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Top Five Vampire TV Shows Of All Time
Posted 05 July 2009 - 06:20 PM
Honorable Mentions: Dark Shadows (1991 version) and Forever Knight.
5) Buffy The Vampire Slayer: This wasn't strictly a "vampire series", which is why it's lower on the list than you might think. But there was enough hawt hawt vampire action on a weekly basis to satisfy most fans' blood lust. This show was the perfect combination of camp, comedy, and action.
Where they stupidly disagreed with Stoker: Garlic doesn't affect them and they blow up in a shower of dust when killed, they can't glamor people, but everything else is pretty close.
4) True Blood: If they'd cut out the gratuitous pornography this show would be number 1 with a bullet. Fortunately what we've seen of season 2 has been a lot better about this than season 1, which at times was one long porno briefly interrupted by dialogue or someone getting killed.
Where they stupidly disagreed with Stoker: They show up in mirrors, garlic doesn't bother them, crosses don't bother them, silver bothers them ... Jesus, if you're going to be that different why call them vampires?!?
3) Moonlight: This show struggled coming out of the gate and thus lost too many viewers to avoid cancellation after one season. Which sucks because it really found it's tone by mid season and would probably be a ratings powerhouse now if given a second season to grow an audience. As it was, the strong cast and improved writing make this a worthwhile pickup on DVD.
Where they stupidly disagreed with Stoker: A stake to the heart only paralyzes them, garlic doesn't bother them, they show up in mirrors, and they can't glamor people.
2) Blood Ties: If this had better production quality it'd probably have crossed over here to the US and still be on the air. But even given the Torchwood level video and SPFX quality, this show is the best combination of camp, comedy, and action since Buffy ended it's run. Vicki Nelson is a stone cold badass and Harry is the best (and best looking) vampire protag since Angel.
Where they stupidly disagreed with Stoker: They show up in mirrors, they can glamor people but only the weak minded, garlic doesn't bother them, everything else is pretty much the same.
1) Angel: There has never been a protag like Angel in any genre of television. Name another show where the hero can lock a dozen people in with two monsters so they can be slaughtered and have the fans coming back for more. Less campy than Buffy, this show had an edge no other vampire show has ever had (though True Blood is getting there). The series climaxed in it's 4th season in what might have been the best written single season on network TV ever, but the entire five year run is well worth watching if you're a fangbanger.
Where they stupidly disagreed with Stoker: Same as with Buffy.
Posted 05 July 2009 - 07:07 PM
the hero can lock a dozen people in with two monsters so they can be slaughtered and have the fans coming back for more.
maybe people have just realised that anti-heroes are so much cooler?
Posted 06 July 2009 - 12:57 AM
5. Dark Shadows - Cheese without doubt. If you're too young to know any better, this show was a supernatural soap opera that had zero budget and centered on Barnabas Collins, vampire, ladies man, fountain of melodrama. I wouldn't call it a great must-see, but it's awesome in a Ed Wood sort of way.
4. The Kindred - Lasted only one season, and was based on the Masquerade RPG. FYI, little known fact that Underworld stole heavily from this show and the game, and the studio was sued. The Kindred was great because it tried to encapsulate various vampire legends by making them broken into clans. There was a clan to represent the regal, aristrocratic Dracula vampires; one for the animalistic savage vampires, one for Nosferatu rat eating vampires, one for those that wanted to be like the Lost Boys. It was really the first vampire universe that established an actual vampire society of sorts (aside from Anne Rice) an idea carried on in many other outlets. The series was mostly about the political struggles in said society. Plus it had Kelly Rutherford and Stacy Haiduk who fueled many a teen boner for me.
3. Dracula The Series-- this was a Saturday morning series meant for the pre-teen/teen audience and was about Dracula in the modern day, Van Helsing's descendant, and his rascally teenage relatives who weekly crossed with Dracula. It was silly, fun, but had some pretty cool effects for its day. Also had a young hot, teenage Mia Kirshner.
2. True Blood - probably the best current vampire series/movie. Clever writing, funny jokes, decent gore. And Shadowdog is clearly gay cause when was the last time you herd a guy complaining about a show having too much sex? I wasn't expecting to like it because I've never been a fan of the "public" vampire set-up, but this show approaches it from an interesting angle. The only problem I have is, vampires are supposed to be a civil rights parable here. Stepping in for african Americans or gays as the subject of prejudice. But the problem is-- their opposition claim vampires are monsters, and we do in fact see them do monstrous things frequently. Sort of shots the message in the foot. But the coolest opening credit sequence in the history of TV forgives all.
1. Forever Knight - my pick for the best vampire series ever. It ran for 3 years in the 90s as a part of CBS's "crime time" project. Back then CBS was crap and to boost their numbers they decided to make cheap hardboiled crime shows for the adult hour after primetime but before the news hoping the get numbers off a different demo. The shows were co-produced with cheap Canadian outfits that generally made first run syndication programs. The show was about Nick Knight, a detective that worked the night shift for the police, who happened to be a vampire. His only confidants were a crime lab scientist who was trying to help him find ways to beat vampirism, and his old lover, another vampire who owned a nightclub. He was also hounded on and off by the vampire who turned him. He and his partner (who was comic relief) solved murder cases as the A-story, and the b-story generally centered on flashbacks to a previous era that the case reminded Nick of. The show was great, but it was the early 90s so there are moments of cheese. The third season wasn't so hot because some suit decided to change the format and killed off almost all the main characters.
While mostly being a cult show, it the first to do many things. Possibly, it was the first TV show with a vampire detective (which is a common trope). It also was the first to have a "good" vampire as the lead-- he never killed people, (save for some criminals who deserved it and escaped the law-- which probably inspired Dexter maybe?) It's the fact that I like this show, that I didn't like Moonlight. Felt as if the latter were ripping it off too much.
Fun Forever Knight trivia: They had tried it as a show a few years previous and shot a pilot that took place in LA, and starred Rick Springfield. It wasn't picked up, but they showed the pilot as an MOW... I still have it on VHS! The first episode of actual show 3 years later used he same script and is nearly identical to the MOW save for all different actors and locations.
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4) True Blood: If they'd cut out the gratuitous pornography this show would be number 1 with a bullet. Fortunately what we've seen of season 2 has been a lot better about this than season 1, which at times was one long porno briefly interrupted by dialogue or someone getting killed.
The book Living Dead in Dallas was like this, too... and then you hit about the halfway point. It's coming, just wait for it...
And Shadowdog is clearly gay cause when was the last time you herd a guy complaining about a show having too much sex?
Hahaha, my mom, roommate and I are like "there's SO much sex!!!", my dad is like "I thought you said there was a lot of sex in this show?" and my younger brother is like "Titties! I came in at the right time..."
Anyway, my list is pretty much the same as Dex's, mostly because I'm too young to really remember most of the others... although The Kindred sounds like it's worth checking out...
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Posted 06 July 2009 - 11:08 AM
Then the series took a lame turn. Joanna's character went back in time (this was never explained) and the show really started to suck. We all lost interest and stopped watching it when it became obvious that the back in time arc wasn't just a one or two episode thing. It was ****ing retarded and we all (20-25 college age people, the core demo) bailed the **** out on watching the show. Soon after it was cancelled, and I think we were a small example of thousands of people our age bailing on the tardation.
This show could have been ****ing awesome but the writers got hit with the retard stick.
And Shadowdog is clearly gay cause when was the last time you herd a guy complaining about a show having too much sex?
Oh I love pornagraphy. In fact, I'm a pornnoisseur. But much as I love it, I don't want it interrupting a cool assed show and bringing the pace down to a ****ing crawl. I mean, I love Futurama and watch it all the time even now but that doesn't mean I want two minute clips of Futurama interrupting True Blood either. If we want porn, we'll google it and it'd be a lot more hard core and a lot cooler than what they're going to show anyway. So what's the point? It's stupid and all it does is fill time so they don't have to have as much plot and well written dialogue. It reminds me of the complaints I used to read of the later seasons of Baywatch where they'd have what amounted to a three minute music video somewhere in every episode so they didn't have to spend as much time and money on writing and shooting (a video montage of a couple girls washing their boat can be shot in an hour where it might take six hours to shoot three minutes of dialogue). Not that Baywatch was ever any good, mind you, but when you're pulling time wasting **** just like Baywatch used to do that looks bad on your show. It's just filler and a way to bring in morons who want to watch soft porn without their wives and girlfriends getting pissed, that's all it is.
Posted 06 July 2009 - 03:53 PM
The series climaxed in it's 4th season in what might have been the best written single season on network TV ever, but the entire five year run is well worth watching if you're a fangbanger.
Umm, the 4th season is the worst season the Buffyverse ever produced. So bad they needed a reset button to get the show back in order. They completely shat on Cordellia's impressive character growth in the first 3 seasons (and Buffy before that), set Connor onto unparralled hights of annoyingosity, and had a lame supervillain.
The only good part about it was Faith's little mini-arc.
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Posted 06 July 2009 - 04:20 PM
The reset may have been half-planned (getting them into Wolfram and Hart). But what they did to their characters leading towards it was not.
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And its about time I checked out True Blood already.
Posted 07 July 2009 - 03:40 PM
Are you telling me they planned on writing out Connor and Cordy the whole time?
Conner yes, Cordy no. But when an actor who has given you seven years as the same character on two shows comes to you and says that she's done, she wants to spend time with her newborn baby, what are you supposed to do? Tell her no? It's a TV show, not a prison sentence. If an actor wants out, you let them out. (Ironically, the Anya actress went to Joss and told him the same thing at the beginning of Season 7 of Buffy. If there was a Season 8, she wanted out. She was tired of playing Anya. As it turned out though that was a moot point)
Season 4 went south for me after the Cordelia reveal. Everything before had a really cool true apocalyptic feel, but they messed up with Cordy bad. And although I liked Jasmine, they made her WAY too influential on past events to the point it trivialized what happened in seasons 1-3, to me.
It's funny because the exact same thing that alienated you made it so awesome for me. I LOVE that they tied it all together like that and gave more and extra meaning to all the events we'd seen up to that point. That made Jasmine even more of a total badass. It's like in Harry Potter, the explanations that tied everything together in books 6 and 7 of the series DID NOT trivialize the first five books, it made those books even stronger! So I feel the same way about what you're talking about from Season 4 of Angel. For me, anyway.
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1) Angel: There has never been a protag like Angel in any genre of television. Name another show where the hero can lock a dozen people in with two monsters so they can be slaughtered and have the fans coming back for more.
Dark Shadows did this before Angel. Barnabas Collins came on the show in 1967 and started out as a villain - but he became so popular and so loved they turned him into the hero. And they do it all without having him gain/lose a soul. He walled up a priest Edgar Allan Poe style, killed a doctor, choked a relative to death, scared another relative (a little boy no less) nearly to death, not to mention many, many morally questionable decisions and actions... And people still loved him and rooted for him.
Posted 08 July 2009 - 04:57 PM
Yeahbbit, i'm not atlking to him!
Yeah, but that was Duck Shadows he just posted about
That's because he had confidence. Chicks dig confidence.
people still loved him and rooted for him
I LOVED that show when they did the 1897/Angelique/Quentin thing.


