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Suze is an absolute delight to work with from start to finish. We have worked on multiple projects together and I am more and more impressed each time. The design, communication and the results are there every time. I believe that as a real estate investor working with Suze Interiors their services have directly impacted my bottom line on each project we've done together. Highly Recommend!
Matt Wiele
Homeowner, Collingwood
I've had the pleasure of working with Suze for the past three years. I approached Suze to give me direction to get my house ready to sell. Suze helped me select interior colours, carpet and helped me stage my home for sale. She always told me her honest opinion even when I didn't want to listen. I listed my home and the very first couple that enquired and came through loved the quality of the home and Reno's. Thanks to Suze and her keen eye for what works we sold the house to them. I can't imagine selling a home without her advice. My fiancé and I are using her to help us pick colours for our new home!!!
Brian McMillan
Homeowner, Collingwood
I loved how Suze was able to bring out the beauty of my home with what I had and her passion for pillows really helped! She was able to use her skills and move through my place with confidence. I felt what she was suggesting was truly beneficial. So much so I have asked her to help me with another project!
Suze has a great eye and a good listener!
Mary Montanari
Homeowner, Collingwood
I had Suze Interiors come our home to advise on staging our home for sale. She was very knowledgeable and cheerful. She knew just what needed to sale our home to any potential buyers. We sold our home with Suze's help.
Homeowner, Collingwood
I used Suze Interiors recently to stage my Collingwood home prior to listing it to sell. Suze is very professional having had many years of business in the field in Vancouver. She didn't need to use additional furniture in my case, but does have an extensive inventory of home furnishings to draw from. She organized additional resources for organizing and moving as part of the staging in the house. She was decisive about the changes needed but flexible with me as the homeowner, about what my feelings were to those changes and responsive to that. Timing is so key when your house is being listed and she was right there with the right people and resources as they were needed. It was a pleasure to work with her and an even greater pleasure to see the result. I have had many, many, comments on how well it shows.
Barb Hicks-Lyne
Homeowner, Collingwood
Suze has been a tremendous resource to us. When my husband and I were building our retirement home we brought Suze in during the building phase and we were very glad we did. From correcting a mistaken window position, to beautiful kitchen inspiration, to trim stain colour, to furniture layout, right through to hanging artwork, Suze has been a true gem. I would hate to think what would have happened without her advice.
Marilyn & Don
Homeowner, Collingwood
Suze is amazing! I love how she works with your existing furniture/items and changes the room to look spacious and inviting. Suze has worked on two of our homes and I will definitely hire her for our next home.
J. Ritchie
Homeowner, Collingwood
Suze, congratulations on your Houzz win! I am not a bit surprised. Of course you'd be deemed the best: your people skills are top notch. In combination with your design talent, you provide an unmatched level of service.
Rosanne Dohm
Realtor – Vancouver
The house looks amazing! Honestly, we couldn't believe it could look this good. My dad was quite speculative on why we were moving so much around, but after the dust settled, it's very impressive as to what you were able to see in the potential.
Homeowner, Vancouver
Suze is a very talented home stager and designer! I have recommended her services to several clients and have always had fantastic results. Just one example of many I could give – I had a condo listed that just wasn't selling. Suze staged it for us and the feedback we got was "wow – why is THIS still on the market?" and sold within two weeks. She's worth every penny to my business as a Realtor, and to my clients.
Nora Black
Realtor – Royal LePage Locations North, Collingwood
I have found Suze to be very professional in all dealings with my clients. Her efforts have meant quicker sales in slower markets which made my clients very happy with the outcome! I would highly recommend her for anyone in need of decorating or staging advice.
Betty Hancey
Realtor – Century 21, Collingwood
As a real estate agent I have and continue to use Suze Interiors to stage every home that I list for sale. Suze is a professional, easy to work with and my clients love the end results! Whether a wall colour change or a full staging job, when Suze stages one of our homes, we know that it will look its best!
Realtor – Royal LePage Locations North, Collingwood
"Folks if you are feeling cluttered, overwhelmed or need a space staged I highly recommend Suze Interiors. Professional, prompt, super helpful and very very kind."
J. Carlisle
Homeowner, Collingwood
"I've been investing in real estate for the last 12 years and this is the first property that I've ever hired a stager for – and I have to say that it was one of the best investments I've every made. After researching Suze's work and meeting with her at the house before any of the renovations had started, it was a no brainer to have her on the project. Her sense of design, creative energy, ideas and ultimately keen eye for executing a collective vision was perfect. After extensive work was done transforming the house, Suze came in and absolutely knocked it out of the park. Not only did a majority of the showing agents and potential buyers comment on how beautifully the space was decorated, but the house sold within 10 days of being listed!
I cannot recommend Suze enough and I truly believe her services and talents directly contributed to the fast sale as well as an absolute money maker for me on this property when it came to the final sale price.
Everyone needs a little Suze in their life"!
Matt Wiele
Homeowner, Collingwood
"Suze – AKA Stager Extraordinaire! The Lighthouse Point waterfront condo you beautifully staged last week, sold on the FIRST day that we were open for offers – for OVER ASKING!! We had four offers on the table, and four others who didn't want to compete, standing by. The best quote came from one agent who had shown it last year when it was listed for 6 months with no sale, at a price $20,000 less…..when asked for feedback after her showing, she said "it looks a MILLION times better!!" The only change we had made was your staging and a $20,000 price increase: BAM!!"
Linda Murphy
Realtor – Royal LePage Locations North, Collingwood
"Many thanks for your hard work and wonderful staging. You managed to pull it off in a very short time and create a setting that was definitely decluttered. Your advice was excellent and you were definitely willing to go the extra mile at all times.
I would not hesitate to recommend you to anyone looking for a stager. Thank you again Suze for your professional input!"
Judy Hendler
Realtor – Harvey Kalles Real Estate, Toronto
"When I mentioned to friends and family that I was hiring a decorator to assist with my renovations, they all had the same reaction, "can you afford the luxury of having a decorator?" The answer was YES! I was willing to invest large sums of money in the actual renovations, so why not in the planning, to make sure I was making the best choices to realize my vision. Suze was a huge help and offered me all kinds of decorating tips on top of the colour consultation. She was also very flexible and willing to work with me for one hour or ten, depending on what I needed. Hiring Suze was invaluable and I thrilled with the final result of our working together!"
Pamela Riley
Homeowner, Lighthouse Point, Collingwood
"Thank you for your great job staging my clients condo! The way you made it look fresh and inviting resulted in a quick sale and a great price! I will certainly recommend your services to all my clients."
Betty Hancey
Realtor – Century 21, Collingwood
"What a wonderful investment! Within 30 days of Suze Interiors magic, my 3 bedroom, 3 bath condo town home sold. This was after I had failed the previous months to get an offer. Suze inspected, recommended, professionally staged the property, to the nine's, and within days a successful offer was achieved. Definitely this was only possible after the positive comments received from Real Estate Brokers, Agents and prospective purchases whom had viewed the property. Recommendation…10 out of 10."
Steve Burnstein
Realtor – Blue Mountains
"I wanted to thank you for doing such a great job for my clients. First impressions when listing a home make a huge impact on whether or not the home sells quickly and at or close to the list price. My clients had an income property we were listing and we needed to stage it so it would show well to any potential buyers. This was a small bungalow and we needed to show the small space at its best. I hired Suze prior to listing the property to consult with my clients and provide some guidance on how to decorate and accessorize the house. Suze was a complete professional! She provided the home owner with a plan on how to stage the home so it would attract more potential buyers…..which it did! Within one week we had 7 showings, the property photos were viewed online 3000 times and it was sold!! Thanks Suze….Great job!"
Anita Hearn
Realtor – Royal LePage Locations North, Collingwood
"Suze was truly an integral part of our team in helping us bring our vision for the Clever Office to life. Her professionalism and honesty made her a pleasure to work with. She captured the ambience of the space just as we envisioned. Her attention to every detail and her choice of colours has made our space warm, professional and inviting, and everyone who comes to the space love it! Thanks Suze, you're the best!"
Rhea Burns
Owner of Clever Office, Collingwood
"Suze did a fantastic job helping us reorganize and to decorate our home which was presently on the market. It was on the market for 9 months and after Suze's assistance, we sold the house in less than a week with two offers presented in one day! Suze was easy to work with and I would highly recommend her."
Tracey & Rob McKenna
Homeowner, Grey Highlands
"I'd had a house listed for over 6 months when I got Suze in. She made some small but significant changes with the owner. Just a few showings later it was sold with multiple offers! The clients loved the process and it certainly seemed to make an important difference to buyers."
Michael Maish
Realtor – Clairwood Realty, Collingwood
"As realtors, we firmly believe that providing a Home Staging consultation to our listing clients not only benefits the client, but also benefits us a sales team in optimizing the look, feel & ultimately the value of the properties that we market. Suze has become a real asset to our team as she provides courteous, professional and valuable service to us and our clients."
Andres Paara & Karen Willison
Realtors – Royal LePage Locations North, Collingwood
"Suze recently redesigned a bedroom into a home office for me. She looked after everything from the interior design tothe sourcing of materials and contracting of the work that needed to be done. The end result is that I LOVE my new space which works perfectly and exactly as I'd hoped. Thanks Suze – a job well done!"
Marg Scheben-Edey
Realtor – Remax, Collingwood
"We bought a new house with a large great room and I had no idea where to start the decorating process. Having never worked with an interior designer before, I approached Suze with some trepidation. I need not have worried. From the start it was very obvious that she wanted me to love the results and to decorate in my style with her help. Just what I needed!
The result is a beautiful room which all flows together thanks to Suze, but in which we feel completely at home."
Bridget Schmidt
Homeowner, Collingwood
"SOLD! In less than 24 hours our place was sold for over asking and all because of the staging work of Suze! We showed it before staging resulting in no interest…but after staging with Suze, we had 7 showings in less than 24 hours, 3 offers and it sold for over the asking price. I pride myself on being fairly astute when it comes to decorating, but the solid advice and years of experience that Suze brought, provided the details that made the difference.
Moving furniture slightly a few feet, changing some artwork, adding some pillows and a chandelier….made all the difference!
Most impressive was the professionalism and diplomacy she brings to the sometimes tough conversations regarding letting things go and decluttering.
Thanks Suze, for bringing your amazing talent to our home and getting it sold in record time! I would recommend Suze for any staging job you require and furthermore, look forward to having her in our new home to decorate!"
J. Gaboury
Homeowner, Oakville
We recently were given the gift of a 1 hour colour consultation with Suze from Suze Interiors.
Suze was extremely friendly and very talented and knowledgeable when it came to choosing colours for our home. She was very respectful and listened carefully to the kind of atmosphere I was trying to create in our home, and it was very exciting to have her choose colours that brought our furniture to life so we didn't have to buy more. Thank you Suze!"
Lynn Cook
Homeowner, Collingwood
