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I don't know how we all managed to get away without children but we did! Kate, Sherrie, Heather, and I were able to carpool to Richmond, VA to attend the Time Out For Women event! We had a super fun time!
Sherrie helping me put "lift" in my flat hair!
Grabbing a bite to eat at TGIF's before our first session!
Me and Kate the Great
Elevator Fun
After the first session we were hungry. Soooo…. in our pajama's we went to the nearest grocery store and bought some munchies and crunchies!
Polka dots, Clouds, and sheep Pajamas! :) So fun!
We have: Oreo's (double stuffed of course!), Milk, Pretzels, Almond Butter, Bananas, and gum! lol
What is a hotel stay without jumping on the beds?
Heather Kate
3-way foot massage? Yes please! Kelli and her sister!
At the Convention Center!
Sherrie and Me Brooke and Me
Brooke and Sherrie Sherrie taking a timeout!
on the floor!
Lunch Time! Brooke, Me, Heather, Kate, Donna, and Ester! (Poor Sherrie is taking the picture!)
We had a wonderful weekend and were spiritually fed and charged to be good women, wives, and mothers yet again! Thank you ladies for contributing to an awesome weekend! :)


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It is very common for footballers to be trolled on social media by their supporters as well as rival fans, but for Leeds United's Kyle Bartley, a brutal trolling session recently came from the unlikeliest of sources: his own mum!
Leeds conducted a Twitter Q&A session wherein fans could pose their questions to the defender, and apart from genuine questions and the usual banter and abuse, it was Kyle's own mother who asked the best question.
With clear intentions to hilariously embarrass her son in public, Mrs. Bartley sought to know why does the phone line always break within just ten minutes every time she calls up Kyle.
Ever since his loan move from Swansea to Leeds, the 25 year old has managed 40 appearances and has become a regular in manager Gary Monk's team.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic ended his recent goal drought as well as seeing a late penalty saved as Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 3-0 win over Guingamp in Ligue 1 on Tuesday.
The Sweden international netted his first club goal of the season – at the fourth attempt – for the French champions just as it looked as though he was going to be left exasperated on an otherwise straightforward evening for PSG.
After two draws in their previous league outings, there was a danger the crowd at Parc des Princes could have grown impatient with Laurent Blanc's men, but a star-studded team quickly settled any nerves around the stadium and the result rarely looked in doubt.
Javier Pastore slotted a cool finish home from the edge of the box to make it 1-0 after just 18 minutes, and the lead was doubled by Angel Di Maria's close range finish in the second half.
Ibrahimovic delighted the home fans in the 83rd minute with a brilliantly taken goal, and he could have doubled his tally for the season had it not been for the exploits of Guingamp goalkeeper Jonas Lossl, who pulled off a late penalty save.
Laurent Blanc restored some star quality to his starting line-up, with David Luiz returning to action, as well as Blaise Matuidi, Di Maria and Edinson Cavani stepping up after being named as substitutes in PSG's previous Ligue 1 outing – a disappointing 1-1 draw at Reims.
Cavani, who grabbed a late equalizer at Reims, went close after three minutes, poking Gregory van der Wiel's cross onto the palms of Lossl.
That set the tone for the evening, and PSG soon took the lead.
Ibrahimovic darted through midfield and picked out Pastore on the edge of the box, who stroked a side-footed shot between two defenders and into the corner of the net, past the diving Lossl.
The Sweden star came tantalizingly close to doubling the lead when he met Maxwell's pass with a first-time left-footed chip that just curled away from the target.
The second half began with an onslaught on Lossl's goal, and Ibrahimovic's low, 25-yard free-kick bounced off the keeper's chest, shortly before a last-ditch clearance from Laurent Dos Santos denied the increasingly frustrated striker.
Pastore almost doubled his tally when he robbed Moustapha Diallo of possession and scampered into the box, where he plundered a shot that forced a good save from Lossl.
Di Maria grabbed a share of the glory courtesy of an Ibrahimovic shot that Lossl spilled at his feet, allowing the former Manchester United man to tuck away his first league goal for PSG.
Ibrahimovic finally got on the scoresheet when Di Maria's pass picked him out in the box, and he needed just two touches to fire in past Lossl at the far post, however he could not repeat the feat from 12 yards after Cavani was brought down.
Elsewhere in Ligue 1, Reims were held to a third successive draw after their visit to Angers ended goalless.


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Heres a former example:
Bush, Blair found guilty of war crimes in Malaysia tribunal
Source - The AntiMedia
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro recently announced that VISAs are now mandatory for US citizens visiting the country.
He also banned George W. Bush and Dick Cheney from Venezuela, among other American politicians, calling them terrorists for their war crimes.
The new measures were aimed that those who "violated human rights and bombed villages as in Iraq, Syria and Vietnam."
An article from RT says,
"Former US President George W. Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney, and Republican Congress members Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Robert Menendez, and Marco Rubio will be denied visas into the country, labeling Bush and Cheney as 'terrorists.'"The Venezuelan president is also trying to reduce the number of US military personnel stationed at the imposing US embassy on their land.
"In order to protect our country…I have decided to implement a system of compulsory visas for all Americans entering Venezuela," the president said in a speech.
He also said that Americans were arrested in Venezuela for "espionage activities."
"We have captured some US citizens in undercover activities, espionage, trying to win over people in towns along the Venezuelan coast," he continued.
In February, the president of Venezuela accused the US of trying to overthrow the new government, and the accusations went almost completely unnoticed.
"The northern imperial power has entered a dangerous phase of desperation, going to talk to the continent's governments to announce the overthrow of my government. And I accuse Vice President Joe Biden of this," said the Venezuelan leader.
If you know your history, you have a good grasp on the probability of this being true. It seems quite likely that the accusations made by Maduro were true or had a foundation of truth.
Please share this with as many people as possible. This is a piece of the geopolitical puzzle, and it was almost completely swept under the rug.
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ZHP. Say those letters to random people and they mean absolutely nothing. But say them to a BMW fan, and they'll recognize that it was perhaps the best box that could be checked on an E46 330i. It was the factory sport package for the people in the know. And now ZHP is back.
BMW is bringing the ZHP Package back for 100 435i coupes. Unlike last time, this is not an off the shelf option package. It's a limited run of cars, which makes the ZHP even harder to get than an M4, which seems like an odd choice.
So what do you get?
The ZHP 435i has a Track Handling Package, M Performance limited slip diff, M Sport Package, and "M Performance Parts," which is an umbrella term for a bunch of random doo dads that are littered throughout the car. It does have 35 more horsepower in manual or automatic trim, with the auto getting 32 more pound feet of torque and the manual getting just 17. It has a performance exhaust, aero package, and a performance air intake.
The 100 cars come with either a six speed manual or eight speed auto and will be available in either black or white. Nothing too crazy here. The cars will go on sale in July, no price has been announced yet.
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There are many Resources that can help you progress through Stormfall, but the three you simply cannot do without are Iron, Gold, and Food. These are the basic Resources, about which we have spoken about at length in other articles. If you have read any of my previous work on the subject of Resources, you will know that there are many ways to build up your stockpiles of Iron and Gold in particular.
In this article, we are going to focus more heavily on Raiding, which (in my opinion at least) is the most effective way of keeping a steady flow of Resources coming into your Castle. However, we are not discussing how to raid in this guide, but how to find good Raid targets.
It is obviously preferable to raid targets that are close to your Castle, as this will reduce the amount of time needed for your Units to get to their target and return with the goods. The easiest way to find other players is to scroll around the Map, starting near to your own Castle and gradually moving further away.
However, with so many Castles to choose from, how do we know which ones are ripe for Raiding?
There are a few signals that indicate that a Castle is a good Raiding target. These are a few of them:
Over the course of this guide, we will look at these points one by one, and evaluate the positives and negatives of each. Raiding is not risk-free, and there can be times when even the best laid plans end in disaster, but we can make sure that we are prepared and that we don't take unnecessary risks.
Most players that have played the game for a long time will have seen the benefits of being part of a League, so if a player is not part of a League, it may be a sign that they have not played the game for some time. This would mean that player's Castle may be easier to raid (if their Units had been lost elsewhere) but at very least that the player is unlikely to retaliate and raid you back.
However, it may be the case that such a player simply does not like interacting with friends – in which case they may well have invested heavily in securing their Castle from attackers. This would be bad news for your Raiding party. Although there is a chance of that any deserted Castle could be inhabited by a heavily armed loner, it is altogether more likely that the player is inactive. You could try sending a message to the player you are about to raid and see if there is a reply, but this is not a reliable way to check for activity.
However, even players in Leagues can be inactive. If they are, their Castle may say that they are in a League, but show one or more of the following signs:
Level: If the player's Level is unusually low in comparison to the Lords in the Castle's around them, it may well be that the player is no longer active in the game. Generally speaking, if you are aiming for the big numbers (say a 50K raid) you should really be looking at Castles of Level 37 or higher. However, be warned that results may vary from Castle to Castle.
Raid Stats: The game tracks the amount of Resources that have been raided by each player in the game. Resources that you collect during Raids are added to this number, while those that are raided from you are deducted. This is usually a good indicator for how active a player is in the game: if a player has abandoned their Castle and is being Raided on a regular basis, their total Raid statistics will likely be in negative numbers. In general, the players with the lowest Raid statistics are the most suitable ones to raid.
New Features: There are some new features that have been added to the game since the beginning of 2016, such as the Dragon and Hero features. As these are features that bring many benefits to the Lords that use them, those that do not yet have a Dragon or Hero are presumably very stubborn, lacking intelligence, or – in the majority of cases – absent. If you visit a Castle and the Dragon Stone Building has not been created, chances are that it will be an excellent Raiding target.
To test my theories, I scrolled a number of miles away from my Castle to an area I usually do not usually visit. I came across this Castle:
Let's have a look for the indicators we listed above:
As the signs looked promising, I decided to take a quick look inside the Castle itself:
There are a few points to pay attention to here:
The newest Building in the Castle looks to be the Sanctum of Shards. This was released a long time ago now, and there are several other Buildings that were released after this one. From this, we can ascertain that the Castle may have been abandoned.
There are only 4 Iron Mines. A long time ago, players were limited to 5 Townhouses and 4 Iron Mines (or vice versa), but this was changed so that Castles could have 5 of each. If the player has not built these objects, it would suggest that this Castle has not been active for a very long time indeed.
Half-expecting what I would find, I ventured onwards to inspect the player's Hero.
It had not been touched. Another tick on the checklist.
I also decided to take a look at the player's profile, starting with the date the Castle was founded.
This was around two and a half years ago. Even by a conservative estimate, reaching level 44 would have taken weeks – or even months – but definitely not years. As such it is possible the Lord in question has given up playing the game altogether, and as such that the Castle is inactive.
In terms of Raiding statistics, we can look at the second line of the screenshot above. This depicts a negative balance of 7297.1K. This means that this Castle has been raided for almost 7.3 MILLION Resources more than it has ever claimed from Raids. In short, the lights are on, but no one is home. If you find Castles that have stats such as these, it means they are likely being used as a Resource farm by one or more players.
The problem with Castles that are obvious Raiding targets is that they are…well, obvious. If the Raid stats are as extreme as the case above, it could be that the Resource Buildings inside the Castle do not get much time at all to create the Resources that will be put in storage. As such, it could be that when you hit a Castle that looks very promising and sure to yield you 40K to 100K Resources in one hit, it may in fact give you very little!
There is a solution to this of course: if you want to find out exactly what is in a Castle, you can use Spies. Once you find a Castle you know is inactive, you can send in one or more Spying Units to check how many Units and Resources there are. In situations such as the one above there will likely be no Units, and you can see the amount of Resources currently in the Castle from your Reports. You may want to test this at different times of the day, as this will give you a good feeling for the maximum amount of Resources that the Castle can hold, or how often it seems to get raided by other players. If you wanted to set an "alarm", you could reinforce the Castle with a single Archer and see how long it takes for her to get destroyed.
If you are new to Raiding, you may want to start in a simple way. Begin by targeting real nearby Castles of a low Level. Although this type of Raid will probably give you only 3K to 20K for each hit, the advantage is these targets are close and require less travel time. Until you have upgraded them properly, your storage Buildings (warehouse and barn) won't be able to hold a lot of Resources anyway, so even if you do bring home a massive amount of Resources, most of these will be lost. Once you get your storage Buildings up to a good Level - and you can actually keep all the Resources your Units bring back home - you can select higher Level targets.
If you want to make Raiding into a steady stream of income, you should make sure to get as close to the maximum of 10 raids each day as possible. If you are bringing in big Rewards from raids (anything from 50K or more) you should try to create a list of Raid targets to make your job easier. As a guideline, I would recommend having 10 different Castles for each day of the week on the list, making a total of 70 Raid targets that will give you between 30K and 100K per raid.
Personally, I prefer to have a longer list so I can mix up my targets a little. My list has over a 100 Castles of levels 37 to 67, each of which can give me 30K to 100K whenever I need the Resources to train more Units!
My name is Bob Cornelissen and I have been playing Stormfall for a few years now. I am a long time officer and Marshall in a League called "Dragon Raider". Check us out if you are looking for a friendly League where you can learn much more about Stormfall.
This article was written by player Bob Cornelissen, who granted permission for it to be posted on Plarium.com. Any thoughts or views expressed herein are the player's own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Plarium Global.


