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If the language of your internship is English, but you want to get the most possible immersion in Russian culture, understanding and speaking Russian seem to be absolutely necessary. In some companies your Russian language proficiency can even affect the tasks of your internship - the better you speak Russian, the more wide and diversified experience you will gain.
Through our language school partners in Saint-Petersburg and Moscow we offer programs with different:
- length: 1 week – 36 weeks,
- Intensity: 10, 20, 30 hours per week (or individually schedule)
- price: 10€/hour – 30€/hour (depending on the number of weeks/intensity)
|Price, EUR*
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|Internsive Course
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|Individual tuition
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* The course fee depends on the number of weeks.
Russian language non-refundable registration fee has to be added to all the language enrollments. It varies between 80 and 120 euros depending on the city of the program and course type.
Start date: every Monday, all year round. Absolute beginners start on the first Monday of each month throughout the year
Additionally you can request:
- TRKI (TORFL) exam preparatory course,
- Modules: grammer and/or speaking,
- Russian for business,
- Russian for tourism,
- Literature 19th century,
- Literatute 20th century.
The language course tuition fee includes:
- course tuition fees as specified,
- assessment test,
- teaching materials,
- course certificate,
- welcome information folder of the school,
- free unlimited internet access Wi-Fi,
- supplementary tea and coffee service,
- weekly scheduled social activities (Russian Craft Lesson, Russian Song Lesson, Watching Russian Films)
Ways to combine Russian course and the Internship:
- Learn Russian in the mornings and intern part-time in the afternoons (around 4 hours per day). It implies a very tight schedule, but allows you to take maximum out of your program.
- Start the full time internship next Monday after the Russian language course is finished. For example, 1-month language course + 2 months internship.
- Intern part-time in the afternoons during the Russian language course, and then switch to the full time internship when the course is finished.
Teaching method
We cooperate with the best Russian language schools that have international recognition in teaching Russian and offer services at an affordable price level. Their teaching methods are based on the communicative approach, meaning that the students learn to use different manners of speech that can be seen in authentic texts and real life situations.
The main objective of each Russian language program is to enable students to realize their full language potential by creating a challenging and engaging classroom environment. Russian language lessons are held in dynamic, innovative classes with a maximum of 12 students per group (average size 6). There is an emphasis on the learning and use of modern, colloquial Russian language.


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Top 10 facts about pancakes
Today is Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day, so here are some facts about pancakes and shriving.
Brits use 22 million more eggs on pancake day than any other
1. The "shrove" in "Shrove Tuesday" is the past tense of the old verb to shrive, which means to confess one's sins.
2. The only other surviving use of the verb is in the phrase "short shrift" which was a quick confession given to condemned criminals before execution.
3. Pancake Day began as a way of using up eggs and flour before fasting for Lent.
4. In 1999 Mike Cuzzacrea ran the Casino Niagara International Marathon tossing a pancake all the way as he ran. He finished in 3hr 2min 27sec.
5. Cuzzacrea also holds the record for the highest pancake flip at 31ft 1in.
Shrove or shrive means to confess one's sins
6. Last year 129,886 bottles of Clarks Maple Syrup were sold in the UK on Pancake Day, which works out at 1.5 bottles every second for 24 hours.
7. This year Lyle's Golden Syrup has chosen today to name their first Syrup Sommelier, Master of Syrup Paul McGilligan.
8. The first ready-mix food was Aunt Jemima pancake flour sold in 1889 in St Joseph, Missouri.
People eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday to use up all their eggs and flour before lent
9. The British use 52 million eggs on Pancake Day which is 22 million more than on an average day.
10. The only Shakespeare that mention pancakes are All's Well That Ends Well and As You Like It.

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Ron Pepper and Scott Bourne discuss the issues surrounding your light source, setting the appropriate white balance, and when to use a different white balance for a more dramatic image. They also address the difficulties of shooting with competing light sources.
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Ron Pepper and Scott Bourne discuss the issues surrounding your light source, setting the appropriate white balance, and when to use a different white balance for a more dramatic image. They also address the difficulties of shooting with competing light sources.
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How many of you have young kids that like to tear apart flashcards???
*Raises hand up high!*
Sometimes I don't even know why I bother buying Lil Man flash cards. As soon as I hand them over – they either get bent, torn or destroyed completely. Then once they get that way – in the trash they go, along with my money. It's super frustrating because I really want to use them as a learning tool in our house, but I haven't had much luck in keeping them in one piece. Well – till now!
Today's blog post is an easy Busy Bag Idea – "Flashcards Turned Matching Game." I've recently came up with a way to save our flashcards from destruction, as well as turning it into fun matching game! Basically because of the durability of the lamination process, this game can be handed to your child and no destruction will come from it. Well – I can't "promise" no destruction {because some kids are amazing in that department} but it will save you a few headaches and will entertain a bit longer than the normal flashcard set.
* Flashcards {scored these last year at Target during the fall}
* Laminator {or self laminating sheets}
* Paper Cutter
* Scissors
1. First decide which flash cards are worth cutting in half {and which direction to cut} Although I had a ton in this flash card set that could be cut in half {meaning the image is big enough on the card} there were some small insect pictures that I just knew would be impossible to match up if I cut them half. So those I automatically threw away.
2. Once you have the ones you need – cut them in half. Scissors work great, but I liked that with my paper cutter I got straight lines and I could measure where to cut. {I wanted things to be absolutely perfect}
3. Now get your laminator nice & warm. Place your flashcard pieces in a laminating sheet and run it through the machine. Once it's cool enough – cut out the flash card pieces.
To play the game, all your child has to do is match up the other half. By doing this, not only are they working on their fine motor skills – but they can identify the animal/object afterwards. You can also turn it into a memory game by flipping the cards over. There are so many directions you can take this!
Then once the game is done – store away in a plastic baggie. Easy-peasy!
If you like this Busy Bag Idea – check out these other ideas!


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Heather Lake
Another weekend, another hike!
The squad's last hike happened to be on the last day of summer and last week was our one year anniversary of our first hike together. Unfortunately all of our schedules are completely off and prevented a majority of our group from going. Nonetheless, Aaron, Hunter and I still decided to go.
After the Gothic Basin debacle, we wanted an easy hike with a great view. Deliberations took a bit, but we settled upon Heather Lake off of the Mountain Loop Highway (it's just a road with a bunch of hikes).
We hit the road bright and early at 7:30 am. Hunter fell asleep in the back seat and I was forced to navigate, which is never a good idea, but Aaron managed just fine.
After dodging about 1,000 potholes, we made it to the parking lot and hopped out into the mist. We threw on our raincoats, knowing wholeheartedly we'd take them off in about 10 minutes (we did). The hike itself increased gradually and was steep at times. The worst part was the awkward humidity and mist which was not refreshing whatsoever.
Nearing the lake, the trail turned into snow!!! This was the first snow I've seen all year.
We had to be careful where we stepped in order to prevent falling deeper into the snow. There were a few more moments where I almost slid down. It was fun, the snow added a new element to the hike!
As we emerged from the trees the frozen lake and snowcapped mountains came into view.
We wandered around the lake for a bit and settled down for some snacks while watching the fog roll on to the lake and through the trees.
It was like a winter wonderland with fog clouding the peaks of the mountains.
By this time, we were freezing from not moving, so we threw on some layers and went to the trail. Going back down proved to be slightly more difficult because gravity wasn't helping us out on the snowy down hills. Let's just say sliding down was way easier.
We finished off the day with some well deserved Chick-Fil-A. A solid day with my favorite boys!


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Tag Archives: strength
The Girl who Bullied me Gave me my Greatest Gift (published in Elephant Journal)
Perspective is generous at its core… always offering us gifts when we're ready to receive them.
The Girl who Bullied me Gave me my Greatest Gift
* This is from a writing prompt for a course I'm taking at Elephant Academy (awesome 3-month, online course, definitely check it out).
Smoke & Mirrors Revisited (Published in Thought Catalog)
Not as light-hearted as the last one, clearly, but I guess there has to be dark in order for there to be light…. 🙂
Tell Me, Will You Be Able To Handle My Darkness?
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Eternal Sunshine
"How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each prayer accepted, and each wish resigned." – Alexander Pope
I have been staring at this blank page for what seems like hours. I can't stop thinking about a movie I saw over a decade ago. For those of you who have seen Eternal Sunshine, that should set the tone here.
