone). I found the group and found my spot in the group and settled into the pace. A few times I got lazy and started falling off the pace, but I did a few hard strokes and kicks to get back in the group. I improved my swim time by nearly 2 minutes from last year, and came out in 25 minutes, right about what I estimated I would. 7th pro out of the water… significantly better than last year.
We had a long run through transition, but the bikes were lined up right by the bike out.
I accelerated past a couple guys that came out of T1 with me and rode hard to catch a group of 2 guys in front of me. On my way to catch them, I hit a few bumps in the rode and I lost an entire bottle of Infinit. It came out so easily that I knew if I went back to pick it up, it would just fall out again. I hadn't had time to test the bottle cage outside due to riding almost entirely on the trainer since January. I started thinking on what I should do. What is the best what to utilize one bottle cage. Hydration or nutriton. I could grab some gels to get extra calories, but washing it down with Infinit (more calories) would eventually cause me to bloat. I could use just water, but I would need to grab about 5 additional gels along the race course and use a lot of Salt Stick electrolyte pills. I didn't know what to do, since neither seemed to be very managable. So I just kept rolling along and decided to grab bottles of water and drink as much as I could before leaving the bottle drop zone then toss it and keep sipping on what Infinit I had left. (I did this until running out of infinit and then grabbed two bottles of water. One for the functioning cage and one to get a quick sip from.)
About mile 15, Chris McDonald caught the group I was cycling with (I was leading the pack until he passed me). I knew that I needed to do what I could to stick with him. We ended up riding together for most of the rest of the ride, and dropped a few people that were lined up behind us. However, I felt the affects of the lack of nutrition and hydration. After the race was over, I figured I mised about 30-40 ounce of fluid, 300 to 350 mg of sodium, and 150-200 calories. I knew when I dropped the bottle, it would be a miracle to salvage the race, but I didn't want to quit. I figured I would pay for it on the run… and that's what happened. I did manage to PR in the bike by 4 to 5 minutes on a really windy bike course and poor nutrition (we had 15-20 mph winds that were headwind/crosswind except for about 8 to 10 miles). The Argon and Enve wheels handled the winds well. I loved using the Rotor Powermeter with the oblong Q-rings in a race. My tri kit from Champion System, which I wore for the first time in a race, worked really well. No discomfort or chaffing.
I exited T2 in 7th place and then passed a guy about a mile into the run. I was sitting 6th place, but I didn't feel good. My pace started slowing quickly and I felt way off. I managed to hold on to 6th place until about the 4th mile. After that it was really discouraging to see all these guys pass me like I was standing still. I gutted it out and crossed the line 1-2 minutes off my PR with a horrible run. I know that I am capable of a run about 10 minutes faster, which would have put me in 5th or 6th place overall in this race.
The good news is that it's not the fitness that needs some work, it's just a swapping out a different bottle cage that will hold the bottles better. This season will be great, just a little blooper on the first race.
I am thankful that God has given me the ability to race and for the support crew here in Louisville, Maverick Multisport, and my family in MI and IN. I can't wait to get out there and see what I can really do with proper nutrition and hydration. Make the needed changes and move on.
Next up is the Derby Marathon on Saturday (hopefully be recovered by then), then the Kalamazoo Marathon on May 4th. Then the Ohio Trip T May 14-16th… it appears that racing season is here!


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Dear United Airlines,
Thank you for putting my fear of flying into a different perspective. I no longer think the flight I'm taking is doomed after departure because my fear has now shifted to being removed before departure. It might sound sarcastic, but this is such a breakthrough. Let's face it, the friendly skies haven't been friendly in over two decades. Whether your baby is crying, skirt is too short, talking too loudly, not feeling well, or the computer has randomly selected you to be kicked off the flight, the odds are much higher of being booted than a crash. So seriously, thank you United for coming up with a cure to fear of flying.
So why do these things keep happening? What is it about this mode of transportation that creates so many extreme issues? For starters, the stress begins the moment you arrive at the airport. Will the flight be delayed? Will it be overbooked? Will the weather cooperate? Will my luggage make it? So many variables. And personal space in airplanes is getting reduced while more seats are being added. Even in first class. I've had the pleasure of flying first class a few times, but it's not worth the extra money/points for shorter flights.
And did you know we are boarding the plane incorrectly? The "Steffen Method" was created by astrophysicist, Dr. Jason Steffen, who came up with this technique in his spare time. Here's how it works, after parents with children board the plane, the people with window seats are next to board. This frees up the aisle faster. Then you call the middle seats and obviously the aisle seats last. But of course, this will never work because people will complain about not boarding at the same time as their friends/lovers. Also, people will say, "Oops I thought B was a window seat" because most likely, they were in the bar getting some liquid courage.
In my opinion, which means about as much as one-way funjet special on Southwest Airlines, #United should have gone higher than $800 per seat. How about that couple that made $11K for their spring break trip that got bumped? Smartest couple of the year! If United had offered bigger refunds, people would have given up their seats. It's not our fault the flight was overbooked, and yet it's our problem. How much money do you think United is going to have to spend on this publicity nightmare? A hell of a lot more than 11 thousand dollars! So please, airline industry, stop overbooking flights. You're making plenty of money off our baggage.
In closing, when a police officer tells you to get off the plane, best you get off the plane!


