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Growing Line - FITZ Series
FITZ series shell Growing Line is used for three or more pipes/ shells assembly and welding job. FITZ Growing Line is equipped with two fit-up roller beds, which have four independent hydraulic height adjustment rollers, to ensure the assembly and welding job speedy with a high performance.
A. Designed and robustly built to withstand rugged work enviroments
B. Fastest system to assemble 1+1 or 1+1+...+1 sections
C. Four independent hydraulic adjusting roller to align the two sections with each other
D. Large range center distance to match diffrent diameter of workpiecec
E. European hydraulic station, Parker oil tube and Schneider elctrical control system
F. Ideal for:
- Wind tower fabrication
- Pressure vessels
- Pipe assembly
Rotator A & B: Hydraulically adjusted idle rotator which fixed on ground and has two hydraulic cylinders to adjust center distance of rollers separately.
Rotator C: supporting roll which has two "v" shaped idle rollers to allow shells to be transported longitudinally when other rollers are retracted down and Rotator c support pipes.
Growing section is for 'growing job' consist of two rotators.
Rotator D: Idler rotator- Rollers distance is adjustable by lead-screw positioning to handle different workpiece diameter and manual travel on rail.
Rotator E: Power rotator - Rollers distance is adjusted by bolts positioning and motorized travel on rail.
A. 1 Power section, 1 Idler roller bed
B. 2 Fit up roller beds and hydrulic station
C. 1 Hydraulic support v-roll
D. 1 Electric control system
1 Main control panel
2 Remote pendant
Technical Paramter
Max loading capacity
60 tons
100 tons
Rotator A & B capacity
30 tons
30 tons
Rotator C (v-roll support) capacity
30 tons
50 tons
Rotator D and E capacity
60 tons
100 tons
Workpiece diameter
? 800- ? 4500 mm
? 850- ? 5500 mm
Rotator A & B roller center-distance adjusting
Hydraulic cylinder
Hydraulic cylinder
Rotartor C height adjusting
Hydraulic cylinder
Hydraulic cylinder
Rotator D roller center-distance adjusting
Motorized lead-screw
Motorized lead-screw
Rotator E roller center-distance adjusting
Bolts manual
Bolts manual
Rolling speed
100-1000mm/min (VFD)
100-1000 mm/min (VFD)
Rolling motor power
2 X 2.2 kw
2 X 3 kw
Roller material
Polyurethane (PU)
Polyurethane (PU)
Hydraulic control mode
5 each separatly
5 each separatly
Rotator D horizontal moving speed
250-2500mm/min (VFD)
250-2500mm/min (VFD)
Rails inner gauge
Techncial Data
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Tenant Wanted - The Royal Oak, Rushton
- Recruiter
- Rushton Oak Community Benefit Society
- Location
- SK11 0SE, Macclesfield
- Salary
- Business Opportunity
- Posted
- 15 Jan 2019
- Closes
- 14 Feb 2019
- Function
- Management Couple/Live-in, Tenancy & Leasehold
A Fabulous Opportunity To Take Tenancy Of A Community Owned Pub, Free Of Tie And With Unrestricted Profit Potential. £10,000 deposit bond required.
Located in stunning countryside where the Peak District meets the Staffordshire Moorlands and where the three counties of Cheshire, Staffordshire and Derbyshire converge; the Royal Oak is a well-regarded traditional country pub. The pub offers splendid food and excellent ales from locally sourced producers and brewers and has wonderful views across the valley to the Bosley Cloud and beyond to the Cheshire plain. This would certainly suit a family that is looking to move to the country and looking for a pub that can accommodate a family living on the premises.
Situated in the heart of the village on the main road (A523) {which is the Old Silk Road} between Macclesfield and Leek, this pub has been at the heart of the village of Rushton for the best part of two centuries. The pub is well supported by the local community and is welcoming to all who visit. This is very busy walking/rambling/holiday-making country and the pub is very definitely muddy boots and dog friendly.
Community Owned
Traditional Well-Regarded Pub
Prominent Main Road position with large car park
Large private living accommodation
Family friendly
Dog friendly
Lunchtime meals
Evening meals
Massive community and local business support
For tenants with a young family - the pub is adjacent to a primary school rated as Outstanding by OFSTED
We want the pub to continue to be the hub of our community offering good food and beer at realistic prices alongside community focused activities. We seek a tenant who will be part of the community and who will work with us to develop community activities e.g parcel drop, coffee + Cake and WiFi in addition to running the pub to provide themselves with a first-rate livelihood. We see this as a working partnership between the community and the tenant.
You will be a commercially astute individual or couple who will enjoy being part of the local community and will be looking for a long-term commitment to this pub, its business and its community.
You will have excellent people skills, a talent for driving sales, a passion for fine ales and food plus the ability to control the business in order to maximise your profits. It is vital that you have and can demonstrate the necessary skills to run an effective food operation.
You will also need to be 'hands on' and able to provide a strong and visible presence within the business. Living in will assist you in quickly becoming a part of our community.
Rushton Oak Community Benefit Society was formed in September 2014 in order to buy our local pub and to ensure that it remains an asset of the community, at the heart of our community.
We exist solely for the benefit of the local community and are not driven by the same profit profile as the big brewing companies. This means that we are able to work in close conjunction with our tenant(s) in order to ensure that the community's needs are served at the same time as providing out tenant(s) with a very worthwhile business opportunity and livelihood. Fundamental to this is the also the opportunity to build a life as part of our friendly community.
We are 8 miles from Macclesfield to the North, 4 miles from Leek to the South, 7 Miles from Congleton to the West and 12 miles from Buxton to the East. Within this area there are a host of attractions with examples ranging from numerous walks, Rudyard lake which also has a miniature railway, the spectacular 'Roaches' and 'Ludd's Church' in the white peak, Additionally, a hugely successful wedding venue is located about a mile away.
We have exceptional contacts with local brewers and producers of fine food. All of this helps to keep the 'Oak' providing excellent food and drink at sensible prices but with a decent profit/income for our tenant(s).

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Shane Simmonds is the Performing Arts Department Technical Officer with a passion for music performance and composition, theatre production, and sound and lighting design.
Shane Simmonds has over two decades of experience in the music industry. He has worked as a professional musician performing most musical genres. As a saxophone player he has performed with swing bands, classical ensembles through to contemporary and rock and lists performing with James Morrison, Paul McDermott, and members of Radio Birdman as highlights. Shane has worked as a production technician specialising in sound. Shane has fulfilled technical and/or head technical roles in most large Melbourne theatres including the Princess, Regent, Comedy, Forum, Malthouse and Her Majestys Theatre.
Shane has worked with large touring musicals such as Mamma Mia, Dirty Dancing and Oh What a Night and done front of house sound for Bob Hawk, Bert Newton, Ricky Ponting, Reg Livermore, Tom Burlinson, Kate Ceberano, Russell Morris, Darryl Cotton, and Jim Keys. He has also worked as sound and light technician and/or tour manager for government initiatives such as Croc Fest and toured with well known acts including Scared Weird Little guys and Kate Miller-Heidke. Shane was also proprietor of Spaghetti Studio, a production contracting service for 15 years. Shane also holds relevant tickets for working at heights, forklift, Elevated Work Platform, electrical testing and tagging, first aid, and is a trained fire warden officer. Shane has taught VETDSS Music Technical Production for 5 years, and is a frequent VCAA examination panelists/ assessor.
Shane has a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE), and an Advanced Diploma in Sound Production. He is employed at Melbourne Polytechnic as both a technical officer where he manages and maintains the technical equipment supporting the Performing Arts Department, and as a teacher. Shane has a passion for music performance and composition, theatre production, and sound and lighting design. He is also passionate about teaching and training and teaches in the Certificate IV in Live Production and the Certificate IV in Music Performance programs at Melbourne Polytechnic.
Job Title
Technical Officer and Teacher
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Tulou Studio is a full-service architectural and design firm which offers the following services through its in-house staff:
- Full-service architectural design and documentation services, from conceptual design through to construction administration and acquisition of a certificate of occupancy.
- Coordination and management of project design teams across disciplines.
- Sustainable design and adaptability studies for refurbishment and renovation projects.
- Interior design and space planning.
- Site planning and master planning.
- Design-Build services.
- Programming of both new and existing developments.
- Development of design guidelines for existing and future developments.
- Tracking, verification and implementation of LEED requirements.
- Sustainability consulting.
In addition to the design and consulting services offered through our in-house staff, Tulou Studio maintains a deep pool of experienced, and specialized engineering and design consultants whose services include, but are not limited to:
- Structural engineering.
- Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering.
- Fire-safety and egress design.
- Energy modeling.
- Specialized energy and sustainable systems design.
- Landscape design.
- Habitat preservation studies.
- Historic preservation consulting.