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Coaching MinorPage address: http://ahn.mnsu.edu/hp/undergraduate/coaching.html
Athletic Coaching Minor
This minor prepares students for coaching positions in Minnesota and other states.
Course Requirements (20 credits and 2.0 GPA)
Required for Minor
- HP 340 – Prevention and Care (2) - online (Fall, Spring, may be offered in Summer)
Prerequisite: HLTH 210 & BIOL 220
- HP 372 - Exercise Science for Coaches (3) - online (Summer only)
Prerequisite: None
- HP 451 – Principles of Coaching (3) - online (Summer only)
Prerequisite: None
- HP 462 – Sports Administration (3) - online (Fall, Spring, may be offered in Summer)
Prerequisite: None
- HP 470 – Psychology of Coaching (3) - face to face (Fall); may be offered online (Summer)
Prerequisite: PSYCH 101 or equivalent
- HP 482 - Coaching Practicum (1) - online (Fall, Spring - permission required, see FAQs for more details)
Prerequisite: HP 340, HP 372, & HP 451 or instructor approval
- HLTH 210 - First Aid and CPR (3) - face to face (Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite: None
Required Electives - Choose two of the following courses (2 credits) - all electives are online only, semesters listed are for 2019-2020
- HP 301- Swimming Theory - Fall second session
- HP 302- Wrestling Theory - Fall second session
- HP 303- Volleyball Theory - Fall second session
- HP 304- Track & Field Theory - Spring first session
- HP 305- Baseball Theory - Spring second session
- HP 306- Football Theory - Fall first session
- HP 309- Basketball Coaching Theory - Spring first session
- HP 310- Softball Theory - Spring second session
- HP 316- Tennis Theory - Fall first session
- HP 317- Golf Coaching Theory - Spring second session
- HP 318- Soccer Theory - Fall first session
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: What can I do with an athletics coaching minor?
A: The athletics coaching minor provides students with academic preparation to coach at any level.
Q: I need to take HP 451 or HP 372. When will they be offered?
A: HP 451 Principles of Coaching and HP 372 Exercise Science for Coaches are offered in the Summer only.
Q: How do I get permission to register for HP 482?
A: Download the Coaching Practicum Application. Students must fill out the application and receive instructor permission to register. Email completed forms to firstname.lastname@example.com or drop off at HC 1400.
Q: What if my sport is in both fall and spring semester? Which semester should I register for?
A: The coaching practicum requires you coach for a full season, which doesn't always line up with our academic semesters. Talk to the instructor to find out which semester to register for HP 482.
Q: How do I declare the Athletic Coaching minor?
You need to email the department's administrator, Kim Krueger, (email@example.com) requesting permission to declare the minor. Copy Dr. Armentrout (firstname.lastname@example.com) on the email. If you have transfer classes from other schools, talk to Dr. Armentrout to have those added to the minor on your DARS report.


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The latest colorway of the Nike Zoom KD 9 hits stores tomorrow.
Known as the "Birds Of Paradise" edition, this Nike Zoom KD 9 comes in a Rio-inspired black and clear jade colorway. Featuring a black and jade Flyknit upper with volt accents and a white sole.
A limited release, look out for them at select Nike accounts worldwide on Friday, August 19th, 2016. Retail is set at $150 for men and $125 for gradeschool.
Enjoy the official images below of the "Birds Of Paradise" Nike Zoom KD 9 in black and clear jade. If you're interested in picking these up when they release, check in with your local spots to see if they will be receiving them. Those of you looking for a pair now can, grab them from eBay here.


