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Instructions for Submitting Main Photos via E-mail for MLS to Enter
- Photos MUST be in JPEG format. Aspect ratio should be that of a landscape photo.
- Attach images to an e-mail message addressed to firstname.lastname@example.com. It is NOT necessary to include any text in the body of the message.
- Attach photos as MLS#.jpg. (Listing #1234567 would be called 1234567.jpg.) The only way to identify a photo is through the MLS# entered. It is important to check all entries for accuracy.
- Do NOT send regular photos or copies of digital photos with the listing contract if a photo was already e-mailed to the above address.
- To send pictures for multiple listings at once, please attach all digital photos to ONE e-mail message. Do NOT create an e-mail message for each picture. (For example, four separate photos should be sent in one e-mail message.).
- Image size should be UNDER 5MB.
- Remember, square or odd sized images will be cropped by MLS to the size mentioned above. Be sure that the digital photo sent to us will allow for that type of cropping (or better yet, do the cropping yourself before e-mailing the image to us!).
The MLS processes all photos received each day. If you e-mail a photo by 3:00 PM (1:00 PM Fridays), it should appear in the FlexMLS system the next business day. As with all photos sent to the MLS, we encourage you to check the system for accuracy.
Questions? Call or E-mail Dena or Nydia at the MLS at 414-778-5400.


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Preventative Maintenance Programs
Don't let a faulty circuit breaker destroy your home.
Circuit breaker failure can cause fires.
Faulty circuit breakers can prove costly.
Your insurance rates be raised or denied.
Faulty FPE Circuit Breakers are common in homes built prior to 1990.
They are manufactured to less stringent codes and standards than modern equipment.
Problems are unique to the design of FPE stablock breakers.
They are no longer sold or UL listed because of fire risk.
Why have an Electrical Prevention Maintenance plan?
A neglected electrical system can pose a variety of electrical hazards like undetected aging electrical components, poor electrical wiring, and faulty circuit breakers. The risks range from destruction of home electrical appliances to severe property damage and electrical fires, which result in costly damage to your home and putting you and your family in harm's way.
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ALLY Electric and Solar offers an array of choices, which includes scheduled electrical-system visits. Take the worry out by having our professionals provide expert, hassle-free maintenance of your electrical system. Our scheduled maintenance visits occur every 6-month during the contract.

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Given I make a living, in part, as a direct result of social media, it may seem just a tad illogical to state I am not a Social Media Expert. Yet, here I am, stating it proudly, and in writing. No takey-backy's.
When I first told my husband what I was writing this blog on, he laughed and said "that's an interesting approach to marketing". He might have a point, but hear me out. The simple truth is the reason I don't regard myself as an expert is because, when it comes to social media, I don't think anyone can be.
The word "expert" is easy to define: a person who is very knowledgeable about, or skilful in, a particular area.
The problem is "very" is a pretty vague measurement of knowledge, especially when expertise isn't based on a set amount of experience or particular qualifications.
As such expertise is very much open to interpretation and based on the perceptions of those around us. To my clients, who have little or no experience of social media, I may well appear to be an expert. I know more than they do; but that doesn't make me an expert in and of itself.
Social media is a phrase that encompasses one Hell of a lot. In fact "social media", as a definition, refers to websites and applications that enable users to create and share content, or to participate in social networking.
How can any one person become an expert in all that entails?
I couldn't build you a social media platform, I couldn't develop a website or an app. I don't know the first thing about coding or designing. While I can help identify and build an audience, talk to you about your customer personas and your target clients, I don't know everything there is to know about marketing and generating leads.
I can come up with ideas and create engaging content, I can schedule posts for you and I can make educated guesses about when your target audience will be online (then review the analytics when they are available), but none of these things make me an expert.
I don't say any of this to downplay my own strengths and skill set, but simply to warn you about the dangers of falling for an experts spiel. As there is no standardised course, or linear career progression, how are you going to make sure you're hiring the right person to help you with your social media marketing?
If I am not an expert, how can I possibly compete with a self-professed one? How do you know who is better? It can all get pretty confusing, especially if we rely on words and titles to help us distinguish people and ascertain their worthiness and credentials.
If you are looking for someone to help you with your social media either now, or at some point in the near future, here are my tips to keep you from hiring the wrong person.
1. If you are being pushed to make a decision or sign-up NOW, back away. This approach reeks of sales targets and/or desperation, and is not a sign of someone who really knows what they're doing. That's not to say everyone who is pushy isn't talented, but exercise caution. You want to find someone who doesn't simply see you as a number, so pay attention to people who make time for you and answer your questions.
2. Which brings me on to the importance of asking questions! If there is something you don't understand, ask. If they can't explain it to you properly, they don't understand it either! Always question any bold statements about the returns you will get through social media. If someone says they can increase sales by 30% in 10 days, ask them how, and what will happen if they don't. Do you get your money back?
3. Ask for recommendations from people you know and trust. Whoever you're thinking of working with, ask to see reviews, testimonials or even endorsements on LinkedIn. Why not ask for a trial period before signing up to a longer term contract?
4. Make sure whoever you let loose on your social media accounts knows your business, your products/services and the industry as a whole. Again, they don't have to be an "expert", but they must take the time to know what makes you and your company tick. What's your tone, who's your audience, what's your location, what's your USP? If they aren't asking all these questions, then they're definitely not right for the job.
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I am always happy to have a chat and answer any questions you might have.


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Changing Landscape of Performance Management
Ring the 'BELL' or bow to 'POWER' or simply forget the 'CURVE'?
Sounds familiar? Did you also have the same conversation over a cup of coffee with your colleagues? And, why not! After all, this is the performance management dilemma that many companies are facing today.
Bell curve, ever since it emerged way back in 80s, has been touted as one of the best ways to differentiate performance and famed as an effective tool to ensure scientific & fair rewards allocation across organizations. However, Industry stalwarts now argue that this performance distribution model may be good only either for companies that are in their initial stages of talent management OR the ones which are mechanistic in nature. More and more companies that want to drive behavior/outcomes and collaboration are shifting either to a power curve or more interestingly 'no' curve model which effectively means that companies no longer intend to label their employees with traditional 'excellent', 'outstanding', 'good', 'average' and 'poor' ratings models.
The new norm is the move away from assigning 'rating labels' to having a goal oriented meaningful conversations with employees and facilitate accelerated performance. Organizations believe that it will have a positive impact on employee experience, greater manager accountability and will ensure rightfully deserved rewards for hyper, good and average performers. However the question that most if not all people managers grapple with is how to assess, differentiate and communicate the performance in absence of performance ratings. And, the humungous task on the Talent management teams is how to communicate the new pay approach and how to equip managers with capability to be able to make these critical pay decisions in absence of performance ratings.
The more I think about it, the more I get curious and intrigued to learn why every company is riding this new wave and reinventing its performance management system. Various researches and scholarly articles indicate multiple reasons like bringing back the lost emphasis on meaningful conversations, getting the focus away from talking about mere numerical ratings, driving the focus on communicating expectations in real time, reducing the administrative hassle of filling long review forms etc.
To understand further I spoke with many professionals (both people managers and individual contributors) from various organizations on this topic and to no surprise I received mixed opinions about the new approach. For some managers who are pro forced ranking systems, rating system was like a magic wand that helped them in minimizing their efforts to have that 'hard talk' around performance improvements; the below average or poor rating label and ensuing PIP process did the job for them. It was a straitjacket formula for them to reward performance and a tool to weed out the unfortunate low rankers.
For others who are the naysayers of forced ranking system, the issue with the rating system was that it resulted in higher focus on individual performance and did little to promote collaboration or team building. Individuals then focused more on being visible to other managers rather than striving to become technical experts or enhancing their skill sets for future roles. Some also said that in this era of agile and hypercompetitive business landscape where business cycle of a technology/product is less than a quarter or may be less, performance appraisals as an annual activity made no sense. Employees need to course correct to stay agile and collaborate with team members to bring innovation; hence eliminating forced rankings does seem to make a lot of sense in business environments of today.
Now, if you feel convinced for the need to change the paradigm, the obvious question then arises is how one should manage this change. I strongly believe some of the critical success factors when transitioning away from performance rating based pay approach are
- A simple and clear change management communication in order to give employees a clear understanding of the new expectations
- Robust manager capability development plan to educate managers on effective performance assessment techniques, real time feedback delivery, expectation & goal setting , ability to handle the high discretionary power allotted on pay decisions etc
- Strong Talent Management team to help mangers navigate through the change with necessary consultation, tools and techniques.
The recent HBR release beautifully captures how Deloitte redesigned its performance management and is a great case study to understand the emerging trend.
How do you think this transition could be managed effectively and what are some of the critical success factors in your experience.


