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Not so long ago yoga was thought of as a practice performed by the highly trained and highly motivated.
But in the last several years it has quietly, but with intention, become part of the everyday life of millions of people from Whistler, to Africa and beyond.
This weekend sees the now annual hosting of the Wanderlust festival in Whistler, which melds old and new in celebrating yoga — and event not just good for the soul of the resort but also the bottom-line. Last year festival organizers report that there were around 1,500 yogis in attendance per day, plus thousands of music fans on top of that, and this year they're expecting at least a 30 per cent growth in those figures.
To those committed to the practice the growth of the love of yoga makes perfect sense in today's world.
"Old school yoga was very esoteric. Ten to 20 years ago it was a serious and demanding practice, which often meant a lot of sacrifices," said Sean Hoess, co-founder of the Wanderlust Festival. "Now it reflects modern life. People still want to have a good time, but lead healthier and longer lives."
The most recent numbers from Statistics Canada (2005) show that 1.4 million Canadians practice yoga — and you can bet the numbers are much higher today. With businesses like Vancouver's Lululemon raking in an impressive $1 billion worldwide in 2012 it's certainly big business. But it is much more than that as well.
"Yoga is the perfect intersecting point," said Hoess. "There's the health and wellness element assisting with physical conditioning, and then there's the calming and spiritual fulfillment aspect."
With Hoess's Wanderlust Festival bending and stretching it's way to Whistler August 1-4 the new schedule reflects these intersecting elements.
"We started out with yoga, meditation and music but we realized there was a demand for more," he said.
"This year we've incorporated dance, hiking, biking, speakers, writers and, of course, some food and wine."
When people visit places like Whistler they don't want to spend all their time in a downward-facing dog, said Hoess. This realization has lead to some innovative events that are already sold out, such as the "Stride With Nature" hike and the stand up paddleboard yoga sessions on the lake. "Wanderlust meets a demand that was already there," said Hoess. "We are simply tapping into it."
The festival has doubled in size each year from when it began in Squaw Valley, California in 2009. That's no surprise to Melanie Koenderman, dean of students at Squamish's Quest University and a registered yoga instructor.
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June is here, and as we approach
the official start of summer, I'm going to take a small break from our current
discussion regarding spiritual disciplines. We will be returning to this
topic again, and often, but this month I want to capitalize on the current
season as athletes continue to gather together for training and racing.
As I've considered this, I'm going to re-load an edited version of an article I
wrote back in March of 2011... Join Another Team!
I begin
this article by expressing my joy and thankfulness that the Lord has brought
you to the ministry of FCA Endurance. I celebrate our growing unity, both
nationally and locally, and it is my prayer that the Lord continues to grow and
unite this ministry in significant ways for years to come. That said, I'm
serious... as a part of your ministry with FCA Endurance, I encourage all of you to join another
local endurance-related team or club.
A paraphrase of our mission
might be: present Jesus to endurance athletes and make disciples in partnership
with the Church. To accomplish this, we must continue to build
relationships with those who don't know and trust Jesus as their Lord and
Savior. Our Biblical command is clear, "Go, therefore, and make
disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have
commanded you" (Matthew 28:19-20a HCSB). So here's my question,
"How many non-believers are you spending time with and influencing for the
As disciples who enjoy
endurance sports, we have a unique opportunity to impact others within the
endurance community for Jesus. In most cases, to do this effectively, we
must intentionally invest in building loving relationships with those who don't
know God. Thankfully, many of these athletes are self-assembling in local
clubs and teams in your communities. Rather than praying and waiting for
them to come to you, I encourage you to go to them (but continue praying!).
Join their club/team, participate as you're able, and invite the Holy
Spirit to work through those relationships as you intentionally invite others
to become disciples.
As you consider what
this might look like for you, I realize that there are limitations on
everyone's time. As such, I simply encourage being a wise steward,
intentionally investing your endurance-related time, lest it be a fruitless,
self-centered endeavor. Other teams and clubs often provide a way to
meet, serve, and love people who are likely not going to church or seeking
Christ. Within this context, we bring the Church to them, building
genuine and trusting relationships that may bear the weight of the gospel we
live and teach - with our actions AND words.
Lastly, as you engage
with your endurance community, hold fast to Biblical truth and don't for a
moment compromise our King. Go boldly as a loving and courageous
ambassador, demonstrating a radical love and proclaiming a radical message!
For God's Glory!
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Vestigial structures are features on the body that don't have a purpose in the current form of an organism in a species.
The features start out as important players in the functioning of an organism. As natural selection occurs over time and the population of a species changes, the importance of those features phases out. Eventually, they become useless to the species.
Often, these features will be completely eradicated from a lineage. However, many of these structures stick around the gene pool, appearing within populations without serving any function. These are vestigial.
How do vestigial structures show proof of evolution?
Many of the structures are homologous, or appear the same, in other organisms.
This shows common descent between organisms. Common descent is a theory that says all organisms descend from a common ancestor. Besides analysis of DNA, homologous and vestigial structures give the non-scientific community direct, visible evidence of the evolutionary process.
This recent video from Vox shows modern human vestigiality that you can observe right now on your own body!


