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Now is your turn if you have a tourism project!Jul 25, 2017
The Future Lies In Tourism Project implemented in cooperation by the T.R. Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Anadolu Efes and UNDP anticipates to hear your ideas for the upcoming period. Project applications will be received by 28 July 2017 through www.gelecekturizmde.com website, and the evaluation results may include your project idea in the list of upcoming period's works.
Aiming to promote tourism at every locality from Izmir to Urfa, the Future Lies In Tourism Project contributed to Turkey's potential in sustainable tourism by assuming a leading role in the previous years in such themes and areas as "Lavender Scented Village", Birds Watching Festival, reinvigorating sericulture in Bursa, Lycian Way, handing masonry over to next generations. The Project was awarded numerous prizes including the Golden Compass Corporate Social Responsibility Prize, Hermes Creative Awards Gold Prize, TISK Special Prize for Sustainability.

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Here's a guy on a mission.
That's a spring turkey, or a turkey with
spring in his step. Turkey-knee deep
snow won't slow him down.
You go guy, show her what you've got.
Now she (the other turkey) continues walking, away.
And he just keeps going in her direction.
When he gets a little closer, it's show time......
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Tokyo- Japan (PANA) -- Several African heads of state are due here this weekend for the 3rd Tokyo Conference on African Development (TICAD III) scheduled for 29 September through 1 October with particular focus on the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), the organisers indicated Saturday.
TICAD was launched in 1993 by the Japanese government in conjunction with the UN and the Global Fund for Africa (GFA) as a forum to seek international support for development initiatives across the continent.
TICAD III would size up avenues available within NEPAD for expanding cooperation mainly between Asian and African countries, according to the organisers - the Japanese government, UN, GFA and World Bank.
In a release ahead of the conference, which will also mark the 10th anniversary of TICAD, the organisers acknowledged NEPAD as "a unique forum for high-level dialogue and consensus-building," affirming that TICAD III was committed to creating full synergy between the two initiatives - TICAD and NEPAD.
TICAD becomes the third international forum to endorse NEPAD as Africa's development road map, after the blueprint was acclaimed by the Group of Industrialised Countries (G8) and the UN General Assembly which last year approved a recommendation by Secretary General Kofi Annan, that NEPAD be the framework for international support for Africa.
Highly awaited at the Tokyo meeting are the main architects of NEPAD, including Presidents Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal, who would update participants on the evolution within the scheme, as well as suggest new approaches to partnership under TICAD as a consequence of the new development game plan.
According to the organisers, close to 20 African leaders, including current African Union (AU) chairman Joachim Chissano of Mozambique would attend what is expected to be the most affluent conference yet, since TICAD I (1993) and TICAD II (1998).
Delegations are expected from virtually all African countries, save Guinea Bissau still in the throes of the coup that toppled president Kumba Yala, and war-weary Liberia, which is still to sort out the formation of a post-conflict transitional government.
Incidentally, the agenda of the Tokyo conference also has political stability among its focal points.
At pre-conference meetings held earlier in Pretoria (22, 23 May) for countries in southern Africa, Nairobi (5, 6 June) for North and East African countries, and in Yaounde (23, 24 June) for countries in West and Central Africa, the consolidation of peace and the furtherance of good governance were earmarked for discussion at TICAD III.
Other areas of interest at the conference include agricultural development, private sector development, infrastructure, and the development of human resources in the domains of education, health and gender issues, the organisers have indicated.
The HIV/AIDS pandemic and other infectious diseases ravaging Africa, the continent's drawbacks in the sphere of information and communication technology, and boosting of Afro-Asian cooperation are also slated for discussion.
In what observers here hail as an emerging lobby for development assistance to Africa void of colonial hangovers or imperialist underpinnings, the organisers said as many as 38 donor and Asian states would be represented at TICAD III.
In all, some 90 countries and 31 organisations are on roll for the conference, the organisers confirmed.
TICAD III comes at a time when the forum is emphasising concrete translation of cooperation formulas mooted at previous confabs to help Africa draw from especially the Asian experience in forging economic growth and development.
Accordingly, the meeting would also take stock of the Tokyo Agenda for Action that was adopted at the previous TICAD II conference.
That agenda stressed "the underlying principle of ownership and partnership, regional cooperation and integration, and South- South cooperation with particular emphasis on Asia-Africa cooperation," much in tandem with the aspirations of NEPAD.
Hence organisers of TICAD III envisage "a new set of priorities" fine-tuned to accommodate concerns raised and solutions proposed in NEPAD.


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Victoria was an old family friend from the Keys. I remember counting down the days until I got to see her and the islands again. She was a short, stout woman with wispy silver and white hair. Hours in the sun left her face and shoulders covered with freckles. When she hugged me it felt like home, a warm safe embrace. She always smelt like the beach; Salt, Sunscreen, Sand...Dressed in long sarongs, a wide brimmed sun hat and dangling stone earrings. It only seemed fitting she lived on an island.
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Together we used to spend hours exploring the mangroves, pulling on fins and snorkel masks, we'd dive into the cool, crystal waters. We'd chase the brightly colored fish and crabs, then return to the surface giggling. I was convinced she was a mermaid. It was the only thing that made sense to me as a kid- how else could you explain the dolphins coming up to us, begging to part of the fun ? Today I have the same mentality; a sparkling image in the waves, of the curious mermaid who taught me the beauty of the world.
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Terror threat: Security high-alert on PML-N secretariat
LAHORE: Security has been put on high-alert at PML-N's central secretariat in Lahore in view of the threats, ARY News reported Friday.
The provincial government has issued red-alert following security threats to PML-N's central secretariat.
An area covering 100-meters from the secretariat has been declared no-man's land. While around eight check-posts are being erected on an artery leading to the secretariat in order to cope with any untoward incident.
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Laurie's first view of Hollywood was a disappointment. Nothing but dirty sidewalks and run-down storefronts, everything struggling and decaying if not abandoned. The Atomic offices were located on Sunset Boulevard, and the movies of his childhood had primed Laurie to expect glamour. The reality was a small beige stucco office building surrounded by a grove of thick, squat palm trees. Even the palms looked diseased, their fronds a dull brown, their bark gnarled and spiky like reptile skin.
The lobby was bare and deserted, all plain white walls and nylon carpets, no chairs, no furniture save for the reception desk, which was unoccupied. But the door had been unlocked, with ATOMIC NETWORK painted in fresh gold letters on the front next to a cunning little logo of a mushroom cloud, and thus they were probably in the right place.
The Atomic Network factors into both Lonely Satellite and Demon City.
In Lonely Satellite, it's a fledgling network founded by Donya Kashani in Los Angeles. Much of the content is user-generated (Donya: "Mostly we get people filming their cats doing cute things."), though Donya anchors a news broadcast, and Gina Davenport hosts a talk show called L.A. Elite.
In Demon City, Atomic is a network devoted to entertainment news. Founded by Loudon Strong, Atomic's on-air personalities include Donya Kashani and Felix Dockweiler. News shows include Party at Ground Zero, The Big Boom, Meltdown! and Radioactive. The logo is a mushroom cloud. It's all in very dubious taste, frankly.