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It is understood that a final decision will be made on Thursday with Chelsea hoping that Benfica will agree to their terms. However Benfica have responded by asking for further 'add-ons'.
In addition, Benfica were still trying to persuade Chelsea to allow them to take Jeffrey Bruma as part of the deal with the Premier League champions insisting the defender was not for sale.
Bruma will go out on loan, probably to West Bromwich Albion, for the rest of the season if Luiz is signed.
Benfica have been offered the midfielder Nemanja Matic as the €5 million makeweight in the transfer — taking its overall value to €30 million – and it remains likely that they will accept him rather than his Serb compatriot, Slobodan Rajkovic, who has also been offered.
Given how important Luiz is to Chelsea's plans it seems incredible that the two clubs are still haggling over how the money will be paid, especially over an amount of just €5 million when the overall sum has been agreed.
However, tempers were so frayed that at one point on Wednesday Benfica threatened to call the deal off and included Luiz in their squad for a cup game away to Rio Ave.
Chelsea, however, remain hopeful that the negotiations over the payments will be concluded on Thursday, especially after they are understood to have successfully applied for a work permit for Luiz after a hearing in London.
They still hope to be able to include the Brazilian defender in their squad for Saturday's FA Cup tie at Everton.
If Chelsea fail to sign Luiz — having reached an agreement on Monday evening and with the player's personal terms also settled — it will be a significant blow to manager Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian had made the versatile defender his main transfer target this window, in an effort to bolster his squad in a key position.
Chelsea also remain in the hunt to sign a striker before the window closes but it is not believed they are close to agreeing a deal and may wait until the summer.
Luiz is their No 1 priority and given the club are sanctioning loan deals — Patrick van Aanholt's move to Leicester City was confirmed on Wednesday as was Gaël Kakuta's move to Fulham — it would appear they have either been wrong-footed or are confident of signing Luiz.
Benfica had originally demanded €40 million for Luiz with Chelsea, who have been pursuing the player for more than a year, offering little more than half that amount.
However, after a series of meetings over the weekend, the two clubs moved closer with the Portuguese lowering their price by €10 million when it became apparent there would be no other bidders.


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Public Spaces are contested sites, places that are inscribed and then re-inscribed by history, experience, memory, power. For issue 34, TLB asked four writers to tell us about a space that, for whatever reason, is meaningful to them as a site of resistance or empowerment.
The beach, in those days, had no surfers, no swimmers, no tourists, no cafés with lounge chairs and music, no luxury flats, no smooth sidewalks, no runners.
We go to public places to see and be seen, but in those days maybe I wasn't aware of the people around me, the movements and expressions of strangers, their looks as they looked at me.
I spent part of my childhood and teenage years in a town with a large port, constantly filled with containers of metallic red, blue or yellow. There was also a lot of fishing, and many factories still produced canned sardines, tuna, mackerel.
I went to a public school. It was a large, sober, impersonal building, built during the period of the dictatorship. In its grounds, kids could run fast and free, play, date, pretend to smoke. And there we could all mix—though it rarely happened. Middle-class kids, the children of doctors, engineers and lawyers, would stick together. The poorer kids, many the sons and daughters of fishermen, did the same. I was never invited to play at a fisherman's family house.
I have a vague memory of one thin kid with a pretty but tired face, the kind of face that never seemed to truly transform with laughter. I remember the whispers that went round about how he must find it hard to do his homework because his parents couldn't help him and were often absent, that in the house there wasn't even a decent table for him to work on.
Perhaps I remember him because of his weary, adult-like face, which I guess means I must have had been paying some attention after all.
A jogger runs past. A grandfather leads his granddaughter to the small playground on the sand. Young people sit outside a café with their laptops. A girl walks alone looking at her phone.
It's spring. No one is sunbathing but the beach walkway is full. People rarely stop at the far end of the beach to look at the four statues standing there: two women raise their hands to the sky; one child carries a toddler; a third woman kneels in the sand.
On 1st December 1947, 103 fishing boats left the port. The weather changed quickly. In the evening, the fishermen were still at sea. Their wives and children—as well as their neighbours, other fisherman, friends and curious people—started to come down to the beach, hoping for a glimpse of a boat making its entry back to the port. They stayed camped on the beach throughout the night, the women anticipating disaster, holding their youngest tight. On 2nd December 1947, the news arrived of a large-scale disappearance: four boats had sunk and 152 men died, leaving behind around seventy widowers, and more than a hundred orphans.
The statues were put up not that many years ago, and it was as I was walking casually at the beach, one day, that I saw for the first time the four figures, and learned of the disaster, and realised that my colleagues from school might have had photos of lost grandfathers at home. I sat for quite some time by the figure of the kneeling woman.
In those days, I hid in plain sight on the beach, kissing my first love. It was an empty, polluted beach with no history and few visitors. It was ugly, ending abruptly in a grey quay, behind the silhouette of the industrial port. But, viewed from afar, it seemed beautiful—a long, white, sandy beach—and in those days, I could maintain a distance, an illusion, even as I approached it, for this was before a series of small tragedies had changed me, before I became attuned to the presence of people crossing my path in public spaces, including ghosts.
Read the other three pieces in this series—by Simona Castrium, Chloe Reeson, and Peter Polites—in The Lifted Brow #34. Get your copy here.
Susana Moreira Marques is a writer and journalist living in Lisbon. She is the author of Now and at the Hour of our Death.


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In case your head was firmly stuck in the sand looking for the lost city of Ubar in the Empty Quarter, the bell has tolled for strategy (again). Strategy is dead and Tactics is the new monarch. Tactics has sent the heralds out with promises of agile victory on the turbulent battlefield. Supporters of the new regime proclaimed that Strategy was too old, too feeble and too set in its ways to be able to anticipate and cope with increasing changing landscape. Strategy, it seems, was not resilient enough for the modern world. The streets rang with the cry: "Strategy is dead, long live Tactics".
Fools. Tactics should be in the field, commanding the troops. Tactics' small hands are lost on the big maps in the throne room. Tactics wants simple solutions and has little patience for the complexity involved in steering the kingdom into the vast unknown future. Tactics wants to fight, pillage, conquer and doesn't know what to do after the battle is won. I am afraid that Tactics is unsuited for the role thrust upon it by nervous courtiers and disillusioned nobles. They would have been better placed giving the crown to the Fool. At least then we would be laughing on our way to social fragmentation and national disintegration.
You see, the problem has been misdiagnosed and the wrong leader was elevated to the throne. We know that Strategy and Tactics are siblings. Tactics was entrusted with winning the fight. Tactics was able to superbly coordinate a range of actions across the battlefield to bring the enemy to their knees. Thus, it is because of Tactics' obvious, immediate and tangible results that it was chosen as the successor to Strategy. But why did Strategy fail in the first place? To understand this we need to first understand the change in the environment that lead to Strategy's internment in the Tower of London.
Previously Strategy could alliterate a deliberate plan and the people would have confidence the plan would be followed with little disruption. Unfortunately the environment, at all levels, has become much more complex. The rate of technology and social change, coupled with economic freedom and globalisation has created a dynamic and unpredictable environment. Strategy's deliberate plans were unravelling as fast as they were being developed. People started to question the usefulness of Strategy. They saw how Tactics was able to react quickly to change and felt that here then was the new leader.
Unfortunately the people didn't realise that Strategy is a twin. Strategy's full name is Strategic Planning. The other twin is Strategic Thinking. Strategic Thinking was quiet, thoughtful and aloof. Strategic Thinking learnt from an early age that, while the court understood the importance of Strategic Planning, no-one understood Strategic Thinking. So, in the face of quiet resentment and misunderstanding, Strategic Thinking melded with the shadows and was soon forgotten. Strategic Thinking toured the Kingdom, studied at the lost libraries and lived for a while in the Foreign Lands. When Strategic Planning failed to adapt to the Modern Age and the Kingdom started to falter, the court, and the people, turned to the only other alternative – Tactics.
Yet Strategic Thinking has the breeding of a true leader. Strategic Thinking developed a nuanced sense of the interrelationships across the Kingdom through travelling. The reading allowed keen holistic intuition and bolstered Strategic Thinking's creative thoughts. All that was needed was for Strategic Thinking to deliver a rich, emotive and motivational vision to the people. You see, Strategic Thinking had developed agility and a sense of purpose that is ideally suited to these changing times. Strategic Thinking founded the way of Emergent Strategy.
The disciples of Emergent strategy employ an iterative decision process that seeks continued advantage. It differs from Strategic Planning's Book of Deliberate Plans as Emergent Thinking seeks to make many, small improvements that produce a continued advantage for the whole Kingdom. In Emergent Strategy, certainty is exchanged for purposeful flexibility. This is not to say that Strategic Planning should be sent to the guillotine. Rather, in process of writing the Book of Deliberate Plans, Strategic Planning enables the people to explore the art of the possible in the probable future. Strategic Planning still has a place at Court. In the reign of Strategic Thinking, Tactics wins the battles and Strategic Planning educates the people.
La stratégie est mort, vive la stratégie!
About the Author
Leon Young is a student of strategic thinking with over 20 years of operational experience. Leon is an international speaker and author on strategy thinking and futures. Leon can be contacted at email@example.com and looks forward to your comments.


