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Developed by PERI, the MX tie technology with one-sided tie installation greatly accelerates formworking operations. At the same time, MAXIMO is significantly faster than conventional panel formwork despite the lower site personnel requirements. Due to the innovative tie technology and optimized number of tie points, working time values for the system are verifiably up to 50% less. In addition, the centrally-arranged tie points result in a regular joint and tie pattern both horizontally and vertically.
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For using the new system, the MAXIMO Panels is very simply fitted with heating elements. Assembly of the panel formwork and heating elements is carried out horizontally; only 2 mounting bolts are required on the 4 frame corners each time. The standard height of the heating elements is 2.70 m with standard widths of 2.40 m and 1.20 m. Corresponding extension elements and practical details such as suitable box outs for the BFD Couplers as well as for connecting the bracket system ensure efficient application of the MXH heatable formwork.
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PERI, as a system, in my opinion, was the best option for this project. From the product itself through to the drawing design, sales team and competitive rates, they were a pleasure to work with.
The proprietary SK tie system along with the decreased number of tie points on the Maximo form system meant there was less potential for leaks and thus limiting Monford Groups liability for reworks.
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I would highly recommend the entire PERI range of products as being user-friendly, quick to assemble and value for money and will continue to use PERI for future projects.


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SsangYong claims to have invented a whole new niche with the Tivoli XLV: the crossover estate. But does that make it a better proposition? Chris Pickering reports.
When SsangYong launched the Tivoli last year it forced a lot of people who had previously dismissed the Korean brand to sit up and take note. Although not exactly mould-breaking, it was – and is – a thoroughly modern compact crossover that offers a lot for its bargain price tag. Now in a bid to extend that appeal, SsangYong has created the Tivoli XLV.
Extend is very much the right word. The XLV is mechanically identical to the regular Tivoli and even shares the same 2.6-metre wheelbase. Effectively, the only changes are the boot that now grows to a substantial 720 litres of load space. That's with the seats down too (although admittedly it's measured to the roof, while some manufacturers quote to the parcel shelf).
While the regular model comes with a choice of petrol or diesel engines and three different trim specs, the XLV is only available with SsangYong's 1.6-litre 115 bhp diesel engine. It's also confined to the top-spec ELX trim, which includes things like heated leather seats, dual zone climate control and a 7-inch touchscreen with TomTom navigation.
You pay a £1,000 premium for that extra space, with the XLV starting at £18,250 for the two-wheel drive manual variant. The 6-speed automatic transmission tested here is a £1,000 option, as is four-wheel drive.
Inside it looks just like any other high-spec Tivoli. The leather upholstery brings a touch of class to a neat if somewhat plasticy interior; the driving position is pretty good and the seats offer a decent combination of comfort and support. There's plenty of space in the front, and the back – while unchanged from the standard car – is still large enough for most adults to get comfortable.
You'd never accuse the Tivoli VLX of feeling sporty, but it drives as well as many of its more established competitors. The steering is nicely weighted and reasonably responsive. Generally speaking, body roll is quite well contained too, although the downside is a relatively firm low-speed ride.
The diesel's torque (300 Nm from 1,500 rpm) serves it well in most situations, although it can feel a little sluggish on the motorway. This is perhaps not helped by the automatic gearbox, which feels a bit slushy at times, despite executing the actual shifts quite crisply. There's also a fair amount of cabin noise by the standards of what is now a very competitive class.
The added space of the XLV suits the Tivoli's lifestyle remit down to the ground. It provides a useful step up in practicality with little in the way of compromise. That said, the jury is still out on whether or not the extended rear end improves the looks, and it does impinge slightly upon rear visibility (although a reversing camera is standard on the XLV). For those who are looking to go off-road – not something the Tivoli is really intended for, but where it acquits itself surprisingly well – the extended rear overhang also limits departure angles compared to the standard model.
Ultimately, though, it's still a lot of car for under £20,000. The XLV builds on the Tivoli's strengths of space, standard equipment and value for money. It may lack the polish of some of its more expensive rivals, but it's certainly not to be dismissed.


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The Egyptian Shadow Clock consists of a solid base and a raised crosspiece known as the gnoman, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. The shadow, guided by the sun, moves from the east in the morning towards the west for sunset. It was the first sundial known to mankind.
The Egyptians depended on the sundial not only for time, but also for survival. For example, the farmers needed to know when the seasons began to change. Before the sundial, there was not an accurate way to measure this. The sundial helped the farmers determine when to plant seeds in the ground and harvest crops.


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PORTLAND, OR. Portfolio Financial Servicing Company ("PFSC") announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with a specialty finance company to act as Backup and Successor Servicer for an approximate $150M commercial lease portfolio, comprised primarily of structured middle market leases. Terms of the agreement remain confidential.
PFSC has been a leading provider of primary, backup, and successor servicing for commercial and consumer installment finance transactions since 1992. John Enyart, President of PFSC, commented, "We have worked closely with this client since 2006, providing both backup servicing and custodial services. We are appreciative that our client and their warehouse lender selected PFSC to perform this critical function as a component of this new credit facility".
Under the new facility, PFSC will perform data mapping, coding, development and ongoing data receipt and reconciliation functions for the benefit of the lender. As provided for in the transaction documents, PFSC would assume successor servicing duties should certain substantive events occur.
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Portfolio Financial Servicing Company ("PFSC") is a third party private label servicer of commercial and consumer leases, loans and annuity type transactions (inclusive of structured settlements, lottery prize, and royalty-based receivables). Since 1992, PFSC has serviced billions in asset value for a diverse group of clients across the U.S. and Canada. PFSC provides a comprehensive suite of services including primary servicing, successor servicing, and backup servicing. PFSC also provides certain a la carte services such as document custodianship, multi-state vehicle titling and multi-state sales/use and personal property tax reporting and compliance. For more information, visit www.pfsc.com.


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There was yet another Republican debate last night. The Fox News moderators opened by asking Marco Rubio and Donald Trump about the increasingly childlike insults they've been batting around. Along with pants wetting, Trump's small hands have been a focal point of these recent insults. Well, his hands came up right away—and the conversation devolved instantly.
To be clear, the quote is:
"And he referred to my hands—if they're small, something else must be small. I guarantee you, there's no problem."
Dear readers: this is from the man who could be the next president of our country.
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The 3 resources of Hero Academy
Yeah, it's been a while, hasn't it? All burned out from the last batch of replays, the Dark Elf Tournament I'm in, and WORK (gotta pay the bills).
Anyway, today I wanted to talk about the 3 resources of Hero Academy. Most of the time, we only really think of resources in Hero Academy as units and items – if I swap a unit for an equal unit, that's a fair trade for resources. But there's really 3 different kinds of resources: Units, Action Points (AP), and Crystal. I'll go through each of them in turn.
You guys know about units right? Those guys at the bottom of your screen. Lose all of them and you lose. If you have to lose a unit, make sure that your opponent loses as much, or more.
AP as a resource? What? Well, yes. Remember, you only get 5 AP, and you literally need AP to do ANYTHING. Make sure that each AP you spend, makes your opponent spend as much AP or more. For example, if you attack but don't kill a unit, make sure that your opponent needs to spend as many AP to heal up that damage (e.g. don't use 3 AP to do 600 damage when your opponent only needs 1 AP to heal up).
This is actually a rather unique resource, in that you can heal damaged units, you get 5 AP each and every turn, but you can never reverse crystal damage. If you are in a deadlock situation, and you can even deal 50 damage to a crystal each turn and your opponent can't, eventually you will win. Also, it's unique in that you almost never notice that damage immediately. Crystals have so much health that you can use them to tank for a few rounds (tribe map excepted) and not notice it, but at around the 50% crystal health mark, crystal gets a lot more important.
