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Last March was a great month. As the rest of the world began to thaw, Burlington (and the team at Notabli HQ) was still running on hot coffee, dreams of summer, and lots of baselayers. The winter was long, but it was mighty productive. By the time March rolled in, we'd launched a fully-featured web app and were already getting ready for the next member of the family — Notabli for Android.
It was chance to try some new things — to see what was working (and not) and move a little furniture around. We started clearing a lot of space — table space, whiteboard space, floor space and made room to imagine how Notabli could look and behave in a pair of Android overalls. So, with our laptops, sketchpads, and some swim goggles we splashed headfirst into Google's Material world. Summer had come early.
One thing we wanted to focus on was how folks experience their moments, both individually, and as a collection. It's as important to relive your moments as it is to stay up to date with new ones. With that, we made three changes: it's now easier to see more moments at once, to filter them by type, and to view them fullscreen.
The ability to see 'more moments at once' was a big one. It's fun to go back through your feed, but it can also be tedious — especially when you're looking for something in particular (How long must I scroll to see that sandcastle video from last summer?) The solution was to introduce a 'grid view' toggle in the app bar, so folks can switch between an overview of moment thumbnails or the classic 1-by-1 view.
Secondly, we've historically used a lot of dropdowns and toggles when it comes to filtering. Well, we changed that too! (We love using the Android tab bar). It's built so you can swipe the feed from left to right and tab between 'everything', photos, videos, quotes, sounds, notes — even milestones. Thumb on over to the 'Sound' tab, and you get a feed of ocean noises, birthday songs, and campfire stories, all in one spot.
Finally, onto the moments themselves — we made it easier to view them nice 'n big. When you tap a moment, it opens full screen. Photos are fun this way — swipe it around, pinch it — you could count grains of sand if you wanted to. We didn't leave anyone out; this view is great for all moment-types (notes deserve a nice reading space too).
These are just thin slices of the fun stuff we tried. There were a lot good ideas. Some we shipped, some we archived for later, and a few might've gotten shuffled into a pile somewhere. The best part about having so many ideas, will be watching them spill over into our web and iPhone apps. It's sure great watching everybody grow up.
Anyway, it's another day! And the job is never done (and we're terribly happy about that).
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At a Mark Dayton press conference in front of Minneapolis City Hall Twin City Mayors R.T. Rybak and Chris Coleman joined former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, now Chair of the Democratic National Committee in support of Dayton.
Citing Dayton's state government experience and his recent endorsements by police and fire unions, they held that Dayton is better qualified and ready to serve the needs of local governments as well as all Minnesotans.
All were critical of Governor Pawlenty's turning down federal aid to curry right wing favor in Iowa and New Hampshire in his run for the Republican presidential nomination.

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Just A Wife
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8eiydPTzJY&feature=related Come 2014 and I will be awarded the title of 'JAW, Just A wife' by the government of USA, the moment I enter the country. Well, what a new year gift! I have rehearsed living that life for the last 6 months and even though it's my personal failing in managing my time, it has been more than just crazy.
Add to that, I just happened to watch this video. I do not agree with the demands made here as a reaction to what you decide to put yourself through. Yes, we make that choice to be with our spouse and yes, we have to find a way out of the misery we may go through. However, what concerns me here is not being able to live with an identity of my own. Why does it matter that I have a card that says my name and not Mrs H1B? Why can't I have a bank account that is not a joint money-box? If I can drive, why do I have to go through so much of paper-work just because I am not authorized to work?
I am not as worried about my right-to-work as much as I'm worried about my right-to-be. I wouldn't want to be in a situation where my partner is in the hospital, unconscious and things just get worse because he can't authorize me to take care of him.
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Recently published research from Business Monitor International, "United Arab Emirates Water Report Q1 2013", is now available at Fast Market Research
Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/14/2013 -- BMI View: There is ample evidence to support a generally favourable outlook for the UAE's water sector, amid clear signs that the main Dubai utility, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) is putting its house in order, and ADWEA, the Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority, is planning new IWPPs and showing more flexibility in its financing options in response to developer requests. Though persistent reports of water wastage and leaks show that the Emirati authorities have a long way to go to improve general performance, tariff changes have succeeded in shoring up DEWA's funding base and there are other indicators of better water maintenance at the consumer level.
Key themes to highlight for UAE's water sector:
- The region's most dynamic market for private water developments should register strong progress in 2013, building on reviving economic confidence and strong demand to create better conditions for investment in new water production capacity - driven by water desalination project activity. Dubai in particular is showing signs of recovery. The Dubai Economic Department is forecasting GDP growth of 4.5-5% a year in the 2013-2015 period, as it stages a revival from the depths of the emirate's 2009 financial crisis. This should underpin greater investment in critical infrastructure in Dubai, and prove supportive for the emirate's water prospects - despite the uncertain investment climate, as evidenced by the utility Dubai Electricity & Water Authority's (DEWA's) cancellation of an independent power project (IPP) early in 2012.
- In September 2012, ratings agency Moody's upgraded the long-term issuer rating of DEWA by one notch to Baa3 from Ba1 and converted the company's corporate family rating into a longterm issuer rating, reflecting Moody's view that DEWA's business and financial profiles are commensurate with an investment-grade rating, with solid prospects for the company maintaining these in the medium term given recent operational improvements and creditenhancing strategic steps taken in addition to the company's recurring deleveraging efforts. One factor behind DEWA's stronger credit rating is a more proactive stance in revenue protection, with evidence of stronger payment from its customer base.
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text: Baby Seneca White Deer Home » ANIMALS » Baby Seneca White Deer The Seneca White Deer are a rare herd of deer living within the confines of the former Seneca Army Depot in Seneca County New York. When the 10,600 acre depot was created in 1941 or 24-mile fence was erected around its perimeter isolating a small herd of White-tailed deer, some of whom had white coats. These deer are not albino, but instead carry a set of recessive genes for all-white coats. The fence creates a genetic bottleneck causing high levels of inbreeding. The constant inbreeding The white deer population behind the fence at the Patent Wildlife Research Center is subject to severe foot and leg deformities leading to crippling.In the 1950 the depot commander forbade GI's from shooting any white deer. The deer population has since grown to about 700 head approximately 300 of which are white, making it the largest herd of white deer in the world Since the depot's closure, the future of the deer has been uncertain. The visibility of white deer makes them easy prey for hunters and natural enemies like coyotes, and such a herd would not survive in the wild. The depot land is New York's largest block of land available for development and some new uses have been found for it. A new maximum security state prison was built on the eastern rim and the former barracks on the northern tip was converted into housing for troubled teenagers. Plans to buy 4700 acres of land to build an ethanol and bio fuel electricity production center and to plant crops of willow trees and switch grass to be converted into fuel was proposed. In 2006 a business plan was submitted to the Seneca County Industrial Development Agency owners of the depot property, to convert the land into a conservation park and Cold War museum, but the plan was denied . Source: picture:Link: Wikipedia:Link: Posted by Unknown at 6:13 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Labels: ANIMALS


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The American Legion Celebrates 100 Years!
Vacaville's Post 165 was first founded shortly after The American Legion and also celebrates 100th Years!
IMPORTANT WARNING for VETERANS from THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
- VETERANS BEWARE of SCAM -
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VSO Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
An organization called Veterans Affairs Services (VAS) is providing benefit and
general information on VA and gathering personal information on veterans.
This organization is not affiliated with VA in any way.
VAS may be gaining access to military personnel through their close resemblance
to the VA name and seal. Our Legal Counsel has requested that we coordinate
with DoD to inform military installations, particularly mobilization sites, of this
group and their lack of affiliation or endorsement by VA to provide any services.
In addition, GC requests that if you have any examples of VAS acts that violate
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Interventions that alter population-level risk exposure have yielded a number of improvements in public health. Tobacco taxes are an example of such population-based approaches to disease prevention. In the case of tobacco, the harms of shifting total population exposure through taxation are minimal, because there is no safe level of consumption. However, other risk factors do not exhibit the same linear relationship between exposure and mortality—and therefore may introduce new complexities in communicating with individuals and the public. In particular, many risk factors, such as alcohol consumption, exhibit a J-shaped association when plotting health effects like mortality on the vertical axis against the magnitude of the risk factor on the horizontal axis
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Erika Lamon will be performing from 3:20 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. for this wonderful (and free!) event. Find out more on the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/648357815541066/
This will be the third Kingston event tied to the 100 Thousand Poets for Change global and annual event. It will again include poetry and music around this global event's themes: social change, peace, environmental awareness and sustainability, and social injustice. The event will feature 4 musical acts, a film projection with a live musical interpretation, and 2 dozen themed poetry readings spread throughout an afternoon and then evening full performance in the sanctuary portion of The Spire.
Donation boxes for Youth Diversion, 99 York Street, and Martha's Table, three local - socially conscious organizations, will be in place for anyone wishing to contribute to their causes. Info about them will be included. And there will be a box for The Spire for the community work it does and the space it provides.
AFTERNOON SESSION - (Following SAPPH DECAF times are approximate)
1:30 pm ---- Doors open
1:55-2:00 ---- Welcome
2:00-2:20 - Music - SAPPH DECAF (Haley Sarfeld & Steph Keilhack)
2:20-3:20 - Poets - Donald Mitchell, Anne Graham, Meg Freer, Bob MacKenzie, Jennie Marshall, Elizabeth Greene
3:20-3:40 - Music - Erika Lamon
3:40-3:55 ------ Break >>>>
4:00-5:00 - Poets - Deidre Reitav, Eugene Cornacchia, Sasha Hill, Robert Millard, Judith Popiel, Leyla Pavão Chisamore,Tara Kainer
5:00-5:20 - Music - Ollin Soundscape – (singing bowls, drums, pre-Hispanic instruments, and singing in the Náhuatl language) - Yessica Rivera Belsham
5:20-5:25 - Short Closing Remarks
5:25-6:55 - Intermission >>>>>>>> (doors remain open)
EVENING SESSION - (Following Skeye Projects, times are approximate)
6:55-7:00 ------ Short Opening Remarks
7:00-7:20 - Art video/Music – "Skeye Projects – The Spire" (a floating video projection with a live musical interpretation) Don Maynard artist-filmmaker, Claire Bouvier musical lead
7:20-8:20 - Poets - Barbara Lorraine Laing, Andrea O'Farrell, Paul Kelley, Yessica Rivera Belsham, Sarah Brown Dunkley
8:20-8:35 ------ Break >>>>
8:35-9:40 - Poets - Bethmarie Michalska, Alyssa Cooper, Billie Kearns, Haley Sarfeld, Chantel Lavoie, Bruce Kauffman
9:40-10:00 - Music - Irwin Streight
10:00-10:00 Final Short Closing Remarks
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Erika Lamon will be performing from 3:20 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. for this wonderful (and free!) event. Find out more on the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/648357815541066/


