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11 day adventure
Bhutan's Festivals & Cliffside Temples
11 day adventure
Bhutan's Festivals & Cliffside Temples
Experience the Himalayan kingdom during its lively festival season.
11 day adventure
Bhutan's Festivals & Cliffside Temples
11 day adventure
Bhutan's Festivals & Cliffside Temples
Experience the Himalayan kingdom during its lively festival season.
What you'll do
Nestled in the heart of the Himalayas, Bhutan is said to be one of the happiest countries in the world—and it's no coincidence. Dedicated to maintaining a healthy Gross National Happiness, the kingdom has carefully preserved its lush forests; majestic, snow-capped mountains; elaborate monasteries; and ancient Buddhist traditions—while making space for the next generation of art, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Join us as we explore this delicate balance of old and new—of GDP and GNH, technological progress and historic preservation—as we zig-zag across the country. We'll visit start-up centers and ancient dzongs, meet hip-hop dancers as well as spiritual leaders, and glimpse urban life springing up in the shadow of a giant, golden Buddha statue, serenely contemplating the capital city below. This trip is offered by Atlas Obscura. Once you've reserved your spot, our team will be in touch to help you prepare for the trip. Please note that flights to and from Paro are not included in the trip cost. This trip is limited to 12 travelers.
Airbnb Adventures
Airbnb Adventures
- Meals and stays included
Every adventure is fully planned, from activities to accommodations.
- Led by locals
Adventures are hosted by local insiders who immerse you in their culture.
- One-of-a-kind access
Explore places and communities you can't easily access on your own.
What's included
9 dinners, 9 lunches, 8 breakfasts
Water, tea, coffee, beer, wine
6 nights in a hotel, 2 nights in a resort, 1 night in a tent, 1 night in a house
1 bus ride
Your itinerary
Where you'll be
After landing in Paro, we'll head to the capital of Thimphu. Over the next 11 days, we'll explore the idyllic Phojikha Valley, ancient Punakha, and the Haa Valley countryside before returning to Paro for the stunning hike to Tiger's Nest Monastery.
Your host
Paisley At Atlas Obscura
I'm your Atlas Obscura Trip Coordinator. Since 2016, Atlas Obscura has been offering unusual trips to the world's most extraordinary places. Our itineraries are developed in close collaboration with the locals and insiders who host them—our global community of explorers, artists, researchers, and experts who grant us access to unique places and amazing experiences. Our guides have a wealth of experience showing visitors what makes their country so special. They're knowledgeable across a variety of subjects, from the history of Buddhism to conservation and the outdoors—and they'll be happy to fill you in on the latest developments in Gross National Happiness.
In partnership with Atlas Obscura
An Atlas Obscura Adventure
This trip is hosted by Atlas Obscura, the definitive guide to the world's hidden wonders.
Atlas Obscura's mission is to inspire wonder and curiosity about the world we all share. Atlas Obscura chronicles hidden places, incredible histories, scientific marvels, and gastronomical wonders. It also creates and curates unusual trips and experiences across the globe.
Things to keep in mind
Cancellation policy
Any experience can be canceled and fully refunded within 24 hours of purchase.
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Always communicate through Airbnb. To protect your payment, never transfer money or communicate outside of the Airbnb website or app.
Guest requirements
Up to 12 guests ages 18 and up can attend. The activity level for this Adventure is moderate. The total cost of this trip is $5,135. For those traveling by themselves, single accommodations can be provided, subject to availability, at an additional…
This experience includes alcohol. Only guests who meet the legal drinking age will be served alcoholic beverages.
11 day adventure
Bhutan's Festivals & Cliffside Temples
$5,135 / person
$5,135 / person


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Career: Two-time All-American at tight end and H-Back ... Three-time All-Ivy League selection ... Harvard's all-time leader among tight ends in receptions (125 - 6th all-time), receiving yards (1,576 - 7th all-time) and touchdown receptions (22 - 3rd all-time)
2012: Led team with 52 reception for 706 yards and eight TDs ... Senior Bowl game invitee and finished with four carries for nine yards used primarily out of the H-back position for the North team ... East-West Shrine Game invitee ... CDS All-Star Game Invitee ... First team All-America by Associated Press ... First team All-America by American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) ... First team tight end by College Sports Journal ... First team All-America by CollegeSportsMadness.com ... First team All-America by Beyond Sports Network (BSN) ... Second team tight end by The Sports Network ... Unanimous choice All New-England by the New England Football Writers Association ... All ECAC New England ... Unanimous first team All-Ivy League at H-back ... Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year by CollegeSportsMadness.com ... College Football Performance Awards Watch List at Tight End Award ... Preaseason second team All-America at tight end/fullback by The Sports Networkand Beyond College Sports Network ... Preaseason third team All-America at tight end by The College Sporting News, Phil Steel's College Football Preview and College Sports Journal ... Preseason All-Ivy League by College Sports Madness ... Preseason first team All-Ivy League by Phil Steel's College Football Preview ... Had five catches for 54 yards and a TD in the opener against San Diego ... Had seven catches for 86 yards at Brown ... Two catches for 65 yards against Holy Cross ... Four catches for 57 yards against Cornell ... Had two catches for 79 yards against Bucknell including a highlight-reel 59-yard TD catch and run that was on ESPN's SPortsCenter's Top Plays ... His 15 receptions at Princeton is the second-highest mark at Harvard. His 192 yards is fourth all-time and he tied a school record with three receiving touchdowns ... Had five catches for 38 yards at Dartmouth ... Had five receptions for 55 yards and a TD against Columbia.
2011: All-America selection by The Sports Network with a second-team honor ... All-America selection by Beyond Sports Network as a second team pick ... First team All-Ivy League selection ... Second team All-America from College Sports Madness ... College Football Performance Award as nation's top tight end ... Led all Ivy League tight ends and led Harvard receivers with 37 receptions, compiling 512 yards and seven touchdowns, tying for the team lead in that category ... Had five receptions for 32 yards at Holy Cross ... Caught four passes for 58 yards and recovered a fumble on special teams in a 31-3 win at Lafayette ... Had five catches for 80 yards and a touchdown at Cornell ... Caught two passes for 36 yards and two touchdowns against Bucknell ... Ivy League Honor Roll on Nov. 6 after catching 7 passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns against Columbia ... Ivy League Honor Roll against Yale after catching seven passes for 107 yards including a 60-yard TD.
2010: Named honorable mention All-Ivy League ... Ranked second on the team with 25 receptions for 234 yards and a team-high four touchdowns ... Had a nine-yard touchdown catch in a win at Lafayette ... One of two starting tight ends in a win over Cornell on Oct. 9 ... had five catches for 58 yards and a touchdown against Lehigh ... Ivy League Honor Roll after catching six passes for 81 yards and two touchdowns in a win at Princeton.
2009: Appeared in all 10 games ... Major H recipient ... Had 11 catches for 124 yards and three touchdowns ... Had touchdowns against Princeton (3 catches for 27 yards in all) and against Dartmouth on a 31-yard pass ... Had a team-best five catches for 42 yards and a touchdown in a win at Columbia.
At Cloverleaf: Earned six letters in three sports ... Played numerous positions in football, started as the basketball team's point guard and competed in track & field in throwing events ... Two-year captain in football ... Two-time first team All-Suburban League and All-medina County ... Two-time all-league in track ... Led team in both rushing and receiving as a senior ... National Honor Society ... Ohio Math League.
Personal: Enjoys fishing and playing cards ... Great uncle, Dickie Moore, played for the Green Bay Packers.

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Pituophis ruthveni
25-65 inches. Pale tan with a row of large black or brown blotches down the back, and a smaller series on each side; underside whitish with obscure brown spotting; tip of snout pointed; scales keeled and in 27-33 rows.
Louisiana pine snakes occur in open longleaf pine uplands where soil is loose. They favor pocket gophers as prey, and spend most of their time in gopher burrows. A small flap at the entrance to their windpipe allows pine snakes to produce a very loud hiss. They lay from 1-5 eggs.
Upland areas of central Louisiana. The Louisiana pine snake has disappeared from much of its former range (orange area of map), and is presently known from the region around Bienville to near Readhimer, Peason Ridge area, and Fort Polk (red areas).


