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SANFORD, Fla. — In the spring of 2010, a military prosecutor with the Army taught a college class near here that delved into Florida's Stand Your Ground law. One of his pupils stood out for his diligence: George Zimmerman, who earned an A.
This account came in testimony from the criminal litigation class's instructor, Capt. Alexis Francisco Carter, who took the stand as Mr. Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial entered its eighth day on Wednesday at the Seminole County Courthouse. Last summer, in a nationally televised interview, Mr. Zimmerman told Sean Hannity of the Fox News Channel that he had never heard of the expansive law, which has been put in the national spotlight in this case and allows people to respond with deadly force, even if they have an opportunity to retreat, so long as they have a reasonable belief it will prevent great bodily harm or death.
Mr. Zimmerman, 29, has not invoked Stand Your Ground but nonetheless asserts that he acted in self-defense when he fatally shot an unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin, during an altercation in a gated community here 16 months ago. The local police cited self-defense laws as a reason for not arresting Mr. Zimmerman, a decision that set off cries of racial injustice. He was arrested six weeks later after a special prosecutor intervened.
Prosecutors, who are on the verge of resting their case, contend that Mr. Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, profiled and pursued Mr. Martin, driven in part by his desire to be a law enforcement officer. Because Mr. Zimmerman was the aggressor, they argue, it was not self-defense.
For the past week and a half, lawyers for the state have tried to show inconsistencies in Mr. Zimmerman's version of events, though in audio and videotapes of police interviews after the shooting the defendant's account — that he was attacked and then pummeled on the ground by Mr. Martin — has remained largely consistent on the major points.
Before jurors entered the courtroom Wednesday, and over resistance from the defense, the state successfully argued that Mr. Zimmerman's past interest in law enforcement was pertinent to the case because it would give jurors a better understanding of Mr. Zimmerman's actions the night of Feb. 26, 2012, when the encounter with Mr. Martin, 17, took place.
"Not that it's bad," Assistant State Attorney Richard Mantei said of Mr. Zimmerman's past interest in law enforcement, "but it's relevant."
Along with Captain Carter, several others who worked in law enforcement and had some form of contact with Mr. Zimmerman, or with documents pertaining to him, took the stand.
One, an administrator with the Sanford Police Department, testified that Mr. Zimmerman had applied to participate in a police ride-along in 2010 and had written as his reason, "Solidifying my chances for a career in law enforcement."
A lieutenant with a police department in Virginia testified that Mr. Zimmerman applied to be an officer in 2009 but was rejected because of a poor credit history.
One instructor, Scott Pleasants, who teaches at Seminole State College, in Sanford, recounted that Mr. Zimmerman took his online criminal investigations course in the summer of 2011.
Mr. Pleasants testified by phone after his video Skype call was bombarded with outside callers, prompting Mr. Zimmerman's lead defense lawyer, Mark O'Mara, to remark, "There's now a really good chance that we're being toyed with."
Under cross-examination from Don West, another defense lawyer, Captain Carter, the Army prosecutor whose course, also at Seminole State, covered the Stand Your Ground law, said that deadly force was justified in self-defense if someone had the "reasonable" belief that it was necessary to act to avoid great bodily harm — and that being injured was not a prerequisite.
On Tuesday, a medical examiner testified for the state that Mr. Zimmerman's injuries were "very insignificant" and "non-life threatening." Mr. Zimmerman, who was photographed after the shooting bleeding from his nose and from several abrasions on the back of his head, has claimed that Mr. Martin beat him and banged his head against the pavement multiple times.
Wednesday afternoon, jurors also heard from Anthony Gorgone, a crime lab analyst with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, who testified that he found no traces of Mr. Zimmerman's DNA in scrapings taken from Mr. Martin's fingernails. He did find DNA of Mr. Zimmerman and Mr. Martin on the gray sweatshirt that Mr. Martin was wearing, as well as DNA from both on Mr. Zimmerman's jacket.
DNA belonging to Mr. Zimmerman was also found on the grip of his gun (DNA from a second person was also found on the grip, Mr. Gorgone testified, but it was ruled out that it came from Mr. Martin).


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Do you remember your dreams? Last night I had a wonderful dream. I'll tell you about it shortly, but first I'll tell you why I pay attention to my dreams. For about a year before my transplant surgery, my dreams became so vivid and had such staying power that I began to transcribe them in a dream journal each morning. By the time I was well into recuperation, I began collecting and reviewing all the artifacts of my journey: reminders of doctors' appointments and phone calls I needed to return, lab results, get well cards, my ever-changing prescription schedules, daytime journal musings and that dream journal, which proved to be the most striking of the assembled memorabilia. In fact, it was the document that motivated me to write my book.
While trying to place my dreams in proper chronological order with the day-to-day records of survival, I made a startling discovery. It seems my inner self, as reflected in the dreams, knew how perilous my health was long before I consciously accepted that dire reality. And it had been trying to bring this ominous awareness to the surface. Since then, I pay attention to the content and mood of my dreams, listening to the voice within.
Last night I had several dreams, but the one I want to mention was not ominous at all. It's the one that caused me to wake up smiling. Apparently, my essential self is still chugging along nightly, today working with equal vigor to influence me on the big decision that's become kind of an obsession – what choices can I make now that will place me in the best living situation for comfort and security in my most senior years?
In the prophetic segment of last night's dreams I saw myself leading an adult workshop on "decision-making." In order to illustrate the self-help technique I was trying to teach, I spontaneously used my own persistent uncertainty about senior lifestyle options as an example. And here I have to give a shout out to my friend Marianne Kilkenny, because the technique my dream had me demonstrating came directly from her book, Your Quest For Home: A Guidebook to Find the Ideal Community for Your Later Years (Chapter 11, p. 53), "Getting to the Compelling Why?"
"So," I asked myself in front of the dreamland group, "What do you see as the alternatives you're trying to decide among?"
"I can stay where I am now, in a comfortable home on the ridge of a mountain among a close-knit group of wonderful neighbors, move locally to a soon-to-be-completed cottage community designed for seniors to age well independently on beautiful flat farmland, or move to a similar-sized residence within a larger community whose management provides dining and healthcare amenities that address the full range of life span needs."
"And what is your priority, the key deciding factor that you seek?"
"What's most important to me is that I live in a supportive community."
Here's where Marianne's technique kicked in so obviously, "digging down to the compelling why."
"Why is 'community' so important to you?"
"Because I watched my mother age in comfort in her own home, with a personal care aide attending to her physical needs, but in my view, she was sadly alone – without a community of peers."
"Why is a community of peers so important to you?"
"Because in the last years, months, days of life, I want to feel the energy of my tribe around me – people with whom I've shared experiences, reciprocal support, and intimate thoughts and feelings."
"Because although I know we all are going to die and we each die alone, I'm afraid of being isolated and therefore vulnerable to the whims of the complex and uncaring system as my personal power ebbs."
Aha! Ten years ago a dream told me symbolically that the most valuable help I could get would come "from downstairs, below the surface." Similarly, last night, I hadn't been teaching anyone but myself. The dream gave voice to my deepest fear: being isolated and vulnerable towards the end of life and told me that what I see as a shield against this fear is being a valued member of a diverse, caring, mutually supportive community. Clarifying my desired outcome helps me picture what I want, but it also stirs me into thinking about the actions I must take myself before those desires can ever be manifested.
I woke up smiling, not because I've made my final decision, but because having this dream gives me confidence my angel guides are still close at hand, helping me clarify the path with heart. Yours are there "downstairs, below the surface" as well.
Wake each morning with a positive expectation to recall lingering images and moods from your dreams and they will begin to hang around longer, their details growing more vivid. Make friends with those inner guides for they are good markers along the way to your own authentic truth. Write down the snippets and anecdotes you remember in a journal (or go whole hog and buy Marianne's book to uncover and record a treasure trove of raw data). In their entirety, those bits and pieces merge into a sharper picture of who you are, what you want, and the progress you're making toward your senior life goals.
Whether you think you can, or think you can't, you're right. – Henry Ford

