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- Gatherings of Empowered Healers.
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- Shamanic Medicine. The Spirit of the Horse/ Animal Kingdom
- Advanced Spiritual Energy Healing Workshop
- Shamanic Medicine Soul Retieval
- Working with Magical Energy
- Psychic Protection Workshop
- Introduction to Shamanic Medicine
- Animal Communication
- Advanced Animal Communication
- Spiritual Awareness / Philosophy
- Reiki and Spiritual Healing FAQ's
- Psychic Development
- Drumming Group
- Personal Experiences Of Healing
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Empoweredhealing.co.uk provides professional tuition and guidance on energy and spiritual healing techniques. Our healing courses include Reiki levels 1 to 4, Shamanic & Animal Communication workshops, plus spiritual awareness and psychic development studies. We also hold regular gatherings for empowered healers.
For further information please visit our new website at: www.empoweredhealingandspirituality.co.uk
Gathering / Taster Sessions
Darnhall Village Hall, Hall Lane, Darnhall, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 4DG.
Time: 1.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Cost £12 including refreshments.
Our Gatherings provide a wonderful opportunity to come and experience the subjects prior to making any commitment on a Workshop or Full Course. Gatherings are held monthly at Darnhall Village Hall, Winsford, Cheshire. The Gatherings are a wonderful opportunity for all who have trained with us and anyone who would like to know more about the teachings we offer, to meet up and have a taster or refresher for continuity of the Energy Work we have covered in our workshops. The gatherings provide the opportunity to meet up with old friends, and make new ones, whilst enjoying working with the energy in many ways, such as healing, shamanic work dowsing, crystal energy along with other types of energy development work. Each will have a different theme but we always start each Gathering with a guided meditation.
Group meditations can be very powerful experiences as the combined power and spiritual energy of those gathered supports everyone. This will, without doubt, greatly increase your 'connection' which then leads perfectly into the rest of the afternoon's energy work. You will come to realize that being a part of the gathering with other likeminded people will raise and activate your energy levels and connection to a marked degree. As you experience the wonderful power that a deeper connection within yourself can bring during the higher states of awareness of meditation, the more inner power you can measure, and therefore, with everyone doing likewise, then the power shared by the group can be an amazing experience.
Next meeting dates are listed below. All those who are interested, but would like further information before attending a gathering, please contact Caroline for further details.
Saturday 8 th July 2017
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Sunday 19 th October 2017
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Sunday 10 th September 2017
A Free 2-Hour Taster Session
You are invited to come and join a free 2-hour taster session (without further obligation), where you will experience what mindfulness is and how you can practice it. You will also can find out about the "Mindfulness Based Living Course" that I shall be running over 4 x 4hrs and 1 x 6 hrs session. Please contact Caroline (details below) to reserve your place on the free 2-hour taster session.
About Caroline - As a qualified mindfulness teacher, I meet the "UK Good Practice Guidelines for Mindfulness Teachers". I am a qualified Further and Higher Education Lecturer and Holistic Teacher / Practitioner (both for humans and animals).
The "Mindfulness Based Living Course" I shall be running, is suitable both for complete beginners and for those who already follow some Mindfulness based living. Participants will be taught progressive skills in Mindfulness through presentations, guided practice and smaller group sessions. A strong emphasis is placed on experiential learning. We will learn and practice techniques used to become "Present in the Moment finding freedom from Mental Distraction." This is a wonderful skill to experience, clearing the mind of clutter and truly focussing on the "Here and Now". Mindfulness is a life skill that can deepen our sense of well-being and fulfilment. We become aware of our body, emotions, thoughts and the external environment. It is about coming back to our senses, being in touch with ourselves, with others and our surroundings in the present moment. Benefits of Mindfulness include: an increased experience of calm and relaxation; higher levels of energy and enthusiasm for living; increased self-confidence and self-acceptance; less danger of experiencing stress, depression, anxiety, chronic pain, addiction or low immune efficiency.
To reserve your place on either of the 2-hour taster sessions please contact;
Caroline Booth, Phone: 07759 225654 or Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.empoweredhealingandspirituality.com
Saturday 2 nd September 2017, time: 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Madeley Community Centre, Madeley. CW3 9DN
Saturday 23 rd September 2017, 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm Darnhall Village Hall, Hall Lane, Darnall, Winsford CW7 4DG .
The Empowered Healing workshops offer professional and spiritual guidance with courses held near Nantwich Cheshire. We help individuals step into their own power to enable self help, help to others, horses, animals and pets.
The workshops on healing for you, your horses, pets and animal communication are produced and presented by accredited USUI Reiki Masters Caroline Booth.
For more information about our energy starter to advanced healing courses and workshops please phone us on 07759 225654, you can email us at email@example.com or you can print off a enquiry form and post it back to the postal address shown on the form.
If you have already booked one of our workshop's please re-confirm your place by contacting Caroline by phone or email. We look forward to seeing you.
To view testimonies please visit the Personal Experiences of Healing for Caroline.
NEWS: NEW WORKSHOPS - Psychic Protection Workshop. Introduction to Soul Retieval. Advanced Animal Communication. Working with Magical Energy.
We can help you regain balance in body, mind and spirit.
Human Healing & Wellbeing
Intensive 2 Day Workshops specialising in Reiki and Human healing. Based in Nantwich, Cheshire North West UK.
Horse & Rider Communication
Animal communication training. Specialising in connecting the horse and rider.
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Communication and healing horses, animals and pets.
Spiritual Awareness, Communication and Healing.
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Increasing Your Healing Connection. Reiki is a powerful path to follow and healing is very much a multi-layered experience. To help you have a deeper understanding and experience of healing, we are running two healing development workshops. These workshops will help you to understand how much innate power you have and how to maximize this power to healing both yourself and others."Since things neither exist nor do not exist,
Spiritual Healing can be used on humans, animals, plants, in fact anything with a living energy. This wonderful healing energy works on the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies/levels to help bring the body into health and balance. All our courses are held near Nantwich, Cheshire, North West England.
are neither real nor unreal, are utterly beyond adopting and rejecting
- one might as well burst out laughing!"
(Tibetan Buddhist Nyingmapa Master - Longchenpa Rabjampa - C14th)Advanced Healing Workshop Dates & Prices
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Reiki is quite simply the Life Force that is in all things and fills all space. It is unseen by most people, as are other energies that we are familiar with such as infra-red and radio waves. Reiki is a system of ....Read more
About Shamanism
Shamanic healing today brings ancient Shaman wisdom of healing and problem solving up to date. A shaman is a healer (medicine man or woman) within a tribal group. The shaman is able to connect to earth and universal energies to retrieve information that will help to heal the sick.Read more
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The animal kingdom's language is a one of the universal language of feeling. Every thought creates a feeling. When working with our energy system, and working from the heart energy centre, we connect to .....Read more


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China's economy will likely grow faster than previously thought in 2015, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, downplaying the risks of the cooling property market in the world's second-largest economy.
Economic growth in China will likely be "well above" 7 percent next year, Changyong Rhee, director of the Asia and Pacific department at the IMF, told a briefing in Manila, Reuters reported.
His remarks suggested the global lender's will upgrade its growth forecast for the country due next month from the current 7.1 percent estimate it made in July.
The IMF has a 7.4 percent growth forecast for China for 2014, slightly below the government's official target of around 7.5 percent.
"We expect they have many tools to maintain the growth rate well above 7 percent next year," Rhee said.