"We have now used Suze three times. The first was to stage a full-size house – she did an amazing job, the house sold very quickly and for well over asking price.
The second time was selling a townhouse about a year ago in a tougher real estate market. Suze came in again and set it up with a completely unique and modern look that uniquely suited the place and the desired buyer's tastes. She has a strong sense of fitting the right elements into the right space to produce a wonderful showing. Again, our property sold relatively easily.
Recently, we used Suze in a different way. After seeing how beautifully she had made our places look as we were leaving, we decided to use Suze to set up our new home so that we could make it as nice as possible from day one. We could not be happier with how quickly and easily Suze and her partner Meme made a huge difference in our new place. Suggestions about furniture arrangements and potential new items to add to rooms were spot on. Suze and Meme also hung all the art in our new home and did a phenomenal job – immeasurably better than if we had done it ourselves.
I can't recommend Suze and Meme highly enough. They are a pleasure to deal with, they have a wonderful sense of colour, space and design, and they have now made our house truly feel like a home."
Steve Pratt
Homeowner, Vancouver
"Suze Interiors did an amazing staging job for my Sellers. While the bones of the house were great and the listing price was competitive, I believe it was the beautiful staging of Suze Interiors that "sold" the house quickly! Everyone who came through commented on the staging!! Suze Interiors is my "go to" staging company I wouldn't hesitate for a minute to recommend them! Thank you Suze Interiors for helping with the quick sale. The Sellers were very pleased and appreciated your help in the process of selling. Call you soon!!"
Sheri Goldman
Realtor – Sutton Group West Coast Realty, Vancouver
" Suze's attention to the details really worked for us in preparing our condo for quick sale at full price. Even down to light switches, fixtures, and accessories; her staging advice was right for the market and helped us get two offers at full asking price within 10 days."
We had completed some upgrades prior to putting our unit on the market but Suze's creative ideas with furniture, artwork and accessories made the whole package complete and marketable. Suze and her crew completed the staging in one day , on June 8th, and by June 18th we had 2 good offers at full asking price, we accepted one offer and completed the sale by June 29th. Fantastic Results!"
Don Calder
Homeowner, Vancouver
"Staging works! Suze McCart of Suze Interiors recently was hired by my seller at my recommendation to stage a home of his recently departed aunt. Suze handled the situation with compassion and sensitivity, giving my client a sense of confidence about the whole process. With her flair for presentation, Suze turned a dated, time-warped condo into a fresh and contemporary living space. The result: selling for more than 99% of the asking price in just 4 days. This was the highest priced sale of several similar but un-staged condos in the building that subsequently were sold. Suze was in constant communication with me throughout the process, and she was very easy to work with. She was on-time and on-budget. I most definitely will continue to recommend Suz McCart and her staging services."
Susan Hubele
Realtor – Remax, Vancouver
"After four months on the market with zero offers last year, we decided to re-listed our condo this spring with the help of Suze Interiors. We believe that her superb staging significantly helped sell our home within one week."
Taya & Gary Ng
Homeowner, Vancouver
"I lived in my new apartment for a whole year without drapes, just the Venetian Blinds that were there. In the past I have either inherited drapes from former owners of the houses I have lived in or made my own, but the windows in this apartment are very big and it seemed rather daunting, so I did nothing for a whole year. Then my daughter introduced me to Suze McCart and over a cup of tea she made suggestions and discussed various possibilites with me. The fabric samples she brought for me to see were carefully chosen with the colours of my apartment in mind. Before I knew it, it was in the works and in a very short time, her very pleasant installer was here putting up the beautiful drapes. They are indeed very beautiful and in fact the word "stunning" has been used by several people, including me!"
Kathie Overton
Homeowner, Vancouver
"Thank you very much for your warm and professional decorating & design you completed for our new condo. I was very pleased with the layout which was very important to the balance and presentation of our new home. Your picture hanging techniques and skills are very impressive and I would not hesitate in recommending your services."
The Fredericksen's
Homeowner, Vancouver
"Many thanks for your outstanding contribution to the sale. I know the staging was the catalyst for the competing offers we received so quickly."
Rosanne Dohm
Realtor – Remax, Vancouver
"My realtor hired Suze to help me ready my house for sale. After already removing lots of furniture, knick knacks and most family puctures, I thought "is there anyting left for "Suze to do?" I was in for a life changing surprize!
After touring the house, she made suggestions for relocating and removing furniture, rugs and my treasures which with the help of movers made the house look so much cleaner, more spacious and functional. I purchased less than $200 worth of new items to complete the new look, all of which will transfer to my new condo. This experience will totally change how I decorate my living space in the future.
My friends and family were astonished at the positive change in the look of my home and within a week of the house being on in a very tough market, I have had 2 offers. Because of the changes, the inside of the house photographed well for the MLS listing and other advertising that my realtor was able to do on-line. If the house had been only staged by me, I do not think I would have had any offers other than lot value.
I now enjoy looking at other houses and condo's on-line and see how poorly unstaged places, photograph and wonder why all realtors don't use stagers to help sell their properties."
Joanne Waters
Homeowner, West Vancouver
"We spent six months trying to sell our empty condo. Within weeks of Suze staging our place, we had three offers. Two came from buyers who had seen the place both before and after it was furnished. The third, and best, came from someone who had only seen it staged, and offered to pay our full asking price. Suze made our place look better than we ever could. In fact, we happened to be selling property at the same time as a family member. A few hours after they saw her work, they also called a stager in Calgary."
Nathan Vanderklippe
Homeowners, Vancouver
"I am a skeptic when it comes to home design as I always thought I had it down pat. We have two very strange rooms in our house that I made livable but they always bothered me. Suze was able to find ways to make our furniture work in both rooms to make them looks fantastic and very magazine like. The rooms are now balanced. Our TV room no longer looks like a converted bedroom. It actually has the feel of a library now even with only 20 books! Very impressed and plan on using Suze in my new home to ensure we don't live there for 6 years and not be totally happy with the rooms.
Oh yes, she is also very hands on and that was a huge help as I was carrying a toddler for most of the visit."
Jane & Randy Geszler
Homeowners, Vancouver
"Suze Interiors to the rescue. I think when Suze first arrived in our home we had 23 paint stripes on the wall. We wanted our living room to be cozy, warm and sophisticated, but we could not find the right colors to communicate that.
Suze came over and once we communicated our goals she was able to provide a choice of colors that resonated for both of us. It was amazing that after the multiple unsuccessful trips to Benjamin Moore and more than $50 in paint samples, Suze was able to immediately guide us to colors we loved. The downstairs was painted two days later and looks amazing; we are thrilled with the colors we selected.
On another note where Suze was especially helpful was in my kitchen. I was really tied to red for the kitchen walls. My mixer, blender, food processor, etc. are all red and I thought I wanted a red wall to match. Very respectfully and professionally, Suze helped me see the red would actually conflict with the appliances and instead we selected a color that allows them to be stand out. The kitchen looks unexpected and amazing. I absolutely love it!
Thank you Suze for saving John and me from our cream walls and helping us find the painted world of cozy, warm and sophisticated. Now, it's time to start decorating! "
Christa & John Wagner
Homeowners, Vancouver
"Well we had multiple offers last night on the condo and we accepted an offer $21,000 over list. I wanted to tell you that we received rave reviews on the staging. Absolutely every single Realtor complimented us on how well the apartment showed. They had so many positive things to say, it was great to hear.
I had one open house where 26 people went through and all parties but one complimented the staging. Thanks Suze. And thanks again for doing such a terrific job. There's no question the staging greatly helped in selling the unit!"
Myra Statham
Realtor – Remax, Vancouver
"I was totally blown away!! You turned this elderly home into a bright, spacious, young and fun home! You really are incredible with an incredible eye! Thank you."
Jill Pennefather
Realtor – Remax, Vancouver
"You took a tired and outdated condo and turned it into a showstopper, within a very short time frame. With your eye for design & detail, the good features were now the focal points. The condo was transformed from "worn" to "wow" & sold after one open house. Thanks Suze, great job!"
Sandra Scott
Homeowner, Vancouver
"We were very impressed with the ideas and insights that Suze provided in staging our townhouse – the transformation was incredible! More importantly, we received multiple offers after our first open house and sold in less than a week for 'over asking'. We are convinced that we would not have been able to secure this final selling price without the service that Suze provided. This was our first home 'sale', and we had been initially uncertain about the value that a stager would provide. In hindsight, working with Suze was the best decision we made. Thank you!"
Tait Kisby
Homeowner, Vancouver
"I would highly recommend using Suze Interiors for staging needs. Suze took care of things above and beyond what we expected, and did so virtually seamlessly. We were especially impressed by this given the time constraints of the job. Suze took care of all our needs, and the results were amazing. Our apartment looked brand new, as though straight out of a magazine. It was a pleasure to deal with Suze; we quickly learned that she was very reliable, excellent at what she does, and were able to leave it all in her hands and trust that she would do an excellent job. We are more than confident that without Suze's work, we would not have had the results that we did in selling our home."
Steve Watts & Jenn Barnes
Homeowner, Vancouver
"We had moved into a beautiful new loft space just a few months ago, and although we were well on our way with purchasing new pieces to complete our eclectic decor, there were elements of living in an open-concept space that we were having difficulties making work. I called Suze, she came over, and within a short time she looked at what we had already done, used it as inspiration, and completed the last few elements we were missing. The one I enjoy on a daily basis is my new desk and workspace, which can only be described as 'genius!' We've sought Suze's advice before, and I'm sure we'll do it again in the future, as she never fails to add that touch of style and completeness that we need."
Jackie & Simon
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With titles like this, I don't know how I have any readers. The goal is to have you start today with picking one seemingly mundane thing and noticing how big of a role it plays in your life!
Have you ever tried to put your shoes on without using the floor? I didn't think so (try it, I dare you). The floor is there for you whenever you fall, whether it's from tripping over untied shoelaces, forgetting about that last stair, or after seventeen shots of fuzzy peach Bacardi. Loveeeeee the floor today!
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Feathered Friends
Home of Quality Heritage Breed Poultry
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316 Budden Rd, PokuruTe Awamutu
If you are looking for quality heritage breed poultry, baby chickens, hatching eggs, poultry health products, food or feeders and drinkers you need look no further than Feathered Friends Poultry. We only stock and recommend products we have tested and used ourselves, so come and talk to us and learn from the benefit of our personal experience before you rush off and purchase all the bits and pieces you think you will need to look after chickens.
We breed Araucanas, Australorps, Barnevelders, Dorkings, Hamburgs, Light Sussex (full size and bantams), Orpingtons, Plymouth Barred Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, and Wyandottes. Check out our breeds for more details or contact us for availability or to pre-order today.


