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People associate words like carefree and happy with childhood. It may somehow already be a cliche and not always 100% true, as childhood is many times also full of challenges and learnings that are not always happy and carefree. Nevertheless, where there is smoke there was once fire… the adult mind recalls a distant time when it was all a little simpler, and happiness was just an ice cream away. Of course it is easier to be happy when you are being dressed, fed and taken care of by someone else, but believe it or not, these my not be the main reasons for childhood happiness, and the secret might just be hiding in some 'natural' attitudes that we adults have forgotten with time. Here are some childhood attitudes that are worth struggling to bring back:
1. Children are curious. They look around them, ask and gather new information at every step.
2. Children are fearless, they are not afraid to explore because they have not experienced failure. They go for what they want and fight fearlessly to obtain it.
3. Children do not hold grudges. They might cry, yell or act like it is the end of the world, just to forget all about it and get back to laughing, just a few minutes later.
4. Children appreciate little things. They get excited for the most simple things, like a train ride or a new pajama with their favorite cartoon character. They see everything with new eyes and this is why happiness is not an aspiration as it is in the adult world, but a constant reality.
5. Children, open their hearts. Have you ever watched how childhood friendships are made? It is a matter of seconds. It is enough to be in the same room. "If you are a child too, you will be my friend. Want to share my toys? " Childhood friendship is genuine and unreflected, and this makes it so much more sincere.
6. Children know how to receive love. They do not run away from it. They do not distrust it. They just know that they deserve it!


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'Qi' Wireless Power Spec Completed
The Wireless Power Consortium said over the weekend that its "Qi" wireless power standard is ready. The next step? Interoperability testing.
Although the Wireless Power Consortium never indicated when its final specification is ready, the 1.0 spec was released roughly a year after the group announced its 0.95 version of its specification.
"The Qi low power standard is ready," Menno Treffers, chairman of the steering group at the commission, announced via a blog post. "This standard delivers up to 5 Watt into wireless power receivers. The technical specification will become available on August 30 as [a] free download for everyone."
Fulton Innovation and its eCoupled technology is one of the leaders of the group, which also includes ConvenientPower, Duracell, Hosiden, Leggett & Platt, National Semiconductor, Olympus, Philips, Samsung, Sanyo, Shenzhen Sangfei Consumer Communications, ST-Ericsson, and Texas Instruments.
Wireless power can mean different things to different people; in this case, the technology refers to magnetic induction, which can charge a Qi-compatible device resting on a compatible power pad. WildCharger and PowerMat both use a power-charging surface, although both of the technologies aren't compatible with the eCoupled tech. To Intel, wireless power has been of a radient technology, beaming power across an air gap. The same principle guides PowerCast which used radio waves as a transmission medium. Neither of the latter three companies are part of the Wireless Power Consortium.
However, Qi products aren't ready for prime time - yet. "Our goal is interoperability," Treffers added. "A power receiver must work with all power transmitters. Interoperability follows automatically when the product developer follows the instructions in the standard. Right? Well, that is the theory. In practice it does not work like that."
"Publishing a standard is not enough. Without test documentation, certification services, and a logo license agreement, interoperability is an illusion," Treffers said. But the Wireless Powr Consortium also did not say when that would happen.

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Boccia was traditionally a recreational sport for athletes who require a wheelchair because of physical disability that is similar to boccia.
It was originally designed to be played by people with cerebral palsy but now includes athletes with other severe disabilities affecting motor skills. It became a Paralympic Sport in 1984. Boccia is active in Gauteng, KwaZulu Natal, Western Province, Eastern Province, Free State and Limpopo.


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This year's COVD Annual Meeting will mark 5 years since Nu Squared began helping doctors manage their vision therapy offices with our Vision Therapy EMR software. The COVD Annual Meeting is always a great place to meet doctors and therapists and talk all things vision therapy. For those attending the meeting, we have several opportunities to learn more about our Nu Squared Vision Therapy EMR software:
- Stop by our booth #509 in the Exhibitor's hall.
- Attend our Nu Squared VT EMR seminar Saturday, April 16, from 7 – 8 am.
- Attend our Meet & Greet at the Red Bar in the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch, Thursday, April 14, at 8 pm. Our Nu Squared team invites all attendees, including our current doctor and therapist clients, as well as doctors and therapists interested in learning more about Nu Squared.
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Explore the magic, beauty and wonder of San Francisco Bay at Aquarium of the Bay. Located at the water's edge, 20,000 local sea creatures await you. Your visit will take you through three main exhibit areas that display the amazing riches that lie beneath the surface of the San Francisco Bay and surrounding waters.
See eye-to-eye with a Sevengill shark, be mesmerized by moon jellies, and touch a bat ray's wing. Walk through crystal clear tunnels and watch San Francisco Bay's most amazing animals swim overhead. Connect to San Francisco Bay through daily naturalist-led animal feedings and interactions, hands-on science experiments, sustainable seafood discussions and more. Enjoy viewing Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge from our outdoor decks. Aquarium of the Bay is open 364 days a year.
Daily special events include animal feedings, naturalist presentations and behind-the-scenes tours. Admission is $22 for adults, $13 for seniors (65+) and children (3-11). Children under 3 are free. Families save with the Family Pack, priced at just $64 for two adults and two children. Upgrade your general admission ticket to an exciting Behind the Scenes Tour for an additional $10 for members and $12 for non-members.
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WAUKESHA, Wis. -- Generac Holdings Inc. offered higher-than-expected earnings and revenue guidance for the third quarter on Monday saying demand was strong for its home stand-by and portable generators due to recent, major power outages.
Its shares climbed more than 12 percent in morning trading.
Generac expects earnings of 31 cents to 36 cents per share and adjusted earnings of 72 cents to 77 cents per share for the third quarter It expects revenue of $295 million to $300 million.
Analysts, on average, expected adjusted earnings of 47 cents per share on revenue of $236 million, according to a poll by FactSet.
The company also raised its full-year revenue guidance, saying it now expects revenue to increase in the low 30 percent range over 2011. It previously expected revenue to grow in the low 20 percent range.
Generac expects earnings of $1.02 to $1.08 per share for the full year and adjusted earnings of $2.65 to $2.70 per share. Analysts expected $2.43 per share.
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Two Bunnies Living Free (Now That's The Way To Be!)Julie Hunt
Two adorable bunnies have found the pawfect life: living cage-free with their awesome humans. Melvin and Bianca are living a magical life with no cages to hold them back. They are litter box trained and even have their own tiny beds! OH MY GAWD!
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Sebastian Vargas uses diverse media, techniques and materials in the creation of his paintings. Amongst his works, the use of silk-screen printing is identified as his prime method, for graphic treatment later on. Drawing and vector images play a main role within his pieces, in which he combines diverse elements of illustration, photography and advertising images, combined in a purely pictorial field firmly rooted in Street Art. His work has been related on innumerable occasions to some of the referents of Pop Art; likewise, his neo-figurative compositions linked to the world of advertising give life to a work that is elaborated under conditions of automatism, that is, giving wide space for gestural freedom over intellectual control in the production and conception of each piece.