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The Los Angeles-based fast-casual chain backed by Danny Meyer, Tender Greens, opened its first restaurant outside California on Monday with the debut of its 27th location just north of Union Square, New York City.
The new location will continue Tender Greens' practice of working with local purveyors under the eye of an executive chef. Peter Balistreri, executive chef at the New York City location, is working with urban produce grower Gotham Greens, lobster chain Luke's Lobster, and sustainable seafood supplier Sea to Table to create several dishes unique to the restaurant.
The experience
I stopped by for lunch a day after its opening and joined the 30 customers waiting on line. Kinda sounds like a Shack Shack Madison Square Park wait. The staff assured me the wait time was 5-10 minutes. And it was.
I ordered the Backyard Steak Salad (Gotham Greens butter lettuce, wild arugula, radishes, roasted beets, horseradish vinaigrette) for $14. Not cheap but that's pretty much the price of salads these days in NYC. After paying, I was handed my buzzer and waited for my order. Took about 5 minutes. The steak, cooked medium rare, was flavorful and tender. Mixed with the horseradish vinaigrette, my tastebuds were singing.
The price was worth it. I'll admit I was hungry after an hour, but I'm always hungry.
Other things to note
With Chef Peter Balistreri at the helm, Tender Greens will be serving their classics and some new additions to the menu, including:
- Catch of the Day on the Chef's Special Board
- Daily Charcuterie Board featuring P. Balistreri Salumi, local cheese, and seasonal pickled vegetables.
- Lobster salad featuring Luke's Lobster Maine lobster tail, baby gem lettuces, watercress, celery and apple slaw,
- radishes, citrus herb breadcrumbs, tarragon dressing.
- Coffee and cold brew from La Colombe Coffee.
- Craft beer on tap from Brooklyn Brewery, and wine from local vineyards.
Last thing to note, save time and download the app. You can preorder your food for pickup and score free perks, like free soup.


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We realize teacher training involves a commitment of money and time and we'll help you any way we can with the costs. You can make a payment in one lump sum or over four installments. It may even be possible for us to let you cover the costs in several smaller installments.
We will work closely with you to make sure you understand the theoretical principles, the fundamentals, and the subtleties to become a great teacher. You will train hard for 250 hours, completing two classes a day, practicing delivery, exploring anatomy, the subtle body, yoga philosophy, and much more. This is an experiential learning journey. If you are ready for transformation, this yoga Teacher Training will give you exactly that.


