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Trauma: School-wide Recovery
There are two very distinct aspects of responding after a traumatic event. One is how we work with the individuals who are showing signs of post-trauma distress. The other critical aspect is how we begin to create an environment in the school that promotes a sense of trust, security, calm and the return to normalcy (or the finding of the "new normal").
This workshop addresses the school-wide measures that can make a terrific difference in helping students feel safe, in regaining the trust of parents and the community, and of finding our safe harbor from the turbulent waters of trauma. Youth will only do as well as the adults around them. That means that, while we might think the best use of our time is providing one-to-one or small group sessions for students, our time may be just as well spent helping staff learn the language and concepts of creating calm in the aftermath.
This workshop not only tells what we can do after the event – it gives clear guidelines on how to inservice staff regarding their own reactions, behaviors and messages during the unfolding of a terrifying event. How we manage the critical moments of danger have the potential to mitigate the level of trauma residual youth will have. These are the skills and measures you hope you never need, but the ones you can't afford not to have when crisis strikes!
Half-day overview or one-day workshop.


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Water is a standout amongst the most essential needs of the human. You will have the capacity to make due for quite a while without nourishment yet not for long without water. Water is fundamental in the digestion of the nourishment that you eat and in discharge of the waste results of your body.
Body liquids are fundamentally made out of water. You require water to manage the temperature and pulse in your body. Water additionally helps in managing the elements of various organs of the body. You should keep up enough hydration with the goal that your body won't experience the ill effects of drying out.
Terrible EFFECTS OF DEHYDRATION
Drying out will diminish the power of your execution and will make you frail. It can likewise bother your psychological status and can divert your concentration amid physical exercises. You won't have the capacity to organize the developments of your body and you will experience issues preparing the guidelines given to you.
Games exercises can cause you unreasonable sweating. At the point when this outcomes to lack of hydration, you will experience the ill effects of the evil impacts of terrible liquid status. The cardiovascular framework will be incredibly influenced since there will be less blood coursing in the framework and along these lines you won't have the capacity to bolster the diverse parts of your body accurately. The most noticeably awful impact of drying out is passing because of lopsided characteristics in the electrolytes that can occur with drying out.
Screen YOUR FLUID STATUS
You should screen your liquid status to avoid the terrible impacts of drying out. You can do this by taking a gander at the shade of your pee. In the event that your pee has light yellow shading, that will reveal to you that you have enough liquids in your body. In any case, if your pee swings to dim yellow, you are likely experiencing liquid status uneven characters.
You should keep appropriate hydration each time you do physical exercises that will cause over the top sweating. A standout amongst other approaches to keep up liquid status is by drinking water previously, amid and after a physical movement. You should do this frequently with the goal that you can stay away from sick impacts of drying out.
You can likewise drink caffeinated drinks. These beverages contain liquids and electrolytes that can help in the best possible working of the body. It likewise contains enough calories to keep you dynamic and vivacious. You may likewise drink natural product juices which are known t be solid for the body.
Liquid status isn't that difficult to keep up. You simply need to screen yourself each time you do strenuous physical exercises since it might lead you to lack of hydration. You should be cautious in keeping up your liquid status with the goal that you won't endure the awful impacts of lack of hydration.


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I have constantly struggled with finding the best pants to wear under activewear and, in my view, this topic is not talked about enough. So many pairs of underwear that I own just don't do the job under my sports leggings. Whether it's the sweat factor, super obvious VPL or mere lack of comfort, I have long been on the hunt for a great pair of pants which will do the job. Just Fit Wear comes out top for me.
I adore Sweaty Betty for their workout gear, but I have found their underwear to be a little unflattering. Similarly, Lululemon's Mula bikini is so soft, but doesn't seem to be brilliant at preventing/absorbing sweat. Their Namaste thong is similar – there are no seams around the legs, ensuring comfort and making it more discreet, but it is still sweaty! I am keen to try Australian brand Bonds, however it's super difficult and expensive to ship it to the UK – if anyone has tried them yet, let me know what you think!
When I tried out Just Fit Wear, I was seriously impressed. The packaging is discreet yet fancy, and the underwear itself is amazing. As soon as I tried them on, I was struck by the amazing quality. The material is so soft, they are totally sweat wicking so you don't get any sweaty bum syndrome (!). They are also seamless so are really comfortable and there is no sign of VPL. During my workout, I actually forgot I had any pants on (lol!) – which is quite rare, as usually the thongs I wear dig into my waist.
I am no tech expert, so I don't entirely understand how the technology works, but it's definitely effective and genius! They use NASA technology to temperature regulate, so the pants keep you warm when you're cold and absorbs heat when you're working up a sweat.
I'm told long-distance runners prefer the boy-shorts and the thong, while the bikini is perfect for everyday workouts. Personally, I love the bikini and the thong – I am usually partial to working out in a thong underneath my leggings, so I am inclined to go for the thong in their range, however I usually do it to prevent excessive VPL, and that is not an issue with these pants.
I have browsed their website and they do a really cool-looking base layer that I just might have to pick up!
Let me know if you love these too, or if you have any other fitness underwear recommendations!
Disclaimer: I was kindly provided with some products from Just Fit Wear in return for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed herein are my own and not influenced by the company or its affiliates in any way.


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Chateaux of the Loire
History on your doorstep
The list of chateaux in the Loire valley is vast, with plenty of choice. Below are some of the chateaux which are nearest to Le Chardon.
Chateau de Montreuil Bellay – Montreuil Bellay
This feudal chateau was originally built around 1025. The barbican moats and fortified ramparts date from that period. The vaulted underground passages and the kitchen with its central fireplace, are from the Middle Ages. The Lords of the Chateau then built the adjoining elegant constructions.
The new chateau and the collegiate church, the residence of the canons and the baths all date back to the 15th. and 16th century.
The chateau is encircled by emposing ramparts and is one of the most beautiful architechtural and historic areas in the Loire. www.chateau-de-montreuil-bellay.fr
Chateau de Bréze
Built between the 11th. and 19th. centuries, this chateau houses and extraordinary underground network of passages. You can discover the ancient stately home, its stables, battlements, drawbridge, silkworm farm, kitchens and immense wine presses. It also has the deepest dry moat in Europe.
At ground level, this Renaissance chateau was completed in the 19th.century. The underground galleries beneath the chateau are a real fortified palace, complete with kitchens, bedrooms, cellars and offer the opportunity to discover the primitive cave dwelling of the Lords of Bréze in the Middle ages.
The chateau also has its own wine which it has been producing since the 15th. Century. See more on: www.chateaudebreze.com
Chateau de Saumur
Set on a rocky plateau this chateau is visible for miles. Part of the Planatgenet estate in the 12th. century, a fortress at the time of St. Louis, a stately mansion in the 14th. century it went on to become a governor's residence in 1589. It was inhabited by Phillipe Duplessis-Mornay, a devout protestant and close friend of the future King Henry IV. The new resident added the fortifications which surround the chateau to this day.
When the old regime fell, the chateau first became a prison and then a munitions store. It was purchased by the city of Saumur in 1906 and houses the decorative arts and equestrian museums. Major renovation started in 2001.
Chateau de Montsoreau – Montsoreau
This chateau was built overlooking the Loire in the 15th. Century and made famous by Alexanre Dumas. It is part residence and part fortress and was originally a four sided structure with a tower at each corner and surrounded by a deep moat fed from the Loire river. The chateau has undergone extensive restoration. www.chateau-montsoreau.com
Chateau de Montgeoffroy
This chateau is unique in France and perfectly depicts the life of the Morechal de Contades. Built in 1772, it is still possible to see the furniture and decoration of that time which has been preserved by his decendents, who still reside there. The park and gardens are also open to the public.
Chateau de Villandry
Built by Jean Le Breton and completed toward 1536, it was the last of the large chateaux built in the Loire Valley during the Renaissance.
Le Breton had first been Ambassador to Italy where he spent his time studying the Italian Renaissance art of gardening, and in order to build the present chateau he razed the old 12th Century chateau, from which only the old tower was kept. Villandry stayed in the Breton family until 1754 when it became the property of the Marquis of Castallare.
