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The coastal ghost
Coastal wolf of the Great Bear Rainforest (BC, Canada).
Coastal wolves are living on the most remote islands and the coast of the Great Bear Rainforest. They mostly feed on marine resources. Protecting the coast of this unique coast is also protecting numerous species that depend of the marine environment. More information soon !
Following my experience with these wolves, I always thought that they are elusive. They sure are but sometimes nature can offer some great encounters. A world of thanks to my coastal friends for these indescribable moments.
Orca in the Great Bear Rainforest of Canada.
Humpback feast
#Humpback #whales and their unique bubble feeding behaviour in the Great Bear Sea of #Canada - right on the proposed route for oil #tankers. (This picture was taken from the shore)
The recent oil spill on the shores on #Vancouver shows that British Columbia does not have the "world class" response scheme. Oil tankers can not go through the Great Bear Sea.
This region is unique because of its people and its biodiversity. We have to #protect all of this.
The salmon
Last minutes of life for this salmon, it will not escape the claws and teeth of this experienced bear... But it´s the beginning of a new cycle: the bear will feed on it and the remains will be consumed by many other species of the forest. For example, the decomposing salmon bodies will release a lot of nitrogen to the forest, it will boost many vegetal species.
The Kermode bear is a black bear carrying a recessive gene producing this creamy-fur. There are probably a few dozen of this "white bears" and they are essentially living on few remote islands of British Columbia. Protecting the Pacific salmon means also to protect a whole region: from the First Nations communities to the hundred years old trees including one of the rarest bear of this planet!
Island of seals
No, these seals are not "lazy". Seals need to haul-out mostly during mid-days hours for several reasons: thermoregulation, social interaction, avoiding predators, resting, etc.
Great Whale Sea
Typical view of the Great Whale Sea: humpback blow and the Great Bear Rainforest as background.
This picture was taken right on the proposed route for oil tankers. How can we think bringing tankers in these pristine waters?
The boss
Spirit bear (Kermode), Great Bear Rainforest of Canada (BC). Probably one of the rarest bear of the planet: it is said that there are around 250 spirit bears in the wild. They are black bears with a creamy-white fur due to a recessive gene.
This male is truly outstanding and each of his entrance in the landscape is a moment that I can hardly describe. Every year, he is back in the same river to feast on salmon before the next winter. Along this coast, many top predator species are feeding on salmons: bears, wolves, killer whales, sea lions, etc. And even the trees are getting nutrients from the remaining dead salmons brought in the forest by predators. To protect the Great Bear Rainforest, we have to protect the wild salmon with a sustainable management of the stocks and to limit the development of massive industrial activities.
A world of thanks to my coast friends for these unique opportunities.
Our boat is anchored in a small and remote inlet along the coast of the Great Bear Rainforest in #Canada where we are fishing some crabs for the next dinner.
We got surprised by a group of harbour porpoises. The scenery was spectacular: high mountains with the typical fog, calm flat water and a very special light. I could not resist to grab the camera...
Morning view in the Great Bear Forest
Close-up of a humpback whale while taking a breath along the shore. Sightings from the land are always great moments: no one is disturbing the whales and they are just showing their natural behaviour.
Coastal companions
This picture was taken along the outer islands of the Great Bear Rainforest, one of the last remaining coastal rainforest in the world. This area is full of several species of birds and marine mammals. The more we explore this place; the more we are amazed by its diversity.
Warm welcome
The first steps in a river of this coast are always exciting. You never know what is behind the next rocks or the next trees. This region is one of the last remaining unspoiled temperate rainforest of the planet, hopefully it will never change.
Waiting for wolves in a untouched spot of the Great Bear Rainforest of Canada.
Lots of howlings but not a single sighting. Wolves are hard to see but spending time in this untouched spot was amazing. This area deserves to be protected from the dirty oil industry of central Canada: we can not accept oil tankers in such a place.
Humpback whale in the Great Whale Sea, along the coast of Northern British Columbia in Canada.
Spirit of the coast
Spirit Bear (Kermode) along the Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia (Canada).
I will never be grateful enough to my First Nations friends for sharing with me their culture and these unique moments during my visits in their territory.
Sea Lions
Stellar Sea Lions of the Great Bear Rainforest, Canada (BC).
The Great Bear Rainforest is home to thousands of Stellar Sea Lions. As a highly sociable species, they gather by hundreds on few islands to rest, breed and give birth. Before being officially protected, Sea Lions were intensively hunted to protect the salmon commercial fisheries. Today the overall census is increasing but the Sea Lions are still under many threats such as entanglement in fishing gears, pollution, and other human activities that are disturbing them.
Coastal wolve
Marine resources are essential for these wolves. They spend lot of time on the shore and along rivers foraging for potential preys coming from the marine side of this coastal rainforest (beached marine mammals, salmons, crustaceans, etc.).
After looking for these wolves for a long time, one of them finally came out of the forest. A very special moment in a place that we have to protect.
The Great Whale Sea
It is always very special to witness such a show from the shore. This day, the whales were performing and not a single boat was in the area. It was exactly how this place should be: the Great Whale Sea can not tolerate heavy marine traffic with oil tankers.
Night scenery
Moon and milky way over the Great Bear Sea, Canada
A very special and rare animal: the Kermode Bear. A symbol of this coast.
Sunset along the Great Bear Rainforest, right on the proposed route for oil tankers.
One step at a time for this coast
January 2016, one more win for the Great Bear Rainforest Of Canada.
After decades of fight, first nations and NGOs are celebrating a major win to protect the Great Bear Rainforest of large scale human activities. The Government of British Columbia announced that 85% of the region is now under a special management plan. The Heiltsuk Council (one of the first nation community) declared:
"We are grateful for a step down the right path. It is the first of many miles yet to walk.".
Exactly: one step at a time and we will see one day the Great Bear Rainforest fully protected from logging, tankers and trophee hunting. This coast, its people and its biodiversity deserve it.
Late evening in the middle of the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia, #Canada.
Using the famous bubble net feeding technique, two humpback whales are having their "dinner" along the calm and sunny coast (for once... :)). This technique is unique and can bring up to 15 whales feeding together. But even with two of them, the show is really special to witness.
The whales were close to shore and you could feel how hungry they were before to have a long travel to warmer waters. A unique moment that we all want to happen again: we can not accept #oil #tankers in this area: for these whales and for the #coastal communities.
Bald eagles
Magic happens. Sitting next to the river for hours to wait for large mammals such as bears and wolves, two bald eagles finally came right on top of me. They were literally looking at me and checking what I was for quite a long time.
From the shore
Every year, humpback whales are back in the cold and peaceful waters of the Great Whale Sea to feed and so to get ready to travel to the breeding grounds, around the tropic.
Coastal companion
In the Great Bear Rainforest, Northern ravens are following your everywhere you go. A very intelligent bird and also one of the symbol of the first nations culture.
Spending finally some time with the Spirit bear is clearly one of the highlight of 2015, an amazing gift from my friends living in this unique region.
Solitary dancer
Humpback whale along the Canadian mainland, Northern British Columbia.
The perfect and typical scenery from Northern British Columbia: calm waters, good light conditions and of course some whales in the area.
A special place in the North Pacific waters, that does not need oil tankers and pipelines. First nation communities and wildlife need a healthy environment, they don't need tankers.
The northern coast of British Columbia, Canada, is one of the most pristine wilderness areas of North America.
Sitting on a rock along the northern coast of British Columbia (#Canada), one of the most amazing show from wildlife is happening right in front of us. For few hours, my colleague and me will be the unique witnesses of a playfull group of orca. These animals were rolling on each other, breaching, chasing birds, ... . Trust me, you never want this kind of moment to end!
This picture was taken on the proposed route for oil tankers in the Great Bear sea in Northern British Columbia. This population of killer whale is of course dependent of the good environmental status of its habitat. We cannot accept that oil tankers will use this sea as corridor to export oil abroad.
Humpback whale along the wild coast of Northern British Columbia, where the Great Whale Sea meets the Great Bear Rainforest.
Rainy and windy week end, let´s take it easy like these harbour seals love to do it...
Offshore the Great Bear Rainforest, here is the Great Whale Sea.
All images © 2019 Florent NICOLAS