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Avernakø – Cards x 3
Set of three (blank inside cards) with envelopes
Two islands that wanted to be one
Just south of Faaborg lies one lovely island that began as two, separated by a long sandbar that islanders could only walk at low tide.
Today, both islands are linked by Drejet, a curving causeway built by the islanders together so they could enjoy coffee together more often.
Avernakø is also one of the few islands in all Denmark that ritually greets summer with the Maytree. The high-hung barley wreath can be seen from many places across the landscape.
"Avernakø" is part of the Faaborg Islands Collection.
All cards are designed in Faaborg and printed in Denmark on eco-friendly, 350g matte paper.
Each card is backed with a short history of the graphic motif.
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The Acquisition Process is slightly different in every agency and at every level of government. Basically, there are four main players in this part of the process; they are 1. The end user, 2. Finance, 3. Contracting and 4. You; the contractor. In its simplest form, the process looks like this; the end user submits their requirements to contracting – the end user should also ensure there is money to support acquisition of their requirements – contracting checks funding just to ensure there is money to support acquisition of the requirements, then, they source the requirements (there is a tremendous amount of work involved in this process) then you, the contractor, see the requirements posted someplace, probably fedbizopps – and you make an assessment of your company's ability to fulfill the requirements and determine a go or no-go engagement.
The next phase of the Acquisition Process consists of many moving parts, possibly including a site visit, fielding questions from interested parties (contractors), issuing modifications or amendments to the solicitation, holding pre-bid conferences with interested parties – then finally, after all the questions that can be answered have been answered and all the proposals have been received, recorded and opened – Contracting will go through the process of determining which offerors are in the competitive range, or not, which offerors meet the other evaluation requirements as spelled out in the solicitation itself. The offerors will be scored based on the evaluation criteria – then finally a winner will be determined.
What I have just given you are the high points of the Acquisition Process. You now have the 20 percent of the iceberg view of the Acquisition Process. Government Contracting is HARD WORK and it TAKES TIME for a lot of people involved in the process.
See you on the high ground!
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During these years; I have worked in different business models and organisation schemes. I have designed for different sectors, devices and platforms which taught me to think for all aspects of interaction. I've collaborated with people who have different backgrounds and positions, learned a lot from them. This background strengthen me to adapt different scenarios and to maintain the quality in different circumstances.
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- Date: 12/03/2019
Date: 12/03/2019Via Indipendenza 44, Bologna
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Reference maps: b-4
Date of last update: 07/12/2018, 09:18
by and with Marta Cuscunà
The legend of Fanes is issued by the tradition of the Ladin communities, a minority of 35.000 people living in the central Dolomites valleys. It is an epic cycle describing the end of the peaceful women realm and the beginning of the new era of domain and fight. It is the black song of the fall into the horror of war. The protagonist, Dolasilla, is the princess of Fanes and is forced by her father (called "the false king") to become a Tjeduya, which means a warrior. Otherwise said, she has to become the gunpoint of power.
To stage this fall means to picture war, while at the same time trying to overcome the impossibility of describing the horror it consists of.
The set includes 10 analogical robots designed and created by set designer Paola Villani. The show is the result of both the visual theatre and the puppetry traditions as well as an attempt to change the common idea about such fields of activity by using new industry applied technology.
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Literature on DAB2IP
Disabled homolog 2-interacting protein; Functions as a scaffold protein implicated in the regulation of a large spectrum of both general and specialized signaling pathways. Involved in several processes such as innate immune response, inflammation and cell growth inhibition, apoptosis, cell survival, angiogenesis, cell migration and maturation. Plays also a role in cell cycle checkpoint control; reduces G1 phase cyclin levels resulting in G0/G1 cell cycle arrest. Mediates signal transduction by receptor-mediated inflammatory signals, such as the tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interferon (IFN) or lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Modulates the balance between phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-AKT-mediated cell survival and apoptosis stimulated kinase (MAP3K5)-JNK signaling pathways; sequesters both AKT1 and MAP3K5 and counterbalances the activity of each kinase by modulating their phosphorylation status in response to proinflammatory stimuli. Acts as a regulator of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) unfolded protein response (UPR) pathway; specifically involved in transduction of the ER stress-response to the JNK cascade through ERN1. Mediates TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis activation by facilitating dissociation of inhibitor 14-3-3 from MAP3K5; recruits the PP2A phosphatase complex which dephosphorylates MAP3K5 on 'Ser-966', leading to the dissociation of 13-3-3 proteins and activation of the MAP3K5-JNK signaling pathway in endothelial cells. Mediates also TNF/TRAF2-induced MAP3K5-JNK activation, while it inhibits CHUK-NF-kappa-B signaling. Acts a negative regulator in the IFN-gamma-mediated JAK-STAT signaling cascade by inhibiting smooth muscle cell (VSMCs) proliferation and intimal expansion, and thus, prevents graft arteriosclerosis (GA). Acts as a GTPase-activating protein (GAP) for the ADP ribosylation factor 6 (ARF6) and Ras. Promotes hydrolysis of the ARF6-bound GTP and thus, negatively regulates phosphatidylinositol 4,5- bisphosphate (PIP2)-dependent TLR4-TIRAP-MyD88 and NF-kappa-B signaling pathways in endothelial cells in response to lipopolysaccharides (LPS). Binds specifically to phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PtdIns4P) and phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate (PtdIns3P). In response to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGFA), acts as a negative regulator of the VEGFR2-PI3K-mediated angiogenic signaling pathway by inhibiting endothelial cell migration and tube formation. In the developing brain, promotes both the transition from the multipolar to the bipolar stage and the radial migration of cortical neurons from the ventricular zone toward the superficial layer of the neocortex in a glial-dependent locomotion process. Probable downstream effector of the Reelin signaling pathway; promotes Purkinje cell (PC) dendrites development and formation of cerebellar synapses. Functions also as a tumor suppressor protein in prostate cancer progression; prevents cell proliferation and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) through activation of the glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta (GSK3B)-induced beta-catenin and inhibition of PI3K-AKT and Ras-MAPK survival downstream signaling cascades, respectively; C2 and RasGAP domain containing
Synonyms: DAB2IP, DAB2IPp, hDAB2IP, B3KW96, F6R503 ...


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Welcome to Listowel Baptist Church
Join us for Worship every Sunday @ 10:30 am
Come Worship with Us
Our Worship Service is a varied style of music to appeal to all.
Come, Join us @ 10:30 am every Sunday
Our Nursary/Pre-school Area
A welcoming and comforting area for Babies and Pre-Schoolers. Staffed by approved childrens ministry workers.
Welcome to Listowel Baptist Church
The congregation of Listowel Baptist Church has been serving Listowel since 1886. We invite you join us worshiping God through songs, prayer and a time of teaching from God's Word.
Service Times
Discipleship Groups: 9:30 am - 10:15 pm
Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 am
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Mens Greater Tahoe Gripworks logo'd t-shirts. It's pretty much that simple. "REDUCE. REUSE. RESOLE." printed across the back. Buy the Cardinal or Neon Blue if you really want to "pop" in your climbing photos, or go with the Dark Grey Heather if you want to hide in the shadows.
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Nitromethane-water competitive adsorption over modified activated carbon
Authors:Adolfo Arcoya Martín, Inmaculada Rodríguez Ramos, Esteban Gallegos Suárez, Antonio Guerrero Ruiz
Groups of research:Group for Molecular Design of Heterogeneous Catalysts
Modifications of texture and surface properties of a commercial activated carbon (Norit GF-40) were performed by several treatments in order to study their effects on the selective adsorption of nitromethane from nitromethane/water vapor mixtures. Characterisation of the samples by nitrogen adsorption and thermal analysis showed that HNO3 treatments produce important losses of porosity and surface area, accompanied of an increase of oxygenated functional groups on the surface of carbon, which are progressively removed by heating at temperatures between 573 and 1073 K. All this leads to a drastic decrease of the adsorption capacity per gram of adsorbent with respect to the raw carbon, which offers, on the other hand, the best adsorptive performance. Oxidation by H2O2 does not practically affect its textural properties and introduces an important amount of oxygen functional groups at the surface, but changes in the adsorptive properties of carbon are insignificant. Sample oxidised by H2O2 and subsequently treated by diethylentriamine shows a decrease in adsorption capacity, without any relevant loss of surface area. The raw carbon treated at high temperature that exhibits the highest surface area and where surface functional groups are absent, showed the greatest adsorption capacity for nitromethane, being much more selective for nitromethane than for water, in nitromethane-water mixtures. Adsorption capacity values for nitromethane on the different samples are related to the extent of the surface area, while water vapour adsorption seems to depend on the population of functional groups at the surface, which may work as adsorption sites.
Keywords:Activated carbon, Nitromethane, Selective adsorption, Adsorption capacity