The traditional gardens were destroyed in the 19th century to create an English style park around the chateau. They were rescued by Joachim Carvallo in 1906 – more in the gardens section. www.villandry.com
More Chateaux
Within an hours drive you can also visit he chateaux of Chinon, Angers, Brissac Quince, Langais, Ussé, Boumois, Azay le Rideau, Les Reaux, Martigné Briand


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Five Things I Learned from Leland Briggs
17 thoughts on "Five Things I Learned from Leland Briggs"
Ive only met Bro Briggs once and another short convetsation but I attend his son Mark's church in Shreveport and my husband Garlsnd and i love Mark and Laquita ♥
I was raised under Reverand Ben Fraiser, he and Bro Leland Briggs were good friends that loved the Lord and God's people. After moving to Grant Parish I've been under Bro Briggs and I've enjoyed every bit of it. There isn't enough words to speak the good of this man and I thank God for such great leadership.
Excellent! Thank you for sharing this "Godly Pattern" of the Man of God.
Your words are so true!! Bro. Briggs is a prince among men. He always has a smile and kind words. We're glad our paths have crossed!
I feel very privileged to say he has been my shepherd.
Bro. Briggs, has always said God Is Love, God gave us life,so, we can have it more abundantly. So, thankful for you and Sis. Briggs, being my pastor for so many years. My parents loved and admired y'all all the days of their life. Bro. Briggs, performed my first wedding and he always called me Trish or Trisia. I love y'all so very much.
It's rare that you come across standout people like Bro. Leland Briggs. I've been blessed to be under his teaching and leadership for 35+years. Bro. Briggs is amazing…his tenacity, wisdom and example are awe-inspiring, challenging and eternal!! We love Bro.and Sis. Briggs more than words can say!!
Love This great Man of God ❣He has always been soooo Kind soooo Amazing ❣a True Prophet of God , always Showed soooo much Love of God ❣He walk's what he Talks "Preaches" Awesome Man of God ❣Love him & Sister Briggs ❣❤💞💌
A true man of God who walks the walk. I have never met a person that didn't like him! He and his wife are beautiful people inside and out! Always there to support and encourage you. He has been a vital part of the Grant Parish Community and the Pastor of Bentley United Pentecostal Church for over 50 years. Dedicated to serving God and boy does it show! Grant Parish is a special place because of him!!
There aren't enough words in the English language to impart what Bro.Leland Briggs means to my family. I was blessed to meet him when I was probably 12 or 13! I am now 67yrs. old. Bro. Briggs was pastor to my Mom and Dad… They loved him dearly and he loved them.. Also my grandparents!! He was always there with the right words, prayers, and encouragement needed by all of us!! We love him and Sis. Briggs so much! He has been there during our times of sadness as well as joy!! He was there when I lost my first son Jamie and also when I lost my second son, Tim. He has long been a Rock in my life..I can't imagine my life without this precious Man of God!! I truly hope he lives forever!!!!
Bro. Briggs has seen my family through many trying times and has rejoiced with us in the good times. His kindness to everyone he meets draws you to him. Just being around him you can't help but feel loved and cared for. Thank you, Bro. Briggs and Sis. Briggs for the examples you have set for all who are blessed to know you. We love you both very much!
Bro Briggs has given us so many nuggets of wisdom. He is truly an example of what he preaches. We are so privileged to have been under their leadership for almost 40 years. We love and appreciate our pastor and his sweet wife.
He has truly been a wonderful pastor to our family. We love and appreciate Brother & Sister Briggs. We are blessed to be part of their flock.


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Matamata Gun Club
Matamata Clay Target Gun Club Inc.
Established 1904.
We can proudly say we are one of Matamata's longest running active clubs. We are set on park like grounds approximately two minutes from town.
Over the years Matamata has kept a high standard of competitive members throughout New Zealand on the National and International stage, producing Olympic and World Champions.
Our club rooms are always open during the shooting season and by request or appointment.
Matamata Gun Club can offer DTC, Skeet and Sporting Shooting at our complete facility.
Advanced bookings are required.
Contact Mike for more details.


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MagneticDrill.org roundup of the very best 40 mm (Ø 2-1/16″) diameter capacity Magnetic Drill you can buy. 4 Best Magnetic Drills 2019.
Welcome to MagneticDrill.org's roundup of the very best Magnetic Drills or Mag Drills you can buy. We have only included the 4 Best Magnetic Drills 2019 in this list, so you can be sure you're always getting the very latest cutting edge technology of magnetic drilling machines.
The MagneticDrill.org team has tested every mag drill under the sun, and this page is designed to provide you with all the key info you need so you can choose the best magnetic drilling machine for your job. And we've listed in order of preference too, so there's no confusion. The first is the best.
As the range of magnetic drilling machines depends on the capacity of the drilling diameter, in this review, we are only considering the magnetic drills of 40 mm diameter (Ø 2-1/16″) drilling capacity. This review will include only the mag drills of brands who are original manufacturers.
Take a look and we guarantee you'll find the best mag drill for you, beginning with the very magnetic drill or mag drill currently available in the USA and around the world…
1. MAB 455 from BDS Maschinen GmbH (Germany)
Simply the best mag drill you can buy today. Made in Germany.
Weight: 13 Kg | Drilling Capacity: 40 mm diameter X 55 mm depth | Motor output: 1150 Watt | Morse Taper: MT 2 | Speed Gears: 2 | Stroke: 160 mm | Country of Origin: Germany
The MAB 455 from BDS Machines is equipped with a powerful German-made motor which delivers a great power to drill 40 mm diameter (Ø 2-1/16″) in 55 mm thick plate.
What makes this magnetic drilling machine the best choice is its gearbox. The gearbox of the MAB 455 Magnetic drill machine makes it get the first place in this list. The gearbox of MAB 455 mag drill is an oil-bath gearbox, that means the gears inside the gearbox are lubricated by oil instead of grease, (grease is used in other brands of magnetic drills).
This oil bath gearbox makes the machine heavy duty, robust and increases the life of the machine.
The MAB 455 mag drill comes with a Keyless drill chuck arbor which makes it very easy and secure to change the annular cutters without the need of tightening and loosening of the screws.
Before you buy any magnetic drill machine do have a demonstration of this machine once, and we are sure that you will really be impressed by this German engineering. It is also notable that BDS Machines is a company with worlds' widest range of magnetic drilling machine comprising of more than 30 standard mag drill models.
The manufacturing facility of BDS Machines is located at Mönchengladbach, Germany. In the USA the BDS Maschinen mag drills are distributed by a company called CS Unitec.
- Lightweight 13 Kg.
- Oil-bath gearbox
- Morse taper 2
- Keyless drill chuck
- Magnet adhesion indicator
- Overheat protection
- The coolant tank capacity is less and needs to be filled frequently.
- No free annular cutters provided with the machine.
2. HMD905 from Hougen (U.S.A.)
Made in U.S.A. the HMD905 from Hougen is a very popular mag drill in North America.
Weight: 15.9 Kg | Drilling Capacity: 41 mm diameter X 50 mm depth | Motor output: 1150 Watt | Morse Taper: No morse taper | Speed Gears: 2 | Stroke: 160 mm | Country of Origin: Germany
- Pilot light.
- Many accessories included with the machine
- Side changeable feed handle
- Lift detector safety system
- Hex Wrench Holder
- Rear mounted controls or switches, which we find a little difficult to operate because while drilling we stand behind the machine and look at the holes being made from the side, , thus having controls on the side is ergonomically more ideal than having them in the rear so the operator can simultaneously see the hole being made and operate the switches.
- No Morse Taper on the machine is a deal breaker.
- The coolant tank capacity is less and needs to be filled frequently.
3. JHM ShortSlugger from FEIN (U.S.A. / Germany)
A compact magnetic drilling machine originally from company Jancy USA, now overtaken by FEIN Germany.
Weight: 10 Kg | Drilling capacity: 40 mm diameter X 50 mm depth | Motor output: 750 Watt | Morse Taper: No morse taper | Speed Gears: 1 | Stroke: 65 mm | Country of Origin: U.S.A.