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You'll find that Luminosity sometimes needs readjusted after making a strong Microcontrast change. Adjust both until you find the right balance. A strong surge in Microcontrast has the effect of heightening the drama and intensity of an image. If it gets too dark, raise Luminosity to compensate. If necessary, return to White Point or Black Point (which was lowered) to adjust those settings.
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Smoothing is great, but pay attention to contrast. Small amounts of smoothing go a long way. By increasing the Smoothing level, you can raise the realism, smooth out some noise, smooth out the light a little, and moderate the contrast of the image. As a whole, Smoothing helps cement things together.
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Karen Spencer
- Location: Manchester
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Karen is a partner in the Construction team. She is a nationally recognised expert in surety law, specialising in advising on bond wordings and disputes in relation to performance bonds, indemnities and guarantees issued in connection with construction projects.
Karen advises on resolving construction disputes, commercial disputes, warranty claims arising out of the sale and purchase of businesses and professional negligence cases. She also has particular expertise in advising on disputes arising in relation to nuclear decommissioning projects.
Advised a leading surety syndicate in respect of a £400 million pension bond syndication deal.
Drafted expert determination provisions to be included in performance bond wordings.
Negotiated and advised on wording of performance bonds; includes advising on bespoke and unusual wordings.
Advised in relation to claim on performance bond following insolvency of contractor where liability was not in issue but quantum was.
Successfully resolved at a without prejudice meeting.
Advised contractor on claim for Compensation Event arising under NEC3 form of contract based on ground 12 – physical ground conditions. Successful result in favour of contractor following adjudication.
Acted for developer/contractor in connection with claim for damages for professional negligence against former legal advisers who had failed to acquire the whole of a piece of development land on behalf of the client. Involved interesting and novel point of law in relation to calculation of damages. The matter went to court where the Judge found in favour of our contractor client and awarded diminution in value and sums expended by client.
Acted for national company in connection with dispute with energy supplier regarding defective meters and / or defective meter readings. Issue concerned amount of energy supplied. Successfully resolved at mediation.


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How many times have you had your heart breaking as you left your little one alone, crying and scratching furiously at the door? How many times have you felt really guilty watching the piece of your heart gratefully gobble down every last crumb from the doggie bag you brought home from the restaurant? How many times have you wished that there was a place you could take your furry friend and treat him to delicacies he adores?
Located in a quiet off-lane in Richmond Road, Under the Mango Tree brings to all pet-lovers and owners an opportunity that is sure to mark your faces with a smile! The first Sunday of each month celebrates the bond you share with your furry friends.
'I used to take my dog to UTMT every now and then in the evening after work,' says Nirmala Balakrishnan, who runs the place. 'As customers interacted with her, they started asking me if they could get their pets along as well. A couple of restaurants in the city are pet-friendly, but I didn't want UTMT to turn into a place where you could get your pets and hold them on a leash while you enjoyed a meal.'
In order to not only make the furry ones feel special, but also to give them an opportunity to enjoy themselves as much as their owners, UTMT, for the first time ever, introduced Breakfast with Pets to Bangalore. Dedicated to all the bundles of joy in our lives, the first Sunday of every month witnesses the restaurant transform into a Doggie Heaven.
So whether you're an animal lover or a pet-owner, you know where to head next to have a meal.
Sreejita Biswas is a freelance writer and photographer based in Bangalore. I saw some photographs on her Flickr page and asked if she would be interested in doing guest posts for me. She graciously said yes.


