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Thursday, March 27, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Week #8
Today we're talking about design -- post up links to homework page which should link to your home page mockup (among other things) Also- lets go over the other homework, which was the javascript flyout menu and the single image CSS roll over menu.
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008
week #7
- More Javascript
- Arrays, Review: A grouping of multiple values under the
same name, for example you can have a variable called Beatles that
contains all four band members.
var beatles = Array(4);
beatles[0] = "John";
beatles[1] = "Paul";
beatles[2] = "George";
beatles[3] = "Ringo";
the syntax is working like this:
var name_of_array = Array(length);
name_of_array[index] ="value_of_this_element";
- An Element is a one of the values in an array.
- The Length is the number of elements that you want the array
to contain.
- Populating is adding elements to an array.
- The Index is where you specify the order of the array.
- Numeric Arrays have an incremental number index
starting from 0, like the example above.
- Associative Arrays
- Associative Array uses a string instead of a number for its
- If you use an Associative Array you can reference elements by
name instead of number.
var beatles = Array(); // notice that the length can be left blank if you want
beatles[vocalist] = "John";
beatles[Rhythmguitar] = "Paul";
beatles[bass] = "George";
beatles[drummer] = "Ringo";
- You can also create an Array to hold other arrays.
var beatles = Array(); // notice that the length can be left blank if you want
beatles[vocalist] = lennon;
beatles[Rhythmguitar] = mccartney;
beatles[bass] = harrison;
beatles[drummer] = star;
var lennon = Array();
lennon[firstname] = "John"; //notice that the value of these elements can be
lennon[birthyear] = 1940; //numbers
lennon[living] = false; //or boolean values
- Remember the example to play with
- Associative Array uses a string instead of a number for its
- Operations
- Operations allow you to do calculations and manipulate data.
- Operators are symbols that Javascript uses to perform operations.
- We've been using (=) operator to perform assignments.
- Arithmetic operators: Addition (+), Subtraction
(-), Multiplication (*), Division (/)
- Operations can be combined.
- Operations can be used in
a variable and performed
on a variable.
- Operations shortcuts:
- (++) increases the value of a numeric variable by 1.
- (--) decreases the value of a numeric variable by 1.
- (+=) performs addition (or concatenation) and assignment
at the same time.
var year = 2005;
var message = "the year is";
message += year;
alert (message);
- Concatenations:
- Concatenations join strings, numbers or variables together
using the (+) operator.
var mood = "happy";
var message = "I am feeling"+mood;
- Concatenations join strings, numbers or variables together
- Conditional Statements
- Javascript uses conditional statements to make decisions based
on the criteria given. A conditional statement sets up a condition
that must be evaluated before the rest of the script can be read.
if (condition){
for example:
if (1>2) {
alert("the world has gone made");
- The if statement is the most common. The condition
is always going to be either true or false.
- The if statement can be expanded using else.
Statements inside of the else clause will be executed only when
the if condition is false.
alert("the world has gone mad!!!!! OMG!!!!");
else {
alert("everything is fine, chill out");
- Comparison Operators: greater than (>),
less than (<), greater than or equal to (>=), less than
or equal to (<=), equality (==) and inequality (!=).
- Check for equality the right way.
- Don't try to check for equality the wrong way. Remember the = sign is
used for assignments.
- Check for inequality.
- Operands: are operations combined in a conditional
- Logical Operators: and (&&) and or
(||) are used to combine operators, and not (!)
is used to reverse the value of a statement. All three
return Boolean values of either true or false.
- The and operation (&&)
will only be true if both operands are true.
- The or operation (||)
will be true if one of its operands is true or if both of
its operands are true. It will be false only when both operands
are false.
- The not operation (!)
works on a single operand and switches the returned value
from true to false or false to true.
- The and operation (&&)
- Javascript uses conditional statements to make decisions based
- Looping Statements
- Looping is used to execute the same statement a number of times.
The code with in the looping statement executes until the condition
is no longer true.
- while: the code within the curly braces will
be executed until the condition is false. In this example the
code will execute 10 times until the value of the count turns
11 and the condition becomes false. If nothing happens to affect
the condition the loop will execute forever.
while (condition){
var count = 1;
while (count < 11) {
- do while: similar to the syntax of a regular
loop, but this loop will execute even if the condition is false.
} while (condition);
- for: a cleaner way of executing loops. Everything
relevant to the loop is contained within the parentheses.
for (initial condition; test condition; alter condition){
for (var count =1; count < 11; count++){
alert (count);
and a more complex example:
var beatles = Array("John","Paul","George","Ringo");
for (var count=0; count < beatles.length; count++){
- Looping is used to execute the same statement a number of times.
- Functions
- A function is a group of statements that can be invoked from
anywhere in your code.
function name(arguments){
function multiply(num1, num2) {
var total = num1 * num2;
- Functions are good for reusing pieces of code. Once you define
a function, you can reuse it by simply calling it by name.
- You can pass data to a function and have them act on that data.
These are called arguments. A function can use
multiple arguments, separated by commas. Once the arguments are
passed to the function they can be used like variables.
- Use the return statement to return a number,
string, array or Boolean value. In this example the function take
one argument, returns a number and then assigns the number to
a new variable.
function convertToCelsius(temp) {
var result = temp -32;
result = result / 1.8;
return result;
var temp_farhenheit = 95;
var temp_celcius = convertToCelsius(temp_fahrenheit);
- A function is a group of statements that can be invoked from
- Objects
- An object is a self-contained collection of data that takes
two forms: property and method. Properties and
methods are combined to form an object.
- A property is a variable (like mood or age)
that belongs to an object.
- A method is a function (like walk or sleep)
that can be invoked by the object.
- To use a specific object an instance of that
object must be created.
- Native Objects are those that come pre-made
for use in your scripts.
- You can create your own User-Defined Objects,
but not quite yet.
- Host Objects are objects provided by the browser.
Early Javascript used the properties and methods of the window
object, sometimes called the Browser Object Model. Stay away
from the the window object and work with the Document Object.
- An object is a self-contained collection of data that takes
- Arrays, Review: A grouping of multiple values under the
- IF we Have Time, even More Javascript
- Intro to the Document Object Model
- The Document Object Model represents the web page that is currently
loaded in the browser. Think of the DOM as map of the web page and
think of using JavaScript to read the map.
- The document is represented as a family tree or document
- Nodes
- Element Nodes: All the elements , like h1, p,
ul, etc. are all nodes on the tree. The have relationships to each
other, like parent, child, sibling. All elements contain other elements,
except  which is the root of the tree.
- Text Nodes: are the text the elements contain,
like
Resume
. Text nodes are
always contained inside an element node.
- Attribute Nodes: give more specific info about
an element, like
Resume