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252 Jones Road, Bailey
Price reduced! Beautiful mountain property with 2 houses on 3 acres! The 1104 sq ft updated guest house can be used as a mother-in-law suite, home office, guest house, or potential rental property. Main house beautifully remodeled recently, with tons of light & open floor plan. Master suite on the main level includes large 5 piece bath & walk-in closet. Two additional bedrooms & another bathroom located on main level. The spacious kitchen boasts abundant storage, granite counter tops & tile floors. Main house washer/dryer are included. Living room includes brick fireplace with wood stove insert for those chilly evenings. Downstairs you will find a huge family room with a woodstove, a second master suite, 3/4 bath & another walk-in closet. This lovely property is accessed by a paved road which is maintained by the county. Lots of room for your outdoor toys too! Within an hour commute of Denver, this mountain home can be yours to enjoy!Status: Active
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With beautiful, mature shade trees, sunny balconies and patios, and manicured grounds, Chelsey Park Apartments at 314 Oxford Street West is a wonderful place for you to call home.
Tenants enjoy a lifestyle that includes social and recreation programs, 24 hour emergency call bells, membership to the Health Club and the option to purchase meals, laundry and maintenance services.
Well maintained one, two and three bedroom apartments are available to rent in this seven storey structure.
• One, two or three bedroom apartments with a balcony, patio or enclosed sunroom
• Individual thermostat controls
• 24 hour emergency nursing response connected by pull cord in each apartment
• Membership to Health Club includes the heated pool, sauna, whirlpool and strength training centre
• Monthly newsletter and a calendar of social and recreation events
• Monthly rental invoice delivered to apartment
• Personal mailboxes, with Canada Post mailbox in lobby
• Purchasing options for a wide range of tenant services
• Utilities included (excludes phone, cable & internet service)
• In-apartment storage room
A selection of services are available to purchase by calling Customer Relations at 519-432-1845.
• Housekeeping Services
• Foot Care
• Laundry Services
• Bed Change
• Wellness Check
• Escort service with the community
• Mail Delivery
• Wheelchair Rental
• Walker Rental
• Health Club Personal Training
• Underground Parking
• Covered Parking
• Air Conditioner Maintenance
• Air Conditioner Rental for Season
• Coin Operated Washers & Dryers
An elegant, licensed dining lounge serving delicious meals is open to the tenants, family members and friends. For reservations, please call 519-43-1845 ext. 256.
Dining lounge menus are delivered on a regular basis to all of the Apartments and Retirement Suites so that they can enjoy a preview of the upcoming meals. See the Resources page for our current menu.
Seating Times
Breakfast - Open seating from 7:30-9:30 am
Lunch - 11:45 am & 1:00 pm
Dinner - 4:45 pm & 6:00 pm
Meals can be purchased on an a la carte basis, or on a meal plan. Meal tray service is available.
Short stay accommodation for visitors, respite, trial, convalescent, seasonal/vacation stays in our respite suites are available based on availability.


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The term shadowbanning has been around on Instagram for a good 6-9 months at this point. For those that are out of the loop, this is a phrase whereby Instagram can apply a setting to your account that means it is invisible to new followers. This means engagement and reach are greatly reduced. You still show up to current followers but it harms the growth of an account.Read More
What to do if someone steals your photo?
It's that horrible feeling when you see one of your photos being used on someone else's account. I've had people use a few of my photos without consent, mainly a couple of flower photos or a landscape photo or two…thankfully never a photography of my children.
Most people are honest people and they'll ask if they can use one of my photos or they can download a selection of my photos on my Unsplash account. These people give credit and you get a warm glowing feeling with the fact that people actually like your photos.Read More
My Comments on Instagram Pods…
A little while ago…possibly a year or so…a phrase kept popping up in Facebook groups and in blogging circles. The phrase was 'pods' or 'Instagram pods'. Something up until that point I'd never heard about.Read More
The latest updates from Instagram November 2016
The latest updates from Instagram
Today Instagram announced a couple of new updates these include the fact you'll be able to use live video on your Instagram Stories. This is a step in the same direction that Facebook has taken with it's live feed.
Today we're announcing two updates: live video on Instagram Stories and disappearing photos and videos for groups and friends in Instagram Direct. Live video on Instagram Stories helps you connect with your friends and followers right now. It's easy to go live — just swipe right from feed to open the camera, tap the "Start Live Video" button and start sharing for up to an hour. Your friends may get a notification when you go live so they can tune in. While you're live, you can pin a comment for everyone to see or turn comments off altogether. When you're done, your live story immediately disappears from the app so you can feel more comfortable sharing anything, anytime. When someone you follow starts a live video, you'll see "Live" under their profile photo in the stories bar. During the broadcast, you can comment and like as much as you want. You can also discover new live videos on Explore. Tap "Top Live" to see exciting live videos happening at that moment. Live video on Instagram Stories and Explore will be rolling out globally over the next few weeks. You can learn more about today's updates at help.instagram.com.
Also announced lately from Instagram is that you can tag people in your stories...just simply use the text and add @ to the beginning to start tagging someone.
Today, we're introducing a few new tools to help you make your story even more fun: Boomerang and mentions. We're also starting to test links inside some stories. Boomerang lets you turn everyday moments into something fun and unexpected. Now you can easily take a Boomerang right inside Instagram. Swipe right from your feed to open the stories camera. A new format picker under the record button lets you select "Boomerang" mode. You can also now share who you're with or who you're thinking of by mentioning them in your story. When you add text to your story, type "@" followed by a username and select the person you'd like to mention. Their username will appear underlined in your story. And when someone taps the mention, they'll see a pop-up that takes them to that profile. You may begin to spot "See More" links at the bottom of some stories. This is a test that lets verified accounts add links so it's easy to learn more. From your favorite chefs' recipes to articles from top journalists or concert dates from the musicians you love, tap "See More" or swipe up to view the link right inside the app. To learn more about today's updates, check out help.instagram.com. These updates for Instagram Stories are available as part of Instagram version 9.7 available for iOS in the Apple App Store, for Android in Google Play and for Windows 10 in the Windows Store.
The final update which is only available to a select group of brands is that they can tag products in their photos and link to product pages online.
For more updates on Instagram keep an eye on their blog.
September Instagram Themes
Before the Summer arrived I had been coming up with a theme each week for people to use on Instagram. Then things got busy and it slowly slipped my mind and I stopped doing this.
What better time to start than at the beginning of the month? The difference this time is I will announce all the themes for the month in one go. I will still collate my favourite photos from the week but at least everyone will know the themes in advance.
Here are the themes for September so tag away the photos that fit the theme and I will look forward to seeing them.
Instagram Theme - #PhotalifeWATER
The theme for Instagram was #PhotalifeCHILDREN and judging by all the photos it was a popular theme. It was difficult to pick my favourite four photos to show people.
My favourite photo from my collection was this one.
• Princesses • That moment when your daughter is left speechless when she meets Snow White. #PhotalifeCHILDREN #disney #disneyland #disneylandparis #disneyland #disneyworld #disneygram #instadisney #waltdisney #disneyparks #disneylove #SnowWhite #disneymagic #disneylife #family #children #disneyig #disneyphoto #DisneyPrincess #kids #daughters #family #teaminstaparent #kidsofinstagram #Princess
Now it's time to pick the four photos to show, I've picked a few from different people in the hope you'll discover new accounts to enjoy.
Aw. He really is a little sweetie. But not yesterday when he told me he hated tennis, hated sports day and wouldn't do it unless he was in his usual yellow house. He and his friend have been switched because there's too many yellow in his year. Even being in green with his cousins isn't making him happy #photalifechildren
This week's theme to join in with is #PhotalifeWATER, make of that what you will. Sea? River? Drink? It's completely up to you.
Instagram Theme - #PhotalifeB_W
I confess last week's Instagram theme of #PhotalifeFUN was picked because we knew we'd be at Disney so it seemed the perfect week to use it.
My personal favourite photo from the week is of course from Disney and it's this one as it signalled the start of our adventure.
• Let the fun begin • Not quite so wet this morning, breakfast first and then fun fun fun #disney #disneyland #disneylandparis #disneyland #disneyworld #disneygram #PhotalifeFun #instadisney #waltdisney #disneyparks #disneylove #Paris #disneymagic #disneylife #family #children #disneyig #disneyphoto #BrightonDad #kids #daughters #family #teaminstaparent #kidsofinstagram
I loved seeing other peoples take on the FUN theme and these are my favourites from the week.
This week's theme is Black & White so please tag your photos with #PhotalifeB_W and I look forward to seeing what people come up with.
Instagram Theme - #PhotalifeFUN
The theme for last week was #PhotalifeNATURE which I enjoyed as lots of my photos generally feature this theme.
My favourite photo of my own was this one.
• Daisy Love • I do love their happy little faces just ideally not on my grass. #PhotalifeNATURE #daisy #daisies #macro #floral #flower #plants #plant #flowers #garden #sussex #england #floralphotography #simplethings #cherishandrelish_may #macrophotography #macros #nothingisordinary #macrogardener #gardening #Spring #nature
There was lots of beautiful photos this week and I'm really grateful to everyone that joins in and I hope people enjoy it.
These are my favourites from this past week.
Now it's time to announce the theme for this week and I've gone for something a little different and it's #PhotalifeFUN. Tag your Instagram photos that fit that theme.
Instagram Theme - #PhotalifeNATURE
These week's are flying past, and the the theme for last week was #PhotalifeSEASIDE. A theme I really enjoyed and produced some stunning photos and it seemed everyone had good weather.
My favourite photo from the week was this one from Brighton.
The West Pier looking moody. Taken yesterday while on a photo shoot. This week's theme is #PhotalifeSEASIDE #Sussex #landscape #nature #pier #WestPier #BrightonPier #eastsussex #beach #sea #Brighton #lovebrighton #visitbrighton #ilovebrighton #sussex #bwphotoproject #Olympus #BWPhoto #BWPhotography #creative #EastSussex #wexphoto #jessopsmoment #lovegreatbritain #beautifuldestinations #photosofbritain #mybritain #olympusinspired #olympusomd
Now it's time to pick my favourite photos from the people who linked up.
The theme for this week is #PhotalifeNATURE make of it what you will and I look forward to seeing what people come up with.
Instagram Theme - #PhotalifeSEASIDE
Tick tock the weeks fly past, the theme for last week was #PhotalifeREFLECTION which was a tricky theme but there's no point being boring and plain.
My own favourite photo was this one from Pells Pool.
Now time to pick my favourite photos from the people who joined in over on Instagram.
Another lunch break, another look back at my camera roll. I LOVE this photo from our little adventure on Sunday. The boys are so cute together, their bond is so beautiful and they have the best friendship #lovemyboys #loveweekends #trenthamgardens #celebratingmotherhoodIG #motherhoodthroughinstagram #cmdadscorner #familytime #photalifeREFLECTION
Righty time for this week's theme and it's #PhotalifeSEASIDE, to join in just tag your photos that fit the theme.
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I can't say enough about how much I love photographing this little one! So there is this "newish" coffee shop in The Lismore called Eau Claire Downtown Coffee, check it out if you haven't been there, and it is so gorgeous, filled with natural light and such a great space I knew I wanted to do a shoot in there. So I got the idea to style and bring all the props to make my friends 3 year old look like a blogger.
We had so much fun, first checking social media while waiting for the coffee, then it was writing out the "to-do" list, next a little computer time all the while jamming out with her headphones on and then time for a sweet treat, macaroons!
Finally we finished up with a little coffee for ourselves, I LOVE the Chai lattes! Everything went great with a little hiccup I didn't plan on, Avery does not want anything to do with hot chocolate, we couldn't even get here to put her hands on the cup! But I'd say that it was a successful shoot overall.