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Patients do as well on generic antiplatelet drugs as more expensive brand-name product
Generic anti-platelet drugs seem to work as well as a brand name drug for heart patients, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.
When a Canadian health system switched from prescribing the brand-name anti-platelet drug Plavix to a far-cheaper generic version, heart-attack and chest pain patients were no more likely to die from any cause or be re-hospitalized for a heart attack or unstable angina within a year than those prescribed Plavix (17.9 percent vs. 17.6 percent).
In addition, there were no significant differences between the drug groups in the percent of patients who died or were hospitalized for any reason; had a stroke or transient ischemic attack; or who developed bleeding as a side effect of treatment.
"People can safely use generic clopidogrel. This large and real-world study should be reassuring to physicians and healthcare organizations who have been concerned about changing what is prescribed," said Dennis T. Ko, M.D., M.Sc., lead study author and senior scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) in Toronto.
In Canada and the United States, generic drugs are approved based on small studies in healthy people showing that the active ingredient is released at equivalent levels and over the same timeframe. That suggests, but doesn't prove, that the generic product will also have the same safety and medical benefit.
Clopidogrel is used to treat patients with acute coronary syndrome, percutaneous coronary intervention, stroke or peripheral vascular disease.
Researchers compared outcomes in patients (average age 77, 57 percent male) who were prescribed clopidogrel after hospitalization for a heart attack or heart-related chest pain (unstable angina) in Ontario, Canada, where the Ministry of Health began to automatically substitute generic clopidogrel for Plavix once the brand name drug's patent expired in 2012. Between 2009 and 2014, 12,643 patients were prescribed Plavix and 11,887 generic clopidogrel.
Plavix cost about $2.58 Canadian dollars per pill in 2010 and was projected to cost the Ontario Drug Benefit Program $72.8 million by 2012. But by switching to a generic, which costs $0.39 per pill in 2018, the expense was only $19 million Canadian dollars.
"Plavix was one of the most commonly used drugs in cardiology, so switching to generics can reduce a lot of cost for individuals and health systems," said Ko, who is also a cardiologist at the Schulich Heart Centre of the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre at the University of Toronto.
While the study was conducted in Canada, the results should apply to the United States, even if the generic drug offerings are slightly different, according to the researchers.
"There are quite a few different generic brands. In this study, we considered them as a group, but later found no differences in outcome when we compared between different generics," said co-principal investigator Cynthia Jackevicius, Pharm.D., M.Sc., professor of pharmacy at Western University of Health Sciences and senior adjunct scientist at ICES.
The American Heart Association recommends clopidogrel—sometimes in combination with other drugs—for patients who have had acute coronary syndrome (unstable angina or heart attack) or stroke.
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NorthCountry Manor is situated on a large in-town corner lot with many beautiful mature Evergreens which provide not only privacy but shelter and nesting opportunities for a wide variety of birds. Our perennial beds provide a lovely view from the large wrap-around front porch.
David recently added 8 raised vegetable beds for growing our own summer produce for the residents as well as cut flowers for the dinner table.
An old "walkway" in front of the house was removed to make way for a new perennial garden.


text: The Seeker, Inspired by Art Deco, pattern, BP Gulf oil spill, and Louisiana flowers, a multi-media installation examining the complex relationship between man and his environment. Exploring the poetry of the landscape and the Buddhist process of becoming, the work borrows its' titles from the five classic elements used once to divide the observational world into the categories: Air, Water, Earth, Fire, and the Void. The work interplays between opposites in hopes to reveal the interdependence that both nature and its inhabitants share. Mixed Media with dual channel animation with audio, 7' 30", 2014, tablets, speakers, wooden frames.


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The Westmoreland County Industrial Park is an ideal business location for Carry-On Trailer Corporation and you. There, we not only have industrial sites with public water and sewer and high-speed DSL service, we have a 50,000 square foot shell building ready for occupancy right now. Or, you can expand it to up to 150,000 square feet.


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In late 2007, as the
The messages, released Saturday by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, appear to contradict statements by Goldman that left the impression that the firm lost money on mortgage-related
In the messages,
He added, "It's not over, so who knows how it will turn out ultimately."
In another message, dated July 25, 2007, David A. Viniar, Goldman's chief financial officer, reacted to figures that said the company had made a $51 million profit from bets that housing securities would drop in value. "Tells you what might be happening to people who don't have the big short," he wrote to Gary D. Cohn, now Goldman's president.
Actions taken by Wall Street firms during the housing collapse have become a major factor in the contentious debate over financial reform. In his weekly radio address on Saturday,
Goldman on Saturday denied it made a significant profit on mortgage-related products in 2007 and 2008. It said the subcommittee had "cherry-picked" e-mail messages from the nearly 20 million pages of documents it provided. This sets up a showdown between the Senate subcommittee and Goldman, which has aggressively defended itself since the
The messages appear to connect some of the dots at a crucial moment of Goldman history. They show that in 2007, as most other banks hemorrhaged money from plummeting mortgage holdings, Goldman prospered.
At first, Goldman openly discussed its prescience in calling the housing downfall. In the third quarter of 2007, the investment bank reported publicly that it had made big profits on its negative bet on mortgages.
But by the end of 2007, the firm curtailed disclosures about its mortgage trading results. Its chief financial officer told analysts that they should not expect Goldman to reveal whether it was long or short on the housing market. By late 2008, Goldman was emphasizing its losses, rather than its profits, pointing regularly to write-downs of $1.7 billion on mortgage assets in 2008 and not disclosing the amount it made on its negative bets.
Goldman and other firms often take positions on both sides of an investment. Some are long, which are bets that the investment will do well, and some are shorts, which are bets the investment will do poorly.
Goldman has said it added shorts to balance its mortgage book, not to make a directional bet on a market collapse. But the messages released by the subcommittee Saturday appear to show that in 2007, at least, Goldman's short bets were eclipsing the losses on its long positions.
In May 2007, for instance, Goldman workers e-mailed one another about losses on a bundle of mortgages issued by Long Beach Mortgage Securities. Though the firm lost money on those, a worker wrote, there was "good news": "we own 10 mm in protection." That meant Goldman had enough of a bet against the bond that, over all, it profited by $5 million.
On Oct. 11, 2007, one Goldman manager in the trading unit wrote to another, "Sounds like we will make some serious money," and received the response, "Yes we are well positioned."
Documents released by the Senate subcommittee appear to indicate that in July 2007, Goldman's accounting showed losses of $322 million on positive mortgage positions, but its negative bet — what Mr. Viniar called "the big short" — brought in $373 million.
As recently as a week ago, a Goldman spokesman emphasized that the firm had tried only to hedge its mortgage holdings in 2007.
The firm said in its annual report this month that it did not know back then where housing was headed, a sentiment expressed by Mr. Blankfein the last time he appeared before Congress.
"We did not know at any minute what would happen next, even though there was a lot of writing," he told the
It is not known how much money in total Goldman made on its negative housing bets. Neither Goldman nor the panel issued information about Goldman's mortgage earnings in 2009
In its response Saturday, Goldman Sachs released an assortment of internal e-mail messages. They showed workers disagreeing at some junctures over the direction of the mortgage market. In 2008, Goldman was stung by some losses on higher-quality mortgage
Still, in late 2006, there are messages that show Goldman executives discussing ways to get rid of the firm's positive mortgage positions by selling them to clients. In one message, Goldman's chief financial officer, Mr. Viniar, wrote, "Let's be aggressive distributing things."
Goldman also released detailed financial statements for its mortgage trading unit. Those statements showed that a group of traders in what was known as the structured products group made a profit of $3.69 billion as of Oct. 26, 2007, which more than covered losses in other parts of Goldman's mortgage unit.
Several traders from that group will testify on Tuesday.
The messages released by Goldman included many written by
The Senate announced that it would convene a hearing on Goldman Sachs within a week of the S.E.C.'s fraud suit. Some members of Congress questioned whether the two investigations had been coordinated.
Mr. Levin's staff said there was no connection between the two investigations. The subcommittee issued subpoenas to Goldman on June 30 last year and again on March 12, and informed Goldman about who would be called as witnesses on April 5. The S.E.C. has said there was no political motivation in the timing of its complaint.
Among the lawyers Goldman has hired to deal with the Senate inquiry are Michael D. Bopp, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and K. Lee Blalack II, a partner at O'Melveny & Myers. Both men once worked as lawyers for the subcommittee.Continue reading the main story


