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I am sure that at some point you have looked at your lens and said to yourself "I wonder what all the numbers and letters mean?", so I decided to write a little about each letter or number for the most common lens makes.
So for example: AF-S Nikkor 18-105mm 3.5-5.6 G ED
AF-S: Autofocus Silent: Focusing is driven by a "Silent Wave" motor in the lens instead of the focus drive motor in the camera. AF-S lenses focus faster than standard AF-Nikkors and almost completely silently. AF-S lenses with a "II" designation weigh less and are generally smaller than their equivalent predecessors.
18-105 mm is the focal length, you will find a variety of different zooms, for example 18-55,mm or 55.200mm etc., there are lenses that are zoom and some are prime lenses, prime lenses will only have one number before the mm, for example 50 mm. This is for all lens makes.
3.5-5.6: this will also depend on the lens, but it refers to aperture, so at 18mm the widest aperture is 3.5 and at 105 mm the widest aperture is 5.6, there are lenses that have a widest aperture of 2.8 throughout the zoom, these are expensive lenses. This is for all lens makes.
G: The lens has no aperture control ring and is designed to be used with cameras that allow setting the aperture from the camera body. G lenses also provide Distance information to the camera.
ED: Extra-Low Dispersion glass: High-quality glass that corrects for chromatic aberration, a type of image and color distortion that occurs when light rays of varying wavelengths pass through optical glass and don't converge or focus at the same point. Nikkor lenses with ED glass deliver superior sharpness and contrast, even at maximum aperture. Super ED glass is a new type that is used together with ED glass in some lenses to achieve an even higher degree of freedom from chromatic aberration.
VR – "Vibration reduction"
DX: The lens is specifically designed for use on Nikon digital SLR cameras. It produces a smaller image circle for more efficient coverage of the imaging sensor in these cameras, which is smaller than the 35mm film frame.
M/A: A focusing mode on some AF-Nikkor lenses which allows switching from automatic to manual focusing with virtually no lag time by simply turning the focusing ring on the lens.
Canon IS stands for 'Image Stabilisation'. Lenses with Image Stabilisation allow you take handheld images at slower shutter speeds without camera shake blurring the image.
A Canon EF-S lens is designed for EOS digital SLRs with an APS-C sized sensor. EF-S lenses are a subset of the Canon EF mount. The S in EF-S stands for 'short back focus', referring to the distance between the rear element of the lens and the sensor is shorter. EF-S allows lighter, smaller lens designs that cost less to be produced. EF-S lenses are not suitable for full-frame EOS digital SLRs and mounting the lens may cause serious damage to the camera.
Canon L-series lenses are top-end, professional Canon lenses. L-series lenses are sometimes dubbed 'Luxury' lenses. The 'L' moniker is reserved for professional Canon lenses, which tend to have extra weather sealing, a constant maximum aperture and superior optical performance. You can spot many L-series lenses thanks to the distinctive red ring around the lens barrel. L-series lenses include a lens hood (to reduce the chance of unwanted flare and protect the front element) and a lens pouch.
The USM label means the lens features an Ultrasonic Motor Drive. Canon USM lenses allow quick, accurate autofocus, which also produces less noise than traditional autofocus systems. There are two types of USM found in Canon lenses: Ring-type USM (premium) and micro-motor USM (value). Ring-type USM has the advantage of full-time manual focus, which allows you to adjust the focus manually without switching between AF and MF modes.
DO stands for diffractive optics, a special glass designed to reduce chromatic aberration and allow a shorter lens design. You can spot a Canon DO lens thanks to the thin green ring around the lens barrel.
Sigma DC lenses are designed for digital SLRs with 'cropped' sensors. Cropped sensors are smaller than traditional 35mm film or full-frame sensors. Sigma DC lenses are suitable for cameras with APS-C size or cropped sensors that need a smaller image circle to cover the sensor, compared to conventional lenses.
Sigma DG designates the lens is designed for use with digital SLRs but can still be used with 35mm film SLRs. Sigma DG lenses are suitable for cameras with full-frame or cropped sensors.
OS designates the lens has Optical Stabilisation built-in. Sigma OS lenses compensate for camera shake which can blur images at slow shutter speeds or whilst hand-holding telephoto lenses.
HSM stands for Hyper-Sonic Motor, a type of autofocus motor that provides fast, accurate autofocus whilst making less noise than traditional autofocus.
Sigma EX denotes greater optical quality and superior build quality. Sigma EX lenses used to have a distinctive crinkle finish, but this has recently been replaced with a matte black finish.
Tamron VC lenses are designed reduce image blur from camera shake. The Tamron Vibration Control (VC) technology corrects for camera shake at 4000 times per second, for a smooth stabilized view in both the viewfinder and your image. The VC system also allows you to pan without changing any settings.
Tamron PZD stands for Piezo Drive, a form of ultrasonic autofocus. Tamron PZD lenses offer you fast but silent autofocus, in a more compact lens size than traditional ultrasonic autofocus motors.
Tamron USD stands for ultrasonic drive, used for fast and smooth autofocus. Tamron USD lenses use deflective traveling waves to drive a rotor, moving elements within the lens to focus your image.
Tamron XR denotes the lens has extra-refractive glass, allowing Tamron to make the lens barrel shorter whilst retaining the same optical quality.
Tamron Di II lenses are designed for digital SLRs with 'cropped' sensors. Tamron Di II lenses are specifically designed for cameras with APS-C size sensors, whereas the Tamron Di series (without 'II') are compatible with full frame and APC-S digital SLRs.


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Today, we've got a question from a friend and author, Elle Cosimano. She's the author of the YA thrillers Nearly Gone, the sequel Nearly Found, and the upcoming Holding Smoke.
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The short answer? Yes.
Here's the longer answer. In a situation where someone had enough trauma to the skull to warrant surgery, it's possible that they would need titanium implants during the surgery. In one scenario, only titanium screws and thin, narrow plates would be used to put broken pieces of skull together. In a situation where the skull injury is too large to be covered by native skull pieces, a larger piece of plating or mesh might be used.
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Why is titanium used in medical implants? Titanium is an inert metal that is biocompatible with the human body, so rejection isn't an issue. It's also able to osseointegrate, meaning that bone can grow right up to that metal, without having scar tissue in between.
Do they have to stay there forever? For the above scenario, yes. For things like artificial joints, those tend to have a more limited life span of 15-20 years (or more) due to the wear and tear of the components of the actual socket. Other life span factors include the health of the patient, bone health, and activity levels.
Will the patient stick to an MRI machine, or a giant junk yard magnet?
No. Titanium is non-ferromagnetic, so MRIs are safe (however, if it's near the area being examined, the implant can cause blurring or streaks, called "artifact," of the images.)
How about metal detectors? Depending on the detector or screening tool at the airport/school/building, titanium implants could set off an alarm.
Other bodily uses? Titanium dioxide, which is the most common form of titanium found naturally, is also the white stuff used in physical sunblocks. Lots of body piercing jewelry is also made with implant grade titanium.
I need to impress my friends. Really? Well okay, if you insist. Melting titanium will explode on contact with water. Also, in titanium polluted soil, Scotch Bonnet mushrooms will bio-decontaminate the soil. There you go.
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Giant rats as big as cats have killed and eaten two babies in separate attacks in South Africa's squalid townships this week.
Lunathi Dwadwa, three, was killed as she slept in her parent's shack in the Khayelitsha slum outside Cape Town and another girl was killed in Soweto township near Johannesburg the same day.
Little Lunathi was sleeping on a makeshift bed on the floor of her family's breeze block and corrugated iron home on Sunday night when she died. Her puzzled parents didn't even hear her scream.
When her mother discovered her lifeless body, she saw that her daughter's eyes had been gouged out.
Bukiswa Dwadwa, 27, said: 'I can't forget how ugly my child looked after her eyes were ripped out.
'She was eaten from her eyebrows to her cheeks, her other eye was hanging by a piece of flesh.'
Her father Mncedisi Mokoena said police told him: 'Nothing could have done that but rats'
And today police revealed that a baby girl died in the Soweto township when she was attacked by rats while her teenage mother was out with friends.
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A giant rat in South Africa, much like the ones which are thought to have killed two babies this last week
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Kawaminami (川南町) is the first town you hit south of Tsuno, and is marked by many historical monuments and steles, such as the Monument to Emperor Hirohito's visit and the Sourinburu Memorial Tower. The yearly Torontoron (トロントロン) Festival is also held in Kawaminami. There you can enjoy displays of karate, naginata (薙刀) sword and ianuki performances, shigin (詩吟) poetry and also many foreign cultural performances.


