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Wednesday Links!
* Fans aren't the irrational ones. They know how to seize pleasure from the world and hold tight even as it hurts them. If fandom is simply an obedient response to the signals of the consumer market, it is an obedience which threatens to overrun its master while saying yes.
* Another "I'm a professor" essay.
What my experience has taught me must become every instructor's priority — that is, if we are in the profession because we want to develop engaged citizens. I have learned to teach students to notice how they are being groomed to join a "docile and contingent workforce" whenever they are not encouraged to think in ways that feel like a challenge. I couldn't do this if I were busy cowering to avoid complaints. Besides, I want my students to be passionately engaged and to feel empowered about speaking up both inside and outside of my classroom. The real question, then, is: how can professors broach controversial topics in a way that does not lend itself to complaints that are grounded more in emotion than in intellectual inquiry? The solution is simple, but implementing it requires courage and tenacity: professors need to directly discuss power and power differentials, no matter the subject area.
* Tenure, Fairness, and Fear(lessness).
But that is not really something that makes professors special. Rather, it is good for people to make their lives less fearsome and their minds less fearful. Those of us who have some of that privilege in our working lives should hold our heads high and try to be allies to others who are working to get their share of it. There's no shame in having security, only in keeping other people from it.
* In the wake of the UW System Board of Regents' decision last week to "pretend to have tenure," System leaders are coming to acknowledge more and more in their public statements the correctness of the worries they have simultaneously attempted to depict as alarmist. The very grave problem posed by section 39 of the JFC omnibus motion is finally on the public radar of UW administrators, though they continue to soft-pedal its severity.
* Can the University of Wisconsin Survive Governor Walker?
* Unless you are in highly unusual circumstances, really, do not think of adjuncting as a long-term career.
* What different colleges could do with $400 million.
* In Heated State-Budget Fights, Students Strive to Be Heard.
* Scenes from the class struggle at Cooper Union: Five Trustees, Including Daniel Libeskind, Abruptly Resign.
* The accusations against Mr. Walker, one of several new claims of academic misconduct involving Texas athletes, illustrate how the university has appeared to let academically deficient players push the limits of its policy on academic integrity as it has sought to improve its teams' academic records.
* But the emerging field of Republican candidates for the 2016 presidential election is something else altogether. Of the dozen or so people who have declared or are thought likely to declare, every one can be described as a full-blown adult failure. These are people who, in most cases, have been granted virtually every imaginable advantage on the road to success, and managed nevertheless to foul things up along the way.
* And then there was Rand, scooping the Democrats again.
* "We will make them appear less Asian when they apply," he says. "While it is controversial, this is what we do."
* Concerned that kindergarten has become overly academic in recent years, this suburban school district south of Baltimore is introducing a new curriculum in the fall for 5-year-olds. Chief among its features is a most old-fashioned concept: play.
* From infancy to employment, this is a life-denying, love-denying mindset, informed not by joy or contentment, but by an ambition that is both desperate and pointless, for it cannot compensate for what it displaces: childhood, family life, the joys of summer, meaningful and productive work, a sense of arrival, living in the moment.
* How Utah Became A Bizarre, Blissful Epicenter For Get-Rich-Quick Schemes.
* New government research shows that female military veterans commit suicide at nearly six times the rate of other women, a startling finding that experts say poses disturbing questions about the backgrounds and experiences of women who serve in the armed forces.
* Apple is finally fixing the reason your Mac and iPhone's Wi-Fi sucks.
* The constant cycle of phone upgrades — in which consumers buy phones once a new model comes out every two or so years — is having serious effects on the environment, according to a new study.
* Why These Tiny Island Nations Are Planning To Sue Fossil Fuel Companies.
* music is inefficient beep bop boop
* Why Franklin Richards Is The Most Ridiculous Character In All Of Comics.
* Information wants to be free! With regard to the pornographic material Osama Bin Laden had in his possession at the time of his death, responsive records, should they exist, would be contained in the operational files. The CIA Information Act, 50 U.S.C 431, as amended, exempts CIA operational files from search, review, publication, and disclosure requirements of the FOIA. To the extent that this material exists, the CIA would be prohibited by 18 USC Section 1461 from mailing obscene matter.
* Iceland put bankers in jail rather than bailing them out — and it worked.
* And Germany's oldest student, 102, gets PhD denied by Nazis.
Commencement Weekend Links!
* Commencement speech bingo. More links below!
* Pro-tip: apparently it only counts as free speech if you're already powerful.
* ICYMI: My guest post at SF Signal on dystopia, anti-utopia, and the end of the world.
* College is a promise the economy does not keep.
* Of Course Women Are Getting Sexually Harassed by Drones.
* CFP: Into the Pensieve: The Harry Potter Generation in Retrospect.
* Rethinking Monopoly for neofeudal capitalism.
* Thousands of Toddlers Are Medicated for A.D.H.D., Report Finds, Raising Worries. Well, yes, I'm definitely worried. That's madness.
* "Hood disease." My God, don't call it that.
* It places the United States in the top spot, ahead of Sweden and Canada, which come in at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Yet when the scores are adjusted for national levels of income, the United States drops to 15th place, behind such developing countries as China and Serbia.
* If you want to help low-income students succeed, it's not enough to deal with their academic and financial obstacles. You also need to address their doubts and misconceptions and fears.
* The proposed rule would cut off student aid to career-focused programs at for-profit and nonprofit colleges if the program's student-loan default rate reached 30 percent or if half of its graduates failed two student-loan debt standards.
* Kansas and the death of academic freedom.
* The NCAA will allow Boise State to help its homeless player.
* MRA city councilman files Title IX complaint on behalf of U Oregon players arbitrarily kicked off team after DA slow-walks the process to protect their eligibility for March Madness and then declines to bring charges, thereby completing the circle of shitshow.
* According to faculty accounts, deans received an email from the administration on the evening of May 5, alerting them to a meeting the next day about staffing issues. At that meeting, deans in certain colleges were told they needed to cut a prescribed number of full-time faculty positions. Of 16 total cuts, 11 were to come from the College of Arts and Sciences, faculty members said. Deans were given two days – until Thursday – to consult with their department chairs about which faculty members to terminate. Affected instructors were notified that day.
* Kate Hayles and Mark Kruse have developed a model for humanities/STEM cooperative teaching.
* U.S. Cities Under 12 feet of Sea Level Rise.
* The best way to think of the dilemma is keeping in mind the three things Obama wants his regulations to accomplish: He wants them to effectively reduce carbon pollution, he wants them not to cost consumers too much, and he wants to be sure they can survive legal challenge. The trouble is that he can only pick two of these. And the primary question weighing on administration regulators as they make their decision will be how to read the mind of Anthony Kennedy.
* To turn the US-Mexico border into "The Border," America had to erase its Caribbean history.
* An article about secrecy and the death penalty in Missouri got the May edition of St. Louis Magazine banned from the Missouri Department of Corrections.
* Meanwhile the New York Times is a complete mess.
* The Rise of the Voluntariat.
The voluntariat performs skilled work that might still command a wage without compensation, allegedly for the sake of the public good, regardless of the fact that it also contributes directly and unambiguously to the profitability of a corporation. Like the proletariat, then, the voluntariat permits the extraction of surplus value through its labor.
But unlike the proletariat's labor, the voluntariat's has become untethered from wages. The voluntariat's labor is every bit as alienable as the proletariat's — Coursera's Translator Contract leaves no doubt about that — but it must be experienced by the voluntariat as a spontaneous, non-alienated gift.
* Will roads made out of solar panels save us?
* Playing football is even worse for players' brains than we thought.
* An Oral History of The West Wing.
* Medical nightmare of the week: Morgellons disease.
* Speculative genetic explanations for social phenomena have an old and undistinguished history, some of which Wade reviews superficially, presumably to demonstrate his skill at reviewing topics superficially. The common thread, though, is that such explanations have always been (1) put forward to establish a bio-political point, to draw imaginary limits around the social progress of certain human groups; (2) accompanied by the dissimulation that they are not political statements, but merely value-neutral science; and (3) false.
* The Bay Area author of an upcoming book shatters the image of California's historic missions as idyllic sites where Franciscan friars and Indians lived in harmony. Speaking before about 100 people Saturday at the American Indian Resource Center at UC Santa Cruz, Elias Castillo, author of "A Cross of Thorns: The Enslavement of California's Indians by the Spanish Missions," said in reality the missions were "death camps."
* Save your research in the cloud, they said.
* Viggo vs. Lord of the Rings.
* The New York Pizza Project, Documenting New York City's Pizza Shops in Photos and Interviews.
* He also had a theory about colonizing the solar system using nuclear bombs. We could terraform other planets, he argued, by pulverizing them and then moving them closer or further from the sun. What could possibly go wrong?
* So maybe it's for the best that Russia's just evicted us from space.
"I don't know this America anymore. I don't recognize it," he said. "There's an empty space where America used to be."
Maybe it's because I don't read Don DeLillo novels hoping to connect with the characters, or maybe I was just born to be a contrarian, but I liked Falling Man quite a bit more than the reviewers seemed to. I thought it was probably his best book since Underworld, and maybe earlier. As is often the case with DeLillo, the characters are not real people, and barely even qualify as simulacra of real people—but for this book, at least, about the psychic aftermath of 9/11, that emptiness and stilted disconnectedness made a great deal of sense. It's interesting that once again, as in Libra, DeLillo's best character work is in representing those consciousnesses that might popularly be considered unrepresentable: here, the minds of the terrorists.
I'm not sure what 9/11 novel people were hoping DeLillo might write, but a novel about PTSD was more or less what I was expecting. Honestly I think it's probably the only sort of 9/11 novel that is capable of being either written or widely published, at least for a couple decades—which is just one of the reasons why DeLillo has thus far been the only exception to my rigorous personal ban on all 9/11 novels.
You have to look for them a bit—and I think the fact of that looking was one of the things the reviewers didn't care for—but DeLillo still manages to get in a few nice DeLilloesque grand pronouncements, though he's careful always to put them into the mouths of his characters rather than in untagged text, almost as if even six years later he still needs the protection of a proxy to talk about these things:
"But that's why you built the towers, isn't it? Weren't the towers built as fantasies of wealth and power that would one day become fantasies of destruction? You build a thing like that so you can see it come down. The provocation is obvious. What other reason would there be to go so high and then to double it, do it twice? It's a fantasy, so why not do it twice? You are saying, Here it is, bring it down."
He said,"It still looks like an accident, the first one. Even from this distance, way outside the thing, how many days later, I'm standing here thinking it's an accident."
"Because it has to be."
"It has to be," she said.
"The way the camera sort of shows surprise."
"But only the first one."
"Only the first," she said.
"The second plane, by the time the second plane appears," he said, "we're all a bit older and wiser."