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Despite a less-than-stellar start to 2007, $15.6 billion worth of industrial manufacturing projects are scheduled to begin construction in April, May, and June, says Industrial Info Resources (IIR), a Sugar Land, Texas-based provider of marketing information services.
In Q2, the Great Lakes region, comprised of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, will have the most projects — 123 — for an investment total of $1.4 billion, while the Northeast region of the country will boast the highest investment totals for the quarter at $4.3 billion. Recent hardships experienced by the automotive industry are largely to blame for decreased spending in the Great Lakes region.
The Southeast region will maintain its second-place ranking for both investments totals, $3.4 billion, and total number of projects within a region with 116. At just under $2.3 billion, third place for investment goes to the West Coast region, followed by the Southwest region, which will see $2 billion for the quarter.
According to IIR, the top five spending states during the second quarter are New York ($4 billion), California at $1.9 billion, Texas at $1.6 billion, Georgia at $1.5 billion, and Tennessee with $1.1 billion. Although spending is less than it was a year ago, a total of 568 projects puts the industrial manufacturing industry on solid ground as it moves into the summer months.


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2013 SAG Awards Red Carpet Fashion – Michelle Dockery Shows Off Major Sideboob in Chaddo Ralph Rucci
'Downton Abbey' actress Michelle Dockery showed off some serious sideboob in vintage Chaddo Ralph Rucci at the 2013 SAG Awards.
Dockery wore a black dress that didn't have any sort of plunging neckline, but it sure showed off cleavage of the side sort. She also displayed some bottom boob - which could be a fashion first, since we never really hear of stars showing off bottom boob. Maybe she's trying to start a whole new trend.
As was the case for much of the SAGs, the celebs showed up in dark hues, mostly blacks and navy blues. Dockery's black frock was a headturner because it flashed a whole bunch of boobery. Not really a wardrobe malfunction since she clearly meant for that to happen, but a style malfunction nevertheless.
On the upside, her vampy, berry-hued lips popped against her creamy skin.


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In terms of research in the field of law, a commentary on the Liechtenstein constitution are uncharted waters, as no such comprehensive academic commentary on the state constitution, reflecting the current state of the theory and practice of jurisprudence in relation to the specific ordinances of the constitution, has existed so far. This conspicuous deficit – conspicuous also by comparison with Liechtenstein's neighbours – has now been repaired. One of this project's particular challenges relates to the need to collate existing literature and case law and to condense this into basic statements about Liechtenstein constitutional law.
Novel approaches have also be adopted in respect of the public accessibility of the information, with publishing the results as an online commentary in the Internet. This makes it possible to react quickly, flexibly and inexpensively to changes in legislation, case law or theory.
Advisory Board
An advisory board has been assigned to this project. Its role is to support the work of the researchers and assist them with its expertise. The advisory board comprises:
Zwischen den Gemeinden in Liechtenstein, Graubünden, St. Gallen und Vorarlberg bestanden viele Gemeinsamkeiten. Entsprechend konnte der liechtensteinische Gesetzgeber mannigfaltige Anregungen aus der Schweiz und Österreich beziehen. Dennoch stellen die liechtensteinischen Gemeindegesetze von 1842 und 1864 eigenständige Schöpfungen dar. Besondere Beachtung finden der Zugang zum Gemeindenutzen (d.h. der Umgang mit den Flächen und Gütern, die gemeinschaftlich genutzt wurden) und der Umgang mit Ausländern und Liechtensteinern aus anderen Gemeinden (sog. Hintersassen).
Projektdauer: 2015
The research project deals with the development, structure and activity of the highest organs of the state, including their formation and powers and the processes of political decision-making and legislation. The supreme organs of state - those which govern and direct the state - are known in the German literature as "constitutional organs". They form the "specific nature of the state". Of primary interest is their position in the structure of state authority. As early as 1924, in the introduction to his dissertation on `The organization of the highest authorities in the Liechtenstein Constitution of October 1921 ', Otto Ludwig Marxer maintained that one could see "from the way the [highest authorities] were appointed, what powers were conferred on them, and especially from the nature of their relationship to each other ... what were the founding ideas and principles which went into the making of the constitution and gave it its particular character".
The still current 1921 Constitution has a pre-history like any other constitution. It is the result of an historical process which led from monarchical absolutism, via monarchical constitutionalism, to the present constitutional monarchy on a democratic and parliamentary basis; or in other words, from the old class-based constitution ["altstaendische Verfassung" - from "Stand" meaning "class"; also used, in the Swiss context since the 15th century, to refer to the Cantons] via the constitutional to the current one. The function and significance of the history of the constitution derives from that process of "maturation" over centuries which led to the present constitutional order, whose essential character - also as an object of research - are, according to Dietmar Willoweit, "those legal rules and structures which give form to the body politic and thus to the political order". It is an indispensable aid to the understanding and interpretation of the Constitution. An agreement about the constitution is met, which requires a historically rooted constitutional knowledge and a corresponding constitutional sense.
The close link between the historical evolution of the constitution and the current governmental and constitutional structure determines the methodological point of view of the investigation.
The organisation of the state in the 1921 constitution remains dualistic. But the relationship between the prince and the people, i.e. the relative positions of the prince and people, have changed. Article 2 of the constitution introduces a rupture with the traditional monarchical principle, in enshrining the authority of the state in both prince and people. The constitutional-legal questions about the nature of the Liechtenstein state which result from that rupture - including also the whole concept of the state - have still not been adequately answered, making it necessary for the subject to be taken up and subjected to reappraisal.
[1] Vgl. auch Art. 1 Abs. 1 StGHG, der in Anlehnung an Art. 1 deutsches BVerfGG von "Verfassungsorgan" spricht.
[2] Klaus Stern, Das Staatsrecht Der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bd. II, München 1980, S. 42 und 344.
[3] Dietmar Willoweit, Deutsche Verfassungsgeschichte, 3. Auflage, München 1997, S. 2.
[4] Vgl. Werner Frotscher/Bodo Pieroth, Verfassungsgeschichte, 10. Auflage, München 2011, S. 1 Rz. 3.
[5] Ewald Grothe, Neue Wege der Verfassungsgeschichte in Deutschland, in: Beiheft 18 zu "Der Staat", Verfassungsgeschichte in Europa, Berlin 2010, S. 123 (144).
[6] Vgl. Dieter Gosewinkel/Johannes Masing, Die Verfassungen in Europa 1789-1949, München 2006, S. 54.


