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The film's official synopsis: Billy (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Owen Wilson) are salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital world. Trying to prove they are not obsolete, they defy the odds by talking their way into a coveted internship at Google, along with a battalion of brilliant college students. But, gaining entrance to this utopia is only half the battle. Now they must compete with a group of the nation's most elite, tech-savvy geniuses to prove that necessity really is the mother of re-invention.
Believe it or not, I really enjoyed the film. First it was funny, which is very important (as the old saying goes, "Dying is easy. Comedy is hard."). If it's not funny, the film is dead in the water. Two, both Vince and Owen already have great on-screen chemistry and perfect comedic timing (they appeared together in the comedy classic WEDDING CRASHERS). It boasts a good script, courtesy of Mr. Vaughn and Jared Stern, and director Shawn Levy (NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM TRILOGY, DATE NIGHT, REAL STEEL) keeps the laughter and the romance coming at a steady pace.
And speaking of romance, the lovely Rose Byrne plays Dana, the fire that makes Wilson's character Nick go weak in the knees. Byrne has been working nonstop! Since 2010, she has appeared (in chronological order) GET HIM TO THE GREEK, INSIDIOUS, BRIDESMAIDS, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES, and I GIVE IT A YEAR!! *whew* This is one busy working class actress!! And not only is she a talented actress, and not only is she great in this film, but the woman is just drop dead gorgeous! Men, this woman is a triple threat! Watch out! She will break your heart!!
It was really cool that the movie was shot on location here in the Bay Area. The film mostly takes place at the Google building (located in Mountain View), but there were scenes that took place in San Francisco as well! It was awesome to see locations that I recognized and I found myself saying, "Hey! I know where they shot that scene! I've been there!" By doing this, it gives the film that real world feel, and for those of us who live here in the North Bay, it feels really good our home turf up in a Hollywood film up and projected on the big screen!
While predictable and somewhat clichéd, THE INTERNSHIP is an insightful, romantic and funny little film that does what it was sets out to do: make people laugh and keep them entertained. Well I laughed and was very entertained from beginning to end. Here's a fun summer film to enjoy! 4 out of 5 stars!! Recommended!!
THE INTERNSHIP is currently playing in theaters nationwide, including the Century Theaters here in the Bay Area. To view showtimes, visit their website at http://cinemark.com.
Thanks for reading, and enjoy the show!


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Danila Semerikov (RUS) surprised a packed Thialf Stadium – and himself – by winning the Men's 5000m in track record time at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating on Sunday after Kjeld Nuis (NED) had taken revenge for his disappointing 1500m result on Saturday with gold in the 1000m.
Miracle win for Semerikov
Danila Semerikov (RUS) wins the 5000m 2018©International Skating Union (ISU)
When Danila Semerikov (RUS) took the ice in the Men's 5000m, the crowd's favorite Sven Kramer (NED) had already skated 6:10.61 to mark his return from a back injury, and world allround champion Patrick Roest (NED) was in first place with 6:09.82.
Nobody expected the 24-year-old Russian to outskate the two Dutchmen, not least Semerikov himself, who had never won an individual World Cup gold.
But not only did be beat the two Dutchmen, his time of 6:08.96 also managed to break Roest's Thialf track record by 0.02 seconds. Roest and Kramer had to settle for silver and bronze.
Semerikov also shaved five seconds off his own personal best (6:14.01, skated at the high altitude track in Calgary), producing exceptional acceleration towards the end of his race. He skated his last three laps in 28.2, 28.1 and 28.8. Roest and Kramer did not manage to clock a sub-29 lap in the second part of the race.
"This was a miracle for me. I did not expect this at all," Semerikov said.
Semerikov is flanked by silver medalist Patrick Roest (NED) and bronze medalist Sven Kramer (NED) 2018©International Skating Union (ISU)
"I knew the times of the others before I entered the rink and I aimed at 6:14. When I had four laps left, my coach told me I was in second place and I knew that would be 6:10. I was surprised but then I knew I could win."
Semerikov explained that his win was a long-term plan coming to fruition. "We've been following the same plan for three seasons with the Russian long distance skaters and it pays off. We also have some new people in the team, who came from short track like Sergey Trofimov and Ruslan Zakharov. That has helped us too. We go faster step by step and this was the first time I could show myself 100 percent."
Revenge for Nuis
Earlier on Sunday, Kjeld Nuis (NED) made up for his disappointing fifth-place finish in the 1500m the day before. In the 1000m he was paired with teammate Thomas Krol (NED), who had won the 1500m on Saturday.
Krol got a false start initially, but when the two got under way for the second time, Nuis took a 0.4 second lead over his pair-mate in the first 200m. The Olympic champion took full advantage of Krol at the final cross-over and came close to his own 2017 track record (1:07.64), when he finished in 1:07.80.
Krol could not repeat Saturday's burst of power and had to settle for fifth place in 1:08.40. Pavel Kulizhnikov (RUS) took silver in 1:07.93 and Denis Yuskov (RUS) collected the bronze medal in 1:07.95.
Teammates and pair-mates Thomas Krol and Kjeld Nuis in the blur of battle in Heerenveen (NED) 2018©International Skating Union (ISU)
Nuis was pleased to be back on top, saying: "This definitely was a revenge for yesterday. I'm always looking for a balance between being too eager and being too relaxed. Yesterday I was too loose. I thought a little too easy about it and today I had the fire burning."
He was not pleased with the false start. "Yesterday we also had a false start and I did not agree. I've looked back at the footage and I'm convinced it was not a false start and today it happened again. I don't want to say that I would have skated a track record, but it costs one or two tenths of a second."
World Cup leader Kai Verbij (NED) did not start in the 1000m due to a groin injury. He dropped to fourth place in the ranking. Håvard Lorentzen (NOR), who took fourth place in 1:08.40 on Sunday, took the lead with 177 points from four races. Nuis, who skipped the third World Cup in Poland last week, climbed to second with 174 points. Kulizhnikov also has 174 points, but he is third because he has won one race, while this was Nuis's second victory.
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You've taken the cobwebs down, you've thrown away the pumpkins and now you're left with a naked house in the middle of November. You have a blank canvas. You are the artist and your objective is to transform the exterior of your house into an elaborate piece of holiday eye candy. It's a tall order to have a yard that stands out during the holidays, and believe it or not, many homeowners commit the same holiday landscaping fashion faux pas over and over again. We're here to help, so let us guide you through the essentials:
Poinsettias are the essential holiday flower. The bright red petals stand out beautifully and contrast well with other plants, especially green ones. A lot of people think they need to get rid of their summer plants before winter, but that's simply not the case. The poinsettias will steal the spotlight and the other plants will blend right in. Another pro to poinsettias is that Florida weather is particularly kind to these guys, so you'll barely have to do any work to maintain them.
The RIGHT Wreath
Your front door is the centerpiece of your outdoor holiday decor and the focal point of your landscaping. Everything you do should be in an effort to highlight the entrance of your home. What better way to highlight your front door than to hang a beautiful, eye-catching wreath on it? While fake wreaths are cheap and durable, there's nothing like a real pine wreath. The smell of the pine will be pleasantly overwhelming each time you step up to your door, and it will give you a real sense of the holiday experience. You can add fake red berries and pine cones to your wreath if you're feeling creative. This kind of classic door decor never fails.
Highlight Your Yard's Natural Beauty
Even if your summery Florida house is surrounded by palm trees, you can still make it feel like a winter wonderland. You don't have to live in a log cabin surrounded by pine trees and snow to give off the jolly holiday vibe. The key is to utilize the natural beauty your yard has to offer. Pick out the trees that stand out most in your yard and cover them with lights. Whether you wrap the lights around the base of the tree or hang them from branch to branch, you can't go wrong with this classic decoration.