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Hi, is tunnelled migration with libvirt 0.9.0 and qemu-kvm 0.14.0 broken ? all I get is an error "unknown migration protocol" while looking at the code in src/qemu/qemu_migration.c src/qemu/qemu_migration.c: /* Start the QEMU daemon, with the same command-line arguments plus* -incoming stdin (which qemu_command might convert to exec:cat or fd:n)
*/internalret = qemuProcessStart(dconn, driver, vm, "stdin", true, dataFD[1],
NULL, VIR_VM_OP_MIGRATE_IN_START); migrateFrom is set to "stdin" but in src/qemu/qemu_command.c there is no such match which ends in the above error. Regards, Jason

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Newcastle City Council - Business
The Business & IP Centre Newcastle supports entrepreneurs, inventors and small businesses in the North East, from that very first spark of inspiration to successfully launching and developing a business.
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You might be interested in the following business information
The Business & IP Centre Newcastle supports entrepreneurs, inventors and small businesses in the North East, from that very first spark of inspiration to successfully launching and developing a business.
Newcastle City Council has an ambition to do all it can to make Newcastle 'a working city'; a place associated with prosperity and growth, where everyone feels confident that they can achieve their ambitions.
Information last updated 11 May 2018
An A-Z of useful information for businesses in the UK.
If you're starting up you'll find information about your need to register your business, how to check if a name is available, when to file accounts, and lots more. All limited companies in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland are registered at Companies House.
The main organisation for small business in the UK, the FSB promotes and protects the interests of the self-employed and small business owners within the UK. Formed in 1974, it now has 200,000 members across 33 regions and 194 branches.
The Prince's Trust operates an Enterprise Programme providing money and support to help young people start up in business. The site also features an "A-Z of Young Businesses", and a Business Finder. Useful resources and links.
Information about starting up and running a business in the UK, including help if you're self-employed or a sole trader. An essential starting point.
Established in 1982, the Shell LiveWIRE programme offers free online business advice and start-up awards of £1,000 and £10,000 funding to young entrepreneurs (aged 16-30) in the UK. The site contains lots of useful tools and links, including how to write a business plan. Registration allows access to more resources.
Many entrepreneurs, inventors and businesses forget about their intellectual property. The Intellectual Property Office helps you get the right type of protection for your creation or invention, no matter how big or small, from trade marks to patents, designs to copyright.


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Inspired by Kobe's signature game shoe, Nike Zoom Kobe Venomenon 5 Men's Basketball Shoe delivers a low-cut silhouette, responsive cushioning and a lightweight, breathable upper.
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Movie Review
Gone Girl is directed by David Fincher and stars Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike and this movie is about a guy whose wife goes missing. The mystery surrounding that, the press and the media's view of him was he involved, was he not involved, what happened to this girl and where is she?
One of the reasons David Fincher hired Ben Affleck to play the husband in this movie is because Ben Affleck himself as a person has been under intense media scrutiny and a lot of public harassment for his entire life. So this role is perfect for him and he's fantastic in this movie, this is one of Ben Affleck's best performances because he's very subdued. Rosamund Pike is also excellent in this movie.
The marketing campaign for this movie was absolutely brilliant. This movie that really stuck you when it ended because it really makes you think differently about the way we perceive the media, about the way we perceive the news and about how we are able to make ourselves think that something is factual just because you read it on the internet or we saw it on television. It's so easy to take someone that we've never met and make them out to be something that they're not. And that's something this movie explored so well, how the news and the media can affect the situation and everyone just thinks that's what it is it's true and you get to see the behind the scenes of how a person's life can literally crumble to the ground until there's nothing left simply based off of a few lies.
Gone Girl is one of the best-looking films of the year without a doubt. The various twists and turns of the story takes do not come off as showy, they come off as wow that is a great screenplay.