So far, nothing controversial (I hope!). Almost all HA players that read this blog will know that losing more of a resource than your opponent (e.g. trading a sworded imp for a naked imp, or trading 3AP of doing damage for 1 AP of healing up all that damage) is BAD. Well, in most circumstances, anyway. But what is really interesting is valuing trades between DIFFERENT resources.
Trading Units for AP
Take for example, a trade as follows – 1VM for 4 AP. Whaaa? How does that make sense? Simple – make 4AP worth of moves , and on the last AP, move your VM into the face of a sworded necro (assuming that the necro can't run, of course). You're offering your opponent a trade – I give you a VM for "free", but you have to spend 5AP killing and stomping it. And I get to move again. Now, why would you want to make such a trade? Maybe you've just drew a whole bunch of units in your hand, and you need enough time to helm and sword them before the necro gets set up on the sword tile. Maybe you've taken the gem tile with a naked imp, who is in range of a necro, and you need to keep that imp alive for just one more turn so that your necro can start blasting. Those are all situations where you need more than 5AP, and one way of getting more than 5 AP.
Trading Units for Crystal
This is easy, people do it all the time, it's called crystal diving – you sacrifice your unit by running in and whacking the crystal, and ending your turn in range of the counter attack. The reverse is hiding behind crystals – using the crystal as a damage sponge to protect your unit.
Trading Crystal for AP
This is where you ignore someone whacking on your crystal in order to get more units out, or equip units, or move somewhere important. Or conversely, attacking crystals – every attack is an AP that is not immediately useful, most of the time.
I won't say that all this is super important information, but it's good to think about these things if you want to up your game, and you feel like you're stuck at the unit trading level. Open your eyes to each of these 3 resources, and the trading of one type for another, and when you need one of some kind of resource or another, keep in mind the possibility of trading one for the other.
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Fusion in Ponsonby, Auckland, is a classic cafe that focuses on fresh food and excellent coffee.
Fusion is non pretentious, child-friendly with a sandpit out the back an enclosed garden.
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Mon - Fri: 07.00 to 17.00
Sat: 07.30 to 17.00
Sun: 08.00 to 17.00
Kitchen closes at 15.00
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Enjoyed the time I spent at Fusion.
Loved the bagel I ordered, and the delish coffee.
Really nice staff.
Will definitely be going back.
Spent Sunday morning at Fusion Cafe. Coffee was excellent, food was great and friendly service. I had taken along my own food for my little boy and ran it past the counter staff and they were fine with it. Little man had a blast running around the back yard. Will definitely be back.
I went to Fusion yesterday and loved it. The backyard is great on a sunny day. We took our 16 month old and he was fine to run around in the backyard as long as we kept an eye on him and stopped him getting into mischief or bothering other customers.
The people complaining about it not being child friendly may be the kind of people who expect Cafes to be child care facilities. There seem to be a lot of parents out there like that.
The food, coffee and atmosphere were all great.
Rude rude old lady(the owner?) at front! Its a really unfriendly cafe!Service was very appalling and the owner was very rude! I got charged $7 for hot water! I felt uncomfortable the whole time we were at this Cafe and very unwelcome there, although the coffee was just ok . Any cafes these days so rude like them are still survive? Shame on you! We won't be going back for sure!!!
Had a flat white here this morning and it was gorgeous. Perhaps the best one yet in Auckland. I had another one a few doors down (not the coffee experience shop) but another and that was ho hum (but good food). Still 5 out of 5 the coffee Fusion. I will return.
Yum! The vietnamese salad is the best! Mango and chicken shreds with cashew mmm
I have been visiting Fusion regularly for the past 3-4 years and always found the environment welcoming, food and coffee excellent and service quick and attentive. I'm not even sure who the "rude" and "horrid" owner of other reviews is, unless she is never there before 10am, when I am. Or maybe I haven't noticed her because I have my face buried in a fantastic plate of eggs bene or pancakes.
I wouldn't say it's set up to be child friendly in that there's an open fireplace and a Ponsonby mum would struggle to get a mountain buggy down the back but if you want a reasonably priced, delicious breakfast and a great coffee, I thoroughly recommend Fusion.
my family and i just had a beautiful brunch at fusion cafe, the service was fantastic , the man making coffee is genius with his machine .All to often good coffee is overlooked and i would like to recommend this allpress brew to any one looking for a real good thing.
Wow, reading these reviews, I'm glad I didn't go here with kids and I'll make a note not to take them in the future! And it also sounds lucky that I didn't get the female waitress that is mentioned here so often!
My brief visit to Fusion was pleasant and based on that I would go back. My first thoughts were that it was funky and I liked the decor (very Ponsonby!). The service was great - jovial and friendly and I even got some banter and a dance! The coffee was great and although I didn't have any food (not this time), it did look great (especially the home-baked muffins, tempting me from the counter).
I'd definitely return to Fusion Cafe!
I'm sorry to say that all the reviews below about 'non-child friendly' and about the horrid lady there are too true...
Myself and a friend visited there last week in the knowledge that there was a large rear courtyard in which our two 15 month old girls would have a little space to not disturb (too) many people. We were the only people using the courtyard asides from two other mothers of tots, and a couple who were very pleasant.
Towards the end of our coffee I was advised to put a lid on my friends lunchbox for her little tot, as 'we don't want it to attract sparrows, and we have a kids menu - so don't bring your own'. Her approach was rude and delivered with no finesse. When I objected, noting that we did actually buy food for us which was shared with the children (and one of the children had a fluffy), I was met with a filthy look.
I can understand that she wants to run a business, and home-made vegemite sandwiches and packets of raisins don't bring in the dosh for her, but please - show a little heart and maybe I'd be back there ordering a full meal for my child when she is a little older.
Won't be going back, and have passed the word amongst my friends not to bother either. Which is a real shame as I do love their food, and the other staff we met were lovely.
I was excited about going to Fusion Cafe and trying out something new as had heard good things about the brioche and coffee. I had arranged a get together with friends (and their children) and had actually googled "child-friendly cafes in Auckland" of which Fusion was recommended. I was really disappointed and actually embarassed that it was my idea to go there. It certainly didn't feel child friendly. "Child-friendly" maybe meant the small cold sandpit and two toys at the back in the courtyard? The brioche was actually delicious as was the coffee, although small and overpriced. The service was quite appalling. We are a friendly group and the lady at the counter was most definitely not. I later found she was the owner. The wait staff were also quite rude and apprently not welcoming of children. Fusion, I would recommend you do your best to remove all reference to being child friendly and perhaps try and find some smiles and cusomer service.
I just had a very disappointing experience at Cafe Fusion in Ponsonby. I met a friend there and between us we had two young children. One staff member who served us was clearly annoyed with having guests with children to serve, she was very rude to us twice during our stay. We did our best to get our two young ones seated and out of the way, and i felt they were both very well behaved for pre schoolers. However I felt uncomfortable the whole time we were at Fusion Cafe and very unwelcome, which is a shame as the coffee was delicious. Can cafes these days really afford to be so rude to paying customers? Even those with young children. We won't be going back.
I have just had a very disappointing experience at Fusion Cafe. It is with some excitement (love trying new places!) that I headed over from the shore to meet friends at the cafe. I was looking forward to seeing the child friendly cafe with my 3 year old. There was a distinct lack of any warmth or welcome from the owner and it felt like we were actually very unwelcome with children when I was expecting the opposite. I thought that our order of a small flat white and kids hot chocolate was very expensive at $8. The owner also gave me the impression that I was only welcome if I was ordering food.Friends that I met also found the owner to be impolite and when we questioned one of the waiting staff about the cost of the drinks, he was smart and rude in his response.Shame...won't be returning to Fusion or advising anyone else to.
