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Timely abseil in aid of Conwy church clock restoration
Restorers abseiled off a church tower, instead of using the traditional scaffolding to access a town's clock as part of a £10,000 restoration.
The Victorian clock belongs to Conwy Town Council Council, but is situated on the tower of St Mary's Church in the centre of the town.
The town clerk said the clock was seen from all over the town and had become "pretty shabby looking" over the years.
The £10,000 project will see the dials repainted, and the gold leaf replaced.
"The company is using ropes to access the clock instead of scaffolding so there is less disruption for the church," said the town clerk Helen Armitage.
"It was converted to electronic operation and upgraded in 1979, and it does keep time.
"I use it when I'm out and about in the town, but it had become shabby looking," she added.
The £10,000 cost had been "saved for" by the council over the years so there is as little cost to the town's people as possible, she added.
The church's visitors guide states the clock was the gift of Lord Penrhyn in the 19th Century & has slate faces.
The movement was converted to an electric operation in 1997, the dials have not been restored for at least 35 years, and the four dials are 5ft (1.52m) in diameter.
"It is an exciting project and people in the town seem pleased with how it is looking," she said.
"I hadn't realised the work had started but a businessman told me yesterday that it was looking good, so I went out to have a look and it does look much better," she added.
Clock makers and restorers Smith of Derby, which has looked after the time piece since 1970, said the clock was probably installed sometime in the mid 1800s.
Keith Cotton from the company said the use of ropes for access was the "cost effective way" to approach the clock.


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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
InterculturalCom: Nonverbal Intercultural Communication: Universal NVC? (Mr. Bean) [VID] (U4-P4) fa12
This is a clip that I edited and posted on YouTube. I use this clip in my Intercultural Communication course to introduce students to nonverbal communication in the intercultural communication context.
How many nonverbal communication behaviors did you spot? What did the behaviors communicate to you? Of the types of nonverbal communication, which where illustrated here? Emblems? Others?
What is the secret of Mr. Bean being popular around the world?
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Just wanted to add a remark here for all you skeptics and believers. None of you can prove anything at this point. Not one of you can prove or dis-prove anything that has to do with anything on this subject/these topics. It's all shady pictures and generally 2nd-hand hearsay/rumors on one side... and the other is just flaming and trolling the believers and not proving anything themselves either. It seems most here don't actually have an opened mind... and are narrow minded in their own ways.
And being a moderator on ATS doesn't let you decide what is a hoax and what isn't... You can't prove anything as well.... so get off all high horses and get out of all glass houses please.
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Has anyone duplicated the FAST videos yet? How were they made? This has never been answered to my satisfaction. Maybe I missed it among the myriad of UFO threads at ATS. I have seen the allegations (proved at this point?) of theft of previous UFO pics but I have never seen anyone describe what we are looking at in the FAST videos.
Whenever I have asked in the past it's always met with a diversion to some other part of the story. WHAT is in the FAST videos?
It's the FAST videos that got me into ATS. I'm a super sceptic when it comes to astronomical revelation and telescopic phenomena on YouTube. As an amateur astronomer with plenty of high tech kit, I asked Gridkeeper a lot of questions about the objects that John Walson was supposedly filming. All I got back was flim flam and side stepping. Subsequent videos showing Walson in discussion with a well respected astronomer convinced me of the hoax.
It was pretty clear to me that the objects shown are not located at great distances, but are fairly close to the telescope. It's related to depth of field effects and factors involving focus changes in some of the videos. Anyway, after a bit of experimentation, I believed I could reproduce, at least to my own satisfaction, what is actually going on. I believe Walson's technique involves taking videos of UFO models located maybe a hundred metres or so from his 'scope. ...


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Christmas 2009
I know you've heard me say it before, but really...these challenges are so much fun! Every time I go back into my archives of old cards and projects, I find myself laughing and sometimes crying over the memories they bring back. Join in the fun and you will not regret it!


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With the votes of the ruling Conservative/Liberal coalition, the German Bundestag (Parliament) adopted an amendment of the Combined Heat and Power Act (KWKG – ref. no. 17/8801 as amended by the Economics Committee, ref. no. 17/9617). The bill aims to increase the share of combined heat and power in the German energy mix from roughly 15% to date to 25% by 2020.
The amendment leaves the total of funds for promoting combined heat and power unchanged at EUR 750 million. The KWKG supports combined heat and power by stipulating premiums which the grid operators to whose grids the plants are connected have to pay on top of the agreed prices for electricity generated in CHP plants. Besides, the KWKG promotes the modernisation and construction of CHP plants, the market launch of fuel cells and the construction and expansion of heating networks that are operated with heat from CHP plants. As the funds provided under the KWKG were not fully used in the past, the KWKG amendment wants to better tap the potential, mainly by raising the premiums. For new and modernised plants they shall rise on average by 0.3 Cent/kWh (between 1.8 and 5.41 Cent/kWh depending on the different categories eligible for premiums under the KWKG). As of 2013 all eligible installations that are subject to the emission trading scheme shall receive a premium of 0.3 Cent/kWh.
Alliance '90/The Greens voted against the bill and the Social Democrats and The Left abstained. Although all parties welcomed the improved support for the combined heat and power technology, they called for more and/or support in different ways.
In a joint press release the Association of German Municipal Enterprises (VKU), the German Association of Cities and the German Association of Towns and Municipalties welcomed the KWKG amendment as a step in the right direction, although premiums were not raised as much as the associations had demanded.
The bill still has to be approved by the Federal Council (Bundesrat) that represents the interests of the federal states on the federal level.
Source: Bundestag, KWKG bill (ref. no. 17/8801) as amended by the Economics Committee (ref. no. 17/9617)
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- Federal Cabinet Adopts Amendment of the Combined Heat and Power Act
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There were small moguls. good for trotting or cantering over. I learned to switch between leaning forward and leaning back very fast. it was like going over tiny jumps in a row...only not.
There were also big steep hills that were fun to run up. Here's the first one we went over:
And here is what happened when we got to the top:
There were also flat areas and banks on the curvy areas. Lots of running happened
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Having Trouble Build A Winning Trading Strategy
How To Build A Winning Trading Strategy
Having Trouble Build A Winning Trading Strategy
This forex blog from forex friend loan will walk you through about how to build a winning trading strategy that the key components and benefits of a forex particular trading strategy.
When starting to trade Forex, the trader must build first his own forex trading strategy. This is important especially for beginner traders. The forex trading strategy is considered like a plan that identifies how the trading will go. This includes identifying the analytical ways the trader will use to know the currency pair trend. It also identifies how the money in the trading account will be managed. Here are considered general steps to build your forex trading strategy.
A Forex Trading strategy, if properly developed and followed will allow you to survive and make progress in the forex market. Without a strategy, you will be at the mercy of the next exciting story or be chasing a breakout (which can turn out to be a trap.)
One of the best analogies I heard to trading was to imagine yourself as a hunter who lived in a secluded cabin in the woods.
The hunter knew they would only be able to eat what they killed and that many of the animals were dangerous, so they needed to plan their attack with precision. The precise plan involved them only exiting their cabin when they a wounded animal passed nearby so they could leave the cabin, kill their prey, and take it back for food without too much risk on their part.
The connection of the hunter in the woods to trading is necessary. You should always be looking for the best set-ups, which are never guaranteed to produce a profit but are opportunities with controlled risk. Continuing with the analogy, a trader without a trading strategy is like a hunter without a cabin, always exposed to attack and likely trying to hunt animals that outmatch him and thereby present a negatively skewed risk.
Having trouble build a winning trading strategy? So how do you build a winning trading strategy that keeps your risk minimal while allowing you to trade the forex market?
You need to identify a handful of key trading aspects that suit your skill-set best. Let us see first what makes the forex trading system a successful one. It must have three main features:
1. It must be simple: when building the forex trading strategy, be sure to make it simple. A complicated analysis will confuse you and lead you to fail. The number of technical tools you use to identify the trend must be two or three at most.
2. It must go up the profits and cut the losses: when you see a trend and use the forex trading system you built, it must continue opening the deal if the profits going high and close the deal if the losses going on.
3. It can follow long-term trends: long-term trends earn more money to make the forex trading system follow long-term trends.
My 5 Steps To Build A Forex Trading Strategy
1. Your Method
This means the rules you use to identify the trend and the how the money is managed in the forex account. As stated above, it must be simple to ease the usage of it.
Identify your analytical techniques: in forex trading, currency pair trend prediction is the key to be successful in forex. If you are well able to predict where the currency pair will go in the future, you will be able to earn money.
There are two basic ways to use: fundamental analysis and technical analysis. Fundamental analysis means to track economic news of the countries that own the currency you are trading and use the news you are reading or hearing to measure the economy of that country. This way is suited for long-term trades or trades that use large time intervals such as weeks or months.
On the other hand, technical analysis uses the charts directly to predict the trend of the currency pair you are trading. Every forex trading chart supplies you with huge tools that allow you to read the chart more intelligently. These tools can be studied in any forex contexts but the most common are the moving averages, the pivot point analysis, the MACD, the stochastic indicator, and the RSI indicator.
In an analytical analysis, you just identify two or three tools from the tools mentioned above and add them to the chart. This will allow you to study the chart and know the currency pair trend. When choosing the analytical tools, you must not use too many tools because this will make the analysis complicated. Only two or three tools are sufficient.
Second, the analytical methods which will be used during forex trading must be planned carefully. This step is considered the most important one in the forex trading strategy. It can be fundamental or technical schemes. The technical analysis depends on analyzing the curve of the currency pair price which will be traded. It uses technical schemes in order to predict the price movement in the future based on the history of the price. The most popular schemes are simple moving average, exponential moving average, stochastic, Relative Strength Index, MACD, and pivot point trading. The fundamental analysis depends on economic news analysis
2. Use Breakout In Your Strategy
The term breakout is used to mean that the price is reached a level that the price can go beyond it for a long time. If breakout occurred, then there is a long probability that it will continue largely in that direction. The forex trading system that you build using that fact can do well.
3. Identify The Time Entry
an entry point is a price you enter a deal at it or the price at which you buy or sell. When building a forex trading system, one of the basic factors to consider is when to enter a trade and when to exit a trade. If we use the breakout condition in our system, we can identify the entry point as the breakout point. To confirm, we can wait until the high stochastic crosses the low stochastic.
4. Identify When To Exit
You must also define the exit point in your forex trading system. If you use breakout on your system and entered a trade, you can monitor if the price goes above the breakout point. If it does it will turn into profits. If it goes below don't exist below the breakout level at the same time. You can wait for one day and exit if it reaches after one day assuming you are working with the weekly chart.
5. Money Management
This topic is one of the most important things to consider when building the forex trading system. What is meant by money management is to know the percentage of your money to enter a trade with, the percentage of risk and the number of profits to take. This can differ according to the account size.
The following weeks will break each of these strategy components down so you will know how to develop a style custom suited to you. Just like a set of golf clubs that aren't fit your body-style can wreak havoc on your golf game, trying to fit someone else's plan that has shown success because it was suitable to their skill-set could produce horrible results for you. If you're brand new to trading and currently are working on a demo account, this will still be a great benefit to your trading.
Know that you know the components of a trading plan that are needed; here is a breakdown of the benefits. First, with a well-thought-out trading plan, you will be able to monitor your open trades with ease according to your trading plan. Secondly, a trading plan can introduce consistency that can help you turn your trading into a business. Lastly, a trading plan will help you qualify current market opportunities as well as knowing which opportunities are NOT worth trading.
I'd like to leave you with a quote from one of the best books on trading psychology in the market, Trading In The Zone, by Market Douglas.
"If there is such a thing as a secret to the nature of trading, this is it: At the very core of one's ability
1) to trade without fear or overconfidence,
2) perceive what the market is offering from its perspective,
3) stay completely focused on the "now moment opportunity flow," and
4) spontaneously enter the "zone," it is a strong virtually unshakeable belief in an uncertain outcome with an edge in your favor.
The best traders have evolved to the point where they believe, without a shred of doubt or internal conflict that "anything can happen."


