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I give all the credit to this find/win to Polyvore, which I only discovered today, who showed me the most fantastic collection of middle to high-end designer shoes I've ever seen. Polyvore lead me to La Garconne an American website with a nice selection of designerwear. Luckily the other day, I tried on a pair of Repetto ballet flats in a local boutique. However, they only had a limited range and nothing that suited what I wanted. Polyvore showed me the cutest pair of patent black ballet flats with a strap across the ankle to hold me in my shoes. Perfect for orthotics! And they're not clunky and uh-gly like most orthotic friendly shoes.
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By LCR Contributor Barrell Rider
Recently the United States was once again beat in soccer. Not on the pitch mind you, but by losing their bid to host the 2022 World Cup.
The victor in the bidding is the tiny nation of Qatar, which is roughly the size of Connecticut. One must be a huge soccer fan to make the trek to Qatar for the games.
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Archive for the 'Camera Trapping' Category
The 'Tiger Log' is No More…!
An Indochinese tiger crossing 'tiger log' in the 'Western Forest Complex' of Thailand…!
Asian leopard crossing 'tiger log' in the 'daytime…!
'Tiger Log' is left in a long pile of ash after a serious forest fire in late-March, 2016…!
In early March of 2016 before my trip to India, I decided to move my old D700 trail cam as forest fire was edging closer and the fires this year were very intense due to serious drought conditions in Thailand.
A large Indian civet crossing the new log…!
This Nikon D700 full-frame DSLR with a 35mm Nikon manual lens in a Pelican 1150 case enclosed in an 'elephant proof box' has worked on the 'tiger log' in the Western Forest Complex for several years now.
A black bear walking the log…!
In the past, I always moved my cameras out of the dryer deciduous areas (usually in March at the beginning of the dry season) to semi-evergreen forests that grow in profusion at higher elevations all year round. Due to moist conditions, these evergreen forests do not burn for the most part.
A male muntjac (barking deer) about to cross….!
However, I did have a good run on the log and was lucky to get some really great tiger and leopard shots plus other creatures, big and small. Another location in the semi-evergreen forest was chosen where fires never reach and this year, it was a good thing that I moved my camera as disaster would have killed it on the 'tiger log'.
A female muntjac sniffing some scent (Thai fish sauce)…!
When I got back from India, I made a trip into the forest and when I got to the 'tiger log', I was shocked. The dead tree had been completely burnt to the ground. All that was left was a long pile of gray ash. If I had left the cam, the old D700 would have been a goner of melted plastic, metal and glass.
A big elephant crossing the log…if not tightly secured, the trunk and foot can wreak havoc on cams…!
Here is a collection of images I got from the new log yet to be named. It was OK for a first set but I want to fine-tune the cam (only one flash was working) and also be on the lookout for other 'log' locations in the meantime. Fortunately, the first rains have come through and there is no more danger of fire this year. More to follow from the new log…!
A lightweight porcupine on the log…!
A heavyweight 'tiger hunter' testing the D700…!
Two even-toed ungulates caught by my DSLR travel cam…!
Another two species captured on my Nikon D3000 travel cam was a goral (goat-antelope) and a muntjac male (barking deer). Even though these two even-toed ungulates are not as glamorous as the tiger, they are still an indication of the prey base found in Vanghat Wildlife Reserve (private land) in the Corbett Landscape. Hopefully sometime next year, I will be able to return to this place but earlier (about Feb.when it's cooler). It was boiling hot this year and a bit of a fire hazard (many areas are now being razed by fire) and certainly if I had waited any longer, my camera may have been burnt to crisp)…!
Goral (goat-antelopes) are found in Northern India in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains…!
A muntjac male (barking deer) are found all over India and a main food source for the big cats…!
Nikon D3000 DSLR 'travel cam' catches a female tiger in India
Awhile back, I published a post on 'my travel cam DSLRs' on this forum and got some nice mongoose pics from that set last year. I have just wrapped up another trip to Northern India where I set one of my D3000s on a trail in a place called Vanghat resort and private wildlife reserve not far from Corbett Tiger Reserve in the State of Uttarakhand. After only two nights, a female tiger walked past the cam and tripped the sensor several times…this is the best shot from the series…Lady luck doing her magic once again…!!
Nikon D3000 with a 24mm manual lens – 2 SB-28s set at 1/4 power..!
Settings: ƒ8; 1/250 sec; ISO 400.
Creatures in Thailand's Western Forest Complex – Part One
Video footage of Thailand's rare carnivores including tiger, leopard, bear and wild dog. Most of this footage is recent..!
In late December of 2012, I did my last safari to Samburu National Park in Northern Kenya. At the lodge I was staying at, big Nile crocodiles would come up at night into the hotel grounds next to the river (closed-off to people of course) and set-up one of my Sony S600 home-brews on the fence. It was more or less a tourist attraction as the staff fed the crocodiles with left-overs. That night, a slew of them came-up out of the river and the old 600 did its job. One frame shows a genet (little carnivore) caught taunting the crocs…it was one on those weird moments in nature where the little guy must have known it could out-run the fat reptiles…..Enjoy…!
Camera trapping in India…!
A pair of Indian or grey mongoose at the Denwa Backwater Escape lodge in Satpura Tiger Reserve, Central India…!
These small predators were not spooked by the sound of the camera or the flashes…!
Jet travel is fine and dandy if you like to go places that requires a commercial airplane to get to your finale destination. The hustle and bustle, and increased security (but very necessary in this day and age) through airports is a pain if you ask me, and baggage and weight can also add to your problems. A couple DSLR trail cams in 'Outdoor Products' cases, plus sensors and four flashes in 'Tupperware'® type boxes with hard-wires and a couple 10mm Python locking cables will make your suitcase bump the scale up a bit near the maximum for check-in baggage (40 kilograms). I decided to go with a couple small Nikon D3000s that are reasonably priced cameras on the used-market here in Thailand plus they both fit is the cases I had.
Nikon D3000 #1 & #2 trail cams…!
D3000 trail cam #2 in small Outdoor Box and SSII sensor on a 10 meter hard wire…!
D3000 #2 open at the back…!
While I was in the U. S. in 2013, I picked up two 'Outdoor Products' or 'Wally' cases as they are sometimes called (one small and one large) that seemed perfect for my travel DSLR idea. I put the cameras in and they fit perfectly: one D3000 with a battery pack install in the large one for longer soaks, and a D3000 without a battery pack fit in the small case for short time soaks (3-4 days). I used 3" aluminum tubing for the snorkels and fit 77mm UV filters with Marine Goop. Two 'eye-ring' bolts are installed in each cam.
Nikon D3000 #1 in large "Outdoor Products' case and a SSII in a 'Tupperware® box…!
As the Nikon D3000 has no remote control port (older model and cheaper), the cameras had to be hacked at the shutter button. This allowed both cameras to fit nicely without any protrusions as if a shutter release plug used as any of the newer Nikon's in the 3000 series. When I travel, I hand-carry the cameras and pack the traps in my luggage: never put a camera or lens in your suitcase..!
D3000 trail cam #1 open at the front…!
Camera No 1: Uses a Nikon 24mm manual lens with the battery pack (two batteries) and is hard-wired to a SSII in a small 'Tupperware'® type box on a 10-meter cable. Two ports are for the external flashes: one on a 6-meter cable and the other flash on a 10-meter cable. Both flashes are in 'Tupperware'® type boxes. A couple of 'eye-bolts' are used in conjunction with a 'Python' locking cable for minimum security.
Camera No 2: uses a Nikon 50mm manual lens but without a battery pack and hard-wired to a SSII sensor in a small round plastic 'Tupperware'® type locking box on a 10-meter cable. The camera is hacked inside at both the shutter button and the flash connection and there are two ports for flash cables and a large pair of 'eye-bolts' for a 10mm Python locking cable. A couple of bungee cords are also used to position the cams on trees or poles before installing the steel cables, and then using them to set the flashes in place. This is my smallest DSLR trail cam to date…!
D3000 #2 with two connections on the side of the case for hard-wired SB-28s…!
Nikon SB-28 in a 'Tupperware®' style box held in place with a 'bungee cord'…!
Four Nikon SB-28s in 'Tupperware®' boxes and hard-wired from 6 to 10 meters…!
The mongoose pair tripped off quite a few frames attracted by chicken bait and Thai fish sauce
in a small cup surrounded by water in a larger bowl to keep the ants out..!
My safari to India in November 2015 was the perfect time to test these two cams out and is the first time I have used them abroad. No: 2 cam captured a couple of breeding Indian or grey mongoose at the last hotel I stayed at in Satpura Tiger Reserve shown here. No: 1 cam got a scavenger dog (which came out quite nice for sharpness and exposure) and then a feral cat that told me there was no wildlife around Earth Lodge outside Kanha Tiger Reserve.
In 2014, I got a couple of 'jungle cats' on a Bushnell Trophy Cam at the King's Lodge in Bandhavgarh Tiger reserve but this time another feral cat tripped the sensor meaning the wild cats were no longer there. Even though the mongoose images are not super sharp, it was still good to at least catch something really wild. The feral cats and dog was a bit of a letdown but were still good test subjects.
A feral dog drawn in by chicken bait and Thai fish sauce in Kanha Earth Lodge, Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India
I recently set-up my other Canon 400D-#2 near the front gate of the sanctuary I'm working in. This is somewhere in the Western Forest Complex of Thailand (sorry; I don't pin-point locations of my cameras anymore as these big cats are in really big demand for the black market, and location could put them in serious jeopardy). The camera is pointed a bit high and will need to be re-adjusted. I am going there in a couple of days before my trip to India and will take care of that then. Also, this is one of the research team's collared tigers, and they know him well. I always give the sanctuary chief pertinent information and photos with date and time, and he passes it on to the researchers for their records…! The home range of the Indochinese tiger is about 250 square kilometers that has been well documented by them. I'm not against research; just not too fond of radio collars and sometimes I wonder how much data they really require or need. There are something like eight tigers collared here (both males and females). I have captured several tigers that keep coming around on this trail in their never-ending search for a meal. I have also caught a black leopard at this same location…! Enjoy.
A male tiger with a collar not too far from the main gate in the sanctuary…!
10/13/2015 – 2:08 AM – 1/80 sec; f/8; ISO 400…!
Another tiger captured last year on my Sony A500 trail cam at the same location-opposite side…!
9/17/2014 – 10:26 PM – 1/80 sec; f/8; ISO 400…!
A spotted leopard and yellow-throated marten on the 'tiger log'
A male leopard crosses 'tiger log' on 8/26/2015 – 1:26 AM
A yellow-throated marten in the afternoon on 'tiger log' on 9/4/2015 – 11:09 AM…!
This is my latest camera trap pull: a male leopard at night and a yellow-throated marten in the daytime captured by a Nikon D700 trail camera in the 'Western Forest Complex' of Thailand on my 'tiger log'…! Enjoy…!
Colossal limestone massifs in Khlong Saeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Surat Thani province, southern Thailand.
Down in southern Thailand, the Khlong Saeng River flows from the Phuket Mountain Range into the Gulf of Thailand at Surat Thani province on the eastern side of the peninsula. Up in the highlands, many tributary streams flow into the Rajaprabha Dam (formally know as the Cheiw Larn Dam) permanently flooding this forest in the upper reaches of this once magnificent biosphere. Some of that natural heritage still remains to this day.
Khlong Saeng is part of the Khlong Saeng-Khao Sok Forest Complex that has been a protected area since 1974 way before the destructive dam was constructed on the river in the 1980s. This large waterway flows east known as the Mae Nam Tapee flowing through the city of Surat Thani. The watershed is an immense wet tropical rainforest with many wild Sundaic and Himalayan species still thriving here.
Colossal limestone massifs some as tall as 900 meters rise up from the reservoir and dominate the landscape. These were laid down more than 200 million years ago during the mid to late Permian. Then they were thrust up when India crashed into the Asian plate that began 50 million years ago. The Indian plate had separated from the ancient continent of Gondwanaland and moved north on a tetonic plate resulting in the formation of the Himalayas and causing a north-south uplift across Southeast Asia in a ripple effect.
Unfortunately, the tiger and the leopard have already disappeared from the sanctuary but many other beautiful predators such as clouded leopard, golden cat and marbled cat still thrive here. This habitat unfortunately has been seriously degraded by the construction of the dam. However, some of this forest still harbor rare and unique Asian creatures like tapir, gaur, elephant and the magnificent Argus pheasant that continue to thrive in the thick vegetation made up primarily of moist evergreen forest.
There is a permanent reservoir 60 kilometers long and 20 kilometer at its widest point, and dammed near the Khlong Saeng Wildlife Sanctuary headquarters. Many people live on floating rafts and fishing is allowed. However, some fisherman in the past used devious methods like electricity or explosives plus trap-lines to catch fish and stocks plummeted. The Fisheries Department regularly release certain species to boost the local economy. Next door to Khlong Saeng is the world famous Khao Sok National Park. However, this has been very detrimental to the environment with extreme tourism that seems to be increasingly damaging to the biosphere.
There are many noisy boats and loads of tourists that visit Khao Sok National Park everyday next door. The Department of National Parks (DNP) manage the lake, and due to poor policies and low budgets, has had an enormous impact on the wildlife and ecosystems in the Khlong Saeng valley. The Electrical Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) who own the dam unfortunately gave responsibility to oversee the reservoir to Khao Sok. The national park's mandate is to get as many people in as possible and make money for the park and its officials, and the local venders. Protection and enforcement is not part of their program. This of course has had a serious impact on the scheme of things.
In Early 2013, I became friends with Greg McCann with Habitat I.D. on Facebook. We decided to do a camera trap survey in the forests of Khlong Saeng as I knew it well having worked there photographing wildlife for two years in 2008-2009. It took us sometime to put a program together but we finally made the first foray into this forbidding and mysterious forest back in July of 2014. Habitat I.D. provided four Bushnell Trophy Cam (video/stills) camera traps plus some financial funding. I also threw in three Bushnell cams and a Nikon D90 DSLR cam.
In September 2014, I went back to Khlong Saeng to check our camera traps and make an assessment of this forest and its inhabitants. It was the middle of the rainy season and the water level in the lake was full. Accompanied by rangers from the sanctuary and research station, we moved up into the forest and serviced all the cams changing out batteries, memory cards and desiccant (silica gel). All the cams were left in place to further record any animal traffic on the wildlife trails down several ridge lines.
After downloading all the cards, imagine my excitement to find so many rare animals on video including elephants, tapir, clouded leopard, golden cat, sambar, Fea's muntjac and common muntjac plus many others. My DSLR Nikon D90 produced an amazing shot of a clouded leopard.
In mid-January 2015, I made my 2nd visit to Khlong Saeng as scheduled to close-out the camera trap program. Once again this forest did not disappoint. Due to problems with flash on my Nikon D90, I changed it out for a Canon 400D with three flashes. I got some terrific shots of an old female tapir (she looks pregnant) that was totally unexpected on the Canon, plus some absolutely amazing behavioral videos of Argus pheasant. This beautiful creature did 'wing displays' in front of a Bushnell Trophy HD Cam and video quality is quite good as this bird came in daylight. In the future, I will be setting higher quality video cams here again as it looks like this male uses this opening in the forest for his display area…!
Khlong Saeng Wildlife Sanctuary needs new direction in management plus better protection and enforcement. However, it's doubtful that any major changes will happen anytime soon. Making money has taken precedence over everything else and that alone will be its downfall. After years of abuse, the future is uncertain as we move into the 21st Century. These wonderful animals and ecosystems are in serious jeopardy…!