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My daughter has been wearing a lightweight pink pashmina this summer. She loosely wraps it once around her neck framing necklaces. Worn with a tank top on top of a cami, with not-too-short shorts and sandals, it's a great look. I'm particularly fond of this outfit because it hides the multiple of straps; bra straps, cami straps, tank straps that are de regure for teens.
While in the Hamptons I saw a woman more my age (don't ask) wearing a fettuccini strap sun-dress with a very lightweight scarf. Wrapped loosely, it effortlessly made what was a bare top not too bare. The scarf was fringed and colorful.
I was the grateful recipient of a featherweight pashmina from China that has a lovely illustration of three Chinese women in traditional garb, punting. Its cantaloupe, peach, orange, sand, green and turquoise colors are mixed together in a watercolor effect that is dreamy and it too is delicately fringed. I'm wearing it a lot. The color and fabric is a winning combination with a chartreuse silk dress I have that offers a bit too much up top.
My Chinese wrap was also the starting point for packing on Friday. Its sunny colors blend well with all that is Southern California.


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Happy First Full Week of Lent 2017!
Yes, HAPPY as I truly believe that we can find happiness through God, to whom we are striving to grow closer in relationship during this penitential season.
40 Days of Seeking Him Lent 2017 Week 1
Here we are a few days into Lent. For some, there might have already been temptations to not follow through on plans of how you will grow closer to Christ during this time. There has been plenty to stand in my own path!
I am looking forward to seeing what has been on other bloggers' minds since Ash Wednesday. Current events and personal spiritual practices have placed a LOT on my mind. Some of it will be shared during this next week in reflective posts.
Looking Back at the Start of My Lent 2017 Journey
First, I want to say that I am sharing more to encourage others to keep on struggling to do what you'd like to see done. I know that I've had discussions with my older boys who quote the "fast in private" Scripture.
Consider it my personal accountability. If I hide everything in private, it is too easy for me to dismiss it. If someone doesn't know my goals or plans, then I can adjust as desired. The end result of that approach is that little gets accomplished.
Spending Fast
I've bought some perishable things (e.g. yogurt on clearance) since Wednesday. And, I ordered the book for the Endow study at church that I had forgotten to do earlier. The only other purchase that will happen today is ordering Doctor Strange on BluRay. It was already promised to the family. I just did not have time to do it on Tuesday with my physics class in the afternoon taking priority. Plus, I refuse to drive into Anchorage for ONE thing as it is a waste of my gas.
Aside from those purchases, I am doing pretty well with the spending fast. I do need the boys to finish inventorying the 'stores' in the garage to plan our meals, though.
Daily Mass and Increased Prayer
I feel like this one has gone very well. It isn't easy, though, to get up and head out of the house for Mass in the morning. I'd much rather stay snuggled under my covers in warmth than go into the cold.
Thursday mornings is the MOMS group study just a little while after morning Mass. So, that one was attended by just myself. My youngest son went with me on Friday. Yesterday found me at church twice. Three hours in the morning with my youngest who made his First Reconciliation. I also received the sacrament with one of the Dominican priests from the Cathedral in Anchorage. Then, the boys and I all went to Mass in the evening.
Prayer is increased for me in two ways. First, I know that going to Mass and things like the Sacrament of Reconciliation means I am spending time in prayer. However, I am also trying to spend the first 10 minutes of my day in prayer. I'll take my thyroid meds, pay a quick visit to the bathroom for morning routines, and then it is into some form of prayer. Look for more about this later!
Caring for My Temple
If there is a place where I stumble, this is definitely it. As much as I hate having a fixed schedule, I suspect this is the time to embrace it. It is too easy to not exercise between meeting other demands and my own body's reaction to any exercise. And, nutrition…..well, there has been more pasta this weekend than I needed in my life!
I know that eating well is a matter of having only optimal choices in the house. Soon the true junk should be gone as somehow the boys tend to want all that convenience stuff. I plan to create a meal plan to have my ideas ready to go instead of eating those quick options. And, having some healthy 'quick' food will help, too.
While I would love to see weight loss, what I really want is to see myself honoring the body God has provided. So much of what I have read indicates that some of the immune system issues can be tied to abuse we inflict on our bodies (through not just nutrition, but our environment.)
Last Week's 40 Days of Seeking Him Link Up
I am so grateful to all the bloggers who took the time to share in the Ash Wednesday linkup. I am always inspired reading the thoughts of others.
If you somehow missed seeing linked posts, hop on over to see them now. Remember that it is never too late to embrace Lent!
Most Visited Post
The most visited post was There is Power in Those Ashes by Tony Agnesi.
If you didn't see it, take some time. He shares about how it isn't just Catholics who seek ashes on Ash Wednesday.
And, what one non-Catholic expressed to him (and he shared) is more deeply considered than some who profess to practice Catholicism would ever state.
As an aside, my youngest is not a fan of ashes and couldn't wait to wash his off.
My Personal Picks to Highlight
As is the custom for this link up, I am highlighting a few of the linked posts that really spoke to me.
First, Jennifer at Heaven Not Harvard shared a wonderful post titled The Bizarre thing I'm giving up for lent that will make me a better mom.
She was willing to be vulnerable to talk about something she has been doing that has become destructive in her life.
It isn't what some might consider huge, but I believe that recognizing something we can do that brings peace to our lives and taking steps to help channel that peace is huge.
I won't share WHAT it is as I really hope many of you reading this will hop over to visit. However, I will say that it is something I know many of us mothers struggle with at least on occasion.
I also loved how she shares how she only recently began embracing the season of Lent as many Protestant churches do not embrace this practice.
As a Catholic mother, I am grateful for Mary's post, Printable Stations Of The Cross Booklet, at St Anne's Helper.
We strive to attend our parish's Soup & Stations on Friday nights, but will miss several of them this year. While in the Denver area, I plan to search for a parish that offers Stations as a community.
But, printing our own with her free resource means we can have our own with us! She also has full sheet coloring pages and a link to an audio recording for the Stations.
The Stations of the Cross is something that I rarely did growing up. The practice is such a wonderful way to reflect upon Christ's final walk to the Cross. I wish more people embraced it in their lives. Honestly, I think any Christian could find a growth in their spiritual life with this.
Did you have a favorite post from last week?
40 Days of Seeking Him Sampler
If you have been reading the blog for a while, then you might recall that this link up started in 2011 as a daily one. I didn't always participate in the link up, but have made an effort to do it as often as possible. We switched to a weekly link up format which means at least one anchor post per week here.
I decided to pull together a 'sampler' as a free ebook to subscribers. If you are already a subscriber, just open up a recent weekly newsletter and click over to the appropriate "subscriber only" page.
If you are not currently a subscriber, you can get your copy when you sign up.
40 Days of Seeking Him Lent 2017 Week 1 Link Up
This year, I am joining Trish @ A House Upon the Rock in co-hosting the 40 Days of Seeking Him meme.
The linky will be up each week so you can add in posts daily, weekly, or whenever you are able.
The posts can be about anything related to Lent and preparing for Easter. This includes crafts, food, devotions, music or reflections.
I hope that my readers will join us on the journey through Lent as we seek to grow closer to Christ. Christian bloggers are welcome to join us in the weekly link up with posts that they are writing to showcase activities or reflections taken during this Lenten journey.
We are expanding the platform for this meme to include a 40 Days of Seeking Him Pinterest board for submitted posts and a Facebook group. I hope that you'll check out the Pinterest board and join us on Facebook, too, as we seek to grow closer to Christ.