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Washington DC based songwriter and performer Jim Steed feels as comfortable in front of 40,000 people opening for major national acts like Elton John, Kansas, Moody Blues, Eddie Money, and Michael McDonald, or performing for the Vice President of the United States, as he does playing to a intimate club crowd. "It's all about getting the music across and connecting with people," says Jim.
For over 15 years, Jim Steed has been connecting with thousands of people locally with his brand of original pop/rock music. An award-winning songwriter, Jim's music has been featured on WUSA television, WRQX radio, as well as several well-known regional commercials. Jim has finished his first CD of original material, "'Til I Found You," which was released in Spring 2000.
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I don't really think a lot of people are going to read this... and that is fine by me :). Really, I just sort of want to rant and sort out my thoughts... knowing that God made me human, that I have human emotions and that God is still God and He loves me... and even if other people believe that I do not want to glorify God with my whole being... His thought is what matters. By saying that I don't mean to say that I don't think that people, by seeing me, would think that I was not trying to glorify God with my life, I surely hope that people DO see God... with every smile... every word and every breath I breathe!!! It's more of I have been accused of not glorifying God (without people asking me... or even talking to me), and people making assumptions about me that were (are) false. This is me saying I am sick of it... tired... hurt... and am seeking comfort. I need God... I have God. I am satisfied in Him... but I am sorting through my life and realizing that my emotions are NOT bad. They are reactions to what has happened to me... the problem comes in when I do not take it to God. This is me... admitting that I AM HUMAN... I HAVE EMOTIONS... and that YES I am seeking to give them to God. Whether or not you judge me for my emotions hardly matters. If you love me as a person... know me well enough to bring concerns to me that is fine... but if it is not done in love... your concern will fall on a wounded heart like burning oil. Sure, it might help... but it'll be more painful than if you had tenderly reached out with clean bandages and soft words.
I am hurt... hurt by what has happened to me and my family and those I hold dearly in my heart.
I am angry at what has happened... the WRONG things that have been done...
God has given me the ability to still love, but believe me, it hurts to love... and there is always a struggle to love... not because I do not want to... but when you go to love someone who continually strikes at you or what they did left such a scar that when you remember anything its like rubbing salt in the wound.
I am sad... incredibly sad that people could be the way they are... but who am I to judge? I am NOT. I know that without God I DO NOTHING good. "Every good gift and perfect gift comes from above." I am SAD. Not CONDEMNING. Do I NOT have a right to be sad over wrong doing?
My heart aches... is this wrong?
I can SEE when there is sin and wrong doing... can you call someone who has been stabbed in the back the victim? The one who 'has a certain perspective and doesn't know the whole story'?
I am praying... praying over and over again for love, hope, comfort.
Forgive me if I am being selfish for praying for the comfort first.
This is not a rant for me to get attention... it simply helps to 'get it out'
praying that God would lead me to the 'side of still waters'... where His grace and love and purity may pour over all of me.
Not so much for me... but for those I am affecting. I do not wish to bring you down... but to point you to Christ. Please pray that I would be restored... healed... so that instead of burdening you I may help you.
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The Williamsport, PA Crosscutters were a Pirates affiliation (now with the Phillies) that played at the center of the Little League universe and have a logo harkening back to the lumberjacking past of the city. This red, grey and black Crosscutters jacket dates to 1999-2006 and features light to moderate wear. It has a beautiful white, grey and red "Crosscutters baseball" logo on the left breast and the fringes and collar have red, white and black piping. The AIS size XL jacket has (6) intact buttons and is missing one. The New Era size 7-3/8 cap features light wear and presents well with a nice "Wooden W" logo against a burgundy background.
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More often than not, we forget about the monitor arm holding up our computer displays. These handy apparatuses provide space saving, ergonomic, and collaboration benefits that static monitors cannot. As you start to analyze your workplace, here are some helpful tips for narrowing down the search.
Functionality: What type of work do you do? Do you work within a couple different programs at once and constantly find yourself switching between them? If so, you may want to look at options for dual mounting. Typical monitor arm solutions can accommodate one to eight displays at a time. Choose an option that best suits your work style. (Personally, I like to use my lap top screen with two additional monitors. I keep my email open on the laptop, and work on projects from the larger screens.)
Price: Price goes without saying. Monitor arms come in all different forms and prices. I suggest working with a furniture dealership (like Phillips!) to get the best price and discounts.
Growth: Perhaps you just need one monitor arm to begin with, but you might add one or two more in the future. Depending on the style arm you get, adding additional displays can be as easy as sliding a new piece on or as difficult as replacing the entire unit. If you plan on adding monitors in the future, choose an option that can handle the weight, additions, and space needed for multiple displays.
Mobility: Where is your monitor arm located on your desk? Do you have an L-station with monitors in the corner or are you facing straight ahead? Monitor arms can be multi-dexterous (can move up/down, forward/backward, side-to-side, tilted, rotated, etc.) or fixed. If you're sharing your screen with visitors, having a monitor that moves easily is a valuable asset for sharing information. If you just need a monitor arm to give yourself a better ergonomic solution, a basic pole mounted option with "tilt-ability" may be just fine.
Desk Connection: Last, but not least, let's look at the connection point. Will you be mounting the arm to a slat wall? Would you like to grommet mount or clamp it onto the edge of the desk? Monitor arms can connect in different ways, so make sure the solution you choose works with your workstation.
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Finished Art Struggle Project
I have had a lot of time to work on my struggle project. It has been a struggle for me to do this because what I wanted to do is something that I know I didn't have enough time! I planned on sculpting some ribs and adding the extra 2 that I have, but I wasn't able to! I then decided to do a painting of ribs! I had a few different ideas of how to paint the ribs! I tried a few different things and everything I tried did not turn out the way I wanted them too! Since we have a new assignment I decide I would do my best even better because I did not finish it the way I would have liked too! I tried my best and I hope with what I have done!


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Red V Blue
Does red have an unfair advantage? I mean besides Donut, of course. According to a study of 1,347 matches of Unreal Tournament 2004, red does. If WiiHD had done the study, we would have studied 1337 matches, but the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and the journal Cyberpsychology & Behavior didn't ask us. The Denmark study had the red team winning 55% of the time, even though after that many matches you'd expect it to all settle into even territory.
The University suggests that this may be because red is a psychological distraction to men, on the possibly evolutionary basis that "men flush and turn red when they're angry." Well yes, in Denmark that probably is a common reaction of men to anger. At WiiHD headquarters redness is mostly a side effect of exhaustion, inflicted by such actions as walking across a room, or lifting a glass to get a drink. As of the time of this posting, the University of Denmark has not commented on this alternate explanation, that Blue players are exhausted by watching their red counterparts shoot at them, and are unable to press buttons as fast. We'll let you know when they confirm our theory, but in the meantime hit the break for a little of the classic Red Vs Blue by Rooster Teeth.