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This offer for free shipping and handling applies to ground ship orders over $199 and is valid for orders placed online at www.etundra.com from 12/09/2019 12:00:00 AM thru 12/13/2019 11:59:59 PM MST. This offer applies to standard ground shipping and handling within the U.S., excluding Hawaii, Alaska and U.S. Territories (other than Washington, D.C.). LTL/freight shipments are not eligible for this offer and may be subject to additional shipping and handling charges. Customers are responsible for all taxes and for all Rush Delivery upgrade fees for 3-Day Express, 2-Day Express and Next Day Delivery. Tundra Restaurant Supply reserves the right to modify or discontinue this offer at any time. Void where prohibited by law. This coupon does not apply to previous purchases, can only be applied to the website(s) listed above, and cannot be combined with other offers. The coupon code will need to be added to the shopping cart or during the checkout process.
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The woman police said was raped while unconscious by four Vanderbilt University football players in June told police she didn't think she had been assaulted and couldn't conceive that Brandon Vandenburg could have been involved, according to a Metro police report.
"(The victim) advised she trusted Vandenburg and he would not let anything happen to her," Metro police Sgt. Mike Shreeve wrote in an investigative report, which was recently shown to The Tennessean by a person who asked not to be identified.
The Metro police report, dated June 29 and confirmed as authentic by a second person familiar with the case on Monday, provides new details about what happened six days earlier in Gillette House on Vanderbilt's campus.
It paints a picture of a confused or reluctant victim who initially said she didn't think she had been sexually assaulted and declined to undergo a rape kit test until counseled by a police victim's advocate. And it shows she continued to date Vandenburg, one of the four former players accused of rape, for at least a few days after the June 23 attack — though it's not clear she knew in those initial days what Vanderburg and the three others are now accused of doing to her.
The report also sheds some new light on others who may have helped move the unconscious woman from the dorm room to a hallway and back to the dorm room after police said she had been attacked — and, just as importantly, who may not have been there.
The Tennessean does not identify people police say have been victims of sex crimes. The woman has declined to speak to The Tennessean, worried that speaking out could harm the prosecution of the four players.
One of Vandenburg's attorneys, John Herbison, declined to comment on the substance of the police report Monday.
"I would think that report speaks for itself," he said.
It's not unusual for victims to deny being attacked, even days after such an incident, said Tracy Cox, spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania-based National Sexual Violence Resource Center.
"Everybody responds to trauma differently. Being sexually assaulted is a completely traumatic event. In some cases, a victim may not be able to piece it together in sequential (order). Or in other cases, they may just block it out," she said. "It's not uncommon because of the traumatic experience, or when alcohol is involved — that can impair memory."
All free on bond
Vandenburg, 20, from Indio, Calif.; Cory Batey, 19, of Nashville; Brandon Eric Banks, 19, from Brandywine, Md.; and Jaborian McKenzie, 19, from Woodville, Miss., are each charged with five counts of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. Vandenburg also is charged with one count of unlawful photography and tampering with evidence.
All four have pleaded not guilty and are free on bonds ranging from $50,000 to $350,000. The university kicked them off the team and banned them from campus before they were indicted Aug. 9.
Also named in the original indictment as witnesses were Vanderbilt's starting quarterback, Austyn Carta-Samuels and tight end Dillon Van der Wal. A text message read in court by Deputy District Attorney General Tom Thurman earlier this year stated that Van der Wal and Carta-Samuels had helped move the unconscious woman after the attack. But Thurman has since said that Carta-Samuels had been named in error in the text.
The Metro police report casts more doubt about Carta-Samuels' presence, as the woman identified only Vandenburg and Van der Wal from stills taken from surveillance video.
Vanderbilt University officials declined to comment on the police report but confirmed that Van der Wal remains on the football roster. Vice Chancellor of Public Affairs Beth Fortune did note that he had been mentioned in previous accounts of the incident.
On Monday night, Vanderbilt administrators had a forum to discuss sexual assault on campus, but reporters — other than student media — were not allowed in. A panel of administrators and staff were scheduled to discuss sexual misconduct policies, victim support services and how the university responds to assaults, according to an invite emailed to students.
Evidence against 4
Shreeve's report is only one piece of multiple volumes of evidence that are expected to be used against the four in trial. Shreeve wrote that he was contacted by Vanderbilt police the day after university officials noticed football players carrying a partially-clad woman in the hallway of the dorm.
The report said that three black men and one white man — who are not identified — can be seen carrying the woman through the hallway, onto an elevator and toward Room 213 in Gillette House. Shreeve wrote that the woman was wearing a short, black skirt and that her "private area was sometimes exposed."
Once the woman was identified, she told police she and some friends had gone to the Tin Roof bar to meet with Vandenburg. She told them that she had been dating him for about two weeks.
She also told police she didn't think she had been raped.
She said she had gotten drunk and that Vandenburg tried to take her back to her apartment. Once there, they were unable to get her electronic key pass to work, so they went to his dorm room in Gillette House. After that, her recollection fails her.
"[The victim] advised she had been drinking heavily and has very little/no memory of events that took place," the report said. "Advised she does not think she was sexually assaulted' did not 'feel' like she had sex."
According to the report, she told police that she had been in contact with Vandenburg after June 23 and had had "consensual sex with him within a few days following this incident."
Detectives tried to get her to consent to a rape examination, but she initially refused. She relented only after speaking to a victim's advocate, the report said. Police also collected the clothes she wore during the attack.
Prosecutors last week said they expect to turn DNA evidence over to defense attorneys in the next week or so.
Brian Haas writes for The Tennesseean.


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14 U.S. Code § 672a - Long-term lease authority for lighthouse property
§ 672a.
Long-term lease authority for lighthouse property
The Commandant of the Coast Guard may lease to non-Federal entities, including private individuals, lighthouse property under the administrative control of the Coast Guard for terms not to exceed 30 years. Consideration for the use and occupancy of lighthouse property leased under this section, and for the value of any utilities and services furnished to a lessee of such property by the Commandant, may consist, in whole or in part, of non-pecuniary remuneration including the improvement, alteration, restoration, rehabilitation, repair, and maintenance of the leased premises by the lessee. Section 321 of chapter 314 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b) [1] shall not apply to leases issued by the Commandant under this section.
Amounts received from leases made under this section, less expenses incurred, shall be deposited in the fund established under section 687.
(Added Pub. L. 107–295, title IV, § 417(a), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2122; amended Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 208(b), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3026.)
[1] See References in Text note below.
References in Text
Section 321 of chapter 314 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b), referred to in subsec. (a), is section 321 of act June 30, 1932, ch. 314, pt. II, title III, 47 Stat. 412, which was classified to section 303b of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, and was repealed and reenacted as section 1302 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, §§ 1, 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062, 1304.
2014—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–281 substituted "the fund established under section 687" for "the Treasury".
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Last year, Justine Picardie released Coco Chanel: The Legend and The Life. Karl Lagerfeld enjoyed the bio so much that it inspired him to sketch Coco Chanel for a new edition that will be published by Steidl. Picardie and Lagerfeld will host a cocktail reception for the 2nd edition at Galignani, one of Lagerfeld's favorite bookstores in Paris. A German version releases in April and the English version will release in June.
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The Beaumont Sport & Recreation Centre (Aqua-Fit Phase 2) project is an expansion and modernization of the existing Aqua-Fit Centre to include a National Hockey League-sized ice surface, an indoor Fieldhouse (multi-sport amenity), a high school gymnasium, a climbing wall and a suspended running track. Other updates will include the integration of mechanical and HVAC systems.
Yes! The Aqua-Fit Centre is now called the Beaumont Sport and Recreation Centre/ centre sportif et de loisirs Beaumont.
Construction will begin October 2018 with the following phases:
* We are working towards improvements and the above schedule may be subject to change.
Construction is scheduled to take 20 months. Construction completion is scheduled for July 2020.
Cost estimates for the projects are $29.5 million. This results in an average yearly increase of approximately $72 (2018 dollars) for the residential homeowner in Beaumont.
Information about memberships and program impacts will be available September 20.
An accessibility plan is being developed to ensure that the public can access the building while construction is happening. Additional temporary parking is being reviewed in order to provide accessible parking close to the building. Staff will continue to work on this plan and communicate accessibility improvements to the public.
The temporary dog park will partially close as of October 1, 2018. The south west portion of the dog park will remain open until December 1, 2018.
New temporary locations are being reviewed and will be shared once a decision has been made. Options and updates will be announced soon, please check back regularly for updates.
1. Keep your current membership or punch pass and continue to utilize the services at the Beaumont Sport & Recreation Centre this will include the pool during the fitness centre closure. *members will not have access to the LRC or other facilities with their membership card.
2. Have your membership put "on hold" during construction and have your membership resume in 2020 once the centre reopens. *members will not have access to the BSR, LRC or other facilities with their membership card with this option.
3. Request a refund for the remainder of your membership or punch pass. *members will not have access to the BSR, LRC or other facilities with their membership card with this option.
4. Use your current membership or punch pass at the Leduc Recreation centre for up to a 4 month period. Any additional time remaining on your membership will be refunded. *members will not have access to the BSR with their membership card with this option.
For people who have their membership expiring after September 20, 2018, or who request a refund we encourage you to take a look at the other facilities and incentives when making a decision to purchase a membership. Please ask about our partner facilities offering incentives starting immediately.
If you choose to put your membership "on hold" you must visit Guest Services and complete the action form before December 1, 2018.
By placing your membership "on hold" you agree to forego member access to the facility during the closure period. In exchange you will get that time back to your membership after the closure.
If you choose to request a refund you must visit Guest Services and complete the action form before December 1, 2018. Your membership will be refunded on a prorated basis. This is determined by the amount of time you have left on your membership.
Example: If you purchased an annual membership on March 15, 2018 and would like a refund starting November 15, 2018. You would be refunded based on the days that will not be used (November 16, 2018 – March 14, 2019).
By requesting and receiving your refund you agree to forego member access to the facility during the closure period. You will not have access to the BSR (Formally the Aqua-Fit Centre), the LRC (Leduc Recreation Centre). We encourage you to use your refund towards another fitness facility of your choice and have provided information of some options and incentives. Please see attachment of fitness facility options and incentives.
Yes, if you request to use your membership at the LRC you must visit Guest Services at the Beaumont Sport and Recreation Centre and complete the action form before December 1, 2018. You may use your membership until March 31, 2019 at the LRC if your membership is valid between December 1, 2018 – March 31, 2019. If you still have time remaining on your membership after March 31, 2019 you will be given a prorated refund. When you request to use your membership at the LRC you agree to forego member access to our facility.
Unfortunately no, you are required to choose either the BSR or the LRC. If you choose to use your membership pass or punch pass at the LRC you will need to complete the action form at Guest Services (Beaumont Sport & Recreation Centre) prior to visiting the LRC. A completed action form is required for us to give to the LRC to allow you access to their facility. You are required to choose only one option for your membership. This is because the City of Leduc only provides pass coverage when the Beaumont membership is not active.
Yes, we will be issuing prorated refunds for playtime starting September 21, 2018. If you feel that you are not able to use your facility membership due to playtime closing October 1, 2018 you may request a refund for both your membership and playtime pass. If you choose to request a refund you must visit Guest Services and complete the action form before December 1, 2018.
Yes, we have some membership options for purchase for people who would like to continue using the facility.
Options are listed below:
No, we will not have annual membership for sale or an incentive in October 2018 or 2019. Our annual membership will not be available for purchase at this time.
We will stop taking bookings for this area for December 1, 2018 - July 2020. We expect that construction noise may impact programs in the area.
Yes, we will continue to run the scheduled fall fitness classes until December 22, 2018. If classes are cancelled or affected by the construction we will issue a refund for registered programs.
Winter classes will be advertised in the Winter Activity Guide prior to registration. We are planning to have registered fitness classes as well as options for drop-in programs.
We do not expect there to be an impact to swimming lessons. Fall lessons are running as scheduled and winter programs will be advertised in the Winter Activity Guide.
Project updates and closure information will be made available via Aqua-Fit Facebook page, Twitter, LetsTalkBeamont.ca and Beaumont.ab.ca/Aquafit. Newspaper ads and Recreation Program Guide information will also be provided.


