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Put Dad's boat making skills to the test and build the ultimate vessel from scratch, then take to the waters and see if your master piece passes the sail test.
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Put Dad's boat making skills to the test and build the ultimate vessel from scratch, then take to the waters and see if your master piece passes the sail test.
Modified Live brings the latest and hottest in performance and style to Cadwell Park this May, for a celebration of extreme speed.
The UK's Largest Dedicated Cheese Fair
This General Car Track day has an Open Pit Lane format enabling you to go out on the circuit as you choose. Your day will begin with registration, followed by your car being noise tested. Please pay special attention to the noise limit listed.
Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22. Various events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day events happen in more than 193 countries.
Join Fantasy Island for an EGGstravagant Easter Weekend with plenty of fun-filled activities and a special visit from the Easter Bunny himself along with his fluffy chicks.
Easter Bank Holiday Weekend
Friday 30 March – Monday 2 April 2018
Join Baa-bara and friends for their super fun, interactive shows throughout the day! Baa-bara is the most silly, forgetful and utterly fabulous Shepherdess you have ever met! She's usually on the look out for her cheeky sheep… she's only gone and lost the flock again!
With so much family fun, don't miss the Springtime Spectacular this Easter Holiday (daily 30th March – 15th April 2018)!
Over Easter weekend (30th & 31st March & 2nd April) There letting the Meerkats partake in the Egg Hunt tradition. Join the Easter Egg workshops to paint and decorate eggs for the Meerkats. During the afternoon the decorated eggs will be placed in the Meerkat enclosure for the Meerkats to find!
Mars is a rich destination for scientific discovery and robotic and human exploration as we expand our presence into the solar system. Its formation and evolution are comparable to Earth, helping us learn more about our own planet's history and future.
Not your normal Easter egg hunt! Make some special family memories this Easter, hop through the beautiful grounds following the trail of the Lindt Gold Bunny to claim your delicious chocolate treat. Find the Magic.
The Duke and Duchess talk about some of the hidden gems around the Chatsworth Estate and their favourite places further afield.
Spoil Mum to the extra special afternoon tea with Mama Feelgoods at Quex Park.
Chilean director Sebastián Lelio follows up his 2013 hit Gloria with this luminous and life-affirming gem about a young transgender woman struggling to live with her own grief - and the prejudice she suffers - after the death of her lover.
This February half-term National Forest are looking at the extraordinary stories of four Dickin Medal recipients, Simon, Beauty, GI Joe and War Horse Warrior. Young visitors can pay tribute to the special heroes by making their own animal finger puppet, or they can pay tribute to their own pet by designing and creating a special salt dough animal hero medal.
Hello Kitty will return to her home at Drusillas on 20 dates during the year!
Get ready for action as two of PAW Patrol's finest recruits, Skye and Rubble, appear for the first time ever at Drusillas Park.
Open the book on the characters from England's story and explore the tales of the castle.
Step into the castle's real fairytales with storytelling brought to life in spellbinding adventures. Journey into our realm where fairytales and England's past collide.
10 - 25 February 2018
Take part in Operation Earth, an exciting new family show exploring the amazing stories and science of the environment.
Visit SEA LIFE and become an Octo-Glow Explorer!
NEW for 2017! Octonauts are on a UK tour around our SEA LIFE attractions! Help find Shellington's Octo-Glow Lab and take part in our fun experiments to complete your training. This fantastic SEA LIFE and Octonauts event is something children will love!
An Exhibition of Models, Drawings and Excavated Objects
Celebrating 50 years work by Tony Pudwell, Arundel resident and founder member of Arundel Museum.
Come and celebrate the festive season with a good old fashioned traditional Christmas in the Riverside Café and listen to the fantastic carol singers.
Join in the festive fun with the man himself at Wrest Park this Christmas.
Travel back in time and visit the Victorian Montagu family home. See what the family members would have been doing as they prepare for the festive season of 1889.
You've sung them in church, at school, or with friends and family and you know all of their words by heart, but do you know the stories behind some of the best-known Christmas carols?
King of comedy and pantomime legend Brian Conley is joined by celebrity fashion-guru Gok Wan, who will work his wardrobe wonders as the Fairy Gokmother in the greatest pantomime of them all!
A magical evening of musical performances by
The Tamworth Ladies Choir and The Mercian Singers.
Meet the eerie inhabitants of Lichfield on one of the gruesome and ghostly tours.
Join Leeds Castle on a tour to find out more about the State & Battlement Bedrooms at Leeds Castle, which are not open to the public.


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Combine ground beef, egg, onion, 1/4 cup ketchup, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, cracker crumbs, and mustard in large bowl; mix well. Shape into loaf; place in lightly greased 10 inch baking pan. Grill over hot coals for 15 minutes. Place double thickness of foil on grill. Remove loaf to foil. Grill for 10 minutes longer basting with mixture of 3 tablespoons brown sugar, 1/4 cup ketchup, dry mustard, and nutmeg.
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Designed to be tough, reliable and provide exceptional performance in the most grueling conditions.
Play a crucial role in today's commercial and industrial settings, isolate power in daily activities, provide an effective way to interrupt power in an emergency, provide lockout on sight disconnect.
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Because we are always evolving, we want to see what we have not seen before. Lately, I have become obsessed with so many Danish/Scandinavian fashion brands (Some I have access to, while others I do not) I am constantly finding the most unique pieces both online and through my social media channels.
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Ginger Supplement
The plant is mainly cultivated for the roots. These are used for cooking, but also have medicinal purposes.
Zingiber officinale
The dried or fresh root of the ginger plant.
Powder, extract, tincture, capsules and oils, up to 2 g in three divided doses per day or up to 4 cups of tea daily.
Decreases joint pain and reduces inflammation in people with OA and RA. Increases circulation in people with Raynaud's phenomenon.
What we know:
Ginger contains active ingredients that may have analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. Ginger reduces nausea and vomiting and is a proven treatment for motion sickness and chemotherapy-induced nausea.