Utilize Garland
Garland is the easiest decoration to implement for the holidays. It's perfect for decorating the non-plant features in your yard. Your front door, mailbox, lamps and outdoor furniture are prime pieces to decorate with garland. Wrap your front porch with it and pair it with some lights for a dazzling look. You should be able to get garland cheap from any Christmas tree pop-up shops, as well as any home improvement stores.
This holiday season, get creative, and remember, the key to having a beautiful holiday landscape isn't throwing a ton of money into your yard. It's about highlighting the beauty your home naturally possesses and making the most out of it!


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Nollywood Actress, Tonto Dikeh has told her fellow ladies not to sell their body in a quest to get the new iPhone 11.
In a post she shared on Instragam, Tonto flaunted her new phone which goes for N600k, and said she bought it with her own money and that there is nothing special about the phone.
Tonto bought three pieces, one for herself, one for her dad and one for another person who she did not reveal.
In a video she posted online, she said
"There is nothing special about the phone. Don't hustle. Don't sleep with 100 men to get this phone. I just bought it with my own money. There is nothing special. Girls don't fool yourself. It's just a phone."
E no pass call and text ooo.. No wound yaself mu sisters… Take it easy on your pussy!!!"
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It has now been revealed that the third person she bought the iPhone 11 for was Bobrisky.
An excited Bob took to the gram to reveal that Tonto bought his the new iPhone 11 Pro Max.
"@tontolet I love you 😘 😫😫😫😫😫. She just bought me latest iPhone 📱 11. I bless the day we became friends. Wat ? I'm still shocked. Guys go and thank @tontolet for me. iPhone 11. Is good to have rich friends 👫"


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The New England New Play Alliance (NPA) has announced that co-founder and coordinator Patrick Gabridge will depart the organization after six years, to be replaced by playwrights Greg Lam and Lisa Rafferty. Gabridge, who helped found the Alliance in 2013, is a prolific playwright and novelist. He departs in order to concentrate on his many creative projects, including his site-specific theatre company Plays in Place. NPA brings together organizations and artists to grow audiences for new plays, to support new play development and to increase awareness of plays and playwrights in the Greater Boston/New England area, under the umbrella of the pre-eminent theater organization StageSource.
Patrick Gabridge helped select the two incoming coordinators who bring a wealth of different skills and perspectives to the Alliance. Offers Gabridge, "Getting to work on the various NPA projects has been very rewarding - a chance to work to improve the new play ecosystem in New England. Lisa and Greg will bring energy and enthusiasm and find exciting new projects, building on the successes we've had so far."
Adds Dawn M. Simmons, Executive Director of StageSource, "Our partnership has been incredibly successful with the publication of the New England New Play Anthology, and events like the New Year, New Plays mixer, which puts writers in the room with companies actively engaged in new work. Pat is leaving the organization in great hands. Lisa and Greg are some of the region's most prolific artists and they really care about the regional new work ecology."
Lam and Rafferty plan to continue Gabridge's work in amplifying New England playwrights, further enhancing the scope of new play development in Boston. "There's an embarrassment of riches in the New England playwriting community," says Lam. "We want to do everything we can to highlight that fact."
The New Play Alliance promotes new work through its weekly email newsletter, holds public events and workshops in topics useful to the region's playwrights, and researches the impact of new play production to further its mission of increasing the number of new plays produced, increasing the audience of this new work, and to spread the word about the work outside of New England. Two years ago, the New Play Alliance published the New England New Play Anthology, a collection of new plays written by New England writers, developed by New England theaters, including plays by Kirsten Greenidge and Melinda Lopez. The New England New Play Alliance is a StageSource project, part of the largest art-service organization dedicated to theatres and theatre artists in the region.
Greg Lam is a playwright whose science fiction inspired work has had recent readings by Company One and Fresh Ink Theatre. He is known for the podcast he created in 2017, Boston Podcast Players, in which he interviews talented Boston-area playwrights and spotlights their new plays. He was named one of the five Fellows in Dramatic Writing from the Massachusetts Cultural Council in 2019, and the inaugural Pao Fellow for the Company One PlayLab in 2019. Lam co-founded the Asian-American Playwright Collective and works with Artists' Theater of Boston as their Development Associate.
Playwright, director and producer Lisa Rafferty has created several documentary plays including SHE DID ALL THAT - Betty Ford: Speaking Out, Saving Lives about a courageous and unforgettable First Lady. Also THE LEGACY OF WELLES REMY CROWTHER about the 9/11 hero, and the world premiere of Boston Theater Company's FINISH LINE, about the 2013 Boston Marathon, with Joey Frangieh. Her comedies – The MOMologues (1, 2 and 3) - published by Samuel French, have appeared in 26 states and five countries. She wrote a comedy about breast cancer with other survivors: Pink Ribbon Overdose. She is the producing director of the Elliot Norton Awards and teaches theater at Bridgewater State University. Lisa is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. www.birchtreeproductions.company
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Bone Graft Treatment Los Angeles
Following an oral surgery to fix the problem of your missing teeth or teeth deformities, you can undergo a bone grafting procedure to anchor your dental implant.
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Studio profile: Something SplendidAUTHOR: Meisy Cheong
I'm not quite sure what to expect when meeting James Yencken and Jonathon Bellew, designers of the current Melbourne Fringe Festival identity and partners-in-crime at design studio, Something Splendid. All I know is that earlier in the week they asked to push our interview back half an hour because they were going to the Fringe Festival the night before and might be a little worse for wear. Awesome. This is sure to be a cracker of an interview.
Coffees firmly in hand, the boys greet us on the second floor of an old ironmonger's factory in Fitzroy. The building's quiet facade and unassuming doorway is deceiving. The completely open plan floor buzzes with activity and accommodates a bunch of design studios; however, it was the boys themselves who poured their hearts, souls and hard-earned cash into the renovation. It's a nice, bright, lofty space with an AstroTurfed balcony, in anticipation of summer evening beers. It wouldn't be a bad place to work at all.
Yencken and Bellew met at Monash University a few years ago, Yencken, being a multimedia student and Bellew studying photography. They crossed paths when Yencken switched to visual communications and hit it off immediately. Cheekily, the good mates collaborated on their final year projects, with a plan already in place to start their own business.
"Somewhat controversially, we collaborated on some work that was supposed to be solo university work and we did it together because we were starting a business. The last few projects we did, we engineered to slightly real clients, or we worked for friends or we did a couple of real products," says Yencken.
It seemed a mighty big risk to start a studio while finishing off their degrees. One day, when chatting to his mentor, Stuart Geddes (of the legendary Chase & Galley studio), Yencken mentioned he was thinking of starting his own studio. He asked Geddes why he didn't bother getting any experience before opening his own studio. Geddes replied, "Yeah, I probably should have, but I didn't… you probably should get some experience."
Ignoring Geddes' advice and turning down internships and fulltime jobs at high-profile studios, they instead made the decision to take the plunge into the deep end and open their own business. Something Splendid was born and the rest is history. With little experience, either as designers or business owners, did they ever regret walking away from what they knew were safe, secure careers working for other studios?
Bellew says he believed they were doing the right thing. "It always seemed natural to go into business. Because there was no decision as such, or planning, it just happened. We don't have that much time to worry about things; you just go along with it."
"It's really tough, running a business," Yencken continues. "It's really tough being a small business and doing it with little experience. You make some tough mistakes and we've learned some tough lessons. [But] the feeling you get when something goes right, like you pitch for a job and you get it. And it was just two people and your idea and you did it. There's nobody else. It's so creepy how excited you feel. If you've had a bad few months and something goes right, it just carries you on."
Owning a small business has, like most things, its fair share of ups and downs. "When you're running your own thing, you feel it more," says Bellew. "You feel much more attached to the ups and downs. You get so much more out of the ups."
The boys usually work alone on their projects, without the help of any additional staff. This, it seems, is a key factor in their working relationship. Their dynamic, built on their solid friendship, is tight and well-oiled – they can be brutally honest, knowing they won't hurt each other's feelings. Their creative process, they say, has developed over time and it would be difficult for someone else to fit in with that dynamic.
