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As I had recently done a H&m beauty first impression & thoughts haul, I thought I'd do another haul as I enjoyed the whole process of swatching and finding new beauty goodies and so headed over to Primark to see what was happening in the beauty department! I actually went to pick up a foundation and blusher as I've heard a few beauty vloggers mention products in their videos, but to my luck they never seem to have any in stock at my local Primark 😕! but wait do not fret, let me tell you my thoughts on what I actually bought.😆
To my disbelief the eyelashes I picked up in 'sultry' were pretty good for £1. The only thing is that I found them too long for my liking but someone who loves vava voom lashes would love these. However what was very impressive was that they were quite comfortable and light on the eyes.And a point to mention is that before the p.s love range was launched, I've used the regular Primark lashes which I found to be very plastic-y and uncomfortable and so I'm delighted that you can pick up some decent lashes for a pound.The glue that comes with it isn't too bad and does the job! 😆
The lashes were definitely too wide for my eyes too, and so I had to cut them to the correct width. Nonetheless they still were too long in length for my liking as I like my lashes to look fairly natural and blended when wearing fake lashes and so only opt for something that gives a little extra volume, length and lift.So maybe next time I'll pick up the natural lashes and give them ago. 👍
Next up are the lipsticks. I picked up only 3 as the colours were very limited. The gold sleek packaging lipsticks are the matte lipsticks and the black lipsticks are regular lipsticks in a cream finish. I really appreciate that for the price the packaging is quite sturdy. Even the black tube has nice packaging, whereby the lipstick actually closes properly as opposed to some inexpensive products that have very flimsy packaging. I also really like the way the colour is shown on the packaging at the bottom,and is fairly true to the colour of the actual lipstick.
Also a point to note is that the lipsticks do have a scent. The matte lipsticks have a lovely vanilla scent wheras the black tube regular lipsticks do have a sweet plastic-y fragrance. ( -This is what definitely shows the price difference in both lipsticks)
The first 2 lip swatches are the matte lipsticks. The first lip swatch is the shade 'whisper'- a pink nude shade and I'm sure that the nude lovers will absolutely love this but on my olive skin tone it sure is too pale. I would describe this colour as a dusky pale pink nude.
However contrary to that I think I have found the perfect red matte lip. The second lip swatch is the red matte lipstick in the shade 'Lady fatale'😉 .It has a warm orange undertone and suits my complexion soo well. It is pigmented yet at the same time wearable and quite comfortable on the lips!! I am so far enjoying this particular lipstick the most from everything I have tried.😗 At £1.50 I think they are an absolute bargain.
The last lip swatch is in the shade 'Marsala' and is a beautiful (as the name suggests) marsala- mauve/berry pinkish everyday colour that you can wear when running errands or to work.It isn't too opaque even when layered and is quite creamy.. It is quite comfortable on the lips. and for 80p you just couldn't ask for more.. I think this will be perfect for those going to school, on a budget or trying makeup for the first time. 💄
Lastly I picked up a concealer in the shade, dark.I picked it up very reluctantly as it was only 80p😲! I was sceptical and thought how well will it conceal? Now being the beauty lover and beauty blogger (excuses to try and test everything ☺) I just thought what's there to loose and bought it home!
Now they do say don't judge something by it's price and that's rightly said..because it's actually pretty good and has decent coverage. Moreover it isn't too oily or dry and blends into the skin easily.
P.s love concealer in the shade dark (from left: elf, Revlon & p.s love)
I actually find this 80p concealer quite similar to the Elf and Revlon concealers. It has more coverage than the Elf but probably on par with the Revlon concealer in terms of coverage! I am not sure about it, in terms of longevity but c'mon you use it on those days your running errands! It even can be used as a cream contour for pale skinned girl as the dark shade isn't too dark.This product is just is too budget friendly, and if you like these type of stick concealers than maybe give this ago!,( I prefer liquid concealers!) c especially when there's concealers out there for a whopping £38!! ( kevin aucoin sensual skin enhancer -review coming soon 😆)
So that's it guys, found some decent products, there was a few not so good buys, like a p.s love mascara I bought which didn't do anything to my lashes.😕
Nonetheless still some great bits from the line…I'll be out on the hunt for those blushers and foundation stick and let you know what I think!
Thanks for reading! 🌹
SabZ 😆


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St George Vacation Rentals – Group accommodations
When you are making plans with your family to take a vacation and be off to somewhere nice, it would be good to have Saint George on your map. Besides beautiful landscapes and all the wonders that our mother nature has to offer, the vacation home rentals in offer there are just unreal. Having a family reunion in a vacation home that was designed in your own way sounds really promising and that is exactly why this would be a good vacation choice.
The comfort that awaits you there was designed to suit your needs and you can easily make any arrangements with the rental and home improvement company to arrange your vacation home any way you see fit. They will take care of the backyard, interior and exterior and you can count on all sorts of home improvement services should there be any need for it.
Now when we are mentioning the exterior and landscapes, there is so much to see and experience here. Wild nightlife, sports activities, hiking and biking, casinos, buffets, shopping centers, there is a little something for every family member on board.
With the ability to accommodate the entire families, our company offers the best vacation home rentals that you can find in the area. We also offer to organize your entire vacation and adapt your vacation home in any manner that suits your taste.
Unlimited possibilities of your lodging
While we are on it, we can also have some fun while doing it by including you in the entire home improvement process. We invite you to feel free to help us to make your living and vacation place more like your home in order to make you feel more comfortable.
Here is an extra special surprise for you. Our complex is big enough to accommodate up to twelve families at the same time. If you feel like inviting your relatives and friends to join the party we
strongly encourage you to do so.
It will boost the enjoyable factor of your vacation and give you a perfect opportunity to spend some quality time with your friends, family and loved ones. Besides this, you can expect numerous other outdoor recreational activities and sports, everything you need to spend your vacation in the best way possible.
Our team and crew will make sure that your every request has been seen through and we are here to be of service to you. There is nothing that would please us more than to have you here and our complex is completely at your disposal. We want nothing but the best for you and your family so feel free to visit us.

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- Colourless Grassland
- Mountain Calls
- Clouds Retiring
- In Cold World
- Pathetic Fantasies
- Between Water and Winds
2 years in the works and this work of art is out to an audience of unquestionable requirements, meaning, all supporters of outlandish black metal.
Acoustic and melodic moments interval with an impacting lead discharge that brings the whole work an extraordinary vitality on all tracks, giving the entire album a colossal force with sufficiently crude dynamic.
Pure Wrath made one the best track collections of the year, a genuine articulation of the black metal spirit underlying foundations. Savage, yet fundamental to the style, Ascetic Eventide music mixes different components along contorted guitar rhythms and a serious drumming impact.
The music is melodic with Nordic black metal sinister components discharged in a wicked passionate and melancholic songwriting expression.
Pure Wrath is the result of performer Januaryo Hardy closed 4 months in his Insidious Lab studio.
Ascetic Eventide runs just six tunes but feels like a ruthless adventure disintegrating basic harmonies overflowing each the track with an underrated artistic presentation.
atmospheric black metal black
Band Members:
Januaryo Hardy – Multi-Instruments
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If you buy a ticket to the Urban Winery Project, you'll receive a note recommending you bring a change of clothes. When they say it's an immersive experience, they mean it.
"People actually get to roll up their trousers and do the Lucille Ball (from American sitcom I Love Lucy) thing and stomp on the grapes. They'll get to touch them and feel them and smell them … that's the nature of this event," says winemaker David Bowley.
It's the second year Bowley, from South Australia's Vinteloper, has run the Urban Winery Project in Melbourne (the first three seasons were held in Adelaide). It's the first year, though, that he's enlisted some of Melbourne's top chefs to do the cooking.
Over four nights in March, either Ryan Flaherty (Mister Jennings); Peter Gunn (IDES, ex-Attica); Frank Camorra (MoVida); or Scott Gould (Black Dog BBQ) and Sam and Celeste Gant (Pot & Pan) will create a menu designed to match what you're drinking – namely, the wine that was made at last year's Urban Winery Project event.
Because making wine is still the main game, here. "Essentially, it's a crash course," says Bowley.
"The room will be set up with actual winemaking stations, so grapes in one place, the barrels, tanks and the basket press in others, and we'll take you through everything.
"Then, once we've loosened everyone up with some food and drink and music, we're all going to take our shoes off for the grape stomping."
The grapes (5000 kilograms in total) are mostly shiraz and malbec varieties from premium Victorian vineyards, but Bowley is trying to source some tempranillo grapes for Frank Camorra's event. He's also had some pinot gris sent over from his winery in the Adelaide Hills that he already has fermenting on skins, so he can demonstrate orange wine to those who attend week one.
"We want to show off as much of the process as we can," says Bowley. "It's kind of dirty, but lots of fun as well. Hopefully by the end of the night we'll have convinced you to come back next year to try the wine you've just helped to make."
Like last year, the event is being curated by Pot & Pan Culinary Tailors, and will be held at the Gather & Tailor warehouse in West Melbourne.
Gather & Tailor Warehouse
4/41–59 Sims Street, West Melbourne
6.30pm start
March 2: Ryan Flaherty
March 9: Peter Gunn
March 16: Frank Camorra
March 23: Scott Gould with Sam and Celeste Gant
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No More Heroes 2 teaser. Yes, you read that right
Many site Mario, Zelda and Metroid games as the main reason to own a Wii. Those are perfectly valid reasons to own the system (and there are plenty more) but I would argue that any serious gamer must own the Wii because it is home to one of the greatest artistic post-modern achievements in gaming: No More Heroes. I loved this game, not for its gameplay (though it was fun) but for the message it sent about gaming. I even went as far as to write up a piece on the deeper meaning of the game before my days here with TVGB. Sadly, the rest of the world, especially Japan, did not buy into it. It sold decently in the US and Europe, but no one really expected a sequel because of the low sales. This was even further backed up by the fact that Suda51, the game's director, was vocally disgruntled with the way it sold on the Wii.
But lo and behold TGS delivers us news of a Wii exclusive (so far) sequel to the game. No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle. It's already looking good with the series kick ass bosses clearly making a return with that strange eight armed woman. Then again we never even got to fight the boss in the trailer for the original game so this lady might just be a random idea Suda51 had and we'll never see again. If you read my essay on the game above I find it hard to point out faults in the game since I found most of the faults to be intentional, but I would like to see some crisper graphics and a bit more depth the the fighting in this sequel. I'm going to go hug my Wii now.