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We love giving stuff away and some of our subscribers win big each issue. We had these two Teng prize packs up for grabs in the May/June issue and here are the lucky winners.
Tony Schmetzer of Christchurch and Peter Mills of Auckland each win one of these $1100 Teng packages. Well done guys and if you aren't a Shed subscriber maybe its time to change that. The odds of winning a prize are better than Lotto so there's yet another reason!


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Living in the USA?
Health Insurance and Transport in the USA
Choosing the Best Health Insurance Plan for You and Your Family
Most expat employees take advantage of group health insurance plans offered by their employer. They can usually be extended to also cover the employee's spouse or the entire family.
Usually, there is a choice of different packages. Generally, the higher your monthly contributions are, the lower the cost you incur for medical treatment — and vice versa. Virtually no insurance in the US provides 100% coverage. The Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality provides advice and guidance in choosing the right plan for you. In addition, there are two types of healthcare organizations or networks, HMO (Health Maintenance Organization) and PPO (Preferred Provider Organization). They maintain their own network of doctors, and members pay a fixed monthly rate to receive treatment at much lower rates or even free of cost.
Are you still not sure which type of healthcare coverage you need to get and what to look out for? Read our article on US healthcare and health insurance for more information.
Healthcare in the US: Are There Any Risks?
At present, no common health risks are known in the United States. General health, safety, and hygiene standards are high, and there are no special immunization requirements for people traveling there. Expats with families whose children are likely to attend school in the USA should, however, make sure that the child's standard vaccination record is up to date and that no booster injection is outstanding.
There are numerous public and private hospitals across the country. Private hospitals often have more modern facilities and better service, but are considerably more expensive.
The daily cost for hospital treatment can be quite high, and any bills arising from emergency treatment usually need to be settled immediately. If specialist treatment is not required, walk-in clinics in drugstore or supermarket chains offer a cheaper and increasingly popular alternative to doctors. They are staffed by nurses and physician assistants and mostly provide fast and reliable service.
Public Transportation Is Available, but Only in Major Cities
Many North Americans rely on their car(s) for getting around. With the exception of some of the major cities, public transportation is often not adequate. New York City and Washington, D.C. have the most extensive subway and light rail networks, but there are also services operating in Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and San Francisco.
Even in these cities, however, remote suburbs are often not connected to the public transportation network. In smaller towns and cities, the only alternative to driving yourself is taking the bus or a taxi. Depending on the city, taxis can be of a standard color or make, such as the famous yellow cabs in New York City, but in other places they may be more difficult to spot. Taxis should always have a valid license, and it is common practice to tip the driver.
Different Ways to Explore the Country
Traveling by bus can be a good way to explore the country and its various landscapes. Buses are also used for inter-city travel, e.g. the well-known Greyhound Lines. BoltBus is Greyhound's cheap city-to-city service where you can find good deals for the major cities on the East Coast. Compared to many other parts of the world, rail services in the USA are underdeveloped. Even though the States has the largest railway network in the world, it is mainly used to transport freight and not passengers. Commuter trains are usually operated by independent companies.
Long-distance and inter-city train services are, however, provided by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, a government-run company also known as Amtrak. For inter-state travel, most people either make use of the extensive and relatively affordable network of domestic flights or the world's biggest road network and drive even really long distances to their destination.
Expats thinking about importing their car should contact the American Automobile Association for information on the validity of international driving licenses, insurance, and more. As a general rule, non-residents who bring their own car are exempt from car tax for the first twelve months of their stay. After that first year, the vehicle has to be exported or brought into compliance with federal motor vehicle safety standards.
If you intend to buy a car in the USA, consult the Kelley Blue Book for standard prices of new and used cars before agreeing upon a price with a trader. Driving in the USA is relatively easy. Apart from specific roads and bridges, there is no general road tax, but keep in mind that speed limits are enforced very rigorously.
Although the car is still the favorite mode of transportation for many Americans, many people also find other ways of getting around. You can learn more about public transportation in the USA in our Extended Guide section on Transport and Driving in the United States.
We do our best to keep this article up to date. However, we cannot guarantee that the information provided is always current or complete.


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Where did I leave you?
Oh, right. About to begin to try to dissolve my sizable thyroid nodule with Vibrational Healing via electrically charged waters (and since someone did ask, no, they're not electrically charged like dropping a hair dryer in the bath tub).
Here's how it goes. There will be a quiz.
1st Step: provide Andrea, my local practitioner, with a saliva sample. This is a very high tech procedure: I stick a q-tip in my mouth and put it in a baggie.
2nd Step: Andrea analyzes my spit for DNA and traces of viruses/weaknesses. These can be ones I have had (mono) or ones I inherited (auto-immune/celiac). Some I inherited from even further back than my mother, the theory goes. These weaknesses are called miasms (those of you who do homeopathy will know that word) and are the basis of all chronic diseases.
All of us have traces of three of the biggest diseases of recent history:
TB, Syphilis and Gonorrhea.
They manifest in different ways for different people – some get a tummy thing, some a skin thing.
I got a tummy thing.
3rd Step: meet with Andrea.
I'm nervous as I head to her office. What am I getting myself into? I have a tendency to be naïve and trusting – and this could cost serious money and yield zero results. Then I'll feel like an idiot (my biggest fear) and my rational French husband will be right and I'll be wrong (my second biggest fear).
I talk myself off the ledge by saying what my friend MK always says:
I'll hear what Andrea has to say. Then say I'll think about it.
Turns out Andrea is not scary. She is nice. She wears fun glasses. She is concise and easy to understand. She has done this many times before. She hands me a sheet of paper (drum roll please).
4th Step: the DNA test results. Bottomline, I have a problem with calcium and how it moves (or rather, doesn't) through my body. This could be partially due to lingering virus from the Mono I had in high school. The tests also indicate the presence of various viruses linked to blockages/lumps in the parathyroids, adrenals, thymus and thyroid.
5th Step: Andrea tests my energy meridians with a wand attached to her computer to confirm the blockages the DNA indicates. She likens it to how an acupuncturist takes your pulse. And the computer does blip where it makes sense: my thyroid and digestive areas (the celiac), as well as other parts having to do with cleansing the body (liver, kidney).
6th Step: figure out which of the 1000 or so remedies available from the water-makers in Colorado are best. She brings out the wand again, and much like a homeopath tests for weakness (where you're weak is what you're allergic to), she tests me to see which of the preparations is perfect for me. I end of up with a list of 8 kinds of waters. They are flavorless, and have no unhappy side effects. Doesn't sound so bad.
Unfortunately, there's 7th Step:
Shift to an alkalizing diet. It's anti-inflammatory, and the most helpful for healing; my brother follows one for his MS.
Many medical people do not believe in the effectiveness of homeopathy or an alkaline diet.
But many also believe PMS is "all in our minds."
I am already gluten-free, but Andrea recommends I avoid rice and corn, too (very acidic), as well as animal protein, dairy, caffeine and alcohol. Basically, large plates of produce is what you eat. I like produce, but -
8th Step: Resistance. Yuck.
9th Step: assess the $ damage. I need 38 bottles of water. 38. Yikes. This is going to be expensive. My tummy seizes up. I hate to spend money.
But wait! What does MK always say? (skip up a few paragraphs if you forgot).
I'm so proud of myself as we hit -
10th Step: I say I want to think about it. Andrea's fine with that.
But I realize… if I don't commit now, I'll have to come back again with a check, and I can't do that the next day…and I have that second biopsy looming over me. I want this nodule gone by then so I can keep my thyroid.
You never regret what you do, you regret what you don't do...
11th Step: tell her I'm in. Write a check. Leave.
12th Step: Buyer's Remorse. Gosh, I hope this is going to work. I'll feel like an idiot if it doesn't. An idiot out quite a bit of $.
But at least I'm DOING SOMETHING. I will not be the dog who lies on the electrified floor in that classic experiment with learned helplessness. I am the dog who leaps over the fence! I can do something! http://psychology.about.com/od/lindex/f/earned-helplessness.htm
Did you know Art Garfunkel lost his voice?
He says it's because of a a lobster he ate.
He's also walking around the world in 100-mile installments.
I love Art Garfunkel.
Who was there that night in Central Park when Simon and Garfunkel performed? I WAS.
Who knows what year this was? (answer before you click the play arrow)
13th Step: play video. Love how Art can still nail the notes at the end.