Though at times work may be quiet or the money tight, often it only takes one job to buoy the business. "It only takes one successful pitch to erase six months of slogging through it. I reckon it's the high five after you do a pitch that is the most amazing moment you can have," says Bellew, "and everything feels right because you're doing your own thing."
In a city renowned for its thriving and close-knit design community, doing their own thing has been a crucial factor in the success of Something Splendid. Though there are plenty of boutique studios, actively trying to stand out can be detrimental and, says Yencken, "you're already failing". For them, standing out is less important than remaining true to their work, which "is what got us here so far," according to Bellew. "As long as you're doing justice to your work and putting [it] out there for people to see, the rest should, in time, take care of itself… if you ever do a job for the sake of getting noticed or getting more work, you've been misguided."
In light of the fact that there are quite a number of studios in Melbourne, the boys find the community supportive rather than competitive. There's a real sense of friendship among studios, which, in turn, feeds the spirit of the industry and the quality of work produced.
"We've built a small community of people, who technically we could say are our competitors, but they don't feel like that. There's always lots of work going around, we don't feel like we're in competition at all," says Yencken.
Bellew agrees, pointing out that there are plenty of jobs that will always go to the most suitable studio. As each studio "puts [their] own spin on things, it's almost like you can see a job come in and know who would do the best job and get the most out of it… who's got the right feel for it".
According to the duo, every studio has a 'niche', but has the rise of the internet had a negative impact on the design industry, especially in terms of originality?
"There are definitely lots of scumbags out there, taking advantage of it and big ad agencies stealing YouTube ideas and redoing them," says Yencken. "It helps and hurts the same amount," adds Bellew, "but if you're not designing for an audience, you shouldn't be a designer. I read design blogs less now than I ever have, I think there was this feeling at the start that if I don't read blogs, I won't keep current or I won't know what's new. I realised that's maybe not such a bad thing."
The Melbourne Fringe Festival is one of their biggest and most satisfying projects to date. In 2009 Something Splendid was involved in the entire redesign of the festival's identity and branding. Aware of its reputation for being an 'alternative' arts festival, the boys enjoyed being a part of the festival's rebranding and were back on board again this year to build on the success.
"They've been running for more than 20 years and have this really low profile, particularly among other arts festivals. Fringe had this thing where they were always wacky," says Yencken.
Adds Bellew, "I think over time, the festival has moved and they needed to bring the public perception along with them."
They told the festival's organisers that their corporate identity needed to be "fun and creative, because that's what you are," and every year, the brand needed to "turn up the volume and go crazy." According to the boys, they simply upped the ante and "made it more". This understanding of what was needed to allow the festival to push forward is what won them the job.
Today the boys are, rather modestly, basking in the glory of their successful Fringe campaign. This year, Something Splendid was given an ad space in the festival guide, but when it comes to marketing and self-promotion, the boys are very reluctant to 'big up' themselves. Though they're proud of what they do, they go to great lengths to let it be known they're 'just two guys in Fitzroy' and not some big soulless agency. "I don't want to champion our work too much. Someone's going to read it and think 'wankers'," says Yencken.
As a parting question, we ask Yencken and Bellew what that one thing is that makes them love what they do and makes them want to come to work every single day.
"I guess that it's ours," says Bellew, thoughtfully. "I think everything we've done so far, we're only here because of all our own stuff. I think it's the ownership."
"The fact that the business is still there, that it's still going," adds Yencken, "…there's a pride there, and also the determination not to fuck it up."
All images copyright Something Splendid.
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The Daily Mail caters to certain lumpen element of the right, no doubt. And there's antisemitic and Nazi sympathizing history of its founder. But I'm astonished to read this venom. Did he really say "the jealous God of Deuteronomy"?
All's fair in war and politics and to look for a fair shake from crypto-fascists is just dumb, I suppose.


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Anderton Boat Lift 10k & Fun Run
Organiser's Description
Starting and finishing in the grounds of the boat lift, the run goes around the trails of the country park. The route is mainly undulating. Free entry into the boat lift for you and your family, chip timing, medal, goody bag, free photo downloads for all finishers.
Bespoke Boat Lift Medal to All Finishers & Goody Bag.
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Follow Signs from the Main Car Park, Entry is Free to the Boat Lift Grounds.
Anderton Boat Lift Lift Lane, Anderton, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 6FW.
You can Register on Sunday From 8am in the Boat Lift Grounds (in the big Marquee)
Car Parking is available on a Pay and Display System in the Main Boat Lift Car Park
Starting & Finishing at the Boat Lift which sits in a spectacular location between the River Weaver and
the Trent & Mersey Canal with runners & Families
having free access to the site and being able to take advantage of its Shop, Tree Top Coffee Shop,
Exhibition Area and the new £50,000 Play Area this Event is a must do Run on the Calendar.
The Run Goes Around the Trails of the Country Park and Starts & Finishes in the Grounds of the Boat Lift.
The Route is mainly undulating trails.
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Lenovo cooperation in Russia
Hello warriors,
not so long ago, the company Lenovo introduced its new flagship, the P90 smartphone. Now this new device reached Russia. On Russian market, Lenovo is cooperating with Wargaming company – each Russian P90 will come with World of Tanks Blitz pre-installed as well as 30 days of premium account and tier 5 premium tank (RAM II).
To celebrate this cooperation, Wargaming paid for two buses of journalists, took them to the Alabino proving grounds and organized a massive battle for the smartphone. Journalists were given rifles, uniforms and vehicles and were tasked to assault a ruin known as "Pavlov's House" to claim the smartphone boxes. There were pyrotechnics, armored vehicles… it was a war that felt very realistic. The fight lasted three ours and the journalists successfully claimed the phone, allowing its release to RU market, leaving lasting impressions in all the participants.


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Zac Efron's Ted Bundy Movie Sold To Netflix For $9 Million
Streaming giant Netflix have bought the US distribution rights for the highly anticipated film Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.
Zac Efron stars as serial killer Ted Bundy in the upcoming movie, which tells the story of the notorious murderer from the perspective of his girlfriend Elizabeth Kloepfer, played by Lily Collins.
While Bundy confessed to 30 homicides before he was executed by electric chair in January 1989, Kloepfer struggled to believe her partner was capable of committing such unthinkable crimes.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix paid a whopping $9 million for the US, and some international, distribution rights.
Netflix is a natural fit for the film considering the director Joe Berlinger's documentary series Conversations With A Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes was released on the streaming service last month.
Reportedly studios Lionsgate and STX also took part in the bidding war.
While no release date has been confirmed, the film will drop at some point this autumn as Netflix will be eyeing up awards.
It is thought if you release a film in autumn, it is more likely to be picked up by awards voters due to their short memory span.
Awards season takes place across winter and Netflix will be hoping Efron picks up some Best Actor nominations, especially after his performance was praised by critics who caught the film at the Sundance Film Festival.
Reviewing the film for The Guardian, Benjamin Lee said Efron's 'creepy and charismatic performance' is the 'best thing' about 'an otherwise pedestrian and graceless drama'.
He added:
In fact, the most shocking thing about the film is Efron's remarkably accomplished, fiercely committed performance.
As Bundy, he ruthlessly weaponises the boyish charm that's propelled much of his career, slyly convincing us of the spell he cast, not only on Liz but the many other women who were fighting his corner, sure of his innocence.
It's the career-changing moment he was clearly seeking and with an executive producer credit, one can understand his impassioned involvement, a juicy opportunity to break away from his pretty boy shackles and prove that he's deserving of more dramatic work.
Chris Evangelista agreed with Lee giving the film seven out of 10 in his review for Slash Film.
Describing Efron's performance as 'transformative', Evangelista also called it the 'best' of his career so far.
Autumn needs to hurry up then as I need to see the performance critics can't stop talking about!