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Love this song especially because of the soft and gentle style of the vocals and the accompanying music. Even though I do not understand the words, they sound sweet in this recital by Jalota.
Kazi Nazrul Islam (Dukhu Miah) - The National Poet of Bangaldesh.
Nazrul Sangeet - Khelichho E Bishwa Loye sung by Anup Jalota.
Kazi Nazrul Islam (Bengali: কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম Kazi Nozrul Islam) (May 25, 1899, August 29, 1976) was a Bengali poet, musician and revolutionary who pioneered poetic works espousing intense spiritual rebellion against fascism and oppression. His poetry and nationalist activism earned him the popular title of Bidrohi Kobi (Rebel Poet). Accomplishing a large body of acclaimed works through his life, Nazrul is officially recognised as the national poet of Bangladesh and commemorated in India.
Born into a Muslim middle class family, Nazrul received religious education and worked as a muezzin at a local mosque. He learned of poetry, drama, and literature while working with theatrical groups. After serving in the British Indian Army, Nazrul established himself as a journalist in Kolkata (then Calcutta). He assailed the British Raj in India and preached revolution through his poetic works, such as "Bidrohi" ("The Rebel") and "Bhangar Gaan" ("The Song of Destruction"), as well as his publication "Dhumketu" ("The Comet"). His impassioned activism in the Indian independence movement often led to his imprisonment by British authorities. While in prison, Nazrul wrote the "Rajbandir Jabanbandi" ("Deposition of a Political Prisoner"). Exploring the life and conditions of the downtrodden masses of India, Nazrul worked for their emancipation.
Nazrul's writings explore themes such as love, freedom, and revolution; he opposed all bigotry, including religious and gender. Throughout his career, Nazrul wrote short stories, novels, and essays but is best-known for his poems, in which he pioneered new forms such as Bengali ghazals. Nazrul wrote and composed music for his nearly 4,000 songs (including gramophone records) [1], collectively known as Nazrul geeti (Nazrul songs), which are widely popular today. At the age of 43 (in 1942) he began suffering from an unknown disease, losing his voice and memory. Eventually diagnosed as Pick's disease, it caused Nazrul's health to decline steadily and forced him to live in isolation for many years. Invited by the Government of Bangladesh, Nazrul and his family moved to Dhaka in 1972. Four years later he died on August 29, 1976 at the age of 77. He was buried by the mosque of Dhaka University.
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- Make my bed every day.
- Get a boyfriend.
When I was younger I learned a shark must keep moving or else it is unable to breath. One of the greatest creatures in the world must keep moving, even if it has no clue where it is going. I can't say with 100% certainty I know where I'm off to, but I'm excited if the coming year is anything like the last one. I found a post from the beginning of this year about my resolutions and I'm pretty proud of myself. I had some major health issues come up this year, but I am pushing forward and not making excuses for myself.
Just to recap:
- I've grown up and become more of an adult than I thought possible.
- I faced a few big fears and learned that things aren't so scary when friends are by you.
- I fell in love with a beautiful town on the ocean.
- I can't pinpoint when, but I stopped being so harsh on myself and I'm happier for it.
- I am going to reexamine my career goals.
- I still can kick butt in a nerf gun fight and my zombie costume collection has expanded.
But most importantly, I'm going to remember that I'm only a kid and I'm supposed to be pretty clueless sometimes. The world is bigger and more beautiful then most people seem to realize; I only recently opened my eyes more fully. If you want something in this world, you can find a way to get it.
If you are my friend on the book of Face, you see all of my uplifting posts about how great my life is. I have made the choice to view life that way. Trust me, I could so easily complain about everything being wrong or all the idiots in the world clogging up the drain but I don't. So as the new year comes remember to be kind to yourself, take risks, and fall in love.


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Even if many do not understand it, it is clear that, like the Church historically, Football is the enemy of the People: both are mere brainwashing machines and not at all your friends.
Brazil is making room for the World Cup and that shame of former guerrilleira that is Dilma Rousseff is now playing the game of Capitalism and has no scruples to attack the poor to make room for that spectacle.
I already mentioned how Río plans to demolish whole favelas (slums) to make room for the show. Sadly now I have to mention that the only indigenous neighborhood of all Río, the Aldeia Maracanã, established on the former Museu do Indio, has been violently evicted by police forces in order to make room for the stupid useless stadiums.
Much of the unilateral police violence can be seen at this video by the indefatigable Carlos Latuff (who does not just draw excellent political cartoons but also video-reports, it seems):
Police did not only use physical violence, causing injuries to many, but also other weapons like pepper spray (almost copied from that campus in California months ago) and even sonic weapons, as can be seen and heard in this other video:
The victims of this violence were not only the peaceful resisters but also the journalists who tried to report the incidents.
More videos can be watched also at Global Voices Online[por] (article by our friend Gabriel Tsavkko García). An English-language shorter article (by another author) can be read at Rio On Watch.


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Further Nasir Sahab knew Shammi would never work with an upcoming music director as he gave utmost important to music in his films. Thus after lot of cajoling Nasir Sahab was able to persuade Shammi Kapoor to at least have a sitting and listen to Pancham's tunes.
In an interview Pancham confessed, "On the D-Day when I had a sitting with Shammiji I had my best of tunes ready. But I was in a fix which to play first. After lot of pondering I decided to play the tune of Deewana mujhsa nahin… inspired from a Nepali folk music and the next tune I played was Aa ja aa ja Mein hoon pyar tera…this was a fusion of Western and Indian music."
He added, "As Shammiji listened to the tunes with keenness, closed eyes, my heart was thumping and I was nervous. But when he opened his eyes there was a twinkle in his eyes he jumped with joy and declared you are my music director!"
Today is the 75th birth anniversary of the legendary music wizard, R. D. Burman, Glamsham.Com remembers the maestro!