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TGS: TGS - Restricted shares received by Directors
ASKER, NORWAY (11 May 2016) - The Annual General Meeting of TGS held on 10 May
2016 decided that each of the Directors, other than the Chairman, should
receive 1,650 restricted shares in the Company on 11 May 2016 as part of
their compensation. One of the Directors is not permitted by own employer to
own shares in other companies. This Director will receive cash in lieu of the
restricted shares in an amount equal to the amount the other Directors will
be able to sell their restricted shares for at the closing share price on the
first day that a sale is permitted. The shares have been transferred to the
Directors today, 11 May 2016.
The attachment shows the number of restricted shares awarded on 11 May 2016
and the total number of shares held by each of the Directors.
The Company has distributed the restricted shares to the Directors from its
balance of treasury shares. Following the transfer of restricted shares to
the Directors, TGS holds 533,500 of the issued shares as treasury shares.
Company summary
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) provides multi-client geoscience data to
oil and gas Exploration and Production companies worldwide. In addition to
extensive global geophysical and geological data libraries that include
multi-client seismic data, magnetic and gravity data, digital well logs,
production data and directional surveys, TGS also offers advanced processing
and imaging services, interpretation products, and data integration
For more information visit TGS online at www.tgs.com.
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are forward-looking statements, which are subject to a number of risks,
uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, and are based
upon assumptions as to future events that may not prove accurate. These
factors include TGS' reliance on a cyclical industry and principle customers,
TGS' ability to continue to expand markets for licensing of data, and TGS'
ability to acquire and process data products at costs commensurate with
profitability. Actual results may differ materially from those expected or
projected in the forward-looking statements. TGS undertakes no responsibility
or obligation to update or alter forward-looking statements for any reason.
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
TGS sponsored American Depositary Shares trade on the U.S. over-the-counter
market under the symbol "TGSGY".
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Restricted shares to Directors on 11 May 2016
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New York Catholic Youth Day, an annual celebration for high school students in the archdiocese, will take place Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Westchester County Center in White Plains.
Doors will open at 8 a.m., and the day will end at 6 p.m. Cardinal Dolan will celebrate the closing Mass.
The event, hosted by the archdiocese's Office of Youth Ministry, has a theme of "Be Bold" inspired by the Archangel Gabriel's message to Mary: "Do not be afraid."
Keynote speakers are Jackie Francois Angel, a Catholic musician and speaker, and Dr. Ansel Augustine from the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Workshop presenters include Vanessa Zuleta, who is studying for her master's degree in theology at Boston College and earlier served at Catholic Youth & Family Ministries in Garrison; Father Pierre Toussaint, C.F.R., who was ordained to the priesthood in May for the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal; and Sister Virginia Joy, S.V., director of the archdiocese's Respect Life Office. ALOB Band will provide music.
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Austria and Hungary tend to escape the discredit they deserve for their roles in the First World War. This is largely because they have since become modest, periodically oppressed nations with no pretensions to global clout. While Britain, Germany, Russia, France and Italy all remained important actors in the post-War geopolitical narrative, and the Ottoman Empire retained at least a semblance of religious coherence after its collapse in 1918, imperial disintegration instantly transformed Austria and Hungary from world powers into small-time bystanders. At the same time, the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire entailed mass destruction of its institutional records, and that encouraged a generalised denial of responsibility for its actions among its various populations. In other words, circumstances and the self-interest of survivors combined to promote the Austro-Hungarian Empire's quiet erasure from modern popular history.
That's a shame, both because the Empire is central to the developmental history of modern Europe, and because Austria-Hungary's wartime story was wild and crazy stuff. Today marks the centenary of the assassination of Austrian premier Count von Stürgkh by Friedrich Adler, the son of Austrian socialist leader Viktor Adler, an event that summed up the Empire's condition quite nicely.
Karl Count von Stürgkh had just turned fifty-two, and had made his name as a trenchant conservative during two years as Austrian education minister, when he was appointed Austrian minister-president in November 1911. He had since dedicated himself to maintenance of the Empire under autocratic, Germanic government, and his policies had provoked persistent opposition from socialists and separatist nationalists, above all from Czechs. His response had been to suspend the Austrian parliament in March 1914, after which he ruled by royal decree, a move that had the predictable effect of driving opposition away from institutions and onto the streets.
Once war broke out, Stürgkh introduced rigid press censorship and restriction of public assembly rights, while allowing the military to infiltrate civil bureaucracy and policing. His approach drove opposition closer to open revolt but was seen as insufficiently forceful by extreme militarists, a powerful influence at the Emperor's court and a group that could have given the Russian nobility lessons in rabid conservatism. He had therefore become thoroughly unpopular on all sides, but was still rigidly attached to policies that promoted exactly the imperial break-up he was determined to avoid, when he was shot and killed by Friedrich Adler in the dining room of a Viennese hotel.
Born into a wealthy Jewish family, Friedrich Adler had been a physicist and mathematician, a close friend of Albert Einstein at the University of Zurich, before abandoning academic life in 1911 and moving to Vienna to work as a journalist in the cause of socialist revolution. His father, Victor Adler, was Vienna's best-known social democrat, a major figure in the Second International and an advocate of federalism and autonomy for the peoples of the Empire.
Adler Senior's passionate commitment to unification of the Empire's various socialist groups had fallen foul of Czech refusal to operate as anything other than a national movement, and of his own position in support of Austria-Hungary's war effort. While Victor Adler saw the War as a struggle against the greater evil of imperial Russian expansionism, Friedrich and the left wing held to the pre-War socialist view of international conflict as combat between oppressors fought by the oppressed. The two squabbled loud and often over the matter, and at thirty-seven Friedrich evidently retained a teenager's love for angry drama – or so some Viennese commentators concluded when unable to find a better explanation for his extraordinary resort to murder on 21 October 1916.
If the younger Adler expected Stürgkh's violent death to spark any change in the government's rigidly conservative position, let alone any kind of revolution, he was naive, pretty much out on his own and destined to be disappointed. Stürgkh was replaced by the more moderate Körber, while political and separatist agitation continued to escalate all over the Empire, but contemporaries recognised that the real agents of change in Austria-Hungary that autumn were a bad harvest and the death, in November, of the elderly Emperor Franz Josef.
Critical food shortages multiplied the problems facing a government already coping with extreme military over-extension, attacks on its eastern frontiers, the collapse of most non-military industry and strident bids for autonomy from all its component nations. Under these circumstances the vaguely liberal instincts of the new Emperor, Karl I – which did bring a shift in the monarchy's stance, from diehard to dithering – did nothing to prolong the regime's survival. Amid this tidal wave of change swamping the political landscape, the sensational killing of an unpopular premier created no more than a ripple so brief and insignificant that it didn't even do serious damage to the career of either Adler.
Friedrich was found guilty of the murder in 1917, after toying with an insanity defence, but Emperor Karl avoided creation of a martyr by commuting the death sentence to eighteen years in prison. Like other politically connected prisoners, Friedrich was released just before the Armistice, and he emerged as a committed social democrat, going on to play a significant role in the creation of post-War Austria. His father meanwhile continued to work within the existing political system, rejected calls for a Bolshevik-style revolution in Austria, and became foreign minister of a provisional, post-imperial Austrian government in October 1918. By then he was one of the most influential voices calling for post-War 're-unification' of Austria and Germany (subsequently vetoed by the victorious Allies), but he had long been a sick man and died on Armistice Day, 1918.
Stürgkh and the two Adlers were all major players in the political maelstrom at the centre of the wartime Austro-Hungarian Empire. Like those of the military in general, the Emperor and his courtiers, their various actions and ideas proved completely powerless against the entropy unleashed once political and economic norms had broken down across the Empire as a whole. I'm bothering to commemorate their shared moment in the headlines of October 1916, and its failure to change anything much, because they offer a snapshot of the extremes to which Austro-Hungarian politics had fled in time of crisis, and because they shine a little light on a time and place that were important to the history of South-Eastern, Eastern and Central Europe, but have been largely ignored by English-speaking posterity. Oh, and because anything that reminds anyone how extreme politics generally fail to resolve crises, and frequently exacerbate them, seems worth talking about in October 2016.


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We've seen this movie before. Car company revives storied marque, moves a chinchillion units then works up a more spacious variant. But Mini's conservative approach to its brand in the US (it took two years to crank out a convertible and six years to get the Clubman within a hair's breadth of production) may not be Fiat's style. According to Automotive News, the house that Topolino built already has three 500 models in the pipeline — hardtop, convertible and Abarth-tuned runner — and a three-door station wagon and a four-wheel-drive SUV based on the wagon could already be queuing up. Neither wagon nor four-by has been approved, says AN's source (though porting over the Fiat Panda Cross's 4x4 clockworks is a likely option). The currency exchange rate makes a US version of the 500 a likely nonstarter, but if all this 500 stuff blows big in Europe, we could be looking at an energized Fiat with the cojones to revisit the Americas next decade.
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Mathematical Inequalities – (North-Holland Mathematical Library,Vol.67)
May 24, 2018
The book addresses many important new developments in the field. All the topics covered are of great interest to the readers because such inequalities have become a major tool in the analysis of various branches of mathematics.
* It contains a variety of inequalities which find numerous applications in various branches of mathematics.
* It contains many inequalities which have only recently appeared in the literature and cannot yet be found in other books.
* It will be a valuable reference for someone requiring a result about inequalities for use in some applications in various other branches of mathematics.
* Each chapter ends with some miscellaneous inequalities for futher study.
* The work will be of interest to researchers working both in pure and applied mathematics, and it could also be used as the text for an advanced graduate course.
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Repair of Existing Residential Sidewalk Program
By city ordinance #6234 (see below) it is the responsibility of the homeowner, lessor, lessee and/or resident to maintain the sidewalk in front of their home.
City of Grand Prairie's Current Sidewalk Ordinance
Sec. 29-114. Maintenance of the sidewalk and right-of-way.
In all provisions of the Code relative to the responsibility of a homeowner, lessor, lessee, and/or resident of any such premises to maintain the sidewalk and all areas of the property including the curb and all right-of-way, in a safe and efficient manner. Whenever any provision of this code shall provide that any property be maintained, it is to be read to include all such area, including the buildings, the property, the adjacent right-of-way and sidewalk, and the surface of all easements, and such persons shall do nothing that would prevent the purpose and all incidental uses of such easements.