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile is coming soon to US Netflix. Voltage Pictures is handling international sales.
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SCION Lintu 100% Cotton Panama Lined Eyelet Curtains – 168 x 229 cm
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Scion Lintu Lined Eyelet CurtainsComplete the transformation of your sleep space with this set of eyelet curtains from the Lintu range by British designer Scion.
They're made from 100% cotton panama and feature a vertical stripe design that complements the rest of the collection with a mustard, grey and ivory palette. And as they're fully lined, they help to regulate the temperature in your room, as well as reducing the amount of natural light that filters in.
Fitted with an eyelet header so they're easily hung without the need for hooks or rings, each curtain has a drop of 229 cm (90 inch), and a width of 168 cm (66 inch), so will fit a rail width up to 229 cm (7ft 6).
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Marathon tapering is one of the most important parts of your training. Tapering allows the body time to recover from the gruelling hard work of Sunday long-runs and the everyday pounding of your feet on the pavement. It will also help you achieve (hopefully!) a personal best on your next 42km.
Let's face the facts — you have to be a little mental to find enjoyment in the pain and thrill of endurance sports. Luckily, we are all in this together. There's nothing like the electrifying feeling of hitting that runner's high on kilometre 29, or the sense of accomplishment when you've pushed past your steadfast wall of pain at kilometre 37 to reach the end. As endurance athletes, we're used to pushing our bodies to their limits — that's (relatively) easy for us. But once we're told to back off — that's when the anxiety begins. "Backing off" isn't really in our vocabulary, so, many runners find the taper difficult to comprehend. The last three weeks before the big race is when most training plans suggest that you begin a taper, or, a steady decrease in mileage and intensity in order to give your body time to recover while still maintaining fitness. Here are some mistakes to avoid while on your marathon taper.
1. Over Training
It might feel very bizarre to go from running 30km on the weekend to barely running for an hour on a long-run day. On the taper, runners commonly feel that they aren't doing enough. They begin to worry that since they are decreasing distance and intensity, they will actively lose their fitness. This sometimes leads runners to over-train during their taper, by not lowering their mileage enough or maintaining marathon speed on every run. A taper is meant to help your muscles recover from the months of training. If you do not allow your body to rest, you're putting a personal best at risk and there is a possibility that you will burn out before the race. It's scary to back off — but it's necessary!
2. Catching Up on Missed Training Too Late
Sometimes, life just gets in the way of training. Work has you coming in extra early and staying late, an injury has rendered you unable to run the distance required, your kid has a science project that he/she needs help on — it happens to everyone. But, when the dust settles, the injury is healed and your little girl or boy got an A on her project, you'll feel the need to catch up on all the mileage and training that you have missed — instead of the 23km long run, you jump to 30km; instead of running at marathon pace, you go for a minute faster on each kilometre — two weeks before you actually have to run the marathon. This is a bad idea and will make you prone to injury. Your body will be fatigued prior to the race and you'll end up feeling exhausted. Even if life gets in the way, stick to the training plan and don't try to play catch-up.
3. Changing Footwear
You've been running 50 to 100 kilometres per week for months, so, your shoes are going to feel a bit worn out. Although it may be tempting to look at and grab all the shiny, new, cushiony shoes at your local sports shop, don't. Breaking in new shoes the weeks before a race can give you blisters, sores, and tighten the muscles in your feet and legs, putting you at risk for injuries such as shin splints or stress fractures. Your old, tattered shoes have been with you through a lot these past few months, don't leave them behind now.
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4. Altering Diet
You will be running less and less each week, so, naturally, you will think that since you're not using as much energy, that you shouldn't be consuming the same amount of food as normal. This notion is incorrect. Even though you are not running as much, your body still needs the same amount of calories as when you are at your highest weekly mileage. Now is not the time to cut down on food. Continue to eat normally because your body will need all the energy it can get as your taking on the marathon course!
5. Comparing Your Taper to Someone Else
Everybody is different, and every runner has found a training plan that works best for not only their body but their schedule and their everyday life. Comparing your marathon taper is a mind game and one that you do not want to play. You are reaching for your personal best on this race, not theirs. Stay focused and break down your own barriers.
Here are some general tips on how to follow a three-week taper for your next marathon.
Week 1:
- Decrease your weekly mileage by about 20-30%.
- Enjoy some runs at your goal marathon pace, but most of your runs should now be at about 1-2 minutes slower than your goal pace per kilometre.
- Avoid running hilly courses, running hill sprints, or participating in speed workouts.
Week 2:
- Decrease your weekly mileage by 50-60%.
- Run almost every workout at 1-2 minutes slower than your goal pace per kilometre. But, during about 2 runs per week, run a few minutes at your goal pace.
- Your longest run should only be 10-16km.
Week 3:
- No runs should be longer than 6-7km.
- Visualize your race once daily to get excited and to also calm nerves.
- On the day before the race, run about 4 kilometres. This will remind your muscles how to run and will get the blood flowing through your legs. It will also help you sleep better the night before the race.
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It's not just about saying it, it's about doing it. Those collaborating to produce Love is a Technicolour Frequency have gained experience and learnt from others in the industry, so they can in turn assist and showcase artists with a technicolour vision.
The show allows artists to showcase their best and latest pieces and allows music fans to get to know and understand the people behind their work.
A big part of what LTF stands for is to educate fans about the arts and bring about a better appreciation of what it takes to deliver the quality they expect. We also provide in depth knowledge of our artists for a better understanding of their respective arts. The event will allow industry professionals to unite to educate the masses who support them and will build a solid platform for the next generation of artists to thrive and grow the industry.
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Step-by-step instructions from celeb hairstylist Sarah Potempa on how to achieve the ultimate day-to-night hairstyle.
In addition to being serious fitspiration, Lea Michele always seems to kill it in the hair department. Her secret weapon? Sarah Potempa, her hairstylist and close friend of ten years. (Scroll their Instagrams and you'll quickly see the two together are pretty much the definition of hair and friendship #goals.)
Potempa is not only the founder of the Beachwaver (i.e. the curling iron behind the beachy waves you see all over the red carpet and Victoria's Secret runway) but she's also the queen of braids, so we asked her to show us how to recreate one of the ultimate sporty-chic looks: the braided ponytail.
The hairstyle is not only one of Lea's favorite red carpet styles but it's also a go-to workout hairstyle when she's sweating it out at SoulCycle. Read: There's really no situation in which this look isn't appropriate. We just had to know to know *exactly* how she does it.
Here, Potempa's step-by-step instructions for recreating the braided red carpet look:
1. Loosely blow dry bangs straight down (if you have them).
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3. Curl hair with the Beachwaver S1.25 and spray with Ouai Texturizing Spray .
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In a move reminiscent of that March 2002 battle, both movies will air this Sunday to mark the remembrance of Shepard's death. HBO Signature will re-air the acclaimed The Laramie Project while Lifetime Movie Network will air the Emmy-winning The Matthew Shepard Story, originally made for NBC.HBO had highly promoted The Laramie Project, adapted from the off-Broadway play of the same name, to air on March 16 of that year but were caught off-guard when NBC announced they would air their version of the story the same night.


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Father's Day is this Sunday, and it's a wonderful time to consider resources available to support single parents in our community.
Did you know that according to the Pew Research Center, 8% of households with minor children in the United States are headed by a single father? This statistic is just one reason why one of the key policy goals and priorities set by President Obama is the promotion of Responsible Fatherhood and Strong Communities.
To ensure success, the White House has partnered with other federal departments to promote fatherhood in local communities. From this initiative, resources such as the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse were created and developed to help support fathers as they work to ensure stability for their families.
In addition to the resources provided through President Obama's Responsible Fatherhood and Strong Communities initiative, local schools, faith communities and nonprofits – including Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont – provide support and services for families and young people.