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It's important to note that we don't currently measure active heart rate during activities.
We also don't currently measure Blood Oxygen Saturation, HRV or Respiratory rate during a workout, as those metrics are difficult to obtain when there is movement.
However, we understand that active heart rate is very important for many customers!
The good news: we built a tight integration with third-party HR monitoring devices (e.g POLAR) to bring the Active-HR data into Biostrap App during a workout session.
This integrated solution came out for iOS in September 2017 and for Android in March 2018.
For this solution, the customer will have to purchase a third-party device. Please note that Biostrap will not reimburse the cost for an external HRM.
POLAR HR-Monitoring devices are extremely accurate and cost between $30-70. We have successfully tested with the following devices:
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Our Crawfish Make the Grade!
March 28, 2012
By Patrick Bonin
OK, so crawfish aren't really known for their smarts, but they all "Make the Grade" at Frugé AquaFarms.
Because when we grade crawfish, it's all about being the biggest in the class… not necessarily the brightest! And only the largest earn the honor of being declared "Select."
"Our select crawfish are 12 – 15 count, meaning it takes just 12 to 15 of them to equal one pound," explained Mark Frugé, co-owner of Frugé Aquafarms. "These represent the largest crawfish we produce. They're at the head of the class."
But we know not all customers enjoy really large crawfish, so they might select a different mix: the "Washed and Graded" category.
"Washed and graded run 16-20 count, so it takes 16 to 20 of them to make a pound," Mark said. "Washed and graded provides a good mix of medium and large crawfish. Many of our customers really like this size for crawfish boils."
Whichever size you prefer, our grading machine enables us to provide our customers with a consistent, reliable product.
"Many of our restaurants prefer purchasing graded crawfish because it provides them with a uniform product to serve their customers," said Richard Hotard, sales manager for Frugé AquaFarms. "They know that every order they serve will be consistent, which makes for happy customers."
So how are crawfish actually graded?
The whole process takes place at our dock on the crawfish farm, where our grading machine is located. (Believe it or not, our grader was originally designed to sort potatoes, but it does a fantastic job with mudbugs, too!)
The crawfish arrive at the grader straight from the ponds where they were caught earlier that day: big ones, little ones and everything in between. (By the way, we call that the "straight run" and you can request that mix, too: it's how we get 'em "straight from the boat.")
They're then placed onto a conveyor belt, which transports them up to the actual grading area. Along the way, and throughout the entire process, the crawfish are constantly sprayed with water to clean them up and keep them wet and cool.
The grading occurs as the crawfish move across a series of spinning plastic rollers, which are spaced so that larger crawfish are continually transported across the grader. Smaller crawfish can "slip through the cracks" and are removed from the mix early in the process – they are usually sold to peeling houses for their tasty meat.
The space between the rollers gradually expands, allowing medium-sized crawfish also to eventually pass through and slide down to the sorting table. The last ones to "fit through the cracks" are the big ones, and they arrive together at the end of the grading process to be re-sacked with the coveted "select" label.
The grader can process up to 3,500 pounds of crawfish per hour, which is great when a typical day's catch ranges anywhere from 15,000 to 18,000 pounds!
The graded crawfish are then sacked and packed: all cleaned up and ready to appear at a crawfish boil near you!
So if you enjoy boiling medium-sized crawfish, or want to impress the folks with "only the big ones," don't forget to "Go for the Grade!"
You'll definitely get an "A for Effort" at your next boil!
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All weddings in Thailand are symbolic – the registration/legalization of a marriage is always separate to the religious ceremony, which for Thai people is normally Buddhist. If you are coming to Thailand for your wedding, you can either legalize the marriage at home before or after your trip, or you can make it legal while you are in Thailand.
Our weddings follow the same structure whether they are made legal on the day or not and all of our couples receive a certificate that contains their vows, to sign immediately after the ceremony. This certificate is purely a keepsake, it is not legally binding. If a couple go through the Thai legalization process, then a "Balat" (registrar) will attend and take signatures in his book at the same point as the certificate signing. He will then also present 2 more certificates which are the legal Thai marriage certificates.
|Shane and Sarah with the Samui Balat and their 2 Thai marriage certificates
Faraway simply arrange wedding ceremonies – however we offer a legal service to assist couples who want to go through the formalities in Thailand, by making the process a little simpler. For a foreign person to legally marry in Thailand, their embassy must release a stamped Affirmation of Freedom to Marry. If your country does not have an embassy in Bangkok then it may not be possible for you to marry here. There are also certain policies or regulations in some countries that may disallow marriage in Thailand. Most of our clients are British, Irish, Australian or New Zealanders and we know that the process is pretty straight forward for them. If you are from another country then you should first of all contact your embassy to find out if it's possible for you to marry here, and what you are required to do.
Our legal representative in Bangkok takes care of everything on the Thai side of things. She cannot enter your embassy or apply for your Affirmations on your behalf but will meet with you outside your embassy in Bangkok, make sure she has all the correct paperwork and will take it from there. The appointment at your embassy must be at least 6 working days before your wedding. This detail is the one which can catch people out as embassies are closed weekends and bank holidays, meaning an earlier arrival in Bangkok is needed. The good news is that you only need to be in Bangkok for one day – we recommend arriving the day before your appointment to be safe, as most embassies only have morning appointments. But you can book your onward journey anytime from that evening.
Once your paperwork has been processed, our legal rep will have the affirmations translated into Thai and then submit everything to the Thai Ministry of Foreign affairs. Once they return the completed paperwork, this is sent to our office on Koh Samui. Faraway then passes the details to the local registrar or Balat. The details will be taken down in the register and also entered on to the national computer system. The Balat will be booked and he will bring the register and certificates to the wedding. After the signing we will take one of the 2 Thai certificates and have it sent to Bangkok for translation into English, and these will be posted directly to you. The 2 Thai certificates are the only ones that will ever be produced – you cannot obtain more copies at a later date. However, the translations can be reproduced unlimited times should you need this legal documentation in the future.
Most of our weddings in 2013 were not made legal in Thailand. Sometimes, couples get legally married in secret before the wedding and prefer to give the impression that the wedding is in fact a legal one which is easily done as the wedding itself looks and feels exactly the same.
|Nathan and Karina with their 2 witnesses, signing the Faraway keepsake certificate after their ceremony


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All Nations Salvation Assembly ANSA
The vision of ANSA is to be a House of Prayers for All Nations, raising a people who through Christ will be fulfilling destiny, maximising potentials, a people of prayer and power, a people motivated to Godly excellence, a people at the cutting edge of society, a people relevant to the society in all areas of life.
Preaching the Good news of Christ's death, resurrection, ascension, and his return to the world.
To bring comfort to the broken and bruised hearts all over the world through the word of Faith.
To proclaim liberty to those held in captivity.
The opening of all prison doors to all those that are held bound by ignorance, and all forms of satanic manipulation.
To preach the Word of Faith to comfort and encourage all those that mourn on earth.
And through the power of the Holy Spirit,
to give beauty for ashes, the oil of Joy for mourning, and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.
We are a vibrant multi-racial congregation, built on the rock of ages, Jesus our Lord and Saviour.
We believe in the power of God's Word to change lives and value the practical application of His Word to make a difference in who we are and what we do. Believing and obeying His message is our goal, which leads us on the journey of discovery of real life and a hope for eternity. This is what the Bible teaches us, that Jesus Christ came as God's gift to the world with a message of salvation.
ALL NATIONS SALVATION ASSEMBLY (ANSA), we communicate this wonderful news of Jesus Christ through the various ministries of the church which include ministry of children, youth, adults, families and to a world full of hurting people, and broken dreams. We recognise the need for a real connection with God and believe in the powerful prayer based delivery of God's Word under a peculiar anointing to bring hope to the despairing, healing to the broken hearted, and strength to the weary.
Our mission is to position the people of God for the prolific move of God in this Century and beyond. We are committed to ministering to your destiny; to assist you through the Word of God to become all that God has called you to become and to do all that He has called you to do.
Be prepared for an encounter today. Our role is to assist in fulfilling the God given vision, and to be a people walking in love, faith and integrity.
Amos 3:3. Can two walk together unless they agree?