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Technology for Data Collection and Survey/
Course Description
How has technology changed the way data are collected and how surveys are deployed? Regardless of the organization, agency, or company you work for, you need to understand how to collect data to maximize its value.
Data collection is the building block of M&E work. The data collected determines the value of analysis and the impact that can be measured. Digital survey tools have added new elements to survey design, such as skip logic, data validation, and decision trees. New technologies, such as biometrics, remote sensors, and satellite imagery, provide additional tools for data collection and identifying beneficiaries. Understanding these tools, how to design and deploy digital surveys, and how to combine active and passive data collection is necessary to maximize the value from data collection effort.
This four week online certificate course will focus on building skills and strategies to better collect and manage data using a variety of tech tools. It will feature live interactive guest expert presentations with leading M&E practitioners, software developers, and data scientists. It will also include a unique hands-on learning environment with animated videos, technology demos, practical activities, networking events, immersive simulations and more.
As part of the course, participants will go through the process of creating a data collection plan and deploying a mobile survey. Participants will get feedback from guest experts, the facilitator, and fellow participants.
Course Objectives
- Design and deploy a digital survey for a mobile device using advanced techniques, such as skip logic and branching question trees
- Explain the strengths and weaknesses of the different data collection tools, including mobile devices, biometrics, and remote sensors
- Identify key concerns for a data collection plan, including, but not limited to: who the users are, how technology can bias a digital survey, and what security risks exist
- Assess technical and human constraints for a data collection plan
- Compare data collection software and select the best software for your data collection needs
- Manage data collection enumerators using tools for remote monitoring the data collection.
Provider - Tech change
Format - Online
Cost - $395 - $495
Duration - 4 weeks
Focus areas - Data Analysis
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These are pretty amazing!!! What would your fantasy coffin look like???
Paa Joe's works, known as fantasy coffins, continue a tradition in Ghana known as abebuu adekai. The practice traces back to the Ga community of the Accra region in the 1950s, when ornate, figurative, and custom coffin designs were realized to celebrate the lives of priests and chiefs.
And while he's not the first fantasy coffin maker in Ghana, Paa Joe is known as a masterful craftsman, and has brought his trade into the 21st century with his surprising and ambitious creations. Far from what we might traditionally think of as funereal, his impressive and at times bizarre sculptures have also captured imaginations in the Western art.


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Yesterday while driving around I was listening to On Being, an interview with John O'Donohue, an Irish poet and philosopher:
I suppose I was blessed by being born into an amazing landscape in the west of Ireland. ...It's the Burren region, which is limestone. And it's a bare limestone landscape. And I often think that the forms of the limestone are so abstract and aesthetic, and it is as if they were all laid down by some wild surrealistic kind of deity...
I think it makes a huge difference when you wake in the morning and come out of your house. Whether you believe you are walking into dead geographical location, which is used to get to a destination, or whether you are emerging out into a landscape that is just as much, if not more, alive as you but in a totally different form. And if you go towards it with an open heart and a real watchful reverence, that you will be absolutely amazed at what it will reveal to you. And I think that was one of the recognitions of the Celtic imagination: that landscape wasn't just matter, but that it was actually alive.
I love O'Donohue's comment and resonate with Celtic spirituality in general, but it's a struggle to put it into practice. I live in the suburbs, where the landscaping is planned and the trees uprooted and replaced by younger ones, more conveniently placed. The whole point of the suburbs is optimization: to have the right sized house vs. yard, to have enough green space but not be in the country, to be close to amenities and culture without all the nasty challenges of living in The City. I understand the impulse behind trying to find that middle ground between urban and rural, but too often, splitting the difference means getting the worst of both worlds, not the best. (Let's just say that, in the suburban restaurant dead zone I live in, it was a HUGE deal when the Chipotle opened. We still wait in vain for a Starbucks.)
The suburbs don't just happen, like a landscape over thousands (millions) of years. We make suburbs happen, and the result isn't always all that beautiful. Living with a "watchful reverence" in a place where nothing is truly indigenous is a challenge.
But why not try? Do I not have an open heart too? Is there a beauty to be found in the suburbs?
Yes. There is an aliveness here. I will try to see it.
Yesterday evening I took the girls to the Rec Center for some ice skating. They've been taking lessons, the cost of which includes six free practice sessions.
With an open heart, I saw beauty there. I saw fathers off of from work, picking up snowsuit-clad toddlers who had fallen on the ice, all akimbo. I saw a teenage girl with a worn brown strap around her waist. The strap was attached to a pulley with the other end in her teacher's steadfast hands as she attempted a double axel. The contraption kept her upright, again and again as she stumbled. I saw a woman my age carefully practicing her spins. Maybe she's preparing for a competition or maybe she's just skating for the love of it. I saw a girl Caroline's age with a Cinderella helmet on top of her hijab.
And I saw my girls, stepping out on the ice, leggy and cautious as fawns. They fell, again and again, mostly with a smile. And by the end, they were wobbling and gliding, gliding and wobbling.
What's the beauty where you live?