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November 30, 2012
Maj. Donald Clarkson outlines how CrossFit can create fitter soldiers in a one-year period between deployments.
The concept outlined in this article is based on having 52 weeks available between a unit's redeployment and its next deployment. Cycle lengths are not set in stone and can be adjusted based on the unit's OPTEMPO and deployment timeline, or to accommodate more rest/skills weeks as required.
Post-deployment focused training—12 weeks—The focus during this time is on gymnastic skills, technical lifts, nutrition and the identification of individual weaknesses.
CrossFit—18 weeks—This is traditional CrossFit training supplemented with distance movements under load. Incorporate movements under load one day per every other week, preferably on strength days or days with very short met-cons. Recommend alternating faster movements with only body armor for one iteration and slower movements with a ruck/full kit for the flowing iteration. By the end of this period, soldiers should be moving 3-5 miles under full combat load.
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CrossFit—12 weeks—This is traditional CrossFit training supplemented with distance movements under load. Incorporate movements under load every week, alternating between movements with only body armor and movements with a ruck/full kit. Once a month, soldiers would move between 5 and 8 miles under full combat load over terrain as similar to their operational environment as possible. Anything further will be counterproductive to the soldiers' recovery.
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Great article and I hope it helps some units prepare for upcoming deployments though other means rather than the old 5 mile run a day. Unfortunately, and surprisingly, many units have yet to buy off on the CrossFit methodology, to the detriment of their organizations ability to properly prepare for any physical challenge. I hope to see CF spread I our community. I enjoyed seeing the incorporation of CFE in the programming. All around good template. Thanks MAJ Clarkson.
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This is a totally random collection of stuff. Normally, I try to at least nominally theme these posts. There is no theme here except that htese are all sci-fi or fantasy sets.
This first one is going to be for the Ms. Mannequinn series. I've been watching a lot of 1980s sci-fi with my boyfreind lately, so I blame him for this set. Truth be told, I do have a place in my heart for cyberpunk, so this should be a lot of fun.
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I saw Interstellar last week (I think "intense" is the only way to describe it; also, no spoilers here) and there was a scene where one of the characters is sitting on a bunk and puts in a pair of earphones so he can listen to the sound of rain as if it were music. Out of everything that happened in that 2.5-hour epic, that is the scene that has stuck with me since.
The scene in and of itself isn't anything special visually nor is it climatic point in the movie. The dude's in outer space for decades, so he misses Earth, etc., and when he hears the sound of rain, it looks as if he's found some peace and comfort. I loved that moment.
We've created so much in our history – stuff and technology, but it has led to so much noise in the world today, and it is so hard to pick out what we should be listening to; we are so busy chasing greener pastures in every facet of life from career to material to people that we often forget where we started or why we embarked on the journey. The noise, the grind, the obscurity all compounds on itself, and it is no wonder one can feel so lost, enraged, or powerless when something (personal or emotive social event) wakes them from the foggy dream.
It's only in the moments of unadulterated metaphorical silence, a pause from everyday events (e.g., meditation) that one becomes aware and starts feeling appreciation. It isn't appreciation of anything in particular, but a state of acceptance that everything is exactly how it should be, good or bad. That awareness puts us in tune with all the small things, and maybe it all leads to that feeling about appreciating the small things and not taking things for granted. It very often happens and is most pronounced when something you used to have is taken away. But don't wait until something happens to find that state of appreciation because when the context changes, you probably have other issues to worry about.