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The air travel has grown exponentially and the entire planet has turn out to be one particular worldwide market. Service for the duration of the early 1920s was sporadic: most airlines at the time had been focused on carrying bags of mail In 1925, nevertheless, the Ford Motor Organization purchased out the Stout Aircraft Company and started construction of the all-metal Ford Trimotor , which became the 1st successful American airliner.
A single word of advice is that you need to book your flight with the airline directly as soon as you know what the last minute deals are and get them to give the price to you rather of going through 1 of these possibly fly by evening web sites.
There has also been a trend for these national airlines themselves to be privatized such as has occurred for Aer Lingus and British Airways Other national airlines, such as Italy's Alitalia , have suffered – specifically with the rapid increase of oil costs in early 2008.
Full-service airlines have a higher level of fixed and operating expenses to establish and preserve air services: labor, fuel, airplanes, engines, spares and parts, IT services and networks, airport equipment, airport handling solutions, sales distribution, catering, training, aviation insurance coverage and other charges.
Unhappiness with the airlines is nothing new, but the terrible final results from this year's survey have place the spotlight on management in spite of the problems of larger fuel costs, crowded airports and other variables that are legitimately out of their control.


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Miniature circular silvered bronze medal with loop for ribbon suspension; the face with the head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, circumscribed 'ELIZABETH II DEI GRA: BRITT. OMN: REGINA F: D. +' (Elizabeth II by the Grace of God Queen of Great Britain, Defender of the Faith); the reverse with the cipher of Queen Elizabeth II centrally within a laurel wreath, inscribed below on three ribbons 'ROYAL VICTORIAN MEDAL'; diameter 18.49mm (0.73 inch); slight surface wear and age marks; on original court mounting.
The Medal was instituted on 21 April 1896 to be awarded to those below the rank of officer for service to the sovereign and is in his or her personal gift. It is most often given to members of the Royal Household, to those who are of service to the monarch during foreign tours and during state visits to heads of state and their personal entourage.


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according to Jackson Jambalaya
Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith was arrested this morning. He was seen getting into the back of a Hinds County Sheriff's Office vehicle. Sources said he was arrested on at least one charge filed by the Attorney General. Stay tuned.
JJ has posted the affidavit in support of the warrant. Six misdemeanor counts having to do with Smith advising criminal defendants and their attorneys about how to beat charges in violation of Mississippi law.


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Mid90s (Jonah Hill)
I recognize the kids of Mid90s. I wasn't one of them, but we orbited the same space frequently. With a harsh Eastern European upbringing, afternoons, let alone nights, out with friends were a rare occurrence that demanded an endless series of planning, coordination, and lies. On those rare instances we were able to get together, it was like stumbling across a secret society, a meeting of all those faces that you saw passing in the hallways of your elementary school. We wasted away the afternoon before the night bled into the sky. The crowd thinned out but it was always the same handful of kids who stuck around, typically older boys, playing basketball. If they weren't older, they seemed it. That was the allure of it, I suppose. You're a kid sifting through a paradoxically endless and limited series of options that you can't help but idealize those who seem so inherently confident, as if they figured out the great human game of life by simply opting out of it.Read More


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St Gabriel's School
St Gabriel's School is proudly a Catholic school.
This means that our school supports the teachings and ethos of the Catholic Church and is based on the values of the Catholic faith.
Our school has a rich heritage and is built on the strong faith foundations passed on through the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. Building on this heritage, we aim to prepare the students in our care for their future by assisting them to know God and to nurture their relationship with God.
St Gabriel's School was opened in 1955 with an enrolment of 85 students. Today St Gabriel's School is a thriving educational community comprising of 310 students from 29 different cultures. The school is staffed by more than 25 teachers and Educational Support Officers.
Our school strives to be a heart-filled faith community, valuing relationships, pursuing excellence in learning and living the gospel message of love.
We would look forward to welcoming you to our school community, from Stuart Baker (Principal)
(The donations include money also raised in 2015).
Fundraising in 2016
St Gabriels community fundraised for Catholic Charities in term 3.
In August in conjunction with Book Week they celebrated with a sausage sizzle
All term they had 3 wheelie bins collecting donations of toiletries, socks and beanies and food which they delivered directly to the Hutt St Centre and the Other Way Centre, (Aborginal Catholic Ministry).
On their feast day they made prayer flags which are now displayed in their courtyard (see photo) and celebrated with an ice cream in a cone.
They also assigned a different catholic charity to each week of the term on their school calendar.
The teachers made an effort to make that charity a focus for the week in particular during prayer but also learning.


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St Martin's Press, $6.99, ISBN 0-312-97690-9
Romantic comedy mystery, 2001
Don't be fooled by the back cover synopsis and the label Romance on the spine of Got Your Number. If it's the conventional boy-meets-girl stuff you are looking for, you won't find it in here. But if you are looking for a story of an unlikely friendship between a bad girl and her debutante cousin as they embark on a road trip, you'll probably be as pleased as I am with this story.
I mean, forget dysfunctional neurotic heroines. Roxann Beadleman has a scarlet past filled with ex-boyfriends, good or bad, but she makes no apologies for having lots of fun in college. Her cousin is the virginal Angora Ryder, who, in a brief moment of defiance, looked up to Roxann in college. She even learned how to give blow jobs from Roxann (and a… well, never mind). But these two women went their separate ways when Angora's mother intervened, and that was it.
Until now. Roxann is now a member of a covert rescue organization that specialized in rescuing abused wives from their spouses and relocating them to new lives. Never mind that I have no idea how a simple covert group can do this: do they have ties to passport and ID forgers? How about birth certificates and driving licenses? But never mind, let's not nitpick too much. This isn't a Tom Clancy novel about espionage. Roxann's problem is that she may be stalked by the husband of a woman she rescued recently. A cop, Detective Joe Capistrano, is sniffing at her hindquarters. When her house is trashed, Roxann decides to take off to attend her cousin Angora's wedding before she seeks refuge with her colleagues.
Angora is happy. She is marrying her doctor… until he dumps her at the altar for his ex-girlfriend. When she realizes that Roxann is heading for a road-trip, she begs to be allowed to tag along, and so they both go. Destination? Their college for Homecoming. And both of them secretly hope of reuniting once again with the dashing Professor Carl Seger, whom both have a big crush on. Oh dear. And oh dear when Seger turns up dead and Angora becomes the prime suspect.
Of course, Roxann, the unabashed member of the Madonna/John Hughes/teen angst generation, has to have a lousy childhood to excuse her non-virginal past. But it's so nice to read about a woman who actually has a decent, real past with mistakes and achievements all in one go. Angora too is a well-rounded character, somewhat, who may be a virgin but she isn't above being tempted to be naughty. Her mom would be shocked if she learns how Angora passed Seger's exam back, back in her college days. Roxann and Angora's friendship and soul searching are the best things about this story. When the ladies click, they really do click. And in a genre where women tend to be portrayed as adversaries rather than friends, Got Your Number is a welcome find.
But like the author's debut full-length contemporary effort Our Husband, I have problems with the male character that becomes the center of our heroines' fixation. Carl Seger is an oily, lecherous scum, much like the dead husband in Our Husband – what did the two women see in him? Of course, sometimes women may idealize first loves in their mind to the point of exaggeration, but it is hard to see a hardened veteran like Roxann being taken by Carl's oily act for so long.
And oh yes, the romance. Remember Joe the Detective? He is like a minor character in this story, popping up in the beginning and the last few chapters and that's it for Joe. "Romance" here is a rushed sex scene, and an even more rushed romantic closure. And don't get me started about Angora's "romance", which mostly happens offstage. It is as if the author just has to tack on the so-called romance just to appease readers. If this story has done away with its pathetic attempts at throwing in some disposable romantic moments, I would have given my recommendation without reservations.


