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HydeNet (0.10.9)
Hybrid Bayesian Networks Using R and JAGS.
Facilities for easy implementation of hybrid Bayesian networks using R. Bayesian networks are directed acyclic graphs representing joint probability distributions, where each node represents a random variable and each edge represents conditionality. The full joint distribution is therefore factorized as a product of conditional densities, where each node is assumed to be independent of its non-descendents given information on its parent nodes. Since exact, closed-form algorithms are computationally burdensome for inference within hybrid networks that contain a combination of continuous and discrete nodes, particle-based approximation techniques like Markov Chain Monte Carlo are popular. We provide a user-friendly interface to constructing these networks and running inference using the 'rjags' package. Econometric analyses (maximum expected utility under competing policies, value of information) involving decision and utility nodes are also supported.
Benjamin Nutter
Author(s): Jarrod E. Dalton <firstname.lastname@example.com> and Benjamin Nutter <email@example.com>
License: MIT + file LICENSE
Uses: checkmate, DiagrammeR, dplyr, magrittr, nnet, pixiedust, plyr, rjags, stringr, survival, RCurl, testthat, knitr
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Actual Estate Opportunity
Calculus has many actual world makes use of and purposes within the physical sciences, computer science, economics, business, and medicine. Not like different investments, actual property is dramatically affected by its surroundings and speedy geographic space; hence the effectively-recognized actual-property maxim, "location, location, location." Excluding a extreme national recession or despair, residential actual estate values in particular are affected primarily by native components, comparable to the world's employment charge, financial system, crime charges, transportation services, quality of colleges and other municipal services, and property taxes.
It is usually required in real estate contracts that the title to the property bought be "marketable." An lawyer or a title insurance firm is steadily employed to research a title's authorized marketability. She stated all taxpayers with rental properties have been being contacted, both straight or by means of their tax agents, and the ATO's subtle systems and analytics†could be checking claims this year to ensure people followed the brand new guidelines.
When costs are going up, one is tempted to take out the maximum quantity allowed on an equity line on one,s dwelling or do a cash-out refi on a rental property. House to historic Old City Orange, parks, lakes, purchasing and a wide variety of real estate, the city of Orange is a diverse community. Governmental Controls – The fifth and final of the first traits of the real estate market, governmental controls, plays an inordinately necessary role when compared to other markets.
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If you find yourself locked out of your home or office, there are ways to get back inside. You can call a locksmith, but it may be expensive and time consuming. Alternately, you can pick the lock yourself. All you need is a few simple tools to get the door open.
Insert the tension wrench into the lower portion of the keyhole. It should slide in easily.
Turn the tension wrench in the direction necessary to unlock the lock and hold it there. This is the direction in which you would normally turn the key.
Insert the pick into the top portion of the keyhole. You will be able to feel the individual pins of the lock with the pick's end. Most standard door locks have four or five pins.
Press the tip of the pick up into each pin, noting how difficult it is to push each individual pin up.
Apply pressure to the most stubborn pin, the pin that is the hardest to push up, until it clicks into place. You want this pin to be up and completely out of the cylinder's way.
Repeat the same process with all the remaining pins. Apply pressure individually until each pin sets into place.
Continue applying the torque pressure to the tension wrench while you push up the individual pins. If you release that pressure, the pins will fall back down into the cylinder. You can vary the torque pressure as necessary, but it must always be applied.
Turn the tension wrench and unlock the door. Once all the pins are out of the way, you should be able to simply turn the tension wrench as you would a key.
- Never attempt to unlock a door that is not yours. This is an illegal activity and can result in you being arrested.
- If you are in a bind, you can use a paper clip or hairpin instead of a pick. Results will be better with an actual pick though.
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BECCA Liquid Crystal Glow Glosses - Review, Photos & Swatches/
BECCA Cosmetics recently came out with 6 new glosses that cost $22.00 each for 0.17 oz/ 5 g of product. These are highly pigmented glosses with kaleidoscopic pearls that create a crystal and glitter effect on the lips.
And yes you guys know me, anytime there's a lip product with glitter and crystals - I'm all over it! So I ordered all 6 to showcase to you all.
So from left to right we have:
- Amethyst x Geode - Lavender duo-chrome with an aquamarine shift
- Topaz x Gilt - Golden bronze with a soft emerald shift
- Opal x Jade - Golden opal pearl with a teal sapphire shift
- Rose Quartz x Seashell - Rose with a hot pink shift
- Champagne Dream x Bellini - Soft peach with a rose gold shift
- Pearl x Gold - Creamy pearl with a golden shift
Initial thoughts: These are gorgeous! They are very pigmented and look beautiful worn on their own. The glitter isn't too chunky on the lips but there is a scent to them so be aware of that if you are sensitive to smells.


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What: Optiqua
Where: Enschede
Who: Jos-Willem Verhoef
Since: 2006
Source: Optiqua
Safe drinking water
Optiqua has developed a sensor with the size of a chip that is able to detect a sudden pollution in drinking water online. The company has in recent years, along with drinking water company Vitens and PUB Singapore's water company, worked on the development of sensor technology that is originated at the University of Twente.
These optical sensors measure the light passing through the water in the pipes. The sensor measures changes in the refractive index of water. Light is transported by water, and depending on the medium it runs slower or faster. Any substance that you add to water affects the refractive index. If the index changes, you know that the composition of water changes. This is contained in a smart way in the chip technology.
Based on this technology Optiqua develops two products. The first is Eventlab, a network of these sensors which can detect changes in the quality of a network and where these occur. The second product is the Minilab, a portable device that tells what is actually going on. This device tells within half an hour if there have been hazardous substances in the water. Due to the sensors of Optiqua companies are able to do water utilities measurements of laboratory skills outside the lab to perform at the pipes themselves.