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All environmental protesters attending the Climate Camp demonstrations today will be photographed by police, although organisers have told activists that they do not need to co-operate by showing their faces.
Senior officers said the tactic of recording images of those taking part in high-profile demonstrations would continue, with members of so-called Forward Information Teams being present at the six initial meeting points and the final secret camp destination, once it is identified.
Campers have been warned to watch out for police photographers, and are expected to respond by blocking their views with placards and banners and taking pictures of the photographers themselves.
The demonstrations will be the first test of public order policing since the G20 protests, when the Met was criticised for its heavy-handed tactics. Police have signalled a change in approach since the April demonstrations, which resulted in the death of Ian Tomlinson, but are to continue filming and photographing those attending. A third of the public believe filming protesters is an invasion of privacy, according to a YouGov poll of 2,000 people published yesterday.
Chief Superintendent Helen Ball, of the Metropolitan police, said taking photographs of protesters remained an important tactic.
She said police would also stop and search anyone they were suspicious of, but it is likely any such actions will be kept low key.
Ball said: "At the moment we will be photographing people on arrival at the camp because it is important for us to know if there are people coming who want to cause violence and disorder.
"We will not be routinely stopping and searching everybody going into the camp and we have briefed officers carefully on searching people and what the spirit of the operation is."
Police have made a last-minute plea for organisers to tell them where the camp will take place.
"We are putting in a neighbourhood policing team for the periphery of the camp and for the local community.
"But we have not been able to go further than that because we do not know where it is going to be."
Up to 30 officers based at the Met's Lambeth control room will oversee developments at the Climate Camp via a network of CCTV cameras.
Operators have access to more than 12,000 cameras across the capital, plus live feeds from the force's three helicopters.
Senior officers have split control-room operators into teams, watching different parts of London, until the final campsite is identified.
The control room will be packed with up to 150 people at the weekend, as the force oversees the Notting Hill carnival, its biggest annual policing event.
About 200 extra officers have been drafted in from five forces - Gwent, Cheshire, North Wales, West Mercia and City of London - to bolster numbers at the camp.
The police operation, dubbed Operation Bentham, is in the spotlight after angry clashes marred demonstrations during the April G20 meeting of world leaders in London.
The force will use a mobile police station, helicopter-mounted loudhailer and Twitter account to improve links with protesters.


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Did you know poet Momin was also a najoomi (astronomer-cum-astrologer) and it is said that he predicted his death in a verse, saying he would end up with broken arms and legs ("dast-o-bazu"). Years later the prediction came true, not in metaphoric sense but ironically in the literal sense, when he fell from a ladder and died nine days after the accident.
Source: http://8ate.blogspot.in/2007/12/momin-khan-momin-observant-poet-his.html


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- In 44 B.C., Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated by Brutus.
- Czar Nicholas II of Russia abdicated his throne on March 15, 1917 ushering in Communist rule. The Czar and his family were taken captive and executed by firing squad the following year.
- On March 15, 1939, Nazi troops seized the provinces of Bohemia and Moravia, effectively wiping Czechoslovakia off the map.
The Washington Party's Democrat Wing has its own equally-hilarious problems. From out of nowhere, 74-year-old Bernie Sanders, Vermont's Socialist Senator, is offering a serious challenge to the Establishment Democrat's heir apparent, Hillary Rodham Clinton. Perhaps more importantly. although not often mentioned, participation in the process on the Democrat Side is down by more than thirty percent from 2012 levels.
These developments amount to a political revolution and pose a significant threat to civil peace. The Establishment Oligarchs who have run the Welfare/Warfare State since at least the end of World War II are unlikely to surrender their power and go peacefully into the dark night.
The Trump candidacy in paticular is a "Black Swan" event of the first magnitude,
Definition of black swan
An event or occurrence that deviates beyond what is normally expected of a situation and that would be extremely difficult to predict. This term was popularized by Nassim Nicholas Taleb's book "The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable." Mr Taleb is a finance professor and former Wall Street trader.
Mr Taleb suggests his idea has been misunderstood. The problem, he told the CFA Institute in 2008, is not that black swans occur often. Rather, it is that they have truly catastrophic and unpredictable effects when they do happen, and so risk managers should concentrate on guarding against them [emphasis added].Here's the problem.
The Establishment has a very small and rapidly narrowing window of opportunity to stop Trump's brazen charge. March 1st is "Super Tuesday". On that date, twelve U.S. states and one U.S. Territory will select delegates to each party's respective nominating convention. Then, on March 15th, six large U.S. states will select their delegates.
The very bi-partisan Establishment acts as though Trump's campaign poses an existential threat to its hold on power and that may very well be the case. They feel as though they must stop him but if Trump's momentum hasn't been checked by March 15th, he will be nearly impossible to stop --by political means.
Be very careful, Mr. Trump. Your enemies truly have very few scruples.
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Fashion and Sustainability: How Can Medical Workers Get Involved?
Next week, I'm excited to attend LEGACY Summit, presented by Ndless: The New Normal and Fashion Revolution.
LEGACY Summit is a Responsible Fashion Summit. It will have huge talks and workshops on sustainability; ethical work practices; the health issues of the textiles and fibres we wear and consume; and the impact of fashion on our planet. Whether you're a startup, a consultant for McKinsey (who'll be there too!), a student, or a curious industry outsider wanting to learn more, it'll be fantastic to attend and meet great friends sharing the same interests.
It's incredible (and btw, heads-up for my new project below!), and I can't wait because it's something I don't really get to talk about with other doctors except as a consumer.
Living in Cairns last year, everyone was very conscious of sustainable living and recycling practices. The Great Barrier Reef is on our doorstep, and Banana, Sugar Cane farmers and Daintree rainforest residents and visitors coupled with the proximity to cyclones and the isolation of rural living meant that locals were very conscious of how we could save the planet, one small step at a time.
That includes being one of the first cities in the world to promote paper straws at their bars. Kids running projects like Straw No More on Instagram have done huge things to promote international awareness. Locals were alarmed that international tourists would be served canned drinks on board the Reef ferries; and then find that plastic straws included with the cans were often dumped into our beautiful ocean!!
Coral bleaching from global warming was also a frequent topic in the Cairns Post, and even the changing lifestyle habits of crocodiles were discussed in the media as a potential consequence of global warming. (Hint: the risk is higher in the summer, or wet season in the Far North. But really, just don't swim in the waters up there, and beware the yellow signs warning of crocs!)
Anyway, as healthcare workers, and as a doctor, I frequently find that I'm having to explain myself when I tell even close friends that I like fashion.
Yes, I love getting dressed up, I love understanding my style choices, and I LOVE understanding the impact of textiles on my own body when dressing for humidity vs frigid temps (and that's been a frequent consideration when flying between Cairns and Victoria, the ACT and Tasmania in winter!).
But I also love global health, and the fact that the whole world, from Hong Kong Tatler to Calvin Harris to our supermarkets, is talking about sustainability. (Medical Pantry is also inspired by this!)
I think it's silly and ignorant to dismiss fashion as frivolous. We could spend all day talking about the body shaming issues that have led many to believe this. But as the planet's largest industry, as clinicians and healthcare workers (and social enterprise startups!), it would be amiss of us to not acknowledge fashion as an important topic that can be worked on by doctors, nurses, physios, dietitians (plant-based fibres, anyone?), podiatrists (think of the great sole materials that can be made from fabric offcuts! Think of Allbirds shoes and other cool startups!), and others in medicine and healthcare.
At any rate, our patients care. It would be wrong to not acknowledge that.
Tickets are still available for Legacy Summit. Other ways you can get involved in the conversation:
1) Attend talks like those at VAMFF (on this week!) and other local fashion festivals
2) Participate in Fashion Revolution
3) Form a blog. Yep, I'm putting together a new blog and podcast, Incredible Wearable, that will explore the intersection between fashion tech, sustainability and health. You can start by following @incrediblewearable on Instagram.
4) Advocate with your College if you're a member. The RACP has a portal for Climate Change resources for Doctors, including links to The Lancet studies.
5) Open your mind and heart to the possibilities when you don't silo industries and topics into separate categories. Garment workers in developing nations working in factories with poor ethical practices suffer the health consequences of these practices. Healthy eating for the planet is also an important topic that's related. EAT Foundation is a recommended resource to get involved with.
6) Global Ideas and other global health events and forums, and webinars, and ecourses, and MOOCs (see our Resources page!) are all great ways to get involved and learn. Once we grow together, we'll have stronger voices to advocate for all this.
What are your thoughts? How are you involved in sustainable fashion?