I've always found this place quite mediocre at the best of times, and only ever went there because they have a sandpit for the kids and an outdoor area, especially as the inside decor is grubby, and as tasteless as a hippy's spare bedroom. I've been there a lot with the kids, it is handy because you can get your pram down the side without disturbing people. But the food was always basic with little imagination, and service seem to fall apart if you were eating outside. I cut back going there, only going if others wanted to meet there, because the sandpit was often dirty and never refilled, as well as too many sparrows crapping everywhere.
What's stopped me going there forever was when calling past to drop in some foyers for a local event I'm involved with. I acknowledged him and told him I'd like to drop some flyers with the others that were on the counter. The guy says, sure, go ahead. And then some short woman I hadn't seen, presumably the owner, appeared from practically under the counter and started lecturing me on not saying hello to her and her staff. She seemed to enjoy being pratronising and relished be condescending to me. "come on - say hello, it's not that hard", completely jumping in on the interaction I'd already had with her staff member. When I confronted her about this and how rude she was she was unapologetic and smug.
If people want to run cafes and promote them as hubs of the community they should be civil to members of that community, and that's all the time, not just when they're handing over handfuls of cash (and I've handed over hundreds over the years) for their otherwise bland food and service and use of their cat poo infested sandpit.
This relaxed cafe is the perfect place for a weekend coffee and to meet friends. The staff are friendly and the menu is well priced. Its located in a great strip along Jervois road close to some beautiful shops, well worth a visit!
Fusions in Ponsonby is a slightly alternative styled cafe. A good place to meet up with friends with kids as the cafe has a kids area out in the backyard....sand pit and all! Another plus is the area is fenced!
Best best best cafe ever! I love the Vietnamese Salad with chicken, avo, mango and cashews mmmmm Thanks Jo and Gubby
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They fight, they squabble, they laugh, they love, they are siblings.
Justine contacted me to capture these two gorgeous kiddos playing and having fun together, as brother and sisters do (when they are not fighting). One day they will be older and arguing over who's turn it is to empty the dishwasher, cook dinner or take the car. We headed to their family property on the outskirts of Mittagong, NSW where they will one day soon build their dream home. I loved that they chose here for their family session, as it will always hold a special place in the family and it shows what their property looked like before the brick and mortar. I believe in creating a space for little ones to be their cheeky selves, where they can be silly, have fun and well, be kids. This is what documenting childhood is all about, capturing them, being them, being kids.
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Chateau Versailles is a very beautiful palace. It's a huge palace with many rooms and equipped with a large garden. You will definitely be impressed by the magnificence of this palace and enjoy the serenity while visiting its garden. Killing two birds with one stone. Such a brilliant choice!
Walking towards the Versailles
You need to walk a fair bit before reaching to this palace due to its large foot print. The first attention grabbing item would be its golden color gate. No one will miss this glittering gate due to its size and color. Smart choice of color to welcome its visitor.
The magnificent Versailles interior
As a palace, you can imagine how magnificent the interior could be. The ceiling of this palace is one of its highlight. The drawing on the ceiling is painted with vivid color to illustrate its majestic achievement. Very beautiful and a jaw dropping masterpiece.
The Versailles Hall Mirror
This is one of the highlight of the palace and became one of the most inspired hall design benchmark. As you can see from the photo below, its ceiling is beautifully painted with vivid color. Golden glittering element is omnipresent in the hall with many identical chandelier and large mirror to create beautiful reflection within the hall.
You can certainly spend some time to admire this spectacular hall and submerge yourself into the past with such grandiose embellishment. What is in your mind now? Are you imagining being a protagonist in a pompous shindig and scintillating sparkles within? Such an enjoyable occasion!
The large Versailles garden
There is a large garden area at the backyard of this palace. It's so large that you can barely covering the entire garden area by foot. Fortunately, there is a tram service for you to ride on and enjoy the breeze in the garden. This would be a heaven for those who like to frolic among the greenery.
I would definitely recommend you to visit this palace due to its majestic appearance and its historical events. It's definitely a worthwhile visit and create another unforgettable memory for you!


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Renovation going strong in New Orleans
The remodeling industry is slow all over . . . except for in New Orleans, where rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina continues in full swing.
Above you see a century-old home in the Holy Cross area of the Lower 9th Ward being restored by the Preservation Resource Center. In this throw-away world, it does the heart good to see old buildings lovingly restored and put back on the market.
Plus, much of the rebuilding is being done green — energy efficient, healthy and durable. Click here to see the bathroom of an recently restored home in Holy Cross.
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Fewer fees—for a fee
On Wednesday, American Airlines announced a new fare structure by which customers can opt to pay a higher fare that includes certain services like one checked bag, preferred seating and other perks. In other words, you can pay several smaller fees, or get the same perks by paying one larger fee.
Sounds like six of one, half a dozen of the other, and you can be sure the airlines are going to get your money one way or the other. But even if all it amounts to is spin, at least they seem to be trying to add a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down.
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Found this over at the 22 words blog, by Abraham Piper. (Which it seems like nearly half of my shared posts have come from that blog lately, but he just keeps finding stuff I really like to share!)
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Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' 3D
The 19th Dragon Ball Z movie and the second personally supervised by creator Akira Toriyama (after 2013's Battle of the Gods). One peaceful day, two remnants of Frieza's army named Sorbet and Tagoma arrive searching for the Dragon Balls with the aim of reviving the villain. They succeed and Frieza subsequently seeks revenge on the Saiyans.
1hr 33mins long
PG Violence & coarse language
Ryô Horikawa
Masako Nozawa
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*Warning! Angry rant approaching!*
My nightmares have become a reality, as Cloud from Final Fantasy VII has been announced as an upcoming DLC character for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS.
The November 2015 Nintendo Direct was mostly solid, with the official confirmation of Twilight Princess HD for Wii U, a release date for Star Fox Zero and a number of other titles, and some interesting news on updates for already-released games like Splatoon. But then it ended in the worst way possible (for me, anyway).
A new Smash Bros. character reveal is usually an awesome thing, so I was happy to see the Nintendo Direct ending with the words "Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS" showing up. But then, the horror of it all, it was followed up with the words "X Final Fantasy VII." My reaction was something like this.
Quickly followed by this.
After naming Cloud as one of the five third-party characters who should never be in Super Smash Bros., it's suffice to say I didn't take kindly to the character's addition to the series. There go my hopes of Smash Bros. ever getting a good Square-Enix character.
Cloud's inclusion in the game just doesn't make any sense. Weren't any possible third-party characters in Smash supposed to be characters who have significant ties to Nintendo? Sonic, Pac-Man, Ryu and especially Mega Man all make sense. Even Solid Snake made sense. But Cloud? His biggest appearance in Nintendo's history were a handful of cameos in those handheld Kingdom Hearts games that people like to pretend don't exist.
There are just so many more deserving characters out there. Simon Belmont comes to mind. Or how about Bayonetta? Banjo-Kazooie? Hell, there are actual Nintendo characters who have yet to make the Smash Bros. roster (Dixie Kong). Yet Cloud makes it in?
Besides, don't we have enough anime sword characters in Smash already? We already have a small army of Fire Emblem and Kid Icarus characters. Cloud is little more than white noise at this point.
*This has been a comical rant intended to exaggerate my harmless opinion of a video game character, and you shouldn't have your feelings hurt over it. Take a joke, people.*


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Network: ABC
Episodes: Ongoing (hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: March 6, 2015 — present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: (none)
TV show description:
This documentary news program follows the stories of people who have endured life-changing events that have changed their lives — in an instant.
Protecting children in a deadly tornado, a catastrophic car accident, or a violent hostage crisis in a maternity ward — events like these can happen anywhere and at any time. In an instant, a person's life can be changed forever and that moment can define who the person is.
