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First up we have this month's monthly Delta SkyMiles "Flash Sale" that you must jump on and book before the end of the day tomorrow 16MAY18. Delta is discounting the HIDDEN award charts you can find HERE on the blog (supported by users) and it is a 20% off coach sale over the standard LEVEL 1 award level. This is a limited route sale, but it could be a good entry point to Europe and save you some Delta points.
A reader sent me this photo where Delta is testing in Atlanta yet another possible expansion to the EPQS system, that is, the "Enhanced Pillar Queuing System". Keep in mind there are already 7 Delta boarding groups and this would make it 8. Oh, and it would drive "Zone 1" into group 6 boarding. What do you think of this possible boarding zone expansion?
The last one today is just funny (HT to FlyerTalk). We all should know the Delta.dumb award booking site is hopelessly broken. From married segment logic to phantom partner space to additive prices (that should not be) – it is a train wreck and booking anything can be a real challenge (and the reason so many turn to Adam for help and huge savings). Anyway, the deal above is "amazing" right? Zero SkyMiles for the award. But the fees, well, not so much.
Happy Delta flying everyone! – René


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Alice was running with James, she was about to tell James to let her take Snape, she could probably beat him with out a wand. She also saw him handing his hand, but being 11 she didn't think completely thorugh why they where running. She grpped James hand trying to keep up with his longer legs. When the other hand went back to pull her cloak back, she felt that jaw on her hand and suddenly she was being pulled in between two people.
Those dark blue eyes went wide as she felt her arms gripped and pulled. "AHHHH!!" She screamed Her shoulder dislocated at the by the time she let go of James. She didnt know it was anything more then a dog, or some type of hybride of a wolf and a dog. The only thing on her mind was she was going ot have to get those stupid shots now! She went to send her foot at his face wehn the whip came out. When the wolf let her hand go, she was backing up quickly stumbling to the ground gripping her arm unable to move her shoulder. She was afaird, probably the most afaird either remus or james have ever seen her.
SHe let james look at her hand shaking as he did. "Was that thing rabbid?" She asked in tears now shaking trying not to cry infront of them, but she was in pain. She gripped her shoulder when he moved her hand, but when he let go to turn on Snape,s he wasn't about to stop him. She saw the wolf getting free and with her other hand, she would point her wand at him. She went another net, this one with weights on the end flying from the tip of her wand towards the wolf to hopefully knock him off his feet more then capture him. It would prabobly wrap around his front half with the heavy weights on the end to pull him down if it hit.
She then backed up a little from the wolf. "Leave him alone!!" She didn't know it was nything more then a dog, but seeing it move... she thought back to her books. But she couldn't think right to do anything to him. A big wolf like creature that shifted it's body.

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Friday, November 29, 2013
99 Days to Go: Father of the Bride (The Movie)
With my very own FOB.
Incidentally, I'd never seen the original before - just the Steve Martin remake - and this might be the first time ever when I actually enjoyed a film and its remake equally. I mean, I probably do prefer the remake, just because the humor resonates a bit more (and I do love Steve Martin), but there's a lot that the remake flat-out stole from the original. That makes the original get a lot of the credit for some truly timeless gems.
However, the tagline of "The Bride gets the THRILLS! Father gets the BILLS!", well... maybe not. And the whole going-from-her-father's-home-and-keep-straight-to-her-husband's, well... hey. Even the parents of the bride had separate beds in the original (thanks, Hayes Code!), so at least it's dated across the board.
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For the best account of the truth about Syria go to:
The US "sponsored terrorists" are responsible for the refugee crisis. Assad had 78% of the country's vote, which is more than can be said for most democracies including the EU/UK/US. He had delivered many reforms that would make the UK look bad but the US and EU want to get rid of him because he is not pro-Washington. His was one of the most stable counties in the ME, where poverty was well below other countries like the Arab Spring members. The only other country that comes close to what Assad achieved was – you guessed it – Iran who the west "sanctioned" because they were not pro Washington and who aided Saddam Hussein in his war against Iran. What a bunch of double dealing, hypocritical, russophobic, double standard, murderous bunch of cretins the western "democracies" are. In May 2013, it was reported that even NATO recognised the Syrian President's increased popularity. "The data, relayed to NATO over the last month, asserted that 70% of Syrians support" the Assad Government. At present the number is now at least 80%. The most telling barometer of Assad's support base was the Presidential elections in June 2014, which saw 88% of the votes supporting Assad. The lengths Syrians outside of Syria went to in order to vote included flooding the Syrian embassy in Beirut for two full days(and walking several kilometres to get there) and flying from countries with closed Syrian embassies to Damascus airport simply to cast their votes for him. Within Syria, Syrians braved terrorist mortars and rockets designed to keep them from voting; 151 shells were fired on Damascus alone, killing 5 and maiming 33 Syrians. (these were US sponsored terrorists). For more information see Professor Tim Anderson's "Why Syrians Support Bashar al-Assad", Stephen Gowan who noted the many reforms Assad had introduced, political commentator Jay Tharaappel's articulation on Assad's reforms and Carlos Martinez's book "Decriminalising Bashar – towards a more effective anti-war movement" in which he outlines anti-Imperialist ( a definite reason for the western allies to want him out), socially inclusive policies regardless of religion, status, sect or ethnicity, it's secularism and multiculturalism, and it's continued support for Palestinians and anti-Zionist stance (which is yet another reason for the US/EU/UK to want Assad out). Most propaganda on which the west draws information from is that of Rami Abdulrahman of the so-called Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SOHR), UK based he runs the propaganda from two bed semi, he opposes Assad and will not say who pays his salary. Another source of propaganda is the leftist movements in countries like the UK and people like Public figure Owen Jones, who spews his anti Bashar rhetoric whether intentionally misrepresenting the facts or not. From the beginning in Dara'a and elsewhere throughout Syria, armed protesters (probably US sponsored activists of Assad's opposition who the US were funding) were firing upon and butchering, security forces and civilians. Tim Anderson's "Syria: how the violence began, in Dara'a" pointed out that police were killed by snipers in the March 17/18 protests; the Syrian Army was only brought to Dara'a after the policemen were murdered.
Prem Shankar Jha's "Who Fired The First Shot" described the slaughter of 20 Syrian soldiers a month later "by cutting their throats and cutting off the head of one of the soldiers" by so-called US backed "moderate" terrorists. Sharmine Narwani investigaated the early massacres of Syrian soldiers in "Syria: The Hidden Massacre". Al Jazeera journalist left because the video he took of armed men crossing the borders, April 10 2011, Banyas farmer Nidal Janoud killed by "unarmed protestors" as the west would represent so many causalties, had his face gashed open, mutilated and bleeding Janoud was paraded around by an armed mob, who then hacked him to death. Father Frans Van der Ludt – the Dutch priest living in the city of Homs before his assassination on April 7th 2014 had repeatedly written about the "armed demonstrators" he saw in early protesters, "who began to shoot at the police first". All of these "innocent unarmed protesters" went unreported in the media trash of the west, just to subvert the truth and promote the propagandist lies of the western leaders who could claim – falsely, of Assad's atrocities against his own people and send up the call that "Assad must go".
We are, by the fact that we do nothing to change or challenge this rhetoric of lies, guilty of the crimes against humanity we witness in the refugee crisis and of War Crimes our governments past and present are guilty of.
For more info go to Eva Bartlett's website.