If you haven't seen it, you should. NSFW (language).
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SMB Share of Federal IT Contracts Shrinking to 35%: INPUT
- 65 percent of federal IT prime contract dollars go to companies earning more than $250 million annually.
- The number of companies earning less than $10 million in spending on prime contracts has increased from 11,000 companies in 2003 to 18,000 companies in 2005.
"While the percent of federal IT spending with small companies has decreased, the number of companies participating has increased by 63%," said Kevin Plexico, executive vice president for INPUT. "The money spent by the federal government is getting spread over a significantly larger number of companies, which demonstrates that the barriers to entering the market have decreased."
The top twenty information technology (IT) contracts to be solicited by the federal government in fiscal year 2007 (FY07) will be worth a combined potential value of nearly $120 billion, according to INPUT. The potential value of the awards represents a more than 50 percent decrease from last year's top twenty IT contracts which were worth $240 billion.
The average ceiling value, the maximum possible value of the contract over its life, dropped year-over-year from $12 billion to $6 billion.


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Guest blogger Aaron Cross of the Greyhound Protection League of New Zealand works tirelessly to help these beautiful animals.
So what's the story with greyhounds?
They're amazing dogs. We have three in our household. Pax, who is the oldest, has been with me for almost all of his 10 years. He's a very well behaved dog. His nature is kind and gentle. He's very affectionate but not at all pushy. He's often hilarious with his goofy sense of humour and his greatest crime would be occasionally rolling in stinky things…. Or relocating random shoes…..
Sally's the social one. If you meet us she will be the one that looks straight at you with her beautiful brown eyes, before coming over to you and leaning gently against you for a smooch. She loves people and gets excited meeting even strangers. We don't know what she went through before we got her but she was very timid, and would start yelping if we tried to push her off the couch. We don't do that anymore; the couch is hers. It suits her, when she's not on the bed.
Then there's Pippi. We were looking into links between ex-racing greyhounds and pig dog breeding when we came across Pippi. Her foot was broken in a race, and instead of having it pinned and put in a cast to heal, she was given away for breeding pig dogs. She was mated and bred from by a brute of a dog in the confines of her kennel, despite having multiple broken bones in her foot. It's healed now, but has healed deformed. She'll never run or walk properly again. Pippi is a casualty of racing greed. They day we rescued her she behaved like she hadn't been out of her kennel for months. It took her awhile to trust us, but now she has come out of her shell. She's hilarious with her fun and a bit over-the-top personality. We love them all dearly.
The thought of them surviving the racing industry raises a lot of different feelings for me.
Greyhound racing is a questionable activity in any context, but when done on an industrial scale for profit-driven reasons it is most definitely cruel to the greyhounds involved. Unrestricted breeding results in hundreds having nowhere to go at the end of their racing usefulness. At that point most are culled. All just so people can gamble at the TAB.
Racing itself is also very dangerous. On the first bend the dogs almost always collide, creating intense dynamics that frequently see horrific crashes at high speed. These dogs aren't built for those crashes. But the shuffling and "smash up derby" aspect is part of the entertainment. Their bodies suffer and can literally break just from the effort they exert in chasing, as a result of having their prey drive aggravated. Some greyhounds have literally dropped dead at the end of a race.
Are our entertainment desires a justification for running them to death and killing the slow ones?
The increase in gambling has in turn increased the demand for race-ready greyhounds. This isn't just mum and dad taking the family pet to the track for a run on Saturday. There were a whopping 5,396 greyhound races last year in New Zealand, meaning that 42,628 times a greyhound's life was put on the line. I'm not including training in these figures either. This breaks down to 15 commercial greyhound races a day, every single day, every year. It's extreme overkill. Literally.
That demand means a huge number of animals need to be involved, and as greyhounds live far longer then their fastest, fittest years, most have ended up being treated as an unwanted waste product. When past their use-by date, they're disposed off. That's the financial reality because there's no money in slow dogs. By that stage they've already suffered a lifetime of being trained in the worst way possible in terms of responsible dog training: being encouraged and rewarded the whole time for chasing things. Thankfully for some greyhounds their laziness and good nature rises above their training, and these are typically the ones rehomed by the Greyhounds As Pets programme.
The Greyhound Protection League petitioned the government in 2013 for transparency around the numbers culled and numbers injured. The industry's response was to admit incompetence in its record-keeping and to plead for an opportunity to show they were committed to animal welfare. At the same time, they also withdrew what little welfare-related information they were sharing publicly, and that information is still withheld from the public.
It was a big deal when race stewards were found to be deliberately misleading the public around the number and nature of greyhound racing injuries in Australia recently, but that is exactly what is happening here, only no-one with any power is calling them out on it.
Australian entities that collate breeding and exporting data for both our countries allow us a view into the numbers introduced here for racing. Running those numbers against the adoption figures that different groups in New Zealand provide, including homes found by and provided by trainers, gives us a good insight as to what is happening for these dogs.
The industry commissioned their own audit by a former Chairman of the NZ Racing Board, and that told us, based on trainers' input, how many dogs were finding homes with trainers. It was a pretty dismal admission.
In the end we count the number of dogs coming in and the number of dogs coming out of the racing industry and we get a pretty clear picture of the greyhound population and trends within it.
Despite Greyhounds As Pets — the industry-funded rehoming initiative — and several smaller adoption groups rehoming dogs, there's still a whopping number of greyhounds simply disappearing off the face of the earth. Between 600-700 greyhounds per year are being euthanised in New Zealand, after being deemed unfit for racing. Around 50 dogs are killed annually, in addition to this, on the track due to injuries.
The racing industry, of course, has direct access to this information, but they are keeping quiet. If they do talk about this, my guess is that they probably wont be counting very well! Sadly we can tell from their record-keeping in the field, that proof of rehoming a greyhound is simply not required, and on the injuries front trainers are wondering why race stewards aren't referring injured dogs to the vet like they should be. That means reported injuries will be down and the percentage of dogs rehomed will be up. We can see that data collecting is not being done in a credible way.
What we'll do now is petition the government and this time ask for an outright ban on greyhound racing.
The changes that resulted from the industry's own review have done nothing to protect dogs' welfare, but instead have made it completely non-transparent. We are now in a really strong position to point out the industry shortcomings to the government and the public. Despite the secrecy, we can pretty much prove that they are culling more dogs than they are rehoming, and that they are covering up greyhound injuries and deaths caused directly by racing itself.
You can help by sending an email to the Minister for Racing calling for an inquiry into the cruel sport.
Aaron Cross, Greyhound Protection League


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Ladies, It's Time To Get Into the Hips!
Hello lovelies!! In today's video I am introducing you to one of the basic feminine movements: the hip circle! Tapping into your feminine body is all about getting into more circular, spiral movements. In our day to day life, we are very linear. Let's break out of that by getting into those hips and booty!!
The ONE Thing You Need to Remember if You Are TOO Busy & Overwhelmed
We live in a culture of busy-ness. Ask any one of your friends how they have been lately and often you will get a reply akin to, "Good, just really busy". You've probably even said it yourself; I know I have. Many of us wear our busy-ness as a badge of honor.