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Is there a positive relationship between the National Electrical Code (NEC) and the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) in the area of lighting, or do they compete with each other? The answer to the first question is "maybe." The answer to the second is "no."
Known as the most widely adopted electrical code in the United States, the NEC provides rules and regulations for the practical safeguarding of persons and property from hazards arising from the use of electricity. Moreover, it has grown well beyond domestic borders and is now used in a number of other countries. Considered a "living" document, the NEC is updated on a three-year cycle. For electrical installation of conductors, raceways, equipment, overcurrent devices, and grounding systems in support of lighting systems, the use of the NEC is appropriate and mandatory in the vast majority of installations.
In the design of energy-efficient buildings, the IECC offers a code development process and an international forum for energy professionals to discuss the latest performance and prescriptive code requirements. Internationally, code officials recognize the need for a modern, up-to-date energy conservation code that addresses the design of energy-efficient building envelopes and the installation of energy-efficient mechanical, lighting, and power systems through requirements that emphasize performance.
The IECC is designed to meet the needs of energy-efficient buildings through model code regulations, which hopefully result in the optimal use of fossil fuel and renewable resources.
Like the NEC, the IECC is available for adoption by jurisdictions internationally. Its use within a governmental jurisdiction must be through adoption by reference, in accordance with proceedings establishing the jurisdiction's laws. At the time of adoption, jurisdictions often insert the appropriate information in provisions requiring the addition of specific local information.
But how do these two codes differ in the area of lighting? Are there similarities in some areas, or are they drastically different? Let's take a closer look to see how these two important codes address the topic of lighting.
The 2005 NEC. The NEC lists requirements for the switching of lighting outlets in dwelling units in 210.70. Sec. 210.70 also includes the switching of lighting outlets in guest rooms and guest suites of hotel and motels, and in attics and under floor spaces containing equipment that requires servicing. In addition, 110.26(D) and 110.34(D) require illumination for the working spaces about electrical equipment.
However, what may become a challenge for electrical designers is the application of 410.73(G), which calls for a disconnecting means at each luminaire. The effective date of this requirement is January 1, 2008.
The challenge could be how to apply the disconnecting means (when required) to luminaires served by more than one ballast (which is an IECC requirement for light reduction controls). Conversely, from the IECC perspective, a challenge may arise when the luminaires feature three or four lamps and are supplied by only one ballast.
The 2003 IECC. Sec. 805 of this code covers lighting systems controls, the connection of ballasts, the maximum lighting power for interior applications, and minimum acceptable lighting equipment for exterior applications. This section does not apply to dwelling units. It is intended for commercial buildings only.
The IECC states that each area enclosed by walls or floor-to-ceiling partitions shall have at least one manual control for the lighting serving that area. The required controls shall be located within the area served by the controls or be a remote switch that identifies the lights served and indicates their status.
There are two exceptions to this requirement. In areas designated as security or emergency areas that must be continuously lighted, a switch is not required. Also, lighting in stairways or corridors that are elements of the means of egress is not required to have a switch installed.
Light reduction controls are also required for the areas enclosed by walls or floor-to-ceiling partitions. These areas shall have the capability of reducing lighting levels to 50% of the maximum light level. The reduction shall also be in a reasonably uniform pattern. This may be the most important requirement of the IECC with respect to lighting.
There are four choices listed to comply with this requirement:
Control all lamps or luminaires;
Dual switching of alternate rows of luminaires, alternate luminaires, or alternate lamps;
Switching the middle lamp of the luminaire independently of the outer lamps; or
Switching each luminaire or each lamp independently.
Light reduction controls are not required in:
Areas that have only one luminaire;
Areas that are controlled by an occupant-sensing device;
Corridors, storerooms, restrooms or public lobbies;
Spaces that use less than 0.6 watts per square foot (or 6.5 watts per square meter).
Automatic lighting shutoff is required for buildings larger than 5,000 square feet (465 square meters). This shall be accomplished by use of an automatic control device, which will function on either one of the following:
A scheduled basis, using time-of-day, with an independent program schedule that controls interior lighting in areas not exceeding 25,000 square feet (2,323 square meters) and on not more than one floor; or
An unscheduled basis by occupant intervention.
Where an automatic time-switch control device is installed, it shall incorporate an override switching device that:
Is readily accessible;
Is located so that a person using the device can see the light or the areas controlled by the switch, or so that the area being lit is annunciated.
Is manually operable.
Allows the lighting to remain on for no more than 2 hours when an override is initiated.
Controls an area not exceeding 5,000 square feet (465 square meters).
Exterior lighting controls, whether automatic or photocell action, shall be provided for all exterior lighting not intended for 24-hour operation. Automatic time switches shall have a combination seven-day and seasonal daylight program schedule adjustment, and a minimum 4-hour power backup.
When it comes to the installation of luminaires, the IECC has a requirement for "tandem" wiring. The following luminaires shall be "tandem" wired:
Fluorescent luminaires equipped with one, three, or odd-numbered lamp configurations, which are recess mounted within 10 feet (3,048 mm) center-to-center of each other.
Fluorescent luminaires equipped with one, three, or odd-numbered lamp configurations, which are pendant- or surface-mounted within 1 foot (305 mm) edge-to-edge of each other.
Guestrooms in hotels, motels, boarding houses or similar buildings, shall have at least one master switch at the main entry door that controls all permanently wired luminaires and switched receptacles, except those located in the bathrooms(s). These sites shall have a control at the entry into each room or at the primary entry to the suite that meets these requirements.
In the end. The bottom line is the NEC and the IECC are setup to address different subject matter.
The purpose of the NEC is the practical safeguarding of persons and property from hazards arising from the use of electricity. The intent of the IECC is to regulate the design of building envelopes for adequate thermal resistance and low air leakage and the design and selection of mechanical, electrical, service water-heating, and illumination systems and equipment that enable effective use of energy in new building construction. Therefore, it's in your best interest to stay abreast of the latest changes implemented in both of these important industry codes.
Owen is the owner and president of National Code Seminars in Pelham, Ala.