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Working in a clean and minimalist influenced style, we are inspired by the notion that less is more.


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Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen
German Bundesliga
Date: Sunday, 7 October 2018
Kick-Off at 12:30 UK 13:30 CET
Venue: Schwarzwald-Stadion (Freiburg im Breisgau).
Die Werkself quickly recovered from a tough home defeat to table-toppers Dortmund by beating Cypriot AEK Larnaca 4-2 in Thursday's Europa League action. Bayer conceded the opening goal but went on to complete a comeback, inspired by substitute Lucas Alario who notched a brace after coming on at the half time.
Heiko Herrlich's men are now two from two in the continental competition after beating Ludogorets 2-3 on the opening day. Things haven't been going in quite the same fashion in domestic league, though. Bayer did win two on the bounce after making a dreadful start to the campaign, but they could not see such streak continuing last weekend when they fell 2-4 to Borussia Dortmund.
Byer were two goals up until the hour-mark, but allowed as many as four within the final half an hour of the affair to stay in the bottom half of the standings with just 6 points from 6 games. Will they be able to get the domestic campaign up and running with a three-pointer on Sunday at Schwarzwald-Stadion?
Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen: Head-to-head
- Bayer Leverkusen lead the head to head tie by nine wins coming into their 39th encounter with Breisgau-Brasilianer.
- Die Werkself took four points from last term meetings with Freiburg keeping back-to-back clean sheets (4-0 and 0-0).
- It is interesting to note that only two of last six head to head affairs saw goals at both ends.
Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen: Prediction
It's been a roller-coaster campaign for Freiburg so far in the season as well. They started poorly, picked up seven points from three straight games and then went on to lose the previous round tie 4-1 away at Augsburg.
Christian Streich's men were also very easy to break down of late. They allowed at least three goals in three of last five Bundesliga ties. Knowing that Leverkusen play attacking football, we just have to take the Over 2.5 goals FT bet with higher stakes at the odds of 1.72. Braver tipsters can go with Bayer to win & BTTS at 4.00.
Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen: Bet Tips
Over 2.5 goals FT @ 1.72 (8/11)
Bayer to win & BTTS @ 4.00 (3/1).


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Kids Halloween Parties
A Zombie Party
Looking for something a little different for your upcoming kids Halloween party this year? Well a zombie party would be quite different—and fun!
To zombify your party invitation, purchase eyeball gumballs and heavy black card stock. Cut the card stock into squares and write your zombie party details on the card with white chalk. Attach your gum eyeball for added festivity. Ask the guests to dress as zombies!
- Hang intestinal streamers.
- Place gruesome plastic body parts near your front door or around your house to give your guests a little fright!
- Place glow-in-the-dark spiders and other creepy-crawlies around your party room.
- Dim the lights.
- Play zombie movies for the background party noise.
- Hang spider webs.
- Make it look dark, dank, and creepy with whatever you have on hand for Halloween decorations.
- When the kids arrive, have them make up their faces to look like zombies, to match their costumes. You will have fun zombifying yourselves. Make sure to take pictures!
- Play Outbreak Zombie. Whoever is the designated Zombie must try to bite as many people as possible without getting caught. Once the Zombie is caught, the first person who was bitten is the next Zombie.
- Watch zombie movies.
- Create a creepy coffin. Using a large appliance box, have your zombies create a creepy coffin, and use straw and old clothes to create a dead person to stuff into the coffin. Then have your zombies parade through your neighborhood creeping everyone out in a Parade of the Undead.
- Play Pin the Liver on the Zombie. Print out a huge zombie picture and a picture of a liver. See who can pin it on the zombie best.
- Serve pickled veggies and garlic, gelatin filled with gummy critters, spaghetti noodles filled with eyeballs (i.e., hard-boiled eggs)... the ideas are endless.
- Serve a gelatin brain mold in a creepy color, such as purple-gray.
Party Favors:
- Send the kids home with rubber intestines and other creepy-crawly items for Halloween fun!
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This policy brief presents a range of data about participation in Iowa public preschool programs, with a special focus on the Statewide Voluntary 4-year-old program. Although that program is described as "universal," there are in fact substantial differences in participation rates by income, race/ethnicity, English language learner status and geography. In addition, Iowa school districts vary substantially in the scale of their offerings. Some districts provide only a small number of preschool slots relative to their kindergarten enrollment, while others provide substantially more.
This document is an update to a five-year child care improvement plan created in late 2011. Iowa has made several important gains since then—including two increases to provider reimbursement rates under child care assistance—but work remains in three major areas: affordability, availability and quality.


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Malibu Pier. Daylight saved for later. Who figured that out? Sun's not having it. Came up right on its own time no mattering what the clocks say. Didn't Droid it. Got some very nice shots with its trail reaching out and under the pier with a gentle surf.
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After training in a frozen barn in Edinburgh, Robin Miedzybrodzki and Seain Cook deserved to enjoy their moment in the sun Down Under.
Scotland's beach volleyballers dub themselves 'Amadans' – a Gaelic expression meaning 'fools'.
But they proved far from idiotic as they beat Sri Lankan pair Asanka Pradeep and Sashimal Yappa 16-14 as the sport made its Commonwealth Games debut on the Sunshine Coast. "There have been plenty of times on Portobello when the wind takes the game away from you but nothing prepared us for the 'Beast from the East," admitted Robin. "We were training at the barn in the early morning and we were digging the cars out of the snow just to get along the road. The farmer used his tractor to help us. But we got to that barn and we trained and here we are." There was also a win for Lynne Beattie and Mel Coutts, who beat Thornia Williams and Renisha Stafford from Grenada in their first preliminary match.
She said: "It's absolutely amazing. You can prepare anything you'd like, but nothing compares to coming out in front of such a great crowd, and we had great Scottish support that made it even better."
Elsewhere, Edinburgh badminton players Martin Campbell and Julie MacPherson were part of the Scotland side which lost 5-0 to India in the mixed team event. In bowls, Tranent's Alex Marshall maintained his 100 per cent record in the pairs with Paul Foster, beating India 17-12 and Norfolk Ireland 14-12. Lothians stars Ronnie Duncan and Derek Oliver continued as part of the men's triple, drawing 17-17 with Malaysia and beating Norfolk Island 20-11. Midlothian's Stacey McDougall and her women's fours team-mates beat Wales 22-10.
In squash, Oriam-based Alan Clyne won his last-16 clash 3-0 against Australia's Rex Hedrick. Scotland team-mate Greg Lobban lost 3-1 to England's Daryl Selby at the same stage.
In table tennis, Craig Howieson's men's team lost 3-0 to Australia in Group 5.
And Scotland's women's hockey team drew 0-0 with Canada in their second group match.