A recent study showed that ginger extract inhibited inflammation-causing chemicals, including TNF-α and COX-2. A 2005 study reinforced the anti-inflammatory effects of ginger. Another 2005 study showed ginger killed Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that causes stomach ulcers. Ginger can interfere with medications for blood thinning. It should not be used if you have gallstones.
~Arthritis Foundation.
Ginger is also used as a remedie for dyspepsia, colic and diarrhea, and to disguise the taste of medicine. It has cholesterol lowering properties that may make it useful for treating heart disease.
You may already use it in the kitchen, to spice up a dish, but you can also make tea from the roots, simply by boiling them in water. If you prefer, you can add either honey, or lemon to it. The tea is commonly used to treat colds. Ginger beer and ale are commonly known to settle the stomach.
Before using fresh ginger for cooking, be sure to peel it. To keep the 'fresh' ginger fresh, wrap it tightly in a towel and put it in a plastic bag. This way it stays fresh in the fridge for about 3 weeks and up to 3 months in the freezer.
There are some negative effects to ginger as well. It can cause heartburn, bloating, gas, belching and nausea, particularly if taken in powdered form. Unchewed fresh ginger may result in intestinal blockage, and individuals who have had ulcers, inflammatory bowel disease, or blocked intestines, may react badly to large quantities of fresh ginger.
Since the plant can grow up to 4 feet high, it can be blown over and broken by the wind. The roots are anchored deeply in the ground though and will sprout again. We too can be broken by the winds of life. With our roots having a good foundation, God provides all we need, to sprout again.
Ezekiel 31:7
' Thus it was beautiful in greatness and in the length of its branches, Because its roots reached to abundant waters.


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For a project that I'm working on I needed a way to fade out an image before overlaying text on to it. Text I've done. That's not an issue. But I haven't ever done anything with PHP with fading out an image. Turns out there's a library called Jaguar that makes it, and other image… Read more »
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Fixing a slow WordPress site by protecting wp-login.php
I've been dealing with a slow WordPress site for a while. In fact, it's a whole series of slow WordPress sites. This site, along with a group of WordPress sites running in multi site, have never been quite as snappy as I'd like. And that's weird considering that I've got another WordPress site running extremely… Read more »
A couple of updates to Moodle unittest question
I've been using my unittest Moodle question type pretty much since the beginning of this school year. But a couple of things have been bothering me as I watch students work on code problems. The first is that their only feedback for a failed JUnit test was the stacktrace that JUnit kicks out. For students new… Read more »
Overloaded server, but it stayed up
Over the summer I took a Moodle unit testing plugin and updated it so that it'll use JUnit 4 and improved on the interface a bit. Since the school year started I've been using it with my students, and up until a couple of days ago it worked without a hitch. What caught us is… Read more »
Commit early, commit often
Learned an important lesson today. I spent a good chunk of yesterday working on a new project. It's a Moodle plugin that, when finished, will let you put code online for your students to work on along with tests so they know when they're done and you can automatically get back a grade. But while… Read more »
Easy Filter for Moodle
I've been playing around with Moodle plugins for the past few days and have kicked out a couple that are working, at least well enough for me to use. One of them solved a pretty trivial task for me, but one that should save some time down the road. And that's formatting. Teaching Computer Science… Read more »
One line PHP regex search
Not sure this is the best way to do this, but it works. Working on a project and I'm writing a lot of code to do RegEx searches. Each match is 3 or 4 lines to do the match, check if there was a match, and then do something with the match. Since I was… Read more »
Contrasting color function for PHP
For another site of mine I needed a way to determine whether black or white was a better choice for text on a randomly colored background. The function takes a color as an array with elements r, g, and b and returns an array with the same 3 elements. Although in the returned array all… Read more »
Testing email with PHP
Wish I had found this years ago… Up until about a week ago my normal process for testing PHP code that sends email was to run sendmail through WAMP and send to my email address. I'm thinking about the amount of time I could have saved had I found this plugin when I first started…. Read more »
Web safe color list with PHP
Needed to create a list of the web safe colors for another site of mine. Yeah, I know that web safe colors are outdated. But it was still something I wanted on the site. Typing in 216 hex color codes was not something I wanted to do though. Looking over a list of the safe… Read more »


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A stall is likely when an aircraft's angle of attack is greater than the critical angle of attack without any compensatory power setting. To safely avoid and recover from a stall and possible subsequently fatal spin:
- Be alert and prepared at all times to face the unexpected
- Keep your wings and airframe clean and clear of ice, anticipate bad weather and stay in Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC)
- Keep a safe margin from the stall angle of attack by keeping always a safe speed. When manoeuvring, the load factor and the stall speed increase, so keep the speed up!
- Apply immediate recovery action whenever the stall warning sounds or if the aeroplane does not normally react to your control inputs
- Relax any back pressure on the control column or move it forward centrally to reduce the angle of attack. In a turn, beware not to induce yaw by roll while moving the column to the centre
- Be gentle on the stick or wheel to avoid secondary stall or spin
- Apply power with care so that resultant forces do not make the situation worse.
- Read, understand and remember the contents of the Aircraft Flight Manual and Pilot Operating Handbook for your aeroplane
- Remember the stall indicated airspeeds for the different flap settings
- Recognise the stall warning indications for your aeroplane and maintain your handling skills by practising your stall avoidance and recovery procedures regularly at a safe altitude – preferably with an instructor
- Seek advice from an instructor if you are unsure of any technique
- Know the behaviour and feel of your aircraft at a high AoA, so that you can use this behaviour and feel to detect when you are close to stall


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The devastated household of a Chichester chef have paid tribute to him after he was killed in Syria.
Ryan Lock is believed to have died throughout an offensive in opposition to so-called Islamic State forces to retake the northern metropolis of Raqqa.
The 20-year-old, with no earlier navy expertise, had reportedly joined Kurdish militia after telling his household he was occurring vacation to Turkey in August.
In an announcement Hampshire police mentioned: "The Lock household are devastated by the current information they've acquired however haven't any remark to make.
"The household politely ask that the media respect their privateness and go away them in peace to grieve.
"The household have supplied of Ryan as they want to keep in mind him; a loving and caring member of the family."