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Download the Conference of Things 2016 Survey Report as a PDF- file: Conference of Things 2016 Survey Report.pdf
We are glad to present the first edition of Copperberg Research's Internet of Things survey report
The Internet of Things (IoT) survey is a long-term initiative to shape a trustworthy, forward-thinking overview of the impact IoT will have on multiple business sectors and verticals. Over future editions we will look at the usage and maturity of IoT in Europe, from both private and public perspectives. The survey provides insight into the current perception of IoT, as held by leaders in the manufacturing sector.
We invite you to learn more about current and future IoT initiatives, trends and challenges across different sectors and organisations across Europe.
Download the Internet of Things report 2014 by Copperberg Research as a PDF- file: Internet of Things report 2014 by Copperberg Research.pdf


text: After these two weeks with the women of my life, I felt the need to give a little tribute to my grandma and her kick-ass determination and write a little bit about her. I started the post while on the plane to Paris and just finished it now. A post to honor my mom will follow sometime soon. Here it goes…Read More


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So last year after a photo shoot at the temple I got the urge for the first time ever to head down to see the lights at Temple Square. It was a busy time for us so I had to schedule the night that we would go so that we would actually go and do it. I felt extra motivated because this seemed like the first year that Stella might be able to really appreciate the lights and maybe even remember going to see them when she gets older, so off we went. My crowd avoidance plan was to arrive on a weeknight just as the sun was going down, and it worked out great! By the time we were ready to go home, it was a lot more crowded. It has been months since this night and I don't remember if it was even that cold, but I do remember Stella's excited reaction when she saw the first group of lights with the temple in the background.
We had a really fun time as a family, even if Mommy (me) kept making pictures get taken. I didn't use a flash and I do wish that I had a camera that was better in low light, but that is a $5,000 issue that I just can't accept right now, and I kind of like how blurry some of these turned out to be. Here's to us for finally getting out and seeing the lights!
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Stella's Christmas performances were very fun this past December. They kept us busy and in the holiday spirit all month long. This year Stella was an elf, and she had a very impressive solo during "Elves Just Wanna Have Fun." The costume was a bit silly, but I think she made it work. She especially rocked those ridiculous shoes which, I can tell you, she was all too excited to never have to wear on stage again, and I was simply relieved that the cotton balls never fell off mid-show. I'm so proud of her each time that she performs--it is so stinking cute every time!
Her first performance was at the Gateway, and I decided to get pictures from that show.
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The L.A. Girl Glazed Lip Paints are the ultimate liquid lipsticks that provide high impact color and shine. The shades are more on the brighter side, creamy when applied and finishes with pure color and a light shine. I love the minty sensation to the lip product and the opaque coverage all the colors provided. I must say a little goes a long way, seriously. A small tiny amount on the slanted applicator will give you enough to coat your lips for a full coverage look. Take a look at the swatches below to find your favorite.
- For the price you can't go wrong especially since they are under $4 for each one you can easily grab a few of these
- Shop on Drugstore.com to grab your fav.
- My favs? I can't really pick one, I love all of them. Natural? Go for blushing. Summer fun? Hot Mess is a trendy shade. Smokey eye? Babydoll will complement your look to the fullest! I love pin-up too for something different than a true red.
- The Glazed Lip Paints did not feel stick at all, super creamy and my lips didn't feel dry at all.
Which one do you think you are going to try?