- Element Nodes: All the elements , like h1, p,
- DOM Methods
- getElementById: This method is a function associated
with the document object. It takes just one argument: the id of
the element you want to get.
See Example on w3c site
- getElementsByTagName: Using this method gives
you access to an array that is populated with every instance of
the tag. You have access to multiple elements.
See Example on w3c site
- getAttribute: This method can only be used on
an element node.
here is an example
Combined with getElementsByTagName, use it to get
the attribute of a specific element, or in this example the title attributes of each of the "p" tags in the document .
var paras = document.getElementByTagName("p");
for (var i=0; i < paras.length; i++){
- setAttribute: This method allows you to change
the value of an attribute node. Unlike the others, it takes two
arguments: one for attribute and one for value.
- getElementById: This method is a function associated
- http://icant.co.uk/articles/domessentials/
- Now we will talk about this Sub nav flyout example of a fly-out secondary menu
- Make your own version of the Sub nav flyout example This is due in two weeks
- Make your own version of the single image roll over from two weeks ago click here for example - this i assigned last week in class but didn't write down so its due next week
- OPTIONAL EXTRA CREDIT CHALLENGE - if you DARE! (OMG its so exciting!) create a menu that combines a single image rollover with a javascript subnav.
- First Draft of Home page mockup (comp) -- this is a JPG file, you can create it in photoshop, and its your first idea for the over-all design of your client's site using the home page as an example. Once the design direction is approved by your client, you will use the design of this first designed home page to guide the style of all the pages.
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At a doctors visit, I had a conversation with one of the nurses. We began talking about some of the crazy things she has experienced with her patients. After a story about gerbils dumbbells and kitty litter I was darn near speechless! Somehow I asked, "what do you do when people have communicable diseases?" I really wanted to know if she worried about contracting a disease? So I asked how she handled that situation. Her answer surprised me, she said, "I treat every person like they have AIDS." I immediately got offended (and reverted back to Jr. High) and said, "I ain't got no AIDS!!" After she finished laughing at my juvenile response, my nurse explained to me that she rarely knows the condition of her patient when she first meets them. Because of this, she uses the highest possible safeguards to assure not only her safety, but equal and fair treatment for all her patients. Then she told me to "get my panties out of a bunch!!" These safeguards are known as Universal Precautions. They are standards of operation and procedure that provide the best possible outcome for every interaction with a patient. We could learn a little something from the medical field.
Somewhere, someone in your family, neighborhood, church, or school is a History Moment waiting to happen. Wrapped in their curiosity is the cure for sickle-cell, an AIDS vaccine, or cure for cancer or scientific endeavor. Hidden behind their youthful energy is the next great film, novel, or song. Behind their passion is the next transcendent athlete or the will to move a nation past its past and lead it into its future. Because we don't know which one it will be, we must treat each one with Universal Precautions. We must treat people with the highest possible respect to safeguard their self-esteem and value. We must treat everyone equally and fairly, not just for their benefit, but for ours as well.
Today, look a person (or yourself) in the eye and tell them you love them AND MEAN IT!! Ignore their current situation and tell them that they are a History Moment waiting to happen!! I don't care if they are an honor student or a hustler! I don't care if they are brown, yellow, Puerto Rican, or Haitian! Let's begin to treat each other with Universal Precautions, because you never know when you will influence the next moment in history.
What are some universal precautions we can use when dealing with our peers? strangers? enemies? What are some common courtesies we should give to everyone?

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Special update - Energy and
Climate Change Committee report 26/4/12
& link requests
19th May
12th May
5th May
28th April
21st April
14th April
7th April
31st March
24th March
17th March
Week Ending 26th May 2013
UK News
New IoD Report
Undoubtedly the main news of the week will be the
new IoD (Institute of Directors) report on shale
gas and reaction to it. This was widely trailed
last week and the release on Wednesday timed to
coincide with the IoD's conference on shale gas
in Preston..
The IoD has managed to more than double its
previous 2012 estimate of UK jobs. No further
information has been forthcoming about gas in
place estimates or recoverable gas estimates, so
one wonders why this new report is more bullish.
There are no facts behind it. Maybe it is no
coincidence that it was subsidised by Cuadrilla.
Cuadrilla got their moneysworth because the whole
report feeds on Cuadrilla's enthusiasm and seeks
to promote a shale gas industry with no regard to
the environmental and community disbenefits. The
only problems the report sees are obstacles eg
planning processes, holding the industry back. It
is also worth noting the report boosts up the
economic argument by suggesting shale gas will
trigger an expansion of industry, particularly
the chemicals industry, as has been the case in
the US.
To pick out a couple of interesting snippets,
firstly the report talks about shale providing a
third of the UK's gas need at peak demand around
2030. Putting it another way, it would supply 10%
of UK annual gas demand over 100 years. Putting
it my way, this means there is a mere ten year's
supply of gas available there. And by available,
we're going by a new estimate of recoverability
rate from gas in place GIP of 10%. Cuadrilla have
previously bandied around the figure of 25%. I am
reliably informed that even 10% is optimistic.
Of interest particularly to the Fylde and West
Lance is the suggestion in the reports that a
typical pad will be "only" two
hectares, and utilise 40 horizontals. Cuadrilla
have for the last couple of years said repeatedly
that their pads would be no more than a football
field, around .7 hectare. They have recently made
much play of their scheme to drill stacked
horizontals to take advantage of the depth of the
Bowland shale. They have implied 3 horizontals
per vertical well bore. We are now faced, it
seems, with large pads with a dozen or more
wellheads, and horizontal drilling at three
levels underground for a distance of a mile or
more from each wellpad. The report actually
mentions as example 10 wells with 40 horizontal
but this stretches credulity at 4 stacked
horizontals per vertical. Cuadrilla's pretty
little picture of a wellpad with trees and birds
illustrates 12 wellheads. It will be interesting
to ask whether this level of development is
capable of delivery by Cuadrilla, who have so far
proved incapable of drilling wells without
causing well failure (casing deformation and loss
of equipment forcing abandonment). As multiple
horizontal drilling is pretty unique even by US
standards yet again ancashire will be a guinea
pig on a worldwide scale. The whole question of
fracking causing seismic activity or subsidence
needs re-examination in view of Cuadrilla's
plans, adding more reason to the argument that
this drilling company still wearing nappies
should not be allowed to poop on the UK.
The report summary is rather duplicitous in
suggestion that a development of 100 pads would
occupy only 2sq km of land. In practice clearly
if the horizontals extended for a kilometer the
pads would cover 4sq km of undergoround shale, so
the real figure would be four hundred sq km. If
2km horizontals then 1600 sq km! Plus roads etc
etc. To be fair the report does note that extra
land would be required for "gathering
stations, compressors and water treatment
plants". This, of course, reminds us there
is a lot more to the industrial devlopment (and
series of planning applications) than just the
pretty little wellheads, and this scale of
development might require up to 17,000 truck
movements a day over local roads.
David Cameron backs shale
At the EU summit David Cameron made it plain to
reporters what he thought about encouraging shale
gas. He said no regulation should stand in its
way. This is very bad news, since shale gas
exploration, trial production and eventual full
production are clearly on the cards for the UK.
And it will all be without protection for the
environment and communities.
It is not surprising - Cameron has been packing
pro-frackers onto committees and now it is clear
he has gas lobbyists working actively in No 10 to
progress the industry's interests..
Cuadrilla's Balcombe plans
There seemed disagreement this week about what
Cuadrilla are planning for Balcombe, and whether
they are drilling for oil or gas.
What Cuadrilla's web site says they will do,
which seems quite explicit:
"The drilling work will commence in the
summer. Specifically Cuadrilla plans to drill and
take samples of the underground rock in a
vertical well drilled to approximately 3,000
feet. A possible horizontal leg of 2,500 feet may
also be drilled from the vertical well, dependent
on the results of sampling in the vertical.
Neither the vertical nor the horizontal well will
be hydraulically fractured. If oil or gas is
discovered, a short flow test will be carried
out. It is envisaged that the work will take no
more than four months, and the site will be
cleared of equipment no later than the end of
September this year."
Hampshire and Dorset now realising
fracking is coming their way
The local press made play this week with the news
that DECC licences had been issued for gas
exploration in various parts of Hampshire and
Dorset. Unless I am missing something, this is
hardly news, as a number of PEDLs covering the
areas described by the papers were issued by DECC
in the 13th round of licencing dating back to
2008, or were issued even earlier.
Reports continued to explore
Poland's fracking troubles, In the Netherlands
there were more warnings that gas exploitation
was causing earthquakes, warnings of fracking
problems in South Africa, US infrastructure not
keeping up with the demands of oil and gas
production, and again that the shale gas bubble
will soon burst.
More worrying were the continuing reports of the
progress of climate change and a warning about
the future of water resources.
Any opinions here not quotes from the
week's news reports are my own. Alan Tootill
News As It Came In with
hyperlinks to original stories
More evidence emerging of water
pollution in Pennsylvania
because geology "less studied"
Local IOD boss: Lancashire does not
have any choice other than to press ahead with
controversial fracking
Climate change: human disaster
looms, claims new research
Global Warming may be slowing, but
no long-term let-up
Tar sands exploitation would mean
game over for climate, warns leading scientist
NY residents face increasing deaths
due to summer heat
Dutch earthquakes prompt call for
gas extraction reduction
Coalbed methane and fracking
'unregulatable' says toxins expert
Polish Shale Gas Hopes Hit Major
"Shale Gas keeps lid on oil
New IoD report: getting
Shale Gas Working
Eight page report summary
Main Report
Press Coverage and Comment
FOE: Industry-funded shale gas
report paints distorted picture
City AM: Its time for Britain
to embrace the global shale gas bonanza
Telegraph: Shale gas 'could be a new
North Sea for Britain
MEN: Region could become epicentre
of new shale gas energy industry
Business Green: UK shale gas
projections "wildly optimistic",
campaigners say
FT: Shale gas could supply a third
of UK needs, says IoD
LDP: Shale gas proposals could boost
North West economy, claims report Read more:
Liverpool Daily Post Shale gas proposals could
boost North West economy, claims report
Business Daily: Government urged to
unlock UK shale gas jobs
Commodities Now: New report shows
the way for UK shale gas development
Business Desk: Shale gas could
create 74,000 jobs
Blackpool Gazette: Report pointing
to a shale gas jobs boom
Guardian: Shale gas investments
'could be worth £4bn a year to UK economy'
Institution of Engineering and
Technology: Permit regime holding back shale gas
Proactive Investors: Shale gas could
supply half UKs energy need'
Has Greed Just Ruined
Polands Shale Gas Industry
Ban Ki-moon: World on course to run
out of water
Poland Delays Tax to Prevent More
Exits by Shale Gas Explorers
EU summit:
UK Prime Minister David Cameron offered robust
support for European exploitation of shale gas,
telling journalists: "No regulation must get
in the way."
EU summit backs shale gas
EU leaders pursue shale gas dream in
Brussels talks
LibDems play gesture politics in
South African Shale Gas Hits Rough
Cheap shale gas bubble 'will burst
within 2-4 years': Expert
US Energy Infrastructure Fails to
Keep Pace with Boom
Switch to low-carbon future would
save households £1,600
FoE: Shale gas: debunking economic
Fracking protest at IoE shale
No 10s new energy adviser is a
former British Gas lobbyist
David Cameron appoints former gas
lobbyist as energy adviser
Earlier background info to the move
Earlier background info to the move
New "Lights will go out"
British energy security is in doubt
without new generation capacity - but don't
scupper renewables
Doubt Deepens Further Over Polish
Shale Gas
Greenpeace: IoD's basis for a
predicting a shale gas boom is "deeply
Gas companies granted licences for
fracking in Dorset and the New Forest
Licences awarded for fracking in
Licences for fracking issued for
countryside near Winchester
Another PR cockup by Cuadrilla -
Balcombe or Bullshit?
Cuadrilla and Balcombe make NY news
More news on Cuadrilla testing.
Hampshire daily Echo continues the
fracking licence story
As does Portsmouth "The
News": Fracking ban bid is
thrown out over legal doubts
to other
anti-fracking sites
Preston New Road Action Group
Focused Action on
Defend Lytham
RAFF - Residents
Action on Fylde Fracking
Ribble Estuary
Against Fracking
Frack Free Fylde
Frack Free Wales
Frack Off Scotland


