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Social Services
The Salvation Army of Central Maryland operates five family service centers to help meet the immediate and short-term needs of thousands of individuals throughout Central Maryland. Located in Baltimore City, and Carroll, Harford, Howard, and northern Anne Arundel counties, these service centers help families to meet their greatest need.
Family Service Centers
Baltimore City and Baltimore County
814 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 783-2920
North Anne Arundel County
511 S. Crain Highway
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
(410) 768-3481
Howard County
3267 Pine Orchard Lane
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(443) 656-3376
Carroll County
300 Hahn Road
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 876-9358
Harford/Cecil County
300 Rear Seneca Ave
Havre De Grace, MD 21078
(410) 939-3535
Utility Assistance
Utility Assistance
Monetary assistance is provided to qualified applicants for utility-turn-off prevention and eviction assistance.
Clothing Assistance
Clothing Assistance
Walk-in and scheduled clients request and receive clean and suitable clothing items to meet their basic needs, such as warm clothes for winter months, infant and children's clothing items, and diapers for infants and toddlers.
Food Baskets
Food Baskets
An onsite food pantry is stocked with nonperishable food and toiletry items. Walk ins and scheduled clients are eligible to receive items upon verification of identification and proof of housing with cooking facilities. (Applicable every 30 days).
Seasonal Assistance
Seasonal Assistance
Seasonal assistance is provided to low-income children and families throughout the year. This may take the form of backpacks and school supplies or gifts of clothing and toys for low-income children, or food cards or baskets to families and senior citizens.
Basic Referral Services
If direct assistance is unavailable, knowledgeable Salvation Army staff are provided with referral lists of other possible community resources for health, welfare, employment, housing, and other services.
Basic Advocacy Services
Case workers serve as advocates for individuals to ensure that each person is made aware of and receives the services to which s/he is entitled. The degree to which a client needs intervention and support is determined on a case-by-case basis.


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Discussion in 'THE AIGBURTH ARMS' started by jmc2000, Oct 2, 2017.
Bumping for Halloween
@Seb - Seb P(umpkin)
Abe- Pumpkin Abe
@Cloud - Cloud shaped like a pumpkin
@Nikki the Great - sweet ass shaped like a pumpkin
neilold and rotting
Can't believe it's a year nearly from when we last had these
neilold - stupid old rotting poop that someone left in the sun
That's too long
shut up you
That's too long, besides who actually leaves their poop in the sun to rot??
Dogs do you illiterate chump
Like when @simulant37 got squeezed out of a dogs ass
Remember that time @Eddiebadassdavis seen a lady give birth out her ass?
Remember that time Harry's nephew gave birth out of his ass and Harry cried about it
A lot of our stories or things seem to do with people bums. Should we be concerned?
Should we be aroused?
what is Halloween again?
Perhaps @Bluey can explain.

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A Fond Farewell
Nick, who has taught at Bourne Westfield since September 2002, headed off to enjoy his retirement in Yorkshire. Westfield welcomed back many old colleagues, governors and friends to a surprise special assembly. A special video involving all the children was shown and Mr & Mrs Chandler (who also retired) were presented with many generous gifts, including a book of memories and many personalised pictures.
Staff summed him up well when they described him as "A rock – solid, reliable, trustworthy and a colleague you can count on. He is a great teacher, a fantastic Deputy Head and an extremely well respected member of our community who will be sorely missed."
Nick commented, "It is 15 years since I left the Royal Air Force and sought a second career in teaching and I could not have been more fortunate to find a location like
Bourne and a school like Westfield. I have absolutely loved every minute working with and for the talented children we seem always to find in Bourne and seeing a new generation of model citizens emerge successfully year upon year. As we retire to Yorkshire, we take so many happy memories with us of the 'Westfield Family'.
Headteacher Elaine Radley added "I have enjoyed working with Nick and Sue and everybody at Westfield wishes them every happiness in their new home."


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If you're a human, you probably love music. If you're reading Spoon articles, you probably love food. Isn't it time somebody combined the two? We've created the ultimate munchie music mashup in order to do just that. After some creative brainstorming, us Spoonies, foodies, and music groupies compiled a list of singers that sound exactly like how our favorite foods taste.
Adele and Earl Grey Tea with Honey
We know Adele, we love Adele, and we want to drink Adele with our breakfast cookies. Tea and honey fits the beloved songstress for various reasons. As a Brit, her culture is widely known for their consumption of tea. Her smooth, soothing voice calms and gently eases you into a good mood, just like the warm, caffeinated beverage.
Katy Perry and Gumdrops
Katy Perry is the queen of sweet and catchy pop songs. Even her voice sounds like it's coated in sugary syrup. After listening to "California Girls" on repeat (and watching the candy-filled video), you'll be craving a gumdrop or five.
Hozier and Granola
Hozier has an earthy, rough, yet sweet sound. He's wholesome and good for your soul, unlike the repetitive, stuck-in-your-head radio pop. Indie lovers adore him almost as much as they adore their natural and organic breakfast oats.
Taylor Swift and Peach Cobbler
Something about Taylor Swift's voice just screams "peachy." Maybe it's the southern drawl in her older country hits. Maybe it's the optimistic, nothing-can-stop-me lyrics. Either way, we want to drown "Style" in whipped cream and eat it for dessert.
Kanye West and a Breakfast Buffet
It's no secret my friend Yeezy has many sides to him. Because he's too complex to label with just one food, we're dedicating the whole damn brunch buffet to his name. Sometimes he's good for us. His lyrics are honest, and he speaks his truth with good, artistic intentions. Kanye's voice conveys this.
He could be a veggie bagel — the kind we imagine he eats after rapping "I wake up, all veggies no eggs" in "30 Hours." Or he could be oatmeal with berries and (uh-huh) honey.
Other times Kanye is a guilty pleasure that we want to love but can't help feeling like we should stay away from. In this case, he's like a greasy, deep fried donut. So good, but so bad. Although some of his controversial statements may make us feel uncomfortable, we ultimately love him anyway. Kanye can be hard to handle but we always go back for seconds.
Beyonce and Hot Sauce
Beyonce's voice is fierce and feisty. I'm talkin' red-hot. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, loves Beyonce. Like hot sauce, she goes with anything. Looking to spice it up? Try Beyonce (or hot sauce). Feeling sassy? Try Beyonce (or hot sauce). Bad day? Try Beyonce (or hot sauce). It's no coincidence that Bey's got hot sauce in her bag, swag.
John Legend and Cheesecake
Doesn't that soulful voice remind you of a thick, decadent slice of peanut butter cheesecake? This man inspired my singers-as-snacks movement after I began craving dessert while listening to John belt out some rich notes. Cheesecake deeply satisfies my soul, as does John Legend's voice. He's smooth, he's creamy, and he sounds delicious. Take your John Legend with a side of cheesecake to relaaaaaax after a long week.
If you ask us, food and music belong together. They both make the world a much happier place. They both help us get through those stressful college all-nighters (thank you coffee, thank you Jack Johnson). Next time you're eating your favorite foods, you won't be able to stop comparing them to your Spotify playlist. You're welcome.


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Eastside Automatics has been serving East Melbourne for more than a decade. We are able to offer a top-quality service that is supported by more than 50 years of combined experience in the industry. Our client base has been largely built by word of mouth with our emphasis being on quality parts, quality work and advice and knowledge you can trust.
Our experts use latest diagnostic equipments to find the root cause of complex issues. Our accuracy saves you time and money from and unnecessary repairs. From Manual transmission repairs to Automatic transmissions, we can provide regular servicing or mechanical repairs to all makes and models or cars. Customer service is important to us. We take pride in our honest and reliable service, and people trust our professional but easy-going attitude.