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Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2007 provides extensive customization capabilities so that you can tune it to meet the specific needs for running your business. These customizations can be applied across different feature sets of the product. You can customize the following in BCM -
· Add new user fields to BCM items like Business Contacts, Accounts etc.
· Edit list values
· Customize the BCM home page
· Modify BCM reports
· Create new Search folders
· Add new views or modify existing views for BCM items
· Share above customizations with other BCM users
Let us look at each of the above in detail –
Adding new user fields
BCM items come with a fairly extensive set of fields. However, everyone will feel the need to add that one extra bit of information they would like to track about their business contacts. Now you can do that easily by going to "Business Contact Manager" on the Outlook toolbar and then selecting "Customize Forms" -> "Manage User-Defined Fields" -> "Business Contact". This brings up a nice designer dialog where you can decide what fields to add. You can even decide what type of field it is and how the fields should be grouped. Additionally, you can specify whether the field should be placed on the left or the right column on the form. By choosing the Page (at the top of the dialog) where the field should be added, you can have your new field show up either on a special tab called "User-Defined Fields" or one of the common tabs like "General" or "Details".
The image below shows what the add user field dialog looks like –
Edit list values
You can also edit the list of drop down values available on BCM items. For example, an Opportunity item has the following pre-defined Sales stages – "Prospecting", "Qualification", "Needs Analysis", "Proposal/Price Quote", "Negotiation/Review", "Closed Won" and "Closed Lost". You may want to track some other sales stages or you may not use all the ones listed above and so may want to remove some of these values. You can accomplish either of these goals easily by opening an Opportunity and then clicking on the drop down for Sales Stage and then selecting the last value in the drop down – "<Edit this list…>". This will bring up a dialog that will let you add/delete/modify existing values. You can also select one of the values as the default. This will set the field value to this default when you create a new item. The image below shows what the edit list dialog looks like –
Customizing the BCM home page
You can also customize the home page to view only the data you are interested in. You can do this by going to the home page and selecting "Add or Remove Content" from the top right corner. This brings up a dialog that lets you choose what items you want to view in the home page. You can use this dialog to set your options for each of the four tabs on the home page – "Home", "Sales", "Marketing" and "Projects". Below is an image of the dialog for customizing the home page –
Modifying reports
You can customize any of the reports that ship with BCM. Once you open the reports from the Reports sub-menu under the BCM toolbar, click on "Modify Report" in the report toolbar. This brings up a nice task bar by the side of the report that lets you choose which columns to view (including any user defined columns you created), the header and footer information and fonts for the text and a custom filter to specify additional constraints for the data shown on the report. A very useful feature here is the ability to specify custom header and footer information. You can use this so that your company name shows up in the report header!
In addition, you can save your changes by clicking on the "Save Report" button. This will prompt you to save the changes as a .bcmr file. You can open this customized report file in future by going to "Business Contact Manager" -> "Reports" -> "Open Saved Report" and then browsing to the location where you saved the file.
The image below shows the UI for modifying reports –
Search folders
Search folders are a powerful way to filter the data you want to see in Outlook. For example, you can use search folders to see only those opportunities that you won in the last 3 months. To create a new search folder, right click on the "Search Folders" on the Outlook navigation pane and then select "New Search Folder" (see image below).
This brings up the new search folder dialog. Type in a meaningful name for the new folder, select the BCM items to view in this folder from the dropdown and then click on the button labeled "Filter…". This brings up the filter UI. You can select what items you want to view in this search folder and click OK here and then OK again in the new search folder dialog. That's it! Now you can see items defined by your custom definition under the search folders as shown below!
Modifying & creating item views
You can view BCM items in a variety of ways. For example, you can view Business Contacts by zip code or payment status. You can choose the view you want by going to "View" -> "Current View" in the Outlook toolbar and then selecting the view. This is an extremely powerful feature. You can even customize the current view by selecting "Customize Current View…" from the above menu options. This brings up the Customize View dialog that lets you pick which fields you want to see in the view, how the items should be grouped, sorted etc.
You can even create a completely new view for yourself by selecting the "Define Views…" option from the above menu. This brings up a "Custom View Organizer" dialog. Click on the "New…" button in this dialog and choose the name and type of view you want. Click OK and then this brings up the same dialog as the one for customizing an existing view. You can specify your filter, grouping, sort order etc. from here.
Sharing Customizations
Okay, so you have gone through and customized the different facets of BCM. Now how do you share them with your co-workers? BCM provides a variety of solutions to share all these –
· New User fields and list values can be shared using import/export. From the Outlook File menu, choose "Import and Export" -> "Business Contact Manager for Outlook". Select "Export a File" from the first page and then "Business Contact Manager Customizations (.bcmx)". Then complete the wizard. This will export your changes to a file that you can give to your co-workers. They can go to this same wizard and then choose "Import a File" from the first page and then "Business Contact Manager Customizations (.bcmx)" in the next page. They can then point to the file you just gave them. BCM will then apply those changes to your co-worker's machine!
· While you are giving your co-workers the bcmx file, you can also hand them your custom report (.bcmr) files. They can copy the .bcmr file wherever they want on their file system. Then they can just open it from the reports menu and see your customized reports – that simple!
· Deploying your customized views, search folders and BCM home page is a bit harder. Unless you are a developer and want to write a custom Outlook add-in, the easiest way to share these with your co-workers is to go over to their machines and help them set up the views exactly as you did on your own machine.
Advanced Customizations
For those who are willing to write some code, there are even more advanced possibilities for customizations in BCM. I will be posting a separate article on that in the next few days. If you are in a hurry to see what that looks like, you can go through the BCM SDK documentation on MSDN.


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For ERP LN feature pack upgrade, what method of install are you using?
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Yes, I see noticed that, however most of the time we have upgraded in place.
The reason I asked the poll question was that I am curious to know how everyone is staging and incorporating additional application PMC solutions (i.e., MCDs) when going to a new Feature Pack.
For example, are people adding additional MCDs/solutions into the Installable Units so the Installation Wizard will put them in along with the Feature Pack?
If enough are put there then additional time will be spent during ftp from where Installation Wizard is running to the server being upgraded.
Or are people making multiple passes (Installation Wizard followed by manually adding MCDs)?
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learning to read?
like ants, escaped.
on the page,
your heart beating inside
afraid that all you'd ever see
was ants - - -
and my finger on teacher's
we read "I see cat."
hahaha. I loved your reading story. I love to read. You are so funny. I volunteer read to second graders once a week. It is a blast, the highlight of my work day. I have my library in my bedroom.
I love this post because our books are central to our home; I always look out for bookshelves in other houses - and I'm often disappointed! Why don't more people keep books?
Teaching my gang to read has been one of my biggest joys as a mother!
Thank you for these great pictures.
Great story!
Reading is the key to all aspects of life. Where would we be without our books. I love books~bookshelves and public libraries. Also, the authors who penned the words.
Books, bookshelves & libraries...what's not to love?
Books breath life into a room... I particularly love dining room/ library combination's. A space to feed your body and your mind...
Beautiful images. I still swoon over that Michael Smith library.
I'm proud to say that not only did I teach my daughter how to read, I helped her learn to enjoy reading. A big plus when you get to college and have more homework than you ever imagined but still want to find time for your own book list. Like those old after-school commercials used to say, reading really should be "FUNdamental".
I love Ms. Smart's idea of her library in her bedroom!!!! I just might do that! Thanks! I also taught my children to read, and they read at an early age. It is such fun to see them when they finally recognize WORDS!!! I am an avid reader, and so is my son. My daughter: not so much:):) Loved these pics!
I could curl up for hours in Joe Nye's little library!
I love a cozy spot to curl up with a book and these images are all quite inviting! Oh, the decadence of TWIN spiral staircases!
I can't imagine a home without books. Impossible! Thats a hotel room. However...i could do with a few less books in my tiny apartment!
sweet post scot
i love the apartment from Thomas Britt beautifull an absolute dream, thank you so much for the pictures regards jürgen
I remember how excited I was when I figured out the word "stomach"! The joys of reading!


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Latest News
Lockheed Martin stops lobbying for F-22
Lockheed Martin will not spend any more time and effort trying to overturn Defense Secretary Robert Gates' decision to halt production of F-22 Raptor fighter jets, a top company official said Tuesday.
After making a vigorous case for the F-22 with Gates, other senior Pentagon officials and Congress in recent months, Lockheed plans to move on and meet its commitments for other major defense programs such as the F-35 joint strike fighter.
"We had our chance to lobby this matter," Bruce Tanner, executive vice president and chief financial officer, said in a quarterly conference call with financial analysts.
"We think we had a full hearing of that discussion," Tanner said. "We are disappointed by the decisions, but we will accept those and go on."
Lockheed had lobbied the Pentagon and Congress for months to counter public statements by Gates and former Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England that the Air Force did not need to buy more F-22s after pending orders for 187 planes are filled.
The company even bought ads in Washington newspapers and on bus-stop benches extolling the F-22's virtues.
To read the complete article, visit www.star-telegram.com.