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|Quadcopter Drone by Ohuhu
Ohuhu Quadcopter Drone:
A SassyHolidays Gift Idea:
King, Almost Grown, Wired, Unplugged
Where to Buy: Amazon
Price: $59.99
Product Description: (From Amazon Site)
- Built-in 6 axis gyro - precise positioning and hovering; 4 channel design - more stable, flexible and rapid flying.
- Crashworthy and wind-resistant - which can be field indoor or outdoor.
- Up/down, left/turn right, forward/backward /sideward with 360 degree eversion.
- Modular design structure makes it easy to install and replace parts.
- Supports headless mode operation, 360 degree 3D eversion, throwing flight, real-time video and photo taking.
- Comes with a 2GB SD card
See it in Action:
My Thoughts:
I cannot convey to you how excited my husband was when he discovered that I was going to have the opportunity to test out this drone. I mean, I'm sure that 99% of the men and teen boys in the US would die to have a Drone. That's why I decided this would be a great gift for a multiple of categories! Of course, I'm sure that there are a bunch of women who would enjoy this as well!!
Inside the Box:
|Ohuhu QuadCopter: Includes: 2GB SD Card
We've truly had the best time playing with this quadcopter! It's been so much fun! We've had airplanes & helicopters in the past and had major issues with trying to keep it steady and to balance it but didn't experience any of those issues with this!
The Pros:
- Super fun!
- The quadcopter is extremely stable (more details later)
- It runs extremely smoothly
- Features a camera (2.0) for pictures or video!
- VERY lightweight
- Has shields to protect the wings
- Affordable!! Under $100 (These things can go into the thousands)
- Can flip mid-air!!
Battery Time
There is only one con. That's the flying time. The battery only allows for a maximum fly time of 7 minutes. Charging takes up to 90 - 100 minutes
However, I've been searching for batteries to see if it was possible to purchase a higher battery for the copter and it appears that the ones featured with this Ohuhu Quad is one of the highest mAH that is sold. The Ohuhu features a 600 mAH and the largest I could find on Amazon was 650.
The batteries tend to be sold in multi-packs. So, I asssume that the battery life is a common problem and that's why they sell so many in sets. The work-around is to make certain to have enough batteries on hand so that you can be prepared if you are planning on spending a large amount of time flying.
To Purchase the Ohuhu QuadCopter:
My Rating:
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Hey Peeps! It's time for ANOTHER sneak peek. Is this release not FULL of AWESOME??? Well, keep keepin' on, cuz there is MORE!!!!
Today's set is SO CUTE.... I chose to go a different route with the stamp set. I was inspired by the bubbles in the set called Bubbles Happen.
OK so.... have you been playing over at
I sure hope so! AWESOME way to get some goodies and of course we have our Pajama Party coming up too!!! BE THERE! ;)
TCP Sneaky Peek day 5
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We have just come back from a week-long trip to the Scilly Isles - for non-UK readers, a tiny archipelago 28 miles off the coast of Cornwall. These 5 inhabited islands (and others ranging from small isles once inhabited to bare rocks) are huddled close together and can be seen from each other, except when a sea-mist comes down and blots everything out. They are also well-known for their bird life, and indeed we saw puffins, razorbills, fulmars, gannets, and the islands' recent success story, shearwaters; plus Atlantic seals and, briefly, dolphins.
Getting there is bit of a mission: for us a train to London then a sleeper train down to Penzance, and the once-daily crossing on the ferry, Scillonian. When the weather permits, a small aircraft also plies a regular short trip across to the largest island, St Mary's, from Newquay, Exeter or Land's End.
Between the islands small open boats, taking about 40 passengers, bounce across the waves to simple quays, and sometimes they drop you off at one quay and pick you up at another because there isn't enough water: the tides have to be closely observed.
The permanent population of the islands is 2,200; of these 1,800 are on St Mary's, and the remaining 400 are shared between St Agnes, St Martin's, Tresco and Bryher. With so few people it is easy to find yourself the only human in sight.
We had a fine view across St Mary's harbour from our accommodation. Scillonian is moored at the quay, dwarfing the little boats.
The islanders are friendly and welcoming, robust and self-sufficient. They make ice cream from a tiny Jersey herd, keep chickens, ducks and geese, grow vegetables and herbs, and catch fish, of course.
There are numerous fine places to refuel after a strenuous walk. We walked our feet off, sometimes over quite rugged terrain, such that (luckily on the last day) the soles peeled off my boots (which I have to admit were ancient.) On the uplands the soil is peaty, dark and spongy, supporting chiefly heather and gorse. The bones of the land can be seen where it meets the sea, eroded into boulder-tumbled cliffs by the crashing surf, especially on the Atlantic coast of Bryher. On the other side, and on St Martin's in particular, are wide sweeps of white-sand bays, with not a soul on them, apart from the occasional fishing boat.
On the lower ground there grew plants I'd never seen before, including succulents which often totally engulfed the dry-stone walls over which they scrambled, and echium which towered over our heads; but for exotic plants there was a spectacular setting: the Abbey garden on Tresco, home to plants originating in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Mexico, the Canaries and other unexpected places, helped by the Gulf Stream which gives this corner freedom from frost.
My favourite place of all, hard as it was to choose, was the tiny, but still used, church overlooking Old Town beach. We approached it from the cliffs, coming down to a rugged bay. It is surrounded by trees and almost invisible. The churchyard, where the founder of the Tresco garden, Augustus Smith, and a former UK Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, are buried, is serenity itself.
Of course island life is dominated by the sea, and the sea provides a favourite sport - pilot-gig racing. Every Wednesday evening the ladies race, and every Friday it's the men's turn.
On our last day we had some hours to while away before Scillonian sailed, and we spent an hour in the small but immensely interesting museum. I was particularly taken with the vivid accounts of the many ships which have been wrecked off the Scillies over the years: no surprise, when you see the jagged rocks and lurking sandbars, especially in centuries before reliable navigation aids. In 1707 three ships of the Royal Navy were wrecked on the Outer Gilstone Rock with great loss of life, including the Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Cloudesley Shovell. His body was washed up on Porth Hellick beach where there is a memorial to him; now he is buried in Westminster Abbey.