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Would you believe me if I told you that Goldie Hawn won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1970? How about that Amy Schumer received a Golden Globe nomination for acting?
As long as the internet is accessible, movies like "The Circle" are going to be made, and people like me will be shaking their heads in disappointment.
Someone needs to punch the people behind the "Fast and Furious" franchise in the face. Right on the mouth.
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"I Think This Was A Terrific Debate"
Those are the truest words ever uttered by Barack Obama.
I couldn't agree more.
I am late to the punditry game of debate reactions, and there is good reason for that. Last night I decided not to watch the Presidential debate between President Obama and Governor Romney, opting instead to spend a bit of time with a friend I haven't seen in awhile. We spent our evening over an adult beverage, good conversation, and cleaning our pistols. Very manly stuff, you know.
Something funny happened while I was off in the land of gunpowder stains and Scottish single malt. The earth was sucked into a wormhole and there was a rip in the space/time continuum. That is the only explanation I can come up with.
I never thought in a million years the debate would be so utterly dominated by the Republican nominee that no media outlet on planet earth would be able to spin it as an Obama victory. Seriously. When I came home to see the Drudge Report, I could not believe my eyes. Every single news outlet, MSNBC included (MSNBC!) scored the debate as an overwhelming Romney victory. Conservatives were elated; there was wailing and gnashing of teeth on MSNBC. Chris Matthews was incredulous: doesn't Barack Obama watch my program!? Self-regard is not something Chris Matthews lacks.
Okay. So I thought that maybe some of this was in the eyes of the beholder. Maybe Barack just tried to be too centrist for the MSNBC crowd and that was the source of the consternation. But when I read what Andrew Sullivan (one of Obama's chief water-carriers) wrote, I knew for certain what had happened:
Look: you know how much I love the guy, and you know how much of a high-information viewer I am, and I can see the logic of some of Obama's meandering, weak, professorial arguments. But this was a disaster for the president for the key people he needs to reach, and his effete, wonkish lectures may have jolted a lot of independents into giving Romney a second look.
Obama looked tired, even bored; he kept looking down; he had no crisp statements of passion or argument; he wasn't there. He was entirely defensive, which may have been the strategy. But it was the wrong strategy. At the wrong moment.
The person with authority on that stage was Romney—offered it by one of the lamest moderators ever, and seized with relish. This was Romney the salesman. And my gut tells me he sold a few voters on a change tonight. It's beyond depressing. But it's true.
This was obviously not a good night for Barack Obama.
I have now done my due diligence, and have watched the debate in its entirety. I am now prepared to give my own reactions to what took place on that stage. Many of my reactions may be similar to that of other commentators, but I think I have a few original contributions. As a high-end news and commentary consumer, I was unable to see the debate objectively. But I have tried, as far as I am able, to watch with an open mind, keeping open the possibility that maybe everybody in the pundit crowd is wrong.
They were not wrong.
1. For starters, Mitt Romney's rhetorical polish and command was simply the best I have ever seen. Hardly a verbal stumble in 90 minutes. He knew exactly what he wanted to say, and he said it with ease. Look: usually Presidential debates are not "debates" in any real sense of the term. They are "soundbyte wars." Each candidate has a ready stock of 30 second soundbytes and they spew them out with regularity, regardless of what the question is. That is a large reason why I opted to not even watch. I cannot tolerate 90 minutes of a candidate shooting through his stock of talking points. Romney's performance was a rarity. Almost unprecedented, in fact. He had talking points, of course. But he wove them into substantive answers absolutely effortlessly. In other words, they did not sound at all like "talking points." They sounded like a man truly answering questions with substance.
By way of contrast, from the very opening moments, President Obama looked and sounded uncomfortable. He was plagued all night with awkward pauses. You could almost see his brain crunching, searching in vain for the right soundbyte for the moment. I am not imagining the difference between the two men. Everybody saw it, and everyone agrees: Mitt Romney was in command and Barack Obama was completely floundering.
2. If you had predicted to me beforehand that the Republican would be the candidate to exude warmth and empathy, I would have told you that you are crazy. Democrats have had an invincible monopoly on "caring" and "feeling your pain." As of last night, those days are over. Mitt Romney spoke of the poor, the jobless, and the less fortunate with amazing pathos, without seeming insincere in the slightest. He turned questions around to it again and again, dropping well-timed anecdotes about the plight of the lower and middle classes under the Obama administration.
By way of contrast, when on the rare occasions Obama even talked about the "middle class," about whom he is supposed to care so much, he was all abstractions, cold and clinical. Nobody watched that debate and came away with the conclusion: "Barack Obama really cares about me!" Romney greatly helped himself because I can easily conceive of somebody saying: "I think that guy really cares that I am unemployed!"
3. The first two were stylistic points. Substantively, from his very first statement Romney trotted out a "five-point plan" and explained each in simple, common sense terms. He seems to love lists, and he offered many of them with just the right amount of detail. His defense of the private sector as the engine of economic growth was terrific throughout the night, and completely unassailable by his opponent. One moment came late in the debate that struck me. The question was on the role of government, and President Obama was first. He gave a completely abstract, stumbling monologue on how the federal government can "help" provide the infrastructure for success and other bromides about "doing things together" (as if that is responsive).
Romney started his answer by quoting the Declaration of Independence, and, from where I was sitting, it was a truly powerful moment. As a viewer, the reality suddenly struck me: "Oh yeah! Doesn't our founding say something about this subject?" Barack Obama could have given his answer to any audience; in fact, I could easily see him giving that little mini-lecture in the halls of the European parliament. Mitt Romney suddenly looked like an American man equipped to be an American leader. (No, that is not a "birther" code or comment about race.) When scratched, Obama bled big-government, Euro-socialism; Mitt Romney bled American. I thought the difference was striking, and it will strike the voters.
4. I was struck throughout the debate at just how dry the well is for Obama. He had absolutely nothing to draw on to help him. He has no imagination left. No soaring ideas or rhetoric. Just a really bad record. No matter what the question was, all he could say is that Mitt Romney "will increase the deficit" with his tax cuts. This is simply unbelievable. Mr. Six-Trillion-Dollar-Man suddenly became last night the great defender of fiscal responsibility. It struck me, and will strike a vast majority of American voters, as a complete and utter joke.
Mitt Romney may have won himself the presidency last night (let's not get ahead of ourselves), but I happen to believe he could have decisively won it with one simple sentence:
"I believe that's the first time I've ever heard President Obama worried about 'paying for' something."
If he would say that sentence in front of 40 million Americans, the election would be over. Because the only line of attack Obama has left, and the only one he used last night (again, the well is dry) is that he is concerned about tax cuts being "paid for" and the deficit being reduced. This one sentence would deflate that absurdity because every American instinctively knows that Barack Obama doesn't care, has never cared, and never will care about "paying for" anything.
5. I never thought I'd live to see the day when the Republican cannot be accused of wanting to kill Granny. A sign of the times? Romney said these words: "Let's go back to Medicare, can we?"
6. Late in the debate the contrast between the two men was even more pronounced:
Mitt Romney spoke like this: "And that's what I did as Governor."
Barack Obama spoke like this: "And that's what I've tried to do as President."
Maybe people didn't notice that, but moods and tenses have a subconscious impact. Romney came across as a man with a plan, a man of action. Obama came across as impotent and whining. When his closing statement began with his instinctive "Blame Bush" mentality, "Four years ago when I walked into the Oval Office," it was pathetic enough for me to have a shred of sympathy for the man. He looked utterly defeated. His entire case for reelection has come down to this: "Give me a mulligan for the last four years."
The American people are not going to give him a mulligan. One commentator had it right: there was exactly one person on that stage who looked like a President. And that person was Mitt Romney. Another opined that if Martians had landed to watch the debate, they would never have guessed that Barack Obama was the incumbent President. I think that is exactly right.
7. My impression is that no incumbent President has ever been thrashed so thoroughly as Barack Obama was last night. Yes, some say that this has happened before. Maybe Mondale outshined Reagan in their first debate. But last night was not about "outshining" or scoring a few more points here or there. Last night was complete decimation. And it was not because Obama was unprepared. It was because his idea well is dry; it has been weighed and found wanting. He was simply no match for Romney.
Others have observed this already, but I want to reiterate it. The truth is that Barack Obama has never had to debate anybody serious. He got rid of his competitors in his Illinois races by the dirtiest of politics: unsealing ugly divorce records. Running for U.S. Senate, he had a buffoon of an opponent by the name of Alan Keyes. (Sorry, Alan: I might agree with you about a lot of things, but a serious politician you are not.) Running for President he faced off with John McCain. Like I said: he's never had a serious opponent.
Add to this that he lives in a hermetically sealed bubble where everybody thinks he's the greatest (seriously, he only reads the New York Times!), and we can now pinpoint why he was so unprepared. He has never had to prepare. He phoned it in, and he looked like a fool. I highly doubt that he will be able to brush up enough to hold his own against Romney two more times.
Pride comes before the fall. We've seen the unprecedented levels of pride ("I'm Lebron, baby! I've got game!").
Last night we saw the beginnings of the fall. It will be complete on November 6th.