This TV show re-tells heart-pounding events and tales of survival through first-person accounts and dramatizations. The series features the trials and triumphs from many angles, and includes gripping first person interviews with the people who lived to tell their stories — and those who were instrumental in helping them survive.
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Twitter Advertiser Calls Mobile Ad Results "Staggering"
While everyone else flails around and tries to find a way to make mobile ads work, Twitter is quietly cashing in.
More than half of the company's revenue now comes from mobile, Shira Ovide of the Wall Street Journal reports.
And, at least in the early going, Twitter ads appear to be more effective on mobile than they are on the desktop.
Twitter ads are also the same on mobile and the desktop, which other forms of digital advertising aren't. This makes life easier for advertisers, who don't have to futz with different ad campaigns.
The restaurant chain PF Chang ran a small time-sensitive Twitter ad campaign earlier this year, and a digital marketing executive at the company called the results "staggering."
PF Chang spent $25,000 targeting offer ads at Twitter users who searched for "Chinese New Year" and other terms. More than 1 million users clicked on the ads, retweeted them, or interacted with them in some way. And 70% of those who interacted were mobile users.
Based on the success of the ads, PF Chang quickly launched another Twitter campaign, but this one flopped. The second one wasn't time-sensitive. Rather, it was designed to "build awareness," which the company now thinks Twitter isn't good for.
Both of these campaigns are very small in the grand scheme, but the first anecdote is encouraging.
More broadline, Twitter's ads--text and links--seem ideally suited to mobile.
The early anecdotal results for Facebook's new mobile ads (which are similar to Twitter's) is also positive.
And Google's search, obviously, is well-suited to mobile.
Beyond that, though, what most people think of as "mobile ads"--display advertising--has been more challenging. And it will likely stay that way, especially on mobile phones (tablets are different).
Read Shira Ovide's WSJ article here >
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When you visit the new Native Plant Garden at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx — and it should be a matter of when, not if — you will not see what I saw last week, and perhaps not even the garden that will attract visitors over the next two event-filled weekends. Gardens are like rivers. Not only can't you step into the same garden twice, but their evolution is so fluid, you also can't even step into the same garden once.
So what you might see at the new garden's opening on Saturday, with its nearly 100,000 plantings of some 400 species native to the Northeast, spread over a freshly landscaped 3.5 acres, is really a plan just beginning to blossom. It is now a gently ornamented structure, a still-skeletal display awaiting imminent transformation. We look at what is but see what is about to be. Philosophers would say that a museum exhibition with its static displays of venerable objects is about "being"; here the focus is on "becoming."
That means that the plantings will eventually start living up to their uncanny names: the plugs of white wand beardtongue and rattlesnake master will fill in on the meadow; the wild columbines with their red-and-yellow flowers will be more than a twinkle in the gardener's eye; and heartleaf foamflowers will emerge with eccentric finery. By now, the nautilus-shell curls of nascent Dixie wood ferns and cinnamon ferns that I saw will surely be unfurled. Will Virginia bluebells have peaked?
This idea of process and transformation — of a garden as a web of interacting flora changing over time — is found here not only because the garden is new: That idea is also one of its preoccupations. It is an aspect of the cultivation style that the Botanical Garden has been exploring in its major reconstructions of recent years, in the Azalea Garden and the restoration of the adjacent Thain Family Forest. That style reflects an important change in our understanding of nature and gardens.
The new garden, created with a $15 million grant from the Leon Levy Foundation, is on a site where Elizabeth Knight Britton, the wife of the Garden's founding director, Nathaniel Lord Britton, established a haven for native flowering plants; she is honored here by a bronze plaque from 1940. Native plants of the Northeast are a major subject of the Garden's cataloging and research.
That region reaches westward to the edge of the Great Plains, and stretches from southern Virginia to southern Canada — an immense area. But the new garden, through luck and planning, encompasses much of its variety. Designed by Sheila A. Brady of the landscape architectural firm Oehme, van Sweden & Associates, the garden embraces shaded woodlands, glades, a sunny meadow and wetlands, each planted with species selected with the garden's curator, Joanna Payne.
Each of these miniature habitats flows almost edgelessly into the next, and is meant to be able to sustain its particular ecological character with its distinctive plants. Through the garden's heart runs a crescent-shaped 230-foot-long water feature — a series of artificial pools fed by underground cisterns holding 50,000 gallons of rainwater.
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You can walk along a boardwalk of black locust or on a walkway of bonded yet permeable pebbles, or through a copse of rhododendrons on a chipped-wood path. The garden includes a pavilion that will serve as a classroom near its lushest section, where are found the only nonnative plants here: mature conifers known as Japanese torreyas, planted soon after the Botanical Garden's founding in 1891, that are too rare in cultivation to think of uprooting.
But even with the young growth, you get a sense of the spread of textures and colors. And maps were used to plan seasonal colors and plantings, highlighting spring ephemerals like the white trilliums and Virginia bluebells, now in bloom; the summertime tall blazing stars with their feathery purple flowers; the aromatic aster of autumn; and the red-twig dogwoods of winter.
So natural does it all seem that it might not be apparent how much calculation was required, and how different this approach is from those of gardens past. Think of the formal 17th- and 18th-century gardens, with their shaped hedges and geometric lawns, their strict boundaries, their determination to leave no plant's stalk unmarked by human shaping; or of the Romantic British garden that rebelled by placing artificial ruins in the midst of landscapes self-consciously gone to seed.
But contemporary gardens evolved out of the "natural garden" concept developed by the Irish gardener William Robinson in the 19th century. One ideal was to make human interference seem as invisible as the formal garden makes it visible. In the last 40 years, the founders of Ms. Brady's firm, James van Sweden and Wolfgang Oehme, created what they called "the New American Garden." Borders, if visible, are permeable; plants look as if they had, with picturesque nonchalance, grown in the wild; grasses are plentiful. In these displays you can feel the passage of time and the continuing changes yet to come. No plant exists in isolation; nothing is static. Such gardens pay nature and its dynamism homage.
The Native Plant Garden embraces that idea but also gives the screw another turn, as if reminding nature of the human thumbprint, which is assertively present yet not intrusive. A stump from a 40-year-old black cherry tree blown down by Hurricane Sandy is left in place (with an explanatory sign), but we are not told that the loss of the tree meant that the shade-loving plants at its feet had to be calculatedly altered.
But I wasn't convinced by the geometric expanse of the central water feature, with its manufactured borders and 14-ton stone weir; I was puzzled by its self-conscious, almost modernist artifice in the midst of a garden designed to seem so fluidly boundless. Perhaps it will take on a different character as nature leaves its own thumbprint.
The contemporary interest in "native" gardens is related to these concerns about nature and its processes: in some ways, the interest is in restoring a habitat, trying to reproduce an ecological world that is premodern, freed from the disruption of external forces. In June, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden will open an expanded Native Flora Garden, focusing on flora of the New York region, which also seems interested in showing what the garden calls "ecogeographic" contexts.
Here in the Bronx, signs remind us that the natural world is not just flora. We learn that by focusing on native plants, and eliminating those that did not evolve in this region over many centuries, the garden also affects wildlife, including insects. Monarch butterflies, for example, will only appear, as here, in the presence of milkweed.
This new garden, then, is the climax of the Botanical Garden's ambitious projects to remake itself. The new garden is not static or sculptured; it is a shifting, transforming web of interactions: Nature, shaped, nudged, guided and cultivated, by its human servants.


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Code of Conduct
Modern soccer has set rules of the game that invoke a sense of sportsmanship that CYSA believes in and fosters. On the field, players must abide by these rules and are penalized if they do not. We ask that parents and spectators conduct themselves properly while watching games.