Yesterday, I caught myself laughing, like really laughing. It felt strange but vaguely familiar. A glimpse of color.
And then today happened. Today there is no color. Grey doesn't count as a color.
I can recognize that a bad day isn't cause for panic. Progress has been made. I think. But the severity of it, of this, when it starts to forge its way to the front. Nothing else can be seen or thought or felt.
In my defense, there are moments that are beyond serendipitous. A song I haven't heard for a decade is now suddenly everywhere. No, it's not a coincidence. On the favorite playlist of my local coffee shop. Okay, fair. But the hardware store. Really? Three people in three weeks have introduced themselves with the same name. 480 Facebook friends, a tribe I have been building for almost 40 years. Not one of them has his name. Not one.
Depending on the day, I find these coincidences either comical, or I find the rabbit hole. The dissent is quick, and anything but painless.
Now no place is safe. A friend suggests my favorite tapas bar. Oh shit, no, sorry. Okay, how about that place we love on Broadway? Fuck, right. Seventeenth street work? Wash Park? We went to a movie instead.
It's not always like this. Until it is again. Someone next to me has cinnamon on their latte. The grocery store. Utter disaster. Thrift store. Nope. A fucking bubble gum wrapper. Fallout.
Yes, I have developed some effective coping mechanisms- some healthy, some not so much. But the prospect, the hope, of arriving at the other side intact, unscathed, seems almost laughable if not impossible right now.
Maybe the initial shock has worn off and now I am just acclimating to the resignation. Well this feels worse. The flashes of color and feelings that would normally presuppose happiness, or at least some sense of peace, are now juxtaposed against the prolonged darkness that looms over the relinquishing of hope for something that will never be and never was.
Never was. I close my eyes sometimes and try to imagine it. Eternal sunshine.
Would I do it? Would I erase the past 9 months if I could? The first 3 would go too. Even better, there would be no reason to waste the 6 months that followed trying to replicate them. All the time spent creating 'us', memorizing each other's every thought, expression, scar, and curve would no longer be the justification for spending twice as long trying to fight for it and even longer trying to forget it. If I could get almost a year of my life back without 'us' ever happening. Would I?
I know, this is absurd and pointless. There is no 'erasing company' to speed up this forgetting process. And yes, I would consider it. And yes, that goes against everything I have been encouraging myself, and you, to do. Find the gift. Take the lessons learned. Be grateful for the strength, insight, courage… all of the amazing attributes you gained because you went through fucking hell and survived.
All still apply. Just not today.
My dear friend sent me this quote this week. It physically hurt to read because it is absolutely true.
"The feelings that hurt most, the emotions that sting most, are those that are absurd – The longing for impossible things, precisely because they are impossible; nostalgia for what never was; the desire for what could have been; regret over not being someone else; dissatisfaction with the world's existence. All these half-tones of the soul's consciousness create in us a painful landscape, an eternal sunset of what we are."
― Fernando Pessoa
The same day, another dear friend forwarded me this article. I was only able to skim it, precisely because it was so not what I wanted to hear…because it is absolutely true.
"Love is rarely mutual, which is why when it is, magic explodes in the brilliance of stardust…For when a man falls in love with a woman [or a woman with a man], nothing can stand in the way. Not life, obstacles or even one's ideas of readiness or worthiness. Nothing. Because as much as we'd like to think otherwise, there is no real reason that he's not be beside you this evening, other than the fact that he'd rather be somewhere else." – Kate Rose
Stings doesn't it? To the point that you start to cycle right back to the denial phase. It can't be that he/she would rather be somewhere else, with someone else. It's the circumstances, the timing, the whatever other possible reason you can come up with that will justify why he/she isn't here.
Fortunately, or unfortunately, I am not at the denial stage any longer. I am very clear that he does not want to be by my side. I'm not interested in denying it anymore. But I'm not ready to accept it either. I'm clinging to the absurd.
I want the sun to shine again. And that's all I want to remember. Just the sun. Not the grey.
I guess this is what we do for awhile, a morbid dance of sorts. We can't erase the memories, so we have to manipulate them a bit, maybe leave out the parts that still can't be felt or insert a lens that will shift the focus, change the interpretation to something more manageable.
Eventually, though, the reality of what really occurred will be very clear and we finally won't want to manipulate anything. That is the hope, anyway. We will remember how we really felt when they were beside us. The feelings that we are still allowing to dominate our memories- joy, happiness, comfort- were so few and so fleeting. They were almost always tainted with insecurity and an underlying fear of what we knew was to come. That is what we will remember. And that is why we will be with someone with whom we will experience what is truly love, in the moment, not in a memory.
So for the sake of progress, I'll leave you with this.
If we had not endured the very worst, we would have settled for something other than the very best. He/she was not the one we have been summoning. A master at disguise, no question, but absurd, impossible, and absolutely necessary to pave the way for what is to come. And it won't be painful, and it won't be fleeting, and it most certainly will not be grey.
Read Kate Rose's entire article here: If He Wanted to Be with You Then He Would Be: https://www.elephantjournal.com/2017/02/if-he-wanted-to-be-with-you-then-he-would-be
Modus Operandi
Our story.
This has been a reoccurring theme this week, which usually means it needs to be addressed. I think it started when I was listening to Brene Brown. It came up again the next day listening to Tony Robbins, then yesterday during a conversation with an old friend, and again this morning hearing a heartfelt conversation between to older men. It revealed itself from two different angles: our tendency to neglect the story of 'the other' and the way in which we interpret our own.
Concerning the other, it is almost unavoidable to react to and judge others when they don't act in accordance with what we deem normal, kind, and rational. I personally, take pretty much everything 'personally'. Someone is short with me, I said something to annoy him. Someone is in a bad mood, I pissed her off. You didn't respond to my text in a timely fashion…like in less than 3 minutes without an explanation, I will spend at least two of them wondering what I might have said to upset you. And this could be with anyone- the woman behind the register or a text exchange with my neighbor. I'm exaggerating a little bit, but not much.
The more probable and far less self-absorbed scenario is that someone's mood, tone, word selection, and number of cigarettes smoked most likely has nothing to do with me. I can usually read people pretty well and am clearly sensitive to a fault. So it is the rare exception that I have pissed someone off or hurt someone without knowing it. Yes, it happens, but most often their actions or reactions have nothing to do with me.
They are simply playing out their story, their individual story that has been unfolding even before they were born. Stories that have layer upon layer of heartbreak, filled in with deep pockets of empty promises, and lined with scars of false truths and imposed inadequacies so entrenched they can no longer be seen. But they are felt, daily, until we numb them, intensify them, or expose them.
The latter is the only way to heal them. And the latter is what we seldom do.
Our story is also laced with all things beautiful, with moments of sheer bliss, of laughter and innocence, dreams and fearlessness, bold leaps and soft landings. Our first win, first true friend, first kiss, first love. These, too, define us. They steer our tendency to trust, our willingness to take risks, and our capacity to love.
But it seems to me that the amount of exposure we had to either end of the spectrum dictates in what direction we will go. For those of us who spent more time in the dark spaces, it is mostly our attempts to circumvent that darkness that determines our course. Operating from a place of fear, mistrust, and shame becomes our modus operandi.
We let our story define us instead of defining our story.
Owning the darkness of our story is terrifying. It means owning our crazy, our ugly, and our pain. No one wants to do this and few people do. Owning these necessitates exposing them…and this is not for the faint of heart. It means admitting we are weak, vulnerable, and yes, damaged.
But damaged, to me, is beautiful. It is truth. It is part of what makes us unique and cultivates our defining characteristics. It is courage manifest because it did not break us. It is inspiring because it transformed us… if we have the courage to transform it.
I can think of so many examples of the ways in which my friends and family, heroes and adversaries, have interpreted their stories. If I take the time to step out of my own interpretation and try to imagine why they are standing where they stand, it amazes me or it breaks my heart.
So herein lies the lesson or message or whatever you want to take away from this.
Our story is what shapes us, not what defines us. We instead, define our story.
Every milestone and every scar will always be there, but it is how we interpret them, how we use them, that empowers or enslaves. It's the 'I am', right? If you interpret 'damaged' as fucked up, as your cross to bear, then you will most likely claim this as your worth. And this is what will command every aspect of your life.
