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First, raw steel is converted into a more workable form. Next, the pipe is formed on a continuous or semicontinuous production line. Finally, the pipe is cut and modified to meet the customer's needs.
LSAW (Longitudinally Submerged Arc Welded Steel pipes) in leaflets plate as raw material, the steel plate in the mold or molding machine pressure (volume) into using double-sided submerged arc welding and flaring from production.
UOE(Uing and Oing forming) is a method used for production of longitudinally welded large diameter pipes.
The mill adopts continuous axis contorting J-C-O(J-ing, C-ing and O-ing)process with characteristics of high forming accuracy and efficiency as well as balanced distribution of forming stress.
Finally emphasis on the importance of surface treatment in the production, strictly control the process parameters when anti rust.
Zinc sulfate biggest advantage is the current efficiency of up to 100%, the deposition rate, which is the other galvanizing process unparalleled.
Self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) and processes based on SHS are currently being developed the world over for the production of powders and near-net shape components of advanced materials.
Our manufacturing process is highly sophisticated and is divided into various departments supervised by experienced industry experts.
Our manufacturing process generally involves the following stages in a step by step procedure.
According to manufacuring process of seamless pipe, seamless pipe can be divided into hot rolled seamless tube and cold drawn seamless tube.
Our manufacturing process generally involves the following stages in a step by step procedure.
Spiral welded pipe production by submerged arc method is based on using tandem welding technique for joining inside and outside coil edges, which have been trimmed and beveled by carbide milling for high quality weld structure.
Rectangular/ Square hollow section are formed from coils and then ran through a series of dies.
Piping lengths from the factory not exactly cut to length but are normally delivered as:
Single random length has a length of around 5-7 meter
Double random length has a length of around 11-13 meter
Shorter and longer lengths are available, but for a calculation, it is wise, to use this standard lengths; other sizes are probably more expensive.
For the ends of pipes are 3 standard versions available.
The PE pipes will generally be used for the smaller diameters pipe systems and in combination with Slip On flanges and Socket Weld fittings and flanges.
The TE implementation speaks for itself, this performance will generally used for small diameters pipe systems, and the connections will be made with threaded flanges and threaded fittings.
The BE implementation is applied to all diameters of buttweld flanges or buttweld fittings, and will be directly welded (with a small gap 3-4 mm) to each other or to the pipe. Ends are mostly be beveled to angle 30° (+ 5° / -0°) with a root face of 1.6 mm (± 0.8 mm).
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Great British Buildings gives you an exclusive look at some of the this year's RIBA award winning buildings in the London. Join the architect for a one off architectural tour as they reveal the stories behind the building, what inspired them and what makes their building an RIBA Award winner.
As part of this series of events showcasing 2018's Award winners, we will tour Belvue School Woodland Classrooms with Studio Weave. Winner of a RIBA London Award 2018 and RIBA London Client of the Year 2018.
The school was to be allocated two Portacabins to meet its need for more space but the head-teacher decided that her pupils deserved better than that.
She realised that through design a much more imaginative solution could be found, that would provide a rich and stimulating learning environment for her students. To achieve this, she raised the money for the building independently and so the design direction was under her control and not hidebound by institutional limitations.
The jury panel during the RIBA Awards process described the building as:
'A beautiful special gem of a building, which reflects the success that the ambition, determination and talents of a client and architect working creatively together can achieve when they share a vision for creating a better world..'

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- Up to 25% off Amazon Coins! The more you buy, the more you save! Right now you can get 20% off when you buy $50 worth of coins. This is a huge offer that does not happen often!
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There's a well known 'secret' of getting bonus card packs when you purchase Hearthstone card packs through the Amazon Store. The promotion comes and go so be sure to check often!
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- Amazon Coins have a value ratio of 100 coins = $1. Different regions will have different rate.
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- Sometimes there's an additional bonus of Coin Back. You get coins back as soon as you spend it. The amount of coins you get back can be different depending on the promos Amazon is running. Sometimes you can get 20% back for a total saving of 40% (combine it with the 20% discount off coins)! A coin back deal where you gets a percentage of coins returned after spending them. More savings!
- You use the Amazon Coins to purchase Hearthstone Card Packs and Hearthstone Adventures! Be sure to check if you can use the Amazon Coins for Hearthstone for your Amazon Region first! It's confirmed for US, UK and Germany.
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A sunset in a small rural village of Matatiele - Eastern Cape province, near the Lesotho mountains.
Muhtle, 11, sits on his horse after a heavy rainfall.
Horses and dogs are loyal and loved companions in the villages of the Eastern Cape. Muhtle rides horses since the age of three. He says:
'I love horses. Riding a horse makes me happy. It makes me feel free. Sometimes it feels like flying.'
This is his father's horse; it is the strongest and biggest horse in the village.
Thabo, 13, rides one of his father's seven horses through the mountainous landscape of Matatiele.
Malign, 87, worked his entire life underground, digging for gold in the mines of Johannesburg. Today, he needs care and help from the community to manage the daily routines.
Scwebu, 46, rushes home after a long day on the farm.
Smalls (14) and Jake (14), return from a fierce horse race, which they won. They are the fastest guys in Matatiele. They live in the same village and go to school together.
Xhosa women and mothers of initiates drink a lot of alcohol to celebrate their son's transition into manhood. Tomorrow their 'children' will return from the mountains and reunite with their families and communities as respected men.
Three friends drink alcohol in the early evening outside a bar. Alcohol plays a big part of daily life at the Eastern Cape. Alcohol consumption is very normal and often explained as part of the culture. However, the alcohol consumed is no longer homemade traditional beer but strong and expensive liquor, which is enjoyed by many on a daily basis. People would often go without food for the entire day, but spend money on alcohol.
Kahlo, 16, gets ready for the Sunday church service. The Sunday service is very important amongst the Xhosa and Sotho people. It creates positive spirits in the communities, togetherness and a network of support. The ceremonies can become emotional when attendees occassionally cry, scream, sing or stomp their feet to the rhythm of the drums.
About twenty-five people visit the Sunday church service. The attendees are family members, close friends and neighbours. The service lasts for more than three hours.
Thabo, 13, rides his horse home.
Three friends ride their horses in a small village named Zikhalini, in Matatiele - Eastern Cape Province. There are approximately 80 horses in this village, which is inhabited by Sotho and Xhosa people.
Three Sotho guys covered in Sotho blankets have difficulties to control one of their wilder horses.
Smalls, 14, uses the whip to make his horse jump. He is officially the fastest in his village and the horse, which he inherited from his father, is number one.
Two Sotho men sit on their horses and are covered in their Sotho blankets.
Early in the morning, school children brush their teeth in the garden and prepare for school.
Thabo, 13, rides his horses home.
A rural village at the Eastern Cape - Queenstown.
People relax and drink outside a bar, in the village of Zikhalini. There is not much to do in the rural areas of the Eastern Cape. The tavern is the place where people meet, drink, dance, fight, smoke, lime in the grass or just pass by.
Xhosa men sit together and drink traditional home made beer.
Xhosa and Sotho men from two neighbouring villages meet to participate in a horse race.
Xhosa and Sotho men from two neighbouring villages meet to participate in a horse race
Friends and neighbours of a village drink bottles of Black Label in a small tavern.