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Our Board
Our board of 10 trustees is comprised of parents with HG-PG/2E students, gifted educators, STEAM leaders and innovators, and health professionals. You may view the Board by clicking HERE.
Our Faculty and Staff
This page will be updated as our teachers sign contracts based on enrollment numbers. We have a number of talented and dedicated staff working behind the scenes and ready to come on as faculty when we reach enrollment thresholds. This includes a K12 mathematics and ELA learning specialist, expert at differentiation and acceleration.
Professional Advisory Council
We are building a board of up to 50 professional advisors in areas of academics, arts, sciences, tech, design, education, and health services (and even sports). We have had tremendous interest in this opportunity and we do still have space and plenty of opportunities to be involved. You may view the Advisory Board by clicking HERE.
Parent Advisory Board
Enrolled families may express interest to join the board. The board's duties will include advising the Academy's leadership on policy and procedures.
Schools Mentors
We are working closely with a number of gifted and regular schools and organizations to help us implement the best policies and procedures and to help us find answers when we need them. This section will be updated frequently.
Professional Memberships
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Lighting & Accessories
At Alex Lee, we have lots of extras that will finish your kitchen with pizazz!
From clever gadgets to trendy pendant lights. Here are some ideas to get you started.
Integrated Lighting
There are lots of lighting options for your new kitchen. In-cabinet, under cabinet, LED strip and plinth lights can create an inviting atmosphere, while they also add functionality.
Pendant Lights
Hanging pendant lights are all the rage. They can add real wow-factor to your breakfast bar, center island or dining area. We have the highest quality lights in a variety of finishes.
CK Lighting is an online lighting boutique. The shop features a selection of the best new pendant lights on the market.
The select ranges are curated especially for contemporary kitchens and come highly recommended.
Use the code: ALEXLEE for 5% off your order total!
3 in 1 Taps
Lose the kettle and install a tap that delivers water hot enough to make a cup of tea or coffee instantly. Now available with child safety swab.
Keep things organised with clever storage solutions. Top choices include under-sink draws, pull out larders, integrated waste bins, and the 3D Legrabox by Blum.
Soft Close & Motor Hinges
Make life easier with door and drawer opening systems. Motorised cabinet doors, push to open, or simple soft close hinges make for a smoother user experience.
Pop up Sockets
Save space and get wires out of the way. Keep the power at your fingertips with pull up power supplies. Now available with additional USB sockets.
Plinth Vacuum
An integrated skirting board vacuum lets you sweep everything into one place, then watch it disappear at the flick of a switch.
Plinth Heating
You can even include plinth heating, so you don't need to waste space on radiators but can still have a nice, warm kitchen.
The list of finishing touches goes on and on.
Pop in to view our working displays and see how perfect your kitchen could be!


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Nautica is well-known for coming up with some of the freshest and most distinct fragrances. The new Nautica Aqua Rush, which was released in 2012 is another great creation that provides you with a fresher and more active fragrance that matches your active lifestyle. The fragrance is made to be completely unique compared to its predecessors. Here are some more details about the product.
Product Overview
The Nautica Aqua Rush is made more unique compared to other versions. You will find the concept very interesting since the scent was highly influenced by the ocean and sailing. Men who like to stick to traditional tones but introduce some modern essences to their usual fragrance will like the new product. You will notice the unique effects of salty sea water and get the impression as if you're sailing over the high seas. You will also discover other aromatic essences that will complete the fragrance to give you a wholly fresh and unique scent.
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When Hashem asks Avraham Avinu to leave his homeland, his birthplace, and his family, and to go to the land that would eventually become Eretz Yisrael, He informs him that He intends to bless anyone that will bless him, and that He will curse anyone who will curse him (בראשית י"ב:ג'). The Gemara in Berachos (דף נ"ה.) cites this Posuk as a hint to the idea that one who is given a הכרב לש סוכ, a cup over which one recites a particular Beracha, but then refuses to make the proper Beracha, is among those whose life-span is shortened. It is clear from the comment of Rashi (שם בד"ה ואברכה) that the cup referred to here is the cup over which one recites Birchas HaMazon; the Shulchan Aruch (אורח חיים סימן ר"א סעיף ג') rules in accordance with this Gemara (שם). Rashi (שם) explains that the person who is given this cup in order to lead the Birchas HaMazon will bless the host who gives him the cup; this is presumably a reference to the Gemara earlier in Berachos (דף מ"ו.) which rules that it is proper for a guest to lead the Birchas HaMazon because he will include therein a blessing for his host, the text of which is spelled out there and is codified with slight alterations in the Shulchan Aruch (שם סעיף א') where this ruling is accepted. The Rambam (פרק ב' מהל' ברכות הלכה ז') notes that a guest may add on to his blessing for his host whatever he deems appropriate.
The Mishnah Berurah (שם ס"ק י"ד) explains that the connection to the Posuk in our Parsha (שם) is that when the guest who leads the Birchas HaMazon blesses his host, he himself will be blessed because the host is a descendant of Avraham Avinu, and by blessing him, the guest becomes deserving of the blessing promised by Hashem in the Posuk (שם) for those who bless Avraham (or, apparently, his descendants). If, however, the guest refuses to accept this cup and lead the Birchas HaMazon, and consequently refuses to bless his host, he will not receive that blessing promised by Hashem, and his life will be shortened. In the Shaar HaTziyun (שם אות י"ג), the Mishnah Berurah quotes from the Pri Megadim (באשל אברהם שם ס"ק ה') that although this punishment applies specifically to a guest who refuses this הכרב לש סוכ, as noted by the Magen Avraham (שם ס"ק ה'), one should in general, even if not a guest for a meal, try to get hold of a הכרב לש סוכ, that is, to be the one to recite a Beracha over a cup which is associated with a special Mitzvah.
