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My favourite part of Christmas so far? Definitely the food! But, I struggled hard on gift giving as I didn't quite understand what to get people who are grown ups... grown ups who can get what they want themselves. Perfume, belts, socks and pyjamas? So impersonal!
This year, I made the conscious effort to think about the little things that one might need or enjoy but wouldn't necessarily buy. Mini luxuries, we'll call them. Mini luxuries.
1. Mandala Magic Colouring Book $9.21
Perfect item for the office buddy who looks like they need 5 minutes to themselves.
2. Remote Control Power Outlet $32.99
Seriously though, you might as well just buy this one for yourself.
3. Japan Crate $12 - $30
Super cute monthly service that packages up treats straight from Japan. They offer monthly or you can save a few bucks and offer 3, 6 or 12 months. To top it off... free international shipping!
4. Scrunchie Set $14.00
I bought a scrunchie from the pharmacy on the way to yoga last week and it changed my life. Do you remember how much you loved scrunchies when you were a kid? It's like riding a bike. You never forget. Give this gift to the girlfriend that seems too cool for school. Laugh over it. Then see her life transform in front of your eyes.
5. Opening Ceremony Beanie $41
There's just something so cool about this beanie. We all have a friend who's eyes would light up for this. He could be that friend who's always wearing black. It's probably them.
6. Chatbooks $10+
This is so perfect for your loved ones who don't get to see you that often. I recently ordered one and I was in love! Download the app, upload your photos and choose your cover. That's it and that's all! They offer some extras like hardcover and collaborate with companies like Rifle Paper Co. to offer their beautiful printed covers. Order now for 20% off!
7. Luggage Scale $8.43
My parents often travel to our mother country for extended periods of time and vice versa, my family from there come visit us here. The one thing that never changed is them packing their suitcases to the brim with gifts and trying to weigh their luggage on a step scale. Obviously this always fails and some schmoozing ensues at the airport. Do you relate to my story? Buy them this and they'll be blown away.
8. Drybar Silk Pillowcase $36
Doesn't this just sound like a little slice of heaven? Sleeping on a silk pillowcase helps against wrinkles, dry skin and hair breakage.
9. Sweetest Kulu Children's Book $9.95 for the board book
This is a great gift for a pregnant friend or a new mom or dad in your life. I read this book to Quinn everyday and love seeing his face look over the beautiful illustrations. It's about little Kulu and all the gifts that his animal friends give him.
10. Rose Gummy Bears $17.99 (for five pack mold)
I bought the molds on Aliexpress a few months back for far cheaper but with Christmas just around the corner, I wouldn't take the chance to order through them but amazon will ship it a lot faster. Regardless, you'll have the molds for life and you can easily DIY some rose gummy bears for Christmas presents, hostess presents, birthday presents and much more!
11. Tile Mate Bluetooth keyfinder $25
Is your significant other always asking you where the keys are?
I haven't tried this product myself yet but a friend has and give it two thumbs up, along with the rest of the internet beauty community. The friend or colleague who always wears beautiful lip colours would love this as a present.


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Great information about a growing segment of buyers.
From Patty Loveless to Mariah Carey, the music has changed but the message remains: "Nothing ever stays the same." This is categorically true as it applies to the tastes, wants and desires of homebuyers – especially the category labeled "Millennials or Gen-Y."
Representing a growing segment of the home-buying public, Millennials are living in a world dramatically different than the one their parents experienced: the up and coming generation's world view has been shaped by the events surrounding 911, the Economic Meltdown in latter half of the first decade of the new Millennia and the growing influence of technology on daily life.
No wonder Millennial's preferences are significantly different than those of previous generations.
Just a few short years ago, this age bracket was comfortable living at home with the parents with no move-out date in sight. Jaded by world and economic events, they were in no hurry…
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XSF is a premier provider of aluminum truss, rigging, chain hoists and truss accessories for the
entertainment, trade show, commercial, worship, oil & gas, and military industries.
XSF was a small start-up founded by Jacky Hawthorne in 2002 while based in Emory, Texas. Over the next four years, XSF consulted with Parkhill, Smith & Cooper and structural engineer Michael Wells to develop a lightweight, cost-effective truss product line with a wide array of accessories.
In November of 2006, Mr. Wells was hired on as acting President of XSF. Shortly thereafter in January of 2007, Mr. & Mrs. Wells purchased the company.
With a strong mission statement and a solid vision of XSF's future, Mr Wells set out to find a new location and new beginning that would take the company into the next decade and beyond.
In 2008, Sulphur Springs, Texas became the right location for Xtreme Structures and Fabrication. Large enough to meet growing market needs, with the ability to build large in-house test fit structures, a 43,000 sq. foot shop facility was purchased from the City through the Economic Development Group.
XSF is currently the oldest facility in the Sulphur Springs Industrial Park which has since filled to capacity with neighbors JB Weld, among others.
One year later Mark Newlin brought his industry expertise to the XSF team as a major shareholder in the company. Mike and Mark's strong customer focus, industry passion and unwavering emphasis on product superiority has systematically grown the company.
Leading the way in innovations and high quality, 100% USA made products, XSF continues to look to the future.
In 2019 XSF will begin the second expansion to increase their fabrication process space and more effectively serve their customers making room for another decade of growth.
XSF is proud to have worked on numerous groundbreaking and creative projects for a long list of customers.
While many people think of truss for lighting truss or stage truss application, you can find XSF products in many places.
Exciting projects we are proud to have been a part of:
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- Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circuses,
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- Toyota trade show structures,
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Touring Acts such as:
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Continually sought out for their industry experience, Large arena installations have become a specialty at XSF with mother grids located in:
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- And more..visit our gallery to see some of these exciting projects
XSF became a certified distributor of CM Lodestar Electric Chain Hoists in 2014.
CM Lodestar Electric Chain Hoists is a world class company that has excellent quality products that server our customer base very well. It is a perfect fit and one we are very happy about.
Mike Wells – XSF Owner
As active members in the entertainment, manufacturing and fabrication industry, we understand the importance of building relationships, partnerships and being members of associations that further and our industry safety and profile.
As an established truss industry leader XSF has continued to look to new technology and innovation to improve their industry. Not settling to just sell truss, owner Mike Wells and his team have always looked for new ways to 'build a better mousetrap", save their customer's money and make projects easier for the individuals that use their products.
Last year (2017) alone XSF released 2 patent pending innovative truss solutions that do just that.
- The Protective Bolt Plate Truss (PBP) provides a new engineered end plate design (patent pending) which includes circular ears at each corner that prevent damage to the chords from dropping or dragging.
- The Integrated Rig Point (IRP) provides a whole new way to rig your truss safely.
These two products alone have already contributed greatly to lessening product damage, created client work efficiencies and saved XSF customers 1000's of dollars.
Being an engineer and having stood on 100's of project sites, Mr Wells understands client challenges and is always looking for a safe, easy and streamlined solution. Recognizing an excellent product and the need for a streamline solution,
We invite you to become part of the family of XSF truss owners.
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XSF also looks to get our truss, chain hoists, truss accessories and product to you faster and easier.
To do this we have brought on a team of skilled regional distributors (listed below) that we are very proud of. Chicago, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Seattle, Denver, and Fort Worth, the XSF family continues to grow.