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Don't be afraid to draw attention to a flight of stairs, even if it opens prominently into your front foyer. Let it make its own grand entrance with a graphic pattern that will wow your visitors. You can make dramatic rugs and runners work, even with traditional and otherwise minimalist décor.
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It seems like every day I'm beign introduduced to yet another uniquely creative indivdual an today it's Taira Nisa from the Shoe Closet.
One look at these photos and you'll never want to buy shoes of the shelf again. Why would you when Taira will offer you these wonderful creations?
Come and see Taira and some of shoes at Birmingham Vintage Fair on 25th June.


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It doesn't matter where you live or whom you know or how much money you have. The right to public beach access is "constitutionally guaranteed," California Coastal Commission Legislative Director Sarah Christie insists. It's her commission's mission to protect public access.
But all is not peachy in Southern California. In 2012, the Newport Beach City Council voted unanimously to get rid of 60 fire pits at Corona del Mar State Beach and near the Balboa Pier, citing public health concerns. That sparked the bonfire wars.
Residents bristled; local establishments protested. The California Coastal Commission intervened to keep the bonfires burning for nighttime beachgoers.
Then the South Coast Air Quality Management District backed up the anti-bonfire forces by passing a regulation that would have resulted in the removal of beach fire pits within 700 feet of homes.
Quoted in the Orange County Register, Corona del Mar homeowners Frank and Barbara Peters, who live 520 feet from fire pits, praised the air district for creating awareness about the dangers of particulate matter.
"When I first saw the issue, I laughed," Huntington Beach's surfing Republican assemblyman, Travis Allen, told me. "This is a California tradition."
Alas, there is another California tradition; it involves rich people trying to keep the riffraff out of their enclaves. Allen is convinced that Newport Beach and the air district acted to protect the interests of tony beachfront property owners by dousing the bonfires. "This is not an air quality issue," quoth Allen. "It's an access issue masquerading as an air quality issue."
And: "Just because you own a multimillion-dollar home, it doesn't mean you get to claim a public beach as your private property."
"We had never really looked at the impact of air pollution from beach bonfires," air district spokesman Sam Atwood told me when I asked him about the controversy's history. But when the district did examine pollution downwind from beach bonfires, it found harmful particulates. According to the air district, one minute of a beach bonfire emits the equivalent of the secondhand smoke from 800 cigarettes.
When I mentioned Allen's populist argument, Atwood countered, "Why doesn't everyone deserve clean air regardless of their economic status? What we're talking about is an air quality issue, yes, on the downwind residents who are high-income -- but also those who are at the beach," who may be low-income.
Problem: That 700-foot buffer sure seems to shield the beach-view clique and not the hoi polloi.
For Allen, this is a perfect wave of a political issue. The GOP Moondoggie is savoring the opportunity to stand against the mansion class and speak for those who can't afford to fall asleep to the gentle sound of the surf.
Huntington Beach businesses have united against a bad bureaucratic fiat. In a pro-bonfire video, city marketing director Madison Fisher described the bonfires as "one of the last inexpensive things that a family can do together."
Surf City USA has a slogan to save the bonfires: "Keep your mitts off our pits."
To keep the bonfires burning, Allen co-authored Assembly Bill 1102 with Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, D-Fullerton, which effectively would override the air district's fire pit regulations, set to commence March 1, pending a permit from the pro-access California Coastal Commission. AB 1102 passed through two committees without a single no vote. Given that a pro-pit nonbinding resolution breezed through both houses of the state Legislature with bipartisan support last year, Allen has every reason to believe he will prevail.
Cowabunga. What state elected official doesn't want to side with the beach-loving public in a turf war with party poopers who bought houses at the beach, only to declare war because they have to put up with beach lovers -- and then get local officials to do their dirty work?
I can't help it. This story brings out the inner Gidget in me.
So does Travis Allen like this fight? Do fish mate in the ocean? "It's what your elected officials should be doing for you," he smiled.
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Level II: Preparatory Dialogues & Workshops
TLO, at Level II, offers three exploratory sessions. Each of these is its own conversation, a unique learning session designed to help you expand your awareness of and deepen your understanding of one particular, very essential developmental issue.
The first session in this coach's and consultant's series is concerned with the issue of Mindsets, Worldviews, and Orders of Consciousness. Each of these concepts is simply a different way of talking about the deeply held presuppositions each of us has that tells us what's real, and how, because of these beliefs, we need to think and behave. The central task here, in this conversation, is surfacing and discussing the similarities and the difference between a client's "managerial world view" and their own coach's and consultant's worldview. Almost all of us -- to our detriment – are unaware of our own personal worldviews. Even more are unaware of the differences between our professional "helping" mindset and our client's "managerial" philosophy. When and where this is real, the coach or consultant is destined to be ineffective. Thus, this session is designed to help you get prepared to begin working consciously with your own mindsets, while yousimultaneously work to better understand your client's. In this regard, this second session is concerned with enhancing your general awareness of the "mindset" idea and, beyond this, your sense of your own particular mindset. It is devoted to the task of helping you learn key things about the interconnections and relationships between your own Order of Consciousness and your clients.
The second Level II conversation is aimed at pinpointing the particular disconnects and mismatches that, may be confusing, frustrating, or annoying you and your clients. Psychological disconnects are the minor interpersonal problems and the professional irritations that get in the way of bonding between a coach and their client when either's perceptual frameworks and behavioral routines learned early in life are no longer as effective. Psychological mismatches, on the other hand, are the incomprehensible difficulties that just now are beginning to interfere with a coach's or a consultant's ability to effectively emphasize with their clients issues because their personal and professional worldviews are out of sync with the "realities" their client believes he or she is facing as today's new 21st Century demands press in on them.
TLO's third Level II session is designed to help you better understand the professional attitudes, abilities and sense of self that you'll need if your going to be an effective thought leader and thought partner with your clients. One of the most remarkable things about this new 21st Century of ours is the fact that sometime soon the radical technological and societal changes it's fostering will be demanding from each of us – but especially coaches and consultants -- the conscious ability to use both experiential and transformational learning skills to support a senior executive or a key organizational change leader. This final Level II session is focused on helping you assess whether this assertion of ours makes sense for you and, if it does, what it might mean for your long-term development.
Each of these three sessions on their own is a useful exploration of one specific issue that we believe is fundamental to any developmental effort you might be interested in pursuing. Together, these three sessions allow you to construct your own unique learning platform in preparation for your next level of effort. Each individual session costs $100.00. Together, all four cost $500.00.


