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The Block fails to break through the million mark
The revamped format of Nine's The Block failed to woo a million viewers last night as Seven continues to dominate the reality television and ratings war with My Kitchen Rules.
The Block: All Stars won over an audience of 952,000 on Tuesday evening, a slight drop from Monday's result of 959,000 viewers.
The Block did however win a top five spot within the important 16-39 and 18-49 demographics, according to OzTam's preliminary metro ratings.
My Kitchen Rules (MKR) maintained its position at the top of the food chain with 2.128 million viewers.
Direct competitor MasterChef: The Professionals is struggling to stay within the top 20 after only 523,000 viewers switched the channel to Ten.
MasterChef did manage to nab a top 10 spot in the 16-39 demo but sat in 13th place among the 18-49 group.
Seven's family-focused drama Packed to the Rafters was the evening's second most watched program.
Scheduled directly after MKR, Packed manage to keep 1.547 million tuned in. But more than half of those viewers switched of Seven at 9.30 when Parenthood started. The US drama had only 667,000 viewers in the later timeslot.
Seven also won the battle for early evening viewers with Seven News (1.199 million) narrowly beating Nine News (1.197 million).
Ten News at Five had 671,000 viewers.
Seven's main channel claimed a 31.7% share of all free-to-air viewers, ahead of Nine's 19% and Ten's 11.9%.
Seven's total share of viewers, including those watching its digital channels, was 36.1% compared to Nine's 25.6% and Ten's 16.6%.
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There is a current social media phenomenon targeted at children and adolescents called the "Momo Challenge," which is raising great concern among parents and educators across the country. I am writing this letter to inform you of this alarming trend, explain how the school is ensuring the digital safety of your child(ren), as well as provide you with some helpful resources to reinforce digital safety at home.
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Earwax is produced naturally by the ear, it acts as a protectant to the skin on the inner ear but also helps to protect against bacteria, germs, insects and water.
The insertion of earplugs pushes wax back down the ear canal, and if it clumps it together this can cause a blockage, leading to that muted sound in that ear, and in some cases, it can cause pain, a ringing noise and even loss of balance/head-spinning sensation.
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Olive oil treatments for a blocked ear
Regular use of olive oil treatments keep the earwax waxy and soft and stop it from drying out. It also keeps the ear canals lubricated to help move the wax to the outside of the ears. A drop or two every couple of days helps out when both blocked and unblocked. Treatments are available from chemists or supermarkets at a low cost. Don't just run to the cupboards and grab that bottle of extra virgin cooking olive oil! Medical olive oil is sterilised to get rid of any unwanted bugs inside.
Home flushing a blocked ear
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Chewing gum is an unlikely helper
The motion of the jaw chewing can help to get the blockage moving along the ear canal, and swallowing the saliva can cause pressure imbalances which equalise through the ears, much like when you are on a plane, and your ears pop. I often find that this method really helps, more than some of the other methods, plus it's the cheapest! If the gum isn't your thing, try sucking on a hard boiled sweet this will work in much the same way.
What not to do to unblock blocked ears
Use of cotton wool buds or Q-tips is a no-no! Same with any other which involves insertion into the ear. Most of the time, this can cause the blockage to travel further down mostly just makes matters worse. Too far and the cotton wool bud can actually puncture the eardrum, which is a severe issue, so best not to!
Of course, if your issues last for more than a few days or if you get any pain, it's best to seek medical advice. Most GP's can flush or suck the wax out, with irrigation or with a vacuum.


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Mark 10:32-34
Plans of Mice and [Wo]Men
We all have had plans. But God's plans for us are larger. How many of us have planned our next steps as children moved out for jobs, university, trade school or full-time employment and even marriage. Then they rebound back home to recover before leaving again to make their way in today's fast changing world.
The Lessons: God 'Changes' Plans OT vs NT God
Tonight's readings seem to reflect an old tradition that God approached humans one way in Old Testament times. Then God changed his plans with Jesus.
In Psalm 2 God observes the nations conspiring against God and God's anointed. God laughs at them and speaks to them with fury terrifying them, before warning them to serve the Lord in trembling submission or else God's wrath will be quickly kindled against them and they will perish.
In comparison listen to the Gospel from Mark where God's own people condemn the only Son of God to death. Then they hand him over to others who mock, spit on, flog and kill him.
The roles are reversed: God bears the fury and wrath of the people and in the end God perishes. It is as if instead of demanding obedience God finally figured out that humans could never stop sinning so God decided to bear the whole cost of forgiving their sins. Thereafter God asks, calls, entices, and inspires the people to do what is right and needs to be done.
Jesus reveals to us the heart of God
We know that Jesus came to teach, cure and care for people, and to die on the cross as the last sacrifice or scapegoat required. The cross on God's heart becomes so undeniably visible with Jesus' death and resurrection that we can only be astounded.
Even though we deserve nothing but death and void, God chooses to forgive our sins. God claims us as children, and we have the most meaningful work possible: to follow Jesus' example of giving everything we are in order that others will have justice, freedom, food and homes.
Call to abundant life in response to Jesus
Our sacrifice may even hurt, yet this is what God created us to be and to do. This is God's larger plan for us all so that we have life abundant. Abundant life has very little to do with abundant wealth, property, possessions, power and influence over others, or self-serving pleasures. Instead God calls us to sacrifice and to then celebrate God's successes, when lost souls return to God. At times that is each of us.
We see more of God's plan, God remains the same
The tradition that I accept is that God does not change God's plan or approach to humans. Rather God was marked by the cross since the beginning of time as is witnessed to also in the OT, for example in tonight's reading from Isaiah concerning the suffering servant. What certainly does change, and markedly, is who we people think God is. What changes is how we understand more and more of God's larger plan for us.
Stuck with the 'OT' idea of God
Still we so often get stuck thinking that God demands and we have to obey; that as we merit we get rewarded with God's protection or we perish by God's fury, and the next generation starts all over learning to obey God or else.
Our plans vs God's larger plans
In this view of God's world, we must take control making worthwhile plans for ourselves. We plan for a great house, or job, or spouse, or children, or activities in retirement. Some even succeed with our plans.
God always has larger plans for us.
More than 7 decades ago a farm boy, inspired by a missionary visiting at his church, decided to become a missionary doctor. He worked his way through college, through a tour with the army in Korea, through medical school and reported to the church for service.
The church eventually sent him to Africa. The man planned to spend his life there with his wife and children. But God's plan for him was larger.
The man got sick, was forced to return home to a family practice. God had larger plans for him and the man ended up studying again to become a pathologist. He set up a business in the ever-changing world of medicine, brought in a partner to expand and improve their services. Still God's plan for him was larger.
On it went with God always moving the man about, even to Antarctica in the winter when he was 70, until at the age of 75 with his back crumbling, a double heart by-pass, and needing both knees and a hip to be replaced the man was ready to rest and stay home. But God's plan for him was larger. The church sought him out to return to Africa to rebuild a medical delivery system that had fallen apart mostly due to corruption. Now in his 90's he still travels six months of every year raising funds and the other six months he oversees the building of a children's hospital in Zinga, TZ.
Sometimes God's plan sees that we need to be rescued from disaster. I heard from another pastor about Sarah, who went to college in the States. Sarah met Jim, through campus ministry. They made great plans. He planned to be a surgeon and she a nurse. They both wanted lots of children. God seemed to agree with their plans as they married and both were accepted into their respective majors.
But Jim was drafted for Vietnam. He served as a medic and came back in a wheelchair with one arm and unable to have children. All their plans were taken from Jim and Sarah.
I'm not sure that was God's plan for them, but God was there for them. Then Jim died suddenly one night, a hidden complication from his injuries.
Sarah changed plans and became a family doctor. She married a farmer and they had three wonderful children, now grown up with families of their own. God had a large enough plan for Sarah.
Sometimes the Devil has his way with our lives, but always God's plans are larger.
If we've thought God is vengeful, demanding, wrathful, and the warrior protector of us, then we may be in for a great surprise.
The CIA regime control
To protect US interests around the world the CIA often provided wet work and weapons to bring to and keep in power tyrannical dictators who do the US's bidding and keep their people in line. It is a devil's plan, in response to which God often brings in a larger plan.
CAI vs CIA
In Three Cups of Teaand Stones into Schools Greg Mortenson tells the story of the Central Asia Institute, the CAI, not to be confused with the CIA.
Mortenson's project was born of a plan to change the world toward peace through providing schools and schooling to girls in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The girls, who would likely become mothers, would then educate their daughters and their sons. We know education is the most crucial piece to help the poorest in the world make life better for themselves.
The Central Asia Institute was hardly perfect because Mortenson, raised in Tanzania, was unpredictable and spontaneous. He rarely operated on a clock or even a calendar. Still the CAI was an effective project that made a real difference in a real way: by sacrifice and through real education.
The idea of education for young girls was picked up by the CIA as a model for diffusing hostilities, to little effect. Hatred of the west runs deep.
Terrorists also adopted the plan, unfortunately with great success, destroying schools for girls and establishing madrassas for boys which taught hatred of the west, and trained them for terrorist attacks around the world.
In real life the devil has life destroying plans.
As we Grow, we see the appropriate fast for us
We grow and change. Our plans change as we grow. As we learn more of God's larger plans for us, we can better be God's agents of grace for the strangers, refugees, hungry, homeless, the oppressed, and all those suffering injustice. Yet often God's large plans catch us off guard.
The challenge is to discern at this time a) what is God's larger plan for us to bring life abundant to others, and b) what the devil is trying to do to our lives that takes life from us and others.
God is always there for us, no matter what plans we have, but God wants us to change our plans to better match Jesus' model for our lives. Jesus' model is about making the acceptable fast, the sacrifice so that others may have life abundant.


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Anime Limited Delays Cowboy Bebop Ultimate Edition
Those hoping to spend their holidays in the company of space cowboys may have to rethink their festive plans – as Anime Limited have delayed their upcoming Cowboy Bebop Ultimate Edition, according to emails sent to customers and verified by Anime UK News. Previously scheduled for 10th December, orders from Anime Limited's online store will no longer arrive in time for Christmas.
The reason for this delay, is that certain components of the Ultimate Edition have been manufactured in Eastern Europe, with their estimated delivery being postponed due to adverse weather conditions in the region. Anime Limited have now stated their intention for orders to be dispatched during the week between Christmas and New Year at the earliest. While the retailer Zavvi are currently listing the release as 24 December 2018 (which was adjusted prior to this news for reasons unknown), orders are unlikely to be fulfilled by this date given Anime Limited's statement on the matter.
The full email sent to customers of Anime Limited's online store, is as follows:
"Originally our intention was to be able to have this product shipped to you during the week commencing 17th December, in time for Christmas delivery. However I regret to inform you we have just received news that this will now not be possible.
To give you an overview as to what has occurred, to create this unique product it involved select elements being manufactured outside of the United Kingdom. All units of the product that have been produced are currently in transit to the UK – so there's not an issue regarding the manufacturing of the product itself. However due to extreme adverse weather conditions in eastern Europe, the delivery time has been greatly impacted and as a result we have now been informed the physical product itself will not be arriving in the UK until just after Christmas.
By the time stock arrives at our warehouse, at the absolute earliest the product is now expected to ship between the Christmas and New Year time period. Obviously we'll update as we hear any more definitive information.
(We will note that this is impacting all orders placed at Zavvi.com as well – we assume they will be contacting their own customers accordingly about this.)
On behalf of everyone at AllTheAnime / Anime Ltd, we like to offer our sincerest apologies for this. We have been working our hardest to see if there was any way to get around this and have delivery in time for Christmas, but unfortunately this proved impossible. This is why we wanted to let you know as soon as possible today about the delay, as we know it's a possibility this product may been intended as a gift for the holidays."
A celebration of the iconic space western's 20th anniversary, compiling the TV series, movie and soundtracks into a custom flight case, have you ordered the Cowboy Bebop Ultimate Edition? If so, was it intended as a Christmas present, or a gift to yourself?


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Metallics are trending for 2015 weddings and this wedding is exactly what you'll need to get inspired. Often times when metallic gold or silver is chosen as the main color for a wedding or event, the details and shimmer from these hues can become overwhelming.
Robin and Joe's wedding is a picture of perfection as the metallic shades of the bridesmaid dresses, shoes and cake are subtle and offset by ivory floral arrangements that add a touch of romance to their elegant bed and breakfast wedding. Their first look and vows captured by Andi Diamond Photography are also something to be admired.


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Sports and Exercise Therapy Graduate Stories
Sports and Exercise Therapy Graduate Stories
With a global increase in sporting participation and challenges faced by health related issues such as obesity, sports therapy graduates are well placed in terms of employability skills. Sports therapists can find work in sports injury clinics or with a sports club or sportsperson. Many therapists combine working in this area with other roles and may work with a range of patients or at a number of workplaces. Some therapists are also self-employed, working with private patients.
Some of our graduates talk about their experience on the BSc (Hons) Sports and Exercise Therapy course, how it has helped them achieve their career goals and advice for new students.
Graduated 2017
"Upon graduating from Leeds Beckett University I got a full-time job working for Blackburn Rovers Football Club. My job title is 'First Team Sports Therapist'. On a day-to-day basis, I treat first team players using several different treatment modalities. I complete injury assessments and conduct hydrotherapy, gym rehabilitation and more functional based rehabilitation for our patient group on the grass. In addition to this, I also lead parts of the pre-training prehab sessions. This must be carried out to a high standard due to the patient group we have and the standards we set within the medical team. I have also had the experience of dealing with leading surgeons when being present at player consultations and operations. All of this requires me to work independently and as part of a team, which is specifically highlighted with the highly pressurised first aid cover we provide on match days."
What advice would you give to someone starting the BSc (Hons) Sports and Exercise Therapy Degree?
"Ensure that you complete as many placement hours as possible in as many different sports, and in addition to that, try to complete different courses to gain more experience and knowledge in areas of sports therapy that interest you. I would also advise attending sports medicine based conferences, so that you can speak to current working professionals to gain more knowledge in the profession. That could lead to more placement hours or even employment in the future!"
Graduated 2017
"Since graduating in 2017 I have been employed by Super League rugby league team Leeds Rhinos. My role at Leeds Rhinos involves working within the medical team of the first team and heading up all treatment and rehab within the women's team.
What I enjoy most about my job here is the variation in what I get to do. Across both teams I am involved in massage, injury diagnosis and rehabilitation, CPD training, pitchside first aid and extrication of players. No training session is the same, so it never gets boring. Alongside this I am studying part-time for an MSc in Strength and Conditioning.
The BSc (Hons) Sports & Exercise Therapy Degree gave me the basic knowledge and confidence to deal with pitchside injuries and the subsequent treatment and rehabilitation of athletes. The placement module developed my confidence further by allowing me to put into practise many of the things that I learnt in the classroom at university. On placement I was exposed to all sorts of injuries, where I was required to use knowledge gained in evidence-based rehab to quickly adapt and apply what I had learnt to treat different injuries and to use current research for injuries that I hadn't come across before.
Sports Trauma was probably the most useful module for me and one which I really enjoyed. I also went on to complete an Emergency First Aid in Sport qualification at the end of my second year, allowing me to travel to Holland with an AASE Rugby Union team that played the Dutch and Belgian national 7's teams.
In 2019 I also completed the RFU Level 2 Pre-Hospital Immediate Care in Sport course, which allows me to work at higher levels of competition. Having a trauma qualification has also allowed me to work pitch side at games for the Rugby Football League, Leeds Beckett Rugby Union and League teams.
Since graduating I have had to deal with numerous serious injuries that potentially could have been life or limb threatening if not dealt with quickly and correctly. If we hadn't completed a module in Sports Trauma, my interest in pitch side trauma management wouldn't have been sparked and I wouldn't have known where to start in dealing with these injuries."
What advice would you give to someone starting the BSc (Hons) Sports and Exercise Therapy Degree?
"I would advise new students to make an extra effort to engage with placement providers and the athletes they're working with. Jobs often come as a result of placements, but only if you show that you want to be there and want to learn.
I started on placement with Leeds Rhinos in my final year and continued to volunteer for almost a year before being offered a permanent job with both the first team and women's team. This wouldn't have happened if I hadn't made myself available every week for the early morning starts and late finishes, been punctual, presented myself well during my time there and generally made a few sacrifices for a job in professional sport, something that I have strived for from an early age.
One more piece of advice I would give is to learn more about the sport you're working in if you don't know it well already. This will allow you to chat to players when you're treating them, and shows you're making that little bit of extra effort."


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GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES [Subtitled]
GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES [Subtitled]
Type of media Video
Approved Running time 90m 22s
Release date 01/08/2004
Ratings Info Contains moderate war horror
Director(s) Isao Takahata
Cast includes Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Rhoda Chrosite
Cut This work was passed uncut.
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Ratings info publication date 06/02/2018
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GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES is a Japanese animation drama in which two children, a brother and sister, struggle to survive in war-torn Japan after their mother is killed in an air raid.
- Disturbing images
There is sight of charred bodies on the ground following a bombing raid, casualties lying in hospital swathed in bloody bandages, and corpses being dumped into a mass grave. The strongest image shows a corpse wrapped from head to toe in bloody bandages.
There is infrequent use of very mild bad language, including 'bum', 'damn' and 'hell'.
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- 2004
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- 24/06/2004
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- Japanese
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- 90m 22s
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The version of this work detailed above is rated by the BBFC under the Video Recordings Act 1984 for use on any Packaged Media format (including DVD, Blu-ray and VHS). This classification may also be used when the same work is made available on Digital Video Platforms (including Video On Demand) provided that the platform is licenced to use BBFC ratings.


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Welcome to The Year of the Pig! Want to see what's in store for you in 2019? Read this year's Chinese Zodiac Calendar. And when you find your birth year and sign on the calendar below, you'll know just what's on the menu.
(1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019)
2019 is the Year of the Pig, so it's all about you! Focus on your goals and there's no way you'll be denied. Celebrate your-pig-self by enjoying a downhome classic: Marie Callender's signature thick, juicy, Country Fried Pork smothered in Gravy!
(1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008)
The year 2019 will be one of happiness and prosperity for the Rat. And what says happiness better than Creamy Vermont Mac & Cheese? Indulge yourself. It's only 570 calories per serving!
(1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009)
This is a good year for an Ox, filled with opportunities to make and save money. How about saving money with an affordable can of rich, warm Classic Chicken & Rice Soup?
(1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010)
Tigers are strong and independent, but this year, you'll need to learn how work well with others. Can you think of a better way to start than sharing a delicious Family Size Chicken Pot Pie? Maybe with your sister Debra, who deserves a second chance?
(1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011)
Opportunities await the Rabbit in 2019! If you lower your guard, you will get closer to others and make new friends. At least, that's what you'll think. These new "friends" will inevitably betray you. Better to play it safe. Stay at home and enjoy the one thing that's never let you down… the Mini Key Lime Pie from Marie Callender.
(1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012)
For the Dragon, the impact of the Pig's calmness will mean a year of reconsiderations. Like, what the hell you were doing with Darryl. For 10 long, wasted years. In which your body sagged and dried up. But you know what isn't dry? Salisbury Steak. As moist as a decade's uncried tears.
(1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017)
This year, Roosters need to pay attention to the quality of their relationships. Start by figuring out if you have any real ones. Steal a legal pad from work. Write down the names of anyone in your phone who you've actually seen in-person over the past year. Try to remember the last time it felt like you had a social life. Try to remember what it was like before you had kids. Before you lived in Charlotte. Back when you wanted to be something. Back when life was sweet. Like a Marie Callender's Southern Pecan Pie.
(1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013)
Bad news—2019 won't be a picnic for Snakes. You'll need to be combative and persuasive to make it through. Stick to your guns! Maybe buy a gun. Everyone's got one these days. You're a good guy. You won't misuse it. You won't rest it on your thigh while you sit outside your ex's new husband's house. Buy the gun, but stay in for the night, enjoying a healthier option… like low-calorie Baked Turkey Meatloaf with Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Sauce.
(1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014)
The Year of the Pig is going to be more auspicious than last year for Horses. That's not saying much, though. You're still swimming in debt. You still pick up shifts at Houlihan's. You and Mikaela don't have sex anymore. You're about to get dropped from your parents' health insurance. You've had a sinus infection for months. You feel like you have no money or time to do anything. Thank God for affordable, microwavable Grilled Chicken Alfredo Bake!
(1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015)
The Goat is going places in 2019! Your career is poised to really take off. That is, as long as nobody catches you stealing other people's food in the break room fridge. Why do you do it? It's not like you can't afford things. It's just impulse. You get a thrill from the rush. You want to see how long it can go on before you get caught. Does anyone suspect? You need to feel alive again, flush, blood running hot. It's almost sexual. But is it worth getting fired? Bring a Marie Callender's Sweet & Sour Chicken from home, instead.
(1921,1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017)
A year under the influence of chance! Monkeys should roll the dice with Marie Callender's Cheesy Chicken & Rice in 2019. It just might give you Salmonella Serotype Chester, like those 44 people got, back in 2010. I mean, I didn't want to say anything at first, but you could stand to lose a few pounds. It's worth the risk, fatty. There were no reported deaths!
(1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018)
Nothing's going to change. Except the climate. Give up. Stuff your face with salt-cream-garbage and binge-watch something to take your mind off the inevitable. Don't bother to recycle the tray.


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Global Fund-WHO Partnership Aims To Fill Gap In Technical Assistance
Devex: How the new Global Fund-WHO partnership will work
"Soon, World Health Organization experts will be providing technical assistance to country teams and civil society groups looking to secure grants from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The Global Fund last year launched a new funding model under which countries vying for funding are more likely to need help designing their strategic plans and concept notes. So in August, the fund began discussions with WHO on how they may collaborate to ensure developing countries have the assistance they need to succeed…" (Ravelo, 5/27).


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Do you want to learn to take better photos? Do you know how to begin? Are you aware of what will work to make your shots better? If you answered yes to the first question and no to the rest, the following tips are exactly what you need to get started on developing your own unique approach to photography, and taking professional-quality shots.
Don't get ahead of yourself and try to adjust all the camera settings without really knowing what you're doing. Learn to master one portion of the control, such as aperture or shutter speed, before you worry about the next. This will allow you to focus on capturing the picture, instead of spending all your time fiddling with the camera while your subject simply walks away.
It takes a professional quality camera to get photos of professional quality. There are many great cameras on the market, but a DSLR will give you the best results. This is what the professionals use, and if you desire quality pictures you will need to do what they do.
Photographers will often focus so much on the background that the foreground is completely forgotten or an afterthought, but it makes up the bulk of the photograph and deserves a fair amount of attention. Ensure that the foreground of the photograph has a striking frame and considers depth in the shot.
Photography needs to be enjoyable. Taking photographs should allow you to capture the essence of a memorable event in your life, or perhaps just to snap a glimpse of everyday life. Have a good time while you take your shots and you'll find that the joy you feel comes through in the pictures you take.
While traveling you should take as many pictures as possible. These photographs might feel unimportant, or even a bit silly, as you're taking the pictures; but they can add to your memories and help recreate an interesting story. Think about taking pictures of stores, coins, bus tickets or street signs for example.
An essential element of taking great photographs is taking a large amount of them; make sure you have a substantial memory card to store them all. Optimizing your storage capacity will ensure that you do not waste time changing memory cards or choosing shots to delete during a session. If you use a big memory card, you will be able to shoot using the RAW format. Using the RAW format will give you more flexibility when you are editing your photos.
When working in low lighting conditions, many digital cameras have a built in flash feature that pops up automatically. The convenience of this feature can be great for quick candid shots; however, if your goal is more professional shots, weigh options for the purchase of an external flash option. This will allow greater diversity in your lighting needs. Find out if your camera comes with a "hot shoe" attached to the top that will allow an external flash to be attached. If you are not familiar with cameras, consider going to a professional to ensure you have purchased an external unit that is compatible with your camera.
Do you have any idea of where to begin with your photography now? Have you found a good starting point for taking photos? Do you have a better idea how to create better shots? If you can answer these questions, you are well on your way to becoming a better photographer.


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Första huset är färdigt.
In October 2013 we had our first schoolhouse ready. The build began in November 2012 by digging for the ground, proceeded during the fall so that we, as we came to Kenya in June with the first group of SSHL students, was allowed to help with fitting of windows and doors and plastering the brick walls. That work then continued as we left and in October the house was all finished. Painted both inside and outside, glaswindows fitted and gutters and watertanks ready for the big rains.
Posted on 06.12.2013 in In Kenya


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OIP cancels 2013 summer program in Alexandria, Egypt
In an email to program participants, the Office of International Programs announced the cancellation the Georgetown 2013 Summer Program in Alexandria, Egypt due to mounting security concerns.
"Your safety is our primary concern, and after monitoring the security situation in Egypt this Spring, OIP has determined that we cannot offer a program in Egypt this summer with sufficient security for all students," the email read.
"While security concerns have generally been limited to a few locations in Egypt, and foreigners have not been targeted, the unrest is expected to escalate in the near future due to fuel and food shortages."
On Mar. 29, the State Department issued a travel alert to U.S. citizens visiting and living in the country warning of the "continuing possibility of political and social unrest, incidents of which have led to recent violence." While U.S. citizens have not been targeted, westerners and U.S. citizens have been caught the middle of violent demonstrations. The alert makes specific mention of a rise in specific "gender-biased violence," in which women have been the targets of sexual assault in and around protest zones.
According to Associate Director of Overseas Studies Lisa Gordinier, OIP says it is "willing to work with all students who had applied to the Alexandria program to help them find an appropriate summer program."
The following fall and spring programs in Alexandria have not been canceled, however, and Gordinier says OIP does not plan to cancel them at this time. "We will continue to monitor the security situation in Egypt over the next couple of months before making a decision on that program," she said.
Photo taken following a Jan. 1, 2011 bomb blast outside of a Coptic Christian Church in Alexandria.
Credit: oxfamnovib via Flickr


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The moon might now be home to thousands of planet Earth's most indestructible animals. Tardigrades – often called water bears – are creatures under a millimetre long that can survive being heated to 150C and frozen to almost absolute zero. They were travelling on an Israeli spacecraft that crash-landed on the moon in April.And the co-founder of the organisation that put them there thinks they're almost definitely still alive.
For most creatures there would be no coming back from being dehydrated – life without water is almost impossible.
But water bears – which have another very cute nickname, moss piglets – are not most animals. They can be brought back to life decades after being dehydrated. Scientists have found that tardigrades have what seems almost like a super power.When dried out they retract their heads and their eight legs, shrivel into a tiny ball, and enter a deep state of suspended animation that closely resembles death. They shed almost all of the water in their body and their metabolism slows to 0.01% of the normal rate. And if reintroduced to water decades later, they're able to reanimate.
If the tardegrades are on the moon, it's very unlikely they'll be able to spring back to life without being reintroduced to water. But it would theoretically be possible for the tardigrades to be collected, brought back to earth, reanimated, and studied to see the effects of being on the moon. Still, it's nice to think that next time you look up at the moon, there might be thousands of moss piglets looking back at you


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Alright, Donnie is venturing outside his isolated Straight Shootin' pages to make a rare appearance on the GimmeYourHand.com main site. Why? Well, because he decided to rant about MySpace. And if Rex Delaney can spit forth a WWE rant filled with rage, wang swingin' testosterone, and language that would make a sailor shout a "Hail Mary", and if Kylee Wylde can... well... what the hell did she do? Suggested we should all recycle our spoons into "cute" little kitty magnets?! Note to Kylee: grow some balls, honey. With a face like yours, Donnie's surprised you don't already have a set. Or two. Donnie's point is, he has the right to vent just like everyone else.
Here's what's up. MySpace Tom needs to gently suck a nut. That S.O.B. (or whomever he has working for him) loves to censor the crap out of Donnie. Now, when you look as good as Donnie Kendall, have the brains, talent, and impressive manhood like Donnie Kendall, you know people will be jealous and treat you unfairly. But for a social network to filter out everything Donnie tries to share, whether it be pics, videos, or even his Straight Shootin' blog, well that's jacked up. MySpace is pathetic. The name of the mother-humpin' site is "MY SPACE", yet they decide what you should and shouldn't have in YOUR space, the Commie bastards. Donnie gets threatened with account deletion for trying to upload a picture of a Dora The Explorer Aqua Pet (so what if it looks like something Jenna Jamison had lodged in her during her last "uplifting film adventure"), and the same day, some cracked-out looking broad with no clothing, or sense of self respect, offers Donnie a friend request. The whore was fully nude wanting Donnie's friendship... and man-goods. Why do whores get to show their fun bags, but Donnie gets his content deleted? Donnie's videos, pics, and even his blog have been censored by the douche-sucking butt plugs at MySpace.
Donnie's video, the same one found on this site with the old pervert-looking guy eating popcorn and shooting a squeaker, was deleted within an hour of being uploaded to MySpace. All traces of it were even removed from Donnie's feed. Yet, you can still see a picture of a man receiving oral sex that was used as a default pic for a group that one of Donnie's fans joined, even though the group was deleted. Hypocritical? One-sided? Ignorant? BULL PUCKY? Yes. Let's face it. Donnie HAD to end up at GimmeYourHand.com, because he's just too wild and offensive for MySpace and the little mama's boys running it. Does Donnie have a MySpace account? Yup. Does that make Donnie a hypocrite? Nope. It's called free publicity, sugar tits.
In closing, Donnie would like to send a special message to the folks at MySpace. Donnie tried to keep it as clean and sweet as possible, but you went ahead and screwed with him anyway. Maybe you're angry because you realize a zit on Donnie's Forbidden Fanny is still more attractive than you'll ever be. (Not that Donnie has zits on his bum. Donnie gots a sweet tooter.) Maybe you're mad because you suck at life. Whatever the case may be, Donnie hopes you get diddled with an Aqua Pet. We're talking Double Anal.
If you were offended, Donnie has done his job. Now go get bent.


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When you spend as much time in the field as your employees, maintaining driver safety and improving service quality can feel like an impossible task. The Linxup mobile app gives fleet managers the flexibility they need to keep their drivers safe and productive while they're in the field, and it's about to get even more powerful.
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Last week, The Associated Press announced that it would no longer sanction the phrase "illegal immigrant" as a part of AP Style, the grammatical guideline for the organization. Kathleen Carroll, AP's senior vice president and executive editor, explained that only actions, not people, should be called illegal in her justification of the change. Did the AP make a necessary step forward in the midst of the immigration reform deabte, or a step too far? Our writers decide. Photos of the authors by Sunny Kang / North by Northwestern.
I'm a Medill sophomore double majoring in American history and I've been liberal as long as I could remember.
While growing up in the far suburbs of New York City in a devoutly Democratic family certainly has its influences, the ideas of my parents' party have always just made sense to me, even when we've butted heads about just how far these ideas should be taken.
To me, it makes sense to have a government that invests in and financially protects its citizens as long as they meet their end of the bargain. It makes sense to me to have a government that guarantees not only freedom of religion, but also freedom from religion. It makes sense to me to have a government that's more concerned with preserving peace than projecting power.
But more than anything, I believe if politicians focused more on the good of their country and less on the good of their party, the actions that they'd take would make a lot more sense.
Any person, regardless of who they are or where they are from, has the capacity to do wonderful or awful things. He or she can love and hate, help and hurt, laugh and cry, and work and play. He or she can be good or be bad. However, no person's existence is illegal simply because they committed a crime, especially when this crime is historically unprecedented and frequently generalized.
Last week, The Associated Press changed its official grammatical guidelines to reflect this, marking an important milestone in the path toward immigration reform and understanding in the United States. While the landscape of journalism has changed drastically over the course of the past decade, the importance of AP Style as a template for many publications, including this one, has prevailed.
The debate surrounding illegal immigration and how to handle it will roar onward, kept alive in a multitude of stories by the AP published in print and online. While the writers of these reports will refrain from using "illegal immigrant" outside of quoting sources, this may not make an immediate difference in the way Americans perceive this complicated and controversial issue.
So why, then, is the AP's decision to throw "illegal immigrant" by the wayside so important?
First and foremost, it recognizes a critical distinction that the term in question fails to address: A person can do illegal things, but a person him or herself cannot be illegal.
In fact, the idea of illegal immigration is largely a modern creation. Throughout its history, the United States government has curbed immigration through quotas based on culture and county of origin. When the Immigration and Nationality Act was passed in 1965, it repealed all nationality-based quotas and instituted a visa system with hemispheric quotas. In 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed the Immigration Reform and Control Act, which outlawed knowingly hiring "illegal aliens." It was followed by three more measures in 1990, 1996, and 2002 that augmented border security measures and imposed stricter restrictions on undocumented immigrants.
On a purely legal basis, immigrants who fail to file and acquire the necessary paperwork are breaking the law, so the illegal immigrant moniker makes sense when you consider how people who murder are called murderers and people who rape are called rapists. But even if you disregard the clear difference in magnitude among the three crimes, the now-discarded name dehumanizes someone who committed a minor crime for likely a much larger purpose.
Undocumented immigrants are fathers and mothers who escape economic and social turmoil to provide a better life for their children. Undocumented immigrants are people who choose to leave everything they know and love so they can work to support their families. Undocumented immigrants are foreign-born children who were taken by their parents into the United States when they were too young to know any better.
And it is for that reason that the usage of the "illegal immigrant" label is far too general and dehumanizing. Reducing a human being to such fails to recognize the unique trials and tribulations of each person's journey. By understanding the complexities of different immigrant stories, we can understand the complexities of illegal immigration as a whole.
When it comes to the label "illegal immigrant," it's not just a matter of technicality: It's a matter of humanity. Regardless of where they came from, how they came here, and for what reasons they did so, immigrants of any means deserve to be treated not as statistics, but as human beings.
After all, at the end of the day, no human being is illegal.
I'm a Medill freshman from Cleveland, Ohio. I consider myself very socially conservative, and my Catholic upbringing certainly helped shaped this. My individual life experiences and introspection have strengthened these foundations, so my beliefs are the product of both religious and personal means.
I am slightly more moderate when it comes to fiscal matters, but I still fall within the realm of conservatism. Both my dad and maternal grandfather lost their fathers at a young age, so their stories of hard work and self-determination to make their own living have inspired me. I firmly believe in the power of the human spirit, and the oft-cited Chinese parable of "Give a man a fish ... teach a man to fish ..." perfectly sums up my belief on the government's proper role. I am not opposed on principle to most federal programs, but I believe that their aim should be to make themselves unnecessary over time. The government should focus less on instantly solving its citizens' problems and focus more on helping the people forge their own solutions.
Throughout the course of American history, certain words and phrases have become justifiable taboos for our culture. Whether racial-based or just culturally insensitive, these utterances have been legally (and rightfully) removed from the vernacular of formal conversation and printed media.
Why are "illegal immigrant" and "undocumented immigrant" joining the ranks of these linguistic bans?
Last week, The Associated Press announced that its reporters are no longer permitted to use those terms in their stories. This move is frankly unnecessary and extremely confusing. The term "illegal immigrant" is one devoid of any inherent racial substance, so any discriminatory connotation it might carry is a matter of individual thought, not societal stereotyping.
One of the most common arguments proposed against the term "illegal immigrant" is that actions are illegal, not people. This accusation of de-humanization is normatively understandable, but the argument is flawed in terms of grammar and even makes a stereotype of its own. First, the word "immigrant" refers to someone who has undertaken a very specific action, namely immigration. As this country's laws stand today, certain forms of entering the country are illegal. Thus, there is nothing ignorant or incorrect about identifying an immigrant who entered the country via legitimately illegal means as such.
In fact, by claiming that "illegal immigrant" is disrespectful to the people it describes, opponents of the term are making two assumptions that are dangerous, and possibly even discriminatory.
First of all, the "person is not illegal" presumption does not hold true across the entirety of society. I realize that it is much easier to use abrasive terms like "illegal" when referring to hard crimes like murder and burglary. I understand that many of the undocumented people in the United States today are young children and elderly who are unlikely to commit crimes. However, that does not change the legal status of the actions they participated in (at least for now), so there is no sidestepping the core of the issue. When a popular athlete is caught with performance-enhancing drugs, we still call them an "illegal steroid user." Even if they're the nicest and most charitable person in the athletic world, the term still applies to them. This wide array of connotations shows that the word "illegal" is purely a modifier for a specific action. It is not intended as a reduction of a person's fundamental humanity, nor should it be taken as one.
This is where the opponents of the phrase make a large misstep. There are two sides to how immigrants regard this facet of their identity, and removing the phrase offends both on some level. For those who wish to move beyond the label and become known simply as "American" and for those who have a great deal of pride being part of America's melting pot, the move hints that being called an immigrant is somehow disrespectful. This is a nation that was founded and shaped immensely by immigrants; the term also used to remember those who migrated legally and should not be sacrificed to promote overly-cautious sensitivity to those who didn't follow the law.
There is another logistical aspect of this move by the Associated Press which is troublesome. For the average newspaper reader who might not be fully aware of all the intricate details of immigration reform, seeing a brand-new appellation for illegal immigrants might be confusing. Even though the articles will still refer to the same core of affected people, a sudden change in how they are named could very easily lead to a belief that they are entirely different. Since there is nothing inherently racist or unethical about the soon-to-be extinct term "illegal immigrant," I fail to see why a massive journalistic overhaul is required. It merely furthers the same stereotyping at which the AP is wagging its finger. The actual legal issues of immigration reform should be the nation's focus right now, not the language used in newspapers to describe it.


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7 Customer Survey Tips, or How to Know Your Customer For Increased Leads & Profits
Ask any business owner and they'll tell you, one of the most important rules of thumb is "know thy customer" (KTC).
Knowing who your customers are—not just on a superficial level, but also on a deeper level—is fundamental for business longevity. It can help your business with most any targeted marketing efforts such as social media marketing (communities with like-minded interests), direct mail and email list selection, copywriting, media buying, affiliate marketing and more. It can also help with bottom-line goals such as bonding, lead generation and sales.
For many years, I've found the best way to KTC is implementing periodic customer surveys, then creating a "customer profile" sheet. Ideally, you want to survey at least two times per year, especially after large attrition or list growth.
The profile sheet is important, as it's a quick reference of your "Joe and Jane" customers, as well as your ideal 'target' lead. After all, your prospecting efforts should be a reflection of your current customer base.
But surprisingly enough, not every business knows how to effectively implement and data-mine its online surveys and the respective results.
Here are some quick tips to get the best performance from your customer surveys for business growth and retention:
1. Keep surveys easy and short. The ideal length should be no longer than 10 to 20 questions and questions should be easy to answer. That means thinking of typical questions and having pre-populated multiple choice answers that only need a mouse click.
2. Go 360. Questions should cover demographics, geographics and psychographics. Also, for potential joint venture or advertising opportunities, it's smart to also ask some competitor and purchase-behavioral type questions.
3. Segmentation is key. Send at least two separate emails to your list. One survey to paying customers and one survey to non-paying customers (leads). It will help later to have these two segments separated when you review response results. If one segment is less responsive than another, you can isolate future "bonding" strategies.
Often referred to as the "marketing maven" by industry peers, Wendy Montes de Oca, MBA has nearly 20 years of experience in marketing, media, and publishing with expertise in multichannel, direct response, and Web marketing. Wendy has generated more than $150 million in total revenues for Fortune 500 companies, top publishers, consulting clients, and her own firm, Precision Marketing and Media, LLC. She is the creator of the groundbreaking SONAR Content Distribution Model and author of the best-selling book Content Is Cash: Leveraging Great Content and the Web for Increased Traffic, Sales, Leads and Buzz [Que Publishing, Paperback].


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It's not unusual for a backpacker in America to buy a car simply to get the state around and investigate. If this really is the sort of experience you're coming from, you may be forgiven for wondering when you get there, in case you need to buy or rent a car for your UK back pack plans too. The very first thing which could work against such a move would be the way they drive in mouse click the following webpage united kingdom. Not that there's anything wrong with it - they just drive on the left side of the road. Things could get confusing.
He could attempt to escape. But his chances were slim. The Japanese kept track of him all the time. He had to check in and out of his room at the Y.M.C.A. He would be shot if he did get caught trying to escape.
In the interpretive centre, one deck below at exactly that same time, there is, in fact, something to see out there. An entire room of folks trim into the window with their binoculars as a hired interpreter keeps folks in the room posted. "There is one going by the buoy," he shouts. With swells of 20 feet or more, it really has been a hard day to see whales, he said. On this particular very day, he simply sees seven or six. The following day, with calmer seas with just 12-foot swells, he will see 20 whales. But on this day the returns are few and far between as the giant drape of waves steals the show.
Tending toward the sea is a natural inclination. We're all children at heart, when you proceed to the beach on a bright day in Southern California, Florida or say: We desire to go in.
His mom had taken him to the closest hospital two or three days after the harm. I shudder to think how the poor little thing endured during that time. After becoming familiar with the family, I felt that she'd likely begged her husband because he could not pay the invoice and he had refused. She finally found some method to get him to the nearest hospital, where he was briefly examined and sent on to a Fort Smith, AR hospital although she doesn't drive. There he was kept for the day before being transferred to the Children's Hospital in Little Rock.
Sumter wed a rich widow, Mrs. Cantey Gemstone, and had a son, Thomas Jr, born in 1768. He started a sawmill and grist mill along with another shop.
How much effort does it truly take to learn and recall phrases and a few words? People will likely be more prone to want to help you because you are making the effort, although you may be totally slaughtering the words. Stereotypes of other cultures could be immediately melted away when you make a little more effort on your part. Above all, remember that learning a language, just as with any new skill, will take a bit of patience along with practice. You will make mistakes. You may be misunderstood. You might even get frustrated from time to time, but the friendships, experiences, and relationships you can construct as a consequence of at least attempting will be much worth it.