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Event Summary:
- Date: May 21, 1856
- Location: Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas
- Adversaries: Free-Staters vs. proslavery militia
- Casualties: One Proslavery man killed
- Result: Proslavery attackers dispersed, with most returning to Missouri
The First Sack of Lawrence occurred on May 21, 1856, when proslavery men attacked and looted the antislavery town of Lawrence, Kansas. The assault escalated the violence over slavery in Kansas Territory during a period that became known as "Bleeding Kansas." The sacking coincided with South Carolina congressman Preston Brooks's scandalous caning of abolitionist Republican senator Charles Sumner, which had occurred on May 20. The two events were paired and dramatized by the national media, constituting turning point in the lead up to the Civil War.
Lawrence, Kansas, was founded in 1854 by the New England Emigrant Aid Society with an antislavery mission, and named after Boston philanthropist and antislavery reformer Amos Lawrence. Established on the heels of 1854's Kansas-Nebraska Act, Lawrence developed during a period of increasing tension in the Kansas Territory between newly-arrived eastern abolitionists and proslavery southerners, particularly border Missourians. The aid movement made considerable headlines in the eastern press during 1854, and Lawrence's founders nearly battled with proslavery Missourians in October of that year. Political strain intensified throughout 1855 following the Big Springs resolutions, the creation of a Free-State Party, and the Wakarusa War that fall. By late 1855, Lawrence residents fully anticipated an attack by proslavery partisans or "border ruffians" (the pejorative term for proslavery Missourians who crossed the state line to commit voting fraud or political intimidation). Indeed, that December agents from the Emigrant Aid Society requested additional weapons—Sharp's rifles ("Beecher's Bibles") and cannon—from their eastern benefactors as approximately 1,200 proslavery men, mostly Missourians, assembled on the Wakarusa River. With Lawrence besieged, only executive intervention by Governor Wilson Shannon staved off violence. But a harsh winter and snowballing political tension ensured that a proslavery attack had been more delayed than prevented.
Conditions were ripe for conflict when ... Douglas County Sheriff Samuel J. Jones was shot in the back while attempting to arrest some Free-State men on April 23.
The 1856 spring migration of antislavery settlers indicated that time was on the side of the Free-Staters. Lawrence, by now the center of crusading antislavery activity in Kansas, was growing, and proslavery forces felt a sense of urgency to suppress perceived antislavery insolence. Conditions were ripe for conflict when Wakarusa War veteran and Douglas County Sheriff Samuel J. Jones was shot in the back while attempting to arrest some Free-State men on April 23. Although only wounded, Jones was reported dead by the proslavery press and its disciples vowed revenge on the town. Although the antislavery press censured the attack, Judge Samuel D. Lecompte urged a territorial grand jury indict a number of Free-State officials and deemed their newspapers and hotel threatening to the peace. On May 11, federal marshal I. B. Donaldson issued a proclamation asking territorial citizens to aid him in serving warrants in Lawrence against the extralegal Free-State legislature. Donaldson was joined by at least a half dozen proslavery militia units, including the Douglas County Militia, the Kickapoo Rangers, and the Missouri Platte County Rifles, and peacefully made his arrests. Yet in response to Donaldson's mobilization and the findings of a territorial grand jury that antislavery forces in Lawrence were militarizing, Sheriff Jones assembled roughly 750 men to enter the town, disarm its citizens, and destroy its antislavery institutions.
On May 21, Jones's men placed cannon on nearby Mount Oread, sealed off all possible escape routes, and approached the town. With their leaders under arrest, the citizens of Lawrence offered no resistance. Rather than chaotic and irrationally violent, the proslavery attack was calculated and political. Donaldson made his headquarters in the residence of Dr. Charles Robinson, an antislavery leader and future first governor of the state of Kansas who was then under arrest at Lecompton. The proslavery force next targeted both of Lawrence's antislavery newspapers, including raising a banner with "Southern Rights" inscribed on one side and "South Carolina" on the other atop the printing office of the Herald of Freedom. The printing presses of both the Herald and The Kansas Free-State were then thrown into the Kansas River. The Free-State Hotel, which the proslavery grand jury claimed was in fact a military fortress, next drew the ire of the mob. Built by the Emigrant Aid Society, the stone hotel was blown up, ransacked, and burned. Attackers also directed violence and robbery against the homes of prominent abolitionists. The crowd then dispersed, with most returning to Missouri. For all its destruction, the incident produced only one casualty, a proslavery man who was killed by a falling brick.
Built by the Emigrant Aid Society, the stone hotel was blown up, ransacked, and burned.
The Republican press quickly labeled the attack the "Sack of Lawrence," and it created a media firestorm in the North. Antislavery newspapers circulated false reports that Free-State persons had been killed, and many otherwise neutral Americans admired the control exhibited by the antislavery faction and sympathized with their loss. Although the proslavery press downplayed the event as abolitionist sensationalism, the Sack of Lawrence, together with the caning of Charles Sumner, confirmed Republican fears of a violent "Slave Power" conspiracy. After all, a territorial grand jury, a county sheriff, a U.S. marshal had fomented the clash. Free-State restraint was short-lived, as militant abolitionist John Brown was so aroused by the Lawrence-Sumner bulletin that he retaliated by killing five proslavery men on May 25, 1856, in what became known as the Pottawatomie Creek Massacre.
Violent events in Kansas increasingly dictated policy in Washington. As South Carolina Congressman Lawrence Keitt wrote after the event, "The Kansas fight has just occurred and times are stirring. Everybody here feels as if we are on a volcano." "Bleeding Kansas" became a major campaign issue in the fall of 1856, the first to feature a Republican presidential candidate, prefiguring at the territorial level increasingly national political division and sectional conflict. Still more violence befell Lawrence during the Civil War, as Confederate guerrilla William Clarke Quantrill and his raiders attacked the town on August 21, 1863, in what became known as the Lawrence Massacre.
Etcheson, Nicole. Bleeding Kansas: Contested Liberty in the Civil War Era. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2004.
Rawley, James A. Race & Politics: "Bleeding Kansas" and the Coming of the Civil War. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1969.


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Since the last time I've posted, alot of things have happened.
I could go through each and everyone of them but .... that'd take to much effort.
Compare 1 month ago, 2 months ago , 3 months ago, 1 year ago, 2 years ago, how so much has changed. People are getting older, moving on and well, doing something.
But remember the past is the past, live for today and something something for the future (suppose to be cliche' line here)
If there's one thing I've learn from this entire episode is... live with what you have, the current time, not in the past or the future, live with what you have and make good use of it.
I remember someone saying "Life deals you a set number of cards, it's what you do with it that counts." Something like that.
Today I feel like leaving some of my favourite quotations that I recall time to time, just as a mere guide to tough times and for inspiration.
Cry in the dojo Laugh on the battlefied.
Or practise makes perfect. Can be related to schoolwork, preping for interviews and sf4 of course ;)
Beware your thoughts; they become your words.
Beware your words; they become your actions.
Beware your actions; they become your habits.
Beware your habits; they become your nature.
Beware your nature; it becomes your destiny.
Theres something about this quote that really gives chills down my spine. It almost speaks out from your soul, because it feels so surreal sometimes. I don't know but I can relate to it alot. That's why postive thoughts make for positive lives. Sometimes youo just have to smile to yourself and look retarded to keep being so damn happy lol.
There are three kind of people in this world.
Those who make things happen.
Those who watch things happen
Those who don't know what happened.
I'm pretty sure we've all done this, but to be honest I think you need a balance of all of these to live a healthy and effective lifestyle.
"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the tests first, the lesson afterward.
- Not much more to say.
Don't regret things you did do, but things you didn't.
You try, you fail. You try, you fail. But the only true failure is when you stop trying.
Most people fail because they give up what they want for life to get what they want at the moment
The only person you have to impress in life is YOURSELF
- Yeah impress yourself, and others will come crawling to you ;)
You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life
- where enemies means something right?
Knowledge is whatever remains after you forgotten what you've learned
- how much does this apply to exams
Small mind talks about people;
Good mind talks about events;
Great mind talks about ideas;
Sound mind however talks, about the wisdom and deeper meaning of what people, events and/or ideas is all about.
LIVE as if your KIDS were watching…
- Practise what you preach?
Anything you ever want in life is just outside your comfort zone.
- Have to work for what you have
Excuses are the nails that build a house of a failure.
- Sometimes you just have to do it.
Don't look down on anyone unless you are helping them up.
- We were all at a low level and one stage.
we are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. (Artistotle)
- My favourite, you have to make it into a habbit man.
Remember the 3 R's
"Respect for yourself"
"Respect for others"
"Responsibility for your own actions"
You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions
Never take time for granted….you never know when you'll run out of it.
The sharpest sword goes through the hottest fire.
- mmhmm
The only people you need in your life are the ones who need you in theirs.
be the person who makes the right choices, even when no one is around to watch.