Being busy doesn't have to be a bad thing. There is a good kind of busy, where our lives feel full and our various activities provide us with a sense of meaning and joy. Other times however, our constant quest to be busy leaves us feeling drained. Despite our full calendars our lives can seem surprisingly…empty.
If you feel like your busy life isn't giving you the sense of profound satisfaction that you are looking for, or if you feel like one of those hamsters running in the wheel and you can't stop for fear of falling and getting your head chopped off, I have one important thing to remind you of:
Everything in your life and on your calendar is there because at some point you said yes to it.
That simple statement has the power to be incredibly freeing or incredibly frustrating, depending on your frame of mind.
What was your initial reaction to that statement? Was it an "Amen sister!", a "Wow I never thought of it that way" or a "No, that's not true because I have X, Y, and Z that I have to do and trust me, I'd rather not but I don't have a choice".
If you are in the "Amen sister!" category, you know your schedule works for you (and not the other way around). Mad props to you girl. Keep on keepin' on.
If you were in the "I never thought of it that way" frame of mind, hopefully you will find a new perspective on your busy calendar that will bring more openness and freedom to your life.
If you gravitated straight to the last option or some variation of it, for whatever reason, your immediate reaction probably included defensiveness and resistance. You may have come up with examples in your head which you feel are in your life NOT because of your choice but out of necessity, obligation or the fact that someone else put them there.
To that I ask, where else in your life are you giving your power away?
If you feel like your life and schedule is in the hands of someone else, you are voluntarily stepping out of the driver's seat in your life. It's as if you hopped over to the passenger side and handed over the keys, but then proceeded to complain about how the other person is driving, where you are going, etc.
If you are looking for more freedom in your life and schedule, baby it's time to get your license and hop behind the wheel! Take ownership of everything in your life!
Look at your calendar. What's on there that doesn't light you up, or even worse, makes you groan? WHY the heck is it still on there?
Your answer is probably because you feel like you have to go or are obligated in some way. Your life can start opening up for you when you realize that even the act of labeling something as an "obligation" is your choice! Really you are choosing to attend because you believe there will be consequences if you don't and you prefer to not to deal with those consequences (unhappy friends, disappointed parents, a nasty look from your boss, etc.), but it's not like someone is holding a gun to your head (unless they are and in which case, you should probably comply).
Try this on for size: Say no to at least one of those events that you are not looking forward to. Maybe it's a networking event. A phone date with an acquaintance that wants to pick your brain about something. A dinner with old colleagues. Change your RSVP to no, delete it off your digital calendar, and cross it out of your planner Remember that by saying no to this event, you are really saying YES to something else. Something better.
You are saying yes to the SPACE for something else to come into your life. Something that gives you greater joy. Something that you are legitimately excited about. You are honoring yourself, valuing your time and taking ownership of the life that you want to create. Can I get an amen?
I Know What It Feels Like to Just Go Through The Motions…
Today I want to share a bit of my story with you and how I got to where I am today.
First, let me start off by saying that this is not a woe-is-me sob story. I have been super blessed and my life has always been pretty good. For the last decade or so, I lived in the City of Angels, where the weather is beautiful year-round. I was in a loving relationship and had fantastic friends. I wasn't really passionate about my job or the industry, but it paid well, I had lovely coworkers and I got to work remotely, avoiding traffic.
On paper, it sounds amazing, right?
Yet, something felt off. I didn't feel lit up or like I was creating the life that I wanted. My life was based on what I had been given, and I had made the best out of it. But a large chunk of me felt like I was just going through the motions.
And that's the thing. Even if your life looks great on the outside, if you are not head-over-heels in love with it, you are not living to your truest potential.
Nothing can zap your life force energy faster than feeling like you are just going through the motions. My Mondays would flow into Sundays, weeks became years and I didn't feel truly present in my own life. I realized that this was a poor excuse for living. I was merely existing, and inside I was ravenous for more. I owed it to myself, to my husband, and to the world to start living authentically.
So I set out to create my life on my own terms. I wasn't even sure what that meant when I started. I took some small baby steps – classes in photography and creative writing, a regular yoga and meditation practice, pole dancing (!) – and that eventually led way to bigger steps and finally giant quantum leaps!
Once it became clear to me that by merely "existing" I was letting a very important part of my soul wither off and die, I knew it was time to make some big changes. After getting my coaching certification from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, I quit my job and started my coaching practice full-time. I moved from Los Angeles to Austin, closer to my family and into a house with the big yard that I had been yearning for.
Now I wake up and live with purpose, desire and intention everyday, and it feels damn good.
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Summer Salad with Quinoa & Strawberries
If you know me, or follow my blog at all, you are probably already aware of my slight obsession with quinoa salads. I just can't get enough of them. They are so easy & quick to make, and they taste so freakin' good! This one might be my favorite iteration of all time. It can stand alone as a meal for 3 people, or is a great side dish to serve up alongside some grilled fish or chicken. Add a crisp, dry white wine and your evening is pretty much set.
1 1/2 cups quinoa
3 cups water
1 1/2 cups organic fresh strawberries, diced
1/2 cup red onion, diced
1/2 English cucumber, cut into little chunks
4 cups baby spinach
3 oz goat cheese, crumbled
1 Tbsp. mint, finely chopped
1/8 cup of olive oil
1 avocado, peeled & cubed
juice of 1 large lemon
salt and pepper to taste
Add quinoa and water to a small sauce pan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes or till all water is absorbed.
Meanwhile, cut up all your veggies + strawberries +mint and add to a large salad bowl (don't add the avocado yet …save that for last). Add the quinoa to the bowl (it doesn't even have to be cooled all the way), along with the spinach, and the goat cheese. Drizzle on the olive oil and squeeze on the juice of one big lemon. Add salt and pepper to taste (I usually use about 1/4 tsp. of Trocomare salt and 1/8 tsp. of fresh cracked pepper). Toss to coat and mix everything together. Finally, add the avocado and toss gently.
When Good Thoughts Go Bad
We all know the power of positive thinking. We attract the same energy that we put out there. We are not able to choose what happens to us, but we can choose how we respond to it.
While these can all be great techniques for helping us to shift our mindset and perception of reality, they can also function as fuel for further self-criticism.
We all have emotions. We all have shitty days. Things happen which are really difficult to see in a positive light, especially right when we are living through them. Yes, maybe with time and distance we can see that something happened for us rather than to us, but while we are right in the thick of it, oftentimes it doesn't feel that way.
There are times when we feel down, when we want to cry or scream or throw things. Or maybe just wallow in self-pity while eating ice cream and watching bad television.
Instead of actually feeling these negative emotions, or processing them through our bodies, in comes the voice of the self-critic disguised as a self-help guru.
"You don't need to feel this way. You shouldn't feel this way. Think of something else instead, something positive. Think of all that you are grateful for. Oh, you can't think of anything right now? How can you be so ungrateful for all the abundance in your life? I can't believe how stupid and selfish you are."