The Folks's Safety Items, a Kurdish navy power, are mentioned to have informed Mr Lock's household that he had died together with 4 different fighters on December 21.


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9 Amazing Facts You (Probably) Didn't Know About 'The Boondock Saints'
Why does Il Duce have a cigar? This question is answered by the good people at http://moviepilot.com/ who also answer 8 other facts you (probably) didn't know about the Saints. Here's an excerpt from the article:
9. The Dafoe Decision
Though Dafoe's casting as Paul Smecker was doubtlessly one of the best parts of the movie, the role was first passed up by Robert De Niro, Kevin Spacey and Patrick Swayze, while the studio also considered Mike Myers, Sylvester Stallone and Bill Murray….(read more)
Click this link to read the rest of the facts you (probably) didn't know and let us know what you think in the comments below.
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Motivate Yourself 122: Building On Your Foundations
Have you seen the Royal Navy advert that's been shown over the last 12 months on TV?
Watch it here if you haven't.
So, imagine that the voice over artist jumped from talking about fixing a skateboard to fixing a Type 45 Destroyer.
It's too big a jump isn't it? It doesn't feel achievable.
To be the best you can be we need those steps in-between and we need the foundations to build upon before anything else.
No-one is born able to do cartwheel, you have to start with a foundation.
You learn to crawl, to walk, to run and jump and with a bit of practise you get to do a cartwheel.
It's a process that has a place in so many aspects of life, but if you set your sights too high you'll either fail or not even bother as the goal seems so far off and unrealistic.
So why aim so high in the first place?
Maybe it's impatience. We are becoming quite an impatient group nowadays and because of modern society it does seem to be getting worse and may cause problems.
Because once it becomes the norm society WILL become lazier, it might start with not being bothered to prepare a meal but that attitude can easily spread into taking the escalator instead of the steps. or watching a film adaptation rather than read the real book.
If these become the norm then so does watching a YouTube video of someone talking about a topic at school that you're studying rather than actually studying it yourself.
OK these are small steps of behaviour that might not seem that bad but in a few more steps time it's the norm to decide that it's easier to sit on benefits rather than work.
I'm probably catastrophising a little but we can all agree that these people exist, and have always been there but it is becoming more normal to let something or someone else do the work for us so that we don't have to.
All of this because the foundations were wrong.
So what foundations do we need to build on?
Let me first tell you about Walter Mischel's experiments.
it goes back to 1970 when a psychologist named Walter Mischel placed a cookie in front of a group of children and gave them a choice: they could either eat the cookie right there and then, or they could wait until he returned from a brief errand and then be rewarded with a second cookie to eat as well.
However, If they didn't wait, they'd be allowed to eat only the first cookie. Not surprisingly, as soon as he left the room, most children ate the cookie almost immediately.
A few children, though, resisted eating the first cookie long enough to receive the second one.
Mischel followed these children's education with great interest and what he discovered was that the children who were best able to delay gratification did better in school and had fewer behavioural problems than the children who could only resist eating the cookie for a few minutes.
They also ended up with SAT scores that were 210 points higher on average.
He monitored the children for a bit longer and, as adults, the children who could delay gratification completed college at higher rates than the other children and then went on to earn higher incomes.
In contrast, the children who had the most trouble delaying gratification had higher rates of trouble with the Police once they grew up and were more likely to struggle with drug and alcohol problems.
So, in order for us all to be the best we can be, these experiments, which have been replicated dozens of times with the same results, suggest that our ability to delay gratification may be one of the most important skills we can learn.
If it becomes the norm to put effort in in order to get an end result then we're far more likely to achieve our goals.
If it becomes the norm that we have patience then we can start by repairing a skateboard and then take the steps to repair a type 45 destroyer.
Just think about all the things we can achieve with that attitude!
It's endless!
Think of something that you'd like to achieve that has always seemed unrealistic, there's a fair chance that you can break it down into manageable steps and see the end result.
Getting fitter
Writing a book
Learning a musical instrument
Becoming more confident in social situations
These are all achievable but need the right foundations, so check what your foundations are because if you're starting out with the attitude of watching the film instead of reading the book and taking the escalator instead of the steps, then you might have to look at things with a better perspective.
A good Therapist or Coach will guide you through that process and help you to motivate yourself through it all.
And if you want me to help you with that then you know where to find me.


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Theresa Johnson, guardian of the Estate of Jacqueline Johnson, filed suit Oct. 15 in the Cook County Circuit Court against Blue Island Hospital Co. LLC, doing business as Metrosouth Medical Center, Dr. William Zimmerman and Continental Anesthesia Ltd.
According to Theresa Johnson, Jacqueline Johnson is now a disabled person as a result of the defendants' negligence.
Johnson claims Jacqueline was admitted to Metrosouth for a laparoscopic appendectomy and then to Metrosouth's post anesthesia care unit in order to help her recover following her operation.
According to the suit, Jacqueline was negligently cared for, resulting in her disability. Specifically, Johnson claims Metrosouth was negligent in failing to recognize Jacqueline's respiratory distress, protect her airways and monitor her vitals.
Johnson alleges Jacqueline suffered pain and permanent injuries stemming from the incident.
Johnson is seeking more than $50,000 in damages. She is being represented by Chicago attorney Charles V. Falkenberg III.
Circuit Court of Cook County Case No. 2013L011369.
This is a report on a civil lawsuit filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County. The details in this report come from an original complaint filed by a plaintiff. Please note, a complaint represents an accusation by a private individual, not the government. It is not an indication of guilt, and it only represents one side of the story.


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Main Season travel in Prague with some delays
Before starting my big trip in less than two months I decided to use the meantime productively and go on a short trip to Prague with a friend. Since it only being about a three hour drive away from where I studied in Bamberg I'm surprised I didn't went there before. Well three hours that is when your bus should be on time. We decided to take the MeinFernbus Flixbus which is the cheapest way to get there but as it turned out not the most reliable. Before even going to the bus station I got a text saying our bus was delayed for about two hours. So we decided to have breakfast first and then waited at the station and after more than two hours a bus heading to Prague finally arrived. Unfortunately this wasn't the bus we booked but one that was actually scheduled to leave at a later time and we should wait another hour for our one to come. Well after some discussions we were on this bus and with just about 2,5 hour delay and a stop in Pilsen we finally arrived in Prague.