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Karen Litzy, PT, DPT runs a successful, concierge-style PT practice in New York City where clients have the luxury of one-on-one hour-long sessions in the comfort of their home or office. Karen's promise to her clients is to treat them to the best of her abilities with care, empathy, and professionalism to ensure a meaningful therapeutic relationship. We sat down with Karen to learn more about how she attains and retains clients in her practice.
Q. In your experience, what's the number one thing that helps patients successfully complete their rehabilitation?
Karen Litzy: One thing I find that helps patients finish their care is having an excellent start to their care. This means conducting a thorough initial evaluation that includes:
- Using motivational interviewing techniques to create a space for the patient to both tell their story and think critically about their problem.
- Clearly outlining the plan of care for the patient so they understand what to expect.
- Creating mutually agreed upon goals that are objective, fit the patient's lifestyle, and have meaning for that patient.
This evaluation helps develop a more meaningful therapeutic relationship with the patient and shows them you care. As a result, they are more likely to stick with you throughout the rehab process and meet their goals. This also establishes realistic expectations for that patient. If the patient knows what to expect from their care, how their progression may look, what their responsibility is in their recovery, and what the therapists' responsibility is in their recovery, they are more likely to agree to and comply with the full plan of care.
Q. What information do you recommend sharing with patients at each stage in their visit process?
Karen Litzy: I think it's important to acknowledge what they're doing well and show their progress from previous visits. This progress can take many forms:
- It can be an objective measurement like range of motion, improved gait pattern, improved endurance, etc.
- It can be completing a task at home or work that they couldn't do before.
- It can be hitting a sports performance goal.
- It can be a decrease in pain that allows them to play with their children, go out to dinner with friends, etc.
Bottom line: you should acknowledge and celebrate anything that the patient feels is meaningful to their recovery or life. As physical therapists, we need to focus on the positive aspects of the patient's ability vs. the aspects they are lacking.
Q. How do you respond to patients who aren't ready to be discharged but think they no longer need therapy services because they are feeling better?
Karen Litzy: I try to bring the focus back to their goals. That is, the goals we created together at the initial evaluation, or mid-way through their care. It's okay to add new goals as you progress through care because sometimes priorities and goals can change. Have they reached all of the goals they set for themselves throughout the plan of care? These goals were important enough for the patient to write out, so the patient should reach these goals before discharge. I recommend highlighting the patient's goals and having meaningful conversations about their goals. I may say something like: "Even though you're feeling better (which is awesome), that's only one part of the plan of care. I want you to meet your goals and feel confident in your body. So I would recommend a few more sessions to achieve your remaining goals."
Normally, I would schedule those last few sessions several weeks apart to act as a "check-in" and then modify their exercise or self-care program as needed.
Q. What are your strategies for engaging potential patients? How can people learn about your practice and services before they become a registered patient? How do you attract these patients and keep them engaged?
Karen Litzy: I get the majority of my patients through word-of-mouth recommendations from various relationships I've cultivated over the years. The number one piece of advice I have for business owners is that it's important to create meaningful relationships with various stakeholders in your community. These stakeholders can include (but are not limited to):
- Local yoga/pilates instructors
- Personal trainers
- Gym owners
- Physicians
- Nursing agencies
- Chambers of commerce
- Other physical therapists
If you can create genuine relationships with these people in your community, they are much more likely to refer you when someone they know is in need of physical therapy. People are more likely to go to a provider (of any type) if someone they know and trust refers them. This is a great way for potential patients to learn about you and your practice before they even step foot in your clinic.
To complement this you need to have a great website that reflects who you are and the quality service you provide. Even when a patient is referred to you by a trusted source, you still need to have a great website that highlights your strengths as a clinician, and more importantly, who you are as a person. For example, on my website, I have a section that asks the question "Who am I, and how can I help?" When a potential patient contacts me (whether referred by someone or just stumbling onto my website), most visitors will say that after reading this part of the website, they know they want to work with me. In this section, I share a bit of my personal story and why I am so passionate about helping others. Ultimately, you want a potential patient to be able to relate to you and trust you. This is what your website should convey.
When a potential patient contacts me, I will always try to call them on the phone to talk about why they feel they need physical therapy. I will allot as much as an hour for this call. I want to make sure we are a good fit and that I can help them. After our conversation, if I feel like I am not the best person to guide them through their recovery, I'll do everything I can to connect them to the right person. If we are a fit, I'll book the appointment right then and there. If they need some time to think things over, I'll usually follow up with them via email in a few days and then in a week or two to see if there is anything else I can do for them.
Q. What are your strategies for engaging patients who are no longer receiving active care? That is, are there ways people can continue to benefit from education/information about their conditions? How do you track these patients and keep them engaged?
Karen Litzy: If your patients agree to sign up for your mailing list, this is a great way for you to stay in touch with them and send them information they may enjoy. Any email management system can track the engagement and click rates of your emails, so you can see if your former patients are reading your emails. If they are not engaging, you can always send them an individual email to check in and see what kind of information they would like to see more of.
You can also send an actual card in the mail for birthdays or holidays to let them know you care. I will also send a card when they complete their plan of care — kind of like a thank-you note. And if a former patient refers a new patient to me, I will also send a thank-you note.
There are plenty of ways to stay in touch after the patient ends their plan of care with you. What's most important is that you do what feels comfortable for you, what's comfortable for your patients, and what fits with your care philosophy.
About Karen Litzy, PT, DPT:
Karen Litzy, PT, DPT is a proud member of the American Physical Therapy Association, the Orthopedic Section of the APTA, the Section on Women's health, the Home Health Section and the Private Practice Section of the APTA. She is also an official spokesperson for the APTA as a member of their media corps. She also hosts the podcast, Healthy, Wealthy, and Smart, a podcast that provides up to date clinical information combined with business strategies from the best and brightest thought leaders in physical therapy, wellness and entrepreneurship. Karen graduated from Misericordia University with her master's degree in Physical Therapy in 1997 and then graduated from the same university in 2014 with a Doctorate of Physical Therapy. Read more about Karen at https://karenlitzy.com/


