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A while back I talked about the Braun Series 9 electric shaver that had four cutting elements Braun says will give you the closest shave. I never thought that I'd see an electric razor with five cutting elements!
But product designers and engineers at Panasonic was able to pull off what I think was impossible, shoving 5 blades into an electric shaver head.
Related: If you're looking for a razor, you can check this article I wrote about the best razor deals right now for products like the safety razor, cartridge razor and much more. Get the best deals for yourself or buy it as a gift.
And here's the result of that innovation, the Panasonic ES-LV95-S Arc 5. Panasonic says that their award winning 5-blade shaving system with precision blades angled at 30 degrees will deliver outstanding closeness.
We will find out in this review if those claims are accurate and if you should invest around $200++ for this 5 blade electric shaver or if it is just a waste of money.
A quick look at the features
- Features an industry first 5-blade shaving system in an electric razor
- Precision Nanotech blades angled at around 30 degrees give you a close shave
- Pivoting head gives you flexibility when shaving trouble spots like the jaw and neck area
- Powering this razor is a high performance linear motor that delivers 14,000 cuts per minute or around 70,000 cross-cutting actions for the 5 blades
- Has a pop-up trimmer that help you sculpt the sideburn and goatee area
- Compatible for wet and dry shaving
- LCD display
- Cleaning station deep cleans and charges this at the same time
- 45-minute run time (or approx. 15 shaves)
- 2 year warranty
- The 5-blade system gives you a very close shave
- Cheaper than a Braun series 9
- Gives you the flexibility to shave wet or dry depending on your preference
- Powerful motor
- Navigating this razor in tight areas like the mustache or chin area can be tricky with the very large head
- Can cause irritation to men with sensitive skin
- Shorter running time
- Noisier than a Braun
What to expect from this 5-bladed electric shaver?
The very first thing you will notice with this electric shaver is the very large head that houses the 5 rows of blades.
This is the very first electric razor in the market with uses a 5-blade system. The battle has begun, if the Braun 9 series boasts of a 4 blade system, Panasonic has 5.
This battle is getting crazy and similar to the cartridge razor market where there are razors that have 6 blades like this from Dorco!
I wonder if there will ever be a 6 blade electric razor, my guess is probably no but you'll never know.
Five sharp nanotech blades set at a 30 degree angle do all the heavy lifting. Panasonic says this is the perfect angle for a close shave.
If you read my wet shaving article, I mentioned about using an angle between 30 and 45 degrees when using a safety razor so that falls in line with what wet shaving experts say.
Powerful Motor
Powering this beast of a razor is a linear motor that Panasonic says delivers 14,000 cuts per minute and when you add up the 5 blades, that's around 70,000 cross-cutting actions per minute.
If you have a tough beard you need to cut fast then you'll have to strongly consider this electric razor for this feature alone.
Flexible Micro-Foil Patterns
Covering the blades and protecting your skin are flexible micro-foil patterns that capture, hold and cut different types of hair that make up your beard.
These are carefully designed to lift up facial hair that lay flat or grow in different directions as well as stubborn hair to give you the closest shave perhaps of any foil razor in the market right now.
Active Shaving Sensor
Panasonic also added a feature that detects facial hair density. It increases power when it detects dense areas and decreases power on areas with less facial hair.
This prevents unnecessary irritation and heat build-up on the foil. It also increases efficiency in terms of run time since this razor will use up more juice than their 3 or 4 bladed counterparts.
Pivoting Head
To help ensure that the 5-blade shaving head reaches even the toughest parts like the neck area, this razor has a multi-flex pivoting head.
What it simply means is that not only will it pivot back and forth but also side to side. It provides added flexibility when shaving areas under the jawline, chin and neck area.
Pop-up Trimmer
To help trim sideburns or mustache area, it also comes with a pop-up trimmer that helps sculpt these areas to keep you looking sharp.
Wet/Dry Shaving
Whether you prefer wet shaving or dry shaving, the Panasonic ES-LV95 allows you to shave with or without shaving cream.
There lies a conundrum. Five cutting elements can a lot of irritation for men who have sensitive skin but adding shaving cream can decrease that irritation.
Premium Automatic Cleaning Station
To keep this electric razor performing at its peak it comes with a cleaning station that also doubles as a charging stand.
The cleaning station deep cleans and washes excess facial hair and gunk. This keeps the razor in tip top shape for years to come.
You can also wash this razor under running water to save on cleaning fluid. This feature is a lot of help when you travel because you don't need to bring the bulky base. For regular home use, it adds a level of convenience because it saves you time.
Great Tool for Frequent Flyers
This razor has several features that make it a great travel buddy for men who do spend a lot of time on in different time zones.
First it's got a universal voltage power cord so you can just about use this in any continent you may have to bring a power adapter to fit in different plug configurations.
Second it's got a travel lock feature that prevents it from accidentally turning on inside your luggage and alerting the TSA. It also comes with a travel pouch so that you have something to store this into.
LED Display
LED display helps keep track of battery life and if this razor needs cleaning.
Run Time
On a full charge (takes one hour to charge) this razor will last for around 45 minutes. That's equivalent to around 15 shaves, if your average shaving time is 3 minutes.
Product Specifications
|ES-LV95 Arc5
|Run time
|45 minutes
|Mustache / Sideburn Trimmer
|Wet Shaving
|Dry Shaving
|Water proof
|Charging/cleaning stand
|Travel pouch
|2 years
See it in Action
Here's a product video from Panasonic that shows you the different features…
Customer Reviews
A lot of men who've used this razor said that this razor does cut really close thanks to the 5 shaving elements and the powerful motor.
Few men compared this to Braun and said the same thing – this razor shaves closer compared to the Series 7 and Series 9. The latter is Braun's top of the line electric shaver at the moment and has four cutting elements.
Panasonic's head is more flexible than the Braun's that only pivots forward and back. This razor also pivots from side to side giving it more agility. This helps it shave areas like the neck easier.
The downside to the 5 blade head is it heats up faster than a Braun, it isn't hot but warm. It mows down beards at a faster rate so this should not be an issue.
It also takes some practice navigating the large head over tight areas like the lip and chin area.
Another potential issue would be the noise as foil shavers tend to be louder and with a powerful motor and one extra blade, expect this to be louder than a Philips Norelco.
Closeness is where this razor shines. If you only shave once every two or three days, this razor would really benefit you because 5 blades can mow down a multi-day beard growth. Panasonic also added a sensor technology that detects denser growth areas and this helps without you having to manually adjust.
Where can I buy this?
You can buy this from Amazon for less than $200. And it comes with free 2-day shipping if you join Prime. Amazon offers extended warranties of up to 3 years if you want more peace of mind.
Buying this direct from Philips would set you back around $250.
To Wrap It Up
If you're looking for a close shave, only a few electric razors come close to this 5-bladed electric razor. The 5 blade system and powerful motor really cuts close with fewer passes. But the large head is a concern when shaving tight areas like the lip and chin area.
Since this is a foil type razor, expect this to make a lot of noise. Men who have sensitive skin may want to avoid this because it has five cutting elements. But the ability to use this for wet shaving somewhat decreases risk of irritation.
It is a great option if you cannot afford the Braun Series 9 shaver and would want something that's very close performance wise since it has one more blade plus a powerful motor and the same 2 year warranty.
You won't go wrong with either the Braun or this Panasonic, it all comes down to personal preference and which shaver will fit the needs of your skin and beard type.