- Lightweight
- Compact
- Reliable motor
- Thin magnet size
- Can not use twist drills due to less stroke
- No Morse Taper
- Comparatively less wattage
- No keyless drill chuck system
4. WA – 3500 from Nitto Kohki (Japan)
One of the most popular magnetic drilling machine in South Asia.
Weight: 20 Kg | Drilling Capacity: 35 mm diameter X 50 mm depth | Motor output: 1100 Watt | Morse Taper: No morse taper | Speed Gears: 1 | Stroke: 86 mm | Country of Origin: Japan
- Robust motor
- Small feed handle
- Extra handle in the front of motor (not required, but some operators are habituated to it)
- Can not use annular cutters manufactured by other brands
- No Morse Taper
- Comparatively less wattage
- Heavy machine, weighing 20 Kg.
- Less stroke
CONCLUSION: Which magnetic drilling machine is the best fit for you from the 4 Best Magnetic Drills?
If you need a robust magnetic base drilling machine, very basic and can live up with 20 Kg. weight then – WA 3500 from Nitto Kohki is for you.
If you need a compact and lightweight magnetic base drilling machine for drilling smaller diameter and thinner plates then – JBM ShortSlugger from FEIN is for you.
If you need a heavy duty magnetic base drilling machine and could forgo all other features then – HMD 905 from Hougen is for you.
If you need a heavy duty magnetic base drilling machine, with all premium features, sensors, indicators, less weight and German engineering impress you then – MAB 455 from BDS Maschinen is for you.
All the images of the magnetic drills are used from the official website of the respective manufacturers.


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PHOTO CAPTION: Right to Left: Mr. Jaime Cabal, Deputy Secretary-General, UNWTO; Minister Edmund Bartlett, CD, MP, Minister of Tourism; Mr Andrew Holness, Prime Minister; Juergen Steinmetz,CEO, eTurbo News News
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has cautioned the Caribbean region to not take lightly its absence from a major pandemic.
According to Holness, the Government of Jamaica is spending significant resources to ensure the country is able to respond to, and prevent diseases and health threats from morphing into pandemics, which, he says on many occasions, have had major effects on travel across the world.
"The challenge with pandemics is not that people will get sick and won't be able to function. The real challenge is that some people will hear there is something in this region; it doesn't even have to be in this country, there is something in (one country) and the region is avoided," the Prime Minister said.
"So, Jamaica's strategy is not just to ensure that Jamaica is safe, but to collaborate with all countries through the PAHO, WHO, and to ensure that we play our part in strengthening the global network for a healthy region and a healthy world so that there is no need for anyone to avoid the region. This mean that we have to invest heavily in proper public health response systems and have proper protocols, quarantine and the like to ensure that no Pandemic happen in this region," he added.
Mr Holness was speaking at the launch of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre which was held at the Montego bay Convention Centre on Wednesday January 30.
The centre will be headquartered at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus in Kingston, is aimed at enabling vulnerable states across the world to recover quickly from natural disasters through destination preparedness, management and recovery from disruptions with real time data and Communication.
Source: Claudia Gardner
Caribnewsroom Staff Writer
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Shara Rendell-Smock has written more than
twenty computer software manuals, numerous newspaper
articles, including a monthly health column for The
Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
She's the author of two books of non-fiction: Getting
Hooked: Fiction's Opening Sentences 1950's- 1990's
Living With Big Cats: The Story of Jungle Larry,
Safari Jane, and David Tetzlaff
For ordering information, click here.
To read more about these books, participate in an
ongoing joke contest, surf on over to
www.rendell-smock.com .
The author currently lives on Florida's Space Coast.
Shara is the Featured
Author for October 1997
at Authorlink!
. . . At age 28 and pre child-bearing, I think I'd be
foolish not to pay attention to early prevention
strategies. How do I measure up, in your opinion?
I'm sure you'd prefer I ask my doctor, but I'm
curious for you feedback if you have the time.
Heather from Ontario"
First of all, I'd say find out whether any of your
family has had osteoporosis. Get the genetic question
answered in your mind, if you can.
White, slender women have higher rates of osteo.
It's good that you are premenopausal. Your natural
estrogen will help your body use the calcium it does
Like you, I spent years not drinking milk and not
taking calcium supplements. We are shooting ourselves in
the foot when we do not supplement our calcium intake. A
high percentage of people, especially women, do develop
From my research on the subject, I'd say, at your age,
with your background and lifestyle, the best things you
can do for yourself at your age: take calcium
supplements and keep exercising.
What do you get
if you cross an insomniac
agnostic who has dyslexia?
A person who stays up at night wondering if there is a
I couldn't help it. Sometimes I have got to open with
a joke.
If asked to name four things associated with sleep
difficulties, how many do you think you could come up
with in one minute? Five? Or closer to fifty?
Webster's defines insomnia as "prolonged and
usually abnormal inability to obtain adequate
sleep." One in three Americans, 90 million people,
have trouble sleeping. (Sorry, I don't have international
stats.) The average adult is chronically sleepy,
resulting in decreased work productivity and increased
automobile accidents.
Rather than delving into maladies such as chronic
fatigue syndrome or apnea, I am focusing on practical
ways to encourage sleep.
This idea seemed obvious to me after learning the hard
way: Check the mattress. It sounds so simple, but
investing in the right mattress can make a huge
difference in sleeping ability! Because we spend so much
time sleeping, our mattresses should be right for us.
A mattress should conform to the curve in the low
back. To check whether your mattress is too firm, too
soft, or just right, lie on your bed for a couple of
minutes, giving the mattress time to adjust to your body
weight. Then test two areas - the one supporting your low
back and the one under your neck. Slide your hand under
your back. Your hand should just fit between your body
and the bed.
If you have extra space there, the mattress is too
firm for you. If you cannot get your hand in that space,
the mattress is too soft for you. You can repeat this
test under your neck. My bed used to be absolutely the
best. It occurred to me that that was ten years ago.
Buying a new mattress and box springs set this year
helped lessen some of my sleeping problems. Rotating the
mattress every few months helps it wear evenly.
However, because of body weight, the mattress is an
individual matter. A mattress may pass the "hand
test" for a 100-pound person yet be the wrong
mattress for a 170-pound person. Some mattresses now
better accommodate two sleepers, providing varied
firmness for each half of the mattress.
When buying a mattress, don't be too embarrassed to
use this test in the store. Seriously.
Back to the top / The New Sideroad / Go to the latest column
Stats indicate that for those over
the age of 50, one of every two women and one in eight
men will have an osteoporosis-related fracture. Our
sedentary lifestyle puts us at risk for this disease. Yet
osteoporosis is not inevitable. Here's some information
on this disease and how we can prevent it.
Strategies to reduce stress before sleep.
Part of the original Sideroad.
Text © 1997, Shara Rendell-Smock. Posted Dec. 2, 1997.
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The Myth of Creative Inspiration
Franz Kafka is considered one of the most creative and influential writers of the 20th century, but he actually spent most of his time working as a lawyer for the Workers Accident Insurance Institute. How did Kafka produce such fantastic creative works while holding down his day job? BY STICKING TO A STRICT SCHEDULE.
He would go to his job from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM, eat lunch and then take a long nap until 7:30 PM, exercise and eat dinner with his family in the evening, and then begin writing at 11 PM for a few hours each night before going to bed and doing it all over again.
Kafka is hardly unique in his commitment to a schedule. As Mason Currey notes in his popular book, Daily Rituals: How Artists Work, many of the world's great artists follow a consistent schedule.
The work of top creatives isn't dependent upon motivation or creative inspiration, but rather it follows a consistent pattern and routine. It's the mastering of daily habits that leads to success, not some mythical spark of creative inspiration.
Here's why…
William James, the famous psychologist, is noted for saying that habits and schedules are important because they "free our minds to advance to really interesting fields of action."
An article in The Guardian agreed by saying, "If you waste resources trying to decide when or where to work, you'll impede your capacity to do the work." And there are plenty of research studies on willpower and motivation to back up that statement.
In other words, if you're serious about creating something compelling, you need to stop waiting for motivation and creative inspiration to strike you and simply set a schedule for doing work on a consistent basis. Of course, that's easy to say, but much harder to do in practice.
Here's one way of thinking about schedules that may help.
