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It's been a while since I have written anything. Not just written in my blog (8 months I've been away from here) but literally anything. There has been a lot of transition in my life in the last few months and writing kind of got lost in the shuffle. Finding my way is a never-ending process and sometimes when I get overwhelmed I just become a recluse. So I'm trying to get back into the swing of things and see if I can really find my place here.
A lot has happened since I last wrote. First of all, Tom and I celebrated one year together. This is so crazy to me. How has it been over a year since we started dating? I seriously feel like I just met him yesterday. I guess it really is true that time flies when you're having fun. It's actually been so long since we celebrated our anniversary that we are now one week away from having been together a year and a half. Still pretty crazy to me but I feel so blessed to have found him. We kept things low key for our anniversary. It was in October so we went to a pumpkin patch where we had a beer and watched some live music. It was really fun and a very "us" way to celebrate.
In November I changed jobs. This is possibly the biggest change from the last few months and also, hands down, the best decision I have made in a long time. I now work in the infant room at an early childhood center taking care of kiddos ages 6 weeks to 12 months. If you asked me in college what I thought about going into Education I would have laughed at you. Me forming the minds of our youth? Ha! But while I was laughing at the idea, the good Lord above was secretly planning for me to find my way here many years later. And thank God (literally) that He did. Since making this change I have been so much happier, less stressed, less anxious and most importantly I have actually looked forward to going to work every day. These little babies bring so much joy to my life it is unbelievable and I am forever grateful to have finally found my place.
I'm thinking about going back to school. No, that's not a typo. I've been thinking and praying about it a lot recently and I think I want to pursue a Master's in Education with an emphasis in Early Childhood. I haven't made a firm decision yet and if I do go back it won't be until next year so for now I'll continue to pray about it until I feel the time is right to commit.
I'm trying to be more active. I used to be a very active person but in the last few months I've gotten pretty lazy. I feel like I'm a much happier, less stressed person when I'm active (hello, endorphins) so I'm trying to recommit. I have been wearing my Fitbit every day and pushing myself to hit those 10,000 steps!
Lastly, at the end of December I decided that 2017 would be the year of saving and tackling debt. I've written previously that I'm one of the lucky ones who has a lot of student debt and I've always felt like there was no point to really attempt to tackle it because it was never going away. I thought it was a mountain that just couldn't be climbed. I've spent a lot of time researching tricks and tips on saving money and tackling debt. I'm pretty proud of myself because I've already hacked away at about $1,500 which is a small amount compared to how much I have left to go but every dollar really does count and it's nice to see the numbers finally going down. To accelerate the paying of this debt I have started babysitting a ton. It's pretty easy to book jobs because families at my work always need sitters and most of them pay pretty well (plus, I really enjoy it and I think parents like that about me). I have consistently had 5-7 jobs a month which has made a huge difference in saving for bulk payments on loans. So I'm pretty proud of myself for staying focused, spending less and saving more.
That's it for life's updates. More to come soon.


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Pinus brutia
Other common names
Calabrian pine; East Mediterranean pine; Turkish: kizilcam.
Origin of the species name
Pinus is the classical Latin for pine; brutia is probably derived from Brutium, now Calabria, in southern Italy.
Date planted
November 2010
Trees of this species can attain full height in 50 years.
General description
This is a medium-size evergreen tree. The bark is orange-red, thick and deeply fissured at the base of the trunk, and thin and flaky up higher. The needles are up to 18cm long, bright to dark green. The cones are stout, heavy and hard. Height 25m Spread 15m.
Natural distribution and habitat
The species is primarily native to Turkey and far East Greece and to the Crimea, Caucasus coast, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Crete and Cyprus. It forms pure stands or is part of coniferous and deciduous drought tolerant forests. They grow from sea level up to 1500m, with mild, moist winters and hot dry summers.
Conservation status
It has been classified as being not threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (1998) but it is now felt that this needs a reappraisal.
Planting pattern
Planted in lines along steep contours. Turkish pine was a prominent landmark tree at the ANZAC battle site at Gallipoli, Turkey. Cones from this and the closely related species, Pinus halepensis, were brought back to Australia, and plants grown from the seeds have been planted at numerous memorials. On 12 November 2010, Her Excellency Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of Australia, planted a Pinus brutia in Forest 61. Another 101 Turkish pines were planted by Mr Jon Stanhope, ACT Chief Minister, Mr John King, President of the ACT Branch of the RSL, and representatives of the RSL and other organisations.
This species is a valued forest tree in the north-eastern Mediterranean area.
Further reading
Farjon, A (2010) A Handbook of the World's Conifers. Brill.

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Everyone is aware of the importance of Dua'. Kitaabs have been compiled on the virtues and benefits of Dua'. Everyone is free to make Dua' at any time and as much as the heart desires. But when this laudable practice is cloaked with a specific form and given congregational status in the Musjid, then this very meritorious ibaadat is transformed into Bid'ah Sayyiah (Evil Innovation).