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She's not your average Tamil ponnu.
But, like many Tamil individuals, she's an over-achiever. Anne is a writer, dancer and a budding actress who also participates in musical theatre. However, her involvement in beauty pageants is what sets her apart. As Canada celebrated its 150th anniversary, Anne represented Canada this June at an international pageant. Why beauty pageants you ask? For Anne, it's about self growth.
"It allows you to connect with individuals across the country, and it pushes your own personal boundaries." she said.
But more importantly, she says the pageant platform allows her to spread awareness for causes she cares about. The idea was recommended to her by a friend – an idea she initially shrugged off. And the experience was not an easy accomplishment; even more as a visible minority she said.
"It has been one of the most stressful and emotionally draining weeks in my life." Anne said.
Nevertheless, Anne used her background as her strength to stand out.
"There is no point in wasting my precious energy into justifying an aspect of me that is beyond my control." Anne said.
Besides, at one point the outcome did not matter- as long as she was persistent she said. Additionally, her visit to a little boy diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer has given her a new perspective on life.
"I just remember his eyes and the joy he had in them. It made me re-evaluate my own life and how I wanted to live it." Anne said.
Moreover, she hopes people will change their perception about the pageant industry. "Pageants are more than women dressed up and in bikinis." She said.
The industry has given Anne a lot of scope and she has a lot planned with her new title. One consists of helping homeless teenagers in Toronto through the Covenant House.
Photos provided by Anne Saverimuthu.


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Rocket Spanish — United States
I enjoy the desktop interaction. The self pace and modulars are about the right size for learning. I'm 2 modules in. Some of the user interface is a little clunky. The phone app is very clunky. Neither of them bookmark progress within the audio file. No points appear to recorded while using the mobile app.
Moderators note: The ability to bookmark progress within an audio file is coming soon. Points are recorded on mobile and synched with the desktop version.