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Nicola Dawson raised £55 from 5 supporters
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We've raised £55 to support a fantastic local charity I have started volunteering for, Bereaved Children Support York.
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What is crowdfunding?
Crowdfunding is a new type of fundraising where you can raise funds for your own personal cause, even if you're not a registered nonprofit.
The page owner is responsible for the distribution of funds raised.
I am running the York 10k on Sunday 5th August to raise money for a charity I have just started volunteering for: Bereaved Children Support York. They provide information and support to children and their families so that they are better able to cope with the impact of bereavement on their lives.
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You can do it!!!! Proud of you Nicky, running for a brilliant cause!
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Great cause, Nicks. Good luck - you'll be awesome. You always are! Rhian, Paul, Hattie and Bea
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Good luck Nicky! Great charity xxx
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Week of Prayer: Sept 8-15, 2019
This offering is dedicated to funding new initiatives in Florida (partnership between Florida Baptist Convention and the North American Mission Board). In this initiative, this partnership calls for a greater Kingdom vision with:
- more engagement
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- more involvement to reach all of Florida
Together, let's help our Florida Church Planters!
Why? Because 75% of Florida's 21 million population—15 million—do not have a saving relationship with Jesus Christ. State Goal: $830,000
- 100 percent of the State Mission Offering will be earmarked for church planting, church revitalization and church restarting in South Florida
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Wound management starts with assessment and classification. The Wound Closure Classification calculator helps physicians assess the type of open wound present and classify it in order to determine the best course of treatment or tyoe of wound closure needed. The calculator classifies the type of wound depending on the wound's etiology and pattern of injury, morphology, contamination, and complexity. Based on this information, the wound is classified as primary, secondary or tertiary. Primary wounds can be closed within 6-8 hours of the trauma. Secondary wounds do not need surgical closure, but need daily dressing changes. Tertiary wounds are the most serious and need to be observed for 3-7 days before surgically closing it or performing skin grafting.
Based on various review articles published, the wound closure classification calculator has limited application in abdominal and orthopedic wounds. These multiple studies have compared primary versus tertiary wound closure of contaminated abdominal wounds and open orthopedic wounds and found no significant difference in reduction of surgical site infections. A retrospective review of 84 patients with open tibia fractures treated within 72 hours after injury showed that delayed coverage was not necessary if healthy soft tissue can be used. Similarly, a meta analysis of 8 randomized control trials comparing primary versus tertiary skin closure in contaminated abdominal incisions showed no statistical significance in reduction of surigical site infections when using tertiary closure.
This review article assessed the infection rate in the nonstoma wound in patients that had stoma closures and to identify factors that affect this rate. Results were based on the records of 95 patients that underwent ileostomy or colostomy closure at a Toronto hospital between 1988 and 1993. Patient charts were studied for information about patient and technical factors associated with wound infection. Diagnosis of incisional infection was made based on criteria outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for nosocomial infections. Overall, the rate of infection was 29% and primary wound closure was associated with an increase in wound infection rate of 41%, while the infection rate for delayed primary or secondary wound closure was 15%. Infection rate was unaffected by patient age, but patients with multiple diagnoses and certain underlying disease states showed a higher rate of infection. In conclusion, the best way to reduce infections in nonstoma abdominal incisions appeared to be using delayed primary closure or secondary closure.
This retrospective study evaluated the safety, efficacy and outcomes of esophageal stenting in patients with esophageal leaks, fistulae, and perforations (L/F/P) and identified factors associated with successful wound closure. Data was collected from a pool of patients at the Indiana University Hospital endoscopic database between 2003 and 2012. All necessary data was abstracted from patient's medical records, including demographics, size and location of the L/F/P, indications for stent placement, stent characteristics, time from diagnosis to stent placement, short term effects and long-term effects among others. The type, length, number and degree of coverage (partial or fully covered) of each stent was decided by the attending endoscopist. Descriptive statistics consisting of means, standard deviations, medians and ranges were used for analyzing the data. A total of 54 patients were included in the study, 29 patients with stents for esophageal leaks, 15 with stents for esophageal fistulae, and 10 patients with stents for esophageal perforations. Primary closure was performed and successful in 40 patients (74%), while secondary closure was performed and successful in 5 patients (83%). After a short term follow up of <3 months, 27 patients (50%) were asymptomatic, while 22 patients (41%) had technical adverse events. Successful primary closure was associated with shorter time between diagnosis and initial stent insertion (p=0.003) and smaller luminal opening size (p=0.002). In conclusion, researchers found that temporary stents are safe and effective for treating esophageal L/F/P.
This retrospective review evaluated comorbidities, risk factors for infections, wound classification and wound outcomes in patients with abdominal surgery. The review was based on patients that had undergone abdominal reconstruction by the same single surgeon. Patients were defined as high risk if they had infections or contamination at the time of surgery or needed a skin flap for skin closure while also having one or more comorbidities like diabetes, hypoxemia or a history of wound infection among others. Wound coverage was done using negative-pressure wound therapy and antibiotics were given to all patients. Wounds were assessed at the time of dressing removal, 2 weeks, and 4 weeks after surgery. Primary outcome measured was infection of the skin or the subcutaneous tissue, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A total of 30 patients were identified in whom negative pressure was used for an average of 5.6 days. None of the patients developed ischemia, necrosis or wound infections. Wound complication rate was 3% and χ(2) analysis showed a statistically significant decrease in the infection rate with negative pressure wound therapy (p<0.05). In conclusion, negative pressure wound therapy in closed, high risk surgical wounds decreased the rate of wound infection.
A cross-sectional, quantitative study was conducted among wound experts in order to examine the content validity of a set of three negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) algorithms and to enhance the understanding of previously identified wound terminology issues. This study consisted of a paper/pencil survey on the NPWT algorithms, a demographic questionnaire and a request to identify the definition of 5 commonly used terms; acute wound, chronic wound, and primary, secondary, and tertiary intention healing. To present and analyze the data, a Likert scale (Range 1-4) was used and space was provided for comments. A total of 114 wound care experts participated and the majority were registered nurses (72%) practicing in the US (94%). Results showed that the content validity of the NPWT components was strong with a mean rating of 3.76 and a standard deviation of 0.56. There was some consensus on wound definitions, but important disparities in mutual understanding of what classified as acute and chronic were observed. Additionally, surgical closure definitions of primary, secondary and tertiary intention were not clearly or correctly understood by a significant number of participants. In conclusion, the study demonstrated additional research is needed to test whether the NPWT algorithms do indeed facilitate safe patient care.


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The smiley emoji has dark side. There is a new study that says using the beloved smiley face emoticon in work emails makes people think you're an amateur–particularly if you work in a "formal" workplace. Upon reading, I had a calm reaction. But then I thought about and as if on cue, the golden strength of […]Keep Reading
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Mark your calendars to celebrate the Literacy Council's 25th Anniversary at the 22nd Annual "Wine & Music!" This year's event, "A Silver Celebration" will be held Friday, May 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Stafford Centre. To celebrate 25 years of excellence in Fort Bend County, please join the Honorary Chairs for this year's event, Lucia and Larry Street. They will commemorate the Literacy Council's 25 successful years with a night of fabulous food, fine wine, live music and a live and silent auction.
