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In a previous article, I spoken of how men who go to the gym could be classified when 1 of 4 a variety of fish, a shark, some barracuda, a minnow, or even Pollock. Today, I am going to change the tables and provide a thoughts as to how I view the ladies when they arrive to a gym. I could haven chosen fish again and also mammals (or really simply provided general observations, but what fun is that). I thought long and hard about what would rationally make the most sense and provide just about the most "ah-ha" moments for my own readers.
The first type is one of the more elusive creatures on earth, the ladies bodybuilder type. A species so foreign to most that whenever see her, we are typically in awe. That is why I've got categorized the first type of feminine gym patrons as the Philippine Eagle. The Philippine Eagle is the largest and the most spectacular raptor in the world, an exceedingly distinctive species much more giant and colorful than dreary and small.
The second type of women is a beautiful and captivating peacock. (Just a note, in my exploration, a "female" peacock is usually called a "peahen"). Once many people think of a peacock, the first thing that comes to head is the beautiful colors of that bird's feathers. I am sure you may have noticed women who arrive to the gym in their extensive gala of make-up, elegant clothes, hair nicely coiffed.
What a lot of people know about the Philippine Bald eagle is mainly what they have read about in magazines, for this animal is very rare and hard to locate in the wild. Similar to the Philippine Eagle, can everyone actually say that they have seen a woman bodybuilder in the woman's natural habitat and not with in a magazine or using the web?
The last type of gym-bird is the Red-billed Quelea, possibly the most abundant off birds in the world. It adores to fly in huge packs possibly because of the safe practices factor, but on several occasions it will travel exclusively.
Over the years of frequenting my gym, if I had been to describe the women that go around through the doors, I believe the easiest way to describe them is to compare them to birds. Birds have become graceful creatures and progress with such elegance and precision that it would be very difficult not to see the similarities. Guys are much more careless on their movements, arriving at the gym with the bravado that women generally do not feel the need to exude.
They are much more clever and smarter than they seem to be. If I were to request you to picture a roadrunner right now, I am fairly confident you would have an image with the Roadrunner/Wile E. Coyote shows of the old days where the bird yells, "Beep, Beep" and jumps up in the surroundings while the feet move between the two much more quickly that actually possible.
Much like the peacock, we do not really know, nor can we ever know, the particular reason why these women display their particular beauty in such a fashionable and stylish way. Is it to make sure you attract mates? Or is it these birds have a will need to display their beauty to fulfill their esteem issues of being the prettiest bird in the world.
The third type of bird is the roadrunner. The roadrunner is the cardio creature of the staff, the true exercisers, whether it is in the treadmill, in the weight room or space, or on the stairmaster or elliptical. This bird moves from machine to product much more quickly, deliberate, and jagged than the other birds. They are there for constantly one purpose only, to complete their workout and go forward.
This is how I envision the women whom I consider to be roadrunners at the health and fitness. The roadrunner is well-known for it's speed, it truly is unique appearance, and because it is one of the only birds quickly enough to catch and eat a rattlesnake. (If you haven't caught on yet, the rattlesnake from this scenario are the pickup performers at the gym).
A lot of women are fully aware who, like it or not, as soon as they arrive their appearance can attract the attention of all exactly who happen to glance their process. That is why their entrance and walk to the gym floor is precise. Birds find out exactly where they will be traveling constantly. There is rarely a time where birds have not mapped away their path before that they take off for flight, similar to the women who go to the gym.
It's not until till that male bird spends quite often up to 3 to 4 days frolicking and "getting to know" the female, does the men realize that the female Quelea is unique in here own manner. Once they find each other, these become mates for life.
The Quelea is one of the virtually all adaptable birds in the world. It can spend it's days flying for hours or it can use it's day sitting on a branch foraging and seeing the other animals are located their lives. Although there is certainly quite a difference in the size and weight of each Quela, to the average male, all the female's physical appearance looks quite similar. And although they are really numerous, each female Quelea has it's own individual personality, displaying unique habit to attract a men's.
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If you are a single fun-loving millennial you've probably been through it. Swiping idly through Tinder looking for a cute person to possibly end up on a date with. When a moment of distraction hits you and you swipe to the left, accidentally rejecting your Prince(ss) Charming. Tinder has announced the launch of Tinder Plus, an update that will relieve you from this problem.
Dating application Tinder announced to set up a testing plan for an Undo service. The company makes 12 million matches every day, out of 1 billion daily profile swipes. This means that a lot of rejection is happening on Tinder. Or users are simply subject to the pain of swiping left when meaning to swipe right.
The current version allows its users to view profiles and swipe right to 'like' someone and swipe left to go on to the next profile. Chatting with your Tindermatch can begin if the person on the other end has also swiped right.
"The most-requested feature we get is a button to go back and have a second chance with people that users swipe left on," said Tinder co-founder Sean Rad
The Passport feature allows users to search for matches outside of the 100-mile limitation area, giving them the possibility to get to know people from cities all over the world. The feature also lets users toggle between locations and, for instance, gain first-hand information about places they want to travel to. A downside of this function is that Tinder users who themselves are looking for new love in their region can be matched up with Plus users who do not live near them. According to Tinder co-founder Sean Rad, these random relationships formed through Tinder are one of the reasons why people love the app. The company often hears that people want to get recommendations for places to go and where to eat in a new city, and Rad believes Tinder can do that for them. Besides giving them the easiest way to increase their contact list, of course.
The two new features will only work when you cough up the cash. The company has not yet decided on prices for the features. They will first be tested in different markets at prices from €0,79 to €0,99 and €7,99 to €15,99. "We think different people will pay on a wide range, but we want to find that sweet spot that most users can agree on," said Sean Rad.
"We often hear that people want to be able to start swiping in a location before they've left to go on a trip or vacation, and that once they've actually made a meaningful connection with someone in a new location, their trip has come to an end," said Rad
The test version of Tinder Plus will be launched in Germany, the United Kingdom and Brazil. Less than half of the users in these countries will gain access to the trial, a number large enough for the company to effectively gain feedback and small enough to keep the update exclusive and create buzz. Once this lucky few love-seekers has responded to the testing version Tinder will set a price for in-app purchase and launch Tinder Plus globally. Too bad there is no subscription to take away all the mistakes already made on Tinder.
Being an app developer has become one of the most lucrative businesses to be in nowadays. Millions of people around the world use their smartphone every day to access information, reach out to their social contacts and do mobile shopping. Converting your free app to a mean moneymaking machine seems to be the obvious next step, but unfortunately not every app has the potential of Tinder when deciding to start monetizing.
Below are some common mistakes made by developers, which are worth reviewing when you are planning on creating your own app in the future. Or just out of plain interest.