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Abridged version of the 3rd movement of Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K 331 by Mozart: Alla Turca: Allegretto. I am still working on the minor section.
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The most successful companies in the world all have one thing in common: a great product (or products). Some companies get moderately successful with great marketing or sales and an OK product. However, the truly massive successes such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Tesla and Apple all reached escape velocity with very little marketing because their products were so great they marketed themselves through word of mouth and organic publicity.
There is no single, perfect way to approach product. It depends on a lot of things such as industry, the type of problem you're solving, and the type benefit the product provides. There are few axioms (universal truths) though.
In this article we will cover the universal truths first and then we'll cover the nuances.
The most successful companies in the world all have one thing in common: a great product (or products). Some companies get moderately successful with great marketing or sales and an OK product. However, the truly massive successes such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Tesla and Apple all reached escape velocity with very little marketing because their products were so great they marketed themselves through word of mouth and organic publicity.
There is no single, perfect way to approach product. It depends on a lot of things such as industry, the type of problem you're solving, and the type benefit the product provides. There are few axioms (universal truths) though.
In this article we will cover the universal truths first and then we'll cover the nuances.
1) Great products solve a significant pain or provide significant pleasure.
"Take a human desire, preferably one that has been around for a really long time, identify that desire and use modern technology to take out steps."
— Ev Williams, Founder of Twitter
In the case of pain (quantitative benefits), it can usually be quantified and should provide an order of magnitude benefit. For example, Uber made it 10 times easier to get a taxi and made it 10 times faster for the cab to arrive. Before that, you had to make a phone call, spend 5 minutes talking to a dispatcher, and a cab would arrive maybe within the hour. Now you can hail an Uber in seconds and they'll usually be there in 5 minutes.
In the case of pleasure (qualitative benefits), it's harder to quantify, such as how Facebook improved the lives of billions of people by making them "feel" more connected. How much better you feel is much harder to quantify. But the magnitude of pleasure people get can be measured by how fast the service explodes due to networks effects, word of mouth, and organic publicity.
2) Great products are intuitive and delightful to use.
"Any product that needs a manual to work is broken"– Elon Musk
This sounds obvious, but it's a lot harder to do in practice. Examples of very intuitive interfaces are Google Search and the iPhone. Google revolutionized finding information with the simplest possible interface: a white page with a giant search box in the middle and one button. Just type what you want to know about and within milliseconds they have millions of results ranked by relevance and authority. The iPhone is so intuitive that toddlers can learn how to use them before they can even speak.
How do you create intuitive products that solve a major problem or create significant pleasure?
There are many models for how to approach this and it often depends on the industry, the stage the product is in, and what problem you're solving. But here are some general guidelines.
1) Identify a need.
A need can be a problem, a desire, a better way to do something, an inefficiency, something people will want, but don't even know they want. The need can be mental, emotional, or biological. It can be a business need or a personal need. I think the biggest difference in how to approach product is whether or not you're solving a problem for consumers or businesses. The benefit is the same at a high level: make people happier by making something in their life better. But the implementation and decision making process is vastly different.
Businesses only have 1 need: Increase shareholder value. This manifests in two ways: increase revenue and profits or decrease costs. And there are many ways to do that such as increasing customer loyalty and referrals, increasing customer value, decreasing customer churn, or increasing new customers.Now, where it gets more nuanced is that people within businesses don't always act perfectly rationally. There is emotion, fear, elation, and personal gain involved at the personal level of the decision maker. The psychology of enterprise sales is a whole topic on its own that we won't get into here. But at the end of the day, in general, businesses make decisions that will increase shareholder value in the long term. So products need to address how they help with that single goal.
Consumers also only have 1 need: Maximize pleasure. This also manifests in myriad ways. It's a lot more complicated than business transactions where a return on investment can be measured. The fastest way to increase pleasure is to remove pain. This can be mental, emotional, or physical pain. The removal of pain, the relief that you feel, is a form of pleasure in my view. The pain can be a nuisance such as having to wait an hour to get a taxi. Or it can be acute like a migraine. Anything that we don't like, I consider a form of pain.
Increasing pleasure while related to the removal of pain, can also just be taking you from a normal state to an elated state. It doesn't have to be something you even notice as pleasurable, such as using Facebook. When using Facebook — although some are starting to debate this — people feel happier, more connected, and this is a form of pleasure. Both approaches can result in great products.
The way to identify a need is pretty straightforward. It's the execution that gets complicated.
Finding a need usually starts with an idea for a better way to do things. Often it's based on our own experiences: "I hate having to call for a taxi" or "I can't find jeans that fit my thick legs" or "Doing my taxes is a nightmare."
There has to be a better way.
Then you start to think about how it could be better. This involves analyzing the problem very deeply.
You can start by talking it through with friends, family or colleagues to see if they agree with your premise and any ideas you have for a solution. Look online to see who else is trying to solve this problem. You will very, very rarely be the first person to have an idea. It will be the execution of the idea that wins the day. So first see what other people are doing to solve this problem and see if your ideas are even better. If they aren't better, you need to keep digging or find a new problem.
Never build a product that isn't better than everything else out there.
Otherwise, what's the point? Me too products or marginally better products never reach hypergrowth. Be honest with yourself and truly reflect on whether or not your idea will blow the incumbents out of the water. If not, get back to work. Being better can be very simple. Often times the incumbents got lazy and stopped innovating and just making a much better user experience, removing steps, or taking a more novel approach is all that's needed.
The products that truly disrupt make something at least 10 times better. Whether it's 10 times faster, 10 times cheaper, 10 times easier, 10 times more fun, you have to have a major, game changing benefit to get people to switch. Otherwise it's too much effort for people and isn't worth the hassle to switch. If you can't determine if you're product makes something 10X better, you're not ready. You need to keep researching, brainstorming, and digging to find a way to make whatever problem you're solving that much better. Or do something else.
2) Test your hypothesis by talking with your potential customers / users.
Once you've determined a way to make something 10X better, then you need to test your hypothesis. This involves getting to know your target customer or user. Often this involves identifying your users' "personas" which is just a fancy way of saying target users. Google the word "personas" to find lots of guides on this.
Start by talking with friends and family to validate your thinking. If you can't convince your wife, dad, friend or sibling — people who love you — that your idea has merit, how are you going to convince millions of people who don't know you?
Now, I'm oversimplifying something on purpose: your family and friends might not know the industry. So how could they evaluate, for example, self-driving truck software? Well, you should be able to educate them on the problem, how you solve it, and ask them to assume you're accurately portraying the situation in just a few minutes. The question isn't: "Does my software solve this problem?" The question is: "Assuming this is a true problem and my software could solve it, saving trucking companies billions of dollars, do you think this is a good idea?"
Next, you need to talk with real potential buyers or users in the case of a free app like Uber. Ideally, you can provide some mock ups of what the product will look like that will help them visualize it. If you're not a designer, draw it on a notepad or mock it up in Word or Google Docs and use a site like Fiverr to hire a designer for $25 to design it for you.
Get in touch with the executives of some trucking companies (to use the self-driving truck software example above). Doesn't have to a billion dollar company. Find a local small trucking business. Start running the idea by them and getting their feedback. Ask lots of questions, be a good listener, and don't get defensive when they don't understand your idea or challenge its assumptions. This is part of the learning process.
Most of the time, when I come up with an idea that I think might be interesting, after talking with a few industry insiders, I quickly learn that it's not going to work for some reason. There's often some barrier such as a regulation, high entry costs, or an industry standard that has a monopoly that would be almost impossible to topple.
Talk to as many industry insiders as you can. At least 10-20 is a good start. LinkedIn makes it easy to find these people.
If after talking with insiders, you get unanimous positive feedback, then you can move to the next step. If the feedback is lukewarm, you have a major issue. If your idea is that good, the insiders will be giddy with excitement. If they say, "Meh, it's sounds interesting. Not sure I would use it…" then your idea isn't good enough. You can either move on to the next idea, or go back to the drawing board to figure out how to make your idea better.
The best way to do this is to ask penetrating questions to the insiders who gave you lukewarm feedback. "OK, so it's just a nice to have, how could I make this something critical to your business? What would make this a game changer for you? What other major problems do you have"? You'll get great answers that you didn't consider.
3) Determine that the business model will work
Before taking the leap of investing your time, money, and energy into building a new disruptive product, you need to — at least at a high level — have a path for the business to eventually be profitable. This comes down to your cost to provide the product being less than your revenue.
Sounds simple, but many business models can't even pass this test.
For example, let's say you want to start a new TV brand that undercuts the Samsung's and LG's of the world, but with the same quality. Well, you might learn that there is not a way to get the costs down lower than theirs. So the business doesn't work.
Or maybe you want to launch a direct to consumer wine company, but you find out that shipping is $25 per case and that wipes out your margins.
So put some thought into the metrics of your business. At scale, can you make a profit? No business is profitable right away, but the business model has to work once you're at scale. The simplest way to do this is with something called "unit economics." My cost will be X and my revenue will be Y per customer. If you aren't good at this stuff, that's fine. Maybe you're a creative person and not a math person. Find a friend who can help. Everyone has a friend who is good at finance.
4) Build a Prototype
So you've come up with a product idea that makes some activity 10X better, you've validated your idea with potential customers who are giddy with excitement about your idea, and you've modeled the business and the numbers will work. Now it's time to start building your product!
The most important part of building a new product is getting something out quickly that the market can react to and give you feedback. This is called many things such as "lean," "agile," "continuous innovation," or "iterative development." Let's call it "lean" for now.
The product for your grand vision has lots of features, bells, whistles, and buttons. But you don't have the time or resources to build all that now. So what you need to do is create something we call a "minimum viable product" (MVP).
An MVP is the simplest version of your product that delivers a benefit to the user. Unless you're building hardware or something that puts lives at risk, you should be able to get an MVP out in 4-8 weeks. It doesn't even have to fully work. Maybe it just simulates the product. But you have to as rapidly as possible create something that potential customers can experience and give you feedback. This is critical to making sure you're on the right track.
In order to achieve such rapid prototyping, you have to get scrappy, creative, and efficient. Maybe you outsource different things. And you make a ton of concessions. You strip down all the eventual features you want to the bare minimum. The goal here is make sure you're on the right track, even though maybe it doesn't do all the things you eventually want it to.
And the design can be minimalist. What I will say though is that you shouldn't compromise on aesthetic. Never give your early adopters an MVP that looks like crap. Design doesn't take that long and it should only take you about 10% longer to make an MVP that looks nice versus a hacked together, plain text, 1990s looking web page. So make it look nice. Presentation matters.
The time consuming part is the programming of the back end. So that's where you'll need to compromise: the actual functionality. But you should be able to have the product look and feel the way it will eventually work.
5) Get Feedback on Your Prototype
Once you have a working prototype, have some friends and family try to use it. You'll immediately find clunky things that you didn't think of. Do this before getting it in front of real potential customers.
Once you've ironed out those kinks, go back to your insiders that you interviewed and get the product in front of them. You want to be there in person, if possible, to watch them use it. Pay attention to their facial expressions and body language, record their feedback and questions, and ask lots of "what do you think" questions about the various features. You'll get great feedback and you'll probably have a lot of work to do based on that feedback.
The primary goal is to make sure the feedback you get tells you whether or not you're headed in the right direction. "If I keep building this product, will it delight my users?" If not, find out why. Hopefully there are some things you can do to make it right. If not, this is where the product journey ends.
Thousands and thousands of prototypes get discarded by companies every year because they just didn't get positive feedback from the market. That's OK. Move on.
If you did get great feedback, then it's time to scale your product.
6) Scale Your Product
Building a business around a product is a whole new article unto itself. So we won't cover that here. However, here are some of the basic building blocks.
Now that you have confidence that your product will delight your users and offer real tangible value, you can start building the real thing. Do this in constant contact with your early adopters.
For enterprise, you want at least 5, but 10 is preferable. For consumer, you need at least several thousand, but tens of thousands is preferred.
Create a roadmap of features you want to launch, the benefits of those features, and put them in order or priority of your customers' needs based on their feedback. Work with them to refine this list. With each major new feature, repeat the steps of involving your customers, creating rapid prototypes, and getting feedback before rolling out new features to everyone.
Most important, measure everything. Use measurement and analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Google Optimize, and Google Tag Manager to measure every single event in your app. You want to measure anything that can be clicked, viewed, input, output, or interacted with. You want to be looking at how often people use it, what they do, what they don't do, time in the app, engagement, etc. And what's important to measure will be different for every product.
Once your product is live, your decisions become more and more data-driven. At critical mass, you don't have to talk with your users as much. The data speaks for itself. If you roll out a new feature and no one uses it, it's a dud. Or if they just use part of it or don't use it very long, you have vital feedback in the data to tell you how to fix it. You can create experiments and split test your ideas to determine which approach to a new feature resonates best with your users.
I'm not saying don't talk with your users. Always do that. But as time goes on, you'll need more quantitative data because there will be too many users and talking with just a few of them isn't a statistically significant sample size.
Use your early adopters as evangelists as well. For enterprise, offer them incentives to be a reference for potential future customers. Get testimonials. Get them to agree to talk to the press. Get them to be available to talk with your prospects. Not all of them will be comfortable with this, but your product and your relationship with your customers should be good enough that many of them would be happy to help. It's in their best interests that you stay in business because they are benefiting from your product.
On the consumer side, you want to keep your users engaged and make it easy for them to invite and share with friends. There are lots of ways to do this and it depends on the type of product you have. But focus on turning these early users into a network of spokespeople for your business. "Have you tried Uber? It's amazing. You have to start using it." "I love Instacart. Do you use it? I haven't had to go to the grocery store all year!"
If the product is amazing, people will naturally tell their friends. That's why a great product trumps great marketing by a landslide. Both are clearly better. But start with a great product and you'll be on your way to hypergrowth.