If 'damaged' is your gift, you phoenix, then you transcend, and you rise.
I am slowly learning that my story is who I am, but more importantly, it is how I choose to live. I might not have been able to control how the first few chapters unfolded, but it is now mine to write. I can fixate on my scars and use them as a scapegoat. Or I can honor them as a testament to my courage and strength, and to that of others. I am the protagonist, after all. I have my dragon, but I also have my weapons, some wisdom, and my happy ending. Or not… my choice.
The Arena
"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." – Nelson Mandela
I was listening to the Tim Ferriss Show (which I cannot recommend highly enough) while he was interviewing Brene Brown, an extraordinary woman who was addressing what she believes courage to be.
It got me thinking about what courage really is, exactly, what its components are, why it seems to be inherent in some and so difficult for others, and why it seems to be inseparable from a life fully lived.
Think of your heroes or those whom you admire, for example. Did they get where they are because their lives were comfortable? Were there no obstacles that they had to overcome? Didn't these obstacles build the strength, character, and courage needed to rise above them? My heroes definitely had to overcome obstacles. My heroes were fighters and warriors, audacious and unyielding. I admire them precisely because they had the courage to overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges in their lives. They took risks. They followed their passion. They fought for it. They fell hard. And they got back up and they kicked ass. Our heroes are our heroes because they were courageous.
Brown realized that she was holding herself back. She was scared- of what people would think, of failing, of exposing herself, of admitting her weaknesses, of making herself vulnerable. For most of her life, she sat safely on the sidelines, looking down into the arena, waiting- waiting for her chance to fight the battle, to conquer what was staring at her from below. She did this until she couldn't do it anymore. Her comfort was killing her soul. She wanted to immerse herself in her fear so she had no other choice but to conquer it. So she leaped. And she conquered. And she is often uncomfortable.
Most of you have heard this; it is not that the courageous don't feel fear. They just decide that it is worth risking whatever it takes to overcome that fear. They can no longer endure watching from above, paralyzed by it, or worse, complacent and comfortable in it.
It is that first leap that is the hardest. What if you are defeated? What if you fail? What if people shun you, judge you, reject or hate you.
Chances are, they might. But if they do, does this mean you failed?
To the contrary, you did what only the brave decide to do. Most likely, they will respect you more. You took the risk. You refused to live vicariously through others or to live a life that is not authentic. Yes, they might shun you, judge you, or reject you at first. But those reactions are out of jealousy or their own fears. They don't yet have the courage to do what you did.
But those who truly love you will celebrate your courage, even if it makes them uncomfortable. Most likely, you will inspire them to get out of their comfort zones, to live their lives instead of watching others live theirs.
So, which is worse? Trying and failing, or trying and actually living?
I think there is another important component to courage. Faith. Not blind faith or believing in something that was fed to you. Your truth. I think to have courage, you have to have absolute faith in yourself – your beliefs, your dreams, and your convictions- even when everything around you seems to contradict all of those. It takes courage to have faith, and it takes faith to have courage. Without faith and without courage, fear and doubt will decide your fate for you.
Andrew Sullivan summed it up in his article, The Madness of King Donald.
"Faith is a result, in the end, of living, of seeing your previous certainties crumble and be able to rebuild, shakily, on new grounds. It's a riddle wrapped in a mystery, and often inseparable from crippling, perpetual doubt. A life of faith is therefore not real unless it is riddled with despair."
Basically, we have to let ourselves feel to the point that the pain is so great, the perpetual doubt so pervasive, that we have no other choice but to dig deep into the well, find our truth, and act- boldly, decisively, and courageously, even if we doubt our capacity, even if we are terrified of what will come next.
To bring this down a notch and apply it to our day-to-day, we have to do things that are uncomfortable to get where we want to be. From approaching our boss for a raise to running a marathon to leaving a relationship that no longer serves us. How can we achieve great things, experience great love, live the life that we want if we won't take a risk and act? We won't. It's that simple. It's scary as hell, but it's that simple.
Sullivan quotes Polish dissident, Adam Michnik.
"In the life of every honorable man comes a difficult moment … when the simple statement that this is black and that is white requires paying a high price."
The ones who take this difficult moment by the proverbial horns, rise above it. Because there, in the difficulty and discomfort, is opportunity. There, in that moment, is the chance to transcend this place that no longer serves us.
My suggestion? Jump into the fucking arena. Face you demon, get your ass kicked, fall to your knees. Then get back up, and you will rise above.
Or don't. It is clearly your choice.
You can certainly stay sitting safely on the sidelines. It is much more comfortable there. That is what I hear, anyway.
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." – Theodore Roosevelt
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The Madness of King Trump by Andrew Sullivan: Read more at: nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/02/andrew-sullivan-the-madness-of-king-donald.html
Link for podcasts: The Tim Ferriss Show: http://tim.blog/podcast/
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Puzzle Games -Tourist Trap
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The aim of this 3D puzzle game is to help the tourists collect the gold coins scattered all over the maze like labyrinth and proceed to the next level. You must take both the tourists safely to the blue water block in order to exit the level.
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· Movements = Arrow keys· Bomb = Ctrl key· Switch Character = Space Bar


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Henry has always had issues with his Gtube. Before we left the hospital, he was vomiting and retching. His nissen fundiplication was failing before we got him home.
He cried for nearly 18months after the surgery, as we learned how much formula he could tolerate. He was on a pump, for 18 months, with a constant feed, 24hrs of small amounts of formula dripping into his gtube, because he could not handle more than a few oz an hour.
Eventually, we were about to get him off of the pump during the day, with small 1oz feeds every hour. When we were able to feed him 2 oz every 2 hours, we stopped using the pump all together.
We were always looking for ways to improve his nutrition, but were restricted by the available formulas. When I read about blenderized diets, I was thrilled! We had been blending food for him, before the gtube placement. He had been taking blends through his bottle.
We started small, with steamed veggies and oatmeal in a tiny food processor. I would have to push it through a sieve before pushing it through the gtube. His life changed. He started gaining weight. He stopped crying. That was last March 2012.
Last July, I got a job. It no longer took two people to care for Henry.
In Obtober 2012, he got really sick. He was diagnosed with a strep infection in his gtube. Since then, he has been plagued with multiple bacteria overgrowth. On May 17, 2013 the labs came back with the results of the latest infection. Two types of staph, and another bacteria normal to the inside of his stomach. Staph is easily treated, but our Henry, is allergic to the two most common options. That leaves us with choices that would change Henry's quality of life, and damage his dignity.
We opted for no treatment.
Last week, we met Henry's Hospice team.
Casey is Henry's nurse. He's a couple of years younger than me, a redhead, and looks like he could be my brother. He has never had a peds case before, but landed Henry's case, because he's the strongest team member. He said he read Henry's files, and was moved to tears. He has a four year old son, himself and said he couldn't help but see his face in Henry's.
We also met Trevecca the social worker for our case. She offered counseling for our family and for the kids. She has been doing this for about 12 years. When she saw that Henry had a little brother, she ordered some books, so that we will be able to help him through this process too.
And we met Suzette, when she went to the pharmacy and brought meds for Henry on a Friday night, so that we would have what we needed over the weekend. She also gave Noah some tips to help soothe his sinus infection.
We don't know how long Henry will be sick. We don't know how the staph will attack his body. Right now, he is happy. He's happier than he's been in a while. He smiles and 'dances' and responds to everyone's voice. He sleeps through the night and likes to cuddle.
Our friends and family have asked what we need. Our friends and family ask us what they can do. For now, there is nothing we want more than time.
Here is a list of how to help.


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The NFL has released its 2019 regular-season schedule. Here's a look at what's in store for the Buffalo Bills.