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Top honour for Edna's tireless work for Filton
Edna Shopland is one of the thirty-seven unsung heroes to receive an award at the Chair's Community Awards.
By Rebecca Day
Edna Shopland is one of the thirty-seven unsung heroes to receive an award at the Chair's Community Awards.
The awards recognise the "outstanding contribution" South Gloucestershire residents have made to their local communities.
Edna, who was president of the former Filton Women's Institute for over 25 years, was recognised for providing opportunities for members to come together and socialise through themed monthly gatherings, day trips and breaks.
Edna is now supporting a local ladies' club at Eden Grove Methodist Church, where women meet once a month.
She said: "I'm very delighted to have won the award. Having lived in Filton most of my life, it's really quite rewarding."
A special ceremony – held at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College's WISE campus on May 18 – was attended by the chair of South Gloucestershire Council, councillor Ian Boulton, along with Dame Janet Trotter, the Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire, and Kevin Hamblin, principal and chief executive of the college.
Throughout the evening award winners from a wide variety of backgrounds were presented with certificates by Cllr Boulton and Mr Hamblin.
Edna was unable to attend but her certificate was presented to her by Katie Donovan of Southern Brooks who had initially nominated her for the award.
Cllr Boulton said: "During my term of office it has been a huge privilege to meet many people from across our region who work tirelessly, with no financial reward. I consider it to be one of the highlights of my role to be able to honour our award winners this evening.
"These awards are a small way to recognise the importance of volunteering and to thank a few of our local volunteers for their efforts. It is clear that the winners are highly respected and admired for their work.
Mr Hamblin said: "The evening was a humbling experience and an inspiration to us all. The foundation of South Gloucestershire is built by those that commit countless hours to their community. It is important to acknowledge the hard work undertaken by so many people."

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QuickCrete 100 is a flash setting high strength mortar, designed to repair teh concrete very fast. Ideal for use in patching concrete mortars, repairing concrete pipe and precast concrete, repairing honeycombs, crack and spalling, anchoring of bolts and fixtures, repairing water retaining structures, and filling holes.
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|#000627 - The Lord of the Rings 1st UK Editon with publishers slipcase, Near Fine - SOLD
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|George Allen & Unwin, early 1960's set of the UK 1st Editions of the J.R.R Tolkien classic, The Lord of the Rings.
The Fellowship of the Ring is a 13th impression published in 1963.
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An exceptional Near Fine set of first editions of this classic of fantasy literature.
The set is housed in original publishers off white slipcase with the label on one side. The slipcase shows virtually no wear to the edges or bottom, no bumps to the corners, and one tiny stain to the outside edge of the label.
The case has done its job and protected the books from any damage. but has caused some transfer to the rear of the Fellowship, and the front of the Return dustjacket. The case itself is in Near Fine condition, with the one tiny spot.
The set is in Near Fine condition, without any previous owners name's or inscriptions in any of the books,
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text: By Richard Sammon, Senior Associate Editor November 5, 2008 Democrats didn't do as well as they hoped in yesterday's congressional elections, but they still gainsed seats in both chambers. Several races are still too close to call, but at the moment, Democrats can cleaim at least five more seats in the Senate, on top of their 2006 gain of six seats, giving them at least 56 of the 100 members in the Senate. They are on track to add about 20 to their House margin, giving them about a 80-vote advantage in that chamber. Among the new Democratic senators...Sen.-elect Kay Hagan of North Carolina defeated Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole. Hagan has worked extensively on budget issues at the state level. She's considered a conservative Democrat on budget and deficit issues, and she may be a hard sell on a big Democratic health care plan. She opposes a big government role, especially mandates on small businesses, in particular. Sponsored Content Sen.-elect Mark Warner of Virginia, a former governor, easily defeated former Gov. Jim Gimore. Warner made a fortune in technology ventures and cell phone companies. He'll angle fro a seat on the Commerce Committee and the Appropriations or the Armed Services panel, all top prizes for a freshman. Advertisement Sen.-elect Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, a former governor, defeated incumbent Republican John Sununu after having led him in state polls for months. Shaheen is an education advocate, having gained popularity in the state for refurbishing schools and providing incentives to attract teachers from out of state to relocate. She'll be a point person on efforts to rework legislation on teacher accountability. She also wants a spot on the Armed Services Committee to protect Navy-related work in Portsmouth. Sen-elect Tom Udall of New Mexico, a five-term congressman, defeated GOP Rep. Steve Pearce. Udall wants a seat on the Environment Committee as well as the Commerce Committee. In so doing, he represents two interests, sometimes competing -- mining and conservation. He'll end up finding a balance. He's been an advocate of alternative energy and environmental conservation. His father was Stewart Udall, secretary of the Interior in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Sen.-elect Mark Udall of Colorado, also a five term congressman, bested former GOP Rep. Bob Schaffer. Udall is a cousin of Tom Udall. He's also the son of the late Rep. Morris Udall, D-AZ. In the Senate, Udall wants a spot on the Environment Committee and aims to have a hand in crafting climate change legislation to reduce carbon emissions. He also supports tough immigration enforcement and could play a role as a negotiator with conservatives on the issue when it comes up. Udall has also been a vocal opponent of the war in Iraq. He'll seek conditions on further appropriations.


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This study addresses a discrete common value environment with independent (one-dimensional) private signals, where the seller offers two identical units and the buyers have (flat) demand for both. Each session is conducted with2, 3 or 4 buyers. Three auction formats are used: the discriminatory, uniformand Vickrey auctions which are all subjected to a variation in the number of bidders and to repeating bid rounds on each subject. The main findings are that there are no significant differences between the uniform and the discriminatory auction in collecting revenue, while the Vickrey auction comes out as inferior. More bidders in the auction result in a greater revenue and level out the performance across the mechanisms. Demand reduction is visible in the experiment, but it is not as prominent as anticipated. Moreover, subjects come closer to equilibrium play over time. Finally, the winner's curse is less severe than what is reported for inexperienced bidders in other studies.
Research on auctions that involve more than one identical item for sale was,almost non-existing in the 90's, but has since then been getting increasing attention. External incentives for this research have come from the US spectrum, sales, the European 3G mobile-phone auctions, and Internet auctions. The policy relevance and the huge amount of money involved in many of them have helped the theory and experimental research advance. But in auctions where values are equal across bidders, common value auctions, that is, when the value depends on some outside parameter, equal to all bidders, the research is still embryonic.
This thesis contributes to the topic with three studies. The first uses a Bayesian game to model a simple multi-unit common value auction, the task being to compare equilibrium strategies and the seller's revenue from three auction formats; the discriminatory, the uniform and the Vickrey auction. The second study conducts an economic laboratory experiment on basis of the first study. The third study comprises an experiment on the multi-unit common value uniform auction and compares the dynamic and the static environments of this format.
The most salient result in both experiments is that subjects overbid. They are victims of the winner's curse and bid above the expected value, thus earning a negative profit. There is some learning, but most bidders continue to earn a negative profit also in later rounds. The competitive effect when participating in an auction seems to be stronger than the rationality concerns. In the first experiment, subjects in the Vickrey auction do somewhat better in small groups than subjects in the other auction types and, in the second experiment, subjects in the dynamic auction format perform much better than subjects in the static auction format; but still, they overbid.
Due to this overbidding, the theoretical (but not the behavioral) prediction that the dynamic auction should render more revenue than the static fails inthe second experiment. Nonetheless, the higher revenue of the static auction comes at a cost; half of the auctions yield negative profits to the bidders, and the winner's curse is more severely widespread in this format. Besides, only a minority of the bidders use the equilibrium bidding strategy.The bottom line is that the choice between the open and sealed-bid formats may be more important than the choice of price mechanism, especially in common value settings.