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Since its founding, the United States has always had a male president living in the White House with a female spouse labeled as the "First Lady."
Hillary Clinton is the first female to run for the presidency, and many are now wondering what the official title for Bill Clinton would be if Hillary is able to win this November.
While many think the "First Gentleman" would be an appropriate title, Bill said on a campaign stop in North Carolina on Tuesday that he would like to be called "First Volunteer."
"I don't care what they call me as long as she wins," he said as he greeted supporters. "I'll be the First Volunteer. I hope to be the best free labor she's got."
Throughout his time campaigning for Hillary, Bill has also expressed interest in being called "First Dude" and "First Laddie."
When Sarah Palin was governor of Alaska, her husband Todd Palin also preferred to be called the state's "first dude."
If Donald Trump doesn't win this election, the former president will essentially redefine the traditional role that has always been held by the female spouse of the President of the United States.
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Sunday, February 24, 2013
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Hello! How has your day been? It's lovely here today. Nice and warm. Unfortunately, I'm stuck inside with a bit of sickness. Luckily I have my big stitching project to keep me company. cough, cough, cough, stitch, stitch, stitch...I am enjoying this stitching project, but I'm not sure how I'll feel about it as the days and weeks ( and months) go by. I can always lay it aside and work on something else.
I'm getting itchy to get out in the garden. I have random things blooming. A spot of hyacinths are blooming in the woods from a bulb that apparently dropped unknowingly years ago. A few daffodils blooming and some pretty little white blooms whose name escapes me just now. It's so nice to have a little bouquet of spring time in the house! Won't be long before it will be the norm!
I am finishing my Winter Break. I can't believe I've been sick the whole time. Drats! Confession... I still did exactly what I had planned on doing - working on Christmas at Hawk Run Hollow while watching tons of TV. I just did it while feeling puny.
Time to get back to it! Thanks so much for stopping by!
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
I've been looking forward to this weekend and now it's finally here! We kicked it off in a wonderful way-dinner with friends. It was a day- late Valentine's dinner. We threw all diets aside and enjoyed steak (for the guys) and Salmon (for us girls), humongous baked potatoes, green beans from my friend's summer garden, and salad. To finish it off we had a delicious homemade pound cake (I had a piece for breakfast, apparently I'm still throwing the diet aside:)).
I am getting excited about Spring. I can see some green emerging of the tulips I planted. Not much, just a little poke-up. Our crazy weather making them confused...should we come, should we stay buried? High's in the low 40's today, but later this week we'll be almost 70.
I hope you're having a lovely Saturday! Thanks so much for stopping by.
I am getting excited about Spring. I can see some green emerging of the tulips I planted. Not much, just a little poke-up. Our crazy weather making them confused...should we come, should we stay buried? High's in the low 40's today, but later this week we'll be almost 70.
I hope you're having a lovely Saturday! Thanks so much for stopping by.
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Winter is quietly passing around here. Cold interspersed with Spring-like warmth is really the norm. Tomorrow a cold rain is promised. I really wish it was today because I'm home and it would be a lovely evening to pass in front of the fire with some stitching and my yummy salmon dinner that my wonderful dh is in the kitchen cooking for me. Tomorrow I'll have to do some driving and visiting...never fun to do in the rain.
I have a winter cross stitch that I am enjoying. I have lost some of the special order floss and will have to reorder before I can finish. I still have a ways to go so I'll work on other areas until I just have to have it. I have been waiting impatiently for the 40ct fabric that I ordered for my big project. I am already behind and I haven't even started yet! I am supposed to do one small block a month. The small blocks are massive though and will be a real race to actually finish some of them in a month. All I need to get started is the fabric. Hopefully I'll get it soon.
I hope you are having a lovely Wednesday. Thanks so much for stopping by!!
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A Typical Day in Room 32:
Your child begins each day with a morning meeting. This is typically a community building time. Next, the children participate in Writer's Workshop and Reader's Workshop. In the afternoon, the students participate in Math Workshop, then social studies or science activities.
The students have an opportunity to bring in two snacks each day. Snacks that are healthy and able to be eaten with fingers are acceptable. The students usually eat while they are working. This is why simple snacks work best. The students have one snack in the morning and one in the afternoon. Both snacks are very important. The morning snack helps hold your child over until lunch. The afternoon snack is eaten near the end of the day. I hope this snack will tide your child over until dinner.
Sampling of acceptable snacks: fresh fruit (grapes, apples, bananas, cut-up oranges, plums), peanut butter crackers, goldfish, dry cereal, graham crackers, pretzels, raisins, fresh veggies (no dip please), granola bars, cereal bars, bagels, cheese, Pop Tarts, etc.
Sampling of unacceptable snacks: candy, chips, chocolate, donuts, cookies, juice boxes, anything that needs to be eaten with a spoon, fruit roll-ups, Doritos, Cheetos, etc.
Our Schedule for Specials:
Tuesday: LMC
Wednesday: P.E.*
Thursday: Music
Friday: Art
Research has shown that drinking water frequently helps increase the ability for the brain to learn. For this reason, water bottles are allowed in class. Be certain that it is a spout water bottle and not a twist off cap. Also be sure it is labeled with your child's name. Please remind your child to periodically bring it home to be cleaned.
There are 4 parts to the homework:
1. Literacy books will be coming home with your child approximately 3-5 times a week. I ask that you read the assigned book(s) with your child the evening they come home and sign the accompanying literacy sheet. The books and literacy sheet need to be returned the following day. I will send home more books for your child to practice the reading strategies. If by chance you and your child are unable to read his or her assigned books one evening, please jot a note on the literacy sheet and return the books anyway. Many times I use the books sent home on the following day. Don't be alarmed if your child brings home the same books a few days in a row. Rereading the same books helps to build fluency and comprehension especially in developing readers.
2. As part of our math program, quite frequently "homelinks" pages will be sent home to complement math skills learned in class.
I will mark the current homework page by coloring in the house icon at the top of the Homelink page. The directions to complete the page are usually quite clear. However, if you have any questions, as always, let me know.
3. We have spelling tests most Fridays. A list of the spelling words will go home the Monday of that week. The students will practice the words in class during the week. It would help if they also practiced their words at home throughout the week. On Friday, the students will be tested on the words.
4. Occasionally there will be an extra homework assignment related to some topic we are studying in class. When this happens, I will send a note home explaining it and give plenty of time to complete it.
Home Folders: These folders are my way of communicating with you each day. Any information that is sent home should be in your child's home folder. I ask that you look through and sign the folder daily, whether there are notes or not. This gets you and your child in the habit of opening the home folder every day.
Appropriate Clothing: Please be aware of daily weather conditions and dress your child appropriately. Students do go outside for recess as often as possible.
Please feel free to visit the class and help out whenever you can. Parent involvement is ALWAYS welcome! I encourage your participation in whatever way is comfortable and convenient for you.
Thank you for all of your support! TOGETHER we can make this an unforgettable year for your child! I am certain this will be a year of growth, discovery, and significance to your child. You can help by providing me with any information you feel will deepen my understanding of your child. If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, please feel free to contact me anytime.
Yours Truly,
Michele Quigley
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March 30, 2010
Eritrean man pleads guilty to alien smugglingWASHINGTON - Samuel Abrahaley Fessahazion, 23, an Eritrean national, has pleaded guilty to helping smuggle illegal aliens to the United States for private financial gain, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Custom and Border Protection (CBP).
Fessahazion, aka "Sami," aka "Sammy," aka "Alex" and aka "Alex Williams" pleaded guilty on March 29, 2010, in Houston to one count of conspiracy and two counts of encouraging and inducing aliens to come to, enter or reside in the United States in violation of law for the purpose of private financial gain.
"Breaking this global alien smuggling network puts smugglers on notice that we are coming after them and we will shut them down," said ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton. "ICE will continue to identify the most dangerous international human smuggling organizations for investigation and prosecution."
According to plea documents, from at least June 2007 until approximately January 2008, Fessahazion was the Guatemalan link of an alien smuggling network that spans East Africa, Central and South America. Specifically, Fessahazion illegally entered the United States at McAllen, Texas, on March 20, 2008. He applied for asylum on Sept. 30, 2008, claiming in his application that he was traveling across Africa in 2007 and 2008, fleeing persecution in Eritrea. However, Fessahazion was actually in Guatemala during that period facilitating the smuggling of East African aliens to the United States.
Fessahazion was granted asylum by the United States on Nov. 13, 2008.
Fessahazion admitted that for profit, he encouraged or induced at least six and up to 24 illegal aliens, primarily East Africans, to come to, enter, or reside in the United States knowing that they were not authorized to do so. Fessahazion admitted he moved aliens from Honduras through Guatemala and into Mexico illegally, at which point he referred aliens to a smuggler who brought the aliens into the United States.
In one instance, Fessahazion and his co-conspirators moved two illegal aliens from South Africa to Sao Paulo, Brazil, then through Venezuela to Honduras where they were instructed to contact Fessahazion. Once in contact, Fessahazion sent a driver to pick up the two aliens and bring them to Guatemala City, Guatemala. In exchange for $800, Fessahazion took the two aliens by bus to a house bordering Guatemala and Mexico. There, working with a co-conspirator, Fessahazion provided information to the couple on how to cross the border into Mexico illegally and how to proceed once in Mexico to the United States border. Fessahazion and the co-conspirator provided the couple with a guide who physically took them into Mexico and provided contact information for an unidentified smuggler known only by the alias "Matamoros," who would in turn take the two aliens to the United States from Reynosa, Mexico. In February 2008, the couple was illegally brought to the United States by guides working for "Matamoros." According to court documents, the guides carried guns and ferried the couple across the river on the Mexico/U.S. border in inner tubes.
In another example, an alien was moved from Dubai to Brazil, then to Honduras via Colombia and Costa Rica. According to court documents, a co-conspirator told the alien he could get him from Dubai to Brazil, at which point others would assist the alien each step of the way to the United States in a "chain like" fashion.
According to court documents, once the alien arrived in Honduras, Fessahazion sent a driver to retrieve him and bring him to Guatemala City. In exchange for $700, Fessahazion took the alien to the Guatemala/Mexico border and, along with a co-conspirator, gave the alien information on how to cross the border into Mexico illegally and how to proceed once in Mexico to the United States border, including contact information for "Matamoros." The alien then traveled into Mexico, contacted "Matamoros" and traveled to Reynosa as "Matamoros" instructed. In December 2007, guides working for "Matamoros" took the alien and others to the United States illegally by ferrying them across the river on the Mexican/U.S. border in inner tubes. Shortly after crossing the border into the United States, the alien and others were apprehended.
At sentencing, scheduled for June 14, 2010, Fessahazion faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
"By bringing this smuggler to justice, we have broken a chain that runs from Africa to South and Central America, directly into the United States," said Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer. "We will not allow these dangerous smuggling organizations to profit from bringing people illegally into the United States."
"This prosecution strikes a significant blow to a criminal organization engaged in a sophisticated international alien smuggling operation," said U.S. Attorney José Angel Moreno of the Southern District of Texas, "and highlights the continuing cooperation and success of multiple law enforcement agencies in interdicting such activities."
ICE works with its law enforcement partners to dismantle the global criminal infrastructure engaged in human smuggling. ICE accomplishes this mission by making full use of its authorities and expertise, stripping away assets and profit incentive, collaborating with U.S. and foreign partners to attack networks worldwide.
Human smuggling is the importation of people into the United States involving deliberate evasion of immigration laws. This offense includes bringing illegal aliens into the country, as well as the unlawful transportation and harboring of aliens already in the United States.
The investigation was conducted by the ICE Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Washington, with the assistance of SAC San Francisco, the ICE Human Smuggling and Trafficking Unit, ICE Office of Intelligence, ICE Office of International Affairs and CBP's Office of Alien Smuggling Interdiction.


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Admit it. When you stay in hotels and find tiny bottles of lotion in the bathrooms, you take them with you when you leave. More often than not, they're watery and useless and don't smell like anything, but they're at least something to throw into your purse for emergencies.
A year ago, I stayed in a hotel somewhere in Iowa for a band trip. I don't remember anything about the hotel but this: The complimentary lotion was the best I've ever smelled. Not only did I grab my bottle on the way out, but I asked a friend in another room to snag me his, too. I'd never heard of the brand, San Francisco Soap Company. The scent is called Sugared Citrus, but I don't know how to describe what it actually smells like; "citrus" always means "orange" in my brain, but it doesn't smell like an orange. It's strong, but too good to get tired of it. I kept one bottle in my purse for a year, one in my backpack, and they were well loved.
When Christmas rolled around this year and my family started asking me what I wanted, I remembered this lotion and thought it was time for an upgrade. I didn't know where you could find the lotion in a store, but it wasn't hard to find the San Francisco Soap Company website on Google, and on Christmas morning I had a nice box of Sugared Citrus under the tree.
I haven't used the body butter or the shower gel yet — don't want to use everything at once! — but the lotion is great. It's a lot thicker than the version I got from the hotel sample, perfect for super-dry winter skin, but the scent is just the same, just as wonderful. If you're looking for a great new scented lotion but don't want to wear the same Bath and Body Works scent as everyone else, I highly recommend Sugared Citrus. Cheers.