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Johannes Goessling
Research Fellow
Natural and Artificial Photonic Structures and Devices
Johannes is a Marie-Curie COFUND research fellow at INL and works in the Natural and Artificial Photonic Structures and Devices Group (Department of Nanophotonics). He studies photonic structures in the silicate cell wall of diatoms, i.e., microscopic algae that populate all aquatic environments on Earth. Using advanced microscopes and micro-scatterometric techniques, the project investigates light modulation by biological photonic structures and their potential implications for the light harvesting of diatoms. Inspired by these mechanisms, optical materials will be fabricated with the aim of improving light harvesting technologies for advanced photonic devices.
Johannes studied biology with focus on plant sciences at the University of Giessen (DE). He received his PhD degree from the University of Copenhagen (DK) in 2017 for his work on biophotonics of diatoms. Since then, Johannes worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Remote Sensing and benthic Ecology Group at the University of Nantes (FR), before he joined INL in September 2018.
Selected Publications
- J.W. Goessling, Y. Su, P. Cartaxana, C. Maibohm, L.F. Rickelt, E.C.L. Trampe, S.L. Walby, D. Wangpraseurt, X. Wu, M. Ellegaard, M. Kühl
Structure-based optics of centric diatom frustules: modulation of the in vivo light field for efficient diatom photosynthesis.
New Phytologist (2018), 219(1):122-134
- J.W. Goessling, S. Frankenbach, L. Ribeiro, J. Serôdio, M. Kühl
Modulation of the light field related to valve optical properties of raphid diatoms: implications for niche differentiation in the microphytobenthos.
Marine Ecology Progress Series (2018), 588:29-42
- P. Cartaxana, L. Ribeiro, J.W. Goessling, S. Cruz, M. Kühl
Light and O2 microenvironments in two contrasting diatom-dominated coastal sediments.
Marine Ecology Progress Series (2016), 545:35-47
- J.W. Goessling, P. Cartaxana, M. Kühl
Photo-protection in the centric diatom Coscinodiscus granii is not controlled by chloroplast high-light avoidance movement.
Frontiers in Marine Science (2016), 2:1-10


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Agent Access
The SEMA–Alliant Partnership
As both a retail agency and managing underwriting facility, Alliant takes pride in serving the industries they partner with, in both a retail and wholesale perspective. Through Alliant Specialty Insurance Services, brokers can gain access to two specific products deisgned for the automotive aftermarket industry.
History: Alliant has become the premier commercial and specialty insurance brokerage firm in the United States through strategic partnership alignments. Creating vertical alignment with industries throughout the United States, Alliant has formed partnerships to deliver on its commitment to success. In 1991, Alliant became the Insurance Broker to the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA). SEMA represents the interests of the $40 Billion dollar automotive aftermarket industry. With over 7,000 SEMA members in the U.S., SEMA reaches all aspects of the motorsports segments, Off-Road marketplace, Auto Restoration and Restyling and new car dealership sales.
With intimate knowledge of the insurance and risk management practices needed to support the automotive industry, the Alliant team started the Specialty Equipment Insurance Alliance (SEIA). The SEIA program provides Property and Casualty products tailored specifically for automotive parts Manufacturers, Wholesale Distributors and Suppliers in America. Underwritten through Allianz, a wholly owned division of Alliant, the SEIA program provides exclusive products to the specialty equipment and aftermarket parts trade and is available to select independent agent on a per approval basis via a co-broker agreement.
SEIA Progam Focus
The SEIA Program is designed to meet the needs of the automotive aftermarket industry with a primary focus on:
- Parts Manufacturers
- Wholesale Distributors
- Auto Part Retailers
- Automotive Repair
- Completed Program Application
- 5 Years Loss History
- Per our underwriting guidelines, with no prior coverage in force the carrier requires a bio on ownership. Basically something outlining education, experience, etc...
SEIA Suite of Coverage's Include:
- General Liability
- Garage Liability
- Garage Keepers
- Business Auto
- Property / Marine
- Product Recall
- Crime
- Workers' Compensation
- Excess Liability
How SEIA Builds Value and Revenue for its Co-Brokers:
By working exclusively through dedicated carrier partners, Alliant aggressively underwrites industry specific coverage by leveraging the buying power of the automotive parts industry.
In the spirit of team work Alliant compensates brokers for the direct placement of accounts into all of the managed programs.
SEIA Team Goal:
- Deliver a progam designed to support your sales goals and objectives
- Provide marketing support to win new accounts for your agency
- Deliver an advantaged product to set you apart from the competition
All Insured Submission should be sent to:
To discuss a specific account or inquire about becoming an Alliant Co-broker, please contact one of the following.
Bob Corwin, First Vice President Franco L, Ganino, AAI, VP
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There are dozens of ways aside from the standard Pumpkin Pie to use pumpkin in your holiday baking. Here are my ten favorite.
Pennies on a Platter has the recipe for Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Brownies.
You can also get a recipe for Pumpkin Pancakes from this same site!
Annies Eats makes Pumpkin Donuts. These are sooo yummy!
Make Pumpkin Monkey Bread with Sugar Crafter.
Pumpkin and Cream Cheese Whoopie Pies made by I Heart Naptime.
Pumpkin Bread with Streusel Topping via Bakingdom.
Pumpkin Cookies from My Baking Addiction.
Pumpkin Pie Rice Krispies Treats from Baking Bites.
Impossible Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes created by Meet Me In The Kitchen.
Pumpkin Pie Truffle from Bakers Royale.
More Thanksgiving Ideas:
- Top Ten Thanksgiving Pie Recipes
- Scroll through THESE posts for free printables and decorating ideas


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We use a wide range of accommodation, ranging from clean and comfortable hotels and guesthouses to basic tea houses in a twin or multiple sharing basis. Waterproof tents are used on our fully assisted trekking and rafting programs. Our hotel rooms generally have twin beds, with usually western style rest room facilities. When traveling in remote areas, toilet facilities are usually local squat style and can often be quite primitive.
On shorter routes, we take the local buses and mingle with the locals. Jeeps or minibuses are often used to get us to and from our trekking and rafting departure points. On longer routes, we use private or tourist buses, which provide a slightly higher degree of comfort and safety.
Around Kathmandu and Pokhara, bicycles are a great way to travel and absorb the atmosphere and scenery.
Taxis are widely found in Kathmandu and Pokhara. All licensed taxis are metered, but drivers are often reluctant to use them. Make sure to negotiate the fare before getting in the taxi.
It is a great way to be traveling around in the old part of the city though their movement is restricted on the main, traffic-congested roads at the day time. Besides, it's an environment friendly mode to explore the backstreets and narrow alleyways of Kathmandu. For fare, you'll have to haggle with the driver.
On foot
The traditional way of getting to places in Nepal is on foot. In trekking areas there are no roads, so travel on foot is unavoidable. In cities, one has the choice to get a ride or stroll on foot.
Traditional Nepali food is plain and simple. It is not as spicy as compared to Indian recipes, but it is full of flavors. While trekking
in the mountains, (especially in Everest and some part of Annapurna regions) the Tibetan influence becomes more evident in the dishes. Many Indian dishes are found in the plains in the south.
Must Try
Dal-bhat-tarkari - a thick lentil soup (dal), with rice (bhat) and vegetable curry (tarkari)
Vegetarians are well-catered in Nepal. Most Nepalese people eat regular meals that do not include meat items. Meat is considered a delicacy in most homes and is served only occasionally.
'Chyang' is a mild beer made from millet or rice and is the home brew of the Himalaya.
'Rakshi' is a country liquor usually made from millet, wheat or corn.
The Nepali morning normally begins with a cup of tea. Locally produced soft drinks are widely available.
Lassi is a curd based drink which may be either savory or sweet. It is popular and refreshing.
The legal drinking age is 18 in Nepal.
Do not drink the water unless you are sure it has been boiled and filtered.
The same applies to ice.
Bottled water is readily available in the main centers although a more environmentally-friendly option is to take water purification tablets with you, or a camping bottle with an in-built filter.
All the major cities have internet access either in hotels or internet cafes. You should expect connection speeds to be slow.
International remote regions .Mobile phone coverage is available but it is not very reliable. Global roaming agreements exist with some international phone companies. Check with your provider before leaving home if you wish to access roaming. If not, prepaid mobile phone SIM cards are available at reasonable cost.
Receiving post is not convenient as we are normally doing something or traveling during the opening hours of most post offices.
The currency of Nepal is the Nepalese Rupee (NPR). It is best to bring a mixture of cash and travelers checks in major currencies - USD, CAD, EUR, AUD - and ensure you have a mixture of large and small denominations. Money may easily be exchanged at Kathmandu airport on arrival and banks and licensed moneychangers in cities. Credit card cash advances and ATM withdrawals are in NPR only.
You You will be requiring a valid passport for the trip. All citizens of U.S.A require a visa for Nepal. We will assist you while arranging
your visa for Nepal. If you are of any other nationality, please check with the local consulate or tourist office for entry necessities.
Please consult with a medical doctor for travel immunizations before you come to Nepal. You may require vaccinations for hepatitis, tetanus or typhoid boosters. Entry necessities and global physical conditions are very likely to alter. Please check it out from the Centers for Disease Control for the latest updates.
The tours that we make could be situated at high altitudes. A headache is common and can be treated with aspirin and other minor medication.If you have a heart problem it is necessary that you discuss the matter with your doctor to see if such trips suit you.
Trip Cancellations Insurance
We recommend that you get trip annulment insurance. You will be provided a travel insurance application in your confirmation packet. All the premium of the insurance must be paid on time.
Cancelled Trips
Sharma Tours & Travels reserves the right to call off any trip preceding any departure for any reason whatsoever, which includes all rational troubles that may obstruct the operation of any trip. The refund of all land payments received shall release Ventures Nepal from any further liability.
1. Respect cultural differences
Local customs, traditions and values may be different from your own. Take the time to learn what behaviour is acceptable and what isn't.
2. Learn a few phrases
Take the time to learn about the country you are visiting. Learning about the customs and a few words in the local language can go a long way and is appreciated by the local people. It also makes your interactions more meaningful and memorable.
3. Save 'face'
This is a very important concept in Asia. Try not to raise your voice, embarrass someone or display anger. Smile – the traveler who wishes to have a happy and successful trip in Asia should stay calm, cheerful and friendly.
4. Dress Respectfully
Dress Respectfully with an awarness of local standards. Covered thighs and shoulders are expected in most parts of Asia. Dress modestly at all religious sites.
5. Support local businesses
Make use of local services(hotels etc) and eat in local restaurants. Not only will your experience of the culture be greater, you are directly supporting the people.
6. Respect wildlife & endangered species
Viewing animals from a safe distance is fine; touching, feeding , or cornering them is not. Do not buy products that exploit wildlife, aid in habitat destruction, or come from endangered species.
7. Take photos with care
Always ask permission to take photos of people and respect their wishes if they refuse. If you do take a photo, offer to send copies back to them and make sure to follow through with your promise. If your subject wants immediate compensation in return for the photo taken, offering a piece of fruit or bread, or a souvenir from your home are ways to do it.
8. Giving gifts
We highly discourage offering money to people begging on the streets. Parents often send their children out into the streets, since a child can make more than their parents make begging on the street. This promotes further dependency and encourages more parents to send out their children. Instead, we would suggest offering a piece of bread or fruit. Perhaps you could offer postcard from your home, or a small pin etc.
9. Do not litter & Reduce waste
This is one time when the old adage "When in Rome, do as the Romans" doesn't apply. Even if you see a local person littering, set an example and dispose of your garbage properly. Recycling is extremely limited or non-existent in most developing countries. Avoid products with excess packaging; opt for beverages in glass bottles as they tend to be re - used.
10. Protect local water systems
Use only biodegradable soaps and shampoos while camping.
11. Stay on the trail
Straying from the trail while hiking or trekking may not be safe under certain circumstances.
If you want to extend your holiday by booking some pre or post tour accommodation – you can contact us.
Australians, Americans, British, Canadians currently require a visa for Nepal. For all other nationalities please reconfirm your visa
requirements with your travel agent. We recommend you apply for your visa prior to arrival in Nepal (there are consulates in many countries), although you can obtain a visa on arrival at Kathmandu Airport for $US30 for a Single Entry, and $US45 for a Double Entry. You must have US Dollars cash to the exact amount and one passport photo. Expect some delays in processing the visa application at the airport.
Before you even start traveling please make certain that you have a passport which is valid for at least 6 months after your scheduled return and that the photo is accurate. It is also important that you check if your airline tickets bear your name exactly as in the passport. Some countries will require you to have a return ticket or have sufficient money to buy a return ticket.
All guests traveling with us require valid travel insurance. Participants without adequate travel insurance cover will be asked to arrange for a cover before embarking on the trip. It should be known that it is difficult to make the insurance cover locally.
Please consult your doctor or nearest vaccination centre to see if any of the listed vaccinations are required. Only your doctor or vaccination centre can provide you with the latest up-to-date information.
Polio (oral vaccine)
Gamma Globulin or Havrix (against Hepatitis A)
Hepatitis B
Apart from a good Bag you will require:
Good Boots for walking
Down Jacket: From October to mid March.
Windproof fleece jacket at other times will be good enough for the trip
Torch Light and spare batteries
First aid equipment
Two pairs of trousers
Woolly / fleece
hat Cap / sunhat
Waterproof trousers
Sun Block cream
Insect repellent
Spare boot laces
Second pair of shoes (sandals or sneakers)
Waterless soap