The Mishnah Berurah then adds, though (שם בשער הציון אות י"ד), that he is unsure about whether or not this whole idea that a guest should not refuse when offered a הכרב לש סוכ even applies anymore today, because today, the practice is for every guest to include a special blessing in the Birchas HaMazon on behalf of his host, even if he is not holding a הכרב לש סוכ and leading the Birchas HaMazon. He thus goes on (שם אות ט"ו) to question the implication of the aforementioned Magen Avraham (שם) that the requirement to bless one's host applies only when reciting the Birchas HaMazon over a הכרב לש סוכ. The Kaf HaChaim (שם אות כ"ו) also suggests that today, when every person, not just the one holding the הכרב לש סוכ, says Birchas HaMazon for himself, as the Shulchan Aruch earlier (שם סימן קפ"ג סעיף ז') says is preferable, there is no problem for one to refuse the הכרב לש סוכ because he can still bless his host in his Birchas HaMazon anyway. The Aruch HaShulchan (שם סימן ר"א סעיף ג') likewise rules that the requirement to bless one's host applies today to every guest, even those not leading the Birchas HaMazon, because everybody says his own Birchas HaMazon. He thus concludes (שם) that perhaps today there is no particular need to even offer the honor of leading the Birchas HaMazon to a guest, as the Shulchan Aruch (שם סעיף א') requires in order that the blessing for the host will be recited, because it will be recited now in any case.
Based on an earlier Gemara in Berachos (דף נ"ג:) which indicates that it is proper, as explained by Rashi (שם בד"ה חטוף), to try and be the one to whom the כוס של ברכה is given, the Shulchan Aruch (שם סעיף ד') rules that one should make every effort to be the one who receives the הכרב לש סוכ in order to lead the Birchas HaMazon. As explained by the Magen Avraham (שם ס"ק ו'), the fact that this is referring to Birchas HaMazon is based on a comment of Rashi in Nazir (דף ס"ו: בד"ה חטוף), and the reason is that one gets a more immediate reward for reciting a Beracha than for hearing someone else's Beracha and answering Amen. The Mishnah Berurah in the Shaar HaTziyun (שם אות ט"ז), however, suggests again that since today everybody says his own Birchas HaMazon anyway, there may be no speedier reward for the one who leads the Birchas HaMazon, but he leaves the matter in doubt.
It is clear from all of the above that Birchas HaMazon is supposed to be recited with a הכרב לש סוכ, a cup which becomes associated with this Mitzvah. This requirement is found in the Gemara in Pesachim (דף ק"ה:) which infers, as interpreted by Rashi (שם בד"ה וש"מ) and by the Rashbam (שם בד"ה ש"מ), that Birchas HaMazon requires a סוכ, and it is spelled out even more clearly in a later Gemara in Pesachim (דף קי"ז:,ועיין שם בפירוש הרשב"ם בד"ה ש"מ). Another Gemara in Pesachim (דף ק"ז.) indicates, as explained by Rashi (שם בד"ה כוס) and by the Rashbam (שם בד"ה כוס), that the beverage to be used in this כוס for Birchas HaMazon must be wine; the Shulchan Aruch (או"ח סימן קפ"ב סעיף ב') rules accordingly. The Mishnah Berurah (שם ס"ק א') explains that the reason for requiring a כוס for Birchas HaMazon is that the proper way to honor and praise Hashem is to recite Berachos to Him over a כוס; the Kaf HaChaim (שם אות ב') also mentions this, and he cites Kabbalistic reasons for this as well.
According to Tosafos in Pesachim (דף ק"ה: בד"ה שמע מינה ברכה), it appears that this requirement applies even to an individual saying Birchas HaMazon on his own, and several sources and opinions are quoted there to document this, although, as Tosafos (שם) observes, the Minhag in the world is not to use a כוס for Birchas HaMazon unless three people are saying it together (as a מזומן). The implication, however, of the Rosh in Pesachim (פרק י' סימן י"ד) as well as, even more clearly, in Berachos (פרק ח' סימן ב') is that a כוס is in fact required even for an individual who recites Birchas HaMazon on his own. The Tur (או"ח שם) indeed rules this way, adding that one should not sit down to a meal unless he knows that he has, or can get, a cup of wine for Birchas HaMazon, except if wine is simply unobtainable; the Magen Avraham (שם ס"ק א'), however, questions this additional statement of the Tur (שם), and concludes that it is not necessary to go quite so far, and the Mishnah Berurah (שם ס"ק ב') asserts that the Vilna Gaon (ביאור הגר"א לסעיף א' שם בד"ה ולא) appears to agree. The Beis Yosef, commenting on the Tur (שם בד"ה והא), cites others who require even an individual saying Birchas HaMazon alone to use a כוס; the Bach (שם בד"ה ואחר) cites this as well in the name of the Maharshal (שו"ת מהרש"ל סימן כ"ג).
At the other extreme is the position of the Rambam (פרק ז' מהל' ברכות הלכה ט"ו) who holds that Birchas HaMazon actually requires no כוס at all; the Beis Yosef (שם בד"ה אבל) cites a source for this view, which, as he quotes from the Ran in Pesachim (דף כ"ו. בדפי הרי"ף בד"ה שמעת), is also the view of the Rif. The Beis Yosef (שם) also quotes from that Ran (שם) that the apparent requirement to have a כוס for Birchas HaMazon, as documented above, is intended to be understood as representing a מצוה מן המובחר, the best way to perform the Mitzvah, but it is not an absolute requirement. The Beis Yosef (שם) also quotes from the Rashba in Berachos (חדושי הרשב"א לדף נ"ב. בד"ה ולענין) that this is the position of the Rif and that the sources cited above which indicate that a כוס is needed for Birchas HaMazon are simply not accepted according to Halacha. The Rashba elsewhere (שו"ת הרשב"א חלק א' סימן שמ"ב) quotes that the Ramban as well held that it is certainly a מצוה מן המובחר to have a כוס for Birchas HaMazon, but it is not really required.
Many other Poskim, however, rule that although an individual saying Birchas HaMazon alone does not need a סוכ, three people saying it together, constituting a מזומן, do require a סוכ. The Hagahos Maimoniyos, commenting on the Rambam (שם אות ס'), quotes those who hold that way, as does the Beis Yosef (שם בד"ה וכתב ובד"ה ובמדרש), among others. The Shulchan Aruch (שם סעיף א') quotes all three of the above opinions, but while the Mishnah Berurah (שם ס"ק ד') states that the Shulchan Aruch (שם) offers no definitive decision, the Kaf HaChaim (שם אות א') asserts that the Shulchan Aruch (שם) really rules that no סוכ is needed at all for Birchas HaMazon. He then documents, however, that the Ari Zal, based on Kabbalistic sources, felt that if three people say Birchas HaMazon together, a סוכ is required. This is also the view of the Chayei Adam (כלל מ"ו סעיף ה'), the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (סימן מ"ה סעיף א'), and others.
The Ramo (שם סעיף א') writes that it is a מצוה מן המובחר to recite Birchas HaMazon over a סוכ; the Kaf HaChaim (שם אות ג') suggests that this applies even to individuals, and the Aruch HaShulchan (שם סעיף ג') appears to concur, although he notes that in his part of the world, it is actually difficult to fulfill this because wine is not readily available and is very expensive. He also speaks (שם סעיף א') of a particular effort to use a סוכ for Birchas HaMazon that should be made on Shabbos and Yom Tov. The Shulchan Aruch HaRav (שם סעיף א') rules, however, that there is not even a מצוה מן המובחר for an individual to use a סוכ for Birchas HaMazon; the Mishnah Berurah (שם ס"ק ד') appears to agree. The Ramo (שם סעיף ב') also notes that if an individual does use a סוכ for his own Birchas HaMazon, he should, for Kabbalistic reasons, leave it on the table and not hold it, but the Mishnah Berurah (שם ס"ק ט"ז) concludes that today, no individual reciting Birchas HaMazon alone uses a סוכ at all. It may be added that the common practice currently is not to use a סוכ for Birchas HaMazon even if three people are saying it together; Rav Moshe Feinstein (שו"ת אגרות משה יורה דעה חלק ג' סימן נ"ב אות ג') discusses the reason for this.