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GPE is strongly committed to the principles of development effectiveness adopted by the international community to achieve results in the education sector.
From its creation in 2002, the Global Partnership for Education has been set up and organized with development effectiveness principles at its core. GPE has adopted an approach that places developing countries in the driver's seat, seeking to align and harmonize partners' support to national priorities.
GPE has not only adopted effectiveness principles in its own Charter, but has also actively participated in, or contributed to, the various high-level meetings of the international community focusing on this topic, in Paris, Accra and Busan. GPE is also a member of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation.
GPE's core belief is that development can only be effective and sustainable if it is owned by national governments, and if the support and financing provided by development partners is aligned and harmonized with governments' priorities.


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Top Eleven of '11
By: Noah Frank
It is officially that time of year again, when the leaves abandon their spring and summer green for shades of yellow and crimson, when the morning chill forces us to shake the dust from our sweaters and jackets, tucked away since the beginning of the baseball season. That means it is also time for everyone from VH1 to us here at Yard Work to break out our "best of" lists for the year gone by.
In that spirit, we will be rolling out our Top Eleven of '11, the best 10+1 moments of the season past on fresnogrizzlies.com. Our crack panel has assembled what we believe to be the memories that stand above the rest, and will be releasing them every Monday-Wednesday-Friday beginning today until we reach number one. You're sure to see some highlights from Brett Pill and Tyler Graham, but do you remember the other great games and individual moments from 2011? Will your favorite memory of the season make the list? We start things off with the season's first game.
#11. Grizzlies Beat Weather, Las Vegas (4/7)
Opening Night was a pitcher's duel most of the way, as Ryan Vogelsong and Brad Mills battled unseasonably cold April weather that even brought hail prior to the game. With the score 2-1 entering the bottom of the eighth, the sky opened up, bringing heavy rain with it. Both teams fought through the conditions, but the Grizzlies took advantage of the situation. Fresno plated nine runs in the inning— capped by Darren Ford's grand slam— before the 51s could record an out, scoring an 11-1 victory to open the 2011 campaign.
#10. Pill's Career Blast Backs Sanchez (7/27)
Brett Pill collected three hits, none bigger than his career-high 20th home run, a three-run shot in the sixth inning. That gave Jonathan Sanchez more than enough breathing room as he cruised to a 12-3 victory over Salt Lake in his first rehab start with Fresno in 2011.
#9. Team Speed: A Sign Of Things To Come (4/10)
Two nights after Emmanuel Burriss set the single-game franchise record with four stolen bases, the Grizzlies combined to swipe a mind-boggling 10 bags in one game against Las Vegas. Five different players got in on the act, with Terry Evans and Darren Ford collecting three steals apiece and Tyler Graham notching a pair in an 8-5 victory.
#8. Kung-Fu Panda Delights The Fresno Crowd (6/7)
Pablo Sandoval took no time at all to get the crowd into the game in his first rehab start, following Tyler Graham's lone home run of the season two batters later with a two-run shot of his own as part of a seven-run second inning. Sandoval added two more RBI on the night as the Grizzlies blew out Las Vegas by a final of 12-4.
#7. Back-To-Back Is Back In Style (5/26)
The Grizzlies slugged two sets of back-to-back home runs, with Conor Gillaspie and Edgar Gonzalez turning the trick in the third inning and Brad Eldred and Jackson Williams accomplishing the feat in the eighth frame. Fresno finished with a season-high five home runs in the 8-5 victory over Oklahoma City, and would stunningly go on to hit back-to-back shots a total of nine times throughout the 2011 season.
Severely short-handed following call-ups and injuries, the Grizzlies faced Las Vegas in a doubleheader on June 5th. Shane Loux turned in his best start of the season in Game One, shutting out the 51s on just three hits in a 3-0 victory. Then, in Game Two, recent A-ball addition James Simmons hit a pair of towering home runs over the batter's eye as the Grizzlies hung on for a 5-4 victory and a sweep of the twin-bill.
#5. 7-6 on 7/6 (7/6)
Following a pair of one-run victories over rival Sacramento, the Grizzlies found themselves in a 6-4 hole entering the eighth inning in the final game of the three-game set. Fresno came back to tie the game on solo shots by Brandon Belt and Conor Gillaspie, then pushed in front for good thanks to back-to-back, two-out doubles by Thomas Neal and Max Ramirez, leading to a 7-6 victory on July 6th.
#4. Vintage Zito On Display (6/21)
Barry Zito followed a decent first rehab start with an absolutely dominating performance in his second outing at Chukchansi Park. Mixing his pitches and flashing his trademark curveball, he kept Salt Lake batters off-balance all night, with solo home runs by Brad Eldred and Darren Ford providing more than enough support. In the end, he finished off a 118-pitch, complete game, two-hit shutout of the Bees on June 21st.
#3. Graham Steals Franchise Record, Game (7/9)
Some records are set in meaningless contests, with no real impact on the outcome of the game. Tyler Graham's single-season franchise stolen base mark was not one of those records. After leading off the bottom of the ninth inning with a single in a 3-3 tie against Tucson on July 9th, he stole second and third to give him 43 steals on the season, surpassing Calvin Murray's mark of 42, set back in 1999. He sat 90 feet from home as Justin Christian lofted a fly ball to shallow center, darting home after the catch and belly-flopping into home plate ahead of the tag with the game-winning run as Fresno walked off on the Padres, 4-3.
#2. From Throwdown To Showdown (8/25)
The Taco Truck Throwdown grew from a good idea, to an explosive theme night, to a nationally recognized promotion. The Grizzlies drew a vibrant crowd of 10,287 fans on the final Thursday night of the season and beat rival Sacramento, 7-4, on August 25th. The Throwdown went on to win its 10-promotion category for Minor League Baseball Miscellaneous Promotion of the Year, giving the Grizzlies five straight years of MiLB Promo Finalists, a streak unmatched in the sport.
#1. Grizzlies Declare Independence Day (7/4)
In front of the largest crowd of the year, the Grizzlies got off to a dismal start, spotting rival Sacramento a 5-0 lead heading to the bottom of the fourth. But Fresno clawed back within 5-3, then got back-to-back home runs from rehabber Mike Fontenot and Edgar Gonzalez in the bottom of the eighth to tie the game at 5-5 and send it into extra innings. The Grizzlies loaded the bases on a single and a pair of walks to set the stage for Gonzalez once more, who singled to center field to score Justin Christian with the game-winning run, sending the crowd of 13,455 into a frenzy and setting up what would turn out to be three consecutive one-run victories in the Highway 99 Showdown Series.
Thanks to all our fans for a great 2011, see you all on Opening Day, Friday April 13, 2012!
They Might Be Giants
If you haven't been living under a rock for the last week, you know that the Giants have survived a bizarre, emotionally draining, back-and-forth National League Division Series against Atlanta and are now preparing to face the monster known as the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS. These Phillies have made a late push for Team of the Decade, and could really secure their place in history as a dynasty with another championship in 2010. But first, they will have to get past the Giants' pitching staff- one comprised mostly of former Grizzlies, including all four in the starting rotation.
Hope Spring(s) Eternal
It's another beautiful weekend in the Valley of the Sun. Former and future Grizzlies alike are mixed among veterans and the practice fields are full of players as the teams have yet to make their first round of cuts, when they will send players back to minor league camp.