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The accuracy of the KRISS carbine – even with an inexpensive red dot sight hastily installed and sighted in – is impressive indeed. This is the result of nearly 50 rounds fired at 25 yards, rapid fire. As for the recoil management, let's go to video for a true test of how the KRISS recoil management works:
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My husband would kill for the Mushroom Soup from The French Place in Pompano Beach. Hope you have success in getting the recipe. - Shirley McCormack, Hillsboro Beach
Fortunately, your husband won't have to resort to violence: Chef Jean-Pierre Bollinne of The French Place (360 E. McNab Road, Pompano Beach, 1-305-785-1920) was willing to share. Bollinne has created a powerfully rich, wonderful and almost to die - or should we say kill - for fresh mushroom soup.
1 pound fresh white mushrooms, washed and stem ends trimmed
1 cup water
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Salt and white pepper, to taste
1 quart whole milk
2 chicken bouillon cubes, crushed (I used Steero brand)
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup heavy cream
Chopped parsley, for garnish
Slice the mushrooms into 1/4-inch-thick slices. (Use the medium or 4mm slicing disc of a food processor to make the job easier.) Bring the water to a boil in a large, nonreactive saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the lemon juice, salt, pepper and mushrooms. Keep the water at a fast simmer over medium heat and turn the mushrooms constantly. Just when you think there isn't enough water, the mushrooms will wilt and fit nicely and be submerged in the liquid. This should take about 4 minutes.
Drain the mushrooms, reserving the liquid. Return liquid to the saucepan, return to a boil over medium-high heat and stir in 3 cups milk. Reduce heat to medium and stir in the chicken bouillon cubes. Continue stirring until mixture starts to boil and cubes dissolve.


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By: Jay
Already numerous patterns I listed in my initial analysis, as well as others consonant with false flags, have made themselves apparent in the Paris shooting and hostage incidents. Also apparent are the predictable results that follow these events. We have seen all of the following:
1. Mass mainstream media buildup and rollout, with ready-made "placards" to call global attention to event
2. Questionable videos and details of the event, as well as drills or security buildup prior
3. Military training for the perpetrators, while the "terror" suspects with deep state connections and rap sheets run free
4. A false dialectic of left versus radicalism polarizing public consumption of propaganda
5. Investigators and key individuals in the event end up "suicided"
6. Media quickly fingers low IQ duped patsies based on magical ID appearance (think 9/11)
7. More funding for militarization, surveillance and police state with media…
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"I don't think Common Core is a good idea, in fact I've stated many times that we need to keep congress out of the classroom. One of the problems and challenges we see is congress trying to get more and more involved in terms of telling people what to do...We need to make sure we are restoring that ability of the state legislature, the school districts, parents, teachers, and, students, to do what's right for them." - Listen here at 34 minute mark:
Cory Gardner doesn't like Common Core and wants "congress out of the classroom."


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Honestly, I think anyone who is against this trade is letting there emotions get in the way of reason. There are two main concerns about this trade. One is that people feel Winslow is our best player and trading him is a sure sign of rebuilding. Two is that Brady Quinn is a young "dink and dunk" passer who needs a great tight end like Winslow to be effective. Let me explain why both of these opinions are incorrect.
First, trading Winslow does NOT mean we are rebuilding. Sure he is the best receiving tight end on the planet. Yet he still managed to drop Quinn's 4th down, game ending pass versus Denver just as if he was any other Browns receiver. Come to think of it, he also dropped a touchdown pass from Quinn against San Francisco in 2007. Winslow's one great ability, to catch passes, is therefore not perfect. And for every drive that Winslow does extend with a great grab, he repeatedly stalls another one with mental errors. I can't count the number of times I lost my voice screaming at the television following a personal foul or false start on Winslow. Not to mention his little problems blocking and staying healthy.
Then there is the depth at tight end on this roster. Steve Heiden could be starting almost anywhere in the league. He seemed more than adequate against the New York Football Giants last season when Winslow was in the hospital. Also, last season we drafted arguably the top receiving tight end in college, Martin Rucker. The drop in talent at tight end will not be noticed in the win-loss column next year.
And for those who think Quinn can only dink and dunk, I say to you that you only think that because you watch DA play, and the only thing he could do was heave it long. If the deep ball is there, Quinn will throw it up and give our guy a chance to make the play. But a qb has to be able to move the chains with long drives to give a defense the chance to rest. Just because Quinn can do something DA couldn't, throw with touch and accuracy to a receiver, doesn't mean it's a bad thing. But I digress. The point of this paragraph was supposed to be that Quinn doesn't need Winslow. As stated above, Heiden is a very gifted tight end and I am fully confident that he will be more than able to fill Winslow's shoes.
This team has too many holes. To trade from a position of strength to acquire assets to fill the weaknesses is exactly what a good GM should do. Winslow's trade value is higher than it will ever be. Obviously ManKok learned from the mistake of the Savage regime when it failed to get value for DA when it had the chance. On the Tampa Bay message boards, many posts indicated there would be hell to pay if the Bucs gave up more than a 3rd or a 4th rounder. To get a second and a fifth rounder for this injury prone, penalty prone, malcontent is a steal. The move does not represent a complete rebuild. It is a way to fill the holes on this roster by getting rid of a guy who is injured half his career and is replaceable on the roster.
Now the daunting task of convincing Mr. Rogers to shut up and play ball lies ahead...
PS: I am stunned by the results of the current CMCR poll. The results should have been 100% for trading LeBron for Kobe, Gasol, and Bynum. These are two legit all-star centers and the man LeBron refers to as the best player on the planet. Please, loyal readers, explain to me how you could vote for anything else.
Until next time this is Barry Lakin sayin all the world is schlach.


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Towel Ring
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Towel Ring is an amazing piece in your bathroom which adds elegance touch to it and also fits with small bathrooms since it doesn't take space and it's easy to clean it with a cloth dampeaned.


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Grateful Mom Nominates Moore Regional NICU Nurse for Award
| Date Posted: 12/31/2013
PINEHURST – Jennifer Bowyer, R.N., remembers the situation well – a "sweet family" facing the possibility that their premature infant might also have a serious genetic disorder.
Jennifer Bowyer, R.N.
A nurse in the Clarke Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital for more than five years, Bowyer did her best to reassure the concerned mother, consoling her and assuring her that the NICU physicians and staff would see that her baby and her family got the help they needed.
"You could tell they needed extra emotional support," Bowyer says, "but they were so easy to give it to, because they were the nicest people."
Although testing confirmed the suspected diagnosis, the baby's mother rewarded Bowyer's kindness and professionalism by nominating her for the national NICU Heroes Award presented by Mead Johnson Nutrition and Hand to Hold, a national NICU family support nonprofit.
Bowyer did not win, but she did get a certificate noting her nomination as well as a copy of the grateful mother's nominating essay.
"I was so proud that someone took the time to sit down and write something about me," Bowyer says. "You really feel like you're doing your job."
If not for Bowyer's own NICU experience, her life might have taken a very different direction. She had always wanted to be a stay-at-home wife and mother and had expected that was where she was headed until her son – the younger of her two children – spent time in the Clarke NICU 10 years ago.
Bowyer left the hospital after three weeks with a healthy baby and a new goal for her life.
"I remember that I had some awesome nurses who took time with me," she says. "I wanted to be that nurse."
When her son entered kindergarten, Bowyer set out to fulfill her goal by entering the nursing program at Sandhills Community College. She earned her associate degree in nursing and had a job in the NICU at Moore Regional within weeks of graduating.
She is now working on her bachelor's degree in nursing through Winston-Salem State University's on-site nursing program at Moore Regional. In her precious "spare time," she enjoys being with her family: husband Brandon; daughter Juliet, 15; and her own NICU "graduate," an active 10-year-old also called Brandon.
She expects to spend her entire career in NICU nursing.
"This is where my heart is and what I'm passionate about," Bowyer says. "I love my job, and I love coming to work every day. I know I'm lucky to have a job I feel that way about. I can't imagine working anywhere else."
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GEORGE WASHINGTON, born in 1732 and died in 1799, was born in Virginia (USA)
His life was dedicated to military arts and American expansion to the West, with only 16 years old, had already done survey. With 22 years had fought battles with Indians and French. Until 1759 took care of their land, then became a major character in the American Revolution. In 1789 George Washington becomes the first U.S. president, after fighting in the war that freed America from British rule osd.
He fought for the liberation of the United States of America was a colony of England. He always kept a concern for foreign affairs, but avoided getting involved in the war of England and France, maintaining an attitude of neutrality.
He commanded the Continental Forces in the war of Yorktown
Became famous for phrases that showed his longing for freedom and discipline:
"Freedom is a plant that grows quickly when takes root."
"Discipline is the soul of an army, makes great small contingent provides success to the weak, and esteem to everyone."
Americans today consider it a great icon of history.
The American struggle for independence had a strong influence in other European colonies in America, there is a sequence of revolutions and independence struggles that sparked the formation of multiple Latin American countries.
In the best style, George Washignton studied and worked to build the nation that would be one of the richest on the planet. Washington before joining the political career he had studied military science. This preparation helped in the struggle for independence.