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Up until August 11, 2014, the market for e-cigarettes in the US was unregulated by the FDA. Following this, the FDA made some proposed regulations for the industry, once the proposed rule becomes final, FDA will be able to use powerful regulatory tools, such as age restrictions and rigorous scientific review of new tobacco products and claims to reduce tobacco-related disease and death. Our laboratory has been using this time to ensure that Crystal E-Liquid will be fully compliant with the new proposed regulations. In addition to sending out all components to accredited third-party testing, the laboratory has been expanded, and now has the ability to fully test all liquid components, and vapor production with our new HPLC(High Performance Liquid Chromatography), in-house. All Crystal E-Liquid formulas are on file with the FDA. All Crystal E-Liquid flavouring is GRAS approved, and Crystal E-Liquid base mixtures are comprised of "USP Grade, Kosher, non-GMO" materials. Crystal E-Liquid uses special and unique formulas that are made fresh by degreed chemists and tested in house by our own HPLC laboratory.
Before these regulations, most electronic cigarette companies supplied Chinese liquids, for which there were no regulations or testing. Lately, new "Liquid" companies are popping up each day, supplying US or Canadian-made liquids. Most of these these companies are not following the proposed FDA regulations, and are also using Food Flavouring that contain unwanted ingredients/chemicals such as Sugar, Acetone and Diacetyl, which have may have good flavour, but are potentially harmful when inhaled through vapor production.
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Hesperia Mother Faces Life in Prison for Son's Death
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – A Hesperia mother who attacked her 2-year-old child faces life in prison after being found guilty Wednesday of child homicide charges.
Jaimi Roberts, 24, was found guilty of assault on a child causing death, and a separate charge of involuntary manslaughter, in connection with the April 24, 2014 death of her son, Grant Dunn Jr. She faces 25 years to life when she is sentenced May 12 by Judge Eric Nakata in Superior Court in Victorville.
"We are very pleased that little Grant Jr.'s killer is being held responsible," Deputy District Attorney David Foy, who prosecuted the 10-day trial, said. "The defendant deserves every day of her prison sentence."
Paramedics went to the Hesperia home of Roberts, then 21, in the afternoon after the child had gone unconscious. Roberts and her boyfriend had described to San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies how the child had been throwing up since the day before, but had gotten progressively sicker the next day, and finally stopped breathing and lost consciousness.
Roberts told deputies she had "play-wrestled" with him MMA style on the evening of April 22, 2014, and had elbowed him in the abdomen, but he seemed fine afterward.
The child was hospitalized but died later that afternoon.
According to Foy, an autopsy showed he died from a severe blow to the abdomen, consistent with a punch or elbow, causing the lower intestine to rupture and spilling waste into the abdominal cavity, resulting in peritonitis and then sepsis that spread through his bloodstream and shut down vital organs.
The next day, San Bernardino County Sheriff's homicide detectives questioned Roberts again. After an hour of denying inflicting any hard elbow strikes during the "wrestling," she finally admitted she elbowed the boy hard twice in the abdomen, and demonstrated on video.
Roberts also admitted doing Internet searches for the terms "abdominal trauma," "broken rib" and "appendix injury" an hour before 911 was called. She also admitted inflicting a severe bite wound on the child's shoulder on the day of the "wrestling."
During the trial, the victim's father testified that after he broke up with Roberts, he witnessed her punching the child in the stomach and physically attacked her to break up the assault on his son. That incident was not reported to police.
Roberts testified at trial that she falsely confessed, and never actually elbowed the child to the stomach. She told the jury he never showed signs of serious illness until just before he lost consciousness on April 24, 2014. She denied the prior child abuse as claimed by the boy's father.
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I am in the process of making a VCD of my swf files, but the avi that I export from Quicktime is HUGE and I am concerned that it won't fit on a cd when converted to MPEG.
Here is how I am doing it:
1) I export my swf from Flash.
2) I open the SWF in Quicktime Pro and export it as an AVI, no sound. In Quicktime, I am exporting using "No Compression, Best Quality and Millions of Colors+".
3) I record the sound separately and save as a wav track.
I want to take the AVI and the WAV file and make an MPEG using TMPGEnc, but the file size of the AVI is over 1 GB (for only a 3 minute animation).
Will the MPEG be SMALLER, or do I have to reduce the AVI size? If so, HOW?
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I know you don't want to listen to anything else about 9/11. Bear with me, please.
I spent a good chunk of time listening to William Basinski's Disintegration Loops over the last couple days. Basinski performed the first part in New York on Sept. 11th, a performance all too fitting. Basinski unwillingly married two two things together with The Disintegration Loops, at least in my mind. For those who don't know, I'll be brief: Basinski completed the project on September 11th, 2001, and played the pieces for his friends on the rooftop of his building as the towers collapsed. Because of this, one cannot help but imagine the things we've seen, in our mind's eye, when listening to the piece.
What is remarkable, ten years on, is exactly how vivid those images are. I remember everything about that day. The one thing, though that stands out is how different my morning was from that of everyone else I talk to. Everybody that I know went to school that day and nothing got done, because teachers just put the news on, and talked about it with the class. I was in the 6th grade, and in my small town (I hail from Maple Valley, WA originally), there was a pall of denial. My family and I left for a trip to Crater Lake the following day, where the events were never discussed, and when I returned to school they were never discussed, leaving my young brain (I was 11 at the time) to believe that what we had witnessed wasn't really that bad.
It's possible that it was never discussed there because there was a perpetual state of fear in the months that followed, a state that has never quite dissipated. Tragedy effects small-town life in surprising ways, and only as I write this do I process that denial itself is the very first stage of grief. The spot where the World Trade Centers once stood is 2,844 miles from my original residence in Maple Valley, proving that sorrow travels at extraordinary speeds.
We have all pressed on since then. I am a man who enjoys making jokes about tragedy, but in reality it's because I am someone who uses comedy to cope with things. You can banter on about how that day is meaningless since it happened, but to say this proves that an event of that magnitude is much too big to ever completely take in. It's possible that this is why it took so long for everything to sink in afterwards, because the human mind simply cannot process everything at once. Perhaps a decade is not enough to truly process it.
The refrain following the reveal that the events were caused by radical fundamentalists from across the sea was that we should keep living, keep shopping, keep going to work and loving each other, "or the terrorists win." "…Or the terrorists win" has since become something of a punchline, harking back to when we had a leader too scared to tell his people that they should be scared. In reality, however, what nobody realizes is that what he was saying was completely right. Terrorism is an act that doesn't destroy tangible things exclusively, and the terrorists would have won if we had not proven that we are human, and that we would carry on, no matter what. The act of destroying the lives of so many people was to cripple a nation they thought to be impure, and strip it of its humanity. In hindsight, President Bush made a great many mistakes in the years that followed, but the one thing he does not get credit for is the fact that what he was saying was exactly what needed to be done. Because, really, who here among us could handle a situation any better? Could any of us do something besides sit silently in a classroom for several minutes, while the news that people had taken violent steps to destroy the country which you personally lead, sank into your very soul? Bush did a lot of terrible things as leader, but he will never get the credit he deserves for holding strong in those days.
And that's my point, really. To exist in the fucked-up, scaremongering era that was ushered in post 9/11 is to never, ever allow what happened to sink in so deep that you cannot move on. Some of us have done this better than others, and who could blame those who couldn't make it? The point is that we are still living and breathing, and we will always carry on. But most importantly, the point is this: these are the days that you should care about. The terrorists really do win when you allow yourself to be apathetic, because not caring is just as good as not existing at all. So, I invite you once again, in the footsteps of a madman with good intentions: you are living, and you are breathing, and I urge you to continue to do so, to live your life, and to let the world at large into your heart.


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What Islamists say a secular Egypt will look like
In the (extremely unlikely, not to say nearly unimaginable) event that Egypt took a strong turn towards militant secularism, Islamists here have put together a video (linked to by the Muslim Brotherhood's twitter feed) showing what the future of the country will look like.
Some highlights:
It all starts when in a new constitution in 2012, Egypt no longer designates Islam as the religion of state and removes the references to Sharia as the main source of its legislation.
- In 2013, the Egyptian parliament outlaws poligamy.
- In 2014, women's rights organizations celebrate a new law that gives women equal inheritance rights.
- In 2015, women are prohibited from wearing the hegab in public buildings.
- In 2017, the first movie theater "specializing in porno films" opens.
Obviously sexual freedom spreads, and tourism declines due to the spread of sexual harassment (Ed. Note: This is particularly ironic for those of us aware of the current rates of sexual harassment).
I don't know what's funnier about this video: the hysterically ominous music; the fact that women's rights groups are represented by a grinning blonde drinking a beer; or the way it ends up describing Bizarro Egypt, where up is down, left is right and Islam doesn't dominate every aspect of public life (politicians get in trouble for opening their speeches with "in the name of God.")
It just goes to show that playing on feelings of fear and indignation (even if you are ascendant and everyone is actually scared of you) is at the basis of most politics. More about the video's predictions after the jump.
- The Ministry of Higher Education decides all students will learn "Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Baha'ism on an equal footing."
- In 2019, there is the first gay marriage in Egypt.
- In 2020, all religious references are removed from official documents and government buildings.
- In 2022, the call to prayer is prohibited.
- In 2024, Egypt and Israel sign a joint defense agreement, and an Egyptian soldiers raises an Israeli flag over Gaza.
- Street fighting breaks out between the religious and secularists.
In the final portion, titles let viewers know that this is what secularists really plan to do, and that all their claims to the contrary ("we're not against religion, just fundamentalism and extremism;" "we just want freedom and equality") are a lie. The video then features images of secularists like feminist Nawal Es-Saadawy, Coptic business tycoon Naguib Sawiris and intellectual and Islamist critic Sayyid El-Qimni.
The video sums up by detailing the disastrous effects of secularism on the West, represented by some charts about church attendance, children born out of wedlock and -- the strongest proof -- a broken egg shell with "marriage" written across it. I can't really argue with the indictment of materialism and celebrity magazines -- and then it all ends with an image of laughing Israeli officials.


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Labels: Beta updates
Release updates from the Chrome team
Labels: Beta updates
And because of why that crashes happened?
Nothing wierd about the Dev channel?
This of course raises the question, is there any way to roll back once you have upgraded?
@//M: See http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channelChrome 22.214.171.124 will come later today or tomorrow
Is there some sensible reason, not including alcohol and drugs, why 172.5 that is numerically smaller than 173.1 was actually released after 173.1? ;-)
Google Chrome 188.8.131.52 is already there!
Is there some sensible reason, not including alcohol and drugs, why 172.5 that is numerically smaller than 173.1 was actually released after 173.1? ;-)Yes, there is -- you are mixing up the release numbers for the Dev channel and the Beta channel.
If you look closely 173.1 is the dev channel
172.6 is Beta ...
Slip of the fingers
That should be 172.5
I had crashes with 172.5, but now also with 172.6. GMail only, but it seems to be because of some user scripts that worked fine with the previous version...
Anyone else experiencing 172.6 to be responding somewhat slower? When I click on a link on the Most Visited tab or when I enter an URL and hit enter, there is a half second long delay before anything gets loaded. Don't know if there actually is a delay or if things have already started happening in the background, but there sure is a short delay before there is any visible response.
Is this just me, or can anyone confirm?
I can't say that I have noticed any delay with this release.
Over here this release is behaving more and more bad. It (sometimes) forgets to load pages. Have to close tab and open new one to get it running again. It hangs when trying to run Shockwave plugins. It at times refuses to shut down, and I have to kill Chrome through the task manager.
All in all, it's the worst release I've been running so far, since I first joined the beta channel in December.
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Ecuador's World Cup predictions
After four years of waiting, the time has come. Another World Cup is here, and our bloggers across all 32 competing countries have each predicted the fate that awaits their team. The country's Outlook gives a general view of its situation ahead of the tournament, while Pitfalls takes a look at any potential problems. Each blogger will also predict the top scorer and breakout star and suggest how far that nation can go.
Ecuador's preparation for the World Cup has largely gone to plan. They selected strong opponents for their pre-tournament friendlies and generally performed to a good standard in draws with Netherlands (1-1) and England (2-2) and a defeat to Mexico (1-3). Coach Reinaldo Rueda will have learned more about his side from those matches than he would have done against lower-level opposition.
However, the late withdrawal of experienced midfielder Segundo Castillo, who suffered a knee injury in the defeat to Mexico, is a big blow. Castillo had formed an excellent central-midfield partnership with Christian Noboa, and Ecuador will miss his leadership qualities on and off the pitch.
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Australia | Netherlands | Chile | Spain
Colombia | Greece | Ivory Coast | Japan
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Ecuador | France | Honduras | Switzerland
Argentina | Bosnia | Iran | Nigeria
Germany | Ghana | Portugal | USA
Algeria | Belgium | Russia | South Korea
The defence remains the biggest area of concern. Ecuador's warm-up matches were littered with individual errors, and collectively they struggled to deal with the varied movement of the Dutch and English attacks. There is an excessive burden on the fullbacks to tuck in and provide cover when the central defenders step forward in search of interceptions.
The lack of a quality alternative to Felipe Caicedo could also be an issue, particularly in light of the striker's less-than-stellar fitness record. Ecuador find it difficult to hold the ball in the final third when Caicedo is not on the pitch -- as seen most evidently in the second half of the draw with the Netherlands -- and do not have another player who can replicate what he brings to the side.
Enner Valencia worked his way into the national team picture only toward the end of the qualifying process. He is now a fixture in Rueda's side, and on the back of an excellent start to his career in Mexico, Valencia is the player most likely to lead Ecuador's scoring charts this summer.
Valencia is an explosive forward: quick and strong on the ground and good in the air. His technique does let him down on occasion, as does a failure to get his head up and assess his options, but these faults have not prevented him from scoring 18 goals in 23 appearances since joining Pachuca in Liga MX nor from netting in each of Ecuador's last two warm-up matches.
With Caicedo occupying opposition defenders with his sturdy hold-up play, Valencia will find the necessary space to add to his recent tally in Brazil.
Michael Arroyo might be more accurately described as a wild child -- having received a two-year ban after testing positive for marijuana use earlier in his career -- but his slick skills and long-range shooting ability also render him a potent wild card to bring off the bench when Ecuador are in need of a goal.
Arroyo showed what he can offer in the recent friendly draw with England, entering the pitch in the 68th minute and producing a superbly struck equaliser from outside the penalty area shortly thereafter. He can be maddeningly inconsistent but has an impressive scoring record for his position at club level and is capable of producing game-winning moments of magic.
PREDICTION: Last 16
Ecuador received a relatively favourable group-stage draw, which has raised expectations about their chances of making it through to the knockout stages. The furthest the national team have gone in a World Cup was their run to the last 16 in 2006, and the squad are determined to at least match that performance this time around.
Their opener against Switzerland is likely to prove decisive. If they win, they will go into their second match against Honduras -- on paper, the weakest of their opponents -- knowing that another victory probably would be enough to see them through with a match to spare. They will not want to rely on getting a result against France in their final fixture.
Defensive problems persist, but Ecuador's pace and power in the final third should be sufficient to see them go through to the last 16. Any further is likely to be beyond them.


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I was working in The Bluff yesterday and saw a girl who, from a distance, looked a lot like Ela. I hadn't seen Ela for many months so I was really hoping it was her. I approached the girl and as I got closer realized it wasn't her. When I told the girl who I thought she was, she blurted out, "She's dead."
I didn't know what to say. I couldn't believe it. I had really hoped that the reason I hadn't seen her was because she'd found a way to get clean and get off the streets. I questioned her to make sure we were talking about the same person. She described her to a T and told me her other name, the same name Ela had asked me not to use in her story. We were definitely talking about the same person.
Ela was special to me and it hurts that I couldn't do anything to help her break free. I've been thinking about it since I found out yesterday. Could I have done more? The sad truth is, I'm absolutely powerless. People have to find their own bottom before they'll accept help and for many of us the bottom is death.
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Costa de la Luz travel guide – golden beaches, horse ballet and the birthplace of flamenco
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Spain's most south-westerly coastline, Costa de la Luz reaches from Ayamonte, near the mouth of the Guadiana River on the Portuguese border, to Algeciras, facing the Strait of Gibraltar. In between lie stretches of golden beaches, pine groves and whitewashed villages. The Doñana National Park wetlands are located between provincial capitals Huelva and Cadiz. Fortified Cadiz protrudes into the sea on a narrow spit of land, and inland can be found the sherry-producing vineyards around Jerez de la Frontera. At the southeast end of the coast the winds whistle through the Strait of Gibraltar past windsurfers' favourite Tarifa.
Windsurfing and sunbathing
Tarifa is the best-known beach town on the Costa de la Luz, popular for its ideal windsurfing conditions. Most Costa de la Luz beaches have fine sand including La Caleta in Cadiz, and El Puerto de Santa Maria, where kids also love Aqualand waterpark. Along the coast is Sanlúcar de Barrameda, famed for beach horse races. It faces the Guadilquivir River and Doñana National Park where the beach runs all the way to the modern family resort of Matalascañas. Near the Portuguese border, the busy fishing port of Isla Cristina is a summer resort with sandy beaches and a popular destination for holidays in the Costa de la Luz.
Outdoor adventures
The Doñana National Park, at the heart of the Costa de la Luz, is a protected wetland with flamingos and Iberian lynx. Inland, you can see more animals at Jerez Zoo and Botanical Garden, home to white tigers, African elephants and pandas. Explore the waterways on boat trips from Huelva to Punta Umbria, or from Ayamonte across the border to Portugal. Several Costa de la Luz hotels are convenient for golfing, including the 18-hole Arcos Gardens inland or the coastal Dunas de Doñana.
Seafood, ham and sherry
In the sherry triangle towns of Jerez, Puerto de Santa Maria and Sanlúcar de Barrameda, 'bodega' sherry houses offer tours and tastings. Accompany dinner with white 'fino' sherry or Huelva's fruity young wines. In Huelva, menus include pink shrimp and the best Iberian hams, while along the coast seabass and snapper come fresh to the grill or are added to stews. There are also plenty of meat dishes like baby goat and Jerez-style cow's tail, and Arab-influenced pastries made with honey and almonds.
Dancing horses and flamenco
On a cultural Costa de la Luz holiday don't miss the city of Jerez de la Frontera, where horse ballet astounds visitors at the Royal School of Equestrian Art. The birthplace of flamenco, Jerez is one of the best places to hear a passionate performance. You'll need more than a day to explore the medieval and neoclassical buildings in Cadiz old town. Learn about the discovery of America in Huelva's Casa Colon and Moguer, where Columbus pledged his allegiance to the Catholic Monarchs.
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Less than a week ago I made a momentous decision: to leave the place that has been my home for most of my inworld presence. So this will be a special travelogue, inviting you to a place that is soon bound to vanish.
Parcel in Triphosa on the east coast of Heterocera was the first piece of land I've ever owned in SL. It was a joy to work on it and develop it, learning a lot from my friend Duncan who was patiently helping me every step of the way. From humble beginnings, the place gradually evolved into Norgaard Village I have come to love so much.
I have so many nice memories about it, documented by hundreds of snapshots taken there and dozens of blog posts. Honestly, I thought I would stick with it for as long as I am in SL, but here we are. The parcels are set for sale now, and I've already moved all the essentials to my new home on an island in Second Norway, where the spirit of Norgaard Village will continue to live on.
Before the Village disappears, you can still visit. Teleporting to the train station (serving also as a radio station) would be a good starting point. From there, you can walk towards the ocean and the central part of the Village, found on a small island. Most of the objects have already been removed, but it was once the location of the library, the gym and the barber shop. The police station is still there for now.
Not far is the location of Refugium, the meditation space, next to the dock.
And the village church - irreverently turned into a bar.
On the opposite side of the land is a small silver mine and the historic elevator which will lead you up to the helipad and the air traffic control tower.
Here's the aerial shot of most of the Village as it is at the moment. It occupies the entire coast of Triphosa on its northern side, and consists of a relatively narrow strip of land along the SLRR tracks on the south.
I'm dreading the moment when I have to remove the trees and the buildings (not to mention loads of my little tchotchkes), leaving behind nothing but barren land. As happy as I am about the move to Second Norway, at the same time I'm also terribly nostalgic.
One thing that might help soothe my pain is a quick sale (wink wink). If anyone is interested, here are the listings:
Northern parcel (5856 sqm)
Southern parcel (2336 sqm)
Please IM me for any additional questions.
As a final note, I'll still be driving around Heterocera and the travelogues will continue, so stay tuned for the next one.
Tuesday, 26 January 2016
Thursday, 7 January 2016
Lumberjack's cottage
Up in the hills of Triphosa, behind the Norgaard Village train station, there's a cozy lumberjack's cottage. It's one of the smallest builds on my land, but one that I've been enjoying the most this winter.
Although it has stopped snowing, there's still some snow on the ground and it remains freezing cold. It's nice to spend some time inside, warming up and having some quiet time.
It's also nice to have wi-fi in here! I couldn't function without it... How else would I blog from SL?
If you need some time-off, do come and visit. Here's your taxi.
Although it has stopped snowing, there's still some snow on the ground and it remains freezing cold. It's nice to spend some time inside, warming up and having some quiet time.
It's also nice to have wi-fi in here! I couldn't function without it... How else would I blog from SL?
If you need some time-off, do come and visit. Here's your taxi.
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Welcome to your home in Israel! Since 1994, three Michigan communities, Metropolitan Detroit, Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids, have partnered with three municipalities in Israel, Migdal HaEmek, Nazareth Illit and the Jezreel Valley, located in a region referred to as the Central Galilee.
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Missions, exchanges and support of English Language instruction are today's primary focuses. The goal of supporting education in the Central Galilee is to give every child and equal opportunity. Over 4,000 students in 25 schools throughout the region, 4th grade through high school, participate in various programs to enhance their English skills, providing them the tools to succeed in Israeli society.
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From the Facebook page: "Join us as we celebrate Halloween as the "artist's holiday" with an afternoon festival and a magical nighttime parade! During the day, the Chicago Cultural Mile will be alive with family-friendly craft and dance workshops, live performances and a kids' costume procession in Millennium and Grant Park. As dusk arrives, Chicago's vast cultural community will dazzle you with a spectacle procession on Columbus from Balbo to Monroe. Drawing together world-renowned institutions including the Field Museum and The Art Institute of Chicago, as well as guilds of local artists and unique organizations like Louder Than a Bomb and Silent Theatre Company, this dramatic display will captivate an audience of all ages!"
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Teaching is my passion. It thrills me to bear witness to my students growing in their craft and finding their unique artistic voices. Students come to work with me when they want to loosen up, become more expansive in their exploration of color. And find their authentic voices.
My studies and experiences in Shamanic spiritual practices have greatly influenced my own art and teaching in expressive drawing, pastel painting, travel drawing, intuitive color, and the spirit of animals and nature. The following classes are offered locally. If you are interested in sponsoring one of my workshops, please contact me. Contact me or check my Facebook page for more info.
Spirit of Animals Workshop
Discover your personal guardian animal spirit using simple practices used by our indigenous ancestors. Students will be introduced to shamanic journeying as a way through drumming to awaken spiritual abilities including connection to power animals. Experiment with different approaches in drawing with various media including charcoal, ink, pastel, and watercolor. Painting your animal spirit is a way to honor it and your connection.
Mandala Workshop
Mandalas are geometric combinations that create a unified whole. Simple universal shapes become sacred images that have the power to transform. In Sanskrit, Mandala means circle and in every culture the circle symbolizes wholeness and the experience of unity. Any way you draw or paint a Mandala is perfect. There are no shoulds. The workshop is based on the work of cultural anthropologist Angeles Arrien's book, Signs of Life, as well as the work of Carl Jung. I have used drawing Mandalas as a way to get back to art making when I had stopped making art for a while and feel a bit stymied. Drawing Mandalas are a way to get back to yourself.
Come enjoy an afternoon of exploration and play. All levels welcome (no drawing experience needed).
Drawing as Zen Meditation
Drawing is a practice in slowing down, quieting ourselves and shifting the focus from our minds to the world around us. As we get in touch with the visible world we also get in touch with ourselves. The emphasis is on the process of looking not the product. All levels, including the beginner beginner. Bring sketchbook, 4B pencil and felt tip pen.
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Discover how to connect to the spirits of tree and plants using simple practices used by our indigenous ancestors. By approaching making art as a spiritual practice one quiets the ego and allows moments of connection and ecstasy. When we see this way we infuse energy and liveliness into our work. Using exercises in mediation and journeying to infuse our drawings and paintings with the spirit of place. Color media including pastel, watercolor, gouache, and acrylic.
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Like other practices of divination, scrying would come under the general order of black magic and necromancy that is forbidden by the Torah. But we see that some people did use these means. According to some views, the reason Rachel stole her father's Teraphim was because they could be used for divination, and she wished to prevent him from using them to find out where Yaakov had gone with his family. When Yosef had not yet revealed himself to his brothers, he indicated that his goblet was his means of scrying.
But the real purpose of this post is to bring up two particular incidents of scrying in TaNaCh, both of which use a chalon, which is normally translated as window (as per my husband's request; he was taken with the view quoted below): "Vayashkef Avimelech melech Plishtim b'ad hachalon, vayar vehine Yitzchak metzachek eth Rivka ishto." (26:8) This is usually translated as saying that he peeked into their window and saw intimacy between them. Their behavior indicated that the women Yitzchak traveled with was not his sister but his wife.
In Lev Eliyahu on Bereishis, (90-91) Rav Eliyahu Lopian rejects that pshat that Avimelech saw them through a window because he cannot accept that they would have not maintained absolute tznius and would have kept their interaction absolutely private. He invokes a story involving the Gaon of Vilna who said that the man who boasted knowledge of what people did in private did so through black magic. In the same way, R' Lopian says, Avimelech used black magic to gaze into his chalon, a device used for scrying, into the private room of Yitzchak and Rivka.
But don't take my word for it. After formulating my own take, I looked through the commentators to find out if someone did say something like that. Sure enough, the Malbim, who always focuses on the distinction between words when there appears to be duplication maintains that the eshnav (usually translated as lattice) is what we think of as a window, but "chalon hakesem shebo hishkifa em sisto liksom kesamin," a device for divination that the mother of Sisro used to attempt to divine what happened to her son.


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Following a flood of complaints, false advertising claims, and the beginnings of a class-action lawsuit, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has issued an official statement on the GeForce GTX 970.
The last few weeks have been tough for Nvidia. PC Gamers are waving their fingers at the video card company over marketing promises regarding the GeForce GTX 970. Until yesterday, Nvidia's response has been a combination of silence and defensiveness, but Huang's blog changes that.
Though, it might be a stretch to call this an apology. It's more like an explanation. Here's a snippet:
"We invented a new memory architecture in Maxwell. This new capability was created so that reduced-configurations of Maxwell can have a larger framebuffer – i.e., so that GTX 970 is not limited to 3GB, and can have an additional 1GB.
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Well-executed web design is an important element for a successful OBGYN website because the site needs to host a wealth of information in an easy-to-navigate layout. These sites serve three primary purposes: to attract new patients, provide existing patients with helpful information, and serve as a communication gateway. Unlike commercial websites that are constantly updated, medical websites have a bit more passive of a role with the practice itself: they're setup and usually left alone. Because of this passive access situation, it's easy for medical-oriented websites to fall behind on modern web design standards and practices: in particular the current high emphasis on mobile-device traffic.
More people have been using mobile devices to access website content than desktop and laptop devices combined since mid-2014. Not only is your average site visitor reaching out to your business on a small-screen device, but they've been doing it for years now. Additionally, more people in the U.S. are "mobile-only" users than "desktop-only" users and mobile device traffic is trending at a 53 percent annual growth rate from 2015 through 2020. This shift in how people access websites means having a well-designed mobile site is essential for an OBGYN practice to have the best possible online presence. Potential patients often check out the practice's site before making an appointment, so having a solid mobile site is a great way to entice women to schedule an appointment. Mobile sites are important for establishing new patient contacts because mobile applications are really only helpful for communicating with existing patients. The following five site designs are leading examples of excellent design for the industry.
1. Staten Island Gynecologists: PremierOBGYN
Staten Island Gynecologists features a brilliantly designed website that embraces both the best in desktop and mobile website design. This site sets an excellent example for all other sites because it emphasizes communication with the office and puts the most important information at the forefront on both the desktop and mobile platforms. It's easy to tell when a site, like the Staten Island Gynecologists site, was built with a mobile-first mentality: the desktop and mobile sites will feature the same content. The only differences between the two should be appearance and navigation-based. A slimmed down mobile site is a thing of the past when mobile devices had tiny screens and lacked processing power. These days it's common for people to have smartphones that overpower that 5-year-old desktop at home. With mobile sites, functions are more important than forms , so there's less room for flashy design. The site features a little extra visual flare on the desktop site, but all the content is ready and easily accessible regardless of the device.
The Staten Island Gynecologists leads the pack thanks to its excellently executed affixed mobile navigation. The navigation positions itself as a small bar that always stays at the top of the screen regardless of where the site visitor is on the page. This design technique makes navigation from page to page a breeze on mobile devices. This site also offers a comfortable amount of descriptively-named sections. It's easy to find what you're looking for. The pages can run a little bit on the long side because there are so few of them; however, the affixed navigation more than compensates for this content choice. The site is also a notable example of using a comfortable color scheme to visually break up content to make the site easy to read. The only criticism of the site, and it's a reach, is that the appointment request form is not its own page, but it is available on several of the site's main sections.
2. Vinay Shah, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology
Vinay Shah, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology is another prime example of a site built with a mobile-first mentality: all content is available on both platforms and the design team clearly paid excellent attention to the mobile site. Both platforms feature an elegant platform with visual images that capture the style of the practice. The desktop site is enhanced with a scrolling animated effect that give this website a different feel compared to most sites. It's easy to get around the site thanks to the masterfully constructed desktop and mobile navigation that features a manageable section count. Less is usually more when it comes to page count: sites like this don't waste any of the visitor's time with fluff content. The site also makes it easy to find out more information on the wide range of offered services by using a simple menu in the top right corner instead of including links in an overflowing navigation.
3. Saddleback Women's Medical Group
The Saddleback Women's Medical Group site also sports a clear mobile-first mentality. The sports a comforting white and green color scheme and features a top-notch mobile design. All content is available on both platforms, but the desktop homepage features some additional navigation tools. The images on the desktop site are much flashier than the mobile site, which makes it a great example of a site that builds up visual features to enhance the desktop site instead of stripping features out to simplify the mobile site. Contact and social links are easy to locate on all platforms and the mobile site's navigation embody the word "streamlined." However, the desktop site navigation doesn't fare as well as its off-center positioning and smaller form-factors conceal it from view. This site also features a lot page count and a well-designed services page that houses links and keeps the navigation from overflowing.
4. New Jersey Urologist
The New Jersey Urologist is a great example of how to make content work on a mobile device thanks to its smooth implementation of button-based links. Another interesting addition to this site is it features a regularly updated blog that creates a constant stream of information for existing patients and for attracting new ones. While featuring many of the same excellent design points as the first three sites, this one ranks lower because its mobile-friendly navigation is burdened with too many links. The crowded content in the navigation makes it difficult to find the really important sections and good content gets lose in the noise.
Boca Raton OBGYN features a well-designed desktop site that's incredibly easy to access and presents an immense amount of information within just a few, well-described sections. The site also works well on tablets, but runs into problems on its mobile counterpart: there isn't one. Fortunately, the site still operates well on a touch-screen mobile device thanks to its clear, large linking mechanism and lack of drop-down menus. There's a lot of great content here and everything is easy to find.


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A cool khaki coloured coat made from beautiful organic material, the attached pockets come with a zipper to give it a modern and sporty look.
Made in Germany from organic cotton, with recycled polyester tape and eco metal for the zippers and recycled polyester used as yarn. (PET plastic bottles)
Myrka Studios
Lydia Hersberger and Lia Bernard are longtime friends and now co-founders of ethical fashion brand Myrka Studios. Besides their friendship Lydia and Lia have a strong connection through their ethical fashion beliefs and share the same ideas on beautiful design. Driven by the passion for minimalistic and timeless clothing and a will to make this world a little better every day, Myrka Studios was founded in Berlin, Germany in 2016. Sustainable, fair and transparent in every aspect – this is the philosophy of Myrka Studios. The brand connects on all aspects of sustainability, from local and fair production to the work of sustainable, innovative and vegan garments along with full transparency of their production chain. Production is kept local in Germany and in close cooperation with tailors, each piece is handmade and you will always know where the garments you are wearing came from and who made them.
Myrka Studios create designs that are modern and timeless, clothes that are minimalistic with special details. The products give both, women and men, a fair and high quality alternative to fast fashion, all products are developed with great care and a love for detail. Great importance is placed on feeling comfortable so patterns are developed for a perfect fit and every piece is produced using the finest, softest materials. With their capsule collection Myrka Studios show you can get alot of wear out of a few carefully selected pieces as oppose to a closet full of characterless fast fashion pieces that you my wear only once. Consuming less but more consciously – this is the philosophy of Myrka Studios designs.
See more stylish ethical fashion by Myrka Studios in today's blog feature at www.myrkastudios.com


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(AP PHOTO/Hal Yeager) – Interstate 459 at US highway 280 – Birmingham, AL
1 Thessalonians 5 1-8 (The Message)
I don't think, friends, that I need to deal with the question of when all this is going to happen. You know as well as I that the day of the Master's coming can't be posted on our calendars. He won't call ahead and make an appointment any more than a burglar would. About the time everybody's walking around complacently, congratulating each other—"We've sure got it made! Now we can take it easy!"—suddenly everything will fall apart. It's going to come as suddenly and inescapably as birth pangs to a pregnant woman.
But friends, you're not in the dark, so how could you be taken off guard by any of this? You're sons of Light, daughters of Day. We live under wide open skies and know where we stand. So let's not sleepwalk through life like those others. Let's keep our eyes open and be smart. People sleep at night and get drunk at night. But not us! Since we're creatures of Day, let's act like it. Walk out into the daylight sober, dressed up in faith, love, and the hope of salvation.
Tuesday, the southeast experienced a "surprise snow storm." Only a handful of the counties in the state had prepared for a mild case of inclement weather. However, what started as the predicted "light dusting" soon became a serious issue for all residents in central Alabama, in addition to many other areas of the southeast.
We are not used to snow in these parts. When snow or ice is in the forecast, we typically have time to get ready. In fact, I can't tell you how many times schools have closed, and nothing out of the ordinary took place. Usually, at the first forecast of snow flurries, the grocery stores are cleared out of milk and bread. Not sure why just milk and bread.
Piggly Wiggly River Run Bread Shelf Aftermath
The images posted on television, Facebook, twitter, and Instagram merely scratch the surface of the many stories that will come from "Winter Storm 2014." Thankfully, to my knowledge, few lost power, which is a huge blessing!
Tuesday, everyone went about their normal routines and suddenly, within minutes, this city was paralyzed. The floodgates of snow and ice opened out of the sky – the floodgates of students opened out of the schools and the floodgates of men and women everywhere opened out of places of business. Everyone was released at the same time. The simultaneous panic increased the seriousness at hand.
I am convinced that a divine blanket covered me as it only took two hours for me to make it from my office near the Birmingham Race Course to my home in Liberty Park. I was one of the few who made it home, as students, children at daycare, and families were displaced throughout the area and the state. The last time I recall a similar occurrence took place in 1982 when I was an 8th grade student at Hewitt Junior High School and the forecast was a little late. Of course the Blizzard of 1993 was a bizarre experience, but we anticipated the enormity of what was to come for more than a week, although still not fully prepared.
My point in this post is that we must recognize that WE NEED TO BE PREPARED. I was grateful to have a four-wheel drive vehicle, although I had never used this function until Tuesday. Knowing what could have happened, I will now have a coat and a blanket and a couple of bottles of water and a safety kit in my vehicle. We do not need to dismiss that things like this won't happen again.
We must also know that we have been warned in The Word about the signs of the return of Jesus Christ. My pastor shared recently that all of the prophecies written in The Bible have now been fulfilled. We don't have the excuse of ignorance. When Jesus returns, abandoned vehicles and families displaced will be the least of the worries in this world.
WE KNOW WHAT IS TO COME, FRIENDS. Please share Jesus with those you know do not know Him. There will be many left behind. The only difference, we won't be here to help them at that time. Therefore, we must help them now. It is a life or death situation. It is serious. Let this week's experience in the southeast be a wake-up call for what is to come – what we may possibly face in our lifetime, the return of Christ.
Father God,
Thank you for your blanket of protection during this winter storm. Please be with those who are still dealing with the aftermath of this snow and ice predicament. Please give us the courage to share what is and WHO IS to come. We have been warned, and we understand the grave consequences of those who do not know YOU. Help us to take action and share YOU with others so that your coming will not be a surprise. Help everyone prepare for your return.
In Jesus Name


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TGRC'S Glass Recycling Band
During TGRC's Green Dialogues we presented our brand new Glass Recycling Band – a first for SA! This band of accomplished musicians played specially composed music at the event using their 'glass tree' of hanging bottles, a glass xylophone and even an instrument of carefully filled glasses of water! The band's goal is to show the versatility and beauty of glass.
You can watch them in action here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S_T8eGRQz0


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Hibs have revealed tonight that Icelandic midfielder Victor Palsson has left the club with immeadiate effect.
The 20-year-old joined the Hibees last January, signing an 18 month deal, but an agreement has been reached to terminate his contract, allowing him to move to pastures new.
Palsson joined the Hibees from English giants Liverpool, and was a revelation during his first few months in Edinburgh. He won himself a call-up to the Iceland U21 squad, and was linked with moves to Leeds Utd and Middlesbrough.
He also became a firm favourite with the Hibees support.
However, his form and attitude have nose dived over the last few months, and stories of his love of the Edinburgh nightlife started to appear in national newspapers.
Palsson leaves after 34 games and 1 goal for the club.
Apparently youngster Sean Welsh has been told he can leave the club as well, but so far nothing official has been confirmed.
Fenlon has also apparently told Junior Agogo, Akpo Sodje and Matt Thornhill that they are free to find new club's, but again, nothing official has been announced.
Youngster David Crawford has also been released, and has already signed a permanent deal with Brechin City until the end of the season.
Hibernian-Mad would like to thank Victor for his contribution to the club, and wish him well in the future.


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This Black Cat is part of the Jellycat 'Cordy Roy' range and is made from supersoft, thick ribbed, jumbo cord, making it extremely tactile. To help him sit, his body and legs are weighted in bean-bag style. A member of the highly successful Cordy Roy range of quirky animals from Jellycat. size: He stands 10" / 25 cm tall
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Touch of MintTuesday, April 12, 2016
In the winter months it's so hard to go out and photograph an outfit post. I've said it before and I am going to say it again: "Weather is every blogger worst enemy".
Not joking. Taking photos with your best smile on, posing and stuff is nearly impossible when you cannot event feel your nose or it's raining.
That's why I always have a Plan B.
I shot these pictures the last time I was in Cyprus (see. an Island where the sun always shines and it's -almost- never cold for shooting outdoors).
The background is perfectly coordinated with this mint heels I got from Flashback - the perfect pair of colorful heels to match with your monochrome looks, not too flashy or bold.
Don't forget the baby blue top and baby pink hat from Missguided. I love how the hat adds an urban sophistication to the look without making it boring because of the pink colour.
Mixing three different colors may sounds tricky, but maybe not when all of them are pales and not too bold.
Talking about this look, you can read my Interview and Feature on November Issue of Madame Figaro Cy.
If not, you can find my feature clicking on here or on the Press.
Top - Missguided / Hat - Missguided / Heels - Flashback Nicosia / Jeans - Zara


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|Full outfit: Zara, Necklace: Accessorize, Bangles: Mango, Earrings: Various, Watch: Swatch
Work is just a slice of life. It's not the entire pizza.
I had read this quote somewhere many years ago and I think it's so apt.
Right now, things are abolutely, ridiculously crazy at work. 374 deadlines have to be met, 5893 emails to be read, and 7659 frantic phone calls to be made. If it was me a few years back, I'd be super-stressed and on the edge.
But not any more. I've learnt that it's not worth it. Don't get me wrong, I am very grateful for my job, but I refuse to let it alter my mood. So once I leave work, I put all work thoughts into the Work Box in my head and they don't come out till I'm at my desk the next morning. In the end, it's all about a positive perspective and being calm. And having lots of dark chocolate stashed away in the drawer.
On a style note, I love the hot pinkness of this vest. And of course, this skirt. It's a dream to wear and walk around in. It brings out the gypsy in me. That's why I decided no shoes for these photos. The only problem is that Sekhy loves playing with the skirt as it swooshes around. She keeps getting under it. Which makes me shout at her. Which then makes me pick her up and kiss her.
So how's your week going?


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Samma Karuna invites you to their awakening and healing program that is designed to support you in your own development. Through deep experiential activities, you will learn the tools to find your own truth and path as a cornerstone for a more happy, vital, and fulfilled life. Moreover, through self-exploration, you can free yourself from the collective consciousness with others and become your true self. Join and prepare yourself to lead a more prosperous and fulfilling life!
Samma Karuna provides three types of accommodation for you according to your requirements. By default, all accommodation provided is type C, but you may decide to upgrade for an additional cost. The accommodation is provided inside the school. On the event of no availability at the time of your booking, accommodation might be provided in one of the hotels next door to the school (beach front). All of the rooms have their own private bathrooms.
This is the type of accommodation included in the course fee. The accommodation provided is a private simple bungalow with fan.
This accommodation is a standard private bungalow with air conditioner.
This is a comfortable bungalow with amenities and sea view
On this retreat, you will start a deep journey into your heart whilst you experience an authentic and fun yoga community where you can be yourself, relax, and celebrate life. As an international school of self-realization and spiritual heart of South East Asia, Samma Karuna invites you to join this Awakening and Healing program. As the insignia of their school, this program is the most complete non-dogmatic self-development program in the world.
Running throughout the year, this program has been created for you based on the principles of self-development, acceptance, and celebration. This retreat includes social, active, and still meditations, daily yoga classes, expressive techniques based on conscious movement and music, Cathartic techniques, pranayama, insights to Tantra, non-dogmatic lectures on self-development, compassionate sharing, and mindfulness practice.
Samma Karuna's yoga is gentle, spiritual, and therapeutic, suitable both for beginners and experienced practitioners. It incorporates the basis of Hatha yoga with Vinyasa flow and mindful Ujjayi pranayama allowing the whole process of practice to become mindful and healing.
Qigong is a practice of mastering Qi in the body (life force energy) through rhythmic breathing, slow and sometimes rapid movement, static poses which are held for a period of time, and deep focus. It has its roots in Chinese medicine and martial arts, dating back some 4,000 years.
It is an active meditation in which you use rhythm, awareness, and an intuitive state which are typical qualities of many types of meditation within dancing to reconnect with yourselves and celebrate life.
This is the most famous social meditation of Samma Karuna. It is not happy people who are thankful, it is thankful people who are happy. In this love meditation, you will explore the art of seeing light in each other and within yourselves as a true path for a more thankful and happy life.
You will learn fifteen stages intense cathartic meditation inspired by humaniversity AUM meditation and Osho's AUM marathon. This is a three-and-a-half-hour journey of opening up to your emotions, reconnecting with your body, and celebrating life.
As a school of self-realization, Samma Karuna's main concern is to help their students find an authentic and long-lasting happiness. As a non-dogmatic, non-religious school, their aim is to help you develop your own light, wisdom, and understanding that true wisdom comes from within, through your own personal experiences, rather than second-hand wisdom found in books or lectures. The awakening lectures are based on experiential exercises, time for reflection, sharing, music, and meditation.
This is a free weekly event offering an uplifting conscious movie to bring more awareness and understanding to your life.
Based on non-violent communication, you learn how to share from your heart, share your vulnerabilities to the group, and have the courage to be just yourselves. In this process, you take responsibility for your emotions and balance whilst you understand that what makes you vulnerable actually make you beautiful.
When we hug, our hearts connect and we know that we are not separate beings. Hugging with mindfulness and concentration can bring reconciliation, healing, understanding, joy, and great happiness. This meditation is only available at Samma Karuna's center in Thailand.
Rebirthing is a gentle yet powerful conscious breathing technique. It brings into awareness your unconsciously held beliefs, emotions, and relationships you have with your bodies and yourselves. By birthing with awareness, you make possible to resolve, integrate, and heal previously unresolved issues in your life.
Breathing is the first act of life. Within the breath is the unexplored secret of life. Sudarshan Kriya is a powerful yet simple rhythmic breathing technique that incorporates specific natural rhythms of the breath, harmonizing the body, mind, and emotions.This technique eliminates stress, fatigue, and negative emotions such as anger, frustration, and depression. Leaving the mind calm and focused and the body energized and completely relaxed.
Tantra helps you to realize the divine beauty you all have within. In this special events, you will use the power of breath, movement, and touch to connect with yourselves and others in a fun, loving, and playful way.
You gather every day to meditate together. Vipassana, as taught by S. N. Goenka, is a traditional still meditation which is 2,500 years old and considered to be the meditation used by Gautama Buddha to gain enlightenment. All levels are welcome, just bring a respectful and loving energy to the class. If you haven't meditated before, Samma Karuna may introduce you to Anapana meditation technique to get you started.
Ishi is the creator of the bio-development platform and has nine years of experience in different music therapy backgrounds. He is the founder of Samma Karuna and an international teacher, holding a background in a wide spectrum of disciplines including Tantra, Taoism (Tao garden instructor), bio-development, Biodanza, and meditation.
Margarita Karger studied music at the Collegium Musicum of Buenos Aires, in Argentina. She has a degree in speech therapy (UBA), specializing in voice therapy for teachers, actors, and broadcasters. She is currently the president of the Spanish Association of Biodanza and Education Biocentric and the Madrid Association of Biodanza. She is a member of honor of the International Biocentric Foundation. She has directed teacher training schools of Biodanza of Madrid since 1996 and the Canary Islands since 2004.
Samma Karuna is located in front of the beaches of Koh Phangan, a paradisiac island in the Gulf of Thailand. The accommodation is nestled amongst palm trees, beautiful beaches, and jungle landscapes with stunning mountain views. Thong Sala city center is only a 15-minute drive away. Crossing the street from the school, you will find an ATM.
Also, you will be able to enjoy "Art Café" - a very famous and cozy coffee shop. The shopping villa Srithanu is just a 5-minute walk away and there you can find supermarkets, a recreational aquatic center as well as restaurants serving both local and international food.
The location of Samma Karuna is also perfect to enjoy the most popular tourist attractions of Koh Phangan. You can experience popular attractions such as diving, trekking, visiting the Thong Sala night market, enjoying Thai cooking classes, dip in the pools, taking a massage shower, resting in beautiful beaches with incredible sunsets, discovering waterfalls, and being amazed by beautiful natural landscapes!
Samui Airport
26 km
Transfer not provided
Surat Thani Airport
114 km
Transfer not provided
Please book your flight to arrive at Samui Airport (USM).
This is the nearest airport from Koh Phangan. A connecting ferry will have to be taken from Koh Samui to Koh Phangan.
However, this airport is not an international airport. Between Bangkok and Koh Samui, there are many daily services run by Bangkok Airways with flying time about 50 minutes.
You can also book your flight to arrive at Surat Thani International Airport (URT). Air Asia flies from Bangkok to Surat Thani daily. The flying time is about 50 minutes. The transfer from Surat Thani International Airport (URT) to Donsak ferry port is by coach or taxi and takes about one and a half hours. At Donsak port, you transfer to the Raja ferry to Koh Phangan which takes three hours. Whilst the overall journey is longer than flying directly to Koh Samui, it can be cheaper to fly via Surat Thani, depending on the time of year.
There are many bus services from Bangkok to Koh Phangan. Most of these are sleeper buses. They can be booked from travel agencies in Bangkok or by going to the central bus station (Sia Thai). The journey takes about 10 hours to Donsak, the ferry port for boats going to Koh Phangan. From Donsak, the journey takes around three hours to Koh Phangan. Usually, the ferry is included in the price of the bus.
You can take a ferry which leaves Koh Samui at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m from the Seatran pier. The Seatran pier is located near the airport, approximately a 10-minute drive. Besides, you can also take a ferry from the Lompraya pier at 8 a.m., 11.15 a.m., 12.30 p.m., and 5 p.m. The Lompraya pier is located 50 minutes from the airport. Please take this into consideration when booking the rest of your journey. Ferries arrive in Koh Phangan at Thong Sala Pier.
Trains leave Bangkok several times daily and the journey time is about 12 hours. Sleeping booths are available for some services. Leaving the train at Surat Thani, the transfer by coach or taxi from Surat Thani station to Donsak Pier takes about one and a half hours. From Donsak, the ferry journey takes three hours to Koh Phangan.
There are 2 companies that run luxury coach services from Bangkok to Chumphon, which takes about 6 hours. At Chumphon, you transfer to a large express boat that stops at Koh Tao before arriving at Koh Phangan. The boat journey from Chumphon to Koh Phangan takes about 2 and a half hours.
Local taxis are available from the pier. Please inform the taxi to go to Samma Karuna Srithanu. Please print out the instructions in Thai to give to the taxi driver. This will avoid any unnecessary delay and frustration. Taxis are approximately 200-300 THB per person.
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