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If you're like most physical therapists you feel like you have a boulder on your shoulders when you attempt to grow your practice. We can help but not the kind of help you think. We won't be doing it for you (the old way) we're going to educate you so that you can throw it off yourself. A monumental feat, I know, but we've done it time and time again with our clients. Here's a link to their testimonials. Have a look, you might know one of them.
So here's the story. You go to College and get whatever degree you wish, open your own practice, start to promote the best you can and little or nothing happens. There are only two reasons, your education has failed you or you haven't been educated effectively in workable solutions that produce results.
We're going to assume both things have happened to you as this is the norm. Interviews of new clients proves this to be the fact. To now go on hoping that you will figure it out on your own would be adventurous to say the least. Time being the most relevant factor, you don't have the time to work it out before your practice gets to the point where it is insolvent. Bail outs by family members might help at that point but don't give you the education needed to succeed, so the boulder reappears.
Now, contacting us is going to take some self control on your part. First you would have to realize you need help. Then you would have to assume that we are company with a long record of success helping your profession in particular.
How would you know if you made the right choice? You take us for a test drive in the comfort of your own office and see if those you communicate with have the smarts to help someone like you.
Now, how do you communicate without getting fully involved? You look on our website and see if we have anything you can do for free and take us for a spin. The whole idea is to get your interest up on our company and whether or not it will fit your needs.
Measurable Solutions, Inc. allows you to attend a free one-on-one webinar that gives enough information to jump start your business. It will be totally tailored to your needs and of course we are trying to build up your interest in us as both a consulting-training company and education source. We also have inexpensive online courses where you will get even more practical business solutions plus contact with one of our consultants through our system of management education.
Do as many as you want and then call us when you feel we are the right match for you. Then we'll introduce you to some of our top clients in your profession so that you can get a second or even third opinion. Some of their successes might startle you and make you believe that they are miracle workers but they started out right where you are now. I'm sure they will be able to answer any other doubts you might have.
Go ahead, browse our website at www.measurablesolutions.com, watch our videos, read our successesand then call for your free webinar or do an online course.
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"Funny and foul-mouthed, yet surprisingly sweet." Globe & Mail
"Dazzlingly witty, surgically precise and scathingly satirical." Toronto Star
Victoria, British Columbia…From February 4 – March 9, 2014 the Belfry Theatre will present Proud, Michael Healey's new comedy about the Prime Minister. Directed by Glynis Leyshon, Proud stars Rick Roberts, Celine Stubel, Charlie Gallant and Kieran Wilson.
Proud re-imagines the 2011 Federal election where instead of the NDP winning 59 seats in Quebec, those seats have gone to the Conservatives, handing them the second largest majority in Canadian history. And an embarrassment of rookie M.P.s, including Jisbella Lyth from the riding of Cormier-Lac Poule.
Using the inexperienced Ms. Lyth as a tool of political skullduggery, the Prime Minister thrusts her into the spotlight with inflammatory private member's bills. Embracing her role with great vigour, this political Eliza Doolittle takes politics and the Prime Minister to places they'd rather not go, with results they didn't anticipate.
"My entire focus was to get as close to understanding Stephen Harper's behaviour as possible, and to actually create a sympathetic character. Because I just don't think it's interesting to present a demonized version of somebody who I believe cares deeply about the job he's doing." Michael Healey
Given the controversial nature of Proud (one company refused to program it on the grounds it was potentially libelous and defamatory –http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/michael-healey-and-his-play-proud/article534494/), this is only the second production of the comedy.
The creative team for Proud includes Set & Costume Designer Pam Johnson, Lighting Designer Luc Prairie, Sound Designer Tobin Stokes and Projection Designer Jamie Nesbitt. Caryn Fehr is the Stage Manager and Ben Cheung is the Assistant Stage Manager.
Engaging Audiences
Prior to and throughout the run of Proud, the Belfry is producing a number of audience engagement events designed to enhance and extend the experience of the play.
B4Play – Saturday, February 1 at 11 am
CBC Radio's Gregor Craigie will host a live talk show featuring artists fromProud and some very special community guests. This free event is at the Belfry Theatre.
Afterplay (February 11 – 15 / February 25 – March 1)
Following selected performances of Proud, we'll host Afterplay – a facilitated discussion where patrons can share their thoughts with fellow audience members. It's a chance to "debrief" after the show and hear how other audience members experienced the play.
Library Events
In collaboration with the Greater Victoria Public Library we'll be hosting Belfry at the Library where we delve into the themes of the show and give people a behind the scenes look at the making of Proud.
We'll be at the Bruce Hutchinson Branch (4636 Elk Lake Drive, Saanich Commonwealth Place) on Friday, February 14 from 10:30 am to 11:15 amand at the Central Branch (735 Broughton Street) Friday, February 21 from 10:30 am to 11:15 am.
ASL Performance – February 23 at 2pm
An American Sign Language (ASL) interpreted performance for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Certified interpreters, standing to the left side of the stage, interpret the script and language used by the actors at the same time it is being performed.
VocalEye Performance – March 2 at 2 pm
Audio describers provide descriptions of the visual elements of the show, allowing people with low vision to enjoy the theatrical experience without missing any of the details. Following the performance there is a touch tour of the set.
Ticket Information and Performance Schedule
Tuesday – Saturdays at 8 pm
Wednesday Matinees (February 12 & 19) at 1 pm
Saturday Matinees at 4 pm
Sunday Matinees at 2 pm
Single tickets for the show range from $25 to $40 (plus GST) and can be booked by calling 250-385-6815, or online at www.belfry.bc.ca. Students discounts are available.
Special Thanks
Proud is generously sponsored by Sea Cider Farm and Ciderhouse and Jane Francis Design.
The Belfry's Season Sponsors are Thrifty Foods, the Times Colonist, and Cook's Day Off Fine Foods and Catering. The Canada Council for the Arts, the Province of British Columbia, the BC Arts Council, CRD Arts and the City of Victoria are government funders.


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December 4, 1985.
On this day, Indiana's first trauma center designed specifically for children opened at the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children on the Indiana University Medical Center campus. According to Professor Dennis W. Vane, professor of pediatric surgery in the Department of Pediatrics in the IU School of Medicine, the center was believed to be the first center to follow all recommended guidelines for treating trauma in children in the nation. "As far as we know now, there is no other comparable facility in the country," said Vane. The center would allow Riley staff to treat effectively double or triple the number of injured children.
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Susan Ramsay | Dec 16, 2015
Justin was almost 11 months old when he experienced his first Christmas. On Christmas morning he unwrapped his presents slowly, mesmerized by the sight, sound and feel of the bows and brightly coloured paper. But the gifts Justin loved the very most were neither the plastic child-safe toys nor the hand-made pull toy. They were the boxes his presents were packaged in. Years later, when I heard the Canadian Toy Testing Council declare the cardboard box as the best toy for children, it made perfect sense to me. Boxes may look dull and uneventful, but to a child they are toy car garages, bear caves, pirate treasure boxes or bricks for some newfangled Leaning Tower of Pisa. A box is not just a box.
Books are not just books either. They may look like rows of text and pictures sandwiched between two covers, but to a child they are fodder for new ideas, information, imagination, and a place to understand self and others better.
Of course certain types of books capture children's interest best at different stages of their lives. The one-year-old who is fascinated by dump trucks will appreciate a sturdy book with brightly coloured trucks and textured wheels she can touch and feel. A two-year-old will prefer simple board books with seek and find pictures of vehicles. A four-year-old will gravitate to truck photos with accompanying explanations of how trucks are used in construction.
At Christmas time we think about our children's interests and seek gifts we know will make them smile. Books offer amazing versatility to reflect children's individual interests.
Books can also help children understand and explore ideas and emotions about the holiday season.
"Merry Christmas Little One" by Sandra Magsamen has sturdy lift-the-flaps, with colourful yet simple illustrations and rhyming text. This title in the Snuggle Me series (which includes Sandra Magsamen's best-selling "Peek-a-Boo, I Love You!") is a perfect holiday board book for infants and toddlers.
Peter Reynolds, author of "Dot" and "Ish" has written a holiday story called "The Smallest Gift of Christmas." In this story, Roland awakens on Christmas morning and races downstairs to find an incredibly small gift with his name on the tag. Roland is disappointed and wishes for a bigger gift. His wish is granted and Roland continues to wish for something bigger until that very big gift takes him away from what he loves and wants the most – his family.
"Bear Stays Up for Christmas" by Karma Wilson is a heartwarming story of friends who wake bear from hibernation to celebrate Christmas with them. The rhyming and repeated parts of the story make it a great book for reading aloud and inviting your child to chime in with.
Iza Trapani, in her trademark style, takes the familiar song "Jingle Bells" and adds new verses. This is a book to be read or sung as the main characters fly through the night sky on a Santa-like sleigh visiting children in different countries around the world and discovering their various holiday traditions.
"An Aboriginal Carol" is a beautiful version of The Huron Carol. This book, illustrated by First Nations painter Moses Beaver with poetry by Métis author David Bouchard, is written in both English and Inuktitut. The book includes a CD with the story read in both languages and performed by Inuit singer Susan Aglukark.
A box is not just a box. A book is not just a book. Great gift ideas for your child can be that simple.
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Radiotherapy Physicist
Radiotherapy physicists are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council under the protected title of Clinical Scientist.
Our principle roles include:
- Advising colleagues on issues that may affect the radiation dose delivered to the patient.
- Checking treatment plans before the patient starts treatment.
- Calibrating the treatment machines so that they deliver the correct dose to the patient. Many measurements are done in a water tank, as shown in the figure below.
Training for the role requires a degree in Physics, followed by an MSc in Radiation Physics and a four-year on-the-job training scheme. This training is coordinated and assessed by the Institute of Physics in Medicine and Biology and the Association of Clinical Scientists.