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Born in Singapore and having spent most of her formative years in Mumbai, LFS filmmaker Natashja Rathore's affinity towards Hindi cinema is understandable: "India has done as much for cinema as America, and there are as many great Bollywood films as there are great Hollywood films. However, despite being the second largest movie industry in the world, Hindi films are often indefensibly ignored."
For Rathore, a stepping stone towards changing the mind-set of people towards Indian cinema came in the form of her documentary STILL ROLLING: THE DDLJ STORY. The subject of her film is DILWALE DULHANIYA LE JAYENGE (DDLJ), which was released back in 1995 spent over 1000 uninterrupted weeks in a cinema in Mumbai, tugging at the heartstrings of people across the world. On STILL ROLLING's Indiegogo page, the question is asked "What does it take to create a phenomenon of this magnitude? What does it take to touch more than a billion hearts? It is a film that anyone can watch over and over again - we want to find out what makes it so magical even after 20 years?" Having watched the film herself over 50 times, Rathore set out on a journey to discover exactly what was so captivating about the record-breaking film.
With a small team, which induced Co-Producer Hinnaa Sulharia, Sound Recordist Zoya Machkina and Director of Photography Daniel Zafer, Rathore took a journey from the bustling heart of London Yash Chopra's scenic Switzerland and finally to the land of colourful Bollywood. Through meetings with Bollywood experts, encounters with fans and intimate interviews with the faces behind the epic tale, they aimed to rediscover the magic of one of Hindi Cinema's most iconic films.
The Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) is one of the world's fastest growing film festivals, and will play host to STILL ROLLING: THE DDLJ STORY's premiere on 9th January 2017. The purpose of the festival is to promote newer movie makers and facilitate an exchange of knowledge, information, ideas & culture between India & other nations in context of their social and cultural ethos. JIFF also promotes friendship and co-operation among people of the world through the medium of films & documentaries.
For regular updates and festival news, follow STILL ROLLING: THE DDLJ STORY on Facebook.


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Beginning Wednesday February 20th, and running for five weeks over Lent (according to the Western Calender), I will be lecturing on some of the good guys and bad guys of history which feature in my book Saints and Scoundrels. Christ the King Anglican Church in Spokane WA is sponsoring this event, which is completely free. Direction to the church can be found here. The lectures will include the following:
- 'Alfred the Great and the Beginning of Britain'
- 'Bad King John and Medieval Britain'
- 'Richard Baxter: Making the Resurrection Practical'
- 'Rousseau and the French Revolution'
- 'Dorothy Sayers Against the Gnostics'
The soup is served at 6:30 and the lecture begins at 7:00.
To learn more about this event and encourage others to come, visit the Facebook page here. To download a podcast interview about Saints and Scoundrels, click here.
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Ahh, Life funny how it just happens. Here I am busy with holiday decorating, which is going extremely smoothly, getting ready for our busiest week of holiday decorating and I'm thinking to myself, WOW this is going really well this year..................... HA!!
Last Saturday I sit down at my computer before leaving for work after only having 5 hours of sleep; I turn on my computer and am greeted by the message "OPERATING SYSTEM NOT FOUND"...............so I re-start because obviously this must be a mistake, this really couldn't be happening to me.......again that awful message NOW WHAT!
I spend the next couple of days randomly turning on the computer hoping by some miracle that it was all just a bad dream, but no such luck.
But I felt confident, that all I really needed to do was get to a computer store and buy a new computer, because I have been good..........I have been backing up my quickbooks, and backing up on an external hard drive and recently I copied everything onto cds so I felt confident.
I go to the computer store and purchase a new computer, a very nice one lots of power and storage, a large monitor :) and I proceed to tell the computer salesman how confident I feel and of all things he says........ IF YOU BACKED IT UP RIGHT ...... OH NOOOOOOOOO! My stomach drops and I can feel the tingling of shingles returning (which I had the pleasure of getting right before holiday decorating).
But after a very stressfull ride home, thinking about all the things I probably would have to re-create..............................turns out COMPUTER GUY WAS WRONG!!!!! Us girls are not as dumb as they think we are! I did lose bookmarks and lots of email addresses and email folders but nothing that was really that awful.
I highly recommend that you invest in online back up services and an external hard drive, both are PRICELESS!