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"You feel like you're getting advice from your grandma… that is, if your grandma is a hell-raising, bar-brawling, womanizer." - Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival
"With humor and a hip aesthetic, director Allison Khoury has created a charming portrait of the self-proclaimed "oldest living dyke in Minnesota," who fought for LGBT rights (literally in some cases) her whole life, with the scars to prove the fight." - Vivian Kleiman, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker
"A lively and poignant portrait of working-class lesbian life, revealed through the reminiscences of the feisty and endearing Dorothy Fairbairn (1933-2011), with engaging visual effects." - Estelle Freedman, Co-author, INTIMATE MATTERS: A HISTORY OF SEXUALITY IN AMERICA
"11 Life Lessons from an Awesome Old Dyke is a charming portrait of a woman who lived life on her own terms. Sweet, funny, and visually vibrant, anyone with a pulse can learn about life from the lively, radical Dorothy. - Suzy Mae, Editor of SANDYtheZINE: Practicing the fine art of women supporting women.
"This short film gem is dazzling and long on love, wisdom and humor. An important dyke herstory that speaks to multiple generations, now and to come. Sexy too!"
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Please let me know if you can or cannot attend a FTF meeting hosted by AOL near the Dulles Airport outside of Washington, D.C. on Thursday and Friday November 16 and 17th. The meeting will be used primarily to process last call issues. It will start on Thursday morning at 8:30am and end on Friday about 3:00 or 3:30 so people can catch Friday evening flights. Please let me know as soon as possible. I think this is an important opportunity to meet at a major Internet company and recruit AOL staff to participate in current and future UA discussions. I encourage all working member to try to attend. Thank you, Jon Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services MC-574 College of Applied Life Studies University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign 1207 S. Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820 Voice: (217) 244-5870 Fax: (217) 333-0248 E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com WWW: http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~jongund WWW: http://www.w3.org/wai/uaReceived on Wednesday, 27 September 2000 19:24:41 UTC
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Monday, November 07, 2011
Sorosoro have just put up a webpage by me, giving a general picture of the language of Tabelbala: Korandje. It's also available in French and Spanish.
2 comments:
- odamaki said...
Hey, Dr. Souag--just a friendly note. In your page on Korandje, there is typo in the first word in the translation of the first example sentence--it should be "they" (I think) and not "hey".
- 13 November, 2011 09:03
- Lameen Souag said...
Fixed - thanks!
- 16 November, 2011 18:16
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An exciting and versatile quad-color LED wash light, the FXarray Q5 features an array of RGB+UV LEDs to spread light evenly across the dance floor with brilliant eye candy effects. Control the wash LEDs and the RGB SMDs separately for dynamic light shows and generate eye-catching effects with sound-activated and automated programs. FXarray Q5 is compatible with IRC-6 for flexible control over all features.
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The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport released a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) to alert pilots and air carriers on its decision to forbid B737 planes from flying in and out the country for the next three months.
The measure came a day after the country's full-service flagship carrier Korean Air and budget airline T'way joined a growing list of airlines Wednesday in grounding the Boeing 737 model. The two airlines were to receive new B737 Max 8 planes later this year.
Eastar Jet, the only carrier here that currently operates 737 Max 8 planes, said it banned the operation of two jets on Tuesday.
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Every lender on our website has their own specific criteria by the basics are mentioned below and you must have a guarantor to be eligible. Simply select the lender of your choice and you will be taken directly to their website where you can apply. You will be required to submit your details including:
Name (must be over 18 as the borrow, 21 or 25 as the guarantor)

Residence (your chances will improve if your guarantor is a homeowner)

Employment status (must be employed or on a pension)

Income (earning at least £600 per month and able to make repayments)

Monthly expenses (not have too many loans open or in major debt)

You will then be asked to include the details of your guarantor and as mentioned above, this is usually someone who you know and trust and wants to help you with your personal finances. Ideally, a guarantor with good credit will maximise your chances of being approved based on the idea of 'if someone with good credit trusts you, well we can too.'How Much Can I Borrow From Guarantor Loans?Guarantor Loans gives applicants the chance to borrow £500 to £15,000 depending on the lender. Some lenders we feature like Buddy Loans only have a maximum loan value of £7,500 and TFS Loans is the only lender that stretches up to £15,000.Factors that can influence the amount you can borrow revolve around having a good guarantor. One that is a homeowner, with solid employment, income and good credit rating will maximise your chances of borrowing the largest drawdown possible.The lenders featured on Guarantor Loans see a homeowner as someone who has already gone through the rigorous process of credit checking and affordability and if they can afford a house, they should be able to act as a guarantor for you.By comparison, having a guarantor that is not a homeowner offers slightly less security and means that amount you can borrow is slightly less too.Higher amounts may be available to those who already have a better than average credit rating, are homeowners themselves and a repeat customer with the lender who has already paid their loan on time. To apply directly with your lender of choice see direct lenders.What Does The Guarantor Have To Do?Upon completing an application, the lender will typically send you a pre-contract loan agreement and SECCI (Standard European Consumer Credit Information form) which will highlight the terms of your loan. You and your guarantor will be required to review the terms of the loan, including the loan drawdown, fees, repayment dates and responsibilities – and this can be signed via an online verification process using your email and mobile phone.The lender will usually carry out an individual phone call with you and your guarantor to ensure that you both understand the responsibilities and what is required of you – notably that if you cannot make repayment, your guarantor will be required to pay on your behalf. Further to some additional credit and affordability checks, funds can typically be transferred within 24 to 48 hours (or sometimes on the same day).Are Guarantor Loans Available For Bad Credit Customers?Yes, even if you have a history of adverse credit, CCJs, bankruptcy or IVAs several years ago, you can still be eligible. The idea is that you are using your guarantor and their financial history to 'back you up' and give your loan extra security. However, it is noted that your guarantor should have a good credit score and consent to co-signing your loan agreement.How Soon Can I Receive Funds?Guarantor Loans works with lenders that can facilitate funds within 24 to 48 hours of approval, or sometimes on the same day.When your funds are successfully transferred, most lenders working with Guarantor Loans will send the full amount to the guarantor's debit account first. This is a standard security measure carried out by lenders to ensure that the funds are going to the right person and confirms the involvement of the guarantor. The guarantor usually has a 'two week cooling off period' where they can decide to pass on the money to the main borrower or they can change their mind and return the funds with no extra charges.


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'Letters to Juliet' Review Revue
With three films (two of them romantic comedies) released in 2010 so far, actress Amanda Seyfried ("Mamma Mia!" is on her way to proving she's worthy of the "America's Sweetheart" crown still loosely held by Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock. In her latest, "Letters to Juliet," Seyfried plays Sophie, a fact-checker at the New Yorker who's looking for her big break. She finds it after she and her fiance (played by Gael Garcia Bernal) decide to take a pre-honeymoon to Verona, where she discovers a long-lost love letter from an Englishwoman named Claire (Vanessa Redgrave), now an elderly grandmother. Sophie urges Claire (and her truculent grandson) to find her lost love, and the trio set off on a cross-country trip across the gorgeous countryside of Italy. Here's what the critics are saying about the film:


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Travel Tips From An Accidental Frequent Flyer
From what I hear**, I travel a lot.
**That's right -- "from what I hear." My friends are always teasing me about my jet-set life, probably because I have a habit of showing up last-minute at events that are nowhere near my primary place of residence (in the past three years, my high school has had six all-year reunions in different cities around the United States. I've gone to five of them).
But I don't actually travel all that much. I leave the country a couple of times a year, and only for a couple weeks at a time. Considering I know plenty of business people who hop on an international flight every two or three weeks, I'd say my travel is fairly light. But I suppose it seems like I travel more than I actually do, because I almost never travel for work (so it also seems like I'm perpetually on vacation), and I, more often than not, travel on a whim.
Booking a last-minute, Wednesday afternoon flight to Tokyo certainly does have a bit of a jet-setter air to it.
On my most recent trip -- Seoul, South Korea -- I was thinking about the various travel "hacks" I use as an "accidental" frequent flier. Actually, I was trying to explain to Ron why we should not, under any circumstances, attempt to get seats together on our flight, because we'd have to give up our seats in United Airlines' Economy Plus section (which we had been seated in, by chance-slash-Sarah-travel-hack, for free).
I hesitate to call these actual hacks, since these tips won't exactly get you a $5 round-the-world flight, or teach you how to carry all of your belongings on your back or pack only two outfits for a 30-day trip. I'm not a backpacker, and I don't wear vests with 86 hidden pockets or shirts that dry in three seconds. I, personally, have no interest in that type of travel lifestyle at this moment -- I don't see any good reason why you can't travel around the world and be comfortably fashionable at the same time. But if you would like real "travel hack" tips, try Google...there are plenty of articles out there.
With that disclaimer, here are some of the little hacks that make my traveling life easier:
Choose your seats wisely
Airlines charge for everything these days -- everything! Seat-picking charges depend on the airline, but don't be surprised if you get charged for exit rows or even aisle/window seats vs. middle seats. Some airlines, such as United, now have "premium" seats, which include exit rows and seats with a few inches of extra leg room, and which cost extra. I do not approve of this practice. But that is beside the point.
The bottom line is this: When you first book your flight, you need to have a seat-picking strategy. I'm not talking about checking up some website like SeatGuru (although you can also do that, if you really want to), I'm talking about PICKING LIKE A CHAMP.
Here's what I do if...
...the flight is mostly empty: Pick an aisle seat in an empty row near the back of the plane. Not only are aisle seats awesome, people are more likely to pick window/middle seats (hah! Like anyone picks middle seats) in rows that are not aisle-seat-occupied, so there's a higher chance your aisle will remain empty. Pick something near the back because when airlines auto-fill seats, they start filling from the front.
...the flight is mostly full: Try to grab an aisle seat or a window seat -- these are better bargaining chips than middle seats. You may be able to convince someone sitting in a exit-row middle seat to switch with you. Pick something near the exit row or near the most empty seats you see -- higher chance of you being able to mooch seats off of no-shows.
...the flight is mostly full, BUT the airline has "premium economy" seats that are empty: DO NOT CHOOSE A SEAT. I REPEAT: DO NOT CHOOSE A SEAT. If the flight is mostly full but premium economy seats are mostly empty, there is a HIGH chance that you will be able to score an accidental premium economy seat when the airline starts auto-filling seats. IF YOU SEE THIS HAPPEN (like when you check in online), DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CHANGE YOUR SEAT, because you will not be able to get that premium economy seat back without being charged.
...I am traveling with another person: Go for aisle/window with an empty middle seat near the back. Again, people are less likely to pick a trapped middle seat, and if you're near the back then you probably won't get auto-filled. If you can't do aisle/window, go for aisle/aisle near each other or aisle/different window. Basically everyone will give up a middle seat for an aisle seat. Basically nobody will give up an aisle seat for a middle seat.
...I don't get the seat I want: Ask at the check-in desk. Contrary to travel-hacker belief, check-in agents can't just upgrade you to super-sexy-business-first-class, unless you have something going for you (like muchos frequent flier miles and you're willing to pay), especially these days. But they can totally switch you to an empty exit row that's empty because nobody wanted to pay an extra $100 for it. Another strategy: Sit in the exit row seat until someone comes along and says "DUDE, that's my seat." Then you can be like, "Oh, sorry. I totally suck at understanding airline seating labels." I've done this about 50 times, and it's worked (nobody's come along and asked for their seat back) over 50% of the time.
Get through airport security like a boss
It takes me approximately one minute to get through airport security. It takes Ron half an hour. Here's what I do:
- Don't take your liquids/gels out: Unnecessary. If your liquids/gels are all in containers under 3 oz., they do not need to be in a bag and you do not need to take them out. Since the TSA started this rule, I've been on a couple hundred flights where I've had liquids in my carry-on. I've never taken them out. I've gotten stopped once, but that's because I had an 8 oz. Victoria's Secret lotion in my bag. And this was on the way back, so I'd actually managed to get that giant lotion through security once already.
- Know the rules of the scanning devices: You don't have to take off metal objects (jewelry, belts, etc.) if you go through the full-body scanner. Don't do more than you have to!
- Tell people your flight is leaving in five minutes: IF YOU ARE LATE, and I often am, MAKE IT VERY CLEAR YOU ARE LATE. But be nice about it. Because some TSA agents are jerks who will be like, "Well, you should've thought of that, HUH." For the most part, people will let you skip the line if you are polite and sad about being late.
- If you took off a bunch of jewelry/etc. to go through security, do not hold up the line by putting it all back on the second you step through the metal detector: Mostly because I will hate you, but also because it slows you down. You can put your jewelry on on the plane!
- Fun fact -- you usually get one carry-on and one "personal item," but most airlines will overlook an extra item if it's a coat or plastic bag full of stuff. But if it's a plastic bag full of stuff, PUT IT IN A BIN!!! Trust me on this one...trust me.
Plane food vs. ground food
I don't really have a problem with planes. But I do have a problem with plane food. The solution? Bring ground food!
There's just something very comforting about eating ground food on a plane. My favorite snack-hack: Instant noodles. Remember, I spent most of my life flying from Tokyo, where the instant noodle selection is significantly better, but you can still find some decent "just add hot water" food in the States. The flight kitchen always has hot water (for coffee/tea) available.
Customs like a champ
I kind of like going through customs, because I like talking to people. Even though talking to a customs agent is sort of like joking with a police officer -- SUPER. AWKWARD.
- Choose the right line: Look for families. Families get to go through customs together, and one five-person-family-customs-visit is not as long as five single people customs visits. Lines with families are the fastest lines.
- Don't cough or sneeze: DON'T DO IT. JUST HOLD IT IN OR SOMETHING. They will absolutely give you the side-eye and ask you if you're bringing smallpox into their country.
- Don't look like a sketchball: Or if you do, be extra well-spoken and look them directly in the eye when you talk. I don't look like a sketchball, but my husband, who has four-foot-long braids and a do-rag, totally looks like he could be a Colombian drug lord or something. And I know that they're probably not supposed to racially profile people, but they totally do. So if you think that you look sketchy, or that other people might think you look sketchy...do your best to seem not sketchy. You'll still probably get held up, though. Especially if you are coming from Colombia.


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Cloud IT (also known as Thin IT) is the future of Information Technology. Companies such as Microsoft and Google (to name the biggest two) have launched Cloud based products!
Mark worked with a Fareham based company to build a Citrix based hosted desktop platform, along with a hosted telephony platform. These two platforms together are revolutionising small to medium sized businesses; with large companies taking up some of the offerings as well.
Hosted Desktop allows the user to log into their desktop via a web browser. Their desktop is then powered by high end servers making them quick to respond and powerful when processing large amounts of information.
Main advantages:
- Reduce initial IT setup costs
- Latest technology
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- Monthly rental of software (so you can use a piece of software for just a few months, with buying an expensive one time license)
- Outsourced IT support
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The Mountain Project will provide opportunities to deepen your relationship with Jesus Christ in small groups and project-wide meetings. These opportunities are designed to help you learn how to better study the Bible, memorize God's Word, pray, interact with others, and build Christ-like character.
Deep and lasting friendships are built in the course of living together, working together, and studying the Bible and praying together. These relationships allow students to be a part of and witness one another's growth over the course of the summer, as well as serve the students in their continued growth back on their respective campuses.
We also attend and serve First Baptist Church in Pigeon Forge.
- 3290 Parkway, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
- 865-453-4647
- Email: email@example.com
During the weekdays participants on the Mountain Project will work a job. Working will allow you to build relationships, gain work experience, and provide the finances for you to attend the Mountain Project.
Having a summer job is one of the primary interests of most college students. Getting the funds to pay for school and other costs is crucial. At the Mountain Project, we make work one of the primary components of the summer. Historically, we have worked with local business to provide jobs for all Mountain Project participants.
Dollywood and Campus Outreach have been partnering together since 2006. Typically Dollywood is the primary business partner of ours where we have found jobs for our students. We enjoy the privilege of having our students work alongside Dollywood's incredible management & other great employees.
There will be an application process that each student will have to go through. Although most students will be able to work at Dollywood, we are not able to fully guarantee that everyone will have a job there. Dollywood reserves the right to decline any potential employee. If you aren't able to work with Dollywood, we are committed to helping you find a job in the Pigeon Forge area.
It is federal law that you must show your Social Security card in order to secure a job. Please bring this card!
2700 Dollywood Parks Blvd.
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
Set in the beautiful Smoky Mountains, Mountain Project offers all the enjoyment of the natural beauty of Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg in addition to the entertainment of Dollywood, Splash Country, the Old Mill area, and everything else on the central Parkway of Pigeon Forge. Socials and group outings are all a part of the summer plan, and each week will involve different activities and opportunities that will allow you to explore Pigeon Forge, the surrounding area, and all the excitement that they offer. People come from all across the country to spend weekends and vacations in this pocket of East Tennessee, and MP students have the privilege of living there all summer and discovering the main attractions as well as the hidden gems!
Living right next door to your fellow MP attendees consistently fosters an environment of creativity and fun, and each summer students develop their own patterns and occasions for different kinds of enjoyment. The lasting friendships that are forged in small groups and at work are only strengthened by the memories that are created during free time on the project. Who knows what kind of adventures you could have if you join us this summer?


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Relationship Killers
God made humans to be in relationships—he said right away that it wasn't good for people to be alone. But relationships are hard. Messy. Stressful. Also, they're potentially the best things about life. God intends for our relationships to show his image to others around us, to let others in on the reality that good relationships come from knowing the creator of them. He wants us to bear his image together in this world. That takes the hard work of making relationships good ones.
What things kill relationships? What gets into the cracks and rips them apart—slowly, sneakily, unnoticed, and untended? How can we guard against these quiet killers? Let's talk about it at Resolution this month. As we talk about new goals and new intentions, there is no better place to start than our relationships.
This week, discussion of what we've learned so far.