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The time between April and August is well known as the top home-buying season of the whole year. Buyers are eager to find their dream home and make their move long before fall and the holidays set in. If you have been considering selling your home, now is the time to make sure it's in tip top shape. Here are our tips on getting your home ready to sell!
Take the First Step
If you haven't already gotten started with the beginning steps of selling your home, make this your top priority. Reach out to one of our agents and learn about the process and develop a timeline and plan of action. Get the ball rolling!
Declutter and DIY
Spring is the perfect time to freshen up your home before it hits the market. One of the best things you can do is declutter. Be ruthless – your home will be much more attractive to buyers with less stuff, and you'll benefit from having less to move when the time comes.
DIY projects are also great to knock out in early spring. Any minor fixes you can do will improve your chances of leaving a good impression at open houses and viewings (but leave the big stuff up to the professionals.)
Photo Prep
Start imaging how you want your home to look like for the ever-important photos. Brainstorm staging, lighting, and anything else you'd like to present with your home's snapshot. Run your ideas over with your agent and do any prep work necessary.
Don't Forget the Gardens
With the onset of spring, your gardens and yard may start to explode with springtime growth. Don't let them get out of hand! Keep your gardens, patio, and yard trim to give your home the best possible curb appeal. The beauty of spring often attracts buyers to homes, use it to your advantage!
Bring on Buying Season
April through August is the ultimate time to list your house. The first step to reaching your goal is to be clear on what you can do to make the most of it. Now is the perfect time to get things in order before the best selling season of the year!


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These bars fit snugly into snack-size zip-top plastic bags but also divide easily into squares. Store in an airtight container up to three days.
How to Make It
Preheat oven to 350°.
Spread oats and quinoa on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Place oat mixture in a large bowl, and stir in raisins, peanuts, flaxseed meal, and cinnamon.
Combine peanut butter, honey, oil, and salt in a small saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Pour peanut butter mixture over oat mixture; toss well to coat. Press mixture into an 8-inch square glass or ceramic baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 13 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely in dish. Cut evenly into (1 x 4-inch) bars.


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ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) – The wait is over. The 2018 NFL Draft has arrived. This is essentially a holiday for football fans, and the festivities all begin on Thursday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. This is the first-ever stadium draft, but there are plenty of things to be excited about even if you're not an NFL person.
The first round of the NFL Draft begins at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday night, but the fun actually gets underway at noon, when the NFL Draft Experience opens to fans. This is a sprawling layout of exhibits, interactive elements and virtual reality experiences, games and autograph sessions. See the full list of attractions and autograph schedule.
The outdoor event is being held in the parking lot of AT&T Stadium, spread across an area that's nearly the size of 26 football fields. More than 250,000 people are expected to attend over the next three days. And, best of all, admission and parking for the NFL Draft Experience are free. No tickets are required.
Thursday: 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Friday: 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Fans attending the NFL Draft Experience can watch the NFL Draft live on multiple screens. A red carpet event begins at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday evening. After the first round on Thursday night, additional rounds continue at AT&T Stadium in Arlington through Friday and Saturday.
The Dallas Cowboys have the 19th pick in the first round.
Traffic in Arlington is expected to be extremely heavy during the three-day event, so visitors will want to be prepared. Parking is free in the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers lots, but the NFL Draft Experience is set up in AT&T Stadium's east plaza, so those lots are occupied. Texas Live! construction has also shut down parking lots south of Globe Life Park.
If you don't mind paying for parking, there are official off-site lots that cost between $10 and $50. Just look for the black 'P' in a green circle. There is also a drop-off area for Uber and Lyft vehicles located at the intersection of Randol Mill Road and Web Street, just west of AT&T Stadium. Check out the event's parking map.


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Talk about decadence! Silken chocolate coffee mousse layered with creamy coconut caramel and topped with lofty cream. Heavenly! And who needs dairy? This dessert rivals any restaurant offering; it just so happens that it's dairy free and gluten free.
Continue reading The five C's rolled into one: Chocolate, Caramel, Coconut, Coffee, and Cream


text: Lathyrus latifolius The traditional English cottage sweet pea, grown by Jefferson in 1771, thrives in cool climates, loves sun and climbs 6'. Useful as a screen. Comes in shades of rose, white and pink in big clusters. Good cutflowers. Soak seeds up to 24 hours before sowing outdoors in early spring. Can take 3–4 weeks to germinate. Perennial, Zones 3-10. ~20 seeds/g. ② 5611 Perennial Sweet Pea Item DiscountedPrice A: 1g for $2.00 B: 3g for $3.80 C: 12g for $6.60 supply limited, size not available Log into start or resume an order