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The arrival of a new international airport 60kms to the north of Marsa Alam has truly opened up this exciting area of southern Egypt.
Well renowned for its spectacular diving, until recently these waters could only really be explored by liveaboard or from the pioneering safari dive camps. However new hotels have now sprung up at various points along the coast line, many with their own dive centres, allowing divers to also explore these fantastic reefs from the comfort of a luxury hotel if they so choose.
The number and quality of the liveaboards in the area is also increasing, many with exciting itineraries that take in the major attractions such as Elphinstone, Daedalus and St Johns.
The current development of Port Ghalib, 10 minutes from the airport, into an international style marina will also provide a focus for tourist amenities and facilities in the area.
The port of Marsa Alam itself however has retained the atmosphere of a quiet local town with only a few small shops and cafes, and much of the surrounding area is untouched desert, particularly as you head south towards the Wadi Gimal National Park and beyond.
Increasingly non-diving visitors are also being drawn to the area by the year round sun, the wonderful snorkelling opportunities and the dramatic desert backdrop, and other sports such as windsurfing and kitesurfing are becoming increasingly popular.
Whether you are looking for the adventurous, diver friendly atmosphere of the dive camps or a liveaboard, or to relax in a luxury hotel, Marsa Alam is the perfect destination for those wanting to get off the beaten track.
Dive Camps
Red Sea Diving Safaris Eco Villages Nakari Village, Shagra Village and Lahami Village
These camps were set up by Hossam Helmy who with his team has been diving and exploring this area for nearly 20 years.
Originally travelling dive safaris the tents are now pitched on 3 permanent sites at Marsa Shagra, Marsa Nakari and Wadi Lahami.
Rooms have also been added for those wanting greater comfort, rooms with shared facilities at Marsa Shagra and Marsa Nakari, and rooms with private facilities and fans at all three sites. New accommodation has recently been added in the form of Royal Tents.
The emphasis of these camps is the diving and accommodation is offered on a full board basis. Marsa Shagra is the main site, north of Marsa Alam town, near to hotels such as the Calimera Habiba while Nakari is a smaller camp 18kms south of Marsa Alam town. Wadi Lahami, designed for the more experienced and adventurous divers, is in the deep south near Hamata.
Awlad Baraka Village & Al Saraya Cotton Houses
Situated 14 kms south of Marsa Alam town overlooking Tondoba Bay, this unique dive camp offers African style huts with either shared or private facilities, and palace-like tents with a separate sleeping area, sitting area, private facilities and wooden terraces with a seaview.
Full board accommodation is offered with meals taken at the camp restaurant. There is also another caféteria on the beach, near the Blue Heaven Holidays Diving Centre also run by Aymen and Constanze the creators of the camp.
The untouched house reef and nearby Samadai Reef (Dolphin House) make this a divers paradise.
Dive Centres
Emperor Divers
Part of the Emperor Divers Red Sea Dive Centres this PADI 5 star Gold Palm Resort Dive Centre offers a range of courses as well as diving opportunities that include the famous reefs at Elphinstone, Shab Marsa Alam and Ras Abu Dabab.
The location just couldn't be better and the facilities at Emperor's dive centre are second-to-none.
Based in the Marina Lodge at Port Ghalib, you are literally just a few metres away from our boats moored on the hotel jetty and the airport is just a 10-minute drive away.
Enjoy with Emperor Divers Marsa Alam some fabulous day dives to the famous reefs of Elphinstone, Marsa Mubarak and Dolphin House Reef (Shaab Samadai), where there is a good chance to see dolphins in this beautiful protected National Park . Or opt for Abu Dabab where two of the most famous dugong in the world live, Denis and Lucy – a great day out for all the family as this is an easy dive and snorkellers also get the chance to spot the dugong.
Marsa Alam has several dugong in the area and the bayshere are home to excellent corals, large turtles and Guitar rays and the islands are a highlight of the area. There is a myriad of places to see and things to do, whether it's day diving, doing one of the trips below, learning to dive or taking your diving further, you will find the award-winning team at Emperor Marsa Alam ready to give you a warm welcome.
Technical diving
is fast becoming a popular extreme sport with divers looking to go that bit deeper, for that bit longer, in safety. An exhilarating journey through silent canyons and deep wrecks in warm waters teeming with life; that's the incredible experience of Tekstreme diving in the Red Sea .
As part of award-winning Emperor Divers , Tekstreme offers the best team of technical instructors and instructor-trainers, with the latest in technical gear and incredibly high safety standards.
Whether it's 10 minutes on Trimix in Thomas Canyon or two hours with an Inspiration at the Blue Hole, your Tekstreme team will make sure your tech adventure is one of extreme pleasure.
Tekstreme operates at Emperor Divers Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh and Marsa Alam dive centres and offers one day trips from Sharm to the tech diver's delight – Dahab. Covering the rest of the Red Sea, a selection of liveaboards offers a range of technical equipment.
Red Sea Diving Safari Dive Centres
Based at the 3 Red Sea Dive Safari Eco Lodges and the Kahamana Hotel (Pioneer Divers) these excellent dive centres offer great diving for all levels of divers.
The main dive centre at Marsa Shagra, Marsa Nakari and Pioneer Divers offer PADI courses as well as a choice of dive packages for shore and boat diving.Marsa Shagra & Nakari also offers unlimited house reef diving in buddy pairs for those suitably experienced. Wadi Lahmami offers dive packages for more experienced and adventurous divers.
The boat diving from here is by RIB. On their first day in Ecolodges Shagra Village, Nakri Village or Lahami Villaage, the guests will receive an orientation dive around the bay accompanied by one of the guides. After this initial orientation (if the guests wishes and their diving ability allows) they are free to enjoy our unlimited diving set-up. Zodiac services are available allowing for the option of up to 6 different patterns within the house reef.
This is definitely one of the most enjoyable factors of Red Sea Diving Safari, as it is wonderful to have the freedom to dive in buddy pairs at their own pace and at the times they want to. Individual guests don't have to worry, as there always seem to be other divers very keen to go for a dive which they can join. in addition, the safari trucks travel twice a day to dive the Sharms, Marsas and reef walls along the coastline where easy access to the reef makes this area ideal for shore based diving.
The coastal reef reaches a maximum depth of 55 meters and is heavily pitted with caves and swim-throughs. The equipment is loaded on the truck, which usually leaves between 07:00 to 08:00 hours. The flat bed trucks are open and the guests sit in the front part on mattresses, whilst the dive gear and cylinders are loaded into the back.
These dives will be guided, and the guide will give a briefing on arrival at the site. A tarpaulin is spread on the ground for gearing up thus preventing the equipment getting sand in it.
After the dive the guests will either move back to the Ecolodges for lunch or have lunch on site before heading off between 13.00 and 14.00 hours for the second dive.
Blue Heaven Holidays Diving Centre, Tondoba Bay
A member of the PADI international Resort Association this dive centre offers diving on wonderfully untouched reefs.
Dive packages included unlimited buddy house reef diving for those suitably experienced, and 2 dives a day by boat, jeep or safari. Courses can also be undertaken.
For those interested in conservation work this centre was a founder member of HEPCA (Hurghada Enviromental Protection and Conservation Association) and organises Reef Checks regularly throughout the year.
Wadi Gimal Diving Centre, Shams Alam
Based at Shams Alam Resort the Wadi Gimal Diving Centre is named after Wadi Gimal Island opposite the beach, a protected natural marine reserve.
The hotel/ dive centre boasts a fabulous house reef, which as it is mainly shallow is a paradise for snorkelling and ideal for courses, intro dives and night dives.
A range of day (and half day) boat trips to more than 30 dive sites (mainly unknown) are offered. They also visit better known reefs such as the wall of Shaab Sharm, the Coral Gardens of Wadi Gimal Island and the Ergs from Ras Hornkorab where Barracuda and schools of silvery jacks can normally seen.
A range of courses from Open Water to Divemaster are available. The Wadi Gimal dive centre has been established since 1999 and is the only diving resort with direct access to the Wadi Gimal National Park. Our modestly sized operation ensures that we maintain the principles of a family run business with quality service and efficiency to compliment the astounding natural beauty of the area.
Barakuda Diving, Lahami Bay Beach Resort
Lahami Bay has a wonderful 5km house reef. The dive centre here offers PADI & TDI courses as well as shore dive packages.
Boat trips can be added at an additional supplement. Directly facing the reefs of the Fury Shoals, Lahami Bay is by far the nearest resort to the world class diving highlights of the South Red Sea, including Zabargad island, Rocky island and St. John's reefs.Departing from the resort's private marina, the fleet of quality diving boats of our Baracuda Diving Center – Lahami Bay can reach in 10 to 60 minutes over 40 pristine dive sites.
Before the opening of Lahami Bay , those sites were reachable only by means of live aboard safari boats on lengthy trips. Among those dive sites, in the immediate vicinity of Lahami Bay are the renown reefs of Sataya, Malahi, Abu Galawa, Shaab Maksur, as well as several shipwrecks. New dive sites are being continuously discovered in the surrounding mostly uncharted waters of the South. Lahami Bay House Reef is in itself a diving destination.
Starting less than a hundred meters from the beach, countless coral barriers, patches and pillars at depths from 15 to 60 meters extend into the sea in kilometre long formations.
This unique house reef system offers unlimited possibilities for daytime, early morning and night diving, either directly from the beach, or by means of designated small house reef boats. We have plenty more options for Diving in the Red Sea
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The oldest of the double-mallet grips, the traditional grip, probably came about soon after the xylophone with the modern keyboard layout (instead of the older longitudinal trapezoid layout of e.g. Polish xylophone virtuoso Joseph Gusikov (1806 – 1837)) found its way into the orchestras around 1900. Very little, if any, documentation existed of the grip until German percussionist Peter Sadlo (1962 -) in 1994 completed his dissertation Die Kunst des Schlagens which describes and analyzes the traditional grip among others. The following year in August, American marimbist Nancy Zeltsman (1958 -) had the article Traditional Four-Mallet Grip published in the magazine Percussive Notes. In 2003, Peter Sadlo released his book Hauptsache Mallets which to some extent is a summary of certain parts of his dissertation, and that features a detailed description of the traditional grip together with also the Burton, the Musser and the Stevens grip. In the same year Zeltsman's book Four-Mallet Marimba Playing came out that contains a comprehensive description of the traditional grip and its use.
The traditional grip is the only cross-grip that has the secondary, outer mallet, below the primary, inner mallet. There seems to be two versions of the grip where one, represented by Zeltsman, always has the thumb on top of the inner mallet, and another, which Sadlo represents, that lets the thumb grip the mallet shaft from the side at small intervals. The first version is the one used by Theodor Milkov in this YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4Xm9He1uaY. The second version is mentioned in the Gary Burton (1943 -) video The 4 Mallet (Burton) Grip at http://www.vicfirth.com/education/keyboard/burton.php.
Among famous musicians that used or are using the traditional grip are for example Adrian Rollini (1903 – 1956) and Keiko Abe (1937 -).
Below are two images of my right hand demonstrating the traditional grip at the interval of a fourth on an instrument with 48 mm center to center between the naturals and with mallets that are 435 mm long and mallet shafts of 8 mm in diameter.