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Facebook has been the nerve of the Social media now. You can get anyone, any update and any news on Facebook. Everyone from the personal and professional field are present on this platform.
As far as Facebook is concerned, it is all about posts, likes, comments and shares.Both on your personal page and the groups you have on FB. The more likes your post will generate, the more popular your post will be.All these you will do by posting on your page and on the groups in which you've been added.
Talking about groups on FB, there might be many for a person. People included in more groups need to share their stuffs regularly to get clicked on regular basis and thus they manage their flexibility over there.
So, what's your trick to raise likes and shares for your post? Not sure about it. Well, don't worry. I have come up with this article which will tell you about three awesome steps to increase likes and shares for your post.
Steps to get more Likes/Shares for your FB post –
# Step 1 –
Always post on the Best time –
If you are an active Facebook user, you should be noticing that at some special time interval, there are more posts and activity in your FB wall. This is the best time when most people around your circle are active on Facebook.
This is your time to go! Post your news feed right at that time. According to a survey, the best time to post your news feed is Morning @ 9 am and between 1 pm to 3 pm.
So, you may increase your chance of getting more views by posting your posts on the right time.
# Step 2 –
Have a good frequency of posts per day –
Another very important trick to get more noticed is, to be Consistent on Facebook. Meaning? Surveys say that posting at least one post every day is necessary to be regularly seen on Facebook. However, it depends on the type of profile you have and who your target audience is.
If you have groups, then you can easily increase your post sharing through app tools like Faceboardpro, which allows you to post to multiple groups with a single click. This will be time-savvy and you will also be active on all your groups.
# Step 3 –
Promote your FB page –
This trick applies specially in the social media marketing field. Your posts will be getting more likes and will be shared if your page will be visited more frequently. So you need to promote your FB page more to get noticed by more people.
Make more friends on FB and tell them about your page and why should they visit them. At the same time give reply to the likes and comments that they make in your FB posts. This will not only increase your FB reach but also make up a good image of yours.
In closure –
All in all, it's up to you that how you use your social handle to promote yourself or your brand. You should remember that the only way to get regular clicks on your FB page is to be consistent on the same.
Posting regularly on the groups is a really tough task to perform and the apps which let you post on multiple FB groups can get you some good help. So , you should definitely use them for your post sharing.


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"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift." – Albert Einstein
And if so, how is it affecting our lives? How can we see things more holistically and be more in tune with the various dimensions of life?
Rational vs. Intuitive Thinking
Rational thinking means to be thinking in a logically consistent way, grounded on statistics and objective facts. It does not do very well when dealing with human emotions, as emotional responses may not have a rational outcome.
Intuitive thinking doesn't use rational processes such as facts and data, but comes from years of knowledge and experiences. It is the ability to understand or know something without any direct evidence or reasoning process. It can however lead to a situation that seems emotionally biased and the inability to defend decisions.
"At the highest level all decisions are intuitive." – William W. George
The thing is, emotions are also essential to decision-making. Research has shown that those who suffer brain damage in the part that governs emotions often struggle to make decisions. They can weigh the pros and cons, but can't pick a side.
Today's culture prizes rational thinking because there's guaranteed predictability that we can trust. Intuition, however, requires inner trust. Without this, we lack faith in ourselves, and hence we miss opportunities for a more profound understanding of our true self.
So how can we start to develop our intuition, and why should we?
By learning to get into yourself and activating your intuition, you are able to find your purpose.
Finding your purpose is the foundation of human life. As a human being, it eliminates the sense of randomness and provides a particular kind of deeper meaning and recognition. You are a purposeful entity, and in order to find your reason and place in this life, you need to start seeing from the inside out.
The word intuition comes from the Latin verb intueri, translated as "consider", or from the late middle English word intuit, "to contemplate".
Contemplative practices include meditation, yoga, tai chi, rituals rooted in a religious or cultural tradition, as well as restricted environmental stimulation therapy such as floatation. These methods allow us to go inwards; making time for contemplation, to listen to our bodies, and to acknowledge our emotions. Of course, it does not always need to be in solitude – groups and communities can engage in practices that support reflection in a social context.
As confronting as it may seem, it's important for us to find a balance between the inner world and the outer world, so that we can navigate our lives with a more holistic approach.
Written by Elfe Nur Reyany, operations manager


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Breakfast At Tiffany's by Deep Blue Something totally blew me away. At this point in time I was working in a record store and saw the music video on MTV one evening. As the record store did have it on stock I called all labels the next day to find out where to get it. It turned out that the song was not yet released in Europe so I had to order it from the US – and so I did because I had to have it fast.
When the Deep Blue Something album "Home" arrived to me a week later it did not impress me much but the song Breakfast At Tiffany's was fantastic and on repeat for quite a while. Hope my downstairs neighbours liked it as well because it was played out loud.
Breakfast At Tiffany's is also a well known movie with Audrey Hepburn which also takes a part in the music video.
Breakfast At Tiffany's is on the album Home by Deep Blue Something and must be considered as a one hit wonder.
Highest chart position: #5 on Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on UK Singles Chart.


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Fun in Sorrento
Last time we passed through Sorrento on our way back from Capri it was grey and raining and we hurried through to the train station heads down. Today the sun scorched your eyeballs out. Heat fell from above only to … Continue reading
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Return to Stabia
Home again next day, with the Bay wreathed in mist as it had been on our first crossing. We had the most successful two-person approach to the pontoon yet and celebrated with lunch at the Captain's Cabin. We had an … Continue reading
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The Beach
John had done some research online and the beaches were mainly run by concessions, which rented out loungers etc for the day, so we set out with just our towels and various things to read. We went through the streets, … Continue reading
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Exploring the Citadel
Today the newer part of Gaeta straddles the low saddle of land either side of a high rugged peninsula, which was the original Roman stronghold around which a mediaeval town grew. It was one of the Mediterranean's maritime republics and … Continue reading
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Sail! A Sail!
Our long trip to Gaeta turned out to be a glorious sail with the wind on our quarter. Five hours of pure pleasure, when we sat back and rode the wind letting the autopilot take the strain. I felt sorry … Continue reading
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Ponza is the main island of the Pontine group, higher and more rugged than Ventotene, its' coast riddled with geological features. We were careful to avoid some of the more outlying ones on our way in. The main harbour is … Continue reading
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Island Life
After breakfast we set out to explore the island. John had spotted the tourist office at the top of the zigzag slope up to the square. The door was open, with a wooden chair set invitingly at one side. We … Continue reading
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Hend Sabry Stars in KFC's New Ad Campaign
Runs a Comedy Story about a Girl who Is husband-hunting
Hend Sabry Stars in KFC's New Ad Campaign
Tunisian actress Hend Sabry stars in KFC's brand new advertising campaign, where Sabry will be playing the character of a girl who is husband-hunting to get married before she turns thirty.
Chronicled in a light comedy style, the advertising campaign's story is about a girl (Sabry) who is husband-hunting and wants to settle down. When a man is visiting her at home to propose, she places a KFC meal before him. He devours the meal without letting her even touch a piece. She completely refuses the idea of being in a relationship with him, until he finally realizes an approach to win her heart. He visits her again carrying a chicken meal for her. Therefore, she shows signs of approval.
KFC's advertising campaign is directed by Rami Imam. Along with Hend, there will be other stars who are scheduled to join in, yet their names are not announced yet.
Currently, Hend Sabry is starring in the film Zahret Halab. Hend is playing the role of a Tunisian woman who goes through an arduous journey with the backdrop of the Syrian crisis. The filming locations are in Tunisia and Lebanon, with the participation of film stars from both countries, such as Hichem Rostom, Chakra Rammeh, BadeesBehi, Rayya Al-Agemy and Fatma Nacer from Tunisia, alongside Bassem Lotfi, Mohammed Al Rachi, and Jihed Zoghbi from Syria. The film is directed by Tunisian director Ridha Behi.