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Hawaiʻi Police Department
Criminal Investigations Section, Area I
Lieutenant Gregory Esteban
Phone: 961-2252
Report No. C14031674
Media Release
A Puna man has been arrested for a burglary committed in June.
On June 10, a Mountain View home was broken into. A sports-utility vehicle belonging to a 75-year-old man was removed. Several items from within the house also were taken.
Police investigation led to the identity of a suspect in the break-in as 21-year-old Johnluke Medeiros of Mountain View. He was arrested Wednesday (November 26) and charged with first-degree burglary and fourth-degree theft. He was released from police custody Thursday (November 27) after posting $5,250 bail.
Detectives are still investigating who took the SUV. Police ask anyone with any information abut this case to call the Police Department's non-emergency line at 935-3311. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers doesn't record calls or subscribe to caller ID. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.


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Jiu Jitsu Traveler, Jiu Jitsu Nomad, Jiu Jitsu Writer, Jiu Jitsu Competitor, Jiu Jitsu Videographer, Jiu Jitsu Podcaster, Jiu Jitsu Shit talker, Jiu Jitsu Coach, Jiu Jitsu is Jesse's life.
I started to receive messages on Facebook from two guys from Canada, they were on this crazy cross country road trip and wanted to stop by Costa Mesa to train for a bit. Enter Jesse Bell and Mike Romano. Immediately they fit in, it worked well because at the time we still had the fighter dorms called Newaza Favela. They came with nothing, just a vision of training Jiu Jitsu and living the dream. After almost two years Jesse remains with us and is currently one of the instructors at 10th Planet Las Vegas.
Since arriving at 10th Planet Costa Mesa Jesse has started a couple pod casts, the most known would be "Pulling Guard". He has also filmed and taken still shots for IBJJF, Dream and EBI (unofficially) lol. Jesse started out making Instagram clips for us in Orange County and now is one of our coaches. Know to be very technical Jesse has found a niche working with our beginners and providing private lessons for side cash.
I talk to my students all the time about living lean, everything you own should have handles on it. Every time one of my guys gets a fancy car I cry on the inside. No one has adopted the LEAN model more than Jesse. When I say LEAN I don't mean to look for handouts, I mean control your spending habits. Accumulate only what you need, go to sleep a little hungry every night, skip a meal. Fast for a day. Make ends meet with your skill and mind. Don't get caught up in the rat race.
Live on the mats literally. Jesse for about a year slept on a small piece of flex roll mat in the favela. Seeking knowledge in Jiu Jitsu is a 24 hour proposition. In order to gain a full understanding you need complete immersion. If you want to know about a culture the best way is to move there and dive in head first. Jesse is living Jiu Jitsu, day after day. I respect the dedication and willingness to sacrifice everything for the understanding of Jiu Jitsu, especially knowing that there is no destination only a journey.
This is something I can speak to. How can one stay motivated to learn and live this lifestyle when you have been struggling with injuries? It's tough and a lot of people give up and move on. I often ask "How much are you willing to give?" For me the answer is everything. People like Jesse are literally Jiu Jitsu, it is our lives. The answer is clear to us, even though it may seem crazy to some. Jesse always finds a way to stay active through injury. Never leave the gym, help the new students. Stay involved. This is a marathon and not a sprint. Jesse knows this.
Jiu Jitsu is about family and friends. Jesse has been able to extend his family across the entire United States all the way into Canada. Jesse is friends with some of the biggest names in the business. We are lucky he ended up with us and I get to call him a family member.


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Cherwell Software to Optimize Service Delivery with Managed Service Provider Program
Cherwell Software to Optimize Service Delivery with Managed Service Provider Program
November 10, 2015 - Colorado Springs, CO.
Today, Cherwell Software™ announced the establishment of its Managed Service Provider (MSP) program, designed to provide IT service providers with the technology and infrastructure needed to deliver world-class ITSM capabilities to their customers.
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Key to the program is the wide range of multi-tenant delivery options Cherwell Software offers the MSP environment, each with varying degrees of functionality. A single instance of the Cherwell Service Management™ application, and all the Cherwell-provided support infrastructure, can serve multiple customers who securely share the application within a single database. A multi-tenancy environment reduces the total cost of ownership and increases margins for the MSP, primarily by consolidating support and administration resources onto a single platform.
MSP customers will also benefit from Cherwell's modern metadata architecture, which enables rapid configuration and the ability to design a wide range of automation workflows without the need for skilled programmers or developers. Furthermore, Cherwell offers both perpetual and subscription licensing models, with a choice of on-premises or hosted deployment within the Cherwell datacenter or via a public cloud service provider such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services.
"The Cherwell Service Management platform has an extensive track record of helping IT organizations reduce total cost of ownership, increase return on investment, and build automation solutions that add value to businesses" said Craig Harper, Cherwell President of Worldwide Sales, Marketing and Services. "The Cherwell MSP program will empower IT service providers to better optimize service delivery with one of the most flexible and powerful IT service management solutions available. We are excited to be able to help MSPs increase their margins without compromising quality or security, by providing an offering that significantly reduces administrative overhead."
According to Gartner, the worldwide IT services market will reach nearly $914 billion in 2015. With outsourcing contributing more than half of market growth in constant currency, the market will reach $1.1 trillion in 2019 1.
"Our Managed Service Provider program aims to deliver the Cherwell value proposition to IT service providers across the globe" said Douglas Lingenfelter, Cherwell Director of Managed Service Providers. "Cherwell Service Management is the ideal ITSM solution for this constituency, which has a clear need for a multi-tenant, highly scalable and secure cloud-based solution with flexible and transparent licensing and pricing models".
1 Gartner, Forecast: IT Services, Worldwide, 2013-2019, 2Q15 Update, June 15, 2015
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Why are almost half of all Aussies failing to get a better interest rate?
Wednesday 28 Feb 2018 - by Realestate.com.au
Getting a better interest rate is a 'no brainer' way to save thousands on a mortgage, but according to new research, half of Australians have never done it. The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept the cash rate on hold at 1.5% in recent months but both fixed and... MORE
The Best Time To Sell Your Investment Property
Wednesday 28 Feb 2018 - by apimagazine.com.au
Property investment is a long-term dedication. Often, it's the first port of call for Australians looking to build a portfolio of wealth. But it's a commitment that should be invested in for the long haul and that commitment takes time, effort and money to be successful. If you... MORE
25% of homes have no working smoke alarms
Saturday 03 Feb 2018 - by REINSW
Damning new data has revealed how common home fires have become in New South Wales.Research conducted by Fire & Rescue New South Wales and obtained by Smoke Alarm Solutions, discovered the state's firefighters attended more than 3,500 home fires in 2017.The ... MORE
The nine secrets to success at auction
Saturday 03 Feb 2018 - by Nine News
'For Sale' signs are popping up all over the place, your mail box is being flooded with property brochures and a stream of prospective buyers are about to come traipsing through the neighbourhood. That's right: auction season has begun. There are 688 auctions curre... MORE
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We have put together our top picks on where families can get into the festive spirit in the Shire. Cronulla RSL There is nothing quite like an Aussie summer by the beach. Cronulla RSL situated next to South Cronulla beach, overlooking Cronulla's picturesque coastline, is mor... MORE
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After several years of automation, lavish home entertainment systems, and MTV Cribs-like extravagance, we're all a little tired, it seems. We don't feel the need to have everything in our homes interconnected and accessible at all times. We're more likely to want to watch a love... MORE
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Half of Sydney's homes are worth at least double their purchase prices
Friday 29 Sep 2017 - by Realestate.com.au
NEARLY half the homes in Sydney are worth at least double the prices their owners paid for them. New real estate research revealed homeowners' strong equity position was the result of five years of unprecedented property price hikes. The surge in prices has gifted Harbour City... MORE
NSW is least risky property market
Friday 29 Sep 2017 - by News.com.au
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If you're a fan of ABC's Shark Tank, you might have seen Chicago-based startup ChangEd appear on this past Sunday's episode. ChangEd is an app that rounds up every purchase you make with your credit card to the next dollar and puts that spare change directly towards your student loan payments. We're proud to also call them one of our startup partners; they hosted a Sage Corps intern in Summer 2017!
After going down the line of "sharks" on the show, co-founders Nick Skrzyniarz and Dan Stelmach accepted a $250,000 offer from Mark Cuban in exchange for a 25% stake in the company. What a score! In an interview with Heavy, the co-founders had this to say about their experience on the show:
"This was the most exciting, most stressful, most insane thing that could have happened for ChangEd. We worked super hard to build our product and knew we had something great. We prepped as much as we could for our pitch, but at the end of the day we know our company best and winging it was sort of our thing. At the end of the day, if you don't have fun doing it, it's not worth it."
Words of wisdom! What are they going to do with all that funding? You can look out for an Android app release and a feature that allows relatives to contribute their spare change, too. We're excited to see what the future brings.
Don't miss this great reaction video of ChangEd's family and friends at a viewing party for the episode:
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Turkish economy achieved good growth during the third quarter of this year
The newspaper "Aksham" reported that the Turkish economy grew during the third quarter of 2015 by 4% in spite of the instability that the country experienced due to political instability.
According to the newspaper, Turkish economy grew more than expected during the third quarter of 2015, achieving No. 4%, as this figure is healthy to Turkey in spite of the difficult conditions experienced due to political instability, and bringing the total percentage of the overall growth in Turkey during the first nine months of this year, 3.4%.
The newspaper indicated that the largest growth achieved in the state's resources and infrastructure projects, which achieved 2.2%, while other sectors were spread over the remaining percentage, and the largest sector, which has seen imports is the agricultural sector, where the value grew 11.1%.
The newspaper added that the economic growth figures are expected to achieve the best growth in the coming period, where the President of the Federation of machinery export "Adnan Dalga Karan" pointed out that the Turkish government, led by Justice and Development Party should plans to grow by 6-7% in the coming year.
The newspaper also added that the experts point out that Turkey has to rely on the industrial sector to grow significantly, due to the lack of easy influence by this sector of the international crisis and achieved a stable rate.


