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Forestry costs in 2008
According to the data of the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) in 2008 costs of reforestation depending on the group of forest land quality constituted LVL 73 to 139 per ha. They are influenced by expenses on preparation of soil, plants and planting. The largest expenses of soil preparation and planting in 2008 were in the 3rd quality group forest land (pine forest with spruce understorey, rich deciduous forest, Vacciniosa mel., Vacciniosa turf.mel.).
Costs of reforestation and thinning, LVL per ha
Forest thinning costs in Latvia, depending on the group of forest land quality, constituted LVL 65 to 72 per ha. Forest thinning costs include agro-technical thinning of forest and thinning of forest composition. Major forest thinning costs in 2008 were in the 2nd quality group forest land (pine forest, Callunosa mel., Callunosa turf.mel., Vaccinioso-sphagnosa, Myrtilloso-sphagnosa, Myrtilloso politrichosa, Caricoso-phragmitosa, fen, Filipendulosa).
Harvest costs include final felling, where part of the forest is felled completely, and intermediate felling (thinning, conversion cutting, sanitary cutting), where felling is made partly. Each of the felling includes wood preparation, transportation to road and transportation to purchase place. According to data compiled by the CSB in 2008 average timber costs of one cubic meter in final felling constituted LVL 4.22, but in intermediate felling – LVL 5.02. Compared to 2006 and 2007, in 2008 in final felling average costs of wood preparation have grown by 31% and 5%, respectively, of wood transportation from cutting site to road – by 30% and 5%, of wood transportation to purchase place – by 48% and 17%.
Harvesting costs, LVL per m3
Compared to 2006 and 2007 in 2008 average costs of wood preparation in intermediate felling have grown by 27% and 23%, respectively, of wood transportation from cutting site to road – by 22% and 18%, and of wood transportation to purchase place – by 44% and 31%.
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Back in 2002 we began testing every fabric sheet we could find to locate the very best one to offer our customers. After experiencing printer jams, stiff fabric, sticky residue, colors that run, etc. we were excited to find and introduce the private label fabric sheets we still use today. They run consistently in all of our inkjet printers.
Please note: Because new printers are manufactured and introduced every month, there are always new models with new inks. Most printer customers are printing on paper or photo paper, so there is always the possibility a new ink will not work with any inkjet fabric sheet. If you are planning to purchase a new inkjet printer for printing on fabric, be sure to purchase it from a store that will allow you to return or exchange it for another model if you experience any problems. Many office supply stores give you up to 30 days to return or exchange it for any reason. We have had excellent results with HP's Photosmart line of printers.
Do not to use any ink that is specifically formulated for photographic paper as it contains chemicals that are not compatible with fabric sheets.
We also recommend using only printer manufacturer's ink. Stay away from off-label brands and recycled ink as they sometimes use
additives that may cause problems. Be sure to follow our Step by Step Directions
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Did I say they are soft? Almost everyone remarks on how incredibly soft they are. If you like sewing with cotton, but want to layer with silkscreening, stamps, etc. or want to overdyeing with COLORHUE silk dyes, you will love these sheets. COLORHUE dyes strike instantly on Bamboo, just as with silk. And if you are looking for an environmentally-friendly fabric, you will not be disappointed. Bamboo is becoming more and more popular because of its versatility and renewability. Priced in between cotton and silk, bamboo will be a very good choice for many.
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Keeping regular sliders and rings in place on a bra strap without sliding down, has always been a problem for heavier busted ladies. Our exclusive Slide Lock Bra Strap Adjusters will hold firmly and never let you down, literally! The hinged part of the adjuster has small (blunted) teeth, that securely grip strap tape or fabric straps. The loose end of the strap when fed through the slot, is hidden inside the cup. The loose end is still accessible from the front. The need for sliders and rings can be eliminated altogether.
Sold by the pair (enough for one bra). Available in Off-White only.
Bra-makers Tip – for complete instructions on how to use the Slide Lock Bra Strap Adjusters, please see the Bra-makers Manual Volume 2. You will see pictures of how easy they are to use in your bra construction. You can also read Beverly Johnson's blog post entitled Slide Lock Adjusters.
How to Use:
The Slide Lock Bra Strap Adjusters are very simple to use and more importantly, eliminates the need for rings and sliders that slide down and allow your straps to loosen. To install, insert the strap tape or strap elastic through the slot in the back and through the slot with the blunt teeth. Then the tape will pass through the front slot and will hide inside your bra cup. The tail end of the tape is there if you need to let your strap down and always accessible if you need to hoist the girls up a bit!


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Iceland Trip 2019/
Trip open to all years.
Following the success of last year's trip, the Geography department is delighted to offer another 5 day school trip to Iceland to study and experience the impact that plate tectonics has on this unique country. This will provide the opportunity to visit the "Land of Fire and Ice". It is a once in a lifetime opportunity to visit Iceland, a country where two of the earth's tectonic plates meet. We will see active volcanoes; observe active geysers with areas of steam vents, hot springs and beautiful turquoise blues; visit Þingvellir National Park, a World Heritage site; swim in the hot springs of The Secret Lagoon and take a ferry to the island of Heimaey with its active volcano and museum. The tour will be organised with Rayburn Travel which is fully bonded with ABTA. They led and organised our successful trip last year.
The trip will run in the week of the May half-term holidays 2019 (25th – 29th May), and is now open to all students except those sitting public exams next summer. Flights will be with Iceland Air from Manchester Airport and arrangements will be made for transport to and from the airport. Accommodation will be at the Skalinn Centre and students will be accommodated in multi-bedded rooms with shared facilities.
Full details
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CASTLETON, Vt. – With the 2016-17 regular season winding down, the Castleton University men's basketball team looks to remain in position for a favorable draw in the upcoming North Atlantic Conference Tournament as it travels across New England to face Maine Maritime Friday, Feb. 10, at 5:30 p.m. and Husson Saturday, Feb. 11, at 1 p.m.
The Spartans are currently in second place in the NAC standings with a 9-5 league record as part of a 14-6 overall record, with the top two teams in the standings at the end of the regular season receiving byes into the tournament semifinals. Castleton is one game ahead of Thomas and Maine-Farmington after beating both teams last weekend at Glenbrook Gym.
As a team, Castleton is 17th in the country in field goal percentage at 49.2 percent and 29th in the nation in field goal percentage defense, allowing opponents to hit only 40.0 percent of their attempts from the floor. Tondi Mushandu is 19th in Division III in field goal percentage at 62.6 percent, tops in the conference ahead of teammate Edmund Fitzgerald at 57.1 percent. Ben Mrowka is third in the NAC in three-point field goal percentage at 42.9 percent, and Chad Copeland is fifth in the league in rebounding with 7.6 boards per game.
Maine Maritime is 4-17 overall and 1-13 within the NAC after losing to Johnson State (76-61) and Lyndon State (78-54) last weekend. As a team, the Mariners are scoring 67.6 points per game and shooting 41.7 percent from the field, including 36.9 percent from behind the three-point line, and 73.7 percent from the free throw line.
After missing the first three games of the season, Tyler Thayer has emerged as the Mariners' leading player at 16.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. Brendan Newcomb is averaging 12.7 points per game, while Nicholas DePatsy and Nick Judge are scoring 10.0 points per game each.
In the first game between the two teams in Castleton on Jan. 21, the Spartans jumped out to a 51-30 halftime lead and held on to defeat the Mariners, 86-76. Six Castleton players reached double figures in scoring, led by Copeland with 17 points and Mushandu with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Newcomb shot 8-of-15 from behind the three-point line to lead all players with 26 points.
Husson is 15-6 overall and 12-2 in the conference, leading the league by three games with less than two weeks remaining in the regular season. The Eagles have won three straight games over a five-day span, sweeping the conference weekend at Lyndon State (80-74) and at Johnson State (76-69) before an 89-69 win at Colby Tuesday. As a team, Husson is scoring 78.2 points per game and shooting 41.6 percent from the field, including 34.7 percent from behind the three-point line, and 74.6 percent from the free throw line.
Raheem Anderson is sixth in the country in scoring, averaging 25.3 points per game, and he is 28th in the nation in free throw percentage at 88.4 percent. Anderson has also collected 4.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. Mitch Worcester is contributing 12.7 points per game, and Justin Martin leads the team and is second in the league in rebounding with 10.2 boards per game to go along with 8.5 points per game.
On Jan. 20 in Castleton, Husson rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit, forcing overtime and eventually prevailing, 77-71, behind 35 points from Anderson, who shot 10-of-21 from the field and 15-of-16 from behind the three-point line. Worcester scored 15 points, and Martin contributed nine points and 11 rebounds. Copeland finished with 31 points, five rebounds, and three steals, and Mushandu earned 18 points, six rebounds, and two blocked shots.
After this weekend, Castleton plays its third straight road game with a trip to Lyndon State Thursday, Feb. 16, at 5:30 p.m. before concluding the regular season at home against Johnson State Saturday, Feb. 18, at 1 p.m.


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If you want a strong and successful oral health, then it's best to have a healthy lifestyle. Having a healthy lifestyle can help you have the healthy and beautiful smile you deserve!
To help you have the healthy lifestyle that will reward your teeth and gums, our Truman Village Dental team encourages you to do the following things:
Keep up on oral hygiene: Make sure you brush your teeth twice a day and floss your smile once a day. You can also rinse your mouth daily with antibacterial or fluoride mouthwash. As you brush, use a soft-bristled toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste. As you floss, use a product that can slide easily between your teeth.
Have a balanced diet: It's best to take good care of your smile and overall health by having a balanced diet. You can have a balanced diet by avoiding sugary and acidic products and by consuming healthier foods, like fruits, vegetables, and dairy products.
Avoid using tobacco products: Tobacco can severely harm your oral health. It can stain your teeth and cause tooth decay—but the worst consequence of all is oral cancer.
Now that you know how to have a healthy lifestyle, your dentist, Dr. Tiffany Teegarden, and our dental team encourage you to do everything you can to keep your smile and body in tip-top shape. If you have any questions or if you would like to know more about caring for your smile in Independence, Missouri, please call our office today at 816-569-9800. We look forward to helping you!


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case study
Social Media
John K. Anderson of JKA Design wanted to increase the visibility of his firm and brand within the industry as a classic modernist. He understood that in today's age of social media, Instagram is one of the most used apps for the home and design industry. The platform allows designers to create a strong visual presence that's an extension of their portfolio and connect with design professionals, enthusiasts and potential clients. John came to Coupar because he wanted to grow his Instagram following and increase user engagement.
Coupar started the process by auditing all of JKA Design's owned, digital channels and developed a social media strategy tailored for the firm. With a focus on Instagram as the leading platform for social media, Coupar developed monthly editorial calendars reflecting JKA Design's modernist approach to luxe yet approachable spaces. The dynamic Instagram strategy was monitored to keep up with new updates and an always changing Instagram algorithm. Leveraging our knowledge and execution of Instagram best practices, Coupar accelerated the rate of growth and engagement that nearly doubled JKA Design's followers in 6 months.
Audited social media channels and developed a strategic plan for Instagram
Increased average follower growth to 8.85% month to month (higher than 6% - 8% average)
Created monthly editorial calendars to tell brand story through curated content
Selected the best of the best images to create a visually appealing feed
Follow key players in the industry such as editors, writers, magazines, and other potential collaborators
ClientJKA Design
ScopeSocial Media
Brand Development
LocationSan Francisco, CA
What We Do
Our leadership team offers expertise to support design businesses no matter their stage of growth. We work alongside our clients at an operational level to navigate the business of design by providing a staffing solution that is both agile and reactive to the market as well as fits the needs of the principal.
Business consulting
Project management
Design studio
Photoshoot support
Brand development
Website development
Public Relations
Social Media
Clients supported: 200+
Clients in showhouses: 33
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The Alonzo A. and Gwen Crim Scholarship
The Alonzo A. and Gwen Crim Scholarship recognizes excellence at the undergraduate level. This honor bears a $1,000 award. The selected student will demonstrate a commitment to serving urban communities through education in formal and/or informal spaces.
The student must have a connection (currently or in the past) to a Crim Center program, initiative, or partnership. Utilizing Dr. Crim's idea of the Community of Believers, the student selected should demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively in the development and implementation of solutions to pressing issues in urban communities.
The awardee will be recognized at the College of Education & Human Development's Scholars Reception on April 11, 2018.
Award Criteria
Nominees must:
- Be an undergraduate student in good academic standing at GSU
- Be connected to a Crim Center program, initiative, or partnership within the past two years
- Outline how her/his work serves as a bridge between university and the greater community and creates opportunities for communities of people to work collaboratively
- Participate in or lead activities that result in improvements in urban education
- Utilize scholarship funds for tuition, fees, books, room, board, and other associated expenses incurred at the undergraduate student level
Nomination Process
Applicants should submit the following:
- Nominee's letter (500-1000 words) addressing eligibility criteria listed above and proposed use of funds
- Nomination letter from any Georgia State University personnel who has worked closely with nominee
Please submit nomination packets by February 2, 2018.
All nomination packets must be submitted in person to The Alonzo A. Crim Center for Urban Educational Excellence (College of Education & Human Development, 30 Pryor St. SW, Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30303). Please address nomination packets to Brian Williams, Director of the Alonzo A. Crim Center for Urban Educational Excellence.
Selection Committee: Committee selected by the Director of the Alonzo A. Crim Center for Urban Educational Excellence.


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The Importance of Content Marketing | Up to 70% Of Purchase Decisions Happen In Advance Of Your Sales Team!
Content Marketing is critical for modern marketers. With up to 70% of the purchase decision being influenced in the customer buying cycle prior to a customer contacting your company it is critical to be found and valued as a thought leader prior to that first customer call.


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The VE Flex Cantilever chair with its natural flex for ultimate comfort features a high tensile steel frame with additional bracing for added strength. The injection moulded single piece Polypropylene shell has a stylish fine textured finish. Optional chair trolley stacks up to 15 VE Flex chairs for storage and mobility.
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"Playing the comparison game?"
Hands up if you've ever compared yourself to someone else...okay, bad idea, I can't see if you raised your hand. I'll assume you did because I think everyone has done this at some point. Maybe you even raised both hands to emphasise how often you look at someone and think "what are they doing that I'm not?".
Lately, I've found myself looking at a lot of inspiring people who started out exactly how I have, but who made their way up in life a lot quicker than I have. All too often I find myself thinking "maybe I'm just not likable enough". That's a thought that first entered my head last year - long story - and I've struggled to shake it ever since.
The truth is, the people I've been looking at started their journey 10, 15, even 20 years ago, and whilst yes, they progressed a lot quicker than I have, it was also a different world. I mean, really, the world is hardly recognisable as the world these people started their careers in.
At times like that, I have to tell myself what I tell the people around me when they start playing the comparison game: It helps nobody. It's not going to get me where I want to be any faster. It's not going to cause the path ahead to magically light up, complete with signs telling me which way I need to go. All it serves to do is make me feel inadequate, and I think I've probably spent long enough feeling that way.
So I'm gonna keep doing what I'm doing, I'm gonna keep making connections, and I'm gonna keep being blown away when I look back and see that I've actually come a helluva long way from where I started. Okay? You with me? Cool. Let's do this.


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Last week saw Builtvisible pick up top honours at the biggest night in the content marketing calendar.
Our campaign for Lastminute.com was awarded gold in the highly competitive Best use of SEO category, with the judges singling out the holistic nature of the work along with the ROI-accountable results for praise:
"Builtvisible used a strong mix of SEO and content to engage with a new generation to produce a sustainable strategy that yielded ridiculously impressive results"
The annual awards ceremony sees agencies from across the world offer up their best work from the past 12 months for judgement by some of the biggest names in marketing – providing the industry with a stunning showcase of talent, expertise, inspiration and insight for brand marketers.
Builtvisible's Managing Director Geoff Griffiths said:
"I am delighted to have won gold in such a competitive category. We challenge ourselves daily to deliver demonstrable ROI to our clients and it is nice to see such a prestigious awards ceremony recognising this. The account team here had a great experience with the client which makes this feel all the more special."
Congratulations to all the winners of last week's event and thank you to The Content Marketing Association for hosting such a brilliant evening.
If you're interested in learning more about this campaign, you can view the case study here.


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– Professional Services Team Member
Serving in the disability community since the year 2000, Joe Chiappetta is a community organizer, award-winning author, and trainer. As Chicago's Director of MERCYWORLDWIDE, Chiappetta has increased the scope of the organization from annual to monthly service projects helping people with disabilities whose families are no longer involved in their lives.
Joe is also the founder of Chicago's Workforce Developer Network (WDN). It's the oldest collaborative of organizations working together to place more people with disabilities in jobs. In 2014, employers hired 137 people with disabilities through WDN, which generated nearly $2 million in benefits to society.


text: subject line: to my little sister. December 01, 2015 by Hannah Brencher abington, massachussetts Dear Sookie,Ever since it happened to you, I can't stop thinking. I can't control my body like I used to; sometimes I shudder involuntarily, sometimes I yell "FUCK FUCK FUCK," which sounds very strange coming out of my mouth.I feel that, when I told close friends about what happened to you, they backed away. If you had been beaten up, or diagnosed with a disease, or died, I feel that people would have drawn closer. People would have been supportive, and angry, and all of the things I wanted them to be, things that were and probably are very unfair to ask of people, even good friends. I think, basically, I wanted others to feel the radical injustice of what happened, to want to fix it, to be completely outraged that such a thing could happen to such a beautiful and perfect girl.But because you were raped. Because you were drugged, kidnapped, and raped. People back away. It is strange to discuss it. Why is it strange? People make assumptions. You were probably drinking. You were probably drunk. You were probably wearing a short dress. If you hadn't of been there, it wouldn't of happened. If you had done something differently, you would be okay, and thus and thus and thus this is your fault.Which it isn't.I wasn't there. But I know about you. I know the you that was little, who zoomed around the office in her tiny purple electric car. You with brown bouncy curls and a thoughtful gaze. You who I hit on the leg, when your strong will baffled my young mind. I am sorry for hitting you. [I know we never talked about it, and I know that siblings hit eachother, but I shouldn't have ever hit you, even if we were both little children, because I was bigger, and I should have protected you]. I know about the you, the you who only drank water. I know why you only drink water, why I am the same way. I know the you in the flannel long-sleeve shirt and blue jeans, held in the arms of a faceless rapistdestroyeranimalnothing as your long hair hangs down. I see your cowboy boots and cell phone lying on the library floor. I hear your friends pounding on the door, but it is too late. I see your unconscious, peaceful face. I see what he does to you. I see it and can't forget it and it doesn't make sense to me. It doesn't make sense. I think that I am experiencing the feeling we discussed. The feeling when you thought you understood the meaning of your favorite song, but you read an artist commentary and realize you had it all wrong. I feel that way with you. I may have had you all wrong. I thought that you were the most stubborn girl in the world, the most vigilant and justice hungry creature of your generation. But since it happened to you, I realize that I don't understand you half as much as I thought I did. I realize that, ultimately, I don't understand the world as well as I thought, either. If rape can silence the loudest, bravest girl I know, then it is a terrible evil that I hope to never understand. I love you. I wish you would talk to me about this, but I understand that I cannot understand this part of you.


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929 South Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90015
213-235-9614 | @theatre_acedtla
A delicately restored, 1,600-seat movie palace from the 1920s with a massive, three-story grand lobby. Originated by Mary Pickford and Charlie Chapman.
From photo shoots on the Mezzanine to parties in the Lobby or premieres on the
main stage. The Theatre at Ace Hotel is available for a variety of events.
Doors at 7pm
The members of the internet sensation, Team StarKid, are coming home to celebrate a ten years of witches, wizards, and magical beasts! This special reunion concert will feature original cast members back together for the first time in a decade. Performers will include Darren Criss, Joey Richter, Bonnie Socha (née Gruesen), Lauren Lopez, Joe Walker, Dylan Saunders, Jaime Lyn Beatty, and many more paying tribute to the shows that started it all!
Book a table at Best Girl. Book a bed at Ace Hotel. Live a little.


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£201.62 raised at Sainsburys
29th Jun 2011
A big Thank You to all of the generous shoppers at Clitheroe Saisburys who donated a total of £201.62 to us on Friday. We could not have done this without our fantastic volunteers Jan, Iris, Sue, Jennie, Billy, Lisa and Colin! Thanks everybody !


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I've been meaning to do a 100 Strangers project for some time to motivate me more in approaching people on the street. I have taken photos of random people in the last year or two so might back date it, but until then I think this makes for a nice official first photo.
I was particularly drawn to Akari's fashion sense and especially her hat. Japanese people have a special way of being uniformly fashionable and unique at the same time, often by combining Western brands and items in a distinctly Japanese way.


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We are a World Food Supermarket. This blog is to share with you our thoughts, recipes, and what is going on in the ethnic community. We also feature new products here and our residential foodie blogger, Brian Ly from Toronto! Sign up for our Food Story Action!
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
Mexican Guerro Corn Tortillas On Sale!
We have on sale for the wonderful summer hot weather Guerro's Corn Tortillas
80 pcs in a package for just only $5.00
Enjoy the wonderful weather in Lethbridge!!!
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Indian-Spiced Turkey Pilaf
2 cups (220 g) carrots, grated
3 shallots, chopped
3 tbsp butter
2 cups (460 g) basmati rice
3 1/2 cups (875 mL) chicken broth
1/3 cup (45 g) raisins
1 tsp garam masala
2 cups (340 g) leftover cooked turkey, diced or shredded
1/4 cup (10 g) cilantro leaves
In a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, soften the carrots and shallots in the butter. Add the rice and stir to coat. Add the broth, raisins and garam masala. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until the liquid has been absorbed.
Remove from the heat. Top the rice with the turkey. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with the cilantro leaves and gently stir. Adjust the seasoning.
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We are inviting scientists, researchers, clinicians, engineers, students, and others to participate in 13th South-East Asia Congress of Medical Physics with the theme:
"Improving the quality of human health through physics".
The event will take place in the beautiful city of Yogyakarta, Indonesia on 10-12 December 2015. We welcome the participant's abstract of poster or presentation in the topic (but not limited to):
The registration process will be opened at the end of April 2015. Deadline for abstract submission will due to July, 31th 2015. Full paper is arranged to be published at IOP Conference Series or AIP Proceeding of Conference.
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A story set in the days of the Romans, this the story of the Dacian people and their thirst for revenge.
The Romans were the only group who ever bested the Dacians; as is the custom, they killed the king and took over their lands. The son of the late king, Ilius, has been waiting for the right time to exact his revenge on the emperor who now lives where his father's castle once stood. Ten years after his father's death, Ilius is ready to kidnap the daughter of the emperor, defeat his army and then return the land to the Dacian people.
What he didn't plan on was falling in love with Nerva. Can he retain the respect of his friends, help his people or will he have to be a traitor to his own feelings?
This is a short story that was later turned into a novel called Born in Vengeance. While the sparse, spare style of writing was perfectly suited to a warrior, a man who expresses himself better on the battlefield than with words, the misspellings and misuse of words caused me to want to fall on my sword. First, though, let's talk about the story.
The history of Ilius' father's death and the loss of the Dacian lands is told at the beginning. OK, that's pretty exciting and a great setup for revenge, return of power, and some kick-ass fighting. Then the daughter of the emperor is kidnapped by Ilius, and she is not happy too about it. Great! Now the foundation is laid for a love/hate relationship as well as conflict between Ilius and his men/people. However, after that, it just sort of fizzles out. Nerva is in love, forgetting anything about her anger with the Dacians; the emperor wants to team up with the Dacians to fight someone else; and then they all hold hands and sing (say it with me) Kumbaya.
What? There sure was a lot of prep – for what? So I had to plod through all of those names for nothing?
I am going to admit something. A story can really put me off if it has a lot of weird names in it. I tend to skim over them and don't read them correctly, so I don't really know what the character's name is. Unless it is a really good book, I get annoyed. Sorry. So, here we are. The author has to use certain kinds of names, of course – it's a historical book, so to be real, that's what needs to be done. I still don't know any of their names other than Ilius (which you don't even know until page four) and Nerva. The rest will henceforth be remembered as Tyrannosaurus, Baptist, Viper and Bear. Obviously this is my problem, not the author's, but I did wonder if anyone else has this affliction.
As for my issue with grammar, I am not one of those people who can look past it. I'm sorry, but there it is. "Wolfs" instead of "wolves;" "laying" instead of "lying;" "winching" instead of "wincing." Then there were some odd usages: "a sprint in his step;" "my temper roofing up there with the blazes of the burning fortress;" "My arm irons around her small middle too hard."
Now, while I did think the style of writing was well-suited to the narrator, it was definitely at odds with all of the contractions present. So the "mayhaps"-es, calling someone a brute, and the references to gods looked strange next to the more modern-day language of "they're," "can't" and "ain't." Maybe it is just me, but "they are," "cannot" (and never "ain't") seem to be more befitting to the time, especially since such an obvious effort was made to sound "old-fashioned."
Bottom Line: This book has the bones for a good story, but it needed more. Maybe that's why it was fleshed out into a full novel. As it is, there's not enough here to satisfy.
I Was There – Before You Came by Camelia Miron Skiba was published August 24, 2012. A free copy of this book was given to Ink and Page in return for an honest review. Big thanks to the Author.
Rating: 2.5
Genre: Adult Fiction Historical Romance Series


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Crime and Suspense Production Elements
187 Crime Scene Imaging Elements
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Asset Alliance teams up with Sun Hung Kai
Asset Alliance has entered into a joint venture with Sun Hung Kai Fund Management to distribute Asset Alliance's Premier hedge fund of funds in Hong Kong.
The companies have jointly submitted an application to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to authorise a new share class of the Asset Alliance Premier Hedge Fund. Sun Hung Kai hopes to start distributing the fund of hedge funds to its client base at the start of September.
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2′ 50" / Colour / 2018.
Direction, Writing, Animation and Sound by Sois de Traca.
The film is a surrealist take on human responsibility over climate change and on our inescapable connection with nature.
We wanted for nature to be able to voice its concerns, so in the film a group of animals has become organised and are committed to make themselves heard by humans, guerrilla style.
Annecy Festival 2019 Official Selection Commissioned Films
Barcelona International Environmental Film Festival (FICMA) – Nov 2018
Directed by Women Spain – Madrid, Málaga Sept 2018
The Smalls Film Festival – The Barbican Art of Change – London Sept 2018


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Sports and recreation are a great way to stay fit, work off stress, meet new people, and even learn new things.
College football was invented here at Yale, so make this Yale tradition part of your graduate student experience. You can watch a game at the historic Yale Bowl for free.
- Yale Payne Whitney Gym provides free year-round gym membership for full-time students, others may join for a fee.
- Yale Sports and Recreation offers free and affordable fitness and dance classes, club, intramural (IM), and pickup graduate sports.
- Graduate-Professional Student Intramural (IM) sports include soccer, softball, volleyball, basketball, and ultimate frisbee. IMs are a great way to enjoy or learn a sport and bond with students and spouses/partners in your department or group competition. Team signups each season through the Sports and Recreation dept.
- Yale Athletics Varsity Intercollegiate Sports offers free student tickets to home games with Yale Student ID, discount student guest tickets, and free tickets for children.
- Student Tailgate Village is a special student party area at the Yale Bowl that provides free refreshments, limited free beer (21+), and entertainment before every home football game for students and their guests.
- Free Yale shuttle buses are available both to and from the Yale Bowl area for all home football games.
- Yale Westville Athletics Fields and other facilities include the Yale Bowl (football), baseball, softball, rugby, lacrosse, soccer, and intramural fields, Tennis Center, Golf Course. The Yale Boathouse (Crew) and Sailing Center are located in nearby towns and served by Yale Athletics shuttles as needed.
- Yale Sports Fight songs include Yale's own Cole Porter who perfected the school fight song with his famous Bulldog. Listen here to Yale Fight Songs!
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Is there a word in the English language that combines the feelings of both excitement and anxiety? Besides the word marriage, I can't think of one. The reason I'm asking is I need to describe how I feel about my intuitive abilities. My feelings are so mixed. They wax and wane. They keep me awake with anticipation. They wear me out with fear. They give me hope that I have finally found the reason for my existence. They give me bad dreams.
Over the last several weeks I have been seeking guidance on what I am to autograph. The information I have gathered so far is that I am to be a successful writer and have a blog or social media project of some sort. I have been a closet writer for most of my life (some people pretend to be rock stars in the shower, I pretend I'm a successful writer in my office) so this didn't seem too far off base except for the fact that I am chicken shit. Chicken shit to share my writing that is.
Last night I had the most vivid and disturbing sexual dream about Lance Armstrong. The dream was so disturbing, in fact, that I didn't write it down. For starters I am not the least bit attracted to Lance Armstrong. Second, the shorts. Lastly, it did not appear to have anything to do with my writing.
I continued on my morning routine of soul searching, attempting to push the naked visions of Lance out of my head. Flipping through one of my old journals the word "blog" popped off the page. What is this? Did I write this? Yes, it is my handwriting.(Duh!) It was last years summary of my psychic reading that told me I was going to start a social media project and be a successful writer. The left side journal page had a dream entry with Message: Write in large letters under it. This prompted me to google "start a blog".
Click on second entry.
Find, "10 Most Famous Multi Million Dollar Bloggers."
Color me intrigued. Click on it.
Huffington Post…makes sense.
"Armstrong" pops off the page. It's the name of an individual, not a large corporation and well, you know the name Armstrong is burnt into my brain.
I click on it.
It seems that one Heather Armstrong has made a name for herself, helped coin a new phase and….AND… its making a nice salary…all starting by blogging!
We can't always choose our sex dream partners but we can choose to look deeper into ourselves using a myriad of sources. Sometimes life needs to disturb us in order for us to start/keep looking. I hope I can help you discover some of them here as I take you on my blogging journey. My hope is to empower you to do some soul searching of your own, sans bike shorts.
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Assembly Rooms
Event date: 27th April 2017
'A snapshot of history 1910 – 1980s' with Brian Peeps
Always a popular and lively event with plenty of audience participation. Brian offers a glimpse into the past through his vast image library and knowledge of the life & times of our area – our social history – the people, places and industry. This time round taking us on a journey from Barton to Hull (in days gone by)!
Doors 7.00pm for 7.30pm
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Thousands of primates are being confined in UK homes. Marmosets, capuchins and squirrel monkeys are among some of primates being kept as pets, destined for unnecessary suffering in an unnatural environment. Many of these animals have been found to be socially isolated and kept in cramped and barren conditions.
Primates are intelligent, social and long-lived animals. There are no circumstances where a primate would benefit from being kept as a pet. The welfare needs of primates can never be met in a house, shed or garden cage and that these complex animals are unsuitable companion animals. 15 European countries have already introduced bans on keeping primates as pets, for either all or some species.
Please take action today, and call on the governments in the UK to follow and introduce a complete ban on the keeping and trade of primates as pets.
Sign the petition here: http://www.four-paws.org.uk/projects/apes/the-plight-of-primates-being-kept-as-pets/petition-tell-the-uk-government-to-ban-the-keeping-and-trade-of-primates-as-pets/


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Once we have the fares estimate, the next thing that we need the Amsterdam taxi contact details to book a taxi. We present you a list of Amsterdam taxi services along with their contact information. We have included every possible taxi service that operated in Amsterdam along with their phone number and address and other contact details like email address. You can also access taxi fare calculators for all taxi companies operating in Amsterdam, their reviews and fare breakups.


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Independent Tagog (IT) is a Tagogese political party. Its leader is Goodluck Wuya. The party is supported by a small minority of the Tagogese Citizens, and has in the past criticized the Conservative Tagogese Party for "being lapdogs of the international socialist elite" as according to Wuya, but has never criticized Kanto Qyto, supporting him as president and calling him a "beacon within the darkness" of the CTP. It supports total isolation and self-suffiency of Tagog, without interference from any outside countries. It also supports a full scale invasion of Brunant, denouncing it as a communist country dedicated to the destruction of the great nation of Tagog. It also strongly supported the Burenian invasion of Lovia in 2014, praising the Burenians as brave liberators.
Although it was 'accepted with reluctance by the political and security forces' (i.e. TUMPH) in 2015, this was later revoked due to 'insufficient glorification of Vice-Baron Hung.' Goodluck Wuya was kidnapped by the Qytoites and punished severely in accordance with the Constitution. This interrogation revealed that the party had been about to release further statements of glorification, and after these were released, Vice-Baron Hung mercifully allowed the party to become recertified and Wuya to be released. Since then, they have been accused of harassment of the TUMPH-certified Tagogese Communist Party, which is considered to be "an insult to Tagog" by Wuya. After the end of the coup led by Brunant and its puppet Hendricks Ntaba, under which party leadership was jailed, the party increased its calls for direct violent action against Brunant, in addition to proposing the development of a nuclear weapons program followed by its immediate use against Brunant.
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It's a pawty, it's a pawty, it's a pawty! It's Burger Pawty's third year in business and we're hosting a celebratory bash to mark the occasion!
3 PEAT will be a Barbie pool house themed event, taking place at Sandbox Studios on Saturday, August 25th – the weekend of our three year anniversary! It will be a day filled with great music, fun installations, pastel pool vibes and of course, amazing food.
We've come a long way from our humble beginnings and we want to say thanks! We're throwing this pawty to show our appreciation to our various vendors and partners, to promote our services and essentially, to have an amazing time… 'cause ain't not pawty like a Burger Pawty, amirite?!
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Capitol Mechanics, Inc.
152 Speigletown Road (Rt. NY40)
Troy, NY 12182
Open weekdays from 8:30am–6pm
Tuesday open from 11am–8pm
Closed on major holidays
(518) 235-1708
Fax: (518) 238-9109
If you are planning to drop-off your car after our work hours, please:
Fill and submit the New Customer Information Form.
Park your car in any empty spot in-front of our shop and lock it.
Place the car key in an envelope and drop the envelope through the mail slot in the office door.
We will contact you next day in the morning.
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Please call Mike to ask questions or make an appointment.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Although our mailing address says Troy,
we are actually located in a very peaceful and beautiful Speigletown.
Which is located on the South border of Schaghticoke – right outside of Troy.
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Ryan Mason and Erik Lamela saw off Fiorentina and blasted Tottenham into the Europa League's last 16.
The north Londoners avenged last season's defeat at the hands of the Italian title challengers with a comprehensive victory at White Hart Lane.
Mason netted in the 25th minute from Dele Alli's vital touch while Lamela pounced in a penalty box scramble to add a second on the hour. Gonzalo Rodríguez's own goal sealed victory for Spurs.
The one sour note was a booking for Alli for diving which means he is now suspended for the first leg of the next round.
The victory for Spurs was the perfect response to their unlucky defeat last weekend in the FA Cup at home to Crystal Palace.
Mauricio Pochettino's men now face Swansea at home in the Premier League on Sunday.
Here's five things we learned:
1. Last week's FA Cup exit was indeed a blip
If anything the Spurs players were even more focused to put things right against a Fiorentina side also challenging for the title in their homeland.
In seasons past a cup exit might have been the sign for Tottenham's season starting to unravel. Not this time.
2. Tottenham have moved on from being reliant on Kane
He may have carried them last season but there are so many players in this Tottenham team that can now shoulder the burden of scoring goals.
Ryan Mason and Erik Lamela provided wonderful finishes here in his absence.
3. Erik Lamela retains the ability to infuriate and exhilarate
Minutes before his goal the Argentine attacker broke a promising move down with his attempt to over-elaborate.
He made amends, however, with a wonderful finish to kill this tie. The goal was his ninth of the season. Only Harry Kane has scored more.
4. Kevin Wimmer has been an excellent stand-in
So good in fact that the Belgian might face a fight for his place on his return from injury.
Wimmer is unfussy, composed, strong in the tackle and good in the air. Such has been his quiet assurance, you barely notice that Vertonghen is missing.
He surely must get more game time whatever happens.
5. Spurs will be a match for anyone in the next round
They don't have any stellar names. They aren't touched by the glamour of several other sides still left in the competition.
But as things start to to get serious the sum of their parts will be a match for anyone with their willingness to work and their refusal to give up.
Player ratings
Tottenham: Lloris 6; Trippier 7, Alderweireld MOTM 8, Wimmer 6, Davies 6; Dier 7, Mason 7; Lamela 7, Eriksen 6, Alli 7; Chadli 6.
Fiorentina: Tatarusanu 5; Tomovic 6, Gonzalo 7, Astori 7, Alonso 7; Badelj 6, Vecino 5; Bernardeschi 5, Borja Valero 7, Ilicic 6 (Zarate 60, 6); Kalinic 5.


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Lovely hipknits is also a bit of a bleeder; and a progress shot.
What more can I say? This is my Angelica on the first wash. Love it though.
And here is a progress shot of the cardigan i am making (from Opal sock yarn, the green is 80%wool and 20% nylon, and the multi is a wool/cotton/nylon mix). Baby is due in 2 weeks, so I am now trying to get on with it after faffing for a while! (And I now believe in the 2 weeks after seeing H this weekend - bump is huge!) Hope She and J like the colours - which I think are pretty gener neutral. And it is machine washable (and dryable if they have a drier). I've actually completed both fronts already.
And just for completeness - second charcoal Eleonora sock now past the heel (in fact it is further on than this too, but I am too idle to repeat the shot).


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Dan, Barbara, and crew welcome you to your Alaskan adventure!
Alaska is a place of wonder, excitement and unparalleled beauty around every corner! Lifetime Adventures strives to show every local and visitor alike, Alaska's backcountry in safety and comfort; whether hiking, biking, kayaking, skiing or snowshoeing – Lifetime Adventures has the guides and equipment to get you OUT THERE! Lifetime Adventures operates in some of the most scenic areas of south-central Alaska. The Mat-Su Valley, surrounded by towering mountains, laden with streams, rivers, and lakes that are fed by the abundance of glaciers in the area. Eklutna Lake with its turquoise glacial waters and inspiring view of Bold Peak, The topography lends itself to boundless adventures! Isn't it time to get out there and explore?
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Why This Matters: Pride
The current editors of SheHasDrive both identify as heterosexual females. We are both aware that in curating an issue that centers on PRIDE, this is very much a time when our role is to keep quiet, and listen.
We do, however, both want to reaffirm our commitment to sharing the experiences of all women, or, all womxn, as one of our current contributors reminds us. So if you identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, we want to assure you that you are always invited to contribute. Although SheHasDrive tends to have themed issues, we don't believe in limiting conversations about LGBTQ+ to one month, and we recognize and honor the multidemensionality and intersection of issues the LGBTQ+ community members care about.
So we'll let this issue's contributions speak for themselves.
Sometimes what moves you to write is significant. Sometimes it feels trivial. But we all have authentic experiences, and through sharing those in our stories, we relate to each other.
Thanks for being proud of who you are. We're proud to know you.


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Many good things are linked with water, but not here. From the murder of a small child whose body was never found, to the creatures that lurk in the depths. All the tales are linked to water, and each conclude with a shocking end.


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Cade Buchanan
Cade grew up around Plumtree N.C. where he spent most of his time fishing the North Toe river and surrounding small streams. Cade has been guiding for over 15 years for clients young and old. He fell in love with fly fishing because of the challenge, and being outdoors. Cade enjoys guiding clients of all ages. He loves guiding kids, and has 2 of his own that enjoy fly-fishing. While chasing big native Brown Trout is what he enjoys most, Cade also likes to float for Smallmouth Bass, Carp and Musky in NC, TN and VA. If your looking for a laid back guide with a passion for helping others catch fish then you need to give him a call.
Bob Ivins
Bob started fishing as a boy on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and soon discovered chasing Rockfish (striped bass) and Blues with a fly rod. Later he traveled to the mountains of Maryland and West Virginia and fell in love with trout in those mountain creeks and streams. He now lives in Western North Carolina, where he spends his time fishing and guiding clients on hundreds of miles of rivers and streams. Bob also enjoys fishing and guiding Tenkara, an ultralight and very simple style of Japaneses fly fishing. Whether you are an old pro or you would like to learn fly fishing, a trip with Bob will be a memorable experience.
Steve Mingle
Steve was born and raised here in Western N.C.. He has had a love for the outdoors and the Blue Ridge Mountains his whole life. Steve has been a avid fly fisherman for 35+ years and loves teaching others the sport. The South Holston and Watauga rivers in Eastern TN is where he has spent a lot of his time. Fishing for native Brown Trout on 7X tippet and small dry flies is something he just cant get enough of. Steve has the knowledge and patients to help you improve your fly fishing game , give him a call.
Jeff Singleton
Growing up here in the mountains of Western N.C., Jeff has spent his whole life in the outdoors. It would be hard to find someone who enjoys fishing as much as he does. Jeff enjoys catching fish of any kind but his passion is catching big Smallmouth Bass. He also is a skilled taxidermist of 30+ years. That is where he gets his artistic skills that you can see in the flies that he ties. If you like the thoughts of catching some nice fish and spending some time with a laid back fish junkie then Jeff is the man.
Brandon Burleson
Brandon moved down to the mountains of Western North Carolina back in 2001. He fell in love with the Appalachian mountains right away. In 2008 he thru hiked the 2,175 mile Appalachian trail from Maine to Georgia. With his passion for being in the woods you can either find him chasing brookies on small mountain streams, or floating the surrounding tailraces. No matter your skill level or age, a day on the water with Brandon will be one that you will not soon forget!


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…so how I managed to find this one when I was 18 years old, is beyond me.
I was sitting in the living room this afternoon, trying to get some photos of the dogs. They're such buds. But I had the wrong lens on, and I couldn't get a wide enough shot. So I stood up and walked around taking pictures of everything else in the room. The one of Greg above is my favorite. He doesn't look mid-forties to me, but then I still feel like we're in our thirties. In my head, we stopped somewhere around 35.
My brain age-locked with my mom when I was a kid, too. At some point in my childhood, I asked her old she was. She said she was 32 years old. For the next decade and a half, she was 32. Or 32 and some random amount hastily added as a wild attempt at accuracy. A friend would ask how old she was and I'd say, "Ummm….like….32…no wait…like….34 maybe?" Mom would squint at me. My inability to nail this information down baffled her, since as any woman can tell you, entering your forties is an event you don't exactly miss sliding by. You can slide into your thirties. Your forties, you're sort of flipping over a few times and trying to stick the dismount. So how did I not notice it happen? I was there. I was a prominent feature at her birthday parties. And yet…..she was just always 32. Until I was.
Here's me disturbing him while he reads:
I think it's okay if I tell the internet that he's reading Sense and Sensibility, which I've never read, and he keeps giving me updates on how the book is different than the movie version we like (the one with Emma Thompson, of course). Apparently, Lucy Steele is not the innocent she appears in the movie. I had no idea. The only Austen I've read is Pride and Prejudice. We talked about the social expectations of society in Austen's time, which would have exhausted me in under an hour. I wonder what Austen would have thought of Facebook. Imagine Devonshire on Next Door.
The little rose from my Mother's Day breakfast has pooped out. It sits in the little glass, leaning its weary head over. It's not dead. It's resting. (Into the compost, tomorrow.)
There were other good things, today. I noticed.
My friend's wife, who really needed to get her cursed uterus out, finally did today. The financial burden is a real problem, so if you could spare a little, it would really help.
Somehow I managed to get an even 3000 steps on my FitBit, which is nifty keen because I've never had an even number before, and because it's over my average of about 2500. I'm really happy about that. Last year at this time my average was 6000, which for me is the biggest illustration of having gone downhill in the past twelve or so months. But I'm still fighting this. And a 3k day is a day to celebrate.
While we were sitting outside tonight, we saw a hummingbird.
My sock is working! It's time to make a heel. I'm thinking Cat Bordhi's Sweet Tomato Heel. I'm nervous to try it, to try anything. Anything, from this point on, is new territory. I've never made a toe-up sock before. I don't want it to all fall apart.
And finally, my daughter's friends came over today, and called me Angel Mom all day. One of her friends had come out to his mom, and when I heard the news, I'd given him a big hug. Apparently the story of this hug spread. I got to hear today how I have a reputation as a loving and safe mom to both my kids and their friends, and that was, without a doubt, the best compliment I've gotten all year. There is a lot I can't do, but this thing, I did right, and my heart just overflowed when I heard that. Sometimes I wonder what I'm doing here. To be very clear, I don't mean that in any kind of dangerous way, I just mean, sometimes I look around and think, "I'm basically just sick all day. I can't work, I can't even volunteer anymore. Will my life really mean something in the end?" But when the kids were asking me for hugs and calling me Angel Mom, I finally felt like I'd really done something meaningful. It felt wonderful.


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This past week there was a lot of news about how sitting down all day is not good for you. Most of it was generated by the Mashable infograph: Just How Dangerous Is Sitting All Day? It is posted at the bottom of this article.
Well, I was pretty sold and spend the next day researching Standing Desks. In the end I decided to build my own instead of buying. On a trip to Office Depot, I noticed this laptop stand.
Height-Adjustable Mobile Laptop Cart, 33 1/16"H x 23 5/8"W x 15 3/4"D, Black/Silver
At the cost of $39.99 I decided to purchase two of them and elevate my desk. The advantages of the laptop stand are:
- Cheap
- Adjustable Height
- Has Wheels
I disconnected one side of my glass desk, put the stands together and elevated my desk. I also got a boom stand for my snowball mike so I can easily skype.
Monday Night I had my desk built. Tuesday through Thursday were rough. I run about 15-20 miles a week, plus biking and swimming. It was still extremely hard to stand up all day. Wednesday I went to sleep at 7pm. By the following Monday I hit a groove and was able to stand up all day without and noticeable pain in my legs.
Besides the health advantages, I find that I am much more focused. It is much harder to get distracted when you are standing up. I also prefer to stand when on the phone and find I much more attentive when talking to people. After Wednesday, I stopped using my other sit-down desk.
In honor of Seinfeld, I have decided to name my standup desk, the Commando 450.


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Most of us try not to think about that moment when our pets will leave us for good. "Pets play a lot of roles," says Dr. Susan Cohen, a counselor at the Animal Medical Center in Manhattan. "We care for them like a member of the family, and they operate under the same rules." From gerbils and snakes to dogs and cats, our pets protect us, get us exercising and meeting people, and provide the company of someone to nurture.
But for us and for our pets, death is as much a step in life as any other. Because death is a difficult subject, however, we often neglect to ask the right questions regarding our pets' after-death care. And sometimes our neglect can come back to haunt us.
Exercising Vigilance
Cases are turning up around the world of animal hospitals, funeral homes, and cremation services using third-party disposal services for pet remains. Those disposal services also handle road kill, contraband, and medical waste. "There's a place for disposal companies, but they shouldn't be providing for people's pets. If a company has a waste permit, I would not let my pet go there," says Bill Remkus, owner of the Hinsdale Pet Cemetery in Willowbrook, IL.
Owing to lack of governmental regulation, disposal companies are able to bill themselves as pet cremators. In May 2010 alone, such cases occurred in Henryville, IN; Dunkirk, TX; Derbyshire, England; and Tokyo, Japan.
"We need people to think. We need them to question," says Remkus. "People already distrust what goes on with the death of the pet. We hear that hundreds of times a month."
Remkus, along with his sons David and Jon, who help run the cemetery, encourages pet guardians to educate themselves on ways to honor their pet's life—from backyard burials to gemstones. "There are groups out there who will hold your hand through the whole thing," Bill says, adding that if you choose cremation for your pet, do not be afraid to ask to be present during the process.
"We have so many people stay and watch the whole thing. They trust us, and it's not on blind trust. These people have been here and understand what we do," he continues.
Establishing a New Standard Of Care
The Remkus family has been in the pet cemetery business for four generations. "We grew up around it," says Remkus. Because the family home shared the cemetery property, people would knock on the front door. "We'd be having a Sunday birthday party, and they would need to bury their pet," he recounts.
So when the family realized that some places handled after-death care so poorly that guardians decided not to take in another pet, they decided to change the system. "Everyone loses on that—from toy manufacturers to drug companies," says Remkus.
Enter Coleen Ellis, a grief counselor and founder of Two Hearts Pet Loss Center in Greenwood, IN. Ellis and the Remkus family met at a 2008 trade meeting in Denver. Ellis has worked for 23 years in the funeral business and has spent the past six working with pets. "I wanted to focus on the service aspect, the respectful care of bodies. I wanted [pets] to have the same options as the two-legged when they die."
With a shared passion, their goal is to educate their peers and consumers. "Eyes are falling on [after-death care] a little more, and [people are] less afraid to step forward with litigation. Court systems are fighting daily to not look at pets as property," Ellis says.
Together they created the Pet Loss Professionals Alliance. The group of more than 100 concerned pet professionals became a reality in early 2010 under the International Cemetery, Cremation, and Funeral Association, the trade's major umbrella organization.
The alliance met first in March in San Antonio. They established a standards, accreditation, and ethics committee as well as an education committee to get the word out on proper after-death care.
"I wish I had a dime for every time that week I heard 'finally.' I'm trying to be positive and think that [people] want education and want to change. Some of those pet funeral professionals said they had no idea [disposal] was happening," Ellis says.
Talking Through the Pain
In Manhattan, Dr. Susan Cohen has served as a counselor since 1982 who assists guardians in making difficult final decisions at the Animal Medical Center. She has seen more than 25,000 guardians and their pets. "Especially if you're surprised, you might not be able to take everything in right away. That's just human nature," Cohen says.
She goes over guardian options, asking questions such as, "Do I use a pet cemetery where I'll never go? Do I sprinkle ashes by the East River where we used to take walks? Do I have him turned into a gemstone?" Some cities do not allow private burial within city limits, so Dr. Cohen helps people answer questions like, "Do I plant a memorial rose bush?"
To many pet guardians, their pet's spirit is more important than the body. Ritual can be a critical element in healing. "Rituals are designed to help the circle heal. When your community adds somebody or loses somebody, you need the ritual to help you through those transitions," Cohen says.
Ellis agrees. Otherwise, she says, neglecting to process grief "interrupts the mourning and grieving process."
The pet loss process poses various challenges. Guardians might struggle with telling themselves their pet was "only a pet," prohibiting full expression of grief. Guardians also tend to view their pets as innocent, and in the death of a pet the guardian may shoulder all responsibility. "Whether it's self-protection or what, [with people] we ascribe blame, but when it comes to pets many people will really beat themselves up."
To help, the Animal Medical Center offers support groups. "When you sit in a group and see completely innocent people beating themselves up, you have that distance," Cohen says. And when people see that, they often realize their own innocence. "You begin to believe the good of yourself in a way that other people can't just tell you."
Cohen also tells guardians they can ask to be present at pet burials and cremations. After all, for as much as we treat our pets like people in life, we should respect them equally in death. That means asking questions, researching, and seeking others—family, friends, or professionals—to help you through the process.
Visit the Pet Loss Professionals Alliance online at MyPLPA.org.
Learn more about the Animal Medical Center's counseling program at AMCNY.org/counseling.
Tagged August 2010, Death, Grief, Pet Loss


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Curb Appeal - Updating the Front of Your Home
It may seem like a greater priority to keep the interior looking trim and modern, but the presentation of our front yard and porch is just as valuable. It feels wonderful to pull up to a beautiful home that you've been invited to for dinner; it's somewhat of a guarantee that inside you're going to be greeted with the same warmth.
Giving your home charming curb appeal doesn't have to be expensive; welcoming guests with a beautiful front yard will set the tone for the fellowship that follows.
It is common for people to use their driveway and front porch to collect unwanted items. It's unattractive, and certainly one way to make the neighborhood less inviting. It is easy for items to accumulate. Before you consider planting, or landscaping, move all of the unwanted items out of sight. They are best off in the trunk of your car or hidden behind a fence on the side of your home.
If you have garage doors, pull out doors, or roller doors, keep them closed as often as possible. This is a helpful way to deter the would-be criminals. Theft happens quickly, and can happen in any type of neighborhood.
Cars in the driveway are also less inviting, yet sometimes unavoidable. Move all that can be moved, and keep the front of your home clean and clear. This will provide the best slate for simple landscaping.
Plant Slowly
Front yard landscaping doesn't have to be a quick fix, and taking your time will present great rewards. Often times the front yard is not a space that requires privacy, it's actually the opposite. It's the part of your home to "show off" to everyone. Choose plants that you love, that grow well based on your planting zone and the conditions of the space. If you want a long term, beautiful landscape, choose native plants. These plants tolerate the conditions of your specific climate, and they come in great variety, with various blooms. More color can be added with potted annuals on your front porch.
Native plants will provide a beautiful front scape, and only continue to improve their beauty as the years pass (with pruning).
A front yard can be transformed quickly by removing the clutter and starting with a few hardy plants. Eventually the front door can be painted or updated, a stone walk path can be added, and beautiful furniture can be set in place for drinking your afternoon tea. Keep this space tidy and make it beautiful little by little each year. Your guests will always feel welcomed into your home.
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Identification of candidate gene FAM183A and novel pathogenic variants in known genes: High genetic heterogeneity for autosomal recessive intellectual disability.
PLoS One. 2018;13(11):e0208324
Authors: McSherry M, Masih KE, Elcioglu NH, Celik P, Balci O, Cengiz FB, Nunez D, Sineni CJ, Seyhan S, Kocaoglu D, Guo S, Duman D, Bademci G, Tekin M
The etiology of intellectual disability (ID) is heterogeneous including a variety of genetic and environmental causes. Historically, most research has not focused on autosomal recessive ID (ARID), which is a significant cause of ID, particularly in areas where parental consanguinity is common. Identification of genetic causes allows for precision diagnosis and improved genetic counseling. We performed whole exome sequencing to 21 Turkish families, seven multiplex and 14 simplex, with nonsyndromic ID. Based on the presence of multiple affected siblings born to unaffected parents and/or shared ancestry, we consider all families as ARID. We revealed the underlying causative variants in seven families in MCPH1 (c.427dupA, p.T143Nfs*5), WDR62 (c.3406C>T, p.R1136*), ASPM (c.5219_5225delGAGGATA, p.R1740Tfs*7), RARS (c.1588A>G, p.T530A), CC2D1A (c.811delG, p.A271Pfs*30), TUSC3 (c.793C>T, p.Q265*) and ZNF335 (c.808C>T, p.R270C and c.3715C>A, p.Q1239K) previously linked with ARID. Besides ARID genes, in one family, affected male siblings were hemizygous for PQBP1 (c.459_462delAGAG, p.R153Sfs*41) and in one family the proband was female and heterozygous for X-chromosomal SLC9A6 (c.1631+1G>A) variant. Each of these variants, except for those in MCPH1 and PQBP1, have not been previously published. Additionally in one family, two affected children were homozygous for the c.377G>A (p.W126*) variant in the FAM183A, a gene not previously associated with ARID. No causative variants were found in the remaining 11 families. A wide variety of variants explain half of families with ARID. FAM183A is a promising novel candidate gene for ARID.
PMID: 30500859 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]


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By Corrine MacLean
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #43 in Port Hawkesbury, presented their special awards on June 4. The Legion awarded Grade 8 student Sara Pluta, daughter of Dr. Paul Pluta and Karen Pluta, with honors at the general meeting.
"We were proud to present Sara with a plaque, flowers, and $500 cheque," says Kelly Conrad, Public Relations Chairperson for the Legion, Branch #43.
The awards were for the Legion's Remembrance Day contest.
Pluta won first place with her poem "My PTSD" in the Intermediate Poetry category. She took first at several different levels: first place at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #43, first place at the provincial level for the Royal Canadian Legion Nova Scotia/Nunavit Command, and finally first place at the national level for the Royal Canadian Legion, Dominion Command.
"I was really excited about it," says Pluta about her awards. "I participated in the contest for a couple of years now and this is the first time that I've done so well in it."
Pluta had first heard of the contest back in fifth grade at her school, Tamarac Education Centre. She has been participating in the contest since then, doing so on her own.
"It's from the perspective of a veteran with PSTD, and then by the end it's about them getting better," Pluta explained. "I came up with the idea when I saw commercials about PTSD. It took me a while, but it was easy once I got the words flowing."
The contest is held every year for art and literacy, and is open for students. It's divided into categories based on grades primary to 12. Students at any skill level are able to participate, and every submission focuses on the theme of Remembrance Day, and sent to the Port Hawkesbury Royal Canadian Legion.


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KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Jessica Toyne homered and Chelsea Winegard tripled in a win over Bluffton but Simpson saw its perfect season come to an end with a loss to No. 13 Trine at the Rebel Spring Games on Tuesday.
Simpson (13-1) scored five in the sixth to come back for a 9-6 win over Bluffton in the first game of the day but mustered only one run off five hits in a 3-1 loss to Trine in game two.
Simpson 9, Bluffton 6
Toyne homered to right in the second but Simpson trailed 6-4 before putting up five in the sixth inning. Winegard hit a two-RBI triple and Toyne and Hailey Jensen each drove in a run in the decisive frame.
Kacee Arey (7-0) came on in relief of Katlyn Ernst for the win, holding Bluffton to two runs off three hits in four innings of work.
Kate Clark hit a grand slam in the fourth for the Beavers (4-2).
No. 13 Trine 3, Simpson 1
Simpson out-hit Trine 5-3 but had just one run to show for it in the first loss of the season.
Winegard hit an RBI single in the sixth to score Leslie Downing, who pinch ran for Tori Haag after a leadoff double. Arey (7-1) allowed only two hits and two earned runs in the complete-game loss.
Andi Gasco hit an RBI single and Lauren Harris drove in two on a single one batter later as the Thunder (5-0) scored all three runs in the fourth.
Simpson has Wednesday off before facing Illinois College and Concordia-Chicago on Thursday, March 7.