Prague is just such a beautiful city. Not only are the streets an buildings in the old town amazing to look at but there is always something going on. With street performers, artists and musicians everywhere it is just an amazing atmosphere and fun wether you are hanging around the Old Town Square or fighting through the masses of tourists on Charles Bridge. Speaking of tourists, they are everywhere, maybe it wasn't the best idea to go there during high season in summer.
Summer also meant it was hot, like really hot which made sightseeing and walking around or even just standing in the sun a lot more challenging and exhausting. But still we managed to see everything important in our roughly four days in town. We went up to Prague Castle to watch the actually rather overrated and boring changing of the guards at noon and enjoy some great views of the city. And in a attempt to escape some of the heat we went up Petrin hill by Funicular to get some shade in the forrest. Up there you can climb a simple copy of the Eiffel Tower for an even better view of whole Prague and the surrounding area. Oh and most importantly to mention we found some cute owls there which you could pet. But in the end what I enjoyed most was walking around the old town and onto Charles Bridge just after sunset when the temperature was finally bearable and light and the illuminated city were just looking incredible and perfect to photograph.
When it was time to go home on Thursday we had, you guessed to, another problem with the bus. We arrived at the station in time with just 15 minutes or so for the bus to arrived but it didn't. Once again we spend another two and a half hours waiting for a bus. I don't know if it was just an unfortunate coincidence that they were late both times but at the moment I wouldn't really recommend going to Prague by MeinFernbus.
But what I really do recommend is going to Prague which really is rightfully called the Paris of the east. Now here are some more pictures of the trip taking with my Nikon D750 and 20mm, 50mm, and 85mm Nikkor lenses. I also had a GoPro with me mainly to test it out and see if I want to take one with me on the around the world trip but maybe there is a short Prague video coming if I find enough good material. But for now enjoy the pictures and till next time, wherever I'll be by then.


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by Rebecca Richardson
Loosing someone you love is like standing in the tracks as a freight train barrels into your soul, leaving your heart in fragments. It's sadness so overwhelming you feel your tears may form a river that will carry you away on waves of grief. It's righteous anger at everyone; God, yourself, the person who left you behind. It's questioning everything and anything. The Would, Coulda, Shoulda thoughts invading your brain. It's hysterical laughter at random memories, giant grins a discovering lost photos. It's realizing how very fragile your own mortality is. How we are in this world for the briefest of moments and then we are gone.
So I take each moment, each hour, each day and remind myself that each new day is a gift. It's not guaranteed. That if I left this Earth right now at this very moment, that I mattered, that I was loved, that I gave love in return. When I start to feel overwhelmed and full of sadness I stop, take a deep breath, and remember some basic truths.
Life is not about what you earn, what you obtain or the title on your business card. It's about the simple things, a child's smile, the warmth of an embrace, the connection that we feel with another human being. No one's grave ever read "he earned a lot of money" "she drove a great car", they do read, however, "she was loved", "he was a father and husband"...
Death is the ultimate alarm clock. It wakes us up with a vengeance; often shaking us to the very core of who we are. The pain never goes away when you loose someone, but it does get easier. You learn to live with the grief, like an unwanted roommate who won't take the hint. You learn to appreciate the small things and to ignore the petty.
To cherish your memories and to hold those you have a little bit tighter. Our lives come and go so quickly. We worry about the things that don't matter and don't focus enough on the things that do. I encourage everyone to reach out to each other, call an old friend, spend time with a grandparent or a cousin you've lost touch with. No day is guaranteed so treasure each one you have and make it count.
On September 21, 2009, I received a phone call that would alter the course of my life. My younger and only brother Ruben, died in his sleep at the age of 31 from an accidental overdose. It took a very long time to come to terms with his death. Not only because it was so sudden and unexpected but because I had not seen him face to face in 7 years.
Our lives had taken many twists and turns growing up and like many people, I just went through my day to day, assuming that there was plenty of time to catch up and get together again. The idea of death seemed so foreign and far off. We were young and alive and tomorrow was a worry for another day.
After his death I struggled for a long time. In particular with my guilt. It was crushing. The thoughts raced through my mind day and night. I was his big sister. I was the one who had moved over a thousand miles away. I felt like I had let him down, let my family down. I questioned everything and my anger, my sadness were weights that weighed me down for a very long time. Five years later, I still have my moments, although thankfully not as much. Slowly but surely I found ways to find my purpose, to patch up my heart. One of those ways, was through the 5-Minute Challenge.
Every year, in the last week of October I ask people to join me in this challenge. Ruben died a few weeks before his 32nd birthday. It was in his memory that I created this. I am asking each of you from October 24th through October 31st to reach out to someone you've lost contact with.
Be it a friend, a sibling, a parent...it doesn't matter who, it only matters that you take those 5-minutes out of your week to reach out and let them know they are on your mind and in your heart. So often, we take our lives for granted. We assume that we can put off what we should do today because there is no rush, there is plenty of time. Sadly, I learned the hard way that it is not always the case. No one should ever have to live a life that has regret. No one should ever have to feel the kind of pain that comes with "if only" or "what if".
You have the chance to change. You have the chance to make your life and someone else's better just by taking 5 minutes and starting the process. You can:
- Write a letter
- Skype
- Make a phone call
- Send a Text
- Compose and E-mail
- Send a Postcard
- Send a friend request on Social Media
I've heard from hundreds of people over the last 5 years who've taken this challenge and have been thrilled with the outcome. I can't promise you that if your estranged from someone, reaching out will fix things. I can promise you, however, that if you don't, you'll never know and take it from someone who knows better, it's not something you want to spend your days wondering about.
Learn more about the challenge today at https://www.facebook.com/events/719903321412320/
"We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it." – John Lennon


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Esperance, Hedland ports test private interest | Business News:
The private sector is playing an increasing role in port development across Western Australia, as rising demand outstrips the government's capacity to deliver.
Planned port developments at Port Hedland and Esperance will provide the acid test for whether the private sector really has an appetite for investing in these assets. The Port Hedland Port Authority is in the early stages of developing a $340 million general cargo facility at Lumsden Point and, as part of that process, is evaluating private versus public sector procurement.
The Esperance port authority is more advanced in its planning for a common-user iron ore export facility that is tipped to cost about $200 million. Five private sector proponents have pre-qualified for the tender process, with three due to be selected for the 'request for proposal' stage.
If the private sector proceeds with these common-user projects, the state government will be sorely tempted to seek more private investment.
At Esperance, the private sector proponents will be required to design, finance, construct and operate the export facility, which is likely to nearly double the port's capacity of 11.5 million tonnes a year.
One of the key steps in the process will be signing-up aspiring iron ore miners as anchor customers, in order to build a bankable business case.
The miners – companies like Mindax, Jupiter Mines and Cazaly Resources – don't actually have operating mines, in part because they have not got anywhere to put their ore on to a ship.
The pre-qualified organisations are believed to include a consortium consisting of Brookfield Rail and port logistics company Qube.
A second organisation is understood to comprise rail operator Pacific National and engineering construction contractor McConnell Dowell.
Port chief executive Shayne Flanagan said evaluation of the pre-qualified entities was due to be completed by the end of this month, after which the shortlisted companies would have up to five months to finalise their tenders.
The preferred proponent would be selected before the end of the year.


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- The three beautiful bedrooms, on the ground and first level of the villa, each offer a little something different. The master bedroom opens up to a pillared verandah from where you can see the red tiled rooftops of the fort, while the bedrooms on the ground level open up to the garden and another to the living room and cobbled streets of Galle. The bedrooms are elegantly furnished with wooden antique furniture and further enhanced with Egyptian cotton sheets.
- The chef will make ensure you have the most satisfying gastronomic experience while dining here! From local rice and chicken, fish or vegetable curry, to soups and salads to even a romantic BBQ set up under the stars. Give crepes and pancakes a rest and try the local bowl shaped hoppers instead, filled with an egg or Sri Lankan curries served with sweet caramelized onion in seeni sambal. Salivating yet?
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- You'll love the location of the villa! Hop, skip and jump and you'll be at the trendiest boutiques, hip cafes and restaurants, charming churches as well as the ramparts of Galle Fort.
- When you're back from exploring the town, relax and lounge around at the many spaces within the villa. Our favourite was the cosy set up in the patio by the garden with warm yellow lights and the twitterati of the birds around.
- Enjoy the dedicated and personalized service of the staff at the villa. While the chef prepares delicious meals for you, the houseboy ensures the villa is in perfect order when you're back from walks around the fort. The manager will check you in and help book local activities and excursions and then be available on call for anything else that you may need.


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5 Daily Fantasy Football Matchups to Exploit in Week 1
Before you start to finalize your lineups for Week 1 in daily fantasy football, it's time to step into the confessional. You need to come to grips with something first, and the results of your penance can be a beefed-up bankroll.
Repeat after me: "I'm going to be wrong. A lot."
This isn't an indictment of you at all. You probably know your football and have done the right homework to get prepped for the 2018 season.
But it does not matter. Football is high-variance beast, waiting to prey on those who fail to acknowledge its gluttony for disappointment. There's no better time to get things wrong than at the start of the year.
When each team steps foot on the field this week, it'll be our first time seeing them in their new situations. Players have changed uniforms over the offseason, some have progressed, and some may not be the players they once were. It's hard to know the effects of all of this without seeing it in action, and that means we're bound to whiff somewhere on Sunday.
This isn't true just for us as individuals. It's also true for the public, meaning popular DFS plays will flop spectacularly. It's true for Vegas, too, where lines are far less efficient now than they will be in Week 7. We have company in our misery.
This is not to say, however, that all hope is lost and that we should just sit out Week 1. Personally, I'm way too hyped to have NFL DFS back to do that, and I'm sure a lot of you are feeling the same way. We just have to know how to navigate these mine-filled grounds and take advantage of the weirdness that's bound to ensue.
If we focus hard on how situations have changed during the offseason, we may be able to pinpoint matchups to target that the public has either overlooked or rejected completely. If we react to change before others do, we'll dig up high-upside plays at low ownership, and we may be able to sidestep all the ills that come with Week 1.
We're still going to get stuff wrong; that part is unavoidable. But if we can just find those few plays that bust out on Sunday, we can deal with a couple of dead lineups.
In order to try to do this, we're going to get some assistance from numberFire's Net Expected Points (NEP), our in-house efficiency metric that shows the expected points added or subtracted on each play throughout the course of the season. The full-season stats from 2017 are going to be largely irrelevant due to the factors listed above, but we can still use tools like these to pinpoint matchups that are ripe for exploiting.
We'll be focusing exclusively on the main slate here, trying to identify matchups that may be a bit sweeter than they appear at first glance. Which mismatches should we be looking to exploit in Week 1? Let's check it out.


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In Burgundy, we feature an eclectic selection: In the North, you can find a superb Chablis 1er cru Forest René from domaine Dauvissat 2012 (estimate €45), or a Chablis Grand Cru Valmur from Raveneau 2005 (estimate €45). In the South a lot of 2 Mâcons Pierreclos le Chavigne from Guffens 2003 for €100. In côte de Nuits, difficult to know where to start… in Gevrey, two interpretations of Charmes-Chambertin: Geantet-Pansiot 2006 (estimate €100) and Dugat-Py 1993 (estimate €240). You want to dream? Access the Chambertin 1992 from Armand Rousseau… In Morey, you can go for the famous Clos de la Roche 2006 from domaine Dujac (estimate €260) or the iconic Clos de Tart 1999 (estimate €250). Note also the legendary Musigny from Frédéric Mugnier in the 1989 vintage and Romanée-Saint-Vivant from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1982. In Beaune, don't miss the great wines featured such as Chassagne 1er cru Les Vergets 2013 from Ramonet (estimate €70), the ulltimate reference from Corton Charlemagne, Bonneau du Martray 2004 (€110), rather reasonable for such an icon and 4 Montrachets: Louis Jadot 1997 (€240), Olivier Leflaive 1999 (€220), Comtes Lafon 1997 (€850), or domaine Leroy 1969 (€1,800).
In Bordeaux, the "Firsts"and « super second » are present in numbers and with many vintages – ready to drink bottles, as well as those that require further cellaring. Old vintages are particularly abundant and you'll also find many 1961, an exceptional vintage with a small yield (Pichon, Giscours, Ausone…).
There are many lots of one, three, six and 12 bottles of Château Lafite Rothschild, Mouton Rothschild, Haut-Brion, Margaux, Latour and Yquem. Finally, there are also some affordable bottles with no reserve prices, such as the Mouton Rothschild 1979, Pontet-Canet 2005, Bouscaut 1996, Bastor Lamontagne 2004…
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In the Loire, you will find a wide range from Clos Rougeard, Silex from Dagueneau 2012, Philippe Alliet, Huet Le Haut Lieu 1989 and more.
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Just a small summer update about what's going on in the guild at the moment. And have a great summer btw!
Enjoy the summer
Monday, June 18, 2012 - 16:28
Changsha, day 4 of our trip
So, this will be my part of the collective China blog us Paragon members have released/are going to release. I'll also write about day 5 when arx and xodan will take care of our days in Beijing.
Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 16:43
China - the ultimate blogging spree begins
So, we've surely taken our time sorting out our China pictures and videos and everything. We decided to do the blog part collectively, which means that everyone has one day they write everything they member about and then if they want to, write also about the rest of the days.
Last night we kicked up the first blogs, and we'll release entries about two days at the same time. So head to our blog section to read what happened during the first three days during our trip and stay tuned for more.
Friday, April 22, 2011 - 05:59
Hello China!
First when we woke up after most awesome sleep i ever had, we went for the breakfast. I was like tourist in the buffee, tbh i was tourist so why not! I was so hungry, but still i didn't really know what to eat cause everything was so exotic and i never tasted them before. In the end i just took pretty much everything what looked good.
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 19:50by deva
First blog entry ever!
This is my first blog entry ever! Uhm, im not really sure what should write in here, so i think ill start by introducing myself. My name is Niko and im 26 years old. I study in Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences. My hobbies are gym and wow, they call me Devai the hunter.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 22:18by deva
China trip blogs
As promised, all of our six members traveling to China will be updating their own blogs from the trip. For those who are interested in reading what's going on in ChangSha and Beijing will get almost daily updates from us in form of text and of course pictures. The blogs will be linked to this post when the people make their first entry. If you meet us during the trip please share your experiences and possible pictures in this news topic. See you in China.
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OPLC Senior Attorney Mike Smalz makes the news on utility resellingDecember 2014
Mike, who has been working with multiple legislators on bills addressing the problems and lack of consumer protections in third party utility reselling arrangements, is quoted in two articles by the Columbus Dispatch. You can read them here and here.Continue Reading
OPLC is looking for a new Director! Click here for detailsNovember 2014
OPLC is excited about the prospect of moving forward with a new Director. Here are the details: The Ohio Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit advocacy organization pursuing statewide policy and systemic advocacy to enforce, protect, and expand the rights of low-income Ohioans, is seeking a Director. The Center is committed to aggressive advocacy through the […]Continue Reading
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Senior Attorney Mike Smalz on Channel 10 News discussing the problems with utility submetering. COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio lawmakers say they're restarting efforts Tuesday to keep utility bills under control. Apartment residents often pay their water and power bills to third-party companies. But when that meter breaks, it's often the customer who pays big. The […]Continue Reading
Senior Attorney Mike Smalz explains problems with the bill proposing to change Ohio's fair housing lawsJuly 2014
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In a July 21 Dayton Daily News article highlighting the continued drop in welfare rolls due to the state's focus on compliance with federal work participation rates to avoid federal penalties, Smalz is quoted. Read the story here.Continue Reading
Ohio Poverty Law Center Director Eugene R. King After 32 Years of Dedication to Fight PovertyJune 2014
Eugene R. King, director of the Ohio Poverty Law Center, will retire on June 13, 2014. Mr. King joined the Ohio State Legal Services Association (OSLSA) State Support Center in 1982 and became its managing attorney in 1986, a position he held until July 2009, when he became the director of the Ohio Poverty Law Center. […]Continue Reading
OPLC Senior attorney Michael Smalz' testimony on HB 297May 2014
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OPLC Director Gene King testifies on proposed changes in access to health careApril 2014
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CNET layoffs
Posted on | March 26, 2008 | No Comments
This surprises few, but even thoughtful journalism online is taking a beating. CNET announced today it is laying off 10 percent of its staff, or 120 people. No word on who's affected yet.
Yes, they've clearly become an organizational and brand mess over the past couple of years. But online they're the gold standard of tech reporting and have been since Day One. The TechCrunchs of the world have their place–no doubt–but they don't hold the place of trusted source in the way that CNET/News.com does, at least not for me.
So let's revisit today's earlier post and the comments that have so far come in. Does the model hold online when the advertising technology, in its current form, just is not cutting the mustard? Banner ads, engagement metrics etc. don't bolster the model if they don't return real numbers and deliver product sales for the advertisers. There's growing advertiser discontent that the online road ain't paved with gold, even though they're moving more dollars there.
Douglas McIntyre on 24/7 Wall Street today tries to value 25 of the top blogs. Some of these guys may be making decent coin and margin if they're a handful of editors, but this model doesn't look like it scales very well at all.
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Lou Covey
March 26th, 2008 @ 7:23 pm
The Washington Post got their hands on the internal memo.
It sound like they are going to cut back on and reorganize infrastructure more than reduce editorial staff.
I think this still is a good example of the earlier post. Many successful Internet sites have concentrated on the tech for a long time, but they are finding that what they are selling is content. CNet may have just figured out they needless tech and more content.
Loring Wirbel
March 26th, 2008 @ 8:01 pm
But you can run into the contrary problem of not defining the markets you cover well enough. Case in point – CNET used to have a tab called "communications," then separate tabs for "access" and "wireless", then they ditched access and just kept wireless. Well, if I want to find the latest dirt about Ciena or a Bookham-Avanex merger, I guess I can't go to CNET, because they see any communications outside wireless as not worth covering. Careful with the content definition, gang.
March 27th, 2008 @ 9:49 am
Cnet never knew who its readers were and still doesn't. I can't, for the life of me, figure out what its priorities are and who it's trying to reach.
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Does your team have chemistry?
You know, that "thing" that many of us look for in our personal relationships, with our friends, or even where we work.
In our personal relationships, it's what we look for to know that we've met someone special. It's often more of a happenstance – we meet someone and it's there - or it's not. We can tell. It's almost instantaneous. We have chemistry with them. We're on the same page; it's as if our minds are connected. There's a certain ease.
However, chemistry is much more difficult to achieve at work.
We're on the lookout for it. That's because people don't want to be on just any team, they want to be on a team that has chemistry.
Why? Because having chemistry between team members allows special things - things that surpass the ordinary - to happen. These are the things that get you excited about going to work everyday.
Having chemistry on your team is like having a team on steroids. You know it will be successful. You can conquer anything.
But it's elusive, hiding somewhere. Can you make it happen?
Maybe. Just maybe…
It's not about the stars
Putting a team together doesn't mean it will have chemistry. The members of the team might look good on paper. All the stats of everyone one involved make it look like the team should be great, but that's no guarantee.
As a matter of fact, research shows that getting a bunch of great minds together to work on a project doesn't necessarily lead to good cooperation. So that's not the answer.
Many sports coaches will tell you that putting all the best players together on the same team won't lead to great team chemistry either.
In Sam Walker's book, "The Captain Class", a book that researches why certain sports teams have been so successful, he believes that it's the qualities of the leader that contribute to building great teams.
I won't disagree and say that leadership is not important. But I may argue that a leader can only do so much, and that the real chemistry has to come from the players (co-workers) themselves.
People who work well together do so not just because of talent, degrees, statistics or past accomplishments. They do so because they're humans who connect to one another.
If you can get great connections happening between team members, you have the possibility of chemistry.
What I know…
If you've read my posts before, you may recall that I have played in the same musical ensemble for 27 years. It is the Evergreen Club Gamelan.
It's with this 8-member group that I've been fortunate enough to experience incredible chemistry.
It's a common occurrence for Evergreen to have magical moments in performances - even ones beyond our expectations, ones where chills run up my spine during a performance.
How did this happen? Did we plan it that way? I wish I could say we did but it's been a multi-faceted process.
I have the hindsight to realize what it took to set up opportunities for chemistry. I'll go through a few here in the hope that it can help you.
It sounds obvious, of course, that much of this chemistry had to do with getting the right people in the group. But figuring out who that was took time. There was some trial and error.
What actually helped us was that Evergreen wasn't a full time job and most of the players (myself included) would play with other ensembles from time to time to make ends meet. Occasionally there would be booking dates that conflicted, so we would need to hire substitutes.
Anyone we brought in was definitely capable of playing their part. They were all well-trained musicians. But that's when I noticed that chemistry was going to be harder to achieve.
There were some players who simply saw playing in the group as a gig. Others like myself saw it as a vehicle on which to build a career. We got more into the music, did research on the style; and since the instruments were from Indonesia, there was a lot one could learn about the cultural significance of this type of music.
In a way, the substitutes actually helped the rest of us realize what qualities we wanted in our regular players. As time went on, we were able to discuss what (and who) didn't work for the group, thereby solidifying our sound, our approach and our goals.
You might say, "Why didn't you just hire the right people from the start?" In our case, it was because we didn't really know at the start what the right fit was. It took a while for us to develop our own raison-d'être, our vision for where the group would go, and an identity. We were breaking new ground in terms of the repertoire we played. Because of this we had:
Conversation and openness
Over the years, there have been lots and lots of conversations.
These conversations happened in rehearsals, performance situations, while traveling together, eating and drinking together, and through stressful situations like recordings. We listened to music together. We did professional development workshops together.
Essentially we really got to know each other on many different levels. We would socialize together; we would end up on other projects together; we would recommend each other for other jobs. As we got older, we attended each other's weddings. In a sense, we became like family, which meant that we didn't hold back when things weren't going well and celebrated when things were. So then there was:
Of course, when you get that close to people, there are lots of disagreements, heated conversations and intense moments. We didn't shy away from conflict.
Time is great for giving one perspective on conflict.
In the early years when we didn't know each other so well, I found conflict was more worrisome. Did someone not like you, was it personal, or was it an attack on your ability, your sensibility? (A musician's ego can be a fragile thing).
But as the years passed, we got used to our conflicts and simply viewed them as a process we would have to go through from time to time. As competent artists, we all had strong ideas.
Conflicts almost always arose because somebody thought something was getting in the way of the group realizing our best performance. Sometimes we differed on what that realization was. The conflict was a way to work through to that end.
Looking back now, I realize how important conflict was to creating our chemistry.
Because we had:
Shared goals
There is core of us in the group who have been in Evergreen for 25 or more years. In terms of bands, that's a big number. That's commitment. It's even more powerful because there is no salary. Sure, we get paid for the gigs we do but we can always turn a gig down. There are no contracts or binding agreements. If you don't want to be there, you don't have to be.
Staying together for this long is a testament to how committed we are. The sacrifices people are willing to make for the existence of the group demonstrate how we all believe in keeping it going.
Believe me, this is important when you are unloading a truck full of gear after a gig in the cold at two in the morning. It shows there is:
Each one of us has technical strengths and weaknesses as well personal idiosyncrasies that can drive our colleagues nuts. But at the end of the day, there is always respect for what we can make happen on stage. That respect wasn't just handed out one day (not that anyone was impolite or rude); it was earned over years of playing together. We know that we have:
Everyone takes extremely seriously the responsibility for creating the best performance possible. Sometimes you receive a part you just can't play without practicing many extra hours in your personal time. Putting the extra time outside group rehearsal is never ever something we complain about. We are in for a penny, in for a pound. This of course leads to:
We know that we can trust each other to do our best. We all know that our performance standards are high and we know that each one of us does what we have to do to meet those standards. If someone can't, for instance, make a rehearsal, we all trust that our group performance standards will still be met.
This mix of qualities makes being on stage a very powerful experience. It removes a lot of worry that can typically be present when you don't have the connections that we have in the group. It allows us to really focus on the product- the piece that we have to perform. It allows us to be the best we can be.
5 Things you can do to bring this to your world.
I know you're saying, "Paul, my team is not a band and I don't have years to wait for my team to find chemistry. I want it faster. What can I do to speed things up?"
To be honest, I don't think you can short cut the time. Developing relationships can't be hurried, but if you can put the following things in place, it may help speed things up.
1) Map out as best you can the people you need on your team.
I'm not just talking about skills. I'm talking about personalities. You can use various personality tests like DISC or Myers-Briggs, but you won't really know until the team starts to work together. (It's a bit like Tinder – it's all words and pictures until you meet the person).
Finding the right people may be a continual quest. You may put a great group together for a while and then someone moves on and the chemistry vanishes. That's what makes finding group chemistry so special: it can be fleeting.
2) Live life with the team.
There's no way around this. To achieve chemistry, team members need to spend lots of hours together. That means at work, that means after work. If you're a leader, you can, and should, facilitate these opportunities.
3) Team members need to put themselves out there.
You need people who aren't afraid to be who they are, warts and all. It's the only fair thing for all concerned. When people know each other well, it will lead to a degree of predictability and comfort with their colleagues. It also removes a lot of the worry about how ideas will be received.
4) Embrace Conflict
Healthy conflict means that people care. Don't shy away from it. Sometimes it's not pretty but it's necessary.
5) Make sure they share the same goals.
This will only be discovered through lots of conversation. Team members need to discuss the future. They need to dream together a bit.
6) Respect how each other does things.
While having simpatico on a team is wonderful, it's the differences among the team members that make it strong. Take advantage of those differences as opposed to making everyone think the same way.
Hopefully if you can get these things in place, there will be lots of high-fiving going on around the office.
I'd love to hear your stories about chemistry at work and how you achieved it, in the comments below.


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The housewives are back, and original housewife Sheree is back to face her arch-nemesis (and replacement) Kenya Moore.
So what does this mean that we can expect as far as the antics this season?
Well, rumors have been steadily circulating about Porsha Williams kissing plenty of females lately, and of course the Chateau Sheree drama will be revisited since it's been
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I mean, don't just take my word for it. Watch the footage below!
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Tuesday Ten
New blog...same Tuesday Ten. Enjoy!
1. Glow
I finally caught up with Jane the Virgin, so I was on the hunt for a new Netflix binge and asked my friends for suggestions. Glow immediately came up...and I was immediately hooked. Glow is a comedy following Hollywood misfits in the 80s who are cast as the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. It's both silly and smart, and I love it.
2. Belli Belli Salon
On Friday, I chopped off about 3.5-4 inches of my hair at Belli Belli Salon. It doesn't sound like a lot, but my hair wasn't long to begin with! So, my hair is now hovering just above my shoulders. I'd been thinking about cutting it after seeing how cute Gina Rodriguez's hair was on the latest season of Jane the Virgin (yes, mentioning again...). I finally bit the bullet, and I love it! It's incredibly soft and feels fresh and light. Thank you Leu!
3. Torrey Pines
Torrey Pines is the quintessential San Diego hike - with stunning views of the ocean and cliffs all around. Last week, I visited the spot in Del Mar after work with my friends - trying to take advantage of summer daylight that lasts so long! It was as gorgeous as I remembered and the perfect way to shake off a hard day at work.
4. Puppies
While I am a cat mom, I do adore dogs (particularly Shibas, huskies and corgis...for future reference). One of my best friends Katie just got the cutest golden retriever puppy - and I am officially obsessed. Why can't dogs stay puppies?!
5. The Bicoastal Beauty
My most recent blog crush: The Bicoastal Beauty. My dear friend Kellie runs this fashion and travel blog...and I'm constantly inspired by her ability to dress so stylishly...in an affordable way. As someone who has no fashion sense, I weirdly love fashion blogs...
6. Iron Mountain
This past Sunday, I joined my friend Dana, her boyfriend and his brother for a jaunt up Iron Mountain, a local trail in Poway. While it's somewhat of a San Diego staple, I had never visited the trail. It was absolutely stunning - you begin under a grove of trees (this shade doesn't last for long so prepare accordingly) and end with a view of mountains and a panorama of San Diego. We celebrated our quick hike up with summit mimosas. Best part? Holding a baby horny lizard...and not eating it when I fell once.
7. Daily Themed Crossword App
Firstly, I am a huge nerd and love crosswords more than most things. In high school, I wouldn't leave for the day until I finished the daily crossword in the newspaper. Secondly, I have been having a lot of trouble sleeping lately, so I downloaded the Daily Themed Crossword app. I know you are supposed to stay away from your phone (and any blue light) at night, but playing these crosswords at night in bed has kept me so distracted to the point I fall asleep playing. Right now...whatever works! And, at least I'm using my brain!
8. King's Craft Coffee
After our hike up Iron Mountain, the four of us headed down to King's Craft Coffee in Poway for some iced lattes. I settled on an almond milk vanilla latte and a Belgian waffle. Best post-hike treat ever. I am always on the hunt for good coffee shops in inland North County, and I think I found one!
9. Travel Planning
Aside from a brief trip to Idyllwild in January and a jaunt to Las Vegas for work last month, I have not traveled this year. Well, apparently, I saved it all for the end of the year. I'm about to go to Idyllwild (again), Orange County, Nashville, Atlanta, Scottsdale, San Francisco and maybe Cuba or D.C...all before Christmas. Exploring new places excites me so much - and while I've been to a few of these before, I'm excited for new experiences and memories and am already planning each of these trips. I can't wait to get away!
10. Self-Care Friday Nights
To everyone that has the energy to go out on Friday nights, props to you. Usually, I'm so worn out from the week, so instead, I have a standing date with myself on Friday nights (whether I'm single or in a relationship). Read more about it here.
What are you into this week? Let me know in the comments!


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