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This story is a sequel to Friendship is Optimal: Futile Resistance
Three years ago, Abby's older sister Ashley tried to warn her that a video game for children was going to take over the world. A few months later, her sister was dead, "uploaded" to Celestia's virtual world of Equestria Online. When that happened, Abby was forced to cut ties with Ashley, and she never expected to see her again.
She didn't, until one day she bought an augmented reality headset for its advertised ability to bring a free tutor to her whenever she needed one. Needless to say, Abby couldn't have guessed who would be helping her with her math homework.
Of course, Celestia wasn't going to stop there. Spending eternity without your family is hardly an optimal configuration.
Set in the canon of Friendship is Optimal
Editing by Two Bit and Sparktail, and art by Zutcha!
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Jarvis Creek Park
There's a lot to do at Jarvis Creek Park, especially if you're in the mood to move! This 53-acre park boasts all kinds of amenities and promotes activity for everyone – from toddlers and their older siblings to parents and grandparents.
Pathways extend all over the park and around the lake creating a 1.1 mile loop. Runners, joggers and walkers are all welcome to explore the lakeside paths that extend out into wooded areas. This paved trail is equipped with wooden bridges over marshy areas, so no one has to get their feet too dirty.
Exercising at Jarvis Creek Park
There are nine pieces of outdoor training equipment in a peaceful area behind the Live Oak the park was designed around to do some exercises. Each station has a set of instructions that explains how to use the equipment and perform the exercise. You even get a beautiful view of the lake while you're strengthening your core.
There's plenty of room in the grassy fields to play a sport, do some yoga or any other kind of fun activities you can think of! Just be sure to bring a ball, your yoga mat or some friends and let the good times begin.
Anyone looking for a little fishing break? This is a great spot to bring the kids and cast a line because the 11-acre lake is stocked with Blue Gill and Largemouth Bass, and you'll probably see several of them swimming around if you look closely enough. Just be sure and throw them back in the water, because there's a catch and release program at this park.
But those fish aren't the only thing in the water, so you might want to think twice before letting your kids run up to the edge. The lake is also home to a few lazy alligators that should not be fed. You may see a turtle or two swimming circles around them but it's always good to be cautious.
If anyone wants to take a lunch break, go on a picnic or grill out with friends, this is the place to go! Not only is there plenty to do, but there are three seperate pavilions armed with charcoal grills and plenty of picnic tables to accommodate big groups.
The newest pavilion (pictured below) was a gift provided by Ray and Linda Moloney to promote wellness and health. It's a great spot to get a little shade and take a break. You could even do some stretches or exercises in the pavilion if you wanted to!
What park would be complete without a playground? And Jarvis Creek has not one, but two playgrounds for kids to have some fun climbing around.
Next to the larger playground, there's even a swing set facing the grassy meadow.
And when you're finished, be sure to go get a drink of water at the water fountain by the restrooms or something from the vending machine, go get a seat in the shade under a tree and relax.