Friends sit together and drink large bottles of beer after a horse race. Also Smalls, who is only 14 is allowed to sit with the older 'guys' due to his excellent riding skills.
Friends sit together after a horse race and drink beer.
Hlubi tribe initiates return home after they spent five weeks on the mountains. At 5:30 a.m in the morning, initiates throw their spears towards the rising sun.
For a majority of women at the Eastern Cape it is a daily routine to carry buckets of fresh spring water from the water source to their household. Running water, sanitation, and electricity have not reached small, and remote rural villages.
People gather around a water spring or arrive with cars, to collect fresh water for their households.
Horses are the fastest mode of transport in the mountainous rural areas of the Eastern Cape.
Bulelani, 29, ex convict at an initiation ceremony, and a proud member of the 28 gang.
Sabelo, 6, sits on his favourite horse.
Bulelani, 29, ex convict at an initiation ceremony and a proud member of the 28 gang.
At an open fire place Xhosa women prepare meat for an initiation ceremony.
During December and January, Xhosa and Sotho people celebrate the initiation of their boys. On this occasion ten slaugthered sheep are laid out for an initiation ceremony. The meat will cater for over 50 hungry initiates, their families and friends.
Xhosa women prepare and cook meat for the initiation ceremony
A bride stands with a bouquet of flowers next to the car of her husband's family. In some larger villages of the Eastern Cape, where people have been able to accumulate wealth through cattle, farming and illegal diamond mining, German cars such as a VW Polo or Mercedes Benz have become the new status symbol. Cars and bigger houses with electricity and running water have replaced horses as a sign of wealth and social status.
A young girl attends a wedding and plays with her stylish smartphone. In villages in which people have gained financial power the living standards have increased drastically. Instead of cattle and horses, fashion, new cars, and smart phones have become status symbols of the new middle class.
A couple of the Xhosa tribe gets married.
A freshly married couple dances in front of family and friends.
A traditional healer reads the bones in front of him and tells his patient how to deal with family issues and other personal problems.
Muhtle, 11, sits on his horse after a heavy rainfall. Horses and dogs are loyal and loved companions in the villages of the Eastern Cape. Muhtle is horse riding since the age of three. He says:
'I love horses. Riding a horse makes me happy. It makes me feel free. Sometimes it feels like flying.'
This is his father's horse; it is the strongest and biggest horse of the village.
Hlubi initiates from the Sotho tribe just returned from the mountains, sit under a tent and sing traditional songs. Then, each of the initiates stands up and introduces himself, and his new clan name to the audience.
Sotho initiates just returned from the mountains, sit under a tent and sing traditional songs. Each of the initiates stands up and introduces himself, and his new clan name to the audience.
Women dance and sing to welcome the returning initiates from the mountains.
Family members, who live in the same household, sit together around a bed in the kitchen.
Thabo, 13, rides his horse to look for his father's sheep.
James is 75, and grandfather of thirteen grandchildren. He owns five horses, fourteen cows, and over thirty chickens. This is his youngest horse, and his favourite. He says,that it is a bit stubborn and unpredictable, but very fast. The red blinkers help the horse to look straight, and prevent the horse from becoming distracted during a horse race. James uses it sometimes for fun. His grandchildren use it every day to travel, to look after the cattle, and to race across the villages.
Junior, 16, is dressed in his Sunday outfit and enjoys one of his grandfather's five horses.
Luis, 14, sits on the bed in one of his family's mud houses, which he shares with his older brother and father. The blue round shaped house serves as a sleeping room, community area and a kitchen.
Thabo, 72, sits in his mud house and listens to the radio. He complains that there is nothing to do and that life is hard. The government has promised them all kinds of things, but has not delivered any of their promises.
'We are not really living here. They have forgotten about us.'
Jake, 23, sits on his bed and smokes cannabis.
He says: 'I have nothing to do all day. I have finished school, but for what? There are no jobs. I am bored, and if I stay at home all day I would become crazy. To keep myself busy I wake up in the morning, then go to town and push people's trollies outside the Spar supermarket. Then I come back home to the village and sell cannabis, and hang out with my friends.
I want to find a job and do something meaningful with my life. But there is nothing. You have to be very lucky to find a job around here.'
Zola, 47, lives with his mother and his brother (45) who is in a wheelchair. Zola creates and sells furniture, and with the small income he supports his mother and handicaped brother.
'The government does not care about us. They have never done anything for the people living around here. I have stopped to vote for any politician. They are all liars'.
Martha, 67, stands in the kitchen of her small house.
Kagiso, 35, sits in his mud house, which serves as a kitchen and a sleeping room for him and his two brothers.
Thebo, 20, dropped out of school and sells cannabis. 'My friends who finished school are all without a job, or they have left to Johannesburg.
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June 1, 2018 | By Kim Crawley
Talks of Korean reunification have made me feel very optimistic. The Korean War has had a devastating effect on Koreans on both sides of the heavily guarded border. Families have been separated for decades. The war started before I was born! Since 1953, relations between North Korea and South Korea have been considered to be a de facto stalemate. But despite the decades-long stalemate, the war might not be really truly over until Korea is one country. That possibility makes me happy.
The United States has had a major effect on the Korean War since before the war even began in 1950. When Korea split into North Korea and South Korea, it was South Korea which embraced American influence and troops.
The Trump Administration has been involved in the attempt to reunify Korea. On April 20th, 2018, US President, Donald Trump tweeted: "North Korea has agreed to suspend all nuclear tests and close up a major test site. This is very good news for North Korea and the World – big progress! Look forward to our Summit." So Trump and North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un planned to meet in Singapore in June to discuss some of the necessary steps to establishing peace. But now things don't seem to be going too well.
North Korea wasn't too happy about the military drills American and South Korean soldiers conducted together. North Korea reacted by saying that they may consider pulling out of the summit that's been planned for June. They also said that they were unwilling to dismantle their nuclear arsenal as early as the United States would like.
"If the Trump Administration is genuinely committed to improving NK-US relations and come out to the NK-US summit, they will receive a deserving response. But if they try to push us into the corner and force only unilateral nuclear abandonment, we will no longer be interested in that kind of talks and will have to reconsider whether we will accept the upcoming NK-US summit," said Kim Kye-gwan, North Korean First Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Harry Kazianis, a Korean affairs expert from the Center for the National Interest, offered his perspective. "The North Korean pattern is to do provocations whether it is tests of missiles or nukes, ask for negotiations then string us along for months and years. But this time, they are not even getting to that point, they are already causing problems before we have the negotiation."
This sort of tension seems to be having a palpable effect on cyber-attacks. Comodo Cybersecurity research has discovered a huge spike in malware detections in North Korea. Between May 1st and May 3rd, while American and North Korean governments were exchanging harsh words, about eight times as many malware attacks were detected by Comodo in North Korea than typical levels since the beginning of 2018. A lot of the new malware was malicious Windows activation software, and Ultrasurf, a Chinese internet censorship circumvention tool. There is even heavier handed internet censorship in North Korea.
Ultrasurf was originally developed in 2002, by Chinese dissidents in Silicon Valley. The tool allows users in China to bypass what has been colloquially referred to as the "Great Firewall of China." Ultrasurf is designed to work in Windows as an EXE executable. It can be used without any installation or changes to the Windows Registry. To remove all traces of Ultrasurf from a PC, a user only has to delete the u.exe file. Cybersecurity product vendors have mixed opinions as to whether or not Ultrasurf is malware. It behaves like some malware in how it redirects internet communications through encryption. That's a useful cybersecurity function in applications such as VPNs, but some malware also uses stream ciphers in order to evade detection.