1. Choosing pay-per-download as a default for your app
Offering your app at €0,99 in the app store and selling it 2000 times makes you about €2000, that's basic math. If only it were that easy… A mistake a lot of new developers make is underestimating the competition. Most app users are only willing to pay for your app if it is of benefit to them, even if it is only a small fee. Popular apps are given away for free to create an audience and then make money off of them. Focus on building an audience and engaging with them before trying to make money.
2. Assuming users will download your app because of its greatness
App development and marketing need to be part of the same strategic plan. Building a great app and waiting for it to yield revenue in the app store is not good enough. Marketing efforts have to be made in order for the app to be introduced to a large audience – and these efforts are a different skillset than designing an app. Therefore, include a marketer in your strategy.
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Denise Frei Trial
Denise Frei, 45, from Marengo, Iowa is on trial this week in Scott County for the brutal murder of her boyfriend Curtis Bailey, 33. Her son, Jacob Hilgendorf, 21, and his girlfriend, Jessica Dayton, also 21, were involved and both were convicted of 1st degree murder.
According to Frei, Bailey had abused her sexually, physically, and verbally. She told authorities that he threatened to kill her entire family, including burning Hilgendorf and killing her 4 year old grandson if she tried to leave him.
Frei felt like she had no control over the situation and felt as though not even the authorities could protect her and her family, so she took matters into her own hands. She mentioned unsuccessfully trying to kill him with insulin a couple weeks before she got the job done.
Although she got the job done, things didn't go as smooth as she planned. The plan was to drug up Bailey with prescription medications and liquor. Bailey even bragged to co-workers earlier in the day that he was going to have a three-some with Denise and another girl. That other girl was Hilgendorf's girlfriend Jessica Dayton. Frei and Dayton agreed to do a sex act for every shot of whiskey that Curtis did. Once Bailey was passed out Frei and Dayton were going to wrap him up with plastic wrap to suffocate him.
Curtis wakes up however, and realizes what they are trying to do to him so he fights back. He was a big guy, and could easily handle the two girls on his own which is why Denise asked her son Jacob to help, too.
Between the three of them they could have delivered up to 30 blows to his head with a landscaping rock, he also suffered multiple and deep lacerations from a glass candy dish. They attempted to clean everything up but there was too much blood, it was everywhere.
Jacob and Jessica grabbed as much evidence from the scene as they could and threw it in Hilgendorf's Ford Explorer and headed off to a friends house to stay the night. They burned their clothes and some of the evidence from the scene. Obviously we know that it didn't end well for any of them.
I don't know very much about the law so if someone out there that is more knowledgable could please help me out with this I'd greatly appreciate it-
What is Hilgendorf's lawyer doing? Is he waiting for Frei's trial before he make's his move and appeals Hilgendorf's sentencing? He didn't even try to defend Hilgendorf during his trial, I hope that this is strategy.
How many mothers ask their son and his girlfriend to help kill the man that tore up their mother/son relationship? It's obvious Hilgendorf's father wasn't around, so when your one and only parent, the woman who gave you birth asks for a favor and promises that it will bring you two closer together. That it will end the abuse and end their fears, and promises a new beginning.. What would you do?
Jacob should be in prison for knowing that a plan was in tact and for trying to help clean up with things got messy. But there is no physical evidence proving he killed Curtis Bailey in the 1st degree.
I would like to know what you guys think-
Tonch Weldon Sentenced to Life in Prison
Yet another murder trial involving Marengo, Iowa was wrapped up Tuesday. Tonch Weldon received First-degree murder after an intense trial that lasted one week. The decision wasn't easy for the jury, they deliberated for 5 days before they reached their verdict.
The victim was Amy Gephart, whom shared an open relationship with Tonch and his wife Amanda. Amanda had a change of heart however, and wanted to leave Tonch to just be with Amy.
Tonch wasn't having any of this however and allegedly said,"If I can't have her, then neither can you", and shot Amy in the chest with a 20-gauge shotgun. After shooting and killing Amy, Tonch then turned the gun onto himself and attempted to commit suicide. Amanda struggled for the gun as Tonch shot himself and menuevered it just enough to make him misfire. Tonch was in critical condition and was air-cared to the hospital. He basically blew his jaw off, and had to get his face restructured.
I think that the jury got it right, and after following the Casey Anthony trial I was very nervous that our justice system would once again fail. My heart goes out to the friends and family of Amy Gephart. I didn't personally know her but I heard she was a very nice woman and it is very sad that her life had to end so soon.
My heart also goes out to Amanda Weldon and her children. The Weldon kids weren't in the house but were right outside and witnessed this mess through the window of their home. I am so sorry that this family has to go through this, and you will frequently be in my thoughts and prayers, along with the Gephart family.
As for Tonch, justice prevailed and even though I heard you were a very nice guy, but it's obvious that you mishandled this situation and now you have to take responsibility for your actions. I followed the trial live via Trish Mahaffey's live blog, and during the trial people kept repeating, "Tonch is the nicest guy" or "It was an act of passion". The defense claimed that it wasn't premeditated, and even used the argument that he had been drinking. It was premeditated if he loaded the gun, said his final words to Amy, then turned the gun around and tried to kill himself.
I wish that Tonch would have handled this situation differently, but he didn't. And for that I am glad that he didn't succeed in killing himself, and has to spend his life in prison


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Known for her contribution to woman's football in the Cayman Islands, 21-year-old Shenel Gall has certainly raised the bar in that sport.
"What keeps me on track is that I always remind myself of my goals, my aims and what I want in life," Ms Gall said.
She began playing at the tender age of 9, and from then knew that she had found her calling. Ms Gall would even play in the boys leagues. After some years, she obtained a scholarship to attend Darton College in Atlanta, Georgia where she earned an associate's degree in business administration with a major in accounting.
Making the Cayman Islands national women's team, Ms Gall made her first international appearance in Turks and Caicos at age 14. Two years later, she took part in the Olympic heats where she scored her first international goal against Haiti.
At the conclusion of this milestone tournament, and as a result of tireless hours of training, Ms Gall made history in the Cayman Islands in March 2012 when she became the first Caymanian female to sign a professional contract with FC Indiana. Just a few short months later, she received an offer to play with a football team in Zurich, Switzerland – FC Neunkirch.
Ever since she put on her first pair of football cleats, Ms Gall has received many awards both locally and abroad. She has won recognition as "Most Valuable Player", "Golden Boot", "Rookie of the Year" and leading goal scorer.
She said her biggest moment was, "helping my club reach the first division in Switzerland. It had been a long, challenging year, with many ups and downs, but somehow I managed to stay focused and accomplish my goal – to play in the Swiss first division."