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Ministers Issue Statement on Transportation Connectivity
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 09 October 2017
Transportation Ministers from the APEC member economies issued a statement following their meeting in Port Moresby to build connectivity and trade flows that benefit all corners of society in the Asia-Pacific.
The statement reflects the outcomes of the APEC Transportation Ministerial Meeting chaired by Papua New Guinea Transport Minister Westly Nukundj and informed by engagement with representatives from the private sector.
It describes joint actions to be implemented by APEC economies over the next year to promote their infrastructure connectivity and development of efficient, safe, secure and environmentally sustainable land, sea and air-based supply chains.
These actions aim is to enable broad-based job creation and economic growth—from dense urban centers to remote rural areas across the region.
View the APEC Transportation Ministerial Meeting Statement
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For further details, or to arrange possible media interviews, please contact:
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More on APEC meetings, events, projects and publications can be found on www.apec.org. You can also follow APEC on Twitter and join us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.


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The Hotel Belcekiz Beach is a total hit with guests, with its beachfront setting and its premium location, the perfect spot for watching what Olu Deniz is famous for - paragliding. The hotels whitewashed annexes are dotted around the hotel grounds, with wooden trellises covered in pretty bougainvillea. The Belcekiz Hotel has a beautiful lagoon style swimming pool which overlooks the buffet restaurant, an excellent choice for al fresco dining. The hotel offers light entertainment on an evening, or you can head into Olu Deniz with its selection of shops bars and restaurants.
The staff at the hotel Belcekiz Beach can't do enough for you which is why guests return year after year. All rooms have air-conditioning, satellite TV, minibar filled with juice and water on arrival only, tea and coffee-making facilities, hairdryer and balcony or terrace. Standard rooms have 2 or 3 beds – the 3rd bed is a sofa bed - and there are some double beds. Some rooms are in a separate annexe across the road behind the hotel.


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"In Ree we trust!"
(I do enjoy the Pioneer Woman, she is just so relate-able!)
I made this to go along with some soup.
This is the best bread I have ever had.
Hubby keeps eating the leftovers.
He even melted cheese on some of it.
While at the grocery store this weekend, he convinced me that we need it again...now!
So, as I type this, my butter is sitting out to soften.
Warning: This is not for dieters.
1 Loaf French bread, split lengthwise
2 Sticks salted butter, softened
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Spread one stick of softened butter onto each half of the bread
3. Place on a cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes
4. Put broiler on high and bake for 3-5 minutes, watching the whole time
5. Bread is done when butter has started to brown and blacken
Simple simple simple
Oh so sweet...and tastes like so much more than bread and butter!


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KEF Holdings appoints new chief executive officer
KEF Holdings has named Richard Pattle as the company's new chief executive officer and board member
KEF Holdings has named Richard Pattle as the company's new chief executive officer and board member.
Pattle, who is anticipated to assume his new role in early summer 2018, will be responsible for the overall management of the business and its subsidiaries. In addition, he will head global strategic partnerships and investments.
Currently concluding his tenure as vice chairman of Standard Chartered Private Bank, a position he joined in 2014, Pattle has been responsible for co-investment initiatives, next generation programs, global philanthropy, and Commonwealth connectivity for several hundred influential families across Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
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Pattle said: "Having seen the incredible achievements of Faizal and Shabana in building dynamic businesses, I am excited to be joining KEF Holdings as CEO. They stand out as extraordinary entrepreneurs and philanthropists, inspiring many others and creating real impact in communities across India and the Middle East.
He was previously Master of the Household for Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, having joined the Royal Household in 2004.
Pattle started his career in the British Royal Air Force as a pilot in 1989, flying battlefield helicopters and serving in a variety of operational and staff roles until 2008.
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4.4Welcome to the world of Burkan, a place shapped by mana and magic for endless years, its main attraction is Tartarus the dungeon where all those who seek fame, power and wealth delve into its depths, in this world a lucky boy, a goofy bunch of teachers, and some friends, join hands to enjoy the life of adventure. They will save the world, fight the villains, learn all about how beautiful and ugly the world can be, there are monsters and awakened, there are ascended gods and even half beasts. Join the lively bunch to have fun, play with romance, hunt monsters and learn the secrets to power and greateness. Why should you read this? Because its a novel that will brighten your day, give you a laugh or maybe help you drop a tear or two, but all in all its a novel that I have fun writing and you will feel it in each and every chapter. Also for those who really want to know, there is fluff, there is growth, there is detail and general skiming, there time skips, there is method, its has very few filler material and the main point is having fun growing into the one man army the lucky boy can become, also the guy is so lucky he gets a dragon as a pet, a goddess as a wife and his harem ... Why are you still reading this synopsis get to reading the novel you are wasting precious time. the novel might start a bit slow and deliberate but will pick up pace as you read along, also grammar is not the best it could be Enjoy
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Saturday's 3-1 home defeat against Huddersfield confirmed the Saddlers' second relegation in three years.
Broadhurst took over in February, following the departure of Paul Merson, but the Saddlers had a disastrous run of eight games without a victory.
Walsall's experienced midfielder Mark Kinsella will take charge of the final two games of the season.
A statement on the club's official website confirmed Broadhurst's departure, adding: "The board of directors felt that with relegation confirmed, in fairness to both the club and Kevan Broadhurst, the time was right to terminate the appointment.
"The directors acknowledge the hard work carried out by Kevan during his time at Walsall football club and wish him every success in the future."
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BMW recently announced it will be racing not one, not two, but three BMWUSA Classic race cars at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. The classics include the No. 25 BMW 3.0 CSL, the BMW M1 IMSA Group 4 endurance racer and the BMW M5 IMSA Bridgestone Supercar Championship 1994-95 winner.
In the mid-70s, BMW created racing cars that would stack up and compete alongside the other competitors like Ferrari, Lotus and Porsche. They even have a now-classic championship ad and poster that reads, "The 1994 IMSA Supercar Champion Has Something Exotic Ferrari, Lotus and Porsche Competitors Don't. Four Doors." A little friendly or not so friendly jab to the competition, as they traditionally sport two doors.
Nothing beats a classic, as far as history and legacy goes, but will these historic speedsters be able to make it to the finish line on top once again? The race takes place at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, August 13-16 in Salinas, CA. Which BMWUSA Classic do you have set to win it all?
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In this segment, Matthew differentiates between the Eastern view of God as opposed to Augustine and the West.
Last time, as we finished up, I pointed out that, as Augustine of Hippo begins to join Platonic understandings and platonic interpretations with traditional Christianity, the God of the Christian West becomes different than the God of the apostolic tradition. We are going to be investigating that today, and I think to really best understand the particular Western problem that comes through the influence of Augustine, and those that followed in his footsteps, we first need to consider just who God is, to Eastern Christians.
In this apostolic tradition, God is the God of absolute, self-denying love. He creates human beings as an expression of this self-emptying love. Power pours forth from the divine heart, which by nature, always unselfishly gives itself away, and the universe is filled with life.
Humanity holds a very special place in this realm of love. Human creatures are born of the physical world, and yet, by nature, reflect the image of God, as we read in Genesis 1:26. Since the day of Pentecost, about which we read in Acts, Chapter 2, they have had the opportunity to actually possess God, in the person of the Holy Spirit, who comes to dwell within those who will receive Him. As such, human beings are the exalted creatures through whom God's ultimate intention for the universe is to be fulfilled. That purpose, St. Paul tells us in Ephesians 1:10, is to make the entire creation one with its creator.
When humankind refuses this calling to love and oneness, and falls into death and sin, the God of love does not become bitter and angry. He does not become obsessed with punishing humanity for dishonoring him by rejecting Him. After all, St. Paul tells us that love, and most especially, perfect, divine love, "…suffers long, and is kind. It does not envy, and it never seeks its own. Love is not provoked, and thinks no evil. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things." I Corinthians 13:4-7.
When humanity turns away from the triune God, the Trinity devotes itself to one cause: Restoring human creatures to perfect love, with the persons of the Trinity, and with one another. God accomplishes this by the same self-denying, self-forgetting, other-directed love that brought the world into being. Jesus Christ comes to the world and empties Himself for us. In the beautiful words of the apostle, …"the Christ, though being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in the appearance of a man, He humbled himself, and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross." Philippians 2:6-8.
God does all this for our sakes, not His. The death of Christ is not an appeasement of the Father's indignation toward us. It does not purchase the Father's love for us—love which He was somehow unable to give us until he restored his honor by heaping the punishment for our sins upon His son. No - Christ's death, and even more so, His resurrection, accomplishes that which the Father, Son and Spirit have eternally, mutually desired—the end of human death, and the restoration of humanity to intimate participation in the life of the Trinity.
In the ancient apostolic Eastern Christian worldview, salvation is defined as this active participation in the divine life. God has done everything necessary to make this possible, but he made us creatures with free will, and we must make a choice. It is not just a choice to believe certain things about God—that He loves us, that Christ has saved us, and that He has given us immortality. No - salvation is the willful act of entering with love, longing, deep repentance, and resolute commitment, into the life of God.
It is the act of emptying ourselves of all our selfish lusts and passions, of all our self-directed desires, thus allowing the Spirit who has come to indwell us, to have free rein in us. Salvation is the experience of the life of God flowing in us, through us, and around us. It is, in short, the experience of divine love in its totality.
Unfortunately, this is not the God, and this is not the experience that the Christian West inherits from Augustine and philosopher theologians who follow in his footsteps. From the nature of God, to the nature of salvation, the differences are readily identifiable. The foundational difference between the God of Eastern Christian experience, and Augustine's objectified, philosophically-approached God, is that Augustine's God is not, at the heart of his nature, a God of self-denying, self-emptying, self-forgetting love. Augustine's God is, rather, a God of self-concerned, morally perfect order.
It is here that we begin to see the telltale influence of Plato on Augustine's Christianity. The problem, you see, is that there is much that is within the philosophy of that august Athenian, the founder of Western philosophy, which resonates with Christian thought. For example, Plato believes in an ultimate reality, which is the source and ground of all things that exist. It is eternal, unchanging, and completely perfect. He calls it, The Good. For many Christian thinkers, it is a short step from The Good, to God. The Christian God does indeed, as I said, possess many of the characteristics of Plato's supreme reality, but there are some critical differences, and therein lies the problem.
Augustine, together with other philosophers in the Western Christian tradition, makes the mistake of trying to understand God in terms of Platonic concepts that are intrinsically at odds with ancient Christian truths. Here is the more fundamental tension, as I see it, between the two world views. Ask one of the apostles to describe God in the simplest, most essential terms, and you will get the reply that St. John actually provides in his first epistle: "God is love" (1 John, 4:8). God's perfection is revealed in His selfless commitment to us, as He empties Himself to restore us to deep, intimate communion with Him.
But ask Plato or one of his followers to describe The Good in the same basic way, and you will get a different response. The Good is perfect order. The Good's perfection is not made known through some intimate self-denying relationship with creation. Rather, it is revealed through the beauty, the symmetry, the balance within the created universe. Within the realm of The Good, humanity's ultimate destiny is not to join in the Holy dance of three Divine persons who make up one God. Rather, the goal for humankind is moral perfection.
It seems to me that the problem for Western Christianity boils down to this: Beginning with Augustine, the God of the Christian West becomes far too much like The Good, of Plato. This becomes apparent when one reads Augustine. Take, for example, Augustine's teaching on why God created humankind. He says, "If the universe did not have souls which could attain the very peak of the order in the whole creation, such that if they chose to sin, the universe would be weakened and would totter, something great would be missing in creation." That is from "On Free Choice of the Will." Book 3, Chapter 11, Section 113.
Humanity, in Augustine's philosophical view, was not created out of God's self-emptying love, and His desire for oneness with His creation. No—just like rocks, ivy, squirrels, oak trees, and rivers, human beings exist to fill a necessary niche in creation—an extremely important niche, but a niche, nonetheless. We were not created from the love in the creator's heart, instead we are just the logical product of God's intrinsic need for completeness—a God whose most fundamental trait is a desire for order, and most especially, moral order. This is the God Augustine introduces to the Christian West.
Christians in the various traditions are by-and-large unaware of just how profoundly this particular image of God impacts their faith. It significantly alters the apostolic understanding of what God is like, as well as the role we human beings play in His life.
We will begin to discuss some of those significant impacts on Western faith that this worldview brings next time.