Because a lot of the malware readings Comodo received in North Korea were related to Windows activations and Ultrasurf, it appears that ordinary North Koreans are feeling more confident in the wake of Korean reunification talks. They may be less afraid of the North Korean government in their attempt to acquire open internet communications with the rest of the world, even if that requires deploying what some consider to be malware.
By May 5th, the spike in Comodo's detection disappeared. Then by May 9th, US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo travelled to North Korea and returned with three American prisoners.
In related news, there appears to be people in either North Korea or South Korea who are targeting North Korean disidents with Android spyware Trojans. Sun Team is the cyber-attack group behind this phenomenon. KakaoTalk, a popular chat app in South Korea, and social networks including Facebook are being used to find North Korean defectors. They are being socially engineered to download Android Trojans with names like "Blood Assistant," "Pray for North Korea," "Food Ingredients Info," "AppLock Free," and "Fast AppLock." The latter two are fake security apps. These malware campaigns have been detected as early as October 2016, and even with the possibility of Korean reunification, Sun Team seems to be continuing their attacks.
There are both North Korean and South Korean indications in Sun Team's activities. Dropbox accounts used as command and control servers by Sun Team have used names of South Korean celebrities and television shows. But they've also been found to use words that are exclusive to the North Korean dialect of the Korean language.
Unlike a lot of Android malware, the malware that Sun Team has been deploying seems to simply behave as spyware, reading SMS messages and contact information from the targeted Android devices and sending that sensitive data back to their command and control servers. So, Sun Team is engaging in espionage.
Matters in North Korea and South Korea may continue to get messy, even as South Korean President Moon Jae-In and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un seem to want to make peace. Comodo will definitely be on the lookout for future malware that targets the two Koreas.
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Town School for Boys seeks a full time Director of Education Technology beginning in the 2014-2015 school year. Located in San Francisco, Town School for Boys is a K-8 independent day school. Since its founding in 1939, Town School is committed to providing a dynamic and engaging environment that suits the developmental learning needs of boys. An intensive academic program is supplemented by fine arts offerings and outdoor education trips that take advantage of the school's Bay Area coastal location. Our teaching balances traditional methods with key student-centered approaches including inquiry and project-based learning. Town School values academic excellence, respect for self and others, diversity and inclusivity, service learning, and character development. Town places a high value on maintaining a creative, collegial atmosphere among faculty members. There is an expectation of continuous growth and improvement for all faculty and strong support for a wide range of professional development opportunities.
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Hairstyle of the gods/
So, Rachel and I kind of made this pact not to cut Isaac's hair. No particular reason, just an effort to preserve his strawberry blond babyhood a few moments more, let him get all ringletty and wild.
Fortunately, our pact contained a clause that stipulated that, in the event that the baby began to develop a mullet, I was free to take out the scissors and even things up a bit. At least, that's what I thought we agreed.
And so one day last week, when I decided that Isaac was starting to look just a tiny bit like Carol Brady, I sat him up on the bathroom counter and got out the scissors. I thought I did a pretty good job, all things considered. (The things considered would include the fact that Isaac tried to look at the scissors every time he caught a glimpse of them in his peripheral vision. I'm thankful that he still has peripheral vision.) In any case, my technique has certainly improved since Rowan's first haircut, when one of our friends witnessed the clear-cut that was the nape of his neck and stage-whispered to him, "Don't ever let your mommy do that to you again."
Rachel wasn't so sure. "He doesn't look like a pretty little girl any more," she wailed, when I brought our smiling little newly shorn lamb downstairs. For about a day afterwards, she moaned every time she saw Isaac and his big-boy 'do.
What the haircut made abundantly clear, though, is that Isaac, like me, is probably doomed to a life of difficulty finding hats that fit. He has what is known in the millinery industry as an "elongated oval," which, loosely translated, means he has a big, weird, alien-shaped head. It's a family curse: my dad recalls having to buy a fedora (to go with all those three-piece suits) when he was hired at IBM in the 1960s. The hat maker charged him $60 — probably something like his weekly take-home pay — for a custom-made number, because nothing in the store fit. I maintain the elongated oval is storing all that extra brainpower that makes us so smart.
As for Rowan, any day now I'm going to take him into the barber and erase the mop-topped evidence of the last summer of his life before entering the school system. Part of me hates to do it, sees it as the symbolic curtailing of all his freedom and creativity.
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Film Reel #26/
Jacob, Carla and Jess return with episode 26 of Film Reel, this week they are joined by Kieran from '8 Bit News' in the Film Reel hotseat. Plus they give their thoughts on the films Carol, Moulin Rouge and the Revenant and Carla spontaneously performs an excerpt from The Sound of Music.
Links and Show Notes
You can find the hosts of Film Reel on Twitter, follow them @fccfilmreelfm to talk to Jacob, Carla and Jess.
Films Discussed:
- Jurassic Park Trailer
- Jurassic World Trailer
- Ex Machina Trailer
- Akira Trailer
- Star Wars Episode VII - The Force Awakens Trailer
- Carol Trailer
- Moulin Rouge Trailer
- The Revenant Trailer
- The Island Trailer
Felpham FM is brought to you by Felpham Community College in partnership with NRG Marketing.


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A lot of what I present in this blog are side issues, or side items. Sometimes non-items (such as my night at The Riviera).
Everyone reports the obvious, (such as The Stardust was imploded). While I did cover that, I also covered the dust storm which followed.
So, like The West Wing, which presented the five minutes before and after The President "goes on" this blog often covers the less seen moments. I am usually not interested in presenting postcard perfect shots of the main view of (insert name of hotel). I have them, but so does everyone else.
This preamble brings me to the accompanying photo which is of people waiting on line a few hours before Wynn opened in 2005. Tonight, this photo will be two years old, and so will Wynn.
As the Wynn garage was not open, people parked everywhere else nearby; (Stardust, Frontier, etc). There were two lines on Las Vegas Boulevard. The south line extended to near where Palazzo is now; and the north line was out of sight. Across the street, crowds sat on the steps of The Fashion Show Mall.
The event of the opening was hyped a lot, but ultimately it was just an opening. At midnight the Wynn sign counted down, and when it reached 1, it said "we're open."
We're open?
Sort of like having thousands of people pay to watch a sold out boxing match on closed-circuit in an arena's annex, and then wheeling out a 13 inch black and white. Can you see okay in the back row?
The lines moved very slowly. I waited across the street for almost two hours, until the line was small enough that I crossed LVB and minutes later entered Wynn for the first time. It was beautiful and clean and new. But not magical. I don't know what I was expecting. I was open to surprises, but none were there.
The hype in the lead-up to the opening was so strong that anything would have been appreciated. Maybe even just a cheap pen that said Wynn Grand Opening. Or an informative brochure from one of the beautiful greeters. After waiting as long as some people did to get in, I'm sure an oreo would have been appreciated.
Most places were closed. We could walk around, and see the closed places, but really only the gaming was going on.