Accomplishments aside, Ms Gall is also admired for her kind spirit. During her breaks, she volunteers at summer football camps where she shares her skills and experience as a professional football player. She also gives motivational talks to young girls who dream of one day following in her footsteps.
Ms Gall is described as an outstanding, dedicated leader, who possesses fine sportsmanship, integrity and thoughtfulness. She credits much of her success to coaches including a host of family and friends.
Upon receiving news of her recognition by the "Proud of Them" campaign, she said, "To hear I was being awarded was both surprising and gratifying."
Her advice to other young persons interested in following her footsteps is, "always keep your head up. It's not easy setting goals and achieving them. You have to be focused, stay positive, and keep driving forward towards your goals."
Outlining her future plans, Ms Gall intends to return to the Swiss league and pursue a bachelor's degree in accounting.


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As the national healthcare expenditure is projected to grow at a rate of 5.6 percent per year from 2016-2025, developing cost-effective ways to control costs is high priority for policy makers, administrators and tax payers.
In an effort to promote quality care while keeping costs down, the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program was instituted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In this program, seven conditions (acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, total hip/knee replacement, and coronary artery bypass graft surgery) are evaluated and hospitals are penalized financially for re-admission rates above the national average.
Regarding hospital re-admissions, it is noteworthy that up to 70 percent of preventable re-admissions are medication-related. For example, medication noncompliance contributes up to 64 percent of heart failure hospitalizations. Additionally, multiple medication use often contributes to re-admissions among the elderly.
While the issues of rising healthcare costs and hospital re-admissions are complex and multidimensional, targeted efforts to improve the use of medications have the potential to significantly slow the steady growth in U.S. healthcare spending.
Studies have demonstrated improved health outcomes — including reduction in re-admissions — associated with medication management provided by pharmacists. It is imperative that health policy acknowledges pharmacists as a key resource.
Tapping in to the skills of pharmacists, as doctorate degree-holding medication experts, is the first step to improving medication adherence, transition of care, and reducing hospital re-admissions.
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Posted on 28 March 2014
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It's been a super busy last week of March for Zopa and peer-to-peer lending. We've had record levels of borrowers coming to Zopa alongside getting ready for the FCA regulation on 1st April.
FCA regulation
Zopa has been operating in a responsible manner for almost a decade so the FCA regulation won't bring many changes to your experience of lending through Zopa. If you have a loan with us that is already covered by regulation and won't change.
However, it does mean we'll be updating the Zopa Principles in the coming days. We usually like to give people 28 days to read changes to the Zopa Principles but there wasn't time between the final confirmation from the FCA of regulation and measures coming into place next week.
We will post a summary of all changes made so you can take a look.
Lending update
In other exciting news, we have a new company starting to lend through Zopa. Unlike our customers today, they will be lending as a business and will hold a consumer credit licence.
Apologies for the financial jargon – this means that their main business is lending money, rather than someone who is looking to earn interest on the money they have put aside by lending it through Zopa.
We want to reassure our savers that having a larger company lending through Zopa will not affect how quickly they lend out their money. It instead enables us to fulfill an ever increasing excess of demand for our lower-rate loans so we can offer a better deal to many more borrowers in the UK.
Peer-to-peer ISAs
We've also received lots of interest and questions about the announcement in the budget of the inclusion of peer-to-peer lending in an ISA. This is fantastic news for people wanting to grow their savings.
As soon as we know more details from the government we will share those with you.
You can read more about the announcement of peer-to-peer ISAs in our recent blog post.


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Limestone outcrops and dense, decorated caves are roosting sites for more than 80% of Australia's breeding population of little bent-wing bats. The park is also one of the few places in Australia that supports a colony of vulnerable ghost bats.
The area was once submerged by a shallow sea and has been alternately shaped by, and then starved of, water. Limestone from ancient coral reefs formed the rocky karst seen today.
The Archer Brothers, who settled in the Rockhampton area in the 1850s, named Mount Etna after the volcano in Sicily. From 1914 to 1939 the caves were mined for guano, and from 1925 for limestone. During World War II, commandos also trained here.
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Looking for yet more grit on a team that has survived, and often thrived, on skill and finesse, Wild president and general manager Doug Risebrough on Thursday claimed tough-guy forward Todd Fedoruk off waivers.
"I can already tell it's going to be a good situation," Fedoruk said. "Any team that wants to get tougher and picks me up, I'm all for it."
Fedoruk, a 6-foot-2, 240-pound winger, had two assists and 33 penalty minutes in 11 games with Dallas this season. The Stars tried to trade him, he said, then waived him Monday before recalling him again on Wednesday. The Wild got him on re-entry waivers.
The Wild are on the hook for less than half of Fedoruk's $875,000 salary. He will be an unrestricted free agent in July.
"He's a big, strong kid and a physical player," Risebrough said. "And he puts penalty minutes up because he can fight."
Since the Wild earned a franchise-best 104 points last season, Risebrough has periodically tweaked the roster, extending the contracts of some promising young players and adding defenseman Sean Hill for toughness on the blue line.
Part of that plan was the reasonable expectation that the Wild's non-skill players – when asked – would get more physical.
"Picking up Todd after 20 games shows that I'm not real comfortable that some of them are making the transition," Risebrough said. And, he added, he may not be done tweaking.
"This can be considered a shot across the bow for the in-between players," he said. "Because I still don't know if we have enough (toughness). I'm going to look and watch and see how we do, and maybe we'll need one more player."
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Nummelin left Wednesday's 4-2 loss to Vancouver after being checked hard into the boards by Matt Cooke.
Voros, 26, had two goals, two fights and 11 hits in six games. "This guy has demonstrated he can do it," Risebrough said.
Fedoruk, 27, has 17 goals, 50 assists and 818 penalty minutes in 365 career games. He said he's eager to help and was traveling Thursday so he can be with the team for today's 1 p.m. start against Columbus.
"During my time in Anaheim I was moving up and down lines," Fedoruk said. "I came on with (Andy) McDonald, I came out with (Ryan) Getzlaf and (Corey) Perry. I'm not saying I can play on any line, and at the end of a tight game you'll probably want a scorer out there rather than myself, but I like giving those guys some space and time and making sure they're comfortable, so they don't have to worry about getting hit. I take pride in that."
Asked what he knows about Minnesota, Fedoruk said, "I know the hospital pretty well. I got my face crushed by Derek Boogaard last November, when I was with Anaheim. Maybe I can help Boogie out a little in that department."
"He's a good fit as a person and a player," Risebrough said. "He's a committed guy who wants to be part of a team. We're a little undersized; we need a little more of a presence."
