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While visiting the World Traveler animals of the northern climates with the Disney Junior Club, Vega befriends a Norse Horse colt and names it North Star, but when North Star stows away in Vega's backpack and goes to Starland with her, Vega decides to return to Wishworld to take him back home to his herd, but it won't be easy for that there might be predators who would love to have a Norse Horse colt for lunch.
The episode begins with Vega, Leona, and Sage, (in their Wishling forms) traveling with their friends, Kwazii, Connor, Captain Jake (with their magical creature power suits on), and Sofia in the Fantasy Forest where they'll her going to the northern climates to meet one of the World Traveler animals there, like the Norse Horse, while their SD friends were with the rest of the Disney Junior Club members to study other World Traveler Fantasy Forest animals. Piper, Adora, Cassie, Tessa, Gemma, and Libby were with Amaya, Captain Barnacles, Peso, and Cubby to check out Haka Kiwis, while Scarlet, Clover, and Astra were examining Northwest Whales with Izzy, Skully, Greg, and Miles.
While they were walking, Vega begins to wonder how her friends were doing as she pulls out her Star Zap from her pocket and turns it on to call them. Clover calls back and tells her that Astra was having a blast with the Northwest Whales when she showed her that Izzy was recording a video of Astra riding on Northwest Whale's back. It dove back into the water and made a splash so huge that it soaked the friends with water and they were so wet, that they all laughed.
Giggling, Vega thanks Clover for letting her know as she says goodbye and calls her roommate, Piper, who was playing with some baby Haka Kiwis with Cassie. Just as Vega was about to reply, Kwazii suddenly hears some neighing and hoof galloping with his super hearing when they reached the fields to find some... Norse Horses! Mesmerized by their amazing patterns and blue coats, Vega takes a holo-pic of one of them, including a cute baby Norse Horse that his mother nuzzled with, with her Star Zap.
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Looking down, Vega noticed that the Norse Horse colt rubbed on her leg to soothe her. So with a smile, she bent down and rubbed it's mane. Then suddenly, she noticed something on his forehead: a North star shaped birthmark! She decides to call him North Star from the birthmark on his head. Later, after studying the other World Traveler animals, the Star Darlings and all the Disney Junior Club members met at the Norse Horses field and had lunch together. Vega fed North Star some of her moonberries while everyone talked about their day with the animals they've hung out with.
After a day with the Norse Horses, the Star Darlings said their goodbyes to the Disney Junior Club and rode their shooting stars back to Starland. They came back to the Wishworld Observation Deck and meet Lady Stella there as they said star salutations for coming back.
Later, in Vega and Piper's dorm room, Vega and Piper were unpacking their Wishworld souvenirs but just as Vega unzipped her star backpack, North Star popped out and jumped out of her backpack, looking around the room curiously. Piper and Vega let out a gasp as North Star trotted towards Vega and jumped into her arms for comfort. When Piper asked how North Star got into her friend's backpack, Vega guessed that North Star must've snuck in to join her journey back to Starland.
Then exchanging an anxious look with each other, both Vega and Piper were thinking the same thing; they need to go back to Wishworld to bring North Star back to his herd.
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- Super Hearing (to hear some Norse Horses)
- Vega names a magical baby animal (North Star, the Norse Horse) for the first time.
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DES MOINES, Iowa -- It's been a long road trip for food trucks in Des Moines.
"It was huge. It was the incubator for this industry," says Nick Kuhn, who is the president of the food truck association in the metro, the Legion of Food.
The long trip started 18 months ago and this weekend they'll finally get to where they wanted to be.
"I know I can't speak for everyone but I know I can speak for us, we've had great success with our food truck," said Misty Fontanini, food truck owner.
It wasn't all green lights though, this trip had a ton of brake lights and detours.
"Well that was fun (laugh), that was fun," said Kuhn.
In total, there were over half-a-dozen meetings with the city and truck owners.
"It's really hard to tell how many meetings we had with the owners but we put in a lot of work and I think everyone walked away happy with the outcome," said Kandi Reindl-Sullivan, City of Des Moines, City Manager's office.
After a couple different versions of food truck rules they finally got where they are at today. "The growth of the food truck industry has been amazing," said Kuhn.
"Successful," is how Reindl-Sullivan would describe the food truck program over the first year-and-a-half. "It's been really fun, too. I always thought this was going to be a success. Before we started the program, we look at other cities and they all had positive results."