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Chic Living Room Decorating Ideas
Redesigning or renovating a little front room may be a challenge. Somebody who lives within the lodging or in an exceedingly regular house with a district restricted, careful designing ought to be done once need to embellish the recreation area. It's not troublesome if done by considering a number of the items that has to be thought of in living room decorating ideas as the recreation room.
Furniture that placed within the area that's not too broad should be smaller than piece of furniture for a spacious area; therefore the area doesn't appear slender or stuffy. Opt for the seat with 2-seater compared than an over-sized seat to seat guests thus will sit well. Excellent plan if you embellish the space with the fashion that you simply like.
Living room decorating ideas ought to conjointly involve color. Color is one in every of the factors that influence the inside style of the recreation room. The recreation room that isn't terribly spacious is so additional appropriate preponderantly by white color, though it's not a demand. White color can provide the impression of the space that's not too broad become broader. The theme colors also can be used as a decoration of a recreation room.


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Sunday Bible Study 9 am
Sunday Worship Service 10 am
Children Church 11 am
Wednesday Bible Study 7 pm
Friday Intercessory Prayer 6 pm
Women Ministry 3rd Saturday
Men Ministry 4th Saturday
Nursing Home Min. (every other ) 1st Sat.
Jail Ministry Biweekly
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We invite you to be our special guest in our Sunday morning revival services. Church of the Living Word actively promotes diversity because we believe the Gospel makes us one -transcending all our cultural & ethnic differences. To help you feel a little more at home, here's a snapshot of what to expect.
Our worship experience has the primary purpose of exalting the Lord. Some songs will have a gospel feel and will have a contemporary flavor. During the worship you may see: Raising of hands, Clapping, Singing, Testimonies Whatever the style, we hope you will find our worship to be wholeheartedly unto the Lord and done with a spirit of excellence.
A typical Sunday morning service last about ninety minutes and divides approximately according to this schedule:
Praise & Worship 30 minutes
Ministry Time 10 minutes
Welcome to Guest (you are not asked to stand & speak)
Announcement & Tithes /Offerings 10 minutes
Release Children to Children Church
Practical Preaching / Teaching 40 minutes


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Valentine's day is just around the corner and time to start thinking about your decor change. This particular holiday doesn't have to be as dramatic as Christmas. Simple splashes of decor in most any room of your home will be just enough without overdoing it and these will definitely get you started.
Today I am sharing my four FREE 8 x 10 Valentine printables.
These free printables are my creations that I am sharing are romantic, whimsy, and heartfelt. Valentine's day has so many different meanings to different people. Generally, we think of it as romantic and a time to express your love to someone. However, there are expressions of whimsy and mischief, sincere care for a friend or relative, and a general thoughtfulness.
I feel these four creations can be used in many different vignettes, wall decor, framed art, scrapbooking, decoupage, and your crafting adventures. You may even want to reduce their size and use them as cards to give to a special someone in your life.
FREE Valentine Printables
Outlined Red Hearts "All My Love" Printable
Love U Red Hearts Printable
I Love You To The Deepest Sunset and Back Printable
Valentines Subway Art Printable
Get started on your holiday decor change with these four free Valentine Printables. I hope you enjoy these and use them in many locations of your home.
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