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4:12, first place, CR whooooo!
Went out too fast on the first loop, just like when I ran the bulldog last August... felt good doing so, but paid for it on the 2nd loop. I knew I'd be hurting on the climb on the 2nd loop because of how hot it was getting, but I wanted to build a big lead so I did. One person not only stayed with me, but passed me on the climb at about mile 5, luckily she (Anna Frank) was running the 25k. I toyed with trying to catch her but eventually gave up. I think I got to the 25k turn around 2 minutes behind her. How someone from Bakersfield learned how to climb like her, I have no idea - awesome performance. Beat the next 25k finisher by 5 minutes.
Lukas Temer finished in 2nd place in 4:20, then Michael Alfred in 3rd in 4:25. It was great chatting with Mike and Sara, the RD's of PCTR after the race, super nice people. Looking forward to seeing Sara at SD 100 in June.
Halfway up the hill on the first loop I saw a couple guys standing on the fire road, one guy with his hands folded on his chest and... what the?! His shorts where around his ankles, working on his tan lines I guess... who the heck is that guy? Then as I got closer he yelled out... "yeah Price." What! Who IS this guy? Then I realized it was Keith, a buddy of mine to started chasing me when I passed. The other guy, another buddy of mine, Andy, BA'd me when I saw them on the next loop. Uh, thanks for the inspiration guys? The second time I went to cross Malibu Creek my hamstring totally cramped up, couldn't move my leg. Luckily they had a rope strung across the river that I used to get myself to the other side, stretch out and pop some saltstick pills. For a second I thought I was done for.
Chatted with tons of fun people at the start and finish... can't wait to see Luis Escobar's pictures of the race, here they are: http://www.photostockplus.com/home.php?tmpl=159&user_id=68927&event=792747&album=792748 he got a bunch of cool creek crossing shots.
Now, time to not race for awhile. Welllll, I do have a race in 3 weeks, The Cheseboro Half Marathon, but I'm going to run it as a training run. I'll run it hard, but I don't plan on tapering for it. With these races so close together recently I have been tapering too much and running too little.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Malibu Creek 50k Race Report
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Dear King of TO,ReplyDelete
That is a fast time on a tough course. Nice!
I love the "go out hard and pay for it later" style. That is the best way to race.
King of TO, ha! Maybe after Leona? Oh snap calling you out son! Haha, j/k I can't hang with you for 50 miles, will be fun to try though.ReplyDelete
I do like going out hard, but I think I went out a tad too fast Sunday, oh well.
Great job again and nice meet you Chris. I knew as soon as I saw you take off at the beginning with no one willing to match pace that this race was yours. Congrats on a great race on a tough course with a new CR to boot!ReplyDelete
And yeah - that gal that smoked the 25K was unbelievable. Good for her.
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- "If we didn't have the right calculations, we'd fly right into a star, or bounce too close to a supernova, and that would end your trip real quick, wouldn't it?"
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The Best Ways to Convert Video to GIF
GIFs have flooded social networks and instant messaging apps alike. Most of us, however, share GIFs from built-in search engines and invariably end up using the same ones repeatedly.
However, if you want, you can easily create a GIF from a video. Here are the best ways to convert video to GIF on any platform.
1. Giphy's GIF Maker (Web)
Giphy, a service that's home to nearly all of the internet's GIFs, offers a comprehensive web app. Called GIF Maker, it lets you create a GIF out of videos or images. As well as your own, the app has an URL option from which it can fetch clips from a bunch of online sources.
Once you've uploaded the video, you can crop it and edit the length of the GIF. From there, the tool takes you to the Decorate page where you can add goofy stickers, captions, or simply doodle over it.
In addition, apart from the regular filters like monochrome and sepia, a handful of odd ones are available if you'd like to make your GIF look more dramatic. When you're done, Giphy processes the GIF and lets you save or share it.
Giphy's GIF Maker is free and doesn't have any add-on charges. But before you can download it, it does upload your new GIF on its own servers. If you'd like to avoid that, keep reading on for alternatives.
On a related note, you can even learn American Sign Language using Giphy Giphy Helps You Learn Sign Language Using GIFs It turns out that GIFs are a surprisingly effective way of learning sign language, so there's now no excuse not to try. Read More .
2. GIF Brewery 3 (Mac)
Developed by another GIF hosting service, this Mac app comes with all the features you would need to convert video to GIF. You can cut, crop, and edit the video exactly how you want.
Plus, GIF Brewery has an exhaustive set of options for customizing each frame individually. This enables you to precisely adjust a GIF's properties like the tempo and resolution. Additional canvases can be appended if you want to develop layouts such as split-screen for comparison.
There are also effects like fade in and out available. Similar to Giphy's GIF Maker, the app allows you to insert annotations and stickers from Gfycat's library. What's more, you can overlay your new GIF with another GIF or image.
GIF Brewery also enables you to adjust frame rates and color correct the results. Apart from your own videos, the app lets you import a clip from a video URL, or utilize screen and video recording. GIF Brewery 3 is free without any hidden costs. Unfortunately, at the time of writing, it's exclusive to macOS.
Download: GIF Brewery 3 (Free)
3. GifTuna (Mac, Windows, Linux)
GifTuna is a cross-platform desktop utility which has the ability to convert any video into a GIF. The app has a minimalistic design that can quickly generate the GIF you're looking for. GifTuna maintains the original resolution but you can alter that along with the frame rate and aspect ratio. On top of that, you can tweak a few color palette attributes.
Unfortunately, GifTuna doesn't have any of the advanced editing options you will find on apps like Giphy's GIF Maker. Therefore, this is strictly for people who want to transform their videos into GIFs. It is free though and available on Mac, Windows, and Linux.
Download: GifTuna (Free)
4. Easy GIF Animator (Windows)
If you'd like to have more controls than GifTuna on Windows, try Easy GIF Animator.
Easy GIF Animator is a full-fledged platform for converting videos into GIFs. You have access to a whole bunch of features such as transition effects, frame management, and cropping tools.
Easy GIF Animator can also help you stitch together several stills and form an animation out of them. The app shows you a timeline too through which you can combine multiple pictures and videos.
With Easy GIF Animator, you can even create a GIF from scratch thanks to the sophisticated in-built editors. In addition, the app lets you check how your new GIF performs in a web browser so that you can optimize or resize it. Thankfully, these advanced tools won't bother you if you're only looking to convert your video into a GIF with some effects and stickers.
Unlike the rest of the options on this list, Easy GIF Animator is a paid app and costs a one-time fee of $30. There is, however, a trial version which limits you to a handful of features and expires after a few days.
Download: Easy GIF Animator ($30, free trial available)
5. Giphy (iOS, Android)
Giphy's mobile apps for Android and iOS are loaded to the brim for people who can't get enough of GIFs. And yes, that includes a GIF editor to convert video to GIF.
When you launch the app, tap the middle Plus tab to create a GIF. You can either take a new picture/video or import one from your existing media. On the next step, Giphy presents you with a wide range of options to make your outcome more fun.
For instance, you can apply psychedelic filters which themselves are entirely customizable. You can change the pace, colors, and their intensity. You can, of course, add elements like animated stickers and text. The fourth tab allows you to trim the GIF and move around the frames if there are multiple images and videos.
On the next page, you can either upload the GIF to Giphy to instantly share it anywhere, or save it on your phone's local storage. If you prefer, you can export it as a video too.
Download: Giphy for Android | iOS (Free)
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With these apps, you will no longer have to rely on search engines to find the perfect GIF. Whether it's your friend goofing around or an excited pet, you can turn anyone or anything into a GIF.
GIFs have taken over internet platforms like wildfire. But their origin is still a mystery to most people. If you're one of those people and want to learn more about the history, culture, and future of the format, here's everything you need to know about GIFs GIFs, The Language Of The Web: Their History, Culture, and Future Everything you ever wanted to know about the history of GIFs, how they've evolved, and their cultural impact and significance. Read More .
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PTA is a powerful voice for all children, a relevant resource for all families and communities, and a strong advocate for the education and well-being of every child.
PTA is a powerful voice for all children, a relevant resource for all families and communities, and a strong advocate for the education and well-being of every child.
PTA is an inclusive organization that is open to all adults who care about children and schools. When a parent gets involved with PTA, the child who benefits most is his or her own.
Our PTA programs are created to encourage and support parent involvement in children's education. We offer fun and interesting activities that involve our school community.
Welcome to the start of another great school year at Prairie Point Elementary! The PTA is looking forward to once again providing enriching and enjoyable programs and activities for the students. Whether you are new to our school or a returning family, our primary focus is the same – the children! As your PTA Co-Presidents, we
Kansas City Chiefs mascot KC Wolf visited Prairie Point Elementary to kick off our Olweus Bully Prevention Program, sharing the message, "Be a Buddy, not a Bully." The Wolf (Dan Meers) answered questions about his 27 years as KC Wolf and discussed anti-bullying steps with students. KC Wolf has presented over 3,000 school assemblies and
We are so incredibly proud to announce that our PTA and our school have been named a National PTA School of Excellence!!! As a National PTA School of Excellence, Prairie Point made significant progress to welcome and empower families to support student success and school improvements during the course of the 2015-2016 school year. Prairie
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I know you lie awake at night waiting impatiently, shaking your feet in anticipation and drumming your fingers in agitation on your arm waiting for my next blog entry. Alas I must disappoint you, Dearest, for frequent blogging and constant streaming are no longer to be.
Bushlings is taking a vacation. A break. Blog leave. From the Singlestream.
The painful truth behind our sad parting is this, dear Reader. I have distracted myself daily with this blog. My book has been left neglected near a month and is truly poorly treated despite being my favoured child.
I know you also wait in desperate anxiety for the completion of the manuscript, and so as a compromise, I will not leave you totally bereft of Bushlings' wisdom. Once a week I will write to you – only because I know how much you need me. Only for you my Dearest. A sad shadow of the rich and constant fare to which you have grown accustomed, but I go to prepare a feast for you! Better than no fare at all, no?
All foolishness aside guys, I'm on a mission to write a book. Every time my hand itches to write, it's so much easier to log in here and its the blog and not the book (and not really me in the long-term) that benefits. Until I'm caught up it's book all week for me. You'll hear from me weekly – I know I just can't help myself so I'm being realistic – and I'll drop an update or a sample here and there. And so, so long my friends! Until next Friday!
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My Dear,
I am very glad to know that you have got high marks in the Exams. I am informed that you were over absorbed in your studies and do not care for your health. It is not good.
Dear brother, you should know that only a sound body has a sound mind. Try to sleep early. Go outside for a morning walk. You should have light exercises in the morning also. If you keep on reading without taking any exercise, your health will soon break down. I think you will give proper attention to my advises. I am waiting for a good report from you.
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Are We There Yet?August 13, 2009 – 2:34 pm
In the past few weeks we have finally been reading positve news about the economy. No, things have not turned around but they seem to be "less" worse than they were. Job losses, while still approximately 350,000 last month were no longer over 1/2 million a month. Car sales were dramatically up although the cash for clunker program was the main driving force behind that.
Some industries have been showing smaller losses and some factory orders have increased. In fact home sales are actually up from last year in many areas of the country. So are things about to break wide open? As kids might say, " Are We There Yet"? Is it time to break out the check book and take advantage of the market?
In my opinion, investing in commercial real estate is premature on a wholesale basis but can be selectively carried out. Jumping into the market whole heartedly must wait until it has actually started to go up. However, we are starting to see well thought out offers on properties, that would have once been quickly dismissed, now being accepted.
Well thought out offers does not mean to shoot from the hip and just discount every price by 50%. Rather it means that one must pay attention to cost per square foot, cap rate, current and reasonably projected vacancies and current and reasonably projected attainable future rents. That is the case even with REO properties. The hold period should be projected to be at least 5 years which necessitates the real estate to be well located and well situated in its marketplace.
We often have to make multiple offers for clients seeking to buy smartly in this economic environment. However, if there is a sound rationale behind the offer the seller will usually at least think about it. I believe that in the case of motivated sellers, the offer will be kept and revisited after a period of time has passed. That is true even by bank REO managers.
Therefore if I had small kids in the back seat of my car asking "Are We There Yet?" I would have to respond "perhaps".
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August 5, 2009written by Mike firstname.lastname@example.com
A fully inclusive version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) was introduced today in the Senate with bipartisan support. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), joined by Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Edward M. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts), introduced the bill, which would ban employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
A fully inclusive House version of the bill (H.R. 3017) was introduced by Rep. Barney Frank on June 24 and now has 152 co-sponsors. It is currently being considered in committee. President Obama has already declared his support for ENDA.
About ENDA
It is still legal in 33 states to fire or refuse to hire someone simply because of his or her sexual orientation. In 39 states, it is legal to do so solely based on an individual's gender identity. Judging workers solely on their ability to do the job and not on their sexual orientation or gender identity is a basic civil right. Yet there is still no federal law protecting individuals from such discrimination.
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) would prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of real or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. It would create protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people that are similar to those available under existing federal discrimination laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
In 2007, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act that prohibited employment discrimination based on sexual orientation, but not gender identity and expression. The removal of transgender persons from protections was opposed by many LGBT and allied activist, including LGBT and allied leaders in the UCC. The bill stalled in the Senate and was never voted on.
100's of organizations, are working with members of congress to get an inclusive ENDA passed in this Congress. The strong UCC General Synod policy basis for support of an inclusive ENDA includes the 10th General Synod of the United Church of Christ (1975) pronouncement, Civil Liberties without Discrimination. It declared, "...discrimination related to sexual orientation in employment, housing, public accommodations, and other civil liberties, inflicts an incalculable burden of fear into the lives of persons in society and in the church whose orientation is toward persons of the same gender. …We hold, as a child of God, every person is endowed with worth and dignity that human judgment cannot set aside. Denial and violation of the civil liberties of the individual and their right to equal protection under the law defames that worth and dignity and is, therefore, morally wrong."
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He's bad, he's very, very bad. You know he does very dirty, very naughty things. How can you not love the guy? Well I know some of you can help it. I cannot. I see him and I get that little oh my shiver of thrill. I saw Motley Crue in concert in 1984 when I was 18. I saw them again the year I turned 40. The concert was a little more high tech 2006 but they rocked it just the same. The crowd was very much the same. The big difference was that Mick Mars was pretty stationary. He had hip replacement surgery before going on the road. So I feel like I've got a long history with Motley Crue and Tommy Lee. Loved him Then Love Him Now. Keep on Rockin Tommy.
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Do you need office space/consulting room/training room?
At Fisher Medical Centre, Skipton, we have available a private consulting room ideal for many uses including office use, physiotherapy, psychology, alternative therapies etc. We also have a meeting/training room (with Powerpoint/ projector facilities) which can accommodate up to 30 people. These are both available to rent on a regular or one-off arrangement for very reasonable rates inclusive of utilities. There is also the opportunity to advertise your services to our patients, a spacious waiting room and friendly professional reception staff available to meet and great. Based in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales and situated next to a large car park. Please contact the practice on 01756 799622 or email@example.com for availability/ further information/to arrange a viewing
Our Clinics & Services
The Practice contracts with 3 key organisations to provide services:
- NHS England – general medical services contract.
- North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC)/Public Health England (PHE) for specific contracts: Smoking Cessation, Health Checks, Contraception.
- Airedale Wharfedale & Craven Clinical Commissioning Group (AWC CCG).
1) Patients are registered with the practice – the Fisher Medical Centre.
2) The Practice consists of 6 GP partners. This is not a limited partnership.
3) Although you are registered with the practice you can request to see a partner/GP of your choice. It will not always be possible to consult with a particular doctor due to courses and holidays.
4) Services are available for temporary residents offering immediately necessary treatment.
5) We provide services for patients who are ill or believe themselves to be ill and we work with patients to manage their long-term diseases.
Chronic Disease Clinics: We offer specialist nurses supported by doctor-run clinics for those patients suffering from:
- Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in the Respiratory Clinic
- Diabetes in the Diabetic Clinic
- Coronary Heart Disease or Stroke in the Vascular Clinic
- Hypertension in the Vascular Clinic
- Chronic Renal (Kidney) Disease in the CKD Clinic
If you suffer from a chronic disease you will be invited to an annual review. You are advised to attend so that your condition can be monitored and your medication reviewed to ensure you are achieving the maximum relief from your disease. This also provides an opportunity for you to ask any questions about your condition.
Child Health Clinics: All children are offered Child Health Development checks. These are carried out by health visitors. Please call (01756) 702344 for more information.
Contraception and Women's Health: The doctors and nurses offer a full range of contraceptive services. Women's Health Clinics are held weekly. IUCD (coil) insertions are undertaken by Dr Helen Wilkinson or Dr Kate Thomas. LARCS (Long-acting reversible contraceptive implants) are undertaken by practice nurses. Please contact the surgery for further details about these services.
Infection Control: Sue Marshall, Infection Control Lead.
Travel Clinic: If you are travelling abroad and think you may need travel vaccinations, please print out a travel questionnaire via the link below and bring into the surgery. Please then ask to make an appointment in the Travel Clinic. Our Practice Nurse runs the Travel Clinic on a Friday afternoon between 1.30pm and 5.30pm.
Important: Where possible, please make an appointment at least 4 weeks before you are due to travel so that your vaccinations have time to be effective.
After the Practice Nurse has looked at your questionnaire if you do not need to have an appointment she will ring you to cancel it. If you require vaccinations these will be administered at your Travel Clinic appointment.
Please click on the link below to printout a travel questionnaire.
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Sexual Health Service: If you are worried that you have a sexually transmitted infection or would simply like the reassurance of having a check-up, you can now get tests (e.g, chlamydia testing kits) and treatment from Dyneley House Surgery, Crosshills Surgery and Townhead Surgery at Settle. Simply call one of the above practices and ask for a sexual health appointment. People don't have to be registered with the practice they attend for the Sexual Health Service and all calls are confidential. More information about sexual health can be found at www.yorsexualhealth.org.uk.
NHS Health Checks: This check is part of a national scheme to help prevent the onset of certain conditions such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes or kidney disease.
Everyone between the ages of 40 and 74 who has not been diagnosed with these conditions will be invited by letter for a check-up once every 5 years. It is impossible to say whether someone will or will not go on to develop one of these conditions, but taking action early can help to lower your potential risk and improve your chances of living a longer and healthier life.
Cervical Smear Tests: Appointments can be made with a practice nurse.
Drug and Alcohol Support: Patients who have concerns about their alcohol use, their own or a relative or someone close can access Project 6, which provides weekly sessions at the surgery. Patients may also be referred to the Craven Organisation for Drugs and Alcohol (CODA) for support.
Minor Surgery: Some minor operations and joint injections are performed at the surgery. You can be referred by your GP and a member of staff will contact you with an appointment with a GP who performs these.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): is provided by MyWellbeing and more information can be found at www.bmywellbeingcollege.nhs.uk. Patients can self-refer into the service provided by MyWellbeing by registering online or by calling 0300 555 5551.
Carer's Resource: If you are a carer or somebody who merely helps someone who has health or social care needs and would like to know more about the support that is available locally for carers, please download a carer's pack. If you complete this and return it to reception, we will refer you to Carer's Resource and if appropriate to Social Services for a Carer's Support Assessment. Please also see the information displayed in the surgery.


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Due to the length of the CM3's they won't fit our XY Stereo Windshield nor inside our stereo basket in ORTF unless the XLR is modified to reduce the length.
I've listed the standard windshield kit (inc.suspension, windshield & Windjammer) details below.
If you would like me to give you the details of one of the sound recordists who modified their XLR's to allow the CM3's to fit, I'd be happy to pass them on to you.
Description: Stereo Windshield WS AE ORTF Kit
Order Code:080210
Web link: www.rycote.com/products/080210


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The Nexus 7 came out as leaked, and while I must say that I like the improvements Google managed to put into Android 4.1 ("Jelly Bean"), I won't get the first tablet to run it (officially).
Not that I wasn't in the market for a 7" tablet – the 6" Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch really makes me long for a nice 7" tablet – just because you can carry it with you, wherever you go without needing to carry some kind of a bag – wearing a jacket is just enough.
However, the Nexus 7 not only runs on NVidia's Tegra 3, it does not support any kind of a video out. Seriously, this makes the Tegra 3's USP (its immense video power, if we are to believe NVidia's marketing department) not worth much. And there are other shortcomings. There is no way to add extra storage (in default mode, I am sure that there will be some decent hacks), you are limited to 8 or 16 Gigabytes, which in reality is even less, as the OS and apps are placed on this scarce storage too.
Let's come to a few good points. The price is pretty good, considering that this is real 2012 hardware and not some old stuff, and the way they axed features in order to make this price is actually pretty well done: The display (1280x800px; IPS) is decent. There is one camera, for video chat – which is the most useful camera purpose on a tablet, imho. Android 4.1 is even better than the already awesome Android 4.0. Google is finally building its own content eco system – and there we are back at the cons. Much like Amazons $199 tablet (Kindle Fire), this device is mostly a frontend to some kind of content store – only slightly less locked down.
Yeah, I must admit that I am picky. I don't want a Tegra 3 because of nVidia being "not so good" to "horrible" at supplying Linux drivers. I say "nope" because there is no video output – I would love a 7" tablet to power a dumb Lapdock, like the one Motorola supplied with the Atrix 4G, or the Clambook – just for the use cases where you need to do some work, but wouldn't necessarily need your real, full-fledged notebook.
But then, after all, the Nexus 7 is definitely not the worst choice for an affordable, 7" inch Android tablet for Android enthusiasts. It's much rather among the best choices you can make, if you can live with its shortcomings (storage, connectivity) – I can't.


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For months Floridians have watched Marco Rubio willfully ignore and downplay Donald Trump's sexist, racist, and xenophobic statements, but does he even have the courage to admit that Trump was in fact describing sexual assault? Or will he join Senator Sessions from Alabama in silencing and belittling the legitimacy of sexual assault survivors?
Florida voters deserve to know if their Senator can put politics aside and admit that what Donald Trump is boasting about on that inexcusable tape was not 'locker room' talk, but textbook assault.
"Will Florida Senator Marco Rubio stand up and admit that what Donald Trump is describing on tape is sexual assault?' said FDP spokeswoman Lauren Cross. "Can Rubio set aside his ambitious career long enough to concede that his nominee for president is not just using lewd words from a 'locker room', but illustrating a sex crime and perpetuating rape culture? Or will Rubio just continue to cower behind his nominee?"


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All transitions from one season to other are tricky for clothing. The same day you can find on the street from wool coats to bomber jackets and you don't who is luckier to choose what to wear. Long cardigans can save your sunny winter day when you want to leave your favorite wool coat in the closet. Here, I gathered ten and one cardigans that I could wear them easily every day. I hope you will find my selections interesting.
Tiered Frill Sleeve Open Front Knit Sweater Cardigan
Dual Pocket Open Front Cardigan
Dual Pocket Open Front Cardigan
Fuzzy Cardigan Sweater With Pockets
Tartan Plaid Waterfall Cardigan
Blue Hooded Long Sleeve Loose Cardigan
Fringe Trim Chunky Knit Cardigan
Heather Knit Slit Side Longline Cardigan
Black Lapel Long Sleeve Ouch Cardigan Sweater
What do you think about long cardigans? Would you wear them easily?
Wish you all a beautiful day … xoxo!!!


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Welcome to "Awakening the Divine Feminine" Teaching Series
The Many Faces of Sophia, the Eternal Mother
Throughout all the Ages the image of the Divine Mother Sophia, the Goddess of Wisdom, has been painted, sculpted and loved. Known as both the Queen of Heaven and of Earth, She is best known to us today as Mary. Yet long ago she was known as Isis, She of 10,000 names and 10,000 faces. This visually spectacular presentation is a journey through the many faces of the Goddess. From Sophia to Bast, Athena to Ma'at, Aphrodite to Freya, we take a look at the Warrior Goddess, the Love Goddesses, the Wisdom Goddesses and the Cosmic Goddesses. Breathtaking in its scope and beauty, this presentation will remind each and everyone of us, of the long neglected side of the Creatress of Life.
Mary Magdalene & the Eternal Goddess
Perhaps one of the most beloved and yet dishonored of all spiritual initiates, today Mary Magdalene is once more emerging into the world in a place of light. From the pages of the recently discovered Nag Hammadi texts we soon learn that Mary the Magdalene was not only considered the dearest "constant companion" of the Master Jesus, but also called the Apostle of the Apostles, "the one who knew the All."
Scorned by the patriarchy for centuries as a prostitute, and used as an icon to vilify women everywhere, Mary has only recently begun to emerge from the character assassination done to her by the early Church.
But where did the rumor of Mary Magdalene's "sinful" life originate? Who could have begun it, and for what reasons? How did it serve the agenda of the militaristic Roman Church, and how does it still serve them today? How is Mary Magdalene linked to the Goddess, and how does her life parallel that of Isis, the Mother of Egypt. What were the sacred rites she was trained in, and how do they relate to the archetypal story of Jesus? Was there a divine feminine counterpart for Christ, as there has been for Rama and Sita, Vishnu and Lakshmi, Krishna and Radha?
This beautiful and poignant presentation about the Divine Feminine provides answers for us all that are profound, insightful and life changing. We invite you to join us as we explore the hidden Mysteries of "Mary Magdalene & the Eternal Goddess."
The Hierogamos – The Sacred Marriage
The Mysteries of the Divine Hierogamos lies at the heart of the greatest teachings of wisdom in the ancient world. The Hierogamos is at the heart of every love story, every tale of adventure, and every swept away romance told by writers, story tellers, poets and playwrights throughout the centuries.
But what is it exactly and why is it so important? Why is it the stuff of yearning and endless fantasy? How does it relate to our spirituality and to the ancient Schools of Hermetic Wisdom? How can we perceive it in the outer world, and how does it play out in our own psyches?
When did the Hierogamos start? What was it originally? How was it historically linked to the gods and goddesses that seeded our planet? Do we indeed need a partner to find it, and can we become enlightened without it? And if we do have a partner, how do we know if we have found the right one? Join us as the mysteries of love, romance, and spiritual awakening continue and as the true meaning of the Divine Hierogamos is revealed. Couples and singles welcome!
The Goddess & the Cycles of Celestial Time
The ancients knew that there are three kinds of time: lunar time, solar time, and galactic time, and that our world is directly affected by all three. For as long as human memory can remember, the cycles of the Moon have always been linked to the Divine Feminine. The Moon, in all her many phases, represents the changing cycles of mortal life, for we can observe her passage around our planet every 28 days. And while many of us know that the tides are attuned to the Moon, most of us have forgotten in our modern day culture that the growing cycles of minerals, plants and animals are also linked to its magnetic force. Controlled experiments conducted by the Transcendental Meditation group, also reveal that human responses of sexuality and violence are directed affected by the waxing and waning cycles of the lunar orb.
Furthermore, there are solar cycles of energy that bathe the Earth as the Sun goes through its magnetic cycles every 11 years, a number long associated with the Gateways of Knowledge. These solar cycles also affect the Precession of the Equinoxes, a 26,000 year cycle that informs all of human consciousness. And last, but certainly not least, there is Galactic time, a subject that connects us with the very heart of the Cosmos.
The Tree of Life, the Sacred Serpent and the Five Elements
Mystical teachings throughout the ages have spoken of the Tree of Life. But what is it and how does it relate to each one of us? How is this knowledge connected with the Keys to Ascension, with the ancient prophets of the Bible, and with the power of Jesus? How is it linked to the Divine Mother, the Kabbalah and the alchemical processes sought by Magicians throughout the centuries? What are the Five Elements and the Four Sacred Hallows, Hallows immortalized by the last book of the Harry Potter series. How are these "mythical" objects entwined with the lives of each and every one of us? This visually gorgeous power point presentation takes us through a marvelous labyrinth of cultures and wisdom teachings, illuminating the beauty and depth of the true Tree of Life, and charting a roadmap back to the Divine – a roadmap that can lead us the Source of Life itself.


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Our Story
Our Team
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We feel the foundation of any relationship worth having is built on trust and transparency. We trust our tenants to be proper stewards of our land and will treat it as if it was their own. We embrace transparency by always being open and available to our tenants.
Stability in
Long Term Lease
A successful business always has a long-term vision, one that aims to achieve grand things. A farm operation is no different and that is one reason why we believe in signing long term leases. It allows our tenants the ability to plan for the future without worrying about losing acres. We also know proper crop rotation and nutrient programs are key to soil health. By allowing long term leases we are able to encourage our tenants to plan a proper 5-year crop rotation.
Since inception we have dedicated millions each year to improving the land we own. We identify key projects that we feel have the greatest impact on our tenants farming the land. Not every project is about new acres coming online, some are dedicated to new grain storage, better road access and increased efficiency during field operations.
Our tenants are some of the best producers in the world. Each day we work to try and add value to our tenants by listening to their suggestions or issues. Without the hard-working men and women who lease our land we would not have the opportunity to contribute to this amazing farming community. We hold the upmost respect for our tenants and will continue to strive to be your most trusted landlord and exceed your expectations.
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Without the proper time and effort put into caring for our natural resources – soil and water – we will find ourselves unable to make a living in the future. Care must be taken to ensure we farm in a sustainable way so generations to come can feed the world.
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For decades Saskatchewan has been overlooked for investment dollars in downstream agriculture. Commodities have always been shipped out of the province, but that time has come to an end. Andjelic has been working with new industry players, government and investors to drive new capital into the province for value-add business. The result is more competitive pricing for the commodities you grow, less reliance on transportation by rail and ultimately prosperity for the province as a whole with job creation.
As a family owned and operated company we feel our ability to remain grounded and focused on what matters, our tenants and the land, is what gives us an advantage over other landlords. A handshake still means something to us and our success is shared.
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Can I Get rid of hemorrhoids Without Going To The Doctor?
Hemorrhoids or piles is a common ailment that affects millions of people all over the world. It is a medical condition in which veins of the rectal region get inflamed and swollen. The pressure of passing hard stool, pregnancy, or being overweight are some of the most popular causes with this medical condition. Presently there mainly two types of piles, external and internal. Most of the patients have problems with internal piles.
Is a problem which usually leads to painless bleeding at the end of bowel movement, whereas in cases of external piles tender piles can be seen outside the rear end. Bleeding is the most common symptom of piles. However, some may feel dry piles in which pain, itching and sensation of bounties is felt by patient but, blood does not ooze out of the anal cavity.
There are Several Methods to Overcome this Medical Condition
Using chemically composed medicines and surgery are some of the most common treatment options for piles. But, side effects of chemically composed medications and discomforts of surgery have made people to be able to turn towards an option in which they can get rid of hemorrhoids without going to the doctor. Many people find it difficult to speak about this condition they are suffering from, and continue to spend a large amount of their particular lifetime struggling with that without moaning. Such people often try to find a treatment option that can help them to get rid of hemorrhoids without going to the doctor.
How to Stop Bleeding Hemorrhoids - Stop Those Bleeding Piles
http://tinyurl.com/mbxjmrt - Stop the bleeding hemorrhoids with Venapro Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in the rectum or anus. Although rarely serious ...
- Usage of herbal products is the sort of treatment option that may deal with piles at home in a discreet manner.
- More and more people are getting interested in using herbal products for their health problems, since they are made of 100 % natural ingredients.
- Pilesgon capsule is one of the most popular herbal products that help people to be able to get rid of hemorrhoids without going to the doctor.
- It is made by using herbs that are acquired from natural sources only.
- It never induces severe side effects on the user, because it does not contain any harsh chemical that can change the functioning of internal organs.
How and Where to find the Best Hemorrhoid Treatment Hemorrhoids are terribly hard to deal with. They can come at any time and usually followed by extreme discomfort, punctuated by episodes of excruciating pain. Especially for pregnant women, the weight of the fetus on the lower extremities may cause...
The potent herbs of Pilesgon capsule help in the development of new blood to prevent occurrence of blood reduction induced anemia which is one of the most common problems associated with piles. It reduces the inflamed veins of anal region and also reduces the swelling with regard to painless defecation. Pilesgon pills improves functioning of digestive system to eliminate chances of constipation which is one of the most common causes for piles.
Order in order to get rid of hemorrhoids without going to the doctor, it is also important to make some changes in way of life as well as eating habits. Sedentary lifestyle is cause for several conditions, including piles. So, develop habit of doing gentle exercises on regular basis. Walking briskly every morning might effectually get rid of hemorrhoids without going to the doctor. Fiber and water are essential for proper functioning of digestive organs. Consist of fibrous food in your diet and drink no less than 8 or 10 glasses of water in a day to relieve piles. Pilesgon capsule can easily get rid of hemorrhoids without going to the doctor when paired with above mentioned directives.
- Read about Herbal Treatment for Hemorrhoids.
- Also read Hemorrhoids Herbal Therapy.
- Understand some useful Home remedies for Hemorrhoids.


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Well, hello everyone! This is TUT here (kinda, see below), NOT being late this time! :P
Anyways, I was thinking yesterday, that maybe I'd like to get into MMO's a bit more (SAO had nothing to do with that, I swear :P). And, well, I think the only game I'm really thrilled about is The Elder Scrolls Online. And, well, I was thinking . . . Anybody else looking forward to the game? How about setting up a TAY guild? I mean, we got our whole MulTAYplayer thing going on, right? :D
But anyways, MMO stuff aside, how's everyone doing on this fine weekend? ^^
FF XIV for me probably and I'm doing fine TuT, thanks for asking! This is actually E1Salvador and I'll be your I'll be your official unofficial host (or is it unofficial official host?) for a bit this morning. I'm just helping TuT not miss the Open Forum again. Why you ask? Cause TAY is awesome and we are an awesome community that helps each other. Except that one person. You know who you are and what you did! Now go to your room and think about what you did!
Now back to your regularly scheduled (hopefully) TAY: Open Forum.
Got something to say? Check out TAY Classic! Know about an upcoming event? Mark it on our TAYlendar! Got any ideas for MulTAYplayer? Go and bug Neryl about it! Got some nice 'shopping skills you'd like to show off? Dyram's that-a-way! Tired of me giving orders? Well too bad! I suffer from "squad-leader" syndrome, and I like keeping stuff in line >:D
Note: Well, after some more testing, I decided to just say "fuck it" again, and have a trusted comrade be in charge of the Open Forum for this weekend. So, umm, I'll be your unofficial "host" this weekend, until I get this fixed ^^; . . . Yes, Damson, I'd like that tutorial >.<


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Dragons and Vines: Inlaid Guitar Masterpieces
- Musical Instrument Museum (MIM)
4725 E. Mayo Blvd. Phoenix, AZ
- July 7, 2017 to September 4, 2017
- Recurring daily
- Phone: (480) 478-6000
- Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Price: $7 with paid museum admission; $10 for exhibition only
Dragons and Vines: Inlaid Guitar Masterpieces presents a collection of instruments featuring stunning inlay design created by the greatest contemporary North American inlay artists and luthiers. The exhibition is presented by MIM in partnership with the Maryland-based inlay company Pearl Works, with the majority of the pieces coming from the private collection of Larry Sifel (1948–2006), the company's founder.
This special exhibition consists of guitars, banjos, and one ukulele, featuring inlaid artwork created from materials including abalone shell, mother-of-pearl, coral, gold, copper, wood, and others. These materials are manually fitted onto the instruments with diligent precision, transforming each one into a unique masterpiece.