Briefly: Goaltender Nolan Schaefer was called up from Houston on Thursday to back up Nik Backstrom today. Josh Harding was diagnosed with a head injury Thursday. He was hurt when struck by a teammate trying to defend a rush in the third period Wednesday.
— Left wing Pavol Demitra, who missed 11 games because of a groin strain, will miss games today and Saturday at Nashville. The team hopes he can return Wednesday against Phoenix.
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Property Tax Lawyers in El Dorado County
In El Dorado County, California, the government imposes a tax (a legally-mandated payment made to the government) on real property. "Real property" is defined as any piece of land, or object permanently or semi-permanently adhered to the land (such as buildings, trees, minerals, etc.).
In El Dorado County, California, property taxes are measured as a percentage of the land's value. They are most frequently paid annually. But in any case, they are paid at some set interval.
Usually, property taxes are not levied by the federal government. This applies to everywhere in the U.S.. Typically, property taxes are imposed by state and local governments.
How Property Tax is Calculated in El Dorado County, California
Most often, property taxes in El Dorado County, California are simply a set percentage of the property's value. Across the country, state authorities impose a wide range of different tax rates. The highest rates in the country are in the area of 5% of the property's value, and the lowest are less than 1%.
To collect the property tax, the authorities of El Dorado County, California have to first determine the value of a specific piece of land.
In some ways, value is a subjective thing. For example, the home in which you grew up is probably worth far more to you than its market value. To get around this, the government uses nothing but objective factors in determining how much a piece of real property is worth.
Consequently, the people in charge of appraising the value of property in El Dorado County, California have to consider only objective, factual criteria when calculating the value of a piece of land. These criteria include the state of the real estate market, the zoning of the land (which determines how it can be used), and any improvements that have been made to the land, among other things.
How A El Dorado County, California Property Tax Attorney Can Help.
El Dorado County, California's property tax system is somewhat intricate. Legal disputes arising from property taxes can arise in a number of ways. For instance, the state might accuse a homeowner of failing to pay their property taxes, when they truly have. Conversely, a homeowner might believe that the value of their property was appraised inaccurately, resulting in a higher tax bill.
If you run into any issue with your El Dorado County, California property taxes, failing to handle it properly can result in anything from unnecessary inconvenience to considerable fines and tax penalties. However, with the help of a El Dorado County, California tax attorney, your chances of running into a property tax problem can be minimized.


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January 18-27, 2019
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In our era of social media, all of our actions are captured and broadcasted to the world. Every person becomes a performer and every performer needs a spotlight. Spot Lamp is a motion tracking table lamp that pans from left to right, tracking the people that walk by. Just as you "follow" people on the social media, the Spot Lamp follows passers-by and waits for their next move. The Spot Lamp blends the language of a security camera and a theatrical spotlight and brings it into a domestic object.
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Vows - We Found Love
There was nothing extraordinary about their initial encounter… or so it appeared. United States navy air traffic controller Christopher Blake met registered nurse Tamara Harding while he was stationed in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 2014, while she was working as a paediatric emergency department nurse at the local children's hospital. After dating for seven months, Tamara made the decision to move to San Diego, California, where Christopher was living. h e prosposed to her on her 29th birthday, July 20, 2017, at La Jolla Beach in San Diego, California. Vows details the modern rustic wedding celebration.
I now pronounce you
On Saturday, November 10, 2018 on the cliffside overlooking the Caribbean Sea at Borghinvilla, Discovery Bay, Tamara and Christopher said their I do's.
Christopher wore a tan linen suit with a pink tie. The groomsmen wore tan linen vests and pants with pink bow ties. The bridesmaids wore Amsale Aberra blush V-neck illusion dresses. Clutching a bouquet of ivory roses, Tamara entered to Beyoncé and Jay-Z's Die With You. She was a vision of elegance in a white sweetheart Mia Solano tulle and lace mermaid gown featuring bead and ruffles on the lower skirt.
Reverend Courtney Walters officiated the ceremony and later declared the couple husband and wife. Formalities out of the way, Tamara and Christopher left the altar to Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake's Love Never Felt So Good.
The reception…
…was held under a white draped tent on the cliffside at Borghinvilla. It was as exciting a time for the newly-weds as it was for their guests. Jennifer and her team used gold, rose gold, blush and white accents to enhance the tent. The bridal party made their entrance to Happy by Pharrell, followed by the newly weds to TI's Bring Em Out.
Post-formalities, guests enjoyed a sumptuous three-course meal and witnessed the cutting of the three-tiered chocolate, vanilla and fruitcake topped with the words 'Better Together' by Joy of Food.
The newly-weds opened the dance floor to Major's Why I Love You. Guests, thereafter, joined them partying into the night to the sounds of the Borghinvilla's deejay.
The honeymoon
The couple spent their honeymoon in Bali, Indonesia.
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The Forests and Gardens of South India, Volum 9
W. H. Allen, 1861 - 412 sider
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Side 422 - Boileau (Major-General JT) A New and Complete Set of Traverse Tables, showing the Differences of Latitude and the Departures to every Minute of the Quadrant and to Five Places of Decimals. Together with a Table of the lengths of each Degree of Latitude and corresponding Degree of Longitude from the Equator to the Poles ; with other Tables useful to the Surveyor and Engineer. Fourth Edition, thoroughly revised and corrected by the Author. Royal 8vo. 12s. London, 1876. Boulger (DC) History of China....
Side 421 - Thomson's Lunar and Horary Tables. For New and Concise Methods of Performing the Calculations necessary for ascertaining the Longitude by Lunar Observations, or Chronometers ; with directions for acquiring a knowledge of the Principal Fixed Stars and finding the Latitude of them.
Side 420 - Tod (Col. Jas.) Travels in Western India. Embracing a visit to the Sacred Mounts of the Jains, and the most Celebrated Shrines of Hindu Faith between Rajpootana and the Indus, with an account of the Ancient City of Nehrwalla.
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2002 - Temperature Measurements in Mold Cavities During Vacuum-Assisted, Static Pouring of 14K Yellow Gold
2002 - Temperature Measurements in Mold Cavities During Vacuum-Assisted, Static Pouring of 14K Yellow Gold
Equipment and procedures were used in a development project to determine temperatures of 14K yellow gold inside mold cavities in an investment casting flask during mold filling and the early stages of freezing. Items that will be presented include test equipment requirements and specifications, special wax ring patterns, techniques to eliminate electronic interference, and the handling of large volumes of data. Some of the more significant topics include metal velocity in pouring streams and individual mold cavities. From the data acquired, the metal stream velocities were calculated and compared, including the velocities in individual mold cavities during a fill cycle. This study revealed the temperature/time sequence of the ring cavity during filling. High-speed temperature data collection was used to record differences in the metal temperatures during flow and solidification in the mold cavities showing temperature gradients. Local solidification times and cooling rates based on liquidus and solidus temperatures of 14K yellow gold alloy were also measured.
