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Important Calendar Reminders
April 29 –May 3 - RWB's The Faerie Queen – A Ballet Based On A Midsummer Night's Dream
May 1 - Recital Photo and DVD orders go on sale
May 3 - Musical Theatre Dance Ensemble Auditions
May 4-18 - Returning students registration appointment booking available
May 6 - Sharing Dance Rehearsal
May 9 - Eriksdale Satellite recital
May 4-21 - Manitoba Provincial Dance Festival
May 13 - Sharing Dance Rehearsal
May 18 - Victoria Day – No RD Classes
May 18 - New student registration appointment booking available
May 20 - Sharing Dance Rehearsal
May 22 - Manitoba Provincial Dance Festival Gala
May 23 - Bun making and Stage make-up Workshop
May 24 - Sharing Dance Day
May 26 - Last day of ExplorAbility Session #3
May 30 - Dance Spectrum/Spring Concert Parent Volunteer Meeting
May 31 - Spring Concert – Pantages Playhouse Theatre
June 5 - Last day of classes
June 5 - Pre-Show Chat with Guest RD alumni performers
June 6 - Dance Spectrum # 1 – Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall
June 7 - Dance Spectrum # 2 – Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall
Dance Spectrum and Spring Concert Parent Volunteer Meeting
All Parent volunteers for Dance Spectrum and Spring Concert are asked to attend a mandatory meeting on May 30. Student class lists will be issued to volunteers, and all information required to run the show will be provided. Volunteers will be given an opportunity to ask questions after the orientation.
Spring Concert Volunteers - Saturday, May 30th 11:30 AM -12:15 PM
Dance Spectrum Volunteers - Saturday, May 30th 12:15 - 1:15 PM
Bun Making and Stage Make-up Workshop
All parents and students looking for pointers on how to make the perfect bun for Dance Spectrum and Spring Concert are invited to attend a workshop on Saturday, May 23rd from 3:00-4:00 pm. A demonstration of the application of stage make-up will also be covered. Any parents and students wishing to attend, please sign up in advance at the RWB School Office. Upon sign up you will receive a supply list of items to bring so parents can try the techniques demonstrated on the spot!
Dance Spectrum and Spring Concert
If you have not yet purchased your tickets for Dance Spectrum or Spring Concert, you are still in luck! Tickets are available through the RWB Customer Service Office at 380 Graham Avenue, online or by calling 204.956.2792 or 1.800.667.4792 (toll free).
Dance Spectrum #1 – Saturday, June 5th - 6:30pm - Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall
Dance Spectrum #2 – Sunday, June 6th - 6:30pm - Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall
Spring Concert– Sunday, May 31st – 3:00pm – Pantages Playhouse Theatre
Please note that students who are in only one half of the show (not applicable to Spring Concert) are welcome to sit free of charge in the specified "student seating" for the other half of the show. They will require a ticket if they will be joining parents in the audience. Running orders for the show are posted in the atrium.
Costumes are provided by the RWB wardrobe department for the most part. Students may be asked to wear part of the RWB School uniform or pieces of their own clothing as part of the costume.
Once again, the RWB School is pleased to offer for purchase class photos and DVDs of our year end recitals as a keepsake. The photos are scheduled to be taken during the students' dress rehearsal and DVDs are recorded of each of the recitals.
Price per photo $17 (includes photo, frame and electronic copy)
Orders will be accepted May 1 – June 21 at 7:00 pm.
Detailed information about the year-end recitals, including dress rehearsal drop-off and pick-up times will be emailed to all parents closer to the recitals. We will also have hard copies available for pick-up at the School Office.
Dance Intensive
One of the only programs of its kind in North America, RWB School's Dance Intensive is a two-week summer dance experience running from August 9-22. The Dance Intensive program is a training opportunity for young dancers age 9-18 looking to improve their skills and deepen their understanding of the art form in a positive and supportive environment.
Registration for Dance Intensive is still underway! As the registration spots in Dance Intensive fill quickly, reserve your place today. Registration Deadline: June 20, 2015
The experienced teaching faculty at the RWB School, together with a talented guest teacher, will inspire students to learn and grow.
For current RD students only:
10% Discount on Dance Intensive Tuition
50% Discount on Dance Intensive Residence
This summer, you don't need to leave the city to have the overnight camp experience you've been dreaming of all year! We strongly encourage current RD students to take advantage of this amazing opportunity to stay in the RWB School Residence at a FRACTION OF THE COST. Don't miss your chance to room with dancers from around the world, enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner in the Residence dining hall and take in all of the planned and unplanned activities that Residence has to offer, all the while affording your parents the break they so rightly deserve.
Register online, or fill out a downloadable registration form and return to the RWB School Office in person, by mail or by email.
Download a REGISTRATION FORM or REGISTER online.
Adult Summer Dance
Adult Summer Dance is a five-week RWB School Recreational Division program for adults of all ages and skill levels. Whether you're an experienced dancer looking to refine your technique or a beginner keen to try something new, Adult Summer Dance has just the class to meet your needs. Classes are available in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop and modern dance with various options to suit your summer schedule. Be sure to take advantage of this unique opportunity to strengthen your body, focus your mind and express your individual style this summer – not to mention have some fun!
Download a REGISTRATION FORM or REGISTER online.
Please note, drop-ins are available only in the first two weeks of the program. Classes regularly scheduled for Wednesday, July 1 will be rescheduled on Friday, July 3 in the same studios at the same time due to Canada Day.
RWB School Professional Division presents La Bayadère: Kingdom of the Shades + The Misadventures of Pinocchio
Held for the first time at Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, the end-of-year performance of the RWB School Professional Division students delights audiences with four shows from May 21-23. The dynamic mixed repertoire features the famed Kingdom of the Shades from La Bayadère, and The Misadventures of Pinocchio; a one-act ballet composed of selected chapters from the beloved 19th century children's novel.
Click here for tickets and information.
RD Students perform in The Faerie Queen!
Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet continues its 75th Anniversary season with The Faerie Queen – A Ballet Based On A Midsummer Night's Dream, the foremost work of Canadian choreographer John Alleyne. Alleyne's contemporary ballet based on William Shakespeare's famous comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream premieres with dancers of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, April 29-May 3 at the Centennial Concert Hall. Watch for RD students joining the cast in the youth roles of Attendants and Changelings!
Students may purchase one ticket for themselves at $25.00 and an additional ticket @ 50% off in Section B* for the following performances:
Wed, April 29, 2015 - 7:30PM Centennial Concert Hall
Thurs, April 30, 2015 - 7:30PM Centennial Concert Hall
Fri, May 1, 2015 - 7:30PM Centennial Concert Hall
Sat, May 2, 2015 - 7:30PM Centennial Concert Hall
Sun, May 3, 2015 - 2:00PM Centennial Concert Hall
* Taxes and fees not included, discount is taken off standard adult ticket pricing and cannot be combined with any other offers or promotions. Discount tickets are available in Section B ONLY and are not exchangeable once the tickets have been processed.
Summer Acceptance students
Congratulations and have fun to all students who auditioned and will be participating in summer schools across North America over June, July and August!
The following students were accepted into the programs listed below:
Rachael Buchwald – Goh Ballet Academy, Victoria Academy of Ballet
Meghan Carnegie – Victoria Academy of Ballet
Megan Gareau – Goh Ballet Academy, The School of Alberta Ballet – Ballet Stream, Arts Umbrella
Vanessa Hrynchuk – The Ailey School, The School of Alberta Ballet – Ballet Stream
Laila Kokenberg-Gallant – Goh Ballet Academy, The School of Alberta Ballet's Contemporary stream, Quinte Ballet School
Lia Loewen – The Ailey School
Maryn Woo – The School of Alberta Ballet's Senior Program, Goh Ballet Academy, Arts Umbrella
Danika Burdeniuk, Delaney Giesbrecht, Connor Grant-Canseco, Morgan Harms, Alexander Luke, Logan Quatember, Shayla Trippier, Hannah Trickett, Elisha Woo and Jehui Yoon will all be attending the RWB School Professional Division's Summer Session.
Explorability for Youth among the top 20 contenders to win MTS Future First Grant
We need your vote!
The RWB School's ExplorAbility for Youth has been selected as a finalist to win one of ten $10,000 MTS Future First grants. The video above provides a look at the wonderful benefits of this program.
Voting is underway and runs until Sunday, May 10th. Vote NOW and encourage your friends, family and colleagues to vote too. You can vote as many times as you'd like.
The final 10 grant recipients will be revealed on Tuesday, May 12th, Manitoba Day!
More information is available at mts.ca/FutureFirst.
New Registration Process!
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet School is pleased to announce that we have changed the registration process for our 2015-16 school year. We are introducing an online appointment booking system to simplify your registration experience and to minimize wait times. There is no software to download—all you need is an Internet connection.
Students and guardians may begin to book appointments on Monday, May 4, 2015 at 10:00 am. Parents of returning Recreational Division students will have exclusive access to the appointment schedule for 2 weeks. Starting on Monday, May 18 at 10:00 am, the public will be permitted to schedule appointments to register. All appointments will be booked on a first come, first served basis. Classes are subject to availability.
You will be asked to book the time that is most convenient to you, then visit the RWB (380 Graham Avenue) for your scheduled appointment. As always, you will have an opportunity to meet with both artistic and administrative staff as you register, and 20 minutes will be required for each individual to be registered.
Registration will be open from June 16-20 and June 23-27, 2015. We have a guaranteed appointment slot for each of our returning students. Students cannot register without an appointment.
Booking an appointment is a simple, 3 step process (see images below for details):
1) Go to www.rwb.org/register and enter access code (provided to all returning student via email)
This website will not be available prior to May 4, 2015 at 10:00 am
If you are experiencing technical difficulties, you may access the appointment booking system at www.schoolinterviews.ca/code.
2) Enter your name and contact information, along with the names of each student you wish to register.
3) Select the appointment(s) most convenient to you. Each student requires one appointment slot. It is advantageous for families to select consecutive appointments. If you have more than 3 students in your family, you require only 3 appointment slots – we will be able to register families of 3+ students within one hour.
After scheduling your appointment(s), you will receive an email confirmation listing your registration time. This email will provide instruction on rescheduling or cancelling your appointment if necessary. Please bring a copy of your email confirmation with you to registration to expedite the process.
Although we are not able to book, cancel, or reschedule appointments over the phone, the School Office staff would be pleased to address any of your questions or concerns. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you require further clarity. We very much appreciate your patience and understanding as we make this transition.
The class schedule and student placements for the 2015-2016 school year will be available the week following Dance Spectrum #2.
75th Anniversary Celebrations
On Friday, June 5th from 6:30-7:30pm in Studio 116, we will be hosting Pre-Show Chat - a panel discussion with guest RD Alumni, Rachael McLaren, current professional dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre and Catherine Wreford Ledlow, former Broadway performer. Both have created amazing performance careers and will each perform at one of our Dance Spectrum performances! All RD students and parents are invited to attend this discussion free of charge. We encourage all interested participants to please sign up at the school office.
Join us for Sharing Dance Day on May 24
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet School is thrilled to be partnering with Canada's National Ballet School (NBS) on Sharing Dance, a national arts engagement strategy for a healthy, active Canada. Sharing Dance aims to spread appreciation of movement and music while encouraging Canadians of any age and fitness level to experience the joy of dance.
This year, we will be hosting a Sharing Dance Day event in Winnipeg on May 24, 2015 at 1:30 pm at Memorial Park*, opposite the Manitoba Legislative Building at the corner of Broadway and Memorial Boulevard, and we invite you to participate!
We will be hosting a series of open rehearsals at the RWB Building (380 Graham Avenue) in which a piece of choreography will be taught to participants. These rehearsals are scheduled from 6:00-7:00 pm in Studio 116 on the following dates: May 6, 13 & 20, 2015. There is no fee to participate and all RWB School students ages 8+ are welcome to join. The piece will then be performed by all participants on May 24.
For additional information, please visit sharingdance.ca or contact Nicole Kepp, Vice-Principal of the RWB School Recreational Division, at firstname.lastname@example.com or 204.957.3493 or through the RWB School Office.
We hope to have an opportunity to celebrate dance with you this year at Sharing Dance Day!
* In the instance of inclement weather the event will take place inside the Manitoba Legislative Building.
Manitoba Provincial Dance Festival
RWB School Dance Ensemble students will be performing at the Manitoba Provincial Dance Festival from May 4-21, at the Pantages Playhouse Theatre. All participants have been emailed a festival schedule, which has also been posted in the atrium. Dance Manitoba presents its annual festival gala on Friday, May 22nd where all scholarship recipients and adjudicators choice pieces will be recognized. For more information about the Manitoba Provincial Dance Festival and Gala you can visit http://dancemanitoba.org/
Help keep our newly renovated space clean!
To all who are enjoying our newly renovated atrium, we would like to pass on a friendly reminder to take extra care when bringing in coffee, food and beverages. We also ask that all gum be disposed of in the waste bins provided. We thank you for your mindfulness so our refurbished space can be enjoyed by dancers and families, and remain sparkling in the years to come!
5678 Showtime Award
While participating in the 5678 Showtime Competition, the RWB School Recreational Division won 3rd place for overall group high scores and a cash prize of $250. We are pleased to announce that this award has been donated to the RD Opportunity Fund. Congratulations to all the students who participated!