The following question was posed to Hadhrat Mufti Muhammad Shafi (rahmatullah alayh):
Question: "Is it an act of thawaab to collectively make dua' after the Sunnats on Fridays? What is the harm in making such dua'? How is it to criticize those who do not participate in this dua'?"
Hadhrat Mufti Shafi (rahmatullah alayh) answered:
Answer: "Understand well that no one has the right to increase or delete from the established Ahkaam of the Shariah. Hundreds of thousands of Sahaabah who sacrificed their lives for acts of thawaab never engaged in such a congregational dua' nor did they teach it. Now who are we who imply by our action that we are correcting the error of such great sages of the Deen (the Sahaabah, Taabieen, etc.)? The implication is that we are superseding them in the pursuit of thawaab by indulging in this bid'ati dua which is considered an incumbent obligation and the spirit of Imaan.
Indeed our inverted and noxious intelligence is lamentable. We criticize, condemn and curse those who abstain from bid'ah. In so doing we ourselves become the accursed ones. It is improper to practise even acts of thawaab beyond the confines of the Shariah………….. After the Dua' made after the Fardh, the relationship between the Imaam and Muqtadis terminates. One is free to perform the Sunnat Salaat in the Musjid or at home as was the practice of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) and the majority of the Sahaabah.
It is bid'ah for the Imaam to make dua' after the Sunnats. It is not permissible and the prohibition is emphasised. It is ignorance to criticize those who do not participate. It is mischief, strife, injustice and sinful…………… Bear in mind the Ahaadith of Rasulullah (in which bid'ah is condemned). He said that every bid'ah is deviation, and deviation leads to the Fire. Therefore always abstain from bid'ah." [Najaatul Muslimeen]


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Meet Our Office Manager, Aften
Aften is our Office Manager at Northland Chiropractic Clinic and has been an employee since 2005. She is a lifetime chiropractic advocate and a dedicated employee who serves many roles in our office. Aften is a graduate from the University of River Falls with a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts with a emphasis in Psychology. As our office manager she is responsible for scheduling patients, billing & insurance responsibilities, marketing, and general office function. Her positive attitude and strong work ethic are part of the office's success. If you have any questions regarding insurance, billing and everything in between Aften if the person that can help!
Aften is also the owner of Aften Law Photography and enjoys natural light portrait work for children and families. Living in the gorgeous town of Stillwater she can always find somewhere beautiful for a photo session. She also loves to spend time outdoors with her family and is active in her faith and serving others.
Meet Our Massage Therapist, Jennie
Jennifer is our massage therapist at Northland Chiropractic Clinic and has been an employee since 2007. Jenny studied Health Science with a emphasize in sports and exercise at the U of M and received her massage training from the St. Croix Center for Healing Arts in Hudson, WI. Jennie specializes in many techniques like deep tissue, Swedish, hot stone, trigger point, relaxations and full body massages. Jennie works closely with Dr. Oscarson and Dr. Ellis to treat their mutual patients while helping them hold their adjustments and educating them on chiropractic care and their body.
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There's some depressing stats in the Guardian today around how little faith the UK has in the government and generally how pessimistic we are at the moment, with lots of people thinking that recriminations between Remainers and Leavers will get worse in the next year, that the Tories are generally useless and that Britain is the laughing stock of Europe.
Not sure they really needed to poll of 2000 people in London and Leicester to mine those gems of wisdom, (or maybe I'm just more prescient than your usually pundit – highly unlikely), but it's good to see someone trying to get a good representative poll going, even if the results, particularly among the under 30's, are fairly grim.
What did surprise me was the upbeat conclusion drawn in the article. Rather than wallowing in misery and gloom, it picked out the fact that many people think (as I do) that we Brits are pretty resourceful and that with the right leadership and the usual British resilience, we will get on with things whatever the eventual outcome of Brexit may be.
But it we do need leadership, and not just from the new PM, but from the whole government. The article ended on a comment from a remain voter who said he wanted to see us leave the EU to regain some national pride.
This also means Labour not trying to turn everything into a political stunt to oust the Conservatives at any opportunity. They have to take notice of this poll and realise that we will only get through this if we pull together. It may be painful for them, but they have to try, at least in the short term.
Whoever wins the the PM role will quickly need to recapture the spirit of 2012 and, preferably, somehow get the cost of housing and living down, while getting us out of the EU. I sense that all the candidates to some degree get this, as well as most of the Conservative MPs, given the number of votes cast this week in Boris' direction. Let's just hope they all deliver quickly.0


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To provide prompt, friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable service to customers and to ensure a clean and well stocked Dairy department.
Reports to Dairy Manager and Dairy Assistant Manager.
Customer Service
- Assist customers with questions about products and special orders. Offer suggestions for purchase and has overall knowledge of the store.
- Report customer suggestions, comments, and complaints to department manager.
- Help customers to identify items that they want to purchase and show them locations for these items. Provide product information to customers and store staff.
- Assist customers as necessary with items that may be too heavy for them to carry or lift.