Permission to Create Junk
Weightlifting offers a good metaphor for scheduling creative work.
I can't predict whether or not I'll set a PR (personal record) before I go to the gym. In fact, there will be many days when I'll have a below average workout. Eventually, I figured out that those below average days were just part of the process. The only way to actually lift bigger weights was to continually show up every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday — regardless of whether any individual workout was good or bad.
Creative work is no different than training in the gym. You can't selectively choose your best moments and only work on the days when you have great ideas. The only way to unveil the great ideas inside of you is to go through a volume of work, put in your repetitions, and show up over and over again.
Obviously, doing something below average is never the goal. But you have to give yourself permission to grind through the occasional days of below average work because it's the price you have to pay to get to excellent work.
If you're anything like me, you hate creating something that isn't excellent. It's easy to start judging your work and convince yourself to not share something, not publish something, and not ship something because "this isn't good enough yet."
But the alternative is even worse: if you don't have a schedule forcing you to deliver, then it's really easy to avoid doing the work at all. The only way to be consistent enough to make a masterpiece is to give yourself permission to create junk along the way.
The Schedule is the System
During a conversation about writing, my friend Sarah Peck looked at me and said, "A lot of people never get around to writing because they are always wondering when they are going to write next."
You could say the same thing about working out, starting a business, creating art, and building most habits. The schedule is the system that makes your goals a reality. If you don't set a schedule for yourself, then your only option is to rely on motivation.
Stop waiting for motivation or creative inspiration to strike you and set a schedule for your habits. This is the difference between professionals and amateurs. Professionals set a schedule and stick to it.
Amateurs wait until they feel inspired or motivated.
This article was originally published on JamesClear.com
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Norwich 1 Fulham 3: Stefan Johansen, Floyd Ayite and Tom Cairney's penalty help Cottagers home despite Chris Martin's red card
Fulham were victorious at Carrow Road despite being reduced to ten men before half time
SLAVISA JOKANOVIC claims Fulham will never surrender in their top-six battle — after clipping the wings of the resurgent Canaries.
Norwich beat promotion challengers Reading 7-1 last Saturday and had not lost at home in 2017.
But boss Jokanovic's Fulham produced a stunning display — despite having to play the second half with ten men after striker Chris Martin saw red.
Keep up to date with all the latest EFL news as the promotion race hots up
Stefan Johansen gave them an early lead and Tom Cairney doubled it from the spot at the start of the second half.
Norwich sub Cameron Jerome pulled one back with 14 minutes left but Floyd Ayite sealed the points late on.
The only disappointment for Jokanovic will have been that Sheffield Wednesday's win kept Fulham out of the top six by two points.
But he said: "I believe we can do it — why not? I believe in my players.
"After 42 games, now is not the time for us to give up and surrender.
"We want to fight. We showed today a great level of desire.
"And I expect we will show similar in Monday's game with Aston Villa.
"It's a good win for us — I'm proud of what my players showed me.
"We were organised, especially defensively in the second half."
He also plans to appeal Martin's dismissal on the stroke of half-time.
The ex-Norwich ace was sent-off after an aerial clash with Dutch defender Mitchell Dijks.
As a long ball flew from the Fulham half, the striker's raised left arm caught the face of Dijks, who went down.
But Jokanovic said: "The situation happened right in front of us.
"Chris touched the guy with his hand — but it's without any intention. We are going to appeal."
The defeat was Norwich's first in 11 home games — and extended their miserable run against Fulham.
The Canaries have beaten the London side only once in 16 matches.
Norwich caretaker boss Alan Irvine felt ref Andy Madley was right with his decision to dismiss Martin.
Irvine said: "I thought he'd thrown an elbow and connected. So I felt it was a red card."
Norway midfielder Johansen struck for the second game on the trot, netting his 11th of the season with a 20-yard shot after only five minutes.
Then Norwich sub Ryan Bennett shoved over Tomas Kalas in the box, allowing Cairney to bury a penalty three minutes into the second half.
Jerome notched his 15th of the season with a neat header from winger Alex Pritchard's cross to give Norwich hope.
But Togo forward Ayite had the final say with a cool 89th-minute finish after being released by Chelsea loan midfielder Lucas Piazon.
Irvine added: "I thought we responded well in the first half to the initial setback and we got into the final third on a lot of occasions.
"But the quality of our final cross, pass or decision was just not good enough.
"I still felt we were showing enough and it would come together in the second half.
"But our organisation was poor at that point and it led to the penalty.
"For Ryan to get into the position he did wasn't good — and he has clearly given the ref a decision to make.
"Fulham are a good team. In the second half they were extremely disciplined.
"They deserved the result they got."


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lets see how bad it is (incidentally...do not buy these wheels... mavic makes great wheels but their entry level read cheap stuff is soft as babyshite)
welp..thats seen better days
spider living in rear mech... check
old inner tube looking remarkably pristine.... probably didnt need to replace... oh well.. fuck it more spares never hurts
had to remove rear wheel... sounds like it has marbles rolling around in there.... appears to be a spoke nipple rolling around in the rim.. probably happened last time i had a spoke replaced... rim is double walled so i cant get to it... noise will drive me mad.. but otherwise harmless.. nothing to worry about
mandatory as im incapable of getting a bike pump of the valve without bashing me hand into the brake disc
uhhh.... wheres the spacer?... pretty sure the brake pads need a spacer.... missing at the front too... soo.. brake pads are just lying in there loose.. ergo no brakes.. will have to get some parts for that
one half arsed cleaning later....bikes in surprisingly good shape.. front fork is seized waiting to see if lubricant fixes that.. but if it doesnt i might just fit a solid fork. brakes need fixing. and the gears need some finetuning.. but it shifts again.... this was much less of a headache than i figured


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It happened again. In a game that could've been won had the offense shown up, Boston's bats went cold and they lost another low scoring game. I'll never understand how one night, we'll use Friday as an example, they can put up 13 runs on the board while looking completely unstoppable, and then just one day later fail to push across 3 runs. It didn't help that by the 4th inning the Sox were already trailing 3-0, but that shouldn't matter when you have this offense. This game was the difference between having a 3 game lead in the division, and having a 1 game lead. The difference between going for the knockout punch on Sunday afternoon, and grasping at straws just to stay ahead.
Eduardo Rodriguez didn't have his best outing on Saturday, but it was pretty much what you'd expect from a 4-5 starter. 6 innings, 3 runs (2 earned), and 5 K's is exactly the kind of start that you're looking for from a bottom of the rotation arm. However, there is 1 reason that I'm not satisfied with the start from E-Rod. This reason being that E-Rod has shown flashes of his uncapped potential this season with 4 no-hit innings against a dangerous Orioles offense, and an 8 inning 1-hit outing his last time out against Oakland. This may have been a solid outing, but when it comes to Rodriguez I am looking for dominant. Maybe my expectations are too high, but we've seen him do it before and I want to see him do it again as the games become more meaningful.
Dustin Pedroia went from being the Red Sox hottest hitter to being the only offensive bright spot on Saturday. Pedroia accounted for just 1 of the Red Sox 4 hits, but he made his hit count. Dustin belted a solo home run down the left field line in the top of the 6th inning. Since Yoan Moncada has already risen through the ranks, Pedroia has proven why it's their best call to move Moncada around the diamond as opposed to pushing Pedey out the door. He is now 2nd in the AL batting race just 11 points behind Jose Altuve. I would've expected Xander Bogaerts to be the one to give Altuve a run for his money, but I guess if Bogaerts has forgotten how to hit then Pedroia stepping up is the next best thing.
The Red Sox go into Sunday just one game up on Toronto in the division. Inexplicably, this has turned into a 4 team race in this final month of the season. There is just 3 games separating Boston at the top of the division and New York at the bottom. It would appear that the two teams that finish in 2nd in 3rd will play each other in the Wild Card game. As of today, Boston is on top and hopefully will stay there and not have to worry about a one game playoff. Clay Buchholz takes the ball in the series finale Sunday in Toronto. Ordinarily I'd be worried. However, since July 21st when he lowered his release point, Buchholz has a 2.95 ERA. So I guess he's doing something right. Since he is such a streaky pitcher, I wouldn't be bet against him when he's on a roll like this. The race for the AL East crown is going to come right down to the wire and these games against tough division opponents are ones that the Sox need to win.