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|Has the "Police the Potty" bill
been safely flushed?
When asked to defend his House bill, Rep. Floyd stated that he would "stomp a mudhole" in any transgender woman who would trouble his wife or daughters:
I believe if I was standing at a dressing room and my wife or one of my daughters was in the dressing room and a man tried to go in there — I don't care if he thinks he's a woman and tries on clothes with them in there — I'd just try to stomp a mudhole in him and then stomp him dry. . . . We cannot continue to let these people dominate how society acts and reacts. Now if somebody thinks he's a woman and he's a man and wants to try on women's clothes, let them him take them into the men's bathroom or dressing room. Don't ask me to adjust to their perverted way of thinking and put my family at risk. I'm just sick and tired the way this thing's been going.The Urban Dictionary defines "stomp a mudhole" as something so graphic and horrifying that I cannot bring myself to include it here, except by link. To read such violent intent voiced by a State Representative raises serious doubts about the fitness of Rep. Floyd to serve his district and the State of Tennessee.
Within hours of Rep. Floyd's statement, the Senate sponsor of the "Police the Potty" bill withdrew his version of the bill saying:
I understand Rep. Floyd's passion about the issue, but we have more pressing issues before us that we need to focus our attention on and we don't need to get sidetracked.I hope that Senator Watson will take greater care in reviewing the legislation that he is asked to sponsor in the future.
Tennessee Equality Project and many others moved swiftly to attack the viciousness of this bill. While I am grateful for the support of local, state and national advocates who spoke against the Police the Potty bill, we are not yet out of the woods.
The filing deadline for new bills in this session of the legislature is January 26, 2012. There are 32 other senators who may agree to sponsor this bill in the State Senate. Tennessee Equality Project will not rest from its watch until that deadline has passed. In the meantime, be vigilant fellow Tennesseans. The "Police the Potty" bill remains a threat to civil liberties until we can be certain that no one steps forward to sponsor this bill in the Senate.
- Jonathan Cole


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Televisión Nacional de Chile
|Televisión Nacional de Chile
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|Se enciende (It turns on)
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|Nationwide (Chile)
Worldwide (via TV Chile)
|Santiago, Chile
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|TV Chile
Canal 24 Horas (Chile)
|Channel 7 (Santiago)
Televisión Nacional de Chile, or TVN (English: National Television of Chile), is Chile's state-owned national broadcaster television station. Its inaugural transmission took place on 24 October 1969. TVN is owned, but not funded, by the state, and it functions independently from it; a very particular case of public television in South America. A board of directors, appointed by the President of the Republic and later ratified by the Senate, oversees control over the station. The distribution of the members of the board tend to coincide with the political composition of the current Congress.
Technical details
TVN sends its feed via a 200+ sender network spanning 98% of Chile. It airs in Santiago on digital frequency channel 33 (ISDB-Tb) for HDTV.
It also operates an international station (TV Chile), that is received via satellite around the world, and a news network station called 24 Horas.
Local stations
TVN broadcasts outside metropolitan area using local repeaters. Each of these repeat national TVN feed, plus, a local newscast, as well as local advertising. These TVN owned stations are:
- TVN Red Antofagasta (Antofagasta)
- TVN Red Atacama (Copiapó)
- TVN Red Coquimbo (La Serena)
- TVN Red Valparaíso (Valparaíso)
- TVN Red O'Higgins (Rancagua)
- TVN Red Maule (Talca)
- TVN Red Biobío (Concepción)
- TVN Red Araucanía (Temuco)
- TVN Red Austral (Punta Arenas)
TVN and TV Chile broadcasts 24 hours a day in and offers a mix of news, variety shows and soap operas. Its primetime is dominated by local dramas, telenovelas and local adaptations of American sitcoms. The most important shows currently airing on the network are:
- Buenos Días a Todos – Good Morning Everyone (breakfast)
- Dr. House – House (TV series)
- 24 Horas – 24 hours (newscast)
- La Ruta de Amazonía – Amazon trail (documentary)
- Hora 25 – 25th hour (culture)
- La Cultura Entretenida – Cultural Entertainment (culture)
Soap operas
- Amelia (1981)
- Villa Los Aromos (1981)
- De Cara al Mañana (1982)
- La Gran Mentira (1982)
- El Juego de la Vida (1983)
- La torre 10 (1984)
- La represa (1984)
- La Dama del Balcón (1985)
- Morir de Amor (1985)
- Marta a las 8 (1986)
- La Villa (1986)
- Mi Nombre es Lara (1987)
- Bellas y audaces (1988)
- Las Dos Caras del Amor (1988)
- A la Sombra del Angel (1989)
- El milagro de vivir (1990)
- Volver a empezar (1991)
- Trampas y caretas (1992)
- Jaque Mate (1993)
- Ámame (1993)
- Rompecorazón (1994)
- Rojo y Miel (1994)
- Estúpido Cupido (1995)
- Juegos de fuego (1995)
- Sucupira (1996)
- Loca piel (1996)
- Oro verde (1997)
- Tic tac (1997)
- Iorana (1998)
- Borrón y cuenta nueva (1998)
- La fiera (1999)
- Aquelarre (1999)
- Romané (2000)
- Santo Ladrón (2000)
- Pampa Ilusión (2001)
- Amores de mercado (2001)
- El circo de las Montini (2002)
- Purasangre (2002)
- 16 (2003)
- Puertas adentro (2003)
- Pecadores (2003)
- Ídolos (2004)
- Los Pincheira (2004)
- Destinos cruzados (2004)
- Los Treinta (2005)
- 17 (2005)
- Los Capo (2005)
- Versus (2005)
- Amor en tiempo récord (2006)
- Entre medias (2006)
- Cómplices (2006)
- Disparejas (2006)
- Floribella (2006)
- Karkú (2007)
- Corazón de María (2007)
- Alguien te mira (2007)
- Amor por accidente (2007)
- Karkú second season (2008)
- El Señor de la Querencia (2008)
- Viuda Alegre (2008)
- Hijos del Monte (2008)
- Los Exitosos Pells (2009)
- ¿Dónde está Elisa? (2009)
- Los angeles de Estela (2009–2010)
- Conde Vrolok (2009–2010)
- Martin Rivas (2010)
- Karkú third season (2010)
- 40 y tantos (2010)
- La Familia de al lado (2010)
- Témpano (2011)
- El Laberinto de Alicia (2011)
- Aquí mando yo (2011)
- Su Nombre es Joaquín (2011–2012)
- Pobre Rico (2012)
- Reserva de familia (2012)
- Dama y obrero (2012–2013)
- Separados (2012–2013)
- Dos por uno (2013)
- Solamente Julia (2013)
- Socias (2013–2014)
- Somos Los Carmona (2013–2014)
- El Regreso (2013–2014)
- Vuelve temprano (2014)
- El amor lo manejo yo (2014)
- Volver a Amar (2014)
- Caleta del sol (2014-2015)
- Matriarcas (2015)
- La poseída (2015)
- Esa no soy yo (2015-2016)
- La Machi Veronica: Tierra de Amor (2016)
Tevito was the official mascot of the Chilean state channel Televisión Nacional de Chile during the 1970–1973 socialist government of Salvador Allende.
Tevito was a smiling cartoon dog personified in various ways. Sometimes he was a boxer, sometimes he wore reading glasses, and also disguised himself as a vampire. He played the trutruca, a typical instrument of the Mapuche indigenous people of southern Chile and was an expert cumbia dancer. The character was created by student Carlos González of the Fine Arts Institute in Santiago, Chile, whose drawing won the competition among six other submissions.
TVN is available on satellite and digital cable in over 100 countries worldwide, especially across Latin America and to other Hispanosphere countries like Spain.
Major satellite and cable providers have noted growing demand for TVN to be offered in Canada. TVN is available in Australia, New Zealand and Brazil, wherever there are Chilean expatriate communities.
TVN has an affiliation agreement with NBC based in the US and its subsidiary Telemundo, a Spanish-language television network in the United States. TVN airs a small amount of programming from the two networks.
TVN competes well with international channels, esp. from the USA such as CNN, MTV and the "big four" networks like Fox, ABC and CBS (and all its Spanish-language versions) available on satellite in Chile.
TVN was the first Latin American channel to open a channel in YouTube. TVN and TVNMedia is the archive for a total of 40 years of their produced material: programs, logos and bumpers, and TVN official YouTube account downloads actual videos and TVNMedia old ones from 1970s, 1980s and 1990s programming, logos, bumpers, and more.
Although the television channel is declared as pluralistic and independent critics call it a be a pro-government channel shift in its editorial. Thus, during the government of Salvador Allende and the authoritarian military regime of General Augusto Pinochet, Televisión Nacional was considered by critics as a means of propaganda. This is evident, with programmes like "Avanzada cultural anfi-fascista" and the transmission of speech by the Cuban dictator Fidel Castro at the Estadio Nacional during the leftist UP government, and military government as the 60 Minutos news programme, the International Festival Viña del Mar song, Porque Hoy es Sábado and the game matches of Colo Colo football soccer team, among others. Since the restoration of democracy in 1990, critics have dwindled.
See also
External links
- Official site (Spanish)
- Use dmy dates from May 2014
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with Spanish-language external links
- Chilean television networks
- Television channels and stations established in 1969
- Televisión Nacional de Chile
- Publicly funded broadcasters
- Spanish-language television stations
- Companies based in Santiago
- State media