- Notify department manager of items out of stock or of low inventories.
- Ensure all displays are fully stocked, faced, and rotated to ensure freshness, and to give the feeling of abundance.
- Responsible for maintaining the cleanliness, safety, and overall appearance of the department. Keep aisles free and clear at all times.
- Ensure signage and shelf tags have accurate information and are placed with the correct product.
Department Maintenance
- Monitor state of equipment and inform Department Manager of any equipment in need of repair.
- Maintain sales floor, coolers, and all department areas, in clean, neat, and orderly condition, meeting all health department standards. This includes removal of garbage, baling cardboard, mopping department, cleaning cases, etc…
- Check in deliveries to verify piece count, and note any damaged product. Notify manager of any discrepancies or problems.
- Handle department returns, sort by vendor in dairy walk in and additionally ensure that the package is drained of all its contents.
- Education/Training: High school diploma or GED preferred.
- Licenses/Certifications: None.
- Experience: Experience serving the public.
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- Basic math skills required.
- Well-organized and detail oriented.
- Manual dexterity with hazardous equipment.
- Other:
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. with or without accommodation.
- Able to stand for extended amounts of time.
- Must be 18 to operate equipment.
- Willingness to work various shifts including early mornings, evenings, and weekends
- Willingness to work in a cold environment.
This position description does not promise or imply that the functions listed are the only duties to be performed or that the position may not change, or be eliminated. Employees are always expected to follow their supervisors 'instructions and to perform the tasks requested by their supervisors and store management.


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The question as to "how the air hockey table works" requires an understanding of how the game of air hockey originated. Air hockey is a relatively new comer when it comes to indoor games. It was conceived in 1969 by a certain group of engineers who were working at Brunswick Billiards. This group of engineers was passionate about the game called "ice hockey." So they devised a miniaturized ice hockey game, save for the fact that it can only be played by two players or by four players depending on the size of the table.
The air hockey table is like the pool table. The big difference, however, lies in its playing surface. Its surface is made of a very smooth surface, with many tiny perforations. These miniature perforations or holes vent out air from a motor fan underneath the table. Jets of air rush out of these holes into the playing surface. These outflow of air makes the movement of the puck smooth and almost frictionless. Moreover, players stand at each end of the table with pushers or mallets in their hands. Each of the players strikes the puck (a flat disc) towards the opponent's goal.
What is Air Hockey Table Made of?
An air hockey table usually consists of a flat and smooth playing surface. This slippery surface is surrounded by rails to prevent the paddles and puck from flying off the table. There is a slot on each end of the table that serves as the goal. A puck return is usually located behind the goals.
Most air hockey tables have a motor fan underneath that vents air out of the miniature holes along the flat surface. This is the main reason this table is called "air hockey table." However, some air hockey manufacturers forgo of the motor fan in favor of a super slick table surface. They do this to minimize the cost of manufacturing. Yet, technically, these tables—without air vents—are not real air hockey tables. But they are classified as air hockey tables because of the similarities in functions and forms with the air hockey tables.
The Importance of Air Cushion
The jets of air on the table create an almost frictionless surface. These jets of air cushion the puck underneath making it appear to float while it moves along the flat surface. This air cushion makes the puck reach tremendous speeds. High-speed movement is necessary to allow a player to quickly move the puck around in order to elude the defense of the opponent and get a goal. It also allows a player to skillfully utilize the different sides of the table to set an attack from different directions and angles.
Common Problems with Air Hockey Table
The primary problem that besets frequently-used air hockey tables is that of a broken fan. Since the fan motor is a mechanical unit, it is vulnerable to wear and tear after an extended period of usage. Hence, more often it bogs down. You can, however, extend the lifespan of the fan by regularly cleaning it. Dirt and dust may accumulate on the blades of the fan. This may hinder the fan from working well and may even lessen the amount of air it vents out. Reduced air flow translates to an increased friction and poor playing condition. Thus, you should clean the fan blades regularly and ensure that the movement of the fan is unobstructed.
Dust and dirt may also accumulate and clog the minute holes on the playing surface. Unclogging these minute holes is surely a tiring task. This is because there are myriads of them, and if you use a needle to remove clogs from the holes, you may end up increasing the sizes of those holes. If you increase the sizes of the holes, you would inadvertently cause uneven airflow along the surface. It is better, therefore, to use a pressurized air can to free these holes of clogs.
The Size and Construction of the Tables
There are different models and brands of air hockey tables on the market today. Some have a length of 7 feet, while others are shorter or even longer than 7 feet. Of course, you usually get what you pay for when buying an air hockey table. Yet, before buying a specific brand or model, consider its size, design, price, ease of assembly, warranty, and the materials out of which it is made.
Moreover, if you are a competitive player, you should go for those tables sanctioned by the United States Air Hockey Association (USAA). These tables are 8-feet long or more. Examples of these tables include the Gold Standard Games 8′ tables, the 8-foot commercial-grade Brunswick tables, and some 8-foot long tables manufactured by Dynamo.