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In that state of Missouri, illegal dumping of construction and demolition (C&D) waste is a Class D felony. If convicted, you could be fined up to $20,000, and if you dispose of the waste on your own property and it exceeds 2,000 lbs., it's considered a Class C misdemeanor. This is why proper disposal is so important.
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Lightstone Installs Aptech's Execuvue® Business Intelligence
February 8, 2017 3:39am
Developer with $2B portfolio in 26 states analyzes performance data, delivers reports to investors and management.
PITTSBURGH – February 8, 2017 – Aptech Computer Systems announced that Lightstone, a national real estate investor/developer, installed Aptech's Execuvue Business Intelligence System.
Lightstone broad hospitality portfolio operates more than 3,800 keys in 7 states.
Its current portfolio emphasizes select services hotels, branded by Marriott, Hilton, IHG, and Starwood. Aptech is the leading provider of hotel software for business intelligence, budgeting, and enterprise financial accounting. Click here for more on Aptech's products and services.
Lightstone needed to automate property data gathering and analysis for 32 properties.
"We buy properties to grow our portfolio and we were building new Moxy hotels," said Marc Dober, Vice President – Asset Management, Hospitality at The Lightstone Group.
"As we grew it became more difficult to oversee our operation and asset performance."
Execuvue enables next-day performance reporting to Lightstone's investors and management.
"We wanted a robust hotel software system to automate property information gathering and analysis, one that could provide next-day performance reporting to Lightstone's investors and management. Execuvue enables us to do this."
Lightstone implemented the Execuvue Business Intelligence System in 4Q 2016.
Execuvue automatically integrates data from Lightstone's Marriott, Hilton, IHG and other properties daily and creates custom flash reports to save time.
Lightstone also uses Execuvue for financial analytics from P&Ls.
Lightstone optimizes market strategies. Compares STR STAR Reports and property performance data.
In addition, Lightstone utilizes Execuvue to collect Smith Travel Research STAR report information on regional market dynamics and correlate it with property performance data to optimize market strategies.
Execuvue enables faster goal achievement for hotel companies of any size.
Execuvue is Aptech's IBM Cognos-based ASP enterprise hospitality business intelligence hotel software application that enables faster goal achievement for large and small hotel companies.
Lightstone puts its Execuvue property data to work across a number of financial and business processes.
"We often develop underwriting pro forma performance analysis reports on properties we are evaluating for investment," Dober said. "We run several different Execuvue reports on our new properties."
"We review a pre-purchase report on expected property value and return."
"If we buy a property we compare its actual performance with its earlier underwriting numbers."
"Execuvue is also a good tool for evaluating our management companies to see why a hotel exceeded forecast or underperformed."
Aptech hosts Lightstone's Execuvue system and data from its secure network operations center.
Remote hosting greatly reduces Lightstone's total system costs. It eliminates the need for additional hardware and data servers and their associated corporate and hotel software.
Hosting by Aptech also off-loads system setup, management, and support duty so Lightstone can focus on revenue generating activities.
"I login with a secure username and password and our data and reports are easily accessible. I worked with Aptech at two other hotel companies. They are a team of hospitality experts that do a great job," added Dober.
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Lightstone, founded by David Lichtenstein, is one of the most highly-regarded and diversified private real estate companies in the United States. Operating in all sectors of the real estate market, Lightstone's $2 billion portfolio (in 26 states) currently includes over 6 million square feet of office, retail and industrial commercial properties, 11,000 residential units and 3,800 hotel keys. It also owns over 12,000 land lots across the country. Headquartered in New York City, Lightstone continues to grow its local presence with $2.5 billion worth of projects currently under development in the residential and hospitality sectors.
Aptech Computer Systems, Inc., based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is the only provider of a fully integrated enterprise accounting, business intelligence and planning ecosystem to the hospitality industry. All of its clients are companies like yours, which own or manage hotels. Its solutions help customers at both the corporate and property levels understand their financial and operational data for faster goal achievement.
The company is renowned for introducing business intelligence into the hotel industry, and offers a solid resource of hospitality professionals. Aptech is an IBM Software Value Plus partner and Premier Solution Provider.
Incorporated in 1970, Aptech's state-of-the-art back office, true business intelligence and enterprise planning solutions are 100% hotel specific. Solutions include Profitvue®, Execuvue®, Webvue® and Targetvue. Clients comprise over 3,500 properties - including large chains, multiple-property management companies and single-site hotels. Execuvue and Profitvue are registered to Aptech Computer Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are owned by their respective holders. For more information please visit www.aptech-inc.com.
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Cloud Planning Pioneer Recognized as Offering a Leading Solution for Early Adopters Pursuing Digital Transformation
Cloud Planning Pioneer Recognized as Offering a Leading Solution for Early Adopters Pursuing Digital Transformation
PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwired - Oct 5, 2016) - Adaptive Insights, the only pure-play cloud vendor to be named a leader in strategic cloud corporate performance management (CPM), today announced it was also named to the Constellation ShortList™ for Cloud-Based Performance Management. With 52% of the Fortune 500 turning over since 2000, ensuring corporate sustainability and long-term growth requires organizations to rethink their core mission and business model. The companies included on the Constellation ShortList provide the key functionality and requirements that early adopters need to pursue digital transformation initiatives.