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Internet security expert Bruce Schneier recently told CNN that "Internet privacy as dead as the proverbial doornail. Schneier says you can thank corporations and a government that are fiending for data, which the Internet exudes in copious amounts."
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The Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) is an independent highly competitive national league whose main focus is on the development of competitive premier women's soccer teams. There are over 70
teams participating from all over the United States. Issaquah joined the league in 2012. In 2012, Issaquah Soccer Club formed its first Women's Premier Soccer League team (WPSL). The team was
formed with the idea to give local women, as well as you players within the club and surrounding clubs the opportunity to play competitive soccer in a professional environment. At ISC, the Vision
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WPSL also makes every effort to bring quality soccer to all levels of the community and to promote the stature of female athletes as role models for our youth.
ISC Gunners WPSL is heading into their 8th season (Summer 2019). Out of the past 7 seasons (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018), ISC Gunners WPSL has finished 1st place two separate times, 2nd place four times (tying for 1st place in one season but losing by one goal in the goal differential category) and 4th place one time.
Our ISC Gunners WPSL team is looking to take back the title in the 2019 season!
The WPSL season runs from May 1st to August 1st. There is a Regional tournament held the second weekend of July and a National tournament held the third weekend of July. The Regional tournament location is determined each year and is rotated amongst the West coast region, and the location of the National tournament is determined each year by alternating to different parts of the country.
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Publications by:
Niels C. Munksgaard
Also publishes as (N. Munksgaard, N.C. Munksgaard, Niels Munksgaard, Niels Crosley Munksgaard)
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Munksgaard, Niels C., and Nelson, Paul N. (2020) Coupled polymer-membrane equilibration and cavity ring-down spectrometry for the highly sensitive determination of dissolved methane in environmental waters. Analytical Letters. (In Press)
Munksgaard, Niels C., Zwart, Costijn, Haig, Jordahna, Cernusak, Lucas A., and Bird, Michael I. (2020) Coupled rainfall and water vapour stable isotope time series reveal tropical atmospheric processes on multiple timescales. Hydrological Processes, 34 (1). pp. 111-124.
Munksgaard, Niels C., Kurita, Naoyuki, Sánchez-Murillo, Ricardo, Ahmed, Nasir, Araguas, Luis, Balachew, Dagnachew L., Bird, Michael I., Chakraborty, Supriyo, Kien Chinh, Nguyen, Cobb, Kim M., Ellis, Shelby A., Esquivel-Hernández, Germain, Ganyaglo, Samuel Y., Gao, Jing, Gastmans, Didier, Kaseke, Kudzai F., Kebede, Seifu, Morales, Marcelo R., Mueller, Moritz, Poh, Seng Chee, Santos, Vinícius dos, Shaoneng, He, Wang, Lixin, Yacobaccio, Hugo, and Zwart, Costijn (2019) Data descriptor: daily observations of stable isotope ratios of rainfall in the tropics. Scientific Reports, 9. 14419.
Buckton, Genevieve, Cheesman, Alexander W., Munksgaard, Niels C., Wurster, Chris M., Liddell, Michael J., and Cernusak, Lucas A. (2019) Functional traits of lianas in an Australian lowland rainforest align with post-disturbance rather than dry season advantage. Austral Ecology, 44 (6). pp. 983-994.
Duvert, Clément, Bossa, Mylène, Tyler, Kyle J., Wynn, Jonathan G., Munksgaard, Niels C., Bird, Michael I., Setterfield, Samantha A., and Hutley, Lindsay B. (2019) Groundwater‐derived DIC and carbonate buffering enhance fluvial CO2 evasion in two Australian tropical rivers. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 124 (2). pp. 312-327.
Munksgaard, Niels C., Cheesman, Alexander W., Gray-Spence, Andrew, Cernusak, Lucas A., and Bird, Michael I. (2018) Automated calibration of laser spectrometer measurements of δ¹⁸O and δ²H values in water vapour using a dew point generator. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 32 (12). pp. 1008-1014.
Zwart, Costijn, Munksgaard, Niels C., Protat, Alain, Kurita, Naoyuki, Lambrinidis, Dionisia, and Bird, Michael I. (2018) The isotopic signature of monsoon conditions, cloud modes, and rainfall type. Hydrological Processes, 32 (15). pp. 2296-2303.
Fogwill, C.J., Turney, C.S.M., Golledge, N.R., Etheridge, D.M., Rubino, M., Thornton, D.P., Baker, A., Woodward, J., Winter, K., Van Ommen, T.D., Moy, A.D., Curran, M.A.J., Davies, S.M., Weber, M.E., Bird, M.I., Munksgaard, N.C., Menviel, L., Rootes, C.M., Ellis, B., Millman, H., Vohra, J., Rivera, A., and Cooper, A. (2017) Antarctic ice sheet discharge driven by atmosphere-ocean feedbacks at the Last Glacial Termination. Scientific Reports, 7. 39979.
Munksgaard, Niels C., Burchert, Shannon, Kaestli, Mirjam, Nowland, Samantha J., O'Connor, Wayne, and Gibb, Karen S. (2017) Cadmium uptake and zinc-cadmium antagonism in Australian tropical rock oysters: potential solutions for oyster aquaculture enterprises. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 123 (1-2). pp. 47-56.
Munksgaard, Niels C., Warnakulasooriya, Kanchana N., Kennedy, Karen, Powell, Lynne, and Gibb, Karen S. (2017) Enrichment of ¹⁵N/¹⁴N in wastewater-derived effluent varies with operational performance of treatment systems: implications for isotope monitoring in receiving environments. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 189. 36. pp. 1-10.
Munksgaard, N.C., Cheesman, A.W, English, N.B., Zwart, C., Kahmen, A., and Cernusak, L.A. (2017) Identifying drivers of leaf water and cellulose stable isotope enrichment in Eucalyptus in northern Australia. Oecologia, 183 (1). pp. 31-43.
Bird, Michael I., McBeath, Anna V., Ascough, Philippa L., Levchenko, Vladimir A., Wurster, Christopher M., Munksgaard, Niels C., Smernik, Ronald J., and Williams, Alan (2017) Loss and gain of carbon during char degradation. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 106. pp. 80-89.
Padovan, A.C., Neave, M.J., Munksgaard, N.C., and Gibb, K.S. (2017) Multiple approaches to assess the safety of artisanal marine food in a tropical estuary. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 189 (3). 125. pp. 125-139.
Warnakulasooriya, Kanchana Niwanthi, Butler, Edward Charles Villers, Gibb, Karen Susanne, and Munksgaard, Niels Crosley (2017) Stable isotopes in biota reflect the graduated influence of sewage effluent along a tropical macro-tidal creek. Marine and Freshwater Research, 68 (10). pp. 1855-1866.
Holloway-Phillips, Meisha, Cernusak, Lucas A., Barbour, Margaret, Song, Xin, Cheesman, Alexander, Munksgaard, Niels, Stuart-Williams, Hilary, and Farquhar, Graham D. (2016) Leaf vein fraction influences the Péclet effect and ¹⁸O enrichment in leaf water. Plant, Cell & Environment, 39 (11). pp. 2414-2427.
Tweed, Sarah, Munksgaard, Niels, Marc, Vincent, Rockett, Nicholas, Bass, Adrian, Forsyth, Anthony J., Bird, Michael I., and Leblanc, Marc (2016) Continuous monitoring of stream δ18O and δ2H and stormflow hydrograph separation using laser spectrometry in an agricultural catchment. Hydrological Processes, 30 (4). pp. 648-660.
Tweed, Sarah, LeBlanc, Marc, Bass, Adrian, Harrington, Glenn A., Munksgaard, Niels, and Bird, Michael I. (2016) Leaky savannas: the significance of lateral carbon fluxes in the seasonal tropics. Hydrological Processes, 30 (6). pp. 873-887.
Cernusak, Lucas A., Barbour, Margaret M., Arndt, Stefan K., Cheesman, Alexander W., English, Nathan B., Feild, Taylor S., Helliker, Brent R., Holloway-Phillips, Meisha M., Holtum, Joseph A.M., Kahmen, Ansgar, McInerney, Francesca A., Munksgaard, Niels C., Simonin, Kevin A., Song, Xin, Stuart-Williams, Hilary, West, Jason B., and Farquhar, Graham D. (2016) Stable isotopes in leaf water of terrestrial plants. Plant, Cell & Environment, 39 (5). pp. 1087-1102.
Zwart, C., Munksgaard, N.C., Kurita, N., and Bird, M.I. (2016) Stable isotopic signature of Australian monsoon controlled by regional convection. Quaternary Science Reviews, 151. pp. 228-235.
Taylor, M.P., Kristensen, L.J., Davies, P.J., Csavina, J., Mackay, Alana, Munksgaard, Niels, and Hudson-Edwards, K.A. (2015) Omissions about the sources of contaminant emissions and depositions: response. Aeolian Research, 17. pp. 205-213.
Wurster, Christopher M., Munksgaard, Niels, Zwart, Costijn, and Bird, Michael (2015) The biogeochemistry of insectivorous cave guano: a case study from insular Southeast Asia. Biogeochemistry, 124 (1-3). pp. 163-175.
Kaestli, Mirjam, Harrington, Glenda, Mayo, Mark, Chatfield, Mark D., Harrington, Ian, Hill, Audrey, Munksgaard, Niels, Gibb, Karen, and Currie, Bart J. (2015) What drives the occurrence of the melioidosis bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei in domestic gardens? PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 9 (31). e0003635. pp. 1-16.
Taylor, M.P., Mackay, A.K., Munksgaard, N.C., and Hudson-Edwards, K.A. (2015) Comments on manuscript—Zheng, J., Huynh, T., Gasparon, M., Ng, J. and Noller, B., 2013. Human health risk assessment of lead from mining activities at semi-arid locations in the context of total lead exposure. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 20, 8404–8416. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 22 (23). pp. 19307-19312.
Munksgaard, Niels C., Zwart, Costijn, Kurita, Naoyuki, Bass, Adrian, Nott, Jon, and Bird, Michael I. (2015) Stable isotope anatomy of tropical cyclone Ita, North-Eastern Australia, April 2014. PLoS ONE, 10 (3). e0119728. pp. 1-15.
Tonyes, Silvia G., Wasson, Robert J., Munksgaard, Niels C., Evans, Ken G., Brinkman, Richard, and Williams, David K. (2015) Sand dynamics as a tool for coastal erosion management: a case study in Darwin harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Procedia Engineering, 125. pp. 220-228.
Munksgaard, Niels C., Cheesman, Alexander W., Wurster, Chris M., Cernusak, Lucas A., and Bird, Michael I. (2014) Microwave extraction–isotope ratio infrared spectroscopy (ME-IRIS): a novel technique for rapid extraction and in-line analysis of δ18O and δ2H values of water in plants, soils and insects. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 28 (20). pp. 2151-2161.
Bass, Adrian M., Munksgaard, Niels C., O'Grady, Damien, Williams, Michael J.M., Bostock, Helen C., Rintoul, Stephen R., and Bird, Michael I. (2014) Continuous shipboard measurements of oceanic δ^18O, δD and δ^13C(DIC) along a transect from New Zealand to Antarctica using cavity ring-down isotope spectrometry. Journal of Marine Systems, 137. pp. 21-27.
Bass, Adrian M., Munksgaard, N.C., LeBlanc, M., Tweed, S., and Bird, M.I. (2014) Contrasting carbon export dynamics of human impacted and pristine tropical catchments in response to a short-lived discharge event. Hydrological Processes, 20 (4). pp. 1835-1843.
Mackay, A.K., Taylor, M.P., Munksgaard, N.C., Hudson-Edwards, K.A., and Burn-Nunes, L. (2013) Identification of environmental lead sources and pathways in a mining and smelting town: Mount Isa, Australia. Environmental Pollution, 180. pp. 304-311.
Munksgaard, N.C., and Lottermoser, B.G. (2013) Phosphate amendment of metalliferous tailings, Cannington Ag–Pb–Zn mine, Australia: implications for the capping of tailings storage facilities. Environmental Earth Sciences, 68 (1). pp. 33-44.
Munksgaard, Niels C., Davies, Kalu, Wurster, Chris M., Bass, Adrian M., and Bird, Michael I. (2013) Field-based cavity ring-down spectrometry of δ13C in soil-respired CO2. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, 49 (2). pp. 232-242.
Munksgaard, N.C., Wurster, C.M., Bass, A., Zagorskis, I., and Bird, M.I. (2012) First continuous shipboard δ18O and δD measurements in sea water by diffusion sampling: cavity ring-down spectrometry. Environmental Chemistry Letters, 10 (3). pp. 301-307.
Bass, Adrian M., Bird, Michael I., Munksgaard, Niels C., and Wurster, Christopher M. (2012) ISO-CADICA: isotopic - continuous, automated dissolved inorganic carbon analyser. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 26 (6). pp. 639-644.
Munksgaard, N.C., Wurster, C.M., Bass, A., and Bird, M.I. (2012) Extreme short-term stable isotope variability revealed by continuous rainwater analysis. Hydrological Processes, 26 (23). pp. 3630-3634.
Munksgaard, Niels C., Lottermoser, Bernd G., and Blake, Kevin (2012) Prolonged testing of metal mobility in mining-impacted soils amended with phosphate fertilisers. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 223 (5). pp. 2237-2255.
Munksgaard, Niels C., Wurster, Chris M., and Bird, Michael I. (2011) Continuous analysis of δ18O and δD values of water by diffusion sampling cavity ring-down spectrometry: a novel sampling device for unattended field monitoring of precipitation, ground and surface waters. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 25 (24). pp. 3706-3712.
Munksgaard, Niels C., and Lottermoser, Bernd G. (2011) Fertilizer amendment of mining-impacted soils from Broken Hill, Australia: fixation or release of contaminants? Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 215 (1-4). pp. 373-397.
Munksgaard, N.C., and Lottermoser, B.G. (2010) Effects of wood bark and fertilizer amendment on trace element mobility in mine soils, Broken Hill, Australia: implications for mined land reclamation. Journal of Environmental Quality, 39 (6). pp. 2054-2062.
Munksgaard, Niels C., Taylor, Mark P., and Mackay, Alana (2010) Recognising and responding to the obvious: the source of lead pollution at Mount Isa and the likely health impacts. Medical Journal of Australia, 193 (3). pp. 131-132.
Munksgaard, Niels C., and Lottermoser, Bernd G. (2010) Mobility and potential bioavailability of traffic-derived trace metals in a 'wet–dry' tropical region, Northern Australia. Environmental Earth Sciences, 60 (7). pp. 1447-1458.
Lottermoser, B.G., Munksgaard, N.C., and Daniell, M. (2009) Trace element uptake by Mitchell grasses grown on mine wastes, Cannington Ag–Pb–Zn Mine, Australia: implications for mined land reclamation. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 203 (1-4). pp. 243-259.
Lottermoser, Bernd, Daniell, Mark, Munksgaard, Niels, and Ashley, Paul (2008) Assessment of covers for the reclamation of base metal tailings, Cannington silver-lead-zinc mine. In: Proceedings of SD08 Sustainable Development Conference. p. 93. From: Solutions Through Collaboration, 15-19 September 2008, Darwin, NT, Australia.
Lottermoser, B.G., Ashley, P.M., and Munksgaard, N.C. (2008) Biogeochemistry of Pb–Zn gossans, northwest Queensland, Australia: implications for mineral exploration and mine site rehabilitation. Applied Geochemistry, 23 (4). pp. 723-742.
Frostick, A., Bollhöfer, A., Parry, D., Munksgaard, N., and Evans, K. (2008) Radioactive and radiogenic isotopes in sediments from Cooper Creek, Western Arnhem Land. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 99 (3). pp. 468-482.
Hannah, Mike, Vigar, Nick, Munksgaard, Niels, and Lottermoser, Bernd (2008) An innovative stormwater solution in a World Heritage Area. In: Proceedings of 2008 Joint Annual Conference of the NSW and Queensland Stormwater Industry Associations. p. 4. From: Stormwater 08, 8-11 July 2008, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.
Lottermoser, Bernd G., Ashley, Paul , and Munksgaard, Niels C. (2007) Biogeochemistry and geobotany of Pb-Zn gossans, northwest Queensland, Australia. In: Papers from the 23rd International Applied Geochemistry Symposium . From: 23rd International Applied Geochemistry Symposium , 14-19 June 2007, Oviedo, Spain.
Munksgaard, Niels C., Antwertinger, Yasmin, and Parry, David L. (2004) Laser Ablation ICP-MS Analysis of Faviidae Corals for Environmental Monitoring of a Tropical Estuary. Environmental Chemistry, 1 (3). pp. 188-196.
Munksgaard, Niels Crosley, Lim, Kezia, and Parry, David Livingstone (2003) Rare earth elements as provenance indicators in north Australian estuarine and coastal marine sediments. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science , 57 (3). pp. 399-409.
Munksgaard, Niels C., and Parry, David L. (2003) Monitoring of labile metals in turbid coastal seawater using diffusive gradients in thin-films. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 5 (1). pp. 145-149.
Munksgaard, Niels C., Brazier, Jennifer A., Moir, Cristy M., and Parry, David L. (2003) The use of lead isotopes in monitoring environmental impacts of uranium and lead mining in Northern Australia. Australian Journal of Chemistry: an international journal for chemical science, 56 (2 & 3). pp. 233-238.
Munksgaard, Niels C., Moir, Cristy M., and Parry, David L. (2002) Bio-monitoring using lead isotope ratios in seagrass and oysters. Marine Technology Society Journal, 36 (1). pp. 52-54.
Munksgaard, Niels Crosley, and Parry, David Livingstone (2002) Metals, arsenic and lead isotopes in near-pristine estuarine and marine coastal sediments from northern Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 53 (3). pp. 719-729.