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Look at that title again.
Roll it around on your tongue a few times.
Let it enter your deepest consciousness.
Sounds like a motorcyclist's dream, huh?
Well, there is such a place, named by that fellow, Stretch on the Carolina Rider Forum. When he was describing the Fields of the Wood Bible Park for the forum tag game back in October of 2011, he also told us about a nearby road that he called the Road of Never-Ending Curves near Murphy, NC.
Well, when I was up there a few weeks ago, I found the road he was talking about. Unfortunately, it was raining rather hard when I started down that road, so I had to take it slower than if it were dry and had good visibility. I'm not too fast anyway, but that day I was especially cautious.
Nevertheless, let me tell you about it.
After I leave Fields of the Wood, I ride few miles west, over to the Tennessee state line to say that I had been there, thus upping by a third my vast riding area (that previously had included South and North Carolina, and Georgia).
Just about a mile east of Fields of the Wood, is Hiawassee Dam Road. That is Location 1 at the lower left on the map below. Turn toward the northeast there, the only way you can go from NC-294. By the way, the name Hiawassee comes from the Cherokee word Ayuhwasi, which means "meadow".
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There is small park and picnic area just off the parking lot.
Rain begins. Lightly. It has only been sprinkling before.
Once I leave the powerhouse and continue on Hiawassee Dam Road, I cross over the dam itself. Here is a picture Stretch took of the dam from an observation point at the far end of it.
|Photo by Stretch
It is Joe Brown Road that Stretch named Road of Never-Ending Curves. Look again at the map between Location 2, at the top, and Location 3 in the town of Murphy on the lower right. That is about 20 miles of nice curves -- one after the other with few straight sections. The scale of the map doesn't do the curves justice. Click the link beneath the map to view an interactive map that you can enlarge to better see the curvaceous details. Even then, the real thing is curvier than the map appears.
From what I can tell in the rain (which has become heavier) the pavement varies from fair to good. The traffic is very light today. There are surprisingly few driveways and intersecting roads.
Stretch says, "...this ride alone makes the trip worthwhile. There is no dirt riding on the road of never ending curves: This loop is paved the entire way back to... Murphy, NC. When in doubt turn right."
I'll have to go back when the weather is dry to enjoy the Road of Never-Ending Curves more. See what you think next time you go up that way.
Other interesting curvy routes I have taken:
- Ridiculously Twisty -- Another of Stretch's finds. Also at Tail of the Dragon -- But Nearer By
- The Parkway, Some Knobs and Rocks, and a New Twisty Road
- Skyuka Mountain Road
- Rally to Ridgecrest, 2013 -- Days 3 and 4
- Wiggly Roads Nearby
- Sweepers Galore
- Road to Nowhere, and a Good Jumping Off Place
- A Very Twisty Road and a Downhill Technique Tried


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As a huge proponent of ministries paying the price to develop a vision statement, it may seem a bit odd that I would write about this. But, it's been my observation that long is the line of ministries and churches that have great (or at least usable) vision statements, but short is the line of those who actually have vision. This highlights a significant distinction.
God-birthed and Spirit-led vision is contagious and inspiring. It can't be manufactured or whipped up. It's an intangible vibe that transcends age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or any other demographic detail you can conjure. It inspires all who are touched by it's mystical aura. Vision statements, however, can be rather dull and lifeless.
The kind of vision I'm speaking of arrests the hearts of people and propels ministries and churches forward. It empowers people and motivates them to perk up, join up and step up. True vision enables ministries to quantum leap in their purpose and effectiveness.
In today's culture when the church is struggling to keep members engaged, IMO, we need more focus on an authentic vision with less attention on developing well-written vision statements. Vision statements should follow vision, not vice versa.
To be sure, I am not advocating that we neglect to develop good vision statements, but rather, that we get serious about our vision being aligned with His vision. When we do that, everything else will fall into place and take care of itself.
This kind of vision—the kind that truly inspires others—is the essence of great leadership.
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The Aastra MBU 400 is an affordable, but powerful wireless SIP-DECT standards phone solution for your small business. This mobility base unit supports up to 8 Aastra 420d handsets and eight unique SIP registrations, so it can grow as your company does The Aastra MBU 400 is designed to register SIP trunks or SIP extensions from a hosted PBX and connect them to the wireless Aastra 420d phones. The Aastra MBU 400 also offers an analog FXO port for connecting a traditional POTS line. This unit is compatible with the AstraLink Pro 160 to allow it to connect to all your other Aastra handsets and SIP terminals. Included with the Aastra MBU 400 is a 420d wireless handset. The Aastra 420d features a color screen, caller ID, call waiting, and other standard features such as speakerphone and a long battery life (12 hours talk time!). The 420d phone has a built in directory that can store up to 170 entries. The Aastra MBU 400 can support up to 4 concurrent calls via 3 SIP and 1 analog.
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Internship with The Recording Academy in Philadelphia, PA
Interns at The Recording Academy® Philadelphia Chapter gain hands-on experience working in a professional music industry arena. Most known for the GRAMMY® telecast in February, the Recording Academy is much more than an award show. MusiCares, The GRAMMY Foundation, and 12 national Chapters are constantly working.
Interns must be able to provide documentation that they will receive college credit for the internship, are required to work part-time (20 hrs/wk) and have a strong interest in the music industry. Internship duties consist of member recruitment and correspondence, promotion and execution of events, writing, clerical and administrative duties and other tasks provided under the Membership Coordinator. This position is paid minimum wage.
- Research local potential members
- Research local arts organization for membership and collaboration
- Membership info packets- copy, collate, mail when needed
- Assist GRAMMY U rep, when needed, on student outreach
- Send new member welcome information and assist maintaining database of new members.
- Assist with materials, setup, and operations for events including helping with check-in
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- Print out all chapter recaps for events binder
- Assisting in developing engaging content for our membership site, www.grammy365.com
Special Projects
- Research of Festivals in the Philadelphia Market
- Coordinating "5 Questions With …" interviews with musicians and artists.
- Maintaining the library of incoming CDs.
- Assisting in the Award CRAFT committee meetings
Internship Contact: Ashley Coleman/Membership Coordinator/ Download the application at GRAMMY.org and email completed application to firstname.lastname@example.com with "PHI GRAMMY Fall Intern" in the subject line.
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Community support groups offered at St. Catherine Hospital(1)
(GARDEN CITY, KAS.) St. Catherine Hospital will offer three community support groups the second week of each month, My Hope, Discovering One's Interior Resources for Healing and Breast Friends.
Hospice chaplains Terry Major and Gerry Dupuis co-facilitate My Hope, a support group for adults who are grieving the death of a loved one. Both Major and Dupuis hold certifications in Death and Grief Studies through the Center for Loss and Life Transition. My Hope Support Group meets the second Tuesday of each month in Classroom 3 at St. Catherine Hospital, 401 E. Spruce, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm.
These sessions are opportunities to share your story and learn from others. They are not therapy or replacement for individual and professional counseling for deep grief. Please call 620-272-2519 for more information.
Discovering One's Interior Resources for Healing is a cancer support group held at Heartland Cancer Center, 410 E. Spruce, the second Tuesday of each month from 6:00 - 7:00 pm. This group meets to discuss the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of persons with cancer, their caregivers, family and friends. The group will offer support, education, empowerment, hope and comfort to those touched by cancer. For more information please call 620-272-2513.
The Breast Friends Cancer Support Group connects breast cancer patients with a network of resources as well as others in the community going through the same experience.
The Breast Friends Support Group meets the second Wednesday of each month from 6:00 -7:00 pm at the Legacy House, 309 E. Walnut. The English speaking group is led by St. Catherine Hospital Breast Center Navigator and Breast Cancer Survivor, Heather Wright-Renick, RN, and the Spanish speaking group is led by United Methodist Mexican American Ministries Community Health Worker for Cancer Health Disparities, Irma Robbins.
Participants may be at any stage in their breast cancer experience from newly diagnosed to survivorship. Educational materials, local resources, speakers and various activities ensure each participant gain the support, knowledge and perspective that are crucial for survivors.
For more information on Breast Friends, please call 620-272-2360.


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James returns to his fatherly admonitions to the churhes. He re-introduces the topic of judging others, but this time in a gentler, reasoning tone. Instead of chiding them, he begins to urge them and entreat them. To those who won't respond to his reprimands, maybe they will respond to his entreaties.
By using the word "brothers", James is reminding them that they are family. Not only that, they are "immediate family", children of the same Heavenly Father through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. James uses the Greek word "katalaleite", which literally means "to speak against". It can also mean "to slander", "to revile", "to gossip". "It is not only an expression of arrogance and disregard for one's brother, it is also a slight to God's law, and God is the Lawgiver". (Theological Dictionary of New Testament Words).
As a child, can you remember hearing the words, "Wait until your father gets home!" If you can remember hearing those words, you knew what it meant, didn't you? It meant that this act of disobedience was serious enough that the chastening was not over yet. You were going to hear some more about it later from your father, and the punishment might be even more severe! In a similar way, James is saying, in effect, "You had better take my advice and make things right so that you might not have to reckon with our Heavenly FATHER about this issue!
The second Greek word, which is found in verses 11 and 12, is "krinon". It means to judge others in the sense of condemning them. A person with such a critical attitude can always find something or someone to criticize, whether their criticism is grounded or not. What an expression of defiance against God and His Word! It would be like standing in a courtroom in front of the judge and trying to pass judgment on another person. The gavel would come down in a hurry. BAM!!!!!! "OUT OF ORDER! I MAKE THE JUDGMENTS IN THIS COURTROOM!" Do you get the point I am trying to make? God is our Judge, and we are always in His presence. When we pass judgment on another believer, we are always "OUT OF ORDER"! I found the following caption at the bottom of a Daily Bread devotion on the topic of judging others: "If Jesus didn't come to condemn the world, that's probably not our mission either."
Do you sometimes have a tendency to criticize others and make judgments about others? Have you come up with reasons to justify your critical attitude and behavior? An Our Daily Bread Devotional uses a popular comic strip, "Peanuts", by Charles Schulz, to illustrate our tendency to justify our criticism of others.
Linus had his security blanket in place and his thumb resting safely in his mouth, but he was troubled. Turning to Lucy, who was sitting next to him, he asked, "Why are you always so anxious to criticize me? Her response was typical: "I just think I have a knack for seeing other people's faults." Exasperated, Linus threw his hands up and asked, "What about your own faults?" Without hesitation, Lucy explained, "I have a knack for overlooking them."
We smile, but do we sometimes think that it's our God-ordained responsibility to dish out negative criticism? Do we see it as a knack or a "spiritual gift"? And are we short-sighted when it comes to our own faults? There are many passages of Scripture, both in the Old Testament and New Testament, that speak against this attitude. I memorized two passages of Scripture on stewardship of speach to convict me and redirect me when I fall into this attitude and behavior. They are Proverbs 25:11,12 and Ephesians 4:29. You may want to look them up if you are not familiar with them.
Slander and negative criticism don't just affect those we are talking to, or talking about. There are much more far-reaching consequences. For example, there may be children or younger Christians who may look up to us as a role model, and who are mimicking our words and actions. And, of course, there may be non-Christians observing us who might become turned off to the Gospel of Jesus Christ because of our attitude, words, and actions. Please consider all these consequences and ask God to change your attitude and enable you confess your sins to one another and become a lover of the brethren in Christ. You will be happier, they will be happier, God will be happier, and unbelievers will be saying, "See how they love one another!".
Love is a fruit of the Spirit, and a result of being controlled by the Spirit of God. Are you ready to turn the control of your life over to God, and let Him have His way in your life? You'll be glad you did; and so will everybody you know!