text: July 16, 2011: Sure enough, just when we discovered that we hadn't received the signature confirmation receipt for our application for charitable status, the receipt finally came in the mail. Argh!!! We lost two weeks to the US Postal Service accidentally sending our application to Springfield, MA before it was properly delivered. Oh, but God is sovereign. I guess that's why we have been praying so diligently that our application would breeze through the determination process. Linda


text: Danny Marquez Danny Marquez Barcelona Danny Marquez has dedicated his life to music and he is constantly pushing himself forward to develop a successful signature sound. With a extended musical background built over his many DJ-ing years, Danny currently holds a residency with Space Ibiza, rated by critics and the industry as the best club in the world, where he rocks thousands of clubbers week after week, while establishing himself as one of the most important DJs on the island. Having conquered the global electronic music scene for over a decade since he was 18 with a strong discography of club hits as a producer, Danny Marquez has gained solid recognition in the international house circuit and is now spinning in the best clubs around the world in cities such as: Singapore, Dubai, Ibiza, Barcelona, Miami, Hong Kong and Seoul to name a few. On top of that, he is also travelling the world as a resident DJ for "Space Ibiza On Tour". Constantly evolving, this artist continues to work hard in the studio to deliver cutting edge and progressive electronic dance music. His upcoming releases for 2012 will showcase Danny Marquez' trademark "big room sound" and you can expect to see him at a club near you in the very near future! Danny Marquez's tracks CHUNKS + I.N.H. "CHICAS" DANNYMARQUEZ REMIX (TEASER) by Danny Marquez published on 2016/03/18 19:23:34 +0000 STEVE WISH & SAMSATION - AHH WEH! (DANNY MARQUEZ EDIT) by Danny Marquez published on 2014/02/14 14:15:49 +0000 GLOBAL DEEJAYS - KIDS (DANNY MARQUEZ & STEVE WISH REMIX) by Danny Marquez published on 2014/01/07 14:36:39 +0000 DANNY MARQUEZ & FORMATIVE - C'MON (Official ZoukOut 2013 Track) by Danny Marquez published on 2013/11/27 10:00:46 +0000 Danny Marquez + Steve Wish - Chopper by Danny Marquez published on 2013/10/02 18:58:49 +0000 Danny Marquez + Steve Wish - Slash by Danny Marquez published on 2013/08/21 12:26:55 +0000 SPACE IBIZA SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR PODCAST by DANNY MARQUEZ @ 5FM (APRIL 2013) #GalaxyExperience by Danny Marquez published on 2013/04/19 10:08:32 +0000 Danny Marquez Guest Mix @ Space Ibiza Showcase for UMF Radio & SiriusXM Radio 26.10.2012 by Danny Marquez published on 2012/11/06 10:40:55 +0000


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You've just completed "Murph" so let's not let all that hard work go to waste. Time to celebrate with some BBQ and Brew (and other beverages). Open to all members and their families. Please bring your drink(s) or dessert(s) of choice and we'll take care of the rest. Please RSVP for the appropriate number of people so we can plan accordingly.


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UK Automotive has enjoyed unprecedented success in recent years – car manufacturing is at its highest level since 2000 with 1.7 million cars built in the UK in 2016, an 8.5% uplift on 2015. Exports, too, are stronger than ever, with automotive accounting for 12% of total UK exports in goods, and the UK's supply chain is increasingly competitive with cars built in the UK now having over 15% more UK content than they did five years ago.
However, the automotive sector is on the cusp of dramatic change because of technological advances and the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
The next five years will be a defining period for UK Automotive. If it is to continue to thrive and sustain its ambitions, the industry, government and Parliament must work in partnership to develop and deliver the policies automotive needs to succeed.
To highlight this, SMMT has published the UK Automotive priorities for a new Parliament, 2017-2022.


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Groundsure is a thriving and vibrant business delivering a range of services that deliver Location Intelligence.
We are part of Ascential Plc, and are committed to attracting, retaining and developing the careers of our talented staff. In order to achieve this we are focused on supporting and enabling our people to achieve their potential, to fulfil their career ambitions and to share in our growing success.
If you're interested in working at Groundsure, please take a look at our vacancies below. We're always looking to speak to talented people and if you feel you have what it takes to succeed at Groundsure please do get in touch.
Our Roles:
- Environmental Consultants; Must demonstrate a good understanding of current environmental legislation and how it relates to our core business.
- Geographical Information Systems (GIS); Someone who has a passion for maps and is interested in environmental data.
- IT; Proven analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities are essential. Applicants must be highly self-motivated and directed.
- Marketing; Requires a broad knowledge of digital marketing platforms, techniques and analytics.
- Sales; Driven sales people who can demonstrate a track record of success against challenging and stretching targets.
- Customer Service; Excellent communication skills required and a desire to provide the best service in line with the company's needs.
We are always looking to speak to talented people across our varying disciplines and if you feel you have the necessary attributes to succeed as an employee of Groundsure then do not hesitate to contact us


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Examples of key pyrimidines are cytosine, orotic acid, thymine and uracil. Either RNA or DNA can contain cytosine and thymine is usually discovered in DNA. RNA usually has uracil. At times, tRNA has both uracil and thymine.
RNA, DNA and tRNA, which are nucleic acids, play key roles in passing genetic information. For driving most of the body's reactions and as a source of energy, pyrimidines are vital. They are nitrogen-containing bases. When a sugar such as ribose is added to a pyrimidine, a nucleoside is formed. The pyrimidine's name is changed to include an "-idine" suffix. For example, thymine becomes thymidine. Tissues such as the thymus and the spleen make pyrimidines in the human body.


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Mission & Principles
Our longstanding goal is to use the power of music to create opportunities for acceptance and respect while enriching the lives of individuals both within the community we serve, and the greater community at large.
Our Community
The DMF community is the heart of our organization and is comprised of a diverse population of individuals, ages three to adult, with developmental and physical disabilities.
Power of Music
For centuries, the beauty, power and personal relevance of music has made it a wonderful instrument for the wellness and rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. We have learned first hand from experience, the truth in this statement.


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Mainland Europe, stay tuned, we will be back inside of you in 2014!!! (oaft.)
Special thanks go out to, in a roughly chronological order - Adam Ian Sykes, Simon McCaig, Chris Cusack & Bloc, Harrison Reid, Sammy Powell, Dead Sea Apes, Ghold, Ash Bronsan, Reds, Greg Neate, Megan and Jo Leggo, The Chunnel, Eileen V D Wilt, The city of Amsterdam (and its horizontal hailstone storms), Peter Weening and all the volunteers of Vera Groningen, DJ Rich, Groningen's Egg Balls (evidently worth fighting for), Vincent Teteart, The people of Salle Rogier Bruxelles, Wooden Shjips, Marjolein Kooijman, The Gooch, the people of Groene Engel in Oss, Matthias Rein and the people of Kubaa in Zurich, Vincent Melay, Pierre Desenfant, Noyade, The drunks of Lyon, Alice Renault, Libido Fuzz & The Raindrops, Paul & Sian, Fermin Manchado, Jinko Vilova, the people of the Sala BeGood, Edu Garcia, El Paramo, the people of the Sirco Madrid, Nick Allport, Joao Boryslav, Jaime Raposo, Al Lover, Carlos Ferriera, Asimov, Gesso & the people of the Centro Cultural do Cartaxo, Andre and Amplificasom, Lovers & Lollipops, Camera, Eric Copeland, Hugo Cano & his amazing culinary skills, the people of Ibu Hots, François Menut, Boubi Sablon, The Heretic and its wonderful people, Acid Bonanga, Blackbird Hill, Naam, Nico Dead Pig, Marc Gerard, the kind people of L'escalier, the overwhelming generosity of a one Eli Pizzuto, Antony Chalmers, Throne, Superlove 5000 aka, Liz & Sean, Frances Ross, the Shacklewell Arms, Adam Reid, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Luminous Bodies, Repo Man, Ekoplekz, St John The Baptist for letting us use his Crypt, Liam Casey, The people of Stereo, Trembling Bells, Hidden Masters, Sharptooth, Big Hogg and of course, not forgetting Ricky Biondetti, without whom, the tour would not have been possible! Hope 2014 treats all of you well. Merry Cosmos.
Also, if any of you wanted a print of the tour poster for this tour, but missed out, (they sold out towards the end of the tour) we now have some up for sale on our bandcamp over [HERE]!