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This beautiful example was invited to be shown at the 2016 SALON PRIVÉ at Blenheim Palace. Porsche crest embossed seats. Exterior package painted. Embossed leather storage compartment lid. Leather gear selector. Steering column casing in leather. Sun visor and light surround in leather. Sport chrono package plus. Cruise control. Multi function wood and leather steering wheel. Ceramic composite brakes. Heated seats. Home link. Rear park assistance. Macassar package. PCM telephone module. CD auto changer. Speed yellow seat belts. Yellow instrument dials. Extended wood package (£2733). This car listed at over £128,000 and is exceptional in every detail.


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Please join us on Sunday March 18th for a presentation and book signing by the author of The Fires of Penn's Woods– Michael Klimkos. His presentation will begin at 1 pm, and there will be copies of his book available for purchase at the museum. Mr. Klimkos has spent many years researching this book, and it is well worth the wait. The press release for his book is as follows:
The Fires of Penn's Woods
New Book Details Wildfires Across Pennsylvania and How Pennsylvanians Responded to the Challenge
What is Happening in the Western States Now, Happened in Pennsylvania
Wildfires Raged Across Pennsylvania More Than a Century Ago
Carlisle, PA, December 29, 2017: Almost everyday news accounts show video and still photos of entire towns devastated by wildfires. Terms like "largest in history," or "a community destroyed by a wildfire," are common as news reporters in yellow firefighter shirts stand before the cameras. A hundred and twenty years ago the same kind of devastation was found in Pennsylvania. But it doesn't take a 300,000 acre fire to be significant. If it is your family, house, barn or place of employment that was burned, it is immaterial whether the fire burned a thousand acres or two acres. The fire was significant!
As the great forests of Pennsylvania were cleared, the slash and debris left by loggers was prone to burn – and it did! Huge fires once raged through the forest of Pennsylvania. While certainly not on the scale of the fires that have burned across the American West in the recent years, the wildfires that have burned in Pennsylvania took lives, disrupted families and businesses, burned homes, farms and even entire towns. The fires provided the impetus for the founding of the science of forestry and wildfire control in the Keystone State.
The Fires of Penn's Woods is a detailed historical account of how fires –some quite large and some quite small – impacted Pennsylvania and shaped what is today a sustainable forest that has re-grown from the Great Pennsylvania Desert – the land that was left after industrial logging virtually cleared the state of its trees by the beginning of the Twentieth Century.
Until now there has not been a comprehensive history that has documented wildfires in Pennsylvania to this extent. This thoroughly researched and meticulously detailed book describes how the science of forestry, wildfire prevention, and fire control has grown in Pennsylvania. This book is a must read for firefighter, foresters and others with an interest in Pennsylvania history.
The author, Michael Klimkos is retired from the PA Department of Environmental Protection. For twenty-five years he was a volunteer firefighter and a member of wildland firefighting crews. He has previously authored, A History of Trout Unlimited and the Environmental Movement: 1959 – 2000, (2003), and compiled and edited The Letort: A Limestone Legacy, (2015). He is the past editor of Mid Atlantic Fly Fishing Guide magazine. Mike is a member of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association and the Mason-Dixon Outdoor Writers Association. He writes from his home in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
The book is available through Amazon, as well as other retail booksellers. For information on how to obtain a signed copy, or find out where the author is doing a book signing or presentation, visit the author's website at www.mjklimkos.com
The Fires of Penn's Woods
By Michael J. Klimkos
2017, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Library of Congress Control Number: 2017919450
6" X 9" – Paperback
350 pages, plus index
3 appendices
527 Endnotes
Retail $28.00


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Irish Twice-Baked Potatoes
Jami Nolen
March 14, 2010
Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, a potato recipe that will have you seeing green!
6 servings (serving size: 1 potato half)
- 3 large baking potatoes (about 12 ounces each)
- ½ cup 1% low-fat milk
- ½ cup tub-style light cream cheese (about 4 ounces)
- 1¾ cups (7 ounces) shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese, divided
- ¼ cup finely chopped onion
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 (10-ounce) package fresh baby spinach
- Sliced green onions (optional)
- Preheat oven to 400° F.
- Pierce potatoes with a fork, and bake at 400° for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until tender. Let them cool. Cut each potato in half lengthwise; scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/4-inch-thick shell.
- Sautee onion for 2 minutes until tender. Add fresh spinach and cook until spinach is wilted.
- Mash potato pulp with a potato masher. Combine milk and cream cheese in a large bowl, and stir with a whisk. Add potato pulp, 1 cup cheddar cheese, salt, pepper, and onion and spinach mixture; stir well.
- Spoon potato mixture into shells; sprinkle each half with 2 tablespoons cheddar cheese. Place stuffed potatoes on a baking sheet; bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Garnish with green onions, if desired.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 349 (26% from fat)
Fat: 10 g (sat 5.8 g, mono 1.8 g, poly 0.4 g)
Protein: 17.5 g
Carbohydrate: 49 g
Fiber: 4.7 g
Cholesterol: 34 mg
Iron: 3.5 mg
Sodium: 501 mg
Calcium: 414 mg
Funded in part by USDA SNAP.
Running out of money for food? Contact your local food stamp office or go online to http://dss.mo.gov/fsd/fstamp/. For more information, call MU Extension's Show-Me Nutrition line at 1-888-515-0016.
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Childhood: Ashley Smith, of Moncton, N.B., was born Jan. 29, 1988, and adopted a few days later.
Youth: By age 15, she had several encounters with the law, ending up in secure youth custody in New Brunswick for throwing crab apples at a postal worker Oct. 21, 2003. Her initial 30-day sentence increased dramatically through in-custody incidents and self-harming behaviour. She spent most of her time in segregation.
Here are some key dates after that:
Oct. 31, 2006: Smith, 18, moves from provincial youth custody in New Brunswick to the federal adult Nova Institution in Truro, N.S.
Oct. 19, 2007, Smith, 19, chokes to death at Grand Valley Institution in Kitchener, Ont. Prison guards, under orders not to intervene, videotaped her as she died.
Oct. 31, 2012: Troubling videos shown to Ashley Smith inquest under Dr. John Carlisle.
Nov. 1, 2012: After Smith jailhouse video screened, Prime Minister Stephen Harper calls conduct of prison authorities "completely unacceptable."
Jan. 14, 2013: Inquest begins hearing from witnesses.
Jan. 21, 2013: Inquest sees video of Smith's final moments.
Dec. 2, 2013: Dr. Carlisle charges jury. Jurors begin deliberations.
Dec. 19, 2013: Jury returns homicide verdict along with 104 recommendations.
Dec. 11, 2014: Government responds to recommendations.