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Stone Eye - Hot Horse Hide
Laboring in stone-craft is sweaty business even when the summer air temperature is moderate. Ramp the heat up to 95° F (35° C), add the radiant heat steaming off the stones, and I find myself working in a veritable, solar bake oven. The perspiration really starts to flow. Dust swirling around the site sticks to damp clothing and exposed skin. I look like a coal miner by the end of the day. I'm not complaining, though. Extreme heat is preferred over cold. My aging muscles and joints definitely perform better in summer weather.
The horse eye project continues to consume wall stone; 70 cubic yards have been set, so far. And that doesn't include the tons of rip-rap and crushed stone pitched and shoveled into the core of the sculpture. The last of the guide-point sinkers have been attached to the overhead frame. The "cheek" area of stone horseflesh remains to be built.
I had help in the past week and a half from Andrew Pighills and Jamie Masefield who, respectively, finished the curve of the enclosure wall and built the passageway staircase. True outdoors-men, I heard no denigrating words from them about the heat, only appreciative remarks about the breeze.
© All rights reserved Dan Snow In the Company of Stone


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Jonathan in Fullerton, Calif., writes: Hi Andrea, I am a big FSU Noles fan in CA and I am just wondering how you think the team will do this year with inexperience at the QB position and some new coaches? Do you think Clemson will live up to the hype they are getting as the preseason favorite in the ACC and what are the chances the Noles will upset them this season?
Andrea Adelson: I have been on record as saying Florida State should win at least 10 games again this season, given the schedule and returning talent. I know that 11 guys were drafted, and I know there is a new starting quarterback. But there enough veteran players coming back to help ease some of the concern with a first-year starter. If the Florida State offensive line and running backs are as good as we believe they will be, then the pressure on the quarterback will not be as great. As for Clemson, I believe the Tigers deserve the preseason hype at this point. Does this mean they are going to run the table? Not necessarily. They most likely will be favored to beat Florida State, but the Noles are perfectly capable of winning up in Death Valley (even though it has been a while).
Jason Freeman in Cumming, Ga., writes:What is the likely record of the ACC after the first two weeks of college football? Considering the big matchups like Va. Tech/Bama The U/Florida, Clemson/UGA among others!!
Adelson: First, let's look at my projected record in the games against Top 25 opponents in the first two weeks of the season. So that includes the three games you mentioned, plus North Carolina vs. South Carolina and Oregon vs. Virginia. My projected ACC record for those five games is 2-3. Now, let's look at all nonconference games the first two weeks against FBS opponents. My projected ACC record is 9-4. I have some high hopes for a few ACC upsets. You'll have to stay tuned to our weekly picks for those!
Sean Linkenback in Atlanta writes: Name one big momentin the FSU/Clemson rivalry? You've never heard of the Puntarooskie? Or the dramatic come from behind win to preserve FSU's undefeated 1999 season in Bowden Bowl I? Research a little bit more. Long history here.
Adelson: Fair point, Sean. But those are not iconic moments that most fans outside Florida State and Clemson can immediately identify. Mention Wide Right, and everybody knows it's Miami-Florida State.
Jay Helms in Marrisville, N.C., writes: AA, you need to slightly adjust the info about Duke's RBs. I know Duke has been bad for so long that it's painful to even look their direction to see what's going on there. They have 100 percent of their running backs. There still have senior Juwan Thompson, who needs to be added to the list. They'll be just fine in the run game. And it is my opinion that they'd be fine regardless of what is going on at QB. They are just getting one step better each season. And that will continue this year.
Adelson: Jay, I did note that its top six return (including Thompson). The number of returning carries is not 100 percent because Sean Renfree did have some carries last year, so I factored that into the calculations.
Josh in Pittsburgh writes:You're not the only one to do this at ESPN, but since I am a fan of this blog and read it regularly, I wanted to bring this to your attention. It's really annoying that people are glossing over how Rushel Shell's transfer went down. He wanted to transfer to UCLA, then had second thoughts. He asked Pitt if he could come back. Pitt said no. Then, he went to West Virginia. So yes, the ending transaction was Shell from Pitt to West Virginia, but that's not the whole story. HE ASKED TO COME BACK TO PITT. CHRYST SAID NO. That's an important part of the story because everyone -- based on the description in your blog post on running backs -- thinks Shell spurned Pitt for rival West Virginia. In reality, Shell went to West Virginia because Pitt wouldn't have him back. That's an important distinction that's not being made clear.
Adelson: Josh, I understand your point of view, but I think you are reading too much into that one line. We very clearly pointed out that Shell was not going to be allowed back to Pitt after the UCLA situation in an earlier blog post in June. I applaud Chryst for his decision, too.
Christopher Koch in Charlottesville, Va., writes:Andrea, Has there ever been any talk about having an ACC/B1G-esque challenge in the football world? I think this would go a long way in raising the out-of-conference strength of schedule for most teams and would be fun for the fans like it is in basketball. It would also be good for recruiting and the TV ratings could bring in a pretty penny (and lets face it, isn't that what college football is about these days?). I don't see many downsides to a conference vs conference weekend. What are you thoughts on this? Thank you.
Adelson: Christopher, you are not that far off. The Big Ten did have a scheduling agreement with the Pac-12 at one point, before the Pac-12 decided to go to nine league games. The Big Ten has since decided to go to nine league games, too. The ACC stands at eight. So it is extremely difficult to enter into league-wide scheduling partnerships when there is an imbalance in the way leagues play conference games. Factor in the ACC scheduling partnership with Notre Dame, and long-standing rivalry games for Clemson, Florida State and Georgia Tech, and it is pretty difficult to pull off this type of scheduling arrangement between conferences. However, the ACC and Big Ten will be playing each other in more bowl games between 2014-19, and nine league schools have future games against Big Ten teams on the schedule. In fact, 2020 and 2021 could be considered a scaled-down version of the Big Ten-ACC Challenge. Games scheduled for those two seasons: Virginia Tech-Michigan; Miami-Michigan State; Syracuse-Penn State and Boston College-Ohio State. Here is a look at all the future games between ACC-Big Ten teams:
Virginia Tech-Ohio State (2014, 2015)
Wake Forest-Indiana (2015, 2016)
Duke-Northwestern (2015-2018)
Pitt-Penn State (2016-19)
North Carolina-Ohio State (2017,18)
Virginia Tech-Wisconsin (2019, 2020)
Virginia Tech-Michigan (2020, 2021)
Miami-Michigan State (2020, 2021)
Boston College-Ohio State (2020, 2021)
Syracuse-Penn State (2020, 2021)
Virginia Tech-Penn State (2022,2023)
Virginia-Penn State TBA


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Irene White's Posts - Tripatini 2019-08-24T11:25:55Z Irene White https://www.tripatini.com/profile/IreneWhite https://api.ning.com/files/DWW0GGSg1P6ew0o84j1z2v-jvPGYUENZtPSf5klhwjvRZviysqHUvj*a4CcILL5YsRfRofRC0w37kNr*AqoswZ4i5xtlarDD/faviconTripatiniblackbg.jpg?width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1 https://www.tripatini.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=2qai2nfdbrktp&xn_auth=no Getting Around Amsterdam tag:www.tripatini.com,2018-05-10:3169359:BlogPost:669587 2018-05-10T20:00:00.000Z Irene White https://www.tripatini.com/profile/IreneWhite

In case you want to experience a unique adventure without the necessity of booking a lengthy vacation or holiday, then Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands is your best destination. Weekend trips to Amsterdam are gaining popularity in the Western European countries and also among many travelers across the globe. Living in…

In case you want to experience a unique adventure without the necessity of booking a lengthy vacation or holiday, then Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands is your best destination. Weekend trips to Amsterdam are gaining popularity in the Western European countries and also among many travelers across the globe. Living in today's fast-paced society, individuals are no longer able to enjoy long vacations that last several weeks. However, we still want to slow things down and enjoy some time off work.

No one is going to be bored in Amsterdam because the city offers a vast array of cultural, historical and gastronomic adventures one can enjoy during your weekend vacations in Amsterdam.

Walking

Unlike other metropolises, Amsterdam is devoid of traffic. This is in addition to the serenity and calmness of the magnificent city. Moving around the city on foot is among the pleasurable experiences that one should make sure to take part in. There are no restrictions as one look around the places of historical and architectural significance marvels of the town.

There are some paid walking tours around Amsterdam as well. English tours are available twice a day. A Spanish tour is also available. Therefore unless one has a particular physical disability, taking a walking tour of the city is entirely possible.

Walking is easy facilitated by the fact that a significant part of the town is flat despite some slight inclination exists at certain bridges. The furthest distance that anyone would cover is from the Central Station to the Museum District. This distance is about a half hour walk.

Public Transport

There is an excellent network of buses, trams, underground metros and car rental in Amsterdam. The trams are the best means of commutation for visitors because it is a relatively cheap mode of transportation and also because they are all managed by the same authority. The payment systems on the trams are similar too.

Taxis

Numerous taxis are running in the city making it easy to get around the metropolitan area. The passengers board on the streets, though stopping is prohibited in most parts of the city center. Taxis are easily accessed from the designated taxi stands or stations. These stands are at Dam Square, Central Station, Rembrandtplein, Museumplein, and Leidseplein among several other locations. The taxi fare is constant for three passengers, but they charge extra for the fourth rider. They can also be booked via telephone.

Canal Cruises

Amsterdam is also lined with canals which form a semi-circular pattern. A canal cruise is an ideal way for sightseeing the town both during the day and in the night lights. One has a variety of canal cruises to select from. The cruises have themes that may be suitable for any person's mood.

Although this is an expensive mode of transport, it offers an excellent opportunity to view the warehouses, merchant mansions, the city's beautiful architecture and historical buildings from the water body.

A variety of dinner cruises are also available serving various types of cuisines and also host romantic candlelight dinners for the passengers. Therefore when you have extra time and need to relax and enjoy yourself while in a luxury restaurant environment, then canal cruises are the best choice for you.

Bicycle

Amsterdam is definitely a bicycling capital of Europe. In this city, one finds numerous bikers on the roads. Bicycle riding is a fun way of getting around the city while sightseeing. Bikes are quickly to rent, and one is able to join the fellow bikers and move around the town.

However, there are some disadvantages to bicycling. Firstly, bikers' lanes exist, and you do not want to offend the local people by violating any biking rules. Secondly, getting a parking space is a hard thing. This is probably not a preferable choice for your trip, but you should try bicycle riding to experience the joy of riding and exploring the beautiful city.

Choosing to take a night cruise to Amsterdam presents one with a unique opportunity to see Amsterdam in the dark with its beautifully lit streets and buildings. This is among the best modes of transportation in Amsterdam that offers romantic adventures that one can possibly experience. Also, several candlelit cruises offer the best bread, cheese, olives and wines in addition to the view of the beautiful city scenery.


text: Robert Ray Gaydosh 58 of Avonmore passed away Thursday November 15, 2018 at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. He was born Thursday December 24, 1959 in Warren, Ohio the son of Paul and Edna Madilyn Darnell Gaydosh. Robert was an avid fisherman, enjoyed anything that involved technology especially computers, was a big Cleveland Browns fan, and cherished time spent with his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Katherine Beskid Gaydosh, a son, Robert P. Gaydosh and his wife Adrienne of Avonmore, and three grandchildren; Robert, Mila, and Maisie. A Celebration of his life will be conducted at 5:00 P.M. on Monday November 19, 2018 at the Tinsmill Community Center, 316 3rd Avenue (Tinsmill) Avonmore, Pa.