Game-by-game prediction
Bills reporter Mike Rodak is predicting a 7-9 finish:
Sept. 9: at N.Y. Jets, Loss
Sept. 15: at N.Y. Giants, Win
Sept. 22: vs. Bengals, Win
Sept. 29: vs. Patriots, Loss
Oct. 6: at Titans, Loss
Oct. 20: vs. Dolphins, Win
Oct. 27: vs. Eagles, Loss
Nov. 3: vs. Redskins, Win
Nov. 10: at Browns, Loss
Nov. 17: at Dolphins, Win
Nov. 24: vs. Broncos, Win
Nov. 28: at Cowboys, Loss
Dec. 8: vs. Ravens, Loss
Dec. 15: at Steelers, Loss
Dec. 21 or 22: at Patriots, Loss
Dec. 29: vs. Jets, Win
Strength of schedule: 24th, .480
The Bills will open the 2019 season with two games in the same stadium -- just not their own. Before playing a regular-season down in New Era Field, Buffalo will travel twice to MetLife Stadium for games against the Jets and Giants. Their ensuing stretch could be the key to their playoff hopes. Between Weeks 3 through 9, the Bills will travel only once, making a trip to Tennessee in Week 5. Otherwise, they will play five times at home and also have a bye in Week 6. They will pay for it on the back end of their schedule, with a stretch of five road trips over seven weeks in November and December.
First Thanksgiving tilt since 1994
Time to trade in your turkey legs for chicken wings. For the first time since 1994, the Bills will play on Thanksgiving, facing the Dallas Cowboys in a 4:30 p.m. ET kickoff on CBS. It will be Buffalo's second-ever trip to AT&T Stadium and only the teams' sixth meeting since Super Bowl XXVIII in 1994. The last time Buffalo played on Thanksgiving, the Marv Levy-coached Bills lost 35-21 to the Detroit Lions. Quarterback Jim Kelly and running back Barry Sanders both scored touchdowns.
No prime-time games
Aside from their national television appearance in the early evening on Thanksgiving, the Bills are not scheduled to play in prime time at all during 2019. Depending on the yet-to-be-announced kickoff of a Week 16 trip to New England, the Bills could have as many as 15 games at 1 p.m. ET, matching their total from the 2018 season. That means the Bills are not scheduled to appear on "Sunday Night Football" again in 2019, extending the NFL's longest drought on the telecast. It is still possible that a game involving the Bills could be flexed, after Week 5, into the Sunday night time slot. The last time the Bills appeared on NBC's prime-time game was in 2007, when Randy Moss scored four first-half touchdowns in a 56-10 win by the New England Patriots.


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Interesting name for a company, but we'll go wtih it. According to an article at MacNN , a company named Troll Touch has announced the immediate availability of touchscreen-enabled 17" and 20" Intel iMacs. These newly available touchscreen iMacs are in addition to their current offerings of installing touchscreens into consumer-supplied G4 iMacs and CRT (G3) iMacs, but should you choose to go the Intel iMac route, you may either supply your own machine or buy one directly from the company.
Troll Touch seamlessly integrates its PSR-1 touch technology on a variety of Macs, including the iMac, eMac, iBook laptops and the Apple Cinema displays. The company's touchscreen technology operates with any non-sharp pointing device, such as a stylus, fingertip or gloved hand. Troll said that the touchscreen conversion turnaround time is currently 10-15 business days, which is carried out at Troll Touch's Valencia, CA. facilities.
According to MacNN, pricing for a brand new 17" or 20" iMac Core Duo from Troll Touch are US$2,275 and $US2,675 respectively, and US$869 or US$1,045 for the service to be performed on a consumer-supplied machine.
Would you want to turn your iMac into a touchscreen home kiosk? Seems like an awfully expensive, yet awfully cool way to integrate some awesome Star Trek-like recipe controls into my kitchen...


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Fantasy is a background activity that is a mental projection.
Fantasy is our own mind projecting images onto its own screen.
The thing about fantasy is that we are doing something here physically and then in our background a certain fantasy unrelated to what we are doing physically is being projected onto our mental screen.
Three Realities
There are three realities. One which is physical and tangible to the senses, one that is psychological which is not seen or experienced by everyone. Then finally the esoteric reality.
The definition of reality is that which we take to be real.
A lie is a bridge between the conscious mind and the subconscious.
The subconscious provokes some wrong action and we use a lie to make the subconscious logical and acceptable.
Basically a lies is an attempt to transform the subconscious into the logical and the acceptable. Sometimes the lie works well making the illogical and unacceptable excusable and reasonable.
Lies are also to cover up and divert others from discovering and exposing the subconscious.
First Skill to Learn: Connect Consciousness to Reality
The first skill that we should develop is the ability to objectively connect to our reality.
When we deal with a human being we are dealing with a multiplicity not an individuality or a unity.
Connecting to reality implies a huge effort from our consciousness. We awaken when consciousness and reality coincide.
Our true identity is timeless and space less.
How can you be sceptical about that which you never knew before. We are only ever sceptical about that which our mind has previously registered. Those that once believed in God actually did believe in God before. But because of some failure or disappointment they turned their good-willed belief into ill-willed rejection.
This is because we lost that which we believed in, a void was created, a loss was present and that loss tuned into a need to be filled. Something needs to be compensated for, and what we end up using to compensate that loss with, is a negative emotion, opposite to the original emotion of belief.
Because our mind is not free we are always stopping ourselves, and because we do it to ourselves we do the same to others outside of ourselves. Imposing boundaries and borders, condition laws and rules. A mind free means a free world.
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Here are my fave products I used this month. You will find make-up,beauty and everyday products too. Enjoy!
The first product is The Body Shop Madagascan Vanilla Flower body lotion which I got on my last trip to England. The scent is just incredible. It's quite runny so you need to go careful with it. The lotion makes my skin feel extra soft and smooth. And it's NOT tested on animals. Even better.
My new favourite notepad is the Pukka Pad Jotta notebook. I think you can get this in England as well. If you come across one, don't even hesitate, just get it. It has 200 pages of micro-perfed quality writing paper. I highly recommend it. It's marvellous for "proper" writing and just jotting down things. I use it as my journal and I'm obsessed with this darling. The cover design is simple, but effective; just the thing to catch your eye. As you can tell, I love it. Number 1.
Next thing on my list is a Lee Stafford Poker Straight Flat Iron Protection Shine Mist. (I literally just typed everything in that I could find on the bottle-well not quite.) This is a protecting spray that prevents any damage caused by a hair straightener. The smell is nice, and it is a great purchase if your looking for something like this. I always use it before attempting to straighten my hair-which let me tell you: isn't that easy-, I've used it for a good while now and so far it's doing a great job. I personally love it.
About a week ago I got two Essence The Gel nail polishes. I got a pastell pink (?) and an -also pastel- blue coloured. I have tried both and like them,but I prefer the blue over the pinky-orange one. It's delicate and appropiate for most occasions. They both do a great job in covering my nails properly and they do stay on for a reasonable amount of time;they don't wear off that quickly. I'm going to wear both on my holiday. Bright summer colours.
Next is an also Essence (I really like this brand) Big Bright Eyes Jumbo eye pencil. The colour is quite pale, you can bearly see it, but for the summer it is perfect. It's sparkly which is a little funky-as it says on the pencil. I didn't actually buy this item, I got it with the Joy magazine. Good job I got it! The texture is creamy and it is the easiest eye pencil to use. It only takes me 2 seconds/eye to apply. I really like it. It isn't heavy on your eyelids and it isn't very flashy either but it just makes that difference you would like to have during the summer. Must have.
Also a summer must have is the Miss Sporty 24H Pump Up Booster waterproof mascara. I have it in the colour 001 ('Black'). It opens up your sight, it's waterproof and affordable – what more can you want for the hot days? I use it a lot and it looks stunning. With the Essence eye pencil mentioned above it's just marvellous for a nude everyday look. The brush is quite big, but that is exactly what boosts those lashes up. I like the smell of it too. I don't think it has a perfume added to it, it's just the way it smells; whatever it is I like it.
This month I really enjoyed reading Three Amazing Things About You by Jill Mansell. I love her books, they are so funny and romantic, but not dribbly. Her sense of humour is good. If you're looking for a love story with a happy end, read this. Highly recommended.
I love the song Broken Home by 5 Seconds Of Summer. I listen to it every day. It is such a sad, unhappy, but unfortunately very true song. Way too many people feel exactly like that. There are so many broken homes and this makes me feel so sad and I want to help everyone in the whole wide world. Lifegoal.