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The Quad Serial Peripheral Interface module either controls a serial data link as a master, or reacts to a serial data link as a slave.
The IPC-QSPI-AHB bus controller can be configured under software control to be a master or slave device. Reading and writing the core is done on the AMBA AHB bus interface. The core operates in various data modes from 4 bits to 32 bits (8 modes are supported in multiples of 4 data bits). The data is then serialized and then transmitted, either LSB or MSB first, using the standard 4-wire SPI bus interface or the extended Quad mode bus.
- 4 bit to 32 bit serial transmit & receive
- Full and half duplex modes
- Software programmable Master or Slave mode
- Software programmable SCLK rate for Master mode
- Quad-bit mode operation
- Dual-bit mode operation
- 64 word Tx and Rx FIFOs
- Asynchronous Slave Interface
- AMBA AHB interface
- Interrupt control
- LSB or MSB mode
- Up to 4 slaves under Master control
- DMA Interface
- Compatible with many industry-standard FLASH devices
- Execute-in-place (XIP) functionality for industry-standard FLASH devices
- Verilog Source
- Complete Test Environment
- AHB Bus Functional Model
- C-Sample Code


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King or Queen for a Day
If you want to feel like a king or queen for a day, The Spa at Excalibur & Fitness Center is the place to be. Overlooking the pool area and spanning 13,000 square feet, this world class spa truly must be seen to be believed. Let us pamper you with a wide variety of facials, massages, body wraps, and other treatments in one of our eleven specialized treatment rooms, or enjoy a rigorous workout in our state of the art fitness center.
Phone 702.597.7774
Daily 7:30 AM - 7:00 PM
For your convenience a 20% service charge will be added to each spa and salon service received. A portion of the service charge is dispersed to the spa and salon staff members who served you and the remainder is an administrative fee. Additional gratuities are at your discretion.
Soothing Escape $180
Select one treatment from Group A and one treatment from Group B for $180.00
Group A
- 50-minute Hot Stone Massage
- 50-minute Custom Massage
- 50-minute Hand & Foot Ritual
- 50-minute Self-Renewal Facial
Group B
- 25-minute Scrub
- 25-minute Scalp Treatment
- 25-minute Body Wrap (Herbal, Aromatherapy, Eucalyptus Steam or Aloe)
- Classic Pedicure
Pure Serenity $280
Select one treatment from Group A and one treatment from Group B for $280.00
Group A
- 75-minute Hot Stone Massage
- 75-minute Custom Massage
- 50-minute Hand & Foot Ritual
- 50-minute Custom Massage
- 50-minute Hot Stone Massage
Group B
- 75-minute Deep-Cleansing Facial
- 50-minute Self-Renewal Facial
For appointments, visit The Spa or call 702.597.7774
A 20% service charge is added to all services, Must be at least 18 years of age to use the facility. No substitutions.
25-minute Refresher Facial
25-minute Swedish Massage
25-minute Exfoliating Sugar Body Scrub
For appointments, visit The Spa or call 702.597.7774
Hotel Guest Admission to The Spa: $10.00/day (Monday - Thursday)
$15.00 (Friday - Sunday)
Hotel Guest Admission to the Fitness Facilities: Complimentary (with valid room key)
Non-Hotel Guest Admission to The Spa and Fitness Facilities: $25.00/day
Mid-Week Pricing Available!
Ask about our special Monday through Thursday pricing on our spa treatments (Not valid with any other offer).
Hotel Guest Exclusive Limited Time Special
$100 each if booked separate or
$90 each if booked together
as a package
50 minutes Self-Renewal Facial
50 minutes Swedish Massage
A 20% service charge is added to all services. Must be at least 18 years of age to use facility.
We Support Our Troops!
Get a 25% discount on any 50 minutes or longer spa treatment with a valid military ID. Excludes Packages.
Locals Discount!
Take 20% off any 50 minutes or longer spa treatment with a valid Nevada ID. Excludes packages.
Walking Directions
From Front Desk
Walk towards the casino table games and take the walkway to the Resort Tower Rooms. Once you go out the first set of glass doors the Entrance to the pool and spa will be on your left.
Hours of Operation
Phone Number
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Select Dates
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The Fitness Center
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Enjoy an invigorating workout in our state-of-the-art Fitness Center, overlooking the pool.
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The vast majority of the general public objects to the consumption of fur based products and the mistreatment of animals. However, currently only Austria, Croatia, England, Great Britain, Wales, Scotland, Switzerland and Northern Ireland have fur farm bans, or legislation. Other countries like Italy and New Zealand have partial bans on the trade of fur, delegating standards of care for specific species.
Each year an estimated one billion animals are bred, raised and killed on fur farms around the world for their pelt. Foxes and mink are two of the most popular fur-bearing animals bred on farms, while other animals like the chinchilla, rabbit, bobcat and lynx are also victims of the fur farm trade.
The United States Fur Trade
While many would like to think the U.S. has high standards for animal welfare, when it comes to the fur industry, our own standards and regulations fall shockingly flat.
Many don't associate the United States with the Fur Trade because so many fur farms are able to operate and remain concealed from the general public. In recent years, however, organizations like the Coalition Against Fur Farms have uncovered a number of operating fur farms, at least 400 of them. To make matters worse, fur farms aren't required to comply with animal welfare regulations because there are no federal laws in place to monitor how the animals are housed, cared for, or killed.
Common euthanasia alternatives on fur farms include (but are not limited to) electrocution or gas chambers. Secondary euthanasia often entails breaking the neck of the animal. The form of euthanasia varies greatly depending on the location of the farm and the species.
The Fur Commission, a U.S.-based non-profit that represents mink farmers affirms that fur farms, specifically mink farms, adhere to the methods recommended by the American Veterinary Medical Association: euthanasia by gas chamber.
Speaking from experience, anyone who has witnessed an animal in a gas chamber knows that they are neither quick nor humane.
Fur Trade: International Standards
China, the world's largest exporter of fur, is notorious for their lax-to-nonexistent animal welfare standards. Chinese fur farms are among some of the most deplorable facilities for captive animals. An undercover investigation by PETA into fur farms in China's Hebei Province found evidence of animals being bludgeoned with metal rods and hammers before being skinned alive.
In addition to the wild animals killed for their fur, an estimated two million domestic dogs and cats are killed in China to become fur based products.
What is even more shocking about the state of Chinese fur farms is that they supply around 50 percent of the fur found in the U.S market. While the United States passed the Fur Products Labeling Act to mandate that clothes be properly labeled and the Dog and Cat Fur Protection Act was passed to assure that no garments made from dog or cat fur are imported into the United States, these regulations are often difficult to enforce.
The state of fur farms in China is unsettling, but they're hardly the only major player in the international fur trade. The situation for factory farmed fur animals is the same in the European Union. China is the largest exporter of fur, but the European Union ranks as the largest producer of factory farmed fur, according to Humane Society International. There is no specific legislation in place in the European Union that details animal welfare regulations for operating fur farms.
How You Can Help
Animal welfare more often than not takes a backseat as fur farms – like any business – will always strive to maximize profit while cutting costs and labor wherever possible. Regardless of the industry, this often means poor conditions and cruel treatment.
Always be certain to check clothing labels carefully to discern where the garment is from (faux fur from China has been mislabeled and sold in the U.S.) and to see if any animal products were used to make the clothing.
When all else fails, shop cruelty-free.