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Lucrative trade is to benefit landowners
SUVA, Fiji (Fijilive, Jan. 5, 2009) – Fiji's mahogany forest, among the largest in the world, is expected to begin yielding some real money this year.
And much of the benefits of the lucrative green gold will go to indigenous landowners as a result of a new arrangement being put in place.
The interim Government is in the process of finalizing the transfer of the ownership of the mahogany plantations to the indigenous landowners through the Fiji Mahogany Trust.
The scheme will involve the licensing of approved harvesters who, as criteria of getting a licence, must, among other things, value add in Fiji, pay a levy for reforestation, brand Fijian mahogany, and provide employment.
According to interim Public Enterprise Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, applicants for licences will be given favourable consideration if they have indigenous land owner equity participation.
"We will soon be making some public...
Simultaneous outbreak of deadly diseases
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (The National, Jan. 5, 2009) – Kiriwina islanders in the Trobriand group of islands have succumbed to a simultaneous outbreak of deadly diseases like typhoid, yaws, malaria, pneumonia and tuberculosis that have claimed 38 lives so far.
A district health inspector, based at Losuia, claimed the outbreak of the diseases was concurrent and people could now infect others.
He said the water supply at the Losuia Government station and the nearby villages was obtained from bored wells which were contaminated.
He also said the villagers along the coastal stretch from Tukwaukwa all the way to Kavataria were prone to infection as they relied on stream water, which were occasionally polluted with human faces and domesticated animals.
Another health officer said some villagers were so strong in their cultural sentiments that the introduction and use of pit toilets would seem foreign to...
Two women join male-dominated legislature
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, January 5, 20009) – American Samoa has eleven new members in the Senate and the House of Representatives following a swearing-in ceremony.
Among the 11 newcomers is a new Senate President, Gaoteote Palaie Gaoteote, who will replace, Lolo Moliga.
"A historical event for the Senate itself, for the first time in many many years their are two woman Senators in the territorial Senate. These are a former Senator, Fonoti Aufata and newcomer Asuega Saamata. There are two new Senators in the Senate and their sons are sitting in the House of Representatives another historical event for this new legislature."
A Senate seat has been left empty because two candidates had chosen to represent the Manu'a district number two.
Lolo Moliga and Velega Savali have stepped aside until a decision for an appointment by the traditional leaders and orator of Manu'a district...
Eco-tourism project expected to hire 300 employees
SUVA, Fiji (Fiji Times, Jan. 5, 2009) – There will be employment opportunities for 300 people at Kuku Village in Tailevu once the Molituva eco-tourism project starts this week.
Interim Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama will open the project called the Molituva Tribal Village.
[PIR editor's note: Tailevu is one of Fiji's 14 provinces ]
Project chairman Talemo Ratakele said 300 people who will directly benefit from this venture would include the village's youth and women.
Kuku Village is about 10 minutes drive from Nausori Town and the youths have been working hard in trying to provide entertainment for the tourists to enjoy while visiting the Molituva Tribal Village.
The women have been trained to make traditional handbags and jewellry to sell to the tourists last year.
This was organised by the Tourism Ministry.
Ministry representative Kasimiro Taukeinikoro said the...
Bainimarama wrote to New Zealand Prime Minister
SUVA, Fiji (Fiji Times, Jan. 6, 2009) – A three-member team, headed by interim Education Minister Filipe Bole, will work at mending bilateral relations between Fiji and New Zealand.
Interim Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said interim Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama wrote to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key outlining a way forward.
"The (interim) Prime Minister, in his letter to John Key, had set out a way forward for New Zealand and Fiji to engage in a constructive and meaningful manner," he said. "In this respect the (interim) Prime Minister also said that a three-member panel to be headed by the interim Minister of Education, Filipe Bole, who has been a foreign minister and deputy PM of Fiji, could expedite any outstanding issues and facilitate a diplomatic way forward by engaging with the New Zealand officials in Wellington.
"The Government of Fiji's position has always been the same, that is...
Government restricts the bloody sport to single license holder
SAIPAN, CNMI (Saipan Tribune, Jan, 6, 2009) – A police detective has been conducting illegal cockfights while a former House member was also seen in a separate cockfight with more than 50 participants, Saipan Mayor Juan B. Tudela disclosed yesterday as he asked the Attorney's General Office to prosecute these violators.
"Video footage of these illegal cockfighting activities has been obtained as evidence should there be any formal complaints filed against all violators," Tudela said.
He declined to disclose the names of the detective and the former lawmaker.
During the holiday season, Tudela said his office received reports of illegal cockfighting activities in different areas of Saipan.
Tudela said his office only authorizes one licensed operator to conduct cockfight operations, based on a public bidding process in accordance with the Saipan Cockfighting Act of 1994 and the CNMI Code...
First increment set for February 25
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (PNG Post-Courier, Dec. 31, 2008) – Nurses throughout the country will receive their long awaited salary increments through the salary reclassification early next year.
They resolved through their national office, the PNG Nurses Association (PNGNA) early this month that they would walk off their jobs starting this morning.
The salary increment will take effect on February 25.
The government departments including the national Department of Health, Department of Personnel Management and the Department of Treasury intervened with a positive response to their demand, restraining them from going on strike.
The increase would be a follow up of their work value study report, a classification of the nurses' salary structure.
These were submitted to Health and Personnel Management but that was not done in 2000 when their award for a salary increase was agreed to.
This award...
Police confiscate rocket launcher, grenades and other munitions
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (The National, Jan, 5, 2009) – MT Hagen police confiscated a rocket launcher along with nine grenades, a sophisticated lens and two CDs from a man at Kagamuga Airport last Wednesday.
A suspect from Nipa in Southern Highlands province was transporting the items on a flight from Kikori, Gulf province, into Western Highlands province, when police checked his luggage and confiscated the items.
The suspect was arrested.
The rocket launcher was dismantled and neatly packed in a suitcase.
The suspect is locked up at the Mt Hagen police cells awaiting formal charges.
Provincial police commander Chief Supt Thomas Eluh said last Friday that police knew the weapon was a rocket launcher by looking at the illustration but they were yet to identify the type and what sort of damage it could cause when used.
He said police suspected that the weapon was...
Victim is 14-year-old student
SUVA, Fiji (Fiji Times, Jan. 6, 2009) – A chief wants seven men accused of raping a Class Eight student to be kept away from their village because villagers are angry about the alleged incident.
Security was tight when the men appeared in the Labasa court yesterday.
Police presence around the men was high after violent threats were made against the seven.
No plea was taken when Meliki Namatea, 21, Nikola Vunibola, 19, Aloveti Bolatagane, 22, Laisenia Navolau, 26, Kitione Nacadra, 27, Kelemedi Moceiwasa, 33, and Maika Nakorolevu, 19, appeared before Magistrate Penijamini Lomaloma.
They are alleged to have gang-raped a 14-year-old girl from Bua at Nadrano Settlement in Lutukina on December 22.
The girl's age was confirmed by police through a birth certificate check to be 14 and not 12 as she earlier told them.
Police are hunting down the eighth suspect in the case who is reportedly hiding in forests near...
Results show strong revenue collection
HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Solomon Times, Jan. 6, 2009) -The Central Bank of Solomon Islands has reported that the government has achieved a recurrent surplus of more than 59 million Solomon Islands dollars [US$8.5 million] in the third quarter of last year.
This is compared to the previous quarter's budget surplus of just under 23-million dollars [US$3.3 million].
The Central Bank says the positive outcome had been the strong recurrent revenue collection and lower recurrent expenditures.
The bank says a marginal increase in money supply by two percent to one-thousand-387 million dollars in response to a rise in the domestic credit to one-thousand-238 million dollars.
It says excess liquidity also increased to 87 million dollars.
The Central Bank says inflation remains high at about 24 percent at the end of the third quarter last year.
The bank says with the current inflationary pressures and...
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What role models are Ugandan youth looking up to today?
It has now become a convention in Uganda today to decry the degeneration of morals, especially among the young generation. This outcry comes from the moral guardians of society, especially politicians and religious or faith leaders. One can add groups of other people, not excluding taxi vendors who apply morality selectively.
The politicians might have come more to the fore in the moral campaign because of the Ministry of Ethics and Integrity, which did not exist in previous governments, and so morality has been given a high profile.
While one may not wish to single out names, it is impossible not to note the posture of former Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Dr James Nsaba Buturo in the morality campaign on account of his many articles in the press on the subject.
However, there are other politicians who have put their signatures to the resolve to turn societal morals around in the new era of politicians-cum-preachers and vice versa.
The alleged degeneration of morality among the youth is regarded as so self-evident as to require no further argument or definition. This article sets out to question preciously that conclusion, not as a cynical or dismissive stance, but in order to try to understand what the supposed moral degeneration might be and how it might be addressed.
Comments on the moral condition among the youth take several forms depending on the passion of one who exhorts. They range from accusation to harangue to caution or even threat.
Before we decry moral degeneracy or decadence among the youth, we need to ask some questions. For example: Is the assumed moral downturn the condition of the majority of the youth in the country or is it only a small proportion of the young generation?
Are we confusing what might be a generation-gap and generational conflict in moral outlook or social attitudes with moral degeneracy? Are the youth perpetrators or victims of this alleged state of affairs or both?
Sociologists tell us that as the social and economic conditions of a people change, so does their moral outlook and that such change is particularly visible among the youth.
That does not mean that moral conservatives are not found in societies undergoing rapid social change. A sociological perspective on morality serves to ground morality in a people's material existence. It does not say that morality is determined by the socio-economic situation, but that it is conditioned by it. This leaves space for agency (ability for people to change their situation) in the moral enterprise.
A specific area in which is going to be the subject of moral change among the youth is their perception or conception of the human body. This happens in all developing societies, and not only in Uganda.
Young people's expression of their identity and freedom through the body – what they eat, how they dress, hair styles, sexual mores, musical taste– is going to differ or even conflict with the standard moral perception of their elders.
Increasingly, the youth will rebel against conformism as they explore new forms of self-expression.
Also, societies undergoing rapid social change, impacted by factors such as urbanisation, consumerism, and exposure to the outside world, youth will push for more choice and toleration of difference rather than conform to a set pattern of behavioural expression.
But in decrying moral degeneracy among the youth, are the moral elders trying to run away from their shadow? There is a saying that morality is caught rather than taught. We are moral beings, but we learn morality, not merely through reason or conscience, but mostly by example. What role models do Ugandan youth have today?
How do the experience of war and civil conflict, rampant corruption and poor service delivery affect the moral outlook of the youth? What moral values are they to learn from the way public figures live their lives?
And to what extent is moral degeneration where it exists, as for instance, in the increase in witchcraft related killings a function of a pre-scientific mindset coupled with hankering after elusive material prosperity and the ever present threat of imminent death which characterise much "third world" life experience?
Rev Amos Kasibante is racial justice aiser, Diocese of Leeds and social commentator. firstname.lastname@example.com
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In 2001, the decidedly literate nerd rock group Harvey Danger penned and sang the lines "I bowed before the avatar/He said the problem's clear to me/You never got over Morrissey." The rock cognoscenti would have no trouble identifying the mopey crooner Steven Morrissey of the Smiths, but they may have wondered what precisely an avatar is. Nowadays Harvey Danger would find themselves in no such peril, as avatar appears to be everywhere, though not in the sense that they intended.
The actress and writer Tina Fey, whose appeal is also decidedly nerdy, has also had avatar on her mind of late. Singing along to an "American Idol" video game in the film "Baby Mama," Fey's character takes a long look at her busty on-screen surrogate and remarks, with some surprise, "My avatar's got jugs." Quickly on the heels of "Baby Mama," Fey struck again, this time on the TV show "30 Rock," for which she is a writer, producer and star. "These avatars need to be able to do anything to each other," says one character, referring to a video game he was creating, further cementing the term's pop-culture vogue as a nascent act of Feyminism.
Derived from the Sanskrit avatra, meaning "descent," avatar first appeared in English in 1784 to mean an incarnation or human appearance of a deity, particularly Vishnu. Hindu mythology avers that 10 incarnations of the peace-loving divinity will appear on Earth, each an avatar, or "descent," of the god himself. (That Vishnu has four arms is not in dispute. As to the qualities of his bosom, however, the Vedas are mute.) From that celestial origin, the term's meaning expanded beyond the strictly religious, coming to mean something akin to "an embodiment, or object of worship," as in David Masson's 1859 derogation of John Donne (a poet whose claim to the metaphysical was of a wholly different stripe) in his book "The Life of John Milton." "Glad that the avatar of Donne, as an intermediate power between Spenser and Milton, was so brief and partial," he wrote. Though Masson has assuredly done Donne wrong, it is video games to which today's brief attention spans are partial.
The proliferation of avatar's second meaning can be traced to Second Life, a multiplayer online virtual world, where players fashion their own online personae called avatars. The popularity of the game has shot the term into the mainstream. Philip Rosedale, the creator of Second Life, defines avatar in the gaming sense as "the representation of your chosen embodied appearance to other people in a virtual world." Considering that Second Life avatars may assume literally any guise wings, a dragon's head, gills and flippers the key to avatarness, in Rosedale's view, is user control. And insofar as a Second Life avatar does and is precisely what the player wants, not just a little Mario who can be made to run and jump or a shapely diva gyrating of her own programmed will, it comes far closer to being a full-fledged virtual persona.
Rosedale balks at the use of avatar in "Baby Mama," arguing that Fey's sexy stand-in is not customizable or acting as she instructs her and thus not an avatar. "No one in Second Life would say that about their avatar, because they would have chosen how they wanted to look," he says. "Fey was reacting to some video-game designer's idea of what a female rock 'n' roll singer looks like."
I turned to F. Randall Farmer, a creator of the online multiplayer game Lucasfilm's Habitat, for the origins of the term's current incarnation. He and Chip Morningstar invented the game in 1986, when they also coined avatar in the "online persona" sense (though gamers had already been exposed to the word's Sanskrit meaning with the 1985 computer role-playing game, Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar.) "Chip came up with the word 'avatar,' " he recounts, "because back then, pre-Internet, you had to call a number with your telephone and then set it back into the cradle. You were reaching out into this game quite literally through a silver strand. The avatar was the incarnation of a deity, the player, in the online world. We liked the idea of the puppet master controlling his puppet, but instead of using strings, he was using a telephone line."
The new use first hit the woefully analog print media in the August 1986 issue of the computer magazine Run. Margaret Morabito wrote, "Once a human being enters Habitat, he or she takes on the visual form of an Avatar, and for all intents and purposes becomes one of these new-world beings." Though perhaps the greater boost came in 1992 with the sci-fi writer Neal Stephenson's cyberpunktilious novel "Snow Crash," where he invented his own online jargon. He called his virtual world "the Metaverse" and its digital inhabitants "avatars." Stephenson later gave credit for the coinage to Morningstar and Farmer in the book's paperback edition.
As for the usage in "Baby Mama," Farmer takes a rather expansive view: "That wasn't the original usage, but the term has really come to mean any graphic representation associated with the user, whether it's animated or not, whether it interacts or represents the user or not. I'm just happy to see it in common use."
And common use it has found. In the offline world, avatar has descended with a vengeance (typically Shiva's domain, but I digress), though largely in arenas near and dear to computer fanboys' hearts. Avatar Press publishes comic books, James Cameron has a science-fiction film slated for 2009 titled "Avatar" and both a Swedish death metal band and a professional wrestler have adopted the moniker.
As avatar abounds Yahoo! implores instant messagers to "Express yourself with Yahoo! Avatars"(barely customizable icons) a synonymy of online personae has emerged. Farmer notes that he's seen toon replace avatar in certain instances: "Toon is from the online game Disney's Toontown, and it obviously makes sense in the case of this game to tell kids to 'customize your toon.' For younger people who have grown up with toon, we'll start to see it as a close cousin of avatar." Presidential candidates may trade accusations of flip-flopping, and some may even consider themselves descendants of the gods, but in the protean domain of online people, changing your toon is all in a day's work.