I know that sounds harsh, but our inner critic is not afraid to take the gloves off.
The goal of positive thinking should not be to simply negate the emotions we don't want to deal with. As cliché as it sounds, life is full of ups and downs. Things will not always be sunshine and rainbows no matter how much inner work you have done. Shit happens.
And when our preferred method of dealing with it is immediately judging our own negative reaction as unsavory (and clearly a sign that we are not enlightened enough) we are merely feeding our inner perfectionist. We are showing her that once again, we are not up to snuff.
I shouldn't be feeling this way or having this reaction. I am still not good enough.
In that way, if used improperly, positive thinking can easily perpetuate the state of inner beliefs that we are trying to change.
What should we do instead?
Feel the feeling. Dive into it, like you are diving into a pool. Experience how it feels in your body at that particular moment. Practice radical acceptance. Accept that you feel that way now, and that you don't want to feel that way forever. Don't judge the feeling and don't go into your story about the feeling; simply allow it to exist in the here and now.
When you have allowed yourself to feel that initial raw, burning edge of sadness or fear or anger, when it has dulled a little bit, then you can begin to let the light in again. Now introduce thoughts of gratitude for everything that is going right in your life at this moment. This way you are not blocking your emotions. You are accepting them and then moving on back into the light.
It's when we judge ourselves and shut down that we get stuck. Nasty feelings are shoved into dark corners and covered with bright, happy blankets of positivity. Then we live in constant fear that someone will lift up the blanket and see us for what we truly are. That is exhausting and inauthentic.
Instead let's start practicing radical acceptance and compassion for ourselves. After all, this human experience we are all having can be messy, and that's also what makes it so spectacularly beautiful.


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The Twin Cities commercial real estate market trucked along at a slightly slower, but still healthy pace during the first half of the year, according to Cushman & Wakefield/NorthMarq's recently released Compass report.
The vacancy rate for multitenant office, industrial and retail buildings rose to 10.8 percent, slighter higher than at the end of both 2016 and 2015.
"The Twin Cities multitenant market isn't moving with the urgency or intensity of recent years, but demand and activity have remained remarkably strong throughout the first half of this year," Mike Ohmes, an executive vice president at Cushman, said in a statement. "A more careful approach by developers and end-users has caused our transaction volume to be lower than expected so far this year, but we project a much more active second half of the year."
Overall, more than 332,000 square feet of additional commercial space has been absorbed or filled, most of which was industrial. Retail experienced an uptick in vacancy as retailers nationally have struggled. The office market continued to recover with more than 82,000 square feet of positive absorption.
Despite these modest numbers, real estate experts expect the second half of the year to be more vigorous with an increase in transaction volume, new construction and absorption.
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Does 'networking' conjure up business speed-dating and bundles of business cards and phone number you'll never use? It doesn't have to be that way.
Is money good motivation? "Yes", when it's enough. "No", when it's too much or too little. Daniel H. Pink explains in a short video from RSA.
Ever wondered what project managers do? Find your way to a clear and easy-to-follow guide will let you know with the minimum of jargon and confusion.
When trying to apply business thinking to what we do, charities will meet the question, 'Who are our customers?' The answer is not so straightforward.
How and why do charities and not-for-profit organisations keep themselves from having their best impact on their world? Dan Pallotta explains in detail.
Everyone needs a website these days, don't they? However the difference between a website and a good website is what you want to get from it.


text: I wrote a novel called Psycho-Tropics where I used pop and rock song references, mostly from the 70s, to capture eras, moods, etc. A friend suggested they would make an interesting playlist, so here are twenty-two songs, from the Carpenters to Muddy Waters, with little in common other than they are great songs and fit in the book at the right places. In order of appearance (until 8Tracks shuffles them).


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Another Tasmania University Union (TUU) election season has passed, with Jess Robinson taking the top job as President with 493 votes to Saffire Grant's 104. 13 informal votes were submitted. Although both campaigns were largely apolitical, Robinson's campaign was managed by current President and Young Liberal Clark Cooley, with Grant backed by the UTas Labor Society. Each year, the season brings together veterans of UTas student politics, banding to get their candidates elected.
Sharifah Syed-Rohan, the current Welfare Officer South and President of the UTas Labor Society, was elected by confirmation ballot as Campus President South. Although she is aligned with the Labor Party, Rohan has advocated for an apolitical TUU. Her how to vote cards suggested students vote for Robinson as President and Jessie Branch as Regional Secretary, both of whom were elected last week.
Also elected were fellow members of #JessWeCan: Arno Dubois as Postgraduate President, Dan Probert as General Secretary, Dillon Ong as Education President and Sean Kebbell as Campus President North. The popularity of #JessWeCan is unexpected, given the high voter turnout in the North, with all members of the ticket currently based in Launceston.
On Monday, there were 76 votes at Sandy Bay and 80 at Newnham. On Tuesday, there were 50 at Sandy Bay, compared to 100 at Newnham. Wednesday collected 58 votes at Sandy Bay, with 102 at Newnham. Satellite campuses had an extremely poor voter turnout, with 50 at Inveresk, 27 at Menzies and 10 at the Conservatorium. With over 33,000 students currently enrolled at the University, it is clear that few students care to vote in TUU elections. Unlike large student political movements in Melbourne and Sydney, most UTas students seem more focused on finishing degrees than playing politics. But with the startling sexual harassment and assault figures given by the Human Rights Commission's report earlier this year, a new system of integrated honours for degrees, and a complete campus transformation in both the North and South, should students be worried about their lack of voice?
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I didn't know I was backed by NLS? You might want fact check before you print false information.
However, I was UTas Labor members. You can print that. As that would be true.
I am so honoured that 100+ people felt that I represented them and voted. Thanks to everyone who supported me from ALL walks of life and political affiliations. It was great to talk to other students and find out what they wanted from their University.
I recommend that students who want higher quality education get behind the NTEU and UTas staff who are taking Direct Action to get better outcomes for both staff and therefore, their students.
Also, Editor. Print a retraction of the false info, if you need any further facts msg me.
Much respect! Saffire Grant – Team Unicorn!


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Finding NBA's best clutch shooter in the 21st century*
(whoever you think it is, it's not who you think it is)
*among players who played their entire NBA careers in the 21st century
There are many ways NBA players can make a name for themselves, but few are as effective as being able to consitently hit big shots. Remember career seven points per game scorer Robert Horry? What is your lasting memory of Big Shot Bob/Rob? Or this shot by Kyrie Irving, the only thing that prevented Warriors from trying to become the second team in NBA history to win four consecutive titles?
Clutch performance matters, and those who can consistently make them will always be relevant. Most NBA stats websites let you see how players and teams are doing in clutch. Traditional definition of NBA clutch is "last five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime, game score within five points". That's quite good, but if you're trying to identify best clutch shooter it could be improved.
First thing, unless you're Charles Smith, hitting a clutch layup or dunk is not as difficult as hitting a clutch three. So, for purpose of this analysis, clutch shooting means clutch three point shooting.