Goodwill's Career Leadership Academy for Youth (CLAY) program is a great resource designed to work with high school youth and emerging adults ages 14-21 who are interested in personal growth, career exploration and character molding.
Kunganzi is a single father going the extra mile to ensure his children are successful by engaging them in Goodwill's CLAY program. He saw an opportunity for his children to develop and gain resources and support for their goals. He is a father of four children: two boys and two girls, and appreciates all of the opportunities offered through the CLAY program.
Kunganzi explains his philosophy of parenting this way: "As children age, the parent is in some ways like an architect building up his or her children. To build up, I believe in the rule of the three "R's" – which is not exhaustive – but is so very important in regards to children: 'Relationship,' 'Responsibility' and 'Reference.'"
"I have learned throughout time that a quality relationship with a child and a parent is very crucial. As a father, you need to set a time for your children. When we say 'relationship,' it needs to be clear to both the father and the child. The core word in this rule is 'love.' Whether you are working, having fun or correcting mistakes, everything needs to be done to define your relationship. My children at this stage know that I am their father and they are my children; they also know that we love each other."
"When we say 'father,' the implication is 'responsibility.' It is impossible to be a father if we don't assume responsibilities. A father takes care of his children. Even when you do not feel like going to work, you have to because you have responsibilities: shelter, food, transportation, education, school activities, clothes, health, etc…"
"A father needs to be a reference. In some cases, some of my leadership actions as a father came from my father. Willing or not as a father, we serve as a good or bad reference. Our children will then make a choice. Any of our conversations or actions will stand as a legacy to our children. So act well always. The rule here: be an example."
When it comes to the three "R's," the young people in the CLAY program at Goodwill are also developing relationships, learning responsibility and utilizing their parents as a reference.
"I like to see my children get involved in the CLAY program because we do not raise a child alone. There are goals I have set for myself to attain regarding my children, and I believe that the CLAY program is a great support and resource to get there," said Kunganzi.
"CLAY is an incredible tool to see our children succeed in life. It is a great learning ground and brings together different perspectives. My children are learning things in CLAY that I could not teach them, and they are becoming more responsible. I like it!"
As we continue to reflect on our fathers this Father's Day, let's not forget to ensure that single parents have the resources they need to be successful.
Resources provided by the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse are a great place to start. They even offer a Responsible Father Toolkit to encourage support for fathers in every community.
Locally, don't forget to consider the opportunities at your children's school, in the faith community and at community organizations such as Goodwill. Support is right here, right now.


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Ford India has launched all new 2016 Ford Endeavour today. The SUV marks the third launch for Ford India in the 2015-16 financial year and comes with an all-new design language and features that are believed to make it the best SUV in its segment. 2016 Ford Endeavour will compete with Toyota's Fortuner, Hundai's Santa FE, Chevrolet Trailblazer and the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport. The all new 2016 Endeavour is priced at Rs. 24.75
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The SUV is based on Ford's Edge design philosophy, while retaining the muscular styling all through. This new Endeavour will be a successor to the current model on sale in India. The new SUV from the company will be available in 6 different colours viz. sunset Red, diamond white, golden bronze, moondust silver, panther black and smoke grey. The interior of the new Endeavour is inspired by Ford's F-150 pickup truck. The cabin features Ford's SYNC2 multimedia system with an eight-inch infotainment touchscreen display like in the F-150. This screen also shows roll angle of the car in offroad mode.
The SUV comes in two engine options of 2.2 liter and 3.2 liter TDCi family of turbocharged diesel mills. The 2.2 liter power-plant produces 158bhp of power and 385Nm of torque, while the 3.2 liter engine develops 197bhp of power and 470Nm of torque. Both these engines are mated to 6 speed automatic gearbox but the 2.2 liter variant also comes with 6 speed manual as a separate variant. The fully loaded 4×4 variant is available in only 3.2 liter engine option while 2.2 liter all variants get 4×2 layout.
The new SUV from Ford is available in 6 different variants. As per ARAI. the fuel economy numbers are 14.12 km/l for 2.2l 4×2 MT variant, 12.62 km/l for 2.2l 4×2 AT variant, 13.50 km/l for 2.2l 4×4 MT variant, 10.91 km/l for 3.2l 4×4 AT variant.
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The Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus Reviewby Ryan Smith & Joshua Ho on November 2, 2015 8:00 AM EST
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- iPhone 6s Plus
In pretty much any smartphone, displays are going to be one of the most important aspects of the user experience. If a display is dim or has a highly reflective display it will be unreadable outdoors. If the contrast is low, the display can become difficult to read and not particularly appealing to the eye. Other issues like lack of color stability and contrast stability with changes in viewing angles will be much more noticeable than on something like a laptop or desktop where the monitor is usually kept at a constant position in space relative to the eye. In order to evaluate these factors we use both relative comparisons and absolute measurements. Although the human eye is sufficient for relative comparison, for absolute measurements we use X-Rite's i1Pro2 spectrophotometer for precise color and luminance measurements, along with X-Rite's i1Display Pro colorimeter for accurate contrast figures. Hardware alone is insufficient for collecting and presenting data, so we also use SpectraCal's CalMAN 5 with a custom workflow, which allows for collecting and presenting data in a readable manner.
In the case of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, the display appears to be effectively unchanged from the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The iPhone 6s retains the 1334x750 resolution of the previous variant, and the iPhone 6s Plus has the same 1080p resolution as well. Apple continues to use the same M2 scaler as well, which means that although the display's physical resolution is 1080p Apple is actually rendering the display at 2208x1242 and scaling it to fit the display. The resolution of the iPhone 6s is on the low side relative to most Android devices, which is noticeable but the pixel density is sufficient to avoid any obvious problems here.
As with the iPhone 6, both the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus use dual domain pixels, which make the subpixels look more like chevrons under a microscope. This improves viewing angles by reducing the amount of color shifting that occurs when the display viewing angle is changed. As far as I can tell, Apple continues to be one of the few OEMs that pulls this off effectively. Although contrast and luminance aren't perfectly consistent with changes in viewing angles, it basically looks like the display is painted underneath the glass. The iPhone 6s Plus does a better job at pulling off this illusion as the higher pixel density helps to eliminate some of the fuzziness or pixilation that might otherwise occur. Samsung gets close here, but for whatever reason ambient light causes noticeable interference effects and in general there's noticeable color shift when moving the display around. Weirdly enough, the OEM that seems to be doing the best job here continues to be HTC with the One M9+.
Moving on to our usual brightness and contrast testing, it looks like Apple has improved the maximum brightness of their displays with the use of the new LED backlight driver, but it's important to note that in the case of the iPhone 6s, the maximum brightness isn't constant. The behavior is relatively subtle, but with iOS 9 at maximum brightness the display brightness steadily lowers over the course of an hour by about 10 nits maximum. It looks like this effect tails off in both the rate of luminance decrease and overall luminance decrease as peak brightness approaches 500 nits, where the effect appears to be non-existent. It's likely that this behavior is designed to reduce the battery impact of keeping the display at maximum brightness in all situations. Either way, peak luminance is high enough that it isn't a struggle to read the display outdoors and contrast in low-light conditions also remains high due to the use of photo-alignment in the liquid crystal layer which helps to make the liquid crystals stay in the right shape.
iPhone 6s
iPhone 6s Plus
In grayscale, we don't quite see the near-perfect white balance we saw last year but gamma remains almost impeccable when compared to the industry standard power 2.2 gamma. I suspect that the units we received this time are closer to the mean for white balance compared to last year, as in general due to the blue LED backlights used in most LCDs a colder color balance will generally require less power to display than a warmer one.
iPhone 6s
iPhone 6s Plus
In our saturation sweep testing, the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus both continue to track closely to expected values for sRGB, which is the current industry standard color gamut. I don't really have any criticism here. The previous iPhone's displays were of similar caliber, so this is pretty much par for the course if you're used to iPhone displays.
iPhone 6s
iPhone 6s Plus
Similarly in the GMB ColorChecker, the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus both pass with flying colors. If you're using an iPhone 6s or 6s Plus for any remotely color-critical work like viewing and/or editing photos and videos, it's a pretty fair bet that you'll be able to rely on these phones to provide an accurate color reproduction in pretty much any condition. Samsung does provide better contrast and the possibility of extra color saturation with their Galaxy S6 and Note 5, but this comes at the cost of potential for burn-in, increased power consumption in certain scenarios, and increased distortion with changes in viewing angles. I think this means that it basically comes out to a wash, but depending upon personal taste one may prove to be better than another.