Players - Play the game for the game's sake. Wear your uniform properly. Be generous when you win and graceful when you lose. Be fair always, no matter what the cost and obey the laws of the game. Work for the good of the team and accept the decisions of the officials with good grace. Conduct yourself with honor and dignity. Honestly and wholeheartedly applaud the efforts of your teammates and opponents.
Parents - It can not be overstressed that CYSA is for the players. Parents and officials are role models for our children, therefore over-zealous behavior is totally inappropriate. The soccer that we promote is a balance of development, fun, and competition and is for the players to learn the game in a positive fun-filled atmosphere. Cheer positively for the things you like and encourage your team; never put down the other team, a teammate of your child, or especially your own child. Remember that parental evaluation carries a great deal of weight especially with younger players. The attitude shown by parents at games toward their own child, the opposing team, the officials and coaches, influences a child's values and behavior in sports. Criticism, disrespect for officials and opponents by over-anxious and over-protective parents bent on immediate success rather than the long-range benefits, undermines the purpose of the sport and brings stresses into the game beyond those of the competition. Let's not confuse the "win at all costs" attitude for the "will to win".
The size of the field and the continuous nature of the match diminish the effectiveness of sideline coaching by parents. Often in our spectator enthusiasm, we are prone to yell several instructions at the players (that may even contradict the instructions of the coach). This only confuses the players, so please allow them to play the game to the best of their ability. Leave the sideline coaching, if at all needed, to the coach. This is not intended to lessen spectator enthusiasm. On the contrary, cheering for players is very much a part of a soccer match. Remember that the coaches, workers, and some of the officials are volunteers. Let's be patient with each other and be certain that any criticism is polite, positive, and constructive. Family members that cannot follow these guidelines may be asked to leave the Association.
No alcoholic beverages or glass containers are allowed on the field. Smoking and chewing tobacco products are strongly discouraged.
Coaches - A real strength of this program is our volunteer coaches. The coaches are responsible for structuring practices so that the players can improve their individual and team skills, and make soccer a positive, enjoyable experience. Each coach is responsible for the conduct and administration of his/her team. The coach needs the support of the players' parents. Parents and players expect the coach will provide decent and mature treatment, a regular schedule, and timely accurate information. At all age groups, the common goal is player development and coaches should treat other coaches and opponents with courtesy and professionalism recognizing that competition is a means to the common goal rather than the goal itself. Recruitment of players already assigned to other teams is strictly prohibited and subject to disciplinary action by the Board except at times of the year as allowed by rule. Regardless of the method of team formation, the use of dishonesty, coercion, intimidation, harassment, pressure, or tactics impugns the integrity of the game and has no place in our Association.


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Infant Immunization Week is April 20-27, 2013
Dr. Beth Nauert, pediatrician at ADC Circle C, stopped by the KXAN studios to discuss infant immunizations. Infant Immunization Awareness week is April 20-27 and she shared reasons why it's a good idea to keep your infant immunized. She also had some good advice for adults too – after all keeping up with good health is a life-long commitment.
- A Parent's Decision on Immunization: Making the Right Choice
- The AAP: Where We Stand on Immunizations


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Campers protesting the lack of affordable housing in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside are planning to occupy the public bathrooms at the park to prevent them from closing for the night.
Camp organizer from the Haida Nation, Brody Williams, says they need to occupy the washrooms as the Parks Board closes the bathrooms at 4:30 p.m. each day.
Campers at the park do not have any other bathroom facilites.
The camp has been growing in recent days, up from 10 tents at the start of the protest last week to over 40 today.
On Wednesday, campers and anti-poverty activists attended a city council meeting, pleading with the city to allow them to keep their camp, saying they have little alternative to their SRO rooms, many of which are infested with mice and bedbugs.


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Lake Vermillion Recreation Area
Lake Vermillion Recreation Area is located 27 miles west of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Known for its clear waters and abundant fish, Lake Vermillion is a haven for anglers and outdoor enthusiasts.
In 1958, waters from the east fork of the Vermillion River were used to form the reservoir that is known today as Lake Vermillion. The Vermillion River, formerly known as Otter Stream, was first mapped in 1801 by French fur trappers. To Lakota Sioux, the word vermillion means "red paint", and it is believed that Vermillion River is named for the red quartzite found along its bank.
Lake Vermillion's 512 acres of water are lush with sport fish such as walleye, northern pike, crappie, and bluegill. Boat ramps provide easy access to the lake's interior, and a fully accessible fishing pier enables anglers of all abilities to share in the abundant catch. In the fall, waterfowl flock to Lake Vermillion, providing excellent hunting opportunities for sportsmen.
In addition to hunting and fishing, visitors to Lake Vermillion Recreation Area can enjoy canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and hiking. Campgrounds with playgrounds, comfort stations, picnic areas, swimming beaches, and fish cleaning stations can be found on both sides of the lake. Wheelchair accessible camping cabins can be found on the west side of the lake. Additional lodging can be found in surrounding communities.
While in the area, visitors to Lake Vermillion Recreation area are sure to enjoy Palisades State Park, Beaver Creek Nature Area, and Big Sioux Recreation Area, as well as numerous historical and recreational opportunities available in nearby Sioux Falls.
Park Schedule & Rates
- Open year-round
- Camping: 66 sites (62 electrical).
- Cabins: Three cabins. Sleeps four.
- Showers. Water. Dump station.
- Contact park for current rates and availability.
Park Contact Information
- Located 5 miles S of I-90, Exit 374.
- 605-296-3643 or 800-710-2267
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Your Dog Magazine, March 2003
Tufts University College of Veterinary Medicine
Tread Water, Gain Strength
New hydrotherapy provides
painless exercise
Sabina, a 4-year old Rottweiler, clearly wasn't happy. She limped across the floor of a treatment room at SOL Companion, a canine rehabilitation center in Oakland, Calif., refusing to put weight on one of her hind legs.
"We think it's something neurological," said Nina Patterson, a physical therapist (PT) and the center's co-owner. It's difficult to rehabilitate a gimpy leg, however, when your patient can't or won't use the limb. That's where an innovative therapeutic tool, the underwater treadmill, can help.
Veterinary technician Amy Mayfield led Sabina into a large box enclosed with thick, clear plastic. A standard looking treadmill sat on the bottom. Sabina stood on the treadmill, her weight on three paws, eyeing liver treats Mayfield held at the ready. Mayfield reached for the controls, and heated water slowly began to seep into the treadmill chamber. Sabina waited patiently. When the water reached about chest height, the water flow ceased, and the treadmill began to move.
Sabina moved with it, her injured paw touching down tentatively at first, then more confidently as she strode along. When she exited the unit after a 15-minute session, her limp had diminished noticeably.
Sabina's story helps explain why enthusiasm is growing about the underwater treadmill, which was first used on canines about four years ago. Julie Stuart, MS, PT, at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, said her dream setup for rehab includes an underwater treadmill.
Good for Arthritis
"It's great for orthopedic dogs, dogs with arthritis or with hip dysplasia," she said. "In water, they can exercise pain-free because it takes away the weight bearing. The buoyancy makes them bear less weight on their joints, yet it's resistive."
That combination of buoyancy and resistance makes using the underwater treadmill attractive in therapeutic work. John Sherman, DVM, an affiliate of North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine in private practice, has used a unit for nearly two years.
"It's a powerful tool," he said. "Let's say a dog weighs 100 pounds on land. You could have him walk [in water] so he'd only weigh 40. You can get dogs walking and returning to function quicker with an injury or surgical repair."
The concept of the underwater treadmill is obvious: Partially submerge a dog in water and let him walk on the treadmill. Heat the water for comfort -- the temperature in the unit Sabina used is kept between 86 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit -- and treat it with a chemical like chlorine or bromine to reduce bacteria levels.