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Blue Mountain Rentals, business, communication, contact, emergencies, incentive, kindness, landlord, package, present, random act of kindness, Real Estate, renter, tenant, transportation, travel, vacation, welcome
Once the lease is signed, does the communication between you and your renter get cut back to the once a month rent check and a few maintenance emergencies? Do you provide any kind of welcome at move-in or regular contact to let your tenant know how much you appreciate having them in your property?
Moving – we've all done it. It is stressful, chaotic and we're so hurried that it is easy to forget some of the important things. But, you're the landlord. Your job is complete! You repaired the unit, got it refurbished, and advertised, you've screened the renter and the home is ready for their chaotic hustle and bustle as they arrive to fill it with their belongings. So, give them a hand and help them out with a few of the tips below. Consider it your random act of kindness – it will go a long way in your new relationship.
Here are some tips that I've seen and come up with that you may want to start implementing in making your new tenant feel more at home.
Suggestions at move in –
– A welcome basket or tote bag filled with items to greet them on their arrival. You could even use a recyclable tote bag from the local supermarket since they are low cost. Some great suggestions to place inside would be:
A roll of toilet paper
Paper towels
Trial size dish soap
Trial size laundry soap
Trial size fabric softener
A bar of soap
A bag of munchies – chips, trail mix, etc.
A package of juice boxes
Coupons to the local pizza delivery joint, or take out restaurant – or at least their phone numbers
– A keychain with your contact information, including a cell number with their new house keys on it. The snap apart plastic ones work great for placing your information inside.
– Numbers to call for maintenance emergencies. Your number, a secondary person to contact in case you cannot be reached. If you use contractors for heating, plumbing and electrical, you may wish to provide those as well. If you have the funding, get some magnets made up so they can put these on the fridge.
– Information on where the electrical and water shut offs are in case of emergency. If your rental is a multi-unit building, include an evacuation plan showing emergency exits and fire extinguishers. If you have them, laundry room and common area information on cost, use & rules. From reservations if needed, all the way through to clean up.
– Phone numbers for local utility companies. Include Water, Sewer, Garbage, Phone, Electric, Gas, Television, Phone, etc. Information on what day garbage and recycling are picked up for the area. If the tenant is to pay utilities, tell them when they need to have them switched into their name. Even a change of address form for their mail is a nice touch.
– A "Welcome to your Home" guide. Provide a fully detailed explanation of how to use the appliances, what not to place in the garbage disposal, when to change the smoke detector batteries, the size of the heater/air filters, etc. If you have instructions that came with the appliances, provide copies in a folder that they can have on hand.
– Names, addresses and phone numbers to the local grade, secondary and high schools. Libraries and local grocery stores are also handy to have. Provide information on the local bus lines, phone numbers and copies of the local route schedule. Tell them the locations of nearby parks. If you have one handy, present them a map of the local area – especially if they relocated from somewhere else.
– If you do not require renter's insurance, suggest it (it is a great benefit to you and your new tenant) and offer the name and number of a local insurance agency that provides the coverage. This is very low cost for the renter (usually only around $20/mo.) and protect your investment from damages and your Tenants belongings during times of travesty.
Follow up every 3 months –
As the seasons change so does the periodic maintenance on your investment property – from gutters to outdoor faucet insulation. This is a great time to touch base and see how things are going with your tenants. Maybe they will have a small repair they have been putting off mentioning to you. Ask if they have any "wish list items". Make sure to provide notice if you decide to visit in person. Usually a phone call or postcard will do the trick if your maintenance is to be done outside the dwelling.
After 3 months –
If it has been longer than 3 months since move in, or if every 3 months is too much contact, try to occasionally remind them of how much you appreciate them. A card at the holidays or just before lease renewal is a nice touch.
If you have exceptional tenants that you would like to keep for a while, provide them an occasional gift card to a local restaurant or frozen dessert place every 6 months or so. Another thing I've seen is a once a year discount of say $50 on 1 months' rent. Is it less expensive to offer a yearly $50 credit to a great renter to keep them or to relist the property and hope you find someone like them to fill it? If you break it out, that is less than $5 per month to keep them happy. Other ideas may include – items on their wish list. Maybe their 2 yr. old can't turn the bathroom faucets and they would like a lever system. Is it a low enough cost that it would make them happy and you could save the faucet you take out as a spare? Find some small items that make the home more appealing and the renter will be more likely to stick around.
Do you have any other suggestions or ideas? I'd love to hear them!
Until next week, may your rentals be filled and your home be a happy place.
Lori Hartjoy is the owner of Blue Mountain Rentals, established in April of 2011. As well as being a devoted mother of 3 toddlers, she provides over 20 years of clerical experience to her clients. Her background includes processing employment, tenant screening, background checks and working as a property manager and payroll clerk for a major telecommunications corporation.
The information contained on this blog and from any communication related to the Blue Mountain Rentals website is provided for informational purposes only. All information you choose to use is at "your own risk". Please visit http://www.bluemtnrentals.com for more information on how Blue Mountain Rentals can provide a win-win solution for your housing needs.
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Seems to me grudgeracing a car on the street would have the advantage of hooking up.
Anyone ever get a chance to witness a car vs bike race go down on the street? The last time I saw this the car left the bike so hard out of the hole the bike had no chance. Needless to say the car went home with some serious that night.
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Senior Engine FEA Engineer - Motorsport Team
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|Senior Engine FEA Engineer - Motorsport Team
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Job Description
Senior Engine FEA Engineer – Motorsport Team
Salary: Negotiable
Location: Central Europe
This leading motorsport team, who have a history built on success are currently searching for a Senior stress engineer to work on the development of their engine on a permanent basis.
The team want a highly-capable individual to head up the engine systems and calculation projects. In the thick of a department with 10-15 employees, they offer an exciting opportunity to join a friendly, open atmosphere with a hugely competitive edge.
Day to Day responsibilities:
To analyse and evaluate areas concerning reliability, stiffness and strength.
Develop calculation models and concept design of engine components and systems
Implementing the latest FEA techniques, following defined specifications and optimization of engine components and systems for thermal and structural analysis.
Significant trouble-shooting of relevant test procedures, in combination with the designer and the R&D department, to achieve successful structural sign off.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Relevant degree in mechanical, automotive or aeronautic engineering
Experienced in comparable high-end surrounding
Familiar with thermo-mechanical calculations
Have sound knowledge and relevant experience of structural and dynamic analysis with professional simulation tools (ABAQUS, FEMFAT, TOSCA, Excite, modeFrontier, Heeds; CAD experience (CATIA V5) of benefit
Fluent English language
- Very competitive salary
- Car scheme
- The opportunity to work for one of the world's leading motorsport teams
This really is a must-not-miss opportunity to further your career and simultaneously work in an iconic team driven by success. If you are interested and feel you match the skills needed, please click apply.
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If you plan to study biology, knowing cell structures in a light or electron microscope is a part of the curriculum. Some microbes such as viruses are only visible under more advanced, expensive electron microscopes. These laboratory objects take 3-D images of detailed structures within cells. Light microscopes are cheaper and more common. The researcher can view images of microbes such as bacteria, plant or animal cells, but they are less detailed and in two dimensions.
Identify cell nucleus in animal cells. Animal cells have a nucleus that contains the chromosomes for DNA. Chromosomes are only visible during cell division. The nucleus is a large, circular structure surrounded by a tiny membrane.
Identify the nucleolus. The nucleolus is contained within the nucleus, and it is responsible for creating rDNA, the ribosomal genome that translates mRNA to proteins.
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Identify the mitochondria. Mitochondria structures are responsible for creating the ATP (cellular energy) for metabolism and chemical reactions within cells. They are identifiable by the cristae formations that zigzag in the mitochondria cell.
Identify the Golgi apparatus. The Golgi complex is the packaging center for the cell. It adds the final compounds on biomolecules such as proteins and fatty acids and transports them to other parts of the cell or into the blood stream.
Identify chromosomes. Chromosomes hold the genome of the cell. They are only visible during cell division. They are tiny, worm-like structures contained within the nucleus in animal cells.