The pilot program became official in April of last year. When it started there were only four zones, where they could serve and only seven trucks took advantage of selling in those zones.
After a good run over the first six months, they started to expand the program. The number of permit holders would jump to 17 by 2016, so the city added in six parks where those trucks could also operate.
In the first year-and-half of the program, the trucks have really added to the food options downtown. Over 40 trucks sold their goods at public and private events, but the biggest change may be coming Monday at the city council meeting. A new route is expected to approved.
It will be downtown along each of these roads: Grand Ave., Locust Ave., and Walnut Ave.
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Originally from Massachusetts, Musical and Artistic Director Karen Dietz possesses a wealth of experience as a musician, performer, teacher and musical director. Her background reflects her passion for musical performance and education.
While in the USA, she participated in performance groups such as Northern Harmony, Quadrivium, Libana, and Revels, Inc, and performances such as Cabaret, Holst's Savitri, Milhaud's Minute Operas, and Kiss Me, Kate. Karen's most recent tour de force was as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes.
In addition to her work with Loud & Proud, Karen has worked with secondary school pupils in musical theatre, taught voice classes for Edinburgh's Jewel and Esk Valley College, led a lunchtime choir for East Lothian Council employees. She leads singing weekends for the Folk Camps Society in the UK, as well as delivering workshops throughout the UK and beyond. She currently leads community choirs in Dunbar and North Berwick, and works with Birnam choir Just Singin'.
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Authorities in Alaska said two Marylanders are among the nine people killed when a sightseeing plane crashed Thursday.
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A recovery crew is still trying to remove their bodies from the wrecked plane that was carrying eight cruise ship passengers on a sightseeing excursion and the pilot.
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The expanded service launched last month and staff from the Emergency Department.
Radiographer Duy Cao was the first radiographer to work a night shift.
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Hello everyone! Welcome back. Our curriculum for the grammar lessons cover a wide range of difficulty levels, and we have the series "Iyagi" in which you can listen to natural Korean conversations between two people in %100 Korean. But there has been a consistent demand for more advanced level material, so we have prepared this series for you. Since this series is for advanced learners, everything in this series is going to be in Korean.


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Journal : Management Accounting Research, Volume 25, Issue 2, June 2014, Pages 131–146
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We study the use of performance measurement systems in the public sector. We hypothesize that the way in which these systems are being used affects organizational performance, and that these performance effects depend on contractibility. Contractibility encompasses clarity of goals, the ability to select undistorted performance metrics, and the degree to which managers know and control the transformation process. We expect that public sector organizations that use their performance measurement systems in ways that match the characteristics of their activities outperform those that fail to achieve such fit. We test our hypotheses using survey data from 101 public sector organizations. Our findings indicate that contractibility moderates the relationship between the incentive-oriented use of the performance measurement system and performance. Using the performance measurement system for incentive purposes negatively influences organizational performance, but this effect is less severe when contractibility is high. We also find that an exploratory use of the performance measurement system tends to enhance performance; this positive effect is independent of the level of contractibility. The effectiveness of the introduction of performance measurement systems in public sector organizations thus depends both on contractibility and on how the system is being used by managers. These findings have important implications, both for practice and for public policy.


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from the Leader and President of The Nationals
2016 will be remembered as the year that The Nationals did some heavy lifting to ensure a majority Coalition government was secured for all Australians. The Nationals increased their seats by one; and the Coalition secured government by a margin of one.
For regional Australia, no equation better underlines the importance of The Nationals as a vital pillar that holds up the conservative side of politics.
We came out of the 2016 Federal Election with 22 MPs and Senators – our strongest parliamentary representation in exactly 20 years. And for the first time in 60 years, The Nationals hold five Cabinet positions in government.
Each and every one of these successes is thanks to our members, supporters and donors.
And where we didn't have successes, such as the Orange by-election and the Northern Territory elections, we are indebted to our members and supporters for ensuring we ran the hardest race possible in the toughest of circumstances.
On behalf of the parliamentary and organisational wings of The Nationals we thank you sincerely for your support and dedication to The Nationals cause; because The Nationals cause is regional Australia's cause.
As we enter 2017 we welcome incoming Federal Director Ben Hindmarsh and farewell Scott Mitchell from the role. Scott oversaw two very successful campaigns for The Nationals, and Ben will continue that momentum.