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We are proud to be NorCal's exclusive outlet for seeds by Symbiotic Genetics. Symbiotic Genetics are the makers behind some of the most iconic strains currently trending in the cannabis community including Mimosa, Kobe, Banana Punch, Purple Punch 2.0, & many more. Please follow Symbiotic Genetics on Instagram for information on when their seeds and collaborations will be available to patients.
At the cornerstone of Symbiotic Genetics is their crème de la crème Purple Punch male plant which was used to pollinate a series of elite mother plants found within The Village's vast library of rare genetics. The result of this breeding project was a fantastic array of stunningly unique strains.
The Purple Punch backcross dubbed Purple Punch 2.0 produced a incredible assortment of variations on this very special strain; each with subtle yet remarkable differences.
The signature "earthy synthetic potpourri blue sports drink" fragrance & flavor of Purple Punch can be found in many of Symbiotic's brilliant creations. In each Symbiotic strain bred with Purple Punch is a wonderful modulation of delicious Purple Punch terpenes for fans of the strain to enjoy.
We also carry many flower & concentrate products grown by The Village that are developed from Symbiotic Genetics strains. The close knit collaboration between The Village & Symbiotic Genetics has allowed The Village to provide us with many exclusive phenotypes (i.e. plant variations) of their strains. Each elite phenotype was carefully selected from a large testing pool of plants, and has its own proprietary flavor and medicinal properties.
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|Strong but weak, weak but strong. My ears heard it right after all.
Orochi Ginba (銀刃オロチ/銀刃大蛇, Ginba Orochi) is a character in the anime and manga series, Beyblade Burst. His Beyblade is Odax O2 Triple Xtreme. He is currently a member of Zac's team, the Super Stars.
Orochi Ginba is a boy with fair skin and brown hair styled in dreadlocks and dark blue eyes. His attire is mostly blue, consisting of a dark blue jacket with piano keys on the zipper line with the sleeves rolled up, a light blue v-neck shirt, and a pair of slightly loose, ankle-length blue pants with studs on them.
He wears a pair of white sneakers, and accessories with a pair of white, grey and black wireless headphones he wears around his neck when he's not listening to music. He also has four silver rings worn on the ring fingers and index fingers of both hands.
As the son of a world famous conductor, Orochi has a strong passion for music, and often seen listening to music on his headphones, as well as incorporating musical themes in his speech. He is usually quiet and reserved, preferring to keep to himself most of the time.
Orochi also has perfect pitch, and his hearing is so sharp that he can sense a Burst Finish coming before it even happens. It is because of this ability that people refer to him as "The Boy With The Perfect Ears".
Orochi is very kind, and has been seen helping Toko Aoi and Nika Aoi, such as when he helped Nika after she accidentally trapped herself in a locked room.
Beyblade Burst (anime)
Orochi is first shown as a competitor in the District Tournament, where he makes it to the semi-finals. He then competes in the Area Selection Tournament, where he loses to Valt in the A Block finals.
Orochi later joins Zac's team, the Super Stars, and spends the rest of his time competing alongside them and helping Zac train for his battles in the Individual Tournament.
Beyblade Burst (manga)
- Odax Central Blow: Orochi's primary Beyblade in Beyblade Burst (manga).
- Odax O2 Triple Xtreme: Orochi's primary Beyblade in Beyblade Burst.
Special Moves
- Blast Beat: Similar to Valt Aoi's Rush Launch, Odax moves around the stadium at high speed, attacking from all directions.
|Beyblade Burst (anime)
|Shu Kurenai
|Lose (0-3)
|Unknown Blader
|Win (2-0)
|Unknown Blader
|Valt Aoi
|Lose (1-2)
|Shun Fujimaru
|Win (2-0)
|Gabe Brunai
|Lose (0-2)
|Win (1-0)
Orochi is Zac's teammate on the Super Stars in the team tournament, and over the time that Orochi spent together with Zac as a member of said team, it becomes apparent that he is close enough to Zac to know when he is not acting his usual self. Zac was also impressed by Orochi's incredible hearing and said he could use someone like him in the studio.
Valt Aoi
Orochi developed an interest in Valt in episode 9, describing his Beyblade as "strong but weak, weak but strong" and wanting to see for himself just what Valt and Valtryek were really like. He also helped direct Valt and his mother to the Murasaki house in order to complete a bread delivery there (not knowing it was really a ploy by Wakiya to lure Valt into a Bey battle). There, he got the chance to watch the battle and see how Valtryek fought. However, Orochi began have doubts about Valt after the latter lost to Wakiya. However, in episode 11, after watching Valt and Wakiya's rematch, Orochi realized that he was right about Valt after all.
Shu Kurenai
Like many Bladers, Orochi respects Shu as a member of the Supreme Four. When the time came for their match in episode 12, Orochi tried to steal away Shu's fans by playing to the crowd, hoping to throw him off his game. However, Shu was not phased by this. Eventually, Shu defeated Orochi, and the latter congratulated him for having done so, especially after discovering that Shu was injured.
- "Valtryek's song gets louder and brighter with every launch. It's exactly the sound I wanted to hear."
- "Feeling a little nervous now that the crowd's on my side?"
- "So, I'll be playing a duet with Valt in the finals."
- "How about a little love for yours truly?"
- "Here it is, folks! The rocking sound of my Blast Beat!"
- "There's a first time for everything."
For a full gallery of images of Orochi, see Orochi Ginba/Gallery.
- Orochi is the first Blader in the entire Burst series who is left-handed; the others being Ukyo Ibuki, Lui Shirosagi, Shasa Guten, Ren Wu Sun, Boa Alcazaba, Rickson Clay, Stan Hamburg, Suoh Genji, and Hyde.
- Due to their ability to launch with both hands, it's suggested that the ambidextrous Bladers Silas Karlisle and Shu Kurenai count as well.
- Like many characters in the Burst cast, Orochi's family name contains a color. Orochi's color is silver.
- "Orochi" essentially means "great serpent" and has been associated with snakes in Japanese legends and stories.
- Snakes are known for "hearing" through vibrations in their jaws. This is a special way of hearing, and Orochi has his own special sense of hearing.
- Yamata-no-Orochi is an eight-headed serpent in one famous Japanese tale; and Orochi's hair appears to have eight dreadlocks dangling down.
- His birthday is January 27.


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For this first weekly retrospective there is a general theme of fountain pens in an international setting. This follows on nicely from my own write up of my trip to Japan.
Notebook Joy: "Stationery Shopping: Traveler's Factory, Muji, and Other Stores" ✑ Sara talks about her trip to Japan from a more general stationary perspective compared to mine which focused more on Sailor. She has three other articles one of which talks about Kingdom Note.
The Pelikan's Perch: "Exclusive: An Interview With The Pelikan Hubs Team" ✑ Josh interviews the team behind the impressive Pelikan Hubs. These world-wide Hubs are huge this year (and they are in 2 weeks!) so it's a massive undertaking and very impressive and generous from Pelikan.
UK Fountain Pens: "Travels with pens: Austria" ✑ Anthony talks about another trip with fountain pens, but this time in Austria.
Goulet Pens: "6 Writers On Why They Use Fountain Pens" ✑ Goulet has some snippets and quotes from writers around the world about fountain pens. If you find this interesting I highly recommend Mason Currey's "Daily Rituals: How Artists Work" which delves into the rituals of various interesting people through out history and their daily rituals.
La Couronne do Comte (10% off with MACCHIATOMAN10) ✒ LCdC has a sale going right now and recently announced pre-orders for the new Lamy inks.
Pen Chalet (10% off with MACCHIATOMAN) ✒ Always some good sales going on at Pen Chalet including right now with a ver nice price on a Platinum Century Nice Lilas.
Pen Savings (12% off with MACCHIATOMAN) ✒ great international shipping prices and my go-to place for most American brands of inks including Noodler's and Organics Studio.


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This past February, we introduced you to four mothers from Tsarafangitra, Madagascar: Raoly, Miora, Vero and Veronique. We followed their daily journey for water, which consisted of a 3 km walk to and from a dirty, contaminated pond. This was the only water source accessible to the village. Raoly, Miora, Vero, Veronique and thousands of mothers like them spent hours a day collecting water, taking away time from their children, paid labour and other crucial tasks.
Now, everything has changed. Because of your support this Earth Month 2017, Tsarafangitra has access to clean, drinkable water. No more walking for water, no more preventable sickness, all because of you!
Learn more about Collega + Aveda Earth Month's work in Madagascar.
WATCH! Clean water arrives in Tsarafangitra!
Access to clean water gives her more time for what matters.