Author: Patrick DuBois, Dr. Shankar Aithal, John C. McCloskey


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Abstract: Silicone plug aftermath
Only 17 eyes so I'm not personally inclined to take the stenosis bits as gospel truth. But the overall message seems to be that "silicone punctal plugs are good", i.e. reliably improving symptoms and not causing complications (other than spontaneously falling out sometimes). I sure won't argue with that. Probably everyone here knows how I feel about intracanalicular plug risks.
Long-term Follow-up of Punctal and Proximal Canalicular Stenoses After Silicone Punctal Plug Treatment in Dry Eye Patients.
Am J Ophthalmol. 2008 Aug 22.
Boldin I, Klein A, Haller-Schober EM, Horwath-Winter J.
Long-term Follow-up of Punctal and Proximal Canalicular Stenoses After Silicone Punctal Plug Treatment in Dry Eye Patients.
Am J Ophthalmol. 2008 Aug 22.
Boldin I, Klein A, Haller-Schober EM, Horwath-Winter J.
PURPOSE: To determine the clinical value and relevance of punctal and proximal canalicular stenoses after punctal plug therapy in moderate to severe dry eye syndrome. DESIGN: Retrospective, observational case series.
METHODS: Seventeen eyes were determined to have punctum or proximal canalicular stenoses after spontaneous loss of a collared silicone punctal plug. After initial diagnosis all patients had 12 months or more of follow-up (mean, 39; range, 12 to 87 months). The clinical data collected included gender and age of patients, localization of the stenosis, plug size, duration of punctal occlusion, subjective symptoms, objective ocular surface disease parameters, and occurrence of complications.
RESULTS: A statistically significant correlation between localization of the stenosis and plug size, and localization of the stenosis and duration of punctal occlusion could not be found. At follow-up, subjective symptoms (P < .01) and frequency of artificial tear application (P < .001) were significantly reduced compared to data before plug insertion. Schirmer I test results (P < .001), corneal fluorescein staining (P < .01), and rose bengal staining (P < .001) improved significantly, whereas tear break-up time (P < .2) and impression cytology scores of the conjunctival surface (P = .2) remained almost unchanged. Complications could not be found.
CONCLUSION: Within the observation period of up to seven years, all stenoses remained asymptomatic. Additionally, subjective symptoms and most dry eye parameters in our study population improved.


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Hadassah: Supporting the Possibilities That Build
Guest Column by Paula S. Zucker
Dear friends,
Rosh Hashanah is a time of new beginnings. I remember as a child getting new clothes for Rosh Hashanah, going to shul, seeing friends. Even now, so many years later, it is with a sense of anticipation that I prepare for the holidays with the cooking and the coming together of family and friends.
Everyone I meet is talking about what they are doing for the holidays.
This year as Hadassah Greater Atlanta's centennial year comes to a close, I also feel a sense of poignancy. It has been a very special year. So many of our community have attended the events we planned — even more than anticipated — and shared in what makes Hadassah special.
As part of our planning, we had a chance to look back at our chapter and the women who had their part in its history. Passionate, caring women facing many of the same challenges we have today took the time to create and be part of something wonderful.
During those years, women received the right to vote, advocated for civil rights, watched husbands and sons go to war, and still had the optimism to believe that they could make a difference for our Jewish community and the world at large and would witness the establishment of the state of Israel.
We still embody those values. More and more, we stand strong to face the challenges that come to us personally, professionally and as part of the amazing Jewish community we call home. We greet those challenges with fortitude as we know that we have the ability to make a better world.
All of us who share in Hadassah's mission know we have embraced the Jewish value of tikkun olam, repairing the world. We work hand in hand with the doctors, nurses, researchers, teachers and staff at the Hadassah Medical Organization to fight the good fight against disease, prejudice and apathy.
We are the backbone of Israel's current health system. We are there when disaster strikes anywhere around the world because Israel is first on the ground in so many countries when there are natural disasters.
It makes us proud to know we as a people have the rachmoness to reach out to others despite our differences. It is also a fact that when there are attacks against the people of Israel, the worst cases are brought to Hadassah to be treated. It is inconceivable to imagine our world without an Israel.
It was Henrietta Szold, our founder, who, when asked by an artist how she would like to be portrayed, said, "Make my eyes look toward the future."
Simple but wise words, for the past has been, and we must learn from it, but it is the future that holds unlimited possibilities. It is possibility that builds hope — hope for a better future, a better world and a better self.
Hadassah has always been an organization of visionaries. It is why it is the leader in research in service to humanity. Hadassah envisions what could be. Its sophisticated, state-of-the-art, visionary medical research has led the way, resulting in clinical trials in the treatment of ALS and macular degeneration and experimentation with vaccines for diabetes and cancer.
In the United States we have made our voices heard in advocating for genetic equality in medical research, led in launching a national Coalition for Women's Health Equity, confirmed our opposition to limit or deny civil rights to members of the LGBTQ community, and stood strong with Israel to combat the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement.
So with this new year, 5777, let us come together in peace to make our community stronger, embrace the stranger as Abraham did, and support the state of Israel.
To each of you and your families, shana tova u'metuka: May you be inscribed in the Book of Life and have a very happy and sweet new year.
Paula S. Zucker is the president of Hadassah Greater Atlanta.


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The Children's Room has named Liz Cohen its new executive director.
Cohen brings with her a more than 20-year career working with communities without a voice and those dealing with trauma and loss, and a successful track record as a nonprofit executive director. She has extensive fundraising experience and is known for her ability to collaborate, bring people with diverse perspectives together, and create sustainable impact.
Most recently, Cohen served as a senior development officer for Jewish Family & Children's Services. Prior to joining JF&CS, Cohen was the executive director for Families First Parenting Programs where she oversaw the mission, vision and strategic growth of the organization. When she joined in 2012, Cohen was tasked with rebuilding the organization and re-engaging the 18-member board. In addition to providing strategic leadership, Cohen has extensive experience overseeing long term and day-to-day operations.
Serving in many leadership roles has given Cohen the opportunity to sharpen her skill set and to serve as a mentor to others. She is known for her professionalism and her steadfast commitment to children, teens and families. She is also recognized for her strengths in public speaking and community education.
Cohen completed a Master of Public Health at Boston University School of Public Health and did her undergraduate work in clinical psychology and child development at Tufts University.
Cohen currently resides in Arlington.