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Even though colic is a common ailment in horses, it can be mysterious and frightening for horse owners.
Colic is a generalised term referring to any type of abdominal pain in the horse and most commonly originates from within the gastrointestinal tract, or gut.
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Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands across spirits and beer – a business built on the principles and foundations laid by the giants of the industry.
We have over 200 outstanding brands – old and new, large and small, global and local, with brands sold in 180 countries at almost every price point, in every category to meet consumer demand.
We are a young company with entrepreneurial spirit and determination.
The success of Arthur Guinness, Pyotr Smirnoff, John Walker, Charles Tanqueray and many more led to the formation of our company in 1997.
Who we are
Our heritage
Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. We are in a strong position to achieve this due to our scale, the geographical diversity of our business and our desire to continuously improve our performance.
We are a business built and sustained through innovation, and developing new ideas is crucial to our growth strategy. We're proud to have more than 30,400 pioneering people worldwide growing our business and nurturing our brands, creating new products, new categories and new experiences for consumers.
Our values
To fulfil our ambition we know that we must earn the trust and respect of everyone we deal with. That's why our culture is rooted in a deep sense of our purpose and values. These values underpin our business and guide how we work.
- • We're passionate about customers and consumers – our curiosity and customer and consumer insights drive growth. We care for our brands. We're courageous in pursuing their full potential. We're innovative, constantly searching for new ideas that drive growth, developing them across our business.
- • We give ourselves and each other the freedom to succeed because this fosters an entrepreneurial spirit. We trust each other; we're open and challenging. We always behave as a team – when we're together and when we're apart.
- • We're proud of what we do – we act sensitively with the highest standards of integrity and social responsibility. We enjoy and benefit from diversity.
- • We will strive to be the best – we are restless, always learning, always improving. We constantly set high standards and then try hard to exceed them. We deliver results, win where we compete and celebrate our success.
- • We value each other – we seek and benefit from diverse people and perspectives. We strive to create mutually fulfilling relationships and partnerships.
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We have more than 30,400 talented people working together to grow our business and nurture our brands. We are committed to their professional and personal development, and ensuring that Diageo is a great place to work.
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More than half of Brits expected to buy someone a tech gift this year, according to Conjure poll
Tablets will be the most popular tech purchase this Christmas as one in six Brits look to buy a slate for themselves or as a gift, according to mobile app developer Conjure.
According to a poll carried out by OnePoll on behalf of Conjure, 15.7 per cent of shoppers will buy a tablet this Christmas, beating smartphones (13.4 per cent) and PCs/Macs (8.2 per cent) to become the UK's most desired tech.
More than half of Brits (53.8 per cent) are expected to buy tech as a Christmas gift, according to the poll which asked 2,000 people about their shopping plans.
Smartwatches came in fourth, with 7.4 per cent of those polled expecting to buy a smartwatch this Christmas. Conjure claims this may be due to the Apple Watch, which is set to launch early next year. Fitness bands has also been impacted, with 5.3 per cent of people saying they plan to buy a fitness tracker.
Google's smart glasses software Google Glass came sixth, with 3.9 per cent of those asked planning to buy the augmented reality technology, despite its £1000 price tag.
Conjure CEO Sam Clark said: "We've recently seen that the growing popularity of 'phablets' – smartphones with big screens – is eating into the time we spend using our tablets. If that trend continues a lot of tablets purchased and given as gifts this Christmas are destined to sit gathering dust in the New Year.
"Overall, though, our research shows that returns from tech sales are going to make this a bumper Christmas for tech manufacturers, retailers, and maybe even George Osborne. Brands also have the potential to do well out of this flood of connected devices into homes – but they'll need to be at the top of their respective games if they're going to make the most of the few minutes consumers will dedicate to browsing apps in front of the fire this Christmas."


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Hash Oil Butane Caused Massive Blast
Cause found of deadly home explosion
Michael Leighton | 7/27/2017, 11:08 a.m.
A massive house explosion and fire that killed two men in north Portland Monday sending glass shards and debris across the street into Peninsula Park and damaging surrounding homes was caused by using butane to make hash oil, investigators have determined.
Hashish oil is concentrated marijuana, and its production can be a fire risk because it's prepared using butane.
Authorities earlier reported that a damaged natural gas line was one of the factors that made fighting the fire difficult, and there was speculation the blast was caused by a natural gas explosion. But officials have now determined that a large concentration of butane came into contact with an ignition source and caused the blast. The ignition source has not been determined, officials said.
"The concentration of butane was created by the homeowner while he was attempting to produce hash oil," investigators said Wednesday. The probe included officials with Portland Fire and Rescue, Portland Police, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Oregon State Police.
Authorities said Matthew McCrann, 42, the owner of the home at 6214 N. Kerby Ave, died at the hospital after the fire and the body of a second victim, 68-year-old Richard Cisler, was found in the debris.
Cisler's brother, Earl, told KOIN-TV that his brother was working at McCrann's home on a remodeling project.
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Kangar, March 30 - The Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering has launched a publication scoreboard and an e-scoreboard at the institute today in an attempt to motivate and inspire UniMAP staff.
The director of INEE UniMAP, Assoc Prof Dr. Ruslinda A. Rahim said that this effort is the first ever done at UniMAP and other public universities in Malaysia.
It was launched as part of INEE's strategy to produce high impact research other than reducing the usage of paper which in turn will reduce printing cost.
"Even though INEE is a small unit, the collaboration culture among INEE reseachers with other researcher from UniMAP and other institutions can be fostered through the launching of this scoreboard and this will improve the number of publication," she said in her speech during the launch.
She added that between 2013 and 2017, INEE had produced 50% Q1 and Q2 ranked article from its total publication.
The digital scoreboard will be updated fortnightly through INEE webiste which can be reached at https:// inee.UniMAP.edu.my.
" It is hoped that the scoreboard will motivate UniMAP researchers to increase the number of publication and referred by researhers from all around the world," she added.
The Publication Scoreboard officicating ceremony was completed by UniMAP Deputy Vice Chancellor for research and innovation, Prof Dr Uda Hashim.
Dr. Uda hope that the scoreboard will not only serve as an example for UniMAP but also to other UA in Malaysia. The momentum of publication output in Scopus should be improved to fulfil the Malaysian Research Assessment (MyRA), The Ministry of Higher Learning (KPT) and the QS requirement.
Kangar, March 29 - 164 Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) staff were celebrated in the Anugerah Seri Gemilang (ASG) 2017. The event held at Seri Malaysia Hotel was organized to recognize their excellent service at UniMAP.
127 recipients received the Excellent Service Award (APC), 31 recipients received the Special Excellent Service Award (AKPC), comprised of 7 categories and 6 recipients received the Special Appreciation Award (APK)
The Vice Chancellor of UniMAP, Dato' Prof Dr. Zul Azhar Zahid Jamal believes that these recognitions will motivate staff to further perform in their service.
He added that UniMAP had achieved a lot in its 17 years of establishment, all due to the staff's committment and hard work.
"Among UniMAP's latest success is being ranked at 450 in the world by the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Ranking (QS) based on the engineering and technology subject," he said in his speech at the event.
The ranking indeed affirms UniMAP status in the world.
The ceremony was also graced with the presence of UniMAP Chancellor, Raja Muda Perlis Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail and UniMAP Pro-Chancellor, Raja Puan Muda Perlis Tuanku Lailatul Shahreen Akashah Khalil.
Dato' Dr. Syed Omar Sharifuddin Syed Ikhsan, the Perlis State Secretary representing the Menteri Besar Perlis and Jafperi Othman, member of the University Board of Directors were also present during the ceremony.
Tuanku Syed Faizuddin in his speech had outlined 10 traits of an excellent worker and wishes that UniMAP staff should strive to be the best at all times.
Among the traits are being proactive and having the initiative to start something before being asked to do so.
"Other than that, trustworthiness is also the basis for success in everthing. You must be someone that is trustworthy, honest, sincere, always speaks the truth and never lie, steal or accept or offer bribe," he added.
A Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony between the University of Medea, Algeria represented by Prof Dr. Abdallah El-Hadj (Director of Laboratory of Mechanic, Physic and Mathematical Modelling (Lmp2m), and UniMAP, represented by Dr Zul Azhar took place before ASK 2017. The MoU was signed in order for the two universities to collaborate on staff and students exchange, research collaboration, conference organization and other programs.
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Travis McCabe repeats at Tour of Utah, Sepp Kuss maintains GC leadAug 10 2018 06:04 am CET
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Travis McCabe (UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling) has taken the victory at the third stage of the Tour of Utah. This is the second win for the rider in this edition of the race.
The third stage of the American race was 188 kilometres long between Antelope Island and Layton featuring a third category climb in the middle and a finish for the fast men. The first part of the day was moved and the peloton didn't allow any escape until almost 100 kilometres to go when ten riders managed to form a breakaway.
The group that included riders like Tony Baca, Lucas Hamilton, Jonny Clarke and Rob Britton, created a gap of more than one minute with a peloton that was pulled by LottoNL-Jumbo trying to control the race to protect the Yellow Jersey of Sepp Kuss. The escapees were reeled back in with eight kilometres to go and the teams prepared to face a bunch sprint.
UnitedHealthCare's Travis McCabe took his second victory in the 2018 edition of the race. Jasper Philipsen (Hagens Berman Axeon) and Edwin Avila (Israel Cycling Academy) were second and third on the day. Kuss managed to keep the GC lead.