As the New Year clicks in our Western Australian Nationals team, who gave birth to the "Royalties for Regions" platform, will up the tempo as they head to a March 2017 election. And in Queensland, which has no fixed parliamentary terms, our LNP team will likely go to the polls sometime within the next 12 months.
The Nationals family across Australia, as always, will come together to assist in both these campaigns to ensure our constituents – not matter what walk of life they come from – have the best possible representation.
We wish you and your family and friends a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2017. Cherish your loved ones and friends; do what you can for those less fortunate; and, for those on the roads, please travel safely.
Merry Christmas and God Bless,
Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP
Deputy Prime Minister
& Leader of The Nationals
Hon. Larry Anthony
The Nationals
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Merry Christmas from Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, Senator and Deputy Leader Fiona Nash and President The Hon. Larry Anthony
The Borg Exits State Politics
Twenty-seven years ago, this month, The Nationals Lawrence Springborg was elected to the Queensland Parliament. Not only did he set a record as a 21 year-old MP, but he went on to break other records at the time when he became a Queensland Cabinet Minister at 29; and Leader of the Opposition at 34.
After decades of bitter warring between the two parties, Springborg was instrumental in pulling off a merger between that state's Liberal and National Parties in 2008. He based the LNP model on a meeting he had with Canada's Stephen Harper in 2004; received the LNP's first life membership; and is now affectionately known as the "Father of the LNP". In the Newman LNP Government, Springborg was given the so-called 'poison chalice' when he became the Minister for Health – a $13 billion department recognized nationally as a debt-plagued administrative cot-case. After just one year of his Ministry, the Department ran at a budget surplus and was delivering the most improved elective surgery waiting lists in the country.
This month a now 48 year-old Lawrence Springborg announced he would not be recontesting the next State Election likely to be held in 2017. What the future holds, time will tell. But on behalf of The Nationals everywhere, we thank Lawrence, his wife Linda and their four children for a dedication and commitment that's rarely matched.
New Leadership in New South Wales
In November John Barilaro was unanimously elected as Leader of the NSW Nationals following his strong performance as Minister for Regional Development, Skills and Small Business.
As Member for Monaro, the most marginal seat in the state, John knows how to fight the tough battles and will bring this dogged courage to the role of Leader.
His beginnings in politics originated in a local soccer club, championing better access to fields in his hometown of Queanbeyan. Working in the family business from a young age before becoming the manager, John is acutely aware of the issues relating to small business.
Under John's tenure as Skills Minister, TAFE NSW has gone through unprecedented reform, including the establishment of a digital headquarters in Armidale that will allow students to be connected to their peers and online training platforms like never before.
Alongside his new Deputy Niall Blair, John will be a strong and passionate voice for the country, and with his wealth of experience in parliament, that voice will transcend the regions to yield real results.
The Nationals look forward to working with John and his team to achieve their ambitious plans for regional New South Wales, taking the oppertunity to thank Troy Grant for his service as leader and tirless advocacy for improved regional services and infrastructure.
WA Nationals on Election Footing
In less than three months the birthplace of The Nationals, Western Australia, will go to the polls at a State Election that will be critical to the future of regional WA.
The Nationals, led by Brendon Grylls, will seek their third term in office since forming a partnership government with the Liberals in 2008. A hallmark of The Nationals success and affinity to the regions has been the "Royalties for Regions" program, spearheaded by Grylls and the Nationals, which has set aside 25% of all royalty payments for investment in regional WA.
Grylls leads his Nationals team into the 2013 election with his characteristic 'no holds barred' approach to getting regional WA its fair share of funding and services.
Party members and supporters from across Australia are encouraged to support the WA Nationals by registering their election interest at: http://www.nationalswa.com/volunteer?splash=1
We wish Brendon Grylls and his team every success in March; and also take this opportunity to salute Terry Redman who led the WA Nationals for three years until August and helped ensure the party was 'election ready' and helped strengthen the iconic "Royalties for Regions" program as Minister for Regional Development.
Old Ground and New Faces in Victoria
It is with great pride that the seat of former Prime Minister John (Black Jack) McEwen was won back by the Nationals at this year's election, a result of grass roots support and a charismatic and experienced candidate in Damian Drum. The Nationals win in Murray was not only the centre of much of the National campaign but the spring board for record cabinet representation in the Coalition.
Luke O'Sullivan who would go on to replace Damian Drum, will bring years of experience and professionalism to the Victorian Upper House whilst being a strong representative for Northern Victoria in Peter Walsh's team.