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Luke is 17 and in his last year at Briar Academy; he's spent his high school years in residence there and enjoyed them much more than he expected to, thanks to his popular roommate Hayden. But his loyalties are torn when he is the only witness to a death that involves his best friend, and a trial awaits. This is another debut novel – the author began this novel when she was only 15. It's a pretty impressive start. The voice is authentic; the anguish and anger Luke feels and displays are real. It's a great book that has you covering the very final line as you read the last page, so your eyes don't reveal anything too soon, wanting it to last just a bit longer. Simply terrific, and appealing to teens who are trying to figure out right and wrong, where the lines are and why, whom to trust and what friendship really means.
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Student Experiments Reach the International Space Station/
Sunday afternoon an Antares rocket soared into the Virginia skies carrying the Cygnus cargo craft to the International Space Station. Most of the mainstream press focused on the professional aspects of the resupply mission - especially the new clothes that won't smell as bad. A few space media reports - including Universe Today and Space.com - briefly mentioned the amateur role in the launch: primary and secondary school students sent 15 experiments into space.
What does K-12 space science look like?
The students - who attend elementary, middle, and high schools in 12 states - are researching the way microgravity affects materials science, fluid dynamics, and biological processes. I've briefly summarized the 15 experiments and provide links to reports by the schools' local press. (The fact that fewer than half of the schools got press coverage is one of the reasons Small Steps To Space exists)
- "Affected Efficacy of Sprayed Enamel Coating as a Corrosion Inhibitor" Milton L. Olive Middle School, New York.
- They will expose iron disks coated in Rust-Oleum to Coca Cola and see how well it resists corrosion compared to control experiments in the classroom.
- "How does an onion root cell divide in microgravity?" Northland Preparatory Academy, Arizona
- The review board complemented the sophistication of the students' proposal. They will compare the root cells in sprouting onion seeds to control experiments on Earth to see if microgravity disrupts DNA replication.
- The Arizona Daily Sun reported that this project edged out 100 other proposals from students at the school.
- "Triops as a Protein Source" Mark West Charter School and Riebli Elementary School, California
- Triops are freshwater crustaceans known as tadpole shrimp. The experiment will evaluate how well the triops develop in microgravity as a potential astronaut food source.
- "Growth of Radish Plant in Microgravity" Chavez Prep, Cesar Chavez Public Charter School for Public Policy, Washington, DC
- The students will see whether sprouting radish seeds have a preferential direction for root and shoot growth. On Earth one goes up and the other goes down, but there is no up or down in space.
- "How many seeds will germinate in microgravity vs. on Earth?" FishHawk Creek Elementary, Florida
- The students are looking at lettuce seeds to see whether the vegetable could become a home-grown food source for astronauts.
- Both the Tampa Bay Times and the Tampa Bay Tribune interviewed the girls who designed this experiment.
- "Will microgravity conditions increase the rate of yeast fermentation in honey?" The Academy @ Shawnee, Kentucky
- The students want to see if the fermentation of honey can produce useful levels of alcohol - for medicinal and scientific purposes.
- "Core-Shell Micro/Nanodisks: Microencapsulation in Two Dimensions under Microgravity" Murray Hill Middle School, Maryland
- A mixture of aspirin and gelatin forms microcapsules that slowly dissolve in the stomach. The students will see whether microcapsules formed in microgravity release aspirin at a different rate than microcapsules formed on Earth.
- Kevin He designed the experiment and told the Baltimore Sun that "Best-case scenario is a new way to make medicine."
- "The Production of Antibiotics from Bacillus subtilis in Microgravity" Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School, Massachusetts
- Astronauts may not always rely on resupply from Earth, so they will need to produce their own drugs. The students will see how well the antibiotic-producing bacteria handles long-term conditions in space.
- "If you cut a Dugesia Planarian worm would it grow back in microgravity?" North Attleboro Middle School, Massachusetts
- Biologists use Dugesia Planaria to study basic processes in life sciences and draw parallels to human biology. These students will study the rate of healing in microgravity.
- "Oxidation in Space" St. Peter's School, Missouri
- The students will study whether iron nails rust faster or slower in microgravity compared to Earth.
- Anna Campbell, a member of the all-girl research team, told the Washington Post, "It's funny. Our idea was so simple we didn't think it would get picked."
- "Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production in Zero Gravity" Brookhaven Academy, Mississippi
- The bacteria Ralstonia eutropha produces a plastic called polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) that's used in medical implants. Since future scientists might grow or 3D-print their own medical supplies, the students want to see how well the bacteria handle microgravity.
- "Penicillium Growth Rate in Microgravity" Pennsauken Phifer Middle School, New Jersey
- Drug companies used to farm the antibiotic penicillin by extracting it from the penicillium mold. The students want to see if future astronauts could make their own antibiotics by using these natural drug factories.
- "What is the effect of microgravity on mold growth on white bread?" New Explorations into Science, Technology, and Mathematics, New York
- A piece of white bread may grow mold during the months that the experiment spends in space. The students will compare the rate of mold growth to control experiments on Earth.
- "Lettuce Growth" Cottage Lane Elementary School, New York
- Like their Florida counterparts, these students want to see how well lettuce handles conditions in the space station.
- Nyack Piermont Patch reported that over 300 students in the Orangetown Central School District wrote research proposals.
- "Artificial Ear?" Mendenhall Middle School, North Carolina
- Jellyfish sense direction using small hairs connected to crystals within their bodies. In space, though, jellyfish lose all sense of direction. The students want to see whether that's caused by a different rate of crystal growth in microgravity.
Growing food (and mead), producing medicine, and understanding basic processes in biology and materials science - all subjects of professional research on the International Space Station (maybe not the mead). These students - from grade 5 to grade 12 - designed real science experiments to explore the environment of microgravity just like the professionals, just on a smaller scale. But these aren't the first students to do real research in space.
SSEP introduces hundreds of thousands of kids to space science
The Student Spaceflight Experiment Program helped 91 student experiments reach space over the past 4 years. But that number is the tip of the iceberg: over 310,000 students in 31 states, the District of Columbia, and the 2 Canadian provinces took part in activities related to the experiments. The extent of the SSEP's impact comes from the approach it takes.
Many programs that focus on Stem education (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) operate at the individual level. An educator uses the experience gained in a workshop or research project to enrich his or her teaching. The SSEP takes a community-based approach that directly engages as many students as possible. SSEP helps each community, whether a school or an entire school district, organize activities that involve thousands students.
SSEP lets students experience the full scientific process. Professional scientists must compete for resources like access to astronomical observatories or laboratories like the ISS by writing research proposals. Only the best proposals get accepted. Students in each SSEP community form teams that design experiments and then write proposals. The community creates a review board that chooses 3 finalists. These finalists then travel to a student science conference organized by the SSEP. There they present to a National Review Board which chooses the best proposal from each community.
SSEP director Jeff Goldstein told the Tampa Bay Observer: "We don't refer to these students as kids. They are microgravity researchers. They are asked to do everything professional researchers are asked to do. That flight team designed a real experiment, wrote a real proposal, beat out their colleagues, went through a flight safety review and now they are about to launch. It really is a remarkable achievement."
SSEP's approach introduces many students to the scientific process. 6,750 students created 1,344 proposals just for the latest mission. More than 28,000 students proposed research projects to the SSEP over the past 4 years.
Community-wide programs broaden the impact even further by taking a cue from a Nasa tradition: astronauts design the patch worn on their spacesuits as a unique symbol of their mission. The Mission Patch Design Competition lets students of all ages submit mission patch designs. A community panel picks the winning design that rides into space with the experiment. These community-based programs have involved 310,000 students in the 7 SSEP missions that have reached space.
But is this the best use of astronauts' time?
Unfortunately Nasa hasn't figured out how to squeeze more than 24 hours into each astronaut's day. Part of that time astronauts must eat, sleep, exercise to counter the effects of microgravity, fix leaky pipes, replace burned-out circuits, or do spacewalks. An audit by Nasa's Office of the Inspector General found that the 6-member crew's combined time conducting research is less than 40 hours a week. (Nasa's goal is 35 hours, so that's actually good news) The competition among professional scientists for the astronauts' research time is fierce - the amount of time an experiment consumes is one of the factors Nasa uses to evaluate professional scientists' proposals.
Fortunately a company called NanoRacks develoepd a way to produce more science using as little of the astronauts' time as possible. NanoRacks created a standardized, modular set of labware that works on a plug-and-play basis. Astronauts' involvement may be no more than pressing a button to start the experiment and then days or weeks later pressing another button to stop the experiment.
The students in the SSEP design their experiments using NanoRacks' MixStix. These have one, two, or three chambers that contain the experiment's materials. The astronaut bends the MixStix to break the seals between the chambers, mixing the materials, and getting the experiment started. All the astronaut needs to know is when to start the experiment. There may even be experiments - such as the New York students' research into mold growth - that don't need the astronaut at all.
There's a catch isn't there?
Yup. Getting into space isn't cheap. The SSEP and NanoRacks do a lot to keep costs down, but communities must raise more than $21,000 to cover the costs of the full program. This isn't just for the cost of launching the experiment into space - an option to send a second experiment only (!!) costs $13,000. It also supports resources provided by the SSEP including curriculum materials, multimedia and social media support.
The SSEP aggressively helps communities raise the money through donations and grants. While some communities get all of the money from school boards or local government, the SSEP has helped 77 communities find the funding they need.
More opportunities for student science... in space!
Last weekend's launch sent SSEP Mission 5 into orbit. That's the seventh mission overall - 2 on the Space Shuttle and 5 on the ISS. The 19 experiments for Mission 6 have already been selected and will go into orbit in the Fall.
SSEP is taking applications for Mission 7 now (the deadline is September 3) for launch in Spring 2015.
Where to get more information
If you want your community to take part in space station research, the SSEP website is the best place to go. Communities in Canada, Japan, European Union or European Space Agency member nations should apply through the Clarke Institute's website. The information is densely packed and structured into two menu systems. You'll need to read through it all, but here are some quick links to get you started:
- From the SSEP main section
- From the SSEP community section