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The Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative is sponsoring a Teen Author Festival on Wednesday, November 16th at 4:00pm. Author list, tentative schedule and details after the jump!
Teen Author Festival where New York Times bestselling Young Adult Authors will be answering questions about writing and being an author.
Wednesday, November 16th from 4:00 – 8:00pm
WHO WILL BE THERE? (other than us!)
Vivi Barnes, author of Paper or Plastic and Olivia Twisted series
Martina Boone, author of The Heirs of Watson Island series
Lucienne Diver, author of Vamped and Latter-Day Olympians series
Christina Farley, author of Gilded series
Alethea Kontis, author of Woodcutter Sisters and Books of Arilland
Jodi Meadows, author of Newsoul and Orphan Queen series, plus 1/3 of the Lady Janies
Sarah Nicolas, author of Keeping Her Secret and Dragons Are People, Too
Amy Christine Parker, author of Gated series and Smash and Grab
Jenn Marie Thorne, author of The Inside of Out and The Wrong Side of Right
Jeff Yager, author of Atom & Eve and I Like God: A Novel
Author Introductions — 4:00-4:30 pm
Community Room
First Panel Session — 4:40-5:20pm
Community Room 1: Uniquely You: Developing Your Voice in Fiction — Vivi Barnes, Christina Farley & Amy Christine Parker
Community Room 2: Buried Secrets and Hidden Dangers: Stories with a Plot Twist — Jodi Meadows, Martina Boone & Jenn Marie Thorne
Second Panel Session — 5:30-6:10pm
Community Room 1: Fractured Retellings and Fairy Tales—Christina Farley & Alethea Kontis
Community Room 2: Kicking Butt and Taking Names: Putting Action into Books — Sarah Nicolas, Amy Christine Parker, Jenn Marie Thorne & Jeff Yager
Third Panel Session — 6:20-7:00pm
Community Room 1: Fantastical Beasts and Twisted Magic: Creating Fantasy Worlds—Martina Boone, Althea Kontis, Christina Farley & Jodi Meadows
Community Room 2: Other Side of the Writing Industry: Views from the Publishing World — Lucienne Diver & Sarah Nicolas
Fourth Panel Session— 7:10– 7:50pm
Community Room 1: Writing Real Characters: Creating Realistic Characters — Vivi Barnes, Jodi Meadows & Jeff Yager
Community Room 2: Flash Fiction: Authors will lead audience into writing a story together— Alethea Kontis, Lucienne Diver & Martina Boone
Author Book Sale from Inkwood Books
Library Lobby 4-8pm
Book Signings—Library Lobby
All Authors—8:00—8:30
Authors will also be popping up at signing tables throughout festival.
SouthShore Regional Library
15816 Beth Shields Way
Ruskin, FL 33573-4903
The library event page is here.
If there are any updates or changes, we'll be updating this post. Otherwise, see you soon!


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7) By guarding against the devil (5:8-11)
A) Reasons:
Because He preys on you (8)
The devil's name means "slanderer", a word coming from two roots, "over", and "to throw". Revelation 12:10 describes him as the "accuser of our brethren", and Job 2:4-6 shows a case where this occurred.
This passage also calls the devil "your adversary". In Mt.5:25 and other verses describe "adversary" as someone who opposes you in court. 1 Peter 3:16 indicates one reason the readers of this letter suffered for their faith was because some men falsely accused them of wrong-doing. You should guard against the devil, because, like a roaring lion, he seeks to devour you.
Because others resist him (9)
Luke 4 shows that Christ was taken out into the wilderness, where Satan tested Him with the lust of the eyes, flesh, and pride of life, and He resisted. Luke 22:32 shows Satan sifted Peter like wheat, but because of Christ's prayer, Peter afterward strengthened the brethren. Knowing other believers stand against the kind of suffering you do, can motivate you to resist the devil's attacks.
Because God will establish you (10)
After your times of suffering on earth, Christ will bring you the glory of your eternal inheritance. This will include your glorified body, freedom from your sin nature (Rom. 8; 1 Cor. 15), and your mansion (John 14) in the city and presence of God (Rev. 21-22).
This passage also seems to promise God "will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you." This could refer to your glorified state--certainly all these things will be true of you then--but some of these benefits may come to you progressively during life, and even as a result of your suffering.
Only in glory will you live in a sinless way, yet other passages refer to becoming "perfect" in the sense you are made complete or mature in one area or another (1 Cor. 2:6; 2 Cor. 7:1; 12:9; 13:11; Eph. 4:12-13Php. 3:15; etc.). Romans 5:3-5 says, "And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us." (NAS). You should guard against the devil, because God can make you more like Christ through his attacks, and will bring you final glory.
B) Ways
By staying sober (8a)
In various verses, this word for "sober", appears with watching, hoping (1 Th. 5:6), and girding up the loins of your mind for action (1 Pet. 1:13). You guard against the devil by staying sober.
By keeping watch (8b)
"Vigilant", in the KJV, comes from a word meaning "to rise again". It means you stay alert and watch for the devil's attacks (cf. Mt. 26:40ff.).
By standing firm in faith (9b)
The word "firm", in the sentence, "But resist him, firm in your faith" (NAS), means "steadfast", "strong", "sure", or "immovable". Christ quoted Scripture to fend off attacks by Satan (Lk. 4). Ephesians 4 says God gave the church pastors, teachers, and other gifted people, to build you up in your knowledge of Christ. This ministry makes you mature, so you are not "tossed here and there by waves, and carried about by every wind of doctrine...but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him, who is the head, even Christ." (4:14-15). You guard against the devil by standing firm in your faith.


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Over the years years, 4Hours; the rapidly emerging band from the London music scene, have been writing and recording new music that is enchanting audiences at their animated live shows. 4Hours, is living proof of the neural connection that pulses through this bands circulatory system.
Their EP, 'The Vegas Girl', announces without any doubt that they have the talent, chemistry, passion and new music to move them to the next level.
The band's rise must be the music and is a result of indefatigable hard work, since 2007 when 4Hours delivered their first live performance in London. Since their opening gig they have been building a following, with their new music transcending several genres.
It only takes one listen to 'The Vegas Girl' to see the immense progress made in the past few years. The new music has taken on a richer, dirtier sound without sacrificing any of the melodies that are the trademark of 4Hours. As Adam explains, "The Record is about life, emotion and fun, 4Hours doesn't take itself too seriously."
"What comes next is what comes next... 4Hours will continue to have fun, enjoy performing in and around the new music scene as well as more nationwide venues, and enchanting their fans", but it is obvious that the band have something special, they are talented and have staying power. 'The Vegas Girl' is the bands declaration of ambition, musical progression and dedication to the cause. Adam says, "I have a great time rehearsing and gigging anything else will be like unprotected sex: dangerous... but fun."


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…So the past few weeks I've hit a wall of sorts. While I'm dedicating the same amount of time I always have to learning and development, I'm simply not seeing the same gains I have in the past. I suppose part of this is just a product of diminishing returns: As we enhance our mastery of a given discipline, growth simply becomes more incremental as a matter of course. I'm exploring some mental tools I can leverage to shift my modes of thinking that should help with that.
Conversely, I think that another contributing factor here is that for going on 600 days now, I haven't stepped back and gotten some distance from everything I've been learning about. And I am beginning to think that distance is necessary to continue to grow past a certain point.
You can call it white space, a vacation, work-life balance, or any number of other things. But it's really important – and not because of burnout. People that like what they do and find a good rhythm don't suffer from burnout. But I *do* think they plateau in even the best of cases if they don't occasionally take a few moments to step away from what they're doing and allow it to simmer without adding any new ingredients.
What's the right amount of time here, though? Obviously that's different for everybody, and it also looks different.
…I think I need some white space to let my thoughts settle for a while. But I'm not sure how much. I will figure it out, but am sharing my thoughts here today in case there's anyone else experiencing the same feeling. If so I hope this helped contextualize it.
…And if you have any insights of your own, as always, please share your thoughts in the comments section below.


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Restoring Branding Balance in KOI
Recently, we worked with KOI on expanding their brand assets. To stay true to the heath and wellness branding to date, we infused existing brand element into new designs.
An abstract lotus flower was part of initial branding assets we inherited, and we have worked to bring parts of that element into a lot of projects for KOI, and were influenced by its color palette. We've expanded the graphics with KOI and introduced more color into our palette.
We have successfully created a series of branding elements that range from very organic, to modern text applications and infused color into the advertising and retail spaces within the brick and mortar location.


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Plan Your Adventure
Main Sources of Travel Information
The best sources of information for travel information to Rankin Inlet and travel information (by boat) from Rankin Inlet to Marble Island, are the Kivalliq Inuit Association (KIA) Lands Department and the Nunavut Tourism toll-free information number:
How to Get to Marble Island
The most common way to reach Marble Island is by boat from Rankin Inlet through one of the Guide Services. Five airlines serve Rankin Inlet. First Air and Canadian North both provide 737 jet links with Ottawa, Winnipeg and Calgary, as well as links with Iqaluit, Yellowknife and other northern centres. Calm Air provides connections with Winnipeg, Thompson and Churchill (all in Manitoba) and major Nunavut communities. Kivalliq Air offers provides scheduled air links with Winnipeg, Churchill and major Nunavut communities.
Guide & other Travel Services
Outfitters that offer tours to Marble Island include Pissuk Outfitting, Rankin Inlet, 1-867-645-4218; Kowmuk Tours, Rankin Inlet, 1-867-645-3034; and Aksut Tours, Greeley, Ontario, 1-613-821-0406.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that respiratory disease is the third-leading cause of death in the United States, killing almost 150,000 people each year. However, according to a study by patient safety experts at Johns Hopkins, more than 250,000 people die each year because of medical error.
Death Certificate Classifications
A professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine says that there isn't any "standardized method for collecting national statistics" on medical care that didn't proceed as it should have. National health statistics are collected from the medical coding system, which was to be used for physician services billing.
The professor also said that the International Classification of Diseases billing codes were adopted in 1949 and have been used to determine the number of patients who died from specific causes. Medical errors, such as diagnostic errors, medical mistakes and more, were not included in the national health statistics at that time. New, updated criteria is needed on classifying deaths on death certificates, according to the Johns Hopkins researchers, so that it is easier to see how many deaths are due to medical errors.
The Researchers' Data
The researchers first examined four studies that looked at medical death rate data. The death rate data was from 2000 to 2008. Next, 2013 hospital admission rates were used to determine that 251,454 people died due to medical error out of more than 35.4 million hospitalizations. The researchers say that this means that 9.5 percent of deaths each year are due to medical error.
The CDC's Top 3 Causes of Death
Heart disease and cancer are listed as the number one and number two causes of death in the U.S., respectively. The number of deaths due to medical errors according to the Johns Hopkins study put it between cancer and respiratory disease. The professor said that there is a lack of funding and attention given to medical errors because it isn't listed in the top causes of death. He also said that more research is needed on how to prevent medical errors in order to address this nationwide problem.
Have You Suffered Because of a Medical Error?
If you have been injured by a medical error or if you have lost a loved one because of a medical error, you do have rights. A civil lawsuit may help you recover compensation for your injuries, damages and losses. An experienced medical malpractice attorney can help you learn more.
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Stonemarket Arctic Granite, with its subtly textured surface and modern colour options is perfect in any contemporary design situation.
Each of the three colours works well on its own or in a combination, Dusk being the bottom option in the photo.
Available in a single size project pack covering 18m². The size of the slabs and coverage of the pack allows for a 3-5mm joint.
The prices quoted below are for a full pack of the product delivered via a courier typically to a kerbside. If you want to discuss delivery issues or part packs, please call us.
The 600 x 600 Stonemarket Arctic Granite Dusk slab allows for a contemporary patio look. The paving has a small number of crystals in it and the rough side of the slab is the surface to be laid upwards.
The smoother side of the slab should be laid on a full bed of mortar and it is recommended that White Cement is used instead of ordinary Portland.
A sample of Stonemarket Arctic Granite Dusk can be obtained by calling your local depot in Newbury, Berkshire; Tadley in Hampshire or Windlesham in Surrey.
All three depots deliver on a daily basis to Newbury, Thatcham, Basingstoke, Camberley, Bagshot, Bracknell and beyond.
We can supply all aggregates and gravel you may need for your Stonemarket Arctic granite patio project.
A range of Grey Slate or Limestone chipping can complement the mid grey colour of Stonemarket Arctic Granite Dusk.


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Timothy has been a member of the Legion's Bingham Branch, south Nottinghamshire for nearly 12 years. Also a full member of the Guild of Aviation Artists, he's spent a lot of time with the Armed Forces, capturing their 'day jobs' with his pencil, pad and paintbrush.
Timothy bought his first poppy in 1978 to proudly wear on his cub-scout uniform, but it was at the age of 18, when he was invited to the launch of the Douglas Bader Foundation as a result of a pen drawing he created, that he drew the inspiration to create his Battle of Britain paintings 'Reducing the Odds' and 'Tuck's Hurri-bus' (banner image).
The function was at the Mansion House in London, where he met legendary pilots Johnnie Johnson, Hugh Dundas and Denis Crowley-Milling. Speaking of the inspiration behind the paintings, he says "the Spitfire and Hurricane still just seem to have that magic. To the pilots, they are real aeroplanes to fly and they look perfect, unlike modern aircraft that rely on computers."
Reducing the Odds by Timothy O'Brien
"I have been privileged to have been invited by the military to observe them at work. Courtesy of the RAF, I have flown in their Lancaster, Dakota, VC10 and Tristar. The Royal Navy invited me to spend time at sea with HMS Illustrious and most recently HMS Ocean, to sketch their serials during Exercise Joint Warrior, where I also flew in a Chinook and Sea King. The crews look after me as they find me a curiosity; I am different to the ubiquitous photographers by recording their 'day job' with a retro pencil and sketchpad.
The Battle of Britain has become an iconic battle in our nation's history and the heritage of the RAF, just as Waterloo and Trafalgar are to the British Army and Royal NavyTimothy O' Brien


