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We are honored to put a spotlight on the work of Malaysian landscape designer and talented illustrator Abdul Hakim Kussim. Abdul's drawings are have a gestural quality that highlights design thinking and the constant iterative design process.
Hj Hakim works with a variety of media ranging from pencil, ink, colored pencil, watercolor and markers and utilizes the overlay/trace process method which is fast and effective as design ideas are being generated. This is a first in a series of Abdul's work and his process.(Photo below: Abdul Hakim Kussim)
Show Garden Project - Chiengmai, Thailand
Figure 1: Landscape plan for a showgarden in Chiengmai,Thailand. Plan drawn on butter paper and rendered with color pencil highlighted with felt tip pen
Figure 2: Pencil drawing on bond paper with view of the entrance using the plan as reference and the drawing was constructed initially as an elevation drawing and latter adding the background to create a sectional perspective drawing.
Figure 3: The finished pencil line drawing photocopied on bond paper and rendered with color pencil with some linework highlighted with felt tip pen.
Figure 4: Working drawing was done base on the initial concept design sketches.
Figure 5: Photograph of the actual work completed on site.


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For me it was an amazing springtime on the Sand Road as the vestiges of winter began to fade away. Though we lived close to town, wildlife flourished in the nearby woods and being near the river meant fishing and swimming as the days stretched into summer. Sam and I spent many hours wandering to nearby ponds or hiking through far reaching pastures. But with Sam's freedom to roam came a notoriety that put us on the outs with several of our neighbors.
Early on Frankie's owner, the sassy girl from the "lower" road, came to pay us a call with her dad claiming Sam had bit her. I remember my mom meeting this drunken slob and is daughter at our front porch and him threatening to shoot Sam if he was ever caught on his property. We figured what probably happened is the girl tried to step in between Sam and Frankie during a fight and got nipped for her trouble.
I've only actually seen Sam and Frankie get into a scrap twice. The first time was on neutral ground shortly after Sam had initially staked his claim to our yard by chasing Frankie down the road. Frankie appeared one afternoon with another dog, sniffing and marking their territory everywhere they went. But either Frankie felt secure with another dog running with him or was just suffering from short term memory loss because when he crossed over into our yard with seeming impunity, Sam shot out from under his tree and hurled himself towards them.
Frankie's companion heard/saw Sam coming and fled immediately, Frankie started to run but then spun around to face Sam. The momentum of Sam's weight and speed flipped Frankie into a backward somersault when they collided. With Sam following through together they rolled across the grass and into the main road; a snarling mass of teeth, fur and tails. Back and forth with a viciousness that could only mean absolute power to the victor, Sam and Frankie tore at each other for a full three minutes or more. I ran after Sam initially thinking I'd try to stop them, but the ferociousness of that dog fight held me at bay. Realizing that they were in a fight for road superiority I started cheering Sam on.
"Sam!" I cried, "get 'em Sam!" …and Sam got 'em.
Frankie was mad with rage but no match for my dog. For every move Frankie made Sam countered it with shear power and determination egged on by my shouts of encouragment. Whirling in a kaleidioscope of dust and canine acrobatics, Frankie and Sam fought like they were in a duel to the death. Up on his hind legs Sam had a towering advantage over Frankie who while struggling on his back could only make short thrusts with his good hind leg to try and push Sam off of him. Finally Frankie was forced into submission despite false bravado through his exposed fangs and blood. It didn't take him long to realize he was in a losing battle because at a point when Sam seemed to pull back, Frankie scrambled up and hauled ass back down the "lower" road. Sam stayed behind, standing there triumphantly taking all the praise through words, pats and petting I could muster. Sam had beaten back the meanest animal on Sand Road and I declared him the best dog in the whole, wide world.
Of course, the fact that the sassy girl's father made this threat upset my mom. That anyone would come around and complain to her about anything we kids had been doing would concern her, but with Sam it was different.
Many times my mom would claim that she knew Sam understood her when she talked to him. He was practically human, she would say, and his actions bore that out. For instance, most dogs that were in the house and wanted to be let outside would paw at the door or bark, but Sam communicated with telepathy. He'd go find you and stand staring at you until you got up to see what he wanted. Then he would lead you to the door and stand there until you opened it for him. My mom believed in many things that were "out there" beyond the realm of explanation and relative reasoning. Sam could have been the reincarnation of some earth bound wandering soul for all she knew and it wouldn't have taken much for her to be convinced of it.
Sam felt he belonged on the furniture, too, and would reluctantly get down when told like you just insulted him. My older sister would complain about finding Sam upstairs on her bed. But not only would he be on her bed, but in it; lying on his back with his head on a pillow and a sheet pulled up over him. When Sam rode in a car, he wanted to be in the front seat with the driver sticking his head out the window. And when you talked to him, Sam would tilt his head and give you his utmost attention.
But reports came from up and down the road about Sam's behavior outside our yard as he became bolder in his escapades. He didn't like to be told to leave another person's property and he didn't take kindly to people trying to chase him away with what ever means they would use. Residents complained to our friends about him and when he came up missing the first time we figured someone had made good on a promise to do him in.
Sam was gone about two days when we first started to panic. We all loaded up into the station wagon and drove the length and breadth of the Sand Road, calling out his name and asking people if they'd seen our dog, but nobody had. Sure that he'd been killed by a passing car I scoured the ditches on both sides of the highway for at least a mile on both sides, but to no avail.
Then as soon as we figured Sam had been murdered; his body chopped up, set on fire and then buried, somebody got the bright idea to check with the dog pound. Sam had been picked up, much to our relief. My mom declared that it'd be the last time she'd "bail him out of jail" and handed over the twenty bucks it took to license him and pay the fine.
But she was as glad as we were that our dog was okay. Sam rode all the way home with his head in my mom's lap, looking up at her with big, brown eyes and a wagging tail…

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3 Aerospace And Defense ETFs Benefiting From Turmoil In The Middle East
When geopolitical headwinds howl, particularly those flowing from the Middle East, it's reasonable to expect that among the various sectors and industries, energy stocks will be affected. Next on that list is aerospace and defense equities and exchange traded funds.
That much was confirmed Monday when the three aerospace and defense ETFs to be mentioned here each hit all-time highs with the "worst" performer of the group rising "just" 1.01%. This was happening on a down day for the broader market and those three funds represented three of just eight ETFs that hit record highs on Monday.
Due to the volatility inherent in the oil patch, conservative investors looking for tactical positions tied to new geopolitical tensions may be better off considering one of the following aerospace ETFs.
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)
The iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (CBOE: ITA) is the largest aerospace and defense ETF and tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Select Aerospace & Defense Index. ITA is on a remarkable run that has seen the fund surge nearly 33% this year.
In any environment, that's an impressive data point, but ITA's 2019 performance is all the more excellent when accounting for its 22.36% weight to Dow component Boeing (NYSE: BA), which has had its share of struggles related to the 737 MAX passenger jet. Fellow Dow member United Technologies (NYSE: UTX), 15.73% of ITA's roster, has also been in the limelight for its controversial purposed acquisition of Raytheon (NYSE: RTN).
Still, ITA is soaring and there's still a lot to like with Boeing stock.
Boeing's "budding services business will boost operating income in coming years, as the company aims for $50 billion in annual revenue from this segment," said Morningstar in a recent note. "We assume that coordinating with suppliers when vertically integrating its supply chain, and introducing the new 777X in 2020, while also attempting matching demand through production increases will be Boeing's biggest challenges."
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR)
The perfect antidote to cap-weighted aerospace ETFs that are usually heavy on the aforementioned stocks, the equal-weight SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSE: XAR) is on a stellar pace of its own this year, up almost 42%.
XAR holds 29 stocks with a weighted average market value of $31.83 billion and due to its equal-weight methodology, the fund is actually more exposed to the defense side of the aerospace and defense equation rather than the passenger jet component of this investment thesis. That's a positive trait if Middle East tensions remain hot.
Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF (PPA)
The Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSE: PPA) is the oft-overlooked member of the aerospace and defense ETF trio, but it certainly deserves more love. With its 1% gain on Monday, PPA is higher by 39.62% year-to-date.
PPA follows the SPADE Defense Index. That benchmark is "designed to identify a group of companies involved in the development, manufacturing, operations and support of US defense, homeland security and aerospace operations," according to Invesco.
Home to 48 stocks, PPA is the largest of the ETFs highlighted here in terms of number of holdings.
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This course gives comprehensive details on the spirit, function and service of the Armor-bearer as seen by the biblical perspective of the Old and New Testaments. It also entails the attitudes necessary for true Christian service. Those attitudes include: The Mind of Christ, Singleness of Heart, Functions of the Servant and Becoming Principled People.


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Now: Since the 2x Radeon R9s broke it has 2x RX480s which are now broken as well they only lasted about a weak...
I've had performance issues since the beginning with the R9s, with the R9s ist wasn't so bad lower frame rates then expected but as long as I kept or reinstalled the oldest radeon drivers nothing really bad.
After about 6 months both the R9s were broken, I returned the pc as it was still under warranty and it came back with 2 RX 480s.
With the RX480s performance was horrible frame rates averaging at best 30fps with the worst drops to 7fps
Both the R9 and the RX480 need pci3.0 ports for best results but they should still be able to run on pci2.0 ports however this could result in a bottleneck because pci2.0 is slower, according to this post especially if you have multiple according to this post PCI Express 3.0 x16 graphic card on PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot? - [Solved] - Graphics Cards.
Is this maybe the source of all the performance issues I and probably some others have been experiencing, the fact that under a higher workload the RX480, R9 and other newer pci3.0 gpu are simply incompatible with older pci2.0 motherboards?
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1) Thomas Hobbes and George Berkeley on Substance
According to Thomas Hobbes, a substance must be corporeal. Therefore, to Hobbes, all substances including God were corporeal (material). It is against this backdrop that he maintained that the universe existed but only through human definition, given that humans can only perceive and experience the corporeal. On the other hand, Berkeley takes a diametrically opposed stab, postulating that all things that surround human beings are only their ideas, and that sensible things do not have any other existence that is distinct from the sense being perceived by humans.
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Bb Pilipinas 2016 is on fire! While the world is anticipating the crowning moment of the grand pageant, whereby Pia Wurtzbach will pass on her crown to her successor as Miss Universe Philippines 2016, her better half, Dr Mike is pondering over his beloved with all sweetness.
Tonight, Dr Mike posted a tweet saying: "Even though tonight you are giving up the crown, yiu'll forever be my Miss Philippines. #ComeBackSoon"
Within few moments, the tweet went viral at the social media leaving the couple's fans love and adore them even more. Isn't this an endearing gesture!
Meanwhile, do not forget to share your favorites for Bb. Pilipinas 2016.
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Silent Voices
Project: "Silent Voices"
Grade: 5th, 8th, 11th
Content areas: Social Studies (American History), ELA (narrative reading and writing)
Enduring Understanding: There is value in understanding our history through the voices of many.
Final Product: 2 voice poetry, Art submission, narrative writing
Culminating Experience: Tribute night for community
Driving Question: How can we learn from different perspective in history to honor silenced voices today?
- History, ELA: Narrative Writing
- Diverse perspectives: Graphic organizer on Point of View
- Compare/Contrast: 2 voice poetry
- Current issues, perspectives: Research, survey results
- Art as expression: draft, critique
To see download the project overview for 5th grade click HERE


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Mile-a-Minute Project of the Hudson Valley
The Mile-a-Minute Project of the Hudson Valley was established in 2005 to provide outreach, education and control for the Mile-a-Minute vine (Persicaria perfoliata L., formerly Polygonum perfoliatum L.) to help prevent its spread.
Contact Information
Email: email@example.com Phone: 845-786-2701 x 293 or 263
The Problem
Mile-a-minute is an aggressive, non-native invasive plant that has invaded the Hudson Valley. It grows rapidly–up to 6 inches a day and up to 30 feet in a single year–making it particularly harmful to native species. Its prickly stems and leaves allow it to climb over surrounding vegetation and form dense, tangled mats that shade out and choke underlying vegetation. Wildlife, primarily birds, are the main distributors of seeds. Seeds are also dispersed by water, in contaminated soil and as hitchhikers on clothes, shoes and equipment. Seeds can survive in the soil for 7 years.
Report a Sighting
Because this plant is easily spread by animals, water and humans, it pops up in new places each year. The sooner these new, small colonies are removed, the easier it is to control the plant in the long-term. And we need your help to locate these new colonies!
If you think you have seen Mile-a-Minute vine, please contact us. We will get in touch with you to confirm the identification and implement management measures, if possible.
What you can do if you have mile-a-minute on your land
If berries (seeds) are absent–
- Pull out plants and roots. Leave the vines in the sun with the roots exposed.
If berries (seeds) are present–
- Put all plant trimmings and seeds in black plastic bags and let them cook in the sun for 4 weeks before disposal in the collection site. Note: composting the vines and seeds is not advised, because home composting and many facilities do not reach the high temperatures required to kill the seeds.
- Monitor the site in the fall, pull out new plants, and repeat each year until no new plants are found in the spring and summer.
- Herbicide is also effective, but use caution around other plants. Follow the instructions on the label and never spray when windy or above 80 degrees F.
- If you have questions or a large infestion on your property, please call or email the Mile-a-Minute Project or your local Cornell Cooperative Extension Association!
Caution: do not release seeds in new locations! Check clothes, shoes & vehicles for hitchhiking seeds.
The Mile-a-Minute Project organizes hand-pulling events to remove infestations of mile-a-minute vine from various locations throughout the Hudson Valley. In addition to land stewardship, these events are an opportunity to mingle with other conservationists, get some exercise, enjoy the great outdoors and learn about invasive plants. Contact us to get involved!
The Mile-a-Minute vine has a unique combination of traits that make it easy to identify:
- Traingle-shaped leaves
- Downward facing barbs or prickles on the vine and undersides of leaves.
- Ocrea (saucer-shaped leaves) that surround the stem at nodes (branching points).
- Pale green seeds that turn bright blue in midsummer.
Biocontrol: The Mile-a-Minute Weevil
Traditional control of Mile-a-Minute vine in the United States involves hand-pulling, mowing, targeted grazing, and herbicide application, each method having its benefits and issues. To successfully manage the plant and limit seed production, these methods must be employed early and often. Mile-a-Minute is an annual vine, and so the roots do not survive the winter. Mile-a-Minute seeds, however, remain viable for many years, and therefore care must be taken to avoid spreading seeds when conducting management via hand-pulling, mowing or targeting grazing. Both the green seeds and the ripe blue seeds are capable of growing.In 2004, a new biocontrol method for Mile-a-Minute was introduced in the United States. This method uses an insect, a 2 millimeter long, stem-boring weevil (Rhinocomimus latipes L.), that is an enemy of the Mile-a-Minute vine. It has shown promising results so far. Weevils can travel up to 10 miles per year, colonizing new patches of Mile-a-Minute on their own. By using the vine to feed and breed, the weevils defoliate and stress the plant, decreasing seed quantity and quality. The weevils are host specific to Mile-a-Minute, meaning they feed exclusively on the plant and will not consume any other vegetation.
Thank you for your help in the fight against invasive plants!
Click here to download the Mile-a-Minute brochure
Helpful Links:
NY invasive species information http://www.nyis.info/
Cornell Cooperative Extension http://cce.cornell.edu/Pages/Default.aspx
University of Delaware's scientific literature related to mile-a-minute biocontrol
Maps and data management system for invasive species sightings across the state of NY:
The lab that raises the weevils we release:


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There is high correlation between reading comprehension or we can say reading ability and problem
solving ability. That means if you have an ability to read and understand, then you will be a good
problem solver.
Problem solving is mental process we solve problem in mind and attempt to solve it in reality. A monkey who tries to jump from one branch of a tree to branch of another tree will haves solved the problem of matching the ability to jump with. Distance of jumping. If we are in a problem situation we cannot solve it unless the principle on which problem can be known. Once the principle occurs to the mind problem is solved Sherlock om. (Spelling) was once in a situation of lighting the cigarette without match stick.
He saw the hay stock and used his convex lenses used as simple microscope and solved the problem of igniting a small bundle of hay stock. Hence I appeal to the young boys and girls develop reading comprehension and later writing ability .I am sure that you will definitely acquire them by reading the magazine HAPPY GO FOR A PERIOD of at least A YEAR. Once you understand how verbal learning using the vocabulary and proper grammar helps in acquiring information and knowledge you love to read Happy Go because it enables you to sustain interest by sustaining your reading through interesting episodes Parents feel happy because the first five years of schooling is not formal schooling of writing and reading the textbooks. The first five years are for listening and observing playing and learning to communicate.
You will have learnt to speak and communicate your observed facts in the environment. Then begins your Alphabet learning and also slowly begin to write then the help will come Our HAPPY GO Magazine. Parents can easily differentiate between other commercial magazine and our Happy Go. Happy Go is for developing reading skills and expressions leading to acquisition of Values needed to lead a happy child hood and further Good social life.


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Do you write well and seem to have an innate ability to connect with people? Do you master the latest social media trends before your friends even know they exist? If you have the creative energy to work in a fast-paced environment, Hofstra's nationally accredited public relations program can prepare you with the communication, management, and digital skills you need to succeed as a PR professional in today's 24/7 media and information cycle.
You could serve as the press secretary for a senator or government office, a communications officer for Google, a spokesperson for an up-and-coming musician, or a media director for a small nonprofit.
We can teach you how to use a variety of communication methods that are as limitless as your imagination – from press releases, media interviews, and social media to creating viral video campaigns
and planning special events to generate buzz for your client's products and services with the media, consumers, and other audiences.
Our award-winning professors bring to the classroom decades of professional experience at the highest levels of government and industry. They share firsthand lessons on how to create effective communications plans, build strong relationships with key partners such as journalists or investors, and help your client quickly recover from a crisis. Students also get real-world experiences through internships with some of the most renowned companies and brands in the media capital of the world.
Career opportunities for public relations majors vary, depending on the industry and your role. In the New York region, graduates with a bachelor's degree in public relations earned an average annual salary of $58,681, and job growth for this major is projected to increase 19.4% by 2026, according to New York area labor market data retrieved in July 2018 by Burning Glass Technologies.
Students begin by focusing on how public information is shared from the viewpoint of both the communicator and the receiver. You will create a strategic media relations campaign aimed at publicizing a product, service, idea or issue by conducting original research, producing brochures and newsletters, and developing social media strategies. Students will learn best practices and skills in visual design, online audio and video content, blogs, websites, and digital analytics. As a capstone project, students will develop a pro bono public relations campaign for a nonprofit client assigned by the instructor.
And because our program has full accreditation from the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, students can be sure it meets rigorous standards for a high-quality educational experience and is among the finest programs in the country.
Students will be required to complete 36 semester hours to graduate, including two marketing classes, and will take required courses including:
- Fundamentals of Public Relations
- Public Relations Research and Analytics
- Writing for Public Relations and Media
- Media Relations
- Digital Tools for Public Relations
- Public Relations Campaigns
- Theories of Global Public Relations and the International Media
Up-to-date information about required classes and more is available in the Hofstra Bulletin.
There is also a minor in public relations, as well as minors in mass media studies, journalism and integrated media.
We also offer a graduate degree in public relations that can be completed at night or on Saturdays.
What You'll Learn
You'll develop an understanding of the media process and how media outlets make coverage decisions - critical skills for a public relations practitioner. You'll also hone strong media relations techniques including writing skills, presentation skills, pitching, and media/video training.
You'll also examine global theories of the role of public relations in society and will evaluate how the media operates and differs in various regions and countries around the world. In addition, you'll gain an understanding of how to use probability sampling, research methodologies, digital and social media surveys, and data analytics to inform your public relations strategy.
Attending school just 25 miles from the media capital of the world significantly improves your chance of securing valuable internships that are almost sure to advance your career. Whatever your career plans are, there are scores of internship possibilities in New York City and on Long Island.
Students average about three internships during their time at Hofstra. That kind of exposure helps them build professional networks and gain invaluable experience before they even get their degree.
Hofstra students have built strong résumés with internships at companies including the Brooklyn Nets, AMC Networks, Atlantic Records, Billboard magazine, CBS, FOX, and Weber Shandwick PR.
Additionally, the Hofstra chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America enables students to attend numerous professional networking events throughout the year and participate in student-run committees, philanthropic events, and social outings.
Hofstra's chapter was named a star chapter at the 2017 PRSSA national conference in Boston, and has been selected several times over the last few years to host annual PRSSA regional conferences on campus. PR students have also worked at high-profile University events including three presidential debates.
Meet Shannon Abrahall
Shannon Abrahall, a public relations graduate, discusses how she chose her career path and how the advice of a trusted professor helped her crystalize her vision. While at Hofstra, she landed internships with the New York Mets, New York Islanders, New York Lizards, and Brooklyn Sports and Entertainment. This is her story.


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Studios are closing down all around. Where once you could look in the back of a music magazine and find literally dozens of studios competing on reputation, equipment, facilities and price, there are now usually only a few. Perhaps even just one.
Major studios don't advertise as their work comes directly from people in the business. But they have had a tough time too and many have closed down. Those that are still operating have generally diversified into audio for video and multimedia, and away from pure music recording.
This shouldn't be surprising. Once, only a well invested recording studio could afford the equipment. Now anyone can have equipment at home that is as good as the best in terms of sound quality. So now commercial studios can only compete on space, acoustics, facilities and expertise. Actually that's not a bad combination, but still the bookings are down.
So all this recording work has disappeared into home studios has it? People now sit down in front of a computer and produce music that would once have required a $1000 a day studio to record?
Yes, but there is more to it than that. You wouldn't know it, but there are many very well set up private studios around. Some are just the next step up from a 'bedroom studio'. But others are built on such a scale that they rival commercial facilities. And just as commercial studios need people there to do the work, the assisting, the 'gophering' and everything else, these private studios are full of opportunities too.
The difficulty is that once you could be anyone and write a letter to a recording studio asking for a job, which is how many engineers got started. But now you can't find these private studios, and you have to be 'in the know' already to find the opportunities.
The plain fact though is that there is more recording going on than ever, and that means that there are more people working around recording too. My recommendation for a strategy to replace the traditional letter-to-a-commercial-studio approach to getting a job would now be to scan the credits on CDs that you like, and try and track down the people involved in production. Write them letters and see what you can find out. I doubt whether the producer himself or herself would reply, but lower down the production chain there might well be someone who could help.
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The show starts out with Team Eugene having a mundane dinner (emphasis on "mundane" because Shana is eliminated, one of the few times where an eliminated contestant is featured in the next episode and that person is too nice to create unnecessary drama), everybody making fun of Eugene's Provence inspiration and Stepanie dramatizing everything since the last elimination. Jamie Durie announces that semi-finals starting and introduce their next client, happily staring at them in a picture frame.
Client: Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen
Room: Upstairs Room
Budget: $25,000
Time Limit: 16 hours
Additional Note: Use black as the core color. Also, no special Lawrence's designs for them to apply, where the fun in that?
According to Tyler: Drinks gin, places one controversial item to get people talking
Shops: Taylor B, Hassan's Carpets, Singapore Trading Post, Fella Design
Dulux Color Tip: Separate different colors slightly to make your own unique color.
Team Eugene
Spent: $18,020
Their concept is an open home office. At walkthrough, everybody is giddy with Rachel's Gin Sum Cart. Lawrence felt the room is too theatrical, a word too overused to describe him, likes the wood wall to ceiling art piece (though the execution needs more work), the checkerboard floor is overdone but well executed, hated the curtains (too busy) but like the editing of placing the furniture.
Reveal Rachel's embarrassing mistake (though it will be revealed anyway) of referring to him as a Dark Horse.
Amazingly, after 9 weeks she manages to wrongly label his title from Dark Prince to Dark Horse (like what we have been telling Katy Perry, it refers to an underdog and not a literal dominating beast)
Team Stephanie
Spent: $19,020 (Unless your handymen suddenly care about being paid, it's not even close to full at all)
Their initial Gothic inspiration is replaced with an interpretation of mancave or to make it more respectful, David Hex (which Tyler, the inspiration for Steph to change the theme, is horrified with Lawrence being associated with that word).
At the start, Lawrence felt the room doesn't represent him, then liked the ceiling installation and found the horses running up painting gave a little humor. Lawrence found their application of the color scheme to be confident, showed maturity and "flaws". Cat pointed out the books they bought showed his passion for intellect, but Lawrence quickly pounced back that these books are for showroom purposes. In fact, he dislikes this room because there are too many pieces of furniture placed in this room. I disagree (too many accessories? It's below average) and I found this room surprisingly calm instead. My winner pick.
(Is she on Vlad pills? I felt she was more animated than usual)
Compared to last week she is rather confident with the design and accidentally messed up the painted door.
Wanted to do a wallpaper stencil that couldn't be pulled off due to time constraints (a 16-hour time constraint)
Very stressed in this challenge and accidentally used Rachel's hairdresser to dry their art piece.
After the deliberation, Lawrence decided to not announce a winning team, get all 4 contestants to step forward to their stars and judge whether we will be staying or leaving.
Firstly, Rachel, the judges found her execution beautifully done…and announce her to be a finalist, even Lawrence thinking that she's one of the strongest contestants to be in the finals.
Secondly, Eugene, after he correctly states the things judges is looking for a finalist (passion, execution, teamwork)…Lawrence decided his time is up, cutting him for the climatic decision between Stephanie and Jesy.
Thirdly, Stephanie, after Lawrence is suprised that she states passion is her strongest asset (for me is her leadership and voice that got her very far), he felt she's good with designing beautiful boxes and admitted that her future as an interior designer is bleak.
Forthy, Jesy, he claims he's good at designing outside the box.
With much deliberation, the second finalist is…Stephanie
As their first role as the finalists, they have a 1 in 2 session in Lawrence on how to excel in their final challenge.
When I finished the episode the first time and then watching this episode the second time for a recap, it is very apperant for me that why the 2 girls excel to the Top 2, aside from dominating the post elimination confessionals.
Compare them to Aleksandra from Season 5, part of the reason why she's the winner of her season is that right from the start she has the most declarative voice-having most design elements that makes her stood out from the rest of the competition (Lady on a Swing, Transylvanian, Painting of Genevieve Gorder's daugther, colorful mural, arcylic shelf and BW mind confusion woodpiece).
With the contestants being rather solid in their execution and both teams are quite supportive of each other, I think Lawrence decided to use this critieria. While all 4 of them did show their voices at varying points, this episode especially magnified the design voices proclaimed from Stephanie & Rachel and when Eugene's voice is overshadowed by Rachel, it's ovbious in hindsight that Jesy, who in this episode showed the least voice, won't be in the finals.
Obviously, design voice alone won't make you win, but certainly makes you memorable in front of the judgess, in good ways or bad.


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Amazing travel with four my friends - Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia&Herzegovina, Albania,
Day 12013/08/27
The best accommodation in the world - the airport in Belgrade ;-)
Day 42013/08/30
With our new friends. Greetings from Novi Pazar.
Postmodern buildings in southern Serbia
Hang over! Rakija is really strong ;-)
Greet view in Żabljak, Montenegro.
Djavola Varos in Serbia. Amazing place.
Day 52013/08/31
Safe roads? Not in the Balcan ;)
This is Albania, beatiful country, but... :-D
Tara Kanion in Montenegro. One of the best place on the world.
Day 72013/09/02
Amazing view for a sea in south Croatia.
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GRIND magazine has produced and created editorials for a number of major labels. Now the Japanese publication has turned its sights to Carhartt WIP's Spring/Summer 2018 collection. The editorial showcases newly released pieces worn backwards and very loose fitting. Check out the editorial below and shop the latest release here.
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Elkines K2 is a large humanoid Mechanical Beast mostly colored green featuring a dark green torso, hands, axila, and, feet and light green midsections, forearms, and thighs. On the chest is a vertical pair of red dots. Two yellow antenna stick out of the shoulders, while the top of its head is a purple dome. It has sharp claws that likely are used to fight enemies.
Abilities and EquipmentEdit
Elkines K2 was hardly seen in combat, and it appears that its only weapon is a pair of sharp claws.
Elkines was a Mechanical Beast under the control of Dr. Hell and the Ashura Corps. After Mazinger Z lands on Dr. Hell's flying fortress the Navalon he sends several Mechanical beasts to combat him, one of which was Elkines K2. While it seemed that the Mazinger was being beaten, Devilman flew up and destroyed Elkines K2 with his Devil Beam as well as Dankimas C2.
- Elkines K2 appears to be a redesign of Bazin B9 from the Mazinger Z manga.
- It also appears to be the inspiration for Dynamo Man from ''Mega Man and Bass''.


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Christy is aware of learn how to up the ante in terms of her huge cupcakes. Bambino is fairly conscious that you simply enjoy her mammories and babe luvs to be observed, so babe places on a de-robe showcase for you by means of her Jacuzzi. Bambino unleashes the entire stops, too, as a result of babe is aware of precisely what you need to observe. First-ever and fundamental, what melon showcase could be conclude sans a fishnet best? Together with her puffies blatantly boning out of the slots in her best and a little britneys of sheer undies, Christy begins her showcase by means of humming. As soon as babe demonstrates you her unhealthy forms, babe will get soddening raw in an out of doors bathroom. (Bambino luvs the marvelous air on her raw nipples and fuckbox…duh!) After which babe unwraps bare and lubes up with heaps of teenybopper lube…as it makes her mammories lubricious and it is helping her slip her frigs in her cascading puss. And as soon as babe frosts the entire booby fundamentals, like pawing and clamping her oily puffies and melon smashing her muffins along with her oily palm, babe brings herself over the verge and finishes off only for you. We are certain your man-meat will give her a status ovation.


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We had a great turnout for the second harbour clean up for 2012. 22 Volunteers arrived from RBYC, Sam's Tours and the Civic Action Team for the Dive Against Debris briefing at 10am, and we swiftly got everyone in the water and on their way to their chosen collection areas within the hour. Most chose to dive, but we had a handful of snorkelers and dinghy drivers, and some logistics personal on land as well.
|Mike and Hae-Sung (Ziggies Follies)
dragging a load under the dinghy
|Richard, Lee and Joy (Before and After) work together as
snorkelers and a dinghy driver cleaning up around the Sam's Wall
In just a couple of hours we hauled 369lbs of trash out of the water, everything from cages to spectacles, tyres to record players, and one overwhelming culprit, the aluminium can, of which there were hundreds. Data recorded from the event is being collated and will be submitted to Project Aware Foundation for the excellent work they do assisting to save our planet, one dive at a time, through Dive Against Debris events worldwide.
I'd like to send a big thank you out to Sam's Tours for their donation of prizes, and lunch special for the event.
A number of competitions were run with the results and prizes as follows:
Most Trash Collected -
1st Place - The Inmates - 88lbs
Prize - 2 tank dive for 2 people at Sam's Tours
Prize - Kayak tour for 2 people at Sam's Tours
3rd Place - Before and After - 60lbs
Prize - Sam's Tours Ex Rental Octopus (Can be claimed once new stock has arrived)
4th Place - Ziggies Follies - 58lbs
Prize - Sam's Tours Ex Rental BCD (Can be claimed once new stock has arrived)
5th Place - Sweet Sweet Chilli Sauce - 43lbs
Prize - Sam's Tours Ex Rental Suunto Dive Computer (Can be claimed once new stock has arrived)
and 6th Place - 1, 2, 3 Go - 37lbs
Prize - United Luggage Protection Bag
Weirdest/Coolest Object Found -
Winner - Before and After with their great headless Japanese Statue
Prize - $30 Bottom Time Voucher
Largest Object Found -
Winner - The Inmates with their enormous Crab Cage
Prize - $40 Bottom Time Voucher
Smallest Object Found -
Winner - Sweet Sweet Chilli Sauce with their tiny Butterfly Clip
Prize - $20 Bottom Time Voucher
Another big thank you needs to go United for donating the bags to hold the trash in! Much appreciated. Also another shout out, this one to Planet Blue Kayak Tours, for their kind offer to donate kayaks for the event (sadly the pouring rain meant there were no kayakers this time around). The Civic Action Team kindly offered to dispose of the trash so thank you CAT, we're very grateful for your assistance.
Finally, a large warm and heartfelt thank you to all the volunteers on the day, we honestly couldn't have done it without you.
More photos from the event will go up on Facebook shortly.
Prizes will be distributed to the winners of all categories shortly.
Have a great week ahead! And most of all, Be the Change you want to See in the World!


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Scherer, Friermood take Thirdstone Texas Redfish Showdown
Last updated 8/1/2012 at Noon
Robert Scherer and Blaine Friermood took a field of the best redfish anglers in Texas to school, specifically to open water redfish school and cashed a $25,000 check for the effort. An incredibly deep field of the best redfish tournament anglers in Texas converged on beautiful Harborwalk Marina in Galveston with high hopes of taking home some of the substantial cash and prizes offered.
The weather was "chamber of commerce" perfect and the conditions were certainly right for big stringers. The vast majority of the field keyed in on open water schools of redfish that had been cruising the Galveston Bay complex for the last few weeks. The open water pattern is a difficult one to bank on due to several factors, most important of all would be weather.
Trying to key on schools of fish that can roam miles in open water is a crapshoot for most anglers but in Trinity Bay there are few guys better than Blaine Friermood and he certainly showed that this past weekend.
After day one, Friermood and Scherer sat in second place behind the always tough team of Jon and Chris Culpepper, with each team breaking the 26 pound mark for three redfish. Both teams keyed in on open water schools and didn't really find the better fish until just before time to head for the weigh in line.
The rest of the filed was bunched up tightly as just three pounds separated third from 14th. Only a few anglers bucked the trend of staying local and made big runs to both the east and the west. Two teams ran all the way to Sabine while a few others took off west and ran to Matagorda and Port O in search of their fish.
Day two dawned a little different, early morning showers and a little more wind certainly made things much more challenging and that was reflected in the overall weights. Scherer and Friermood backed an opening day 26.06 pound stringer with a very solid 23.97 pound effort to seal first place. After posting a 26.59 pound bag on day one, the Culpepper brothers only managed 21 pounds and finished in second place. Rob Schumuske and Joe Peddy (Team Daley's Hunt and Fish) took third with a weight of 45.92. Judd and Jennifer Johnson finished fourth at 43.51 and Team Thirdstone of Ray Malone and Ryan Sweezy took fifth place with a 43.12 total.
Overall the weights were down for most of the contestants on Sunday but the overall average for the entire tournament was an impressive 6.21 pounds per fish. Perhaps the most mind blowing aspect of the whole event was that 97 percent of all fish brought to the scale were released alive while only four fish did not survive.
The Thirdstone Texas Redfish Showdown was a great success across the board as nearly every team I spoke with commented on how efficiently and professionally the tournament was run. With the help of the folks from the HT Redfish series and others this event really opened some eyes in the fishing world along the Texas coast. From the new hands free weigh in method to the lucrative payouts the tournament was top notch all the way around. It would certainly be safe to say that this event will expand in the near future.
Photo: Robert Scherer and Blaine Friermood took home the title at the Thirdstone Texas Redfish Showdown. RECORD PHOTO: Chuck Uzzle


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Yoga Shoulderstand Cycle with Variations
The shoulderstand cycle rotates through more than one repetition of the shoulderstand - plow - bridge sequence. This video demonstrates two rounds of the cycle. The first time through without variations, the second time through with variations of the candle for shoulderstand, the plow in prayer, and the bridge with leg lifts. This is an intermediate to advanced sequence, for people who already have a moderate to strong yoga practice. Demonstrated by Ruth. Camera: Nanda. Speaker: Sita.
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text: For this fun game, you will need two chairs and buckets, a large bag of cotton balls, a large serving spoon, a cloth or bandana to use as a blindfold, and a stopwatch or timer. Put the two buckets on the chairs, one filled with cotton balls, about five feet apart, facing each other. Blindfold a player, hand them the large spoon and instruct them to move the cotton balls from one bucket to the other. Make sure you twirl the player around a few times before they begin. Set the timer for a set amount of time, five minutes maximum. The player that gets the most cotton balls in the bucket before the timer goes off wins. If a player loses their direction, they cannot use their hands to find the bucket. Also, if they peek or use their hands, they are disqualified. Sometimes the player will lose direction and begin scooping from the wrong bucket, eliciting great laughter.


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I was thinking about what losing an 18 year old son as my Brother in Law and his Wife did a week ago today really is like.
There is no easy way to say goodbye. It's always hard to lose someone you love. But, sometimes it's not just leaving as it would be with a person who is ill or elderly and infirmed. It's a loss, but there is preparation.
For example: If you have a diseased arm the Doctor can anesthetize you, carefully remove it, this on the heels of careful analysis and preparation for the operation. Knowing what to expect. Knowing that it will be a loss. Knowing it still hurts, but it does in fact does heal. Kind of like the expected passing of someone without it being a surprise.
Opposed to that would be if some evil person just walks up and brutally RIPS your arm off. Blood everywhere. Pain. Hurt. Trauma. Terrible loss. No preparation. No anesthesia . Raw pain.
That's more what this loss was. And it will heal like that. I have learned from this and other situations not to expect quick healing.
OH, over time it will heal, but it will always be sore, raw and ugly.
I now understand that much better than I did.


text: Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE: ESLT) unit M7 Aerospace LLC, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems of America, has been awarded an initial $5 million order on a sub-contract from Support Systems Associates, Inc. (SSAI). M7 will provide an avionics refresh for the US Air National Guard's premier fixed-wing aircraft used for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance operations - the RC-26B. If all options are ordered, the total sub-contract would be valued at $22 million. M7 Aerospace will complete the work by 2021 out of its San Antonio, Texas facility. RELATED ARTICLES Elbit wins Energean deal to protect Karish-Tanin gas fields Elbit Systems wins NIS 1.25b IDF munitions contract Elbit Systems awarded Raytheon laser deal Elbit, Canada's Kraken team on robot naval minesweeper The contract with SSAI will include avionics engineering, design, integration, modification, test and maintenance for the technically advanced aircraft. "The US Air National Guard can trust Elbit Systems of America to keep their aircraft mission ready," said Raanan Horowitz, president and CEO of Elbit Systems of America. "We are committed to delivering advanced avionics that modernize the RC-26B aircraft and enhance its relevance and sustainability." M7 Aerospace, through type certificate ownership, is the original equipment manufacturer of the RC-26B aircraft. Published by Globes, Israel business news - en.globes.co.il - on February 6, 2019 © Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. 2019


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I just got my max cape, changed my title to "Maxed" in-game, and posted on the HLF Access thread, but my title on the forums still shows as "Slayer Master" as it was before. Do I need to wait for it to update, or is there something I'm missing?
Title obviously updated as I was typing out this post -.- feel free to lock this thread, all is well in the universe now. Arguing with a moron is like playing chess with a pigeon: Even if you win, they'll knock over the pieces, crap on the board, and strut about as if they won.
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7 Facts about Mammograms that you didn't know
Mammograms are a standard procedure for detecting breast cancer early. The screening can find lumps 2 or 3 years before a woman or her health care provider can feel them.
A mammogram is an X-ray of the mammary glands in the breast. The diagnostic test reveals breast problems, such as lumps and whether any lump is a fluid-filled cyst or a solid mass. Here are some facts about mammograms you might not be aware of.
Mammograms screen for breast cancer, tumours and calcium deposits. However, monthly breast self-examination and regular doctor's examinations are also required for optimal breast cancer screening.
If your mammogram is abnormal, a breast problem is quite likely. However, it does not necessarily mean that a cancer is present. Also, it doesn't mean they are ineffective. This is the reason other tests including biopsy are followed by an abnormal mammogram.
Radiation exposure is linked to cancer. But,radiation exposure during a mammogram has never been found to be a cause of breast cancer. Mammograms require very small doses of radiation, and the risk of cancer due to it is low.
It is advised to not wear antiperspirants, deodorants and powders before you go for a mammogram. These make interpretation of the results difficult or make the images appear foggy. And, an abnormal finding can be taken for breast cancer.
If you have breast implants, it is advised to tell the expert who is performing the mammogram about it. These can make a mammogram more difficult by getting in the way of breast tissue. This is why mammograms are more difficult in younger women as they tend to have denser breast tissue.
According to the British Medical Journal, women who carry a specific gene mutation called BRCA 1/2 are vulnerable to radiation exposure from mammography. This gene mutation is linked to cancer development.
According to the American Cancer Society, women with average breast cancer risk should have more frequent examinations and annual mammograms starting at the age of 40.
All possible measures have been taken to ensure accuracy, reliability, timeliness and authenticity of the information; however Onlymyhealth.com does not take any liability for the same. Using any information provided by the website is solely at the viewers' discretion. In case of any medical exigencies/ persistent health issues, we advise you to seek a qualified medical practitioner before putting to use any advice/tips given by our team or any third party in form of answers/comments on the above mentioned website.


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Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer. His victims are young and pretty women, which he rapes and murders. The murders are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are acquaintances of Block. Even his daughters are threatened.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerActor: Alison Eastwood, Bill Holliday, Clint Eastwood, Dan Hedaya, Geneviève Bujold, Jamie Rose, Jenny Beck, Marco St. John
Director: Richard Tuggle
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Deep in the forest, far from the lights of the civilized world, Lana creeps towards the mouth of a cave. The stones that litter the ground are marked with strange sigils; they ward off trespassers, but Lana has no worries: she is welcome here. She walks into the cave where her preternatural sight serves her well. The world of the cave, black to any other visitor, is alive with color to Lana. She scans the area, looking for the hermit called River. She looks upon his trappings; wilted flowers and drying herbs are scattered on the floor and hung from the ceilings, a table stained with blood and wine, and a mattress stuffed with leaves that crunch as the hermit turns to awaken.
"You failed, River, and I can't have that." she hisses, her serpentine features sharp and emotionless. She picks up a clay vessel from the table and sniffs it casually. It stinks of urine and blood.
"I said that the procedure was questionable, that it might fail, that she might die, but you insisted. You said that Bodon could send his power across the gulfs of the abyss, you said that he wouldn't need to be summoned here." He replies in a raspy voice. Draped in rotting animal skins and wearing a flannel night shirt, River stumbles to his feet, unable to gain his balance in a world that rocks like a boat. He puts a hand to his head, trying to keep his brain from floating away.
"He can. He is strong, It is your magic that is weak. With such meager tools, can you really expect to do his work?" Lana states as she paces impatiently, lecturing River on his faults and musing about his responsibility in the failure perpetrated a week ago. Lana had brought Francine Keene to the cave, allowed her to make her dreams come true. River had opened a gate, allowing King Bodon's power to change Francine, but the power eventually failed, and Lana concluded that River was at fault. She glares at him disdainfully while he grabs an ancient glass decanter and relieves himself in it.
"I work with what I have. The gods, demons, angels, and spirits don't care about the presentation, they only care about the opportunity. They'll take any chance to influence our world." Snorting and pulling phlegm up from his lungs, River spits a yellowy globule of phlegm into the green glass decanter.
"Are all of these things necessary? It all seems so theatrical and excessive; the lifestyle, the stench: it's like practicing Catholicism when Protestantism would do well enough." A furtive smile passes her lips, ending as a smirk that nearly reveals a row of sharply pointed teeth. She stands contropasto, pushing the ropey tendrils of golden hair from her face and staring at River critically, wondering if he really is the best choice for the task at hand.
Moodily, feeling like Icarus after crashing to the earth, River strokes his tangled, bushy beard. He sniffs the air and contemplates the smell, thinks that it isn't all that bad, and shakes his head. "I choose my life, you choose yours. It's too hard for me to fit in the human world." A laugh rattles in he throat, causing him to expectorate a thick, mucous blob. "That's funny, you know. I'm a human, and I have no place amongst them. You are part dragon and you are loved by them, trusted by them." A gapped-toothed, sardonic grin hides behind his beard but can be read easily in his eyes. Lana fails to see his amusement.
Unsettled by Lana's emotionless reptilian stare, River fusses with the button on his nightshirt. He watches her eyes intently, but the slit pupils and orange irises reveal nothing. River begins to sense a malevolence in her silence; a primal part of him sees her serpentine features in a sinister light, and he feels his heart pump more swiftly. Unconsciously, his muscles tense, preparing to spring away.
"So what do you want? Just to tell me that F'rahl Bodon's power has failed?" asks River, his eyes casually searching for a bone handled knife that he's certain he had left on the table the night before last.
"Don't use that name. You will call him King." responds Lana coldly and with conviction. "Only those that worship him may call him by that name." She sees the tension in River's posture, draws an imaginary line from his eyes to the knife on the table. Understanding River's apprehension and discomfort, she withdraws physically, not desiring a physical conflict. Her delicate hands slide along the curves of her hips as she exposes her palms, saying "I'm sorry for my zeal, but you must understand my position and feelings. I know of King Bodon's power, and it can be a terrible thing. I know of its strength, and I believed that it could be trusted.
"He has never failed me, and in the fire of the moment, I threw an undue accusation. It is possible that it is your fault, but there are other explanations. However, you must understand, I have many more people interested in undergoing the procedure, and I have much depending on this being reliable. Do you understand?"
River listens to Lana and is slowly seduced by her words. Lana tells him how much she needs his help, and soon, after feeling her cool hand on his face, River is anxious to help her. He no longer feels wary of her, instead he craves her attention, unaware of the subtle manipulation she perpetrates. They stand at the cave's entrance, a cool, night breeze chasing through the trees. Each knows how near they are to the city, yet it feels as though they are the only people in the world as they speak in the darkness.
"I need you to call him over. His strength is too diluted when it is pulled through a tiny hole. We need him here." Says Lana. River feels himself saying "yes", though he doesn't remember saying it after Lana leaves. Instead, he only feels the precipitous decision weigh cripplingly on his shoulders. He ponders the steps he must take now that he has given his word; he ponders the lives he must take so that his promise could be fulfilled.