"It is with joy and excitement that I accept this new role," Cohen said. "I am thrilled to be working with the staff and board in this next phase of The Children's Room."


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Aberdeen Distillers is a range from Blackadder. All without chill filtration and caramel colouring and bottled at 46 % (the first series was bottled at 43 % though). This is one out of 180 bottles and the smell is full of citrus and with hints of vanilla.
The taste is smooth and powerful. For a 12 year old a think that the woods influence is great. At the end you get some more citrus and honey. Nice chewy finish. I could have wished that it lasted a little longer, but on the other hand I am just glad that they didn't watered it down to 43 % like the first series (or even all the way down to 40 %).
Both the balance and the complexity is classic for what you get from a whisky matured in bourbon barrels. Try it with some water. I don't think that it makes it better, but a bit different. I give this 84/100 (21/22/21/20).


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dear all,
I have zarafa community edition 7.1.13 working fine as a VM.
I already have a clone of the setup on another server and the clone VM is normally shut off
I am planning for a disaster recovery for the above mail server. that is if the current server has a hardware problem or some issue with the os i can just start the VM on the other server restore the mysql and the copy of /var/lib/zarafa folder and I am up with the latest.
I will have a cron job doing the backup and ftping the backed up data everynight
backup the mysql database with mysqldump
copy the /var/lib/zarafa folder for attachments.
but i am just wondering about the users.
right now my users are created in zadmin and using local database
now if there are new users created after my clone will the new users and mails be also avaliable in my backup
does the mysqldump backup has the users and password and other user information
appreciate your help


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Here are two standards of value, the one real and the other fictitious, one permanent and the other shifting. It is a propensity of the human mind to forego the idea and deal with the symbol, and as money is the symbol of wealth, to invest the material world, organic and inorganic, with a material value, and to write dollars and cents over the face of God's fair earth; and so it comes that society is well nigh submerged in the stream of opulence that flows from the human mind, that symbolic stream which quenches not the inner thirst, that affords "not any drop to drink."
There is perhaps no subject which labors under a more general misapprehension than that of wealth. While economists have dimly predicated an inward as well as an outward wealth, they have preferred to treat it directly as that which has an exchange value and to class it as a species of utility, but of a base order, having reference only to the material welfare of man. And herein lies the fallacy of the worldly concept of life, that it would deal with material issues as separate from spiritual, whereas in fact the material is but the reflex of the spiritual, and can no more be rightly considered as a separate entity than a corpse may be regarded as a man; and though political economy may admit that man has a soul, it nevertheless does not recognize it as an asset.
It is a shallow sophism that money will buy everything; it will buy everything but happiness, everything but peace, everything but truth, wisdom, love. It will buy servile allegiance but not respect; it will buy a book but not the ability to read it; it will buy a coronet but not nobility of character. In short, it will buy the symbols but not the substance of things.
To inherit money may or may not prove beneficial; but to inherit the conviction that money constitutes wealth is always a calamity. There is this difference, moreover, between earning money and acquiring it, that the one contributes to character and the other requires character to withstand it. Two payments are made for all honest work; the first is in money and is counted, the second is in patience, in dexterity, in tact, experience and courage, and is not counted.
An adequate cultivation of the mind renders much money superfluous; a real contentment needs but few dollars. We have forsaken Virgil and Horace for the applied sciences, but the classics would, none the less, augment the wealth of imagery and of thought. Culture forever protests that money is not wealth, but its symbol, merely; that "money is not required to buy one necessary of the soul"; and the spiritual mind exhorts us to seek first the kingdom of God—to work for that in life that shall endure. It is not to the Bicardos nor the Adam Smiths, it is not to political but rather to spiritual economy that we shall look for a right understanding of wealth.
For the world's view of wealth readily follows its dogma of success. Money is today largely the measure of success—a business that is profitable; a profession that is lucrative. But the ample perspective of history reveals success to lie only in the character of a work and thus is assigned a truer value to a work of Phidias or an ode of Pindar than to contemporary art or life. Inventors have lived in garrets; there are monuments of literature which brought but paltry sums to their authors; prophets have been stoned. Was the inventor then less rich in ideas; was the author less wealthy in diction; had the prophet any the less an ownership in truth? It is but a poor standard of success that is measured by gold and silver; a noble bearing, a lofty brow, a kindly smile, a self-control, a healthy body, a clear eye bespeak a success that is more real. The only victory worth making is the victory over one's self; the only real success lies in the development of character and insight; the only thing worth seeking is the Soul; the only thing worth possessing is the truth; the only thing worth living for is love. And this is the greatest success—to have ennobled your environment, to have done good, to have given happiness, to be happy; for virtue alone wears a serene smile, and wisdom only is truly happy.
It shall become apparent to every thoughtful mind that despite the fetishism of the dollar, it is not money but love that rules the world. Prince Sidartha renounced a throne, and in the garb of a mendicant went forth to enlighten men and to teach the supreme doctrine of love and of renunciation. Jesus, in the name of Love, healed the sick, raised the dead, gave sight to the blind, and his life was a giving and a doing for others; a torrent of beneficence and kindly deeds. Yet, He who is called the Light of the World was a penniless wanderer in Palestine. Think you the world of Annas and Caiaphas esteemed the life of this man a successful one? Do we esteem any one successful today who has not a house over his head, be his preaching never so eloquent? But these lives are momentous facts that somehow subvert all our standards of success. And though in the growth of civilization the examples are no longer applicable to present needs, the principles and ideas are none the less so—a fact to which the world offers tacit recognition, for with all its getting and all its self-seeking it is still led by inspired mendicants, whose sole possession is wisdom. What of the Pharaohs, the Caesars, the kings—is their memory grateful to mankind? What of the great names of science—have their discoveries on the whole contributed to make life happier or nobler? How is it that the names of simple men outweigh the influence of empires and of dynasties?
It fatigues to be constantly reminded of the so-called wealth of men—that man should so universally be judged according to the symbol. Wealth is capacity, not money; the capacity to love, the capacity to appreciate the beautiful, the capacity—above all—to hear and apprehend the monitions of the Spirit. He who possesses the symbol merely, not knowing the thing symbolized, is often the poorest of men. It is said the inventor is always poor; so he may be in money, but so is Croesus poor in invention. Poverty is relative. He who is rich in equipages is often poor in health—in sinew and vigor to climb the mountains. Must we be taught that there is no poverty to the Soul? We have wealth to the extent that we apprehend the principles of being. It is no appraisal of a man's wealth, indeed, to say he has certain stocks and bonds, for every man owns heaven and hell.
Wealth, then, is capacity: capacity for wisdom; capacity for doing good; capacity for entering into the lives of others. Egotism is a kind of pauperism; to see everything always from a personal standpoint is to be incarcerated within the four walls of a self-made prison and to exclude a wealth of human love and sympathy. Incapacity to grasp the true meaning of life; incapacity for expressing the good that is in us; incapacity for recognizing the good that is in others—such is poverty. To be poor in love, to be poor in thought, is to be poor indeed. What avails a vast estate if we live in a crack; to what end a private observatory if we dwell in the cellar of our being; of what use broad acres to a narrow mind?
The only real wealth lies within, and no outer semblance shall gainsay an inner poverty. The richer the inner life the greater the outer simplicity. There are men who never find themselves until they lose their money; there are beauties that never become apparent until the purse is empty. When we have found the Soul, what can be added to or taken from us? We shall cherish the Soul in the silence and leave the trappings of the world—the tinsel and gewgaws. It is expedient to have our possessions within, compact and available, that we may be in good marching order and shall not be hindered on the journey. Better internal forces than external encumbrances.
Ah! To live free from perturbation, tranquil! serene! How do we call ourselves men—who are driven by care, we who are slaves to a calling to the end that the vanity may be pampered, the stomach appeased. Fear, toiling to lay up against a "rainy day," is meanwhile forging chains. But to the serene mind there are no rainy days. Real necessity requires only the work of men and not the toil of slaves. Surely there is a high price paid for luxury; simplicity would lift a burden from the shoulders. Reflect, that, after all, the quintessence of things may never be bought. We can only buy according to our capacity; we read in the book only the measure of our own enlightenment; we see in the work of art only the degree to which we are receptive to the beautiful, and conversant with the principles of art. Nor can there be obtained the full significance of that to which somewhat is not contributed—the work of mind or hands: the artist, the artificer, the craftsman retains always an interest in what is bought of him. The gardener laying out a flower bed will abstract a share of its meaning and its beauty. What are these things sought after? Are they worth the best part of human life? Is the diamond more beautiful than the rain-drop on the barberry leaf; or ruby, than the cardinal flower as it gleams solitary from amidst the low alders; is there woven fabric more delicate than the spider's web? Is there aught more precious to a thoughtful man than leisure: leisure to reflect, to meditate, to worship? What a commentary upon society that men have not time to observe nature—nor time to reflect upon what they are, nor why they may be here!
Values are not always apparent, and a hasty judgment would often overlook that which is best. There are delicate lovely blossoms so fragile they may not be plucked from the grassy meadow in which they grow; so is it with our fairest visions, expressed in words they can never be, for their subtle and ethereal quality escapes us. The sand dunes and the desert have been made to burst in bloom, and where once was a dreary waste, the Gold of Ophir now twines about the branches of the pepper trees, the heliotrope and the lemon verbenas stand high in air, the Cherokee runs riot and the Marechal Niel hangs its heavy head. And this much will love do for the barren life: no desert but shall be bright with flowers; no Sierra but shall have its snow-plant. There are kind hearts under rough coats; there is a vision of truth in lowly minds. All that glitters is not gold, and there is a gold that does not glitter.
We hear of men today in India who can neither read nor write and are yet profoundly versed in the science of being; men who have never owned a single piece of gold, but are rich in the Soul's realization of freedom, and who rejoice in the wealth and power of self-control and self-union. There are men who wander from village to village along the dusty Indian roads, calling practically nothing their own, in whose eyes shines the light of peace, on whose brows is the stamp of wisdom. Men of remote and inadequate ways of life these, as judged by western standards; yet must we bow to the superiority which lies in a serene consciousness, though housed in a barren exterior, for a true sagacity perfects always the inner life and dwells within the sanctuary. And what shall we say, we of rich externals, but no serenity, no self-trust?
Every man comes into the world with a title to all that is; it remains for him to prove it through capacity. There is a prior title to this lake, this forest, these mountains, than any that is on record. All recorded titles may prove defective, for like people's names they seldom fit their owners. Such an one has a deed to the shore of a lake, but its beauty eludes him and he foolishly cherishes the possession of so much muck and mire, and is weighed down with his cubic yards of earth. Another is ravished with the beauty of this same fair lake; it is to him a consolation and an inspiration, and he springs aloft in the joy of his spiritual possessions. Have done with this cry of poverty, and reflect that for you have been painted and chiseled the masterpieces, for you has been garnered all wisdom, for you races have lived and wrought; that in the dim past poets wrote for you—looked over the heads of their unheeding fellows, and said, "I salute you, you who in ages to come shall commune with me—for you I write." Ponder this, and consider how august a personage you are and never more belittle yourself or live other than nobly. And how marvelous the working of the divine laws that a little book should live through the ages—to come in at your window and open before you its message at the appointed time, that seers should prophesy and philosophers meditate and historians write for you—you whose inheritance of beauty is as wide as the cosmos, and as deep; whose estate of wisdom is as great as your own soul; whose property in love is as large as your own heart.
There is a storehouse of undreamed of wealth to which every soul may have access; knock, and the door shall be opened to you. Is not truth an adequate legacy? Is not the kingdom of God a sufficient inheritance? For what bauble shall we renounce them and preserve a semblance of reason? It is not currency reform—neither a gold standard nor the free coinage of silver; it is neither protection nor free trade that shall bring the "good times" we so eagerly await. But it is spiritual-mindedness, right living and right thinking; it is love in the world—more cooperation and less competition. The perfection of the credit system is one indication of the degree of civilization, but trust in god is a greater. There is a spiritual as well as a business acumen. We soon pass judgment on the banker who fails to note the proper value of securities, or neglects the world of affairs; but here are we all foolish bankers who pay no heed to spiritual values, which alone are enduring.
In this plea for a right understanding of what constitutes wealth, I would not be thought foolishly to disparage the good offices of money. Manifold are its beneficent uses. But whenever that which is ordained a means is falsely elevated to the dignity of an end, a goal in life, the perversion worketh woe. Money as a means is an agent of love; as an end it is a cause of sorrow, a breeder of strife, and only when returned to its proper place does it fulfill its beneficent function. Not until the gold of the Nieblung is restored to the Rhine does peace prevail. Let us acquire money, and let us spend it if in so doing we may quicken the generous impulse and expand the heart, and not come to shut our eyes to the wealth that lies within. A wise man regulates his expenditure by what is fitting, and not by what he can "afford." No man can afford to spend upon himself more than is needful; none can afford luxuries where others lack necessities. He is the richer who is content with less, not he who, having much, needs more. But prudence lies not in spending little, but in spending wisely, and it is a poor economy that saves money and lets go generosity. Would that we knew more of the beauty of simplicity and of the value of a stern and frugal way of life, for high living ever discourages high thinking, and when most lavish to the body we are penurious to the Soul.