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Emotional Rollercoaster
Some nice people found Jack....kind of. He'd been hanging out in their garage for the past 4-5 days and it sounded very promising. Although it sounded like he's just been wandering in and out, he was at least wandering IN regularly.
So, yesterday morning I went there, thinking and hoping and wishing with all my energy that he'd be there, or be nearby, hear me, and come running.
Instead, it rained. And got colder.
The people who found him are really nice and said they'd bring him in the house as soon as he came back and then call so I could come get him. No call yet.
My best-case scenario fear is that with the cold, rainy weather, Jack will have found somewhere else to hang out and I'm pretty much back where I started...
Except Jack is nearly 4 miles from home. Across a busy road, train tracks, and the highway. How on Earth did he manage to get that far??? That cat is dumber than rocks. I LOVE that about him - and I'm hoping it's what keeps him safe and will get him home. He's kind of like Inspector Gadget or Mr. Magoo or the guys in Dumb and Dumber.
And so I wait.
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Ceremony & Toast Films | Doc-Edits | Raw Footage via USB | Engagement Session Coverage & Film
Bridal Couple Interviews | Rehearsal Dinner Coverage | Same-Day Edit | Family & Friends Video Messages
husband & wife, storytellers, writers,
artists with an undying need to create
and a constant desire to grow.
Creating is embedded in the fabric of my personality, and I'm rarely without my camera. I love what I do because each wedding and each couple are unique; how many people can say their job is never repetitive? I've been a storyteller ever since I filmed my first LEGO Star Wars stop-motion animation film at the age of ten (still on my Youtube channel if you want a laugh). I started out small, shooting weddings for friends and family on my parents' camcorder (remember miniDV?) before taking the plunge into the professional film world in 2012.
One of the things I enjoy most about film is its ability to pull an audience into a story. Think about your favorite movies: the best stories are the ones that make you feel what the character feels—you yearn for them to reach their goal and get to the happy ending at the end of the film. That's what drives me as a wedding filmmaker—telling your story in a way that makes you and your loved ones feel the same rush of excitement, anticipation, laughter, and love that you felt that entire day. And unlike any Hollywood film, your journey is completely real. What better stories are there to tell?
Growing up I always loved architectural and nature photography, especially when I traveled. As a teenager I subscribed to photography magazines and wondered how anyone got such amazing shots, wanting to learn their skills. When Trenton and I got married in 2015 I started joining him on wedding shoots and found over time what my photography had been missing—people! Capturing a couple just as they are, showing their love to everyone around them and radiating happiness on one of the best days of their lives is such an amazing experience.
I grew to love videography because it could tell stories in a way that my photos couldn't. The music, the dancing, the speeches, the little moments in the day when the couple is away from everyone and just enjoying being together, the sound a groom makes when he sees his bride in her dress, their personalized vows that tell us so much about who they are as a couple—these are all unique to film and something I feel privileged to capture. I'm generally not a person who cries easily but I can honestly say I cry at some point during every wedding we film because it's just so special.


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This article deals with the resume signature or with the question whether a sign CV should be how and where to sign a CV and with which writing instrument of the CV with a signature should be provided.
Things to consider when resume Signature
The curriculum is an important document in the application process. It shows the previous stops on the life of a candidate and illustrates the for recruiters interesting candidate profile.
Thus, the resume is firstly a personal document of the applicant, on the other, an important decision basis for the staff responsible for the selection of applicants. False information in your CV may therefore cause recruiters make a decision that they would have otherwise not taken.
Documents of this kind are usually signed to confirm / affirm that the information in the document is correct. In addition, a signature gives a document such as the CV a more personal touch.
Thus, if you sign the CV?
Nevertheless, today it is very difficult to make a definitive statement about whether it is essential to sign a resume. While you can often read that a CV from the input-mentioned reasons, it should be signed, however, must be read the same way that companies often place little value that a resume is signed.
At least one missing signature often no knock-out criterion. The electronic application forms have often unable to sign the CV. Should, if possible so to sign, the resume? Yes!
Even if a non-signed CV often is not a KO criterion, so you do as a candidate probably less wrong when you take the few minutes (or even seconds only) time and the resume simply signs.
How and where you should sign the CV?
The CV should be signed by the last mentioned in the CV station at the very end. Frequently, they are mentioning the proposal, the place and date on the left to place and the signature on the right side.
Due to the mostly left-aligned arrangement of the other elements of the curriculum vitae, but also to place the signature on the left side of the sheet is also conceivable.
In electronic applications (for example, via e-mail, which the resume is added to the Angang as a PDF file), you can not sign, is often recommended to scan the signature and paste it into the document.
Which writer for resume signature?
It is advisable to sign with blue ink to resume with a pen. To see signatures usually from the purest. should refrain from it, however fineliners or even pencils – during a Fineliners may be smearing, a pencil is suitable in any way for the signature of a document!