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A red kite, but no osprey (dedicated to Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita…and the Dyfi Osprey Project)Posted: August 2, 2018 Filed under: Photo, Poem | Tags: Catrin Finch, Dinas Osprey Project, flowers, Harp, Kora, music, Pembrokeshire, Photography, Poetry, Seckou Keita, Senegal, Wales 2 Comments
(PHOTOS by Marc Mordey – the Penrallt Eagle, created by the blacksmiths
at Dinas, Pembrokeshire)
(The music, like the bird itself
Above the Dyfi Estuary,
and over the mangroves
fumbling their way to the
Isle de Palétuviere
as the pirogues drift down glassy water
and a pelican dominates the jetty)
In Pembrokeshire,
a red kite
eddying the cloudless sky
imperious above our crop dusted fields
might spy
siskin, finch, wood pigeon
a thrush, jack hammering a snail
between two stone dogs
keeping their green mossed vigil
A young jackdaw
striking a cormorant pose
bewitched by the chimney
beating time on the ridge tiles
(It's hot, this year)
There are swallows skimming
and Amazons at sail in the bay
muted blue below
(and the harp still swoons
and the kora
flying fingered fishing line
rocks a gentle rhythm
whilst I am at sea
in a pyjama striped hammock)
Blue tits, dipping for water
in the stone bird bath
that celebrates a golden grand-parented wedding
of 50 years ago
There are lilies blooming
amidst the dying embers of foxglove
and jasmine perfume teasing
romping in a green gaged balloon of bush
St John's Wort in full throttle
And pink flushed, sunset resplendent
oliander, a whisper of Greece
and the road to Milapotamos
that we took
so long ago
(and the opsrey, Dinas, fledges
takes fleeting, freewheeling flight
and feels Wales on its wings
maybe anticipates
instinct, deep chested and hidden
Senegal sunshine
fat flowing river
sea hawk's delight)
The honeysuckle is draped
and honeyed
whilst the weather vane is stilled
the umbrella stifled with gaffer tape mends
no breeze
no sirocco
blowing the wind southerly
from Africa
to lighten the atmosphere.
(but, no fear
for the music still plays,
swaying, stirring, evoking
the sea,
Dinas Head
Morfa Head
and the Land of Song beyond
still here
still here)
Teabags (in memoriam)Posted: May 4, 2018 Filed under: Poem 4 Comments
Late July
Stuck on a train
Wishing myself elsewhere
I find myself
Caught unawares
Emptying the cottage of
The final fragments of
Your long life
A teddy bear
In fact
An address book
Long yellowed and sweated
Christmas cards
An alarm clock
Parker pens
Photographs and poetry books
No longer gracing your shelves
As we delved deeper into
Long lost cupboards
Light bulbs
An iron, kitchen roll
Tin foil, chicken soup
We left
Breathlessly sad
As my train journey drags
Here I am
My mind full of the image
Of the small pottery jar
Stuffed with brown tipped
Rosemary (Blossie) Beazley died on 4th May 2015. This poem is for her.
VALENTINED – for H B-C-MPosted: February 14, 2018 Filed under: Poem | Tags: Valentines Day 1 Comment
I'd like to tell you what's on my mind
how you've been truly Valentined.
But, sad to say,
you are away,
and I am left behind….
So, instead,
line by line,
I'll have a go,
though possibly ill defined
inadequate, I know,
to capture, collate,
yes, celebrate,
the essence of my Valentine…
You're Greek sunshine,
butter cream, refined.
Gambian river trips
little egret sun flushed wingbeat dips
in African magical time.
Mimicking the whistling song
of the little owl,
spurning luxury Egyptian cotton
for the favoured
budget beach towel.
Coffee flavoured,
early morning bird watch savoured,
the gruffly monkeyed howl.
You're the startling sweep of starling,
the hummingbird roosting,
the bullfinch soft and pink,
the wren, the goldfinch,
flamingo, osprey, parakeet,
the jacana too, quetzal sweet.
If you were a bird,
a thought, perhaps absurd,
I'd have to name you
You're still adored,
in Chilean fjord.
Blue whale spotting
semi globe trotting
sharing the longer view.
Fighter, then writer,
trader, waiter, painter too,
there's no way (nor reason for)
of pigeon holing you.
You're Newport Bay,
Parrog ice cream delicious days,
the shifting Welsh seashore.
You're Costa Rica,
Argentina, Falklands and Uruguay.
Senegal, Canada, Utah, Montana,
Venice, Florence, France and Spain.
Oh my!
How can it be so?
You take me to
the sweet by and by,
again, again, again.
You're laughter in the morning,
London show nights,
Parisian delights,
and ever, the afterglow.
You're the best of every day
in each and every way…
I could go on,
but maybe best confined,
to render you sublime,
my constant wish
to remain entwined,
to cherish and adore,
my ever lovely
So please,
once more,
be mine.
Remembering David Bowie (he's a Blackstar)Posted: January 10, 2018 Filed under: Poem | Tags: David Bowie 6 Comments
It seems strange to me, almost uncanny, how the death of someone one has never met, and now, never will, (and of course, probably never would have encountered anyway!) can feel like such a personal loss. I felt this following the death of Terry Pratchett and now do so about that of David Bowie. And, as witnessed by the incredible amount of tributes and commentary, lots of other people do too.
The statement that an artist provided the "soundtrack to my years" is, of course, a cliché – but hey, David Bowie is right up there amongst my inventory of magical musical discovery….of lost summer mornings abandoned to song, of sneaking a disc onto the radiogram (in the early days, prior to the Dansette) of the thrill of the new, crisp covered LP, of talking though the nuances of photos, lyrics, sleeve notes, with various friends. Of life, of love, of sadness and of the sheer, brutal thrill of new sounds, new visions. Rest Well Mr Bowie – you deserve no less, well at least, as far as my – inadequate – book is concerned.
As suburban adolescence slid by
Our small town's parks disturbed by smoke, cheap beer, chatter
Indiscretion and mild obsession
You, somehow, showed us what might matter
Sometimes snarled lyrics, harsh guitar
At others, a love letter, whispered
Hermione and the Starman in harmony.
Later, we rode from Station to Station
Having been a Lodger, Low, an occasional zero
Rock and Roll Suicide denied
Dogs, cats, diamonds amongst the genocide
And yet, you sang, the possibility that even we
Even I
Might become, reclaimed, refreshed, a Hero.
Last night, the moon split by dark cloud
(A favoured line, of mine)
I sang to you, windswept and westward
though this is not America
skybound, space scattered, unfettered
Blackstar indeed
As the radio waves vibrated with your muse
So sad, so very personal, somehow
Dear David, wondering
Where are you now
Where are you now?
There's strength in numbers…..Posted: August 31, 2017 Filed under: Ageing issues, Poem | Tags: Alcohol, asset based community development, community, Fishguard, Goodwick, Pembrokeshire, POINT, Rotary, Soroptimists, Youth Services 6 Comments
This poem was requested by my former employers at Alcohol Concern, as a contribution to a drugs and alcohol journal. It's really hard, or at least I find it so, to write a poem 'to order' but I do hope that this goes some way to representing the amazing achievements of a lot of people who live, work, volunteer and take part in the community life of Fishguard and Goodwick. Hats off to one and all of them.
There's strength in numbers
What are the ties that bind?
Good times, sad times, celebration and commiseration.
The chink of glass, the drowning of sorrows,
take a drop, take a little,
taken too much on board?
"Ain't you got no home to go to?"
How do we talk this through together
without condemnation, lecture, or impunity?
We start to chat,
a little bit of this, a little bit of that.
Meeting here and there,
coffee shops, church halls and draughty rooms.
And out of conversation blooms :
Coffee mornings, storm warnings,
Scouts, Sea cadets , the Army youth too,
Brass bands, Lifeboats, Coastguards
Fishguard and Goodwick, the beautiful blue.
Lion's gentle roarings
("you're like a breath of fresh air").
Are the old folks all grumpy?
Do the younger ones care?
Let's celebrate our age friendliness, with Festivals and Fairs.
Soroptimists, many other optimists too,
but also nay sayers who
would have us believe that
there's nothing to be done.
Bring on the school children, Bowls Clubs, Rotary and Round Tablers,
Fishguard AFC players, Sound of Youth ravers, Good Neighbours,
each and every one.
Community Forum, Town Team, County Council, Town Hall,
on ye come, come ye all.
Think about the' tombstoneing'
before you make the fall.
Folks singers and poets, pancakes and pizzas,
pirates, playgrounds, snowmen and Santa.
Library, Theatr Gwaun, amongst the hubs.
Not quite so good, at getting into the pubs?
Yet, in our town of Transition
we are talking moderation,
not preaching prohibition,
thus no alcohol beer is the festival king
at the Seagulls Rugby Club.
Chamber of Commerce,
Last Invasion ideas – advance, and
if we are feeling none the worse
whisk me off to the Bay Hotel
for a Sunday afternoon Tea Dance.
Music, scones and jam, nothing silly
and the endless energy of Jockabilly.
Do we drink less, or more?
To find the correct answer, now that would be clever.
Let's talk the talk, to find the cure.
But learn this we did, and learned it well.
There's more strength in numbers
with people, the glue. Communities Together.
Marc Mordey (with ideas and comments – all much appreciated – shared by several Fishguard and Goodwick community champions) August 2017.
Rewarded by dolphins (the song of the 39 year old). Dedicated to Ida Heywood.Posted: June 30, 2017 Filed under: Poem | Tags: dolphins, Guinness, Ireland, Jacky Kennedy, JFK, Stena Line 3 Comments
I recently rediscovered a booklet/pamphlet of poems collated for me by great friends at ROCC, a charity I worked for in the 1990's. Having had a read through there are some here that I like – maybe some revisions to be made, and some, all, resonate with the past….but I fancied sharing a few of them. Hope that you will like them. And here's to us all – past, present and future.
This poem is dedicated to the memory of a dear friend of my mum and I, the inimitable Ida. I was returning from Ireland, having spent a few days with them both, when this was written.
Rewarded by dolphins – written on my 38th birthday, on the ferry from Rosslaire to Fishguard.
And what does a birthday bring?
A child being sick, before we leave the harbour,
making my breakfast, somewhat uneasy!
A memory of Ireland,
old places, old faces,
ice cream and cold Guinness,
and a beach, thick with shells,
and drummed by racing horses –
beyond the house where Jacky stayed,
after they stole her Jack away.
And what does a birthday bring?
Cold hands in a strong wind,
and seabirds coasting the waves.
And I've a new, navy colour hat.
And five, yes five dolphins breaking out of the blue,
leaping, skimming, arching
and spelling out something new to come.
And I?
I am rewarded by dolphins.
The Three WomenPosted: May 25, 2017 Filed under: Photo, Poem 4 Comments
This poem came on the 5th May 2017. It is in honour of, and with high regard for, the lives of Ingrid Beazley, Rosemary Beazley and Brenda Joughin.
May they rest well. Deservedly so.
The Three Women.
Maisie and I tumbled and blew up the mountain.
Carningli, grumbling in the wind blown heat.
And I laid three bunches of posies from Penrallt
At the cairn, where others too are remembered,
A horse shoe, soil from Sicily and the USA,
A small plastic goat,
Fragments, incomplete.
Set the flowers down amidst the small rocks
As crows swept across, in shrouded flight
Jinxing their way towards Morfa Head,
the sea below them
indigo saltwater blue,
silver trailed, swirling,
dancing ever towards the Westerling night.
Three women,
today, your lives we celebrated.
You are resting, sleeping, beyond age and now,
by life's sometime trials,
But you were :
Workers, mothers, sometimes warriors,
Creators, comforters, wives and wise,
lynch pins of this vexing world,
in your own,
differing ways.
The flowers are flags, splashes of colour to lighten our darkened world,
Honouring you lives, your loves,
the canvasses on which you so vividly painted,
across the years, the months,
the weeks
the days.
We turn away now.
Homewards bound.
This May afternoon is muted, hushed.
Thrift, gorse, bracken splashed.
Splintered with sunlight.
Quietened by your passing
and by our loss of choices.
We, your family,
your friends,
your devotees.
And yet, perhaps,
now and then,
we will hear your voices,
enraptured, kaleidoscoped,
catch your cries of delight.
Lingering still
on the hot breathed breeze.


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Star Trek and Cultural Capitalism
Did you know that I'm a huge nerd? You probably guessed as much given the whole grad school thing... One of my main nerdy tendencies is that I'm a pretty big sci-fi fan. When I was younger I was obsessed with Star Wars, but since starting grad school I've become a hard core Trekkie.
After some prodding from my partner,
. I wrote a paper for the annual Pop Culture Association/American Culture Association conference. Ben also wrote a paper and we were on a panel together. My paper was on Star Trek and Cultural Capitalism. It discussed how during the 1990s, the three televised Star Trek series (TNG, DS9, and VOY) reflected the development of capitalism in America. If you're interested, you can read my paper
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Although the situation is much different today, in most cases there are still many similarities. Also, there is still no need to replace infrastructure, because in many places in Africa the infrastructure still does not exist. Is there a reason that African countries could not be the first to test and benefit from the new advances in automotive and transport technologies linked to energy innovation?
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Al-Salt (السلط Al-Salt — pronounced Es-Sult or Es-Salt) is an ancient agricultural town and administrative centre in west-central Jordan. It is on the old main highway leading from Amman to Jerusalem. Situated in the Balqa highland, about 790–1,100 metres above sea level, the town is built in the crook of three hills, close to the Jordan Valley. One of the three hills, Jabal al-Qal'a, is the site of a 13th-century ruined fortress. It is the capital of Balqa Governorate.
The Greater Salt Municipality has about 97,000 inhabitants (2006) of which 65% are Muslim and 35% Christians.
Salt's heyday was in the late 19th century when traders arrived from Nablus to expand their trading network eastwards beyond the Jordan River. As a result of the influx of newcomers this period saw the rapid expansion of Salt from a simple village into a town with many architecturally elegant buildings, many built in the Nablusi style from the attractive honey-coloured local stone. A large number of buildings from this era survive .
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Wadi Shu'aib (Valley of Jethro) is one of the largest agricultural sites in Salt city, a valley with large agricultural areas. It is named after one of the prophets in Islam (as well as Christianity and Judaism), Shoaib (Jethro), who was the father-in-law of Moses and one of the descendants of Ibrahim (Abraham). Most privately owned farms are located in this valley; the primary crops are grapes, olives and fruit-bearing trees.
The Romans, Byzantines and Mameluks all contributed to the growth of the town but it was at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, during Ottoman rule, when Salt enjoyed its most prosperous period.
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So speaking of the yard sale...it is creeping right up on us!!! January 14th will be here before we know it and our garage is really starting to fill up! If you have anything you'd like to donate, Josh will be home all week as he is still on vacation from school so this week would be a GREAT time to drop it off!!! I know there are mothers out there who, like me, are ready to purge their child's playroom of hundreds of toys to make room for the new ones! So here's a great way to get rid of them and help us at the same time! :)
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Monterey County has been taking an active role in encouraging builders to go green by incorporating environmentally friendly materials such as sustainable wood, solar panels and on-demand water heaters (County of Monterey Annual Housing Report 2008).
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- Continued development and maintenance of your system throughout its lifetime
- Multi-currency options, Socrates have systems throughout the UK, Ireland, the Middle East and Australia
"We're proud of our systems, the support we provide and this is just the beginning."
Jody Brooks
Jody is the founder and Managing Director of Socrates Systems. He is responsible for some of the most innovative insurance web systems in the UK, frequently and consistently coming up with really clever, forward thinking ideas.
For the last 14 years, Jody has been developing cutting edge websites and process systems for the insurance industry.
Prior to setting up Socrates Systems, Jody was IT Director at ONE Claims. Before his time at ONE, Jody was ITC Director at Byrne and Stacey Underwriting (BSU), now known as Sagicor Underwriting. There he was responsible for the creation/development of the Broker online web system and all general web driven process applications.
Jody also spent two years as a Travel and Personal Accident Underwriting Assistant at Anthony Kidd Agencies and a further two years at Chaucer (Syndicate 1096) as International Property Underwriting Assistant.
For the second year running...
We've been nominated for the ITIJ's "Specialist Service Provider of the Year" Award 2017.
Thank you to everyone who voted for Socrates.Find Out More
Meet the rest of our team…
A close knit team, everyone at Socrates has come from some kind of a technical and insurance background.
We include developers, engineers, designers and IT specialists, and we all have extensive backgrounds in designing and developing systems and websites for the insurance industry.
Ben Cooper
Ben graduated from Chelmsford University having studied BSc Hons Multimedia Systems. He has been working for the last 16 years in the IT & Web industry. He has extensive skills in setting up systems, networks infrastructures, servers and advising about web usability.
Jemma Butler
Jemma studied Design and has worked in IT for the past 7 years; combining both design and technical experience, Jemma works with Socrates to produce and maintain cutting edge websites.
Michael Sheail
Michael graduated from the University of Durham with a BSc Hons in software engineering. He developed football websites as a hobbyist before turning those skills to the professional arena. He has over ten years' experience developing web based insurance systems.
Nicola Brooks
Nicola is AAT qualified and has worked in accounts since leaving school at 18. Her early background in accounts was working in the Insurance and Broking industry and for the past five years in Claims. Now looking after the accounts for Socrates, she is excited to work for a new, growing company where she can make the role her own.
Toyin Butler
Toyin started his career in Finance & Accounting, working in The City for banks and Financial Institutions such as JPMorgan before he turned his talent to developing trading and risk systems. In 2008 Toyin decided it was time to try something completely different and became a full time martial artist, teaching and training in karate for a living! He learnt new web technologies in his spare time and it wasn't long before he was leading projects and developing again.
Amy Buckland
Amy graduated from De Montfort University with a BA Hons in Graphic Design, allowing her to pursue her passion for Art and Design. Always on the look out for a new project or creative hobby, she has previously worked on freelance projects, and is excited to apply her skills with Socrates in the forever-growing world of web design.
Adam Lavin
Adam has long been into technology, ever since he was a child, as he grew up his technical knowledge started to grow with him, from being able to take apart computers and put them back together before the age of 10, to being able to modify and build websites by the age of 13, and setting up servers at the age of 16. Since then Adam's knowledge has been maturing and growing, one of his topics of interests for the past few years has been Security, given the rapidly increasing threat against companies from cyberattacks.
Charlotte Jones
Charlotte graduated from the University of Hertfordshire with an MSc in Computer Science. Since then she's been working as a systems developer and enjoys learning new programing languages, frameworks and technologies.
Eric Vautier
Eric graduated from MIU (USA) BSc Magna cum Laude in Computer Science and MA in Professional Writing, then delved into the publishing and translating areas. He has returned to programming for the past fifteen years as a web developer.
Tito Todeschin
Tito has been working in IT for more than 13 years, using various programming languages. He joined Socrates as developer, using his experience to produce systems at a high quality and performance level. He enjoys keeping up to date with the newest frameworks and technologies available on the market.
Eduardo D'Angelo
Eduardo studied graphic and web design for the past 6 years. He has a strong background as a creative designer. He found his passion developing websites that provides excellent user experiences with responsive designs.
Danny Lewis
Danny is a self-taught developer and is a well-rounded addition to the Socrates team, with experience in sales through to performing in bands. His sharp tech skills are second-to-none, with specialisms including PHP, JavaScript, SQL, React, CakePHP and Node.
Timothy Jarman
Timothy has been working in the IT industry for the past 6 years. He started his career as a web hosting technical support agent and then quickly progressed to a systems administrator. His excellent troubleshooting skills, ability to work well under pressure and calm approach enable him to tackle even the most demanding of situations.
Jithu Jose
Jithu studied Computer Science and has been working in the IT industry for the last 5+ years. His experience is in developing and managing high traffic websites and services. He is interested in new technologies and enjoys experimenting with them in his spare time.
Our Core Values...
We are proud at the speed in which we can adapt our various online platforms to accommodate ever changing technologies, but one thing that will always remain the same are our Core Values:
Family culture
We're a close knit team who support and trust each other
Creative thinkers
Outside the box thinking often leads to innovative solutions
About technology, design and giving our clients what they want
We're proud experts in our field, leading insurance systems into the future
We stand out from the crowd by creating bespoke solutions using the latest technology
Through a mutual exchange of ideas and concepts, innovative solutions can be discovered
Not only are we knowledgeable in our own field, but we educate ourselves in our clients' businesses to have a true understanding of their needs
Never complacent, we encourage personal growth and leadership, and always keep up with technologies and methodologies


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Manage All Mailboxes Into Your Microsoft Teams Workspace
Optimize your email management connecting different external communication channels such as your Outlook account, your Facebook page or your Twitter account.
Centralize your Office 365 Mail -Exchange, Outlook- into Microsoft Teams to manage your emails within your daily workspace.
Enhance your team collaboration around Gmail in managing your emails directly in Microsoft Teams.
Handle messages you receive on your company's Facebook page and manage it with your entire team.
Save time in receiving and replying to your Twitter messages directly in the space where your team works.
Forward messages received via your Live Chat and be more reactive in your responses.
Manage seamlessly your emails with your teammates, whatever your email platform is, within Microsoft Teams.
Optimize your email management connecting different external communication channels such as your Outlook account, your Facebook page or your Twitter account.
Build strong team collaboration through collective email management. Focus on the most important messages and find the right teammate to take care of them quicker with machine learning.
Thanks to AI make your decision easier and save time but also money to get all your messages where your team works.
Improve customer satisfaction with collaboration and increase your customer service productivity by centralizing and working together on your external communications.
Manage all your customers and leads in your communication channels/contact platforms and be sure to never miss any message.
Ensure transparency by centralizing shared inboxes and increase the efficiency of your organization by improving your team decision-making process.
Centralize and reply to your all messages received in one place (Email, Twitter or Facebook). Stay organized by managing messaging flow in a smart way.
Be faster and better in your customers, suppliers, colleagues replies as well as in engaging conversation with your team. Get "Too Fast Too Furious" in your workspace.
Collectively manage your external messages from customers or any external contacts, directly in your collaborative tool (Slack or Microsoft Teams).
Does your team need to manage messages from Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, Outlook, etc.? Add as many accounts as you wish! Is it not beautiful when you can get what you want smoothly?
Never miss any external messages, email, Facebook or Twitter messages. MailClark reminds you to take care of each of your customers or external contacts. Pretty cool if you're a bit like Dory from "Finding Nemo".
Give the right message to the right person in your team. Get your teammates involved in external communications!
Ensure continuity in conversations with your customers or external contacts at all times. Stay tuned!


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Stash busting baby blanket
Originally uploaded by miminh3
This gave me some motivation to knit myself a lap blanket so I placed an order with Briar Rose Fibers for some yarn. And I took part in this weekend's Woolgirl sale. And I signed up for all four seasons of Sundara's seasons club (talk about gluttony!). My stash-busting has therefore been totally negated by my yarn shopping :)
I am obsessed with these Ivy socks by Shibui knits. The kicker? I have the exact required yarn in my stash...


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You will need some proof of purchase to make a claim on an item, but we do accept bank statements as well as receipts as proof of purchase.
Please note you must give us any information we reasonably ask to support your claim at your expense, such as but not limited to police reports, valuations, detailed repair quotes from an authorised repairer, medical reports, original receipts or proof of purchase and ownership.
You will need to show evidence for all expenses that you are claiming. If required, we may ask you to provide us with translations into English of any such documents to enable us to consider your claim.
If you need to make a claim, you can use our online claim form.


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I've been a fan of Leanne Beasley for a long time. Leanne has been very busy with her new magazine. There are currently two issues out and they are just gorgeous. The third one is nearly ready.
I have found this blog devoted to people doing projects from this magazine. Some of the projects are just beautiful. Go check it out.


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Coverage Maps
Below you will find all of Gately Communication LTR UHF Trunking coverage maps for the areas we service. To view larger, click on the appropriate map that fits your geographic area.
Contact us for further questions on our coverage areas.
Hampton - Norfolk
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Williamsburg - Hampton
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The time has come to represent Flextop, which is a Woo-commerce WordPress Multivendor Marketplace Template.
Here we should definitely mention that such kind of template are very rare on entire web. Flextop template is fully programmed and functions magnificently.
This electronic marketplace has its wonderful banners, advertisements and multivendor function. We used word - "multivendor" several times and what does it mean?
To make it simple and clear to understand lets explain it on the example of well known and popular web site - Amazon. Flextop template works exactly the same way as Amazon does.
There you can register and upload your product which you would like to be sold. Same is with this template
In the Flextop template, we installed so called - "Dokan" multivendor plugin, which can bee seen and used for downloading on the the wordpress.org official website.
Together with a great opportunity, many questions arise, thus when you buy this template you get a documentation which includes a step-by-step video tutorials which will definitely help you.


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Wolfsburg – After securing the services of Kevin De Bruyne for a princely sum from Chelsea FC a few days before the close of the winter transfer window, VfL Wolfsburg quickly earmarked the Belgian international for a pivotal role.
At home in the middle
Which role exactly remains to be seen, but half way through Saturday's 2-1 turnaround victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, coach Dieter Hecking switched him from the left wing into the middle – and to great effect.
De Bruyne brought more fluidity to VfL's general attacking game and stylishly laid on Ivica Olic's 69th-minute equaliser, paving the way for the win eventually secured by Naldo's spectacular last-gasp strike. After the match, the "very self-critical" De Bruyne acknowledged he feels most comfortable in the central playmaker's berth and delivered more encouraging news for Wolfsburg fans in view of the race for UEFA Champions League places...
Question: Kevin De Bruyne, were you satisfied with the team's performance?
Kevin de Bruyne: Overall, yes. We won the game, but we're still not consistent enough over 90 minutes – and we had to come from behind again. On the other hand, that shows we have good character.
Question: You set up Ivica Olic for the equaliser. Did you see him heading for the near post, or was that a training ground move?
De Bruyne: No, sometimes things are moving so quickly you don't have time to even look up and in a situation like that, you just hope a team-mate's going to be there. Near-post crosses into the space between the defender and the keeper are usually dangerous anyway. And 'Ivi''s obviously got a bit of a nose for where the ball might be going. He did a great job there.
Question: You played out on the left in the first half, then switched into the middle after the break. Which position do you prefer?
De Bruyne: I prefer playing in the centre – I've got more options there - but I'll obviously play wherever the coach puts me and try to give everything for the team whatever position I'm in. It's nothing new for me. I often played out wide at my previous clubs.
Question: Were you satisfied with your own performance?
De Bruyne:It was better than last week, but it still wasn't good. I'm very self-critical, maybe even my own biggest critic, so I'm never really totally satisfied. I think I can do a lot better, and that's what I'm working on.
Question:Maximilian Arnold occupied the central midfield role in the first half. How do you find playing together with him?
De Bruyne: We're still getting used to each other's game, but it's already working really well at times and I'm sure it's going to get a lot better. 'Maxi''s a great footballer.
Question: With Leverkusen only managing a draw against Braunschweig, Wolfsburg are now just a point away from fourth place. Are the team gunning for the Champions League now?
De Bruyne: We're giving it a go. The fact is, we want to get into Europe. If it's the Champions League then all the better, but we're going to need a bit of luck for that as well, preferably starting next week at Dortmund. That's going to be a very difficult game.
Jürgen Blöhs reporting from Wolfsburg
Hit play to watch Naldo's stunning last-minute strike that won Wolfsburg the game on the official Bundesliga YouTube channel:


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SquonkZ – Chunky MunkyE-Juice
Bananas and chocolate ice cream sprinkled with chopped walnut.
SquonkZ – Vanilla CustardE-Juice
Sweet and Creamy Vanilla Custard. Vanilla Overload!
Spectrum – WatermintE-Juice
A well balanced blend of watermelon and mint. Sweet & cool. Perfect for mint lovers.
Smax – Lick ItE-Juice
Smackin' peach slices topped in a rich delicious cream.
Insane 6 – Shook-Up StrawberryE-Juice
A sweet strawberry and raspberry flavour mixed with passion fruit and pineapples. This insane combo is guaranteed to satisfy any cravings you might have.
Insane 6 – Bizarre BlackcurrantE-Juice
An unbalanced fuji apple, pear blended with distressed black currant berries. This recipe is by far superior in flavour, try it for yourself.
Ultimate 100 – Caramel Pecan 100mLE-Juice
Delicious candied pecans dipped in caramel glaze. This juice will have you coming back for more every single time!
Naked100 – Lava Flow 60mLE-Juice
A true island vacation experience by mixing rich strawberries with refreshing coconut and mouthwatering pineapple. This is a flavor that is balanced with just the right amount of each flavor, creating a blend that will wake up your taste buds and satisfy your cravings.
The inhale provides a burst fresh strawberries and juicy pineapple with just the right amount of coconut on the exhale.
This e-juice is reminiscent of a Hawaiian luau, leis, limbos, fire spinning, and all.
Naked100 – Hawaiian POG 60mLE-Juice
Naked100 has done it again! Hawaiian POG e juice consists of passion fruit, orange, and guava to deliver a rich exotic fruit-flavored experience only typically reserved for those with a serious need for something truly exotic in taste. A blend so powerful no other fruit combination after will erase its delicious memory. We dare you to find a better fruit e-liquid flavor anywhere on earth.
Grandma's Treats – Apple Pie 60mLE-Juice
This e-liquid will bring you right back to your childhood! Baked apple slices coated in brown sugar and cinnamon, topped with a tasty lattice crust. Baked perfection!
Grandma's Treats – Berry Trifle 60mLE-Juice
Layers and layers of angel food cake, whipped cream & mixed berries! This e-liquid is sweet and absolutely scrumptious!
Chateau Noir – Morning 60mLE-Juice
Light roasted coffee with hints of hazelnut and sweet creams, topped with a dash of baileys.
Toronto Juice Co. – OMC 200mLE-Juice
Finally, the juice for the Custard-Craving Canuck. Creamy Vanilla Custard that rivals the top international brands. Gets better every day with steeping, though we were sure to steep it plenty ahead of time for you!
Twelve Monkeys – Hakuna 60mLE-Juice
Introducing Hakuna, a fine selection of juicy and delectable apples, handpicked straight from the sacred branches of the Tribe12M jungle. Fuji and Granny Smith apples work in perfect harmony to create this refreshingly balanced blend, with a light Cranberry finish.
Epic90 – Ferver 60mLE-Juice
Tropical fruits
The Underground – G.T.I. 60mLE-Juice
Delicious and true to its taste. G.T.I stands for Green Tea Ice Cream. If you love the taste of green tea KitKats and green tea mochi, you definitely need to give this juice a try!
Chateau Noir – Reborn Spirit 60mLE-Juice
Sweet caramel, hazelnut, mocha and vanilla whipped cream.
Propaganda – Cotton Candy 60mLE-Juice
Mixed Cotton Candy.
Liquid Ejuice – Cactus Soda 60mLE-Juice
For the vaper who has tried everything. This juice is unlike any other. A crisp, juicy cactus inhale with a bubbly soda finish.
Cookie Monster – Dragon Fruit 100mLE-Juice
Prepare yourself for this creamy exotic dragon fruit graham cookie that will haunt your dreams for more!
Chateau Noir – Forsaken Touch 60mLE-Juice
Freshly baked pecan cookie with Italian cream custard.
Chateau Noir – Divine Cream 60mLE-Juice
Creamy madascar vanilla bean, wafe topped with deep fried peanuts.
Nasty Juice – Cush Man 60mLE-Juice
You'll never find this one of the best fruity-taste of this mango flavoured e-juice. The authentic taste with a pleasant aroma will boost your appetite. This is one of the must try flavour recommended by our regular and reliable customer. Don't miss it!
Vape Evasion – Splash On Ice 60mLE-Juice
Splash on Ice takes the original Splash formula of sweet Strawberry and Kiwi and adds an ice cold exhale. The perfect combination for those hot summer days.
Met4 Vapor – Golden Ticket 60mLE-Juice
Golden Ticket by Met4 Vapors is the ultimate recreation of chocolate milk. Smooth, delectable and utterly delicious, Golden Ticket is perfectly balanced, with the incredible interplay of fresh, creamy milk and a well tempered chocolate. There is a chance, albeit a small one, that each package may contain a Golden Ticket, redeemable for a prize package to be announced by Met4 Vapor.
Vape Evasion – Pistacholli 60mLE-Juice
Light , fried dough gently wrapping itself around sweet , creamy ricotta filling and lightly dusted with traditional pistachios . A European classic that is soon to be your own unique favorite.
Dinner Lady – Lemon Tart 60mLE-Juice
Lemon Tart by Dinner Lady is inspired by everyone's favourite lemon pudding; tangy Lemon curd lavished over gooey Meringue, and finally enveloped in delicious thin crust Pastry. This is a luxurious pudding that's so good seconds won't be enough!
Moku Oyatsu – White Gummi 180mLE-Juice
White Gummi is very delicious. The Original White Gummi is found mixed with its sweet and colorful bear friends. So alluring and the aroma so gentle and mellow. Enjoy the taste of Moku Oyatsu's White Gummi, the soft and chewy candy cloud
Developed & handcrafted with love in Southern California by the makers of District F5ve & Brewell MFG comes Moku Oyatsu: Bursting with white gummy bear flavor & a quick fix to a sweet tooth – WHITE GUMMI is truly the gummy candy flavor of the year.
Made with love in Los Angeles.
Moko Oyatsu – White Gummi 30mLE-Juice
White Gummi is very delicious. The Original White Gummi is found mixed with its sweet and colorful bear friends. So alluring and the aroma so gentle and mellow. Enjoy the taste of Moku Oyatsu's White Gummi, the soft and chewy candy cloud
Developed & handcrafted with love in Southern California by the makers of District F5ve & Brewell MFG comes Moku Oyatsu: Bursting with white gummy bear flavor & a quick fix to a sweet tooth – WHITE GUMMI is truly the gummy candy flavor of the year.
Made with love in Los Angeles.
Rope Cut – Loose CannonE-Juice
Let yourself loose with this skillful blend of nuts and tobacco, rounded out with a creamy carmel flavor.
Twelve Monkeys – Matata 60mLE-Juice
Matata raised Kanzi and knows a thing or two about delicious fruity vapes. Big, bold grape on the inhale, followed by a smooth, ripe apple exhale. This bright and succulent blend will waken your taste buds all day, every day.
Rope Cut – SkipperE-Juice
Very smooth and very creamy, this classic custard tobacco flavour blend is the perfect balance and delicious.
Rope Cut – Dark ThirtyE-Juice
Made especially for the high ranking ship captains. A rich blend of raisin and plum tobacco with a hint of rum, it will leave your palate with a feeling of refinement and delight.
416 Vapes – Dragon Juice 60mlE-Juice
You will be pleasently surprised when you taste this blend of fresh strawberries and dragon fruit. This recipe is not like any others, but that's what makes it so good.
416 Vapes – The Beach 60mLE-Juice
A juicy fuzzy peach flavour that is blended smoothly to perfection with a hint banana that will leave you wanting more. This recipe is absolutely a delicious mouth watering combo.
416 Vapes – SnozzleBerry 60mLE-Juice
A tasty fusion of blueberry and raspberry. Once you try it you will never want anything else and yes the snozzleberries taste like snozzleberries.
416 Vapes – Nut Job 60mLE-Juice
A sweet but subtle custard that's perfectly blended with hazelnuts that will absolutely make you go nuts for this flavour. This recipe is a crowd favorite and loved by all custard enthusiasts.
Twelve Monkeys – Mangabeys 60mLE-Juice
Tropika's Caribbean cousin has arrived! Mangabeys is related in concept yet distinctive in flavour. Mangabeys will transport you to the sunny carefree shores of the Caribbean islands. This bright and fresh blend of Pineapple, Guava and Mango is accented by a myriad of Caribbean fruits and is the perfect companion for a day basking in the warm tropical sun. Let Mangabeys' Caribbean specific fruits give you a taste of the island lifestyle!
Twelve Monkeys – Kanzi 60mLE-Juice
A Primate with a sweet tooth; Kanzi has a taste for only the best candy flavours. This fusion of strawberries, watermelon and a hint of kiwi is sure to please the most discerning candy connoisseur. Kanzi is a mouthwatering candy concoction that is sure to salivate any palate. Perfect accompaniment to Kanzi while winning a game of Pac-Man.
Twelve Monkeys – Tropika 60mLE-Juice
Inspired by their primal cousins to the south, Twelve Monkeys has crafted a perfect balance of exotic tropical fruits combined carefully to result in one of the most palate pleasing juice blends known to man. This pleasing, but not overpowering concoction of tropical fruits is the perfect complement for any daydreaming, beach vacationing aficionado. Sit back and give your taste buds an exotic vacation while they attempt to identify what the fruits are!
Kloud Panda – Thunder Petal 60mLE-Juice
Do you remember that one vacation? You know, that one? Kloud Panda does, because that's where we came up with Thunder Petal. This might be our juiciest mix – a sweet, sugary reminder of those mango or pineapple concoctions you enjoyed by the pool or on the beach. Understated but complex, the multiple tropical notes are easy to enjoy and fun to pick out – we know because we keep getting e-mails about it! This is a perfect "snack" vape for wherever you may be – or wherever you wish you were
Kloud Panda – Winter Strike 60mLE-Juice
We had one thing in mind when mixing this beauty: fresh. The initial vape of Winter Strike's deep chocolate is easy to take in over and over again because, hey, it's chocolate. But the best part is the invigorating mint undertone that creeps into the mouthfeel on every exhale. A two-sided flavour like this is some of the most fun you'll have vaping. Focus on the sum of its parts or just enjoy how all the details play together – it's your choice, but don't be surprised if you become a Winter Strike expert by the end of the night.
Kloud Panda – Summer Paw 60mLE-Juice
We've been told this popular combination of cream and fruit is pretty much the best of both worlds. Each vape of Summer Paw starts with full-bodied citrus cream and finishes with a cooling, tropical exhale. Reminiscent of fresh sherbet, the cool multi notes of pineapple and mango keep this one light enough to roll with all day and interesting enough that you might find yourself thinking about it even after you've put it down.
Kloud Panda – Elder's Word 60mLE-Juice
Elder's Word is why we started Kloud Panda – it really is that simple. This "crown jewel" of our dessert line is simultaneously the most complex and the most straightforward of our vapes. This full-bodied, perfectly buttery, and flaky pastry blend is such an easy sell that we almost feel guilty for making it. Each vaper who tries it comes back with something different: "Vanilla!" or "This is almost like a s'more" are pretty common, but we've heard "Dude! Is that peanut butter!?" a few times now, too. Try it for yourself and see what you find, and then try it again to see what else is there.
Spectrum – Red LabelE-Juice
Oak aged french brandy rounds out this tobaccos woody and smoky flavour delivering an enjoyable smooth and mild vape.
Spectrum – Black LabelE-Juice
Spectrum Black Label starts with only choice American tobaccos and mixes them with a sour mash of blackberry and premium American whiskey.
Spectrum – American Classic GoldE-Juice
A robust American Tobacco enhanced with a hint of sweet & spiced apple.
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Christ Ambassadors
Christ Ambassadors
Bethel Youth Service is there to mentor, befriend and advise young people... that means listening, guiding, counselling young people to bring up positive life responses…
In this generation, as the coming of our Lord is nearer than ever, we definitely want our young people to be focused, determined and of course not carried away in a fast moving world. And that's exactly why we are here. We strive to make sure that our youth will be raised up based on the Word of God, live their lives in its fullness and always stand out in the crowd with extraordinary skills to make a difference in the society.
Age Group 23 years to 40 years
We organize programs like Bible Quiz, Personality Development Programs, Mannerism Improvement Classes, Camping, Sports and Games and a lot more exciting programs.


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The idea of the meeting up or coming together as ex- Vidyodaya students, was something that took shape in a less than 2 weeks. The WhatsApp group, "Under the Mango Tree", formed by a bunch of Ex- Vidyodaya students, played a significant role in spreading the message as well as speeding the whole process of getting people together.
After much discussion on WhatsApp, students in the group came to a consensus that there should be a meet on the 24th December, even though many would be unable to attend due to various reasons. Everyone felt it would be impossible to agree upon a date when everyone will be able to attend. More importantly, they felt that there was need to start something of this nature as soon as possible, before the idea disintegrates.
On 24th December, the ex-students of Vidyodaya gathered at the school at about 10.30 am. The majority of people gathered were observed to be those living close by and working in the hospital or in the Shola Trust. Even though many didn't turn up, the group represented roughly 6 or 7 batches that have passed out of school.
The session commenced with a game introduced by Rahul anna. As Vidyodaya tradition called for it, everyone sang 'Channeri' to inaugurate the meet. The meeting dealt with questions relating the meet itself. The question of whether there is a need to come together and the purpose of the gathering were discussed extensively. People felt that there is a need to meet at least once in 6 months. People raised important points about bringing people together to share experiences, as everyone seemed to be pursuing different paths. It was felt that with the increased communication, there is a possibility of becoming a united support system for each other in the times of need. This will also help in bringing everyone forward.
Other than these questions we also shared what we were all doing. Everyone seemed to be venturing into diverse territories. It was rather interesting to learn what each of us were doing. In this light, someone also brought out that this is a platform to have real conversations about each other's happiness and problems, and hence build strong bonds. There was a smile on everyone's face as we evoked memories of our school days.
Another important aspect raised was the need to share and communicate with younger Vidyodaya children to inspire as well as guide them. Towards the end, the most crucial aspects on how to bring more ex-students together was discussed. A core- committee was formed to organise future meet-ups. To bring more people together, it was suggested that we make a list of the 6 or 7 batches of ex-students, so that everyone from their respective areas will take up the responsibility of communicating and bringing more people together. However, at this stage we agreed to not include younger children in these meet ups. Akshara's and Vennila's batch was decided to be the youngest batch to be invited.
Finally we all decided to brainstorm and gather ideas for the future functioning of these programmes. The gathering finally came to an end with delicious food.


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For the second year in a row Alexia Laybourn has won the "Best of Fair " in the Central Northland Science Fair held in Whangarei last week.
The four-day fair showcased 232 exhibits made by 282 students from 16 schools.
Alexia says her Greenie Grub project was inspired by Spanish scientist Dr Federica Bertocchini's 'accidental' discovery that the larvae of the wax moth could chew through plastic bags.
"My investigation consisted of testing the efficacy of the wax moth larvae bio-degrading household plastics with the hope of creating a wax moth larvae plastic disposal farm in the future."
The 15-year-old Whangarei High School student recognised her experiment would lack vigorous research testing but the idea was, "this system could be utilised in your back yard and as an education tool to engage young people in thinking about plastic waste and how to reduce it."
It impressed judges who awarded her the best year 10-11 exhibit, the best year 10-11 investigation project, the best overall investigation project and the Best in Fair trophy.
Last year her 'Pollen Pursuits' which focussed on finding a simple method to find the plants a bee hives used for sourcing their pollen won the Best Overall Exhibit and the Best Overall Investigation project.
Alexia says she enjoys science and describes the fair as an amazing experience. While she hasn't yet decided her future career pathway she reckons there is a good chance science will be involved in some way.
Science teacher Tamara Phillips says the fair is a well organised event and an extra-curricular activity which gives pupils hands on learning and the opportunity to develop skills such as problem solving, communication and presentation skills.
"As a school we were also proud to listen to the guest speaker, Alice Gatland, a past student of Whangarei Girls' High School who is now the co-founder of Girl Code."
Another WGHS student, Lauryn Smith, received the NRC Consistent Excellence Award. This prize is a $1000 one off payment to assist the winner with university costs.
This was Lauryn's fifth science and technology fair. She also received a highly commended for the Best Year 12-13 exhibit for her project exploring the acidity of common beverages.
Culled from Stuff.