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During a Fox News segment on Thursday, Tucker Carlson went after Chelsea Clinton for claiming that child marriage and global warming were "interconnected."
Her comments came after she was a featured speaker at the CARE Conference in Washington D.C. alongside Barbara Bush and Amani Al-Khatahtbeh of MuslimGirl.com. Carlson, who is known for lambasting liberal guests on his show, sarcastically echoed Clinton's words after playing the clip. "Yeah, their interconnectedness," he said.
Soon after, some of Carlson's many viewers began attacking Clinton on Twitter for what they deemed to be a ridiculous comment. One commenter, in a respectful manner, actually asked Clinton how the two were tied. And she answered.
Whether there is definitive proof behind Clinton's claim is a perfectly fair debate, but it's undeniable that the daughter of former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has some evidence to support her words.
In 2010, Oxfam — an international group of charitable foundations fighting poverty — contributed to a report that discussed the links between climate change and the exacerbations of gender inequality. It is estimated that 70 percent of the world's poor are women, and a 2007 UNDP Human Development Report found that such poverty and gender inequality is made worse during displacement caused by climate change.
There is even a name for what Clinton referred to: "famine marriages." Famine marriages are an issue in East Africa, where drought and famine cause increased rates of school drop outs and improves the chances a woman gets "sexually transmitted infections and related reproductive complications."
"While none of the participants explicitly linked rates of early marriage – and subsequent withdrawal of girls from school – with the effects of drought, it is clearly possible that the practice of exchanging girls for bride price in the form of money or cattle when they marry, means that, as pressures on families increase in the face of poverty, this practice may become more common," the report said.
Clinton referenced national disasters more globally as contributing to child marriage in a Twitter exchange with A Plus.
"Sadly, natural disasters in Bangladesh (linked to climate change) have correlated to more girls out of school & getting married," she wrote, noting later that the country was "not the only example of floods, droughts & more extreme weather putting girls at risk for trafficking or marriage."
According to NASA, there are a host of other potential outcomes from climate change here in the United States: more frequent extreme weather events, changes in streamflow that will reduce water access, drought that will hamper farm harvests, and increased precipitation that will make floods more common.
Globally, climate change has the potential to do even more harm. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in places that already deal with extreme heat, like East Africa, farming will become harder in areas that are already dry. Chronic malnutrition will increase in children who have less access to food. Even malaria is expected to increase in prevalence when malaria-carrying mosquitos can migrate to areas at higher altitudes that will soon be warm enough for them to thrive.
Needless to say, the effects and potential outcomes of climate change are complex and nuanced, and those not in positions of power, especially children, are likely to feel them first.
Correction: A previous version of this article noted that Chelsea Clinton spoke at a Council of American Relations (CAIR) conference. The story has been updated to show she was speaking at the CARE Conference in Washington D.C.
Cover photo: Shutterstock / JStone