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Desperate Scousewives Axed!
Liverpool based reality show Desperate Scousewives, was expected to give The Only Way Is Essex, Made in Chelsea and Geordie Shore a run for ratings, until it has now been rumoured the Channel 4 based program will not be returning for a second series.
The Scousewives cast have received a mixed reaction from viewers and producers are said to be concerned that audiences of the show have failed to warm to the characters in the same way they have towards, The Only Way Is Essex glamour girls, Made in Chelsea's rich residents and Geordie Shore's party people. Channel 4 executives have also been in limbo as to whether commissioning a second series is a good idea after the low ratings series one pulled in last month.
Famous former Liverpool residents who have backed the program include, Abbey Clancy, who encouraged her brother and cousin to join the show and Coleen Rooney, but this has still failed to boost the overall ratings.
The Daily Star quoted a show insider who said: 'We had hoped Desperate Scousewives would really give TOWIE a run for its money.'
They then went on to add: 'But sadly that's not been the case. For whatever reason people have just not warmed to the characters and there hasn't been a great buzz.'
Maybe it's time for the rollers to be laid to rest and the heels to be hung away girls.
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1. An introduction to internally consistent climate projections.
This report addresses the need for internally consistent climate projections for use in impact assessments that inform adaptation planning. View file [597kb]
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Climate Change Science Updates
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Public interest in climate change has increased dramatically over recent years and there are a rapidly growing number of people who require up-to-date information on climate change science.
This document is designed to be a credible, independent source of timely information to help meet demand for knowledge in the field.
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Christmas Holiday Gift Ideas for Toddlers Under $25
As the holidays draw closer and the stores start to roll out their festive merchandise for gift-giving, the tendency to become a bit overwhelmed with finding the perfect item in your price range can certainly detract from the merriment of the season. Shopping for toddlers, in particular, can be considered even more difficult as their specific tastes haven't quite formed yet and/or often times change every other day.
Especially in this still-fragile economy, it's helpful to have a more specific guide to what toddler-friendly products are currently available and popular with other buyers without breaking the bank. The below sections give suggestions on what types of products are always sure to be a big hit with kids from the ages of 18 months to three and a half years old.
Cheap Arts & Crafts Gift Ideas for Toddlers
Playdough. Because kids in this age group are still sensory-motivated, playdough and molding clay are excellent affordable gifts that are sure to draw big smiles. The Play-Doh Spaghetti Factory Playset (from Hasbro $12.99) or the Moon Dough Magic Barnyard (from Moon Dough $19.99) are a couple of great options that are currently out in stores or available online.
Toddler-Safe Crayons, Markers and Paints. Non-toxic, washable, soap and water clean up – what more could a parent want out of crafty products? Check out Crayola Beginnings TaDoodles in the Tub – Tub Crayons (from Crayola $5.99) and/or Crayola Beginnings Color Me a Song (from Crayola $16.99) for a fun variations on creative expression. Paints, markers and crayons designed for small hands and big imaginations are wonderful ways to bring out your child's inner Dali while not spending a fortune!
Cheap Outdoor Fun Gift Ideas for Young Kids
Bubbles. Toddlers of all shapes and sizes go crazy for bubbles – bubble wands, bubble machines, bubble games, bath bubbles. You name it, they love it or would want it. Items such as the Bubble Mower (from Fisher Price $18.00) or the Alex Toys Rub A Dub Bubble Beater With Bubbles Bath Toy (from Alex Toys $13.99) are incredibly affordable toys that can truly perform the unthinkable: hold the attention of busy toddlers for more than five minutes at a time (gasp!).
Balls. Keeping it simple, balls are a wonderfully inexpensive way of getting toddlers to expend their endless energy while sharpening gross motor skills in the process. Buy them smaller plush balls to roll back and forth, larger "bouncy" balls on which to jump and roll, or harder plastic ones to practice catching; balls usually cost under $10 and provide energetic fun for all involved.
Cheap Toys/General Gift Ideas for Toddlers
Blocks. Encouraging development of toddler brain function, blocks are fantastic for opening up a whole new world to growing brains and little hands. Blocks can hone problem-solving skills in teaching toddlers how stacking and matching can often produce different results, as well as bring tremendous satisfaction to kids everywhere in knocking them over time and time again. Mega Bloks Building Bag (from MEGA brands $19.99) or Melissa and Doug Plush ABC Blocks (from Melissa & Doug $19.99) are examples of blocks that can teach, entertain and stimulate all for under $20!
Pretend Play. Children this age love to emulate the world around them, starting with their parents. Does your toddler usually want to help you in the grocery store? Check out the Just Like Home Deluxe Shopping Cart (from American Plastic Toy $14.99) and fill it with the Step 2 101-Piece Play Food Set (from Step 2 $21.99) then observe while your little one "goes shopping" around the living room. Is your child fascinated by the instruments in the pediatricians office? A fun option here is the Fisher-Price Medical Kit (from Fisher Price $12.99), just be prepared to be examined often!
Books. Again keeping it simple, books are incredibly cost-effective gifts that introduce toddlers to new worlds, concepts and characters. Reading with your children is beneficial to all involved on so many levels and is a lovely alternative to more expensive toys.
Bringing smiles of happiness or squeals of joy to toddlers everywhere may be worth it's weight in gold, but gifts that elicit these reactions don't have to cost as much.


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Our menu is supplied for multiple award-winning school meals company, Food for Thought, a not-for-profit organisation that focuses on supplying ethically and locally-sourced organic produce. Food is freshly prepared every day by our team of chefs and there is a vegetarian option provided.
Free School Meals scheme
The Local Authority provide extra funding to schools depending on how many pupils they have who are entitled to free school meals. This funding is a great benefit to our pupils and is an important help for us to provide everything they need in school.
Currently we seem to have a significantly low number of pupils entitled to free school meals. We believe some pupils who are entitled to this money may be missing out because parents have not applied.
If you think your child be entitled you can apply in the following ways:
- Apply online
- Complete this form and return to school
- Go to a One Stop Shop
- School can apply on your behalf – if you wish us to do this please contact Ann or Laura in the office and they will do this for you.
If your claim is successful the school will be notified that your child can have free school meals. The school will ensure that this information is treated with the strictest confidence and handled sensitively.