Technicians adjust the intensity of exercise by adjusting the treadmill's speed and angle, or by adding a current to the water. They harness or leash dogs -- or both -- for safety and closely monitor them throughout the session. The treadmill is modeled after a pool or spa, with full filtration and the motor safely enclosed away from water.
The higher the water level on the dog, the less weight he bears. When a dog walks on land, his forelegs bear 64 percent of his weight and his rear legs, 36 percent, said Patterson, the physical therapist. In water at hip level, those percentages change dramatically.
"It actually alters the way the dog bears weight," she said. "In the water, the rear legs almost float and bear only 28 percent of the dog's weight, while the forelegs now take up 72 percent of the load."
Said Donna Chisholm, PT, who also works at SOL Companion: "You get all the benefits of buoyancy along with a reduction of compression forces. Using the underwater treadmill addresses all areas: balance, stability, conditioning, strength."
Limited Sales
If so many rehabilitation specialists are gung-ho about the units, why aren't they everywhere? According to Allan Dahl, director of aquatic therapy for the manufacturer Ferno, only 53 of the company's K9 Underwater Treadmill Systems have been sold since production began four years ago.
One factor may be price. Ferno's underwater treadmills range from $14,500 to $50,000. At Tufts, Stuart cited cost as the reason she chose instead to purchase a spa-pool.
Dahl believes the bigger issue is simply the fact canine rehabilitation itself is new. Only an estimated 30 to 40 facilities in North America are devoted specifically to dogs.
"Rehab is becoming an important tool in veterinary medicine," he said. "But getting the vets to accept that therapy is important is taking some time."
Dr. Sherman agreed rehabilitation is a new science for his profession. When he graduated from veterinary school in 1993, students learned to perform a surgery and then crate the dog for six weeks, with time outside only for elimination. The dog would then walk on leash for another six weeks.
"That was it," he said. "That was rehab. Or you swam them, but really, swimming for a hind-limb injury is just not that effective a therapy."
That mindset began to change when human physical therapy became popular. Some veterinarians and physical therapists began considering translating human therapeutic modalities to the canine world. One was Laurie McCauley, DVM, an Illinois veterinarian in private practice. Four years ago she approached Ferno, which at the time was making underwater treadmills for human and equine use.
"They thought I was crazy, but they worked with me," she said. "It's such a great exercise, but it's safe for a 90-year-old lady with a hip replacement. So I thought it would be great for arthritic dogs."
Dr. McCauley gave Dahl a wish list. In return, Ferno developed its first canine underwater treadmill, a unit that attached to her existing pool and used a Jet-Ski lift to vary the water height. Today, Dr. McCauley has two underwater treadmills at her TOPS Veterinary Rehabilitation center in Grayslake, Ill. and said about a dozen dogs a day benefit from them.
Run Up Stairs
"I've had dogs with neurological injury that have used their legs a full two weeks in the water before they used them on land," said Dr. McCauley. "A lot of the arthritic dogs do great with it. Their owners tell me they go home and are running up and down stairs, doing things they haven't done for six months."
David Levine, Ph.D., PT, Orthopedic Certified Specialist, American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, adjunct associate professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's College of Veterinary Medicine, echoed her enthusiasm. The university was an early adopter of the underwater treadmill and worked with Ferno to design and modify the first units.
"I think early on, especially early post-operatively, it's a really wonderful rehab tool to get (a dog) to start using a limb a lot easier than we normally could have outside with just walking," he said. "It's enhanced our ability to rehabilitate post-op dogs more quickly and to a higher level."
Dogs generally seem to like the underwater treadmill. "The love the warm water (kept at 90 to 94 degrees, depending on the weather) and the massage at the end," Dr. McCauley said.
"They're in their element," said Chisholm. "They walk. They swim."
A few don't enjoy the water, however, and some don't know what's expected of them. Dr. Sherman recalled a dog who couldn't understand the concept of water and walking. "He either wanted to lay down or try to swim."
Of course, the people operating the treadmills need to be knowledgeable about their work. "The underwater treadmill, like anything, is just a tool to be used," said Dr. Sherman. "If you just put a dog in there and expect him to get better, you can get into trouble. Every patient that comes in, you have to give a full physical exam, see where they are in the healing process and monitor their progress. In the wrong hands, if you just turned it on and didn't know what you were doing, that would be a problem."
Set up a Schedule
The underwater treadmill should be used as part of an overall treatment plan rather than it's sole focus. For example, a typical surgical rehabilitation schedule at SOL Companion would begin one to two weeks post-operatively and include passive range-of-motion exercises three times a day, daily walking from up to 10 minutes at at time and crating to limit movement. A month to six weeks later, the dog would begin two to three sessions where he'd undergo hands-on tissue work, hydrotherapy and movement therapy, while continuing at-home work with the owner.
The cost of animal rehabilitation varies with the provider but generally ranges from $50 to $125 per session. Most therapists' fees are based on time rather than on equipment although some bill differently for a hydrotherapy-only session. For example, Dr. Sherman charges a flat rate of $120 for an hour, regardless of modalities used. Dr. McCauley bills $49 per session, up to 20 minutes, for hydrotherapy, with other treatments at an additional charge. SOL Companion's rates are $75 for an hour of hands-on work, $50 for a half-hour with the underwater treadmill and $125 for a combination of both.
Those best qualified to work with dogs on the underwater treadmill include physical therapists who've expanded their practices to include dogs and veterinarians or veterinary technicians who have formal training in animal rehabilitation.
Currently, there's no such title as an "animal physical therapist," although some specialized training programs exist. The term "physical therapist" is reserved for professionals who work with humans.
While some dogs respond very well, hydrotherapy shouldn't be viewed as the magic bullet, Patterson warned. Her center, which has one underwater treadmill but is chock-full of therapeutic equipment, including balance boards, oversized balls and even a mini-trampoline, bears her out.
Still, it's a promising therapy that could become a new standard of care. And while results so far are strictly anecdotal -- no rigorous studies of outcomes have been done -- word of mouth has been encouraging. Dr. Sherman believes the treadmills someday will be available in every major metropolitan area. "In my opinion, this will be an up and coming veterinary specialty."
As for Sabina, she's still in rehab. Patterson said her case is trickier than most. "She'd be improving much more quickly if this were a surgical rehab rather than a nerve entrapment, which is what we suspect is going on," she said, but she still showed marked improvement. Her time on the underwater treadmill has increased from 8 to 20 minutes and the prognosis is good.
"When we first saw her in November 2002, she was completely non weight-bearing with her left hind limb on hard surfaces," Patterson said. "Now, although it's still intermittent, she's able to bear weight."
Thanks to the underwater treadmill, Sabina's on her way to becoming another rehabilitation success story.


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Runners have heard that when they are buying running clothes that they should buy "technical running apparel". But, do you know what that means? Read on to see what technical apparel is and why it is important to runners.
Technical running clothing is made of synthetic fabrics - you may also hear them called moisture wicking materials. Two of the most popular are CoolMax or Dri-Fit. These materials are especially made for runners. They are much better for your running comfort than cotton.
Cotton clothing will absorb your sweat while you are running. And, then the cotton stays wet. This will make you uncomfortable for a couple of reasons. First of all, it makes your clothing heavier as you run. And, it will also trap this moisture against your body and can make you feel cold and pretty miserable. This can even happen on a warmer day.
However, the technical fabrics are made to pull the sweat away from you body - thus the term, moisture-wicking. They are made to dry faster than cotton and will stay pretty dry as you run. This will make you feel much more comfortable as you run. And, for those that do a walk/run program, it is really helpful so that you don't get chilled during the walking parts of your workout.
The material that technical running clothing is made of is lightweight and stretching. This makes it less bulky than cotton. It also means that you don't have to wear many layers when you run on colder days. A moisture-wicking shirt and a jacket or other top over it is probably all you need. If it's a super cold day, then you will need a middle layer. This will keep you dry and warm without carrying around extra weight.