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Julie Winkel clinics
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Julie Winkel teaches clinics at Maplewood and throughout the country for individuals, organizations, schools, universities, professional barns, etc.
From the most basic to the highest levels of Hunters, Jumpers and Equitation, Julie is available for two to four days. Her clinic formats include three two-hour sessions or four 1 1/2-hour sessions per day with no more than eight riders in each group (five to six is preferable). Julie is now booking clinics for 2019 and 2020!
To view Julie's 2019 travel schedule and check her availability, please click here.
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POSITION: Sous Chef Seasonal Job at Blue Bell Lodge, Custer State Park, SD
INTERESTS : Lodging and Meals provided. Season ending bonus offered ! Must be willing to relocate to picturesque Southern Black Hills region of Custer State Park near Custer, South Dakota. Seeking individual to work during the busy tourist and conference season at Blue Bell Lodge, one of four historic lodge properties in the Park. Find out more about Blue Bell Lodge and Custer State Park at www.Custerresorts.com
QUALIFICATIONS: Prefer candidates available from May 1- Oct 25. Work commitment times can be somewhat negotiated. Seeking candidates with solid line cooking and some prep kitchen experience. Need supervisory experience. Able to do some purchasing and inventory. Able to do scheduling. Need ability to be self-directed and to accomplish assigned tasks. Must have some knowledge of food safety practices. Need good team skills, able to train and coach staff on the spot, high energy and quality food orientation.
BENEFITS : Up to $ 2800 / mo. wage. Based upon qualifications. Lodging and meals provided free
( as $ 500 / mo. package ) with applicable taxes. Season ending bonus up to $400. Park activity discounts; all set against the backdrop of one of the most picturesque areas of our country. Opportunity for full time employment with award winning 17 unit WR Hospitality at end of season. www.wrhospitality.com www.minervas.net www.deadwoodlodge.com
LOCATION : Custer State Park is nestled in the Southern Black Hills National Forest Region. The Black Hills are a busy tourist destination for horseback trail rides, old west cookouts, hiking, climbing, biking and fly fishing. Breathtaking Forest backgrounds, panoramic mountain views and abundant wildlife such as Deer, Elk, Big Horn Sheep, Mountain Goats and the nation's largest free-roaming buffalo herd are all a part of the scenery.
RESTAURANT / LODGE/ CABIN INFORMATION : Restaurant is casual restaurant with early century Rustic Cowboy / Mountain / Lodge design, dark hard wood accents, massive custom stone fireplace, with separate bar area. Seating up to 120. Patio seating for 40 with mountain creek view. Party rooms for 80 and 30 seating. The log sleeping cabins have vaulted ceilings and stone fireplaces. All cabins are climate controlled, fully furnished, and include daily housekeeping service. They also come with telephones, flat screen TVs, coffee pots, and kitchen or kitchenette equipment and outdoor firepits. There are larger cabins for up to 16 people perfect for reunions and gatherings
The menu offers serves up true Western flavor, with cattle-drive classics featuring bison and even some rattlesnake sausage, steaks, burgers, sandwiches and western comfort food. Our chuck-wagon cookouts, a Blue Bell tradition, is a hay-wagon ride through the scenic backcountry of the park into a secluded canyon with an old-fashioned chuck-wagon dinner, complete with Western entertainment. https://custerresorts.com/lodges-and-cabins/blue-bell-lodge/
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High Ropes Adventure
The high ropes adventure is a superb woodland adventure course offering both high and low ropes.
The course is called Challenge Academy and they offer a range of packages not only for the general public but also for schools, corporate events and children s parties.
This trying and exhilarating adventure gets participants to take the leap of faith, and traverse through the rope course challenges, a real high-level adventure guaranteed to keep the adrenaline pumping! The course has state of the art safety systems and all instructors are highly qualified outdoor specialists.
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SeedSing Classic: It is Time to Repeal and Replace Capitalism/
The failure of capitalism is on display with the criminal greed being seen in our corporations and government. We wanted to re-post our thoughts on our broken economic system. The post originally appeared on September 7th, 2015.
What do we really celebrate on Labor Day? History says that the day started as a reaction to the Haymarket Massacre in 1886. The deaths in Chicago that day brought to light the struggles of workers nationwide. Demonstrators at Haymarket Square that day were rallying for an eight hour work day. When we go back and look at how the heads of capitalism treated their workers, who were US citizens, it is frightening. The labor movement needed to strike, rally, and demonstrate just so the capital owners would treat the workers like real humans. We celebrate Labor Day because workers needed to demand, and risk their safety, for a humanity that the capital owners were not willing to provide.
Capitalism is anti humanity and it is not allowing us to socially evolve, it is time for a new economic system. The people at the very top of our capitalistic society are large carnivores that get rewarded for anything that they can consume. There is no humanity to the capital owners. We celebrate record stock markets, and forget we have such a small volume of people participating in the market. We complain about welfare queens, without accepting that some of our richest CEOs get their salaries enhanced by government subsidies. The devourers at the top of the economic food chain have made the people below fearful and reverent at the same time. Capitalism is not allowing us to grow as humans, it is keeping us in cages like the animals that the capital owners need to control.
The way capitalism is sold to the general public is through use of code words like freedom and opportunity. In the world of today there is very little opportunity or freedom for the people not at the top of the capitalism food chain. The use of freedom and opportunity have their roots in trying to keep people non-empowered. If you want to go out and start your own business, you do have that freedom. If you have a great idea that can change the world, you have the opportunity to pursue that dream. Our modern capitalistic system does throw up every hurdle imaginable so the current capital owners have a say over your success. The system allows for the commoditization of people who can steal and exploit other people's work. The defenders of capitalism use opportunity and freedom as defenses for these patent trolls. Capitalism does not create ideas, it creates ways to steal great ideas and give them to the carnivores at the top.
The idea of commoditization has reached a truly dangerous level in our society. We have used capitalism to justify putting a price on the our most important human needs. Healthcare is one of our largest, and wealthiest, industries. We all accept that doctors should be well paid because of their skill and necessity. Our ability to get healthcare, through insurance, is directly related to our income. That is insane. Medical care is a necessity for everyone in the world, why should it be a commodity? Why do we not question this? Most doctors are not builders and creators, they are administrators. When you go to the doctor, it is for maintenance or to discuss something out side of the norm. Your income level rarely dictates the maintenance you require. Your income level can directly relate to the need for a doctor when there is something outside of norm. Lower income people have more severe, treatable, medical issues because of how capitalism financially elevates doctors. Basic human needs like healthcare are not a commodity. Capitalism has set a value to our lives, that is anti-humanity.
The ability to communicate has been the greatest tool for social evolution. The printing press created a new world filled with scientific and social advances. The internet is just getting its legs, and changing the entire world for the better. Many of the innovations related to communication were not done in pursuit of economic riches. The internet was created by the government, and nurtured by the social system, to become the tool we use today. The engineers of the world create things that not only maintain society, but allow it to grow. The Wright Brothers looked to the government for support before they looked to the capital owners. Roads, rails, and bridges are designed and built by engineers with government support, not private business support. Why is it that the government has allowed business to commoditize basic needs like communication? The rise of the telecom deregulation was another sacrifice at the idol of capitalism. We have been told that private business can handle our communication better than the government funded engineers who built the network. Our reward is one of the worst communication networks in the developed world. The telecom companies get their money, the CEOs get their large paydays, and the citizens get a subpar product thanks to the tenets of capitalism. The telecom companies do not have any concern for our ability to communicate, their concern is only to gain money. Our government, and our cultural programming, have allowed for basic communication to be another commodity to be bought and sold. Due to capitalism the more wealth you have, the better communication available.
Capitalism is a wall that stops innovation. The ability to create a commodity out of basic social needs is a large problem. Your health is not something that should be paid for. Your voice and ideas are not things that should be granted by a company with no creators. Capitalism exists to give freedom and opportunity to those already established, and make sure the non established have very nearly no options to compete. We deserve the right pursue our dreams, and not be hampered by our inability to pay for health or communication. Everyone deserves freedom and opportunity.
Capitalism is one of the most destructive forces in history. We need to have a discussion on how to replace this carnivorous ideology with one that rewards innovation and creates an evolving society. In the future we will continue to discuss the pitfalls of capitalism, and start to formulate an ideology that will bring about a brighter future. We encourage your dissent and contribution. Your ideas are not a commodity. Come share them with us.
Happy Labor day. Enjoy this day of rest and remember that protesters died for the right to have a reasonable work schedule. Let us use this Labor Day to start a new movement. The old capitalistic ways need to be repealed, the replacement will produce true opportunity. We can find this new way forward together. The only thing we will lose are the cages the capitalists keep society in.
RD Kulik
RD is the creator and Head Editor for SeedSing.