The Nationals would like to congratulate Neil Pankhurst on his election as State President of the Victorian Nationals whilst thanking Peter Swartz for his years of service to both the Victorian Nationals and continued contribution to the Federal Management Committee.
2017 Conference Dates
The Nationals Federal Conference: 8th – 10th September 2017
Federal Womens Council: TBC
Thank you to all members of the Federal Management Committee, State Offices and Party Members for your support throughout 2016.
Hon. Larry Anthony
The Nationals


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text: HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — With the opening of the window for the big-wave surf contest at Mavericks near Half Moon Bay Friday, the surfing competitors are marking the start of the season with an opening ceremony, a contest organizer said.At 2 p.m., the 24 competitors will attend the ceremony at Mavericks, a spot known for its massive swells less than a mile off of the San Mateo County coast near Pillar Point Harbor, surfer and organizer Jeff Clark said.The ceremony will take place near the Oceano Hotel and Spa Half Moon Bay Harbor at 280 Capistrano Road in Half Moon Bay.The kickoff will continue later in the afternoon at Old Princeton Landing at 460 Capistrano Road in El Granada.The Mavericks Invitational competitors will line up and introduce themselves before assembling for a prayer circle, Clark said.Clark said the ceremony is a "kickoff to the season and a coming together" of the surfers who hail from as near and far as the Bay Area, Southern California, Brazil, Hawaii and South Africa.Depending on Friday's weather conditions, surfers will paddle out and take on any waves, Clark said.Mavericks Invitational is a one-day, invitation-only surfing competition held at the legendary surf break. The contest waiting period will run through the end of March 2013.Ideal conditions failed to materialize last season, just like in the 2010-2011 season, and the contest was not held.Clark encouraged any and all surfing enthusiasts and spectators to join today's opening ceremony. He suggested bringing a wetsuit for those planning to enter the water.More information about this year's competition can be found at www.mavericksinvitational.com.


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So I had the implanon inserted almost 2 years ago. I had it removed 08/28/2014. I bled every single day on the Implanon and also the day of removal. After removal I bled for 2 days. Heavy bleeding and cramping. On Monday, September 1st, the bleeding had stopped. I had unprotected intercourse the day after removal and everyother day since the bleeding has stopped. it has now been a week since removal and I am experiencing sore nipples, cramping and I also had white discharge one day. What it going on?
Can I be pregnant so quicky after Implanon removal?
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- 5 September 2014
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so today is 09/06/2014, no cramping, but my nipples are on fire! so sore! and the areola is now prominent. Like you can see the bumps on it.
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A specialist in the production of porcelain tiles, this German company goes for a FMS223 kiln.
The historic Argelith company, based in Bad Essen, has a solid tradition of making high-thickness porcelain tiles for use in high-traffic areas: it now aims to boost output by continuing its technical partnership with Sacmi.By next year a new kiln for the high-temperature firing of heavy products - a FMS223 over 100 metres long – will be up and running. This will ensure increased output and outstanding quality. The technical and performance requisites of the product – largely aimed at the commercial construction sector – mean that both processes and manufacturing machinery must be of only optimal quality: this latest episode in the long-standing, mutually profitable partnership between Argelith and Sacmi will ensure that those requisites are met in full.
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Sandia National Labs has appointed Marianne Walck, a geophysicist, to be vice president of the California laboratory, Sandia said on Thursday.
As part of this appointment, Walck will oversee the Energy and Climate program at the facility. She replaces Steve Rottler, who was appointed deputy director and executive vice president for National Security Programs.
Previously, Walck served as director of the lab's Geoscience, Climate and Consequence Effects Center.
"I am pleased to welcome Marianne to Sandia's executive leadership team," Paul Hommert, Sandia's president and labs director, said. "She brings a deep and accomplished background in energy, as well as demonstrated success in leading large organizations. These skills and knowledge make her well-suited to leading both our California organization and our energy programs."
Walck holds a doctorate in geophysics from the California Institute of Technology; she originally joined the laboratory in 1984. Her research has focused on seismic activity related to energy sources beneath the earth's surface and has helped develop tools to monitor microseismic activity, including hydraulic fracturing and its effect on the earth's sub-surface.
"I am honored and excited to have the opportunity to lead the diverse activities at Sandia's California laboratory and the Energy and Climate program," Walck said after her appointment.


