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Southwest Side could elect a woman to San Antonio council for first time
There's been a lot of speculation over the past year about whether Councilman Greg Brockhouse will give up his District 6 seat to run for mayor.
With the one-month filing period for municipal elections starting today, we should get an answer to that question pretty soon.
As of now, however, there is only one City Council seat that definitely will be open this year (not counting District 2, where new appointee Art Hall's current stance is that he won't risk a run in May).
After serving the Southwest Side for eight years, District 4 Councilman Rey Saldaña is term-limited out, making him only the second council member to serve four full terms since San Antonio voters approved term-limit extensions in 2008.
Saldaña loyalists, who support the councilman's push to create transportation, infrastructure, housing and education equity for the Southwest Side, have hoped for a worthy successor who could carry on his agenda.
That candidate just might have emerged.
Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia, the former chairwoman of the city's Ethics Review Board, is one of several contenders likely to file for the District 4 race. But her credentials will be hard to match.
Garcia, 39, has experience with nonprofits, the business community, city government, higher education and is active in her church.
She has lived on the Southwest Side for 35 years and raised her son, Steve, as a single mom while attaining a Ph.D. in advertising from the University of Texas at Austin. In doing so, she became the first member of her family ever to get a college degree.
As a communications and special-projects coordinator for Project QUEST, Garcia got a first-hand look at the job-training challenges facing this city.
As vice president of communications for the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, she gained an understanding of the concerns of local entrepreneurs.
As an assistant professor in marketing at Our Lady of the Lake University, she has passed on her knowledge to the next generation of students.
As the marketing manager for SAMMinistries Furniture for a Cause, she worked to get homeless on the road to self-sufficiency.
During her three-year stint as chairwoman of the Ethics Review Board, the Southwest High School grad led the effort to create a package of ethics and campaign-finance reforms passed by the council last June.
Given her high level of civic involvement over the years, the only surprise is that it's taken Garcia this long to run for elective office.
"I always knew that I wanted to do something," Garcia said. "I had been approached a few years ago by community members, before Rey Saldaña even ran, and I wasn't ready. My son was in middle school, so raising him was the priority. Now he's 19 and is entering his second semester of college and I thought, 'I think it's time.'
"I want to continue the momentum that Saldaña has done for the district. I think he's done great with infrastructure, etc. And I think because he has done a great job with the needs of the district, I can bring an additional focus beyond that. So I'm excited about the opportunity."
One of Garcia's best attributes — and one that's essential for any successful public servant — is that she recognizes what she doesn't know and works to do something about it.
"I've always tried to learn about different issues. So if I didn't know about something, I'd volunteer, so I could learn," she said. "Case in point, when Councilman Saldaña appointed me to the Ethics Review Board, I was probably one of the only nonattorneys on the board. So I always felt like I had to learn a lot."
District 4 never has elected a woman to the City Council. (Its lone female council member, Leticia Cantu, served two months on an interim basis in 2010, while her then-fiancee, Phil Cortez, took a council sabbatical for military training.)
Garcia might be the district's best bet to make history in 2019.
Bumpy start for Roy
It only took Chip Roy a week-and-a-half on Capitol Hill to stir up some controversy.
Roy, the U.S. District 21 Republican who succeeded longtime Congressman Lamar Smith, was one of only seven House members to vote last Friday against a bill guaranteeing back pay to federal workers suffering during the protracted federal government shutdown. The bill also would apply to government workers affected by future shutdowns.
Roy, the former chief of staff for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, defended his vote by saying the bill makes it too easy for elected officials to shut down the government, because it reduces the political consequences of their actions.
The freshman representative said he could not support "putting federal spending on autopilot indefinitely," adding that it would "shield members on both sides of the aisle from feeling pressure for failing to fund necessary government."
Gilbert Garcia is a columnist covering the San Antonio and Bexar County area. Read him on our free site, mySA.com, and on our subscriber site, ExpressNews.com. | email@example.com | Twitter: @gilgamesh470


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Sometimes work may have been constructed without the necessary approvals and in order to validate the work for the purposes of selling the property or lodging an additional application, a building work approval has to be obtained retrospectively. In this situation, the process becomes much more complicated.
What can & cannot be done?
- You cannot become an owner-builder (obtain a license if the work is over $11,000) for this type of work because the Queensland Building Services Authority does not issue owner-builder permits retrospectively.
- You may be excluded from protection under your home owner insurance policy should an accident take place.
- The construction work will not be covered under the QBSA Insurance Scheme for faulty work.
- In order to legitimise construction work you may be required to remove wall sheeting, external cladding, ceiling linings and roof cladding in order to have an inspection either by a building certifier, engineer or both.
- You may never have the building or structure finalised as it may not be possible to inspect all components effectively after construction e.g. footings and slab, retaining walls and the like where work is hidden and cannot be observed by a building certifier or engineer.
- If the work cannot be approved you may be required to demolish or remove the work.
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You will need to discuss your specific situation with a building certifier (either Council based or private), who could advise on what is and what is not possible.

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Raising A Reader – Fingers Crossed!
As an author and reader, books are obviously a big deal in my home. Clearly, I love to read. But I wasn't always this way.
Do you ever remember being in class reading from the text-book together and the teacher would call on different students to read the next paragraph aloud? Yeah, I dreaded that. Even more, I dreaded when she would say, "Everyone read page forty-two," and then she'd sit there and wait. Watching us. Of course, everyone finished but me. So when the discussion began over what everyone else had just read, I was still reading as quickly as I could trying to catch up and never did. Once they started talking, I couldn't focus on what I was reading. So I would finish at home.
When I was young, I struggled with reading. I was slow and had poor concentration. I could read the same paragraph four times before I understood it, because I just couldn't focus on it. I could actually read an entire page before I realized I had spaced out and couldn't actually remember any of it. So I'd have to start over, trying to find the last place it was that I recalled.
You would probably think from hearing all this that I did badly in school, but that was not the case. I actually did very well. But I was never able to complete reading portions of exams throughout my education. And my reading scores single-handedly kept me from skipping a grade in middle school. I understood the words just fine. That wasn't the problem. It was never about comprehension. Honestly, I'm not entirely sure it was about anything other than me being a slow reader, and the fact that being slow caused me stress. So I always associated reading with stress. As a result, I only read for school.
You heard that right. E.R. Arroyo, author, reader, and book reviewer… didn't grow up loving books. I grew up loving movies. Still do. In fact, I used to aspire to be a screenwriter and have written several scripts. Somewhere in my early twenties, I began to read and have developed a love for it that eventually led me to shelving my scripts to write novels instead.
I did, however, recently recall one shining moment in my childhood with a book called Tarzan of the Apes. It was the first book I ever loved. I never struggled with imagination, but that one in particular really inspired my young mind. To this day, I barely remember what happened in the book, yet I still have vivid pictures of it in my head. What an incredible mark it left all those years ago.
I'm a parent now, and I can tell you this: I don't want my son to grow up without books. I want so much for him to love reading. I've read articles upon articles on child-rearing, development, education, and nurturing creativity, and one thing is certain—I want to raise a reader. Whether it'll happen or not, I can't guarantee. But my son likes when we read to him, and that's a start.
When the baby was born, my friend gave us three books, and one of them has become my very favorite to read to Baby. I've read it to him nearly every day for last four months. The Going To Bed Book by Sandra Boynton. I have it memorized by now, of course.
I should mention my son is only six months old, but I have big hopes for him.
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What were your childhood favorites? If you're a parent, what do you read to your little ones?
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Diet sodas are not the lesser evil, they are as evil as regular soda, and some argue they are worse.
Linking low- or Zero-calorie soft drinks to specific illnesses is tricky, and researchers are cautious to call them flat-out dangerous or point to cause and effect.
It is not always clear if the problem is the drink itself or if it is the result of other factors, such as obesity.
Though the cause of the problem many not be definitive, no health experts will recommend drinking diet soda instead of water, coffee, tea or pure juice.
Soft drinks offer little to no nutritional value.
The ingredients in diet soft drinks that may actually harm you are the artificial sweeteners. The brain does not differentiate between real and fake sugar, as it is all sweet, and this is the problem.
Sweet cravings, and increased appetite for calorie-rich food, ensue.
Despite the potential serious health effects, diet soda remains a very popular drink.
Although sales have decreased some, around 1 in 5 Americans report drinking the sugary beverage on a regular basis. And consumption increases with age and income. Senior citizens who have an income of $75,000 or more a year are the most likely to drink diet colas.
There are good reasons why not to drink soda in any form.
The American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Associations, which examine the health effects of artificially sweetened beverages.
Here are a few:
Cancer: Studies are not conclusive when it comes to identifying Aspartame as a carcinogen. Research has found that the sweetener can cause several cancers in both male and female rats, but only male mice. In Y 2016, the Center for Science in the Public Interest downgraded sucralose (known as Splenda), which is used in some diet sodas, from "caution" to "avoid," because it was found to cause leukemia and other blood cancers in male mice.
Diabetes and Blindness: Consumption of diet soda has been linked to a 67% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, which nearly 10% of Americans have. Diabetes was the 7th leading cause of death in the United States in Y 2015. Artificial sweeteners in diet soda may lead to insulin spikes, which worsen insulin sensitivity over time. They can also increase appetite, encouraging a sweet tooth.
A study of more than 600 people, published last year in the Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology journal, found that diabetics who consumed more than 4 cans of diet soda a week were 2X as likely to have vision problems, including blindness.
Obesity: Artificial sweeteners may cause increased consumption of high calorie foods as they simply make one crave fatty foods leading to glucose intolerance and weight gain. Artificial sweeteners may not be natural, but they are sweet, and as such they encourage sugar cravings and sugar dependence.
A Y 2015 study by the American Geriatrics Society of nearly 800 people over the age of 65 found that diet soda intake was related to increasing abdominal obesity. Separate research that followed people for over eight years found that those who drank artificially sweetened beverages were more likely to report increased BMIs.
According to a Gallup survey, 32% of overweight Americans say they drink diet soda, compared to 19% of those with normal weight.
Dementia: A 2017 study of almost 3,000 people over 60 found that diet sodas sweetened with artificial ingredients lead to a higher risk of dementia. People who drank at least 1 diet beverage a day were almost 3X more likely to develop dementia. The results were the same after accounting for gender, general diet, smoking, and level of physical activity.
Stroke: The same study of nearly 3,000 people found that daily consumption of diet beverages was associated with increased risk of stroke and dementia over a 10-year frame. Older studies have also shown a connection between low-calorie sodas and a significantly higher risk of stroke.
Researchers are not sure how exactly artificial sweeteners may increase the risk of stroke, but this is not a reason to keep them in your diet. Researchers following 127,000 people for 20 years concluded that those who consumed more than 1 soda per day had a higher risk of stroke, regardless of whether the soda contained sugar or was artificially sweetened.
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Dharmendra Pradhan is one of the most shrewd executives in the country. As Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, he has given some of the most innovative and out of the box solutions to long-held problems of India. Just a few months after joining the ministry, he took the bold decision to link the petroleum prices to the international market. He then came up with the masterstroke of direct benefit transfer of LPG subsidies, which saved billions of dollars of government money. The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala scheme launched by his ministry to provide 5 crore women living Below Poverty Line (BPL) is among the most appreciated decisions by the Modi government among the nation's poor. Since the rise in petroleum prices over the last few months has created mayhem in the country, he came up with another brilliant idea to solve this problem. To counter the mafiagiri of OPEC in the oil market, he has proposed to form an "oil buyer's club" with China, Japan and other major oil importing countries in Asia.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is an international organization of 14 oil exporting countries led by Saudi Arabia which decides the amount of oil to be produced and therefore the price of the oil in the international market. The 14 OPEC countries ( Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela, ) account for an estimated 44 percent of global oil production and 73 percent of the world's "proven" oil reserves, which gives OPEC a major leverage on global oil prices. The OPEC mafia manipulates the market prices of oil according to its will by decreasing or increasing production. Recent production cuts by OPEC have led to international oil prices hitting a four year high last month that forced a Rs 3.8 per liter hike in petrol and Rs 3.38 a liter increase in diesel prices. Thus by creating a counter-alliance of oil importing nations, these countries could pressure the OPEC to maintain a standard supply and negotiate the petroleum price.
The "balance of power" between the supplier and the customer should be maintained, otherwise the groups of suppliers will create a monopoly in the market and manipulate the price of the product as per their will. Sanjiv Singh, chairman of IOC, the largest refiner and retailer of oil in India met with Wang Yilin, Chairman of China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the largest petroleum company of China and discussed to facilitate more US crude oil to come to Asia. This will combat the dominance of OPEC, which supplies about 60 percent of India's oil needs. There is also a proposal that Indian oil companies directly purchase equity crude directly from Chinese companies. Many Chinese companies have a major stake in global oil and gas fields, and if India purchases equity crude from them then it will not have to face market volatility due to spot market purchase.
Together, India and China accounted for 17 percent of global oil consumption in 2017 and will fuel half of the global demand over the next five years. The West Asian OPEC members also charge 'Asia Premium' (higher price for shipments to Asian buyers) which is also a reason for discontent among Asian oil importing countries. According to Prof Yoshiki Ogawa of Japan, the Asian Premium annually costs somewhere around $5-10 billion for Asian importers. India had earlier tried to unite the oil importing countries two times during the UPA era but nothing fruitful came out of those meetings. Now with the master strategist Dharmendra Pradhan at the helm of affairs, we could expect a positive result from the 'oil buyer's club', which will help the country to save money on oil imports. Oil import is a major problem for India, with most of the foreign reserves expended on it.


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On Thursday May 15 more than 100 invitees visited the Open Manufacturing Campus at the occasion of the foundation stone laying ceremony of the renovation works of the 2 OMC halls, offering more than ten thousand square meters of space. These will be available for new OMC partner companies later this year. For this purpose the offices and production space will be first renovated and the latter will be dividable on a 5×5 m2 grid flexibly such that companies can start-up optimally here, but can also further grow easily within these halls. The enthusiastic team consisting of Marc Corthout (OMC), Kris Vreys (IOK), Inge Bruynooghe (Philips), Hans Nicasy (Peira), Johan Verbruggen (SPK) en Inge Rijcken (Randstad) explained to our guests the OMC project and their role in this.
Flemish Prime Minister Kris Peeters laid the virtual foundation stone by signing the memorial board fort his event and addressed the invitees. The OMC project fits within the New Industrial Policy of Flanders and can become the growth pole and meeting place for Factories of the Future, such that new industrial employment can be built up in the wider region.
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Predator Pro Wrestling to launch on Long Island on March 12th, owners Nightmare and Crystal Jording speak to Inside Pulse
As a new resident of the Long Island beachfront town Long Beach, I was surprised to see a flyer for a local wrestling show in a storefront window. Ultimately, that event will be taking place at 7:00 PM on March 12th at Long Beach's MLK Center, a production of Predator Pro Wrestling.
While a lot of East Coast-based wrestling companies take pride in being extreme, PPW is seeking to provide a family-friendly alternative. There are plans in place to run a monthly show within Nassau County, with the focus kept on local talent. One of the wrestlers within the PPW ranks is Mike Jording – known in-ring as Nightmare – who co-owns the promotion with his wife Crystal. Nightmare was recently in the ring with ECW favorites Nunzio and Tony Mamaluke at a Suffolk Wrestling Alliance outing.
Nightmare and Crystal kindly answered some questions for Inside Pulse about what to expect on March 12th, what's ahead for PPW, and what keeps them loyal to wrestling all these years later. More info can be found on the company's website: www.predatorprowrestling.com.
How would you describe Predator Pro Wrestling to someone who hasn't seen your website or flyers? Is it particularly inspired by ECW, ROH or another company?
Nightmare: Action-packed, family-friendly…We're trying to be different from the other Long Island promotions while maintaining a family friendly atmosphere, a place where you can bring the kids and have a nice family outing, which is why we offer kids-priced tickets. We also offer military and first responder discounts as they're out there risking their lives for us. We're inspired mostly by old school WWE.
I understand that PPW will be running a monthly show on Long Island in the near-future. Are there plans to grow beyond that?
N: Yes, there are always plans to expand. But for right now, we will be staying local to build a loyal fanbase and give back to our communities.
How did you wind up choosing Long Beach as where your first show will be?
N: Truth be told there are several wrestling promotions on Long Island, and most are based in Suffolk [County], Queens and Brooklyn. We wanted to bring pro wrestling into Nassau County and develop a fanbase in our local communities. Long Beach was our choice due to how hard they were hit by Superstorm Sandy and it gives a chance to give back while establishing our company.
Who's going to be on your first show?
N: In addition be having an eight-man tournament to crown our first champion, a legends match and a tag team match will also take place. Some of the talent is Thorson Creed, Andrew Anderson, Black Dragon, Rex Lawless, and Blake Morris, plus there will be the return of The Underworld Outlaws.
In the future, do you foresee PPW booking talent from other companies on its shows? Or attempting co-promotions with other companies?
N: Currently signed are wrestlers from various well-known promotions throughout the East Coast. We are always open to the possibly of talent exchange with other promotions and possibly doing an inter-promotion crossover.
Where was the first live wrestling event you ever attended as a fan? Do you remember who was on the card?
N: The first live event was an independent show in Canarsie, Brooklyn for UWS at Holy Family Church when I was 12. The main event was Jimmy Snuka vs. Jake Roberts, also on the show was Paul Orndorff and Chris "USA" Michaels. I was able to go backstage and pick their brains till they threw me out, but it was those conversations that lead me to become a wrestler.
Crystal: My first live event was in 1996, when I was 12, at the Nassau Coliseum. It was a WWF show called Double Trouble when Shawn Michaels was the champion.
Did you ever drop out as a fan? Or have you watched your whole life?
N: I've watched pretty much my entire life, being a wrestler is all I ever wanted to do. I pretty much lived wrestling growing up.
C: I watched a bit as a kid with my grandfather, but really got into wrestling as teen. As I entered my 20's, I watched less frequently but remained a fan.
What do you feel is the biggest misconception about professional wrestling? Is there something you wish more people knew about it?
N: Wrestling isn't fake, injuries are real. Wrestlers are trained professionals, spending many years honing their craft. Many people think we don't get hurt, but injuries do happen, some career-ending. I wish people realized how much steel chairs actually hurt when you're hit with one, hence the disclaimer "don't try this at home."
Who do you think is the most underrated or undervalued person in wrestling? Or at least, who is someone that you feel deserves more respect for their contributions to the business?
N: I believe indie wrestlers are the most undervalued and underrated in this business. Everyone sees the WWE or TNA guys and forget they once were unknown indie guys like us. Indie wrestlers never get the respect we deserve as we are usually considered minor league, but what people don't realize is that indie wrestlers are willing to travel 300 miles round-trip for $50.
C: Wives/girlfriends/partners! We watch our loved one put their body on the line. We take care of them when they are hurt, sometimes we're separated while they're on the road, etc. I personally have run Nightmare's merch table and am constantly supporting him.
When you're not around the business, how do you like to spend your free time?
N: With our family we have an amazing two and a half year old daughter, also known as "Baby Nightmare," who keeps us pretty busy. We always make sure we have family time as family is very important to us.
Finally, any last words for the kids?
N: Focus on education, always study and give it your all. And never give up on your dreams, don't let anyone tell you can't do something.
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NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received artistic director of the Kuanyshbayev Kazakh Drama Theater Talgat Temenov, Kazinform has learnt from the press service of Akorda.
During the meeting, the sides debated the problems of theatrical art development in Kazakhstan.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was briefed on the progress in construction of a new building of the Kazakh State Academic Music and Drama Theater in the Kazakh capital.
Talgat Temenov suggested naming one of the upcoming years the Year of Culture and shared with President Tokayev a couple of ideas on how to improve the social situation of promising actors and provide them with housing.
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Junior Zoey Weil will attempt to bring home the first Division I state championship for the Centennial High School girls tennis team when she competes Friday, Oct. 20, and Saturday, Oct. 21, at Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason.
In order to do that, she was working on her health this week after retiring from the district championship match against Pickerington North's Cassie Alcala on Oct. 14 at Upper Arlington.
"I hurt my (lower) back two weeks ago when I was serving and I re-pulled it or tweaked it late in the first set (of the championship match) when I was running to my right and reached for the ball," said Weil, who won the first set 6-4 and struggled through a 6-1 loss in the second set before calling it a day. "The last time was a lot worse and I was off my feet for two days. I didn't want that to happen again, so it was best for me to stop the match."
Weil finished third at state last season after beating Alcala 6-2, 6-2 in the district final.
The top four finishers in singles and doubles at district qualified for state.
Weil defeated Kathleen Jones of Olentangy 6-3, 6-1 in her semifinal Oct. 14.
The state qualifiers were settled after the first two district rounds Oct. 12 at Hilliard Bradley, where Zeil defeated Granville's Eleanor Male 6-1, 6-1 and Dublin Scioto's Nicole Santoso 6-0, 6-0.
"I wanted to go to state after winning the district title so I could maintain my confidence," Weil said. "The seeding at state doesn't really matter to me. I played well, so my confidence isn't shaken. The only thing I lost was the chance to win back-to-back district titles or even three in a row. But that's OK, especially if I reach my goal of winning at state. That's more important.
"I'm going to take a day or two off and get a massage and then get back at it and see how I feel."
"Zoey's hard work has really paid off this year," coach Barbara Stevenson said. "She has just improved so much since last year. It's hard to hit the ball deep over her and she covers the court well for a big girl."
The nearly 6-foot Weil laughed about that.
"I've grown an inch and a half in the past year and I'm 5-11 3/4," she said. "It seems like everyone notices that first. I hear that a lot."
Football team faces Mifflin in home finale
Quarterback Jaylen Gilbert and receiver Craig Burt connected four times for 94 yards and two touchdowns in the football team's 45-27 win over Linden-McKinley on Oct. 13.
The Stars should expect a tougher challenge Friday, Oct. 20, when they face Mifflin in their home finale.
The Punchers were projected to be third in the Division II, Region 7 computer ratings this week after beating East 45-12 on Oct. 13 to improve to 7-1 overall and 4-1 in the City League-North Division.
Mifflin also has a strong passing connection between quarterback Daveonn Logan and receiver Jeremiah Jackson. They hooked up nine times for 232 yards, including touchdowns of 89 and 60 yards, against East.
Logan was 9-for-12 passing for 273 yards and also led the team with 38 yards rushing. Jackson added a kickoff return for a touchdown.
The Punchers have scored at least 27 points in all but two games, a 14-8 loss to Beechcroft on Sept. 15 and a 20-0 win over Whetstone on Oct. 6.
Against Linden, Gilbert was 7-for-11 passing for 130 yards with touchdowns of 1 and 41 yards to Burt and an 11-yarder to Charles Dean. He also had a 9-yard touchdown run.
Running back Luchene Davis ran for 152 yards and a touchdown, and Khari Woods returned a blocked punt for a touchdown.
The Stars led 21-19 at halftime before using a 21-0 third quarter to pull away.
Cross country teams set for postseason
The boys and girls cross country teams will compete in Division I district meets Saturday, Oct. 21, at Watkins Memorial.
The boys will compete in a 17-team district 1 race, from which the top five teams and top 20 individuals advance to regional Oct. 28 at Pickerington North. The girls will compete in an 18-team district 2 race, from which the top six teams and top 24 individuals advance to regional.
The girls finished second (64 points) behind host Whetstone (64) and ahead of Northland (75), Eastmoor Academy (77), Walnut Ridge (93) and Africentric (125) in the City meet Oct. 11. The Stars had won eight consecutive City titles.
Chloe Flemming led Centennial, placing third in 21 minutes, 41.3 seconds. She was followed by Laren Reesman (sixth, 22:36.9), Camilla Richards (10th, 23:22.4), Gwen Moran (19th, 24:43.3) and Emily Boyer (32nd, 27:37.6). The Stars competed without senior Olivia Turner, who was league runner-up last season.
The boys finished third (61) behind Eastmoor (51) and Whetstone (56) and ahead of Walnut Ridge (87), Mifflin (128), Northland (128), Africentric (214), East (276), Independence (283), West (296), Beechcroft (296) and South (303).
Will Zimmerman (fourth, 17:58.8), Luke Zimmerman (seventh, 18:22.8) and Kaleb Turner (11th, 18:35.4) led the way, followed by Ben Klingler (15th, 18:48.8) and Jeff Kimball (24th, 20:10.4).
The top seven runners in each race earned first-team all-league. Those finishing eighth through 14th were second-team all-league.
Girls volleyball team opens postseason
The girls volleyball team lost to Northland 23-25, 27-25, 25-19, 25-23 on Oct. 10 to close the regular season 13-6 overall and 11-3 in the City-North. The Stars tied the Vikings for second behind Whetstone (14-0) in the league standings.
The Stars were hoping to avenge their two regular-season losses to Whetstone in the first round of the Division I district tournament Oct. 17. The Stars were seeded 38th and the host Braves were seeded 35th of 50 teams.
The winner plays at third-seeded DeSales in the second round Thursday, Oct. 19. That winner advances to a district semifinal Wednesday, Oct. 25, at Franklin Heights against 17th-seeded Upper Arlington, 22nd-seeded Hilliard Bradley or 23rd-seeded Westerville Central.
The Stars did not play DeSales, UA, Bradley or Central in the regular season.
The district final is Oct. 28 at Franklin Heights.
Boys soccer team begins tournament
The boys soccer team was 6-7-2 entering the Division II district tournament.
The Stars were seeded 11th of 27 teams and played host to 21st-seeded Caledonia River Valley in the first round Oct. 17. The winner advanced to the second round Saturday, Oct. 21, and plays fourth-seeded Columbus Academy or 26th-seeded Lakewood at the home of the higher seed.
The district semifinal is Wednesday, Oct. 25, at the home of the higher seed. Possible opponents are second-seeded Belxey, 14th-seeded Amanda-Clearcreek and 19th-seeded London. The Stars beat London 3-0 on Aug. 31, but did not play Bexley or Amanda-Clearcreek in the regular season.
The district final is Oct. 28 at a neutral site to be determined.
Centennial finished 3-2-2 in the City-North after beating International 6-0 on Oct. 9 and closed the regular season by losing to Watterson 2-0 on Oct. 10.
Jordan Walker scored three goals against International. Also scoring were Emmanuel Ochieng, Matthew Jacobsen and Max Lee.


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ASPAM Schools are educational institutions of G P Global Group and a legacy of ASPAM foundation's CSR initiative that provides practical support, shelter, education and healthcare for the underprivileged to make a difference in the society. On the principle that every child is unique in multiple ways and should be attended and acknowledged individually, Mr. Ashok Goel, the Chairman and Mr Sudhir Goyel, Managing Director founded ASPAM Indian International School in UAE in 2013. Their vision is to provide global excellence in education to the children living in United Arab Emirates. They believe that technological support and new ideas in education offer the possibility of integrating it with Indian culture and values. At ASPAM, CBSE curriculum along with the best of educational practices from across the world is offered to the children in the most befitting way. All the schools of ASPAM Education Group in UAE and India at Noida & Ashok Vihar,New Delhi are headed by Mr Ayush Goel, Director of ASPAM Education Group.
With their endeavor of extending their earnest bequest, Aspam Indian International UAE has now spread its horizons with the establishment of ASPAM Pre-Schools and ASPAM Scottish School, a C.B.S.E. Affiliated Senior Secondary School in Noida. With a vision to provide education to every child as his right has revolutionized Aspam Scottish's dictum 'Educate to Empower'.
Day Care
ASPAM Day Care program is a secure haven for working parents to leave their children in ASPAM Day Care , while they are at work. It is a Home away from Home. We understand the emotional plight you go through when trying to balance your career demands along with your parenting responsibilities. Our highly professional Day care programs allow you to meet your professional goals and at the same time enjoy your parenthood, creating a win-win situation for you.
Here your child will be involved in various easy-to-learn, fun activities that help in the complete development of his/her mind and body. You can focus on your professional responsibilities and be assured of the fact that your little one is in a loving yet secured atmosphere, much like the one you create for him/her at home.
Regarded as one of the best child day care centres in Sector 62, Noida, ASPAM is a place where we not only help children grow by holding their hand, but also by encouraging them to walk and eventually fly on their own.
One of the pioneering features of Our Day Care Programme is LIVE STREAMING. The parents sitting at their workplaces can watch at any point of time what activity their child is doing at the Day Care.
The other best facet of our day care is the provision of Nutri meal for the child prepared in the in-house kitchen of the School under supervision of the Nutritionist appointed by the school authorities. The parents are assured that the meal provided to their child is highly nutritive, healthy and hygienically prepared so that parents do not have to compromise either on the food quality or food habits of their dear child.
Our Day Care Programme falls in 4 groups as per the age eligibility of the child.
|Group 1
|6 Months- 2 Years
|Group 2
|2 – 4 Years
|Group 3
|4-7 years
|Group 4
|7 -10 Years
ASPAM Schools are educational instituitions of G P Global Group and a legacy of ASPAM foundation's CSR initiative that provides practical support, shelter, education and healthcare for the underprivileged to make a difference in the society. On the principle that every child is unique in multiple ways and should be attended and acknowledged individually, Mr. Ashok Goel, the Chairman and Mr Sudhir Goyel, Managing Director founded ASPAM Indian International School in UAE in 2013. Their vision is to provide global excellence in education to the children living in United Arab Emirates. They believe that technological support and new ideas in education offer the possibility of integrating it with Indian culture and values. At ASPAM, CBSE curriculum along with the best of educational practices from across the world is offered to the children in the most befitting way. All the schools of ASPAM Education Group in UAE and India at Noida & Ashok Vihar,New Delhi are headed by Mr Ayush Goel, Director of ASPAM Education Group.
With their endeavour of extending their earnest bequest, Aspam Indian International UAE has now spread its horizons with the establishment of ASPAM Pre-Schools and ASPAM Scottish School, a C.B.S.E. Affiliated Senior Secondary School in Noida. With a vision to provide education to every child as his right has revolutionized Aspam Scottish's dictum 'Educate to Empower'.
6 best dental care tips
Beautiful teeth are an attractive asset as besides helping us chew properly, they provide us with self-confidence, improve the quality of life and allow us to feel more natural. Our healthy teeth have an important effect on our diet, health and overall sense of well-being. We can have healthy teeth only when we take proper care of them and we cannot take them for granted as age plays no role in it and unhealthy teeth can affect anyone across all age. The loss of teeth can be restrictive in many ways as it can be lost as a result of many factors such as gum disease, tooth decay, or due to an accident.
So when we talk of dental care, we mean the maintenance of healthy teeth. This is also referred to oral hygiene i.e. the practice of keeping the mouth and teeth clean in order to prevent dental disorders. Taking care of teeth is as important as taking care of your health. It's crucial to take the right steps every day to take care of them and prevent problems as well as being mindful of your daily habits.
The following can help us to keep our teeth strong and our smile bright. We can have healthy teeth with the following dental care tips!
· Brush and Floss Twice a Day
It is a general recommendation is to brush at least twice a day and if not twice it is imperative to brush your teeth at least once a day. The best time to brush is after you eat a meal and before going to bed at night as brushing gets rid of the germs and plaque that accumulate throughout the day. It is also recommended that you should also floss at the same time and Flossing once a day is usually enough to reap these benefits.
· Brush teeth and tongue properly
The way you brush is equally important — in fact, you must brush your teeth for at least 2 minutes, making sure to cover all of your teeth by moving the toothbrush in gentle, circular motions to remove plaque as deposited plaque can lead to early gum diseases.
Plaque can also build up on the tongue. This leads to bad mouth odour and may lead to other oral health problems. So it is recommended to gently brush your tongue every time you brush your teeth.
· Use a fluoride toothpaste and mouth wash
When it comes to toothpaste, make sure it contains fluoride because fluoride is a leading defense against tooth decay. It works by fighting germs and provides a protective barrier for your teeth against decay.
Mouthwash is also necessary for maintaining good oral health as it reduces the amount of acid in the mouth, cleans hard-to-brush areas in and around the gums, and re-mineralizes the teeth.
· Eat crunchy fruits and vegetables and limit sugary and acidic foods
Ready-to-eat foods are convenient, but are not much beneficial for teeth. Eating fresh, crunchy produce not only contains more healthy fiber and it is is also the best choice for your teeth.
Sugar converts into acid in the mouth, which can then erode the enamel of the teeth. These acids are responsible for cavities. Acidic fruits, teas, and coffee can also harm the tooth enamel. It is not that you should completely stop eating such food but it is always better to be careful of what you eat.
· Drink more water
Water continues to be the best beverage for your overall health — including oral health. Make it a habit to drink water after every meal. This can help wash out some of the negative effects of sticky and acidic foods and liquid refreshment in between brushes.
· Visit a Dentist Every 6 Months
Your own everyday habits are crucial to your overall oral health. Still, even the most dutiful brushers and flossers need to see a dentist regularly. At minimum, you should see your dentist for cleanings and checkups twice a year. Not only can a dentist remove calculus and look for cavities, but they will also be able to spot potential issues and offer treatment solutions.
Exploring hidden talent in young ones
A talent is a natural endowment of a person. It is an ability that one has. We all
have this special ability, but we are not always so good at identifying what it is.
Every single child is gifted and every child has challenges. Every child is an individual, with special social, emotional, intellectual, and physical qualities. Children are unique. They are individuals and no two children are alike. They are unique in their own way and this must be understood by their parents and teachers and consequently their individuality needs to be respected.
Even a young child with a gift for visual thinking might draw pictures well. He can use line, shape, and colour to communicate ideas to draw a masterpiece. Thus drawing, painting, diagramming, mapping might be the ways through which this young child expresses himself best. By inventing different ways to explore a subject and providing many ways to express themselves, all children should be given at a few chances to express themselves in the areas they are interested in.
Talents need openings to develop. If no opportunity arises for a skill to flourish, it may remain suppressed throughout a child's formative years, after which it may be too late to develop it to its full potential. It's important to provide a plethora of opportunities for the child so that his hidden inherent talent can blossom. It can be done by introducing the child to different topics, games, skills and activities and then provide him /her help to pursue them.
Praise and encouragement go a long way in developing a child's recognized talents. Let the child feel that elders around him/her are proud of his/her abilities. They must show their interest in the subject of their passion. Elders should look out for opportunities for him/her to demonstrate his/her skills. Parents should provide alternate resources and other support such as courses, competitions and equipment.
When nurturing a talent in the child, every opportunity should be taken to broaden and enrich his/her understanding of the subject, as this will guide and inspire him/her. A talent can be converted into a profession if it is worth pursuing and can also be enjoyed. So if a child is drawn towards it, it's a natural talent. He/she should be encouraged to pursue it. Let the child explore projects and games that involve patterns, matching and experiments to ignite curiosity in the child.
Verbal proficiency can be an early sign of a gifted child. It is also a key to success in other aspects of life. The child should be encouraged to write letters to family and friends. He/she should be encouraged to visit play centres specifically designed for hands on exploration. As parents/mentors, we need to encourage the child's creativity in whatever form it takes. Provide a budding artist with plenty of materials to stretch his/her imagination. Experiment with science projects. Play music and sing songs. Take the child to play and concerts listen to their fantastic tales and provide props for their performances.
A child's success in life is largely based on his happiness and sense of accomplishment. Let him explore his choices and interest and become what he wants be with your support, guidance and motivation.
Taking a nap during the day boosts memory in Pre-School kids
Sleep is important for everyone be it a toddler, pre-schooler, teenager or for that matter an adult. It is a widely accepted fact that a good sleep is important for good health. Other benefits of good sleep are memory consolidation, better learning, improved emotional processing, proper brain functioning, enhanced cerebral functions such as memory, reasoning, and problem-solving and successful performance of daily tasks.
With such immense benefits, it is likely that nap or siesta i.e. a short sleep especially during the day is a crucial time for a child's development and rejuvenation. Memory is a faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information. Although there are no rote ways of learning in pre-school teaching; it's all experiential yet it is very important that methods and means should be devised where the Pre-schoolers are assisted in their quest for knowledge. According to a recent study it has been found that nap helps a pre-schooler in numerous ways and one of them being boosting their memory, the developmental aspect that would impact their learning abilities to a greater extent.
From the early childhood, sleep is important as the baby's sleep pattern influences his/her cognitive development. According to the latest findings, it has been established that there is a great co-relation between vocabulary (i.e., language development) and sleep pattern in pre-schoolers as short night sleep duration are linked to their poor cognitive performance as they enter the formal school. Thus the naps besides reducing sleepiness enhance memory integration, i.e., solidification of previously learned information and improvement of subsequent learning. The researchers found that the children recalled 10% more of the items' locations following a nap than when they had been kept awake, showing that the nap was the factor that had strengthened the memories. Thus naps can improve memory and support learning in preschool. Recent findings also suggest that naptime during the preschool day should be encouraged. It's important to recognize that these naps are actually serving academic goals of preschool as they play a critical role in consolidating memory and augmenting learning in young children. The children who didn't nap were simply inattentive or unmotivated.
Researches have also found that there is a bidirectional link between sleep and emotions, and poor sleep is often associated with poor mental health. Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder found that toddlers between two and half and three and a half years old who miss only a single daytime nap show more anxiety, less joy and interest and a proper understanding of how to solve problems. Napping promotes more appropriate and mature responses to differing stimuli. Children taking naps respond more positively to positive stimuli, and less negative to negative/neutral stimuli compared with children deprived of napping. Insufficient sleep over a period of time may put them at risk for developing lifelong mood-related disorders.
There have been many studies that maintain that our sleep patterns as babies most definitely impact our efficiency in our adult life. Thus daytime nap is not just a decadent luxury but helps to boost brain performance not only in the pre-schoolers but also in people of all ages, regardless of how well they slept at night.
Tips to increase memory of your child
You may have encountered your child struggling with retaining some information while engaged with in something else. Due to the monotony of the task at hand, the child may not be able to focus or the attention span is too short lived to be used in a gainful manner.
Working memory thus refers to the manipulation of information that short-term memory stores. It's needed for tasks like following multi-step directions and there are many ways through which you can increase your child's memory
1. Play focus games & exercises to build attention
It a accepted norm that children learn more by playing so it should be our conscious effort to try and make their activities more fun. Keep away gadgets, tablets and computers from children and allow them to play with toys, develop activities that improve attention and concentration. Train and strengthen a child's ability to concentrate and focus by playing concentration games that require thinking, planning and the use of memory as Crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles and card games. These games actually improve attention for words, numbers and pictures. In fact in younger children picture puzzles work the best. The child has to look for things that are 'wrong' in the picture or look for hard-to-find objects—also improve attention and increase concentration. Sequencing is another such activity that provides a strong link between sequencing and concentration e.g. following recipes, setting the table and putting things in alphabetical order are great activities for kids who have concentration difficulties.
2. Prepare a distraction-free environment
Some children respond well in an environment that is soothing and calming but other children may thrive in an environment that has a lot of hustle and bustle. Understanding what kind of environment your child prefers to study is, the first step to increase concentration level in him/her.
The factors that can contribute in making a perfect environment for enhancing focus are
- Ambience –It is just providing a place for the kid to be work with focus with the task at hand
- Gadgets –Switch off all gadgets including televisions, iPods, cell phones etc. or keep them in a different room to avoid distractions.
- Reachable material – Keeping everything handy homework books, crayons, textbooks, pencils and even water can be kept on the table or nearby would give minimal scope for your child to get up and get distracted . All these help kids improve focus and increase attention!
3. Feed them greens & healthy food
It is a known fact that food has direct impact on a person and that applies to the kids as well .Thus Eating healthy food has a direct link to how well a child concentrates and there are different foods that help increase a child's concentration. Eating junk food or food rich in sugar makes a child sluggish while food rich in proteins such as almonds, eggs and lean meat have the ability to raise awareness and increase concentration levels!
Children have increased their intake of junk food and aerated drinks. The intake of such foods gives them an unhealthy dose of sugar which can lead to a "crash" of energy later on the contrary eating Green food as eating toast and baked beans for breakfast increases cognition. Experts say that eating greens and fruits inject the body with antioxidants which in turn boost the brain power.
4. Fix a routine to follow
It is important to maintain a schedule for your child, even if it is a more flexible one. This not only helps with time management but also helps program your child's brain to know when he has to study and this in turn helps to increase the child's concentration in studies
5. Naps and breaks boost concentration
Most children are able to concentrate best after a good nights' rest but a power nap for twenty minutes after school or in the afternoon may also assist increase concentration. Wash room breaks, hunger pangs, getting up again and again on pretext of getting things for work etc. should be taken care of before the study time begins as they have the tendency to hinder concentration.
6. Divide bigger tasks into smaller tasks
Studying an entire chapter in one go may prove quite difficult for a child. It is suggested to break it down into pages or even paragraphs so that the child feels a sense of accomplishment for finishing a small task and this will motivate him to continue on.
- Understand your child's method of learning (visual, auditory, kinaesthetic)
All children have a different way of learning. Some children process information easily when they see it, some when they hear it and some when they have practical knowledge of it and can touch it. Therefore it is important to understand which category your child falls under, because this will help them understand information better and the learning will be more long term than short term.
- Set short time goals for better concentration
Set a time limit for the completion of a goal. If it is studying, then you can say that a certain number of pages need to be done within twenty minutes. Another thing to keep in mind is that while some children thrive under time goals, other children might feel pressurized and may start feeling anxious and lose focus.
The other ways that may help in increasing the concentration of the children are
· Set up a reward system
· Allow time for distractions
· Use their energy effectively
· Try deep breathing and imagery
Like any skill, concentration can be improved and made automatic. The trick is to be consistent. Memory-boosting tricks and games are a few ways to help you child improve but if the child continues to have significant difficulties with working memory then it is suggested to undergo an attention evaluation to resolve the issue or seek an expert advise on the matter.
Fun activities to keep your child physically strong
Getting a child involved in fun activities in today's scenario is quite a difficult task as the children are hooked to digital games and activities that are upgraded almost every day to keep the young children attracted to those digital games. But the helplessness of the parents is that they really can't blame the kids, can them. So how do we want to solve this impasse ………..Put a ban on digital devices for your child…………. But that again is not a feasible idea as it may backfire. In fact, it may increase the rebellious behaviour in the child and he will specifically not do exactly what you ask of them and at the same time, we can't let our child grow up unfit and unhealthy. At the same time it is vital for us to prevent health problems such as being under/overweight in our kids from a young age.
The young kids are passionate about video games. So we as parents need to make exercises fun to make him feel positive, happy, and good in a way that digital activities never could.
Dance is the simplest and the most fun-filled activity to do to get that daily cardio workout. It is an eternal favourite activity with kids. Just put on some music, get some preferably healthy snacks. You could just do this during family time with your children.
A few simple and easy ways to keep particularly kids healthy are-
Follow the leader:
When playing this game, you'll be the leader and it's the easiest way to get a good workout done by your kids. Make sure to include exercises like jumping, kicks, running, etc.
A simple game of tag where you chase your children and when you catch someone, they then have to do the chasing, is a fun old-school option for a workout.
Capture The Flag:
This is a classic game that is definitely sure to keep your kids busy and active for a long time. Gather up your kid's friends and take them to a vast space with plenty of closed spaces to hide.
Divide them into two teams and give each team a flag that they would have to hide which the other team would have to find. If anyone catches a member of the opposite team on their team's land they're put on a time-out until touched by one of their own team members.
Hopscotch is a good game that can be played both indoor (using floor tiles as markers) and outdoors (with chalk on a sidewalk or pavement). Keep making the hopscotch course bigger and bigger to keep your kids active and excited by all that jumping.
Pop, pop, pop!
All you have to do for this is blow some bubbles out in your garden and ask your kid to run around popping all of them.
Another variation of this game is not letting the balloon touch the ground (without holding it for more than a second at a time).
A few measures can be taken into consideration to ensure safety and security of the child while he/she enjoys the activities outside the confines of a room and the gadgets.
- Find a fun activity. Help your child find a sport that he /she will enjoy. The more he/she enjoys the activity, the more likely she will continue it. Get the entire family involved. It is a great way to spend time together.
- Choose an activity that is developmentally appropriate. Soccer, bicycle riding, and swimming are all appropriate activities.
- Plan ahead. Make sure your child has a convenient time and place to exercise.
- Provide a safe environment. Make sure your child's equipment and chosen site for the sport or activity are safe. Make sure your child's clothing is comfortable and appropriate.
- Provide active toys. Young children especially need easy access to balls, jump ropes, and other active toys.
- Be a role model. Children who regularly see their parents enjoying sports and physical activity are more likely to do so themselves.
- Play with your child. Help her learn a new sport.
- Turn off the TV. Limit TV watching and computer use for not more than 1 to 2 hours of total screen time, including TV, videos, computers, and video games, each day.
- Make time for exercise. Some children are so overscheduled with homework and other planned activities that they do not have time for exercise so it's your responsibility to help your child strategize for inclusion of game/activity in his/her regimented routine.
5 best benefits of extra -curricular activities in Pre-School
Extracurricular activities are activities interwoven in the school syllabus but with a different way to make learning effective and for kids they are beneficial in more ways than one. These co-scholastic activities as they are called, at times help the children to socialize, develop team spirit and stress management skills. They are critical for the development of skills such as time management and balancing of responsibilities besides improving their health.
The parents should start early in giving their kids several new experiences that help them explore the world around them, consequently these kids are less likely to face the problems arising out of boredom in their life. Kids' extracurricular activities should be age appropriate and their interest oriented
A pre-schooler needs to simply socialize with other kids of his age as his socialisation will most certainly help to develop the motor skills. Activities related to appealing sounds, bright colours, story hour, dance or soccer work best for them. It is important for them to make friends with other kids with similar interests which is possible by participation in sports. The positive impact on health and emotional development of the kids leave them better mentally equipped to deal with the problems they might face in the future.
But the benefits of extracurricular activities of kids are not just restricted to their personality development but the achievement in these activities help the students to attain better scholastic grades. Their participation in these activities make them physically and emotionally secure and that is reflected in their improved academic performance more so due to their improved concentrate span.
As parents we must ensure that the kids do not push themselves too much to prove themselves in all fields of the activities. They should be told that well deserved relaxation is as important as any other achievement, scholastic or otherwise. The extracurricular activities of kids also need to be customised as per the proclivity and stamina of each individual child
- Getting your child involved in extracurricular activities from a young age can teach them time management skills and how to prioritize different commitments.
- Learning these skills will prove useful for the rest of their life and help with managing stress.
- Exploring new interests is important for children to find things they are passionate about. Whether it is learning an instrument, playing a sport or starring in a play.
- Accomplishments in the extracurricular arena can help build your child's self-esteem and confidence as well.
- Being involved in an activity that involves goals and teamwork can help your child to work in groups. Teaching your child teamwork and its overall importance at an early age can help them thrive in social and occupational settings later in life.
- Your permission for pursuance of your child's area can help them in mastering some new skills later in life.
- Goals are extremely important in life and teaching children to have goals at an early age can be very beneficial. Setting and obtaining goals can develop self- motivation in your child.
- Research has revealed that children involved in extracurricular activities tend to perform better academics than children who spend their free-time using electronics and do not indulge in socialising, sports or outdoor activities.
In recent years, electronics have become a child's main source of entertainment – be it a child belonging to any age group but then the question is- what impact does that have on our children? The answer we already know that in the longer run, it has stunted friendships, outdoor activities, and health of our youth. Thus as parents, we need to specially get our pre-school child involved in an extracurricular activity as it will not only occupy some of their free time but will also teach them valuable skills for the rest of life such as time and stress management to teamwork and goal setting. So as a parent it is a necessity to get our children involved in extracurricular activities and help them in discovering their passion for their holistic growth and development depending on their age and interests.


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Getting sex as a result of your online dating efforts: If it's not the word on guys lips it's certainly in our heads.
In the long run we all would love a girlfriend, wife or long term partner but during our dating years or until we find that women casual sex is certainly an exciting option.
Even more exciting is everyone's ability to connect online.
Open minded men can find open minded women that are non constrained by marriage or relationships. Swinging couples can now easily create groups and social gatherings easily.
You can chat with other couples via webcam before meeting up offline to ensure safety and compatibility.
However getting intimacy with real loving women that want what you want as a result of online dating can be difficult.
All you have is your profile and there are massive trust issues and stand offish behaviour when any offers of sexual retaliations are offered.
Women are understandably cautious about sharing themselves with men who they have met online. But it's not just women – some young men are fresh in the game and being approached by older experienced women looking to snatch a sexually charged guy for the weekend.
Getting sex online is not simply a matter of "join email chat and bang"… Casual dating sites give you tools to be able to get in touch with other singles but that is all. It's up to you to use those tools effectively..
If you are not willing to post a decent profile picture and describe yourself effectively you wont get great results.
If you are not willing to email women and be online regularly to chat it will be tough to establish any kind of relationship. The real connection is formed offline but there is a degree of trust that must be formed before you can ask her to meet you in person
You and the women you desire are risking many things to make this work… Understand that women are risking more and therefore will be a little less keen to take action right away. This does not mean they are not interested it just means they need more information.
They need more reason to hang out with you. Give them time to get to know you and keep stacking that trust and safety value.
- Chat online to let them know you are real
- Suggest a local but public place to meet
- (if possible) Chat on face book and become friends online before asking her to meet offline
Just by emailing you they are risking their own time – what if you're not who you say you are? What if you organise dates and don't show up? Of course you would never do those things but be aware that these thoughts are floating around subconsciously…
You have to break down these walls and make her believe that you are a no brainier risk free option.
Even if you're a real stand up guy – she doesn't trust you – she has no reason to trust you yet… she may not distrust you but you have a ways to go before she will throw her number at you. (note: some women on casual dating sites are extremely open and pass their email and number around like wine)
Sexual dating sites like be naughty allow you to contact women who have actively created profiles themselves in the knowledge that sex offline will be the result…
So these women are not exactly angels! They will be expecting you to pop the question eventually but timing is still crucial and it will depend on the nature of the women…
It all comes down to trust – if she has any reason to believe that your not a safe option she will move on…
So to successfully get sex online not only will you have to create a great open and honest profile but you must also reduce the potential risk she is taking… Increase the amount of trust she has in you (honesty) and make her feel that you are a safe option…


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Christian Education and Missions for All
May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord. - 2 Peter 1:2
Questions about Christian Dating
Do we date as Christians?
What preparations do we need before we launch or lunch out?
How do Christians meet up in order to consider moving into a relationship?
What are the prospects of finding a suitable partner and how do we know this?
How do we know who is right for us?
What are the challenges involved and how do we manage them effectively?
How can we establish a meaningful relationship and progress towards marriage?
These are some of the questions to engage with and find biblical and practical answers to as we feature regular articles and events on this important area of life.
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text: Easter at the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild This Easter week, the Villa Ephrussi de Rothchild will open its doors for a few exclusive days of magic and revelry in the Baroness's home. There will be two different types of guided tours and a free family-orientated interactive mystery tour: 'Hunt for the Stolen Painting'.Read more 4. April 2017 "Each seed is a poem" 'Le jardinage est écrit sur la terre' is Jean-Luc Danneyrolles' battle cry. For 32 years, this anarchist poet-gardener has been carefully tending the same small piece of earth in Vaucluse, nurturing and guarding the rare strains of ancient and rare vegetables to which he has devoted his life. Read more 30. March 2017 Les Floralies The gates of Villa Eilenroc will swing open as part of Les Floralies, a wonderful rose festival dedicated to the agricultural heritage of Cap d'Antibes, on 20th May. In the years before it became a millionnaires' playground, the Cap d'Antibes' predominant crop was roses. The sandy, well-drained soil was the ideal consistency for rose cultivation. Sadly, all but one of the commercial rose cultivators have left the area today.Read more 28. March 2017 Meet Riviera Insider For almost 15 years, Riviera Insider has been bringing its readers the latest news, features and trends from across the Côte d'Azur and Italian Riviera. From human interest stories and expat profiles to coverage of high profile events, hotly tipped restaurants, artistic and cultural endeavours, and business and finance developments in the region, our ethos is simple: see more, do more, know more.Read more 24. March 2017 Club Vivanova: fusion dining at La Vague de St Paul Bradley Mitton and the Club Vivanova are to host an evening of dégustation and fusion dining at countryside hotel La Vague de St Paul in early April. The evening includes a four-course fusion menu by executive chef of the four-star hotel, Akhara Chay, as well as a tasting of three premium New World wines – a speciality of Bradley – and live entertainment at the rural property.Read more 23. March 2017 Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild: the iconic rose festival The beautiful Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild on Cap Ferrat will host its eighth annual edition of the Fête des Roses et des Plantes on 6th and 7th May. Often called the Great Spring Event of the Côte d'Azur, the former home of the Baroness Rothschild will be transformed into a gardener's paradise. Some thirty odd exhibitors and professionals of the plant world (among them many rose experts) will be showcasing the most beautiful flowers and plants from the Mediterranean with a particular emphasis placed on roses. Read more 22. March 2017 Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild: a garden brunch With nine glorious gardens, the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild on Cap Ferrat offers an abundance of marvel and natural beauty. On 2nd April, the famous former home of Baroness Rothschild is opening its gates and secrets to a select number of guests for a brunch in the Sèvres garden and a workshop with the property's chief gardener André Castellan.Read more 20. March 2017 Gardens of the Côte d'Azur Gardens are part of the unique fabric of the Côte d'Azur. In an interview with renowned designer Jean Mus, Riviera Insider explores the changing landscape of gardening.Read more 20. March 2017 The English garden traditions of Liguria The historic settlement of the Riviera by the English during the 19th century is still very much present in the charming gardens along its coast. Two gardens in particular are closely connected with the English merchant family of Hanbury, who were also passionate gardeners: La Mortola near Ventimiglia, better known under the name Giardini Botanici Hanbury, and the Villa della Pergola in Alassio.Read more 16. March 2017 'Simply superb!' What an evening and what an event! Club Vivanova's annual luxury lifestyle gala held this last Saturday at Monaco's Fairmont Hotel has been lauded by all those who attended and Riviera Insider would like to personally applaud club founder Bradley Mitton for putting on such an exceptional event.Read more 13. March 2017 Pages« first ‹ previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 next › last »


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Graphic Design, illustration, town trails and beautiful products!
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Computer Applications Technology is the study of the integrated components of a computer system (hardware and software) and the practical techniques for their efficient use and application to solve everyday problems. The solutions to problems are designed, managed and processed via end-user applications and communicated using appropriate information and communication technologies (ICTs). ICTs are the combination of networks, hardware and software as well as the means of communication, collaboration and engagement that enable the processing, management and exchange of data, information and knowledge.
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This is an event which has already run at The Clophill Centre. If you're interested in knowing when we run similar events, please feel free to get in touch.
Practitioners Involved: Karen Aberle and Cristián Valenzuela
Venues Used: The Birch Room
Date / Time: Weekend of 1st/2nd June
Price: £145 early-bird (ends 11th May) Regular registration £175
It is a highly interactive two day program that provides basic distinctions,tools and practices that enable participants to assess their current effectiveness in relationship and illuminate the actions for achieving a new level of brilliance. Relationship is a domain of learning that few of us have been taught. Like any other domain of learning, it requires distinctions, practices, and teachers.
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Normally held around a fire, up to 16 participants experience a safe and intimate environment to explore and work with real concerns and issues. Individuals discover great commonality of their experience and can speak openly without shame or shyness for previous hurts or failures, discover what didn't work, and move to resolution in amood of wonder.
The program is led by Karen Aberle and Cristián Valenzuela, a couple that have been together for more than 25 years. They bring together the discourse of the mind with the wisdom of the heart. They were both trained in the philosophy of language and are initiated shamans in the tradition of the Huichol Indians of central Mexico with whom they have studied for more than 15 years. The heart discourse brings forth the sacredness of all life and allows us to see the other as a legitimate other, a treasure and a gift for our own path and learning.
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Take 16 Cinemas, Inc.
Offering an integrated entertainment experience that is not just about the movie but where the movie is part of the overall experience.
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- Location Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Founded February 2009
- Employees 4
- Website take16cinema.com
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Take 16 Theatre and Reels Restaurant provides VIP amenities all at one location offering guests an escapism from everyday life in a world class VIP style environment. Families can enjoy a movie together, friends can meet for a drink before or after the movie. Parents can leave their children at the on-site child care area and enjoy a quiet dinner & movie alone. With the convenience of making only one stop, you can enjoy your entire evening!
Giovanni E. StewartFounder
Highly qualified leader with 10 years management experience within the financial and public service industries. Hands on leadership style, able to work in collaboration with a broad spectrum of personnel. Results focused with proven ability to execute a plan of action to achieve the desired outcome. Proactive communicator that is able to identify and resolve problems. Tenacious drive and highly motivated to explore every avenue for success.
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Jerry Harrah of Harrah Theatre Equipment Company has over the past 25 years designed and equipped theatrical projections, sound systems and concessions for
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Extensive experience in negotiating and licensing of Theatrical Films, Marketing,Advertising and Theatre Operations. Over 20 years of Consulting experience in the
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• Negotiation and Licensing Motion Picture Films
• Personal Relationships with Film Distributors and Company Executives
• Marketing and Theatre Operations
Holly ForquerVP of Operations
A highly organized Manager offering focused leadership that encourages staff to work efficiently while also developing policies and procedures to ensure achievement of business goals. Approaches new challenges with enthusiasm using her 10 plus years experience and knowledge in business as well as organizational and communication skills to succeed.
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Offering more than 35 years of diversified experience with an emphasis on accounting, human resources, administrative procedures and customer service in manufacturing and entertainment. Results-driven and team oriented leader whose accomplishments reflect superior business acumen, financial development and a demonstrated commitment to organizational growth. Expert in analyzing operations and implementing effective systems.
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Psalm 51: 7
Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me.
It had to have been mortifying. The Master, with a towel wrapped around His waist like a slave, kneeling to wash His disciples' dirty smelly feet covered with the dust of Jerusalem. Though Peter protested, he was rebuked to submit, to comprehend the symbolism of the act.
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A modified bitumen membrane roofing system is usually reserved for commercial buildings. Composed of composite sheets of roofing materials made from modified asphalt, it also includes layers of reinforcing sheets that are made of plastic sheeting, polyethylene film, heavy polyester mats, glass fiber felt or fabric, or some combination of these.
Typically, we remove the existing roof system down to the roof deck, then rebuild from there up. We install the modified single-ply roofing over a 43# base sheet. The membrane is applied with a modified adhesive. This roof system would include all necessary flashings.
Fiberglass Shingle Roofing
Fiberglass (asphalt) shingles are the number 1 roofing choice in Florida, well suited to the climate and available in a variety of styles and colors. They offer a great balance of long life and low cost, they're fire resistant, and they won't curl or buckle when properly installed.
Different types include:
- Three-tab shingles, which typically last 20 to 25 years, and are an economical option (but one that's a bit more susceptible to wind damage)
- Architectural shingles generally last 25 to 30 years, and are aesthetically pleasing and more resistant to wind damage than three-tab shingles
- Mildew-resistant shingles may be the best choice when you need 15 years of protection against mold, mildew, and algae growth
- Specialty luxury heavy-weight shingles last up to 30 years and mimic the look of attractive materials like slate or wood for a beautiful appearance
We are proud to be an official Master Shingle Applicator for CertainTeed.
Single-Ply Roofing
We'll help you pick the right single-ply roofing system for your property. Our industry-leading options include:
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- TPO is a single-ply membrane roofing system and a more economical alternative to PVC roofing, but offering many of the same benefits. Its durable makeup resists mold, dirt and buildup, punctures, and other impact damage.
- CertainTeed is a versatile and highly durable option. It can be applied with solar reflective asphalt shingles or solar reflective metal systems to reduce your energy consumption and costs, and your carbon footprint. Architectural caps reduce shingle tearing and improve water and debris shedding.
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True Group includes the current incarnation of True Engelmeier Roofing, which before that was Engelmeier Roofing.
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Other contractors can promise some sort of warranty on the materials used for the job, but very few promise a 10-year labor warranty along with a long-term warranty on most materials. We put our profits on the line because we're extremely confident in our work and materials. The True Engelmeier Roofing staff does not cut corners to maximize profit. We go out of our way to offer you the best and treat your roof as if it was our own! With a warranty this great, there's no reason to worry. We're completely insured, so you won't be liable for any accidental damages; if there are any problems with the installation, you're covered for the necessary labor. You'll receive a great product and even more spectacular service.
Take a look at some of our completed projects and case studies.