A lot of people like Wynn. And I do not doubt that the experience of staying there, or clubbing, or whatever, is very good. My comments here are limited to the actual opening event. It was a let down.
It was the reverse of what went on with The Stardust implosion. With the event of The Stardust implosion, we were undersold and overdelivered. With the event of the grand opening of Wynn, we were oversold and underdelivered.
The best I can say about the grand opening is that the event was incredibly hyped, the place was beautiful, yet most of it closed, and nothing special was done.


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This is a must see. The talent of these kids is stunning!
Johnny & Tina hand-crafted a warm, sincere, and romantic atmosphere for their wedding day through years of cultivating relationships. That is the foundation for a meaningful wedding day. They then hired the competent and creative powerhouse Tasha Miller and Meant2Be Events to bring their dreams to life, and that she did. Melissa Duerr of Melissa Ivy Photography framed spectacular stills of the event with her artful eye — she is always designing the next shot and a dynamic team member at any wedding.
As you'll see in the video, Randy Williams and Flowers by Jodi – Wedding Specialist created many of those moments, and Got You Covered brought it home with a lively dance floor lights, personality, timing, and the perfect song for the moment. Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas provided a beautiful setting, and their staff was on-point.
Congratulations, Johnny, and thank you Tina. Your hospitality made us feel at home to design our shots as well, and I hope you enjoy this video, and the full-length feature film that we're sending out.
This is probably the best we've ever seen. Great work guys!
This is a must see. The talent of these kids is stunning!
Melana and I love filming at the Castle, and it's icing on the cake to have such a wonderful couple making the day special and exciting. Special thanks to Ivonne Carlton – Photography, Jeff Nelson – MC/DJ, and Matt Nathanson – Minister.
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This wedding was a special surprise for Melana and me. Two hockey players falling in love between hip checks! The energy and passion between these two made the day exciting from start to finish. They effortlessly hosted a stunning wedding at the Villa Siena.
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Filming at the Farm is stepping into another world. It's amazing what they've created there. It definitely doesn't feel like Arizona! Kevin and Kayla were wonderful hosts, full of love, life, and faith. They have a a beautiful road ahead.
Kapono & Briana hosted their beautiful wedding at the Dream Center (Formerly Phoenix First Assembly) and their reception at Aldea Weddings at Tlaquepaque in Phoenix. Congratulations!!!
With so much great footage, how can you stop at one song. This stunning young couple delighted family and friends by being themselves and being in love. The connection between them is strong and fun to watch.
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tables that make sense
While catching up on some online reading this morning, I came across an article in the Washington Post titled "College Majors and Their Income Potential". I was curious how my brother, a recent grad with degrees in Italian and Political Science, would stack up. Here is the table that was included with the article:
I started to read the table. It looks nice: visually clean, no unnecessary clutter. When I first dove into the detail, I thought it might be ordered by increasing Unemployment Rate: 7.0...7.7...8.2...5.4? Nope. Ok, perhaps it's ordered by increasing Earnings: $32K...$32K...$46K...$33K? Nope. Alphabetical by Major? Nope. Doesn't even seem to be bucketed into degree types, given that Computer and mathematics are up at the top, while Engineering is at the bottom.
The table is not ordered by anything meaningful, as far as I can see. I find this frustrating. Sure, I can use it to find what I'm looking for (I'm guessing the Humanities and liberal arts segment is what my brother's degrees would fall into...highish unemployment rate and lowish salary would help explain why he's happily crafting his art as a bartender at the moment). But if I want to get much more out of it than that, or really understand how a single degree stacks up to the rest, it's difficult. In other words, the table is overly taxing to read: I have to search through to find the lowest and highest values, and it's really hard to figure out the what the ordinal set (which degree ranks 1st, 2nd, 3rd by the column of interest) would look like.
The lesson? When using tables, think about how your audience will use it and order it in a way that will facilitate that. In this case, I would suspect there are two ways the audience would want to use the table: 1) those who will do what I just did: seek out a single degree, then have interest in understanding it in the context of the others and 2) those who are interested in understanding what the top few or bottom few degrees are based on the figures. Some reordering would help both audiences' needs be met.
In general, think about whether there's an intrinsic order to the segments that you need to leverage. If not, order by the values your audience will be most interested in or based on the point you are trying to make. If high unemployment rate is your message, order your table by decreasing unemployment rates so the ones your audience encounters first - those at the top - help to reinforce the message you are trying to make.
Bottom line: make your table make sense.


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The next four week beginners session begins this Sunday April 12th from 11 - 12 PM. This session is appropriate for brand new beginners to yoga as well as anyone who attended a previous beginner's session and would like to learn more. We will continue to cover the fundamentals of yoga including poses (asana), breath work (pranayama), and meditation. Our experienced teachers welcome questions and encourage discussion about all topics of yoga during class. We hope you will join us!
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20 April 2011
Ministerial Employment Status
A recent decision by the Employment Appeals Tribunal means that with the exception of the Church of England (which remains a special case) the law appears to be changing in relation to ministerial employment.
Historically, because the functions of a minister of religion have been considered as vocational and spiritual in nature (and therefore incompatible with the existence of contracts), courts have tended to regard clergy as office-holders whose status has traditionally been regulated by the denomination concerned, rather than as employees whose status is governed by statute law. Accordingly, the rights and responsibilities of ecclesiastical office-holders are not defined by employment contracts and are therefore not subject to statutory employment law.
Parochial clergy of the Church of England who hold office under common tenure are governed by the Employment Rights Act 1996 which makes it clear that they enjoy rights as if they were employed rather than because they are employed. The Act is careful to state that no relationship of employer and employee is created and therefore they are not employees but office-holders. Church of England clergy with freehold also remain office-holders rather than employees.
However, following the decision in Moore v President of the Methodist Conference [2010] (15 March 2011) it is becoming apparent that judges seem more willing to find evidence of an employment relationship between a church and a minister, even where none was originally intended, and appear increasingly reluctant to draw a clear distinction between an 'employee' and an 'office holder'.
The Moore case involved a Methodist minister in Cornwall who was allowed to sue her church for unfair dismissal because the church effectively treated her as an employee rather than an office-holder and she was therefore deemed to be employed under a contract of service.
Reports that as a result of this ruling employment rights have now been given to all clergy, paving the way for any church to be sued for unfair dismissal, are inaccurate. Nevertheless, churches will in future need to exercise great caution in case they inadvertently create a contract of service with corresponding rights and obligations. It will now probably be advisable for churches to obtain expert legal advice to ensure that ministers are in fact office-holders given an increasingly litigious culture which is also impacting churches. Unless it is clearly agreed otherwise by all parties, if a church treats a minister as though they are an employee, a tribunal is likely to rule in future that there is an implicit employment relationship between the church and its minister. Factors likely to lead to such a conclusion, as in the Moore case, include the stipulation of terms of service, arrangements suggesting the payment of a 'salary' rather than a 'stipend', the provision of accommodation, regulations about working time, and the existence of ministerial supervision and appraisal.
Although there are some religious liberty exemptions for churches within employment discrimination law, it is usually preferable for most churches to treat a minister as an office-holder where ministers are free to act according to their spiritual calling rather than according to the terms of a contract. With regard to churches, it might otherwise be difficult to justify a decision to remove a minister, for example, on grounds of doctrine or conduct if the matter ended up at an employment tribunal and the minister was deemed to be an employee.