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InfoGraphic: How Glenn Beck is hurting little old ladies
Glenn Beck is not a good person. That shouldn't come as any sort of a surprise to an intelligent individual who a) can think for themselves and b) has been exposed to the world at large through travels, news or talking to people not named Glenn Beck. Unfortunately, the guy has a large and scary following who dogmatically listen to what he says. This extends from politics to salesmanship.
There's been a concerted effort (spearheaded by StopBeck.com and other websites) to pressure advertisers to dump Beck. This has driven him to ingraining low-grade, ethically challenged advertisers like gold companies into both his programming breaks and his programming itself. So little old ladies now a) still don't believe that Obama is American and b) are getting hosed in their gold by telephone purchases. The Big Picture has produced a solid infographic explaining just how.
The lesson learned is that if you're going to trust a crazy person on Fox, that crazy person should be Sheppard Smith. Click through for the infographic.
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Chapel Hill: Opinion
Maggie West: An ode to the Center on Poverty
The UNC Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity has worked to combat the causes and effects of poverty in our state, and is now being closed because of thinly veiled, politically motivated retribution for the vision and leadership of a group that won't stay quiet in the face of blatant attacks on poor and working people from our current General Assembly.
The Poverty Center has provided invaluable support to the Community Empowerment Fund (CEF) since we were founded in 2009, with staff first acting as faculty advisers to UNC undergraduate volunteers and now serving on our board of directors. As a source of teaching, research, and supportive service for CEF, the Poverty Center has empowered over 500 undergraduate students at both UNC and Duke to engage meaningfully in addressing issues of poverty in our community. Through CEF, student volunteers provide relationship-based support to individuals experiencing or at-risk of experiencing homelessness, working towards goals of gaining employment, securing housing, and building savings. In addition to their supportive role, the Poverty Center extended their reach this past year to provide direct legal assistance to CEF members, assisting ex-offenders with reentering the workforce.
However, I do not write today solely in my role with CEF. I write as a graduate of UNC, Class of 2010, who was profoundly impacted by the leadership, light, and unwavering commitment to public service of the Poverty Center.
I credit the Poverty Center with introducing me to the work of the North Carolina Fund, which under the leadership of Gov. Terry Sanford, George Esser, and activists from poor communities across the state, worked to address the crippling poverty facing NC in the 1970's. In 2008, the Poverty Center helped facilitate documentary screenings and dialogues with former leaders of the NC Fund in partnership with the student organization that I led. The experience of listening to Ann Atwater during those dialogues helped to form my understanding of the collective power of a community standing together in unity and across differences.
I credit the Poverty Center with introducing me to Rev. Dr. William Barber, when the center co-sponsored a keynote address by Rev. Barber in 2007. Eight years ago, his oratory shook me to my core and left me believing anew in the potential for opportunity for all people here in our state. Because of this faith, I'm still here, and again at HKonJ Reverend Barber reminded me why.
I credit the Poverty Center with introducing me to the devastating depth of the racial wealth disparity in North Carolina. The Center published research in 2010 which demonstrated that for every dollar in savings in a white household in NC, an African-American household held only six cents. This study was nothing short of a call to action for me.
I credit the Poverty Center with introducing me to the world of community development finance, stewarding a connection to leaders of Self-Help Credit Union in 2009. This connection completely transformed my understanding of the role of financial institutions in advancing economic opportunity for all people. As a result of this connection, CEF was able to launch our matched savings program, which has since enabled 298 homeless and near-homeless individuals to save over $300,000 towards personal savings goals.
And all of that was just while I was an undergraduate student.
As I reflect on the countless ways the Poverty Center has served as "a center for research, scholarship, and creativity" in my own journey at Carolina, I can think of few centers that fit more closely with the mission of UNC, seeking "to improve our society and to help solve the world's greatest problems." And I suppose that is exactly what the current members of the Board of Governors are taking issue with: a mission of education that seeks to bring "lux, libertas," light and liberty to the state of North Carolina, when the days of darkness and slavery were so much more profitable.
So when Jim Holmes from the Working Group of the Board of Governors says, "I struggle to see how the poverty center fits with the academic mission of the UNC law school to train the next generation of lawyers," and I juxtapose my own experience as a student so deeply affected by the Poverty Center's teachings, research, and service, I know that there is no mistaking the true motivation behind the board's proposed action.
And so, it is with a heart full of gratitude that I say to the staff of the Poverty Center: You changed my life. And because of that, one of the worst fears of these members of the Board of Governors has come true: I've been properly educated, and I will never stop fighting.


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The Patrick Durkan Fencing Foundation's mission is to empower youth to develop respect, confidence, discipline, and achieve significance in life through success in the sport of fencing. The PDFF's ultimate goal is to educate the athlete both intellectually and physically especially those with financial barriers.
Core Values:
Each of these core values contributes to individual and team success.
1.) Respect – Self respect is the first step in having respect for your competitors, coaches, and teammates.
2.) Confidence – Through mastery of skills athletes learn they can rely on their trained abilities to achieve desired results.
3.) Discipline – A fencing program provides structure that builds a foundation for more advanced skills. There are many steps that must be taken to win a championship and it is easier to reach the top from a strong disciplined foundation.
The PDFF's long term mission is to improve the quality of domestic fencing and to produce future Olympic fencing champions. The sport of fencing has provided me with opportunities for personal growth, athletic development, and academic success which I would like to pass on to future generations of young athletes. I started fencing at five years-old and after over 28 years of experience in the sport I know how to give back as a coach and a mentor.
My early coaches taught me that first I had to respect myself; my many hours of practice to improve my fencing skills helped me develop discipline; and finally as a confident young adult I could realize my goals including winning multiple national championships and graduating from Columbia University as a four-time All-American.
While in high school, I had the opportunity to travel all over the world representing the USA on nationals teams but I learned just as much about fencing by giving back as a coach of 20 fellow students. As a mentor and coach my students' successes became as valuable as my own.
The PDFF will achieve its mission by:
1.) Providing scholarships to assist in eliminating financial barriers for developmental and elite athletes.
2.) Establishing a mentorship program where current students foster athletic and personal development in future generations.
3.) Teaching our core vales and inspiring young athletes to achieve success in life.
4.) Provide structured programming in an environment that trains fencers to advance in life as well as in athletics.
The PDFF aspires to help young athletes become champions in all areas of life by providing the resources and environment required to promote success. The Durkan fencing program is built on my years of experience as a fencer and a coach and is instrumental in the development of a respectful, disciplined and confident athlete. These core values will benefit young athletes, both in and out of fencing competitions, as they advance to other achievements throughout life.


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The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Independent Contractor Division meeting is scheduled for September 13-14, 2007 at the Renaissance Chicago O'Hare Suites in Chicago. This year's agenda features industry leaders discussing a number of topics of critical interest, including:
- Patrick Quinn, co-chairman of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, with an update on private toll roads and truck-only lanes;
- Teresa Watson, lease purchase manager for O&S Trucking, Inc. and Steve Brinkman, director of C.R. England, Inc., on the pros and cons of lease purchase;
- Daniel Barney, managing partner of Scopelitis, Light, Garvin and Hanson, PC, on owner-operator issues;
- Robert Jones, former U.S. assistant secretary of labor, on the economy and your profitability.
In addition to the general session guest speakers, TCA executives will provide industry updates and there will be Trucking in the Round discussion sessions both days. Flying J, Inc. is sponsoring this year's Thursday night reception followed by a dinner sponsored by the Allied Committee for the Trucking Industry (ACT 1). To learn more about the conference or to register, go to www.truckload.org.
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Endangered Waters of Vidarbha
In the eastern Maharashtra region of Vidarbha, farmers continue to lose lives.
In 2014, more than 1142 farmers ended their lives. A particularly disturbing tale comes from Akola district where a 75-year-old farmer, Kashiram B. Indare allegedly ended his life by lighting his own funeral pyre. Delayed and scanty rains that season had made his soya-bean crop repeatedly fail.
The reasons for this unrelenting agrarian crisis are complex and multifold – uncertain rainfall, inadequate irrigation, inefficient government functionaries and rising cost of farming is turning agriculture increasingly unsustainable in the region. In March 2012, I accompanied a team that was investigating a significant reason that was contributing to the farmers' woes in the region – the inequitable distribution of water between the farmers and coal-based thermal power plants in the region.
Vidarbha seems to be an ideal place to set up a thermal power plant because of cheap land prices, a favourable state water policy and proximity to the coal blocks of Chhattisgarh. As of December 2010, 71 thermal power plants were in various stages of approval in the Vidarbha region alone, collectively representing 55 GW of power.
Coal-fired thermal power plants require enormous quantities of water to run, highest consumption across any industrial sector. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) observes that an average coal-fired plant in India requires about 5-7 cubic metres of water per MW/hour, and is far less efficient than those in other countries. The newer plants are slightly better, utilizing 3.5-4 cubic metres of water per MW/hour.
Inland thermal power plants are dependent on fresh water from rivers and irrigation reservoirs and thus deprive farmers of water meant for irrigation. Between 2008-2009, the Maharashtra government diverted 41% of irrigation water from the Upper Wardha dam for the use of thermal power plants.
A study conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, assessed the present and future implications on the Wardha River placed on it by the thermal power plants in the region. The study observed that the proposed thermal plants would require 1.7 billion cubic metres of water per year – enough to irrigate more than 410,000 hectares of farmland. Subsequently the water level in the Wardha River basin would drop by 40 percent and by 16 percent in the Wainganga River basin.
The Vidarbha farmers grow cotton, oranges and soya along with traditional crops such as rice, sorghum and bajra. However about 80% of the farming is dependent on rainfall, which is often uncertain and ill-timed.
In May 2012, Rohana village in Bhandara district was denotified from the command area of the Bawanthadi interstate irrigation project to benefit the upcoming project of the Bhandara Thermal Power Corporation. Agriculture and dairy are the main occupation of the approximately 2,200 residents here. The entire agricultural land of the village is under irrigation and the village has never been affected by droughts. The acquisition for the project has now been stopped because of more and more farmers resolving not to part with their land for the project.
Shrikrishna Kalamb
(Vidarbha's farmer-poet, two days before he took his life)