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The Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Thunderbird is a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit that was eaten by "The Fabulous Thunderbird" Josie Beck.
The Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Thunderbird is a red osage-orange with yellow and green swirls.
While this fruit allows the user to take a hybrid form, Beck prefers to use his full thunderbird form. This grants him the extra mobility he needs to outmaneuver and confuse his opponents. He uses this ability to fly out of range of his opponents and shower them with lightning attacks. He also usses his thunderbird form's extra sharp talons as swords when he has to.
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This fruit grants the user a major boost in speed and agility due to its flight capabilities. It also grants the user a minor strength boost. The major strength of this fruit is the power of electricity generation. This allows the user to execute an array of electrical attacks, even while they are in their human form. However, the fruit only gives the user the power to generate electricity, it does not allow them to become electricity. This means that they are still susceptible to physical attacks. Besides this, the user suffers from the standard Devil Fruit weaknesses.
- Thunderbolt: Beck fires a basic lightning bolt at his opponent. Can be used in any of his forms.
- Thunderball: Beck charges up a ball of electricity between his wings and launches it at his opponent. Used in his hybrid form.
- Thunder Drill: Beck performs a spinning dive out of the sky and heads straight at his opponent with lightning trailing behind. The lightning starts to spin with and surround him, forming a drill that causes massive damage if he hits the opponent. Used in his thunderbird form.
- Thunder Blitz: Beck lifts his opponent high into the air and then drops them. Then, as the opponent plummets towards the ground, Beck dives at them multiple times while releasing large amounts of electricity. He finishes the attack with a Thunderbolt right before the opponent slams into the ground. Used in his thunderbird form.
- Tempest Cataclysm: Beck soars high into the clouds and begins charging up a massive amount of electricity. He then releases it and fires one gigantic lightning bolt that fires his opponent and the ground around them. This is Beck's last resort attack. Used in his thunderbird form.


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We will start the winter season laying the foundation of progression by offering 3-day Splitboard Touring and 3-day Splitboard specific AIARE 1 Avalanche Hazard Management Courses.
After years of watching new splitboarders struggle with new gear during our avalanche courses, I see that offering a touring course prior to an avalanche course will encourage content and skill retention. In other words, participants will be focused on learning movement during the touring course and focused on being a contributing team member while making decisions in avalanche terrain during the avalanche course.
Starting with the 3-day Splitboarding Course, participants will learn stance setups for backcountry shredding, quick transitions, and movement techniques such as skinning and track setting, descent considerations, and downhill split strategies. Furthermore, companion rescue and snowpack assessment will be introduced. This foundation will prepare splitboarders to go out and gain experience in easy terrain before participating in our AIARE 1 Avalanche Hazard Management Course.
There are nuances to companion rescue and decision making in avalanche terrain that only a snowboarder understands. During the AIARE 1 Splitboard Avalanche Course we will take the time to focus on the nuances of companion rescue in solid or split mode, terrain selection, and trip planning and execution, enabling you to become a proficient backcountry traveler. Learning outcomes outlined by AIARE are to plan for travel in avalanche terrain, identify avalanche terrain, make terrain choices in a group setting, and demonstrate effective companion rescue.
I will be able to offer a professional low ratio of 6:1 for avalanche course participants. This way each student gets more individual attention with a guide who only splitboards.
Back to back weekends can be challenging with work, family, and other obligations so these 2 courses will alternate every other weekend. Our schedule offers flexible dates and venues to five shredders a weekend off in between ripping Washington's best snowboarding venues. Namely Crystal Mountain, the steep, deep and easily accessed
So, if you want to do a touring course one weekend then do an avalanche course 2 weeks later at Crystal Mountain, we have it. If you want to tour at Baker, then do an avalanche course in the Alpental Valley we can do it.
Even more, with Pro Guiding Service we are offering lift accessed backcountry shredding at Baker, Whistler, or Crystal Mountain. Additionally, we offer splitboard trips to the big mountain mecca of Valdez Alaska, sailboat accessed fjord shredding in Andalsnes Norway, and high elevation summit shreds on Pico de Orizaba in Mexico. Check out Guided Exposure's Calendar for dates!
After 23 years of experience and years of program development we are proud to introduce one of the most comprehensive splitboard progressions in the nation. From first timers to seasoned splitters we have left nothing out. If you are looking to get out on single day guided trips during big pow days, shred gigantic lines on the big mountains, or quit your job and become an international shred bum we have something for everyone.


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We welcome you to join us for our Sunday morning series where we express our thankfulness to the volunteers who make our Church Home what it is. A special thank you goes out this week to all of those in leadership roles in the church. Thank you for making our church feel like a home!
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Yesterday I had the privilege of watching my sweet five-year-old in her dance class. Normally, the teacher keeps them to herself to help them focus, but she let them have an 'audience' yesterday. My little girl inherited her Mommy's rhythm which means she'll have to work extra hard to be average at this sort of thing. She's not working extra hard, yet. Most of the time she's just a little behind on the moves, or not doing them quite right. Despite this, I adored watching her simply because she's my baby.
As I sat there, a little moved over the sweetness of this class of little girls, I couldn't help but wonder if this is how God often views us. Perhaps he is watching with the amused adoration of a loving parent as we fumble around trying to make the garden grow or get the laundry clean.


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A great old friend of mine, Broo, was getting married and didn't really fancy the idea of a complete stranger pitching up at her wedding and spending that much time photographing her when she'd rather be thinking of the day itself and enjoying every moment. So, she called me up. Would I mind being her snapper for the day and remaining in the shadows as much as was feasibly possible? It would be a pleasure, I replied. And so, to Barnes, where we all enjoyed great company, cracking October weather and blinding food to boot!! Here's to Broo & Tom!!
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If it has been a while since your last website overhaul, then now is the time to do it. The need for a website is so vital in the digital era that most businesses rush to build their initial site and call it a productive day. However, if you have failed to do some research on the available platforms, along with their pros and cons, then you may be hitting a wall in terms of future capabilities. First, work out what you need from your website. If you want to make use of adverts that pay you, or you're not too worried about that area, then it may be worth comparing wordpress.com vs wordpress.org, and work out which best suits you. You may find that for your business, the simpler the website, the better, but you may be too late to realize that you are missing out on potential revenue if you choose unwisely. Always look to your needs, and make your decision based on your business plans for growth.
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Why Tillerson Can't Stay
If he believes what he said about his boss's goals, his best move is to step aside.
If he believes what he said about his boss's goals, his best move is to step aside.
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It's time to end this tired ritual.
Not universities—we host controversial debates all the time. It's the commencement speakers that are running scared.