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The Community Roundtable is a local, donor supported 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose mission is to engage Christian nonprofit organizations in the Pikes Peak Region as positive social contributors to the local community and to proactively promote the local economic and social impacts of its parent organizations to the public. In other words, the Community Roundtable helps unite local Christian organizations in jointly demonstrating we are good corporate neighbors – to both the economic and social health of the Pikes Peak region.
The Community Roundtable launched as an informal network of ministries in 1994 after a state ballot initiative failed to revoke the tax exempt status of religious nonprofit organizations. The ballot sponsors ran their campaign claiming nonprofits consumed more tax funded services than the value of the benefits they contributed to their local communities and therefore should have their tax exempt status revoked. The Community Roundtable began as a network of Christian nonprofits who sought to create an intentional, sustained and public presence in the region by collectively coordinating local volunteer efforts by their employees as well as gathering and reporting the positive financial impacts of its members in the local community. In 2003 the Community Roundtable matured from an informal network and organized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation as we sought to serve a permanent role that effectively connected Christian nonprofits to the local community. Our 501(c)(3) status letter from the IRS was received in April 2005.
Since our inception in the 1990s we have focused our community volunteer efforts on "breaking the cycle of poverty in people's lives in the Pikes Peak region." Through our 20+ parent organizations we have mobilized resources, talents and volunteer time to assist the less fortunate citizens of our city. Plus we gather local economic and social impact data from our parent organizations to create an annual report that is distributed to hundreds of local leaders in the government, business and social service sectors.
The Community Roundtable has met with dozens of social service agencies in the Pikes Peak region to observe their operations, meet their leadership and invite them to our monthly meetings where they explain their mission and share their needs. These needs are then communicated to the Christian nonprofits that make up our membership. For many years the Community Roundtable "adopted" one of the organizations they had researched for a three-year term of sponsorship. At any given time at least three social service agencies were "adopted" by the Community Roundtable. In 2011 the Community Roundtable reduced the number of "adoptees" from three to two with each adopted for a two-year term of sponsorship. In place of a third adoptee, the Community Roundtable began funding a small grant open to all qualified social services agencies in the Pikes Peak region. During an adoption period the member Christian nonprofits are urged to focus their employee volunteer efforts and financial assistance by helping these adopted agencies succeed and grow in their social service mission and community impact. This typically involves recruiting board members to help strengthen governance, promoting the mission and needs of sponsored agencies to employees, recruiting volunteer efforts, providing cash and in-kind donations of talent, furnishings, equipment and supplies. The goal is to help the adopted social service agencies become stronger and more effective in the community and to build healthy partnering relationships between them and the Christian nonprofits located in our community.


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The spiritual wind was coming from the direction of the hanging scrolls before me. Seeing the direction closely, I found above the hanging scrolls a sprite 2o centimeters tall who was carrying a big white bag on his back. And he was breathing hard on me swelling his cheeks.
- direction 方向
- hanging scroll 掛け軸
- sprite 妖精
- breathe on A Aに息を吹きかける
- swell ふくらませる
Those present, watching us at the back of Mr.O, were wondering to see my bangs moving slightly.They didn't see the sprite. This was the first and last time I saw such a sprite as was materialized so clearly.
- those present その場にいる人々
- wonder 驚く
- bangs 前髪
- slightly かすかに
- materialize 物質化する
Finishing the Saniwa, Mr.O told me that Amaterasuohomikami(天照太御神)existed in the heart of my soul and Kukai(空海)was supporting me in this World of Reality. To be sure, I had thought myself to be strongly related to Buddha as well as gods. But it was a surprise for him to point out Kukai, whom I had strongly felt. I remembered then that my father had much to do with Mt.Koya(高野山), where Kukai practiced Buddhist asceticisms.
- exist 存在する
- in the heart of A Aの中心に
- to be sure 確かに
- related 関係している
- as well as A Aだけでなく
- point out A Aを指摘する
- have much to do with A Aと大いに関係がある
- asceticism 修行
Also Mr.O told me that he was worried about me because a lot of spiritual beings were possessing me. I knew about it, but it depends on a person who sees it whether it is judged to be good or bad. In his long experiences of Saniwa, it was the first time he saw Amaterasuohomikami as a guardian god, he said. Receiving the result of Saniwa, I re-acknowledged that spiritual Saniwa is nothing more than a way of seeing the world of the person who does it.
- possess 憑依する
- judge A to be~ Aを〜であると判断する
- guardian god 守護神
- re-acknowledge 再認識する
- nothing more than A Aに過ぎない
- a way of seeing the world 世界観
Then Mr.O asked me back if I could see his own guardian god. When I replied to him that I could feel it to be Ibukidonushi-kami(息吹戸主神), he was very surprised. He kept it a secret without telling any his disciplines about it, he said. What I had seen a while ago was part of a spirit of Ibukidonushi-kami. Remembering that time now, I feel it heartwarming that the sprite's body shape and face were exactly the same as those of a Japanese famous comedian Mr.Kunihiro Matsumura.