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Certifications & Qualifications
Finding a good auto repair facility is always a concern, especially when the unexpected happens. One important thing to remember is to look for the shops Qualifications And Certifications.
Each year Motor Age Magazine, a leading automotive magazine, reviews shops from all over the United States. Hundreds of automotive repair shops from all over the country competed for Motor Age Top Shop, however, only 10 were chosen.
Our shop was reviewed in their magazine and we were one of only ten shops in the Nation to be chosen in the Top 10. There are many good auto repair shops in the country, and we are very grateful for the industry's recognition and our award.
This award is given after Motor Age reviews how companies' care for their customers, their qualifications, the shop's facilities, their growth over recent years, and the business' core philosophy.
Our company has been recognized with this award in the past; we were chosen to be in the top ten in 2008, 2009, 2011, and now in 2013. In 2012, we were honored with the No. 1 TOP SHOP AWARD in the Nation.
I did it! The Automotive Service Association (ASA) held its Automotive Management Institute (AMI) graduation and award ceremony Saturday August 12th in Anaheim, CA. It was an awesome event.
I was honored to be included in the 1st graduating class, earning the new A.M.A.M. degree (Accredited Master Automotive Manager). 49 people graduated by accumulating 180 credits though many accredited management classes. Others in attendance earned the Accredited Automotive Manager (A.A.M.) degree with 120 credits as well.
I work hard to be the best I can be and support our industry, thank you ASA
While there are many quality repair facilities, each AAA–approved auto repair facility is carefully screened and monitored to assure it meets our tough standards and criteria.
We are a 4-time AAA Quality Service Award winner for customer satisfaction and service quality.
To win this AAA award a shop must exceed the already stringent Auto Club standards for a consecutive two-year period: no more than one complaint from an Auto Club member, a minimum 99 percent customer satisfaction rating during two consecutive surveys and no facility deficiencies during either of the Auto Club's detailed annual shop inspections or the bimonthly shop reviews.
This company has been accredited since 05/02/2003 and we are satisfied that it honors its commitment. The company has agreed to uphold our accreditation standards, which include a commitment to act in accordance with ethical business practices and to respond to customer complaints.
Our opinion of what this rating means:
An exemplary rating. This means that nothing in our files causes us to have any doubt about the company's reliability.
Certified Automotive Specialists A+ 1
Certified Auto has been a proud member of the Glendora Chamber of Commerce since 1992 and is active in all city and chamber functions
Gene is a member of the Glendora Rotary and was president in the 2008-2009 year. Rotary allows our company an avenue to give to locally as well as all over the world.
30 + Years at the same location
The Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) has cultivated a partnership with the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), the agency that regulates the use and recycling of hazardous waste products. This new partnership has given us the opportunity to promote DTSC's voluntary program by which auto repair facilities may become recognized as a "Green Station" if a station meets the DTSC's requirements.
ASE-certified automotive technicians and other service professionals can be identified in several ways. The most obvious is to look for the ASE sign on the facility. Once inside, most establishments proudly display the ASE certificates earned by their technicians in their office or waiting room.
ASE has taken this responsibility one step further by offering a recognition opportunity for highly qualified repair facilities, which allows them to showcase their technicians and their commitment to excellence. It is called the Blue Seal of Excellence Recognition Program. The program's emphasis is to identify establishments with a large percentage of ASE-certified professionals. It is a recognition program for businesses striving to be the best, and willing to prove their commitment.
Since 1951, ASA has been the leading organization for owners and managers of automotive service businesses that strive to deliver excellence in service and repairs to consumers. We hope that you find your visit here not only enjoyable but informative and educational.
"The Automotive Service Association (ASA) advances professionalism and excellence in the automotive repair industry through education, representation and member services."
Certified Auto is now a STAR certified Smog check station.
Brake & Lamp certified station.
We are able to state certify salvaged vehicles and check and sign off fix-it-tickets.
ASCCA is the largest independent garage owners association in California. The core purpose of ASCCA is to elevate and unite automotive professionals, and give them voice in a way that promotes integrity, compassion, individuality and continuous self-improvement. Membership in ASCCA is unique in that it is comprised of 28 chapters throughout California and is based on the time-honored values of small business owners.
By becoming a member, you'll join the thousands of other automotive professionals who make up the iATN. Being a part of this global network means you are serious about helping to further the automotive industry and helping yourself gain knowledge and experience.
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At Dexter, Michaela White scored two goals to lead the Tigers.
Harley Ponte and Bobbie Chambers each contributed a goal apiece for Dexter in the winning effort. Tasha Pratt had two assists and Alison Pease made two saves on five shots for 8-5-1 Dexter.
Libby Lane and Alicen Brooks combined to make 13 saves on 26 shots for Searsport (3-10).


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"The best possible dental care using the least amount of chemical ingredients."
This was the original idea behind the development of DENTTABS teeth cleaning tablets.
We are so pleased to bring DENTTABS to The Plastic Free Shop. Here we have the tablets with fluoride We hope you get on well with them. They have been given my family's seal of approval but as with all personal care products a lot of it is down to personal choice :)
DENTTABS are such an easy and effective alternative to conventional toothpaste which traditionally comes in unrecyclable tubes. Here's a few reasons why they tick our boxes:
How will I receive my DENTTABS?
You have the option to either
Why not add one of our stainless steel funnels to your order!
DENTTABS teeth cleaning tablets consist of just a few key ingredients:
FULL INGREDIENTS LIST: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Sodium Bicarbonate, Silica, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Magnesium Stearate, Aroma (Natural Mint Flavour), Menthol, Xanthan-Gum, Stevioside, Citric Acid, Sodium Fluoride, Eugenol
How To Use
Denttabs recommend using a soft bristled toothbrush, as this helps with the 'polishing' action. However I use one of our medium stiffness brushes and that works fine for me.
The Fluoride in DENTTABS:
Fluoride per tablet is 1.450ppm = 0,15%.
Weight of one tablet is ~1/3 Gramm.
Because conventional toothpaste consists of 50% water, the free fluoride ions react with other materials in the toothpaste. Towards the end of the 90's a study stated that the quantity of available fluoride ions actually contained in tooth paste, had sunk to approximately 80% after only 4 months. If you imagine how long your toothpaste has been on the shelf before you buy it and then how long it takes you to use it - not good!
DENTTABS are manufactured dry. The first contact with humidity happens exactly in the moment, you chew on them in your mouth and mix it with saliva. Advantages to this are the sodium fluoride disintegrates only in the mouth. Thus the quantity of fluoride ions, which was contained in the tablet originally, is available 100% without any loss. The fluoride ions are in the saliva, right where they are supposed to be. With the toothbrush you distribute the DENTTABS mixture and take the fluoride ions exactly there, where they can work: directly on your teeth.
With DENTTABS almost all fluoride ions get mixed with the saliva. With tooth paste however a certain percentage remains compound to the paste - that is what likes to remain in the sink
Now, there is always a debate whether fluoride is good or bad for you and I encourage you to read more on this widely research topic and make your own choice. DENTTABS has many excellent links and loads more info on their website under their FAQS page - click here to go directly to their website. Note, it is in German but you can hit the Google translate button and it translates very well.
Very good product and will continue to use. Only gave 4 star as are a little unpleasant when first crush in mouth - but get used to with time. Worth it for the environmental benefits.Dee Fleming
Great stuff, I find the taste very pleasant. And it's perfect for travelling with 30ml bottle easily enough for a month. Also, my teeth are quite sensitive and some other clay / powder based products make it worse. No such problem with the Denttabs, therefore no need to "cycle" them with sensitive teeth toothpaste.Lukasz
Just brilliant very glad I made the switch.Adam
Performs just as well as my old toothpaste, just with less waste. Is strange at first but I quickly got used to it - you also need to use a manual brush rather than electric, though, which was my first mistake!Anne
I have been using these for a while now. They are every bit as good as tube toothpaste.Shirley Harrison


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I am a wife, teacher, mother, follower of Jesus, daughter, employee, niece, granddaughter, and more. On this blog, I will be sharing stories of my life in these positions to encourage me and hopefully you to be better in my relationships and yours.
I write about my experiences as a young working Christian wife and mother trying to navigate life and grow as a person in my relationships with others. I write for others wanting to learn and grow in their relationships. I write for personal enjoyment and to stretch myself as a creative person. I write because I like it and I hope you learn something along the way.
Life can be rough, but it can also be used to encourage each other. That's what I'm hoping to do here, encourage each other as we walk through life. I have a passion for healthy families. I believe healthy families produce healthy children who can change the world. Healthy families can produce a change in the issues of extreme poverty and human trafficking. Healthy families can educate children and adults in order to help them become healthy.
I post new material Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.
Monday is open to anything. Wednesday is generally part of a series. Friday is what is on my heart and generally spiritually focused. Saturday is a list of other good posts I read throughout the week.
A few good posts:
The Day we Bollixed It
The Ceramic Horse
Where Am I?
Where is my heart?
Feeling Something
A little about my family
Finding My Story:
My parents
My grandparents
My great-grandparents
Other family members
The younger ones
The girls
The in-laws
My story found
I would love to see you come back and read more of what I share on here.