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text: Overview Three years after the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, two new homes were recently handed over to families at Yea in Victoria, Australia. Part of the Habitat for Humanity's Yea Housing Estate Project, where a total of 25 homes will be re-built between 2012-2014, a ceremony was held at Yea on Wed 12th December to celebrate the handover of the second and third homes completed in this ambitious project. Arup has had a long standing involvement with this project – from inception in 2009 to town planning, subdivision and civil works prior to construction beginning on the new homes in 2012. Helping Families in Need Two young families were the grateful recipients of keys to their new homes – both excited and thrilled at the prospect of being able to move into their new homes. The parents were full of praise for the efforts and contribution made by the teams from Arup - along with all the other volunteers and organisations involved in this project. "Over the past six months we have taken up four separate groups of Arup staff along with partners, family members and friends… and have been able to help with the construction on each of the five houses on site." "Much work was undertaken and achieved on these days. Plenty of fresh air and sunshine, lots of light hearted banter and laughter, good company and heaps of food. All in all - a great success. The handover of the homes a credit to all involved." A Team Effort In total – 47 individuals have made the trip up to Yea (including 39 staff members) - many making the effort on multiple days. Peter & Anne Bowtell, Frank Gargano , Brendon McNiven , Conor Monaghan , Brendan McNamee, Georgina Reddin (Wallace) & partner Tom , Alan Morgan, Jon Osborne, Angela Williams & son Will, David Perl, Natasha Randall, John & Sandy King, Harriet Priddey, Nick Stone & partner Leo, Mitchell Findlay, Rachel Ngu, Marinna Duffield & friend John Keating, Will Gouthrie, James Danatzis, Jillian Hardie, Robin & Nicole King, Lindsey Marsh, Perry Jackson, Iemke Roos, Simon DeLisle, Phil Alexander-Pye, David Ashe, Alex Chen, Clive Domone, Leah Ferrari & partner Arran Aykens, Ken-Yi Fong, Emma Gardner, Jonathan Griffin, Roger Hill, Dipesh Patel, David Perl, David Stirling, Lee Welch, & John Legge-Wilkinson. "This is a fantastic result for the Melbourne office – and a great reflection on the spirit and commitment within Arup to help the wider community."Thank you to Samantha Webb, Conor Monaghan, Jenny Bowtell and Arup CPP for their support and help with the organisation of these days. There will be more opportunities next year to help Habitat with Humanity – back at Yea and also at other housing projects at Droin and Crib Point. TW FB IN


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Valérie and Jean-Pierre welcome you to their domain, in Provence.
Jean-Pierre's grandparents house has been rearranged in order to receive you.
THREE WONDERFUL COTTAGES are at your disposal – among which two are 80m² and one is 70m². Everything has been made for your comfort: each cottage has a private terrace and is also opened the possibility of cook out under the centenarian plane-tree.
Le Gîte Les Platanes
For 2 to 5 person
Le Gîte Les Lauriers Roses
For 4 to 7 person
Le Gîte Les Oliviers
For 4 to 7 person
Le Gîte Les Cyprès
For 3 person maximum
The swimming-pool is situated between the vineyards and the truffle oaks. With 11m long by 4.5m wide, it will permit you to calmly swim.Ideally exposed, its beach will allow you to get a tan all day long. For those who would rather stay in the shade, a pergola and a parasol are at your disposal.For the "farniente", a lay-by area has been created under the oaks.For your comfort, we opted for a salt sanitation system: eyes don't sting and skin isn't irritated.
We are ideally localised at the crossroads of four territorial divisions (départements) and three regions. It results in proximity from several cultural and sport activities (every offered activity is within a 50km² area).
The cultural activities:
– the Festival d'Avignon
– the festivities about gardens and Nature
– Chorégies d'Orange
– Choralies de Vaison la Romaine
– Polymusicales de Bollène
– Festival Jazz de Bagnols sur Cèze
– Festival de la correspondance de Grignan
The museums, castles and others interesting sights:
– The troglodytic city of Barry in Bolléne
– Le Musée de la Truffe à St Paul 3 Châteaux
– Castles of Grignan and Suze la Rousse
– The Wine University in Suze
– La Ferme aux Crocodiles à Pierrelatte
– Les dentelles de Montmirail
– Les Gorges de l'Ardèche
– Les Cascades du Sautadet à la Roque sur Cèze
– The ancient Theatre of Orange
– Le pont d'Avignon et le Palais des Papes
– Les Sites Antiques de Vaison La Romaine
– the fortress of Mornas.
The sport activities:
down-river of the Ardèche in canoe-kayak
ridding or trekking
ascent of the Mount Ventoux in bike
ski at the Mont-Serein station
river bathing (Ardèche, Cèze…)
fishing,hunting,climbing, golf, etc…


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The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Sunday, solicited prayers from Nigerians in its efforts to choose a running mate for its presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari.
In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party debunked rumours that it had picked a running mate for Buhari, though said each of the candidates touted to have been picked "is unquestionably competent to be a Vice President or even President."
"We are using this opportunity to tell Nigerians to pray for us as we seek to pick a running mate for our presidential candidate. This is because this choice is not just for us but for all of Nigeria," Mohammed said.
The party described media report on the choice of its vice presidential candidate in the media as "unnecessarily sensational, downright speculative and totally misleading."
Part of the statement reads: "We are glad with the feedback we have received from Nigerians on the transparent and rancour-free manner in which our presidential primaries was organized. We are assuring Nigerians that the choice of our presidential running mate will also be guided by best democratic ideals.
"We appreciate the nationwide interest that the choice of our presidential candidate and his running mate has generated. It is a mark of the confidence that Nigerians repose in us. We assure that we will not disappoint our compatriots who have seen our party as the agent of the change they so much crave."
Mohammed further clarified to Newsbreak on Sunday that the party would meet Monday on the way forward.