- reply 答える
- discipline 弟子
- a while ago 少し前に
- heartwarming 微笑ましい
Seeing Mr.O spiritually, I, frankly speaking, was anxious about what would happen to him when the age of "spiritual light of the sun" would come, for though he got part of the spirit of Ibukidonushi-kami as his Inner God, he was possessed by the Kenzoku of a sea snake.
- frankly speaking 正直に言うと
- anxious 心配して
- spiritual light 霊光
- Inner God 内在神
- sea snake 海蛇
A year later, according to Mr.B, Mr.O stopped issuing "The Revelations of Ryugukai"(龍宮海神示), which had been issued three times a year until then, because the revelations didn't come down on him any more.
- issue 発行する
- revelation 神示
- come down 降りる
- not ~ any more もはや〜ない
I Ka Shi Te I Ta Da I Te A Ri Ga To U Go Za I Ma Su
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1 Who was Robert Burns?
He was born in a small town in the west of Scotland in 1759, the son of a farmer. He began writing while as a young boy. His first poems were love poems dedicated to local girls. He was a very amorous fellow!
2 Why is Burns still so popular today?
Scotland's national poet Robert Burns is recognised the world over because his work focuses on universal themes like love and nature, as important today as it was in the 18th Century. He writes in the language of everyday life. His poems are humorous using small subjects to express big ideas.
Auld Lang Syne
We are all familiar with this song, sung all over the world to celebrate New Year. Not so many people know that it was written by Burns and set to folk music. It actually means 'long, long ago' or 'days gone by'.
How do we celebrate Burns?
Typically, people eat Haggis, a traditional dish made from the stomach of a sheep which is stuffed with oatmeal, onion and spices. Before the dish is served someone will "address the Haggis", with a very respectful verse spoken in Scots Language.
Is his poetry easy to understand?
Burns wrote in Scots which was not so popular in literary circles of his time. However his work has helped to keep the language alive and many of words he used are still in everyday usage in Scotland today.


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Adventurous visitors will want to hit at least one of the five cave exploring tours. Warning – you will get wet! Wear old clothes because explorers walk, crawl, crouch, and squirm through the mud. But it's all worth it to see the waterfall at the end of the "Waterfall Crawl." This two-hour tour leaves the spelunkers covered from head to toe in mud, as recently experienced by my daughter Anna. Once reaching the waterfall, the tour can be extended even further with the "Beyond the Falls Adventure." This takes spelunkers to the most remote section of the cave. The "Underground Adventure" gives explorers the chance to wade in an underground river and crawl through narrow passages. All of these tours are offered year-round. Helmets and headlamps are provided.
The two "iCave" experiences are summer-only Saturday tours. Like the year-round tours, visitors walk, crawl, and crouch through the lower passages to the Old Town Spring Cave and the New Discovery Cave. Lucky visitors may see some cave dwelling animals, such as salamanders, crayfish, sculpin, or (gulp) the bat.
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The Dripstone Trail covers one mile of cave. This 60-minute tour allows visitors to see totem pole stalagmites, delicate soda straw formations, and the unique penny ceiling. Visitors experience total darkness when the lights are turned off. Unique parts of the cave, such as the Looking Glass Lake, Sherwood Forest, and Cave Hill Cemetery, delight visitors of all ages. Note that the walking tours are not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
In addition to the cave, try canoeing on the Blue River, Indiana's first state scenic river. Trips for all experience levels are available from April through October.
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Charlie Braddock was the boyfriend of Gina Fletcher, who had a short (and disastrous) spell as housekeeper for Len Fairclough and Ray Langton at 9 Coronation Street in January 1971. Charlie nearly lost Gina her job by turning up at the house to be fed and then being caught by Len and Ray eating at their table, but fortunately Gina had the men falling over themselves to please her and they let it slide. According to Charlie, Gina's parents didn't like him and this was their only chance to see each other, especially as Charlie worked nights in the taxi.
Charlie was not above taking chances with his customers, gleefully telling Gina that a fare to Manchester Airport read his meter which showed both pre and post-decimalisation prices as being 15 shillings (75p) instead of 15p and only gave him 8 shillings. Well in pocket, Charlie didn't bother to correct the error as he and Gina were saving up for a place of their own.
The final straw for Len and Ray came when Charlie got Gina a housekeeper's job somewhere else (for a chap in town who wore a pinstripe suit) and she told her employers that she was finishing at the end of the day. An irritated Len and Ray told them both to clear off right away, but they docked Gina's wages to account for the food Charlie had eaten.


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Generali acquires a 49% stake in the Malaysian insurer MPIB.
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Generali acquires MyDrive Solutions, a leading company in motor insurance technologies.
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Closing of sale of participation in Fata Assicurazioni Danni
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Generali obtains 100% interest in Generali Asia
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|Generali sells its two Mexican stakes
The group sold its minority stakes (49%) in Seguros Banorte Generali and Pensiones Banorte Generalito to Grupo Financiero Banorte for 649 million euro. Banorte already held a 51% stake in the two Mexican companies and controlled the distribution.