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Get ready for a cool experience!
The Ice Skate Tour is heading to Hastings - You'll need to get your skates on though, it's here for a limited time.
This artificial ice rink will look like natural ice, have 97% the same gliding capacity as natural ice and has zero impact on the environment. Friday & Saturday nights we'll have food trucks and a coffee cart available.
- What are your smallest skates?
Size 9/10 which is normally for a 4 year old child
- What are your biggest skates?
Size 13 mens
- Is there an age restriction for kids?
No as long as they fit our smallest pair of skates
- Do I have to join my kids on the rink?
You don't have to however keep in mind there is no one from our end to assist them. We only get on if there is an accident or injury.
- Are there any frames to hold on to?
We will have some chairs on the rink for kids (or adults) to assist with their balance.
- Can I go on the rink with shoes?
No - ice skates only. We do have the option of shoe covers however that's only for adults to assist special needs.
- Can a wheel chair go on the rink?
Absolutely, we might just ask you to clean the wheels before you go on. As long as the wheel chair doesn't leave any marks then all good.
- Can I bring my own helmet and gloves?
Yes that's fine as long as the gloves fully cover the fingers.
- Can I use my own skates?
Yes you can however we might want to check them and have the right to refuse them.
- Is it cold on the ice rink?
No, we use artificial ice - although as it will be winter weather, we suggest dressing according to weather.
- What do I need to bring?
We recommend to bring long and thick socks for more comfort in the skates and a bottle of water.


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Founded in 2012, Aging2.0's main mission is to bring together innovators in aging, senior care, and the longevity space to create a better world for older adults through innovation and technology. Aging2.0 is run by a small, dedicated, mission-driven team out of San Francisco, California.
It is focused on changing the conversation from 1.0 (focused on local, clinical, siloed approaches) to 2.0 (collaborative, lifestyle oriented, opportunity driven).


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Every now and then I am asked the question, "How can I lift my personal profile online?" Often the question refers to search engine rankings or general exposure to potential clients online. And if your brand is new to the market and you feel like a small fish in a big pond, this can be quite a challenge. The good news is there are a number of things you can do to look bigger than you feel online.
But before we dive in, lets differentiate between a corporate brand and a personal brand. Your personal brand is, essentially, you. Your achievements, your track record, your expertise, your social life and even your diet are factors that make up your personal brand. These factors are constantly being analysed and processed by those you interact with and will influence their decisions. So lets take a look at a few things you can do to get your personal brand off the ground.
1. Get connected
Decide what network platforms best suit your business and get on them. There's no need to create an account on all social media and business networking ever to hit the web, a little bit of research will reveal where the majority of your customers 'hang out'. That's where you need to be. Remember, you will need to communicate via these channels regularly, so make sure your strategy is sustainable.
2. Start a blog
Blogging offers you the opportunity to create valuable content that can be picked up by online publishers, shared on affiliated websites and through your network of associates. Secure the domain 'yourname.com' for your blog site. If your name is Jane Smith, this may be a problem, but most people will find their domain name will be available. Using a domain with your name for your blog ensures you will be easily found via a quick search. Now that you have your blog at janesmith.com, encourage visitors to raise your monthly visitor count. Share the links to those helpful articles you have just written for you blog on your networking profiles. You can also have links to your blog from your corporate employer or landing page.
3. Advertise
Now that you have a strong presence online with valuable content, targeted advertising could give you the exposure you need. There are cost effective ways to advertise yourself like Google Adwords and Facebook Ads.
Just remember that search engines aim to authentically rank your site in order of relevance. The days of using super-technical SEO tricks and tips to lift your rankings online may soon be over. But there are things you can do so that you website stands out in search results. So join the conversation. Get online and create something of value for your market. Remember, content is king!


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July 22nd, 2019
Newry, Maine, Jul 22, 2019 – Subaru Motorsports USA driver David Higgins took the overall win at this weekend's New England Forest Rally, moving the Isle of Man native into first place in the 2019 American Rally Association (ARA) championship. Higgins and co-driver Craig Drew took the lead early on Friday and carefully navigated the rough, rocky stages through the remainder of the event to secure the second outright victory of their 2018 title defense. Teammate Oliver Solberg and co-driver Denis Giraudet pushed through an early tire puncture to set overall fastest times on ten of the event's thirteen stages, finishing fifth overall.
Higgins and Drew entered the weekend tied for first in the championship and looking for a strong showing after mechanical issues kept them off the podium at June's Idaho Rally. The veteran pair were fastest through the event's first stage and after the second stage held a slim lead over Solberg and Giraudet. With their teammates dropping back due to a flat tire on Stage 3, however, Higgins was able to close out the rally's first day with a lead of nearly a minute over eventual second-place finisher Barry McKenna.
Day 2 presented its own challenges, with a nine-stage schedule made even tougher thanks to stifling heat and humidity. Higgins and Drew focused on managing their lead while Solberg and Giraudet went all-out to make up time and earn stage wins. When the dust settled, the Subaru teammates had won all thirteen of the event's stages between them and positioned themselves in first and third positions overall for the championship.
"This event's been really good!" said Higgins after the rally. "Tough stages, very hot, but this is always a great rally because there are so many spectators – you feel the pressure to perform for them! We're back in the lead in the championship again now, so things are looking a bit better than they were a few weeks ago. A great day for us and a great day for Subaru."
"A bit of a difficult weekend for us, but that's rallying!" said Solberg. "It would have been nice to compete for the win but after the puncture on SS3 we knew it wasn't happening this week. Denis and I tried to focus on making up as much time as possible and ended up winning ten stages, which is a great result on roads we haven't seen before."
Higgins and Drew will return to the #1 Subaru WRX STI alongside Travis Pastrana and Robbie Durant at Minnesota's Ojibwe Forests Rally, August 22-24, while Oliver Solberg will next compete at September's Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. Subaru Motorsports USA will return to Americas Rallycross (ARX) competition August 3-4 in Trois-Rivierès, Quebec, Canada.
About Subaru Motorsports USA
Subaru Motorsports USA is managed by Vermont SportsCar and proudly supported by Subaru of America, Inc., Idemitsu Lubricants, Yokohama Tires, Method Race Wheels, DirtFish Rally School, KÜHL and RECARO. Follow the team online at www.subaru.com/rally.
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I only wrote about powder sunscreen last week, and in as much as I love sunscreen, powder sunscreen for me is the ultimate beauty product that many women will really appreciate. This will apply especially to women who prefer to wear makeup, those who live in hotter countries and have found it a hassle to re-apply their sunscreen in the past. Because let's face it, read the back of any sunscreen and all you hear is, re-apply through the day! I'm not sure how exactly you're supposed to do this with full makeup on! But thank the beauty industry Gods, for coming up with the ingenious product called the powder sunscreen.
The one challenge I've come up against however, is that use of powder sunscreen hasn't spread quiet as far as I would have thought! When I speak to other women, many have never even heard of it. I'm not sure if it also hasn't caught on enough for more beauty brands to make it more readily available. I've personally only ever been able to buy it online, even in the UK. So now that I live in Botswana, it's even harder to find. But it should be a lot easier for people in say America to get their hands on.
What's To Love?
- Easy to apply
- Broad spectrum protection, SPF 30 and above
- Contains no chemicals
- Not messy
- Doesn't sting the eyes as is the case with chemical versions
- Can easily be worn over or under makeup
- Usually easy to carry and convenient packaging
- Doesn't cause breakouts
- Mops up oily patches
- Suits all skin tones
- Because you can get it in translucent shade, also suitable for men.
Because it's not exactly cheap, you can use it on the face, the neck and décolletage area to help it go further and last you longer. For the rest of the body, you may want to use a regular natural/zinc sunscreen. The good news is that natural sunscreen is now becoming easier and easier to find in stores, compared to say 2-3 years ago.
Ingredients To Look Out For
- Zinc Oxide; the higher the content the better! *
- Titanium Oxide, the higher the content the better! *
- Mica
- Iron Oxides *
- Silica
- Rice Starch
*All these are the main ingredients that do the work of blocking out harmful UV rays and protecting your skin. In fact, I'd be very happy with a powder sunscreen that contained only those three and little else. The less ingredients that any product contains, the better for your skin!
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The Blog of Keith H. Mcilwain.
Disciple of Jesus / Husband of Robyn / Father of 4 /
United Methodist Pastor / Beatles fan / Steelers fan
Friday, October 06, 2006
Who created the monster?
In the book, Rev. Edgar appropriately calls the Church to a new commitment toward defeating poverty, violence, war and illiteracy and fighting for civil rights and education. Without question, these are important issues and the Church needs to do more to address them in a Christian manner. We have fallen short.
The UMNS article goes on to say, "His problem with the denomination today, he notes, is that United Methodists are so reflective of U.S. society, they have been sidelined by 'what I call the piety issues' at the expense of Methodism founder John Wesley's call to care for the poor. The piety issues include homosexuality, civil marriage and abortion."
I think there's some truth there. We have indeed been distracted by what Rev. Edgar calls "piety issues". However, Rev. Edgar blames the right wing of the Church for this, and I believe he is incorrect.
As I recall, it was the left wing of the Church who pushed to allow Rev. Elizabeth Stroud to continue to pastor while in violation of the Book of Discipline as a "self-avowed, practing homosexual". The right wing didn't make an issue of Rev. Stroud; the left wing did.
As I recall, it was the left wing who pushed for changing the definition of marriage from "one man, one woman" to other alternatives, attempting to push barriers in the last few years in both the religious and secular worlds. The right wing didn't make an issue of marriage; the left wing did.
So, as Rev. Edgar bemoans the fact that the Church seems distracted from its larger mission, perhaps he should ask himself, "Who created the monster?" There is much about the right wing of the Church I find quite disturbing (wrapping up in the flag, a sickening gun culture, an incredible moral failure to stand against the war fronts in Afghanistan and Iraq, etc.), but it seems clear that the left wing of the Church bears responsibility for distracting us all with these so-called "piety issues" during a time when the world has needed the Church to be a prophetic voice of reconciliation, hope, and the transforming power of the gospel.
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As I am not a methodist, i will not comment on the specific Methodist stuff here, but I think the church universal has fallen short of addressing issues like poverty, etc., and instead has focused on homosexuality, abortion, etc. The roots ofthe church are in feeding the hungry, housing the homeless, caring for the sick...the church universal should get back to that with vigour...not just the Methodists.
- Keith H. McIlwain said...
I agree...which isn't to say that sexuality and abortion (etc.) aren't important, but if we get the most important stuff "up front" the rest will fall into place much easier. We shouldn't focus on abortion or sexual issues at the expense of poverty and education.
Exactly. If the church universal was out there hitting the streets and seriously addressing poverty, etc., the rest of the world would absolutely have to pay attention when they spoke on issues like homosexuality, abortion, etc.
- John said...
Issues like homosexuality weren't selected by the church. They were forced upon the church against our will. We'd love to devote more energy to poverty. But so as long as certain folks want to force sexual immorality onto the church, the church must respond.
- Keith H. McIlwain said...
Excellent point.


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Thunder's Nerlens Noel Has Concussion Mid-Game Vs. Timberwolves After Falling On Face [VIDEO]
Midway through the third quarter on Tuesday night, Oklahoma City Thunder center Nerlens Noel was carried off the court unconscious.
Andrew Wiggins Elbows Nerlens Noel In The Face
Moments before this, Minnesota Timberwolves star Andrew Wiggins had driven in for a routine dunk. Noel went to block the attempt but was struck by Wiggins' elbow. He then fell over ten feet head first onto the hardwood floor.
In a video of the incident, Noel isn't seen bracing for a fall, leaving some to believe that the elbow knocked him out. Here's a video of the play that led up to the injury:
Note that trainers first check Noel's vitals and activate the Emergency Action Plan, seen with the raised fist signal. Then, they have their hands around his neck, performing "in-line stabilization." This is done to prevent the cervical neck from moving and injuring the spinal cord if there is a cervical vertebrae fracture. Luckily, Noel only sustained a concussion and avoided any fractures.
After scary fall last night, Oklahoma City Thunder center Nerlens Noel has been diagnosed with a concussion — and tests showed he avoided any fractures, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @WatchStadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 9, 2019
When the injury first happened, the worst was expected. In the video, Russell Westbrook can be heard screaming from the bench for help. After the game, some called for the league to look into offensive fouls. In this case, Noel was in the correct defensive position, Wiggins made a completely legal play with his elbow, and yet Noel still ended up unconscious.
"I just tried to make an aggressive move and dunk," Wiggins said. "He tried to contest it. I think he fell wrong. I didn't really see it until I saw him on the ground. Hopefully he's good. I hope nothing but the best for him. I hope he gets healthy soon and comes back stronger."
After the game, Wiggins tweeted out prayers for Noel. He wrote, "My prayers out to you."
My prayers out to you 🙏🏾 @NerlensNoel3
— andrew wiggins (@22wiggins) January 9, 2019
Wiggins ended the game with 40 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Wiggins received loads of criticism this season but seems to be fighting back after the Timberwolves made a coaching change. This season has been a career-rejuvenating one for both him and Noel.
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text: In Hawaiian mythology, she is the goddess of volcanoes and vitality. A goddess so in love with fire, she made her home in a volcano by creating it, and is credited with creating and shaping the Hawaiian islands. Her sister, Namaka constantly gives her a hard time by crashing her waves onto her and her home, so the story relates that they never really got along, which is why their mother insisted that Pele find another home, and decided to make her dwelling as what is now known as Mount Kilauea. She is sometimes known to punish individuals who choose to steal the stones from her sacred places and when she stomps her foot in anger, the earth quivers and the lava flows. She is a volatile goddess who can be both benevolent and malevolent, so stay on her good side. On a day like today, when you feel lazy and out of energy, call on her for some energy and vitality and she will respond.


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The Second Annual Gila County STEMFest will take place on Saturday (April 20) at Besh Ba Gowah. It's from 9:am until Noon.
The Gila County STEM Fest is a festival that connects the business community and students in an interactive fun environment. The idea is to raise interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
Local organizations, schools, small businesses and agencies will create a variety of interactive booths.
The event is for elementary, middle school and high school students, and young adults.


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Drypoint and Etching
Polymetaal Etching Press HP-60
Special Order Item
Polymetaal Etching Press JH-50
£2340 including VAT
Bed size 60 x 120cm
Overall dimensions L: 85cm x W: 100cm x H: 30cm
127cm diameter star wheel
Weight: 120kg
This press is upper roller driven (without gearing).
The spokes from the wheel are made of stainless steel pipe. If the spindles are loosened, the upper roller is raised by spring pressure. This makes presses ideally suited for lino and woodcut as well as intaglio printing. A pile of leather or cardboard can be placed under the spindles, thus providing more flexibility during printing. The upper roller has self lubricating bronze glide bearings and the lower roller ball bearings. The star wheel can be dismantled.
Blankets by special order (please email firstname.lastname@example.com)
Approximate lead time of 3 weeks (carriage is charged at cost from The Netherlands to your location - you will be invoiced for this separately. If you would like a quote before purchase please email email@example.com).
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