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Archive for category General Awareness
10 Reasons Why Computers Crash or Halt
Posted by Abhishek Sharma in General Awareness on February 28, 2011
Here are the prime 10 reasons why PCs crash that you must know: Fatal error: The system has become unstable or is busy, it says "Enter to return to Windows or press Control-Alt-Delete to restart your computer. If you do this you will lose any unsaved information in all open applications." You have just been […]
Top 20 Passwords Of All Time
Posted by Abhishek Sharma in General Awareness on February 19, 2011
How many passwords do you have? 5, 10…or just the one that you repeat for all you accounts? Either way, it's becoming increasingly important to make your password more difficult to guess. Just adding a capital letter here, or a number there makes it that little bit harder for a hacker to access your personal […]
Tracing Mobile Phones In India
Posted by Abhishek Sharma in General Awareness on December 18, 2010
A lot of people daily googles to find details of a particular mobile phone number in India, as the use of mobile phones increased in India such things are expected to be happen, as the details of the owner of a mobile connection are kept confidential but people keep on looking a way through to […]


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Tribest Z-star® Z-710
Manual Juicer
The Tribest Zstar® Z-710
Manual Juicer incorporates many of the features of the popular Z-510 juicer
includes a new, rugged Ultem juicing screen and auger. The unique single auger
design uses an extremely gentle and efficient process to extract more high
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The Z-star juicer has long
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From Robyn of Newburgh, New York on 4/13/2016.
Picked this unit up at the warehouse along with some sprouts. I was warned about the exercise my arm would get. Not that bad if you want to do a shot or two, but longer runs for a family of 4 takes a bit more. Great machine for what i wanted
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Sunstar 1:24 Scale Model Buses: Sun Star s tooling design engineers have excelled in the amount of detail incorporated into this superb replica that is hand assembled from in excess of 200 parts from over 20 separate moulds. The main body of the model is cast in metal while the fine detail components, including seats, driver s cab interior, handrails, clear lamp lenses, mirrors, indicators and over 200 other fine components are moulded in high quality plastics. The delicate radiator and brake cooling grilles are produced by photo etching to exact scale while hand finishing, ink pad printing operations and decals provide exact copies of the original exterior and interior decoration.
We offer this range at substantual discount. We realise prices are much higher than a couple of years ago - this is due to cost price increases in China which the importers have unfortunately passed onto us in full.
Items showing Pre-Order have yet to be released. Please note: We charge £2.00 postage per dispatch for pre-ordered models when posted to UK addresses. This overrides anything selected during checkout.


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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Hail and Farewell: Introducing Jerrold Long
Time for another new guest blogger! First, let me give a sincere, belated thanks to Susan Kraham who had some really interesting posts last month here at the Land Use Prof Blog.
I also want to extend a warm welcome Professor Jerrold A. Long for the upcoming month. Prof. Long is on the faculty of the University of Idaho College of Law, where he teaches courses in Environmental Law, Land Use, and Property, and is also affilated with the water resources and bioregional planning programs. He has a JD from Colorado and a PhD from Wisconsin. From his faculty bio page:
Jerrold A. Long returned to Idaho to join the faculty at the College of Law in 2007. He teaches land-use law, environmental law, property, and subjects relating to the interdisciplinary "Water of the West" program at the University of Idaho. Professor Long is also an Affiliate Professor in the University's Water Resources and Bioregional Planning programs.
Professor Long grew up in Rexburg, Idaho. He attended Utah State University where he was a National Merit Scholar and graduated magna cum laude in 1997 with a B.S. in Biology. Professor Long received his J.D. degree from the University of Colorado School of Law in 2000. He was president of his first-year class and associate editor of the Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law & Policy. While in law school, Professor Long served as an intern for Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund in Honolulu, Hawai`i, and worked for the U.S. Department of Justice, General Litigation Section, Environmental & Natural Resources Division. After law school, Professor Long joined the Cheyenne office of the western regional law firm Holland & Hart LLP. At Holland & Hart, Professor Long's practice focused on environmental compliance and litigation before the U.S. Department of Interior Board of Land Appeals. Most recently, Professor Long attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was an instructor, Distinguished Graduate Fellow, and earned a Doctorate degree from the interdisciplinary Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. Professor Long's dissertation – New West or Same West?: Evolving land-use institutions in the American West – explored how local land-use regimes respond to social and cultural change.
Professor Long lives in Moscow with his wife Jessica and sons Kieran and Kelton. He is an avid cyclist and wanderer.
We've featured his recent scholarship a couple of times this year, including his forthcoming articles Overcoming Neoliberal Hegemony in Community Development: Law, Planning, and Selected Lamarckism, and Waiting for Hohfeld: Property Rights, Property Privileges, and the Physical Consequences of Word Choice. We're very pleased he can join us for the month!
Matt Festa


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Find Your Ultimate Holiday Address at Blue Water Bay!
Planning your next great adventure can be such a tedious job. Your list might include skydiving, surfing, shopping at beachfront markets, or choosing a venue for your Gold Coast Sunday Session , but most importantly, you need to carefully plan your Southport Gold Coast Accommodation.
Well, no worries. Let Blue Water Bay help you in that department. Our lovely and spacious holiday apartments are the perfect answer to your Gold Coast getaway. Not only are our apartments convenient and comfortable, we have added a bunch of extra amenities to ensure you of a luxurious weekend.
We are a three-storey complex situated on Broadwater, and we are offer self-contained, fully-equipped apartments and villas.
Our one-bedroom apartments are perfect for singles or couples who are looking to stay at a cosy, Mediterranean-styled space. This apartment type features a full kitchen and laundry facilities plus air-conditioning in the lounge area. The bedroom has one queen size bed and can welcome up to three people.
Meanwhile, bigger groups can check in at our two-bedroom apartments, equipped with the same facilities featured in our one-bedroom apartments. This type has one queen size bed and two-single beds, accommodating up to 5 guests.
Besides these living spaces, you also get to take full advantage of our WiFi access, sparkling saltwater swimming pools surrounded by our lush, tropical gardens, our heated spa and sauna, barbecue facilities, our full sized tennis court, our spacious, well-equipped gym. On top of these first-rate guest amenities, we have a convenient tour information and booking service to help you get on with your outdoor adventures. We also take pride in our friendly onsite managers who are always on hand to welcome whatever concerns you may have during your stay at Blue Water Bay. We make it our commitment to take out any hassle out of your vacation.
You can surely rely on Blue Water Bay for your ultimate holiday address when on the Gold Coast. Let your next great adventure begin with a click of a finger. Plan your stay ahead by visiting http://bluewaterbay.etourism.net.au. It's fast and easy!


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Teaching Volunteer Reviews India
Teaching assistant celebrates landmark birthday by volunteering at a community project in India.
A Teaching assistant from London decided to celebrate her 50th birthday by volunteering at a Community project in India during the Monsoon season.
Chandrika Patel decided not to tell friends and family until just before leaving for India in late July 2009.
She a rived during a time of high security in the country due to a visit by Hilary Clinton, and in the middle of the Monsoon season, but described her time there as very interesting, and enjoyable.
Chandrika's experience of working with children, and an arts background came in useful when she involved the children in a book project, and making flowers out of locally bought different coloured cardboard files.
She celebrated her birthday with fellow volunteers all dressed up in traditional Indian clothing, and she treated them to cakes, pastries, and other traditional Indian foods, and drink.
She described the local people as 'so friendly', and has recommended volunteering abroad to other people upon her return to the U.K. she hopes to volunteer again at some point in the future.
Chandrika, who also spent a short time travelling across India during her stay, felt that it was very useful that she was able to speak Hindi as well as English.
She has given a package of arts materials, and photographs that she took during her stay to her parents to take with them when they are flying out to India soon.
She also hopes to make more donations in the future.
A happy belated birthday to Chandrika from all of us at Original volunteers, and should you decide that you would like to celebrate your birthday volunteering abroad do not hesitate to contact us on 01603 859689


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