The transaction generated a net capital gain of about 500 million euro for Generali at consolidated level, acting as a further boost to the group's cash and capital position.
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Generali sells its US life reinsurance business
|4 April
12% of Banca Generali sold
|8 January
|Generali obtains full control of GPH in Eastern Europe
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|Generali Group acquires Ardaf and Rai insurers in Romania
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|Generali and PPF Group sign closing agreement, Generali PPF Holding begins operations
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|Generali and PPF Group to combine their Central and Eastern Europe businesses to create the region's leading insurer
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|Generali finalises agreement with De Agostini for the acquisition of Toro Assicurazioni Group
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|Squeeze out of minorities shareholders of Generali Schweiz Holding, in Switzerland.
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|Squeeze out of minorities shareholders of Generali Holding Vienna, in Austria.
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Training Times 2018-19
Posted by Laura Mason on 7 August 2018
Training times for the 2018-19 season will be the same as last season, please see below. Training for all teams starts w/c 3rd September.
The ladies section have hockey fitness sessions run by new coach Paul on Tuesday evenings (7-830pm), with the final session on 28th August.
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How long does it take to walk to Mt Everest Base Camp
The Everest Base Camp Trek is the most popular trek in the Nepal region and one of the most iconic and skillfully-known treks in the world. Some people have a question How long does it take to walk to Mt Everest Base Camp so we are try to give answer.
How long does it take to walk to Mt Everest Base Camp
After a nerve-racking flight into Lukla landing showground that is resolute to profit you pumped in the vibes, you will retrace the footsteps of Sir Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay and the countless new brave men and women who have summit Everest after them.
The route takes you through the pretty Sagarmatha National Park and eventually ends taking place at Everest Base Camp, where you will environment the buzz and brawl of potential submitter of the worlds tallest mountain (the main climbing season kicks off in April and culminates in the 3rd or 4th week of May).
Popular questions asked roughly the Everest Base Camp Trek always seems to follow the same pattern of how hard?, how long? and how high?.
This article will cover the raw data astern the trek to definite all those land ask practically remove from, length and height.
To get a greater than before concord of how challenging the trek is, access our in-height article approaching the complexity of the Everest Base Camp Trek.
How long does it take to walk to Mt Everest Base Camp
EBC Trek
The eternal Everest Base Camp trek from Lukla to EBC and assist is 130km long 65km each habit which may hermetic when a lot of trekking!
Fear not, because the typical round vacation to Everest Base Camp takes a propos 12 days, the actual keep apart from you will be covering each hours of day will be approximately 15km a much more reasonably priced and achievable number.
Furthermore, the average walking pace is not quite 5km/hour, therefore 15km per hours of hours of daylight does not solid too bad anymore.
Obviously, you will not be trekking at that pace because of the rocky terrain, gradual ascent and high altitude gains that have to be made.
The lessening brute made is that the set against is altogether doable for all people of all ages, shapes and sizes!
If you baby autograph album through a tour operator, you will likely have the luxury of having your large bags carried for you by porters or by yak / mules. This should postscript offer the strain off your body and set aside you to focus almost getting yourself safely happening and guidance beside the trail.
EBC Trek
The typical length, in terms of period, of the Everest Base Camp trek is to come mention to 12 days. There are variations of okay route, taking into account Jiri to Everest Base Camp and Gokyo Lakes trek, which receive longer.
The outward route from Lukla to Everest Base Camp is significantly longer, in terms of times, than the recompense route to concede for proper acclimatization and to minimize the risks of Acute Mountain Sickness and similar illnesses.
It should endure in the region of 9 days of trekking to realize base camp and just 3 days to recompense to Lukla.
To profit a enlarged idea of the distances and daylight-by-hours of day recess all along of the typical Everest Base Camp Trek we have posted a sample itinerary deadened:
How long does it take to walk to Mt Everest Base Camp
- Day 1: Kathmandu
- Day 02: Phakding
- Day 03: Namche Bazar (3,440 m)
- Day 04: Namche Bazar (3,440 m)
- Day 05: Phortse Gaon (3810 m)
- Day 06: Dingboche (4410 m)
- Day 07: Dingboche (4410 m)
- Day 08: Lobuche (4900 m)
- Day 09: Everest Base Camp (5364 m)
- Day 10: Kala Patar/Pheriche
- Day 11: Tengboche (3840 m)
- Day 12: Monjo (2860 m)
- Day 13: Lukla
- Day 14: Kathmandu
- Day 15: Departure
EBC Trek
The most challenging element of the trek is probably height. Even at the begin of the trek at Lukla landing ground you will be at an altitude of on summit of 2,600m. As most peoples bodies are not used to these altitudes, the trek involves acclimatization days and the ascent to Everest Base Camp will occur at a much slower pace than the origin to make a clean breast for acclimatization and to ensure safety.