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Couple Hikes all of NCT Kent County Michigan
We've loved hearing all of your stories from the Hike 100 Challenge during 2016. We heard stories of people who decided to hike a little bit in all 7 states, those who did all the border crossings, a woman who finished hiking all of Michigan, and now a couple who hiked all the miles in their county in Michigan. It's a choose-your-own adventure challenge. What will you do for 2017? Sign up now and join us!
Photos and story by K.D. and TJ Norris
Kent County, in west Michigan, is shaped like an oblong box measuring about 25 miles east to west and about 35 miles north to south. The North Country Trail runs the length of the county, but at a total of 71 meandering miles, with protected woodlands at the north border, rural farmlands on the south border, and mostly suburban roadways between.
As North Country Trail Association newcomers and recent Kent County residents, we decided our 2016 Hike 100 trek would be to hike the county. And hike every mile of it we did, some sections twice as often logistics required out-and-back hikes. The ending total on the border-to-border hike was 112.5 total miles.
The trek began in January, with light snow on the ground in second-growth forests, continued through spring trillium blooms and bug swarms, and included one 90-degree summer day walking asphalt roads skirting the Grand Rapids metro area. It ended in early November along freshly harvested corn and soy bean fields just south of Lowell, the mid-way point of the NCT and national headquarters of the North Country Trail Association.
Much of the county's NCT is walked on rural roads of both the paved and gravel variety, with several short sections of paved hike/bike paths and even sidewalks in the area of Rockford (a lovely town along the Rogue River and connector to a spur south into downtown Grand Rapids). From Rockford north, the trail follows the path of the heavily biked White Pine Trail north from Rockford to Indian Lakes Road, and may soon extend on the White Pine farther north to Cedar Springs before heading west.
That extension would be a good thing, too, as walking along Indian Lakes Road west of the White Pine Trail was maybe the most dangerous stretch to walk, where hikers share a heavily-traveled paved road with cars; at least it was so when this pair walked it in the spring.
Among the highlights, and occasional warnings, of the hike were:
- Trestle Park: on the White Pine Trail between Indian Lakes Road and Rockford, has a great historic marker detailing the restored railroad trestle. It also has toilet facilities, but bring your own paper and sanitary wipes!
- Sunfish Lake: just south of Cannon Township Park on Belding Road (with parking and supplied public toilets), the highlight a long boardwalk through an extensive wetlands area filled with abundant aquatic and avian wildlife.
- Townsend Park: just north of Cannonsburg Road NE, paved walkway but still a welcome detour off paved roads.
- Between Seidman Park and Fallasburg Park: a puzzling portion of the trail; depending on your direction you backtrack north to south on the trail. For us, we walked from south of 2 Mile to back up north of 3 Mile roads before returning south of 2 Mile again, and all on public roads until Fallasburg Park, with its scenic Flat River crossing.
- Biggs Avenue NE: part of the Seidman to Fallasburg park jog, the trail is a rural country road passing through a large farm. Cows and cornfields and that peculiar smell of real rural life. It's an acquired appreciation but ambiance nonetheless.
- The City of Lowell: NCT office, the Flat River dams, a very nice wooded area at the confluence of the Flat and Grand rivers (where we saw an eagle on an August afternoon). And a brew pub in downtown. All good on a late summer day.
- Grand River crossing to Barry County line: long stretch of walking on paved county roads (crossing Interstate 96), with the northern portion heavy-traveled by vehicles and the southern portion lightly traveled and a much more pleasant walk.
All and all, the Kent County portion of the NCT may not be the most scenic stretch of the trail, and we understand it is still in flux as to route.
But if you are traveling from the east to the west on the trail (south to north through Michigan) you can look forward to more extensive stretches of woodlands north of the county as the trail enters the Manistee National Forest.
We plan to strike north of Kent County as part of this year's #Hike100NCT miles.


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Just like snowflakes, everyone's faith journey is unique. Hear the stories of faith from our guests, Andrew Palau, and FamilyLife This Week's Michelle Hill.
Andrew Palau
Andrew Palau, son of international evangelist Luis Palau, is an evangelist in his own right—organizing outreach events worldwide for the Palau Association and regularly sharing the gospel with tens of thousands. Andrew can be heard on the daily radio program Reaching Your World, which is on more than 850 radio stations in 27 countries.
He and the Palau team have also been featured in some of the world's leading media outlets including the Associated Press, Forbes Online, The Washington Post, CNBC Asia and USA Today. In addition, Andrew maintains his own website, which receives 5,000 visitors a month.
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Game meat is awesome! I have been on the roll with Partridge, Pheasant, Duck, Goose, Guinea Fowl, Rabbit and recently Venison.
Come October, the UK supermarkets have variety of game on their shelves and this is probably the best point of exposure to the hidden splendours of game meat. For anyone who loves to eat and has a penchant for adventure, game can be a very fulfilling experience.
My first experience of game goes back a many years, when a neighbour in India shot a few cranes and the curried them for dinner. I must say even as a child I couldn't appreciate the flavours and the texture of the flesh is still fresh on my taste buds. Since then meat for me has always been about texture and I have forever appreciated the flavours that run through with various degrees of treatment. Marinade, grill – oozing red, rare, medium rare…but never pressure cooked!!!
Recently visiting family in Lexington, Virginia, I was on the look out for local game, when a family friend came to our rescue. Two days before Christmas her son went for a hunt and we got our share of fresh venison.
But what next? A houseful of people including a future brother-in-law turned to the two cooks in the family. My wife's brother is a serious culinary enthusiast, but didn't look too keen on the project, so it had to be me, wasn't I screaming for GAME?
I gathered my guts and got down to some serious thinking. The meat was lean and looked mean! Google revealed that wild venison has an intense, beefy flavour. I still had no ideas.
A cigarette and some wine and I started remembering tales from Indian history, royal hunting parties wher deer and wild boar would be the night's treat. Indian royalty wasnt known for frugal tastes. So it had to be some extraordinary fusion of spices, butter, cream that would be used to prepare the meats. This always made their meals delicious but heavy and greasy. That's where it all started. It had to be Indian spices, not greasy and not rough on the palate!
The next few minutes I rummaged through the spice cabinet and here's what I came up with:
6 teaspoons Whole Coriander, 10 Whole Cardamom, 15 Whole Cloves, 3 Medium Sticks Cinnamon, 25 Black pepper corns, 3 teaspoons Whole Cumin, a few Bay leaves, 5 teaspoons Aniseed (use fennel seeds as an alternative), Crushed paprika, 7 Garlic cloves, a chunk of Ginger (25 grams)
All ingredients went into a jar, topped up with white wine vinegar, olive oil and copious amounts of dark rum. The jar was left shut and left aside. I didnt have to cook till after Christmas.
So two days after Christmas when leftovers got polished off, it was time for the venison feast.
The night before, I ran the mix out of the jar into a food processor and got an amazing paste for the marinade.The venison was marinated and left in the fridge. The next evening (20 hours or so later), it was put into the oven at 200 degrees for 15 minutes and then another 35 minutes at 180 degrees. Mind you we had 2 loin cuts of roughly 750 gms each. I basted the meat regularly as there was literally no fat in the meat. 50 minutes later and with 10 minutes of sitting time, we had the most amazing game that night. The aniseed was spot on…the meat was succulent with subtle flavours running through.
To serve: Cut the meat into medallions and serve with boiled rice!!!! Serve some shredded cabbage stir fried with whole cumin, chopped tomato and chopped ginger. Its delicious …honest…. and it just came from nowhere!!!!
This is the first time I have tried to remember every ingredient used in a culinary experiment. My cooking escapades most often satisfy the glutton in me. But this time I sincerely hope you can enjoy a meal from the learnings.
As a tribute to ancient Indian royalty I call this Venison a la nawabi (nawabi translates to royalty)!
Is this the start of a new era – A Random Guy's Recipes for the Common Foodie? If you ever try it, let me know your experience.