Adaptive Insights offers the Adaptive Suite, a cloud-based budgeting, planning, reporting, and dashboard solution with embedded analytics capabilities across all modules in the suite. As a pioneer in transitioning corporate financials to the cloud, Adaptive Insights enables finance and business users alike to collaboratively manage finances 24/7 in real-time to maximize corporate performance.
"Form must follow function in digital transformation. Once you craft the right digital business models, you'll need the right digital technologies for success," said R "Ray" Wang, chairman and founder at Constellation Research. "As organizations implement digital programs to disrupt an industry, employment of the right tools will determine whether or not the program is successful; each Constellation ShortList guides companies to the right technologies for their transformation initiatives."
Leveraging a "modern architecture," the Adaptive Suite features a unified, in-memory architecture that provides real-time access to accurate information across the organization. The modern architecture stores one set of data in memory -- without requiring it to be "replicated" to multiple persistent stores -- which results in fast propagation of data for real-time analytics and reporting. This ensures accuracy and allows finance and business users alike to confidently operate from a single source of data. Today, more than 3,000 organizations worldwide use the Adaptive Suite for corporate performance management.
"Organizations increasingly expect finance teams and business users to leverage a growing mountain of data today in order to deliver superior results tomorrow," said Tom Bogan, CEO, Adaptive Insights. "The cloud enables unbridled access to real-time data across organizations, and in doing so, enables those organizations to collaborate as a whole, operating more efficiently and maximizing performance. Being named to the Cloud-Based Performance Management short list by Constellation is a reflection of our successful customer base, which consists of the true pioneers in transforming the finance function."
Constellation advises early adopters using disruptive technologies to achieve business model transformation. Products and services named to the Constellation ShortList meet the threshold criteria for this category as determined by Constellation Research through client inquiries, partner conversations, customer references, vendor selection projects, market share and internal research.
About Constellation Research
Constellation Research is an award-winning, Silicon Valley-based strategic advisory and futurist research firm. Constellation's analysts serve as innovation advisors for leaders and Global 2000 organizations navigating the challenges of business-model disruption and transformation. Unlike legacy analyst firms, Constellation works closely with solution providers, partners, and its Constellation Executive Network of innovative buy-side leaders, C-suite executives and board of directors to lead the way in disrupting technology and research coverage areas. The goal -- deliver to clients what they need to achieve valuable business results.
For more information about Constellation Research, visit www.ConstellationR.com
About Adaptive Insights
Adaptive Insights is the recognized leader in cloud corporate performance management (CPM). Via its software as a service (SaaS) platform, the company offers capabilities for budgeting, forecasting, reporting, consolidation, dashboards, and analytics that empower finance, sales, and other business leaders with insight to drive true competitive advantage. The Adaptive Suite is sold direct or is available through Adaptive Insights' robust cloud CPM channel ecosystem of 200+ partners, including Accenture, Armanino, BDO, CohnReznick, Deloitte, Intacct, KPMG, McGladrey, Plex Systems, and Workday. NetSuite also offers Adaptive Planning as its NetSuite Financial Planning Module.
More than 3,000 companies in 85 countries use Adaptive Insights. These range from midsized companies and nonprofits to large corporations, including AAA, Boston Scientific, CORT, Epcor, NetSuite, Philips, P.F. Chang's, and Siemens. Adaptive Insights is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif. For more information, visit www.AdaptiveInsights.com, the Adaptive Insights Blog, and follow Adaptive Insights on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
Constellation Research does not endorse any solution or service named in its research.
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text: "DAIHATSU MOTOR CO., LTD. (Daihatsu) plans to exhibit six concept cars of four different vehicle series and nine production vehicles along with new technologies at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show to be held from October 24 to November 4 at the International Convention Complex (Makuhari Messe) in Makuhari, Chiba Prefecture. The Daihatsu Group slogan "Innovation for Tomorrow" will serve as the overall theme, while each exhibit will express the keywords for mini vehicles: eco, lifestyles, and fun. Of the vehicles that will be on display, the e:S focuses earnestly on the impact that automobiles have on the environment and embodies the roles that mini vehicles should play. In order to maximize the underlying superior environmental performance of mini vehicles, the e:S successfully achieves high fuel efficiency of 30km/liter* through state-of-the-art improvements to existing technologies. The Tanto Exe, based on the Tanto, which continues to enjoy strong sales, features a lighter body and higher fuel efficiency, as well as superior styling, a luxurious feel and a high level of comfort. It was developed with an expansive interior for use by a diverse range of drivers in a wide range of situations. Daihatsu plans a market release for the Tanto Exe in the future. The Deca Deca was designed with leisure use in mind and maximizes utility, while the "basket" supports a slow pace of life in close contact with nature. Both models propose new possibilities for mini vehicles." See the full details here


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Resource – The Encyclopedia of Life
Posted in Models, Research by fedwards on August 2nd, 2008
The Encyclopedia of Earth website is an new electronic source of information about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. It's a free, fully searchable collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts who collaborate and review each other's work. The articles are written in non-technical language. To visit the website go to http://www.eoearth.org/.


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Pick Pleasure
Pick Pleasure
An exhibition of new work by Jason Polan.
The drawings in this exhibition were made while in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. The drawings filled two books.
Opening Thursday December 3, 3009 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm
Melanie Flood Projects
at The Tropics Hotel
1550 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida


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Our client is a tech-enabled green business start up. The firm was established by technical experts who want to create solutions for urban living. Their business goal was to create a sustainable, profit making enterprise that provided real solutions to solid waste management problems.
Engagement Overview : Centric was engaged in early, pre-funded stage to help them define their brand positioning and product offering. The firm also requested for support regarding a differentiated message that would help them stand out from the crowd and achieve profitable growth over a period of time.
Methodology : At the start of the engagement we reviewed published secondary research on the competitive context and available solutions (both in India and abroad). We also interacted with several influencers of the green movement in Bangalore to understand the expert's opinion of the solutions required in the near future. We also spoke to potential buyers (individuals and corporates) to understand the drivers of choice for the category.
Brand Review : Based on our proprietary tool kit we were able to identify gaps in the market (current and future), customer needs our client could address and potential user cluster that were high value and low hanging. We also worked closely with the client to define a product road map that linked product type with customer cluster for sharper positioning.
Key Deliverables : We helped define a brand strategy that included the key pillars of positioning and a long term marketing vision based on points of differentiation and triggers for trial. We also suggested certain forms of communication better suited to induce 'habit change' and upgrade buyers from low-priced widely known options to premium, performance driven products.
Brand Strategy & Marketing Communication: Today, our client has a strongly differentiated brand positioning supported by a well articulated product promise. They have created a premium product line (with clearly defined SKUs) to meet the needs of consumers across B2B and B2C clusters and are poised for profitable growth. Centric has provided them with strategic brand support, on-going marketing consulting services and marketing collateral for launch (website, brochure, social media templates etc).


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Hello world!
Our names are Hampus Jarhede and Oskar Lövbom and we are both studying our third year at Umeå University, but more about us later.
At this blog we will keep you updated about our project. The project will be about making bees thrive in areas affected by quarrying. During this spring and summer we are going to visit the quarry "Slite" at Gotland, Sweden. The coming weeks you will read more about us, our project, the planing procedure, bees and how you save bees and by doing this, help our planet.
To find out more about the project you can click here: http://www.quarrylifeaward.com/projects/northern-europe/how-make-wild-bees-thrive-areas-affected-quarrying
Picture: Bombus pratorum photographed by Oskar last summer.
May the bees be with you,
Hampus and Oskar


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Open Door Yoga has been a 90 Degree client for 6 years. It's always been very important to owner, Monica to convey the things that make Open Door such as special place: Authenticity, dedication, expertise and above all, kindness and love.
It didn't take long for Monica and the crew there to outgrow their small studio and expand to a larger space with several studio rooms. We've enjoyed watching them grow and expand their business from a small, donation-based studio to one of the busiest an most popular hot yoga spaces in Raleigh which also includes Bija Hot Yoga, a successful hot yoga teacher training program.
When it came to their branding, we worked with Monica to develop a unique, symbol-style logo is reminiscent of the "Flower of Life" from sacred geometry. The resulting logo reflects the positive energy you can expect from Open Door while balancing a clean, professional city vibe consistent with modern yoga brands.
Over the past 6 years, we've carried the same high vibratory color palette and hip, city vibes to her online branding with her website as well as her print marketing collateral.
You can find our work with Open Door all over Raleigh in poster form. With each new program Monica and the team introduces, we try to bring that perfect balance of consistent branding combined with a unique look for each new class.
I have had the pleasure of working with 90 Degree Design for over 5 years. They smoothly, quickly and reliably manage the website, marketing materials and branding needs of my small business. One of the many things I value about 90 Degree Design is their combination of creative and technological skills. Their ability to listen and apply my sometimes very unorganized ideas about how to communicate to the world about my business instills a level of trust and respect that I have a hard time finding with other companies.