Jake Perda
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Anderson Float
11 miles from Raible Bridge in Anderson to Perkinsville Public Access Site near Bonge's Tavern!
Float from Anderson, IN to the Perkinsville public boat ramp. Your car will be at the boat ramp in Perkinsville. We can shuttle you to the Clare Avenue River House that sleeps 4 if you are planning to stay as our guests. Lodging is free if you book two consecutive guiding trips. This float is perfect for fishers from out of town looking to pack in a couple of different floats over two days.
Spots of Interest
- Indian Creek – The creek enters the White Rive at mile marker 70.
- Old River Bend – At mile marker 76 where the White River once changed course and back again.
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A. J. Macdonald.
Cazaly's Contract Register, Supplement, August 15, 1912.
A native of Fitzroy, Victoria, Alexander James Macdonald (1864-1951) moved to Scotland with his mother after the death of his father. He was indentured to the Edinburgh architect Charles S. J. Johnston in 188387. By 1888 he had returned to Australia to work in Melbourne for architects T. J. Crouch and Smith and Johnson. With Philip Treeby he designed the Oriental Coffee Palace on Bay Street, Brighton in 1888.
The following year he began work as Assistant Architect (third Grade) for the eastern section of the Victoria Public Works Department. For the department he designed a number of public buildings, several in the Scottish Baronial/American Romanesque style. Among them are the court houses in Flemington, Cheltenham (demolished), Omeo, Euroa, and Bairnsdale, the acknowledged masterpiece. He also designed several post offices, including one at South Yarra, and police stations. In March, 1892 he presented a paper before the Architectural and Engineering Association on "Remarks on the Scottish Systems of Household Drainage and their Value as a Precedent." A month later he was elected an Associate of the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects, which would in 1916 elect him a Fellow.
In 1897 he left architecture to accept a position as Examiner of Patents and Trade Marks in the Victorian Law Department. Later, in 1904, Macdonald became Examiner in charge of Civil Engineering and Construction, Commonwealth Patent Office. It was while in that office that he submitted his design for the new Federal Capital.
Some modern scholars state that his design "was one of the eight final entries in the competition" (Petersen) or "He was one of the eight shortlisted in the Federal Capital competition," (Lewis). This claim is based on a statement in Cazaly's Contract Register: "Amongst the last eight designs from which the judges decided to make their final choice, we have elicited, was one submitted by a Melbourne competitor (No. 9)."
Macdonald met the winner of the competition, Walter Burley Griffin, when Griffin came to Australia in 1913, and Macdonald volunteered to serve as Griffin's assistant. Griffin's efforts to have him officially seconded to his office failed, although Macdonald did some further private work for Griffin when the American returned to the U.S. in preparation for his permanent move to Australia.
In 1918, Scientific Australian published Macdonald's Griffinlike design for a settlement scheme in the Victorian Mallee. This featured half of an octagonal street complex with the railway station as its center and--eight blocks away at the other end of a wide boulevard--another district composed of concentric semicircles surrounding the "Civic, Commercial, and Technical School Centre." Six "Residential and Shopping Centres" provided focal points for as many neighborhoods.
Macdonald in 1920 proposed a plan for a civic center for Melbourne, a design published that September in the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects Journal. John Sulman also took note of this proposal in his book published the following year, An Introduction to Town Planning in Australia. In 1923 Macdonald, then Chief Technical Officer for the Melbourne Metropolitan Town Planning Commission, prepared a proposal for a green belt around the growing metropolis.
In response to the invitation of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, the accompanying design for laying out the Federal Capital City is submitted for consideration, in terms of the Conditions of Competition issued to competitors on the 1st June, 1911.
The drawings include:-
(1) A design for the city, drawn on the map of contour survey, 400 feet to one inch, as required by clause 2 of the Conditions of Competition.
(2) A perspective view overlooking the administrative centre; part of the commercial and civic centres; a corner of the science and art centre; a portion of the park lands; a distant view of the Botanical Gardens and Arboretum, with the residence of the Governor-General and the State House on their fringes.
The perspective view is taken from a station point near the railway bridge, and marked X, and from an altitude of 4000 feet above sea level.
(3) A series of cross and longitudinal sections of the malls, avenues, and main traffic thoroughfares. The scales employed were 400 feet horizontal and 100 feet vertical and 20 feet to one inch respectively.
(4) Enlarged drawings of the Central Railway Station, and types of blocks to scales of 200 feet to one inch, with a cross section of the Central Railway Station to a scale of 80 feet to one inch. The types of blocks are those throughout the city, with sun traps, each block being set forty-five degrees to the meridian, showing the influences of sunlight and solar shadows in every part of the city as designed.
(5) A sketch illustrating the theory of an outer circle railway, from which might radiate railway and main traffic roads carrying fast trams, to tap the hinterlands at every point of the compass.
(6) Longitudinal and cross sections of storm water channels, the main arteries being shown in green lines on the Map of Contour Survey Drawing No. I.
The geometrical plans and sections have been prepared to
scales based on the British standards of measurement.
The general design has been illustrated to allow of the parks, gardens, and bridges being clearly indicated, and the buildings scheduled on page 8 of the Conditions of Competition under the heading of
" REQUIREMENTS."The outlines of and setting to the following buildings have been delineated in the subjoined numerical order:-
(1) The Residence of the Governor-General, occupying a stately and commanding situation.
(2) The Houses of the Parliaments, to which have been grouped around and in its proximity are:-
(a) The Department of Prime Minister,(3) The City Hall, 350 feet by 250 feet, situated in centre of garden block 800 feet by 750 feet. Chief eatures:--Completes vista of 200 feet wide; avenue from south-western suburbs, and of the 300 feet wide civic mall, with a view across the Great Lake to the industrial centre. Regulation of automobile (fast) and pedestrian (slow) traffic to its four entrances.
(b) The Department of External Affairs,
(c) The Attorney-General's Department,
(d) The Department of Home Affairs,
(e) The Department of the Treasury,
(f) The Department of Trade and Customs,
(g) The Department of Defence,
(h) The Postmaster-General's Department,
(i) The Mint,
(j) The Offices of the Government Printer.
(4) The State House.--Ecclesiastical in art, with chapels for denominations. Designed to be the repository of memorials to Australia's illustrious dead..
(5) The University and Affiliated Colleges, including Library, Engineering School, Medical School, in proximity to Infirmary, Women's College, and Denominational Institutions.
(6) The National Theatre occupies the summit of a hill, and completes another vista. Its setting is portrayed clearly in that perspective.
(7) The Public Library occupies the summit of Stoney Hill No. 1. It completes a vista looking north from Parliament House, and has a commanding position in the foreground of the city proper. It is approachable from four sides.
(8) The Museum occupies the summit of another hill, and has a commanding position in the foreground of the city proper. It is approachable from four sides.
(9) The National Gallery occupies the summit of Stoney Hill No. 2, and is approachable from four sides, the approach from the circular lake being worthy of an art centre.
(10) The Gallery of indigenous Art flanks the National Gallery on another rise to the north-west.
(11) The National Sculpture Gallery flanks the National Gallery on an eminence to the south-east.
(12) The Technical Colleges occupy another rise to the east of the National Gallery.
(13) Kurrajong; or, The Trail of National Glory.--The State House might be dedicated to the individual. Kurrajong, it is suggested, might be reserved as The Hill of National Glory. Sentiment has been likened to the mortar that binds. Great national deeds might be commemorated in stone on the steep slopes of Kurrajong. Upon its summit has been placed a great clock tower, visible for miles, and flanked with shelters for the people, whilst grouped around, to suit the contour are the sites for the national monuments.
(14) Residence of the Prime Minister is located near the entrance to the city and at the foot of the Administrative mall. Its front overlooks the public gardens, with the buildings of the art centre in the near distance and the Black Mountains as a background.
(15) The National Hotel and the National Coffee Palace are located opposite the Central Railway Station
(16) The Central Railway Station and Railway Marshalling Yards--(These are dealt with at-some length hereafter.)