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First, lets discuss what hybridization means. Hybridizing means you take two organisms of the same species with desirable traits and breed them together. Some of the offspring that result will have those desirable traits. First generation hybrids or F1 hybrids are the resulting offspring. They have desirable traits but they may not all breed true for the next generation (F2), but some will and those will be chosen for the next breeding (F3). Eventually the traits stabilize. With plants this means you now have a stable open pollinated variety that will always breed true.
Hybridization can occur between different species (called hybrid speciation). In the case of equines (genus: Equus), you can breed two different species together, a horse (Equus ferus caballus) and a donkey (Equus africanus asinus), but the offspring, a mule, will be sterile and cannot reproduce. Some hybrid speciation can result in fertile offspring which can lead to a new species, however, in nature this is rare. Again, however, the genus must be the same for this to occur.
GMOs are different. GMOs are the genetic mashup of two organisms that are completely unrelated - most times they aren't even in the same kingdom. I say mashup because it is actually not a controlled insertion of genes from one organism into another. For the most part, it's completely random with mixed results. The resulting offspring might end up with the desired trait but it is unknown what other traits have come along for the ride or got messed up in the process.
Scientist can isolate the genetic traits of the species they want to insert into the crop. Most of the time that is about as controlled as it gets. They take this genetic material and insert it into another species through one of several different ways. They can either use viruses, bacteria, syringes or a gene gun to get that material into the nucleus of a cell. Here's some more info:
The process of insertion is uncontrollable and entirely random. The genetic engineer cannot yet target the insert to a specific site in the genome, nor preserve the intended structure of the insert itself. This results in many unpredictable and unintended effects. Depending on where in the genome and in what form the foreign genetic material is inserted, the resultant GMO will have distinctly different properties. The insert could jump into a gene of the host and disrupt its function, or the strong promoter signals in the construct could lead to inappropriate over-expression of host genes. - Institute of Science in Society
The two GMOs that are the most ubiquitous in our food supply are Bt and Roundup Ready GM crops. Corn, soy, cotton, canola and sugar beets are the most prevalent. Bt crops are crops that have had genetic material from Bacillis thuringiensis (Bt) inserted into their DNA. Bt is a naturally occurring soil bacterium. It produces a toxin that dissolves the digestive tract of caterpillars. Bt can be used as a pesticide on organic crops. It is unstable in sunlight and degrades rapidly - within a few hours - after being applied. Bt crops, however, produce this toxin systemically - inside every cell of the plant for the entire life of the plant. The toxin cannot be washed off and it does not degrade. The FDA doesn't label it because it considers it to be a pesticide with is the job of the EPA to label. The EPA won't label it because they consider it food. It's enough to make your head spin.
Roundup Ready Crops (RR) are crops that are resistant to the herbicide Roundup, also known as glyphosate. Glyphosate is a systemic herbicide meaning it's absorbed into the plant that is sprayed with it. These crops were produced by inserting genetic material from a bacterium found near a glyphosate production factory. Like the Bt crops, the pesticide is systemic and cannot be washed off so when you eat RR crops you're also ingesting the herbicide they were sprayed with.


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Events which occurred on 18 November.
On Earth
- 1916 - The Battle of the Somme ends. Neither side wins. J.R.R. Tolkien is officially stricken off as a casualty by his Batallion.
- 1941 - David Hemmings, who would play Bergil in The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series), is born.
- 1980 - Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth is published.
- 2008 - The fifteenth and final book of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, Daughter of Strife, is released.
- 2008 - The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria is released.
In Arda
- Frodo and Samwise rest in Rivendell and prepare for their quest to destroy The One Ring.


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By Alistair Barr and Bill Rigby
Oct 5 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Friday that it will spend more than $1 billion to buy its corporate headquarters in Seattle from Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen's investment firm.
The world's largest Internet retailer plans to buy 11 buildings, comprising 1.8 million square feet of corporate office space, for $1.16 billion. Amazon said it expects to close the deal in the fourth quarter.
Amazon had been leasing the space. But at the end of August, Allen's Vulcan Real Estate, part of his Vulcan Inc investment vehicle, put the buildings in Seattle's South Lake Union area up for sale.
Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with school friend Bill Gates, has been the central figure in revitalizing the South Lake Union neighborhood, which was a semi-industrial wasteland until recently, but is now a thriving center for tech firms and features a number of fashionable restaurants.
Amazon already has plans to build new offices nearby to house its growing staff.
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A Great Tool You're Not Using: Wonder Wheel
Google Wonder Wheel may be the best kept secret that very few search marketers are using. Or, maybe you all are, and I just don't know it. Even Google doesn't have much information on the tool.
At SMX Advanced there was a "Leveraging SEO Power Tools" session, and it was a very useful session, but I didn't hear anyone speak about this tool. Frankly, I'm not sure that I would consider it a full-out SEO power tool; however, Wonder Wheel is a tool that can help you in three huge SEO tasks with a little bit of elbow grease.
What is Google Wonder Wheel and Where Do I Find It?
Wonder Wheel is Google's attempt to help users simplify search by creating a mind-map of sorts, a map of user-related queries connected to the searcher's original query. But don't my word for it, here's Adam from Google demonstrating Wonder Wheel.
Where You Find It and What It Looks Like
Looking Through a Glass Onion
Yet, if you peel back what Google says at face-value about this tool, infuse some SEO knowledge, you'll see it's more than just a related queries tool to help you simplify search discovery. Essentially Google is providing you with closely-linked semantic and temporal keywords that user's use. And, by proxy, Google recognizes as closely-related temporally and semantically keywords and phrases to the original keyword phrase.
3 Big SEO Research Tasks Wonder Wheel Tackles
When you look at Wonder Wheel as an applied semantic and temporal database, the possibilities for how you can leverage this tool become endless. I use this tool daily for three tasks: competitive research and monitoring, on-site content keyword variations, and for link building efforts.
A note of caution here: from my own experience using this tool, this tool is very query dependent and market place dependent. That is to say, going beyond the second-level extension usually puts you too far out from the original query to be helpful, see the example below:
Competitor Research and Monitoring
You can use Wonder Wheel to monitor and research competitors for closely related terms to your target term to find out just how dominant they are within the space. Remember that close semantic and temporal terms, while not being an exact match to the term, all support and relate to each other, providing Google clues to thematic structure. If you want more information on how I'm arriving at this (taking liberties and extrapolating a bit), I would suggest SEO By the Sea's Semantic Closeness post and SEO is Undead Again Post.
Wonder Wheel may also provide you clues of what your client should really be targeting in the SERPs. For example, your client wanted to position themselves well for Term X, and through checking related terms Y and Z, you find more of their significant market place competitors reside in Z. You do your keyword research homework and find that indeed Z is more viable term than X, and will be more valuable to your client in the long-term.
On-site Content Variations for Target Terms
Sometimes there's only so far you can stretch your target keyword term on a page. You've used different tenses and variations, but at the risk of stuffing and snuffing out the user experience, you need to find a new way. Wonder Wheel can help you there too (if you were thinking Panda, you're on the right track).
Wonder Wheel can help you find semantic and temporal keyword phrases that can you can supplement in the content, helping spread its tentacles for more relevancy, "normalizing" it a bit, and helping it save the user experience not reading like keyword-stuffed set of AM/FM radio instructions.
Anchor Text Variations for Links
Think of Wonder Wheel as an ace up your sleeve for link anchor text variation. Exact match anchor is necessary and powerful, but nothing screams manipulation more than hundreds/thousands exact match anchor text to your site. Getting semantically and temporally close-related anchors plays a dual role: keeps thematic consistency within the link graph (i.e. keeps target term relevancy high) while also providing link graph variation and normalization to normalize it.
But it's not just for inbound links, you can use this technique for internal linking schemes through body content. If you use your target term in a few spots, you can switch up that internal anchor text with one of these variations as well.
The Bottom Line: A Versatile Tool
As you can see, Google Wonder Wheel is a rather versatile tool that can help you leverage the semantic and temporal web. These aren't the only uses for Wonder Wheel, but some that you can start implementing into your routines today. Google has suggested Wonder Wheel be used for AdWords, creating ad group themes. However, since I've never used it for that purpose (yet), I can't comment on how well it works. But if you have I'd love to hear about your experiences with it.
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Saw your site on Twitter. Nice post. Helpful information. Great to help with SEO brainstorming ideas.
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Good example of just how much goes into a truly professional SEO effort.
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Volleyball Canada Media
September 20, 2013, (ISN) Men's Volleyball National Team coach Glenn Hoag today introduced the players who travelled to British Columbia to compete in the 2013 NORCECA Continental Championship at the Langley Events Centre.
"It is a chance to show where we are right now in the growth of our program," Hoag said at today's press conference. "This championship is really important to us. It is the first year of the new quad and the teams that we will be playing here are the teams that we will be meeting in 2015 and 2016 in order to qualify for the Olympics. It is a chance to measure ourselves against these teams to see where we are at right now, and I'm sure that we will be able to showcase some good volleyball."
Other speakers at today's media kick-off included Mayor Jack Froese, Township of Langley, Tom Jones, Volleyball BC President and former National Team player, and team Canada players Rudy Verhoeff and Josh Howatson.
"This is the first time we have hosted a major international championship in BC in 20 years," said Volleyball BC President and Olympian Tom Jones. "We are looking forward to some incredible matches with the Langley Events Centre absolutely rocking!"
Every two years, the NORCECA Volleyball Confederation celebrates its Continental Senior Championship, and 2013 offers the next opportunity for our men's team to compete for Continental supremacy. The NORCECA Volleyball Federation is the FIVB Continental Zone and includes countries from North and Central America, and the Caribbean. The event will not only determine the newest Continental champion and offer valuable world ranking points, but will also qualify the winning team to the 2013 Grand Champions Cup to be held later in the fall in Japan. The Canadian Men's National Team – ranked No. 11 in the current International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) world ranking – is coming off a strong showing at the 2013 World League finals. Last year, Canada narrowly missed qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics after being defeated by the USA last summer. The US men's team finished 5th in London.
The tournament kicks off on Sept. 23, with three matches including Canada facing Guatemala at 8 pm at the Langley Events Centre. Other games that day include the U.S. against St. Lucia at 4pm, and Cuba vs the Bahamas at 6pm. The NORCECA Men's Volleyball Continental Championship continues to Sept. 28.
Tickets are still available, and webcasts can be purchased at a low price of $1.99 per day, or $4.99 for the complete events. Links to the schedule and live stream are available at http://www.langleyeventscentre.com/continentalvolleyball