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Diane Grant
Year started at Kiyo:
Stylist Level:
Level 4 Stylist
Balayage and I give a mean scalp massage. I am so new in the industry so I am dabbling in a bit of everything to see where I fit in.
Why Kiyo?
I was so fortunate that Kiyo was looking for someone when I graduated hair school, I couldn't imagine being anywhere else. The amount of education is endless, the support from Kiyomi and the management team and all of the amazing stylists is overwhelmingly encouraging. This company invests in you and it feels amazing.
Why did you choose this industry?
Ever since I can remember I have always been that girl asking to play with everyone's hair. Colour and cutting is so artistic and it feels amazing when you can make someone feel good about themselves just by making them look great!
Who is your industry Inspiration?
That is a tough question! I can't answer with just one name; everyone at Kiyo inspires me in so many ways to be the best that I can be, inside and outside of the salon.
Favourite Go-to product:
Bb Dryspun, it's like Magic!
What are your major accomplishments in life and business?
Being a strong, self-sufficient young person! Getting a job and striving for my dreams and making them reality. Setting goals, planning and making it happen for myself. Also, graduating university.
Colour Keys, Colour Change, Editorial Styling, Editorial Balayage, Master Balayage, Crystal Brown Colour Correction, Kiyo Academy Education.
What are your favourite activities/hobbies outside of hair?
Spinning, watching movies and cuddling my kitty. We are fortunate to live in such a beautiful place and I love exploring it! Light hikes, camping, spending time with family and road trips!
What would be impossible for you to give up?
Cats, wine, cheese and naps.
Favourite Quote or Saying:
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Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
Rapid assessment, clinical trials could improve patient outcomes
Anaplastic thyroid cancer is extremely aggressive—only 20% of patients survive 1 year after their diagnosis—so patients require immediate assessment and treatment. A program at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center expedites the care of patients with this difficult-to-treat disease so that they can receive the best treatment possible, including access to clinical trials of promising new therapies.
Patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer typically present with advanced and symptomatic disease. In fact, all anaplastic thyroid cancers are considered stage IV disease, according to the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, seventh edition. "Anaplastic thyroid cancer is difficult to manage because most patients typically are very ill and present with very large neck masses that compress the trachea," said Maria E. Cabanillas, M.D., an associate professor in the Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders.
Although anaplastic thyroid cancer represents only 1% of thyroid cancers, its aggressive nature warrants awareness. "Any rapidly growing lower neck mass should raise suspicion for anaplastic thyroid cancer," said G. Brandon Gunn, M.D., an associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology. "I would encourage the referral of such patients to a tertiary care center for urgent evaluation."
"These tumors grow very fast, so the intervention also needs to be very fast," Dr. Cabanillas said. "The major challenge in anaplastic thyroid cancer is getting the patients seen quickly by a specialist for anaplastic thyroid cancer before they become very sick, preventing them from receiving any therapy."
Rapid access
To make sure patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer receive timely attention, Dr. Cabanillas and her colleagues—notably Stephen Lai, M.D., Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery—initiated a program called Facilitating Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Specialized Treatment (FAST). Initiated in 2014, the FAST program coordinates with administrative and clinical staff to ensure that patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer are identified and given rapid access to care.
"In developing the program, we worked with the administrative staff to make sure they understood the urgency of getting these patients in to be seen," Dr. Cabanillas said. "We also made sure the administrative staff knew all the synonyms for anaplastic thyroid cancer—squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid, sarcoma of the thyroid, giant cell thyroid cancer, and others—so that patients referred to us with these diagnoses were identified as having anaplastic thyroid cancer."
Once identified, patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer are given top priority. The FAST program initiated an arrangement for physicians with expertise in treating anaplastic thyroid cancer to keep open slots in their clinic schedule that are specifically reserved for new patients with the disease. "These patients need to see a lot of physicians—an endocrinologist, a head and neck medical oncologist, a head and neck radiation oncologist, a head and neck surgeon, and a palliative care specialist," Dr. Cabanillas said.
Specialists such as Charles Lu, M.D., a professor in the Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, understood the importance of the program at its outset and were eager to participate. "We're focusing on rapid assessment to get these patients in to see a doctor within a couple of days because many of these patients have a lot of symptoms," Dr. Lu said.
So far, the program has been successful. The average referral-to-disposition time (the time from when the patient contacts MD Anderson to the time the first appointment is scheduled) for patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer is now half a day, and in fact the first available appointment is often too soon for patients who have to travel long distances. Dr. Cabanillas said, "We get patients in to see all of these anaplastic thyroid cancer specialists within a week of their first appointment, so patients have a treatment plan that can be initiated the second week they're here."
Challenges to diagnosis and treatment
In addition to patients' advanced disease stage, other factors complicate the management of anaplastic thyroid cancer.
"The pathologic diagnosis of anaplastic thyroid cancer is difficult to make," Dr. Cabanillas said, adding that tumors may contain spindle cells, giant cells, and/or squamous cells. "So we think it's very important for any patient with a tumor suspected to be anaplastic thyroid cancer to have the diagnosis confirmed by an expert thyroid cancer pathologist because the diagnosis makes a difference in the patient's treatment."
For differentiated thyroid cancer, the most common type of thyroid cancer, the mainstay of treatment is surgery. "But patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer commonly present with advanced tumors that are not amenable to surgery," Dr. Gunn said.
Another challenge in the treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer is that the chemotherapy drugs used—taxanes and/or platinum drugs—are not very effective. "With standard chemotherapy agents, the tumor shrinkage rates for anaplastic thyroid cancer are low, and the duration of response tends to be short," Dr. Lu said.
Radiation, therefore, plays a central role in the treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer, either to achieve local tumor control or for palliation. According to Dr. Gunn, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is the standard modality used in such treatment. IMRT is often used in conjunction with radiosensitizing chemotherapy agents.
Standard therapy
Stage IVA anaplastic thyroid cancers (T4a, any N, M0), which are considered resectable, are typically treated with surgery followed by IMRT with radiosensitizing chemotherapy agents such as paclitaxel. Unfortunately, the disease tends to recur within 7 months.
Stage IVB cancers (T4b, any N, M0), which are confined to the neck but cannot be removed surgically, are treated using IMRT with radiosensitizing chemotherapy agents for local tumor control or for palliation. "We do the best we can to control the tumor in the neck—because it is so symptomatic, affecting breathing and swallowing—with chemotherapy," Dr. Lu said. "But we will be the first to acknowledge that it's not highly successful." Occasionally, however, the combination of chemotherapy and radiation can shrink the tumor enough that surgery can be considered.
Stage IVC anaplastic thyroid cancer (any T, any N, M1) has no effective standard treatment. In such cases, chemotherapy or targeted therapy is usually the first treatment, to slow the growth of the metastases; and IMRT, with or without chemotherapy, may be used on the primary tumor for palliation. "The problem is that if we don't address the tumor in the neck with radiation, the patient may asphyxiate," Dr. Cabanillas said.
Patients with stage IVB and IVC anaplastic thyroid cancer have dismal outcomes: radiation fails within 5 months in most patients. "Traditional therapies have reached their limit for effectiveness against anaplastic thyroid cancer," Dr. Gunn said.
Changing the standard of care
Recognizing the need for new treatments, MD Anderson physicians encourage their patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer to participate in clinical trials when possible. One such study, a multicenter clinical trial (RTOG0912), is currently enrolling patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer. "The study is investigating whether adding targeted therapy to standard chemoradiation can improve patient outcomes," said Dr. Gunn, the principal investigator for the trial's MD Anderson site.
Patients in the study receive a standard regimen for anaplastic thyroid cancer—IMRT and paclitaxel—and are randomly assigned to receive a placebo or the experimental drug pazopanib. Pazopanib is an antiangiogenic tyrosine kinase inhibitor approved for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma and soft tissue sarcoma.
Although interim results are not yet available, the multicenter trial has already been successful in proving that it is possible to recruit enough patients with this rare disease for a trial. "This is encouraging to patients and investigators," Dr. Gunn said.
In addition, patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer may be eligible for clinical trials of targeted agents that are open to patients with any solid tumor that has a specific genetic mutation. "Because the prognosis is so poor, we immediately request molecular profiling for any patient with anaplastic thyroid cancer rather than wait to see how the patient does with standard treatment," Dr. Lu said. "Less than half of patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer have targetable mutations, but those who do may benefit from targeted agents in a clinical trial."
For example, BRAF mutations are seen in 25% of anaplastic thyroid tumors, so Drs. Lu and Cabanillas and their colleagues refer patients with such mutations to a clinical trial or off-label treatment with dabrafenib, which inhibits the BRAF kinase, plus trametinib, which inhibits the MEK kinase along the same signaling pathway. "We've had some promising results so far," Dr. Cabanillas said.
In addition to the ongoing studies, more clinical trials are being planned for patients with stage IVB and IVC anaplastic thyroid cancer. For example, patients without a targetable mutation will be offered lenvatinib, a multiple kinase inhibitor, in a clinical trial scheduled to open in the next few months. Also opening soon is a trial to test neoadjuvant systemic therapies that boost the immune system or target a specific genetic mutation. Depending on the response to neoadjuvant therapy, the patients' thyroid tumors will be treated with surgery followed by IMRT or with IMRT only.
"Five years ago, we had nothing to offer other than the standard of care for patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer. We now have some very promising studies," Dr. Cabanillas said. "We are trying to improve the standard of care for anaplastic thyroid cancer."
For more information, contact Dr. Maria E. Cabanillas at 713-563-0764, Dr. G. Brandon Gunn at 713-563-2562, or Dr. Charles Lu at 713-792-6363.
OncoLog, April 2016, Volume 61, Issue 4