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Holliday's on-base streak ends at 45 after ejection
ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Matt Holliday of the St. Louis Cardinals was ejected for arguing a called third strike in the seventh inning, ensuring the end of his National League-record 45-game streak reaching base safely to start the season.
Home plate umpire Joe West also tossed manager Mike Matheny, who had gone out to aid Holliday's cause, on Tuesday night in a game the Cardinals led 1-0 against the Brewers.
Holliday's streak was the longest in the majors since Deek Jeter's major league-record run of 53 in a row in 1999 for the Yankees.
It was Holliday's fourth career ejection and the ninth career ejection for Matheny, and first this season.
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Future Arctic Ocean Seasonal Ice Zones and Implications for Pelagic-Benthic Coupling
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Despite concerns about rapid changes in Arctic Ocean physical forcing and ecosystem function, quantitative knowledge and time series are scarce. The number of reliable physical-biological coupled models and models based on remote sensing is small. To improve our comprehension of carbon flux in the most prominent Arctic Ocean feature, the seasonal ice zone, a possible first step is to evaluate how ...
Effects of mortality changes on biomass and production in Calanus spp. populations
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Calanus species are the main link between primary producers and higher trophic-level organisms in the Barents Sea. The natural mortality rate is an essential parameter for determining the standing stock of Calanus, but it is also one of the most uncertain parameters in present knowledge. The level of human activity, and the associated risk of pollution, is increasing in the Barents Sea, and knowledge ...
Potential drivers of sinking particle´s size spectra and vertical POC flux: Turbulence, phytoplankton and zooplankton
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Arctic Ocean outflow shelves in the changing Arctic: A review and perspectives
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Over the past decade or so, international research efforts, many of which were part of the International Polar Year, have accrued our understanding of the Arctic outflow shelves. The Arctic outflow shelves, namely the East Greenland Shelf (EGS) and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (CAA), serve as conduits through which Arctic sea ice and waters and their properties are exported to the North Atlantic. ...
New production regulates export stoichiometry in the ocean
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The proportion in which carbon and growth-limiting nutrients are exported from the oceans' productive surface layer to the deep sea is a crucial parameter in models of the biological carbon pump. Based on .400 vertical flux observations of particulate organic carbon (POC) and nitrogen (PON) from the European Arctic Ocean we show the common assumption of constant C:N stoichiometry not to be met. ...
Seasonal patterns in Arctic planktonic metabolism (Fram Strait - Svalbard region)
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The metabolism of the Arctic Ocean is marked by extremely pronounced seasonality and spatial heterogeneity associated with light conditions, ice cover, water masses and nutrient availability. Here we report the marine planktonic metabolic rates (net community production, gross primary production and community respiration) along three different seasons of the year, for a total of eight cruises ...
Spring bloom dynamics in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard: nutrients, phytoplankton, protozoans and primary production
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The marine ecosystem in Kongsfjorden (79 N), a glacial fjord in Svalbard, is to a large extent well known with regard to hydrography, mesozooplankton and higher trophic levels. Research on primary production and lower trophic levels is still scare and especially investigations from winter and spring periods. The spring bloom dynamics in Kongsfjordenwere investigated in 2002. The development in ...
Responses in Arctic marine carbon cycle processes: Conceptual scenarios and implications for ecosystem function
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The Arctic Ocean is one of the fastest changing oceans, plays an important role in global carbon cycling and yet is a particularly challenging ocean to study. Hence, observations tend to be relatively sparse in both space and time. How the Arctic functions, geophysically, but also ecologically, can have significant consequences for the internal cycling of carbon, and subsequently influence carbon ...
Seasonal variation in transport of zooplankton into the Arctic Basin through the Atlantic gateway, Fram Strait
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The largest contribution of oceanic heat to the Arctic Ocean is the warm Atlantic Water (AW) inflow through the deep Fram Strait. The AW current also carries Atlantic plankton into the Arctic Basin and this inflow of zooplankton biomass through the Atlantic-Arctic gateway far exceeds the inflow through the shallow Pacific-Arctic gateway. However, because this transport has not yet been adequately ...
Seasonal dynamics of meroplankton in a high-latitude fjord
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Knowledge on the seasonal timing and composition of pelagic larvae of many benthic invertebrates, referred to as meroplankton, is limited for high-latitude fjords and coastal areas. We investigated the seasonal dynamics of meroplankton in the sub-Arctic Porsangerfjord (70°N), Norway, by examining their seasonal changes in relation to temperature, chlorophyll a and salinity. Samples were collected ...