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While we were in California, I took the boys to see the movie, Cars 2. Jim and I wanted to take them before we left on our trip, but couldn't find the time. So I picked a day when the workload wasn't too much and surprised them with a trip to the movies.
They were so excited, jumping up and down and dancing. We planned to go to a morning movie and then meet Yaya for lunch. Popcorn and candy in hand we got settled into the theater only to be greeted with a 40 minute delay due to a projector problem. There was a 15 minute period of time where I thought I was going to have to drag two hysterical children out of the theater because they were going to cancel the showing. Somehow miraculously Will sat in his seat eating popcorn and reading books until they finally got it working.
Eventually the movie got going and I have to admit I was underwhelmed. I had heard that some of the reviews were negative, but I don't always agree with the critics. This time I did.
First of all, Lightning McQueen was hardly in the movie; Mater and the new character Finn McMissile were definitely the stars. The story was a lot more complex and violent than it needed to be. The oil and alternative fuel message was too complex for children to understand and if Disney/Pixar put that in for the adults it wasn't necessary. Interjecting humor throughout the movie for adults is enough. Due to the oil and secret agent storyline there were a lot of guns, shooting and violence. It was bordering on not appropriate for Will.
The best part of the movie, the races and the characters, Lightning McQueen and the race cars from around the world, were completely overshadowed by the oil and secret agent story. They didn't even show the end of the last race in London. The story could have easily been the races around the world with the big question being who will win. That would have been enough for the kids and for me.
Although the kids will say they loved it, I can say that it is far from my favorite. With that said there were some good moments. My favorite had to be in the very beginning when Crabby, a character designed after the crab fishing boat the Northwestern from Deadliest Catch and voiced Captain Sig Hanson (both from Seattle) took Finn out to the secret oil rigs. I also felt that they did a good job paying tribute to Doc, voiced by the late Paul Newman.
Overall I was disappointed with this much anticipated sequel, because the first one is still one of my favorite cartoons. Maybe they will do better with the next one, if there is a next one. Based on how long it took to make this one, and given its bad reception, I won't hold my breath.


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After you install the Solaris OS on the master system by using any of the Solaris installation methods, you can add or delete software and modify system configuration information as necessary. To customize the master system's software, you can do the following:
Delete software. You can remove software that you determine is not necessary to install on the clone systems. To see a list of software that is installed on the master system, use the Product Registry. For detailed instructions, refer to System Administration Guide: Basic Administration.
Add software. You can install software that is included in the Solaris release. You can also add software that is not delivered as part of the Solaris OS. All of the software that you install on the master system is included in the Solaris Flash archive and is installed on the clone systems.
Modify configuration files. You can alter configuration files on the master system. For example, you can modify the /etc/inet/inetd.conf file to restrict the daemons that the system runs. All of the modifications that you make are saved as part of the Solaris Flash archive and are installed on the clone systems.
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My Marine
I met a boy who had a dream, a dream of hero's and cam flash
things. In his eyes I no longer see a boy, I see a man who fallowed his dream
and my love surely didn't go unseen. To him I send the deepest love The kind that only could come from above.
a love so strong, unbreakable by distance and unchangeable by time this is a love guaranteed to shine. Through darkness &
sadness happiness all a like, for him I wait in this light. Many emotional paths I do cross but the Love grows stronger
with out any cost, so with every phone call I may get, each sound of his breath, the words "I love you and I will be back
soon" I hold close to my heart . For this Marine I will always adore for he is my first amore.
to my 1st. Marine 7th Regiment
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When there are bound to be celebs sitting around the pool at your lovely posh hotel, it's important to get the gear right! Here's the lowdown on what to pack for your luxury travel vacation, to make sure you fit the bill and match the clientele…1. The SwimsuitPoolside posing is a very big part of luxury travel breaks – and to hold your own amongst all the Chanel-clad guests, its best to hunt for a classic shape swimsuit yourself! Don't opt for a bikini – the cit can be very unflattering around all those yoga toned bodies. For men, the fashion is long, loose but not too loud. The surfer style trunks shouldn't be mistaken for Hawaiian, as crazy colors and patterns won't cut it.2. The iPhone and iPadAs you're definitely here to be seen on this vacation, it won't do to sit around all day with that old favorite of a paperback novel. To look important, you need the latest gadgets – it doesn't matter if you're playing games on the iPhone, concentrating on it is good enough for your image. And reading has taken on a whole new level – e-books on an iPad is the only way to go. Forget impracticality as water and sun screen slosh around, you're rich enough to afford a new one tomorrow anyway…3. The Big ShadesPracticality also goes out the window when it comes to designer eyewear. Don't worry about fit or shade, the bigger the better is the rule for sunglasses because only a somebody would hide behind such giant lenses, trying to slip past unobserved.4. The Evening WearIf you booked a luxury hotel, chances are the restaurant is a not a flip flops and bathing suit kind of place. Many top eateries at hotels will require a dress code so if you want to book a table, be prepared with smart shoes and jackets for men and a cocktail dress for women or you might be turned away by the staff.5. The Flashy Credit CardForget travelers cheques and notes – real stars pay with a members only credit card. Make sure yours is a nice matte black or silver, which are hallmarks of the best companies around, or else keep it hidden when you pay the bill. Chances are you'll need a big limit on it too if you're affording these mini bar prices!
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We have to admit, all of us have been on the to-don'ts list of fashion at least once in our lives. More than just putting together pieces of clothing and accessories and hoping that it pulls together, some people take fashion more seriously than you think. Creativity and attitude are insufficient when it comes to the fashion industry. Proper training from the top fashion universities has become a necessity in becoming a popular fashion designer.Fashion universities know that the fashion industry is a competitive field. Designers often go back to school to take refresher courses as they don't want to be left behind on the latest trends. The following then are tips to fashion designers on how to stay in fashion in the industry.1. Be innovativeFashion universities teach their students how to stay current. Fashion designers are trend-setters. Practically speaking, they are the ones who dictate what savvy people will be wearing in the next season. People follow fashion designers and it is the job of fashion universities to instill that trend-setting mindset to their students. Immersing yourself with fashion and being exposed to anything and everything can kick up your creativity level. Remember that clothing is supposed to be a way of expression which puts a heavy responsibility on the designers. People will be wearing your design which means that designers should remained challenged to always come up with new ideas to express oneself.2. Fast-pacedThe fashion industry is a fast-paced environment that requires constant innovative designs. Fashion universities can keep you up to date with the prevailing trends at a time, but by tomorrow, a brand new concept will be introduced. With technology, design software can also be used by not only speeding up the process of designing but also make use of techniques that cannot be instilled in pencil drawing. As the industry goes from season to season, fashion designers will always have to be a season ahead of everyone else. Fashion universities then keep students conscious of the shifting demands and opportunities of the fashion industry. Fashion designers should know how to think quickly and master their skills because something new has to be put on the store shelves for next season.3. Broaden your optionsThere are hundreds of fashion designers that dream of getting their designs on the runway. Graduates of fashion universities are usually either self-employed or work for a clothing and apparel company. Inadequate capital and social connections are factors that hinder good fashion designers to be seen in fashion shows. As only a handful of designers get recognized in the fashion industry, fashion universities regard several options to which students should consider. Make-up Artists, Stylists, and Fashion Merchandising are but some examples of careers that are closely related to fashion design which are also offered by many fashion universities.Fashion universities are best suited for those who truly have a love for clothing and fashion. Staying in fashion can be both a tiring and rewarding career. Like Heidi Klum says in her popular TV show called Project Runway, "One day you're in, and the next day you're out".


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Rated 1 out of 5 by NSP2 from Handle breaks when pitcher is full I love the look of this pitcher but the handle broke when I was using it and it was full of water!! What a disaster when guests were at the table. I assumed it was just a defect in the one I received I purchased another one and the exact same thing happened! Please do not buy this pitcher or do not fill it full! I have also given this as wedding gifts and feel the need to warn the brides!Date published: 2018-08-05Rated 5 out of 5 by Loriking from Beautiful engagement gift I bought this pitcher for my daughter's friend's engagement. The weight is great and the price is perfect. It's very elegant for all your entertaining needs.Date published: 2017-01-10Rated 3 out of 5 by LizzyP from Beautiful but heavy I absolutely love the design and the volume, however, it is surprisingly heavy and I have avoided using it. It could be that the weight is due to added strength to avoid the handle cracking when the pitcher is full. It is not so heavy that it is unusable (for most people) and it would not be an issue if you are ok using both hands to pour the beverage. Personally, I would have preferred that the glass be a little thinner and therefore lighter.Date published: 2016-04-17Rated 5 out of 5 by Frenchpastry from Excellent quality glassware W&S tall glass pitcher is of the best quality. Not too thin but not too heavy in weight and very smooth to the touch. Perfect size to place on the dinner table for water glass refilling. Its plain and classic lines go with any type of setting.Date published: 2015-07-08