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|The Sweeney brothers had a reunion in Tennessee.
Left to Right: Greg and Linda, (with Aaron in the middle) Garrett and Lavona, Grant and Gloria, Glen and Elaine, and Graham came with his son Loren.
|The kids had fun with a pool around. Uncle Aaron is having a good time splashing his niece.
|We went to a rodeo in Rutherford. It is a fundraiser for the fire department.
Gloria showing Jane some dance moves.
|Elliot and Loren thumb wrestling.
Elliot loved the attention of his older cousin.
It was nice getting to know Loren and we invited him to visit us in Grand Rapids.
|The infamous Charlie Sheen was there. They had him play a game during one of the innings.
|We purchased Reds shirts at Old Navy and came ready to root root for the home team.
|Johnny Cueto bobble-heads for the first 20,000 people.
Jane sold hers after the game for $5.00 to a couple of guys who were buying them.
My favorite part of this video is hearing grandma, start clapping and cheering while Elliot is awarded his $5

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|Windhorse (1998) Tibet
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Summary: A remarkable film produced under remarkable conditions, "Windhorse" dares to present a realistic and scathingly critical depiction of Chinese oppression in Tibet. It's obvious from the opening credits that director Paul Wagner (Oscar®-winning producer of the 1984 documentary short "The Stone Carvers") has a message to deliver about the plight of Tibet, and his clunky filmmaking serves a formulaic, melodramatic story. Set in 1998, it's a simple tale, accessible to a wide audience, in which a young Tibetan singer named Dolkar (Dadon) is a rising star on the Chinese-owned nightclub circuit, growing too comfortable with her own integration into Chinese society in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa. Her grandfather had been killed by the Chinese in 1959 for protesting against Chinese occupation, and now, 18 years later, her brother Dorjee (Jampa Kelsang) is aimless and unemployed, hating the Chinese and powerless to do anything about it. Their cousin Pema (played by an actress who must remain unidentified) is a Tibetan nun who is imprisoned and severely beaten for her outspoken protest against China and defiant embrace of the Dalai Lama as her religious leader. She is released to her family, weakened and on the verge of death, and her testimony about Chinese brutality is videotaped by a sympathetic American tourist (Teije Silverman). In depicting this dangerous activity, "Windhorse" becomes a vehicle for global awareness of Tibet's ongoing oppression.
This personal history and family turmoil provides an intimate perspective on the Tibetan cause, and much of the film was shot illegally in Tibet with digital home-video cameras, under the noses of the Chinese police. Many of the Tibetan actors and crewmembers remain unnamed in the credits to protect their identities, and this clandestine production strategy gives "Windhorse" a sense of urgent authenticity, also resulting in a variety of interesting anecdotes in Wagner's audio commentary, recorded with cowriter/coproducer Julia Elliot and exiled Tibetan cowriter Thupten Tsering. The result is more of a human-rights treatise than a truly satisfying movie, but "Windhorse" retains enough dramatic impact to provide a powerful and still controversial look at a political crisis that remains stubbornly unsolved. "--Jeff Shannon"