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a lot of time passed since i wrote my last post. in the mean time i could finish my job at the carpentry -Kaufmann zimmerei- with a trip to England. here's more information:
anyway. a week ago i started at the "Hermann Kaufmann Architekten" office . it was quite nice that on my first day i didn't only have a new computerworkplace but even a own email account, already with my own signature. Wau!
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|A bearish chart pattern used in technical analysis, also a variation of the symmetrical triangle, is usually found in downtrends. Unlike the ascending triangle, this time the bottom part of the triangle appears flat. The top part of the triangle has a downward slant. Prices drop to a point where they are oversold. Tentative buying comes in at the lows, and prices perk up. The higher price however attracts more sellers and prices re-test the old lows. Buyers then once again tentatively re-enter the market. The better prices though, once again attract even more selling. Sellers are now in control and push through the old lows of this pattern, while the previous buyers rush to dump their positions. (And like the symmetrical triangle and the ascending triangle, volume tends to diminish during the formation of the pattern with an increase in volume on its resolve.)
Because of its shape, the descending triangle pattern can also be referred to as a right-angle triangle. Two or more comparable lows form a horizontal line at the bottom. Two or more declining peaks form a descending trend line above that converges with the horizontal line as it descends. If both lines were extended right, the descending trend line could act as the hypotenuse of a right triangle. If a perpendicular line were drawn extending up from the left end of the horizontal line, a right triangle would form. Let's examine each individual part of the pattern and then look at an example.
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Pictures are used everyday by many people around the world, be it on billboards, newspapers, books, and you name it! It's such an easy way to convey a whole story, instead of writing a few paragraphs; a picture or image can get your point across a whole lot faster. For the sake of art though, where do we draw the line, when it comes to editing and manipulating pictures?
If you would ask any old school photographer, a purist in other words, they would say that the only form of editing acceptable in their field is some light retouching to finish the picture. But now a days many pro and amateur photographers alike, resort to Photoshop and other tools to edit their pictures. This goes to such an extent that they use these tools to " create " an image rather than just putting the cherry on top, with some light editing.
These techniques are common and accepted from a commercial standpoint, where time and money are of utmost importance, but then the question still stands, what about the artistic value of photography that purists defend at all costs?
The old school photographers all state that an image should be perfected as shot, right out of the camera, and not on a computer. The beauty of photography consists of capturing the decisive moment, proper lighting, and spot on composition. These elements cannot be processed in a lab or computer. But wouldn't that bring photography close to impossible?
Just think about it, how can a person consistently churn out perfect shots, in perfect lighting, and with no blemishes or what not? So many things to consider, if for example you are shooting outside or on location, well add another level of difficulty to that near impossible scenario. Not everybody can be as talented, or should I say determined, as Ansel Adams, this old school photographer would camp for days and weeks on end, at one location just waiting for the stars to align and capture his masterpiece.
Photography like any art form constantly changes and evolves, even back in the day these so called purists would stage their scenes, add props, and use external flashguns in order to manipulate the image they want to capture. So what is " Pure photography "?
If you alter an image to such an extent that it no longer has any resemblance to the image captured right out of the camera, can you consider this as photography, or does it lean more towards the graphic design side of things? For me personally I would have to say no. Some light retouching or color balancing is not such an issue for me, but to go all out and for example add clouds to a landscape is not photography in its purest sense. Some may beg to differ, but then again, the world would be such a boring place if we all agreed, right?
To better understand this humdrum conundrum in the photography world, I'd like to give an example of what this war of ethics boils down to. Say for example you and a friend go for a photo walk, and both of you snap a picture of the same tree. Your picture has wonderful composition, color and perspective. Your shot needs little to no manipulation, in other words, right off the bat it stands on its own. Your friend's shot is nothing special, a little boring actually. But then again your friend excels in photo manipulation. His image is transformed into a surrealistic piece of fine art. Can his heavily edited image be considered as pure photography, even though the original image was mundane and lackluster?
Well in the eyes of the masses, you both are considered photographers, so meaning to say that, any idiot with the cash to cough up a camera is a photographer? This might seem a little harsh, but this is just one of the many questions photographers ask concerning this issue.
As I mentioned earlier, photography is an ever-changing art form, new techniques and developments are constantly changing the medium. There will always be a timeframe where the legitimacy of the concerning technique or art is questioned. To put it simply, if there wouldn't be change, we would all still be taking pictures with pinhole cameras, now that's photography at its purest!
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