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Bok choy, cabbage and broccolini chicken noodles
Photo by Tamara West
These noodles use three different cruciferous vegetables and make a quick, delicious and nutritious dinner. These vegetables, which get their name from the crucifix-like shape their four-petalled flowers reassemble, rate incredibly high in the nutrition stakes.
|3 Tbsp
|3 cloves
|Garlic, finely chopped
|1 inch
|Ginger, peeled and finely grated
|Chicken breast, skinless, thinly sliced
|¼ head
|Green cabbage, chopped
|Bok choy, chopped
|1 bunch
|Broccolini, about 8-10 stems, chopped
|360 g
|Soba noodles, dried
|¼ cup
|Soy sauce
|1½ Tbsp
|Rice vinegar
|1½ Tbsp
|Sesame oil
|1 tsp
|Vegetable oil
|½ tsp
|Brown sugar
- Bring a large pot of water to the boil.
- Heat 1 Tbsp oil in a large wok or frying pan on high heat. Fry garlic, ginger and chicken for 2-3 minutes or until chicken is cooked. Set aside.
- Heat remaining 2 Tbsp vegetable oil and cook cabbage, bok choy and broccolini for 2-3 minutes until vegetables are bright green and tender.
- Cook noodles in boiling water until just cooked through.
- Mix soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, vegetable oil and brown sugar.
- Drain noodles and add to the vegetables in the wok, along with the cooked chicken and dressing. Toss everything together and serve.
ShellulaBallsadded 868 days ago
This was really delicious and easy. The amount of noodles seemed too much, I wondered if it was a mistake. I used 250 g dried and even that seemed too much.


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Brent Phillips is on staff at Cherish Uganda. He just took over as CEO and is a friend of a friend which is how we connected with Cherish.
I saw this post on his family's Facebook page and wanted to share it with you.
The update is from April of this year…
We received a call two Friday's ago asking if we could take Angel into our care. "If Cherish doesn't take her she won't live through the weekend." After some intensive care by our medical staff and Clinical Caregivers she is now in the arms of our on-site mothers here at Cherish. The smile you are seeing in this photo was the first smile any of our staff had ever seen from her. God is redeeming her!
That's the work that Cherish Uganda is doing.
Giving life to kids both physically and spiritually.
That is what we are excited about.
So excited we get to meet Angel really soon.


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Sometimes individuals have difficulty speaking and hesitate or get stuck on sounds, parts of words or whole words. This can range from a very mild problem to a tension filled moment that prevents a person from speaking. Sometimes this condition is called stuttering. It can be confusing for parents because young children often go through a period of dysfluent speech as they develope. They will out grow it. The Stuttering Foundation of America is the best resource for more information. I'm not going to try to attempt to put the wealth of information that is on there, here. I started this page so I would have a place to keep materials.
- Fluency Practice cards: These are cards that can be used in a variety of activities.
- What Do you Say?: These are cards to elicit social interaction and I 'm using them with the fluency practice cards.
- A video about stuttering for kids who stutter:
Add a little fun to your therapy session.
- Refresher for fluency training.
Cynthia Montalbano and In Spontaneous Speech, 2009. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material for commercial purposes without express and written permission from this blog's author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Cynthia Montalbano and In Spontaneous Speech with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.


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so…it's been awhile…a couple years actually…! basically, i still like to shop, but i fell in love with pole a whole lot more. it came to a point i didn't shop for regular people clothes anymore (see how i'm even calling it "regular people" clothes?), i was only interested in shopping for more pole gear. clothes to pole in (in stages of regular clothes skimpy enough to pole in, straight up activewear, lingerie, and back and forth), costume pieces, pole shoes, dance shoes, back warmers…my appetite was still insatiable, my tastes had just changed.
and then earlier this summer my bubble burst. it's hard to say why (no really, i know what it is, i just don't quite feel like bringing it up on the internet yet), but pole, this thing that had been the center of my non work and family life, this thing that usually made me feel so good, this thing that i loved, didn't feel so lovable anymore. tricks are getting harder- requiring more strength, more flexibility, more balls, and i'm not keeping up. i'm trying to make up for it in my own way, which may mean that i don't concentrate so much on pole because hopefully absence actually does make the heart grow fonder.
in any case, i've started shopping for regular people clothes again, just a little bit. i'm unwilling to give up completely on pole, and all its mostly comfortable, sometimes skimpy clothes though. so let's start with some of my most recent acquisitions. i thought since this post has started off all touchy feely, i'd review something that makes me feel good.
i think last winter, my friend jennifer kim was touring australia. she stopped by a studio that also has a line of clothes, vertica wear, posted a pic of her in one of their tops, and i immediately asked her to bring me something back.
she got me this beautiful "tail" tank with a twisted grip pose on it. it's nice and loose (i'm not tiny so I got a medium, but probably could have gotten away with a small), in fact with a tail, or think of it more as an asymmetric top with the back longer than the front. it's wonderfully soft and flowy; looks great if you're on spin pole. unfortunately, i didn't pay great attention to how i washed it, and it shrunk up a bit so that instead of the bottom of the front hitting at my hips, now it hits closer to my belly button. i probably wouldn't mind if i had super toned (or you know, toned at all) abs, but there's a reason i find loose and flowy comfortable.
this past sept, vetica was at pole expo, and was nearly the only reason i seriously considered going to expo this year. luckily, i had some friends who picked me up some new goodies, including a curved hem tank with a marchenko illustration (love the graphic, but to be honest, don't love the cut. it's also a medium but fits more snug and maybe i'm paranoid, but the curved hemline on my body makes me feel like i'm trying to frame a baby bump). for now until that mythical day when i really get my ass into gear and do some cardio to lean out, i'll probably wear it to bed. maybe if i wear the marchenko to bed, i'll dream about it, and they say if you can dream/visualize it, you can do it (um..ha!).
they also brought me back some more tail tanks (SO thankful for! and i'm being much more careful about how i was these ones!), a long sleeved off the shoulder top that I couldn't find a picture of, and one of vertica's box tees, which is a little bit of a boxy tshirt with the sleeves cut off and pinned and the neckline cut off flash dance style. so of course, it looks too cute as it frames whatever fancy new sports bra that peeks out from underneath it.
final verdict? buy! but preferably when someone you know is going to oz so you don't have to pay for shipping. even so, it's well worth the postage. i can't wait to see what other apparel vertica gets into (i'm really hoping for some sweats. how awesome would that marchenko or a russian split look across the bum of some pants, or one of their more vertical designs down a leg?!) and what other tricks they decide to do. what else would be a good pose to cover? it took me a minute to think of a good one, but i think shimmy's seahorse or the oona sit would look good framed by all of the vertica signature curlicues. what else?


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Hasseback potatoes are all over the internet, and really, why shouldn't they be? They're made out of something almost everyone has in the cupboard, and then made absolutely gorgeous using a tool everyone owns.When Weight Watcher's sent me a sample of their Four Cheese Mexican Blend shredded cheese and asked me to make up some recipes, I thought about all the ways someone might want to eat cheese. Last week I posted a recipe for whole-grain macaroni and cheese, which was great, but then I wondered how I could use the cheese in a recipe for someone who doesn't want a ton of cheese—just a little for flavor, and then I remembered how much I love Hasselback potatoes.For the last few minutes of baking, I sprinkled them with some of the Weight Watchers' 4 Cheese Mexican Blend. When they were ready to serve, I topped them with sour cream, but you can add anything you'd like.
Hasselback Potatoes
- 4 large Yukon Gold potatoes
- olive oil
- melted butter (optional)
- kosher salt
- 2 cloves garlic, very thinly sliced
- 4 ounces shredded Weight Watchers
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lay a potato on its flattest side in the bowl of a large cooking spoon. Take a sharp knife, and very carefully cut thin slices all along the tops of the potatoes, about two thirds to three quarters of the way down—the edges of the spoon should prevent you from cutting all the way through. Repeat with remaining potatoes.
2. Brush the tops of the potatoes liberally with olive oil and melted butter, trying to work the oil in between the leaves of the potato. Slip slices of garlic in between a few of the slices, and sprinkle liberally with kosher salt. Roast for one hour, or until golden and tender.
3. Just as they come out of the oven, sprinkle with cheese, and place in the oven again for 5 minutes more. Serve with fat free sour cream, green onion or chives, and whatever you can imagine.
As a Martha's Circle blogger, I have been engaged by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia to blog about Weight Watcher's cheese. MSLO provided me with samples of the product to test in my own recipes. The opinions expressed, however, are my own.


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HEY BEAUTIES! While in Cebu City, Philippines I took a few outfit pics and here is one of the looks I did! Happy to have a new blog post up along with a load of new travel videos from my 3 month over seas adventure. If any of you missed them, that's what I have been up to lately along with some secret projects that are in the works. I have 3 secret projects that I'm currently working on so you can imagine how busy I am along with making video content on the side. This black on black outfit with a pop of gold was so easy to put together. The gold detailing on the shoes is probably my top detail on this look. What was yours? Comment and let's chat below or if you have any other questions <3
Shoes | People are People
Skirt | Mango
Bracelet | SM Department
Rose Russo


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Our January CADUG was cancelled due to weather.
We have two options. We can either cancel the January Meetup altogether. Or we can postpone it a week and meet on Feb 4th. Keep in mind, we already have confirmed a Feb 25th CADUG at Duo, so this would mean 2 Meetups in February.


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Welcome to Witching Stick Wines. Our goal is to find unique vineyards and to produce unique wines for your enjoyment.
You will find us in "downtown" Philo, in our tasting room. We are located at 8627 Highway 128; our phone is 707-895-3454. We are open Thursday through Monday, 12pm to 5pm.
We specialize in our estate-grown Zinfandel, which we make in two styles - a rich berry-licious wine for those who like a bigger wine and a leaner style for those who prefer a more Continental-esque wine. We also have a full stable of Pinot noir, from both Anderson Valley and the Mendocino Ridge. Our Chardonnay, from Durrell Vineyards, is one for the record books (we sell more of our Chard to non-Chard fans than you can believe). Finally, we offer a Syrah and, soon, a Port-style wine and a late harvest Zin.
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Pulse Pilates is a boutique, clinical Pilates studio, situated in a personal and private setting.
Pilates is an intelligent method of resistance exercise, developing functional strength and flexibility of the total body, without adding bulk. Our internationally trained practitioners will provide you with a personally tailored programme, designed to meet your goals; whilst working within any limitations you may have due to injuries or illness.
Here at Pulse Pilates, you will always be challenged, with a wide range of exciting equipment and an infinite repertoire of exercises. You can expect profound results from Pilates for enhancement of performance in everyday activates, sport and life.
Pulse Pilates specialise in Personal sessions, allowing us to closely watch, correct and encourage every client during every session.
We take pride in the fact that we provide our clients with the highest possible standard of teaching available. We only employ internationally trained instructors, and all of our instructors are constantly updating their training, to ensure that our clients receive the best possible Pilates experience.
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Let's all give a huge round of applause and congratulations to my very wonderful friend, James McLoughlin a.k.a. Long Lee a.k.a. Jambareeqi, for reaching 5,000 subscribers on YouTube. The gratitude I have for this gentleman is boundless as he has been a major inspiration for bettering myself as a YouTuber. I know I sounded like a broken record there, but I'm really happy for James to have reached this mark. So, James, stay cool and awesome as you are and have an awesome Whitsun week. Please don't forget to subscribe to Jambareeqi's channel as he's got a lot of great things to offer. Take care. 😀
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The Anthem of Our Souls
- 12 months ago
- In the summer of 2017, LIQUID Arts and Productions LLC completed a film and community mural in the city of Watts, California, for a project titled The Anthem of Our Souls. The Anthem of Our Souls is a film which combines the creative process of a community collaborative mural, with stories depicting the issues on the hearts of the collaborators. The stories arise from individual expe[...]
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A Place at the table
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- Kathleen Cotton (Producer/Director) 00:51:00 Saturday Nia Room 12pm When you see yourself in the past you will be assured of a place for you in the future. Meet the African American pioneers of silicon valley that prepared a place at the table for those that came behind them. Using face to face discussions, a Place at the Table, presents the story of African American Engineers and technologi[...]
Nia's Shadow
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- Directed by: The Turner Brothers Running time: 22:27 min. Sunday JHC 6:00pm TRAILER Synopsis: An inner city's polluted conditions awaken within some young residents a dormant superhuman gene produced by eugenics during slavery (the practice of selective breeding to improve the genetic composition of their ancestors). Now, one woman must confront her friend who chooses to use h[...]
Cancelled (a short film)
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- A man's Uber refuses to pick him up because of his race. The incident sparks an intense conversation between two friends that proves more eye-opening than the initial event itself. Saturday Buriel Clay Theater 2pm TICKET Director Biography - Carl Reid Carl Reid is a writer, director, and producer with nearly a decade's worth of professional experience in[...]
The Artist in Society: Talking with Hershell West
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- 54:49 by Eve A. Ma in Documentary Friday AAACC Nia 12pm A black man brought up in the rural south in the days before the end of segregation, neither Hershell West's family nor his community, nor the larger society expected him to become a professional artist. Defying these expectations, he triumphed over the odds and in this documentary, we examine both his art and the ways in which artist[...]
Good Kidd
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- 15:01 by Jamari Perry in Shorts Friday Buriel Clay Theater 12pm JUSTIN, a smart but troubled kid that is caught between who the people around him think he should be and who he actually is. He's defining what manhood is as he navigates through the harsh realities of the streets of Oakland California. Justin, meets his defining moment head on when he is forced to choose between retaliation or wa[...]
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- 01:20:00 by Paul Starkman in Feature Friday Buriel Clay Theater 5:00pm Wheels is a coming of age story about Max, a 19 year old from Brooklyn who wants to be a well known DJ. He has been the sole provider for his sick grandmother, DJing parties for Oscar, a neighborhood shark. Things shift when Max's brother Terry returns home after three years in prison, forcing Max to reconcile the[...]
One Last Spin
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- 19:59 by Ali Matlock in Shorts Sunday JHC 12pm TICKETS An engaged couple struggling with the financial pressures of the upcoming celebration, receive an unsolicited package. The package contains a peculiar item that has the potential to change their lives significantly.
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- 14:20 by Marcellus Cox in Shorts Friday 1330 Fillmore JHC 3:45pm A Award Winning Drama about a young African American man who spends his last free day before heading to prison apologizing to everyone near and dear to him for betraying their trust in him. Director Biography - Marcellus Cox Marcellus Cox is an Award Winning Writer/Director hailing from Los Angeles, California. Marcel[...]
Lalo's House
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Paris Blues In Harlem
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Dress: Beacon's Closet ($12)
Cardigan: J.Crew Outlet ($25-ish)
Shoes c/o Haberdash Vintage (2011)
Bracelet c/o Lulu's
Bag c/o Ruche
Where I wore it: To the office & for after-work drinks.
I'll be the first to tell you these aren't the best photos ever. And I almost didn't post them, but I chose to post them for a reason. Here it is: I've been really sick of my wardrobe lately. I'm ready for fall, like everyone else. Foolishly wishing away warm, sunny weather in favor of brisk days, cold weather I know I will be sick of in a couple of short months. As I stood in front of my closet this morning, hemming and hawing over what to wear, searching for something new and exciting, that little voice in the back of my head spoke up: "Look at all the things you have, that have gone unworn these past few months."
And it's true, I've been neglecting a good portion of my closet in favor of new styles. So, while the weather is warm, I'm making the effort to put these unworn pieces to work, dusting them off. And this rosy dress is one of those pieces. Much shorter than what I tend to gravitate towards lately, but with a cardigan and oxfords, I didn't feel too scandalous, or even worse, too young.
This isn't my all-time favorite outfit, and my hair is a mess (though I actually like it this way), but it's reality, and we all have these days. In other news, this past weekend was awesome, and I'll hopefully have some pictures to share with you from Saturday's race.


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Leinster House, Government Buildings, Dublin 2
TDs, including Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Broin, Catherine Murphy, co-leader of the Social Democrats and Richard Boyd Barrett hold a press conference reacting to the Final Draft Report of the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services.
The final recommendations include refunds for householders who paid their charges, the funding of domestic water services through general taxation, and the installation of meters at apartment blocks.
….these recommendations have resulted in a bitter political row between Fine Gael which is opposed to them, and Fianna Fáil, Sinn Fein and Solidarity, who support them.
Water charges: FG does not have to act on report, says Varadkar (Irish Times)
Speaking at the #Right2Water press conference earlier ahead of committee vote & #Apr8 demo. "This was a people's movement from the start" pic.twitter.com/Yojt0yFNOY
— Catherine Murphy (@CathMurphyTD) April 6, 2017
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Thank you Christie from Sparkles of Sunshine and Megan Make Bake Share, who recently nominated me for the Liebster Award. The award is for new blogs to be recognized by their peers and a platform to be gain new readers, a lot of work goes into creating a successful blog and who doesn't love awards?!Here are the Liebster Award rules:
Post the award on your blog.
Thank the blogger who presented this award and link back to their blog.
Write 11 random facts about yourself.
Nominate 11 bloggers who you feel deserve this award and who have less than 250 followers.
Answer 11 questions posted by the presenter and ask your nominees 11 questions.
Here are 11 random facts about me:
1, I am addicted to reality programmes
2, When I was a teenager I was made about East 17
3, I love curry
4, I work in an Office
5, Favourite colour in pink
6, I am not a morning person
7, I have 3 tattoos
8, I like a nice glass of white wine every now and then
9, I am scared of spiders
10, My favourite place is the beach
11, I have size 4 feet
I had two nominations so picked one set of questions. My answers to Megan @Made_bake_share
1. What made you decide to start blogging?
I recently got into the You Tube videos which I love but don't feel confident enough to do thse. Then I found out about blogging as never really knew about this before and thought it looks fun. Its my new little hobby and I love it.
2. What's your favourite holiday?
When I went to Kos last year on my own. So relaxing and nice to do whatever I wanted. Greece is a gorgeous place.
3. Where is the furthest you've travelled from home?
4 hour plane journey to lots of different locations. Some of which are Egypt, Canary Islands, Greece and Morocco.
4. What is your favourite post you've done so far?
My favourite post I have done so far would have to be The British Tag. Loved answering those questions and was really happy with my teapot photo.
5. What has been your greatest accomplishment so far in life?
Running a 10k. It may not sound hard but it was for me.
6. Where would you love to travel to?
I would love to go to Mexico and Australia. I have always heard so many good things about these. Also the beaches look amazing.
7. What is your favourite quote/saying?
You only live once
8. If you could live anywhere other than where you are now where would you live?
By the beach somewhere. Probably Bournemouth.
9. What makes you feel confident?
Wearing new clothes
10. What is your favourite past time?
This has to be the Beach. So relaxing and a happy place to be.
11.What's your dream job
To be working on a little tour boat in the Greek Islands. How relaxing would that job be and the gorgeous weather. Only during the summer though haha
My nominees foe the Liebster Award are the following
Amanda- dreamingxpretty.blogspot.co.uk/
Elizabeth- elizabethlifestylediary.blogspot.co.uk/
Alyssa- optimismproposal.blogspot.ca/
teri-may- http://terisbakingcupboard.blogspot.co.uk/
Jake- http://www.kruzblogs.blogspot.com
Maddy- http://www.happymadlife.blogspot.co.uk/
Andrea- http://honeysweetbird.blogspot.co.uk/
Kaitlin- http://kaitlinlouise.blogspot.co.uk/
Vicky- http://silkandboots.blogspot.co.uk/
Becky- https://www.bloglovin.com/blog/12568705
Monica- http://monicasclosett.blogspot.co.uk
My 11 questions my nominees to answer
1, How did you come up with your Blog name?
2,Why did you start a Blog
3, What is your favourite meal?
4, Your favourite music band/singer?
5, Which famous person would you like most to meet?
6, Describe what the perfect day would be for you
7, your favourite clothes shop?
8, What blogs do you like to read about?
9, Your favourite past time?
10, What is your favourite post so far?
11, Your favourite memory as a child?
Thanks again to Christie and Megan for nominating me.
Thanks for reading