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Top & Skorts from Bugis \\ Loafers from Sunday Hues \\ Bag from Korea
The fifteen days of the Chinese New Year is over and I'm missing it already. The lou heis (prosperity toss), the ang baos (red envelopes filled with money) and majorly, the carefree moments.
First assignments and mid-semester tests have finally concluded this week, but there is no room to take a break. It is time to start on the final assignments!
One thing I've learnt from being busy, is to always prioritise your commitments properly. Always, always, leave room for some relaxation and alone time because trust me, you'll need it. I would highly recommend an organizer to keep track of upcoming events and deadlines! If you prefer an online organizer, the calendar application on a MacBook works just fine - you can even label different categories (e.g. personal, school, work, etc.) with different colors.
The second tip is to figure out how much time each activity requires and to compare it with the number of days left to the deadline. For me, I would start on the most tedious assignment first. However, do keep in mind that this works for differently for each person!
Lastly, keep a to do list and strike the task off once you have completed it! Reward yourself with your favourite snack or drink before you head on to the next. As the strikes accumulates, you'll start to feel a sense of achievement, motivating you further.
Never ever blame yourself for falling short - a busy schedule requires self-motivation and optimism!
So there it is, three tips on prioritising your commitments! You can do it, believe in yourself!
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Stephen Lang ( Avatar 's Colonel Quaritch) will play Khalar Singh
Stephen Lang, who played Colonel Miles Quaritch in Avatar, has confirmed to MTV that he will be playing the chief villain, Khalar Singh in the upcoming Conan movie directed by Marcus Nispel.
Speaking on the red carpet at the Oscars last weekend he said, "I've accepted the role of Khalar Singh… I have no idea how I'm going to do it. First I'm going to find out how I'm going to sound. I'm going to get back on a Mongolian pony and ride like the wind. I'm going to flash my scimitar. I'm going to cut the nuts off Conan and his father."
The film, which apparently goes back to the original Robert E Howard sword and sorcery pulp tales about the Cimmerian warrior for its inspiration rather than the '80s movies starring Schwarzenegger, stars Jason Mamoa as Conan, Mickey Rourke as his dad and Rachel Nicols as Tamara.
Khalar Singh is described as "a warlord and formidable warrior, brilliant, cruel, weathered and tanned by the many campaigns he has waged and won. He is driven in his quest to find the Queen of Acheron and has been building an empire to do so."
The film is due to be released in 2011.


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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Diversified Utilities Industry With The Highest EPS Estimates
Below are the top small-cap diversified utilities stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings estimate for the next year.
MGE Energy (NASDAQ: MGEE) is likely to earn $3.10 per share in the next year ending December, 2014. MGE Energy's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 21.80%.
ALLETE (NYSE: ALE) may earn $3.06 per share in the next year ending December, 2014. ALLETE's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $985.00 million.
Northwestern (NYSE: NWE) is projected to earn $2.70 per share for the next year ending December, 2014. Northwestern's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is 9.71%.
Avista (NYSE: AVA) is expected to earn $1.87 per share over the next year ending December, 2014. Avista's PEG ratio is 3.34.
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Hi there!
I'm currently typing this post up in our attic/office with the roof windows open on this rare sunny day in Manchester. It really is the perfect place to enjoy a cup of tea and write a book review!
Recently I finished listening to the audiobook for Kathy Reich's Virals, the first book in a sci-fi series of the same name. I waited a long time to finally read this one and I'm so glad I read it now, after just moving across the pond from South Carolina, because the story is set in Charleston. Reading about the familiar places was soothing to my heart as I adjust to life in a new place out of my home country! It was comforting!
Tory Brennan, niece of acclaimed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan (of the Bones novels and hit TV show), is the leader of a ragtag band of teenage "sci-philes" who live on a secluded island off the coast of South Carolina. When the group rescues a dog caged for medical testing on a nearby island, they are exposed to an experimental strain of canine parvovirus that changes their lives forever.
As the friends discover their heightened senses and animal-quick reflexes, they must combine their scientific curiosity with their newfound physical gifts to solve a cold-case murder that has suddenly become very hot if they can stay alive long enough to catch the killer's scent.
Fortunately, they are now more than friends. They're a pack. They are Virals.
My Thoughts
I don't know what I was expecting, but when I decided to read Virals, I wasn't sold. I assumed I wasn't going to enjoy it and I have no earthly idea why! What I got was a fast paced sci-fi mystery/thriller that hooked me from the start. The first page lands you smack-dab in the middle of a forest where our main character, Tory, is being chased by unknown and armed pursuers. From that moment on the story is full of dead bodies, breaking and entering, fake identities, hunting for evidence, and even more being chased by armed men. As if the mystery plot wasn't interesting enough Reichs also weaves in this whole science fiction virus plot that just takes the story to a whole new level! I was immediately sold.
Super exciting plot aside, it also helps when your main character is engaging and likable. Tory, is your average teen who is also not-so average -she is incredibly observant, intelligent, courageous, funny, and really interested in science. She feels like an outsider at her posh Charleston private school, but is also building deep friendships with the other kids on Morris Island. She is exactly the type of girl I'd want to be friends with, if you know….I was a character in a sci-fi YA novel… Out of her group of friends, Tory is the "idea person". She's the one who has all of these ideas that are really good ideas (mostly) but make the other characters nervous because they usually involve breaking into someplace they shouldn't be-all for good reasons of course! haha
Virals is set on the numerous islands that dot the coast of South Carolina, just outside of historic Charleston. As I mentioned before having just moved from South Carolina, it was so comforting to read about a location I'm familiar with. I think that when you've been to a place it always changes how you read a book set in that same location. The story seems more alive and exciting when you have experience in that particular setting. I loved reading about King Street, Sullivan's Island, Mount Pleasant and Fort Sumter. It felt like I was home!
I will definitely be picking up the next book in the series and if you're into sci-fi and mysteries you should also give this series a try!
Author: Kathy Reichs
Publisher: Penguin Razorbill (November 2, 2010)
Format: Audiobook
Narrated by: Cristin Milioti
Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
Series: First in the Virals series


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The GAME-Abling Team held yesterday another European Meeting at Ateknea Solutions facilities, in the Barcelona Area. It is the third time the Team is meeting in this Mediterranean city to show the advancements on the technology. The technical results of the research were discussed in deep and presented to all members of the Team and external public as...Read More »
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Earlier today, Metro Nashville Public Schools announced they were closing after-school programming in an abundance of caution. This includes Fun Company.
Per Metro's decision to remain closed, we will still not operate this afternoon.
Parents should make arrangements to pick up their child at their school at regular dismissal times. We apologize for the inconvenience.


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I am a clinical oncologist with a special interest in Urological cancers. I am qualified to provide radiotherapy treatments including IMRT and Brachytherapy, as well as systemic anti-cancer and targeted treatments. My research interests include genomic biomarkers and cancer genetics.
Areas of interest
Prostate cancer; Bladder cancer; Testicular Cancer; Brachytherapy
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Clinical Oncologist
Kent Oncology
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells
Research interests
Cancer Genetics
Advanced Radiotherapy (IMRT/IGRT)
PARP inhibitors (DNA repair)
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Gynae Brachytherapy
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GU ASCO Merit Award 2014
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C. Mikropoulos: Should we Perform Genetic Testing on Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer?. Clinical Oncology 10/2016;, DOI:10.1016/j.clon.2016.10.004
Z Kote-Jarai, C Mikropoulos, DA Leongamornlert, T Dadaev, M Tymrakiewicz, E J Saunders, M Jones, S Jugurnauth-Little, K Govindasami, M Guy, F C Hamdy, J L Donovan, D E Neal, J A Lane, D Dearnaley, R A Wilkinson, E J Sawyer, A Morgan, A C Antoniou, R A Eeles: Prevalence of the HOXB13 G84E germline mutation in British men and correlation with prostate cancer risk, tumour characteristics and clinical outcomes. Annals of Oncology 01/2015; 26(4)., DOI:10.1093/annonc/mdv004
Christos Mikropoulos, Chee Goh, Daniel Leongamornlert, Zsofia Kote-Jarai, Rosalind Eeles: Translating genetic risk factors for prostate cancer to the clinic: 2013 and beyond. Future Oncology 08/2014; 10(9):1679-94., DOI:10.2217/fon.14.72
Rosalind Eeles, Christos Mikropoulos, Pardeep Kumar, Elena Castro, Elizabeth Bancroft, Natalie Taylor, Tohkir Dadaev, Zsofia Kote-Jarai: Abstract 262: The PROFILE feasibility study: Genetic prostate cancer risk stratification for targeted screening. The Journal of Urology 04/2014; 191(4):e714., DOI:10.1016/j.juro.2014.02.1952
Christos Mikropoulos, Elena Castro, Elizabeth Bancroft, Elizabeth Page, Natalie Taylor, Mahbubl Ahmed, Chee Leng Goh, Ros A. Eeles: Targeted prostate cancer screening in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers to detect clinically significant disease: Results from the initial screening round of the IMPACT study.. Journal of Clinical Oncology 02/2014; 32(4_suppl):8-8., DOI:10.1200/jco.2014.32.4_suppl.8
Christos Mikropoulos, Rosalind A Eeles: IMPACT Study: Targeted prostate cancer screening. The Oncologist 08/2013; 18(8):e28., DOI:10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0221
C Powell, C Mikropoulos, S.B. Kaye, C.M. Nutting, S.A. Bhide, K Newbold, K.J. Harrington: Preclinical and clinical evaluation of PARP inhibitors as tumour-specific radiosensitisers. Cancer Treatment Reviews 11/2010; 36(7):566-75., DOI:10.1016/j.ctrv.2010.03.003
A S Strimpakos, D Cunningham, C Mikropoulos, I Petkar, Y Barbachano, I Chau: The impact of carcinoembryonic antigen flare in patients with advanced colorectal cancer receiving first-line chemotherapy. Annals of Oncology 10/2009; 21(5):1013-9., DOI:10.1093/annonc/mdp449.
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To help you position your aircraft for the entire NextGen roadmap as planned by the FAA, we are introducing an exciting incentive for non-Universal Avionics operators to trade in the aircraft's legacy FMS or GPS system for a new, SBAS-capable FMS. Through 2019, qualified FMS and GPS systems will be accepted for a trade-in credit toward the dealer net price of the new system.
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This exciting incentive package program includes a Universal Avionics SBAS-Flight Management System (FMS) upgrade and Rockwell Collins TDR-94(D) Mode S Transponder, together providing equipage requirements to meet the upcoming NextGen ADS-B Out mandate.