(17) The General Post Office occupies a central position, and may be directly connected to the Central Railway Station by a tunnel, admitting of the mails being discharged from and delivered direct into the mail van, detached from the train for that purpose.
(No. 3 drawing clearly illustrates how the whole city may be commanded by underground traction without disturbing a single building.)
(18) Criminal and Police Courts occupy an eminence, and complete the vista of the cross street, the setting of the Courts being a fac-simile of that of the National Theater.
(19) The Courts of Justice, or the central seat of the High Court, occupies a commanding position, and completes the vista of the Commercial Mall.
(20) The Markets have direct connection with the Goods Sheds in the Railway Marshalling Yards.
(21) The Gas Works have direct connection with the Railway Marshalling Yards.
(22) The Central Tramway Carriage Depot, for 250 cars, with abundance of room for expansion. Branch Depots would be provided as required. Provision has been made for connecting the Depot directly with the Railway system, as it is recommended that the same gauge should be used for railway cars and street trams. It is recognized that electricity must soon completely supersede steam as the chief motive power.
(23) The Central Power Station has an area allotted of 80,000 square feet, with ample coal and water facilities. and abundance of room for extension.
(24) Infirmary, well isolated. (A surgical branch might be located near the Central Railway Station, for reception and attention of urgent accident cases.)
(25) Agricultural Show Ground and General Recreation Reserve.--Branch line from railway into show ground.
(26) Suburban Railway Station, sunk to admit of bridges for overhead traffic, with ramps for the platforms, on the same principle as the Central Railway Station.
(27) Industrial Hall and Exchanges. --As it is understood that the manufacture of military equipment and other productions is to be encouraged, and as the site of the city is the centre of a great wool producing territory, provision has been made for areas for the manufacturer and storeman, many of which could be directly connected with the railway system, the railway lines being continued through the warehouses from the Marshalling Yard, situated north of the suburban station. The Government factories would be situated near this centre.
(28) Hospital, on hill summit, with all its units lying 45 degrees to the meridian.
(29) Enclosed Sports Reserve.
(30) Stadium.--There is abundance of land here to develop this area on the lines of Shepherd's Bush, London.
The foregoing include allotment of sites for the buildings enumerated under "Requirements " in the Conditions of Competition.
Experience dictates that a Military Barracks and a Gaol are not fit institutions to be located in the dense centres of population. It is suggested that sites for both these institutions should be near the Rifle Range, located on the further slopes of Mount Ainslie (see No. 5 Drawing), or a site near the military encampment grounds and Field Artillery Range.
In addition to the foregoing, areas have been allotted for ecclesiastical, commercial, residential, and industrial purposes.
The city has been divided into Departments, thus:-
1. Administrative Centre.
2. Civic Centre.
3. Commercial Centre.
4. Science and Art Centre.
5. Industrial Centre.
6. Recreation Grounds. (The whole of the foreshore of the Great Lake and the hill tops being reserved for the people.
The proposed route from Yass to Queanbeyan, shown on Contour Plans, has been slightly modified to obtain, principally, a straight run into stations.
The street system provides for inter-communication between the centres of activity and between the distant parts of the city by means of the trolley car. It is recognized how important a part the trolley car has played in the development of the hinterlands of the world's great cities, and how it has aided in distributing population over vast areas for the good of mankind.
It is also admitted that the storage battery car, the petrol engine, and electric generator and motor are merely in their infancy, and that the day does not appear far distant when a tram-car will carry its own power. At any rate, the street system before you is adaptable to any of the recognized systems of electrical tramways.
Ornamental Water.
A great lake has been designed along the valley of the Molonglo, the "sea wall" of which follows approximately the contour of the flood of 1891, and the water impounded by means of a weir proposed to be constructed in the situation shown on No. 5 Drawing.
As indicated in "Requirement 8," regulating weirs would be constructed on the Molonglo and Queanbeyan Rivers to control the flood waters and equalise the flow of the river and maintain a constant level behind any weir within or near the city site.
This Great Lake was designed to afford an object lesson to all who may enter the portals of the city of how readily any Australian valley could be converted into a reservoir for the conservation of the winter rains.
In a country two-thirds arid--for Australia is the most arid of the continents of the world--the conservation of water is the most vital of all questions, and is undoubtedly Australia's root problem, its greatest internal national question.
The last great drought, according to Senator McColl, meant a loss of £130,000. It reduced the flocks and herds by 50 per cent. It was a national calamity which can only be averted by the water tank and the silo.
If Australia were pagan, water would be worshipped as a deity; nothing was more reverential to the gods of the ancients than the storage of water.
The great expanse of the lake would offer varied facilities for aquatic recreation; whilst its foreshores, reserved for the people, would afford abundant opportunity for the skill of the landscape gardener. It would, too, form a way for motor boat communication from shore to shore and along its wide expanse.
Water Supply.
It is noted that the head of water from the Service Reservoir will supply all areas below the 2150 feet level. A supplementary reservoir has been placed on the summit of Red Hill, designed to contain about 8 millions of gallons, obtained by pumping. Its primary object is to augment the service supply for fire extinguishing purposes, and incidentally to provide a water supply for the Botanical Gardens and Arboretum on the slopes of Red Hill. It might be found advisable to place a service reservoir on Red Hill.
The streets have been designed to facilitate the rapid development of a sewage system along the lines of natural flow.
Storm, Water.
The design indicates (No. 1 Drawing) a scheme for the interception and disposal of the storm water discharging within the city area. The main arteries are indicated by green lines on No. 1 Drawing.
The storm water sewers have been calculated by the BerkleyZiegier formulae, and a maximum rainfall of 3 inches per hour has been assumed.
The mains are as tabulated.
Area in Acres
It is proposed to discharge, per an open outfall channel, the storm waters into two reservoirs, one to the north and the other to the south of the Molonglo, and to utilise the water for irrigating lucerne paddocks in connection with the military stock yards.
The Call of Hygiene.
The topography of the site offers no engineering difficulties. The storm waters may be readily intercepted, and the effluent conveyed to reservoirs near the sewage farm, and ultimately utilized for irrigation.
45 Degrees to the Meridian
The site admits of the application of every hygienic principle. Its main water-sheds, happily, lie in directions approximately 45 degrees to the meridian, affording to the designer a rare opportunity for so disposing of every block and every building so that each block and every building will lie 45 degrees to the meridian.
Sunlight the Greatest Disinfectant.
In the design before you every block and every building will receive winter and summer direct sunlight on each of its four sides at one or other period of the day.
The duration of direct sunlight in latitude 35 degrees south on each face of a rectangular building south-east, north-east, north-west, and south-west, as they lie in the design before you, according to a table prepared by Mr. G. H. Knibbs in 1901, is as follows:-
Face of Building
Mr. Knibbs further states:--"There is really no effective sunlight on the southern side of an E.W. building for practically seven months of the year. Obviously, the buildings and streets of a city should have as much direct sunlight as any general arrangement will admit of, and the total absence of such for at least six- months must be regarded as a serious defect."
Sunlight Everywhere.
The temptation to obtain circular, curved, tortuous, zig-zag, and suchlike streets, though very alluring, was abandoned in favour of a system of streets so disposed to the meridian as to secure floods of sunlight everywhere.
The picturesque, the surprise vista, the striving after artificial or meretricious effects were all subordinated to the imperative call of hygiene.
All reputable authorities agree that the Great White Plague is preventable, and that prevention is better than cure.
Consumption and its allied diseases find their origin in dark, cold, mildewed, sunless areas. Such should not exist in a modern city blessed with a sunny clime.
Let the picturesque arise, but not at the expense of the health of the people.
The picturesque can grow in health and beauty as the help maid of hygiene.
The picturesque can spring from utility, as all that is noblest and purest in art does. The flying buttress of the medieval cathedral sprang from utility; it was devised to overcome the thrust of the vaulting. So with the pinnacle of that buttress acting as the counterpoise; both features nobly useful, nobly picturesque.
The Blocks.
The Blocks are based upon the precedents offered by Boston, New York, Washington, Montreal, and other modern cities. They are each placed 45 degrees to the meridian, and are mostly long and narrow, allowing for building lots, as shown on the Types of Blocks Drawing No. 4, and giving the distance required between streets in one direction close enough to provide convenient channels for the traffic.