My all time fave concealer is the Essence (what a surprise) Stay All Day 16H long-lasting concealer. It covers bags under the eyes and spots/blemishes beautifully without lying heavily on your skin. It makes me look very fresh even if I didn't sleep a lot the night before or I have some nasty little spots that day. This one is a liquid concealer, which I prefer to the cover sticks. Mine is in the colour 20 ('Soft Beige'), but you can get them in various shades. 5*
Last but not least: The Body Shop Honeymania Bubble Bath Melt. It comes in a 300 ml jar. The perfume is amazing; if you have a sweet tooth like me, you're going to love it( don't eat it though). And if you are like me in the case of still loving a massive amount of bubbles in the bath to play with regardless of your age, then this is your paradise. Honestly, I haven't found a bubblebath that would relax me this much. The perfect thing after a long, tiring day at work/school. AND it's Fair Trade and not tested on animals. Lovely.


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If September is the month of fashion magazines, I declare October the month of interior design. Or at least this October. The shelter magazines have absolutely outdone themselves this month, with page after page of inspiring and original designs.
How do I know?
We spent the weekend in Vegas (woo!) so I was able to fully catch up on the news stands. Because, you know, most people go to Vegas to read.
Along the way I dogeared page after page of delightful design that I am super pumped to share again here. First up, the home of Toms founder Blake Mycoskie designed by Hammer and Spear.
For those of you long-time readers, you may remember my absolute obsession with Hammer and Spear. Their home was featured in Lonny a few years ago and it's one of the designs (and stores) that I revisit again and again.
Their style is so beautifully curated and the design is so holistic and thoughtful. Basically, exactly what you'd expect the Toms founder (and his adorable wife) to be drawn to.
The rooms feel thoughtfully collected, not overly decorated, as one beautiful, comfortable room flows into another.
It's hard to have oars in a room without it feeling too campy, but this entry almost reminds me of a Ralph Lauren window (that's a compliment). I also love that the kitchen is so different than what a lot of people are doing these days (no white marble here). I'm super into using different materials for counter tops right now (concrete, raw wood, etc.) but these brass ones take the cake. So unexpected and they'll only look better with time.
Love the look of the layered rugs and tables.
Wherever they're shopping for rugs, I want in.
You can see the full tour on Architectural Digest here and check out more of Hammer and Spear here.
Oh and Blake? If you're out there...Can you please start selling the wedges in nude burlap canvas again? I promise to buy multiple pairs and make it worth your while. Please?


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East Bay Then and Now: Shipping Magnate's Mansion Is Rare Survivor on Oxford Street
One of the most imposing Victorian-era homes in Berkeley, the Boudrow House at Sea Captain Corner was constructed in 1889, when Berkeley, whose population then numbered about 12,000, was a favorite retirement spot for mariners.
The house was built for Charles C. Boudrow (c. 1830–1918), a Massachusetts-born master mariner who for many years was a shipping magnate in San Francisco. On June 8, 1918, the Oakland Tribune published his obituary, stating:
"Captain Charles Boudrow died suddenly at his home in Berkeley last night. He passed his 88th birthday a few months ago and was then well and hearty. Boudrow was connected with the firm of Migeul [correct spelling: Mighell] & Boudrow, which owned many large square-riggers out of this port, later forming the California Shipping Company and purchasing many eastern craft, which are owned by the Alaska Salmon companies. He retired from active service a few years ago, but made regular visits to the Merchants' Exchange to talk 'ship' with his old-time friends. For over 60 years Boudrow had been established in the marine business in this port."
Among the many ships owned by Captain Boudrow or by the California Shipping Company were the Star of Italy; the cannery tender Jabez Howes; the bark May Flint; the Abner Coburn; the A.J. Fuller; the Saint Frances; and the Joseph B. Thomas.
Captain Boudrow's office was located near the port of San Francisco, at 38–40 Market Street. His residence was not far from there, at 1933 Stevenson Street. Living near him (but never with him) both in San Francisco and in Berkeley was his nephew Charles E. Boudrow, a ship chandler and dealer in ship material born in Massachusetts in 1858.
The nephew's major claim to fame was his purchase of the decommissioned sloop-of-war Marion from the U.S. Navy in July 1907. He moved to Berkeley at about the same time as his uncle and first appeared in the 1891 directory living on Spruce Street between Vine and Rose.
Beginning with the 1893 directory, the younger Boudrow's residence was 1432 Arch Street, where he remained for many years. In 1894 and 1895 he lived with Miss Louisa F. Boudrow.
Captain Charles C. Boudrow outlived two wives. The second, Christina (1852–1914), was German-born and 22 years his junior. Curiously, Charles E. Boudrow also married a German woman, Katharina Diehl (1857–1941), who in the 1920 census claimed to be eleven years younger than she actually was, but as a widow in 1930 owned up to her real age.
The Boudrow house on Oxford Street was designed in the Queen Anne-Eastlake style by the noted San Francisco architect Julius E. Krafft (1855–1937), who was responsible for many stately Pacific Heights residences. Born in Germany, Krafft immigrated to the U.S. in 1872 and came to San Francisco two years later. He worked as a draftsman for Palace Hotel architect John P. Gaynor and later for Thomas J. Welsh, designer of 16 Catholic churches in San Francisco, of which the three survivors are St. Agnes, Old St. Mary's Cathedral, and Sacred Heart Church in the Western Addition.
Krafft was in charge of Welsh's drafting department for twelve years before opening his own office in 1888. One of his most celebrated buildings was the Gothic Revival St. Paulus Lutheran Church (1893), whose design was based on Cathedral of Chartres. The church was destroyed by fire in 1995. Still intact are 31–33 Liberty Street (1892) in the West Mission district and an opulent 1902 Classical Revival residence at 2601 Broadway commissioned by bank president Isaias Warren Hellman as a wedding gift for his daughter.
Two of Krafft's children, the twin sons Elmer Jerome (1880–1944) and Alfred Julius (1880–1950), joined their father's business. Having begun as draftsmen, Elmer became an architect and Alfred a structural engineer. In 1933, the firm of Julius Krafft & Sons would design an Art Deco wholesale grocery warehouse for Wellman-Peck & Company in what is now the Warehouse Thematic Historic District of San Diego. This building was recently converted to an office condominium & retail complex.
Captain Boudrow's house was one of the early buildings in the Antisell Villa Lots, a tract comprising eight blocks bounded by Rose St. to the north, Shattuck Ave. to the west, Cedar St. to the south, and Arch St. to the east. Thomas M. Antisell was an attorney and real-estate agent with an office at 1069 Broadway in Oakland. In 1874, just after the U.C. campus moved from Oakland to Berkeley, Antisell began selling lots in the tract bearing his name. The subdivision map he issued advertised the upcoming auction sale "on liberal credit" of 260 lots, to take place on November 6, 1874.
Thomas M. Antisell himself lived across the street from the future Boudrow property. At the time, Oxford St. was called Pine. Between 1876 and 1883, Antisell was listed in the Berkeley directory as residing variously at "Vine nr Pine," "Pine nr Vine," "E s Oxford bet Cedar and Vine," and "Cedar." He also was a piano manufacturer and dealer in San Francisco, and on November 15, 1887 received a patent for a wrest plank for his pianos, which were advertised as "the leading instrument of the world." In numerous newspaper ads, Antisell offered his pianos on a $10 monthly installment plan and admonished readers to "buy only from the largest manufactory in the world."
Sometime in the 1880s, the Antisell house was purchased by Captain Boudrow's partner, William E. Mighell, who made his first appearance in the Berkeley directory in 1889. The Berkeley Daily Advocate Holiday Number of 1892 included the house in an article on opulent residences in town:
Captain Mighell purchased some years ago the then very handsome home of T.M. Antisell on the east side of Oxford Street, north of Vine [sic]. Since then he has spared neither time nor expense in making it one of the finest homes in town. Situated on a knoll, the views from his windows are superb.
The same holiday issue also described the Boudrow house:
Captain Budrow [sic] purchased a large lot on the corner of Oxford and Cedar streets, upon which he has erected one of the largest and finest dwelling houses in town. From every window the view is a panoramic scene of mountain, sea, and valley.
The entire Boudrow house is constructed of redwood. Multiple gables and bays, floral and geometric friezes, plaster reliefs, and scalloped shingles ornament its façades. A balustraded flight of 15 steps leads up to a front porch whose gable roof is supported by turned columns linked by trelliswork arches. A round turret crowned with a witch's hat rises four stories on the southeastern corner. The central gable features a balconette surmounted by a sunburst.