Guests will have the opportunity to sample food and wine from local vendors while listening to live music from Fort Bend's favorite local musicians, such as Joey Boesch on the piano. Guests are sure to go home happy after this memorable evening! In addition, the live and silent auction will be filled with unique and valuable packages. Once again, we will be offering our 100 for $100 Raffle. We will be selling 100 tickets for $100 for the chance to win the live auction package of your choice. The winner will be chosen at the event, but you do not need to be present to win. Tickets are on sale NOW!
Also at the event, they will be honoring six new Literacy Stars. These Literacy Stars have made a significant contribution to the Literacy Council through their time, talents, service and dedication to the organization. The six Literacy Stars that will be honored are: Jane Lawrence, Sam Needham, Steve Onstad, James Patterson, Lizz Sansone and Robert Wolter. "We are thrilled to be honoring these individuals at our 25th Anniversary Celebration," said Brenda Bowman, Executive Director, Literacy Council of Fort Bend County. "
Sponsorships are currently available for the Literacy Council's 25th Anniversary Celebration, and they range in price from $10,500 to $750 with special underwriting opportunities. Sponsors will not want to miss the opportunity to become a donor for the Literacy Council's 25th Anniversary Celebration!
Please plan on celebrating the Literacy Council's achievements of the past 25 years at "A Silver Celebration" on May 11. Tickets for the event are $75 per person, and they can be purchased by contacting the Literacy Council of Fort Bend County at 281.240.8181 or online at www.ftbendliteracy.org.
For more information about Wine & Music 2012 – "A Silver Celebration" or the Literacy Council of Fort Bend County, please contact the Literacy Council of Fort Bend County at 281.240.8181 or www.ftbendliteracy.org.


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I can't believe it is the end of January already. Time really does fly when you are having fun. And January has been a lot of fun. I feel I have really accomplished a lot this month. Let me do a quick round up. (more…)
Category: Personal
Reflection time – be bold
Dance like no one is watching.
I love that saying. I try to live by it as well. I love dancing and I do far too little of it. I don't really go out dancing that often anymore – really only at the office Chrismas party – but when I do, you can't get me off the dance floor. And I don't care who watches. It has always been a dream of mne to learn how to pole dance, but I am too old and weak to learn that now. Alas, a missed opportunity. (more…)
"I am a dirty slut"
I was having a conversation with my new friend. We are both budding erotica writers and were chatting about erotic language. In bantering with me, she described herself as a dirty slut. I was taken aback. For me, the word "slut" had negative connotations and I was uncomfortable with her use of the word. (more…)
Sex in Victorian Times
I am doing some research about sex in Victorian times for a book I am writing and it's fascinating. Reading the Victorian magazine The Pearl online gives a great insight in what people found sexy or acceptable in that time. There were a few things that struck me in reading The Pearl and I would like to discuss some of them. (more…)
Reflection Time
I am happiest when I am writing. November is my best month in terms of mental health as I participate in NaNoWriMo and I allow myself to write my heart out. But when the month is over my resolve to keep writing every day slackens. Part of it is the loss of community, the loss of being held accountable for the amount of words I write each day. (more…)
Great start to 2017
My year has gotten off to a good start: I have been accepted for the New Writer's Scheme of the Romantic Novelists' Association. In addition to the usual RNA member benefits members of the New Writer's Scheme are invited to submit a manuscript for a critique. The deadline for this is 31 August. Which gives me 8 months to write and edit a book for submission. Which is great, because I love deadlines! I am so pleased to have applied and to have been accepted; it feels like I am finally taking my writing seriously. Which I am of course, but rather than just saying it, I am actually doing it.
I have also subscribed to Mslexia, a quarterly writers magazine for women. They also run an online writers community which I will have access to so that should be good. And I have decided to enter a short story in their competition in March. So yay, lots of fun writerly things to look forward to.
Goodbye 2016, hello 2017
It's New Year's Eve. 2016 is finally coming to an end. On a public level, 2016 has not been the greatest. We have lost a lot of loved celebrities, the US has elected a vile, hateful lowlife as a president and the UK has voted to go back to the 1950s during the Brexit referendum. The world has stood idly by while Syrian civilians have been bombed into oblivion and there have been more bombings and acts of terrorism than I would like to recall. I am sure we will all be happy to see the end of 2016. (more…)
Okay, so. I have wanted to talk about this for a while, but never really found the right platform. So now that I have this blog, I might as well fling it up here.
I recently had a hysterectomy, or to be precise: a total pelvic clearance. Which means removal of the uterus, ovaries and cervix. The whole nine yards. I have suffered with endometriosis since I was 12 and as my husband and I didn't want any more children and I was sick and tired of being in pain, I chose for the drastic option when my surgeon presented me with the options available. (more…)
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Videography, Photography, Animated gif & Editing
Aenigma Inc. photographers shoot all their footage in a digital format that produces a finished product that is spectacular. We utilize state-of-art software to accomplish this tedious task quickly and efficiently. The end results are stunning!
We create Animated gif - see below
Example of a trailer Aenigma10 created & edited for Douglas Machines Corp.
Professional Editing Software
What the pros use in major movie production studios
First Stage of Production - Editing Suite
Second Stage of Production - Special Effects
Time to Edit Videos: For every one hour of shooting video, it can take several hours to edit.
A video with long takes will edit quicker than one with many takes, insert edits or cut-aways. Likewise, dramatized videos with many different angles and takes will require more editing time. A music video production with lots of rapid edits and intricate montage sequences might be more in the range of a 1:25 to 1:35 edit ratio.
What is Video Post Production?
Basic Editing
- Picture editing
- Sound effects editing
- Music composition
- Visual effects
- Sound mixing
- Color correction
The Goals of Editing
- Remove unwanted footage
- Choose the best footage
- Create a flow
- Add effects, graphics, music, etc
- Alter the style, pace or mood of the video
- Give the video a particular "angle"
What does Photo Editing involve?
- Automatic image enhancement
- Digital data compression
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- Selection
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- Cropping an image
- Noise reduction
- Removal of unwanted elements
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- Perspective control and distortion
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Demand for contractors in financial services strengthening following Brexit vote
A growing proportion of contractors working in financial services are seeing their pay increase and are being offered longer contracts as the market rebounds following the initial Brexit shock, according to research by SJD Accountancy.
Its research among 600 contractors in financial services found that 17.9% received a daily rate increase in the last six months, up from 12.4% in H2 2015. Furthermore, while 22.4% of contractors have seen their rates fall in the last six months, this is an improvement on the same time in 2015, when 28.6% of contractors reported rate cuts in the previous six months.
SJD Accountancy says that other metrics point to demand for contractors rebounding following the initial shock reaction to the Brexit vote. The percentage of contractors on a contract of at least one year or more has edged upwards over the past year, indicating that end users are no less committed to long-term projects than they were before the vote. 34.7% of contractors are on contracts for one year or more, up slightly from 33% in the last six months of 2015.
Derek Kelly, chief executive officer of SJD Accountancy, commented, "Demand for contractors in financial services remains resilient despite the pain felt in the immediate aftermath of the referendum, when the number of contracts reduced, as well as the rates paid to some contractors.
"Financial institutions have stepped up demand for change management professionals as they look to transform and respond to the challenges thrown up by Brexit. Contract business analysts, project managers and programme managers are highly sought after in the financial services sector at present.