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The ability to play professional sports isn't for everyone. I get that. However, everyone has enough talent to watch and understand sports on TV. But you can't just run in all willy nilly and watch while expecting to know exactly what's going on. Try that and you're liable to pull an eye-muscle. Even worse, you could embarrass yourself in front of your friends/cats by demonstrating an abhorrent lack of sports knowledge. To combat the risk of injury and/or public shaming, I've decided to create a series of guides for learning to watching sports on TV like a pro. You may be asking why I would do such a thing. To that I say, "Shut up. This is the internet and I can do whatever the damn I want." Besides, if you live in real 'Murica, you need to know how to talk sports. Sports are what you talk about to someone you really don't know but still don't mind talking to. And ladies, you want to demonstrate value to a guy you just met? Know what you're talking about when it comes to sports. Swear to God, being able to explain the infield fly rule is the equivalent of telling a guy that you want to invite one of your lady friends into the bedroom. And guys, know your sports. I shouldn't have to explain this shit to you. First sport? The greatest game ever played. Golf.
Let me start by saying that most people I know don't like watching golf…ever. They claim it's slow and not entertaining enough. Well I say that they're wrong. And you're wrong for agreeing with them. Golf is great. And watching golf is great. And you're still wrong. So very, very wrong. And I'm going to show you how to like it. Or at least how to feign interest long enough to get through a conversation at a bar. Golf is mos def a talking sport now. Thanks to Tiger Woods and Nike, golf is growing into one of the biggest sports in the world and it's not slowing down. The common people understand it now and so should you. Let's get to the basics of playing so you kinda know what the hell is going on.
The Mission: Your objective is to use various clubs to hit a ball into a small hole located a few hundred yards away in as few strokes (hits) as possible. You normally do this 18 times and add up your total at the end. The lower the total, the better you did. Still with me? Didn't think so. Let's move on and maybe you'll pick up more as we go.
The Equipment: You get a set of sticks that are usually made of metal. For our purposes, we'll refer to these sticks as "golf clubs". Additionally, you get a little ball made of rubber that's wrapped in a magical shell of plastic. We'll call that a "golf ball". That's all you need. There rest is fluff.
The Fluff: There are hundreds of things that fall in this category. Some of them are vital to the enjoyment of golf. Some aren't. However, all experts agree that the most important addition to any round of golf is booze. Yes my friend. Drinking is not only allowed while playing golf, it's encouraged. In fact, hot girls will drive around in carts and bring you booze while you're playing and pretend to like you so you'll pay them more money like it's a damn mobile Hooters. Some would say that those girls have an easy profession. Others would say they have the oldest profession. But if you're a guy and what I just said didn't make you want to start playing golf right the damn now, I'm sure we can find you a cart guy too. Either way, start drinking.
The basics of golf sound easy enough right? It's really easy to learn. Of course it's very hard to be good at playing golf. But we're not worried about being good. We're worried about watching people that are good on TV. Let's keep this party train movin.
If you don't already have an appreciation for golf, it can be hard to start watching it right away. The common man may find it boring. And that's why golf has spiced that shit up. If you're going to start watching golf on television, you absolutely must start with the Ryder Cup. What is the Ryder cup you say? It's only the most entertaining sporting event this side of the Super Bowl. The Ryder cup pits American and European golfers against each other in a scene of xenophobic glory. Every two years, the best golfers in the world put aside there differences and unite to hate everyone that lives on the other side of the ocean. It's beautiful really. And the networks know it. Every time the Ryder Cup nears its return, NBC stirs up enough patriotic hate to reignite the Revolutionary War. It's that awesome. The crowds are into it. The announcers are into it. You'll be into it….two years from now…when the next one is held. This post is nothing if not timely. But if you're going to talk golf with someone, always bring up the Ryder Cup. And tell them you cheered for the U.S. Or be a dick and say that you rooted for the Euros. I don't really care.
The other key part of learning to watch golf on TV is to pick a favorite golfer. Golf isn't just a sport full of stuffy white guys that all look the same anymore. That's only like 60% of them now. A really important part of looking like you know what you're talking about is to pick a favorite golfer and learn some cool details about them. "Did you hear about golfer's – rape/drunk driving/hate crime acquittal? Man that was crazy! I wonder if he'll play this weekend." To save you some time, here's a list of some of the more popular golfers and the type of person that might like them. Feel free to mix and match your favorites based on the person you're speaking to/ethnic makeup of the room.
Tiger Woods – The Easy Pick – Liking Tiger Woods is really the same as liking the New York Yankees. Nobody will argue that you shouldn't like them. It's a generic pick sure. But it's a solid pick too. Without Tiger, most people are going to tune out on Sundays. He's probably the single biggest reason golf is where it is today and he'll stay the big draw until he retires. Tiger is the choice for front runners everywhere. If Tiger is your pick, your other favorite teams likely include the 90's Cowboys, Lakers, Yankees, Heat, and Red Wings. Sure they're good, but unless you liked them before they were huge, most people think that you're probably a poser. But now Tiger has developed a bit of an edge. A massively publicized affair followed by a messy divorce can do that. Tiger is now the comeback kid for the PGA and is in the middle of his redemption phase. Hop on the bandwagon before it's too late.
Rory McIlroy – The Up & Comer – Rory is quickly becoming the heir apparent to the golf throne. This young Irish upstart has been picking up wins left and right this year and is the proud owner of the highest paid endorsement contract in Nike's history. Sports networks are hard at work creating a massive rivalry for him with Tiger Woods. Don't expect Rory to fade from the scene any time soon. By taking McIlroy as your fav, you're telling the world that you refuse to conform and go with the big crowd. You're going with the slightly smaller crowd instead in the hopes that it eventually turns into the big crowd. Fans of Rory will probably also like the Red Sox, Knicks, or Patriots. He's not the most popular player in the sport, but you're not exactly taking a risk by picking him as your #1. Caution: Being an Irishman, some "America only" fans may get bitter when you side with Rory. Girls have been known to swoon over his accent.
Phil Mickelson – The Wild Card – Phil Mickelson is never a bad choice for your top golfer. He's kind of a member of the old guard of golf. Pick him and people will nod their head like they understand exactly why he's your fav. You don't even have to give a reason. Just say that you've always been a Phil fan. Mickelson has always been kind of a dick. However, growing a bit older seems to have mellowed him out some. Now he's a really likeable dick. Now he's a fan favorite known for his risk taking and fearless play. But it's still golf, so it can't be all that fearless. He's a high risk/reward type of player that you can almost always count on to melt down at some point. White people love him because he's not so threatening like that dark skinned fellow but still an American. Fans of Phil tend to like to root for the underdog. They also probably really like the Cubs. I'm telling you, this is their year!
John Daly – The Drinkin Buddy – John Daly is a bit of an outlier these days. He's still around, but never really a threat to win it big. If you're new to golf, chances are you've never heard of him. But in his day, Daly was the car wreck that you slowly drove past while hoping to see a head laying on the ground A fat alcoholic cokehead with a batshit crazy wife and all the talent in the world, this Arkansas Razorback took 'Murica by storm in the 90's. Not many guys could go on a coke binge, get in a fight with his wife, call the cops, and then make it to your tour event the next day with deep scratches all over his face. Daly could. If you play golf and have a problem with substance abuse, you have probably liked Daly at some point as well. Die hard fans of John Daly like football and NASCAR…in that order…no exceptions.
Bubba Watson – The Psycho – Bubba Watson is the new Kentucky Fried Golfer. This Georgia native made it big this year by winning the Masters. He's so hot right now. Bubba is currently the longest driver on the tour. (he can hit the ball real far) He's also a risk taker that loves to act lest his brain get in the way. When Watson melts down, this fan favorite melts down big. And really, when was the last time you met a Bubba that wasn't changing your tire or raping kayakers that accidentally rowed into his neck o' the woods. Bubba is probably my favorite golfer on the tour. Fans of Watson probably don't mind a little crazy in their sports heroes. Did I mention he's crazy? Yeah he's crazy. And he bought the General Lee from The Dukes of Hazard at an auction.
There's your golf watching starter kit. If you like sports, go in with an open mind and I'm sure you'll get hooked. You gotta trust me on this one. It's worth it. And since this is the internets, here's your obligatory cat pic.
– Josh


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'Neurostatin' could help guard against Alzheimer's
Millions of people could one day be given a "neurostatin" drug to guard against the early development of Alzheimer's, new research suggests.
One drug, an anti-cancer agent called bexarotene, has already been shown to prevent early brain changes linked to the disease in laboratory tests.
Scientists are in the process of identifying others that might be more effective.
It is thought the compound could have the same effect on Alzheimer's as statins on heart disease
The drugs have been dubbed "neurostatins" because they could be used in the same way statins are to reduce cholesterol and curb the risk of heart disease.
In this case they would be taken as a preventative strategy to keep out the seeds of Alzheimer's, accumulating clumps of toxic protein in the brain.
Professor Michele Vendruscolo, from Cambridge University, who is leading the research, said: "This in terms of an approach for Alzheimer's disease would be the equivalent of what statins do for heart conditions.
"So you would take them well in advance of developing the condition to reduce your risk.
"The dream would be to find a compound which is cheap and safe and therefore can be given early to everybody."
He explained that Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative disease occur in old age when natural defences that prevent the formation of protein aggregates in the brain, and help to clear them away, start to fail.
"Our idea is that we should supplement these natural defences by this chemical means," he said.
Bexarotene was the first of about a dozen potential neurostatins identified by the scientists, whose research is reported in the journal Science Advances.
Laboratory experiments showed that bexarotene delayed or completely prevented the formation of clumps of fragments of beta-amyloid protein, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's.
Other tests were conducted on lab worms genetically modified to develop an Alzheimer's-like condition.
"We found that when given early to the worms, bexarotene was preventing the disease," said Prof Vendruscolo. "In this worm, it was acting as a neurostatin. When given late it did nothing."
People would start taking neurostatins long before they were likely to develop symptoms of dementia, perhaps as early as their 30s.
In practice the drugs would probably be directed towards individuals most at risk. How they would be identified is not yet clear but they might include people carrying genes linked to the disease.
Science Advances is published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, whose annual meeting is taking place in Washington DC.
Dr Rosa Sancho, chief scientist at Alzheimer's Research UK, said: "We know that the accumulation of amyloid is a hallmark feature of Alzheimer's and that drugs to halt this build-up could help protect nerve cells from damage and death.
"A recent clinical trial of bexarotene in people with Alzheimer's was not successful, but this new work in worms suggests the drug may need to be given very early in the disease.
"We will now need to see whether this new preventative approach could halt the earliest biological events in Alzheimer's and keep damage at bay in further animal and human studies."
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Raw Material Company is pleased to announce Condition Report a 3-day international symposium on building art institutions in Africa organized in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut and the German Federal Cultural Foundation. The symposium takes place in Dakar, Senegal, from 18–20 January 2012.WEDNESDAY 18 JANUARY 2012
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I recently received an email from a commercial real estate broker inquiring about how dollarization can be applied when selling a service. This is one of the more frequent themes I see in reader inquiries. The real estate broker's note concluded, "Given that I'm not selling widgets, but service, it seems a bit harder to quantify my 'value'."
Dollarizing a service may present unique challenges, but there is no inherent reason why one could not dollarize a service as they would a product.
Marketers and sellers of any offering – product and service alike – must always remember that customers do not buy products or services. Instead, they buy the outcomes, the benefits that result from these products and services. And when a business buys a product or service, they are ultimately buying the dollarized value of those benefits.
To return to my interchange with the commercial real estate broker, here are a few excerpts from my response to his questions:
Whether you are selling widgets or services (we have successfully dollarized plenty of both), there are a couple stages to work through. You need to first identify and carefully articulate the specific areas where you create value for customers. Next, you need to figure out a way to quantify those values. A critical step is that you also need to persuade the customer that the advantages you offer are indeed real and unique to you.
This area can be tricky with services, as a service is often not perfectly reproducible or predictable the way a product might be. In those cases, you need to discover ways to create evidence of repeatable past success, or a documented methodology that the customer can intuitively understand as unique and differentiated. This may mean publishing case histories, or customer testimonials.
A difficult reality that some service providers must face is that their service offering MAY NOT in fact be all that different from what is available from other service providers. In those cases, it IS in fact difficult to dollarize, because there is little differentiation to build on.
Those situations may call for a broader strategic view: you may need to find related ways to differentiate yourself and create value outside your traditional realm.
As an example, a few years back, I worked with GE Capital, helping dollarize their lending to commercial fleets (what is more of a commodity than money?). In order to get the conversation away from interest rate and fees, they looked at other services. In one example, they worked with a trash collection company to install GPS devices on the fleet of garbage trucks, and then analyzed the routes the trucks traveled. They optimized the routes, even taking into account topography, so the fleets could save money on fuel, brake wear and other maintenance. (The GPS devices were installed for tracking... the innovation was to use the data to create value.) This approach not only allowed the seller to dollarize the value it created for the customer, but it made it crystal clear that the seller was looking for ways to improve the customer's business.... a powerful message for any seller.
So, the summary message to service sellers is:
1. You can dollarize the service you provide.
2. You must identify the outcomes and benefits you create for a customer, and then determine how those benefits result in financial gain for your customer.
3. You must determine how to use your past record to create a reasonable predictor of future performance ("we average reducing client inventory by 23%, which in your case would mean $29,000 less capital tied up in the warehouse."). Case studies and other carefully crafted tools can help build this case in a believable way.
4. If it turns out your service offering can be closely matched by others, change your focus. Think about your customer's business and how you might find other ways to create value that will differentiate you from the pack.


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On the sweetness of Mormon life, with apologies to Adam:
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An organization called the Black Action Movement (BAM) consisting of radical Blacks began to confront religious leaders in New York, Detroit, and even in Ann Arbor. They had prepared a Black Manifesto and sought to read it in every church of any significant size. Upon discovering that the Mormon Church of Ann Arbor was on their hit list, we as local leaders decided to preempt their attack because we saw the damage done, the broken stained glass windows, the emotional turmoil caused in other churches BAM had confronted before us.
So we invited them to come and read the Manifesto and confront Mormons about our racist past through an official planned Sunday event. We spent a week preparing our members to not react angrily or accusingly, although we warned them that they would be attacked and accused by the radicals. Our concern was not so much the anger of BAM because it was to be expected. Instead, our concern was with our Mormon congregation–that our members act like Christians in response. We consulted with Church leaders in Salt Lake City, letting them know what we planned to do and asking if they had any advice. The Church's Presiding Bishopric told us that they assumed we would soon be confronted anyway, and that by taking this initiative, hopefully things might turn out more positive than that of other religions. We told them BAM had broken into other churches and conducted sit-ins until the police came and arrested them, and we asked Salt Lake officials for advice. We were told to not call the police, but rather to send in the Relief Society with food for those conducting the sit-in, if that were to occur.
I'm closing comments because you can comment at M*. Also, other aspects of his post are controversial and I'm not interested in engaging that; I just loved the advice from the Presiding Bishopric too much not to share it.


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Ile-de-France infrastructure
The RENATER network connects 25 points of presence in "Ile de France"
The majority of links are in 10 Gbps
Since January 7th, 2011, the UPMC (The Pierre and Marie Curie University) delegated the contracting ownership of RAP to the GIP RENATER. Thus the RAP network in Ile-de-France is managed by RENATER.
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1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 cup pumpkin puree
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups gluten-free flour mix*
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Beat the eggs till blended; add the oil and beat to combine. Add the brown sugar and beat until smooth. Add the pumpkin, beat till smooth; add the vanilla, beat to combine. Add the flour mixture, baking powder, baking soda, salt, xanthan gum and spices; and beat just until the batter is smooth.
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Andy Molloy has been a member of the Partner Management team at Facebook for 3 years. He specifically looks after agencies in the UK & Ireland and with his wealth of experience has worked with some of the largest brands and agencies across these markets. .
Launched in 2004 by Harvard University student, Mark Zuckerburg and his college roommates, Facebook now has 1.3 billion active users around the world. In the first 3 months of 2015, over 1 billion users logged onto to their account via a mobile device. 27% of the world's web traffic comes from Facebook. February this year the organization reached a market capitalization of $212 billion. The biggest technology IPO in history. It's safe to say Facebook is a global phenomenon.


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1) Background removal: I have an idea on background removal technique that will self learn during run time and does not require capturing empty background. This technique is simple and I've started working on implementing this now. Will soon post some videos on this.
2) Blob detection: I am planning to adopt some algorithm for blob detections. I've not decided on which one yet, but I am going to start from edge detection algorithm.
3) Skeleton tracking: This part, am still clueless right now. But I am sure I'll find some decent way to atleast detect hands and head. This is still a dream right now.
The whole objective of this project is to make a Skeleton detection program that uses Kinect's output and does not require any calibration posture like in OpenNI. Will post the progress here soon.


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Last week, my morning classes from our Knabusch Mathematics and Science Center were supposed to go to Sterling State Park to plant some trees and do some beach clean-up (a yearly activity). Due to the weather, we were unable to go and I was left scrambling for an activity that I could do with both my geometry class and algebra class the day before spring break. The week prior, one of my afternoon students had wondered how many students you could fit in the classroom.
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Does anyone feel that students ability to retain material is not what is used to be? I have been teaching for 16 years now and it seems that when a student is exposed to a new lesson, it goes in one ear and out the other. They are really good with it during class, but when they walk out of the building it all goes away. I have heard so many kids come in the next day and ask me what we did the day before. Also, if I tell them we are having a test the next day, they show up without a…Continue
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Well, it's a sure sign of spring when the snow has melted, the kids have gone absolute stir-crazy for summer, and my colleagues and I gathered for our last Algebra for All After-School meeting.
This time, we had so many things to talk about - there wasn't much time to waste.
First on the agenda was the upcoming final project for our last face-to-face meeting in May. I came across an astounding lesson in the Connected Math series that we tweaked and adjusted…Continue
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I just finished reading the book "Focus" by Mike Schmoker. It it a great book for any curriculum, not just math.
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I've been looking through tons of lessons and trying to figure out what to do for that final project - coming up with some type of assessement that will lead students towards more THINKING on their own.... more problem solving on their own. I think the Spaghetti Bridge has been retired, at least for now. I'm sure there's a great science teacher out there somewhere that will gladly pick up my slack on that one! Lol!
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Removing Default Icons From Start Menu And Taskbar
Whenever a new user logs on to a computer, Microsoft puts certain default icons on the Start Menu and the Task bar, whether you want them there or not. I need to remove these icons, and put our own on the start menu. I can put our own icons on the start menu, but I don't have a way to remove the default icons. I need to remove the clutter from the start menu.
Does anyone have a script or other method to remove those icons?
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See if this tutorial will help you out Connect To - Change Default Icon in Start Menu if so also look at the bottom of it there is a list of related tutorials that will help with the rest of them.
If that is not what you wanted change please post a screenshot of what you are trying to change.
Use these tutorials for posting screenshots.
Screenshot with Paint
How to Use the Snipping Tool in Vista - Vista Forums
Screenshots and Files - Upload and Post in Seven Forums
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I borrowed this screenshot from How To: Customize the Windows 7 Start Menu and Taskbar Using unattend.xml - Ask the Core Team - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
Whenever a user logs in for the first time, the icons in the section marked "Not Customizable" are added to the start menu. I am managing the computers in a school computer lab. In our environment, every time someone logs on to a computer, that person is a new user, as far as that computer is concerned. I need to customize the start menu so that the students have quick access to the programs they will be using all the time. These five icons are just clutter, and they need to be gone.
I have seen a number of scripts which could be customized to remove unwanted icons, and insert the ones you want. Does anyone have a script which will just remove these five icons? I am looking for something that could be run as part of the log on script.
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You can right-click on any of those items and select Remove from this list.
Then you can Pin the programs they use to the Start menu Start Menu - Pin or Unpin a Program to
This tutorial may be of interest to you also Start Menu - Change Number of Recent Programs to Display
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That is not what I need. I need to set the computer so that a new user logging in for the first times does not see those icons at all. I need an end user to see the programs he needs, and not all the extra clutter that Microsoft put in there.
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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
You should be able to do that with Group Policy. I have Home Premium, so can't tell you exact settings, but look under User configuration> Administrative Templates> Start Menu and Taskbar
Group Policy Settings for Start Menu and Taskbar
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RSMC's High Success Rate Factor
Infertility is complicated. There are many factors that can affect your pregnancy success rate. Both individually and collectively, these factors are important to consider when choosing a fertility center. Reproductive Sciences Medical Center has helped thousands of families since 1995 achieve a high rate of IVF success through maintaining the highest quality control over four critical areas:
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Our mission is to provide all necessary resources to help make this process as streamlined as possible while offering our personal touch. We are a team of individuals with over 25 years of experience in third party reproduction. Some of our staff have also been surrogates and can offer first-hand experience and knowledge of the entire process.
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- Each surrogate is carefully screened prior to entering our program with only 4% of applicants actually becoming active in our database.
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Alice Foll of Baltimore sent us this Amish Friendship Bread recipe. It's for Shirley Chenoweith of Abingdon. Shirley says that a group of friends were sharing this recipe back and forth until someone lost the starter recipe.
Amish Friendship Starter
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Robert Crais' 1987 novel "The Monkey's Raincoat" is the first book he ever wrote. In his first novel, Crais introduced Elvis Cole, a fictional L.A. Private Eye. Although Crais initially conceived of this novel as a stand-alone, he went on to create an entire series about Elvis Cole.
In "The Monkey's Raincoat," a woman named Ellen Lang hires Cole and his partner Joe Price to find her missing husband. Crais won the Anthony and Macavity Awards for this novel and was nominated for the Edgar and Shamus Awards. Independent Mystery Book Sellers listed Crais' novel as one of its 100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century.