There were seven rooms on the main floor and four rooms below. The main floor was famed for its 12-foot ceilings. The house boasted no fewer than six fireplaces.
The Mighell and Boudrow houses were both situated on oversized lots—each the equivalent of five standard lots—and surrounded by large gardens. As Berkeley grew, the lots shrank. By 1929, the block was fully built. Further development occurred in the 1960s, when large apartment buildings were erected on this block. Many of the original houses, including the Mighell residence, are long gone. Apartment buildings are currently the predominant element along the 1500 block of Oxford Street.
In 1922, Captain Boudrow's heirs sold the house to mining engineer Roscoe Wheeler and his wife Erminie. According to the U.S. census, the Wheelers had previously resided in Oakland, but not always together. In 1920, Mrs. Wheeler and daughters Erminie (16) and Helen (14) were living in the home of the Misses Ellen and Cecilia Neylan on Wickson Avenue, while Mr. Wheeler was residing as a boarder on nearby Walker Avenue.
The Wheelers are said to have had in their yard four 100-pound boulders that had served as ballast aboard the clipper ship Rattler.
Helen Wheeler married the future colonel Robert Beard and owned the Boudrow house until 1970, when she had to let go of it. The house was in danger of being demolished until it was purchased by Dr. Paul F. Hocking and his wife Ann, who divided it into ten apartments. It was designated a City of Berkeley Landmark on June 21, 1976.
The house changed hands again in 1994. The current owners restored it, rebuilding the front staircase and painting the exterior in more than ten colors. They received a BAHA Preservation Award in May 2006.


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Wow... What a perfect day it ended up being for Patrick and Tracy's wedding! I had the pleasure of meeting these two and some of their family during their engagement session earlier this spring and have been looking forward to capturing their wedding ever since. Thankfully, with friends and family having traveled such a long distance to be here, they were blessed with a gorgeous Maine fall day! I showed up at the Samoset early in the afternoon to capture some getting ready photos, as well as many pre-ceremony formals. This helped free up additional time to be spent with their guests later - always a great idea! Once they were ready, we headed out for the first look, followed by some pictures out on the Rockland Breakwater. I still can't get over how awesome these two look with the amazing backdrop nature provided! I'm so thankful Patrick and Tracy chose me to capture their big day and hope you love going through these photos as much as I loved taking them!
-At the end of this blog post is a link to the full album and ordering gallery-
In case you can't tell, I had a fun bridal party to work with haha!
We had some pretty hilarious paparazzi during the ceremony, who apparently REALLY wanted to capture a few shots themselves. He was clamoring up, and almost falling back down the hill to get his photo!
I really loved watching this moment below of Tracy's father looking over at his son-in-law and new grandchild. That look just says it all! I remember during their engagement shoot, talking about how her sister was due right around the time of the wedding and how they might not be able to make it. Thankfully this bundle of joy came just early enough for them to be there to support Patrick and Tracy!
Pretty much the best ring bearer outfit ever haha! He did an excellent job playing the part as well.
Dancing was a BIG part of this reception in the ballroom! So many great photos from that evening as people tore up the floor.
I finished my evening there with a couple of shots under the stars as well as a sparkler exit. What a great end to a perfect day!
Thank you Patrick and Tracy!
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Venue & Catering: The Samoset Resort
Venue Coordinator: Linde
Hair & Makeup: Josanne Sampson
Cake: Darci
Flowers(bouquet): Seasons Downeast Designs
Dress: Kitty Chen
DJ: DJ El Sid
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Dahua, the large Chinese IP-camera manufacturer, has taken to the sky in delivering an unmanned aerial vehicle —drone— to its offering of security oriented products. Dahua is looking to distinguish their drone as being an industry-level commercial device geared for public safety operations. This is a new direction for Dahua and one that has been undertaken by other IP-camera manufacturers.
What distinguishes a Dahua Drone from other Civilian UAVs is the mission it is positioned for: to undertake safety from above. There are in fact two levels of drones, consumer-level and industry-level. Dahua Drones belong to the latter group.
Dahua Drone X820:
- Carbon fiber material
- 940mm Diagonal wheelbase
- Max Flight Time: 38mins
- Max Speed: 25m/s
- Max Transmission Distance: 10km
- Max Flight Height: 1500m
- PTZ Accuracy: ±0.01°
- Satellite Positioning Systems: GPS / Beidou / GLONASS
Consumer-level drones are mainly designed for use in aerial photography and personal shooting and sharing for entertainment value. Naturally, they are pretty straightforward to operate and can take easily editable images and videos often with automatic image-clarification and other entertainment functions.
This contrasts with industry-level drones that are built for serious public security mission such as power tower inspection, forest fire detection, public event management, security supervision over long bridges, detection aid for police forces, inspection of high speed traffic, and other illegal incidents. It means that a very different set of functions are required for industry-level drones, including maintaining a high level of stability and safety, intelligent control, adaptability to different applications and environment, long distance mapping abilities, carrying capacity, and long battery life.
Dahua Drone X820
The current industry-level drones deliver the ability to transmit images at up to 10km, and with access to multi-VMS platforms, they can put real-time audio and video streaming on the screen of a control center, thus providing information for police or security companies to solve the problem on site, such as directing crowds for evacuation via the correct route or sending out a medical team to the location where it is needed.
Application Scenarios
Dahua Drones are easy to operate and use in situations such as the following scenarios:
Power Tower Inspections
Often located in mountainous areas, power towers are hard and risky to reach. Dahua Drones can enhance the efficiency while making it less labor-intensive.
Benefitting from x30 optical zooming ability, Dahua Drones can capture HD images at a long distance, thus avoiding the accidents that ordinary drones have encountered as a result of electromagnetic interference from high-voltage power grids and visual mistakes by people operating from afar. The thermal camera they carry can accurately locate abnormally hot spots in cables and insulation terminals, thus preventing accidents from occurring.
Forest Fire Detection and Control
Via the thermal camera it carries, Dahua Drones can detect suspicious hot spots invisible to naked eyes. At a height of 1500m, a Dahua Drone covers an area of 5km², doing the inspection work of dozens of people in just one flight.
When there is a fire, Dahua Drones can fly to the site against high temperatures and strong winds, transmitting relevant data to ground teams, so that they can make the right move using this information. Once the fire has been extinguished, Dahua Drone's overhead inspection can prevent a second fire. In this sense, Dahua Drone is one of the best aids to help fire fighters.
Detection for Police
Arriving swiftly and secretly at crime scenes, Dahua Drones record real-time visual information about locations, traffic and personnel using its multifunctional camera, which is capable of optical zooming x30 (allowing the drone to work from a long distance where it won't be noticed by criminals); thermal imaging (allowing the drone to work at night) and automatic recognition of faces or wanted cars.
Using wireless transmission the information collected is accessible to all mainstream VMS platforms. In short, it is a very powerful assistant for the police.
Public Security Management
At public events like concerts, sports meetings and marathons, a Dahua Drone can provide special security surveillance from up high because of its multiple flying modes (circling around and tracking down the target), while its powerful camera can capture the whole picture as well as specific details and whilst benefiting from its long 38 minute battery life.
The beauty of a Dahua Drone lies not only in its ability to work from afar but also its safety whilst flying. Having undergone all sorts of extreme tests, this means when in use, a Dahua Drone will not disturb the crowd below at all.
Take the New York City Marathon for example. There are thousands of participants and spectators spreading over a range of over 26 miles. It is quite a challenge to set up an effective surveillance system for such a 1 day event. Dahua drone can be very useful for such scenario. If properly deployed, 8 sets of model 820 drones can deliver very good coverage for the entire marathon. Each drone could take care of 6 km range by patrolling back and forth, staying still a few minutes at each of the 6 patrol points 1 km apart to have a good look at the situation under. These drones will be flying at 100m above ground to produce sufficient clarity to effectively identify mass casualty incidents such as stampedes or a traffic accident.
Obviously similar deployment of drones can also be applied to scenarios such as music festivals, open-air concerts and important political rallies, which will not only help security companies to work more efficiently but also provide evidence if illegal incidents occur.
Inspection of Bridges
The construction of massive bridges requires inspection, which usually takes lots of boats, equipment and experienced staff. Dahua Drones can greatly simplify the process and reduce the cost of money and time.
Dahua Drones can fly all around the bridge, checking the erosion, damage and other damages, while keeping a numbered record for experts to analyze afterwards.
