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General Graardor is one of the most popular of the five God Wars Dungeon bosses to kill, as he is arguably one of the easiest, but players should not take him too lightly. To enter Bandos's Stronghold, players must have at least 70 Strength and a hammer (the hammer in the tool belt can be used in this situation). To get to the boss room, players must kill 40 minions of Bandos in Bandos's Stronghold or the main God Wars Dungeon area.
Getting the Kill Count
In the past, goblins were very low level and therefore frequently used to make up the Bandos killcount very quickly. These have since been buffed considerably, and are now more in line with any other of the Bandos minions. The best monsters to build killcount on now are the Spiritual rangers in Bandos's Stronghold, providing you have the required 63 slayer. If you do not have the required slayer level to combat Spiritual rangers, it is recommended that you fight Bandosians in the Northwest corner of the main room, as these are generally lower level than the minions within the stronghold. It is best to kill Goblins when possible, compared to Hobgoblins or Jorges because of their higher lifepoints. Orks can be killed if the player wishes, due to having the same amount of lifepoints as goblins and are very close to each other.
Because Graardor is one of the easiest of the five bosses, he is commonly killed. It can be difficult to find a world in which he is not being killed, especially at peak times. Once players get 40 killcount, they will then be able to kill General Graardor for a chance to get his famed helm, chestplate, tassets, gloves, boots and shield. He also drops excellent common drops, dropping more moderate levelled resources compared to K'ril or Kree'arra, who tend to drop high level materials less often.
The best way is to go north of the big door to the chamber room, and hop there so a misclick won't make you lose your 40 killcount. A Zamorak/Nex item is optional but it will save you food from the constant Bloodveld attack.
Here are General Graardor's basic attacks:
- Melee attack: He thrusts his right arm for a bone-crushing blow. This can deal extremely high damage, up to 3000 but doesn't tend to hit over 1800 (900 with Melee prayers)
- Ranged attack: Graardor only uses this when he is attacking a player outside of melee range. He smashes his hand into the ground creating shockwaves. This is not as accurate now, but can still deal over 600 lifepoints of damage occasionally. This attack hits everyone in the room.
Whenever players decide to fight General Graardor and his minions, Sergeant Steelwill, Sergeant Strongstack, and Sergeant Grimspike, everyone will attack Graardor first. When Graardor dies, some players attack Steelwill first, while others attack Grimspike because of his higher damage rate. Strongstack is usually left for the tank (if they can use Soul Split) because of his relatively low defence against players.
After the Evolution of Combat update, Graardor has no weaknesses to any point of the combat triangle. This allows for players to range, mage and melee him at their own accord. A player with 80+ combat stats and a reasonable prayer level (60+) can expect to prevail against Graardor at least once before having to bank.
Graardor strangely has very high ranged defense despite not having any weaknesses, so range setups are not recommended.
As of late, Soloing for high level players is very common. It requires high stats for effectiveness.
- Helm:Superior tetsu helm > Tetsu helm > Torva full helm > Bandos helmet > Dragon full helm > Barrows helm > Helm of neitiznot
- Body:Superior tetsu body > Tetsu body > Torva platebody > Bandos chestplate > Barrows platebody
- Legs:Superior tetsu legs > Tetsu legs > Torva platelegs > Bandos tassets > Barrows platelegs
- Weapon: Drygore > Chaotic maul > (Zamorak, Saradomin, Bandos, Armadyl) Godsword > Chaotic longsword > Chaotic rapier
- Offhand: Spirit shields > Off-hand Drygore > Enhanced Excalibur > Off-hand chaotic longsword > Off-hand chaotic rapier
- Boots: Steadfast boots > Torva boots > Ganodermic boots > Dragon rider boots > Dragon boots
- Gloves: Pneumatic gloves > Goliath gloves > Torva gloves > Ganodermic gloves > Dragon rider gloves
- Aura: Penance aura > Reverence aura (any tier) > Vampyrism aura
- Cape: TokHaar-Kal > Skill cape (any) > Fire cape > Obsidian Cape > Soulwars cape
- Amulet: Saradomin's whisper > Amulet of fury > Amulet of glory
- Scrimshaw: Superior scrimshaw of strength > Scrimshaw of strength > Superior scrimshaw of vampyrism > Scrimshaw of vampyrism
- Ring: Ring of wealth (if soloing/ffaing) > Sixth-Age circuit > Berserker ring (i) > Berserker ring > TokKul-Zo > Ring of life
- Ammo: Zamorak arrows
- Attack: Slice, Sever, Smash, Hurricane, Overpower, Slaughter, Massacre, Berserk, Backhand
- Strength: Dismember, Cleave, Fury, Quake, Assault
- Defence: Anticipation(no shield or adrenaline required)
- Health: Regenerate
- Adrenaline keep: Anticipation, Escape, Freedom, Devotion
Familiar: war tortoise/Pack yak
- (non prayer method): 6-8 prayer potions
- Rest of familiar is food (sharks or better)
- all food if using prayer method
Duo/Trio teams
Duo and trio teams tend to be common. These teams require medium to high stats, such as maxed or near-maxed melee, as well as the prayer and herblore level requirements to use Turmoil and Overloads.
- Helm: Torva full helm > Bandos Helmet > Barrows Helm > Helm of neitiznot
- Body: Torva platebody > Bandos Chestplate > Dharok's platebody > Dragon platebody
- Legs: Torva platelegs > Bandos Tassets > Dharok's platelegs > Dragon platelegs
- Weapon: Chaotic maul > Drygore > Chaotic longsword > Chaotic rapier > Godsword (any) > Abyssal vine whip
- Offhand: Divine spirit shield > Drygore > Off-hand chaotic longsword > Off-hand chaotic rapier > Dragon defender
- Boots: Steadfast boots > Torva boots > Ganodermic boots > Bandos boots > Dragon rider boots > Dragon boots
- Gloves: Dragon rider gloves > Bandos Gloves > Ganodermic gloves > Grifolic gloves > Culinaromancer's gloves 10
- Aura: Penance aura > Reverence aura (any tier) > Vampyrism aura (any tier)
- Cape: TokHaar-Kal > Skill cape(any) > Fire cape > Soulwars cape
- Amulet: Saradomin's whisper > Amulet of fury > Amulet of glory
- Ring: Ring of wealth > Warrior's ring (i) > Warrior's ring > TokKul-Zo > Ring of life
- Ammo: Zamorak arrows
Note: The Ring of Wealth will not work in LootShare/CoinShare. Due to this, it should only be used in FFA teams.
- Attack: Slaughter, Massacre, Slice, Berserk, Backhand, Sever
- Strength: Fury, Dismember, Assault
- Health: Regeneration
Since the Evolution of Combat, General Graardor no longer has any weakness. This opens up the ability to mage him. This has proven to be very effective if opting for a barrage spell. Because of the multi-hitting nature of the barrage spells, the sergeants can be killed more than once per boss kill. This typically results in 7 killcount per boss kill, instead of the usual 4. This means more chance at loot, which is very desirable.
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- Inventory:
- 1-2 Super Magic Flasks/Potions
- 2-3 Prayer Renewal Flasks/Potions (Pray Renewal (4) Potions work fine and are less expensive than flasks, and you can recharge prayer ever 10 minutes at the altar in the room)
- Trollheim Teleport Tablet
- Suggested to bring a BoB familiar to bring more supplies
- 1-3 Extra Familiar Pouches
- Bones to Peaches Tablets (this is optional, but will provide extra food on each round. Peaches heal 400 LP each)
- Runes
- Rest of Inventory (and if using BoB familiar), fill with sharks or better
- Super Restore potion to restore Summoning Points (only one is typically needed, as Super Restore potions are a relatively common drop.)
- Auras (Vampyrism, Penance, Supreme Reverance, and Supreme Runic Accuracy are highly recommended, as they will allow you to save some resources and you will be able to cycle through them indefinitely. You can also destroy them after they have been used, freeing up an inventory space. You will be able to reclaim these for free from Xuan.)
- Equipment:
- Helm: Superior sea singer's hood > Virtus Mask > Ganodermic visor > Ahrim's hood
- Amulet: Arcane Stream Necklace > Saradomin's hiss > Amulet of Fury > Amulet of Glory > Demon horn necklace
- Body: Superior sea singer's robe top > Virtus robe top > Ganodermic poncho > Ahrim's robe top
- Legs: Superior sea singer's robe bottom > Virtus robe legs > Ganodermic leggings > Ahrim's robe skirt
- Weapon: Seismic wand > Virtus wand > Chaotic staff > Armadyl battlestaff > Abyssal Wand > Wand of Treachery/Ahrim's wand
- Shield: Arcane spirit shield > Ward of Subjugation
- Off-hand: Seismic singularity > Virtus book > Abyssal orb > Ahrim's book of magic
- Boots: Ragefire boots > Virtus boots > Ganodermic boots
- Gloves: Static gloves > Virtus gloves/Spellcaster's gloves > Ganodermic gloves > Culinaromancer's gloves 10
- Ring: Ring of Wealth (If soloing/ffa) > Onyx ring (i) / Seer's ring (i)/ Sixth Age Circuit > Seer's ring
- Cape: Completionist cape > Max cape > Cape of Accomplishment
- Ammunition: Zamorak arrow / Saradomin arrow
- Aura: Penance aura > Vampyrism aura
(1.) Using a wand and orb + blood burst/barrage works very well, due to you attacking faster, and being able to hit Graardor as well as hit multiple of his sergeants. This allows you to heal a decent amount, as well as kill those sergeants multiple times before finally killing Graardor himself (as stated above), allowing for more chances to get better drops.
Tips and Tricks
- Killcount is slightly harder now. When grabbing the killcount, you should do it in Bandos's Stronghold because it is full of Bandosians and a few Zamorakians. If you grab the killcount outside, avoid using your multi-hitting attacks. The Spiritual rangers inside die very fast. If you run low on health, avoid eating your Rocktails and instead use the Regenerate ability when your health runs low.
- Avoid killing Spiritual mages for the killcount unless you are ranging, as they are now more resilient to melee attacks but weaker to range attacks, unless you want to make profit from your killcount.
- When killing Graardor by yourself, you certainly want to reduce the damage since without any sort of healing (minus food) during a kill, it can be dangerous if you cannot kill him fast enough. Stay at the top right corner of the room so when Graardor spawns, you should only have Grimspike and him starting to attack you, and during the kill the other two will eventually come to his aid. You can save much food doing this.
- Since Graardor will not hit often (melee armour is strong against respective melee and ranged attacks), the use of Saradomin brews and Super restores are usually pointless when killing him. A set of Prayer flasks and Rocktails is good enough to last for over 20 kills if you are lucky with food drops.
- The Bandos altar is useful for recharging prayer. It will recharge your Prayer points completely, and also +10 (1) Prayer points for every Bandos item you have. After recharging your Prayer, you must wait 10 minutes to do so again. Remember you cannot use this while in combat!
- The tank should stay near Graardor's spawn point.
- While waiting for the boss to respawn, stay on the altar corners. When Graardor spawns, only he and Sergeant Grimspike will attempt to attack you. The other two Sergeants will not attack you unless you get too close to them or you manage to hurt Graardor enough. This is useful as Sergeant Steelwill's attack is short-ranged, and will save a lot of food.
- Organize drops carefully. Unless you have a Pack Yak to deposit all Graardor's drops or Magic notepaper, it is not recommended to pick the bones up unless you bury them.
- Using the ability Debilitate may be useful against Graardor, as it can allow a safe use of Soul Split. Berserk is not recommended unless the player is not tanking or has a sip of Adrenaline potion in their inventory.
- Prayer potions are not usually needed in quantities more than 1-3 as the altar can recharge your prayer points every 10 minutes and because of the frequent Super Restore drops, along with an ease of killing the boss.
General Graardor is known for his common Rune platebody, Rune 2h sword, Rune pickaxe and Rune longsword drops. Many of his lower value drops are conveniently noted. Graardor is known to have a higher drop rate of Bandos armour than his bodyguards. His non rare drops can also be valuable, with the average kill worth between 15,000 and 40,000 coins. His special drops are of quite high value due to the their status as a power gear, which gives extra damage to your attacks. Graardor's bodyguards are known to drop a decent number of Chili potatoes, Sharks, noted Limpwurt roots, Nature runes and Cosmic runes quite frequently. As with all bodyguards of their respective general, they also drop Steel darts and Steel arrows in high numbers often.
|Bandos tassets
|Bandos chestplate
|Bandos gloves
|Bandos boots
|Bandos helmet
|Godsword shards
|Bandos hilt
|Clue scroll (hard/elite)
|General Graardor
|Sergeant Steelwill, Sergeant Grimspike, Sergeant Strongstack


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I had posted about the DIY rose milk I made couple of days back. I used it to cleanse my face at night with it without using any cleanser. Since the texture of the milk is scrubby but not spiky so it is perfect for a 2-in-1 cleansing at night. The cleansing action of the rose milk is due to the lactic acid present in milk so I am not sure how well the rose milk made from water would cleanse the skin.
Take a little of the rose milk in your hand and rub it on your face just like a cleanser. Massage the face very gently. The soft rose petals do not exfoliate the skin as such such but they feel nice against the skin and make the skin super soft. It can be drying for some too so following with a moisturizer is very important. But, it cleanses the face really well.
I do not wear makeup and I wasn't even wearing kajal so I am not sure how well it will remove the makeup though it can be used in conjunction with the makeup remover.
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There are a million and one things to manage with Facebook campaigns. A seemingly never ending slew of variables from placements to devices to campaign types, objectives, creatives, and hell – even CTAs.
Tons of stuff to sweat.
Thankfully there's a silver lining. Facebook's optimization rules can help you automate many of the time-consuming tasks that suck away at your day.
The trick to using this nerdy feature, though, is knowing what you're solving for. The strategy behind the actions or conditions to choose.
Here are five reasons you should be using them ASAP (along with another five to copy and paste into your own campaigns).
Growing revenue is hard.
Scaling Facebook ad campaigns to hit meaningful growth targets is hard.
Good execution – whether that's design creative or copywriting – is hard.
Managing the basic, day-to-day changes, shouldn't be.
5 Reasons You Should Be Using Optimization Rules
Let's be honest:
Optimization rules are nerdy. There's no way around it.
On the face of it, they seem like one of those geeky, superfluous features only hardcore Facebook advertisers would find value in.
Hundreds of thousands on the line? Cool — you'd probably be knee deep in optimization rules.
Everyone else? Why bother. Sounds like a 1% improvement while you should be chasing 10% improvements, instead.
So they're easy to dismiss. (Or more appropriately, completely ignore.)
But that would be a mistake.
Because beyond cutting out some of the boring, time-consuming stuff out of your day, there are five extremely compelling reasons to use optimization rules.
1. You need enough reliable data before pulling the plug too early.
"But Facebook ads don't work," is the common whine you'll hear from people who throw down $100 bucks without understanding how the platform actually works.
Case in point: The objective you pick.
The little setting, alllll the way at the beginning, can often dictate what results you eventually see. Facebook needs to see enough reliable data in order to self-optimize or self-correct over time.
And what commonly happens, is that someone gets cold feet before that happens. So they pull the plug too early before realizing any of the benefits.
So yeah. You might see a high Cost Per Click for a few hours or days. But that's no reason to quit before you get started.
Optimization rules can save you from yourself. You can create a 'backstop' to pause a campaign if the CPC is too high… but only after analyzing previous performance over a few days (so that results average out).
2. But ad performance will rot over time if left unchecked.
Facebook ads decline over time. There's no way around it unfortunately.
Banner blindness takes hold. Frequency creeps up. And ad fatigue sets in. Performance drops like a rock.
AdEspresso's own data shows that you can see CTR declines as quickly as three days! And a 50% decline in only five days.
There are ways around it. Tips and tactics and hacks to counter with.
But optimization rules can help keep you on guard, alerting you to any possible drop-offs before they happen (and before ad budgets get squandered).
3. Cost Per Clicks can be a vanity metric.
This ad has a cost per engagement of $2.30. Not bad! 50% better than your other ones.
Which means… what exactly?
How does that get you closer to your ultimate goal of, you know, actually making money?
Cost per Clicks can work the same way.
A $2 CPC in one industry is expensive. In another, it's cheap.
Because the ultimate metric you're after is Cost Per Lead. Cost Per Conversion or Action.
For example, Digital Marketer ran a test.
They used the same exact ad with the same exact targeting. The only difference was the objective:
- One was optimized for clicks to website
- The other was optimized for conversions.
The first campaign generated 59 leads on $460.81 for a $7.81 cost per lead.
While the second generated 332 conversions on $458.63 for only a $1.38 Cost Per Lead.
Five times more leads for 20% of the cost.
What were the CPC's for each one?
Who knows and who cares!
4. Define the limits of your scenario analysis.
Ad campaigns aren't static. They move and evolve over time.
On the one hand, that makes it difficult to know what's going to work ahead of time. In fact, you often don't. It's impossible. You just gotta roll the dice sometimes.
But on the other hand, that means you can prepare a simple scenario analysis to create your own internal checkpoints. A few minutes on a spreadsheet will help you define those 'outer limits' of a campaign. You're able to identify ranges for all critical variables (like acceptable CPCs, CTRs, or CPLs) so you can adjust course as needed.
For example, a higher CPC is ok (as we've learned) if you're able to convert a higher percentage of those people. The math still pencils out at the end of the day. Everyone wins.
But if conversion rates start dropping off below a certain point, and CPCs creep up at the same time, you've got a problem.
Optimization rules help you define the scenarios that work in your business. You can set limits on either side to know that if (and when) ad performance starts going off the rails, it'll catch you before it's too late.
5. And sometimes performance drops with no easy explanation.
Spearmint Love has grown 991% year over year thanks in large part to Facebook ads.
But that doesn't mean there weren't a few speed bumps along the way.
Co-founder, John Lott, had no idea why ROI suddenly started falling off a cliff in his campaigns in 2016.
His initial thought? Ad fatigue.
They must be going stale. Time to make a few tiny tweaks.
But results didn't budge. In fact, they only got worse. And he didn't know why for a full six months.
Apparently "the cohort simply moved on," according to their excellent Facebook ad success story on BigCommerce.
They sell baby clothes. Babies don't stay babies forever.
"His work to change the superficial variables had failed. His copywriting wasn't off. His understanding of human growth and progression during the child-rearing stage was."
Two lessons:
- 'Macro' factors have a much bigger influence over 'micro' ones we obsess over, and
- Sometimes those 'macro' factors are external and you have absolutely no control over them
So piggybacking on the past few points, optimization rules help you hedge your bet. They can help you avoid the downside while taking advantage of the upside.
If (and when) external factors start influencing results, you're safe. And instead of getting bogged down in Facebook ad minutia, you can stay focused on the big picture stuff.
5 Optimization Rules to Copy, Paste and Enjoy
So. Optimization rules are still nerdy.
But they're the good kind of nerdy. Harmless and helpful. Like Urkel.
Optimization rules have condition and action options.
You define conditions (like a CPC rising above a certain amount), and a subsequent action is performed (like pausing the campaign). Here's what else you can set:
- Turning off the ad campaign, ad set or ad
- Sending notifications to the ad manager
- Adjusting budgets (increase/decrease daily/lifetime budget by…)
- Adjusting manual bids (increase/decrease bid by…)
Sounds easy enough, right?!
Good. Let's look at a few samples to get you started that you can simply copy and paste into your own AdEspresso account.
1. Send Yourself Status Notifications
This is about as easy as it gets. But it's important.
If you've got tons of ads or campaigns running with multiple optimization rules, things start changing fast.
The easy way to stay up-to-date is by sending yourself a simple status update.
Karola recommends one every 24 hours. That way you'll get a simple digest of all automated updates (without having to do all the time-consuming, manual checking).
2. Automatically Cap Your Frequency
Frequency is a leading indicator. (It can also be misleading. But that's a topic for another day.)
So when it starts creeping up to a certain point with a valuable audience, you can automatically start backing those campaigns off.
Karola recommends also simply lowering the bid on ad sets, too.
3. Avoid Overspending on Underperforming Campaigns
One of the biggest optimization rule benefits is saving your budget (or @$$) when things go awry.
So you can set up a few 'backstops' to limit the downside.
For example, if CPC's start increasing and you're worried about overpaying, you can hit the pause button quickly.
You can also go further into the funnel, pausing campaigns when your Cost Per Acquisition starts creeping up as well.
You can also use it to create caps on how much you're spending within a given time.
Using these together gives you a way to manage campaigns fluidly.
Meaning: A single max daily budget cap isn't very helpful in practice. Sure, it helps you avoid spending too much in aggregate. But it can also handicap performance when things are going well.
Instead, using a few of these optimization rules in concert gives you the best of both worlds.
4. Conversions Matter. Not Costs. So Increase Bids, Too!
Cost Per Click doesn't always matter when Cost Per Acquisition does.
That means there's many times when you purposefully want to increase bids in order to stage a land grab.
But once again, you can (and should) add even more nuance by combining multiple rules to work together.
This next example comes courtesy of Jon Loomer. Here's the gist:
"I am having Facebook increase my budget by 50% if the CPC is under $.15, lower it by 50% if it's over $.25 and stop it if it's over $.30.
We'll see how this goes, but this could allow me to leverage strong performance by increasing budget sooner while cutting back waste when something just isn't working."
So you're creating three rules that work together. You're setting limits to:
- Capitalize on the upside (e.g. "increase bids under $0.25 CPC)
- Minimize the damage (e.g. "lower bids if over $0.25 CPC)
- Avoid the downside (e.g. "pause if greater than $0.30 CPC)
5. Same Applies to Free Conversions, Too
Increasing or decreasing bids is tricky when you're dealing with 'free' conversions, like using a lead magnet to add new subscribers and data sync them into your email marketing service.
(Technically speaking, most companies should have a theoretical cost (or value) per subscriber. But I can count on one hand the times a client actually knew their Cost Per Lead off the top of their head. So asking for a Cost Per Email is asking a bit much.)
Once again, Jon has experimented with two different scenarios in order to keep performance humming while also limiting the risk of overpaying on 'free' subscribers.
First up, he wants to automatically ditch the 'loser' campaigns that ain't delivering.
Then he also wants to stop any campaigns where the Cost Per Acquisition is becoming too expensive for these early prospects.
His threshold in the example above is a dollar. So that's a decent play to start if you haven't already identified this metric.
Life is complex enough. Facebook ads are, too.
So there's no reason we need to make managing them any more difficult.
No reason we need to keep wasting precious hours checking and rechecking campaigns every hour to make simple adjustments.
Optimization rules, while seemingly complex on the surface, are actually pretty easy once you get the hang of them.
They're also incredibly useful; helping you in a variety of ways to make campaigns changes in real-time based on the performance you're seeing.
The secret is not to create them from scratch, but simply copy them outright. You need to understand the underlying strategy you're solving for. And then you can simply hit Copy and Paste to load them into your campaign in all of a few seconds.
It might take you thirty minutes or so to get the hang of it. But doing that one time to save at least thirty minutes every day after seems like a good use of your time.


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Skydiving looks like a LOT of fun.
Anytime you see a picture, a video, or a social media post of someone skydiving, they always seem to be having the time of their lives. People all over the world put skydiving at the top of their bucket lists or New Year's resolutions every year. It's a fear, an insane risk, and a mind-blowing experience that lots of people want to try before their time on earth comes to an end.
And of that small group of people who have actually gone out and done it, they usually rave about how AMAZING it was to jump out of a plane.
There are a ton of popular blog and social media posts about it. Our friends at Addicted2Success recently published a post about how skydiving can help you live a little, leave fear behind, and be more courageous.
And Will Smith recently did a viral speech about how he faced his fear of skydiving for the first time. In a video that now has racked up millions of views, Will RAVES about how AMAZING it was. He describes jumping out of a plane as "the most blissful experience of your life. You're flying. . . . It's bliss."
I love Will Smith to death. He is one of my favorite celebrities. I love his positive mindset and I consider him a role model. But having skydived for the first time in my life a week ago, I have to DISAGREE with Will on this.
I beg to differ.
I did a tandem dive for the first time ever on October 20th 2017. And if I'm going to be completely honest, I actually HATED skydiving. If you just look at all of the footage and pictures of my jump that day, you would never be able to tell that I didn't like it. I appear to be having the time of my life. But truth be told, it wasn't nearly as fun as I thought it would be.
It actually wasn't fun at all.
After watching that Will Smith speech, I went into it expecting to have the best experience of my life. I generally LOVE theme parks, roller coasters, and adrenaline rushes. So I expected an incredibly blissful euphoria.
It wasn't blissful at all.
The actual sensation of free-fall was uncomfortable, intense, and hardcore—a little bit too hardcore for me.
After a week of reflecting back on the experience, I can definitely say that there were some positives to the experience as well. And I do still encourage those of you who might be considering skydiving to try it, if you are brave enough.
But before you jump out of that plane, I want you to get the full facts and information about what skydiving is REALLY like. So the following are all of the reasons why I HATED jumping out of a plane. Then I'll end this off by explaining why you should still give this experience a try.
Scheduling Your Skydive Might Be A Struggle
Everyone always anticipates how incredible the experience of jumping out of a moving plane might feel. But rarely ever does anyone consider how much of challenge it actually is to schedule one of these dives.
It can be brutal because the demand for skydiving can be extremely high. So simply booking a time and date to make your jump once you've already paid can be quite challenging.
And as you can imagine, skydiving is a very weather-dependent sport. So even after you have booked your dive, you are going to need to watch the weather forecast for that particular day like a hawk. If the weather is rainy, cloudy, or stormy that day—if it is anything but a bright and beautiful day with clear skies—you are going to have to reschedule.
I had to reschedule my skydive two or three times before we successfully made it happen. And there were other divers who I met at the facility who had to reschedule even more times than I did.
So keep in mind, depending on what time of year and what location you choose to do it, setting up your skydive could turn into a scheduling nightmare.
The Waivers That You Sign Beforehand Might Freak You Out
Skydive centers understandably need to protect themselves from costly and unwarranted lawsuits from their customers. So prior to jumping out of that plane, you are going to have sign the most insane contract you will ever sign in your life.
You are literally going to sign your life away!
The waiver that you sign is going to state that neither you nor your family may sue the skydive company for any reason whatsoever. Even if they do make a deadly mistake that winds up taking your life, there is no possibility that you or anyone you know will ever be able to sue them after you sign that contract.
At the center where I skydived, they also had us watch a video where they explained the terms of the contract in the most basic terms possible—just to make sure we got the point.
The Air Up There is Cold
Thirdly, when you actually do jump out of that plane, the air up there at 9000 feet—or 15000 feet depending on where you jump—is FREEZING. That freezing air is going to slap your face at hundreds of miles an hour as you fly towards the ground at uncomfortable speeds.
So keep in mind that even though it might be a gorgeous day on the ground, it ain't so hot up there at 9,000 feet where you are going to be free-falling. And even if you do bring a sweater or a jacket, you can't protect your face from all that cold.
The Skydiving Gear Is Painfully Uncomfortable
You know that harness that you wear? The one that keeps you strapped to your instructor and to your parachute as you fly towards the ground?
It is super-tight.
Understandably, your tandem instructor is going to want to keep you safely strapped to his chest. So you're going to be strapped in an uncomfortably tight harness for the entirety of your dive. And the goggles that protect your eyes from the gusts of air will also be really tightly wrapped around your face.
You're going to be all strapped up in this uncomfortable gear. But you won't complain for one second, because that gear will be the only thing saving you from falling to your death!
The Ear-Popping Is Painful
Your ears are going to pop!
Have you ever felt a popping sensation in your ears while riding in an airplane that was either rising into the sky or descending towards the earth? Remember what that popping sensation felt like?
Multiply that times ONE THOUSAND.
That's what it will feel like as you free-fall towards the ground during your dive. It won't last for very long, but it can be quite painful.
There is a Feeling of Nausea Stress, Anxiety, and Disorientation When You Land
After watching that Will Smith speech, I expected to feel a powerful euphoria when my feet finally touched the ground—a beautiful rush that would inspire to me to want to go skydiving again.
Instead, all I felt was nausea, stress, anxiety, and disorientation—feelings that persisted for hours after the jump was over.
It's like my brain knew that I had safely landed on the ground. But my body didn't. There was a powerful feeling of stress running all through my body that didn't fully go away until I meditated later on that night.
And there was a strong sensation of nausea and queasiness. But fortunately, I didn't throw up.
But Here's Why You Should Try It!
Skydiving is definitely NOT everything that people make it out to be.
Scheduling will be a struggle. The waivers that you sign will scare the hell out of you. And the actual sensation of falling from the sky is nauseating, stressful, painful, and uncomfortable.
In addition to the possibility that you might die, there are a bunch of strong negatives of skydiving that you got consider before you go—negatives that I didn't know about until I did it myself.
But before you decide that you're never going to try it, let me explain what the biggest positives were. Because there were definitely some blessings that I can't ignore.
Naturally, by jumping out of a moving plane from thousands of feet in the sky, you are going to conquer a major fear in your life. By signing that waiver and following through with it, You Will Definitely Gain Confidence in yourself.
You are going to pull massive levels of courage and bravery out of yourself like never before. That experience will change the way you see yourself and the way you carry yourself. That change in your confidence could have a very lasting and positive impact on your life.
Looking out at the landscape from 9,000 or 15,000 feet in the air will also The BEST View That You Will Ever Get In Your Life! I'm a sucker for views, so I can't say enough about it.
Are you the kind of person who always picks the window-seat on airplanes so you can look out at the gorgeous landscape below you? If that's you, you are going to LOVE the incredible view that you'll get as you slowly descend towards the earth after your parachute opens.
You're also going to have an intense bonding experience with the person or people that you skydive with. Nothing brings people together quite like a near-death-experience. So sharing that experience with friends, family, or your significant other can definitely bring you closer.
During my dive, there was a mother who was skydiving with her children for the first time ever. And I can tell that it definitely brought them closer together as a family. And both my skydiving-date and I shared that nausea, queasiness, and stressful feeling after we landed. We BOTH hated it. So sharing that experience together definitely created a stronger bond between us.
It's also important to remember that you are going to entrust your life into the hands of a stranger who will safely parachute you to the ground. So for me, trusting my life into the hands of someone I had never met and having him come through for me gave me Greater Faith in Humanity. Seeing how he took great care with getting me safely to the ground instilled me with a stronger trust for my fellow human beings.
And at the end of the day, this is just going to be a Lifelong Memory That You Will Never Forget. I encourage you to pay the extra fee when you jump so that your instructors can shoot a fancy video of your skydive. Because assuming that you probably aren't going to skydive ever again, this is a memory that you are going to want to keep, remember, and cherish for the rest of your life. Even if you do HATE it like I did, you'll want to have this recorded in high definition.
So those are all of the reasons why I HATED the sensation of jumping out of a plane from 9,000 feet in the sky. But I do encourage you to try it for yourself. Because you never know. You might actually fall more on the Will Smith side of the spectrum compared to the Bo Muchoki side. You might actually LOVE it and decide you want to do it again.
Everybody's different. And it could actually feel like pure bliss for you.
If you actually do go skydiving, make sure to shoot me an email about your experience at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Event Spaces
How to Book
The spaces listed on this page are not all managed by the same organization. To inquire about Ada Slaight Hall, the MDC Partners Courtyard, the Artscape Lounge or the Green Room, complete Artscape's inquiry form online. For other spaces, including Aki Studio, the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) and the Regent Park Film Festival (RPFF), refer to the space descriptions and follow the directions.
The Artscape Community Access Program
Artscape/Daniels Spectrum is proud to offer subsidized (i.e. discounted) rates for event rentals to non-profit organizations and community groups. These are offered on a sliding scale and need to be negotiated with our staff. We also offer up to 50 free event bookings to Regent Park grassroots community events per year. Talk to us if you'd like more information about the Community Access Program.
Other Artscape Event Venues
Artscape operates multiple buildings and offers a wide variety of spaces. For details, visit artscapeeventvenues.ca.
Ada Slaight Hall
This ground-floor performance and events hall is equipped with a complete sound and theatrical lighting system. It features a 300-seat retractable bleacher system and retractable partition walls for maximum flexibility of setups and capacities.
5,834 sq.ft, 90′ x 58′, 20′ ceiling height
Theatre (425), Banquet (400), Classroom (250), Reception (600)
Find more information on the Artscape Event Services website, or contact us for more information on booking your event.
Artscape Lounge
Located at the main entrance of the building, this bright and colourful space functions as the "living room" of the building and can host performances, meetings, receptions and more. It may also act as a spillover space for events in Ada Slaight Hall. The Lounge can include access to a bar and service area.
2,048 sq.ft., 16' ceilings
Reception (175), Theatre (125)
Find more information on the Artscape Event Services website, or contact us for more information on booking your event.
The Green Room
The Green Room is a studio for relaxing and preparing for performances on the second floor of Daniels Spectrum. It includes a kitchenette, showers, washroom facilities and dressing areas, as well as a nice lounge area.
The use of this space is included in most rentals of Ada Slaight Hall. To discuss using the Green Room for smaller events and gatherings, please contact us for more information on booking your event.
The Courtyard
This outdoor courtyard features a raised wooden stage and can host a range of events, acting as its own independent programming space or as a spillover space for events inside Ada Slaight Hall. It also functions as a casual community gathering space. The Courtyard is capable of supporting sound and lighting systems.
4,000 sq.ft.
Reception (400)
Find more information on the Artscape Event Services website, or contact us for more information on booking your event.
CSI Meeting Rooms
The Centre for Social Innovation offers two meeting rooms for rent. Each room is 512 sq. ft. and can accomodate 40 people comfortably. Both feature a glass whiteboard, chairs and tables, access to a projector and screen, conference pods and free wifi.
For more information visit the CSI website
CSI Lounge
The Regent Park Lounge is a bright and modern space brimming with arts and culture. This space is 750 sq. ft. and can comfortably accommodate 100 people. It features access to an open concept kitchen for prep, chairs and tables, access to a projector and screen and free wifi.
For more information visit the CSI website
Aki Studio
"Aki" is the Anishnaabemowin word that encompasses earth, land, place. The Aki Studio is a 120-seat, fully accessible black box theatre available for rent on a short-term basis from Native Earth Performing Arts, an organization based at Daniels Spectrum.
For more information contact Native Earth Performing Arts or visit their website.
RPFF Micro-Space
The Regent Park Film Festival offers its micro-space for rent. It's a great space for workshops, screenings, auditions, rehearsals and meetings. Rental fees help to support the Regent Park Film Festival and its mission. For more information contact the Regent Park Film Festival or visit their website.


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It´s up, welcome to Pawsome Moms on YouTube!
We have now started a YouTube channel where we hope you all will join us. Our intention is to spread the joy for life with our everyday life adventures. At the same time we are aiming at creating our dream life of freedom, love and prosperity, with all the ups and downs life has to offer, we wish to share it with you. <3 Hoping we can inspire each other!
We believe that anything is Pawsible- Wheater you look at it from a quantum physics way with energy fields and string theory, or through a spiritual perspective, or just the perspective that where the attention goes – energy flows. What ever way of perspective that suits you, go with it. What is more important, however, is the core of it all, the LOVE, CREATIVITY and JOY!
And that is what we will give and share with you on PAWSOME MOMS! Thank you for joining and let us know what inspires you in Life! Comment down below.
Lots of love from the tropical night of Bali, now in Sanur ~ Märta & Maria
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100 kV Technology, Stitch-free Lithography and more
Raith´s broad technology portfolio for nanofabrication includes electron and ion beams, from low to high energy electrons (20 eV up to 100 kV), for flexible research use and industrial type system automation, mass filtered ion optics to deliver Gold, Silicon, Germanium beyond Gallium, stitch-free-lithography techniques, and emerging processes like beam induced deposition and etching and high precision reverse engineering.
Nanofabrication and SEM Instrument Technologies
Raith enables access to SEM applications that require stability, stage precision, and automation.
Besides ultra-precise automated image capture of large areas, Raith technology offers automated SEM Metrology functionality by operating any turnkey system in a "CD-SEM like" manner. True large-area SEM can be performed by using various detectors with Raith´s unique Laser Interferometer Stage.
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Just a quick heads up – I am going on hiatus from Top Ten Tuesdays for a while. I'm not feeling inspired by the topics for the next couple of weeks, and feel like I keep repeating myself on a lot of my lists.
Instead, I'm going to use Tuesdays as my random forum for other non-review book-related posts.
Today, I'd just like to express my EXCITEMENT that Battle Magic by Tamora Pierce is due out very soon – September 24th (according to Tamora's website – I see that Chapters has a release date of October 1st). Tamora is one of my favourite authors and I can't wait to read more about Briar (who I adore), Rosethorn, Evvy, and hopefully Luvo!


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Check Out iona's Killer Jewelry Collection
Pamela Wilson's store iona (read my column about it ) in the happening East Johnson corridor is a cache of cool-girl must-haves like jeans by Mother, Helmut Lang separates and of course, a covetable jewelry collection. Every time I go in I'm sucked into staring at the delicate earrings, sparkling Swarovski layering necklaces by Heather Gardner and amazing statement costume jewelry by IOSSELLIANI. I had to ask Wilson more about what she looks for in the jewelry designers she carries.
What do you look for in the artists that you feature? Generally speaking I look for beauty, quality of craftsmanship, originality and versatility. I want to be able to wear the same piece of jewelry with a T-shirt as I do with a cocktail dress. The jewelry designers I carry range from minimalist in design to edgy to bohemian to statement. I look for something unique and special from each designer. Also, every piece touches the designer's hand in some way, so there is a dedication to quality and limited production runs.
Tell me about some of your staple lines. Heather Gardner is a Malibu gal and you can see that in her designs. Her designs (shown above) are popular with the young Hollywood crowd and seen year after year in the pages of [the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition]. She is most popular for her layering Swarovski crystal necklaces, signature feather earrings and perfect leather wrap bracelets. Prices range from $70–$500.
IOSSELLIANI is a design duo from Rome, Italy, started in 2005. The line is bold. It is a carefully handcrafted, made-to-order, two season collection often featured in editorials around the world. They blend Swarovski crystals and semiprecious stones. Their signature pieces [are] their statement stacked rings, bold necklaces and bracelets. Prices range from $250–$750.
K/LLER Collection is a design duo from Brooklyn, New York. The collection is constructed of metals (often brass), silver or precious metals over skeletal organic materials such as porcupine quills, arrowheads and petals. The results are edgy but beautiful, tough but feminine—a juxtaposition of hard and soft. Prices range from $70–$385.
Gabriela Artigas is from Mexico City and now lives in Los Angeles and runs her eponymous jewelry line with her sister Tere. She works with fine materials such as 14K gold (rose, yellow and white), sterling silver, precious and semiprecious stones. She creates everyday statement jewelry that is easy to wear, including her signature tusk back earrings. Prices range from $140– $780.
So what pieces by these designers are your go-tos in your own jewelry wardrobe? An IOSSELLIANI ombre fringe choker with turquoise beading. It's amazing. Wear it with a T-shirt or dress up a LBD.
TAP by Todd Pownell inverted diamond earrings. Every girl needs some everyday diamond earrings, and so did I.
Gabriela Artigas's G link choker. Very cool.
Grace Lee's rose gold art deco lace ring. It's a beauty.
Heather Gardner's red leather wrap cuff. They sell so fast I had to grab one!
What new artists will you be carrying this spring and summer? Catbird: [From] Brooklyn, New York, they are a celeb fave for their thin stacking and knuckle rings. Lena Dunham, Olivia Wilde and Jessica Biehl [have worn Catbird's things]. And at a great price point for sterling silver to 10K gold. $20-$75.
Wouters & Hendrix: This design duo from Belgium studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, and has a unique inspiration each collection. This spring/summer collection is a "Josephine Baker" collection, with lots of pearls and bold statement pieces with a 1920s vibe.
Any jewelry trends you're loving for summer? We love the pearl trend for spring/summer—we have quite a few pieces in store.
[And ] of course stacking lots of colored crystal and cuff bracelets, feathers and oversized necklaces are all trends we love!
iona, 807 E. Johnson St. 467-9489. ishopiona.com


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55 Resort Apartments at Water Valley will host an open house from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Grillhouse at Pelican Lakes Golf Course's Fireside Room in Windsor. The event will include beer, wine and hors d'oeuvres with a sneak preview of the complex under construction at 500 Apex Drive in Windsor.
The one- and two-bedroom apartments, available January 2019, are geared toward independent adults 55 and older who want a lock-and-leave lifestyle. The units will include private decks, stainless steel appliances and fireplaces along with access to such amenities as a fitness center, community kitchen and multimedia room.
The on-site leasing office is now open. For more information, call (833) LEASE-55 or visit lease55.com.


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Private Lessons
For teens and kids ages 7-17 in all guitar styles. Lessons offered seven days a week, in our five locations or your Manhattan home. Help your child gain a lifelong love and understanding of music and give her or him the opportunity to experience the success that comes with committed practice.
Winter, Spring and Summer Camps
Make the most of your school vacation! Absolute beginners learn to play guitar in only the intense and exhilarating Guitar Boot Camp. Intermediate and advanced players bond with others in small bands with dedicated music coaches and fully equipped rehearsal rooms in NYC's ultimate rock band camp program. Plus extended programs in digital music, songwriting, and private instruction. Five sessions, three levels, three age groups.
Group Guitar Classes
Students learn technique, theory and how to play their favorite songs starting on their first day, and every day. We offer group classes starting with the basics at Level I for Absolute Beginners and progressing to scales, theory, soloing, improvisation and collaboration in Level VI, culminating in a showcase. Separate programs for kids and teens.
The Suzuki Method is a special way to teach music to children ages three to six. A student?s teacher and parents work together to create an environment in which children can learn music as easily and naturally. Our teachers not only have Masters degrees in Classical Guitar, they are Full Suzuki Certified.
Rock Band
Your child can take their skills to the next level by playing with a live rock band! Whether they play guitar, bass, drums, keys or vocals, a key element of learning an instrument is collaborating with other musicians.


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The Original Floating action pens cost just a fraction more than low quality Far East imports, but it is worth every penny.
Design your custom imprinted pens here and take advantage of the latest technology. Our online design aid guides you through the process and in no time you have created professional looking floaty pens.
You do not need graphic skills to make an attractive floaty pen, but if you got the skills, put them to use and upload your own custom artwork.Click HERE to create your own custom imprinted pen design - it's as simple as that..


text: Did you know that it's a good idea to take extra steps to maintain your dental hygiene while you're pregnant? There's a connection between your pregnancy and your oral health, and how you take care of your mouth could even have an impact on the well-being of your child. So check out the prenatal oral care tips below to ensure you can keep both your mouth and your baby as healthy as possible.


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REFORM Good Practices Guiding Material
This document is based on the methodology followed by the REFORM project for analysing, selecting, describing and evaluating the Good Practices (GPs).
The Interreg Project REFORM stands for "Integrated REgional Action Plan For Innovative, Sustainable and LOw CaRbon Mobility" and its application field focuses on mobility planning and particularly on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMP).
Consequently, from the application point of view, the document refers to the same specific topic, but it can be considered as a general guideline for selecting, describing and evaluating GPs within the scope of the INTERREG projects.


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in the early 90s, clubbers fell into two camps – the hiphop/r&b crowd and the house/garage/techno crowd. the latter was far more dominant and you would find that most clubs had a main floor playing cheesy house and a smaller room with a cooler crowd playing funkier beats. you had to go to a proper club to hear real house music.
i liked both, and often wondered what an amalgamation of the two would sound like. but it made my brain hurt. several years later it became evident that others had been thinking the same thing, and new sounds started to emerge.
there were two distinct types of speed garage, as it was called then. two step was slower and used an entirely new beat, and four-four garage, bassline house, speed garage, raggage, whatever you want to call it, was basically US garage speeded up. speed garage adopted the jungle attitude, was strictly a london thing, and jacked many of its sound effects, but it was more danceable for the rhythmically challenged.
incidentally, the londoncentricity that prevailed can, i believe, claim the demise of jungle, speed garage and uk garage as directly attributable. the rest of the UK fights a constant, and sometimes imaginary, battle against the capital's dominance. interestingly, southerners didn't reject the madchester scene for being too northern.
new scenes don't just take over the saturday night dancefloor. they have to work their way up. so, in 1995, speed garage became known as 'the sunday scene' at clubs such as spread love, deja vu, twice as nice and cookies and cream. the pirates, most notably freek fm, magic fm and erotic fm, had been playing garage for years, but in the mid 90s, they all but ditched us garage and drum'n'bass to promote the new uk sound.
this is a mix of the early speed/four-four garage tracks, including some that were ahead of their time and subsequently got played out years later as they fitted into the current mix. this is the sound of poky rooms in shared houses, pirate stations blaring out of clapped out cars racing around wood green. out clubbing for the third night in a row and no signs of stopping. good times.
bizzi – bizzi's party – booker t mix
kristine blond – loveshy – club mix
jodeci – freek you up – mk dub
187 lockdown vs natural born chillers – rock the funky beats – beatdown mix
gant – sound bwoy burial – 187 lockdown mix
sound of one – as i am – todd edwards mix
scott garcia – a london thing
sneaker pimps – spin spin sugar – armand van helden mix
same people – dangerous
double 99 vs another level – be alone no more
x-presidents – diamond rings
all saints – never ever – booker t vocal mix
juliet roberts – so good – booker t mix
n'n'g – right before my eyes – grant nelson mix
nightcrawlers – push the feeling on – the dub of doom
robin s – show me love – stonebridge mix
kim english – nite life – retail mix


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2009 Activities
The Hospital Pastoral Day
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of chaplains serving in public hospitals, a Hospital Pastoral Day was held on Oct 12, 2009 at Yan Fook Church of EFCC, which was a large and open event with around 300 participants, including church pastors and leaders, as well as chaplaincy volunteers. Dr. Benedict H.B. Kwok (Associate Professor of Theology, The Alliance Bible Seminary) was invited to speak on the topic of "From Death to Life". In addition, 8 workshops were held in both morning and afternoon sessions, which were conducted by chaplains from various hospitals as well as Pastor Chan of Christian Oi Hip Fellowship. The Pastoral Day was well received by all participants.


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Centre for Animal Rehabilitation & Education
Welcome to C.A.R.E.
The Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education - C.A.R.E., located in Phalaborwa, South Africa, is a wildlife rehabilitation facility dedicated to the care, welfare, rehabilitation and protection of injured and orphaned indigenous wild animals. The centre specializes in the care of Chacma baboons, actively pursuing their rescue, rehabilitation and release.
The centre currently houses over 400 baboons and is the only facility in Southern Africa that accepts orphaned or abandoned baboons and offers them long term care.
C.A.R.E. has pioneered many firsts in primate care, and its rehabilitation programme has gained respect within scientific and animal behavioral communities. C.A.R.E also has an incredible track record in successfully rehabilitating hand-reared animals and releasing fully formed troops back into the wild.
Would you like to make a difference? Volunteer in South Africa, one of the most stunning countries in Africa full of natural wonders.
Join us for a hands-on experience in rescuing and rehabilitating orphaned and injured baby baboons! If you have some experience in dealing with animals, a love of nature and a desire to ensure the survival of our natural heritage join our volunteer programme for a minimum of 4 weeks in the African bush.
Volunteers are needed all year round to assist in the daily running of the centre as well as the rehabilitation programme. Training will be given in all aspects of animal care for this project. During your stay you will learn a huge amount about baboons, as well as about the African bush in general.
Click here for more information on our volunteer programme


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Today, the May Arts Ribbon Ribbonista's are hopping along with Stampendous products!
We were each provided with some fabulous Stampendous products to play and get creative with, and that we did!
I created this simple and pretty card using their Peony cling stamp and the Thank You from a great sentiment set.
I used the 1.25" green silk ribbon, ivory burlap string and the green leaf ribbon to accent the stamped image. All from May Arts Ribbon of course.
Thanks so much for stopping by to check out my May Arts Ribbon and Stampendous creations.
To check out some of the other creations from the May Arts Ribbon Ribbonista's, AND your chance to win a Ribbon Resource Gift Card click HERE.


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Qt Jambi is a new and noteworthy alternative to Swing and Java 2D for developing rich, cross-platform desktop-application interfaces. In this article JavaWorld contributor Jeff Hanson introduces the recently released Qt Jambi, explains how it works under the hood, and presents programming examples that will familiarize you with the framework's drag-and-drop API and integrated development tools.
Qt Jambi, released in early June 2007, is a development framework that integrates the Java programming language with Trolltech's popular C++ GUI development framework, Qt. Released under a dual open-source/commercial license, Qt Jambi enables Java developers using Java Standard Edition 5.0 (JSE 5.0) and later to leverage the features of the Qt framework. Along with industry-tested cross-platform support, Qt Jambi provides support for GUI development basics such as 2D and 3D graphics, drag-and-drop interobject event messaging, internationalization, SQL database access, XML and TCP/IP network protocols. A Qt Jambi Eclipse plug-in also gives you the option to access the features of Qt Jambi using Eclipse.
|Download Qt Jambi
|Qt Jambi is offered under a dual open source/commercial license. You can download either version from the Trolltech homepage. The open-source version is provided under the GNU General Public License and comes without support or warranty. Commercial projects are required to use the commercial version of Qt Jambi.
Qt Jambi builds on Qt's cross-platform C++ GUI foundation to ease the task of developing native look-and-feel user interfaces for most desktop platforms using Java code. As such, it is an interesting alternative to Swing and Java 2D for Java desktop development. In this hands-on introduction to Qt Jambi you will learn about Qt Jambi's development API and integrated development tools. You will be introduced to Qt Jambi's widget-based GUI framework and learn how to create a project using the Qt Designer. You will also compare Qt Jambi's signals-and-slots event handling mechanism with the Java event listener framework, get a first look at Qt Jambi's graphics rendering system, and see for yourself how it integrates with Eclipse via the Qt Jambi Eclipse plug-in.
Download Qt Jambi now if you would like to follow along with the examples.
Overview of Qt Jambi
Qt Jambi is a Java-based framework that integrates Trolltech's cross-platform C++ framework for GUI development with the Java programming language. The following features are available when developing Java desktop applications with Qt Jambi:
- Excellent cross-platform support for 2D and 3D graphics
- A unique interobject event communication mechanism
- Internationalization
- SQL database access
- Support for XML
- Support for TCP/IP network protocols
You can use Qt Jambi with most JVMs (Java virtual machines) subsequent to Java Standard Edition (JSE) 5.0 and Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) 5.0. Qt Jambi's tight OS integration enables you to produce Java desktop applications that mimic the native OS look and feel.
Qt meets the Java programming language
The Qt Jambi API provides a thin layer of Java code that interacts with Trolltech's natively compiled C++ libraries. This layer of Java code runs in any Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and uses the Java Native Interface (JNI) framework to communicate with the native C++ libraries.
Essentially, Qt Jambi places a Java abstraction layer over Qt's C++ libraries. To address the similarity and overlap between Qt's C++ classes and Java's core classes, Qt Jambi maps the overlapping C++ classes to corresponding Java classes. As a result, you may use standard Java constructs and operators with Qt's native abstractions. You also can intermingle Qt Jambi APIs with non-Qt Java APIs.
Table 1 shows the Qt classes that are mapped to equivalent Java core classes.
Table 1. Qt classes mapped to equivalent Java classes
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|char and java.lang.Character
The Qt C++ API depends on an abstract value type
QVariant to encapsulate many Qt value types. Because the Java language already provides a common abstract type for all classes (the common
Object base class), the Qt Jambi API relies on the
Object class wherever Qt C++ relies on
QVariant. Qt Jambi maps C++ enums to Java enums to enforce type safety for Qt-Java enums and bit flags.
Qt Jambi includes a widget-based GUI framework that takes advantage of platform-specific extensions such as ActiveX, OpenGL, and ClearType. This framework provides native look-and-feel capabilities for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux themes.
Widgets in Qt Jambi follow a style-sheet syntax similar to HTML Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), so you can perform minor or widespread customizations by tweaking CSS-style tags and properties. You can also subclass Qt's widgets for even more look-and-feel customization and control.
Qt Jambi's GUI framework includes layout management classes that are presented in the Qt Designer tool to simplify layout when building desktop components and applications. Figure 1 shows the Layouts window in the Qt Designer tool.
Qt Jambi's GUI framework provides APIs for building applications with dockable components. Among other things, you can use this feature to create desktop applications with native look-and-feel docking toolbars.


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The new light-rail line between downtown St. Paul and downtown Minneapolis beat ridership projections for the second week in a row, and usage appears to be growing.
Ridership on the Green Line from June 23 to June 27 averaged 32,368 passengers each weekday, according to Metro Transit's preliminary counts.
Planners had projected the 11-mile line to average 27,500 daily weekday riders in 2015.
By comparison, in 2013, daily weekday ridership on the Blue Line — which connects Minneapolis to the Mall of America in Bloomington — averaged 30,585 rides.
The $957 million line, which stops at 23 stations, began running June 14. During its second week in operation, about 10 percent of passengers boarded at the Nicollet Mall Station in Minneapolis, 8.6 percent at the East Bank Station, 6.5 percent at the Snelling Avenue Station and 8.1 percent at the Central Station in St. Paul.
The ends of the line posted smaller numbers. The counts show 3.8 percent of passengers boarded at Target Field Station in Minneapolis and 4.9 percent boarded at the Union Depot in St. Paul.
In its first week, the Green Line averaged 27,805 boardings per weekday.
Some light-rail users had been passengers on a handful of Metro Transit bus services within the corridor that have been trimmed or discontinued.
Service on bus route 50 between the two downtowns was entirely replaced by the light rail, and departures were also scaled back on routes 16 and 94. During the Green Line's opening week, total bus ridership on the three routes dropped about 15,000 rides per weekday.
Overall, Metro Transit altered service to 17 bus routes to better connect them to the Green Line, with increased departures on certain routes.
Ridership numbers are reviewed and audited monthly before becoming official, according to Metro Transit spokesman John Siqveland.
Frederick Melo can be reached at 651-228-2172. Follow him at twitter.com/FrederickMelo.


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Lately, I have spent too much time looking at Google earth. I used to put in addresses and just see what could be seen from a satelite but all that has changed since reading Maggie's blog. She bought a book on photos from outer space and then starting playing with the maps for her designs.
So I went along a canal in England, along the south coast of England, I visited Paris, Barcelona and Rome. Had a look at the Coliesuem, a garden, a few marinas. I then skipped over to Greece to see where I had stayed in Athens, I think I found it but all the street names were in Greek so it was a little challenging, but the detail now on the maps is impressive.
I checked out part of the boat route for our upcoming vacation, I could even see the oyster beds in the south of France.
I went to Vancouver Museum to see an exhibit called La Belle Epoque. For a while we were the only people in the gallery and it was a wonderful collection of dresses and accessories. A lot of the details could be used today in clothing and a few pieces were quite timeless and you could see them on the red carpet. Tiny shoes, bags and gloves and a great variety in hats. It was a really fun morning and when you can share with a friend, who appreciates the details, all the better.


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Who's great? Billy Graham and John Paul II: Billy Graham and John Paul II
Billy Graham and John Paul II are indisputably great men. However much of what they accomplished should be attributed to their own actions and however much is due to other factors, these two must be considered significant actors in 20th-century history. For Billy Graham in 1957 to invite participation at his New York City evangelistic campaign from representatives of all willing churches—thereby opening up a wide array of ecumenical possibilities for former fundamentalists, new-style evangelicals and many mainline Protestants—was indisputably an important action. But even that significant action will probably receive less attention in the history books than John Paul II's trip to Poland in June 1979, when millions of his compatriots ignored official disapproval to attend masses and other Catholic services—and so accelerated, or maybe sparked, the shaking that eventually brought down state-communism in Eastern Europe.
But what can responsibly be said about such "great" persons? Can concentration upon the lives of the "great" stand up against the current heightened concern for the previously marginalized, or—in Christian terms—for "the least of these," whom the scriptures repeatedly describe as central to the purposes of God? Should one talk at all about great men among Christian groups, given that most of the time and in most places churches have been chiefly populated—and chiefly kept functioning—by women?
These questions have had sharpened implications for historians. The once-regnant ideal of history—that it features elite males as the main actors in political and military narratives—is now in tatters. One discerning study of modern uncertainties about historical practice, by Joyce Appleby, Margaret Jacob and Lynn Hunt, even began by pointing out that their own participation in the historical profession, as women from nonelite social backgrounds, could not have happened without the intermingled social and intellectual changes of recent decades (Telling the Truth About History).
To these authors it is a good thing that what once counted as "absolutisms" have faded away. Such absolutisms included a heroic myth about U.S. history, interpreted as the rise of "the successful male white Protestant, whose features were turned into ideals for the entire human race." Another was a mythic reverence for the intellectual purity of science in which, once again, individual great men were responsible for what was truly significant.
Against these absolutisms have arisen various ways of writing history that concentrate on once-marginalized populations (women, African-Americans, workers, immigrants) as themselves important historical actors. The history writing that results from these new perspectives is anything but placid, since competition among champions of the various groups can be severe. But the new perspectives are responsible for an almost entirely new attitude toward what constitutes historical importance.
And yet, if simplistic assumptions about great men and history have been abandoned, interest remains high in what significant individuals have done. While historians have welcomed Appleby's nuanced study of how the War for Independence altered the lives of ordinary Americans (Inheriting the Revolution: The First Generation of Americans), an even broader and more appreciative audience has made David McCullough's biography of John Adams a run away best seller. Expert books by a number of scholars on the shock troops of the civil rights movement have revealed how many different kinds of people from many walks of life in many different localities contributed to the struggle. But books featuring Martin Luther King Jr., such as the two splendid volumes by Taylor Branch, still remain the most read, most influential and most memorable.
Complicating even the academic terrain are a number of initiatives reasserting the importance of individual actions, even when undertaken by elite Caucasian males. Christian Smith, for instance, introduces an important new collection of essays on The Secular Revolution with a bold statement about the importance of personal agency: "The central claim of this book is that the historical secularization of the institutions of American public life was not a natural, inevitable, and abstract by-product of modernization; rather it was the outcome of a struggle between contending groups." The essays in Smith's persuasive book mostly concern how one collection of influential males (the new academic secularists) successfully wrested control of the institutions of national culture from another collection of influential males (the old Protestant leaders).
James McPherson's riveting account of the battle of Antietam, Crossroads of Freedom, is one of the first volumes in a new series called Pivotal Moments in American History. The premise of the series, as explained by editors McPherson and David Hackett Fischer, is its focus on "contingency," or the awareness that important historical developments do not take place inevitably. In their view, books stressing contingency "offer a way forward, beyond the 'old political history' and the new 'social and cultural history' by a reunion of process and event." In other words, what individual people did—perhaps especially people who filled leading public posts—may be as genuinely significant as the ordinary forces acting upon ordinary people.
In Christian perspective, it can be affirmed that the created realm reflects the being of its creator, and so is immeasurably more complex than any single human, or any single school of historical analysis, can fathom. Similarly, however, and again because of God's gracious bestowments upon his creatures, most individuals and most schools of historical analysis can see some things clearly about the past. Bringing together into a coherent whole the valid insights of different individuals and schools of analysis is the hard part.
A Christian vision of history need not, in principle, be opposed to the idea of "great person" history—for much the same reason that it need not, in principle, be opposed to history focused on the marginalized. The reason, though offered as much by faith as by sight, is that in Jesus Christ, as the apostle put it to the Colossians, "all things hold together," even the well-publicized actions of well-known figures and the day-to-day activities of ordinary people carried on with never a thought about the scrutiny of history.


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Archive for December, 2016
Happy Holidays! —Enjoy the good stuff even in the midst of tough stuff.
Happy Holidays, 2016! Thinking about my mom this afternoon. She passed peacefully in early November. I'm naturally experiencing a mix of emotions this holiday season, which reminded me of holiday wishes that I posted in 2013. They rang true for me then, and still very much do. So I thought I'd share them again.
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Enjoy the good stuff…even in the midst of tough stuff. Originally posted Dec 26, 2013.
This is a time of year when we may experience an interesting dichotomy of emotions. We might find ourselves thinking about all that we have to be grateful for—family, friends, our health, or just being alive. At the same time, our memories or expectations of holiday cheer may heighten our feelings of sadness over the changes in our lives—loss of loved ones, struggling elders, challenging family dynamics, a loved one's ill-health, and/or career-related stress.
I thought it a great time to share what I've been reminding myself and my loved ones of lately. When we find ourselves feeling burdened by difficult circumstances, whether they be during the holidays or occurring in life in general, we can still choose to enjoy the good stuff. It may be as simple or momentary as a ray of sunshine warming your face through a window, or a few hours free of any immediate responsibilities, the thoughtfulness of a friend, or an afternoon with family. Or, it may be that well-deserved vacation or the warmth of your own home or a lasting friendship.
Today, I offer my gratitude to my readers, clients, colleagues, friends and family with these wishes— Every happiness and success in the New Year and seize the opportunity to enjoy the good stuff, even when you find yourself in the midst of tough stuff.
A reminder for the times . . . Emotions are louder than words.
I began using the phrase "Emotions are louder than words" many years ago in my work. This phrase reminds us of the importance of maintaining our composure if we want to influence others when we're addressing a concern. If we express negative emotions, even subtly, others may focus on our "attitude" instead of what we're saying. We trade the opportunity to be heard for the possibility of being judged and dismissed.
It doesn't take much to shift an opportunity for a rich conversation to an altercation or a lasting covert conflict. People may stop trying to understand each other. They might avoid each other for an extended time until resolution seems unlikely. We've all seen this happen in the workplace.
We also may be experiencing similar dynamics over the last few weeks. Friends, family members, and fellow citizens are emotionally charged with polarized political views. And we're finding it difficult to have healthy discussions.
If you want to be heard, minimize those loud emotions, because it's probable that no one is hearing you above the noise. Here's one way to do it. Write your uncensored frustrations down for your eyes only. Re-visit your writing a day later. Highlight only those areas that focus on the business case, or the mutual benefits to you and the person(s) you're planning on talking with. Then base your discussion on the highlighted points. It's a start anyway.
Whether you're at work, at home with a loved one, or engaged in a political debate on line, consider this. If you're preparing to address a concern or debate an opposing idea, focus on mutual respect and the mutual benefits of a positive outcome. Minimize your emotions and maximize your impact.
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This article was originally published in the Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester, NY on Dec 4/5, 2016.


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Tue, 15 August 2017
Mark and Mikey are here but they're not here. Both of the boys are already out of their NRLCEO competition but they're still here for the final few rounds.
They discuss the Hayne/Henry war, Round 24 team line-ups and the NRLCEO Dream Teams.
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Mar 27, 2015
Badass......Austin just misspelled it lol
As evident of my horrible preparation continues with this next question......can I just roll in there at night? Or will I need to sign something?
I just called, Shane. You can reserve online or go pay the next morning at the office.
Also, the girl is asking. I know the website says no showers, but if any of you get there and see some, post on here haha.
Finallly heading out
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Thanks Matt!
Showers? Pfff.....thats what baby wipes and hand sanitizer is for lol
almost there!!!
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Have fun guys.. maybe I will be able to attend the next one if I can find a rig. Going to look at one hopefully tomorrow morning.
This trip resulted in bringing some character to my desktop at work. Reppin' strong!
Very cool
This was a great idea and great trip.
cool pix man.. Looks like you guys moved camp once we left
Yep....got closer to the beach
Sick pictures for sure. Lots of documenting. Ready for another trip already.
Big Bone Lick State Park (south of Cincy) and LBL again....we're down for all.
Big bone lick is actually closer to me than LBL.
Big Bone isn't far from where we are. It's just camping, correct?
So I'm thinking this place is where we can go off-road.....and camp at BBL.
Reds game + camping at BBL = win
Off-roading + camping at BBL = win
Unless you've got some other options in and around your area.
Actually....this one is more interesting (if you're interested in seeing Mammoth Cave) and its almost geographically equal distance from the four of us.
I actually looked at both of those over my break. Not sure which park would be more appealing for riding, however, I used to go to Mammoth Cave when I was younger and it's awesome! I'm going to look into the two a bit more.
Sweet....let me know what you think.
Mammoth Cave is cool, i am in for another trip
Would be fun to do some stuff with ya next time!
Planning for a Mammoth Cave run is underway.
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Coogan is one of a number of celebrities considering legal action against the News of the World after they allegedly hacked into the answer messages in his phone.
On hearing that Coulson had resigned Coogan said:
"It's called 'Karma' or, less politely, – If you shovel shit for a living eventually some of it flies up and hits you in the face, QED Andy Coulson"
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The Graphs package comes as a free bonus.
Graphs can be very useful.
During a flight, taking a quick glance to know whether you ar really going up or not.
Or after a flight, to check how the battery consumption behaved over time.
Or on the couch or at the bar, scrolling back to todays record flight, showing and proving you where really up over 250 meters with your 1.5 meter DLG.
It is now all possible with three different graph types:
First in First out. You want to see a fixed span of time, for instance always the last two minutes, of the telemetry value.
So you can quickly asses whether voltage is dropping fast or not.
Use the FIFO graph type, and set your desired timeframes using the help menu, accessible by long press page in the graph selection menu.
This will show you for instance your altitude during a flight.
It can be synced with the timers for start and stop.
It will store up to 8 flights, and you can scroll through them using the plus and minus buttons.
This app allows yo to select a logfile from a certain date, and select one of the parameters logged for graphical displaying.
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text: Download v1.61: single-vehicle-component version, WITHOUT tracks (DX 11 compatible) https://mega.nz/#!OuZzFIwS!4R3lZ_Xr8SUeWGeT2XkwJzVYFPHzqoQ-ua5X5GFJ5yg ======================================================================= Install notes: * Copy the single-vehicle-component into the Packages directory and let the Mod-manager install it. Feedback very much welcomed! Recommended settings: AI strenght 100% should now be the setting for fast drivers and now simulates the 2013 season at its best! Changes in Player file (.JSON), so that the AI drive the same setup as you: Fixed Setups="1" and Fixed AI Setups="1" (otherwise the AI reach only 318 kph in Monza instead of 340 kph). Better mirrors? --> "Self In Rearview":"HELMET", Make sure the AI has the same engine power output, regardless of AI Strength? --> "AI Power Calibration":0, Changelog: v1.61 more realistic FW downforce due to rake angles (seems that the AI completely ignore these correlations...). Slightly increased base drag and tripled the amount of lift per radiator setting. Tweaked default setups due to the new rake settings v1.6 improved graphics (rain, visors and solving some glitches) as well as subtle sound improvements v1.52 improved AI settings, make mod more "newbie friendly" by adding descriptions to different settings and improved default setups v1.51 improved front wing downforce (was too low) + updated trackconfigsbase.ini to recognize more circuits for tyres and air density v1.5 the mod has now the updated tyres and chassis file from the Formula FISI v1.4 the mod is now DX 11 compatible. Full credits goes to Bjørn, see post #682. No physics changes Thank you in advance and thanks to Sompir and his team for this great mod. I also want to thank Lgel for the high-res mirrors, the solutions with the safety car and Bjørn for making this mod DX 11 compatible. I got big help from SMMG with improving the graphics, so thank you. Many thanks to all the others for some beta testing! Have fun racing!


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Once Upon a Time fans spoke and TV Guide listened! Regina topped the TV Guide Battle of the Fans poll and was named Favorite Villain. Congratulations to Lana Parrilla and everyone at Once Upon a Time who makes the Evil Queen so fun to watch!
Here are a few of our favorite villainous moments from Season 3. Share your favorites in the comments below.
It was wicked versus evil in "It's Not Easy Being Green," when Regina's long-lost sister Zelena came to town to battle it out. But the Wicked Witch was reminded how heartless the Evil Queen could really be.
Regina vs. Zelena|Never bring your heart to a witch fight.|Zelena tries to destroy Regina by taking her heart, but Regina left it in a safe place. From Once Upon a Time's Season 3 episode, "It's Not Easy Being Green."
In "The Jolly Roger," Regina taught her former nemesis Emma how to use magic. But when Emma revealed enourmous powers, Regina was furious she'd been wasting them for so long.
Regina Teaches Emma Magic|Emma wants to learn magic.|Emma asks Regina to teach her to use magic so she can help defeat The Wicked Witch of The West. From Once Upon a Time's Season 3 episode, "The Jolly Roger."
Regina used her untapped light magic to defeat her sister once and for all in "A Curious Thing." Could the Evil Queen turn to the light for good?
Regina's Light Magic Defeats Zelena|Regina taps into her good to stop Zelena's time-travel spell.|Regina taps into her good to keep her sister from enacting the time-travel spell. From Once Upon a Time's Season 3 episode, "Kansas."
Just when it seemed like Regina might be turning into one of the good guys, a shocking revelation enraged her and she swore vengence. Once an Evil Queen, always an Evil Queen.
A Shocking Revelation Enrages Regina|The identity of Emma's time travel companion shocks Regina.|Regina discovers a dangerous consequence of time travel when the identity of Emma's travel companion is revealed. From Once Upon a Time's Season 3 finale, "There's No Place Like Home."
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We're a few weeks from the start of summer now and it finally feels as if the warm weather might be here to stay. Around this time of the year I find myself filled with a sudden urge for two styles of beer: fruit beers and Gose (Goses?). Therefore, for my brew of the month I wanted to combine the two. I brainstormed about which fruit would combine best with the crisp refreshing flavor of a Gose when, finally, my mind came to pears, and I got to work on my recipe.
For this beer, I chose a classic grain bill of 60% wheat malt accompanied by 40% pilsner malt. I mashed in for a 60-minute rest at 148°F to finish with a highly fermentable wort. To achieve the sourness I felt appropriate, I added two pounds of sour malt after the initial mash was complete and followed with a second rest for 45 minutes. Once complete I sparged as usually and proceeded with a 90-minute boil. Tettnang hops were added at 60 minutes for bittering. The only other additions came from coriander seed and pink Himalayan sea salt added with 10 minutes left in the boil. For a clean yeast character I chose to pitch Wyeast 1007 German Ale. After two weeks in the primary I racked the beer onto five pounds of Bartlett pears where it sat for one more week prior to kegging.
With this being my first experience using pears I was eager to tap the beer. To the eye it has a light-yellow color with the familiar haze and creamy white head often seen in wheat beers. The flavor shows a subtle pear sweetness combined with citrus character from the coriander and a salty minerality from the pink Himalayan sea salt. The beer finishes tart, dry and highly refreshing.
Overall I am pleasantly surprised with the way this turned out. It is a Frankenstein creation of two of my favorite styles of beers and I feel as if it can please even the pickiest of beer drinkers. Oh, and for the name, let's just leave it at AutoCorrect's attempt at translating a drunk text message. Vital Statistics OG: 1.048 FG: 1.009 IBUs: 11.3 SRM: 3.6 ABV: 5.1%
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- 5.75 lbs. Briess White Wheat Malt
- 3.75 lbs. Avangard Pilsner Malt
- 2 lbs. Acidulated Malt
- 1.4 oz. German Tettnang Hops (60 mins)
- 1 oz. Coriander Seed (10 mins)
- 0.75 oz. Pink Himalayan Sea Salt* (10 mins)
- Wyeast 1007 German Ale
- 5 lbs. Bartlett Pears*
Extract Brewing ($34.24*)
- 4 lbs. Wheat Liquid Malt
- 2.9 lbs. Light Liquid Malt
- 2 lbs. Acidulated Malt
- 1.4 oz. German Tettnang Hops (60 mins)
- 1 oz. Coriander Seed (10 mins)
- 0.75 oz. Pink Himalayan Sea Salt* (10 mins)
- Wyeast 1007 German Ale
- 5 lbs. Bartlett Pears*
*Cost of pink Himalayan sea salt and Bartlett pears not reflected in this price.


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Just an undergrad's two cents on #bestspots 😊😊 @AnneWHilborn Monodon monoceros! pic.twitter.com/p5y3jOPel3— Felicia Miller (@la_petitefleur_) December 19, 2016
With a simple tweet, Anne Hilborn threw down the gauntlet.
"What are the best spots? Deez spots," tweeted the Virginia Tech Ph.D. student, who is studying cheetahs in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park.
Less than three hours later, Sophie Gilbert, a wildlife biologist at the University of Idaho, responded: "What are the world's most beautiful spotted animals? Cheetah's gotta be in there... I'd argue deer fawns, 2..."
With that, the #bestspots debate was on. Soon, biologists around the world were posting photos of their favorite spotted animals, from insects and octopuses to leopards and tapirs. When those researchers studying striped animals started to feel left out, the #beststripes debate opened up, becoming so popular that #bestspots became a trending topic on Twitter and was turned into one of the platform's so-called "Moments."
To Hilborn, however, the spots versus stripes question was really no debate.
Spots and stripes aren't just around to win contests on Twitter, however. Biologist Theodore Stankowich at the University of California, Long Beach, who studies pattern and coloration in mammals, says that animals have spots for a variety of reasons. Some animals use spots to help attract mates. Butterflies use the eyespots on their hindwings not for stealth but to scare away potential predators.
#beststripes stare at #bestspots who have just eaten huge amounts of stripes pic.twitter.com/ch75jMPmU4— Anne Hilborn (@AnneWHilborn) December 20, 2016
Spots allow stealth hunters like cheetahs, which sneak up on their prey, to remain unseen by their future meal until the last possible moment. They also allow prey to hide from predators, especially from far away. Some animals, like deer and tapirs, have spots when they're born but lose them as they grow.
Even Hilborn and Stankowich have a hard time finding their species in the field. Hilborn has to keep her eyes on her study subjects at all times, lest she lose them in the long grass of the Serengeti. "If you take your eyes off them for a minute, they can just disappear," she said.
@AnneWHilborn Did someone say "#bestspots"? #cephalopods do it on demand.... pic.twitter.com/2S1ZSKh4hC— James Petruzzi (@Hawaiianimages) December 19, 2016
When Stankowich was looking for a small deer fawn in the grass, he only saw the animal when it sensed his presence just a few feet away and bounded off. "I didn't even have a chance to grab my camera out of my bag," he said.
Hilborn's cheetahs have plain spots, whereas other animals, like leopards, actually have rosettes, which are spots surrounded by a circle. Still other species have blotchy patches that look "like someone threw paint on the animal in a really random way," Stankowich said.
Who has the #BestSpots? The Starry Night Reed #Frog (Heterixalus alboguttatus) from #Madagascar! pic.twitter.com/5JrVVJLTin— Jonathan Kolby (@MyFrogCroaked) December 20, 2016
For Hilborn, these lighthearted debates provide a way to introduce other people to wildlife and to humanize those individuals who have devoted their lives to studying it.
Who could deny that spotted pardalotes have some of the #BestSpots in the animal kingdom? Go on try. You know you can't! 😜 pic.twitter.com/Guuw3c65Z8— John White Wildlife (@JWhiteWildlife) December 20, 2016
"It's more informal and far more engaging than any research paper," Hilborn concluded.
Follow Carrie Arnold on Twitter. She's team #besttabby, for her brown tabby cat.
Hadromeropsis is definitely a contender for #BestSpots pic.twitter.com/vCCmyHvwuL— Daniel Llavaneras (@dllavaneras) December 21, 2016


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Situated in the heart of a nursery growing sub-tropical Mediterranean plants, this 18th century farm has been expertly recreated as a boutique hotel offering guests elegant, contemporary guest rooms and suites with an excellent restaurant and pool in an exceptionally tranquil setting between Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea.
Originally a 16th century fortified grain tower, Relais Torre Marabino has been recreated into a small and chic hotel with just 7 charming guest rooms and suites, surrounded by pristine lawns, olive trees, vines and palm trees with a pool and organic restaurant. It is just 7km from the Baroque town of Ispica and 5km from the beaches along the south east coast of Sicily.
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i never knew there was a Famicom "Monty on the Run"
it's not very similar to the C64 game!
It really isn't. It's just crystalized jackassery. It's supposed to be humour!
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