Typical elevation gains will accomplish the range of 400-800m each hours of daylight. Days later than the obtain is large and the altitude is significantly high will usually be followed by an acclimatization hours of daylight that doubles going on as period for some sightseeing and exploration of the surrounding areas.
Here is an Everest Base Camp trek elevation and altitude profile for the taking place to usual trek.
The highest reduction gone suggestion to speaking most Everest Base Camp Treks tends to be the Kala Patthar viewing reduction where you will be blessed as soon as some of the best views of Everest and the to hand peaks. Kala Patthar stands at just more than 5500m, but not too much period is spent at that altitude as the trek subsequently descends promote the length of to Pheriche and eventually benefit to Lukla Airport.
Hopefully these facts and figures have convinced you set out a propose your own trek to Everest Base Camp if hence, glad trekking!
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"Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back…"
–Robert Frost
I was standing in a line of other shirtless guys in the bare-bulb lit corridor of a yellowish hallway of some empty government building.
A congressional appointment to the Naval Academy was mine. The other guys in line were trying to get to Annapolis. I had an almost-sure thing. (That'll be the day, I thought.)
Why at the front of the line was there a garbage can?
When the first guys in line passed out left then right like a Busby Berkeley chorus line and the next puked into the can I found out. This was part of the physical and the guys in the white coats, who came in silently from nowhere, were drawing blood from each of America's finest candidates for becoming educated sea warriors and apparently they couldn't handle the sight of blood. At least their own.
Not me.
I grew up in a military family. A Navy family that moved about once a year to anywhere there might be a body of water (including Lake Michigan) and I got plenty of needles in my arm when I got to each new school. And I got to a lot of new schools…I went to four in just one year on Oahu. I blame my failure to get into Annapolis on the fact that, between schools, I missed sevens and eights in math. I passed every part of the hardest entrance exam in the U.S. — including the physical done on that wet, slow snowing day in Detroit — every part except math. Math is important in the Naval Academy because the degree you get when you graduate to become a naval officer is a degree in engineering. Which, thinking about it now, was sort of a good thing. Instead of going to Annapolis, I got into The University of Southern California on my SAT scores (because my high school grades sucked and my SATs were stellar) and surfed.
That cold, clear, starry night, torn between being bummed out and relieved, I cruised downtown Detroit. I went to my first-choice destination –the classic Fox Theater that was open, empty and magnificently all royal maroon velvet and gold inside the tall high rococo revival ceilings.
My other destination was the armory to see a custom car and hot rod show. One of the cars I had pinstriped and flame painted was in the show.
They had entertainment too at that show in the small, creepy building barely big enough in its faded vanilla inside to hold the cars. Up on a little riser of a stage, in the full glare of the room with no theatrically dramatic lighting, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens performed. They sounded just like they did on record, I adolescently thought. After the show, they both left together to join Buddy Holly, sitting in the seat Waylon Jennings gave up for him in a small plane, to fly to another show in Minnesota, via Iowa, in a storm. The next day. The day the music died.
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Newest Naruto, Fruits Basket volumes drop in second full week of sales
Volume 30 of Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto (Viz Media) and Volume 20 of Natsuki Takaya's Fruits Basket (Tokyopop), arguably two of the most popular manga currently being published in English, remain the only Japanese comics on the USA Today newspaper's list of America's top 150 best-selling books for the week of July 7 to July 13. After cresting at #45 and #63 respectively, sales of both volumes have dropped. Naruto 30 now ranks at #50, while the Fruits Basket volume, also in its second full week as a best-seller, holds the #79 spot.
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In October 2014 I had the pleasure of meeting Gary Witheford, the well-known racing horseman at our Rowley Mile shop at a book signing for his book, 'If Horses Could Talk'. With the generous help of his wife Suze, Gary has opened up to the Palace House blog to let us know his lifelong love of animals and his career in horse racing
I hope you enjoy the read.
How old were you when you first got involved with horses?
I would have been about 11 when our family lived in Corsham. My father was in the RAF and we were stationed there and we played outside a lot, I had started to show an interest in some local ponies and was allowed my first proper ride on a little white pony owned by Ken and Anne, Ken being the local milkman. It was a true experience of horror but thrilling – I ended up being bolted off with and dumped in a slurry pit!
What attracted you to horses in the first place or was there a defining moment?
I have always been drawn to animals; I was the only one in our family who was
really. I was basically a mis-fit and labelled 'the difficult one' - I was one of four boys but there were reasons for my behaviour, I was abused as a child. I won't go in to details now but it's all explained in my book, If Horses Could Talk. Nevertheless, horses and animals became my salvation.
The real defining moment would be, I think, when I was offered the chance to go to Beckhampton Stables where trainer Jeremy Tree was based. I was mentored at boarding school by the wonderful Alan Stonnell, my house master, who really saved me. Not only did he work out that the abuse was going on but he engineered this opportunity for me. It was the start of everything for me.
How would you describe your area of work?