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Renata Salon & Day Spa
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My mom and I looooove a good spa day! We frequent Sutera Spa in Flower Mound but also enjoy trying new spas. I did some research and found the Renata Salon & Day Spa in downtown Grapevine. It really stood out to me in my spa internet search because it is located in the "Dorris House", a historic, Victorian style home built in 1896. I also liked its close proximity to Grapevine's Main Street which is just so cute with its many restaurants, bakeries and fun shops.
We really enjoyed our treatments at Renata but to re-cap our full experience, here are my lists of what I thought was fabulous and what was not-so-fab at this spa:
The Fabulous:
- Beautiful atmosphere: when you first walk in you notice the gorgeous spiral staircase and then the waiting area (picture above) showcases a comfy couch and cute animal print chairs. Treatment rooms are also very beautiful.
- The beautiful jewelry and Bumble & Bumble products they sell and have on display in the waiting area. I had to buy some B&B Coco shampoo because I love what it does to my hair and it has the best smell EVER.
- They brought us a complimentary mango Bellini while we waited for our treatments….mmmmm
- The staff are super-nice
- They have their own line of amazing make-up and let me try it all on after my spa treatment while I was waiting on my mom (see photo above).
- In the same room with the make-up is a nice sitting area, beautiful windows overlooking downtown Grapevine and lots of magazines to read while you relax or wait on your spa buddy (photo to right).
- Their pricing for services is pretty on-par with other local area spas.
- They offer a variety of massages and body treatments plus there is a salon on the first floor. I had a body wrap and it was great because it wasn't one of those where they make you "sweat it out"–they just painted some stuff on me and wrapped me in saran wrap…tmi? My mom had a 90 minute massage and said it was wonderful.
The Not-So-Fab:
- Once we arrived and filled out one page of paperwork there was really no quiet, "spa-like" place for us to go. At other spas you can go change into a robe/slippers and relax somewhere. At Renata we just sat in their "waiting area" which was nice but a highly trafficked area and we never got to change into a robe.
- The spa treatment rooms are not completely private. My mom could hear everything Polka (the lady who did my body wrap–love her name!) and I were saying in our room because the walls do not go all the way to the ceiling.
- There are no "extra amenities" as I like to call them such as a sauna, hot tub or cold plunge/pool.
All in all we enjoyed our time at Renata Salon & Day Spa! On a 1-10 "spa scale" with 1 being a spa I'd never recommend to my worst enemy and 10 being the best spa I've ever been to, I would give Renata a 7. We left very relaxed and ready to take on downtown Grapevine. I will do a separate post about our experience on Main!
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Prices versus Quantities with Policy Updating
NBER Working Paper No. 22379
This paper considers how policy updates and trading of regulated quantities over time changes the traditional comparative advantage of prices versus quantities. Quantity regulation that can be traded over time leads firms to set current prices equal to expected future prices. A government seeking to maximize net societal benefits can take advantage of this behavior with a sequence of quantity policy updates that achieves the first best in all periods. Under price regulation where current prices remain fixed until future policy changes occur, no such opportunity exists to achieve the first best, and prices are never preferred. However, if we assume policy updates are driven in part by political "noise" rather than maximizing net societal benefits, the result changes and prices can again be preferred. The comparative advantage now depends the relative variance of noise shocks compared to true cost and benefit shocks. This contrasts sharply with the traditional comparative advantage that depends on the relative slopes of marginal costs and benefits. Applied to climate change, we estimate the comparative advantage of intertemporally tradable quantities (over prices) to be $2 billion over five years. This estimate grows if updates occur less frequently or could be made negative by political noise.
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Document Object Identifier (DOI): 10.3386/w22379
Published: William A. Pizer & Brian C. Prest, 2020. "Prices versus Quantities with Policy Updating," Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol 7(3), pages 483-518.
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Brother and sister
His affection can be very enthusiastic or misplaced, such as when he tried to put one of his cars in Mercy's mouth!
Still, it is sweet to see them noticing one another more and we hope they will become good friends and playmates.
What sweet pictures! I am loving watching Hans and Gretchen interact too :-).
They're so precious!! reminds me of when Courtney and Claire were little! and yes...even at 5 1/2 years apart, they are super close...am so thankful that they love and care for each other.....enjoy these days!!
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AHMS Vanguard/Magnet Mission Statement
The Vanguard/Magnet faculty and staff meets the educational and creative needs of students with exceptional learning potential by making Hamilton Vanguard a great place to learn.
Hamilton's Vanguard/Magnet program focuses on a research curriculum to deliver enriched and accelerated instruction specifically designed for gifted and talented students. Students are challenged in a variety of stimulating subjects, which promote their natural capacities for critical analysis and creative problem-solving. Team-designed individual and interdisciplinary instructional units encourage the creation of products that display complex and abstract thinking as well as creativity. Hamilton Vanguard/Magnet students use their research and research studies to make real world connections in their quest to leave their mark on today's society.