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Innovative Companies, Inc. is made up of three companies: Innovative Builders, Innovative Erectors and Innovative Developers.
Innovative Builders
Innovative Builders is a full service contractor specializing in commercial and industrial construction. We have experience in all types of construction aspects including Design Build, Construction Management and General Contracting; allowing you to choose the best method that meets your needs.
Although we can provide either method, construction management or general contracting, we have developed a system that takes the best of each; giving your project added value. As is true with the construction management approach, we work on behalf of the owner throughout the design process. This includes getting to know your needs through you and your staff; working with your banker and acquiring all the necessary/required permits and zoning.
Next we develop clearly defined bid scopes and solicit bids from our extensive list of well-qualified subcontractors and suppliers. Now that construction is ready to start our general contracting method begins to show its benefits.
Self-performing the critical stages of the project allows us to keep tighter control of your schedule. With us being the single source of responsibility for the completion of your project it eliminates the additional risk that is assumed by the owner in a multiple contract scenario.
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- State of MN and ND Licensed Contractor
- OSHA Construction 10 Hour & OSHA Construction 30 Hour Trained
- Flatwork Finishers & Technicians by the American Concrete Institute
Awards & Acknowledgements:
- Beautification Awards from the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
- Bennigan's
- Alexandria Area Arts Association (AAAA) Theater
- Cinima 9
- Douglas Scientific
- 2010 Small Business Success Story Award recipient from Twin Cities Business Magazine
- 2008 Chairman's Award from the National Commercial Builders Council
- Dairyland Project – Glenwood, MN
Areas Served
Serving the following 5 state region:
- Minnesota, including:
- Alexandria
- Appleton
- Breckenridge
- Detroit Lakes
- Fergus Falls
- Glenwood
- Little Falls
- Morris
- Park Rapids
- Sauk Centre
- St. Cloud
- Starbuck
- Wadena
- Willmar
- North Dakota, including:
- Fargo
- Minot
- Jamestown
- Wahpeton
- Williston
- Dickinson
- Bismark
- South Dakota
- Western Wisconsin
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The Company
Due to continued growth this global metals manufacturer is seeking a dynamic Continuous Improvement Coordinator.
Ideally you will be currently working as a Lean Manufacturing Engineer or Lean Project Leader.
The Role
The successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of day-to-day process improvements including the following tasks;
- Maintaining efficiency and quality in the work setting, drive value stream mapping and conduct root cause analysis.
- Work on continuous improvement projects, focusing on simplification and performance improvement of productive and administrative processes.
- Project engineering to reach agreed process improvement targets and ensures that improvements are maintained over time.
- Develop compliance audits, program evaluations and post implementation reviews to drive results.
- Excellent understanding of continuous improvement projects.
- World Class Manufacturing skills beneficial.
- Six Sigma qualifications Green Belt and above desirable
- Hands-on experiences of implementing continuous improvement programs and frameworks or Lean solutions.
- Strong analytical, project and product management skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret business needs and translate them into operational requirements.
- Analytical team player motivated by success of the company equipped with excellent communication skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office tools (Visio, Excel) and ERP systems like SAP.
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The Workers' Economy – Third International Meeting
Third International Meeting
Analyzing and Debating a New Economy from the Perspective of Workers and Self-Management
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico City
June 9-11, 2011
We invite workers, activists, and researchers from around the world to the Third International Meeting of the Workers' Economy, taking place on June 9, 10 and 11, 2011 in Mexico City at the Autonomous Metropolitan University-Xochimilco (UAM-Xochimilco). With a focus on "Analyzing and Debating a New Economy from the Perspective of Workers and Self-Management," this Third International Meeting aims to continue the discussions and debates concerning workers' alternatives to global capital that began in Buenos Aires at the First and Second International Meetings of the Workers' Economy in 2007 and 2009.
For the Third International Meeting, we propose bridging academic and intellectual contributions with the practices and ideas of workers, bringing together researchers, theorists, and political activists with workers from around the world. This Third International Meeting will continue the spirit of the past two International Meetings by systematizing workers' experiences of exploitation, projects of alternative work organizations and institutions, and workers' roles as leaders of their own economic destinies, while also aiming to collaboratively study resistances to capitalists' management of the economy.
This time, the International Meeting will be held in Mexico. For the organizers, this means consolidating the space of debate that the past two encuentros have generated and accentuating its international character. Mexico is a country where neoliberalism has rampaged against the people and provoked many workers' struggles and myriad social movements of protest. They need support. The Third International Meeting in Mexico will, in particular, be drawing attention to these struggles and reinforcing them.
Topics of debate will include, but are not limited to:
1. Analysis of the capitalist management of the economy and proposals for global self-management.
2. The new crisis of global capitalism: analysis and responses from the perspective of the workers' economy.
3. Self-management: the historical assessment.
4. Self-management in its present stage: its problems and potential. Recuperated factories, cooperatives, and attempts at self-management by social movements.
5. Self-management and gender: creating democracy.
6. The socialist experience of workers and analysis of its past and future.
7. The challenges of trade union experiences within neoliberal global capitalism.
8. Informal, precarious, and demeaning work: social exclusion or reconfiguration of work in global capitalism?
9. The universities, the workers and the movements: debates about methodologies and practices of mutual construction.
The Third Meeting will take place over three days, with morning and afternoon sessions, and will be open to the public. There will be plenary sessions and workshops with the presentation of papers, videoconferencing, and a final plenary with discussion and conclusions.
Organizing Committee:
Area Work Studies of the Department of Social Relations of the Autonomous Metropolitan University at Xochimilco and the Open Faculty Program of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Buenos Aires.
Co-organizers (confirmed to now) are the following:
Center for Global Justice, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
Institute of Philosophy, Havana, Cuba.
Faculty of Philosophy and History of the University of Havana.
Autonomist Argentina Project (http://www.autonomista.org).
Program of Anthropology and the History of the Capital-Work Relation in the Contemporary Context, Center for Advanced Studies, National University of Cordoba.
Greater Toronto Workers' Assembly (http://www.workersassembly.ca/).
Deadline for sending 250-500 word summaries/abstracts of papers: March 31, 2011
Deadline for sending complete presentations: April 29, 2011.
email@example.com (Centro de Documentación de Empresas Recuperadas, Programa Facultad Abierta, UBA, Argentina).
email@example.com (Andrés Ruggeri, Director, Programa Facultad Abierta, UBA, Argentina)
email@example.com (Marco Augusto Gómez Solórzano, Director del Área de Estudios del Trabajo de la UAM-Xochimilco, México)
firstname.lastname@example.com (Celia Pacheco, Directora Departamento de Relaciones Sociales, UAM-X, México).
For English correspondence and paper submissions: email@example.com (Marcelo Vieta, York University, Toronto, Canada). Please indicate "The Workers' Economy" in the heading of your email when submitting papers.
More information on the "La economía de los trabajadores" and for proceedings of the previous editions of the 2007 and 2009 Meetings, please go to: www.recuperadasdoc.com.ar


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Say yes to yourself.
July 28-30, 2017 • Maple Falls, WA
We're planning the most amazing, epic, life-changing weekend ever — all that's missing is YOU. Camp Yes is perfect for you if: You're ready to bust your camp self (the most real and authentic version of you) out into the real world. You're hungry for a deeper and more meaningful connection to yourself and others. You crave a powerful community of women who are willing and ready to be real.
Location & Accomodations
We'll be hanging out at beautiful Camp Saturna, about two hours north of Seattle. You will have the option of staying in an indoor bunkhouse, or camping under the stars. Right on Silver Lake, Camp Saturna has:
- A modern bunkhouse with bunks for 40, shared indoor bathrooms, and lounge
- 133 Acres of land with hikes, waterfront, camping, climbing wall, and more
- Over one mile of waterfront on Silver Lake, with docks, boating, swimming, and more
There will be campfires, pj parties, arts & crafts, personal development playshops, hikes in some of the most beautiful mountains in the world, swimming in alpine lakes, relay races, stand-up paddle boarding, rock climbing, canoeing… like a real summer camp!
- Say 'YES!' to Your Superpower: How to Know It, Own It & Speak It!, with Maggy Sterner
- Storytelling 101 - Strength in Vulnerability, with Brianne Benness
- Brush Pen Calligraphy: Hand-Lettered Quotes for Fun and Fulfillment, with Anna Swenson
- Poempowerment; Celebrating Identity via Written & Spoken Word, with Savanah Jordan
- Discovering Yourself in Nature: What Nature has to show you about who you really are, with Suzanne Bontempo
- Zine Making: The Book of You, with Molly McLeod
- Handcrafted Inspirational Art Journals, with Corinna Marcia
- Improv and Theater Games, with Margaret Teshner
- DIY Time Travel: Conversations with Your Future Self, with Shelly Ni
- Open Space Playshop, with Jenni Spicer
- ...and more to come!
Getting to Camp
From Bellingham: 45-60 minutes
From Seattle: 2-3 hours
We encourage carpooling! Find or offer a ride here.
We recommend flying into Bellingham, WA if possible! There are cheap, direct flights on Allegiant and Alaska Airlines from Portland, Oakland, and many other cities. You can also fly into Seattle.
Camp registration is between 12-2 on Friday July 28th, so we recommend flying in on Thursday if you're coming from out of town. If you need a place to stay the night before (or after) camp, or want to find folks to carpool with, check out this coordination page.
The Schedule
Friday July 28th
12-2pm - Check-in
3pm - CAMP WELCOME!
Playshop 1 (Your Choice)
Saturday July 29th
Sunrise Yoga/Meditation/Walk
Playshop 2 (Your Choice)
Free Time - Choose Your Own Adventure!
Hike, Climb, Canoe, Paddle board
Playshop 3 (Your Choice)
Un-talent Show & Evening Activities
Sunday July 30th
Sunrise Yoga/Meditation/Walk
Playshop 4 (Your Choice)
2pm - Closing Circle - Happy Goodbyes
Our Story
2017 will be the very first Camp Yes — but Marli and Molly have years of experience organizing retreats, conferences, and other events. We can't wait to welcome you into our inaugural community!
Marli Williams
Marli is a speaker, facilitator, coach and inspiration generator whose mission in life is to inspire and empower people to do more and be more than they ever thought possible. She works with schools, universities, and organizations to enhance and create inclusive, inspiring communities where everyone feels valued, important and empowered to make positive changes in their communities and in their lives. Learn more about how she can help you at marliwilliams.com.
Molly McLeod
Molly is a designer, artist, and educator based in Oakland, CA. She loves creating amazing experiences for people — whether it's designing board games, helping local governments design better services for people, making zines about creativity and friendship, or organizing a summer camp! See more of her work at mollymcleod.com or on Twitter/Instagram @mollyampersand.
We're working with an amazing team of women to bring you the best weekend ever!