Now that we got rid of DeAndre Jordan's "clutch shots", let's have a look at what we have left. Following chart shows a summary of all clutch three pointers taken since 2000/01 season (Basketball Reference Shot Finder tool only goes back that far). Shots are grouped by number of seconds left in the game and each bubble represents all shots taken with that much time on game clock. Size of each bubble is proportional to number of shots taken. Overlaying blue line (fitted LOWESS curve) highlights three point percentage trend.
Total three point percentage for every season between 2000/01 and 2016/17 falls between 34.7% and 36.7% which is pretty close to three point percentage for clutch shots taken with anywhere between five and two minutes left to play. If a shot is as difficult to make, or very close, as a regular shot, it's hard to call it a clutch shot. You can see the trend line starts dropping around 120 second mark, and then drops sharply after 60 second mark. So one more time, for purpose of this analysis, we're looking at clutch shots taken in the last two minutes - superclutch shots.
To recap, we're trying to identify the best clutch shooter based on three point shots taken in the last two minutes of fourth quarter or overtime, with the score within five points. Since the data goes back to 2000/01 only players who started their career that year or later qualify. And to eliminate small samples messing up the data, only players who took at least 50 superclutch threes over the course of their career qualify.
Let's see who they are.
Only 92 players who joined the NBA in 2000/01 or later have taken 50 or more superclutch (last two minutes of the game, score within 5 points) three pointers.
Superclutch three is one of the most difficult shots in the NBA, out of 92 qualified players only 4 have improved their three point percentage in superclutch, compared to regular game situations.
Even sharpshooters like Kyle Korver, Klay Thompson and (especially) Stephen Curry struggle shooting superclutch threes.
And apparently they don't do superclutch drills in Banana Boat school of shooting. LeBron James is slightly worse, but Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul are terrible, high-volume superclutch long range shooters.
So which future first-ballot hall of famer is the best superclutch shooter of his generation?
Yep, Chris Bosh is the best superclutch shooter of the 21st century. You can explore the rest of the chart now, but let me spoil it for you, the really bad one at the bottom, that's former NBA champ and reality TV star Eddie House.
Chris Bosh is the best superclutch shooter of his generation. His 43.1% (28/65) is head and shoulders above all other qualified players. What makes it even more impressive is the fact that Bosh is only 33.6% (331/985) for three in the rest of the game, a 28.2% shooting percentage spike. As you saw in the chart, only four players shot better in superclutch, but no one comes close to what Bosh did.
That's not where this curious case of Christopher Bosh ends. Superclutch three pointer definitely is one of the most difficult shots, but there's a difference between threes taken when your team is trailing and the defence expects a long range shot and the ones when your team is ahead or the score is tied. Trailing superclutch three point shooting percentage is 26.6% (two percentage points worse than Josh Smith's career three point rate, so pretty bad), while it goes up to 30.6% for non-trailing (ahead or tied) superclutch threes.
Make that another superclutch rule that doesn't apply to Bosh. He actually shot way, way better with his teams trailing - 46.8%, compared to 28.6% when his teams were ahead or tied.
There you have it, however you order the players - by superclutch three point percentage, or by how much their three point percentage increases in superclutch Chris Bosh is your #1. Taking the shot when his teams are trailing only helps his case. Quite ironic he'll be remembered as the guy who made the pass that led to one of the biggest superclutch makes in history.


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Waning Gibbous is the lunar phase on . Seen from Earth, illuminated fraction of the Moon surface is 96% and getting smaller. The 16 days old Moon is in ♒ Aquarius.
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Previous main lunar phase is the Full Moon before 1 day on 2 July 2099 at 14:21.
Moon rises in the evening and sets in the morning. It is visible to the southwest and it is high in the sky after midnight.
Moon is passing about ∠5° of ♒ Aquarius tropical zodiac sector.
Lunar disc appears visually 4.7% narrower than solar disc. Moon and Sun apparent angular diameters are ∠1801" and ∠1887".
Next Full Moon is the Sturgeon Moon of August 2099 after 27 days on 1 August 2099 at 02:59.
There is medium ocean tide on this date. Sun and Moon gravitational forces are not aligned, but meet at very acute angle, so their combined tidal force is moderate.
The Moon is 16 days old. Earth's natural satellite is moving from the middle to the last part of current synodic month. This is lunation 1230 of Meeus index or 2183 from Brown series.
Length of current 1230 lunation is 29 days, 8 hours and 51 minutes. It is 57 minutes longer than next lunation 1231 length.
Length of current synodic month is 3 hours and 53 minutes shorter than the mean length of synodic month, but it is still 2 hours and 16 minutes longer, compared to 21st century shortest.
This lunation true anomaly is ∠294.6°. At the beginning of next synodic month true anomaly will be ∠320.2°. The length of upcoming synodic months will keep decreasing since the true anomaly gets closer to the value of New Moon at point of perigee (∠0° or ∠360°).
11 days after point of perigee on 23 June 2099 at 09:41 in ♍ Virgo. The lunar orbit is getting wider, while the Moon is moving outward the Earth. It will keep this direction for the next 4 days, until it get to the point of next apogee on 8 July 2099 at 15:42 in ♓ Pisces.
Moon is 398 076 km (247 353 mi) away from Earth on this date. Moon moves farther next 4 days until apogee, when Earth-Moon distance will reach 404 420 km (251 295 mi).
9 days after its descending node on 25 June 2099 at 06:00 in ♎ Libra, the Moon is following the southern part of its orbit for the next 4 days, until it will cross the ecliptic from South to North in ascending node on 8 July 2099 at 23:54 in ♓ Pisces.
22 days after beginning of current draconic month in ♓ Pisces, the Moon is moving from the second to the final part of it.
2 days after previous South standstill on 1 July 2099 at 18:12 in ♐ Sagittarius, when Moon has reached southern declination of ∠-28.409°. Next 11 days the lunar orbit moves northward to face North declination of ∠28.454° in the next northern standstill on 16 July 2099 at 05:09 in ♊ Gemini.
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It is great to see all three eaglets getting some food this morning. It is clear the hatch happened last night sometime. For my purposes I will consider the hatch at 7pm nest time last night. Here is a shot from a feeding this morning.
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The third egg in the Arconic EagleCam nest is in the process of hatching. It was clear to see a large opening in the egg and movement during a feeding of the other two eaglets just before 6pm local time. I would expect the youngest one to hatch tonight or in the morning. Pictures below show the opening in the egg.
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Great to see the second of three eggs hatch today at the Arconic EagleCam Nest! I am calling it official at about 11am nest time today, about 36 hours after the first hatch. Below are a few images from a feeding this afternoon. I am hoping to see the final egg hatch late Sunday or sometime on Monday.
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Great to have our first hatch of the season. Now just two more eggs to hatch. Below is a screen grab of the little one from this morning.
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Looks like our first egg hatched late this afternoon. So far I have not been able to catch a good shot myself but I did see the little one for a second. Mediacom issues are slowing our feed again today. Hopefully they can get this figured out soon.