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I am so pleased with this guy! He's completely pieced – just squares and triangles and I think he would make a great quilted wall hanging for a child's bedroom. The finished size is 32″ by 26″ and I've made it using 2.1/2″ squares with 2.7/8″ squares for the half square triangles.
Cutting requirements
2.1/2″ squares: seven red, forty white, forty three grey
2.7/8″ squares: one black/white, two black/grey, five red/grey, three red/white, six grey/white. That means one square of each colour in those combinations.
Making the elephant quilt
The half square triangles are made by placing two 2.7/8″ squares together with right sides facing. Mark a line along the diagonal and sew a 1/4″ seam either side of the line. Cut along the line to produce two half square triangle units.
A photo of the complete width wouldn't give enough detail for you to see which squares go where, so I think it's easiest if I just list the rows from the top.
Row one: white square, grey/white triangle, grey square, red/grey triangle, grey square, red square, four grey squares, red/white triangle, three white squares.
Row two: white square, three grey squares, red/grey triangle, red square, four grey squares, red square, grey/white triangle, two white squares.
Row three: white square, grey square, black/white triangle, grey square, red/grey triangle, red square, grey square, two red/white triangles, grey square, red square, grey square, grey/white triangle, white square.
Row four: white square, two grey squares, red/grey triangle, grey square, red square, grey square, two red/white triangles, grey square, red square, grey square, two grey/white triangles.
Row five: white square, two grey squares, grey/white triangle, grey square, six grey/red triangles, grey square, white square, grey/white triangle.
Row six: white square, grey square, two white squares, eight grey squares, two white squares.
Row seven: white square, two grey/white triangles, white square, two grey squares, grey/white triangle, two white squares, grey/white triangle, two grey squares, two white squares.
Row eight: two white squares, grey square, white square, two grey squares, four white squares, two grey squares, two white squares.
Row nine: white square, two grey/white triangles, white square, two grey/black triangles, four white squares, two grey/black triangles, two white squares.
It is definitely safest to sew a complete row at a time and sew the rows together as you go so that you can be sure that the pattern forms correctly.
Cut two 2.1/2″ strips of white fabric 28.1/2″ long and sew one to the top and one to the bottom of the elephant wall hanging.
Border for the elephant quilt
I decided to add a quilt border with mitred edges to make a proper frame for the elephant quilt. Cut two 2.1/2″ red strips 26.1/2″ long and two at 32.1/2″ long. Mark the middle of each strip and match it to the middle of the quilt edge that you are adding it to. There will be an overlap at each end. Sew the borders to the two short ends and then the other two border strips. At the beginning and end of each strip, start sewing at the line of stitching from the adjacent border strip, basically 1/4″ from the edge.
Fold the elephant wall hanging sort of in half (it won't be exactly along the diagonal because this is a rectangle not a square), so that the two border strips are in line with each other as shown on the left. Line your ruler up with the folded wall hanging and mark a line along the quilt border following this line. Starting from the stitching line, sew along the marked line.
Trim the excess triangles of fabric and when you unfold the wall hanging you will have a lovely neat mitred corner. Repeat with the remaining corners.
Layer with wadding and backing fabric as for a quilt, pin and quilt. The quilting that I used shows up better on the back, I think. What I have done is not quilt any of the red parts, use wavy lines on the elephant itself and very tight stippling in all the background fabric. Now just add the binding.
I have made a donkey wall hanging along the same lines as this.


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Great Share about dental health,
Thank you
SusanDecember 13, 2017 - 2:35pm
If it's been a year or longer since you've seen a dentist, it's time to make an appointment. In fact, it's recommended to have a professional dental cleaning every 6 months! The unfortunate truth is that many adults forgo or prolong dental visits, often waiting until experiencing a dental emergency. Professional cleanings are a necessary compliment to a solid daily dental care routine that includes brushing and flossing. Professional cleanings remove plaque, tartar and are instrumental for cleaning areas of the mouth that are hard-to-reach. Here are 5 reasons you need a dental cleaning!
Daily brushing at home doesn't substitute for a professional dental cleaning
A manual toothbrush simply doesn't remove all of the plaque and tartar that a professional dental cleaning can, even if plaque buildup is not visible. Keep in mind that even the most meticulous brushing and flossing won't remove all of the natural plaque buildup between the teeth, around the base of the teeth, and around and under the gums.
You don't always see buildup
Plaque is a sticky film that is not always visible to the naked eye, which eventually hardens on the surfaces of the teeth in the form of tartar (also known as calculus). Hard-to-reach areas between the teeth, tooth crevices and on the back or sides of the teeth require a professional cleaning.
You probably aren't brushing and flossing as well as you think
Unfortunately many people don't practice dental care 100%. Most common dental care mistakes include skipping flossing, not brushing long enough or skipping brushing all together. Even with the best at-home dental care, professional cleanings are important for maintaining dental health.
Tartar can only be removed professionally
Hardened tartar is often most visible around the gum line or base of the teeth, on the backs of the teeth, in the crevices between teeth, and on the front surfaces of the teeth. Once tartar has formed on the teeth a dentist must use special tools to remove the buildup. If it's been some time since your last dental cleaning or there is a great amount of tartar buildup the dentist will likely recommend a deep cleaning.
Great Share about dental health,
Thank you
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On the Sportego podcast we talk Fan Engagement and Sponsorship activation with some of the most interesting and knowledgeable people in the industry. This week in what is the 5th installment of the show, Sportego CEO Trev Keane was joined by Kevin Thornton from Gymnastic Ireland and Myles Waud from London Beach Rugby.
During a great thirty minute conversation, the guys spoke Gavan Hennigan and his fantastic achievements, the growth of Gymnastics in Ireland and playing Beach Rugby in Dublin.
Gymnastics is growing at an exponential rate in Ireland, due in no small measure to Gymnastics Ireland embracing fan engagement and harnessing social media. In addition, the emergence of Gavan Hennigan as a homegrown star has been instrumental in building the sport's profile.
Many rugby formats are well established as alternatives to the 15 player game, from tag rugby, to seven-a-side tournaments. So just where did the idea of bringing a beach rugby game to London come from, and how did Myles manage to make his idea become reality?
London Beach Rugby, Gymnastics, Solo Ocean Rowers, Hackathons, Activations, Tunnel Running & Fan Engagement… an eclectic mix! https://t.co/nSSDK2k3X5
— Kevin Thornton (@ktcontent) February 3, 2017
With the rain hammering down we all need some #mondaymotivation – who would rather be chilling on the sand, drink in hand with the sun out?! pic.twitter.com/lTgI4DdcEF
— London Beach Rugby (@ldnbeachrugby) January 9, 2017
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I know, I know, I skipped a week, we're half-way through the project, and momentum has slowed down for me. I'll get there. We'll get there. Together. I promise.
One of the things I love most about art is how much of it we can understand through science. From colour to viewpoints, to what makes our heart race, perception is a weird mix of our senses and the way our brain processes this information, cross referencing it with our previous experiences. I'm not that knowledgeable on why we find some things fascinating and others not so much, but I sure like to capitalise on these ways.
A great way of drawing a viewer in is to use leading lines, framing your subject or that provide movement or depth to your photography.
This week, try shooting pictures with clear leading lines.
1. What other things seem to be hardwired into our psyche as "visually pleasing"?
2. What things seem universally unappealing?
3. Are there any techniques that are the "marmite" of photography, either you love them or you hate them? Why might we have these reactions?


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Lunch Menu
Here's a sample of the seasonal dishes we offer;
The Fixed Price Lunch Menu is served Lunch Tuesday to Friday alongside our A La Carte Menu.
Two Courses from the selection of starters and mains £18.50
Insalata Tricolore
Buffalo Mozzarella, Plum Tomatoes and Avocado Salad
Zuppa do Funghi di Bosco
Wild Mushroom Soup
Bianchetti Fritti
Whitebait coated in Flour, Deep Fried until Golden with Tartare Sauce
Speck del Tirolo con Melone
A distinctly flavoured, Smoked Cured Ham, natice to the Sudtirel Region with Cantelope Melon.
Branzino Grigliato
Grilled Fillets of Seabass with Potatoes and Peas
Torta di Cervo
Giacomo's Venison Pie with Creamy Mash and Broccoli
Cozze alla Marinara
Shetland Rope Mussels with White Wine, Cream, Garlic and Parsley with Frittes
Faraona alla Piemontese
Baked Guinuea Fowl Supreme stuffed with Spinach, Mushroom and Mountain Ham served with Potatoes and Fine Beans
Two Courses from this selection £18.50
Available Tuesday to Friday Lunch.