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vFunct - Monday, November 2, 2015 - linkIt's probably because they're the best. Reply
dysonlu - Tuesday, November 3, 2015 - linkJust like Lance Armstrong was too. Reply
vFunct - Tuesday, November 3, 2015 - linkI'm sure a lot of things are best in their category/field.
The iPhone just happens to be one of them. Reply
r3loaded - Monday, November 2, 2015 - linkIf you now read the rest of the review, you'll find the evidence that supports their claim of being "the best". Reply
djsvetljo - Monday, November 2, 2015 - linkAfter reading the summary, I can't read the rest. Reply
ToastyFlake - Monday, November 2, 2015 - linkA leading symptom of fanboyitus. Reply
djsvetljo - Monday, November 2, 2015 - linkI am a complete opposite of fan boy. I use daily 2 phones, a BlackBerry10 and Android, equipped my business with ThinkPads and HPs, drive American and Japanese car. Never been a fan boy of anything but strive to get the best FOR MY NEEDS product available at the current time. And everybody has different needs. However, Anandtech (the Apple reviewers at least) doesn't know that. That's is what really bothers me right there. They are trying to tell me - if you want the best phone - get the 6s. Well guess what - you are wrong cause for my needs, it wouldn't last one business week for me.
I have been reading their Apple articles for years - they do not compare equally (why they don't try to compare functions that are not present on Apple platforms - [standard] NFC, File Manager, File Sharing, Expansion ports, IR and so on). They have been doing the same thing for years. Same goes for MACs. Reply
Chaser - Monday, November 2, 2015 - linkMaybe Anandtech should write special review just for you that revolves around "YOUR NEEDS". You admit you didn't read the review except the last paragraph but then you have all the time in the world to babble with your baseless tripe. Nice business I'm sure. Reply
djsvetljo - Monday, November 2, 2015 - linkNobody gets it. All they have to do is add "one of" infront of every "the best" and point out the negatives of this phone like a man, not hide them like a mice who's "mother" works for the worship. Reply
solipsism - Monday, November 2, 2015 - link1) They do point out negatives, but as you repeatedly stated, you refuse to read the article (or even use an Apple product).
2) Putting "one of" doesn't alter anything in your "FOR MY NEEDS" argument as you made it clear no Apple product will ever last a week for you, so it would still be wrong, based on that. How about this, instead of trying to get the author to write specifically for you, why not try to look at it from the author's PoV or the mass-market PoV? Reply


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In concert series-Live at Pinkpop Festival May 2008
The Wombats
..tunes that are spinning on the turntable this week.
Air Cav-Embers [Embers single]
Frightened Rabbit-Set You Free [Head Rolls Off single]
ddd-Drown [ddd EP]
Maps & Atlases-Daily News [You and Me and the Mountain LP]
Novocaines-Digital Disco [Digital Disco EP]
Blitzen Trapper-Crushing the Wheat [PDX Pop Now 2008 LP]
The Little Ones-Morning Tide [Morning Tide LP]
Late Of The Pier-Heartbeat [Fantasy Black Channel LP]
The Lucid Dream-I got the devil [Myspace]
The Hair-Half Cut [Half Cut EP]
The Wave Pictures-Hotels And Motels [Just Like A Drummer EP]
Celestial-The summers first kiss [myspace]
Ceremony-Dream Of Only You [Myspace]
Dead Pixels-So You Say [Sweet FA LP]
Le Tetsuo-Hammertoe [Your Elbow EP]
Lovvers-Laughing Man [7" EP]
Maths Class-Branches [Now this will take two hands EP]
Polysics-Boys & Girls [We Ate The Machine LP]
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Playlist for Monday, July 14th-Pinkpop Festival and others!
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CSMTA and CSIO presents
2019 Sport Event Massage for Sport Specific Health Professionals
Developed by Certified Sport Massage Therapists. Their experiences range from treating at National and International sporting events. They also have been a part of the Integrated Support Team (IST) for Provincial, National, and Professional teams. Emphasis is placed on the practical component, supported by current best practices.
Techniques learned in this course can effectively and easily be transferable in both sporting event and clinical practice.
Time and tested protocols for event massage will be explained so that participants will leave with confidence in implementing them to their athletes.
The Participants will gain:
- A competency in techniques used in sport massage:
- Compressions, cross-fibre massage, jostling, joint mobilization, effleurage and petrissage. A competency in the theory and techniques of pre-event, post-event and inter-event Sport Massage
- An effective protocol when covering an athletic event
- A quick and concise method of gathering useful information to make the Sport Massage session more efficient
- An understanding of the specific indications and contraindications for a variety of Sport Massage circumstances
- An understanding of the physiological and psychological effects of Sport Massage
- An appreciation on the value of Sport Massage Therapy's role in the athletic environment
Course Date: Saturday September 28, 2019
Time: 8:00am Check-in. Course runs 8:30-6p.m.
Location: Canadian Sport Institute Ontario at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre 100-875 Morningside Avenue. Toronto ON M1C 0C7.
Co-Instructor's Bios:
Remo Bucci RMT, Sport Massage Certification (CSMTA)
- Certified in Sport Massage since 2000, CSMTA Certification and Examination Chair since 2009, and Instructor for the CSMTA Advanced Sport Massage Course since 2010.
- Member of the High Performance Advisory Council Working Group for Own The Podium.
- Member of the IST for Swim Canada since 2014 and Cycling Canada (Indoor Track Cycling) since 2015. Supporting athletes in their daily training environment. Remo has supported athletes at the UCI 2019 World Track Cycling Championships.
- Member of Athletics Canada's IST since 2010 where he supports athletes in their daily training environment as well as has supported athletes at: Summer Olympic game, 3 World IPC Championships, Senior and Junior IAAF World Championships, Pan Am and 2 Parapan Am Games.
- Member of the Canadian Core Medical Team, Remo has gone to: 2006 Winter Olympics, 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2003 Summer World University Games, and 2001 Summer Canada Games.
- Remo works at Canadian Sport Institute Ontario since 2014 as part of the Sport Medicine and Sport Therapy Team. Remo also works at Club Physio Plus in Oakville since 2002.
- Remo has taught Massage Therapy for 17 years. Remo focused his teaching in Treatments, Assessment, Remedial Exercise, and Anatomy. He incorporates what he has taught into his treatment sessions along with Osteopathic techniques, Active Isolated Stretching, IASTM, Cupping, Performance taping, and Thai Massage.
Mike Grastein RMT, R.Kin, CATA(C), CMRP, Sport Massage Certification (CSMTA)
- Certified in Sport Massage since 2012, CSMTA By-Laws and Policy Chair since 2014, CSMTA- Ontario Chapter Treasurer since 2018, and former CSMTA Board Member Secretary and PR Chair
- Instructor for the CSMTA Advanced Sport Massage Course since 2015.
- Certified Athletic Therapist since 1992, Registered Kinesiologist Since 2016
- CSIO casual Massage Therapist since 2015
- Massage Therapist with Swim Ontario - Current
- Former Head Therapist with Bryst International Soccer Academy 2000-2017
- Former Head Therapist with Ontario Soccer Association 1992-1994
- Host Medical Team - Athletics Para Pan Am Games 2015
- Member of the Canadian Core Medical Team for 2019 Summer FISU
- Mike divides his time between Balanced Body Breakthrough and Meridian Spine and Sport in Richmond Hill.