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2015 Album Capsules (with Twitter Restricted Length)
Beach House - Depression Cherry (2015): 65. The third time in a row they've made this album and it's starting to sound not so fresh.
Beach House - Thank Your Lucky Stars (2015): 76. Clearly their better album of 2015. "Elegy to the Void" is their strongest cut in years.
Black Panties - S/T EP (2015): 72. Fast, ferocious punk from the Mid-West, where apparently all the best punk is being made right now.
Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Style (2015): 66. Not completely distinctive but songs "Something Soon" and "Strangers" are terrific lo-fi pop.
CCTV - CCTV (2015): 78. Another great Mid-West punk EP, this one sounds even more like a relic from the past, specifically no-wave & Devo.
The Coneheads - L.P.1. (2015): 79. Zolo art punk thats smart enough to rip off Devo and cover "Psycho Killer" but still feels plenty dumb.
Dick Diver - Melbourne, Florida (2015): 74. This doesn't reach the heights of their debut but is filled with lovely, accessible jangle pop.
Downtown Boys - Full Communism (2015): 67. Punk needs more sax, but it doesn't need more political ranting. I bet they're more fun live.
Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear (2015): 67. Albums can ungrow on you too. Sounds great, sometimes witty & always a bad aftertaste.
Fuzz - II (2015): 74. A repeat of the first album, but if Ty wanted to do something different he'd just create a new band with his friends.
Jack Name - Weird Moons (2015): 54. Sleepy, hypnagogic pop that bounces between glam and psychedelic without landing anywhere memorable.
Joanna Newsom - Divers (2015): 83. Think Newsom needs reminding: "Never get so attached to a poem you forget truth that lacks lyricism"
Thee Oh Sees - Mutilator Defeated At Last (2015): 76. First OCS album with new line-up isn't quite a return to form but it's very compelling
Panda Bear - Meets the Grim Reaper (2015): 70. Better than I remembered but still makes me think PERSON PITCH was a crazy, inspired one-off.
Protomartyr - The Agent Intellect (2015): 79. The best post-punk band around today that isn't called Total Control. Another terrific album.
Royal Headache - High (2015): 74. Infectious & soulful but not to the delirious levels of their debut, one of the strongest debuts in years.
Salad Boys - Metalmania (2015): 80. Pops like early 80's REM, jangles like The Feelies and bows down to pray to the gods of Flying Nun Recs.
Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell (2015): 48. Obviously a personal LP for Stevens but it's very one note both emotionally and sonically.
Tame Impala - Currents (2015): 76. A rare sell-out pop LP that actually improves upon the work that preceded it. Probably a bit too long.
Uranium Club - Human Exploration (2015): 73. Someone said Wire covering The Weirdos and I can't beat that. Angular, nervous punk by nerds.
Kurt Vile - b'lieve i'm goin down...(2015): 74. Hits the ceiling on how good an album can be that includes "chillax" twice in its lyrics.


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I'm not the type of runner who complains about injuries, I usually just get on with it as normal and try not to worry about it but when youre training to run 100km in a foreign land with all the expense that goes with travelling to Australia any injury is a massive worry.
My problem is that I set huge goals in terms of distance, I'm capable of running a very long way but when you add a heavy pack into the equation carrying 2.5 litres of fluid, clothes & food then the risk of injury is huge.
After my 34 mile run on the 15th Jan I was aware of a pain in my lower left leg that I'd felt before – 12 months ago I had severe ligament damage to the same leg which forced me to quit running for a few weeks. That was fine because I had no races planned but this year is different. Entering the North Face 100.au is not like entering a local 10k.
So the following week I carried on with my usual 6 mile lunch runs trying to ignore the pain coming from my leg, each day it got worse & worse and I started to get very worried . Eventually the pain was so bad that I was forced to stop and admit I needed to rest.
Rest is not something I do easily – I'm hyper & energetic by nature so any rest (especially from running) is a massive downer and I dont deal with it well but I forced myself to take 10 days off from running. I could still cycle to work so was not too worried about fitness but lunchtimes became seriously dull!
Anyway last Monday (after 10 days rest) I ran along the canal towpath a couple of times, then did a gentle road run & both felt good so yesterday I went out and ran 23.3 miles along hilly trails.
No more injury!
My plan is to keep off tarmac as much as possible, keep my lunchtime run pace down & be as careful as a hyper person can be…


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2018 Men's Ivy League Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap; Farris Drops 1:38.9 200 Back
Cole Buese is one of the Princeton men competing for tonight's 200 fly title.
2018 Men's Ivy League Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap
Harvard's Brennan Novak is set to compete in the 1000 free tonight. Teammate Dean Farris headlines both the 200 free and 100 back.
2018 Men's Ivy League Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
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Dean Farris Posts 1:35 200 Free in Harvard Sweep of Rider and Bryant
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Chiles, Creekside Swap Titles In Florida High School 3A Region Action
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Southern California's Kevin Dai Verbally Commits to Harvard
Kevin Dai, who swims for Valencia High School and Canyons Aquatic Club, has given his verbal consent to the Harvard University class of 2020.
Harvard Men Reel in Two Commits: Dean Farris and Raphael Marcoux
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Creekside and Chiles win Florida 3A state titles, Haan scares two state records
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On the Varieties of Wiki Experience
The Wiki* is a type of website in which many users can edit pages. Perhaps the best example of a Wiki is Wikipedia, a collaborative encyclopedia in many languages. The English version of Wikipedia has over 1.7 million entries, and there are 186 languages for Wikipedia at the time of this writing. This is made possible by the fact that there are thousands of people posting entries in Wikipedia on every imaginable subject. Wikipedia also has a structure of editing rules that tend to weed out poorly written or misleading articles over time. As a result, while some Wikipedia articles are flawed, they are subject to constant scrutiny and deliberation (here's an example).
In addition to Wikipedia, there are numerous reference wikis (list). A major distinguishing feature of wikis is the choice of wiki engine, which is basically a database front end for the display of information. I was fortunate to discover this website listing a large number of wiki engines available for creators of wikis. Oddly, this site--though vast--does not include a very important, famous wiki, Everything2. Everything2 has its own, custom wiki engine.
PmWiki and MediaWiki are two of the most frequently used engines; the later is available for free download. PmWiki has various "skins" that allow a wiki manager to select the look and feel of the site. However, both can be readily modified to look very different from the familiar Wikipedia format (e.g., Neogia--MediaWiki; OpenSceneGraph--PmWiki). In some cases, such as Wikia, a single wiki implementation is scaled up to support 3000+ distinct wikis hosted at the same site (almost exactly the same as Blogger, only with wikis instead of blogs).
What makes a wiki different from other multi-page websites is supposedly that so many people can edit it, although one can also enable many posters at one's blog, if one wished. So that's not a crucial difference. Another difference is that wikis are "quick"--entries can usually be typed in quickly, without knowledge of HTML; and as WikiWikiWeb is older than the earliest blogs (c.1994), it's reasonable to point out that the blog is a derivative of the wiki concept: a multipage website that can be generated quickly merely by typing in the content (as opposed to individually programming each page in HTML, as one does with static web pages). Now, Blogger offers similar ease of use.
What I regard as the definitive distinction is a cluster of basic features, including the ability to save prior drafts of each page, and the fact that pages are organized in a non-hierarchical fashion. So, for example, in a traditional website like the old Library of Congress country studies site, there is a top page which branches out to the list of countries, then to the topic headings for each country study (e.g., Oman). In contrast, one can navigate this blog by clicking links all day, but that's merely an option I've tried to encourage in the last year or so I've been posting here. This blog is organized in a linear structure and organized by months. Blogger has kindly included a search engine (top) and I incorporated another (right sidebar, main index). But in a large wiki site, where pages are added by many people, links to the page or searches are the only reliable navigation method. The main structure to the site will take the form of the database tables, which may not exist for certain wiki engines.
* The term "wiki" is derived from Hawai'ian colloquialism for "quick."
See also, " Wikis used for Reference," "Java and CMS," and "List of Wiki Engines,"
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I wish Wifey would read gossip
I received 3 texts messages from our CEO's (Stan) hyperactive and "bossy" wife today, aka Wifey. (My Dad, Pierre Elliot, constantly used to tell me "don't be bossy, Gloria")
The first text message was: "Gloria, there is no asset more valuable to HR than the trust of the staff. Do you know that? Wifey".
Wifey had just read a magazine article titled "Trusted or Busted" at her hairdresser.
One hour later, I received yet another text from an over zealous Wifey, "Why is Ms Cynthia Axe so untrustworthy? Are you providing her with appropriate mentoring? Wifey"
Finally I received a third text. "Gloria, gaining the trust of the staff is more important than gaining Stanley's trust. I am coming over for coffee at 1500 to chat. Wifey"
In preparation for this fireside chat, I did a focus-group-by-text survey to see how much trust HR really enjoys.
The results were non-wow and I have already taken corrective action. Here are the highlights:
1) Cynthia Axe (Early Bird Retirement Recruiter) is the least trusted employee in HR.
Thus, I have rehired her Reputation Coach, who is both a positive thinker, and works on a barter arrangement.
2) Hugh White from Diversity pries people to open up about their sex lives; no one trusts him, especially since he hired a Scot for the switchboard!
Therefore, I have refocused Hugh on ensuring that staff speak proper American English, especially the Russians, Scots, Israelis and Punjabi staff.(It is very easy to understand American English).
3) Not one single soul trusts me. Except of course for my business partner, CEO Stan. I live or die due to my business partnership with Stan our great leader. Therefore, I live.
Trust is a critical success factor for me, but not a major one, or even a minor one. I want to keep my place at the management table.
My corrective action will be "to reshape" expectations of the staff from me, leveraging the fear of a certain Ms Cynthia Axe.