I am often called a "Horse Whisperer" but I prefer the simple term "Horseman". I suppose the fancy term would be Equine Behaviourist but I don't like to dress it up, I like to think I am very quietly getting inside the heads of horses who have problems. Perhaps the hurt I experienced as a child explains my empathy with horses that don't fit into the expected pigeon holes.
I also work with lots of young horses, which I love. They are innocent and not messed up by humans which is generally what the cause of most problems is. Horses are not generally born with behavioural issues but us humans come along and think we know it all – that's where the problems start. I like to work with the horse's natural instinct rather inflict human thinking on a flight animal.
How did you begin to get involved in the world of horse racing?
Well, Eric Wheeler was Stan Mellor's Head Lad and soon recognised that I could handle all the 'tricky' or 'quirky' horses. I had ended up in racing after my introduction at Beckhampton and by the time I was a young married man I was full time. However, I soon had to support a family and had to get 'a proper job' outside of horses but I still rode out every day and was called up for the odd tricky case. My passion was still for horses and I eventually took the plunge and returned to set up on my own after my first marriage fell apart. It was a hard period for us all but led me to be where I am now. My first 'proper' trainer client was Simon Dow and I still work for him now!
There are lots of press clippings from the old days on my website and I can hardly believe how the time has flown!
How many racecourses have you worked at?
I think it's easier to say which ones I have not been to! We generally only work with flat horses with stalls issues but of course in my days with Stan Mellor I looked after many NH horses and I think I have been to every course except for Cartmel.
Have you worked abroad at some of the International racing venues?
I have worked extensively in Ireland, France a fair deal and also Dubai. I am also Official Advisor to The Turkish Jockey Club so I am there frequently travelling to all the courses for stalls team training and dealing with some problem horses. I also did work in Barbados for a few years which was fun and my son Craig has clients in India but I have yet to go to the States for the Breeders Cup and Australia hasn't called me yet!
Do you work with both flat, National Hunt Horses or any horse?
We work mainly with flat horses but I have worked on a fair few National Hunt horses such as the infamous Mad Moose, and me and my team also deal with horses from all spheres such as happy hackers, showjumpers, dressage horses and my favourite – children's ponies, they can be the worst, give me a 3 year old race fit colt any day!
What is the most famous horse you have worked with?
It has to be Sea the Stars – Craig was the first one ever to sit on him and he was the first horse we ever started for John Oxx. We also worked with the mighty Kingman, the 2015 Champion miler and there are quite a few other characters on my list you will have heard of!
What are the various issues/problems you have encountered in your work with horses?
We have really seen everything that horses throw at us – you name it, we have worked with it. Starting stalls aversion, bolting racehorses, fear of the vet, farrier, dentist, horses that can't be loaded onto lorries, competition horses that lose all confidence and those that have been abused.
When we are at the start with tricky stalls horses we have to deal with a lot of pressure – the adrenalin is in full flow with all those horses so it's vital to be calm, in control and keep your wits about you. We often witness scary stuff, but I believe we have the best handlers and starters in the world. My time in Turkey has shown how professional and well organised our UK teams are!
Has any horse posed an unusual problem?
I think the hardest ones to deal with are those that refuse to race. It's often pain related as the horses just know what's coming and they have no way of telling us humans that running is painful for whatever reason. Of course there are the characters that, in my opinion, are just incredibly clever to have worked out that there is not a lot you can do to make a horse run if it doesn't want to! Generally though it is pain, horses are herd creatures and want to stay with the herd, watching them all flight away goes against all their instincts.
Have you worked with other animals?
I once did a Llama at a demo at Tetbury Polo Club but the most famous one has to be my zebras, it's a long time ago now and I would like another one but I'm just too busy. There are some amazing photos and cuttings on my website of a much younger me and Nicky, the jockey who rode my zebras. She still works with me to this day!
Have you ever ridden yourself and do you have a horse?
I certainly have! In my younger (and light-weight days!) I was a National Hunt jockey which of course meant many hours learning to race ride initially with Jeremy Tree and then at Stan Mellor's, I had a few rides but mainly rode work which generally meant I was given the trickier horses. Later on, when I initially took the plunge to set up my first yard in Wootton Bassett, I often rode. There are a few press cuttings on my website to prove it!
I didn't actually get around to owning my very own horse until Brujo came along in 2000! He's one in a million and there will never be another horse like him.
What other ambitions do you have?
I don't really have any clear ambitions as I have achieved more than I ever thought I would but I have a few broodmares and I'd be thrilled if I managed to breed a horse of note. I'd also like to be around to see Craig continue to develop the business, he's done me proud.
You clearly love horses could you ever see a day when are not involved with them?
I think there will always be horses around me, I would like to semi-retire but can't see a future without them. We have a charity project in Cuba which enables us to take over medical supplies, tack, equipment - vets and farriers come with us to help treat injured and exhausted horses. Perhaps my future can be a few months away each year continuing this work with a bit of time out on the beach! Check out our Facebook page.
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