"Many financial services businesses slowed hiring prior to the referendum vote. While the form Brexit will take is still uncertain, contractors represent a lower risk option than full-time employees."
The research also shows that the proportion of financial services contractors earning £500 per day or more has edged up slightly, from 60.7% to 61.6%.
According to SJD Accountancy, demand for contractors in the insurance sector has performed strongly over the past six months driven by market consolidation, which has increased demand for contractors to work on systems integration projects. Insurers are also investing in digital technologies and customer data analytics, which is creating opportunities for contractors.
Kelly concluded, "Contractors are more vulnerable to the vicissitudes of the market than permanent employees. With economic growth revised upwards and unemployment at the lowest level since 1975, we may see an increase in opportunities for contractors as employers struggle with short-term skills gaps."
Proportion of financial services contractors seeing daily rate increases/cuts
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Event Horizon Telescope observations as probes for quantum structure of astrophysical black holes
Final Published Version
AffiliationUniv Arizona, Dept Astron, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
Univ Arizona, Dept Phys, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
Issue Date2018-04-19
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PublisherAMER PHYSICAL SOC
CitationGiddings, S. B., & Psaltis, D. (2018). Event horizon telescope observations as probes for quantum structure of astrophysical black holes. Physical Review D, 97(8), 084035.
JournalPHYSICAL REVIEW D
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AbstractThe need for a consistent quantum evolution for black holes has led to proposals that their semiclassical description is modified not just near the singularity, but at horizon or larger scales. If such modifications extend beyond the horizon, they influence regions accessible to distant observation. Natural candidates for these modifications behave like metric fluctuations, with characteristic length scales and timescales set by the horizon radius. We investigate the possibility of using the Event Horizon Telescope to observe these effects, if they have a strength sufficient to make quantum evolution consistent with unitarity, without introducing new scales. We find that such quantum fluctuations can introduce a strong time dependence for the shape and size of the shadow that a black hole casts on its surrounding emission. For the black hole in the center of the Milky Way, detecting the rapid time variability of its shadow will require nonimaging timing techniques. However, for the much larger black hole in the center of the M87 galaxy, a variable black-hole shadow, if present with these parameters, would be readily observable in the individual snapshots that will be obtained by the Event Horizon Telescope.
NoteAuthors retain "The right to use all or part of the Article, including the APS-prepared version without revision or modification, on the author(s)' web home page or employer's website and to make copies of all or part of the Article, including the APS-prepared version without revision or modification, for the author(s)' and/or the employer's use for educational or research purposes."
VersionFinal published version
SponsorsU.S. DOE [DE-SC0011702]; Foundational Questions Institute [FQXi-RFP-1507]; NASA TCAN award [NNX14AB48G]; NSF [AST 1312034]
Additional Linkshttps://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.97.084035


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Comedian, businessman and podcast host Joe Rogan has four million Twitter followers. So when he mentioned farm murders in SA on a recent show, it was inevitable the "white genocide" debate would be brought up.
Plenty of South Africans heard him discussing the issue, with a 30-second clip of the show spreading like wildfire across Twitter. His guest, Morgan Fallon, is a CNN producer and the pair got on to the topic of news stories currently coming out of Africa.
The last time we saw Rogan, he was blazing it up with Elon Musk. This episode wasn't so mellow, though. We're sure you know how this one panned out in terms of reactions by now:
Uh…sorry, KC, but on this Rogan went WAAAAAY over the line.
I've loved a lot of his stances on issues, especially Cannabis and Mass Incarceration. But what he just regurgitated was basically born on Stormfront.
— Goofy Buddha (@SidBuddha65) September 15, 2018
I am white. I live in South Africa. This bullshit is driven by the White Nationalists. Afriforum, Toekomsvonk Steve Hofmeyr, Die Suidlanders etc. They are literally using the Bannon playbook here. (And of course they are making money selling this fiction and fear ????)
— medialiteracyNOW (@populistmorons) September 14, 2018
Watch Joe Rogan talk about farm murders here:
However, Rogan has moved to defend himself through a series of his own tweets. He somewhat retracted the themes of the discussion and admitted to not being highly informed on the debate.
In fact, in the brief clip, he confesses that he doesn't know much about the socio-economic factors that would be causing farm murders in Mzansi:
Joe Rogan is now promoting the South Africa white genocide conspiracy theory pic.twitter.com/CPetaLSzt7
— Caleb Ecarma (@calebecarma) September 14, 2018
(You can catch the full podcast via this link)
No, Joe Rogan doesn't subscribe to the white genocide narrative
Rogan might have eaten some humble pie once he realised his situation, but his defence remained solid. He perhaps has every right to feel aggrieved that 30 seconds of a two-hour show was taken out of context, and he explained he was only discussing the matter, rather than promoting it.
One perspective that I've heard is that farmers are in isolated areas and that makes them targets for crime. This makes a lot of sense to me. I obviously had no idea what a can of worms I would open up discussing this, but I read about it in @Newsweek
— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) September 16, 2018
The truth about farm murders in South Africa
There were 62 farm murders in South Africa during the last financial year. That accounts for about 0.3% of all killings in the country. Furthermore, farm murders are influenced by wealth and location, rather than skin colour. There is no data which suggests these killings are racially motivated.


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Sports betting is sports betting; right? Fundamentally, yes. But where the US market and its European counterpart are concerned, it comes in slightly different flavours. Three industry experts explain… Talk of Europe's role as a shaping presence in the US market for sports betting became something of a leitmotif to proceedings from the moment that PASPA was consigned to the …Read More »
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SBTech extends deal to keep Sazka sportsbook in Czech
The Czech Republic's national lottery operator Sazka has confirmed a multi-year extension to its sportsbook partnership with SBTech. The agreement, first signed in 2016, has seen SBTech drive "substantial revenue" gains for Sazka despite significant competition from international operators, particularly since regulation for online and land-based gambling was passed in January 2017. The sportsbook product provided by SBTech, which keeps …Read More »
Critical year-1 success sees Bethard renew with SBTech as lead betting partner
Industry platform provider SBTech will continue to act as the lead betting services provider for new European multi-market brand Bethard (Bethard.com), after securing a comprehensive contact extension for a further five years. Launched at the start of 2018, Bethard details that SBTech's complete sportsbook provisions have played an instrumental part in the new betting incumbent achieving its year-1 growth targets …Read More »
SBTech unites with Rocket X to launch new partnership
SBTech has entered into a new partnership with Rocket X, which operates a number of UK gaming sites, to supply its sportsbook to a portfolio of UK-facing sites. The agreement has been contracted directly with Swedish mobile gaming giant LeoVegas, which created the Rocket X brand in March to consolidate its UK assets, newly acquired from IPS. Andrew Cochrane, CCO …Read More »
Adjarabet adopts SBTech solution ahead of Armenia launch
Georgia headquartered operator Adjarabet has upgraded to a SBTech powered sportsbook, as the firm plans to extend its reach to a further regulated market. Strengthening its position within its home territory via the SBTech powered betting solution, Adjarabet detailed that it forms "part of an aggressive strategy of consolidating its dominant position in its core market." A further enhancement …Read More »
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It's Betting on Football by name, but so many of the topics to be discussed at next week's international conference are far from exclusive to the beautiful game. Held at Stamford Bridge from 20-23 March, the #bofcon2018 agenda will combine expert analysis of this year's football frenzy with a tour of the sports betting world and a breakdown of the …Read More »
Romanian entry for SBTech following Get's Bet link up
SBTech has announced a partnership with Romanian bookmaker Get's Bet, initially encompassing its online offering, with a roll out across its 500 retail outlets set to follow in the coming weeks. Utilising SBTech's pre-match and live sports coverage, Get's Bet are also to take advantage of a casino offering featuring a host of titles from developers and a range of …Read More »
SBTech launches new 'Action Betting' feature
Sports betting solutions provider SBTech has added to its range of in-play products with the launch of Action Betting, a mobile-first feature which dynamically suggests markets of interest to players through contextual alerts and call-to-action betting options. Powered by SBTech's machine learning algorithm, Action Betting creates instant notifications when a specific incident occurs in a match, whether this is a …Read More »
Go West! SBTech to open US Office in early 2018
SBTech has confirmed that it will expand its United States operations and commercial footprint by opening a 'new US office in early 2018'. The omni-channel sports betting platform provider did not disclose which destination it would choose for its Stateside office. However, the company's leadership group views the opening as an integral part of SBTech's future growth strategy. A popular …Read More »
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Andrew Cochrane said that SBTech is "the most innovative and dynamic technology provider in the industry" after being appointed as the company's new Chief Commercial Officer. With a track record of managing top-tier omni channel operators in regulated markets, Cochrane will play his part in SBTech's ongoing global expansion by defining strategic objectives, identifying opportunities for growth and maximising revenues …Read More »


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BARCELONA, Spain — Jürgen Klopp had asked his Liverpool players to be brave. For the plan to work — for the plan to have any hope of working — they had to have courage, he told them. The courage to attack Barcelona, to make their illustrious opponent run. The courage, on occasion, to risk looking ridiculous.