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UPDATE x2: Lead code compliance administrator Jose Alberto was scheduled to receive an award at today's Miami Beach commission meeting.
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UPDATE x1: Miami Herald's David Smiley tweets:
Lead code compliance administrator (not director) Jose Alberto among the arrested. Longtime city employee.
— David Smiley (@NewsbySmiley) April 11, 2012
One MiamDade cop also arrested in Miami Beach public corruption probe. Shaking down nightclubs is the word.
— David Smiley (@NewsbySmiley) April 11, 2012
5 Miami Beach code enforcemnt officers and two firefighters arrested, city has been told. Mayor Bower "I'm horrified."
— David Smiley (@NewsbySmiley) April 11, 2012
I'm told the arrests stem from a "local public corruption investigation" concerning the City of Miami Beach Code Compliance office.
I'm told at least three employees of the Code Compliance office have been arrested.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami has scheduled a 1pm press conference to release details on the investigation and arrests.
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A New Edition of the rulebook for Mercenaries, Spies, and Private Eyes (MSPE) a modern role playing game by Michael Stackpole. Mercenaries, Spies & Private Eyes RPG was first published in 1983 by Flying Buffalo Inc. MSPE (as it came to be known) allowed players to run rpg adventures from the 1800's all the way
Vault of K'Horror A Tunnels & Trolls GM Adventure on Kickstarter
A T&T rpg journey into gothic horror with a fantasy twist. A new gm & solo adventure for Tunnels & Trolls from Flying Buffalo. Vaults of K'Horror is a full-size 40+ page gamemaster adventure complete with maps, characters and background material for Deluxe Tunnels & Trolls. All the main art, text maps and graphics for
The RPG Origins of Fallout – Part I: Tunnels & Trolls
Fallout, the beloved video game franchise that mixes 50s retro-futurism with the apocalypse, has its roots in a role-playing game…and then attempted two different licensing deals with role-playing game companies before they were tripped up by legal challenges. From Tunnels & Trolls to GURPS to D20 Modern, Fallout's evolution was intertwined with both video game
The GROGNARD Files – Episode 7 (Part 2) Tunnels and Trolls RPG
The GROGNARD Files return to 'blast away the fiends of boredom' with another T&T episode. This time they are joined by Big Jack Brass, Jon Hancock. https://armchairadventurerblog.com/2016/09/16/episode-7-part-2-tunnels-and-trolls-rpg/
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Message from Tavernmaster Games: As you are no doubt aware our great friend Jeff Freels and his wife Raquel have had ongoing medical problems and we have been donating the income from our products here to help them prepare for hopefully the second kidney transplant for the two of them. Now, to add to their
The GROGNARD Files – Episode 7 (Part 1) Tunnels and Trolls RPG
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More BIG news today on the Tunnels & Trolls app. MetaArcade has officially announced that they will be in attendance at GenCon next month and will be giving demos of the T&T Phone app to anyone that visits Flying Buffalo at booth 724. You'll be able to test out the prototype and see what all


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S: The Life and Times of Elijah Alexander Skidmore
FC: Elijah Alexander Skidmore 01/17/06
1: You'll never know the blessing you are. "That energy which makes a child hard to manage is the energy which afterward makes him a manager of life"
2: Such a beautiful little face and such a sweet sleeper.
3: Nothing sweeter than daddy/Elijah time.
5: You started out as such a peanut and have grown into such a young man. I can never get enough hugs because I know you will be too big someday to give me hugs.
6: The cutest ring bearer. Tiffany's wedding 07/18/09
8: Such a good big brother
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19: Always a character, always going to beat of your own drum. The cutest checks and chubbiest legs. From top to bottom, I love you through and through.
22: The coolest Kindergärtner.
23: A bittersweet day. First day of school and a teary mom.
24: Watching as you took those first steps on your own to watching you taking those first steps into your first classroom. The tears I cried were for joy and a little sadness to see you become such a big boy.
25: Mrs Thompson was your kindergarten teacher. Trey, Lino, and Ana Lissa were your best friends. You loved to play magnet blocks and were such a good reader. You were such a smartie!