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Emily was born and raised in Birmingham and started creating at an early age, drawing portraits of her friends on the school bus. One could argue that that Emily's artistic talent is a part of her genetic makeup since her great grandmother was an artist and teacher.
"I am continually fascinated by nature and its ability to hone and change the world in which it exists. It molds and shapes the flora and fauna in its path and has the tendency to bring out both the best and worst in the humans that exist within its scope. Through the artistic process I use the awe-inspiring pattern and powerful qualities of nature to mold and shape my work. I often allow the process itself to drive the direction of my work and celebrate the phenomena of the "happy accident". I enjoy adding pattern inspired by nature within the elements of my work, such as vintage fabric motifs and often add media, such as handmade paper to add texture and interest to my paintings."
When Emily is not busy painting she is planning her next food adventure, whether it is piecing together her grocery list at Pepper Place, trying one of Birmingham's newest restaurant gems, or reading menus and planning food trips near and far. You can contact Emily directly via email: email@example.com.
Brian grew up in Birmingham and developed in interest in photography while pursuing passions in backpacking, cycling and travel. He helps run Birmingham's premier real estate photography and marketing company, and has developed into one of the area's elite real estate photographers. But the necessity for straight lines and showcasing spaces sometimes leaves a desire for more creativity.
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Forgive me for not following the words of our highness. I heard too many whispers in this world. It seems that every path has its darkness and light has no way to be found, we are not seeing well enough, not well enough to see his bountiful grace. God, be our guest and lead us in the right direction of your worthiness, even I'm not worthy of your healing salve please help me oh lord. Tell these people to defy the call of Lucifer itself scattered with this temporary world. Too many heroes dead, too many slaves waiting to be saved. Unworthy as we were, undeserved forgiveness and unearned mercy, we are waiting to be saved. Bring us home to your kingdom. Lord, hear our plea.
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War Cry
It's not about how good you are. It's about how far you can go to get better. The intense desire to learn something is a far more superior attitude that those people who just want to succeed. I am whose ambition far exceeded my own talents, this fact doesn't make me frail, instead, this mere fact pushed me, inspire me to constantly challenge myself, inspire me to seek and defeat my own limits. I am not an unrewarded genius. People can't see that I'm working all alone for days and nights on end. I'm not that kind of person who strives for perfection as I can sacrifice anything as my heart desires. Remember failure is not an option, and when all else fails – I simply don't. If I did, I can still hold my head up because I did what I needed to do in full extent, no regrets.
You need to be conscious of your strengths and weaknesses, making yourself capable of attaining what you need and not just what you want. That's a perfect idea. Additionally, diligence is the most important virtue for success, that steadfast and earnest effort to accomplish something and the capability of not giving up. People like these are destined to succeed.
Be ambitious
Push your limits. Never get satisfied. Be ambitious. Don't conform to the norm. Threaten everyone who's on top. Work your ass off. Count every achievement and wear it with pride. Congratulate yourself. Thank everyone but never let anyone drag you. Leave the weak. Defeat the strong. Make yourself stronger. Be the strongest. Take your name to glory.
1. Wag masyadong mayabang sa thesis kasi lalo kang dudurugin. pag tinanung ang functions wag mong sabihin lahat. ( kung hindi ka naman grade conscious ) pag binangit mo lahat ng alam mo yari ka kasi hindi yun ang itatanung sayo. mawawalan ka ng pang change topic.
2. Tamang sagot lang. pag pina elaborate. tsaka mo lang ielaborate. ang pag eelaborate e parang programming. if gnyan ganto. again. wag mong kukumpletuhin ang sagot mo. ikaw din. :))
3. Pag nag tagalog ang panel mag tagalog ka na. pag umenglish. tagalog pa din.
4. Eye contact. kung hindi kaya, tumingin ka sa laptop at magtuturo turo sa screen.
5. Pag hindi mo alam ang sagot. dapat may senyasan na kayo ng mga kagrupo mo or pakiramdaman na lang
6. Pag hindi niyo alam ng mga kasama mo ang sagot. wag kang mag panik. ibigay mo ang opinyon mo ng hindi straight to the point. ex. "sa bandang anu po yun" "i think" "i believe" mga ganyan. wag isure. pag mali sagot mo. sorry ka na lang. more or less sila mag tuturo sayo ng sagot.
7. ANG PINAKA HULING ALAS. "Sir/Maam idadagdag na lang po namin sa recommendation" isang beses mo lang pwedeng gamitin. bawat sabi mo niyan -1 sa grade mo.
8. Hindi masyadong technical/codes ang mga tanong ( sa panel namin at sa iba din pwera lang sa #9 ) anung kayang gawin ng admin. user. pinag kaiba nila. panu pumunta sa. anung mangyayari pag. paano pag. in short. aralin ang UI. wag masyado sa docu.
9. Si sir L^* lang mahilig mag technical nung time namin. malas mo. mag orasyon muna bago defense.
10. Mag dasal. dumaan sa chapel.
It is our choice
We can't blame someone for our past; it is our choice, our decisions that we make that ruined our future. Maybe it isn't a free choice at all but being in that kind of such situation is our responsibility. We can wake up every day regretting those choices. But rather, I prefer waking up every sweet morning trying to work it all out. Maybe not a perfect evening awaits me, but a peaceful night really motivates me to wake up again for a brand new start tomorrow.
I really don't care
I really don't care if no one reads my blog. You can insult me with every wrong grammar or spelling you might find. I don't care either. I created this blog so that when I grow old, how I wish I can still read this, make me remember how human I am and to reminisce those passions that I have when I'm just a kid.
I do not believe in karma. Karma is only for those who are too weak to do something about their personal vendettas and in effect, they will just combine their faith with it, then hope for some marvel revenge. Thus, cursing someone with karma admits he is too weak to fight for himself.