Biggest Risk
Many economists see the rapidly slowing property market as the biggest risk facing China's economy. Home prices, sales and new construction are all falling, and increasingly dragging on related sectors from home appliances to glass, steel and cement.
Analysts believe Beijing will roll out further stimulus measures in coming months to avert a deeper economic slowdown, including more help for would-be home buyers.
However, Rhee said the IMF does not expect China's cooling property market to become a serious problem, saying it sees "a gradual adjustment" rather than a hard landing.
"Evidence shows there will be a gradual adjustment in real estate market but we have to watch if that baseline scenario will hold," Rhee said.
A slowing Chinese economy should not be looked at as a "pure risk" as it gives other countries in Asia a better chance at competing with Beijing and attracting foreign direct investments, Rhee added.
Growth in Asia will likely remain robust, Rhee said, putting countries in the region in a better position to withstand the impact of higher interest rates in the United States in terms of capital outflows and market volatility.
"We have to be prepared, but the impact on Asian economies will be much more minimal compared with its possible impact on other regions. We cannot be complacent but I think Asian countries are well prepared," Rhee said.
Manufacturing Index
China's flash Purchasing Managers Index rose moderately in September, but it is unlikely investors are going to get too excited about Tuesday's data point from HSBC, Forbes reported.
Manufacturing PMI for China rose to 50.5 this month from 50.2 in August. Production-related components of the PMI all improved in the flash release. The employment sub-index worsened, but there are few signs of broader labor market weakness in China. Job losses seem mostly confined to the labor-intensive, export-oriented manufacturers who are strongly represented in the HSBC PMI survey sample.
"September's modestly better flash PMI report is consistent with further improvement in China's export markets," said Bill Adams, senior international economist for PNC Financial Services in Pittsburgh. "At the very least, the manufacturing PMI signaled no deterioration from August. China is not going off a cliff," he said.
Sadly, this seems to be the prevailing short-term take on China. The good news is that China is not crashing.

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Everton set to link-up with super-agent Mino Raiola in order to avoid another messy summer transfer window… with Sam Allardyce facing the sack
Toffees are also set to let go of director of football Steve Walsh, according to reports, with Marcel Brands coming aboard
EVERTON will link-up with super-agent Mino Raiola to avoid another messy summer transfer window, according to shock reports.
The Mirror claim the Toffees are plotting a major summer overhaul - with boss Sam Allardyce and director of football Steve Walsh set to leave.
PSV's Marcel Brands has already agreed a deal in principle to head to Goodison Park to become Everton's sporting director as part of the move.
Last summer, Ronald Koeman oversaw a near-£200million summer spree - but was promptly sacked after a horror start to the season.
David Unsworth took over as caretaker and was eventually replaced by Allardyce - who hasn't fared much better.
Everton currently sit ninth in the Premier League - a whopping 25 points adrift of the top four.
Allardyce still has a little over 12 months on the £6m per year deal he signed in November.
Brands is now en route to Everton - a man claimed to be responsible for discovering the likes of Georginio Wijnaldum, Dries Mertens and Kevin Strootman.
FOX OFF Manchester United eyeing up summer swoop for Leicester's £35m-rated defender Harry Maguire
The Dutchman is a close friend of Raiola, whose clients include the likes of Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Mario Balotelli.
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Numerous issues face Pacific states trying to find their way in the early 21st century. Countries are striving to secure the benefits of modernisation. Governance, law and order are needed to reach such a goal, but development cannot be at the price of culture or the environment. The question of how to develop and maintain sound legal systems and legal rules whilst maintaining the unique cultural heritages within the Pacific is a challenge with no easy answer. This interdisciplinary collection locates issues of law and governance within the particular socio-political context of the Pacific island region, presenting sociological, anthropological and political insights alongside jurisprudential analysis. Key issues including corruption, the role of customary law in modern legal systems, the place of human rights in the Pacific, environmental issues and the structure of the state are explored from a variety of perspectives.
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With their rich traditions of conflict resolution and peacemaking, the Pacific Islands provide a fertile environment for developing new approaches to crime and conflict. Interactions between formal justice systems and informal methods of dispute resolution contain useful insights for policy makers and others interested in socially attuned resolutions to the problems of order that are found increasingly in the Pacific Islands as elsewhere. Contributors to this volume include Pacific Islanders from Vanuatu, Fiji, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea including Bougainville, as well as outsiders with a longstanding interest in the region. They come from a variety of backgrounds and include criminal justice practitioners, scholars, traditional leaders and community activists. The chapters deal with conflict in a variety of contexts, from interpersonal disputes within communities to large-scale conflicts between communities. This is a book not only of stories but also of practical models that combine different traditions in creative ways and that offer the prospect of building more sustainable resolutions to crime and conflict.
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Rio Santo is affiliated with Yonca Food Industry Inc. Vegetable Oil Industries were established in Manisa Organized Industrial Zone in 1981. The vegetable oil production facility doubled its capacity in 1985 and increased it up to 100 tons per day. The company also started processing canola, soy and cotton seeds besides the sunflower oil upon the initiation of a new crushing facility with a daily seed processing capacity of 400 tons in Manisa Organized Industrial Zone in 1997. In 2009, the brand of Rio Santo became a food company with an oil seed processing capacity of 700 tons and a refining capacity of 450 tons per day.
The production of tomato paste was initiated in Manisa Organized Industrial Region in 1989. Canned Industries Facilities were moved to the new facilities in Karaağaçlı, Manisa in order to meet the increasing demand of tomato products and in 1997 the product range was expanded with the pickle production as well.
Rio Santo, continuing its production activities with the Oil Industries in Manisa Organized Industrial Zone and the Canned Industries Facilities in Manisa-Karağaçlı, has obtained the biggest pickle production capacity in Turkey upon the incorporation of Saruhan Food and Canning industries in Manisa-Saruhanlı in 2010.
Using only special hand selected finest raw materials; it's procuring total demands for fresh fruits and vegetables from farmers who make seasonal agreements with the company in Aegean and Mediterranean Region. Through its special agreements, the company is co-operating with growers not only to keep the production processes under maximum control within the plants, as well as the processes in the fields.
All selected fruits and vegetables products are filled into glass jars or cans in the automated lines, then pasteurized under pre-determined high quality Standard, all in a totally hygienic environment. Thus made Rio Santo, fully stand behind the "certified quality" of its products with strong gastronomic tradition of its land and roots.
Today, Rio Santo continues appealing to the taste buds and cuisines of both Turkish and Global consumers under its own brand and Private label, with its wide product range consisting of sunflower, corn, canola, soy and olive oil, canned products, ketchup, mayonnaise, tomato paste, various tomato products, sauces of different tastes and pickle types in the sector which it entered with oil production.


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This course is designed for individuals with knowledge of IPv4 on either a UNIX/Linux system or a Microsoft OS. This three-day course details the new IP addressing architecture, how address assignment works, the new extension headers, and tunneling. It gives an overview of IPv6 networking and an introduction to the technical problems of transitioning to IPv6 for both UNIX/Linux and Microsoft OSes. IPSec, both how it works and how to set it up, are covered. The course concludes with an overview of transitioning strategies for moving from IPv4 to IPv6.
Learning Objectives
- IPv6 Address Structure
- Address Acquisition
- Details of Unicast, Multicast, and Anycast
- How Tunneling Works
- Extension headers
- Overview of Networking in IPv6
- How to transition existing IPv4 code including broadcast
Who Should Attend
Anyone who needs to quickly come up to speed on IPv6 such as systems administrators, network administrators, and system architects.
Suggested Prerequisites
To receive maximum benefit from this course, the attendee should have a background in IPv4 protocols.
Course Outline
Unit 1: IPv6 Architecture
- The Network Address "Domains"
- The Addresses of a Node
- Specialized Addresses
- Comparison to IPv4
Unit 2: Address Acquisition
- Controls Files for a Fixed Address
- Address Transition: DHCPv6
- Control Files for DHCPv6
- DHCPv4 and DHCPv6
- Hand-On: Address Setup
Unit 3: Unicast Addressing
- Review Unicast Addressing
- Routing and Neighbor Discovery
- Autoconfiguration Details
- Path Discovery
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- Review of All Message Types
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This introductory course will examine crime in America with a focus on the role of police, courts, and correctional institutions. Students will consider the balance between freedom and security issues and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the American justice system as it adapts to cultural, political, and societal changes.
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Are you passionate about numbers and financial controlling? Do you strive for accurate information that enables organizations to make right financial decisions?
Landis+Gyr is the leading global provider of integrated energy management solutions for the energy utility sector. At Landis+Gyr, we share a collective vision with energy utility companies and consumers all over the world: to manage energy better. We help our customers around the world to improve their energy efficiency and with our intelligent energy management solutions, we drive the development and trends in the ongoing energy business transformation.
We are now looking for Financial Controller for a two-year study leave replacement. As a Financial Controller in our Nordics finance team, your focus will be on performing and implementing financial policies, programs, and systems to control Landis+Gyr Nordics region financial resources. You make sure the financial information is complete and accurate, and that our records comply with laws, regulations and accounting principles.
You will have a chance to work closely with functional leaders and provide them with financial view to sales tenders and business calculations. You execute financial forecasting and correct revenue recognition to enable our leaders to make financial decisions. You also understand the legal requirements of correct book keeping including taxes and statutory reporting, e.g. VAT and income tax.
We operate in a truly international environment, collaborating closely with colleagues from various sites and functions. Your key stakeholders are based across EMEA and you also instruct and control our Shared Service Center team in Prague in Nordics related financial processes.
You already have some experience in various financial tasks and a good eye for numbers. It is important to you that records are accurate, and you know how to translate financial data into business relevant information. You communicate fluently in English and Finnish – other languages are an asset. With your education and/or experience in finance and accounting, you can work hands-on with an extensive range of financial activities.
Meet the team — see what your future colleagues think of Landis+Gyr as an employer (in Finnish).
Also check out our LinkedIn page 'Landis+Gyr in the Nordics' and Facebook as examples of where you can leave your mark.
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After blasting off with thumping debut Whiplash and then soaring with a certain six-time Academy Award-winning musical smash, Oscar-winning La La Land director Damien Chazelle is back and reunited with Ryan Gosling for a cinematic retelling of NASA's mission to put a man on the moon. Set between 1961 and 1969, First Man promises a visceral, first-personal account of legendary astronaut Neil Armstrong and an exploration of the sacrifices and the cost — on Armstrong and the nation — of one of the most treacherous missions of all-time.
The film boasts a stellar support cast of stars including Claire Foy, Corey Stoll, Kyle Chandler, Jason Clarke, and Pablo Schreiber. But the pedigree doesn't end there with a screenplay, based on the book by James R. Hansen, penned by Academy Award-winning writer of Spotlight, Josh Singer.


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Whether it's the pervasiveness of smartphones and tablet PCs or the instinctive appeal of their touch screen interfaces, there's no doubt that smartphone technology is changing the way that children gather and organize information. In fact, a study conducted by PBS through a grant from the Department of Education found that the use of educational iPhone apps increased children's vocabulary acquisition by 31 percent within a span of just two weeks [Source: Bell]. Similarly, the iPad, introduced by Apple in 2010, has the potential to revolutionize the way that children learn.
Rather than copying handwriting exercises and making flashcards like their parents' generation, children now have access to digital technology that can help them learn language. The market for children's reading apps has not escaped app designers. In fact, app makers are marketing to parents who want to give their children a head start on learning. Toys "R" Us sells the iPad, and PCWorld even named the iPad the best toy of the year for young children in 2010.
Although some parents might cringe at the thought of teaching their kids with an iPad rather than good old-fashioned paper and pencil, the iPad does offer several advantages over books and even computers and smartphones. The iPad can store multiple apps for reading and thus provide numerous levels of exercises as your child develops his or her reading skills. An iPad has a larger screen than a smartphone, allowing for a larger range of motion when tracing letters to practice handwriting. Yet, its size and portability makes it easier to transport than a laptop or desktop computer. Perhaps most importantly, it will prepare your child for an increasingly technologically connected world. In this article, we'll take a look at 10 iPad apps for teaching kids to read.
abc PocketPhonics
Priced at $2.99, abc PocketPhonics teaches children more than 170 frequently used words. This app plays a recording of a letter and then asks the child to find the letter out of a group of about eight letters. When the child selects the correct letter, he or she receives a thumbs up and moves on. Another letter is pronounced, and your child eventually builds a word. Additionally, abc PocketPhonics demonstrates how to write each letter by allowing children to trace the letter with their fingers.
This app is best suited for beginner readers in pre-school and kindergarten. It includes a Parentzone section that links parents with more tools to teach children how to read.
Reading For Kids: 100 Ways to Encourage Your Child to Read
This free iPad app provides 100 resources for parents who want to encourage their children to become life-long readers. It describes engaging ways to make reading fun and exciting for young learners.
Ideas provided by the app range from planning a trip to the library to get your child's first library card to developing fun reading blogs and Web sites about reading. The app also suggests book- and reading-related craft projects such as making bookmarks. Reading for Kids even gives advice about where to store books so that your children have easy access to them. One of the great things about this app is that its resources can be used with children of all ages.
Word Magic
Word Magic is a spelling app that shows kids a picture of an object and gives them some of the letters of the word for it. They have to choose the letters that are missing by touching the screen. Based on the child's level, the missing letters can come from the beginning, middle or end of the word. For example, you might set the app to display one missing letter at the beginning of a word for a 3 year old, while you could challenge a 6 year old to find two missing letters in the middle of a longer word. After five correct answers, different colored stars appear as a reward and a voice recording congratulates the child. Priced at $.99, Word Magic gives you a lot of bang for your buck by both helping to build spelling skills and developing vocabulary.
Although iPads are great learning devices for all children, they have a special potential to assist children with learning differences. Because the iPad does not necessarily involve interaction with a teacher or parent, it provides a less stressful learning environment for children with autism, as well as those who are nonverbal or struggle with other special learning needs.
Grace, an app designed by a mother of two autistic children, helps with sentence building by providing relevant images to form sentences. Children select eight cards to build a sentence. The app comes with a set of basic pictures, but you can also customize the photos and images that are used to build sentences. As children practice building sentences with this app, they can attempt to vocalize the sentences with the knowledge that they have the pictures for backup. Even though it is a pricier app at $37.99, the cost is well worth it: This app has the potential to enhance the learning experience of a child who might otherwise struggle with reading skills.
Priced at $2.99, iWrite Words focuses on handwriting and writing words. Once a child has written all of the letters in a line correctly, a drawing appears. The child then slides the letters onto a rotating hole to get to the next level. The app offers 70 levels of both upper and lowercase letters, 20 levels of numbers and 26 levels of individual letter tracing for both upper and lowercase letters. It also allows you to play the ABC song and play back the words that your child has written in his or her own handwriting. If you want to test the app before purchasing it, a lite free version is available for download.
Learn to Read!
Most of us remember studying new vocabulary words by cranking out hundreds of flashcards over the span of our school years. With the Learn to Read! app, the days of time-consuming and laborious flashcard making are over. This app, costing $1.99, is a technologically advanced spin on traditional flashcards. Frequently used words on flashcards appear on the screen while a voice recording pronounces the word.
Learn to Read! is equipped with the Dolch Word List, a group of sight words commonly used in the English language. They include parts of speech such as pronouns, adverbs, prepositions, adjectives, conjunctions and verbs that are difficult to learn through the use of pictures and have to be acquired though memorization and recognition. This app is best suited for children from pre-school to second grade, and multiple levels of word difficulty are available.
ABC Phonics Animals
ABC Phonics Animals offers several sections of activities to teach kids phonics while learning to identify animals. In the flashcards section, the app displays flashcards of a cartoon animal along with the spelling of its name. A voice recording says the sound of each letter, and the child has to touch the letter that has just been spoken. In the animal match section, children identify a cartoon animal from a choice of three words. In the balloon pop section, a voice on the app says a letter that is used in the name of the animal, and the child has to touch the corresponding letter on the screen. A balloon makes a fun popping noise when the correct selection is made.
Although the app costs $1.99, a free lite version is also available. One caveat: You might want to give your kid headphones with this app as the carnival-like sounds could become annoying.
Rock 'n Learn Phonics Easy Reader
Rock 'n Learn Phonics Easy Reader, priced at $1.99, helps children develop their reading skills through three phonics stories. The stories can be read to the child or she can sound out the words and read the story. If the child needs some extra help with figuring out a word, she can click on the word for assistance. Rock 'n Learn Phonics Easy Reader focuses on developing pronunciation of short vowel sounds, consonant-vowel-consonant combinations and words ending with ll, ss, ff, s, and plural s.
In the Read to Me section, a story is read aloud to the child. As the story is read, words are highlighted on the screen so that kids can read along. In the Let Me Try section, kids read the story for themselves. If they have trouble with a word, they can touch the screen to hear it pronounced. They can play back the story to check how accurate they were after reading each sentence.
The Monster at the End of This Book
This is a high-tech update of the original 1971 hardcover published by Golden Books. Sesame Street's Grover reads the title of the book and instantly becomes frightened about discovering the monster at the end of the story. The book is narrated by Grover, and the words are highlighted on the page so that children can follow along. As the book continues, Grover becomes more and more anxious about finding the monster, and he presents barriers to keep you from turning the page. To get through the barriers, children have to tap the barrier on the page or tickle Grover. This app, costing $3.99, is particularly fun for kids because they feel that they are interacting with Grover and playing a part in the completion of the story while they are learning reading and listening skills. It also offers parents suggestions about questions to ask children as they read the story.
iBook is a free app that allows you to download and read books from the iBookstore, which features everything from contemporary bestsellers to classics. Although this is a free app, some of the books available for download require a fee.
To use the app, first download a book from the iBookstore. Then tap the book to open it, and flip through pages with a tap or swipe. You also can bookmark pages, add notes to passages, change font sizes and select from six typesettings. Before you download a book, you can read a sample selection.
The latest version of the iBook is particularly great for children because it offers a read-aloud feature in which a narrator reads the book to you. For some books, the screen highlights words as you read along.
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For as long as I can remember, Cate Blanchett has ruled the red carpet, but in 2018 – thanks to her impressive run as a Cannes jury member and Rome Film Festival attendee, Cate took her brilliance to a whole new level.
Why do we love her?
Her style file, created by Elizabeth Stewart, is bursting with one breathtaking frock after another. With Armani, Givenchy and Alexander McQueen taking center stage with regularity.
She takes risks, wears runway fashion with ease and leaves us breathless in Haute Couture.
Some might attribute the suiting trend to Blake Lively, but this became Cate's preferred option from the start her promo tour for 'Ocean's 8' back in April.
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Spectacles sound like something your grandad carries around his neck on a handy chain. So, how have Snapchat Spectacles become the hottest piece of tech in the last few months?
Snapchat Spectacles have finally arrived and if you are incredibly lucky, then you can stroll right out and buy yourself one.
Unfortunately, most the world doesn't have access to them…yet. Luckily I can tell you enough about them that you will soon feel as though you own a pair.
Snapchat spectacles (or 'Specs) are the newest venture from the millennials' favourite social media network.
In a nutshell, specs are sunglasses that contain a camera that can capture short 10 – 30 second films from the point of view of the wearer.
Aimed at their classic teenage target market, the specs are a quirky, fashionable shape in a few bright colours (black, coral and teal) that shout 'fun' from a mile off.
The Specs connect to your phone via Bluetooth and automatically upload anything that you record, so that you can go through the footage and choose your favourites to add to your Snapchat app later.
Essentially the specs remove any walls between you and your memories. There is a sense of capturing a memory first-hand, with no indication that a camera was there at all.
More than that, the camera records in full 360 so that when you play it back you can rotate the phone and see the rest of the view. The sense of a direct 'point of view' is far stronger than when using your mobile phone and this increases the emotional impact of the content created tenfold.
The glasses themselves come with a bright yellow case that also acts as a charger, with four full charges and a magnetic USB cable to connect the Specs. So, while the Specs will last less than a day with heavy usage, you are covered so long as the case is nearby.
The interior of the case is squashy, cushioned enough so that you won't break your Snapchat Spectacles if you drop it.
This all means that the case is far heavier than the glasses themselves – luckily the Specs are light and don't feel too uncomfortable when on, despite the camera hidden in the top corner.
The camera is activated by pressing a button on the top right hand side and a handy light turns on to notify anyone nearby that you are recording. This is to stop them seeming creepy (like the Google Glasses) and make them seem more like a fun, harmless toy.
Some of the downsides to the specs are the time it takes to upload the videos that you have created to the app. After spending all day snapping short videos your phone fills up quickly, and it can be
After spending all day snapping short videos your phone fills up quickly, and it can be time-consuming to go through them all to choose what you want to upload to your story.
When going back over your Specs' snaps the interface is confusing and difficult to navigate – completely the opposite of what Snapchat has stood for thus far.
Snapchat has reportedly said that the Specs are an experiment to see how the public responds to wearable cameras.
With that in mind, it is easy to say that they have, so far, been a success. They are marketed directly at the youthful audience that love Snapchat above all others, and reflect the fun, quirky brand in their design.
They are not as expensive as a Go Pro or Google Glass, but are not so cheap as to seem like they might be bad quality.
These are the price point of an expensive Christmas or Birthday present – something a parent would stretch to buying for their child. The Specs have arrived at a time when people are more interested in wearable technology than ever before (hence the rise of the Apple watch and various fitness wearables) and cleverly focused their headlights on millennials.
One of the main attractions is that the Specs appear to be something that you might actually wear. Sunglasses are cool and commonplace, fitting in with the rest of the world easily as if they had always been there.
This is integral to making you feel comfortable wearing something that might otherwise be considered so outlandish and unusual.
At the moment getting your hands on a pair of Snapchat Spectacles is tricky at best.
Snap Inc. has activated a unique strategy for distributing the Specs. This involves Snapbot vending machines that are set up overnight in random locations across the USA.
So far they have popped up in Venice Beach, Loma Vista (both in California) and Catoosa, Oklahoma. The design of the bots is such that they have a giant eye that opens whenever somebody walks past and uses similar face recognition software to that used on the Snapchat app to show you what you will look like in the specs when choosing a colour.
The queues for these Snapbots have been hours long (check out the video above) and each vending machine only allows one pair of specs per customer to prevent them running out too soon.
This means that you will need to be extremely lucky and in the right place at the right time to secure yourself a pair.
As mentioned previously Snap Inc. has specified that these Specs are an experiment to see how to world reacts to wearable cameras. Whilst they may be tough to get a hold of right now, the world has its fingers crossed that they will soon become available for everyone.


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Starting a structural steel detailers business is an excellent entrepreneurial opportunity but it's important to plan out the business in detail before you start. This article contains nuts-and-bolts information that can make your business profitable, stable and built to last.
Thinking about opening a structural steel detailers business? We tell you what you need to know to get started.
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Business Plans for a Structural Steel Detailers Business
One of the worst mistakes you can make as a small business owner is to not create a business plan.
A good business plan establishes both a framework and a roadmap for your business. If you don't have a business plan, your leadership will be handicapped, limiting your structural steel detailers business's ability to succeed long-term.
Start by defining your business mission. The process of writing a mission statement doesn't have to be complicated. From there, it's time to initiate the hard work involved with writing the rest of your structural steel detailers company's business plan.
Consider the Competition
Prior to launching a structural steel detailers business in your town, it's essential to determine how many competitors you have. Try our link below to generate a list of competitors in your area. After following the link, enter your city, state and zip code to get a list of structural steel detailers businesses in your area.
Gain a knowledge of how existing firms have positioned themselves in the marketplace, and then design your business in a way that sets you apart from the others.
Getting Advice from Experienced Entrepreneurs
After you've evaluated your local competitors, it's a wise move to talk to somebody who is already in the business. If you think owners of nearby structural steel detailers businesses will give you advice, think again. Why would they want to educate a future competitor?
Thankfully, an owner of a a structural steel detailers business outside of your community can be a great learning resource for you, as long as they don't view you as a competitive threat. In fact, they are often very willing to share startup advice with you. In my experience, you may have to call ten business owners in order to find one who is willing to share his wisdom with you.
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On a percentage basis, more entrepreneurs intend to enter structural steel detailers business ownership through a startup than through a business purchase. Yet structural steel detailers business startups aren't easy - many fail within the first year.
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Don't Rule Out Franchising
The probabilities on your thriving in your new business are much better if you buy a franchise instead of doing it all on your own.
Prior to making the decision to open a structural steel detailers business, you would be wise to determine whether there are good franchise opportunities available that might make sense for you.
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26 November 2018
Release today of a draft bill by Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance Zed Seselja to create a new capital instrument in the Corporations Act is a positive step forward for customer owned institutions and consumer choice.
Release today of a draft bill by Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance Zed Seselja to create a new capital instrument in the Corporations Act is a positive step forward for customer owned institutions and consumer choice.
"We welcome the Government's draft bill which will increase the flexibility of the customer owned banking sector to raise capital," said COBA CEO Michael Lawrence.
"This draft legislation will allow customer owned institutions to issue a Mutual Capital Instrument (MCI) to raise the capital to grow without risking demutualisation.
"The Government's broad suite of mutual capital reforms are a welcome endorsement of the customer owned model and recognises the importance of a strong customer owned sector for consumer choice.
"We are grateful for the Government's ongoing support of the customer owned model, which enjoys strong bipartisan support, particularly championed by the bipartisan Parliamentary Friends of Cooperatives and Mutuals Group co-chaired by Nationals Deputy Leader Bridget McKenzie and Shadow Assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh," Mr Lawrence said.
Today's announcement is the final step from the 2016 Senate Mutuals Inquiry, the March 2017 Hammond Report on reforms for mutuals and the Government's 8 November 2017 policy announcement Backing co-ops, mutuals and customer owned banks to increase competition.
This legislation further progresses the Hammond Report's recommendations and follows COBA's work to reform the mutual ADI capital framework (Recommendation 1) achieved through APRA's 30 November 2017 announcement Changes to the capital framework for mutual ADIs.
"COBA has been advocating for capital for customer owned institutions to allow them to grow and create a stronger alternative to the major banks, together with BCCM.
Rob Goudswaard, CEO of CUA, Australia's largest customer owned banking institution said:
"The Financial Services Royal Commission has highlighted that Australians need strong, trusted alternatives in banking and financial services. CUA is striving to be a credible alternative, focused on delivering the personalised human experiences that members want, with the convenience of digital channels."
Peter Lock, CEO of Heritage Bank, Australia's largest customer owned bank said:
"Heritage Bank strongly supports the changes proposed by the Hammond Review, which represent an important step forward in enabling the mutual sector to become a truly competitive fifth pillar in the Australian banking sector."
"We will now consult with our members and other stakeholders on the draft bill and we look forward to seeing the legislation finalised and introduced into Parliament as soon as possible," Mr Lawrence said.
"We look forward to working with APRA, Treasury and our members to ensure that the MCI has the flexibility to qualify as the highest form of regulatory capital.
"COBA also looks forward to the upcoming introduction into Parliament of the first set of Corporations Act amendments which define a mutual entity and lay the platform for these MCI reforms."
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Autonomous driving (AD) is an extremely complex challenge with a complex development process,
which is slowed at every turn by incompatibility between widely used development tools. The tools
we already use in and of themselves are very good, but they do not work seamlessly with one
another simply because they were never designed to work with each other.
This is an industry-wide issue. It slows us all down in the race to automated driving. It costs money and precious resources to reduce the problem to a manageable level. And the thing about it is that the tool chain itself is not something we can monetize.
All major stakeholders/users have issues associated with tool incompatibility, data conversion and lost time.
We lessen this problem by creating the leading automated driving ecosystem ➢ OpenADx
We leverage open collaboration and open source to
It is the goal of this working group (WG) to deliver
The working group will:
The OpenADx working group will coordinate the development of Eclipse Foundation projects on the following topics:
Projects hosted by the Eclipse Foundation in the context of the OpenADx working group apply the Eclipse development process and best practices of openness, transparency and meritocracy. As such, these projects are open to participation by developers or contributors. They can submit contributions to the project that will be considered for inclusion by the project committers. Committer status is acquired by contributors after election by existing committers as described in the Eclipse Development Process.
The OpenADx working group starts with an incubation period that runs through June 30, 2020. The goal of the incubation period is to
During the incubation period, only three membership classes and one governance body are defined (see "Membership"). Participant members and Committers of associated Eclipse Foundation projects are expected to actively engage in the development of this working group and the acquisition of new members. The participation fees for the working group will be waived during this period (0 € / USD 0 for all members).
The incubation period is concluded successfully if at least four Participant members have been acquired and a funding model for the group has been developed and agreed upon. From here on, the working group shall continue with an updated charter.
If the operation of this working group cannot be ensured on a sustainable basis, it will be terminated after the incubation period.
All Members must be parties to the Eclipse Foundation Membership Agreement, including the requirement set forth in Section 2.2 to follow the Bylaws and then-current policies of the Eclipse Foundation, including but not limited to the Intellectual Property and Anti-Trust Policies.
In the event of any conflict between the terms set forth in this Working Group's Charter and the Eclipse Foundation Bylaws, Membership Agreement, Eclipse Development Process, Eclipse Industry Working Group Process, or any policies of the Eclipse Foundation, the terms of the Eclipse Foundation Bylaws, Membership Agreement, process, or policy shall take precedence.
In order to participate in the OpenADx working group, an entity must be at least a Solution Member of the Eclipse Foundation, have executed the OpenADx Participation Agreement, and adhere to the requirements set forth in this Charter.