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Congress Moves to Keep Drone Warfare in Hands of CIA Instead of Pentagon
Members of Congress have decided that the Obama administration should not go through with its plan to shift drone operations from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to the Department of Defense (DOD). To make their position clear, lawmakers included language in a classified annex of the new federal budget that restricts funding for the transition and places other limits as well.
The administration wanted the Pentagon to take over drone missions so that the CIA could refocus on intelligence gathering. President Barack Obama also felt that the change would lend more transparency to such missions by pulling them from the highly secretive intelligence agency.
But lawmakers objected to the switch, fearing the Defense Department would have trouble duplicating the CIA success in killing terrorists while minimizing civilian casualties, according to The Washington Post.
The Pentagon has been conducting its own drone strikes, sometimes resulting in high-profile failures.
Those preferring the CIA maintain its drone program cite recent strikes in Yemen by the U.S. military as examples for keeping the status quo. In December, a Pentagon strike killed as many as six civilians traveling in a wedding convoy, and last week, reports surfaced of an American strike that killed a Yemeni farmer.
It is mainly Yemen that Obama's plan was expected to affect, given that the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command and the CIA conduct overlapping drone operations in that country.
The New York Times reported that even before Congress added the budget provision, "the schedule for shifting control to the military was being revised—if not shelved."
"DOD has some work to do," a senior House Intelligence Committee staff aide told the Times. "It's a lot more challenging than they thought."
In addition to cutting off funding for the transition, lawmakers included language requiring DOD to prove it could do the job as well as the CIA before proceeding.
-Noel Brinkerhoff
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Lawmakers Seek to Stymie Plan to Shift Control of Drone Campaign from CIA to Pentagon (by Greg Miller, Washington Post)
Congress Restricts Drones Program Shift (by Eric Schmitt, New York Times)
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Kubb is a traditional outdoor Swedish game that is great fun for families, children or people who take the game more seriously. These rules are "friendly" rules and don't have every tiny caveat that can be imagined. However, they should cover almost all situations that crop up during normal games.
The equipment consists of 10 small skittles (kubbs), one larger skittles (the king) and 6 throwing sticks. Sometimes 4 small corner stakes are also included to mark out the court. The best playing surfaces are grass or gravel.
To begin, the playing court should be marked out. There is no standard size but here are 3 sizes that are often used:
The most common size and the size used in the Kubb World Championships is 8 x 5m but this may make the game too difficult for beginners and children. Masters Traditional Games recommends using the following size to begin with - if you find it too easy, then increase the size. Younger children should perhaps start at 5 x 2 m.
6 x 3 m (20 x 10 feet)
The lines at either end of the court are called the "Baselines". The imaginary line parallel with the baselines through the middle of the court will be referred to as the "Middle Line".
Place the king in the centre of the playing field, with 5 kubbs placed at regular intervals along each baseline - one at either end, one in the middle and the remaining two equi-distant between the first three.
Kubb is played by one team against another. A good number in each team is 1 or 2 players. However, for informal games, it really doesn't matter - up to 6 players can be in a team and it's even OK to have more people in one team than the other!
Kubbs standing in their starting position on the baseline are called "Baseline Kubbs". As part of the game, Kubbs are thrown into the middle of the playing field and are erected where they end up. These Kubbs are then called "Field Kubbs".
Sticks must always be thrown vertically and underarm. "Helicopter" throws are not allowed!
To decide which team starts, one person from each team throws a stick as close to the king as possible, but without hitting it. The team with the stick closest to the king starts.
For the first turn only, 4 sticks (not 6) are thrown from behind the baseline at the opponent's baseline Kubbs.
Each turn (except the first) consists of potentially 4 phases.
When throwing at Kubbs, sticks must be thrown from behind the "throwing line" which just means from behind the Field Kubb closest to the opponent's side.
Put more technically, the Throwing Line is a line parallel with the baseline that passes through the nearest Kubb to the Middle Line on the player's side. Obviously, if there are no field Kubbs (because the opponents managed to topple every field Kubb during their turn), then the nearest Kubb to the King is on the baseline and so the throwing line IS the baseline.
Phase 1 - Throwing the Kubbs
Players collect any Kubbs that were knocked over during the opponent's turn. These Kubbs are then thrown from the baseline into the opponents half of the court.
If a Kubb comes to rest outside the opponent's half of the court, players have one more chance to get it right - it must be retrieved and thrown again. If a Kubb fails to land in the required area for a second time, then the opponents can place the miscreant Kubb anywhere they like on their side of the court, although it must be at least one stick length away from the King.
In doing this, players are usually aiming to make the Kubbs land just beyond the middle line because the nearer the Kubbs are, the easier they are to topple in the next phase of the turn.
Phase 2 - Field Kubbs
The next phase is to throw sticks at the opponents field Kubbs - i.e. the Kubbs that are not on the baseline. Players must throw from behind the Throwing Line (see above).
If a baseline Kubb is toppled before all the field Kubbs have been toppled, then the baseline Kubb is immediately returned to an upright position.
It is imperative that all Field Kubbs are toppled because otherwise, the opponents will be able to throw from a much closer point (behind the nearest Field Kubb instead of the Baseline) during their next turn. For that reason, a good strategy is to aim at the nearest Kubbs first - so that if any Field Kubbs are not toppled, at least the opponents will be as far away as possible.
Phase 3 - Baseline Kubbs
If there are any sticks left over once all the field Kubbs in the opponents half have been toppled, the players then aim at the Kubbs on the baseline. Players must continue to throw from behind the Throwing Line (see above).
Phase 4 - The King
If there are any sticks left over once all the Kubbs (field and baseline) on the opponents side have been toppled, then players may aim at the King. When throwing at the King, players must throw from behind the baseline.
When the team has thrown its 6 sticks, the turn passes back to the first team, and the entire procedure is repeated.
If the King is knocked over by a thrown Kubb or by a stick before all the Kubbs on the opponent's side have been toppled, then the team that knocked it over loses and their opponents have won.
Otherwise, the game is won by the team that first topples all the sticks on the opponents half of the court and then topples the King from behind the baseline.
If the king is knocked over before all the kubbs have been knocked over, the opposing (non-throwing) team wins.
The following rules are sometimes used but we feel that either they are not true to the spirit of the game, make the game too easy or make it overly complicated so do not recommend using them in general. However, the first two rules may be useful for young children or to reduce the length of games.
Some rules say that once a Kubb has been knocked over twice, it is removed from the field of play. This will have the effect of shortening the game considerably and so may be appropriate for younger children.
Another idea sometimes used is the "tower of Kubbs" rule when throwing toppled Kubbs back into the opponents half of the court. After a Kubb has been thrown and returned to the upright position in the opponent's half of the court, any subsequent Kubb thrown into the opponents half of the court that knocks it over is then placed ON TOP of the toppled Kubb. i.e. Both Kubbs are then placed in an upright, position, one on top of the other to form a tower. If a tower of 2 Kubbs is toppled by a third Kubb, then the three Kubbs are then placed in a tower - and so on. This rule also serves to make the game finish more quickly because often less sticks are needed to dispose of all the field Kubbs before moving on to the baseline Kubbs.
Some rules say that only one attempt at the King is allowed per turn. If any sticks are remaining after that, the turn ends, regardless.
Another rule sometimes used says that players are only allowed to throw at the King if they have 2 or more sticks remaining. This will makes games take longer.
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Our rules are comprehensive instructions for friendly play. If in doubt, always abide by locally-played or house rules.
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Sylvan | Thirty is a mixed-use development currently under construction on the southeast corner of Fort Worth Avenue and Sylvan Avenue. The project includes approximately 200 apartments, 55,000 square feet of commercial space, and a parking garage. The buildings surround a central courtyard and plaza space to be used for public programs, casual gathering space, and social events. Cox Farms, a local grocer, opened in May 2014. Wood Partners is developing the apartments, which are scheduled to begin leasing in summer. The remaining retail will open soon after that. This project, along with the nearby Belmont Hotel and Chicken Scratch, has served to spark additional interest in the Fort Worth Avenue corridor. City of Dallas supported through Tax Increment Financing – Fort Worth Avenue TIF District, Chapter 380 grant program, general obligation bonds for Sylvan Avenue.
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There have been some recent changes in the current recommendations on vaccinating your pets by the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA), and we have taken this on board.
We routinely vaccinate all of our canine patients with a vaccination called a C5 to ensure they are fully protected for their active, outdoor, Sunshine Coast lifestyle. This includes a vaccination called a C3, which protects against the core diseases (Distemper, Hepatitis, and Parvovirus) and a Kennel Cough vaccination against both parts of the Kennel Cough disease (Parainfluenza and Bordatella bronchiseptica).
We have diagnosed and treated many cases of Parvovirus and Kennel Cough at our surgery. Vaccination is crucial for prevention.
We have recently changed our vaccination protocol in adult dogs because studies have shown that vaccination against the core diseases (the C3) need only be done every THREE YEARS. However, the Kennel Cough vaccination must still be given YEARLY. As Kennel Cough is spread by aerosol in the breeze, vaccination is even advised for dogs with no direct contact with other dogs.
At Nicklin Way Vets Surgery, our puppy vaccination protocol gives your puppy immunity against seven diseases. We recommend your puppy is vaccinated at 6, 9 and 12 weeks then a yearly booster for life. However, if you have missed these time periods, an alternative plan can be made by our vets to ensure your puppy gets the cover he needs from the time he is in your care.
All dogs require a yearly check over to maintain their health, and the veterinarian will discuss which vaccination is required for your dog.
When is my puppy able to play and socialize with other dogs?
Unless it is known that a playmate for your puppy is fully vaccinated, your pup should be kept away from other dogs and communal dog areas until 2 weeks after his/her last vaccine (at 12 weeks in normal circumstances). Puppy preschool is a great way to safely socialize your puppy in a safe environment at the Nicklin Way Veterinary Surgery.
We routinely vaccinate all of our feline patients with an F3 vaccination to ensure they are fully protected against Cat-Flu (Rhinotracheitis and Calicivirus) and Enteritis (the cat equivalent of Parvovirus in dogs).
If your cat is likely to venture outdoors and come in contact with other cats (neighbors cats or stray cats), we recommend that he/she also has the Feline AIDS vaccine (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus or FIV). This virus is in the same family as the human HIV virus and causes immunodeficiency (disrupts the function of the immune system). It can also have effects on the nervous system, behaviour and other body systems due to secondary infections. There is a 28% prevalence of FIV infection on the Sunshine Coast – in other words, 1 in 4 cats are infected with the virus!!!!
FIV is not curable and cats are infected for life once they contract the virus. Many cats can still live a reasonable life span if secondary infections are controlled and other concurrent diseases are not present.
Kittens are vaccinated at 9, 12 and 15 weeks for FIV and must be microchipped at the time of vaccination. Nicklin Way Veterinary Surgery provides a discounted package for kittens including the three boosters and microchip. Ask our staff for more information.
Adult cats can also be vaccinated for FIV, but required an FIV test first to ensure they are not already infected.
Other information
In some circumstances an additional booster of a live modified vaccine for kennel cough may be recommended by our vets when a risk of exposure is anticipated. This is usually before your pet is going to a boarding kennel or if dogs in neighbouring yards have been infected with kennel cough. This vaccine is administered in the nose and gives more effective immunity against kennel cough than the injectable form, and provides immunity within 72 hours.
Dogs travelling overseas may require additional vaccinations such as for rabies. For more information if you are planning to take your pet overseas, make an appointment with our AQIS accredited veterinarians.


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Now-former UGA Skidaway Institute and Savannah State University graduate student Ashleigh Price had a November she won't forget.
On November 8, she successfully defended her master's thesis before her committee and a public audience.
She officially received her degree on December 10. Ashleigh did most of her research as part of Marc Frischer's lab at Skidaway Institute. The title of her thesis was Environmental Reservoirs and Mortality Associated with Shrimp Black Gill.
To cap off the month, Ashleigh gave birth to her daughter, Astra Jean Visconti at 7:10 p.m. on November 30.
Astra came into the world at 18.5 inches, and weighting six pounds and 10.6 ounces. Mother and baby are both doing well.


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I miss the whole trick or treating thing and there was no party for me to attend this year *sigh* However, we went to Howl-O-Scream (at Busch Gardens, Tampa) last week and had a blast in the haunted houses! Loved seeing my boys scared. *evil laugh*
I meant to do this earlier this week, but getting multiple root canals done and life in general kind up mess up my plans... So I'm going to start this giveaway now, today and extend it to Wednesday Nov 4th.
I'll make it easy to be entered. Just email me a favorite costume or Halloween tradition between now and Midnight EST on Wed. Your name will be entered for random drawing.
The prize? A box of goodies, including a variety of books (however many the box will hold :D ).
Note: The goodie box is for US residents only. If the winner is outside the US, they will be eligible for an alternate prize.
So don't hesitate to send me an email at email@example.com


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The Minnesota Golden Gophers are losing some key pieces from last season's NCAA tournament team, but does that make them a bottom team in the Big Ten for the 2013-14 college basketball season?
According to ESPN it does. In a recent power ranking by ESPN, Minnesota was ranked No. 8 in the conference. That means only four teams are expected to be worse than the Golden Gophers.
As bad as Minnesota might be, it should have a very good backcourt with Andre Hollins and Austin Hollins both returning. They were the top two scorers on the team this past season. FIU transfer Malik Smith also joins them, who averaged 14.1 points per game last season.
So, the backcourt will be set, but that is about it.
The Big Ten will have some great basketball teams once again and a couple of them could challenge for a national championship. That does not bode well for the Golden Gophers, unless if they can beat some of those teams in conference play.
However, after making the dance as a No. 11 seed this past season, the Golden Gophers may be on the outside looking in once March Madness begins. It doesn't help that the team will be losing head coach Tubby Smith either.
Being ranked No. 8 in this conference is pretty reasonable, but it is not like teams will walk all over Minnesota. I am sure Austin Hollins will not allow that, who averaged 14.6 points per game this past season. He was even bigger in the NCAA tournament, scoring 28 points against UCLA and 25 points against Florida.
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I have wandered and been to so many places in my life but all the while, I never felt myself or at home. I craved it so bad! I wanted a place that I could completely be myself and express myself as a person and not what has always been expected of me.
Every time I tried to either be myself or act as I was expected to so I could feel accepted and loved, it always ended up badly. I made some many mistakes and tried to hide them because I believed that no one would love or accept me with all the mistakes I'd committed over the years!
I accepted the lie that I would never find home! I was wounded and broken from all the detours I had taken and I had to find a home for me to be treated. Where and whom shall I turn to? I had no one. So I did what was sensible of me, I covered my wounds and brokenness just enough to keep me going until I found a place I could nurse and heal my wounds.


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No fewer than 10 persons have been reportedly killed by suspected armed robbers in Igarra, in the Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr Johnson Kokumo, confirmed the incident to The PUNCH.
Although details of the incident were still sketchy as of the time of filing the report, it was gathered that the attack occurred on Thursday evening.
Recall that a gang of armed robbers had robbed two commercial banks in the area in 2015, leaving at least six persons dead.
It was gathered that the gunmen on Thursday invaded the town, in an attempt to rob the Unity Bank and Keystone Bank branches in the area.
They were said to have earlier stormed a police station close to the banks in a bid to demobilise the security operatives.
A policeman and two detainees were said to have been shot dead at the police station while three other persons outside the station were killed by the robbers.
It was learnt that the official vehicle of a newly posted area commander was set ablaze by the attackers.
The PUNCH learnt that the gunmen later made their way to the commercial banks, where four other persons were killed.
Although sources said that the robbers found it difficult to access the vaults of the banks, it was not clear if they succeeded in carting away cash.
One of the residents, Ofei Obende, said that the youths tried to resist the robbers but were overpowered by their superior firepower.
Obende, however, noted that the daredevil robbers were later engaged in an exchange of gunfire by the police.
But police commissioner confirmed that three of the robbers were killed during the gun duel.
Kokumo said, "I am intercepting messages; give me few minutes so that I can brief you. But the good news is we gunned three of the robbers down."


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We love dogs here on the blog! Dogs are the greatest! And cats, well, cats are nice too or whatever. So while we personally would never need to shoo away any domestic animals, perhaps you are looking for the best way to keep dogs or cats out of your garden or garbage. That's where the Koolatron CD01 Cat And Dog Repeller comes in to save the day (and your garden's harvest this year).
The Koolatron uses a passive infra-red motion sensor that is activated when an animal approaches. The repellent device then uses ultrasonic sirens to get rid of pest cats and dogs. It's portable and battery powered so you can place it right near the problem areas. It's designed for cats and dogs but I would guess that it could also work to rid your yard of other small unwanted animals like raccoons, possums and hyenas.
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The Beat Junkies and Beat Junkie Sound will celebrate two decades of music with their 20th anniversary celebration at Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Ave.)on October 21. The New York show will feature sets by the Junkies, in addition to opening sets by DJ Boogie Blind, Breakbeat Lou, and more. In addition to the tunes, limited-edition Beat Junkie merchandise will be available.
It's $15 to get in; there are a limited amount of pre-sale tickets available for the same price. Come out for a night of music and fun with the world-famous DJ collective, and be prepared to witness an awesome display of turntablism.


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Warren Miller's "No Turning Back"
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Saturday / November 15, 2014 / 6:00 p.m.
Berklee Performance Center
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Warren Miller's new film, No Turning Back, pays homage to the 65 years of mountain culture and adventure filmmaking that has lead Warren Miller Entertainment to every end of the winter sports world—a legacy that dates back to before skis had edges and mountains had condos.
Since he began creating films in 1949, Warren Miller has known that, as skiers and riders, there's no need to look back; one must be filled with a continuous drive to keep one's edge and chase the snow. As we welcome this winter season, No Turning Back proves that not much has changed when it comes to why it is these athletes tilt and turn down mountains and pray for storms: sheer delight.


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La Tomatina, The Tomato Fight Festival
January 19, 2010 by bestvacations
Filed under Spain Carnivals, World's Best Carnivals
On the last Wednesday of August every year a food fight festival called La Tomatina is held in Spain in the city of Bunol. Many people from all over the world participate in the festival where many tons of ripe tomatoes are thrown at each other in the streets. There is a brutal battle of tomatoes that takes place in the festival.
The La Tomatina festival lasts for a week and has many dances, fireworks and music and many parades. A night before the tomatoes fight all the people participating people come together and they compete against each other in a paella cooking competition. As a part of the tradition men do not wear shirts in the festival and women wear black. Many people from different parts of the world come to Bunol to witness this festival.
The festival is very famous and about 20000-50000 people come every year for it. Tomatoes are brought in from all parts of the country and the only use is that they are thrown at each other. The tomato throwing happens for an hour but the festival lasts for a week and there of lots of food and great music and dance and everybody enjoys it to the core.
The food fight lasts for a hour and after that a rocket is launched which signifies that no more tomatoes can be thrown at the others after that. After this the whole town cleans the streets and after the entire cleaning the city looks very clean because of the acidic property of the vegetable.
For all those people who like to and wish to attend the festival they should ensure that they carry proper eye ware as saving the eyes from the tomatoes is very important. The tomato juice really hurts the eyes. Another important thing is the correct footwear as with tons of tomatoes on the floor it becomes very slippery and there are chances of slipping and hurting themselves.
The weeklong festival takes place in the honour of the patron saint of the town. The festivities are great as they are many things to enjoy and there is lots of wine to drink and lots of delicious food to eat. The festival is a must watch and one must surely attend it as it is very unique. One will rarely witness something so different. A weeklong of celebrations where there are people more than 5 times of the city and the end is with a tomato fight. The community spirit is reflective when everybody comes together and cleans the town to leave it clean and shining. This festival is something one should for sure attend in their life as it is too much fun for sure.
Rio de Janeiro Vacations, Copacabana Palace, Brazil Vacations
February 23, 2009 by bestvacations
Filed under Brazil Vacations, World's Best Carnivals
Rio is blessed with a wonderful natural setting. The city is situated on a 15-mile strip of land, wedged between the mountains, with contrasting peaks including Sugar Loaf and Corcovado, topped by the famous statue of Christ, and the sea. There are some thirty miles separating downtown Flamengo from far-flung Recreio, bordered on one side by the blue sea, on the other by verdant hills. Between them lies a colorful state of mind called carioca, with almost 8 million locals who samba their way, relaxed and high-spirited, through life.
The cariocas are known for their warmth, beauty and their fun loving attitude to life yet they are also hard-working and competent. This competence has made Rio one of Brazil's most important cities economically speaking.
Fortunately in Rio there's much more beyond and behind the glitter: historic neighborhoods, compelling architecture, wildlife and nature, dining (fine and not so fine), nightspots, bookshops, cafes, museums, and enclaves of rich and poor. In Rio, the more you explore, the more there is.
The music people instantly associate with Brazil is samba. This is the music of carnival in Rio and one of the most popular rhythms. Samba was first performed in the 1917 carnival, although its origins go back much further. Its distinctive drumbeats reflect a strong African influence. The frenzied rhythm of samba is accompanied by distinctive dance steps which, to the uninitiated, seem to defy most of nature's laws of movement. As well as the famous carnival sambas, this style is present in many other music types and few Brazilian artists have not recorded at least one samba melody.
Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro:
Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro is truly one of the greatest spectacles in the world. For many cariocas (locals from Rio ), this event is the most highly anticipated of the year. In Rio , everything stops for most of a week and everyone lets their hair out and parties. Carnaval typically lasts from sometime Thursday and continues on through Ash Wednesday of the following week.
This time is filled with various themed street parades which are so plentiful as to be able to pass almost the whole time in some parade or event. Also during this time are the amazing samba school competitions which take place in the specially built sambadrome. There are two ways to take in the samba school competition. The first is to purchase tickets and go see the show.
The competition takes place in the specially built sambadrome. Tickets go on sale in January for all three nights. However, only a small portion of the tickets are sold to the public at the ticket outlets. These typically sell out very quickly. The larger portion of the tickets are sold directly to corporate sponsors and tourist agencies. Read more