Technical running apparel is needed for all your running wear. Tops, tights, sports bras and your socks. Yes, technical socks are needed rather than cotton. The cotton socks will stay wet and can cause blisters.
Once you try technical running apparel you'll be hooked. You'll see how comfortable you stay during your runs. If you're still a little skeptical, try one piece to see how much better you feel.
Technical running clothing will cost a little more than cotton running clothes. However, you definitely get your money's worth. If taken care of properly, they will last a long time. And, it's hard to put a price on how much better you'll feel during your runs.
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What I Learned: This Amazing Table
The table is done and I'm blown away. In the words of Bernie Van De Yacht, who said the same thing about his North Hollywood kitchen remodel, "I can't stop looking at it."
You can see from the photo on the bottom right what I started out with: an old workbench that had been out in the weather for more years than any of us can recall. I pulled it away from the wall to get the house painted, and decided the old table needed to go to the dump pile.
But wait! I blogged about it, and several kind readers said the table should live on. I decided to turn it into a combination outdoor buffet table and work table and to retain its workbench personality.
My creative inspiration was adding the color chips, which are samples of laminate material for counters and cabinets that came strung together on a chain. I topped them off with bronze-colored furniture tacks.
What I did right:
• Saving the table from the dump pile.
• Getting input from others (you all, especially).
• Taking the time to sand the table, but not too much, and giving it several coats of polyurethane.
• Using the laminate chips, thus saving them from the landfill, was green brilliance.
• Adding the upholstery tacks, my husband Bill said, made the table.
• The final touch, adding a coat of tinted Briwax, gave it a wonderful sheen.
What I did wrong:
• At first I used wood glue to attach the chips, but it took a long time to set and I had to use a lot of clamps to hold the chips on. When I switched to hot-melt glue, things got easier.
• When I went to the hardware store to get more upholstery tacks, I got brown instead of bronze. So the ones on the back of the table have a little duller finish.
• I started to put color chips in a band around the leg braces, but they looked tacky, not classy, so I peeled them off.
Other than that, I'm thrilled with my creation. What do you think?


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It's been awhile...I decided to come back to the blogging world by joining some fabulous bloggy friends in the Bright Ideas Blog Hop! I LOVE this hop because you can always find some
I would like to share a classroom management tip that is a lifesaver when I do stations in my classroom. Behavior is always a concern when you are running groups. I use stickers to keep everyone focused during station or center time. I have THOUSANDS of stickers (a lot of them are very old) that I need to get rid of. I've collected so many old stickers from people who have retired or left my school.
Surprisingly, this strategy even works for 5th grade students. Every student has a classroom work folder which travels to each station with them. Inside the folder I place their Tic-Tac-Treat sheet. If I do not have to call on them or correct their behavior, they earned a sticker for station time that day. Students can place the sticker anywhere on the sheet that they wish. They quickly learn how to "strategize"! Lol!
When they received 3 in a row or Tic-Tac-Treat, I mark through the stickers with a Sharpie and initialed it. The student then received a treat! I keep a list of students on the board or on my clipboard next to me who lost their stickers during station time.
I made a Tic-Tac-Treat template, but you can easily have the students create their own on notebook or copy paper.
Having the students create their own saves paper. They can draw 4 Tic-Tac-Toe templates onto one sheet of paper.
You would be surprised at how smoothly stations ran once I implemented this strategy! 5th graders will work for stickers too! Here's the kicker! The students never knew what day I would collect the Tic-Tac-Treat sheets to send home to their parents. Each day they would run to their folders to see if it was in there. The students did not like starting over on another sheet. They love the "game"; I love how it helps me manage the behavior in stations (and get rid of LOTS and LOTS of old stickers).
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Yesterday Hammy and I asked a friend who had just came back from Japan which part did he go, and he replied, Tokyo. Then I asked if he has heard of Okinawa?
He then said, "No what's that? Isn't Okinawa a brand?" Hahaha I had a great laugh and exclaimed, "Noo! That's OGAWA!! And Okinawa is a part of Japan!" LOL.
Watch the three-part series of "Life, by Okinawa" here:
Okinawa, Japan?
For me too, it was only recently that I found out that Okinawa is a group of 150 islands that is separate from Japan's mainland (which comprises of Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and other more popular prefectures). The group of islands are the southernmost tip of Japan, and lie in the East China Sea in between Japan's mainland and Taiwan. It's a 3-hour flight from Tokyo and 2 hours from Osaka to the Okinawan islands, but like many less travelled destinations in the world, Okinawa is a gem waiting to be discovered. Regardless of what kind of holiday you're looking for, Okinawa has something unique to offer. The native culture, known as Ryukyu culture, differs from the rest of Japan. Even the language is slightly different as well! With the highest number of centenarians in the world, there's bound to be something to learn from the people's way of lives, food intake, positive outlook on life, and longevity.
Climate & Habitat
Okinawa's subtropical climate with mild winters mean that the islands are lush with thriving flora and greenery, gentle to native animals, and boasts some of the world's best crystal clear beaches.
Things to do in Okinawa
Island hop!
With more than a hundred islands, and with each offering a different experience, you could practically spend an entire holiday island hopping. Most of the inhabited islands are connected by ferry routes, bridges, and even plane rides! There are car rental and bicycle rental services on some islands for you to get around easily.
Explore unchartered forests and untouched nature
If you're one who loves trudging in beautiful forests, observing wildlife, and being close to nature, Okinawa Main Island's nature trails will bring you around, even passing by natural waterfalls. Trek up to the highest points of the forests and enjoy a bird's eye view of the island.
Kayak through rivers surrounded by mangrove forests
If you're up for it and love an adventure, Urauchi and Nakama Rivers in Iriomote Island offer both guided and unguided kayak sessions!
Snorkel and dive to abundant marine life
Miyako Island is best known for its gorgeous white sandy beaches, clear blue waters, and surrounding coral reefs. Maehama Beach and Yoshino Beach on Miyako Island are two of Japan's best ranked beaches, and are perfect for swimming, relaxing, and snorkeling.
Explore the Ryukyu Castles and Villages
There are a few castles in Okinawa that were homes to Kings from the Ryukyu Kingdom before it became a Japanese prefecture in 1879. The castles were badly damaged by wars and fires during turbulent times, but the Shuri Castle on Okinawa Main Island that you see here was re-constructed in 1992 and named a UNESCO World Heritage site. There are also well preserved traditional Ryukyu villages on Taketomi Island you can visit! Apart from walking down the streets, you can also enter some houses that are used as shops and restaurants selling local cuisine and crafts.
Pick up new skills from masters / craftsmen
With its deep rich culture, Okinawa is a place where masters reside. These masters live and breathe their craft, and you'll be learning and training with the best. For karate practitioners, you might already know that Okinawa is the birthplace of the martial art!
Get a taste of local delicacies
The longevity of the residents can be attributed to their diet of locally grown vegetables and fruits. Okinawan cuisine is a little different from what the rest of Japan eats. You have to try the local vegetable, Goya, which is rich in minerals and vitamins, or a special juice mix of Shiquasa and Hibiscus, that improves blood circulation.
Plan a trip to Okinawa!
There's a rewarding journey waiting for everyone at Okinawa, whether you're an adventure-seeker, health and fitness-junkie, or simply looking for a quiet retreat away from stressful city-life. The picturesque beaches and pristine blue waters really swept me away, and I'm definitely pinning Okinawa on my travel wish list after this! :)
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Dec 22, 2018
Thank you so much for this very helpful module! I hope you continue to inspire HR professionals around the world to use HR Analytics as an important means to drive organizational-related decisions.
Jul 28, 2017
This is a very well defined course to give a very good start to the knowledge of People Analytics. The professors have brought in numerous examples to make the understanding of analytics better.