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It's Day 14 of The Wildlife Trusts #30DaysWild Challenge and today we are going to have a go at making a sticky nature Fathers Day card. We got the idea from @CraftInvaders, go and have a look at how it's done on their blog:
We have our card and our double-sided sticky tape. The Robot is clearly too young to do this himself so I am going to have much delight in making it for him. A simple letter D sticky letter on the card. D for Daddy & Dave, his first Fathers Day!
I peeled off the tape backing and set off with the Robot on my back to collect nature bits. I'm a big kid at heart, I enjoyed looking for flowers and things to stick on the card. Here we are out collecting:
Thankfully Dave (or Daddy) doesn't read the blog so we can save the card till Sunday and present it to him. To our Grandads, who we know read the blog, we wish you an early HAPPY FATHERS DAY! The finished card:
It's super easy and effective. You can get bigger sticky tape too, I just used what was in my craft box. Let your creativity run wild!
What are you doing for Father's Day this year?


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Filed under: Media
Check out the story on Milton FD's large multiple alarm fire here on the PNJ.
Check out the the DEVILS FACE in this picture. The ironic thing about this fire is that the same block burned, almost to the day a hundred years prior!
Filed under: Opinion
This commentary was lifted from a great site brotherhoodinstructors.com check em' out!
By: D/O Chad Berg
Ladder co. 72
Snohomish County, WA
"Fireman?" Can we still use that term in the world of political correctness? You are probably telling yourself that we are all firefighters, and guess what? You're right. But there are still firemen out there and better yet, there are still firemen coming up through the ranks. These firemen have nothing to do with being a man. This title does not recognize gender or race. In fact some of the firemen that I respect the most, are sisters.
Do you remember in the Academy your instructors were always chiming in about "Good Firemanship?" Well they weren't referring to checking that coupling for a gasket, or tying off your halyard like it was painted on the rung. Being a Fireman is not something that you become when the Chief pins on your shiny new badge, and you don't automatically earn it your first day off probation. Being a Fireman means honoring your job both on and off of the clock. It means striving to preserve and protect our heritage, and in being concerned on shaping the younger generation of firefighters whom will take your place when your last alarm is answered.
Honor this title, and strive to earn it. The following attributes make up a "Fireman."
LOYALTY – Be loyal to your company, your station house, your shift, and to your department. With loyalty comes trust. When times get tough, remember who takes care of you and your family. "Back 'em up!"
PRIDE – When asked, "Who is the best fire company around?" Make sure and tell them that it's your company. But don't forget to back it up.
BE HUMBLE – Be proud, but show humbleness during reward, and recognition. None of us are at "know it all" status. It's easy to compliment those that don't expect it.
BE AGGRESSIVE SAFELY – Get the job done quickly, and get the job done right. Be that guy/gal that every new kid wants to work with. More importantly, make sure that you and that kid go home at the end of the shift.
SEEK MORE – You must come to terms with the fact that you will always be playing catch up to the ever evolving fire service and the dangers that you will face in our ever changing world. "You will never complete your training." Do not settle for the quarterly minimum requirements.
REAL BROTHER/SISTERHOOD – Understand that real brother/sisterhood is not about pay status, metro vs. rural, city vs. county, or even a specific window sticker. Care about the people that do the same job as you and experience the same hazards. These are the only people who really understand you and what your about. They are your fire service family.
SHARE KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCES – If some "Old Crusty" shows you an old trick on the last job or during a drill, don't hoard it and pretend that it's yours. Show everybody you know and pass on what you have learned. The next generation of firefighters is depending on it. When you do pass it on – make sure to give that "Old Crusty" credit.
RESPECT THE "SENIOR GUY/GAL" – Who is the senior firefighter in you station house or on your company? It might not be the most inspiring person, or the one with the best work ethic or attitude. One thing is for certain, and the fact is that that individual has been on the job longer than you and has experienced more. They may have more years on the job than you have alive! They may not always do things the right way, but when the alarm sounds…pay attention to how he/she gets things done and learn from their experience.
HOSPITALITY – "Who's at the door?" If an out of town brother/sister stops by to take a photo or ask for a patch or T-shirt, what would you do? You need to make that brother/sister the king/queen for the moment. Make sure that all of the station members know of the visitor, and that everybody comes to introduce themselves. Offer them up a cup of coffee or a spot at the beanery table at the next meal. Make these folks remember why they came into this job in the first place. Most of all make sure that they leave with that patch or T-shirt that they came for.
When family members of a firefighter stop by, should we treat them the same as visiting firefighters? No, we should do more! Invite the family in, offer the kids a popsicle or ice cream, and show them the apparatus and the neat things around the station house. Offer the adults something to drink and most of all; talk up their firefighter family member like he/she is the best leatherhead in the department. Tell the kids how lucky you are to work with their Mom/Dad, Aunt/Uncle, or Grandpa/Grandma. How would you want your family to be treated when they stop by a firehouse and you're not there?
SHARE YOUR MISTAKES – Though mistakes can be tough to admit let alone tell others about, that's what makes a good leader. If you truly care about your brothers/sisters, don't let them make the same mistakes that you've made. Both for the sake of safety and for the sake of the department's reputation on the next similar scenario.
SUPPORT YOUR COMPANY OFFICER – If you want to work under a good company officer, he/she will need your help. Never indulge in gossip or downgrading of your CO whether on the job or just out for beers. Make sure to point out his/her qualities to others that do not normally work with them. Remember that they have a tough job and that they depend on leadership from the bottom up. Remember… "Take care of the company & the company takes care of you." Refer to LOYALTY.
GO TO A FUNERAL OF A FALLEN BROTHER/SISTER THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW – When a firefighter or Police Officer answers the final alarm in your neck of the woods…you should go. These folks have made the supreme sacrifice and they deserve the very least to have you dedicate a few hours to show your respect and appreciation. If you were to die in the line of duty, how many people would you want your spouse, kids, and parents to see coming to pay their respects? Help these families to remember that their firefighter or police officer was one of the best around.
IF THERE ARE 2 WAYS TO DO IT, THINK OF A 3RD – Always have another option to the routine plan. Prove them wrong when they say that there is no other way. If somebody shows you four different methods to chalk open a door…say thanks, and then show them a fifth and a sixth way.
DON'T LET YOUR DEPARTMENT'S SHORTFALLS BE AN EXCUSE FOR LACK OF TRAINING – "If my department isn't paying me for it, then I'm not going!" Have you heard that one before? Yeah, he/she will show them. These folks are not willing to get better at their job unless they are on the clock or being paid overtime. Budget cuts are tough, but you must find alternate methods to receive your training. Be creative with ideas and don't even be afraid to spend a little of your own money if need be. Consider it an investment in your career longevity. It's a dangerous job; don't blame somebody else for your stubbornness.
DON'T BE AN INBRED – This may sound funny, but it's true. Get outside of your department and see what others are doing and how they are doing it. Many equipment purchases, PPE changes, apparatus specs, and training ideas in my department have been pulled from other departments from around the country. Ride along with other places and see how they get the same job done but maybe with a more efficient method. Take outside classes and get somebody else's view on how it can be done. Always be willing to look at doing it better and more efficiently.
STAY PHYSICALLY FIT – Maintain your health, it's the best tool in your toolbox. Your company is depending on you, and so is your family. Working out when on duty is not enough when you only work 7-10 days a month. You need to be keeping fit in your lifestyle at home, and no they will not reimburse you for that. Do it for you and do it for your brothers and sisters.
ALWAYS, ALWAYS GIVE YOUR BROTHER/SISTER THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT – It could be the latest station gossip, an unfolding story in the media, or just your own inclination, but until you know for sure, give him/her the benefit of the doubt. You know what kind of people that you work with and what they stand for as people within our society. They share many of the same attributes and values as you yourself. Remember that these folks are your family and they deserve your support and backing when things are getting ugly. You work with great people who do great things. Give them what they deserve.
DON'T FORGET WHERE YOU CAME FROM – When you get to be that "Old Crusty" and you're feeling like you got a pretty good grasp on the fire service, what are you going to do when you see that new kid come through the door who looks younger than your bunker boots? Are you going to tease him about being a young green proby and continue to push at his buttons and make him respect you for your years of distinguished service and then leave him alone to dive head first into a Godzilla sized "Super Proby Book" and a stack of IFSTA manuals?……………….No!
You are going to tease him about being a young green proby, and you will proceed to tell him that your bunker boots are older than him. Soon after, you'll pour him a cup of coffee, help him find a locker, and then show him around the place. At dinner, you're going to tell him about your first big job as a new proby and a few other inflated war stories. In the following weeks and months of his probation, you'll tell him about the mistakes that you made throughout your career and how to avoid them. You will take the time on the next alarm to show him an old trick that an "Old Crusty" showed you thirty years ago. You'll have the responsibility to give this kid the tools and show him what the fire service is about and how the job should be done. He will depend on you for this. It's your chance to shape the future of the fire service and to leave your little legacy behind. You owe it to the fire service and you are going to give it back.
You're a FIREMAN!
Chad Berg
Chad Berg is a 17 year veteran of the American fire service. He specifically instructs the disciplines of Truck/Ladder company operations, and has taught at both the local, state, and national level including Firehouse World and Fire Rescue Magazine conferences. Chad is an active member of the Puget Sound Chapter of the Fraternal Order Of Leatherheads Society (F.O.O.L.S.), where he is the current President elect Currently Chad is assigned to Ladder company 72 of Snohomish County FD #7, in Washington State where he serves as a Driver/Operator.