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Pantone's 2017 Color of the Year
Happy 2017! It is hard to believe that we are starting another year. With that, comes a new "Color of the Year'" chosen by the Pantone Color Institute. Each year the Pantone Color Institute tries to distill the prevailing mood into a single color. This year that color is Greenery.
Not Your Typical Green
Greenery is not your typical green. It is a yellow-green shade that evokes the first day of spring, according to Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute. It is both a cool and a warm color. It is a color of hopefulness and connects us to nature. It leads us to think of words such as regenerate, refresh and renew. This is a color that will be seen in many fabrics, wall paper and home décor items. It will not be seen so much as a wall color.
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The great thing about Greenery is that it can be paired with neutrals, brights, deeper shades, pastels or metallic. It is quite versatile.
These are just several examples of ways Greenery can be paired with other colors to add a refreshing look to any home.
Another Color of the Year
As with most things, everyone wants to set a trend. It is no different in the world of design. Paint companies such as Sherwin Williams follow suit and choose a Color of the Year as well. This year they have chosen, Poised Taupe. It is a combination of warm brown and gray. It reminds us of earthen tones and things that are weathered. This color will be seen on walls and can be combined with a variety of colors as well. It is a wonderful color to warm any home.
What Will Be Your Color of the Year?
As we begin a new year, and you are pondering changes in your home, what will be your Color of the Year? Will you choose to go with a trend? Will you choose a color that reminds you of something in the past, a color you have always been drawn to, or a color from nature? No matter what color you choose, choose it with confidence and find ways to weave it throughout your home.
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Coming back to In the Garden of Beasts, the ambassador's mission, as given to him from Roosevelt, was to be "an American liberal in Germany as a standing example." The natural incompatibility between American liberalism and Nazism would be a difficult gap to bridge. Dodd's detractors at the embassy and in Washington believed he was fundamentally unsuited to the job because of his disdain for the Nazis.
Most of this disapproval was signaled obliquely. He did not, for instance, attend the yearly Nazi rallies in Nuremberg as a sign of America's disapproval of Nazi policies; and on a few occasions would give speeches to groups within the country that veiled the American disapproval by historical analogue, reminding the listeners of the collapse of historical despotic regimes. These were received well by those who could not speak out and despised by the regime.
Bret Baier: You call people sometimes "killers." He is, you know, he is a killer. He's clearly executing people...
President Trump: Well, he's a tough guy. Hey, when you take over a country — tough country, tough people — and you take it over from your father, I don't care who you are, what you are, how much of an advantage you have, if you can do that at twenty-seven years old — I mean that's one in 10,000 that could do that. So he's a very smart guy; he's a great negotiator; but I think we understand each other.
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190 candidates, including Chief Minister Raman Singh from Rajnandgaon, are contesting in the first phase. In 2013, the BJP lost 12 of 18 seats in the last polls.
The high-octane campaign for the first phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections marked by intense exchanges between two contenders–the state's ruling BJP and main opposition Congress–ended on Saturday. The campaigning of both the parties mostly centred on the Naxal issue as 18 Assembly seats spread across eight Maoist-affected districts will go to polls in the first phase on November 12.
BJP, which has won three consecutive elections in the state, fielded top leaders including BJP national president Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while Rahul Gandhi led the Congress charge by holding rallies and road-shows on the last day of the election campaign.
On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress of backing "urban Maoists" and alleged that the party was "remote-controlling" the Maoist insurgency in the region and ruining the lives of poor tribals. Hitting back at the BJP, the Congress alleged that the BJP government was hiding its "failure" in combating Naxalism and bringing development to the state and promised farm loan waiver and other sops like 35 kgs of rice every month for the very family at Re 1 if it wins the election.
190 candidates, including Chief Minister Raman Singh from Rajnandgaon, are contesting in the first phase. In 2013, the BJP lost 12 of these 18 seats in the last polls.
As many as 4,336 polling booths have been set up, with an estimated 31,79,520 voters, including 16,21,839 male, 15,57,592 female and 89 of third-gender, are eligible voters.
Contrary to the traditional straight fight between the BJP and the Congress, a third front comprising Ajit Jogi's Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J), Mayawati's BSP and the CPI is also in the fray this time in Chhattisgarh.
Campaigning ended around 3 pm in 10 constituencies of Mohla-Manpur, Antagarh, Bhanupratappur, Kanker, Keshkal, Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur and Konta, where Naxal menace is rampant, and the polling time there will be from 7 am to 3 pm.
A statement issued by the office of Chief Electoral Officer said that in the rest of the constituencies of Khairgarh, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon, Dongargaon. Khujji, Bastar, Jagdalpur and Chitrakot, the campaigning ended at 5 pm and the polling time will be from 8 am to 5pm.
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In the last 15 days, half a dozen attacks have been executed by the Naxalites, who have called for a boycott of polls in the state, with three of them being major ones which left 13 people dead including a cameraperson of national broadcaster Doordarshan who was covering the election campaign. Three police personnel, besides the DD cameraman, were killed in the Maoist attack in Aranpur area of Dantewada on October 30.
Before that, four CRPF personnel, belonging to 168th battalion were killed and two others injured after Maoists blew up their bulletproof bunker vehicle in Awapalli area of Bijapur district on October 27. In yet another incident on November 8, four civilians and a CISF jawan were killed when Naxals detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district.
Election authorities said that polling parties are being sent to their destination amid tight security.
A senior police official said helicopters have been pressed into service for air-lifting EVMs, polling personnel and polling materials to polling stations in sensitive remote areas, and chopper services will be used for around 200 polling booths.
Chief Minister Raman Singh is pitted against Congress candidate Karuna Shukla, niece of former prime minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the Rajnandgaon constituency. A total of 30 candidates will lock horns in this constituency, which is also the highest in number, whereas the lowest number of five nominees each will fight it out in the Bastar and Kondagaon constituencies.
Two incumbent ministers Mahesh Gagda (Bijapur), Kedar Kashyap (Narayanpur) and sitting MLAs- Santosh Bafna (Jagdalpur), Sarojani Banjare (Dongargarh) have been fielded by the ruling BJP, reposing its faith in old faces.
Nine sitting MLAs Manoj Singh Mandavi (Bhanupratappur), Mohan Lal Markam (Kondagaon), Lakheshwar Baghel (Bastar), Deepak Kumar Baij (Chitrakot), Devati Karma (Dantewada), Kawasi Lakhma (Konta), Girwar Janghel (Khairagarh) and Daleshwar Sahu (Dongargaon) have been renominated by the Congress.
12 are reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) while one for Scheduled Caste (SC) category out of the total 18 seats going to poll in the first phase. On November 20, the remaining 72 constituencies will go to polls.
The BJP had won 49 seats, Congress 39, BSP 1 and independent 1 in the last Assembly polls.
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Agreement between the Governments of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan on the establishment of the CESDRR
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The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic, hereinafter referred to as Parties, have agreed as follows:
The purpose of this Agreement is the establishment of the Center to provide effective mechanisms for mitigations of the risk of emergency situations and reduction of consequences, the collaborative response by Parties agreed measures, stimulation regional and international cooperation.
Establishment of the Center
The Parties establish the Center in Almaty, the Republic of Kazakhstan, as a permanent intergovernmental body. Functions and rights of the Center are defined by the Regulation of the Center, which is an integral part of this Agreement.
- compliance with the universally recognized norms and principles of international law;
- cooperation in accordance with the national legislation of the State Parties;
- cooperation in solidarity and equal partnership.
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- implement regional and international cooperation in the area of prevention and liquidation of emergency situations;
- increase the level of safety fundamentals of lives of the population of State Parties from natural and man-made emergency situations;
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Center has the status of legal entity and in this status has rights and performs its functions in accordance with this Agreement, the Regulation on the Center and the national legislation of the host State without the prejudice to the privileges and immunities of the Center. The Center is funded through the contributions of the Parties, donor funds, grants of international organizations, voluntary contributions of individuals and legal entities, as well as other sources that do not contradict the national legislation of the State Parties.
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The Parties themselves determine the level of access to the information sent to the Center, as well as the order of its presentation to observers and third parties. In order to fulfill the objectives of this Agreement, the Parties may create information and communication networks and systems to transmit digitally info resources.
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The Center interacts with competent bodies of the State Parties. Competent bodies determine the crisis centers that interact with the Center. The Parties shall take all necessary measures to ensure conditions to enable the competent bodies to perform their objectives, especially in accessing relevant information.
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Parties supervise the operation of the Center through the Council. The Council includes heads of competent bodies of each State. The Council determines the strategic directions of the Center. Council meetings are held as needed, but at least twice a year at the Center, in Almaty, or by mutual agreement on the territory of the other Party. The Council meeting is chaired by the head of the competent body of the Party who is elected for a period of 1 year in order of Russian alphabetical. Decisions at meetings of the Council are adopted by consensus.
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Officials of the Center enjoy the freedom of movements in the territories of State Parties to the extent necessary to perform their official functions if it doesn't contradict to national legislation of State Parties on the territories, entry into which is prohibited or regulated for reasons of national security.
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The official and working language of the Center is Russian.
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Ghost Ranch grounds its life and program in reverence, hospitality for all people, and respect for creation.
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Hospitality and service are cornerstone values that permeate every facet of life at the Ranch. Each staff member is called to work joyfully and to be prepared to extend hospitality and service to each other, to the guests and to the local community. For example, the College Staff helps the ever-busy kitchen staff by cleaning the tables in the Dining Hall after meals. If a guest needs assistance finding a building on campus, we welcome the opportunity to guide them. When the maintenance staff seeks aide in setting up classroom chairs, we pitch in.