- Mike taught Massage Therapy for 12 years. Mike focused his teaching in Remedial Exercise, Physiology, and Anatomy. He incorporates what he teaches into his treatments plus his" finger-thumb" method and various direct and indirect myofascial techniques
Registration Information:
Go to csmta.ca to register
Course for Sport Specific Health Professional members of RCCSS(C), SPC, CATA, CASEM. Also, non-members who are Chiropractors, Physiotherapists, and Physicians that treat athletes of all levels are welcome to attend.
Participants must bring their linen, towels, and lotion. Wear loose fitting clothing, shorts, tank tops, sports bras. Lecture notes will be sent prior to the course for prereading.
Parking: $3.00 flat rate fee
Deadline: Before Sept. 13th After Sept. 13th
Members: $190 $220
Non-members: $210 $240
Breakfast with Coffee and Tea will be provided
*Proof of membership to the sport specific therapy/medical association is required at time of registration by emailing the information (i.e. membership card) to firstname.lastname@example.com
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Morrison Child and Family Services, a facility based in Portland in Oregon, has been given almost $3.7m in federal funding to provide unaccompanied immigrant minors with care and housing.
Morrison, a non-profit organization that offers support to people who have suffered traumatic events, has been given this funding in stages across the fiscal year of 2014. The most recent payout, which totaled $923,681, was made on July 11th, and Morrison will receive a total of $3,694,729 to help unaccompanied immigrants this year. Although the funding is significant, it is just the latest in a series of such grants to be given by the federal government to Morrison in the last few years. The family services center has been given almost $16.5m since 2009 to care for and house unaccompanied immigrant minors.
The funding, which was recently revealed via records taken from an online government database, has resulted in questions from a number of people outside Portland about the official stance of the federal government regarding the relocation of these immigrant minors. Morrison has declined to comment, but the department of health and human services says that the housing will not put any strain on the community.
"The impact of these shelters on the local community is minimal," says department spokesman Kenneth Wolfe. "HHS pays for and provides all services for the children through its network of grantees. This includes providing food, clothing, education and medical screening to the children. Children spend less than 30 days on average at the shelter and do not integrate into the local community."


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A pair of writer-friends who one day came up with the 'brilliant' idea of crafting an endcap-worthy work of teen fiction in six months. Four years later, we have a working first draft of the first book in a series, with three sequels in progress. That's what happens when you're writing via Google docs across the country (one in Detroit, one in LA), with lives interrupting, and decide that one book will not suffice for expunging all your teenage desires on the page.It's not Shakespeare, or Hemingway, or Austen, but it is our little vampire baby (who will, we promise, never sparkle).
I am at a loss to conceive how a man should permit himself to write anything that would be truly disgraceful to a woman, or why a woman should be censured for writing anything that would be proper and becoming for a man.


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My human now has a MySpace presence for Pop Dog Portraits! If you are on MySpace, please feel free to drop by and add her to your friend list, leave a comment and look around! She'll keep you updated on her latest paintings and other things Pop Dog related!
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Pop Dog is on MySpace!
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Check out my new poll in the sidebar of my blog! What kind of sports do you pups "pawticipate" in??
I'd love to find out!
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SHARK WEEK – Discovery's annual cultural phenomenon and TV's must-see aquatic extravaganza – celebrates its 30th anniversary this summer with a full-to-the-gills lineup of celebrities and sea creatures. Boasting more than 19 hours of distinctive programming, SHARK WEEK airs July 22-29 on Discovery. Subscribers can access live streaming and catch up on previous SHARK WEEK content through the Discovery GO app and discovery.ca. Plus, beginning Friday, July 20, CraveTV subscribers can stream a collection of nearly 60 classic SHARK WEEK titles, including 11 new documentaries.
The 30th annual SHARK WEEK features a fin-tastic schedule of underwater adventures, kicking off with adventurer Bear Grylls as he goes head-to-head with sharks on their home turf in BEAR VS. SHARK (Sunday, July 22 at 8 p.m. ET), followed by Shaquille O'Neal's plunge into the event's 30th anniversary with SHAQ DOES SHARK WEEK (Sunday, July 22 at 9 p.m. ET). The underwater clashes continue as Olympian, UFC champion, and WWE star Ronda Rousey squares off against a heavyweight mako shark in UNCAGED: SHARK VS. RONDA ROUSEY (Sunday, July 22 at 10 p.m. ET).
Discovery also welcomes a group of all-star athletes including Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Olympic gold medallist Lindsey Vonn, and New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, who team up with scientists to learn more about the unique world of sharks in MONSTER TAG (Monday, July 23 at 8 p.m. ET). World-renowned culinary expert Guy Fieri trades in his wheels for fins as he dives into SHARK WEEK with the ultimate feeding machines of the sea in GUY FIERI'S FEEDING FRENZY (Tuesday, July 24 at 8 p.m. ET). And it's a shark vs. shark matchup as the stars of SHARK TANK trade the boardroom for the ocean in SHARK TANK MEETS SHARK WEEK (Wednesday, July 25 at 9 p.m. ET).
Celebrating three decades of jaw-some content, SHARK WEEK also delivers brand-new, innovative documentaries exposing unexplored locations around the world. Marine biologists unveil new research and fascinating insights about giant shark species in GREAT WHITE ABYSS (Monday, July 23 at 9 p.m. ET), and scientists search for massive sharks in Cuban waters previously restricted to the public in CUBA'S SECRET SHARK LAIR (Monday, July 23 at 10 p.m. ET).
Below are programming highlights for Discovery's 30th annual SHARK WEEK. (Note: all programming is subject to change; visit discovery.ca to confirm local broadcast times.) For a complete list of SHARK WEEK programming, click here.
Sunday, July 22 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
Adventurer Bear Grylls returns to Discovery for the 30th anniversary of SHARK WEEK in a showdown of BEAR VS. SHARK. Grylls has survived the most extreme conditions – from the frozen peaks of Mount Everest to the blazing sands of the Sahara Desert. What will happen when he goes head to head with sharks on their home turf? It's Grylls' greatest test of wits and skill as he faces off with the ocean's most fearsome predator.
Sunday, July 22 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
Shaquille O'Neal accidentally signed himself for a face-to-face meeting with a shark underwater, but he is petrified of the iconic predator. To overcome his fear, O'Neal trains with former U.S. Marine and comedian Rob Riggle for the big dive.
Sunday, July 22 at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
With her trademark fighting spirit and determination, sporting superstar Ronda Rousey confronts one of her greatest fears in UNCAGED: SHARK VS. RONDA ROUSEY. Rousey is trained by shark conservationist and attack survivor Paul de Gelder to prepare to square off against her fiercest opponent yet. The former UFC champ kicks off her training by cage diving with several lightweight shark species in the waters off Fiji, then moves onto the main event in New Zealand for an uncaged free dive with the ultimate fighter of the sea, the mako shark.
Monday, July 23 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
All-star athletes Aaron Rodgers, Lindsey Vonn, and Rob Gronkowski team up with expert shark scientists to learn about the ocean's top predators in MONSTER TAG. Shark populations are in trouble around the world, but a daring collection of dedicated shark researchers are using the latest satellite technology to track and potentially save them. The researchers use satellite wildlife tags to determine where sharks feed, mate, and birth their pups – critical information in the quest to conserve the species.
Monday, July 23 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
Diving deeper than ever, a team of experts venture off to the great white shark hotspot Guadalupe Island to seek out the biggest sharks they can find in GREAT WHITE ABYSS. Previously in the waters surrounding the island, a six-metre female shark named Deep Blue surfaced, then disappeared into the deep. Dr. Mauricio Hoyos believes Guadalupe Island might be the area where all the giant sharks live. With deep-water cages and submarine dives, Dr. Hoyos teams up with Emmy® Award-winning cinematographer Andy Casagrande and expert shark diver Jimi Partington.