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Friday, July 29, 2011
Summer Wedding Colors
Some people are going to hold their wedding in summer. First they have to decide the main tone of the whole wedding. Here we give a series of color palettes to help you plan your summer wedding.
1. Purple, Pink, Lime
We imagine this sophisticated color palette at a rooftop wedding with sleek white lounge furniture and sassy cocktails on offer at the Lucite bar. Stick to deep pinks and moody, wine-based purples. Bursts of bright green add just a dash of masculine energy. United by these colors, details like graphic invitations and minimalist centerpieces capture our vision of the perfect summer-in-the-city wedding.
2. Red, Lime Green, White
Ripe, juicy strawberries are the definitive summer fruit. We love the idea of pairing vibrant strawberry-red with crisp lime green for a picnicky color palette that feels fresh and cheerful. Lawn games, mint-sprigged drinks, and DIY décor add loads of lighthearted charm to the backyard wedding we've created here.
3. Pink, Peach, Yellow
This luscious color palette reminds us of summer's many culinary delights: sliced peaches, pink grapefruit sorbet, and sipping pink lemonade on a warm evening (preferably on a porch swing surrounded by fireflies). From juicy frozen fruit pops to cotton candy-colored bridesmaid dresses, here are some ways to use these sweet summer colors throughout your wedding.
4. Blue, Yellow, Orange
Does anything sound more refreshing on a parched summer day than rum punch served over ice in a bright blue glass? Recreate that feeling for guests with a color palette that combines sunny yellow and orange with soothing aqua blue. We've found lots of ways to embrace this bold, preppy palette, from lush, vibrant bouquets to customizable tins of lemon candies. Browse our ideas and get inspired!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Hairstyles & Wedding Gown's Neckline
Today we are going to tell you how to choose a hairstyle that complements your wedding gown's neckline.
Bateau + Reverse French Twist
This neckline falls right at, or sometimes above, the collarbone, making an updo your best bet. Anything too sexy or casual won't fit with this demure look, so stick to a clean, sophisticated hairstyle. Here, we update the French twist by gathering hair at the crown, twisting down, then wrapping the twist into a neat chignon.
Illusion + Half Updo
An illusion neck (one with a sheer fabric panel extending from the bust to the collar) offers some versatility. If the illusion part of the bodice is beaded, try a full-on updo to show off the details. But if it's plain sheer fabric, a half-up/half-down style is a nice compromise. For this look, have your stylist tease at the roots to create lift, then twist the top portion into a mini bun.
High Neck + French-Braid Updo
You can beautifully showcase a high neckline with an updo that pulls hair completely off your face and shoulders. Make a side part, then create two tight French braids—one that runs asymmetrically across the top of your head, and another that runs straight back. Twist them together in the back and pin. For more dimension, add a veil or a large flower.
One Shoulder + Asymmetrical Twist
To create visual balance with a one-shouldered gown and avoid obscuring any special details, like the bow on this design, request a style that's anchored to one side, opposite the strap. An off-center chignon echoes the asymmetry of the neckline and feels sexy and modern. Ask your stylist for brushed-out curls twisted to one side and pinned loosely.
Strapless + Glamorous Waves
A strapless neckline offers the perfect opportunity to wear hair down: Long locks help to 'break up' the amount of decolletage on display. For this look, ask your stylist to give you a deep side part and gently brushed-out curls (or just say you want 'Veronica Lake waves'). A silk flower pin tucked behind one ear will keep hair out of your face.
Off the Shoulder + Faux Bob
Because this neckline creates a lovely frame for your collarbone, a hairstyle that falls right above your shoulders is an excellent choice. Ask for a 'faux bob' (anyone with shoulder-length or longer hair can wear it). After curling hair, tuck it under at the nape of your neck in sections and secure with bobby pins. Then gently muss the sides and the crown, allowing the curls to softly frame your face.
Today we are going to tell you how to choosing a hairstyle that complements your wedding gown's neckline.
Scoop + Braided Halo
The eclectic mix of ornate details on this gown's bodice calls for a bohemian hairstyle, and precludes the need for hair accessories. A braid used as a headband adds embellishment without detracting from the gown, and also echoes the curved shape of the neckline. Pin hair at the nape of your neck so that it lies flat, then wrap a thick ropelike braid of hair extensions around your head and tuck the ends under in the back.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
After Sales Questions In Our Store
*If I have a problem with my purchase, how do I contact you?
You can contact our customer service department at firstname.lastname@example.com . It would be helpful if you have photos of the purchase to show us exactly what the problem is.
*How do I send back my purchase?
Once you have contacted our customer service department and we agree to give you a refund or exchange, they will give you an address and return code. If you do not use this return code we have the right to reject the returned package. If the purchase is not in the same condition before shipping it to you, for example if it looks like it has been worn or has stains, then we will refuse to refund you this dress. We advise you to send the purchase back via the post office otherwise you might be asked for additional taxes.
*How can I get refund if I have already shipped back my dress(es)?
When we receive your purchase, we will decide whether we can give you a refund according the conditions of our refund policy. If we agree to refund, our customer service will contact you. Please not that if your order is not in the same condition as it was before shipping to you, i.e. stained or it seems worn, then you will not be refunded.
*Do I need to pay for shipping fee if I send the item back to you?
If we have made the mistake, then we will pay for the shipping fee. However, if it is not our fault, then we will not pay for it.
*I've received my dress but it is very creased. What do you advise me to do?
Your dress will have been packed by the shipping company, therefore it is more that likely that it will be creased during transit. This is true of anything you buy from any online clothing company. Before wearing the garment, we advise all customers to get the garment professionally pressed or steamed. To minimize the creases in the dress, we also sell a box to pack the dress in for an extra charge. You can choose this option at the checkout.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Take Your Wedding Dresses Home
We have all of the bridal fashion you need for a gorgeous wedding. Whether you are looking for bridal gowns, prom dresses, or formal bridesmaid dresses for your bridesmaids, we has the look that will fit your style and budget. Our bridesmaid dresses are made with the same care as our wedding gowns and formal dresses. And we have been designing bridal gowns and bridesmaids dresses for many years.Our bridal gowns and prom dresses are affordable, yet we never sacrifice quality for price. Wearing our beautiful wedding gowns, prom gowns, or bridesmaid dresses brings elegance and sophistication to your special occasion.
Here I will tell something about our wedding gowns in details.
Our wedding dresses is include Wedding Dresses 2010, Wedding Dresses 2011, Beach Wedding Dresses, Plus Size Wedding Dresses, A-Line Wedding Dresses, Full Skirt Wedding Dresses, Mermaid Wedding Dresses, Tea Length Wedding Dresses, Column Wedding Dresses, Chiffon Wedding Dresses, Garden/Outdoor Wedding Dresses, Muslim Wedding Dresses and Strapless Wedding Dresses. And Bridesmaid Dresses, Mother of the Bride Dresses and Evening Dresses are offered too. In addition, the Celebrity Evening Dresses is featured in Oscar Dresses. Every design can be found in our store soon after it appears. Also Prom Dresses, Cocktail Dresses and Flower Girl Dresses give you several chooses. Many kinds of Wedding Dress Accessories can be chosen from our online shop. Jacket, Veil, Handbag, Crown, Gloves, Necklace, Nu Bra, Petticoat, Shawl etc.
What's more, you can change fee directly of ask for rush fee if your time is limited. And if you can't find one that you want, we also provide custom made, or you have any other question you can cantact us directly by the Live Support.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Wedding Guides and Tips
Wedding is every woman's the most memorable time, but planning weddings can be tough. Here I will give you some tips about how to reduce this feeling.
You should keep your cool and recognize that you're not alone, you'll be fine. There's a lot of effort that goes into coming up with themes for a wedding. Color can help make the entire day special. Get some ideas on how to have a colorful wedding.
Giving a toast at a wedding can be a nerve wracking event. Here are a few tips to anyone who has to make a wedding toast to go smoother.The best wedding toasts that I've ever witnessed, make your audience both laugh, then cry, or vice versa. The wedding toast that combines a nice balance of humor and sentimental moments will surely draw your guests in. This is a good tip to keep in mind as you start writing the big speech.
It's wonderful going out looking for the perfect wedding gowns, but there are three questions to ask yourself when you're trying to choose the one for you. They are: does it flatter my figure? Does it fit within my budge and will I love it in 20 years?
Are you trying to figure out what to do with your hair for your wedding? You might want to highlight it by adding bridal hair pins, which can add both style and a little sparkle to your do.
Something wedding parties need to know is how many people are coming to their wedding. Getting out Save The Date cards way in advance can help your invitees lock in those dates.
Honeymoon options are endless…there are romantic resorts and first-class destinations throughout the world. Regardless of whether you want to relax on the beach, or cool off near a glacier-fed lake, this list of the world's 10 Best Honeymoon Vacations is sure to have a few options that you'll enjoy. They are Las Vegas, Nevada: The Bellagio Hotel, The Big Island, Hawaii: Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Alberta, Canada: Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, Acapulco, Mexico: Camino Real Acapulco Diamante, Palm Beach, Aruba: Hyatt Regency Aruba Beach Resort & Casino, St. John, US Virgin Islands: Caneel Bay, Bora Bora, French Polynesia: Bora Bora Lagoon Resort, Florence, Italy: Grand Hotel Florence, Bali, Indonesia: Amankila, Mangiss and Orlando, Florida: Walt Disney World Resorts.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Measure Yourself Before Buying Wedding Dresses
It is not so easy to order the right size of a wedding dresses. In order to avoid wasting you time and money, you should know how to measure yourself and get the right size. Many professional website have a special area to tell you the common questions that you will come across when buying wedding dresses, look carefully. Here I want to offer you the most professional measure method.
■Bust:Measure Around The Fullest Part Of Your Bust.
■Waist:Measure Around The Smallest Part Of Your Waistline.
■Hips:Measure Around The Widest Part Of Your Hips.
■Length: Measure From Top Of The Shoulder Through The Nipple To Floor,Including The Height Of Wedding Shoes.
■Under Bust:Measure Around Under Your Bust.
■Nipple To Nipple: The Measurement Between Your Two Nipples.
■Shoulder To NiPPLE:Measure From Top Of The Shoulder To Nipple.
■Shoulder TO Waist:Measure From Top Of The Shoulder Through The Nipple TO Waist.
■Shoulder To Hips:Measure From Top Of The Shoulder Through The Nipple TO Hips.
■Shoulder To Shoulder:Measure Your Shoulder Width From The Back.
■Neck:Measure Around The Fullest Part Of Your Neck.
■Biceps:Measure Around The Widest Part Of Your Arm.
■Please Measure With Bra and Underwear On.
■Remember To Keep The Measuring Tape Comfortably Loose.
1. Please tell us your "Height with Shoes on" (measured from top head to the floor when you wear your wedding shoes).
2. Remember to wear your Wedding Underwear and your Wedding Shoes when measuring.
3.Tell us if you use inches or centimeterS.
4. Measure yourself by a Professional Tailor.
5. It is very normal to have 3CM measurement error between the sizes you provide and the sizes of the dress you will receive.
If you have done as what I said above, hardly any problem can be encounter. And if really have one you can contact with the seller, most time they are very pleasure to help you. Nowadays, wedding dresses online shop is more and more high quality and also has the best after service. You should feel free to ask for their help.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Perfect Wedding Dress for Your Body Type
Choosing a wedding dress can be one of the best and one of the worst parts of planning a wedding. On average, a bride will try on nearly 20 gowns before finding the perfect wedding dress, and of course she'll look at many, many more. And it takes four to six months to have a dress made and fitted, sometimes longer for one with intricate handwork. If you start shopping eight to twelve months in advance, you won't feel rushed -- or encounter rush charges.
Keep your Body Type in mind. A number of different dress styles available to choose from that will flatter different body shapes but there are no hard and fast rules. Unless you are a frequent wearer of extravagant frocks and therefore know what suits you, you should aim to try on an example of each shape to get an idea of what you like. Have a think about what you consider to be your best and worst features, the perfect dress will disguise or draw attention from your least favourite parts and highlight all the best bits. Like any other type of clothing, wedding dresses are subject to fashion, but you need to ensure that the dress you choose is the right one for you. Remember, choosing a dress that is the height of fashion now may quickly look dated in your wedding photos. You can choose dresses or two piece outfits and both have advantages, but for both you will need to think about a number of aspects of your outfit. The Boyish Shape. Boy-shaped women have a very small bust, a small bottom with no curves, typical of the masculine shape which is the source of this shape's name. While they may have nothing to hide, a common complaint from women with this shape is that they equally have nothing to show off. Legs and tummy are the boy-shape's best friends. Women with this shape should accentuate their long legs as they are always very thin. Slim legs automatically look longer giving even small 'boys' the illusion of height, always a plus. The boyish shape should accentuate their slender shoulders and slim arms by wearing little on top. Don't hide your best bits with a veil or shawl. And they are free to wear as much detail up top as she likes. Detail on your neck area such as diamante make your bust area look bigger than it is, something the boy-shape needs. The Pear. Pears are disproportionately bigger on the bottom so choosing something that hides that is important. Empire line skirts have an unstructured waist so that it falls in a straight line past the hips and into the skirt. This is good if you're trying to avoid clinging around the bottom area. Ball gown dresses skim over the hips and thighs too. Overall though, the perfect dress for this body shape overall is an A-line deep halter dress with a low back. This highlights all of your assets whilst hiding your apparent flaws. The Apple. A bodice worn with an A-line skirt - slim at the waist and flared at the bottom - is a popular choice for apples who need to pull themselves in around the middle Choosing a bodice with a lot of detailing around the bust will promote that area well. The Hourglass. This shape is by far the easiest to dress because virtually any style can be adapted to suit, you can choose to highlight your curves by wearing a fish-tail skirt which will show off your womanly shape to perfection. Alternatively, you can emphasise your bust area by wearing an empire-line top. You could also focus on your small waist region by wearing a well-fitted bodice.
Does it have to be white? A white wedding may have been the norm in the past but a current trend, especially in the US, is to add a splash of color to the ceremony, starting with the dress. But don't be tempted to overindulge in color. Bridal shop owners will tell you that few brides opt for pure white dresses in any case, as they can be a disaster unless you have the right colouring; an off-white, ivory or cream shade is often easier to wear. It is the most important day of your life, you want to look special so there's no point in just wearing a dress that you could wear on any night out with the girls. Choose something special and avoid choosing colors you wear often. You can still wear what suits you, just spice it up a little.More frequently women are opting for dramatic reds or soft pinks, pale golds or pretty lilacs - choose your favourite colour or the one that makes your skin look gorgeous.
Fabrics. Fabric choice for wedding dresses changes little from season to season. Wedding dresses come in a variety of fabrics from very light materials like chiffon and crepe, through satins and silk to heavy brocades. You may not want a heavy fabric if you are doing the deed at the height of summer, and a whisper of chiffon may not be the thing if you expect to have to go outside into snowstorms.
There are numerous options when it comes to buying a wedding dress, and which you go for will depend on your budget, taste, body style and the amount of time you have before the big day.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
How to Choose a Mother of The Bride Dress
The bride probably has the maximum pressure on her big day. Right from selecting the wedding gown to the caterers, decorations, food, guests lists etc. Another huge responsibility for the bride is to choose her bridesmaid's dresses as well as her mother's dress. Mother dresses are harder than normal to come by considering the larger dress sizes that most clothing manufacturers stock. This may mean that your options are more limited than you would like. So I will give you some tips on how to choose a mother of the bride dress.When you set out to select a mother of the bride dress, do remember that this is a proud moment in your mother's life. Her little baby girl is getting married. You should be careful as well as choosing your own dress.
Four Steps in Choosing
Know your mother's taste.
This will save many an argument. Get a pen, paper and catalog and go through with her to find out what style she likes. Find a dress that is flattering to her shape, size and taste. You should do this at the very beginning.
Consider your mother's personal style.
The first step to choosing a dress for your mother is considering her personal style and how she likes to dress. If she's more traditional or conservative, the traditional style of a long dress with a formal jacket could be appropriate. If she's a more trendy or edgy dresser, she might want a dress with a little more pizzazz.
Copy the wedding theme.
Select a dress for your mother that suits the theme and style of the wedding. A wedding with avant-garde flower arrangements and a modern wedding gown style calls for the mother of the bride to be dressed in a modern, classy dress, while a more old-fashioned theme will call for something more classic and refined.
Complement the color scheme.
Choose a dress for your mother that complements the color scheme of the wedding. The mother of the bride's dress should be similar in color to the bridesmaid's dresses and any color trim on the tuxedos of the groomsmen, but it should not be the exact same shade. This will allow her to stand out in the wedding party as a special member.
Tips & Warnings
Avoid the color black and grey, these might seem fitting for an older woman at a formal event, they are out of place at a wedding.
Avoid matching the mother of the bride's dress to the bridesmaids.
Never select something that is too youthful for your mom. Select something age appropriate.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
The True Artists --Wedding Cake Designers
Choosing a wedding cake is probably one of the most enjoyable things about marriage planning, but it can take time to find just the right cake and just the right person to create it. The cake designer's job begins when he or she meets with a client. Taking the wishes of the client the designer must then come up with a design that will please the couple without being repetitive.
The wedding cake is the centre piece of any wedding reception and must not only be pleasing to see and taste but it must also last for several hours in a warm reception hall. So it will be a hard work. I always feel amazing about the cakes in people's wedding, they are in unique style as the bride and bridegroom's wishes and also taste good. Cake designers generally begin planning the creation of a wedding cake weeks in advance. Typically they have sevical assistants who help them bring their vision to life. The assistants help with the creation of the hundreds of sugar paste flowers, birds, shells or ribbons that the cake will use or help whip up the icing and batter. So, the designer is the one who has to put everything together in a perfect way so that when the wedding guests walk into the reception hall they are left speechless.The wedding cake is now a central feature of most American and Canadian wedding celebrations, so the cake designer is more and more popular and with one and one amazing opus they designed, they are called the true artists.
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'ComRev' is DRAMAC's annual revue, and this year our theme is 'Declassified' - aka spies, mysteries, smoke and mirrors, crime, etc. Our cast is comprised of the twelve greatest actors who have ever lived, and the production team are legitimate geniuses and visionaries who will one day have the world in the palm of their hand.
Follow this link to the ComRev: Declassified ticket booking page: *insert link* Select the night you'd like to see the show and the number of people in your group. Are you a student? Book a student ticket. Are you an adult? Book an adult ticket, etc. Enter your card details and book at least eight tickets in one go.
Preview: 15th August
Show Dates: 16th-19th August
Time: 8pm
Location: Macquarie University
Have you done as ordered? Good. Now help us with exposure. Individually message EVERY SINGLE FRIEND YOU HAVE ON FACEBOOK. Alternatively, share the link on your wall so we can spread word of our plagu— I mean, show.
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Cara's Nails
Here is my third entry in the Glitter Bomb series. I know it's time I start with the holiday nails but there are just so many glitters left in my collection! I used China Glaze Glistening Snow for today's manicure. This is a beautiful halo silver. It's mesmerizing in certain lights. The chevrons and polka dots are Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Red Carpet. This is a sparkly red polish. It was hard not to stare at my nails all day with this manicure!