It is expected that the Methodist Church will appeal against the decision in Moore.


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Teachers United is an anti-racist, teacher-led education policy advocacy organization that seeks to insert and elevate the voices of educators in the policy-making process at the district and state levels.
From our inception, we've believed the single most important in-school factor impacting student achievement is the effectiveness of the teacher in the classroom. However, far too often the voice of effective educators is excluded from the education policy making process.
Teachers United, founded in 2011 in Seattle, started as a non-profit organization. When the non-profit shuttered its doors, a key group of TU advocates wanted to continue the work and increase teacher voice in educational advocacy. So, we reorganized in Tacoma in 2015 as a volunteer based group of like-minded advocates. Advocates passionate about using research to inform our voice and work.
Teachers United is an anti-racist, teacher-led education policy advocacy organization that seeks to insert and elevate the voices of educators in the policy-making process at the district and state levels.
In designing our policy recommendations, we follow a three step process:
Teachers United members decide democratically on our issues of focus at our Annual Network Meeting
Then, Teachers United teachers, as part of a policy team, research selected issues in order to craft policy recommendations.
Lastly, our members advocate for the implementation of our policy recommendations to education leaders at the state and district level.
We believe that teachers know what is best for their students and their classrooms and that there is no one better positioned to advocate for our most vulnerable students than their teachers.
Meet Us Online
Read our latest blog posts published on Teachers United's site or catch up on our members' latest musings around the interwebs.
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Catch us around the South Sound at one of our events as we talk policy, collaborate in research teams, chat books and unwind with our colleagues.
2018-2019 Focus Areas
In May 2018, TU discussed our focus areas for the coming school year, which are to expand the work of our first years research and our hybrid roles research. We are always looking for interested parties to be involved in our research, recommendation, and implementation of our policy work.
Hybrid Roles: This team began work on September 28, 2017. The team collected research, read and analyzed research and made final recommendations on the future of hybrid roles in education. Now, our work involves making our content consumable and building action at the district and building level.
First Years: In 2016-2017 school year, TU focused on First Years in one of our research groups. They published a report on their findings. They've worked closely within their buildings to emphasize the work and support that our first years teachers and administrators need. This team will reflect on past work and determine next steps to bringing the findings to district and building level decisions.
Writing: We always want to honor teacher voice and provide outlets for our teachers to practice and refine their writing. If you're wanting to get involved in our writing, make sure to connect with Jamie Romberg at one of our TU events.


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Supporters of the toppled Islamist leader had opened fire during the funeral of a fellow loyalist killed in deadly Saturday violence in north Cairo, MENA reported.
The president's loyalists reportedly set several police vehicles alight during the clashes.
Those killed in the violence include a reporter from Egypt's interior ministry official website who succumbed to gunshot injuries hours later.
Thirty others were wounded by gunfire, birdshot and bladed weapons.
Enraged local residents set ablaze several shops owned by members of the Muslim Brotherhood, according to MENA.
The Muslim Brotherhood, from which ousted president Morsi hails, denied allegations that its supporters had initiated the violence.
Street violence between rival factions has rocked Egypt since the army's overthrow of president Mohamed Morsi on 3 July amid nationwide protest against his rule.
At least 80 Morsi loyalists were killed on Saturday in clashes with police at their month-old sit-in in Cairo's Nasr City, throwing the bitterly polarised country into deeper turmoil.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
Clones and Storms Troopers
I have to say it, I really enjoy my new Cannon EOS T3i. I barely set these guys up, and with just a couple of half assed clicks, I had some awesome results. It would have taken over 30 shots with my old Camera, and still look awful. To think if I used a Tripod and adjusted the lighting and settings just a little more, these guys would have look even better.
I was doing a shoot for a pal, and I had to gather my Stormies and Clonies together. I do have a few more around in storage, which I should find, and do a larger group photo. I didn't realize I had even this many. I wonder how many I have total... 20?
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Thanks to big ticket sales for Annabelle: Creation, the films in The Conjuring Universe have crossed $1 billion at the worldwide box office. Released in 2013, The Conjuring kicked off director James Wan's movie series, as it told the true-life tale of demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga), who for the bulk of the film concentrated on the mystery behind the supernatural hauntings at a Rhode Island farmhouse.
But in the film's opening scenes the Warrens encountered a demonic-possessed vintage doll named Annabelle, whose creepy presence led Wan and Warner Bros. to create a solo movie for the twisted plaything, thus kicking off an accidental universe of Conjuring-related movies. Earning a successful box office take on a relatively small budget in comparison to most Hollywood standards, Warner Bros. proceeded with confidence to not only produce the highly successful The Conjuring 2 , but churn out the Annabelle prequel Annabelle: Creation, which by all indications is going to be as big a smash as its predecessors inspired by the Warren's case files.
Related: James Wan Teases The Nun Sequel Plans
According to The Wrap, Annabelle: Creation has earned more than $110 million worldwide since its August 11 release in theaters. Together with the global tallies of The Conjuring ($318 million), The Conjuring 2 ($320.2 million) and Annabelle ($256.8 million), the film universe has grossed $1.005 billion to date, and will surely add millions more in Annabelle: Creation's second weekend at the box office. Warner Bros. President of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution Sue Kroll celebrated the milestone, saying in a statement:
"We are thrilled with the success of Annabelle: Creation and enormously proud to continue bringing this hugely popular Conjuring franchise to theaters everywhere. We congratulate our colleagues at New Line Cinema, our astute marketing and distribution teams, and everyone who put their collective creative energies together to tell such wonderfully frightening stories for movie audiences around the world to enjoy."
What makes the success of The Conjuring universe so remarkable is that while the films have all earned blockbuster numbers, they've done so with budgets from miniscule to low/mid-range at best. Annabelle was produced for a mere $6.5 million and Annabelle: Creation was made for $15 million, while the first Conjuring's production cost $20 million, and The Conjuring 2 was produced for $40 million. And while those numbers don't account for any costs spent on marketing and distributing the films, they are sure to have a much bigger profit margin than most of their competitors in the marketplace today.
Lucky for Warner Bros., The Conjuring universe is really only getting started since two spinoff films from characters introduced in The Conjuring 2 – The Nun and The Crooked Man – are in the works, and The Conjuring 3 is in the franchise's future as well. The beauty for the studio is, there are bound to be characters introduced in those films that will be scary enough to merit their own spinoffs, effectively making the boundaries for The Conjuring universe limitless.
NEXT: The Conjuring Director Explains How He Accidentally Built A Shared Universe
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UV nail dryer: DW-200N
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The dryer is suitable for finger nails and toe nails.
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I went on a mini shopping spree last week to Hollister, Body Central, Bare Minerals and Gordmans.
Jeans from Gordmans & Shirts from Hollister
There were sales at both Gordmans and Hollister. Gordmans is my FAVORITE store!! They're always having a sale!! The jeans were marked down to $19 & $11. Then because of the sale, they took 33% off the ticketed price. I ended up getting them for $12.73 & $7.37. Yay Me!! I just wish they had more jeans in my size! At Hollister the shirts were $15.90. They were then marked 50% off , so they ended up being $7.95 each!