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Useful Tools To Help You Stop Smoking
Smoking can have a serious impacts on your life. It can also cause many serious health dramatically. You can reverse the negative effects if you stop.
Tell yourself you need to go for a walk first, or try to drink a glass of water prior to smoking. If you still feel you need that cigarette, the delay could cause you to smoke one less cigarette that day.
Hypnosis has proven to be an effective tool to use when you quit smoking. Many people have had a good success with professional hypnotists. The professional can entrance you into a deep trance and provide you positive affirmations. When you awake, you might not be as interested in cigarettes as you were before, which is a positive step in the quitting process.
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Ask your friends and loved ones to be supportive about your decision to stop smoking.It is critical that the people closest to you offer support, and you can do without them being judgmental.Let them know that you might be a bit grouchy at first, since your thinking won't be as clear. It is not simple to stop smoking, and you need to have support from your loved ones during this process.
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Day 1: Sunday, June 18th 2017
We visited The Apostolic Church's Central Assembly in Koforidua for the cultural experience. Christianity has a significant influence on Ghanaian society. In addition, most of the people we are working with attend that church. Our visit allowed us to introduce ourselves to our partners; inform those in attendance about our work and be part of an important event in their lives.
On Sundays, most shops are closed, the roads look empty and it would seem like most of the population has left town for the weekend. Except that on almost every road you turn on, you can hear loud music or a sermon coming from churches nearby. To most people, the church is more than a place you go to get a sermon and sing hymns. It serves as a family, an insurance provider, and as we learned this Sunday—a place where people go to receive public health lectures on preventing transmittable diseases.
The Yedea team's student members arrived in Koforidua this past weekend. In the two preceding weeks Professor Cleckley and I organized a Design Thinking Boot Camp for students, faculty and recent graduates of All Nations University College, Koforidua Technical University and the Nursing and Midwifery Training College. This phase of the project was to help them prepare to work with our American students from the University of Virginia: Ted Obi, Morgan Brazel, Vida Sarpong and Grace Patrice Anyetei-Anum.
Likewise, when the American students arrived, we decided to take them to church as part of their cultural immersion experience in preparation for collaborating with their Ghanaian colleagues. We observed several interactions during the service that illustrated the previously stated roles of the church in the lives of the people we met.
First, for about 50 minutes, several families were given the microphone in turns to talk about significant events in their lives, and express their gratitude for the church's support during those events. In some cases, church members who spoke were thankful that church representatives had showed up to family funerals to mourn with them or weddings to celebrate with them. Some speakers specifically thanked the Church for financial support during such times.
After that period, a medical doctor from the congregation gave a public heath lecture on a range of topics including vaccinations, hand washing and HIV prevention. While the doctor spoke, Morgan, one of the Yedea team members leaned over and asked me, "Is this where people get their health information?" We found out that it was the last in a series of talks as part of the church's healthweek.
The doctor took questions after her talk and from those she received and her responses to them, my team and I began to wonder if there is a place for on-demand health expertise. We imagined that such a service should be readily accessible by phone or similar means to debunk widely spread health myths and offer scientifically supported disease prevention advice. Our interviews with patients, starting tomorrow would provide more insight.
Day 2: Monday/ 06/19/2017 by Vida Sarpong
Ghana has been great so far, the people are very welcoming and eager to see what our research is all about, and how it can better them in any shape/form. Today marked our journey to the Koforidua hospital, where my team and I are collecting data to see how telemedicine can help the people there.
While going to the hospital, I noticed that drivers don't stop at a stop sign. I realized that they rather honk whiles they approached an intersection, to give any incoming driver a signal of their existence at that moment to avoid any accident. When there is a car also coming at that particular time, one stops and lets the other pass before they also continue. It was very interesting to see how drivers don't pay attention to stop signs, but have devised a way for themselves to go around that.
On our arrival to the hospital, we met the person in charge of the hospital's research department called Mr. Twum. He was very nice, welcoming and eager to show us around and introduce us to the staff. When we got to the hospital, he did a tour for us. We went to every department in the hospital and got introduced to the staff there. He made the staff aware that we are in the hospital doing research. The staff were so nice and gave us a warm welcome. Mr. Twum also gave us a quick run through of how patients are registered upon arrival and prepared for consultation. This overview helped us understand the patients' journey from the moment they enter the hospital to when they leave and the times most patients arrive at and leave the hospital.
We decided to start by interviewing women coming into and leaving the hospital. Before we started our research, we did a trial interview just to get a feel of what the next day will be all about. Emmanuel, our team leader, broke us up into 2 groups. There are two Ghanaian natives in each group—myself and Grace. Morgan and Ted who are not Ghanaian natives got paired with each of us, so Morgan with me and Ted with Grace. We started each interview by introducing ourselves to patients and obtaining their informed consent orally.
We interviewed one person per group today. I had one person jokingly say in Twi that we shouldn't come to her if no one spoke Twi, so I assured her of my fluency in Twi by answering her in Twi and she nodded and smiled as, we drew closer. We interviewed them using our research questions and explained what telemedicine was about. We told them it's a way to connect patients and doctors together, if distance, natural disasters or any other thing is a hindrance to the patient coming to the hospital to seek care. The patients were very receptive of the idea and asked lots of questions to make them better understand the concept.
We found out that a lot of people in we met could not speak English, so Grace and I had to do most of the interviews. Before the interview, I could see that patients get so relaxed and are willing to talk to us when they hear me or Grace speak the local dialect called Twi. They felt at ease when they realized they were talking to their fellow Ghanaian and that really helped a lot in our interview process.
Through the trial interviews, we noted that people really wanted this telemedicine idea and thought it could work when brought to their communities. They thought it should be something that everyone could access and benefit from. It was a little tricky to explain telemedicine to them without any pictures to go along with it, so we decided to bring pictures illustrating our explanation to telemedicine to give them a visual sense of what we talk to them about.
Prior to our visit to the hospital, I did not expect the interviews to go on so smoothly as it did. I didn't know if people will want to talk to us; if they even had the time; if they will be accepting of the idea and be interested enough to ask questions, and others. It was very interesting to see that none of these circumstances became a hindrance to us conducting the interviews.
We decided as a group that our next steps should be to bring photos to create a visual guide to explain telemedicine better, and come earlier because patients come early and wait for the doctor, so it is easy to talk to them while they were waiting for their turn. Overall, it was a very productive day and I really enjoyed every bit of it. I can't wait for what lies ahead of us.


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CityChic video delight
Last year, CityChic had an amazing run of gorgeous videos, especially the alluring film for the "Pretty Wild" campaign:
I am pleased to see that the company has just released its first video for 2011, which continues the tradition of curve-adoring footage from this visionary label.
Courtney does a great job as always, although she is burdened with a regrettably unattractive hairstyle. Joining her as the other brunette is Kate Erin, who was mentioned in last years thread about BGM Models. Kate actually looks curvier and more attractive in this video than in any of her print work. See 00:59, for example. She does a splendid job, and has to be considered the star of this particular video.
I especially love the final scenes showing these luscious models eagerly and seductively digging in to a rich dessert, while the camera catches a glimpse of Kate coyly showing off her deep decolletage. Nothing could be more liberating and pro-curvy than seeing well-fed models unapologetically loving to eat, and looking gorgeous doing so.
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Re: CityChic video delight
Every month, I eagerly look forward to the new CityChic videos. They are always so gorgeous. I adore the fact that they are filmed in a variety of themes and styles. Not only do they show off the company's clothing better than any still images ever could, but they demonstrate what a size-positive media would look like, a media in which gorgeous plus-size models and actresses (i.e., actually attractive women) played the ingénues, the vixens, the girlfriends, etc. Watching the CityChic videos back to back is like seeing the world the way it should be; or rather, seeing our media world the way it should be.
This latest one is a cinematic tour de force in moody black and white, with a sultry soundtrack. Courtney Maxwell moves her size-16 body in sensual ways, adopting graceful, feminine poses.
I love the theme of the plus-size model admiring herself in the mirror. At one point, it almost looks as if she is going to kiss her reflection in the glass. Such self-adoration and vanity is extremely sensual to watch, and shows full-figured goddesses that they deserve to see themselves this way.
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Re: CityChic video delight
As soon as I saw the above video, with Courtney Maxwell admiring herself in the mirror, I knew that it reminded me of something. I think it was the black-and-white photography that tipped me off.
It recalls a very famous shoot featuring 19th-century goddess Lillian Russell, in which Lillian was photographed standing alongside a full-length mirror, dressed in an opulent manner. How very fitting that a present-day plus-size model should be photographed in a manner that recalls the most gorgeous plus-size goddess of all time.
But the influence continues. That Lillian Russell shoot also inspires the current campaign from Vivienne Westwood, starring Christina Hendricks. Christina is not fully plus-size, but her buxom curves do recall the timeless ideal of voluptuous feminine beauty. Also, notice the decorative hair arrangement, with the leaves. That too recalls a 19th-century type of opulent styling. You can see that Lillian, in the above image, wears a similarly elaborate hair arrangement.
Full-figured goddesses of every era, past and present, look gorgeous in opulent settings where the sumptuousness of the décor echoes the aristocratic richness of their luxurious curves. This is pure "maximalism."
This site's Lillian Russell gallery features a few more shots of Lillian in her famous looking-glass photoshoot:
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Re: CityChic video delight
It's not quite as luxurious as the captivating mirror video, above, but City Chic has now released a behind-the-scenes video showing three of its models in preparation for the company's forthcoming fashion show.
Courtney and Kate Erin are the two standouts in the video. Interesting thing about Kate -- initially, her look is attractive but not extraordinary, but after she has been made up, wow, she becomes quite stunning. (I especially love Kate's ultra-glamorous look at 0.31, and in the final triptych.) It's a fascinating example of how some effective makeup artistry can really bring out a model's look. Plus, there are many casual glimpses of the models showing the fullness of their figures.
Beautiful video.
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Our country house is located in a strategic position to visit the places of major cultural and scenic interest of Sicily. The historical, natural and cultural grandeur of Sicily is evidenced by the recognition of as many as 7 sites recognized as World Heritage by UNESCO. 5 of these sites are easily reachable from our house as "The Archaeological Park of Agrigento" with the Valley of the Temples (74 km), the "Roman Villa of the Casale" of Piazza Armerina (30 km), "The entire Baroque area of the south east "which includes Catania (138 km) Modica (100 km), Ragusa (92 km) Caltagirone (52 km)," The Etna "(170 km) with its landscape features," The Arab-Norman route that starts from Cefalù (130 km) ".
The house is located in a hilly area and is surrounded by olive groves. In addition, the house is located near the sea, surrounded by unspoiled nature, surrounded by olive trees, vines and palms and the gentle slopes of the hills cultivated with wheat.
To these beauties there is an always mild and sunny climate where the air, the colors and the perfumes are typical Sicilian ones.
The house can accommodate up to 7 people and consists of a room that houses a living room with a sofa bed and LED TV and a kitchen with table and chairs equipped with traditional oven and all the necessary utensils. There are also two spacious bedrooms, a bathroom with shower and a large veranda with barbecue where you can eat, sunbathe, read or spend your free time in a peaceful place surrounded by the noise of nature and the scents of the earth and where at nightfall you will be fascinated by the red sunsets and in the darkness by the myriad of shining stars.
Also plenty of space for parking, free WI-FI and bed and bath linens.
Some of the most famous seaside resorts are easily reachable, such as the spectacular Scala dei Turchi with its white marl cliffs, Capo Rossello and Monterosso, particular promontories of red limestone ending in the sea or the town of Torre Salsa a Regional Nature Reserve managed by the WWF where the Caretta Caretta turtles from May to August come to lay their eggs every year.
Guests will also receive detailed information on their arrival to discover the surrounding area, a territory that can give strong emotions through the charm of the discovery of a still unspoiled and wild landscape. There are seven Protected Natural Reserves in the Nisseno territory. There are also the remains of civilizations such as the Phoenicians, the Greeks, the Arabs and the Normans such as the Greek fortifications called "Mura Timoleontee" of Gela or the charming town of Sutera inserted in the circuit of the "Most Beautiful Villages of Italy". There are also traces of a more recent past such as the abandoned Mines of Zolfo, as testified for example by the Museum of Sulphites of "Trabia Tallarita", an example of industrial archeology of the early twentieth century.
Our brochures will take you through museums, archaeological remains, castles, villages, natural reserves and shores of crystal clear sea and golden sand.
You will also find information on the most popular festivals linked to religious and folklore traditions.
During the Easter period in Sicily holidays are experienced by the inhabitants with intense vitality and the Christian and pagan rituals merge in a mixture of sensations, colors, flavors and sounds that give unique emotions. During the Holy Week several processions are held and all the moments of the Passion of Christ are recalled on Good Friday.
During the summer there are typical devotional parties such as that of the SS. Crucifixion of Olmo to Mazzarino (the 2nd Sunday of May), the feast of S. Calogero and Pope of Campofranco, where from the statue of the saint are given great forms of bread with human forms, cited also by the magazine "Bell'Italia", the feast of San Giuseppe in Riesi (last Sunday of July and March) or The Costume Historical Court in Mussomeli. Christmas is made of the impressive Live Nativity Scenes in Sutera and Butera.
There will also be indications of local products, culinary traditions and food and wine routes. You will learn typical sweets such as nougat, ricotta cheese rolls, cannoli, buccellati, mostaccioli all prepared with local products such as honey, dried figs, almonds, cottage cheese, baked wine, oil and citrus peel. And even the lumpy buns like the "muffles" particular type of sponge bread filled with ricotta or caciocavallo, oil, pepper, anchovies or as "the mbriulata" made with rolled pasta rolled with olives, potatoes, cheese and minced meat. You will know typical products like honey Serradifalco recognized Slow Food or Riesi and Butera wines exported all over the world and classified D.O.C ..
Although the house is in a quiet location it is still convenient to all services as the village of Riesi is reachable in 5 minutes and in 10 minutes you can reach the medieval village of Mazzarino characterized by the numerous baroque churches and the remains of the castle Dominates the landscape.
Guests will be welcomed by the courtesy and warmth of the owners that characterizes the spirit of the Sicilians who will be ready to meet your every need.


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It is hard for me to believe that I am coming up 2 years as being page owner to Mused. There have been many ups and downs and I asked myself what kept me going when the going got tough. There were so many days that I did not feel adequate for the job. Days when typos and mistakes were the rule, days when I lacked energy and inspiration, and days when I wondered if anyone was following or would even notice if the page disappeared.
What I have learned is that the page is like any other living work. It seems to have a personality and a will of its own. On the days that I felt like disappearing other page owners shared and kept it in the news-feed. On the days I lacked inspiration, I shared old posts. Most of the time, I just kept showing up and doing the work with a love for the audience and subject and things worked themselves out.
As I created my latest art journal page, I contemplated how hard we as creatives psych ourselves out. Considering the mind and how powerful negative and destructive thoughts have in our lives, it is also important to see the flip side of that. When we become aware of this, we can choose for ourselves which thoughts we will allow to shape our destiny. A simple way to clear the negativity out is through mindfulness and meditation–it is now a favorite practice in my life. The more things that I have going, the more I feel I have riding on keeping things organic, simply, and pure. This is in part due to all of the issues that rear their ugly heads when failure/success looms.
I need to be making my art.. running my pages… writing for the sake of the creativity/art itself. It is all too easy to get caught up in whether people "like" it or love it. Each post, each chunk of writing, each painting and journal page is a little piece of me–a documentation of an experience and/or thought in that moment of time. It may not have touched millions of people, but it expressed something that needed expressing at that very moment and acted as a catalyst to move me forward. Perhaps a painting wasn't brilliant, but so what! It was the learning experience that was needed at that very point of time.
As much as we love the practice of art/writing/creativity… we need to show ourselves that very love. Can we truly practice self-compassion? Why or why not? It is time to do the work on ourselves and develop insight and practices that treat our bodies/hearts/minds/spirits with gentility. It is survival. It is fuel to carry on.


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Blacksmithing Class Jan 2012By insectoid. Filed in Events, Gen |
We are setting up a blacksmithing class jan 2012. Let us know if you are interested….
This will be an intro class where you will get a good overview of blacksmithing and a little hands on demo. For those of you interested in a more advanced class let us know what you want to learn and we will put something together for you.
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To be honest I have no idea. However according to The Denver Post in an article titled Rising Vacancy Rates Signal a Shift in Metro Denver Apartment Market there has been a surge concerning vacancies. While this is not to be unexpected due to the massive supply having come on line in recent months, those like myself with some history in Denver are reading the tea leaves and the word pessimism keeps forming.
Denver real estate is not immune to boom and bust cycles. Since moving here in 1984 I have been through three (3) cycles of the market. What concerns me about this newest cycle is the following:
- Apartments (rental and condo) being constructed throughout the metro area based on pro-formas targeting deluxe and luxury market which is truly a finite market.
- Asking rents and PSF prices sans correlation to average income in the metro area.
- Assumption that demand will continue to outstrip supply (sorry folks we are not in New York or San Francisco).
- Increased Density in a marketplace which generally values personal indoor and outdoor space.
- Apartments with common area amenities while skimping on size; while attractive to millennials, guess what, millennials do age and their desires change.
Such cycles are old news. I still remember when Parkway Center and Uptown Village came on the market inclusive of rental incentives. For some perspective during the summer of 1987 (yes almost 30 yrs ago), I worked in downtown Denver for the summer while attending CU Boulder during the school year. I was able to rent an apartment at One Denver Place, a one bedroom on the 25th floor (unit #2507) with an unobstructed view of downtown, including parking and utilities. With my rental furniture bill, the monthly was approx. $500.00 which at the time was considered slightly above market. When I graduated CU and moved to Denver full-time my first apartment, an expansive one bedroom with an enclosed sun room at 900 Lafayette was a whopping $400/month. During these times there was a general glut of rentals on the market and rents were in line with average incomes.
Even in the early 1990's as Denver began to climb out of the energy sector recession one was able to purchase units at The Barclay Towers downtown for $50K including parking and either mountain or city views coupled with below market financing provided by the sponsor/developer. Granted during this time LoDo was in its infancy, the loft trend had yet to gain traction and the Platte Valley was literally a dust-bowl, how times have changed.
Granted between natural inflation, an expanding population (yes folks even with the snow we are considered pseudo sun-belt) and other factors it is natural for prices to increase and trust me I look back and concerning some real estate purchases say to myself "Could Have, Should Have and Didn't". While hindsight is truly 20/20, history is known to repeat itself as we rarely learn our lessons.
With the many apartments and condos still to come on-line in 2016 and beyond (just look at the skyline of Cherry Creek North and west of the Denver Country Club) do not be surprised to see developers providing incentives and other marketing perks to increase occupancy.
As a broker working in the deluxe and luxury market niche I understand these clients are as mentioned are a finite resource. There are only so many out-of-state buyers and mountain residents looking to drop $1M+ on a pied-a-terre condo in Cherry Creek North or $2,000+/month for a Manhattan sized apartment in downtown or Cherry Creek.
Looking at the macro picture long-term I am not as concerned about absorption. As baby-boomers age, condos and multi-family maintenance-free living becomes more attractive. Denver will always attract the youngest and brightest due to lifestyle, climate and an overall entrepreneurial orientation. However for the immediate future i.e. 1-3 years, I personally am a little concerned. If I were bringing such product out of the ground over the next 1-3 years I would be considering contingency plans from price correction to financing concessions to rental incentives to owner will carry.


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In just a few more days, I'll have a life...at least for the 57 days of summer break. I plan to do the things I haven't had time for during the last few months. On my list:
- Spend time with my family. Although in the long run becoming an RDH is going to be amazing for my family, in the short term, it really stinks. I don't spend anywhere close to enough time with them. I can't wait to just hang out and have fun with my guys more.
- Run. I miss running. I miss taking my stress out on my run. I miss the high of pushing further than I've been before or faster than I've been before. I'm not a good runner or a fast runner, but I love to run, and I can't wait to get in some good running time again.
- Read. The Kindle Fire my hubby got me for Christmas was the perfect gift! I devour books, and my Kindle is loaded with tons of great mysteries...plus my fave author, Ted Dekker, has a brand new book coming out next month...I can't wait to get lost in some good, creepy, FBI-tracking-serial-killer books.
- Swim. We just got an above ground pool, and it's calling my name...this summer, I'm going to get skinny and tan and hang out with my guys in the pool.
- Geocache. Again, tons of fun with my family, and it's been a really long time since we went.
- Go to the gun range. Ok, I'm a huge tomboy, and you're probably thinking I've read too many of my FBI-tracking-serial-killer books....but I love going to the gun range. I grew up shooting with my dad (that's what happens when you're the only girl in the family) and I still love guns. My husband, kids and I go the range and all take turns - my hubby with his Glock, me with my Sig Sauer, and the boys with a .22 rifle. Good family fun.
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They are more for tagger size but you can resize them.
The kit is available in both tagger and full size kits.
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I've sent my query and first few pages to a couple of literary agents over the last several months. I can honestly say the process is a disappointing one. Some actually respond to let you know you've been rejected. The others allow you to sit and wring your hands with no response at all — the silent rejection. I don't know which one I prefer yet. So, I've had five rejections so far. I've sent off my query to another agent with hope springing anew each time. I don't know how many to query. I don't know exactly who to query. I just keep looking folks up and hoping I hit the right person. If you're out there, dear literary agent, I am looking for you. I have a manuscript for you. I hope you like it. Please, oh please.
8 thoughts on "Discouragment"
Agreed, the Writers' and Artists' Yearbook is an EXCELLENT resource… as well as a book that was published by a UK agent who has been in the business for years. Her insight is quite interesting, and she even gets into topics such as the best time of year to make your pitch, as well as what to do if you don't find an agent. The book is called 'From Pitch to Publication' by Carole Blake. Must say, I think her clients are very lucky… wish I was one of them! Try not to get discouraged… plug along… trying to find the best fit. I'm presently considering all options… and am presently beginning my agent search. Hope this helps. Best wishes!
Maybe hearing of all the rejection letters some famous authors received will be of some encouragement: http://cristianmihai.net/2012/05/21/famous-rejection-letters/
It will be okay 🙂 Just don't give up trying. It may take 100 queries (I hope not!) but eventually someone will say yes! Best of luck to you!