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Oooh I like that
From 2006 to 2008, I used to do a monthly mix on this blog. I listened to some of them recently and realised that I kinda miss doing it. We have Spotify now, therefore it's a ton easier. So here we go: twelve songs that I really like at the moment. They're mostly pop songs. But pop music is the best music, as we all know.


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There is a gangland style killing for every wallet. It doesn't matter where you eat or socialize, you may be a witness to – or victim of – the latest episode in the gang wars that have broken out in greater Vancouver. These killings could have been lifted straight out of the movies or the Sopranos finale.
A few months ago, just four blocks from my home, gunmen walked into a Chinese restaurant on East Broadway, approached a table, and opened up. Two people were killed and others were wounded, including young girls. I assume they were the girlfriends.
I can't count the number of times I've passed that restaurant. I used to be a regular customer at a bakery directly opposite it, before it closed, and have used the bus stop outside the former bakery many times. The bullet hole in the window of the restaurant is enough to make you think about the possibility of innocent victims of stray bullets.
A few weeks later, gunmen fired shots through the window of a more upmarket restaurant on West 4th. It has a reputation as one of the more romantic restaurants in town, I believe, but love wasn't in the air that night. A known gangster was killed. It was only by luck that no one was killed by stray bullets, again.
A few weeks ago, a man with a past was gunned down outside a well known downtown steak house that's so expensive I had to win a contest to eat there the one time I did. It happened in full view of other diners inside, including the rest of his party who were waiting for him.
It doesn't seem to matter where you go or how much you can afford to spend, there's no guarantee you can escape it. You're not safe anywhere.
What are restaurants supposed to do – screen customers to keep out the targets? How? Should they ask customers, "Are you now, or have you ever been, involved with a criminal gang?" I don't think they'll volunteer that information.
There is talk of the police working with restaurants as they did with nightclubs. They visited the clubs, identified known criminals, and made it clear they were not wanted there. I don't know how they'll adapt that to restaurants. There are a lot more restaurants than nightclubs. Maybe they'll just distribute names and pictures of criminals so the restaurants can refuse entry. That would take a pretty brave Maitre d'.
Whatever they do, I hope it works.
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CS Montérégie Sub-Group - Executive Meeting Minutes - December 11, 2017
Date: December 11, 2017
Location: Zibo restaurant (9370 Leduc Boulevard, #5, Brossard, QC • J4Y 0B3)
In attendance:
- Christian Gaboury, President
- Pierre Potvin, Vice-President
- Erick D' Amours, Secretary-Treasurer
- François Jodoin, Member-at-Large
- Jeff Héroux, Member-at-Large
- Fred Émond, Member-at-Large
- Giovanni Giolti, Member-at-Large
1) Call to Order
C. Gaboury: The President welcomed the members of the Executive at 6:40 p.m.
2) Approval of the Agenda
C. Gaboury: The President put forward an agenda. It was approved as presented.
3) Project to upgrade PIPSC's email system
C. Gaboury: The President shared the information he received as member of the ITSB committee regarding PIPSC's email system upgrade. Some major progress has been made and discussions are underway to activate the HTML format, although that will likely happen after the migration.
4) Budget
E. D'Amour: The Treasurer indicated that there had been no new spending and that we have a surplus of $1500.
The Executive members present suggested that we have various activities to bring our members together, such as a board game pub night, a movie event, bowling or a barbecue. Catherine Gagnon is working on a catalogue of ideas from which we can choose.
5) Advanced Steward Training
P. Potvin: The Vice-President said that Advanced Steward Training is planned February 2018 and that the registration deadline is January 10, 2018. There are two areas of specialization: 1) consultation and grievances, and 2) lobbying elected officials. He encouraged the new Stewards (F. Jodoin and J. Héroux) to sign up.
6) Phoenix Grievances
J. Héroux: Jeff asked about the status of the Phoenix grievances.
Despite the Phoenix grievance kit, the process for writing grievances remains long and tedious. It is recommended that grievances be submitted for significant cases only.
7) Round Table
- P. Potvin: N/A
- E. D' Amours: N/A
- J. Héroux: N/A
- C. Gaboury: N/A
- F. Jodoin: N/A
8) Next Meeting
A date will be determined in early 2018.
9) Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m.


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Mon., March 16, 2009
As Sam Barker walks in a brisk figure-eight pattern, his parents can only shake their heads and marvel.
The 14-year-old from Kellogg was born with cerebral palsy, and he has struggled to do what most people do so naturally – walk.
On a recent morning, physical therapists and biomechanical engineers taped reflective markers – about the size of marbles – on his body, then used eight special cameras to record the movement of the infrared light emitted by the small devices. The images were painted on a computer screen and gave the specialists a 3-D view of Sam's movement.
It's the same technology video game makers use to capture Tiger Woods' picture-perfect golf swing or NBA stars' razzle-dazzle moves.
The technology is among the services offered by the Shriners Hospital for Children in Spokane. For more than a decade, children from around the Northwest with cerebral palsy, club feet and other treatable orthopedic problems – including the loss of limbs in accidents – have come to the motion lab.
The lab team is able to assess muscle and joint activity in children. An oxygen mask helps them measure how much energy children use to walk, jump or run.
Medical staff can then evaluate treatment options that could help, such as surgery, medications, therapy or braces.
"What we're here for is to help out the kids," said Mark McMulkin, a biomechanical engineer and director of the lab. "Maybe people didn't know Shriners is so high-tech. But we have state-of-the-art equipment right here, and neat things are happening."
There are 22 Shriners hospitals in the country; 13 have motion labs. While motion analysis tests have been used since the 1970s, they were computerized in the 1990s.
"With computer imagery, we see things that you just cannot notice with the visual eye," McMulkin said. "The ability to collect and use 3-D image data has made for tremendous advances."
Sam Barker has been coming to Shriners for more than a decade.
He has used the motion lab often as he grows and the specialists continue to help him improve his walking and other activities.
He was born premature – at 28 weeks – but no one detected his condition, said his mother, DeeAnn Barker.
When Sam started missing some of the key markers of development parents watch for in the first year, such as crawling and standing, she had a feeling that something wasn't right. But doctors assured her he was fine.
Then a pediatric ophthalmologist saw Sam. He was the first to suggest the boy might have cerebral palsy and should seek some special care.
New physicians began helping the family with in-home therapies. And then something special happened. A Shriner neighbor, George Evjen, of Coeur d'Alene, urged the family to visit the specialty hospital in Spokane.
That visit changed everything, said Sam's father, Samuel Barker.
Dr. William Osbold, an orthopedic surgeon in Spokane, began treating Sam. The boy underwent surgeries that eased his pain and helped him walk. A major surgery last May dramatically improved his posture.
DeeAnn Barker said that now that Sam is older, most medical decisions, including the latest surgery, are his to make.
She is overwhelmed by the hospital's level of care. "They took care of everything for our son," she said of the Shriners Hospital. "Costs and all."
Of Osbold, she said, "I can't say enough wonderful and beautiful things about this man."
Sam put it this way: "He's freakin' awesome."
Sam is one of about 200 children who use the lab each year. It has become such an important assessment tool that it is poised for a $350,000 upgrade.
The money came from the estate of Walter and Agnes Griffin, a Seattle-area couple who owned several strip malls.
They left $8 million, about 20 percent of their fortune, to the Shriners Hospital. They bequeathed the remaining $32 million to the University of Washington.
The couple had no children, said Shriners spokeswoman Sally Mildren. "Their gift was incredibly generous and will be put to good use," she said.
McMulkin said the lab has been renamed to honor the Griffins.
The money will pay for four more cameras and smaller, less intrusive markers. That should capture even more information to help in gait analysis.
Other improvements, he said, will be equipment that measures how children step and the rigors those steps place on their feet.
McMulkin hopes the money will also buy a less cumbersome oxygen apparatus that provides more accurate readings of children's oxygen use.
"It's a lot more than their peers to just do normal things," McMulkin said.
The money will also buy specially made pedometers. Because children with walking difficulties have so much extra movement, traditional pedometers don't work. These new pedometers can be configured to accurately measure the number of steps children take and the distance they walk.
"All of this new equipment will help us stay in front of the trends for treating children, making their lives better," McMulkin said.
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When Sean said "hey lets get together and play an Italy battle", I thought "great I all ready have a list!"
I happily dusted off my mid-war Panzer-Grenadier army. The problem was, when Sean said Italy he meant Late War Italy... Doh!!
So, I took my mid-war list and made it a late war. The only real changes were the Nebs got heavier and PzIIIs became PzIVs.
My list was two Panzer-Grenadier platoons in trucks and a Aufklarungs platoon in halftracks, 4 PzIVs, a Pak 40 platoon, HMGs, Nebs 21cm, and a Tiger. Sean had a assault platoon, infantry platoon, 6 Hellcats, 6 Sherman 105s, two 57mm platoons, and recon.
We randomly rolled the mission Hasty Attack. We rolled again and Sean was the defender. With seven platoons Sean put one infantry on, the Sherman 105s and the assault platoon in immediate ambush.
One objective was in the town which could be problem so I decided to go for the one behind the hill
Aufklarungs and a PzGren platoon
Sean all happy before the battle starts.
One of the objectives is under this house... I want nothing to do with it.
Americans are dug in tight.
Sherman 105s in the center covering the other objective by fire.
Gone to ground... waiting.
Tiger skill is "Clever hand Job" ..crap.
Start position.
First turn move.
The assault platoon guarding the objective.
Dug in tight.
Shermans waiting.
Tiger has to get close since the Shermans are Vets. He gets smoke rounds for his trouble.
Tiger moves out of the smoke and gets a hit!...and a bail.
The German PzIVs are some terrible tankers they keep bogging.
My Nebs pound these guys hard, AT3 3FP ...ouch.
Sean bombards the crap out these guys with his 105 shermans.
Vet 6 gun batteries hurt.
Oh no still pinned even with CO re roll.
The German attack has stalled with one platoon gutted pretty good but they do pass their morale check.
And then....this happens. Three bogged tanks and one hanging in the breeze.
Tiger gets another hit and......another bail!
At least he does not bail back in this time.
US stays pinned but does get reserves.
The Hellcats come in ...its about to get real.
They are long range this turn so their shots go wide. But the 105s bombard the PzIVs and bail a tank.
The terrible tankers!
My skill test to un-bog and then un-bail. The most terrible tankers!
Well with the M10s on board I have to go for it and I launch the assault.
Positioned to get all the firepower I can if they are not pinned.
We get the pin.
The assault works but I now have two platoons beat up.
US pass the morale check sitting on the objective.
US reserves arrive two platoons of 57mm.
Sean killed one PzIV -- he now moves in to finish off the terrible tankers.. does not look good.
Sean holds the objective barely and is about to crush my center.
All he needs is one hit of any kind and I am making morale tests for these bozos ...total whiff.
The terrible tanker suddenly come alive and all bail back in and unbog.
Blam! they also remember how to shoot.
Three kills and a bail..
Leaves only two operational out of six morale test time.
They fail this game has suddenly changed.
The ATGs are just close enough to make an assault questionable.
Nebs start pounding ATGs and killing them.
Useless Tiger shoots and does nothing .
Time to assault the last bit of US infantry.
The US troops are cleared out and the Nebs finished off a ATG platoon.
US needs to contest the objective.
The Sherman 105 comes in close to contest the objective and the breakthrough guns are blasting the German Infantry.
My last platoon gets pretty beat up and needs to pull back away from the Shermans with the deadly 105s.
Tiger moves to kill the Sherman shoots and....BAIL! OK RANT TIME! This is the second game where my Tiger scores hits and does nothing but bail, in fact this is the sixth consecutive hit I have scored with a Tiger and its BAIL! What the hell is going on here?? Slave labor in the shell factory?
The Nebs are working great though and finish off the second ATG platoon.
With two ATG platoons killed, One Infantry platoon killed, one Hellcat platoon killed its company morale check time for the US Infantry company. Sean's luck fails him and the company breaks. It was a close game that all hinged on the terrible tankers suddenly not being so terrible. It was a trap!.. not really... it was just dice but it did make for some epic goofing. If the Hellcats had not gone away the game would have probably gone to the US.


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Sculptures of BMC beautification drive lie in neglect
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) had installed sculptures under its beautification drive along the roadside. Now these sculptures are lying in neglect without maintenance.
The project was developed under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. The beautification first started near Kalinga Stadium in the city with the development of a garden along a barren patch of land with water fountains and beautiful stone carvings. But due to lack of proper maintenance work of the art works and sculptures, most of these are damaged.
The local residents are blaming BMC for not paying attention to the installations once their project is over.
Meanwhile, BMC under PPP mode is still continuing variousprojects towards the beautification drive in the city including paintings on the walls along the roadside and paintings on the public toilet walls.
But paying more attention towards the implementation of new projects, BMC is neglecting the maintenance of the existing projects which includes the beautification drive in the city undertaken during 2008.


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Box Office: 'The Hitman's Bodyguard' Tops Worst Weekend Since 2001
1. The Hitman's Bodyguard- $10M/$39.6M
We're in that ugly lull period between the summer movie and awards seasons, and this week saw only a few minor releases hit theaters. That made it pretty easy for The Hitman's Bodyguard to capitalize with $10M in its second weekend, and $39M overall. That's okay for the Ryan Reynolds/Samuel L. Jackson-starrer, which is very R-rated and was mostly panned by critics, although some of us dug it a lot. This was one of the worst box office weekends in years, stretching all the way back to the week after the 9/11 attacks. Yeah, it's that bad, and we can probably blame the path of Hurricane Harvey for some of the low numbers. But not all of them.
2. Annabelle: Creation- $7.3M/$77.8M
3. Leap! (review)- $5M
There were only three wide releases this weekend and none of them had great prospects, as proven by the $5M debut of the animated film, Leap!, which clearly very few of you went to see. All I know about this is that it was a French/Canadian film titled Ballerina outside of the U.S., and features the voices of Nat Wolff, Elle Fanning, Kate McKinnon, and some others.
4. Wind River- $4.4M/$9.8M
5. Logan Lucky- $4.3M/$15M
Sadly, Steven Soderbergh's comeback vehicle, the star-studded heist film Logan Lucky, only managed $4.3M for $15M after two weeks.
6. Dunkirk- $3.9M/$172.4M
7. Spider-Man: Homecoming- $2.7M/$318.8M
8. Birth of the Dragon- $2.5M
BH Tilt's Birth of the Dragon had an uphill climb right from the beginning, based on a pretty terrible trailer some months back. The film has a great premise, centering on the 1962 fight between Bruce Lee and Wong Jack Man that became the stuff of legend and conspiracy theory. But they framed it around the perspective of some fictional white dude (Billy Magnussen, it ain't his fault), probably because some marketing guy thought that was what it needed to sell. Well, that idea didn't work. The film opened in 1,618 theaters and earned only $2.5M. That's not horrible but it's not good, either, as we've seen other semi-wide releases fare much better. I'm actually quite happy that movies like this are even making it to theaters rather than going straight to VOD. So I should make it a point to support it with a ticket, right? Soon, I promise.
9. The Emoji Movie- $2.3M/$76.4M
10. Girls Trip- $2.2M/$108M


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We encourage our visitors to submit their own travel stories and photos for all of us to enjoy.
I'll start it off by recounting how I fell in love with travel at an early age.
MY FIRST GETAWAY – by Elena
you remember when you first fell in love with traveling? Even if
you're not a travel enthusiast, I hope our travel adventures will
encourage you to venture to an unfamiliar state or country.
My wanderlust began at the tender age of two. My brother Jimmy, considerate sibling that he was, came down with pneumonia. Our doctor insisted he spend the winter months in a warm climate. Jim and I were never fans of cold weather, particularly those often brutal winters in Chicago.
The opportunity to spend winter in a tropical climate was the best holiday gift I could have received. I don't know if we ever made the connection, but of the four siblings in our family, the two, who as toddlers spent one balmy winter in Cuba, are the ones who for over fifteen years have lived in the warm climates of Las Vegas and Houston.
Here's an old photo my mom had of Jimmy and me enjoying Varadero Beach.
I'm the healthy looking one.
My parent's friends were rather shocked at their choice of Cuba as a Caribbean getaway… even pre-Castro. However, at the time Miami was very expensive. So, my mom found a cottage in Varadero, a resort town in Cuba's province of Matanzas. At the time, it was one of the largest resort areas in the Caribbean. My parents were fortunate that the cottage was large enough to accommodate a nanny. We were not so thrilled, since the only English she spoke was "No cookies, no candy."
Friends Since Grade School
How to describe a trip to paradise with grade school/high school
friends? Words fail me. A chance to reconnect away from
responsibilities? A chance to laugh over the stories of youth long
gone? A chance to comfort one another about the trials of caring for
aged and dying parents and the death of a spouse? A chance to hear the
subjective experiences of our youths....that we foolishly thought we
knew so much about at the time? A chance to hear the stories of our
children and grandchildren experiencing the life stages that we laughed
and cried through? It was all this and more.
Friends Since Grade School Comida in Akumal
Connie attacked by a Giant Sea Urchin "Five Girls in Mexico"
The gift of those beautiful surroundings, the warmth of companionship, the wonderful food and the comical experiences that are part of the traveling experience are something we will always cherish. There is nothing that can compare to being among those whom one has known all one's life and still admires so deeply and who return those feelings. None of us can wait to reconnect again next year!
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Great story
by: Connie
Glad I was there. Can't wait for next years trip!
THE TRIP FROM HELL I LIVED TO LAUGH ABOUT by Terry (Fishers, IN)
I was 24 years old and working one of my first jobs out of college for a downtown Chicago Brokerage Firm. I had gotten to be very close with 4 other women with whom I worked both inside and outside of work. We were together constantly and this seemed like the perfect getaway from the high-stress of the financial industry. We were headed for Acapulco. Being young and fairly broke, we were fortunate to be given the use of a condo which belonged to a friend of my Dad's. We were SO SO excited.
Our first little snag was that we could not all get seats on the same
flight. SO..2 of us went the night before and the rest followed the next
day.....Well, what I didn't know that left on our own, the two of us
really didn't care for oneanother. I was on a 2 hour flight from hell
with no way out! Then it was off to the condo. Thank God it was late
so we both fell into bed after a long stressful day.
When I awoke the next morning, I went to get out of bed and when I put my feet on the floor, I cringed! I was ankle deep in smelly greenish water.!! I literally saw one of my flip flops floating away from me. Well, needless to say, this was not going to work. We promptly went to the management office (Jackie full of rage) and they were kind enough to give us another condo…bigger and better at no additional cost to us. As we anxiously waited for our friends to arrive later that afternoon, I flew down to the beach while Jackie sat by the pool.
Our friends arrived at about 6:00. They promptly unpacked, changed, and
headed out for dinner and of course to the clubs. We had a great
stress free evening and everything was pretty close to perfect. We got
back to the condo around 4:00 a.m. Quite tipsy we literally fell into
our beds for a good nights sleep. At 7:00 I was still tossing and
turning wondering how the others could possibly sleep. It had to have
been 120 degrees in there! I checked the air…it said 68. There was no
way on Gods green earth it was below 100! I decided I'd run down and
place our towels on the pool chairs in order to secure our spots.
I then went back up and noticed that as the sun began to rise in the sky, so did the temperature in our fancy dancy condo. So..I grabbed my friend Amy and again, headed down to the management office. This time they weren't quite so nice (Must have been the cranky weekend crew). They said it would be
"No problem", they would check the unit. We went back to the condo, changed, got the others, and headed off for the beach. When we got back at close to 6:00 that afternoon…I would have killed for 120 degrees. Now it MUST be 150! Again, we gather up our forces and head down to the office. They told us something they obviously didn't know we already knew…..the air conditioning was broken!! Again, they said "no problem". We have another condo for you however, this one, would be $1000 extra for the week. Keep in mind we were young, broke, and wanted to spend the little $$ we had on the fun stuff.
We began calling other hotels, condos etc. with no such luck. It was after all, Spring Break in Acapulco!!
We then returned to the office, heads between our knees and begged for a better rate. They complied, only this time, they offered us quite the deal at $900 for the rest of the week.…needless to say, we all pooled our $$ and got our 3RD condo. Of course, according to all, this was entirely my fault. After all, had my Dad's friend's place not flooded, we would never be in this mess to begin with and they wasted no time reminding me of just that as the week progressed.
This my friends was truly the trip from hell. My next vacation the following spring was perfect. I went with one friend and stayed at a 4 star hotel!!
I must say my first girlfriends travel experience wasn't all that great, however I've taken many since (with different girls) and they have more than made up for that one trip. In addition, it makes for quite a crazy story right?
MY VERY FIRST GIRLFRIENDS GETAWAY - by Elena
I left home for the first time without my parents the summer of
my ninth birthday. It was going to be a two month stay at Camp Birch
Knoll in Phelps, Wisconsin. My neighbor Donna and I joined forces to
attend. I'll never forget waiting for the train at the station in
Wilmette, Ilinois with my fellow girl campers. Some of us had tears in
our eyes as we clung to our parents. Others hid their tears, trying as
hard as they could to show they were strong. Then there were the "cool
girls," acting as if they didn't even know their parents. They looked
instead for their friends. The look in their eyes said not only that
they didn't want their parents to worry about them, but also that they
were mature enough to take care of themselves. Who were they kidding?
Those of us girls who had never been away from home without our
parents were terrified. The rest just wanted their parents to think they
Donna and I started camp that first year knowing only each other. Yet it didn't take long before we developed friendships with the other eight girls in Cabin Two…a.k.a. "Beaver's Nest." Camp was a place where we could learn how to swim, synchronize swim, horsebackride, water ski, and even take a
few trips a summer to popular tourist sites not far from Camp Birch
Knoll. One summer, we traveled to Mackinaw Island, Michigan….no one
makes fudge like they do. At the end of the summer, we put on a broadway
type show. This gave us the chance to try our chops singing or seeing
whether we had two left feet while trying to dance.
For those of you who don't think you could survive eight
weeks without boys, you always had the option of reducing the number of weeks you spent at camp. For those of you who see the benefits of spending eight weeks at a girls-only camp, fear not. We had two socials a year with boys' camps. Furthermore, I can't think of any of my camp friends who would have given up the opportunity to learn all of the above mentioned activities
without worrying about boys making fun of us.
I'll never forget some of the pranks we pulled. There was the time we rounded up all of the bras in each cabin, tied them end-to-end, and hoisted them up the camp flagpole. And then there was the shoe heist. Early one morning we rounded up all the shoes we could find and lined them up in straight rows spelling out "Camp Birch Knoll."
Sure we took a "lickin," but it sure was worth it. We were given what
we considered the worst punishment possible. Once the culprits were
found, we (I'm not saying that I was amongst them, though I'm not saying
I wasn't either) had to go to the Camp Director's office. Just one
snarly look from "Pops" was enough to render us nine year olds scared to
death. Apologies were given and accepted. None of us wanted to find
ourselves there again. (even though some of us hadn't gotten the
prankster out of our systems, yet.)
I encourage all young women to spend some time, whether it's
locally or away from home, developing that special bond. While it may
not necessarily be unique to women, there is often in our DNA a
particularly exceptional closeness that binds us together from the time
we're kids through adulthood.
Donna and I went on to spend five more summers in that same cabin. Those are memories I wouldn't trade the world for.
p.s. I welcome input from any of you girls/now women, in our
cabin… Ann Dee, Barb, Linda, Margo. Are any of you out there? What are
your memories?
The Proud Girls of Camp Birch Knoll - Cabin 2
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