Bare Minerals Kit in Warm Tan plus samples, Layered necklace from Body Central , & my birthday gift from Sephora (Philosophy Vanilla Birthday Cake shampoo/ shower gel/ bubble bath)
I finally caved in and bought a Bare Minerals Get Started Kit. It comes with your shade of foundation, an Original Mineral Veil, a Warmth All-Over Face Color, a Full Flawless Face Brush, a Flawless Application Face Brush, a Maximum Coverage Concealer Brush, the Get Started DVD, and a Conditioning shampoo for the brushes. I also got a tinted hydrating mineral veil and a blush for free because of the promotion that they are having. I got matched to the Warm Tan foundation. I was a little skeptical at first, but the color actually matches me. I'll do a review on it later.
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Strategic plan
In 2018 CICL refreshed its strategic plan and its vision, mission and values which are below.
Excellence in sustainable water and irrigation management
By being at the forefront of water delivery services and promotion of member interests.
Our values
Service – reliable, customer focus
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To find out more about the key elements of our 2018-2023 strategic plan please click on the link below.


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barley chickpea salad with purple cabbage, spinach + an almond sesame miso dressing
I've got a salad for you today ... because I just got finished with two weeks of marathon eating, and this week all I want to eat are gigantic salads for every meal. I cannot think of or look at pictures of christmas cookies right now, I am still so full from the past few weeks.
And .... I know in the weeks to come there are going to be so many sweets and bacon wrapped whatevers. I want to psych myself up for all the upcoming indulgence, and to do that I will be eating salads and super healthy stuff on the in-between days.
Don't worry, you and I can get back to talking about more serious holiday eats and treats next week.
So let's talk about this salad. Sometimes I find myself using quinoa and kale for everything, but I am trying to make a better effort to change things up once in a while. You can certainly make this salad with quinoa and kale instead of barley and spinach, but I decided to give barley and spinach the spotlight here, because other grains and dark leafy greens deserve our love too.
Since this this salad is more grain-heavy, it feels more like a meal. Something you can eat for dinner, or a hearty lunch. It's filling but it won't put you over the edge, and it's loaded with healthy goodness. It would also make a great side dish, or brunch salad, or you can just snack on all by yourself all week long (that's what I've been doing).
My favorite part about this salad is the dressing. This dressing is killer. Almonds, sesame oil, and miso ... some of my favorites, all blended together. You can easily use this over so many things .... other salad combinations, roasted vegetables, noodle dishes. I just want to dive in and take a bath in this dressing, it's so darn good.
barley + chickpea salad with spinach, purple cabbage + an almond sesame miso dressing
2-4 people
3 cups of cooked barley (or any grain of your choice)
16 oz can of organic chickpeas, drained
¼ cup of onion, minced
1 cup of spinach, packed, finely chopped
1 cup of purple cabbage leaves, inner stems removed and finely chopped
a handful of chopped parsley (optional)
for the almond sesame miso dressing:
1/3 cup of almonds, lightly toasted
2 tablespoons of sweet white miso
3 tablespoons of brown rice vinegar
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
2 tablespoons of toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons of minced onion
1 tablespoon of maple syrup
a pinch of cayenne pepper
2-4 tablespoons of water + 1/4 cup of water
- While your barley is cooking, prepare all of the other veggies for the salad. Make sure you chop everything super fine, like a chopped salad.
- Then, prepare your dressing. Place the toasted almonds into a blender and blend until they are a fine consistency. Then add in the rest of the ingredients, and 2 tablespoons of water. Blend for a couple of minute until everything is super smooth. You might need to add another couple of tablespoons of water to thin it out. You want it to be thick, but thin enough to coat everything.
- Place ½ the dressing into a small separate bowl, and spoon the other half over the cooked barley. Stir to coat evenly, and then add in the chickpeas, onion, spinach, purple cabbage, and parsley and stir again to combine everything.
- Thin out the other ½ of the dressing with about ¼ cup of water and then drizzle that over the top. You can serve immediately or you can store in the fridge in an air-tight contain and eat over a few days.


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It's action-adventure at its best!
You are Drak, last of the Obliterators. A genetically enhanced fighting machine bio-engineered for otherwise impossible missions, you've been called upon to single-handedly save the Federation from a gigantic alien spacecraft that has already destroyed the entire Federation fleet.
Armed with a particle beam disrupter and lasers, you must board the alien vessel and make your way through the ship to disable the Plasma drive engines, bring down the battle shields, and disable the main weapons system. This will enable the crippled remnants of the Federation fleet to renew their attack upon the invading craft.
It's a suicide mission. Even if you're successful, your own fleet could destroy you with the enemy ship before you can get out. But you can't refuse this assignment, on which the very survival of humanity depends. And who knows – you've sparred with death before, and emerged victorious.
May the force be with you.
"The ultimate Hi-Sci-Fi hide, seek, and destroy game (sort of the on-screen equivalent to Laser-Tag)! The artwork alone is worth the price of admission, and the range of aliens, robots, and weaponry is truly a feast for even the most jaded cyber-punk." - INFO MAGAZINE
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Headlines – Week of January 3, 2010
January 7, 2010
South Florida Foreclosure Filings Top 97,000 In 2009
According to a report from CondoVultures.com, more than 97,000 foreclosure filings were initiated in 2009 in the tri-county South Florida region (Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties) representing a 29 percent increase compared to nearly 76,000 actions in 2008.
In 2007 there were more than 32,000 foreclosure filings.
Peter Zalewski, a principal with Condo Vultures® LLC stated that, "The newfound willingness of lenders to suddenly work with borrowers to modify mortgages or approve short sales has undoubtedly had an effect on the number of foreclosure filings in South Florida."
More than 200,000 foreclosures actions have been filed in the tri-county South Florida region since 2007, with 46 percent of the actions occurring in the last 12 months.
On a county-by-county basis, Broward County, where Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, and Pompano Beach are located, has experienced the greatest number of foreclosure actions with more than 87,000 filings since 2007. This represents 43 percent of all foreclosure actions filed in South Florida.
Palm Beach County, where Boca Raton, Delray Beach, and West Palm Beach are located, ranks second with nearly 59,000 foreclosure filings in the last three years. Palm Beach County accounts for 29 percent of the actions filed in South Florida.
Miami-Dade County, where Miami Beach, Coral Gables, and Sunny Isles Beach are located, ranks third with more than 54,000 foreclosure actions filed since 2007. This represents 27 percent of the regional total, according to CondoVultures.com.
2009 Costliest Year for FDIC (from FDIC, Wall Street Journal, CNBC)
Regulators seized 140 banks in 34 states in 2009, generating a loss of nearly $36.5 billion for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. See FDIC Failed Bank List
By comparison, there were 25 bank failures in 13 states in 2008, producing losses of at least $10.4 billion.
South Florida's BankUnited, based in Coral Gables, produced the greatest estimated loss for the FDIC in 2009 at $4.9 billion. Texas' Guaranty Bank ranked second with an estimated cost of $3 billion to the FDIC. Alabama-based Colonial Bank ranked third with a loss of $2.8 billion for regulators.
At the end of 2009, the FDIC boosted its 2010 budget by 56 percent to $4 billion to manage further shutdowns. The total budget will increase from $2.6 billion and the set-aside for bank failures doubles to $2.5 billion over this year, according to a proposal approved by the FDIC board. The agency staff will increase to 8,653 next year from 7,010 in 2009.