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Learning, then learning moreEvery lesson, every day, every student, learning . . .
2017 Athletics Carnival
The 2017 North High Athletics Carnival will be held on Thursday 22nd June and Friday 23rd June. Thursdays events are held at school on our oval and will run throughout the day. Only students competing in these events will be excused from their timetabled class and students should report to their teacher before leaving to attend the event.
On Friday, all students will be taken to the Bundaberg Athletics Grounds, at Enid Ethel Drive by bus. The cost for the day will be $2 and will be collected as students board their bus in the morning. Students are not permitted to make their own transport arrangements to the sports ground.
The dress theme for the day is TUTUS AND BUCKET HATS and students are also encouraged to wear their House colours on the day.
Don't forget to bring a hat, water, lunch and wear plenty of sunscreen. A canteen will be operating on Friday at the grounds.
Please follow the links to see the program of events for Thursday and Friday.
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Landscape architecture student selected for Massie Family Endowed Fellowship
Zochil Castro has been selected for the Massie Family Endowed Fellowship for a $1,500 scholarship to design a central trail system with the Yakima Area Arboretum. Castro, a third year landscape architecture student, will have spring and summer of 2018 to work on the project under the guidance of Jolie Kaytes, an associate professor and program head for landscape architecture.
The Duward and Carolyn Massie family scholarship was established by Duward Massie (BS '52 Agronomy) and his late wife, Carolyn (Former Student, Nursing), with their children Jennifer (MS '79 Vocational Technical Education and Teaching Certificate), Jeffrey (BS '83 Civil Engineering), Jessica (Former Student, Food Science), Jody (BA '90 Education and Teaching Certificate), and Jill. In addition, two sons-in-law and grandchildren attended WSU, as well as Duward's brother, Dale (BS '54 Agronomy).
Duward worked as a career plant scientist, and has used his education, talents, and experiences in a variety of volunteer roles at the Yakima Area Arboretum for more than 40 years. The Arboretum's mission is "To inspire people of all ages to discover and connect with nature through a diverse collection of trees and shrubs hardy to the Inland Northwest." Duward called the Arboretum "a community treasure." His goal in establishing the family endowment at WSU is to "marry the two places" he is passionate about in a relationship that benefits both.
Last year, junior landscape architecture student Ian Conrardy received the Massie Family Endowed Fellowship.
The Massie Fellowship was created to help Washington State University students gain real-world, mentored experience in their academic areas of interest, and to complete projects with, and for, the Yakima Area Arboretum.
Read more at https://distinguishedscholarships.wsu.edu/other-awards/massie-fellowship/.
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UK Football
Kentucky's McDermott: How do you like him now, Louisville?
When it comes to the Kentucky-Louisville rivalry, defensive lineman Luke McDermott isn't choosy. He was willing to cast his football lot on either side of this intense in-state dividing line.
McDermott first tried to walk on at U of L, his hometown program. Fuzzing the line further, he sent emails to Greg Nord, then an assistant coach at Louisville and now in the same role for Kentucky.
"I was saying, Coach (Bobby) Petrino's son played with me at Trinity," McDermott said of Trinity High's state championship teams he played for as a junior and senior. "So I think Coach Petrino knew of me. I was trying to use that to get my foot in the door."
Nord's response?
"He liked me and stuff, and they wanted me to walk on," McDermott said. "But they never came around to telling me how to go about doing it."
The way recruiting connections are made and come to fruition was a mystery to McDermott. This seems surprising given how Trinity annually produces college prospects in bulk.
"I thought colleges just watched high school games a lot and come see you if they hear about you," McDermott said. "But, apparently, you're supposed to, like, send video of yourself, which I didn't really know."
Hearing only silence from U of L, McDermott thought he would not play college football.
"Then I played in a high school all-star game," he said. "Right after that, Kentucky emailed me because I was emailing them, saying they wanted me to walk on here."
McDermott's size — or, more precisely, lack thereof — dulled recruiting interest. He came to UK as a 220-pound would-be defensive tackle. Even now, four years later, he's no behemoth at 6-foot-1 and 264 pounds.
"I'm smaller than pretty much all the other noses (nose tackles) on the team," he said. "It's not always a disadvantage. I'm also quicker than a lot of guys inside. That helps a lot."
David Turner, UK's assistant head coach and defensive line coach, said that size impacts how much McDermott plays.
"There are times we have to be smart on when to get him on the field and when to get him off," Turner said. UK's defensive scheme for a particular game and the opposition's size help determine McDermott's role.
But, Turner emphasized, McDermott's dependable effort and attention to detail get him on the field at some point every game.
"Luke is Luke," Turner said. "He's been solid while he's in there. ... Luke's going to go hard. He's productive. He's around the ball. He makes plays. We can find a place for a guy like that."
Although he's productive at a relatively small size, McDermott continues to try to add mass. He said he eats "every chance I get" and lifts weights.
During the season, he will eat about four meals a day.
"In the summer, it was up there," he said of his food consumption. "It was pretty much one constant meal. I used to make a whole pan of hamburger helper that's supposed to feed a family, and eat that pretty much all day."
His goal is to reach 270 or 275 pounds. But given UK is entering the third game of his senior season, McDermott noted, "It's kind of late for that."
McDermott has been on and off scholarship throughout his career. On scholarship as a third-year sophomore in 2009 and on again this current academic year.
"He surely earned the right," Turner said of McDermott's status as a scholarship player.
UK Coach Joker Phillips suggested that familiarity can breed over-analysis with in-state players. Thus, a productive player like McDermott gets bypassed.
"Sometimes you can know too much about a home guy," Phillips said of the walk-ons who will play in the UK-U of L game. "We've got a guy in Luke McDermott (who) was a walk-on, came in here and went about his business the way he should, has earned the right not only to earn a scholarship, but a right to start. Made a lot of good plays here."
McDermott experienced the highs and not-so-highs of football playing for Trinity and Kentucky. Trinity had a 27-3 record in his two seasons. In his five seasons at UK, the Cats have a 30-24 record going into Saturday's game against Louisville.
Yet, he called the UK days more fulfilling.
"It requires so much more of your attention, and it takes everything you've got," he said. "It really wasn't the same in high school."
McDermott made his first college start in last season's UK-U of L game. Going into his final UK-U of L game as a player, he said he wants to avoid the distracting hype surrounding the rivalry.
"I remember last year having a bunch of fans yelling my name on the sideline," he said of UK's 23-16 victory at U of L. "I didn't turn around. I had to focus on the game."
When asked if the fans were rooting for him or trying to mess with his mind, McDermott laughed and said, "It's hard to tell. I like to think they were trying to support me."


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Orange River Cellars.
Blok F, on the farm Kayalani, spans 1.51 ha, and was founded in 1985 on red loam soil that drains easily. Colombard on Richter 99 rootstock was planted with a 3.35m row width and a 2m plant width. A roof truss trellising system was chosen as it provides enough foliage for ample production yields, and shade to protect grapes from the harsh Northern Cape sun. Vetch hay is used as a cover crop to protect soil moisture and to produce Nitrogen. Flood irrigation is still used to this day. Of the original 3300 vines, only 2896 remain. Grapes are hand harvested.
This very special wine will be launched in 2019.


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Description: My plan for this was to make a "god game†where you help the pope in his neat car navigate through a mass of people or cars or something.
I did some reading up on flocking behaviour because I figured that'd be a nice emergent system much like the springs/IK stuff I've used in previous games. Pretty soon I found Boids. A very neat way of simulating flock/school behaviour, I also found some pseudocode which greatly helped in implementing the technique in Flash. However there was a problem, it was too slow for what I originally intended to use it for. I barely got 25fps with pink box graphics and 20 Boids scuttling around. I wanted a lot more. I did manage to push the fps a bit by using various optimizing techniques, but it still wasn't anywhere near fast enough for large crowds.
What went right: The game sure has potential for emergence and the crowd does look real nice. I also like the graphics for the characters, a nice background and it'd look very nice. I did also manage to code a couple of neat functions I was able to reuse in the later games as well.
What went wrong: I focused way too much on the Boids simulation. Nice coding but I never really took time to stop to think about gameplay. Something I could have realized early on was that collision detection, or rather keeping the Boids
from colliding with for instance cars would be a problem. However I didn't really consider this until it was too late. I spent a full day trying to make a game of it and it just wouldn't "popâ€.
Conclusion: Too much focus on the simulation and far too little on the actual gameplay was this games downfall. I can't really see this game going anywhere in it's current state, the simulation is nice, but the actual gameplay quite frankly sucks.


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This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. For decades, the United States, and its partner Latin American nations, have fought to stop the flow of illicit drugs from South America to the streets of North America, yet the drugs continue to feed the addiction of the 5.8 million cocaine users in the United States today. The Unites States has confronted the problem at all levels— primarily demand reduction, source eradication, and interdiction. While addressing demand and supply are critical to ending the international drug trade, the transit zone countries of Mexico and Central America are caught in a crossfire of widespread violence, corruption, and weakened state security perpetuated by this multi-billion dollar drug industry. The situation in the region has regressed beyond criminal activity to a drug-fueled state of siege—a criminal insurgency, which has directly threatened the lawfulness and security of transit zone countries. This paper examines the drug war in Central America and Mexico, highlighting its similarities to other insurgencies, and offers ideas on how to apply counterinsurgency doctrine to influence the effort to deny secure transshipment points to drug cartels. In doing so, this paper highlights both the intellectual and physical linkages between the commonly accepted military history of insurgencies and the history of the fight against drug trafficking organizations. To that end the United States, Mexico, and Central America need to challenge drug trafficking organizations and gangs through a regional counterinsurgency strategy that denies impunity for drug cartels, and enables Central American and Mexican governments to reestablish the legitimacy of their governing and legal institutions and regain control over all of their territory for the long term.
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION * CHAPTER 2 - BRIEF HISTORY OF CONFLICT AND DRUG TRAFFICKING: THE ROAD TO TODAY'S DILEMMA * Generations of Conflict and Drug Trafficking: a Training Ground for Criminals * Squeezing the Balloon: Central America and Mexico Become DTO's Preferred Route * CHAPTER 3 - DRUG CARTELS, DRUG GANGS, AND INSURGENCIES * Defining Criminal Insurgency * Three Phases of Insurgency and the DTO Connection * Linking Drug Gangs and Insurgency * Mexican Drug Cartels: The Criminal-Insurgency Leadership * Lessons from Colombia's Insurgency * CHAPTER 4 - DEFEATING THE DTOS: A UNIFIED COIN APPROACH * Aligning Drug Control Strategy with COIN Doctrine * The Merida Initiative: Unprecedented Cooperation in Need of a Full Commitment * CHAPTER 5 - CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS * Central America and Mexico's History Provides Key Roots of Today's Dilemma * DTO and Gang Links to Insurgency Provide a New Lens to View the Problem * Colombia's Insurgency Offers Applicable Lessons for Central America and Mexico * Drug Control Strategy and COIN Doctrine Need to be Leveraged * BIBLIOGRAPHY