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Patented FLEXspace
The FLEXspace in the middle of the house is the heart of the house and a unique patented system, made for multiple purposes. It contains the living room, kitchen and a staircase to the first floor. From the FLEXspace there is access to all spaces. This eliminates square meters used for logistics. Parts of the room are double height, creating perfect lighting conditions. The rest of the space is one storey high, defined by the landing that creates access to the spaces/rooms on the first floor.
In each end of the FLEXspace there is access to the surroundings and daylight. The boundary between inside and outside disappears, when the doors open. This is a fundamental part of the design; to be able to open up and let nature in. It is a consequence of having varying requirements for inside temperature and definitions of what domestic functions takes place inside and outside.
The geometry of the FLEXspace is defined by the two rows of modules, and can easily be modified to specific wishes regarding size. The FLEXspace has a number of possible solutions for subdivisions. Both on one plan or two plans. It can also be one big space, creating a lot of light and openness.
The kitchen elements are built into the wall (into the technical module). It creates more floor space and also makes connection to water and plumbing easy. The kitchen can also be extended with a freestanding element, defining the work area of the kitchen.
The landing creates access to the second floor, but can also be used as a space for play, relaxation or work. It gives the inhabitant the possibility to draw back, but still enjoy the company of people in the house. You are in the FLEX space, but because you are on the first floor you are drawn back from the action. It is an ideal place for a quiet retreat and still being able to observe what is going on in the house.
- 180 square meters
- Energy class, which is 50% lower than the standard requirements for new housing constructions in Denmark
- Photovoltaic cells are integrated – area is flexible, but to fulfill the standards above min. 20 m2 solar cells for power production are needed. With an area of 30 m2 or above a normal household using energy efficient appliances will be self-sufficient with power on an annual basis
- Green roof – solutions that are optimized for rainwater harvesting for use for toilet flushing, washing and cleaning
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Last Weeks Weight 184.5
Today's Weight 182.5
Total Loss: -2.0lbs
Look at the all the beautiful veggies I bought from our local farmer's market. I have plans to make a root vegetable soup (will post recipe later), squash casserole, and roasted turnips. I love summer!
The scale is moving again after a 2 week stall. One of those weeks was during our trip to Atlantic City. We had a fantastic time. I ate whatever a wanted (in much smaller portions) and never gained an ounce! We also walked the boardwalk every day, some days we did it twice just because the weather was so dang nice. The 170's are so close and I'm very impatient to get there.
NSV: My closet is getting very bare as I purge the clothing that no longer fits. Sometimes I find items that were too small and have them fit perfectly! It's great to shop within my own closet :) I am putting off going real shopping for as long as possible, I hate thinking of buying things that will no longer fit me in a month or two.
Fitness: I track my workouts in MFP and it has been helping to keep me dedicated. I have been alternating morning walks between 4 and 2 miles. The pool has warmed enough to begin swimming laps, I started doing 20 minutes of laps yesterday and it feels wonderful! I still need to find the time to add some strength training.
Nutrition: I am still tracking my food intake and usually get 70-80g of protein. I have become comfortable in my low carb lifestyle. Seafood is always a staple in our family and I have started experimenting with new vegetable recipes. I usually eat veggie omelet mid-morning, at least one fruit a day for snack and supper is a protein and a vegetable. I also add a protein shake when its necessary to meet my protein goal, I love the chocolate ones.
Hydration: I am still tracking my water intake and have to keep focused on it. I find if I don't track, I fall short. I only count pure water, any other liquids like milk or protein shakes I count with my food. I think now that the heat of summer is upon us, drinking more water will come more naturally.
My Upcoming Week: I have several challenges this week. Of course the biggie....Mother's Day! I will be doing a Mother's Day buffet of all things. (eye roll) I keep telling everyone its a waste of money to pay for something like this since I cannot eat much. I am reminded it is also a social affair so I will concentrate on talking and enjoying the day and eat only my small portion. Saturday we will be attending a seafood boil, not so bad as long as I concentrate on eating the seafood and not the alcohol. The rest of the week looks normal with nothing to derail my healthy lifestyle efforts.
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Who are you?
Do you remember?
Before you could name things.
Before you had any thoughts. How could you have any thoughts? You didn't know what anything was, you didn't have a word for anything.
Before your first memory.
Before the world told you who you are, do you remember?
Are you your given name Pauline? Just a sequence of vowels and consonants? Is that all you are? By the way, there are about a thousand Paulines in this town.
Are you your thoughts and feelings? Your thoughts and feelings are your own, but just because you think and feel anxious doesn't mean you are anxious. You and anxiety are not the same. You are only experiencing the symptoms of anxiety.
Are you your beliefs? I only ask because you get so defensive when someone differs. Who are you defending? The truth or yourself? The truth certainly needs no defense. It is a knowing, a fact. When I put my hand in the fire, I'll get burned; that's not a belief, but truth.
Are you your lover? You were devastated when he left you. Remember how it felt? Like a part of "you" died. You know what, let's not go there, it's so dark there.
I could go on and on about who you are not, but my dear, I see you are getting confused.. upset perhaps. My intention is neither to confuse nor upset you. Just to remind you of who you are.
Stop looking for yourself by identifying with and attaching yourself to things/people/situations out here. You are not of this world. Stop looking for yourself in this world of forms, which dance and morph and die as time passes.
Change is the only constant here. Nothing lasts forever here; even the sun will run out of fuel one day. Nothing will give you lasting fulfillment here, no matter how perfect, promising or grandiose it appears to be at first. Don't you know this by now?
Look within instead. Be silent. Be spacious. Be the One who perceives your emotions, thoughts, sensations and situations as they arise, like you did when you were a child, only this time, you will have transcended thought. Remain alert as a cat, still as a lake, and your inner state; your sense of identity will no longer depend on whatever arises.
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AVMA online CE makes grand debut
AVMA members have been clamoring for it, and now it has arrived. The Association is unveiling its long-awaited, comprehensive online continuing education program Dec. 1, putting a profusion of presentations and articles by the profession's top speakers and authors at people's fingertips.
AVMA Ed, "Lifelong learning for the veterinary profession," available at www.avmaed.org, is the Association's most important new member service. The online program effectively allows anyone to learn about the latest developments in veterinary medicine from the convenience of their home or workplace, on their time.
AVMA Executive Vice President W. Ron DeHaven said offering CE online was about meeting member needs for everyone, young and old.
"Veterinary medicine is continually evolving. The public is demanding more sophisticated care. Online CE is another way to provide veterinarians an opportunity to advance their education, stay abreast of new knowledge in the profession, and take advantage of new technology," Dr. DeHaven said.
Dr. Althea Jones, AVMA online professional services editor, calls the initiative "standard setting" and a "much-needed CE solution."
"We are excited about bringing the breadth and quality of AVMA educational programs to a wider audience, with a format that we think meets the needs of today's professionals," Dr. Jones said.
Content for AVMA Ed comes from the AVMA Annual Convention and the Association's two scientific journals, the JAVMA and AJVR.
"By combining these rich resources in an online medium, we are creating a whole new core competency of the Association that now is available 24/7 to a global audience," Dr. Jones said.
David Little, director of the AVMA Convention and Meeting Planning Division, said convention presentations given over the course of four or five days, even to a maximum capacity audience, take on a whole new scope when they are adapted for a virtually limitless audience. Including convention sessions as a component of online CE exposes people to hundreds of educational programs whenever they can fit them in and wherever they are—at home, at work, or in a hotel room.
"With so many relevant sessions to choose from on-site, now our members can continue to enrich their knowledge by going online and viewing additional presentations as time permits," Little said.
Dr. DeHaven agrees, pointing out that not everyone can afford, from a time or financial standpoint, to go to a meeting to obtain CE credit.
"This provides a cheaper and more convenient alternative," Dr. DeHaven said, by taking the AVMA's existing core competencies into a whole new medium.
"There's so much fantastic CE we offer at convention, but even if we have 4,000 veterinarians attend, that's less than 5 percent of our membership we are reaching. By recording our speakers, we get far more use out of the CE," Dr. DeHaven said.
Participants who register on the AVMA Ed Web site can browse for free. To view the full offerings and take an examination will require a credit card payment. Nonmembers are welcome, but AVMA members receive a discount, and Student AVMA members enjoy free access. Also, one free course will be offered to every user through Dec. 31.
Approximately 50 hours of convention presentations are now available on the site. These 50-minute sessions are subdivided into shorter segments for easier viewing. Additional features such as speaker biographies and notes are included. Two to three articles from each issue of the JAVMA are available, beginning with the Oct. 1, 2008 issue. A five-question test following a review of the online presentation or article can earn a participant one hour of CE credit, when successfully completed.
In addition to being used for CE and credit, AVMA Ed is a valuable resource for the general public and allied health professionals as well as foreign licensees and their institutions.
Topics covered include small animal veterinary medicine, bovine medicine, equine medicine, animal welfare, animal behavior, practice management, oncology, dentistry, neurology, swine medicine, and aquatic animal medicine.
Will the AVMA's online CE be accepted by all licensing boards?
"Most states, we have found, understand the value of online CE, especially from a trusted, recognized source," Dr. Jones said.
Of course, the live convention will continue as always, with its unique networking opportunities.
"There will always be a need and a desire for face-to-face interaction in our profession. There are huge benefits from such interaction that people can get no other way," she said.
AVMA members of all ages have been demanding online CE for some time now. The 2006 JAVMA readership survey found that 43 percent of JAVMA readers wanted for-credit CE from JAVMA, with 41 percent interested in self testing. The 2007 Member Needs Assessment survey found 70 percent of members want the AVMA to provide online courses, with nearly two-thirds of members over age 60 represented in this group. Even so, the younger members' interest was strongest, with 82 percent of members under age 30 requesting online courses.
The AVMA Executive Board approved the program concept in April "and it's been full speed ahead ever since," Dr. Jones said. AVMA Ed has been working with a respected, independent educational testing service to ensure the highest quality in its online CE courses.
Dr. DeHaven said after receiving overwhelming feedback by members demanding more CE opportunities online, the Association has now filled that need, especially with the younger generation of veterinarians.
"That's not to say older members cannot benefit, particularly for those who may need to round out their requirements for licensure or pick up a few more hours," Dr. DeHaven said. "This is all about providing member service for all, young and old."


text: The December 2000 elections ushered in the first democratic presidential change of power in Ghana's history when John A. Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) defeated the NDC's John Atta Mills – who was Rawling's Vice President and hand-picked successor. Kufuor defeated Mills by winning 56.73% of the vote. The elections were declared free and fair by domestic and international monitors. After several by-elections were held to fill vacated seats, the NPP majority stood at 103 of the 200 seats in Parliament, while the NDC held 89 and independent and small party members held eight.


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Par Jay Little
Illustré par Scott Schomburg, David Ardila and Chris Beck
Édité par Fantasy Flight Games
Distributed by Novalis
Langues des règles : French
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