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|This is an initiative that supports representatives from the industry visiting schools and participate in collaborative activities for one hour to half a day. The school organises an exchange session and prepares the visit of a STEM professional.
|The STEM Alliance has developed the Teacher Discovery Placement Scheme, an initiative in collaboration with the SYSTEMIC project that highlights existing placement programmes and help ensure the success, promotion and development of these placements.
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Maiden Name is a new online shop selling pretty things for yourself and your home. Everything is handmade which I love. Today Maiden Name is giving away one Hexa bracelet and one 2Coathanger to a lucky reader! I'd love to have one of these 2coathangers in my little office, it would be the perfect spot to hang my bag, keys and coat, keeping everything tidy! Carry on reading to see how to enter and good luck!
1. You need to hop over to Maiden Name and let me know which colour 2coathanger you would like to receive if you win. Please leave your comment below, that's it, so simple!
* This giveaway is open to all readers.
* The winner will be chosen randomly.
* This giveaway will end on Thursday 28 June and the winner will be announced on the 29th of June. Good luck to you all!


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On Dec 4, 2008, at 11:03 AM, Dale wrote: > Thanks Jeff. > I added -Xmx768M to the end of the existing entry found at: > > Run > Run Configurations > (Geronimo 2.1) > Arguments > VM Arguments > > I started the server right from the run configuration because it > seemed > like my -Xmx768M would disappear if I didn't. > > It published the second time without error! I thought I was home- > free, > but the third publish, I got a different error: > > Connection to deployment manager failed. See log for details. > Invalid login. > > So I tried it all again (many times actually). > > I restarted Eclipse, and got the two good publishes, although the > second publish I got this warning: > > 10:41:20,968 WARN [ResolverUtil] Could not examine class 'manning/ > chapterFour/utils/User.class' due to a java.lang.OutOfMemoryError > with message: PermGen space > > It was just a warning, so the application publish did not > fail. I removed the project from the server an published > a third time. This time, the published failed with > > 10:43:49,250 ERROR [Deployer] Deployment failed due to > java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: PermGen space > > I'm starting Eclipse with "-vmargs -Xmx768M", if that factors into it. > I was unable to change the memory configuration in eclipse.ini without > Eclipse failing to startup, so eclipse.ini contains default settings. If you're running out of PermGen space, you'll want to bump up your max perm gen size.: -XX:MaxPermSize=256m There may be a problem (there's an active discussion on our user list). However, it's just as likely that you need to bump your max permgen setting. Two deploys is too little to make any conclusions. --kevan
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Seize the Day ~ Tisane is one of our Herbal Teas.
Tisane in actually another name for caffeine free herbal or floral mixture. Anandini Himalaya Tea has put together a 7 variety tisane category " caffeine free" herbal teas.
Each of these are with a specific purpose in mind. Because we have carefully chosen the appropriate ingredients to make a particular tisane.
Seize the Day ~ Tisane is all about awakening the body and it is all because of the following ingredients:
- Wild Apples
- Raisins
- Black Berries
- Cranberries
A unique herbal tea as it consists of all fruits. And as they are pure with no added flavors, they require a longer steep time.
All ingredients are large pieces and require selection during infusion of the blend as a tea spoonful needs to have all the fruits.
Full of energy,
Wild apple ~ Directly from the hills of North east india. These apples are small in size and full of nutrients and vitamins. Also known to boost the immune system.
Raisins ~ are a great source of antioxidants. Keeps the body light as it helps against bloating and acidity.
Black berries ~ High on Vitamin C and a well known source of antioxidants. Helps in Gastro disorder.
Cranberries ~ Excellent for the heart, it known for its properties to fight inflammation.
- Cup ~ Orangish maroon
- Nose ~ Fruity with a citrus hint at the background
- Taste ~ Citrus and tarty with a berry undertone
Method of Infusion: Seize the Day ~ Tisane
To absorb the essence of Anandini Himalaya Tea, infuse a heaped teaspoon of the blend for 7 minutes in 200 ml of water, heated at 95 degree C. Strain and sip delight
Exclusive Tisane we have are:
Rise & Shine – a Yerba mate based tisane ( NOT CAFFEINE FREE), with Lemon grass, ginger, licorice and mint.
Rest a While – Rooibos based tisane, with chamomile and lavender ( Caffeine free tea)
Burn the Calories – Pomegranate flowers with ginger, pomelo rind, cinnamon and black pepper (Caffeine free tea)
Find you Passion – Hibiscus flowers with Rose, wild apples, cinnamon, rosehip & Citrus peel. ( Caffeine free tea)
Work it Up – Hibiscus flowers with Orang rind & Mint. ( Caffeine free tea)
Awaken your Zen – Rhododendron flowers with chamomile, marigold and cinnamon. ( Caffeine free tea)
Other Tisanes
Chamomile tisane ( Only chamomile flowers. grown in Uttrakhand)
Lavender tisane ( Only lavender flowers, which comes from the border of Himachal and Kashmir)
Hibiscus tisane ( Only Hibiscus flowers grown )
Himalayan Tulsi Tisane ( Our tulsi is grown at the height of 6200 ft in Uttrakhand)
Mint tisane ( grown in chadhi village, in dharamshala. The height adds excellent flavor)