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Environmental Science College Prep:
Students will learn the key features of ecology by studying energy flow and chemical cycling through the ecosystem, ecosystem succession, predator-prey relationships, natural selection, population dynamics and invasive and endangered species. Students will analyze current local and global environmental issues such as pollution, global climate change, and environmental public health issues, and utilize problem solving and critical thinking skills to propose solutions for these problems. Students will develop at least one major project that connects human society to environmental processes. Students will learn about the vast number of career opportunities within the environmental science discipline and explore these career opportunities through projects, being exposed to speakers or having hands on experience.
The zombies are long gone. They were not Hollywood zombies, rabid humans who come back time and again threatening to bite you and spread their plague. Zombies, from the word zombi, a slave word that meant, "one who could not return (to Africa)" is the term that we used for the infected. A maddening virus that drove people insane before it liquefied their internal organs destroyed the majority of Earths population in the year 2525. Of course, you don't remember this; you were one of a group of (class number) who were selected to be held in cryogenic stasis. Left by the leaders of fallen civilizations to rebuild the human race. As one of the few remaining humans you are left a world ravaged by wars both militant and environmental.
The earth has returned. Left un-harassed by human intervention the plants and animals have moved back into lands previously requisitioned by the human race. What was once pavement and skyscrapers now holds only shadows of its previous glory. Kuskuda vine has reclaimed any edifice previously inhabited by man. Buildings have fallen and pavement crumbled. Wild animals have flourished and predators have inhabited the lands. This leaves the majority of the world a harsh dangerous place for a small civilization to grow. This is why you have been placed on the island of ISLAND in the PLACE. Isolated from the rest of the world.
The Island that you and your tribe have come to live on is vibrant and full of life. Your team has all of the resources it needs to develop into a successful society...you just have to use and treat them right. Through out this course you will go on a journey of development, from the most basic of civilizations using stone tools and living in huts to an advanced civilization. That is if your team makes the right choices for your society and your environment. If you make the wrong choices, the choices of your predecessors then you will end up like them…extinct. You will not only learn about, but also experience the dynamic interactions between your society and your environment. Making the vital connection between the biosphere and the continuation of the human race………….our survival rests in your hands.
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Crimestoppers Trust
Charity information
Crimestoppers Trust
Crimestoppers was established as a charity in 1988 for the public to anonymously provide information on crime to authorities.
Twenty two years later and Crimestoppers has received more than 1 million actionable calls and an estimated 19 people are arrested and charged every day as a result of information passed to us.
Founded 1988
Established: January 1988
Registered Charity Number: 1108687
Phone number: 0207 8353700View charity accounts on the Charity Commission website


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Jennifer Norris Pleads Guilty In Son's Death
By Dave Reynolds, Inclusion Daily Express
January 7, 2004
ANDERSON, INDIANA--Nearly a year after the body of 8-year-old Mark Adrian Norris, Jr was found in the burned remains of his home, his mother has pleaded guilty to neglecting him.
Jennifer L. Norris, 27, had been scheduled to go to trial next Monday on the charge of criminal neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury. According to the Associated Press, she pleaded guilty to the charge with no plea agreement. Her sentencing hearing is scheduled for February 2.
Mark's body was found by firefighters on January 21, 2003 after the home in Elwood had been destroyed. Autopsy results confirmed that Mark, who used a wheelchair because of his cerebral palsy and had epilepsy, died of pneumonia at least one day before the fire. Toxicology tests found evidence that he was malnourished and had not been given prescription medicine needed to treat his seizures.
Investigators had suspected that the fire was set deliberately to cover up Mark's death. No evidence has been found for them to charge Norris with arson.
Mike Warrum, the social worker with the state Division of Family and Children who was assigned to Mark's case, is scheduled to go on trial on a neglect charge next month.
"The Death of Mark A. Norris, Jr: Was fire a cover-up for his death?" (Inclusion Daily Express Archives)


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Published at Friday, August 30th, 2019 - 23:46:26 PM. Coloring Pages. By Hanrietta Monnier.
Almost all types of alphabet coloring pages and printable materials feature school compatible Standard Block Print or D`Nealian Modern Block Print handwriting guidelines. Thus you don`t have to worry about the standards of the coloring pages for children.
Coloring books are a thing of the past. Kids today aren`t as thrilled by a basic coloring book as children a generation ago. That is because these children have been spoiled by all the fantastic new methods of coloring using the computer or with fancy markers and pens. While you might get away with a coloring book and crayons for a long car trip, don`t expect your school age children to sit quietly at the table coloring pictures the old fashioned way - there is a something better around, and they know it.
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Visitor reviews for Sovata Ski Resort
(NOTE: Reviews may be edited by our content team for the purposes of ensuring accurate and relevant information)
Sovata Ratings
Overall: 3.0. Based on 1 vote. Vote
Access: 5.0
(1) At least one overnight stop, (2) requires a whole day, (3) requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns (4) arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon, (5) there is a main airport within an hour of Sovata.
Public Transport: 5.0
(1) There are no buses or taxis to Sovata, (3) there are slow or infrequent buses / trains available, (5) getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections.
Scenery: 3.0
(1) An ugly resort in a bland setting, (3) average mountain views and resort, (5) a spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town.
Accommodation: 5.0
(1) No places to stay in/near Sovata, (3) a few places to stay in the resort, (5) a wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets.
Cheap Rooms: 5.0
(1) No budget accommodation available, (3) just one or two hostels so book ahead, (5) several cheap hostels and pensions available.
Luxury Hotels: 2.0
(1) No luxury accommodation available, (3) just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead, (5) several up-market hotels in Sovata.
Ski in/Ski out: 2.0
(1) The ski area is located far from any accommodation, (3) a free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip, (5) Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available.
Childcare: 1.0
(1) There are no child care facilities at Sovata, (5) the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche.
Snowsure: 3.0
(1) Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing, (2) is often closed due to a lack of snow, (3) occasionally suffers from a lack of snow, (4) rarely suffers from a lack of snow, (5) Sovata is snowsure even in the poorest seasons.
Snowmaking: 3.0
(1) Sovata relies entirely on natural snow, (3) there are just a few snow cannons, (5) there are snowmaking facilities on all pistes.
Snow Grooming: 3.0
(1) There are no snow groomers at Sovata, (3) occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state, (5) all the runs at Sovata are groomed daily.
Shelter: 5.0
(1) there is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut, (3) there are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close, (5) Sovata is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close.
Nearby options: 3.0
(1) If snow conditions are poor at Sovata, it will be poor everywhere nearby, (3) there are good alternatives within an hours drive, (5) other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions.
Regional rating: 2.0
(1) Sovata usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region, (3) has average conditions for the region, (5) usually has the best snow conditions in the region.
Lift Staff: 3.0
(1) The staff at Sovata are rude or unhelpful, (5) lift staff at Sovata are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help.
Crowds/Queues: 3.0
(1) the resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues, (3) it is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays, (5) it is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare.
Ski Schools: 1.0
(1) No ski schools available, (2) one or two ski schools but local language only, (3) a few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors, (4) plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available, (5) excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors.
Variety of pistes: 3.0
(1) The ski runs are featureless and unvaried, (3) the ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week, (5) Sovata has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain.
Beginners: 3.0
(1) Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard, (3) a few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week, (3) Vast areas of gentle terrain.
Intermediates: 3.0
(1) No intermediate terrain at Sovata, (3) intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days, (5) vast areas of cruising runs.
Advanced: 1.0
(1) Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders, (3) enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste, (5) Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week.
Snow Park: 1.0
(1) Not even a kicker at Sovata, (3) average sized park quite well looked after, (5) huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails.
Off-piste: 3.0
(1) No off-piste worth mentioning, (2) off piste is out-of-bounds, (3) some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days, (5) a vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days.
Cross-country: 3.0
(1) There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Sovata, (3) there are some cross country trails available, (5) the area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails.
Entertainment: 5.0
(1) Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here, (3) the non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week, (5) the resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports.
Value (National): 3.0
(1) Overall, Sovata is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money, (3) overall represents average value for money, (5) overall offers the best value resort in the country.
Value (Global): 3.0
(1) Overall, Sovata is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world, (3) overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries, (5) internationally the resort offers excellent value for money.