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The Hildebrand monitoring system enables real-time analysis of electricity usage for households, or even for individual appliances, to help people make better decisions about energy efficiency in the home and minimize their environmental impact.
Hildebrand received funding from the Seventh Framework Programme for EU Research (FP7) for a 30-month research project that would allow stakeholders from local authorities, private businesses and universities to study energy monitoring and its effect on human behavior.
The Hildebrand project involves installing small, low-cost energy monitoring devices at groups of homes in five European cities: Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester in the UK, and Plovdiv and Ivanovo in Bulgaria. Each of these groups form a 'living lab,' giving the researchers access to real-world energy usage data, and allowing them to study the behavior of individuals and their attitudes towards energy management.
Homeowners can access this information online in a simple format that displays their electricity usage and perform analytics, such as calculating costs against the users' electricity tariff, or comparing their usage to the average for their group. The end result is that people can make more informed decisions about energy management and change their behavior in order to reduce electricity bills and minimize their environmental impact.
"Giving citizens more information and better control over their energy use will cut down on costs and consumption as well as reduce their overall impact on the environment," said Guido Bartels, General Manager of Energy & Utilities at IBM. "With this collaboration, we can demonstrate how smart and connected communities can be more energy conscious and in turn, more sustainable."
"IBM software delivered spectacular results. In the first proof-of-concept we simulated three million homes sending readings once a minute and we were able to capture nearly 50,000 readings per second using only a quad-core, dual-processor Intel server. In the second, we moved to a slightly larger server and found we could deliver analytics response times of between one and three seconds for a similar load," said Clive Eisen, Chief Technology Officer at Hildebrand. "You don't need to understand the technical details – the point is that suddenly, energy monitoring for three million homes or more became a practical proposition."
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- Friday night, we all watched Limitless, about a very cool sort of sci fi concept. A newly developed pill allows the person who takes it to use ALL of his/her brain (instead of the 20% scientists estimate we normally use), which results in some amazing brain power! The main character, played by Bradley Cooper, becomes very successful taking the pills but gradually discovers there's a price to pay. We all enjoyed it, and Jamie and I agreed that CFS is like the complete opposite of taking that pill!
- I went back to Redbox Saturday night, and we watched Source Code, another movie based on a very cool sci fi concept. Jake Gyllenhaal is trapped in a loop, replaying the same 8 minutes over and over again, to try to prevent a terrorist from setting off a huge bomb on a train. It's like a fast-paced, high stakes Groundhog Day. We all loved this one, too - great suspense.
- Ken and I watched Adventureland after the kids went to bed and really enjoyed that one, too. Set in 1987, recent college graduate James (played by Jesse Eisenberg of The Social Network fame) is forced to return home to Pittsburgh for the summer when his trip to Europe falls through. He's not only stuck with his parents but also with a rotten job, manning the carnival games at a local amusement park. The only thing that saves his summer is his pretty co-worker, played by Kristen Stewart, but things with her are complicated. I loved the setting, the time, and the music (I graduated in 1987, too!). There are funny moments in the movie, but it's also got some depth. Lots of fun.
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Monday, September 26, 2011
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So glad to hear people are feeling a bit better now. That is good news.
I haven't watched any movies this week. We are enjoying some of the premiers of the shows we usually watch tho.
Hope you all continue to feel better:)
Sounds like a good weekend all around. Yahoo! Joel and I watched Secretariet on Sat. night. Really liked it. We both like Diane Lane so much anyway.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Elaine - Jamie did make it to school today but is now totally wiped out again, so we'll see what this week begins.ReplyDelete
We've been having fun watching the new TV premiers, too! Last week was Glee and Grey's Anatomy. We taped Amazing Race last night.
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We haven't seen Secretariat yet - I'll have to add it to our list!
I'm glad to hear that there are some improvements in the house. I pray that it continues.ReplyDelete
I watched Source Code on the way back from Japan...great movie for helping the time pass! I'm still a bit vague about the theory behind how it worked but that's ok!ReplyDelete
Glee has just started again here too...my daughter and I aren't too sure about Blaine not being with The Warblers anymore but I guess it will all become clear! (Because I try to be a good Mum of a PWC - ie: creating 'happy' vibes - I have seen the Glee Movie 3D twice...now that's commitment! - Okay so maybe I enjoyed it a little...) : )
I've become a total Gleek, Annie! Our whole family watches it together and loves it. Sometimes, I just get chills when they sing and perform a great song. I have seen the wedding episode 3 times and have cried every time! Told you I'm a total Gleek...ReplyDelete
But we haven't seen the movie yet - we don't get to the theater much but may have to check that one out.
BTW were you able to catch The Glee Project which was the competition to win a part in Glee? Was on Fox 8 via pay TV here. I think I almost enjoyed it more than Glee! Don't know if you can get it online or anything if you've missed it...and also I guess may be spoilt by seeing the winner pop up on Glee...but if you could get it watched fairly quickly might work! V addictive and lots of great singing...I think you'd all enjoy it!ReplyDelete
What I love about Glee is that my daughter gets into songs that were MY teenage songs. Such a nice thing to share, especially at this time. Okay I really should get back to offline life again, just remembered to write this!
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Yes, we did watch some episodes of The Glee Project. My youngest son (who is in both band and chorus) especially liked it. It was available free here On Demand. My son is very upset that much of the Glee cast are seniors and will be graduating at the end of the season - he keeps saying - "they can't do that!" Totally hooked...it is a fun thing to share.
We also like to watch The Amazing Race as a family and root for our favorite teams.
Yes we got into the last Amazing Race too..it was the first Australian one and featured some very cool farmer boys from Queensland as well as two blonde Melbourne model girls and two surfer /model boys..all of whom were in the final 4! Very stereotypical but great fun.ReplyDelete
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I've heard a bunch of quite well-known scientists and other famous people (e.g. Niel deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye) who have claimed that scientists, to be true to themselves, "must" be agnostic, not atheist. Their defense of this is that since there is no evidence, a decision can't be made one way or the other on the existence of any mythical beings.
Isn't this kind of claim not entirely valid, though? Does there have to be positive evidence either supporting or contradicting something to make a claim about it, or can a staggering (significant...) lack of any evidence -- when evidence would essentially be expected -- defend a similar claim from a negative aspect as well?
It seems to me that saying "there is no specific evidence, therefore: agnostic" is being dishonest to oneself. This brings up arguments like Bertrand's Teapot, IPU, FSM, or even a "square circle". While there isn't any universe-encompassing body of evidence that rules such things out, the complete lack of any evidence of any sort is really just a different kind of evidence, isn't it?
Do you have any unique perspectives, particular experiences, or tidbits to offer to help solve this fluke of reasoning?
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Just how impossible must something be for people not to believe it?
I've always felt that "agnostic" is a meaningless label. Sure, it has practical use in day-to-day interactions as a synonym for "not religious", but to really try to defend it as a serious philosophical position is just pedantic. Clearly, most educated, intelligent people will freely admit that we cannot prove (have knowledge) that God exists. Therefore, we are all technically agnostic. If everyone is agnostic, it's kind of pointless to call yourself that as though it were some unique category.
The only relevant position is one's belief. Some believe, others do not. When it comes to belief, there's no in-between. If you're undecided, then you don't believe yet and are an atheist. If you don't have enough information, then you don't believe yet and are an atheist. I would not call such people atheists in everyday conversation, but if we're talking technicalities, that's what they are.
It's not either/or. You can be atheist based on the lack of evidence but remain open (agnostic) to some proof that you can't even imagine at the moment. To say something doesn't exist is very hard to prove. If you can't prove something, it's very hard to defend. Do you strong atheists have an actual proof of God's nonexistence?
Has the idea or the word god been coherently defined to even start the debate?
Everyone has there own interpretation on the meaning of agnosticism. The part about it being unknown and possibly unknowable is what I find interesting. To my line of thought if a being actually possessed the qualities humans attributed to most gods then the jury would certainly not still be out. This entity could easily remove all doubt and suspicion once and for all. The onus is certainly on the god believer to substantiate their claim as it is not the responsibility of the atheist to prove a negative. To me it boils down to likelihood and with the increasing amount of scientific data that continues to explain in a verifiable way the nature of our universe the argument for god(s) becomes increasingly tenuous.
I believe the Atheists stance is that when someone offers proof of the existence of a god, then I will believe in the god, but until then I won't. Is this accurate?
To me, this is totally different than Agnosticism, but most religious people can't understand the differences. Shoot, most of the religious people I know are certain that Atheism is a religion and requires faith.
So I don't confuse the simple-minded, I just call myself an Atheist and let them decide for themselves what that means.
Yes it's important to make a distinction between "I don't know" (which some people call "agnosticism") and "It is impossible to know" (which is what others seem to think the word necessarily means).
I believe all of us Atheists are agnostics as we don't cannot disprove the existence of mythical deities with 100% probability. We can go up to 99.9% but that 0.1% will still remain. That is just how mathematics works. There is no really "100% probability.
So at one point we can say "it is impossible to know if god doesn't exist with complete assurance but with high probability you can say god doesn't exist"
I believe Dawkins once said that Agnostics are just Atheists without "balls" lol.
I'd say it depends on the mythic deity, Adam.
If someone were to claim to worship the god Dahgipabv, who is both red and green at the same time, then I'd say that god absolutely does not exist, because he/she/it is a contradiction in terms.
I'd maintain that any "infinite" god is a contradiction in terms. Now Thor, on the other hand....
I've heard this sentiment expressed in real life, and the source of irritation with atheists is the church state separation activism some of us engage in.
I read recently somewhere that 90 percent of the population wants to (for example) leave "In God We Trust" on the coins and paper money. If so that means even almost half of the "nones" side with them, and unfortunately I find that all too plausible as I believe many "nones" are not in fact our allies but just people who consider themselves non-religious because they don't go to church, even though they do believe in doG. (An annoying misuse of the word "religious" but there it is.)
If it truly does have 90 percent support we won't be getting rid of it any time soon.
Agnostic is not a position of faith or non faith or even in between. It says nothing about faith. It is about knowledge. We are all agnostics. I happen to be an agnostic-atheist


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From Minneapolis to New York, with Love…
I am pleasantly surprised at the Yankees' success,
so far, against the Minnesota Twins…
I had been so disappointed with the team's pathetic
September performance that saw them lose any chance of winning the AL
East. Within a matter of days or even
hours, they went from the possibility of the AL East Championship with home
field advantage to a road-traveling Wild Card team. It was hard to be excited about the start of
the play-offs with the team playing so poorly.
For the first two games of the ALDS series against the Twins, the
Yankees have risen to the challenge.
Granted, the Yankees have a history of success against the Twins, but I'd
be the first to say that past domination does not guarantee future domination. 2004 wasn't that many years ago…
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While the Yankees have the series advantage and are
now headed for the Bronx to resume the series on Saturday night, the Twins are
far from out of it. If they can get
solid pitching and timely hitting in New York, they have a chance to take the
series back to Minnesota for the deciding Game 5. Outside of perhaps CC Sabathia, the Yankees simply
do not have a pitcher that is capable of putting up a Roy Halladay or Cliff Lee
type of performance. Even CC has his bad
days. But going into the play-offs, I
knew that the lesser guys would need to stand up and so far, Lance Berkman and
Curtis Granderson certainly have.
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I am very surprised to see the AL East Champion
Tampa Bay Rays trailing their ALDS series to the Texas Rangers (down two games
to none). I realize that the Rays
struggled in September like the Yankees but I felt they were probably the best
team in the American League based primarily on their pitching staff. Like the Twins, the Rays can still get back
in the series but the Rangers have to like their chances.
There have been great pitching performances in the
National League with the no-hitter thrown by the Philadelphia Phillies' Roy
Halladay and last night's 14-strikeout, complete game shut-out thrown by San
Francisco's Tim Lincecum in the Giants' 1-0 victory over the Atlanta
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Regardless of what happens, the League Championship
Series in both leagues should be very exciting this year. I still think the Phillies will win it all,
but the Yankees certainly have as much talent as anyone to get on a roll.
Going off-topic but staying with the 'Minnesota to New York' theme, I was very pleasantly surprised to
see the return of Randy Moss to the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings play the Jets in the Meadowlands on Monday night. I have retained my purple #84 jersey all
these years but never thought that I'd get a chance to wear it again. I knew that Randy had become quite vocal in
recent weeks about the lack of a contract extension and of course there was
last weekend's blow-up with a coordinator.
Still, I did not expect the New England Patriots to trade Moss. The Vikings have clearly been missing Sidney
Rice who will be out until at least mid-season due to hip surgery. It will be interesting to see if chemistry
develops between Moss and QB Brett Favre.
It is going to be weird watching Moss catching passes from Favre after
all those years of playing against each other in the Packers-Vikings series.
At 1-2, the Vikings face a very challenging
October. After the game against the Jets, they will face the Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers and
New England Patriots to close out the month.
The team should definitely know where they stand by Halloween.


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