According to a Wall Street Journal article, the deposit insurance fund dropped by $18.6 billion during the third quarter of 2009 to negative $8.2 billion, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. set aside $21.7 billion in provisions for additional bank failures. This is only the second time in the agency's history that the balance has fallen into negative territory.
Speaking on CNBC Squawk Box, John Kanas stated that the US banking system will lose some 1,000 institutions over the next two years. His private equity firm bought BankUnited of Florida in May.
Of the 81 failed banks this year, two have been successfully acquired by private equity, he said. Regulators also allowed the sale of IndyMac Bank of California earlier this year to another private equity firm.
CMBS Delinquencies Reach New All-Time High (from Trepp)
Commercial real estate delinquency rates continue to climb, with Trepp reporting that overall delinquency rates on CMBS reached 6.07% in December, 2009, up from 5.52% in November, and a far climb from 1.21% from December of 2008. The lodging industry led all real estate types in November, 2009 at 13.47%. Recent reports by Deutsche Bank and other institutions suggest that office property delinquencies will continue to climb through 2010 even as the worst of the problems in retail and lodging begin to abate. According to a recent Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick Goldman Capital Markets Report, $55M loan on Palm Beach Mall in West Palm Beach, FL is currently appraised at a value which represents a loan loss exceeding 85% while the recent sale of a Chicago hotel generated a net loan loss in excess of 95%.
Industry observers say a majority of loans due through 2014 may be underwater, meaning more banks will be forced to restructure loans to avoid costly foreclosures.
U.S. banks had a historic $1.3 trillion of commercial mortgages outstanding as of Sept. 30, with about $60.5 billion of them delinquent. Approximately $650 billion in banks' boom-time CRE loans are coming due over the next four years, with more than $150 billion maturing in 2010.
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Calvin, Chester & Bentley
These 3 pups were found as strays living on the streets in Horry County, SC with their mom, Josie. Animal Control brought the family to the shelter where they remained until time was up.
The shelter is always crowded - dogs are only given a short period of time to get out. When we were told this family had run out of time - we offered rescue. The pups are named after famous Vermonters - Snowflake Bentley, Calvin Coolidge, and Chester Arthur.
The pups were still nursing from their mom when found, but they have been weaned and moved on to dry dog food. Their age is estimated to be 2-3 months old. They are up to date on their vaccines and have been regularly dewormed.
We do not provide DNA testing which is the only way to know with certainty which breeds are mixed in these adorable pups. By looking at mom and the three puppies, our thoughts include Shepherd, Lab and Golden Retriever.
The pups are working on their crate training & house breaking skills and are at a great age to master them. They should catch on easily once they get settled into their new home. They enjoy playing with other dogs and being with people. These pups have lots of love to share.
The pups:
- Enjoy playing with other dogs
- Up-to-date on vaccines
- Like to spend time with people
- Happy, friendly, affectionate
- Snuggly, cuddly
- Have NOT been neutered *
* Based on current veterinary recommendations, these pups have not been neutered due to their young age. We do require proof of this procedure at a later date as part of the terms of our Adoption Agreement. Please discuss the correct time for this to be done with your veterinarian. We can provide a $75 rebate once the procedure is completed.
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Here's a glimpse of a day or so this week ~ the rest was pretty much on a theme!
Creative Play
Bob the Builder comes to school!
Sewing (making a sock monkey for Paul's birthday) ~
her first entirely hand sewn toy ~ no help from me :D
Art ~ DD decided to draw his bike on the yard (which was just to his right).
Nature Study
Social Interaction!!
So there you have it ~ 'school' chez FrogAcademy in the sunshine!
BTW ~ was pointed towards this great link this week ~ take a look :D FREE is always good!! It's already helping me brush up on my VERY rusty Spanish & TP has signed up for Italian :D


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One tweak, one song replacement, one additional character, and many Disney movies — from "The Lion King" to "Peter Pan" — would have been different than the films the world knows and loves today.
Here's a look at 15 songs that were cut from Disney films before they ever made it onto the big screen — and a few songs that made it back into the films years after they were cut:
According to The Disney Song Encyclopedia, "Dancing on a Cloud" was written for the 1950 film "Cinderella" but was eliminated during the production process.
Walt Disney himself assembled storyboards for the movie that had the hero and heroine dancing in the clouds, and the song was written to communicate that vision.
Although the song that eventually replaced "Dancing on a Cloud" — "So This Is Love" — kept the prince and Cinderella earthbound, two later characters lived out Disney's dream when Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip took the skies at the end of "Sleeping Beauty."
You may be familiar with the song "Human Again" from the Broadway version of "Beauty and the Beast" or from the film's re-release in 2002, but the song did not make the cut in the original film partially due to its length and partially due to its content.
According to filmmakers Don Hahn, Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, the song, which features the household objects dreaming about being human again, originally ran for 11 minutes. It was eventually cut clear down to three and then nixed entirely.
Part of the problem, the filmmakers said, was that the song showed months passing, and they couldn't figure out what Belle's father Maurice — who was lost in the woods at this point in the story — was doing for all that time. There were joke drawings of Maurice wondering forlornly around the sphinx and the pyramids in Egypt, but the problem was a real one which was solved by just removing the song.
"It wasn't until we saw the Broadway version where Alan (Menken) had made a substantial edit in the music and had found a slightly different place for the song to sit, so we realized there was a way to make this work," Wise said in an interview on rossanthony.com
Speaking of songs that were added back to a re-release of a film after being cut and then performed in the Broadway version...
The song called "Morning Report" didn't make it past the storyboard stage for the film "The Lion King," but was used in the Broadway show, which debuted in 1997.
The song was inserted back into the 2002 re-release of "The Lion King," but apparently balance must be maintained in the universe — in 2010, the song was dropped from the musical, according to playbill.com
According to Kathryn Beaumont, the voice of Alice in the 1951 film "Alice in Wonderland," there was a sequence planned for the film based on the nonsense poem, "Jabberwocky."
However, Walt Disney thought the sequence was either too scary or too long, and it was cut. Some of the poem was kept, however, in the song, "T'was Brillig," sung by the Cheshire Cat.
In making the decision to go with "T'was Brillig," the filmmakers were forced to drop another Cheshire Cat song titled, "I'm Odd."
Walt Disney's groundbreaking film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" originally had several sections that were animated and then later cut, including one that featured the song, "Music in Your Soup."
During the segment, which would have been found right after the dwarves learned to wash up for supper, Snow White would teach the dwarves how to eat soup properly rather than slurping it up. The lesson ended with Dopey — being Dopey — accidentally swallowing a spoon and a subsequent group effort to get the spoon back.
"Spoon in the hand,
Bending the wrist
Into the bowl
And out with a twist."
In an interview posted on stephenschwartz.com, songwriter Stephen Schwartz said that the best song cut from the 1995 Disney film "Pocahontas" was titled, "In the Middle of the River."
The song was a duet between Pocahontas and John Smith that would have come right before the discovery of their love sparked preparations for war among the colonists and Pocahontas' tribe.
"My mother used to say that whenever there's anger and hatred on both sides of the river, you can always find a place of peace in the middle of the river," Pocahontas explained.