It's worth adding that Dahua Drones boast an outstanding ability to resist the wind (up to Windspeed 7.0), and are fully capable of maintaining highly accurate suspension over the river and providing stable visual information.
Inspection of High Speed Traffic
In daily patrols, when suddenly encountering the illegal behaviour of a driver, Dahua Drones can capture the HD image of it from afar and keep the record as evidence. Information about the car, the license plate and the driver will be immediately identified after the video is simultaneously transmitted to the back-end. In another scenario, if there is a traffic jam on a highway and nobody knows what is happening, Dahua Drone can provide real time and first hand images/video for related department to decide.
In conclusion, Dahua Drones can play a key role in various public security scenarios. Dahua has caught the latest technology trend and adapted it to enable a Safer Society and Smarter Living. This is the future that Dahua Drones are helping us towards.Source: dahuasecurity.com


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There is plenty of evidence that employees are more stressed out than ever; they are tired because they don't sleep very well; they eat poorly and are not as active as they should be! So is it really a surprise that our health problems are getting worse, not better?
According to the Milken Institute, chronic diseases including diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer, hypertension, pulmonary conditions and mental illnesses has a total negative impact on the US economy of some $1.3 trillion per year. Of that, about $1.1 trillion represents lost productivity. Get your head around those numbers!
One of my favorite quotes from Dr Kenneth Cooper is "We do not stop exercising because we grow old, we grow old because we stop exercising" and there is no doubt that if you want to be fit and healthy you have to be physically active and that means moving throughout the day, not just fives times a week, for half an hour - the minimum recommended weekly activity. Most members of Sanctify understand this, however, physical activity is just one element of an effective employee well being program, albeit a very important one, mainly because what we have done so far has not been very successful. According to Gallop, 70% of employees in the USA are disengaged. At an average cost of more than $5,000 per employee, disengagement goes well beyond employee wellness or well being and everyone loses as a result.
F IS FOR FIRST: In my lifetime, nothing has really changed with regard to how the great organizations regard their employees. Employee well being has always been one of their highest priorities and with healthcare costs increasing everywhere, it presents a huge opportunity for organizations with designs on being great too. To succeed, F is for FIRST* which means employee well being must start at the top with the CEO and the C suite. They must walk the talk, practice what they preach, set the example and truly inspire their employees to be fit and healthy.
Of course, sustainable, long term effective employee well being also applies to leaders across the organization, from top to bottom. HR must also play a "champion" role as advocates, promoters, supporters and defenders. It needs to be or become an integral part of your organization culture and integrated into organization development, management training and development and performance management. Edgar Schein at the MIT Sloan School of Management said "the only thing of any importance that leaders do is to create and manage culture". I'm not sure it's the only thing but there is no doubt it should be a very high priority. Because a successful employee well being program will help create the right environment to maximize employee and organizational performance and thus profitability in the long term.
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A private screening of "Breathe," a short film, hosted by writer and producer, Shanna Forrestall of Forrestall Consulting, followed by a Q&A with some of the film's key cast and crew, and a panel discussion with our special guests Jennifer R. Levin, MFT, PhD, grief therapist at Therapy Heals and Joanne Royer, PhD, life coach at Change Agent & Associates on grief, loss and recovery.
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Before you make a booking with us please read our Terms and Conditions of Hire and Use which are listed below. They explain how to book with us, what we view as acceptable use and what we expect of you.
If there is anything you don't understand, then please just ask, otherwise when you make a booking it will be deemed that you agree with and accept the Terms and Conditions of Hire and Use.
When you make an enquiry please let us know what date, or choice of dates you are interested in. We will then confirm the availability and the hire cost by email, usually within 4 working hours.
If its the first time you're booking with us, then we require the full hire cost in advance. For subsequent bookings a 50% deposit will guarantee your hire.
The deposit payment can be paid by Bank Transfer or cash. Any balance of the hire charge and any additional purchases are then payable when you arrive for your booking.
If you're unable to make your booking and you contact us at least 48 hours before your booking time, you can then re-use your deposit (or 50% if it's your first booking), to make another booking. After this point the deposit is forfeited.
You must arrange a new date with us within one month of the cancellation date and the new hire should be within three months of the original date.
On the day of your booking, if you think you might be late please contact us by phone. We open the dungeon based on the bookings and if you don't arrive within 15 minutes of your planned start time you might find that we have left.
If you do not inform us of a potential late arrival we reserve the right to cancel your booking and no refunds will be given, nor can we pay costs, expenses or travel fares for this curtailment. This is to ensure we are able to offer the booked time to all of our customers, without exception.
If in the extremely unlikely event we have to cancel a booking (for situations outside of our control), we will contact you as soon as possible and give you the option of a full refund of your deposit, or you can of course re-book.
TP Dungeon & studio is for adults only and if we have any concerns about a person's age we reserve the right to refuse them admission. If the hirer or guests appear incapacitated, or we are made aware of behaviour that we consider is dangerous to persons or property, we reserve the right, without prior notice, to curtail your stay and ask that you leave the premises. No refunds will be given, nor can we pay costs, expenses or return travel fares for this curtailment.
The unit has a comprehensive fire detection and fire alarm system, together with portable fire extinguishers. You must not tamper with this equipment in any way.
All areas inside the dungeon are no smoking and naked flames are NOT permitted; So no candles, wax, or fire play is allowed. Smoking is permitted in a public area outside of the building.
The unit is carpeted throughout so we do not permit watersports, scat or blood play.
If we find any lost property, we will make every reasonable effort to locate the owner. However, if it is not claimed within one month, we will dispose of it. We cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage to the hirer's belongings whilst they are using our facilities.
For Professional Hirer's, it is the Hirer's responsibility to obtain and maintain at their own expense, appropriate insurance cover against third party or public liability risks, or loss however arising, in connection with the use of TP Dungeon and the equipment.
It is the Hirer's responsibility to keep TP Dungeon secure during the Agreed Hire Period. As the Hirer, you are responsible for all breakages, losses or damages caused to the dungeon or Equipment during it's use.
The use of the Equipment supplied by TP Dungeon by the Hirer and their guests is entirely at the risk of the Hirer. To ensure peace of mind we will check the dungeon and Equipment in your presence both on arrival and on your departure. If you have any concerns regarding the condition of any items you should inform us at the time.
We provide professional grade cleaning products, including a virucidal spray for your use prior to departure so that the equipment is presented back to us as you found it on your arrival.
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Running Confluence behind NGINX with SSL
This page describes how to set up NGINX as a reverse proxy for Confluence.
The configuration described on this page results in a scenario where:
- External client connections with NGINX are secured using SSL. Connections between NGINX and Confluence Server are unsecured.
- Confluence Server and NGINX run on the same machine.
On this page
We assume that you already have a running instance of NGINX. If not, refer to the NGINX documentation for instructions on downloading and installing NGINX. SSL certificates must be installed on the server machine. You'll an NGINX version that supports WebSockets (1.3 or later).
Note that the Atlassian Support does not cover NGINX integration. Assistance with NGINX may be obtained through the Atlassian community from answers.atlassian.com or from an Atlassian Expert.
Step 1: Set the context path
Set your Confluence application path (the part after hostname and port) in Tomcat. Edit
<installation-directory>/conf/server.xml, locate the "Context" definition:
<Context path="" docBase="../confluence" debug="0" reloadable="false">
and change it to:
<Context path="/confluence" docBase="../confluence" debug="0" reloadable="false">
Restart Confluence, and check you can access it at http://example:8090/confluence
Step 2: Configure the Tomcat connector
Next, in the same
<installation-directory>/conf/server.xml file, locate this code segment:
<Connector port="8090" connectionTimeout="20000" redirectPort="8443"
maxThreads="48" minSpareThreads="10"
enableLookups="false" acceptCount="10" debug="0" URIEncoding="UTF-8"
And add the last line as follows:
<Connector port="8090" connectionTimeout="20000" redirectPort="8443"
maxThreads="48" minSpareThreads="10"
enableLookups="false" acceptCount="10" debug="0" URIEncoding="UTF-8"
proxyName="www.example.com" proxyPort="443" scheme="https" secure="true"/>
Make sure you've included correct values for
protocol and
Step 3: Configure NGINX
You will need to specify a listening server in NGINX, as in the example below. Add the following to your NGINX configuration.