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Stella silver and diamond heart necklace
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A leap of faith
What happens when two guys, who have been best mates since they met racing bikes at the age of 17, decide to take a leap of faith after 15 years of shooting business ideas around? Entrix happens. We know what you're thinking – who or what is Entrix? That's what we asked when they first spoke to us about their business. It turns out they are an exciting new company from Black Rock, Victoria, who are making quality triathlon and cycling apparel as well as triathlon wetsuits. Now, we love an Aussie company who has a crack and we have reviewed a lot of quality products, from Ventum bikes through Xtreme Carbon wheels, which have all showcased impressive Aussie ingenuity, and it looks like Entrix is no different.
Entrix owners Anthony and Michael knew 15 years ago that they wanted to do something in the cycling industry. With both having raced at a high level and Anthony having spent three years racing Division 3 cycling in Europe, it just seemed a natural progression to begin a business together. Whether it was clothing, a bike shop, coaching or something else, multiple ideas were thrown up and after 15 years it finally happened. But it wasn't cycling that was the spark, rather triathlon and more specifically Ironman. While watching Ironman Melbourne from the Giant spectator zone, and getting immersed in the atmosphere, Anthony realised that it wasn't just about the pro's racing but the entire field of athletes. Not only that but the spectators stayed right to the end and cheered the last athlete with as much gusto as the winners. This feeling of encompassing everyone was a huge part of why Anthony took up triathlon and why Entrix went from an idea to reality – when you meet them you can see how passionate they are about producing a great product that triathletes will love.
When the boys decided to start a triathlon brand they wanted it to be a one-stop shop. It would need to have tri clothing, cycling kit, and run apparel and, of course, wetsuits – this is where we come in. While Entrix has a triathlon apparel range already it's their wetsuits that we are going to review here. Entrix knew this was their weakness area so why not jump in headfirst? What's impressive is that instead of going to China and becoming a customer of a manufacturer, they instead partnered with the manufacturer. This enabled control over the product and incredible turn around times with the development of prototypes. They were able to get invaluable feedback from a large group of athletes as they developed their own, patented rubbers and were in total control of design, cutting and printing because of the aforementioned partnership.
The idea behind the Entrix Spirit wetsuit was the performance without the loss of comfort. With three more wetsuits on the horizon, the Spirit will eventually fit in as the second top of the range. However, it will likely be the most popular. The idea is that it works for a large majority. It's not only a fast wetsuit but also so comfortable that it will appeal to both the novice and seasoned triathlete who panics from the 'traditional' restrictiveness of a wetsuit. It's the patented rubber, called 'Dimple Drag Reduction' (DDR) rubber that shines here because of its extreme flexibility.
This really is a different wetsuit than anything you are likely to have tried before. It fits similar through the legs – you need to position the wetsuit the same way as any other, but the upper body is something very different. The combination of the DDR rubber and SCS [Super Composite Skin] coating make this an extremely durable wetsuit. This is really important because fitting it you need to manhandle it into place. Don't be afraid to grab the rubber and really pull it up and into place. Because the DDR rubber is so flexible you really need to make sure it is properly pulled up and sitting in the right places. One of the reasons for having this highly flexible and durable rubber is T1. The guys at Entrix realised that if you are going to spend $900 on a wetsuit that you want, not only, a fast wetsuit but also one that won't tear as you try to quickly peel it off in transition. It's something that they have absolutely nailed here. A nice little addition to the Spirit wetsuit that we haven't seen in other top end wetsuits is the 'Quick Cuff '(QC) – a section of super stretch rubber that allows really quick and easy removal of the wetsuit even if you are wearing a watch. This brings us to our review.
While understanding the technique to fit any wetsuit is critical to maximising its comfort and performance, the technique to get your Spirit on is even more vital. As we mentioned earlier, don't be concerned that you need to be super cautious with the rubber-like you do with many high-end suits; it's quite the opposite. When we were chatting with Michael prior to putting the suit on for the first time, he was insistent that you really can manhandle the upper half to get it into the correct position. And it really is exceptionally hard to put a knick or cut in the suit. Now, as we say with all wetsuit fittings, if you don't get the right size your performance will be compromised, so if you can get a fitting at the local shop that is ideal. The Entrix team are in the process of having a 'how to put on your wetsuit' video added to their website, to help those athletes buying online or those who outside of the main city hubs where Entrix is being sold.
To suit us both, we opted for the MT size [medium-tall]. Upon initial fitting it did seem like the suit might be a little short through the torso, but true to their word the suit is super flexible through the trunk and could be pulled right up to get that extra mobility around the shoulders. The neckline sits at a good level, not too high to restrict breathing or too low to allow water to enter. The closure system is very similar to other brands with a standard zipper and Velcro mechanism. One of the cool features of the Spirit is the ability to keep the zipper cord attached to the suit so it makes it less likely to get pulled during the hustle and bustle of a race. At the bottom of the zip there's a small opening to pass the zipper cord through, then it's held in place by a Velcro tab. Once again, that very neat QC really is exceptional; it not only makes getting the suit off and over a watch easy but it makes getting the suit on that little bit easier too.
All suited up we were ready to swim at our usual open water spot on the bay. We always like to get a few minutes in the water to adjust the suit to sit perfectly before starting a session or more importantly a race. The Spirit lets just enough water in to help move the suit around the upper body and warm up the insides. Manhandling the suit into position is even easier once wet and you really do notice how much more mobile the rubber is than a standard suit. Once adjusted, we tested the suit for diving in and porpoising, and after several runs, we gave the suit a tick for both. The suit feels like it has similar buoyancy to others too, with most floating coming from the torso and upper legs. This still allows for the lower legs to help kick and allows the knees to move freely. We don't think this is the most buoyant suit on the market, compared to something like the Orca 3.8, which is designed for swimmers with a weak kick, but we think the Spirit will appeal to athletes with a moderate kick and up.
After an easy warm-up, the most notable thing we felt (or didn't feel) was any restriction or tightness around the shoulders. It almost felt like we had a sleeveless suit on. Starting our harder sets, we felt the suit doesn't keep you locked into a rigid position like some suits can, almost like you're paddling a surfboard. Instead, the suit allows for any movement you need, as if you weren't wearing rubber. While we felt as fast in this suit as any suit we've tried, open water can't give us specifics, so that would have to wait. Exiting and running from the water to transition is also a breeze, given the flexibility of the suit. Our favourite test to see if a suit is worth its metal is the T1 time test, or how quickly we can take it off from the water to the bike. Finding of the zipper cord upon exiting the water is easy as it's held in place, where you attached it earlier, and the zipper comes away very easily. The arms come off very quickly too, as you would expect with the quick release cuff design. Precious time can be lost when at the bike if you can't get the suit off the legs, but again the Spirit is very fast. Adding to this, we experienced no post swim chaffing that could potentially ruin your day.
For our first open water session, the Spirit ticked all boxes, easy to get on, very flexible and comfortable in the water and a breeze to take off. For the performance specifics, we had to go to the pool to test it against other suits. The protocol is always the same to keep things fair and consistent, and this suit doesn't disappoint. Testing the Spirit against some other more recently reviewed suits like the 2XU Propel, Orca Predator, Aquaman ART and Blue Seventy Helix, we found the Entrix to be right up amongst the best, with times either better than, or within one or two seconds per 100 metres of these top-tier suits. We weren't surprised to see this result given how easy the suit feels to swim in, but if anyone had told us that it would rival the other big brands before we knew anything about the company, we probably would have laughed.
Now, we've tried many wetsuits in our time but we think this suit provides an unrivalled amount of flexibility through the upper body compared to other high-end choices. It's really quite unique to have a suit that feels like you're completely unrestricted throughout your stroke. With the added benefits of fast removal, QC and super durable material, we rate this amongst the best suits we've worn. With more to come from the Entrix crew in the near future, we'll start to see even more options for your triathlon swim needs. Just because this company is seemingly fairly new on the triathlon scene, there's no doubting the quality of the products and the company's expertise.