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The VI Russkiy Mir Assembly organized by the Russkiy Mir Foundation will be held November 3-4, coinciding according to tradition with the celebration of National Unity Day. The main theme of the upcoming assembly is Russian Language and Russian History.The year 2012 was declared by presidential decree to be the Year of Russian History. This idea received active support throughout Russkiy Mir. The upcoming assembly should help draw attention of Russian society and compatriots abroad to the glorious pages of our common history, to our fundamental spiritual and moral value, and also facilitate the propagation of modern methods and practices for popularizing Russian language and history. The Russkiy Mir Foundation has been organizing assemblies since 2007. The Russkiy Mir Assembly is a large-scale international forum aimed at unifying Russian compatriots abroad, coordinating the efforts in support of and for the popularization of the Russian language, culture, history and philosophy of Russkiy Mir. It is expected that more than one thousand representatives of Russkiy Mir from within Russia and abroad will participate in the VI Russkiy Mir Assembly: leading Russian government officials, heads of ministries and government agencies, diplomats, NGO directors, reputable Russian and foreign academics, teachers of Russian language and literature, historians, publishers, major figures of the arts and culture, clergy, youth activists, journalists, philanthropists and others. The forum will include:
ProgramNovember 39:00 - 10:00Registration of participants Exhibition of new books and publicationsPresentation of Russian Centers10:00 - 11:00Opening Ceremony of the VI Russkiy Mir Assembly 11:00 - 12:30Panel Discussion - Year of Russian HistoryModerator: Vyacheslav Nikonov14:00 - 15:30Panel Discussion - State Language and Language Policy of the State in the History of RussiaModerator: Lyudmila Verbitskaya 16:00 - 19:00Roundtable - Compatriots and Modernizing Development of RussiaRoundtable - Culture and Education in Russkiy MirRoundtable - History in the Media of Russkiy MirThematic Session - Grant Programs of the Russkiy Mir Foundation 19:30 - 22:00Concert program and banquetNovember 410:00 - 13:00Conference - The Activities of Russian Centers and Russkiy Mir Cabinets10:00 - 13:00Excursion program for participants of the assembly14:30 - 18:00Excursion program for directors and employees of Russian Centers
Source: www.russkiymir.ru


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Local apprentice jockey Ng Choon Kiat was already happy to be back doing what he knows best on Friday night, but the smiles just got wider when he burst through the rails with a $336 pop at his very last ride.
Mark Walker's apprentice jockey was out of the saddle for more than two months after dislocating his right elbow in a trackwork fall from Shamrock back in February. Ng was at his comeback meeting, pleasantly surprised to start with that he had been booked for four rides, never mind if none were among the movers and shakers as could be surmised from their three-figure odds, except for Cavatina ($87).
Desmond Koh's galloper did run a nice third in the opener, but after Kashan ($242) and Sky ($393) duly ran nowhere, that first day back in the office was going to script for Ng. At least, Cavatina's third place had put him back on the road and a bit of spare cash into his pocket.
Lim's Reform (Ng Choon Kiat) surges on the inside to gun Effortless (Matthew Kellady) down late, picture Singapore Turf Club
He still had one bullet left, though: Lim's Reform in the penultimate event, the $80,000 Class 3 Division 1 race over 1000m.
Looking at the O'Reilly six-year-old's also-ran efforts at his last four outings, Ng thought one more spin around would do his bid to recapture his peak fitness no harm.
At the 300m when Lim's Reform began to spark up along the rails coming from near last, Ng, who had scored only win on Big Regards on New Year's Day this year, suddenly thought he might not return home empty-handed after all.
Cliff Brown's filly Filibuster (Nooresh Juglall) had shortened to $8 favouritism, but her legs were also shortening up at the 300m after being eye-balled by Stock Broker (Nuh Komari) for most of the way.
Ghost (Azhar Ismail) and Elite Power (Craig Grylls) on the outside and Effortless (Matthew Kellady) on the inside, were about to gobble Filibuster up, but hard up against the fence, a greyhound was railing through – Lim's Reform who flashed home to knock them all down like ninepins.
Lim's Reform got up by half-a-length from Effortless with Elite Power another half-a-length away in third place. Ghost had to settle for fourth place another neck away, with Filibuster in fifth place another head away. The winning time was 59.59 seconds for the 1000m dash on the Polytrack.
A gobsmacked Ng jumped off thanking the equally stunned connections from the Lim's Stable for that unexpected manna from heaven.
"I don't know this horse at all. I've never even ridden him in trackwork," said Ng.
"He dropped back and I was able to get a spot on the fence midrace. After that, he travelled okay but at the top of the straight, when I gave him a squeeze, he started to quicken quite good.
"I was really surprised but I'm also very happy to get my first win at my first night back. It's been tough with the elbow injury, but it's behind me now and I hope to get more rides in weeks to come."
Following such a faultless display, Walker would have to be hard to please to not give his apprentice jockey a few more leg-ups, even if during the race, he had his eyes scotched more on the better-fancied Elite Power (he also had the rank-outsider Hidden Promise who beat two home).
"I don't think they went around any runners coming down the back," said Walker.
"They got sucked up the fence. But I'm happy for CK as he just busted his elbow and it was his first night riding back.
"This horse was getting close to dropping in class, but you know these horses, they are always out there trying to win.
"He's six now and he's got his niggling problems, but Mr Lim (Siah Mong) is happy to take the cheque!"
Previously known as Damon, Lim's Reform is the veteran of 39 starts for Walker, scoring the last of his previous four wins in Class 4 company in July 2017. That fifth success has now seen the New Zealand-bred tip over the $300,000 mark in terms of prizemoney.


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The New Year is a great time to start fresh! Now that it is a New Year, you may have some resolutions that you are committed to sticking to. A great goal for 2017 is to take better care of yourself, starting with your skin! Many of us do not give our skin the proper attention, and a fresh start could be just the motivation you need to make better skin care choices. Why not start with a facial ? We offer amazing facials here at FBYC and we are ready to make sure your experience with us is nothing but the best. Here at Forever Young Body Clinic we can help you get started tending to your skin today. That way when 2017 rings in, you can start the New Year looking fresh faced and stunning. We offer facials that are affordable and effective. From chemical peels all the way to microdermabrasion, we can do it all. Turn to your one stop beauty shop for all your pampering needs this holiday season. Book your appointment online today!
Monthly Archives: December 2016
A Pre-Vacation Must!
It's that time of year where the winter blues start to set in. It is normal to start missing the sunshine and warm weather. So, if you are planning a last minute getaway, make sure to stop in for a wax before hitting the beach. Here at Forever Young Body Clinic, we believe waxing gets a bad wrap. Although waxing is becoming more and more popular as time goes on, there are still many who fear waxing. Painful, not worth it, and inconvenient are all common misconceptions that surround waxing. It goes without saying that Bikini and Brazilian waxes are not the must fun, however, our extensive experience ensures that waxes are done safely and as painless as possible. Not only is waxing a fast and easy alternative to shaving, you wont have to spend time each day getting rid of unwanted hair. Spend more time relaxing on the beach and less struggling to cover unwanted hair. Waxing is fast, easy and totally worth it with us here at FYBC. Call today or book your appointment online today. The best part is, waxing will leave your skin feeling much more smooth than shaving ever will accomplish.
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We've all heard the eyebrow waxing horror stories. However, the majority of bad eyebrow experiences happen in a non-professional environment. Here a Forever Young Body Clinic, brow waxing is a simple and easy procedure, one that we get right every time. We understand that the proper eyebrow structure and shape correlates with ones facial structure. Our staff has the skills and experience to make sure each customer leaves our salon looking their absolute best! Our waxing process is safe, and virtually painless as a result of the quality wax we use, combined with the skill of our staff members. Transform your look this week with an FYBC professional and affordable brow wax! Nothing can complete your look like perfectly shaped brows. Our goal is for you to leave each appointment with us feeling confident and satisfied with your results. Brow waxing in Denver could be just what you need this holiday season to take your look from ordinary to extraordinary, so come and try us out! Book your appointment today online.
There Is Still Time Left!
There is less than a week until Christmas! If you are headed out of town for the holiday, don't forget to treat your skin before hitting the road. Christmas is that much better when you are feeling confident and happy in your skin. Achieving a holiday glow is the quickest way to get your skin feeling and looking its best. Squeezing in a couple beauty treatments is always possible with us at Forever Young Body Clinic. We offer a wide array of beauty treatments, from luxurious facials all the way to professional spray tans. Any FYBC treatment will help you look your absolute best before all the festivities begin. However, if you simply can't make it in before your travel plans, here is a wonderful DIY facial that is sure to revitalize your skin!
½ an Avocado
½ TBSP Raw Honey
Mash up the inside of the avocado with a fork. Next, mix in the honey by hand. Once the mixture is ready, apply it to the surface of your skin for 10-15 minutes. Finally, rinse off the mixture with warm water.
We understand that the holiday season is a busy one, so make sure you get your appointment booked well in advance. You can book your appointment in a matter of minutes with us online today or give us a call. It is simply, easy, and always worth it with us at Forever Young Body Clinic.
New Year, New Skin
With the New Year well on its way, we are sure that like us, you've been thinking about goals for 2017. If you are contemplating your new year's resolutions, we suggest considering adding skin care improvements to your list. Whether you are struggling with poor skin or maintaining a waxing schedule, there are always improvements that can be made! Taking the time to care for your skin is not only good for your physical health but also for your mental sanity. Here at FYBC, we know what quality skin care treatments look like. We are proud to offer the best skin care in Denver. It is our passion to ensure that our clients receive quality and professional treatments to improve their lives! When you look great, you feel great. We'd love to be a part of your plans to improve for 2017. Now is the perfect time to schedule an appointment. Have a look at our service menu!
'Tis the Season for Glowing Skin
Just because it's winter does not mean your once glowing skin has to go into hibernation. You can keep that summer-time look all year round. We are talking about spray tanning! That's right, spray tanning could be the answer you have been looking for. The winter can have harsh effects on the skin however, one of the worst symptoms is how dull the skin can get during the cold weather seasons. We have the remedy here at FYBC. We offer amazing spray tans all year long. Our formula is long lasting and ultra natural looking. You can leave our spa in a matter of minutes looking like you took a trip to the islands. Now is the perfect time to book an appointment with us before your schedule fills up. We are ready to ensure that your spray tanning experience is professional and seamless. What are you waiting for?
Have you tried our Laser Services?
If you haven't heard, we are now offering laser treatments here at Forever Young Body Clinic! Laser treatments have become the primary option for skin care because treatments have been proven to be the most effective form of treatment. Laser is great for treating:
- Radio Frequency Rejuvenation and Removal
- Sun/Age Spots
- Cherry Angiomes/Plasmia
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Lori Hruska administers all of the laser treatments offered here at FYBC. You can trust that you are in great hands when you are with us!
Not only are laser treatments great for the skin but also can be used for slimming the body. We use the Strawberry Laser Lipo Laser for a non-invasive, non-surgical, and pain free treatment. The FDA cleared Strawberry Laser has successfully melted the fat and recontouried the figures of millions of patients in over 30 countries for several years. When liposuction or other surgical body contouring procedures are less desirable options, Strawberry Laser treatments can yield noticeable results after just one treatment.
If you are looking to make some improvements to your waistline and your skin, be sure to set up an appointment with us today! Start the new year off right with a gift that keeps on giving.