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Adams Golf Tight Lies Hybrid Clubs
Best Men's Hybrid Clubs
Expert Review
Adams has always done a great job of focusing their energy on fairway woods and they've done a great job of bringing hybrid fairway woods into the fold, focusing on making sure everyone can play with them. This is the best all-around hybrid club because it offers the best balance, the best weighting and brings some really innovative technology to the party as well.
Previously, Adams utilized a slot technology found in many of their clubs over the course of the last five years. For the first time in that time period, the company went back to the drawing board and really made some impressive changes. Ghost Slot Technology ensures that the spin is right, miss-hits are limited, and whether a player is looking to get out of a bind or just use it for that typical approach shot, this is the ideal club. By adding a more streamlined profile and club head body along with a Tri-Sole design, they've made this club is second-to-none. The addition of the Tri-Sole design makes hitting with one of these clubs a breeze.


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British businesses are increasingly 'failed' by their Web hosting services, leading to offline websites and upset customers, says according to the results of a new survey.
Conducted by technology blog IT Pro (itpro.co.uk), the survey asked British companies about their Website and hosting experience. Companies said that websites are among a company's "most important assets" by providing an informational resource for customers, a marketing tool for the business and a retail outlet.
Despite these findings, 20 percent of companies said they only have access to customer and technical support from their Web hosting provider during regular office hours.
IT Pro called this lack of around-the-clock support "ludicrous", considering the peak times for Web traffic fall during weekends and evenings. Consumers typically log on at these times in search of information, entertainment and shopping services.
The study also found that 40 percent of those with access to out-of-hours support are normally put on hold for "exceptionally" long periods. Another 70 percent of businesses said they have no service level agreement with their Web host, leaving the provider completely unaccountable when their website is down.
Finally, 10 percent of company sites said they have a total of two days of downtime a year.
Despite the results of the survey, two of the Netcraft's 10 most reliable Web hosts for February were UK-based providers. Netcetera and Web Fusion came in sixth and seventh place, respectively.
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I love Swedish Meatballs and these plump, juicy meatballs are the best! It's been a very long time since I've made them--probably a couple of decades. But when I saw this recipe a couple of weeks ago when I was looking for Christmas cookie ideas, I knew I had to make it. I sent … [Read more...] about Swedish Meatballs
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Gluten Free Living - 2014 I love Seasoned Scalloped Potatoes. For me, they are one of my favorite comfort foods. In all actuality, potatoes in general are one of my favorite comfort foods. These lovely Seasoned Scalloped Potatoes are made with a gluten free cream sauce using … [Read more...] about Seasoned Scalloped Potatoes
Carrots in Creamy Dill Sauce
2013 - Gluten Free Living Carrots in Creamy Dill Sauce makes such a wonderful holiday side dish. I love this delightful recipe! I enjoy eating carrots, but I really prefer them cooked in casseroles or served with delicious sauces like Honey Glazed Carrots or Basil Carrots rather … [Read more...] about Carrots in Creamy Dill Sauce
Black Forest Ham Pinwheels
Black Forest Ham Pinwheels are spectacular! These lovely tortilla roll up appetizers are just like eating something from the Black Forest in Germany. They are filled with thick slices of smokey ham, Swiss cheese, and have a delicious spread made with cream cheese, lemon juice and … [Read more...] about Black Forest Ham Pinwheels
Cucumbers in Sour Cream
2013 - Gluten Free Living Cucumbers in Sour Cream is a really easy and tasty side salad that's great to offer in the summer time when you have an abundance of cucumbers from your garden or your CSA. It's a light, cool, refreshing way to eat cucumbers and so simple to make even a … [Read more...] about Cucumbers in Sour Cream
Carrots in Creamy Vegan Dill Sauce
2013 - Gluten Free Living Carrots in Creamy Vegan Dill Sauce is amazing. I love eating carrots and they are especially lovely in this exquisite creamy dill sauce. A touch of marjoram and garnishing with fresh snipped chives does the trick for a super-duper side dish that's just … [Read more...] about Carrots in Creamy Vegan Dill Sauce
Cottage Cheese Dill Bread
Cottage Cheese Dill Bread is absolutely delicious. This is another excellent breadmaker recipe that came with my Black and Decker breadmaker when we bought it a few decades ago. It's got great flavor and it's a wonderful dinner bread filled with cottage cheese, dill weed, and … [Read more...] about Cottage Cheese Dill Bread
Skinny Stuffed Baked Potatoes
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Come in and join us this weekend for some Halloween fun! Everyone who wears their costume in store gets 15% off their project and we happily welcome trick or treat-ers!
Watch our video here for some pottery painting ideas (although we have lots of glass, clay and canvas ideas too!)
Karin Lickers, owner of Glaze Craze, is a young entrepreneur and Graduate of York University (BA) with a Major in Visual Arts, Sheridan College (Certificate) in Fine Art/Animation, and The Ontario College Of Art and Design (BDes) with a major in Ceramics & minors in jewellery and photography.


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This is a 5-year community-based program of research in six sites (Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia). Innovative Models Promoting Access-to-Care Transformation (IMPACT) aimed to improve access to primary healthcare for vulnerable populations through the development and implementation of organizational interventions that address the needs of the community.
In Alberta, a Pop-Up model of providing health and community services was implemented seven times over two years. This involved service providers coming together in one location at one time to offer a variety of services. The purpose of the Pop-Up is to make these services easier to access for people who may have trouble accessing them in the usual way or in the usual place they are offered.
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The project is undergoing data analysis, interpretation, and report writing through December 2018.
Click here to visit the website for the international IMPACT project.
This study will work towards integrated health care delivery solutions in Canada by
performing a policy program analysis of the community, public health, and social services. Inspired by the tracer condition method, we will focus on horizontal integrated service delivery programs of community-based health, social, and community services for two patient populations:
This project will describe and compare structures in Canadian provinces and territories that govern primary health care and community-based social services, public health, and community supports.


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Tantra Malaysia all the opportunity to discover the healing power of sound, using one's own voice The word is the power of the Goddess, and within us Matangi (one of the wisdom Goddess) is the powers of speech (Vak). She allows us to speak, the divine voice within us. Unfortunately, we seldom honor the Goddess by treating our speech as sacred. Using our brains we frequently use our speech in a destructive manner, as our speech seem to come from the ego. ({E} edge {G} God {O} out)
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The nature of Para-Tan is to awaken and activate the Divine Feminine within, whose primary qualities are: LOVE, GRACE, and COMPASSION. The nature of love is expansive, giving, and sharing, therefore the more love we give, the more we benefit. As a living embodiment of the Mother's Divine Love, Shri Param teaches that each of us are divine artists. We use others as canvases to express our love, not waiting around to receive thanks or appreciationReplyDelete