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NHL Animal Week - Boston
Tuesday - Boston BruinsNow, many people will say that the Boston Bruins feature a black bear due to their color scheme. The problem with that thought is that the Boston Bruins used to wear brown and yellow, and a bruin refers to a non-specific species of brown bear! The brown bear ranges across North America and Eurasia with a variety of subspecies, making it the most widely-distributed bear on the planet, but we'll focus on North America's most popular brown bear in the grizzly bear or Ursus arctos. The name "grizzly bear" comes from the word "grizzled", meaning golden- or gray-tipped hair. The grizzly bear once ranged from Alaska through to Mexico and as far east as Ontario and Ohio, but their numbers plummeted greatly during the fur trade and human settlement of the prairies. The current range of the grizzly has been reduced to Alaska into Canada through British Columbia and Alberta and into the northern US states. It is estimated that there are approximately 60,000 grizzly bears in the wild today with Alaska having half of that population alone.
Grizzly bear reproduction is slow compared to other animals. Sexual maturity for the grizzly bear doesn't occur until the fifth year, and mothers with cubs will not mate again until her young are sent out on their own. This process to prepare the cubs for life normally takes approximately two years. Gestation periods range between 180 days to 250 days, eliminating yet another year in the reproductive cycle if a female is pregnant As you can see, the reproductive cycle for grizzly bears isn't optimized for populating quickly. Two cubs are normal for a litter, and three cubs are seen on occasion.
Unlike polar bears which have a mostly-carnivorous diet, grizzly bears rely on a combination of meat and vegetation in their diets. Some have estimated that more than 50% of a bear's summer diet consists of plant material such as berries, nuts, leaves, and roots. Of course, grizzly bears have been filmed while attempting to feed on one of their favorite food in salmon. While salmon makes up a large portion of their carnivorous diet, they also hunt moose, deer, sheep, elk, bison, and caribou. They will, if available, feed off large amount of insects or rodents, scavenge if necessary, and will challenge other animals over kills. Most notably, stories of grizzly bears and wolverines in epic battles are told, but grizzly bears normally attempt to steal a kill made by wolves. While the showdown between wolves and bears rarely results in major injuries to either party, the bears usually end up getting their fill of a kill before moving on.
Despite their large size, hunting is accomplished with some impressive weaponry and talent of which most are not aware. Everyone knows about their teeth and claws, but their speed is rather impressive. Grizzly bears have been clocked at 30mph or 50kph when chasing prey! This speed is deceptive, and aids the bear in chasing down slower deer or bison when hunting.
The grizzly bear is truly an apex predator, having no natural predators above them on the food chain. Encounters with man, however, have caused the grizzly bear's numbers to decline and their range to decrease. Conflicts arise for a number of reasons, but the top reason is fairly evident in the list of fatal bear attacks: a mother protecting its young. Female bears have reportedly fought off larger male bears in protecting her young, giving credence to the adage of not coming between a bear and its young. In short, man should be wary of grizzly bears at all times in the wild as they possess great speed, sharp claws, and sharp teeth.
The grizzly bear is listed as a threatened species in North America as the bears continue to see their numbers fluctuate. While the bears are protected in national parks from hunting, grizzly bears are finding themselves at a greater risks of being hit by trains that cut through Glacier National Park in Montana and Banff National Park in Alberta as the bears forage for grain that has leaked from grain cars. Conservation efforts are underway on both sides of the border to try to help the grizzly bear increase its populations through designated bear sanctuaries and protected lands.
There's your look at the bruins that roam North America. While the Boston Bruins have certainly seen their share of successful turnarounds in the recent years after a few low points through the early 2000s, there's hope that the North America bruins can see their own successful return to prominence! Tomorrow, we move to the southern hemisphere as we take a look at the Pittsburgh Penguins!
Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice!