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A Young Stag has grown weary of quaffing brandy and stealing trousers. He wants to do something spectacular for his next lark – and he's looking for a suitable chum to join him! Steer his ship on a perilous shark-watching voyage. Will he return the same man as he left?
The Stag and the Shark is the third story in the Season of Explorations, and was written by Mary Goodden. In this season you will experience three stories of adventure, mystery and a not inconsiderable amount of peril.
Begin with the Season of Explorations card, available throughout London.
Editing and QA: James Chew and Olivia Wood
Art by: Tobias Cook
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In addition to a new, substantial, stand-alone story every month, Exceptional Friends enjoy:
- Access to the House of Chimes: an exclusive private members' club on the Stolen River, packed with content
- An expanded opportunity deck: of ten cards instead of six!
- A second candle: Twice the actions! 40 at once!
Finishing all three stories in the Season of Explorations will make you eligible for an additional opportunity, to follow.
If you want to keep an Exceptional Story beyond its release month, you must complete the related storylet in the current Season's card. This will save it for you to return to another time.


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The BC Teachers' Federation says proposed changes to the school calendar could mean positive results for some students, but negative results for families with children in different schools. Union President Susan Lambert says other changes to the School Act show government's preference for privatization and school reform under the guise of "choice."
Yesterday The Hook reported proposed changes to the School Act including the elimination of the strict school calendar, the enhancement of online learning for Kindergarten to Grade 9, and the introduction of district fees for international baccalaureate programs if districts can't afford the extra costs.
Lambert says studies she's read have shown a positive and negative side to a balanced school calendar. She urges school trustees to tread carefully and do their research before changing the calendar.
"It seems especially socio-economically deprived children do benefit from programs in the summer, and I think we ought to put programs in place for those children," she says. "(But) I am very concerned about the impact on families of differentiated school calendars within a district.
"I know that there was a balanced calendar at an elementary school in Mission at one time, and parents fell away from the notion once they realized that one sibling had gone to secondary that that sibling was on a different calendar."
The push towards online, more personalized learning shows Education Minister George Abbott has a different view of public education, Lambert told The Tyee.
"I think that there's, embedded in this flexibility and choice mantra and this whole notion of personalized learning in the 21st century, individualism irregardless of any effect in terms of interactions with one's peers. So you go in this plan to online programs for kindergarten children, and that to my mind is a dreadful notion," she says, adding primary schooling should be about social interaction.
"I think my vision is more of a vision where we are enabling our future to be very active agents in the development of social systems that benefit everyone. So it's very collective, collaborative, and cooperative skills that we are trying to give our future citizens."
She says the decision to allow districts to charge fees for international baccalaureate programs also pushes the public system towards privatization. She says it offers a tiered education system where students who can pay for "choice" get a better education than those that can't pay.
Lambert also responded to the Nanaimo Daily News story that broke yesterday, quoting Nanaimo District Teachers' Association President Derek DeGear as saying any teacher that refused to withdraw from extracurricular activities would be kicked out of the union and lose their job.
"There are several avenues that could be taken if some teachers choose to continue offering voluntary services and that would be up to the BCTF," he is quoted as saying. "The BCTF could decide to publicize the names of the teachers or even withdraw their union membership, which is needed for them to teach."
Lambert says DeGear wasn't properly informed of the policies under section 40.22 of the BCTF Members' Guide, which outlines the sanctions applicable to a teacher who disobeys a collective action. Sanctions can include "publication of such breach; warning to the member; reprimand to the member; withholding Federation or local payment or compensation for participation in the collective strategy; suspension of the right of the member to hold office in the BCTF and/or local or sublocal and/or any bodies of the union for a specific period of time; imposition of a combination of the foregoing penalties commensurate with the breach."
In all her years with the union, however, Lambert says she doesn't remember any collective action that paid teachers: "I don't quite know what that would be about, that must be an old part," she says.
Katie Hyslop reports on youth issues and education for The Tyee Solutions Society.

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A Kiwi has travelled halfway across the world to make a life-saving donation to a friend in need.
Gerard Murphy was wheeled into surgery at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis this week after travelling 13,000km from New Zealand to donate his kidney to Minnesota friend Kathy Kehrberg.
Murphy's wife Lyn said she and her husband had completed 10 Ironman triathlons between them and cycled thousands of miles across the world, but donating a kidney was the most satisfying thing they had ever done. She is keen to donate her own when they get back to New Zealand.
"We've all got two kidneys and one is spare. You can survive on 25 per cent of one kidney. When you donate a kidney your remaining one actually increases in size so you end up with 75 per cent function, not 50 per cent," Lyn told the Herald.
"It should not be a problem. They really are a spare thing and there are so many people who need them."
The unlikely story began 15 years ago when Murphy and his wife Lyn met Kehrberg and her husband Kent while bike riding.
Over the years, the friendship has blossomed, with the couples exchanging Christmas cards and meeting up every few years for their long-distance biking group.
But almost 10 years ago, an autoimmune disease damaged Kehrberg's kidneys. The disease saw her kidney function drop to 10 per cent in 2016, with her doctor suggesting she needed a transplant.
Faced with up to an 8-year wait for a cadaver kidney, the 72-year-old began the search for a living donor.
After discovering he was too old to donate, 72-year-old Kent put out the word on social media, at the couple's church and in their annual Christmas card.
When the Murphys read the card they immediately knew what to do, Lyn said.
"We just looked at each other and thought if it was us we'd want someone else to step up. If we want someone to do it for us we want to do it for someone else.
"Kathy would give anything to anybody. We just knew we had to help out because we could."
The Murphys had planned to travel to America this year anyway and spend four months cycling across the country, so they decided to tack the donation on to the end of it. They cycled close to 7000km before arriving in Minneapolis for the operation.
Both Murphy, 64, and Lyn, 62, volunteered to donate a kidney and they were found to be healthy and compatible. Murphy decided to step up.
"If you see a butterfly stuck in a cobweb, you're not going to leave it there," Murphy told Minnesota newspaper The Star Tribune.
Murphy should be back to full health in around four weeks.
Kathy told The Star Tribune she was blown away by the offer.
"We said, 'Are they nuts?' It just seemed unreal," she said. "I felt most unworthy."
Following the surgery this week, Kehrberg said it was almost impossible to repay Murphy for the life-saving donation.
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I am very thankful to God, my almighty Lord.
I love the positive attitude and status I am currently experiencing, it is so good.
I get up early (occasionally 4:30am) and sleep well, I wake up naturally and feel energized. It was impossible just a few months ago when I was unable to wake up. I could sleep hours.
How did it happen? When God pushes you to the edge, trust Him fully, because only two things can happen. Either He will catch you when you fall or He will teach you how to fly.
I began to enjoy reading the scriptures again, using YouVersion Bible app. You can choose to do small 5-day, 7-day, 14-day, 60-day… challenge to start building yourself up. I also read Streams in the Desert. God's words fill in my body, I eat it, drink it, feel it, and use it.
I am very thankful. I gave up on myself, and thought I would live a zombie life to the end, and sink to the bottom. I lost any momentum and interest, but God renewed me, strengthened me and revived me. I pray this re-born can last to the end of the day I see Him.
I pray the gift that God has granted me will be doubled with fruits. I honor and glorify Him in everything I do, to show that I am the child of God, an honorable descendant of Him, the One of the Past, Current and Future.


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Glenn Close strikes a pose with her adorable pet pooch Pip while attending the opening night party for her play Mother of the Maid held at the Public Theater on Wednesday (October 17) in New York City.
The 71-year-old actress was joined at the event by her co-stars Grace van Patten, Olivia Gilliatt, Kate Jennings Grant, Andrew Hovelson, Daniel Pearce, and Emmy-winning playwright Jane Anderson.
Also in attendance to show their support was Grace's boyfriend Nat Wolff, Rose Byrne, Michael Stuhlbarg and Rachel Dratch.
Mother of the Maid tells the story of Joan of Arc's mother (Glenn), a sensible, hard-working, God-fearing peasant woman whose faith is upended as she deals with the baffling journey of her odd and extraordinary daughter. This riveting play is an epic tale told through an unexpected and remarkable new perspective – Buy tickets here!


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I added lots of links to Saturday's #ScratchDay @thedivorg resource website! sites.google.com/site/divjrscra… #OklaEd #STEM pic.twitter.com/7Pr508qqS4
DesignSaunders May 14th is #ScratchDay! What amazing things will you be building with your students? day.scratch.mit.edu #makered #elemaker @SamPatue
@jonsamuelson @SamPatue @mrsfadeji @davidtedu do any of you have links to short Scratch "challenge project" video tutorials? #STEM
@jonsamuelson @SamPatue @mrsfadeji @davidtedu hey I just caught the end of the show everyone, nice job! I'll watch the archive :-)
thedivorg Board Pres @corymiller303 offers advice to the next generation as part of this cool new book corymiller.com/new-book-for-k… pic.twitter.com/h3MuGwgvEr
#Minecraft Challenge Camp on July 15th in #OKC by @thedivorg for 3rd - 8th graders! thediv.org/2016/05/10/min… #OklaEd pic.twitter.com/iquxa7IKVa
thedivorg Don't wait! Minecraft Challenge Camp registration just opened & this one will fill up fast. thediv.org/2016/05/10/min…
@FelixJacomino @SSEDSorg @VictoriaLawyer1 our @casadyschoolokc lower school teachers are loving Seesaw for digital portfolios this year!
hpitler Parents of successful kids have these 13 things in common techinsider.io/how-parents-se… #edchat #mindset
NewsHour "The teachers I had saved my life." @JohnKingatED tells @hari. #TeacherAppreciationDay
Over the weight limit for "the Velcro jump" @fpcedmond vine.co/v/i2e93xUq60h
I absolutely love the story about Andrew Rose, green energy pioneer living between Cody & Powell Wyoming cc @taf1958 books.google.com/books?id=DGbaC…
edtechsr No @blab web show tonight, we may be on a two-week hiatus. We will keep you posted soon about the status of next week's show.
TheJenCarey Twins at top of class, forge path for minority women in tech world miamiherald.com/news/local/edu…
#book2read: Survival & Emergency Preparedness Skills by Jay Blevins #Amazon via Ted Koppel amazon.com/dp/B009ZJ7WB2/…
#bok2read: The Rise of the Reluctant Innovator amazon.com/dp/1907994181/… #Amazon edited by @kiwanja #stem
franniesib Feeling inspired by Ken Banks' stories of amazing people solving problems with SMS, solar, web @kiwanja #globaldev pic.twitter.com/jnskDg6HVv
"We are nearing the point solar farms will reach grid parity [will cost same or < purchasing it from the grid" #stem voices.nationalgeographic.com/2016/05/10/sol…
iReading: Solar Power - A Winter Journey flip.it/2cCIO by @NatGeo #stem #energy


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10 Things A Woman With Prenatal Depression Needs To Hear From Her Doctor
Until my diagnosis, I had never heard of prenatal depression. People don't really talk about mental health in our culture, and there's so much stigma surrounding it, that I guess it's not surprising. Pregnancy is romanticized, too, so the last thing you want to admit is that you aren't happy while you're pregnant. When I became depressed I didn't know what to do, who to tell, or if there was anything I could do. Then, at a prenatal appointment, my OB-GYN asked me how I was feeling and said the things a person with prenatal depression needs to hear from their doctor, starting with the always-important, "You can talk to me."
So, I did. In fact, I let it all out. I sobbed when I told her how depressed I had been and how hopeless I felt. I was scared and vulnerable; so sure she was going to say that I was just going to have to tough it out until after my baby was born. Thankfully, she didn't. Instead, she told me that I had prenatal depression and there are actually quite a few treatment options that are safe during pregnancy.
I realized that I didn't have to suffer alone. We discussed options, including therapy and medications, and created a treatment plan that we thought would work with my lifestyle. It took a couple of weeks for my glorious anti-depressant to really kick in, but when it did I seriously started to feel better. It was like a dark cloud lifted from my life and I was finally able to enjoy my pregnancy (well, as much as anyone really enjoys pregnancy). I am so glad I told my OB-GYN what was going on, and listened to her advice that day. She really did say so many important things, including but certainly not limited to the following:
"Talk To Me"
I had trouble talking about my depression period, so I had absolutely no idea how to bring it up with my OB-GYN. I also feared that I would learn that there was nothing anyone could to do help, and I would be forced to live this way for nine months. When she asked, "How are you?" I must have hesitated, because, she followed up with, "You can tell me." So I did.
I am so glad I told her.
"I'm Worried About You"
At first I didn't want to be a bother, so I kind of minimized how sad I was. She said, "I'm pretty worried about you, and I think I can help." It was exactly what I needed to hear in order to have the courage to talk openly about how I really felt.
"You Need To Take Care Of Yourself First"
It's hard to learn that self care is important, especially when you're pregnant. When you have prenatal depression, not only do you start to think you don't matter, but you feel guilty for being depressed when you are told you're supposed to be happy. My doctor reminded me that if I didn't put on my own oxygen mask first, I would not be able to assist others. Treatment for prenatal depression would make me a better mom.
"It's Nothing To Be Ashamed Of"
I was constantly worried about what others think, and felt like people would seriously judge me if they knew exactly how I was feeling or that I was diagnosed with prenatal depression. My doctor reminded me that depression is not anything to be ashamed of, and not something I could just get over without help.
"Here Are Your Options"
Even though I have a great experience taking antidepressants in the past, when I experienced postpartum depression I was terrified that any kind of medication would harm my baby. I was also terrified that they wouldn't work and, as a result, I would be left with no options.
My OB-GYN put my mind at ease and told me about treatment options available. Turns out, I had lots of options.
"Lots Of Pregnant People Have Prenatal Depression"
I felt so alone and so weird, but then my OB-GYN told me that prenatal depression is pretty common. According to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, between 14-23 percent of people will struggle with depression during pregnancy. It was comforting to realize that I wasn't alone.
"Many Antidepressants Are Safe"
I, like a lot of pregnant people, was really afraid to take medications while pregnant. To make matters worse, there are a ton of older studies that show taking antidepressants during pregnancy can be dangerous for your baby.
Last year the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) did a comprehensive study and found that many antidepressants are safe, and in fact might be safer than not treating your depression at all, for you and your baby. My doctor put my mind at ease and made a recommendation for one of the safest antidepressants available.
"Try Not To Worry"
Every pregnant mom worries about her baby. For me, and other moms with prenatal depression, that anxiety becomes so much worse and, at times, overwhelming. I worried that my OB-GYN's office is going to think I'm stupid or that there's something wrong with me, even though they assure me that it's OK to call them about anything.
"It's Not Your Fault"
I seriously thought it was my fault I was depressed, as if there was something I did or didn't do that contributed to my feelings. To make matters worse, I was so sick with hyperemesis that I couldn't do any of the things that normally made me feel better, like go for a run, have some chocolate, or pour myself a glass of wine. My hormones were out of control and my depression was a lying b*tch. My doctor told me that it wasn't my fault, pregnancy sometimes triggers a chemical or hormone imbalance that leads to depression, and that it can also exacerbate existing mental health conditions.
"I'm Here For You"
The most important thing I heard from my doctor that day was that she was there for me, and she would continue to monitor my mental health. Not only would my physical health be a priority throughout my pregnancy, but so would every other aspect of my wellbeing. She would make adjustments when needed and helping me prepare for childbirth and postpartum recovery.
I am so grateful she started a conversation with me that day, because she said all of the things I needed to hear and enabled me to get the help I needed.


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MISSISSIPPI — All beaches along the Mississippi Gulf Coast are closed until further notice thanks to Hurricane Nate.
The beaches are closed to access as a precaution until the debris from Nate is removed and until water sampling and analysis are complete.
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality is also managing a precautionary hazardous materials incident with sunken vessels.
Nate made two US landfalls, the first late Saturday near the mouth of the Mississippi River in southeast Louisiana, with winds of 85 mph and the second near Biloxi Mississipi as a Category 1 hurricane.
Nate's storm surge — a rise in water level as it approached the shore — caused flooding along the Gulf Coast and the storm knocked out power to 67,000 homes, most of them In Alabama.
But before taking aim at the US, Nate carved a path of devastation in Central America.
At least 28 people were killed Thursday in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras. Hundreds were rescued from floodwaters and mudslides. Many lost power and running water.