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The Widow's Kiss
The red velvet curtains rolled back, the lights dimmed, and the murmurs of excitement and anticipation in the large dome soon faded. From the darkness, an oboe whispered a slow, melancholic tune. A ballerina glided gracefully to the centre of the stage, her arms flowing along with her satin dress. The ballerina, playing the role of Odette captivated the audience, including — especially Gerald Zackermann, a governor who had recently signed in favour of a bill that allowed omnics to live alongside humans in his state.
Was it the way she danced and drifted, like a butterfly fluttering from flower to flower? Was it her beautiful, sculpted face, perfected with those thin kissable lips? Those she did, and these she certainly possessed, but more than that, perhaps because of the blue stage lighting, it was the way her skin was a hue of blue, giving her a most peculiar, if not mysterious, appearance. This peculiarity, if found on another, Zackermann presumed, would have no doubt repelled him, but why instead, on this woman, it was alluring, and, if he was honest, seductive, he could not explain.
The music, now an ensemble of winds and strings, and had been playing slow and enchantingly turned rapid and torrential. An evil magician stood tall over Odette, and had presently shrouded her in his tremendous black cloak. When Odette appeared from within the magician's cloak once more, her flowing dress was gone, replaced by a white, strapless tutu; her crown of flowers too, replaced by the head of a bird. Alas, the beautiful Odette was struck by a malevolent spell and thus turned into a swan. A beautiful swan she was, but a swan she was! A queen she was, but the queen of swans!
Zackermann watched intensely as Odette swayed in her dance of sorrow, whirling in her dance of wither. She had a sharp chin and a cute, dainty nose, and her eyes were pitiful and cold, an effect of the tragedy befalling her, no doubt,—bravo! what talents she had!—; the curves of her body accentuated by the tight tutu trapping her waist and breasts; her short skirt showed off her sensual thighs, and when it twirled tempted him with glimpses of its secrets underneath.
Then, though he was uncertain if he had imagined it, Odette, in the despair of her plight, looked up for a moment into the audience, and into his eyes for but a moment. His heart pounded rapidly, along with the drum beats of the orchestra. Then she was gone; the scene replaced by a Prince Siegfried celebrating with wines and foods, and dancing in the company of friends and maidens and jesters.
The absence of Odette he could not bear, and found himself unable to indulge in the ballet. He had witnessed a most unusual queen, with that mysterious hue of blue, and cold, pitiful eyes. Those eyes looked at him — not at others, not at another man closer to her, but at him! Soon, the governor reminded himself. Soon she would make her entrance again, and he would lay his eyes on her once more.
The festive music blared joyously with its trumpets and brass and cymbals, paying homage to Prince Siegfried. It was then that governor Zackermann thought he heard a soft bang over the sounds of the orchestra. It had sounded outside the concert hall. A gunshot? He hoped not. No riots, no killings, no arsons, please. Not tonight. Not when the ballet was performing. He had waited years for this troupe to arrive. The arts were never deemed important by the people, and the number of those who did had only dwindled. Worse still was the Omnic Crisis, when the budget for arts was the first to be cut, funnelling it into war instead. It had only regained some attention in recent years when peace was recovering.
A man in a black suit who had been standing near the exit of the hall tilted his head, and held a finger over his ear. Shortly, he walked over to where the governor was sitting, bent down and whispered something to him. It had indeed been the sound of a gunshot. The man urged the governor to leave for his safety, but it was only after the second time did governor Zackermann rose from his seat. When he did it was with a reluctant heart, and had kept his eyes on the stage, hoping Odette would appear soon. But this he knew was hopeless, for that was not how the story goes. Odette did not have an entrance here. He would not see Odette again. He sighed a farewell in his heart to his Swan Queen, and brought the programme menu in his hand with him as a memento.
Once out of the concert hall, they were joined by two other men in the same black suits. They flanked, and promptly escorted him toward a white limousine. While on the move, the men in black dutifully surveyed about the streets, ready to intercept any dangerous men who might come close to the governor.
Gerald Zackermann, too, turned his head about, but to take another look at the building where the ballet was performing. It was a grand, antique building of Roman both in design and history. Something at the top of the building, on the roof, caught his eyes. Though far, and thus appeared small in figure, there was no mistaking it. It was a person. And not just any person, but one in white, and with the head of a bird! Oh, Odette! His Swan Queen! On the right side of her, close to her chest, was a long and black object. She had cocked her head and lowered an eye to it, as though she was looking through...
Looking through a scope.
He felt something passed through him. Something tiny and quick, yet gentle and tender. What was it like? Ah, yes... like a kiss. As he laid on the ground, he felt cold. Except for his chest. His chest felt warm, and wet. Several men surrounded and attended to him, but them he did not care. He clutched at the menu in his hand, brought it to his chest with both hands.
"Ah... Odile."
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Chinese scientists recently announced the first genome editing of human embryos — but before we condemn these experiments, we should examine all the facts.
The phrase "designer babies" has a horrific futurist ring to it, science turning the creation of life into something unnatural. It might seem like a far-flung future, but the creation of genetically modified children recently came a step closer when a team from China's Sun Yat-sen University, led by Junjiu Huang, reported the first genome editing of human embryos.
Like it or not, we now have the technology to perform this kind of experiment; in vitro fertilisation (IVF) is relatively common and accessible, and genome editing technologies allow us to delve even further into rewriting what it means to be human. Whether we should be performing these experiments is another matter entirely.
IVF involves combining sperm and egg outside the womb prior to insertion, and is typically performed for couples who have had difficulty conceiving. Families with serious heritable disorders have used this process to select against embryos with the disorder, a type of selection that is relatively uncontroversial. Much more interesting is the ethical dilemma of couples wanting a child with something traditionally considered a disorder, such as two deaf parents who wish to have a deaf child.
If you accept the use of IVF, the line that tends to be drawn in the sand regarding "what we can do to children" is related to health. This is how Australian legislation functions: negative selection against embryos carrying a debilitating disorder is acceptable, but positive selection ‒ selecting for particular traits ‒ is not. Similarly, choosing embryo sex is only allowed when there is a risk of genetic abnormalities, although in some countries this law is more relaxed.
Editing the genome takes us one step further than merely selecting for or against disorders. Should this technology become precise enough for use in viable human embryos, parents could theoretically tweak the genomes of children to their "best".
To edit the DNA of human embryos, Huang's team used a technique called Crispr (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats), which was first used for eukaryotic cells in 2013. It works by harnessing the immune system processes of bacteria.
"Bacteria don't fight viruses the way we do," explains Professor Merlin Crossley, Dean of Science at the University of New South Wales. "Instead, they have anti-viral software that can recognise foreign sequences, or viral code. They can find the code and cut it out of their genomes – just as your computer might delete a computer virus."
Crispr enzymes work by using a molecular guide, made from RNA, to target and slice up DNA in an organism's genome. This RNA guide represents the 'code' and the enzyme does the 'deleting'.
"We have now harnessed this technology to cut out bad genes from other genomes," says Prof Crossley. "We can also use an inbuilt repair system to 'swap in' new genes like new computer programs."
Huang's team targeted a gene that, when mutated, causes a severe form of inherited anaemia. Despite being rejected by the major scientific journals Science and Nature due to ethical objections, the researchers did almost everything right. Tests in human cell lines (not embryos) suggested that the guide RNA was accurate and effective, resulting in almost no cuts away from the target site. There was no reason to believe that the embryos would be different.
However, not only was the success rate lower in the embryos, but the genome was altered in places outside the target sequence. Attempts to use another guide sequence to actively change the gene had a success rate of less than 15%. Even when an alteration was successful, only some of the embryo's cells were affected.
Realistically, the low success rate of Crispr, and the difficulty in actually correcting a gene, could have been foreseen. A previous attempt to use Crispr to fix liver cells in adult mice with liver disease only altered 1 in 250 cells. Because liver cells grow like weeds when healthy, the growth of the altered cells nevertheless resulted in healthy mice.
The mixed results of these studies suggest that Crispr is a long way from being used in the clinic, something with which even the researchers would agree. Nevertheless, this most recent study has sparked extensive media discussion with varying amounts of accuracy.
First of all, Crispr wasn't the first attempt at altering the human genome. Although its simplicity and inexpensiveness has made Crispr the current darling of the scientific world, before its development there were other ways to directly edit the genome.
The old-fashioned method of using viruses to insert a healthy gene copy into the genome has a long history of research, and has been investigated in adult humans to fix various diseases, including a form of adult-onset blindness and haemophilia. However, it's difficult to control exactly where a gene inserts into the genome, and errors can cause disruption of genes and side effects like cancer.
Transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALEN) and zinc finger nucleases can also alter the genome. As both these methods require a pair of proteins to match and then cut DNA, there are often fewer off-target effects. Both TALENs and zinc fingers are more expensive and complicated than Crispr, but zinc finger nucleases have been used to delete HIV receptors from cells to make them immune to HIV.
Other forms of gene therapy have not been without their problems. "We had restriction enzymes, another bacterial anti-viral system," says Prof Crossley. "It is true that restriction enzymes cut DNA too, but they pulverise it. It is like taking a book of Shakespeare and pulling out every page.
"This was useful for a long time when it was all we had – researchers are good at searching through and identifying the correct pages of Shakespeare. But now we can go in and alter 'to be or not to be' to 'to be and be better'."
One group has used Crispr in mice with a dominant cataract disease. In dominant diseases, individuals are affected even if only one copy of the disease gene is mutated. This means there is often a second healthy copy, so making the mutated gene non-functional could effectively cure the condition. The relative simplicity of removing a harmful gene, rather than repairing a broken one, means that Crispr is more likely to prove useful for these diseases. Indeed, mice injected with Crispr at the embryonic level passed on their "cured" state to their offspring.
Prof Crossley believes Crispr will eventually allow scientists to edit single "words" in the genome. However, no one is quite sure how many unintended mutations in the genome, known as off-target effects, will occur.
With advances in this technology being made on a monthly basis, even waiting another year could have greatly increased the accuracy of the embryo editing experiments. There are a few techniques that could rectify the current high rates of off-target effects. One technique uses two modified Crispr enzymes that only cut one strand of DNA. This is more accurate but might be less effective if your goal is to correct genes. Another study published in February this year found small molecules that increase both the efficacy and accuracy of Crispr genome modification.
Ultimately, however, the controversy surrounding this experiment hasn't been about the experiment design or principled strength, but whether genetic alteration of human embryos should be happening at all.
Prior to the announcement from Huang's lab, there were rumours that similar experiments on human embryos had been conducted in US labs. Nothing more has been heard of these, especially not after a self-imposed moratorium of which many researchers have spoken out in support.
However, the Chinese experiments were perhaps less dystopian than the media uproar would suggest. Huang and his team used Crispr to edit embryos rejected from an IVF clinic. Ordinarily, only one sperm fertilises an egg, but these embryos were the result of two sperm fertilising an egg, producing cells with three copies of a genome. Had this occurred naturally, it would have resulted in either miscarriage or early death.
It is because these cells could not have resulted in a living, breathing human that the ethics is in a slight grey area. These experiments were first and foremost proof of an incredibly exciting concept.
Furthermore, while much has been written about the unprecedented level of control that embryo editing would give us, this may be placing too much importance on the role of genetics. Realistically, when a parent already controls the morality, education, and nutrition of their child, altering some chemical bases to provide them with blue eyes or type O blood isn't that much more of a jump.
The real concern emerges when you realise that any alterations affecting the germline – so not just your offspring, but theirs as well – are likely to be whatever is valued highly by society at the time. There is a current trend in some Asian countries towards products and cosmetic surgeries that produce whiter skin and wider eyes. These trends are likely to move on, making decisions based on current ideals of beauty potentially harmful to future generations.
One of the big arguments against editing the germline is that future generations do not (and cannot) give consent to have their genomes altered. Somatic gene therapy, or gene therapy only affecting your body cells and not any potential offspring, is a much more palatable idea, and already used today for therapeutic purposes.
If germline editing were to become widespread, one can easily imagine a Gattaca-like society in which class divides become entrenched by genetic engineering. But is that likely? Crispr is already a relatively cheap and straightforward process, making it potentially available to all people in the future regardless of class.
At the very least, these Crispr experiments provide a wake-up call, alerting us that right around the corner is a world in which we must make some tough moral decisions. While science might appear to be the limiting factor, we as a society have a lot of issues to work through before we can safely wield any future genome editing technology. Let's start there.