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Well, I finally quit my excruciating, painful, knock-my-head-against-the-wall-for-14-hours-each-day job, so now I'll have a shitload more time on my hands. When I first started this blog I was hoping to do indvidual pieces on each show I saw or each album I heard in a timely fashion, regardless of how good or bad, and since I was working upwards of 70 mentally-draining hours a week there wasn't much time for that. With that workload now reduced to zero hours a week, at least for the foreseeable future, there should be more time for the truly insignificant things in life, such as writing entries for a blog read by nobody. (That's you!)
Anyhow, the first time I saw Type O Negative, they seemed primed to rule the world, or at least as close to it as a melodic thrash band with goth leanings could get. Fresh off the release of their career defining Bloody Kisses, I caught 'em at Nassau Coliseum, opening up for the mighty Pantera at Nassau Coliseum in what had to have been either '94 or '95. Back then, they opened up their set with the pummeling "Too Late: Frozen," a song that's part weepy break-up song ("Was everything we had just a joke?/I've run out of patience, tears and hope") and part bizarro undead cheerleader cadence ("One! Two! Fuck you!"). How the hell these guys ever got mainstream radio play with "Christian Woman" and "Black No. 1" still confuses the shit out of me to this day. Is there any artist that seemed more out of place when situated amongst the usual Toadies/Silverchair/Stone Temple Pilots alt-rock playlist you'd hear in the mid-90s? Not that I can think of.
Now, don't get me wrong, I fucking LOVE Pantera, but Type O all but blew them off the stage that night. The version of "Unsuccessfully Coping with the Natural Beauty of Infidelity" (the song with the "I know you're fucking someone else" chorus) that they played last night still ranks amongst the most bestest live songs I've ever had the pleasure of witnessing.
Today's Type O has slogged on through four more studio albums (plus a "Least Worst of" collection), with seemingly interminable waiting times of at least three years between each. Their most recent, Dead Again, released last month, proved that neither the band's popularity (it debuted at #27 on the Billboard charts) nor its ferocity (the treblified buzz-saw "lead bass" tone still reigns supreme on their recordings) nor its bombast (six songs clocking in at at least 7 minutes) has diminished during the intervening years. But how about their live show?
I arrived at Irving Plaza a bit after 9 PM, having missed opening band Brand New Sin. Apparently, Irving Plaza has been rechristened "The Fillmore at Irving Plaza," although I was unable to really notice any real changes to the venue other than a cordoned off area to the right side facing the stage where band gear is apparently now kept. I noticed that the same dickhead bouncer that tried to kick me out of a Guided by Voices show in December '04 was still working there, and in typical "that guy" fashion he elbowed his way through the crowd in order to both scold this evening's weedsmokers and establish himself as the room's Alpha Male. I entered the hall just in time to catch the joyless monotony of classic doomsters Celtic Frost's set. With the exception of a few classic NWOBHM licks, these guys were about as fun as a "hands on" trip to the urologist. Obviously, my back started killing me and I longed for somewhere to sit down, and, failing that, something to lean on. Anticipation ran high.
Unfortunately, following Celtic Frost, Type O decided to severely fuck with the audience, playing "The Chicken Dance" over the in-house PA for literally upwards of 30 minutes, complete with about 10 or so fakeouts during which the house lights were dimmed, only to be raised back up along with the blaring Chicken Dance. Not fun. After about 20 minutes a roadie came onstage to announce that "Pete [Steele, the band's vocalist/bassist/songwriter] missed his train... he'll be late" and imploring the soundman to "just play the Chicken Dance for another half hour." Obviously, the audience sensed this announcement to be highly dubious, but that didn't make the situation any better. Not to mention that for me, this interim was spent with some chick behind me jabbing me with her elbows as she made out with her boyfriend all sloppy-like. Collectively, the two smelled like an overturned outhouse at a BBQ pork cookoff.
Finally, the band took the stage, accompanied by the crowd's faithful "You! Suck! You! Suck!" chant, just as heard on their (fake) live album, The Origin of the Feces. The first impression was not, how you say, good. The once-formidable Man of Steele looked pale, wan and deathly ill, not to mention that it was a bit troubling to see him sporting a pair of tits and matching lovehandles. Clearly, years of cocaine abuse, alcoholism and failing mental health have not treated the man kindly. And he didn't sound much better, either, croaking through a cover of "Magical Mystery Tour," followed by "We Hate Everyone" and "The Profit of Doom." For some reason I was reminded of that horrible Bob Dylan MTV Unplugged album, where his unwillingness/inability to enunciate/sing properly made me wish someone would just turn his mic off so the crowd at large could perform in his stead. Following "Profit," Steele announced that he had to leave the stage "so I can go vomit," the first of several confusing, momentum-killing evacuations of the stage by the band during the set.
Of course, in following with the "let's piss off the paying crowd as much as we can" theme, these seemingly impromptu setbreaks were filled with the worst music imaginable, i.e. the Addams Family theme song and recordings of crowds cheering and booing. Just not cool, man. When the band returned, Steele announced that he had "eaten a half of a bad pizza backstage." Credible, especially in light of his history of drug and alcohol abuse? You be the judge; I'll just passive- aggressively put that out there. Steele's vocals sounded much better following this intermission, as they played several new songs quite well and dipped deep into their back catalog for the boring "Hey Pete/Kill You Tonight (reprise)." The "two songs onstage, then a break" routine continued, to the point where I actually started to walk out in disgust right as the opening notes of "Christian Woman" started up. Finally! After still yet the umpteenth setbreak, we got a cool instrumental jam with some Sabbath licks thrown in, and, ultimately, "Black No. 1," with the latter closing the show before a huge toilet paper fight broke out between the band/crew and the audience. Yes, I was disappointed that they didn't play "Naturally Coping," but that complaint was really towards the bottom of my list of annoyances. Won't be seeing these guys again. Had I known the show was going to be such a disappointment, I would have hit Arcade Fire, which I also had a ticket to. Oh, well.


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It's such a given in the media business that few even stop to notice it: people love to hate The New York Times. They read the paper every day, and seemingly could not function without it, yet they never tire of, and often seem to delight in, pointing out its errors, biases, and various other real and imagined shortcomings. They're a bit like the callers on sports talk radio—hopelessly devoted to an institution, but wanting nothing more than to voice their (often very loud) opinion about how awful and disappointing it is.
To plumb this phenomenon, VF Daily consulted a handful of people who know a thing or two about Times hatred: V.F. columnist and veteran media-watcher Michael Wolff, Slate press critic Jack Shafer, Gawker editor Alex Pareene, National Review contributing editor and author of Liberal Fascism Jonah Goldberg, and Times media columnist David Carr (who took on the paper's most prominent conservative hater, Fox News, in a pull-no-punches article last week).
The most commonly cited explanation was that same nagging emotion that makes the French love to hate America and computer geeks love to hate Microsoft: envy and resentment. "The Times is the coxswain, the one setting the pace for the entire culture," Jonah Goldberg says. "Sociologically, it just matters more." ("Ideologically, it drives me fucking bonkers," Goldberg couldn't resist adding.) "It occupies a position that no other newspaper does," adds Alex Pareene. "So you get more offended when they're using that platform to promote David Brooks or something."
Then there's the question of the paper's attitude. "Almost in inverse proportion to its own survivability, The New York Times becomes more and more holier-than-thou," says Michael Wolff. "You've lost your way journalistically, you've lost your way from a business standpoint, you've lost your way from an authoritative standpoint, and yet you are still so holier-than-thou."
Goldberg echoes Wolff's complaint, saying, "The idea that 'we're not part of that club' feeds a sort of resentment on both the left and the right." Goldberg says, among his conservative brethren, the paper's offenses occasion "an eye-rolling thing—there they go again." But when the Times "screws the left," he says, "it feels like a matter of betrayal. So, in some ways the rage is much more intense." The turning point, Goldberg believes, came in 2003. "For the left and for liberals—most of the people I grew up with—they thought The New York Times was an absolutely transparent pane of glass, scrubbed with Windex every day, that gave them a crystalline view of the world. When Judith Miller screwed up the W.M.D. stuff, they were just gobsmacked that The New York Times could get anything wrong. And when it seemed to help Bush, it was the worst betrayal imaginable."
Jack Shafer thinks there is something much simpler at play. "People love to hate their newspaper for the same reason they love to hate their relatives," he says. "There's aggravation built into any relationship that's really close. If you read any newspaper—The New York Times or the Kalamazoo Gazette—you're going to get wound up in it, you're going to be delighted by it occasionally, and you're going to be pissed off by it."
David Carr's explanation also contains some familial echoes (try substituting "their relatives" for "the Times"): "People have a very intimate relationship with the Times, and they bring a very high level of expectation to it." Carr even has his own version of an impossible-to-please in-law. "I've got a 15- or 16-year-old minder out there, I think he lives in Kansas," Carr says. "That kid is on me all the time, and I used to hate the guy. I just thought, Shouldn't you be playing with a Wii, or something like that? But I've come to see it as a ferocious kind of love. The indignation that goes with it I'm not fond of, but the message of 'We expect better,' I take it pretty seriously."
Wolff, it's fair to say, has stopped expecting better. "Once, it mattered. Once, it set an agenda," he says of the Times. "But it's like a time delay: We know you're over with, but you don't know it, and you're still here, so die! Let's not put a fine point on it. They don't do anything right. Their journalism is not good, their view of the world is not correct."
Shafer, although he has written many articles taking the Times to task for its failures, disagrees. "I would tell the people [who say the Times is a lousy product] to go fucking soak their heads," he says. "What newspaper do they think does a better job? If you go to the library and start cranking through the microfilm of 30-year-old New York Timeses, I think you'll quickly realize that it's a more lively, more intelligent newspaper than it was 30 years ago. And it wasn't a bad paper then. Does the paper aggravate, does it contradict itself? Yeah, but it's a huge, huge monster. It's on practically every continent every day, and our expectations of The New York Times are huge, as they should be."
The expression of Times hatred from the paper's most fanatical readers exploded with the proliferation of blogs, comments sections, and online feedback mechanisms. Alex Pareene admits that he enjoys ripping the Times, noting that when he started at Gawker his first assignment was to write about the ill-fated TimesSelect experiment, which forced readers to pay for online access to op-ed columnists. "So the Times is responsible for me having a job, basically," he says. But Gawker's criticism of the Times is collegial compared with the invective found on smaller blogs and spouted by individual online commenters.
"When I think of the pre–Iraq war liberal animosity toward The New York Times, it almost seems quaint," Goldberg says. "It almost seems sweet. You meet these young, left-wing blogger types today who actively hate The New York Times and the mainstream media the way freshman College Republican types used to hate The New York Times."
Carr describes the online detractors as "an embedded base of copy ninnies and fact freaks, all of whom are armed not only with the ability to feed back to you in real time but also the means to fact-check you against your own work and the work of the universe. So, these people are armed, dangerous, and very pissed off. I'm not sure about what." Perhaps it comes back to envy and resentment. As much as the *Times'*s influence is dwindling, many smart alecks on the Web would kill to have a tiny fraction of the paper's prestige and power, and they may think (erroneously, one suspects) that they could wield it better than the current occupants of Renzo Piano's climber-friendly Eighth Avenue tower.
Carr puts it this way, borrowing from Ralph Waldo Emerson: "The reflexive, baked-in desire to constantly take apart the Times is, I think, the hobgoblin of underemployed and understimulated minds." Not that there's anything wrong with that. "Would we have it any other way? Do we want people to read us with their eyes crossed and skim for the good parts?" he asks. "Nah."
Matt Pressman is an editorial associate at Vanity Fair.