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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (8/31/14) – The Arkansas State University men's cross country team began its 2014 season with a fifth-place performance at the 12th Annual BROOKS Memphis Twilight Classic late Saturday (Aug. 30) night in Memphis, Tenn.
The Red Wolves recorded 143 points to claim fifth in the 12-team field. Ole Miss and Mississippi State shared first place with 49 points apiece followed by Central Arkansas with a third-place 72 points total. Memphis placed fourth by chalking up a 101 team score.
Junior Wil Norris was A-State's top finisher with a time of 20:33.98 to take eighth place. Junior Lance Beckman posted a 21:24.93 time for 33rd place and sophomore Zach VanGundy finished one place behind Beckman, earning 34th overall with a time of 21:26.19 among 129 participants on the four mile Mike Rose Complex course.
Freshman Josh Wojciechowski ran a 21:46.30 time in his collegiate debut to place 41st and sophomore Mark Talarico crossed the finish line in 55th place following a 22:16.12 time.
A-State, under coaches Jim Patchell and Kyle Chandler, improved upon its sixth-place showing at the 2013 BROOKS Memphis Twilight Classic in which the Red Wolves accumulated 127 points.
Arkansas State will have a week off before taking part in the Saint Louis Big River Festival meet Friday, Sept. 12, at St. Louis, Mo. The 6K men's race is slated to get underway at 5:15 p.m. (CT) on the Central Fields Forest Park course with Saint Louis University hosting the meet.
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The latest short film in the Boat Stories series explores the diving environment off the coast of Ilfracombe, on the doorstep of our holiday parks in Devon.
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The 8, no wait, 9 Habits of Highly Effective Greenies
I called my first presentation ever about sustainability "The Eight Habits of Highly Effective Green People", riffing on Stephen Covey's "7 Habits". In developing that talk, which I intended to reassure, inspire, and give people a firm push toward greener design, I came to the conviction that there truly are several core habits that help individuals and teams achieve more sustainable design. I find that these habits, now nine in my list, are key in nearly everything I undertake, be it policy work, materials selection, spacial order, or teaching staff that the new printers are an ally in their daily work.
In the blogging world, they tell you that lists are enticing and accessible as everyone wants to know what the 6 or 8 or 15 clues are to success, wealth, happiness…a clean house. Consider yourself enticed!
Below I will define and describe in brief the nine habits of successful leaders in triple bottom line focused work. It is my hope that you will start to see, in your daily work, the strength and completeness these habits afford you, and that you may seek to improve a skill that is slight or share with others a habit that is second nature to you.
The habits as I arrange them in my own mind set nicely into three groupings. The first is Attitude or personality traits, the second is Expertise which refers to learned information and experiences, and the third is Interdependence as related to leadership and team dynamics.
Our first category is about the personal Attitude we carry internally.
Our first category is about the Attitude we carry internally. Everyone comes to the table with their own perspective and style of interaction and delivery. Successful habits for we greenies that relate to attitude include being bold, curious, and committed. You've read those words and likely already formulated some sort of first impression, even in just one sentence. This is good as each circumstance needs us to pre-judge in order to function and to begin work. However, we need to refine our impressions based on new information AND we must have the ability to seek that information.
Be Bold – make suggestions, bring up ideas, and set fear aside when confronted with new knowledge or new opportunities. We cannot do things as we have always done them, which means we must change and seek "new life and new civilizations and boldly go where no man has gone before". Maintain respect while reaching out, especially as boldness is sometimes mistakenly treated as arrogance.
Be curious – it is not enough to send a list of questions to your owner and your team, or have all participants fill in a survey. You must truly want to know what makes them happy, what possibilities they see, and what limits they are facing. Curiosity will help you to help them know what they will benefit from, and what stated desire is merely something that looks good in a glossy magazine. Even more importantly, it will help you all to discover what is fueling the goals and help you see other possible ways to attain them.
Be committed – in any endeavor that is changing the "norm" you will have days that seem overwhelming and full of effort. Keep the long-view in mind. In a project, this means setting project goals and prioritizing them as well as making sure the whole team understands and agrees to those goals. Every decision will be easier with this clarity. I don't say "easy" but certainly easier. The same goes for your personal career, or the future of your company. What is the vision and what are your goals – does this project keep you on the path to achievement or not? On top of all this, being committed means you don't have to spend time every day or every decision re-deciding what is important. If your project goal is to get to proven zero net energy, you will then be free and open to explore every opportunity to do so.
Our second broad category is Expertise, which is about being knowledgeable, innovative, and realistic.
Our second broad category is Expertise, which is about being knowledgeable, innovative and realistic. It's about the experiences you've accumulated and built upon. This, of course, will change as your career progresses and as the world around us pushes educational needs in different directions. I never thought I would be so knowledgeable about triple bottom line or policy and government when I began my career as an architect.
Be knowledgeable – easy to say, right? It's not just about book knowledge, but about wisdom and application. This is why the habits are all so important; the curiosity that we've already mentioned will help you to become knowledgeable and to seek understanding of other's abilities and expertise. No one can know it all, so above all, be knowledgeable about your limits and how to subsidize your own work with the inputs of others.
Be innovative – this is a time to ask "why" and "how" an awful lot. I know in leading projects we need to maintain the schedule and not get derailed, but it is imperative to not rest on the laurels of our past knowledge. One of the best residential design stories comes from Sara Susanka (of Not So Big House fame) who talks about meeting her client's need for a library by making a generous stair landing a library and letting the books be the décor for the space. A separate room was not needed, and the spirit of the "want" was achieved within the budget and size constraints.
Be realistic – are you squirming because I just told you that innovation is important and now I am somehow contradicting this with a reality check? Think again. You cannot be innovative without the grounding and the drive of reality. Check out the story above – the innovation came because of the reality of budget constraints. Work exceptionally creatively with what you have.
The last and most important grouping is the Interdependence piece. There is no building project completed in solitude…
The last and most important grouping is the Interdependence piece. There is no building project completed in solitude and it is way past time to dispel the myth of the stark-itect that leads the team with his sole vision and arrogance. It is a harmful myth. Interdependence is a strength and it entails being inclusive, ready and celebratory.
Be inclusive – of ideas, people, ecological systems, community systems, attitudes, and preconceptions. Approach each design goal knowing that systems work together – we can no longer design a building, ignoring ecological systems, and then "hand it over the wall" to the engineer to heat and cool, and then over the other wall to the interior designer to make pretty and comfortable. Be inclusive of the abilities of the people you are working with as well – a structural engineer should have insights into thermal bridging and the sustainability of structural systems choices and more.
Be ready –again, the world is changing fast. Slightly more than 20 years ago the USGBC didn't exist, there were no "rated" green buildings 15 years ago, and now the assessments are moving to performance reporting. And the changes are speeding up. Codes are moving from prescriptive to performance and we, on the design side, are interacting with more people, more regulations and more constraints all the time. We have to make the best decisions we can for the project at hand, knowing the info may change tomorrow. Be ready by seeking to future-proof, but also accept that with these fast changes, you cannot berate yourself in hindsight for knowledge that truly did not exist.
Finally, be celebratory – this is something we all neglect in nearly every portion of our lives. Celebrate. This is not about marking time, as a birthday party or work anniversary, but about understanding the effort in a project and making sure to write a story or a case study about the successful whole or particularly noteworthy pieces. It is about thanking your team, holding their skills up for appreciation, raising a glass when you complete the work for a tough deadline, and loving the moment we are in. We need to love the effort in order to do this incredibly hard work well.
We need to love the effort in order to do this incredibly hard work well.
As for me, I love this moment I am in. I have written a draft of the eight, no, nine habits, being ready as my experiences have changed my perspective, reaching out to other experts to fill in my knowledge gaps, and celebrating the moment when the draft is complete and I can move to edit mode. I have completed the hard lifting and I am committed to my blog goals of being brief, clear and engaging. I am realistic that my passion for greening my work and the world will shine through. Maybe there is another tenet that underlies all of the habits…trust in your passion, and do the work at hand.
Thanks, and be greener, every day!
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