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Brightburn (Subtitled)
Brightburn (Subtitled)
Horror Kansas couple Kyle and Tori Breyer are stunned when a spaceship falls from the night sky. Inside, the couple discovers a baby boy. The Breyers decide to raise this mysterious infant as their flesh and blood and christen him Brandon. When he reaches his difficult teenage years, Brandon answers a call from his spacecraft, which unlocks the boy's abilities, including superhuman strength and speed. The teenager struggles to maintain control of his remarkable abilities.
Directed by David Yarovesky
Starring David Denman, Elizabeth Banks, Jackson A Dunn
90 mins
15 certificate
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Ahhhh, dear readers, be glad I did not say 77 New Things for My 77th Year.
Hummmmm, but that might be next.
For now.....
1. I'm writing my first post from my iPad. Had it for 8 months; just now courage to finger type.
2. Tonight, I made a mason-jar piggy bank for First Daughter. Had to re-work it so that quarters would fit, but got it done.
3. For this new year, I am swearing off watching "Friends" to go back to Frazier. I need a breather from Monica. Watching the younger version of myself is finally too much. Of course, Monica DOES know the easiest, fastest, best way to do just about everything. Hey, I said MONICA, not LIZ.
4. Began today giving thanks for the brand new What-a-Burger coming to Fritztown. Instead of just complaining that is is in my front yard instead of my neighbor's.
5. When I heard the weather report on the 6 pm news, I made a last-minute run to WalMart. Usually, I just do without.
6. Decided to forego instant gratification of NOT rushing out in exchange for the luxury to stay at home during the next 3 days of predicted bone chilling weather.
7. I felt a sudden and deep sense of sadness as I drove our familiar neighborhood and found so many houses dark. Christmas virtually disappeared in one day. The day before Epiphany. Sad.
8. Decided firmly, on that grocery run, to leave our Christmas lights glowing and our Nativity lit at least another week.
10. I WILL write and address and mail our Christmas thank you notes before February 1. 2014. :-)
11. Next week I will buy ALL the birthday & anniversary cards and file them according to date due for all our kids, grands, and greats for 2014.
12. Better make a separate entry to actually MAIL, in time for timely delivery, all the cards in #11.
13. Even I won't make promises to adhere to a reasonable bedtime.
14. I will, however, work hard not to react badly, but smile sweetly, when judged by those who have not studied nor lived with Restless Leg Syndrome.
And, since I promised ONLY 14, I'll just end with the promise I claim at the beginning of most of my mornings. If it speaks to you, too, it is found at Isaiah 40:29-31.
Do you not know, Liz?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding not even you, Liz, can fathom.
.... He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
but especially old women like you, Liz, who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
You will soar on wings like eagles;
You will run and not grow weary,
You, Liz, will walk and not be faint.
He keeps his promises, sweet friends.
In Christ,