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Invite the family to spend the Ascension Day holiday at Dayz Søhøjlandet.
Bring the family along on the Ascension Day Holiday and let it go to the middle of Jutland to Dayz Søhøjlandet and enjoy the lovely spring weather in the unique surroundings of Gjern Hills. Gather the whole family and get a couple of fun and joyous days along with lots of experiences and activities for young and old – at Dayz Søhøjlandet there is always something to do both in and out of doors.
If the weather is fine you can enjoy it from your terrace in front of your holiday home, explore the lovely Danish nature and Gjern Hills which surround the resort and experience how the nature buzzes with life and joy after a long winter, or take a trip to Silkeborg and enjoy the attractive borough. If the weather doesn't look too good, we promise you can find warmth inside the tropical Aqua Park or in a physical match in the sports centre.
In Funny's Creative Workshop you find a broad assortment of options to engage your creative sides. You can also enjoy the family entertainment together or you can safely send the kids out to some fun hours in great company.


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Selecting your vehicle's model and year allows us to display only parts and items specific to your car's model and year.
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It's so handy that the mandarins and lemons all bear fruit in winter, just when we need the vitamin C!
I've also chopped a few for marmalade. Mmmm, love the smell of citrus wafting through the house!
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Looks good! Try with a Little ginger also´, - taste so god and are so healty.ReplyDelete
I love marmalade - a very favourite jam! You write that it's been chilly lately - Here it's been B.... freezing (and we live NORTH of you!!!).ReplyDelete
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I've written before about Stephen Jepson and his Never Leave the Playground program. Now he has added brachiation to his collection of fitness "toys." Note his interesting form, without the usual swinging action of the body.
Those who have visited our house will understand why I picked up on that. Here's grandson Joseph exploring our indoor brachiation ladder.
And here he is with sister Vivienne almost three years later on the outdoor version. (Forgive the videography; the camera was new and I was clueless.)
Note that Jepson's solution for an easier version while building up strength is very similar to ours, though his also works when the weather's too cold for swimming. I'll have to remember that!


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I have had this 'ear worm' for a week or so that I can't get rid of…so I'll give it to YOU!
If you change your PERSONALITY you will change your PERSONAL REALITY.
Joe Dispenza
I thought my personality was for the most part FIXED like my unique fingerprint?
The above quote was from a Hay House author Joe Dispenza who I really connected with.
Its made me think a lot more about what my mind BELIEVES is FIXED and who I REALLY am if I can change my personality. This perception of internal changeability absolutely meshes well with my own experiences, and with using NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) for change in my own and other's lives.
We know that if we keep doing the same things we will only get the same results, so obviously the change might entail not just what we do, but who we are.
Don't be afraid to do something 'out of character' today. In fact if you want to have a 'different outcome in life', one that is pointing in the 'new direction' you desire, you pretty much 'have' to change right at the 'source point', YOU.
So go ahead, REDEFINE yourself, or rather UNCONFINE yourself. It might just be kinda fun unloading some anchors you've carried way too long that you thought were attached to you.
Anchors away!


text: On March 28th, Cheap Jordans 2017 and the world famous artist Brian Donnelly (Brian Donnelly, that is, KAWS) for the first time series Jordan X KAWS in Greater China, the world's first to sell. On the same day, KAWS's first large solo exhibition in Asia, "KAWS: at the end", was also open to the public at the Shanghai Yuyueyao Art Museum. To this end, Jordan brand special project senior design director Gemo Wong and KAWS gathered in Shanghai, together to help two brands of events. "KAWS then with the Nike Kyrie 3 BHM into the contemporary art circle, and now in the fashion and art world walking freely, influence all over the world.His life is a breakthrough on the expectations of everyone, the great achievements of the story. The Jordan x KAWS joint series to create The history of the shoe culture, the benchmark and the rebels meet in order to pass this traditional spirit of transmission to a new generation of consumers at the same time, I also congratulate the KAWS exhibition held in Shanghai successfully.I went to see the exhibition, is a very The experience of the bar. The New Jordans 2017 all-new colorway includes premium upgrades on key aspects of the upper. Adidas ditches the traditional plastic cage system and replaces it with quality leather. The TPU heel counter is also ditched and replaced with a more luxurious, tan suede counter. Aside from these key upgrades, the silhouette sports a solid grey Primeknit upper atop a white Boost midsole and black Continental outsole unit.Yep, it's almost as if you're on air. To top things off, this particular version utilizes Jordan Shoes 2017's super strong and lightweight Flyknit material for its upper.