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Real Housewives Of New York
"Holla In The Hamptons"
The women head to the Hamptons to watch Sonja perform a burlesque number at a charity event. Countess LuAnn makes her return to the group as she hosts a Hamptons barbecue at her home, where another explosive argument regarding "BookGate" leads Heather to ferociously defend Carole.
I would like to say "April Fools" to the fact Bookgate will come up again – unfortunately folks, it's happening again! But you can get your laughs on watching Heather, Carole and Kristen try to squeeze in scuba gear and surf!
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Our client had at all times dreamed of cooking in a fantastic, spacious kitchen. Having saved by sprucing up (instead of ripping out) the unique cabinetry, the couple splurged on a porcelain apron-entrance sink, which also echoes the down-dwelling type of the new basket weave tile backsplash. Task Lighting: Underneath-cabinet lighting needs to be on your must-do checklist, since cabinets create such darkish work areas.
Dentil molding edging the tops and bottoms of the wall cupboards provides texture, as does the wire grill within the door of the cabinet on the precise. Whether or not you are working within an current layout or ranging from scratch, we have now concepts for contemporary kitchen design to design ideas for small kitchen to boost effectivity and comfort.
Try our gallery of kitchen makeover and remodel ideas to get the inspiration you could create the kitchen of your dreams. Planning your kitchen rework should take more time than the actual building. Contemplate a few of these different options if you wish to get monetary savings on installing all-new cupboards or appliances.
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Many of our volunteers have been with us for several years, yet some have just begun. Without volunteers our operation would not work as smoothly as it does, nor would we be able to serve as many people as we do. Take a look at some of their testimonials and maybe one of them will resonate with you, so much so, you will consider becoming one of our family of volunteers. If so, click here to take a look our Ways you Can Help Page. If you have any questions, give us a call at 352-383-0100 and ask for Becky. In the meantime, take a couple minutes to read how the Lake Cares Volunteers, Tell it like it is!
"It's such a worthy and valuable community endeavor. I work behind the scenes and don't see the client's faces but I hear their thank you as they leave the Pantry. I know we help so many." Shirley
"I enjoy my volunteer time. I see people who have become friends on both sides of the door. Some are my co-volunteers and others are clients. I've shared laughter and shared tears. Throughout the many years." Marge
"My intent was just to help for 6 months or so. Now 3 ½ years later I couldn't imagine not coming on my scheduled day to help. It's a feeling I didn't expect to have touch my heart." Sharon
"Where can women in their 70's go and have a hand in helping others. Not many places that's for sure. By golly, the days I help at the Pantry I'm tired. But it's a good tired." Arlene
"I love my Wednesday and Saturday time at the Pantry. I have a job and schedule my off days so I can volunteer at the Pantry. I'd definitely say it's the people for sure." Edwin


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This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Spice Girls' debut single "Wannabe" taking over the world and cementing the quintet as one of the greatest pop groups of all time.
Since then there have been multiple Spice Girls albums, a movie, a stage musical in London and a reunion tour. Not to mention countless items of merch—but never Legos. Until now.
A Lego designer by the name of Lumberjack submitted the proposal for a Spice Girls group and stage set to the Lego Ideas site, a place where other Lego fans can vote on fan creations. If the sets achieve enough signatures they'll be up for review from Lego and possibly be available in stores.
"The Stage itself is based on one of many that the Spice Girls used over the years," Lumberjack said about the set design. It "includes rotating led screens that spell S.P.I.C.E., wind turbines under the stage, sound system speakers and lights, lights and more lights!"
Yes, these will look perfect on the shelf next to our Golden Girls Legos.
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"Ticketmaster understands that negotiations to try and find a resolution to the Garth Brooks concerts situation are still ongoing. As a result, Ticketmaster will be delaying commencement of the refunds process until Thursday, July 17th. We would ask customers/fans to continue to be patient and to hold onto their tickets for now," the firm's web site said.
Brooks was slated to play five sold out shows in Dublin's Croke Park July 25-29. The Dublin City Council approved only three of the shows. Brooks said he would play all five shows or none at all because he did not want to disappoint fans. He sold more than 400,000 tickets to the sold-out shows.
Brooks said at last Thursday's news conference in Nashville where he announced his return to recording and the road that at no time was he led to believe there would be a problem with obtaining approval.
Staging for the show is ion its way to Ireland, and Brooks said he would continue working to see if the shows could occur.


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Tips, News and Competitions
Monthly update from Invisible Sun LED
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Hi Everyone, We have decided to start a new feature on our news and blog page where we will give you a weekly update on what's going on in our world, everything from discounted items to stock arrival dates and new products. So without further ado I'll get started. 1: Stock up date We our currently fully stocked except for the XL / Triple Heatsinks, these are expected to arrive within 2 weeks, a small word of warning pre orders have been stacking up and its likely they will sell out before they arrive, if you wish to pre order...
Invisible Sun LED Halloween Offer
That's right , we have another offer :) Grab one of our most popular lighting kits to keep away the undead from your grow room this Halloween, pick up our most popular custom kit for the deadly price of £209.95 giving you a saving of £30. Or add the Blood red R strip for an even better discount at £274.95 for the fully expanded unit. Halloween Offer - ISH240-H ISH240-H - was £239.95 / Now £209.95 With R Strip - Was £309.95 / Now £274.95 As always these prices cant last forever so get yours before the end...
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Expressions Dance Studio competes at top level. Each of our competitive students is trained to be an accomplished dancer! We offer our students an opportunity to mature their dance skills and compete at a level that will push them to be their best. Dancers on the competition team are of all ages and are welcomed to join the team by personal invitation from our owner, Sabrina.
Our competition team practices and performs throughout the year. We dance in public performances and dance competitions throughout the Midwest. We also participate in the Bill Riley Talent Search. Fun fact, in 2017 one of our dancers, Trinity Brincks, was named BRTS Sprout Champion!
For more information on our competitive dance team, give us a call at 563-380-7303.


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This is about Mountain View – not from an Aveo perspective – but from the perspective of those who live here.
I started this website as soon as I signed the contract for my unit, back in 2015. Having lived here now for more than three years, I am qualified to speak of the many benefits of retiring to Mountain View.
We live in one of the most beautiful parts of Australia, with the majestic Mt Warning and beautiful Tweed River right on our doorstep. Right here amongst the 28 acres of natural bushland that we affectionately call 'The Village', we have access to so much. As you walk around the village you see people enjoying a quiet cuppa on their balcony, washing the car, or on their way to one of the great activities on offer.
It doesn't matter what they're doing, most people have a cheery 'good morning' to offer as you pass by.
Life in the village is good
What makes the difference, is the sense of community and belonging we share.
After a lifetime of studying, working, raising children, and paying taxes, we've finally earned the right to retire, and enjoy a slower, quieter pace of life. We have a combined wealth of diverse life-paths and histories. Regardless of what jobs we had, where we lived, what car we drove, or how much we earned, here in the village we have the common bond of being retired, or at least – close to retiring. This is what creates the overwhelming sense of belonging and community that unites us.
At Mountain View, we share more similarities than differences. If you are creeping up to retirement age, do yourself a favour, and check out a retirement village in your neighbourhood. Or, come and check out ours. I think you'll be surprised at what you will find.
It is all up to you
The important thing is that you make the decision that is right for you, going forward. The longer you put off making a decision about where you will live as you age, the more likely that someone else will make the decision for you, and it might not be what works best for you.
The population of Australia is ageing, and luckily, there are more options available. If you buy a unit in a retirement village, the support you need will grow with you. Independent living units at Mountain View provide the freedom of living in suburbia, but with the assurance that help is there for you if you need it. Your like-minded neighbours will get to know you, watch out for your place when you are off travelling, and watch out for you when you are at home.
So do yourself a favour, and check out a retirement village near you. Better still, come and check out ours. We know how good it is. Is Mountain View Australia's best kept retirement secret?
We think so!