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It looks like we are getting close to a hatch. I was expecting the first one around the 22nd or 23rd, but I know some of you have spotted what appears to be a pip (small hole) in one egg. If that is the case I would expect a hatch later today or tomorrow. In the meantime, before we get completely focused on the hatching, I wanted to give you an update on Star & Sky. As of yesterday afternoon Star is hanging out along the Missouri River west of St. Louis. She has been in that general area for about two weeks now. Sky is still in the area between St. Louis and Springfield, Illinois. Below are tracking maps for each and one map that shows both of them at the same time.
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We've officially made the call: The eagles laid three eggs this year!
Thank you to everyone who participated in our guessing contest and to the dedicated viewers who helped us keep track how many eggs the eagles laid. The winners of our egg-guessing contest are included below. We have started contacting all the winners, who will receive a Lagomarcino's white-chocolate egg. If you haven't had a chance to see all the great photos from people who participated in our Eagle Cam Eye Black contest, visit our Facebook page!
Arconic contest winners: Dennis Determan, Lindsay Gower, Sally Horst, Cedrick Parker and Kara Sturdevant
Community contest winners: Olivia Andersen, Annette Essary, Kenzey Logan, Ayden Mendoza and James Steele
Eye Black contest winners: Jacob Bland, Carol Cather, Rene Pellecchia, Carmen Ridlington and Angela Stagg
Below is a picture of one of our Arconic winners (Kara) with her white-chocolate egg.
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Mediacom says they worked through the weekend and are still working to resolve our upload issues. Now it appears Typepad is acting up too. That would not be a Mediacom issue. Hopefully Typepad get its issues resolved soon.
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i have spoken with Mediacom about a dozen times this week. They indicate they are working on the issue slowing and interrupting our feed. They indicate it is a wider problem and they will have people on it all weekend.
In the meantime here are maps showing star and sky locations and one that shows both of them to show you where they are in relation to each other.
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Every move has at least one item that is invaluable to the customer. Sometimes a family heirloom, sometimes a new motorcycle, whatever your prized possession is, we are trained to move it.
Pianos are widely recognized as the most stressful pieces to move. Luckily, RMC trains our employees specifically in piano moving. With our professional piano movers, you can be rest assured that this piece will not become a source of stress for you.
Antiques are often fragile and valuable, creating the necessity for flawless packing. RMC's movers have ample experience packing and loading items that are easily breakable. We employ our successful packing strategy, taking extra care to ensure object safety.
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More than 60 years ago, EWEB planners and engineers were preparing the community for high-speed fiber optic internet.
On March 21, from 5 to 7:30 p.m., the public is invited to attend the Fiber Project Launch Celebration in downtown Eugene.
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What is the price of Hero Splendor iSmart?
The Hero iSmart is available for INR 50,000 for the Self start with spoke wheels model and INR 51,100 for the self start with alloy wheel option. The bike has been rated as the most fuel efficient bike in the world, with its claimed mileage of 102.5 kmpl. The bike comes with eco start stop technology and comes with the same 97.2 cc motor powering all the commuter motorcycles in the entry level list of Hero motorcycles. The bike produces 7.7 BHP @ 7500 rpm and 8.04 NM @ 4500 rpm. It comes with a 4-speed manual gearbox and 8.7 liters of fuel tank.
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Each shade has a diameter of 7. Each panel showing flying storks is 9 3/4" in length and 8 1/8" high. There is a very small chip in the rim of one shade. The fitting will obviously need a re-wire and checking.
Please see all 12 pictures to see detail. Collection is fine from BL0 if wanted but happy to pack REALLY carefully for posting! The item "Original French Art Deco ceiling light fitting, etched glass & chrome- stunning" is in sale since Thursday, October 18, 2018. This item is in the category "Antiques\Periods/Styles\Art Deco". The seller is "jessemaysvintage" and is located in Bury.
This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Chile.


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Thanks to the Alliance tons of various freights are being shipped around the world every hour. The key moment here is the choice of airlines. We have conducted a survey among the ACEX Alliance members and found out what the main criteria they use when choosing airlines.
Evgeniy Apasov, head of ACEX Saint Petersburg chooses TURKISH AIRLINES for good organization. The main criteria for airlines are organization, coordination, feedback and the way they act during force majeure situations. TURKISH AIRLINES are reliable partners and carefully fulfill all of their obligations.
Andrey Baranov, business development manager at ACEX China appreciates AEROFLOT for good organization. "They offer good rates and system of rating for placements during busy seasons. It allows calculations two weeks prior that really helps to plan and optimize your work".
Most often experts from ACEX Kazan deal with FLY DUBAI and TURKISH AIRLINES when shipping from Kazan and with AIR FRANCE and EMIRATES when the shipment is from Moscow. "Emirates offer special rates, Turkish Airlines have a lot of destinations, low rates and individual approach and give quick feedback. Fly Dubai increased the number of flights from Kazan by cancellation of seasonal system and increased the allowed weight per place from 100 to 130 kg. Air France offer personal discounts and are always ready to consider our wishes related to the organization of air transportaions," Damir Ismagilov, head of operational department at ACEX Kazan says.
And what airlines Alliance members prefer for personal flights and why?
Sandra Loginova, head of GLOBUS office in Moscow prefers AEROFLOT for its reliability. "I don't travel much but I'm sure that our top managers choose Aeroflot because these airlines in our opinion are the safest and most reliable in Russia," Sandra tells.
For Alexandra Chagina, deputy business development director at ACEX Moscow the most important thing during a flight is comfort that is why she chooses QATAR AIRLINES. "Recently I have had a flight that lasted 17 hours! But it wasn't bad because the seats were very comfy".
Speaking about the best option for traveling by air Oleg Degtyarev, CEO at RusTrans chooses EMIRATES for their customer centric approach. "Best service, individual approach aimed at the most demanding customers, international crew that speaks almost any language. Even the menu and bar list are as good as in the most expensive restaurants."
Julia Nikiforova, airfreight manager from ACEX Finland prefers NORWEGIAN, "I like Norwegian airlines. Even though I traveled with them just once I still remember the level of service, limitless internet and pleasant prices. They keep me updated with the special offers for tickets sending them at my email. "
THAI AIRWAYS is appreciated for atmosphere by Evgeniy Apasov, head of ACEX Saint Petersburg. "I choose them because of the level of service, comfortable interior design; menu that includes unusual Thai cuisine and the business class is nicely decorated by orchids."
Dmitriy Nikulin, airfreight department director, AIR CHARTER SERVICE usually travels to Asia and would like to highlight the high level of service of ETIHAD. "You feel like on vacation in a 5 star hotel when you're on the plane. Comfortable seats, delicious food and friendly personnel".