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■Features of DI's consulting services
We at DI work hard to create new multi-billion-yen businesses through our various business production initiatives. Using an innovative blend of consulting services, core capabilities in strategy development, and other elements ranging from technology to policy and design, we strive to cultivate businesses with captivating potential.
- A focus on business creation and growth
- We know that making Japan a more vibrant, powerful business community involves more than just short-term, stopgap business improvements. Our clients, too, understand the limits of simply addressing individual issues with a series of individual countermeasures. Instead of patching up problems, then, DI places its focus on creating new businesses to spearhead future growth and developing growth strategies that enable existing businesses to thrive. An essential element in that effort is the power of high-impact business production—an approach that not only brings in a diverse mix of different players but also incorporates legal perspectives and other components of institutional design.
- Feature #1:
A cross-industrial approach
- Consultants have traditionally worked within fixed, well-defined specializations, making it easier to pool industry-specific expertise. That approach, however, is now coming face to face with transformations in the business world: Internet giant Google has started developing cars, for example, while online retailer Amazon is getting into film production. Given the current conditions, operating inside the insular frameworks of conventional consulting would make real, transformative change impossible in the broader social context. Recognizing the risks of a single-industry mindset, DI makes a conscious effort to have its business producers work across a broad range of different areas.
- Feature #2:
Collaboration and synergy with incubation projects
- As they navigate the world of investment, experiencing the joys of success and learning valuable lessons from setbacks, the business producers at DI develop a deeper understanding of the "buttons" that mobilize groups, locate the keys of the business sphere, and use that knowledge to improve organizations. That managerial prowess, a product of firsthand experience, is what allows DI's producers to make effective, feasible proposals. Another component that sets DI apart is its global network of cutting-edge entrepreneurs and capitalists, which has taken shape over the company's ongoing involvement in wide-ranging investment projects. In addition to sparking insight into next-generation business, these strong connections give DI the ability to link client companies to the best players and human resources available.
- A strong, sturdy foundation for strategy consulting
- Founded by a group of top executives from BCG, DI draws on its origins to offer strategy consulting services that not only get to the core of management-related issues but also form a foundation for DI's philosophy, approaches, and training efforts. By building on—and constantly adapting—that cornerstone, DI has a solid basis for providing clients with added value.
■Project features
DI's long track record in business production has proven enormously beneficial, fortifying a reputation that has led more and more clients to seek out DI's assistance on longer, larger projects. Our clients at DI tend to be leaders—companies with the drive and awareness to revolutionize their respective fields. The manufacturing industry is quickly becoming one of our core areas, with clients drawing on DI's expertise in the all-important technology sector, while the mounting need for global corporate reach is fueling an increase in overseas projects.
Client size
|Ordinary income
|Industry※1ranking (Number of companies in each rank※2)
|4th and below
|Over 500 billion yen
|100–500 billion yen
|50–100 billion yen
|10–50 billion yen
|Below 10 billion yen
|Share of total sales
(As of the financial year ending in March 2019)
As the data shows, around 70% of DI's projects are for companies at the pinnacles of their industries. That impressive client base reflects the fact that DI focuses on global competitiveness in developing projects—and that the drive and potential for global competitiveness, in almost all cases, lie in the grasp of industry leaders.
*1 Clients are classified by industry based on SPEEDA's industry classifications by UZABASE, Inc.
*2 Includes client companies from FA business and education business
(however, excludes NPOs, ventures, and low priced projects)
Client types
The biggest share of DI's client distribution belongs to the manufacturing industry, where our expertise continues to attract large numbers of clients looking for a technological edge over their competitors around the world.
■Strategy projects
●Geographical distribution
Overseas projects (initiatives involving DI personnel doing business and research in other countries) currently account for roughly 30% of all DI projects. As clients are encountering stronger demands to expand on a far-reaching scale, DI's overseas portfolio has been growing in recent years.
●Project themes
Roughly 70% of DI's projects center on the theme of future growth. Instead of concentrating on immediate results, these types of efforts focus primarily on long-term development—creating anchors for the future over a five- or ten-year span—through business production, business strategies, and growth strategies.
|Business production (business creation) support
|Industrial production
(creating industrial "umbrellas")
Establishing strong business environments with the right systems and institutions
Helping design industries at a conceptual level
|Business Development
Design core business in new field
Draw up market creation strategy for new product (consumer goods)
|Technology Strategy
Commercialize next-generation technology
Evaluate business feasibility and audit strategies of technology seeds
|Business strategy/growth strategy development support
|Corporate Strategy
Draw up vision
|Business Restructuring and Re-growth Strategy
Support reestablishment of business portfolio
Formulate recovery strategy
Formulating alliance/M&A strategies
|Global Strategy
Formulate global market entry strategy
Reform global SCM structure
|Marketing and Sales Strategy
Formulate brand strategy
Support strengthening sales capabilities
|Operational improvement、M&A support、Leadership development support


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Rodner Figueroa Net Worth
Rodner Figueroa Net Worth is
$13 Million
Rodner Figueroa Bio/Wiki 2018
Rodner Figueroa is a well-liked Univision host and Emmy award winning trend reporter was fired for making racist comment against US first lady Michelle Obama. He says that he was illegally fired from your job for the reason was his support for unionization of Latino gift.
He's recieved support from other TV host as well as other celebs and has 400k followers in instagram. He cleared the matters after saying his comments were for the make up artist not for the first lady.


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Long gone are the days when children were forced to spend a large chunk of their daily routine at school surrounded by a bunch of students from various backgrounds. Nowadays, a new phenomenon has made its way to the world of education, thus posing as a threat to the several schools and institutes that offer similar educational prospects. Here are the advantages and disadvantages of homeschooling your child.
Save money
There is no doubt that homeschooling is an ideal way to save up on huge sums of money that are usually paid as the annual fee. Apart from this, educating your child at a school will add the extra fees which will be required when participating in different events such as concerts and other sports events. Therefore, this is an ideal way to educate your child if you possess the necessary skills to do so and if you have been on the prowl for a cost effective way to provide your child with a decent education.
A similar result can be achieved
Many occurrences around the world have led to the questioning of how important it is to enroll at a reputed institute in order to acquire knowledge. There are several successful people who happen to run multinational companies or have acquired billions due to their talent or other creative skills. However, many of these individuals do not boast of any qualifications or have barely managed to scrape through their high school education or even failed to enroll at a reputed university. Whereas, students who happen to score high grades at school or graduate with flying colors from the top universities often find themselves with no jobs. Therefore, a similar result can be achieved despite educating your child at home instead of a reputed institute.
Lack of exposure
Despite this being an ideal way to save money and time, this technique comprises of a range of disadvantages too. The most prominent one being, the lack of exposure and opportunities to socialize with other individuals. Schools usually tend to comprise of several individuals descending from various backgrounds and ethnicities thus providing more exposure to the different sectors of society. Hence, they acquire the chance to socialize with different individuals and gain a fresh perspective to similar situations in life. Therefore, this wonderful opportunity is lost when the students begin their journey of homeschooling wherein they are confined to a limited crowd and exposure.
Despite homeschooling being an ideal option to educate your child, this does comprise of a number of disadvantages as well. Therefore, make sure you thoroughly check both points before taking the next step towards this direction.