Klopp, as always, had done his homework. He had Barcelona's last few games pored over, analyzed, picked apart for any sign of weakness, any glimmer of hope. He noted what Real Sociedad had done, and Levante, too, in recent weeks. Neither had won their games, of course. Analyzing Barcelona means trying to pick pearls from a lot of defeats.
Together with his coaching staff, he formulated a plan for Wednesday's first leg of Liverpool's Champions League semifinal. Klopp knew full well that having a plan is no guarantee of anything at Camp Nou, of course — "so many people come to Barcelona with a plan and then get a proper knock," he had said on the eve of the game — but he knew even more certainly that not having a plan very much is.
So in what little time he had available to him in these most frantic weeks of his team's season, he briefed his players, tailoring training sessions to help familiarize them with the quirks, the changes, the details.
With doubts over the fitness of Roberto Firmino, the lodestar of his attack, he prepared to deploy the midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum in an unfamiliar, advanced role: not so much a false 9 but a defensive 10, there to replicate Firmino's work rate more than his precision.
He drafted in Joe Gomez as a right back, a more cautious option than the usual occupant of that position, Trent Alexander-Arnold; Jordi Alba, Barcelona's bounding, racing left back, needed careful, dutiful handling. To ensure Liverpool did not lose too much of its characteristic dynamism — did not allow its opponent's identity to swamp its own — Klopp prepared Andy Robertson, his own left back, to raid forward as much as play would allow, to exploit the spaces he knew would be left vacant by the wandering Lionel Messi.
His ideas stretched beyond the lineup, too. Wijnaldum's first task was to disrupt Sergio Busquets, Barcelona's elegant, deep-lying conductor. Fabinho, Liverpool's midfield anchor, was supposed to stay close to Messi when he drifted into the center. James Milner and Naby Keita, stationed either side of Fabinho, were instructed to come to his aid as quickly as possible, to cut off the world's best player's escape routes.
For all the special measures, though, Klopp told his Liverpool team not to offer Barcelona so much as a glimpse of the respect being afforded. He wanted his team to be "ready to look ridiculous, to get nutmegged, but always to be there, to take that last step." Liverpool's central defenders, Virgil van Dijk and Joel Matip, had been told to be ready to be left exposed in "one-on-one situations," the former said. Klopp had told them to be — that word again — "brave" enough to trust themselves, even against these opponents. Only if they did that could Liverpool, as Klopp wanted them to, "start to play football."
That side of the game, the side where Liverpool had the ball, had been no less assiduously planned. Klopp wanted his team to play through Barcelona's press, to "break the lines," to create chances, ask questions, cause problems. He wanted to isolate Alba against Mohamed Salah, and Sergi Roberto against Sadio Mané.
He wanted to turn Barcelona's fullbacks, to get its back line running. He asked his defense and midfield to look for long passes to switch play: to drag Barcelona to one side of the field and then try to drop the ball over the fullbacks' shoulders for Mané and Salah to run onto. He wanted them to create "moments" to make Barcelona think, to make Barcelona worry.
After all that work, all that effort, all that time, it would have been easy to listen to Klopp reflect on how it all panned out — insisting that he was "really pleased" with how his team had played, that his squad had produced the finest away performance of his tenure, that he can "really work" with what he had seen, that he had "so much fun" — and suspect he was doing nothing more than trying to whitewash Liverpool's 3-0 defeat on Wednesday.
This was, surely, just a fairly transparent ploy to detract from the cold, hard fact that Liverpool has now, for all intents and purposes, been eliminated from the Champions League. Or, at best, it was a manager hovering somewhere between unflinching belief in his players and outright delusion, seeing things that were not really there.
Klopp, though, was sincere in his praise. More pertinently, it did not feel as if he was wrong. Liverpool had been brave. His defenders had been prepared to find themselves isolated against Barcelona's shimmering, stellar attack. His midfield had barely given Messi a moment's peace. His forwards had created chances, had caused problems. They had stood up to Barcelona. They had carried out the plan. They had, as their manager said, "done everything right."
That it had all been for nothing, that Liverpool had only disappointment and regret to show for it was not because Klopp, as he briefly alluded, "got everything wrong." Liverpool had not lost because of some fatal flaw, some glaring error, some terrible oversight.
It lost because no matter how well a team plays, or how well a coach prepares, Barcelona finds a way through, as it did with its first goal, created by a pass that could not exist — but that was played anyway by Jordi Alba — and finished off by Luis Suárez.
It lost because sometimes the ball runs one way and not the other — to Suárez's feet, to shoot against the bar, and from there straight to Messi to tap in the rebound — rather than, well, anywhere else.
And it lost because Messi can, with quite extraordinary frequency, place a free kick into the top corner, even when he is too far out to do so, even when he does not appear to strike the ball desperately hard, even when you are sure he cannot do it again.
Klopp could not help but smile, a rueful, disbelieving smile, when he saw that shot — Messi's 600th goal for his club — sail past Alisson Becker, and effectively end this semifinal as a contest. Van Dijk, reminded of it a few minutes after, could not stop himself, either. "What a free kick," he said, with a grin.
They had worked as hard as they could to keep Barcelona at bay. They had run as hard as they could to push them back, to cause them problems. They had been brave. And none of it had mattered, not a jot, because no matter how hard you work or how much you run, there is no way to plan for Barcelona. There is no plan that contains Messi. There is no plan that stops him. Sometimes, there is only acquiescence.