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Bright eyes for spring are everywhere, but I would be way too scared to try something like that on my own. That's why yesterday afternoon I wandered in to Sephora and asked for a technicolor makeover — which quickly turned in to me grilling the lovely artist who worked on me, and Voila! Pro-Tips From The Makeup Counter, my newest series on Babble Beauty (wherein I visit a different counter for a makeover every week) was born. My first sitting went quite well, I came away with THREE new and valuable pieces of makeup information AND a new eyeliner. To see what I learned, including what to when you get makeup EVERYWHERE during application and how to have fun with eye color without looking like you were on the losing end of a boxing match, click HERE.
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The Atlanta metropolitan area stretches on for at least 30 miles beyond the Georgia Dome and the World of Coke. Peachtree Street (conspicuously void of actual peach trees) stretches up through several counties, changing its name a number of times, confusing the tourists and the transplants. Furthest to the north of the metro area, sits Gwinnett County; sprawling and well-populated by a mix of out-of-towners hoping to indulge in a slice of that oft-mentioned American Pie: a house in a subdivision with a yard for the kids. After closer observation though, it's apparent that the suburbs of Gwinnett are the digs to many who don't fit the cookie cutter, Stepford lifestyle. The county, more frequently being referred to as the Northside, boasts both million dollar homes on golf courses as well as drug hubs in neighborhoods riddled with gang activity. The Northside, essentially, is in stark contradiction to itself. Rapper Rittz is the Northside.
Raised in Gwinnett County, Rittz embodies the same level of irony and self-conflict as his hometown. Born into a musical family, he, his twin sister and their brother had always been exposed to the inner workings of music.
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Write your own API add-ons to increase
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SIDRA SOLUTIONS is hosting a half-day workshop to facilitate improved use of the SIDRA API.
The Application Programming Interface for SIDRA INTERSECTION (SIDRA API) provides a programming interface that enables external applications to communicate with the software. API programs enhance the benefits users can attain from their use of SIDRA INTERSECTION significantly.
This workshop will include presentations by a various guests on a number of practical SIDRA API program examples:
- AIMSUN NEXT: Dave Keenan, Aimsun Pty Ltd
- TRACKS: Grant Smith, Transportation and Traffic Systems Ltd
- EMME & DYNAMEQ: Paul van den Bos, Freelance Transport Modeller
- VOLUMES & SIDRA BATCH: Mark Besley & Harry Cai, SIDRA SOLUTIONS
The SIDRA API enables:
- full programmatic access to the Site and Network input and output data contained in the SIDRA INTERSECTION Project file,
- creating a Project file, adding a Site / Network / Common Control Group (CCG) / Route, specifying geometry data (e.g. adding and removing intersection legs and lanes, specifying lane configuration and lane disciplines), specifying phasing and timing data, and so on, and
- processing a Site or Network without opening the program interface.
More information on the SIDRA API can be found at
Event Details:
Monday 26 November 2018.
Saxons Training Facilities, Level 8, 500 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000.
Registration: $90.
Afternoon tea will be provided.
1.00 pm - Arrive
1.30 pm - Welcome by Rahmi Akçelik
1.45 pm - Using API for SIDRA INTERSECTION 8 by Mark Besley
2.00 pm - Presentations of practical SIDRA API examples
3.00 pm - Afternoon Tea
3.20 pm - Discussion on API development
3.50 pm - Discussion on user needs
4.20 pm - Workshop evaluation and closing
4.30 pm - End of SIDRA API Workshop
Please note, program may be subject to change.
Dr Rahmi Akçelik is a leading scientist and software developer with 40 years of practical, research and training experience in the area of road traffic operations, traffic engineering, management and control. He is the author of the SIDRA INTERSECTION and SIDRA TRIP software packages.
Mark Besley is a scientist and software specialist who has worked in the traffic management area since 1980s. He has been making a significant contribution to the development of the SIDRA INTERSECTION software in collaboration with Dr Rahmi Akçelik.
Harry Cai is a Software Engineer at SIDRA SOLUTIONS. He completed Master of Applied IT and Master of IT (Minor Thesis) degrees at Monash University. He contributes to the development and support of SIDRA SOLUTIONS software products.
Dave Keenan is the Region Director, Business Development of Aimsun Pty Ltd for Asia, Australia, New Zealand. He will present some use cases and the workflow to link SIDRA with Aimsun Next, demonstrating how this interface works with a hands-on example.
Grant Smith is the Director of Transportation and Traffic Systems Ltd. He is the developer and owner of TRACKS, a land use and transport modelling system software package. He will present the new TRACKS-LITE package that links the SIDRA INTERSECTION traffic model with a TRACKS transport model.
Paul van den Bos is a Freelance Transport Modeller with 30 years of traffic and transport modelling. He will present his experience with linking SIDRA INTERSECTION with EMME and DYNAMEQ transport planning and simulation packages.


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This unique BandB is based in the beautifully restored watermill and is situated in a Pristine, pollution-free Natural Park od the Cabo de Gata. which is filled with birds and wildlife. This is better known as the unesco marine Nature Reserve. Customers experience the natural silence found in a bygone era and this is a place to truly relax. Panoramic coastal vistas, open spaces, white villages, horse riding, biking, diving and walking trails are all close by, while exploring natural Spain with some of the most beautiful and award-winning beaches in mainland Europe with the warmest sea in the Mediterranean is also an option. This enchanting historic hideaway is only ten minutes from cafes, bars and a popular local market situated in Carboneras.The property offers BandB and Eco-lodge accommodation with camping, Al-fresco dining on sunny patios by the oasis gardens and outdoor pool and extensive parking area. There is a contemporary Kitchen-Lounge and plenty of terraces to eat Al fresco. There are en-suite bedrooms with beamed ceilings and wooden doors and windows and a leafy Moorish courtyard which adds to the charm. The land amounting to one hectare ( 10,000m2 )has gardens with an olive grove with mature trees and numerous other young fruit trees including pomegranate, fig, orange, carob, lemon and nispero.This award-winning, character property has many unique features including embedded millstones, grilles and mosaics, handmade tiles throughout and walls restored in the old rustic way. It boasts an excellent location with the nearest town being and all amenities only 10 km away. Almeria airport is within 35 minutes and the town of Mojacar is 25 minutes away where you will find all amenities, international supermarkets, shops etc.The protected Natural Park Location is totally free from development and the property is solar-powered with a back up generator and a mains water supply. It has been restored using ecological materials thus making it a healthy place to live in and run a business. The property stays fresh with a natural stream flowing under one of the bedrooms with its own cave. Potential for further development offered by one small ruin with land. The property has the original water deposit behind the building approximately the size of an Olympic pool and has all original water channels for irrigating the land. There is an old threshing area, a stream and from parts of the land it is possible to glimpse the sea in the distance. The property has superb potential as a retreat/spa complex or casa rural with a restaurant.This property needs to be seen to be appreciated and could also be hand used as a holiday home, rental property or family home.
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I'm working on a project where I need to sense where a modell train goes at 3-4 points on a model train track. I have a bunch of TCRT5000 infrared sensor collecting dust so using them was the obvious choice.
I will get a nice analog signal from them, but I'm not interested in distance data, just that something is over them or not. And definitely don't want to poll them!
A schmitt trigger to the rescue! A quick test video below: