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Infowars Ireland
Thursday, Nov 5th, 2009
China's economy will be the first to emerge from the financial crisis, and its model will soon take the leading position among the world's economies, leaving behind the current leader the United States. This forecast was announced on Monday by leading financier George Soros.
According to him, China will play a primary role in the formation of a new model capable of lifting the entire global economic system from the ashes. In addition, Mr Soros said that "China has become the country that receives the greatest benefit from globalization, and has been least affected by the current financial crisis. Soon the country will become a world economic leader, therefore, the world's dependency on it is not far off."
The financier also said that at this point the recession is far from over, and those who believe it's the beginning of stabilization of the world economy are profoundly mistaken.
Soros gave his pessimistic view on the current economic situation during a week-long series of lectures he is giving at Hungarian universities.
Soros said that the economy can only be saved with the cooperation and assistance of all countries, as well as reorganization and revision of the existing system. "Complete freedom of movement of capital around the world proved to be ineffective and should be stopped", – he stressed.
"World markets need global governance. Their regulation, which is currently too bogged down, has it's roots in national sovereignty. We should be adopting a new system of control, which would simultaneously satisfy the interests of all countries. The system can then decide which of the financial organizations become too large and require a division, there must also be new rules to control the movement of capital ", – said Soros.
In addition, he said, the new system should be part of the UN, and especially the Security Council, so that you can also control processes such as global warming and the global nuclear threat. "The creation of this system must be initiated by the United States, but other major countries should enter into it on an equal footing," – he concluded.
Source: www.dni.ru/economy/2009/11/2/178487.html
"When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." – Fall Of The Republic – Buy the DVD here
This article was posted: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 5:26 am


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Would you believe I am the worst jump roper in the world?
I don't know what the deal is but for some reason my genetics have unfortunately declined me of any skills related in the jump roping realm.
It's really a shame too because it's such an awesome tool that you can easily take anywhere for a fat blasting cardio workout.
It's hard for some people to believe that I'm such a bad jump roper as I tell them Bud Light has more 'hops' than I do. No joke.
But you have to work with what you're given so as a fitness trainer and coach I'm in the fortunate position to tell others what to do with their workouts including jumping rope.
Now you're going to need some equipment for this workout…
Get ready…
A jump rope!
"Holy smokes Josh, that's a whole $5 I'm going to have to spend."
Yes yes, and for that I don't apologize you cheapo.
And before I forget I have to show you how effective this workout is. Below is a picture of my client after finishing this workout.
You'll be thin in no time! hehe
With that said, let's get to the workout.
100 jump ropes
10 pushups
10 burpees
90 jump ropes
9 pushups
9 burpees
80 jump ropes
8 pushups
8 burpees
70 jump ropes
7 pushups
7 burpees
etc. all the way to 0.
This is a called a ladder workout as you're gradually counting down until you get to zero. It's undoubtedly going to crank up you're heart rate to the point your body will be burning through calories like a rich kid burning through his trust fund.
If you absolutely do not have access to a jump rope or if you're 'jump roping impaired' like me then do jumping jacks instead.
Reply to this email and let me know how it goes. I have plenty more of these type of quick and dirty workouts if you like them. So let me know.


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Although the team at PAPER & LACE looks forward to designing your invitations, we are aware some of our clientele love getting crafty. Besides, handmade invitations crafted by the bride are extra special because you took the time to make them yourself. DIY Laser Cut invitations have been available in our shop for quite some time but we have good news! The Do-It-Yourself section is expanding! Now, you can dress up your own invitations with our beautiful Lace BELLY BANDS! These easily stretch over any 5×7 invitation so you can add that vintage flare to any design. We're all about inspiring, so here are three ways you can style lace belly bands.
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There are so many memorable scenes from The Big Lebowski, but my favorite is the intro scene in which the Dude, expertly played by Jeff Bridges, cruises an LA supermarket in his signature bathrobe for the sole purpose of purchasing half and half for his White Russians. He takes a sniff of the carton, and then pays for it with a check.
For those of you unfamiliar, a White Russian is a drink made with half and half, Kahlua and vodka served over ice. It's sweet and creamy and cold, like a milkshake, just not thick. And I love them.
Recently, I was in South Beach, competing with my team, Full Throttle, in the Nautica Triathlon. Post-race, all the team members were relaxing poolside, replenishing lost calories with a variety of beverages.
One of my teammates passed me a blended ice drink. when I asked what it was, she told me it was a Vonder Slide, which was essentially a White Russian made into a blended, frozen drink, invented by and named after another teammate, Karen.
Upon sampling the beverage, and also drinking someone else's in its entirety (sorry, Jess), I shouted over to Karen, holding up my cup, "The Vonder Slide is going on he blog!" This was met with what I understood to be enthusiasm at the time, and so here it is:
The Vonder Slide
I decided to make a slightly healthier version (ha!) with almond milk instead of half and half. Don't get me wrong, I love my half and half. But I thought I would try a little something different. Turns out, the almond flavor goes very nicely with the Kahlua. It also makes the Vonder Slide accessible to all my lactose intolerant readers – bonus!
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Strawberries for garnish
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Don't forget the straws!
Slip into your bathrobe and onto the pool deck.
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Ancient Woodenware
from the Seongsan Fortress, Haman
National Daegu Museum is holding a special exhibition that displays a variety of wooden tablets and wooden crafts discovered within the Seongsan Fortress eastern wall. The exhibition is free and it will last until February 17th.
[Ancient Woodenware
from the Seongsan Fortress, Haman]
● Period: 2012. 12. 11 ~ 2013. 02. 17
● Closed Every Monday
● Venue: National Daegu Museum special exhibition hall1
● Open hour: weekdays 9:00am~ 6:00pm weekends 9:00am~7:00pm
● Admission: Free
Archaeological investigations of Haman Seongsan Fortress have been conducted on an annual basis since 1991 by the Gaya National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage. Based on its structure, exterior-wall-reinforcing structures and excavated artifacts, these efforts have reveled Haman Seongsan Fortress to be a stone fortress originating from the Three Kingdoms period. Not only the largest number of ancient wooden tablets bearing inscriptions even found in Korea, but also diverse woodenwares, have been excavated from Haman Seongsan Fortress. Wooden tablets with calligraphic inscriptions constitute precious research materials, while the agricultural implements excavated alongside them offer valuable insight into lifestyle of Korea's ancient people.
The Daegu National Museum and the Gaya National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage are jointly holding an exhibition on the wooden crafts excavated from the Seongsan Fortress in order to shed light on ancient Korean lifestyles under the theme of 'Ancient Woodenware from the Seongsan Fortress, Haman'.
The exhibition displays a variety of wooden tablets and wooden crafts discovered within the Seongsan Fortress eastern wall. Woodenwares have been familiar implements in everyday life from the prehistoric times, but because of their characteristic of easily corroding, unlike pottery and ironwares, they have not attracted much attention and have not been actively studied.
However, a large number of wooden objects of diverse types were excavated from the Seongsan Fortress, enabling us to hold this exhibition. We hope that this exhibition will provide the momentum for a new recognition and awareness of Korea's ancient woodenware culture. We also hope that significant research on woodenwares will be activated, leading to the restoration of Korea's ancient ways of life.
There are other exhibitions going on in the museum that you can look around and you can also buy some souvenirs from the souvenir shop located on the first floor. Make your time for visiting the museum and have a peaceful and educational daytime with your friends or family.
How to get there?
● Address: 321 Cheongho-ro (70 Hwanggeum-dong), Suseong-gu, Daegu, South Kore
● Bus
: 100, 100-1, 349, 414, 414-1, 427, 449, Suseong1, Suseong1-1, Circle3, Circle3-1
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CHICAGO — Four people were wounded in a Far South Side shooting Tuesday.
The group was in the 10600 block of South Bensley Avenue about 7:10 p.m. Tuesday when one or more people opened fire, according to the Chicago Police Department. There were place markers for more than a dozen shell casings on the scene.
A 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot multiple times, police said. He was taken to Advocate Christ Memorial Medical Center.
His mother, Megan Weekley, said the victims were standing on the corner outside of a convenience store when gang members came by and fired into the crowd. She said her son is not a gang member, but is continually harassed by gang members from the area.
Three other victims were taken to local hospitals, where their conditions had stabilized, officials said: a 21-year-old woman shot in her right hip; a 16-year-old boy shot in his lower right leg; and a 19-year-old man shot in his left elbow.
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Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
Vancouver Island North is lined with beaches – some easily accessible, others remote – and dotted with lovely green wilderness parkland.
Cape Scott Provincial Park combines both in one supremely natural package; walk 45-minutes on a flat, wheelchair accessible route to San Josef Bay or spend a full day hiking through old-growth forest out to the more remote tidal flats.
You'll find green spaces just about everywhere in this wilderness landscape. Some of the more popular are in the Nimpkish Valley near the hamlet of Woss – among them Schoen Lake Provincial Park and Mount Cain. Marble River Recreation Park on the road to Port Alice is a favourite getaway for local residents and visitors alike.
If you'd like to capture what it's like to be in an episode of "Lost", hike through the rainforest to the deserted sand beach at Raft Cove Provincial Park near Winter Harbour. Modern-day Robinson Crusoe also enjoy the golden curve of sand that is just a short walk in on the Holberg-area Grant Bay Trail.
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Hello readers, Linda here. Today I want to talk about the #METOO movement and Online Dating. Do you think that the #METOO has affected the Online Dating Industry? I don't think that the Online Dating industry has lost any members due to it but I do think it has made a lot of men very cautious. In fact, it has been my experience that men are asking a lot of questions that they normally would not.
I have had men ask me if it is ok to call me beautiful or does that offend me. I have to laugh or I will just cry. It is SAD that a man has to ask to be a MAN and be CHIVALROUS when speaking to a lady. REALLY? Has the #METOO movement made men afraid to treat a woman like a lady? What I mean by that is men should not be afraid to open the door, bring flowers, and pay for the date etc. in order to not OFFEND a FEMINIST!
Let's be CLEAR about what the #METOO is all about.
The #MeToo movement (or #MeToo movement), with many local and international alternative names, is a movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault.[1][2][3] #Me Too spread virally in October 2017 as a hashtag on social media in an attempt to demonstrate the widespread prevalence of sexual assault and harassment, especially in the workplace.[4][5][6] It followed soon after the sexual abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein.[7][8] Tarana Burke, an American social activist, and community organizer began using the phrase "Me Too" as early as 2006, and the phrase was later popularized by American actress Alyssa Milano, on Twitter in 2017. Milano encouraged victims of sexual harassment to tweet about it and "give people a sense of the magnitude of the problem".[9][10] This was met with the success that included but was not limited to high-profile posts from several American celebrities, including Gwyneth Paltrow,[11] Ashley Judd,[12] Jennifer Lawrence,[13] and Uma Thurman.[14]
The actresses mentioned above are all feminists. I am not saying they are wrong by any means. We all know this is a real and dangerous issue not only in Hollywood but to anyone including men. I am just saying that unless you are a predator, then this should really not apply to the general way a man should treat a lady on a date.
I am not a feminist in any way. I want to be treated and respected like the lady I am. I say go back to the '50s and re-learn how men treated ladies back then and there will be fewer break-ups. I don't care what some feminists say, they all want to be treated right. Or, maybe they are just pro- #METOO when it suits them? Like in the workplace? Hey, I am all about respect and boundaries in and out of the workplace but men should not be afraid to be MEN! In fact, (no offense to the men out there) I am finding that it is extremely hard to find a MANLY MAN these days. Most of them are older and wiser because this is how they were brought up. The younger men are now being groomed to act more like the way the world is today instead of the old-fashioned way.
A sad fact is there are a lot of Single Mothers raising little boys all alone with no father figure in the home which attributes to a lot of men not really knowing how to treat a lady and vice-versa. Attention Single Mothers and Single Fathers raising young men and young women, since there is no father or mother around, it is your responsibility to teach your young boys and girls how to treat girls and how to treat boys! Yes, men need to be respected too. This is not a one-sided opinion.
I was that single girl once but I taught my son manners, pump the gas, open the doors, help me bring in the groceries, talk to a lady in a respectful way etc. By the way, my son still does all of these things for me.
I learned this from my father who lived it and taught me how I should be treated by a man. This also applies to Single Mothers and Single Fathers raising young ladies. You need to teach them how to respect themselves and how to respect men too. Just think if this was happening in every single-parent household how much better Online Dating would be.
HERE IS WHAT MEN ARE THINKING - Should I pay for the date? Should I open the door or pull out her chair? Can I hold her hand as we are crossing the street? Can I call her pretty or beautiful without offending her or is that sexual harassment? GIVE ME A BREAK! To me and to a real Man this is a no-brainer. I am 100% in favor of the old-fashioned way. Below are some facts that are definitely a #METOO Violation:
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics:
Rape - Forced sexual intercourse including both psychological coercion as well as physical force. Forced sexual intercourse means penetration by the offender(s). Includes attempted rapes, male as well as female victims, and both heterosexual and same-sex rape. Attempted rape includes verbal threats of rape.
Sexual assault - A wide range of victimizations, separate from rape or attempted rape. These crimes include attacks or attempted attacks generally involving unwanted sexual contact between victim and offender. Sexual assaults may or may not involve force and include such things as grabbing or fondling. It also includes verbal threats.
According to statista.com:
The reported forcible rape rate in the United States from 1990 to 2017. In 2017, the nationwide rate was 30.7 cases per 100,000 of the population. The total number of rape cases in the United States stood at 99,856 in 2017.
Below are some General Rules that both sexes should follow when online dating.
- Men- It is OK to pay for the date. In fact, I highly recommend a man pays for the date.
- Men- It is OK to open the door for the lady, just don't grab her in an inappropriate way as she walks through.
- Men- It is OK to pull the chair out while dining. In fact, I highly recommend it not just because it is a sweet gesture and other men and women will take notice. Maybe you are inspiring another person to act like this. THUMBS UP!
- Men- It is OK to tell a lady she is pretty or beautiful. Just don't say sexy if you do not know her yet. To me, that is just classless. Sexy implies to me that we have been intimate.
- Men and Women- The general rules apply like NO is still NO! (Non-negotiable) Just respect the lady and treat her as such and it will get a man much further.
- Men- Slipping a drug in your dates drink in order to have sex (COSBY) is not only illegal but totally unacceptable!
WARNING! Ladies, never leave your drink alone and go to the restroom with a guy you just met. DON'T DO IT. Finish your drink first or take it with you. Better to be safe than sorry. If you finish your drink and go to the restroom and he asks if you want another, tell him you haven't decided yet. Do not let him order a drink without you there.
Then you have the women who are DESPERATE and they will let any guy treat her in any way just to get attention. This is not OK, especially in the Online Dating world. In my opinion, there are too many women on Online Dating sites that do not respect themselves and therefore will put up with bad behavior from men. This makes it very hard for the ladies who are looking to be treated with respect.
A Clear example is a Dick Pic. Some women have told me that they are OK with this. Really? I don't get it? Sending an unsolicited Dick Pic to a lady is just plain wrong and rude. In my mind, the only women that PRETEND to like this are women with no respect for themselves and low self-esteem who are willing to overlook this and act excited in order to get a date. I am not sure you would even call it a date if you go out with a guy that does this. Pretty much they will have sex the first time they meet a guy like this and if you are a woman who encourages Dick Pic's then don't complain that a guy doesn't respect you or doesn't call you back except for a booty call! I don't want to hear it. Now, this would clearly be a violation to the #METOO people for sure. Then again, if you are dating someone and in a relationship, by all means, send a Dick Pic if requested. Two completely different scenarios.
According to youthspecialties.com:
- Date Rape is forced or coerced sex between; partners, dates, friends, friends of friends or general acquaintances. (The actual definition of date rape for legal purposes may vary from state to state, but generally involves any attempts or actual act of forcing someone to have any type of sex against their will or drugging the date so that the victim no longer has the capacity to resist or say "no.")
- Date Rape can be coerced both physically and emotionally – some emotional tactics include; threats to reputation, threats to not like you, name-calling, saying you "brought it on" or "really want it", threats to break up and threats to say you did it even if you didn't.
- If a person has had too much to drink or is on drugs they cannot consent to sex and having sex with them is legally rape.
- There are certain date rape drugs that render the victim unconscious and limit memory; using these drugs on somebody carries harsher penalties than date rape and is a federal crime with a possible 20-year sentence. (See: 1996 Drug-Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment Act)
- Rohypnol, GHB, ActiveSeX, Roofies, Ruffies, Roche, R-2, Rib and Rope are all names describing a date rape drug. These drugs are odorless and tasteless and difficult to detect when in drinks or mixed with other drugs.
- Date rape drugs may be difficult to trace but evidence of intercourse is not, and in cases where the use of these drugs is suspected, evidence of rape standards are lower.
- If you don't want to have sex, say NO like you mean it and fight it off if you have to – despite urban myths, people who fight off a rapist are more likely to stop the rape.
- Date Rape is the most common form of rape (78%) with 1 in 4 girls expected to fall victim to rape or attempted rape before they reach 25, and 3 out of 5 rapes occurring before a woman reaches age 18.
- Although girls are more often victims of rape, guys are not safe – they can be raped too.
- NO MEANS NO! If a person says no to sex (no matter how quietly or unconvincingly) and you go ahead with it anyway, that is rape.
- EXTRA FACT: Revenge porn is a real thing and is now an illegal act, punishable by fines and possible jail time.
- EXTRA, EXTRA FACT: If digital media is shared depicting sex acts, and one participant is a legal minor, the sender just committed a crime by sending child porn and can be charged as a sex crime, meaning the sender can become a registered sex offender.
- Call the police to report the rape. Many rapists continue to rape until they're caught. Reporting the crime can help stop the rapist from victimizing others.
- Call a rape crisis hotline to talk with a counselor. If you don't know a local number, call the national hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE.
- As soon as possible, get to the emergency room for a rape kit exam. Don't shower, wash, douche, or change clothes. Valuable evidence could be destroyed.
- Call a trusted friend or relative you can talk to. Don't isolate yourself, don't try to suppress your feelings, and don't try to ignore it.
- Get counseling to help deal with the emotional trauma. If you don't know where to go, call your local public health department. They can refer you.
In short, just be a good guy. Be respectful to the lady you are speaking with. Do not put sexual content in your online dating profile like "must love sex". All people on online dating sites know that if they meet someone they like, they may want to be intimate and we do not need to be reminded in your profile. This honestly turns most women off because it simply puts too much pressure on a woman and most will not respond to you for this very fact.
By all means, be chivalrous. Think back to what men did in the '50s. I promise you a real lady will appreciate this and respect you for it.
FACT: Men want Respect and Women want Security. (Security meaning feeling secure not necessarily monetary).
I would love to hear your feedback. Leave me a comment or email me at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Some of the coolest parts of last summer's Breckenridge International Art Festival were the trail performances. Along a few trails were art installation, often made out of the woods themselves. Throughout the festival, musicians would come and perform in the woods near the art installations. The Breckenridge International Art Festival is hosted in Breckenridge each August. They did such an incredible job combining various artforms together and with the stunning nature the town is known for. From acrobatic dance pieces to giant dinosaurs in the streets, there was an incredible variety of art at this festival.
We hiked up a mountain just outside of town to get to this spot, just in time for a live show. On the way up, we passed bikers and got some great views of the town below. We know we had made it because we could see the bright red of Konstantin Dimopoulos's outdoor installation, "Two Roads," through the trees.
From the festival's website, Dimopoulos's piece "is composed of branches collected from the forest floor, repurposed into chair-like structures. The skeletal quality of the frames provokes contemplation of negative space, or what is seemingly missing, while the branches, colored red, produce a vibrant contrast to the natural forest. The installation is both playful and thought provoking."
We were then treated to a guitar performance by a local musician before hiking back down into town for some beignets, the perfect post hike food, at The Lost Cajun. Being serenaded in the woods, surrounded by nature and art is pretty incredible. I think if this were part of every hike, I would probably get way more exercise!
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You don't have to be scared of the stock market. How I started "really" investing
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- AnonymousMay 21, 2014 at 5:39 PM
I decided on index funds rather than mutual funds and learned to diversify a long time ago. Also every year I get 5k and decide where to put it (it's my "play" money I guess you could say). To be honest I kind of play the gamble game –not futures or anything. I was told to do this when you are younger since we can lose more and not be as impacted by it. -Unless, of course, you are trying to retire early. So what was my big mistake? I decided once that I was going to read about different companies and see if I could "guess" that something was going to happen. I came across Office Depot and read all about how they were hiring a new CEO who was going to really shake the place up. It wasn't really talking about stocks, more so the changes that this new guy was going to make. Their stocks were pretty low at the time so I thought, "I'm going to get in on this". Well the new guy came in and stocks went up a little bit and then BAM! Office Depot had been audited and charged with overcharging big cities on their orders (SF was the one I read about) and owed millions in refunds. YIKES! Their stocks dropped and I took a slight loss when I sold. Ah well. I learned a bit about stocks in high school where we had a certain amount of money, had to choose stocks, follow them, sell them, etc. to see who would end up with the best return at the end. I did really well back then and picked stocks like I first picked horses in a race before I knew what I was doing like, "well that one has a good name". My first horse race I beat 32/1 odds and made a nice pocket full of cash from it. My first pretend stock-buying experience was similar. I find now that I get way too caught up in trying to figure out if something is going to succeed or not (just like I do at the races) and I end up not doing as well as I probably could if I played it "safe"...whatever that means. The stock market to me is always a bit of a gamble though.ReplyDeleteReplies
I have a whole series of posts this year on an investing challenge against other personal finance bloggers this year, it's only $1,000 that we are allowed to invest in it but I went chasing unicorns with this investment. Basically I went to either win or horribly lose the challenge, so far, I think I'm winning.Delete
Normally I don't invest in that risky of stuff but this was a blogger challenge. The one thing I have learned from it was what my risk tolerance was which was a good thing.
Your investment in Office Depot might not have been too bad of a decision based on the evidence stated. If their articles had a positive outlook for the company and it was at a good entry price then no one could have predicted their shipping fiasco. At least you only took a small loss.
Investing in something is better than investing in nothing though. Did you know that $10,000 invested at a 7% growth rate (which is totally attainable) will grow to over $75,000 after 30 years? or to over $105,000 after 35 years? Time is the most important aspect to investing. The second aspect is consistent contributions, and a distant 3rd place would be what your actual investments are.
What do you do with your play money from previous years? Do you just "let it ride"? on whatever the original investment was? If you're using it as play money hopefully you are re-assessing where it is and just using that as your play money. After a few years that $5,000 per year can add up.
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High pressure gives the region one more dry day for Thursday. As it moves east, outflow ahead of a warm front approaches from the southwest to bring widespread showers to the state on Friday. Humidity slowly builds on Saturday and is likely to be noticeable by Sunday. The return of the muggy conditions brings a chance for showers both days, and a threat of the thunderstorm Sunday. A cold front works into the area Sunday afternoon into Monday, bringing showers and thunderstorms to start the work week.
In a nutshell, keep your umbrella handy anywhere in the state this weekend, and beware of thunder when engaged in outdoor activities.
This snapshot taken on Wednesday afternoon shows all the atmospheric players on the screen for the region's weather through the beginning of the week. High pressure over Hudson Bay that cleared the humidity from earlier this week moves eastward. Low pressure over the Canadian Prairies heads to St. James Bay, while it drags up a warm front from the southwest. That area of low pressure intensifies and pushes the warm front through Friday night into early Saturday.
After the frontal passage, humidity builds Saturday into Sunday. The trailing system dives from the Pacific northwest and arrives over Lake Superior on Sunday. New low pressure forms as the low over the Great Lakes siphons off energy from low over Western Quebec and intensifies. As the storm moves northeast along the St. Lawrence River late Sunday, it brings along a cold front with it, which is likely to bring widespread rain showers for Monday.
Monday appears that it will be a dry start for northern and eastern areas, with showers and storms arriving in the afternoon and evening. Western and southern zones can expect a wet day from begining to end.
The area appears to slowly dry out from this round of humidity by mid-week.
The forecast through Monday for the state:
Thursday: High clouds cause for a milky sunshine, with clouds building late in the day. Highs 63°- 73° Cooler along the coast with a sea breeze forming late morning.
Thursday Night: Clouds thicken, showers late. Lows 46° – 56°
Friday: Cloudy with at 70% chance of showers. Breezy. Highs 63° – 70° (50s Down East, Islands) with temperatures falling in the western mountains and northwest crown of Aroostook in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 40% chance of showers possible. Lows 48° – 55°
Saturday: Variable amounts of clouds with a 20% chance of showers. Highs in the 50s for the north and west, 60s south and east. Sea breeze chills the coast.
Saturday Night: A 30% chance for showers north, mainly dry and variable clouds south. Lows 57° – 63°
Sunday: Variable amounts of clouds with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. More sun for southern and western areas. Humid. Highs in the 70s away from the shorelines. Southerly wind increases to chill the the southern shorelines, MidCoast and Down East areas where highs top out in the upper 50s to mid-60s.
Sunday Night: Clouds increase, with a 20% chance of a shower by morning. Lows 58° – 68°.
Monday: Mostly cloudy with a 70% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Continued humid. Breezy. Highs in the 70s inland, upper 50s to mid-60s for the southwest coast, MidCoast, Islands and Down East regions.
-Mike Haggett
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Neil Robinson – Publishing Director, IPC Ignite!
Neil Robinson is the Publishing Director of NME, NME.COM, Uncut, NME Originals and Uncut Legends. Neil joined IPC back in 1994 and has worked around the IPC Ignite! portfolio throughout his career. He became Publisher of NME, Melody Maker, Vox and NME.COM back in 1997. He was a key member of the team that launch Uncut magazine in 1997 and in 1999 assumed overall responsibility for all Internet activity. He drove the site to its current position as Europe's number 1 music news website. At the start of 2002 he returned to head the whole music portfolio as Publishing Director and join the board of IPC Ignite!.
Since then his major achievement has been to steer both NME and Uncut towards their current positions as market leaders. NME's publishing strategy has been one of overhaul. No longer leaving ink on your fingers, NME now connects young music fans with the most exciting, good-looking bands on the planet. Uncut, on the other hand, has confidently embraced the older end of the market while still championing certain types of new music. The magazine delivers on a monthly basis the most authoritative view of rock's 40-year history while never forgetting the best of today.
His team have achieved a lot. He boasts three BSME awards for his editors over the last four years and four PPA awards during the same period. This is more than any other music portfolio.
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NBC nabbed first place on this week's list of Social Media MVPs using the tried and true technique of posting beautiful music for an audience of adoring fans to Facebook. What's maybe more commendable is how the apparently Tumblr-savvy MTV snuck onto the list by knowing its followers all too well -- nowhere would a My Chemical Romance meme be better received than on Tumblr, which you could call a hub for subcultures.
And, in a move that surpised approximately nobody, Victoria's Secret took over Instagram with an over-the-top glam shot of birthday girl and international model Sara Sampaio. The photo has 538,000 likes.
Check out the week's other most-engaging brand posts on major social-media platforms, and click on the chart to see the original post in its native habitat.
Methodology: Marketer MVPs surfaces the individual brand posts, both paid and organic, that generated the most engagement on Facebook (defined as likes, shares and comments), Twitter (retweets and likes), Instagram (likes and comments), Tumblr (original notes) and YouTube (official views, comments and thumbs-ups). Brands tracked are the 200 most-advertised brands by U.S. measured-media spending in 2014, per Ad Age Datacenter, in addition to the top 500 brands as identified in the Redbooks 500.


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Best to have things to get your mind off the day-to-day and what better way to do that than loose yourself in a little music and conversation, right?
Enter HORSE MEAT DISCO and their third compilation release. DAA gave you a review of it earlier this year HERE and we thought it best to follow it up with some choice thoughts from one fine stallion from the HMD collective JAMES HILLARD and some FREE downloads you can nab at the end of this post. Huzzah!
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It's true. I'm leaving my beautiful loft apartment. It's not the most baby friendly place to live, so we're moving somewhere that is. As you can guess, this means my pregnant ass has been packing. Something I've been doing for the last four days. And I'm over it. Way, way over it.
Here are some completely factual observations proven by science about packing:
You will underestimate how much it will suck. By a lot.
Every time I move, I think it won't be that big of a deal. "This is only a 2 bedroom, how bad can it be? Maybe some clothes, maybe a few books. Pack up the computer. What's the big whoop?"
How quickly we forget all the drawers, filled with tons of crap. And closets filled with tons of crap. And cabinets filled with tons of crap. EVERYTHING IS FILLED WITH TONS OF CRAP!


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Tai chi is an ancient Chinese tradition—a series of very specific integrated postures in fluid sequence—that today is practiced as a graceful form of exercise. These movements are low impact and, unlike most acts of everyday living, can challenge balance, strength, and focus as participants strive for unity and harmonious connections. Among the common benefits of Tai Chi are increased range of motion, improved sleep patterns, reduced anxiety, and better self-awareness.
About the instructor
Tim Winecoff is a resident of the High Country since 1981. Formally trained in visual and fine arts at UNCG, with emphasis on painting and printmaking, he continues to manifest the fundamentals of this study in diverse ways. Over the last 20 years Tim has focused on living arts; primarily studying, cultivating and sharing the nurturing characteristics of Taiji as body movement therapy. Wishing that his inclination had been initiated 20 years sooner he is enthusiastic about the continuing opportunity of introducing this beneficial practice at a collegiate level.


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Justin Bieber has once again taken to social media to share his favourite past-time -- taking his shirt off -- with the world.
The 19-year-old pop star flaunted his toned torso in a series of Instagram pics following a stop on his Believe tour in Denver, which show a topless Biebs giving his lady fans an eyeful of his burgeoning baby abdominal muscles.
The snaps are un-captioned -- no explanation for these abs necessary! -- and altogether have more than 1.5 million 'likes' already (not to mention, some very inappropriate sexual comments from over-zealous females).
Selena Gomez's ex's shirtless selfies are just the latest in a series of somewhat bizarre attempts for the singer to shed his wholesome image for a manlier look. In the past year alone, naughty Biebs has tweeted photos of fans' bras, allegedly canoodled with Hooters waitresses/aspiring models (ahem, Jordan Ozuna), and of course, inexplicably stripped down at a Poland airport (maybe J.B. just hates shirts?).
Lookin' good, J.B.!
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Hi Product Hunters, I am David Yang, co-founder of Findo. I am very grateful that Findo was featured today. Thanks Chris @chrismessina! Let me tell you about Findo. I came up with this idea when I constantly was failing to find important emails in Gmail as well as my files and other important documents. Personally, I hate this search field. I can't find my emails! I mean, I could, if I could remember the exact keyword. But in many cases, I don't remember the name of that person who sent me a file, or I may remember but I can't recall the exact spelling. Perhaps I don't remember the name of the file - only a general topic. Here is another situation. I may remember the keyword but clueless of where I stored the file. I asked my friends, and all of them experience the same problem. When I counted almost 2M documents in my mailboxes, personal cloud accounts and laptop – I realized this personal data mess needed proper management. It was obvious the solution should include AI technology. We then conducted research and found that 45% of respondents spend from 5 to 10 minutes to find necessary email, 12% spent more than 15 min! That was an insight to myself, my friends and lots of people who experience the same dilemma.
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That's why we started Findo. I am Gary Fowler, co-founder of Findo. So what is Findo? Findo is a google-like smart search assistant across Dropbox, Evernote, Gmail, Google Drive, OneDrive, Outlook, YahooMail, and Laptop, and more. Findo "understands" human-like language and a user can search by description, e.g. "find presentation from a guy from Boston sent a month ago" or "My ticket to San Francisco from United". The coolest part of the product – predictive insights feature. The system "recognizes" email from important people that contain requests and forwards those requests to Slack and/or Facebook Messenger. Your boss sends an urgent email asking for last month's report but you are out of the office. Findo will alert you through your messenger and help you find and share that report in just seconds. With Findo search bot, people can work in a group more effectively: find files, presentations, spreadsheets, photos, phone numbers and other information without leaving messaging platforms and immediately share it. Currently, we are implementing state of the art unsupervised and semi-supervised approaches: VAE models, Ladder style model, and GAN style model to create new experience of personal search. We prepared a special offer for Product Hunters. Support us today and get our Ultimate Plan for iOS app for FREE. If you have questions I'm happy to assist you. Thanks!
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@gary_a_fowler Awesome product. 🙌🏻One question. Is the Ultimate plan free for 1 month or forever?
@faisal_hassanx Hey, thanks for your feedback. The Ultimate plan is a special offer for Product Hunters. It's valid for six months.
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@faisal_hassanx If you have any further questions – I'm happy to help.
@gary_a_fowler I signed up using the iOS App not aware that that was the incorrect way to get the 6 months free. Is there a way I can fix this or do I need to delete my account and start over?
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@shmatkov_mykola Personal assistants:)
Search by the description is awesome!
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Looks awesome, great job guys! Do you plan to create a bot for Facebook Messenger? It would be awesome if I could just ask my assistant in Facebook Messenger to get me that file that I don't have access to from my phone. 💎💎💎
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Here's what Rutgers coach Greg Schiano had to say Sunday in the press conference announcing the Scarlet Knights' berth to the PapaJohns.com Bowl:
Can you talk about your feelings to be going to the PapaJohns.com Bowl?
"I'm excited to be going to the PapaJohns.com Bowl. We're working on right now the arrangements and all the particulars and hopefully by the end of week we'll have that. I guess it's not official yet who we're playing. Obviously it's one of the worst-kept, best-kept secrets but hopefully that'll become official soon and we can begin preparation soon and we can get into the preparation for that because December is always a crazy time. We're recruiting, we're preparing for a game and your kids are preparing for final exams so there's a lot going on right now. But it's exciting. It certainly beats the alternative."


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Did you know that most fire deaths occur in residential structures? Did you know that the majority of those deaths occur at night while people are sleeping? Did you know that smoke, not the flame itself, is usually what causes people to die? The good news is that many of these fire deaths are preventable. In fact, if you have working smoke alarms in your home, you have at least a 50% greater chance of surviving a residential structure fire. The picture above is of smoke alarms which actually saved the lives of people in Oklahoma City. Some are melted, some are charred, but they all did exactly what they were supposed to do; provide early notification that a fire exists.
The Oklahoma City Fire Department believes so strongly in the importance of having working smoke alarms that we implemented the "Project Life" smoke alarm program. Through donations and fund-raising efforts, The Oklahoma City Fire Department maintains a supply of long-life smoke alarms which we provide to our residents free of charge. We will come to your home and install them for you to ensure that they are in the proper locations. We believe every home in Oklahoma City should have working smoke alarms. If you are an Oklahoma City resident and need new smoke alarms, please complete the request form by clicking on the smoke alarm at the top of this page. You may also call 405-316-BEEP (2337) to schedule your free installation.
Why do I need a smoke alarm?
- Most fatal fires occur at night.
- Smoke is the killer in most fires.
- An alarm sounding can alert you while there is still time to escape.
What kind should I get?
- Select those approved by nationally recognized laboratories. I.e. Underwriters Laboratory (U.L.) or Factory Mutual (F.M.)
Where should they be installed?
- One per each level (including basement) of your home, and outside each sleeping area.
- On the ceiling, at least 6 inches away from the wall and 3 feet from any air ducts.
- On the wall, 6 -12 inches from the ceiling or any corner.
How many should I have?
- Smoke alarms should be inside of each sleeping area, outside of each sleeping area, and on every level of the home (including basements).
- Kitchens, bathrooms, garages, and attics are not good places for smoke alarms because cooking, steam, dust, and car exhaust can cause too many false alarms.
- If a smoke alarm is giving too many false alarms, try moving to another spot in the same area but never remove the batteries or take the alarm down.
How do I maintain the alarm?
- Replace batteries according to the manufacturer's recommendations – or at least once a year.
- A chirping noise also indicates a need to change batteries.
- Purchase a 10 year (long-life) alarm with a lithium battery that never needs replaced.
- Test your smoke alarm once per month using the test button.
- Dust can damage your alarm's sensitivity. Most units need to be cleaned once a year by dusting or vacuuming.
- Smoke alarms should last 7-10 years (varies by manufacturer) if properly maintained.


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Crestview Middle School Family Night Celebration
Thursday, March 14, 2019
4:30-7:00 pm
Crestview Middle School is hosting its second Family Night of the school year on Thursday, March 14, 2019 beginning at 4:30 pm and concluding at 7:00 pm at 1575 State Road 96, Ashland Ohio.
Among the events that parents and grandparents will see and join in with their CMS students include the following activities:
CMS Cafeteria: Worlds Fair - Mrs. McPherran and sixth grade students will be displaying their work on nations of the world. See firsthand their research and how their study draws conclusions on how life elsewhere in the world is much different than here in the United States of America.
CMS Library: Google Expedition - Mrs. Blackledge will share with parents and students the technology to try their hand at a virtual reality experience.
CMS Art: In addition to multiple student artwork displays throughout CMS for visitors and family members to experience, Ms. Dendinger will have available sketching and drawing areas in the art room. Family members are encouraged to stop in to create their own masterpieces to share!
CMS Gymnasium: With a tip off scheduled at 5:30 pm, eighth grade students will be matching up against the CMS faculty team once again this year. The student team, led again this year by Coach Bays, will be seeking to repeat from last year's student upset victory over the faculty team. Player-Coach Goon and his colleagues from the CMS staff are looking forward to the fun and fast paced action on the court. Stop down to the Cougar Den for some good family fun. Mrs. Curry has the student cheering section ready to support both (?) teams competing...they are all Cougars, after all! Half time of the game will feature audience participation for some basketball related games...stop on down to the gym to check out the action.
Concessions will be provided for food and snacks to have in the assembly room, across from the gym.
On behalf of the Crestview Middle School administration, faculty and staff, we hope you will join us from 4:30 until 7:00 on Thursday, March 14 for CMS' Spring Family Night!


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OK to play for now: Jacob Kohler, the fifth-year Orchard Park senior who was ruled ineligible for football, will be allowed to play while his appeal is processed by State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia.
Elia announced Thursday she granted a stay pending Kohler's appeal -- a process that could extend far beyond the end of the season based upon State Education Department policies and procedures. Orchard Park opens its season Friday vs. Pittsford.
The appeal by Kohler, who played sparingly at wide receiver last fall, has attracted attention across the state. State Sen. Tim Kennedy of Buffalo wrote to Elia on Kohler's behalf and his office created a Change.org to support the youth. More than 2,300 people signed the petition in less than a week, The Buffalo News reported.
Kohler, 18, had been ruled ineligible to play in July and lost an appeal to Section 6 last month on the grounds that Stated Education Department regulations only allow participation for four years once a student begins ninth grade. Kohler and the school appealed on the grounds that Kohler's autism prevented him from being physically and mentally ready to play sports during his freshman year.
The family learned of Elia's decision as Kohler was leaving practice Thursday.
"He was doing verbal cartwheels," Scott Kohler said of his son. "It's absolutely amazing. He was incredibly happy. He was in the car coming home. He got out of the car and ran back into the fieldhouse to tell his teammates."
Coach suspended: Parents and supporters of Bruce Eugene plan to hold a rally Friday at the New York City Education Department offices in Manhattan to protest his suspension as the football coach at defending PSAL champion Grand Street Campus.
The Brooklyn Daily reported Eugene was suspended without pay because he and the administration have been at loggerheads over funding.
"All the principal sees is dollar signs," Eugene said.
The specifics of his complaint were not immediately clear, and school administrators did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
While successful -- he took the program from a 1-7 record in 2012 to the PSAL crown last fall -- Eugene is controversial. He began last season under a three-game PSAL suspension (later reduced to two) for an improper preseason scrimmage at Rutgers. He was also highly criticized for letting running back Rahmel Ashby continue playing following arrests on two sets of serious charges. Ashby went on to gain 116 yards in the championship game at Yankee Stadium.
Speaking of coaches: I suspect we'll hear more about this, but tweets from local media indicated that Horace Greeley has reversed course and reinstated Dave Fernandes for a 25th season as boys basketball coach.
In an almost unfathomable decision earlier this summer, the widely respected Fernandes had been told he was not being brought back for the 2016-17 season.
Victor knocks off Aquinas: Chris Varone scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 14-yard run midway through the third quarter and Victor intercepted three second-half passes to defeat Aquinas 13-7 on the opening night of the 2016 football season Thursday.
The game at Victor raised more than $10,000 for Camp Good Days and Special Times.
"It was a great victory; Aquinas is a great opponent," Victor junior defensive end/tight end Mike Novitsky told the Democrat and Chronicle. "We knew we had to stick with them for four quarters, and we knew it was going to be a fight. And it was.
"The celebration, it was just kind of relief that it was over, that we held them, because that is a great team right there."
• Westhill forced eight turnovers but still had to rally to defeat Marcellus 34-28 at the Carrier Dome. Zavion Barrot threw three touchdown passes and ran for another, and sophomore Marcus Welch rushed 20 times for 155 yards and a touchdown.
Marcellus turned the ball over five consecutive possessions to open the game. Casey Rogers recovered three fumbles, including one in the final seconds that sealed the win.
Milestone: The Cazenovia girls volleyball team's 25-15, 25-23, 21-25, 25-23 win over Oswego to open its season was triumph No. 300 for coach Brian Ellithorpe, who is in his 21st season.
"(The team) kind of knew I was stuck at 299 coming into the season. I do try and downplay it a little bit, try and focus on the game and not the personal milestone," he told Syracuse.com.
More over the weekend: I'll hold off on some less newsy but nevertheless interesting tidbits until later this week.
Enjoy your holiday weekend and be safe.
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Easy Homemade Apple Cider is the perfect drink for fall and the holiday season. This simple stovetop version is made with a blend of juices and infused with warm cinnamon and cloves.
With all the holiday festivities happening, no holiday party is complete without a festive drink to sip on. Homemade apple cider is a classic favorite and tastes amazing whether you serve it hot or iced.
We've already shared this Instant Pot and slow cooker from scratch version.
But since the holidays can be somewhat crazy, today I'm sharing a super easy Apple Cider made on the stovetop.
If you've never made homemade apple cider, you totally have to try it!
For the sake of convenience, I absolutely support buying a big gallon of apple cider from the store. But if you're making it for a party or the holidays, this homemade stovetop version is a sure way to impress all of your friends, family and any guests.
This easy apple cider starts off with some apple juice, cranberry juice and orange juice.
Wrap up some cinnamon cloves and a star anise into a cheesecloth and then just simmer away on your stovetop for 30 minutes or so.
I just love the combination of apples, orange, cranberries during the holidays. And when you infuse them with those warm spices, it's going to make your house smell absolutely amazing.
Grab a warm mug and cuddle up by the fireplace. Or add some caramel and whipped cream for a dessert drink.
Easy Homemade Apple Cider is the perfect drink for fall and the holiday season. This simple stovetop version is made with a blend of juices and infused with warm cinnamon and cloves.
- 6 cups apple juice
- 2 cups cranberry juice
- freshly squeezed orange juice from 2 oranges
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
- 1/2 star anise
- 1/4 cup sweetener or your choice to taste (honey, maple syrup, brown sugar etc.)
- cheesecloth for tying the spices together
- 1 apple unpeeled and cut into quarters
- Heat the apple juice cranberry juice and orange juice in a dutch oven or large pot. Once heated, stir in sweetener to dissolve.
- Tie the cinnamon sticks, cloves, and star anise into the cheesecloth and drop in the pot. Add the remaining fruit. Bring to a low boil then lower heat and allow to simmer for 30 minutes.
- Discard cheesecloth and any solids. Serve hot.
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MyMailIt Review: The new "autoresponder killer" that made $59,000 in just a few months
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Mike From Maine and Brett Rutecky originally developed MailIt as a WordPress plugin back in early 2016. It worked great… and continues to drive superior email marketing performance. But they wanted to create something with even MORE flexibility and more features. So that marketers using ANY online platform could enjoy drastically improved email delivery and profitability.
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The author of this product is Mike from Maine. Perhaps he is not a strange name to any marketer who has worked in online marketing for a couple of years. We may know him via some amazing products including Instant Video Pages, Hijax, Autonars, Review Wizard, ReEngagr, and some more. Most of them created a very good effect amongst audiences and experts.
Now let's move onto the next part of the MyMailIt Review to see what is inside the dashboard.
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Features January 2018
On the election of Donald Trump and the first year of his presidency.
"That's how you got Trump!" This phrase seemed at first to be a playful quip, uttered here and there as the Left's shock and horror over the election of President Donald J. Trump manifested itself in memorably bizarre ways such as grieving centers on university campuses where tender twenty-somethings and the tenured radicals who instruct them were invited to stroke "therapy dogs," scribble in coloring books, stack Legos, and do their brave best to cope. At Cornell, they even staged a "cry-in," with the Ivy League university's staff providing tissues and hot chocolate, gratis—or as gratis as it gets after mom and dad have ponied up the $65,494 in annual tuition and fees. Alas, it is not a quip anymore. "That's how you got Trump!" has become a constant refrain.
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Spa Therapy and Massage at Redland Treatment Rooms
At Redland Treatment Rooms, you can choose from one of our many indulgent and relaxing full or part body treatments.
Too often body treatments are considered a luxury, or solely for pampering and are not treated as another practice of skin health using only proven and trusted Dermalogica ingredients.
At Redland Treatment Rooms, we listen with our hands during your treatment. Spa therapy and massage draws out impurities with thermal stamps, whisks away dead skin cells and clears breakouts through back purification. Your neck, and décolleté are often ignored along with your hands and these areas are usually the first places to display premature ageing – we can improve their appearance with our luxurious treatments ideal for sunburned or irritated skin.
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A deep tissue massage to loosen your over exerted and stressed muscles on your most vulnerable areas – your back, neck and shoulders (30 Minutes)
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Relax, unwind and relieve your body from stress. This deep tissue massage will help to loosen your over exerted and stressed muscles (60 Minutes)
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Relieve the tension from your scalp, neck and face with soothing essential oils and the use of pressure point massage (30 Minutes)
Ease away the tension from your mind and body with this heavenly massage. A unique blend of heated oils are applied leaving your mind, body and spirit deeply relaxed (75 Minutes)
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Sheer indulgence – This treatment utilises a unique fabric stamp filled with skin benefiting properties that will help to detoxify, de-stress, remineralise and nourish, followed by a deep pressure point massage. This treatment will relieve aching muscles and leave you feeling totally relaxed. (70 Minutes)
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The Long-Lasting Choice
Because replacing a roof is such a stressful task, most people want to reduce the frequency of having to install a new roof. Since their introduction, metal roofing materials have been gaining in popularity. New designs and colors have added to that popularity, as well as the fact that metal roofing is intended to last for a very long time.
Large Number of Designs Available
As well as being available in a wide range of colors, metal roofing can also be made in accordance with different architectural designs. For example, metal roofing can be made to mimic the appearance of wood shake shingles or asphalt shingles, to name a few. For slanted roofs, metal roofing can be made to appear to be vertical siding, and can greatly enhance the building's appearance, especially when integrated into the color scheme of the rest of the roof.
Metal Offers Many Benefits
There are many benefits to using metal materials for your roof. Firstly, metal is very resilient and lasts for a long time. Whether it is steel, aluminum, or copper, the roof will remain as long as the house is still standing. If you don't stay in the house for that long, you probably won't realize the money such a durable roof will save you. The initial cost will be more than traditional asphalt shingles, but if you plan to live in the house for a long time, you will save money in the long run.
Weather and Metal Roofing Products
Metal roofing is also well equipped to handle snowfall during the winter months. Metal will heat up quickly from the sun, which will melt the snow and keep the roof clear. However, the sound of rain on a metal roof can very loud and distracting, especially in heavy rain or hail storms. There are insulating products you can buy to help reduce the noise, however. Metal roofs are vulnerable to damage from large hail and other solid objects that may hit the roof. There are dent-resistant products that can be purchased, but the damage may still occur if steps are not taken to prevent it.
Fire Resistant and Quicker Installation
Another advantage of having a metal roof is that they are resistant to fire, and often have a Class A fire rating. However, if you have a metal roof installed over an asphalt roof, fire damage can still occur. The asphalt material could burn and become hot enough to melt the metal roof. Metal roofing is usually faster to install than other conventional roofing shingles because it comes in large sections or sheets. Metal is also good for roofs with low inclines.


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Protecta LP Rat Bait Stations 6 Stations
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May be used inside and outside
Protecta LP rat bait station is a triangular shaped bait station that fits in corners and along walls where rodents travel.
$73.99 (as of July 10, 2018, 6:47 am)
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Smaller than Bell Lab's standard Protecta Bait Station. Fit's in corners and flush against the walls. Holds dry and liquid bait. For use outdoors or indoors and is suitable for commerical, industrial and residential buildings. This rat bait station is measured at 3-3/8″ tall by 9″ deep. You may use all types of bait in the Protecta LP including the Blox forms such as Contrac , Fastrac ,or Final Blox. Protecta LP bait stations for rats comes with rods to skew on Contrac Blox, Fastrac Rodent Bait: Blox or Final Blox bait blocks. Patented interior baffles lead rodents directly to bait. The LP (lower profile) model can not hold the rat snap traps such as the T Rex or Victor Snap Traps….. ePestsoutions also provides other rodent bait stations which include Aegis rodent bait station,Protecta keyless mouse bait station, SideWinder rodent mouse bait station for effective rodent control. Restrictions: Only 1 key per customer order will be shipped, please contact us directly if you would like additional stations at an additional charge, or extra keys can be ordered for $2.50 each.
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Protecta LP rat bait station is a triangular shaped bait station that fits in corners and along walls where rodents travel.
Its "Low Profile" makes it ideal to use indoors under pallets and in other tight baiting locations.
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Study Says 2 Sodas Per Week Raises Pancreatic Cancer Risk; Beverage Industry Says (surprise suprise) Study Is Flawed
Drinking as little as two soft drinks a week appears to nearly double the risk of getting pancreatic cancer, according to a new study.
''People who drank two or more soft drinks a week had an 87% increased risk -- or nearly twice the risk -- of pancreatic cancer compared to individuals consuming no soft drinks," says study lead author Noel T. Mueller, MPH, a research associate at the Cancer Control Program at Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. The study is published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers& Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
The beverage industry took strong exception to the study, calling it flawed and pointing to other research that has found no association between soda consumption and pancreatic cancer.
Cancer of the pancreas was diagnosed in about 42,000 people in the U.S. in 2009, according to American Cancer Society estimates, and about 35,240 deaths from the disease were expected. The pancreas lies behind the stomach. It makes hormones such as insulin to balance sugar in the blood and produces juices with enzymes to help break down fats and protein in foods.
Sodas and Pancreatic Cancer Risk: Study Details
Previous studies have produced mixed conclusions about whether consumption of soft drinks boosts the risk of pancreatic cancer.
So Mueller and his colleagues evaluated 60,524 men and women enrolled in the Singapore Chinese Health Study, begun in 1993, for up to 14 years, looking at their diet and whether they got cancer.
They asked all participants about food intake, including sodas and juices. Mueller says the researchers didn't ask specifically about diet soda consumption, but that most of the soda drunk was regular or sweetened.
In Singapore at that time, Mueller says, there was very little intake of diet soda.
"We followed the participants for 14 plus years, keeping track of different cancers," he tells WebMD.
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Coming to England to learn the language, little did Sabine Jemeljanova know that she'll be staying for more. Mastering the Queen's dialect was quite easy, but people saw potential in Sabine. With the right amount of curves in all the proper places in her body, couple that with an incredibly beautiful face, this Baltic babe has just what it takes to match or even exceed her British counterparts.
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HÀ NỘI — Shares rose on both local markets on Monday but market growth slowed down during the day as banks and brokerages failed to extend gains.
The benchmark VN Index on the HCM Stock Exchange edged up 0.38 per cent to close at 746.25 points. The key stock index has risen total 0.6 per cent after two days.
The HNX Index on the Hà Nội Stock Exchange inched up 0.13 per cent to end at 93.81 points. The northern market index has had a four-day rally of total 2.1 per cent.
More than 315.6 million shares were traded on the two local bourses, worth VNĐ5.83 trillion (US$259.3 million). Trading figures on Monday were slightly up compared to last week's daily average numbers.
The VN30 Index, which tracks the performance of the 30 largest companies by market capitalisation, was divided into two sides with gainers balancing losers by 14 to 14 while two others remained flat.
The strongest gainers among the 14 gaining stocks on the VN30 Index included steelmaker Hoa Sen Group (HSG), Thành Thành Công Tây Ninh Sugar JSC (SBT), Sacombank (STB) and Vietinbank (CTG).
HSG hit its daily trading limit of 7 per cent. The company's chairman has registered to sell nearly 9.6 million shares. The transaction will reduce his ownership by 4.79 per cent to 8.36 per cent.
SBT surged 6.3 per cent after its M&A plan with Biên Hòa Sugar JSC (BHS) was approved by shareholders of the two companies last week. BHS also hit its daily trading limit of 7 per cent.
The other two stocks, STB and CTG, jumped 3.3 per cent and 3.4 per cent, respectively. Sacombank has delayed its annual shareholder meeting to June 30. Its restructuring plan has also been approved by the central bank.
Shares of brokerages took the leading role on the opposite side as they were hit by intraday profit-taking, especially after they made strong increases in the morning session.
The worst decliners included HCM City Securities (HCM), Sài Gòn-Hà Nội Securities (SHS), Sài Gòn Securities (SSI) and Bảo Việt Securities (BVS).
The market began the trading week similar to last week as the growth of local stock indices was tackled by pressure from investors' selling high-priced stocks, Sài Gòn-Hà Nội Securities said in a report.
The benchmark VN Index would struggle in the range of 743 and 748 points on Tuesday, SHS said, adding that it would need a strong boost to overcome the level of 748 points and affirm its uptrend. — VNS
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Well I'm almost out of wood, so I had to make something with leftover scraps laying around the shop.
The sides of these boxes are Sapele, but I didn't have thick enough pieces to match the grain on all four sides. But the grain in Sapele is such that the "unmatched" grain isn't very noticeable. I really like working with this wood.
Some of the Peruvian walnut has some small knots in it, but that just adds character.
And the Wenge on the top – well I love it! The Wenge looks much better in person.
Well I wasn't anticipating it, but these ended up being some of my favorite boxes I've made so far.
Finished with 3 coats of Watco natural, two coats of shellac for a sanding sealer, and three coats of spray lacquer.
One accident though. When routing out the hinge mortise I accidently measured to the inside of the router blade instead of the outside. Arghhhhhh! Oh well, live and learn.
Thanks for looking, and any comments and suggestions are appreciated!
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Environmental Values
Most people care about the natural environment. They care either because it affects their health or because they just like it. There are two ways to build environmental caring into economic analysis. One way is to assign monetary values to environmental attributes and include them in monetary analyses. The other way is to examine tradeoffs between environmental attributes and money-based ones, such as profitability. This page covers the environmental valuation approach.
- Ecosystem Valuation: Many methods are available for estimating environmental values. This page from the Environmental Literacy Council gives a sound introductory overview.
Environmental Values from Previous Studies:
Because it can be costly to develop careful estimates of environmental values, it sometimes makes sense to adapt values from prior studies. Government agencies in Australia and Canada have assembled two major databases of prior studies that developed environmental values. Great care should be taken when transferring values from the time and place where they were developed to other settings. However, these databases provide useful frame of reference.
- ENVALUE environmental valuation database: ENVALUE, developed by the New South Wales (NSW) Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) of Australia is a collection of environmental valuation studies presented in an on-line database. It is a Australia-based web site but US environmental valuation studies are also included.
- Environmental Valuation Reference Inventory (EVRI): EVRI is a database for benefits transfer. This database was developed by Environment Canada in collaboration with a number of international experts and organizations among which the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water is especially noteworthy. The EVRI is an exclusively Web-based application, designed for use with Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. Users may choose to work in English, French or Spanish. Subscription is required to access the database.


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Make Beautiful Christmas Cards In 5 Minutes With Canva
Christmas is coming, and as the Yuletide season nears, you'll be faced with the unfortunate reality of sending Christmas cards Design Your Own Christmas Cards with These 6 Websites Christmas is right around the corner, and that means Christmas card season is here! Why not design your own cards this year for a personal touch? We show you how. Read More . If you want to send personalized cards that actually look good, you'll either have to fork out a small fortune, or compromise on quality by sending Aunt Mabel a flimsy piece of A4 littered with enough word art, it could have been made with Microsoft Publisher 98.
But what if there was another way? Remember Canva Making Beautiful Designs The Easy Way With Canva [Signup & Free Credit] What if an application promised to make it possible for anyone to create aesthetically pleasing designs? What if creating a genuinely beautiful design was just a matter of dragging and dropping? Read More ? That's the kick-ass startup from the Antipodes which makes it easy for non-design minded people like myself to make vaguely passable graphics? The one which you — yes, you — ought to sign up for right now?
Just in time for the festive season, Canva is making it easy to send personalized seasons greetings to loved ones. Here's how you can make your own Christmas cards Best Sites for Charming Greeting Card Message Ideas Read More that look good, without being a designer.
Making Your Card
First, log in to Canva. If you're yet to sign up for this service, click here and create an account. As a reader of MakeUseOf, you even get $10 of credit to use on Canva's premium layouts, background and designs. How good is that?
You should notice that under "Start A New Design" there's now an option for Christmas Cards. Click that, and we'll get started. The Christmas Card template creates a blank canvas measuring 14.8cm by 10.5cm, ripe for some festive creativity. This is a pretty large card, at least by UK standards.
I've decided to to send a Christmas card to my good friend Saikat. First thing's first, we want to choose a layout.
There are a large number of festive layouts on offer. Most come adorned with stock images of nauseatingly photogenic families in Christmas sweaters, although you can change that later. To use one you like the look of, simply click on it and drag it into your design.
Layouts on Canva are a combination of backgrounds, photos, and text designs, and can be tweaked as you see fit. If you're not keen on some of the assets in a layout, you can swap them out with another one without too much trouble. In this layout, let's change the stock photo with something a little bit more personal.
You can add your own photos to a Canva design. You can either upload photos, or Canva can pull photos in from Facebook. This is limited to ones you have posted as a status. Sadly, I don't look good in a Christmas sweater, and most of the pictures I've posted to Facebook are of meals I have previously eaten. Yes, I'm one of those Facebook stereotypes 7 Types Of People Who Deserve An Immediate Facebook Unfriending A lot of people post nonsense on Facebook. Nonsense that really should get them unfriended, by you, immediately. Do your friends do these things? It might be time. Read More . As we did with the layout, to add a photo from Facebook to your designs, you simply drag and drop it into the frame.
You probably should add a message now. Below your design, click Add a new page. Here, you are presented with a blank canvas to work your magic on. You can choose between using a pre-made text design, or dragging and dropping text in, and then arranging and formatting it as you see fit.
I've chosen to do the latter. At this point, I've pretty much finished making my card, so now it's time to send it. To do so, click on Send Your Card, which is located at the top of the page.
You have a few options when it comes to sending out your Christmas cards. You can either manually type in email addresses or you can send it to your Gmail contacts or Facebook friends. As you would with any other design on Canva, you can also download it as a JPEG or PDF file.
Sending Christmas cards has never been easier with Canva. Give it a try and let me know what you think! Have you found a better way to make Christmas cards? Let me know in the comments below.
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Recently, I was meeting with a client, and they were talking about "accredited PMI providers" and as far as I know, there are NO accredited providers from PMI or any other professional association. However, to be sure, I asked the question on LinkedIn. I will conclude this post with two resources, the Ajam Acid Interview Questions, and How to Select a Project Management Training Provider. What did we ask and what were some of the answers? Read on. Continue reading
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One of the three almost devastating mistakes I made as an entrepreneur
As an entrepreneur, I have made many mistakes and I will write about them in due time. Out of the numerous mistakes I made, three in particular almost devastated the company I co-founded. Today we will talk about one of those mistakes.
The objective of this story is not Mounir but the decisions and lessons that we share that many entrepreneurs could be facing. Continue reading