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If you are visiting my website, you probably know the pain of anxiety and how debilitating it can be to you or someone you love. Anxiety disorders are actually highly treatable, often in relatively short periods of time. Having suffered and recovered from an anxiety disorder myself, I understand the suffering you or a loved one are experiencing, and I know that recovery is possible. I know this not only from my own personal journey, but also from my more than 14 years of experience as a therapist specializing in the treatment of anxiety disorders in children, adolescents, adults and pregnant women.
People come to me with a huge variety of fears, some of which are clinically diagnosed as generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder & agoraphobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), specific phobic disorder, social anxiety disorder (SAD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).


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The line graph on each station popup shows the number of bikes available at a station over the previous 72 hours. Data points are omitted when the count doesn't change, creating an effect that draws attention to periods of higher use.
The bar graph on each station popup shows the average usage per day of the week in the last 30 days. Usage is measured as the number of bikes removed from a station throughout the day. This metric is an approximate derrived from data collected.


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Saturday, October 5, 2013
Posted by Maya R at 1:20 PM Labels: bad teachers, Bernard Poolman, desteni, documentary, education, equality, inequality, teachers, tenure, waiting for superman
I just read the blog Self-knowledge is the only basis of true knowledge - Day 415 and I would like to add to that perspective.
I have also watched the documentary Waiting for Superman as well as the follow up The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman - and noticed another interesting point as to how to investigate the information being shared instead of eating it up blindly.
What I noticed within the first documentary is that they were essentially blaming the teachers and the tenure system as the cause for all problems in the education system, and thus, they bring a solution in form of charter schools which provide the best teachers for the best student experience. What I found peculiar is the double standard it represents. Have a look, they were sharing their approach with students, and how, with the right tools and support each student can be the best, which I agree with, and that the failure of students within the public system does not indicate the lack of the student but rather their failure is indicating and pointing towards a bigger problem in the schooling system - but here comes the double standard – if this is true for students, wouldn't it be just as true for teachers?
Is it not true that if we realize that by giving each child the support they need to become the best that they can be each child can excel, and thus, if students are failing we must realize there is a problem in the education system instead of placing the responsibility solely on the students, wouldn't the same common sense be applied with teachers, where if we see teachers that are disengaged and don't do their best, teachers that have given up on education and just sit around waiting for the day to go by, not giving their students all that they need, wouldn't that indicate that those teachers have been failed by the system?
The documentary blamed the teachers for being the problem in education, not realizing the bigger picture that bad teachers are showing us, as a symptom, a greater problem of the entire education system in its totality.
They bring up the problem of tenure, and expressing it to be the reason why teachers don't care – but who of us wants to be doing something we don't care about, wouldn't all of us prefer to apply ourselves in our chosen profession and do our best, knowing that we are supported and encouraged to be the best that we can be?
The point of tenure is in a way a fantastic system of protection, in a world where people lose their jobs left and right, what would the teachers focus on if they were threatened daily that if they do not perform they would lose their job, what would their starting point of teaching be? not the children, but rather their own self interest, survival and fear – how would that solution create a better education system? This point obviously brings up once again the greater picture of the economic system, where people are not looked after within the system but rather are treated merely as a human resource, that can be disregarded and replaced when the new and improved model comes in, this is true not only in education, but in all fields, and thus, within this economic system where we use and treat people as commodities, we are setting the ground for indifference and disregard towards others, while enhancing self interest and personal gain at all costs, in spite of the consequences we bring to those around us.
So, here, im not saying that there are no problems with the tenure system, we can plainly see that it has been used to manipulate the system for interests and power rather than being a force that ensures that the education system as a whole will always be in the benefit of all children. But here again we must not forget to look at the greater system in which we all live in, and have accepted as such.
They show in the documentary the approach schools take to handle these bad tenure teachers where they just rotate them from one school to another instead of finding solutions to support them to become the best they can be, it is almost like the system doesn't want to support them in bettering themselves, the system has given up on them, just as they have given up on children, just as children that have given up on learning and on themselves.
It's all the same, as above so below – and the solution must be found for all levels of the problem, isolating the problem within the realm of the students will inevitably target the teachers as the problem, but that would be looking at it through tunnel vision rather than actually investigating the problem and situation in all its dimensions and finding an actual solution that will stand the test of time and that will support all individuals involved.
Bottom line, when inequality and double standards are being presented, there is always more to the story that is not being shared, and in most cases this is done within hidden interests in order to gain power and money through the control of public opinion. And thus one must take responsibility and practice critical reasoning, and to deliberately look for the double standards within the information that is being presented, and not to watch / hear the information passively, one must question and investigate in order to ensure that the information is aligned with reality and not promoting a one sided interest, otherwise we will always remain as commodities, as tools in the game in which others are playing, and powerless to influence or change.
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Steak Out
In this episode full of culinary combat, the stakes are raised when one chef earns the exclusive right to salt their steak. Then one chef's world is turned upside down as they're challenged to make a perfect omelet on the underside of a pan. And finally, one chef sticks it to another as they force them to serve their bananas foster on a stick.