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RISK will resume next Tues., 1/3/12, at our same location, The Minglement Round Table, and same time: 3:30-4:45.
We will have two sessions to practice for our up-coming gig at Minglement on Friday, Jan. 13th!! RISK will play from 7-7:30 that night.
We are looking forward to a musical new year!!
Kim and Shane


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Delaine Talbot has a secret. When a matter of life and death threatens to tear apart her family, Delaine makes the ultimate sacrifice. She auctions herself off at Chicago's most exclusive erotic club. Now she belongs to Noah Crawford, a wealthy mogul who introduces her to a seductive feast of the senses, awakening desires she only dreamed about.
Noah doesn't know why Delaine sold her body for a cool two mil. But it's the perfect business arrangement. The inexperienced beauty will learn to satisfy his every sensual need, yet never touch his heart. Almost immediately their relationship generates heat-in more ways than one. When they fight, they take no prisoners. When they love, they show no mercy. When they're together, they never want to leave each other's arms. But soon, their intense, physical bond will take an unexpected turn-evolving into something neither has bargained for: the promise of a lasting love.
Praise for A Million Dirty Secrets
"Super-sexy with snappy dialogue, this wonderful Cinderella tale begins the search for Lanie and Noah's happily-ever-after. . . . The sequel cannot arrive fast enough."-RT Book Reviews (4-1/2 stars)
"Smoldering sex scenes and a cliffhanger ending will have [romance] fans panting for more."-Publishers Weekly
"This book has some yummy scenes. The chemistry is absolutely there, the back and forth bantering, the punishments, and the tender moments. . . . I am looking forward to the next one for sure as we are left with a bit of a cliffhanger . . . man I hate (love love love) that!"-The Reading Cafe
"Explosive . . . If I had to sum this story up in three words, they would be thrilling, dangerous and addictive."-23 Review Street
A Million Dirty Secrets is intended for mature audiences.
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Category Archives: Annual Meeting
September 29 – October 1st, 2017
Martha Center, Lethbridge, Alberta
The annual Fall Retreat for the Western Martha Associates was held Sept. 29 – Oct 1st, 2017. Amid the beautiful backdrop of the coulees, a wonderful gathering of 18 Associates, 1 journeyer, 3 Sisters of St. Martha, plus two guests from the East, Sr. Claudette Gallant, Director of Associates and Julia Townsend, Co-Director, participated in a Retreat called: "The Vocation of the Baptized". The sessions were presented by Bishop Gerald Wiesner, a retired Bishop who lives in Saskatchewan.
Bishop Wiesner gave us much reflect and ponder. These are just a few points that he shared with us.
The Art Of Grieving
Martha Associate Day
September 16, 2017
The Eastern Associates held their annual gathering on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Bethany. It marked the last time that the Eastern Group would meet at Bethany. As well, it marked a new beginning to the face of the annual gathering: a day as opposed to a full weekend retreat. The topic of the day was; therefore, very appropriate, "The Art Of Grieving".
Sr. Franklyn Ferguson, CSM, lead us through a beautiful presentation, reflecting on a more complete understanding of what it means to grieve. Sr. Franklyn opened her presentation with a lovely song: "There is a Season", reminding us that there is a time for every purpose under Heaven!
Sr. Franklyn explained that grieving is a process of how we perceive loss: psychologically, socially, behaviorally, physically and spiritually. Naming our loss and our feelings helps us to bring an understanding to it, and allows us to move forward and to do something about it. When we do not allow ourselves to deal with our grief, it can become a pathology and makes us sick!
It is important to remember that we all grieve in different ways and in different periods of time. It is also noteworthy that grief does not only occur with death, but with the loss of many things ie: Hearing, eyesight, mobility, etc. Any change can constitute loss. Awareness of these changes, and naming them allows us to move forward.
Mourning is a part of grieving and it is something we must do. It too is a process and must be done in each person's time.
Sr. Franklyn described grieving in this way: Grief is like a cut, acute and numb, followed by bleeding, eventual healing and finally a scar. The scar may shrink, but it is always there. But the cut has travelled through a process of change and has been transformed, and the healing allows us to continue forward as all life must.
Our day ended with a prayer and song of Thanksgiving to God.
Associate Retreat in Lethbridge, Alberta (September 23-25, 2016)
At the end of September, our Lethbridge Associate members linked together with those from Calgary for our annual retreat. Sisters Theresa, Josie and Josephine took charge of the Friday evening session with their usual warmth of welcome, prayer, song and reflection. How fortunate we were to have Sister Marion Sheridan as our retreat presenter! Having faithfully served as the NGO liaison representative at the UN for the past thirteen years, she shared some of her vast knowledge and anecdotal experiences in a number of very interesting lectures and made us more aware of that vast organization's inner workings, its goals, targets, successes, failures and the ongoing multiple and complex challenges therein. Following are some Associates comments flowing from the weekend:
Associate Gatering East 2016!
Pope Francis' full address to the UN General Assembly
Associate Gathering in the West!
Here are a few photos from the gathering at Martha Retreat Centre in Lethbridge!
Associate Gathering East 2015
A few photos from the Martha Associate gathering in the East!


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The Esk is a spacious two bedroom en suite apartment within Carron House, in an elevated location offering breath-taking views over the Highland capital towards Ben Wyvis.
Its stylish kitchen/dining room is accessed from the lounge, a bright and airy room which itself is accessed from the hallway.
The hallway also leads to two good sized double bedrooms as well as family bathroom.
Included in the Ashley Ann kitchen is an integrated dishwasher, washer dryer, fridge/freezer and oven, induction hob and hood.
The master bedroom benefits from an en-suite shower room and the family bathroom features a shower over the bath. Both the en-suite and family bathroom feature vanity units, heated towel rails and large mirrors.
Both double bedrooms benefit from sliding mirrored wardrobes. There are two hall accessed storage cupboards.
Flooring is included throughout the apartment.
The apartment building offers a security door entry system, ample car parking is provided and the courtyard grounds are landscaped, offering an attractive environment in which to live.
Help is at hand if you are looking to buy a Tulloch Home, but don't have a large deposit.
If you are eligible for the Help to Buy (Scotland) Affordable New Build Scheme, you could receive assistance of up to 15% of the purchase price of a new Tulloch home.
Help to Buy funding - for completions before March 31, 2019, is available on all Tulloch homes up to £200,000.