Sun Traps.
Instead of long, narrow, dark rights-of-way as means of access to the backs of buildings courts are substituted. They might be called sun traps. They should be as wide as the buildings are high.
System of Streets.
Directness of route, plus easy grades, has been secured in the arrangement of the streets (No. 3 Drawing).
Professor Lewis M. Haupt, in a paper on " The Best Arrangement of City Streets" (Franklin Institute Journal," Jan.-June, 1877; page 252), submitted his now well-known formulae which has been followed. The system is a combination of the rectangular with the diagonal.
The number of people displaced is less than 3 per cent. by the use of the diagonal streets, which is abundantly provided; for, as Professor Haupt points out in his paper, by the additional frontage on the diagonals.
In Rome, London, Paris, and New York the increased values which wide diagonal streets gave when cut through rectangular blocks paid for the expense of the improvements.
The system of streets, as shown on the plan, it is proposed should continue to a mall running concentric with the proposed outer circle railway (Plan No. 5). This mall would be similar in design to that which is parallel with the Central Railway Station, and connected by bridges, etc., to another avenue concentric with the proposed outer circle railway.
As the city expands outwards from the centres of activity it might be found more advantageous to adopt diagonal avenues bearing 60 degrees instead of 45 degree, to the centres of activity. That problem has not been solved, for the want of a contour map, but it would appear evident, from the character of the country, that this could readily be done.
The roads on Red Hill and Black Mountain have been laid out to obtain the minimum amount of variation of level practicable.
Width of Streets.
The Administrative Centre has a mall or garden 1600 feet wide- between the Public Offices, through which runs a central street 200 feet wide from the loop at the Central Railway Station. The Civic and Commercial Malls are each 300 feet wide, with gardens in the centre.
The avenue connecting the Civic and Commercial Malls is 200 feet wide.
The main avenue, running east and west through the centre of the city from the loop at the Central Railway Station, is 180 feet wide.
The diagonal avenues vary from 160 feet to 120 feet, as required by the traffic necessities.
No street within the city proper is less than 100 feet wide.
It is proposed to systematically grade the areas cutting off the crowns of hills and depositing the spoil in the nearest valleys and depressions, and thus secure equable grades to every point of the compass throughout the city site.
The initial expense of a comprehensive system of grading is unimportant in comparison with the ultimate expense of maintaining imperfectly graded streets, the storm channels, the surface channels, the sewerage system, and the effect upon abutting properties. Easy grades mean economy in traffic--indeed, economy all round.
The streets, except those on the slopes of Black Mountain, all admit of the use of bitumen as a road surface. The grades may be readily comprehended by reference to the longitudinal sections shown on Drawing No. 3.
Macadam roads made of crushed stone and bound with rolled screenings and water are out of date. The automobile has settled that form of road. The modern road has to carry high speed traffic, and no road or street which is not surfaced with bitumen or its equivalents can be made dustless.
The dust problem in Australia is a very serious and formidable one. It is not merely a nuisance, but a grave menace to health.
Tyndall declared "that all the havoc of war, ten times multiplied, would be evanescent if compared with the ravages due to atmospheric dust."
Pasteur, in his researches, has demonstrated that in dusty air death-dealing micro-organisms colonise and carry infection.
In dustless air sterilized milk will not sour, no matter how warm it may be; nor will meat putrefy.
The aim has been to provide a dustless city-
1st. By so grading the roads and streets as to admit of the use of bitumen,
or its equivalents, for all surfaces;
2nd. By providing at the great intersections arboreal covers and fountains;
3rd. By so disposing the parks as to aid in intercepting the dusts; and
4th. By arranging for the main avenues being clothed with trees.
Central Railway Station.
The reconciliation of the stern calls of commercialism with those of art was the most difficult of all the problems. The idea always uppermost was to place utility first, and allow art to grow upon that healthiest of environments.
The Central Station, No. 16 on No. 1 Drawing, has its platforms on the 1848 feet level, and its rails on the 1845 feet level. It could be placed at 1835 feet level. The main railway mall, 300 feet wide, would be on the 1865 or 1870 feet level, several depressions in the mall and abutting blocks being filled up from the spoil obtained in excavating the site for the Central Station.
This admits of the station being approached by two "high level" roads and by a low level "kite road."
The two high level roads would be looped; indeed, the tram system has no shunting stations, for everywhere it is looped.
At the railway mall, level and parallel with the "high level" roads, are arranged a shelter colonnade 40 feet wide, into which emerge the ramps from the platform, and from which trams can be entered at many positions for all parts of the city.
The low level road enters a porch at the main entrance to the station.
Provision has been made for six platforms 40 feet wide. It is quite apparent that the site is capable of holding several additional platforms. Room for four sets of rails has been allotted next to the retaining wall of the railway mall for through goods traffic, with shed accommodation in the south-east corner of the Railway Marshalling Yard, approached through a tunnel having three sets of rails. This tunnel would be formed of reinforced concrete and ventilated by an exhaust shaft associated with the tower of the Central Railway Station.
The Southern Marshalling Yard provides space for:-
(a) A Workshop, 1500 feet by 300 feet.
(b) Seven Goods Sheds, 100 feet by 120 feet.
(c) One Engine Shed and Coaling Depot.
(d) Two Carriage Shelter Sheds.
(e) And possibilities for expansion.
The Northern Yard provides space for:-
(a) One Engine Shed and Coaling Depot.
(b) Three Carriage Shelter Sheds.
In addition, there is a large area available for extensive additions.
Undergrounding the Tram Lines.
The Federal City is not for to-day or for to-morrow, but, all things being equal, for all time. It may be another Washington 100 years from now, but what will it be like 10,000 years from to-day ? Who is bold enough to prophesy ? Suffice it to be said: Give to the city you found to-day breadth and depth, lay it out so that its areas and streets are wide, and in such a manner that even if its broad streets may threaten congestion, the alternative is beside you to underground your express traffic, for it is slow and quick-moving traffic on the same route which causes congestion. In the design before you that has been considered. The Central Railway Station, being situated at the 1845 feet level (rail level), commands the whole city, and the underground tram lines could follow the routes of the avenues, and at no great death from their surfaces. The underground stopping places could be constructed under the sites of the intersections, and abundance of air and, if thought desirable, light obtained along the whole of the routes.
The interception and utilization of this sunlight has been a primary and persistent aim.
Every avenue, every street, and every court can be flooded with sunlight at some period each day throughout the year. The whole plan, from the construction of a road to the planning of House of Parliament, has been based upon the calls of hygiene, and healthy conditions and modern convenience have been placed before classic excellence and architectural grandeur. All that is great and noble and truthfully expressive in the world of architectural art springs from utility and healthful environment.
The direction of the prevailing winds has been noted. The Administrative, Commercial, and, to a great extent, the Industrial Centres have been placed within the sheltered zone, but the whole city could be directly swept by the refreshing north-east winds which frequently blow from the ocean.
Concerning the range of view, advantage has been taken to place the great public buildings on an eminence, but several hills, not suitable for public architectural edifices, are nevertheless reserved for the people. Red Hill, for instance, might be converted into an Arboretum or Botanical Gardens, for from its summit a magnificent near view of the city may be obtained, and a glorious panorama be unfolded along the valley between Black Mountain and Mount Ainslie. From the summit of both these mountains the city would be shown to have a remarkable setting--in the foreground the Great Lake, with the city gently rising up the spurs of the Narrabundah Range, the middle distance richly clothed in verdure, and away in the background the great ranges carrying their snow-capped peaks.


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Pivotal South Africa poet, Dr. Mongane Wally Serote has been lauded as the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) Literature Lifetime Achiever for 2016. This Award, sponsored by Media24 Books, aims to acknowledge Serote's significant contribution to South African prose.
"The Romantic notion of poets is that they are the prophets of society – sometimes with more justification than in other cases," says Managing Director of Media24 Books, Eloise Wessels. "It is undoubtedly true that good literature critically reflects on the dominant issues in any society and provides an ethical perspective which is necessary for the health of the social order."
Over the years, Serote's writing has done just that. Renowned as one of the Soweto poets who embodied the literary revival of black voices in the 1970s, his work expresses the injustices and harsh realities of life for black people under apartheid.