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Eating healthy is all about finding what works for you. Learn from others, but always remember to listen to your body. Abundance is the key to a happy and healthy lifestyle. @rawincollege's papaya salad and vegan pesto zoodles will bring you joy, comfort, and satisfaction. The fruit salad is made with sweet and juicy papaya, crisp green grapes, and creamy banana slices. It's the perfect way to kick-start your morning with natural sugar and carbohydrates, giving you plenty of energy to tackle whatever is ahead of you.
The vegan pesto zoodles are equally as delicious. It's a savory recipe that is abundant with nutrients. The dressing can be made in a flash if you have a nutribullet - just blend and go!
Papaya Fruit Salad
- 2 cups of chopped papaya
- 1 cup of grapes
- 1 banana, sliced into medallions
Chop papaya lengthwise and score and scoop into a bowl. Mix with washed grapes and banana. Store in an air-tight container and take it with you if you're on the go.
Vegan Pesto Zoodles
Zoodle Ingredients
- 1-2 zucchinis
- 2 chopped roma tomatoes
Pesto Ingredients
- 1/2 red pepper, sliced lengthwise
- 6 leaves of basil
- 1 handful of spinach, washed
- 1/4 cup mango
- 1/4 cup avocado
- 1-2 cloves garlic
Wash and spiralize zucchini. Set aside in large bowl. Chop all ingredients for pesto and blend in a Nutribullet or a food processor. Slice tomatoes into quarters and toss into zucchini noodles with the pesto mixture.
Ashley Hampton (PumpUp: @rawincollege) is a college student looking to spread the power of the raw vegan lifestyle through her positive posts and vibrant photos. Check out her blog to find out more about how a raw vegan eats to maintain a healthy lifestyle.


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The holidays are right around the corner so if you haven't quite thought about how you're going to handle your social media during the busiest time of the year, don't fret! We're here to share some of our top tips on how you can amp up your social media and making it as easy as possible so you can focus on running your biz.
Not only do you want to decide on what promotions or sales you want to hold ahead of time, but you'll want to prepare your visuals as well. This can be one of the most time consuming pieces of preparing for holiday promotions so you want to make sure you don't leave these until the last minute. If you need a little help creating your graphics, try Canva.
Writing and scheduling your posts ahead of time will help save you a ton of time later so you'll be able to focusing on running your business. Creating a content calendar outlining what you'd like to post each day on each platform will help you visualize your week or month of content then you can easily schedule it! To schedule your posts, we like to schedule our Facebook posts right through Facebook and we use Tweetdeck for Twitter.
Create a consistent experience:
Coordinate your posts and your graphics to be consistent across all your platforms. Don't be afraid to cross-promote on different platforms by rewriting each post to fit that particular platform. Utilize your cover photos to illustrate your brand personality and showcase some of your holiday products. Just like in all of your marketing efforts, you want to make sure your branding is consistent across all platforms.
Set customer service standards:
Now that you have all the planning and preparations done, it is time to plan how you'll handle any customer service inquiries you receive through social media. Many people will reach out to companies on social media to have an issue resolved and many expect a response within an hour. Having a system in place will help you respond to customers in a timely fashion without eating into too much of your busy schedule.
It's easy to let your social media accounts suffer during the holidays while you're busy focusing on all the different aspect of running your business during the busiest time of year but hopefully these tips will help you manage your accounts to take a little of the pressure off!


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At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. Spoilers will be present within the article.
- "As there is little foolish wand-waving here, many of you will hardly believe this is magic. I don't expect you will really understand the beauty of the softly simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids that creep through the human veins, bewitching the minds, ensnaring the senses... I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even stopper death - if you aren't as big a bunch of dunderheads as I usually have to teach."
- —Professor Snape's introduction of the subject[src]
Potions is a core class and subject taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In this class, students learn the correct way to brew potions. They follow specific recipes and use various magical ingredients to create the potions, starting with simple ones and moving to more advanced ones as they progress in knowledge. A standard potions kit includes plant ingredients such as Belladonna and supplies such as glass phials and weighing scales, along with a standard cauldron that all students are expected to bring with them to lessons.
The Professor of this subject is referred to as a Potions Master. The Potions Master at Hogwarts for many years was Horace Slughorn and later Severus Snape. By 2016, Professor Slughorn had retired for a second time, and an unidentified teacher had taken over.
Class information
- "When they arrived in the corridor they saw that there were only a dozen people progressing to N.E.W.T. level."
- —Harry Potter on the very few people who were able to advance[src]
At Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Potions is a required subject for students, from first year to fifth year. Potion recipes can be found in many books, including the books the students at Hogwarts use in their classes, but the intricacies of timing, ageing, stirring techniques, and bottling which are much more difficult to learn without the mentoring of the experienced masters. Certain ingredients can be found in the cupboard in the classroom, but others have to be bought before the start of the year at the apothecary. Around 1981, Severus Snape became the professor of Potions at Hogwarts. Snape served as the school's potions professor through 1996, until he became the DADA professor and was replaced by Horace Slughorn.[2]
Ordinary Wizarding Level examinations are taken at the end of a student's fifth year; as such students are spent learning Ordinary Wizarding Level potions and possibly revisiting the past four years of lessons. As part of their Potions O.W.L., students must sit a written exam one of the questions asks to describe Polyjuice Potion and its purpose and after students must complete a practical exam. Professor Snape mentioned that achieving a high mark at Ordinary Wizarding Level is difficult.,[3] which was later demonstrated in 1996, when only twelve students reached the required level to advance to N.E.W.T.[2]
When Severus Snape was the professor, students had to achieve an 'Outstanding' on their O.W.L. in order to take his advanced class. As Head of House, Professor Snape tended to favour students from Slytherin House more than other students, so Slytherins tended to do better than others at the subject. On the other hand however, Horace Slughorn was more lenient; Harry and Ron were both allowed to continue to the N.E.W.T. class with an 'Exceeds Expectations' O.W.L. He also did not grant Slytherins special treatments, thus having them lose their advantage in good classwork.[2]
Location and time
Potions lessons take place in the Dungeons.[4]
Classroom layout
The classroom used to be squared-sized, very large, with large tables and windows. In the corner resides a stone basin used to wash students' hands and ladles. From 1992-onwards, the classroom was of an oval shape and relatively smaller, with small work tables. In 1996, the classroom was extended, adding space for more work tables.
Lesson times
|second (last half)
First year
Second year
Second year students are set an essay on Flobberworm Mucus and its uses in potions. Also homework includes something that involves Hair-Raising Potions. This year appears to focus more on actual potion brewing then the previous one.
Third year
Third year students learn about Undetectable Poisons and are instructed to write an essay on Shrinking Solutions.
Fourth year
Fourth year lessons includes information on Poison Antidotes. It is unknown what type of poison these potions refer to, common or uncommon. Also this lesson is most likely a theoretical one. Mixing antidotes is complex and advanced, which are also covered in sixth year as well as this one.
Fifth year
- "I think it appropriate to remind you that next June you will be sitting a important examination, during which you will prove how much you have learned about the composition and use of magical potions."
- —Professor Snape regarding the Potions O.W.L.[src]
Sixth year
- "...These are the kind of things you ought to be able to make after after completing your N.E.W.T.s."
- —Professor Slughorn referring to the potions that will be covered in sixth and seventh year[src]
Known professors
Required textbooks
Passing Grades
Fail Grades
Known O.W.L.s
- All Healers and Aurors, as an O.W.L. and N.E.W.T. at Exceeds Expectations or Outstanding is a compulsory requirement in this subject in order to apply for their relevant training.[6]
Behind the scenesIn the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, many more students are shown to be in Harry's N.E.W.T. level Potions class than are mentioned in the book. The book specifically names Harry, Ron, and Hermione to be the only Gryffindors to have moved on to N.E.W.T. level, but the film shows Neville Longbottom, Dean Thomas, Seamus Finnigan, and Lavender Brown to be in the class as well. Katie Bell and Romilda Vane are also in the class in the film, although they are actually a seventh year and a fourth year student respectively.
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Severus Snape claims that there will be no "wand waving" in his class, though potion-making spells are always needed to complete the brewing process.
- In Hogwarts Mystery, If players take Jacob's sibling to the O.W.L. through an optional side quest, they will definitely gain at least an A, even if they fail to answer every question and make every potion.
Author's comments
Chemistry was my least favourite subject at school, and I gave it up as soon as I could. Naturally, when I was trying to decide which subject Harry's arch-enemy, Severus Snape, should teach, it had to be the wizarding equivalent. This makes it all the stranger that I found Snape's introduction to his subject quite compelling ('I can teach you to bottle fame, brew glory, even stopper death...'), apparently part of me found Potions quite as interesting as Snape did; and indeed I always enjoyed creating potions in the books, and researching ingredients for them. Many of the components of the various draughts and libations that Harry creates for Snape exist (or were once believed to exist) and have (or were believed to have) the properties I gave them. Dittany, for instance, really does have healing properties (it is an anti-inflammatory, although I would not advise Splinching yourself to test it); a bezoar really is a mass taken from the intestines of an animal, and it really was once believed that drinking water in which a bezoar was placed could cure you of poisoning.[7]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter for Kinect
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game (Mentioned only)
- Pottermore
- Harry Potter: The Character Vault
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
Notes and references
- ↑ Wands are needed to perform Potion-making spells and spells to analyse the ingridents of potions, like Specialis revelio.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 9 (The Half-Blood Prince)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 8 (The Potions Master)
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 3 (Mixed Message) - Potions Lesson "Wound Cleaning Potion"
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 29 (Careers Advice)
- ↑ Pottermore
|Hogwarts Curriculum
|Core classes
|Astronomy · Charms · Defence Against the Dark Arts · Herbology · History of Magic · Potions · Transfiguration
|Elective classes
|Alchemy · Arithmancy · Care of Magical Creatures · Divination · Muggle Studies · Study of Ancient Runes
|Extra-curricular classes
|Apparition · Advanced Arithmancy Studies · Ancient Studies · Art · Flying · Ghoul Studies · Magical Theory · Muggle Art · Muggle Music · Music · Xylomancy
|First year exams · Second year exams · Third year exams · Fourth year exams ·
Ordinary Wizarding Level · Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test


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In just two days, Israel begins its withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, pulling out 8,000 settlers. This is the first time that Israel has ceded land won during the Six Day War, which some had claimed is biblical Israel. NPR's Mike Shuster joins us from Tel Aviv.
Michael, thanks for being with us.
MICHAEL SHUSTER reporting:
Hi, Scott.
SIMON: And have some people already begun to leave?
SHUSTER: In fact, some hundreds of settlers have been leaving over the last few days. There are a couple of settlements in--that are isolated in the extreme north of the Gaza Strip that are all but empty. Shops and markets have begun closing down. They're running out of food--staples, that kind of thing. But at the same time, it's been reported--the Israeli army says at least 3,000 infiltrators have gotten into Gaza. These are supporters of the settlers from around Israel who want to resist the evacuation.
SIMON: Well, tell us what you can about what preparations the Israeli army and security forces have been making to remove or contain and isolate resisters.
SHUSTER: They've been training their troops for six months, and they're seizing control of all the roads around Gaza, the roads that lead in and out of Gaza, and eventually they're going to send in hundreds of teams of 17 soldiers and police each to remove those families and individuals that are going to resist. That's going to start taking place on Wednesday. Before that, on Monday and Tuesday, they're going to send their troops around to give all the settlers who are still there formal written notice that they have to be out by Wednesday.
SIMON: And Palestinian reaction?
SHUSTER: Well, the Palestinians are quite uneasy about this, and I'd say confused, as well. There are a lot of unanswered questions about the Palestinian role. It's quite chaotic in Gaza. There have been somewhat rowdy celebrations already--in Gaza City, 10,000 or so demonstrators yesterday. But the Palestinian Authority has been trying to assert its control over the process from the Palestinian side, and it's not entirely clear that they can. They've also been training police and military to go in there afterwards. But it's entirely unclear what it's going to look like from the Palestinian side once the settlers are removed.
SIMON: And, Michael, let me ask you about Prime Minister Sharon. A lot of settlers at one point had seen him as essentially their patron in government--in previous Israel governments when he expanded some of the settlements. Now he's the prime minister who decides that they must be removed in the greater interests of the state. What's his position with the settlers this week?
SHUSTER: Well, Ariel Sharon essentially came to the conclusion a year and a half ago that it was no longer feasible to defend Gaza and maintain the level of security in Israel proper that he and the military thought was necessary. And the settlers view him as having stabbed him in the back. Of course, he was the supporter of the settler movement for 25 years. He gave an interview to one of the Israeli newspapers on Friday in which he said he had no regrets, but he seemed to suggest that he didn't expect this level of resistance when he said, `Had I known there would be this much resistance, I would have pursued the policy anyway.'
SIMON: NPR's Mike Shuster in Tel Aviv. Thanks very much.
SHUSTER: You're welcome, Scott.
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About Ankle Sprains
An ankle sprain occurs when fibers of the ligaments, which support the ankle, are stretched or torn.
- In a first-degree sprain the fibers are stretched.
- A second-degree ankle sprain is one in which portions of the ligament(s) are torn.
- A third-degree sprain is defined as a complete tearing of the ligament(s) supporting the ankle.
Ligaments on the lateral, or outside aspect of the ankle are more frequently sprained than the medial ligaments, or inside aspect of the ankle. The severity of injury will determine the amount of time lost from activity, the type of treatment and rehabilitation. Although injury severity varies greatly, some general treatment and rehabilitation guidelines are appropriate for all ankle sprains.
Immediate Treatment
Immediately after the injury occurs, ice should be applied to the ankle and the leg should be elevated above the level of the heart for 15 to 20 minutes. After icing, an elastic bandage should be applied to the ankle to provide compression to minimize swelling. The combination of rest, ice, compression and elevation (R.I.C.E.) should continue for a minimum of 48 to 72 hours.
- Rest: Decrease, modify or eliminate weight-bearing and other painful activities
- Ice: Apply ice for 15 to 20 minutes several times a day
- Compression: Wrap the injured ankle with an elastic bandage
- Elevation: It is difficult for the leg vessels (veins) to remove swelling from the foot and ankle, therefore, elevate the limb higher than the level of the heart
X-rays may be needed when there is tenderness over the ankle bones to rule out a fracture.
After the initial inflammation phase is over (usually 48 to 72 hours), moist heat may be used to treat an ankle sprain. However, heat should not be used when swelling is present. Compression and elevation should continue as long as swelling is present.
Return to Activity
Return to activity may be attempted once there is minimal pain and swelling. The athlete should be able to perform a series of functional testing before returning to activity or sports:
- Single leg toe raises with full weight on the injured ankle
- Jumping up and down
- Jogging, running and sprinting both straight ahead and with cutting (change of direction)
Rehabilitation of ankle sprains consists of regaining range of motion, strengthening muscles surrounding the ankle joint, and balance and coordination exercises. Strengthening exercises such as toe raises, calf press and the use of rubber tubing or a towel to resist side-to-side ankle movements should be performed. Balance exercises should not be overlooked. Activities such as tilt board exercises, one legged standing and jumping rope also improve coordination and balance after injury. Consultation with an athletic trainer or physical therapist may be needed in order to develop the right rehabilitation program for an ankle sprain.
Preventing Ankle Sprains
Prevention of ankle sprains includes the use of ankle braces and/or ankle taping. A consistent program of lower leg stretching and strengthening, as well as agility drills, will also help decrease the incidence of ankle sprains. A consistent program for ankle stretching, strengthening and balance exercises may help decrease the incidence of ankle sprains.


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