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Last week, the US Department of Defense announced that it would be sending an additional one hundred and seventy-five Marines to Romania. The US Marine Corps already maintains a rotational task force with some three hundred personnel in that country at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, as part of existing regional security cooperation efforts.
What is particularly interesting about this deployment is that the Marines from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina will be assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Crisis Response (SPMAGTF-CR) rather than Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Black Sea Rotational Force (SPMAGTF-BSRF). This is likely because the decision had recently been made to increase the overall size of SPMAGTF-CR, headquartered at Moron Air Base in Spain, and the only approval required was to forward deploy the personnel to Romania. The personnel will be collocated with SPMAGTF-BSRF, but will remain under the control of SPMAGTF-CR, which is assigned to US Africa Command (AFRICOM).
SPMAGTF-CR is part of a DoD-wide response to the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya in 2012. DoD established a number of crisis response task forces around the world as a result. The Marines in Spain are assigned to AFRICOM, but according to DoD they can be tasked to respond to any crisis. The deployment of the Marines to Romania shows off their capabilities and officials say that it is specifically to allow the task force "greater flexibility."
Officially, the deployment is not related to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, where a popular protest movement ousted the regime of President Viktor Yanukovych earlier this year. Russia responded to this change by supporting a secessionist referendum in Ukraine's Crimea region and subsequently voting to annex the province. Crimea had been made part of the Ukrainian Soviet Social Republic in 1954, at which time the country was a part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The province has a sizeable ethnic Russian population, in addition to ethnic Ukrainians, Crimean Tatars, and others. Ukraine and Russia have now traded veiled threats and the US and other NATO members have reinforced allies on Ukraine's borders to ease fears of further Russian interventions. The US has also recognized the new interim Ukrainian government and said that the Crimea referendum and annexation are illegal.


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Landing struts were the support systems on starships that were used in planetary landings. Normally inside the ship, the landing struts were exposed by moving panels when needed.
Klingon Birds-of-Prey were equipped with landing struts, and the Bird-of-Prey rechristened as the HMS Bounty by the senior staff of the late USS Enterprise used its two struts to land on Vulcan in the mid 2280s. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock; Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
Starfleet's Intrepid-class was equipped with landing struts, and the USS Voyager used these several times while stranded in the Delta Quadrant in the 2370s. These occasions included an attempt to investigate the origin of an SOS on a planet with a turbulent atmosphere that would prevent shuttles and transporters arriving safely, when the Kazon temporarily stole the ship and abandoned the crew on a barren planet, when attempting to mine fuel supplies with limited power reserves available, to escape an attack by entering the hostile atmosphere of an abandoned world, and when performing vital maintenance on the ship's warp core. (VOY: "The 37's", "Basics, Part I", "Demon", "Dragon's Teeth", "Nightingale")


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My little almost 3 year old is out of the tantrum stage--thank God! and into complete adorable stage! She talks and talks and talks and the things that come out of her mouth crack me up. She loves to cook, bake or pretend to do both. Here we are making donuts. . .
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Higuain saga continues as Napoli reject huge Atletico offer
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Posted by Featured Articles | Published on 20/07/2016
An Atletico offer of €60m plus "two or three" players for Gonzalo Higuain has been turned down, according to Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis.
In a press conference on Wednesday, the Napoli chief gave an update on the striker's situation saying: "The only offer we've received for Higuain has come from Atléti. Their president (Cerezo) called me and offered me €60 million and two or three players, but I'd said that it couldn't be possible, very calmly."
The two or three players offered in part-exchange were not specified, but De Laurentiis obviously did not have an interest in them.
This comes only a day after the Napoli president came out and said Higuain would not be joining Juventus.
"Gonzalo wouldn't betray himself," he said. "A player can't sing a love song with the Napoli fans and then leave to put on the shirt of their worst rivals. It would be absurd."
This could now open the door for Arsenal, but whether they are willing to spend €94m on a single player remains to be seen.
According to recent reports, the Gunners have made fellow Argentinian Mauro Icardi their number one transfer target, with the player's agent reportedly in London to discuss a move to the Emirates.
Icardi scored 16 goals in 33 appearances for an Inter side that did not create many chances in Serie A last season.
He is a much cheaper and younger alternative to Higuain, though the two are very different from each other. Icardi is more of a poacher and scores the majority of his goals from close range.
In fact, of Icardi's 16 goals in Serie A last season, not a single one came from outside the box.
Arsenal rarely attempt efforts from outside of the 18, though, so that shouldn't be too much of a problem.
His ruthless finishing in front of goal would certainly be welcomed by Arsenal fans, with Giroud and Walcott often flattering to deceive over the last couple of seasons.
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JAPAN – Eleven Japanese companies have signed a memorandum of understanding on collaboration toward the large-scale construction of hydrogen stations for fuel cell vehicles (FCVs).
The companies – Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Iwatani Corporation, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., Toho Gas Co., Ltd., Air Liquide Japan Ltd., Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Development Bank of Japan Inc. – aim to achieve the acceleration of the construction of hydrogen stations in the current early stage of FCV commercialiation.
The construction will use an "all Japan" approach centered on collaboration among the 11 companies.
It stems from the Japanese government's "Strategic Roadmap for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells"(1) (revised on March 22, 2016), which targets a total of 160 operational hydrogen stations and 40,000 in-use FCVs by fiscal 2020.
Recognizing the challenges facing the hydrogen station business in early-stage commercialization of FCVs, the memorandum of understanding is based on the idea that the companies concerned should cooperate and fulfill their respective roles(2) to achieve the strategic development of hydrogen stations for maximizing FCV demand and to contribute to the steady popularization of FCVs.
The 11 companies will consider ways for broad participation by other companies in the future and will disseminate information appropriately. – BusinessNewsAsia.com


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Retractable banners, also known as pull up banner or roll up banner displays, are one of the most common displays seen at trade shows and events today. Often used as a complement to a larger exhibit, retractable banners allow brands to expand their messaging and impact without breaking their budget.
Southeast Exhibits offers a wide variety of retractable banner options, with many sizes and styles to choose from. Our roll up banners are housed in either black or silver bases that suit any color scheme while protecting custom artwork from damage during shipping. For a small investment, Southeast Exhibits creates pull up banners that have a big impact on your audiences.


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Rogue planets sound adventurous, like pirates of the final frontier minus the scurvy. The reality is much more depressing: these bodies are untethered to a star, so they're doomed to dance around the void solo. To make things even sadder, new research suggests certain rogue planets, namely the Jupiter-sized ones, are far lonelier than previously suggested.
A leading idea about the origin of rogue planets suggests they were kicked out of their parent systems when two planetary bodies got in a gravitational tussle. Over the last few years, various surveys have attempted to pin down how common these cosmic nomads are—for example, in 2011, a group of astronomers suggested Jupiter-sized rogue planets could be more common than main sequence stars in the Milky Way.
But recently, a team of researchers at Warsaw University Observatory in Poland analysed 2,600 microlensing events detected by the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE-IV) between 2010 and 2015, and found that Jupiter-mass rogue planets could be at least ten times less common than this 2011 estimate. Microlensing is a technique used to study objects that are extremely far away from Earth, that relies on examining how light from one source (a star) bends from the gravitational field of another lens (in this case, a planet). The technique is useful because it doesn't rely on how bright the object of interest is, and rogue exoplanets are dark.
This study analysed a much larger sample of events than the 2011 study, which observed only 474 microlensing events, which could help explain the discrepancy in the two paper's findings. Through their calculations, the group at Warsaw University suggests there are no more than 0.25 rogue Jupiter-mass planets per Milky Way main-sequence star. At the same time, the team posits rogue planets similar to Earth's mass could be pretty abundant—possibly as many as two rogue Earth-sized planets per main sequence star.
"A previous analysis of 474 microlensing events found an excess of ten very short events (1–2 days)...indicating the existence of a large population of unbound or wide-orbit Jupiter-mass planets," the team wrote. "These results, however, do not match predictions of planet-formation theories and surveys of young clusters."
There's still much to learn about these nomadic worlds. Some scientists, for example, think the hypothetical object known as Planet 9 could have been a rogue planet in its early life. Others posit our solar system might have had a fifth gas giant that was ejected and left to wander the cosmos.
The argument over the abundance of rogue planets isn't going away any time soon, and more survey data will surely help us to better pin down the abundance of these cosmic nomads. Still, one thing's for sure—these wandering planets sure could use a friend. [Nature]
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It's small, falling apart due to stress, and apparently, desperately in need of validation.