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We stock over 350 wines in a huge range of styles from all over the world, including France, Italy, Spain, California, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina and Chile.
Our stock is constantly expanding and evolving which makes it difficult to publish an accurate stock list online! We are, however, more than happy to talk you through our fantastic products in person, by phone or email- please just get in touch!
We host weekly wine tastings in store – a great way to try new wines and find out what you like.
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"I merely refer to the most important and far-reaching case in my career —one upon which I have laboured for nearly fourteen months, and which is now rapidly approaching a singularly diverting climax—the case of Professor Moriarty."
Collingwood College presents an unique adaption of William Gillette's 1899 play 'Sherlock Holmes: A Drama in Four Acts', a play that takes inspiration from the short stories 'A Scandal in Bohemia', 'The Final Problem' and 'A Study in Scarlet', with a female Doctor Watson and Professor Moriarty.
In a gloomy house in London, Alice Faulkner is held captive by the criminal couple, Madge and James Larrabee, in an attempt to obtain letters and photographs that will enable them to blackmail a wealthy family of foreign nobility. Sherlock Holmes is entrusted with acquiring these letters and photographs but finds himself torn between solving the case and protecting Alice Faulkner. Little does Holmes know that his arch-nemesis Professor Moriarty is also paying close attention to the case and is gathering all her allies in one final attempt to kill Sherlock Holmes. With his ingenious detective skills and trusted ally Doctor Watson for assistance, Holmes must prepare to take on his most dangerous case to date; a case full of mystery, emotion and a villainous plot against his life.
Admission: £4.50(£4) – £5
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The Swim Academy
The Swim Academy
The Swim Academy is dedicated to teaching children lifelong swimming skills and safety. We are an all-inclusive program for ages 4 months and up. Our progression based system takes children from introduction to water to competitive swim team ready. From small group classes to individual lessons, we can tailor lessons to meet everyone's needs. Our lessons have a wide variety of availability as well as many affordable options.
The Swim Academy uses top of the line training tools to aid in the learning process, including marshmallow sticks, splash pads, kick boats and more. We offer private, sibling private and group swim lessons for all ages, members and guests of Wheaton Sport Center.
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I'm currently designing CSS, and I would very much like that a number of elements (links, if it mattress) would move below the main title of the page, in an up-down direction.
What magic should I do to make it happen?
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You didn't mention what kind of elements you have. You said they are links but it can be
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Without knowing what is your element, it is difficult to give you an answer.
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ALBANY -- To thousands of Wikipedia users, he is an unnamed and unpaid volunteer scribe whose voluminous articles on Capital Region history are credited only to his Internet handle: UpstateNYer.
After much prodding, he reluctantly agreed to step out of the long cyber shadow of anonymity maintained by the free, web-based, open-source encyclopedia project that can be written and edited by anyone.
Behold Matt Wade, a Wiki legend -- at least to a vast underground of fellow Wikipedia contributors, known as Wikipedians.
The numbers are huge for Wikipedia, a riff on wiki-wiki, a Hawaiian word for quick.
Since it was launched in 2001, Wikipedia has grown into one of the most popular reference websites, logging about 78 million visitors each month. Behind the scenes, more than 91,000 active contributors are working on 17 million articles in 270 languages.
Wikipedia also continues to give professors and academics apoplexy, with much pooh-poohing and widespread bans by scholarly gatekeepers who question its authority and accuracy.
Don't get Wade started on that debate. He has no patience for such hidebound traditionalists.
"I like the pure democracy that every user on Wikipedia has," he said. The articles are also subject to a rigorous peer review from people who have knowledge of the topic and may live around the corner or on the other side of the world.
Wade is drawn to its technological, interactive aspects too.
"It's a cliche for my generation, but Google and Wikipedia got me through college," said Wade, 24, of Brunswick.
The 2004 Tamarac High School graduate holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from George Washington University and a master's in civil engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
"The irony is that I'm an engineer and I'm writing about history," said Wade, who works as a mechanical engineer at a local defense contractor.
As UpstateNYer, he enjoys special editorial powers as one of the most active Wikipedia authors and editors. He's done about 20,000 edits to articles, at last count, and he's initiated scores of new entries. That places him high on the list of the 4,000 most prolific Wikipedians. His frequency and obsessive attention to the Wiki project vaulted him far above the madding crowd, those 13.4 million people around the world with active Wikipedia accounts or the 300,000 folks who have edited more than 10 Wiki articles.
Wade brings an engineer's precision, an ability to assess information quickly and a thoroughness to his task. His article on Albany, N.Y., for instance, runs 32 pages and is illustrated with dozens of color photographs he took himself.
Grouped by themes and written in spare prose, there are also 302 footnotes, dozens of books and articles cited in a bibliography and enough active links to keep a history buff clicking around the Web for hours.
It begs the question. Why does he do it? He's got a demanding day job and he does his Wiki labors for free. He spends untold hours over the course of several months building one of his intricate Wikipedia articles, simultaneously debating and defending his work offline among a cohort of similarly devoted Wiki volunteers.
"I don't get any credit for it, but I like sharing what I've learned about a topic I'm interested in," he said. "I want somebody searching Albany history to get a lot of information and a lot of sources. And I know it's correct because I put it all in there, with all my sources cited."
After a long digression on the arcane facets of the deep, inner workings of Wikipedia, Wade paused and conceded: "Granted, I'm a bit of a geek for doing this in the first place."
Wade started as a Wiki editor while a college student. He was reading a lot of engineering articles on Wikipedia that he felt were incomplete or incorrect. So, he'd go into the entry and make editing changes, with his citations listed.
He liked the immediacy and transparency of the intellectual exchange.
Then, as now, he adheres to Wiki's simple rules for users: Be polite; assume good faith; avoid personal attacks; and be welcoming.
When it came to building new content, he also stuck to Wiki's guidelines: no original research, neutral point of view and verifiability.
Wade caught the history bug after returning to his hometown after college. He started researching the history of Brunswick with the idea of publishing a book one day. That led him to begin scouring archives, historical societies and libraries for sources on local history. He began acquiring out-of-print history reference books. Google Books became his most-used search engine.
He also spends a lot of time chatting with other Wikipedia editors who are part of WikiProject Capital District, a community of Wikipedians who focus on building and editing articles related to the region before they go online.
He likes that he's contributing to what he calls "a mountain of knowledge."
He also gets immediate feedback: The Albany article gets about 2,000 hits a day, while Brunswick only gets about 15 hits.
He's currently helping to rewrite the New York state article. "It gets about 18,000 views a day," he said. "I want a good return on my investment."
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PLA2G7 gene
phospholipase A2 group VII
The information on this page was automatically extracted from online scientific databases.
From NCBI Gene:
The protein encoded by this gene is a secreted enzyme that catalyzes the degradation of platelet-activating factor to biologically inactive products. Defects in this gene are a cause of platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase deficiency. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Dec 2009]
From UniProt:
Modulates the action of platelet-activating factor (PAF) by hydrolyzing the sn-2 ester bond to yield the biologically inactive lyso-PAF. Has a specificity for substrates with a short residue at the sn-2 position. It is inactive against long-chain phospholipids.
From NCBI Gene:
- Asthma, susceptibility to
- Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase deficiency
- Ige responsiveness, atopic
From UniProt:
Asthma (ASTHMA): The most common chronic disease affecting children and young adults. It is a complex genetic disorder with a heterogeneous phenotype, largely attributed to the interactions among many genes and between these genes and the environment. It is characterized by recurrent attacks of paroxysmal dyspnea, with wheezing due to spasmodic contraction of the bronchi. [MIM:600807]
Atopic hypersensitivity (ATOPY): A condition characterized by predisposition to develop hypersensitivity reactions. Atopic individuals can develop eczema, allergic rhinitis and allergic asthma. [MIM:147050]
Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase deficiency (PAFAD): An enzymatic deficiency that results in exacerbated bodily response to inflammatory agents. It can be associated with several disease states including inflammatory gastrointestinal disorders, asthma and atopy. Asthmatic individuals with PAFAD may manifest aggravated respiratory symptoms. [MIM:614278]
Cytogenetic Location: 6p12.3, which is the short (p) arm of chromosome 6 at position 12.3
Molecular Location: base pairs 46,700,558 to 46,735,836 on chromosome 6 (Homo sapiens Updated Annotation Release 109.20200228, GRCh38.p13) (NCBI)


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As we inch our way closer and closer to Judgment Day 2013, the production for Book 2 of The Legend of Korra inches closer and closer to completion. As most of us should know by now, the final touches are currently being put on Book 2. That means tons of color correcting sessions as well as sound effect implementation.
A lot of these touch-ups have fortunately led to an abundance of Book 2 information over the past few weeks. We've learned how the Track Team was just recently working on sound effects for Spirits. Then we had a look at some actual images of Book 2 including a few Story Board scenes.
Now the Track Team has come out to confirm that episodes from Book 2 of The Legend of Korra are beginning to be completed.
This confirmation comes from the Track Team's official Twitter. You can read the actual Tweet down below.
Just finished the most epic Korra episode yet…!
— The Track Team (@thetrackteam) February 23, 2013
Based on how everything is looking, I fully expect Book 2 to air sometime this April. We should get official word on that in about 3 days – Judgment Day.
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This paper presents an anomaly detection approach using machine learning to achieve condition monitoring for wind turbines. The approach applies the information in supervisory control and data acquisition systems as data input. First, machine learning is used to estimate the temperature signals of the gearbox component. Then the approach analyzes the deviations between the estimated values and the measurements of the signals. Finally, the information of alarm logs is integrated with the previous analysis to determine the operation states of wind turbines. The proposed approach has been tested with the data experience of a 2MW wind turbine in Sweden. The result demonstrates that the approach can detect possible anomalies before the failure occurrence. It also certifies that the approach can remind operators of the possible changes inside wind turbines even when the alarm logs do not report any alarms.
Conference code: 138773; Export Date: 30 October 2018; Conference Paper; Funding details: CSC, China Scholarship Council; Funding text: This work is financed by Chinese Scholarship Council.


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Arduino Thermocouple Multiplexer Shield (S - MAX31855S) With Headers
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Description: The KTA-259v4 Thermocouple Multiplexer Shield is designed to easily allow multiple high temperature readings with an Arduino control board.
Screw terminals are provided for thermocouple connections as thermocouple wires can not be soldered.
Selection Guide:
Note 1: The MAX31855 datasheet specifies ±2 °C for all thermocouple types within the range -20 to 85 °C, not including thermocouple non-linearity or CJC temperature measurement uncertainty. This also doesn't include the effect of the MUX or the KTA-259 board layout.
Note 2: This is the range of temperatures that a thermocouple of this type can measure, the Measured Temperature Range is the actual range the MAX31855 can digitise.
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