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Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez has a "rapid transit" plan that would cost $300 million to create — but could politics bring a $1 billion Metrorail extension instead?
(TNS) — A showdown is rolling down the tracks for South Dade transit, with the county mayor ready to build a $300 million network of modernized buses designed for group boarding, advanced ticketing and other features aimed at imitating a commute on Metrorail but at about a quarter of the cost.
Creating a "rapid transit" bus system for South Dade could win federal funding fairly quickly and allow operations to start in 2022, according to county estimates. But the politics could be daunting: Mayors and elected representatives from the region are demanding Miami-Dade fulfill a promise for a Metrorail extension, a project that would cost more than $1 billion.
"People in the south understand that if they settle for a bus, they'll never get a rail," said Kionne McGhee, a Democratic state representative from South Dade. "Nobody wants buses."
The two sides have been sparring for several years, but on July 19 Mayor Carlos Gimenez is set to ask for the first definitive vote on the issue. His administration plans to ask the county's transportation board to endorse building the "bus rapid transit" system along the 20-mile South Dade busway, an existing two-lane highway that's reserved for county buses and already has growing routes in a system losing passengers elsewhere at an alarming rate.
If the Transportation Planning Organization, a 25-member board that includes all 13 county commissioners, takes on the South Dade issue, it would set up a milestone for the 2016 SMART Plan. That was the planning reset aimed at addressing more than a decade of broken promises on extending Metrorail — pledges made to voters in exchange for approving a half-percent transportation sales tax in 2012. The SMART plan launched consultant studies of six major commuting routes, with the aim of analyzing which transit mode (Metrorail, light rail, rapid transit bus, even autonomous vehicles) made the most sense for each.
Miami-Dade is ready to conclude the South Dade SMART study by recommending rapid transit bus for that corridor. The transportation board could accept that recommendation, or vote to overrule the administration and select extending Metrorail for South Dade. The board could also delay the decision altogether and conclude the July 19 meeting without a decision.
If Gimenez wins the board's backing, the plan is to apply for federal funding within weeks, with hopes that Washington and Florida would agree to cover about two-thirds of the price tag in 2019.
Backers are pitching the rapid transit option as a major upgrade, with express buses using bay doors that board like a train at 14 stations with permanent structures for shade and massive fans to combat the heat. While buses on the busway recently were given priority at intersections through transmitters that went online in late 2017, the new plan would boost that system with rail-like crossing arms to block traffic and let buses speed through intersections. "In essence, that bus would never have stop," said Alice Bravo, Miami-Dade's transportation director. Passengers would buy tickets ahead of time, like on Metrorail, and have access to limited stops when choosing the rapid-transit route to the Dadeland South Metrorail station.
The bus stations are designed to convert to train platforms if Miami-Dade opts for a rail extension years later, but advocates see the bus option as the only realistic way to give commuters a significant assist.
"Right now, we'd like to have transit in our lifetimes," said Jeff Porter, mayor of Homestead, a South Dade city that endorsed the rapid transit bus plan.
Bravo said the stations included in the new South Dade plan were designed to be iconic enough to attract residential development along the depots.
The new bus proposal departs in some ways from the blueprint Gimenez unveiled last year as a short-term alternative to extending Metrorail. At the time, he called trains "19th century technology" and warned autonomous vehicles would make rail service obsolete. His bus plan at the time proposed pursuing rapid-transit bus systems in the south and the northern parts of the county, with dedicated lanes along 27th Avenue to the Broward County line. He also floated the possibility of air-conditioned bus stations and some overpasses to avoid cross traffic altogether.
Now the administration wants to apply for federal dollars on the south corridor immediately, with a plan for the north corridor waiting until that SMART study is completed later this year. Overpasses were seen as needing to be too large once the SMART consultant hired for the southern corridor, AECOM, finalized the calculations, Bravo said.
Despite the lack of air conditioning, she said the preferred option for the stations are more expensive than in the original plan, given the larger, iconic shells surrounding the platforms. She said the climate-control option required too much glass, and couldn't cover enough area to protect passengers transferring to and from local bus routes nearby.
"Now they're in a bigger station that protects everyone," she said. "It's going to be cool there." Even so, the county has an option with an air-conditioned station that includes a more modest station design.
The AECOM analysis shows 55 percent of the people who attended meetings on the South Dade plan wanted rail and not bus, according to tallies from the public sessions. Extending Metrorail would draw far more passengers: 40,000 trips a day, compared to 25,000 for the upgraded bus system.
But the costs show a much wider gap: between $250 million and $300 million to build the rapid transit bus system, versus $1.3 billion to $1.5 billion for nearly doubling the 25-mile existing Metrorail system along the South Dade busway. And that's just for construction. AECOM estimates rail operating costs would be about 80 percent higher than for the new bus system.
AECOM also dramatically increased the cost estimates from what Gimenez had forecast in his July 2017 memo, which had the north and south Metrorail extensions together costing about $1.5 billion to build. An analysis by the Transportation Planning Organization used those estimates to plug in a payment schedule for extending Metrorail in both directions and found an $18 million yearly gap. And that assumed Florida picking up about half of the construction costs.
The Gimenez administration is warning that Washington is unlikely to fund a Metrorail extension to the south, given the South Dade corridor is too suburban and rural to attract enough riders to compete with rail systems being proposed for areas with more residents per square mile.
"The consultant's opinion is that the density and the ridership are too low for rail," Bravo said. Even so, she said the bus system itself could help with future rail efforts if Miami-Dade could show Washington increased demand for transit along the busway.
"For rail, you just make that station longer," she said, pointing to the undulating metal roof of one station in a rendering in a county proposal. "The only cost you would incur is building the central platform a little higher, the day you convert to rail."
©2018 Miami Herald Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.


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Jacks Gulch Campground is located adjacent to the Pingree Park Road (CR63E) and the Old Flowers Road. It is situated in a ponderosa pine forest setting with scattered clones of aspen. It is also an area that has abundant wild flowers at certain times of the camping season. The Columbine Loop has 27 sites with electrical hookups. This loop also provides access to 10 walk-in tent sites. The Yarrow Loop has 28 sites without electricity. A unique feature of this campground is an equestrian camp which has 5 sites, each with four horse stalls and room to accommodate a horse trailer. Each site contains a tent pad, fire grate and picnic table. Some sites within this campground have a bear locker.There is a hiking trail that circumnavigates the campground. A portion of this trail serves as a self-guided nature hike and offers a stunning view of the Mummy Range. Popular activities in this area include hiking, stream fishing, mountain biking, scenic driving and some four-wheel driving.
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Luis E. Insignares, P.A. is pleased to announce that Attorney Timothy A. McCan, II is a speaker for the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar webinar entitled "Technology to Advance your Family Law Practice". He will be speaking to Family Lawyers throughout the State on some specific tools to automate certain repeatable tasks, increase [..]
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LUIS E. INSIGNARES and BRIAN J. KRUGER attorneys at the office of Luis E. Insignares, P.A. both were speakers in Orlando at a seminar entitled: Real Estate: "What All Family Lawyers Need to Know But Most Don't." Attorney Insignares spoke on the topic of the "Gift Presumption in Family Law Cases (and ways around it). [..]
Luis E. Insignares, a Board Certified Marital and Family Lawyer was a featured speaker at the Estate & Trust Planning/Asset Protection Seminar entitled: "Tricks, Treats and Really Scary Things." The seminar was presented by the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar. He spoke on the landmark case of Berlinger v. [..]
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by Gulf Coast Business Review – The Daily Source for Gulf Coast Business Leaders FORT MYERS, FL – Fort Myers attorney Luis E. Insignares was recently selected to contribute to the 10th edition of the "Florida Dissolution of Marriage", an annual publication from the Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education, published by LexisNexis. Insignares was selected [..]
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Kingdom of Paradise® is a fantastical martial tale of heroism in a mythical Orient.
The peaceful world of Ouka and its five martial clans are disrupted when one clan brutally attacks to gain absolute power. As Shinbu, a young warrior once considered an outcast, use your deadly swordsmanship skills to avenge your clan's decimation and restore the balance of powers.