The OpenADx working group is open at any time to all new members who meet these conditions.
During the incubation period, there are three classes of OpenADx working group membership – Interested Parties, Participant Members and Committer. Each of these classes is described in detail below.
Interested Members are typically organizations that view an open toolchain as strategic to their organization. Interested Members are willing and allowed to work on and bring their ideas in this working group, but they have no voice in the decision process. Typical Interested Members include industry users of the technologies and results provided by the OpenADx working group.
Participant Members are typically organizations that view an open toolchain as strategic to their organization and are willing to invest significant resources to sustain and shape the activities of this working group. Typical Participant Members include industry users of the technologies and results provided by the OpenADx working group.
Committer Members are individuals who through a process of meritocracy defined by the Eclipse Development Process are able to contribute and commit code to the Eclipse Foundation projects included in the scope of this working group. Committers may be members by virtue of working for a member organization, or may choose to complete the membership process independently if they are not. For further explanation and details, see the "Eclipse Committer Membership" page.
The membership classes of the OpenADx WG are established to reflect the different interest situations of the members. The membership class has to be declared by the potential member in his OpenADx WG participation agreement. The membership class of each OpenADx WG member is checked once a year.
Driver Members are typically organizations that view the OpenADx activities as strategic to their
organization and are willing to invest significant resources to sustain and shape the activities
of this working group as well as maintain the scope of OpenADx.
Driver Members include industry users and strategic contributors related to the technologies and results provided by the OpenADx working group.
Driver members will lead the operation of the working group, support the OpenADx projects and will act as first contact of the working group.
Development Members are organizations that are interested to benefit from the OpenADx community. They will lead or participate in OpenADx projects and investigate the technical questions. They will propose and execute the OpenADx projects according to the processes defined by the OpenADx working group. Development members will invest efforts to the OpenADx projects as defined in the proposal.
User Members use the technologies and results provided by the OpenADx WG. They want to keep track
of the OpenADx development but do not want to influence in an essential way.
User Members are willed and allowed to work on and bring their ideas in this working group, but they have no voice in the decision process. Typical User Members include industry users of the technologies and results provided by the OpenADx working group. Most User Members operate testing processes as part of their core business.
Guests are organizations who have been invited for one year by the Steering Committee of OpenADx WG to participate in some aspects of the activities of the Working Group. Typical Guests include all stakeholders in automated driving and beyond, such as R&D partners, academic entities, legislators, consumer protection advocates, insurance companies, and potential future full-fledged members who want to have a closer look before deciding on their strategy. When Guests are invited to an OpenADx WG body for meetings, they have no right to vote. Invitations may be renewed by the Steering Committee. Guests are required to sign the participation agreement.
Guests need to be at least Eclipse Associate Members.
The Steering Committee will establish annual participation fees, and these fees will be reviewed and ratified by the Steering Committee on an annual basis. All participants in the working group will be informed of any changes in the participation fees, and this charter will be updated to reflect the established participation fees. The OpenADx Participation Agreement will stipulate that all members agree to pay the participation fees. The Membership Fee Structure shown below lists proposed annual participation fees for the first year beyond incubation, and once ratified by the Steering Committee, will come into effect beginning January 1, 2021.
In addition to annual participation fees, member organizations participating in OpenADx are expected to contribute employee service days to the benefit of the working group. Results for employee service days can be delivered as:
The corresponding packages or services have to be offered in advance to and accepted by the steering committee.
The Steering Committee shall establish an annual budget, and in conjunction with Eclipse Foundation staff, shall administer that budget on behalf of the working group.
All members are welcome to make voluntary donations of both additional funding and employee service days to the benefit of the working group.
All members of OpenADx agree to adhere to the Eclipse Bylaws and this charter, including to meet their financial and employee service day commitments. The Steering Committee is responsible for auditing the employee service day contributions of members, and will inform Eclipse Management Organization (EMO) of any member failing to meet its commitments.
This OpenADx working group is designed as:
In order to implement these principles, the "Steering Committee" as the sole governance body for the working group during the incubation phase has been defined.
In addition, a general meeting of the working group, open to all members, shall be held at least once annually.
Steering Committee members are required to:
The Steering Committee elects among its Driver Members a chair who will serve as their chair for a 12 month period or until their successor is elected or as otherwise provided for in this Charter.
The following table lists: a) the annual Eclipse Foundation Solutions membership fees, shown here for convenience, and b) the OpenADx working group fees payable to the Eclipse Foundation Inc.
Fee structure to be in place by January 1, 2021.
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|WG Fees Development Member
|WG Fees User Member
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|> $50 million <= $100 million
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|> $10 million <= $50 million
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|$ 5,000
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Ghost Blades were weapons wielded by Morro when he was in control of Lloyd's body. After confronting his old master and clashing with his pupils, Morro pursued his adversaries as they made their escape on Destiny's Bounty 2.0. He continued his attack on the ship, brandishing the two blades as the battle picked up again. Sometime later, Morro would stop using these blades for weapons, likely in favor of wielding a stronger one.
Wrayth's chained whip does feature a single ghost blade at the end of the chain, which is part of the weapon. He would utilize this as his primary weapon after being freed from the Cursed Realm. All the ghost blades were presumably lost upon the Cursed Realm's destruction. Ghost Ninja Ming and Cowler also use one.
They appear to have the power to transform others into ghosts, as Wrayth's ghost blade turned Cole's Walloper into a ghost.
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The Nantucket Front Pocket Wallet in Bison is a redesigned and improved front pocket wallet. We took our traditional shape and flipped it 180 degrees, to increase the length of the billfold opening and make it easier to access bills. And as an added bonus, the wallet is no longer upside down when you remove it from your pocket.
Why Nantucket? When opened, the wallet resembles a whale's tail, and Nantucket is one of our favorite places to watch them swim by.
The Nantucket Front Pocket Wallet is slim, lightweight and RFID-blocking to protect your cards from unauthorized access, protecting you from identity theft.
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Gave it to my husband for Father's Day . He loves it
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My husband really likes it. Hes always had issues with his billfold putting pressure on his hip-no more. Thanks for thinking of this.
Love it! Great American product and very well made! Already recommended this wallet to a number of my friends!
Have been using front pocket wallets for a good while. Every once in a while, I buy something new, not because they wear out or something is wrong, just because.......The only issue I ever had was with some stitching that came loose on lining in the wallet. Rogue replaced the wallet no questions asked. Great customer service.
I have four Rogue wallets - three still in service. All have provided great functionality and security. My deer hide wallet was retired and tired after many years of travels in my pocket. The moose hide wallets are happily pitching in now. Highly recommended and I am always chatting them up with anyone who will listen.
I wanted to wait a bit before I reviewed this, and the final answer, after 5 months, is ... it's a wonderful wallet that looks like it will last longer than I. It's stout yet unintrusive, and it will continue to look better and better as the years tick by. I just love the look of that broken-in leather patina. Thanks from Bill in Golden, Colorado
Excellent. The leather is soft and attractive, the design of the wallet is appropriate for its function, everything fits just as it should, and I barely notice the wallet in my front pocket. I could not be happier with my purchase.


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You don't need to take a crowded train to Belmont Park to partake in the fun of the 143rd Belmont Stakes on Saturday. Host your own thoroughbred-themed party — with betting, Belmont Breeze cocktails and white carnations. Or leave it to the pros and cheer on your pony at a local restaurant.
Start your soiree with the race's official drink — the Belmont Breeze, a whiskey-based cocktail. "The Belmont Breeze is a cool summer drink, perfect for a day at the races," says mixologist Chuck Acocella of Gallagher's Steak House in Midtown.
If the Belmont Breeze doesn't have you champing at the bit, quench your thirst with an $11 specialty cocktail at West Village Italian spot De Santos, such as the Strawberry Stakes or Cucumber-to-1. Manager Seanna Cabezut tells us, "Instead of settling for the classics, we treat our guests to libations of seasonal sweetness."
Prefer wine? Jonathan Young, general manager and resident wine expert at the Grand Central Oyster Bar, suggests serving Long Island wines, such as a Lieb pinot blanc or a Potato Barn red.
Start off race day with an empty stomach, because traditional Belmont fare is a filling feast.
For a relatively simple spread, Grand Central Oyster Bar chef Sandy Ingber suggests a raw bar comprised of Long Island oysters and clams.
Not sure which shellfish to prepare? Ingber tells us, "Blue Point, Hog Neck Bay and Matinecock oysters — and little neck, top neck and cherrystone clams — are produced on the Island and are great for bivalve lovers." If you plan to fire up the grill, consider splurging on a New York strip steak, says Gallagher's general manager, David Etienne, who also suggests classic New York cheesecake — both specialties of the sporty steakhouse.
You can pick up a cheesecake from Junior's (1515 Broadway; 212-302-2000). Another sweet option: black-and-white cookies from William Greenberg Bakery (1100 Madison Ave.; 212-744-0304).
Even though Off-Track Betting shut down, you can place casual bets at home, without finding a bookie. Here are two ways, one high-tech and one low-tech.
* No PC required: Have everyone make a $20 bet. Choose one partygoer to be the "bookie" — collecting cash and keeping track of bets — and then divvy up the winnings at the end. (If, for example, five people bet on the winning horse, those five share the pot.)
* For more serious gamblers: You can also invest in Backyard Bookie computer software, which tracks bets, displays odds and computes payouts. (Download the software at backyardbookie.com; $20). It's slightly complicated, so assign this task to your geekiest guest.


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it was definitely worth the wait for this thing, i LOVE it. it finally came last night around 6:30 and of course all i wanted to do was start putting it together. chloe had other plans though, she wanted to eat dinner. so we had to put the assembly on hold for a bit to feed the family:)
after stomach's full were the work began.....
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|dad and clay trying to move the ginormous thing
what a pain in the butt that was, and boy was i happy when we plugged it in and it worked, internet and all:) i really wanted to hop on it but lil miss wanted mom to put her to sleep.
|don't let the smile fool you!
it was like 10:15, maybe thats why she was so crabby :(
so this morning while she took a nap i figured out how to download a course and i was able to run on the streets of N.Y. through times square, so sweet.
is it just me or does it feel like you go slower on a treadmill than you do outside?? i was really huffing and puffing and when i switched the screen to see my pace i was shocked to see 9:50 i felt like i was going faster?? maybe it just takes some getting used to.
my running wall.....
|my bibs, medals, pictures and a running calendar my sister made me
i think i might run in vegas this afternoon :)


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René Redzepi has been put up in a rather bling Claridge's hotel suite. It's not surprising. Last year, plenty of Britons swapped Olympic-watching for his pop-up, A Taste Of Noma at Claridge's, so the central London hotel knows him well.
But Redzepi, whose Noma restaurant has won San Pellegrino's World's Best Restaurant award from 2010 to 2012, is endearingly grateful. 'Isn't it great?' he asks, looking around it admiringly.
You'd expect this culinary legend to have a sense of entitlement. It's Noma's tenth anniversary this week. The Danish chef was 25 when he opened the restaurant along a canal in Copenhagen as 'an experiment' in 2003.
After his world-beating awards thrust him into the limelight in 2010, Redzepi's waiting list grew; by last year, he featured in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People list.
Now the 35-year-old is in the spotlight again for A Work In Progress: Journal, Recipes And Snapshots, a book featuring 100 new recipes and Redzepi's thoughts and creative process in diary format.
Writing the journal has been cathartic. 'We were,' he says, putting on a Superman voice, '"The World's Best Restaurant." We went from zeros to heroes overnight. It was overwhelming, no one could prepare you for it. We were this tiny s***hole on the corner of Copenhagen.'
As the pressure and attention became intense, discontent set in. 'Decisions that were so clear to me before were suddenly "can we do that?" he says. 'You just change your decision-making. And with enough time spent like that, you also change your personality. So I took a vacation. Then I said, I'm going to write this journal to see if I can find that wonderful flow again.'
Nothing was lost, much was gained. Metallica was played while the chefs chopped (Lars Ulrich has written the foreword to the recipes). 'I was trained in this classical format, so you're not supposed to have music,' says Redzepi. 'It's distracting, unserious. But with writing the journal, I tested out these new ways of operating. I've put speakers in all our kitchens.'
He also closed the banquet room. 'Banquets are very lucrative but it's factory labour,' says Redzepi. And he has the chefs on 'Saturday night projects' – a night of creativity and beer drinking ('it's a huge thing for team spirit'). He and the team will also unblinkingly spend a month researching carrots.
The daily notes weren't meant for publishing, so the writing feels visceral and honest. He admits he's in the industry for the creative rewards rather than the money.
Today, though, Redzepi is buoyant, still on a roll with his rebellious streak. He has been enjoying spending days seeking undiscovered flavours. Insects – a theme of his Claridge's pop-up – remain interesting to him, especially fermented crickets.
'They have the same viscosity as soy sauce, they taste like a mixture of miso and Mexican mole,' says Redzepi excitedly. 'That's a new standard to be judged by.' The chefs sprinkle that paste into purées. 'It's really good.'
He jumps up to read an excerpt about lamb brains from his Post-it note-marked journal. He and his team attempt lamb's brain bacon. It's abhorrent. Odious. I can't write what he says.
MORE: How to cook Rene Redzepi's shucked shellfish
Some chefs say they do not have influences but Redzepi is happy to reveal his. There's Frenchman Philippe Houdet, his mentor: 'That's where I started out at 15 or 16.' Then there's his Muslim Albanian/Macedonian dad. Macedonia is one, too.
'I used to reject these ideas of your background influencing you,' says Redzepi. 'I was bored of reading about the French chef looking over the pots with his mum making cassoulet, new-age s***. But you know what? When I came to terms with it, my time as a child in Yugoslavia has had an insane influence.'
His father grew up after World War II, embedded in poverty, living with no cars, no electricity and water two hours away.
'They worked the land,' says Redzepi. 'My cousins and I played around, picking tomatoes from vines, going to the mountains, picking chestnuts, eating wild berries. So that idea of foraging, which has become what most people define Noma by, that was such a natural part of being. What we do is try to cook our landscape.'
He doesn't return to Macedonia, although his dad visits. 'But he's got cancer now and he wants to belong somewhere,' says Redzepi. 'He's not at home in Copenhagen or Macedonia, it's complicated.'
Even though Noma isn't Redzepi Sr's shtick, he must be proud of his son winning his awards.
'The truth is, I don't think my father gives a s***,' says Redzepi. 'I remember calling him when we got the second Michelin star. You know what his reply was? "I'm happy for you, son, you can support your family." To him, success is measured by how well you look after your family.'
Despite all the culinary alchemy and unerring ambition, Redzepi shares those refreshingly noble values.
'I don't believe in working for your legacy,' he says. 'Unless you're like Gandhi, nobody will give a s***. Work for things that make you happy.' I ask him what he'd like on his epitaph. He replies: 'A good dad, husband and boss.'
A Work In Progress: Journal, Recipes And Snapshots (Phaidon) by René Redzepi is out now. For Noma, go to www.noma.dk


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Have you ever dreamt of hiking your way through Middle Earth? Perhaps you'd like to soak up some extra UV rays, courtesy of Tattooine's two suns. Or maybe you'd like the chance to scour a forbidden jungle for ruins and ancient artifacts left from a long-dead civilization.
You might not find a functioning AT-AT in Finse, Norway, but fantasy landscapes like Hoth are closer to reality than you might think.
Starring in a film has become an almost foolproof way to boost a destination's tourism. Recent research has shown that over 40 million international tourists choose their destinations based on a film or television show shot in that county.
Tourists flocked to New Zealand after the release of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy in the early 2000s, while Dubrovnik, Croatia has seen a 11 percent year-to-year rise in international arrivals since Game of Thrones debuted in 2014. Even the secluded mountain forests of northeast Georgia attract about 20,000 visitors each year thanks to the 1972 classic, Deliverance.
And while these destinations benefit from the exposure of film and television, directors and producers usually choose these set pieces for a reason. More often than not, these filming locations offer powerful landscapes, breathtaking views and more than enough reasons to visit without the added bonus of doubling as an alien planet.
Some filming destinations have gained so much fame, they've become inextricably linked with their fantasy surrogates. But other set pieces are subtler and less recognizable.
This series is dedicated to exploring those hidden gems of movie and television sets throughout the world…
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Rough riding cowboys. Wiley Indians. Ghost town shootouts and saloon sarsaparillas.
These are the images that are wired into our brains when we think of the Wild West in American films.
And while Wyatt Earp's Tombstone and High Noon's Hadleyville are certainly sites to behold, the surreal landscape of the southwestern United States offers more than just the backdrop for Westerns.
From the haunting red rock formations in Monument Valley, to the rolling sand dunes of the Sonoma desert, the American west often serves as the perfect backdrop for science fiction or high fantasy realms.
Here are the top five movie and television set locations to visit in the Southwestern United States.
Yuma, Arizona
The south Arizona border town of Yuma is probably most well known for its role in the 1957 classic and 2007 remake, 3:10 to Yuma. But while Yuma was the final destination of the characters in the film, it was actually shot in northern New Mexico.
Instead, Yuma and its surrounding sand dunes have been featured in two of the most famous science fiction franchises in the history of film.
The vast desert landscape served as a perfect backdrop for the planet Tatooine. In Star Wars Episode IV, most scenes that featured Luke Skywalker's desert home were shot in Tunisia. But during the production of Return of the Jedi, the film crew decided to set up shop a bit closer to home.
Just northwest of Yuma, about 10 miles across the California border, lies Buttercup Valley in the Imperial Sand Dunes recreation area. In 1982, this location served as home to one of the most infamous creatures in the galaxy, the Sarlacc – an enormous alien beast that resides underground with only its gaping mouth exposed. In one of the most pivotal scenes in the entire Star Wars franchise, hero Luke Skywalker shows off his newfound Jedi skills by executing a rescue attempt of Han Solo, Chewbacca and Princess Leah from the grasp of Jabba the Hut. Leah takes matters into her own hands by strangling Jabba, while Han and Chewie clumsily send the bounty hunter Boba Fett to an early grave in the Great Pit of Carkoon.
The set, which featured a giant sail barge, took months of work to construct and cost approximately $1 million. While the barge and Sarlacc no longer remain, the picturesque dunes of Buttercup Valley can be accessed by foot from a rest station just off Interstate-8.
In addition to Star Wars, Yuma and Buttercup Valley served as home base to another Sci-Fi giant – Star Gate. The 1994 film spawned one of the longest running sci-fi television series of all time, but before SG-1 set up shop in Cheyenne Mountain, Kurt Russell and his team traveled through the gate to the desert planet of Abydos.
The deserts surrounding Yuma have served as a backdrop to Rambo III, True Lies, Space Balls and many more. But the Arizona border town offers much more than a sea of sand. Yuma is surrounded by a diverse biosphere that features the rugged Castle Dome Mountains, and a fertile valley on the banks of the Colorado River.
Yuma is also home to an eclectic downtown that showcases Spanish Colonial architecture and a pretty diverse dining scene.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque has served as the central filming location for countless films dating back to the early 1900s. But it's no secret that Vince Gilligan's Breaking Bad truly put New Mexico' capital city on the map in 2007.
The 10-time Emmy winning series was filmed at multiple locations in and around the city, and Albuquerque's tourism bureau and local business have fully embraced that fact – despite the show's touchy subject matter.
The city promotes self-guided tours to locations found within the series. But for visitors who prefer a guided look at the Albuquerque, bicycle tours, Trolley tours, and RV tours are all available.
Marble Brewery offers Walt's White Lie and Heisenberg's Dark Ale tribute brew. Moreover, many of the city's bars, restaurants and sweet shops offer "blue crystal" variations of drinks, pastries and candies.
While Breaking Bad and more recently, Better Call Saul, are the most well known Albuquerque productions, the city has been used as the central location for blockbusters such as No Country for Old Men, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Lone Ranger (2012) and multiple installments of the Terminator cannon.
Albuquerque, which was founded as a Spanish colony in 1706, is highlighted by its adobe buildings and tribal influence, which contrasts with a more modern city center. Combine its unique architecture with the surrounding basalt mountains and grassy plains, and you have a truly unique and diverse setting that warrants exploration.
Page, Arizona/Lake Powell
When I first traveled to Page in 2014, I didn't have much of an idea what to expect from the area. As an avid Doctor Who fan, I did know that nearby Lake Powell doubled for Lake Silencio, the location of the 11th Doctor's death (sort of). That fact alone was enough to warrant a stop at Page on my Southwest road trip. What I didn't know is that Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon National Recreation is home to some of the most surreal and fantastic landscapes in the world.
Located about 10 miles south of Utah's southern border, Page serves as a basecamp for many of the United State's most unique natural monuments. All in a 20-mile radius, visitors can check out the most iconic view of the Colorado River at Horseshoe Bend, kayak across the deep blue expanse of Lake Powell and tour the haunting sandstone formations of Antelope Canyon. The crimson and copper rock formations of Glen Canyon and Page contrast sharply with its azure waters and aquamarine skies, painting the area with an ethereal beauty that seems almost alien to this planet. That said, its no surprise that Page and its nearby attractions have caught the eye of photographers and film crews alike.
Since the construction of Glen Canyon Dam and the formation of Lake Powell in 1963, over 40 movies and television shows have been filmed in the area. The unique landscape served as a façade for alien planets, apocalyptic wastelands and even Biblical Jerusalem. Famous American actor Charlton Heston frequently found himself on Lake Powell's shores in the 1960s. He washed away sins in the lake as John the Baptist in The Greatest Story Ever Told, and fell to his knees on its sandy shore screaming at those "damn dirty apes" in the 1968 original, Planet of the Apes.
Superman, the Incredible Hulk, Fred Flinstone and the Outlaw Josey Wales are just a few of the famous characters to spend significant screen time in the Glen Canyon Park.
Most recently, the terracotta landscape doubled as the Red Planet in John Carter of Mars, while Sandra Bullock took a dive in Lake Powell from space in 2013's Gravity.
Whether you are a die-hard fan of cinema, a thrill-seeking adventurer or a sight-seeing tourist, Lake Powell and its surrounding areas is a must-see travel destination.
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