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Watercolors from El Salvador
It's been a week and a half since I returned from an amazing well drilling trip to a small village in El Salvador. I splurged on a nice sketch pad and brought my travel watercolors (same set I brought to India in 1999!). Some of my favorite moments (besides seeing that clean water shoot up from the ground, of course!) included time sketching with kids gathered around me and nights painting at the team house. Here's The Clinic where we did hygiene training with the women and kids (and piñata making as the painting shows…also, notice one of the old wells on the right — too shallow for access to clean water), the new well with plaque text, a little house I saw from the road and bits from around the yard at the team house.


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Provide situational awareness with maps of the facility. Accessible from all clients, users can click on a camera icon anywhere on the map for a live video feed.
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Grand Army Plaza
Grand Army Plaza is the gateway to Central Park. Of the four corners of Central Park, it's the only one that is officially part of the Park's 843-acre landscape. It is actually two plazas. 59th Street bisects it into two semicircles, a split design inspired by Paris' famed Place de la Concorde.
The southern half, opposite the Plaza Hotel, is home to the Pulitzer Fountain. Sculptor Karl Bitter designed the fountain in the Italian Renaissance tradition. The fountain is crowned with a graceful bronze figure of Pomona, goddess of abundance. On the fountain's plaza, as well as on the northern plaza, are flowerbeds designed and maintained by the Central Park Conservancy.
The plaza was finished in 1916. It takes its name from the Grand Army of the Potomac, which was the Union Army in the American Civil War. The bronze statue depicts Union General William Tecumseh Sherman by American artist Augustus Saint Gaudens. When the Civil War ended, Sherman moved to New York City and rode his horse and carriage through Central Park daily.
Restoration Work:
In September 2015 Central Park Conservancy completed a major restoration of the northern half of Grand Army Plaza.
The project involved repaving the plaza according to its historic design, regrading it to be wheelchair accessible, and overhauling drainage and irrigation infrastructure. Existing lamps and deteriorated benches were also replaced with new ones based on the design of the original features which were installed in 1916. Finally, the Conservancy replaced the trees around the perimeter lost in a snowstorm in October 2011. The plaza now features a new double row of London plane trees, consistent with the original design.
And to top it all off, the brilliant gold statue of General William Tecumseh Sherman, sculpted by Augustus Saint-Gaudens also got a touch up. Conservators cleaned the bronze and applied new gold leaf to the surface. Finally, a protective coating of wax — tinted to emphasize the sculptural detail of the monument — was layered on top.
Additional Information
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TWiRT 52 - Remotes and IP Endpoints
Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 10:21PM
We continue our discussion of remote broadcast tech, focusing on POTS codecs and IP codecs. We give a tutorial and discussion of understanding IP transmission bottlenecks - usually at the endpoints.
Kirk Harnack - Executive Director, Business Development, Telos-Omnia-Axia
Tom Ray - VP, Engineering, Buckley Broadcasting, WOR, New York, W2TRR
Chris Tarr - Entercom, Milwaukee, GeekJedi, and Broadcast Engineering Info
Some links discussed on the show:
Telos Zephyr IP and Z/IP ONE codecs
Download the show here...


text: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade vs. The Fifth Element! Two adventurous flicks personally programmed by Justin's sister Kristin and both previously unseen by Krissy (of course)! Harrison Ford and Sean Connery vs. Bruce Willis and Milla Jovovovovovich!! Which flick kept Krissy awake ---better? As a relative newbie to the series, out of the Indiana Jones trilogy (and not the woeful 4th), which is her official favorite? Up to this point, what did Krissy think the Holy Grail actually was? (Hint: you'll never guess it.) Are the Joneses, um, immortal now? What exactly was Chris Tucker on during TFE? When will Luke Perry get his break? How open to love is Bruce Willis? Bandage outfits? Obvs, the hard journalistic questions that erupt when watching this double feature!! This episode is rated PG-13 for one prominent curse word! Earmuffs, kids!


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Pasadena Professional Building
8,000 square feet
Pasadena, CA
This building was designed for a physician specializing in dermatology, internal medicine, and plastic surgery who wanted a building suited to efficient work flow between exam room and operating room for MOHS procedures. The renovation, seismic retrofit, and addition converted an office building not naturally suited to the requirements of a healthcare facility. The result was a new medical office and Medicare certified surgery center with high quality finishes and a modern design that satisfy code, aesthetics, and practical use. AAAHC / Medicare certified.


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Today I launched my new business that I've been working on for the last few months, Be Well with Michelle. I had the idea for this business in early November, around the time I started life coaching with a good friend and yoga instructor. Things quickly progressed from there; I signed up for health coach training and finished that a couple of weeks ago, thought of a catchy business name, created my LLC, worked hard on my website, made business cards, got professional photos done (for the first time ever!), and then wrapped up all the other little things that new business owners do (legal stuff, government stuff…lots of stuff). And now it's here!
This new business involves offering private and group yoga instruction/classes and health coaching. I have also linked my blog to my new site, as my writing is a big part of my personal mental wellness. It's always been a dream of mine to open my own business, but I never knew what that would entail. I just knew I wanted to help people somehow. After teaching yoga for the last few months, and offering free coaching to a couple of family members and friends, it all made sense to put these things together to create this business. My passion for the last five years has been wellness, as many of you already know. I LOVE all aspects of nutrition, yoga, and staying well. I'm hopeful that this business takes off over time, because I truly do want to help a lot of people.
I've created a couple of social media sites if you want to follow me there, as I plan to post a wealth of healthy content on these sites:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bwellwithmichelle/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/be_well_with_michelle/
One of the most fun parts of this process was definitely the photo shoot. I am new to the professional photo thing, I've never had them done for myself before. So I figured it was high time I said "treat yo'self girl!". My friend Jessica Bentley, of the blog Slice of Jess, was my personal photographer for the hour, and I couldn't be happier with the outcome. Several of these are on my new site, but I figured I'd put some in this post too to showcase her wonderful work. And because I'm very proud of them!
Thanks for the support, y'all ❤