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by Crystal Avila
"I want to live / I want to give / I've been a miner for a heart of gold / I've been a miner for a heart of gold / It's these expressions I never give / That keep me searching for a heart of gold."
Today I walked around campus listening to one of my favorite songs: "Heart of Gold" by Neil Young. Even though it was raining a bit, the sky was grey, and I still had an hour-and-a-half-long class to get through soon, I felt very happy. After four years of college, I have made amazing friends, learned many things, grown a lot as a person, created a film I have always wanted to make, and have become even closer to my family. As I walked across the quads and buildings, I sang along with Neil as he sings, "I've been searching for a heart of gold." His words never rang truer. To me, Neil is exclaiming that we need to always look for the good in things, in people, and in our own lives. He sings, "I've been a miner for a heart of gold" and that "he's growing old." No matter how many days he lives, he is always working to find the goodness that is sometimes hidden in a dark musty "mine" and that requires work and perseverance to find and preserve.
Young's lyrics have very often accompanied me during my time in college. It can be easy to fall into the culture of negativity that is so often found on college campuses and, let's face it, the world in general. It not just "times like these" that bring uncertainty and endless debates; the world will always have and has always had times such as these. Nothing is new, nor will it ever be. It is easy to get caught up in the negativity and feel so passionate about issues that our passions become combative, far from compassionate and often talked about in a smaller worldview context.
Neil goes on to sing, "I've been to Hollywood, I've been to Redwood / I crossed the ocean for a heart of gold / I've been in my mind, it's such a fine line / That keeps me searching for a heart of gold."
Here I take Neil's lyrics and think how that no matter where we—whether it's an internship in Hollywood, the swing club, or a super hard and stressful class—we must look for the good and positive in these situations and think outside of ourselves in order to be the positive light to others. Even amidst times that are trying, we can keep searching for a heart of gold and think, "Have I crossed an entire ocean to find at least some goodness in this situation, the person I do not get along with, or class that is just so annoying?" Perhaps the gold is found in our efforts to simply do our best, not taking ourselves so seriously, or even just doing our work as best as we can.
Neil continues to sing, "And I'm getting old / keeps me searching for a heart of gold / And I'm getting old."
Even though time is passing, he says, never stop searching for gold — that is, never stop being positive about life. No matter what, we will each continue getting older—so why live life not searching for gold, seeing goodness around us and amidst our daily difficulties, both big and small?
In Neil's final stanza, he sings, "Keep me searching for a heart of gold / You keep me searching and I'm growing old / Keep me searching for a heart of gold / I've been a miner for a heart of gold."
In this final lyric, Neil reminds us that staying positive isn't always easy, but that we should remember that "you," who perhaps is "life," will bring us suffering, joy, and times that require us to decide whether we will live for others or only for ourselves. We must always keep searching and be true miners who find pieces of gold amidst the rocky caves of life.
As a soon-to-be graduate, I do not have a "secret formula that will make your college life amazing," but I can advise to listen to "Heart of Gold" around campus and think about how important it is to remain positive and joyful through your time in school and for the rest of your life. This is not say that I have always seen everything in a positive light, but rather that I have come to realize that this mindset and way of being can greatly help one enjoy life more and make better use of time.
I know that when I return to campus in years to come, I will look back and see the "pieces of gold" that Notre Dame had given me when I decided to be positive and joyfully invest time into finding and polishing them. These hearts of gold include my beautiful friends, whom I know I will always cherish and love, my family, the professors and faculty who have profoundly impacted me, my relationship with my sister who works at Notre Dame, the times that were very hard but that brought about times of learning, my increasing love for the art of cinema, and the growth of my spiritual life.
"I want to live / I want to give / I've been a miner for a heart of gold / I've been a miner for a heart of gold / It's these expressions I never give / That keep me searching for a heart of gold."
Mindset is an important part of Notre Dame's campus because it serves as a place where creativity, freedom, and personal reflection on just about anything is valued.
Although I have greatly enjoyed my time at Notre Dame and have been happy to be part of the WVFI and the Mindset team, I am ready to keep searching for those hearts of gold throughout my life. Life was good during college, and I know that it will continue to be so the day after I graduate.