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a topic posted jamesbowers in General DiscussionAfter 15 or so hours, I have to admit: All those official reviews had it right; great visuals, bad game. Days Gone is just anti-fun. With iffy gameplay, masses of bugs, and clumsy shooting mechanics. Which don't get any better as you buy perks. Few examples: 1. Towns do not sell missions critical items. So, if you need to burn down zombie nests with molotovs, you spend ages searching for crafting materials for those molotovs. And that's pretty big fail given that half the map takeover missions are about burning stuff down. (and for some reason small fuel cans cannot be blown with shooting so you cannot use them as emergency molotovs...) 2. Desipite having 40GB update, the game is still filled with game breaker bugs that force you to reload last save whenever you encounter them. Which is pretty often. 3. Full tank only lasts few miles, even with tank upgrades. And you realize this is a real problem when you notice you cannot fast travel without fuel. Yeah. No fuel, no fast travel. So, if you run out of gas, you have to walk your bike back to civilization. Thru enemy infested areas full of wolves, bandits and zombies. Ouch. 4. Shooting is bad, and dont get much better with perks. When you pull aim, the hero does not even aim at where you were pointing the camera. This makes shooting in combat very difficult, I can tell you. And, no there is no auto aim. 5. Item wheel is iffy, as it tends to flip gear around if you keep the item wheel pulled fraction of a second too long. So, every time you want to use molotov, smoke bomb or whatever from the wheel, you have to make doubly sure you are pulling the right item. And since time does not stop when item wheel is in use, this means you really do not want to swap gear/weps in combat. 6. It takes ages to get settlements like you enough to sell you good quality items. And when you finally do unlock the shop items, you'll realize the settlements each have their own credit. So, credit you got in settlement one cannot be used in settlement two. Very stupid system, as some settlements have nothing worth buying, so you end up having masses of credits in settlement with nothing but gas to spend it on... And that's just tip of the iceberg. So, to cap; great visuals, well built game world, but more issues than Trump's foreign policies. Thank God I only payed 20 euros for this...
a topic posted jamesbowers in General DiscussionI bought it as soon as it was released, played for a few hours and then I said bb cause rust was getting more interesting back then. So, what about it right now?


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1. How much is the wedding reception costing you?
2. Can you make sure not to set your date for [insert date here] — I have a vacation already planned!
3. What table am I sitting at?
4. Why didn't you invite [insert name here]?
5. Is this really a "white wedding"?
6. How many carats is that ring anyway?
7. Who's your favorite bridesmaid?
8. Did you get that idea from my wedding?
9. Are you paying for any of this?
10. Don't you think the six-tiered wedding cake is a bit much?
Thanks to the Knot for this entertaining post.


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BC6005 Epoxy Surface Coat
BC6005 is a snow-white thixotropic epoxy resin designed specifically for quality reproduction of a variety of surfaces. A room-temperature cure system, BC6005 offers ample working time yet affords quick-tack for lamination. BC6005 may be applied easily with a brush or may be troweled to a thickness of 1/8″ or less on vertical surfaces or over sharp radii without sag or fear of run-off. When cured, this resin system provides a hard, tough, chip-resistant surface.
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Mix ratio: 6:1 by wt.
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Pot life: 18–22 minutes
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Los AngelesLos Angeles is a huge metropolitan city, situated in California.
It is very crowed; in fact it is the second biggest city of the United States of America. It is made up of some very famous towns such as Long Beach, Santa Monica, and Beverly Hills.
Los Angeles was founded in 1781 by the Spanish who named it "El Pueblo de Nuestra senora la Reina de Los Angeles".
In the metro area of Los Angeles there are nearly 20,000 restaurants. For special occasions, many critics say, there's no place like Valentino, where you can taste Italian cuisine or Spago, restaurant to the stars. With its population from all over the world, Los Angeles inspires chefs to mix and match flavours and ingredients from different cuisines. One favourite local is Pasadena's Yujean Kang, whose innovative menu includes Chinese polenta and risotto and Mandarin minestrone.
Many of the best Chinese restaurants are in Chinatown and in the San Gabriel Valley.
Fresh seafood is a speciality and Mexican cooking is here in abundance.
There's no place where people can taste such a variety of food!!!
The population of Los Angeles is of mixed origin and the city presents deep social contrasts. There are areas such as Rodeo Drive, where we can find exclusive shops; Beverly Hills, where the richest people in the world live and Hollywood, the world's leading film-making centre.
But " all that glitters is not gold". There are also the "ghettos" where mainly poor Hispanics and Blacks live and where violence and crime are very common.
In Los Angeles the climate is Mediterranean so lots of tourists spend wonderful holidays on the beaches of Santa Monica, Venice, Long Beach, Laguna Beach and Malibu in summertime.
Near Los Angeles there is a suburb called " Disneyland": a huge amusement park opened in 1955 by Walt Disney, the creator of successful cartoon films such as Pinocchio, Snowhite and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, Peter Pan and of films with real actors such as Mary Poppins, signed Walt Disney Pictures.
Disneyland attracts lots of tourists every year. It consists of seven amusement parks and hundreds of spectacular attractions; here everything is magic and adults with their children can enjoy an exciting and wonderful experience, walking through the world of Fantasyland, Tomorrowland, Adventureland etc. Throughout the years, Disneyland has been a leader in offering adventure rides for all ages. Children and adults can live adventures through space, in subterranean caves or in the jungle, and enjoy amazing effects.
While all those attractions are still going strong, everybody at Disneyland is excited about a new generation in park technology, consisting of sensational effects and a great variety of sounds.
In the newest thrill ride, the Indiana Jones Adventure, no two consecutive rides will be identical; each vehicle can stop, slow down or go fast so that passengers on this ride live adventures at every turn, as in the Indiana Jones film.
Hollywood is another suburb of Los Angeles, in California.
Originally, Hollywood's name was to be "Figwood" because Harvey Henderson Wilcox wanted to give his farm this name, but his wife suggested the name "Hollywood" and so it was.
Gradually, Hollywood became the centre of the American film industry thanks to its good weather and because there were a lot of actors. Famous large studios such as Metro Goldwin Mayer, Twentieth Century Fox and Paramount made hundreds of films.
Today, lots of films are made in cheaper countries, but people from all over the world come here to explore the movie studios at Universal Studios where classic movies have been made since 1915.
The visit to Universal Studios consists of a guided tram tour through famous film sets. It is a full day of non-stop fun for the whole family. The journey includes a visit to the Entertainment Centre and encounters with some of Hollywood's greatest special effects, like the terrible King Kong, the collapsing bridge, the fire-breathing dragon, and many more. You can also watch 640 outdoor sets of Hollywood's most popular TV shows.
After watching the films, you can visit the gift shops or you can stop at the restaurant bar and grill, which serve the best lunch, dinner and late night snacks in town. There is even live entertainment and dancing after dark. You can also walk along the "Walk of Fame" with the stars' names on the pavements of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street.
Finally, outside Mann's Chinese Theatre there are the footprints, handprints and autographs of over two hundreds Hollywood stars.


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|Snacking looks set to stay
It's certainly fair to say, the idea of three meals a day sat around the family table together has had it's time. Juggling work with school commitments and extra-curricular activities plus making meetings and meeting deadlines has shortened the time we get to enjoy gathering en mass to - literally - break bread. Instead we're grabbing food on the go - and the habit of snacking looks like something we're not going to give up anytime soon. But do we need snacks - and are all snacks the same?