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I could only stay outside for 10 minutes or so today as it kept raining and then breaking into sunshine and then raining again. I do love this rain we are having though, it's refreshing and it means that the garden will be doing well again! I've been off the radar of late, I've had a lot of things going on and don't seem to have the motivation to do anything in my spare time. Plus I think that I'm coming down with a cold (thanks Dad).
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2016 Chevy Suburban Z71 Release Date – 2016 Chevy Suburban was made by Chevrolet as a SUV that is large and first debut were only available in 1934. The car has reduced sales record because the high fuel consumption and the increasing price tag for gasoline during its life. At this moment, the business will redesign it to be much more fuel economical. 2016 Suburban will be the 12th generation that is released in 2016 and it is built based on K2 platform.
2016 Chevy Suburban Exterior and Interior
While the new future model, it is anticipated that this car can get some significant changes. It will have the exact same features as before and we a bit doubt about the noticeable improvements around it. We all expect that the redesigned version shall be more competitive with better appearance. In an effort to enhance its gas consumption, it is important for Chevrolet to guide it with minimal weight aided by the function of aluminum lift aluminum and gate hood. On top of that, 2016 Chevy Suburban has chassis that is light is about 250 pounds lighter than before. This car has more efficient fuel economy and it has chrome accents around the front end with the support of aluminum and high strength steel. Other interesting modifications are the projector beam headlights for the sides associated with the grille. The LTZ as the high trim will most likely be featured with LED daytime light that is running.
When you are inside, you might find some amount out of features for both standard and optional. The cabin is equipped with five or eight touchscreen display display which is integrated with My Link smartphone. For the most readily useful protection, it offers lane departure warning, forward collision alert, active cruise control, ample airbags, blind spot warning, lane departure warning and adaptive suspension. 2016 Chevy Suburban will go aided by the exact same concept as the current that has three rows of seating with high quality materials and modern features. You could store your luggage and enjoy the seats that are comfortable are covered with soft materials.
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To support the performance, its hood will go with the same motor as the 2015 model year. It really is mentioned that the motor car are powered with V8 motor 5.8 liter and it has cylinder deactivation with direct injection system to produce more energy with high efficiency as the new 2016 Chevy Suburban. This motor has the capacity to produce about 355 horsepower and 383 pound-feet of torque. It's utilized for the bottom model that is paired to auto transmission that is six-speed. Another engine option is V8 6.2 liter to make 420 horsepower and 460 lo-fi of torque.
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2016 Chevy Suburban for the base trim could be about 448200 and the all-wheel drive system needs extra $3000. The trim that is top about $65,000 and it'll be released in summer time of 2015.


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Who doesn't love a creamy tomato soup? It just gives you that warm fuzzy feeling that washes away any rainy day blues (I actually prefer the rain but that's another story). This version is made special with smokey roasted tomatoes and roasted peppers. It gets its indulgent creamy quality from coconut milk - making it the perfect thing to dunk countless triangles of garlic rubbed toast in.
This is perhaps the easiest recipe I have posted to date - just open a bunch of cans, dump them in a blender and heat on the stove. When buying canned goods I go for organic and always try to find the low sodium version. I love eating whole fresh foods but this meal is great for a rainy night when you 'can't even'. Plus you can feel good
If you're feeling up for it you could always add fresh herbs like basil or rosemary or even a few cloves of roasted garlic. If you want a shot of extra health, blend or wilt greens into the mix.
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Serves: 6 • Prep Time: 5 min • Cook Time: 5 min
- 1 16. oz can lite coconut milk
- 1 24 oz. can roasted tomatoes (low sodium)
- 1 8 oz. can tomato paste
- 1 small jar roasted red peppers OR one fresh red pepper, de-seeded
- 2 tbsp. maple syrup (this balances out the acidity of the tomatoes, trust me)
- 1 tsp. oregano
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. basil
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1-1.5 cups water + veggie boulion OR veggie stock
- Fresh parsley or basil to garnish
1. Add all ingredients to a blender and blend on high until the mixture is smooth and creamy
2. Transfer the soup to a pot, cover with the lid and heat on medium heat. Depending on the consistency you like your soup to be, add 1-1.5 cups of water or low sodium veggie stock.
NOTE: If you have a high speed blender, like a Vitamix, you could heat the soup by simply continuing to blend - it will take apx. 5 minutes. Personally, I am wary about heating soups in the Vitamix because I live under the false paranoia that I will burn out the motor. If you are brave enough though, I would add the water at the beginning of the process.
3. Top with fresh herbs or vegan sour cream and serve with toast rubbed with garlic or vegan grilled cheese - because duh.


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It happened today - September 4, 2015
Speaking of Rome, spare a fleeting thought for Romulus Augustus, the last emperor of the classic "Western" Roman Empire, deposed on September 4 back in 476 by a German barbarian named Odoacer who then gave himself the surprisingly modest, even cheesy title of "king of Italy". You knock off an emperor, I'd think you'd at least claim to be one.
Mind you, it wasn't much of an emperor; a figurehead for his father's own usurpation, he was known derisively as Romulus Augustulus ("little Augustus"). And there was little of Augustus about him, though he apparently survived somehow for more than 30 years after being hurled off the throne. And there wasn't much of an empire left by the time Odoacer, a mercenary before he mutinied (a common problem as the Empire crumbled), put a formal end to it.
In another sense, though, the Roman Empire never fell. I'm not referring to its Byzantine half, which stumbled ingloriously through various difficulties and bequeathed us the adjective "Byzantine" for politics noted for excessive complexity and cynicism even by the dismal standards of the human race before fizzling out in 1453. Nor is the subsequent resurrection of the "Holy Roman Empire" convincing; as Voltaire cuttingly put it, it "was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire".
What I mean is that Rome, the civilization where the rule of law first got a real solid footing, never fell culturally. I'm not even sure it fell politically except in the very formal sense. For in all the lands once subject to Rome except those conquered by Islam, and those settled from such places, a different view of government has prevailed ever since, one that accords more dignity to the individual in practice than is found elsewhere.
Rome is, famously, the place where Athens met Jerusalem, where skeptical philosophy and monotheism fused in Christianity. But it is also a place where the words "Civis Romanus sum" ("I am a Roman citizen") brought real legal protection. And when the idea that individuals had rights on Earth met the idea that they mattered to God, the result was a very different way of seeing life and the world.
When Rome fell, the "Middle Ages" officially began. Or, in some tellings, the Dark Ages that led to the Middle Ages that were also bleak and dark. But it's not so. There was a kind of light in Western Europe not found elsewhere, that would have been familiar to the Romans and to some extent the Greeks but not to anyone else.
To be sure, many horrors were perpetrated in what came to be known as "Christendom", often by people loudly proclaiming their piety. But the fact remains that if you're looking for a decent place to live, a place migrants flee to not from, you're basically looking inside the successor states and cultures to the Western Roman Empire. That's why I say in a very real sense the Roman Empire lived on with great power and dignity.
Unlike Romulus Augustulus, who merely lived on somewhere. No one can now find his bones. Odoacer's dynasty, too, petered out pretty fast. But we still live in the shadow of Rome or, more truly, the light.


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