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Waiting at Goodman Gallery Cape Town is an exhibition of new work by one of South Africa's preeminent artists, Sam Nhlengethwa, exploring the myriad ways people find themselves occupied by the state of human existence. The works question what we are all waiting for and, in searching for answers, only arises more questions upon closer inspection. The artist speaks to a universal experience: "We all see people waiting and sometimes we becomes victims of waiting."
Works depict diverse scenes: an empty state of instruments, a person loitering near a pole, a woman sitting alone, a group of roadside commuters. The scenarios are created from lithographic prints, tapestry, and mixed media collage. The stories lived by the figures reflect the experiences of everyday South Africans and draws viewers' attention to this distinction. Finally, Nhlengethwa reflects on the harsh, under-the-surface realities that are often hidden from view.
Sam Nhlengethwa: Waiting
November 8 – December 1, 2018
3rd Floor, Fairweather House, 176 Sir Lowry Rd, Foreshore, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa


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Love At First Try
Himalayan Bae Maxi (Curvy)
Regular price $19.00 Sale price
Say Yes to the dress!! Especially if it can transition to the Season. The Himalayan Bae Maxi features short sleeves, scoop neck maxi dress. This gorgeous maxi dress is tri colored, in shades of coral, tan, and pink. This dress is double lined and zippers in the back to close.
95% RAYON, 5% SPANDEX | DOUBLE LINED | MODEL IS 5'5 AND WEARING A SIZE 1x | RUNS TRUE TO SIZE


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Contour Duo
What it is: An all-in-1 foundation and contour routine that blends effortlessly on skin for a natural, demi-matte finish. This hydrating formula offers a creamy, weightless texture and is designed for full-face application, touch ups, and enhancing features through contour and highlight. Recommended contour shades 4.25 and 7.25, are true neutral shades which best emulate real defined facial contours.
Finish: Demi-matte
Coverage: Medium
Ingredient Callouts: Candelilla wax and Plant phospholipids
How To Use
For Foundation:
Before applying your foundation, prep skin with a moisturizer and allow products to fully set. Apply foundation stick directly to skin and blend with a sponge or brush. Build to desired coverage with layering.
For Contour & Highlight:
Blend out the lighter shade in your T-zone. Apply the shadow shade below cheekbones and jawline. Blend out the shadow shade and layer until desired definition is achieved. For best results, use a foundation sponge a stippling motion or a kabuki brush in a small circulation motion.
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Phenyl Trimethicone, C12-15 Alkyl Ethylhexanoate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Polymethylsilsesquioxane (Spherical Powder), Silica, Dimethicone, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, VP/Hexadecene Copolymer, Ceresin, Microcrystalline Wax, Octyltriethoxysilane, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Phospholipids, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterols, Linoleic Acid, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499).


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"All stories have three acts. In the first, put your hero up a tree. In the second, throw rocks at the hero. In the third, get the hero out of the tree."
— George B. Cohan
Beginning, middle, end. Since Aristotle's Poetics, the "three-act" has ruled story structure in the western world. How does it work in writing for the big screen? How can it inform the story you want to tell? Help you adapt a story you've written? This class is for people who want to think like a screenwriter, understand how story = structure, and start writing scenes and developing scripts. We'll explore story, scene, and character arcs; obstacles and stakes, rising tension, and resolution; how to create characters by putting them under pressure and making them choose; finding the DNA of your story.
This is a 6-week workshop that will meet on the following Tuesdays from 6:30 – 8:30 PM:
- May 7th
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You can easily forget about baking and turning on the oven during the summer months because we have great recipes that don't require turning your oven or stove. Why heat up your house when there's no need to? This great recipe is served ice cold and contains chocolate, bananas, and peanuts… Sounds great, doesn't it?
You will have to try this recipe throughout these sunny days, but we have no doubts that you will make it even during the winter months.
We present you the frozen chocolate banana peanut pie. Let's begin with the recipe.
For this recipe you will need the following ingredients:
- 100 grams of melted butter
- 40 wafer biscuits (chocolate)
- One cup of peanut butter
- One cup of milk
- 60 grams (half a cup) of unrefined brown sugar
- 30 grams chopped salted peanuts
- One cup of cold whipped cream
- One banana
Note: If you are lactose intolerant or you simply don't want cow milk in your recipes, you can use almond or coconut milk as a substitute. Moreover, if you have a peanut allergy you can use soynut butter or tahini, and avoid sprinkling salted peanuts on top of it. As for the sugar, you can use unrefined muscovado sugar that is more nutritious than the regular brown sugar. Just be careful, this type of sugar is actually a little bit sweeter than the regular brown sugar. That's why a little of it goes a long way!
Frozen Chocolate Banana Peanut Pie
First, put the chocolate wafers in a blender or a food processor. Pulse until you get finely chopped tiny pieces. You suppose to get just over two cups of chocolate crumbs. Then, take one big bowl, and whisk the melted butter and chocolate crumbs until all of the mixtures are united. Put the resulting mixture into a 25-centimeter pie mold (bottom and sides) and refrigerate it while you arrange the filling.
In a small saucepan, mix the brown sugar and the milk. Warm up the liquid over low heat until the sugar completely dissolves. Put the peanut butter in the mixture and stir until you get a creamy mixture. Then, transfer the blend into a larger bowl. Whisk the cold whipped cream, and then pour it over in the peanut butter and milk mixture. Cut the banana into medium circles and place them on the cooled chocolate crust. Spread the peanut butter mixture over the banana circles evenly. Next, flatten the mixture with a spatula and sprinkle chopped peanuts on top to garnish.
Put the pie in the freezer for at least five hours. Serve it chilled with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!


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Our leadership is driven by our customer service and commitment to customer needs. Through focusing on this, we ensure our customer is our first priority. Our mission is to provide effective, safe, and quality chemical cleaning products. For over 45 years, we have maintained this mission, and we continue to be a leader in the cleaning chemicals industry.
We often work with airlines, aircraft OEMs, airports, FBOs, hotels, hospitals, and transport authorities to develop new products to fit our customers specific needs. We pride ourselves on the ability to develop new products in a timely manner. At Mirandy, we believe our effective chemistry blended with our creativity and innovation supports all our customer's needs.
Mirandy's line of aviation products is used in lavatories, in the interior of the airplane, on the exterior of the plane, and on airport runways. For lavatories, we provide effective toilet cleaning and deodorizing products. Throughout the interior of the cabin, our products clean the upholstery and the carpets of any airplane, as well as, deodorize any malodors. For exterior washing purposes, we provide an incomparable exterior wash for the airplane to remove any dirt that may form when flying. Our aviation products are unparalleled in the market.
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LOL i don't know why i'm writing this? i read about 50 threads on this forum , more than 100 on another forums , more than 20 youtube videos nothing helped
i just want to share my misery
First i bought this pc about 4 years ago ..
540 WATT POWER SUPPLY , AMD R9 270X , 8 GB RAM , Intel core i5-3450 @3.10GHZ , GIGABYTE z77x up7
I played everything on this pc and for 4 years , ok let's stop crying.
about 4 months ago'AUGUST' the problem started .. I am using HDMI CABLE For my GPU '' i will say later why i mentioned that '' .. One day my pc froze and? NOTHING. Black screen .. everything froze .. i restarted .. My monitor shows me NO SIGNAL .. okay started searching and tried every thing on this world changing cables changing monitors and everything else '' my pc was running sometimes for one time then no signal again '' .. and finally a solution worked for me .. the solution was to unplug power cable and hold the power button for 1 minute , then plug the power cable again and turn the pc on .. ok it worked! so my GPU has no problems .. it was power supply problem?
my poor old pc worked for 4 months without one single problem .. one week ago i was playing fifa 19 '' as i do for most of my time '' .. my pc froze for 15 seconds then worked again then froze again ..
so i restarted .. what did i get? NO SIGNAL again .. i did my old solution the power cable sbut it didn't work .. tried every thing resetting the GPU , Cleaning it , it doesn't work but my integrated graphic card ' INTEL HD ' works without any problem .. nothing of my pc hardware has any problem except the RED AMD THING.. so i went to my friend's house ' i thought my power supply can't give the gpu the power it needs ' .. and tried it in DVI Cable ( NOT HDMI LIKE I USE IN MY HOME ) and i had signal again .. but every time i try to setup a driver it give me black screen then i have to restart ..the windows logo appear but i don't see anything after this so i need to restart 3 times to have the automatic repair screen of windows 10 and go to safe mode and uninstall the driver by DDU .. then the pc works again. okay so the pc works only with ''Microsoft basic display'' written in device manager
i took it to my home again and used DVI cable .. every single time i try to install the driver i get this black screen , my pc freezes , restart 3 times to enter safe mode then uninstall the driver .. tried more than 10 drivers .. tried it on a clean windows , nothing helps and i unplugged my gpu to work on the INTEL HD but of course without gaming.
SAD Story right? can anything helps? i don't know .
I Don't complain if my GPU is dead it's 4 years now .. but with this way? nothing made this happen .
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Hello People.
Today basically everyone in this country is excitedly getting food and booze in preparation for their big party tonight…They can't wait to share it with their special someone at midnight.
Curse them all. 🙂
Why, you ask? Take a gander at what Susanna's night will look like tonight.
First I get to go to a Love and Valor show, there ends the fun of the evening.
After that I shall go home and go to bed, at roughly 8:45.
Last year my night looked like this,
I was doing dishes when the ball dropped and I kissed my hand later.
This year I won't have to do that though. This year I have Humfrey Vlad.
Let me introduce you to my dear friend,
His name is Humfrey, or Vlad if you're quite close. We were born on the same year and we have many things in common. One of which is our mutual fear/love of fire. When you press the button on his paw he says, "Give me a magical hug-a-bear hug!..Mmm, do it again!…Mmm, That's nice!" He's quite the perv. He shall be good company tonight.
So, I've given you a preview to my night and I can only hope yours will be more exciting. Happy New Years all! 🙂
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Hi everyone!
so lately to start off eating raw vegan Ive been just eating banana mono meals, but I decided i want a little more variety in my diet. my problem is trying to find farmers markets that are currently open. Right now I live in the Merrimack Valley region (lawrence/methuen) and the farmers markets dont open for atleast another two weeks, I can keep buying at this wholesaler but I really would like to eat more locally grown food.
So I'm just wondering for those of you from this general area where do you normally go to for food year round? I'm willing to drive into boston if needed as well
What do you have set as a staple food item, and where would be the best place to go?
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HMart in Burlington has fruits in bulk year round.
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Hey I live in the Merrimack valley region too! Farmers markets are the best, but yea they don;t start for a bit. Im involved in a veggie CSA ( some fruit too I think) thats in West Newbury ( a bit of a drive) that should be starting this month. Also my local Whole Foods has just started carrying local herbs which got me excited. It all depends on if you a set on staying organic. There is a farm Wilson Farm thats in Lexington that starts selling at then end of this week I think. I have only been here once because I stay all organic. Year round I shop at my local Whole Foods (Andover). I buy dates in bulk from eaither 7hotdates.com or medjooldates.com both organic and great quality! During the summer I shop different farmers markets around merrimack valley and boston/cambridge. If you want me to list specific markets let me know. My staple foods right now are bananas dates and greens, I also eat a good amount of zucchini pasta. What wholesaler do you buy from? Id love to chat more, Its hard to find like minded people in this area
thanks so much for that info! i ended up finding some in haverhill and a few in lawrence! im excited, earlier this year when i searched i couldnt find any, im guessing they just didnt update their sites yet. theres a small produce market here in lawrence that sells wholesale fruit, I just have to ask an employee to grab me a case. it's called "la fruteria" and is off of the main street/broadway/rt 28 road
you should add me on facebook! (http://www.facebook.com/kenia.rivera) i get so happy when i meet people who are vegan in my area :) haha it's probably because i get so much negative feedback when my friends find out what i eat normally
Green Meadow Farms (my fav, & totally organic...), Appleton Farms & Moraine Farm are mostly organic.
Canaan Farm( not the best - the people who run it. The woman who used to is now at Vidalias and Utopia..love her, but not organic)
Tendercrop Farm in Newbury
There is a farm in Salem, but I am not familiar with it.
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Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Full Time - Night Shift - New hourly rate! Up to $20 DOE
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Pacific Coast Manor in Capitola, CA is looking for experienced Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) to be part of their team. We are Families serving Families and our nurses aides are a valued piece of that vision.
Pacific Coast Manor is a member of Covenant Care, and our "family" includes over 8,500 professionals in 7 states running 55 skilled nursing facilities, 4 residential care facilities, a therapy services company, and a home health company. Managing risk has been critical to our success in the dynamic long-term care industry. We have a strong commitment to providing our residents with excellent care and service in a pleasant, comfortable setting.
Do you love serving residents and cultivating relationships with patients and their families?
Do you take pride in knowing you are providing top quality care to your patients?
Do you want to work at an organization that values treating all people with dignity and respect?
Pacific Coast Manor, in Capitola, CA is looking for an experienced CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA) to be part of our team. If you answered "yes" to the questions above we want to meet with you today! We are Families serving Families and our nurses are a valued piece of that vision.
This position is to work on a FULL TIME basis on the all shifts.
POSITION SUMMARY: The primary purpose of this position is to provide each of your assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the resident's assessment and care plan, and as may be directed by your supervisors. The Certified Nursing Assistant maintains a homelike environment for the residents, protects and promotes resident rights, and assists the person to maintain independence and control to the greatest extent possible.
- Maintain and use current, appropriate clinical knowledge of all required nursing policies and procedures.
- Provide the clinical and support services needed to meet all physical and psycho-social needs of the residents and patients.
Know and follow the law and company policy about promptly reporting accidents/incidents, injury, or suspected abuse.
- Provide support and assistance with grooming, including shower as scheduled, oral care, hair care and nail care.
- Provide patient and resident summary of condition at change of shift.
- Proper use of techniques and equipment to ensure safe movement of patient/resident and prevent employee injury.
- Notifies charge nurse/supervisor of significant changes in condition or concerns promptly including but not limited to: Resident incidents, safety concerns, skin changes, equipment malfunction, and resident health/status change.
We reward our employees' contributions to our success by offering competitive compensation and benefits. A highlight of the many employee benefits available at Covenant Care includes:
- Covenant Care pays the majority of employee medical coverage.
- You pay less for benefits as contributions for medical, dental, and vision are pre-tax deductions.
- Company-paid holidays.
- Company-paid vacation with an increased benefit based on years of service.
- Company-paid sick days per year.
- Company-paid life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
- Company-paid time off to attend the funeral of an immediate family member.
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Account.
- Tuition Reimbursement.
Our Covenant Care employees approach each day with our philosophy that "We Are Family Serving Families". This simple statement embodies our culture and surrounds all that we do from daily interactions with our patients to how we treat our patients, families and co-workers.
Covenant Care was founded in 1994 and our "Family" has grown to include over 8,000 healthcare professionals in over 55 healthcare and rehabilitation centers. We care for over 4,000 residents and patients in our facilities, which are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Nevada, and Ohio. We take pride in the fact that we have sent over 8,000 patients home or to a more independent-living care setting over the last year.
Minimum Requirements
- Must possess, at a minimum High School diploma or equivalent.
- Must possess a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) certification in accordance with State law.
- Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of the facility or department which may include a medical and physical examination.
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The Science Behind: Sleep
June 10, 2018
To me, there's nothing better than waking up after a full eight hours of sleep. Coffee could never replace the feeling of being naturally refreshed, alert, and rested. Some people claim they function on only a few hours, while others must get their complete night's rest. No matter if you're a night owl, early bird, or sleeping beauty, sleep is an essential part of human survival; if we don't sleep, we die.
While it may seem simple, sleeping is actually incredibly complicated. There are aspects of the sleep and dream cycle that scientists and specialists still struggle to grasp. Here are the explanations to some of the biggest questions about sleep and dreams:
Why do we sleep?
To be honest, no one is entirely sure why we sleep. Some believe that sleeping is a way to recover from the events of the day. However, sleeping doesn't actually save much energy. The most widely accepted reason is that sleep keeps the brain in functioning order. If you've ever pulled an all-nighter, you know that the next day you may feel extremely groggy, irritable, and unalert. Concentration and attention span are affected even after one night without sleep. Having a sharp and alert brain was once essential for early human beings, whose daily lives would include trials of survival that modern beings don't experience. It can be incredibly dangerous to not sleep for many hours. As explained in a BBC article, "17 hours of sustained wakefulness leads to a decrease in performance equivalent to a blood alcohol level of 0.05% (two glasses of wine). This is the legal drink driving limit in the UK." Sleep deprivation can also lead to a lack of rational decision making and even hallucinations.
Why do we sleep at night?
Back in the days of cavepeople, it was far more dangerous to be out in the dark than it was to be outside during the day. It's much easier for humans to see when it's light out, and being out at night increases the risk of harm (falling, tripping, being attacked, etc.). Similarly, animals who are nocturnal (sleep during the day and wake at night) are more likely to be attacked or preyed upon during the day. If early human beings had better night vision, we might sleep during the day instead!
What are the stages of sleep?
There are four stages to the sleep cycle. Once stage four is reached, the cycle begins again.
- Light sleep – during this stage, the person is half awake and half asleep. The person can be awakened easily in this stage. Their muscles begin to relax and might twitch slightly.
- True sleep – this stage typically occurs 10 minutes into the sleep cycle, and lasts for around 20 minutes. The heart and breathing rate begins to slow down.
- Deep sleep- while similar to REM sleep, this stage is when the brain begins to develop delta waves. Heart rate and breathing is at its lowest.
- REM sleep – REM stands for Rapid Eye Movement, named because our eyes dart back and forth under our eyelids during this period. This typically occurs 70-90 minutes after falling asleep. One might experience three to five REM episodes every night. The brain is still very active during this stage, and it is where dreams occur. This is also the stage in which people are most likely to experience bed-wetting, night terrors, or sleepwalking. The first episode typically lasts 10 minutes.
Most people sleep between five and a half and 11 hours a night. Whether you're more like a python (they sleep up to 18 hours) or a giraffe (only one and a half hours), you still should try and get as much sleep as you can. The world record for the most amount of time without sleep was 11 days, set in 1965. There's a reason that Randy Gardner still holds this record today.
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Fanny magnetism and an excuse to mention pussies
The Lynx / Axe ads have always been fun to watch. The ads work because there is an element of mockery in them. This South African spot (one of three – the others can be seen on Boards ) is faithful to the genre and takes a fresh approach.
No man could seriously believe that spraying himself with cheap deodorant will make him irresistible to women, and yet many seem to buy into it. The numbers back it up. Having recently dispatched my team of propeller-heads to look into this market, I found that nearly 70% of 15-19 year-old boys use Lynx. Just over half of all single men use it. It's a pity the survey doesn't ask if these fellas consider themselves successful with the opposite sex, because I reckon that any guy insecure enough to believe that you can buy fanny magnetism in a can is probably not confident enough to be successful with the girls.
The enemy of the single man appears to be the cat: pussies are owned by less than a quarter of single men. Face it, cats are not a macho pet.
Here is the ultimate nightmare of the single man (slightly NSFW).


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WPRA officers and directors are elected at our annual general membership meeting each spring. The term for all officers and directors is the same as our membership year: June 1 through May 31. The officers and directors for 2019-2020 are:
|Dan Beal
|Vice President
|Avram Gold
|Evan Davis
|Blaine Cavena
WPRA Directors
|Dan Beal
|Dave Bise
|Blaine Cavena
|Bill Christian
|Evan Davis
|Avram Gold
|Mic Hansen
|Kenyon Harbison
|Joan Hearst
|Susan Kinney
|Priscilla Taylor
|Nancy Walker
|Linda Zinn
Advisory Council
As stated in the Standing Rules, the Advisory Council consists of past directors and other persons, as determined by the Board, who can lend their expertise on pertinent issues related to the interests of the WPRA.
The Advisory Council meets at least twice a year, once as just the Advisory Council and once in a joint meeting with the WPRA Board. The Advisory Council consists of:
|Thomas Seifert
|Geoff Baum
|Catherine Stringer
|Fred Zepeda
|Justin Chapman
|Vince Farhat
|Advisory Council liaison with WPRA Board
Regular Board meetings generally take place the first Wednesday of the month. Regular meetings begin at 6:30pm
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|September 4, 2019
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|October 2, 2019
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|November 6, 2019
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|January TBD (1st Wed is Jan 1)
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I would like to compare and contrast what life feels like with and without adaptogens and summarize the cumulative effects upon me.
Quadroplegic regains strength!
i met you in sun valley in 2012 at the Sun Valley Wellness Festival…my therapist/friend/healer Jill, turned me onto TA65 and i have been taking it ever since with great results…..i was a c7-t1 quad since an accident in 2006 but continue to improve as well as "get younger/healthier" and i attribute it to TA65


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As someone who loves metal detecting, I am always looking for Metal detecting videos, DVDs and video clips. Short metal detecting clips on YouTube are something I am always watching. If you are reading this, I will assume you are an enthusiastic metal detectorist and looking for the same thing yourself.
Metal detecting videos can offer great entertainment when you are unable to get out with your metal detector. The videos can offer great advice on a particular area or type of metal detecting, and above all can show some fantastic finds. The detecting videos can also show you how other metal detectorist might tackle their hobby, their planning and results.
Practical use for online metal detecting videos
There is also a practical use for the wealth of metal detecting videos you can find on the internet, and that is research. Searching for metal detecting video clips on a particular site or beach can highlight some good clues as to where the best spots are, or the best conditions in which to target the area.
I was looking to go metal detecting on a particular beach near where I live. Spending a little time on-line looking for metal detecting videos, I came across the little gem below, all about metal detecting on Exmouth beach in Devon. Great insight into the beach I want to metal detect on, informative and entertaining.
It might be great to watch, but the video clips do have a practical use as well. Watching the metal detecting video about Exmouth beach gave me extra information, and the confidence it was a worth while location.
Where can I find metal detecting DVDs and clips?
4 great places for metal detecting videos
The most obvious, is to look on-line for metal detecting videos on Youtube and there are MANY to chose from. You could spend years looking at all the metal detecting clips on Youtube alone. I have looked at a lot, but as I write this there is one set of video clips I think stand out from the crowd.
They are practical, very well made, cover a large breadth of topics related to metal detecting and bring you together with like minded metal detecting enthusiasts. Above all, the content and quality of these particular metal detecting video clips is very good and some of the best I have seen on-line.
They are brought to you by 'Treasure hunting America' and for all those looking at this post from outside the USA, don't dispare, as the content in the videos is great entertainment for anyone, from any country and some of the finds are fantastic.
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Another great location for metal detecting video clips
This is another great resource on-line for a wealth of metal detecting video clips. It is based around the Minelab brand of metal detectors, but don't let that put you off, as there are some really great metal detecting video clips on the website.
Take a look at Treasure Fiend TV
Interesting collection of metal detecting video clips
TFTV (Treasure Fiend TV) is a metal detecting and treasure hunting video website, you can sit back and enjoy coin shooting, relic hunting, bottle hunting, gold panning, and how metal detecting videos, detector models and many more. On looking at the website, they have some great metal detecting video clips that will keep you entertained for hours. There are a good number of categories ranging from beach metal detecting and prospecting to preparation and collections. Each video is accessed by clicking on the video thumbnail which then launches the video clip in the center of your screen. A lot of the video clips can be found on Youtube, but not all , and is worth a look if you are after some well made metal detecting video clips.
Amazon a source for metal detecting DVDs
As with many things today, you can buy a small selection of metal detecting DVDs on Amazon for a fair price. There isn't a great selection but if there is a metal detectorist in the family, they might make a great gift. Either way, be it on-line of via Amazon, there is a massive amount of metal detecting videos out there and I hope you have hours of fun watching them.


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This is a very interesting article about high-fat meals causing inflammation in people with type 2 diabetes. What is even more interesting is it sounds like this was only done for one meal and the measurements were taken before and after. The irony is that this is natural when people have not been eating high fat as a routine, and have a high fat one time after an overnight fast, they will display elevated endotoxins in their blood after their first high fat meal.
This is why they do idiotic studies like this to people so researchers can follow their agendas and prove their points. What the researchers are even afraid to disclose is the level of fat in their high-fat meal. This would also make a large difference in the level of endotoxins in the blood. Was it a 50 percent fat meal or a 70 percent fat meal or even higher? Also unstated is the type of fat, and this should be considered a fatal error in the study. Another error is no statement of high glycemic index carbohydrates and the level in the meal. This can also lead to inflammation.
About the only true statement in the article that can be relied on is, "Although the research doesn't show cause and effect …." This is true because anyone that is considering increasing their fat levels in their daily diets have, or should have learned to increase the levels of fat over time and not all at once. This is what I was taught and by starting out from my low fat meals of approximately 5 to 10 percent, I took approximately six months to bring my fat levels up to 50 to 60 percent.
Some say I took too long and others have agreed with me. That is why I find this study to be a farce and not worthy of the Society for Endocrinology. This is Britain's national organisation (British spelling) promoting endocrinology and hormone awareness. Since they asked for mention, they are getting it.
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This is a follow on of last week's Fashion Friday – layering. Ok, it was two weeks ago, who's keeping track? I know you are, you tell me. I'm trying to keep up. Damn kids. Didn't read it? Here's the link – you'll find the black dress there.
Anywho. Back to the basic black dress that will take you from summer into late fall. Now that it's cooling off the sandals just aren't as comfortable. Also, I really hate wearing open toes running around the city. So dirty. What's the solution? The bootie. The bootie is actually the only shoe you need this fall. I have been obsessed with these for a few years and now they are everywhere. The pair I'm wearing in the photo are several years old from Calypso. I actually bought a new pair but they weren't as comfortable so I gave them to my daughter and just keep wearing the old ones. The ones at Calypso right now are not my fave, they have a weird tassel. You literally can't shake a stick in any shoe department without knocking over 20 pair of ankle booties. The key is to find a pair that is neutral and comfortable, there's some seriously ugly crap out there. Don't fall for it. I like the Rag and Bone booties this season. This pair is $475 at Saks, I think the price is worth it for a classic boot. Make sure you spray them with suede protector.
Last week (ok, 2 weeks ago) I added a scarf for when it's a little chilly. Now that it's closer to actually cold cold, I pull on my favorite cashmere sweater. This is the PERFECT piece and you will wear it with everything. It's from Zadig and Voltaire. I discovered the store in Paris a decade ago (doesn't that sound obnoxious?)-they are now in the US and online. I bought the sweater last spring at a store in Vegas but it's still online AND right now they are having a friends and family sale. I know.
Use code: VZFALL until Monday for 25% off. The sweater isn't cheap, the sale takes some of the sting out. But I'm telling you, I find a reason to wear it almost weekly. It's soft like tissue but stylish and sexy. Good featherweight cashmere is hard to find, this is a piece you will love for years.
Last spring (transition from winter-getting the theme?) I wore it with a 15 year old leather skirt, a pair of leather booties and took it out in NY. It's the rare sweater that can look as good on the town as it does in the carpool line.
The bag is a classic Chloe Marcie bag. It's the perfect size for either going out for the day or as a night bag. I don't carry it as often as I would like since I'm still carrying a pile of junk around for my kids. Just like the Chanel cross body wallet from a few months ago, it's a bag that's worth the investment, a neutral that is edgy enough to not be boring, but boring enough to not go out of style anytime soon.
All photos by Mandy Fisher shot in Brooklyn. Fashion Friday is not sponsored (yet). I really enjoy sharing my love of trying to stay hot, or at least not embarrassing, while raising 4 kids and turning 50.


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Today on the Life After Business podcast, we're going to be talking to Ken Sanginario. Ken is the founder of the Corporate Value Metrics and the creator of the Value Opportunity Profile and the Certified Value Growth Advisor. He's got a lot of experience and he has developed a system that shows business-owners how to develop and implement a strategic plan. He's going to give us some background on the work he's done and some tips on how to fund your growth through your process. Sit back and relax; you won't want to miss this episode!
In This Episode You'll Learn:
- Some of the milestones that got Ken to where he is today.
- The first thing Ken would do when getting into a turnaround in order to keep the company running.
- The importance of having a cash flow statement.
- The main things Ken looks at to determine the value of a particular company, as well as how its value would relate to transferability.
- How Ken would advise a business-owner who is in the middle of a crisis.
- Some of the categories that Ken keeps in mind when figuring out a business's valuation.
- Some specific challenges that Ken has helped companies overcome.
- Why it's so hard for consultants to get business-owners to change.
- Why having a process you can measure is essential.
Today's podcast centers on the concept of value: value today, and value enduring. We have no greater asset than ourselves when we start a business, this is true. But we need to grow our businesses into stand-alone, fully functioning organizations that do not require our constant input and upkeep.
The issue is: how do we get from here to there?
Categorize Your Business Value Prioritize
Ken Sanginario has identified 8 key points that all business owners need to consider. These are as follows: planning, leadership, sales, marketing, people, operations, finance and legal—and these breakdown further into 47 subcategories. Ken developed his role as a turnaround consultant with these points in mind and has successfully saved business and business owners alike from bankruptcy time and time again.
These categories are not, of course, the alpha and omega of successful businesses—but they are pretty darn close. Ken has implemented his working business valuation model into a software program, as well, to aid struggling business owners on a wider plain.
Every company is underperforming to some degree, even ones which are strong and profitable. This makes a turnaround consultant a vital part of your advisory team. Where a consultant adds value is by providing measurable ideas. If you've had a consultant approach your business in the past with lots of big ideas, but zero ways to measure these ideas, then you have not experienced a real consultant. True advisors are able to provide points (or, in this case, categories) to you which you can measure and evaluate over time so there are real progress points to show your increased business value.
What Business Value is Valuable?
Your best and truest valuation—the value of future cash flows—depends on sustainability, transferability and predictability.
If your company isn't sustainable, it isn't valuable—period. You can't sell it, and you can't upkeep it. No one wants a company that will not last past their initial investment! And at what point do you, the owner, stop funneling funds into something that won't give you a positive return on investment in the long run?
What about transferability? Let's use Ken's example, since it's so good:
When you think about transferability of value, think about a crane reaching into a company, lifting out the current owner, plopping them out in the parking lot and dropping in an independent operator who doesn't know the business very well and putting them in the owner's chair. If all of the expertise is now out in the parking lot, there is not a lot of value to that company.
Predictability is a little trickier since markets can change rapidly. However, this is still an excellent unit of measurement because it follows logically from sustainability: if your business is currently making you money and running well, and you have the accounts and cash flow that suggests it should continue to do so for the foreseeable future, you can be fairly certain this business will continue to be a going concern.
Based on what Ken has found to be the key factors in what the true value of a company is, compiled a list of about 400 questions. Each of these questions asks for a 0-10 response where zero is not at all and 10 is perfect. Ken prefers to ask the management team that is directly involved in the company's day-to-day operations to answer as a group since no single person will know every detail about every part of the business. As clients go through these questions with him, he gets a comprehensive look at what the company's value truly is, where this value comes from and where companies can still improve in order to increase future cash flows.
How many questions have you asked yourself about the value of your business? Where do you rate yourself on the questions you have asked yourself?
Implementing Your Plan
Once a valuation is complete and there is a proper turnaround plan that tackles your weak areas and those areas that can stand some improvement, it's time to implement it. People invest money where they're comfortable; we all do what we know! However, your plan might require you to branch out in a whole new direction. If so, consider hiring out the manpower needed to implement the change until someone is fully trained to handle it from within. Keep as much of this knowledge in your business as possible so that when it comes time to sell, you are able to transfer this new wealth as well.
As every business has a unique marketable aspect to it, so too should each plan be unique in its approach and specific in its delivery. While this might take some time, you should have things you can measure your success with as you go. Sales or receivables, success scores, feedback… whatever your company thrives off of.
If you've hired a consultant, Ken says the process goes something like this:
If I went into a company that was in crisis, I would first get the cash flow quickly under control and make sure that the supply chain wasn't going to be interrupted, make sure that the customer and the sales pipeline was not going to be interrupted. I would follow that initial triage work. But as soon as practicable, I would dig in and do the assessment. The assessment only takes about a day to go through.
The questions asked during the assessment really get the ball rolling. Let's use Ken's example and talk about strategic planning. The question is: On a scale of 0 to 10, does your company have a fully developed, written strategic business plan? You say, "7" and the follow-up becomes, "Can we see the plan?" And often the real answer—and therefore the real score—comes out that the plan isn't actually written. Sometimes it's more of an idea, a smattering of projections, maybe some sales goals. We all do it; we all self-report higher than we really are when we take out our bias.
However, after the first few questions, the learning curve settles down. You'll start seeing your ranking in a much more neutral way. This is where the real changes start to be made. Once you've stopped trying to put a good face on every aspect of your business—remember, this isn't a sales pitch—you can really dive in there and make realistic and actionable plans for improvement.
Now you've got a semblance of an idea of how to start fixing your company. It really does come down to being specific and honest, particularly about sustainability, transferability and predictability
- Value is your cash flow and your future sustainability. Anything you're doing today should make your business more sustainable, more transferable, and more predictable. That's how you build value.
- It's vital to have a plan that's measurable. With today's technology, it's not necessary or acceptable to fly by the seat of your pants without a measurable plan.
- Every private company is underperforming to some degree. Have an open mind to determine what you can do to increase your private company's value.
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About Ken Sanginario
Ken Sanginario is the Founder of Corporate Value Metrics, creator of the Value Opportunity Profile® (͞"VOP"), and developer of the prestigious new Certified Value Growth Advisortm("CVGA") training and certification program.
Ken has more than 30 years of experience providing executive leadership and strategic advisory services to private middle market companies, developing and executing business improvement initiatives, turning around distressed operations, managing M&A transactions, valuing companies, and securing equity and debt growth capital.He is an instructor in the training and certification programs of the Alliance of M&A Advisors, Pinnacle Equity Solutions, and the Exit Planning Institute, teaching about business value growth in each program.
He also serves on the advisory board of the MidMarket Alliance as its educational leader, and serves on the Boards of Directors of several privately held companies Ken is a frequent speaker at national and regional conferences and private business owner functions, and has authored numerous articles on business value growth, corporate valuations, mergers & acquisitions, and turnaround management. Ken is also the Board President of Solutions at Work, a charitable organization focused on breaking the cycle of recurring poverty and homelessness.


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Prior to her current role, Norsworthy was Chief Marketing officer for Universal Orlando Resort where she led numerous successful brand positioning and attraction launch campaigns including the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Universal's Volcano Bay along with supporting significant hotel and dining expansions in Orlando.
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Back in the early '60's a child was born to a young mother. Hitting the world at 19" long and a whopping 8 lbs. 8 oz., that child went through all the usual child stuff of that time: tonsillitis and measles and chicken pox; glasses at five; braces at ten; teasing and bullying from the other children. A constant problem with knees that popped and swelled and hurt and generally didn't cooperate was eventually determined to be a previously unrecognized birth defect in the meniscus. Surgery at twelve "corrected" that problem, removing the offending part entirely because the medical community at that time thought it would grow back in the right form. Of course, now we know that isn't true, and while there was a brief respite for a few years after the surgery, that child later spent decades with bone-on-bone until the pain became too bad, and the joints too fused, to go on any further. Thankfully, there was a surgeon who believed in quality of life over commonly accepted medical practice, and those ratty old arthritic knees were polished up with titanium and polyethylene. After four-and-a-half decades, the knee pain was finally gone. But the worst of the damage would never be healed.
It's not a physical damage. It's far deeper than that. Think about it for a moment: spending your entire childhood unable to run and jump and play with your friends because your knees don't want to work right, in constant pain both physically and emotionally. The course of an entire lifetime is charted in those first few formative years. Activity levels, social interactions, eating preferences and thousands of other little details that will affect you for the rest of your life are developed, learned, accepted, adopted in early childhood. Add in a genetic predisposition for depression, and you have a winning formula for a losing battle.
You've probably figured out by now that I'm referencing myself in the above paragraphs. I've been thinking a lot lately about my childhood and the decisions that led me to where I am. I'm not blaming anyone besides myself, mind you, because as a responsible adult what I am now and what I do now is entirely my problem. But I can't help but wonder how things would be different if I had been able to be more active as a child, if certain patterns hadn't been developed to compensate for the different kinds of pain I was experiencing then. Would the depression still have been such an issue in my life? How about the migraines and the nightmares? And the worst part yet, would I have spent my entire life in a constant battle with my weight?
I'm the descendent of German and Scandinavian immigrants. Everyone of them was a big person for their time, and the only thing that kept them within reasonable condition was a lot of hard work; in the fields, in construction, in the lumber yards, etc. Our family puts on muscle easily when we do physical work, and fat easily when we don't, and neither one goes away without a lengthy hard fight. I'm built to go all day long at a steady pace in a cold environment. Because of those damn knees, I never developed the habits necessary to keep that genetic package balanced. And so I've spent my entire life in a battle with food.
It's always been what to eat, can I eat, should I eat, when to eat, how to eat, every blasted day as long as I can remember. Counting calories, carbs, fats, sugars, steps, laps, miles. Reading all the latest weight related literature, following all the newest doctors' recommendations. Weight Watchers, Atkins, NutraSystem, portion control, small short-term losses that only lead to beating my head against a wall of failure time after time after time. Aside from the occasional vice, we don't have junk food in our house. Haven't for years. That was one of the first changes we made, just simply not buying it in the first place. If it's not in the house, we can't eat it. We avoid processed foods and complex carbs and soda and eat lean meats, fresh vegetables and whole grains. The last few times we had "fast food," we both felt crappy for days afterward.
And yet, despite all that, my husband and I are both the heaviest we've been in our lives. Because of our ages and our sizes, our doctor automatically assumes we're about to collapse from a heart attack or stroke at any moment. Plus he is constantly testing us for diabetes, high cholesterol, bad triglycerides and whatever else as he takes pints of blood every time we visit. All those tests come back within normal ranges, every time. We both have blood pressure on the high end of normal, but that seems reasonable given how much blood has to be moved over how much area. Or maybe it's really the stress of spending a lifetime worried about every atom we eat, seeing the eyes of the crowd judging us as we walk by, hearing the snide remarks behind our backs. Fat shaming seems to be the last bastion of bullies everywhere, because the popular perception is that obese people are just lazy fucks busy stuffing their faces with potato chips and ice cream all day long. Bite me, bullies.
People are obese for a lot of different reasons, usually all intertwined to make a big Mobius Knot of complexity that turns any effort for changing that status into an epic war of self. It's genetics and mental health and habits learned decades ago that are nearly impossible to reprogram. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, no quick and easy program, no obvious answer to any one individual's weight problem. But until the medical community can accept that and stop trying to feed us all those pills and diets and flawed parameters of what's "normal," (see "Why BMI is inaccurate and misleading"), and the fashion industry stops pushing a completely unhealthy ideal of beauty, and society gets over its need to pick on those who are different, people like me and my husband will continue to suffer for sins we haven't committed.
And you wonder why I don't leave the house anymore. Here's my bottle of Fuckitall, now where's my dark chocolate…
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From childhood until I went to college I was intentionally mute. The fact that I had a speech impediment made it even worse. I was shy, and very anxious. Talking was a source of embarrassment at the very least at school. At home... living in an abusive environment it was survival. I didn't just not talk I learned how to become invisible. To me when I talked it was painful. I felt ashamed. When I went to college I became about reclaiming my voice. And I definitely did make big leaps. I mean sometimes I struggle with social interactions and etc. i mean there is some delay or what have you in that area. But it's getting better. But some areas it's totally almost impossible for me to not be mute. Have any of you dealt with this? I plan on bringing this up with my counselor. I know it's about making progress but I do want to really reclaim my voice and not be mute anymore. Because that's how I survived. I want to thrive.