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When Nylon opened it's doors back in 1 May 2012, we have always felt that good coffee should be affordable and not a luxury. Hence we decided on a coffee menu with prices that we feel are within the reach for any man or woman, young or old, on the street.
31 months on, we have seen and felt the impact of rising green coffee prices. Coffee farming has never been more challenging with coffee rust disease, climate change and labour shortage affecting the harvests for the producers. We have seen with our own eyes how difficult it is to produce quality coffee when we visit origins, hence we firmly believe in paying an equitable amount to producers for their hard work. Specialty coffee is unlike commercial coffee where prices fluctuate closely with the C futures market. There is a premium which is tied to quality and in order to sustain the continuous pursuit of better quality, we, as roasters/buyers, need to play a part in supporting this cause. Despite increasing costs and challenges, we still chose to continue to work with these farms who believed in our vision to bring in their hard work and share with coffee lovers in this part of the world.
Earlier this year, we expanded our shop space at Everton park to accommodate more customers and added a couple more air conditioners to make everyone feel comfortable. We have seen many chatting up with "the guy sipping his coffee beside me" during the good old days of our original tiny space encompassing the four chairs but it feels even better now to see even more social interaction amongst our customers at the long communal table. This year, we also beefed up on our team and welcome two of our first full-timers to join us on board, Ashton and Audrey. They, together with a team of very able part-timers, have ensured we can continue to serve our customers promptly and deliver coffees that are of the highest consistency.
This hasn't been an easy decision but we have decided after much deliberation to implement some small changes to the prices on our coffee menu. We are very grateful for your support over the years and we hope you will continue to do the same as we usher in the new year with promise of even better coffees and a great hospitality experience.
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Painful Patience
10 years ago..... God forbid we talk about it.... the word. Struggle.
10 years ago we unlocked our first home. We un-boxed our belongings, lovingly packed for the journey to a new chapter in our lives. Walls were begging to be donned with framed memories, cabinets waiting to be filled, floors were polished, carpets were vacuumed in perfectly parallel rows for our arrival, and the smell of fresh paint still lingered. It was a dream. Our baby girl turned 1 the weekend of our move in. We watched her crawl over the threshold of our vibrant blue front door. "Happy Birthday, baby! We bought you a house!"
Fast forward a year and joy turned to anxiety, fear, panic and heartbreak. If 2007-2010 felt like this for you, you most certainly were not alone. A pained economy brought notices posted on the outside of our home, call after call after call "you're late!"
How does one process the highest high to the lowest low in what felt like no time at all. Quit with the "life isn't always easy" phrases and "God has a plan". We were drowning. But did Jesus not feed THOUSANDS with a small basket of fish and bread? Was He simply not providing? Absolutely, He was! It was in the small things, like health for our family, cars to drive, jobs that provided paychecks.
10 years later.... did He not walk aside us the entire time? Pointing our strength to Him even when we felt we had none? He sure did. And in the midst, a church was put in our lives that has been an answer to prayer after a 10+ year search. Embraced by support, love, and most of all prayer warriors.
I began to shift my thinking. I was tired of the roller coaster and whatever we were doing just wasn't working. Here's what I learned along the way:
Minimize material things, Maximize the experiences - De-cluttering our home and our expenses helped de-clutter our minds from the unnecessary junk that didn't serve a purpose. We focused on the priceless experiences as a family, such as: going for hikes, a simple drive to a park or beach for fresh air, cooking or baking/time in the kitchen, spending time at church being filled up with encouragement, teaching our children about the importance of giving back to others.
Money does not define our success - We DO need money. Money IS a necessity. When you slow down the hamster wheel of life and look at what you place your values on, you may find that money has nothing to do with it. It does, however, take energy and heart. It could be the way you raise your children to be strong, confident, intelligent youth. It could be the success you feel when you have your annual check up and the doctor says you're in the best health of your life! Or when a friend sends you a thank you card and flowers simply because you comforted and encouraged them when they needed support. These are all forms of success. True, organic, success. No money, just energy and heart.
Work-out, to work it out - Picking up a work out habit was the best things my husband and I did to keep our heads, hearts, and bodies healthy during a high-stress time. We made morning dates in our garage gym while the kids were still asleep. It gave us opportunities to have actual conversation without the small fries at our feet asking for all the things.
Letting go of the control - Probably the hardest thing for me personally. Hi, I'm Melody, and I am a control FREAK. This is also probably the most annoying trait of mine to my husband, who's famous quote in times of trial is "Don't worry about it". Are you kidding? Of course I'm going to worry about it. Because that's what I do. So transitioning my mind from fear to faith was the most challenging thing I've done. Many mornings I sat quietly in the kitchen, with a journal in hand and the Bible app on my phone and just wrote out my worry. Prayed, worried, wrote, cried, prayed.... then peace would come over me. Time and time again, this was my routine. But peace always found my heart. There He was..... telling me "don't worry about it" in those quiet mornings.
Daily, I am reminded of His steadfast love. We still walk over the threshold of our beautiful blue door. Our carpets may be worn, walls are scuffed, and couches wear stains, our bodies may be worn out, and our hearts exhausted, but we have been changed. Because we trusted Him to carry us thru and waited on Him with a patience we didn't know we had. A new sense of gratitude has entered OUR dept free home.