Monday, July 23 at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
In 1945, one of the largest sharks on record was captured in Cuban waters, a great white named "El Monstruo." Since then, sightings of massive sharks have been frequent in Cuban waters, but the island nation has always been restricted from outsider interference. Discovery takes a dive into unexplored waters in CUBA'S SECRET SHARK LAIR, as two teams of researchers are granted permission to study Cuba's massive sharks. Off the north shore, a team searches for another El Monstruo-sized great white shark. To the south, a team looks for a massive great hammerhead known as "The Queen."
Tuesday, July 24 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
SHARK WEEK teams up with restaurateur Guy Fieri and his son Hunter in the Bahamas to experience local cuisine and explore what makes the waters around these islands the ideal "all-you-can-eat buffet" for a wide variety of shark species.
Wednesday, July 25 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
In SHARK TANK MEETS SHARK WEEK, Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, Daymond John, and Kevin O'Leary of CTV's SHARK TANK are paired with different oceanic organizations to learn about the issues that sharks face around the world – overfishing, bycatch, and habitat destruction. With this newfound knowledge, the stars return to the SHARK TANK studio with fellow shark Robert Herjavec to pitch each other on which organization deserves a grand prize donation of $50,000. Each shark will vote for the organization they feel deserves the money, with one catch – they can't vote for their own pick.


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This is a small restaurant in a modern style, just a short walk away from the main square (look for the TOD's store, then turn right and head straight down the narrow lane for a couple minutes; it's on the right-hand side).
The pasta was very good – the lobster linguine exceedingly so. The seafood – very high quality. The bill, very high. But this is to be expected in Capri. Figure on spending 170 euros for two (two courses) – and depending upon how much wine you consume.
This was one of the best restaurants that I found in Capri and would highly recommend it.


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We have our Annual General Meeting coming up on Monday 27th May 2019 at 7.30pm.
Nominations are welcomed for any members of the cricket club wanting to join the committee.
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Gemstones (print)
On Sale
A little collection of some of my favorite gemstones from my duaghter's amazing collection.
This digital print of my painting is printed on fine birch wood. Natural variations occur within each piece of wood, making every one slightly different.
Printed in Melbourne, Australia, by a small business.
Prints measure 21cm x 14.5cm (A5)
Each one comes mounted and signed.


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What's Your Animal Sign?
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What's Your Animal Sign?
Autumn Birds Bring Prosperity & Descendents Luck
This pair of blue birds sitting on a bed of lychee brings the luck of the Autumn season that favours children and descendants! Newly-wed couples who wish to start a family benefit greatly with this pair of birds in their home. Autumn birds also bring excellent harvesting luck and produces gold. Place in the WEST.
- Weight: 185 grams
- Height: 15.0 cm
- Length: 12.0 cm
- Width : 6.7 cm
- Make: Resin
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I have been doing astrophotography for 35 years. I started with film, then moved to film plus computers, and now I'm doing pure digital with CCD cameras. I've used telescopes of every type and size: Newtonians, Cassegrains, Ritchey-Chrétiens, and refractors. And each one had its own quirks. Some were hard to collimate; some changed their collimation when pointed to different parts of the sky; some defocused at the mere suggestion of temperature change; and some were not truly apochromatic, meaning all three colors were not focused at the same point.
High-quality manufacturing
The scope weighs more than 100 pounds (45 kg) with accessories and a camera, so a substantial mount is necessary. One of the new PlaneWave L-Series mounts would be ideal. It's important to get a mount that will track at least two hours past the meridian to take advantage of the CDK17's rigidity and optical integrity.
The CDK17 is cooled by seven fans, three in the back and four arranged around the periphery of the front of the mirror. My routine is to start cooling as soon as the Sun goes down and to stop the fans when I start to image. By then, the scope's temperature usually is within 1 degree of ambient.
PlaneWave coats both mirrors with 96-percent-reflective enhanced aluminum. When combined with the scope's f/6.8 focal ratio, that means you'll capture a lot in a single 20-minute exposure.
The optical design of the telescope bears explanation. CDK stands for corrected Dall-Kirkham — corrected because a Dall-Kirkham design by itself produces sharp images at the center of the field of view but has terrible aberrations away from that zone. PlaneWave's design uses an ellipsoidal primary combined with a spherical secondary and a two-element corrector lens housed at the bottom of the primary baffle tube. The baffle tube is made using a 3D printing process, and the tube is optimized to give a 70-millimeter image circle at the camera end with pinpoint stars to the edges.
The most important element in this optical design is the spherical secondary mirror. All regular Cassegrain reflectors must have the secondary centered exactly in front of the primary. The slightest misalignment will destroy the acuity of the telescope. But with a spherical secondary, exact centering is not critical as long as the secondary is collimated to the primary — an easy task that only takes minutes when it is needed. As mentioned earlier, I have yet to collimate my CDK17.
The telescope is completely free of astigmatism, an issue that Dall-Kirkham telescopes have had in the past. PlaneWave's solution was a redesign of the mounting that allows the primary mirror to essentially float in the air, independent of any thermal stress that a more rigid mounting would create. Stars show identical patterns on either side of focus, a testament to the excellence of the optics.
Perfect focus
PlaneWave has created an amazing automated focusing routine. The telescope comes with a type of V-curve software that takes five images, changing the focus with each one. When the exposures are finished, it analyzes all the stars in the images, not just a few. After calculating the best focus position, the telescope then moves the focuser to that position. The quartz optics will hold that focus for the entire imaging session.
Initially I didn't trust automatic focusing. How could it be that easy? So, I would bracket manually around the calculated point to see if I could do better.
I couldn't.
It nails the focus every time. This process works with MaxIm software, and you can set up various schedules to refocus if need be, but with the quartz optics, I have found there is no need.
Here's how I use the telescope to acquire data: I first locate my target. Once my monitor displays it (via a link to my CCD camera), I fine-tune the cropping and rotation and take an exposure that will later serve as my cropping guide for future nights.
The telescope has been cooling for a while, but before I start imaging, I run the focus routine I described earlier. Depending on the object, I may take LRGB exposures or perhaps narrowband frames using scripting in MaxIm. If the Moon is partially up, I'll shoot the narrowband first and follow it with the LRGB.
Not all nights are the same, so I will shoot every clear night and reject any nights of bad seeing (a measure of the air's steadiness). I shoot darks and flats once I acquire all my data, and flats are easy to do with the CDK17 because the front of the telescope is flat. There's no focus motor protruding, so it's easy to hang a light panel on the front of the scope.
Final thoughts
The CDK17 has a history of constant improvements. This has been PlaneWave's philosophy through the years. I'm still looking for something — anything — that might be wrong with this telescope. I haven't found it yet. Is it a perfect telescope? It just might be.
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|v8.0 Save the World Hero Loadout
|Hey Commander! Save the World made some major revamp on Hero classes, skills and perks. Some information may be inaccurate and outdated. You can help the wiki by making improvements on Patch 8.00 Stubs!
|Submachine Gun: Machine Pistol. Fires at a very high rate, dealing great damage while consuming a lot of ammo. Good for run-and-gun combat, and accurate enough to fight at mid range when fired in short bursts. Reduced durability, but much cheaper to craft.
|Submachine Guns
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|Scavenger Weapons
|Scavenger Choice Llama, Birthday Llama
|Horde Bash
|Bullet Type
|Light Bullets
Riptide is a Legendary Scavenger Weapon in Save the World. It uses Light Bullets.
Other Versions[edit | edit source]
- The Epic version of this weapon is the Scavenger Machine Pistol.
Availability[edit | edit source]
Riptide was available as featured loot in Scavenger Choice Llamas purchased from the Vindertech Store during the Horde Bash event.
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Riptide works with and benefits from the following Hero Traits:
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Trivia[edit | edit source]
- This weapon used to be available in Battle Royale as the Tactical Submachine Gun.