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Very often online qualitative research methods are used to complement face to face groups, either for pre tasks or follow up research. Apart from saving time and money for the researcher compared with traditional methods for managing pre tasks, the online approach can improve the quality of the face to face research. Here we look at various ways in which this can happen.
1. Breaks the ice
Traditionally pre-tasks for face to face groups are undertaken by participants without interaction with other participants, and without interaction with the moderator. This might be completing a diary or doing a particular set of tasks, for example.
If you run your pre-tasks online then you can generate interaction between yourself and your participants and among participants. By "breaking the ice" in this way you will be able to cover more material in your face to face groups, because less time will be needed at the beginning to warm the participants up and put them at their ease.
2. Improves compliance
One of the problems with managing pre-tasks in the traditional way, rather than online, is monitoring and managing levels of compliance. Participants can easily turn up to face to face groups without having undertaken the pre-tasks to a satisfactory degree.
If you ask participants to record their pre-tasks online you can then much more easily monitor compliance, and contact those people who are not undertaking the activities you have asked them to do. This will mean your participants can make more valuable contributions to your face to face research.
3. Makes pre-tasks interactive
Another benefit of pre-tasks being managed online is that moderators can probe in order to generate richer insight. For example, if participants are meant to be keeping a diary then the moderator can ask them to provide more detail at the time. This can provide deeper foundations for the face to face research than would otherwise be possible.
4. Enables the inclusion of media
If pre tasks are managed online then this enables participants to more easily include media, such as images or videos in their diaries. This can help bring the subject to life, and encourage engagement during the face to face group research.
5. Allows introductory material to be covered in advance
Very often face to face groups will involve some time at the start getting participants thinking about the subject matter, before the discussion goes into greater depth. If participants have undertaken pre-tasks online, or if they have completed some introductory questions online before the face to face research begins, then they will already be more involved in the subject than would otherwise have been the case. This means that the introductory phase of the face to face research can take less time.
Apart from these five ways in which online qualitative research can be used before face to face groups take place, it can also be used afterwards. It just needs email addresses of participants, and then any face to face discussion can continue online at a later date.


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A large number of reviews are doing the rounds online. They are from users and product researchers who have given the green signal to the cream. In fact, users are crazy about this new formula in the market. Forget these fake Celtrixa scam reports, as these are just techniques to tarnish the brand's image.
Instead of believing in a Celtrixa scam, believe in users who have actually used the product and benefited from it. Better still, why not try the cream yourself? The brand is offering a risk free trial for 30 days on its official website.
As you apply the cream on your skin every day, you will find that its mix of scientific ingredients penetrate deeply into the skin and work to repair the damage. The cream gets completely absorbed into the skin. You will not feel any stickiness or oiliness on the surface.
So, do not let a Celtrixa scam report mislead you anymore and do not let stretch marks torment you either. Try the cream and be a part of the "wonder."


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Just like humans, dogs can get tangles in their fur that lead to mats. It's important to remove them quickly to avoid skin sores. While severe grooming cases may require a professional to cut or shave fur, you should be able to get most tangles out at home yourself.
Brush away any fur around the matted area to get a clear picture of what is involved in your dog's tangle, and what you need to remove first.
Cut away a small part of the matted fur that is the farthest from your dog's skin using a small pair of grooming scissors. Sometimes this will loosen the tangle and allow the rest of the mat to be brushed out easily. If not, a bit more work is required.
Section the matted fur into smaller areas, using a comb or credit-card sized letter opener with a sharp blade. Working on smaller portions of the tangle at a time will make it easier on you and cause less uncomfortable tugging for your dog.
Apply a small amount of pet detangling spray or conditioner to the matted fur. Rub it in gently with your thumb and forefinger, working it into the hair but not making the tangle worse. The goal is to make the fur slippery so that the tangle will comb out easily.
Hold a portion of the matted fur in one hand and a dog grooming comb in the other. Starting at the farthest point of the tangle away from the skin, gently begin running the comb tip through the tangle, separating the hair gently. Add additional detangler or conditioner as needed to keep the fur slippery. Continue moving up the tangle as the hair loosens and separates until that section is completely combed out.
Move to the next portion of tangled hair and repeat the process, beginning with the bottom of the tangle and moving up to the skin, until all of the matting has been brushed out.
Items you will need
- Small grooming scissors
- Dog grooming comb or plastic letter opener
- Pet detangling spray or conditioner
- Brush your dog's hair daily to prevent tangles and mats from forming.
- Do not give your dog a bath until after you've combed out the mat; hair can become further tangled when wet.
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- Collie Dog on Dog Bed image by Janet Wall from Fotolia.com


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Not if at the same time you offer that to anyone that is in the country, citizen and non-citizen alike.
I know in Australia, they have generous healthcare, but also very restrictive immigration. And if you roll down there, as a non-citizen, you will have to pay full price.
We pay for the healthcare of immigrants one way or another. Unless you're advocating for a system where we let immigrants die in the streets because they don't have medical insurance.
And seriously, we can't argue against Trump's re-election because Vegas betting odds are somehow unassailable fact? Gimme a break. I really have to lean toward the opinion that you're a shit-posting troll with that argument.
Lean wherever you want. If I thought Trump would lose, I'd be making bank if I thought Vegas was off. Unfortunately, I don't think Vegas is wrong.
And yeah, yeah, I'm a troll because I don't agree with the new Dems policies /s
BTW, I'm becoming an Australian in April. Can't wait. You can stick Bernie and Trump up your asses 😁
Just what Australia needs another import like cane toads, red fox, european rabbit, feral cats, goats, pigs, donkeys, camels, brumby, and water buffalo.
not Australian but i have a feeling that unless i'm out of date what Australia needs is for the government to all take hot enema's and stop "using nannys labial folds as drapes for its four poster bed"
then again i could just be throwing shade out there and pouring gasoline on the fire so that i can watch this horrid comment thread burn.


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We have received information that the formerly stolen domain WAB.com has now been returned to its legitimate owner.
Less than a week after we reported the domain theft by a Russian cybercriminal, WAB.com is back in the hands of its owner, who registered the domain in 1998.
It's definitely an ironic twist to the story, that after holding the domain hostage at a Russian registrar, WAB.com returned to GoDaddy, potentially via a sale facilitated by the thief. GoDaddy examined all the evidence provided and restored the domain's ownership.
The owner has posted a Thank You message:
"The January 12nd 2016 a Russian hacked our registrar account, changed the password, delocked and transfered the domain to reg.ru. Since he didn't change the dns, our website and services were ok. We only noticed this, the March 19th 2016. Today, March 29th 2016, we have our domain back !! "
We are thrilled that WAB.com is no longer a stolen asset and it will continue to serve the games console community for years to come. Special thanks to Joe Styler of GoDaddy for once again handling this case of domain theft expertly.
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Volatility returned abruptly to equity markets in February, with global sharemarkets experiencing a sharp sell-off early in the month before staging a partial recovery by month-end. Up until that point, markets had been unusually calm, with the US S&P500 index having traded for more than one year without a 2% daily decline (compared with its longer-term typical average of seven to eight 2% down days). The local ASX200 index had not seen a daily drop of more than 2% since September 2016! Although the early February sell-off resulted in a technical market "correction" (i.e. a fall of 10% or more) in the US, the actual decline by month-end was not as marked (especially in AUD terms) and returns for global shares are still +16.7% for the year. Against this backdrop, the Six Park portfolios fell back between -0.1% to -0.6% for the month and our rolling 12-month returns are now +2.8% to +10.4%.
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The best performing asset classes in February were fixed income, Australian shares and cash yield, which all posted modest gains. The poorest performers were global property (-2.2%) and infrastructure (-3.6%).
Fixed income securities gained +0.4% for the month. With data showing that local inflation remains subdued, many market observers now expect the RBA will only begin raising interest rates later this year (at the earliest). Since bond prices are generally "inversely related" to interest rates (read more here), this helped boost domestic bond prices during February.
Australian shares bucked global trends, adding +0.3% for the month. Although the US-led market correction triggered an initial -4.6% fall in the ASX200, the local sharemarket more than recovered these losses by month end. One key driver was the better-than-expected reporting season, in which more than half of the largest 200 companies upgraded their earnings and/or beat consensus estimates. Employment data from the ABS was also encouraging, with January figures confirming that Australia had increased its job numbers for a 16th consecutive month.
International shares ended the month down -0.1%, although this figure masks the much greater volatility seen during the month. In early February, markets across the US, Europe and Asia all declined sharply, led by a -10.2% fall in the S&P500 index over nine sessions (its first technical "correction" in more than two years). This drop was triggered by unexpectedly high US wage inflation data which prompted investors to reappraise the likely pace of US interest rate rises (and their likely impact on longer term borrowing costs and economic growth). While markets ultimately recovered a portion of these losses (on the back of resilient economic data releases), most indices still ended the month down about -3.5%. These losses were offset by a decline in the $A (which fell -3.5% against the US dollar) and helped shield our international shares ETF from similar declines.
Emerging markets fell -0.8%, dragged down by a combination of worries over US interest rates and disappointing Chinese data. Growth in China's manufacturing sector in February fell to its weakest level in more than 18 months, prompting some concerns over a potential slowdown in the world's second largest economy.
Global property declined -2.2% for the month. This was mostly the result of a 7.2% decline in US real estate stocks, which fell heavily as investors sought to reduce their exposure to defensive "interest rate-sensitive sectors".
Global infrastructure fell -3.6% for the month. Like US real estate, infrastructure stocks were caught up in the general market sell-off and the headwinds of rising interest rate expectations (which can reduce the short-term attractiveness of defensive investment sectors such as infrastructure).