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Virus:W97M/Concept also known as Word Prank Macro or WW6Macro - is a macro virus which has been written with the Microsoft Word v6.x macro language. It has been reported in several countries, and seems to have no trouble propagating in the wild.
WM/Concept used to be extremely widespread during 1995-1997. Nowadays, it is almost (but not completely) extinct.
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Concept consists of several Word macros. Since Word macros are carried with Word documents themselves, the virus is able to spread through document files.
The situation is made worse by the fact that Concept is also able to function with Microsoft Word for Windows 6.x and 7.x, Word for Macintosh 6.x, as well as in Windows 95 and Windows NT environments. It is, truly, the first functional multi-environment virus, although it can be argued that the effective operating system of this virus is Microsoft Word, not Windows or MacOS.
The virus gets executed every time an infected document is opened. It tries to infect Word's global document template, NORMAL.DOT (which is also capable of holding macros). If it finds either the macro "PayLoad" or "FileSaveAs" already on the template, it assumes that the template is already infected and ceases its functions.
If the virus does not find "PayLoad" or "FileSaveAs" in NORMAL.DOT, it starts copies of the viral macros to the template and displays a small dialog box on the screen. The box contains the number "1" and an "OK" button, and its title bar identifies it as a Word dialog box. This effect seems to have been meant to act as a generation counter, but it does not work as intended. This dialog is only shown during the initial infection of NORMAL.DOT.
After the virus has managed to infect the global template, it infects all of the documents that are created with the "Save As" command. It is then able to spread to other systems on these documents - when a user opens an infected document on a clean system, the virus will infect the global document template.
The virus consists of the following macros:
Note that "AutoOpen" and "FileSaveAs" are legitimate macro names, and some users may already have attached these macros to their documents and templates. In this context, "PayLoad" sounds very ominous and it contains these texts:
However, the "PayLoad" macro is not executed at any time.
This is a Concept variant which displays a dialog box with this text: Parasite Virus V0.8
This is a Concept variant which displays a dialog box with this text: Parasite Virus V1.0
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As teachers, it's amazing all the different kinds of pens and markers we use. I have my favorites for chart writing and illustrating.
One of these favorites is the Sharpie Flip Chart® marker.
First of all, it's easy to write with these markers. It's almost like painting with a pen. When the ink dries, it looks like it was painted. I also find that the writing stands out and is easy to see from across the classroom. I use these to post learning objectives and for illustrating classroom signs. You can find them here.
Teachers just cannot have enough bags.
This one is the size of a large lunch bag. It's made out of oil cloth and is especially durable. It can be used to hold student name cards, materials for a center, books, etc. (I just can't resist those red polka dots.)
These chalkboard placemats are great for word work. All it takes is a new twist to an activity, and children are excited to do it. They can write their spelling words, vocabulary words, or sight words on them. The pocket on the side holds the eraser.
I love these oil cloth products. They're made by Oil Cloth Alley. They also make totes, tablecloths, and many more products. They do custom orders, too!
I find that the students in my class gravitate to non-fiction books. I have quite a selection of fiction books, so the last few years I've made a real attempt to purchase more non-fiction books at different levels. This way all the children in my class can enjoy reading the books. They get so excited to share the information they've learned!
I decided to create worksheets so children could not only write what they learned from reading the non-fiction books, but also share their learning.
I place baskets of books out about community helpers for students to choose. They read the books and then write three facts they have learned about the community helper they have chosen. The worksheets have an area for students to illustrate their writing. Students then read the facts to two different friends. Friends have a place to sign their names on the worksheets to acknowledge that the facts were read to them. Not only do children get to share their new knowledge, but others learn new facts as they listen. It's a great activity to go along with a social studies unit or as a writing activity at a center. You can get it here.
I don't know about you, but this week seems to be flying by. Enjoy the last few days of it.


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What is R.I.C.E. and why do you need it? One of the most recommended icing techniques for reducing inflammation and treating minor injuries is R.I.C.E., an acronym for rest, ice, compression and elevation. Best used for pulled muscles, sprained ligaments, soft tissue injury, and joint aches. Applying R.I.C.E. treatment will decrease pain, inflammation, muscle spasms, swelling and tissue damage. It achieves this by reducing blood flow from local vessels near the injury and decreasing fluid hemorrhaging as a result of cell damage.
To administer R.I.C.E. use the following guidelines suggested by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons:
Rest: Stop using the injured body part immediately. If you feel pain when you move, this is your body sending a signal to decrease mobility of the injured area.
Ice: Ice Therapy - Apply an ice pack to the injured area, using a towel or cover to protect your skin from frostbite. The more conforming the ice pack the better, in order for the injury to receive maximum exposure to the treatment.
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It is generally recommended to practice R.I.C.E. at intervals of 4 to 6 hours for up to 48 hours after an injury. Heat treatments are appropriate for some injuries, but should only be considered after inflammation has receded, approximately 72 hours after an injury. If the body part does not respond to R.I.C.E. therapy within 48, it would be wise to consult your health care provider in the event a serious injury has occurred such as internal bleeding or a broken bone.
For minor injuries, use R.I.C.E. instead of plain ice!
Ice Therapy by Laurel J. Freeman, B.A., Footnotes, Road Runner Clubs of America
Rice: Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation, University of Iowa Health Care
Sprained Ankle, Your Orthopaedic Connection, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Giving Injuries the Cold Treatment, Bryant Stamford, PhD, The Physician and Sportsmedicine, March 1996
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205 - Minorcan Clam Chowder
Minorcan Clam Chowder
· 3 oz. slab bacon, diced
· 1 large onion, diced
· 1 green bell pepper, cored and diced
· 1 rib of celery, diced
· 2 garlic cloves, minced
· 2-3 datil peppers, minced
· 1 28-oz. can of crushed plum tomatoes
· 1 cup tomato sauce
· 5 cups clam juice
· 2 russet potatoes, peeled and diced
· 2 bay leaves
· ½ tsp. dried thyme
· ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper
· 1 ½ cups minced clams
· Salt and pepper to taste
In a heavy soup pot, fry the diced bacon over a medium-high heat. When the bacon bits have browned, remove them from the pot and reserve. Add the onions, green peppers, celery, garlic and datil peppers to the bacon fat. Sauté for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, clam juice and bay leaves.
Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 30 minutes. Add more clam juice or water if needed. Add thyme, cayenne pepper, potatoes and clams. Simmer for 45 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat and let stand a few minutes before serving.