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Riverbend Music Center
|Full name
|J. Ralph Corbett Pavilion
|6295 Kellogg Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45230-7118
|Coney Island
|Music and Event Management, Inc.
|Music and Event Management, Inc.
|Broke ground
|June 2, 1983
|July 4, 1984
|1999, 2009
|Construction cost
|$9 million
($22.6 million in 2018 dollars[1])
|Michael Graves
|Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (1984-present)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (1984-present)
|Venue Website
The Riverbend Music Center (officially known as the J. Ralph Corbett Pavilion) is an outdoor amphitheater located in Cincinnati, Ohio, along the banks of the Ohio River. It has a capacity of 20,500 (6,000 reserved seats and 14,500 on the lawn [2]) and was built for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, to allow them to play in an outdoor venue during the summer months. Famed architect Michael Graves designed the building. The venue is managed by the Symphony subsidiary, Music and Event Management Incorporated and booked in conjunction with Live Nation.
The amphitheater, along with the PNC Pavilion, are a part of the Hulbert Taft Jr. Center for the Performing Arts.
Riverbend Music Center[edit]
When Riverbend opened in 1984, it was one of only 16 outdoor music amphitheaters in the United States and it helped revive the Cincinnati concert scene. Many concert promoters avoided Cincinnati following the December 3, 1979, The Who rock concert tragedy, in which 11 people died at Riverfront Coliseum. The city passed tough crowd control ordinances, which kept major acts away. Despite those factors, promoters gave the venue a chance and the fans were excited to see acts who had been avoiding the city since 1979.[3]
Riverbend was built for $9 million on 15 acres (61,000 m2) of land donated by Coney Island, a small amusement park. The land was once the home of 2 popular rollercoasters, The Wildcat and Shooting Star, the latter was demolished in 1971.[4] Due to its location next to the Ohio River, parts of the venue can become flooded, canceling shows. A Pearl Jam concert in 2003 and a 2001 show by Oasis and The Black Crowes were among the shows canceled.
The venue's first performance was by Erich Kunzel & The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, with special guests Ella Fitzgerald and Neil Armstrong, on July 4, 1984. On July 4, 2000, The Pops performed the first live concert televised from Cincinnati, which aired on PBS, featuring Rosemary Clooney and Doc Severinsen. The Dave Matthews Band performed and recorded their show, on June 26, 2000, which was later released as a live album, entitled Live Trax Vol. 16. Sting performed during his Symphonicities Tour on July 20, 2010, along with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
The amphitheatre has also played host to music festivals, including Crüe Fest, Crüe Fest 2, Curiosa, Lilith Fair, Lollapalooza, The Mayhem Festival, Ozzfest, Projekt Revolution and The Vans Warped Tour.
Jimmy Buffett at Riverbend[edit]
Jimmy Buffett has played at Riverbend every year since 1988. As of his 2008 appearance, he has performed for 41 consecutive sell-out crowds. There are only two other venues at which he has played more shows (Comcast Center and Merriweather Post Pavilion). His following in Cincinnati started at Kings Island's Timberwolf Amphitheater, where the phrase Parrotheads was coined. Every year since, his concerts sell out in minutes, and is one of the toughest tickets to get in Cincinnati. Because of the sellouts, he played two shows in 1989. As shows continued to sell out, Buffett was one of a few artists who played multiple nights at Riverbend. He played two shows in 1989 and 1990, three in 1991, four in 1992, and a five-night stint in 1993. He continued to play multiple nights through 2000. During the summer of 2001, fans in Cincinnati were disappointed when only one show was played that year. Even though the shows continued to sell out in record breaking time, he has just played one show each year since 2001.[5]
During his two-night stay at Riverbend in 1990, he recorded live songs for the album Feeding Frenzy.
PNC Pavilion[edit]
|Full name
|PNC Pavilion at Riverbend
|Former names
|Riverbend Pavilion (planning/construction)
National City Pavilion (2008)
|Music and Event Management, Inc.
|Music and Event Management, Inc.
|Broke ground
|May 2007
|May 24, 2008
|Construction cost
|$6.8 million
($8.22 million in 2018 dollars[1])
|GBBN Architects
|General contractor
|Messer Construction
Riverbend has built an additional 4,100 seat pavilion, The [PNC Bank] PNC Pavilion, adjacent to the current box office. The pavilion opened on May 24, 2008 with Cincinnati's Over the Rhine. The band performed their entire Ohio album on the venue's opening night.[6] In January 2009 National City Pavilion became PNC Pavilion due to PNC's purchase of National City bank.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- ^ a b Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ^ "Riverbend Music Center". 25 years of Riverbend memories. :The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Bird, Rick (2004-05-18). "Riverbend at 20 is still going strong". The Cincinnati Post. E. W. Scripps Company. Archived from the original on 2005-08-11.
- ^ Plan a Visit: History Archived 2016-04-22 at the Wayback Machine, Coney Island Park.
- ^ Shows by Venue: Riverbend Music Center
- ^ http://www.pluginmusic.com/news/archive.php?id=2896
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Sometimes the most potent cure for the common cold is right in front of us! Onion ear muffs are great for fighting ear infections while a carrot poultice can soothe a sore throat.
Carrot Poultice
Use for: Sore Throats. The carrot poultice stimulates the body's natural healing processes, cleanses, cools inflammation, supports cervical lymphatic movement, and reduces pain.
- One large carrot
- Cotton cloth (12" x 12") - handkerchief, cheesecloth, etc.
- Wool scarf
- Plastic wrap
- Grate a large carrot then place it on the center one-third of the cotton cloth. Fold the other two thirds of the cotton cloth over the carrot, creating a packet (with one thickness of cloth under the carrot).
- Apply the single thickness side of cloth and carrot packet to the front of neck and cover with plastic wrap and a wool scarf, fasten in place.
- Leave poultice in place for a minimum of 30 minutes.
Onion Ear Muffs
Used for: Ear pain & ear infections. The volatile oils are anti-microbial and decrease inflammation, while the warmth is soothing to irritated ears
1 onion
1. Cut onion in half.
2. Gently heat the onion halves
3. Hold it 2 inches from the infected ear for 10 minutes