Serote graciously received his Award at the 19th annual ACT Awards held at Sun International's The Maslow Hotel on 21 October. He says about receiving this Award; "I feel honoured. To be honoured in one's country, by one's countrymen and women, is a very important achievement."
During his fruitful career Serote has received a number of prestigious awards. In 1973, after having published his first anthology of poems called Yakhal'nkomo the year before, Serote won the Ingrid Jonker Poetry Prize. The following year, he was granted a Fulbright Scholarship and travelled to Columbia University to complete a master's degree in Fine Arts. His poems, particularly those from his first two anthologies, have been hailed as pivotal to the rise of the Black Consciousness movement in South Africa.
He has also been the recipient of many other national and international awards, including the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa (1993); the Pablo Neruda Award from the Chilean government (2004) and the Order of Ikhamanga in Silver, here in South Africa.
As an active member of the Liberation Army, Umkhonto We Sizwe, Serote's work has inspired, and continues to inspire generations of youth throughout South Africa, Africa and the world. His thought-provoking poetry not only expresses the effects that oppression had on South Africans, but it also stands as a timeless body of work that marks an important period in South Africa's history.
The poet, who believes now is the time that South African literature should feature more heavily in South African curriculums at both school and university level says that "arts and culture can be the tapestry which weaves our nation together". And he believes that in order to grow as a writer it takes both practice and perseverance. "Write and write and write," he says, "but also, find a manner to put your ear on the ground."


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Apologetics and Prayer
Greetings sweet things! Just in case I have not told you lately, You bless me!! Here are two apologetics questions for next week. Choose one to answer or answer both of you like. If you were the main speaker last time let's give someone else an opportunity to test the waters this time. Thank you all for caring so much and loving each other!
♥ What is your response to the following observation by Noam Chomsky: "The Bible is probably the most genocidal book in the literary cannon"?
♥ What is your response to the statement: "The Bible is simply the work of a great conspiracy, where people sought to create a religion of their own"?
You can do it! When you spend time answering questions like this you build your faith. Don't worry about right/wrong answers, we are merely working to build our faith and confidence so that we can reply to someone who might pose statements like these.
Please include your name if you desire to pray and fast with me this next week. In class I mentioned how I wanted the victorious life of Jesus to be SO alive in us that (1) we can't help but speak about it, (2) people are moved by the love of Christ in us that it creates a spark in someone else (we don't require others to create our spark), (3) the Spirit in us can't help but be recognized!
Praying blessings of abundant faith, hope, and love over you! Praying for the jaw-dropping love of Jesus to become 'viral' through us! Can you ACTIVELY show the love of Jesus (sacrificial type of love) throughout your day? What if we 'sacrificially' demonstrate love towards someone once tomorrow, twice the next day, three times the next, four times the next and so on until it has become a non-stop habit? Let's be bold DIVAs!
Let me know if you are in!
**Here are some thought question to consider to help you get started or to aid in your research courtesy of my boys♥!!
(1) Who is Noam Chomsky? What does he believe? Why does he believe the question is true?
~Define genocidal
~Define literary canon
~What parts of the bible are 'genocidal'?
~Are they really of a genocidal nature or are they stories of hope and mercy for an undeserving people?
~If they are genocidal what is the impact? Does it discredit Christianity?
~Does it really matter?
~What is the impact for us?
~(2) (Why would the Jewish people display themselves as a sinful, lawbreaking, war losing people if they made up the whole thing?)
~Apostles suffered torture but held on to belief
~ The 'great conspiracy' has survived persecution for centuries
~The bible is more reliable than all other works of history of its time
~There were eyewitness accounts that support what the bible says as true. The eyewitnesses were often not supportive of the Bible.
~What is the impact for us?


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Hey alll, So about a 2 days ago, I was in bed and it finally clicked to me - I'M DONE with being a sad ass bitch the other day I posted my mini breakdown, and as soon as I hit published I thought I was an idiot. Why the hell am I crying over … Continue reading Emotionless
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My Sweet Sixteen Bucket List
Hey Guys!! Welcome back to my channelllll (too cringe? I'll stop) Anyways, a while back I think I told you guys that my friend Nikki and I made a summer bucket list anddddd - we did absolutely nothing on it and that's annoying ! sooooo I feel like if I post it on here for … Continue reading My Sweet Sixteen Bucket List
Junior Year At My Dream School! – an update
HEYYYYYY ALLL, Yesssss, you're all probably wondering - "wow. am I really seeing this? is this real? Did Alex just post? no. fucking. way."\ Well YES PEOPLE. I did in fact. just post. IM SORRY FOR GOING M.I.A AGAINNNN (for like a fucking month wow) Also, thanks for 350 followers while I was away!! Now I … Continue reading Junior Year At My Dream School! – an update
My First Concert – harry styles
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Friendship shouldn't be this hard
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My ComicCon Experience
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MapTraveller's map of the middle, northern, eastern states and Canada showing all the railroad, steamboat, canal and principal stage routes. Map covers the northeastern portion of the United States.
- Contributor: Disturnell, John
- Date: 1849
MapA map of the New England states, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island & Connecticut with the adjacent parts of New York & Lower Canada; compiled and published by Nathan Hale, ... Detailed county and township map indicating drainage, relief by hachures, cities and towns, roads, railroads, and railroad stations.
- Contributor: Hale, Nathan
- Date: 1849
MapMap showing the proposed rail roads from Boston to Burlington, from Hale's map of New England. Outline map of eastern New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and northern Massachusetts showing four proposed railroad routes. A list of distances appear below the title.
- Contributor: J.H. Bufford & Co.
- Date: 1844
MapMap of the Portsmouth and Concord Railroad, shewing its connection with other railroads. Map showing parts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine indicating county lines, cities, towns, and the railroad network. [From published bibliography]
- Contributor: J.H. Bufford & Co. - Carter, T. J.
- Date: 1845
MapSketch of the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, and parts of New Hampshire & New York exhibiting the several rail road routes completed, constructing, chartered & contemplated; published by order ... General map showing drainage, cities, towns, state and county boundaries.
- Contributor: Kennedy, Archibald
- Date: 1846
MapMap of railways in New England and part of New York; engraved by D. C. Hitchcock for the Pathfinder Railway Guide. Scale [ca. 1:2,700,000]. LC Railroad maps, 101 Description derived from published bibliography. At top of map: "See paragraph headed Our Railway Map." On the verso: City of Boston. 18 x 14 cm. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
- Contributor: Snow & Wilder - Hitchcock, Dewitt C.
- Date: 1847
MapMap of rail road routes from Rouse's Point to Portsmouth and Boston; compiled for the Cocheco Railroad Co. November, 1848. Map shows Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Includes a table of distances and indicates "constructed & completed" and "contemplated & chartered" railroads. The Cocheco line was chartered on July 2, 1847.
- Contributor: Cocheco Railroad - Parrott, George
- Date: 1848
MapMap of railways in New England and part of New York; engraved by E. A. Teulon, expressly to accompany the Pathfinder Railway Guide. Shows railroads in operation and some proposed lines. Indicates state boundaries, cities and towns, and main drainage.
- Contributor: George K. Snow & Co.
- Date: 1849
MapRailroad map of New England & eastern New York complied from the most authentic sources. Shows county and township boundaries, and "Railroads completed, located and in progress."
- Contributor: Goldthwait, J. H.
- Date: 1849


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Mansfield Police Investigate Suspicious Container at Lowe's
Oct 06, 2015 05:21AM
● By Kevin
On October 5, 2015 at 6:10 pm Mansfield Police dispatch was contacted by employees of the Lowe's #1511 - Mansfield, TX advising they had discovered a suspicious container outside the location.
Mansfield Police responded to the store, located at 1901 N. U.S. Hwy 287, and found the container located, outside, near the front entry door.
The Mansfield Fire Department was contacted and responded to the location. Upon their arrival they requested the assistance of the Arlington Fire Department Bomb Squad.
The Arlington bomb investigators examined the container, determined it was not dangerous, and cleared the scene.
The Mansfield Police Department is investigating the incident as a hoax.
Information courtesy of the Mansfield Police Department.