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I am The Tower of London's Poet in Residence and throughout the year, I will be curating: CONFESSIONS — a new strand of performances designed for adult audiences. For each show, key themes are pulled out of events that occurred in the Tower's 1,000 year history and contemporary poets and performers will create new pieces of in response. This is an opportunity to showcase stories and characters from history, to reframe and examine common, human themes that still resonate today.
This event's theme is POWER. It will be held in the Medieval Palace at the Tower of London. and will feature newly commissioned and a selection of older pieces of work from: Bridget Minnamore, Bidisha and Imogen Butler-Cole.
Bidisha is a British writer, film-maker and presenter for tv and radio, a trustee of the Booker Prize Foundation, looking after the UK's most prestigious prizes for literature in English and in translation. . She is chair of judges for the 2018 Forward Prizes for poetry. Her fifth and most recent book is Asylum and Exile: Hidden Voices of London based on her outreach work with ayslum seekers and refugees.
Imogen Butler-Cole is an award-winning actor and theatre maker. Current projects include touring her solo play Foreign Body (Soho Theatre, Southbank Centre, VAULT Festival) and directing Nina Millns' Delete (RADA Festival). Imogen campaigns against sexual violence alongside On Road Media and trains business professionals in communication for RADA in Business and The Old Vic.
Bridget Minamore is a British-Ghanaian writer from south-east London. She is a poet, essayist, and journalist, often writing about pop culture, theatre, race and class. Titanic (Out-Spoken Press), her debut pamphlet of poems on modern love and loss, was published in May 2016.
Venue: Tower of London
Time: 7pm
Address: Tower of London, London, EC3N 4AB
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On a sunny afternoon in late March, before an audience of 1,200 students at the Tec de Monterrey's satellite campus just outside of Mexico City, Josefina Vazquez Mota, the first female presidential candidate in the country's history, talked about her campaign. "Michelle Bachelet [the former president of Chile] gave me some great advice, she said 'never put on a mustache to govern, govern as a woman.'"
Josefina Vazquez Mota is already the first woman ever to serve as Mexico's Secretary of Education and Secretary of Social Development.
A few weeks earlier, when she accepted the nomination from the country's PAN party, she told the crowd "I will be the first woman president of Mexico in history."
In a recent article, Shannon O'Neil, a Mexico expert from the Council on Foreign Relations, a think tank in New York, explained "This is a historic nomination, it has the potential to change the dynamics of the presidential race."
Vazquez Mota is an example of the growing presence of prominent women in Mexico's political culture. However, in many ways, as is the case in other countries around the globe, Mexico's business world remains an insular "old boys club."
According to data from GMI Ratings, the New York City based corporate governance research firm, women hold only 6 percent of the board seats at major Mexican companies, well below the global average. Not one major Mexican company has a female CEO. In the U.S., by contrast, no female candidate has ever won the nomination for the presidency from any major party, but countless prominent companies are led by women. HP and IBM, the computer companies, Staples, the office supply company, and Sunoco the oil company, all have female CEOs.
TO SEE A SLIDESHOW OF LEADING FEMALE CEOs FROM AROUND THE GLOBE CLICK HERE.
In Mexico, women are moving into the corporate sector, but very few have settled into senior executive suites at major companies. Shannon O'Neil explained "The role of women in political life [in Mexico] is changing [and] the real challenge for women in Mexico, and elsewhere, is to increase the numbers and the breadth of their participation and say in the way things are run."
Overall, in Mexico, U.S., and elsewhere around the globe, although a number of female leaders are emerging in both politics and the business world, overall the presence of women in the board rooms of the world's biggest companies remains rather low.
According to the 2012 Women on Boards Report from GMI Ratings, overall women hold less than 10% of the board seats at the world's largest companies.
According to a report by Catalyst, the "Women on Boards" research and advocacy group, women hold less than 50% of the board seats at major companies in every country across the globe.
Furthermore, Under Armour, Fiat, Porsche, Nintendo, Urban Outfitters and many other major companies have ZERO women on their boards.
In 2011 Aditi Mohapatra, a senior analyst with Calvert Investments, a socially-conscious investing group, tried to persuade Urban Outfitters, a company that targets female customers for many of its products, to considering appointing some female candidates to its board.
The company declined to do so. In an article on MSNC.com, Mohapatra explained that the company told her "We don't have any diversity problem."
The push for board-room diversity is gaining wider mainstream acceptance around the globe. In a recent article for Wall Street Week, Erika Karp, Managing Director and Head of Global Sector Research at UBS, the investment bank, explained "The diversity of perspective and experience that comes from having women on corporate boards and in senior management, allows for more creativity, innovation, productivity and profitability than might otherwise be achieved."
"I would suggest that there is a 'critical mass' of diverse views that can enhance the 'constructive tension' required for great decision-making at the top," she added.
TO SEE A SLIDESHOW OF LEADING FEMALE CEOs FROM AROUND THE GLOBE CLICK HERE.
Although retail giant The Gap, shoe-maker Crocs, Zale, the diamond company, and several other global companies have added female board directors in the last year, overall the level of exclusion of women is striking.
Almost a third of the companies in the U.S., nearly half the companies in the U.K. and nearly 90% of the companies in Japan have ZERO women on their boards. According to a recent report by GMI Ratings, the corporate governance research firm, less than 40% of the world's largest companies have not appointed any women to serve on their boards.
In Mexico, no major company is led by a female CEO, and only one company, Grupo Modelo, has a female board chair. Grupo Modelo, the producer of Corona and Negra Modelo, is an exception to the rule because the company's former controlling shareholder, Pablo Aramburzabla, died in 1995 without a male heir, leaving the billion dollar company to his eldest daughter.
His daughter, Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala had to learn quickly to succeed as an executive at Grupo Modelo.
Nearly a decade later in 2002 Ginger Thompson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning former Mexico City Bureau Chief for the New York Times wrote a Saturday Profile explaining that "the newest member of this country's old-boy billionaires' club displays a penchant for frosted lipsticks and high heels."
Arumburuzambala, who holds a degree in Accounting, initially focused on raising a family. She married for the first time at age 19. But, when her father died, she was thrust suddenly into the midst of the business world, a tough situation since, as she explained in an interview "in the mentality of corporate Mexico, women are considered synonymous with brainless."
When she first joined Grupo Modelo's board, she said the other board members "thought I was just playing the little businesswoman, and that after a while I would go back home.''
But, as she negotiated deals and acquired skills and confidence, Maria Asuncion expanded her range of influence into the media sector, acquiring a stake in the media empire Televisa, a company that is majority owned by Emilio Azcarraga Jean, another third generation Mexican executive. According to Forbes 2012 billionaires list, Azcaraga Jean is worth $2 billion. He is one of ten male billionaires in Mexico. By contrast, Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala, whose family assets are also worth an estimated $2 billion has no female peers among the elite of Mexico's business world. In addition to her work for Grupo Modelo, she also serves on the boards of America Movil, the telecom company owned by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu, and also on the boards of AeroMexico and Banamex-Citigroup, two other high profile companies. She is also the first woman ever to join the board Mexico's stock exchange, the BMV.
In an article in The New York Times, Ginger Thompson explained "To hear her talk about demolishing barriers that have kept Mexican women from the top of the corporate ladder, she is as confident in boardroom battles as in a cotton-candy-colored miniskirt."
TO SEE A SLIDESHOW OF LEADING FEMALE CEOs FROM AROUND THE GLOBE CLICK HERE.
In the beer world she is an anomaly, Anheuser Busch InBev, Grupo Modelo's largest shareholder, has ZERO women on its board. Carlsberg, another global beer brand, has not appointed any women to its board either.
Around the world, there are a number of programs ranging from the 3D Diverse Director Datasource to the 2020 Women on Boards project which aim to increase the number of women included on the boards of public companies.
Although the overall level of inclusion of women in corporate board rooms remains low, around the globe a number of prominent female CEOs have emerged, from Ana Fernandez at Spain's EDP Renewables to Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita at Arecelormittal South Africa Limited, the steel company. Mexico may soon elect its first female president, but it still does not have any female CEOs at any tier 1 companies. Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala, Mexico's most prominent female businesswoman, got her start in the corporate world through her family fortune and happenstance. Around the globe, the number of women on major companies' boards is still low, but according to data from GMI Ratings, the presence of women at the highest levels of the corporate world is growing.
To see GMI Ratings' 2012 Women on Boards Report, click here.
TO SEE A SLIDESHOW OF LEADING FEMALE CEOs FROM AROUND THE GLOBE CLICK HERE.
For Tweets about Mexico follow Nathaniel Parish Flannery on Twitter @LatAmLENS.