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I first worked with PLATON many years ago for Esquire magazine. It was a boxing story that we cast at Gleason's gym and I will never forget Platon's intense focus while working on this job. So when I came across this brilliant story in Garage Magazine, it was no surprise to me that is was a PLATON project. As he so aptly recalls, "This project was an extraordinary experience. For me it was a celebration of the relationship between human beings and animals. Having all these beautiful dogs in my studio changed the dynamic immensely with all the models I was privileged to work with. In many cases, the dogs needed reassurance and were timid in front of the light. The models suddenly found themselves nurturing and supporting these lovely animals in their moment of vulnerability. The end result has soul, humility and sincerity. You can see it in all the model's eyes in each image. They are nothing but perfectly authentic.
From a personal perspective, I was also deeply touched that I could include a portrait of my own dog. She was an airedale terrier and her name was Dudley. She sadly passed away last year, but I did, however, capture her nobel spirit a few years ago in a powerful black and white portrait. The same camera and the same lighting that I use for all my heads of state. Dudley looked regal and proud. This picture became the genesis for our entire project and I was so happy that we could include it as a fitting tribute.
Of course, there is a very important element here and that is the fashion. I was honored and privileged to work with one of the great artists of our time, Charlotte Stockdale. She proved to be my perfect dance partner allowing me to express myself as an artist, encouraging me every step of the way to be true to my values. The fashion, itself, is extraordinary and what started off as a whimsical idea ended up becoming powerful and epic. Charlotte went to incredible lengths to match each animal's unique characteristics with some of the most beautiful creations from the world's leading fashion designers. I see this story as a tribute to the fashion designer's eye and inspiration.
What made this so much fun was the range of dog breeds, scale, character, shape and texture. But also, we were able to bridge the generation gap between so many of our model cast from Cara Delevingne to Dree Hemingway to Kirsten Owen and finally, the one and only Carmen dell'Orefice. All these extraordinary people came through my studio to create a spectacular madness which permeates my pictures. I salute Charlotte Stockdale, all of the incredible models who gave their souls to the pictures, and finally the most noble animals who moved us all in such a fundamental way. "
Casting: Piergiorgio of DMFashion Studio Hair: Ashley Xavier Makeup: Anastasia Durasova


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You know how to cut a foe deeply with humiliation.
Prerequisite(s): Persuasive, Intimidate 5 ranks.
Benefit(s): When you successfully demoralize a target by using a verbal Intimidate check in a social situation (rather than an Intimidate check you can make via an ability such as Dazzling Display or Enforcer), you can instead humiliate the target, causing it to take a –2 penalty on Charisma-based skill checks and Charisma ability checks for 1 hour + 1 additional hour for every 5 by which the result of your check exceeds the DC. The target can remove the effect early by taking 10 minutes to compose herself. If you fail this check, any creature who witnessed the failure is immune to your humiliation from this feat for 24 hours.
If you fail by 5 or more, you become humiliated for 1 hour instead of your target.
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Ultimate Intrigue © 2016, Paizo Inc.; Authors: Jesse Benner, John Bennett, Logan Bonner, Robert Brookes, Jason Bulmahn, Ross Byers, Robert N. Emerson, Amanda Hamon Kunz, Steven Helt, Thurston Hillman, Tim Hitchcock, Mikko Kallio, Rob McCreary, Jason Nelson, Tom Phillips, Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Thomas M. Reid, Alexander Riggs, David N. Ross, David Schwartz, Mark Seifter, Linda Zayas-Palmer.


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Rockies Trekking Challenge
- Trek through the UNESCO world heritage site of Jasper National Park
- Trek over 90 kilometers through stunning scenery
- Explore the towns of Calgary & Canmore
- Camp near Lake Louise in the Paradise Valley
- Opportunities to see wildlife such as grizzly bears, caribou, elk and deer.
Your first taste of the Rockies will start as you touch down in Calgary. An 80kms drive will take us into the heart of the Rockies an area that is protected by National parks and its world heritage status. You will have 2 main bases for the duration of this challenge. The first being Jasper, a town established in 1813 being named after Jasper Hawkes, who operated a trading post in the region for the North West trading company.
One of the main attractions near Jasper is the UNESCO world heritage site of the Jasper National Park which was established in 1907. It is the largest National Park in the Canadian Rockies. The Park contains some of the most stunning sites within Alberta, including ice fields, glaciers, rivers, lakes and towns. The park is packed full of wildlife, ranging from Caribou, to grizzly bears; coyotes to deer; and black bears to elks.
The second base for your challenge will be Lake Louise. The area was named after Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Louise Caroline Alberta. With the breath-taking scenery of the Paradise Valley, the name says it all; and the various lakes that you will visit you will be amazed by its beauty.
During this trek you will be walking for between 8-20kms a day, with a total of 95kms walked over the 6 main trekking days. Your camps will have to be set up and you will also have to help prepare camp meals and help with the camp chores.
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Wednesday, 23 April 2014
OOTD | Smart Casual
Jeans | Primark
Top | H&M
Blazer | New Look
Boots* | Fashion Union
Despite the fact that I don't leave the house too much I still love to get dressed up. Clothes make me happy so why not dress up, or just nicely everyday, it is very tempting to stay in my PJs all the time though. My style seems to change a lot and recently I've really been loving the 'smart casual' look, this is the kind of outfit I think of when someone says smart casual anyway. Jeans are a basic item that I think everyone should have in their wardrobe, a pair of jeans that fit you well can do wonders. For me though another basic item that I couldn't be without is a blazer. I have 2 blazers, mainly because of Sixth Form but also because I really love them. This is my more casual blazer that I got from New Look, it's not fitted or tailored, it's very loose and it's made out of a thinner material so it's great for Spring and Summer!
Underneath the blazer I just wore a H&M grey top that I've had for a couple of years now, I hardly ever wear it though so I thought it would be nice to show it some sunlight. My favourite part of this outfit are my new Fashion Union Cut Out Boots* though. I've loved this style of boots since they first started coming out in shops but I've never been able to find some that are perfect for me. These are so nice though, the cut out isn't too big and I love the gold detail on them. They have a small chunky heel but are very comfortable, I'm not great at walking in heels but these are fine. They have a zip that goes up the back so they are easy to get on and off and they are such good quality as well! They are £38 but completely worth the price I think as the quality is great and I can see these lasting for ages, I can't wait to get a lot of use out of them this A/W. I wore them without socks today but I do want to get some black frilly socks to wear them with, I think that would look really nice with dresses.
If you couldn't already tell this is an outfit that I love! Let me know in the comments what your go-to outfit/clothing item is that makes you feel amazing!
Thanks for reading,
Shona x
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we take on too many responsibilities or too much responsibility is put on us because of other people that are in our lives. No matter how we try to avoid it, stress is a part of everyone's life.
Stress can bring out the worst in anyone. Stress can even cause sickness
in our bodies. Stress can also cause us to neglect and hurt others around
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someone off because we have too much to deal with.
We feel like we don't have room in our lives for any more problems that are
not our own. We snap at our loved ones that seem to be the addition to our
stress. As irritating as it may seem, we have to watch how we treat each
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It is so easy to keep doing what we are doing and ignore someone else's
needs, but is that fair? What if the one thing that they needed help with
ended up happening to us? It is important to God how we treat each other
or He wouldn't have mentioned it.
If we didn't need each other, there would only be one human on earth and
no one else. God even thought that Adam shouldn't have been alone (Genesis 2:18). God wants us to be there for each other. We all know what happened to
Job. Job lost everything he had and he didn't mistreat others (Job 1:22).
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The way you treat others may seem like it doesn't matter because you have
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"As much as I'd like to go to the Air Canada Centre for a show, it's a totally different experience here, where you can walk right up and talk to the person you just saw playing." Larry Kurtz, Founder, Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival
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Band signing sessions take place regularly throughout the course of the festival, wherein fans can get their merchandise signed by performing artists. There is also a 'Metal Karaoke' each night after all of the bands have finished.


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it was high quality WINCHESTER ammunition. I was wondering how my rifle will handle the high quality ammunition after I have been feeding it the cheap stuff for years. Well I made arrangements to shoot at a remote location where it was quiet and peaceful..(Thanks Mac). Well to do a good evaluation, I pulled out some of my different kinds of ammo so there could be a good comparison.
Winchester .223 64 grain
Winchester 5.56 M855 62 grain
Tula Arms 5.56 55 grain FMJ
Monarch 5.56 55 grain Steel case FMJ
American Eagle 5.56 M193 55 grain FMJ
Winchester .223 55 Grain Varmint X
A bit about my Rifle, it is an AR pattern rifle chambered in 223/5.56 made by E.A. arms in LA. I purchased it in 1991 when I first got out of the service. The rifle was set up when I bought it as an "Original pattern AR"
The first one I shot was the "Monarch" steel case, stuff I got from Academy, very cheap and here is some information on the type of ammo.
Monarch is not an actual manufacturer, it is Academy's house brand. The brass cased ammo is made by PPU in Serbia and the steel jacketed ammo is made by Barnaul in Russia. I purchased this ammunition as my "last ditch" stock before the bayonet and entrenching tool came out. Well I fired it first and it shot well, I had no feeding problems with the cheap ammunition or the magazines and the accuracy was "ok" there was a bit of variation on the target, but for my purposes, no complaints.
The second group of ammunition was the Winchester M855 green tip 62 grain rounds. I could tell a bit of difference in the sound my buffer spring made in the buttstock. It don't sound scientific but I can tell the M855's were a "hotter" round than the usual 55 grain M193 stuff my rifle uses. The round shot consistant and the groupings were good and the rifle and magazines and rifle functioned flawlessly.
The next round of ammunition I shot was was Tula Arms. This is the cheap ammo you can buy in Wallyworld and other places. I bought it to fill my stock of ammunition. I never fired it until now. I have had no problems in the past feeding cheap ammo through my rifle...I have learned a long time ago, my rifle isn't a picky eater and will ingest whatever I load into the magazine. Well I was surprised by the results...I had problems...I had these...
I had several stovepipes and doublefeeds and several of these..
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Grouping was ok...when it fired...I could hit a man sized target if necessary...but it was inconsistant. My troy magazines did feed the rounds like they were supposed to, but if I had to depend on this ammo in a SHTF scenario...I was in trouble. Needless to say...I will not buy it anymore and what stock of Tula I do have will be expended ASAP and I will save my .22 adapter and .22's for after I have exhausted my stock of Tula. I would not purchase this ammunition in the future.
Well after the disaster of the Tula run, I switched to the Winchester 55 grain .223 Rem Polymer tip rapid expansion varmint X ammunition. This ammo was developed to take out "critters" like prairie dogs, and other related vermin. The round is more powerful, I can tell that from the way my buffer spring reacted inside the stock of my rifle. I had no ballistic clay so I couldn't tell you what the wound channel would look like. The ammunition had a soft tip so I will make the assumption that it will expand pretty well inside some critter maximizing the kinetic energy transfer and ensuring the effectivity of the shot. The accuracy and grouping was good and the rounds cycled well through the rifle.
I than switched up to the Winchester Super X .223 Remington 64 grain power-point rounds, this round was designed to take on deer and antelope. I am sure they will also expand well inside some deer related animals. They also fed well and cycled well. The accuracy was good they grouped well for my purposes and my rifle digested them with no problems. I was pleased with this run.
I then switched my Rifle to its "old" upper and barrel. for the American Eagle M193 55 Grain FMJ. I figured I would go "old School" for that ammo, even down to the magazine:
The American Eagle ammunition functioned as it should, grouping was good and performance was consistent for the type of ammunition used. My rifle ingested the 55 grain FMJ like it was supposed to with no jams or hiccups even with an old magazines. Of course I didn't fill it up either so I am sure that wasn't a factor. I used to load in the service M196 tracer in the first round and the last 2 rounds to let me know that I was nearing the end of my magazine and I would only load 28 rounds even though the capacity was "30".
You can buy ammunition from Ammoman, the Link is Here for ammo! for 5.56/.223
I also had gotten some .32 Auto FMJ from Eric. I used my little Czech CZ-50 for the Pistol shooting.
I did notice that the ammunition discolored the brass, I think they are "hot" rounds...I wonder if that caused a "cycle" issue.
Here for AMMO!
.32 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), also known as the .32 Automatic is a centerfire pistol cartridge. It is a semi-rimmed, straight-walled cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning, initially for use in the FN M1900 semi-automatic pistol. It was introduced in 1899 by Fabrique Nationale, and is also known as the 7.65×17mm Browning SR or 7.65 mm Browning.
In conclusion, I really enjoyed the experience, of course a bad day at the range beats a good day at work. I do want to thank email@example.com for the ammunition and I also want to thank Mac and Jackie for providing me the venue and the camaraderie for the shoot.


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So, I met this guy…
So, I met this guy tonight…
He was the cutest thing!
His joy was apparent.
He had a smile, a way and a personality which was magnetic.
This guy was one of those people you instantly like.
You smile the entire time he speaks and don't even realize it UNTIL your face begins to ache a little …
God blessed me with his presence.
I feel blessed.
This wonderfully sweet guy was 81 years old.
AND He had some great advice for getting to be 81.
He said there are two things you must stay away from in order to make it to 81 like he has. He said you have to stay out of the way of these two things, whatever you do.
(I was ready to hear something like smoking or drinking or negative thinking…)
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I thank God for the bright lights He sends us while we are in this world of dark, dull and negative people. There are rays of sunlight that beam out of people and I just want to bask in them! I'm so glad I met this guy who shined tonight!
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I can't tell you how long I hesitated over purchasing a Kindle! I bought myself an iPad Mini 2 a couple of years ago thinking that it could be my dedicated e-reader, but it really didn't work for me: the glare coming off of the screen was (a) distracting, and (b) hurt my light-sensitive little eyes. Eventually, I realised that with the way I studied and did my readings, I could use the iPad as a tool to complement my Mac, especially with the Notability app. This became how I mainly used the iPad – well, that and Tapped Out, which is my favourite mobile game because it literally lets me play god as an urban planner. While the iPad didn't become my primary e-reader, it did help me in other ways and I don't regret the purchase.
Now, I've been starting to get back into reading again as a hobby, especially over the summer. Goodreads says I'm on track to finish 12 books for 2017, which is great! With my 27th birthday coming up, and also as a reward for making it out of year 1 of this program alive, I bit the bullet and bought a Kindle Paperwhite three weeks ago. Amazon Prime Student and their discounts can be very convincing.
Was the Paperwhite worth the purchase? For me and my lifestyle, absolutely! First, it is conveniently-sized. I am that person who buys outerwear based solely on whether the biggest pocket can fit a standard-sized paperback comfortably and the Kindle slides right in where my book would usually go – taking up less space, and being a fraction of the weight of your usual paperback. I also specifically chose the Paperwhite because I wanted the built-in light, and let me tell you, it works like a dream. One time last week, I woke up at 2 in the morning unable to get back to sleep so I picked up the Paperwhite and started reading Martina McAtee's Dark Dreams and Dead Things (book 2 of the series!). I finished the book, fell asleep, and then woke up without a headache because there was no glare from the screen. It has been absolutely fantastic.
This purchase also inspired me to come up with a personal reading challenge: I've compiled a chronological list of Stephen King's oeuvre, and I want to make my way through it. Honestly, that should take me a good chunk of time. While King is one of my favourite writers, there are works of his that I haven't read, like the Bachman books and the Dark Tower series.
Here's the plan, which of course will see some change over the course of this reading challenge: I will read one book of his every two weeks, then publish a post with a short synopsis. If the work in question is a collection of short stories, I will pick favourites. If it is a book in a series, I will rank the work with the others in the series. If there is a movie and I can access it, I will compare the book and movie(s) – and this, my friend, is a big maybe because I just found out that there is not one, not two, but three Carrie movies.
The only real restriction in this challenge is that I will not watch the associated TV series, if there is one. I am still in grad school, after all, and only have so much time to spare on fun things like this. I am very excited! The first one up is Carrie, which should be interesting as I've never read the novel before, nor have I seen the movies. I mean, I know what's going to happen because Carrie is ubiquitous, but it should still be an interesting reading and watching experience.
Let's dive into this, and I hope I make it to the end of the list!