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Jan 08, 2019
Thank you Prof. Kassey, Prof. Haas and Prof. Bidwell. The course was nicely designed and really touched upon the pressing issues regarding people in an organization and how analytics can be used in overcoming those issues. I loved all the modules of the course and would recommend the course to anyone who wants to make a career in HR as analytics will be crucial in managing the workforce in coming time. The only recommendation is that it would be better if the course digs deeper into the techniques introduced. Overlall, great job by the team.
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Mar 14, 2019
It's a good high-level overview of material, but it only skims the surface. I would have preferred more depth. That said, given its short duration, the course went as deep as it could.
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Apr 24, 2019
This course is an eye opener and is explained in a very comprehensive manner. The Quizes measured the actual understanding of the concept. I would like to thank all the three faculty for their best efforts. It was wonderful being a part of this course.
创建者 Prakriti N•
Jul 28, 2017
This is a very well defined course to give a very good start to the knowledge of People Analytics. The professors have brought in numerous examples to make the understanding of analytics better.
创建者 Alakh A•
Apr 11, 2019
A very good introductory course. I would recommend completing a basics of statistics course as well to better understand the concepts. Prof. Cade Massey does an excellent job in covering the concepts most essential for implementing people analytics.
创建者 Arnel M A•
Dec 22, 2018
Thank you so much for this very helpful module! I hope you continue to inspire HR professionals around the world to use HR Analytics as an important means to drive organizational-related decisions.
创建者 Mohammed T T•
May 01, 2019
I really love the course and lecturers. The knowledge l learnt is comprehensive in the revolutional business world
创建者 Kenneth C•
Feb 05, 2019
would be good if some of the examples were not football and baseball, given i'm not from the us and don't understand those sports... also would be good to do some research on crossfit given their sport model seems to lend itself more to ppl analytics
创建者 Rati R•
Jun 26, 2019
The course does well as an intro to People Analytics... I feel that the Staffing section needs to be broken down to explain it more simply as the other sections are done.
创建者 Christian K•
Dec 19, 2018
Great course with lots of interesting examples to get an idea of the theory.
创建者 Pamela A•
Dec 07, 2018
Muy interesante, me brindó herramientas conceptuales y prácticas que me permitieron re-prensar mi quehacer diario. Lo recomiendo!
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Dec 08, 2018
Incredibly valuable while remaining short and concise. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in the People Analytics space, or evidence-based HR more generally.
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Jan 31, 2019
Great introduction to people analytics. Learned insights into drawing inferences from data.
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Jan 31, 2019
Highly recommended! this course will teach you new techniques on how to use and analyze HR data.
创建者 Vaijayanthi J•
Nov 13, 2018
Very well planned and educative course.
创建者 Yuri P•
Jan 05, 2019
Recomendado para quienes dirigen equipos de analytics
创建者 Abhisekh M•
Jan 10, 2019
One of the best courses on People analytics that I have come across. The course helps you undertake a completely different perspective towards this field.
创建者 Hamed A S•
Jan 11, 2019
I loved the course, it is relatively difficult yet it goes into the core of the issue. So much knowledge learnt.
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Feb 08, 2019
prof.'s are really good at teaching a lot of things. Thanks
Jan 25, 2019
Amazing professors, really loved the collaboration professor
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Feb 12, 2019
Great course
创建者 Amritesh S•
Feb 22, 2019
Excellent Course for HR Professionals.
创建者 Siti A F•
Feb 26, 2019
A great introductory lesson on people analytics. Short but quite detailed. I was awed several times by this lesson when I linked the knowledge with my personal case (I hopped between jobs in my younger years and now I want to settle for long lasting job having found field that I enjoy the most, and now I know it's not a "millenial trend"). One thing as a suggestion: the last two videos (ones that are group of the lecturers) need better audio quality. The individual lectures were fine. Thank you UPenn, thank you Coursera for giving me the opportunity to learn from experts in the field.


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How to Use Masks in Adobe Fireworks CS6
You can mask in Adobe Fireworks CS6, but you don't use quite the same method as you use in Illustrator, InDesign, or Photoshop. The result is essentially the same, however.
A mask lets you choose which part of a graphic is exposed and which part is covered (by the mask).
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To apply a gradient mask, follow these steps:
1Create a vector shape.
Choose any shape you like. An arrow is used in this example.
2In the Layers panel, choose Add Mask from the panel menu.
A blank mask appears to the right of the vector shape's sublayer.
3With the new mask active, click and hold the Paint Bucket tool.
The hidden Gradient tool is now selected.
4With the Gradient tool, click and drag across the shape to make the gradient on the mask and create the transparency effect on the vector shape.
Notice that where the gradient is darker, the image is less visible, and where the gradient is lighter, the vector shape is more visible.
You can experiment with this effect on other shapes. Also, you can try clicking and dragging the gradient until you get the depth and direction you want.
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text: How can I make salads healthier? During the summer I eat a lot of salads – do you have any advice about healthier dressings? Also, is a salad a good option to order in a restaurant? BHF dietitian Victoria Taylor says: Salads are often seen as a low-calorie choice, and therefore ideal for those trying to lose weight. But ingredients like cheese, bacon and croutons can dramatically increase the saturated fat and salt content. Dressings, too, can be high in calories, fat and salt. An average two-tablespoon serving of Caesar salad dressing contains around 140kcal and 14g of fat. At home, choose lighter versions of ready-made dressings. Light Caesar salad dressing contains just 10 calories and less than 0.5g of fat per tablespoon and a fat-free French dressing would save you around 63 calories and 7.4g of fat per tablespoon, compared with a standard version. Try making your own dressing It's not just about the calories though – try making your own salad dressing so you know exactly what's in it. Vinaigrette-style dressings are easy to make by mixing vinegar (such as balsamic, white or red wine vinegars) with oil. When eating out, ask for the dressing on the side so you can control how much to add Switching from saturated fats to unsaturated fats like vegetable oils (including olive or rapeseed oils) can help lower cholesterol levels when consumed as part of a balanced diet. Avoid salad dressing ingredients that are high in saturated fat, like sour cream, melted butter and blue cheese. But even unsaturated oils are still high in calories, so watch how much you use. When eating out, ask for the salad dressing on the side so you can control how much to add. Even better, use balsamic vinegar or a squeeze of lemon instead. Discover six healthy salad dressings you can make in less than three minutes. Meet the expert Victoria Taylor is a registered dietitian with more than ten years' experience. Her work for the NHS focused on weight management and community programmes for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. At the BHF she advises on diet and nutrition.


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- Course Description
- Enrolling for Human Resource Management exposes you to the four main areas of Human Resources, namely, the provision of manpower, maintenance and utilisation of staff and staff development. The course also offers you the opportunity to do an in-depth study into labour relations.
- Path and Outcome of Qualification
- This course consists of an N4 Certificate, N5 Certificate, and N6 Certificate. After completing the N6 Certificate you need to submit proof of 18 months experience in industry/practical to qualify for the National N-Diploma.
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- Through distance learning you will be exposed to industry experts from leading firms in South Africa who will share their know-how, wisdom, experience, industry knowledge etc. to guide your path as you embark on the journey to finding fulfilling employment. They will also give you insight into their organisations, the career of your choice as well as the skills and knowledge required for a specific job. When you complete your online studies, apart from receiving your accredited certificate, you will also receive a profile document to share with prospective employers. This profile is an endorsement of your personality, character, natural skills, values and interests. It will enable employers to match your unique character to the culture of their organisation in the correct position where you will flourish. We left the best for last… we will have a placement platform where your profile will be made available to employers recruiting for positions within your field of study. While you are looking for employment, employers will be looking through your profile to see if you fit the culture of their organisation and employ you based on your knowledge, skills and your unique character profile.
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