Replace your server name and the location of your SSL certificate and key.
In this example, users will connect to Synchrony, which is required for collaborative editing, directly.
server {
listen www.example.com:80;
server_name www.example.com;
listen 443 default ssl;
ssl_certificate /usr/local/etc/nginx/ssl/nginx.crt;
ssl_certificate_key /usr/local/etc/nginx/ssl/nginx.key;
ssl_session_timeout 5m;
ssl_protocols TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2;
ssl_ciphers 'ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-
ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
location /confluence {
client_max_body_size 100m;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Server $host;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_pass http://localhost:8090/confluence;
location /synchrony {
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Server $host;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_pass http://localhost:8091/synchrony;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection "Upgrade";
See https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_proxy_module.html for more information.
Note: do not include
ssl on; if you are configuring SSL and Confluence on the same server as in this example.
If you're not sure what to include for
ssl_ciphers, https://mozilla.github.io/server-side-tls/ssl-config-generator/ is a useful resource.
If you experience 413 Request Entity Too Large errors, make sure that the client_max_body_size in the
/confluence location block matches Confluence's maximum attachment size. You may also need to increase the client_max_body_size in the
/synchrony location block if you experience errors when editing large pages.
Step 4: Restart Confluence and NGINX
- Restart Confluence and NGINX for all the changes to take affect.
- Update Confluence's base URL to include the context path you set earlier - see Configuring the Server Base URL.
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Thank you for your interest in NUMU's Museum Explorer Program!
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How Tim Ferriss' Slow Carb Diet helped me lose 10 pounds in 68 days
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Confession time. I'm a HUGE Tim Ferriss fan. I think Four Hour Work Week should have been called "How to do Life". I use it like a manual. It's one of the main reasons I've been so motivated to build my business and create the freedom to work from anywhere.
Recently my husband, Mat, picked up Four Hour Body and decided to give the slow carb diet (SCD) a go. I tagged along and tried it for 68 days. I lost 10 pounds, going from 112 to 102 (I'm 5'1"). Here are my results:
Besides seeing my body change and losing more fat than I ever have, the diet had crossover effects into my business and productivity. Here's what I noticed:
1. Less time spent on food
Grocery shopping, meal planning and preparation were all super easy on this diet. I knew exactly what I needed when I was at the store, I could prep everything twice a week and cooking was a breeze. The meals are simple. Prepared the right way and with the right condiments (all hail, King Guac!), they can also be delicious.
2. Less gym time
You don't need to work out to lose weight on this diet. You don't need to spend hours at the gym trying to elliptical the fat off. I did continue working out during the diet, but didn't have to go as often to see results.
3. Less decision fatigue
If you read my post on decision fatigue, you know that making decisions causes mental fatigue, even the little ones like deciding what to wear or eat. The more fatigued we get, the poorer our decision making. With the SCD, I always had food in the fridge that fit one of the three food groups (discussed below if you're interested), so I could put together a meal in no time. No racking my brain at 4pm trying to figure out what to cook. No standing like a gaping-mouthed zombie in front of the fridge trying to find something to eat. No decisions necessary.
4. Freedom Faturdays
This is the best part of the diet. Saturdays are free-for-alls. You are required to cheat on this diet and by cheat, I mean you can eat whatever the hell you want. How great is that?
Mat and I noticed that during the week, we would get amped planning out the dirty food joints and bakeries we wanted to hit. Saturdays quickly became a day of complete decompression from our week. No work, no stress, no thinking about our diet, just complete freedom. Freedom Faturdays are our mini-vacation every week, which allows us to hustle hard every other day of the week.
5. Increased energy
Above all else, I felt amazing. I had increased energy, my skin was glowing (and my skin is usually terrible) and my digestion was on point. I was never bloated and sluggish, except for maybe at 11pm on Faturday after a DQ Blizzard, fries from Mickey D's and a cream filled pastry, but that was my own doing.
If you're interested in learning more about the diet, there are details on TF's blog: https://tim.blog/2007/04/06/how-to-lose-20-lbs-of-fat-in-30-days-without-doing-any-exercise/comment-page-10/. I would recommend reading the book, Four Hour Body, if you're going to do the diet as it goes into way more detail.
If you'd like some nitty gritty, like keys to my success, the rules I followed, etc., keep reading. Disclaimer: I may have a few things wrong - this is just what worked for me, so if you're really interested in the diet, please read the book.
Basic rules I followed:
- There are three main "food groups". Protein, legumes and vegetables. Have something from each of them at each meal.
- No dairy, no fruit, no artificial sweeteners, no sugar.
- Don't drink your calories, like juices, milks, etc. Low to no cal drinks like water, tea, coffee are ok.
- 1 glass of red wine per day is ok
- No white carbs or carbs that could be white like bread, rice, cereal, potatoes, pasta, fried food with breading.
- Take Saturday off. There are things you can do to decrease the chance of fat storage on Faturday, so make sure you read up on those in the book.
My typical meal plan:
- TF recommends consuming 30g of protein within 30 min of waking. I couldn't stomach it. I usually skip breakfast, so eating that early was difficult for me. If I would have implemented this, I'm sure my results would have been better.
- Lunch: eggs, black beans, guacamole, salsa, some type of veggie
- Snack: Water mixed with Vega performance protein powder (not sure if this is completely SCD complaint, but it seemed to be ok as I was still seeing results)
- Dinner: fish, shrimp (I'm Pescatarian, so you can include other meats), lentils/black beans/chickpeas, veggies
Keys to my success:
- Take progress pics to keep yourself motivated and on task, except around your period. See next point.
- Your weight will fluctuate around your period as you retain water. Whenever I got within 10 days of my period, I felt like I was regressing. TF did warn about that, but I still let it get to me. Make sure you're taking progress pics or taking measurements once you're past the "period window".
- Don't be a bean fiend. I was eating way too many beans when I first started. I read something online, perhaps in a Reddit thread, that recommended limiting bean intake if you aren't seeing results. That made a huge difference.
- Have canned beans on hand. TF recommends relying on canned beans, but I liked pressure cooking batches of black beans and lentils a couple times a week so that I could spice 'em up. I would still keep canned beans on hand, just in case.
- Costco has tons of pre-cut veggies that you can just season, dump into a dish and roast. At first, we were buying whole heads of broccoli, cauliflower, etc., and chopping them up. Too difficult. We saved so much time with the Costco pre-cuts. Totally worth the membership fee!
- Spices and condiments are your friend! Playing around with seasoning and condiments will help you stave off the boredom of repetitive meals. Just make sure you read the labels to ensure they're SCD compliant. Particularly watch out for hidden sugars in your condiments!
- Don't snack. If you're hungry, try increasing portion sizes at meal time or have a small slow carb meal as a snack. If you must snack, avoid domino foods like nuts, hummus and olives that are high-cal and add up quick.
Have you tried the SCD? If so, leave a comment below. I would love to hear what your results were, what you liked/disliked and if you'd do it again.
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If it prints ... If it has done 2,000 pages I would be surprise and now it wants its pads changed. It spends more time head cleaning than printing.Kent wrote:...
I know you were disappointed in your last Epson because of the ink use, but you seem to be happy with the print quality and longevity. I would look at Epson again.
Hi,simonm wrote:We are long time users of Epson ink-jets and have mostly been very happy with them. However, our last and most expensive Epson (PX820fwd all-in-one) has been a right royal pain for sometime. It consumes ink at an incredible rate. It seems to clean the heads endlessly. Now it is warning that the ink pads (?) coming to the end of their service life (edit). I don't recall exactly how long we have it - maybe two years. That strikes me as being absolutely ridiculous for a printer which isn't heavily used and was supposed to be more that just a basic home machine. I guess we have gone through no more than 10-15 reams of paper since we got it. As a back up we still have a 8-9 year old Epson which isn't quite as heavy on inks and is better behaved with 3rd party inks too.
We want really good quality colour reproduction (Epson for a long time had the edge here) and moderate running costs. We don't want to be totally locked into the manufacturers over-priced supplies. The printer should last for a reasonable while. While I doubt if we will even do a ream of paper a month (500 sheets) in full colour, the printer should certainly be able to handle this realistically.
Any suggestions?
The PX820fwd is very likely our last Epson.


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