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Lyle Divinsky - the energetic and versatile vocalist of Denver's top band, The Motet - performs his monthly resident gig at Mile High Spirits!
"I've really loved these acoustic shows at Mile High Spirits, and I hope those of you who have attended dig them just as much! Come by and let me sing and strum for you as you drink some delicious freshness and lounge with friends, new and old." -- Lyle
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Travellers On Escalator (oil on linen, 2015) by Leon Leong, featured in the artist's first solo exhibition, Optimistic Melancholics, showing at Richard Koh Fine Art until July 14. Photos: Richard Koh Fine Art
Leon Leong never intended to paint a foreign city.
But, in 2011, the Ipoh-born artist embarked on an artistic tour of Europe. Taken by the beauty of Western art, Leong longed to see the splendour of such masterpieces up close, instead of through the lens of art websites or catalogues.
And so, he visited art galleries and fairs in France and Italy, taking in the styles and techniques of the great painters. Istanbul, Turkey was the Kuala Lumpur-based artist's last stop. Leong found himself drawn to the city. He returned the following year, eventually staying there for six months.
"It's an amazing place. So full of history, and a lot of energy as well," reminisces Leong during an interview at the Richard Koh Fine Art Gallery, where his first solo exhibition Optimistic Melancholics, based on his experiences in Istanbul, is showing.
Inspired by the sights of the city, Leong took photographs of people and places he found interesting. These photographs became the references for Optimistic Melancholics, a series of paintings and studies.
"Turkish people may look very different from us, but there's an Asian-ness to them that made me very comfortable," he muses.
Pages of Orhan Pamuk's novel Istanbul: Memories of a City, which was the Turkish writer's love letter to his home, do come to mind when you view these paintings.
"I laid out the photos, and began picking things from them that I wanted to express, or look further into. My first reaction would be what excites, or intrigues me. And then I compose and conceive, to create a more general, or more universal story," says Leong, 44.
"Ultimately, I want to tell a bigger story than the picture I took."
A self-taught artist, Leong graduated in advertising in 1992 from the University of Texas, Austin, the United States. After working as an art director for six years, the call of his first love, art, proved too much to resist, and he started painting in 2008, eventually becoming a full-time artist two years later.
Leong is also an accomplished author of several award-winning short stories: his first novel, Beautiful Things, written in Chinese, was a Top 5 finalist in the Crown International Fiction Competition (Taiwan). Despite this literary prowess, however, Leong considers himself more an artist at heart.
"Ultimately, they are both art, just in different languages," says the soft-spoken artist. "I think painting comes more naturally to me, I'm more of a visual person."
Optimistic Melancholics is a sequenced set of oil on linen paintings that, fittingly, begins with The Family (2015), and closes with The Cemetery (2013). Each painting portrays a frame of locating oneself in contradiction through the various scenes of life.
Dinner In Sisli (2014), for example, features two men seated for dinner, a ritual usually connected with hospitality and friendship, yet the tension and contempt on their faces suggest a different story. Travellers On An Escalator (2015), on the other hand, is a snapshot of strangers brought together through necessity, all of them moving forward yet ultimately travelling nowhere.
Leong said he was originally inspired to create six paintings for his series, but decided to add a seventh (Travellers).
"I wanted to do seven. I mean, six, it was so even! Seven just seemed like a better structure. And Istanbul is the City of Seven Hills," says Leong with a laugh.
His favourite painting of the series, Couple In Transition, showcases a middle-aged couple in their living room. Supposedly at rest, they both peer towards the sunlight, streaming in through an open window. In the background, a television screen shows the face of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of Turkey.
"Istanbullers, a lot of them work outside, but live in Istanbul. They are very optimistic about government, about the political climate, and so on. They are out, but their hearts are still here. They are melancholic, but looking to the future," says Leong.
The setting of the last painting, Cemetery, was taken in Eyup, a district of Turkey renowned for its historic cemetery.
"I loved that place, so I went there and started shooting," he reveals. "If you look at it, the person and the headstones look about the same. But the dead, they have found their space. Us, we are still looking for our positions, where we belong. And the person, who I put into the painting, kept telling me he wanted to kill himself. So it fits perfectly."
Also showcased at the exhibition is another set of seven paintings, done by Leong as studies. These include portraits of his friends (Study Of Ozgun Measured Against Blinds), experiments with artistic technique (Light And Shadow) and depictions of the Turkish national sport, oil wrestling (Study Of A Fight For Brotherhood).
"I love that sport," says Leong. "If you think about the idea of wrestling, you want to win, but you also depend on the other person to support you, for balance. And sometimes you just let go."
"And after the wrestling, you have to shake hands. So as much as it's a fight, it's also a bit of a brotherhood. It's an interesting contrast.'
Leong noted he hoped to paint something more local in the future. In the meantime, however, he is happy that Optimistic Melancholics is introducing the wonders of Istanbul to Malaysian art enthusiasts.
"If I never had been to Istanbul, I would not have looked so much into it. It was a whole new world for me," says Leong. "And this (the exhibition) can be a window for those Malaysians who have never been there before. Maybe after this show, they might think of looking there!"
Optimistic Melancholics is on at Richard Koh Fine Art gallery at Lot No. 2F-3, Level 2 Bangsar Village II, Jalain Telawi 1, Bangsar Baru, Kuala Lumpur until July 14. The gallery is open daily from 10am- 10pm, and admission is free. For more info, call 03-2283 3677. Browse: rkfineart.com


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Hi everyone. It's Sandie here and today I am sharing how I coloured on a card I made featuring one of Stamping Bella's Uptown Zodiac girls, Taurus.
I always start colouring my images by doing the skin first.
My favourite combination for skin is E00, E11, E04 and R20 for the cheeks.
I usually start by adding E11 where I know I want it to be darker.
Then I apply the E04, just a very thin line, and pull it out gently with the E11.
I blend it all out with the E00 and go back over any darker areas with E11 if I need to.
I apply the cheek colour last, blending the edges with E00.
For the hair I used E21, E23, E25, E27 and a little bit of E29
On her shirt I used V000, V12 and V15
For her jeans I used my favourite demin combination - B93, B95, B97 and B41.
On the belt and shoes I used neutral blacks - N5, N7 and N9
For the buckle - Y13 and Y17
And finally, for the horns I used E42 and E43
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Hallman Labs New "PayPal.Me" : Direct Fundraising!
I had been playing with the idea of doing a GoFundMe page, but I never really liked that format. It puts the entrepreneurs in a position where they feel they must promise the moon to draw interest. Of course this is not always the case and I have funded projects before both there and Paetron.
Instead of making interested parties go to another site where they must set up payment/bank information. Using the new features by PayPal all you need to do is have PayPal, most everyone I know does. This also leaves me more freedom in what I design and how I test it.
First up is the long awaited ESS ES9028PRO & ES9038PRO DACs. I ended up being delayed big time by these IC's especially since USPS lost the ES9028PRO 30 miles from the destination after traveling around the world, shame on you USPS!
Thanks for taking a look at my newest way to help my lab grow, PayPal's new "PayPal.Me". I am not expecting any huge sum, but I will be curious to see. I will use whatever funds are donated directly towards the lab or related hardware & software.
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FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round draw made
THE draw for fourth round qualifying of the FA Cup was made this morning live on talkSPORT with clubs eagerly awaiting to see who they need to overcome to make the First Round proper.
The thirty two ties will take place over the weekend of Saturday, October 24, with the winning sides earning £12,500 from the FA Cup prize fund.
FA Cup fourth round qualifying draw in full:
Gateshead v Solihull Moors/Worcester City
AFC Fylde v Barrow
Wrexham v Gainsborough Trinity
Marine/Northwich Victoria v Chorley
Harrogate Town v Grimsby Town
Barwell v AFC Rushden & Diamonds
Salford City/Bradford PA v Southport
Sporting Khalsa/Spalding Utd v FC United of Manchester/Buxton
Chasetown/Stalybridge Celtic v North Ferriby Utd
FC Halifax Town v Guiseley
Tranmere Rovers v Lincoln City
Stourbridge v Kidderminster Harriers
Macclesfield Town v Alfreton Town
Brackley Town/Rugby Town v Kettering Town/Bamber Bridge
Altrincham v Chester
Whitehawk/Gosport Borough v Poole Town
Maidenhead Utd v Woking
Basingstoke Town v Torquay Utd
Grays Athletic v Welling Utd
Boreham Wood v AFC Hornchurch
Wealdstone v Bognor Regis Town
Didcot Town v Hoddesdon Town/Brentwood Town
Eastbourne Borough v Dover Athletic
Chesham Utd v Enfield Town/Hitchin Town
Staines Town v Gloucester City
Aldershot Town v Hemel Hempstead Town/Sutton Utd
Bromley v Eastleigh
Margate v Forest Green Rovers
Braintree Town v Harlow Town/Bath City
Havant & Waterlooville v Cheltenham Town
Chippenham Town v Maidstone Utd
St Albans City v Weston-Super-Mare


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One of my favorite things is painting and drawing flowers, and one of the easiest ways to do it is by using water-soluble markers such as Tombow Dual Brush Pens! So here are my top three tips for creating watercolor-look flowers with your markers.
Thick watercolor paper (preferably 140 lb / 300 g or in a block to prevent warping)
Tombow Dual Brush Pens in your favorite colors
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Tip 1:
Stay as loose as possible. The unpredictable nature of watercolor is part of its charm, so embrace the flow, drips, and color bleeds. Basically, don't try to paint too perfectly or control it too much!
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Use more than one color or shade for more interesting flowers. If you're using mostly pinks, throw in a tiny bit of orange or yellow, or different shades of the same color for variation. And always start with the lightest color first (allowing layers to dry in-between) that way you'll keep everything from bleeding together completely, and you can have some light color show through the gaps when you put the darker colors on last.
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For a softer, more watery look scribble Tombow ink onto your Blending Palette and then use a wet paintbrush to transfer the ink to the paper. But for a more vibrant and saturated look draw with the Dual Brush Pens directly onto the watercolor paper and then use your paintbrush to wet the ink there.
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Those responsible for contaminating South African land will pay, Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica said on Wednesday. "We have taken the view that the cost of reducing pollution must be shared between people who are responsible for waste: the polluters," she told a waste management conference in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg. "We are now saying […]
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text: Some words are impossible to translate. And every language has a few of these. "Gezellig" anyone? Ella Frances Sanders collected many of these and illustrated them beautifully. Tsundoku. A Japanese word that describes leaving a book unopened after buying it. Trepverter. A Yiddish word for a witty comeback you only think of only when it is too late to use it. Totally! I want that word! Or Fika of course.


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You can read the full Tampa Tribune column here
Nice column Daniel. Yes, many cats really do like to play and/or be swung around in a paper bag. I had a cat that absolutely loved it. I really don't know what the big deal is if animal rights groups are upset over this campaign. I don't suspect Checkers is encouraging cat owners to forcefully stuff their cats in paper bag. Trust me, any cat with just a little personality and curiosity will very willingly venture into that paper bag all on their own. I don't see that as mistreatment of an animal. I'll admit, Rapcat is not exactly the best promo gimmick on the market today. It certainly doesn't make me want to run out to get my Rapcat toy and order a burger and side order of fries in the process. I hope Checkers isn't hoping to increase sales with the help of Rapcat.
All you need to do Daniel is get yourself a paper bag or two and maybe even decorate it. Then give it to some cat loving friends of yours and you will see, the paper bag is one of the cheapest cat toys available today. Your cat owner friend will love you for it.