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BP Goes with Mud, Comcast Works K Street and More in Capital Eye Opener: May 27
Your daily dose of news and tidbits from the world of money in politics:
BP GOES WITH MUD: After several failed attempts to seal the blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, BP on Wednesday entered a new phase in the ongoing effort. Their weapon of choice? Mud. The technique, called a "top kill", involves 50,000 gallons of drilling mud, as well as a fleet of submarine robots. BP's technicians will pump the mud directly into the burst pipe, in an attempt to plug up the massive leak. BP says the results of the experiment will remain unknown for the first few days.
The crisis in the Gulf has now entered its fifth week, and pressure is mounting for President Barack Obama to order the federal government to take the reigns of the emergency effort. Earlier this week, the White House announced that the commander-in-chief will cut short his Memorial Day vacation and make a trip to the Gulf on Friday. Obama isn't the only one stepping up. The National Law Journal reports that Halliburton, which was involved as a contractor with the now-sunken oil rig, has hired D.C. lobbying powerhouse Patton Boggs for legal counsel, and earlier this month, the National Law Journal reported that Transocean, the company from which BP had leased this rig, hired Capitol Hill Consulting Group to lobby on its behalf.
NC GOP FACES BLACK SHEEP: The Republican Party in North Carolina has acknowledged a major roadblock standing in the way of a party victory this November. The obstruction? One of their own candidates. The Charlotte Observer reports party officials are going to great lengths to portray Tim D'Annunzio, a self-financed businessman currently in the running for the GOP nomination in the state's 8th Congressional District, as unfit for national office. The most recent salvo came when the party released court documents that made public a criminal record, and which portray the candidate as "a self-described religious zealot," who once declared he had found the Ark of the Covenant in Arizona. He also described himself as the messiah and the government as the "Antichrist," according to the Associated Press. D'Annunzio has not hid from his record, and has in fact detailed his past on his own blog. He recently spent more than $1 million of his own money and finished first in the state's primary, but did not garner enough votes to avoid a runoff race next month.
COMCAST ON K STREET HIRING SPREE: The Revolving Door between Capitol Hill and K Street never closes, and there are some periods when the door seems so wide-open that you can almost feel a draft. According to Politico, Comcast Corp. is one company currently working to perpetuate such windy conditions. The internet and cable giant has hired more than 75 ex-government officials in the last seven months — a huge grab even by K Street standards — as it tries to secure federal support for a planned buyout of NBC Universal. Comcast's new arsenal of lobbyists includes a large number of former-congressional staffers, and also includes four former members of Congress: Reps. Robert Walker (R-Pa.), William Gray (D-Pa.) and Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) and former Sen. Don Nickles (R-Okla.). Meanwhile, General Electric, the company selling NBC Universal to Comcast, is also getting into the game. GE has hired former House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.), in addition to 18 other ex-government officials, to help lobby for the $6.5 billion deal, according to Politico.
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While looking over the questions they ask, I came across two which previously gave me pause:
- Current Sales Data on Released Platforms
- Links to Reviews
My experience leaving mainstream game development to go indie, and the adventure that ensues.
Glad you've got the numbers. Do that Steam submission! The worst thing that can happen is they say no, which is no different that the situation you are in now. But if they say yes.... Hovercar!ReplyDelete
I'm definitely planning to. I have some plot encounters and combat refinements which need doing first, but the time is fast approaching. Hovercar, here I come!ReplyDelete
In related news, I just saw this
Time to get that Kickstarter campaign running ;)
Hmm, interesting. I wonder if it has to be kickstarter, or if beta pre-sales count? I'm also a bit wary of what happens when the 90 day grace period ends.
Still, it's probably comparable to other platforms. And it's a good move on EA's part. It should nicely inject their library with some indie titles.


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With Christmas time ahead, I suppose that most of you are already hunting for some gifts and stocking fillers for your loved ones, am I right? My advice is pretty simple: if you don't want to buy another boring tie for your Dad, an absolutely unsurprising hand cream for your Mom, and not particularly creative gift card to a popular chain store for your Partner, visit your closest museum's shop.
Museum gift shops are real gold mines for those who love original and unique items. I did a quick search and created a small Christmas gift selection from the assortment of three museum shops: the Victoria and Albert Museum Shop, the Charles Dickens Museum Shop, and the Royal Academy of Arts Shop. I focused on those located in London because I had an opportunity to check out their offer personally. Moreover, all of them provide international shipping of their goods, so you can easily do your shopping online, directly from underneath your fav fluffy blanket! Here, enjoy!
PS. Remember that buying your loved one a membership card to his / her favourite museum is always a good idea!
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1 Bear with Sandwich, a risograph print by Lisa Jones | shop here
2 Neptune and Strawberry Children's Mittens | shop here
3 Porcelain Fox Stud Earrings by And Mary | shop here
4 Blueberry Ring by Michael Michaud | shop here
5 Dolls' Houses from the V&A Museum of Childhood | shop here
6 Edward Bawden Gardening Diary 2017 | shop here
7 The Fabric of India | shop here
8 British Birds Mug | shop here
9 Map – Moggs Strangers Guide to London | shop here
10 Small Black Curvy Scissors | shop here
11 V&A Twelve Days of Christmas | shop here
12 Cast Iron Bear Bottle Opener | shop here
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Chemical Guys combined the best-selling fan-favorite car wash items into the Detailing Bucket Kit. The Detailing Bucket Kit comes with a Heavy Duty Detailing Bucket, Grit Guard Wash Screen, a bottle of Citrus Wash & Gloss car soap, Premium Extra Thick Wash Pad, and a screw-on Gamma Seal bucket lid. Hold mountains of Citrus Wash & Gloss suds and clean water in the rugged detailing bucket. Gently remove dirt, debris, and contamination from your car with the synthetic Premium Extra Thick Wash pad, then catch all the dirt at the bottom of the bucket with the Grit Guard for a scratch-free wash. Store products, towels, and other accessories in the bucket and secure with the screw-on Gamma Seal Bucket Lid in between full uses. You can even sit on the lid while you detail wheels! Wake up early Sunday morning and pull your bucket from the garage shelf to wash the car before the week starts. The Detailing Bucket Kit is the convenient package for the time-honored traditional detailing bucket car wash.
This high quality bucket is the last detailing bucket you will ever have to buy. The rugged construction is 30% thicker than competitors� buckets for ultimate durability. The compact tapered design stacks easily and stores with a small footprint, saving you valuable garage space. The internal dimensions are tailored to fit wash filters like Cyclone Dirt Trap and the included Grit Guard insert for the perfect scratch-free wash. Gamma Seal lids lock securely onto the flanged lip for a spill-proof seal that holds full loads of water. Each bucket comes with a sturdy steel baling wire and tough plastic carrying grip for ultimate portability! Accept no substitutes: The Heavy Duty Detailing Bucket is the only bucket that belongs in your arsenal!
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Renewable Energy Business School Turning Green
Energy conservation is getting an awesome issue. We are making utilization of up the kinds of non green energy options that we have depended on for so long. Some kinds of non green energy resources are oil, coal, all natural gasoline and nuclear. These kinds of energy are available in the ground. a amount of people today take these kinds of energy for granted, possibly thinking about that these kinds of energy would at all instances be here for us to use. But thinking about that we are receiving out that non green energy resources are getting harder to find, we are now getting action to discover or make new kinds of energy.
Many people today take energy for granted. They do not believe about operating away from energy. But this is a really correct problem, and operating away from non green energy could happen. human beings will be the purpose that there are damages to our world as well as for the non green resources drying up. much more than populace in the human race is between the biggest elements that are causing the disappearance of reserves and resources. James Leape, director standard of WWF worldwide stated that "Reckless usage is endangering our future prosperity." He also states that with the year 2030 we will require the equivalent of two planets to have the ability to hold on to reside the way we are living now. You can inform by this that energy conservation is a correct issue that we have to experience now. human beings are impacted by this problems and things are only going to get worse. So why is it that with human beings getting impacted by this we do not do one thing to produce a difference? I believe it to turn out to be that most human beings do not really recognize what we are undertaking as well as the damages of what we are doing. "By 2025 people today will be experiencing actual scarcity and will not have sufficient consuming water to live", says Morne du Plessis, CEO of WWF-SA.
There certainly are a amount of non living things that contribute in the direction of utilization of energy consumption. a amount of of those things are found in our households, commencing with space conditioning at 44%, consuming water heating at 13%,electromagnetic energy Lighting at 12%, Refridgeration at 8%, house electronics at 6%, Laundry Appliances at 5%, Kitchen Appliances at 4% collectively with other utilizes at 8%. These are all things that people today have made to reside better. But what a amount of people today do not believe about is that these items that we are making utilization of are greatly affecting the conservation of energy. So, sure person made products do hold out a huge role in the utilization of energy. The percents above are dependent on an standard house usage. Now include up all in the house utilization in America, and that could show a shocking and devastating number.
Most in the human's actions that are carried out electromagnetic energyto this world are negative. people today take as well an awesome offer for granted away from life. Energy conservation is 1 of individuals things. people today are in the views build that we will at all instances have every thing that we will at all instances need. There are not sufficient people today that completely recognize the troubles that we are facing as well as what we are able to do to support with this problem. consequently not to some amount of people today put in the work to produce the modifications required to hold out this. But on another hand, there are people today that do recognize the energy crisis and are working tough to discover and use new shows that we are able to use for energy. This is the good part in the energy situation, people today with the knowing in the energy problems that are wanting to produce small changes, by which individuals can do as well as the bigger firms that are wanting to discover and use new green resources to support with the energy problem. green energy bill


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Temperature does affect the rate of evaporation. The higher the temperature, the faster evaporation takes place. Increasing temperatures cause molecules to move faster and move out into the atmosphere, or evaporate.
Cooler temperatures slow down the rate of evaporation, as molecules move more slowly under cooler conditions. Other factors affecting the rate of evaporation include air pressure and humidity. When air pressure is high, evaporation slows because water molecules do not move into the air as easily. When humidity is high, the air is already saturated with water, and evaporation slows down because the air is unable to hold much more liquid.


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Fair Trade group
BTPA sources handmade goods from the Philippines to raise funds for Bahay Tuluyan. By selling goods from the Philippines, BTPA is encouraging fair trade and fair working conditions for Filipino families. 'Recreate Philippines' are goods which are created by Bahay Tuluyan youth in the Phlippines. The participation of children is designed to be 'child friendly' and is limited to children over the age of fifteen. Participation by children is voluntary, working conditions are safe and ethical, appropriate compensation is provided and work does not interfere with children's education. All production work is monitored to ensure that it is appropriate to the child's age and development and that it will contribute to the advancement of the child's skills.
At our base in Essendon, volunteers meet to prepare goods to be ready for sale. This includes simple jobs such as tagging, labelling and packaging. If you have a couple of hours free on a Thursday, please join us for a cup of tea and a chat while helping children of the Philippines at the same time.
I'd like to find out more about helping the Fair Trade group.


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At AAA Entertainment, we feel that your wedding day is the most important event that we do each year. We treat every bride and groom as if they were a part of our family and the last thing we want to do is to screw up someone from our family's wedding. Although we are a new company here in Charlotte, I've been a DJ/MC/Entertainer for over 15 years and have worked for companies in Detroit, Los Angeles and here in Charlotte. I've worked with over 300 brides and grooms and have about 4,000 events under my belt as a DJ/MC and entertainer. I've worked with such companies as the NFL, MLB, NBA, Chrysler, Southwest Airlines, Hard Rock Cafe, Marlboro, Sony and much more. Not only have I worked with these great companies, but I have also worked as the MC for the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters, have an acting background and was a professional mascot for 10 years. If you do decide to hire AAA Entertainment, not only are you hiring a DJ/MC, but your hiring a people person who enjoys his profession and who is an event coordinator that handles your special day.
With all of that being said, we feel that at AAA Entertainment, our customer service stands out above the rest. We are a family owned business as opposed to a corporate DJ service so we are available to our bride and grooms 24/7!!! We feel that our wedding package is a tremendous deal considering our experience and how the economy is today. We're not here to try and nickel and dime a bride....we want them to have an amazing night of dancing and we want to be there to share in the fun. Our wedding package includes the following:
AAA Entertainment Wedding Package
Up to 2 Face to Face Wedding Consultations
Professional Digital Sound System, including cordless microphone
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Professional Lighting Package
An MC/DJ who will coordinate the entire evening to ensure that you can relax and enjoy
Huge Music Library with Over 20,000 Songs
Set Up and Tear Down Time Included
Travel to and From the Wedding Location (Fee Incurred When Traveling Outside Of 100 Mile Radius)
Up To A 4 Hour Wedding: $800.00
Ceremony Music" $75.00/hr
Extra Hour(s): $75.00 per hour
If you should have any other questions or concerns, like to set up a meeting to discuss your big day or would like a reference from a previous wedding, please don't hesitate to email or call me. Again, thanks for inquiring about our DJ/MC services with regards to your upcoming event. We hope that we're there for the fun!!! Have a great day!!!
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A Minnesota woman who caused a health scare aboard a Delta Airlines flight from Detroit -- causing the plane to be kept on the tarmac at Midway International Airport Thursday for three hours -- says it was all a misunderstanding over bug bites.
Lise Sievers of Red Wing was one of 43 passengers aboard Delta flight 3163 to Midway when it touched down and the captain announced the plane would be briefly quarantined. Men with surgical masks over their faces boarded the plane, and rumors flew as passengers tried to figure out what sort of contagion might be spreading through the cabin.
Sievers said she had been in Uganda, where she is adopting two special needs children and "stayed at a hotel the other night and I think it left friends on my body. My son, who's four and a half, had pustules on him."
Before she left Detroit, she told her mother that she had a rash, apparently from bed bugs, and that the boy had pustules. But her mother misunderstood and "conflicting information" was passed on to health officials, who feared Sievers might have monkeypox.
Sievers, 50, who was on the tail end of a 20-plus hour trip that began in Uganda, where she had spent more than three months trying to finalize the adoption of two special needs children, wondered as well, said her son, Roger Sievers.
During a layover in Detroit, she had called her mother in LaPorte, Ind., and mentioned one of the children she was trying to adopt had broken out in pustules—small, pimple-like sores-- during her visit, and that the boy had to be taken to the hospital in Uganda. Sievers also mentioned to her mother that she had suffered an unrelated case of itchy bites she believed had been inflicted by bedbugs.
While Sievers' flight was en route to Midway, her mother confused Sievers' bug bites and the boy's pustules, and called her local hospital to ask what she should do to prepare to treat her daughter's symptoms.
"Any time you mention you've been in a tropical country like Uganda and you've developed what sounds like an infectious disease, well, they call the CDC (Center for Disease Control) right away," said Roger Sievers.
Indeed, according to a press release from the CDC issued Thursday, authorities suspected she may have come down with monkey pox, a contagious disease that occurs mostly in western Africa that causes victims to break out in small, crusty bumps. Sievers, however, was as surprised as anyone when her plane was surrounded by ambulances and fire vehicles when it landed at Midway, her son said.
Aboard the plane, health crews took pictures of her rash. Experts determined they were bug bites and let Sievers and her fellow passengers off the plane. Sievers went to a hospital for additional tests—which turned up nothing, her son said—and was resting at a relative's house in Indiana Thursday night.
Sievers will head back to Uganda in a month to finalize the adoption of the two children who will be the latest of more than 10 children she has adopted over more than 20 years, her son said. The adoption process had dragged on so long, the extra few hours on the tarmac at Midway didn't seem to faze her, Roger Sievers said. Her fellow passengers were polite, even the ones seated close to her, he said.
"Everyone was just doing their job," he said. "This was a relatively small inconvenience compared to what she's been through the last few months."
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Show Me Nutrition (closed)
Date: February 5, 2014 - April 16, 2014
Time: 8:30 a.m. - Noon
Location: Hemlock Elementary School, 200 Wilson Rd, Hemlock, MI 48626
Contact: Teressa Young, 989-758-2500 ext. 241, firstname.lastname@example.com
Show Me Nutrition – Curriculum teaching youth about nutrition, My Plate 2010 dietary guidelines, hand washing and physical activity. Students are involved in hands-on activities, taste tasting and learning about the different food groups. Show Me Nutrition series of six contacts covering eight different lessons through the school year.


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The classic, sexy hourglass shape…. a body type that is considered the "classic" womanly shape…is actually not very common! To be considered a true "hourglass"…your waist must be at least ten inches smaller than both your hips and your bust measurement. Of course your bust measurement you can't really control too much…aside from genetics and plastic surgery of course. But hellooo there is a song written about small waists and "big" behinds "Cute face small waist and a big behind!" sound familiar?
Anyways there are several things you can control and manipulate in order to make your waist look teeny and defined.
- Keep your bodyfat under control! This is done by the good ol' eat less and exercise more strategy. Having too much fat equals a undefined and squishy waist. However, don't get too extreme because being extraordinarily lean can also make you lose too much fat from your hips, which eliminates that nice sweeping curve from waist to hip.
- You do want to do exercises targeting your waist. Here is a secret tip though: do not…DO NOT do weighted exercises for your obliques (side abs) …Side bends holding a weight? Just say no! This will not "tone" your obliques, it will grow them.
- The exercises you will want to do : Stomach Vaccums ( suck in like you are reaching your belly button toward your spine. Keep breathing though, and maintain as long as possible. Sometimes I do this in a boring class or in line at the store!) This trains your body to keep your stomach holding in, as more of a habit, than letting it "hang out"
- Planks and side planks. These exercises strengthen all of your ab muscles, but unlike classic crunches etc…these target your innermost ab muscles. When these are strong they hold you in like a corset.
- Another sneaky trick: Focus on building a little muscle in your booty, and in your shoulders and lats ( upper back)…especially do the upper body if you are flat chested because it will give you width up front…making an hourglass illusion. Even if your waist doesn't go down an inch, making these proportions slightly bigger will make it seem smaller!
- Eat small portions. Many people experience the "food baby" issue when they eat. Your stomach does expand automatically when there is food in it, but you can keep from looking like you swallowed a watermelon by eating small portions and avoiding "bloat" foods…such as cabbage, beans, sugarfree gum, and diet soda (any soda!!)
In my opinion, a tiny waist is a totally feminine feature. Think Raquel Welch, Sophia Loren. These women were genetically blessed of course, but the tiny waist and feminine curves to their bodies helped to make them icons!
Any other tips for having a little bitty waist? Please comment! 🙂


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At the start of the college basketball season many teams choose to play an exhibition game or two in an attempt to get ready for their season. These are typically against hopelessly outmatched opponents – often from as low as Division III. If elite teams do play Division I-A opponents then they certainly won't be good ones. These games aren't betting opportunities, but harcore college basketball bettors who are hungry for the season to start can still get pretty excited about them because they are better than nothing. Occasionally something happens in one of these basketball games that will get some national media exposure – either a team wins by an outlandish margin or one loses to an opponent that they have no business losing to. Those types of results can send the public into a frenzy of either excitement or panic. They really shouldn't these are just exhibition games after all, so they really aren't a good indicator of what will happen in the regular season. As a general rule it isn't worthwhile to worry too much about anything that happens in these exhibition games. Looking at it closer, though, here are three factors that definitely should be ignored from these games, and four things that are at least a little interesting for college basketball handicappers:
The score – It is quite rare that the final score is actually a good indicator of what happened in the basketball game in any case, but that is especially true in exhibition games. In any game the final score can be deceptive if one team quit playing hard before the end, or for many other reasons. In exhibition games, though, you don't know how much teams care about the game, or if they are just using it as a glorified practice before the start of the season. That means that they very likely aren't focused on the final score. Basically you might as well pretend that there was no final score from a basketball handicapping perspective – anything else is potentially too misleading.
Offensive outbursts by players – Sometimes a player will have a massive offensive performance in one of these games. They'll pile up the points or get a pile of rebounds. That absolutely doesn't matter. Totally irrelevant. All it really tells us is that the player has some talent, but you probably knew that already. The opponent probably wasn't very good, and the team wouldn't be playing their offensive system as sharply as they will be in the season, so there is absolutely no guarantee that that player will be able to play as well in a real game as they did in the exhibition.
Media reaction – By the time the exhibition games roll around the media is desperate for something new to write about. They have previewed the season to death and want fresh material. Whenever something interesting happens in one of these games, then, they are likely to give it far more attention than it really deserves. As a college basketball handicapper it's best to drown out the hype or the horror of the media entirely.
Take note of…
Teams that don't look prepared – It's expected that college teams won't play at full intensity, and that they won't be as sharp or comfortable as they will be later in the season. A team that looks unprepared, though, is a concern. By unprepared I'm talking about things like frequent shot clock violations because teams can't work together, regularly botched defensive assignments, and so on.
Players who are totally absent – If a player who is expected to be a big part of the team during the season doesn't play in the exhibition game, or only plays in a very limited way, then a closer look is required. Is the player injured in a way that hasn't been disclosed? Is he having trouble with the coaching staff? Are there off-court issues that could be a problem throughout the season? Or does the player just not need the work as much as other players do?
How the team handles having a lead – Chances are pretty good that a good basketball team will have a big lead at some point in an exhibition game. How do they play at that point? Do they relax too much and throw it away? Do they maintain their focus and intensity? Do they focus on a responsible defensive game to maintain their margin? Their attitude and effectiveness here could be a good indicator of what could happen in the future – especially against weaker opponents down the road.
How the team handles adversity – If a NCAA hoop team gets into a hole at some point in the game then you should look at how they responded. Did they sharpen their focus and fight right back into the game? Or did they tighten up and let the game slip away from them? In other words, did they respond positively or negatively? The way they respond here could give clues to the astute college basketball handicapper as to how they will respond when the basketball games really matter.


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This summer was an incredibly formative experience for me. I took a look at the application I did for the program over winter break to get a sense of my goals and expectations for the trip. I gathered a few main goals from that application: get fully immersed in a foreign culture, step outside of what has been my comfort zone, contribute to my course of study and provide a contrast to the American-centered politics courses I have taken at W&L, gain first hand work experience contributing in a small and intimate workplace, and explore Europe and places I otherwise would not see.
Despite the shared language, England had a decisively different culture than I had become accustomed to in the States. Every day brought a new experience and the phrase "cheers" will follow me back to Lexington. I had given little thought to studying abroad before the trip and now completely understand why everyone I talk to is so keen on it.
On the same note, and as our stories and "learning curve" demonstrate, there is something to be said for being almost purely independent in a foreign country (especially one as expensive as the U.K.). Many mistakes were made but I learned an awful lot from navigating the big city with my friends.
The contemporary British politics class with Dr. Blick certainly exceeded my expectations. I have a much more aware and informed sense of global politics and was struck by how different our systems of governing are. The timing could not be better with the Brexit and the issues that caused domestically and abroad.
Work-wise, I am glad I was not a soccer coach as I feared. I really did gain some invaluable work experience that I hope to translate to an internship next summer and I enjoyed my time at Let Me Play.
Lastly, the opportunity to visit Scotland twice and Budapest especially, were eye-opening experiences. While it is possible I return to these places in my adult life, it may not be in the cards and I am so grateful for the opportunity to do so this summer.
All in all I could not be happier with the summer I had. It is amazing how fast it all flew by. I did not include this in my goals, but the fellowship I have gained with new friends and old will stay with me for a lifetime.


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It seems Cupid has everything in his aim this year and this lovely cat and dog are no exception! Now this is funny indeed and Cupid is enjoying every moment of it so why wouldn't we? What you have to do is pretty simple: make the cat and dog kiss until the yellow bar of the kissing meter is full but be careful for the granny that's walking from here to there every once in a while!
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