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Tajikistan: 25 members of armed underground group escape from prison
On the night of 22-23 August, 25 members of an armed Islamic underground group escaped from police custody of the National Security Service in Dushanbe. Signals of a rise in the terrorist threat have been emanating from Tajikistan since at least the last year. In this context, the escape of a large group of important members of the armed underground arouses serious fears for the efficiency of Tajikistan's state structures, and in the longer term, it may be an omen of the destabilisation of the country.
Most of the escapees belonged to a group of persons arrested last summer and sentenced on 20 August this year, as the result of a crackdown on the opposition and the pacification of the eastern part of the country. They include close relatives of Mirzo Ziyoyev, the leader of the United Tajik Opposition during the period of the civil war in 1990s, who was shot during the government offensive; but the group also included foreigners from Russia, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, who are probably linked to international terrorist organisations.
None of the escapees has as yet been caught. The government suspects that they are currently in the Rasht valley in the eastern part of the country, which during the civil war was a bastion of the opposition. Tajikistan has asked for help from Russia and Interpol in apprehending the fugitives.
Tajikistan's increasingly fragile stability is part of the very tense situation in the region. Having anarchic Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan as neighbours means that transfers of people, arms and drugs across porous borders is relatively easy. The probable deterioration of the internal situation in Tajikistan threatens the development of a zone of instability which could pose a very serious threat to the whole Central Asian region. <MMat>


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Littleton High School's baseball field has a new name: Willie White Field, after the longtime coach who led and inspired young men for a generation. White, 84, was the guest of honor on Sept. 28, as …
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Littleton High School's baseball field has a new name: Willie White Field, after the longtime coach who led and inspired young men for a generation.
White, 84, was the guest of honor on Sept. 28, as hundreds of former baseball players and fellow coaches gathered at the field to pay tribute to the man who led the Lions to two state championships.
"I think they've got the wrong guy," said White, seated beside his wife Margaret. "There were so many great coaches here. And the kids — I was so lucky to have such great kids. They made coaching easy."
White was the LHS baseball coach from 1970-1990. He earned a World Series ring from the Philadelphia Phillies as a member of their scouting staff for nearly 20 years, and a slew of other honors from state baseball groups.
Honoring White by naming his old field after him was the least his old players could do for him, said Donnie Alexander, who pitched on the LHS varsity team in the late 1980s and spearheaded the effort to rename the field.
"More than a coach, he was a father figure," said Alexander, who went on to play baseball at the University of Northern Colorado and for Ogden, Utah's minor league team, and now works as a financial advisor in Grand Junction. "He taught us how to be friends, brothers, husbands and fathers."
Renaming the field took some heavy lifting, Alexander said, because Littleton Public Schools policy previously forbade naming facilities after living people.
But changing the policy for White made sense, said LPS superintendent Brian Ewert.
"We're glad we can honor Coach Willie while he's still here to enjoy it," Ewert said. "We talk a lot about providing good role models for kids, and here's someone who affected the life trajectories of so many young people."
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Stilton, Port and Walnut Pâté
Start your Christmas meal in style with this vegetarian pâté – or add it to your cheeseboard at the end of the meal. Either way, it will go down a treat with your guests.
Makes: one large round pâté, use smaller ramekins for individual portions
Preparation time: 20-25min, plus 1hr for chilling
- 1 small pear, diced
- 80ml port
- 80ml water
- 1tbsp sugar
- 40g stilton, crumbled
- 2tbsp cream cheese
- 1tbsp butter, softened
- 2tsp minced parsley
- 2tbsp lemon juice
- 40g California walnuts, toasted and finely chopped
To make:
- Heat a small frying pan over a medium-high heat then add the pear, port, water and sugar.
- Bring to a simmer and reduce to a medium heat for around 10min, then increase the heat for around 5min to reduce the juices to a syrup. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
- Place the stilton, cream cheese, butter, parsley and lemon juice into a large bowl and mix until well combined, then add the toasted walnuts.
- Line a large ramekin with cling film and fill with half of the stilton walnut mixture, then layer with half of the poached diced pear. Repeat with the remaining stilton walnut mix and top with the remaining poached pear mixture.
- Cover with cling film and refrigerate for at least an hour before serving. Serve with crackers, fresh baguette, and grapes – or add it to your cheeseboard!
Tip: Make in advance and refrigerate until needed.
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I had some guiding issues with the mount (which isn't unusual), but overall the system performed well. Here are the images from the session:
|Double Cluster in Perseus (NGC 884 on the left, NGC 869 on the right); Epsilon-200 on NJP mount; 23x60 at ISO-3200
|Close-up of the Double Cluster centers
|Owl Cluster (NGC 457) in Cassiopeia; Epsilon-200 on NJP mount; 10x60 at ISO-3200
Did you notice the cloudiness around the bright stars? It's especially noticeable in the close-up of the Double Cluster. I'm not certain, but I think that may be due in part to a dirty mirror. The primary mirror on the Epsilon is in desperate need of a bath. I've never cleaned a primary mirror before, and frankly I'm a little anxious about it since it is, for all intents and purposes, irreplaceable.


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SECAUCUS, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — With the Baby Bombers carrying their offense, the Yankees turned to pitching with their first pick in this year's MLB draft.
With the 16th pick Monday, they selected right-hander Clarke Schmidt from the University of South Carolina.
CBS2's Otis Livingston reports Schmidt — ranked by MLB.com as the 35th best overall prospect in the draft — had a fastball that reached the mid to upper 90's before undergoing Tommy John surgery in late April.
His slider and curveball can also be effective but sometimes lack consistency, according to MLB.com.
In his career at USC, Schmidt has a 15-9 record in 36 starts with a 3.21 earned run average and 254 strikeouts in 229 and two thirds innings pitched.
In a touching moment that drew a standing ovation from the former major leaguers serving as team representatives Monday night, 11-year-old Yankees fan Landis Sims — born without hands or feet — announced his favorite team's first round pick.
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I'm making and enjoying more and more vegetarian food these days, so I'm always on the hunt for new recipe ideas. I found this black eyed pea curry on the net. There's not a lot to say really about this dish, the photo says it all I think, except it tasted delicious.
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Planning a summer visit to Lydford Gorge?
During winter a major section of the gorge is shut to visitors. This is for safety reasons and to allow the rangers time to maintain the nearly four miles of steep and remote paths.
Please check the Lydford Gorge homepage before visiting
This article was created before the coronavirus crisis, and may not reflect the current situation. Please check our homepage for the most up to date information about visiting.
From Saturday 29 February 2020 the whole gorge will re-open granting access to the depths of the gorge. Experience some extraordinary natural features including the roaring Devil's Cauldron pothole and Tunnel Falls.
Whitelady Waterfall
At almost 30 meters Whitelady Waterfall is the highest in South West England. Depending on the weather it can be a gentle flow of water over the cliff face or a raging torrent crashing into the pool below. After a day of heavy rain it can be an exhilarating experience standing at the base of the Whitelady feeling the spray on your face.
Tunnel Falls
The river path takes you up and over a series of potholes. These are named after the tunnel cut into the rock, which was created for Victorian tourists to see the gorge, and is still part of the path today. The river swirls like whirlpools as it tumbles and cascades down this stunning section of the gorge.
The Devil's Cauldron
You'll hear the roaring of the Devil's Cauldron before you see it. Head off the main path and you enter a dark ravine surrounded by dripping rock faces covered in mosses and ferns. Brave the narrow rock hewn steps which take you onto a platform suspended over the water. Here the river seems to boil and it is this action and the tremendous force of the water that created this giant pothole over the centuries.
Walking information
Lydford Gorge is only accessible on foot; the paths can be steep, narrow and slippery with high drops. There are not always barriers or hand rails and so a relative degree of fitness and agility is required to do the full gorge walk. Sturdy foot wear is also recommended, and a walking pole can be very useful. Depending on your ability and time frame there are shorter and longer walks available, the friendly visitor welcome staff are very knowledgeable about the gorge and will be happy to advise you. Allow at least two hours to see the Devil's Cauldron and Whitelady waterfall on either the full gorge walk or two shorter loops with a mile drive between.
In exceptional circumstances some paths might be shut due to fallen trees or flooding, and if high winds are forecast the gorge will be shut completely. Check the website or our facebook page before heading out to find out about any closures.
Food and drink
Take the opportunity to refuel at one of two tea-rooms. You can choose to stop off before, after or even half way through your walk as there is a tea-room at each of the two entrances to the gorge. They sell a range of drinks, snacks and treats including the traditional cream tea which can be enjoyed guilt free after a hike in the gorge. You could also pick up takeaway items to add to your picnic basket. Sorry only assistance dogs allowed inside the tea-rooms, outside seating is available.
Keep your eyes peeled on your walk; the gorge is teeming with wildlife. Near the river look out for grey wagtails with their bright yellow rumps, and dippers, recognisable medium sized brown birds with white chests that 'bob' on stones. Brown trout can often be spotted swimming against the current in the deeper pools. There is also a bird hide at the end of the old railway path where you can see a host of woodland birds on the feeding station.


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With a stay at Gateway Hotel Dallas, you'll be centrally located in Dallas, within a 10-minute drive of Galleria Dallas and Northpark Center. This hotel is 5.3 mi (8.5 km) from University of Texas at Dallas and 6.7 mi (10.9 km) from Meadows Museum.
Make yourself at home in one of the 195 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and separate sitting areas, as well as phones with free local calls.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, a ballroom, and a vending machine.
At Gateway Hotel Dallas, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a business center, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Planning an event in Dallas? This hotel features 2500 square feet (232 square meters) of event facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
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|Gateway Hotel Dallas
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|Best Western Plus Dallas Hotel & Conference Center
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|The Westin Dallas Park Central
|From $99
|Nearby Landmarks
|Northwood Club
|1.57 mi
|Valley View Center
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|Galleria Dallas
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|Northpark Center
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|University of Texas at Dallas
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|Southern Methodist University (SMU)
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|Medical City Hospital
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|Addison Circle Park
|4.31 mi
|Water Tower Theater
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|Cavanaugh Flight Museum
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|Nearby Neighborhoods
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|McShann Estates
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|Preston North
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|Preston Valley Villas
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|Quorum, Addison
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|Spring Valley Business Park, Richardson
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Lora Goerlich
American Trails contributor Lora Goerlich celebrates Trail Warriors-- park rangers, naturalists, maintenance workers, and staff-- who understand and care about real and sustainable trail access.
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The Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew is a time-tested international trails program that teaches how to create environmentally sound and fun trails!
published Mar 1, 2003
Robert Searns with Robert Searns & Associates
Re-Thinking the Benefits of Trails and Greenways.
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Randy Martin with Trailscape
In total, 6.1 million American livelihoods directly depend on outdoor recreation, making it a critical economic sector in the United States.
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Alta Planning + Design
Golf courses, with their large expanses of undeveloped land, can appear to be a tempting place to locate a trail or bikeway in a community seeking to overcome gaps in their trail system.
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To counteract the effects of sprawling development, many communities use trails and greenways to curb ill-planned growth and preserve ecologically important areas. The result is a higher quality of life, a healthier environment, and more livable communities.
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San Bernardino County finds trails are an essential part of healthy communities.
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Stuart Macdonald
Trails are not just an American concept.
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Nancy Desmond of Cleveland Metroparks, tells us how trails have made a difference in her life and career.
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An Assessment of Trails, Watercourses, Soils, and Redwood Forest Health in Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland, California.
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Any air company to start flight operations to Sokhumi will be in breach of International Civil Aviation Rules, as well as Georgian Law on Occupied Territories, which will create grave complications for the air company in operating further to international and Georgian destinations.
Sokhumi Airport has been restricted by Georgian Authorities since 1993. The mentioned airport is not certified by Georgian Civil Aviation Agency. Furthermore, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) supports Georgian territorial integrity and recognizes Abkhazia as an integral part of Georgia.
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Corporal punishment in schools is banned and teachers have been urged to adopt play-way methods of teaching. Can we conclude therefore that pain is a reprehensible thing that must be avoided at all costs? The answer surprisingly is 'no' for pain has its uses.
Imagine an existence without physical pain. You may lean over a burning stove, set your clothes alight and ignore it until a part of your body was charred out of recognition. Or you could fall, break a bone and not know about until it was beyond repair. Pain, as can be seen, is a warning system devised by Nature to provide protection from greater and continuing harm. It is a signal to us to take remedial steps when we have hurt ourselves. As well as this, it tells you what not to do. For instance, pain, registered in the brain even before you are aware of it, makes you pull your hand away from a very hot object. Often enough, it is the first sign of a disease that, treated at once, can be halted successfully. It is clear therefore that without this marvellous alarm system, life would be much more unpleasant and difficult.
What is true for our physical health is true for our emotional and mental well-being too. When somebody upsets us and causes emotional distress, it is time to ask ourselves what led to this. It is perhaps a message that we need to reassess and revise our relationship. It could be that we have to show more concern and understanding or, on the contrary, use more discretion. Perhaps we need to exercise more detachment, have less expectation and teach ourselves to accept people as they are. Pain is a reminder too that one should not let others undermine one's self-esteem.
Mental pain—more correctly termed 'mental suffering'—can arise from betrayal, financial loss and death of loved ones. The distress caused can be so intense as to make one feel it is ceaseless and unendurable. This is normal and human. But if you school yourself to face the situation, gathering strength and hope from those who reach out to you, you may well discover that there is life after tragedy, that you can live without many of the things that you were so attached to. If we can learn to look upon such events as learning experiences, life will be much less painful. Put simply, pain need not be the end of joy; it can instead be turned into the beginning of understanding.
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My Top 5 Free Apps
One of the most notable features of Apple's devices is the ability to download a vast range of apps directly from their very own App Store.
These can be paid for or free but one thing's for sure, there is some very good ones out there which don't cost a penny so just because they are free, doesn't always mean they are bad!
Ok, so in this post I will be focusing on the free apps available for the iPhone/iPad/iPod
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5) TweetDeck
Tweetdeck is an app created for the iPhone and iPod Touch to give Twitter users a great and easy way to access their twitter account.
Whether they are "Tweeting" or just browsing through other's posts there is something on there for every Twitter user. Definitely worth a look!
4) QRCode
QRCode is a free QR code reader available for the iPhone and iPod Touch and because technology is moving so quick, so is the way we transfer messages and links to eachother, One new example of transferring information across the internet is using QR Codes whether it is to take you to a link or even just to give a message. All you do with the app is hold the camera up at the code and it will transfer it into something readable/viewable.
3) Stick Golf
Stick Golf is a game available for the iPad and features basically a golfer and his ball. your objective is to get the ball in the hole (obviously) but in this game it is very hard to get under par on some of the courses (yes, i say courses because there is LOADS) I love this game and would recommend to anyone with an iPad.
2) Angry Birds (HD or Normal)
Angry Birds is an app which is available for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch and is one of the most well known apps to have ever hit the app store one reason for this is because of the beautiful smoothness from the high FPS and graphics which make the game a complete all round hit. there is free versions of angry birds and these are the ones I am talking about here, the full game costs 59p for iPhone.
And at number one.
It took me a while to think of number one as there is so many great apps out there available and I have finally came to a decision.
1) Fruit Ninja Lite
My favorite app at the moment is Fruit Ninja Lite on the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch the reason it is my favorite is because the pure greatness of the game just expresses itself through the physics and functionality of the game and features you slicing fruit and avoiding the bombs. you can slice anyway possible and unlock different blades as you move along throughout the game. A pure excellence of a game and would certainly recommend it!


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GeoClub is a student-run organization that welcomes both undergrads and graduate students. An active student organization for over 40 years, it provides a forum for students with a strong interest in geosciences and the environment who want to learn more about this exciting field.
GeoClub's monthly meetings during the academic term are a forum for students to discuss issues related to their studies, share outreach opportunities and experiences, and chat about all things geology - and they include free dinner! Students in GeoClub coordinate educational camping trips and are responsible for planning several yearly departmental social functions where students and faculty can meet in an informal setting. Highlights of our year include the Spring Banquet and Fall Picnic.
GeoClub Officers for 2019-209:
Co-Presidents: Billy Medwedeff and Nikolas Midttun
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Aimee Bell's daughter, Lily, had just started fifth grade at Grace Church School in Greenwich Village two years ago when another parent asked Ms. Bell what she planned to do for high school.
"As a joke, I said, 'I'm starting one,' " recalled Ms. Bell, 42, a deputy editor of Vanity Fair who lives in an apartment in a brownstone on West 11th Street.
But in the frenzied world of private schools, where multiple children typically compete for every seat, word spread quickly from one playground to another that Ms. Bell was creating a new high school in the Village. Sara Goodman, a neighbor who had once owned a popular coffeehouse, Limbo, in the East Village, called to say that she had made a similar suggestion to parents in the pickup line at Village Community School. But hers was no joke.
Over breakfast at Balthazar, the two women dreamed up Greenwich Village High School and brainstormed how to make it reflect the artistic spirit and innovation of the neighborhood it is named for. Their efforts soon drew the backing of prominent educators and downtown residents: Bob Kerrey, the president of the New School, and his wife, Sara Paley, a television and film writer; the actor and writer John Leguizamo; Richard Robinson, the president and chief executive of Scholastic; Jonathan Mintz, the city's consumer affairs commissioner; and Ms. Bell's boss, Graydon Carter, editor of Vanity Fair and an owner of the celebrity hangout the Waverly Inn.
The school will start accepting applications in October for 45 ninth graders next fall, and it is negotiating to lease a commercial building (its founders declined to say where, because they are still negotiating the lease). A board of 18 has donated $3 million for startup costs and plans to raise $12 million to $17 million to operate the school over the next five years. Enrollment will expand each year, to 360 by 2013, with tuition on a sliding scale from $1,000 to $34,729.
Greenwich Village High is one of two new high schools opening in Lower Manhattan next year as demand for seats in private schools has continued to increase across the city despite the faltering economy and layoffs on Wall Street.
In the financial district, Claremont Preparatory School, which has 500 students in preschool through eighth grade, will expand with a $25 million high school equipped with science labs, a theater and a full-size basketball court that will eventually have 500 students as well.
"It's really always been slim pickings downtown," said Victoria Goldman, co-author of "The Manhattan Guide to Private Schools and Selective Public Schools." "Originally, it was a commercial area with tradesmen and lofts not meant for living, but now it's a mecca for young families."
Ms. Goldman cited a handful of popular choices downtown including Friends Seminary, Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School, and farther south, Saint Ann's and Packer Collegiate Institute all of which have become harder for families to gain admission. She said that citywide, the number of private high schools has remained steady at about 40 even as more families have stayed in the city rather than move to the suburbs.
Though its doors will not open for a year, Greenwich Village High has already hired a head of school, a dean and a director of development. More than 20 teachers have sent in résumés. The head of the school, David Liebmann, 39, the director of programs and an English teacher from Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh, was selected after a six-month national search that drew 30 applicants. The academic dean is David Clarke, who had a similar job at Buckingham Browne & Nichols in Cambridge, Mass.
"For a startup school, it was a lot," said Chris Arnold, a founding partner of the Educational Directions, the firm that conducted the search, adding that the applicants included top administrators from established New York private schools.
Mr. Liebmann said he was drawn to the new school's motto, "Work hard, be kind, take risks," and was mapping out an interdisciplinary academic program that would emphasize hands-on learning and community involvement. For instance, he said, the class schedule will allow time for field work every week so that, say, students can hone their Chinese-language skills in Chinatown and study physics in motion on a subway car.
"They've got to love school, because this is not a place where they can coast," he said. "They'll be challenged every day."
Greenwich Village High is also working with the New School, whose main campus is in the Village, to share classroom space and allow juniors and seniors to take college-level classes, ranging from fashion to classical music. Sports and extracurricular activities will include basketball, soccer, dance and tai chi (to go along with the Chinese-language classes).
Scholastic's Mr. Robinson, 71, whose son is in seventh grade at Village Community School, described the new school as "a bold venture."
"High school really needs to be reinvented in many ways," he said. "For the most part, it is not effective enough. There needs to be more inquiry and discovery learning and fewer lectures."
The school plans to hold information meetings through the fall, with applications due in January, around the same time as many other high-profile private schools. Ms. Bell said they had already received inquiries from dozens of families across the city, as well as some in Hoboken and Jersey City.
Mr. Liebmann said the school was still determining the family income levels that would make students eligible for tuition breaks, and he could not yet say how many students would have to pay full freight to make the budget work. But Ms. Goodman, whose great-grandfather founded Bergdorf Goodman, said the sliding scale was intended to ensure a diverse student body without singling out "scholarship students" from their wealthier classmates.
"In this way, everyone is an equal member of the community," Ms. Goodman said. "No one has more right to call the school their own than anyone else."
While several of the school's board members and advisers have children they hope to enroll, Ms. Bell said they would not receive special treatment.
Ms. Goodman, 42, attended Dalton, a venerable Upper East Side school serving kindergartners through 12th graders, but said she did not apply there for her daughters, Georgia, 9, and Lily, 6, because she wanted them to be part of the downtown community where they live. She said her work toward Greenwich Village High would not be wasted even if they did not end up going there.
"As we developed the idea for this school, it became larger than any of the individual families," she said. "We hope to create a community where ethical responsibility and intellectual curiosity and passion are at the center of the experience."