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When I began interviewing with companies during my senior year of college, it was important for me to find a company that had a good culture. I had an outgoing personality and liked to have fun. I wanted a corporate culture that closely matched my personality.
Consulting upside
I interviewed with consulting firms and other business organizations. I was lucky to find a consulting firm for my first job that had the culture I was looking for. After a few weeks of orientation, I came back to the office for a couple more weeks, waiting for an assignment. I had some time to develop some relationships with people in our office. Some of them were in the office full-time (overhead), while some of the people were consultants like me waiting to get their next assignment.
It didn't take long before I was placed on a project at a local bank. I would be working with one other consultant on this project. I was excited and a little nervous. I was going to be client-facing and taking the train to downtown Chicago from the suburbs – the proverbial Man in the Grey Flannel Suit.
Consulting downside
It took a few weeks, but the novelty of being at the client wore off a little. I still enjoyed the work. But I realized that I felt some isolation from the activity back at my consulting firm's office.
I'd get an occasional email or phone call from someone at the office. They might fill me in on what was going on, but it wasn't the same as being there. I really felt like I was at a disadvantage because I was out of the loop.
The firm I worked for did a good job of holding regular meetings at the office to keep people up to date on the projects we were working on and how things were going on the business end. They also had an occasional party at the branch manager's house to get us all together. This helped to keep people connected and reduce the feeling of isolation.
In-office bonding
When I finished my project, I went back to the office and was officially "on the bench." I was in a holding pattern, waiting for my next assignment. I found that to be an uneasy feeling too. I realized that the firm was paying me my salary, but I wasn't working at a billable client to bring revenue in.
I also realized that except for the people in the office that represented overhead, the people I was bonding with was a new group of people. All the other friends I had made were out at clients and there was a new set of people on the bench.
See my related post: Is that an Employee or a Consultant?
Within a few weeks, I was assigned to a new project with a different group of consultants. Over time, I came to realize that, unlike the traditional business where you go to the same office every day and work with the same people, consulting was about going from project to project and working with a different group of people each time.
I learned to get over the separation anxiety. It wasn't nearly as bad as the anxiety of not being billable. As I made friends within the firm, we developed a network where we communicated to each other about the goings on within the office and at different client projects.
Then on the rare occasions when we stopped in at the office to drop off an expense report, it was like a reunion meeting back up with friends and former teammates.
One of the things I've always liked about consulting is the variety of working at different locations with different teams every few months. In order to have that benefit, you have to get over the separation anxiety of not being in the consulting office.
Have you ever experienced the consulting downside of separation anxiety? How did you get over it?
If you would like to learn more about working in consulting, get Lew's book Consulting 101: 101 Tips for Success in Consulting at Amazon.com
As always, I welcome your comments and criticisms.


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MIKE PERRY, a 31-year-old rower, trained by himself in
These days, he works with a coach and a team, and for the first time he is also going to a gym twice a week and lifting free weights for his upper and lower body, and doing a lot of core exercises, he said. His coach insists upon it. Mr. Perry, though, said he cannot tell whether weight lifting is helping his performance.
His 29-year-old teammate, Mark Flickinger, thinks weight lifting has helped him. He said it is difficult to distinguish between the effects of training by rowing on the water and weight lifting at the gym.
But, he added, after three years of working with weights — including lifting to failure, the point at which he cannot do another repetition — he has become a better athlete. The training "improved my P.B.'s by a substantial margin," he said, referring to personal bests, his best performances.
As it turns out, the question of whether weight training matters to serious endurance athletes is a matter of debate.Continue reading the main story
Researchers who study weight lifting, or resistance training as it often is called, are adamant. It definitely helps, they say. But other experts in the field are not so sure.
Gary R. Hunter, a professor of exercise physiology at the
And, he said, it is not just runners who become more efficient.
"There is no doubt that an appropriate weight-training program would improve efficiency in pretty much any athlete," Dr. Hunter said.
William J. Kraemer, a kinesiology professor at the
And don't worry about becoming too muscular, Dr. Kraemer said.
"The fear of getting really big is not plausible for most people," he said. Competitive distance runners and cyclists, who are naturally slender and light, "don't have the muscle fiber number to get really big," Dr. Kraemer said. "I can train them until the cows come home and they are not going to have big muscles."
But other researchers, like Patrick O'Connor, an exercise scientist at the
Dr. O'Connor points out that the weight-lifting studies, as is typical in exercise science, are small. And each seems to examine a different regimen, to measure outcome differently and to study different subjects — trained athletes, sedentary people, recreational athletes. It becomes almost impossible to draw conclusions, he said.
That may be one reason why different athletes end up doing different weight-lifting exercises. Chris Martin, a 31-year-old chemical engineer who has an elite racing license from USA Triathlon, the governing body for the sport, works on his entire body. But for his legs, he does exercises like leg extensions using one leg at a time, to correct any muscle imbalances or weaknesses. Mr. Martin, who lives in Lawrenceville, N.J., said he got the idea from coaches and from his own reading.
"Cycling and running are one-leg-at-a-time activities," he explained. And one-legged exercises "recruit more muscles that help the hips."
Steve Spence, who won a bronze medal in the marathon at the 1991 track and field world championships in
"I feel that every major breakthrough with my running has come after a period of strength training," he said. He attributes this to the emphasis he puts on leg exercises, but he also believes that working his upper body and abdomen helped.
Other athletes concentrate on exercises that require them to jump or leap to develop explosive power.
And many top athletes spend lots of time in gyms lifting weights, and many trainers and coaches swear by it.
For example, the distance runners who are part of Team Running USA do resistance training for 30 to 60 minutes six days a week, said Terrence Mahon, a coach for the team. This group includes marathon stars Deena Kastor and Ryan Hall, the winner of the Olympic marathon trials last November.
"We do it all," Mr. Mahon said. "We do upper body, core and lower body. The stronger the athlete is in a total body perspective, the more efficient they become as a runner."
The Team USA runners do five to six exercises per session, he said. For example, upper body exercises may include pull-ups, the overhead press, bench press, rowing and exercises for the biceps and triceps. Lower body exercises include step-ups, squats, single leg squats, snatches and the leg press.
The main problem with weight lifting is that many people do it all wrong, said Kent Adams, the director of the exercise physiology laboratory at
Dr. Kraemer is on the same page. One study, he said, found that women tend to lift half or less of what they could lift. And this happened even when women were working with personal trainers, he said.
"There is so much misinformation," Dr. Kraemer said. "It's a quagmire out there." He recommends trainers certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, which also supplies educational information. Dr. Kraemer is a past president of the organization.
The right trainer, these researchers say, can be helpful when people are learning to lift weights. Not only can trainers teach proper technique, but they also can help people develop programs that meet their goals.
"I hate to say that a trainer is required for everybody," Dr. Adams said. "But I think it is an excellent way to learn."
That said, though, the evidence that weight lifting can improve performance is equivocal enough to leave plenty of room for the skeptics. And not every successful athlete spends serious time lifting weights.
DR. O'CONNOR, for example, lifts weights for health, for enjoyment and for vanity's sake (he does not want an emaciated upper body, he said), but stops lifting when he is training to run a marathon. Those muscles, he said, "are just dead weight you have to carry around." He adds that a sport like rowing, swimming or running requires specific muscles and nerve-firing patterns that may best be developed by actually doing the sport.
"If your goal is to improve running performance, then weight training should probably mimic the running pattern," he said. "If you do leg extensions, you can get stronger, but people don't run like that."
That's pretty much what Cathy O'Brien, a 40-year-old distance runner, thinks. She started racing when she was 12 and ran the marathon in the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games.
"As far as resistance training, I have always been a minimalist," she said. She does push-ups, pull-ups and dips for her upper body, and abdominal exercises, but does not work her legs.
"I think that running is the best thing for running results, " Ms. O'Brien said.
Kevin Hanson, a coach for the Hansons-Brooks team of distance runners, is of like mind.
"We do some weight training," he said. But other than some abdominal exercises, "everything we do is for the upper body."
He has a ready answer for runners who ask about doing exercises for their legs.
"You let me know if you think we are not working your legs enough," Mr. Hanson said. "There's a lot more we can do to beat you up. But you don't have to lift weights."Continue reading the main story


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As a major part in the audition process for becoming a college cheerleader, high school cheerleaders must submit a try-out videos to their prospective colleges. These cheerleaders are good at what they do, and they look for a camera man who is good at what he does, too. They want their video to look good, professional, and to be shot at their pace.
Well, this year will be my third year to be shooting these try-out videos, and I'm carving it down to a science. My favorite thing about this year is the camera I'm going to be shooting with, the Canon XH-A1.
This will be the first High-Definition video camera that I've been fortunate enough to operate. In years past, I have had the opportunity to borrow video gear from friends, but this year, being away from Bentonville, I am on my own and decided to rent my camera from Illinois.
I am excited about doing a video shoot, since I haven't had one in a while, but I'm especially excited about this camera. Hopefully I'll do a post about what it feels like to be in High-Definition.


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Unilever started 2015 strong, with first-quarter earnings boosted by growth in China and the U.S. Deodorants performed better than the majority of categories in personal care, which remains the largest contributing business unit. Despite growth in several regions, Europe earnings remained weak.
Unilever's digital competency varied across regions as well, as evidenced by L2's U.S., U.K., and France Personal Care Indexes. With two brands in the Gifted category (Dove and Dove Men), Unilever performed best in the U.S. with an average Digital IQ of 92. It was the third-highest score for a conglomerate after Procter & Gamble and Kimberly-Clark.
In contrast, the enterprise scored 80 in the U.K. and was ranked second to last.
In France, Unilever brands scored an average of 92 (on par with its U.S. brands) but were surpassed by Beiersdorf AG, Johnson & Johnson, and L'Oréal Groupe.