The 1996 Disney film "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" features soaring, powerful songs, but the song titled "Someday," meant to be sung by Esmeralda, was not used in the film because it was, according to the commentary, too powerful.
Songwriters Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz penned two songs that Esmeralda could sing after claiming sanctuary in the Notre Dame Cathedral: "Someday," and "God Help the Outcasts." They eventually chose to put "God Help the Outcasts" in the film because they needed a more humble, personal song for Esmeralda to sing as she prayed for God's help, and "Someday" didn't fit the bill.
The song was used instead over the film's closing credits.
According to "The Little Mermaid" co-writer and co-director Ron Clements, the song, "Silence is Golden" was the only song that Howard Ashman and Alan Menken wrote for the 1989 Disney film that was not used.
"Silence is Golden" was an early version of the song sung by the sea-witch Ursula, and was eventually replaced by "Poor Unfortunate Souls."
Listen as Alan Menken sings a demo of the song here:
In the film "Mulan," the writers originally penned a song called "Keep 'Em Guessing," which was meant to introduce the character of Mushu to Mulan. It was one of three songs that aimed to do the job, but according to the DVD commentary, each of the three songs brought the movie to a screeching halt. The song was like a rejected organ transplant, they said—it just didn't take.
Eventually the filmmakers cut the song entirely and let Eddie Murphy, the voice of Mushu, introduce the character.
Sassy Megara steals the hero's heart in the 1997 Disney film "Hercules," and — like most Disney leading ladies — sings about the experience.
The song, "I Can't Believe My Heart" was originally written for Meg, but was eventually replaced by the song, "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)." According to disney.wikia.com, the writers scrapped the song because the ballad did not fit Meg's personality.
It's the Disney song we all know, even though it never actually appeared in a Disney film.
"Never Smile at a Crocodile" was originally written to appear in the 1953 film "Peter Pan," but the lyrics were cut and only the music was used in the final product.
"The plodding, silly song cautions listeners that it is not possible to become friendly with a crocodile, so the only thing to do when you meet one is to rudely walk away," The Disney Song Encyclopedia explained.
According to behind-the-scenes commentaries on the 1992 Disney film "Aladdin," early drafts of the film called for Aladdin to have a mother, and the song "Proud of Your Boy" was part of that storyline.
In the song, Aladdin apologized to his mother for disappointing her and sang about wanting to grow up and make her proud.
The story changed, however, and as the choice was made to cut the mother character from the movie, the song was lost as well.
"Frozen" songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez wrote a song called "Life's Too Short," which explored the confrontation between sisters Anna and Elsa after Elsa started an eternal winter and then fled to the mountains. Their reunion was instead covered in the movie with the song, "For the First Time in Forever (Reprise)."
In "Life's Too Short," Anna tries to persuade Elsa to come back to their castle, urging her to put back on her gloves and hide her power again. This makes Elsa angry, and the two argue.
The lyrics for the song also reflect story changes, referring to a "prophecy" that Elsa may or may not be a part of fulfilling.
In the 1970 film "The Aristocats," the character of Madame Bonfamille was supposed to record a song for her cat Duchess and the kittens Marie, Berlioz and Toulouse. The song was titled, "She Never Felt Alone," and was featured in a sequence where the character sang along with the record in a performance for her cats.
Duchess was later supposed to sing the song for Thomas O'Malley to explain why she and her kittens needed to go back home to Madame Bonfamille.
The song "As Long As There's a Moon" was one of multiple attempts to include a love song between Esmeralda and Captain Phoebus in the film, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." However, filmmakers say the one flaw with each attempt is that they took too much focus off of Quasimodo, the story's hero, and therefore didn't make the final cut.
Learn more fun facts about your favorite Disney films in this list of 30 Disney scenes featuring hidden characters from other Disney movies.


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Eating outdoors seems to be a beloved worldwide institution nowadays, but we were interested to have a look into its roots as we gear up for some exciting alfresco plans of our own over the summer season.
In the late 1800s, German pie salesman Charles Feltman (credited with the invention of the hot dog!) saw an opportunity to bring a taste of his native country's lively outdoor beer gardens to Coney Island's hordes of tourists and thrill-seekers. There's a fantastic Vice article documenting his journey which you can read here.
Thankfully, the kind of fare that's available for enjoyment outside has come on in leaps and bounds since the humble hot dog, and now alfresco eats of all kind are a staple of that mythical beast, the British summer time. Here, we've rounded up a few of our favourite outdoor eating spots up and down the country.
Petersham Nurseries Cafe, Richmond
Nestled in the nursery's greenhouse, this offering is only sort-of totally alfresco, but it's such a treat to enjoy your lunch surrounded by fragrant jasmine and bougainvillea. Petersham Nurseries Cafe offers slow Italian food, prepared with seasonal ingredients and plated up to perfection. Expect edible flower arrangements topping your salad!
Nancarrow Farm, Truro
This beautiful organic farm located in the Cornish countryside is also a highly sought after events and wedding venue. Every few months punters are invited to join farm staff and chefs around the open air courtyard fire pit to enjoy a themed feast of seasonal produce grown right there on the land. As you can imagine, tickets sell like hot cakes! Their Instagram is absolutely gorgeous too. Anybody fancy a trip down south?
The Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen, Leeds
A laid-back, informal option for the young'uns (and young at heart), this cracking event space towers over Leeds' city centre with a roof terrace to die for. Enjoy a pint of craft beer in the sun and tuck into indulgent Dough Boys pizza or Patty Smiths' sumptuous burgers, or keep your eyes peeled for incoming kitchen residencies (past guests include Bundobust and Fish&). Don't miss their gigs, art markets and the famous Belgrave Feast street food festival.
Angler, London
Moorgate's South Place Hotel is home to this fantastic fish-focused restaurant. Angler's Michelin-starred menu places sustainable British seafood at the centre of things, with a beautiful west-facing terrace and adjoining bar for enjoying a glass of wine and fishy feast to the accompaniment of a live DJ in the afternoon sun. Amazing!
Riley's Fish Shack, Tynemouth
When you're enjoying seafood, though, the best place to be is by the seaside. Jay Rayner fave Riley's keeps it simple, serving up perfectly chargrilled fish wraps, whole lobsters, and seasonal fish cooked over a wood fire. Take your food and a cold beer out onto the covered verandah with a stunning view of the wild bay beyond.
Of course, it would be silly not to give a nod to our own gorgeous outdoor area here at Hathersage Social Club. The garden space was what attracted us to the location, and we've created a lovely suntrap on our patio and a peaceful, semi-shaded terrace on the bank of the babbling Hood Brook for your alfresco enjoyment. Lovely!
In our eagerness to make the most of the summer season, we've been hatching an exciting plan. From 21st June until 20th September, we'll be launching StrEAT our fortnightly alfresco street food offering. Working with amazing local suppliers to dish up Greek strEAT or Zanzibar strEAT and bEATS. Customers will get the chance to grab a tasty meal and enjoy a cold beer or glass of wine in the evening air (or inside round a communal table or on our comfy sofas if the weather isn't cooperative). Find out more here. On the Thursday's that we're not strEATing you can just come for our Thursday night Socials, our great standard menu with specials inspired by our weekend events theme. Check out a sample Club Social right here.
We'd love to see you there! Keep an eye out on-site or join our mailing list here to keep up to date with all of our alfresco dining opportunities.